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USF STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING: Marlon Mack: 193 att., 1,1273 yds, 8 TD, 6.6 ypc, 115 ypg PASSING: Quinton Flowers: 61.1%, 2,203 yds, 21TD, 8 INT, 168 ypg RECEIVING: Rodney Adams: 39 catches, 692 yards, 8 TD SCORING: Emilio Nadelman: 93 pts, 15-21 FG, 48-49 PAT TACKLES: Auggie Sanchez, 106 TFL: Eric Lee, 11.0 SACKS: Jamie Byrd & Bruce Hector, 5.0 INT: Deatrick Nichols, 4 USF CAPTAINS: Eric Lee, Sean Price, Mattias Ciabatti

USF IN MIAMI TEAM HOTEL Loews Miami Beach Hotel, 1601 Collins, Ave. PRACTICE SITE Flamingo Park, 2231 Prairie Ave USF BOWL MEDIA SCHEDULE THURSDAY, DEC. 17 USF Practice Avail (on USF campus) 8:15 a.m. USF Departs for Miami 10 a.m. USF Arrival (Loews Miami Beach Hotel) 2 p.m. Beach Bowl Welcome Bash (Loews Hotel) 5-7 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 18 USF Practice Avail (Flamingo Park) 12:00 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 19 Team Community Service Project 10 a.m. (Feeding South Florida, 2501 SW 32 Terrace) USF Practice Avail (Flamingo Park) 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY, DEC. 20 USF Stadium Walk Through/Team Photo 4 p.m. MONDAY, DEC. 21 Miami Beach Bowl 2:30 p.m. SOCIAL: @USFFOOTBALL, @CoachTaggart #GoBulls; #USF; #BullsUnite; #DoSomething facebook.com/SouthFloridaFootball

USF/IMG RADIO NETWORK FLAGSHIP: 820 AM WWBA Jim Louk, play-by-play Mark Robinson, analyst Jenna Laine, sideline PREGAME SHOW (2 HRS PRIOR TO KICK) Jim Lighthall, co-host Justin Pawlowski, co-host USF/IMG RADIO AFFILIATES 820 AM WWBA -- Tampa Bay ** 107.9 FM -- Jacksonville ** 1080 WHIM AM -- Miami ** 1080 AM -- Orlando ** 99.9 WXJB FM -- Brooksville 1120 AM -- Orlando ** ** Carry Coaches Show

USF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Brian Siegrist, Associate AD for Communications O: (813) 974-4086 | C: (813)-293-3897 | [email protected]

2015 USF GAME NOTES • GAME 13 • VS WKU

THE BAY AREA’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM19TH SEASON • 11 WINNING SEASONS • 7 BOWL APPEARANCES • 4 BOWL VICTORIES •

25 NFL DRAFT PICKS • 14 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS • REACHED NO. 2 RANKING IN 2007

2015 USF RESULTSDATE OPPONENT RESULT/TV NOTABLESat., Sept. 5 FLORIDA A&M W, 51-3 USF posts 556 yards & 7 TD Raymond James Stadium ESPN3 Defense logs 15 TFL, 12 yds rushingSat., Sept. 12 at #11/8 Florida State L, 14-34 Tied 7-7 at the half Tallahassee, Fla. ESPN D’Ernest Johnson two TD catchesSat., Sept. 19 at Maryland L, 17-35 Senat 9 tackles, Flowers 85 yds rushing College Park, Md. ESPNU USF with 3 INT on defenseFri., Oct. 2 MEMPHIS* L, 17-24 Mack posts 6th 100-yard game Raymond James Stadium ESPN2 Bulls jumped to 10-0 leadSat., Oct. 10 SYRACUSE* (Homecoming) W, 45-24 Mack runs for 184 yards Raymond James Stadium CBSSN Most pts & yds vs. FBS since 2011 Sat., Oct. 17 at UConn* W, 28-20 Mack 113 yards rushing East Hartford, Conn. ESPNU Adams 118 yards, 3TD receivingSat., Oct. 24 SMU* (Military Appreciation) W, 38-14 Flowers 201 yds & 3TD rushing Raymond James Stadium ESPNews 1st 3-game win streak since 2011Sat., Oct. 31 at Navy* L, 17-29 Navy, 428 yds rushing, USF opp. record Annapolis, Md. CBSSN Bulls led 17-16 late in third quarterSat., Nov. 7 at East Carolina* W, 22-17 Flowers to Adams 67-yard game winner Greenville, N.C. CBSSN D logs 13 tackles for loss, 8 first downsSat., Nov. 14 #21/21 TEMPLE* W, 44-23 Mack runs for 230 yards, scores 3 TD Raymond James Stadium CBSSN Bulls post 556 yards/326 rushingFri., Nov. 20 CINCINNATI* W, 65-27 USF led 51-3 at the half Raymond James Stadium CBSSN Bulls post 561 total yards, 361 rushingThur., Nov. 26 at UCF* W, 44-3 Flowers accounts for 5TD Orlando, Fla. ESPN Mack Posts 4th-straight 100-yard game

* American Athletic Conference gameAll games can be heard on the USF/IMG Radio Network and GoUSFBulls.com

BOWL MEDIA GUIDE CONTENTSTEAM NOTES .....................................................1-18PLAYER BIOS...................................................19-56COACHING STAFF ...........................................57-622015 SEASON REVIEW & STATS .................63-106 USF RECORD CHASE .....................................88-90USF BOWL HISTORY ...................................197-116

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SURFACE: Natural GrassTV: ESPN: Dave Lamont (p-by-p), Desmond Howard (Analyst) & Quint Kessenich (sideline) RADIO: USF/IMG (820 AM)ON-LINE AUDIO: Bulls Cast Radio: www.GoUSFBulls.com

SERIES: USF Leads, 4-2IN TAMPA: USF Leads, 2-1IN BOWLING GREEN: USF Leads, 2-1LAST MEETING: USF won, 24-24, in 2010 in Tampa

USFRANKINGS (AP/COACHES): ......................... -/-HEAD COACH: ......Willie Taggart (W. Kentucky, ‘98)

RECORD AT USF: ............................. 14-22(3rd)CAREER RECORD: .......................... 30-42 (6th)

WESTERN KENTUCKYRANKINGS (AP/COACHES): .......................25/-HEAD COACH: ........ Jeff Brohm (Louisville, ‘94)RECORD AT WKU: ............................19-7 (2nd)CAREER RECORD: .................................... same

USF (8-4, 6-2 American) vs No. 25 WKU (11-2, 8-0 Conference USA)Monday, Dec. 21 • 2:30 p.m. (ET) • Miami, Fla. • Marlins Park (32,128)

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TEAM NOTABLEBest record since 2010Most conference wins (6) everEqualed best 8-game stretch everCan set 4 team offense recordsTop 30 FBS defense in 6 categoriesRecord 8 all-conference picksSophomores lead nearly every statReturn 84+% of rushing, passing, receiving & return yards for 2016

USF DRIVE STARTERS• USF, winners of 7 of last 8, equals best 8-game stretch in progam history (2001 & 2002), looks for best-ever 9-game run.

• USF bowl eligible for first time since 2010, makes 7th bowl appearance in program history.

• Bulls look to tie program record for wins in a season (9), last reached in 2007.

• A 9-4 record (69.2%) would equal program’s best winning percentage in 12 or more games.

• Taggart faces alma mater WKU in his first-ever bowl game appearance.

• 10 Bulls hail from Miami area, including starters: QB Flowers, CB Nichols, CB Hoggins, K Nadelman & Co-Offensive Coordinator Hope

• Offense explodes to average 51 ppg, 524 ypg & 320 rushing ypg in last 3 games vs. No. 21 Temple, Cincinnati & UCF

• Bulls have out-scored last three opponents 153-53, outscored opponents 402-253 on the year.

• Rushing offense 11th in FBS (242.9 ypg), program record 2,915 yards shattering old mark by nearly 500 yards.

• “Gulf Coast Offense” can break school records for total yards (5,383) and scoring (451).

• Defense ranked Top 30 nationally in tackles for loss, sacks, interceptions, turnovers gained, scoring D & pass efficiency D.

• Record 8 Bulls named to All-Conference team, led by two-time first teamer Marlon Mack, 3rd USF player to achieve feat.

• Marlon Mack posts USF record 8th 100-yard game on year, 101 yards shy of USF season rushing record (1,374).

• Quinton Flowers sets USF records for passing (21) & total (31) TD, QB rushing (883) on year, has over 2,900 total yards

• USF sets records for points in a conference game (65) and points in a half (51) in domination of Cincinnati.

• Adams with a TD in 6 of last 8 games, sets USF receiving TD season record (8), 42 yds shy of season yardage mark (735).

• TE Sean Price posts 4 TD in last two games, 296 yards & 5 TD on season.

USF QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH WILLIE TAGGART Years Coached: _____________________ 6th season Alma Mater: _____________ Western Kentucky, 1998 ____________ 4 year starter at QB; 11 WKU records; __ set NCAA record for rushing yards by a QB (3,997) Career Record: _____________________ 30-42 (6th) Record at USF: _____________________14-22 (3rd) American Conf. Record: _____________12-14 (3rd) Career Bowl Record: ______________________ 0-0

USF COACHING STAFF (game location) Tom Allen (field) Defensive Coord. Danny Hope (field) Co-Offensive Coord. - Offensive Line David Reaves (box) Co-Offensive Coord. - Quarterbacks Raymond Woodie (field) ___ Asst. Head Coach - LBs & SPT Ron Dugans (field) _______________ Wide Receiver David Gilbertson (box) _______________ Tight Ends Donte Pimpleton (field) ___________ Running Backs Eric Mathies (field) ______________ Defensive Line Alonzo Hampton (box) ____________Defensive Backs Analysts: Joe Kinnan, Jared Clark, Saki Mihalakos, Stephen Nicholas & Brock Willis Graduate Assistants: Benny Morrison, Blake Treadwell, Lindsey Lamar, Jim Nelson

IN THE PRESS BOX OFFENSE: David Reaves & David Gilbertson DEFENSE: Eric Mathies & Alonzo Hampton

UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTSLocation: Tampa, Fla. Enrollment: 47,646Nickname: Bulls Colors: Green & GoldConference: American AthleticPresident: Dr. Judy GenshaftAthletic Director: Mark HarlanFootball Office Phone: 813-974-7170Press Box Phone: 813-350-6225

FOOTBALL HISTORYFirst Year: 1997; First Year in FBS: 2000Overall Record (years): 125-100 (19) FBS Record (years): 105-87 (16)All-Time Bowl Record: 4-2 (6 appearances)Last Bowl: 2010 Meineke Car Care (won)First Team All-Americans: 6First Team All-Conference: 24

STADIUM INFORMATIONName: Raymond James StadiumCapacity: 65,857 Surface: Tifway Bermuda 419Record At Ray Jay: 77-37 (.669)

THE PROGRAMThe USF Football program is in its 19th season and 16th at the FBS level. The Bulls have made six bowl appear-ances, including every season between 2005-10, and have four bowl game victories. USF has produced 14 All-America selections, 25 NFL Draft picks and reached as high as the No. 2 ranking in the Associated Press Poll in 2007. The USF program has had just three head coaches.

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TEAM NOTABLEBest record since 2010Most conference wins (6) everEqualed best 8-game stretch everCan set 4 team offense recordsTop 30 FBS defense in 6 categoriesRecord 8 all-conference picksSophomores lead nearly every statReturn 84+% of rushing, passing, receiving & return yards for 2016

USF TEAMn USF is averaging 33.5 ppg, 16 points higher than the Tag-gart era high & highest since 2007, 3 ppg off season record.n USF has won 7 of the last 8 games, equaling the best 8-game stretch in program history posted twice (2001 & 2002). An eighth win in nine games would be the best winning stretch in program history.n USF posted four-straight wins to close the regular season, the first four-win streak since starting the 2011 season 4-0. n USF has the longest win streak inThe American at 4 games.n USF’s 6 conference wins set a program record breaking the mark set in 2003 when the Bulls went 5-3 in Conference USA.n USF downed No. 21 Temple, beating a ranked team for the first time since 2011 and downing a ranked team at home for the first time since 2009n USF has scored First in 9-of-12 games on the year.n Three of USF’s four losses came to teams that were ranked in the Top 25 during the year (Memphis, #9 FSU & #21 Navy).n The Bulls’ victory over Syracuse marked the first non-con-ference win over a Power 5 opponent since winning at Notre Dame in 2011.

OFFENSEn The "Gulf Coast Offense" is in range to set 13 team and 9 individual school records this season.n UFS’s 242.9 ypg rushing has shattered the USF season re-cords for average and total yards. The Bulls’ 2,915 yards have eclipsed last year’s rushing total by more than 1,600 yards and the previous school mark by more nearly 500 yards.n With 49 offensive TD (25 run, 24 pass), USF has DOUBLED its 2014 total of 22 (11 run, 11 pass) and matched the SCHOOL SEASON RECORD set in 2007 (30 run, 19 pass). The mark betters the 33 posted in the previous two seasons combined under Willie Taggart. The 24 pass TD are a new SCHOOL RECORD.n At 428.7 ypg, the USF offense needs just 239 yards to eclipse the offensive yardage SEASON RECORD of 5,383 and has eclipsed last season’s yardage by nearly 1,500 yards. n Marlon Mack (230) and Quinton Flowers (201) posted the top two rushing games in The American this year and rank 1st and 7th in rushing in the conference, combining for 189.3 ypg, the most potent duo in the conference. n USF has posted 450+ yards of offense in SEVEN games. The Bulls’ 561 yards vs. Cincinnati is the 7th-best mark in pro-gram history while the 556 yards vs both Temple and FAMU stand eighth-best. n USF has 33 scoring drives of 2:00 or less on the year.n USF’s 65 points vs. Cincinnati were the most ever vs. an FBS opponent or in a conference game.n USF’s 45 points vs. Syracuse were then the most vs. an FBS opponent since 2011.n USF’s 51 points vs. FAMU were the most in a game since 2011 and the most in a season opener since 2008. n Quinton Flowers’ 201 yards rushing vs. SMU are the most by an FBS QB on the year and set a conference and USF re-cord for a QB.n Quinton Flowers is averaging 73.6 yards rushing per game, has posted the 6th-best season mark (883) at USF and set a new QB record at USF.n Flowers ranked SECOND in American Conference games with a pass efficiency rating of 157.7, 14 TD vs. 5 INT.n RB Marlon Mack’s (8) 100-yard games on the year and (12) on his career are the most all-time at USF. His 230 yards vs. Temple’s 12th ranked rushing D were the second-most on his career and the most in the AAC this season.n Marlon Mack led The American is 17th in FBS with 115

yards rushing per game, on pace to set a new USF season record. His 6.60 ypc average ranks 10th in the FBS and is on pace for a USF record.n Marlon Mack has 2,314 career rushing yards, good for 2nd on USF’s career rushing chart. He is USF’s fifth career 2,000-yard rusher and is 417 yards shy of the record.n WR Rodney Adams posted career highs of 7 catches for 147 yards with a TD vs. Temple. He had 118 yards & 3 TD at UConn, tying a USF record. He leads USF with 8 receiving TD on the year, a USF season record.n Adams has posted at TD in SIX of the last EIGHT games, including 7 receiving and 1 kickoff return.

DEFENSEn USF's defense ranks in the Top 30 in the FBS in six cat-egories and led The American in conference games allowing 19.6 ppg.n USF did not allow any of 8 conference opponents to exceed their scoring average, holding seven well below. n USF is 15th in the FBS, posting 7.5 TFL per game and had 13 at ECU.n USF’s 15 interceptions are the most since 15 in 2010. The Bulls rank 21st in the FBS in INT and 30th in turnovers gained.n Posted a season-high five sacks at UConn, three of which came from players in the secondary.n Forced a season-high six turnovers vs. Cincinnati, including four INT, and four vs. SMU, three fumbles.n Five of top nine tacklers are underclassmenn USF held ECU to 220 yards, nearly half of its average of 416 entering the game. n USF held Memphis to 24 points, less than half of its 53.8 ppg average (3rd in the nation) entering the game.n USF held SMU 16 points below its 30 ppg average.n UFS held Memphis to 425 yards, well below its 570 ypg averaged (8th in nation) entering the game. n Jamie Byrd leads the team with 5.0 sacks and is second with 10.0 TFL on the year and 80 tackles.n LB Auggie Sanchez has FIVE double-digit tackle games on the season and posted 14 at Navy & 11 at ECU. Sanchez leads USF with 106 tackles, ranks 2nd in the AAC (10.1) in conference games and posted the first 100-tackle season at USF since 2009.n CB Deatrick Nichols posted a career-high 8 tackles & 2 INT, including returning one for a TD, vs. Cincinnati. He is third on the team with 58 tackles, first with 4 INT, and third with 8.5 TFL.n DE Eric Lee leads the Bulls with 11.0 TFL and has 6.5 in the last four games, with at least one in every game.

SPECIAL TEAMSn FIRST in the AAC/3rd in FBS in kickoff returns (28.33) and 2nd in the AAC/20th in FBS in punt returns (12.61).n Rodney Adams had a 97-yard return for a TD at Navy and is FIRST in the ACC & 4th in the FBS at 30.5 ypr.n Tajee Fullwood ranks FIRST in the AAC/14th in the FBS at 12.3 ypr.n Emilio Nadelman brings a string of 9-straight made field goals into the bowl game and is just four shy of the USF record of 13-straight. n Nadelman’s 93 points on the year are 16 shy of the USF season scoring record of 109.n Nadelman’s 15 field goals on the year are four shy of the USF season record of 19.

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TAGGART & USF SHARE WKU CONNECTIONSWillie Taggart is considered a WKU Legend and is one of four men to have their football jersey retired at the school after starting at quarterback for four years from 1995-98 and setting 11 school records. Her earned All-America honors in 1998 after posting a then NCAA Division I career record for rushing by a quarterback with 3,997 yards. Taggart, who had his No. 1 jersey retired in 1999, still owns the WKU career record for touchdowns scored (47) and now ranks third in career total offense (8,112) and rushing yards behind players he later recruited. He served as an assistant coach at WKU from 1999-2006, helping guide the Hilltoppers to the I-AA national title as co-offensive coordinator in 2002. He returned as head coach at WKU in 2010 and led the program from an 0-26 stretch to back-to-back 7-5 seasons and the program’s first-ever FBS bowl game in 2012 during his three seasons at the helm.n Taggart recruited several of WKU’s current standouts including: QB Brandon Doughty, RB’s Leon Allen and Anthony Wales, TE Tyler Higbee, DE Gavin Rocker and kicker Garrett Schwettman.n Including Taggart, a total of nine Bulls on the football staff helped bring winning back to WKU on the way to USF.n Assistant head coach Raymond Woodie coached WKU’s defensive ends from 2010-11 and the linebackers in 2012.n Defensive line coach Eric Mathies guided the Hilltoppers’ D-linemen and was the recruiting coordinator for the pro-gram from 2010-12.n Defensive backs coach Alonzo Hampton held the same position on Taggart’s WKU staff from 2010-12.n Running backs coach Donte Pimpleton, Taggart’s team-mate at WKU, was an offensive quality control assistant with the Hilltoppers from 2010-11 and coached the receivers in 2012.n Director of football operations Sharrod Everett, assistant director of football operations Trae Hackett, director of athletic performance Irele Oderinde and executive assistant Julie Reed also were Hilltoppers before becoming Bulls.

“That’s what makes this game so interesting is all the connections, not just only me but some of our coaches that have either coached there or played there,” Taggart said. “It makes it a lot more intriguing. It’s pretty cool.”

TAGGART DOUBLES DOWN TO CONTINUE TURNAROUND MAGICWillie Taggart has proven to be a master of the turnaround in his previous college football stops and has USF on the verge of doubling its win total for the third straight season.n Taggart inheritted a USF team that went 3-9 the previ-ous year and posted back-to-back losing seasons. His USF teams won 2 games in 2013, 4 games in 2014 and now 8 wins in 2015. n In his previous stop at Western Kentucky, Taggart inherit-ted a program that had lost 20-straight games prior to his arrival. They went 2-10 his first year and then 7-5 in his sec-ond before going 7-6 in his third and reaching the program’s first-ever bowl game.n Prior to WKU, Taggart helped Jim Harbaugh lead a mag-nificent turnaround at Stanford as running backs coach. The season prior to their arrival, the Cardinal went 1-11. They won 4 games in their first season, 8 in their third and then posted a 12-1 mark in 2010, the year after Taggart left to take over WKU.n Taggart also helped engineer a similar turn around at WKU first as a player and then as a coach. The Hilltoppers went 2-8 under Jack Harbaugh in 1995, Taggart’s first year on the team. They then proceeded to win 7 games the next year and then went 10-2 in his junior season with Taggart leading the team at quarterback. After graduation, Taggart joined Harbaugh’s staff and helped WKU go from 6-5 in their first season without Taggart as a player (1999) to 11-2 in their second (2000) before winning the 1-AA national title with a 12-3 mark in 2002 with Taggart as co-offensive co-ordinator.

TWO-YEAR TURNAROUNDUSF’s SIX-game improvement from 2013 to 2015 ranks among the best two-year turnarounds in FBS Football.Team 2013 Rec 2015 Rec DifferenceTemple 2-10 10-3 +8Southern Miss 1-11 9-4 +8USF 2-10 8-4 +6Florida 4-8 10-3 +6Air Force 2-10 8-4 +6Memphis 3-9 9-3 +6TCU 4-8 10-2 +6California 1-11 7-5 +6W. Michigan 1-11 7-5 +6

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MIAMI BEACH BOWL GAME SETWith an offense humming at 51 ppg and better than 500 yards per game in its last three outings, USF will play its first bowl game in five seasons looking to tie a program record with their ninth win of the season. The game has extra meaning as the Bulls’ take on Head Coach Willie Taggart’s alma mater, a program which Taggart led to its first-ever bowl game in his third season as the Hilltopper’s head coach in 2012. n TAGGART FIRST BOWL: Willie Taggart will be appearing in his first-ever bowl game after leaving for promotions after helping guide Stanford (2009) and Western Kentucky (2012) to bowl games but not coaching in them. n WIN MARK: USF will be gunning for win No. 9, to equal the program record set in 2002 (9-2), 2006 (9-4) & 2007 (9-4).n D-UP: USF hasn’t given up 30 points or more since Sept. 19 and held six of eight conference opponents to double-digits below their scoring average entering the game.n MIAMI: USF has 10 players, including four starters, and co-offensive coordinator Danny Hope that hail from Miami.n MOST PROLIFIC OFFENSE IN SCHOOL HISTORY?: USF is SHATTERING the program season RUSHING RECORD, is 239 yards shy of the school TOTAL OFFENSE RECORD, is averaging 428.7 ypg (just 2.5 ypg short of the school record), set a SCHOOL RECORD for points in a conference game and a school and conference record for points in a half, has scored 402 points good for 2nd-best all-time (49 shy of the record), is scoring 33.5 ppg (3 ppg shy of the school record) and has players that have SET or are ON PACE TO SET SCHOOL RECORDS for: rushing yards, most 100-yard rushing games, QB rushing yards, receiving yards, receiving TD and passing TD as well as post top 3 seasons is pass efficiency and TD-to-INT ratio.n #MACKATTACK: Coming off his school record 8th 100-yard rushing game and record equaling fourth-straight, Marlon Mack will look for his fifth-straight in Miami. He stands 101 yards shy of the USF season rushing record of 1,374 yards set by Andre Hall in 2005. His 6.6 yards per carry stands 10th in FBS and is on pace to shatter the USF season record.

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USF BOWL HISTORYUSF will be making its seventh bowl appearance in just its 15th season of play at the FBS level. The Bulls are 4-2 in their previous six bowl trips, including a 31-26 overtime vic-tory over Clemson in their last bowl appearance in the 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. This will be USF’s first trip to Miami to play in a bowl game and first game in Miami since playing at the University of Miami in 2012.

BULLS FROM MIAMITen current Bulls hail from the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area including major contributors on the 2015 team in starting quarterback Quinton Flowers (Miami Jackson HS), cor-nerback Deatrick Nichols (Miami Central HS), cornerback Ronnie Hoggins (Monarch HS), running back Darius Tice (Northwestern HS), kicker Emilio Nadelman (Miami Central HS), safety Khalid McGee (Northwestern HS) and linebacker Danny Thomas (Amos P. Godby HS). SCOUTING WKUWestern Kentucky is making its second-straight bowl game appearance after posting a 49-48 victory over Central Michigan in the 2014 Bahamas Bowl. The Hilltoppers and quarterback Brandon Doughty rank fourth in the nation in scoring offense (44.2 ppg), sixth in passing offense (365.4ypg) and 10th in total offense (519.8 ypg). Doughty, a Taggart recruit to WKU, leads the nation in passing touch-downs (45), ranks second in passing yards (4,594), third in pass efficiency (176.7) and fifth in passing yards per game at 353.4. WKU downed Southern Mississippi, 45-28, to win the Conference USA Championship, its first conference championship at the FBS level. The Hilltoppers entered the Associated Press rankings this week at No. 25 and are one of 10 teams in the rankings with 11 wins on the year.

“GULF COAST OFFENSE” ON PACE TO BE MOST PROLIFIC IN PROGRAM HISTORYMixing up-tempo, spread, zone-read and power run game principles, Willie Taggart has created his own hybrid recipe for offensive success at USF, which utilizes the speed and skill prolific in the fertile recruiting grounds of Florida.n Posted the program’s most points ever vs. an FBS oppo-nent and most in a conference game with 65 vs. Cincinnati.n Posted a program and American Conference record for points in a half with 51 vs. Cincinnati. n 402 points scored are 2nd-best all-time, 49 points shy of the season scoring record (451).n SHATTERED the program season rushing record (2,436), with 2,915 yards and counting.n With 5,144 yards, is on pace to break the program season offense record of 5,383 set in 2007, and better last year’s total by nearly 2,000 yards.n Averaging 428.7 yards per game, 2.5 ypg shy of the sea-son record of 431.2. n Has players that have set or on pace to set USF SEASON RECORDS in: rushing yards, QB rushing yards, 100-yard rushing games, passing TD, receiving yards, receiving TD, and post top three season in QB efficiency, total offense, all-purpose yards and TD-to-INT ratio.n The Bulls have posted 400 yards or more offense in SEV-EN games and 500+ FOUR times on the year. USF had two 400-yard games last year and no 500-yard games.n USF has (33) scoring drives of under 2:00, including five each in wins vs. Temple and Cincinnati. USF has (17) scor-ing drives of less than 1:00. 33 of 65 (50%) scoring drives have lasted 2:00 or less, only (14) have lasted more than 4:00. n In its debut, the offense posted 556 yards and 51 points in a season opening win. The yardage marked the sev-enth-most in program history and the most since 2012. The points were the team’s most since 2011.

n The Bulls equaled the season-high 556 yards vs. No. 21 Temple and scored 44 points, then their most in a confer-ence game since 2008.n The offense exploded for 541 yards and 45 points in a vic-tory over Syracuse, then the most points in a game versus an FBS opponent since 2011 and most yards versus an FBS opponent since 2012.

“SUPERSTARS” FUEL OFFENSE– ADAMS – FLOWERS – MACK“Their trio of great players all made a great play. They’ve got three really good players on offense, a lot of other one’s right, but three superstars. Those three guys made a lot of plays.” - Temple Head Coach Matt Rhulen In a 44-3 rout of UCF, Marlon Mack and Quinton Flowers combined for 189 yards rushing and Flowers accounted for five touchdowns (2 rushing & 3 passing).n Against Temple “The Trio” accounted for all five USF touchdowns (three of over 40 yards) and all seven of the Bulls 20+-yard exposive plays.n Vs. Temple: Mack accounted for 272 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns, Flowers posted 320 Total yards and three touchdowns and Adams posted career-bests with 7 catches for 147 yards and a touchdown.n The following game, a 65-27 route of Cincinnati, the trio combined for SIX first half TD: Mack ran for 94 yards and 2 TD, Flowers threw for 153 and 4 TD, and Adams caught 2 passes for 73 yards and a TD -- ALL IN THE FIRST HALF to stake USF to a 51-3 lead. n Mack leads the conference in rushing (115 ypg), set a USF record with (8) 100-yard games and needs 101 yards to break the USF season rushing record.n Flowers has run for 883 yards (including a conference QB record 201 vs. SMU) to set the USF QB season rushing record. He leads USF with 10 rushing TD and ranks second in conference games with a pass efficiency rating of 157.7.n Adams set the USF season record with 8 receiving TD, has two 100-yard receiving games in conference play, is 43 yards shy of the USF season receiving mark and ranked sixth in conference games averaging 77.5 ypg receiving.

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TEAM SEASON RECORDS WATCHCATEGORY RECORD 2015 DifferenceTOTAL OFFENSE: 5,383 5,144 -239YARDS PER/G: 431.2 428.7 -2.5 ypgSCORING: 451 402 -49POINTS PER/G: 36.5 33.5 -3 ppgRUSHING YARDS: 2,436 2,915 +479RUSHING YPC: 5.16 5.3 +.2RUSHING YPGS: 203.0 242.9 +40TOTAL TD: 49 49 TiedPASSING TD: 23 24 + 1RUSHING TD: 30 25 -5KICK RET YDS: 1,134 988 -146KICK RET AVG: 25.2 28.2 +3 yprTURNOVERS: 15 15 TiedFUMBLES: 6 6 TiedPENALTIES: 74 70 +4

INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS WATCHCATEGORY RECORD 2015 DifferenceRUSHING YDS: 1,374 1,273 -101QB RUSHING YDS: 872 883 +11100-YD GAMES: 6 8 +2AVG. YDS/CARRY: 5.8 6.6 +.8PASSING TD: 20 21 +1QBR: 156.1 152.55 -4RECEIVING YDS: 735 692 -43RUSHING TD: 7 8 +1POINTS SCORED: 109 93 -16

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DID YOU HEAR?“They physically whooped us, I

wouldn’t say anything other than that. They physically ran over us.’’

- Matt Rhule, Temple Head Coach

“Willie Taggart is doing a tremendous job recruiting. Each year he gets better

players. They ARE getting closer.’- Mack Brown, ESPN

BULLS RECOGNITIONRODNEY ADAMS- Junior WRAmerican Confence Honor Roll (10.18)

JAMIE BYRD- Senior SAmerican Confence Honor Roll (10.18)

MATTIAS CIABATTI - Senior PRay Guy Award Watch ListAthlon Preseason All-AAC First TeamPhil Steele’s Preseason All-AAC First Team

ELKANAH DILLON - Freshman TEESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Play - vs. Memphis

QUINTON FLOWERS - Sophomore QBESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Play - vs. FAMUAmerican Conference Honor Roll (10.26)Davey O’Brien Award “Great 8” - 11.15

BRUCE HECTOR - Sophomore DTAmerican Conference Honor Roll (9.6)

MARLON MACK - Sophomore RBMaxwell Award Watch ListDoak Walker Award Watch ListNamed one of Top 20 Running Backs On The Rise For 2015 by AthlonAmerican Conference POW - 11.15CFPA National POW - 11.15College Sports Madness AAC POW -11.15

EMILIO NADELMAN - Sophomore PKAmerican Conference Honor Roll - 11.15

DEATRICK NICHOLS - Sophomore CBAmerican Conference POW - 11.22College Sports Madness AAC POW -11.22

SEAN PRICE - Senior TEMackey Award Watch ListSporting News Preseason All-AAC Team

AUGGIE SANCHEZ - Sophomore LBAmerican Conference Honor Roll - 11.8

REESTABLISHING HOME FIELDUSF went 5-1 at home, with it’s loss coming to an 8-3 Memphis team (24-17) that spent time in the Top 25.n A 5-1 home mark equals the Bulls’ best home record in the last 13 seasons, dating to a 6-0 mark in 2002.n The Bulls’ posted their ninth home season with 1 loss or less and the program’s first since the 2007 team went 5-1 in Raymond James Stadium.n USF posted its first winning record at home in five sea-sons, dating to a 5-3 mark in 2010.

BULLS BECOME BOWL ELIGIBLE WITH HUGE WIN OVER NO. 21 TEMPLE, 44-23USF exploded with four touchdowns in an eight-minute first half span to seize a 28-10 lead and never looked back as the Bulls became bowl eligible for the first time since 2010, beat a ranked team for the first time since 2011 and downed a ranked team at home for the first time since 2009. Fans flooded on to the field to celebrate the lopsided win over a Temple team that entered 8-1 with it’s only loss to a top 10 ranked Notre Dame team.n USF produced a season-high tying 556 yards of offense and 326 rushing yards, its most since 2007, against a Temple defense that was ranked 12th in the nation vs. the run and 26th in total defense. n Temple entered the game leading The American in Total Rushing and Scoring defense and ranking 26th, 12th and 20th nationally giving up just 335 yards, 110 yards rushing and 18.4 ppg per game. n USF’s 44 points more than doubled Temple’s defen-sive average producing the highest scoring game vs. the Owls on the season, including TU’s clash with No. 9 Notre Dame.n USF had its most rushing yards since 2007 running for 326 yards behind 230 ]from Marlon Mack and 90 from Quinton Flowers.n USF scored 4 touchdowns in the span of EIGHT minutes to take a 28-10 first half lead and the Bulls 31 first half points marked their most in a half since 2011.n Marlon Mack ran for 230 yards and two TD and caught three passes for 42 yards and a TD for 272 all-purpose yards.n Quinton Flowers posted 320 Total yards, passing for 230 and two TD and running for 90 and a TD. n Rodney Adams had career highs of seven catches for 147 yards and had one TD on a 68-yard strike.

DYNAMIC DUO BOTH HOLD AAC RECORDSBEST 2 CONFERENCE RUSHING MARKSWith the explosion of Quinton Flowers in the run game, USF now has THE MOST dynamic rushing duo in The American in conference games.n Marlon Mack (1st, 115.7 ypg) and Flowers (7th, 73.6 ypg) rank in Top 10 in conference games in rushing, they combine for 189.3 ypg, THE MOST POTENT DUO in the conference. n Mack and Flowers have BOTH run for over 200 yards in a game this season and own the FIRST (Mack, 230 yards vs. Temple) and SECOND (Flowers, 201 yards vs. SMU) rushing marks in the conference this season.n Mack and Flowers BOTH own American Conference rushing records. Mack set the overall conference game rushing record in his career debut with 275 yards and 4TD vs. Western Carolina in 2014, and his 230 yards vs. Temple are the second highest mark in conference his-tory. Flowers set the conference rushing record for a QB with 201 yards and 3TD vs. SMU in 2015.n The pair helped USF to post four-straight 240+ yard rushing games to end the season and reach the mark in 7 of last 8 games and (9) times on the year, including combinging for 320 of USF’s 326 rushing yards vs. Tem-ple, which entered 12th in FBS in rushing D.

PROGRAM RECORD RUSHING YARDS, OFFENSE ON PACE FOR MORE RECORDSThe USF offense enters the Miami Beach Bowl averag-ing 428.7 yards per game and 242.9 rushing yards per contest, including three contests vs. Power 5 conference teams, two of which were on the road.n USF’s 242.9 yards per game are 35 ypg above the program season record.n USF’s 2,915 yards rushing have shatterd the season team rushing mark of 2,436 yards set in 2005, and could eclipse the mark by more than 700 yards by season end.n The Bulls 5.3 yards per carry average is on pace to exclipse the season record of 5.16 set in 1998.n USF’s 25 rushing TD rank 2nd all-time for a season and are five shy of the record of 30 set in 2007.n The 2015 Bulls are just the second USF team since 2008 to eclipse 5,000 yards of offense and are on pace to break the USF season record of 5,383 yards set in 13 games in 2007. OFFENSE EXPLODES VS. SYRACUSEUSF used a 35-point second half to run away from Syracuse with 281 yards rushing on Homecoming to secure the Bulls first non-conference victory over a Power 5 program since winning at Notre Dame in 2011. n The Bulls scored their most points in a game versus an FBS opponent since 2011 vs. UTEP, 54-24. n USF gained 540 yards, the most versus an FBS opponent since posting 552 yards vs. Syracuse in 2012 n USF had five scoring drives of 75 yards+, prior to the game USF had four scoring drives of 75+ on the season. n RB Marlon Mack logged 184 yards and two touch-downs on 20 carries. He averaged 9.2 ypc and had scoring runs of 45 and 25 yards.

#MACKATTACK ON RUSHING RECORDSMarlon Mack’s EIGHT 100-yard games and 230-yard outburst vs. Temple, have the sophomore on pace to threaten USF rushing records.n Mack’s 115 ypg rushing average led The American for the SECOND-STRAIGHT season and puts him on pace to threaten the USF season record of 1,374 yards set in 2005 by Andre Hall. His 1,1273 yards already stand as the 3rd-best mark all-time.n The first USF player since 2004 to post four-straight 100-yard rushing games, tying the USF record. n Mack’s EIGHT 100-yard games this season are a USF record. He has tied the USF career mark with 12 career 100-yard games, equaling Andre Hall’s record 12 set in 2005. n Mack’s 2,314 career yards in just 23 career games played make him just the fifth 2,000-yard career rusher in USF history and rank 2nd all-time at USF. At his current pace, he could surpass the USF career record of 2,731 yards set by Andre Hall (2004-05) by more than 1,000 yards at the end of his junior season.n Mack already owns the USF single game rushing re-cord of 275 yards set in his first career game. His 230 yards vs. Temple are the 4th best mark in USF history and his 184 yards vs. Syracuse rank as the 10th-best game mark in USF history.

FLOWERS SHOWING SOME SERIOUS LEGQuinton Flowers came to USF ranked as the No. 9 du-al-threat quarterback in the nation and seen as one of the top athletes in Florida by the recruiting services. The sophomore has quickly shown why in 2015, making plays with his legs and showing the diversity he brings to the Bulls’ spread attack. n His 883 yards rushing (73.6 ypg) rank as the most by a USF QB breaking Matt Grothe’s record for a quarterback

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DID YOU HEAR?“This offensive line, they’ve been fun to watch. They are a very good group at USF that plays in unison together.

They do a great job with combo blocks and getting up to the second level,

they communicate” – Jesse Palmer, ESPN

“Look how young they are at South Florida…great future ahead”

- Joe Tessitore, ESPN

ALL-CONFERENCE BULLSFIRST-TEAMMarlon Mack , SO., RBDeatrick Nichols, SO., CBSECOND-TEAMRodney Adams, Jr., WR/KRMattias Ciabatti, Sr., PThor Jozwiak, Sr, GEric Lee, Sr., DESean Price, Sr, TEAuggie Sanchez, So, LB

TEAM AWARDSLee Roy Selmon Award – Eric LeeMVP Award – Quinton FlowersOffensive MVP Award – Marlon Mack & D’Ernest JohnsonDefensive MVP Award- Auggie SanchezSpecial Teams MVP Award – Daniel AwolekeOutstanding Walk-On Award – Daniel Awoleke & Mak DjulbegovicAcademic Excellence Award – Auggie SanchezLeadership Award – Deatrick Nichols & D’Ernest JohnsonOffensive Lineman Award – Brynjar GudmundssonDefensive Lineman Award – Eric LeeMost Improved Player Award – Rodney Adams & Deatrick NicholsFreshman of the Year Award – Ronnie HogginsTough Man Award – Jamie Byrd

of 872 yards set in 2007.n His 10 rushing TD lead the team.n Ranks 7th in the AAC Conference averaging 73.6 ypg.n Ran for a USF & AAC record 201 yards (8.7 ypc) and 3TD in a win over SMU, the most rushing yards by an FBS QB on the season so far.n Ran for 90 yards and a TD, including a 42-yard scamper, in a win over No. 21 Temple. n Busted free for a USF season high run of 67 yards vs. SMU. Has (9) runs of 20+ yards on the year.n Earned ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 play recognition for a scrambling, weaving, magician-like 22-yard TD pass to D’Ernest Johnson vs. FAMU in which he threw the ball across his body and across the field. n Ran for 85 yards on 24 carries at Maryland.n Ran for 98 yards & a TD on 15 carries (6.5 ypc) in a win at UConn, including a 15-yard TD run.n Ran for 79 yards on 21 carries at ECU.

ADAMS BECOMING MAJOR FORCE4TH IN FBS IN KICKOFF RETURNSSt. Petersburg native Rodney Adams, who returned home after playing one season at Toledo following the death of his mother in a tragic car accident, exploded in wins over Syracuse, UConn, ECU, Temple & Cincinnati, collecting six of his team leading 8 receiving TD on the year and 413 of his team-leading 666 receiving yards.n Has a TD in 6 of the last 8 games, 7 recieving and 1 kickoff return.n His 8 receiving TD on the year are a USF record.n His 692 receiving yards stand 3rd for a season at USF and are within 43 yards of the USF season record.n Adams has also been BIG in the return game, posting a 97-yard touchdown return at Navy, the third-longest in USF history and first for a TD since 2010. His 30.5 kickoff return average is 3rd in the FBS and FIRST in the AAC.n Had a 67-yard TD catch on the first play of the game vs. Cincinnati and went on to post 85 yards on three catches.n Had career highs of 7 catches and 147 yards, including a 68-yard TD catch, in USF’s win over No. 21 Temple. The yardage was the 4th-best mark in USF history. n Tied a USF game record with three receiving TD at UCo-nn, including TD catches of 44, 29 & 44 yards. Led USF

with career highs of five catches and 118 yards receiving, the first 100-yard receiving game by a USF receiver not named Andre Davis since 2011. Davis left USF in 2014 owning 13 school receiving records.n Had three catches for 63 yards and 1 TD in a victory over Syracuse.n 4 catches for 95 yards and game-winning 67-yard TD with 4:40 remaining and the Bulls trailing 17-15 at ECU.

CHALLENGED BY TOP 25USF has played a strong schedule that has prepared it for the stretch run in the American East Division. The Bulls have four losses on the year and three of those have come against teams that have been ranked in the Top 25 and the other was a Power 5 road game. n USF has losses to #9 Florida State and #21 Navy, among teams in the current Top 25 and Memphis (which was ranked #25 last week). Those teams have a combined record of 28-7, with losses to No. 1 Clemson, No. 9 Notre Dame, No. 16 Houston, Navy, Temple & Georgia Tech. n USF played two of the three Top 25 teams in road games. The Bulls were tied at the half (7-7) at FSU, led 10-7 at the half vs. Memphis and led 17-16 late in the fourth quarter at Navy.

#BAYMADEHead Coach Willie Taggart has stressed the importance of keeping local talent close to home and USF’s recruiting efforts have reflected that. Taggart has added 17 Bay Area players to the roster in the last two recruiting classes and welcomed another seven through transfer, bringing Tag-gart’s total addition of scholarship Bay Area players to 24 in the last two years. The Bulls have 46 Bay Area players on the roster including walk-ons. USF has 19 players from the Bay Area on its two-deep, including 10 players on defense and five in the secondary. “That’s one thing that we said when we came here was this Bay Area was going to be the heart of this football team,” Taggart said. “....we’ve found some guys that want to be here and wanted to be a part of this.”

THE #MACKATTACKMARLON MACK - TWO-TIME FIRST-TEAM ALL-AAC2014 AAC ROOKIE OF THE YEARRunning back Marlon Mack, from nearby Sarasota, Fla., started every game as a true freshman and emerged as the top running back in the American Athletic Conference:2015 SEASON - Played in 11 of 12 games (missed SMU game with hamstring injury)n LED The American/17th in FBS averaging 115 yards rushing per game and 6.6 yards per carry (10th in FBS). n 1,1273 yards on year, 3rd-best total in USF history, 101 shy of USF SEASON RUSHING RECORD.n 2nd all-time at USF in career rushing (2,314 yards), 5th 2,000-yard career rusher at USFn EIGHT 100-yard games on year, USF season record, First USF player to post 4-straight since 2004n Just THIRD USF player to earn first-team all-conference honors twicen 12 career 100-yard games tie USF career recordn 102 yards on 18 carries at UCFn 106 yards on 11 carries (9.6 ypc) and two touchdowns playing just the first half vs. Cincinnatin 230 yards on 21 carries (11.0 ypc) & 2 TD vs. No. 21 Temple, 4th-best total in USF historyn 117 yards on 27 carries at ECU. n 113 yards on just 13 carries (8.7 ypc) in a win at UConn.n 184 yards and 2 TD on 20 carries in win vs. Syracuse, third-highest total on his career.n 107 yards on 20 carries vs. Memphisn 131 yards and 1 TD on 23 carries vs. FAMU2014 SEASON AAC RANKINGS: 1st in total rush yards (1,041), 1st rush yards per game (86.8), 4th in rushing TD (9). n FOUR 100-yard games in 2014 as a freshman (most since 2009), USF was 3-1 in those games.n 1,041 yards in 2014, 4th-best season and a USF Freshman record.n In his collegiate debut, tied the USF single-game school record and set American Conference record with 275 yards rushing and four rushing touchdowns and set the USF single-game all-purpose yards record (280).

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GOING UP TEMPOUSF made changes in its offensive and defensive phi-losophy for the 2015 season with an emphasis on tempo and speed players. The Bulls sped up everything they did on and off the field during the offseason, including lifting sessions, meetings and practice pace in preparation to play fast. The Bulls offense worked in more spread ele-ments, multiple receiver sets and quarterback zone-read option plays while moving to a no-huddle offense. The defense shifted to a 4-2-5 scheme keeping five defensive backs on the field in a base set as the Bulls look to get faster players on the field and swarm the football.

#BULLSHARKS DEFENSEThe USF defense has adopted the moniker of “Bull Sharks” after the most aggressive and feared of sharks in the ocean and a species native to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Bay Area. Defensive Coordinator Tom Allen was part of the highly successful “Land Shark” defense for three seasons at Mississippi. The 2014 Ole Miss defense led the nation in scoring defense giving up just 13.8 ppg and allowing a national low of 18 touch-downs. The Rebel defense led the SEC in five categories and ranked in the Top 20 nationally in 11.n Hasn’t given up 30 points or more since Sept. 19 and held six of eight conference opponents to double-digits below their scoring average entering the game.n Ranks 15th in the FBS & 2nd in the AAC posting 7.5 TFL per game & 24th in FBS and LEAD the AAC with 2.67 sacks per game.n Forced a season-best six turnovers in a win vs. Cin-cinnatin Has logged 15 interceptions by seven different play-ers. Three INT at Maryland were the most since 2011, until the Bulls posted four vs. Cincinnati. USF’s 15 INT are the team’s most since 2010.n Had 13 TFL and held ECU to nearly half (220) of its 416 ypg average.n Posted a season-high five sacks to go with 9.0 TFL with a blitz heavy scheme at UConn.n Forced four turnovers vs. SMU, including three fum-bles. n Held Memphis to 24 points, less than half of its 53.8 ppg average (3rd in the nation) entering the game.n Held SMU 16 points below its 30 ppg average.n Held Memphis to 425 yards, well below its 570 ypg averaged (8th in nation) entering the game. n Held FSU to 110 yards and seven punts in the first half as the Noles gained just 6 yards passing in the first 30 minutes.

SANCHEZ HOOKS EM’Sophomore LB Auggie Sanchez has emerged as the mental and statistical leader of the Bull Sharks defense as he has snared a team-leading 89 tackles. n 2nd in The American with 10.1 tackles per game in conference games.n On pace to post a top 10 tackles season at USF, just 10th Bull to post 100 tackles in a season.n Has (5) double-digit tackle games on the year and has led the team in tackles in SIX games.n Led USF with 11 tackles and a career-high 3.0 TFL at ECU.n Led USF with a career-high 14 tackles at Navy.n Serves as the quarterback of the USF defense calling the defensive alignments and adjustments.n Is a Capital One Academic All-America nominee with a 3.5 GPA in communications, the highest among current Bull undergrads. n Began his career at USF as a fullback.

n An avid fisherman who who has caught six varieties of game fish in Tampa Bay and would like to be a charter boat captain in the Bay Area one day.

GODWIN’S GOT GAMEA local Tampa product, Nate Godwin has established himself as one of the Bulls’ most productive defenders. He ranked third on the team with 72 tackles in 2014.n Third on the team with 58 tackles in 2015.n Godwin led the Bulls with 9 tackles (6 solo) at FSU.n Posted a season-high 10 tackles at Navy.n Has led the team in tackles in four games.n His 179 career tackles lead all USF defenders.

ANGRY BYRD LEADING IN TFL & SACKSSenior transfer DB Jamie Byrd, a native of nearby Dade City who earned NJCAA second team All-American and MFC first team All-Conference honors while playing at Iowa Western CC in 2013, joined the Bulls as an ear-ly enrollee in January of 2014. Byrd quickly earned the nickname “Angry Byrd” from his USF teammates, a take on the popular Angry Birds game and a reflection of his hard hitting relentless style that quickly installed him as a starting safety for 2014n THREE GAME STRETCH (UConn-Navy): 32 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 5.0 Sacks & 2 forced fumbles.n Second on the team with 80 tackles, LEADS TEAM with 5.0 Sacks, second with 10.0 TFL & and has 3 INT and 4 PBU.n Posted possibly the best game of his career leading USF with 12 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 2 QB hurries and a pass break-up in the Bulls 28-20 win at UConn.n Followed the UConn game with 10 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and 2 forced fumbles vs. SMU.n Byrd led USF with 95 tackles in 2014n Has led USF in tackles in EIGHT career games: highs of 14 at Wisconsin and vs. Houston in 2014.

NICHOLS NAMED POWSophomore Deatrick Nichols is having a break-out sea-son for the Bulls, which was no more evident than his ca-reer-best tying 8 tackle, 2 interception, 1 TFL and 29-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. Cincinnati which earned him Conference POW honors from the league and College Sports Madness.n Leads USF with 4 interceptions and 4 BPU on the year.n Third on team with 8.5 TFL and also tied for team lead with 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.

D-LINE DRIVES TFL & SACK INCREASEA Bulls defensive line that entered the season with no proven stars and having lost its top three playmakers from 2014 (Todd Chandler, Elkino Watson and Derrick Calloway) has quickly proven to be a force for the Bulls 4-2-5 defense.n Of the Bulls 90 TFL on the season, D-linemen have posted 52.0 and accounted for 23 of the Bulls’ 32 sacks, which TRIPLES 2014’s D-line total in sacks (7) and sur-passes the TFL total (28) by 19.5.n USF posted 68 TFL and 20 sacks total in 2014. The Bulls have 90 and 32, respectively, so far in 2015.n D-Linemen posted 10 of the Bulls 15 TFL in the sea-son opener vs. FAMU, the most for a USF team since 2007.n D-Linemen posted six of the Bulls 7.0 TFL at FSU.n D-Linemen posted 7.5 of the Bulls 13 TFL at ECU

AMERICAN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

School (rank) CONF Overall StreakEASTTemple 7-1 10-3 L1USF 6-2 8-4 W4Cincinnati 4-4 7-5 W1UConn 4-4 6-6 L1East Carolina 3-5 5-7 L1UCF 0-8 0-12 L12WESTHouston 7-1 12-1 W2Navy 7-1 9-2 L1Memphis 5-3 9-3 W1Tulsa 3-5 6-6 W1SMU 1-7 2-10 L1Tulane 1-7 3-9 L2

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BOWL PARTNERSHIPS

In addition to the College Football Playoff and New Year’s Bowls, The American will have either a primary or secondary affiliation with 12 bowl games during its current six-year bowl cycle. The American works annually with its member schools and bowl partners to create the most sensible and attractive postseason matchups.

The Miami Beach Bowl was played for the first time in 2014 at state-of-the-art Marlins Park in Miami, which sits on the site of the historic Orange Bowl stadium. An American Athletic Conference plays in the bowl each year, beginning with last year’s matchup against Brigham Young. Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt Conference are scheduled for future years, though institutions from other conferences also will have the opportunity to participate.

The Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman takes place at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, while the events and activities surrounding the game are based in Washington, D.C. The American Athletic Conference will face an opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference each year in the current cycle.

The Birmingham Bowl takes place at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The American/Big East has partnered with the bowl since its inception in the 2006 season. The American Athletic Conference will annually face an opponent from the Southeastern Conference.

The St. Petersburg Bowl is played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The American Athletic Conference will sup-ply a team to the bowl during each year of the six-year cycle. Conference USA will play in the game in 2015, 2017 and 2019, while the Atlantic Coast Conference provides the opposing team in 2014, 2016 and 2018.

The Hawaii Bowl is played on Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium on the campus of the University of Hawaii. The American Athletic Conference will participate in the bowl in 2015, 2017 and 2019, facing an opponent from the Mountain West Conference.

The Boca Raton Bowl is a new game that will feature an American Athletic Conference team three times during the six-year cycle at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The American representative will play a team from the Mid-American Conference in 2015.

The AutoNation Cure Bowl will debut in 2015 at the newly renovated Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. An American Athletic Conference team will be paired against an opponent from the Sun Belt Conference. Net proceeds from the game will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl is played at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University. The American Athletic Conference sends a team to the bowl in 2014, 2016 and 2018. The opponent will be a Big 12 team in 2016 and 2018, with Conference USA as a secondary affiliation.

The Popeye’s Bahamas Bowl is played in at Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. The American Athletic Conference will face the Mid-American Conference in 2016 and Conference USA in 2018.

The R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl is held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The American Athletic Conference has agreed to play in the bowl in 2018 and 2019.

In addition to the conference’s primary bowl affiliations, The American holds secondary partnerships with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, the Duck Commander Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, as well as with other ESPN-owned bowls.

Birmingham BowlLegion Field • Birmingham, Ala.Dec. 30, 2015 • Noon ET • ESPN

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Miami Beach BowlMarlins Park • Miami, Fla.

Dec. 21, 2015 • 2:30 p.m. ET • ESPN

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Military Bowlpresented by Northrop Grumman

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Md.

Dec. 28, 2015 • 2:30 p.m. ET • ESPN

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St. Petersburg BowlTropicana Field • St. Petersburg, Fla.

Dec. 26, 2015 • 11 a.m. ET • ESPN

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Hawaii BowlAloha Stadium • Honolulu, HawaiiDec. 24, 2015 • 8 p.m. ET • ESPN

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Boca Raton BowlFAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Fla.

Dec. 22, 2015 • 7 p.m. ET • ESPN

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AutoNation Cure BowlFlorida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Fla.

Dec. 19, 2015 • TBD • CBSSN

USF (8-4) vs. No. 25 Western Kentucky (11-2)

No. 24 Temple (10-3) vs. Toledo (9-2)

Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3)

Connecticut (6-6) vs. Marshall (9-3)

Navy (9-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4)

Memphis (9-3) vs. Auburn (6-6)

Independence BowlIndependence Stadium • Shreveport La.

Dec. 26, 2015 • 5:45 p.m. ET • ESPN

Tulsa (6-6) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6)

Chik-fil-A Peach BowlGeorgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga.

Dec. 31, 2015 • 12:00 p.m. ET • ESPN

No. 18 Houston (12-1) vs. No. 9 Florida St. (10-2)

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SITUATIONAL RECORDSUNDER WILLIE TAGGART ‘13 & ‘14 2015vs. Top-25 opponents (AP/Coaches) 0-5 1-1vs. Top-10 opponents (AP/Coaches) 0-1USF Scores First 2-6 6-3Opponent Scores first 4-12 2-1USF leads after 1st quarter 3-1 5-2Opponent leads after 1st quarter 3-12 1-1USF leads at half 2-2 8-1Tied at half 1-1 0-1Opponent leads at half 3-15 0-2USF leads after 3rd quarter 3-2 7-1Opponent leads after 3rd quarter 2-16 1-3TIed after 3rd 1-0 0-0

USF OFFENSESCORING: 17 points or less 2-11 0-4SCORING: 20 or more points 3-4 8-0SCORING: 30 or more points 2-0 6-0TOTAL OFFENSE: 400 or more yards 2-0 7-0TOTAL OFFENSE: 500 or more yards 0-0 4-0TOTAL OFFENSE: 300 yards or less 3-14 0-3RUSHING: 200 or more yards 1-1 8-1RUSHING: 300 or more yards 0-0 2-0RUSHING ATT: 40 or more 2-2 8-2PASSING: 200 or more yards 2-4 4-1PASSING: 300 or more yards 0-2 0-0PASSING ATT: 25 or more 4-14 0-11st DOWNS: at least 20 1-2 6-03rd DOWNS: convert 40% or more 2-5 3-0TURNOVERS: two or less 6-13 8-3

USF DEFENSESCORING: allow 15 points or less 3-0 3-0SCORING: allow 20 points or less 3-3 5-0SCORING: allow 21 points or more 2-15 3-4TOTAL OFFENSE: 300 yards or less 2-6 3-0RUSHING: allow 150 yards or less 4-8 7-2RUSHING: allow 100 yards or less 3-3 5-0PASSING: allow 150 yards or less 2-5 1-0PASSING: allow 100 yards or less 1-4 0-11st DOWNS: allow 15 or less 2-1 3-03rd DOWNS: convert 33% or less 2-4 4-1TURNOVERS: two or more 2-11 5-1

TEAM COMPARISONRUSHING YARDS: USF has more 4-3 8-2PASSING YARDS: USF has more 3-7 4-1TOTAL YARDS: USF has more 3-2 6-0TURNOVERS: USF has fewer 1-5 5-1TIME OF POSSESSION: advantage 3-8 2-11ST DOWNS: USF has more 3-3 4-0PENALTIES: USF has fewer 2-5 4-3SPECIAL TEAMS SCORE: USF scores TD 1-1 0-1

USF INDIVIDUALSRUSHING: 100-yard rusher 3-4 8-1PASSING: 200-yard passer 1-4 3-1RECEIVING: 100-yard receiver 1-4 3-0RUSH/PASS: 100-yard rusher/200-yard passer 1-1 2-0

USF LARGEST CROWDS PLAYED IN FRONT OF

1. 99,235 at Penn State Sept. 3, 2005 L, 23-132. 90,612 at Florida Sept. 12, 2010 L, 38-143. 83,524 at Florida State Sept. 26, 2009 W, 17-74. 82,617 at Auburn Sept. 8, 2007 W, 26-23 OT5. 80,795 at Notre Dame Sept. 3, 2011 W, 23-206. 78,900 at South Carolina Sept. 18, 2004 L, 34-37. 78,111 at Wisconsin Sept. 27, 2014 L, 27-108. 76,780 at Alabama Aug. 30, 2003 L, 40-179. 74,432 at Oklahoma Sept. 28, 2002 L, 31-1410. 72,811 at Florida State Sept. 12, 2015 L, 14-3411. 70,401 at Michigan St. Sept. 7, 2013 L, 21-612. 69,383 vs. Florida State Sept. 29, 2012 L, 30-1713. 67,012 vs. West Virginia Sept. 28, 2007 W, 21-1314. 66,469 vs. Miami Nov. 28, 2009 L, 31-1015. 65,948 vs. UCF Oct. 13, 2007 W, 64-1216. 63,976 vs. Cincinnati Oct. 15, 2009 L, 34-17

VERSATILE JOHNSON RANKED 7TH IN FBS IN KICKOFF RETURNSRB D’Ernest Johnson is thrilling coaches with his versa-tility and what he brings to multiple facets of the USF at-tack. The coaches named him Co-Offensive MVP at the team’s annual banquet.n Johnson is SECOND on the team with 26 receptions for 356 yards and four TD’s (71, 45, 22 & 1).n Johnson is averaging 29.1 yards on 16 kickoff returns on the year to rank 7th in FBS. He had a career-best 181 kickoff return yards on 4 returns (45.25) vs. Cincinnati and set a USF game record with 281 all-purpose yards in the game.n Johnson hit Rodney Adams for a 29-yard TD on a halfback pass at UConn. He averaged 34 yards on two kickoff returns in the game and ran for 50 yards.n Johnson set a USF season record for a running back for receiving yards and TD catches after just two games. n Johnson’s 71-yard TD on a wheel route at FSU, a play which he suggested on the sidelines prior to the down, cut the Seminole lead to 24-14 at the start of the 4th quarter.

YOUNG GUNSUSF’s young talent has been on display, accounting for the majority of USF’s offensive and defensive production on the year:n USF’s top two rushers (Marlon Mack & Quinton Flow-ers) and three of the top four are sophomores and ac-counting for 2,446 of 2,915 (84%) of yards on the ground.n 7 of the Bulls’ top 10 leading receivers are sophomores or younger and have 96 of the Bulls 164 (58%) catches.n The Bulls’ starting quarterback is a sophomore.n The Bulls’ leading tackler (Auggie Sanchez) and five of the top 9 tacklers are sophomores or younger.n The Bulls interception leader is a sophomore.n The Bulls’ top punt returner (14th nationally) and sec-ond-leading kick returner (7th nationally) are both soph-omores.

KANO BREAKS OUTRedshirt freshman TE Elkanah Dillon, known as Kano (KAY-No) to his teammates, has been impressing coach-es for more than a year. n He had a coming out party in his collegiate debut as the 6-5, 245-pounder led the Bulls with four catches for 126 yards and a 62-yard touchdown vs. Florida A&M. Kano’s production marked a USF record for a tight end in a game, shattering the previous mark of 75 yards set in 1997, the Bulls’ first season of football. n His one-handed, 23-yard TD catch vs. Memphis earned ESPN Sportscenter Top 10 Play recognition.n Kano came to USF as a 220-pounder who took up football during his sophomore year of high school, mostly to be with his friends. He got series about it when he got his first scholarship offer prior to his junior season.

FLOWERS EARNS STARTA four-star, dual-threat quarterback out of Miami, soph-omore Quinton Flowers earned the starting quarterback job after long battle through the spring and fall camp with senior Steven Bench. He will make his second-career start in the season opener. He got his first start at quarter-back for the Bulls at SMU in 2014, just two days following the tragic shooting of his half brother, Bradley Holt, in the Alapattah neighborhood of Miami. He played three-and-a-half quarters in the Bulls 14-13 win. n It wasn’t the first time Flowers experienced tragedy, as he lived in high school with his uncle’s family because both of his parents are deceased. Flowers was 7 years old when his father, Nathaniel, was shot and killed out-

side their home, and his mother, Nolita, died of cancer in January 2012 during his juinor year of high school. n Flowers is the youngest of five children. n Flowers passed for more than 6,000 yards and ran for more than 2,000 at Miami Jackson HS, where he was ranked the No. 9 dual threat QB in the nation by 247Sports and had offers from Alabama, Nebraska, Flor-ida, Miami (Fla.), Texas and Tennessee among others. n Flowers is the fifth quarterback to earn a start under coach Willie Taggart.

PRICE SETS TIGHT END RECORDBREAKS OUT AT END OF YEARSenior TE Sean Price, a 2015 Mackey Award Watch List member, is now the Bulls’ most prolific pass catching tight end in program history and is closing out his career on a career-best tear.n Had 4 TD catches in the Bulls final two regular season games to close the year with a career-best 296 yards & 5 TD receiving.n Had a career-best two TD catches, including a 46-yarder, in victory over Cincinnati.n Caught 2 TD passes at UCF, including a 26-yarder.n Has 75 career receptions, breaking USF’s all-time record by a tight end of 60 set by Cedric Hill (2005-08).n 897 career receiving yards, surpass USF’s all-time record for a TE held by Cedric Hill (774 yards, 2005-08). n Had two catches for 66 yards vs. Memphisn Had 4 catches for 56 yards and a TD at ECUn The co-president of USF’s Student Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB).

IMMEDIATE IMPACTFreshman wide receiver Chris Barr (Jacksonville) en-tered 2015 No. 1 on the depth chart at the slot receiver position for the Bulls. He is just one of five-true freshmen that found a spot on the opening 2015 depth chart and among several others that have seen action on the year. In all the Bulls had 13 freshmen (redshirt and true) on the opening 2015 depth chart. n USF has STARTED 16 true freshmen in the last three seasons and played 25.n True Freshmen to START on Year (2): Chris Barr (WR), Ronnie Hoggins (CB).n True Freshmen to PLAY on Year (7): Chris Barr (WR), Danny Thomas (LB), Ronnie Hoggins (CB), Kha-lid McGee (S), Jordan Reed (WR), Nate Ferguson (S) & Jaymon Thomas (S)n Redshirt Freshmen to START on Year (-): -n USF had 31 UNDERCLASSMEN see action in 2014, of those 17 were true or redshirt freshmen.

DEGREE EARNEDEight Bulls have already earned their USF degrees, including starting center Brynjar Gudmundsson and starting left guard Thor Jozwiak, who anchor the Bulls offensive line. Starting “Stinger” linebacker C.J. Garye, starting “Bull” defensive end Zack Bullock, All-AAC punt-er Mattias Ciabatti, back-up quarterback Steven Bench, fullback Corian Hamilton and tight end Tye Turner all have their degrees from USF. Ciabatti graduated with better than a 3.5 grade-point average in civil engineering.

ONE OF THE AMERICAN’S BEST RECRUITING CLASSES AGAINFor the second-straight season, the USF signing class was ranked among the best in the American Athletic Conference. Head Coach Willie Taggart received Nation-al Letters of Intent from 19 student-athletes on National Signing Day. They joined one 2015 signee who enrolled

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at USF in January and a four-star fall transfer that were on campus participating in the team’s winter conditioning program. The Bulls had 21 total members in the class of 2015. Taggart’s third USF recruiting class, second on a full cycle, was rated the second-best in The American by 247Sports, Scout and Rivals. This on the heels of the No. 1 ranked class in the conference in 2014. Twenty players in the Bulls’ 2015 class earned a three-star rating from at least one recruiting service. That list does not include four-star offensive lineman Reilly Gibbons (St. Petersburg) who signed with Stanford in 2014, but announced his decision to become a Bull in the fall. He joined the USF program in January and was granted an NCAA waiver for immediate eligibility. The Bulls welcomed five players to the roster that hail from the Bay Area, bringing Taggart’s total of Bay Area recruits to 17 in the last two seasons. USF added nine players on the defensive side of the ball and 12 on offense to its roster.

TRANSFER GAINSUCLA quarterback Asiantii Woulard, N.C. State wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Texas linebacker Cecil Cherry are the latest of a significant haul of high level transfers to join the Bulls’ program in the last two seasons. Woulard, Valdes-Scantling and Cherry are Florida natives and joined fellow Floridians in Wisconsin safety Austin Hudson and Stanford offensive lineman Reilly Gibbons as talented additions alongside Willie Taggart’s 19-member 2015 recruiting class. They joined current Bulls Rodney Adams (Toledo), Ja-mie Byrd (TCU/Iowa), A.J. Legree (Kentucky) and Austin Aikens (Western Kentucky) as Floridians to transfer to USF as well as Georgia native Steven Bench (Penn State) to give USF 10 such transfer players on the 2015 team. “Nearly all of the transfers we’ve asked to join our program are guys we knew very well. We built very strong relationships with them and their families during their high school recruiting process” - Willie Taggart

STAFF CHANGES & ADDITIONSUSF saw the addition of five new coaching staff members and the promotion of two during the offseason. The Bulls added Defensive Coordinator Tom Allen (Ole Miss), Co-Offensive Coordinator Danny Hope (Purdue), Defensive Backs Coach Alonzo Hampton (Western Kentucky), Running Backs Coach Donte Pimpleton (Kentucky Weslyan) and Tight Ends Coach David Gilbertson (USF GA) as new members to the staff. Quarterback Coach David Reaves was promoted to co-offensive coordinator/passing game coordinator and Linebackers Coach Raymond Woodie was promoted to assistant head coach/lineback-ers/special teams. USF also added Director of Player Personnel Jon Haskins and Senior Offensive Consultant Joe Kinnan, a Hall of Fame Florida high school coach, to the staff.

LOCAL FLAVORThe USF roster is built on a bedrock of local Tampa Bay area talent. Of the Bulls 28 signees in the 2014 class ranked No. 1 in The American, 12 hailed from the Bay Area. Taggart has recruited 17 Bay Area players in the last two seasons. The Bulls have 47 players on the roster that attended high school within an hour of Tampa Bay. Overall 91 of the 109 players on the USF roster hail from the state of Florida with the next closest state being Georgia with 7.

WINNING CLOSE GAMESThe Bulls are 8-3 in one-possession games in Head Coach Willie Taggart’s two seasons, including a 4-1 mark in 2014. USF has lost just one American Conference game decided by one-possession, going 7-2 under Taggart.

STRONG SCHEDULINGn The Bulls have annually produced one of the top non-conference schedules in the nation and will continue to do so through 2024. n The Bulls have 18 non-conference games vs. “Big Five” conference opponents between 2013-2022.n The Bulls are scheduled to play 7 games vs. four Big Ten opponents over seven sea-sons (2013-19), including this year at Maryland on Sept. 19. USF has upcoming dates with Wisconsin (2019), Maryland (2015) and Illinois (2017 & 2018). In 2013, USF played just its second ever game against a Big Ten foe at Michigan State, which finished 2013 ranked No. 3 in the nation. The Bulls returned to Big Ten country againin 2014 with a road date at No. 17 Wisconsin. n USF will play eight games vs. ACC opponents between 2013-2022, with five of those in Raymond James Stadium. The Bulls have upcoming home-and-home series with Florida State (2015 & 2016) , Syracuse (2015 & 2016) and Georgia Tech (2021 & 2022) joining the Bulls games vs. Miami in 2013 and N.C. State in 2014 at Ray Jay. n The Bulls also have a two-for-one series with Texas (2020, 2022 & 2024) and a home-and-home with BYU (2021 & 2022).

THE PROPOSALSenior 6-4, 318-pound guard Thor Jozwiak is just a teddy bear at heart. The outgoing lineman got engaged over the summer using 20,000 rose pedals to create a path to the beach for his fiancee, Samantha Visser. After orchestrating an elaborate scheme to get Visser and her mother to the beach for the suprise, Jozwiak got down on one knee to pop the question. The pair have set a wedding date of February 20. Visser is a USF graduate and is working as a nurse in the neonatal unit at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. The man Jozwiak lines up next to on the Bulls’ offensive line will serve as a groomsman. Senior center Brynjar Gudmundsson and Jozwiak were roomates for four years at USF.

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• TE Sean Price is co-president of USF’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee, representing more than 400 student-athletes.• G Thor Jozwiak and C Brynjar Gudmundsson were roomates for four years at USF and Gudmundsson will be a grooms-man in Jozwiak’s wedding this February. • P Mattias Ciabatti is a four-handicap in golf and has shot 76 on the TPC Tampa Bay course and posted 71 in his last round before fall camp despite picking up the game just five years ago. G Thor Jozwiak is also around a 10-handicapper who averages 310 yards with the driver.• G Thor Jozwiak’s father, Brian, was an All-American at West Virginia and first round NFL Draft pick of the Kansas City Chiefs. He sported a mohawk identical to the one his son wears now. Thor, who is equiped with an out-going personality and talent for hyping up large crowds, is eyeing a future career in the WWE. • OL Mak Djulbegovic’s father, Benjamin, is a noted professor in USF’s Morsani College of Medicine. • FR DB Devin Abraham (Donnie Abraham) is the son of former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Donnie Abraham.• RB Coach Donte Pimpleton and Head Coach Willie Taggart played on the same teams at Western Kentucky. Pimpleton was a back-up quarterback to Taggart and played some wide receiver and running back before taking the reigns at QB following Taggart’s graduation.• OC Danny Hope coached under Senior Offensive Consultant Joe Kinnan at Manatee HS in the early 80’s. Willie Taggart played for Kinnan in the late 90’s and helped lead the Hurricanes to a state title. • QB Coach David Reaves is the son of John Reaves, an All-American QB at Florida and longtime NFL QB.

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THE USF FOOTBALL PROGRAMThe USF program is in its 19th season and began in 1997, playing on the FCS level until joining the FBS in 2000. n The Bulls have had three head coaches in 18 seasons. n USF’s winning percentage of .630 (76-43) from 2000-09 ranked 26th nationally over that time span. n The Bulls reached as high as the No. 2 ranking in 2007. n USF has played in six bowl games and won four. n Claimed victories in Tampa over Louisville, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Kansas and North Carolina among others.n USF has claimed road or nuetral site wins over Florida State, Auburn, Clemson, Notre Dame, Miami, Louisville, N.C. State, West Virginia and TCU among others.n USF has had 14 first-team All-Conference selections including 1 Defensive Player of the Year, 2 Special Teams Players of the Year and 1 Rookie of the Year in the Big East. n USF has had five players selected a first team All-American a total of six times.n 10 USF players have been part of a Super Bowl team and eight have been part of the winning team. n Two former Bulls (Jason Pierre-Paul and Mike Jenkins) have reached the NFL Pro Bowl.

RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM: HOME OF BULLS & BUCSTOP USF SEASON AVERAGE ATTENDANCE

RANK AVERAGE YEAR __________________GAMES _____ ATTENDANCE 1. 53,170 2007 _____________________6 ___________ 319,019 2. 52,553 2009 _____________________6 ___________ 315,319

TOP USF GAME CROWDSRANK ATTENDANCE OPPONENT ______________ DATE ________ WINNER _____________ SCORE 1. 69,383 Florida St. _______________ 9/29/2012 __________ FSU ____________ L, 30-17 2. 67,012 West Virginia _____________ 9/28/2007 __________ USF ____________ W, 21-13 3. 66,469 Miami ________________ 11/28/2009 __________UM ____________ L, 31-10 4. 65,948 UCF _________________ 10/13/2007 _________ USF ____________ W, 64-12 5. 63,976 Cincinnati ______________ 10/15/2009 __________ UC ____________ L, 34-17

n The USF program is one of a few in college football that plays in an NFL Stadium, opened on September 20, 1998.n Raymond James Stadium is home to the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and has hosted two Super Bowls: Super Bowl XXXV in 2001 between the Ravens and Giants and Super Bowl XLIII in 2009 between the Steelers and Cardinals. n October 9, 2009, U2’s 360° Tour drew the largest stadium crowd ever with more than 72,000 people in attendance.n Will be the site of the 2017 College Football Championship game, also home of the Outback Bowl.

WELCOME TO THE SUNCOASTNOTING TAMPA, FLA. & THE BAY AREAn The city of Tampa has a population of around 400,000. The greater Tampa Bay area has a population of more than 4 million and is growing by nearly 100,000 residents per year. It is the 13th largest TV market in the United States.n Tampa ranks as fifth-most popular American city (where people want to live) according to a Pew Research Center study.n Tampa ranked as the 5th best outdoor city by Forbes. Average highs range 70 to 90 °F year round, and lows 52 to 76 °F.n Nicknames: Cigar City & The Big Guavan The city of Tampa operates over 207 parks and beaches within city limits and in the surrounding area.n An average of 361 days of sunshine each year create an ideal setting for many of the world’s top-rated beaches.

USF POSTS RECORDGRADUATION SUCCESS RATEUSF posted another program record in the classroom when the NCAA announced Graduation Success Rates (GSR) for all Division I institutions. USF posted a depart-ment record 83 percent Graduation Success Rate for scholarship student athletes over a six-year period start-ing with freshmen that entered college in 2007. The 83 percent GSR represented a six percent increase over last year’s announced rate. n USF has seen its overall program GSR rise in each of the last five years and now exceed the national average for Football Bowl Subdivision schools, which stands at 75 percent. n Seven USF Athletics programs exceeded or matched a program record high in GSR during the latest period. n USF’s Graduation Success Rates for African-American student-athletes of 75 percent and Hispanic student-ath-letes of 86 percent were well above the national averages of 68 percent and 79 percent, respectively.n The football program saw its GSR rise to a pro-gram-high 69 percent, an increase of 12 percent over the previous year and the fifth straight year in with improve-ment.

n The football team posted an APR score of 970 in 2015 to rank third in The American and third among 11 colle-giate football programs in the state of Florida. n In 2014, Taggart’s Bulls recorded the program’s best APR score since reporting began and marked an im-provement of 64 points since the 2007-08 season.

n USF Football logged a record number of 23 academic all-conference honorees in 2013 and 2014, marking the seven straight seasons in which the Bulls increased their

SCOUT American Conference2015 Recruiting Class Rankings

Rank Total Players 3-Stars Points1. Cincinnati 27 17 15452. USF 21 16 11573. UCF 18 11 10434. SMU 22 8 9755. Houston 19 8 8336. Memphis 30 6 8107. Temple 20 6 7168. East Carolina 17 8 6719. Navy 64 5 63510. Tulsa 20 4 63511. Tulane 19 4 55512. Connecticut 22 1 462

USF TEAM LEADERS NAMEDThe Bulls named six players to the Unity Council represent-ing the USF players. Joining captains Mattias Ciabatti, Eric Lee and Sean Price on the council are senior guard Thor Jozwiak, sophomore safety Devin Abraham and sophomore wide receiver Evan Wilson.

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NIGEL HARRIS • 6-0 • 220 • JRWLB(stinger)

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AUGGIE SANCHEZ • 6-2 • 241 • SO 2ND TEAM ALL-ACCMLB43

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• Leads team in tackles (106), team-best 14 at Navy, 11 at ECU with 3.0 TFL• 2nd in American conference games with 10.1 tackles per game• FIVE double-digit tackle games on the year.• Has led USF in tackles (11) times on his career, 7 times on year• QB of defense, calling all alignments and audibles

• 39 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 1 forced fumble• Season-best 10 tackes. 1.5 TFL in win at ECU• LED THE NATION with SIX forced fumbles in 2014, a USF season record• Led team with 10.5 tackles for loss in 2014, 2nd with 77 tackles• 112 tackles and 7 forced fumbles in first two seasons.

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• Leads team in sacks (5.0); 2nd on team in TFL (10.0) & tackles (80)• 32 Tackles, 7.5 TFL, 5.0 Sacks, 2 FF in 3-game stretch (UConn-Navy)• 2014: Led USF with 95 tackles,10th in AAC (5th among DB’s) • Has led team in tackles 8 times: Highs: Wisc (14), HOU (14), UConn (12)• Nicknamed “Angry Byrd” after the popular game for his ferocious hits

PLAYERS TO WATCH: DEFENSEDEFENSE HOLDS EM’ DOWNThe BullSharks Defense has held SEVEN of EIGHT Con-ference opponents below their season scoring average, and one equaled it. The SEVEN held below averaged 13.9 points below their season average entering the game.Opp. Season Average Vs. USF DifferenceMemphis 53.8 ppg 24 -30Cincinnati 38.7 ppg 27 -11Navy 34.8 ppg 29 -6Temple 34.0 ppg 23 -11SMU 30.8 ppg 14 -17ECU 28.0 ppg 17 -11UCF 14.9 ppg 3 -11UConn 19.8 ppg 20 -

DB’S ON TFL TEARUSF defensive backs have made a living in opponents backfield in Tom Allen’s blitz heavy 4-2-5 scheme that utilizes their speed to get to the quarterback.n DB’s have posted 30.5 of USF’s 90 TFL on the year n S Jamie Byrd is on second the team with 10.0 TFL and leads the team with 5.0 sacks, while CB Deatrick Nichols is second with 8.5 TFL and has one sack. n Seven different DB’s have a TFL on the year.

ALLEN LEADS THE DTom Allen was named the Bulls defensive coordinator in December of 2014 and brought 23 years of coaching ex-perience to USF. He previously coached in the Bay Area early in his coaching career, serving as head coach at Temple Heights HS (1992-94) and as defensive coordinator at Armwood HS (1995-96). Allen spent the previous three seasons at Ole Miss, where he served as linebackers coach and special teams coordinator and helped the Rebels rise to the No. 3 ranking in the Associated Press poll in 2014 and spend nine weeks in the top 10. The 2014 Ole Miss defense led the nation in scoring defense, giving up just 13.8 ppg and allowing a national low of 18 touchdowns. The Rebel defense led the SEC in five categories and ranked in the top 20 nationally in 11. Alonzo Hampton also joined the program in January as secondary coach. Hampton previ-ously served as defensive backs coach under Head Coach Willie Taggart during his final two seasons leading Western Kentucky (2011-12) and was part of the Hilltoppers’ historic turn-around and the program’s first-ever bowl appearance.

MOVE TO 4-2-5With Allen’s appointment to DC, the Bulls shifted to a 4-2-5 set on defense that will accentuate the program’s strength in secondary players and match the plethora of spread offenses now populating the American Conference. The aggressive defense dominated the Spring Game, including a 19-tackle day from senior linebacker Tashon Whitehurst playing the new “Stinger” position. The defense also uses a new “Bull” position, moving a smaller, quicker linebacker to the d-line as a pash rusher, and a “Husky” position which brings a free safety closer to the line is a hybrid linebacker.

NEW TERMINOLOGYTom Allen’s 4-2-5 defense brought with it some new termi-nology for Bulls’ defenders:Bull - A smaller hybrid defensive end/linebackerStinger - Weakside linebackerHusky - Strong safety that plays closer to the lineRover - Strong safety that plays more in coverageTakeaways - Tom Allen will not allow his players to use the word “turnover”. All change of possession plays are “takeaways” signifying an aggressive act on the part of the defense and not an error committed by the offense.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

CB3 • Career-high 8 tackels, 2 INT (returned 1 for a TD) & 1 TFL vs. Cincinnati

• Leads team 4 INT, 3rd on team with 8.5 TFL on year, T3rd with 58 tackles• Saw action in all 12 games in 2014 as a true freshman• Won three state championships at Miami Central HS

DEATRICK NICHOLS • 5-10 • 186 • SO 1ST TEAM ALL-ACC

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• Led team with nine tackles (6 solo) at Florida State. Had 10 tackles at Navy• His 179 career tackles lead all USF defenders• T3rd on team with 58 tackes. 3rd in 2014 with 72 tackles, 53 solo• Played in every game in his three years on campus, 24 starts

NATE GODWIN • 5-10 • 202 • JR

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51• 35 Tackles, 1.5 TFL• Six tackles and 1.5 sacks vs. Memphis• Led the team with 19 tackles, an INT and a sack in Spring Game• 2014: Career-best 49 tackles, 5.0 TFL

TASHON WHITEHURST • 6-3 • 220 • SR

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• Totaled 5.5 TFL & 2 sacks in last three games• Leads team with 11.0 TFL• 7th on team with 42 tackles, 2nd with 4.0 sacks - all career bests• Added 15 pounds of muscle in off-season

ERIC LEE • 6-3 • 258 • SR - CAPTAIN • 2ND TEAM ALL-ACC

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• 7.5 TFL & 3.0 Sacks on year • Posted career-best 3.0 TFL in season-opener vs. FAMU• 2014; Saw action in 11 games posted 5.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks• Ranked as No. 4 junior college defensive end by JCGridiron.com

SHAWN HILL • 6-3 • 270 • SR

CB24 • Four tackles in win at ECU

• 27 tackles on year• 2014: Tied for team lead with two interceptions to go with 36 tackles

JOHNNY WARD • 6-0 • 178 • JR

CB19 • First career INT at UCF, started 9 straight games

• Broward County 8A-7A-6A Defensive Player of the Year• 15 interceptions in 12 games as a senior, four returned for TDs• 28 career interceptions on HS career

RONNIE HOGGINS • 5-8 • 167 • FR

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• First career INT at Maryland, returned to 4-yd line, set up 7-0 lead in game• Sharp football mind, quarterback of the secondary• Played in 12 games with six starts in 2014 as true freshman• Son of former Tampa Bay Buccaneer cornerback Donnie Abraham

DEVIN ABRAHAM • 5-9 • 182 • SO

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• Leading tackler on D-Line with 45 tackles, 5.5 TFL• Career high nine tackles at Maryland• Then career high eight tackles, 1 TFL at Florida State• 2014: 18 tackles, 0.5 TFL • One of the strongest players in the weight room, 675 pound squat

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RODNEY ADAMS • 6-1 • 190 • JRSLOT87

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• Leads team with 39 receptions, 692 receiving yards and 8 TD• CAREER HIGHS: 7 catches, 147 yards & 1 TD in win vs. No. 21 Temple• 4 catches for 95 yards and game-winning 67-yard TD reception at ECU• Returned opening kickoff 97 yards for a TD at Navy

ALL-AMERICA, MAXWELL & DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE2014 AMERICAN CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR/ 1st TEAM AAC• LEADS in AAC, 17th in FBS in rushing 115 ypg• 12 career 100-yard games, current USF record string of 4-straight • 2nd on USF Career Rushing Chart with 2,314 yards• Needs 101 yards for USF SEASON RECORD (1,374)• Has the No. 1 (230) and No. 5 (184) rushing games in the AAC this season• 8 100-yard games on season is a USF record

PLAYERS TO WATCH: OFFENSE

THOR JOZWIAK • 6-4 • 321 • GR 1ST TEAM ALL-ACCLG64

• Engaged to be married in February• Started eight games in 2014, 25 career starts• Sidelined in 2013 due to a heart condition• Graduated in December 2014 (Communications)

SEAN PRICE • 6-3 • 250 • SR - CAPTAIN• 2ND TEAM ALL-ACCTE (Y)12

• Career-best two TD catches vs. both Cincinnati & UCF to close season• Four catches for 56 yards & 1 TD in win at ECU• USF TE career records 75 receptions & 897 receiving yards• Very strong lead blocker in run game.

A.J. LEGREE • 6-1 • 194 • JRWR (Z)

6• First career start at ECU• Transfer from Kentucky, sat out 2014• 24 games played at Kentucky: 19 receptions for 210 yards• 1st team Class 3A All-State (Fla.), state champion high jumper (6-10)

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EXPLOSIVE!USF has (22) SCORING PLAYS of 20+ yards on the sea-son, including (13) of 40 yards or longer.n USF had (12) such SCORING PLAYS all of last season, eight that were 40 yards or longer.n The SCORING PLAYS have been evenly distributed be-tween seven players. Rodney Adams (6) and Marlon Mack (6) lead the way.n The Bulls have posted (64) 20+ yard EXPLOSIVE PLAYS on the year (5.3 pg). USF had a total of (46) in 12 games last season (3.8 pg). USF is on pace to post more than 20 more such plays in 2015.n Quinton Flowers has been responsible for 41 EXPLO-SIVE PLAYS, throwing the football on 31 and running on 10, including long runs of 67, 42 & 33 yards. 14 of those plays have gone for touchdowns.

MACK & FLOWERS HONOREDFollowing USF’s 556 yards of offense and 326 yards rushing vs. No. 21 Temple, two Bulls recieved accolades.n Marlon Mack was named Offensive Player of the Week by the American Conference, the first time the 2014 Confer-ence Rookie of the Year has been so honored.Mack was also named the College Football Performance Awards National Player of the Week and The American Player of the Week by College Sports Madness.n Quinton Flowers was name to the Davey O’Brien Awards “Great 8” Performances weekly list. He was chosen among 8 of the 128 FBS quarterbacks for the honor.

OFFENSIVE COACHING CHANGESWillie Taggart brought on board Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach Danny Hope in December. A Gaines-ville, Fla., native and former head coach at Purdue, Hope has strong ties to Florida having also coached under leg-endary Florida high school coach Joe Kinnan at Manatee HS. Hope also was an assistant Howard Schnellenberger at Miami and under Joe Tiller at Purdue when Tiller brought the spread offense to the Big Ten. Taggart also added Kinnan to the Bulls’ staff as a senior offensive consultant. Kinnan coached Taggart as an all-state quarterback at Manatee HS and the two claimed a Florida state title in the early 1990’s. Kinnan, who coached in the collegiate ranks before taking over the Manatee program, has consulted such coaches as Nebraska’s Tom Osborne and Auburn’s Gus Malzahn on offensive philosphy during his career.

BULLS GO UP-TEMPO/SPREADUSF moved to a no-huddle, up-tempo offensive philosophy during the spring with a stated goal of snapping the ball with 15 seconds remaining on the play clock. The up-tempo phi-losophy was infused on both sides of the ball and through-out practice as the Bulls were paced through crisp and fast workouts lasting around 1:45 and managed to run twice as many offensive plays during that period as they had in the past. USF will also incorporate many more spread elements and read-option runs into its offense in 2015 while maintain-ing a desire to power run the football.

O-LINE MAKEOVERJunior guard Brynjar Gudmundsson returns as the Bulls’ most experienced offensive lineman with 24 career starts. Fellow senior Thor Jozwiak bring 13 career starts into 2015, but missed the entire spring after undergoing shoulder sur-gery. USF will look to replace three senior starters on the line that had all logged 29 career starts or more, the most significant of which may be three-year starter and two-time Rimington Trophy candidate Austin Reiter at center. Among those looking to step into those shoes on the o-line is 6-4, 290-pound junior tackle Kofi Amichia, and 6-5, 296-pound tackle Mak Djulbegovic.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• 2nd on team with 26 receptions, 356 receiving yards & 4 TD• 1,137 all-purpose yards, 7th in FBS in kickoff returns (29.1 ypr)• 4 kickoff returns for 181 yards (45.4 ypr), & 281 all-purpose yards vs. Cincy• Threw a 29-yard TD pass to Rodney Adams at UConn.

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D’ERNEST JOHNSON • 5-10 • 208 • SO CO-OFFENSIVE MVP

QB9 • Averaging 73.6 yards rushing per game, 2nd on team with 883 yds on ground

• Threw for four TD in first half vs. Cincinnati, including first three completions• Completing 61% of passes with 21TD & 8 INT, 152.55 pass efficiency• A 4-star recruit, Miami Jackson HS, more than 8,000 yds of offense in HS

QUINTON FLOWERS • 6-0 • 217 • SO TEAM MVP

RYESHENE BRONSON • 6-3 • 192 • SOWR (X)

81• 15 catches for 228 yards & 1 TD, 15.2 ypc• Career best 3 catches for 81 yards & 1 TD vs. Syracuse• 2014: Caught 10 passes for 85 yards and 1 TD as a freshman• A Semper Fidelis All-American game selection; ESPN 4-star recruit

DARIUS TICE • 5-10 • 211 • JRRB31

• 83 carries for 448 yards on year (5.4 ypc) & 4 TD• Career-high 94 rushing yards rushing vs. Cincinnati• Posted 75 carries for 245 yards in his first two seasons• A second-team 6A All-State selection, 1,210 yards and 20 TDs

TE (Y)85 • Averaging 22.9 yards per reception on the year

• Missed Maryland game following a head injury in FSU game.• Set USF RECORD for TE w/ 126 yards on 4 catches & 62-yard TD vs. FAMU• Posted 45 receptions for 596 yards and six touchdowns as a HS senior

ELKANAH DILLON • 6-5 • 245 • RFR

CHRIS BARR • 5-10 • 175 • FRSLOT

1• Third on team with 23 receptions, 1st career TD at UCF• 34-yard catch at Navy, 24-yard catch at Florida State• One of the fastest Bulls• 3-star recruit, 28 TD and more than 2,000 yards in HS, Led team to state title

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BRYNJAR GUDMUNDSSON • 6-4 • 305 • GRRG66

• Started all 12 games in 2014 at guard & tackle• Started every game last three seasons, leads team with 37 career starts• Among team leaders in snaps taken last two seasons• Graduated in December 2014 (Communications)

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WHERE THE BULLS ARE FROM

BULLS BY STATEFLORIDA: 91GEORGIA: 7ALABAMA: 2ILLINOIS: 1MISSISSIPPI: 1OHIO: 1

FLORIDA BULLSBAY AREA: 46MIAMI/FT. LAUDERDALE: 10ORLANDO/KISSIMMEE: 5IMMOKALEE: 4JACKSONVILLE: 3

BULLS BY CLASSTRUE FRESHMEN: 31REDSHIRT FRESHMEN: 18SOPHOMORES: 20JUNIORS: 21SENIORS: 18

TRUE & REDSHIRT FRESHMEN: 49UNDERCLASSMEN: 69UPPERCLASSMEN: 39

MATTIAS CIABATTI • 6-0 • 189 • GR - CAPTAIN • 2ND TEAM ALL-AACP49

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ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE • RAY GUY AWARD WATCH LIST• On pace to set USF records for career punting average and yardage• 196 career punts for 42.5 avg• 3rd in ACC in 50+ yard punts (15)• Punted in every game the last three seasons, • 48 career punts inside the 20, 36 over 50+ yards• Civil Engineering graduate with over 3.5 GPA• A four-handicapper in golf

2014 SEASON• First Team All-American Conference Punter (2014)• 10th in the NCAA/1st in conf. with 44.4 yards per punt average in 2014• Set USF season record for punting average in 2014• Led AAC with 22 punts inside the 20 and 18 of 50+ yards in 2014

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• 46-yard punt return at FSU, longest for USF in 3 seasons, 45-yarder vs SMU• 12.3 average ranks 1st in AAC, 14th in FBS• 37 tackles on the season, 9th on team• Tampa native (Tampa Bay Tech HS)

TAJEE FULLWOOD • 6-2 195 • SO

K35 • 15-of-21 on the year, current string of 9-straight is 3rd longest at USF

• Career-long 49-yard field goal vs. Cincinnati• Career-best 3-of-3 on FG & 47-yarder win vs. No. 21 Temple• Comfortable out to 55 yards in practice.• Miami Native, Miami Central HS teammate of Deatrick Nichols & Michael Smith

EMILIO NADELMAN • 5-6 • 173 • SO

“SPECIAL” TEAMSAssistant Head Coach Raymond Woodie took over guid-ance of the USF special teams in 2015 and the results are beginning to prove spectacular:n USF is in the TOP 25 of the FBS in two special teams categories: Punt Returns (20th, 12.6), Kickoff Returns (3rd, 28.3)n Junior Rodney Adams had a 97-yard kickoff return for a TD at Navy and averaged 69.5 ypr on two returns. He ranks 4th in FBS/1st in the AAC averaging 30.5 ypr.n Sophomore Tajee Fullwood in his first season as a punt returner ranks 14th in the FBS averaging 12.3 ypr. He has returns of 46 and 45 yards on the year and posted 82 yards on just three returns in a win over SMU.n Sophomore D’Ernest Johnson is averaging 29.1 ypr on kickoff returns, good for 7th in FBS and third in the AAC.n Punter Mattias Ciabatti was a Ray Guy Award Candidate on pace to shatter the USF career punting average record. He is 3rd in The American in punts of 50+ yards (15) and is third in punts inside the 20 (19).

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ASSOCIATED PRESSRK TEAM __________ RECORD TREND1 Clemson(51) _________ 13-0 ___ 0 ____—2 Alabama(9) __________ 12-1 ___ 0 ____—3 Michigan State(1) ______ 12-1 ___ 0 _____ 24 Oklahoma ___________ 11-1 ___ 0 _____ 15 Stanford ____________ 11-2 ___ 0 _____ 26 Iowa ______________ 12-1 ___ 0 _____ 27 Ohio State ___________ 11-1 ___ 0 _____ 18 Notre Dame __________ 10-2 ___ 0 _____ 19 Florida State _________ 10-2 ___ 0 _____ 110 North Carolina ________ 11-2 ___ 0 _____ 211 TCU _______________ 10-2 ___ 0 ____—12 Northwestern ________ 10-2 ___ 0 _____ 113 Oklahoma State _______ 10-2 ___ 0 _____ 114 HOUSTON __________ 12-1 ___ 0 _____ 315 Oregon ____________ 9-3 ___ 0 ____—16 Ole Miss ____________ 9-3 ___ 0 ____—17 Michigan ___________ 9-3 ___ 0 _____ 218 Baylor _____________ 9-3 ___ 0 _____ 619 Florida _____________ 10-3 ___ 0 _____ 120 Utah ______________ 9-3 ___ 0 _____ 121 NAVY _____________ 9-2 ___ 0 _____ 122 LSU _______________ 8-3 ___ 0 _____ 123 Wisconsin ___________ 9-3 ___ 0 _____ 224 TEMPLE ___________ 10-3 ___ 0 _____ 425 Western Kentucky ______ 11-2 ___ 0 ____— USF getting 8 votes

USA TODAY COACHES POLLRK TEAM _________RECORD __ PTS _ TREND1 Clemson(55) _______ 13-0 __ 1493 ____—2 Alabama(5) ________ 12-1 __ 1438 ____—3 Oklahoma _________ 11-1 __ 1363 _____ 14 Michigan State ______ 12-1 __ 1341 _____ 15 Ohio State _________ 11-1 __ 1205 _____ 16 Stanford __________ 11-2 __ 1202 _____ 17 Iowa ____________ 12-1 __ 1184 _____ 48 Florida State _______ 10-2 __ 1025 _____ 19 Notre Dame ________ 10-2 __ 1016 _____ 110 TCU _____________ 10-2 ___927 _____ 111 North Carolina ______ 11-2 ___914 _____ 312 Northwestern ______ 10-2 ___775 _____ 113 Oklahoma State _____ 10-2 ___764 _____ 114 Oregon ___________ 9-3 ___655 _____ 215 Ole Miss ___________ 9-3 ___627 _____ 216 HOUSTON ________ 12-1 ___626 _____ 217 Michigan __________ 9-3 ___533 _____ 218 Florida ___________ 10-3 ___502 _____ 319 Baylor ____________ 9-3 ___485 _____ 720 Utah _____________ 9-3 ___362 ____—21 LSU ______________ 8-3 ___261 _____ 222 NAVY ____________ 9-2 ___251 ____—23 Wisconsin __________ 9-3 ___177 _____ 224 TEMPLE _________ 10-3 ___ 72 _____ 325 Georgia ___________ 9-3 68 ____ —

VS. RANKED TEAMSn UNDER TAGGART: 1-6: USF downed No. 21 Temple (44-23) in 2015 for their first win over a ranked foe under Taggart. The Bulls faced three Top 25 ranked teams in 2013: falling to No. 15 Miami (49-21) and No. 18/16 Louisville (34-3) and at No. 17/19 UCF (23-20). In 2014: USF fell at No. 19 Wisconsin (27-10) and to No. 19 ECU (28-17).n OVERALL RECORD: USF is 10-20 all-time vs. FBS ranked teams since joining the FBS in 2000. The Bulls are 14-25 overall when playing ranked foes, including a 4-5 record vs. I-AA (FCS) teams from 1997-2000.n LAST WIN: The Bulls downed No. 21 Temple, 44-23, on Nov. 14, 2015 in Raymond James Stadium.n AT HOME: USF is 6-10 at home vs. FBS ranked teams, last posting a win with a 44-23 victory over No. 21 Temple on Nov. 14, 2015.n ON THE ROAD: USF is 4-10 on the road vs. FBS ranked teams, last posting a win with a 23-20 victory at No. 16/18 Notre Dame on Sept. 3, 2011.

HOME COOKIN’n USF has posted an 81-40 (.669) record in home games since the program started in 1997, 75-37 (.669) in Raymond James Stadium. USF played its entire 1997 home schedule and the first two games of the ’98 season in Tampa Stadium, going 6-3, moving to Raymond James for the Citadel game in ‘98.

nUSF has notched a winning home record in 14 of its 19 seasons. It’s gone undefeated three times (2002, ’01 and ’00) and suffered just one loss six times (2015, 2007, ’06, ’05, 1999 and ’98). USF’s best home mark is 7-0 in 2001.

n The Bulls five seasons with a losing home record were in 2014 (2-5); 2013 (1-5); 2012 (2-4), 2011 (3-4) and 2004 (2-4).

ON THE ROADn USF has posted a 41-56 record in true road games during the program’s 19-year history. n The Bulls have had four seasons with winning road records (2010, ‘07, ’03 and ’02) and four where they finished at .500 (2009, ’08, ’06 and 1998). n In the first five seasons of program history, the Bulls were 6-15 (.286) in road games, but in the last 11 seasons USF has gone 34-37, including eight of 11 seasons at .500 or better.

n USF is 21-28 in conference road games. The most wins in a season is three, last done in 2015.

CONFERENCE COMPETITIONAfter spending the first six seasons of program history as an independent, USF joined Conference USA in 2003, and then, moved to the BIG EAST in 2005. Realignment mophed the BIG EAST into the American Athletic Conference in 2013.

n Overall, USF is 42-55 in its 13th year as a conference member. The Bulls were 8-8 (.500) over their two-year span with C-USA and went 22-34 (.392) in eight seasons in the BIG EAST. n First-year Head Coach Willie Taggart made history in his last conference as his one-year turnaround from 2-10 in 2010 to 7-5 in 2011 was the single-best turnaround in Sun Belt history. n Most wins in a season is 6, posted in 2015.n USF is 7-6 in conference openers, 2-1 in The American.

NON-CONFERENCE RECORDUSF has gone 35-20 in regular-season, non-conference games during their 11 seasons as a conference member. n The Bulls are 3-9 since joining The American. n During their time in the BIG EAST (2005-2012), USF went 30-9 (.769) in regular-season, non-conference match-ups. n Since 2007, the Bulls have wins at Notre Dame (2011), vs. Miami (2010), at Florida State (2009), at N.C. State (2008), vs. No. 10 Kansas (2008), at Auburn (2007) and vs. North Carolina (2007). n USF posted a 3-3 (.500) record in non-conference games

FOR THE RECORD: HOME; ROAD; CONFERENCE; NON-CONFERENCE MARKS

THE HERDUSF Student Government recently passed a resolution to officially rename the USF student section The Herd. USF’s student section numbers more than 12,000 students, making it the largest in the American Athletic Conference and among the largest in the nation.

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2015 USF FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class/Elig. Hometown (Previous Schools) 1 Chris Barr WR 5-10 175 Fr./Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Acad.) 2 Jamie Byrd S 5-11 185 Sr./Sr. Dade City, Fla. (Pasco HS/TCU/Iowa Western CC) 2 Steven Bench QB 6-2 215 Gr./Sr. Bainbridge, Ga. (Cairo HS/Penn St.) 3 Deatrick Nichols CB 5-10 189 So./So. Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS) 4 Jimmy Bayes LB 6-3 228 So./RFr. Immokalee, Fla. (Immokalee HS) 4 Asiantii Woulard QB 6-3 213 Jr./So. Winter Park, Fla. (Winter Park HS/UCLA) 5 Marlon Mack RB 6-0 205 So./So. Sarasota, Fla. (Booker HS) 6 A.J. Legree WR 6-1 195 Sr./Jr. Fort White, Fla. (Fort White HS/Kentucky) 7 Brett Kean QB 6-1 220 Fr./Fr. Lakewood, Ohio (St. Edward HS) 8 Tyre McCants WR 5-11 210 So./RFr. Niceville, Fla. (Niceville HS) 9 Quinton Flowers QB 6-0 210 So./So. Miami, Fla. (Miami Jackson HS) 9 Shawn Hill DE 6-3 270 Sr./Sr. Kankakee, Ill. (Kankakee HS/Fort Scott CC) 10 Deadrin Senat DT 6-1 305 Jr./So. Immokalee, Fla. (Immokalee HS) 11 Marlon Pope TE 6-4 260 Sr./Sr. Hattiesburg, Miss. (Hattiesburg HS/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) 12 Sean Price TE 6-3 252 Sr./Sr. Citra, Fla. (North Marion HS) 13 Tajee Fullwood S 6-2 195 So./So. Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Bay Tech HS) 14 Deangelo Antoine WR 5-10 180 Fr./Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Oak Ridge HS) 15 Vincent Jackson DE 6-2 246 So./RFr. Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit HS) 15 Zac Joslin QB 5-11 180 Fr./Fr. Riverview, Fla. (Riverview HS) 16 Donovan Geter WR 6-6 200 Fr./Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Newsome HS) 16 Adam Robles QB 6-3 206 So./RFr. Ocala, Fla. (Vanguard HS) 17 Tyler Pippens RB 5-10 160 Fr./Fr. Riverdale, Ga. (Ola HS) 18 Jaymon Thomas S 6-3 185 Fr./Fr. Immokalee, Fla. (Immokalee HS) 18 Evan Wilson WR 6-2 195 Jr./So. Sarasota, Fla. (The Out-of-Door Academy) 19 Ronnie Hoggins CB 5-8 167 Fr./Fr. Coconut Creek, Fla. (Monarch HS) 20 Devin Abraham S 5-9 186 So./So. Tarpon Springs, Fla. (East Lake HS) 21 Khalid McGee S 5-10 201 Fr./Fr. Miami, Fla. (Miami Northwestern HS) 22 Hassan Childs S 6-0 188 Jr./Jr. Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola HS) 23 Mazzi Wilkins CB 6-0 170 So./RFr. Tampa, Fla. (Plant HS) 24 Johnny Ward CB 6-0 178 Jr./Jr. Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County HS) 25 Cameron Gergley CB 6-0 180 So./RFr. Orlando, Fla. (Winter Park HS) 26 Christian Coffelletto S 5-10 185 Fr./Fr. Port Charlotte, Fla. (Port Charlotte HS) 26 Chase Whitehead WR 5-9 175 So./RFr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Choctawhatchee HS) 27 Chardonnae Baity WR 5-7 160 Sr./Jr. Palmetto, Fla. (Palmetto HS) 27 Austin Hudson S 6-2 207 So./So. Tampa, Fla. (Plant HS) 28 Tucker Bennett S 6-2 195 Fr./Fr. Merritt Island, Fla. (Merritt Island HS) 29 C.J. Garye LB 6-3 231 Gr./Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln HS) 30 Jalen Spencer CB 6-0 186 Sr./Jr. Pensacola, Fla. (Pensacola HS) 31 Darius Tice RB 5-10 206 Jr./Jr. Miami, Fla. (Northwestern HS) 32 D’Ernest Johnson RB 5-10 208 So./So. Immokalee, Fla. (Immokalee HS) 33 Cecil Cherry LB 6-0 240 Fr./Fr. Frostproof, Fla. (Victory Christian Acad. HS/Texas) 33 Tye Turner TE 6-3 255 Gr./Sr. Hampton, Ga. (Griffin HS) 34 Malik Dixon S 6-3 207 Fr./Fr. Port Charlotte, Fla. (Port Charlotte HS) 35 Emilio Nadelman PK 5-6 173 Jr./So. Miami, Fla. (Central HS) 36 Nate Godwin S 5-10 204 Jr./Jr. Tampa, Fla. (Freedom HS) 37 Nate Ferguson S 5-9 180 Fr./Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Sickles HS) 38 Bruce Gillis S 5-10 202 Sr./Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Andrew Jackson HS/FIU) 38 Zaybreion Gunter RB 5-10 213 Jr./Jr. Baldwin Fla. (Baldwin HS/Ellsworth JC) 39 Trent Shaw LB 6-2 200 Fr./Fr. Lutz, Fla. (Steinbrenner HS) 40 Riley Sheehan FB 6-3 245 Fr./Fr. Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) 40 Michael Hill K 5-9 180 Sr./Sr. Tarpon Springs, Fla. (Tarpon Springs HS) 41 Brent Gordon P 6-3 190 Fr./Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin HS) 41 Greg Reaves LB 6-2 205 Fr./Fr. Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee HS/Air Force Prep Acad.) 42 Corian Hamilton FB 6-0 238 Gr./Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Olympia HS) 43 Auggie Sanchez LB 6-2 244 Jr./So. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Northeast HS) 44 Nick Holman LB 6-2 229 So./RFr. Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) 45 Andrew Hill CB 5-8 179 So./RFr. Orange Park, Fla. (Ridgeview HS) 46 Shannon Smith DB 6-1 175 Sr./Jr. Brandon, Fla. (Armwood HS/Concordia Univ.) 47 Jordan Acham K/P 5-11 202 So./So. Wellington, Fla. (Palm Beach Central HS/Stetson) 48 Mike Ruggles P 6-6 210 Jr./Jr. Lutz, Fla. (Steinbrenner HS/UTEP)

Name No.Devin Abraham 20Jordan Acham 47Rodney Adams 87Spencer Adkinson 48Austin Aikens 88Kofi Amichia 75Deangelo Antoine 14Billy Atterbury 78Daniel Awoleke 93Chardonnae Baity 27Chris Barr 1Jimmy Bayes 4Steven Bench 2 Tucker Bennett 28Josh Black 55Kevin Bronson 99Ryeshene Bronson 81Juwuan Brown 56Zack Bullock 52Jamie Byrd 2Cameron Campbell 69Cecil Cherry 33Hassan Childs 22Mattias Ciabatti 49Stanley Clerveaux 86Christian Coffelletto 26Elkanah Dillon 85Malik Dixon 34Mak Djulbegovic 71Nate Ferguson 37Quinton Flowers 9Tajee Fullwood 13Michael Galati 68C.J. Garye 29Cameron Gergley 25Donovan Geter 16Reilly Gibbons 76Bruce Gillis 38Nate Godwin 36Marlon Gonzalez 95Brent Gordon 41Brynjar Gudmundsson 66Zaybreion Gunter 38Jeremi Hall 73Corian Hamilton 42James Hamilton 90Nigel Harris 57Bruce Hector 60Andrew Hill 45Shawn Hill 9Michael Hill 40Jimmy Hinck 50Ryan Hintz 80Ronnie Hoggins 19Nick Holman 44Austin Hudson 27Vincent Jackson 15D’Ernest Johnson 32Devon Jones-Stewart 50Zac Joslin 15

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class/Elig. Hometown (Previous Schools) 48 Spencer Adkinson TE 6-3 237 Jr./So. Seminole, Fla. (Indian Rocks Christian) 49 Mattias Ciabatti P 6-0 200 Gr./Sr. Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough HS) 50 Jimmy Hinck LS 6-2 230 Fr./Fr Englewood, Fla. (Lemon Bay HS) 50 Devon Jones-Stewart S 6-1 194 Jr./Jr. Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary HS) 51 Tashon Whitehurst LB 6-3 220 Sr./Sr. Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS) 52 Zack Bullock DE 6-3 245 Gr./Sr. Sebring, Fla. (Sebring HS) 53 Danny Thomas LB 6-1 225 Fr./Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Amos P. Godby HS) 54 Nico Sawtelle LB 6-2 215 Fr./Fr. Jensen Beach, Fla. (Jensen Beach HS) 55 Josh Black DE 6-2 247 So./So. Tampa, Fla. (Sickles HS) 56 Juwuan Brown DE 6-2 248 So./RFr. Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson HS) 57 Nigel Harris LB 6-0 231 Jr./Jr. Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough HS) 58 Dylan Rutledge LS 6-3 245 Sr./Jr. New Port Richey, Fla. (River Ridge HS/Stetson) 59 Alex Salvato LS 5-11 200 Sr./Jr. Lakeland, Fla. (Victory Christian Academy) 60 Bruce Hector DT 6-2 295 Jr./So. Tampa, Fla. (Robinson HS) 61 Dominique Threatt OL 6-1 315 Jr./Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Tri-Cities HS) 63 Michael Smith OL 6-3 310 So./RFr. Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS) 64 Thor Jozwiak OL 6-4 318 Gr./Sr. Eagle Lake, Fla. (Lake Region HS) 65 Clavion Nelson OL 6-3 308 Sr./Sr. Hollywood, Fla. (South Broward HS) 66 Brynjar Gudmundsson OL 6-4 300 Gr./Sr. Wellington, Fla. (Wellington HS) 68 Michael Galati OL 6-3 288 So./RFr. Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee HS) 69 Cameron Campbell OL 6-3 288 Fr./Fr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan HS) 71 Mak Djulbegovic OL 6-5 296 Sr./Sr. Tampa, Fla. (Carrollwood Day School) 72 Brooks Larkin OL 6-3 308 Fr./Fr. Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee HS/Air Force Prep Acad.) 73 Jeremi Hall OL 6-5 335 Jr./So. Atlanta, Ga. (Tri-Cities HS) 74 Cameron Ruff OL 6-3 309 Jr./So. Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit HS) 75 Kofi Amichia OL 6-4 290 Sr./Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) 76 Reilly Gibbons OL 6-6 305 Fr./Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg Catholic HS/Stanford) 77 Marcus Norman OL 6-6 305 Fr./Fr. Sebastian, Fla. (Sebastian River HS) 78 Billy Atterbury OL 6-4 295 Fr./Fr. Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater Central Catholic HS) 80 Ryan Hintze DE 6-6 235 Jr./So. Bradenton, Fla. (Braden River HS/SCF Manatee-Sarasota) 80 Trevor Steinke WR 5-11 185 Fr./Fr. Lutz, Fla. (Hillsborough HS) 81 Ryeshene Bronson WR 6-3 200 So./So. Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar HS) 82 Jordan Reed WR 5-10 170 Fr./Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Plant HS) 83 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR 6-3 203 Jr./Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Lakewood HS) 84 Alex Mut WR 6-3 195 Sr./Jr. Port Charlotte, Fla. (Charlotte HS) 85 Elkanah Dillon TE 6-5 245 So./RFr. Ocala, Fla. (Vanguard HS) 86 Stanley Clerveaux WR 6-3 203 So./RFr. North Miami, Fla. (North Miami HS) 87 Rodney Adams WR 6-1 190 Jr./Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Lakewood HS/Toledo) 88 Austin Aikens WR 6-0 184 Jr./Jr. Tampa, Fla. (Plant HS/Western Kentucky) 89 Mitchell Wilcox TE 6-4 236 Fr./Fr. Tarpon Springs, Fla. (Tarpon Springs HS) 90 James Hamilton DT 6-2 308 Sr./Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Olympia HS) 91 Eric Lee DE 6-3 260 Sr./Sr. Daphne, Ala. (Daphne HS) 93 Daniel Awoleke DT 6-5 283 Sr./Sr. Lakeland, Fla. (George Jenkins HS) 94 Kirk Livingstone DE 6-4 258 Fr./Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Stranahan HS 95 Marlon Gonzalez DT 6-4 280 Fr./Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. (North Ft. Myers HS) 96 Eric Mayes DT 6-4 240 So./RFr. Sarasota, Fla. (Booker HS/Milford Acad.) 97 Nicholas Munera DE 6-5 232 So./RFr. Tampa, Fla. (King HS) 98 Mike Love DE 6-4 266 Jr./So. Clearwater, Fla. (Countryside HS) 99 Kevin Bronson DT 6-4 271 So./RFr. Delray Beach, Fla. (Village Academy HS)

Name No.Thor Jozwiak 64Brett Kean 7Brooks Larkin 72Eric Lee 91A.J. Legree 6Kirk Livingstone 94Mike Love 98Marlon Mack 5Eric Mayes 96Tyre McCants 8Khalid McGee 21Nicholas Munera 97Alex Mut 84Emilio Nadelman 35Clavion Nelson 65Deatrick Nichols 3Marcus Norman 77Tyler Pippens 17Marlon Pope 11Sean Price 12Greg Reaves 41Jordan Reed 82Adam Robles 16Cameron Ruff 74Mike Ruggles 48Dylan Rutledge 58Alex Salvato 59Auggie Sanchez 43Nico Sawtelle 54Deadrin Senat 10Trent Shaw 39Riley Sheehan 40Michael Smith 63Shannon Smith 46Jalen Spencer 30Trevor Steinke 80Danny Thomas 53Jaymon Thomas 18Dominique Threatt 61Darius Tice 31Tye Turner 33Marquez Valdes-Scantling 83Johnny Ward 24Chase Whitehead 26Tashon Whitehurst 51Mitchell Wilcox 89Mazzi Wilkins 23Evan Wilson 18Asiantii Woulard 4

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USF OFFENSEPOS # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Z 87 Rodney Adams 6-1 190 Jr. 8 Tyre McCants 5-11 210 RFr.Y (TE) 12 Sean Price 6-3 252 Sr. 85 Elkanah Dillon OR 6-5 245 RFr. 11 Marlon Pope 6-4 260 Sr. RT 71 Mak Djulbegovic 6-5 296 Sr. 65 Clavion Nelson 6-3 308 Jr. RG 61 Dominique Threatt 6-1 315 Jr. 74 CameronRuff 6-3 309 So.C 66 Brynjar Gudmundsson 6-4 300 Gr. 68 Michael Galati 6-3 288 RFr. LG 64 Thor Jozwiak 6-4 318 Gr. 73 Jeremi Hall 6-5 335 So.LT 75 KofiAmichia 6-4 290 Jr. 76 Reilly Gibbons 6-6 305 Fr. QB 9 Quinton Flowers 6-0 210 So. 2 Steven Bench 6-2 215 Gr. HB 5 Marlon Mack 6-0 205 So. 31 Darius Tice 5-10 206 Jr. 32 D’Ernest Johnson 5-10 208 So. SLOT 1 Chris Barr 5-10 175 Fr. 82 Jordan Reed 5-10 170 Fr. X 81 Ryeshene Bronson 6-3 200 So. 6 A.J. Legree 6-1 195 Jr.

USF DEFENSE (4-2-5)POS # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. DE 91 Eric Lee 6-3 260 Sr. 98 Mike Love 6-4 266 So. DT 90 James Hamilton 6-2 308 Sr. 99 Kevin Bronson 6-4 271 RFr. 60 Bruce Hector 6-2 295 So. DT 10 Deadrin Senat 6-1 305 So. 93 Daniel Awoleke 6-5 283 Sr. DE 52 Zack Bullock 6-3 245 Gr. (BULL) 9 Shawn Hill 6-3 270 Sr. MLB 43 Auggie Sanchez 6-2 244 So. (MIKE) 53 Danny Thomas 6-1 225 Fr. WLB 57 Nigel Harris 6-0 231 Jr.(STINGER) 51 Tashon Whitehurst 6-3 220 Sr.CB 3 Deatrick Nichols 5-10 189 So. 30 Jalen Spencer 6-0 186 Jr. HUSKY 2 Jamie Byrd 5-11 185 Sr. 21 Khalid McGee 5-10 201 Fr.SS 36 Nate Godwin 5-10 204 Jr. (ROVER) 18 Jaymon Thomas 6-3 185 Fr.FS 20 Devin Abraham 5-9 186 So. 13 Tajee Fullwood 6-2 195 So. CB 19 Ronnie Hoggins 5-8 167 Fr. 24 Johnny Ward 6-0 178 Jr.

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POS # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. P 49 Mattias Ciabatti 6-0 200 Gr. 35 Emilio Nadelman 5-6 173 So. PK 35 Emilio Nadelman 5-6 173 So. 40 Michael Hill 5-9 180 Sr. H 49 Mattias Ciabatti 6-0 200 Gr. 84 Alex Mut 6-3 195 Jr. LS 59 Alex Salvato 5-11 200 Jr. 58 Dylan Rutledge 6-3 245 Jr. KO 40 Michael Hill 5-9 180 Sr. 35 Emilio Nadelman 5-6 173 So. KR 32 D’Ernest Johnson 5-10 208 So. 87 Rodney Adams 6-1 190 Jr. PR 13 Tajee Fullwood 6-2 195 So. 82 Jordan Reed 5-10 170 Fr.

USF SPECIALISTS PRONUNCIATION CHART75 _ Kofi AMICHIA ____________________________ Ah-MEE-chee-uhh93 _ Daniel AWOLEKE ________________________ ugh-WALL-ugh-KAY81 _ RYESHENE Bronson ____________________________ rye-SHEEN22 _ HASSAN Childs __________________________________ HAH-san49 _ MATTIAS CIABATTI ________________ mah-TEE-us chuh-BOT-ee86 _ Stanley CLERVEAUX ____________________________ CLAIR-voe85 _ ELKANAH Dillon ______________________________ EL-CANE-ugh34 _ MALIK Dixon ____________________________________ MA-Leek71 _ MAK DJULBEGOVIC ______________ MACK Juhl-BEG-oh-vitch13 _ TAJEE Fullwood ___________________________________Tah-JAY29 _ C.J. GARYE ________________________________________ Gary66 _ BRYNJAR Gudmundsson _________________________brynn-YAR 32 _ D’ERNEST Johnson _____________________________ DEE-ernest64 _ Thor JOZWIAK _______________________________ joes-WEE-ack8 __ TYRE McCants ____________________________________ TIE-ree21 _ KHALID McGee ___________________________________ KAW-lid 3 _ DEATRICK Nichols ________________________________DEE-trick78 _ Cameron RUFF __________________________________ ROUGH54 _ NICO Sawtelle __________________________________ KNEE-coe10 _ DEADRIN SENAT________________________deed-RIN sen-KNOT61 _ Dominique THREATT ______________________________ THREE-t51 _ TASHON Whitehurst ____________________________ TAY-shawn23 _ MAZZI Wilkins ___________________________________MAH-zee4 __ ASAINTII Woulard ___________________________A-SHAWN-TEE

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2015: Abraham started all 12 games at free safety and has started 18 games on his career…ranks sixth on the team with a career-best 42 tackles and second with a career-best three interceptions…also has a sack, two tackles for loss, three pass break-ups and a fumble recovery on the year…had interceptions in the final two games of the season, grabbing one in the first quarter of a 65-27 rout of Cincinnati (11/20) and one in the second quarter of a 44-3 rout of UCF (11/27)…also had five tackles and an interception that he returned 42 yards to the 5-yard line setting up the game’s first score at Maryland…had a season-high six tackles and a sack in the Bulls win at UConn (10/17)…also had six tackles in a loss at Navy (10/31).

2014: Played in 12 games and made six starts... totaled 34 tackles (23 solo)... started the first three games of the season... posted a career-high six tackles (four solo) against Cincinnati.

EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Bob Hudson at East Lake HS…2013 Class 7A first-team all-state selection …2013 Tampa Bay Times All-Suncoast Defensive Player of the Year…registered 90 tackles, six interceptions, eight blocked kicks in his senior sea-son…scored 10 total touchdowns, five defensive …led defense that posted five shutouts and allowed just 114 points in 14 games…team went 13-1 and advanced to the Class 7A state semifinals…had 95 tackles and six interceptions to help the Eagles advance to the Class 8A region final as a junior and 146 tackles and four interceptions as a sophomore…totaled 19 interceptions on his career…three-time team captain…listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com…ranked No. 18 on the Tampa Bay Times Home Team Top 25…three-time All-Pinellas County…honored on three All-Suncoast teams…also lettered three years in football, two in basketball and one in track…four-time member of honor roll.

PERSONAL: Born in Stone Mountain, Ga…the son of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Donnie Abraham (1996-2001) and Tunisia Abraham…has a younger brother, Micah, and sister, Alivia…lived in New York for three years as his father played for the Jets (2002-04)…a Pro Bowl selection who recorded 38 interceptions and 442 tackles in a nine-year NFL career, his father is now the head coach at Clearwater High School in Pinellas County…an honor roll student…cousin of Tim Jennings, a two-time Pro Bowl cornerback for the Chicago Bears and Super Bowl champion with the Colts who played collegiately at Georgia… also received scholarship offers from NC State, Middle Tennessee State, Ohio and South Alabama.

ABRAHAM - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2014 12-6 23 11 34 3.0 0-0 0 1 1 02015 12-12 36 6 42 2.0 1.0-8 3 3 0 1Career 24-18 59 17 76 5.0 1.0-8 3 4 1 1

ABRAHAM’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ...................................................................................6, 4x, last at UCF (11/26/15)TFL ....................................................................................... 1, 2x, last at SMU (11/15/14)INT ......................................................................................... 1, 2X last at UCF (11/26/15)PBU ..............................................................................................1, at Maryland (9/19/15)FF ................................................................................................. 1, vs. Maryland (9/6/14)FR .............................................................................................1, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)

2015: Adams started all 12 games at wide receiver and has now started 15 games in his career…named to The American all-conference second team…leads the team with 692 receiving yards and eight touchdowns…ranks second on the team with 1186 all-purpose yards…posted a career-high seven catches for 147 yards against Temple (11/14)…set the USF season record for receiving touchdowns with eight…recorded a 97-yard kickoff return touchdown in a loss at Navy (10/31)…tied a USF game record with three receiving touch-downs at UConn (10/17)…scored the game-winning touchdown at ECU (11/7)…named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll after his 100-yard receiving performance at UConn…had a 67-yard touchdown on the first play of the game vs. Cincinnati (11/20).

2014: Played in 10 games and started three in his first season at USF…finished third on the team with 23 catches and second with 323 yards receiving and two touchdowns, including a 67-yard long…added five carries for 53 yards and a touchdown, including a 26-yard long…returned six kickoffs for 123 yards with a 37-yard long…had 498 all-purpose yards…made six plays of 20+ yards on the year…missed two games late in the season with an ankle injury…had three catches for 67 yards in his debut vs. Western Carolina (8/30)…had five games with three or more catches…made three catches for 49 yards vs. Maryland (9/6)…had a season-high four catches for 68 yards and a touchdown in a driving rain in a win over UConn (9/19)…made two catches for 68 yards and a touchdown at Cincinnati (10/24)…caught a 67-yard touchdown pass from Steven Bench in that game…

DEVINABRAHAMCB x So. x 5-9, 186 xTarpon Springs, Fla. xEast Lake HS x20

RODNEYADAMSWR x Jr. x 6-1, 190 xSt. Petersburg, Fla. xLakewood HS x Toledo 87

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2013 • TOLEDO: Played in eight games in his true freshman season…tallied two catches for 15 yards and ran once for 5 yards on the season…made one catch at Ball State and had one catch and ran once for 5 yards vs. Eastern Michigan…left the program in early November after his mother passed away following a car accident.

LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Corey Moore at Lakewood HS…earned first-team all-county and second-team all-state honors in both his junior and senior seasons...Gained over 1,200 all-purpose yards as a senior...Caught 25 passes for 841 yards as a junior...rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports.com...ranked as the No. 22 wide receiver in the country, according to 247Sports.com, and the No. 28 prospect in the state of Florida…Member of Team USA in the USA International Bowl Game in Austin, TX ... received offers from Florida, West Virginia, Florida State, Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma, South Florida.

PERSONAL: Full name is Rodney Alan Adams, Jr., born on Sept. 15, 1994 ... father is Rodney Adams, Sr …. mother Michelle Scott passed away in November of 2013...has one brother, Antonio Blount ... majoring in business.

ADAMS - CAREER STATISTICSYear GP-GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG2014 10-3 23 323 14.0 2 672015 12-12 39 692 17.7 8 68Career 22-15 62 1,015 16.4 10 68

ADAMS’ CAREER HIGHSReceptions ......................................................................................7 vs. Temple (11/14/15)Receiving Yards .........................................................................147, vs. Temple (11/14/15)Receiving TDs ...............................................................................3, vs. UConn (10/17/15)Long Reception ....................................................................68 (TD) vs. Temple (11/14/15)Rushes ......................................................................... 2, 2X last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Rushing Yards ........................................................................... 33, at Wisconsin (9/27/14)Long Rush ................................................................................. 26, at Wisconsin (9/27/14)Kick Return Yards ........................................................................... 139 at Navy (10/31/15)Kick Return Long ..................................................................... 97 (TD), at Navy (10/31/15)Kickoff Return Average ................................................................. 65.5, at Navy (10/31/15)

2015: Amichia started all 12 games at left tackle and has now started 14 games in his career…was part of an offensive line that plowed the way for a school record 2,915 rush-ing yards and led The American in fewest sacks allowed in conference games (1.12 per game)…helped the Bulls produce 5,144 yards of offense.

2014: Started the final two games of the season at right tackle and saw action in four on the year…was number two on the depth chart at left tackle behind two-year starter Darrell Williams…lettered.

2013: Did not see playing time.

MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Kyle Hockman at McEachern ... a three-year letterman and all-state performer ... led McEachern to a 30-5 record and two region titles during his three seasons ... earned a spot in the all-state all-star game as a senior playing at right tackle ... a first-team all-county selection ... posted 46 pancake blocks ... also spent time on defense and recorded a sack ... helped McEachern to a 10-2 record and the sec-ond round of the state playoffs ... tabbed a preseason all-state selection ... named one of the top players in Georgia by ESPN High School ... posted 42 pancake blocks as a junior ... allowed only one sack, while starting all 12 games ... helped the Indians to a 10-2 record, the second round of the state playoffs and the region 4AAAAA championship ... invited to Nike’s The Opening ... also lettered in track and field and basketball.

PERSONAL: Born in East Point, Ga. ... son of Joe and Esther Amichia ... the Amichias are both natives of Ghana ... has one brother, Joseph ... an honor roll student ... majoring in engineering.

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2015: Earned a scholarship at the conclusion of fall camp...earned a position second onf the depth chart at defensive tackle.... Appeared in all 12 games…recorded a total of 21 tackles on the year with 16 unassisted…posted a season-high three tackles in a win over Syracuse (10/10)…also has two sacks and four tackles for loss on the year…earned a scholarship in fall camp...earned team’s Special Teams MVP award and Outstanding Walk-on Award.


2013: Joined the team as a walk-on...did not see playing time.

GEORGE JENKINS HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Pat Dooley at George Jenkins ... tallied 38 tackles, an INT and three fumble recoveries, while playing on the defensive line as a senior ... also was a state-ranked wrestler.

PERSONAL: Born in Queens, N.Y. ... moved to Lakeland at age 17 ... son of Samuel Awoleke ... has one brother, David, and one sister, Samina ... earned an associate’s de-gree at Polk State before enrolling at USF ... majoring in mass communications ... active in the Boys and Girls Club.

AWOLEKE- CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2015 12-0 16 5 21 4.0 2.0-12 0 0 0 0

AWOLEKE’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ............................................................................................... 4, at UCF (11/26/15)Sacks ...................................................................................... 1, 2X, last at FSU (9/12/15)

TFL ................................................................................................... 1.5, at FSU (9/12/15)

2015: Barr appeared in 12 games, starting 11 at wide receiver…fifth on the team with 200 receiving yards…recorded one touchdown in a 44-3 win over UCF (11/26)…caught a season-long 38-yard reception in a 38-14 win over SMU (10/24)…posted a season best 37-yards receiving in a 45-24 win over Syracuse (10/10).

TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: A three-star recruit, Barr is a versatile athlete who to-taled 28 touchdowns and more than 2,000 yards on offense, including 1,343 yards receiv-ing, in high school…was named a 2014 All-First Coast Honorable Mention after helping Trinity win the Class 3A state championship… also made the Times-Union’s Super 24 Team…caught 54 passes for 757 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior for the 12-1 Conquerors; also rushed for 341 yards and four touchdowns…also returned punts and kickoffs…recorded 37 tackles and two interceptions on his career…had two touchdown catches and two touchdown runs to lead Trinity Christian to a 35-21 win over No. 22 Eastside Christian (Sammamish, Wash.) in the Burger King State Champions Bowl Se-ries championship…Also received offers from Wisconsin, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, Utah, Cincinnati, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, UCF, Troy, Georgia Southern, UAB, Massachusetts… Coached by Verlon Dorminey.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 18, 1995 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Son of Leitonia and Leander Har-ris.

BARR - CAREER STATISTICSYear GP-GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG2015 12-11 23 200 8.7 1 38

BARR’S CAREER HIGHSReceptions ............................................................................... 5, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)Receiving Yards ............................................................................ 41, vs. SMU (10/25/15)Receiving TDs ...................................................................................1, at UCF (11/26/15)Long Reception ............................................................................ 38, vs. SMU (10/25/15)

2015: Appeared in five games on the season.

2014: A redshirt season, Bayes added 40 pounds to his 6-3 frame in the weight room to practice at 225 in his first season on campus.

IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Richard Dombroski at Immokalee HS…a Class 5A third-team all-state selection…posted 78 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, one sack, six forced fumbles and a blocked field goal as a senior, as Immokalee went 9-3…had a strong showing in the Semper Fidelis All-American game…rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com…ranked No. 45 in the 2014 Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100…an FACA first team all-area and Naples Daily News first team all-area selection…a three-year varsity player…posted 145 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and an interception on his career…a two-sport athlete who also played basketball…also had offers from Michigan, Missouri, Miami (Fla.), Iowa State, Georgia Tech and Kentucky among others.

JIMMYBAYESLB x RFr. x 6-3, 228 xImmokalee, Fla. xImmokalee HS x 4

DANIELAWOLEKEDT x Sr. x 6-5, 283 xLakeland, Fla. xGeorge Jenkins HS x 93

CHRISBARRWR x Fr. x 5-10, 175 xJacksonville, Fla. xTrinity Christian Academy x 1

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2015: Bench appeared in six games…passed for 177 yards, with a 62-yard long, and rushed for 62 yards…ran for one touchdown and threw two…recorded a rushing TD and passing TD against Cincinnati (11/20)…threw for 140 yards and rushed for 20 yards and one touchdown in the home opener against FAMU (9/5)…graduated last spring.

2014: Bench saw action in six games and started one (vs. Houston)…he completed 49-of-100 passes (49%) for 611 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions on the year…av-eraged 101.8 yards passing per game…carried the ball 16 times for -15 yards…ran for one touchdown, scoring on a 15-yard scamper vs. Maryland (9/6)…came on in relief after the first play of the game vs. Maryland and completed 14-of-36 passes for 162 yards…com-pleted 12-of-25 passes for 147 yards and an interception in his start vs. Houston (11/1)…threw two touchdown passes to Rodney Adams, connecting on 67- and 38-yard strikes, at Cincinnati (10/24) and went 9-of-14 for 147 yards in that game…completed 6-of-11 for 57 yards and a 9-yard touchdown pass at Memphis (11/22)…went 7-of-13 for 88 yards vs. UCF (11/28)…shined in the spring game, throwing for 317 yards and three touchdowns to the lead the White team to a 35-3 win…lettered.

2013: Bench started two games and appeared in seven for the Bulls, taking 149 snaps on the year…for the year he completed 26-of-64 pass attempts for 392 yards with two touch-downs and three interceptions...saw his first action as a Bull at Michigan State (9/7) and attempted one pass…his first career completion at USF was 25-yard touchdown strike to Ryan Eppes vs. FAU (9/14)…completed 8-of-23 passes for 128 yards, one touchdown and one interception vs. FAU…made his first career start vs. No. 15 Miami (9/28) and posted career highs, completing 13-of-27 passes for a career-best 189 yards, one touchdown and one interception, including a career-long 36-yard completion to Andre Davis…started vs. Cincinnati (10/5) and completed one pass for 7 yards …completed 4-of-12 passes for 68 yards and an interception vs. No. 18 Louisville (10/26)… lettered.

2012 • PENN STATE: Appeared in two games at quarterback as a true freshman ... became just the third Penn State true freshman signal-caller to play in the previous eight years ... was one of just six true freshmen to play during the 2012 season ... made his debut in the second quarter at Virginia ... completed two passes for 12 yards versus the Cavaliers and gained 18 yards on three rushing attempts ... also saw action at Purdue ... transferred to USF after spring football in 2013 ... was eligible immediately due to NCAA sanctions at Penn St.

CAIRO HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterman ... named the Region 1-AAA Offensive Player of the Year during his senior season ... threw for 1,200 yards and 11 touchdowns ... also ran for nine scores ... led the Syrupmakers to the 2011 Region I-AAA championship and a berth in the state semifinals ... was also a prep All-America baseball player and played one year of basketball ... an honors graduate with a 3.86 grade-point average.

PERSONAL: Earned his degree in communications in the spring of 2015.

BENCH - CAREER STATISTICSPASSINGYEAR GP-GS COMP ATT PCT YDS TD INT YDS/G2012 2-0 2 8 25.0 12 0 0 6.0 2013 7-2 26 64 40.6 392 2 3 56.02014 6-1 49 100 49.0 611 3 2 101.82015 6-1 14 22 63.6 177 2 1 29.5Career 19-4 89 186 47.8 1,180 7 6 62.1RUSHINGYEAR ATT YDS TD2012 3 18 02013 7 -30 02014 16 -15 12015 9 62 2Career 49 17 3

BENCH’S CAREER HIGHSCompletions .................................................................................14, vs. Maryland (9/6/14)Attempts ......................................................................................36, vs. Maryland (9/6/14)Passing Yards .............................................................................189, vs. Miami (09/28/13)Long Pass ................................................................................ 67, at Cincinnati (10/24/14)Passing TDs .............................................................................. 2, at Cincinnati (10/24/14)Rushes ............................................................................................11, vs. FAU (09/14/13)Rushing Yards ..............................................................................29, vs. Miami (09/28/13)Long Rush ............................................................................17, at vs. Maryland (9/19/15)Rushing TDs ................................................................1, 3X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

2015: Appeared in nine games, starting two at defensive tackle…recorded 11 tackles on the season, including eight solo tackles…recorded 2.5 sacks, an interception, two pass break ups, a QB hurry and a forced fumble on the season…recorded three tackles against Temple for a career high.

2014: Redshirt season.

VILLAGE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Donald Hanna at Village Academy HS…named to first-team Class 2A all-state team in 2013…posted 58 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, nine sacks and six forced fumbles as a senior… a defensive team captain, he was named The Palm Beach Post’s 2013 Small School Defensive Player of the Year and to the Palm Beach Super 11... rated a three-star recruit by 247sports.com and ESPN.com…rated the Sun Sentinel’s No. 12 player in Palm Beach County…also received offers from Florida, South Carolina, Miami (Fla.), Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt, Nebraska and Rutgers.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 23, 1995 ... Son of Fiel Bronson and Thelma Bronson

BRONSON - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2015 9-2 8 3 11 2.5 2.5-26 0 1 0 0

BRONSON’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ..........................................................................................3, vs. Temple (11/14/15)Sacks ............................................................................................1.0, vs. SMU (10/24/15)TFL ...............................................................................................1.0, vs. SMU (10/24/15)FF ........................................................................................... 1, at Florida State (9/12/15)

STEVENBENCHQB x Gr. x 6-2, 215 xBainbridge, Ga. xCairo HS x Penn State x2

KEVINBRONSONDE x RFr. x 6-4, 271 xDelray Beach, Fla. xVillage Academy HS x 99

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2015: Appeared in all 12 games, starting 10…has 228 yards on 15 receptions…recorded a touchdown in a 45-24 win over Syracuse (10/10)… had a season-best 81-yards receiv-ing against Syracuse...part of an offense that is on pace to break the season record of offensive yardage.

2014: Saw action in 10 games and started one in his first season…caught three passes for 85 yards and one touchdown, and ran the ball once for 6 yards…saw his first collegiate action in the opener vs. Western Carolina (8/30)…made his first career catch on a 5-yard grab vs. N.C. State (9/13)…added a season-long 75-yard touchdown catch from Mike White in the first quarter of that game to finish with two catches for 80 yards and a touch-down…made one catch for 5 yards at Memphis (11/22)…lettered.

DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Phil Vogt at Dunbar HS…posted 19 recep-tions for 272 yards and four touchdowns as a senior…recorded 45 receptions for 740 yards and eight touchdowns on his career…had a 50-yard catch in the Semper Fidelis All-American game…ranked No. 46 in the Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100…ranked as the 44th top prospect in Florida and 34th best at his position nationally by ESPN.com…rated a four-star recruit and in the ESPN300 by ESPN.com…two-sport athlete who also played basketball…clocked at 10.9 in the 100-meter dash…cousin of standout Clemson receiver Sammy Watkins…also had offers from Auburn, Florida, Arkansas, Florida State, South Carolina, Nebraska, Virginia Tech and Miami (Fla.) among others.

PERSONAL: The son of Patricia and Reginald Bronson… Hobbies include movies, basket-ball, video games, watching his nephew play football and attending church.

BRONSON - CAREER STATISTICSYear GP-GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG2014 10-1 3 85 28.3 1 752015 12-10 15 228 15.2 1 42Career 22-11 18 313 17.4 2 75

BRONSON’S CAREER HIGHSReceptions ............................................................................ 3, 2X last at Navy (10/31/15)Receiving TDs .............................................................1, 2X, last vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)Long Reception ........................................................................ 75, vs. NC State (9/13/14)

2015: Appeared in all 12 games, starting every game except at UCF…recorded 27 tack-les, including 17 solo on the season…recorded one sack for a loss of eight yards…also had two pass break ups, three QB hurries and 4.5 tackles for loss…recorded four tackles in a loss to Navy (10/31)…also recorded four tackles in wins over FAMU (9/5) and Cincin-nati (11/20)…graduated in the spring of 2015.

2014: Saw limited action in eight games and made one start at Memphis (11/22)…posted four tackles on the year, seeing mostly special teams action…lettered.

2013: Bullock appeared in 11 games and started two…totaled six tackles on the year… started season-opener vs. McNeese State (8/31) and posted a career-best four tackles…started and against FAU (9/14)…recorded one tackle vs. No. 15 Miami (9/28) and one tackle at Rutgers (12/7)… lettered.

2012: Appeared in nine games at linebacker and on special teams ... posted seven tack-les and a half TFL.

2011: Redshirted.

SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Jared Hamlin at Sebring ... a three-year letterman, who was an all-county performer ... posted 95 tackles, eight sacks, 40 pressures, seven forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries over his last two seasons ... earned all-county and all-district honors as a senior ... was invited to play in the South Central All-Star Clas-sic ... tallied 45 tackles, four sacks, 22 pressures, four forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and five TDs ... posted 50 tackles, four sacks, 10 TFL, 18 pressures, an INT, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a junior ... also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Has one brother, Gino, and three sisters ... father, William, played at Camer-on University in Oklahoma ... was mentored by former USF assistant Larry Scott’s brother, LaVaar, who is the defensive coordinator at Sebring ... volunteered in his church ... also served as a youth usher ... earned his degree in interdisciplinary social science in the spring of 2015.

BULLOCK - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2012 9-0 5 2 7 0.5 0-0 0 0 0 02013 11-0 4 2 6 0 0-0 0 0 0 02014 8-1 4 0 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 02015 12-11 17 10 27 4.5 1.0-8 0 2 0 0Career 40-12 30 14 44 5.0 1.0-8 0 2 0 0

BULLOCK’ S CAREER HIGHSTackles ........................................................................4, 4X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Sacks .................................................................................... 0.5, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)TFL .............................................................................. 1.0, 3X, last vs. Temple (11/14/15)

ZACKBULLOCKLB x Gr. x 6-3, 245 xSebring, Fla. xSebring HS x 52

RYESHENEBRONSONWR x So. x 6-3, 200 xFort Myers, Fla. xDunbar HS x 81

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2015: Byrd appeared in all 12 games, starting 10 at the husky position…second on the team with 80 tackles…added 10 tackles for loss, five sacks, four pass breakups, two quar-terback hurries and two forced fumbles on the season…recorded three interceptions and returned them for 38 yards on the year…had arguably the best game of his career against UConn, leading the team with 12 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 QB hurries and a pass break up in the 28-20 win…posted double-digit tackles in a three-game stretch…forced two fum-bles in a 38-14 win over SMU (10/24)…recovered a fumble in a 65-27 rout of Cincinnati (11/20)…his 10.0 tackles for loss are his career high.

2014: Byrd had a tremendous first season for USF, starting all 12 games at safety and earning Defensive MVP honors…led the team with 95 tackles (71 solo) and finished 10th in the AAC and fifth among defensive backs, posting 7.9 tackles per game…19th in the FBS and second in AAC with 5.9 solo tackles per game…tied for the team lead with two interceptions and added 2.0 tackles for loss, three pass break-ups and one forced fum-ble…led the team in tackles in a team-high six games, posting double-digit totals in three games…had five or more tackles in 11 games…posted a season-high 14 tackles (11 solo)

at Wisconsin (9/27)…also notched 14 tackles (11 solo) and a tackle for loss vs. Houston (11/1)…led team with 11 tackles, an interception and a tackle for loss in his debut vs. West-ern Carolina (8/30)…led team with eight tackles vs. N.C. State (9/13)…forced a fumble and had six tackles vs. Maryland (9/6)…led team with six tackles in a win over UConn (9/19)…had a team-high eight tackles at Memphis (11/22)…had seven tackles and an interceptions vs. UCF (11/28) …lettered.

2013 • IOWA WESTERN CC: Selected an NJCAA second-team All-American and MFC first-team all-conference while playing at Iowa Western Community College in 2013…post-ed 53 tackles, two interceptions, seven pass-breakups and a fumble recovery in 2013 for an Iowa Western team that went 11-1 and finished No. 2 in the final NJCAA Poll…Western ranked in the top five in the NJCAA in points and yards allowed per game…played for one of the top junior college programs in the country…Iowa Western won the national title in 2012 and the Reivers had 14 players sign with Division I schools in 2013…also had offers from Arizona, Illinois and N.C. State among others.

2011-12 • TCU: Spent two seasons at TCU, redshirting in 2011 and playing in 12 games in 2012 as a redshirt freshman, posting one tackle for the Horned Frogs.

PASCO HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2010 Sunshine Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year after leading Pasco HS with 73 tackles (12.9 tpg) and forcing three fumbles…intercepted two passes in a 2010 playoff win over Lakewood in his senior season…Pasco allowed only 13.3 points a game on the season and advanced to the Class 4A region semi-finals…the Pirates finished the year with an 11-1 record…also saw time on offense, where he caught 13 passes for 192 yards and ran seven times for 111 yards and one touch-down…an All-North Suncoast defensive back…two-time All-Sunshine Athletic Conference honoree…the Pirates won four district titles and region and conference championships during his career…named the St. Petersburg Times’ Defensive Player of the Year as a linebacker in his junior season in which he led Pasco with 129 tackles (101 solo), six sacks, four fumble recoveries and a pass break-up…also scored four touchdowns as a running back that season for the Pirates…a two-year recipient of a Pasco Leadership Award...had offers from TCU, Boise State, Iowa State and Purdue.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology.

BYRD - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2014 12-12 71 24 95 2.5 0-0 2 3 1 02015 12-10 54 26 80 10.0 5.0-35 3 4 2 1Career 24-22 125 50 175 12.5 5.0-35 5 7 3 1

BYRD’ S CAREER HIGHSTackles ........................................................................ 14, twice, last vs. Houston (11/1/14)TFL .............................................................................................. 3.5, at UConn (10/17/15)Sacks ..................................................2.0, 2X at UConn (10/17/15) & vs. SMU (10/24/15)INT ............................................................................... 1, 3X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)PBU ................................................................................................ 2, at UConn (10/17/15)FF ..................................................................................................... 2, vs. SMU (10/24/15)

JAMIEBYRDS x Sr. x 5-11, 185 xDade City, Fla. xPasco HS x TCU x Iowa Western CC x2

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2015: Ciabatti was a second-team all-conference selection…averaged 43.2 yards on 57 punts…downed 19 of those inside the 20-yard line, launching 15 50 yards or farther…is the USF all-time punting record holder…owns the career punting yardage mark with 8,333 yards and will set the career average record with his 42.5 yards per kick average…ranked fourth in the conference in punting average…graduated in the spring of 2015.

2014: A first-team American All-Conference selection, Ciabatti posted the best season punting in USF history…he ranked 10th among all FBS punters as his 44.4 yard average on 65 punts set a USF single-season record and led the AAC…named Special Teams MVP…his 2,888 punting yards rank fourth all-time in USF annals…led the conference with 22 punts downed inside the 20 and 16 punts of 50 yards or better…named CFPA National Punter of the Week after career-best 49.0 ypk average in 14-13 win at SMU (11/15)… downed all five punts inside the 20, tying a USF record, and he hit three 50+ yarders in a cold, continues mist…named AAC Player of the Week (9.22) after a 17-14 win over UConn (9/19) in which five of his six punts pinned the Huskies inside the 15 and he averaged 41.3 ypk in a pouring rain storm…lettered.

2013: In his first season as the starting punter, Ciabatta appeared in all 12 games…had 73 punts for a total of 2,937 yards and a 40.2-yard average, which ranked eighth in

the AAC…73 punts and 2,937 yards ranked as the third-most in a season at USF…had a career long 68-yard punt in a win over Cincinnati (10/5), which ranks third-best in USF history…downed 20 punts inside the 20-yard line and forced 20 fair catches…. totaled 14 punts of 50 yards or more… did not have a punt blocked…posted a career-best 47.2-yard average on six punts vs. No. 18 Louisville (10/26)…punted a career-high nine times at Michigan State (9/7) and at UConn (10/12)…was tremendous in a win at UConn averaging 44.3 yards on nine punts, kicking three times from his own endzone in the second half and launching punts of 58, 53 and 54 yards while also downing three punts inside the 20…averaged 40.1 yards on nine punts at Michigan State...downed a career-best four punts inside the 20 vs. SMU…lettered.

2012: Played in one game ... punted one time against Chattanooga for 43 yards...earned Big East All-Academic Team honors.

2011: Redshirted.

HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Earl Garcia at Hillsborough ... a three-year letterman in football and a four-year letterman in soccer ... an all-county and all-Sun Coast performer ... went 9-of-13 on field goal attempts with a long of 50 as a senior ... also aver-aged 39.6 yards per punt with a long of 65.

PERSONAL: Has one brother, Andreas ... a member of the 2012 BIG EAST All-Academic team ... was an AP Scholar ... earned a spot on the Principal’s Honor Roll ... a member of the National Honor Society ... spent time as a junior counselor at the Northdale Recreation Center ... graduated with a 3.5 grade-point average in civil engineering in the spring of 2015...a single-digit handicap golfer.

CIABATTI - CAREER STATISTICSYear GP NO. YARDS AVG. LONG BLK TB FC 50+ I202012 1 1 43 43.0 43 0 1 0 0 02013 12 73 2,937 40.2 68 0 7 20 14 202014 12 65 2,888 44.4 62 1 3 16 18 222015 12 57 2,465 43.2 68 1 4 12 15 19TOTAL 37 196 8,333 42.5 68 2 15 48 47 61

CIABATTI’S CAREER HIGHSPunts .................................................................................................10, at FSU (9/12/15)Yards ...............................................................................................445, at FSU (9/12/15)Avg .............................................................................................. 49.0, at SMU (11/15/14)Long......................................................................... 68, 2X, last vs. at UConn (10/17/15)I20.........................................................................................5, 2x, last at SMU (11/15/14)

MATTIASCIABATTIP x Gr. x 6-0, 200 xTampa, Fla. xHillsborough HS x 49

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2015: Appeared in nine games on the season…had 160 yards receiving on seven re-ceptions…had a career-long 62-yard TD reception against FAMU (9/5)…also recorded a 23-yard TD reception against Memphis that earned ESPN Top 10 Play recognition…in his collegiate debut, set the USF record for receiving yards by a tight end with 126.


VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Alex Castaneda at Vanguard…posted 45 receptions for 596 yards and six touchdowns while adding a rushing touchdown as a se-nior…recorded 64 receptions for 847 yards and eight receiving touchdowns (nine overall) on his career…didn’t start playing football until his sophomore year …also had an offer from Wisconsin among others.

PERSONAL: The son of Yvonne Thompson… goes by the nickname, Kano.

DILLON - CAREER STATISTICSYear GP-GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG2015 9-0 7 160 22.9 2 62

DILLON’S CAREER HIGHSReceptions .........................................................................................4, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)Receiving Yards .............................................................................126, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)Receiving TDs ............................................................... 1, 2X, last vs. Memphis (10/2/15)Long Reception .......................................................................62 (TD), vs. FAMU (9/5/15)

2015: Earned a scholarship at the end of fall camp...earned a position at No. 1 on the depth chart at right tackle... Started all 12 games at right tackle… was part of an offensive line that plowed the way for a school record 2,915 rushing yards and led The American in fewest sacks allowed in conference games (1.12 per game)…helped the Bulls produce 5,144 yards of offense…earned a scholarship in the fall and will graduate in December of 2015.

2014: Saw action in 10 games, mostly on special teams…number two on the depth chart at right tackle…lettered.... American Athletic All-Academic Team.

2013: Djulbegovic appeared in 10 games and he started two…two starts came vs. Mem-phis (11/16) in a heavy package with seven offensive linemen and at right tackle in the season finale at Rutgers (12/7)...on the field for a total of 57 plays on the year... American Athletic All-Academic Team.

2012: Saw action in the season opener against Chattanooga...BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2011: Walked-on to the Bulls’ program...redshirted.

CAROLLWOOD DAY SCHOOL: Coached by Lane McLaughlin at Carrollwood ... a four-year letterman in football and basketball, while earning two letters in track and field ... earned first-team all-conference honors on both offense and defense ... tabbed first-team all-conference on defense as a senior ... also earned the Iron Man Award and was voted team captain ... claimed first-team all-conference honors on offense as a junior ... also picked up the Hard Working Award ...an honorable mention all-conference performer as a sophomore ... helped his team to the six-man state title as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Has one sister, Mia ... a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta ... participated in the Relay for Life ... majoring in psychology...the son of a Bosnian father and Croatian mother...his father, Benjamin, is a distinguished professor in the USF Morsani College of Medicine.

ELKANAHDILLONTE x RFr. x 6-5, 245 xOcala, Fla. xVanguard HS x 85

MAKDJULBEGOVICOL x Sr. x 6-5, 296x

Tampa, Fla. xCarrollwood Day School x 71

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2015: Named the Team MVP...Flowers started all 12 games at quarterback after earning the starting job after camp…has a USF record 21 passing touchdowns on the season and leads the team with 10 rushing TDs…set USF season records for total (31) and passing (21) touchdowns...posted more than 2,900 total yards...passed for 2,023 yards, with a 71-yard long, and ran for 883, with a 67-yard long…set a conference and USF record for QB rushing yards with 201 in a 38-14 win over SMU (10/24)…ranks second on the team with 883 rushing yards on the season, setting the QB record at USF…posted 320 total yards, passing for 230 and running for 90 with three total touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) in the Bulls’ 44-23 win over Temple (11/14)…ranks seventh in the conference in total rushing yards and sixth in total offense…set a season-high with 17 completions in a loss to Memphis (10/2)…threw for a season best four touchdowns in a 65-27 win over Cincinnati (11/20)…had 87 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in a 44-3 win over UCF (11/26).

2014: Played in five games and made one start in his first season at USF…passed for 111 yards, with a 34-yard long, and ran for 73, with a 22-yard long on the year…made his first collegiate appearance vs. N.C. State (9/13), entering late in the game and complet-ing 1-of-4 passes for 7 yards and two interceptions and running six times for 32 yards…attempted passes in three games on the year…made his first career start at SMU (11/15) just days after his stepbrother, Bradley Holt, was shot and killed in Miami…completed 6-of-15 passes for 105 yards, including a 34-yard completion to Kennard Swanson, and ran four times for 33 yards…also saw action vs. ECU (10/11), Houston (11/1) and Memphis (11/22) …lettered.

MIAMI JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Antonio Brown at Miami Jackson HS, where he was a four-year letterman and three-time team MVP…widely considered one of the best athletes in Florida…the versatile dual-threat quarterback accounted for 1,349 yards

passing and ran for 641 yards and 10 touchdowns in his senior season…scored five touchdowns vs. Edison HS…totaled 6,042 yards passing and 2,002 yards rushing with 32 touchdowns on his career...rated a four-star recruit by Scout.com and No. 82 in the final Scout 300 national ranking…ranked as the No. 9 dual-threat quarterback in the nation and the No. 43 player in Florida by 247sports.com…ranked No. 9 in the 2014 Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100… No. 7 on the 2014 Miami-Dade Top 50 list named to 2012 first team All-Dade Football Team by the Miami Herald…completed 115-of-243 passes for 1,712 yards and 17 touchdowns while running for 631 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior…threw for 2,151 yards and ran for 562 as a sophomore…clocked a 4.4 in the 40-yard dash…also had offers from Alabama, Nebraska, Florida, Miami (Fla.), Texas, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, UCF and Cincinnati among others.

PERSONAL: The son of Nancy Flowers, Flowers lived in with his uncle’s family after both of his parents passed...Flowers was 7 years old when his father died, while his mother, Nancy, died of cancer in January 2012 during his junior year of high school...has a sister, Shanay...nickname is Winky...born Jan. 2, 1994.

FLOWERS - CAREER STATISTICSPASSINGYEAR GP-GS COMP ATT PCT YDS TD INT YDS/G2014 5-1 8 20 40.0 111 0 2 22.22015 12-12 149 244 61.1 2,023 21 8 168.6Career 17-13 157 264 59.5 2,134 21 10 125.5RUSHINGYEAR ATT YDS TD2014 13 73 02015 175 883 10Career 188 956 10

FLOWERS’ CAREER HIGHSCompletions ...............................................................................17, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)Attempts ....................................................................................26, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)Passing Yards ....................................................................... 259, vs. Syracuse (10/24/15)Long Pass ...................................................................................71 (TD), at FSU (9/12/15)Passing TDs .............................................................................4, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Rushes ....................................................................................... 24, at Maryland (9/19/15)Rushing Yards ............................................................................. 201, vs. SMU (10/24/15)Long Rush ..................................................................................... 67, vs. SMU (10/24.15)Rushing TDs .................................................................................... 3, vs. SMU (10/24/15)

QUINTONFLOWERSQB x So. x 6-0, 210 xMiami, Fla. xMiami Jackson HS x 9

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2015: Played in all 12 games, starting two…was the primary punt returner for USF, aver-aging 12.2 yards a carry…on 16 carries, tallied 196 yards…recorded a career-long return of 46 yards at Florida State (9/12)…recorded a career-best 82 yards on just three returns against SMU (10/24)…ranks 10th in the nation in yards per return…totaled 37 tackles on the season, including 29 solo tackles…recorded a season-high six tackles in a loss at Maryland…also recorded five tackles against Syracuse and Cincinnati…responsible for two pass break-ups and two forced fumbles…also recorded one tackle for a loss of seven yards.

2014: Saw action in eight games and started the last three in his first season on the field…posted five tackles and one tackle for loss on the year…saw his first collegiate action at Wisconsin (9/27) and made his first start at SMU (11/15), posting a season-high two tackles in that game…also made starts at Memphis and vs. UCF…recorded a tackle in four games…lettered.

TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Jayson Roberts at Tampa Tech…named a Class 7A all-state honorable mention selection…first-team All-Hillsborough County…versatile athlete that played several positions…made 21 receptions for 356 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 109 yards on 13 carries as a senior…posted 23 tackles, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries on defense…also excelled as a special teams return man, returning one kickoff for a touchdown…rated a three-star recruit by ESPN.com…ranked No. 12 on the Tampa Bay Times Home Team Top 25…caught two touchdown passes and earned MVP honors for the South Team in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game, helping lead the South team to victory…represented the United States in the International Bowl in Austin, Texas…for his career he ran for 222 yards on 29 carries, made 35 receptions for 568 yards and three touchdowns on offense and posted 46 tackles, five interceptions and 11 pass deflections on defense while scoring eight total touchdowns…a two-sport athlete who also played basketball…also had offers from Arizona, Florida State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, UCF, Louisville and Cincinnati among many others.

PERSONAL: The son of Takeela and Timothy Fullwood…has an older sister, Timesha, and older brothers, Dexter, and Timothy… also has younger sisters, Takiya and Tyra, and a younger brother, Trey…. family member Brent Fullwood played for the Green Bay Pack-ers… family members with football backgrounds also include Derrick Fullwood (Georgia Southern), Phillip Fullwood (Morris Brown), Robert Gillespie (Tennessee), Aaron Randolph (Ft. Valley St.) and Elmer Wilson (Mississippi St.)… hobbies include piano, basketball, drama, singing and directing youth at church.

FULLWOOD - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2014 8-3 5 0 5 1.0 0-0 0 0 0 02015 12-2 29 8 37 1.0 0-0 0 2 2 0Career 20-5 34 8 42 2.0 0-0 0 2 2 0

FULLWOOD’S CAREER HIGHSLong Punt Return ................................................................. 45, at Florida State (9/12/15)Punt Return Yards .........................................................................82, vs. SMU (10/24/15)Yards per return (minimun 2) .....................................................27.3 , vs. SMU (10/24/15)Tackles ........................................................................ 5, 3X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)INT ................................................................................1, 2x, last vs. N.C. State (9/13/14)TFL ...............................................................................1, 3x, last vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)PBU ..................................................................................... 1, 3x, last at Tulsa (10/18/14)FF .......................................................................................1, 2X, last vs. SMU (10/24/15)

2015: Appeared in three games on the season… was part of an offensive line that plowed the way for a school record 2,915 rushing yards and led The American in fewest sacks allowed in conference games (1.12 per game)…helped the Bulls produce 5,144 yards of offense.


MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL: Played for legendary coach Joe Kinnan at Manatee HS…attended the same high school and played for the same coach as USF head coach Willie Taggart…a 2013 second-team Class 8A all-state selection…leader of the Manatee offen-sive line, helping pave the way for an offense that averaged 322 yards rushing per game…the Hurricanes tallied 3,874 yards and 47 touchdowns rushing in 2013 and posted an 11-1 record…first-team all-county…rated a three-star recruit by ESPN.com and Scout.com…was part of Manatee’s 2011 7A state championship team as the Hurricanes went 13-2.

PERSONAL: The son of Mike and Mary Galati…has two sisters, Emma and Julie Ann… his cousin, Carmine Galati, played football at Fordham, and his cousin, Nick Galati, played football at Jacksonville University… made the honor roll all four years of high school… hobbies include going to the beach, boating and working out.

TAJEEFULLWOODDB x So. x 6-2, 195 xTampa, Fla. xTampa Tech HS x 13

MICHAELGALATIOL x RFr. x 6-3, 288 xBradenton, Fla. xManatee HS x 68

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2015: Appeared in nine games, starting two…had nine tackles on the season…recorded five tackles in a 51-3 win over FAMU in the season opener…recorded three tackles in a loss at Florida State (9/12)…graduated in the spring of 2015.

2014: Saw action in 10 games on special teams and at linebacker…posted six tackles on the year…logged two tackles vs. N.C. State (9/13)…lettered

2013: Appeared in two games.

2012: Saw action in nine games, mainly on special teams.

2011: Redshirted.

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Yusuf Shakir at Lincoln ... a two-year starter that led Lincoln to the 2010 4A state championships ... posted 138 tackles, five sacks, 17 TFL, seven INTs and nine PBU over his final two seasons ... tallied 42 tackles, three sacks, 11 TFL, an INT and six PBU as a senior ... notched 96 tackles, two sacks, six TFL, six INTs and three PBU as a junior ... also competed in basketball and track and field as a prepster.

PERSONAL: Has two brothers, Malik and Jamal, and one sister, Journa Hall ... father, Chris Sr., was a high jumper at Florida A&M ... mother, Dodie, played basketball at Florida A&M ... earned his degree in interdisciplinary social science in the spring of 2015.

GARYE - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2012 9-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 02013 2-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 02014 10-0 5 1 6 1.0 0-0 0 0 0 02015 9-2 5 4 9 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Career 30 10 5 15 1.0 0-0 0 0 0 0

GARYE’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ...............................................................................................5, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)

2015: Appeared in 12 games, starting nine…third on the team with 58 tackles on the season…recorded one tackle for loss and three pass break ups…recorded 10 tackles in a loss to Navy (10/31)…also recorded nine tackles in a loss to Florida State (9/12).

2014: Godwin started nine games and played in all 12 on the season at safety…finished third on the team with 72 tackles (53 solo) and added 1.0 tackle for loss, two pass break-ups and one recovered fumble…had a season-high 14 tackles and recovered a fumble to lead USF at No. 19 Wisconsin (9/27)…posted nine tackles at Cincinnati (10/24)…had eight stops vs. No. 19 ECU (10/11)…had eight tackles vs. N.C. State (9/13)…posted four or more tackles in 10 games…had six tackles in the Bulls win at Tulsa (10/18)…lettered.

2013: Godwin appeared in 12 games and started the final nine of the season at safety in his true freshman campaign…ranked fourth on the team with 49 tackles and added one tackle for loss, one interception, and three pass break-ups...had at least two tackles in every game…posted four tackles in his college debut vs. McNeese State (8/31)…returned a blocked field goal 75 yards for a TD in a win vs. Cincinnati (10/5)…made his first ca-reer-start vs. No. 15 Miami (9/28) and posted four tackles…led the team with six tackles and added an interception at No. 17 UCF (11/29)…had five tackles and two pass break-ups in a win at UConn (10/12)…had five tackles vs. No. 18 Louisville (10/26)…posted a career high nine in tackles in the season finale at Rutgers (12/7)…earned the Freshman of the Year Award at the annual USF banquet…lettered.

FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Todd Donohoe at Freedom ... a four-year letter-man who was an all-state and two-time all-Hillsborough selection ... recorded 90 tackles, six TFL, three INTs and 10 PBU over his final two prep seasons ... a third-team 7A all-state selection by The Associated Press as a senior ... an honorable mention all-Hillsborough pick ... tallied 47 tackles, four TFL, two INTs and five PBU ... also rushed for 250 yards and returned a punt 80 yards for a TD ... voted most valuable defensive back ... ranked 41st in the Tampa Bay Times’ Top 100 entering his senior year ... an honorable mention all-Hillsborough selection as a junior ... posted 43 tackles, two TFL, an INT, five PBU and a fumble recovery ... voted team MVP ... also lettered in track and field.

PERSONAL: Born in Tampa ... son of Teresa Godwin and Ken Capers.

GODWIN - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2013 12-9 19 30 49 1.0 0-0 1 3 0 02014 12-9 53 19 72 1.0 0-0 0 2 0 12015 12-9 42 16 58 1.0 0-0 0 2 0 0Career 36-27 125 54 179 3.0 0-0 1 7 0 1

GODWIN’S CAREER HIGHSTackles .......................................................................................14, at Wisconsin (9/27/14)TFL .....................................................................................1, 2x, last vs. UConn (9/19/14)INT .................................................................................................... 1, vs. UCF (11/29/13)Touchdown ...............................................................................1, vs. Cincinnati (10/05/13)FR ................................................................................................1, at Wisconsin (9/27/14)PBU ............................................................................................. 2, vs. UConn (10/12/13)

C.J.GARYELB x Gr. x 6-3, 228 xTallahassee, Fla. xLincoln HS x 29

NATEGODWINDB x Jr. x 5-10, 204 xTampa, Fla. xFreedom HS x 36

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2015: Started all 12 games at center, his first year playing the position… was part of an offensive line that plowed the way for a school record 2,915 rushing yards and led The American in fewest sacks allowed in conference games (1.12 per game)…helped the Bulls produce 5,144 yards of offense…graduated in the fall of 2014...leads team with 37 career starts.

2014: Gudmundsson started all 12 games, the first nine at right tackle, two at right guard and one at left guard…named the Frank Morsani Leadership Award recipient…helped lead freshman running back Marlon Mack to just the fourth 1,000-yard rushing season in pro-gram history…plowed the way for four 100-yard games for Mack…earned his degree in communications in December…moved to right tackle during spring drills…lettered.

2013: Gudmundsson started all 12 games and was on the field for 735 plays, which tied for the most among offensive players with center Austin Reiter… helped pave the way for senior running back Marcus Shaw to run for 94 yards or more in each of the first four games, including three 100-yard outings and an average 131.25 yards per game…helped Shaw run for 159 yards vs. FAU (9/14) and for 145 yards in the season-opener vs. Mc-Neese State (8/31)… lettered.

2012: Played in nine games, starting one against UConn, along the offensive line.

2011: Redshirted.

WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Chris Romano at Wellington ... a three-year letterman, who earned all-county honors as a senior ... tallied 36 pancakes and didn’t allow a sack ... also earned two letters in powerlifting.

PERSONAL: Has one brother, Joel, and one sister, Alexandra ...earned his degree in com-munications in the fall of 2014.

2015: Appeared in seven games… was part of an offensive line that plowed the way for a school record 2,915 rushing yards and led The American in fewest sacks allowed in conference games (1.12 per game)…helped the Bulls produce 5,144 yards of offense.

2014: Hall saw action in seven games in his first season on the field for the Bulls…was number two on the depth chart at left guard…lettered.

2013: A redshirt season.

TRI-CITIES HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Kenneth Miller at Tri-Cities ... a three-year starter along the offensive line ... played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl ... a member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super 75 ... ranked as the nation’s eighth-best guard or center by Tom Lemming entering his senior season ... a first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press as a junior ... earned all-metro honors from the Atlanta Journal-Con-stitution ... helped Tri-Cities to a 10-3 record and a trip to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs ... the 10 wins were a school record.

PERSONAL: Born in Atlanta, Ga. ... son of James Hall ... plans to major in economics.

BRYNJARGUDMUNDSSONC x Gr. x 6-4, 300 xWellington, Fla. xWellington HS x 66

JEREMIHALLOL x So. x 6-5, 335 xAtlanta, Ga. xTri-Cities HS x 73

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2015: Appeared in 10 games…rushed for 4 yards against UCF (11/26)…graduated last spring.

2014: Saw action in seven games at fullback and on special teams… lettered.

2013: Hamilton appeared in 11 games, mostly on special teams… lettered.

2012: Saw action in one game against Chattanooga.

2011: Redshirted.

OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Bob Head at Olympia ... a two-time all-Central Florida and all-county performer ... tallied 269 tackles, nine sacks and 24 INTs during his three seasons ... named second-team all-Central Florida and first-team all-Orange County as a senior ... also won the “True Titan” Award ... posted 105 tackles, seven sacks and six INTs ... tabbed all-Central Florida and first-team all-Orange County as a junior ... notched 89 tackles, two sacks and 10 INTs ... earned the team’s Outstanding Player of the Year award as a sophomore ... tallied 75 tackles and eight INTs ... also earned three letters in basketball .

PERSONAL: Has one sister, Cori, and one brother, Marvin ... cousin, James, is a defensive lineman for the Bulls ... earned his degree in interdisciplinary social science in the spring of 2015.

2015: Started all 12 games on the year…recorded 28 tackles on the season, including 18 solo tackles…recorded four tackles in wins over SMU and ECU…had 5.5 tackles for a total loss of 26 yards…recorded three sacks for 24 yards…also had one fumble recovery.

2014: Saw action in 10 games on the year…posted five tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss…had two tackles and a tackle for loss in a win at Tulsa (10/18)…lettered.

2013: Hamilton appeared in all 12 games and started three…totaled 17 tackles, including five tackles for loss, on the year…made four tackles vs. Louisville (10/26)…had three tackles and a career-best two tackles for loss at Houston (10/31)…recorded a tackle in eight games…posted two tackles vs. Miami (9/28), at UConn (10/12) and at UCF (11/29)…made his first career start came in a win at UConn (10/12)… lettered.

2012: Saw action in 11 games at defensive tackle ... posted 12 tackles, a TFL and a fumble recovery ... tallied four tackles at Nevada ... had a fumble recovery at Louisville ... added four tackles against Syracuse ... notched two tackles and a TFL versus Pitt ... enrolled in January 2012 and took part in spring practice.

OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Bob Head at Olympia ... a four-year letterman who played on both the offensive and defensive lines ... a two-time all-Central Florida selection

and an all-state honoree ... posted 55 tackles, three sacks, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior ... played primarily along the offensive line in earning third-team all-state honors as a junior ... earned first-team all-Central Florida honors ... tallied 42 pancake blocks, two fumble recoveries and a TD ... tabbed first-team all-central Florida honors as a sophomore along the offensive line ... recorded 37 pancakes ... added 18 pancake blocks as a freshman ... also earned letters in weightlifting.

PERSONAL: Born in Baborsville, Ky. ... son of Sherrie Thompson ... has one sister, Jazmyn ... volunteered as a coach for the Olympia Pop Warner team ... cousin, Corian, is a fullback at USF ... majoring in health sciences.

J. HAMILTON - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2012 11-0 8 4 12 1.0 0-0 0 0 0 12013 12-3 11 6 17 5.0 0-0 0 0 0 02014 10-0 3 2 5 1.0 0-0 0 0 0 02015 12-12 18 10 28 5.5 3.0-25 0 0 0 1Career 45-15 40 22 62 12.5 3.0 0 0 0 2

HAMILTON’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ................................................................................4, 3X, last vs. SMU (10/24/15)TFL ..................................................................................1, 5X, last vs. Temple (11/14/15)Sacks ............................................................................ 1.0, 2x, last vs. Temple (11/14/15)FR ..............................................................................................1, 2X, vs. SMU (10/24/15)

CORIANHAMILTONFB x Gr. x 6-0, 238 xOrlando, Fla. xOlympia HS x 42

JAMESHAMILTONDT x Sr. x 6-2, 308 xOrlando, Fla. xOlympia HS x 90

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2015: Played in 10 games, starting eight this season…recorded 39 tackles on the year, including 27 solo tackles…also recorded 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and 1 forced fum-ble…recorded nine tackles in a win over ECU (11/7)…also recorded five tackles against Syracuse and UConn.

2014: Harris had a break-out year as he started all 11 games he played at inside line-backer…named and NCAA FBS statistical champion (just the second in USF history) after leading the nation with .55 forced fumbles per game on the season…his six forced fumbles on the year set a new USF season record…finished second on the team (17th in the AAC) with 77 tackles (52 solo) and led the Bulls and finished sixth in the AAC with 10.5 tackles for loss…tied the for the team lead and ranked seventh in the AAC with two fumble recoveries and added two sacks on the year…led the team in tackles in three games, twice posting a season-high 11 stops…posted at least four tackles in every game he played…missed one game due to injury…was named AAC Defensive POW after posting a team-high nine tackles, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a sack vs. Maryland (9/6)…led the team with 11 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery vs. UCF (11/28)…led the team with 11 tackles, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble at Cincinnati (10/24)…forced a fumble and recorded nine tackles in a win at Tulsa (10/18)…had nine tackles and a forced fumble vs. Western Carolina (8/30)…logged two tackles for loss and five tackles in a win over UConn (9/19)…had two tackles for loss and six solo tackles at Wisconsin (9/27)...lettered.

2013: Harris appeared in all 12 games and started seven as a true freshman…was on the field for 340 defensive plays…totaled 35 tackles with two and a half tackles for loss, one pass break-up and one forced fumble…made his first-career start vs. FAU (9/14) and had a team-leading 12 tackles to go with a forced fumble and a TFL...12 tackles were the third-highest total by a USF player on the year…posted a career-high two tackles for loss vs. Cincinnati (10/5)...had four tackles in wins over Cincinnati (10/5) and at UConn (10/12)…posted two tackles in his first-career game in the season-opener vs. McNeese State (8/31)…posted at least one tackle in nine games… lettered.

HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Earl Garcia at Hillsborough ... a three-year starter who was an all-state and three-time all-county selection ... led the Terriers to a 30-6 record during his three seasons ... tallied 301 tackles, three sacks, seven pressures, an INT, four PBU and three fumble recoveries ... a first-team 6A all-state selection by The Associated Press as a senior ... a first-team all-Hillsborough and honorable mention all-Suncoast pick ... recorded 117 tackles, two sacks, three pressures and three PBU ... also rushed for 726 yards and 15 TDs and punted 28 times for a 36 yards per punt average ... helped Hillsborough to a 9-2 record and a berth in the regional semifinals ... ranked 19th in the Tampa Bay Times’ Top 100 and 20th in the Orlando Sentinel’s MidWest Super 60 list entering his senior year ... a second-team all-Hillsborough selection as a junior ... posted 89 tackles, a sack, three pressures, a PBU and two fumble recoveries ... also punted 34 times for a 37.2 average ... led Hillsborough to an 11-1 record, a perfect 6-0 league record and a trip to the regional semifinals ... a second-team all-Hillsborough selection as a soph-omore ... tallied 95 tackles, a pressure, an INT and a fumble recovery ... helped the Terriers to a 10-3 record and a berth in the regional semifinals.

PERSONAL: Born in Gainesville, Fla. ... son of Lindsey and Connie Harris ... brother, Bran-don, joined the USF football program as a walk-on in 2012 ... cousin, Lindsey Lamar, was a standout performer at USF from 2009-12.

HARRIS - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2013 12-7 18 17 35 2.5 0-0 0 1 1 02014 11-11 52 25 77 10.5 2.0-8 0 1 6 22015 10-8 27 12 39 4.5 1.5-11 0 0 1 0Career 33-26 97 54 151 17.5 3.5-19 0 2 8 2

HARRIS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles ............................................................................................ 12, vs. FAU (09/14/13)Sacks .................................................................................1, 2X, last at UConn (10/17/15)TFL ................................................................................................... 3, vs. UCF (11/28/14)PBU .........................................................................................1, vs. Cincinnati (10/05/13)FF ..................................................................................................2, vs. Maryland (9/6/14)FR .........................................................................................1, 2x, last vs. UCF (11/28/14)

2015: Appeared in 11 games on the season…recorded 18 tackles on the season, includ-ing 13 solo tackles…recorded a season-best six tackles in a win over FAMU (9/5)…posted seven tackles for loss and five sacks on the year…also recorded one pass break up and one forced fumble…recorded two sacks against FAMU to tie for an individual game-high.

2014: Hector saw action in six games…lettered.


ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Mike Depue at Robinson ... a versatile two-way lineman who was an all-state and two-time all-county selection ... posted 86 tackles and 6.5 sacks during his final two seasons ... a first-team 5A all-state selection by The Asso-ciated Press as a senior ... a first-team all-Suncoast and all-Hillsborough pick ... tallied 55 tackles, 3.5 sacks, nine TFL and a PBU ... led a defense that allowed less than 12 points per game ... helped the Knights to a 12-2 record and a berth in the state semifinals ... ranked 40th in the Tampa Bay Times’ Top 100 entering his senior year ... an honorable mention all-Hillsborough selection as a junior ... posted 31 tackles and three sacks ... led Robinson to a 9-3 record and a trip to the regional semifinals ... played his first two varsity seasons at Gulf High School in New Port Richey, Fla. ... also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Born in Tampa, Fla. ... son of Monica Lockett ... plans on majoring in engi-neering.

HECTOR - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2014 6-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2015 11-0 13 5 18 7.0 5.0-35 0 1 1 0Career 17-0 13 5 18 7.0 5.0-35 0 1 1 0

HECTOR’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ............................................................................................... 6, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)Sacks ............................................................................ 2.0, 2X. last vs. Temple (11/14/15)TFL ................................................................................................. 3.0, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)FF .............................................................................................1, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

NIGELHARRISLB x Jr. x 6-2, 231 xTampa, Fla. xHillsborough HS x57 BRUCE

HECTORDT x So. x 6-2, 295 xTampa, Fla. xRobinson HS x 60

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2015: Appeared in 12 games, starting two…recorded 23 tackles on the season…also recorded 7.5 tackles for loss and three sacks…recorded an interception in a win over SMU (10.24)…had three pass break ups and one forced fumble…recorded four tackles in a win over FAMU (9/5)…graduating in December 2015.

2014: Saw action in 11 games in his first season at USF…posted 25 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, two sacks, two recovered fumbles and a pass break-up…had 19 tackles in the last six games…posted a season-high six tackles, recovered a fumble and added 0.5 TFL at Cincinnati (10/24)…posted sacks in each of the Bulls’ first two games vs. Western Carolina (8/30) and Maryland (9/6)…posted four tackles vs. Houston (11/1) and at Tulsa (10/18)…recovered a fumble vs. UCF (11/28) …lettered.

FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Selected an honorable-mention NJCAA All-Amer-ican and first-team All-Jayhawk Conference in 2013…rated No. 64 in the Rivals Juco Top 100…ranked as the No. 4 junior college defensive end by JCGridiron.com…posted 61 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, three forced fumbles and a blocked punt at Fort Scott Community College in 2013…rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com…also had offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Minnesota, Texas Tech and Kansas among others.

KANKAKEE HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time Illinois first-team Class 5A all-state selection (2008 & 2009) and three-time all-state honoree overall at Kankakee HS…a four-time all-conference selection…three-time team MVP…team captain his senior season…rated the No. 14 defensive end recruit nationally by ESPN.com.

PERSONAL: The son of Learetha Smith…also lived in Indianapolis for a year… physical education major.

S. HILL - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2014 11-0 14 11 25 5.0 2.0-15 0 1 0 22015 12-2 19 4 23 7.5 3.0-15 1 3 1 0Career 23-2 33 15 48 12.5 5.0-30 1 4 1 2

HILL’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ...............................................................................................4, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)Sacks ............................................................................. 1, three times, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)TFL .................................................................................................3.0, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)PBU ...................................................................................................2, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)INT ...................................................................................................1, vs. SMU (10/24/15)FR .................................................................................................. 1, at UConn (10/17/15)

2015: Appeared in eight games on the year…assumed primary kickoff responsibilities beginning with the UConn game…has kicked off 55 times with two touchbacks…currently averaging 55.4 yards per kick…recorded three tackles, all against Cincinnati.


OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY: Spent one year as a preferred walk-on at Oklahoma.

TARPON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL: Hill was named Tampa Bay Times’ first-team All-Sun-coast kicker as a senior at Tarpon Springs in 2010… had a career long of 51 yards at Tarpon, with four field goals of 40 yards or longer…was a teammate of USF punter Mattias Ciabatti.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 13, 1992 ... Son of Learetha Smith.

SHAWNHILLDE x Sr. x 6-3, 270 xKankakee, Ill. xKankakee HS x Fort Scott CC x9

MICHAELHILLK x Sr. x 5-9, 180 xTarpon Springs, Fla. xTarpon Springs HS x40

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2015: Named Freshman of the Year at the team’s annual awards banquet… appeared in 12 games at cornerback, including starts in each of the last nine games…totaled 23 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and six pass break-ups…15th in the AAC in passes defended per game (0.67)...11th in conference play with six passes defended…one of four Bulls with multiple interceptions this season (Abraham, Byrd, Nichols)…record-ed his first collegiate interception in 51-3 rout of FAMU (9/5)… set career-highs with five tackles, and 1.5 tackles for loss against Memphis (10/2)…earned his first-career start in the 45-24 homecoming weekend win vs. Syracuse (10/10)…notched his second-career interception in the 44-3 Thanksgiving night road win at UCF (11/26).

MONARCH HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star recruit, Hoggins Jr. was named Broward’s 8A-7A-6A Defensive Player of the Year by the Sun Sentinel after intercepting 15 passes in 12 games as a senior and returning four for touchdowns… intercepted 12 passes in his first five games as a senior… intercepted a total of 13 passes in his previous two seasons as a starter…Also received offers from Akron, Bowling Green, Charlotte, Cincinnati, FIU, FAU, Louisville, Marshall, Massachusetts, Ohio, TCU, Temple, Texas, Tulane, Wisconsin… Coached by Calvin Davis.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 22, 1997 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... son of Ronnie Hoggins ... majoring in communications.

HOGGINS - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2015 12-9 19 4 23 1.5 0-0 2 6 0 0

HOGGINS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles ......................................................................................... 5, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)TFL ........................................................................................... 1.5, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)INT .......................................................................................... 1, 2X last at UCF (11/26/15)PBU ............................................................................................. 1, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)

2015: Appeared in 10 games on special teams and at the linebacker…totaled five tackles and one pass break-up…recorded a tackle at Maryland (9/19), against Syracuse (10/10) and vs. SMU (10/24).

2014: Redshirt season…missed most of the season after suffering a shoulder injury in practice and undergoing surgery to repair the injury.

BOB JONES HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Kevin Rose at Bob Jones HS…helped team to school record mark of 11-2 in 2013…ranked as the 32nd best prospect in Ala-bama by Scout.com…named to the 2013 Alabama All-Star Team…played in Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star Game…selected a team captain…named MVP linebacker at the VTO Alabama Rivals showcase…logged 104 tackles and three sacks as a senior…was a pre-season all-state selection…posted 77 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and seven sacks in junior season helping team to fourth straight regional championship…helped lead team to Class 6A Region 8 championship his junior and senior seasons…named first-team all-region and to Huntsville Times Elite team….a four-year varsity starter...earned first team all-region honors as a junior and sophomore…started on both sides of the ball as a freshman and sophomore, playing offensive tackle and defensive end…played varsity basketball as a freshman and sophomore.

PERSONAL: The son of Kim Haines… has an older brother, Andrew… made the A/B honor roll (principal’s list) in the ninth and 10 grade… made the dean’s list in the 11th and 12th grade… community service work included participating in student service day at Madison Academy and working multiple years at the special needs carnival at Madison Academy… also was a volunteer at the Special Olympics in Huntsville, Ala… hobbies include sports, drawing and playing the drums.

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HOLMAN’ CAREER HIGHS

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RONNIEHOGGINSCB x Fr. x 5-8, 167 xCoconut Creek, Fla. xMonarch HS x19

NICKHOLMANLB x RFr. x 6-2, 229 xMadison, Ala. xBob Jones HS x44

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2015: Named offensive co-MVP at the team’s annual awards banquet… appeared in all 12 of the team’s games, including one start…totaled 69 rushes for 307 yards and a rushing touchdown…made 26 receptions for 356 yards, both second-most on the team, and added four receiving touchdowns, third-highest on the USF stat sheet…returned 16 kickoffs for 466 yards…second in the AAC in kick return average (29.1)…first in conference play in kick return average (30.1)…set career highs with five receptions, 89 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns at No.11/8 Florida St. (9/12)…threw a 29-yard touchdown pass in the 28-20 win at UConn (10/17)…made his lone start of the season in the 38-14 win over SMU (10/24), scoring his only rushing touchdown of the year on a 1-yard attempt…carried the ball a career-high 11 times for a career-best 71 yards in the 65-27 thumping of Cincinnati (11/20).

2014: Saw action in all 12 games on the year and finished as the Bulls second-leading rusher with 46 carries for 150 yards (3.3 ypc)…also caught eight passes for 107 yards and a touchdown, and returned eight kickoffs for 157 yards (19.6 ypr), with a 24-yard long…had 414 all-purpose yards…earned the nicknamed “Clutch” from Coach Taggart for his play late in games…had a season-best 41 yards on 10 carries in a rain-soaked win vs. UConn (9/19)…had a season-best three catches for 39 yards to go with 13 yards rushing in a 14-13 win at SMU (11/15)…had six carries for 33 yards and one, big 10-yard catch for a first down late in the game in a comeback win at Tulsa (10/18)…gained 34 yards on Bulls’ drive to ice the game…had two catches for 31 yards and ran six times for 14 yards vs. Houston (11/1)…had at least one carry in 11 games…lettered.

IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Richard Dombroski at Immokalee HS…ranked as a four-star recruit and among the top 200 of the Rivals250 by Rivals.com…two-time Naples Daily News All-Area first team (2012-13) and FACA honorable mention…ranked No. 28 in the 2014 Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100…ran for 744 yards and five touchdowns and made 28 catches for 413 yards and three touchdowns as a senior…logged 1,332 all-purpose yards with 175 on returns including a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown…punted 27 times for 983 yards and a 60 yard punt…helped lead team to 9-3 record…posted 1,855 yards and 19 touchdowns rushing and 28 total touchdowns on

his career…ranked No. 18 among running backs nationally and the 29th best prospect in Florida by Rivals.com…ran for 1,111 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior while making 16 catches for 282 yards and four touchdowns…also recorded 47 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack on defense….2012 honorable mention all-state and first team all-conference pick…helped lead team to Class 5A state championship game…2011 honorable mention all-area…also received offers from Florida, Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Louisville, Georgia, North Carolina, West Virginia and Mississippi.

PERSONAL: The son of Undreas Harrison… has a brother, Tshumbi, and older sister, LaTonya… his brother, Tshumbi Johnson, plays football for the University of Cincinnati... hobbies include sports and fishing.

JOHNSON - CAREER STATISTICSRUSHINGYEAR GP-GS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG2014 12-0 46 150 3.3 0 162015 12-1 69 290 4.2 1 23Career 24-1 115 440 3.8 1 23RECEIVINGYEAR REC YDS AVG TD LONG2014 8 107 8.5 1 24 2015 26 356 13.7 4 71Career 34 463 13.6 5 71 ALL-PURPOSE YARDSYEAR RUSH REC PASS PR KR TOTAL2014 150 107 0 0 157 4142015 290 356 29 25 466 905Career 440 463 29 25 623 1,319

JOHNSON’S CAREER HIGHSRushes .................................................................................. 11, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Rushing Yards .......................................................................71, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Long Rush .............................................................................23, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Receptions ...........................................................................................5, at FSU (9/12/15)Receiving Yards .................................................................................89, at FSU (9/12/15)Receiving TDs ........................................................................2, 2X, last at FSU (9/12/15)Long Reception .........................................................................71 (TD), at FSU (9/12/15)TD Pass .........................................................................................1, at UConn (10/17/15)All-Purpose Yards .................................................................. 281 vs. Cincinnati (11/26/15Long Kickoff Return ...............................................................54, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Kickoff Return Yards ............................................................181, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Kickoff Return Average ............................................... 45.25 (4), vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

D’ ERNESTJOHNSONRB x So. x 5-10, 208 xImmokalee, Fla. xImmokalee HS x32

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2015:Earned second-team all-conference honors… appeared in and started all 12 games at the left guard position…helped the Bulls post a single-season school rushing record with nearly 3,000 yards… guided running back Marlon Mack to back-to-back 1,000 yard rushing seasons, only the fifth time a Bull has reached 1,000 yards in single-season program history…helped Mack achieve 100-plus rushing yards in eight games this year…created openings for quarterback Quinton Flowers to achieve a career-high 201 rushing yards vs. SMU (10/24)… graduated with a degree in communication in December 2014. Receiving a second degree in psychology this fall.

2014: Jozwiak returned to the field after missing a season due to medical issues…started in all eight games in which he played on the year…missed four games due to injuries…helped lead freshman running back Marlon Mack to just the fourth 1,000-yard rushing season in program history…plowed the way for four 100-yard games for Mack…earned his degree in communications in December…lettered

2013: Did not see playing time…was a strong candidate for a starting job on the offensive line when he was sidelined for the season during preseason camp due to a heart condition that eventually required surgery.

2012: Saw action in nine games, starting five, along the offensive line ... earned his first career start against Syracuse and started the final five games of the season at guard.

2011: Redshirted.

LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Steve Reynolds at Lake Region ... a two-time first-team all-district selection and three-year letterman ... tabbed first-team all-district and first-team all-county as a senior ... also was voted team captain ... posted 45 pancake blocks ... earned first-team all-district honors as a junior ... also a three-year letterwinner in weightlifting.

PERSONAL: Has one sister, Bri ... father, Brian, was an All-American at West Virginia and was a first-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in 1986 ... a member of the A/B honor roll ... volunteered at his mother’s school ... took part in numerous fundraisers for his high school ... earned his degree in communications in the fall of 2014.

2015: Team captain and an all-conference second-team selection… received the Lee Roy Selmon award and the team’s defensive lineman award at the annual banquet…appeared in and started all 12 games this season at the defensive end position…totaled 42 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, four sacks, four pass break-ups and two forced fumbles…his four sacks rank second on the team and his 42 tackles are seventh-most on the Bulls’ stat sheet…ninth in the AAC in forced fumbles (two), 13th in tackles for loss (11), and 20th in sacks (two)…11th in conference play in tackles for loss (eight), and 14th in sacks (3.5)…recorded five tackles in three games including a career-high tying six tackles in the 28-20 win at UConn (10/17)…tallied a sack in each of the wins over East Carolina (11/7), Temple (11/14), and Cincinnati (11/20)… graduating with a degree in management information systems this fall.

2014: Lee started all 12 games on the defensive line in the Bulls’ 3-4 alignment…posted his best season to date, logging 28 tackles (19 solo) and was fourth on the team with 6.0 tackles for loss…had a season-high five tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Maryland (9/6)…recorded a TFL in seven games…had four tackles vs. Western Carolina (8/30)…recorded three tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Houston (11/1)… lettered.2013: Lee appeared in 11 games… lettered.

2012: Saw action in 11 games, starting five, at defensive end ... earned his first start against Syracuse and started the last five games of the season ... posted 17 tackles, a half sack and 1.5 TFL ... made his first career tackle at Louisville ... posted six stops versus Syracuse ... notched two tackles and a TFL against UConn ... posted two tackles and a half sack at Miami ... enrolled in January 2012 and took part in spring drills.

DAPHNE HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Glenn Vickery at Daphne ... an honorable men-tion all-state selection and a two-time all-county performer ... listed as one of ESPN’s top players in the state of Alabama entering his senior season ... led Daphne to a 25-2 record over his final two seasons ... recorded 62 tackles and 7.5 sacks over that span ... an honorable mention all-state selection by Scout.com as a senior ... earned all-county honors ... named player of the game three times ... tallied 44 tackles, 4.5 sacks and five PBU ... named all-county as a junior, while helping Daphne to a perfect 15-0 record and the Alabama state championship ... named player of the week six times ... notched 18 tackles and three sacks.

PERSONAL: Born in Panama City, Fla. ... lived in Mobile, Ala. from ages 3-5 before moving to Daphne ... son of Rodney and Estella Lee ... has two brothers, Rodney and Jonathon ... participated in Coastal Clean-Up ... an A/B honor roll student ... a Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee ... served as the treasurer for the senior class ... a member of the Key Club and Spanish Club ... is studying pre-business administration.

LEE - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2012 11-5 8 9 17 1.5 0.5-1 0 0 0 02013 11-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 02014 12-12 19 9 28 6.0 0-0 0 0 0 02015 12-12 33 9 42 11.0 4.0-26 0 4 2 1Career 46-27 60 27 87 18.5 4.5-27 0 4 2 1

LEE’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ......................................................................................6, vs. Syracuse (10/27/12)Sacks ......................................................................0.5, twice, last vs. Memphis (10/2/15)TFL .......................................................................................... 2, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)FF ............................................................................... 1, 2X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)FR ............................................................................................ 1, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

THORJOZWIAKG x Gr. x 6-4, 318 xEagle Lake, Fla. xLake Region HS x64

ERICLEEDE x Sr. x 6-3, 260 xDaphne, Ala. xDaphne HS x91

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2015: Appeared in six games this season, including one start…totaled three receptions for 24 yards…made a season-high two receptions for 9 yards In the 51-3 rout of FAMU (9/5)…tallied another reception for a season-high 15 yards in the 38-14 win vs. SMU (10/24)…earned his first start of the season at the X position at East Carolina (11/7).

2014: Redshirted per NCAA transfer rules, but impressed coaches and teammates in practice.

2013 (KENTUCKY): Played in all 12 games as a wide receiver and on spe-cial teams ... started two games ... caught seven passes for 97 yards ... on special teams, he had 10 tackles while also forcing and recovering a fumble. 2012 (KENTUCKY): Played in all 12 games ... caught 12 passes for 113 yards ... best game was three catches for 47 yards vs. Vanderbilt ... caught three passes at Tennessee. FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL: Gifted wide receiver combined pass-catching skills with the athletic ability of a state-champion high jumper ... four-year starter at wide receiver and cornerback at Fort White (Fla.) HS ... as a senior, caught 47 passes for 698 yards and 10 touchdowns ... made six interceptions on defense, returning two for touchdowns ... first-team all-state in Class AAA by The Associated Press ... named the Area Player of the Year by the Gainesville Sun ... helped Fort White to an 8-4 record and second round of the state playoffs ... turned in a breakout performance in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game ... was named the No. 2 prospect in the game by Rivals.com and the “Sleeper of the Night” by Scout.com ... coached by Demetric Jackson ... began par-ticipating with the high school track and field team when he was in sixth grade ... won the state high jump championship as a junior with a leap of 6 feet, 10 inches ... also competed in two hurdles events, the triple jump and long jump ... played basketball and was a member of the school’s weightlifting team ... helped the basketball team advance to the state tour-nament his junior year and won the team’s academic award ... member of the Beta Club. PERSONAL: Born in Gainesville, Fla. ... son of Fernanda Legree ... a cousin, Kendyll Pope, played football at Florida State …can walk on his hands ... wants to be a profes-sional wrestler.

LEGREE - CAREER STATISTICSYear G REC YARDS TD LONG REC/G AVG/C 2012 12 12 113 0 - 9.4 9.4 2013 12 7 97 0 - 8.0 13.82014 REDSHIRT TRANSFER2015 6 3 24 0 15 4.0 8.0 TOTAL 30 22 234 0 - 7.8 10.6

LEGREE’S CAREER HIGHSReceptions .......................................................................... 3, vs. Vanderbilt (at Kentucky)Receiving Yards ................................................................ 47, vs. Vanderbilt (at Kentucky)Long Reception .............................................................................15, vs. SMU (10/24/15)

2015: Appeared in 11 games this season…totaled 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack and one pass break-up… recorded a season-high and career-high tying two tackles at No.11/8 Florida St. (9/12) and at Navy (10/31)…also tallied his lone sack of the season at Florida St. …deflected one pass in the 44-3 Thanksgiving night road win at UCF (11/26)

2014: Saw action in three games.

2013: Love appeared in the season opener against McNeese State…underwent surgery to repair a knee and did not play the rest of the season.

LOVE - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2014 3-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 02015 11-0 4 6 10 1.5 1.0-12 0 1 0 0TOTAL 14-0 4 6 10 1.5 1.0-12 0 1 0 0

LOVE’S CAREER HIGHSTackles .................................................................................2, 3X, last at Navy (10/31/15)Sacks ...................................................................................................1, at FSU (9/12/15)TFL ...................................................................................................1.0, at FSU (9/12/15)

A.J.LEGREEWR x Jr. x 6-1, 195 xFort White, Fla. xFort White HS x Kentucky x6

MIKELOVEDE x So. x 6-4, 266 xClearwater, Fla. xCountryside HS x98

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2015:First-team all-conference and named co-offensive MVP at the team’s annual ban-quet… appeared in and started 11 of the team’s 12 games this season at the halfback position…totaled 193 carries for 1273 yards, both team highs, and eight touchdowns, sec-ond-best…tallied 16 receptions for 111 yards and one receiving touchdown…led the AAC in rushing yards (1,273) for the second straight season, and placed fourth in all-purpose yards (1,384)…had the most rushing yards in conference play (804) and ranked fourth in all-purpose yards (893)…began the season with 23 rushes for 131 yards in a 51-3 rout of FAMU (9/5)…followed that up with an 83 yard rushing performance at No.11/8 Florida St. (9/12)…posted a 107-yard rushing game against Memphis (10/2)…registered another 184 rushing yards, including two touchdowns, in the 45-24 homecoming weekend win against Syracuse (10/10)…needed just 13 carries to post a 113-rushing yard performance in the 28-20 road win at UConn (10/17)…netted 117 rushing yards during the 22-17 road win at East Carolina (11/7)…fueled USF’s upset of No.21/21 Temple with 230 rushing yards, including two touchdowns, plus three receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown (11/14)…tallied another 106 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the 65-27 thumping of Cincinnati (11/20)…completed the regular season with another 102-yard rushing performance in the 44-3 Thanksgiving night road win at UCF (11/26).

2014: Mack started all 12 games at running back in his first season and recorded one of the best rushing seasons in USF history…named AAC Rookie of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection, Mack led the AAC running for 86.8 yards per game and was one of three freshmen nationally to lead a conference in rushing…earned the Offensive MVP award for the program…recorded just the fourth 1,000-yard rushing season in program history, setting a new freshman record with 1,041 yards, the third-best total in program history…posted four 100-yard games, the most for a Bull since 2009…third in the AAC with nine rushing touchdowns and fifth averaging 5.15 yards per carry…added 21 receptions for 160 yards for 1,201 all-purpose yards…had five touchdowns runs of 54 yards or longer, including a season-long 75 yard TD run at Memphis (11/22)…exploded on the scene with an AAC record and USF record-tying 275 yards and four touchdowns vs. Western Carolina (8/30) with TD runs of 62, 60 and 54 yards…averaged 11.4 ypc on 24 carries, a USF record, in that game and added a reception for 5 yards for a USF record 280 all-purpose yards…followed with 73 yards on 23 carries vs. Maryland (9/6)…had 31 carries for 103 yards and a touchdown in a pouring rain in USF’s victory over UConn (9/19)…carried the ball 19 times for 130 yards and two touchdowns, including a 54-yard dash, in a win at Tulsa (10/18)…had 17 carries for 79 yards and one reception for 19 yards in a win at SMU (11/15)…posted 159 all-purpose yards at Memphis (11/22), running 16 times for 102 yards and a touchdown and catching a career-best eight passes for 57 yards.

BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Johnnie Jones, a former USF defensive back (2001-05), at Booker HS…selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl…rated a four-star recruit by ESPN.com…first-team Associated Press Class 5A all-state se-lection…played on both sides of the ball, running for 1,527 yards and 19 touchdowns and catching eight passes for 139 yards and three touchdowns…also posted 110 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and four interceptions as a safety…named HTpreps.com Defensive Player of the Year…ran for 326 yards and three touchdowns vs. Bayshore, scoring on runs of 78, 60 and 53 yards…scored on a 51-yard touchdown run in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game…ranked No. 15 on Bright House Networks Top 20 football players prior to his senior season…also received offers from Nebraska, Purdue and Indiana among others.

PERSONAL: The son of Demetris Woods and Marlo Mack… has two older brothers, Deon and Marlo… hobbies include playing basketball and hanging out with friends.

MACK - CAREER STATISTICSRUSHINGYEAR GP-GS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG2014 12-12 202 1,041 5.2 9 752015 11-11 193 1,273 6.6 8 59Career 23-23 395 2,314 5.9 17 75RECEIVINGYEAR REC YDS AVG TD LONG2014 21 160 7.6 0 19 2015 16 111 6.9 1 20Career 37 271 7.3 1 20 ALL-PURPOSE YARDSYEAR RUSH REC PR KR TOTAL2014 1,041 160 0 0 1,2012015 1,273 111 0 0 1,384Career 2,314 271 0 0 2,585

MACK’S CAREER HIGHSRushes ......................................................................................... 31, vs. UConn (9/19/14)Rushing Yards ..........................................................275, vs. Western Carolina (08/30/14)Long Rush ........................................................................75 (TD), at Memphis (11/22/14)Rushing TDs .................................................................4, vs. Western Carolina (08/30/14)Receptions ...................................................................................8, at Memphis (11/22/14)Receiving Yards .........................................................................57, at Memphis (11/22/14)

MARLONMACKRB x So. x 6-0, 205 xSarasota, Fla. xBooker HS x5

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2015: Appeared in all 12 games this season…totaled four receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown…tallied his lone touchdown on a 56-yard reception in the 45-24 homecoming weekend win over Syracuse (10/10).

2014: Redshirt season…injured his knee in practice and underwent corrective surgery.

NICEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach John Hicks at Niceville HS…named a sec-ond-team Class 7A all-state selection and Daily News Large School Player of the Year in 2013…posted 818 receiving yards, 560 rushing yards, 540 return yards and 18 total touchdowns as a senior…helped lead Niceville to a 13-2 record and an appearance in the Class 7A state championship game in 2013…recorded 116 receptions, 1,730 receiving yards, 18 receiving touchdowns, 667 rushing yards, nine rushing touchdowns, 810 return yards and over 3,200 total yards with 30 total touchdowns in his varsity career…rated a three-star recruit by ESPN…rated No. 58 in the 2014 Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100…also had offers from Florida State, Georgia, Auburn, Louisville, Georgia Tech, N.C. State, California and Minnesota among others.

PERSONAL: The son of Tonja McCants… completed a community outreach project with New Life Christian Ministries.

MCCANTS - CAREER STATISTICSYear G REC YARDS TD LONG REC/G AVG/C 2015 12 4 76 1 56 6.3 19.0

MCCANTS’ CAREER HIGHSReceptions ...................................................................1, 2X, last vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)Receiving Yards ......................................................................56, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)Long........................................................................................56, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)Receiving TD ........................................................................... 1, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

2015: Appeared in 11 of the team’s 12 games this season…totaled 12 tackles, including one tackle for loss, and one recovered fumble…made his collegiate debut and recorded his first-career tackle in a 51-3 rout of FAMU (9/5)…posted a tackle for loss and recovered a fumble in the 38-14 win against SMU (10/24).

MIAMI NORTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star recruit, McGee earned Florida All-State Class 6A honorable mention honors…selected for the Miami-Dade North vs. South All-Star Game… listed at No. 15 in the Miami Herald’s Miami-Dade Class of 2015 Top 25 Recruits this past fall…also received offers from Wisconsin, Rutgers, Akron, Marshall, Pur-due, Mississippi State, Kentucky, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Utah, FSU, FIU, Tex-as, Louisville, FAU… coached by Eddie Brown and Stephen Field at Miami Northwestern.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 12, 1997 in Broward County, Fla. ... Son of Angela Glass.

MCGEE - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2015 11-0 10 2 12 1.0 0-0 0 0 0 1

McGEE’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ..............................................................................................3, vs.SMU (10/24/15)TFL ..............................................................................................1.0 , vs. SMU (10/24/15)INT .....................................................................................................................................-FR ....................................................................................................1, vs. SMU (10/24/15)

TYREMcCANTSWR x RFr. x 5-11, 210 xNiceville, Fla. xNiceville HS x8

KHALIDMcGEES x Fr. x 5-10, 201 xMiami, Fla. xMiami Northwestern HS x21

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2015: Appeared in nine games, mostly on special teams

2014: Saw action in 11 games and made one start on the year…made his first career start vs. N.C. State (9/13)…saw the bulk of action on special teams…earned the Academic Ex-cellence Award…an American Athletic Conference All-Academic team selection…lettered.

2013: Mut appeared in five games, all in the final five games of the season, after an early season shoulder injury limited his action…saw action on special teams…earned American Athletic All-Academic honors.

2012: Redshirted ... enrolled full time in January 2012 after greyshirting during fall 2011, while recovering from a knee injury ... participated in spring drills...earned BIG EAST All-Academic honors.

CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Binky Waldrop at Charlotte ... a four-year start-er, who was an all-state and three-time all-area selection ... posted 154 receptions for 2,610 yards (16.9 ypc) and 27 TDs as a wide receiver during his career ... also played defensive back and notched 103 tackles, 19 INTs, 29 PBU and two TDs ... named the area offensive player of the year as a senior ... tabbed first-team all-area and all-district ... voted team captain and MVP ... tallied 39 receptions for 686 yards (17.6 ypc) and nine TDs ... added 34 tackles, four INTs and 10 PBU ... earned second-team all-state and all-area honors as a junior ... posted 58 receptions for 1,014 yards (17.5 ypc) and 15 TDs ... added 12 tackles, two INTs, nine PBU and a TD on defense ... earned all-area honors as a defensive back as a sophomore ... made 37 receptions for 568 yards (15.4 ypc) and three TDs ... tallied 23 tackles, six INTs, seven PBU and a TD ... added 20 receptions for 342 yards and two TDs and 34 tackles, seven INTs and three PBU as a freshman ... also earned three letters in basketball and track and field ... a two-time captain for the basketball team ... a member of the 4A state track and field championship team ... finished seventh in the state long jump as a junior ... won region and district championships in the long jump ... helped the 4x400-meter relay to a third-place finish at the state meet and region and district championships.

PERSONAL: Born in Ponta Gorda, Fla. ... son of Tom and Karen ... one sister, Taylor, who is a USF student ... a member of the 2012 BIG EAST All-Academic team ... a member of the honor roll and three-time scholastic award recipient ... tabbed the principal’s Student of the Year as a sophomore ... father, Tom, played wide receiver at Rhode Island ... majoring in biology.

2015: Appeared in all 12 of the team’s games this season as the placekicker…totaled 15 made field goals in 21 attempts for a 71.4-percent clip…ranked fifth in the AAC in field goals (15), scoring (kick) (7.8 points per game), and PAT kicking percentage (98.0), eighth in field goal percentage (71.4), and ninth in scoring (7.8 points per game)…third in conference play in field goals (12) and scoring (kick)(8.5),while ranking eighth in field goal percentage (70.6), PAT kicking percentage (97.0) and scoring (8.5)…converted on his first three field goals of the year and four of the first five… set a career-high with three made field goals (in three attempts) and 14 total points during the 44-23 upset win over No. 21/21 Temple (11/14)…recorded a career-long 49 yard field goal during the 65-27 thumping of Cincinnati (11/20)…made two tackles this season, including one in each of the contests against Maryland (9/19) and Syracuse (10/10)….enters the bowl game having made his last nine field goals, the third-longest streak In program history.

2014: In his first season on the field, Nadelman saw action in one game, kicking off three times for a 65.3 yard average vs. Western Carolina (8/30).


CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Telly Lockette at Miami Central ... a three-year letterman, two-time all-state and three-time all-Dade honoree ... made 32-of-52 FGs and 211-of-215 PATs during his three seasons to score 307 points ... named 6A first-team all-state by The Associated Press as a senior ... tabbed all-Dade by the Miami Herald ... made 11-of-17 FGs, 69-of-70 PATs, scoring 102 points, and produced over 80 touchbacks ... also punted as a senior, averaging almost 40 yards per attempt, landing 13 inside the 20 ... helped Central to a 12-2 record and the 6A state title ... a first-team 6A all-state selction by The AP as a junior ... tabbed second-team all-Florida by the Orlando Sentinel ... named all-Dade by the Miami Herald ... made 16-of-23 FGs and 60-of-61 PATs to score 108 points ... a second-team all-Dade selection as a sophomore ... hit 5-of-12 FGs and 82-of-84 PATs for 97 points.

PERSONAL: Born in Miami, Fla. ... son of Emilio Sr. and Soraya Nadelman ... has one brother, Jordan.

NADELMAN - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS FG PCT. LONG BLK PAT PTS 2015 12-12 15-21 71.4 49 1 48-49 93 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+2015 0-0 4-5 5-6 6-10 0-0

NADLEMAN’S CAREER HIGHSField Goals ..........................................................................3-3, 2X last at UCF (11/26/15)Long Field Goal ......................................................................49, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Points ......................................................................................... 14 , vs. Temple (11/14/15)

ALEXMUTWR x Jr. x 6-3, 195 xPort Charlotte, Fla. xCharlotte HS x84

EMILIONADELMANK x So. x 5-6, 173 xMiami, Fla. xCentral HS x35

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2015: Appeared in eight of the team’s 12 games this season…served as the back-up to Mak Djulbegovic at the right tackle position… graduating with a degree in communications this fall.

2014: Moved from the defensive line to the offensive line during spring drills…did not see action on the year.

2013: Nelson appeared in one game at defensive tackle, the season opener against McNeese State (8/31).

2012: Appeared in five games ... tallied three tackles, a sack and a PBU ... posted a tackle and a PBU versus Syracuse ... registered a sack against Pitt.

2011: Redshirted.

SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Allen Held at South Broward ... an all-county selection who was a two-year letterman ... earned second-team All-Broward County as a senior ... was voted team captain ... posted 64 tackles, 14.5 sacks, a TD and three blocked punts.

PERSONAL: Has two brothers, Travis and Antonio, and one sister, Alexia ... majoring in communications.

2015: First-team all-conference and received the team’s most improved player award at the annual banquet… appeared in and started all 12 games this season at the cornerback position…totaled 58 tackles, fourth-highest on the team, 8.5 tackles for loss, third-best, one sack, a team-high four interceptions, four pass break-ups, one fumble recovery and a team-best two forced fumbles…third in the AAC in interceptions (four), 15th in pass-es defended (eight), and 36th in tackles (58)…fourth in conference play in interceptions (three), 11th in passes defended (6), and 31st in tackles (42)…recorded a sack, a sea-son-high 2.5 tackles for loss, and forced a fumble in the 45-24 homecoming weekend win against Syracuse (10/10)…set career high with nine tackles in the 38-14 victory over SMU (10/24)…forced another fumble in the contest at Navy (10/31)…logged eight tackles, two interceptions (one returned for a touchdown, 29 yards) and a tackle for loss in the 65-27

thumping of Cincinnati (11/20).

2014: Nichols saw action in all 12 games as a true freshman and made his first career start at nickel back in a win at SMU (11/15)…logged eight tackles on the year…posted a season-high two tackles in his first game vs. Western Carolina (8/30)…had a tackle in six games.

MIAMI CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Roland Smith at Miami Central HS...previ-ously coached by current USF running backs coach Telly Lockette at Central…posted 20 tackles and intercepted three passes and blocked a field goal in 2013 at Miami Central HS before missing much of the season with an injury…logged 105 tackles, 12 interceptions and two forced fumbles on his career…played for one of the most successful programs in Florida as Miami Central won its second straight state championship in 2013 and third in the past four years while advancing to four consecutive state finals…Central was ranked No. 3 in the nation by USA Today…rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals…ranked No. 14 on the Miami Herald’s Class of 2014 Top 25 Miami-Dade recruits List…rated No. 69 on the Florida High School Football Class of 2014 Top 150 list…posted 40 tackles, six interceptions, two touchdowns and a fumble recovery as a junior helping Central to the 6A state title…also ran track posting a 10.63 in the 100 meters and 22.07 in the 200…also had offers from Auburn, Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia, Rutgers, UCLA, LSU, Miami, Pittsburgh and Tennessee according to 247Sports.com and Rivals.com.

PERSONAL: Born in Miami, Fla. …the son of Lawanda Nichols…has a sister, La’ Deatiea.

NICHOLS - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2014 12-0 7 1 8 0 0-0 0 0 0 02015 12-12 44 14 58 8.5 1.0-8 4 4 2 1Career 24-12 51 15 66 8.5 1.0-8 4 4 2 1

NICHOLS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles ........................................................................8, 2X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15) TFL ....................................................................................... 2.5, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)Sacks ....................................................................................... 1, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)INT ...........................................................................................2, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)INT return for TD......................................................................1, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)FF ........................................................................................ 1, 2x, last at Navy (10/31/15)

CLAVIONNELSONOL x Sr. x 6-3, 308 xHollywood, Fla. xSouth Broward HS x65

DEATRICKNICHOLSCB x So. x 5-10, 189 xMiami, Fla. xMiami Central HS x3

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2015: Appeared in all 12 of the team’s games, making two starts…totaled two receptions for 42 yards…garnered first start of the season against Memphis (10/2)…recorded first reception of the year, a season-high 30 yarder in the 28-20 road win at UConn (10/17)…also earned a start at East Carolina (11/7)…posted another catch, a 12 yarder, in the 44-23 upset win over No. 21/21 Temple (11/14)… graduating with a degree in interdisciplinary social sciences this fall.

2014: Played in nine games, serving primarily as a blocker on the Bulls offensive line…made one reception for 10 yards on the year, making that catch in the season-opener vs. Western Carolina (8/30) …lettered.

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CC: A secon-team All-MACJC selection at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College after catching six passes for 111 yards and touchdown in 2013…played two seasons for one of the top junior college programs in the nation…MGC-CC began 2013 ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA poll before finishing 8-2 and ranked No. 9 while making a record seventh straight trip to the MACJC Playoffs…MGCCC posted its eighth straight season, finishing the year ranked in the NJCAA’s final top 10 football poll…rated a three start recruit by Rivals.com…caught two passes for 22 yards and a touchdown in 2012…helped block for the nation’s second-best rushing attack (272 ypg)…Helped MGC-CC finish 9-2, win the MACJC South Division title and finish No. 6 in the NJCAA final poll.

HATTIESBURG HIGH SCHOOL: Played both football and basketball at Hattiesburg HS…had 17 catches for 280 yards and four touchdowns as a senior…two-time all-state selec-tion…two-time team captain…rated No. 31 among 2012 Mississippi recruits 247sports.com…selected to compete in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game.

PERSONAL: Born in Hattiesburg, Miss. ….has a sister, Kymberly…has an uncle, Terrell Grindle, that played at Mississippi State and an uncle, Marcus Pope, that played at South-ern Mississippi and for the New York Giants… elementary physical education major.

POPE - CAREER STATISTICSYear GP-GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG2014 9-0 1 10 10.0 0 102015 12-2 2 42 21.0 0 30Career 21-2 3 52 17.3 0 30

POPE’ S CAREER HIGHSReceptions ........................................................................ 1, 2X, last at UConn (10/17/15)Receiving Yards ..........................................................................30, vs. UConn (10/17/15)Long............................................................................................30, vs. UConn (10/17/15)

2015: Team captain, second-team all-conference and school record-holder with 75 catch-es and 987 receiving yards by a tight end…Appeared in all 12 of the team’s games this season, making 11 starts at the TE (Y) position…totaled 19 receptions, fourth most on the team, for 296 yards, third best, and five touchdowns, second most…tallied season-high 66 receiving yards, on two catches, against Memphis (10/2)…posted first receiving touch-down of the season, on a 16-yard pass, in the 22-17 road win at East Carolina (11/7)…set career-high with two touchdown receptions in the 65-27 thumping of Cincinnati (11/20)…matched career-high with another two receiving touchdowns in the 44-3 Thanksgiving night road win at UCF (11/26)… graduating with a degree in health sciences this fall.

2014: Price started nine games and saw action in 11 on the year…on the Mackey Award Watch list…logged 14 receptions for 207 yards…averaged 14.8 yards per reception…posted a career long 32-yard reception vs. Western Carolina (8/30)…had a season-high three catches for 68 yards vs. UCF (11/28)…posted three catches for 22 yards vs. No. 19 ECU (10/11)…a Phil Steele preseason all-conference first-team selection…lettered.

MARLONPOPETE x Sr. x 6-4, 260 xHattiesburg, Miss. xHattiesburg HS x Mississippi GC x11

SEANPRICETE x Sr. x 6-3, 252 xCitra, Fla. xNorth Marion HS x12

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2012: Appeared in all 12 games, starting three, at tight end and on special teams ... earned the first start of his career against UConn and started three of the final four games ... caught 21 passes for 209 yards and a TD ... caught his first pass of the season in game six of the season at Louisville ... tallied three receptions for 38 yards and a TD against the Cardinals ... made three catches for 31 yards versus Syracuse ... tallied three recep-tions for 45 yards against UConn ... had four catches for 30 yards at Miami ... tallied five receptions for 29 yards at Cincinnati ... finished the year with three catches for 39 yards against Pitt.

NORTH MARION HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Craig Damon at North Marion ... a four-year letterman ... played in the Under Armour All-American game ... ranked as the fourth-best TE in the nation ... ranked 55th in Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100 ... a member of the Florida Times-Union Super 75 ... ranked 34th on Florida Varsity’s list of top players in the state ... posted 81 receptions for 1,651 yards and 22 TDs during his career ... finished career as North Marion’s all-time leader in receiving yards ... ended career just one shy of all-time mark in receptions ... a second-team all-state selection as a senior ... posted 25 catches for 530 yards and six TDs ... also posted nine tackles, 3.5 sacks and a PBU ... led the Colts to a 9-3 record ... caught a season-high six passes for 71 yards against Bolles ... notched a season high in yards versus St. Cloud with 84 to go along with two TDs ... earned third-team all-state and first-team all-county honors as a junior ... named to the district all-star team ... caught 22 passes for 530 yards and seven TDs as a junior ... led North Marion to a 10-3 record ... an honorable mention all-state selection as a sophomore ... earned second-team all-county honors ... made 25 receptions for 448 yards and seven TDs ... helped the Colts to an 11-2 record and a berth in the regional final ... started his career with nine catches for 146 yards and two TDs as a freshman ... also a two-year letterman in basketball and earned one letter in track and field and weightlifting.

PERSONAL: Born in Ocala, Fla. ... raised by his grandparents, Willie and Marie James ... has one brother, Shad, and one sister, Shalexis ... cousin, Jamie Thompson, played for the New York Jets ... cousin, Greg Carr, played football at Florida State ... was voted homecoming king ... spent numerous hours volunteering to clean his school and in the community ... participated in car wash fundraisers ... earned academic honors all four years ... majoring in health science.

PRICE - CAREER STATISTICSYear GP-GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG2012 12-3 21 209 10.0 1 212013 11-9 21 185 8.8 0 312014 11-9 14 207 14.8 0 322015 12-11 19 296 15.6 5 46Career 46-32 75 897 12.0 6 46

PRICE’ S CAREER HIGHSReceptions ............................................................................... 5, vs. Cincinnati (11/23/12)Receiving Yards ........................................................................ 66, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)Receiving TDs ....................................................................... 2, 2X last at UCF (11/26/15)Long Reception ............................................................. 46 (TD), vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

2015: Appeared in seven games this season…totaled four catches for 18 yards and one touchdown…made his collegiate debut in the 51-3 rout of FAMU (9/5)…caught a career-high two passes, including his first collegiate reception, in the 38-14 win over SMU (10/24)…matched his career best with two more catches for 11 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown reception in the 65-27 thumping of Cincinnati (11/20).

2014: A three-star recruit by 247 Sports, Reed earned Tampa Tribune All-Hillsborough County honors as a kick returner after leading the county with 304 punt return yards as a senior…also named to the Tampa Bay Times’ All-Hillsborough County First Team as a punt returner…led Plant with 613 receiving yards and four touchdowns as a junior…also received offers from Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Utah… Coached by Robert Weiner.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 16, 1997 in Tampa, Fla. ... Son of Thomas and Angela Reed ... Majoring in communications/broadcasting.

REED - CAREER STATISTICSYear GP-GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG2015 7-0 4 18 4.5 1 10

REED’ S CAREER HIGHSReceptions ..................................................................2, 2X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Receiving Yards ................................................................ 11, vs.vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Long.......................................................................................10, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Receiving TD ...........................................................................1, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

JORDANREEDWR x Fr. x 5-10, 170 xTampa, Fla. xPlant HS x82

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2015: Appeared in six games this season as a backup to Dominique Threatt at the right tackle position.

2014: Ruff started one game and saw action in two on the year…was number two on the depth chart at center behind three-year starter Austin Reiter, who missed just a handful of snaps over that span…started at left guard vs. Maryland (9/6)…lettered.


JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by James Harrell at Jesuit ... a versatile, two-way player who was a three-year starter, all-state and two-time all-county selection ... played in the FACA North-South All-Star game ... a first-team 5A all-state selection by The Associat-ed Press as a senior ... a first-team all-Suncoast and all-Hillsborough pick ... earned the team’s MVP award ... led the way for Jesuit to rush for 1,843 yards ... also posted 36 tack-les, five sacks, 11 TFL and a fumble recovery ... ranked 46th in the Tampa Bay Times’ Top 100 and 34th in the Orlando Sentinel’s MidWest Super 60 entering his senior year ... a sec-ond-team All-Hillsborough selection as a junior ... posted 14 pancakes, 19 tackles, a sack and an INT ... helped the Tigers average 153 rushing yards per game ... led Jesuit to an 11-2 record and a berth in the regional finals ... earned the teams’ Iron Man award ... added 24 tackles, three sacks and seven TFL as a sophomore ... also lettered in track and field.

PERSONAL: Born in Birmingham, Ala. ... moved to Tampa when he was 6 months old ... son of Calvin and Kim Ruff.

2015: Earned a scholarship at the end of fall camp... appeared in all 12 of the team’s games this season…his successful long snapping has enabled punter Mattias Ciabatti to set the career punting yardage mark in program history and assisted kicker Emilio Nadel-man to make 15 made field goals, including the last nine in a row…earned a scholarship after walking onto the team.

2014: In his first season as the Bulls primary long snapper, Salvato saw action in all 12 games and did not have an error on a snap…snapped for field goals, extra points and punts…Bulls had just one punt blocked when defenders pushed USF blockers back into the ball…recorded one tackle…lettered.

2015: Second-team all-conference… named defensive MVP at the team’s annual awards banquet…appeared in and started all 12 of the team’s games this season at middle line-backer…totaled 106 tackles, a team-high, 8.5 tackles for loss, third best, 0.5 sacks, one pass broken up, and one fumble recovery…fourth in the AAC in tackles (106)…registered double-digit tackles in four contests…second in conference play in tackles (81)…assisted on his first career sack and notched nine tackles in the 45-24 Homecoming weekend win over Syracuse (10/10)…posted nine tackles and recovered a fumble in the 38-14 victory over SMU (10/24)…set a new career-high with 14 tackles at Navy (10/31)...logged 11 tackles, including a career-best 3.0 tackles for a loss in the 22-17 road win at East Carolina (11/7).

2014: In his first season on the field, Sanchez started all 12 games at middle linebacker…earned Frank Morsani Leadership Award…finished fourth on the team with 65 tackles (36 solo) and added 2.0 tackles for loss, one interception, two pass break-ups and a recov-ered fumble…returned a fumble 21 yards for a touchdown and also had an interception to go with three tackles vs. Maryland (9/6)…posted three or more tackles in every game…logged a season-high 11 tackles to lead USF in a win at Tulsa (10/18)…had eight tackles at Cincinnati (10/24)…posted seven tackles vs. Houston (11/1) and vs. UCF (11/28)…had six tackles at Memphis (11/22)…averaged seven tackles per game over the final six games…lettered.


CAMERONRUFFOL x So. x 6-3, 309 xTampa, Fla. xJesuit HS x74

ALEXSALVATOLS x Jr. x 5-11, 200 xLakeland, Fla. xRiver Ridge HS x59

AUGGIESANCHEZLB x So. x 6-2, 244 xSt. Petersburg, Fla. xNortheast HS x43

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NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Mike Jalazo at Northeast ... a three-year starter who was a two-time all-state and three-time all-county selection ... tallied 298 tackles and 39 sacks during his three prep seasons ... an honorable mention 7A all-state selection by The Associated Press as a senior ... an all-Pinellas selection and an honorable mention all-Suncoast pick ... voted team captain ... posted 160 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 16 TFL, eight pressures, two INTs and a forced fumble ... ranked 34th in the Tampa Bay Times’ Top 100 entering his senior year ... a third-team 7A all-state selection by The AP as a junior ... a second-team all-Suncoast pick ... tallied 78 tackles, 18.5 sacks, 27 TFL, 13 pressures, an INT and two forced fumbles ... earned all-Pinellas and all-Tampa Bay honors as a sopho-more ... recorded 60 tackles and 17 sacks ... also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Born in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... lived in Miami from ages 5-7 ... son of Suzanne Sanchez ... brother, Armando, played football at USF from 2008-11 ... was a member of the National Honor Society.

SANCHEZ - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2014 12-12 36 29 65 2.0 0-0 1 2 0 12015 12-11 63 43 106 8.5 0.5-2 0 1 0 1Career 24-23 99 73 172 10.5 0.5-2 1 3 0 2

SANCHEZ’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ............................................................................................14, at Navy (10/31/15)Sacks .................................................................................... 0.5, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)TFL ................................................................................................ 2.0, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)FR .......................................................................................... 2X, last vs. SMU (10/14/15)TD .................................................................................................1, vs. Maryland (9/6/14)INT ................................................................................................1, vs. Maryland (9/6/14)PBU ................................................................................ 1, 2X, last vs. Temple (11/14/15)

2015: Appeared in 11 of the team’s 12 games this season, including 10 starts at the DT position…45 tackles, fifth-most on the team, 5.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble…recorded eight tackles at No.11/8 Florida St. (9/12)…set a career high with nine tackles at Maryland (9/19)…career-best 1.5 tackles for loss in the 45-24 homecoming weekend win over Syracuse (10/10)…logged four tackles and recovered a fumble in the 38-14 win against SMU (10/24)…tied season-high mark of 1.5 tackles for loss, including a forced fumble, in the 22-17 road win at East Carolina (11/7).

2014: In his first season on the field, Senat started two games and saw action in all 12…posted 18 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss on the year…made his first career start at Wis-consin (9/27) and also started in the Bulls win at Tulsa (10/18), making a season-high six tackles in that game…posted tackles in seven games…had three tackles vs. N.C. State (9/13)…lettered.


IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Jerrod Ackley at Immokalee ... a two-way standout that started on both sides of the ball ... tallied 156 tackles, four sacks, 12.5 TFL, 11 pressures, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries over his final two prep seasons ... tabbed Medium Schools All-American by Max Preps ... a first-team 5A all-state selection by The Associated Press as a senior ... a first-team all-area honoree ... posted 89 tackles, three sacks, 6.5 TFL, six pressures, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries ... also had five pancake blocks on offense ... led the Indians to an 11-4 record and a trip to the state championship game ... ranked eighth on the Orlando Sentinel’s MidWest Super 60 list entering his final season ... a second-team 5A all-state selection by The AP as a junior ... named Naples Daily News Defensive Player of the Year ... tabbed first-team all-area and all-county ... tallied 67 tackles, a sack, six TFL, five pressures, two PBU, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... also had 18 pancake blocks on offense ... helped Immokalee to an 11-2 record and a berth in the regional final ... added 21 tackles, three TFL, a pressure and a forced fumble as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Born in Naples, Fla. ... son of Guy Senat.

SENAT - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2014 12-2 8 10 18 0.5 0-0 0 0 0 02015 11-10 27 18 45 5.5 0-0 0 0 1 1 Career 23-12 35 28 63 6.0 0-0 0 0 1 1

SENAT’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ......................................................................................... 9, at Maryland (9/19/15)Sacks ................................................................................................................................ -TFL ....................................................................................... 1.5, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)FR ............................................................................................1, vs. Syracuse (10/10/150

DEADRINSENATDT x SO. x 6-1, 305 xImmokalee, Fla. xImmokalee HS x10

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2015: Appeared in nine games this season…totaled five tackles and one interception…set season high with three tackles and an interception in the 51-3 rout of FAMU (9/12)…recorded another two tackles in the 44-23 upset win over No. 21/21 Temple (11/14).

2014: Spencer saw action in the final four games of the season, mostly on special teams, after battling injuries during the first part of the year…lettered.

2013: Medical redshirt...appeared in the season opener against McNeese State (8/31) recording two tackles before separating his shoulder and missing the remainder of the season.

2012: Redshirted.

PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Mike Bennett at Pensacola ... ranked 90th on Florida Varsity’s list of top players in the state ... invited to play in the Florida vs. Georgia all-star game and the Florida all-star game ... a three-time all-state performer ... also a three-year captain ... was 30-1 as a starter ... passed for 3,541 yards and 30 TDs, while rushing for 3,261 yards and 37 TDs during his three-year career ... an all-state selection as a senior ... the Northwest Florida MVP ... tabbed a Super Senior by the Pensacola News Journal ... threw for 1,365 yards and 11 TDs ... rushed for 1,063 yards and 13 TDs ... also posted four INTs, returning two for TDs ... an all-state selection as a junior ... Pensacola all-area MVP ... a Pensacola News Journal Super Junior ... tallied 1,111 passing yards and nine TDs ... rushed for 1,242 yards and 16 TDs ... an all-state selection as a sophomore ... the area offensive MVP ... earned the team’s courage award ... led Pensacola to the 2009 3A state championship ... posted 1,065 passing yards and 10 TDs ... rushed for 956 yards and eight TDs ... also lettered in basketball, baseball and track and field.

PERSONAL: Born in Pensacola, Fla. ... son of Tawanna Spencer and Maurice Standfield ... has three brothers, KD, Jair and Quan, and three sisters, Majesty, Countey and Kahin ... majoring in interdisciplinary social sciences.

SPENCER - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2014 5-0 1 1 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 02015 9-0 4 1 5 0 0-0 1 0 0 0Career 14-0 5 2 7 0 0-0 1 0 0 0

SPENCER’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ...............................................................................................3, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)TFL ....................................................................................................................................-INT .....................................................................................................1, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)

2015: Appeared in 11 of the team’s 12 games this season…totaled nine tackles…made his collegiate debut with one tackle in the 51-3 rout of FAMU (9/12)…set career high with six tackles in the next contest at No.11/8 Florida St. (9/12)…also tallied tackles in the contest at Maryland (9/19) and at UConn (10/17).

AMOS P. GODBY HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a three-star recruit and No. 34 outslde lineback-er in the nation by Rivals…ranked among the Florida Final Top 100 recruits…third-team Florida Class 5A All-State selection…posted 65 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and six sacks while recovering two fumbles, one for a touchdown, in his senior season…also caught two passes for 49 yards and a touchdown…a Sun Sentinel All-County First Team selection as a junior after registering 114 tackles and 14 sacks at Cypress Bay HS (Fort Lauderdale)…was a three-year starter for the Cypress Bay before transferring to Godby HS (Tallahas-see) for his senior season.

THOMAS- CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2015 11-0 6 3 9 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Career 11-0 6 3 9 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

THOMAS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles ................................................................................................. 6, at FSU (9/12/15)Sacks ................................................................................................................................ -TFL ....................................................................................................................................-

JALENSPENCERDB x Jr. x 6-0, 186 xPensacola, Fla. xPensacola HS x30

DANNYTHOMASLB x Fr. x 6-1, 231 xFort Lauderdale, Fla. xAmos P. Godby HS x53

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2015: Appeared in six games this season…totaled seven tackles….made his collegiate debut with a career-best two tackles in the 51-3 rout of FAMU (9/12)…finished the regular season setting a new career-high with five tackles in the 44-3 Thanksgiving night road win at UCF (11/26).

IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL: A two-star recruit, Thomas was named to the Florida Class 5A All-State Third Team…named to News-Press All-Area Defense First Team after leading the Indians with 124 total tackles along with six pass breakups, two blocked field goals, two forced fumbles and an interception as a senior… reunited with former Immokalee teammates D’Ernest Johnson and Jimmy Bayes…coached by Rich Dombroski…also re-ceived offers from Illinois, Navy.

PERSONAL: Born June 7, 1997 in Tyler, Texas ... Son of John and Tameja Thomas

THOMAS- CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2015 6-0 2 5 7 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Career 6-0 2 5 7 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

THOMAS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles ............................................................................................... 4, at UCF (11/26/15)Sacks ................................................................................................................................ -TFL .....................................................................................................................................

2015: Appeared in and started all 12 of the team’s games at the right guard position… guided running back Marlon Mack to back to back 1,000 yard rushing seasons, only the fifth time a Bull has reached 1,000 yards in single-season program history…helped Mack achieve 100+ rushing yards in eight games this year…created openings for quarterback Quinton Flowers to achieve a career-high 201 rushing yards vs. SMU (10/24).

2014: Started one game and played in six at the guard position…was number two on the depth chart at right guard behind junior Brynjar Gudmundsson…lettered.

2013: Threatt appeared in seven games and started six at right guard as a true fresh-man…was on the field for a total of 346 plays…first start came vs. No. 15 Miami (9/28) helping senior running back Marcus Shaw to run for 127 yards and one TD...started six-straight games with starts in wins vs. Cincinnati (10/5) and at UConn (10/12) as well as vs. Louisville (10/26), at Houston (10/31) and vs. Memphis (11/16)… lettered.

TRI-CITIES HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Kenneth Miller at Tri-Cities ... a versatile two-way player who earned all-state, all-region and all-metro honors ... was a two-time team captain ... a first-team all-region selection along the offensive line as a senior ... earned first-team all-area honors on the defensive line from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... a first-team all-state selection by the AJC and a second-team choice by The Associated Press as a junior ... tabbed all-metro on the offensive line by the AJC ... helped Tri-Cities to a 10-3 record and a trip to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs ... the 10 wins were a school record.

PERSONAL: Born in Birmingham, Ala. ... raised by Angela and Tyrone Strozler ... has one brother, Walter.

JAYMONTHOMASS x Fr. x 6-3, 180 xImmokalee, Fla. xImmokalee HS x18

DOMINIQUETHREATTOL x Jr. x 6-1, 315 xAtlanta, Ga. xTri-Cities HS x61

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2015: Appeared in all 12 of the team’s games this season…totaled 83 carries for 464 yards and four rushing touchdowns, third most on the team in each category…longest rush of his career was a 44-yard scamper in the 51-3 rout of FAMU (9/5)… tallied rushing touchdowns in the win over FAMU, the contest against Memphis (10/2), the 45-24 home-coming weekend win over Syracuse (10/10), and the 38-14 win against SMU (10/25)…set career-highs with 15 rushes for 94 yards in the 65-27 thumping of Cincinnati (11/20)…tallied one reception in five games.

2014: Tice saw action in 12 games and started one vs. UCF (11/28)…carried the ball 40 times for 104 yards and caught eight passes for 68 yards…ran the ball nine times for 28 yards and caught two passes for 16 yards in a win over UConn (9/19)…had four carries for 24 yards vs. Houston (11/1)…had eight carries for 31 yards in a win at SMU (11/15)…caught three passes for 18 yards and had seven carries for 8 yards at Memphis (11/22)…returned one kickoff for 32 yards at Cincinnati (10/24)…lettered.

2013: Appeared in eight games with one start and was on the field for a total of 65 plays as a true freshman…posted 35 carries for 151 yards rushing (4.0 ypc) which ranked second on the team behind senior leader Marcus Shaw…posted season highs of 11 carries for 69 yards and a 27-yard long at UConn (10/12)…had seven carries for 32 yards on game winning drive…made first career start vs. No. 18 Louisville (10/26) and ran for 41 yards on seven carries…logged carries in seven games… lettered.

NORTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Stephen Field at Northwestern ... an all-state and all-area selection ... played in the Tournament of Champions All-Star game, scor-ing two TDs ... posted 1,587 yards and 25 TDs on 189 carries (8.4 ypc) during his final two prep seasons ... a second-team 6A all-state selection by The Associated Press as a senior ... a first-team all-Dade pick by the Miami Herald ... rushed for 1,210 yards and 20 TDs on 137 carries (8.8 ypc) ... led Northwestern to a 9-3 record and a trip to the regional semifi-nals ... ranked 41st in the Orlando Sentinel’s Miami/Dade Super 60 entering his senior year ... posted 377 yards and five TDs on 52 carries (7.3 ypc) as a junior.

TICE - CAREER STATISTICSRUSHINGYEAR GP-GS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG2013 8-1 35 141 4.0 0 272014 12-1 40 104 2.6 0 112015 12-0 83 448 5.4 4 44Career 30 158 693 4.4 4 44RECEIVINGYEAR REC YDS AVG TD LONG2013 1 4 4.0 0 42014 8 68 8.5 0 162015 5 10 2.0 0 3 Career 14 82 5.9 0 16 ALL-PURPOSE YARDSYEAR RUSH REC PR KR TOTAL2013 141 4 0 0 1452014 104 72 0 32 2042015 448 10 0 0 458Career 693 86 0 32 807TICE’S CAREER HIGHSRushes ..................................................................................15, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Rushing Yards .......................................................................94, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Long Rush ...................................................................................... 44, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)Receptions ..................................................................................3, at Memphis (11/22/14)Receiving Yards ........................................................................18, at Memphis (11/22/14)

Long Reception ............................................................................. 15, at Tulsa (10/18/14)

2015: Appeared in all 12 of the team’s games, including one start…made his lone start at the fullback position in the 28-20 win at UConn (Oct. 17)… graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary social sciences In May.

2014: Saw action in four games at tight end…caught one pass, gaining 10 yards at Mem-phis (11/22)…lettered.

2013: Turner was in for a total of 40 plays while seeing action in three games with one start vs. Memphis (11/16).

2012: Redshirted.

2011: Appeared in two games against Ball St. and FAMU.

GRIFFIN HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Steve Devoursney at Griffin ... a Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee who was a three-year letterman ... an all-state and two-time all-re-gion selection ... tallied 28 receptions for 569 yards (20.3 ypc) and seven TDs over three years in Griffin’s run-heavy offense ... led Griffin to a 10-2 record as a senior and a berth in the second round of the state playoffs ... earned all-region honors ... voted team captain ... pre-season all-state selection ... posted 15 catches for 290 yards (19.3 ypc) and four TDs ... earned all-region honors as a junior ... helped Griffin to a 13-1 record and the state semifi-nals ... notched nine receptions for 185 yards (20.6 ypc) and two TDs ... added four catches for 94 yards (23.5 ypc) and a TD as a sophomore ... earned three letters in basketball.

PERSONAL: Has one brother, Zack ... a member of the honor roll ... volunteered as a foot-ball coach for Spalding County Parks & Recreation ...earned his degree in pre-business administration in the spring of 2015.

DARIUSTICERB x Jr. x 5-10, 206 xMiami, Fla. xMiami Northwestern HS x31

TYETURNERFB x Gr. x 6-3, 255 xHampton, Ga. xGriffin HS x33

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2015: Appeared in 11 of the team’s 12 games, including two starts this season…totaled 27 tackles and one pass break-up…made first start of the season, making two tackles in the 51-3 rout of FAMU (9/5)…also started, tallying a season-high four tackles and a career-high tying one pass break-up in the contest at No.11/8 Florida St. (9/12).

2014: Ward started seven games and played in 10….slowed by an ankle injury late in the year…posted 36 tackles (27 solo), 1.0 tackles for loss, three pass break-ups and a recovered fumble…tied for the team lead with two interceptions…had a season high seven tackles and an interception vs. No. 19 ECU (10/11)…picked off a pass and recovered a fumble to go with three tackles vs. Maryland (9/6)…had six tackles vs. Western Carolina (8/30) and at Wisconsin (9/27)…posted five tackles vs. UCF (11/28)…recorded a tackle in every game he played.… lettered.

2013: Ward appeared in all 12 games and started three in his true freshman season...posted 32 tackles with two tackles for loss and one interception…led the team with five pass break-ups and added a forced fumble and one fumble recovery…made his first-ca-reer start in the dime package at Houston and logged a season high seven tackles with one tackle for loss and a fumble recovery…also had starts vs. SMU (11/23) and at Rutgers (12/7)…had six tackles vs. No. 15 Miami (9/28)…had four tackles at Michigan State (9/7) and four tackles and a forced fumble at No. 17 UCF (11/29)…grabbed USF’s first inter-ception of the season in the opener vs. McNeese State (8/31)…posted a tackle in 10 of 12 games… lettered.

COLQUITT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Rush Propst at Colquitt County ... an all-state and all-region selection ... tallied 145 tackles, seven sacks, two INTs and nine PBU over his final two prep seasons ... an honorable mention 6A all-state selection as a senior ... named first-team all-region ... posted 81 tackles, six sacks, five TFL, an INT, four PBU, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... helped Colquitt County to a 10-4 record and a trip to the state semifinals ... tallied 64 tackls, a sack, an INT, five PBU, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries as a junior ... helped the Packers to an 11-3 record and a berth in the state semifinals.

PERSONAL: Born in Moultrie, Ga. ... raised by Brandy Roberts.

WARD - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2013 12-3 17 15 32 2.0 0-0 1 5 1 12014 10-7 27 9 36 1.0 0-0 2 3 0 12015 11-2 19 8 27 0.0 0-0 0 1 0 0Career 33-12 63 32 95 3.0 0-0 3 9 1 2

WARD’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ................................................................................7, vs. East Carolina (10/11/14)Sacks ................................................................................................................................0TFL ..................................................................................... 1, 2x, last: vs. UCF (11/29/13)FR ................................................................................ 1, twice, last vs. Maryland (9/6/14)FF ...................................................................................................... 1, at UCF (11/29/13)INT ......................................................................... 1, 2x, last vs. East Carolina (10/11/14)PBU ........................................................................................ 1, 2X, last at FSU (9/12/15)

2015: Appeared in 10 of the team’s 12 games, including one start…totaled 35 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks…served as the backup to WLB (Stinger) Nigel Harris…recorded a season-high six tackles, tallying a career-high 1.5 sacks, against Memphis (10/2)…garnered the start, posting four tackles, in the 45-24 homecoming weekend win over Syracuse (10/10)… graduating with a degree in communication media and culture this fall.

2014: Started four games and played in all 12 in USF 3-4 defensive alignment…finished fifth on the team with a career-best 49 tackles (33 solo)...also logged 5.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, 1 recovered fumble and one pass break-up…posted a season-high seven tack-les three times on the year…had at least two tackles in 11 of 12 games…posted seven tackles and a sack vs. No. 19 ECU (10/11)…had seven tackles vs. N.C. State (9/13)…logged seven tackles and recovered a fumble in the Bulls win at Tulsa (10/18)…posted two tackles for loss among his five tackles at Cincinnati (10/24)…lettered.

2013: Whitehurst appeared in 10 games and totaled six tackles…number two on the depth chart at SAM linebacker and a special teams contributor…posted two tackles at No. 17 UCF (11/29)…posted a tackle in four games…lettered.

2012: Saw action in 10 games, starting one against UConn ... posted 15 tackles, a sack, two pressures, a fumble recovery and a blocked punt ... posted a tackle and a blocked punt against Florida St. ... tallied eight tackles, a sack, a pressure and a fumble recovery in his first career start versus UConn ... earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors for his effort ... notched four tackles and a pressure at Cincinnati.

GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by James Thomson at Gainesville ... an all-state and two-time all-area selection ... a three-year letterwinner ... posted 331 tackles, nine sacks, three INTs, six forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries over his three seasons ... a first-team all-state selection as a senior ... a first-team all-area selection by the Gaines-ville Sun ... voted team captain ... tallied 162 tackles, three INTs, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... also blocked a field goal and rushed for 51 yards and a TD ... led the Hurricanes to the regional finals ... notched 14 tackles, an INT and a PBU, while helping to shutout rival Eastside ... a first-team all-area selection as a junior ... helped the Hurricanes reach the 4A state semifinals and finish with an 11-3 record ... led a defense that posted four shutouts ... posted 124 tackles, eight sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... also saw action as a sophomore ... tallied 45 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

PERSONAL: Born in Gainesville, Fla. ... son of Scott and Toshia Whitehurst ... has one brother, Omar, and two sisters, Bre and Christin ... a member of the A/B Honor Roll ... is studying pre-business administration.

WHITEHURST - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2012 10-1 9 6 15 1.0 1.0-6 0 0 0 12013 10-0 3 3 6 0 0-0 0 0 0 02014 12-4 33 16 49 5.0 2.0-8 0 1 0 12015 10-1 23 12 35 1.5 1.5-17 0 0 0 0Career 42-6 68 37 105 7.5 4-31 0 1 0 0

WHITEHURST’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ..........................................................................................8, vs. UConn (11/03/12)Sacks ....................................................................................... 1.5, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)TFL ............................................................................................2, at Cincinnati (10/24/14)FR .................................................................................................1, vs. UConn (11/03/12)PBU ..................................................................................................1, at Tulsa (10/18/14)

JOHNNYWARDDB x Jr. x 6-0, 178 xMoultrie, Ga. xColquitt County HS x24

TASHONWHITEHURSTLB x Sr. x 6-3, 220 xGainesville, Fla. xGainesville HS x51

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2015: Appeared in 11 of the team’s 12 games this season…totaled 20 tackles and one pass break-up…recorded multiple tackles in five contests…set a season high with five tackles in the road game at Maryland (9/19).


PLANT HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Robert Weiner at Plant HS…named second team All-Hillsborough County in 2013…posted 67 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a senior…helped lead Plant to an 11-2-1 record and Class 8A state semifinals in 2013…recorded 121 tackles, 41 pass deflections, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception for his career…rated a three-star re-cruit by ESPN.com…also had offers from UCF, Rutgers, Syracuse, UConn and Bowling Green.

PERSONAL: The son of Geneala Broome… family member Billy Jackson played football at Mississippi State… hobbies include fishing.

WILKINS - CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR2015 11-0 12 8 20 0.0 0-0 0 1 0 0

WILKINS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles ..........................................................................................5, at Maryland (9/19/15)TFL ....................................................................................................................................-INT .....................................................................................................................................-PBU ..............................................................................................1, at Maryland (9/19/15)

MAZZIWILKINSDB x Fr. x 6-0, 170 xTampa, Fla. xPlant HS x23

JORDANACHAMK x So. x 5-11, 202 xWellington, Fla. xPalm Beach Central HS x47SPENCERADKINSONTE x So. x 6-3, 237 xSeminole, Fla. xIndian Rocks Christian HS x48AUSTINAIKENSWR x Jr. x 6-0, 184 xTampa, Fla. xPlant HS x Western Kentucky x88DEANGELOANTOINEWR x Fr. x 5-10, 185 xOrlando, Fla. xOak Ridge HS x 14BILLYATTERBURYOL x Fr. x 6-4, 295 xClearwater, Fla. xClearwater Central Catholic HS x 78

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CHARDONNAEBAITYWR x Jr. x 5-7, 160 xPalmetto, Fla. xPalmetto HS x 27TUCKERBENNETTS x Fr. x 6-2, 195 xMerritt Island, Fla. xMerritt Island HS x 28JOSHBLACKLB x So. x 6-2, 247 xTampa, Fla. xSickles HS x 55JUWUANBROWNLB x RFr. x 6-2, 248 xTampa, Fla. xJefferson HS x 56CAMERONCAMPBELLC x Fr. x 6-3, 288 xPembroke Pines, Fla. xFlanagan HS x 69

CECILCHERRYLB x Fr. x 6-0, 240 xFrostproof, Fla. xVictory Christian Academy x 33HASSANCHILDSDB x Jr. x 6-0, 188 xKissimmee, Fla. xOsceola HS x 22STANLEYCLERVEAUXWR x RFr. x 6-3, 203 xNorth Miami, Fla. xNorth Miami HS x 86CHRISTIANCOFFELLETTODB x Fr. x 5-10, 185 xPort Charlotte, Fla. xPort Charlotte HS x 26MALIKDIXONS x Fr. x 6-3, 207 xPort Charlotte, Fla. xPort Charlotte HS x 34

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NATEFERGUSONCB x Fr. x 5-9, 180 xTampa, Fla. xSickles HS x 37CAMERONGERGLEYDB x RFr. x 6-0, 180 xOrlando, Fla. xWinter Park HS x25DONOVANGETERWR x Fr. x 6-6, 200 xTamp, Fla. xNewsome HS x16REILLYGIBBONSOL x Fr. x 6-6, 305 xSt. Petersburg, Fla. xSt. Petersburg Catholic HS x 76BRUCEGILLISDB x Jr. x 5-10, 202 xJacksonville, Fla. xAndrew Jackson HS x38

MARLONGONZALEZDT x Fr. x 6-4, 280 xCape Coral, Fla. xNorth Fort Myers HS x 95BRENTGORDONP x Fr. x 6-3, 190 xJacksonville, Fla. xMandarin HS x 41ZAYBREIONGUNTERRB x Jr. x 5-10, 213 xBaldwin, Fla. xBaldwin HS x 38ANDREWHILLDB x RFr. x 5-8, 179 xOrange Park, Fla. xRidgeview HS x45JIMMYHINCKLS x Fr. x 6-2, 230 xEnglewood, Fla. xLemon Bay HS x50

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RYANHINTZETE x Fr. x 6-6, 235 xBradenton, Fla. xBraden River HS x80AUSTINHUDSONS x So. x 6-2, 207 xTampa, Fla. xPlant HS x Wisconsin x27VINCENTJACKSONDE x RFr. x 6-2, 246 xTampa, Fla. xJesuit HS x15DEVONJONES-STEWARTLB x Jr. x 6-1, 194 xLake Mary Fla. xLake Mary HS x50ZACJOSLINQB x Fr. x 5-11, 180 xRiverview, Fla. xRiverview HS x15

BRETTKEANQB x Fr. x 6-1, 220 xLakewood, Ohio xSt. Edwards HS x7BROOKSLARKINOL x Fr. x 6-3, 308 xBradenton, Fla. xManatee HS x Air Force 72KIRKLIVINGSTONEDE x Fr. x 6-4, 258x

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. xStranahan HS x94ERICMAYESDT x RFr. x 6-4, 240 xSarasota, Fla. xBooker HS x96NICHOLASMUNERADE x RFr. x 6-5, 232 xTampa, Fla. xKing HS x97

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MARCUSNORMANOL x Fr. x 6-6, 305 xSebastian, Fla. xSebastian River HS x77TYLERPIPPENSRB x Fr. x 5-10, 160 xRiverdale, Ga. xOla HS x17GREGREAVESLB x Fr. x 6-2, 225 xBradenton, Fla. xManatee HS x Air Force 41ADAMROBBLESQB x RFr. x 6-3, 206 xOcala, Fla. xVanguard HS x16MIKERUGGLESP x Jr. x 6-6, 210 xLutz, Fla. xSteinbrenner HS/UTEP x48

DYLANRUTLEDGELS x Jr. x 6-3, 245 xNew Port Richey, Fla. xRiver Ridge HS x58NICOSAWTELLELB x Fr. x 6-2, 215 xJenson Beach, Fla. xJENSEN BEACH HS x54TRENTSHAWDB x Fr. x 6-2, 200 xLutz, Fla. xSteinbrenner HS x39RILEYSHEEHANFB x Fr. x 6-3, 245 xSarasota Fla. xRiverview HS x40MICHAELSMITHOL x RFr. x 6-3, 310x

Miami, Fla. xMiami Central HS x63

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MITCHELLWILCOXTE x Fr. x 6-4, 236 xTarpon Springs, Fla. xTarpon Springs HS x89EVANWILSONWR x So. x 6-2, 195 xSarasota, Fla. xThe Out-Of-Door Academy x18ASIANTIIWOULARDQB x So. x 6-3, 21 xWinter Park, Fla. xWinter Park HS x UCLA x4

CHASEWHITHEADDB x RFr. x 5-9, 175 xFort Walton Beach, Fla. xChoctawhatchee HS x26

SHANNONSMITHDB x Jr. x 6-1, 175 xBrandon, Fla. xArmwood HS x Concordia46TREVORSTEINKEWR x Fr. x 5-11, 185 xLutz, Fla. xHillsborough HS x80MARQUEZVALDES-SCANTLINGWR x Jr. x 6-3, 203 xSt. Petersburg, Fla. xLakewood HS x NC State x83

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HEAD COACHWILLIE TAGGART3rd Season at USF (14-22)6th Season Overall (30-42)Western Kentucky, 19981 OF 11Willie Taggart is one of 11 African-American FBS head coaches in college football this season and Taggart is one of three such coaches in The American. Joining Taggart on the list are James Franklin (Penn State); Darrell Hazell (Purdue); Curtis Johnson (Tulane); Mike London (Virginia); Derek Mason (Vanderbilt); Ruffin McNeill (East Carolina); Trent Miles (Georgia State); David Shaw (Stanford); Charlie Strong (Texas) and Kevin Sumlin (Texas A&M).

#DOSOMETHINGWillie Taggart coined the phrase “Do Something” for his team when he arrived on the USF cam-pus and the avid twitter user (@CoachTaggart w/12.4K+ followers) has made it a popular hashtag among USF students. The phrase has become a mantra throughout the USF Athletic Department with athletes from many of the school’s 19 varsity sports repeating the phrase to Taggart when they see him in the Lee Roy Selmon Center, which houses the department’s coaches and ath-letes. Taggart even had a parking bumper created for his spot outside the football facility with “#DoSomething” painted on it.

TAGGART AT A GLANCETAGGART FILEEDUCATION• B.S. in social sciences, Western Kentucky (1998)

FOOTBALL COACHING EXPERIENCE• 2013-present: Head Coach, USF• 2010-12: Head Coach, Western Kentucky• 2007-09: Running Backs, Stanford• 2003-06: Asst. Head Coach/Quarterbacks, Western Kentucky• 2001-02: Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Western Kentucky• 2000: Quarterbacks, Western Kentucky• 1999: Wide Receivers, Western Kentucky

FOOTBALL PLAYING EXPERIENCE• 1994-98: Four-year letterwinner, quarterback, Western Kentucky

POSTSEASON/BOWL GAMES• 2015 Miami Beach Bowl• 2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (Central Michigan 24, WKU, 21)• 2009 Sun Bowl (Oklahoma 31, Stanford 27)• 2004 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs (Lost at Sam Houston St., 54-24)• 2003 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs (Def. Jacksonville St., 45-7; lost at Wofford, 34-17)• 2002 NCAA Division I-AA Champions (Def. Murray St., 59-20; def. W. Illinois, 28-21; def. Georgia Southern, 31-28; def. McNeese St, 34-14)• 2001 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs (Lost at Furman, 20-24)• 2000 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs (Def. FAMU, 27-0; lost to Appalachian State, 14-17)

PERSONAL• Born Aug. 27, 1976• Wife, Taneisha• Sons: Willie, Jr. & Jackson; daughter: Morgan

4Hired Dec. 9, 2012, 3rd head coach in USF history.4Tampa Bay area native born in Bradenton, Fla. in 1976. The youngest of six kids, his parents, John & Gloria, worked the fields in Palmetto, Fla. picking vegatables.4An all-state QB at Bradenton Manatee HS, led Hurricanes to back-to-back state title games and state championship as a junior.4Recruited to Western Kentucky by Jim Harbaugh where he played for Jim’s dad, Jack Harbaugh.4Remains very close to the Harbaugh family and Harbaugh brothers, Jim & John. Jim was the best man in Taggart’s wedding. John visited USF practice in August.44-year QB starter at WKU where he set 11 school records and posted an NCAA DI record for rushing for a quarterback (3,997). A 1998 All-American and I-AA Independent Offensive Player of the Year. His No. 1 jersey was retired at WKU.4Led WKU to a victory at USF in 1998, rushing for 206 yards and scoring three TDs, including the winning TD in fourth quarter.4Has picture in his office of himself being tackled by four USF players from his WKU playing days.4Helped lead WKU to I-AA national title as co-offensive coordinator in 2002. 4Assistant coach for three seasons at Stanford (2007-09) under head coach Jim Harbaugh. Helped team go from 1-11 the season before he arrived to No. 14 ranking and first bowl game since 2001 in the 2009 season.4Guided Stanford’s Toby Gerhart to Doak Walker Award and runner-up Heisman Trophy finish while posting Stanford record 1,736 rushing yards and 26 TDs in 2009.4Helped Stanford lead the Pac-10 in total offense (441.4 ypg) and rank 11th in FBS in rushing (224.3 ypg) in 2009.4Took over WKU program that had lost last 20 games.Losing skid extended to 26 games in his first season before turning the program around and posting back-to-back winning seasons and program’s first-ever bowl appearance.

TAGGART RECORD AS HEAD COACHSEASON W L PCT. NOTES2010 (WKU) 2 10 16.6 First year as Head Coach2011 (WKU) 7 5 58.3 Biggest turnaround in Sun Belt Conference history2012 (WKU) 7 6 53.8 2012 Little Caesars Bowl 2013 (USF) 2 10 20.0 2014 (USF) 4 8 33.32015 (USF) 8 4 66.6 2015 Miami Beach BowlTOTALS 30 42

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2015 MIAMI BEACH BOWLTAGGART RETURNS HOMEUSF Head Coach Willie Taggart was able to return to his home state when he became a Bull. Taggart was a prep standout at Bradenton Manatee High School as a youngster where he guided the Hurricanes to the state 5A Championship game. He led his squad to the title game his junior year and helped the school post a 26-4 record during a two-year spa, while recording more than 3,000 yards passing and 975 yards on the ground.

TAGGART TURNAROUNDHead Coach Willie Taggart has been here before. He took over a WKU program that had lost 20-straight games and posted a 2-10 mark in his first season as head coach. The following campaign, the Hilltoppers went 7-5 to post the biggest turn-around in Sun Belt Conference history. WKU followed that up with a 7-6 mark in year three (2012) and WKU’s first-ever bowl game appearance.

TAGGART AS A HEAD COACHTaggart is in his sixth season as a head coach, and second at USF after leading Western Kentucky to the school’s first-ever bowl game in 2012. Prior to joining the Bulls, he spent three seasons at Western Kentucky as the head coach, (2010-12: 16-20, .444) and 11 seasons as an assistant coach. Taggart started his coaching career in 1999 with the Hilltoppers, serving as an assistant for eight years (1999-2006: 67-31, .684) before heading to Stanford for three seasons to serve as an assistant coach under Jim Harbaugh. Following his stint on the Farm, Taggart got a chance to return to his alma mater as the head coach at WKU.

TAGGART INSTALLS CULTUREHead Coach Willie Taggart has focused on installing a pervasive culture of accountability, achievement and unity in his USF football program built on some key tennants. The mantras “Do Something” “Blame No One” and “Make No Excuses” were installed on large banners surrounding the practice facility and throughout the football facility. Taggart’s office door has a sign on it reading “The Make No Excuses Office” and the Bulls added the phrase “Find A Way” to all of their apparel for the 2014 season. Tag-gart added a pool table, ping-pong table and furniture to the Bulls locker room creating a space where the team congregates and interacts. Players and staff were chal-lenged to learn the USF fight song and were called up one-by-one in front of the team during fall camp meetings to perform it with “Dawn Patrol” consequences for failure.

TOMEY JOINS USFLongtime college football coach Dick Tomey joined USF in February an Associate Athletic Director for Sports Ad-ministration with oversight of the football program. Tomey, who compiled 183 wins in 29 years as a collegiate head coach, ended his football coaching career in 2011 after returning to serve as special teams coach at the Univer-sity of Hawaii. He began his head-coaching career at Hawaii in 1977 and went on to lead the Warriors program for 10 seasons (1977-1986), earning WAC Coach of the Year Honors in 1981. Tomey gained national prominence while leading the University of Arizona football program for 14 seasons (1987-2000), garnering seven bowl bids, a Pac-10 title and compiling a program-record 95 wins (95-64-4). Tomey earned Pac-10 Coach of the Year hon-ors in 1992.

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Taggart set 11 school recordsat Western Kentucky

YOUNGEST COACHES IN FBS & AMERICAN CONFERENCEAt 39, Willie Taggart (8/27/1976) is the youngest head coach in the American Athletic Conference, turning 39 a month after Memphis’ Justin Fuente, and the sixth-youngest FBS head coach, behind Bryan Harsin (38, Boise State), Kliff Kingsbury (36, Texas Tech), Neal Brown (35, Troy), Matt Campbell (35, Toledo) and P.J. Fleck (34, Western Michigan).

HEAD COACHES AGES IN THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCEName School AgeWillie Taggart USF 39Justin Fuente Memphis 39Tom Herman Houston 40Matt Rhule Temple 40Bob Diaco UConn 42Philip Montgomery Tulsa 43Chad Morris SMU 46Tommy Tuberville Cincinnati 60Ken Niumatalolo Navy 50Curtis Johnson Tulane 53Ruffin McNeill East Carolina 56 George O’Leary UCF 69

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DANNY HOPECo-Offensive Coordinator/Run Game/Offensive LineEastern Kentucky, ‘81 • First Season with USFThe former Purdue head coach returned to his home state in December 2014, when he was named USF’s co-offensive co-ordinator/offensive line coach. Under the Gainesville native’s guidance, USF set a new single-season record with 2,915 rush-ing yards. With 5,144 yards, the Bulls are on pace to break the

school season record for total offense. USF’s offensive line led The American in fewest sacks allowed in conference games (1.12 per game) and had two all-conference selec-tions. Hope has been coaching since 1981 with stops at Louisville, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Eastern Kentucky. Hope was Purdue’s assistant head coach in 2009 and served as the program’s head coach from 2009-12. Hope and his wife, Sally, have a son, Chaz, who played at Eastern Kentucky.

DAVID REAVESCo-Offensive Coordinator/Pass Game/QuarterbacksAppalachian St., ‘01 • Third Season with USFReaves is in his third season at USF and was promoted to co-of-fensive coordinator in December 2014. Under Reaves’ guid-ance, sophomore quarterback Quinton Flowers has set a new program record with 21 touchdown passes this season. Reaves coached the quarterbacks in 2014 and coached the wide receiv-

ers in his debut season with the Bulls in 2013. Reaves got his coaching start at Tampa Catholic High School in 2001 before making stops at South Carolina, Tennessee and New Mexico. The Tampa native and his wife, Brooke, have two children, Maddox and Ryder. His father, John, was an All-America quarterback at Florida and later played in the NFL.

TOM ALLENDefensive CoordinatorMaranatha Baptist College, ‘92 • First Season with USFTom Allen was named USF’s defensive coordinator in Decem-ber 2014 and brought 23 years of coaching experience to the Bulls. In Allen’s 4-2-5 scheme, USF tied for 15th in the FBS with 7.5 tackles for loss per game and led The American in scoring defense in conference games (19.6 ppg). USF also finished the

regular season ranked 17th nationally in pass interceptions (15), 22nd in scoring defense (21.1 ppg), 25th in sacks (2.67 spg), 25th in pass efficiency defense (113.28) and 27th in turnovers gained (23). Under Allen’s guidance, USF produced three all-conference se-lections, led by first-team cornerback Deatrick Nichols. Prior to USF, Allen coached the linebackers and was the special teams coordinator for three seasons at Ole Miss, which led the nation in scoring defense in 2014. The New Castle, Ind., native started his coaching career in the Bay Area as head coach at Temple Heights High (1992-94) and as a defen-sive coordinator at Armwood High (1995-96). Allen and his wife, Tracy, have three children, Hannah, Thomas and Brittney.

RAYMOND WOODIEAssistant Head Coach/Linebackers/Special TeamsBethune-Cookman, ‘96 • Third Season with USFWoodie joined the USF staff as linebackers coach in December 2012 and was promoted to assistant head coach prior to his third season with the Bulls in 2015. Prior to USF, Woodie spent three seasons as a defensive assistant at Western Kentucky un-der head coach Willie Taggart. This season, Woodie has helped

the USF defense rank 22nd in scoring defense (21.1 ppg), 25th in sacks (2.67 spg), 25th in pass efficiency defense (113.28) and 27th in turnovers gained (23). Woodie also has shined in the special teams department this season with USF ranking third nationally in kick return yardage (28.23 ypr). Prior to his coaching start at Bayshore High School in 1996, Woodie lettered as an outside linebacker and strong safety at Bethune-Cookman from 1992-95. The Palmetto, Fla., native and his wife, Stephanie, have three children, Raymond, Alanah and Kaden.

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DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSSHARROD EVERETT3rd Season At USF • Campbellsville, 2004

ASST. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSTRAE HACKETT3rd Season At USF • Western Kentucky, 1999

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNELJON HASKINS1st Season At USF • Stanford, 2000

VIDEO COORDINATORPHILLIP CANE8th Season At USF • USF, 2013

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTJULIE REED

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RON DUGANSWide ReceiversFlorida St., ‘99 • Second Season with USFDugans joined the USF staff as wide receivers coach in Janu-ary 2014 after spending the previous four seasons in the same position at Louisville. In his first year with the Bulls, Dugans helped guide Andre Davis, who completed his career owning 13 program receiving records. Under Dugans’ tutelage, Rodney

Adams, an all-conference pick, has set a new school season record with eight touchdown catches in 2015. Dugans was a standout receiver at Florida State, playing in three na-tional championship games. He spent five years in the NFL before becoming a graduate assistant with the Seminoles from 2005-07. The Tallahassee native and his wife, Yasheka, have three children, Yasmin, Y’Allana and Yanni.

DAVID GILBERTSONTight EndsWashington St., ‘13 • Second Season with USFGilbertson is in his second season at USF and was promoted to tight ends coach in June 2015. Under Gilbertson’s guidance, se-nior Sean Price set new career receiving records for a USF tight end with 75 catches and 897 yards. Price was named all-confer-ence after hauling in a career-high five touchdown catches this

season. Gilbertson joined the USF staff as a graduate assistant, working with the offense in the summer of 2014. Prior to coaching, Gilbertson played quarterback at Washing-ton State and earned two letters. The Woodinville, Wash., native was a two-time All-King County honoree and team captain as a quarterback at Redmond High School.

DONTE PIMPLETONRunning BacksWestern Kentucky, ‘02 • First Season with USFPimpleton joined the USF staff as running backs coach in April 2015, reuniting with college teammate and head coach Willie Taggart. Pimpleton has helped guide USF rushers to a new sin-gle-season program record of 2,915 yards on the ground this season. USF finished the regular season ranked 11th nationally

with 242.9 rushing yards per game. Pimpleton was on Taggart’s staff at Western Ken-tucky as the offensive quality control assistant and wide receivers coach from 2010-12. Pimpleton coached the wide receivers at Kentucky Wesleyan in 2013 and served as the program’s offensive coordinator a year later. The Louisville, Ky., native came to USF from Delaware State, where he was named running backs and tight ends coach in February 2015.

ALONZO HAMPTONDefensive BacksLouisiana Monroe, ‘96 • First Season with USFHampton joined the USF staff as the defensive backs coach in January 2015. Under Hampton’s guidance, USF ranked 17th nationally with 15 interceptions this regular season. Hampton previously served as defensive backs coach under head coach Willie Taggart during his final two seasons at Western Kentucky

(2011-12). Hampton has been coaching for 15 years and spent time at Arkansas Pine-Bluff as a volunteer coach, cornerbacks coach and defensive coordinator from 2006-10. The Warren, Ark., native played for Louisiana-Monroe and the team captain was chosen to the All-Louisiana Defensive Back Team in 1996. Hampton played professionally for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars as well as NFL Europe’s Frankfurt Galaxy. Hampton and his wife, Yolanda, have two children, Ashton and Alonzo Jr.

ERIC MATHIESDefensive LineMurray State ‘98 • Third Season with USFMathies joined the USF staff as defensive line coach in January 2013. Under Mathies’ guidance, USF’s defensive line helped the team rank 12th in the FBS with 7.6 tackles for loss per game in 2014. The Bulls are tied for 15th nationally this season with 7.5 tackles for loss per game and 25th with 2.67 sacks per

game. Prior to USF, Mathies coached the defensive line and was the recruiting coordi-nator under head coach Willie Taggart at Western Kentucky from 2010-12. Mathies also coached the defensive line at WKU from 2005-09. The Chicago native also coached at the collegiate level at Midwestern State (Texas) from 1999-02 and Tennessee State from 2003-04. Mathies was a four-year letterwinner in football at Kansas and Murray State.

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SENIOR OFFENSIVE CONSULTANTJOE KINNAN

FOOTBALL ANALYST, OFFENSELINDSEY LAMAR

FOOTBALL ANALYST, OFFENSEJARED CLARK

FOOTBALL ANALYST, DEFENSESTEPHEN NICHOLAS

FOOTBALL ANALYST, DEFENSESAKI MIHALAKOS

FOOTBALL ANALYST, SPECIAL TEAMSBROCK WILLIS

GRADUATE ASSISTANTBENNY MORRISON

GRADUATE ASSISTANTJIM NELSON

GRADUATE ASSISTANTBLAKE TREADWELL

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2015 MIAMI BEACH BOWLUSF SCORING DRIVESQT When Score Play DRIVEFAMU (8)1st ............................ 2:00 ........ FG ......... Nadelman 22 yd FIELD GOAL 8 plays, 39 yards, 2:592nd .......................... 7:24 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Johnson 22 yd PASS 12 plays, 62 yards, 4:582nd .......................... 1:16 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Johnson 45 yd PASS 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:033rd ........................... 14:04 ...... TD ......... Flowers 29 yd RUN 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:513rd ........................... 8:51 ........ TD ......... Bench to Dillon 62 yd PASS 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:374th ........................... 11:47 ...... TD ......... Mack 1 yd RUN 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:394th ........................... 2:58 ........ TD ......... Bench 15 yd RUN 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:064th ........................... 0:29 ........ TD ......... Tice 2 yd RUN 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:05at Florida State (2)2nd .......................... 11:57 ...... TD ......... Flowers to Johnson 1 yd PASS 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:574th ........................... 14:50 ...... TD ......... Flowers to Johnson 71 yd PASS 1 play, 71 yards, 0:48at Maryland (3)1st ............................ 12:40 ...... TD ......... Flowers to Adams 4 yd PASS 1 play, 4 yards, 0:062nd .......................... 0:59 ........ FG ......... Nadelman 34-yd FIELD GOAL 12 plays, 64 yards, 4:123rd ........................... 0:48 ........ TD ......... Flowers 7 yd RUN 17 plays, 69 yards, 6:55Memphis (3)1st ............................ 7:29 ........ TD ......... Tice 1 yd RUN 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:182nd .......................... 14:56 ...... FG ......... Nadelman 31-yd FIELD GOAL 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:194th ........................... 1:49 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Dillon 23 yd PASS 11 plays, 88 yards, 3:46Syracuse (7)2nd .......................... 14:16 ...... TD ......... Tice 1 yd RUN 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:442nd .......................... 0:00 ........ FG ......... Nadelman 21-yd FIELD GOAL 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:323rd ........................... 13:04 ...... TD ......... Mack 25 yd RUN 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:563rd ........................... 9:53 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Bronson 42 yd PASS 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:303rd ........................... 4:53 ........ TD ......... Mack 45 yd RUN 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:484th ........................... 9:40 ........ TD ......... Flowers 2 yd RUN 14 plays, 82 yards, 5:144th ........................... 8:30 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Adams 14 yd PASS 1 play, 14 yards, 0:06at UConn (4)2nd .......................... 11:08 ...... TD ......... Flowers to Adams 44 yd PASS 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:063rd ........................... 7:59 ........ TD ......... Johnson to Adams 29 yd PASS 4 plays. 73 yards, 1:183rd ........................... 0:37 ........ TD ......... Flowers 15 yd RUN 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:224th ........................... 4:23 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Adams 44 yd PASS 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:01SMU (6)1st ............................ 12:52 ...... FG ......... Nadelman 40-yd FIELD GOAL 4 plays, -1 yard, 1:182nd .......................... 13:49 ...... TD ......... Tice 1 yd RUN 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:112nd .......................... 4:54 ........ TD ......... Flowers 8 yd RUN 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:223rd ........................... 11:54 ...... TD ......... Johnson 1 yd RUN 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:064th ........................... 11:55 ...... TD ......... Flowers 5 yd RUN 1 play, 5 yards, 0:134th ........................... 6:19 ........ TD ......... Flowers 18 yd RUN 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:20at Navy (2)1st ............................ 2:30 ........ FG ......... Nadelman 25-yd FIELD GOAL 15 plays, 68 yards, 7:383rd ........................... 12:53 ...... TD ......... Mack 2 yd run 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:20at ECU (4)2nd .......................... 14:16 ...... TD ......... Flowers to Price 16 yd PASS 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:172nd .......................... 0:41 ........ FG ......... Nadelman 36 yd FIELD GOAL 11 plays, 50 yards, 3:254th ........................... 12:21 ...... FG ......... Nadelman 39 yd FIELD GOAL 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:134th ........................... 4:40 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Adams 67 yd PASS 3 plays, 85 yards, 0:54Temple (8)1st ............................ 0:06 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Adams 68 yd PASS 1 play, 68 yards, 0:102nd .......................... 14:49 ...... TD ......... Flowers 5 yd RUN 1 play, 5 yards, 0:052nd .......................... 9:16 ........ TD ......... Mack 57 yd RUN 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:302nd .......................... 6:17 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Mack 20 yd PASS 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:202nd .......................... 0:15 ........ FG ......... Nadelman 47 yd FIELD GOAL 9 plays, 30 yards, 2:083rd ........................... 3:17 ........ FG ......... Nadelman 24 yd FIELD GOAL 14 plays, 69 yards, 5:134th ........................... 8:40 ........ FG ......... Nadelman 37 yd FIELD GOAL 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:584th ........................... 2:38 ........ TD ......... Mack 48 yd RUN 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:14Cincinnati (9)1st ............................ 14:45 ...... TD ......... Flowers to Adams 67 yd PASS 1 play, 67 yards, 0:151st ............................ 12:17 ...... TD ......... Flowers to Price 6 yd PASS 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:581st ............................ 7:52 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Reed 1 yd PASS 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:541st ............................ 3:56 ........ TD ......... Mack 28 yd RUN 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:402nd .......................... 8:58 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Price 46 yd PASS 1 play, 46 yards, 0:192nd .......................... 2:38 ........ TD ......... Mack 10 yd RUN 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:482nd .......................... 0:00 ........ FG ......... Nadelman 49 yd FIELD GOAL 7 plays, 34 yards, 1:113rd ........................... 2:33 ........ TD ......... Bench 14 yd RUN 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:324th ........................... 6:57 ........ TD ......... Bench to Legree 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:25at UCF (9)1st ............................ 5:29 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Barr 4 yd PASS 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:082nd .......................... 12:07 ...... TD ......... Flowers to Price 1 yd PASS 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:532nd .......................... 4:42 ........ TD ......... Flowers 3 yd RUN 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:472nd .......................... 0:00 ........ FG ......... Nadelman 44 yd FIELD GOAL 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:353rd ........................... 9:51 ........ TD ......... Flowers 5 yd RUN 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:093rd ........................... 3:50 ........ TD ......... Flowers to Price 26 yd PASS 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:544th ........................... 11:11 ...... FG ......... Nadelman 41 yd FIELD GOAL 7 plays, 24 yards, 2:554th ........................... 4:58 ........ FG ......... Nadelman 43 yd FIELD GOAL 12 plays, 39 yards, 5:39

SCORING DRIVES UNDER 2:00: 33Longest by PLAYS: 17 (17 plays, 69 yards, 6:55, TD, at Maryland)Longest by YARDS: 95 (12 plays, 95 yards, 5:18, TD vs. Memphis)Longest by TIME: 7:38 (15 plays, 68 yards, 7:38, FG at Navy)Defensive/Special Teams scores : 2

DEFENSIVE PLAYS 29 yd INT RETURN TD by Deatrick Nichols vs. Cincinnati

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYS 97 yd KICKOFF RETURN TD by Rodney Adams at Navy

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2015 USF GAME-BY-GAME STARTERSOFFENSEGAME LT LG C RG RT QB HB Slot X Y (TE) Z FAMU Amichia Jozwiak Gudmundsson Threatt Djulbegovic Flowers Mack Barr Bronson Price Adamsat FSU Amichia Jozwiak Gudmundsson Threatt Djulbegovic Flowers Mack Barr Bronson Price Adamsat Maryland Amichia Jozwiak Gudmundsson Threatt Djulbegovic Flowers Mack Barr Bronson Price AdamsMEMPHIS Amichia Jozwiak Gudmundsson Threatt Djulbegovic Flowers Mack Barr Pope (TE) Price AdamsSYRACUSE Amichia Jozwiak Gudmundsson Threatt Djulbegovic Flowers Mack Barr Bronson Price Adamsat UConn Amichia Jozwiak Gudmundsson Threatt Djulbegovic Flowers Mack Barr Bronson Turner (FB) AdamsSMU Amichia Jozwiak Gudmundsson Threatt Djulbegovic Flowers Johnson Barr Bronson Price Adamsat Navy Amichia Jozwiak Gudmundsson Threatt Djulbegovic Flowers Mack Barr Bronson Price Adamsat ECU Amichia Jozwiak Gudmundsson Threatt Djulbegovic Flowers Mack Pope (TE) Legree Price AdamsTEMPLE Amichia Jozwiak Gudmundsson Threatt Djulbegovic Flowers Mack Barr Bronson Price AdamsCINCINNATI Amichia Jozwiak Gudmundsson Threatt Djulbegovic Flowers Mack Barr Bronson Price Adamsat UCF Amichia Jozwiak Gudmundsson Threatt Djulbegovic Flowers Mack Barr Bronson Price Adams* Started two tight ends **Started four wide receivers

DEFENSEGAME DE DT DT BULL MIKE STINGER CB HUSKY ROVER FS CB FAMU Lee Hamilton Senat Bullock Sanchez Garye Nichols Byrd Abraham Fullwood Wardat FSU Lee Hamilton Senat Bullock Sanchez Garye Nichols Byrd Abraham Fullwood Wardat Maryland Lee Hamilton Senat Bullock Whitehurst Harris Nichols Byrd Abraham Hill* WilkinsMEMPHIS Lee Hamilton Senat Bullock Sanchez Harris Nichols Byrd Abraham Godwin HogginsSYRACUSE Lee Hamilton Senat Bullock Sanchez Whitehurst Nichols Byrd Godwin Abraham Hogginsat UConn Lee Hamilton Senat Bullock Sanchez Harris Nichols Byrd Abraham Godwin HogginsSMU Lee Hamilton Senat Bullock Sanchez Harris Nichols Byrd Godwin Abraham Hogginsat Navy Lee Hamilton Senat Bullock Sanchez Harris Nichols Byrd Godwin Abraham Hogginsat ECU Lee Hamilton Senat Bullock Sanchez Harris Nichols Byrd Godwin Abraham HogginsTEMPLE Lee Hamilton Bronson Bullock Sanchez Harris Nichols Byrd Godwin Abraham HogginsCINCINNATI Lee Hamilton Bronson Bullock Sanchez Harris Nichols Byrd Godwin Abraham Hogginsat UCF Lee Hamilton Senat Hill Sanchez Harris Nichols Byrd Godwin Abraham Hoggins* Started in 4-3

CAREER STARTS CHART 2015 2014 2013 CAREERBrynar Gudmundsson (G) 12 12 12 37Sean Price (TE) 11 9 9 30Eric Lee (DE) 12 12 - 29Nigel Harris (LB) 9 11 7 27Nate Godwin (S) 9 9 9 27Thor Jozwiak (G) 12 8 DNP 25Jamie Byrd (S) 12 12 24Auggie Sanchez (LB) 11 12 23Marlon Mack (RB) 11 12 23Dominique Threatt 12 1 6 19Devin Abraham (S) 12 6 18Rodney Adams (WR) 12 3 15James Hamilton (DT) 12 3 15Zack Bullock (LB) 11 1 2 14Kofi Amichia (OL) 12 2 14Mak Djulbegovic (OT) 12 2 14Deatrick Nichols (DB) 12 1 - 13Quinton Flowers (QB) 12 1 - 13Johnny Ward (DB) 2 7 3 12Deadrin Senat (DT) 10 2 12Ryeshene Bronson (WR) 10 2 12Chris Barr (WR) 11 - - 11Ronnie Hoggins (CB) 9 9Tashon Whitehurst 2 4 1 7Tajee Fullwood (S) 2 3 - 5Lamar Robbins (DB) 5 5Steven Bench (QB) 1 2 3Marlon Pope (TE) 2 1 3C.J. Garye (LB) 2 - - 2Darius Tice (RB) 1 1 2Hassan Childs (DB) 2 2Ty Turner (FB) 1 1 2Kevin Bronson (DT) 2 2Demetrius Hill (DE) 1 1Mazzie Wilkins (DB 1 1Shawn Hill (DE) 1 1D’Ernest Johnson (RB) 1 1A.J. Legree (WR) 1 1Josh Black (LB) 1 1Alex Mut (WR) 1 1

GAME-BY-GAME LEADERSGAME RUSHING PASSING (C-A-YD-INT-TD) CATCHES REC YARDS TACKLESFAMU Mack (131) Flowers (12-16-141-1-2) Dillon (4) Dillon (126) Sanchez (10)at FSU Mack (83) Flowers (12-24-135-1-2) Johnson & Mack (4) Johnson (89) Godwin (9)at Maryland Flowers (85) Flowers (10-19-60-1-1) Adams (4) Johnson (27) Byrd & Senat (9)MEMPHIS Mack (108) Flowers (17-26-199-1-1) Johnson (4) Price (66) Sanchez (12)SYRACUSE Mack (184) Flowers (15-22-259-0-2) Barr (5) Bronson (81) Sanchez (9)at UConn Mack (113) Flowers (11-15-157-2-2) Adams (5) Adams (118) Byrd (12)SMU Flowers (201) Flowers (9-20-97-0-0) Barr (3) Barr (41) Byrd (10)at Navy Mack (29) Flowers (12-20-208-0-0) Adams & Bronson (3) Adams (86) Sanchez (14) at ECU Mack (117) Flowers (12-23-200-0-2) Adams & Price (4) Adams (95) Sanchez (11)TEMPLE Mack (230) Flowers (15-22-230-0-2) Adams (7) Adams (147) Byrd (9) CINCINNATI Mack (106) Flowers (9-15-165-2-4) Adams (3) Adams (85) Sanchez (9)at UCF Mack (102) Flowers (14-21-176-0-3) Adams & Johnson (4) Johnson (68) Sanchez (8)

FIELD GOALSField Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkNADELMAN, Emilio 15-21 71.4 - 4-5 5-6 6-10 - 49 1

FG Sequence USF OpponentsFAMU (22) (21)at FSU - (30) (38)at Maryland (34) -MEMPHIS (31) 36 (49)SYRACUSE 49(31) (30)at UConn 48 (19)(27)44SMU (40)43 (39)at Navy (25) 46 32 (30)(26)(28)at ECU 23(36)(39) (40)TEMPLE (47)(24)(37) 39(33)(35)45(34)CINCINNATI (49) (44)(39)at UCF (44)(41)(43) (28)

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TURNOVERS FORCEDTEAM INT FUMBLE DEF TD TOTALUSF 15 9 0 24Opponents 9 5 0 14

USF TURNOVERS CAUSED: 22 OPP TURNOVERS CAUSED: 14USF POINTS OFF TOS: OPP POINTS OFF TOS: 56USF DEFENSIVE TD’s: 1 OPP DEFENSIVE TD’s: 0USF RETURN TD’s: 1 OPP RETURN TD’s: 0

USF TURNOVERS FORCEDQT Play .... Ball On ResultFAMU (2)4th ..... INT by Ronnie Hoggins ......................OPP 33 ....................... TD4th ..... INT by Jalen Spencer ..........................USF 32.....................PuntAT FSU-AT MARYLAND (3)1st ...... INT by Devin Abraham .......................OPP 4 ......................... TD2nd .... INT by Deatrick Nichols ......................USF 43.....................Punt3rd ..... INT by Jamie Byrd ..............................USF31 ........................ TDMEMPHIS -SYRACUSE (3)2nd .... FUM recovered by Devin Abraham .....OPP 25 ....................... FG4th ..... INT by Jamie Byrd ..............................OPP 9 ......................... TD4th ..... FUM recovered by Deadrin Senat .......USF 35........ End of GameAT UCONN (1)2nd .... INT by Kevin Bronson .........................USF 41........................ TDSMU (4)1st ...... FUM recovered by James Hamilton ....Opp 21 ....................... FG2nd .... INT by Demetrius Hill .........................USF 34.....................Punt4th ..... FUM recovered by Khalid McGee ........Opp 24 ....................... TD4th ..... FUM recovered by Auggie Sanchez ....USF 46.....................PuntAT NAVY (1)3rd ..... FUM recovered by Deatrick Nichols ....USF 22.....................PuntAT ECU-TEMPLE (1)2nd .... INT by Deatrick Nichols ......................Opp 5 ......................... TDCINCINNATI (6)1st ...... FUM recovered by Jamie Byrd ............Opp 10 ....................... TD1st ...... INT by Jamie Byrd ..............................USF 34........................ TD1st ...... INT by Devin Abraham .......................USF 45........................ TD2nd .... INT by Deatrick Nichols ......................Opp 0 ......................... TD2nd .... FUM recovered by Eric Lee .................USF 35........................ FG4th ..... INT by Deatrick Nichols ......................USF 41.....................FUMAT UCF (2)2nd .... INT by Devin Abraham .......................Opp 49 ....................... TD4th ..... INT by Ronnie Hoggins ......................Opp 47 ....................... FG

OPPONENT TURNOVERS FORCEDTurnover Player Ball On ResultFAMU (1)INT .................. of Flowers OPP 7 ..................... PUNTAt Florida State (1)INT .................. of Flowers OPP Endzone .......... PUNTAt MarylandINT .................. of Flowers OPP 29 .......................INTINT .................. of Bench USF 17.........................TDMemphis (1)INT .................. of Flowers OPP 31 ........End of GameSyracuse (1)FUM ................ by Flowers USF 16.........................TDat UConn (2)INT .................. of Flowers USF 33.................... PUNTINT .................. of Flowers USF 36.........................TDSMU (1)FUM ................ by Adams Opp 39 ................... PUNTAt Navy (1)FUM ................ by Adams USF 42.........................TDAt ECU (1)FUM ................ by Johnson USF 7...........................TDTemple (1)FUM ................ by Tice USF 26.........................TDCincinnati (3)INT .................. by Flowers Opp 0 .........................INTINT .................. by Flowers Opp 17 ........................TDFUM ................ by Team USF 33.........................TDAt UCF (0)-

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Player ________Run __ Pass __ Rec __ Def __ TotFlowers _________10 _____ 31 _______________ 41Mack __________11 ______ - ______1 _________ 12Adams _________- _______ - _____ 11 ________ 11Johnson ________1 _______1 ______5 __________7Bronson ________- _______ - ______5 __________5Dillon __________- _______ - ______3 __________3Bench __________- _______3 ______ - __________3Tice ___________4 _______ - ______ - __________4Barr ___________- _______ - ______2 __________2Price ___________- _______ - ______2 __________2McCants ________- _______ - ______1 __________1Pope __________- _______ - ______1 __________1Bench __________- _______1 ______ - __________1Nichols _________- _______ - ______ - _____ 1 ___1

TOTAL (R&P): ____26 _____ 36 ___________ 1 __ 62OPP TOTAL: _____ 12 _____ 32 _____ - _____ - __ 44Opponent High: 6 at FSU (4 run, 2 pass)

USFLong Pass: 71 yards, Flowers to Johnson, TD, at FSULong Run: 67 yards, Quinton Flowers, vs. SMULong Def: 42, Abraham, INT return, at Maryland

OPPONENTSLong Pass: 70 yards, Rowe to Jacobs, TD, at MarylandLong Run: 74 yards, Dalvin Cook, TD, at FSULong Defense: -

USF BY GAMEFAMU (9)2Q 22 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Johnson PASS .............FAMU2Q 45 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Johnson PASS .............FAMU3Q 32 ............... R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ........................FAMU3Q 29 (TD) ........ R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN...................FAMU3Q 62 (TD) ........ P .......... Bench to Dillon PASS ...................FAMU4Q 28 ............... P .......... Bench to Dillon PASS ...................FAMU4Q 23 ............... R .......... Darius Tice RUN............................FAMU4Q 22 ............... P .......... Bench to Dillon PASS ...................FAMU4Q 44 ............... R .......... Darius Tice RUN............................FAMUAT FSU (3)2Q 23 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN...................... FSU2Q 24 ............... P .......... Flowers to Barr PASS ....................... FSU3Q 71 ............... P .......... Flowers to Johnson PASS ................ FSUAT MARYLAND (0)MEMPHIS (3)1Q 29 ............... R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ......................... MEM4Q 20 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS................. MEM4Q 23 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Dillon PASS .................. MEMSYRACUSE (7)1Q 21 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS................... SYR1Q 56 ............... P .......... Flowers to McCants PASS ................ SYR2Q 25 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ........................... SYR3Q 28 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS................... SYR3Q 42 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Bronson PASS ................ SYR3Q 21 ............... P .......... Flowers to Bronson PASS ................ SYR3Q 45 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN .......................... SYR

AT UCONN (7)1Q 33 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN.................UCONN2Q 44 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS..............UCONN2Q 27 ............... P .......... Flowers to Bronson PASS ...........UCONN3Q 30 ............... P .......... Flowers to Pope PASS.................UCONN3Q 29 (TD) ........ P .......... Johnson to Adams PASS .............UCONN3Q 59 ............... R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ......................UCONN4Q 44 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS..............UCONN3Q 21 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN.....................SMU

SMU (6)2Q 67 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN.....................SMU2Q 20 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN.....................SMU3Q 27 ............... R .......... Darius Tice RUN..............................SMU3Q 38 ............... P .......... Flowers to Barr PASS ......................SMU3Q 21 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS..................SMUAT NAVY (6)1Q 97 (TD) ........ KR ........ Rodney Adams KICKOFF RETURN ..NAVY1Q 25 ............... P .......... Flowers to Bronson PASS ..............NAVY1Q 25 ............... P .......... Flowers to Price PASS ....................NAVY2Q 43 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS.................NAVY3Q 34 ............... P .......... Flowers to Barr PASS .....................NAVY3Q 40 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS.................NAVYAT ECU (2)2Q 23 ............... R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ........................... ECU4Q 67 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS................... ECUTEMPLE (6)1Q 22 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS.................. TEM1Q 68 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS.................. TEM2Q 57 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN .......................... TEM2Q 42 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN..................... TEM2Q 20 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Mack PASS .................... TEM4Q 48 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUNCINCINNATI (9)1Q 67 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS....................CIN1Q 48 ............... R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ............................CIN1Q 28 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ............................CIN2Q 46 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Price PASS .......................CIN2Q 27 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN.......................CIN2Q 29 (TD) ........ D ......... Deatrick Nichols INT .........................CIN2Q 20 ............... R .......... Darius Tice RUN................................CIN3Q 21 ............... P .......... Bench to Johnson PASS ....................CIN4Q 23 ............... R .......... D’Ernest Johnson RUN .....................CINAT UCF (4)2Q 27 ............... R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ........................... UCF3Q 23 ............... P .......... Flowers to Bronson PASS ................ UCF3Q 26 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Price PASS ...................... UCF4Q 22 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN...................... UCF

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QT LENGTH ...TYPE . PLAYER OPP1Q 97 (TD) ........ KR ........ Rodney Adams KICKOFF RETURN ..NAVY3Q 71 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Johnson PASS ............... FSU1Q 68 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS.................. TEM2Q 67 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN.....................SMU4Q 67 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS................... ECU1Q 67 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS....................CIN3Q 62 (TD) ........ P .......... Bench to Dillon PASS .................. FAMU3Q 59 ............... R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ..................... UCONN2Q 57 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN .......................... TEM1Q 56 ............... P .......... Flowers to McCants PASS ............... SYR

s 50 + YARD PLAYS s4Q 48 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN .......................... TEM1Q 48 ............... R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ............................CIN2Q 46 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Price PASS .......................CIN2Q 45 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Johnson PASS ............ FAMU3Q 45 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN .......................... SYR4Q 44 ............... R .......... Darius Tice RUN............................FAMU2Q 44 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS..............UCONN4Q 44 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS..............UCONN2Q 43 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS.................NAVY3Q 42 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Bronson PASS ................ SYR2Q 42 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN..................... TEM3Q 40 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS.................NAVY3Q 38 ............... P .......... Flowers to Barr PASS ......................SMU3Q 34 ............... P .......... Flowers to Barr PASS .....................NAVY1Q 33 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN.................UCONN3Q 32 ............... R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ....................... FAMU3Q 30 ............... P .......... Flowers to Pope PASS................ UCONN3Q 29 (TD) ........ R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN...................FAMU1Q 29 ............... R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ......................... MEM3Q 29 (TD) ........ P .......... Johnson to Adams PASS .............UCONN2Q 29 (TD) ........ D ......... Deatrick Nichols INT .........................CIN2Q 28 ............... P .......... Flowers to Johnson PASS .................UM4Q 28 ............... P .......... Bench to Dillon PASS ...................FAMU3Q 28 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS................... SYR1Q 28 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ............................CIN2Q 27 ............... P .......... Flowers to Bronson PASS ...........UCONN3Q 27 ............... R .......... Darius Tice RUN..............................SMU2Q 27 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN.......................CIN2Q 27 ............... R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ........................... UCF4Q 26 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN.......................UM3Q 26 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Price PASS ...................... UCF2Q 25 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ........................... SYR1Q 25 ............... P .......... Flowers to Bronson PASS ..............NAVY1Q 25 ............... P .......... Flowers to Price PASS ....................NAVY2Q 24 ............... P .......... Flowers to Barr PASS ....................... FSU2Q 23 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN...................... FSU4Q 23 ............... R .......... Darius Tice RUN............................FAMU4Q 23 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Dillon PASS .................. MEM2Q 23 ............... R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ........................... ECU4Q 23 ............... R .......... D’Ernest Johnson RUN .....................CIN3Q 23 ............... P .......... Flowers to Bronson PASS ................ UCF4Q 22 ............... P .......... Bench to Dillon PASS ...................FAMU2Q 22 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Johnson PASS .............FAMU1Q 22 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS.................. TEM4Q 22 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN...................... UCF1Q 21 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS................... SYR3Q 21 ............... P .......... Flowers to Bronson PASS ................ SYR3Q 21 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS..................SMU3Q 21 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN.....................SMU3Q 21 ............... P .......... Bench to Johnson PASS ....................CIN4Q 20 ............... P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS................. MEM2Q 20 ............... R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN.....................SMU2Q 20 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Mack PASS .................... TEM2Q 20 ............... R .......... Darius Tice RUN................................CIN

GAME HIGH: 9 vs. FAMU & CINSEASON TOTAL: 64

t LONG PLAYS FOR TOUCHDOWNS t1Q 97 (TD) ........ KR ........ Rodney Adams KICKOFF RETURN ..NAVY3Q 71 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Johnson PASS ............... FSU1Q 68 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS.................. TEM4Q 67 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS................... ECU1Q 67 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS....................CIN3Q 62 (TD) ........ P .......... Bench to Dillon PASS .................. FAMU2Q 57 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN .......................... TEM4Q 48 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN .......................... TEM2Q 46 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Price PASS .......................CIN2Q 45 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Johnson PASS ............ FAMU3Q 45 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN .......................... SYR2Q 44 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS............. UCONN4Q 44 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Adams PASS............. UCONN3Q 42 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Bronson PASS ............... SYR3Q 29 (TD) ........ R .......... Quinton Flowers RUN...................FAMU3Q 29 (TD) ........ P .......... Johnson to Adams PASS .............UCONN2Q 29 (TD) ........ D ......... Deatrick Nichols INT .........................CIN1Q 28 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ............................CIN3Q 26 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Price PASS ...................... UCF2Q 25 (TD) ........ R .......... Marlon Mack RUN ........................... SYR4Q 23 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Dillon PASS .................. MEM2Q 22 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Johnson PASS .............FAMU2Q 20 (TD) ........ P .......... Flowers to Mack PASS .................... TEM

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GAME FINAL QUARTERS 1st DOWNS RUSHING PASSING TOT OFF PUNTS PENALTY 3RD 4TH RED SACKS FIELD POSSESSION TIME

SCORE 1 2 3 4 OT R-P-PE TOT NO-YDS-TD C-A-I YDS TD YDS NO.-AVG F-FL NO-YDS DNS DNS ZONE NO-YDS GOALS 1 2 3 4 TOT

USF 51 3 13 14 21 0 15-9-3 27 46-275-4 20-26-1 281 3 556 5-47.4 4-0 11-97 5-13 1-2 5-6 4-24 1-1 7:24 8:43 5:30 6:36 28:13

FAMU 3 0 0 3 0 0 2-6-3 11 34-12-0 20-38-2 170 0 182 10-39.5 1-0 10-61 5-19 0-0 1-1 1-3 1-1 7:36 6:17 9:30 8:24 31:47

USF 14 0 7 0 7 0 6-5-0 11 36-160-0 12-24-1 125 2 274 10-44.5 0-0 2-21 1-13 1-1 1-2 3-31 0-0 9:28 8:30 5:34 3:05 26:37

at FSU 34 7 0 17 10 0 10-10-1 21 46-317-3 14-26-0 163 1 441 7-40.6 1-0 7-50 3-13 1-1 2-2 3-8 2-2 5:32 6:30 9:26 11:55 33:23

USF 17 7 3 7 0 0 12-3-3 18 50-240-1 10-22-2 60 1 300 5-47.4 3-0 10-105 7-18 1-3 3-3 0-0 1-1 6:20 6:59 9:36 7:33 30:28

at Maryland 35 14 7 7 7 0 4-12-2 18 34-114-1 21-34-3 297 4 411 4-34.5 3-0 12-120 8-15 1-1 3-3 6-27 0 8:40 8:01 5:24 7:27 29:32

USF 17 7 3 0 7 0 7-8-4 19 43-178-1 17-26-1 199 1 377 7-46.1 0-0 6-40 2-13 1-2 2-2 2-20 1-1 9:33 6:22 5:38 7:55 29:28

Memphis 24 0 7 10 7 0 7-12-1 20 39-120-1 20-33-0 305 2 425 8-38.9 1-0 7-75 8-18 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-2 5:27 8:38 9:22 7:05 30:32

USF 45 0 10 21 14 0 15-10-1 26 47-281-4 15-22-0 259 2 540 2-42.5 1-1 9-85 7-10 0-0 4-4 3-22 1-2 8:53 4:29 3:56 10:15 27:33

Syracuse 24 0 3 14 7 0 7-12-4 23 33-73-1 21-34-1 232 2 305 4-46.8 3-2 6-64 7-15 2-2 3-3 2-16 1-1 6:07 10:31 11:04 4:45 32:27

USF 28 0 7 14 7 0 11-6-0 17 44-275-1 12-16-2 186 3 461 4-43.8 0-0 3-30 4-12 0-1 1-2 5-29 0-1 4:39 7:30 5:48 7:12 25:09

at UConn 20 0 3 10 7 0 9-16-1 26 38-163-1 28-42-1 365 1 528 4-32.8 3-0 4-39 7-17 1-3 2-4 1-1 2-3 10:21 7:30 9:12 7:48 34:51

USF 38 3 14 7 14 0 10-3-2 19 44-255-5 9-21-0 97 0 352 6-41.8 0-0 4-40 5-15 1-2 6-6 3-33 1-2 3.59 7:02 9:31 4:40 25:12

SMU 14 7 0 0 7 0 8-10-1 15 43-132-1 20-37-1 233 1 365 8-41.5 3-0 5-55 9-20 0-0 1-2 2-9 0-1 11:01 7:58 5:29 10:20 34:48

USF 17 10 0 7 0 0 1-7-1 9 24-62-1 12-20-0 208 0 270 3-33.7 2-1 6-54 3-11 0-1 2-3 1-8 1-3 7:53 6:24 3:43 2:47 20:47

at Navy 29 3 10 3 13 0 21-0-1 22 69-428-3 3-9-0 16 0 444 3-38.0 1-1 2-20 9-17 2-2 5-5 0-0 3-3 7:07 8:36 11:17 12:13 39:13

USF 22 2 10 0 10 0 10-10-2 22 60-242-0 12-23-0 200 0 442 8-40.8 3-1 6-58 5-18 1-1 2-3 3-22 2-3 10:59 11:06 6:49 6:17 35:11

at ECU 17 0 7 7 3 0 2-5-1 8 34-62-2 14-23-0 158 0 220 9-44.6 1-0 5-40 3-14 1-1 3-3 1-7 1-1 4:01 3:54 8:11 8:43 24:49

USF 44 7 24 3 10 0 13-8-1 22 48-326-3 15-22-0 230 2 556 4-34.8 2-1 8-86 5-12 0-0 4-4 2-10 3-3 3:44 5:03 7:43 11:14 27:44

Temple 23 7 3 10 3 0 7-12-3 22 31-121-1 20-48-1 259 1 380 3-47.7 0-0 5-48 4-16 2-4 5-5 2-13 3-5 11:16 9:57 7:17 3:46 32:16

USF 65 27 24 7 7 0 18-7-0 25 53-361-3 13-20-2 200 5 561 2-41.5 1-1 1-11 11-14 1-1 5-5 3-25 1-1 6:47 5:18 6:11 10:42 28:58

Cincinnati 27 0 3 17 7 0 10-14-1 25 35-97-2 28-51-4 333 1 430 4-50.8 2-2 4-42 9-19 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 8:13 9:42 8:49 4:18 31:02

USF 44 7 17 14 6 0 16-8-1 25 54-281-2 15-23-0 174 3 455 2-44.5 0-0 4-20 11-16 1-1 4-4 1-8 3-3 8:29 7:15 7:51 9:31 33:06

at UCF 3 0 0 0 0 0 6-4-0 10 27-87-0 10-27-2 116 0 203 5-46.8 0-0 5-42 2-12 1-3 1-1 2-5 1-1 6:31 7:45 7:09 5:29 16:54

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#9 QUINTON FLOWERSQUINTON FLOWERS COMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD LG SACKED EFFFAMU 12 16 1 75.0 141 2 45 0 177.77@FSU 12 24 1 50.0 125 2 71 3 112.92@Maryland 10 19 1 52.6 60 1 28 6 86.0Memphis 17 26 1 65.3 199 1 39 0 134.68Syracuse 15 22 0 68.2 259 2 56 2 197.07@UConn 11 15 2 73.3 157 2 44 1 178.59SMU 9 20 0 45.0 97 0 38 2 85.74@Navy 12 20 0 60.0 208 0 43 0 147.36@ECU 12 23 0 52.2 200 2 67 1 153.91Temple 15 22 0 68.2 230 2 68 2 186.00Cincinnati 9 15 2 60.0 165 4 67 0 209.77@UCF 14 21 0 66.7 176 3 28 2 184.21

2014 SEASONNCSU 1 4 2 25.0 7 1 7 0 -60.30HOUSTON 1 1 0 100.0 -1 0 0 0 91.60@SMU 6 15 0 40.0 105 0 34 0 98.80

#2 STEVEN BENCHSTEVEN BENCH COMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD LG SACKED EFFFAMU 8 10 0 80.0 140 1 62 1 230.60@Maryland 0 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 -66.67SMU 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 66.80Cincinnati 4 5 0 80.0 35 1 21 0 204.80@UCF 1 2 0 50.0 -2 0 0 0 41.60

2014 SEASONWESTERN CAROLINA 1 1 0 100 10 0 10 0 184.0MARYLAND 14 36 1 38.9 162 0 27 2 71.13@CINCINNATI 9 14 0 64.3 147 2 67 0 199.63HOUSTON 12 25 1 48.0 147 0 26 3 89.39@Memphis 6 11 0 54.5 57 1 17 0 UCF 7 13 0 53.8 88 0 27 2 110.71

2013 SEASON@Michigan State 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0FAU 8 23 1 34.8 128 1 25 3 87.18MIAMI 13 27 1 48.1 189 1 36 5 111.76CINCINNATI 1 1 0 100.0 7 0 7 0 158.8LOUISVILLE 4 12 1 33.3 68 0 25 1 65.0

2015 STATISTICS

2015 GAME-BY-GAME RUSHINGPLAYER FAMU @FSU @Md MEMPHIS SYR @UConn SMU @Navy @ECU TEMPLE CINC @UCFMarlon Mack, RB 23-131-1 18-83-0 12-71-0 20-108-0 20-184-2 13-113-0 DNP (inj) 10-29-1 27-117-0 21-230-2 11-106-2 18-102-0Quinton Flowers, QB 7-63-1 14-38-0 24-85-1 8-26-0 15-71-1 15-98-1 23-201-3 6-15-0 21-79-0 18-90-1 6-49-0 18-87-2D’Ernest Johnson, RB 2-15-0 2-4-0 7-25-0 3-12-0 5-25-0 9-50-0 9-28-1 6-16-0 3-2-0 7-8-0 11-71-0 5-34-0Darius Tice, RB 8-77-1 2-24-0 6-42-0 12-37-1 5-20-1 4-23-0 9-47-1 2-2-0 8-42-0 1-0-0 15-94-0 11-43-0Steven Bench, QB 4-20-1 1-17-0 4-25-1Jordan Reed, WR 1-4-0Rodney Adams, WR 1-(-1)-0 1-2-0 3-28-0 1-13-0Chris Barr, WR 1-(-3)-0Evan Wilson, WR 1-(-24)-0Corian Hamilton, FB 1-4-0

2015 GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVINGPLAYER FAMU @FSU @Md MEMPHIS SYR @UConn SMU @Navy @ECU TEMPLE CINC @UCFRodney Adams, WR 1-1-0 4-8-0 3-36-0 3-63-1 5-118-3 1-21-0 3-86-0 4-95-1 7-147-1 3-85-1 4-26-0Chris Barr, WR 3-14-0 1-24-0 1-(-4)-0 3-14-0 5-37-0 2-13-0 3-41-0 1-34-0 1-18-0 2-5-0 1-4-1D’Ernest Johnson, RB 3-79-2 5-89-2 2-27-0 4-30-0 1-(-6)-0 1-8-0 2-15-0 1-17-0 1-18-0 2-29-0 4-68-0Marlon Mack, RB 2-6-0 5-9-0 1-7-0 1-17-0 2-4-0 1-14-0 3-42-1 1-12-0Sean Price, TE 2-19-0 1-5-0 2-66-0 3-22-0 1-10-0 2-37-0 4-56-1 2-52-2 2-27-0Ryeshene Bronson, WR 2-24-0 1-17-0 3-81-1 1-27-0 1-(-1)-0 3-32-0 1-2-0 1-7-0 1-16-0 1-23-0Elkanah Dillon, TE 4-126-1* 2-30-1 1-4-0A.J. Legree, WR 2-9-0 1-15-0 1-16-0 1-2-1Darius Tice, RB 1-3-0 1-3-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-0-0Tyre McCants, WR 1-4-0 1-56-0 1-14-0Marlon Pope, TE 1-30-0 1-12-0Jordan Reed, WR 1-3-0 2-11-1*New USF Tight End record

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PLAYER UA-A TOTAL FAMU @FSU @Md MEMPHIS SYR @UConn SMU @Navy @ECU TEMPLE CINC @UCFSANCHEZ, Auggie LB 63-43 106 4-6 - 5-1 8-4 5-4 5-5 4-5 9-5 8-3 6-2 6-3 3-5BYRD, Jamie DB 54-26 80 2-0 4-3 5-4 8-1 3-1 7-5 6-4 7-3 1-1 7-2 3-1 1-1NICHOLS, Deatri CB 44-14 58 2-1 2-1 1-2 2-0 5-2 4-1 8-1 5-2 2-0 3-2 7-1 3-1GODWIN, Nate DB 42-16 58 2-2 6-3 1-1 3-1 1-1 6-2 3-0 7-3 2-1 3-1 5-0 3-1SENAT, Deadrin DT 27-18 45 1-1 5-3 7-2 2-2 1-1 1-2 1-3 3-0 3-2 DNP 2-1 1-1ABRAHAM, Devin CB 36-6 42 3-0 2-0 5-0 2-1 2-0 5-1 4-0 4-2 - 2-0 3-0 4-2LEE, Eric DE 33-9 42 2-1 4-0 - 4-1 4-1 5-1 1-1 1-2 3-1 4-0 4-0 1-1HARRIS, Nigel LB 27-12 39 DNP DNP 2-1 - 4-1 3-2 3-1 3-0 4-5 2-2 2-0 4-0FULLWODD, Tajee CB 29-8 37 1-0 2-3 4-2 - 5-0 2-2 3-0 3-0 1-1 2-0 5-0 1-0WHITEHURST, Tas LB 23-12 35 DNP DNP 1-3 4-2 2-2 3-2 3-0 3-1 2-0 3-1 1-0 1-1HAMILTON, James DT 18-10 28 1-0 2-1 1-0 1-0 0-3 0-3 2-2 3-0 3-1 3-0 2-0 -BULLOCK, Zack LB 17-10 27 3-1 1-2 1-0 1-1 1-2 1-2 - 4-0 1-1 1-0 3-1 -WARD, Johnny DB 19-8 27 2-0 3-1 DNP 2-2 1-2 2-1 3-0 - 2-2 2-0 2-0 -HILL, Demetrius DE 19-4 23 4-0 0-2 3-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 2-0 - 2-1 - 3-0 1-0HOGGINS, Ronnie CB 19-4 23 3-0 - - 4-1 2-1 1-0 3-0 0-1 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-1AWOLEKE, Daniel DE 16-5 21 2-0 2-1 2-0 1-0 3-0 - 0-1 1-0 - 1-0 2-1 2-2WILKINS, Mazzi CB 12-8 20 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-0 1-0 DNP 2-0 1-0 - 2-0 1-0 0-1HECTOR, Bruce DT 13-5 18 4-2 1-1 DNP - - - 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-1 3-0 1-0MCGEE, Khalid S 10-2 12 1-0 1-0 DNP - 1-0 1-0 3-0 1-1 - 1-0 1-1 -BRONSON, Kevin DE 8-3 11 - 1-0 DNP DNP - 1-0 2-0 DNP 1-2 2-1 1-0 -LOVE, Mike DE 4-6 10 1-1 2-0 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 - 0-2 DNP 1-0 - -GARYE, C.J. LB 5-4 9 4-1 1-2 DNP DNP - - - - DNP - - 0-1THOMAS, Danny LB 6-3 9 0-1 5-1 1-0 - - 0-1 - - DNP - - -THOMAS, Jaymon S 2-5 7 1-1 - DNP DNP DNP DNP - - DNP DNP 0-1 1-3SPENCER, Jalen DB 4-1 5 2-1 DNP DNP - - - - DNP - 2-0 - -HOLMAN, Nick LB 3-2 5 - - 1-0 - 1-0 - 1-0 DNP - - DNP 0-2ROBBINS, Lamar DB 5-0 5 3-0 - - DNP - DNP DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP - -JOHNSON, D’Erne 4-0 4 1-0 - - - 2-0 - - - - - 1-0 -FLOWERS, Quinto 2-2 4 0-2 - - - 1-0 - - 1-0 - - - -TICE, Darius 3-1 4 - - - - - 0-1 - - - 3-0 - -HILL, Michael 3-0 3 DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - - - - 3-0 -ADAMS, Rodney 3-0 3 1-0 - 1-0 - - 1-0 - - - - - -MACK, Marlon 2-1 3 0-1 - - - - 1-0 DNP - - - 1-0 -NADELMAN, Emili 1-1 2 - - 1-0 - 0-1 - - - - - - -GUDMUNDSSON, Br 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - -BRONSON, Ryshen 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 -CIABATTI, Matti 1-0 1 - - - - - 1-0 - - - - - -HAMILTON, Coria 1-0 1 - 1-0 - - - - - DNP - DNP - -

GAME-BY-GAME SACKSPLAYER TOTAL FAMU @FSU @Md MEMPHIS SYR @UConn SMU @Navy @ECU TEMPLE CINC @UCFBYRD, Jamie DB 5-0 5.0 - - - - - 2.0-10 2.0-17 1.0-8 - - - -HECTOR, Bruce DT 5-0 5.0 2.0-15 - DNP - - - - - - - 2.0-12 1.0-8LEE, Eric DE 3-2 4.0 - - - 0.5-3 0.5-5 - - - 1.0-2 1.0-3 1.0-13 -HAMILTON, James DT 2-2 3.0 - 1.0-9 - - 0.5-4 - - - 0.5-4 1.0-7 - -HILL, Demetrius DE 3-0 3.0 1.0-7 - - - - 1.0-4 - - 1.0-4 - - -BRONSON, Kevin DE 2-1 2.5 - - DNP DNP - - 1.0-16 DNP 1.5-10 - - -AWOLEKE, Daniel DE 2-0 2.0 1.0-2 1.0-10 - - - - - - - - - -WHITEHURST, Tas LB 1-1 1.5 DNP DNP - 1.5-17 - - - - - - - -HARRIS, Nigel LB 1-1 1.5 DNP DNP - - - 1.0-7 - - 0.5-4 - - -ABRAHAM, Devin CB 1-0 1.0 - - - - - 1.0-8 - - - - - -NICHOLS, Deatri CB 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-8 - - - - - - -LOVE, Mike DE 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-12 - - - - - - DNP - - -BULLOCK, Zack LB 0-2 1.0 - - - - 0.5-3 - - - 0.5-5 - - -SANCHEZ, Auggie LB 0-1 0.5 - - - - 0.5-2 - - - - - - -TOTALS 4.0 3.0 0 2.0 3.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 1.0

GAME-BY-GAME TFLPLAYER TOTAL FAMU @FSU @Md MEMPHIS SYR @UConn SMU @Navy @ECU TEMPLE CINC @UCFLEE, Eric DE 9-4 11.0 1.5-12 - - 0.5-3 1.5-8 1.0-3 - - 1.0-2 2.0-6 2.0-14 1.5-4BYRD, Jamie DB 9-2 10.0 1.0-1 0.5-1 - - - 3.5-16 3.0-19 1.0-8 1.0-3 - - -NICHOLS, Deatri CB 7-3 8.5 1.5-3 - 1.0-1 - 2.5-14 - 2.0-8 1.0-3 - - 0.5-2 -SANCHEZ, Auggie LB 6-5 8.5 2.0-15 - - 0.5-0 0.5-2 0.5-0 - - 3.0-6 1.0-1 - 1.0-1HILL, Demetrius DE 7-1 7.5 3.0-12 0.5-0 - 1.0-1 - 1.0-4 - - 2.0-5 - - -HECTOR, Bruce DT 6-2 7.0 3.0-16 1.0-1 DNP - - - - - - - 2.0-12 1.0-8SENAT, Deadrin DT 4-3 5.5 0.5-3 1.0-2 1.0-3 - 1.5-2 - - - 1.5-3 DNP - -HAMILTON, James DT 4-3 5.5 1.0-1 1.0-9 - - 1.0-4 - - - 1.5-5 1.0-7 - -BULLOCK, Zack LB 2-5 4.5 - 0.5-1 - 1.0-1 1.0-4 - - - 0.5-5 1.0-9 0.5-1 -HARRIS, Nigel LB 3-3 4.5 DNP DNP 1.0-2 - - 1.5-8 - - 1.0-5 1.0-2 - -AWOLEKE, Daniel DE 3-2 4.0 1.0-2 1.5-11 - - - - - - - 1.0-6 - 0.5-1BRONSON, Kevin DE 2-1 2.5 - - DNP DNP - - 1.0-16 DNP 1.5-10 - - -ABRAHAM, Devin CB 2-0 2.0 - - - - - 1.0-8 1.0-3 - - - - -WHITEHURST, Tas LB 1-1 1.5 DNP DNP - 1.5-17 - - - - - - - -LOVE, Mike DE 1-1 1.5 - 1.0-12 - - - 0.5-1 - - DNP - - -HOGGINS, Ronnie CB 1-1 1.5 - - - 1.5-2 - - - - - - - -JACKSON, Vincen DE 1-0 1.0 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - DNP - 1.0-2 -FULLWODD, Tajee CB 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-7 - - - - - - -GODWIN, Nate DB 0-2 1.0 0.5-0 - - - - - - - - - - 0.5-1MCGEE, Khalid S 1-0 1.0 - - DNP - - - 1.0-1 - - - - -TOTALS 15.0 7.0 3.0 6.0 11.0 9.0 8.0 2.0 13.0 7.0 6.0 4.5

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Conference

RankValueNational Leader Value

Conference

LeaderValue

3rd Down Conversion Pct (127 ranked) 69 9 0.394 Bowling Green 0.519 Cincinnati 0.516

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (127 ranked) 61 5 0.379 Clemson 0.240 Temple 0.309

4th Down Conversion Pct (127 ranked) 60 6 0.533 Navy 0.913 Navy 0.913

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (127 ranked) 98 8 0.579 Penn St. 0.167 Memphis 0.188

Blocked Kicks (76 ranked) BYU 8 Temple 6

Blocked Kicks Allowed (126 ranked) 89 6 3 27 teams tied 0 Houston

Memphis

0

0

Blocked Punts (27 ranked) Temple 5 Temple 5

Blocked Punts Allowed (124 ranked) 64 5 1 63 teams tied 0 4 teams tied 0

Completion Percentage (127 ranked) 43 6 0.614 Western Ky. 0.728 Memphis 0.689

Defensive TDs (39 ranked) Arkansas St.

Buffalo

7

7

Tulsa

Houston

4

4

Fewest Penalties (127 ranked) 53 4 70 Navy 35 Navy 35

Fewest Penalties Per Game (127 ranked) 51 4 5.83 Georgia Tech 3.17 Navy 3.18

Fewest Penalty Yards (127 ranked) 66 6 647 Navy 299 Navy 299

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (127 ranked) 61 6 53.92 Navy 27.18 Navy 27.18

First Downs Defense (127 ranked) 41 5 225 Clemson 162 Temple 205

First Downs Offense (127 ranked) 78 7 236 Cincinnati 355 Cincinnati 355

Fumbles Lost (127 ranked) 28 3 6 South Carolina

Ohio

Arkansas

3

3

3

Tulane

Navy

5

5

Fumbles Recovered (127 ranked) 56 6 8 Virginia Tech 15 Navy 14

Kickoff Return Defense (127 ranked) 43 2 20.22 Memphis 14.90 Memphis 14.90

Kickoff Returns (127 ranked) 3 1 28.23 Tennessee 33.41 South Fla. 28.23

Net Punting (127 ranked) 38 5 38.66 Utah 43.67 UCF 40.87

Passes Had Intercepted (127 ranked) 39 7 9 Navy 2 Navy 2

Passes Intercepted (127 ranked) 17 4 15 Arkansas St. 24 UConn 17

Passing Offense (127 ranked) 105 11 185.8 Washington St. 397.0 Cincinnati 373.1

Passing Yards Allowed (127 ranked) 61 3 220.6 Georgia 146.1 UConn 186.9

Passing Yards per Completion (127 ranked) 28 4 13.59 Army West Point 23.00 Navy 20.71

Punt Return Defense (127 ranked) 54 6 7.35 Oklahoma 0.70 Houston 2.08

Punt Returns (127 ranked) 22 2 12.61 Texas A&M 19.68 Tulsa 13.88

Red Zone Defense (127 ranked) 102 9 0.882 Appalachian St. 0.583 UConn 0.737

Red Zone Offense (127 ranked) 26 4 0.886 Washington St. 0.943 Navy 0.941

Rushing Defense (127 ranked) 35 5 140.6 Alabama 78.9 Temple 117.3

Rushing Offense (127 ranked) 11 2 242.9 Ga. Southern 375.6 Navy 330.1

Sacks Allowed (127 ranked) 51 4 1.75 Air Force 0.17 Memphis 1.25

Scoring Defense (127 ranked) 22 3 21.1 Wisconsin 13.1 Temple 18.8

Scoring Offense (127 ranked) 43 6 33.5 Baylor 50.8 Memphis 42.7

Tackles for Loss Allowed (127 ranked) 69 8 6.17 Georgia 3.42 Navy 4.36

Team Passing Efficiency (127 ranked) 21 3 154.47 Baylor 183.96 Navy 167.33

Team Passing Efficiency Defense (127 ranked) 25 3 113.28 Michigan 94.98 Temple 109.23

Team Sacks (127 ranked) 25 2 2.67 Arizona St.

Penn St.

3.67

3.67

Temple 2.75

Team Tackles for Loss (127 ranked) 15 2 7.5 Boston College 9.6 Temple 8.2

Time of Possession (127 ranked) 96 9 28:12 Stanford 35:21 Temple 33:01

Total Defense (127 ranked) 38 3 361.2 Boston College 254.4 Temple 328.7

Total Offense (127 ranked) 44 5 428.7 Baylor 616.0 Cincinnati 559.4

Turnover Margin (127 ranked) 18 4 0.67 San Diego St. 1.67 Navy 1.27

Turnovers Gained (124 ranked) 27 3 23 Arkansas St.

San Diego St.

31

31

Houston 28

Turnovers Lost (127 ranked) 26 4 15 Navy 7 Navy 7

Winning Percentage (126 ranked) 37 5 0.667 Iowa

Clemson

1.000

1.000

Houston 0.917

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National

Rank

Conference

RankValueNational Leader Value

Conference

LeaderValue

All Purpose (200 ranked) Marlon Mack

Rodney Adams

D'Ernest Johnson

33

107

117

4

9

11

125.82

98.83

94.75

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 252.92 Arkeel Newsome, UConn 135.08

Blocked Kicks (6 ranked) Bronson Kaufusi, BYU 4 Sharif Finch, Temple

Zach Wood, SMU

3

3

Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) D'Ernest Johnson

Rodney Adams

Tajee Fullwood

67

74

182

7

8

19

491

458

196

William Likely, Maryland 1,197 Tristan Payton, UCF 726

Completion Percentage (115 ranked) Quinton Flowers 53 6 0.611 Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. 0.725 Blake Kemp, East Carolina 0.693

Completions Per Game (100 ranked) Quinton Flowers 94 11 12.42 Luke Falk, Washington St. 38.00 Blake Kemp, East Carolina 23.64

Field Goal Percentage (108 ranked) Emilio Nadelman 70 8 0.714 Garrett Schwettman, Western Ky. 0.929 Bobby Puyol, UConn 0.882

Field Goals Per Game (130 ranked) Emilio Nadelman 50 5 1.25 Michael Badgley, Miami (FL) 2.27 Jake Elliott, Memphis 1.83

Forced Fumbles (35 ranked) Carl Nassib, Penn St. 0.50 Folorunso Fatukasi, UConn 0.36

Fumbles Recovered (23 ranked) Kyler Fackrell, Utah St. 5 T.J. Mutcherson, UCF 3

Interceptions Per Game (142 ranked) Deatrick Nichols

Devin Abraham

Jamie Byrd

40

85

85

3

8

8

0.3

0.3

0.3

Dameon Baber, Nevada

Desmond King, Iowa

Shawun Lurry, Northern Ill.

0.7

0.7

0.7

Jamar Summers, UConn 0.6

Kickoff Return TDs (10 ranked) Rodney Adams 10 2 1 4 players tied 3 Brandon Wilson, Houston 2

Kickoff Returns (117 ranked) Rodney Adams

D'Ernest Johnson

3

8

1

2

30.5

29.1

Evan Berry, Tennessee 38.3 Rodney Adams, South Fla. 30.5

Passes Defended (34 ranked) Shawun Lurry, Northern Ill. 1.8 William Jackson, III, Houston 1.5

Passing Efficiency (115 ranked) Quinton Flowers 20 3 152.6 Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. 180.2 Paxton Lynch, Memphis 166.2

Passing TDs (155 ranked) Quinton Flowers 29 3 21 Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. 42 Paxton Lynch, Memphis 28

Passing Yards (130 ranked) Quinton Flowers 77 8 2,023 Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 4,465 Dane Evans, Tulsa 3,958

Passing Yards Per Game (130 ranked) Quinton Flowers 86 10 168.6 Luke Falk, Washington St. 387.8 Dane Evans, Tulsa 329.8

Passing Yards per Completion (115 ranked) Quinton Flowers 26 2 13.58 Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech 17.93 Dane Evans, Tulsa 14.24

Points Responsible For (198 ranked) Quinton Flowers

Emilio Nadelman

15

136

2

16

186

93

Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 270 Greg Ward, Jr., Houston 198

Points Responsible For Per Game (200 ranked) Quinton Flowers

Emilio Nadelman

19

157

2

17

15.5

7.8

Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 22.5 Greg Ward, Jr., Houston 16.5

Punt Return TDs (12 ranked) Cyrus Jones, Alabama 3 4 players tied 1

Punt Returns (60 ranked) Tajee Fullwood 16 1 12.3 Cameron Sutton, Tennessee 18.7 Tajee Fullwood, South Fla. 12.3

Punting (105 ranked) Mattias Ciabatti 32 2 43.2 Dalton Schomp, Fla. Atlantic 48.0 Caleb Houston, UCF 44.2

Receiving TDs (163 ranked) Rodney Adams

Sean Price

D'Ernest Johnson

27

102

163

2

8

15

8

5

4

Corey Coleman, Baylor 20 Courtland Sutton, SMU 9

Receiving Yards (200 ranked) Rodney Adams 105 12 692 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa 1,451 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa 1,451

Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Rodney Adams 114 13 57.7 Josh Doctson, TCU 132.7 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa 120.9

Receptions Per Game (200 ranked) Tajae Sharpe, Massachusetts 9.3 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina 8.2

Rush Yards Per Carry (167 ranked) Marlon Mack

Quinton Flowers

13

83

1

5

6.60

5.05

Matt Breida, Ga. Southern 8.31 Marlon Mack, South Fla. 6.60

Rushing TDs (170 ranked) Quinton Flowers

Marlon Mack

46

77

6

10

10

8

Derrick Henry, Alabama 22 Keenan Reynolds, Navy 19

Rushing Yards (200 ranked) Marlon Mack

Quinton Flowers

21

69

1

6

1,273

883

Derrick Henry, Alabama 1,797 Marlon Mack, South Fla. 1,273

Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Marlon Mack

Quinton Flowers

18

76

1

7

115.7

73.6

Leonard Fournette, LSU 158.3 Marlon Mack, South Fla. 115.7

Sacks (66 ranked) Carl Nassib, Penn St. 1.29 Steven Taylor, Houston 0.67

Scoring (191 ranked) Emilio Nadelman

Quinton Flowers

66

191

9

18

7.8

5.0

Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech 13.2 Jake Elliott, Memphis 10.7

Solo Tackles (59 ranked) Auggie Sanchez 45 4 5.3 Fish Smithson, Kansas 7.9 Elandon Roberts, Houston 7.0

Tackles For Loss (36 ranked) Shaq Lawson, Clemson 1.7 Elandon Roberts, Houston 1.4

Total Interceptions (62 ranked) Deatrick Nichols

Devin Abraham

Jamie Byrd

31

62

62

3

6

6

4

3

3

Desmond King, Iowa

Shawun Lurry, Northern Ill.

8

8

Jamar Summers, UConn 7

Total Offense (200 ranked) Quinton Flowers

Marlon Mack

49

137

6

13

242.2

115.7

Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech 397.3 Dane Evans, Tulsa 327.6

Total Tackles (148 ranked) Auggie Sanchez 40 4 8.8 Kentrell Brothers, Missouri 12.7 Elandon Roberts, Houston 10.6

Yards per Pass Attempt (115 ranked) Quinton Flowers 27 5 8.29 Vernon Adams Jr., Oregon 10.19 Paxton Lynch, Memphis 9.04

Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Rodney Adams

D'Ernest Johnson

33

155

5

15

17.74

13.69

Mack Hollins, North Carolina 25.77 Jamir Tillman, Navy 21.27

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PLAYER CAREER BESTS - OFFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS WIDE RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS#1 CHRIS BARR Receptions ................................. 5, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)Receiving Yards .............................. 41, vs. SMU (10/25/15)Receiving TDs .....................................1, at UCF (11/26/15)Long Reception .............................. 38, vs. SMU (10/25/15)

#6 A.J. LEGREE Receptions .............................................3, vs. Vanderbilt (at Kentucky)Receiving Yards ....................................47, vs. Vanderbilt (at Kentucky)Long Reception ................................................ 15, vs. SMU (10/24/15)

#8 WR TYRE MCCANTS Receptions .......................................1, 2X, last vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)Receiving Yards .......................................... 56, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)Long ........................................................... 56, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)Receiving TD ............................................... 1, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

#11 TE MARLON POPE Receptions ........................................... 1, 2X, last at UConn (10/17/15)Receiving Yards ............................................. 30, vs. UConn (10/17/15)Long .............................................................. 30, vs. UConn (10/17/15)

#12 TE SEAN PRICE Receptions ................................................. 5, vs. Cincinnati (11/23/12)Receiving Yards ........................................... 66, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)Receiving TDs ............................................ 2, 2X last at UCF (11/26/15)Long Reception ................................ 46 (TD), vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

#81 WR RYSHENE BRONSON Receptions ...............................................3, 2X last at Navy (10/31/15)Receiving TDs ...................................1, 2X, last vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)Long Reception ............................................ 75, vs. NC State (9/13/14)

#82 WR JORDAN REED Receptions .....................................2, 2X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Receiving Yards ....................................11, vs.vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Long ......................................................... 10, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Receiving TD ............................................... 1, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

#87 WR RODNEY ADAMS Receptions ...................................... 7 vs. Temple (11/14/15)Receiving Yards ......................... 147, vs. Temple (11/14/15)Receiving TDs ............................... 3, vs. UConn (10/17/15)Long Reception ....................68 (TD) vs. Temple (11/14/15)Rushes ..........................2, 2X last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Rushing Yards ............................33, at Wisconsin (9/27/14)Long Rush ..................................26, at Wisconsin (9/27/14)Kick Return Yards ............................139 at Navy (10/31/15)Kick Return Long ......................97 (TD), at Navy (10/31/15)

#85 ELKANAH DILLON Receptions ........................................................... 4, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)Receiving Yards .................................................126, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)Receiving TDs ....................................1, 2X, last vs. Memphis (10/2/15)Long Reception ...........................................62 (TD), vs. FAMU (9/5/15)

QUARTERBACKS#2 QB STEVEN BENCH Completions ..................................................14, vs. Maryland (9/6/14)Attempts .......................................................36, vs. Maryland (9/6/14)Passing Yards ................................................189, vs. Miami (09/28/13)Long Pass .................................................. 67, at Cincinnati (10/24/14)Passing TDs ................................................. 2, at Cincinnati (10/24/14)Rushes ...............................................................11, vs. FAU (09/14/13)Rushing Yards .................................................29, vs. Miami (09/28/13)Long Rush ..............................................17, at vs. Maryland (9/19/15)Rushing TDs ...................................1, 3X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

#9 QB QUINTON FLOWERS Completions ................................................ 17, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)Attempts ..................................................... 26, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)Passing Yards ............................................ 259, vs. Syracuse (10/24/15)Long Pass ...................................................... 71 (TD), at FSU (9/12/15)Passing TDs ................................................ 4, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Rushes .........................................................24, at Maryland (9/19/15)Rushing Yards ................................................. 201, vs. SMU (10/24/15)Long Rush .........................................................67, vs. SMU (10/24.15)Rushing TDs ....................................................... 3, vs. SMU (10/24/15)

RUNNINGBACKS/FULLBACKS#5 RB MARLON MACK Rushes ............................................................ 31, vs. UConn (9/19/14)Rushing Yards .............................. 275, vs. Western Carolina (08/30/14)Long Rush ..........................................75 (TD), at Memphis (11/22/14)Rushing TDs .................................... 4, vs. Western Carolina (08/30/14)Receptions ................................................... 8, at Memphis (11/22/14)Receiving Yards .......................................... 57, at Memphis (11/22/14)

#31 RB DARIUS TICE Rushes ..................................................... 15, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Rushing Yards ........................................... 94, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Long Rush ...........................................................44, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)Receptions ................................................... 3, at Memphis (11/22/14)Receiving Yards .......................................... 18, at Memphis (11/22/14)Long Reception ................................................. 15, at Tulsa (10/18/14)

#32 RB D’ERNEST JOHNSON Rushes ..................................................... 11, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Rushing Yards ........................................... 71, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Long Rush ................................................ 23, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Receptions ..............................................................5, at FSU (9/12/15)Receiving Yards .....................................................89, at FSU (9/12/15)Receiving TDs ............................................. 2, 2X, last at FSU (9/12/15)Long Reception ............................................. 71 (TD), at FSU (9/12/15)TD Pass ............................................................. 1, at UConn (10/17/15)All-Purpose Yards .................................... 281 vs. Cincinnati (11/26/15)

SPECIALISTS#49 P MATTIAS CIABATTI Punts .....................................................................10, at FSU (9/12/15)Yards ...................................................................445, at FSU (9/12/15)Avg ..................................................................49.0, at SMU (11/15/14)Long ............................................. 68, 2X, last vs. at UConn (10/17/15)I20 ........................................................... 5, 2x, last at SMU (11/15/14)

#35 EMILIO NADELMAN Field Goals .............................................. 3-3, 2X last at UCF (11/26/15)Long Field Goal ........................................ 49, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Points ...........................................................14 , vs. Temple (11/14/15)

#13 TAJEE FULLWOOD (PUNT RETURNER) Long Punt Return .................................... 45, at Florida State (9/12/15)Punt Return Yards ............................................. 82, vs. SMU (10/24/15)Yards per return (minimun 2) ........................27.3 , vs. SMU (10/24/15)

#32 D’ERNEST JOHNSON (KICKOFF RETURNER) Long Kickoff Return .................................. 54, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Kickoff Return Yards ............................... 181, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Kickoff Return Average ...................45.25 (4), vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

#87 WR RODNEY ADAMS (KICKOFF RETURNER) Kick Return Yards .............................................139, at Navy (10/31/15)Long Kickoff Return ...........................................97, at Navy (10/31/15)Kickoff Return Average ..................65.5, at Navy (10/31/15)

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PLAYER CAREER BESTS - DEFENSE DEFENSIVE BACKS#2 DB JAMIE BYRD Tackles .........................................14, twice, last vs. Houston (11/1/14)TFL ................................................................ 3.5, at UConn (10/17/15)Sacks ..................... 2.0, 2X at UConn (10/17/15) & vs. SMU (10/24/15)INT .................................................1, 3X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Touchdown .........................................................................................0PBU .................................................................. 2, at UConn (10/17/15)FF ....................................................................... 2, vs. SMU (10/24/15)

#3 DB DEATRICK NICHOLS Tackles ...........................................8, 2X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15) TFL ............................................................ 2.5, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)Sacks ............................................................ 1, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)INT ............................................................. 2, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)INT return for TD ......................................... 1, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)FF ............................................................1, 2x, last at Navy (10/31/15)

#13 S TAJEE FULLWOOD Tackles ...........................................5, 3X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)INT ................................................... 1, 2x, last vs. N.C. State (9/13/14)TFL ................................................... 1, 3x, last vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)PBU ......................................................... 1, 3x, last at Tulsa (10/18/14)FF ........................................................... 1, 2X, last vs. SMU (10/24/15)

#18 DB JAYMON THOMAS Tackles ..................................................................4, at UCF (11/26/15)TFL ...................................................................................................... -INT ...................................................................................................... -

#19 DB RONNIE HOGGINS Tackles ..........................................................5, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)TFL ............................................................. 1.5, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)INT ............................................................ 1, 2X last at UCF (11/26/15)PBU ...............................................................1, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)

#20 DB DEVIN ABRAHAM Tackles .................................... 6, 4x, last at UCF (11/26/15)TFL .........................................1, 2x, last at SMU (11/15/14)INT ...........................................1, 2X last at UCF (11/26/15)PBU ............................................... 1, at Maryland (9/19/15)FF ...................................................1, vs. Maryland (9/6/14)FR .............................................. 1, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)

#21 DB KHALID MCGEE Tackles ................................................................ 3, vs.SMU (10/24/15)TFL ..................................................................1.0 , vs. SMU (10/24/15)INT ...................................................................................................... -FR ....................................................................... 1, vs. SMU (10/24/15)

#23 DB MAZZI WILKINS Tackles ...........................................................5, at Maryland (9/19/15)TFL ...................................................................................................... -INT ...................................................................................................... -PBU ................................................................1, at Maryland (9/19/15)

#24 DB JOHNNY WARD Tackles ...................................................7, vs. East Carolina (10/11/14)Sacks ...................................................................................................0TFL ..........................................................1, 2x, last: vs. UCF (11/29/13)FR ...................................................1, twice, last vs. Maryland (9/6/14)FF ..........................................................................1, at UCF (11/29/13)INT .............................................1, 2x, last vs. East Carolina (10/11/14)PBU ............................................................ 1, 2X, last at FSU (9/12/15)

#30 DB JALEN SPENCER Tackles ................................................................. 3, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)TFL ...................................................................................................... -INT ....................................................................... 1, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)#36 DB NATE GODWIN Tackles ........................................................ 14, at Wisconsin (9/27/14)TFL ........................................................ 1, 2x, last vs. UConn (9/19/14)INT .......................................................................1, vs. UCF (11/29/13)Touchdown ................................................ 1, vs. Cincinnati (10/05/13)FR .................................................................. 1, at Wisconsin (9/27/14)PBU .................................................................2, vs. UConn (10/12/13)

#37 DB NATE FERGUSON Tackles ................................................................. 1, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)TFL ...................................................................................................... -INT ...................................................................................................... -

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN#9 DT SHAWN HILL Tackles ................................................................. 4, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)Sacks .................................................1, three times, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)TFL .....................................................................3.0, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)PBU ...................................................................... 2, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)INT ..................................................................... 1, vs. SMU (10/24/15)FR ..................................................................... 1, at UConn (10/17/15)

#10 DT DEADRIN SENAT Tackles ...........................................................9, at Maryland (9/19/15)Sacks ................................................................................................... -TFL ............................................................ 1.5, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)FR ................................................................ 1, vs. Syracuse (10/10/150

#52 DE ZACK BULLOCK Tackles ...........................................4, 4X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)Sacks ......................................................... 0.5, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)TFL .................................................. 1.0, 3X, last vs. Temple (11/14/15)

#60 DT BRUCE HECTOR Tackles ................................................................. 6, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)Sacks ............................................... 2.0, 2X. last vs. Temple (11/14/15)TFL .....................................................................3.0, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)FF ............................................................... 1, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

#90 DT JAMES HAMILTON Tackles ................................................... 4, 3X, last vs. SMU (10/24/15)TFL ..................................................... 1, 5X, last vs. Temple (11/14/15)Sacks ............................................... 1.0, 2x, last vs. Temple (11/14/15)FR ..................................................................1, 2X, vs. SMU (10/24/15)

#91 DT ERIC LEE Tackles ......................................................... 6, vs. Syracuse (10/27/12)Sacks ........................................ 0.5, twice, last vs. Memphis (10/2/15)TFL ............................................................. 2, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)FF ...................................................1, 2X, last vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)FR ............................................................... 1, vs. Cincinnati (11/20/15)

#93 DT DANIEL AWOLEKE Tackles .................................................4, at UCF (11/26/15)Sacks ........................................1, 2X, last at FSU (9/12/15)TFL .....................................................1.5, at FSU (9/12/15)

#98 DE MIKE LOVE Tackles ....................................................2, 3X, last at Navy (10/31/15)Sacks .......................................................................1, at FSU (9/12/15)TFL .......................................................................1.0, at FSU (9/12/15)

#99 KEVIN BRONSON Tackles ........................................................... 3, vs. Temple (11/14/15)Sacks ............................................................... 1.0, vs. SMU (10/24/15)TFL .................................................................. 1.0, vs. SMU (10/24/15)FF .............................................................. 1, at Florida State (9/12/15)

LINEBACKERS#29 LB C.J. GARYE Tackles ................................................................. 5, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)Sacks ................................................................................................... -TFL ...................................................................................................... -

#43 LB AUGGIE SANCHEZ Tackles ..............................................................14, at Navy (10/31/15)Sacks ......................................................... 0.5, vs. Syracuse (10/10/15)TFL .....................................................................2.0, vs. FAMU (9/5/15)FR ...............................................................2X, last vs. SMU (10/14/15)TD ...................................................................1, vs. Maryland (9/6/14)INT ..................................................................1, vs. Maryland (9/6/14)PBU .................................................... 1, 2X, last vs. Temple (11/14/15)

#44 LB NICK HOLMAN Tackles .................................................. 1, 3X, last vs. SMU (10/24/15)TFL ........................................................................................................Sacks .....................................................................................................

#51 LB TASHON WHITEHURST Tackles ............................................................ 8, vs. UConn (11/03/12)Sacks .......................................................... 1.5, vs. Memphis (10/2/15)TFL .............................................................. 2, at Cincinnati (10/24/14)FR .................................................................... 1, vs. UConn (11/03/12)PBU ..................................................................... 1, at Tulsa (10/18/14)

#53 LB DANNY THOMAS Tackles ....................................................................6, at FSU (9/12/15)Sacks ................................................................................................... -TFL ...................................................................................................... -

#57 LB NIGEL HARRIS Tackles ...............................................................12, vs. FAU (09/14/13)Sacks .................................................... 1, 2X, last at UConn (10/17/15)TFL .......................................................................3, vs. UCF (11/28/14)PBU ........................................................... 1, vs. Cincinnati (10/05/13)FF ....................................................................2, vs. Maryland (9/6/14)FR .............................................................1, 2x, last vs. UCF (11/28/14)

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2015 MIAMI BEACH BOWLGAME 1: USF 51, FLORIDA A&M 3RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM • TAMPA, FLA.SEPT. 5, 2015 • 7 PM • ESPN3USF 1-0 • FAMU 0-1

- USF improved to 14-5 in season openers and 18-1 in home openers.- The Bulls’ offense posted 556 yards, the seventh-most in program history, and scored the most points since 2011.- USF scored just 56 seconds into the second half and went on to post 35 points after the break.- QB Quinton Flowers completed 12 of 16 passes for 141 yards and two TDs. Flowers ran for 63 yards and a TD in his second start.- TE Elkanah Dillon made four catches for 126 yards and a 62-yard TD in his collegiate debut. He was the first Bull not named Andre Davis to post 100 receiving yards since 2011.- RB D’Ernest Johnson set new career highs with two touchdown catches and 67 receiving yards.- RB Marlon Mack recorded his fifth-career 100-yard rushing game with 131 yards and one TD on 23 carries.- RB Darius Tice set a new career high with 77 rushing yards. - The Bulls’ defense allowed just 12 rushing yards overall and one first down in the first half.- In the new 4-2-5 scheme, USF forced six straight three-and-outs to start the game and eight total in the game.- The Bulls didn’t allow a first down until 4:30 remaining in the first half.- USF held FAMU to 182 total yards of offense. The Bulls posted 15.0 tackles for loss, the most in a game since recording 16.0 vs. UCF on Oct. 13, 2007.- DT Bruce Hector recorded the first two sacks of his career and finished with career highs of six tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss.- DL Demetrius Hill tied for the team lead and set a career high with 3.0 tackles for loss.- LB Auggie Sanchez led USF for the second time in his career with 10 tackles.- PK Emilio Nadelman made his first-career field goal, a 22-yard attempt in the first quarter, to give USF a 3-0 lead.- Ray Guy Award candidate Mattias Ciabatti averaged 47.4 yards on five punts.- USF played seven true freshmen and 17 freshmen eligibility players. USF has played 25 true freshmen in the past three seasons, starting 15.- Four Bulls made first-career starts: True freshman WR Chris Barr; senior RT Mak Djulbegovic; senior DT James Hamilton and graduate LB C.J. Garye.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FFlorida A&M 0 0 3 0 3USF 3 13 14 21 51

Attendance: 30,434 Time: 3:23

1st Quarter USF - Nadelman 22-yd field goal, 2:008 plays, 39 yards (2:59)USF 3 - FAMU 0

2nd QuarterUSF - Johnson 22-yd pass from Flowers (Ciabatti rush failed) 7:2412 plays, 62 yards (4:57)USF 10 - FAMU 0

USF - Johnson 45-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 1:164 plays, 88 yards (1:03)USF 16 - FAMU 0

3rd Quarter USF - Flowers 29-yd run (Nadelman kick), 14:043 plays, 66 yards (0:55)USF 23 - FAMU 0

USF - Dillon 62-yd pass from Bench (Nadelman kick), 8:515 plays, 71 yards (2:37)USF 30 - FAMU 0

FAMU- Blanton 21-yd field goal, 4:2914 plays, 71 yards (4:22)USF 30 - FAMU 3

4th QuarterUSF - Mack 1-yd run (Nadelman kick), 11:473 plays, 39 yards (0:33)USF 37 - FAMU 3

USF - Bench 15-yd run (Nadelman kick), 2:584 plays, 63 y ards (1:06)USF 44 - FAMU 3

USF - Tice 2-yd run (Nadelman kick), 0:293 plays, 53 yards (1:05)USF 51 - FAMU 3

Team Statistics FAMU USFFIRST DOWNS 11 27NET YARDS RUSHING 34-12 46-275NET YARDS PASSING 170 281Completions-Attempts-Int 20-38-2 20-26-1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 182 556PUNTS-YARDS 10-395 5-237Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-19-0 4-27-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-133-0 1-33-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 2-2-0Penalties: Number-Yards 10-61 11-97Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 4-0Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 4-24Third-Down Conversions 5 of 19 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 2 Possession Time 31:47 28:13

FLORIDA A&MRushing Att Yds TD LgKenneth Coleman 6 23 0 9Kareem Smith 1 4 0 4Devondric Nealy 14 2 0 6Gerald Hearns 9 -2 0 3Carson Royal 4 -15 0 2Totals 34 12 0 9

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgKenneth Coleman 29 14 135 0 2 29Carson Royal 9 6 35 0 0 16Totals 38 20 170 0 2 29

Receiving No Yds TD LgBrandon Norwood 7 51 0 16Devondric Nealy 4 56 0 29Kareem Smith 4 5 0 4Jairockei Jones 2 12 0 7Montav Williams 1 27 0 27Desmond Noird 1 16 0 16Kenyan Foster 1 3 0 3Totals 20 170 0 29

Punting No Yds Avg LgColby Blanton 10 395 39.5 51Totals 10 395 39.5 51 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Devondric Nealy 3 19 11Totals 3 19 11

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Devondric Nealy 2 53 25Jairockei Jones 2 41 32Kenyan Foster 2 39 22Totals 6 133 32

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 6- Jules DornevilAssisted Tackles: 6 - Akil BlountTotal Tackles: 11 - Akil BlountSacks: 0.5 - Elijah Price, Trevor Bone

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgMarlon Mack 23 131 1 32Darius Tice 8 77 1 44Quinton Flowers 7 63 1 29Steven Bench 4 20 1 15D’Ernest Johnson 2 15 0 14Totals 46 275 4 44

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgQuinton Flowers 16 12 141 2 1 45Steven Bench 10 8 140 1 0 62Totals 20 26 281 3 1 62

Receiving No Yds TD LgElkanah Dillon 4 126 1 62Sean Price 3 31 0 13Chris Barr 3 14 0 12D’Ernest Johnson 2 67 2 45Ryshene Bronson 2 24 0 16A.J. Legree 2 9 0 5Marlon Mack 2 6 0 6Darius Tice 1 3 0 3Rodney Adams 1 1 0 1Totals 20 281 3 62

Punting No Yds Avg LgMatti Ciabatti 5 237 47.4 53Totals 5 237 47.4 53

Punt Returns No Yds LgTajee Fullwood 3 21 19Jordan Reed 1 6 6Totals 4 27 19

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgRodney Adams 1 33 33Totals 1 33 33

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 4 - Auggie Sanchez, Bruce Hector, C.J. Garye, Demetrius HillAssisted Tackles: 6 - Auggie SanchezTotal Tackles: 10 - Auggie SanchezSacks: 2.0 - Bruce Hector

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2015 MIAMI BEACH BOWLGAME 2: NO. 11/8 FLORIDA STATE 34, USF 14DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM • TALLAHASSEE, FLA. SEPT. 12, 2015 • 11:30 AM • ESPNUSF 1-1 • FSU 2-0

- USF headed into halftime tied with FSU, 7-7, and didn’t commit a penalty in the first two quarters.- USF held FSU to 110 yards, 6 passing yards and three first downs in the first half.- FSU improved to 2-1 all-time against the Bulls. USF defeated FSU, 17-7, in Tallahassee in 2009. FSU will make the trip to Tampa next season.- The Seminoles seized the momentum with 17 unanswered points in the third quarter.- The announced attendance of 72,811 was the 10th-largest crowd to watch USF on the road.- Quinton Flowers threw two TD passes to D’Ernest Johnson. The second, a 71-yard strike, was a career long for both players.- The 71-yard touchdown pass capped the Bulls’ quickest drive of the season of two plays, 75 yards in 48 seconds.- D’Ernest Johnson’s four TD receptions are a season record by a USF running back. Three of those went for more than 20 yards, with plays of 22 and 45 yards agianst FAMU and one for 71 yards against FSU.- D’Ernest Johnson’s five receptions for 89 yards were career highs.- FSU’s Dalvin Cook rushed for a career-high 266 yards, the most ever allowed by USF. The previous record was set by Memphis’ DeAngelo Williams, who rushed for 263 yards on Nov. 27, 2004.- Mattias Ciabatti’s 10 punts tied for the most ever in a game at USF. Ciabatti tied Justin Brockhaus-Kann, who kicked 10 at Miami in 2010.- Tajee Fullwood’s punt return of 46 yards was USF’s longest since Chris Dunkley went 50 yards against SMU on Nov. 23, 2013. - Mike Love’s first-quarter sack was the first of his career. FSU lost 12 yards on the play.- James Hamilton’s third-quarter sack was the first sack of his career.- Deadrin Senat finished with a career-high eight tackles.- Tajee Fullwood finished with a career-high five tackles.- Chris Barr’s 24-yard reception in the second quarter was a career high. USF scored a touchdown three plays later.- USF committed no penalties in the first half. It was the first time USF had no penalties in a half since Nov. 23, 2012 at Cincinnati. The Bulls had one penalty in that game.- The last unranked team to defeat the Seminoles in Tallahassee was USF back in 2009.- FSU posted its 16th consecutive home victory. FSU hasn’t lost at home since Florida defeated the Seminoles, 37-26, on Nov. 24, 2012.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FUSF 0 7 0 7 14FLORIDA STATE 7 0 17 10 34


1st Quarter FSU - Cook 74-yd run (Aguayo kick), 4:452 plays, 74 yards (2:57)FSU 7 - USF 0

2nd QuarterUSF - Johnson 1-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 11:577 plays, 45 yards (2:57)FSU 7 - USF 7

USF - Mack 62 yd run (Kloss kick)1 play, 62 yards 0:10USF 13 - Western Carolina 14

3rd Quarter FSU - Cook 24-yd run (Aguayo kick), 13:084 plays, 39 yards (1:42)FSU 14 - USF 7

FSU - Aguayo 30-yd field goal, 6:409 plays, 67 yards (3:27)FSU 17 - USF 7

FSU - Jesus Wilson 23-yd pass from Golson (Aguayo kick), 0:389 plays, 90 yards (4:07)FSU 24 - USF 7

4th QuarterUSF - Johnson 71-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 14:502 plays, 75 yards (0:48)FSU 24 - USF 14

FSU - Aguayo 38-yd field goal, 8:4613 plays, 43 yards (6:04)FSU 27 - USF 14

FSU - Cook 37-yd run (Aguayo kick), 1:5511 plays, 88 yards (5:51)FSU 34 - USF 14

Team Statistics USF FSUFIRST DOWNS 11 21NET YARDS RUSHING 36-149 46-278NET YARDS PASSING 125 163Completions-Attempts-Int 12-24-1 14-26-0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 274 441PUNTS-YARDS 10-445 7-284Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 22-46-0 6-40-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-99-0 2-56-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 2-21 7-50Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-31 3-8Third-Down Conversions 1 of 13 3 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1Possession Time 37:21 22:34

USF Rushing Att Yds TD LgMarlon Mack 18 83 0 14Quinton Flowers 14 38 0 23Darius Tice 2 24 0 16D’Ernest Johnson 2 4 0 4Totals 36 149 0 23

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgQuinton Flowers 24 12 125 2 1 71Totals 24 12 125 2 1 71

Receiving No Yds TD LgD’Ernest Johnson 5 89 2 71Marlon Mack 5 9 0 9Chris Barr 1 24 0 24Darius Tice 1 3 0 3Totals 12 125 2 71

Punting No Yds Avg LgMattias Ciabatti 10 445 44.5 56Totals 10 445 44.5 56 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Tajee Fullwood 2 46 46Totals 2 46 46

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Rodney Adams 3 76 34D’Ernest Johnson 1 23 23Totals 4 99 34

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 6 - Nate GodwinAssisted Tackles: 3 - Nate Godwin, Deadrin Senat, Jamie Byrd, Tajee FullwoodTotal Tackles: 9 - Nate GodwinSacks: 1.0 - James Hamilton, Daniel Awoleke, Mike Love

FLORIDA STATERushing Att Yds TD LgDalvin Cook 30 266 3 74Mario Pender 7 29 0 21Team 1 -2 0 0Everett Golson 8 -15 0 6Totals 46 278 3 74

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgEverett Golson 26 14 163 1 0 23Totals 26 14 163 1 0 23

Receiving No Yds TD LgTravis Rudolph 6 55 0 18Jesus Wilson 3 54 1 23Ja’Vonn Harrison 2 20 0 11Kermit Whitfield 2 19 0 15Freddie Stevensen 1 15 0 15Totals 14 163 1 23

Punting No Yds Avg LgCason Beatty 7 284 40.6 46Totals 7 284 40.6 46

Punt Returns No Yds LgJesus Wilson 6 40 18Totals 6 40 18

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgKermit Whitfield 1 56 56Freddie Stevenson 1 0 0Totals 2 56 56

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 6 - Jacob PughAssisted Tackles: 3 - Reggie Northrup, Derrick NnadiTotal Tackles: 7 - Jacob Pugh, Ro’Derrick HoskinsSacks: 1.0 - Jacob Pugh, Giorgio Newberry, Derwin James

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2015 MIAMI BEACH BOWLGAME 3: MARYLAND 35, USF 17BYRD STADIUM • COLLEGE PARK, MD.SEPT. 19, 2015 • NOON • ESPNUMARYLAND 2-1 • USF 1-2

- USF jumped to an early 7-0 lead after Devin Abraham intercepted his first-career pass on the third play of the opening drive and returned it 42 yards to the Maryland 4.- The Bulls failed to capatilize on some offensive scoring opportunities, including a dropped 70-yard TD pass in the second quarter, that would have tied the game at 14.-The Bulls collected three interceptions, career firsts for three different players and the teams most since 2011.- USF posted 240 yards rushing as part of its 300 yards of offense on the game. Quinton Flowers led the team with 85 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries.- First downs and time of possession were nearly dead even in the game.- USF was sacked six times.- The Bulls were penalized 10 times for 105 yards on the day.- Flowers threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Rodney Adams with 12:40 remaining in the opening quarter.- Maryland’s Caleb Rowe completed 21 of 33 passes for 297 yards and four touchdowns as the Terps totaled 411 yards of offense.- USF quarterbacks combined to complete 10 of 22 passes for 60 yards with two interceptions.- Deatrick Nichols made his first-career interception in the second quarter and returned it 28 yards.- Jamie Byrd intercepted his first pass of the season in the third quarter and returned it 13 yards.- Following Byrd’s return, Flowers led USF on a 17-play, 69-yard drive, finishing it off with a 7-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-goal with 48 seconds remaining in the third quarter. That play cut the Maryland lead to 28-17.- Deadrin Senat finished with a career-high nine tackles a week after posting a previous career high of eight at FSU.- Byrd tied for the team lead with nine tackles after making five solo stops.- USF was going for its first Big Ten victory.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FUSF 7 3 7 0 17Maryland 14 7 7 7 35


1st Quarter USF - Adams 4-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 12:401 play, 4 yards (0:06)USF 7 - Maryland 0

Maryland - Goins 1-yd pass from Rowe (Craddock kick), 8:448 plays, 59 yards (3:51)USF 7 - Maryland 7

Maryland - Jacobs 70-yd pass from Rowe (Craddock kick), 00:003 plays, 71 yards (0:44)Maryland 14 - USF 7

2nd QuarterUSF - Nadelman 34-yd field goal, 00:59 12 plays, 64 yards (4:12)Maryland 14 - USF 10

Maryland - Ross 4-yd run (Craddock kick), 00:105 plays, 66 yards (00:42)Maryland 21 - USF 10

3rd Quarter Maryland - Edwards 12-yd pass from Rowe (Crad-dock kick), 13:155 plays, 37 yards (1:36)Maryland 28 - USF 10

USF - Flowers 7-yd run (Nadelman kick), 00:4817 plays, 69 yards (6:55)Maryland 28 - USF 17

4th QuarterMaryland - Edwards 22-yd pass from Rowe (Crad-dock kick), 10:063 plays, 17 yardsMaryland 35 - USF 17

Team Statistics USF Md.FIRST DOWNS 18 18NET YARDS RUSHING 50-240 34-114NET YARDS PASSING 60 297Completions-Attempts-Int 10-22-2 21-34-3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 300 411PUNTS-YARDS 5-237 4-138Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 2-22-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-131-0 3-90-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 3-67-0 2-33-0Penalties: Number-Yards 10-105 12-120Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-0 3-0Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 6-27Third-Down Conversions 7 of 18 8 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1 Possession Time 30:28 29:32

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgQuinton Flowers 24 85 1 26Marlon Mack 12 71 0 12Darius Tice 6 42 0 12D’Ernest Johnson 7 25 0 8Steven Bench 1 17 0 17Totals 50 240 1 26


Receiving No Yds TD LgRodney Adams 4 8 1 8D’Ernest Johnson 2 27 0 28Ryeshene Bronson 1 17 0 17Marlon Mack 1 7 0 7Sean Price 1 5 0 5Chris Barr 1 -4 0 0Totals 10 60 1 28

Punting No Yds Avg LgMattias Ciabatti 5 237 47.4 57Totals 5 237 47.4 57 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Totals 0 0 0

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Rodney Adams 4 109 29D’Ernest Johnson 1 22 22Totals 5 131 29

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 7 - Deadrin SenatAssisted Tackles: 4 - Jamie ByrdTotal Tackles: 9 - Deadrin Senat, Jamie ByrdSacks: 0

MARYLANDRushing Att Yds TD LgBrandon Ross 18 68 1 13Ty Johnson 10 30 0 7Caleb Rowe 5 13 0 9Wes Brown 1 3 0 3Totals 34 114 1 13

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgCaleb Rowe 33 21 297 4 3 70Team 1 0 0 0 0 0Totals 34 21 297 4 3 70

Receiving No Yds TD LgLevern Jacobs 8 107 0 49D.J. Moore 3 47 0 28Avery Edwards 3 36 2 22Taivon Jacobs 2 82 1 70Amba Etta-Tawo 1 9 0 9Shane Cockerille 1 7 0 7Ty Johnson 1 7 0 7Kenneth Goins 1 1 1 1Brandon Ross 1 1 0 1Totals 21 297 4 70

Punting No Yds Avg LgBrad Craddock 3 95 31.7 39Nicolas Pritchard 1 43 43.0 43Totals 4 138 34.5 43

Punt Returns No Yds LgWilliam Likely 2 22 11Totals 2 22 11

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgTy Johnson 2 66 45William Likely 1 24 24Totals 3 90 45

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 6 - Jermaine Carter, Jefferson AshiruAssisted Tackles: 5 - Jermaine CarterTotal Tackles: 11 - Jermaine CarterSacks: 2.0 -Roman Braglio

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2015 MIAMI BEACH BOWLGAME 4: MEMPHIS 24, USF 17RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM • TAMPA, FLA.OCT. 2, 2015 • 7:00 • ESPN2MEMPHIS 5-0 • USF 1-3

- USF completed a 95-yard drive (12 plays, 5:18) in the first quarter for a touchdown. It marked USF’s longest drive since Sep 28, 2013 vs Miami. (96 yard drive)- USF started eight drives within their own 15-yard line on the night. The average start position of USF drives on the night was its own 15-yard line. - USF held Memphis well under its season average of offense. The Tigers posted 425 yards on the night after entering the game averaging 570 yards a game to rank 8th in the nation.- USF held Memphis to 24 points, nearly half of their 53.8 points per game average entering the game, which ranked third in the nation. - USF 377 yards on the night marked its most since posting 556 in the season opening win vs. FAMU. - Senior TE Sean Price set the USF record for receptions by a tight end on the night. He caught two passes for 66 yards on the night and now has 61 career catches to pass the previous mark of 60 set by Cedric Hill (2005-08). - Prices record breaking reception was also a career-long 39 yard catch. - QB Quinton Flowers broke his career high with 199 passing yards. His previous high was 141 yards. - RB Marlon Mack surpassed 100 yards on the ground for the sixth time in his career. He finished with 20 carries for 107 yards. The Bulls are 4-2 when Mack goes over the century mark. - WR Chris Barr tied his career high with three receptions.- Freshman TE Elkanah Dillon posted his second touchdown catch of the season on a 23 yard strike from Quinton Flowers in the fourth quarter. Dillon is second on the team with 149 receiving yards on the year and two TD. - In his first career start, true freshman CB Ronnie Hoggins recorded a tackle for loss on the first play of the game and posted a career-best five tackles on the night to go with 1.5 tackles for lossand a pass breakup. - LB Tashon Whitehurst tallied his first sack on the season, the fourth of his career. Whitehurst’s game high 1.5 sacks was also a personal career high. - LB Auggie Sanchez recorded his third career game with double digit tackles as he led the team with a career high 12, including eight solo tackles. Sanchez leads the team with 28 tackles on the year.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FMempis 0 7 10 7 24USF 7 3 0 7 17


1st Quarter USF - Darius Tic 1-yd run (Nadelman kick), 7:2912 plays, 95 yards (5:18)USF 7 - Memphis 0

2nd QuarterUSF- Emilio Nadelman 31-yd field goal, 14:5611 plays, 67 yards (4:19)USF 10 - Memphis 0

Memphis - Sam Craft 20-yd pass from Paxton Lynch (Elliott kick), 12:585 plays, 50 yards (1:50)USF 10 - Memphis 7

3rd QuarterMemphis - Jake Elliott 49-yd field goal, 9:377 plays, 20 yards (2:57)USF 10 - Memphis 10

Memphis - Paxton Lynch 3-yd run (Elliott kick), 2:1113 plays, 92 yards (5:23)USF 10 - Memphis 17

4th Quarter Memphis - D, Dorceus 55-yd pass from Paxton Lynch (Elliott kick), 10:393 plays, 86 yards (0:51)USF 10 - Memphis 24

USF - Elkana Dillon 23-yd pass from Quinton Flowers (Nadelman kick), 1:4911 plays, 88 yards (3:46)USF 17 - Memphis 24

Team Statistics MEM USFFIRST DOWNS 20 19NET YARDS RUSHING 39-120 43-178NET YARDS PASSING 305 199Completions-Attempts-Int 22-33-0 17-26-1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 425 377PUNTS-YARDS 8-311 7-323Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 4-31-0 0-0-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-84-0 2-39-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 7-75 6-40Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-20Third-Down Conversions 8-18 2-13Fourth-Down Conversions 0-0 1-2 Possession Time 30:32 29:28

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgMarlon Mack 20 107 0 29Darius Tice 12 36 1 11Quinton Flowers 2 23 0 11D’Ernest Johnson 3 12 0 7Totals 43 178 1 29

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgQuinton Flowers 17 26 199 1 1 39

Receiving No Yds TD LgD’Ernest Johnson 4 30 0 16Rodney Adams 3 26 0 20Chris Barr 3 14 0 5Sean Price 2 66 0 39Elkanah Dillon 2 30 1 23Marlon Mack 1 17 0 17Tyre McCants 1 4 0 4Darius Tice 1 2 0 2Totals 17 199 1 39

Punting No Yds Avg LgMattias Ciabatti 7 323 46.1 57 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Totals 0 0 0

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Rodney Adams 2 39 29

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 8 - Auggie Sanchez & Jamie ByrdAssisted Tackles: 4 - Auggie SanchezTotal Tackles: 12 - Auggie SanchezSacks: 1.5 - Tashon Whitehurst

MEMPHISRushing Att Yds TD LgJ. Oglesby 2 47 0 31D. Dorceus 13 33 0 11Jarvis Cooper 5 21 0 9Sam Craft 8 12 0 5Paxton Lynch 9 6 1 9Anthony Miller 1 3 0 3Totals 39 120 1 31

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgPaxton Lynch 20 33 205 2 0 55

Receiving No Yds TD LgPhil Mayhue 4 69 0 33R. Proctor 3 42 0 28Anthony Miller 3 36 0 18Sam Craft 2 33 1 20Mose Frazier 2 31 0 19J. Oglesby 2 26 0 18Alan Cross 2 6 0 6D. Dorceus 1 55 1 55Tevin Jones 1 7 0 7Totals 20 305 2 55

Punting No Yds Avg LgNick Jacobs 6 216 36.0 41Spencer Smith 2 95 47.5 49Totals 8 311 38.9 49

Punt Returns No Yds LgR. Proctor 4 31 29

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgJ. Oglesby 2 84 48

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 9 - Wynton McManisAssisted Tackles: 2 - three playersTotal Tackles: 9 - Wynton McManisSacks: 0INT: 1 - Reggis Ball

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2015 MIAMI BEACH BOWLGAME 5: USF 45, SYRACUSE 25RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM • TAMPA, FLA.OCT. 10, 2015 • 3:30 P.M. • CBS SPORTS NETWORKUSF 2-3 • SYRACUSE 3-2

- The Bulls scored their most points against an FBS opponent since a 54-24 win over UTEP in 2011.- USF gained 540 yards on offense, the program’s most against an FBS opponent since 2012 (552 yards vs Syracuse).- Marlon Mack posted his seventh-career 100-yard rushing game with 184 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries.- Quinton Flowers completed 15 of 22 passes for a career-high 259 yards and two touchdowns. Flowers also rushed for 55 yards and his 2-yard touchdown run helped put USF ahead, 38-24, with 9:40 remaining in the game.- USF had five scoring drives 75 yards or longer in the game. Prior to the game, the Bulls had four scoring drives 75 yards or longer in the season.- The Bulls improved to 7-2 all-time against Syracuse and 2-2 against the Orange in Homecoming games.- Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey completed 21 of 34 passes for 232 yards and two scores. - USF’s Jamie Byrd intercepted a Dungey pass in Orange territory during the fourth quarter. One play later, Flowers threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Rodney Adams to help give the Bulls a 45-24 lead with 7:30 remaining.- Mack’s big day helped USF rush for a season-high 281 yards. The Bulls headed into the game averaging 210 yards per outing.- The “Bull Sharks” defense totaled 10.0 tackles for loss and got 2.5 tackles for loss from Deatrick Nichols. USF came into the game averaging a confer-ence-best 7.8 tackles for loss per outing.- The Bulls totaled a season-high three takeaways. In addition to Byrd’s interception, Deadrin Senat recovered a fumble on defense and Devin Abraham recovered a fumble on special teams.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FSyracuse 0 3 14 7 24USF 0 10 21 14 45


2nd QuarterUSF - Tice 1-yd run (Nadelman kick), 14:1611 plays, 79 yards (4:44)USF 7- Syracuse 0

Syracuse - Murphy 30-yd field goal, 3:4516 plays, 65 yards (10:31)USF 7 - Syracuse 3

USF - Nadelman 21-yd field goal, 0:006 plays, 22 yards (1:32)USF 10- Syracuse 3

3rd Quarter USF - Mack 25-yd run (Nadelman kick), 13:046 plays, 75 yards (1:56)USF 17 - Syracuse 3

USF - Bronson 42-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 9:533 plays, 75 yards (0:30)USF 24 - Syracuse 3

Syracuse - Fredericks 30-yd pass from Dungey (Murphy kick), 7:34 4 plays, 72 yards (2:19)USF 24 - Syracuse 10

Syracuse - Dungey 7-yd run (Murphy kick), 5:413 plays, 16 yards (1:11)USF 24 - Syracuse 17

USF - Mack 45-yd run (Nadelman kick), 4:533 plays, 75 yards (0:48)USF 31 - Syracuse 17

4th QuarterSyracuse - Ishmael 7-yd pass from Dungey (Murphy kick), 14:5412 plays, 75 yards (4:59)USF 31 - Syracuse 24

USF - Flowers 2-yd run (Nadelman kick), 9:4014 plays, 82 yards (5:14)USF 38 - Syracuse 24

USF - Adams 14-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 7:301 play, 14 yards (0:06)USF 45 - Syracuse 24

Team Statistics Syracuse USFFIRST DOWNS 23 26NET YARDS RUSHING 33-73 47-281NET YARDS PASSING 232 259Completions-Attempts-Int 21-34-1 15-22-0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 305 540PUNTS-YARDS 4-187 2-85Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 7-118-0 2-32-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-14-0Penalties: Number-Yards 6-64 9-85Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-2 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-16 2-17Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 7 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 0 Possession Time 32:27 27:33

SYRACUSERushing Att Yds TD LgE. Dungey 17 31 1 12E. Philips 3 21 0 14J. Fredericks 4 16 0 7R. Dixon 1 9 0 9G. Morris 5 7 0 7B. Estime 1 0 0 0B. Lewis 1 -4 0 0J. Hill 1 -7 0 0Totals 33 73 1 14

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgD. Dungey 34 21 232 2 1 30Totals 34 21 232 2 1 30

Receiving No Yds TD LgE. Philips 5 75 0 29S. Ishmael 5 40 1 13J. Parris 3 19 0 11J. Fredericks 2 38 1 30B. Lewis 2 23 0 18B. Estime 2 18 0 10D. Strickland 1 10 0 10S. Avant 1 9 0 9Totals 21 232 2 30

Punting No Yds Avg LgR. Dixon 4 187 46.8 52Totals 5 187 46.8 52 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Totals 0 0 0

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg B. Estime 4 65 21D. Strickland 1 18 18R. Williams 1 18 18J. Fredericks 1 17 17Totals 7 118 21

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 7 - A. CordyAssisted Tackles: 1 - P. Bennett, C. Scissum, Z. Franklin, D. SimmonsTotal Tackles: 7 - A. CordySacks: 1.0 - R. Thompson, C. Slayton

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgMarlon Mack 20 184 2 45Quinton Flowers 15 55 1 17D’Ernest Johnson 5 25 0 11Darius Tice 5 20 1 12Rodney Adams 1 -1 0 0TEAM 1 -2 0 0Totals 47 281 4 45


Receiving No Yds TD LgChris Barr 5 37 0 11Ryeshene Bronson 3 81 1 42Rodney Adams 3 63 1 28Sean Price 3 22 0 13Tyre McCants 1 56 0 56Totals 15 259 2 56

Punting No Yds Avg LgMattias Ciabatti 2 85 42.5 45Totals 2 85 42.5 45

Punt Returns No Yds LgTajee Fullwood 1 0 0Totals 1 0 0

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgRodney Adams 2 32 19Totals 2 32 19

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 5 - Auggie Sanchez, Deatrick Nichols, Tajee FullwoodAssisted Tackles: 4 - Auggie SanchezTotal Tackles: 9 - Auggie SanchezSacks: 1.0 - Deatrick Nichols

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2015 MIAMI BEACH BOWLGAME 6: USF 28, UCONN 20RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CONN.OCT. 17, 2015 • NOON • ESPNUUSF 3-3, 1-1 • UCONN 3-4, 1-2

- USF’s win was its 100th as an FBS program. USF has won the past four meetings with UConn and leads, 8-5, in the all-time series.- Rodney Adams tied the single-game program record with three touchdown receptions. Adams also set new career highs with five catches for 118 yards.- Thanks to a second-half formation change, USF racked up 275 rushing yards. The Bulls rank 15th in the FBS with 233 rushing yards per game this season.- Marlon Mack posted his eighth 100-yard rushing game with 113 yards on 13 carries. - Mack is the first Bull to rush for 100 yards in three consecutive games since Andre Hall in 2005. Mack has four 100-plus yard rushing games this season.- Quarterback Quinton Flowers rushed for 98 yards on 15 carries. Flowers’ 15-yard TD run helped give the Bulls a 21-13 lead near the end of the third quarter.- Running back D’Ernest Johnson’s first-career pass went for a 29-yard touchdown to Rodney Adams to help give USF a 14-10 lead in the third quarter.- Jamie Byrd finished with a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks along with a game-high 12 tackles, two QB hurries and a pass breakup.- Defensive tackle Kevin Bronson hauled in his first-career interception in the second quarter. Flowers then threw a 44-yard touchdown to Rodney Adams for the game’s first score with 11:08 remaining in the half.- USF’s “Bull Sharks” defense totaled 9.0 tackles for loss. The Bulls are tied for 11th in the FBS with 8.2 tackles for loss per game this season.- Linebacker Auggie Sanchez recorded his third double-digit tackle game of the season with 10 stops.- USF posted its first American East Division victory and improved to 1-1 in conference play this season.- The Bulls’ offense increased its season touchdown pass total to 12. USF totaled 11 touchdown passes during the entire 2014 season.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FUSF 0 7 14 7 28UConn 0 3 10 7 20


2nd Quarter USF - Adams 44-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 11:085 plays, 59 yards (2:06)USF 7 - UConn 0

UConn - Puyol 19-yd field goal, 7:507 plays, 50 yards (3:18)USF 7 - UConn 3

3rd Quarter UConn - Shirreffs 36-yd run (Puyol kick), 9:171 play, 36 yards (0:10)UConn 10 - USF 7

USF - Adams 29-yd pass from Johnson (Nadelman kick), 7:594 plays, 73 yards (1:18)USF 14 - UConn 10

UConn - Puyol 27-yd field goal, 1:5914 plays, 66 yards (6:00)USF 14- UConn 13

USF - Flowers 15-yd run (Nadelman kick), 00:373 plays, 75 yards (1:22)USF 21 - UConn 13

4th QuarterUSF - Adams 44-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 4:233 plays, 57 yards (1:01)USF 28 - UConn 13

UConn - Beals 27-yd pass from Shirreffs (Puyol kick), 2:12 9 plays, 91 yards (2:11)USF 28 - UConn 20

Team Statistics USF UConnFIRST DOWNS 17 26NET YARDS RUSHING 44-275 38-163NET YARDS PASSING 186 365Completions-Attempts-Int 12-16-2 28-42-1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 461 528PUNTS-YARDS 4-175 4-131Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-6-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-61-0 4-89-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 2-15-0Penalties: Number-Yards 3-30 4-39Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 3-0Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-29 1-1Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 7 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 3 Possession Time 25:09 34:51

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgMarlon Mack 13 113 0 59Quinton Flowers 15 98 1 33D’Ernest Johnson 9 50 0 12Darius Tice 4 23 0 14Chris Barr 1 -3 0 0TEAM 2 -6 0 0Totals 44 275 1 59

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgQuinton Flowers 15 11 157 2 2 44D’Ernest Johnson 1 1 29 1 0 29Totals 16 12 186 3 2 44

Receiving No Yds TD LgRodney Adams 5 118 3 44Chris Barr 2 13 0 8Marlon Mack 2 4 0 4Marlon Pope 1 30 0 30Ryeshene Bronson 1 27 0 27D’Ernest Johnson 1 -6 0 0Totals 12 186 3 44

Punting No Yds Avg LgMattias Ciabatti 4 175 43.8 68Totals 4 175 43.8 68 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Totals 0 0 0

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg D’Ernest Johnson 2 61 34Totals 2 61 34

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 7 - Jamie ByrdAssisted Tackles: 5 - Auggie Sanchez, Jamie ByrdTotal Tackles: 12 - Jamie ByrdSacks: 2.0 - Jamie Byrd

UCONNRushing Att Yds TD LgBryant Sherriffs 19 100 1 36Arkeel Newsome 13 `58 0 34Ron Johnson 6 5 0 6Totals 38 163 1 36

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgBryant Sherriffs 41 28 365 1 1 38TEAM 1 0 0 0 0 0Totals 42 28 365 1 1 38

Receiving No Yds TD LgArkeel Newsome 8 74 0 24Noel Thomas 7 94 0 33Alec Bloom 5 97 0 38Tommy Myers 3 33 0 16Tyraiq Beals 2 35 1 27Hergy Mayala 2 10 0 6Ron Johnson 1 22 0 22Totals 28 365 1 38

Punting No Yds Avg LgJustin Wain 4 131 32.8 47Totals 4 131 32.8 47

Punt Returns No Yds LgBrian Lemelle 1 6 6 Totals 1 6 6

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgArkeel Newsome 3 89 45Jazzmar Clax 1 0 0Totals 4 89 45

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 6 - Graham Stewart, Jhav. WilliamsAssisted Tackles: 4 - Junior JosephTotal Tackles: 8 - Graham StewartSacks: 1.0 - Luke Carrezola

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GAME 7: USF 38, SMU 14RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM • TAMPA, FLA.OCT. 25, 2015 • 4 P.M. • ESPNEWSUSF 4-3, 2-1 • SMU 1-6, 0-3

- USF won its third consecutive game for the first time since 2011. The Bulls moved up to second place in The American East Division.- USF posted its fourth win of the season, equaling the program’s 2014 total.- USF had four scoring drives of 2 minutes or less and now has 19 drives on the year in 2 minutes or less.- USF tied the program record for most points scored against an American Athletic Conference opponent. - Quinton Flowers set the USF single-game rushing record for a quarterback with 201 yards on 23 carries. Flowers’ performance was good for seventh on USF’s all-time single-game rushing list. - Flowers’ 201 rushing yards are the most by a quarterback in The American and the most by an FBS QB this season.- Flowers tied the program’s single-game record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with three. - With 563 rushing yards, Flowers is on pace to break the program’s single-season rushing record by a quarterback (Matt Grothe, 872 yards, 2007).- The four turnovers forced by USF is a new season high.- Jamie Byrd posted a career-high 2.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss. The senior registered a game-high 10 tackles and two forced fumbles.- Cornerback Deatrick Nichols collected 2.0 tackles for loss and leads the team with 7.0 tackles for loss.- Defensive end Shawn Hill recorded his first-career interception in the second quarter. - Safety Tajee Fullwood forced his second fumble of the season and also returned three punts for 82 yards. His 45-yard punt return in the fourth quarter was the second-longest of his career.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FSMU 7 0 0 7 14USF 3 14 7 14 38


1st Quarter USF - Nadelman 40-yd field goal, 12:524 plays, 1 yard (1:18)USF 3 - SMU 0

SMU - Jones 1-yd run (Hedlund kick), 00:0012 plays, 78 yards (4:58)USF 7 - UConn 3

2nd Quarter USF - Tice 1-yd run (Nadelman kick), 13:494 plays, 75 yards (1:11)USF 10 - SMU 7

USF - Flowers 8-yd run (Nadelman kick), 4:546 plays, 55 yards (2:22)USF 17 - SMU 7

3rd Quarter USF - Johnson 1-yd run (Nadelman kick), 11:5410 plays, 75 yards (3:06)USF 24 - SMU 7

4th QuarterUSF - Flowers 5-yd run (Nadelman kick), 11:551 play, 5 yards (0:13)USF 31 - SMU 7

SMU - Sutton 37-yd pass from Colbert (Hedlund kick), 7:397 plays, 75 yards (3:01)USF 31 - SMU 14

USF - Flowers 18-yd run (Nadelman kick), 6:193 plays, 29 yards (1:20)USF 38 - SMU 14

Team Statistics SMU USFFIRST DOWNS 19 15NET YARDS RUSHING 43-132 44-255NET YARDS PASSING 233 97Completions-Attempts-Int 20-37-1 9-21-0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 365 352PUNTS-YARDS 8-332 6-251Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-0-0 3-82-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 7-144-0 1-17-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 5-55 4-40Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-3 3-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 3-33Third-Down Conversions 9 of 20 5 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Possession Time 34:48 25:12

SMURushing Att Yds TD LgXavier Jones 14 51 1 15D. Colbert 8 39 0 11Braeden West 5 23 0 7Matt Davis 15 17 0 28Darius Durall 1 2 0 2Totals 43 132 1 28

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgMatt Davis 24 9 113 0 1 34D. Colbert 13 11 120 1 0 37 Totals 37 20 233 1 1 37

Receiving No Yds TD LgC. Sutton 3 56 1 37J. Gaines 3 43 0 29Ryheem Malone 3 41 0 34Darius Durall 3 14 0 7Kevin Thomas 2 42 0 28Xavier Jones 2 15 0 12Derek Longoria 2 11 0 6X. Castille 1 9 0 9Braeden West 1 2 0 2Totals 20 233 1 37

Punting No Yds Avg LgJackson Koonce 8 332 41.5 54Totals 8 332 41.5 54 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Braeden West 1 0 0Darius Joseph 1 0 0 Totals 2 0 0

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Braeden West 4 83 26Deion Sanders Jr. 3 61 28Totals 7 144 28

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 6- A. McCleneghenAssisted Tackles: 2- Jonathan Yenga, Robert SealsTotal Tackles: 7 - A. McCleneghenSacks: 1.0 - A. McCleneghen, Zach Wood

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgQuinton Flowers 23 201 3 67Darius Tice 9 47 1 27D’Ernest Johnson 9 28 1 10Jordan Reed 1 4 0 4TEAM 1 -1 `0 0Evan Wilson 1 -24 0 0Totals 44 255 5 67


Receiving No Yds TD LgChris Barr 3 41 0 38Rodney Adams 1 21 0 21A.J. Legree 1 15 0 15Sean Price 1 10 0 10D’Ernest Johnson 1 8 0 8Jordan Reed 1 3 0 3Ryeshene Bronson 1 -1 0 0 Totals 9 97 0 38



Kickoff Returns No Yds LgTye Turner 1 17 17Totals 1 17 17

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 7 - Jamie Byrd, Deatrick NicholsAssisted Tackles: 3 - Jamie Byrd, Auggie SanchezTotal Tackles: 10 - Jamie ByrdSacks: 2.0 - Jamie Byrd

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2015 MIAMI BEACH BOWLGAME 8: NAVY 29, USF 17NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM • ANNAPOLIS, MD.OCT. 31, 2015 • NOON • CBS SPORTS NETWORKNAVY 6-1, 4-0 • USF 4-4, 2-2

- Navy scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and snapped USF’s three-game winning streak in the teams’ first meeting.- Navy possessed the ball for 23 minutes in the second half to USF’s just seven.- Navy’s 442 rushing yards and 69 carries both marked records for opponents vs. USF.- The Bulls were held to a season low 42 yards rushing and 2.6 yards per carry.- Rodney Adams opened the game with a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. It marked USF’s first kickoff return for a touchdown since Lindsey Lamar went 100 yards for a touchdown at Louisville on Nov. 13, 2010.- Adams’ 97-yard kickoff return was the third-longest in program history, behind Lamar’s return and Mike Jenkins’ 100-yard return at Cincinnati in 2007.- Adams had a career-high 139 return yards for a 69.5 yard per return average on two kickoff returns.- Adams posted a career-high 225 all-purpose yards, adding three catches for 86 yards.- Marlon Mack moved into sixth place on USF’s all-time rushing list with 1,760 yards. - Quinton Flowers recorded his second 200-yard passing game of his career, completing 12 of 20 passes for 208 yards.- Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Reynolds now has 77 rushing touchdowns, tying Montee Ball for the most in NCAA history.- USF forced Navy’s fifth turnover of the season with Deatrick Nichols’ forced fumble and recovery in the third quarter. Navy headed into the game ranked third nationally in fewest turnovers lost. It was Nichols’ first-career forced fumble and first-career fumble recovery.- Auggie Sanchez recorded a career-high 14 tackles to lead USF. Sanchez has posted four double-digit tackle games this season.- Jamie Byrd logged 10 tackles and a sack, recording a sack for the third-straight game.- Nate Godwin logged a season-high 10 tackles.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FUSF 10 0 7 0 17Navy 3 10 3 13 29


1st Quarter USF - Adams 97-yd kickoff return (Nadelman kick), 14:45USF 7 - Navy 0

Navy - Grebe 30-yd field goal, 10:089 plays, 59 yards (4:37)USF 7 - Navy 3

USF - Nadelman 25-yd field goal, 2:3015 plays, 68 yards (7:38)USF 10- Navy 3

2nd QuarterNavy - Swain 24-yd run (Grebe kick), 14:178 plays, 76 yards (3:13)USF 10 - Navy 10

Navy - Grebe 26-yd field goal, 00:3312 plays, 42 yards (3:36)Navy 13 - USF 10

3rd Quarter USF- Mack 2-yd run (Nadelman kick), 12:532 plays, 36 yards (0:20)USF 17 - Navy 13

Navy - Grebe 28-yd field goal, 1:5314 plays, 64 yards (7:33)USF 17 - Navy 16

4th QuarterNavy - Reynolds 1-yd run (Reynolds pass failed), 6:5810 plays, 80 yards (5:47)Navy 22 - USF 17

Navy - Reynolds 1-yd run (Grebe kick), 1:4910 plays, 42 yards (5:09)Navy 29 - USF 17

Team Statistics USF NavyFIRST DOWNS 9 22NET YARDS RUSHING 24-62 69-428NET YARDS PASSING 208 16Completions-Attempts-Int 12-20-0 3-9-0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 270 444PUNTS-YARDS 3-101 3-114Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-32-0 0-0-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-222-1 3-49-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 6-54 2-20Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 0-0Third-Down Conversions 3 of 11 9 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 2 Possession Time 20:47 39:13

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgMarlon Mack 10 29 1 12D’Ernest Johnson 6 16 0 8Quinton Flowers 6 15 0 8Darius Tice 2 2 0 2Totals 24 62 1 12


Receiving No Yds TD LgRodney Adams 3 86 0 43Ryeshane Bronson 3 32 0 25Sean Price 2 37 0 25D’Ernest Johnson 2 15 0 9Chris Barr 1 34 0 34Elkanah Dillon 1 4 0 4Totals 12 208 0 43

Punting No Yds Avg LgMattias Ciabatti 3 101 33.7 46Totals 3 101 33.7 46 Punt Returns No Yds Lg D’Ernest Johnson 1 25 25Tajee Fullwood 1 7 7 Totals 2 32 25

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg D’Ernest Johnson 4 83 23Rodney Adams 2 139 97Totals 6 222 97

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 9 - Auggie SanchezAssisted Tackles: 5 - Auggie SanchezTotal Tackles: 14 - Auggie SanchezSacks: 1.0 - Jamie Byrd

NAVYRushing Att Yds TD LgChris Swain 23 131 1 24Keenan Reynolds 26 117 2 19Dishan Romine 6 115 0 55Calvin Cass Jr. 2 22 0 17Quentin Ezell 3 19 0 19Demond Brown 4 16 0 9DeBrandon Sanders 1 6 0 6Tago Smith 2 5 0 5Totals 69 442 3 55

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgKeenan Reynolds 9 3 16 0 0 7 Totals 9 3 16 0 0 7

Receiving No Yds TD LgJamir Tillman 3 17 0 7Totals 3 17 0 7

Punting No Yds Avg LgAlex Barta 3 114 38.0 50Totals 3 114 38.0 50

Punt Returns No Yds LgTotals 0 0 0

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgDishan Romine 3 49 18Totals 3 49 18

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 3 - Quincy Adams, Brendon Clements, Ryan Harris, Micah Thomas, Lorentez Barbour, Amos Mason, Daiqua ThomassonAssisted Tackles: 2 - Will AnthonyTotal Tackles: 4 - Will AnthonySacks: 0.0

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GAME 9: USF 22, EAST CAROLINA 17DOWDY-FICKLEN STADIUM • GREENVILLE, N.C.NOV. 7, 2015 • 7:30 P.M. • CBS SPORTS NETWORKUSF 5-4, 3-2 • EAST CAROLINA 4-6, 2-4USF used a Quinton Flowers to Rodney Adams 67-yard touchdown pass with 4:40 remaining to come from 17-15 down and defeat ECU on the road to keep the Bulls bowl hopes alive and kicking. The teams played in a near constant downpour as USF dominated the first half to the tune of 277 yards to 29 and 16 first downs to none, but found itself up just 12-7 at the break after missing a field goald and fumbling on its own 7-yard line and watching ECU score on the next play. • The USF defense posted 13 tackles for loss, three sacks and the team’s first safety since 2009. The Bulls allowed just eight first downs, 220 total yards and 62 yards rushing on the night. • Auggie Sanchez led USF with 11 tackles and 3.0 TFL, while Nigel Harris had 10 tackles and 1.5 TFL. • USF dominated time of possession 35:11 to 24:49, including 22:05 to 7:55 in the first half. • Marlon Mack posted his fifth 100-yard rushing game with 27 carries for 117 yards. • Quinton Flowers posted his third 200-yard passing game and added two passing TD and 79 yards rushing. • Rodney Adams had four catches for 95 yards and a touchdown, while Sean Price had four for 56 and a TD. • The lead changed hands four times in the second half, the first three by two points or less. • USF posted its sixth game with 240 or more yards rushing on the year, outgaining ECU 242-62 on the ground.

- USF outgained ECU, 442-220, and rushed for 242 yards on 60 carries. The Bulls rank 22nd in the FBS with 217 rushing yards per game this season.- Mack moved into fifth on USF’s all-time rushing list with 1,876 yards.- Sean Price caught four passes for 56 yards and his 16-yard touchdown reception helped give USF a 9-0 lead in the second quarter.- Price now owns USF’s top career records for a tight end with 71 catches for 816 yards.- Auggie Sanchez posted his fifth double-digit tackle game of the season with 11 stops.- Nigel Harris registered a season-high 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack.- USF improved to 5-1 in its all-time series with East Carolina. The Bulls have won all three meetings in Greenville.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FUSF 2 10 0 10 22ECU 0 7 7 3 17


1st Quarter USF - Team safetyUSF 2 - ECU 0

2nd QuarterUSF - Price 16-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 14:1610 plays, 69 yards (4:17)USF 9 - ECU 0

ECU - Summers 7-yd run (Plowman kick), 4:061 play, 7 yards (0:06)USF 9 - ECU 7

USF - Nadelman 36-yd field goal, 00:4111 plays, 50 yards (3:25)USF 12 - ECU 7

3rd Quarter ECU - Summers 3-yd run (Plowman kick), 5:088 plays, 59 yards (3:22)ECU 14 - USF 12

4th QuarterUSF- Nadelman 39-yd field goal, 12:219 plays, 36 yards (3:13)USF 15 - ECU 14

ECU - Plowman 40-yd field goal, 9:536 plays, 47 yards (2:28)ECU 17 - USF 15

USF- Adams 67-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 4:403 plays, 85 yards (0:54)USF 22 - ECU 17

Team Statistics USF ECUFIRST DOWNS 22 8NET YARDS RUSHING 60-242 34-62NET YARDS PASSING 200 158Completions-Attempts-Int 12-23-0 14-23-0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 442 220PUNTS-YARDS 8-326 9-401Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-(-2)-0 1-8-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-101-0 5-60-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 6-58 5-40Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 1-0Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-22 1-7Third-Down Conversions 5 of 18 3 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Possession Time 35:11 24:49

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgMarlon Mack 27 117 0 23Quinton Flowers 21 79 0 18Darius Tice 8 42 0 10Rodney Adams 1 2 0 2D’Ernest Johnson 3 2 0 4Totals 60 242 0 23

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgQuinton Flowers 23 12 200 2 0 67 Totals 23 12 200 2 0 67

Receiving No Yds TD LgRodney Adams 4 95 1 67Sean Price 4 56 1 17D’Ernest Johnson 1 17 0 17A.J. Legree 1 16 0 16Marlon Mack 1 14 0 14Ryeshene Bronson 1 2 0 2Totals 12 200 2 67

Punting No Yds Avg LgMattias Ciabatti 8 326 40.8 51Totals 5 237 47.4 57 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Tajee Fullwood 1 -2 0 Totals 1 -2 0

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg D’Ernest Johnson 2 46 27Tyre McCants 1 21 21Daniel Awoleke 1 4 4Rodney Adams 1 30 30Totals 5 101 30

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 8 - Auggie SanchezAssisted Tackles: 6 - Nigel HarrisTotal Tackles: 11 - Auggie SanchezSacks: 1.0 - Shawn Hill

EAST CAROLINARushing Att Yds TD LgJames Summers 20 42 2 22Chris Hairston 13 24 0 6M. Grayson 1 -4 0 0Totals 34 62 2 22

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgJames Summers 22 14 158 0 0 56TEAM 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 23 14 158 0 0 56

Receiving No Yds TD LgBryce Williams 6 85 0 56Brandon Bishop 3 53 0 39Isaiah Jones 2 8 0 5Davon Grayson 2 6 0 6Trevon Brown 1 6 0 6Totals 14 158 0 56

Punting No Yds Avg LgWorth Gregory 9 401 44.6 73Totals 9 401 44.6 73

Punt Returns No Yds LgQuay Johnson 1 8 8Totals 1 8 8

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgQuay Johnson 5 60 17Totals 5 60 17

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 9 - Zeek BiggerAssisted Tackles: 7 - J. WhiteTotal Tackles: 12 - Zeek BiggerSacks: 1.0 - Terrel Stanley

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GAME 10: USF 44, NO. 21 TEMPLE 23RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM • TAMPA, FLA.NOV. 14, 2015 • 7 P.M. • CBSSNTEMPLE 8-2, 5-1 • USF 6-4, 4-2

- USF became bowl eligible for the first time since 2010 and defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since 2011.- The Bulls beat a ranked opponent at Raymond James Stadium for the first time since a 30-19 win over No. 20 West Virginia in 2009.- USF rushed for season-high 326 yards and has posted the program’s third-best season rushing total (2,279) with two games remaining.- Marlon Mack tallied his second-career 200-yard rushing game with 230 yards. It marked Mack’s sixth 100-yard rushing game this season, tying the program’s top single-season mark set by Andre Hall (2004-05).- With 2,106 rushing yards, Mack moved into fourth on USF’s all-time rushing list, passing B.J. Daniels (2,068).- Rodney Adams posted career highs with seven catches for 147 yards in his second-career 100-yard receiving game.- With his 68-yard score, Rodney Adams tied the USF single-season record with seven touchdown receptions. - Quinton Flowers registered his eighth rushing touchdown of the season, one shy of cracking the top five in single-season rushing TD’s at USF.- Deatrick Nichols’ second-career interception set up Quinton Flowers’ 5-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.- USF tied a season high with 556 total yards of offense. The Bulls also totaled 556 yards in the season opener against FAMU.- USF has four conference wins this season, which are the most since the Bulls went 4-3 in the Big East in 2007.- USF’s 31 first-half points were the program’s most in an opening half since the Bulls scored 31 against UTEP in 2011.- USF’s 44 points were its most in an American Athletic Conference game and the most in any conference game since defeating Syracuse, 45-13, in 2008.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FTemple 7 3 10 3 23USF 7 24 3 10 44


1st Quarter Temple - Thomas 1-yd run (Jones kick), 00:268 plays, 92 yards (3:59)Temple 7 - USF 0

USF - Adams 68-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 00:061 play, 68 yards USF 7 - Temple 7

2nd QuarterUSF - Flowers 5-yd run (Nadelman kick), 14:491 play, 5 yards, (0:05)USF 14 - Temple 7

Temple - Jones 33-yd field goal, 10:468 plays, 24 yards (4:03)USF 14 - Temple 10

USF - Mack 57-yd run (Nadelman kick), 9:164 plays, 74 yards (1:30)USF 21 - Temple 10

USF - Mack 20-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 6:173 p lays, 61 yards (1:20)USF 28 - Temple 10

USF - Nadelman 47-yd field goal (00:15)9 plays, 30 yards (2:08)USF 31 - Temple 10

3rd Quarter Temple - Bryant 14-yd pass from Walker (12:48)5 plays, 26 yards (1:57)USF 31 - Temple 17

Temple - Jones 35-yard field goal, 8:307 plays, 71 yards (2:45)USF 31 - Temple 20

USF - Nadelman 24-yard field goal, 3:1714 plays, 69 yards (5:13)USF 34 - Temple 20

4th QuarterUSF - Nadelman 37-yd field goal, 8:4011 plays, 70 yards (3:58)USF 37 - Temple 20

Temple - Jones 34-yd field goal, 6:0712 plays, 49 yards (2:33)USF 37 - Temple 23

USF - Mack 48-yd run (Nadelman kick), 2:382 plays, 56 yards (0:14)USF 44 - Temple 23

Team Statistics Temple USFFIRST DOWNS 22 22NET YARDS RUSHING 31-121 48-326NET YARDS PASSING 259 230Completions-Attempts-Int 20-48-1 15-22-0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 380 556PUNTS-YARDS 3-143 4-139Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-16-0 2-18-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 8-170-0 3-72-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-18-0Penalties: Number-Yards 5-48 8-86Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 2-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 2-10Third-Down Conversions 4 of 16 5 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 0 Possession Time 32:16 27:44

TEMPLERushing Att Yds TD LgJahad Thomas 16 65 1 35P.J. Walker 8 28 0 38Jager Gardner 4 13 0 6David Hood 2 11 0 9Jarred Alwan 1 4 0 4Totals 31 121 1 38

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgP.J. Walker 48 20 259 1 1 30Totals 48 20 259 1 1 30

Receiving No Yds TD LgVentell Bryant 5 86 1 29Robby Anderson 4 77 0 30Brandon Shippen 3 28 0 14J. Christopher 3 27 0 12Samuel Benjamin 2 18 0 9Adonis Jennings 2 16 0 13Totals 20 259 1 30

Punting No Yds Avg LgAlex Starzyk 3 143 47.7 60Totals 3 143 47.7 60 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Sean Chandler 2 16 16 Totals 2 16 16

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Jager Gardner 5 127 54 Robby Anderson 2 24 17David Hood 1 19 19Totals 8 170 54

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 7 - T. MatakevichAssisted Tackles: 2 - T. Matakevich, Alex Wells, Haason ReddickTotal Tackles: 8 - T. MatakevichSacks: 1.0 - P. Martin-Oguike

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgMarlon Mack 21 230 2 57Quinton Flowers 18 90 1 42D’Ernest Johnson 7 8 0 5Darius Tice 1 0 0 0TEAM 1 -2 0 0Totals 48 326 3 57


Receiving No Yds TD LgRodney Adams 7 147 1 68Marlon Mack 3 42 1 20Chris Barr 1 18 0 18Marlon Pope 1 12 0 12Ryeshene Bronson 1 7 0 7Darius Tice 1 2 0 2D’Ernest Johnson 1 2 0 2Totals 15 230 2 68

Punting No Yds Avg LgMattias Ciabatti 3 113 37.7 48TEAM 1 26 26.0 26Totals 4 139 34.8 48


Kickoff Returns No Yds LgD’Ernest Johnson 2 50 26Tyre McCants 1 22 22Totals 3 72 26

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 8 - Jamie ByrdAssisted Tackles: 2 - Deatrick NicholsTotal Tackles: 8.5 - Jamie ByrdSacks: 1.0 - Eric Lee, James Hamilton

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2015 MIAMI BEACH BOWLGAME 11: USF 65, CINCINNATI 27RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM • TAMPA, FLA.NOV. 20, 2015 • 8 P.M. • CBS SPORTS NETWORK CINCINNATI 6-5, 3-4 • USF 7-4, 5-2

- - USF finished the day with 65 points, the team’s most-ever in a conference game, breaking the record of 55 set against Louisville in 2007 while the Bulls were a member of the Big East.- 65 was also the most points scored for the Bulls against an FBS opponent, beating the previous record of 64 set against UCF in 2007.- USF set a program and conference record with 51 points in the first half .- USF matched the program record with its fifth conference win of the season. At 5-1, USF matched the program’s best home record for a season in 13 years.- USF has won six of the past seven games, the Bulls’ best seven-game stretch since 2008.- The offense scored touchdowns on each of its first four possessions and possessed the ball for a total of just 5:47 on those drives.- Quinton Flowers hit Rodney Adams for a 67-yard TD on the first play from scrimmage as USF went up 6-0 15 seconds into the game.- Eric Lee got a sack and forced a fumble recovered by Jamie Byrd inside the UC 10 on the Bearcats first possession.- The Bulls set a program record for rushing yards in a season with 2,640. The previous record was set by the 2005 team (2,436 yards).- Marlon Mack set a school record with his seventh 100-yard rushing game with 106 yards.- USF finished with 361 rushing yards, just shy of the program record of 377 yards. The Bulls have rushed for at least 300 yards in two straight games.- USF scored on eight of its first nine drives. USF scored touchdowns on seven of those drives.- USF produced a season-high 561 yards of offense, eclipsing last week’s total of 556.- Quinton Flowers threw a career-high four touchdown passes, including three on his first three pass attempts.- Rodney Adams set a USF single-season record with his eighth touchdown reception of the season. - Sean Price set a career high with two touchdown receptions. He finished with two catches for 52 yards on his Senior Night.- The “Bull Sharks” defense finished the night with a season-high six turnovers, the program’s most since 2007.- The Bulls picked up their first defensive touchdown of the year on Deatrick Nichols’ 29-yard interception return in the second quarter.- Deatrick Nichols finished with a career-best eight tackles and two interceptions and leads the team with four INT this season.- D’Ernest Johnson set a new career high with 181 kick return yards. He also had a career-long 54-yard return in the second quarter. - Johson also ran for a career-best 71 yards on 11 carries to post 252 all-purpose yards in the game, the fifth-best mark in USF history and most since 2004.- Emilio Nadelman converted on a 49-yard field goal to end the first half, the longest of his career.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FCincinnati 0 3 17 7 27USF 27 24 7 7 65


1st Quarter USF - Adams 67-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick blocked), 14:451 play, 67 yards (0:15)USF 6 - Cincinnati 0

USF - Price 6-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 12:173 plays, 10 yards (0:58)USF 13 - Cincinnati 0

USF - Reed 1-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 7:526 plays, 66 yards (1:54)USF 20 - Cincinnati 0

USF - Mack 28-yd run (Nadelman kick), 3:567 plays, 66 yards (2:40)USF 27 - Cincinnati 0

2nd QuarterUSF - Nichols 29-yd interception return (Nadelman kick), 13:48USF 34 - Cincinnati 0

Cincinnati - Gantz 44-yd field goal, 9:1712 plays, 51 yards (4:31)USF 34 - Cincinnati 3

USF - Price 46-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 8:581 play, 46 yards (0:19)USF 41 - Cincinnati 3

USF - Mack 10-yd run (Nadelman kick), 2:3811 plays, 80 yards (3:48)USF 48 - Cincinnati 3

USF - Nadelman 49-yd field goal, 00:007 plays, 34 yards (1:11)USF 51 - Cincinnati 3

3rd Quarter Cincinnati - Gantz 39-yd field goal, 11:229 plays, 43 yards (3:38)USF 51 - Cincinnati 6

Cincinnati - Green 2-yd run (Gantz kick), 7:018 plays, 83 yards (2:46)USF 51 - Cincinnati 13

Cincinnati - Moore 54-yd pass from Moore (Gantz kick), 5:051 play, 54 yardsUSF 51 - Cincinnati 20

USF - Bench 14-yd run (Nadelman kick), 2:336 plays, 53 yards (2:32)USF 58 - Cincinnati 20

4th QuarterCincinnati - Green 11-yd run (Gantz kick), 11:222 plays, 33 yards (0:33) USF 58 - Cincinnati 27

USF - Legree 2-yd pass from Bench (Nadelman kick), 6:578 plays, 49 yards (4:25)USF 65 - Cincinnati 27

Team Statistics Cincinnati USFFIRST DOWNS 25 25NET YARDS RUSHING 35-97 53-361NET YARDS PASSING 333 200Completions-Attempts-Int 28-51-4 13-20-2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 430 561PUNTS-YARDS 4-203 2-83Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-27-0 1-7-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 10-174-0 4-181-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-9-0 4-81-1Penalties: Number-Yards 4-42 1-11Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-25Third-Down Conversions 9 of 19 11 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Possession Time 31:02 28:58

CINCINNATIRushing Att Yds TD LgTion Green 10 51 2 11Mike Boone 8 28 0 8Hosey Williams 8 28 0 14Hayden Moore 6 -5 0 13Gunner Kiel 3 -5 0 3Totals 35 97 2 14

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgHayden Moore 36 20 249 1 2 54Gunner Kiel 15 8 84 0 2 17Totals 51 28 333 1 4 54

Receiving No Yds TD LgChris Moore 6 131 1 54Alex Chisum 6 63 0 36S. Washington 6 52 0 16Mekale McKay 2 32 0 18Mike Boone 2 16 0 15Nate Cole 2 14 0 8DJ Dowdy 2 8 0 4Max Morrison 1 11 0 11Hosey Williams 1 6 0 6Totals 28 333 1 54

Punting No Yds Avg LgSam Geraci 3 155 51.7 62Hayden Moore 1 48 48.0 48Totals 4 203 50.8 62 Punt Returns No Yds Lg S. Washington 1 27 27 Totals 1 27 27

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Mike Boone 6 84 33Kahlil Lewis 4 90 35Totals 10 174 35

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 8 - Carter JacobsAssisted Tackles: 2 - Kevin BrownTotal Tackles: 8 - Carter JacobsSacks: 0

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgMarlon Mack 11 106 2 48Darius Tice 15 94 0 20D’Ernest Johnson 11 71 0 23Quinton Flowers 6 49 0 27Rodney Adams 3 28 0 15Steven Bench 4 25 1 14Totals 53 361 3 48


Receiving No Yds TD LgRodney Adams 3 85 1 67Sean Price 2 52 2 46D’Ernest Johnson 2 29 0 21Jordan Reed 2 11 1 10Chris Barr 2 5 0 3Ryeshene Bronson 1 16 0 16A.J. Legree 1 2 1 2Totals 13 200 5 67



Kickoff Returns No Yds LgD’Ernest Johnson 4 181 54Totals 4 181 54

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 7 - Deatrick NicholsAssisted Tackles: 3 - Auggie SanchezTotal Tackles: 9 - Auggie SanchezSacks: 2.0 - Bruce Hector

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GAME 12: USF 44, UCF 3BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS STADIUM • ORLANDO, FLA.NOV. 26, 2015 • 7:30 P.M. • ESPNUSF 8-4, 6-2 • UCF 0-12, 0-8

- USF set a program record with six conference wins after scoring 44 unanswered points.- USF has won seven of the past eight games, the team’s best stretch since the 2002 season.- Quinton Flowers threw three touchdown passes and set a new single-season school record with 21. Flowers set another school record with 31 touch-downs accounted for. - Marlon Mack posted his school record eighth 100-yard rushing game of the season with 102 yards on 18 carries.- Sean Price registered his second straight game with multiple touchdown catches. Price has five touchdown receptions this season.- With eight tackles against UCF, Auggie Sanchez has totaled 106 stops this season.- Devin Abraham hauled in his third interception of the season. USF has intercepted 15 passes this season, the third-most in program history.- USF has rushed for 230 or more yards nine times this season.- USF improved to 5-2 in its all-time series with UCF.- Chris Barr posted his first-career touchdown reception from 4 yards out in the first quarter.- Emilio Nadelman has made nine straight field goals, which is the third-longest streak in program history.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FUSF 7 17 14 6 44UCF 3 0 0 0 3

Attendance: 25, 967 Time: 3:00

1st Quarter UCF - Wright 28-yd field goal, 10:379 plays, 61 yards (4:23)UCF 3 - USF 0

USF - Barr 4-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 5:2912 plays, 75 yards (5:08)USF 7 - UCF 0

2nd QuarterUSF - Price 1-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 12:078 plays, 50 yards (2:53)USF 14 - UCF 3

USF - Flowers 3-yd run (Nadelman kick), 4:429 plays, 49 yards (3:47)USF 21 - UCF 3

USF - Nadelman 44-yd field goal, 00:004 plays, 46 yards (0:35)USF 24 - UCF 3

3rd Quarter USF - Flowers 5-yd run (Nadelman kick), 9:5112 plays, 75 yards (5:09)USF 31 - UCF 3

USF - Price 26-yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick), 3:506 plays, 67 yards (1:54)USF 38 - UCF 3

4th QuarterUSF - Nadelman 41-yd field goal, 11:117 plays, 24 yards (2:55)USF 41 - UCF 3

USF - Nadelman 43-yd field goal, 4:5812 plays, 39 yards (5:39)USF 44 - UCF 3

Team Statistics USF UCFFIRST DOWNS 25 10NET YARDS RUSHING 54-281 27-87NET YARDS PASSING 174 116Completions-Attempts-Int 15-23-0 10-27-2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 455 203PUNTS-YARDS 2-89 5-234Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-17-0 0-0-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 7-127-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-12-0 0-0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 4-20 5-42Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 2-5Third-Down Conversions 11 of 16 2 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 3 Possession Time 33:06 26:54

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgMarlon Mack 18 102 0 27Quinton Flowers 18 87 2 22Darius Tice 11 41 0 11D’Ernest Johnson 5 34 0 18Rodney Adams 1 13 0 13Corian Hamilton 1 4 0 4Totals 54 281 2 27

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgQuinton Flowers 21 14 176 3 0 28Steven Bench 2 1 -2 0 0 0Totals 23 15 174 3 0 28

Receiving No Yds TD LgD’Ernest Johnson 4 68 0 28Rodney Adams 4 26 0 11Sean Price 2 27 2 26Ryshene Bronson 1 23 0 23Tyre McCants 1 14 0 14Marlon Mack 1 12 0 12Chris Barr 1 4 1 4Darius Tice 1 0 0 0Totals 15 174 3 28

Punting No Yds Avg LgMattias Ciabatti 2 89 44.5 48Totals 2 89 44.5 48 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Tajee Fullwood 2 17 13otals 2 17 13

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Totals 0 0 0

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 4 - Devin Abraham, Nigel HarrisAssisted Tackles: 5 - Auggie SanchezTotal Tackles: 8 - Auggie SanchezSacks: 1.0 - Bruce Hector

UCFRushing Att Yds TD LgTaj McGowan 13 42 0 15Justin Holman 4 30 0 15C.J. Jones 5 10 0 6Nick Patti 3 8 0 5Joseph Puopolo 1 5 0 5Bo Schneider 1 -8 0 0Totals 27 87 0 15

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgJustin Holman 26 10 116 0 2 30Nick Patti 1 0 0 0 0 0Bo Schneider 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 27 10 116 0 2 30

Receiving No Yds TD LgTre’Quan Smith 7 102 0 30Aaron Cochran 1 8 0 8Taylor Oldham 1 3 0 3Jordan Franks 1 3 0 3Totals 10 116 0 30

Punting No Yds Avg LgCaleb Houston 3 130 43.3 54Mac Loudermilk 2 104 52.0 52Totals 5 234 46.8 54

Punt Returns No Yds LgTotals 0 0 0

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgTristan Payton 6 116 31Hayden Jones 1 11 11Totals 7 127 31

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 5 - D. SpencerAssisted Tackles: 10 - D. SpencerTotal Tackles: 15 - D. SpencerSacks: 1.0 - D. Spencer, Thomas Niles

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MOST PUNTSCAREERRANK NAME PUNTS YEAR1. Brandon Baker ......................................... 198 (8,070) .................................................. 2002-052. Mattias Ciabatti .......................... 196 ....................................... 2012-present

HIGHEST AVG. YARDS PER PUNTSEASON (Min. 30 Punts)RANK NAME AVG PUNTS-YARDS YEAR1. Mattias Ciabatti ........................................ 44.4 ...........................65-2,888 ..........................20142. Mattias Ciabatti .......................... 43.2 .....................................................20153. Devin Sanderson (Sr.) ............................. 41.9 ...........................66-2,768 ..........................2002

CAREER (Min. 60 Punts)RANK NAME AVG PUNTS-YARDS YEAR1. Mattias Ciabatti .......................... 42.5 ...................................... 2012-present2. Devin Sanderson ..................................... 40.9 ...........................171-6,995 .................. 2000-02

MOST PUNTING YARDSCAREERRANK NAME YARDS YEAR1. Mattias Ciabatti ......................... 8,333 .................................... 2012-present2. Brandon Baker ......................................... 8,070 (198) .................................................. 2002-05

MOST TACKLESSEASONRANK NAME TACKLES YEAR1. Tyrone McKenzie (Jr.) ............................. 121 .....................................................................20072. Kawika Mitchell (Sr.) ................................ 117 .....................................................................20023. Tyrone McKenzie (Sr.) ............................. 116 .....................................................................2008 Maurice Jones (Sr.) ................................. 116 .....................................................................20035. Ben Moffitt (Jr.) ........................................ 112 .....................................................................20066. Kawika Mitchell (Jr.) ................................ 106 .....................................................................2001 Auggie Sanchez (So.) ................ 106 ......................................................20158. Kion Wilson (Sr.) ...................................... 105 .....................................................................20099. Ben Moffitt (Sr.) ....................................... 104 .....................................................................200710. Stephen Nicholas (Sr.) ............................ 102 .....................................................................2006 J.R. Reed (Sr.) ......................................... 102 .....................................................................2003 Anthony Williams (Sr.) ............................. 102 .....................................................................200113. Javan Camon (Sr.) .................................. 101 .....................................................................2004

MOST POINTS SCOREDSEASONRANK NAME POINTS SCORED YEAR1. Delbert Alvarado (So.) ............................. 109 (19 FG / 52 PAT) ........................................20072. Maikon Bonani (Jr.) ................................. 99 (19 FG / 42 PAT) ..........................................20113. Bill Gramatica (So.) ................................. 94 (16 FG / 46 PAT) ..........................................19984. Emilio Nadelman (So.) ............... 93 ........................................................2015

MOST EXTRA POINTS MADE7

Season ............................... 52 ............................ Delbert Alvarado (So.) .......................................2007 ................................48 ...................... Emilia Nadelman (So.) ......................2015

HIGHEST AVG. YARDS PER KICKOFF RETURNSEASON (Min. 10 Returns)RANK NAME AVG RETURNS-YARDS YEAR1. J.R. Reed (Sr.) ......................................... 31.7* .........................18-570 .............................20032. Rodney Adams (Jr.) ................... 30.5 .....................................................20153. Hugh Smith (Sr.) ...................................... 29.2 ...........................10-292 .............................20014. D’Ernest Johnson (So.) ............. 29.1 .....................................................2015

Most points scored451_________________ 2007 (13 games)402_________________ 1998 (11 games)402__________ 2015 (12 games)387_________________ 2001 (11 games)359_________________ 2008 (13 games)351_________________ 2011 (12 games)

Most points per game36.5 ________________ 1998 (11 games)35.2 ________________ 2001 (11 games)34.7 ________________ 2007 (13 games)30.8 ________________ 2002 (11 games)29.2 ________________ 2011 (12 games)

33.5 _________ 2015 (12 games)

Most total plays991_________________ 2007 (13 games)925_________________ 2008 (13 games)910_________________ 2011 (12 games)882_________________ 2005 (12 games)841_________________ 2006 (13 games)

814__________ 2015 (12 games)

Most total yards5,383 _______________ 2007 (13 games)5,265 _______________ 2008 (13 games)5,174 _______________ 2011 (12 games)5,144 ________ 2015 (12 games)4,753 _______________ 2009 (13 games)4,701 _______________ 2006 (13 games)

Most yards per play6.8 _________ 1998 _______ (662-4,498)6.3 ______ 2015 ____ (12 games)5.9 _________ 2009 _______ (805-4,753)5.8 _________ 1997 _______ (711-4,104)5.7 _________ 2008 _______ (925-5,265)5.7 __________2011 _______ (910-5,174)

Most yards per game431.2 ________2011 ___ (5,174 / 12 gms)428.7 ____ 2015 ___ (12 games)414.1 _______ 2007 ___ (5,383 / 13 gms)408.9 _______ 1998 ___ (4,498 / 11 gms)405.0 _______ 2008 ___ (5,265 / 13 gms)401.7 _______ 2001 ___ (4,419 / 11 gms)

Most attempts579_________________ 2005 (12 games)565_________________ 2007 (13 games)547__________ 2015 (12 games)518_________________ 2008 (13 games)508_________________ 2009 (13 games)487_________________ 2010 (13 games)

Most net yards2,915 ________ 2015 (12 games)2,436 _______________ 2005 (12 games)2,405 _______________ 2007 (13 games)2,222 _______________ 2009 (13 games)2,198 _______________ 2011 (12 games)2,150 _______________ 2008 (13 games)

Most rushing TDs30__________________ 2007 (13 games)25__________________ 2001 (11 games)25___________ 2015 (12 games)24__________________ 2008 (13 games)24__________________ 1998 (11 games)23__________________ 2005 (12 games)23__________________ 2004 (11 games)

Highest avg. yards per attempt5.3 ______ 2015 ____ (12 games)5.16 ________ 1998 _____(408 for 2,107)4.62 ________ 2004 _____(447 for 2,066)4.62 _________2011 _____(476 for 2,198)4.43 ________ 1997 _____(353 for 1,563)4.37 ________ 2009 _____(508 for 2,222)

Highest avg. yards per game203.0 _______ 2005 ___ (2,436 / 12 gms)191.5 _______ 1998 ___ (2,107 / 11 gms)187.8 _______ 2004 ___ (2,066 / 11 gms)185.8 ____ 2015 ____ (12 games)185.0 _______ 2007 ___ (2,405 / 13 gms)183.2 ________2011 ___ (2,198 / 12 gms)

Most yards1,134 _______________ 2007 (13 games)1,126 _______________ 2008 (13 games)1,106 _______________ 2010 (13 games)1,054 _______________ 2011 (12 games)988__________ 2015 (12 games)946_________________ 2009 (13 games)

Highest avg. yards per return28.2 _____ 2015 ____ (11 games)25.2 ________ 2003 _______ (30 for 755)23.1 ________ 1997 _______ (37 for 853)23.0 ________ 2008 ______(49 for 1,126)22.6 ________ 2010 ______(49 for 1,106)22.4 ________ 2002 _______ (29 for 651)

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SEASONRANK NAME NO. YEAR1. Quinton Flowers (So.) ............... 21 ........................................................20152. Marquel Blackwell (Jr.) ............................ 20 .......................................................................20013. Matt Grothe (Jr.) ...................................... 18 .......................................................................2008 Marquel Blackwell (Sr.) ............................ 18 .......................................................................20025. Chad Barnharndt (Sr.) ............................. 17 .......................................................................19986. Marquel Blackwell (Fr.) ............................ 16 .......................................................................19997. Matt Grothe (RFr.) ................................... 15 .......................................................................20068. B.J. Daniels (Sr.) ..................................... 14 .......................................................................2012 B.J. Daniels (RFr.) ................................... 14 .......................................................................2009 Matt Grothe (So.) ..................................... 14 .......................................................................2007

PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGESEASON (Min. 100 Attempts)RANK NAME PCT COMP-ATT YEAR1. Matt Grothe (RFr.) ................................... 63.7 ...........................202-317 ...........................20062. Matt Grothe (Jr.) ...................................... 63.2 ...........................240-380 ...........................20083. Quinton Flowers (So.) ............... 61.1 .....................(12 Games) ............20154. Matt Grothe (So.) ..................................... 59.2 ...........................232-392 ...........................20075. Chad Barnhardt (Sr.) ............................... 59.1 ...........................114-193 ...........................19986. B.J. Daniels (Jr.) ...................................... 58.9 ...........................215-365 ...........................20117. B.J. Daniels (So.) ..................................... 58.4 ...........................143-245 ...........................20108. Marquel Blackwell (So.) ........................... 57.8 ...........................171-296 ...........................2000

PASSING YARDSSEASONRANK NAME YARDS YEAR1. Matt Grothe (Jr.) ...................................... 2,911 ..................................................................2008

6. Matt Grothe (RFr.) ................................... 2,576 ..................................................................20067. Chad Barnhardt (Jr.) ................................ 2,362 ..................................................................19978. B.J. Daniels (Sr.) ..................................... 2,075 ..................................................................20129. Quinton Flowers (So.) ............... 2,023 ...................................................201510. Marquel Blackwell (So.) ........................... 2,016 ..................................................................200011. B.J. Daniels (RFr.) ................................... 1,983 ..................................................................2009

PASS EFFICIENCY RATINGSEASON (Min. 100 Attempts)RANK NAME RATING YEAR1. Chad Barnhardt (Sr.) ............................... 156.1 ..................................................................19982. Quinton Flowers (So.) ............... 152.55 .................................................20153. B.J. Daniels (RFr.) ................................... 139.6 ..................................................................20094. Matt Grothe (RFr.) ................................... 138.8 ..................................................................20065. Matt Grothe (Jr.) ...................................... 135.8 ..................................................................20086. Marquel Blackwell (So.) ........................... 126.8 ..................................................................2000

RECEPTIONSCAREERRANK NAME RECEPTIONS YEARBy a Tight End1. Sean Price .................................. 75 (895) ............................... 2012-present2. Cedric Hill ................................................ 60 (774) ....................................................... 2005-08

RECEIVING YARDSGAMERANK NAME YARDS OPPONENT DATE1. Andre Davis (So.) .................................... 191 (12) ....................at Nevada ......................9/8/122. Andre Davis (Sr.) ..................................... 154 (6) ......................at Tulsa ......................10/18/143. Clif Dell (Jr.) ............................................. 149 (5) ......................vs. Kentucky Wesleyan .9/6/974. Rodney Adams (Jr.) ................... 147 (7) ................vs. Temple .......11/14/155. DeAndrew Rubin (Jr.) .............................. 144 (11) ....................at Pittsburgh ..................9/8/016. Taurus Johnson (Sr.) ............................... 143 (6) ......................at UCF ...........................9/6/08 Chris Iskra ............................................... 143 (6) ......................vs. Liberty ..................10/27/018. Carlton Mitchell (Jr.) ................................ 139 (6) ......................at Syracuse .................10/3/09

RECEIVING YARDSBy a Tight End1. Elkanah Dillon (Fr.) .................................. 126 (4) ......................vs. FAMU .......................9/5/15

SEASONRANK NAME YARDS YEAR1. Andre Davis (Jr.) ...................................... 735 (49) .............................................................20132. Carlton Mitchell (Jr.) ................................ 706 (40) .............................................................20093. Rodney Adams (Jr.) ................... 686 (38) ..............................................20154. Dontavia Bogan (Sr.) ............................... 685 (47) .............................................................20105. Hugh Smith (Sr.) ...................................... 661 (62) .............................................................20026. Andre Davis (Sr.) ..................................... 594 (36) .............................................................20147. Jessie Hester (Jr.) ................................... 579 (54) .............................................................2008

By a Running Back1. D’Ernest Johnson (So.) ............. 356 (26) ..............................................20152. Andre Hall (Sr.) ........................................ 321 (26) .............................................................2005

CAREERBy a Tight End1. Sean Price .................................. 895 (75) ............................... 2012-present

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSGAMERANK NAME TOUCHDOWNS OPPONENT DATE1. Rodney Adams (Jr.) ................... 3 ..........................at UConn..........10/17/15 Andre Davis (Sr.) ..................................... 3 ................................at Tulsa ......................10/18/14 Elgin Hicks (Sr.) ....................................... 3 ................................at ECU .........................11/8/03

SEASONRANK NAME TOUCHDOWNS YEAR1. Rodney Adams (Jr.) .................. 8 ..........................................................20152. Andre Davis (Sr.) ..................................... 7 .........................................................................2014 Elgin Hicks (Sr.) ....................................... 7 .........................................................................2003

100-YARD RECEIVING GAMESSeason ............................... 3 .............................. Andre Davis (Jr.) ................................................2013 ................................ 3 .............................. Carlton Mitchell (Jr.) ...........................................2009 ................................ 3 .............................. Hugh Smith (Sr.) ................................................2002

................................ 2 .............................. Rodney Adams (Jr.) ...........................................2015

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDSSEASONRANK NAME YARDS YEAR1. Matt Grothe (So.) ..................................... 3,542 (872r / 2,670p) .........................................20072. Matt Grothe (Jr.) ...................................... 3,502 (591r / 2,911p) .........................................20083. Matt Grothe (RFr.) ................................... 3,198 (622r / 2,576p) .........................................20064. B.J. Daniels (Jr.) ...................................... 3,186 (601r / 2,585p) .........................................20115. Marquel Blackwell (Jr.) ............................ 3,123 (241r / 2,882p) .........................................20016. Quinton Flowers (So.) ............... 2,906 ...................................................20157. Marquel Blackwell (Sr.) ............................ 2,892 (302r / 2,590p) .........................................20028. B.J. Daniels (RFr.) ................................... 2,755 (772r / 1,983p) .........................................20099. Marquel Blackwell (So.) ........................... 2,582 (56r / 2,016p) ...........................................200010. B.J. Daniels (Sr.) ..................................... 2,509 (434r / 2,075p) .........................................2012

TOP RUSHING GAMES BY A QBRANK NAME ATTEMPTS YARDS OPPONENT1. Quinton Flowers (So.) 23 201 vs. SMU, 10/24/152. Matt Grothe (So.) 25 146 at UConn, 10/27/07

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RUSHING YARDSGAMERANK NAME ATTEMPTS YARDS OPPONENT1.........Marlon Mack (Fr.) .....................24 ..................275 ....................... vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14...........Andre Hall (Jr.) .........................29 ..................275 ............................................. at UAB, 11/3/043.........Dyral McMillan (Sr.) ..................34 ..................258 ................................ vs. New Haven, 11/6/994.......Marlon Mack (So.) .........21 ............. 230 ...................... vs. Temple, 11/14/155.........Andre Hall (Sr.).........................24 ..................222 ....................................at Syracuse, 11/12/056.........Dyral McMillan (Sr.) ..................40 ..................221 ..................................... vs. Hofstra, 11/13/997.........Mike Ford (Jr.) ..........................20 ..................207 ...............................................vs. NIU, 1/2/108.......Quinton Flowers (So.) ...23 ............. 201 ...........................vs. SMU, 10/24/158.........Andre Hall (Jr.) .........................19 ..................200 .........................................vs. Army, 10/16/049.........Ben Williams (Jr.) .....................25 ..................186 ............................................. at FAU, 10/6/0710 Marlon Mack (So.) 20 184 vs. Syracuse, 10/10/15

SEASONRANK NAME ATTEMPTS YARDS YEAR1......... Andre Hall (Sr.) ........................270 ................1,374 ............................................................20052......... Andre Hall (Jr.) ........................210 ................1,357 ............................................................20043....... Marlon Mack (So.) .........164 ........... 1,273 ..............................................20154......... Marlon Mack (Fr.) ....................202 ................1,041 ............................................................20145......... Dyral McMillan (Sr.) .................181 ................1,017 ............................................................19996....... Quinton Flowers (So.) ..151 ........... 883 .................................................20157......... Matt Grothe (So.) QB .............198 ................872 ...............................................................20078......... Darrell Scott (Jr.) .....................153 ................814 ...............................................................20119......... Moise Plancher (RSr.) .............176 ................793 ...............................................................201010....... B.J. Daniels (RFr.) QB............175 ................772 ...............................................................200911....... Marcus Shaw (Sr.) ...................156 ................765 ...............................................................2013

CAREERRANK NAME ATTEMPTS YARDS YEAR1......... Andre Hall (Sr) .........................480 ................2,731 ...................................................... 2004-052....... Marlon Mack .................................... 2,314 ............................... 2014-present3......... Rafael Williams ........................463 ................2,253 .................................................. 1997-20004......... Matt Grothe ..............................545 ................2,206 ...................................................... 2006-095......... B.J. Daniels .............................526 ................2,068 ...................................................... 2008-12

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNSSEASONRANK NAME NO. YEAR1..............Andre Hall (Sr.) ................................... 13 .......................................................................20052..............Mike Ford (Fr.) .................................... 12 .......................................................................20073..............Andre Hall (Jr.) .................................... 11 .......................................................................20044..............Matt Grothe (So.) ................................ 10 .......................................................................2007................Quinton Flowers ..................... 10 ........................................................20156..............Six Times ............................................ 9 .................................................................. last 2014.............Marlon Mack ........................... 8 ..........................................................2015

MOST 100-YARD GAMESSEASONRANK NAME GAMES YEAR1. Marlon Mack (So.) ...................... 8 ..........................................................20152. Andre Hall (Sr.) ........................................ 6 .........................................................................2005 Andre Hall (Jr.) ........................................ 6 .........................................................................20044. Marlon Mack (Fr.) .................................... 4 .........................................................................2014

CAREERRANK NAME GAMES YEAR1. Andre Hall ................................................ 12 ................................................................. 2004-05 Marlon Mack ............................... 12 ......................................... 2013-present3. B.J. Daniels ............................................. 8 ................................................................... 2008-124. Rafael Williams ........................................ 7 ............................................................... 1997-2000

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Team Statistics USF OPPSCORING 402 253 Points Per Game 33.5 21.1FIRST DOWNS 236 225 R u s h i n g 134 93 P a s s i n g 84 113 P e n a l t y 18 19RUSHING YARDAGE 2915 1687 Yards gained rushing 3178 2083 Yards lost rushing 263 396 Rushing Attempts 547 464 Average Per Rush 5.3 3.6 Average Per Game 242.9 140.6 TDs Rushing 25 16PASSING YARDAGE 2229 2647 C o m p - A t t - I n t 164-267-9 219-401-15 Average Per Pass 8.3 6.6 Average Per Catch 13.6 12.1 Average Per Game 185.8 220.6 TDs Passing 24 13TOTAL OFFENSE 5144 4334 Total Plays 814 865 Average Per Play 6.3 5.0 Average Per Game 428.7 361.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 35-988 64-1294PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-227 23-169INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-190 9-57KICK RETURN AVERAGE 28.2 20.2PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 12.6 7.3INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.7 6.3FUMBLES-LOST 19-6 21-8PENALTIES-Yards 70-647 73-658 Average Per Game 53.9 54.8PUNTS-Yards 58-2491 69-2873 Average Per Punt 42.9 41.6 Net punt average 38.7 37.5KICKOFFS-Yards 75-4180 56-3514 Average Per Kick 55.7 62.8 Net kick average 36.1 36.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 1 2 3 1 : 4 83RD-DOWN Conversions 65/165 74/195 3rd-Down Pct 39% 38%4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/15 11/19 4th-Down Pct 53% 58%SACKS BY-Yards 32-239 21-90MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 51 29FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-21 17-22ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-3RED-ZONE SCORES (39-44) 89% (30-34) 88%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (30-44) 68% (16-34) 47%PAT-ATTEMPTS (49-50) 98% (28-28) 100%ATTENDANCE 159468 239284 Games/Avg Per Game 6/26578 6/39881 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalUSF 73 132 94 103 0 402Opponents 41 43 98 71 0 253

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2015 OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS2015 USF FootballUSF Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 27, 2015)

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gMACK, Marlon 11 193 1303 30 1273 6.6 8 59 115.7FLOWERS, Quinto 12 175 998 115 883 5.0 10 67 73.6TICE, Darius 12 83 464 16 448 5.4 4 44 37.3JOHNSON, D'Erne 12 69 307 17 290 4.2 1 23 24.2BENCH, Steven 6 9 65 3 62 6.9 2 15 10.3ADAMS, Rodney 12 5 37 1 36 7.2 0 15 3.0HAMILTON, Coria 10 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.4BARR, Chris 12 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.2WILSON, Evan 6 1 0 24 -24 -24.0 0 0 -4.0TEAM 7 10 0 54 -54 -5.4 0 0 -7.7Total 12 547 3178 263 2915 5.3 25 67 242.9Opponents 12 464 2083 396 1687 3.6 16 74 140.6

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gFLOWERS, Quinto 12 152.55 149-244-8 61.1 2023 21 71 168.6BENCH, Steven 6 152.13 14-22-1 63.6 177 2 62 29.5JOHNSON, D'Erne 12 673.60 1-1-0 100.0 29 1 29 2.4Total 12 154.47 164-267-9 61.4 2229 24 71 185.8Opponents 12 113.28 219-401-15 54.6 2647 13 70 220.6

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gADAMS, Rodney 12 39 692 17.7 8 68 57.7JOHNSON, D'Erne 12 26 356 13.7 4 71 29.7BARR, Chris 12 23 200 8.7 1 38 16.7PRICE, Sean 12 19 296 15.6 5 46 24.7MACK, Marlon 11 16 111 6.9 1 20 10.1BRONSON, Ryshen 12 15 228 15.2 1 42 19.0DILLON, Elkanah 9 7 160 22.9 2 62 17.8TICE, Darius 12 5 10 2.0 0 3 0.8MCCANTS, Tyre 12 4 76 19.0 1 56 6.3REED, Jordan 7 4 18 4.5 1 10 2.6LEGREE, A.J. 6 3 24 8.0 0 15 4.0POPE, Marlon 12 2 42 21.0 0 30 3.5ROBBINS, Lamar 8 1 16 16.0 0 16 2.0Total 12 164 2229 13.6 24 71 185.8Opponents 12 219 2647 12.1 13 70 220.6

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgFULLWODD, Tajee 16 196 12.2 0 46JOHNSON, D'Erne 1 25 25.0 0 25REED, Jordan 1 6 6.0 0 6Total 18 227 12.6 0 46Opponents 23 169 7.3 0 29

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgNICHOLS, Deatri 4 71 17.8 1 29ABRAHAM, Devin 3 83 27.7 0 42BYRD, Jamie 3 38 12.7 0 14HOGGINS, Ronnie 2 0 0.0 0 0HILL, Demetrius 1 0 0.0 0 0SPENCER, Jalen 1 -2 -2.0 0 0BRONSON, Kevin 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 15 190 12.7 1 42Opponents 9 57 6.3 0 33

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgJOHNSON, D'Erne 16 466 29.1 0 54ADAMS, Rodney 15 458 30.5 1 97MCCANTS, Tyre 2 43 21.5 0 22AWOLEKE, Daniel 1 4 4.0 0 4TURNER, Tye 1 17 17.0 0 17Total 35 988 28.2 1 97Opponents 64 1294 20.2 0 56

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgMCGEE, Khalid 1 1 1.0 0 1Total 1 1 1.0 0 1Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

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PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsNADELMAN, Emili - 15-21 48-49 - - - - - 93FLOWERS, Quinto 10 - - - - - - - 60ADAMS, Rodney 9 - - - - - - - 54MACK, Marlon 9 - - - - - - - 54PRICE, Sean 5 - - - - - - - 30JOHNSON, D'Erne 5 - - - - - - - 30TICE, Darius 4 - - - - - - - 24DILLON, Elkanah 2 - - - - - - - 12BENCH, Steven 2 - - - - - - - 12BRONSON, Ryshen 1 - - - - - - - 6MCCANTS, Tyre 1 - - - - - - - 6REED, Jordan 1 - - - - - - - 6BARR, Chris 1 - - - - - - - 6NICHOLS, Deatri 1 - - - - - - - 6TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2HILL, Michael - - 1-1 - - - - - 1CIABATTI, Matti - - - 0-1 - - - - 0Total 51 15-21 49-50 0-1 - - - 1 402Opponents 29 17-22 28-28 - - 0-1 - - 253

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gFLOWERS, Quinto 12 419 883 2023 2906 242.2MACK, Marlon 11 193 1273 0 1273 115.7TICE, Darius 12 83 448 0 448 37.3JOHNSON, D'Erne 12 70 290 29 319 26.6BENCH, Steven 6 31 62 177 239 39.8ADAMS, Rodney 12 5 36 0 36 3.0HAMILTON, Coria 10 1 4 0 4 0.4BARR, Chris 12 1 -3 0 -3 -0.2WILSON, Evan 6 1 -24 0 -24 -4.0TEAM 7 10 -54 0 -54 -7.7Total 12 814 2915 2229 5144 428.7Opponents 12 865 1687 2647 4334 361.2

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkNADELMAN, Emili 15-21 71.4 0-0 4-5 5-6 6-10 0-0 49 1

FG Sequence USF OpponentsFlorida A&M (22) (21)Florida State - (30),(38)Maryland (34) -Memphis (31) 36,(49)Syracuse 49,(21) (30)UConn 48 (19),(27),44SMU (40),43 39Navy (25),46,32 (30),(26),(28)East Carolina 23,(36),(39) (40)Temple (47),(24),(37) 39,(33),(35),45,(34)Cincinnati (49) (44),(39)UCF (44),(41),(43) (28)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkCIABATTI, Matti 57 2465 43.2 68 4 12 19 15 1TEAM 1 26 26.0 26 0 0 0 0 0Total 58 2491 42.9 68 4 12 19 15 1Opponents 69 2873 41.6 73 3 27 29 13 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnHILL, Michael 55 3046 55.4 2 2NADELMAN, Emili 20 1134 56.7 5 2Total 75 4180 55.7 7 4 20.2 36.1 28Opponents 56 3514 62.8 20 2 28.2 36.2 28

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gMACK, Marlon 11 1273 111 0 0 0 1384 125.8ADAMS, Rodney 12 36 692 0 458 0 1186 98.8JOHNSON, D'Er 12 290 356 25 466 0 1137 94.8FLOWERS, Qui 12 883 0 0 0 0 883 73.6TICE, Darius 12 448 10 0 0 0 458 38.2PRICE, Sean 12 0 296 0 0 0 296 24.7BRONSON, Rys 12 0 228 0 0 0 228 19.0BARR, Chris 12 -3 200 0 0 0 197 16.4FULLWODD, Ta 12 0 0 196 0 0 196 16.3DILLON, Elkana 9 0 160 0 0 0 160 17.8MCCANTS, Tyre 12 0 76 0 43 0 119 9.9ABRAHAM, Devi 12 0 0 0 0 83 83 6.9NICHOLS, Deatr 12 0 0 0 0 71 71 5.9BENCH, Steven 6 62 0 0 0 0 62 10.3POPE, Marlon 12 0 42 0 0 0 42 3.5BYRD, Jamie 12 0 0 0 0 38 38 3.2REED, Jordan 7 0 18 6 0 0 24 3.4LEGREE, A.J. 6 0 24 0 0 0 24 4.0TURNER, Tye 12 0 0 0 17 0 17 1.4ROBBINS, Lama 8 0 16 0 0 0 16 2.0AWOLEKE, Dani 12 0 0 0 4 0 4 0.3HAMILTON, Cor 10 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.4SPENCER, Jale 9 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 -0.2WILSON, Evan 6 -24 0 0 0 0 -24 -4.0TEAM 7 -54 0 0 0 0 -54 -7.7Total 12 2915 2229 227 988 190 6549 545.8Opponents 12 1687 2647 169 1294 57 5854 487.8

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf43 SANCHEZ, Auggie 12 63 43 106 8.5-25 0.5-2 . 1 . 1-0 . . .2B BYRD, Jamie 12 54 26 80 10.0-48 5.0-35 3-38 4 2 1-0 2 . .36 GODWIN, Nate 12 42 16 58 1.0-1 . . 2 . . . . .3 NICHOLS, Deatri 12 44 14 58 8.5-31 1.0-8 4-71 4 . 1-0 2 . .10 SENAT, Deadrin 11 27 18 45 5.5-13 . . . . 1-0 1 . .20 ABRAHAM, Devin 12 36 6 42 2.0-11 1.0-8 3-83 3 . 1-0 . . .91 LEE, Eric 12 33 9 42 11.0-52 4.0-26 . 4 2 1-0 2 . .57 HARRIS, Nigel 10 27 12 39 4.5-17 1.5-11 . . . . 1 . .13 FULLWODD, Tajee 12 29 8 37 1.0-7 . . 2 . . 2 . .51 WHITEHURST, Tas 10 23 12 35 1.5-17 1.5-17 . . 1 . . . .90 HAMILTON, James 12 18 10 28 5.5-26 3.0-24 . . . 1-0 . . .52 BULLOCK, Zack 12 17 10 27 4.5-21 1.0-8 . 2 3 . . . .24 WARD, Johnny 11 19 8 27 . . . 1 . . . . .9H HILL, Demetrius 12 19 4 23 7.5-22 3.0-15 1-0 3 . . 1 . .19 HOGGINS, Ronnie 12 19 4 23 1.5-2 . 2-0 6 . . . . .93 AWOLEKE, Daniel 12 16 5 21 4.0-20 2.0-12 . . . . . . .23 WILKINS, Mazzi 11 12 8 20 . . . 1 . . . . .60 HECTOR, Bruce 11 13 5 18 7.0-37 5.0-35 . 1 . . 1 . .21 MCGEE, Khalid 11 10 2 12 1.0-1 . . . . 1-1 . . .99 BRONSON, Kevin 9 8 3 11 2.5-26 2.5-26 1-0 2 1 . 1 . .98 LOVE, Mike 11 4 6 10 1.5-13 1.0-12 . 1 . . . . .53 THOMAS, Danny 11 6 3 9 . . . . . . . . .29 GARYE, C.J. 9 5 4 9 . . . . . . . . .18 THOMAS, Jaymon 6 2 5 7 . . . . . . . . .6 ROBBINS, Lamar 8 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .44 HOLMAN, Nick 10 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .30 SPENCER, Jalen 9 4 1 5 . . 1--2 . . . . . .32 JOHNSON, D'Erne 12 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .9 FLOWERS, Quinto 12 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .31 TICE, Darius 12 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .40 HILL, Michael 8 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .87 ADAMS, Rodney 12 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .5 MACK, Marlon 11 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .35 NADELMAN, Emili 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .6L LEGREE, A.J. 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .50 HINCK, Jimmy 1 . 1 1 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .81 BRONSON, Ryshen 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .66 GUDMUNDSSON, Br 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .37 FERGUSON, Nate 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .42 HAMILTON, Coria 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .49 CIABATTI, Matti 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .15 JACKSON, Vincen 8 1 . 1 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 7 . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Total 12 583 250 833 90-393 32-239 15-190 38 9 8-1 13 . 1Opponents 12 554 207 761 74-240 21-90 9-57 21 10 6-0 10 3 .

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Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 05 FLORIDA A&M 46 275 4 44 20 281 3 62 20-26-1 281 3 62 1 33 0 33 4 27 0 19 556Sep 12 at Florida State 36 149 0 23 12 125 2 71 12-24-1 125 2 71 4 99 0 34 2 46 0 46 274Sep 19 at Maryland 50 240 1 26 10 60 1 28 10-22-2 60 1 28 5 131 0 29 0 0 0 0 300Oct 02 MEMPHIS 43 178 1 29 17 199 1 39 17-26-1 199 1 39 2 39 0 29 0 0 0 0 377Oct 10 SYRACUSE 47 281 4 45 15 259 2 56 15-22-0 259 2 56 2 32 0 19 1 0 0 0 540Oct 17 at UConn 44 275 1 59 12 186 3 44 12-16-2 186 3 44 2 61 0 34 0 0 0 0 461Oct 24 SMU 43 251 5 67 10 101 0 38 10-22-0 101 0 38 1 17 0 17 3 82 0 45 352Oct 31 at Navy 24 62 1 12 12 208 0 43 12-20-0 208 0 43 6 222 1 97 2 32 0 25 270Nov 07 at East Carolina 60 242 0 23 12 200 2 67 12-23-0 200 2 67 5 101 0 30 1 -2 0 0 442Nov 14 TEMPLE 48 326 3 57 15 230 2 68 15-22-0 230 2 68 3 72 0 26 2 18 0 15 556Nov 20 CINCINNATI 52 355 3 48 14 206 5 67 14-21-2 206 5 67 4 181 0 54 1 7 0 7 561Nov 26 at UCF 54 281 2 27 15 174 3 28 15-23-0 174 3 28 0 0 0 0 2 17 0 13 455USF 547 2915 25 67 164 2229 24 71 164-267-9 2229 24 71 35 988 1 97 18 227 0 46 5144Opponents 464 1687 16 74 219 2647 13 70 219-401-15 2647 13 70 64 1294 0 56 23 169 0 29 4334

Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 5.3 Avg per catch: 13.6 Pass efficiency: 154.47 Kick ret avg: 28.2 Punt ret avg: 12.6 All purpose avg/game: 545.8 Total offense avg/gm: 428.7

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT AttemptsDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf ptsSep 05 FLORIDA A&M 52 24 76 15.0-65 4.0-24 1 0-0 2--2 0 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 51Sep 12 at Florida State 46 26 72 7.0-37 3.0-31 1 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 14Sep 19 at Maryland 45 20 65 3.0-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 3-67 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 17Oct 02 MEMPHIS 44 18 62 6.0-24 2.0-20 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 17Oct 10 SYRACUSE 46 22 68 9.0-41 3.0-22 2 2-0 1-14 0 3 0 6-6 0 0 0 45Oct 17 at UConn 52 32 84 9.0-40 5.0-29 2 0-0 1-0 4 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 28Oct 24 SMU 56 18 74 8.0-47 3.0-33 3 3-1 1-0 0 0 0 5-5 0 0 0 38Oct 31 at Navy 58 22 80 2.0-11 1.0-8 1 1-0 0-0 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 17Nov 07 at East Carolina 39 22 61 13.0-44 5.0-29 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2-2 0 0 1 22Nov 14 TEMPLE 52 12 64 7.0-31 2.0-10 0 0-0 1-18 0 7 0 5-5 0 0 0 44Nov 20 CINCINNATI 64 10 74 6.0-31 3.0-25 2 2-0 4-81 0 5 0 8-9 0 0 0 65Nov 26 at UCF 29 24 53 5.0-16 1.0-8 0 0-0 2-12 1 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 44USF 583 250 833 90.0-393 32.0-239 13 8-1 15-190 9 38 0 49-50 0 0 1 402Opponents 554 207 761 74.0-240 21.0-90 10 6-0 9-57 10 21 3 28-28 0 0 0 253

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 05 FLORIDA A&M 5 237 47.4 53 0 0 1 2 1 1-1 22 0 9 572 63.6 3 0Sep 12 at Florida State 10 445 44.5 56 0 1 2 4 4 0-0 0 0 3 154 51.3 1 0Sep 19 at Maryland 5 237 47.4 57 0 1 0 3 2 1-1 34 0 4 203 50.8 0 1Oct 02 MEMPHIS 7 323 46.1 57 0 0 1 3 3 1-1 31 0 4 205 51.2 1 1Oct 10 SYRACUSE 2 85 42.5 45 0 0 1 0 1 1-2 21 0 7 413 59.0 0 0Oct 17 at UConn 4 175 43.8 68 0 0 0 2 1 0-1 0 0 5 264 52.8 1 0Oct 24 SMU 6 251 41.8 49 0 2 1 0 1 1-2 40 1 7 411 58.7 0 0Oct 31 at Navy 3 101 33.7 46 0 0 2 0 0 1-3 25 0 4 243 60.8 1 0Nov 07 at East Carolina 8 326 40.8 51 0 0 1 1 3 2-3 39 0 5 258 51.6 0 0Nov 14 TEMPLE 4 139 34.8 48 1 0 1 0 2 3-3 47 0 9 472 52.4 0 1Nov 20 CINCINNATI 2 83 41.5 47 0 0 1 0 0 1-1 49 0 10 551 55.1 0 0Nov 26 at UCF 2 89 44.5 48 0 0 1 0 1 3-3 44 0 8 434 54.2 0 1USF 58 2491 42.9 68 1 4 12 15 19 15-21 49 1 75 4180 55.7 7 4Opponents 69 2873 41.6 73 0 3 27 13 29 17-22 49 0 56 3514 62.8 20 2

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Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 05 FLORIDA A&M 34 12 0 9 20 170 0 29 20-38-2 170 0 29 6 133 0 32 3 19 0 11 182Sep 12 at Florida State 46 278 3 74 14 163 1 23 14-26-0 163 1 23 2 56 0 56 6 40 0 18 441Sep 19 at Maryland 34 114 1 13 21 297 4 70 21-34-3 297 4 70 3 90 0 45 2 22 0 11 411Oct 02 MEMPHIS 39 120 1 31 20 305 2 55 20-33-0 305 2 55 2 84 0 48 4 31 0 29 425Oct 10 SYRACUSE 33 73 1 14 21 232 2 30 21-34-1 232 2 30 7 118 0 21 0 0 0 0 305Oct 17 at UConn 38 163 1 36 28 365 1 38 28-42-1 365 1 38 4 89 0 45 1 6 0 6 528Oct 24 SMU 44 132 1 28 20 233 1 37 20-36-1 233 1 37 7 144 0 28 3 0 0 0 365Oct 31 at Navy 69 428 3 55 3 16 0 7 3-9-0 16 0 7 3 49 0 18 0 0 0 0 444Nov 07 at East Carolina 34 62 2 22 14 158 0 56 14-23-0 158 0 56 5 60 0 17 1 8 0 8 220Nov 14 TEMPLE 31 121 1 38 20 259 1 30 20-48-1 259 1 30 8 170 0 54 2 16 0 16 380Nov 20 CINCINNATI 35 97 2 14 28 333 1 54 28-51-4 333 1 54 10 174 0 35 1 27 0 27 430Nov 26 at UCF 27 87 0 15 10 116 0 30 10-27-2 116 0 30 7 127 0 31 0 0 0 0 203Opponents 464 1687 16 74 219 2647 13 70 219-401-15 2647 13 70 64 1294 0 56 23 169 0 29 4334USF 547 2915 25 67 164 2229 24 71 164-267-9 2229 24 71 35 988 1 97 18 227 0 46 5144

Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 3.6 Avg per catch: 12.1 Pass efficiency: 113.28 Kick ret avg: 20.2 Punt ret avg: 7.3 All purpose avg/game: 487.8 Total offense avg/gm: 361.2

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT AttemptsDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf ptsSep 05 FLORIDA A&M 47 22 69 3.0-19 1.0-3 0 0-0 1-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 3Sep 12 at Florida State 33 22 55 6.0-16 3.0-8 0 0-0 1-0 1 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 34Sep 19 at Maryland 46 30 76 11.0-36 6.0-27 2 0-0 2-33 0 2 0 5-5 0 0 0 35Oct 02 MEMPHIS 53 10 63 3.0-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 24Oct 10 SYRACUSE 53 4 57 3.0-17 2.0-16 1 1-0 0-0 0 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 24Oct 17 at UConn 38 22 60 7.0-18 1.0-1 0 0-0 2-15 1 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 20Oct 24 SMU 40 9 49 11.0-49 2.0-9 2 1-0 0-0 0 0 1 2-2 0 0 0 14Oct 31 at Navy 35 4 39 3.0-6 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 5 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 29Nov 07 at East Carolina 51 36 87 6.0-17 1.0-7 2 1-0 0-0 2 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 17Nov 14 TEMPLE 51 12 63 10.0-31 3.0-14 2 1-0 0-0 0 2 1 2-2 0 0 0 23Nov 20 CINCINNATI 58 4 62 4.0-12 0.0-0 0 1-0 2-9 0 0 1 3-3 0 0 0 27Nov 26 at UCF 49 32 81 7.0-15 2.0-5 0 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 3Opponents 554 207 761 74.0-240 21.0-90 10 6-0 9-57 10 21 3 28-28 0 0 0 253USF 583 250 833 90.0-393 32.0-239 13 8-1 15-190 9 38 0 49-50 0 0 1 402

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 05 FLORIDA A&M 10 395 39.5 51 0 0 2 1 1 1-1 21 0 2 124 62.0 0 1Sep 12 at Florida State 7 284 40.6 46 0 0 5 0 1 2-2 38 0 7 446 63.7 3 0Sep 19 at Maryland 4 138 34.5 43 0 0 2 0 4 0-0 0 0 6 382 63.7 1 0Oct 02 MEMPHIS 8 311 38.9 49 0 0 5 0 7 1-2 49 0 4 259 64.8 2 0Oct 10 SYRACUSE 4 187 46.8 52 0 1 2 1 0 1-1 30 0 5 320 64.0 3 0Oct 17 at UConn 4 131 32.8 47 0 1 2 0 3 2-3 27 0 4 260 65.0 2 0Oct 24 SMU 8 332 41.5 54 0 0 3 1 2 0-1 0 0 2 130 65.0 2 0Oct 31 at Navy 3 114 38.0 50 0 0 0 1 1 3-3 30 0 7 435 62.1 1 0Nov 07 at East Carolina 9 401 44.6 73 0 0 2 3 6 1-1 40 0 5 294 58.8 0 0Nov 14 TEMPLE 3 143 47.7 60 0 0 0 1 1 3-5 35 0 6 383 63.8 3 0Nov 20 CINCINNATI 4 203 50.8 62 0 1 2 2 1 2-2 44 0 6 351 58.5 1 1Nov 26 at UCF 5 234 46.8 54 0 0 2 3 2 1-1 28 0 2 130 65.0 2 0Opponents 69 2873 41.6 73 0 3 27 13 29 17-22 49 0 56 3514 62.8 20 2USF 58 2491 42.9 68 1 4 12 15 19 15-21 49 1 75 4180 55.7 7 4

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Rushes 60 at East Carolina (Nov 07, 2015)Yards Rushing 355 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Yards Per Rush 6.8 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)TD Rushes 5 vs SMU (Oct 24, 2015)Pass attempts 26 vs Florida A&M (Sep 05, 2015)

26 vs Memphis (Oct 02, 2015)Pass completions 20 vs Florida A&M (Sep 05, 2015)Yards Passing 281 vs Florida A&M (Sep 05, 2015)Yards Per Pass 11.8 vs Syracuse (Oct 10, 2015)TD Passes 5 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Total Plays 83 at East Carolina (Nov 07, 2015)Total Offense 561 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Yards Per Play 7.9 vs Temple (Nov 14, 2015)Points 65 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Sacks By 5 at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)

5 at East Carolina (Nov 07, 2015)First Downs 27 vs Florida A&M (Sep 05, 2015)Penalties 11 vs Florida A&M (Sep 05, 2015)Penalty Yards 105 at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)Turnovers 3 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Interceptions By 4 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Punts 10 at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)Punting Avg 47.4 vs Florida A&M (Sep 05, 2015)

47.4 at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)Long Punt 68 at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)Punts inside 20 4 at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)Long Punt Return 46 at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 27 MACK, Marlon at East Carolina (Nov 07, 2015)Yards Rushing 230 MACK, Marlon vs Temple (Nov 14, 2015)TD Rushes 3 FLOWERS, Quinto vs SMU (Oct 24, 2015)Long Rush 67 FLOWERS, Quinto vs SMU (Oct 24, 2015)Pass attempts 26 FLOWERS, Quinto vs Memphis (Oct 02, 2015)Pass completions 17 FLOWERS, Quinto vs Memphis (Oct 02, 2015)Yards Passing 259 FLOWERS, Quinto vs Syracuse (Oct 10, 2015)TD Passes 4 FLOWERS, Quinto vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Long Pass 71 FLOWERS, Quinto at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)Receptions 7 ADAMS, Rodney vs Temple (Nov 14, 2015)Yards Receiving 147 ADAMS, Rodney vs Temple (Nov 14, 2015)TD Receptions 3 ADAMS, Rodney at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)Long Reception 71 JOHNSON, D'Erne at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)Field Goals 3 NADELMAN, Emili vs Temple (Nov 14, 2015)

3 NADELMAN, Emili at UCF (Nov 26, 2015)Long Field Goal 49 NADELMAN, Emili vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Punts 10 CIABATTI, Matti at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)Punting Avg 47.4 CIABATTI, Matti vs Florida A&M (Sep 05, 2015)

47.4 CIABATTI, Matti at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)Long Punt 68 CIABATTI, Matti at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)Punts inside 20 4 CIABATTI, Matti at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)Long Punt Return 46 FULLWODD, Tajee at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)Long Kickoff Return 97 ADAMS, Rodney at Navy (Oct 31, 2015)Tackles 14 SANCHEZ, Auggie at Navy (Oct 31, 2015)Sacks 2.0 HECTOR, Bruce vs Florida A&M (Sep 05, 2015)

2.0 BYRD, Jamie at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)2.0 BYRD, Jamie vs SMU (Oct 24, 2015)2.0 HECTOR, Bruce vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)

Tackles For Loss 3.5 BYRD, Jamie at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)Interceptions 2 NICHOLS, Deatri vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)

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Rushes 30 Cook, D., at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)Yards Rushing 266 Cook, D., at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)TD Rushes 3 Cook, D., at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)Long Rush 74 Cook, D., at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)Pass attempts 48 WALKER,P.J., vs Temple (Nov 14, 2015)Pass completions 28 SHIRREFFS, Byr., at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)Yards Passing 365 SHIRREFFS, Byr., at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)TD Passes 4 Rowe, at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)Long Pass 70 Rowe, at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)Receptions 8 Jacobs, L., at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)

8 NEWSOME, Arkeel, at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)Yards Receiving 131 MOORE, Chris, vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)TD Receptions 2 Edwards, at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)Long Reception 70 Jacobs, T., at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)Field Goals 3 GREBE, Austin, at Navy (Oct 31, 2015)

3 JONES,Austin, vs Temple (Nov 14, 2015)Long Field Goal 49 ELLIOTT, Jake, vs Memphis (Oct 02, 2015)Punts 10 BLANTON,Colby, vs Florida A&M (Sep 05, 2015)Punting Avg 52.0 LOUDERMILK, Mac, at UCF (Nov 26, 2015)Long Punt 73 GREGORY, Worth, at East Carolina (Nov 07, 2015)Punts inside 20 6 JACOBS, Nick, vs Memphis (Oct 02, 2015)

6 GREGORY, Worth, at East Carolina (Nov 07, 2015)Long Punt Return 29 PROCTOR, R, vs Memphis (Oct 02, 2015)Long Kickoff Return 56 Whitfield, K., at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)Tackles 15 SPENCER, D., at UCF (Nov 26, 2015)Sacks 2.0 Braglio, at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)Tackles For Loss 3.0 WOOD, Zach, vs SMU (Oct 24, 2015)Interceptions 2 Davis, at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)

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Rushes 69 at Navy (Oct 31, 2015)Yards Rushing 428 at Navy (Oct 31, 2015)Yards Per Rush 6.2 at Navy (Oct 31, 2015)TD Rushes 3 at Florida State (Sep 12, 2015)

3 at Navy (Oct 31, 2015)Pass attempts 51 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Pass completions 28 at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)

28 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Yards Passing 365 at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)Yards Per Pass 9.2 vs Memphis (Oct 02, 2015)TD Passes 4 at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)Total Plays 86 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Total Offense 528 at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)Yards Per Play 6.6 at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)Points 35 at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)Sacks By 6 at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)First Downs 26 at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)Penalties 12 at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)Penalty Yards 120 at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)Turnovers 6 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Interceptions By 2 at Maryland (Sep 19, 2015)

2 at UConn (Oct 17, 2015)2 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)

Punts 10 vs Florida A&M (Sep 05, 2015)Punting Avg 50.8 vs Cincinnati (Nov 20, 2015)Long Punt 73 at East Carolina (Nov 07, 2015)Punts inside 20 7 vs Memphis (Oct 02, 2015)Long Punt Return 29 vs Memphis (Oct 02, 2015)

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Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameSep 05, 2015 FLORIDA A&M W 51-3 6 5 30 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2015 at Florida State L 14-34 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Sep 19, 2015 at Maryland L 17-35 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 02, 2015 MEMPHIS L 17-24 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 10, 2015 SYRACUSE W 45-24 4 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 17, 2015 at UConn W 28-20 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Oct 24, 2015 SMU W 38-14 6 6 38 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 31, 2015 at Navy L 17-29 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Nov 07, 2015 at East Carolina W 22-17 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Nov 14, 2015 TEMPLE W 44-23 4 4 20 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 20, 2015 CINCINNATI W 65-27 5 5 35 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 26, 2015 at UCF W 44-3 4 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 44 39 236 30 19 11 9 2 1 1 0 1 039 of 44 (88.6%)

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Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameSep 05, 2015 FLORIDA A&M W 51-3 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2015 at Florida State L 14-34 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 19, 2015 at Maryland L 17-35 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 02, 2015 MEMPHIS L 17-24 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Oct 10, 2015 SYRACUSE W 45-24 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 17, 2015 at UConn W 28-20 4 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0Oct 24, 2015 SMU W 38-14 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Oct 31, 2015 at Navy L 17-29 5 5 22 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 07, 2015 at East Carolina W 22-17 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 14, 2015 TEMPLE W 44-23 5 5 23 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 20, 2015 CINCINNATI W 65-27 2 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 26, 2015 at UCF W 44-3 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 34 30 153 16 11 5 14 1 1 0 0 2 030 of 34 (88.2%)

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Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeSep 05, 2015 FLORIDA A&M W 51-3 4-12 33.3 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3Sep 12, 2015 at Florida State L 14-34 1-13 7.7 0-5 0.0 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0Sep 19, 2015 at Maryland L 17-35 7-18 38.9 1-4 25.0 2-5 40.0 3-5 60.0 1-4 25.0Oct 02, 2015 MEMPHIS L 17-24 2-13 15.4 1-3 33.3 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-5 20.0Oct 10, 2015 SYRACUSE W 45-24 7-10 70.0 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0Oct 17, 2015 at UConn W 28-20 4-12 33.3 1-3 33.3 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3Oct 24, 2015 SMU W 38-14 5-15 33.3 0-3 0.0 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 0-3 0.0Oct 31, 2015 at Navy L 17-29 3-11 27.3 3-4 75.0 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-3 0.0Nov 07, 2015 at East Carolina W 22-17 5-18 27.8 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 0-4 0.0Nov 14, 2015 TEMPLE W 44-23 5-13 38.5 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 2-6 33.3Nov 20, 2015 CINCINNATI W 65-27 11-14 78.6 4-4 100.0 4-4 100.0 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3Nov 26, 2015 at UCF W 44-3 11-16 68.8 2-4 50.0 4-4 100.0 2-2 100.0 3-6 50.0

USF 65-165 39.4 19-45 42.2 21-46 45.7 13-30 43.3 12-44 27.3 0-0 0.0Opponents 74-195 37.9 13-50 26.0 17-49 34.7 25-48 52.1 19-48 39.6 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeSep 05, 2015 FLORIDA A&M W 51-3 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Sep 12, 2015 at Florida State L 14-34 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0Sep 19, 2015 at Maryland L 17-35 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0Oct 02, 2015 MEMPHIS L 17-24 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0Oct 10, 2015 SYRACUSE W 45-24 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Oct 17, 2015 at UConn W 28-20 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Oct 24, 2015 SMU W 38-14 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0Oct 31, 2015 at Navy L 17-29 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0Nov 07, 2015 at East Carolina W 22-17 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0Nov 14, 2015 TEMPLE W 44-23 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Nov 20, 2015 CINCINNATI W 65-27 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0Nov 26, 2015 at UCF W 44-3 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

USF 8-15 53.3 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 3-6 50.0 0-0 0.0Opponents 11-19 57.9 4-5 80.0 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 5-9 55.6 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeSep 05, 2015 FLORIDA A&M W 51-3 28:13 7:24 8:43 5:30 6:36Sep 12, 2015 at Florida State L 14-34 26:37 9:28 8:30 5:34 3:05Sep 19, 2015 at Maryland L 17-35 30:28 6:20 6:59 9:36 7:33Oct 02, 2015 MEMPHIS L 17-24 29:28 9:33 6:22 5:38 7:55Oct 10, 2015 SYRACUSE W 45-24 27:33 8:53 4:29 3:56 10:15Oct 17, 2015 at UConn W 28-20 25:09 4:39 7:30 5:48 7:12Oct 24, 2015 SMU W 38-14 25:12 3:59 7:02 9:31 4:40Oct 31, 2015 at Navy L 17-29 20:47 7:53 6:24 3:43 2:47Nov 07, 2015 at East Carolina W 22-17 35:11 10:59 11:06 6:49 6:17Nov 14, 2015 TEMPLE W 44-23 27:44 3:44 5:03 7:43 11:14Nov 20, 2015 CINCINNATI W 65-27 28:58 6:47 5:18 6:11 10:42Nov 26, 2015 at UCF W 44-3 33:06 8:29 7:15 7:51 9:31

USF Total 338:26 88:08 84:41 77:50 87:47 0:00Avg. 28:12 7:20 7:03 6:29 7:18 0:00

Opponents Total 381:34 91:52 95:19 102:10 92:13 0:00Avg. 31:47 7:39 7:56 8:30 7:41 0:00

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gMACK, Marlon 11 193 1303 30 1273 6.6 8 59 115.7 23 395 2398 84 2314 5.9 17 75 100.6FLOWERS, Quinto 12 175 998 115 883 5.0 10 67 73.6 17 188 1077 121 956 5.1 10 67 56.2TICE, Darius 12 83 464 16 448 5.4 4 44 37.3 30 158 731 38 693 4.4 4 44 23.1JOHNSON, D'Erne 12 69 307 17 290 4.2 1 23 24.2 24 115 463 23 440 3.8 1 23 18.3BENCH, Steven 6 9 65 3 62 6.9 2 15 10.3 19 49 150 133 17 0.3 3 15 0.9ADAMS, Rodney 12 5 37 1 36 7.2 0 15 3.0 22 10 90 2 88 8.8 1 26 4.0HAMILTON, Coria 10 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.4 29 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.1BARR, Chris 12 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.2 12 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.2WILSON, Evan 6 1 0 24 -24 -24.0 0 0 -4.0 6 1 0 24 -24 -24.0 0 0 -4.0TEAM 7 10 0 54 -54 -5.4 0 0 -7.7Total 12 547 3178 263 2915 5.3 25 67 242.9Opponents 12 464 2083 396 1687 3.6 16 74 140.6

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gFLOWERS, Quinto 12 152.55 149-244-8 61.1 2023 21 71 168.6 17 146.04 157-264-10 59.5 2134 21 71 125.5BENCH, Steven 6 152.13 14-22-1 63.6 177 2 62 29.5 19 107.11 89-186-6 47.8 1180 7 67 62.1JOHNSON, D'Erne 12 673.60 1-1-0 100.0 29 1 29 2.4 24 673.60 1-1-0 100.0 29 1 29 1.2Total 12 154.47 164-267-9 61.4 2229 24 71 185.8Opponents 12 113.28 219-401-15 54.6 2647 13 70 220.6

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gADAMS, Rodney 12 39 692 17.7 8 68 57.7 22 62 1015 16.4 10 68 46.1JOHNSON, D'Erne 12 26 356 13.7 4 71 29.7 24 34 463 13.6 5 71 19.3BARR, Chris 12 23 200 8.7 1 38 16.7 12 23 200 8.7 1 38 16.7PRICE, Sean 12 19 296 15.6 5 46 24.7 46 75 897 12.0 6 46 19.5MACK, Marlon 11 16 111 6.9 1 20 10.1 23 37 271 7.3 1 20 11.8BRONSON, Ryshen 12 15 228 15.2 1 42 19.0 22 18 313 17.4 2 75 14.2DILLON, Elkanah 9 7 160 22.9 2 62 17.8 9 7 160 22.9 2 62 17.8TICE, Darius 12 5 10 2.0 0 3 0.8 30 14 82 5.9 0 16 2.7MCCANTS, Tyre 12 4 76 19.0 1 56 6.3 12 4 76 19.0 1 56 6.3REED, Jordan 7 4 18 4.5 1 10 2.6 7 4 18 4.5 1 10 2.6LEGREE, A.J. 6 3 24 8.0 0 15 4.0 6 3 24 8.0 0 15 4.0POPE, Marlon 12 2 42 21.0 0 30 3.5 21 3 52 17.3 0 30 2.5ROBBINS, Lamar 8 1 16 16.0 0 16 2.0 31 1 16 16.0 0 16 0.5Total 12 164 2229 13.6 24 71 185.8Opponents 12 219 2647 12.1 13 70 220.6

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/gFLOWERS, Quinto 12 419 883 2023 2906 242.2 17 452 956 2134 3090 181.8MACK, Marlon 11 193 1273 0 1273 115.7 23 395 2314 0 2314 100.6TICE, Darius 12 83 448 0 448 37.3 30 158 693 0 693 23.1JOHNSON, D'Erne 12 70 290 29 319 26.6 24 116 440 29 469 19.5BENCH, Steven 6 31 62 177 239 39.8 19 235 17 1180 1197 63.0ADAMS, Rodney 12 5 36 0 36 3.0 22 11 88 0 88 4.0HAMILTON, Coria 10 1 4 0 4 0.4 29 1 4 0 4 0.1BARR, Chris 12 1 -3 0 -3 -0.2 12 1 -3 0 -3 -0.2WILSON, Evan 6 1 -24 0 -24 -4.0 6 1 -24 0 -24 -4.0TEAM 7 10 -54 0 -54 -7.7Total 12 814 2915 2229 5144 428.7Opponents 12 865 1687 2647 4334 361.2

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PAT PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsNADELMAN, Emili - 15-21 48-49 - - - - - 93 - 15-21 48-49 - - - - - 93FLOWERS, Quinto 10 - - - - - - - 60 10 - - - - - - - 60MACK, Marlon 9 - - - - - - - 54 18 - - - - - - - 108ADAMS, Rodney 9 - - - - - - - 54 12 - - - - - - - 72JOHNSON, D'Erne 5 - - - - - - - 30 6 - - 0-1 - - - - 36PRICE, Sean 5 - - - - - - - 30 6 - - - - - - - 36TICE, Darius 4 - - - - - - - 24 4 - - - - - - - 24BENCH, Steven 2 - - - - - - - 12 3 - - - - - - - 18DILLON, Elkanah 2 - - - - - - - 12 2 - - - - - - - 12NICHOLS, Deatri 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6MCCANTS, Tyre 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6BARR, Chris 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6BRONSON, Ryshen 1 - - - - - - - 6 2 - - - - - - - 12REED, Jordan 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2HILL, Michael - - 1-1 - - - - - 1 - - 1-1 - - - - - 1CIABATTI, Matti - - - 0-1 - - - - 0 - - - 0-1 - - - - 0Total 51 15-21 49-50 0-1 - - - 1 402Opponents 29 17-22 28-28 - - 0-1 - - 253

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgFULLWODD, Tajee 16 196 12.2 0 46 16 196 12.2 0 46REED, Jordan 1 6 6.0 0 6 1 6 6.0 0 6JOHNSON, D'Erne 1 25 25.0 0 25 1 25 25.0 0 25Total 18 227 12.6 0 46Opponents 23 169 7.3 0 29

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgJOHNSON, D'Erne 16 466 29.1 0 54 24 623 26.0 0 54ADAMS, Rodney 15 458 30.5 1 97 21 581 27.7 1 97MCCANTS, Tyre 2 43 21.5 0 22 2 43 21.5 0 22TURNER, Tye 1 17 17.0 0 17 1 17 17.0 0 17AWOLEKE, Daniel 1 4 4.0 0 4 1 4 4.0 0 4Total 35 988 28.2 1 97Opponents 64 1294 20.2 0 56

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgNICHOLS, Deatri 4 71 17.8 1 29 4 71 17.8 1 29ABRAHAM, Devin 3 83 27.7 0 42 3 83 27.7 0 42BYRD, Jamie 3 38 12.7 0 14 5 38 7.6 0 14HOGGINS, Ronnie 2 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0SPENCER, Jalen 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 1 -2 -2.0 0 0HILL, Demetrius 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0BRONSON, Kevin 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 15 190 12.7 1 42Opponents 9 57 6.3 0 33

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgMCGEE, Khalid 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 1 1.0 0 1Total 1 1 1.0 0 1Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gMACK, Marlon 11 1273 111 0 0 0 1384 125.8 23 2314 271 0 0 0 2585 112.4ADAMS, Rodney 12 36 692 0 458 0 1186 98.8 22 88 1015 0 581 0 1684 76.5JOHNSON, D'Er 12 290 356 25 466 0 1137 94.8 24 440 463 25 623 0 1551 64.6FLOWERS, Quin 12 883 0 0 0 0 883 73.6 17 956 0 0 0 0 956 56.2TICE, Darius 12 448 10 0 0 0 458 38.2 30 693 82 0 32 0 807 26.9PRICE, Sean 12 0 296 0 0 0 296 24.7 46 0 897 0 11 0 908 19.7BRONSON, Rys 12 0 228 0 0 0 228 19.0 22 6 313 0 0 0 319 14.5BARR, Chris 12 -3 200 0 0 0 197 16.4 12 -3 200 0 0 0 197 16.4FULLWODD, Taj 12 0 0 196 0 0 196 16.3 20 0 0 196 0 0 196 9.8DILLON, Elkanah 9 0 160 0 0 0 160 17.8 9 0 160 0 0 0 160 17.8MCCANTS, Tyre 12 0 76 0 43 0 119 9.9 12 0 76 0 43 0 119 9.9ABRAHAM, Devi 12 0 0 0 0 83 83 6.9 24 0 0 0 0 83 83 3.5NICHOLS, Deatri 12 0 0 0 0 71 71 5.9 24 0 0 0 0 71 71 3.0BENCH, Steven 6 62 0 0 0 0 62 10.3 19 17 0 0 0 0 17 0.9POPE, Marlon 12 0 42 0 0 0 42 3.5 21 0 52 0 0 0 52 2.5BYRD, Jamie 12 0 0 0 0 38 38 3.2 24 0 0 0 0 38 38 1.6REED, Jordan 7 0 18 6 0 0 24 3.4 7 0 18 6 0 0 24 3.4LEGREE, A.J. 6 0 24 0 0 0 24 4.0 6 0 24 0 0 0 24 4.0TURNER, Tye 12 0 0 0 17 0 17 1.4 21 0 10 0 17 0 27 1.3ROBBINS, Lama 8 0 16 0 0 0 16 2.0 31 0 16 0 0 53 69 2.2HAMILTON, Cori 10 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.4 29 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.1AWOLEKE, Dani 12 0 0 0 4 0 4 0.3 14 0 0 0 4 0 4 0.3SPENCER, Jalen 9 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 -0.2 15 0 0 -3 0 -2 -5 -0.3WILSON, Evan 6 -24 0 0 0 0 -24 -4.0 6 -24 0 0 0 0 -24 -4.0TEAM 7 -54 0 0 0 0 -54 -7.7Total 12 2915 2229 227 988 190 6549 545.8Opponents 12 1687 2647 169 1294 57 5854 487.8

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkdNADELMAN, Emili 21 15 49 1 21 15 49 1Total 21 15 49 1Opponents 22 17 49 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blkCIABATTI, Matti 57 2465 43.2 68 1 196 8333 42.5 68 2TEAM 1 26 26.0 26 0Total 58 2491 42.9 68 1Opponents 69 2873 41.6 73 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb obHILL, Michael 55 3046 55.4 2 2 55 3046 55.4 2 2NADELMAN, Emili 20 1134 56.7 5 2 23 1330 57.8 6 2Total 75 4180 55.7 7 4Opponents 56 3514 62.8 20 2

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## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk43 SANCHEZ, Auggie 12 6 3 4 3 1 0 6 8.5 0 . 5 . 1 1 . . 27 9 9 7 3 1 7 2 10.5 0 . 5 1 3 2 . .2B BYRD, Jamie 12 5 4 2 6 8 0 10.0 5 . 0 3 4 1 2 . 24 1 2 5 5 0 1 7 5 12.5 5 . 0 5 7 1 3 .36 GODWIN, Nate 12 4 2 1 6 5 8 1.0 . . 2 . . . 36 1 2 5 5 4 1 7 9 3.0 . 1 7 1 . .3 NICHOLS, Deatri 12 4 4 1 4 5 8 8.5 1 . 0 4 4 1 2 . 24 5 1 1 5 6 6 8.5 1 . 0 4 4 1 2 .10 SENAT, Deadrin 11 2 7 1 8 4 5 5.5 . . . 1 1 . 24 3 5 2 8 6 3 6.0 . . . 1 1 .20 ABRAHAM, Devin 12 3 6 6 4 2 2.0 1 . 0 3 3 1 . . 24 5 9 1 7 7 6 5.0 1 . 0 3 4 1 1 .91 LEE, Eric 12 3 3 9 4 2 11.0 4 . 0 . 4 1 2 . 46 6 0 2 7 8 7 18.5 4 . 5 . 4 1 2 .57 HARRIS, Nigel 10 2 7 1 2 3 9 4.5 1 . 5 . . . 1 . 33 9 7 5 4 1 5 1 17.5 3 . 5 . 1 2 8 .13 FULLWODD, Tajee 12 2 9 8 3 7 1.0 . . 2 . 2 . 20 3 4 8 4 2 2.0 . . 2 . 2 .51 WHITEHURST, Tas 10 2 3 1 2 3 5 1.5 1 . 5 . . . . . 32 5 9 3 1 9 0 6.5 3 . 5 . 1 1 . .90 HAMILTON, James 12 1 8 1 0 2 8 5.5 3 . 0 . . 1 . . 45 4 0 2 2 6 2 12.5 3 . 0 . . 2 . .24 WARD, Johnny 11 1 9 8 2 7 0.0 . . 1 . . . 33 6 3 3 2 9 5 3.0 . 3 9 2 1 .52 BULLOCK, Zack 12 1 7 1 0 2 7 4.5 1 . 0 . 2 . . . 40 3 0 1 4 4 4 5.0 1 . 0 . 2 . . .19 HOGGINS, Ronnie 12 1 9 4 2 3 1.5 . 2 6 . . . 12 1 9 4 2 3 1.5 . 2 6 . . .9H HILL, Demetrius 12 1 9 4 2 3 7.5 3 . 0 1 3 . 1 . 23 3 3 1 5 4 8 12.5 5 . 0 1 4 2 1 .93 AWOLEKE, Daniel 12 1 6 5 2 1 4.0 2 . 0 . . . . . 14 1 6 5 2 1 4.0 2 . 0 . . . . .23 WILKINS, Mazzi 11 1 2 8 2 0 0.0 . . 1 . . . 11 1 2 8 2 0 0.0 . . 1 . . .60 HECTOR, Bruce 11 1 3 5 1 8 7.0 5 . 0 . 1 . 1 . 18 1 3 5 1 8 7.0 5 . 0 . 1 . 1 .21 MCGEE, Khalid 11 1 0 2 1 2 1.0 . . . 1 . . 11 1 0 2 1 2 1.0 . . . 1 . .99 BRONSON, Kevin 9 8 3 1 1 2.5 2 . 5 1 2 . 1 . 9 8 3 1 1 2.5 2 . 5 1 2 . 1 .98 LOVE, Mike 11 4 6 1 0 1.5 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 15 4 6 1 0 1.5 1 . 0 . 1 . . .29 GARYE, C.J. 9 5 4 9 0.0 . . . . . . 30 1 0 5 1 5 1.0 . . . . 1 .53 THOMAS, Danny 11 6 3 9 0.0 . . . . . . 11 6 3 9 0.0 . . . . . .18 THOMAS, Jaymon 6 2 5 7 0.0 . . . . . . 6 2 5 7 0.0 . . . . . .44 HOLMAN, Nick 10 3 2 5 0.0 . . 1 . . . 11 3 3 6 0.0 . . 1 . . .6 ROBBINS, Lamar 8 5 . 5 0.0 . . . . . . 31 3 0 5 3 5 3.0 . 2 3 1 . .30 SPENCER, Jalen 9 4 1 5 0.0 . 1 . . . . 15 5 2 7 0.0 . 1 . . . .31 TICE, Darius 12 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . . 30 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . .9 FLOWERS, Quinto 12 2 2 4 0.0 . . . . . . 17 2 2 4 0.0 . . . . . .32 JOHNSON, D'Erne 12 4 . 4 0.0 . . . . . . 24 5 . 5 0.0 . . . . . .5 MACK, Marlon 11 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 23 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .87 ADAMS, Rodney 12 3 . 3 0.0 . . . . . . 22 4 . 4 0.0 . . . . . .40 HILL, Michael 8 3 . 3 0.0 . . . . . . 8 3 . 3 0.0 . . . . . .35 NADELMAN, Emili 12 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 14 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .15 JACKSON, Vincen 8 1 . 1 1.0 . . . . . . 8 1 . 1 1.0 . . . . . .50 HINCK, Jimmy 1 . 1 1 0.5 . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 0.5 . . . . . .66 GUDMUNDSSON, Br 12 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 45 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .37 FERGUSON, Nate 4 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 4 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .42 HAMILTON, Coria 10 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 29 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .6L LEGREE, A.J. 6 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 6 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .81 BRONSON, Ryshen 12 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 22 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .49 CIABATTI, Matti 12 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 37 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . .TM TEAM 7 . . . 0.0 . . . . . .

Total 12 5 8 3 2 5 0 8 3 3 90 32 15 3 8 8 1 3 .Opponents 12 5 5 4 2 0 7 7 6 1 74 21 9 2 1 6 1 0 3

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BOWL HISTORY2005: N.C. STATE 14, USF 02005 MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWLBANK OF AMERICA STADIUM • CHARLOTTE, N.C.DECEMBER 31, 2005 • 11 A.M.USF 6-6, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7-5 CHARLOTTE - Using stout defense and just enough offense to get the job done, North

Carolina State capped its late-season rally with a 14-0 win over USF in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Brian Clark caught a9-yard touchdown pass and Andre Brown scored on a 1-yard run to lead the Wolfpack, who rallied from a 2-4 start to the season to close the year with three consecutive wins. It was a tough end for USF, which was playing in its first bowl in school history. The Bulls launched their program nine years ago, moved up to Division I-A in 2001 and capped their first season in the BIG EAST with a bowl bid. But their 100th game ended in the first shutout in school history as the Bulls managed 295 yards total offense and failed to get Andre Hall -- the BIG EAST’s leading rusher -- into the end zone. Hall accounted for most of the offense, finishing with 118 yards rushing and two catches for 49 yards. Toney Baker set up the first score with runs of 22 and 14 yards, allowing Marcus Stone to find Clark in the end zone. The Wolfpack actually ran the same play twice, with Clark making the first catch out of bounds before grabbing it the second time for the score. Baker used several short runs to set up the second score, then gave way to Brown for the touchdown. Baker finished with 93 yards rushing on 22 carries, while Brown had 51 yards on 12 carries. USF spent the entire game just trying to get into the end zone, and had a great chance when Hall broke free for a 41-yard gain to put the Bulls in decent scoring range at the N.C. State 17. But a run by Ricky Ponton, followed by two incompletions ended the threat when Garland Heath intercepted Pat Julmiste in the end zone. USF got a break, however, when the Wolfpack fumbled it back to the Bulls on the next possession - only to see Hill give it away again on the very next play. In the end, only two things worked for the Bulls: Putting the ball in Hall’s hands, and a fake punt late in the fourth quarter that went for a 31-yard gain when holder Brandon Baker connected with S.J. Green. But that never led to a score as USF treated to lots of penalty flags.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FUSF 0 0 0 0 0N.C. State 0 14 0 0 14


Second QuarterNCSU - Clark 9-yard pass from Stone (Deraneykick). Time left: 8:13. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:35. (N.C. State 7, USF 0).NCSU - Brown 1-yard run (Deraney kick). Time left:0:17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:39. (N.C. State, 14, USF 0).

Team Statistics N.C. State USFFirst Downs 14 15Rushes-Yards 47-173 44-136Passing Yards 127 159Comp-Att-Int 9-19-0 10-30-1Total Yards 300 295Punts-Avg. 7-39.9 7-33.1Punt Returns 3-16 5-26Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-14Interception Returns 1-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 6-35 4-20Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2Sacks By 6-45 3-17Third Down Conversions 5-6 6-18Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 1-3Time of Possession 31:01 28:59

N.C. STATERushing Att Yds TD LgToney Baker 23 93 0 22Andre Brown 12 51 1 27Darrell Blackman 2 25 0 23Marcus Stone 9 5 0 7Team 1 -1 0 0

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgMarcus Stone 19 9 127 1 0 41

Receiving No Yds TD LgBrian Clark 3 66 1 41Lamart Barrett 2 19 0 13Darrell Blackman 2 7 0 4T.J. Williams 1 36 0 36Andre Brown 1 -1 0 0

Punting No Yds Avg LgJohn Deraney 7 279 39.9 51 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Andre Brown 1 10 10Tramain Hall 2 7 9Manny Lawson 0 -1 0Marcus Hudson 1 0 0

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg None

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 10 - Stephen Tulloch. Assisted Tackles: 5 - Stephen Tulloch. TotalTackles: 15 - Stephen Tulloch. Sacks: 3 - Stephen Tulloch. Intercep-tions: 1 - GarlandHeath

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgAndre Hall 19 118 0 41Ricky Ponton 8 41 0 11Amarri Jackson 1 -1 0 0Team 1 -1 0 0Pat Julmiste 13 -6 0 8Carlton Hill 2 -15 0 0

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgPat Julmiste 25 8 91 0 1 21Carlton Hill 2 1 37 0 0 37Brandon Bakers 1 1 31 0 0 31

Receiving No Yds TD LgAndre Hall 2 49 0 37S.J. Green 2 38 0 31Jackie Chambers 2 24 0 18Jeremy Burnett 1 21 0 21Courtney Denson 1 11 0 11Mike Ruegger 1 11 0 11Marcus Edwards 1 5 0 5

Punting No Yds Avg LgBrandon Baker 6 232 38.7 45Team 1 0 0.0 0

Punt Returns No Yds LgJackie Chambers 4 26 12Amarri Jackson 1 0 0

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgChad Simpson 1 14 14

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 11 - Patrick St. Louis. Assisted Tackles: 4 - John-nie Jones. Total Tackles: 13 - Patrick St. Louis. Sacks: 3 - Terrence Royal. Interceptions: None.

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BOWL HISTORY2006: USF 24, ECU 7LEGION FIELD, BIRMINGHAM, ALA.DECEMBER 23, 2006 • 1 P.M.USF 9-4, EAST CAROLINA 7-6BIRMINGHAM (AP) - In only its 10th year of existence, the USF football team won its first-ever bowl game in only its second try, defeating East Carolina, 24-7,

at the PapaJohns.com Bowl at Legion Field. USF’s nine wins tied the school re-cord set in 2002. The Bulls’ offense clicked from the start, scoring all 24 points in the first half. USF recorded 286 total yards – 156 rushing and 130 passing. The Bulls scored all three times they were in the red zone and converted all five fourth downs. Benjamin Williams was named the Most Valuable Player, leading the team with 67 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Matt Grothe, who threw for 81 yards and a touchdown, was injured on a quarterback keeper at the 8:08 mark in the second quarter. He played the rest of the half in all but two downs, but did not start the second half. Pat Julmiste came into the game and played the rest of the way, passing for 49 yards while rushing for 53. USF’s defense was stingy from the start and it continued throughout the entire game. The Bulls only allowed 54 total rushing yards and held the Pirates to -6 yards in the first half. Putting pressure on the quar-terback the entire game, USF tallied six sacks for a loss of 51 yards and 10 of the Bulls tackles were for losses. On the second play of the opening drive, a botched handoff by ECU’s quarterback James Pinkney resulted in a Ben Moffitt fumble recovery for USF on the ECU 16 yard-line. USF capitalized on the turnover on its first play, as Grothe handed the ball off to Williams, who ran for 16 yards for the touchdown at the 13:53 mark. After the USF defense forced an East Carolina punt on the ensuing possession, the Bulls added another seven points for a 14-0 lead on a nine-play, 56-yard drive. After USF drove down the field and was stopped at the one-yard line on third down, Williams scored his second touchdown of the day on fourth down. In the opening minutes of the second quarter, the Bulls regained a 14-point lead as Grothe threw for his first touchdown of the day – a 37-yard pass to Amarri Jackson – to put the score at 21-7. USF converted its second 4th-and-1 play of the day to keep the drive alive. USF added three more points to its lead as Delbert Alvarado made a 38-yard field goal. On a 4th-and-2, Grothe connected with Cedric Hill on a 19-yard pass for the first down, setting up the field goal.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FUSF 14 10 0 0 24ECU 7 0 0 0 7


First QuarterUSF - Williams 1-yard run (Alvarado kick). Time left: 13:53. Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:20. (USF 7, East Carolina 0).USF - Williams one-yard run (Alvarado kick). Time left: 8:43. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:51. (USF 14, East Carolina 0).ECU - Good 48-yard pass from Pinkney (Hartman kick). Time left: 5:04. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:31. (USF 14, East Carolina7).

Second QuarterUSF - Jackson 37-yard pass from Grothe (Alvarado kick). Time left: 12:51. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:50. (USF 21, EastCarolina 7).USF - Alvarado 38-yard field goal. Time left: 6:31. Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 3:31. (USF 24, East Carolina 7).

Team Statistics ECU USFFirst Downs 22 12Rushes-Yards 32-54 43-156Passing Yards 263 130Comp-Att-Int 18-44-0 12-18-0Total Yards 317 286Punts-Avg. 6-42.0 6-36.8Punt Returns 3-43 3-47Kickoff Returns 5-70 2-19Interception Returns 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 3-25 6-60Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1Sacks By 1-8 6-51Third Down Conversions 6-17 3-15Fourth Down Conversions 2-3 5-5Time of Possession 29:02 30:48

ECURushing Att Yds TD LgDominique Lindsay 12 85 0 29Bobby Good 1 11 0 11Aundre Allison 1 -5 0 0James Pinkney 9 -9 0 12Rob Kass 3 -13 0 7Brandon Fractious 6 -15 0 1

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgJames Pinkney 25 8 125 1 0 48Rob Kass 19 10 138 0 0 2

Receiving No Yds TD LgBobby Good 5 116 1 48Kevin Roach 3 45 0 21Jamar Bryant 3 26 0 16Aundre Allison 3 24 0 15Brandon Fractious 1 26 0 6Steven Rogers 1 17 0 17Chris Johnson 1 8 0 8Kevin Shankweiler 1 1 0 1

Punting No Yds Avg LgRyan Dougherty 6 252 42.0 60 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Travis Williams 3 43 20

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Chris Johnson 4 58 24Jerek Hewitt 1 12 12

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 8-Fred Wilson, Assisted Tackles: 4-Van Eskridge, Jamar Flournoy,Total Tackles: 8-Fred Wilson, Van Eskridge, Sacks: 1-C.J. Wilson, Interceptions: None

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgBenjamin Williams 17 67 2 20Pat Julmiste 12 53 0 21Matt Grothe 7 15 0 9Ricky Ponton 4 12 0 6Amarri Jackson 2 11 0 8 Taurus Johnson 01 -2 0 0

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgMatt Grothe 10 6 81 1 0 37Pat Julmiste 8 6 49 0 0 21

Receiving No Yds TD LgEan Randolph 2 27 0 2 1Cedric Hil 2 22 0 19Taurus Johnson 2 5 0 7Amarri Jackson 1 37 1 37S.J. Green 1 15 0 15Will Bleakley 1 13 0 13Amp Hill 1 6 0 6Benjamin Williams 1 3 0 3Ricky Ponton 1 2 0 2

Punting No Yds Avg LgJustin Teachey 6 221 36.8 49

Punt Returns No Yds LgEan Randolph 3 47 28

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgColby Erskin 1 12 12Chris Ellick 1 7 7

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 7-George Selvie, Assisted Tackles: 6-Stephen Nicholas, TotalTackles: 8-George Selvie, Sacks: 2-Stephen Nicholas, Interceptions: None.

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BOWL HISTORY2007: OREGON 56, NO. 23/25 USF 21SUN BOWL STADIUM • EL PASO, TEXASDECEMBER 31, 2007 • 12:15 PM • CBSUSF 9-4 • OREGON 9-4(AP) -- Jonathan Stewart set a Sun Bowl record with a career-high 253 yards rushing and Justin Roper threw four touchdown passes in his first start as Oregon beat South Florida 56-21. The Ducks (9-4) scored 28 straight points in the third quarter to snap a four-game postseason losing streak, their first bowl win since beating Colorado 38-16 in the Fiesta

Bowl after the 2001 season. Oregon made it look easy against the Bulls (9-4), who boasted one of the nation’s better defenses. Credit the steady play by Roper, a redshirt freshman, and Stewart, as smooth a runner as you’ll find. The Ducks won for the first time since losing quarterback Dennis Dixon to a knee injury in November, snapping a three-game losing streak the killed their national title hopes. How easy was it for the Ducks? They won a matchup of teams that’d been ranked No. 2 in the nation earlier this season handily, despite setting a Sun Bowl record with 138 penalty yards. Roper started the scoring avalanche with a 14-yard TD strike to Jaison Williams and added a 15-yard scoring pass to Ed Dickson. On the next play from scrimmage, Walter Thurmond stepped in front of a pass by South Florida’s Matt Grothe and returned it 25 yards for another TD, giving the Ducks a 39-14 lead midway through the third. But these hard-hitting Quackers weren’t finished. Grothe had another interception on the ensuing possession, the first of two for Oregon’s Jairus Byrd, setting up Roper’s 8-yard TD pass to Stewart. On that drive, Stewart got free on a 16-yard gain, breaking the previous Sun Bowl record of 197 yards rushing set in 1977 by LSU’s Charles Alexander in a 24-14 loss to Stanford. Just like that, Oregon’s 18-14 halftime lead had swelled to 46-14. For good measure, Matt Evensen added a 30-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter and defensive end Michael DiVincenzo returned an interception for a touchdown with 3:23 remaining. Roper opened the season fifth on the depth chart and ran the scout team until a series of quarterback injuries - none more devastating than the loss of Dixon, a Heisman Trophy hopeful - reshaped the Oregon roster. Coach Mike Bellotti gave Roper the start over Cody Kempt, another redshirt freshman. Roper responded by tying a Sun Bowl record with four TD passes and finished 17-of-30 for 180 yards passing with no interceptions. Stewart was just as impressive. He broke a 71-yard TD run late in the second quarter, greeted by an enormous hole off left tackle as he raced untouched to the end zone to give the Ducks an 18-11 lead. Stewart kept the momentum going after the break. His 41-yard run on Oregon’s first drive of the second half set up Roper’s second TD pass for a 25-14 lead, and he logged the ninth-best rushing effort in a bowl game. There was no sign of the turf toe injury that slowed Stewart earlier this season, when Oregon dropped from the national title chase. South Florida, which reached No. 2 in the country in just its 11th season playing football, missed a chance to win 10 games for the first time. Grothe left late in the third after being tackled while scrambling. The 49,867 fans were treated to lots of penalty flags. The teams combined to break the Sun Bowl record for total penalty yardage - 202 penalty yards - and it wasn’t even halftime when the old mark fell.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FNo. 23/25 USF 0 14 0 7 21Oregon 8 10 28 10 56


First QuarterUO - Strong 7-yard catch (Evensen rush). Time left: 6:28. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:00. (UO 8, USF 0)

Second QuarterUSF - Alvarado 29-yard field goal. Time left: 14:49. Drive: 16 plays, 52 yards, 6:39. (UO 8, USF 3)UO - Evensen 39-yard field goal. Time left: 12:08. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:41. (UO 11, USF 3)USF - Johnson 21-yard catch (C. Hill pass from Grothe). Time left: 7:04. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:04. (USF 11, UO 11)UO - Steward, J. 71-yard run (Evensen kick). Time left: 3:17. Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 0:44. (UO 18, USF 11).USF - Alvarado 35-yard field goal. Time left: 0:00. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:17. (UO 18, USF 14).

Third QuarterUO - Williams, J. 14-yard catch (Evensen kick)Time left: 10:17. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 2:45. (UO 25, USF 14)UO - Dickson 15-yard catch (Evensen kick)Time left: 7:35. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 1:53. (UO 32, USF 14)UO - Thurmond, W. 25-yard interception return (Evensen kick). Time left: 7:25. (UO 39, USF 14).UO - Stewart J. 8-yard catch (Evensen kick). Time left: 4:05. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:40. (UO 46, USF 14).

Fourth QuarterUO - Evensen 30-yard field goal. Time left: 12:14. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 1:32. (UO 49, USF 14).USF - Love 11-yard catch (Alvarado kick).Time left: 6:34. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:40. (UO 49, USF 21)UO - DiVencenzo, M. 15-yard interception return (Padilla kick).Time left: 3:23. (UO 56, USF 21).

Team Statistics USF OregonFirst Downs 25 25Rushes-Yards 34-88 43-353Passing Yards 236 180Comp-Att-Int 24-47-4 17-30-0Total Yards 324 533Punts-Avg. 6-44.2 4-47.5Punt Returns 2-24 1-26Kickoff Returns 2-53 3-89Interception Returns 0-0-0 4-49-2Penalties-Yards 8-64 13-138Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1Sacks By 1-6 3-21Third Down Conv. 4-14 8-14Fourth Down Conv. 1-1 0-0Time of Possession 34:23 25:17

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgGrant Gregory 4 42 0 22Matt Grothe 14 40 0 22Mike Ford 6 8 0 5Jamar Taylor 1 7 0 7Taurus Johnson 1 2 0 2Ben Williams 4 2 0 2Aston Samuels 3 0 0 4Team 1 -13 0 --

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgMatt Grothe 35 18 219 1 2 27Grant Gregory 11 6 39 1 2 11 Anthony Severino 1 0 0 0 0 0

Receiving No Yds TD LgTaurus Johnson 4 51 1 21Jessie Hester 4 41 0 16Marcus Edwards 3 30 0 14Cedric Hill 3 28 0 18 A.J. Love 3 23 1 11Benjamin Williams 2 -1 0 3Dontavia Bogan 1 27 0 27Quincy Okolie 1 19 0 19Amarri Jackson 1 9 0 9Courtney Denson 1 6 0 6Aston Samuels 1 3 0 3

Punting No Yds Avg LgDelbert Alvarado 6 265 44.2 52 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Marcus Edwdards 2 24 14

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Taurus Johnson 2 53 29

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 9-McKenzie, Assisted Tackles: 1-Six players, Total Tackles: 10-McKenzie, Sacks: 1-Clebert, Interceptions: None

OREGONRushing Att Yds TD LgJohnathan Stewart 23 253 1 71Andre Crenshaw 8 52 0 27Cody Kempt 2 23 0 17Jeffrey Maehl 1 20 0 20Justin Roper 3 10 0 11Andiel Brown 2 2 0 2Remene Alson 2 1 0 1Ed Dickson 1 0 0 0

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgJustin Roper 30 17 180 4 0 29

Receiving No Yds TD LgJaison Williams 4 40 1 14Garren Strong 3 36 1 17Jeffrey Maehl 3 2 0 3Jonathan Steward 2 29 1 21Ed Dickson 2 1 6 1 15Derrick Jones 1 29 0 29Aaron Pflugrad 1 23 0 23Andre Crenshaw 1 5 0 5

Punting No Yds Avg LgJosh Syria 4 190 47.5 54

Punt Returns No Yds LgJairus Byrd 1 26 26

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgDerrick Jones 2 62 41Patrick Chung 1 27 27

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 7-Jairus Byrd, Assisted Tackles: 2 - Jerome Byrd, Total Tackles: 8-Ja. Byrd, Je. Byrd, Sacks: 1- Three playes, Interceptions: 2-Ja. Byrd.

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BOWL HISTORY2008: USF 45, MEMPHIS 14TROPICANA FIELD • ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.DECEMBER 20, 2008 • 3:30 PM • ESPN2USF 8-5 • MEMPHIS 6-7St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP) -- For anyone who thought it might be difficult for

Matt Grothe and South Florida to get excited about playing what amounted to an extra home game, the Bulls and their dual-threat quarterback answered with a dominating performance in the first St. Petersburg Bowl. Grothe moved ahead of West Virginia’s Pat White as the Big East’s career total offense leader, throwing for 236 yards and three touchdowns to on the way to a 41-14 victory over Memphis on Saturday. Grothe and White, a senior who will finish his season in the Meineke Bowl on Dec. 27, are the only players in league history to amass more than 10,000 yards total offense. White has 10,142 in 49 games, and Grothe, who also rushed for 82 yards on 15 carries Saturday, finished the night with 10,214 in 39 games. USF (8-5) scored on four of its first five possessions to build a 24-14 halftime lead, forcing Memphis (6-7) to play catch-up and essentially taking 1,000-yard rusher Curtis Steele out of the Tigers’ game plan. Memphis’ Arkelon Hall threw for one TD and ran for another. But Steele was held to 48 yards rushing on 12 attempts by a stout run defense determined to redeem itself this postseason after giving up 253 yards to Oregon’s Jonathan Stewart during a lopsided loss in last year’s Sun Bowl. Grothe threw TD passes of 26 yards to Taurus Johnson, 13 to Ben Busbee and 24 to Dontavia Bogan before being replaced by Grant Gregory with USF leading 34-14 late in the third quarter. Hall was 15-of-30 for 154 yards and no interceptions for Memphis, with much of that coming on a swing pass that Steele turned into a 50-yard gain early in the second half. He ran 3 yards for a first-quarter touchdown, then threw 2 yards to Duke Calhoun for the Tigers’ other TD just before halftime. It was the first meeting between the former Conference USA rivals since USF left that league for the Big East in 2005. The teams split four games between 2001 and 2004, and Memphis relished the challenge of facing an opponent from a BCS conference for the first time in five bowl appearances under coach Tommy West.The Tigers, who won six of nine games to become bowl eligible after an 0-3 start, viewed Saturday as an opportunity to gauge how much they’ve progressed toward a goal of having a BCS-caliber program On this day, they were nowhere close to a South Florida team that began the season with high expectations after being ranked as high as No. 2 in 2007. The Bulls won their first five before stumbling badly in the Big East and winding up in a bowl game just 32 miles from USF’s main campus in Tampa. Downtown St. Petersburg is close enough that coach Jim Leavitt and his players bused from the team hotel back to campus for practice all week, truly making it seem like an extra home game rather than a bowl trip. The announced crowd at Tropicana Field, the domed home of baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, was 25,202.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FMemphis 7 7 0 0 14 USF 14 10 10 7 41


First QuarterUSF - Johnson 26 yd pass from Grothe (Bonani kick). Time:11:05. Drive 3 Plays, 43 yards, 1:02 .(USF 7, Memphis 0) USF - Williams 3 yd run (Bonani Kick). Time: 4:28, Drive: 6 Plays, 57 yards, 2:28. (USF 14, Memphis 0) Memphis - Hall 2 yd run( Reagan Kick), Time 2:09, Drive: 6 Plays, 73 yards, 2:19, (USF 14, Memphis 7)

Second QuarterUSF - Bonani 23 yd field goal. Time: 11:18. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 3:55. (USF 17, Mem-phis 7).USF- Busbee 13 yd pass from Grothe. (Bonani Kick),Time 4:15, Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 5:24 (USF 24, Memphis 7) Memphis - Calhoun 2 yd pass from Hall. (Rea-gan Kick) Time: 00:08. Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 4:07. (USF 24, Memphis 14).

Third QuarterUSF - Bonani 37 yd field goal). Time: 8:36. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:39. (USF 27, Mem-phis 14).USF- Bogan 24 yd pass from Grothe (Bonani Kick). Time 1:50, Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:47. (USF 34, Memphis 14) Fourth QuarterUSF - Plancher 3 yd run (Bonani Kick). Time: 12:40. Drive: 9 Plays, 53 yards, 3:37. (USF 41, Memphis 14)

Team Statistics Memphis USFFirst Downs 15 29Rushes-Yards 30-60 49-232Passing Yards 172 264Comp-Att-Int 18-35-0 20-30-0Total Yards 238 496Punts-Avg. 4-42.1 4-45.5Punt Returns 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns 8-137 2-59Interception Returns 0-0 2-8Penalties-Yards 3-25 3-25Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Sacks By 3-23 1-6Third Down Conv. 5-15 7-13Fourth Down Conv. 0-2 0-1Time of Possession 25:16 34:44

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgMatt Grothe 9 64 0 19Mike Ford 14 62 0 14Mo Placher 7 31 1 11Jamar Taylor 4 30 0 29Grant Gregory 6 21 0 10Ben Williams 6 18 1 9Taurus Johnson 1 11 0 11A.J Love 1 5 0 5Team 1 -1 0 0 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgMatt Grothe 34 17 236 3 0 2 6

Receiving No Yds TD LgCarlton Mitchell 4 60 0 19Taurus Johnson 4 40 1 26Dontavia Bogan 3 51 1 30Ben Busbee 2 34 1 21Ben Williams 2 21 0 12Jessie Hester 1 22 0 22Matt Grothe 1 14 0 14Cedric Hill 1 11 0 1 1 Marcus Edwards 1 8 0 8 Patrick Richardson 1 3 0 3

Punting No Yds Avg LgMatt Grothe 1 29 29.0 29Delbert Alvarado 1 43 43.0 43 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Marcus Edwards 3 15 16Theo Wilson 2 13 1 5

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Dontavia Bogan 2 71 56

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 6 - Tyrone McKenzie, Jerrell Young, Assisted Tackles: 5 - Tyrone McKenzie, Total Tackles: 11 - Tyrone McKenzie, Sacks: .5 - Patrick Hampton, David Bedford, Interceptions: None

MEMPHISRushing Att Yds TD LgCurtis Steele 12 48 0 13Brandon Ross 7 11 0 6Arkelon Hall 3 6 1 0 E. Williams 1 2 0 2C. Robinzine 1 1 0 1Charlie Jones 2 1 0 2Brett Toney 4 -3 0 4 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgArkelon Hall 31 15 154 1 0 49Brett Toney 3 3 18 0 0 11Steven Black 1 0 0 0 0 14

Receiving No Yds TD LgDuke Calhoun 6 39 1 11Steven Black 4 23 0 9Deven Onarheim 3 15 0 11Carlos Singleton 2 32 0 21Curtis Steele 1 49 0 49

Punting No Yds Avg LgB Sutherland 8 337 42.1 56

Punt Returns No Yds LgNone

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgD.A. Griffin 6 107 25 M Grandberry 2 30 18 Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 5 -Three Players, Assisted Tackles: 4 -B. Pat-terson, Total Tackles: 8 - B. Patterson Sacks: 1 -Three Players, In-terceptions: None

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BOWL HISTORY2009: USF 27, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3ROGERS CENTRE • TORONTO, CANADAJANUARY 2, 2010 • NOON • ESPN2USF 8-5 • NIU 7-6TORONTO (AP) - Mike Ford played the best game of his career in just two quarters. Ford ran for a career-high 207 yards and scored one touchdown, B.J. Daniels threw two scoring

passes to A.J. Love, and South Florida beat Northern Illinois 27-3 in Saturday’s International Bowl. Ford had just one carry in the first half, an 18-yard gain in the second quarter. He broke out in the third, rushing 12 times for 106 yards, then capped his day with a 24-yard touchdown run in the fourth. ‘’I thought it was extraordinary the way our team changed at halftime, especially our offense,’’ South Florida coach Jim Leavitt said. ‘’I told our offensive coaches that we really need to put the ball into Mike Ford’s hands, similar to what we did (in a Dec. 5 loss at) UConn, and let’s see if we can take a little pressure off B.J. and then work the play-action game off Mike’s runs.’’ Ford set the tone for his big second half by breaking off a 36-yard run, his longest of the day, three plays after the break. ‘’There was one guy, that poor soul, Mike went right through him,’’ Leavitt said. ‘’I go, ‘My goodness, that was a pretty good run.’ Mike’s so strong. He’s just so big and strong and he has good feet.’’ Ford had holes to choose from as fatigue slowed Northern Illinois’ defense in the second half. ‘’It was like a kid in the candy shop: Which way do you want to go?’’ Ford said. It’s the third straight year a Big East running back has topped 200 yards in the International Bowl. Ray Rice of Rutgers turned pro after rushing for a game-record 280 yards and four touchdowns in 2007, while Connecticut’s Donald Brown ran for 261 yards in last year’s game. Carlton Mitchell caught six passes for 94 yards for the Bulls, who won back-to-back bowls for the first time. South Florida beat Memphis 41-14 in last year’s St. Petersburg Bowl, part of a streak of five straight bowl appearances. ‘’It’s very exciting to see where we are right now and see where we could possibly be,’’ said Daniels, a freshman. ‘’We have a lot of young talent and a lot of guys coming back.’’ Daniels threw for 217 yards but was sacked five times. South Florida scored 24 unanswered points in the second half after the teams traded field goals in a dreary first half. Making consecutive postseason appearances for the first time, the Huskies lost their third straight bowl and extended the Mid-American Conference’s bowl game losing streak to 14 games. ‘’Momentum kind of got away from us in the second half and we kind of got worn down a little bit,’’ Huskies coach Jerry Kill said. Northern Illinois running back Chad Spann called South Florida ‘’probably the fastest team we’ve seen all season.’’ ‘’They were tremendously fast,’’ Spann said, ‘’We’ve been trying to preach these last couple of weeks that we’ve got to get everything north and south because they’re very fast east and west. As plays broke down, you’d think the bounce (to the outside) would be there but there’d be a guy right there to swallow me up.’’ Spann carried 20 times for 93 yards, giving him 1,038 for the season. Big East teams have defeated their Mid-American Conference opponents in all four International Bowls, the only bowl game played outside the United States. Cincinnati beat Western Michigan in the inaugural game in 2007, followed by victories for Rutgers over Ball State in 2008 and Connecticut over Buffalo in 2009. The Bulls took the lead for good on the opening drive of the third quarter. Ford’s 36-yard run set up Daniels’ 31-yard pass to Mitchell, who shook off a tackle and raced down the sideline to the 6. It was a record-setting catch for Mitchell, giving him 680 yards on the season and breaking Hugh Smith’s school mark of 661 set in 2002. The Bulls couldn’t punch it in, but went ahead on Eric Schwartz’s 19-yard field goal. Daniels hooked up with Love for the game’s first touchdown on the Bulls’ next possession, rolling to the outside before firing a 46-yard strike off his back foot and capping an eight-play, 81-yard drive. ‘’B.J. was moving all over the place, which he usually does, and then found A.J. off to the right side,’’ Leavitt said. ‘’The catch he made was great.’’ Cornerback Jerome Murphy picked off Huskies quarterback Chandler Harnish on the next possession, giving South Florida the ball at its 48. Ford carried five times to get the Bulls to the 7, where, on the first play of the fourth quarter, Daniels connected with Love again, making it 20-3.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FUSF 3 0 10 14 27NIU 0 3 0 0 3


First QuarterUSF - Schwartz 39-yd field goal, 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:39 (USF 3, NIU 0)

Second QuarterNIU - Salerno 21-yd field goal, 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:55 (USF 3, NIU 3)

Third QuarterUSF - Schwartz 19-yd field goal, 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:19 (USF 6, NIU 3)USF - Love 46-yd pass from Daniels, 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:03 (USF 13, NIU 3)

Fourth QuarterUSF - Love 7-yd pass from Daniels, 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:49 (USF 20, NIU 3)USF - Ford 24-yard run, 1 plays, 24 yards, 0:08 (USF 27, NIU 3)

Team Statistics USF NIUFirst Downs 19 11Rushes-Yards 40-189 31-108Passing Yards 217 130Comp-Att-Int 14-22-0 12-26-1Total Yards 406 238Punts-Avg. 5-37 6-38.8Punt Returns 1-3 0-0Kickoff Returns 2-45 6-140Interception Returns 1-23 0-0Penalties-Yards 4-28 3-33Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1Sacks By 1-4 5-44Third Down Conversions 7/15 3/13Fourth Down Conversions 0/0 0/2Time of Possession 32:44

NIURushing Att Yds TD LgChad Spann 20 93 0 37Justin Anderson 2 14 0 14Nathan Palmer 2 4 0 2DeMarcus Grady 2 0 0 6Chand Harnish 5 -3 0 6

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgChand Harnish 25 12 130 0 1 19DeMarcus Grady 1 0 0 0 0 0

Receiving No Yds TD LgMarcus Lewis 4 38 0 12Chad Spann 3 30 0 14Ree Cunningham 2 25 0 19Martel Moore 1 18 0 18Nathan Palmer 1 12 0 12Landon Cox 1 7 0 7

Punting No Yds Avg LgMike Salerno 4 165 41.2 45Josh Wilber 2 68 34 35 Punt Returns No Yds Lg None

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Tommy Davis 5 126 28Ricky Crider 1 14 14

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 6 - Tracy Wilson, Assisted Tackles: 3- Four Players, Total Tackles: 8 - Chris Smith, Sacks: 1 - Five Players, In-terceptions: None.

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgMike Ford 20 207 1 36Mo Plancher 5 11 0 12Richard Kelly 1 0 0 0 Lindsey Lamar 3 -3 0 1B.J. Daniels 11 -26 0 13

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgB.J. Daniels 22 14 217 2 0 46

Receiving No Yds TD LgCarlton Mitchell 6 94 0 31A.J. Love 3 56 2 46Jessie Hester 2 30 0 15Sterling Griffin 1 15 0 15Theo Wilson 1 13 0 13Evan Landi 1 9 0 9

Punting No Yds Avg LgDelbert Alvarado 5 185 37.0 44

Punt Returns No Yds LgFaron Hornes 1 -3 0

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgDontavia Bogan 1 24 24Jerome Murphy 1 21 21

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 4 - Nate Allen, Assisted Tackles: 6 - Kion Wil-son, Total Tackles: 7 - Kion Wilson, Sacks: 1 - Jason Pierre-Paul, Interceptions: 1 - Jerome Murphy

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BOWL HISTORY2010: USF 31, CLEMSON 26BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM • CHARLOTTE, N.C.DEC. 31, 2010 • NOON • ESPNUSF 8-5 • CLEMSON 6-7CHARLOTTE, N.C. – B.J. Daniels threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third as South Florida finished Coach Skip Holtz’s first season with a 31-26 victory over Clemson on Friday in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Mo Plancher also ran for a score for the Bulls (8-5), who took

control after Tigers quarterback Kyle Parker left at halftime with broken ribs. USF secured its fifth-straight eight-win season and earned its first bowl win over a team from a BCS automatic-qualifying league. Parker’s final football game before embarking on a baseball career ended abruptly when he broke ribs when tackled near the goal line at the end of the second quarter. Backup Tajh Boyd was picked off by JaQuez Jenkins on the first play of the fourth. His 48-yard return set up Daniels’ 8-yard TD run to make it 31-13 and gave the Tigers (6-7) their first losing season in 11 years. It was a triumphant return to North Carolina for Holtz, who left East Carolina in January to take over at USF. After a slow start, the Bulls finished with wins in five of their last seven games and gave the BIG EAST a 3-1 bowl record. Holtz had insisted all week he’d split the snaps at quarterback between Daniels, who had missed the regular-season finale against Con-necticut with a thigh injury, and freshman walk-on Bobby Eveld. But a steady Daniels didn’t need to share the offense, completing 20 of 27 passes for 189 yards and an interception. He locked up the MVP award when he zigzagged for the decisive score when he faked a pitch on the option. It was a miserable end to a tough season for the Tigers, who were 2-0 before an overtime loss to No. 1 Auburn set off an avalanche of bad news and losses. It wasn’t what Parker had in mind when the first-round pick forfeited $800,000 from the Colorado Rockies to put off baseball for a year. After getting benched in the regular-season finale against South Carolina, he contemplated skipping the bowl game. Turned out, he was done at halftime after he completed 11 of 17 passes for 134 yards and an interception. He finished the year with 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. USF stormed to a 17-3 second-quarter lead behind Daniels’ TD passes to Demetris Murray and Dontavia Bogan. The Bulls added a field goal following Quenton Washington’s 45-yard interception return on Parker’s poorly thrown pass toward the sideline. After a rough beginning, Parker led two scoring drives to end the first half, the second included him escaping a sack and finding Marquan Jones for 38 yards to the USF 2. He was apparently hurt on a 1-yard run before Jamie Harper punched it in from a yard out to make it 17-13 at halftime. Plancher’s 2-yard TD run early in the third quarter gave South Florida a comfortable cushion again and the elusive Daniels was able to keep Clemson’s stout defense at bay. Da’Quan Bowers, who came in with a nation-best 15.5 sacks, never got to Daniels and failed to set the school’s single-season sacks record. Clemson, listless for most of the game, made a last-gasp effort. Boyd, who was 13-of-23 for 112 yards, threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Fordwith 1:47 left. The Tigers recovered the onside kick, quickly moved down the field and Boyd found Ford again for a 10-yard TD. But Clemson’s second onside kick was touched by the Tigers about a yard short of the 10 it needed to travel and USF took over.

SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FUSF 7 10 7 7 31Clemson 3 10 0 13 26


First QuarterClemson - Catanzaro 27-yd field goal, 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:16 (Clemson 3, USF 0)USF - Murray 25-yd pass from Daniels 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:25 (USF 7, Clemson 3)

Second QuarterUSF - Bogan 15 yd pass from Daniels, 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:15 (USF 17, Clemson 3) USF - Bonani 27-yd field goal, 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:41 (USF 10, Clemson 3)Clemson - Catanzaro 44 yd field goal, 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:17 (USF 17, Clemson 6)Clemson - Harper 1-yd run, 7 plays, 43 yards, :50 (USF 17, Clemson 13)

Third QuarterUSF - Plancher 2-yd run, 13 plays, 99 yards, 5:05 (USF 24, Clemson 13)

Fourth QuarterUSF - Daniels 8-yd. run, 2 plays, 5 yards, :48 (USF 31, Clemson 13)Clemson - Ford 6-yd pass from Boyd, 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:59 (USF 31, Clemson 19)Clemson - Ford 10-yd. pass from Boyd, 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:00 (USF 31, Clemson 26)

Team Statistics USF CUFirst Downs 18 17Rushes-Yards 37-90 27-50Passing Yards 189 246Comp-Att-Int 20-28-1 24-41-2Total Yards 279 296Punts-Avg. 3-29.3 5-42.6Punt Returns 2-38 0-0Kickoff Returns 4-61 5-82Interception Returns 2-93 1-0Penalties-Yards 3-40 6-46Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0Sacks By 2-16 2-6Third Down Conv. 9-14 5-16Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 3-3Time of Possession 30:25 29:35

CLEMSONRushing Att Yds TD LgJamie Harper 20 34 1 10Justin Parker 2 8 0 7Michael Wade 1 8 0 8Jaron Brown 1 -1 0 0

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgTajh Boyd 23 13 112 2 1 14Kyle Parker 17 11 134 0 1 38TEAM 1 0 0 0 0 0Jamie Harper 0 0 0 0 0 0

Receiving No Yds TD LgDeAndre Hopkins 9 105 0 31Brandon Ford 4 45 2 16Jaron Brown 4 21 0 14Jamie Harper 4 20 0 7Dwayne Allen 2 17 0 12Marquan Jones 1 38 0 38

Punting No Yds Avg LgDawson Zimmerman 4 175 43.8 49TEAM 1 38 38.0 0 Punt Returns No Yds Lg N/A

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Marcus Gilchrist 5 82 19

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 9 - DeAndre McDaniel, Assisted Tackles: 3- DeAndre McDaniel, Brandon Maye, Total Tackles: 12 - DeAndre McDaniel, Sacks: 1 - Andre Branch, Xavier Brewer, Interceptions: 1 - Byron Maxwell.

USFRushing Att Yds TD LgMoise Plancher 14 50 1 18Demetris Murray 8 25 0 9B.J. Daniels 11 22 1 10

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int LgB.J. Daniels 27 20 189 2 1 25Evan Landi 1 0 0 0 0 0

Receiving No Yds TD LgLindsey Lamar 5 40 0 23Demetris Murray 3 35 1 25Kevin Gidrey 3 34 0 16Evan Landi 2 36 0 19Joel Miller 2 10 0 11Moise Plancher 2 8 0 8Dontavia Bogan 1 15 1 15Faron Hornes 1 7 0 7Stephen Bravo-Brown 1 4 0 4

Punting No Yds Avg LgJustin Brockhaus-Kann 3 88 29.3 30

Punt Returns No Yds LgTerrence Mitchell 2 38 34

Kickoff Returns No Yds LgLamar Lindsey 4 61 19

Defensive LeadersUnassisted Tackles: 7 - DeDe Lattimore, Assisted Tackles: 2 - Four Players, Total Tackles: 9 - DeDe Lattimore, Sacks: 1 - Jon Lejiste, Interceptions: 1 - Quenton Washington

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FIRST DOWNSMost First DownsUSF 29 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08Opp. 25 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07Total 50 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07

Fewest First DownsUSF 12 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06Opp. 11 N. Illinois (International Bowl) 1/3/10 Total 29 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05

Most by RushingUSF 14 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08Opp. 15 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07Total 22 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07

Fewest by RushingUSF 2 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06Opp. 3 N. Illinois (International Bowl) 1/3/10 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10 Total 7 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10

Most by PassingUSF 14 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08Opp. 12 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10Total 24 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10

Fewest by PassingUSF 5 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06Opp. 5 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Total 12 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05

Most by PenaltyUSF 6 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07Opp. 3 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08 Total 6 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07

THIRD DOWNS Most Third Down Att.USF 18 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05 Opp. 17 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06Total 32 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07

Fewest Third Down Att.USF 13 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08Opp. 13 N. Illinois (International Bowl) 1/3/10Total 28 N. Illinois (International Bowl) 1/3/10 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07

Most Third Down ConversionsUSF 9 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10 Opp. 8 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07Total 12 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08

Fewest Third Down ConversionsUSF 3 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06 Opp. 3 N. Illinois (International Bowl) 1/3/10 Total 9 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06

Most Fourth Down Atts.USF 5 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06

FOURTH DOWNSMost Fourth Down ConversionsUSF 5 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06

Longest Time of PossessionUSF 34:44 N. Illinois (International Bowl) 1/3/10 Opp. 31:01 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05

RUSHING Most AttemptsUSF 49 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08 Opp. 49 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Total 91 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05 Fewest AttemptsUSF 34 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07 Opp. 27 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10Total 64 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10

Most Net YardsUSF 232 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08Opp. 353 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07Total 441 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07

Fewest Net YardsUSF 286 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06Opp. 236 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 1 2/20/08Total 54 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06

Highest Average Yards Per RushUSF 4.7 N. Illinois (International Bowl) 1/3/10 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08 Opp. 8.2 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07

Most Touchdowns RushingUSF 2 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06 2 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10 Opp. 1 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10

PASSINGMost AttemptsUSF 47 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07 Opp. 44 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06 Total 77 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07

Fewest AttemptsUSF 18 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06 Opp. 19 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Total 39 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05

Most CompletionsUSF 24 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07Opp. 24 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10Total 44 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10

Fewest CompletionsUSF 10 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Opp. 9 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Total 19 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05 Most Net YardsUSF 236 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07Opp. 263 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06 Total 436 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08 Fewest Net YardsUSF 130 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06 Opp. 127 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Total 286 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05

Highest Avg. Yards per Completion (Min. 5)USF 15.9 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Opp. 14.3 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05

Lowest Avg. Yards Per Completion (Min. 5)USF 9.4 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10 Opp. 9.6 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08 Highest Avg. Yards per Attempt (Min. 10)USF 9.9 N. Illinois (International Bowl) 1/3/10 Opp. 10.8 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07 Lowest Avg. Yards per Attempt (Min. 10)USF 5.3 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05 Opp. 4.9 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08

Most Touchdown PassesUSF 4 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08Opp. 3 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07 Total 5 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07

PUNTING Most PuntsUSF 7 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Opp. 8 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08Total 14 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05

Fewest PuntsUSF 2 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/10Opp. 4 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07Total 10 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/10 10 Oregon)Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/10

Most YardsUSF 496 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/10Opp. 533 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/10

Fewest YardsUSF 88 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10Opp. 213 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10

Highest Average Punt (Min. 3 punts)USF 44.2 Oregon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07Opp. 47.5 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

Lowest Average Punt (Min. 3 punts)USF 29.3 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10Opp. 38.8 NIU (International Bowl) 1/03/10

Most Punts ReturnedUSF 5 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08USF 5 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Opp. 3 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Opp. 3 ECU (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06Total 8 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05

Most PuntsUSF 7 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Opp. 8 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08Total 14 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05

Fewest PuntsUSF 2 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/10Opp. 4 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07Total 10 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/10 10 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

KICKINGMost Kickoff ReturnsUSF 4 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10Opp. 8 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08

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Total 10 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08

Fewest Kickoffs ReturnedUSF 1 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Opp. 0 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Total 1 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05

Most Field GoalsUSF 2 Two TimesOpp. 2 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 2/31/07Total 4 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 2/31/07

TURNOVERSMost Interceptions ThrownUSF 4 Oregon(Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07Opp. 2 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10 Most FumblesUSF 3 NIU (International Bowl) 1/03/10 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10Opp. 3 Two timesTotal 5 Two times

Most Fumbles LostUSF 2 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Opp. 2 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Total 5 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

Most SacksUSF 6 East Carolina (PapaJohn’s Bowl) 12/23/06Opp. 5 NIU (International Bowl) 1/03/10

Most TurnoversUSF 5 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07Opp. 2 Two timesTotal 6 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07 Fewest TurnoversUSF 1 Two timesOpp. 0 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/10Total 1 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/10 PENALTIESMost PenaltiesUSF 8 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07Opp. 13 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07Total 21 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07 Fewest PenaltiesUSF 3 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10Opp. 3 Three timesTotal 7 NIU (International Bowl) 1/03/10

Most Yards PenalizedUSF 70 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 11/27/04Opp. 138 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07Total 202 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

Fewest Yards PenalizedUSF 20 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Opp. 46 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10Total 55 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05

SCORINGMost PointsUSF 41 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 12/20/08

Opp. 56 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07Total 77 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

Fewest PointsUSF 0 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05 Opp. 3 NIU (International Bowl) 1/03/10Total 14 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05

Most Decisive Win 27 pts. Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 11/27/04

Most Decisive Loss 35 pts. Orgeon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07

Most Points in a LossUSF 21 Orgeon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07Opp. 26 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10

Most TouchdownsUSF 5 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 11/27/04Opp. 8 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07Total 10 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

Fewest TouchdownsUSF 0 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Opp. 0 NIU (International Bowl 1/03/10 Total 2 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05 Most Points, First QuarterUSF 14 Two Times Opp. 8 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07Total 21 Two Times

Most Points, Second QuarterUSF 14 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07Opp. 14 NC State (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/05Total 24 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

Most Points, Third QuarterUSF 10 Two TimesOpp. 28 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07Total 28 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

Most Points, Fourth QuarterUSF 14 NIU (International Bowl) 01/03/10Opp. 13 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10Total 20 Clemson (Meineke Bowl) 12/31/10

Most Points, First HalfUSF 28 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 11/27/04Opp. 18 Orgeon (Brut Sun Bowl) 12/31/07Total 42 Memphis (St. Petersburg Bowl) 11/27/04

Most Points, Second HalfUSF 24 NIU (International Bowl) 01/03/10Opp. 38 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07Total 45 Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

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RUSHINGMost Attempts 20 Mike Ford NIU - International Bowl 1/3/10

Most Yards Gained 203 Mike Ford NIU - International Bowl 1/3/10 118 Andre Hall NC State - Meineke Bowl 12/31/05 83 Matt Grothe Memphis - St. Petersburg Bowl 12/20/08

Average Per Carry 10.4 Mike Ford NIU - International Bowl 1/3/10

Most Rushing Touchdowns 2 Ben Williams ECU - PapaJohns.com Bowl 12/23/06

Longest TD Run 24 Mike Ford NIU - International Bowl 1/3/10

Longest Non-Scoring Run 41 Andre Hall NC State - Meineke Bowl 12/31/05

PASSINGMost Attempts 35 Matt Grothe, Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

Most Completions 20 B.J. Daniel, Clemson - Meineke Bowl 12/31/10

Most Yards 236 Matt Grothe, Memphis - St. Petersburg Bowl 12/20/08

Most Touchdown Passes 3 Matt Grothe, Memphis - St. Petersburg Bowl 12/20/08

Most Interceptions Thrown 2 Grant Gregory, Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/072 Matt Grothe, Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

RECEIVINGMost Receptions 6 Carlton Mitcell, N. Illinois - International Bowl 1/3/10

Most Receiving Yards 94 Carlton Mitcell, N. Illinois - International Bowl 1/3/10

Most Touchdown Receptions 2 AJ Love NIU - International Bowl 1/3/10

PUNT RETURNSMost Returns 4 Jackie Chambers, NC State - Meineke Bowl 12/31/05

Most Return Yards 47 Ean Randolph, PapaJohn’s.com Bowl 12/23/06 Longest Return 34 Terrence Mitchell, Clemson - Meineke Bowl 12/31/10

KICKOFF RETURNSMost Return Yards 71 Dontavia Bogan (2), Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

Longest Return 56 Dontavia Bogan, Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

DEFENSE Most Tackles 13 Patrick St. Louis, NC State - Meineke Bowl 12/31/0511 Tyrone McKenzie, Memphis - St. Petersburg Bowl 12/20/08 10 Tyrone McKenzie, Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07 Most Sacks 3.0 Terrance Royal, NC State - Meinke 12/31/05

Most Interceptions 1 Jerome Murphy, NIU - International Bowl 1/3/10 Quenton Washtingon, Clemson - Meineke Bowl 12/31/10 Most Return Yards 45 Quenton Washtingon, Clemson - Meineke Bowl 12/31/10 Longest Non-TD Return 45 Quenton Washtingon, Clemson - Meineke Bowl 12/31/10

SCORINGMost Points Scored by Non-Kicker 12 Ben Williams, PapaJohn’s.com Bowl 12/23/06 12 AJ Love, NIU - International Bowl 1/3/10

Most Points Scored by Kicker 9 Eric Schwartz, NIU - International Bowl 1/3/10

Most Touchdowns Scored 2 Ben Williams, PapaJohn’s.com Bowl 12/23/06 2 AJ Love, NIU - International Bowl 1/3/10 Most Field Goals 2 Eric Schwartz, NIU - International Bowl 1/3/10 2 Maikon Bonani, Memphis - St. Petersburg Bowl 12/20/08 2 Delbert Alvarado, Orgeon - Brut Sun Bowl 12/31/07

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