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1WKUSports.com • December 21, 2015 • ESPN • 2:30 p.m. • South Florida • 2015 MIAMI BEACH BOWL

2015 WKU Football BOWL GUIDE

Quick FACTS

CREDITS Editor: Kyle Neaves Asst. Editor: Brett Pund Design/Layout: Kyle Neaves Contributors: Lance Dozier, Damarius Gibson, Michael Schroeder Photography: Megan Stearman, Brandon Carter Printing: Gerald Printing

The 2015 WKU Football Bowl Guide is a publication of the WKU Athletic Media Relations Office. All text and photo content is property of WKU Athletics and Western Kentucky University and may not be reproduced without permission. This document was printed with state funds.

WKUSports.com is the official online home for all 16 sports on The Hill. Rosters, schedules, statistics, game notes, game recaps and media guides are constantly updated online.

2015 WKU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE11-2 Overall; 8-0 C-USA; Conference USA ChampionsDATE OPPONENT TV RESULT ATTENDS 3 at Vanderbilt SECN W, 14-12 30,307S 10 LA Tech* CBS SN W, 41-38 17,515S 19 at Indiana ESPNews L, 35-38 44,823S 26 Miami (Ohio) CBS SN W, 56-14 20,320O 3 at Rice* FCS W, 49-10 20,124O 10 Middle Tennessee* FSN W, 58-28 16,993O 15 at North Texas* CBS SN W, 55-28 10,155O 24 at LSU ESPNU L, 20-48 101,561O 31 at Old Domnion* FSN W, 55-30 20,118N 7 Florida Atlantic (HC)* FSN W, 35-19 18,421N 21 at FIU* FCS W, 63-7 14,380N 27 Marshall* FS1 W, 49-28 17,687D 5 Southern Miss^ ESPN2 W, 45-28 16,823Home games in Bold * - Denotes C-USA Game All times Central ^ - C-USA Championship GameCOACHING STAFFNAME POSITION ALMA MATERJeff Brohm Head Coach Louisville, ‘89Nick Holt Associate HC/DC U. of Pacific, ‘86Tyson Helton OC/Quarterbacks Houston, ‘99Ricky Brumfield Corners/Special Teams Utah State, ‘99Neil Callaway Offensive Line Alabama, ‘78Mike Cassity Secondary Kentucky, ‘76Ken Delgado Defensive Ends San Jose St., ‘84Don Dunn Defensive Tackles E. Tenn. St., ‘76Bryan Ellis Running Backs UAB, ‘10JaMarcus Shephard Wide Receivers/Special Teams DePauw, ‘05

SUPPORT STAFFNAME POSITION Greg Brohm Director of Football OperationsDave Consiglio Asst. Dir. Strength & Conditioning Nate Dennison Director of Player PersonnelBrian Ditmer Head Equipment ManagerZach Lankford Offensive Quality ControlTyson Street Assistant Equipment ManagerBennett Dettlinger Offensive Graduate AssistantJustin Lovett Strength & Conditioning DirectorChad McField Strength & Conditioning AssistantSean Pugh Character CoachJohn Riley Football Video CoordinatorDan Rowe Defensive Graduate AssistantBryan Schneider Head TrainerChris Springer Defensive Graduate AssistantTravis Taylor Asst Director of Football OperationsRyan Wallace Offensive GA/Tight Ends

UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation Bowling Green, Ky.Founded 1906Enrollment 20,178Nickname HilltoppersColors Red and WhiteStadium Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium (Turf/22,113)Conference Conference USAPresident Dr. Gary RansdellProvost Dr. David LeeDirector of Athletics Todd StewartFaculty Representative Craig Martin

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONStarters Returning (O/D/S) 19 (7/9/3)Starters Lost (O/D/S) 7 (4/2/1)Lettermen Returning (O/D/S) 53 (23/27/3)Lettermen Lost (O/D/S) 19 (10/8/1)All-Time Record: 553-382-31 (.589) All-Time Conference Record: 191-130-9 (.592)First Year in FBS 2009

Table of Contents 1Team Roster 2-3Bowl Schedule 4Contact Information 5Depth Chart Notes 6-8Schedule Notes 8Depth Chart 9The Last Time... 27-282015 Game Recaps 30-422015 Final Stats 43-51

NOTEBOOKBowl Notes 10-11Headline Notebook 13Team Notebook 15-16Game Center 14Player Awards 17Individual Notebook 17-19Doughty Notes 20-22Opponent Schedules 96

SPECIALTY STATISTICSExperience Breakdown 23Opening Drives 23Career/Game Starts 24Big Plays/Notables 25Specialty Game Stats 262015 Scoring Drives 29

THE HILLTOPPERSHead Coach Jeff Brohm 52-53Assistant Coaches 54-56Hilltopper Profiles 57-73

RECORD BOOKSBowl Records 12Team Records 74-81Individual Records 82-95

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2015 HILLTOPPERSNO. NAME POS. HT WT CL HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL33 Leon Allen RB 6-0 235 Sr.-3L Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee HS)78 Maurice Bennett DL 6-2 290 Sr.-2L Madison, Miss. (East Mississippi CC)54 Daeshawn Bertram LB 5-11 220 r-So.-1L Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS)61 Matt Boston OL 6-2 280 r-Fr.-RS Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow HS)7 Joe Brown DB 5-10 190 So.-1L Louisville, Ky. (Butler HS)92 Ge’Monee Brown DL 6-2 305 Sr.-1L Petal, Miss. (Petal HS/Pearl River CC)17 Dejon Brown LB 6-3 250 Sr.-1L Beaumont, Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto CC)17 Stephon Brown WR 5-9 190 r-Jr.-SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Henry County HS)8 John Brunner WR 6-3 190 Fr.-HS Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater Catholic)9 Omarius Bryant DL 6-3 310 Jr.-JC Byrum, Miss. (Southwest MS CC)83 Will Bush WR 5-11 195 r-Fr.-RS Louisville, Ky. (Ballard HS)55 Tyler Camp OL 6-3 305 Fr.-HS Forsyth, Ga. (Mary Persons HS)30 Prince Charles Iworah DB 5-11 190 r-Sr.-2L Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan HS)35 Nicholas Coffey DL 6-4 260 Fr.-HS Dunnville, Ky. (Russell County HS)22 Forrest Coleman DB 6-2 190 Sr.-1L Stockton, Calif. (San Joaquin Delta)49 Jake Collins K 6-0 190 r-Fr.-RS Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier)21 Jared Dangerfield WR 6-3 215 r-Sr.-1L West Palm Beach, Fla. (Fort Scott CC)38 Tacorian Darden DB 5-10 180 Fr.-HS Russellville, Ky. (Russellville HS)34 Drew Davis LB 6-1 225 Jr.-2L Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS)28 Anthony Davis RB 5-9 205 Gr.-TR Indianapolis, Ind. (Indiana)12 Brandon Doughty QB 6-3 220 r-Sr.-2L Davie, Fla. (North Broward Prep)47 Nolan Dowling LS 6-0 225 r-Jr.-2L Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East HS)24 Devante Duclos DL 6-1 240 Jr.-2L Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS)32 Ryan Duvall DL 6-5 225 r-Fr.-RS Owensboro, Ky. (Apollo HS)4 Drew Eckels QB 6-4 210 r-Fr.-RS Daytona, Fla. (Warner Christian)64 Dennis Edwards OL 6-1 305 r-Fr.-RS Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS)44 George Fant TE 6-6 270 r-Sr.-RS Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren Central HS)1 Nacarius Fant WR 5-9 185 So.-1L Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS)42 DeAndre Farris DB 5-10 190 r-Fr.-RS Shelbyville, Ky. (Collins HS)32 D’Andre Ferby RB 6-1 240 r-Fr.-RS Nashville, Tenn. (Ensworth HS)60 Dylan Ferguson OL 6-2 300 r-Fr.-RS Mt. Washington, Ky. (Bullitt East HS)9 Nelson Fishback QB 6-2 215 r-Jr.-1L Oroville, Calif. (Butte College)41 Elijah Gardner DB 5-10 185 r-Fr.-HS Louisville, Ky. (Doss HS)14 Juwan Gardner DB 6-1 205 r-So.-1L Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS)21 Jordon Gonzalez DB 6-0 180 Fr.-HS Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS)86 Tim Gorski TE 6-6 255 r-Sr.-3L Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita HS)3 Antwane Grant WR 6-1 205 Sr.-1L Wilmington, Del. (Nassau CC)28 Drell Greene DB 6-1 190 Fr.-HS Alma, Ga. (Bacon County HS)70 Max Halpin OL 6-3 295 r-Jr.-2L Fort Mitchell, Ky. (Covington Catholic)16 Sidney Hammond DL 6-2 250 Jr.-JC Kennesaw, Ga. (Dodge City CC)87 Jacob Harris WR 6-4 190 Fr.-HS Palm Harbor, Fla. (Palm Harbor Uni.)82 Tyler Higbee TE 6-6 250 r-Sr.-3L Clearwater, Fla. (East Lake HS)77 Hunter Holland OL 6-2 275 Fr.-HS Buford, Ga. (Buford HS)10 Nick Holt LB 6-1 230 r-Sr.-1L Seattle, Wash. (City Coll. of San Fran.)43 Ben Holt RB 5-11 210 Fr.-HS Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS)99 Ty’Ron Horton DL 6-3 260 Fr.-HS Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS)68 Parker Howell OL 6-4 275 Fr.-HS Nashville, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian)4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe LB 6-2 220 r-Fr.-RS Bowling Green, Ky. (South Warren HS)18 AJ Jackson DB 5-11 170 Fr.-HS Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS)49 Canon Jackson LB 6-2 210 Fr.-HS Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS)11 Lucky Jackson WR 6-1 185 Fr.-HS Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS)16 Quin Jernighan WR 6-3 210 Fr.-HS LaVergne, Tenn. (LaVergne HS)19 Jason Johnson DB 6-0 195 Fr.-HS Pahokee, Fla. (Pahokee HS)29 Leverick Johnson DB 6-1 185 r-So.-1L Miami, Fla. (Northwestern HS)18 Shaquille Johnson TE 6-4 235 Jr.-2L Lake City, Fla. (Columbia HS)91 Trae Jones DL 6-1 280 r-So.-1L Cusseta, Ga. (Chattahoochee County HS)76 Forrest Lamp OL 6-4 300 r-Jr.-2L Venice, Fla. (Venice HS)53 Julian Leslie DL 6-3 255 r-Jr.-1L Miami, Fla. (Coral Reef HS) 31 Branden Leston DB 6-3 205 r-Jr.-1L Clearwater, Fla. (Presbyterian)96 Julien Lewis DL 6-3 300 r-Fr.-RS Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS)65 Scott Liebert OL 6-3 280 r-Fr.-RS Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS)79 Joe Manley OL 6-6 315 r-Jr.-1L Bowling Green, Ky. (Louisville)26 Zhock Mason DB 5-10 180 r-Sr.-SQ Union, Ky. (Thomas More)89 Desmond Maxwell TE 6-3 240 r-Jr.-SQ Louisville, Ky. (Georgetown College)6 T.J. McCollum LB 6-3 230 r-So.-TR Birmingham, Ala. (UAB)27 Martavius Mims DB 6-1 200 r-Fr.-RS Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Muscle Shoals HS)50 Der’Quione Mobley LB 6-1 225 r-Fr.-RS Louisville, Ky. (Central HS)3 Jontavius Morris DL 6-2 305 Sr.-TR Albany, Ga. (Albany HS/UAB)13 Nick Newton LB 6-4 245 r-Sr.-SQ Clearwater, Fla. (Presbyterian)

1 Nacarius Fant ....................................WR1 DeVante Thomas.............................. DB2 Taywan Taylor ...................................WR3 Antwane Grant .................................WR3 Jontavius Morris ................................DL4 Drew Eckels ....................................... QB4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe ............................... LB5 Wonderful Terry ............................... DB5 Marquez Trigg ....................................RB6 T.J. McCollum ..................................... LB6 Devin Nixon .......................................WR7 Joe Brown ........................................... DB8 John Brunner ....................................WR8 Marcus Ward ...................................... DB9 Omarius Bryant .................................DL9 Nelson Fishback ............................... QB10 Nick Holt .............................................. LB11 Lucky Jackson ...................................WR11 Tanner Reeves ....................................DL12 Brandon Doughty ........................... QB13 Nick Newton ....................................... LB13 Reese Ryan ......................................... QB14 Juwan Gardner ................................. DB14 Mike White ......................................... QB15 Nicholas Norris .................................WR15 Joseph Occhipinti................................P16 Sidney Hammond ............................DL16 Quin Jernighan .................................WR17 Dejon Brown ...................................... LB17 Stephon Brown ................................WR18 AJ Jackson .......................................... DB18 Shaquille Johnson ............................ TE19 Jason Johnson .................................. DB19 Deon Yelder ........................................ TE20 Nathan Roush ................................... DB20 Anthony Wales ..................................RB21 Jared Dangerfield ............................WR21 Jordon Gonzalez .............................. DB22 Forrest Coleman............................... DB22 Devin Scott ......................................... TE23 De’Andre Simmons ......................... DB24 Devante Duclos .................................DL25 Masai Whyte ....................................... LB26 Zhock Mason..................................... DB26 Darmontre Warr ................................RB27 Martavius Mims ................................ DB28 Anthony Davis ...................................RB28 Drell Greene ...................................... DB29 Leverick Johnson ............................. DB30 Prince Charles Iworah .................... DB31 Branden Leston ................................ DB32 Ryan Duvall .........................................DL32 D’Andre Ferby ....................................RB33 Leon Allen ...........................................RB34 Drew Davis .......................................... LB35 Nicholas Coffey .................................DL36 Jarrett Sippola ................................... LB37 Ryan Nuss ...............................................K38 Tacorian Darden ............................... DB39 Alex Rinella ............................................K40 Isaac Tanner ........................................ LB41 Blair Vaughan .....................................RB41 Elijah Gardner ................................... DB

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2015 HILLTOPPERSNO. NAME POS. HT WT CL HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL6 Devin Nixon WR 6-0 185 Fr.-HS Melbourne, Fla. (Viera HS)69 Matt Nord OL 6-6 310 r-Jr.-2L Louisville, Ky. (DeSales HS)15 Nicholas Norris WR 5-9 175 Jr.-2L Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington HS)37 Ryan Nuss K 5-10 190 r-Fr.-TR Fairfield, Ohio (East Tennessee)15 Joseph Occhipinti P 6-3 190 Jr.-2L Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS)72 Derik Overstreet DL 6-2 250 So.-1L Paducah, Ky. (Paducah Tilghman HS)63 Miles Pate OL 6-3 265 Fr.-HS Suwanee, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS)51 Brandon Ray OL 6-2 285 r-So.-1L Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS)11 Tanner Reeves DL 6-4 240 r-So.-1L Lakeland, Fla. (George W. Jenkins HS)73 Cullen Reynolds OL 6-5 310 Fr.-HS Madisonville, Ky. (Madisonville HS)39 Alex Rinella K 6-1 200 Fr.-HS Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill HS)48 Kalvin Robinson DL 6-5 250 Jr.-2L Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS)88 Gavin Rocker DL 6-2 255 r-Sr.-3L Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS)20 Nathan Roush DB 6-2 180 r-Fr.-RS Louisville, Ky. (DeSales HS)13 Reese Ryan QB 6-2 180 Fr.-HS Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic)55 Evan Sayner DL 6-3 285 r-Fr.-RS Paducah, Ky. (McCracken County HS)71 R.J. Scaife OL 6-5 275 Fr.-HS Dade City, Fla. (Pasco HS)56 Garrett Schwettman K 5-11 175 Sr.-3L Murray, Ky. (Calloway County HS)22 Devin Scott TE 6-4 250 r-Sr.-2L Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS)93 Sheldon Goins DL 6-4 210 Fr.-HS Frankfort, Ky. (Franklin County HS)94 Bryan Shorter DL 6-2 280 r-Sr.-3L Phenix City, Ala. (Central-Phenix HS)23 De’Andre Simmons DB 5-11 185 r-So.-1L Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach HS)75 Jimmie Sims OL 6-5 290 r-So.-1L New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35 HS)36 Jarrett Sippola LB 6-0 200 Fr.-HS Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton HS)40 Isaac Tanner LB 6-0 225 So.-1L Tampa, Fla. (Freedom HS)2 Taywan Taylor WR 6-1 195 Jr.-2L Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park HS)98 Devante Terrell DL 6-0 290 r-Jr.-2L Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson HS)5 Wonderful Terry DB 5-10 190 r-Sr.-1L Fort Pierce, Fla. (Garden City CC)1 DeVante Thomas DB 5-9 185 r-Sr.-1L Baltimore, Md. (Hartnell College)81 Kylen Towner WR 5-8 175 r-So.-1L Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal School)5 Marquez Trigg RB 6-0 215 Fr.-HS Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow HS)85 Nick True TE 6-5 265 r-Fr.-RS Fort Thomas, Ky. (Highlands HS)41 Blair Vaughan RB 6-1 235 r-Jr.-2L Clearwater, Fla. (Central Catholic HS)80 Alex Veneman WR 6-0 180 Fr.-HS Fort Thomas, Ky. (Highlands HS)84 Wesley Vollmer TE 6-4 220 Fr.-HS Clearwater, Fla. (Calvary Christian)20 Anthony Wales RB 5-10 195 r-Jr.-2L Louisville, Ky. (Central HS)8 Marcus Ward DB 6-3 210 Jr.-2L Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS)26 Darmontre Warr RB 5-9 195 r-Jr.-2L Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS)14 Mike White QB 6-4 210 Jr.-TR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (South Florida)25 Masai Whyte LB 6-0 218 r-Fr.-RS Shelbyville, Ky. (Collins HS)95 Heath Wiggins DL 6-2 260 Fr.-HS Mayfield, Ky. (Graves County HS)62 Darrell Williams, Jr. OL 6-6 310 r-Jr.-2L Dublin, Ga. (West Laurens HS)19 Deon Yelder TE 6-4 235 r-So.-SQ Louisville, Ky. (Southern HS)

42 DeAndre Farris .................................. DB

43 Ben Holt ...............................................RB

44 George Fant ........................................ TE

47 Nolan Dowling ...................................LS

48 Kalvin Robinson ................................DL

49 Jake Collins ............................................K

49 Canon Jackson ................................... LB

50 Der’Quione Mobley ......................... LB

51 Brandon Ray .......................................OL

53 Julian Leslie.........................................DL

54 Daeshawn Bertram .......................... LB

55 Tyler Camp ..........................................OL

55 Evan Sayner ........................................DL

56 Garrett Schwettman ...........................K

60 Dylan Ferguson .................................OL

61 Matt Boston ........................................OL

62 Darrell Williams, Jr. ...........................OL

63 Miles Pate ............................................OL

64 Dennis Edwards ................................OL

65 Scott Liebert .......................................OL

68 Parker Howell .....................................OL

69 Matt Nord ............................................OL

70 Max Halpin ..........................................OL

71 R.J. Scaife .............................................OL

72 Derik Overstreet ................................DL

73 Cullen Reynolds ................................OL

75 Jimmie Sims .......................................OL

76 Forrest Lamp ......................................OL

77 Hunter Holland ..................................OL

78 Maurice Bennett ...............................DL

79 Joe Manley ..........................................OL

80 Alex Veneman ...................................WR

81 Kylen Towner .....................................WR

82 Tyler Higbee ....................................... TE

83 Will Bush .............................................WR

84 Wesley Vollmer .................................. TE

85 Nick True .............................................. TE

86 Tim Gorski ........................................... TE

87 Jacob Harris .......................................WR

88 Gavin Rocker ......................................DL

89 Desmond Maxwell ........................... TE

91 Trae Jones............................................DL

92 Ge’Monee Brown ..............................DL

93 Sheldon Goins ...................................DL

94 Bryan Shorter .....................................DL

95 Heath Wiggins ...................................DL

96 Julien Lewis ........................................DL

98 Devante Terrell ..................................DL

99 Ty’Ron Horton ...................................DL

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WHAT RETURNS...Rushing Yards ............98.2%Passing Yards..............99.7%Receiving Yards .........68.8%Punt Return Yards ....... 73%Kick Return Yards ........ 74%Interceptions ................. 69%Scoring ..........................80.8%Total Offense ..............99.3%All-Purpose Yards .....76.6%Field Goals ....................100%Punting Yards ..............100%Tackles .............................. 73%Tackles for Loss ............ 88%Sacks ................................. 94%Fumbles Recovered .... 80%Fumbles Forced ............ 72%

Offensive Starts ReturningOL Forrest Lamp ......................... 25QB Brandon Doughty .............. 24TE Tim Gorski ............................. 14WR Taywan Taylor ...................... 14WR Jared Dangerfield .............. 13OL Brandon Ray ......................... 13OL Darrell Williams, Jr. .............. 13RB Leon Allen .............................. 12OL Max Halpin ............................ 10TE Tyler Higbee ............................8WR Antwane Grant ......................5WR Nicholas Norris.......................5RB Anthony Wales ........................2QB Nelson Fishback .....................1

Defensive Starts ReturningDL Gavin Rocker ......................... 25DL Devante Terrell ..................... 17DL Bryan Shorter ....................... 16DB Marcus Ward ......................... 15LB Nick Holt ................................ 13DB P. Charles Iworah ................. 13LB Dejon Brown ........................ 11DL Derik Overstreet .....................7DB Branden Leston ......................6DL Ge’Monee Brown....................3DL Tanner Reeves .........................3DB Forrest Coleman .....................2DL Kalvin Robinson ......................2LB Devante Duclos ......................1

Specialist Starts ReturningK Garrett Schwettman .......... 37LS Nolan Dowling ..................... 25P Joseph Occhipinti ............... 15

Offensive Starts LostOL Cameron Clemmons .......... 44WR Willie McNeal ....................... 28TE Mitchell Henry ..................... 22OL Derrick Stark ......................... 13RB Demetrius Coley .....................8WR Joel German ............................6QB Todd Porter ..............................1

Defensive Starts LostDB Cam Thomas ......................... 33DB Rico Brown ............................ 16DB Ricardo Singh ..........................8LB Terran Williams .......................7LB Daquall Randall ......................5DL T.J. Smith ...................................4DL D’Von Isaac ..............................1

Specialist Starts LostKO Mike Mugler ......................... 13

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Bowl SCHEDULETENTATIVE MIAMI BEACH BOWL ITINERARY

MEDIA CREDENTIALS AND PARKING PASSES

All credential and parking requests should be made via the Media Credential Request through the Miami Beach Bowl.

Contact Jack Heilig at 954-634-2299 or [email protected] for more information.

ABOUT THE GAMEThe mission of the Miami Beach

Bowl is to create lasting and strategic partnerships with the community of Miami and Miami Beach to create a bowl experience that positively showcases the Miami community nationally and internationally, while ensuring the student-athletes, fans, and guests have an exceptional experience.

ALL TIMES BELOW ARE LOCAL. (BOWLING GREEN, KY - CST | MIAMI, FLA. - EST)

11FridayPractice

2:15-4 p.m.Select coaches and players available

12SaturdayPractice

10 - 11:30 a.m.Jeff Brohm available

13SundayPlayers off

14MondayPractice

10 - 11:30 a.m.Offensive players and coaches available

15TuesdayPractice

10 - 11:30 a.m.Defensive players and coaches available

16WednesdayPractice

10 - 11:30 a.m.Jeff Brohm available

17ThursdayTeam departs for bowl game from Nashville

5 - 7 p.m.Beach Bowl Welcome Bash & BBQ

18FridayPractice

8:45 - 10:30 a.mSelect coaches and players available

19SaturdayPractice

8 - 9:15 a.m.

Jeff Brohm available

10 a.m.

Feeding South Florida Community Service

20SundayStadium Walk-Around

1 p.m.

Open availability

3-5 p.m.Last Blast Pep Rally at Loews Miami Beach

21Monday2:30 p.m. | ESPNKickoff from Marlins Park

PRACTICE POLICY IN MIAMIWKU will practice at Moore Park (736 NW 36th St.) in Miami on

Friday and Saturday. Practices will be OPEN for the first 15 minutes and CLOSED for the remainder. Interviews will be conducted immediately following practice.

Media members should submit requests for Friday’s practice directly to Kyle Neaves via text (228-424-6921) or e-mail ([email protected]) before practice.

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Contact INFORMATIONWKU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE

Kyle Neaves DirectorFootball Contact228-424-6921 (Cell)270-745-3756 (Office)[email protected]@KyleNeaves_WKU

Brett Pund Asst. DirectorSecondary Contact - Players662-346-3227 (Cell)270-745-5388 (Office)[email protected]@bchinop

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF DIRECTORYMichael Schroeder Associate A.D./CommunicationsKyle Neaves Director of Media RelationsNick Brown Assistant DirectorCurrie McFayden Assistant DirectorBrett Pund Assistant DirectorPaul Just SID Emeritus/HistorianLillie-Anne Mulligan Media Relations AssistantMegan Stearman Lead PhotographerLance Dozier Student AssistantDamarius Gibson Student Assistant

MAILING INFORMATIONE.A. Diddle Arena c/o Media Relations1605 Avenue of ChampionsBowling Green, KY 42101-6412

WEBSITEWKUSports.com

SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: Facebook: Instagram@WKUSports WKU Athletics @WKUSports@WKUFootball WKU Football @WKU_Football@JeffBrohm@WKUSportsPics

CONFERENCE USA MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE

Russ Anderson Assistant [email protected]

MAILING INFORMATIONConference USA5201 North O’Connor - Suite 300Irving, Texas 75039

PHONE FAX214-774-1300 214-496-0055

WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIAConferenceUSA.com Twitter: Facebook: @Conference_USA Conference USA @CUSAFB

MIAMI BEACH BOWL MEDIA RELATIONS

Jack [email protected]

MAILING INFORMATION (TEAM HOTEL)Fontainebleau Miami Beach 4441 Collins AveMiami Beach, FL 33140

PHONE305-538-2000

WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIAMiamiBeachBowl.com Twitter: @MiamiBeachBowl

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Depth Chart NOTES

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#12 Brandon Doughty6-3, 210, Gr., Davie, Fla.

#9 Nelson Fishback6-2, 215, r-Jr., Durham, Calif.

• Registered his fourth consecutive 400-yard passing game at Rice, fourth-longest streak in FBS history• In first half this season, he has thrown 34 TDs, which is more than 118 FBS teams have thrown for the year• Only player in C-USA history be named the league’s MVP in consecutive seasons (2014-15)• Leads the FBS in completion percentage (71.8), TDs (45) and points responsible for (286)• Has made 12 career appearances under center for the Hilltoppers, in seven games this year and five in 2013• Registered first-career start in homecoming game versus Troy on Oct. 26, 2013• Threw only TD pass of his career to tight end Tim Gorski in 44-28 win at Georgia State on Nov. 2, 2013

Year GP/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT2015 13/13 356 496 71.8 4594 45/7Career 42/37 991 1447 68.5 12394 108/32Car. Highs: 46 66 - 593 8/5

Year GP/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT2015 7/0 7 8 87.5 70 0/0Car. Highs: 5 6 - 78 1/0

#20 Anthony Wales5-10, 195, r-Jr., Louisville, Ky.

#32 D’Andre Ferby6-1, 240, r-Fr., Nashville,Tenn.

• Became the sixth running back in C-USA history to have 6-straight 100-yard rushing games in C-USA games• Averaged career-best 11.6 yards per carry in 185-yard and career-high 4 TD performance at ODU• Led C-USA in rushing yards (879), yards per game (125.6) and YPC (7.5) in conference games• Named to the 2015 Conference USA Second Team after tying for most 100-yard rushing games in C-USA• Made the C-USA All-Freshman team after tying for the third-most rushing touchdowns in the league with 11• Racked up a career-high three touchdowns on the ground in the win at FIU• Registered the first 100-yard rushing game of his career with 115 on 22 carries against Miami (Oh.)

Year GP/GS Rush Yds. Avg. TD Long2015 10/4 141 986 7.0 7 47Career 33/6 240 1616 6.7 14 75Car. Highs: 24 193 11.6 4 75

Year GP/GS Rush Yds. Avg. TD Long2015 12/4 151 604 4.0 11 35Car. Highs: 22 115 7.7 3 35

#62 Darrell Williams6-6, 310, r-Jr., Dublin, Ga.

#75 Jimmie Sims6-5, 290, r-So., New Orleans, La.

#79 Joe Manley6-6, 315, r-Jr., Bowling Green, Ky.

#64 Dennis Edwards6-1, 305, r-Fr., Snellville, Ga.

• Appeared in 24 straight games for WKU, including starts against LA Tech and in C-USA Championship, after transfering from Louisville• Was a part of the WKU offensive line that helped block during the Hilltoppers’ 683 total yards at NT, fourth-most in single game in WKU history• Played in 11 games along the Hilltoppers’ offensive line in 2014 that helped Doughty and Allen have record-setting seasons• Army All-American combine and named first team All-State by the AP his senior season in high school• Made his first career start against Vanderbilt at right guard and has earned starts in 11 of 13 games this season• Was a part of the WKU offensive line that helped block during the Hilltoppers’ 683 total yards at NT, fourth-most in single game in WKU history• Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team

• Started in all 13 games so far in 2015, making it 23 straight starts• Bounced back from injury early in 2014 season to start 10 straight games at right guard, while also rotating in at right tackle• Made three starts at right tackle in final three games as a redshirt freshman in 2013, a stretch WKU went 3-0 in• Two-sport athlete at West Laurens High School as he lettered all four years in football and basketball• Played in 11 of 13 games in 2015 so far along the offensive line and as a protector on field goals• Made first-career appearance at Illinois on 9/6 and appeared in nine games total last season, primarily as a protector on field goal units• Converted over to defensive line in the later stages of last season to add depth to the interior line

#82 Tyler Higbee6-6, 250, r-Sr., Clearwater, Fla.

#86 Tim Gorski6-6, 255, r-Sr., Chicago, Ill.

#2 Taywan Taylor6-1, 195, Jr., Louisville, Ky.

#3 Antwane Grant6-1, 205, Sr., Wilmington, Del.

#21 Jared Dangerfield6-3, 215, r-Sr., West Palm Peach, Fla.

#1 Nacarius Fant5-9, 185, So., Bowling Green, Ky.

#15 Nicholas Norris5-9, 175, Jr., Miami, Fla.

#81 Kylen Towner5-8, 175, r-So., Mobile, Ala.

#76 Forrest Lamp6-4, 300, r-Jr., Venice, Fla.

#68 Parker Howell6-4, 275, Fr., Nashville, Tenn..

#51 Brandon Ray6-2, 285, r-So., Madison, Ala.

#78 Maurice Bennett6-2, 290, Sr., Madison, Miss.

• Averaging 5.8 catches and 57.8 yards a game this season and was named Honorable Mention All-C-USA• Ranks sixth all-time at WKU in career TD receptions (18) and sixth in career receptions (145)• Tallied new single-game career highs in receiving yards (148) and receptions (11) and added a TD against Miami• Only player in WKU history to have two seasons of at least 60 receptions (69-2014, 76-2015)• Caught a career-high four catches for 56 yards, two off his career high, in the win at North Texas• A quarterback in high school, Fant has thrown two TDs this season, one to Doughty and one to Taylor• Tallied 58 yards on three catches with a career-long 30 yarder in the victory at Rice

• Averaging about 2.3 times more yards per game this year (65.5) than he did last season (28.5)• Registered third career 100-yard receiving game at ODU with 117 yards on five catches and a TD• Recorded second 100-yard receiving game of his career and first of season with 148 yards and a TD vs. MT• Honorable Mention All-Conference USA after having sixth-most yards in a single season in WKU history• Made a 98-yard kickoff return for TD against LA Tech which was the sixth-longest return in school history• Named All-C-USA second team after averaging the second-most yards per kick return in the league in 2015• 94-yard kickoff return TD against ODU in 2014 to Finish with career high 186 kickoff return yards

• Named All-C-USA 1st Team and ranks 2nd in FBS in receiving TDs (17) and tied for fourth in yards (1,363)• Broke the single-season receiving TDs, receiving yards and receptions record at WKU this season• Has nine 100-yard receiving games for his career (7 in 2015), which is the most at WKU in FBS era• One of just 2 players in the FBS this season to have 1,300 yards and 17 touchdowns as a Biletnikoff Semifinalist• Has a touchdown in five of last six games and has averaged just under 56.2 yards per game in the stretch• Racked up 96 total yards (37 receiving, 59 rushing) and two touchdowns in the win at FIU• Caught four passes in the Marshall win for 77 yards, setting his career high for yards

• Before his injury, he ranked No. 1 among all FBS tight ends in yards and was tied for most touchdowns• Named All-C-USA first team and Midseason All-America first team by CBS Sports• In his return to the WKU lineup against Marshall, he had 2 TDs and a team-high 92 yards • Racked up a career-high 109 yards and 11 rec., tying for fifth-most by a WKU player in a single game at IU• Caught third TD of his career against FAU, which was his first from Brandon Doughty• Has been primary a blocking tight end for WKU, appearing in every game since coming to The Hill (51)• Made a miraculous recovery from achilles surgery over the summer to make it back in time for the season

• Has been WKU’s starting left tackle for 35 consecutive games and has started every game of his Hilltopper career (38)• Rated as the No. 2 offensive tackle in the nation by Pro Football Focus and graded out as top WKU offensive lineman in 2014• Entering the C-USA Championship Game, he had only surrendered five hits and five hurries on 489 attempts according to PFF• All-Conference USA First Team selection and Rotary Lombardi Watch List member• Helped lead CPA in the trenches to a perfect 15-0 record and the TSSAA Class 3A Championship last season• Named the TSSAA Class AA Mr. Football Lineman of the Year after playing on both sides of the ball• Registered 74 knockdown blocks and added 22 tackles with four tackles for loss and three sacks on defense

• Has been WKU’s starting left guard for 26 consecutive games and has started every game of his Hilltopper career (26)• Was a part of the WKU offensive line that helped block during the Hilltoppers’ 683 total yards at NT, fourth-most in single game in WKU history• On the offensive line that helped the Hilltoppers rack up 521 yards in the C-USA Championship Game, the 2nd-most by a team in game ever• Named to the C-USA All-Freshman team and graded out as the Hilltoppers’ second-best lineman last season• Made 12 appearances last season as a protector on the field goal and extra-point unit and played in eight games in 2015• Converted over to the defensive line midway through the 2014 season but will move back over to offensive side of ball• Served as the primary backup for both guard positions in his sophomore season on the Hill

#70 Max Halpin6-3, 295, r-Jr., Fort Mitchell, Ky.

#64 Dennis Edwards6-1, 305, r-Fr., Snellville, Ga.

• Started in all 13 games this year after starting in three contests last season before season-ending injury• Was on the offensive line that helped generate 700-yard offensive efforts against Bowling Green and Middle Tennessee last year• Helped WKU post a 6-1 record when he was the starting center during the 2013 campaign • Named to the 2015 Rimington Award Watch List• Made his first career start against Vanderbilt at right guard and has earned starts in 11 of 13 games this season• Was a part of the WKU offensive line that helped block during the Hilltoppers’ 683 total yards at NT, fourth-most in single game in WKU history• Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team

Year GP/GS Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long2015 13/12 76 752 9.9 7 39Career 26/25 145 1577 10.9 18 39Car. Highs: 11 148 - 2 39

Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2015 13/1 12 147 12.2 0 30Car. Highs: 4 58 - 0 30

Year GP/GS Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long2015 13/12 58 851 14.7 4 65Career 38/17 113 1653 14.6 10 67Car. Highs: 7 174 - 2 67

Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2015 13/0 0 0 0.0 0 0Car. Highs: 1 1 0 1

Year GP/GS Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long2015 13/5 79 1363 17.3 17 78Career 37/19 148 2400 64.9 24 78Car. Highs: 12 196 - 3 78

Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2015 13/12 48 620 12.9 7 45Car. Highs: 6 77 - 2 45

Year GP/GS Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long2015 9/8 38 563 14.8 8 63Career 38/16 68 1054 15.5 14 65Car. Highs: 11 109 - 3 65

Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2015 13/4 10 119 11.9 1 24Car. Highs: 4 45 - 1 25

Year GP/GS2015 13/13Career 38/38

Year GP/GS2015 0/0Career: 0/0

Year GP/GS2015 13/13Career 26/26

Year GP/GS2015 8/0Career: 32/0

Year GP/GS2015 13/13Career 29/23

Year GP/GS2015 13/11Career: 13/11

Year GP/GS2015 13/2Career 33/2

Year GP/GS2015 13/11Career: 13/11

Year GP/GS2015 13/13Career 31/26

Year GP/GS2015 11/0Career: 20/0

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Depth Chart NOTES

DE

LB

LB

DT

DT

DE

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CB

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CB

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Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 13/13 28 16 44 2.0-11 7.0-19Career 22/20 49 26 75 4.0-24 10.5-41Car. Highs: 6 2 7 2.0 2.5

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 7/0 3 1 4 0.0-0 1.0-1Car. Highs: 3 1 3 1.0-10 1.0-10

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 13/11 16 17 33 2.0-16 5.0-21Career 48/30 45 42 87 2.0-16 10.5-39Car. Highs: 4 7 9 1.0 1.5

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 13/1 10 8 18 0.5-1 1.5-2Car. Highs: 3 2 4 0.5 2.0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 12/8 7 9 16 1.0-4 2.0-6Career 41/24 44 39 83 7.5-58 10.5-62Car. Highs: 3 4 6 1.0 1.0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 12/2 12 14 26 1.5-12 3.5-20Car. Highs: 3 3 5 1.5 1.5

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 13/13 19 18 37 2.5-14 6.0-18Career 50/38 73 60 133 13-80 23-94Car. Highs: 5 7 7 2.0 2.0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 13/0 11 5 16 1.5-15 4.5-20Car. Highs: 2 2 4 2.0 2.0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 13/13 63 37 100 3.0-14 11.5-30Career 23/13 69 38 107 3.0-14 11.5-30Car. Highs: 8 5 13 1.0 4.0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 13/0 14 4 18 1.0-2 1.0-2Car. Highs: 3 1 5 1.0-2 1.0-2

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 13/13 50 34 84 4.0-27 7.5-35Career 26/26 112 83 195 5.5-37 14.5-58Car. Highs: 9 8 12 3.0 3.5

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 13/0 8 7 15 0.0-0 0.0-0Car. Highs: 5 2 6 1.0-6 1.0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 11/5 14 7 21 1.0-3 2.5-7Career 11/5 14 7 21 1.0-3 2.5-7Car. Highs: 3 1 4 0.0 2.0-6Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL2015 13/8 39 17 56 2.0-6 7.0-28Car. Highs: 9 4 13 1.0 2.0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU2015 11/10 26 3 29 1.0-1 2/5Career 23/10 54 18 72 4.0-10 4/11Car. Highs: 7 5 9 1.0 1/4

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU2015 12/2 11 5 16 1.0-2 1/2Car. Highs: 5 2 5 1.0 1/1

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU2015 13/12 65 26 91 3.0-13 1/3Career 26/19 106 48 154 6.0-29 5/4Car. Highs: 9 7 13 1.0 3/1

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU2015 8/1 9 1 10 0 0/0Car. Highs: 2 1 2 0.0 0/0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU2015 13/13 35 19 54 7.5-41 1/6Career 33/28 85 45 130 9.5.-45 2/8Car. Highs: 6 5 11 2.5 1/2

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU2015 11/0 11 4 15 1.0-7 1/0Car. Highs: 3 2 4 1.0 1/1

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU2015 13/13 32 7 39 1.0-2 4/10Career 39/26 62 26 88 3.5-11 5/15Car. Highs: 4 2 7 1.0 1/2

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU2015 12/4 24 13 37 1.5-4 1/9Car. Highs: 5 4 9 1.0 1/2

#94 Bryan Shorter6-2, 280, r-Sr., Phenix City, Ala.

#9 Omarius Bryant6-3, 310, Jr., Byram, Miss..

• Made a tackle in seven games this season, including four with multiple stops• Tallied a season-high five tackles (2 solo) in the win over Florida Atlantic• Tied for the team lead with 5.5 sacks and was second on defensive line with 44 tackles last year • Had a tackle for loss in eight of 13 games with lost yardage totaling a team-high 51 last season• Ranked second among WKU defensive tackles with 26 tackles (12 solo) and 3.5 tackles for loss this season• Earned the start at LSU and tallied a career high five total tackles (3 solo), while also adding a TFL • Racked up four tackles at Indiana, while earning the first start of his career

#72 Derik Overstreet6-2, 250, So., Paducah, Ky

#24 Devante Duclos6-1, 240, Jr., Miami, Fla.

#3 Jontavius Morris6-2, 305, Sr., Albany, Ga.

#92 Ge’Monee Brown6-2, 305, Sr., Petal, Miss.

• Leads all WKU defensive lineman this season in total tackles (44) and tackles for loss (7.0)• Posted a career-high seven total tackles (6 solo) and added two tackles for loss in win at ODU• Registered two sacks in the win over Marshall, forcing a fumble on one hit that WKU recovered• Only true freshman to start for WKU last season as he started final seven games • Has appeared in 25 games for WKU since his arrival, including a start at Texas State on 11/23/13• Tied his career high with three tackles at Illinois last year• Won two state titles at Miami Central, where he led the Rockets to a No. 1 national ranking in 2012

• Honorable Mention All-Conference USA after leading all WKU defensive tackles in tackles (33) and TFLs (5.0)• Had a tackle in nine games this season, including five with at least four stops• Joins WKU after three successful seasons at UAB, where he racked up 54 tackles in 35 games• Started in 11 of 12 games for the Blazers in 2014, recorded 20 tackles and two tackles for loss• Racked up three tackles, a tackle for loss and recovered the first fumble of his career vs. the Herd• Tied for most tackles for loss on the team last campaign with eight as the gap-plugging run stopper• Legally changed named from Jamonee (Juh-MON-ee) to Ge’Monee (G-Money))

#10 Nick Holt6-1, 230, r-Sr., Seattle, Wash.

#54 Daeshawn Bertram5-11, 220, r-So., Louisville, Ky.

#6 TJ McCollum6-3, 230, r-So., Birmingham, Ala.

#4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe6-2, 220, r-Fr., Bowling Green, Ky.

#88 Gavin Rocker6-2, 255, r-Sr., Tyrone, Ga.

#11 Tanner Reeves6-4, 240, r-So., Lakeland, Fla.

#13 Nick Newton6-4, 245, r-Sr., Clearwater, Fla.

#17 Dejon Brown6-3, 250, Sr., Beaumont, Calif.

#30 Prince Charles Iworah5-11, 190, r-Sr., Nashville, Tenn.

#7 Joe Brown5-10, 190, So., Louisville, Ky.

#8 Marcus Ward6-3, 210, Jr., Birmingham, Ala.

#29 Leverick Johnson6-1, 185, R-So., Miami, Fla.

#31 Branden Leston6-3, 205, r-Jr., Clearwater, Fla.

#27 Martavius Mims6-1, 200, r-Fr., Muscle Shoals, Ala.

#5 Wonderful Terry5-10, 190, r-Sr., Fort Pierce, Fla.

#23 De’Andre Simmons5-11, 185, R-So., Royal Palm Beach, Fla.

• Ranks 2nd among all WKU defensive lineman with 6.0 TFLs and total tackles with 37 this season• Has made 30 consecutive starts on the WKU defensive line, the most on the defensive unit• Racked up seven total tackles in the victory over the Commodores, tying a career-high and added a TFL• Tied with Shorter for team lead in sacks (5.5) and tallied 7.5 tackles for loss last season• Forced a fumble on a strip-sack and recovered the ball to setting up a score late in the win at Rice• Posted a pair of stops at Indiana and added a tackle for loss• Ranked second among the defense ends with four sacks and also had five tackles for loss last season

• Leads WKU in total tackles with 100 (63 solo), which are 5th in C-USA, and tackles for loss (11.5)• Has had at least seven tackles in eight games this season and has either led or tied for most stops in six games• Named Honorable Mention All-Conference USA• Transfered to WKU from UAB where he played in 10 games for the Blazers in 2014• Racked up a career-high five total tackles (3 solo) in the win over Miami (Oh.)• Made his return in the season opener after missing most of last season due to injury• Rated the No. 12 overall prospect in the Bluegrass by 247sports.com coming out of high school

• Racked up a career-high three sacks, including a strip sack which he recovered, and added 12 tackles at ODU• Registered a two interceptions and forced a fumble against Marshall to be named C-USA Defensive POTW• Tallied at least six tackles in eight games and ranks third on the team in the category (84) • First Team All-Conference USA performer this season after leading team in tackles last year• Played in every game this campaign, compiling 15 total tackles • Appeared in 11 games last season and posted 19 tackles, a sack, forced a fumble and intercepted a pass• Posted a career high six tackles in the Bahamas Bowl win over Central Michigan

• Earned starts in the opening four games and at ODU and has an interception and two fumble recoveries• Contributed with an interception in the endzone and a forced fumble in the win at Vanderbilt• Transfered to WKU from Presbyterian College and sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules• Played at Presbyterian College with safety Branden Leston • Had two tackles for loss, a sack and forced a crucial fumble recovered by WKU in the C-USA Championship Game• Set new single-game career highs in total tackles (13) and solo tackles (9) in the win over Florida Atlantic• Started at outside linebacker in eight of the last nine games, ranking 4th on team with 56 tackles

• Returned his second interception of the season 92 yards for a touchdown in the win at FIU• Had a season-high six tackles (all solo) in the win over Middle Tennessee• Tied for second nationally with three defensive touchdowns (2 INT, 1 FR) in 2014• Broke up Central Michigan’s potential game-winning two-point conversion pass on final play of bowl game• Collected the first interception of his career in his first-career start against the Redhawks• Stepped up when called upon in the win over Louisiana Tech with a career-high five tackles• Made appearances in six games in 2014 and played in 12 games this season

• Ranks second on the team in total tackles this season with 91 (65 solo)• Has had at least five tackles in all but one game and has either led or tied for most stops in fivegames• Posted new single-game career-highs in total tackles (13) and assisted tackles (7) in win at Old Dominion • Picked off his first pass of the season on the opening drive of the C-USA Championship Game, leading to WKU TD• Made two tackles in reserve roles in the wins at Rice and at North Texas• Earned his first career start in the win over LA Tech, posting two tackles• Came to the Hill from Muscle Shoals High School, the Alabama 5A state runner-up

• Recorded the second interception of his career at NT and first since the Morgan State game on Sept. 21, 2013• Registered seven tackles (5 solo), a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack in win over Blue Raiders• Led WKU with 11 tackles (6 solo) and two TFL, both career highs, and forced a fumble in LA Tech win to be

named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week• Tied his career high with four tackles (3 solo) in the win at Rice and added a sack• Made his first-career interception in the win over Miami (Oh.)• Registed 20 total tackles (15 solo) with one tackle for loss and one pass breakup in 2014

• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA after leading WKU and tying for most interceptions in 2015 with 4• Picked off Jeff Driskel for first interception since his INT at Illinois last season and first of the season• Started every game for WKU in 2014, posting 37 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one INT and one FR• Only multi-sport athlete at WKU as he finished eighth at the 2015 C-USA Championships in the 60-meter dash• Picked off the first pass of his career in the win at FIU• Made the defining tackle on Vanderbilt’s potential game-tying two-point conversion play to seal the win • Bettered his career high for tackles from the game before with nine (5 solo) at Indiana

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Depth Chart NOTES

PRKR

LS

KO

P

PK

DATE OPPONENT (‘15 REC.) SITE TV TIME (CT) SERIES/RESULT NOTE

Sept. 3 VANDERBILT (4-8) Nashville, Tenn. SECN 7 p.m. W, 14-12 WKU wins despite just 247 yards Commodores Vanderbilt Stadium on offense; fewest in a W in FBS era

Sept. 10 LA TECH (8-4) Bowling Green, Ky. FS1 7 p.m. W, 41-38 Doughty goes 28-of-38 for 441 Bulldogs Houchens-Smith and tosses TD for 16th straight gm

Sept. 19 INDIANA (6-6) Bloomington, Ind. ESPNews 3 p.m. L, 35-38 Doughty becomes WKU’s career Hoosiers Memorial Stadium passing yardage leader

Sept. 26 MIAMI (3-9) Bowling Green, Ky. CBS SN 2:30 p.m. W, 56-14 Schwettman breaks WKU’s career Redhawks Houchens-Smith scoring record; Doughty 457 yds.

Oct. 3 RICE (5-7) Houston, Texas FSN 2:30 p.m. W, 49-10 Largest margin of victory over Owls Rice Stadium FBS conference opponent

Oct. 10 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (7-5) Bowling Green, Ky. FSN 11 a.m. W, 58-28 WKU goes up 52-14 at half, most Blue Raiders Houchens-Smith points scored against MT

Oct. 15 NORTH TEXAS (1-11) Denton, Texas CBS SN 6:30 p.m. W, 55-28 WKU’s 683 total yards fourth most Mean Green Apogee Stadium in program history; Wales 21/193

Oct. 24 LSU (8-3) Baton Rouge, La. ESPNU 6 p.m. L, 20-48 Hilltoppers hold RB Fournette Tigers Tiger Stadium to season-low yardage total

Oct. 31 OLD DOMINION (5-7) Norfolk, Va. FSN 11 a.m. W, 55-30 RB Wales rushes for 4 TDs to lead Monarchs Ballard Stadium WKU to 8th straight C-USA win

Nov. 7 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (3-9) Bowling Green, Ky. FSN 11 a.m. W, 35-19 Doughty throws for 4 TD and Owls Houchens-Smith catches 1st TD in Homecoming win

Nov. 21 FIU (5-7) Miami, Fla. FCS 1:30 p.m. W, 63-7 Greatest margin of victory since Panthers FIU Stadium 2007 win over WV Tech (87-0)

Nov. 27 MARSHALL (9-3) Bowling Green, Ky. FS1 11 a.m. W, 49-28 WKU secures East Division and Thundering Herd Houchens-Smith championship game host

Dec. 5 Southern Miss (9-4) Bowling Green, Ky. ESPN2 11 a.m. W, 45-28 WKU wins 1st FBS league title Golden Eagles Houchens-Smith and ranks #25 in AP poll

2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Opponent Cumulative Record: 73-83 Record of WKU victories: 59-74 Record of WKU losses: 14-9

Cumulative C-USA Opp. Record: 43-43 Com. All-Time Record vs. Opp: 42-60

RECORD BREAKDOWN

Year PR Lg. KR Lg. Ret . TD2015 14/99 32 27/663 98 1Career 20/158 32 55/1298 98 2Car. Highs: 3/37 32 7/186 98 1

Year PR Lg. KR Lg. Ret . TD2015 2/0 2 0/0 0 0Car. Highs: 1/2 2 0/0 0 0

Year GP/GS KO Yds. Avg. TB. OB2015 11/10 37 2075 56.1 2 0Career 11/10 37 2075 56.1 2 0Car. Highs: 10 537 53.7 1 0

Year GP/GS No. Yds. Avg. I-20 LG2015 11/10 31 1289 41.6 12 59Career 11/10 31 1289 41.6 12 59Car. Highs 6 251 51.0 3 59

Year GP/GS FG FGA Lg. PAT Pts.2015 13/13 14 15 46 73-74 115Career 50/50 53 65 46 230-235 389Car. Highs: FGs: 4, FGAs: 5

Year GP/GS2015 13/13Career 38/38

#56 Garrett Schwettman5-11, 175, Sr., Murray, Ky.

• WKU’s all-time scoring leader with 389 points and was named All-C-USA first team and a Lou Groza Semifinalist• Made the most extra points in WKU history with 230 and the most field goals with 53• Ranks sixth all-time in FBS history in extra points made and is active career leader in statistic• Leads the FBS in field goal percentage this season 93.3

#49 Jake Collins6-0, 190, r-Fr., Louisville, Ky.

• Took over KOR duties for the the last four games in place of the injured Ryan Nuss• Booted six kickoffs vs. FAU and 10 at FIU for 360 and 537 yards, respectively• Had one touchback in the FAU game and in the win over the Thundering Herd• Named to the C-USA All-Freshman and C-USA All-Academic teams

#47 Nolan Dowling6-0, 225, r-Jr., Belleville, Ill.

• Registered 134 clean snaps this season to be named Honorable Mention All-Conference USA• Executed 142 error-free snaps for field goals, punts and extra points in 2014• Landed on the ESPN Sportscenter Top 10 Plays over the summer for trick shots• Snapped a football from the WKU football pressbox and landed into a trash can on the field

#81 Kylen Towner5-9, 175, r-So., Mobile, Ala.

#1 Nacarius Fant5-9, 185, So., Bowling Green, Ky.

• Ranks 2nd Conference USA in average per kick return at 24.6 and was named All-C-USA Second Team• One of just four players in C-USA this season to return a kickoff for a touchdown• Made a 98-yard kickoff return for TD against LA Tech which was the sixth-longest return in school history• 94-yard kickoff return TD to open second half for WKU against ODU last season • Made his first-career punt return against Marshall and is only other player besides Towner to return a punt• Caught a career-high four catches for 56 yards, two off his career high, in the win at North Texas• A quarterback in high school, Fant has thrown two TDs this season, one to Doughty and one to Taylor

#49 Jake Collins6-0, 190, r-Fr., Louisville, Ky.

• Averaged a career-best 51 yards per punt at FIU and booted a career-long 59-yarder at North Texas• Pinned three of his six punts inside the 20 in the win at Rice and three of his five against Marshall• Named a Ray Guy Award nominee after taking over the punting duties in last eight games• Also named to the C-USA All-Freshman and C-USA All-Academic teams

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Depth CHART

1 NACARIUS Fant nuh-CAR-ee-US2 TAYWAN Taylor tay-waan3 ANTWANE Grant an-TWAIN3 JONTAVIUS Morris john-TAY-vee-us4 Joel IYIEGBUNIWE EE-yay-Boo-NEE-Way9 OMARIUS Bryant OH-marr-ee-us12 Brandon DOUGHTY DOW-tee15 Joseph OCCHIPINTI ak-uh-PIN-tee17 DEJON Brown Like the mustard ‘Dijon’24 Devante DUCLOS doo-close25 MASAI Whyte muh-SIGH29 LEVERICK Johnson Luh-VAIR-ick30 Prince Charles IWORAH uh-WAR-ruh56 Garrett SCHWETTMAN shh-Wet-Mun71 R.J. SCAIFE sk-AY-ff92 GE’MONEE Brown G-Money98 Devante TERRELL tuh-Rell

OFFENSE

WR 21 Jared Dangerfield 6-3 215 r-Sr. 1 Nacarius Fant 5-9 185 So.

LT 76 Forrest Lamp 6-4 300 r-Jr. 68 Parker Howell 6-4 275 Fr.

LG 51 Brandon Ray 6-2 285 r-So. 78 Maurice Bennett 6-2 290 r-Sr.

C 70 Max Halpin 6-3 295 r-Jr. 64 Dennis Edwards 6-1 305 r-Fr.

RG 79 Joe Manley 6-6 315 r-Jr.or 64 Dennis Edwards 6-1 305 r-Fr.

RT 62 Darrell Williams, Jr. 6-6 310 r-Jr. 75 Jimmie Sims 6-5 290 r-So.

WR 15 Nicholas Norris 5-9 175 Jr. 81 Kylen Towner 5-8 175 r-So.

WR 3 Antwane Grant 6-1 205 Sr. or 2 Taywan Taylor 6-1 195 Jr. QB 12 Brandon Doughty 6-3 220 r-Sr. 9 Nelson Fishback 6-2 215 r-Jr. RB 20 Anthony Wales 5-10 195 r-Jr. 32 D’Andre Ferby 6-1 240 r-Fr.

TE 82 Tyler Higbee 6-6 250 r-Sr.or 86 Tim Gorski 6-6 255 r-Sr.

DEFENSE

DE 72 Derik Overstreet 6-2 250 So. 24 Devante Duclos 6-1 240 Jr. DT 3 Jontavius Morris 6-2 305 Sr. 92 Ge’Monee Brown 6-2 305 Sr.

DT 94 Bryan Shorter 6-2 280 r-Sr. 9 Omarius Bryant 6-3 310 Jr. DE 88 Gavin Rocker 6-2 255 r-Sr. 11 Tanner Reeves 6-4 240 r-So.

LB 6 T.J. McCollum 6-3 230 r-So. 34 Drew Davis 6-1 225 Jr.or 4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe 6-2 220 r-Fr.

LB 10 Nick Holt 6-1 230 r-Sr. 25 Masai Whyte 6-0 218 r-Fr.or 54 Daeshawn Bertram 5-11 220 r-So. LB 13 Nick Newton 6-4 245 r-Sr. or 17 Dejon Brown 6-3 250 Sr. CB 5 Wonderful Terry 5-10 190 Sr. 23 De’Andre Simmons 5-11 185 r-So.

S 31 Branden Leston 6-3 205 r-Jr. 27 Martavius Mims 6-1 200 r-Fr. S 8 Marcus Ward 6-3 210 Jr. 29 Leverick Johnson 6-1 185 So.

CB 30 Prince Charles Iworah 5-11 190 r-Sr. 7 Joe Brown 5-10 190 So.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK 56 Garrett Schwettman 5-11 175 Sr. 49 Jake Collins 6-0 190 r-Fr.

KO 49 Jake Collins 6-0 190 r-Fr. 56 Garrett Schwettman 5-11 175 Sr. P 49 Jake Collins 6-0 190 r-Fr. 15 Joseph Occhipinti 6-3 190 Jr.

SNP 47 Nolan Dowling 6-3 225 r-Jr. 82 Tyler Higbee 6-6 250 r-Sr.

H 49 Jake Collins 6-0 190 r-Fr.

PR 81 Kylen Towner 5-8 175 r-So. 2 Taywan Taylor 6-1 195 Jr.

KOR 81 Kylen Towner 5-8 175 r-So. 2 Taywan Taylor 6-1 195 Jr.

Assistant COACHESRICKY BRUMFIELDSpecial Teams/CornerbacksThird Year at WKU

ON GAMEDAY: Field

NEIL CALLAWAYOffensive LineThird Year at WKU

ON GAMEDAY: Field

MIKE CASSITYSecondaryThird Year at WKU

ON GAMEDAY: Press Box

KEN DELGADODefensive EndsSecond Year at WKU

ON GAMEDAY: Field

DON DUNNDefensive TacklesThird Year at WKU

ON GAMEDAY: Field

BRYAN ELLISRunning BacksSecond Year at WKU

ON GAMEDAY: Field

TYSON HELTONOffensve Coordinator/QuarterbacksSecond Year at WKU

ON GAMEDAY: Press Box

NICK HOLTDefensive Coordinator/LinebackersThird Year at WKU

ON GAMEDAY: Field

JAMARCUS SHEPHARDWide Receivers/Special TeamsFifth Year at WKU

ON GAMEDAY: Field

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Bowl NOTEBOOKTHE GROUP OF...SEVEN

WKU is one of seven “Group of Five” programs to win seven or more games in four consecutive seasons - the longest active streak in Conference USA.

TEAM 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 WKU 7-5 7-6 8-4 8-5 11-2 Cincinnati 10-3 10-3 9-4 9-4 7-5 Northern Illinois 11-3 12-2 12-2 11-3 8-5 Toledo 9-4 9-4 7-5 9-4 9-2 Boise State 12-1 11-2 8-5 12-2 8-4 San Diego State 8-5 9-4 8-5 7-6 10-3 Arkansas State 10-3 10-3 8-5 7-6 9-3

TOP OF HIS CLASSOf the 20 FBS coaches hired as a part of the 2014 hiring class, only six of those coaches will lead their teams

onto the field for a second consecutive bowl trip - Jeff Brohm, Blake Anderson (Arkansas State), James Franklin (Penn State), Bobby Petrino (Louisville), Chris Petersen (Washington), and Bryan Harsin (Boise State).

Of those six, just Anderson and Brohm were first-year collegiate head coaches when they were hired.

TEAM NEW COACH 2014 BOWL 2015 BOWLWKU Jeff Brohm* Bahamas Bowl | W, 49-48 Miami Beach BowlBoise State Bryan Harsin Fiesta Bowl | W, 38-30 Poinsettia BowlPenn State James Franklin Pinstripe Bowl | W, 31-30 TaxSlayer BowlArkansas State Blake Anderson* GoDaddy Bowl | L, 63-44 New Orleans BowlLouisville Bobby Petrino Belk Bowl | L, 37-14 Music City BowlWashington Chris Petersen Cactus Bowl | L, 30-22 Heart of Dallas Bowl

* - indicates first year as a college head coach at any level when hired

HOLIDAY SEASON VICTORIESWKU enters the 2015 postseason with a five-game winning streak. It is the fifth time in program history that

WKU will enter the postseason with a streak of five wins or more.WKU is 15-10 all-time in games played in December, including the 2015 C-USA Championship Game and 2014

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.

TRANSITIONAL TRANSFORMATIONJust seven years into their transition into the FBS, the Hilltoppers are just about ready to shed the label of a

newcomer to the FBS.Of the 27 teams to transition to the FBS since 1987, only seven have reached their third bowl game within

that seven year window. WKU joins Boise State, Marshall, Nevada, South Florida, and Troy in that very exclusive group.

TEAM 1ST FBS/1-A YR 1ST BOWL 2ND BOWL 3RD BOWLBoise State 1996 1999 2000 2002Marshall 1997 1997 1998 1999Nevada 1992 1992 1995 1996South Florida 2001 2005 2006 2007Troy 2002 2004 2006 2008WKU 2009 2012 2014 2015

SENIOR CLASSThe Miami Beach Bowl will be the final game for 23 WKU seniors who have turned the program they entered

from a flegedling FBS program in transition, in the midst of a 26-game losing streak, into a consistent winner with bowl aspirations every year. Since 2012, the first year of competition for many of the players (with the exception of sixth-year QB Brandon Doughty and TE Tyler Higbee), WKU has won 34 games, the most successful senior class since the 2004 class won 38 games.

A HILLTOPPER WIN WOULD MEAN...

MILESTONE MARKS

1With a victory in the bowl game, WKU

would earn just their second bowl victory since moving to the FBS in 2009.

12WKU would have 12 wins, tying a program

record for wins in a season. The 2002 National Championship team went 12-3

while the 1973 National Runners-Up went 12-1.

554WKU would improve it’s all-time record to

553-382-31.

4With four points, senior kicker Garrett

Schwettman would break his own single-season scoring record. Schwettman tallied 118 points in 2014 and has 115 this year.

14Junior running back Anthony Wales needs just 14 yards on the ground to go over the

1,000 yard mark. It would be the sixth-consecutive season WKU has posted a

1,000-yard runner.

1If QB Brandon Doughty throws one

touchdown pass, he will have the FBS record for touchdown passes in a two-year span with 95. Colt Brennan threw for 94 in

2006-07.

Other win totals since 2011 across C-USA include:

Marshall - 44 Rice - 34WKU - 41 Middle Tennessee - 31LA Tech - 38 North Texas - 23

NOTE EXPANDED

NAME POS HOMETOWNLeon Allen RB Bradenton, Fla.Maurice Bennett OL Madison, Miss.Dejon Brown LB Beaumont, Calif.Ge’Monee Brown DL Petal, Miss.Forrest Coleman DB Stockton, Calif.Jared Dangerfield WR West Palm Beach, Fla.Anthony Davis RB Indianapolis, Ind.Brandon Doughty QB Davie, Fla.George Fant TE Bowling Green, Ky.Tim Gorski TE Chicago, Ill.Antwane Grant WR Wilmington, Del.Tyler Higbee TE Clearwater, Fla.

NAME POS HOMETOWNNick Holt LB Seattle, Wash.Prince Charles Iworah DB Nashville, Tenn.Zhock Mason DB Union, Ky.Jontavious Morris DL Albany, Ga.Nick Newton LB Clearwater, Fla.Gavin Rocker DL Tyrone, Ga.Garrett Schwettman K Murray, Ky.Devin Scott TE Indianapolis, Ind.Bryan Shorter DL Phenix City, Ala.Wonderful Terry DB Fort Pierce, Fla.DeVante Thomas DB Baltimore, Md.

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Bowl NOTEBOOKCONFERENCE USA VS. AMERICAN

Because of its relative youth on the FBS landscape, there isn’t much history between Conference USA and the American Athletic Conference. The two conferences played just four times in 2015, and the AAC did not play one of C-USA’s five bowl participants this season.

In fact, the two conference’s have never met in the postseason but will play twice this season - Miami Beach Bowl and St. Petersburg Bowl. Since 2011, Conference USA is 11-3 against the other Group of Five leagues.

C-USA VS. GROUP OF 5 CONFERENCES PAST FOUR YEARS

C-USA OPP (Conf.) SCORE BOWLWKU Central Michigan (MAC) W, 49-48 2014 Popeyes Bahamas BowlRice Fresno State (MWC) W, 30-6 2014 Hawai’i BowlMarshall Northern Illinois (MAC) W, 52-23 2014 Boca Raton BowlUTEP Utah State (MWC) L, 6-21 2014 Gildan New Mexico BowlNorth Texas UNLV (MWC) W, 36-14 2014 Heart of Dallas BowlECU Ohio (MAC) W, 27-20 2013 Beef O’ Brady’s BowlTulane Louisiana-Lafayette (SBC) L, 14-21 2013 New Orleans BowlUCF Ball St. (MAC) W, 38-17 2012 Beef O’ Brady’s BowlSMU Fresno State (MWC) W, 43-10 2012 Hawai’i BowlRice Air Force (MWC) W, 33-14 2012 Armed Forces BowlEast Carolina Louisiana-Lafayette (SBC) L, 34-43 2012 New Orleans BowlSMU Pittsburgh (Big East) W, 28-6 2012 Compass BowlMarshall FIU (SBC) W, 20-10 2011 Beef O’Brady’s BowlSouthern Miss Nevada (WAC) W, 24-17 2011 Hawai’i Bowl

WKU’S BOWL HISTORYWhile this year’s bowl game is just the third in the FBS era for WKU, it continues a historical trend for a

program that was a I-AA and II power for most of it’s existence, under coaches like Jack Harbaugh and Jimmy Feix.

BOWL OPP. RESULT1952 Refrigerator Bowl Arkansas State W, 34-191963 Tangerine Bowl Coast Guard W, 27-01973 Grantland Rice Bowl Grambling State W, 28-201973 Camellia Bowl* Louisiana Tech L, 0-341975 Grantland Rice Bowl New Hampshire W, 14-31975 Camellia Bowl* Northern Michigan L, 14-162012 Little Caesars Bowl Central Michigan L, 21-242014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Central Michigan W, 49-482015 Miami Beach Bowl South Florida -

* - Camellia Bowl served as the NCAA Division II National Championship Game

AP TOP 25Rk. Team ......................Record ..... Pts. .. Pv.1. Clemson (51) ............... 13-0 .... 1510 .......12. Alabama (9) ................. 12-1 .... 1465 .......23. Michigan St. (1) .......... 12-1 .... 1382 .......54. Oklahoma .................... 11-1 .... 1376 .......35. Stanford ....................... 11-2 .... 1221 .......76. Iowa .............................. 12-1 .... 1214 .......47. Ohio St. ......................... 11-1 .... 1208 .......68. Notre Dame ................. 10-2 .... 1070 .......99. Florida St. ..................... 10-2 .......972 .... 1010. N. Carolina ................... 11-2 .......949 .......811. TCU ................................ 10-2 .......936 .... 1112. Northwestern .............. 10-2 .......776 .... 1313. Oklahoma St. .............. 10-2 .......767 .... 1414. Houston ....................... 12-1 .......710 .... 1715. Oregon ........................... 9-3 .......685 .... 1516. Mississippi ..................... 9-3 .......656 .... 1617. Michigan ........................ 9-3 .......578 .... 1918. Baylor .............................. 9-3 .......426 .... 1219. Florida .......................... 10-3 .......420 .... 1820. Utah ................................ 9-3 .......323 .... 2121. Navy ................................ 9-2 .......271 .... 2222. LSU .................................. 8-3 .......270 .... 2323. Wisconsin ....................... 9-3 .......197 .... 2524. Temple .......................... 10-3 .........94 .... 2025. WKU ........................ 11-2 .......70 .. NR

Others Receiving Votes: Georgia 67, USC 57.BYU 28,Tennessee 23,S. Diego St. 22,Washington St. 20,Arkansas 20,Memphis 10,Bowling Green 8,South Florida 8,Mississippi St. 6,Toledo 4,UCLA 4,Arkansas St. 2

USA TODAY COACHES POLLRk. Team ...................... Record ..... Pts. ... Pr.1. Clemson (53) ............... 12-0 ... 1583 .......12. Alabama (8) ................. 11-1 ... 1532 .......23. Iowa (1)......................... 12-0 ... 1434 .......34. Oklahoma (2) .............. 11-1 ... 1431 .......55. Michigan St. ................ 11-1 ... 1371 .......66. Ohio St. ......................... 11-1 ... 1272 .......87. Stanford ....................... 10-2 ... 1174 .... 128. N. Carolina ................... 11-1 ... 1121 .... 119. Florida St. ..................... 10-2 ... 1072 .... 1410. Notre Dame ................. 10-2 ... 1009 .......411. TCU ................................ 10-2 ......948 .... 1612. Baylor ...............................9-2 ......852 .......713. Northwestern .............. 10-2 ......772 .... 1714. Oklahoma St. .............. 10-2 ......697 .... 1015. Florida .......................... 10-2 ......668 .......916. Oregon ............................9-3 ......645 .... 1817. Mississippi ......................9-3 ......607 .... 1918. Houston ....................... 11-1 ......536 .... 2119. Michigan .........................9-3 ......523 .... 1220. Utah .................................9-3 ......294 .... 2521. Temple .......................... 10-2 ......278 .... 2422. Navy .................................9-2 ......228 .... 1523. LSU ...................................8-3 ......210 ....NR24. USC ...................................8-4 ......165 ....NR25. Wisconsin ........................9-3 ......148 ....NR

Others Receiving Votes: Georgia 82, WKU 22, UCLA 20, Mississippi St. 15, Memphis 14, S. Diego St. 14, Washington St. 13, BYU 13, West Virginia 8, Tennessee 8, Arkansas St. 7, Toledo 6, Appalachian St. 5, Texas A&M 2, Bowling Green 1.

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Bowl RECORD BOOKWKU SUPERLATIVES

INDIVIDUALRushes 27 Andrews, A. vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Yards Rushing 119 Andrews, A. vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)TD Rushes 1 WALES, Anthony vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) ALLEN, Leon vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) Jakes, Kawaun vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Jones, Kadeem vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Rush 39 Andrews, A. vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Pass attempts 42 DOUGHTY, B. vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Pass completions 31 DOUGHTY, B. vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Yards Passing 486 DOUGHTY, B. vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)TD Passes 5 DOUGHTY, B. vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Long Pass 70 Jakes, Kawaun vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Receptions 6 Doyle, Jack vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Yards Receiving 155 MCNEAL, Willie vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)TD Receptions 1 GERMAN, Joel vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) MCNEAL, Willie vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) GRANT, Antwane vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) DANGERFIELD, J. vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) HENRY, Mitchell vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) Doyle, Jack vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Reception 70 Brown, Rico vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Field Goals N/A Long Field Goal N/A Punts 5 Brakefield, H. vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Punting Avg 52.0 Brakefield, H. vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Punt 74 Brakefield, H. vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Punts inside 20 2 Brakefield, H. vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Punt Return 4 Andrews, A. vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Kickoff Return 21 Andrews, A. vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Tackles 8 HOLT, Nick vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) Dowling, J. vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Boyd, Xavius vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Sacks 2.0 OVERSTREET, D. vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Tackles For Loss 2.5 OVERSTREET, D. vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Interceptions 1 THOMAS, Cam vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)

TEAMRushes 32 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Yards Rushing 161 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Yards Per Rush 5.0 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)TD Rushes 2 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Pass attempts 42 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Pass completions 31 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Yards Passing 486 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Yards Per Pass 11.6 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)TD Passes 5 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Total Plays 74 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Total Offense 647 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Yards Per Play 8.7 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Points 49 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Sacks By 4 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)First Downs 30 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Penalties 9 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Penalty Yards 105 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Turnovers 2 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Interceptions By 1 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Punts 6 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Punting Avg 47.2 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Punt 74 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Punts inside 20 2 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Punt Return 4 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)

OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES

INDIVIDUALRushes 23 TIPTON, Zurlon, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Yards Rushing 101 TIPTON, Zurlon, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)TD Rushes 0 Long Rush 26 LAVALLII, S., vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Pass attempts 45 RUSH, Cooper, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Pass completions 28 RUSH, Cooper, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Yards Passing 493 RUSH, Cooper, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)TD Passes 7 RUSH, Cooper, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Long Pass 69 RADCLIFF, Ryan, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Receptions 10 WILSON, Cody, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Yards Receiving 137 DAVIS, Titus, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)TD Receptions 4 DAVIS, Titus, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Long Reception 69 FLORY, Andrew, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Field Goals 1 HARMAN, David, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Field Goal 50 HARMAN, David, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Punts 4 COLUZZI, Ron, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Punting Avg 57.3 HOGAN, Richie, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Punt 82 HOGAN, Richie, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Punts inside 20 2 HOGAN, Richie, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Punt Return 5 WILSON, Cody, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Kickoff Return 25 LAVALLII, S., vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Tackles 10 CHEROCCI, J., vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Sacks 1.0 SERPA, Blake, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Tackles For Loss 1.0 SERPA, Blake, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) CHEROCCI, J., vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) SERPA, Blake, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Interceptions 0

TEAMRushes 34 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Yards Rushing 140 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Yards Per Rush 4.1 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)TD Rushes 0 Pass attempts 45 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Pass completions 28 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Yards Passing 493 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Yards Per Pass 11.0 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)TD Passes 7 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Total Plays 74 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Total Offense 607 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Yards Per Play 8.2 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Points 48 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Sacks By 1 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)First Downs 28 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Penalties 8 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Penalty Yards 77 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Turnovers 1 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Interceptions By 0 Punts 4 vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014)Punting Avg 57.3 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Punt 82 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Punts inside 20 2 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)Long Punt Return 5 vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012)

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NOTING THE HILLTOPPERS• WKU is in its 96th season of football and second under head coach Jeff Brohm, who became the school’s 19th

head coach on Jan. 10, 2014.

• WKU is one of the newest members of the FBS, entering just their seventh year of full members at this level.

• The Hilltoppers had a week of firsts following the 2015 Conference USA Championship Game: WKU won its first FBS conference championship and first league title since 2002, became nationally ranked for the first time as a FBS school at No. 25 in the Associated Press Top 25, and became the first school in C-USA’s 20-year history to go undefeated through conference play and win the league championship.

• Quarterback Brandon Doughty was named the Championship Game Most Valuable Player as well as the league MVP for 2015, making him the first player to ever win the MVP award in consecutive years.

• In sixth-year QB Brandon Doughty, the Hilltoppers returned the nation’s leader in passing yards (4,830) and touchdowns (49) from 2014. Doughty, the 2014 C-USA Most Valuable Player, was granted a sixth year of eligibility for injuries suffered across the 2011 and 2012 seasons. More on Doughty on page 20

• Last season, WKU became the first program in NCAA history with a 4,500 yard passer and 1,500 yard rusher. They were also the first program in 17 years to break their league’s single-game passing (Doughty, 593, at Middle Tennessee) and rushing record (Allen, 345, vs. Army) in the same season (Kent State, MAC, 1997).

• The Hilltoppers are just three points away from a new school scoring record for the second year in a row. Last year, the Hilltoppers tallied 577 points through 13 games to shatter the previous record of 432, set in 2002. With a full game to play - sitting at 575 points - the Tops are in good position to break that record for total points again. WKU would need to tally 47 points in the bowl game to set a new scoring average record.

• WKU has posted double-digit halftime leads of 42, 25, 38, 20, 21, 35 and 21 points in seven games this year. The Hilltoppers are out-scoring their opponents 368-154 in the first half, an average margin of 16.5 points, the highest margin nationally. More on Page 15.

• WKU has reached bowl eligibility for the fifth consecutive season and in five of seven years as an FBS school. The Hilltoppers were also the first bowl eligible team in the Commonwealth.

• At FIU, the 2015 Hilltoppers became the first team in WKU’s FBS era to win nine games and the first in program history since 2004. WKU has double-digit wins for the first time since the 2002 National Championship team went 12-3.

NOTING THE GAME• WKU is looking to secure its second-ever bowl victory at the FBS level, having won their first last season in

the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.

• The Miami Beach Bowl will be a homecoming of sorts for a number of Hilltoppers who grew up in the south Florida/Miami region. WKU has 10 players on the roster with ties to Miami and as many as 25 from the state with a number of those centered around the Tampa/Clearwater region.

• It will be the seventh meeting all-time between WKU and USF but only the third since the two programs became FBS schools, with WKU making the jump in 2009. WKU and South Florida share a distinction with five others to reach their third bowl game within seven years of making the move to the FBS.

• Dating back to last season, the Hilltoppers have won 15 consecutive games against Group of 5 teams, including teams from Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, and Independents.

• WKU will take on a South Florida team led by former WKU player, assistant coach and head coach Willie Taggart. Taggart was 16-20 in his three seasons as WKU’s head coach, served as an assistant coach from 1999-06 and was a four-year letterwinner at quarterback from 1995-98. Taggart’s jersey number (1) is one of four jerseys retired by the program.

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(25) WKU HILLTOPPERS (11-2, 8-0 C-USA)DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV/RESULTSeptember 3 at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. W, 14-12 10 LA Tech* 7 p.m. W, 41-38 19 at Indiana 3 p.m. L, 35-38 26 Miami (OH) 2:30 p.m. W, 56-14October 3 at Rice* 2:30 p.m. W, 49-10 10 Middle Tennessee* 11 a.m. W, 58-28 15 at North Texas* 6:30 p.m. W, 55-28 24 at (5/5) LSU 6 p.m. L, 20-48 31 at Old Dominion* 11 a.m. W, 55-30NOVEMBER 7 Florida Atlantic* 11 a.m. W, 35-19 21 at FIU* 1:30 p.m. W, 63-7 27 Marshall* 11 a.m. W, 49-28DECEMBER 5 Southern Miss 11 a.m. W, 45-28 21 vs. South Florida 1:30 p.m. ESPN

SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (8-4, 6-2 AAC)DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) TV/RESULTSeptember 5 Florida A&M 7 p.m. W, 51-3 12 at (10/8) Florida State 11:30 a.m. L, 14-34 19 at Maryland 12 p.m. L, 17-35October 2 Memphis* 7 p.m. L, 17-24 10 Syracuse 3:30 p.m. W, 45-24 17 UConn* 12 p.m. W, 28-20 24 SMU* 4 p.m. W, 38-14 31 at Navy* 12 p.m. L, 17-29November 7 at East Carolina* 7:30 p.m. W, 22-17 14 Temple* 7 p.m. W, 44-23 20 Cincinnati* 8 p.m. W, 65-27 26 at UCF* 7:30 p.m. W, 44-3December 21 vs. (25) WKU 2:30 p.m. ESPN

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Game CENTER

QUICK FACTSLAST MEETING

NCAA RANKING COMPARISON

WKU USFScoring Offense 4 40Scoring Defense 54 23First Downs Offense 8 T84First Downs Defense T84 T36Rushing Offense 87 11Rushing Defense 50 33Passing Offense 6 105Passing Defense 81 61Total Offense 10 42Total Defense 60 37Sacks T71 T24Sacks Allowed T9 T49Turnover Margin T4 T18Third Down Offense 9 T67Third Down Defense 60 61Red Zone Offense 28 T26Red Zone Defense 30 102Kickoff Return Avg. 45 3Punt Return Avg. T89 20

GAMES THROUGH 12-05-15

SERIES BREAKDOWNUSF leads 4-2

at WKU 1-2 | at USF 1-2

Series HistorySCORE W/L DATE HOST31-3 W 9-27-97 WKU31-24 W 10-17-98 USF21-6 L 10-18-99 WKU30-24 L 11-4-00 USF35-13 L 9-12-09 WKU24-12 L 9-25-10 USF

TEAM COMPARISON

WKU USF

Scoring Offense Per Game 44.2 33.5Scoring Defense Per Game 25.2 21.1Rushing Yards Per Game 154.5 242.9Rushing Defense Per Game 156.6 140.6Passing Yards Per Game 365.4 185.8Passing Defense Per Game 234.5 220.6Total Offense Per Game 519.8 428.7Total Defense Per Game 391.1 361.2Int. Thrown/Opp. Int. Thrown 7/17 9/15Sacks by/Allowed 26/14 32/21Third Down Off./Def. 50%/37% 39%/38%Red Zone Off./Def. 89%/78% 89%/88%Kickoff Return Avg. 21.8 28.2Punt Return Avg. 6.2 12.6Fum. Lost/Gained 8/14 6/8Penalties/Yds. Per Game 74/57.2 70/53.9Field Goals 14-15 15-21

GAMES THROUGH 12-05-15

WKU USF

Location Bowling Green, Ky. Tampa, Fla.Founded 1906 1956Enrollment 20,178 47,646Nickname Hilltoppers BullsColors Red and White Green and GoldConference Conference USA American AthleticStadium Capacity 22,113 65,857Lettermen Ret/Lost 53/19 42/272014 Record 8-4 4-82014 Conf. Record 4-4 3-52014 Conf. Finish 3rd, East 7th

September 25, 2010 • Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla.

WKU 12 SOUTH FLORIDA 24

TAMPA, Fla. - Kawaun Jakes threw for a season-high 221 yards, and led two fourth-quarter scoring drives, but it was not enough as the Western Kentucky University football team dropped a 24-12 decision to the University of South Florida Saturday night in front of 40,276 fans at Raymond James Stadium.

WKU posted a season-high 314 yards of total offense against the Bulls, while allowing a season-low

283 yards.

Defense and missed scoring chances were the story for both clubs for nearly 25 minutes of action to start the game. After chewing up nearly seven-and-a-half minutes of clock on the opening possession, the Hilltoppers’ saw the drive stall with a missed 46-yard field goal attempt.

USF had much of the same issues, missing a pair of field goals before finally getting on the board with 5:07 remaining before halftime when Mo Plancher scored on a 13-yard run to put the Bulls in front 7-0.

Quarter Breakdown

1 2 3 4 OT TotalWKU 0 0 0 12 - 12South Florida 0 7 14 3 - 24

Scoring Summary 2nd 5:09 - USF Plancher 13 yd run (Schwartz kick), 5-79 | 2:103rd 8:33 - USF Kelly 2 yd run (Schwartz kick), 11-82 | 6:27 1:50 - USF Daniels 1 yd run (Schwartz kick), 7-13 | 3:334th 11:28 - WKU Rainey 5 yd pass to Cooper (Tinius kick failed), 10-74 | 5:22 5:19 - USF Bonani 33 yd field goal, 6-15 | 2:16 3:46 - WKU Jakes 25 yd pass to Doyle (Rainey pass failed), 6-80 | 1:33

WKU USF

First Downs 18 16Rushes - Net Yards 31 - 88 44 - 226Rushing Touchdowns 0 3Yards Passing 226 57Completions-Attempts-Int 20-38-1 7-11-1Total Plays - Total Offense 69 - 314 55 - 283Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 5-39 6-45Punts - Avg. 4-43.5 2-52.0Time of Possession 31:10 28:50Third-Down Conversions 5-15 3-10Fourth-Down Conversions 2-3 1-2

RUSHING: WKU- Rainey 21-64; Karrer 1-11; Jakes 7-11; Johnson 1-2; Jones 1-0 USF- Murray 15-115; Plancher 17-79 1 TD; Daniels 9-30 1 TD; Kelly 3-2 1 TD

PASSING: WKU- Jakes 19-37-1, 221 1 TD; Rainey 1-1-0, 5 1 TD USF- Daniels 7-11-1, 57

RECEIVING: WKU- Doyle 7-94 1 TD; Vasquez 5-47; McNeal 3-55; Rainey 2-11; Haynes 1-12; Cooper 1-5 1 TD; Jones 1-2 USF- Landi 2-16; Bravo-Brown 1-17; Lamar 1-12; Hornes 1-6; Knowles 1-3; Plancher 1-3

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Team NOTEBOOK2015 TEAM CAPTAINS

WKU’s season-long team captains are voted on by the team at the first team meeting of the fall. On offense, QB Brandon Doughty, OL Forrest Lamp and TE Tyler Higbee. On defense, DB Wonderful Terry, LB Nick Holt and DL Gavin Rocker. Doughty is a three-year captain while Rocker is a two-year captain.

4,500 AND 1,500 FOR THE FIRST TIMEWKU became the first team in FBS history to tally a 4,500-yard passer and 1,500-yard rusher in the same

season when Brandon Doughty and Leon Allen paired up to combined for 6,372 yards, the most by a running back-quarterback combination in FBS history.

TOP 3 COMBINED YARDAGE DUOS

QUICK STARTSSince shifting to a high-flying offense to start the 2013 season, WKU has proven to be potent on their

opening drive. In the past three seasons, WKU has opened with a score 24 times including 20 touchdowns over 38 games.

Additionally, Brandon Doughty is 90-of-113 (80.0) for 1,125 yards and 13 touchdowns on opening drives, including a perfect completion percentage in seven of those (BGSU, UAB, LA Tech, Miami (OH), MT, FIU, Marshall), including going 7-of-7 against BGSU (2014) and Miami (2015).

OPENING DRIVES SINCE 2013

FIRST HALF DOMINANCEOver their last seven of nine games with halftime leads, the Hilltoppers have taken 42- (Miami), 25- (Rice),

38- (Middle Tennessee), 20- (North Texas), 25-point (ODU), 35-point (FIU) and 21-point (Marshall) leads into the break. WKU is out-scoring its opponents 347-133 in the game’s opening half this season and boast the most first half and second quarter points in the country.

Over 13 games, that 214 point margin works out to a 16.5 point average lead going into the break of each game. The Hilltoppers lead the country in halftime scoring margin, ahead of Clemson and Baylor.

Team 1Q Pts/Opp Pts 2Q Pts/Opp Pts Total Margin1. WKU 150/41 218/113 368/154 16.52. Clemson 148/56 159/50 307/106 15.53. Baylor 200/111 140/68 340/179 13.4

EAST Overall C-USAWKU* 11-2 8-0Marshall 9-3 6-2Middle Tennessee 7-5 6-2FIU 5-7 3-5Old Dominion 5-7 3-5Florida Atlantic 3-9 3-5 Charlotte 2-10 0-8

WEST Overall C-USASouthern Miss* 9-4 7-1 LA Tech 8-4 6-2Rice 5-7 5-5UTEP 5-7 5-5UTSA 3-9 3-5 North Texas 1-11 1-7

OTHER BOWL LINEUPSNew Orleans Bowl, Dec. 19LA Tech vs. Arkansas StateMiami Beach Bowl, Dec. 21WKU vs. South FloridaPopeyes Bahamas Bowl, Dec. 24Middle Tennessee vs. Western MichiganSt. Petersburg Bowl, Dec. 26Marshall vs. ConnecticutHeart of Dallas Bowl, Dec. 26Southern Miss vs. Washington

CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS

Sept. 7O: Ray Lawry, ODUD: Tiquan Lang, MarshallS: Blake Brewer, Charlotte

Sept. 14O: Brandon Doughty, WKUD: Marcus Ward, WKUS: Kylen Towner, WKU

(1st league sweep since 2012)Sept. 21O: Jalen Richard, USMD: Jeremy Cutrer, MTS: Jaquen White, UTEP

Sept. 28O: Brandon Doughty, WKUD: Ocie Rose, FAUS: Tyler Williams, Marshall

Oct. 5O: Nick Mullens, Southern MissD: Michael Egwuagi, UTSAS: Jonathan Barnes, LA Tech

Oct. 12O: Brandon Doughty, WKUD: Gary Thompson, MarshallS: Jonathan Barnes, LA Tech

Oct. 19O: Zach Pascal, ODUD: TJ Ricks, ODUS: Stephen Brauchle, USM

Oct. 26O: Alex McGough, FIUD: Bryson Abraham, LA TechS: Jalen Richard, Southern Miss

Nov. 2O: Anthony Wales, WKUD: Kishawn McClain, NTS: Chad Davis, NT

Nov. 9O: Kenneth Dixon, LA TechD: Mike Wakefield, FIUS: Jeremy Cutrer, MT

Nov. 16O: Nick Mullens, Southern MissD: Fellonte Misher, ODUS: Deandre Reaves, Marshall

Nov. 23O: Brent Stockstill, MTD: Trey Hendrickson, FAUS: Garrett Schwettman, WKU

Nov. 30O: Brandon Doughty, WKUD: Nick Holt, WKUS: DeAndre Reaves, Marshall

C-USA PLAYER OF THE WEEK

2013Opp. Plays Dis. ResultUK 9 75 yds Simpson 3 runUT 14 55 yds Schwettman 37 kickUSA 5 79 yds Doughty 16 pass to HigbeeMSU 1 65 yds Andrews 65 runNavy 3 4 yds PuntULM 6 75 yds Doughty 33 pass to McNealULL 7 75 yds Doughty 14 pass to HenryTroy 11 55 yds Schwettman 29 kickGSU 12 40 yds Simpson 2 runArmy 3 -1 yd PuntTXST 3 7 yds PuntASU 3 35 yds Simpson 2 run

2014Opp. Plays Dis. ResultBGSU 10 83 yds Allen 2 runILL 8 16 yds Punt/FumbleMT 7 32 yds PuntNavy 9 63 yds Schwettman 37 kickUAB 8 72 yds Doughty 15 pass to TaylorFAU 5 75 yds Doughty 50 pass to TaylorODU 8 73 yds Allen 1 runLT 4 57 yds InterceptionUTEP 4 24 yds PuntArmy 3 3 yds PuntUTSA 5 74 yds Doughty 54 pass to AllenMAR 9 62 yds Doughty 11 pass to HigbeeCMU 11 75 yds Doughty 14 pass to Dangerfield

2015Opp. Plays Dis. ResultVU 3 7 PuntLT 6 75 Doughty 37 pass to TaylorIU 5 17 PuntMU 10 90 Doughty 9 pass to GrantRice 3 4 PuntMT 4 75 Ferby 6 runNT 3 2 PuntLSU 3 5 PuntODU 12 52 Schwettman 39 kickFAU 6 35 PuntFIU 2 80 Doughty 73 pass to TaylorMAR 3 75 Doughty 35 pass to NorrisUSM 5 28 Doughty 5 pass to Grant

2003 Oregon StateSteven Jackson 1,547 rushing Derek Anderson 4,058 passing 5,605 combined

2011 BaylorTerrance Ganaway 1,547 rushingRobert Griffin III 4,293 passing 5,840 combined

2014 WKULeon Allen 1,542 rushingBrandon Doughty 4,830 passing 6,372 combined

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Team NOTEBOOKHILLTOPPERS AT HOME

Under Jeff Brohm, the Hilltoppers have been nearly unstoppable inside the confines of Houchens-Smith Stadium, where they have tallied an 11-1 record since the Brohm Era began.

WKU averages 48.3 points at home under Brohm (580 points over 12 games) and carries a 10-game home winning streak into the offseason, the longest since winning 11 between 1972 and 1974. WKU has won 10 or more games in a row at home just five times in program history and more than nine just five times:

(10) 1992-94, 2003-05; 2014-15; (11) 1972-74; (13) 1987-89; (14) 1931-33.

AT HOME IN THE BROHM ERA

ROAD WARRIORSWKU played its final road game of the regular season at FIU, and it was the end of one of the longest

road schedules in program history. Over a three-game span in October, the Hilltoppers had their longest consecutive three-game road swing in program history, traveling over 1,300 miles round trip for each game.

All totaled, WKU traveled roughly 8,500 miles during the regular season.

ROAD TRIPS IN 2015

BOWLING IS THE NEW STANDARDJust six completed years into their transition into the FBS, the Hilltoppers are just about ready to shed the

label of a newcomer to the FBS.Of the 27 teams to transition to the FBS since 1987, only eight have reached their second bowl game within

that six year window. WKU joins Marshall, Boise State, Idaho, Nevada, South Florida, Troy, and FAU in that very exclusive group.

PRESEASON PROJECTIONSEvery year, college football prognosticators throw darts at the board and rank teams across college football.

Below are a collection of some of those on WKU this offseason. ESPN, Phil Steele and CompughterRankings.com all missed on the Hilltoppers in 2015.

TOUGH OUT OF CONFERENCEAfter going 0-12 against non-conference foes in their first three years as an FBS team (2009-11), WKU has

turned it around and has been on a hot streak against teams from outside their conference.Since 2012, the Hilltoppers are 13-6 against non-conference opponents with their only losses coming at

Indiana and No. 5 LSU (2015), at Illinois (2014), at Tennessee (2013), at No. 1 Alabama (2012) and vs. Central Michigan in the 2012 Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl. WKU is 10-1 over that same span against teams from outside the Power 5 conferences.

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE WINS SINCE 2012

• WKU has held a lead in all but two games that Jeff Brohm has been on the WKU sideline, either as the head coach or assistant coach (36 of 38).

• WKU has also held a lead in 40-of-42 games and in all but four games over the last four seasons. (46-of-50)

• The Hilltoppers are the first league team to win four consecutive league games by 25 points or more since Houston in 2011 who won seven straight.

• WKU is the first FBS team to have a 2,000-yard all-purpose player in four consecutive seasons when Leon Allen tallied 2,018 yards last season.

• Of the eight wins in 2014, six of them came over bowl-eligible opponents, a program record. Prior to that, WKU’s high-water mark was four in 2013. In their first four seasons as a member of the FBS, the Hilltoppers beat just a combined three bowl-eligible teams.

• Against Marshall, Ace Wales became just the 6th RB in C-USA history with six consecutive 100+ yard rushing games against league opponents.

• Safety Drell Greene became the first true freshman to see game action this season as he played in a reserve role in the Miami game.

• With their win at Vanderbilt, WKU became the first C-USA team to defeat an SEC opponent since UCF’s win over Georgia in the 2010 Liberty Bowl.

• WKU has closed three consecutive regular seasons with four-game winning streaks and no one has won more games in November over the past three seasons than WKU’s 12. Florida State and Ohio State are tied with WKU.

• In the first game on Feix Field following the passing of legendary player and head coach Jimmy Feix, WKU scored 66 points in a victory over Old Dominion. Feix’s No. 66 remains one of four retired jerseys for WKU.

• Of the eight rookie head coaches to be hired in 2014, Jeff Brohm was the only one to lead his team to a bowl victory.

• Wonderful Terry was the only defensive back with multiple interceptions last season to return them all for touchdowns. Terry was the first WKU player with three defensive scores in a season since Bobby Sippio had three touchdowns in 2000.

QUICK HITS

PUBLICATION NATIONAL C-USA EASTOrlando Sentinel 32 1stCollege Football Poll 33 1stCap Heresey 36 1stUSA Today 37 1stCBSSports.com 46 1stSBNation 51 1st

PUBLICATION NATIONAL C-USA EASTCollege Sports Madness 55 1stAthlon Sports 69 1stCFN/Scout 74 1stConference USA Media - 1stESPN 59 2ndPhil Steele 67 2ndCompughterRankings.com 70 2nd

2012Date Opponent ScoreS1 Austin Peay 49-10S15 at Kentucky 32-31 (OT)S22 Southern Miss 42-17

2013Date Opponent ScoreA31 vs. Kentucky 35-26S21 Morgan State 58-17S28 Navy 19-7N9 at Army 21-17

2014Date Opponent ScoreA29 Bowling Green 59-31S27 at Navy 36-27N15 Army 52-24D24 vs. C. Michigan 49-48

2015Date Opponent ScoreS3 at Vanderbilt 14-12S26 Miami (Ohio) 56-14

Date Opponent Result Distance RT Sept. 3, 2015 Vanderbilt W, 14-12 139 Sept. 19, 2015 Indiana L, 35-38 376 Oct. 3, 2015 Rice W, 56-14 1,694

Date Opponent Result Distance RT October 15 North Texas W, 55-28 1,526 October 24 No. 5 LSU L, 20-48 1,310 October 31 Old Dominion W, 55-30 1,468November 21 FIU W, 63-7 1,966

Date Opponent Result Aug. 29, 2014 Bowling Green W, 59-31 Oct. 4, 2014 UAB L, 39-42 Oct. 25, 2014 Old Dominion W, 66-51 Nov. 8, 2014 UTEP W, 35-27 Nov. 15, 2014 Army W, 52-24 Nov. 22, 2014 UTSA W, 45-7

Date Opponent Result Sept. 10, 2015 LA Tech W, 41-38 Sept. 26, 2015 Miami (OH) W, 56-14 Oct. 10, 2015 Middle Tennessee W, 58-28 Nov. 7, 2015 FAU W, 35-19 Nov. 27, 2015 Marshall W, 49-28 Dec. 5, 2015 Southern Miss W, 45-28

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Players NOTEBOOKHITTING 1,500 AND BEYOND

WKU has had a running back reach the 1,500 yard mark in each of the last five seasons, becoming just the second program in NCAA history to have a 1,500-yard rusher in five consecutive seasons. Northern Illinois has a runner go for 1,500 from 2002 to 2006. Oregon (2009-12) and USC (1978-81) each had four consecutive seasons with a 1,500 yard rusher.

WKU (2010-14) NIU (2002-06)

Player (Year) Yards Player (Year) YardsBobby Rainey (2010) 1,649 Michael Turner (2002) 1,915Bobby Rainey (2011) 1,695 Michael Turner (2003) 1,648Antonio Andrews (2012) 1,728 Garrett Wolfe (2004) 1,656Antonio Andrews (2013) 1,730 Garrett Wolfe (2005) 1,580Leon Allen (2014) 1,542 Garrett Wolfe (2006) 1,928

GROUND AND POUNDDating back to 2010, WKU has had a 100-yard rusher in 54 of 74 games (72.9 percent), even with a shift to a

high-flying passing attack. Bobby Rainey rushed for 100-yards or more in nine of 12 games in 2010 and 10 of 12 in 2011. Antonio

Andrews picked up in 2012 with 10 of 13 games and 11 of 12 in 2013. Leon Allen contributed six 100-yard performances in 2014 while Ace Wales tallied over 100 yards on the ground against UAB. Freshman D’Andre Ferby tallied his first 100-yard performance, and the first of 2015, against Miami (Ohio). Wales has tallied six-straight 100-yard performances this season against league opponents.

DON’T DOUBT DOUGHTYIn his first season as the starter, WKU quarterback Brandon Doughty lit up the Hilltopper record books and

was the only quarterback in the country to lead multiple game-winning drives of 80 yards or longer during the 2013 season.

Both of those game-winning drives came in two of the last three weeks of the season against Army and Arkansas State. Trailing Army 17-14 with 4:16 left in West Point, Doughty completed 5-of-6 passes for 73 yards in leading WKU down the field for the go-ahead touchdown with 32 seconds remaining.

The Hilltoppers trailed Arkansas State 31-27 with 5:30 remaining in their season finale, but Doughty again delivered in the clutch, marching WKU 99 yards in 16 plays before throwing the game-winning touchdown pass to Willie McNeal with 10 seconds remaining.

SPREADING IT AROUNDThe WKU passing attack spreads the wealth and has had at least seven different players catch a ball in 22 of 26

games since 2014, with a season-high 11 players catching at least one pass in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. In 2015, the Hilltoppers had nine players catch at least one pass against LA Tech, Miami, Rice and North Texas.

Eight players caught a pass against Middle Tennessee, at LSU and at Old Dominion.

TAKE YOUR PICKWKU found the strength in their passing game relied on their depth at the receiver position, forcing

opposing defenses to defend each pass catcher - receivers and tight ends - with equal concern..Against both LA Tech and Indiana, tight end Tyler Higbee led WKU in receptions but wide receiver Taywan

Taylor was the yardage leader. The pattern repeated itself against Miami as Jared Dangerfield tallied a team-high 11 catches but Taylor led in yardage. The Hilltoppers are one of five teams in the nation with five receivers with 30 or more receptions (Arizona, BYU, Texas Tech, Wazzu): Taywan Taylor (79), Jared Dangerfield (76), Nicholas Norris (58), Antwane Grant (48) and Tyler Higbee (38).

DOWNFIELD BLOCKINGWhile WKU’s offensive attack begins and ends with triggerman Brandon Doughty, over a third of WKU’s

passing yardage total come AFTER the catch, a credit to the importance of downfield blocking.

YAC TOTALS FOR 2014 YAC TOTALS FOR 2015

Below are the weekly and yearly honors in 2015 earned in-season for the Hilltoppers

Jake Collins, PConference USA All-Freshman TeamConference USA All-Academic TeamRay Guy Award Nominee

Jared Dangerfield, WRAll-Conference USA Honorable Mention

Brandon Doughty, QBConference USA Most Valuable PlayerSports Illustrated Honorable Mention All-AmericanAll-Conference USA First TeamC-USA Championship Game MVPSenior CLASS Award Finalist Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist Maxwell Semifinalist Davey O’Brien SemifinalistESPN Honda Helmet Sticker (Championship Week)C-USA Offensive POW (2) (4) (6) (13) Manning Award Star of the Week (2) (4) (5) (6) Davey O’Brien Performer of the Week (5) (6) CFPA Midseason Watch List Candidate CFPA National Performer of the Year Candidate

Nolan Dowling, LSAll-Conference USA Honorable Mention

Dennis Edwards, OLConference USA All-Freshman Team

D’Andre Ferby, RBConference USA All-Freshman Team

Tyler Higbee, TEAll-Conference USA First TeamCBS Sports 2015 Midseason All-America 1st team John Mackey Tight End of the Week (1) John Mackey Tight End of the Week HM (3) Biletnikoff Award Watch List Candidate

Nick Holt, LBAll-Conference USA First TeamC-USA Defensive POW (13)

Forrest Lamp, OLAll-Conference USA First Team

Prince Charles Iworah, DBAll-Conference USA Honorable Mention

T.J. McCollum, LBAll-Conference USA Honorable Mention

Jontavius Morris, DLAll-Conference USA Honorable Mention

Nicholas Norris, WRAll-Conference USA Honorable Mention

Garrett Schwettman, KAll-Conference USA First TeamLou Groza Award SemifinalistLou Groza Star of the Week (2)C-USA Special Teams POW (11)

Taywan Taylor, WRAll-Conference USA First TeamFred Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist

Kylen Towner, WRAll-Conference USA Second TeamC-USA Special Teams POW (2)

Anthony Wales, RBAll-Conference USA Second TeamC-USA Offensive POW (9)

Marcus Ward, DBC-USA Defensive POW (2)Conference USA All-Academic Team

2015 PLAYER HONORS

Opponent                           YAC (Pct. of Total)Bowling Green 272 (48.3)Illinois 94 (31.6)Middle Tennessee 175 (29.5)Navy 152 (39.3)UAB 102 (31.4)Florida Atlantic 95 (28.4)Old Dominion 160 (43.1)LA Tech 71 (48.9)UTEP 125 (38.6)Army 56 (31.4)UTSA 122 (35.6)Marshall 140 (28.5)Central Michigan 155 (31.8)TOTAL 1,717 (35.5)

Opponent                           YAC (Pct. of Total)Vanderbilt 98 (46.8) LA Tech 130 (30.6)Indiana 182 (37.6) Miami (Ohio) 174 ( 37.4)Rice 204 (48.1)Middle Tennessee 184 (42.9)North Texas 147 (36.5)LSU 151 (46.5)Old Dominion 120 (42.5)Florida Atlantic 105 (37.5)FIU 95 (42.4)Marshall 125 (33.8)Southern Miss 152 (37.0)TOTAL 1,867 (39.3)

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Players NOTEBOOKTAKE IT TO THE HOUSE

WKU’s Red Zone defense ranks No. 37 in 2015 and No. 17 nationally last season, and they have a knack for the big play with their backs to their own end zone.

The Hilltoppers were the only team in the country with four defensive touchdowns of 80 yards or more last season. In fact, the four plays were WKU’s longest plays of the year. Wonderful Terry is one of just seven active players with three or more interception returns for touchdowns.

In all, WKU had five defensive touchdowns on the year, the most since registering five in 2007, and the third-most nationally in 2014.

Player/Game                            PlayWonderful Terry at FIU 92 yd INT ReturnJuwan Gardner vs. ODU* 96 yd INT ReturnWonderful Terry at Illinois* 95 yd Fumble ReturnWonderful Terry vs. UTEP* 90 yd INT ReturnRicardo Singh vs. UAB* 85 yd INT ReturnWonderful Terry at Navy* 43 yd INT Return* - indicates 2014 play

ALL-PURPOSE UNIVERSITYWKU could be APU, for All-Purpose University, as the Hilltoppers have had an individual go for 100 or more APY

in 67 of its last 69 games, dating back to Oct. 9, 2010 against FIU. WKU was held without a player getting 100 APY for the first time since that game at FAU on Oct. 18, 2014.

WKU is one of just five programs with five or more 2,000 yard all-purpose players in their school’s history.

Six: Utah StateFive: Toledo, Tulsa, Northern Illinois, WKU

NEED TO KNOW RULE CHANGES1. Crew of Eight Officials: The eighth official, the center judge (with the letter “C” on the uniform), is positioned in the offensive backfield opposite the referee.  2. Non-Standard Overbuilt Facemasks Are Illegal: This is a facemask characterized by greater weight and closer spacing between the bars. Use of the facemask is a safety issue as opponents can easily get their fingers caught in the tight space. 3. Illegal Equipment: Player is Out for One Play: Up until now, if the officials noticed that a player was wearing illegal equipment, the team was charged one of its three timeouts. The new rule is that the player must leave the game for at least one play and may not return until the equipment is made legal. His team may burn a timeout to keep him from missing a down, but the equipment must be corrected before he is allowed to play.  4. Pregame Warm-Ups: Teams Guaranteed Access to the Field: By the new rule, the teams are now guaranteed that they may remain on the field for pregame warm-ups until at least 22 minutes before the opening kickoff. The committee was concerned that teams were being forced to leave the field early because of other pregame activities, and thus were having to spend too much time in the locker room before the kickoff. 5. Resetting the Play Clock When the Ball is Not Ready for Play: When the play clock begins its count from 40 seconds, on rare occasions the officials will have difficulty getting a new ball from the sidelines. In such a case after some period of time, the referee will stop the game clock and signal for the play clock to be reset to 25 seconds.

6. Helmet off Defensive Player: Play Clock Set to 40 Seconds: When a player’s helmet comes off, the game clock is stopped, and the player must leave the game for one play. Now the play clock is set to 40 seconds when a defensive player loses his helmet, and still to 25 seconds when it is a player on offense. 7. Pushing or Pulling an Opponent off the Pile: Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Starting in 2015, if a player forcibly pulls or pushes an opponent off the pile, he is to be charged with unsportsmanlike conduct. Here’s why this is important: if a player is flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct twice in the game, he is automatically disqualified after the second offense. 8. Sideline Warning Returns: For a long time, the first infraction led to a sideline warning, with no yardage penalty. After a few years the rule was changed to assess a five-yard penalty for the first offense. Now, we are returning to the warning for the first infraction. No yardage penalty will result until the second offense. 9. Instant Replay: Blocking During an On-Side Kick May Be Reviewed: A rule that is not so well known is that the kicking team may not block until they are eligible to touch the ball. Starting in 2015, replay may also review whether the kicking team blocks before being eligible to touch the ball; if they do, it is a foul.

OFFENSEPlayer 2015 Streak CareerLeon Allen, RB 2 - 14Jared Dangerfield, WR 12 12 25Brandon Doughty, QB 13 30 37Dennis Edwards, OL 12 11 12Nacarius Fant, WR 1 1 1D’Andre Ferby, RB 4 - 4Nelson Fishback, QB - - 1Tim Gorski, TE 4 - 18Antwane Grant, WR 12 12 17Max Halpin, OL 13 13 23Tyler Higbee, TE 8 2 16Forrest Lamp, OL 13 38 38Joe Manley, OL 1 - 1Desmond Maxwell, TE 1 - 1Nicholas Norris, WR 12 12 17Brandon Ray, OL 13 26 26Taywan Taylor, WR 5 1 19Anthony Wales 4 - 6Darrell Williams, OL 13 23 26

DEFENSEPlayer 2015 Streak CareerDejon Brown, LB 8 4 19Joe Brown, DB 4 - 4Ge’Monee Brown, DL 1 - 4Omarius Bryant, DL 2 - 2Forrest Coleman, DB - - 2Devante Duclos, LB - - 1Nick Holt, LB 13 26 26Prince Charles Iworah, DB 13 26 26Branden Leston, DB 12 11 19T.J. McCollum, LB 13 13 13Martavius Mims, DB 1 - 1Jontavius Morris, DL 12 9 31Nick Newton, LB 5 - 5Derik Overstreet 13 20 20Tanner Reeves, DL - - 3Kalvin Robinson, DL - - 2Gavin Rocker, DL 13 30 38Bryan Shorter, DL 8 4 24DeAndre Simmons, DB 2 - 2Devante Terrell, DL - - 17Wonderful Terry, DB 10 8 10Marcus Ward, DB 13 20 28

SPECIAL TEAMSPlayer 2015 Streak CareerJake Collins, P/KOS 10 10 10Nolan Dowling, LS 13 38 38Ryan Nuss, KOS 9 - 9Joseph Occhipinti, P 3 - 18Garrett Schwettman, K 13 50 50

START CHART

WKU has seven former Hilltoppers currently in NFL programs.

Player TeamAntonio Andrews, RB Tennessee TitansJonathan Dowling, DB* Miami DolphinsJack Doyle, TE Indianapolis ColtsMitchell Henry, TE* Green Bay PackersBobby Rainey, RB Tampa Bay BuccaneersQuanterus Smith, DL* New York JetsCam Thomas, DB* Buffalo Bills

* Reserve/PUP list/Practice Squad

NFL HILLTOPPERS

Wonderful Terry converted all threedefensive turnovers he got his hands

on into touchdowns in 2014.

NOTE EXPANDED

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Players NOTEBOOK

Doughty Records on Page 21Full Record Book on Pages 74-95

Receiving YardsPlayer Yards1. Taywan Taylor, 2015 (79 catches) 1,3632. Porter Williams, 1973 (66 catches) 1,1073. Casey Rooney, 2003 (52 catches) 9464. Curtis Hamilton, 2007 (66 catches) 8735. Joey Stockton, 1995 (33 catches) 8636 Nicholas Norris, 2015 (58 catches) 8517. Maurice Perkins, 2004 (43 catches) 849 Alan Mullins, 1985 (65 catches) 8499. Curtis Hamilton, 2006 (52 catches) 84110. Keith Paskett, 1985 (47 catches) 829

ReceptionsPlayer Receptions1. Taywan Taylor, 2015 (1,363 yds) 792. Jared Dangerfield, 2015 (752 yds) 763. Jared Dangerfield, 2014 (825 yds) 694. Curtis Hamilton, 2007 (873 yds) 66 Porter Williams, 1973 (1,107 yds) 666. Alan Mullins, 1985 (849 yds) 657. Nicholas Norris, 2015 (851 yds) 587. Willie McNeal, 2014 (666 yds) 568. Jake Gaebler, 2008 (588 yds) 54 Jack Doyle, 2012 (566 yds) 53

Touchdown ReceptionsPlayer Touchdowns1. Taywan Taylor, 2015 172. Jared Dangerfield, 2014 11 Porter Williams, 1973 114. Curtis Hamilton, 2006 105. Tyler Higbee, 2015 8 Willie McNeal, 2014 87. Jared Dangerfield, 2015 7 Antwane Grant, 2015 7 Taywan Taylor, 2014 7 Alan Mullins, 1985 7 Keith Paskett, 1985 7 Eddie Preston, 1979 7 Jay Davis, 1969 7

ScoringPlayer Pts Scored1. Garrett Schwettman, 2014 1182. Matt Lange, 2003 1173. Garrett Schwettman, 2015 1154. Clarence Jackson, 1973 114 Dickie Moore, 1967 114

Consecutive 100-yd Rushing GamesPlayer Pts Scored1. Antonio Andrews, 2013 112. Bobby Rainey, 2010-11 8 Antwan Floyd, 1994-95 84. Antonio Andrews, 2012 75. Lerron Moore, 2003 5 Bobby Rainey, 2011 57. Anthony Wales, 2015 4

SEASON RECORD CHASERSNCAA LEADERS

For the past three seasons, WKU has led the nation in a pair of statistical categories.

ALL-NAME TEAM NOMINEESWithout a doubt, WKU features some of college football’s most unique and humorous names - all of which

the players and program wear with pride. Below are some of those names and a brief backstory.

• Ge’Monee BrownInspired by the 1991 Mario Van Peebles movie, “New Jack City” - Roommate of Wonderful Terry.

• Nick Holt V/VIDefensive coordinator Nick Holt and his son, senior middle linebacker Nick Holt, are the fifth and sixth generations of “Nick Holt” in their family. The elder Holt’s grandfather was also one of the first actors to play the character Tarzan as well as Flash Gordon, 1932 Olympic gold medalist Buster Crabbe.

• Prince Charles IworahParents always told him he had royal blood and his first name is “Prince Charles”, NOT “Prince”

• Dontavian “Lucky” JacksonMother had complications during his birth and claimed he was a “lucky” baby

• Wonderful TerryFather is a pastor and drew on the name from the biblical passage Isaiah 9:6 - “And his name shall be called Wonderful” - Also the roommate of fellow All-Name Teamer Ge’Monee Brown.

IN-SEASON BIRTHDAYSA number of Hilltoppers will celebrate their birthdays over the course of the season, and two Hilltopper

freshmen, Sheldon Goins and Wesley Vollmer, will celebrate a birthday on game day: Florida Atlantic and Marshall, respectively.

IN-SEASON HILLTOPPER BIRTHDAYS

ACADEMIC ACHIEVERSFive Hilltoppers have already earned their degrees and are currently working on their master’s while

completing their final season on The Hill: Anthony Davis, Brandon Doughty (Sport Management), George Fant (Recreation Administration), DeVante Thomas (IDS/Social and Behavioral Sciences), and Gavin Rocker (IDS/Business).

Freshman defensive end Nicholas Coffey, who enrolled this summer at WKU, has already accumulated a whopping 52 credit hours and just began his first fall semester on The Hill. Coffey is a 4.0 student and has already declared to major in biology.

CHECKING THE JERSEYSWKU typically wears a home red with one game in the all-blacks and reserves the white top for the road

games. Let’s take a look at WKU’s record in every jersey combination since 2013:

Sept. 5 Kylen Towner (21)Sept. 23 Leverick Johnson (22)Sept. 24 Nick Newton (23)Sept. 27 Nicholas Coffey (19)Sept. 28 Nick Holt (23)Oct. 2 Tyler Camp (19)Oct. 6 Brandon Doughty (24)Oct. 8 Nelson Fishback (22)Oct. 12 Joel Iyiegbuniwe (20)Oct. 14 Ge’Monee Brown (22)Oct. 20 Isaac Tanner (21)

Oct. 20 Drell Greene (19)Oct. 21 Shaquille Johnson (22)Oct. 26 Omarius Bryant (21)Oct. 27 Devante Duclos (22)Nov. 1 Cullen Reynolds (19)Nov. 7 Sheldon Goins (19)Nov. 8 Blair Vaughan (22)Nov. 9 Dejon Brown (22)Nov. 12 Joseph Occhipinti (21)Nov. 15 Marquez Trigg (20)Nov. 17 Gavin Rocker (23)

Nov. 23 Dennis Edwards (20)Nov. 25 Maurice Bennett (23)Nov. 27 Wesley Vollmer (19)Dec. 14 Miles Pate (19)Dec. 15 Evan Sayner (20)Dec. 16 Jontavius Morris (22)Dec. 27 Anthony Davis (23)Jan. 1 Tyler Higbee (23)Jan. 6 Parker Howell (19)

2012Antonio Andrews, All-Purpose YdsQuanterus Smith, Sacks Per Game

2013Antonio Andrews, All-Purpose YdsJonathan Dowling, Forced Fumbles

2014Brandon Doughty, Passing YdsBrandon Doughty, Passing TDs

RED-RED (6-1)Sept. 28, 2013 Navy W, 19-7Oct. 3, 2013 at ULM W, 31-10Nov. 30, 2013 Arkansas State W, 34-31Aug. 29, 2014 Bowling Green W, 59-31Oct. 4, 2014 UAB L, 39-42Nov. 8, 2014 UTEP W, 35-27 Oct. 10, 2015 Middle Tennessee W, 58-28

RED-WHITE (3-1)Aug. 31, 2013 vs. Kentucky W, 35-26Oct. 26, 2013 Troy L, 26-32Dec. 24, 2014 vs. Central Michigan W, 49-48Dec. 5, 2015 Southern Miss W, 45-28

RED-BLACK (3-0)Nov. 22, 2014 UTSA W, 45-7Sept. 10, 2015 LA Tech W, 41-38Nov. 7, 2015 FAU W, 35-19

BLACK-BLACK (2-1)Oct. 15, 2013 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 20-37Oct. 25, 2014 Old Dominion W, 66-51Nov. 15, 2014 Army W, 52-24Nov. 27, 2015 Marshall W, 49-28

WHITE-WHITE (4-3)Sept. 14, 2013 at South Alabama L, 24-31Sept. 21, 2013 Morgan State W, 58-17Sept. 19, 2014 at Middle Tennessee L, 47-50Sept. 26, 2015 Miami (Ohio) W, 56-14Oct. 3, 2015 at Rice W, 49-10Oct. 24, 2015 at LSU L, 20-48Nov. 21, 2015 at FIU W, 63-7

WHITE-RED (8-5)Sept. 7, 2013 at Tennessee L, 20-52Nov. 2, 2013 at Georgia State W, 44-28Nov. 9, 2013 at Army W, 21-17Nov. 23, 2013 at Texas State W, 38-7Sept. 6, 2014 at Illinois L, 34-42Sept. 27, 2014 at Navy W, 36-27Oct. 18, 2014 at Florida Atlantic L, 38-45Nov. 1, 2014 at LA Tech L, 10-59Nov. 28, 2014 at Marshall W, 67-66Sept. 3, 2015 at Vanderbilt W, 14-12Sept. 19, 2015 at Indiana L, 35-38Oct. 15, 2015 at North Texas W, 55-28Oct. 31, 2015 at Old Dominion W, 55-30

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PASSING TOUCHDOWNSBRANDON DOUGHTY 108

Matt Leinart 99

Drew Brees 90

Peyton Manning 89

Andrew Luck 82

Dan Marino 79

Doug Flutie 70

COMPLETION PCT.BRANDON DOUGHTY 68.5

Andrew Luck 67.0

Matt Leinart 64.2

Drew Brees 61.1

Peyton Manning 60.2

Dan Marino 57.6

Doug Flutie 52.8

PASSING YARDSBRANDON DOUGHTY 12,394

Drew Brees 11,792

Peyton Manning 11,201

Doug Flutie 10,759

Matt Leinart 10,693

Andrew Luck 9,430

Dan Marino 8,597

ON FBS CAREER CHARTS

Completion Pct. 11th

Passing Touchdowns 16th

Pass Efficiency Rating 18th

Passing Yards 24th

Pass Completions 27th

Adj. Yards Per Attempt 29th

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Brandon DOUGHTYTALK ABOUT CLOSING STRONG

If you’re only as good as your last performance, Brandon Doughty left the nation quite an impression. Over his final two games in 2014, Doughty was 65-of-92 (70.6-percent) for 977 yards with 13 touchdowns and two interceptions. During WKU’s seven-game winning streak, Doughty was 177-of-254 (69.7-percent) for 2,475 yards, 26 touchdowns and just two interceptions.

TD TOSS STREAKBrandon Doughty has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 27 consecutive games, the longest streak in

the nation.

Player, Class School StreakBrandon Doughty, Sr. WKU 27Matt Johnson, Sr. Bowling Green 19Jacoby Brissett, Sr. NC State 19Jared Goff, Jr. California 18 350 IN A HALF

Against Indiana, Brandon Doughty had 352 yards passing - at halftime. He repeated that performance the following week, going for 375 against Miami at the break. It was the third and fourth time in his career he had thrown for at least 350 yards by halftime, and according to ESPN Stats and Info, that’s more than any other FBS quarterback in the last 10 years. Doughty also had 350 yards or more against Bowling Green (359) and Central Michigan (350) last season.

• He also had at least 285 yards at halftime at Middle Tennessee (307) and at Marshall (285) in 2014 and 343 at Rice, 333 vs. Middle Tennessee, 328 vs. Marshall and 288 at North Texas in 2015.

569 AND ABOVEOnly 12 times has an FBS quarterback thrown for more than 569 yards in a game since the 2004 season and of

those 12 - two belong to Doughty, the only player to do it twice. Doughty also added two of the top four single-game C-USA performances, just three games into the league last season.

Player Team Yds. TD Opp.Connor Halliday Washington State 734 6 California, 10/4/14Geno Smith West Virginia 656 8 Baylor, 9/29/12Graham Harrell Texas Tech 646 5 Oklahoma State, 9/22/07Cody Hodges Texas Tech 643 5 Kansas State, 10/15/05Luke Falk Washinton State 601 3 Arizona State, 11/22/14Daniel Meagar North Texas 601 3 SMU, 9/8/07Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech 598 6 Baylor, 11/29/14Brandon Doughty WKU 593 4 Middle Tennessee, 9/13/14Blake Frohnapfel UMass 589 5 Bowling Green, 9/27/14David Piland Houston 580 4 LA Tech, 9/8/12Nick Florence Baylor 581 5 West Virginia, 9/29/12Brandon Doughty WKU 569 6 Bowling Green, 8/29/14

IT’S GOOD TO BE HOMEOver the past two seasons, Doughty is 447-of-616 (72.6) for 5,692 yards, 52 touchdowns and seven

interceptions at Houchens-Smith Stadium. In 2015: 172-of-235 (73.2), 2,317 yards, 24 touchdowns, three interceptions - 1 TD per 9.8 attempts. In 2014: 159-of-213 (74.6), 2,107 yards, 24 touchdowns, no interceptions - 1 TD per 8.8 attempts.Doughty had a span of 394 passing attempts at home without an interception, dating back to Oct. 15, 2013,

before a first quarter INT against Middle Tennessee, nearly two calendar years. He was the only FBS quarterback in 2014 without an INT at home.

Doughty’s 24 touchdown passes at home in 2014 and 2015 were two more than any WKU quarterback had ever thrown IN AN ENTIRE SEASON while his 172 completions and 2,317 yards at home would both rank sixth in WKU single-season history.

HIS PLACE IN HISTORYBrandon Doughty became just the 91st quarterback in FBS history to eclipse 10,000 career yards in the

second quarter against Middle Tennessee. Doughty is the fourth signal caller from a Kentucky FBS school to make it to 10,000, joining Jared Lorenzen (Kentucky; 10,354; 76th), Brian Brohm (Louisville; 10,775; 64th) and Chris Redman (Louisville; 12,541; 20th).

According to Sports-Reference.com, Doughty’s current 171.64 passer rating and 69.75-percent completion percentage are conference bests over WKU’s two seasons in Conference USA. Houston’s Case Keenum finished with 160.6 and 69.36 marks, respectively. Doughty’s 9,424 passing yards as a C-USA passer are 13th-most all-time.

Pass Completions - CareerPlayer Completions1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present 9912. Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 7353. Kawaun Jakes, 2009-12 636

Passing Yards - CareerPlayer Yards1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present 12,3942. Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 8,5663. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 7,929

Touchdown Passes - CareerPlayer Touchdowns1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present 1082. Kawaun Jakes, 2009-12 513. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 50

Completion Percentage - CareerPlayer Cmp. Percentage1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Pres. 68.5 (991-1447) 2. Kawaun Jakes, 2009-12 57.9 (636-1,099)3. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 57.1 (541-947)

Total Plays - CareerPlayer Plays1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Pres. 1,545 Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 1,5453. Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 1,4564. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 1,3095. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 1,141

Total Yards - CareerPlayer Yards1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Pres. 12,1242. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 8,8903. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 8,1124. Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 7,8525. Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 5,766

Passing Yards - SeasonPlayer Yards1. Brandon Doughty, 2014 4,8302. Brandon Doughty, 2015 4,5943. Brandon Doughty, 2013 2,8574. Jeff Cesarone, 1985 2,7375. Kawaun Jakes, 2012 2,488

Passing Completions - SeasonPlayer Completions1. Brandon Doughty, 2014 3752. Brandon Doughty, 2015 3563. Jeff Cesarone, 1985 2534. Brandon Doughty, 2013 2465. Jeff Cesarone, 1986 207

Touchdown Passes - SeasonPlayer Touchdowns1. Brandon Doughty, 2014 492. Brandon Doughty, 2015 453. Kawaun Jakes, 2012 224. Jeff Cesarone, 1985 185. Johnny Vance, 1969 16

Other Records Held by DoughtyTD Passes, Game 8 at Marshall, 11/28/14TD Passes, Half 6 at Marshall, 11/28/14Passing Yards, Game 593 at MT, 9/13/14Pass Completions, Game 46 vs. BG, 8/29/14Pass Attempts, Game 66 at MT, 9/13/14Completion Pct., Game 88.9 vs. ODU, 10/25/14Total Yards, Season 4,778 (591 plays), 2014Total Plays, Season 591 plays, 2014

DOUGHTY RECORD BOOK

Doughty has thrown a touchdown in 34 of his 42

career appearances.

NOTE EXPANDED

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Brandon DOUGHTY2015 GAME-BY-GAME PASSING ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFICat Vanderbilt 30 19 0 63.3 209 1 65 2 13 132.9LA Tech 38 28 0 73.6 441 1 53 1 9 179.9at Indiana 46 35 2 76.1 484 3 78 0 0 177.3Miami (Ohio) 41 33 0 80.5 457 6 59 3 29 222.4at Rice 28 38 0 73.7 409 4 65 0 0 198.8Middle Tennessee 36 28 1 77.8 359 5 59 1 7 201.8at North Texas 37 26 1 70.3 350 4 56 0 0 180.0at LSU 61 37 1 60.6 325 3 39 1 10 118.4at Old Dominion 28 21 0 75.0 276 3 54 1 6 193.2FAU 29 24 1 82.8 280 4 44 0 0 202.5at FIU 21 16 0 76.2 224 3 73 1 12 212.9Marshall 39 27 0 69.2 370 5 35 3 20 191.2Southern Miss 52 34 1 65.4 410 3 54 0 0 146.8TOTALS 496 356 7 71.8 4,594 45 78 13 106 176.7

2014 GAME-BY-GAME PASSING ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFICBowling Green 56 46 0 82.1 569 6 55 1 5 202.9at Illinois 48 28 1 58.3 297 2 21 2 15 119.9Middle Tennessee 66 43 1 65.2 593 4 67 2 14 157.6at Navy 54 38 1 70.4 387 2 44 0 0 139.1UAB 37 25 0 67.6 319 2 39 1 2 157.8at FAU 44 28 1 63.6 335 3 50 4 27 145.5Old Dominion 26 23 0 88.5 371 5 45 1 9 271.8at Louisiana Tech 35 14 4 40.0 134 1 46 3 26 58.7UTEP 34 23 0 67.6 324 3 50 2 15 176.8Army 25 16 0 64.0 178 3 45 1 9 163.4UTSA 35 26 0 74.3 346 5 67 0 0 204.5at No. 19 Marshall 50 34 2 68.0 491 8 75 2 15 195.3vs. Central Michigan 42 31 0 73.8 486 5 55 0 0 210.3TOTALS 552 375 10 67.9 4,830 49 75 19 137 167.1

2013 GAME-BY-GAME PASSING ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFICvs. Kentucky 34 27 0 79.4 271 1 25 1 5 156.1at Tennessee 34 17 5 50.0 222 1 43 2 10 85.1at South Alabama 47 27 3 57.4 282 3 30 2 24 116.1Morgan State 7 7 0 100.0 55 0 17 1 7 166.0Navy 31 25 1 80.6 198 0 22 1 3 127.8at ULM 36 24 1 66.7 370 2 45 1 5 165.8Louisiana-Lafayette 23 18 2 78.3 260 1 42 3 14 170.2Troy 45 29 0 64.4 387 0 60 3 18 136.7at Georgia State 24 15 1 62.5 206 1 44 1 7 140.0at Army 24 16 1 66.7 199 2 32 2 22 155.5at Texas State 32 20 0 62.5 152 0 25 1 8 102.4Arkansas State 37 21 0 56.8 255 3 39 1 8 141.4TOTALS 374 246 14 65.8 2,857 14 60 19 131 134.8

2012 GAME-BY-GAME PASSING ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFICAustin Peay 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Southern Miss 2 1 0 50.0 7 0 7 0 0 79.4TOTALS 3 1 0 33.3 7 0 7 0 0 52.9

2011 GAME-BY-GAME PASSING ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFICNavy 21 12 1 57.1 102 0 21 1 10 88.4Indiana State 1 1 0 100.0 4 0 4 0 0 133.6TOTALS 22 13 1 59.1 106 0 21 1 10 90.5

CAREER TOTALS ATT COMP INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK YDS EFFIC 1,447 991 32 68.5 12,394 108 78 52 384 160.6

DOUGHTY’S CAREER HIGHS

Completions 46 vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/14Attempts 66 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/14Yards 593 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/14Touchdowns 8 at Marshall, 11/28/14

FBS ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS:

• Passing Yards, 1st1. Brandon Doughty 12,3942. Jared Goff, Cal 11,733

• Pass Completions, 1st1. Brandon Doughty 9912. Jared Goff, Cal 952

• Passing Touchdowns, 1st1. Brandon Doughty 1082. Jared Goff, Cal 90

• Completion Percentage, 2nd1. Luke Falk, Washington State 68.82. Brandon Doughty 68.5

• Passing Yards per Attempt, 2nd1. Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 8.882. Brandon Doughty 8.57

• Total Offense, 2nd1. Trevone Boykin, TCU 12,7772. Brandon Doughty 12,124

• Passing Attempts, 2nd1. Jared Goff, Cal 1,5312. Brandon Doughty 1,447

• Total TDs Resp. For, t-2nd1. Trevone Boykin, TCU 1142. Brandon Doughty 1123. Keenan Reynolds, Navy 1124. Dak Prescott, Mississippi State 110

• Passing Yards Per Game, 5th1. Luke Falk, Washington State 360.32. Jared Goff, Cal 325.93. Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State 310.14. Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech 306.85. Brandon Doughty 288.2

NCAA ALL-TIME CAREER LEADERS

Passing Yards19. Luke McCown, LA Tech 12,66620. Chris Redman, Louisville 12,54121. Chase Daniel, Mizzou 12,51522. Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP 12,43923. Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech 12,42924. Brandon Doughty 12,39447. Peyton Manning, Tennessee 11,20165. Brian Brohm, Louisville 10,77586. Eli Manning, Ole Miss 10,119122. Andrew Luck, Stanford 9,430136. Tim Tebow, Florida 9,285

Passing Touchdowns10. Matt Barkley, USC 11612. Danny Wuerffel, Florida 11413. Derek Carr, Fresno State 11314. Colt McCoy, Texas 11215. Russell Wilson, Wisconsin, NC State 10916. Brandon Doughty 10819. Marcus Mariota, Oregon 10537. Peyton Manning, Tennessee 8985. John Elway, Stanford 7792. Andre Ware, Houston 75119. Brian Brohm, Louisville 71

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Experience BREAKDOWN

GAME OPENING DRIVES ----------WKU---------- ----------OPP---------- Plays Yds. TOP Result Plays Yds. TOP Resultat Vanderbilt 3 7 1:17 Punt 7 9 3:55 PuntLA Tech 6 75 2:24 TD 3 2 1:38 Puntat Indiana 5 17 2:25 Punt 6 58 2:01 FumbleMiami (OH) 10 90 3:52 TD 3 0 0:50 Puntat Rice 3 4 0:32 Punt 6 50 1:41 FGMiddle Tennessee 4 75 1:25 TD 5 14 1:55 Puntat North Texas 3 2 1:24 Punt 3 3 1:23 Puntat LSU 3 5 0:43 Punt 5 70 2:12 TDat ODU 12 52 4:37 FG 11 63 5:25 FGFAU 6 35 2:15 Punt 15 85 6:04 TDat FIU 2 80 0:39 TD 3 0 1:49 PuntMarshall 3 75 0:44 TD 3 -5 1:28 PuntSouthern Miss 5 28 1:31 TD 3 6 1:00 INT

SECOND HALF OPENING DRIVES ----------WKU---------- ----------OPP---------- Plays Yds. TOP Result Plays Yds. TOP Resultat Vanderbilt 6 25 3:36 Punt 3 9 2:04 PuntLA Tech 4 17 0:10 Punt 4 38 2:03 Fumbleat Indiana 7 47 2:30 INT 7 75 2:31 TDMiami (OH) 6 27 2:32 Turnover 3 3 1:20 INTat Rice 8 40 4:24 Punt 6 36 3:24 PuntMiddle Tennessee 3 7 2:11 Punt 10 75 4:00 TDat North Texas 6 71 2:49 TD 3 5 2:10 Puntat LSU 5 66 1:50 TD 10 44 4:29 FGat ODU 7 55 2:25 FG 8 53 4:00 TDFAU 6 70 2:19 TD 9 45 3:51 Miss FGat FIU 3 1 0:27 TD 2 11 1:01 FumbleMarshall 4 15 1:59 Punt 6 46 2:13 FumbleSouthern Miss 3 2 0:58 Punt 5 71 1:58 TD

CAREER CONSECUTIVE AND TOTAL STARTSOFFENSE Yr. Total Consec. |---Starts by Year---| Starts Starts 2015 2014 2013 2012Garrett Schwettman, K Sr. 50 50 13 13 12 12Nolan Dowling, LS Jr. 38 38 13 13 12 0Forrest Lamp, OL Jr. 38 38 13 13 12 0Brandon Doughty, QB^ GS 37 30 13 13 10 0Brandon Ray, OL So. 26 26 13 13 0 0Darrell Williams, OL Jr. 26 23 13 10 3 0Jared Dangerfield, WR Sr. 25 12 12 13 0 0Max Halpin, OL Jr. 23 13 13 3 7 0Taywan Taylor, WR Jr. 19 2 5 7 7 0Joseph Occhipiniti, P Jr. 18 0 3 13 2 0Tim Gorski, TE Sr. 18 0 4 3 7 4Antwane Grant, WR Sr. 17 12 12 5 0 0Nicholas Norris, WR Jr. 17 12 12 0 5 0Tyler Higbee, TE^ Sr. 16 0 8 3 3 0Leon Allen, RB Sr. 14 0 2 11 1 0Dennis Edwards, OL Fr. 12 11 12 0 0 0Jake Collins, P Fr. 10 10 10 0 0 0Anthony Wales, RB Jr. 6 0 4 2 0 0D’Andre Ferby, RB Fr. 4 0 4 0 0 0Nacarius Fant, WR So. 1 0 1 0 0 0Joe Manley, OL Jr. 1 0 1 0 0 0Desmond Maxwell, TE Jr. 1 0 1 0 0 0Nelson Fishback, QB Jr. 1 0 0 0 1 0

DEFENSE Yr. Total Consec. |---Starts by Year---| Starts Starts 2015 2014 2013 2012Gavin Rocker, DL Sr. 38 30 13 13 9 3Jontavius Morris* Sr. 31 9 12 11 4 4Marcus Ward, DB Jr. 28 20 13 12 3 0Nick Holt, LB Sr. 26 26 13 13 0 0P. Charles Iworah, DB Sr. 26 26 13 13 0 0Bryan Shorter, DL Sr. 24 4 8 9 6 1Derik Overstreet, DL So. 20 20 13 7 0 0Branden Leston, DB Jr. 19 11 12 7 0 0Dejon Brown, LB Sr. 19 4 8 11 0 0Devante Terrell, DL Jr. 17 0 0 9 8 0T.J. McCollum, LB So. 13 13 13 0 0 0Wonderful Terry, DB Sr. 10 8 10 0 0 0Nick Newton, LB^* Sr. 7 0 5 0 0 0Joe Brown, DB So. 4 0 4 0 0 0Ge’Monee Brown, DL Sr. 4 0 1 3 0 0Tanner Reeves, DL So. 3 0 0 3 0 0Omarius Bryant, DL Jr. 2 0 2 0 0 0DeAndre Simmons, DB So. 2 0 2 0 0 0Forrest Coleman, DB Sr. 2 0 0 2 0 0Kalvin Robinson, DL Jr. 2 0 0 0 2 0Martavius Mims, DB Fr. 1 0 1 0 0 0Devante Duclos, LB Jr. 1 0 0 0 1 0

^ - Had starts in 2011 | * - Starts in 2012-14 came at previous school

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (52)

Quarterbacks (2)Brandon DoughtyNelson Fishback

Running Backs (4)Leon AllenBlair VaughanAnthony WalesDarmontre Warr

Tight Ends (4)Tim GorskiTyler HigbeeShaquille JohnsonDevin Scott

Wide Receivers (6)Jared DangerfieldNacarius FantAntwane GrantNicholas NorrisTaywan TaylorKylen Towner

Offensive Line (7)Max HalpinForrest LampJoe ManleyMatt NordBrandon RayJimmie SimsDarrell Williams, Jr.

OFFENSE (23) DEFENSE (26)

Defensive Line (11)Maurice BennettGe’Monee BrownDevante Duclos (LB)Trae JonesJulian LeslieDerik OverstreetTanner ReevesKalvin RobinsonGavin RockerBryan ShorterDevante Terrell

Linebackers (5)Daeshawn BertramDejon BrownDrew DavisNick HoltIsaac Tanner

Secondary (10)Joe Brown (RB)Forrest ColemanJuwan GardnerPrince Charles IworahLeverick JohnsonBranden LestonDe’Andre SimmonsWonderful TerryDeVante ThomasMarcus Ward

SPECIALISTS (3)

Garrett Schwettman, PKNolan Dowling, LSJoseph Occhipiniti, P

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Starts by POSITION/GAME

Halpin - 23

C Edwards - 12 Williams - 10 Lamp - 3 Manley - 1

RG Williams - 16

RT Ray - 26

LG Lamp - 35

LT

Doughty - 37 Fishback - 1

QB

FB

Allen - 14Wales - 6 Ferby - 4

RB

Gorski - 19 Higbee - 16 Maxwell - 1

TETaylor - 19Grant - 17

WR

Dangerfield - 25

WR

Shorter - 24 G. Brown - 4 Bryant - 2

T Terrell - 17 Morris - 12

T Rocker - 38 Robinson - 2

End Overstreet - 20 Reeves - 3

End Terry - 10 Coleman - 2 Simmons - 2

CB Iworah - 31 J. Brown - 4

CB

Holt - 26

LB D. Brown - 19 Newton - 5

LB McCollum - 13 Duclos - 1

LB

Ward - 28

S Leston - 19 Mims - 1

S

Norris - 17

WR

2015 OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERSOPPONENT WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RBVanderbilt Taylor Maxwell (TE) Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Gorski (TE) Doughty AllenLA Tech Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Manley Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty AllenIndiana Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty FerbyMiami Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty FerbyRice Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty FerbyMiddle Tennessee Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty FerbyNorth Texas Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty WalesLSU Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Taylor (WR) Dangerfield Doughty WalesOld Dominion Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Gorski Dangerfield Doughty Taylor (WR)Florida Atlantic Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Gorski Dangerfield Doughty WalesFIU Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Gorski Dangerfield Doughty Taylor (WR)Marshall Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Higbee Dangerfield Doughty WalesSouthern Miss Grant Norris Lamp Ray Halpin Edwards Williams Taylor (WR) Dangerfield Doughty Fant (WR)

2015 DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERSOPPONENT END T T END LB LB CB S S CB LB/NKVanderbilt Rocker Morris Shorter Overstreet Holt Newton Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollumLA Tech Rocker Morris J. Brown (NK) Overstreet Holt Newton Iworah Ward Mims Terry McCollumIndiana Rocker Morris Bryant Overstreet Holt Newton Iworah Ward Leston J. Brown McCollumMiami Rocker G. Brown Shorter Overstreet Holt Newton Iworah Ward Leston Simmons McCollumRice Rocker Morris Shorter Overstreet Holt D. Brown Iworah Ward Leston Simmons McCollumMiddle Tennessee Rocker Morris Shorter Overstreet Holt D. Brown Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollumNorth Texas Rocker Morris J. Brown (NK) Overstreet Holt D. Brown Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollumLSU Rocker Morris Bryant Overstreet Holt D. Brown Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollumOld Dominion Rocker Morris J. Brown (NK) Overstreet Holt Newton Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollumFlorida Atlantic Rocker Morris Shorter Overstreet Holt D. Brown Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollumFIU Rocker Morris Shorter Overstreet Holt D. Brown Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollumMarshall Rocker Morris Shorter Overstreet Holt D. Brown Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollumSouthern Miss Rocker Morris Shorter Overstreet Holt D. Brown Iworah Ward Leston Terry McCollum

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Explosive PLAYSWKU’S 20-PLUS YARDS PLAYS BREAKDOWN

BY PLAY (TOUCHDOWNS)Pass ....................................................................... 69 (19)Rush .........................................................................14 (4)Interception ............................................................2 (1)Fumble Return .......................................................1 (0)

BY GAMEVanderbilt ................................................................2 (0)LA Tech ...................................................................11 (2)Indiana .....................................................................3 (1)Miami ........................................................................7 (1)Rice ............................................................................7 (3)Middle Tennessee .................................................7 (3)North Texas .............................................................7 (2)LSU .............................................................................2 (1)Old Dominion ........................................................9 (3)FAU .............................................................................7 (1)FIU ..............................................................................8 (4)Marshall....................................................................9 (1)Southern Miss ........................................................7 (1)

BY QUARTER1st ...................................................................................232nd .................................................................................293rd ..................................................................................244th .................................................................................... 6OT ..................................................................................... 0

RUSHING Anthony Wales.......................................................7 (2)D’Andre Ferby .............................................................. 3Leon Allen ...............................................................1 (1)Antwane Grant ......................................................1 (1)Anthony Davis ............................................................. 1Nicholas Norris ............................................................ 1

PASSINGBrandon Doughty ........................................... 68 (18)Nacarius Fant..........................................................1 (1)

RECEIVINGTaywan Taylor ................................................... 21 (10)Nicholas Norris ....................................................13 (3)Antwane Grant ....................................................10 (2)Tyler Higbee ...........................................................9 (2)Jared Dangerfield .................................................8 (2)Anthony Wales............................................................. 3Nacarius Fant................................................................ 2Tim Gorski ..................................................................... 2Leon Allen ..................................................................... 1

Yds Type Player Opp. Qtr.92* INT Wonderful Terry FIU 278* Pass Doughty to Taylor Indiana 273* Pass Doughty to Taylor FIU 169* Pass Fant to Taylor MT 265 Pass Doughty to Norris Rice 165 Pass Doughty to Higbee Vanderbilt 360 Pass Doughty to Norris Indiana 259* Rush Antwane Grant FIU 359 Pass Doughty to Norris MT 159* Pass Doughty to Taylor Miami 156* Pass Doughty to Taylor North Texas 254 Pass Doughty to Taylor USM 454* Pass Doughty to Norris ODU 253 Pass Doughty to Allen LA Tech 252 Pass Doughty to Taylor Rice 249 Pass Doughty to Taylor USM 247* Rush Anthony Wales ODU 445* Pass Doughty to Grant Rice 144* Pass Doughty to Taylor FAU 244* Rush Anthony Wales ODU 243* Pass Doughty to Higbee MT 143 Pass Doughty to Taylor Miami 140 Pass Doughty to Norris MT 239* Pass Doughty to Taylor USM 339* Pass Doughty to Grant LSU 339* Pass Doughty to Dangerfield Rice 138 Pass Doughty to Norris ODU 337* Pass Doughty to Taylor LA Tech 135* Pass Doughty to Norris Marshall 135 Rush D’Andre Ferby LSU 233 Rush Anthony Wales FIU 332 Pass Doughty to Grant Marshall 232 Pass Doughty to Grant FIU 232 Rush Anthony Wales North Texas 232 Pass Doughty to Norris MT 132 Pass Doughty to Taylor Miami 332 Pass Doughty to Dangerfield Miami 331 Rush Anthony Wales Marshall 331* Pass Doughty to Taylor North Texas 231 Pass Doughty to Dangerfield North Texas 331 Pass Doughty to Taylor Indiana 131 Pass Doughty to Norris LA Tech 330 Pass Doughty to Wales North Texas 230* Pass Doughty to Higbee Rice 230 Pass Doughty to Fant Rice 130 Pass Doughty to Grant LA Tech 229 Pass Doughty to Norris FAU 328* Pass Doughty to Taylor MT 128 Pass Doughty to Taylor LA Tech 428 Rush Anthony Davis LA Tech 328* Rush Leon Allen LA Tech 1

Yds Type Player Opp. Qtr.27 Pass Doughty to Higbee Marshall 127 Pass Doughty to Taylor Marshall 226 Pass Doughty to Higbee Marshall 226 FR Dejon Brown FIU 326 Pass Doughty to Grant FAU 226 Pass Doughty to Higbee Miami 225 Pass Doughty to Taylor FAU 124 Pass Doughty to Wales USM 424 Rush Nicholas Norris ODU 124 Pass Doughty to Gorski ODU 124 Pass Doughty to Grant MT 224 Pass Doughty to Higbee Rice 323 INT Nick Holt Marshall 323 Pass Doughty to Wales Marshall 123 Pass Doughty to Fant North Texas 223 Pass Doughty to Dangerfield Miami 222 Pass Doughty to Grant USM 322* Pass Doughty to Norris FIU 322 Rush D’Andre Ferby FAU 322 Pass Doughty to Dangerfield FAU 322 Pass Doughty to Norris ODU 222 Pass Doughty to Norris LA Tech 222 Pass Doughty to Higbee LA Tech 321 Rush Anthony Wales USM 121 Pass Doughty to Dangerfield Marshall 221 Pass Doughty to Taylor FIU 121 Pass Doughty to Taylor FAU 121* Pass Doughty to Dangerfield ODU 321 Rush Anthony Wales North Texas 321 Pass Doughty to Dangerfield Miami 121 Pass Doughty to Higbee LA Tech 321 Pass Doughty to Grant LA Tech 221 Pass Doughty to Taylor Vanderbilt 420 Pass Doughty to Grant USM 420 Pass Doughty to Gorski ODU 2* indicates a touchdown scoring play

2015 GAME-BY-GAME NOTABLES

Opponent Captains Coin Kick/ 1st Game Game Jerseys Pants Result Toss Receive Poss. Time Length Vanderbilt Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Rocker Loss Kick Punt 7:01 p.m. CT 3:24 White Red W, 14-12LA Tech Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Terry Loss Receive Touchdown 7:05 p.m. CT 3:40 Red Black W, 41-38Indiana Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Rocker Win Receive Punt 4:02 p.m. ET 3:22 White Red L, 35-38Miami Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Rocker Loss Receive Touchdown 2:35 p.m. CT 3:07 White White W, 56-14Rice Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Terry Win Receive Punt 2:35 p.m. CT 3:24 White White W, 49-10Middle Tennessee Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Terry Loss Receive Touchdown 11:05 a.m. CT 3:28 Red Red W, 58-28North Texas Higbee, Lamp, Holt, Terry Win Receive Punt 6:30 p.m. CT 4:00 White Red W, 55-28LSU Rocker, Lamp, Holt, Terry Loss Receive Punt 6:02 p.m. CT 3:37 White White L, 20-48Old Dominion Rocker, Lamp, Holt, Terry Loss Kick Field Goal 12:05 p.m. ET 3:16 White Red W, 55-30Florida Atlantic Rocker, Lamp, Holt, Terry Win Receive Punt 11:05 a.m. CT 3:10 Red Black W, 35-19FIU Rocker, Lamp, Holt, Terry Win Receive Touchdown 2:35 p.m. CT 3:54 White White W, 63-7Marshall Rocker, Lamp, Holt, Terry Loss Receive Touchdown 11:05 a.m. CT 3:36 Black Black W, 49-28Southern Miss Rocker, Lamp, Holt, Terry Loss Kick Touchdown 11:03 a.m. CT 3:26 Red White W, 45-28

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WKU BIG PLAYS Rushing Passing Special Teams Defensive PlaysOpponent 15-19 20-29 30-39 40+ 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Block Ret. TD INT TDVanderbilt 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0LA Tech 0 2 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 1 (KOR) 1 0Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0Miami 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 0Rice 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 0Middle Tennessee 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 0North Texas 5 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0LSU 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Old Dominion 1 1 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Florida Atlantic 3 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0FIU 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1Marshall 2 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0Southern Miss 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0TOTAL 14 6 4 3 32 18 6 13 0 1 17 1

SCORING DRIVESOpponent No. Plays Yards Time TD Drives Plays Yards Time < 2:00Vanderbilt 2 5.5 69.5 2:04 2 5.5 69.5 2:04 1LA Tech 7 7.2 57.6 2:40 3 7.6 80.3 3:16 0Indiana 5 7.6 78.2 2:32 5 7.6 78.2 2:32 2Miami 8 6.5 64.5 2:27 8 6.5 64.5 2:27 4Rice 7 5.0 61.3 1:56 7 5.0 61.3 1:56 4Middle Tennessee 10 6.3 55.5 2:36 7 4.5 62.4 1:35 5North Texas 9 7.4 68.1 2:47 7 7.5 73.9 2:44 2LSU 3 8.0 64.3 2:44 3 8.0 64.3 2:44 1Old Dominion 9 5.7 58.5 2:09 7 4.7 60.0 1:46 5Florida Atlantic 5 8.8 71.4 4:10 5 8.8 71.4 4:10 1FIU 8 6.0 60.5 2:50 8 6.0 60.5 2:50 3Marshall 8 6.5 53.3 2:21 6 7.3 70.8 2:43 2Southern Miss 7 8.2 55.8 3:03 6 8.3 67.8 3:20 3

OPPONENT BIG PLAYS Rushing Passing Special Teams Defensive PlaysOpponent 15-19 20-29 30-39 40+ 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Block Ret. TD INT TDVanderbilt 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0LA Tech 1 2 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Indiana 1 2 0 0 5 1 0 1 1 (FG) 1 (Punt) 2 0Miami 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Rice 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Middle Tennessee 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0North Texas 3 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0LSU 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0Old Dominion 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida Atlantic 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0FIU 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Marshall 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 (KOR) 0 0Southern Miss 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1TOTAL 19 12 3 2 38 12 1 4 1 2 7 1

TURNOVERS Forced by WKU Pts. Off Forced by OpponentOpponent Fum INT Tot Pts Off Margin Fum INT Tot Pts OffVanderbilt 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0LA Tech 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0Indiana 1 0 1 0 (14) 0 2 2 14Miami 1 3 4 14 14 0 0 0 0Rice 3 2 5 21 21 0 0 0 0Middle Tennessee 1 1 2 10 (4) 1 1 2 14North Texas 1 1 2 14 7 0 1 1 7LSU 0 0 0 0 (14) 1 1 2 14Old Dominion 1 0 1 7 7 0 0 0 0Florida Atlantic 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0FIU 1 2 2 21 14 3 0 3 7Marshall 2 2 4 6 6 2 0 2 0Southern Miss 1 3 4 24 17 0 1 1 7TOTAL 14 17 32 117 +54 6 7 12 63

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The Last TIMEWKU TEAMScored 80+ points: (87) vs. West Virginia Tech (0), 9/8/07Scored 70+ points: (87) vs. West Virginia Tech (0), 9/8/07Scored 60-69 points: (63) at FIU (7), 11/21/15Scored 50-59 points: (55) at Old Dominion (30), 10/31/15Scored 40-49 points: (45) vs. Southern Miss (28), 12/5/15Defeated a ranked opponent: at No. 19 Marshall, 11/28/14Defeated a ranked opponent on the road: at No. 19 Marshall, 11/28/14Shutout an opponent: (20-0) at Florida Atlantic, 10/15/11Had consecutive shutouts: (22-0) vs. Southern Illinois, 11/18/00; (27-0) vs. Florida A&M, 11/25/00Did not allow a touchdown: (14-6) at Florida International, 10/27/12Was shutout: (0-35) at Alabama, 9/8/12600+ yards of total offense: (683) at North Texas 10/15/15500-599 yards total offense: (521) Southern Miss, 12/5/15400-499 yards total offense: (477) at FIU, 11/21/1590+ total plays: (102) at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/1480+ total plays: (88) Southern Miss, 12/5/1530+ first downs: (31) Marshall, 11/27/15500+ yards rushing: (551) vs. Tennessee-Martin, 9/9/00400+ yards rushing: (451) vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/1/05300+ yards rushing: (383) vs Army, 11/15/1460+ rushing attempts: (64) vs. Troy, 11/26/1150+ rushing attempts: (51) at Louisiana-Lafayette, 11/17/125+ rushing touchdowns: (5) at FIU, 11/21/154+ rushing touchdowns: (4) at Old Dominion, 10/31/15500+ yards passing (593) at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/14400-499 yards passing (410) Southern Miss, 12/5/15300-399 yards passing: (370) Marshall, 11/27/15250-299 yards passing: (287) FAU, 11/7/1560+ pass attempts: (61) at No. 5 LSU, 10/24/1550-59 pass attempts: (52) Southern Miss, 12/5/1540+ pass completions: (43) at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/1430-39 pass completions: (34) Southern Miss, 12/5/156+ touchdown passes: (6) vs. Middle Tennessee, 10/10/155 touchdown passes: (5) Marshall, 11/27/155+ fumbles: (5) at Troy, 10/11/12 (2 lost)No turnovers: at Old Dominion, 10/31/155+ turnovers: (7) vs. Tennessee, 9/7/13100 yard rusher and 100 yard receiver: at FIU, 11/21/15 (RUSH: Anthony Wales - 110; REC: Taywan Taylor - 100)Two 100-yard+ rushers: vs. Southern Miss, 9/22/12 (Antonio Andrews - 136; Leon Allen - 132)Three 100-yard+ rushers: vs. Southern Illinois, 11/7/98 (Jammie Kyle - 113; Donte Pimpleton - 111; DeWayne Gallishaw - 108)Two 100-yard receivers: vs. Middle Tennessee, 10/10/15 (Nicholas Norris - 148, Taywan Taylor - 120)Returned a kickoff for TD: vs. LA Tech, 9/10/15 (Kylen Towner - 98 yds) Returned a punt for TD: vs. Austin Peay, 9/1/12 (Antonio Andrews - 70 yds)Returned an interception for a TD: at FIU, 11/21/15 (W. Terry - 92 yds)Returned a fumble for a TD: at Illinois, 9/6/14 (W. Terry - 95 yds)Returned a blocked punt for a TD: vs. MT, 11/20/10 (Derrius Brooks – 0 yds)Returned a blocked FG for a TD: vs. Morgan St., 9/21/13 (J. Dowling – 70 yds)Had 2+ defensive touchdowns: at Louisiana-Lafayette, 10/23/10 Fumble Return (Jamarcus Allen - 69 yds); Interception Return (Derrius Brooks - 62 yds)Blocked a punt: at Tennessee, 9/7/13 (Tyler Higbee)Blocked two punts: vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/20/10 (Bar’ee Boyd - 2)Blocked a field goal: vs. Morgan State, 9/21/13 (Tyree Robinson)

Blocked a PAT: vs. Middle Tennessee, 10/6/11 (Jared Clendenin)Missed a PAT: at No. 5 LSU, 10/24/15 (Garrett Schwettman)Had a punt blocked: vs. CMU, 12/26/12 (Blocked by A. Cunningham)Had a field goal blocked: at Indiana, 9/19/15 (Blocked by N. Mangieri)Had a PAT Blocked: vs UAB, 10/4/14Held an opponent to less than 10 first downs: (7) vs. Austin Peay, 9/1/12Intercepted 4+ passes: (4) at Marshall, 11/28/14Intercepted 3+ passes: (3) Southern Miss, 12/5/15Held an opponent to less than 300 yards: (273) Marshall, 11/27/15Held an opponent to less than 200 yards: (168) at FIU, 11/21/15Held an opponent to less than 100 yards: (15) vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/8/07Scored a safety: vs. Navy, 9/28/13 (Xavius Boyd)Scored a 2-point conversion: vs. LA Tech, 9/10/15 (Doughty to Ferby)

A HILLTOPPER PLAYER...Had 400+ yards total offense in a game: (414) Brandon Doughty, Southern Miss, 12/5/15 (410 passing, 4 rushing)Scored 4+ TDs in a game: (4) Anthony Wales at ODU, 10/31/15 (4 rush)Scored 3 TDs in a game: D’Andre Ferby at FIU, 11/21/15 (3 rush)Rushed 40+ times in a game: (43) Bobby Rainey, Troy, 11/26/11Rushed 30+ times in a game: (33) Leon Allen at Marshall, 11/28/14Rushed for 300+ yards in a game: (345) Leon Allen, Army, 11/15/14Rushed for 200-299 yards in a game: (237) Leon Allen at Marshall, 11/28/14Rushed for 100-199 yards in a game: (131) Anthony Wales, Marshall, 11/27/15Rushed for 200+ yards in consecutive games: Antonio Andrews, (238) at Louisiana-Lafayette, 11/17/12; (230) vs. North Texas, 11/24/12Rushed for 150+ yards in consecutive games: Antonio Andrews (155) at ULM, 10/3/13 and (154) vs. Louisiana, 10/15/13Rushed for 100+ yards in consecutive games: Anthony Wales (110) at FIU, 11/21/15 and (131) Marshall, 11/27/15Rushed for 4+ TDs in a game: (4) Anthony Wales at ODU, 10/31/15Passed for 400+ yards in a game: (410) B. Doughty Southern Miss, 12/5/15Passed for 300-399 yards in a game: (370) B. Doughty vs. Marshall, 11/27/15Attempted 60+ passes in a game: (61) Brandon Doughty at LSU, 10/24/15Attempted 50-59 passes in a game: (52) B. Doughty, Southern Miss, 12/5/15Attempted 40-49 passes in a game: (41) Brandon Doughty vs. Miami, 9/26/15Attempted 30-39 passes in a game: (39) Brandon Doughty, Marshall, 11/27/15Threw 6+ TD passes in a game: (6) Brandon Doughty vs. Miami, 9/26/15Threw 3-5 TD passes in game: (3) Brandon Doughty, Southern Miss, 12/5/15Had 200+ yards receiving in a game: (276) Joey Stockton at APSU, 9/16/95Had 150+ yards receiving in a game: (154) Taywan Taylor vs. Miami, 9/26/15Had 100+ yards receiving in a game: (165) T. Taylor Southern Miss, 12/5/15Caught 10+ passes in a game: (10) Taywan Taylor at LSU, 10/24/15Caught 3+ TD passes in a game: (3) Taywan Taylor vs. MT, 10/10/15Caught 2+ TD passes in a game: (2) Taywan Taylor, Southern Miss, 12/5/15Scored 15+ points kicking: (16) Garrett Schwettman vs. MT, 10/10/15Kicked 5+ field goals in a game: (5) Matt Lange vs. EKU, 9/20/03Kicked 4+ field goals in a game: (4) Garrett Schwettman vs. LA Tech, 9/10/15Kicked a 50-yard+ FG: (50) Tanner Siewert at Kentucky, 9/27/08Had a 60-yard+ punt: (62) Hendrix Brakefield vs. North Texas, 10/30/10Had a 70-yard+ punt: (74) Hendrix Brakefield vs. CMU, 12/26/12Intercepted 3+ passes in a game: (3) Branden Leston at Marshall, 11/28/14Intercepted 2+ passes in a game: (2) Tyree Robinson and Cam Thomas at Texas State, 11/23/13Had a 60-69-yard rush: (65) Antonio Andrews vs Morgan State, 9/21/13Had a 70-79-yard rush: (75) Anthony Wales vs UAB, 10/4/14Had an 80-yard+ rush: (80) Leon Allen vs Army, 11/15/14Had a 90-yard+ rush: (91) Lerron Moore vs. Southern Illinois, 11/1/03Had a 70-yard+ pass: (73) Doughty to Taylor at FIU, 11/21/15Had an 80-yard+ pass: (84) Black to Hamilton vs. Morehead State, 11/17/07Had a 90-yard+ pass: (96) Jeff Cesarone to Keith Paskett vs. Akron, 10/5/85

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The Last TIMEAN OPPOSING TEAM...Failed to score a TD: (6) Florida International, 10/27/12Had 30+ first downs: (34) Indiana, 9/19/15400+ yards rushing: (412) Navy, 9/27/14300-399 yards rushing: (323) Middle Tennessee, 9/13/1460+ rushing attempts: (64) UAB, 10/4/1450-59 rushing attempts: (59) Indiana, 9/19/15400+ yards passing: (493) Central Michigan, 12/24/14300-399 yards passing: (355) Indiana, 9/19/15250-299 yards passing: (286) LSU, 10/24/1550+ pass attempts: (50) Illinois, 9/6/1430+ pass completions: (34) LA Tech, 11/1/145+ touchdown passes: (7) Central Michigan, 12/24/144 touchdown passes: (4) North Texas, 10/15/153 touchdown passes: (3) Old Dominion, 10/31/15600+ yards total offense: (639) Indiana, 9/19/15500-599 yards total offense: (507) LA Tech, 11/1/1480+ total plays: (86) Indiana, 9/19/1560+ points: (66) No. 19 Marshall, 11/28/1450-59 points: (59) LA Tech, 11/1/1440-49 points: (48) LSU, 10/24/15No turnovers: FAU 11/7/155+ Turnovers: (3 Fumble, 2 INT) at Rice, 10/3/15100-yard+ rusher and 100-yard+ receiver: Indiana, 9/19/15 (RUSH: Jordan Howard, 31/203; REC: Ricky Jones, 5/126) Two 100-yard+ rushers: Navy, 9/27/14 (Keenan Reynolds — 121 yds; Noah Copeland — 104 yds)Returned a kickoff for TD: Marshall, 11/27/15 (DeAndre Reeves - 97 yds)Returned a punt for TD: Indiana, 9/19/15 (Mitchell Paige - 91 yds)Returned an interception for a TD: Southern Miss, 12/5/15 (K. Reed - 40 yds)Returned a fumble for a TD: Florida Atlantic , 11/10/12 (Keith Reaser — 9 yds)Returned a blocked punt for a TD: North Texas, 11/24/07 (Chris Neal — 5 yds.)Blocked a punt: Central Michigan, 12/26/12 (Avery Cunningham)Missed a PAT: Old Dominion, 10/25/14Intercepted 3+ passes: (4) LA Tech, 11/1/14Scored a safety: North Texas, 10/31/08 (Eddrick Gilmore)Scored a 2-point conversion: Troy, 10/26/13

AN OPPOSING PLAYER...Rushed 30+ times in a game: (31) Jordan Howard, Indiana, 9/19/15Rushed for 200+ yards in a game: (203) Jordan Howard, Indiana, 9/19/15Rushed for 150+ yards in a game: (168) Kenneth Dixon, LA Tech, 9/10/15Rushed for 3+ touchdowns in a game: (4) Ray Lawry, ODU, 10/25/14Passed for 400+ yards in a game: (493) Cooper Rush, CMU, 12/24/14Passed for 300-399 yards in a game: (355) Nate Sudfeld, Indiana, 9/19/15Attempted 40+ passes in a game: (48) Jeff Driskel, LA Tech, 9/10/15Attempted 30-39 passes in a game: (30) Nick Mullens, Southern Miss, 12/5/15Threw 5+ TDs in a game: (7) Cooper Rush, CMU, 12/24/14Threw 4 TDs in a game: (4) DaMarcus Smith, NT, 10/15/15Threw 3 TDs in game: (3) Shuler Bentley, ODU, 10/31/15Had 400+ yards total offense in a game: (412) Jeff Driskel, LA Tech, 9/10/15 (PASS: 357; RUSH: 55)Had 300-399 yards total offense in a game: (355) DaMarcus Smith, NT, 10/15/15 (PASS: 228; RUSH: 122)Had 150+ yards receiving in a game: (220) Antonio Vaughan, ODU, 10/25/14Had 100-149 yards receiving in a game: (100) Zach Pascal, ODU, 10/31/15Caught 10+ passes in a game: (10) Tommy Shuler, Marshall, 11/28/14Caught 3+ TD passes in a game: (4) Titus Davis, Central Michigan, 12/24/14Caught 2 TD passes in a game: Richie James, MT, 10/10/15Kicked a 50-yard+ field goal: (51) Kyle Fischer, LA Tech, 11/1/14 Had a 70-yard+ punt: (82) Richie Hogan, Central Michigan, 12/26/12Intercepted 2+ passes in a game: (2) Jonathan Crawford, Indiana, 9/19/15Had a 70-yard+ run: (79) Aaron Spikes, Louisiana-Lafayette, 10/22/11Had an 80-yard+ run: (83) Corey Crume, Eastern Kentucky, 9/19/98Had a 70-yard+ pass: (75) Cody Clements to Josh Magee, UAB, 10/4/14Had an 80-yard+ pass: (83) A.J. Porter to Steven Rush, Missouri State, 11/6/04Had a 90-yard+ pass: (94) Erik Hutchins to Shoun Habersham, Chattanooga, 11/2/91

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Drive SUMMARIESSept. 3 at Vanderbilt Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedLeon Allen, 4-yd run 3 1:00 2 69 0:28Doughty to Higbee, 9-yd pass 4 8:38 9 70 3:50

Sept. 10 vs. LA Tech Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedDoughty to Taylor, 37-yd pass 1 12:36 6 75 2:24Leon Allen, 28-yd run 1 1:12 10 89 4:16Kylen Towner, 98-yd kick return 2 12:38 0 0 0:00Garrett Schwettman, 39-yd FG 2 6:54 5 29 1:22Garrett Schwettman, 25-yd FG 2 1:26 9 54 3:00Garrett Schwettman, 46-yd FG 3 6:33 9 42 3:28D’Andre Ferby, 1-yd run 3 0:54 7 77 3:08Garrett Schwettman, 29-yd FG 4 1:15 5 37 1:07

Sept. 19 at Indiana Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedD’Andre Ferby, 9-yd run 1 10:15 6 65 2:20D’Andre Ferby, 2-yd run 2 14:56 13 90 4:41Doughty to Higbee, 15-yd pass 2 3:29 2 75 0:33Doughty to Taylor, 78-yd pass 2 0:35 3 75 0:50Doughty to Dangerfield, 3-yd pass 4 5:56 14 86 4:19

Sept. 26 vs. Miami Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedDoughty to Grant, 9-yd pass 1 11:08 10 90 3:52Doughty to Taylor, 59-yd pass 1 10:08 1 59 0:10Doughty to Taylor, 3-yd pass 1 2:23 9 89 3:16Doughty to Dangerfield, 5-yd pass 2 9:59 9 53 3:15Nicholas Norris, 4-yd run 2 4:50 4 41 1:41Anthony Davis, 1-yd run 2 1:00 5 52 1:58Doughty to Higbee, 4-yd pass 2 0:10 4 34 0:24Doughty to Higbee, 8-yd pass 4 13:10 10 98 5:01

Oct. 3 at Rice Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedDoughty to Taylor, 10-yd pass 1 12:08 3 75 0:39Doughty to Dangerfield, 39-yd pass 1 6:48 7 86 2:36Doughty to Grant, 45-yd pass 1 5:00 1 45 0:09Doughty to Higbee, 30-yd pass 2 11:00 6 70 2:11D’Andre Ferby, 2-yd run 2 2:51 5 79 1:47D’Andre Ferby, 1-yd run 4 14:12 11 72 5:31Darmontre Warr, 1-yd run 4 8:22 2 2 0:40

Oct. 10 vs. Middle Tennessee Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedD’Andre Ferby, 6-yd run 1 13:35 4 75 1:25Doughty to Higbee, 43-yd pass 1 11:06 3 59 0:34Doughty to Norris, 10-yd pass 1 9:01 4 46 1:09Doughty to Taylor, 28-yd pass 1 2:10 6 75 2:23Doughty to Taylor, 9-yd pass 2 11:27 10 62 4:00Fant to Taylor, 69-yd pass 2 3:21 1 69 0:15Doughty to Dangerfield, 5-yd pass 2 1:08 4 49 1:22Garrett Schwettman, 31-yd FG 2 0:00 9 38 1:08Garrett Schwettman, 34-yd FG 3 3:03 8 24 4:46Garrett Schwettman, 29-yd FG 4 5:47 14 58 9:04

DRIVE SUPERLATIVESLongest Drive (Yards) - 10 plays, 98 yards - 5:01 (Doughty to Higbee) vs. MiamiMost Plays - 19 plays, 75 yards - 6:54 (Doughty 3-yd run) vs. Southern MissFewest Plays on TD Drive - 1 play, four timesMost Time Used on TD Drive - 9:04 vs. Middle TennesseeShortest Time Used on TD Drive - 0:09, twice (Last at North Texas)No. of TD Drives Less than 2:00 - 33 of 74 (44.6-percent)

Oct. 15 at North Texas Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedDoughty to Wales, 5-yd pass 1 10:12 6 59 2:01Doughty to Dangerfield, 2-yd pass 1 6:01 10 64 3:08Garrett Schwettman, 25-yd FG 2 6:48 9 59 4:16Garrett Schwettman, 43-yd FG 2 4:28 5 37 1:45Doughty to Taylor, 56-yd pass 2 4:10 1 56 0:09Doughty to Taylor, 31-yd pass 2 0:52 7 88 1:33Anthony Wales, 8-yd run 3 10:01 6 71 2:49Anthony Wales, 1-yd run 3 3:44 9 91 3:31Darmontre Warr, 3-yd run 4 10:23 14 88 5:57

Oct. 24 at LSU Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedDoughty to Wales, 7-yd pass 2 10:55 9 62 2:27Doughty to Grant, 39-yd pass 3 8:36 5 66 1:43Doughty to Taylor, 9-yd pass 4 13:04 10 65 4:02

Oct. 31 at ODU Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedGarrett Schwettman 39-yd FG 1 4:52 12 52 4:37Anthony Wales, 1-yd run 1 1:59 4 51 1:18Anthony Wales, 44-yd run 2 11:52 6 88 2:15Doughty to Norris, 54-yd pass 2 4:16 2 65 0:34Doughty to Dangerfield, 3-yd pass 2 0:15 7 55 1:08Garrett Schwettman 31-yd FG 3 8:24 7 55 2:25Doughty to Dangerfield, 21-yd pass 3 5:54 2 29 0:36Anthony Wales, 19-yd run 4 12:57 4 46 1:57Anthony Wales, 47-yd run 4 5:56 8 86 4:38

Nov. 7 vs. FAU Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedDoughty to Taylor, 4-yd pass 2 14:19 17 75 7:22Doughty to Taylor, 44-yd pass 2 7:21 3 56 1:01Doughty to Gorski, 18-yd pass 3 8:50 6 70 2:19Fant to Doughty, 7-yd pass 3 0:00 6 76 2:29Doughty to Grant, 3-yd pass 4 5:36 13 80 7:42

Nov. 21 at FIU Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedDoughty to Taylor, 73-yd pass 1 14:11 2 80 0:49D’Andre Ferby, 1-yd run 1 4:39 10 80 4:26Doughty to Grant, 5-yd pass 1 1:52 4 18 1:52D’Andre Ferby, 3-yd run 2 10:46 8 63 3:18Wonderful Terry, 92-yd INT return 2 1:28 0 0 0:00D’Andre Ferby, 1-yd run 3 13:32 3 1 0:27Doughty to Norris, 22-yd pass 3 9:13 6 69 2:15Antwane Grant, 59-yd run 3 2:05 4 79 2:06Will Bush, 9-yd run 4 5:07 11 84 7:43

Nov. 27 vs. Marshall Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedDoughty to Norris, 35-yd pass 1 14:16 3 75 0:44Anthony Wales, 15-yd run 2 14:54 9 53 3:18Doughty to Higbee, 5-yd pass 2 6:21 10 82 3:53Doughty to Higbee, 11-yd pass 2 3:20 7 75 2:47Doughty to Taylor, 9-yd pass 2 0:33 8 75 1:28Garrett Schwettman, 38-yd kick 3 7:33 4 1 2:07Garrett Schwettman, 29-yd kick 3 6:54 4 0 0:25Doughty to Grant, 19-yd pass 4 12:07 7 65 4:12

Dec. 5 vs. Southern Miss Qtr. Time Plays Yds. ElapsedDoughty to Grant, 5-yd pass 1 12:29 5 28 1:31Brandon Doughty, 3-yd run 2 2:52 19 75 6:54Doughty to Taylor, 2-yd pass 2 0:11 7 97 1:00Garrett Schwettman, 37-yd kick 3 6:21 8 39 1:27Doughty to Taylor, 39-yd pass 3 1:19 5 67 2:16D’Andre Ferby, 3-yd run 4 13:57 3 58 0:56D’Andre Ferby, 2-yd run 4 5:01 11 82 7:23

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Game RECAPS

• The Hilltoppers have now have opened four consecutive seasons with a win, the longest streak since winning five openers from 1996 to 2000.

• The victory was the first for WKU in a true road game in the season opener since winning at UT-Martin in the opener of the 1999 season.

• This is the sixth straight win for the Hilltoppers, which marks the longest winning streak since winning 13 between 2002 and 2003.

• WKU was held scoreless in a half for the first time since playing Army on Nov. 9, 2013.

• The 10 punts in the game were the most by the Hilltoppers since 10 in the Florida Atlantic game in 2010 (Nov. 6).

• WKU’s 247 yards of total offense were the fewest in a win in the FBS era.

• Brandon Doughty moved into second in career passing yards as his total of 209 for the game pushed his career mark to 8,009.

• Senior linebackers Nick Holt and Nick Newton each intercepted their first career pass in the endzone, halting a pair of Vanderbilt scoring drives.

Sept. 3, 2015 • Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tenn. • 30,307

WKU 0 0 7 7 - 14

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Joe Brown stopped Nathan Marcus a yard shy of the goal line on a two-point conversion attempt with 33 seconds left to preserve Western Kentucky’s 14-12 victory over Vanderbilt on Thursday night.

Brown made an open-field tackle after Marcus caught Johnny McCrary’s pass on the conversion attempt. Vanderbilt had cut the lead to 14-12 when McCrary threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Trent Sherfield on fourth-and-goal.

Leon Allen had a 4-yard touchdown run and Tyler Higbee caught a 9-yard touchdown pass for Western Kentucky. Higbee set up Allen’s score with a 65-yard reception. Tommy Openshaw kicked field goals of 49 and 26-yards for Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt had three scoreless trips inside Western Kentucky’s 10-yard line. McCrary had two passes intercepted in the end zone, and Openshaw missed a 28-yard field goal after a low snap.

Higbee finally awoke WKU’s offense late in the third quarter when he caught a Brandon Doughty pass, headed to the right sideline and broke free before finally getting brought down at the Vanderbilt 4 to set up the Hilltoppers’ first touchdown.

STATISTICS LEADERS

WKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 19-30-0 209 1 65 2

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Allen 15 56 1 19 3.7Ferby 2 14 0 8 7.0TEAM 1 -1 0 0 -1.0Doughty 5 -32 0 4 -6.4TOTALS 23 37 1 19 1.6

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongGrant 5 29 0 12Higbee 4 102 1 65Allen 4 19 0 12Taylor 3 40 0 21Norris 3 19 0 7TOTALS 19 209 1 65

Vanderbilt

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackMcCrary 18-34-2 217 1 31 1

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Webb 18 70 0 19 3.9McCrary 8 66 0 19 8.2Rivers 11 26 0 6 2.4Sims 4 15 0 9 3.8TEAM 1 -1 0 0 -1.0TOTALS 42 176 0 19 4.2

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongSherfield 4 63 1 31Webb 3 27 0 11Kentera 2 48 0 28Woods 2 20 0 11Scheu 2 12 0 9Sims 2 10 0 8Scott 1 23 0 23Rivers 1 12 0 12Rayford 1 2 0 2TOTALS 18 217 1 31

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreVANDY 2 1:42 Openshaw 49 yd field goal 7-29 2:58 0-3WKU 3 1:00 Allen 4 yd run (Schwettman kick) 2-69 0:28 7-3VANDY 4 12:34 Openshaw 26 yd field goal 9-52 3:19 7-6WKU 4 8:38 Doughty 9 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) 9-70 3:50 14-6VANDY 4th 0:33 McCrary 2 pass to Sherfield (McCrary pass failed) 12-77 2:05 14-12

Vanderbilt 0 3 0 9 - 12

GAME BREAKDOWN WKU VUFIRST DOWNS 11 20 Rushing 4 9 Passing 7 9 Penalty 0 2NET YARDS RUSHING 37 176 Rushing Attempts 23 42 Average Per Rush 1.6 4.2 Rushing Touchdowns 1 0 Yards Gained Rushing 78 189 Yards Lost Rushing 41 13NET YARDS PASSING 209 217 Completions-Attempts-Int 19-30-0 18-34-2 Average Per Attempt 7.0 6.4 Average Per Completion 11.0 12.1 Passing Touchdowns 1 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 246 393 Total offense plays 53 76 Average Gain Per Play 4.6 5.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 9-70 5-48PUNTS-YARDS 10-377 5-220 Average Yards Per Punt 37.7 44.0 Net Yards Per Punt 34.5 40.0 Inside 20 2 3 50+ Yards 0 2 Touchbacks 1 1 Fair catch 1 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-176 3-182 Average Yards Per Kickoff 58.7 60.7 Net Yards Per Kickoff 38.3 45.7 Touchbacks 0 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 3-12-0 Average Per Return 0.0 4.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-45-0 3-61-0 Average Per Return 22.5 20.3Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 23:21 36:39 1st Quarter 5:21 9:39 2nd Quarter 3:42 11:18 3rd Quarter 7:23 7:37 4th Quarter 6:55 8:05Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 7 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-5 Touchdowns 2-3 1-5 Field goals 0-3 1-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-5 2-13PAT Kicks 2-2 0-0Field Goals 0-0 2-3Points off turnovers 0 0

GAME NOTES

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Game RECAPS

• This is the seventh straight win for the Hilltoppers, which marks the longest winning streak since winning 13 between 2002 and 2003.

• This marks the first time since the 2000 season that WKU won both its home and away openers in a season.

• After only 297 yards of total offense in last season’s match up, WKU exploded for 590 yards in the game.

• The 441 passing yards by Brandon Doughty are now the most thrown by a quarterback in the FBS this season.

• Kylen Towner returned a kickoff in the second quarter for a career-long 98-yard touchdown. The return was the sixth-longest in school history and longest since 2001.

• Tyler Higbee leads all FBS tight ends this season in receiving yards with 190 yards in two games, after adding 88 tonight.

• Doughty is now 67-78 (85.9%) for 800 yards and 9 TDs on opening drives. Tonight, Doughty was 4-4 for 67 yards and TD on the first drive.

Sept. 10, 2015 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 17,515

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Brandon Doughty threw for 441 yards, redshirt freshman D’Andre Ferby relieved an injured Leon Allen to add a short touchdown among several key runs to help Western Kentucky survive Louisiana Tech 41-38 for an important - yet costly - Conference USA victory Thursday night.

After a brief lull, the Hilltoppers (2-0, 1-0) regrouped behind Doughty and Ferby, who rushed four times for 13 yards on a drive ending with a 1-yard TD run and two-point conversion catch for a 38-24 lead with 54 seconds left in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs scored twice (1-1, 0-1) late in the fourth but ran out of time.

Doughty bounced back from a 209-yard effort at Vanderbilt to complete 28 of 38 passes with a 37-yard touchdown and win the statistical battle with Bulldogs counterpart and Florida transfer Jeff Driskel, who was 28 of 48 for 357 yards and two TDs.

Ferby also rushed 14 times for 39 yards to provide the emotional lift the Hilltoppers needed in this early matchup of C-USA divisional favorites.

STATISTICS LEADERS

WKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 28-38-0 441 1 53 1

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Allen 12 81 1 28 6.8Ferby 14 39 1 7 2.8Davis 2 29 0 28 14.5Taylor 2 2 0 7 1.0TEAM 1 -1 0 0 -1.0Doughty 3 -6 0 3 -2.0TOTALS 34 144 2 28 4.4

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongHigbee 7 88 0 22Taylor 5 97 1 37Grant 4 73 0 30Dangerfield 4 44 0 12Ferby 3 16 0 9Norris 2 53 0 31Allen 1 53 0 53Fant 1 14 0 14Davis 1 3 0 3TOTALS 28 441 1 53

LA Tech

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDriskel 28-48-1 357 2 27 1Taylor 0-1-0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 28-49-1 357 2 27 1

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Dixon 22 168 2 49 7.6Driskel 9 55 1 37 6.1TOTALS 31 223 3 49 7.2

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongTaylor 9 119 1 27Turner 7 109 1 24Dixon 5 41 0 13Henderson 3 41 0 17McKnight 3 38 0 22Watts 1 9 0 9TOTALS 28 357 2 27

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreWKU 1 12:36 Doughty 37 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 6-75 2:24 0-7WKU 1 1:12 Allen 28 run (Schwettman kick) 10-89 4:16 0-14LATECH 2 12:53 Barnes 37 kick 10-65 3:19 3-14WKU 2 12:38 Towner 98 kickoff return (Schwettman kick) - - 3-21LATECH 2 8:16 Driskel 13 pass to Taylor (Barnes kick) 8-75 4:22 10-21WKU 2 6:54 Schwettman 39 kick 5-29 1:22 10-24LATECH 2 4:26 Dixon 6 run (Barnes kick) 8-84 2:28 17-24WKU 2 1:26 Schwettman 25 kick 9-54 3:00 17-27LATECH 3 10:01 Dixon 1 run (Barnes kick) 3-59 1:06 24-27WKU 3 6:33 Schwettman 46 kick 9-42 3:28 24-30WKU 3 0:54 Ferby 1 run (Doughty to Ferby) 7-77 3:08 24-38LATECH 4 2:22 Driskel 1 run (Barnes kick) 8-46 2:12 31-38WKU 4 1:15 Schwettman 29 kick 5-37 1:07 31-41LATECH 4 0:27 Driskel 21 pass to Turner (Barnes kick) 5-65 0:48 38-41

GAME BREAKDOWN LT WKUFIRST DOWNS 28 24 Rushing 6 6 Passing 19 18 Penalty 3 0NET YARDS RUSHING 223 144 Rushing Attempts 31 34 Average Per Rush 7.2 4.2 Rushing Touchdowns 3 2 Yards Gained Rushing 242 169 Yards Lost Rushing 19 25NET YARDS PASSING 357 441 Completions-Attempts-Int 28-49-1 28-38-0 Average Per Attempt 7.3 11.6 Average Per Completion 12.8 15.8 Passing Touchdowns 2 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 580 585 Total offense plays 80 72 Average Gain Per Play 7.2 8.1Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 5-40 10-105PUNTS-YARDS 4-170 4-134 Average Yards Per Punt 42.5 33.5 Net Yards Per Punt 33.2 33.5 Inside 20 2 1 50+ Yards 2 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 1 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-275 9-517 Average Yards Per Kickoff 55.0 57.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 19.6 36.1 Touchbacks 1 1Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 3-37-0 Average Per Return 0.0 12.3Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 8-167-0 4-152-1 Average Per Return 20.9 38.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 30:14 29:46 1st Quarter 5:33 9:27 2nd Quarter 9:34 5:26 3rd Quarter 6:42 8:18 4th Quarter 8:25 6:35Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 4 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 3-4 Touchdowns 4-6 1-4 Field goals 1-6 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 1-3PAT Kicks 5-5 3-3Field Goals 1-1 4-4Points off turnovers 0 0

GAME NOTES

LA Tech 0 17 7 14 - 38 WKU 14 13 11 3 - 41

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Game RECAPS

• The loss for the Hilltoppers snaps a seven-game winning streak, which was the longest winning streak since winning 13 between 2002 and 2003.

• The punt return for a touchdown by the Hoosiers was the first TD given up by the Hilltoppers on a punt return since Randall Cobb did so for Kentucky on Sept. 11, 2010.

• Senior quarterback Brandon Doughty threw for 484 yards in the game to become WKU’s all-time leader in career passing yards with 8,934, passing Jeff Cesarone’s 8,566 yards from 1984-87.

• Garrett Schwettman has split the uprights on 58 consecutive PATs, the third-longest streak in WKU history. He is the only kicker to post two streaks of 50+ as he held a run of 59 straight from 10/11/12-11/2/13.

• D’Andre Ferby rushed for two touchdowns and 58 yards in his first-career start. The 58 yards for Ferby were more than WKU running backs Leon Allen, Antonio Andrews and Bobby Rainey had in their first career starts.

• Taywan Taylor became the first WKU wide receiver to post a 100-yard receiving game this season as he finished with a career-high 196 yards, the second-most in a single game in school history, on nine catches and added a touchdown.

• Jared Dangerfield caught his 12th-career touchdown, moving into a tie for tenth in WKU history with Mitchell Henry.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Jordan Howard ran for 203 yards and Nate Sudfeld threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns Saturday to lead Indiana to a 38-35 victory over Western Kentucky before a crowd of 44,823 at Memorial Stadium.

Howard, the Big Ten’s leading rusher coming into the game, ran for 203 yards on 31 carries. On the game’s final drive with Indiana clinging to a three-point lead and trying to run out the clock, Howard carried the ball seven times for 39 yards. His final carry, an 8-yard run, took the ball to the Western Kentucky 1 and Indiana opted to take a knee on the game’s final play.

In the first half alone, the Hilltoppers amassed 395 yards of offense.

Brandon Doughty completed 35 of 46 passes for 484 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for Western Kentucky. Tyler Higbee had 11 catches for 109 yards and a touchdown and Taywan Taylor had nine catches for 196 yards and a score.

The two teams combined for more than 1,200 yards of total offense. Indiana had 639 and Western Kentucky totaled 568 yards.

STATISTICS LEADERS

WKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 35-46-2 484 3 78 0

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Ferby 21 58 2 12 2.8Doughty 1 11 0 11 11.0Davis 2 8 0 8 4.0Warr 1 5 0 5 5.0Taylor 1 2 0 2 2.0TOTALS 26 84 2 12 3.2

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongHigbee 11 109 1 18Taylor 9 196 1 78Dangerfield 6 59 1 19Norris 4 83 0 60Grant 3 29 0 16Ferby 1 6 0 6Davis 1 2 0 2TOTALS 35 484 3 78

Indiana

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackSudfeld 20-27-0 355 3 69 0

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Howard 31 203 0 24 6.5Redding 23 79 1 12 3.4Sudfeld 3 8 0 6 2.7TEAM 1 -2 0 0 -2.0Hale 1 -4 0 0 -4.0TOTALS 59 284 1 24 4.8

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongJones 5 126 1 69Cobbs 3 50 1 23Howard 3 38 0 24Paige 2 41 1 36Cooper 2 32 0 20Friend 2 30 0 22Corsaro 1 20 0 20Fuchs 1 9 0 9Griffith 1 9 0 9TOTALS 20 355 3 69

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreIND 1 12:35 Paige 91 punt return (Oakes kick) - - 0-7WKU 1 10:15 Ferby 9 run (Schwettman kick) 6-65 2:20 7-7WKU 2 14:56 Ferby 2 run (Schwettman kick) 13-90 4:41 14-7IND 2 4:02 Sudfeld 18 pass to Jones (Oakes kick) 13-99 4:53 14-14WKU 2 3:29 Doughty 15 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) 2-75 0:33 21-14IND 2 1:25 Oakes 27 kick 5-66 2:04 21-17WKU 2 0:35 Doughty 78 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 3-75 0:50 28-17IND 3 12:29 Sudfeld 36 pass to Paige (Oakes kick) 7-75 2:31 28-24IND 3 6:06 Sudfeld 23 pass to Cobbs (Oakes kick) 11-97 3:53 28-31IND 3 5:02 Redding 2 run (Oakes kick) 3-22 0:57 28-38WKU 4 5:56 Doughty 3 pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick) 14-86 4:19 35-38

GAME BREAKDOWN WKU INDFIRST DOWNS 28 34 Rushing 5 18 Passing 21 13 Penalty 2 3NET YARDS RUSHING 84 284 Rushing Attempts 26 59 Average Per Rush 3.2 4.8 Rushing Touchdowns 2 1 Yards Gained Rushing 96 295 Yards Lost Rushing 12 11NET YARDS PASSING 484 355 Completions-Attempts-Int 35-46-2 20-27-0 Average Per Attempt 10.5 13.1 Average Per Completion 13.8 17.8 Passing Touchdowns 3 3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 568 639 Total offense plays 72 86 Average Gain Per Play 7.9 7.4Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 6-65 5-50PUNTS-YARDS 2-86 1-35 Average Yards Per Punt 43.0 35.0 Net Yards Per Punt -3.0 35.0 Inside 20 0 1 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-378 7-435 Average Yards Per Kickoff 63.0 62.1 Net Yards Per Kickoff 43.0 40.7 Touchbacks 2 6Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 2-92-1 Average Per Return 0.0 46.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 4-70-0 Average Per Return 0.0 17.5Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-15-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-6-0 0-0-0Possession Time 26:24 33:36 1st Quarter 10:26 4:34 2nd Quarter 4:22 10:38 3rd Quarter 7:17 7:43 4th Quarter 4:19 10:41Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 8 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-6 3-5 Touchdowns 4-6 2-5 Field goals 0-6 1-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0PAT Kicks 5-5 5-5Field Goals 0-1 1-1Points off turnovers 0 14

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Sept. 19, 2015 • Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Ind. • 44,823

WKU 7 21 0 7 - 35 Indiana 7 10 21 0 - 38

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Game RECAPS

• WKU scored on its opening drive of the game for the 19th time, with 16 touchdowns, in the past 29 games.

• Doughty went 7-for-7 for 76 yards and threw a touchdown on the drive. The perfect drive is the fourth of his career as he is now 74-of-87 (.85) for 880 yards and 10 touchdowns in his career on first drives.

• The 272 yards in the first quarter were the most for WKU in any quarter in school history.

• Brandon Doughty threw for 457 yards in the game to become WKU’s all-time leader in career total yards, passing Justin Haddix’s 8,890 yards from 2003-06. He also added six touchdown passes, most in a single game by a C-USA quarterback this season.

• Garrett Schwettman became WKU’s all-time scoring leader with 304 points, passing Chris James’ 298 points from 2004-07. With the eight extra points in the contest, Schwettman has now made more PATs than any player in WKU history with 175.

• The win was the sixth-straight home win for the Hilltoppers, the longest streak since moving to FBS and longest since winning 10 between 2003-05. WKU is now 6-1 at home under Jeff Brohm.

• The attendance of 20,320 was the most in the Brohm era and most since the Morgan State game on Sept. 21, 2013.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Senior quarterback Brandon Doughty threw for 457 yards and six touchdowns - five in the first half - as Western Kentucky rolled over Miami (Ohio) 56-14 on Saturday.

Doughty, who passed for 381 yards in the first half, had touchdown passes of nine, three, five, four and 59 yards over the first two quarters as WKU built a 49-7 halftime lead.

The 49 points were the most the Hilltoppers (3-1) had scored in a half since scoring 52 in the first half against West Virginia Tech on Sept. 8, 2007.

Western Kentucky junior wide receiver Taywan Taylor made nine catches for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Jared Dangerfield hauled in 11 passes for 148 yards and a score.

Quarterbacks Drew Kummer and Gus Ragland each threw touchdown passes for the RedHawks (1-3).

STATISTICS LEADERS

WKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 33-41-0 457 6 59 3Fishback 1-1-0 7 0 7 0TOTALS 34-42-0 464 6 59 3

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Ferby 22 115 0 14 5.2Davis 5 13 1 9 2.6Norris 1 4 1 4 4.0Warr 1 2 0 2 2.0Doughty 3 -29 0 0 -9.7TOTALS 32 105 2 14 3.3

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongDangerfield 11 148 1 32Taylor 9 154 2 59Norris 4 63 0 19Grant 2 28 1 26Fant, G. 1 7 0 7Gorski 1 4 0 4Fant, N. 1 4 0 4Ferby 1 1 0 1TOTALS 34 464 6 59

Miami (OH)

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackKummer 7-12-0 78 1 37 1Bahl 4-11-3 45 0 20 2Ragland 4-5-0 45 1 16 0TOTALS 15-28-3 168 2 37 3

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.McInnis 11 43 0 16 3.9Ragland 6 43 0 24 7.2Smith 9 15 0 5 1.7Bahl 3 13 0 18 4.3Young 5 8 0 5 1.6Ross 3 6 0 5 2.0Kummer 1 -1 0 0 -1.0Murphy 1 -2 0 0 -2.0TEAM 1 -2 0 0 -2.0TOTALS 40 123 0 24 3.1

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongHudson 4 64 1 37Martin 3 17 0 11Jenkins 2 10 0 12McInnis 1 20 0 20Smith 1 16 1 16Murphy 1 15 0 15Williams 1 12 0 12Smith 1 9 0 9Shisso 1 5 0 5TOTALS 15 168 2 37

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreWKU 1 11:08 Doughty 9 pass to Grant (Schwettman kick) 10-90 3:52 0-7WKU 1 10:08 Doughty 59 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 1-59 0:10 0-14WKU 1 2:23 Doughty 3 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 9-89 3:16 0-21WKU 2 9:59 Doughty 5 pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick) 9-53 3:15 0-28MIAMI 2 6:31 Kummer 10 pass to Hudson (Patterson kick) 12-81 3:28 7-28WKU 2 4:50 Norris 4 run (Schwettman kick) 4-41 1:41 7-35WKU 2 1:00 Davis 1 run (Schwettman kick) 5-52 1:58 7-42WKU 2 0:10 Doughty 4 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) 4-34 0:24 7-49WKU 4 13:10 Doughty 8 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) 10-98 5:01 7-56MIAMI 4 7:28 Ragland 16 pass to Smith (Patterson kick) 10-77 5:42 14-56

GAME BREAKDOWN MIAMI WKUFIRST DOWNS 15 27 Rushing 5 6 Passing 9 20 Penalty 1 1NET YARDS RUSHING 123 105 Rushing Attempts 40 32 Average Per Rush 3.1 3.3 Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Yards Gained Rushing 142 140 Yards Lost Rushing 19 35NET YARDS PASSING 168 464 Completions-Attempts-Int 15-28-3 34-42-0 Average Per Attempt 6.0 11.0 Average Per Completion 11.2 13.6 Passing Touchdowns 2 6TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 291 569 Total offense plays 68 74 Average Gain Per Play 4.3 7.7Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties: Number-Yards 6-36 6-50PUNTS-YARDS 6-234 4-167 Average Yards Per Punt 39.0 41.8 Net Yards Per Punt 36.3 35.2 Inside 20 1 0 50+ Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair catch 3 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-123 9-510 Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.5 56.7 Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.0 40.4 Touchbacks 0 1Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-6-0 2-16-0 Average Per Return 3.0 8.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 8-121-0 2-41-0 Average Per Return 15.1 20.5Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 3-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 30:09 29:51 1st Quarter 4:26 10:34 2nd Quarter 7:27 7:33 3rd Quarter 7:47 7:13 4th Quarter 10:29 4:31Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 7 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 7-8 Touchdowns 2-2 7-8 Field goals 0-2 0-8Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-29 3-6PAT Kicks 2-2 8-8Field Goals 0-0 0-0Points off turnovers 0 14

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Sept. 26, 2015 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 20,320

Miami 0 7 0 7 - 14 WKU 21 28 0 7 - 56

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• WKU is 2-0 in conference play for the second time in the FBS era and first since 2012 when WKU began Sun Belt play 2-1.

• The Hilltoppers’ 49-10 win was its largest margin of victory in a conference game since defeating Western Illinois 45-3 in 2005. It also represented the largest margin of victory in a conference game in the FBS era.

• The Hilltoppers posted over 230 yards of total offense in the first quarter for their second consecutive game as WKU had 240 in the opening period.

• With his 409 passing yards, senior quarterback Brandon Doughty moved his season total to 2,000, which is good for the seventh-most in a single season by a WKU quarterback after just five games.

• Wonderful Terry recorded his first interception of the season, which was the fourth forced turnover of his career and first he had not returned for a touchdown.

• Jared Dangerfield caught his 14th-career touchdown, moving into a tie for seventh in WKU history.

• Doughty now has 15 passing touchdowns on the season, which ties for fifth in school history in a single season. Doughty is the only quarterback to be in the Top 10 in the category in three separate seasons.

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Brandon Doughty threw for 409 yards and four first-half touchdowns to lead Western Kentucky to a 49-10 win over Rice on Saturday.

D’Andre Ferby added two touchdown runs for the Hilltoppers (4-1, 2-0 Conference USA), who piled up 504 yards.

Doughty finished 28 of 38 and moved into the top 100 in NCAA for career passing yards with 9,800. He connected with Taywan Taylor for 10 yards, Jared Dangerfield for 39 and Antwane Grant for 45 in the first quarter. In the second he connected with Tyler Higbee for 30 yards to make it 28-3.

Doughty has thrown for 400-plus yards in six of his last seven games with an average of 356 yards in the first half of the last three after having 343 against Rice.

Western Kentucky turned five Rice (2-3, 0-1) turnovers into touchdowns.

Darmontre Warr also ran for a Western Kentucky touchdown.

STATISTICS LEADERS

WKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 28-38-0 409 4 65 0Fishback 1-1-0 15 0 15 0TOTALS 29-39-0 424 4 65 0

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Ferby 19 58 2 9 3.1Bush 1 9 0 9 9.0Wales 3 9 0 6 3.0Davis 1 4 0 4 4.0Warr 6 2 1 5 0.3TEAM 2 0 0 0 -1.0TOTALS 32 80 3 9 2.5

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongDangerfield 8 95 1 39Taylor 6 84 1 52Norris 3 79 0 65Fant, N. 3 58 0 30Grant 3 51 1 45Higbee 2 54 1 30Wales 2 0 0 3Ferby 1 3 0 3Scott 1 0 0 0TOTALS 29 424 4 65

Rice

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackStehling 11-19-1 150 0 30 2Jackson 5-10-1 87 0 37 1Turner 0-1-0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 16-30-2 237 0 37 3

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Stewart 11 60 0 15 5.5Dillard 10 21 0 11 2.1Davis 3 21 0 18 7.0Walter 2 8 0 5 4.0Turner 2 4 1 3 2.0Jackson 3 -6 0 0 -2.0Stehling 3 -23 0 0 -7.7TOTALS 34 85 1 18 2.5

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongParks 4 67 0 37Alaka 4 25 0 14Wright 3 62 0 30Cella 2 49 0 25Turner 1 19 0 19Hunt 1 10 0 10Stewart 1 5 0 5TOTALS 16 237 0 37

SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreRICE 1 12:47 Tobola 27 kick 6-50 1:41 0-3WKU 1 12:08 Doughty 10 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 3-75 0:39 7-3WKU 1 6:48 Doughty 39 pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick) 7-86 2:36 14-3WKU 1 5:00 Doughty 45 pass to Grant (Schwettman kick) 1-45 0:09 21-3WKU 2 11:00 Doughty 30 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) 6-70 2:11 28-3RICE 2 4:38 Turner 3 run (Tobola kick) 12-74 4:35 28-10WKU 2 2:51 Ferby 2 run (Schwettman kick) 5-79 1:47 35-10WKU 4 14:12 Ferby 1 run (Schwettman kick) 11-72 5:31 42-10WKU 4th 8:22 Warr 1 run (Schwettman kick) 2-2 0:40 49-10

GAME BREAKDOWN WKU RICEFIRST DOWNS 24 15 Rushing 4 4 Passing 16 10 Penalty 4 1NET YARDS RUSHING 80 85 Rushing Attempts 32 34 Average Per Rush 2.5 2.5 Rushing Touchdowns 3 1 Yards Gained Rushing 90 121 Yards Lost Rushing 10 36NET YARDS PASSING 424 237 Completions-Attempts-Int 29-39-0 16-30-2 Average Per Attempt 10.9 7.9 Average Per Completion 14.6 14.8 Passing Touchdowns 4 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 504 322 Total offense plays 71 64 Average Gain Per Play 7.1 5.0Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 4-3Penalties: Number-Yards 3-20 8-70PUNTS-YARDS 6-251 7-301 Average Yards Per Punt 41.8 43.0 Net Yards Per Punt 39.7 41.3 Inside 20 3 3 50+ Yards 1 2 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 2 4KICKOFFS-YARDS 8-471 3-193 Average Yards Per Kickoff 58.9 64.3 Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.4 42.3 Touchbacks 1 1Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-12-0 4-13-0 Average Per Return 12.0 3.2Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-41-0 7-115-0 Average Per Return 20.5 16.4Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 32:03 27:57 1st Quarter 6:44 8:16 2nd Quarter 7:30 7:30 3rd Quarter 9:07 5:53 4th Quarter 8:42 6:18Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 4 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-2 Touchdowns 4-4 1-2 Field goals 0-4 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 0-0PAT Kicks 7-7 1-1Field Goals 0-0 1-1Points off turnovers 21 0

GAME NOTES

Oct. 3, 2015 • Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas • 20,124

WKU 21 14 0 14 - 49 Rice 3 7 0 0 - 10

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Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreWKU 1 13:35 Ferby 6 run (Schwettman kick) 4-75 1:25 0-7WKU 1 11:06 Doughty 43 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) 3-59 0:34 0-14WKU 1 9:01 Doughty 10 pass to Norris (Schwettman kick) 4-46 1:09 0-21MT 1 4:33 Bryson 28 run (Clark kick) 9-82 2:45 7-21WKU 1 2:10 Doughty 28 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 6-75 2:23 7-28WKU 2 11:27 Doughty 9 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 10-62 4:00 7-35MT 2 3:36 Stockstill 30 pass to James (Clark kick) 10-74 3:42 14-35WKU 2 3:21 Fant 69 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 1-69 0:15 14-42WKU 2 1:08 Doughty 5 pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick) 4-49 1:22 14-49WKU 2 0:00 Schwettman 31 kick 9-38 1:08 14-52MT 3 11:00 Stockstill 34 pass to James (Clark kick) 10-75 4:00 21-52WKU 3 3:03 Schwettman 34 kick 8-24 4:46 21-55MT 4 14:51 Stockstill 8 pass to Batties (Clark kick) 10-76 3:12 28-55WKU 4 5:47 Schwettman 29 kick 14-58 9:04 28-58

• WKU is 3-0 in conference play for the first time in the FBS era and first since 2005 when WKU began Gateway play 4-1.

• The 5-1 start to the season is the best since also starting 2012 5-1.

• Brandon Doughty is now 76-of-91 (83.5) for 942 yards and 10 touchdowns on opening drives for his career, including five perfect drives.

• With his 359 passing yards, senior quarterback Brandon Doughty became the 91st quarterback in FBS history to eclipse the 10,000-yard mark for his career as he now has 10,159 yards.

• The 52 points in the first half by the Hilltoppers were more than all but six full game totals for WKU since 2009.

• Taywan Taylor, who entered the game as the leading receiver in C-USA, finished the game with 120 yards on six catches and added three touchdowns. For the year, Taylor leads WKU with 691 yards and eight touchdowns.

• Nicholas Norris recorded the second 100-yard receiving game of his career and first of season as he tallied 148 yards and added a touchdown.

• Anthony Wales registered his first 100-yard rushing game of the season with and second of his career with 111 yards on a career-high 18 carries.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- WKU’s high-powered offense dominated from the outset as the host Hilltoppers scored on eight of 10 first-half possessions, routing Middle Tennessee, 58-28, on Saturday in Conference USA play.

Quarterback Brandon Doughty led WKU, (5-1, 3-0) which put up 52 first-half points against the Blue Raiders (2-4, 1-1), throwing five first-half touchdown passes for Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers put up 484 yards of total offense in the first half, including 402 yards passing. For the game, the Hilltoppers finished with 593 yards of total offense.

Doughty finished the day 28 of 36 for 359 yards with the five scores and one interception. Doughty hooked up with receiver Taywan Taylor on two of the touchdowns, from 28 yards and 9 yards. Taylor also caught a 69-yard touchdown pass from receiver Nacarius Fant in the second quarter on a double pass.

The Hilltoppers did not punt the entire first half. In the second half, Western Kentucky settled for a pair of Garrett Schwettman field goals to close out its scoring.

STATISTICS LEADERSWKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 28-36-1 359 5 59 1Fant 1-1-0 69 1 69 0TOTALS 29-37-1 428 6 69 1

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Wales 19 111 0 16 5.8Ferby 8 33 1 7 4.1Davis 7 18 0 6 2.6Warr 4 10 0 5 2.5Grant 1 0 0 0 0.0Doughty 1 -7 0 0 -7.0TOTALS 40 165 1 16 4.1

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongDangerfield 7 41 1 16Norris 6 148 1 59Taylor 6 120 3 69Grant 5 49 0 24Higbee 2 51 1 43Scott 1 11 0 11Wales 1 6 0 6Gorski 1 2 0 2TOTALS 29 428 6 69

Middle Tennessee

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackStockstill 28-43-1 296 3 34 1

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Bryson 14 76 1 28 5.4Parker 5 26 0 22 5.2Anderson 5 22 0 11 4.4James 1 0 0 0 0.0Stockstill 5 -1 0 11 -0.2TOTALS 30 123 1 28 4.1

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongBatties 9 44 1 9James 7 141 2 34Pettis 5 62 0 23Ducksworth 2 24 0 12Grammer 2 15 0 10Parker 1 4 0 4Bryson 1 3 0 3Frazier 1 3 0 3TOTALS 28 296 3 34

SCORING SUMMARY

GAME BREAKDOWN MT WKUFIRST DOWNS 22 24 Rushing 7 8 Passing 13 14 Penalty 2 2NET YARDS RUSHING 123 165 Rushing Attempts 30 40 Average Per Rush 4.1 4.1 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 146 173 Yards Lost Rushing 23 8NET YARDS PASSING 296 428 Completions-Attempts-Int 28-43-1 29-37-1 Average Per Attempt 6.9 11.6 Average Per Completion 10.6 14.8 Passing Touchdowns 3 6TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 419 593 Total offense plays 73 77 Average Gain Per Play 5.7 7.7Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 3-1Penalties: Number-Yards 4-41 3-35PUNTS-YARDS 5-134 1-53 Average Yards Per Punt 26.8 53.0 Net Yards Per Punt 24.0 53.0 Inside 20 0 1 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 2 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-307 10-536 Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.4 53.6 Net Yards Per Kickoff 35.8 36.5 Touchbacks 2 1Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-14-0 Average Per Return 0.0 14.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 9-146-0 3-78-0 Average Per Return 16.2 26.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 24:53 35:07 1st Quarter 8:49 6:11 2nd Quarter 5:35 9:25 3rd Quarter 8:03 6:57 4th Quarter 2:26 12:34Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 11 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 7-7 Touchdowns 1-1 4-7 Field goals 0-1 3-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 1-19PAT Kicks 4-4 7-7Field Goals 0-0 3-3Points off turnovers 14 10

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Oct. 10, 2015 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 16,993

Middle Tennessee 7 7 7 7 - 28 WKU 28 24 3 3 - 58

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Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreWKU 1 10:12 Doughty 5 pass to Wales (Schwettman kick) 6-59 2:01 7-0WKU 1 6:01 Doughty 2 pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick) 10-64 3:08 14-0NT 2 11:04 Smith 20 pass to Gorgee (Moore kick) 6-74 1:57 14-7WKU 2 6:48 Schwettman 25 kick 9-59 4:16 17-7WKU 2 4:28 Schwettman 43 kick 5-37 1:45 20-7WKU 2 4:10 Doughty 56 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 1-56 0:09 27-7WKU 2 0:52 Doughty 31 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 7-88 1:33 34-7NT 2 0:00 Smith 46 pass to Kidsy (Moore kick) 4-72 0:52 34-14WKU 3 10:01 Wales 8 run (Schwettman kick) 6-71 2:49 41-14WKU 3 3:44 Wales 1 run (Schwettman kick) 9-91 3:31 48-14WKU 4 10:23 Warr 3 run (Schwettman kick) 14-88 5:57 55-14NT 4 5:34 Smith 4 pass to Harris (Moore kick) 12-71 4:49 55-21NT 4 0:29 Smith 14 pass to Harris (Moore kick) 8-93 2:44 55-28

Game RECAPS

• WKU is bowl eligible for the fifth-consecutive season and for fifth year of the seven FBS era seasons.

• The 6-1 start is WKU’s best start of FBS era and earliest WKU has reached six wins since getting win No. 6 on Oct. 14, 2000.

• The Hilltoppers have now won seven straight over C-USA opponents, program’s longest streak since winning nine-straight games against Sun Belt opponents across the years of 2011 to 2012. The streak ties Baylor and Appalachian State for sixth-longest active streak in the country.

• The 4-0 start in conference play is the first in FBS era and first since starting Gateway play 4-0 in 2005.

• The 683 total yards by WKU were the fourth-most in a single game in school history. All of the Top 4 are in Brohm era.

• With his 350 passing yards, senior quarterback Brandon Doughty has now thrown for the fourth-most yards in a single season with 2,889.

• Doughty has thrown a touchdown pass in 21 straight games, which ties TCU’s Trevone Boykin with longest active streak in FBS.

• Taylor now has 114 career receptions, tying Eddie Preston (1976-79) for 10th-most in WKU history. His 10 touchdowns this season tie Curtis Hamilton from 2006 for third-most in a single season in school history.

• His 825 yards this season tie Dangerfield’s mark of 825 from last season, which are the nine most in program history.

DENTON, Texas (AP) -- Brandon Doughty passed for 350 yards and four touchdowns, and Anthony Wales had 259 total yards and three touchdowns to help Western Kentucky beat North Texas 55-28 on Thursday night for its seventh straight Conference USA victory.

Doughty found Wales out of the backfield for a 5-yard touchdown to open the scoring and connected with Jared Dangerfield on a short TD to make it 14-0. In the second quarter, Doughty threw a deep ball to Taywan Taylor for a 56-yard score and later found Taylor in the end zone for 31 yards.

Taylor finished with 134 yards receiving for Western Kentucky (6-1, 4-0), which is off to its best start since joining the FBS in 2008.

Damarcus Smith threw four touchdown passes in his first career start for North Texas (0-6, 0-3).

Mike Canales was named interim coach for North Texas on Sunday, after Dan McCarney was fired following a blowout loss to FCS Portland State.

STATISTICS LEADERSWKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 26-37-1 350 4 56 0Fishback 4-5-0 40 0 16 0Eckels 1-1-0 10 0 10 1TOTALS 31-43-1 400 4 56 1

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Wales 21 193 2 32 9.2Warr 7 38 1 16 5.4Towner 2 26 0 14 13.0Norris 1 12 0 12 12.0Davis 5 9 0 7 1.8Doughty 1 5 0 5 5.0Fant 1 1 0 1 1.0Eckels 2 -1 0 4 -0.5TOTALS 40 283 3 32 7.1

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongTaylor 7 134 2 56Dangerfield 6 73 1 31Wales 5 66 1 30Fant 4 56 0 23Norris 3 19 0 13Grant 2 24 0 18Warr 2 16 0 9Gorski 1 8 0 8Higbee 1 4 0 4TOTALS 31 400 4 56

North Texas

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackSmith 17-35-1 228 4 46 0

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Smith 16 122 0 33 7.6Wilson 13 91 0 27 7.0Jimmerson 3 12 0 12 4.0Harris 2 -6 0 0 -3.0TEAM 1 -16 0 0 -16.0TOTALS 35 203 0 33 5.8

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongHarris 4 43 2 18Kidsy 3 93 1 46Smith 3 38 0 24Goree 2 29 1 20Smiley 2 19 0 12Wilson 2 1 0 3Rutherford 1 5 0 5TOTALS 17 228 4 46

SCORING SUMMARY

GAME BREAKDOWN WKU NTFIRST DOWNS 35 22 Rushing 17 13 Passing 17 9 Penalty 1 0NET YARDS RUSHING 283 203 Rushing Attempts 40 35 Average Per Rush 7.1 5.8 Rushing Touchdowns 3 0 Yards Gained Rushing 293 231 Yards Lost Rushing 10 28NET YARDS PASSING 400 228 Completions-Attempts-Int 31-43-1 17-35-1 Average Per Attempt 9.3 6.5 Average Per Completion 12.9 13.4 Passing Touchdowns 4 4TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 683 431 Total offense plays 83 70 Average Gain Per Play 8.2 6.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 3-1Penalties: Number-Yards 7-55 5-37PUNTS-YARDS 2-101 7-274 Average Yards Per Punt 50.5 39.1 Net Yards Per Punt 51.5 37.9 Inside 20 1 2 50+ Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 4KICKOFFS-YARDS 10-609 4-255 Average Yards Per Kickoff 60.9 63.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 40.3 38.0 Touchbacks 2 3Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-9-0 1--2-0 Average Per Return 4.5 -2.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-28-0 8-156-0 Average Per Return 28.0 19.5Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-23-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 33:54 26:06 1st Quarter 9:05 5:55 2nd Quarter 9:42 5:18 3rd Quarter 7:40 7:20 4th Quarter 7:27 7:33Third-Down Conversions 9 of 14 5 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 3-4 Touchdowns 5-6 3-4 Field goals 1-6 0-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-5PAT Kicks 7-7 4-4Field Goals 2-2 0-0Points off turnovers 14 7

GAME NOTES

Oct. 15, 2015 • Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas • 10,155

WKU 14 20 14 7 - 55 North Texas 0 14 0 14 - 28

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Game RECAPS

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreLSU 1 12:13 Harris 55 pass to Dupre (Domingue kick) 5-70 2:04 0-7WKU 2 10:55 Doughty 7 pass to Wales (Schwettman kick) 9-62 2:27 7-7LSU 2 1:25 Williams 2 run (Domingue kick) 6-96 3:06 7-14LSU 3 10:26 Domingue 34 kick 10-44 4:22 7-17WKU 3 8:36 Doughty 39 pass to Grant (Schwettman kick failed) 5-66 1:43 13-17LSU 3 6:42 Domingue 43 kick 6-38 1:57 13-20LSU 3 5:54 Fournette 1 run (Domingue kick) 3-24 0:38 13-27LSU 3 2:06 Harris 61 pass to Johnson (Domingue kick) 3-55 1:37 13-34WKU 4 13:04 Doughty 9 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 10-65 4:02 20-34LSU 4 8:46 Harris 17 pass to Dural (Domingue kick) 6-50 2:59 20-41LSU 4 1:49 Guice 47 run (Domingue kick) 5-74 2:50 20-48

• With his 325 passing yards, Doughty became just the third quarterback to throw for at least 300 yards on LSU in Tigers last 33 games, joining Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott and Ole Miss’ Bo Wallace. He has thrown for at least 300 yards in 17 of his last 21 games.

• Before his miss in the third quarter, Garrett Schwettman had split the uprights on 88 consecutive PATs, the second-longest streak in WKU history. He is the only kicker to post two streaks of 50+ as he held a run of 59 straight from 10/11/12-11/2/13.

• Taywan Taylor now has 124 career receptions, tying with Alan Mullins (1982-85) for sixth-place in WKU history. His 11 touchdowns this season tie Jared Dangerfield (2014) and Porter Williams (1973) for most in a season in program history.

• Taylor’s 928 yards this season are the third-most in a single season in Hilltopper history as he had his third straight 100-yard game and his fifth in the last six games.

• The 101,561 in attendance is the second-most to ever watch the Hilltoppers play, just 260 people shy of the most ever (2012 at No. 1 Alabama).

• The 428 total yards on offense by WKU were the most given up by LSU at home this season and most since the Mississippi State game (Sept. 20) last season.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The Hilltoppers (6-2) were as close to the Tigers as 17-13 on Brandon Doughty’s 39-yard touchdown pass to Antwane Grant in the third quarter, but LSU scored the next 17 points.

Doughty, who came in averaging 387 yards passing, finished 37 of 61 for 325 yards and three TDs. He was intercepted once, by Jamal Adams - the LSU safety’s third interception this season. Taywan Taylor had 10 catches for 103 yards and one TD for Western Kentucky.

LSU finished with 211 yards rushing, well below its average of 325.5 yards coming in. Derrius Guice wound up with the Tigers’ longest run - a late 47-yard touchdown dash. After opening with four Fournette rushes for 15 yards on its first series, LSU took a 7-0 lead on Harris’ deep throw to Dupre.

Yet LSU stuck with running plays for most of the first half with less success than usual, gaining just 82 yards on 23 carries. Western Kentucky, which came in averaging 535.4 yards and 44 points, could not move the ball at its usual pace against LSU’s defense, but managed to tie the game on its fifth possession. D’Andre Ferby broke loose for a 35-yard run, setting up Anthony Wales’ 7-yard touchdown on a shovel pass.

STATISTICS LEADERSWKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 37-61-1 325 3 39 1

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Wales 12 54 0 9 4.5Ferby 6 40 0 35 6.7Warr 3 10 0 6 3.3Davis 1 9 0 9 9.0Doughty 1 -10 0 0 -10.0TOTALS 23 103 0 35 4.5

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongTaylor 10 103 1 18Dangerfield 8 75 0 16Norris 7 52 0 13Grant 4 66 1 39Wales 3 5 1 7Gorski 2 19 0 14Fant 2 6 0 15Ferby 1 -1 0 0TOTALS 37 325 3 39

LSU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackHarris 11-20-0 286 3 67 1

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Fournette 26 150 1 18 5.8Guice 3 48 1 47 16.0Brossette 3 23 0 10 7.7Williams 5 15 1 6 3.0TEAM 1 0 0 0 -1.0Harris 5 -24 0 1 -4.8TOTALS 43 211 3 47 4.9

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongDural 5 132 1 67Dupre 3 86 1 55Johnson 1 61 1 61Mouton 1 5 0 5Fournette 1 2 0 2TOTALS 11 286 3 67

SCORING SUMMARY

GAME BREAKDOWN WKU LSUFIRST DOWNS 24 21 Rushing 7 11 Passing 16 7 Penalty 1 3NET YARDS RUSHING 103 211 Rushing Attempts 23 43 Average Per Rush 4.5 4.9 Rushing Touchdowns 0 3 Yards Gained Rushing 118 244 Yards Lost Rushing 15 33NET YARDS PASSING 325 286 Completions-Attempts-Int 37-61-1 11-20-0 Average Per Attempt 5.3 14.3 Average Per Completion 8.8 26.0 Passing Touchdowns 3 3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 428 497 Total offense plays 84 63 Average Gain Per Play 5.1 7.9Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 2-0Penalties: Number-Yards 7-62 7-65PUNTS-YARDS 5-234 4-161 Average Yards Per Punt 46.8 40.2 Net Yards Per Punt 46.0 38.2 Inside 20 2 1 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 2 3KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-124 9-539 Average Yards Per Kickoff 41.3 59.9 Net Yards Per Kickoff 25.7 43.2 Touchbacks 0 1Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-8-0 1-4-0 Average Per Return 8.0 4.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 7-125-0 3-47-0 Average Per Return 17.9 15.7Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-7-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 29:11 30:49 1st Quarter 6:35 8:25 2nd Quarter 7:18 7:42 3rd Quarter 6:07 8:53 4th Quarter 9:11 5:49Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 6 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-4 Touchdowns 2-2 3-4 Field goals 0-2 1-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-11 1-10PAT Kicks 2-3 6-6Field Goals 0-0 2-2Points off turnovers 0 14

GAME NOTES

Oct. 24, 2015 • Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, La. • 101,561

WKU 0 7 6 7 - 20 No. 5 LSU 7 7 20 14 - 48

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Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreODU 1 9:35 Kirtley 28 kick 11-63 5:25 0-3WKU 1 4:52 Schwettman 39 kick 12-52 4:37 3-3WKU 1 1:59 Wales 1 run (Schwettman kick) 4-51 1:18 10-3WKU 2 11:52 Wales 44 run (Schwettman kick) 6-88 2:15 17-3ODU 2 4:55 Bentley 3 pass to Duhart (Kirtley kick) 14-84 6:50 17-10WKU 2 4:16 Doughty 54 pass to Norris (Schwettman kick) 2-65 0:34 24-10WKU 2 0:15 Doughty 3 pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick) 7-55 1:08 31-10ODU 3 10:51 Bentley 4 pass to Duhart (Kirtley kick) 8-53 4:00 31-17WKU 3 8:24 Schwettman 31 kick 7-55 2:25 34-17WKU 3 5:54 Doughty 21 pass to Dangerfield (Schwettman kick) 2-29 0:36 41-17ODU 4 14:54 Bentley 16 pass to Little (Bentley rush failed) 4-30 1:31 41-23WKU 4 12:57 Wales 19 run (Schwettman kick) 4-46 1:57 48-23ODU 4 10:39 Bentley 3 run (Kirtley kick) 4-22 2:08 48-30WKU 4 5:56 Wales 47 run (Schwettman kick) 8-86 4:38 55-30

Game RECAPS

• The seven wins through nine game are the most in FBS era and most since the 2004 campaign.

• This was the eighth-straight win for WKU over a C-USA opponent, which is the longest streak since winning nine consecutive against Sun Belt opponents across years of 2011-2012.

• WKU scored on its opening drive for the first time in a road game this season with Schwettman’s field goal.

• Brandon Doughty moved into the Top 50 in FBS history for career yards thrown as his 276 pushed his career total to 11,110.

• Doughty has thrown a touchdown pass in 23 straight games, which ties TCU’s Trevone Boykin with longest active streak in FBS

• The Hilltoppers have scored at least 40 points against every C-USA opponent this season, including at least 55 against last three.

• Kicker Garrett Schwettman registered two field goals in the contest to push his career tally to 50, which moves him into second all-time at WKU behind Chris James (2004-07) with 51.

• Jared Dangerfield posted his 17th and 18th receiving touchdowns of his career. For the season, Dangerfield has 54 receptions, which ties Jake Gaebler (2008) for the seventh-most in a single season in WKU history.

• Anthony Wales ran for 185 yards on 16 carries and added a career-high four rushing touchdowns in the contest. He became the third running back in C-USA to run for four touchdowns in a game this season.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Anthony Wales rushed for a career-high four touchdowns and Brandon Doughty threw for three scores to lead Western Kentucky to a 55-30 win over Old Dominion on Saturday.

Doughty, who has now thrown at least one touchdown pass in 23 consecutive games, completed 21 of 28 pass attempts for 276 yards. Nicholas Norris pulled in five of those for 117 yards and one score for Western Kentucky (7-2, 5-0 Conference USA).

Wales, who finished with 185 yards, ran for a 44-yard score and Doughty hit Norris on a 54-yard scoring strike in the second quarter as the Hilltoppers pulled away for a 31-10 lead at the break.

Old Dominion (3-5, 1-3) closed to 41-23 when Shuler Bentley, who threw for three scores, tossed a touchdown pass to Marques Little from the 16 on the first play of the final quarter. The Hilltoppers answered when Wales broke for a score from the 19 with 12:57 left.

STATISTICS LEADERSWKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 21-28-0 276 3 54 1Fishback 1-1-0 8 0 8 0TOTALS 22-29-0 284 3 54 1

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Wales 16 185 4 47 11.6Norris 2 30 0 24 15.0Ferby 6 24 0 11 4.0Warr 6 6 0 5 1.0Doughty 1 -6 0 0 -6.0TOTALS 31 239 4 47 7.7

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongNorris 5 117 1 54Taylor 5 29 0 11Dangerfield 4 37 2 21Grant 3 27 0 16Gorski 2 44 0 24Wales 1 13 0 13Fant 1 9 0 9Bush 1 8 0 8TOTALS 22 284 3 54

Old Dominion

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackBentley 19-34-0 195 3 39 3

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Lawry 26 136 0 24 5.2Pascal 2 11 0 8 5.5Cox 3 11 0 10 3.7Bentley 6 -25 1 3 -4.2Little 0 14 0 0 0.0TOTALS 37 147 1 24 4.0

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongPascal 7 100 0 39Duhart 5 46 2 20Little 3 21 1 16Lawry 2 15 0 8Cox 1 7 0 7Strong 1 6 0 6TOTALS 19 195 3 39

SCORING SUMMARY

GAME BREAKDOWN WKU ODUFIRST DOWNS 22 20 Rushing 9 11 Passing 12 9 Penalty 1 0NET YARDS RUSHING 239 147 Rushing Attempts 31 37 Average Per Rush 7.7 4.0 Rushing Touchdowns 4 1 Yards Gained Rushing 249 180 Yards Lost Rushing 10 33NET YARDS PASSING 284 195 Completions-Attempts-Int 22-29-0 19-34-0 Average Per Attempt 9.8 5.7 Average Per Completion 12.9 10.3 Passing Touchdowns 3 3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 523 342 Total offense plays 60 71 Average Gain Per Play 8.7 4.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 1-5 2-20PUNTS-YARDS 1-27 3-106 Average Yards Per Punt 27.0 35.3 Net Yards Per Punt 27.0 35.3 Inside 20 0 2 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 10-565 4-173 Average Yards Per Kickoff 56.5 43.2 Net Yards Per Kickoff 35.7 38.2 Touchbacks 0 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-20-0 9-208-0 Average Per Return 5.0 23.1Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 25:20 34:40 1st Quarter 6:01 8:59 2nd Quarter 4:02 10:58 3rd Quarter 3:53 11:07 4th Quarter 11:24 3:36Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 7 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 4Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 5-5 Touchdowns 3-6 4-5 Field goals 2-6 1-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-26 1-6PAT Kicks 7-7 3-3Field Goals 2-2 1-1Points off turnovers 7 0

GAME NOTES

Oct. 31, 2015 • Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, Va. • 20,118

WKU 10 21 10 14 - 55 Old Dominion 3 7 7 13 - 30

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Game RECAPS

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreFAU 1 6:41 Johnson 19 pass to Stoshak (Joseph kick) 15-85 6:04 0-7WKU 2 14:19 Doughty 4 pass to Taylor (Schwetman kick) 16-75 7:22 7-7FAU 2 8:22 Joseph 20 kick 14-61 5:57 7-10WKU 2 7:21 Doughty 44 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 3-56 1:01 14-10FAU 2 2:05 Joseph 21 kick 13-71 5:16 14-13WKU 3 8:50 Doughty 18 pass to Gorski (Schwettman kick) 6-70 2:19 21-13FAU 3 2:36 Johnson 2 pass to Terry 14-50 6:14 21-19WKU 3 0:00 Fant 7 pass to Doughty (Schwettman kick) 6-76 2:29 28-19WKU 4 5:36 Doughty 3 pass to Grant (Schwettman kick) 13-80 7:42 35-19

• The eight wins for WKU matches the most in a single season in the FBS era, while the eight victories through 10 games are the most since the 2004 campaign.

• WKU has won nine-straight over Conference USA opponents, while moving to 6-0 in conference play for first time in FBS era and first time since going 7-0 in Ohio Valley Conference play in 2000.

• The Hilltoppers have now won eight straight at home, which is the longest streak since winning 10 between the years of 2003-05. WKU is now 9-1 at home under Jeff Brohm.

• Brandon Doughty moved into the Top 25 in FBS history in career passing touchdowns with 97 and Top 40 in career passing yards with 11,383.

• Doughty also caught the first touchdown of his career on a double-reverse pass from Nacarius Fant. This was Fant’s second touchdown pass of the season.

• Taywan Taylor caught his 12th and 13th touchdowns of the season, setting the WKU single-season record for touchdown receptions in a season.

• He also became just the second player in WKU history to have 1,000 receiving yards in a season, pushing his tally to 1,051.

• Anthony Wales ran for 140 yards on 17 carries, which was his fourth-consecutive 100-yard rushing game against C-USA opponents.

• In the last four C-USA games, Wales has combined for 629 yards and six rushing touchdowns

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Brandon Doughty threw four touchdowns passes and added a touchdown reception in Western Kentucky’s 35-19 win on Saturday in the C-USA matchup at L.T. Smith Stadium.

A homecoming crowd of 18,421 saw the senior quarterback complete 24 of 29 passes for 273 yards and one interception along with his four touchdown passes.

Western Kentucky (8-2 6-0 C-USA) pulled away in the second half from a scrappy Florida Atlantic (2-7 2-4) team that trailed at the half 14-13.

Anthony Wales led the Hilltoppers ground attack with 17 carries for 135 yards while receiver Taywan Taylor had 5 receptions for 87 yards and two touchdowns.

Taylor’s two touchdowns both came in the first half on receptions of 4 and 44 yards for the only two scores of the half for WKU.

STATISTICS LEADERSWKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 24-29-1 280 4 44 0Fant 1-1-0 7 1 7 0 TOTALS 25-30-1 287 5 44 0

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Wales 17 140 0 18 8.2Ferby 12 92 0 22 7.7Norris 2 17 0 9 8.5TEAM 1 -2 0 0 -2.0Taylor 2 -13 0 5 -6.5TOTALS 34 234 0 22 6.9

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongDangerfield 6 48 0 22Taylor 5 94 2 44Grant 5 57 1 26Norris 5 46 0 29Gorski 2 35 1 18Doughty 1 7 1 7Ferby 1 0 0 0TOTALS 25 287 5 44

Florida Atlantic

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackJohnson 11-27-0 137 2 37 1Driskel 3-6-0 48 0 24 0 TOTALS 14-33-0 185 2 37 1

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Rodriguez 15 74 0 21 4.9Johnson 10 36 0 11 3.6Warren 8 31 0 9 3.9Howell 5 21 0 14 4.2Bussey 3 9 0 6 3.0Driskel 1 6 0 6 6.0Solomon 1 -3 0 0 -3.0TOTALS 43 174 0 21 4.0

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongStoshak 4 101 1 37Terry 3 42 1 20Rodriguez 2 16 0 11Woods 2 16 0 10Cameron 1 6 0 6Solomon 1 4 0 4Bussey 1 0 0 0TOTALS 14 185 2 37

SCORING SUMMARY

GAME BREAKDOWN WKU FAUFIRST DOWNS 25 23 Rushing 14 11 Passing 10 9 Penalty 1 3NET YARDS RUSHING 229 174 Rushing Attempts 34 43 Average Per Rush 6.7 4.0 Rushing Touchdowns 0 0 Yards Gained Rushing 244 189 Yards Lost Rushing 15 15NET YARDS PASSING 280 185 Completions-Attempts-Int 25-30-1 14-33-0 Average Per Attempt 9.3 5.6 Average Per Completion 11.2 13.2 Passing Touchdowns 5 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 509 359 Total offense plays 64 76 Average Gain Per Play 8.0 4.7Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 7-85 3-24PUNTS-YARDS 1-31 1-64 Average Yards Per Punt 31.0 64.0 Net Yards Per Punt 31.0 57.0 Inside 20 1 0 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-345 5-320 Average Yards Per Kickoff 57.5 64.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 43.8 44.0 Touchbacks 2 1Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-7-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 7.0 0.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-82-0 5-100-0 Average Per Return 27.3 20.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 28:20 31:40 1st Quarter 8:56 6:04 2nd Quarter 2:44 12:16 3rd Quarter 4:55 10:05 4th Quarter 11:45 3:15Third-Down Conversions 8 of 11 5 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 6 of 7Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 4-5 Touchdowns 4-5 2-5 Field goals 0-5 2-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 0-0PAT Kicks 5-5 1-1Field Goals 0-0 2-3Points off turnovers 0 0

GAME NOTES

Nov. 7, 2015 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 18,421

WKU 0 14 14 7 - 35 Florida Atlantic 7 6 6 0 - 19

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Game RECAPS

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreWKU 1 14:11 Doughty 73 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 2-80 0:49 7-0WKU 1 4:39 Ferby 1 run (Schwettman kick) 10-80 4:26 14-0WKU 1 1:52 Doughty 5 pass to Grant (Schwettman kick) 4-18 1:38 21-0WKU 2 10:46 Ferby 3 run (Schwettman kick) 8-63 3:18 28-0WKU 2 1:28 Terry 92 interception return (Schwettman kick) 0-0 0:00 35-0WKU 3 13:32 Ferby 1 run (Schwettman kick) 3-1 0:27 42-0WKU 3 9:13 Doughty 22 pass to Norris (Schwettman kick) 6-69 2:15 49-0WKU 3 2:05 Grant 59 run (Schwettman kick) 4-79 2:06 56-0FIU 4 14:13 Gardner 18 run (Taylor kick) 5-29 1:33 56-7WKU 4 5:07 Bush 9 run (Schwettman kick) 11-84 7:43 63-7

• The nine wins by WKU are the most in the FBS era and most since going 9-3 in 2004.

• The win is the 10th-straight for WKU over C-USA opponents, which is the longest active streak in the FBS and longest for WKU since winning 10-consecutive over OVC foes over the years of 1972-74

• The touchdown on the opening drive was the first touchdown on the opening drive in a road game this season for WKU.

• Brandon Doughty became the 21st quarterback in FBS history to throw for 100 career passing touchdowns with his three in the game.

• Doughty also caught the first touchdown of his career on a double-reverse pass from Nacarius Fant. This was Fant’s second touchdown pass of the season.

• Taywan Taylor set the single-season record for receiving yards (1,151) at WKU in the game. He finished the game with 100 yards on three catches and added his 14th touchdown of the season.

• Anthony Wales had his fifth-straight 100-yard rushing game against C-USA opposition, ending the game with 110 yards on 16 carries. He is just the 10th running back in C-USA history to accomplish the feat.

• Wonderful Terry scored the first defensive touchdown of the season for the Hilltoppers with a 91-yard interception return in the second quarter. He became the seventh active FBS players with at least three pick-sixes in his career.

MIAMI (AP) -- Brandon Doughty threw for 224 yards and three TDs, D’Andre Ferby ran for three TDs, and Western Kentucky beat Florida International University 63-7 on Saturday in a game delayed by lightning.

The bowl-eligible Hilltoppers (9-2, 7-0 Conference USA) outgained the Golden Panthers 477 total yards to 168 and held them scoreless until the fourth quarter.

Wonderful Terry returned an interception 92 yards for a score and the Hilltoppers led 35-0 at halftime.

Doughty was 16 of 21, with a 73-yard TD pass to Taywan Taylor (three catches, 100 yards), a 5-yarder to Antwane Grant and a 22-yarder to Nicholas Norris. Doughty has thrown 100 TD passes in his college career.

Ferby gained 12 yards on eight carries, but three resulted in TDs - two on 1-yarders and one on a 3-yarder. Grant scored on a 59-yard run and Will Bush on a 9-yarder.

Alex Gardner scored on an 18-yard run for FIU (5-7, 3-5).

STATISTICS LEADERSWKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 16-21-0 224 3 73 1

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Wales 16 110 0 33 6.9Grant 1 59 1 59 59.0Warr 7 51 0 13 7.3Ferby 8 12 3 3 1.5Davis 2 12 0 7 6.0Towner 1 12 0 12 12.0Bush 1 9 1 9 9.0Doughty 1 -12 0 0 -12.0TOTALS 37 253 5 59 6.8

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongNorris 4 50 1 22Dangerfield 4 22 0 8Taylor 3 100 1 73Grant 2 37 1 32Wales 2 8 0 13Gorski 1 7 0 7TOTALS 16 224 3 73

FIU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackMcGough 17-30-2 95 0 22 4Anderson 0-3-0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 17-33-2 95 0 22 4

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Gardner 9 48 1 18 5.3Jones 5 10 0 5 2.0Anderson 2 8 0 4 4.0Taylor 1 4 0 4 4.0McGough 10 3 0 9 0.3Samuel 1 0 0 0 0.0Oyegunle 1 0 0 0 0.0TOTALS 29 73 1 18 2.5

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongGardner 10 41 0 22Williams 2 19 0 12Owens 2 18 0 9Taylor 2 13 0 9Oyegunle 1 4 0 4TOTALS 17 95 0 22

SCORING SUMMARY

GAME BREAKDOWN WKU FIUFIRST DOWNS 23 10 Rushing 14 5 Passing 8 2 Penalty 1 3NET YARDS RUSHING 253 73 Rushing Attempts 37 29 Average Per Rush 6.8 2.5 Rushing Touchdowns 5 1 Yards Gained Rushing 265 94 Yards Lost Rushing 12 21NET YARDS PASSING 224 95 Completions-Attempts-Int 16-21-0 17-33-2 Average Per Attempt 10.7 2.9 Average Per Completion 14.0 5.6 Passing Touchdowns 3 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 477 168 Total offense plays 58 62 Average Gain Per Play 8.2 2.7Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-3 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 5-70 4-33PUNTS-YARDS 2-102 6-226 Average Yards Per Punt 51.0 37.7 Net Yards Per Punt 48.5 38.7 Inside 20 1 0 50+ Yards 2 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 3KICKOFFS-YARDS 10-537 2-112 Average Yards Per Kickoff 53.7 56.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 40.0 44.0 Touchbacks 0 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2--6-0 1-5-0 Average Per Return -3.0 5.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-24-0 10-137-0 Average Per Return 12.0 13.7Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-94-1 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-26-0 0-0-0Possession Time 27:40 32:20 1st Quarter 8:42 6:18 2nd Quarter 6:27 8:33 3rd Quarter 4:48 10:12 4th Quarter 7:43 7:17Third-Down Conversions 4 of 6 2 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 1-2 Touchdowns 5-5 1-2 Field goals 0-5 0-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-17 1-12PAT Kicks 9-9 1-1Field Goals 0-0 0-1Points off turnovers 21 7

GAME NOTES

Nov. 21, 2015 • FIU Stadium • Miami, Fla. • 14,380

FIU 0 0 0 7 - 7 WKU 21 14 21 7 - 63

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Game RECAPS

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreWKU 1 14:16 Doughty 35 pass to Norris (Schwettman kick) 3-75 0:44 0-7WKU 2 14:54 Anthony Wales 15 run (Schwettman kick) 9-53 3:18 0-14WKU 2 6:21 Doughty 5 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) 10-82 3:53 0-21MU 2 6:07 Deandre Reaves 97 kickoff return (Smith kick) - - 7-21WKU 2 3:20 Doughty 11 pass to Higbee (Schwettman kick) 7-75 2:47 7-28MU 2 2:01 Litton 5 pass to Yurachek (Smith kick) 4-46 1:19 14-28WKU 2 0:33 Doughty 9 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 8-75 1:28 14-35WKU 3 7:33 Schwettman 38 kick 4-1 2:07 14-38WKU 3 6:54 Schwettman 29 kick 4-0 0:25 14-41MU 3 1:19 Litton 32 pass to Hunt (Smith kick) 4-37 0:54 21-41WKU 4 12:07 Doughty 19 pass to Grant (Fant pass) 7-65 4:12 21-49MU 4 4:05 Foster 4 run (Smith kick) 11-53 5:03 28-49

• The 10 wins by WKU are the most in the FBS era and most since the 2002 National Championship team.

• The win is the 11th-straight for WKU over C-USA opponents, which is the longest active streak in the FBS and longest streak in school history.

• The Hilltoppers become just the seventh team in C-USA history to finish undefeated in the regular season of conference play. The last team to do so was the Houston team in 2011.

• WKU held Marshall to just 31 rushing yards, which were the lowest given up by the Hilltoppers since allowing 27 against Troy in 2011.

• The 27 yards are the lowest for Marshall since gaining 26 yards against Southern Miss in 2009.

• Brandon Doughty became the third quarterback in FBS history to have consecutive seasons with 4,000 passing yards and 40 touchdowns as he finished the game with 370 yards and five touchdowns.

• Taywan Taylor set the single-season mark for receptions in a season at WKU with 71 this year. He finished the contest with 47 yards on three catches and added a touchdown.

• Anthony Wales had his sixth-straight 100-yard rushing game against C-USA opposition. He is just the sixth running back in C-USA history to accomplish the feat.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- The Hilltoppers (10-2, 8-0) earned the right to host the conference championship game on Dec. 5 against the winner of Saturday’s game between Southern Miss and Louisiana Tech to determine the West Division champion.

Doughty also became the [third] quarterback in Division I history to have consecutive seasons with more than 4,000 yards passing and 40 touchdown throws. Doughty completed 27 of his 39 passes against the Thundering Herd (9-3, 6-2). He has 42 touchdown passes for 4,214 yards this season.

The Hilltoppers needed just three plays and 44 seconds to find the end zone in the opening series. Nicholas Norris hauled in Doughty’s pass on a short inside route and turned it into a 35-yard catch and run for the game’s first touchdown. Doughty’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Higbee pushed the lead to 21-0 with 6:21 to play in the half.

Marshall finally got on the scoreboard when Deandre Reeves returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards up the right sideline to make it 21-7. The Hilltoppers led 35-14 at halftime and coasted to victory by adding a pair of field goals from Garrett Schwettman in the third quarter and Doughty’s fifth TD pass, a 19-yarder to Antwane Grant in the fourth quarter.

STATISTICS LEADERSWKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 27-39-0 370 5 35 3Wales 0-1-0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 27-40-0 370 5 35 3

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Wales 24 131 1 31 5.5Ferby 12 62 0 17 5.2Taylor 1 10 0 10 10.0TEAM 2 0 0 0 -1.0Doughty 4 -25 0 0 -6.2TOTALS 43 176 1 31 4.1

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongNorris 7 75 1 35Higbee 6 92 2 27Grant 4 77 1 32Taylor 3 47 1 27Dangerfield 3 46 0 21Wales 3 25 0 23Ferby 1 8 0 8TOTALS 27 370 5 35

Marshall

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackLitton 19-38-2 230 2 32 2Birdsong 1-3-0 12 0 12 1TOTALS 20-41-2 242 2 32 3

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Watson 9 29 0 9 3.2Foster 7 7 1 6 1.0Birdsong 2 6 0 9 3.0Davis 2 0 0 2 0.0Litton 5 -11 0 9 -2.2TOTALS 25 31 1 9 1.2

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongAllen 5 35 0 12Byrd 3 37 0 25McManus 3 30 0 19Hunt 2 45 1 32Reaves 2 45 0 31Yurachek 2 31 1 26Watson 2 18 0 16Foster 1 1 0 1TOTALS 20 242 2 32

SCORING SUMMARY

GAME BREAKDOWN Marshall WKUFIRST DOWNS 16 31 Rushing 3 10 Passing 11 18 Penalty 2 3NET YARDS RUSHING 31 176 Rushing Attempts 25 43 Average Per Rush 1.2 4.1 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 64 204 Yards Lost Rushing 33 28NET YARDS PASSING 242 370 Completions-Attempts-Int 20-41-2 27-40-0 Average Per Attempt 5.9 9.2 Average Per Completion 12.1 13.7 Passing Touchdowns 2 5TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 273 546 Total offense plays 66 83 Average Gain Per Play 4.1 6.6Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 3-2Penalties: Number-Yards 6-65 8-102PUNTS-YARDS 6-263 5-185 Average Yards Per Punt 43.8 37.0 Net Yards Per Punt 43.2 37.0 Inside 20 2 3 50+ Yards 2 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 3 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-258 9-498 Average Yards Per Kickoff 64.5 55.3 Net Yards Per Kickoff 45.8 24.9 Touchbacks 3 1Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 2-4-0 Average Per Return 0.0 2.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 8-249-1 0-0-0 Average Per Return 31.1 0.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-23-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 24:49 35:11 1st Quarter 5:44 9:16 2nd Quarter 5:24 9:36 3rd Quarter 8:05 6:55 4th Quarter 5:36 9:24Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 8 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 7-8 Touchdowns 2-2 5-8 Field goals 0-2 2-8Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 3-20PAT Kicks 4-4 5-5Field Goals 0-1 2-2Points off turnovers 0 6

GAME NOTES

Nov. 27, 2015 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 17,687

Marshall 0 14 7 7 - 28 WKU 7 28 6 8 - 49

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Game RECAPS

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Pl. TOP ScoreWKU 1 12:29 Doughty 5 pass to Grant (Schwettman kick) 5-28 1:31 0-7USM 1 6:56 Richard 2 run (Brauchle kick) 5-45 1:48 7-7USM 2 11:26 Mullens 5 pass to Thomas (Brauchle kick) 6-32 2:15 14-7USM 2 9:46 Reed 40 interception reteurn (Brauchle kick) - - 21-7WKU 2 2:52 Doughty 3 run (Schwettman kick) 19-75 6:54 21-14WKU 2 0:11 Doughty 2 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 7-97 1:00 21-21USM 3 12:04 Smith 37 run (Brauchle kick) 5-71 1:58 28-21WKU 3 6:21 Schwettman 37 kick 8-39 1:27 28-24WKU 3 1:19 Doughty 39 pass to Taylor (Schwettman kick) 5-67 2:16 28-31WKU 4 13:57 Ferby 3 run (Schwettman kick) 3-58 0:56 28-38WKU 4 5:01 Ferby 2 run (Schwettman kick) 11-82 7:23 28-45

• WKU won its first conference championship at the FBS level and 11th conference championship overall.

• The Hilltoppers became the first C-USA Champion to go undefeated in the regular season and win the conference championship game.

• The 11 wins for the Hilltoppers are the most since the 2002 National Championship team.

• The 14-point comeback from WKU was the largest comeback in a win in the C-USA Championship game.

• The Hilltoppers’ first touchdown came in the opening 2:31, which was the fastest touchdown ever scored in a Conference USA Championship game.

• Brandon Doughty was named the C-USA Championship Game MVP as he became the 16th quarterback in FBS history to throw for 12,000 yards and 100 touchdowns in his career.

• Taywan Taylor set the career record at WKU in career receiving touchdowns (24) and receiving yards 1363.

• Jared Dangerfield pushed his season tally to 76 receptions, which are the second-most in WKU history. He is the only receiver in WKU history to have multiple seasons of 60-plus catches.

• Garrett Schwettman moved in sixth in FBS history in career extra points made with 230.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Brandon Doughty threw for 410 yards with three touchdown passes and Western Kentucky came from behind to defeat Southern Miss 45-28 in the Conference USA Championship Game on Saturday.

The Hilltoppers (11-2, 8-0) trailed 21-7 at the 9:46 mark of the first half and 28-21 early in the third quarter before scoring 24 unanswered points to put the game away and claim their first C-USA championship. Nick Mullins was 15 of 30 for 181 yards with a touchdown for Southern Miss, but threw three costly interceptions.

The Hilltoppers scored two touchdowns in the final 2:52 of the first half to tie the game. Western Kentucky first went 75 yards in 19 plays, with Doughty scoring on a 3-yard scramble to cut into the Southern Miss lead. Then, with 1:11 to go, the Hilltoppers took possession at their own 3. Doughty marched Western Kentucky downfield, getting the tying touchdown on a 2-yard pass to Taylor with 11 seconds in the half.

WKU took the lead, going 67 yards in five plays with a 39-yard touchdown pass from Doughty to Taylor, putting Western Kentucky ahead for good with 1:19 to play in the third.

STATISTICS LEADERSWKU

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoughty 34-52-1 410 3 54 0

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Ferby 21 57 2 14 2.7Wales 12 53 0 21 4.4Doughty 2 4 1 3 2.0Taylor 1 -3 0 0 -3.0TOTALS 36 111 3 21 3.1

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongDangerfield 9 64 0 15Taylor 8 165 2 54Grant 6 73 1 22Wales 5 53 0 24Norris 5 47 0 19Higbee 1 8 0 8TOTALS 34 410 3 54

Southern Miss

PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Long SackMullens 15-30-3 181 1 31 4

RUSHING Att. Yds TD Long Avg.Smith 15 105 1 37 7.0Richard 8 33 1 20 4.1Mullens 9 21 0 17 2.3TOTALS 32 159 2 37 5.0

RECEIVING No. Yds TD LongThomas 6 90 1 28Smith 3 27 0 14Richard 3 14 0 9Martin 2 36 0 31Thompson 1 14 0 14TOTALS 15 181 1 31

SCORING SUMMARY

GAME BREAKDOWN USM WKUFIRST DOWNS 14 24 Rushing 6 7 Passing 8 16 Penalty 0 1NET YARDS RUSHING 159 111 Rushing Attempts 32 36 Average Per Rush 5.0 3.1 Rushing Touchdowns 2 3 Yards Gained Rushing 184 118 Yards Lost Rushing 25 7NET YARDS PASSING 181 410 Completions-Attempts-Int 15-30-3 34-52-1 Average Per Attempt 6.0 7.9 Average Per Completion 12.1 12.1 Passing Touchdowns 1 3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 340 521 Total offense plays 62 88 Average Gain Per Play 5.5 5.9Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 5-52 2-15PUNTS-YARDS 4-151 3-109 Average Yards Per Punt 37.8 36.3 Net Yards Per Punt 38.2 36.3 Inside 20 3 0 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-316 8-443 Average Yards Per Kickoff 63.2 55.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 36.2 35.5 Touchbacks 2 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-0-0 1--2-0 Average Per Return 0.0 -2.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 8-159-0 3-85-0 Average Per Return 19.9 28.3Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-40-1 3-16-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time 24:57 35:03 1st Quarter 10:40 4:20 2nd Quarter 4:15 10:45 3rd Quarter 6:57 8:03 4th Quarter 3:05 11:55Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 11 of 20Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 6-6 Touchdowns 2-3 5-6 Field goals 0-3 1-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-23PAT Kicks 4-4 6-6Field Goals 0-0 1-1Points off turnovers 7 24

GAME NOTES

Dec. 5, 2015 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 16,823

Southern Miss 7 14 7 0 - 28 WKU 7 14 10 14 - 45

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Final STATSTEAM STATISTICS WKU OpponentsSCORING 575 328 Points Per Game 44.2 25.2 Points Off Turnovers 117 63FIRST DOWNS 322 261 Rushing 111 110 Passing 193 128 Penalty 18 23RUSHING YARDAGE 2008 2036 Yards gained rushing 2242 2345 Yards lost rushing 234 309 Rushing Attempts 431 480 Average Per Rush 4.7 4.2 Average Per Game 154.5 156.6 TDs Rushing 27 14PASSING YARDAGE 4750 3048 Comp-Att-Int 366-508-7 239-438-17 Average Per Pass 9.4 7.0 Average Per Catch 13.0 12.8 Average Per Game 365.4 234.5 TDs Passing 47 26TOTAL OFFENSE 6758 5084 Total Plays 939 918 Average Per Play 7.2 5.5 Average Per Game 519.8 391.1KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 33-721 90-1727PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-99 15-130INT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-133 7-85KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.8 19.2PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.2 8.7INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.8 12.1FUMBLES-LOST 17-8 23-14PENALTIES-Yards 74-744 65-587 Average Per Game 57.2 45.2PUNTS-Yards 46-1857 59-2339 Average Per Punt 40.4 39.6 Net punt average 36.7 37.6KICKOFFS-Yards 101-5724 58-3488 Average Per Kick 56.7 60.1 Net kick average 37.1 38.7TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:05 29:553RD-DOWN Conversions 84/169 69/185 3rd-Down Pct 50% 37%4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/18 19/32 4th-Down Pct 56% 59%SACKS BY-Yards 26-158 14-111MISC YARDS -5 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 76 43FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 14-15 10-14ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 1-7RED-ZONE SCORES (62-70) 89% (36-46) 78%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (51-70) 73% (28-46) 61%PAT-ATTEMPTS (73-74) 99% (40-40) 100%ATTENDANCE 90936 241468 Games/Avg Per Game 5/18187 7/34495 Neutral Site Games 1/16823

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalWKU 150 218 102 105 - 575Opponents 41 113 82 92 - 328

RUSHING GP ATT GN LS NET AVG TD LG AVG.WALES, Anthony 10 141 989 3 986 7.0 7 47 98.6FERBY, D’Andre 12 151 636 32 604 4.0 11 35 50.3ALLEN, Leon 2 27 147 10 137 5.1 2 28 68.5WARR, Darmontre 13 35 134 10 124 3.5 2 16 9.5DAVIS, Anthony 13 25 107 5 102 4.1 1 28 7.8NORRIS, N. 13 6 63 0 63 10.5 1 24 4.8GRANT, Antwane 13 2 59 0 59 29.5 1 59 4.5TOWNER, Kylen 13 3 38 0 38 12.7 0 14 2.9BUSH, Will 6 2 18 0 18 9.0 1 9 3.0FANT, Nacarius 13 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1ECKELS, Drew 1 2 4 5 -1 -0.5 0 4 -1.0TEAM 5 6 0 7 -7 -1.2 0 0 -1.4TAYLOR, Taywan 13 7 19 28 -9 -1.3 0 10 -0.7DOUGHTY, B. 13 23 27 134 -107 -4.7 1 11 -8.2Total.......... 13 431 2242 234 2008 4.7 27 59 154.5Opponents...... 13 480 2345 309 2036 4.2 14 49 156.6

PASSING G EFF. C-A-I PCT YDS TD LG AVG.DOUGHTY, B. 13 176.69 356-496-7 71.8 4594 45 78 353.4FISHBACK, N. 6 161.00 7-8-0 87.5 70 0 16 11.7FANT, Nacarius 13 749.20 2-2-0 100.0 76 2 69 5.8ECKELS, Drew 1 184.00 1-1-0 100.0 10 0 10 10.0WALES, Anthony 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 13 178.37 366-508-7 72.0 4750 47 78 365.4Opponents...... 13 124.85 239-438-17 54.6 3048 26 69 234.5

RECEIVING G NO. YDS AVG. TD LONG AVG.TAYLOR, Taywan 13 79 1363 17.3 17 78 104.8DANGERFIELD, J. 13 76 752 9.9 7 39 57.8NORRIS, N. 13 58 851 14.7 4 65 65.5GRANT, Antwane 13 48 620 12.9 7 45 47.7HIGBEE, Tyler 9 38 563 14.8 8 65 62.6WALES, Anthony 10 22 176 8.0 2 30 17.6FANT, Nacarius 13 12 147 12.2 0 30 11.3GORSKI, Tim 13 10 119 11.9 1 24 9.2FERBY, D’Andre 12 9 33 3.7 0 9 2.8ALLEN, Leon 2 5 72 14.4 0 53 36.0WARR, Darmontre 13 2 16 8.0 0 9 1.2SCOTT, Devin 13 2 11 5.5 0 11 0.8DAVIS, Anthony 13 2 5 2.5 0 3 0.4BUSH, Will 6 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.3FANT, George 12 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.6DOUGHTY, B. 13 1 7 7.0 1 7 0.5Total.......... 13 366 4750 13.0 47 78 365.4Opponents...... 13 239 3048 12.8 26 69 234.5

TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/GDOUGHTY, B. 13 519 -107 4594 4487 345.2WALES, Anthony 10 142 986 0 986 98.6FERBY, D’Andre 12 151 604 0 604 50.3ALLEN, Leon 2 27 137 0 137 68.5WARR, Darmontre 13 35 124 0 124 9.5DAVIS, Anthony 13 25 102 0 102 7.8FANT, Nacarius 13 3 1 76 77 5.9FISHBACK, N. 6 8 0 70 70 11.7NORRIS, N. 13 6 63 0 63 4.8GRANT, Antwane 13 2 59 0 59 4.5TOWNER, Kylen 13 3 38 0 38 2.9BUSH, Will 6 2 18 0 18 3.0ECKELS, Drew 1 3 -1 10 9 9.0TEAM 5 6 -7 0 -7 -1.4TAYLOR, Taywan 13 7 -9 0 -9 -0.7Total.......... 13 939 2008 4750 6758 519.8Opponents...... 13 918 2036 3048 5084 391.1

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Final STATSSCORING |-------- PATs --------| TD FGS K R RC PASS DXP SAF PTSSCHWETTMAN, G. 0 14-15 73-74 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 115TAYLOR, Taywan 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 102FERBY, D’Andre 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 68WALES, Anthony 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54HIGBEE, Tyler 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48GRANT, Antwane 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48DANGERFIELD, J. 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42NORRIS, N. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30ALLEN, Leon 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12DOUGHTY, B. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-2 0 0 12WARR, Darmontre 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12DAVIS, Anthony 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TERRY, W. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6BUSH, Will 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TOWNER, Kylen 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6GORSKI, Tim 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6FANT, Nacarius 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2Total.......... 76 14-15 73-74 0-0 2 2-2 0 0 575Opponents...... 43 10-14 40-40 0-1 0 0-2 0 0 328

PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGTOWNER, Kylen 14 99 7.1 0 32FANT, Nacarius 2 0 0.0 0 2Total.......... 16 99 6.2 0 32Opponents...... 15 130 8.7 1 91

KICK RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGTOWNER, Kylen 27 663 24.6 1 98DAVIS, Anthony 4 48 12.0 0 28SCOTT, Devin 1 0 0.0 0 0JOHNSON, S. 1 10 10.0 0 10Total.......... 33 721 21.8 1 98Opponents...... 90 1727 19.2 1 97

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGIWORAH, Prince 4 0 0.0 0 0HOLT, Nick 3 23 7.7 0 23TERRY, W. 2 92 46.0 1 92NEWTON, Nick 1 0 0.0 0 0MCCOLLUM, T.J. 1 0 0.0 0 0LESTON, Branden 1 16 16.0 0 16FARRIS, DeAndre 1 0 0.0 0 0WARD, Marcus 1 0 0.0 0 0BROWN, Joe 1 2 2.0 0 2SIMMONS, D. 1 0 0.0 0 0JOHNSON, L. 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 17 133 7.8 1 92Opponents...... 7 85 12.1 1 40

FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGBROWN, Dejon 1 26 26.0 0 26LESTON, Branden 1 6 6.0 0 6Total.......... 2 32 16.0 0 26Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVGTAYLOR, Taywan 13 -9 1363 0 0 0 1354 104.2WALES, Anthony 10 986 176 0 0 0 1162 116.2NORRIS, N. 13 63 851 0 0 0 914 70.3TOWNER, Kylen 13 38 0 99 663 0 800 61.5DANGERFIELD, J. 13 0 752 0 0 0 752 57.8GRANT, Antwane 13 59 620 0 0 0 679 52.2FERBY, D’Andre 12 604 33 0 0 0 637 53.1HIGBEE, Tyler 9 0 563 0 0 0 563 62.6ALLEN, Leon 2 137 72 0 0 0 209 104.5DAVIS, Anthony 13 102 5 0 48 0 155 11.9FANT, Nacarius 13 1 147 0 0 0 148 11.4WARR, Darmontre 13 124 16 0 0 0 140 10.8GORSKI, Tim 13 0 119 0 0 0 119 9.2TERRY, W. 11 0 0 0 0 92 92 8.4BUSH, Will 6 18 8 0 0 0 26 4.3HOLT, Nick 13 0 0 0 0 23 23 1.8LESTON, Branden 13 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.2SCOTT, Devin 13 0 11 0 0 0 11 0.8JOHNSON, S. 13 0 0 0 10 0 10 0.8FANT, George 12 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.6BROWN, Joe 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2ECKELS, Drew 1 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1.0TEAM 5 -7 0 0 0 0 -7 -1.4DOUGHTY, B. 13 -107 7 0 0 0 -100 -7.7Total.......... 13 2008 4750 99 721 133 7711 593.2Opponents...... 13 2036 3048 130 1727 85 7026 540.5

FIELD GOALS M-ATT PCT 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLSchwettman, G. 14-15 93.3 0-0 5-5 7-8 2-2 0-0 46 1

FG SEQUENCE WKU OPPONENTSVanderbilt - 28,(49),(26)LATECH (39),(25),(46),(29) (37)Indiana 37 (27)MIAMI - -RICE - (27)Middle Tennessee (31),(34),(29) -North Texas (25),(43) -LSU - (34),(43)Old Dominion (39),(31) (28)FAU - (20),(21),47FIU - 38MARSHALL (38),(29) 40USM (37) -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made

PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LG TB FC I20 50+ BLKDCOLLINS, Jake 31 1289 41.6 59 1 5 12 5 0OCCHIPINTI, J. 15 568 37.9 49 1 2 3 0 0Total.......... 46 1857 40.4 59 2 7 15 5 0Opponents...... 59 2339 39.6 64 1 24 20 11 0

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Final STATSDEFENSIVE LEADERS |-----TACKLES-----| |-SACKS-| |---PASS DEF---| |-FUMBLES-| BLKD GP UA A TOTAL TFL/YDS NO-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF6 MCCOLLUM, T.J. 13 63 37 100 11.5-30 3.0-14 1-0 2 1 1-0 1 . .31 LESTON, Branden 13 65 26 91 3.0-13 . 1-16 3 1 1-6 . . .10 HOLT, Nick 13 50 34 84 7.5-35 4.0-27 3-23 4 1 3-0 2 . .17 BROWN, Dejon 13 39 17 56 7.0-28 2.0-6 . 2 2 1-26 2 . .8 WARD, Marcus 13 35 19 54 7.5-41 2.0-21 1-0 6 1 . 2 . .72 OVERSTREET, D. 13 28 16 44 7.0-19 2.0-11 . 1 2 . 1 . .30 IWORAH, Prince 13 32 7 39 1.0-2 . 4-0 10 . . . . .88 ROCKER, Gavin 13 19 18 37 6.0-18 2.5-14 . 1 2 . . . .7 BROWN, Joe 12 24 13 37 1.5-4 . 1-2 9 . . . . .3 MORRIS, J. 13 16 17 33 5.0-21 2.0-16 . 3 2 1-0 . . .5 TERRY, W. 11 26 3 29 1.0-1 . 2-92 5 . 1-0 1 . .9 BRYANT, Omarius 12 14 12 26 3.5-20 1.5-12 . . 1 . . . .13 NEWTON, Nick 11 14 7 21 2.5-7 1.0-3 1-0 1 2 2-0 1 . .25 WHYTE, Masai 12 11 10 21 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . . .4 IYIEGBUNIWE, J. 13 14 4 18 1.0-2 1.0-2 . . . . . . .92 BROWN, Ge’Monee 13 10 8 18 1.5-2 0.5-1 . . 1 1-0 . . .34 DAVIS, Drew 13 11 6 17 . . . . . 1-0 . . .94 SHORTER, Bryan 12 7 9 16 2.0-6 1.0-4 . 1 . 1-0 . . .11 REEVES, Tanner 13 11 5 16 4.5-20 1.5-15 . . . 1-0 1 . .23 SIMMONS, D. 13 11 5 16 1.0-2 . 1-0 1 . . . . .29 JOHNSON, L. 11 11 4 15 1.0-7 1.0-7 1-0 . . . . . .54 BERTRAM, D. 13 8 7 15 . . . . . . . . .42 FARRIS, DeAndre 12 9 4 13 1.0-3 . 1-0 . . . . . .18 JOHNSON, S. 13 10 3 13 . . . . . . . . .27 MIMS, Martavius 8 9 1 10 . . . . . . . . .28 GREENE, Drell 10 6 3 9 . . . . . . . . .81 TOWNER, Kylen 13 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .48 ROBINSON, K. 9 2 5 7 1.5-6 1.0-5 . . . . . . .2R ROUSH, Nathan 10 3 3 6 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .24 DUCLOS, Devante 7 3 1 4 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . .20 WALES, Anthony 10 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .22 COLEMAN, F. 5 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .55 SAYNER, Evan 5 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .44 FANT, George 12 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .49 COLLINS, Jake 11 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .98 TERRELL, D. 4 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .79 MANLEY, Joe 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .32 FERBY, D’Andre 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .17 BROWN, Stephon 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .47 DOWLING, Nolan 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .41 VAUGHN, Blair 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .28 DAVIS, Anthony 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .26 WARR, Darmontre 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .22 SCOTT, Devin 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .21 DANGERFIELD, J. 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .1 FANT, Nacarius 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .2 TAYLOR, Taywan 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .3 GRANT, Antwane 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 13 585 314 899 80-292 26-158 17-133 52 16 14-32 12 . . Opponents...... 13 559 340 899 61.0-230 14-111 7-85 33 22 8-0 9 1 .

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Final STATSTEAM GAME-BY-GAME |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |---KICK RET---| |--PUNT RET--| TOTDATE OPP NO. YDS TD LG NO. YDS TD LG C-A-I YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG OFFS 3 at Vanderbilt 22 38 1 19 19 209 1 65 19-30-0 209 1 65 2 45 0 27 0 0 0 0 247S 10 LATECH 34 144 2 28 28 441 1 53 28-38-0 441 1 53 4 152 1 98 3 37 0 32 585S 19 at Indiana 26 84 2 12 35 484 3 78 35-46-2 484 3 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 568S 26 MIAMI 32 105 2 14 34 464 6 59 34-42-0 464 6 59 2 41 0 26 2 16 0 15 569O 3 at RICE 32 80 3 9 29 424 4 65 29-39-0 424 4 65 2 41 0 21 1 12 0 12 504O 10 MIDDLE TENN. 40 165 1 16 29 428 6 69 29-37-1 428 6 69 3 78 0 31 1 14 0 14 593O 15 at North Texas 40 283 3 32 31 400 4 56 31-43-1 400 4 56 1 28 0 28 2 9 0 7 683O 24 at LSU 23 103 0 35 37 325 3 39 37-61-1 325 3 39 7 125 0 30 1 8 0 8 428O 31 at Old Dominion 31 239 4 47 22 284 3 54 22-29-0 284 3 54 4 20 0 9 0 0 0 0 523N 7 FAU 35 227 0 22 25 287 5 44 25-30-1 287 5 44 3 82 0 41 1 7 0 7 514N 21 at FIU 37 253 5 59 16 224 3 73 16-21-0 224 3 73 2 24 0 19 2 -6 0 0 477N 27 MARSHALL 43 176 1 31 27 370 5 35 27-40-0 370 5 35 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 546D 5 vs USM 36 111 3 21 34 410 3 54 34-52-1 410 3 54 3 85 0 61 1 -2 0 0 521 Totals 431 2008 27 59 366 4750 47 78 366-508-7 4750 47 78 33 721 1 98 16 99 0 32 6758 Opponent 480 2036 14 49 239 3048 26 69 239-438-17 3048 26 69 90 1727 1 97 15 130 1 91 5084

|---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| PASS BLKD |-KICKS--XPTS-|DATE OPPONENT UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS QBH BRK KICK ATT-MAD RUN RCV SAF PTSS 3 at Vanderbilt 44 30 74 6.0-12 1.0-5 1 1-0 2-0 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 14S 10 LATECH 47 30 77 5.0-19 1.0-3 1 1-0 1-0 1 7 0 3-3 0 1 0 41S 19 at Indiana 61 34 95 4.0-9 0.0-0 0 1-6 0-0 0 2 0 5-5 0 0 0 35S 26 MIAMI 46 28 74 10.0-18 3.0-6 1 1-0 3-0 2 1 0 8-8 0 0 0 56O 3 at RICE 48 16 64 5.0-23 3.0-19 1 3-0 2-0 1 4 0 7-7 0 0 0 49O 10 MIDDLE TENN. 46 18 64 4.0-24 1.0-19 0 1-0 1-0 2 4 0 7-7 0 0 0 58O 15 at North Texas 41 30 71 8.0-30 1.0-2 2 1-0 1-0 0 5 0 7-7 0 0 0 55O 24 at LSU 39 20 59 4.0-28 1.0-11 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 3-2 0 0 0 20O 31 at Old Dominion 38 40 78 7.0-31 3.0-26 1 1-0 0-0 0 4 0 7-7 0 0 0 55N 7 FAU 52 14 66 4.0-15 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 3 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 35N 21 at FIU 37 28 65 10.0-26 4.0-17 1 1-26 2-94 0 6 0 9-9 0 0 0 63N 27 MARSHALL 43 8 51 7.0-30 3.0-20 2 2-0 2-23 4 6 0 5-5 0 1 0 49D 5 vs USM 43 18 61 6.0-27 4.0-23 2 1-0 3-16 2 4 0 6-6 0 0 0 45 Totals 585 314 899 80.0-292 26.0-158 12 14-32 17-133 16 52 0 74-73 0 2 0 575 Opponent 559 340 899 61.0-230 14.0-111 9 8-0 7-85 22 33 1 40-40 0 0 0 328

OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |---KICK RET---| |--PUNT RET--| TOTDATE OPP NO. YDS TD LG NO. YDS TD LG C-A-I YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG OFFS 3 at Vanderbilt 42 176 0 19 18 217 1 31 18-34-2 217 1 31 3 61 0 22 3 12 0 10 393S 10 LA TECH 31 223 3 49 28 357 2 27 28-49-1 357 2 27 8 167 0 37 0 0 0 0 580S 19 at Indiana 59 284 1 24 20 355 3 69 20-27-0 355 3 69 4 70 0 20 2 92 1 91 639S 26 MIAMI 40 123 0 24 15 168 2 37 15-28-3 168 2 37 8 121 0 23 2 6 0 3 291O 3 at RICE 34 85 1 18 16 237 0 37 16-30-2 237 0 37 7 115 0 22 4 13 0 8 322O 10 MIDDLE TENN. 30 123 1 28 28 296 3 34 28-43-1 296 3 34 9 146 0 30 0 0 0 0 419O 15 at North Texas 35 203 0 33 17 228 4 46 17-35-1 228 4 46 8 156 0 32 1 -2 0 0 431O 24 at LSU 43 211 3 47 11 286 3 67 11-20-0 286 3 67 3 47 0 20 1 4 0 4 497O 31 at Old Dominion 37 147 1 24 19 195 3 39 19-34-0 195 3 39 9 208 0 68 0 0 0 0 342N 7 FAU 43 198 0 24 15 191 2 37 15-34-0 191 2 37 5 91 0 23 0 0 0 0 389N 21 at FIU 29 73 1 18 17 95 0 22 17-33-2 95 0 22 10 137 0 31 1 5 0 5 168N 27 MARSHALL 25 31 1 9 20 242 2 32 20-41-2 242 2 32 8 249 1 97 0 0 0 0 273D 5 vs USM 32 159 2 37 15 181 1 31 15-30-3 181 1 31 8 159 0 29 1 0 0 0 340 Totals 480 2036 14 49 239 3048 26 69 239-438-17 3048 26 69 90 1727 1 97 15 130 1 91 5084 WKU 431 2008 27 59 366 4750 47 78 366-508-7 4750 47 78 33 721 1 98 16 99 0 32 6758

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Final STATSTHIRD DOWN GAME-BY-GAMEDATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR S 3 at Vanderbilt W 14-12 2-11 18.2% 1-4 25.0% 0-3 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-1 0.0%S 10 LATECH W 41-38 4-13 30.8% 2-3 66.7% 1-3 33.3% 1-4 25.0% 0-3 0.0%S 19 at Indiana L 35-38 5-11 45.5% 0-4 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 1-2 50.0% 3-3 100.0%S 26 MIAMI W 56-14 7-12 58.3% 2-3 66.7% 3-4 75.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-3 66.7%O 3 at RICE W 49-10 5-11 45.5% 2-3 66.7% 0-2 0.0% 2-3 66.7% 1-3 33.3%O 10 Middle Tenn. W 58-28 11-18 61.1% 1-1 100.0% 5-8 62.5% 1-3 33.3% 4-6 66.7%O 15 at North Texas W 55-28 9-14 64.3% 4-5 80.0% 2-5 40.0% 1-1 100.0% 2-3 66.7%O 24 at LSU L 20-48 5-15 33.3% 0-4 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-2 50.0% 2-5 40.0%O 31 at ODU W 55-30 5-11 45.5% 1-3 33.3% 2-2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-4 50.0%N 7 FAU W 35-19 8-11 72.7% 2-5 40.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 4-4 100.0%N 21 at FIU W 63-7 4-6 66.7% 1-2 50.0% 1-2 50.0% 2-2 100.0% 0-0 0.0%N 27 MARSHALL W 49-28 8-16 50.0% 4-5 80.0% 3-4 75.0% 0-4 0.0% 1-3 33.3%D 5 vs USM W 45-28 11-20 55.0% 1-3 33.3% 6-9 66.7% 2-5 40.0% 2-3 66.7% WKU 84-169 49.7% 21-45 46.7% 27-49 55.1% 13-34 38.2% 23-41 56.1% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 69-185 37.3% 13-49 26.5% 23-53 43.4% 16-47 34.0% 17-36 47.2% 0-0 0.0%

FOURTH DOWN GAME-BY-GAMEDATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR S 3 at Vanderbilt W 14-12 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%S 10 LATECH W 41-38 1-1 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%S 19 at Indiana L 35-38 2-3 66.7% 2-2 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%S 26 MIAMI W 56-14 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0%O 3 at RICE W 49-10 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%O 10 Middle Tenn. W 58-28 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%O 15 at North Texas W 55-28 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%O 24 at LSU L 20-48 1-4 25.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-3 33.3%O 31 at ODU W 55-30 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0%N 7 FAU W 35-19 2-2 100.0% 2-2 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%N 21 at FIU W 63-7 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%N 27 MARSHALL W 49-28 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0%D 5 vs USM W 45-28 1-3 33.3% 0-1 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% WKU 10-18 55.6% 5-7 71.4% 2-4 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 3-5 60.0% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 19-32 59.4% 2-3 66.7% 6-9 66.7% 7-8 87.5% 4-12 33.3% 0-0 0.0%

TIME OF POSSESSION GAME-BY-GAMEDATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR S 3 at Vanderbilt W 14-12 23:21 5:21 3:42 7:23 6:55S 10 LATECH W 41-38 29:46 9:27 5:26 8:18 6:35S 19 at Indiana L 35-38 26:24 10:26 4:22 7:17 4:19S 26 MIAMI W 56-14 29:51 10:34 7:33 7:13 4:31O 3 at RICE W 49-10 32:03 6:44 7:30 9:07 8:42O 10 Middle Tenn. W 58-28 35:07 6:11 9:25 6:57 12:34O 15 at North Texas W 55-28 33:54 9:05 9:42 7:40 7:27O 24 at LSU L 20-48 29:11 6:35 7:18 6:07 9:11O 31 at ODU W 55-30 25:20 6:01 4:02 3:53 11:24N 7 FAU W 35-19 28:20 8:56 2:44 4:55 11:45N 21 at FIU W 63-7 27:40 8:42 6:27 4:48 7:43N 27 MARSHALL W 49-28 35:11 9:16 9:36 6:55 9:24D 5 vs USM W 45-28 35:03 4:20 10:45 8:03 11:55

WKU Total 391:11 101:38 88:32 88:36 112:25 0:00 Avg. 30:05 7:49 6:48 6:48 8:38 0:00

Opp. Total 388:49 93:22 106:28 106:24 82:35 0:00 Avg. 29:54 7:10 8:11 8:11 6:21 0:00

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INDIVIDUALRushes 24 WALES, Anthony vs MARSHALL (Nov 27, 2015)Yards Rushing 193 WALES, Anthony at North Texas (Oct 15, 2015)TD Rushes 4 WALES, Anthony at Old Dominion (Oct 31, 2015)Long Rush 59 GRANT, Antwane at FIU (Nov 21, 2015)Pass attempts 61 DOUGHTY, B. at LSU (Oct 24, 2015)Pass completions 37 DOUGHTY, B. at LSU (Oct 24, 2015)Yards Passing 484 DOUGHTY, B. at Indiana (Sep 19, 2015)TD Passes 6 DOUGHTY, B. vs MIAMI (Sep 26, 2015)Long Pass 78 DOUGHTY, B. at Indiana (Sep 19, 2015)Receptions 11 HIGBEE, Tyler at Indiana (Sep 19, 2015) DANGERFIELD, J. vs MIAMI (Sep 26, 2015)Yards Receiving 196 TAYLOR, Taywan at Indiana (Sep 19, 2015)TD Receptions 3 TAYLOR, Taywan vs Middle Tenn. (Oct 10, 2015)Long Reception 78 TAYLOR, Taywan at Indiana (Sep 19, 2015)Field Goals 4 SCHWETTMAN, G. vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015)Long Field Goal 46 SCHWETTMAN, G. vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015)Punts 9 OCCHIPINTI, J. at Vanderbilt (Sep 03, 2015)Punting Avg 53.0 COLLINS, Jake vs Middle Tennessee (Oct 10, 2015)Long Punt 59 COLLINS, Jake at North Texas (Oct 15, 2015)Punts inside 20 3 COLLINS, Jake at RICE (Oct 03, 2015) COLLINS, Jake vs MARSHALL (Nov 27, 2015)Long Punt Return 32 TOWNER, Kylen vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015)Long Kickoff Return 98 TOWNER, Kylen vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015)Tackles 13 MCCOLLUM, T.J. at Old Dominion (Oct 31, 2015) LESTON, Branden at Old Dominion (Oct 31, 2015) BROWN, Dejon vs FAU (Nov 07, 2015)Sacks 3.0 HOLT, Nick at Old Dominion (Oct 31, 2015)Tackles For Loss 4.0 MCCOLLUM, T.J. at FIU (Nov 21, 2015)Interceptions 2 HOLT, Nick vs MARSHALL (Nov 27, 2015)

TEAMRushes 43 vs MARSHALL (Nov 27, 2015)Yards Rushing 283 at North Texas (Oct 15, 2015)Yards Per Rush 7.7 at Old Dominion (Oct 31, 2015)TD Rushes 5 at FIU (Nov 21, 2015)Pass attempts 61 at LSU (Oct 24, 2015)Pass completions 37 at LSU (Oct 24, 2015)Yards Passing 484 at Indiana (Sep 19, 2015)Yards Per Pass 11.6 vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015)TD Passes 6 vs MIAMI (Sep 26, 2015) vs Middle Tennessee (Oct 10, 2015)Total Plays 88 vs USM (Dec 05, 2015)Total Offense 683 at North Texas (Oct 15, 2015)Yards Per Play 8.7 at Old Dominion (Oct 31, 2015)Points 63 at FIU (Nov 21, 2015)Sacks By 4 at FIU (Nov 21, 2015) vs USM (Dec 05, 2015)First Downs 35 at North Texas (Oct 15, 2015)Penalties 10 vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015)Penalty Yards 105 vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015)Turnovers 3 at FIU (Nov 21, 2015)Interceptions By 3 vs MIAMI (Sep 26, 2015) vs USM (Dec 05, 2015)Punts 10 at Vanderbilt (Sep 03, 2015)Punting Avg 53.0 vs Middle Tennessee (Oct 10, 2015)Long Punt 59 at North Texas (Oct 15, 2015)Punts inside 20 3 at RICE (Oct 03, 2015) vs MARSHALL (Nov 27, 2015)Long Punt Return 32 vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015)

OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES

INDIVIDUALRushes 31 Howard, Jordan, at Indiana (Sep 19, 2015)Yards Rushing 203 Howard, Jordan, at Indiana (Sep 19, 2015)TD Rushes 2 DIXON, Kenneth, vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015)Long Rush 49 DIXON, Kenneth, vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015)Pass attempts 48 DRISKEL, Jeff, vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015)Pass completions 28 DRISKEL, Jeff, vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015) STOCKSTILL, B., vs Middle Tenn. (Oct 10, 2015)Yards Passing 357 DRISKEL, Jeff, vs LATECH (Sep 10, 2015)TD Passes 4 SMITH, DaMarcus, at North Texas (Oct 15, 2015)Long Pass 69 Sudfeld, Nate, at Indiana (Sep 19, 2015)Receptions 10 GARDNER, Alex, at FIU (Nov 21, 2015)Yards Receiving 141 JAMES, Richie, vs Middle Tennessee (Oct 10, 2015)TD Receptions 2 JAMES, Richie, vs Middle Tennessee (Oct 10, 2015) HARRIS, Carlos, at North Texas (Oct 15, 2015) DUHART, J., at Old Dominion (Oct 31, 2015)Long Reception 69 Jones, Ricky, at Indiana (Sep 19, 2015)Field Goals 2 Tommy Openshaw, at Vanderbilt (Sep 03, 2015) Trent Domingue, at LSU (Oct 24, 2015) JOSEPH, Greg I, vs FAU (Nov 07, 2015)Long Field Goal 49 Tommy Openshaw, at Vanderbilt (Sep 03, 2015)Punts 7 FARRIMOND, Jame, at RICE (Oct 03, 2015)Punting Avg 64.0 SCHOMP, Dalton, vs FAU (Nov 07, 2015)Long Punt 64 Tommy Openshaw, at Vanderbilt (Sep 03, 2015) SCHOMP, Dalton, vs FAU (Nov 07, 2015)Punts inside 20 3 Tommy Openshaw, at Vanderbilt (Sep 03, 2015) FARRIMOND, Jame, at RICE (Oct 03, 2015) SARRAZIN, Tyler, vs USM (Dec 05, 2015)Long Punt Return 91 Paige, Mitchell, at Indiana (Sep 19, 2015)Long Kickoff Return 97 REAVES, Deandre, vs MARSHALL (Nov 27, 2015)Tackles 13 WALLACE, A., at North Texas (Oct 15, 2015)Sacks 2.0 MOSES, Paul, vs MIAMI (Sep 26, 2015) TINDAL, Corey, vs MARSHALL (Nov 27, 2015)Tackles For Loss 2.5 BROOKS, Nate, at North Texas (Oct 15, 2015) TINDAL, Corey, vs MARSHALL (Nov 27, 2015)Interceptions 2 Crawford, J., at Indiana (Sep 19, 2015)

TEAMRushes 64 vs UAB (Oct. 4, 2014)Yards Rushing 412 at Navy (Sep 27, 2014)Yards Per Rush 8.1 at Marshall (Nov 28, 2014)TD Rushes 5 at Middle Tennessee (Sep 13, 2014)Pass attempts 50 at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014)Pass completions 35 at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014)Yards Passing 471 vs Old Dominion (Oct 25, 2014)Yards Per Pass 12.0 vs UAB (Oct. 4, 2014)TD Passes 7 at Marshall (Nov 28, 2014)Total Plays 89 at Middle Tennessee (Sep 13, 2014) vs UAB (Oct. 4, 2014) at FAU (Oct 18, 2014)Total Offense 708 at Marshall (Nov 28, 2014)Yards Per Play 8.7 vs Old Dominion (Oct 25, 2014)Points 66 at Marshall (Nov 28, 2014)Sacks By 4 at FAU (Oct 18, 2014)First Downs 37 at Marshall (Nov 28, 2014)Penalties 12 vs UTSA (Nov 22, 2014)Penalty Yards 124 vs UTSA (Nov 22, 2014)Turnovers 4 at Marshall (Nov 28, 2014)Interceptions By 4 at LA Tech (Nov 01, 2014)Punts 7 vs UTSA (Nov 22, 2014)Punting Avg 52.0 at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014)Long Punt 68 vs UTEP (Nov 08, 2014)Punts inside 20 4 vs UTSA (Nov 22, 2014)Long Punt Return 28 vs Bowling Green (Aug 29, 2014)

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RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME No-Yds/TD VU LT IU MIA RICE MT NT LSU ODU FAU FIU MAR USMWALES, Anthony 141-986/7 DNP DNP DNP - 3-9/0 19-111/0 21-193/2 12-54/0 16-185/4 18-140/0 16-110/0 24-131/1 12-53/0FERBY, D’Andre 151-604/11 2-14/0 14-39/1 21-58/2 22-115/0 19-58/2 8-33/1 DNP 6-40/0 6-24/0 12-92/0 8-12/3 12-62/0 21-57/2ALLEN, Leon 27-137/2 15-56/1 12-81/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPWARR, Darmontre 35-124/2 - - 1-5/0 1-2/0 6-2/1 4-10/0 7-38/1 3-10/0 6-6/0 - 7-51/0 - -DAVIS, Anthony 25-102/1 - 2-29/0 2-8/0 5-13/1 1-4/0 7-18/0 5-9/0 1-9/0 - - 2-12/0 - -NORRIS, Nicholas 6-63/1 - - - 1-4/1 - - 1-12/0 - 2-30/0 2-17/0 - - -GRANT, Antwane 2-59/1 - - - - - 1-0/0 - - - - 1-59/1 - -TOWNER, Kylen 3-38/0 - - - - - - 2-26/0 - - - 1-12/0 - -BUSH, Will 2-18/1 DNP DNP DNP - 1-9/0 - - DNP - DNP 1-9/1 DNP DNPFANT, Nacarius 1-1/0 - - - - - - 1-1/0 - - - - - -ECKELS, Drew 2--1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2--1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPTEAM 6--7/0 DNP 1--1/0 DNP DNP 2--2/0 DNP DNP - DNP 1--2/0 DNP 2--2/0 DNPTAYLOR, Taywan 7--9/0 - 2-2/0 1-2/0 - - - - - - 2--20/0 - 1-10/0 1--3/0DOUGHTY, B. 23--107/1 5--32/0 3--6/0 1-11/0 3--29/0 - 1--7/0 1-5/0 1--10/0 1--6/0 - 1--12/0 4--25/0 2-4/1

RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME No-Yds/TD VU LT IU MIA RICE MT NT LSU ODU FAU FIU MAR USMTAYLOR, Taywan 79-1363/17 3-40/0 5-97/1 9-196/1 9-154/2 6-84/1 6-120/3 7-134/2 10-103/1 5-29/0 5-94/2 3-100/1 3-47/1 8-165/2NORRIS, N. 58-851/4 3-19/0 2-53/0 4-83/0 4-63/0 3-79/0 6-148/1 3-19/0 7-52/0 5-117/1 5-46/0 4-50/1 7-75/1 5-47/0DANGERFIELD, J. 76-752/7 - 4-44/0 6-59/1 11-148/1 8-95/1 7-41/1 6-73/1 8-75/0 4-37/2 6-48/0 4-22/0 3-46/0 9-64/0GRANT, Antwane 48-620/7 5-29/0 4-73/0 3-29/0 2-28/1 3-51/1 5-49/0 2-24/0 4-66/1 3-27/0 5-57/1 2-37/1 4-77/1 6-73/1HIGBEE, Tyler 38-563/8 4-102/1 7-88/0 11-109/1 4-55/2 2-54/1 2-51/1 1-4/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 6-92/2 1-8/0WALES, Anthony 22-176/2 DNP DNP DNP - 2-0/0 1-6/0 5-66/1 3-5/1 1-13/0 - 2-8/0 3-25/0 5-53/0FANT, Nacarius 12-147/0 - 1-14/0 - 1-4/0 3-58/0 - 4-56/0 2-6/0 1-9/0 - - - -GORSKI, Tim 10-119/1 - - - 1-4/0 - 1-2/0 1-8/0 2-19/0 2-44/0 2-35/1 1-7/0 - -ALLEN, Leon 5-72/0 4-19/0 1-53/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPFERBY, D’Andre 9-33/0 - 3-16/0 1-6/0 1-1/0 1-3/0 - DNP 1--1/0 - 1-0/0 - 1-8/0 -WARR, Darmontre 2-16/0 - - - - - - 2-16/0 - - - - - -SCOTT, Devin 2-11/0 - - - - 1-0/0 1-11/0 - - - - - - -BUSH, Will 1-8/0 DNP DNP DNP - - - - DNP 1-8/0 DNP - DNP DNPFANT, George 1-7/0 - - - 1-7/0 - - - - - DNP - - -DOUGHTY, B. 1-7/1 - - - - - - - - - 1-7/1 - - -DAVIS, Anthony 2-5/0 - 1-3/0 1-2/0 - - - - - - - - - -

PASSING GAME-BY-GAMEBRANDON DOUGHTY A C I PCT YDS TD LG SK EFF.Vanderbilt 30 19 0 63.3 209 1 65 2 132.9LATECH 38 28 0 73.7 441 1 53 1 179.9Indiana 46 35 2 76.1 484 3 78 0 177.3MIAMI 41 33 0 80.5 457 6 59 3 222.4RICE 38 28 0 73.7 409 4 65 0 198.8Middle Tenn. 36 28 1 77.8 359 5 59 1 201.8North Texas 37 26 1 70.3 350 4 56 0 180.0LSU 61 37 1 60.7 325 3 39 1 118.4Old Dominion 28 21 0 75.0 276 3 54 1 193.2FAU 29 24 1 82.8 280 4 44 0 202.5FIU 21 16 0 76.2 224 3 73 1 212.9MARSHALL 39 27 0 69.2 370 5 35 3 191.2USM 52 34 1 65.4 410 3 54 0 146.8TOTALS 496 356 7 71.8 4594 45 78 13 176.7 NELSON FISHBACK A C I PCT YDS TD LG SK EFF.MIAMI 1 1 0 100.0 7 0 7 0 158.8RICE 1 1 0 100.0 15 0 15 0 226.0North Texas 5 4 0 80.0 40 0 16 0 147.2Old Dominion 1 1 0 100.0 8 0 8 0 167.2TOTALS 8 7 0 87.5 70 0 16 0 161.0

NACARIUS FANT A C I PCT YDS TD LG SK EFF.Middle Tenn. 1 1 0 100.0 69 1 69 0 1009.6FAU 1 1 0 100.0 7 1 7 0 488.8TOTALS 2 2 0 100.0 76 2 69 0 749.2

DREW ECKELS A C I PCT YDS TD LG SK EFF.North Texas 1 1 0 100.0 10 0 10 1 184.0

ANTHONY WALES A C I PCT YDS TD LG SK EFF.MARSHALL 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0

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WKU INSIDE RED-ZONE GAME-BY-GAME TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS | -------FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZ-------|DATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAMES 3 at Vanderbilt W 14-12 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0S 10 LATECH W 41-38 4 3 14 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0S 19 at Indiana L 35-38 6 4 28 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0S 26 MIAMI W 56-14 8 7 49 7 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0O 3 at RICE W 49-10 4 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0O 10 Middle Tenn. W 58-28 7 7 37 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0O 15 at North Texas W 55-28 6 6 38 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0O 24 at LSU L 20-48 2 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0O 31 at Old Dominion W 55-30 6 5 27 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0N 7 FAU W 35-19 5 4 28 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0N 21 at FIU W 63-7 5 5 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N 27 MARSHALL W 49-28 8 7 42 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0D 5 vs USM W 45-28 6 6 38 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 70 62 392 51 23 28 11 1 3 1 1 2 0 62 of 70 (88.6%)

OPPONENT INSIDE WKU RED-ZONE GAME-BY-GAME TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS | -------FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZ-------|DATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAMES 3 at Vanderbilt W 14-12 5 2 9 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0S 10 LATECH W 41-38 6 5 31 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0S 19 at Indiana L 35-38 5 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0S 26 MIAMI W 56-14 2 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0O 3 at RICE W 49-10 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0O 10 Middle Tenn. W 58-28 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0O 15 at North Texas W 55-28 4 3 21 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0O 24 at LSU L 20-48 4 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0O 31 at Old Dominion W 55-30 5 5 30 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0N 7 FAU W 35-19 5 4 19 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0N 21 at FIU W 63-7 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0N 27 MARSHALL W 49-28 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D 5 vs USM W 45-28 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 46 36 217 28 11 17 8 1 4 2 2 1 0 36 OF 46 (78.3%)

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Final STATSPARTICIPATION NAME GP/GS VU LT IU MU RICE MT NT LSU ODU FAU FIU MAR USM33 ALLEN, Leon 2/2 START START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...78 BENNETT, M. 8/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX ... ...54 BERTRAM, D. 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX61 BOSTON, Matt 1/- ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ...17 BROWN, Dejon 13/8 XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START XXX START START START START92 BROWN, Ge’Monee 13/1 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX7 BROWN, Joe 12/4 XXX START START ... XXX XXX START XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX17 BROWN, Stephon 8/- ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ...9 BRYANT, Omarius 12/2 XXX XXX START ... XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX83 BUSH, Will 6/- ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX ... ...22 COLEMAN, F. 5/- ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ...49 COLLINS, Jake 11/- XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX21 DANGERFIELD, J. 13/12 XXX START START START START START START START START START START START START28 DAVIS, Anthony 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX34 DAVIS, Drew 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX12 DOUGHTY, B. 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START47 DOWLING, Nolan 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX24 DUCLOS, Devante 7/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX ... ...4 ECKELS, Drew 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ...64 EDWARDS, Dennis 13/11 START XXX START START START START START START START START START START START44 FANT, George 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX1 FANT, Nacarius 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START42 FARRIS, DeAndre 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX32 FERBY, D’Andre 12/4 XXX XXX START START START START ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX60 FERGUSON, Dylan 1/- ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ...9 FISHBACK, N. 6/- ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX ... ...86 GORSKI, Tim 13/4 START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START XXX XXX3 GRANT, Antwane 13/12 XXX START START START START START START START START START START START START28 GREENE, Drell 10/- ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX70 HALPIN, Max 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START82 HIGBEE, Tyler 9/8 START START START START START START START ... ... ... ... START XXX10 HOLT, Nick 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START30 IWORAH, Prince 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START4 IYIEGBUNIWE, J. 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX29 JOHNSON, L. 11/- ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX18 JOHNSON, S. 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX76 LAMP, Forrest 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START31 LESTON, Branden 13/12 START XXX START START START START START START START START START START START96 LEWIS, Julien 1/- ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...65 LIEBERT, Scott 5/- ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX ... ...79 MANLEY, Joe 13/2 XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX89 MAXWELL, D. 12/1 START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX6 MCCOLLUM, T.J. 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START27 MIMS, Martavius 8/1 XXX START XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... ...3 MORRIS, J. 13/11 START START START XXX START START START START START START START START XXX13 NEWTON, Nick 11/5 START START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX ... ...15 NORRIS, N. 13/12 XXX START START START START START START START START START START START START37 NUSS, Ryan 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ...15 OCCHIPINTI, J. 3/- XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...72 OVERSTREET, D. 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START51 RAY, Brandon 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START11 REEVES, Tanner 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX48 ROBINSON, K. 9/- XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ...88 ROCKER, Gavin 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START20 ROUSH, Nathan 10/- ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX55 SAYNER, Evan 5/- ... ... ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... ...56 SCHWETTMAN, G. 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX22 SCOTT, Devin 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX94 SHORTER, Bryan 12/8 START XXX XXX START START START ... XXX XXX START START START START23 SIMMONS, D. 13/2 XXX XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX75 SIMS, Jimmie 11/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX2 TAYLOR, Taywan 13/5 START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX START XXX START98 TERRELL, D. 4/- XXX ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ...5 TERRY, W. 11/10 START START ... ... XXX START START START START START START START START1 Thomas, DeVante 3/- XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...81 TOWNER, Kylen 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX41 VAUGHN, Blair 7/- ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX ... ...20 WALES, Anthony 10/4 ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX START START XXX START XXX START XXX8 WARD, Marcus 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START26 WARR, Darmontre 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX25 WHYTE, Masai 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...62 WILLIAMS, D. 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START19 YELDER, Deon 3/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX

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Head Coach JEFF BROHM

The Brohm FILE Born: April 24, 1971Hometown: Louisville, Ky.College: Louisville ‘94Wife: JenniferChildren: Brady and Brooke

Coaching CAREER2002: Louisville Fire Head Coach (AF2)2003-06: Louisville Quarterbacks2007: Louisville Asst HC/Passing Game2008: Louisville Asst HC/OC2009: Florida Atlantic Quarterbacks2010-11: Illinois Quarterbacks2012: UAB OC/Quarterbacks2013: WKU Asst HC/OC2014-15: WKU Head Coach

Jeff Brohm, a native Kentuckian and one of the state’s most notable football products, enters his second season as the head football coach at WKU.

In just his second season at the helm, Brohm has led WKU to arguably its greatest season in school history and certainly its greatest at the FBS level. The No. 25 Hilltoppers earned their first national ranking, first FBS conference title, and first double-digit win total since moving to the FBS seven years ago.

WKU heads to the Miami Beach Bowl for their second consecutive bowl trip, a first for the Hilltoppers.

A 12-year collegiate coaching veteran with experience in the Big 10, Big East, Conference USA and Sun Belt conferences, Brohm came to The Hill as the offensive coordinator in 2013 where he directed a high-flying, high-scoring offensive attack that shattered 18 single-season school records including total offense, individual passing yards and individual rushing yards.

In Brohm’s first season, WKU broke 50 school and conference records including the school’s single-season and single-game records in total yards (season/game), touchdown passes (season/game), points scored in a season, and a host of others.

The head coach’s biggest credit, however, may lie in the right arm of senior quarterback Brandon Doughty, the nation’s top passer in 2014 and FBS leader in passing touchdowns and completion percetange in 2015. In his first season as a starter, Doughty threw 14 touchdowns to 14 interceptions but improved dramatically with Brohm directing the offense.

Doughty’s 49 touchdown passes and 4,830 yards were national-best numbers as he earned Conference USA Most Valuable Player honors and the Sammy Baugh Award, given to the nation’s top quarterback. Doughty was even more deadly at home where he finished the year without throwing a single interception to 24 touchdowns - the only QB in the country with more than 60 attempts who can make that claim. To put it into perspective, if Doughty had never played a single road game on the year, he would have still broken WKU’s single season touchdown passes record, a record that had stood since 1985 with 22).

Under Brohm, the Hilltoppers won their first bowl at the FBS level, a 49-48 thriller against Central Michigan in the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. WKU also recorded consecutive eight-win seasons for the first time since 2003-04.

Known for his development of signal callers, Brohm spent two years at Illinois before making the move to UAB for the 2012 season. Prior to going to Illinois, Brohm spent the 2009 season as the quarterbacks coach at FAU, where he was reunited with his college coach, Howard Schnellenberger.

Brohm served as the quarterbacks coach at Louisville from 2003-06, assistant head coach and passing game coordinator in 2007, and the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in 2008. Under Brohm’s direction, the Cardinals’ passing attack flourished, including a record-breaking season in 2007 with Brohm’s younger brother, Brian, as quarterback.

In his first season as an assistant coach at Louisville, Brohm guided quarterback Stefan LeFors to a No. 1 national ranking in passing efficiency and completion percentage, and watched as the southpaw narrowly missed setting NCAA records in both categories.

Brohm began his NFL career in 1994 with the San Diego Chargers, who played in Super Bowl XXIX. He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1995-97, where he was the backup quarterback to Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst Steve Young in 1997.

From 1998-2000, Brohm played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns. In 2001, he played in the XFL for the Orlando Rage and was named first team All-XFL as he owned the league’s highest QB rating at 99.9.

Brohm was one of four family members to earn a gridiron letter from Louisville. He wrapped up his four-year collegiate career as one of the most prolific offensive players to wear Louisville’s jersey. As a three-year starter for the Cards, Brohm ranks among the all-time leaders for passing yards, touchdown passes, completions, total offense and completion percentage.

As a student-athlete at Louisville, Brohm played two seasons of baseball with the Cleveland Indians’ organization while playing football for the Cards. Brohm also was named the Kentucky High School Player of the Decade for the 1980s before attending Louisville, where his number was honored in 2006 for his contributions as a Cardinal quarterback.

Brohm received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Louisville in 1994. He and his wife, Jennifer, have a son, Brady, and daughter, Brooke.

11-2/Second Year19-7 Overall/Second Year

Brohm’s OFFENSES

Brohm by the Numbers ENTERING 20153,247 Average passing yards per season by

Brohm’s quarterbacks

453.9 Average yards from Brohm coached offenses

274 Touchdowns thrown by Brohm coached quarterbacks

63 Completion percentage of Brohm’s quarterbacks

38 Touchdowns thrown by Brohm as quarterback of Louisville (1989-93)

34Average points per game of Brohm’s offenses

22 Offensive players coached by Brohm selected in the NFL Draft

6 Bowl appearances as a coach, including one BCS appearance

FBS rank of 2004 Louisville offense that averaged 49 points and 539 yards per game

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Starting Quarterbacks Total Offense

Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD. INT. YPG PPG Pass YPGLouisville, 2003 219 357 61.3 3,145 17 10 488.8 34.6 260.7Louisville, 2004 255 355 71.8 3,415 26 5 539.0 49.8 288.6Louisville, 2005 246 374 65.7 3,523 24 9 482.1 43.4 293.6Louisville, 2006 244 383 63.8 3,759 21 7 475.3 37.8 290.0Louisville, 2007 308 473 65.1 4,024 30 12 488.0 35.2 341.9Louisville, 2008 221 377 58.6 2,493 16 16 376.7 24.7 212.2FAU, 2009 254 437 58.1 3,287 26 7 432.1 27.4 279.7Illinois, 2010 155 264 58.7 1,825 17 8 397.1 32.5 151.0Illinois, 2011 184 291 63.0 2,110 13 8 355.7 22.6 184.0UAB, 2012 279 477 58.5 3,706 21 13 419.1 28.2 308.8WKU, 2013 246 374 65.8 2,857 14 14 458.5 30.8 261.7WKU, 2014 375 552 67.9 4,830 49 10 534.6 44.4 374.0WKU, 2015 356 496 71.8 4,594 45 7 519.8 44.2 365.4

Totals 3,344 5,210 64.2 43,561 319 126

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Brohm’s Coaching INFLUENCESAS A PLAYERSan Diego Chargers (1994)Bobby RossSylvester CroomJunior Seau (player)

Washington Redskins (1995)Cam CameronNorv TurnerRuss Grimm

San Francisco 49ers (1995-97)George SeifertPete CarrollSteve Mariucci Jay GrudenMarty Mornhingweg Steve YoungJerry RiceTerrell OwensRod Woodson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998)Tony DungyHerm EdwardsMonte KiffinRod MarinelliMike ShulaLovie SmithTrent DilferWarren SappDerrick Brooks

Denver Bronocs (1999)Mike ShanahanGary Kubiak

Cleveland Browns (2000)Romeo CrennelTony Sparano

In Under 2015 BrohmRecord ............................................................ 11-2 .........19-7Conference USA ............................................... 8-0 .........12-4Non-Conference .............................................. 2-2 ...........6-3 MAC ................................................................. 1-0 ...........3-0 Big Ten ............................................................. 0-1 ...........0-2 SEC................................................................... 1-1 ...........1-1Home ................................................................ 5-0 .........10-1Away ................................................................. 5-2 ...........7-6Neutral ............................................................. 1-0 ...........2-0Day Games ....................................................... 8-1 .........15-4Night Games .................................................... 3-1 ...........4-3TV Games ....................................................... 11-2 .........17-6 ESPN Networks ................................................ 2-2 ...........3-2 CBS SN ............................................................. 2-0 ...........5-0 BTN .................................................................. 0-0 ...........0-1 Fox Networks ................................................... 7-0 ...........9-1 ASN .................................................................. 0-0 ...........0-2In the Month of... September ....................................................... 3-1 ...........4-3 October............................................................ 4-1 ...........5-3 November ........................................................ 3-0 ...........7-1 December ........................................................ 1-0 ...........2-0When Scoring First ......................................... 7-0 .........13-1When Opponent Scores First ......................... 4-2 ...........6-6When Leading after 1st Quarter .................. 8-1 .........14-3When Trailing after 1st Quarter ................... 1-1 ...........3-4When Tied after 1st Quarter ......................... 2-0 ...........2-0When Leading at Half .................................... 9-1 .........15-4When Trailing at Half ..................................... 1-1 ...........3-2When Tied at Half ........................................... 1-0 ...........1-1When Leading after 3rd Quarter ................ 11-0 .........17-3When Trailing after 3rd Quarter .................. 0-2 ...........1-3When Tied after 3rd Quarter ........................ 0-0 ...........1-1In Overtime Games ......................................... 0-0 ...........1-1Scoring Less than 20 points .......................................... 1-0 ...........1-1 Scoring 20+ points ........................................ 10-2 .........18-6 Scoring 30+ points ........................................ 10-1 .........18-5Opponent Scoring Less than 20 points .......................................... 5-0 ...........6-0 Foe Scoring 20+ points ................................... 6-2 .........13-7 Foe Scoring 30+ points ................................... 2-2 ...........6-7Rushing for Less than 100 yards ......................................... 2-1 ...........3-2 More than 100 yards ........................................ 8-1 .........15-5 More than 200 yards ........................................ 2-0 ...........4-0 More than 300 yards ........................................ 0-0 ...........1-0Passing for Less than 100 yards ......................................... 0-0 ...........0-0 More than 100 yards ...................................... 11-2 .........19-7 More than 200 yards ...................................... 11-2 .........18-6 More than 300 yards ........................................ 7-2 .........14-6Total Offense Less than 300 Yards .......................................... 1-0 ...........1-1 More than 300 Yards ...................................... 10-2 .........18-6Allowing Less than 100 yards rush .................................. 3-0 ...........3-0 More than 100 yards rush ................................ 8-2 .........16-7 More than 200 yards passing ........................... 5-2 ...........8-7 More than 300 yards passing ........................... 1-1 ...........5-4 Less than 300 yards total off. ........................... 3-0 ...........4-0 More than 300 yards total off. ........................... 8-2 .........15-7Having a 100-yard rusher .............................. 7-0 .........11-3Opp. has a 100-yard rusher ........................... 4-2 ...........9-5Turnovers No turnovers .................................................... 4-0 ...........8-1 Three or more .................................................. 1-0 ...........1-2 Forcing no turnovers ........................................ 0-1 ...........2-2 Forcing three or more turnovers ...................... 6-0 ...........8-3

RECORD BREAKDOWN

AS A COACHLouisville (Player 1989-93, Asst. Coach 2003-08)Howard SchnellenbergerBobby PetrinoDanny HopePaul PetrinoGreg NordMike CassityKen DelgadoMike SummersRon English

Illinois (Quarterbacks Coach 2010-11)Ron ZookDan Disch

Brohm’s SUPERLATIVESINDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 33 Allen, Leon vs Army (Nov. 15, 2014) Allen, Leon at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014)Yards Rushing 345 Allen, Leon vs Army (Nov. 15, 2014)TD Rushes 4 Wales, Anthony at ODU (Oct. 31, 2014)Long Rush 80 Allen, Leon vs Army (Nov. 15, 2014)Pass attempts 66 Doughty, B. at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 13, 2014)Pass completions 46 Doughty, B. vs Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014)Yards Passing 593 Doughty, B. at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 13, 2014)TD Passes 8 Doughty, B. at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014)Long Pass 78 Doughty, B. at Indiana (Sept. 19, 2015)Receptions 12 Taylor, Taywan vs Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014)Yards Receiving 196 Taylor, Taywan at Indiana (Sept. 19, 2015)TD Receptions 3 Taylor, Taywan vs. Middle Tennessee (Oct. 10, 2015) Higbee, Tyler at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014)Long Reception 78 Taylor, Taywan at Indiana (Sept. 19, 2015)Field Goals 4 Twice, Last (Schwettman, G. vs. LT (Sept. 10, 2015)Long Field Goal 46 Schwettman, G. vs. LT (Sept. 10, 2015)Punts 9 Occhipiniti, J. at Vanderbilt (Sept. 3, 2015)Punting Avg 53.0 Occhipiniti, J. vs. Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014)Long Punt 59 Collins, Jake at North Texas (Oct. 15, 2015)Punts inside 20 3 Collins, Jake vs. Marshall (Nov. 27, 2015) Collins, Jake at Rice (Oct. 3, 2015)Long PR 32 Towner, Kylen vs. LT (Sept. 10, 2015)Long KOR 98 Towner, Kylen vs. LT (Sept. 10, 2015)Tackles 15 Randall, Daqual vs UAB (Oct. 4, 2014)Sacks 3.0 Holt, Nick at ODU (Oct. 31, 2015)Tackles For Loss 4.0 McCollum, T.J. at FIU (Nov. 21, 2015)Interceptions 3 Leston, Branden at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014)

TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 45 vs Old Dominion (Oct. 25, 2014)Yards Rushing 383 vs Army (Nov. 15, 2014)Yards Per Rush 9.3 vs Army (Nov. 15, 2014)TD Rushes 5 at FIU (Nov. 21, 2015)Pass attempts 66 at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 13, 2014)Pass completions 46 vs Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014)Yards Passing 593 at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 13, 2014)Yards Per Pass 14.3 vs Old Dominion (Oct. 25, 2014)TD Passes 8 at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014)Total Plays 102 at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 13, 2014)Total Offense 738 at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014)Yards Per Play 8.7 at Old Dominion (Oct. 31, 2015) vs Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014)Points 67 at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014)Sacks By 4 Three times (Last vs. Southern Miss, Dec. 5, 2015)First Downs 40 vs Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014)Penalties 10 Twice, Last vs LA Tech (Sept. 10, 2015)Penalty Yards 105 vs LA Tech (Sept. 10, 2015)Turnovers 5 at LA Tech (Nov. 1, 2014)Interceptions By 4 at Marshall (Nov. 28, 2014)Punts 10 at Vanderbilt (Sept. 3, 2015)Punting Avg. 53.0 vs Bowling Green (Aug. 29, 2014)Long Punt 59 at North Texas (Oct. 15, 2015)Punts inside 20 3 at Rice (Oct. 3, 2015)

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Assistant COACHES

NICK HOLTDefensive Coordinator

Associate Head Coach/Linebackers3RD SEASON | U. OF PACIFIC ‘86

TYSON HELTONOffensive Coordinator

Quarterbacks2ND SEASON | HOUSTON ‘99

RICKY BRUMFIELDAssistant Coach

Special Teams/Cornerbacks3RD SEASON | UTAH STATE ‘99

1986: St. Mary’s HS (Defensive Coordinator)1987: UNLV (Graduate Assistant)1988-89: UNLV (Linebackers)1990-93: Idaho (Defensive Line)1994: Idaho (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line)1995-97: Idaho (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)1998-2000: Louisville (Defensive Line)2001-03: USC (Linebackers)2004-05: Idaho (Head Coach)2006-08: USC (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line)2009-11: Washington (Defensive Coordinator/Asst. HC)2012: Arkansas (Recruiting Coordinator)2013: WKU (Defensive Coordinator)2014-15: WKU (Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator)

COACHING CAREER

• Directing the Hilltopper defense for the third season, coming to The Hill after one season at Arkansas

• Previously served as defensive coordinator at Southern California, where he won a national championship in 2003 with then-head coach Pete Carroll who was on the coaching staff when he was a player at Pacific

• Led the 2015 Hilltopper defense to tie for second in the FBS in turnovers gained with 31

• USC posted a 34-5 record during his second stint at the school (2006-08) when he served as defensive coordinator

• Has coached numerous NFL draft picks on defense including Andrew Jackson and Jonathan Dowling (WKU), Lofa Tatupu, Sedrick Ellis and Rey Maualuga (USC)

• Sons Nick Holt and Ben Holt are on the team, with son Nick serving as the starting middle linebacker for his dad’s defense

• Wife, Julie, was former women’s basketball head coach at Idaho, Nevada, Gonzaga and Pacific

• Grandfather on mother’s side was Buster Crabbe, one of the original actors to play Tarzan and Flash Gordon

2000: Hawai’i (Graduate Assistant)2001-03: Hawai’i (Special Teams)2004-06: Memphis (Special Teams/Tight Ends)2007-11: UAB (Quarterbacks)2012: UAB (Running Backs)2013: Cincinatti (Special Teams/Tight Ends)2014-15: WKU (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)

COACHING CAREER

• Tutored WKU starting quarterback Brandon Doughty to a monster seasons as he leads the FBS in completion percentage (71.8), passing touchdowns (45) and points responsible for (286)

• Coached nine All-C-USA selections in 2015, including back-to-back league MVP Brandon Doughty

• WKU has broken 25 team offensive records in Helton’s time during the coordinator

• Connection to Jeff Brohm from their season on staff at UAB. Also served under WKU offensive line coach Neil Callaway from 2007-11 when Callaway was the Blazer’s head coach

• Father, Kim Helton, is a former NFL and collegiate coach while brother Clay is the head coach at USC

• Helped set school records for total offense also at UAB in 2009

• Tutored current WKU running back coach Bryan Ellis during his playing days at UAB

• Began his coaching career at Hawai’i under head coach June Jones in 2000 as a graduate assistant

2001-03: Union College (Special Teams/Wide Receivers)2004-10: Fairmont State (Special Teams/Wide Receivers)2011-12: Nicholls State (Special Teams/Safeties)2013-15: WKU (Cornerbacks/Special Teams)

COACHING CAREER

• Brumfield’s pupil, Prince Charles Iworah, tied for the most interceptions in C-USA this season to be earn All-C-USA honors

• Also assists with special teams, along with JaMarcus Shephard

• Last season’s primary starter at cornerback Cam Thomas currently plays for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL

• Coached Cam Thomas and Wonderful Terry to All-C-USA honors as well as three special team players in 2014

• Helped kicker Garrett Schwettman to become the most decorated kicker in WKU history as he holds the career records for points scored, extra points made and field goals made on The Hill

• Played wide receiver in college at Utah State where he was a four-year letterwinner while former head coach Bobby Petrino was on staff as offensive coordinator (1995-97)

• Has been on summer internship staff as various NFL teams, including a three-year stint from 2007-09 with the Pittsburgh Steelers

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Assistant COACHES

NEIL CALLAWAYAssistant CoachOffensive Line

3RD SEASON | ALABAMA ‘78

MIKE CASSITYAssistant Coach

Secondary3RD SEASON | KENTUCKY ‘76

KEN DELGADOAssistant CoachDefensive Ends

2ND SEASON | SAN JOSE STATE ‘84

1978-79: East Carolina (Assistant)1980: Wyoming (Graduate Assistant)1981-92: Auburn (Offensive Line)1993-96: Houston (Offensive Coordinator)1997-2000: Alabama (Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line)2001-06: Georgia (Offensive Coordinator)2007-11: UAB (Head Coach)2013-15: WKU (Offensive Line)

COACHING CAREER

• Tutored one of the nation’s best offensive lines in the past three seasons, combining to help set over 40 team and individual records during his time on The Hill

• His 2015 offensive line ranks tied for ninth in the FBS in sacks allowed

• Tutored offensive tackle Forrest Lamp into the one of the top tackles in the FBS as he is rated as the No. 2 overall tackle by Pro Football Focus

• Callaway’s line has allowed QB Brandon Doughty and other Hilltopper quarterbacks to be sacked just 14 times in 508 passing attempts, a mark which ranks in the Top 10 nationally (1.08 per game)

• In his three seasons, Callaway’s line has powered the offense for the best single-season rusher (Antonio Andrews, 2013) and single-season passer (Brandon Doughty, 2013, 2014 and 2015) in program history

• Saw starter Max Halpin go down with injury four games into the 2014 season and shifted senior Derrick Stark into the role seamlessly

• Played for Bear Bryant at Alabama and spent time with Pat Dye at Auburn

1983: WKU (Defensive Coordinator)1984-88: WKU (Defensive Backs)1992-93: Georgia Tech (Defensive Coordinator/DBs)1994: Cincinnati (Defensive Coordinator/DBs)1995-96: Wisconsin (Defensive Backs)1997-98: Baylor (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs)1999: Oklahoma State (Co-Defensive Coordinator) 2000: Oklahoma State (Defensive Coordinator/DBs)2001-03: Illinois (Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks)2004-07: Louisville (Defensive Coordinator/Safeties)2009-11: Marshall (Defensive Backs)2012: Kentucky (Defensive Backs)2013-15: WKU (Secondary)

COACHING CAREER

• Currently in his third season as the secondary coach, primarily working with the safeties

• The top two tacklers in the WKU secondary have come from the safety position, including Branden Leston who ranks second on the team in total tackles with 91

• Has coached at all three FBS schools in Kentucky

• Served as the defensive coordinator at Louisville from 2004-07 and helped the team to a 2007 Orange Bowl victory

• Participated in both football and wrestling as a student-athlete at Kentucky (1971-74)

• Coach former safety Jonathan Dowling in 2013 prior to the Oakland Raiders selected the early-entrant in the 2014 NFL Draft’s seventh round

• The 2013 Hilltopper secondary led the Sun Belt Conference in interceptions with 14 including two of the top four individual performances of the season

• Won a Big Ten championship with Illinois in 2001

• Cassity’s complete coaching career can be found in the 2015 WKU Football Media Guide

1986-87: San Jose State (Graduate Assistant)1988-92: San Jose State (Defensive Line)1993: Utah (Defensive Line)1994-99: San Diego State (Defensive Line)2000-01: San Diego State (Defensive Coordinator/DL)2002-07: California (Defensive Line)2008-09: Louisville (Defensive Line)2010-13: Eastern Michigan (Defensive Line)2014-15: WKU (Defensive Ends)

COACHING CAREER

• Has overseen the development of what was one of the youngest groups

• Derik Overstreet, a 2014 C-USA All-Freshman team performer, leads all WKU defensive lineman in total tackles (44) and tackles for loss this season (7.0)

• Senior end Gavin Rocker has been one of the Hilltoppers most consistent players under Delgado, starting in 30-consecutive games and racking up 82 total tackles in the last two seasons

• Has staff connections through his time at Louisville from 2008-09

• Coached current Green Bay Packers linebacker Andy Mulumba during his time at Eastern Michigan and also coached NFL players Tully Banta-Cain, Ryan Riddle, and Brandon Mebane while at Cal and Luther Ellis at Utah

• While at San Diego State, Delgado developed All-Pros Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and La’Roi Glover

• Coached former Hilltopper defensive ends coach L.D. Scott during his playing days at Louisville

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Assistant COACHES

DON DUNNAssistant Coach

Defensive Tackles3RD SEASON | EAST TENNESSEE ‘76

BRYAN ELLISAssistant CoachRunning Backs

2ND SEASON | UAB ‘10

JAMARCUS SHEPHARDAssistant Coach

Wide Receivers/Special Teams5TH SEASON | DEPAUW ‘05

1976: David Crockett HS (Assistant) 1977-79: Holston HS (Assistant) 1980-82: Lees-McRae Junior College (Assistant) 1983-84: Tennessee (Graduate Assistant) 1985-89: Montana State (Defensive Line)1990-91: Pacific (Defensive Line)1992-93: Pacific (Asst. HC, Co-Defensive Coordinator) 1994: Nevada (Co-Defensive Coordinator, DL) 1995-98: Mississippi (Defensive Tackles) 1999-2008: Auburn (Defensive Tackles)2009-12: Texas Tech (Director of HS Relations)2013-15: WKU (Defensive Tackles)

COACHING CAREER

• Blossomed transfer Jontavius Morris into one of the top defensive tackles in C-USA this year as he leads all WKU defensive tackles in total tackles (33), tackles for loss (5.0) and sacks (2.0) to secure All-C-USA accolades

• Dunn has overseen a developing line during his three seasons at WKU and did not return a single senior starter in his first season (2013)

• Lost both primary defensive tackles to injury in 2013 (Terrell/Shorter)

• Tackles Ge’Monee Brown and Bryan Shorter combined for 15.5 tackles for loss in the 2014 season

• Brown tied for the team lead with eight TFL while Shorter’s 5.5 sacks also tied for most on the team and over a third of Brown’s total tackles (21) are behind the line of scrimmage

• Also serves as WKU’s recruiting coordinator and has spent time at Texas Tech, Auburn, Ole Miss and Nevada

• One of the staff’s most experienced collegiate coaches, holding over 39 years of coaching experience at various levels

2012-13: UAB (Graduate Assistant)2014: WKU (Offensive Quality Control)2015: WKU (Running Backs)

COACHING CAREER

• In his first season overseeing the running backs, Ellis has mentored the breakout years for both Anthony Wales and D’Andre Ferby after Leon Allen went down due to injury

• Wales was named to the All-Conference USA second team after he became just the sixth running back in conference history to run for six-straight 100-yard games against league opponents

• Known for its passing attack, Ellis helped Wales lead C-USA in rushing yards (879), rushing yards per game (125.6) and yards per carry (7.5) in conference games

• Ellis also mentored freshman runner Ferby as he became the primary back for WKU with Allen and Wales out, leading him to the C-USA All-Freshman team

• Ferby tied for the third-most touchdowns in the conference this season with 11 as he became a short-yardage specialist with his powering running style

• Spent his first season on The Hill as an offensive quality control member, assisting Helton with the development of quarterback Brandon Doughty

2005: Northrop HS (Wide Receivers)2006: Broad Ripple HS (Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs)2007: Depauw (Asst. Track Coach - Long Jumpers/Sprinters)2011: WKU (Defense Volunteer Assistant)2012: WKU (Defensive Quality Control)2013: WKU (Offensive Quality Control)2014: WKU (Wide Receivers)2015: WKU (Wide Receivers/Special Teams)

COACHING CAREER

• Promoted to full-time assistant last year after spending three seasons on the WKU staff as a graduate assistant or in quality control

• Has mentored Taywan Taylor to the greatest season in WKU history, setting the single-season records for receiving yards (1,363), receiving touchdowns (17) and receptions (79)

• Taylor was named to First Team All-C-USA and became the first player in program history to be named a Biletnikoff Semifinalist

• Shephard has also helped Taylor do most of his damage in the last two seasons as he now holds the career WKU records in yards (2,400) and touchdowns (24)

• Has helped break the single-season reception record in the past two seasons with Dangerfield last year and Taylor in 2015

• Also assists with special teams, along with Ricky Brumfield

• Has spent time as a teaching assistant on The Hill as well as with the NCAA in the Education Services division. Also worked at the National Center for Drug Free Sport in Kansas City

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Hilltopper PROFILES

• Appeared in eight games for the Hilltoppers, primarily as a protector on field goal and extra-point units

• Played in 12 of 13 games in 2014, converting to over to the defensive line midway through the season.

• Played in all 12 games in 2013 as a reserve guard and fixture on special teams protection units

• Key reserve at middle linebacker and a special teams ace• Tallied 15 total tackles this season, while playing in all 13 games• Made a tackle in 10 contests and posted four games with multiple stops • Posted 19 tackles, a sack, forced a fumble and intercepted a pass last season• Intercepted LA Tech quarterback Cody Sokol on Nov. 1, 2014• Played in every game for WKU this season, starting in eight of the last nine

games at outside linebacker

• Played in six games in 2015, scoring his first-career touchdown on an end-around run in the win at FIU

• Redshirted his first season on The Hill, but ran for the WKU Track and Field team, placing 13th in the men’s 60-meter dash at the C-USA Championship

• AP Second Team All-State his senior year in high school, tallying 694 yards on 38 receptions and adding eight touchdowns

• Ranks fourth on the team with 56 tackles, including 7.0 for loss, to go along with two sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery

• Set new single-game career highs in total tackles (13) and solo tackles (9) in the win over Florida Atlantic

• Had five total tackles, two tackles for loss, two pass break ups, a sack and returned a fumble 26 yards at FIU

• Made at least four tackles in seven games in 2015, including a game of nine at LSU and a game with 13 versus FAU

• Finished second on the team with 78 tackles, including 8.0 for loss, in first season on The Hill last year

• Highly coveted JUCO signee out of Mt. San Jacinto CC where he was ranked as No. 4 OLB recruit

BROWN’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRLouisiana Tech 1-1-2 - - - 0-0at Indiana 4-2-6 1.0-2 - - 0-0Miami (Ohio) 1-2-3 - - - 1-0at Rice 1-0-1 - - - 0-0Middle Tennessee 4-0-4 - - - 0-0at North Texas 4-0-4 2.0-17 - - 0-0at LSU 5-4-9 - - - 0-0at Old Dominion 0-2-2 - - - 0-0Florida Atlantic 9-4-13 - - - 0-0at FIU 4-1-5 2.0-3 1.0-2 - 0-1Marshall 3-0-3 - - - 0-0Southern Miss 3-1-4 2.0-6 1.0-4 - 1-0TOTALS 39-17-56 7.0-28 2.0-6 - 2-1

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Maurice BennettOL • 6-2 • 290 • Sr.Madison, Miss. (East Mississippi CC)

54

Daeshawn BertramLB • 5-11 • 220 • r-So.Louisville, Ky. (Trinity)

17Dejon BrownLB • 6-3 • 250 • Sr.Beaumont, Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto CC)

83

Will BushWR • 5-11 • 195 • r-Fr.Louisville, Ky. (Ballard)

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Hilltopper PROFILES

• Played in all 13 games this season, including a start against Miami (Ohio)• Made 18 total tackles (10 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss and recovered a fumble• Racked up three tackles, a tackle for loss and recovered the first fumble of

his career against Marshall• Legally changed named from Jamonee (Juh-MON-ee) to Ge’Monee

(G-Money)• Gap-plugging run stopper that led WKU with eight tackles for loss last

season• Totaled 22 tackles, eight tackles for loss and forced a fumble in 2014

G. BROWN’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 1-0-1 - - - -Louisiana Tech 0-2-0 - - - -at Indiana 1-0-0 - - - -Miami (Ohio) 0-0-0 - - - -at Rice 1-0-1 - - - -Middle Tennessee 1-0-1 - - - -at North Texas 0-1-1 - - - -at LSU 1-0-1 - - - -at Old Dominion 0-2-2 - - - -Florida Atlantic 0-0-0 0.5-1 0.5-1 - -at FIU 1-1-2 1.0-1 - - -Marshall 2-1-3 - - - 0-1Southern Miss 2-1-3 - - - -TOTALS 10-8-18 1.5-2 0.5-1 - 0-1

• Ranks second on the team with 9 pass breakups and fourth among WKU defensive backs with 37 total tackles

• Made the defining tackle on Vanderbilt’s potential game-tying two-point conversion play to seal the win

• Picked off the first pass of his career in the win at FIU• Registered a career-high nine tackles at Indiana and has made multiple

stops in nine games• Converted from running back to defensive back last season and has played

in 12 games primarily as the nickel in 2015• Five tackles on kick return coverage unit last season

J. BROWN’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 2-2-4 - - - -Louisiana Tech 3-4-7 - - - -at Indiana 5-4-9 - - - -Miami (Ohio) 0-0-0 - - - -at Rice 2-0-2 - - - -Middle Tennessee 2-0-2 - - - -at North Texas 1-0-1 1.0-2 - - -at LSU 2-2-4 0.5-2 - - -at Old Dominion 0-0-0 - - - -Florida Atlantic 2-0-2 - - - -at FIU 0-0-0 - - 1-2 -Marshall 3-0-3 - - - -Southern Miss 2-1-3 - - - -TOTALS 24-13-37 1.5-4 0 1-2 0-0

• Played in eight games, primarily on special teams, for WKU this season, making a tackle in the win over Miami (Ohio)

• Appeared in three games for the Hilltopper special teams units in 2014

• Ranks second among WKU defensive tackles in total tackles (26), tackles for loss (3.5) and sacks (1.5) in his first season on The Hill

• Played in 12 games this season, drawing starts at Indiana and LSU• Has made at least three tackles in five games, while having 10 games with at

least one stop• Registerd four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in the C-USA

Championship Game• Was an All-MACJC 1st Team All-South Selection after leading Southwest Miss

Community College in tackles as a sophomore with 86 total tackles from his interior line position

BRYANT’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 1-3-4 - - - -at Indiana 3-1-4 - - - -Middle Tennessee 0-1-1 - - - -at North Texas 1-0-1 - - - -at LSU 3-2-5 1.0-5 - - -at Old Dominion 0-1-1 - - - -Florida Atlantic 3-0-3 1.0-3 - - -at FIU 0-1-1 - - - -Marshall 0-2-2 - - - -Southern Miss 3-1-4 1.5-12 1.5-12 - -TOTALS 14-12-26 3.5-20 1.5-12 - 0-0

7Joe BrownDB • 5-10 • 190 • So.Louisville, Ky. (Butler)

17Stephon BrownWR • 5-9 • 190 • r-Jr.Atlanta, Ga. (Henry Country)

9Omarius BryantDL • 6-3 • 310 • Jr.Byram, Miss. (Southwest Mississippi CC)

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Ge’Monee BrownDL • 6-2 • 305 • Sr.Petal, Miss. (Pearl River CC)

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Hilltopper PROFILES

• Played in five contests in 2015, making three tackles, including back-to-back games with a stop against Miami (Ohio) and Rice

• Appeared in 10 of 13 games last season, primarily as a reserve corner and special teams contributor

• Earned starts at LA Tech and versus UTEP in 2014• Posted a career-high seven tackles against 2014 C-USA West Division

Champion LA Tech last year

2015 Conference USA All-Freshman Team2015 Conference USA All-Academic Team2015 Ray Guy Award Nominee

• Became WKU’s primary punter in the Miami (Ohio) game and holds the sixth-best yards per punt average (41.6) in C-USA

• Rugby-style punter booted his career-long 59-yarder in the win at North Texas

• Produced multiple games of at least three punts dropping inside the opponents’ 20 (Rice, Marshall)

• Has also been the kickoff specialist over the last four games, with two touchbacks

COLLINS’ SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 PUNTS YDS AVG. LG.at Vanderbilt 1 29 29.0 29Miami (Ohio) 4 167 41.8 46at Rice 6 251 41.8 53Middle Tennessee 1 53 53.0 53at North Texas 2 101 50.5 59at LSU 5 234 46.8 49at Old Dominion 1 27 27.0 27Florida Atlantic 1 31 31.0 31at FIU 2 102 51.0 52Marshall 5 185 37.0 43Southern Miss 3 109 36.3 44TOTALS 31 1289 41.6 59

All-C-USA Honorable MentionBiletnikoff Award Watch ListPreseason All-C-USA: C-USA, Phil Steele, Athlon

• Ranks second on the team in receptions (76), third in receiving yards (752) and tied for third in touchdown catches (7)

• Only player in WKU history to have multiple seasons of at least 60 catches (69-2014, 76-2015)

• Surpassed his single-season receptions record from last season• Has eight games this season with at least six catches, including his career-

high 11 against Miami (Ohio)• Racked up career highs in receptions (11) and yards (148) against Miami

(Ohio)• Caught a touchdown in six of seven games in the middle of the season,

including five-straight• Ranks sixth all-time in career receptions (145) and career receiving

touchdowns (18) at WKU in just two seasons

DANGERFIELD’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 REC. YDS          TD             LG.Louisiana Tech 4 44 0 12at Indiana 6 59 1 19Miami (Ohio) 11 148 1 32 at Rice 8 95 1 39Middle Tennessee 7 41 1 16at North Texas 6 73 1 31at LSU 8 75 0 16at Old Dominion 4 37 2 21Florida Atlantic 6 48 0 22at FIU 4 22 0 8Marshall                                    3 46 0 21Southern Miss 9 64 0 15TOTALS                   76 752 7 39

CAREER TOTALS                   145 1577 18 39

• Carried the ball 25 times for 102 yards and scoring a touchdown after transferring from Indiana

• Played in all 13 games as a reserve running back and primarily on special teams

• Was in the primary rotation in the WKU backfield at beginning of season • Gashed LA Tech for a 28-yard run, setting up a touchdown for WKU

49Jake CollinsP • 6-0 • 190 • r-Fr.Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier)

21Jared DangerfieldWR • 6-3 • 215 • r-Sr.West Palm Beach, Fla. (Fort Scott CC)

28Anthony DavisRB • 5-9 • 205 • Gr.Indianapolis, Ind. (Indiana)

22Forrest ColemanDB • 6-2 • 190 • Sr.Stockton, Calif. (San Joaquin CC)

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Hilltopper PROFILES

• Made 17 tackles on special teams and as a reserve linebacker and recovered a fumble at Vanderbilt

• Played in all 13 games and registered a tackle in nine of those contests• Tallied 20 tackles as a special teams ace and reserve linebacker in 2014

2015 C-USA Most Valuable Player2015 C-USA Championship Game MVP2015 First Team All-C-USA

Senior CLASS Award Finalist2015 Manning Award Finalist2015 Maxwell Award Semifinalist2015 Davey O’Brien Semifinalist2015 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Candidate2015 American Sports Network FBS Player of the YearManning Award Star of the Week – Five timesConference USA Offensive Player of the Week – Four timesDavey O’Brien Performer of the Week - Two timesFWAA AutoNation National Offensive Player of the Week (1)CFPA National Performer of the Year Candidate

• Leads FBS in completion percentage (71.8), passing touchdowns (45) and points responsible for (286), while ranking second in passing yards (4,594)

• Became WKU’s all-time career leader in passing yards (12,394), completions (991) and attempts (1,447)

• One of just 16 quarterbacks to throw for 12,000 yards and 100 touchdowns in their careers

• Became just the third quarterback in FBS history to throw for 4,000 yards and 40 touchdowns in consecutive seasons

• Posted the fourth-longest streak in FBS history with four consecutive 400-yard passing games

• Threw for 410 yards and three touchdowns, while also running for his first score of the season, to be named the C-USA Championship Game MVP

• Has 34 passing touchdowns before halftime this season, which is more than all but one team in C-USA (Southern Miss) has for the entire season

• Has five 400-yard passing games and six games of four or more passing touchdowns

• Named the FWAA AutoNational National Offensive Player of the Week after a five-touchdown performance to lead WKU to a win over Marshall

• Threw for 325 yards at No. 5 LSU, becoming just the third quarterback to throw for at least 300 yards on LSU over the last 37 games for Tigers

DOUGHTY’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 C-A-I YDS TD LGat Vanderbilt 19-30-0 209 1 65Louisiana Tech 28-38-0 441 1 53at Indiana 35-46-2 484 3 78Miami (Ohio) 33-41-0 457 6 59at Rice 28-38-0 409 4 65Middle Tennessee 28-36-1 359 5 59at North Texas 26-37-1 350 4 56at LSU 37-61-1 325 3 39at Old Dominion 21-28-0 276 3 54Florida Atlantic 24-29-1 280 4 44at FIU 16-21-0 224 3 73Marshall 27-39-0 370 5 35Southern Miss 34-52-1 410 3 54TOTALS 356-496-7 4594 45 78

CAREER TOTALS 991-1447-32 12394 108 78

All C-USA Honorable Mention

• Flawless on 134 snaps for field goals, PATs and punts this season• Snapped a football from WKU football pressobx and landed it into trash can

on the field to land on ESPN Sportscenter’s Top 10 Plays over the summer• Executed 142 error-free snaps for field goals, punts and extra points in 2014• Recorded 110 clean snaps for field goals, punts and extra points in 2013

• Played in seven games in 2015, making four tackles (three solo) and a tackle for loss

• Has appeared in 25 games since arriving at WKU, including a start against Texas State in 2013, primarily as a special teams contributor and goal line defensive packages

12Brandon DoughtyQB • 6-3 • 220 • Gr.Davie, Fla. (North Broward)

47Nolan DowlingLS • 6-0 • 225 • r-Jr.Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East)

24Devante DuclosDL • 6-1 • 240 • Jr.Miami, Fla. (Miami Central)

34Drew DavisLB • 6-1 • 225 • Jr.Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones)

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Hilltopper PROFILES

All-C-USA Freshman Team

• After redshirting his first season on The Hill, Edwards has become a dependable figure at right guard for the WKU offensive line, playing in every game and starting 11

• Part of offensive line that helped block during Hilltoppers’ 683 total yards at North Texas, fourth-most in single game in WKU history

• On the offensive line that is tied for ninth in the FBS in sacks allowed at just 1.08 per game

• Helped WKU have 521 yards of total offense in the C-USA Championship Game, the second-most by a team in the game ever

• Played in 12 games this season, primarily on special teams, and caught his only reception for seven yards in the win over Miami (Ohio)

• Four-year letterwinner for WKU basketball, ranking 13th in career scoring and eighth in rebounding

• Three-time all-conference selection in his senior, junior and sophomore seasons on the court

• Played in all 13 games in 2015, including a start in the C-USA Championship Game against Southern Miss

• Owns a 749.2 pass-efficiency rating he is 2-2 for 76 yards and two touchdowns on his pass attempts this season

• He threw the touchdown to Brandon Doughty and he threw a 69-yard touchdown to Taywan Taylor on a wide receiver reverse pass

• Kentucky Mr. Football in 2013 at Bowling Green High School, where he tallied 83 receptions for 1,701 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior

• Played in 12 games this season as a reserve defensive back and on special teams, making 13 tackles (9 solo), one tackle for loss and his first-career interception

• Had a career game against Miami (Ohio), picking off his first pass and tallying four tackles

• Redshirted his first season on The Hill in 2014, converting from wide receiver to safety in the spring of 2015

All-C-USA Freshman Team

• WKU’s primary running back after Leon Allen went out due to injury and until Anthony Wales returned from injury

• Ranks third in C-USA with 11 rushing touchdowns this season• Racked up 115 yards on 22 carries in the win over Miami (Ohio)• Found the endzone in four of five games until missing the North Texas game

due to injury, including two scores at Indiana• Leads the Hilltoppers in carries with 151• Had four games of multiple touchdowns, with a career-high three coming

at FIU• Just missed his second-career 100-yard game as he finished with 92 against

Florida Atlantic• Led WKU with 57 yards and two touchdowns in the C-USA Championship

Game

FERBY’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 RUSH YDS          TD             LG.at Vanderbilt 2 14 0 8Louisiana Tech 14 39 1 7at Indiana 21 58 2 12 Miami (Ohio) 22 115 0 14at Rice 19 58 2 9Middle Tennessee 8 33 1 7at LSU 6 40 0 35at Old Dominion 6 24 0 11Florida Atlantic 12 92 0 22at FIU 8 12 3 3Marshall                      12 62 0 17Southern Miss                                   21 57 2 14TOTALS                   151 604 11 35

42DeAndre FarrisDB • 5-10 • 190 • R-Fr.Shelbyville, Ky. (Collins)

44George FantTE • 6-6 • 270 • R-Sr.Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren Central)

32D’Andre FerbyRB • 6-1 • 240 • R-Fr.Nashville, Tenn. (Ensworth)

64Dennis EdwardsOL • 6-1 • 305 • R-Fr.Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett)

1Nacarius FantWR • 5-9 • 185 • So.Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green)

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Hilltopper PROFILES

• Made six appearances in relief at quarterback this season, completing a pass in four of those games

• Tallied a season-high 40 yards on 4-of-5 passing in the win at North Texas• Has completed 7-of-8 passes this season for 70 yards• Redshirted last season, but played in five games during 2013 season• Made first-career start in homecoming game vs. Troy on Oct. 26, 2013• Threw a touchdown pass in WKU’s 2013 win at Georgia State

• Played in every game (51) since coming to The Hill and made four starts this season

• Made 10 catches for 119 yards, including a 24-yarder, and added a touchdown in 2015

• Recovered from achilles surgery over the summer in time to play in the opening game of the season at Vanderbilt

• Became the starting tight end after Higbee went down due to injury in the North Texas Game

• Scored his touchdown in the win over Florida Atlantic from 18 yards out• Caught 17 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown in 2013

• Ranks fourth on the team in receiving yards (620) and receptions (48), while tying for third in receiving touchdowns (7)

• Has had at least 40 catches, 500 receiving yards and six touchdowns in the past two seasons

• Caught a touchdown in five of the last six games• Posted six games of at least 50 receiving yards, including three with 70-plus• Racked up 96 total yards at FIU, with 59 coming on an end-around run that

he took 59 yards to the endzone, and he added a receiving touchdown• Registered a career-high 77 receiving yards against Marshall and found the

endzone• In the last four games, Grant has averaged 61.0 receiving yards, 4.3

receptions and a touchdown per game. • Posted back-to-back 70-yard receiving games against MAR and USM

GRANT’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 REC. YDS          TD             LG.at Vanderbilt 5 29 0 12 Louisiana Tech 4 73 0 30at Indiana 3 29 0 16Miami (Ohio) 2 28 1 19at Rice 3 51 1 45 Middle Tennessee 5 49 0 24at North Texas 2 24 0 18at LSU 4 66 1 39at Old Dominion 3 27 0 16Florida Atlantic 5 57 1 26at FIU 2 37 1 32Marshall 4 77 1 32Southern Miss                               6 73 1 22TOTALS                   48 620 7 45

CAREER TOTALS 89 1129 13 45

• First true freshman to play for WKU this season as he has made appearances in the last 10 games

• Tallied nine tackles (6 solo) on the year, making a stop in six games in 2015• Posted a career-high four tackles (2 solo) in the win at FIU• Played running back, quarterback and defensive back in high school and

also starred on the basketball court

Rimington Award Watch List

• Started at center every game this season after a season-ending surgery last year.

• Part of an offensive line that helped WKU record 683 total yards in the win at North Texas, the fourth-most in Hilltoppers’ history

• On the offensive line that is tied for ninth in the FBS in sacks allowed at just 1.08 per game

• Helped WKU have 521 yards of total offense in the C-USA Championship Game, the second-most by a team in the game ever

• Helped engineer a pair of 700-yard offensive efforts before going down with injury in 2014

• Took over starting center role early in 2013 and WKU went 7-1 with Halpin in the lineup

86Tim GorskiTE • 6-6 • 255 • r-Sr.Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita)

3Antwane GrantWR • 6-1 • 5 • Sr.Wilmington, Del. (Nassau CC)

70Max HalpinOL • 6-3 • 295 • r-So.Fort Mitchell, Ky. (Covington Catholic)

49Drell GreeneDB • 6-1 • 190 • Fr.Alma, Ga. (Bacon County)

9Nelson FishbackQB • 6-2 • 215 • r-Jr.Durham, Calif. (Butte CC)

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Hilltopper PROFILES

2015 First Team All-C-USA

CBS Sports 2015 Midseason All-America First TeamJohn Mackey Tight End of the Week (1)John Mackey Tight End of the Week HM (3)Biletnikoff Award Watch ListJohn Mackey Award Watch List

• A converted wide receiver, Higbee has had a breakout year in 2015• Tied for the most touchdowns by an FBS tight end this season with eight,

although only playing in nine games due to injury• Ranks 12th among FBS tight ends with 563 yards• Opened the season with a 100-yard receiving game at Vanderbilt, which

included a 65-yard reception that set up a WKU score and a touchdown of his own later in the 14-12 win

• Set career-highs in receptions (11) and yards (109) at Indiana• Caught six passes, including two touchdowns, for 92 yards in his return from

injury against Marshall• Before his injury, he ranked No. 1 among all FBS tight ends in yards and was

tied for most touchdowns• In the seven games he played in entirety, he averaged 78.7 receiving yards,

5.1 receptions and just over a touchdown per game• Ranks in the Top 10 in WKU history with 14 career touchdown receptions• Posted four games of over 85 receiving yards this season• Scored a touchdown in five of the first six games, including two in the win

over Miami (Ohio)

HIGBEE’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 REC. YDS          TD             LG.at Vanderbilt 4 102 1 65 Louisiana Tech 7 88 0 22at Indiana 11 109 1 18Miami (Ohio) 4 55 2 26at Rice 2 54 1 30Middle Tennessee 2 51 1 43at North Texas 1 4 0 4Marshall 6 92 2 27Southern Miss                                    1 8 0 8TOTALS                   38 563 8 65

CAREER TOTALS 68 1054 14 65

2015 First Team All-C-USA

C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (13)Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List

• Son of defensive coordinator and associate head coach Nick Holt and brother of running back Ben Holt

• Quarterback of the defense, he started all 13 games at middle linebacker for WKU

• Ranks third on the team in total tackles (84), tied for second in tackles for loss (7.5) and second in interceptions (three)

• Leads the Hilltoppers in sacks (4) and fumbles recovered (3), while he is tied for the most forced fumbles with two

• Played a part in turnovers in five games this season• Picked off a career-high two interceptions and forced a fumble that was

recovered by the Hilltoppers in the East Division Championship game against Marshall to be named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week

• Led a defense that held the Herd to just 31 rushing yards, the lowest given up by WKU since allowing 27 against Troy in 2011

• Captain of a defense that is allowing 14.7 points, 64.2 rushing yards and 54.7 passing yards less per game this season compared to 2014

• One of just eight C-USA players to have multiple interceptions in a game this season

• Intercepted a pass in the endzone in the season-opening win at Vanderbilt• His three fumble recoveries tie for the most in C-USA in 2015• Racked up a career-high three sacks, forcing and recovering a fumble with

one, in the win at Old Dominion

HOLT’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 4-3-7 - - 1-0 -Louisiana Tech 2-4-6 1.0-2 - - 0-1at Indiana 8-4-12 - - - -Miami (Ohio) 5-2-7 2.0-2 1.0-1 - 0-1at Rice 5-2-7 - - - -Middle Tennessee 3-1-4 - - - -at North Texas 0-3-3 0.5-2 - - -at LSU 5-2-7 0.5-2 - - -at Old Dominion 6-6-12 3.5-27 3.0-26 - 1-1Florida Atlantic 3-3-6 - - - -at FIU 2-3-5 - - - -Marshall 4-0-4 - - 2-23 1-0Southern Miss 3-1-4 - - - -TOTALS 50-34-84 7.5-35 4.0-27 3-23 2-3

CAREER TOTALS 112-83-195 14.5-58 5.5-37 3-23 2-4

82Tyler HigbeeTE • 6-6 • 250 • r-Sr.Clearwater, Fla. (East Lake)

10Nick HoltLB • 6-1 • 230 • r-Sr.Seattle, Wash. (College of San Francisco)

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• Started 26-straight games in the WKU secondary, while appearing in every game for the last three seasons

• Leads WKU in interceptions (4) and pass breakups (10)• Boasts the most total tackles among WKU corners with 39 (32) solo on the

year• Made a tackle in all but one game this season, including 10 contests with at

least three stops• Racked up a season-high five tackles at Rice and added an interception• Picked off a pass in back-to-back games (Rice, Middle Tennessee)• Helped the WKU defense give up 54.7 yards less per game through the air as

compared to 2014• Finished eighth in the 60-meter dash at the C-USA Championships

IWORAH’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 1-1-2 - - - -Louisiana Tech 3-1-4 - - 1-0 -at Indiana 3-1-4 - - - -Miami (Ohio) 2-2-4 1.0-2 - - -at Rice 5-0-5 - - 1-0 -Middle Tennessee 4-0-4 - - 1-0 -at North Texas 1-0-1 - - - -at LSU 3-0-3 - - - -at Old Dominion 1-2-3 - - - -Florida Atlantic 3-0-3 - - - -at FIU 3-0-3 - - - -Marshall 0-0-0 - - - -Southern Miss 3-0-3 - - 1-0 -TOTALS 32-7-39 1.0-2 0.0-0 4-0 0-0

CAREER TOTALS 62-26-88 3.5-11 0.0-0 5-20 1-0

• Played in all 13 games this season as a reserve linebacker after an injury sidelined him for most of last season

• Tallied 18 total tackles (14 solo), one sack and one tackle for loss in 2015• Racked up a career-high five tackles in the win over Miami (Ohio), while his

sack came at North Texas• Rated the No. 12 prospect in the Bluegrass by 247Sports.com

• Played in 11 games in 2015 and in 11 games last season as a reserve safety/nickelback

• Has 15 total tackles (11 solo) and registered his first-career sack and interception this season

• His interception came against Miami (Ohio) and he followed that with his sack in the next game at Rice

• Has made at least one tackle in seven games this season

• Special teams ace, he has made 10 solo tackles and 3 assisted for a total of 13 tackles

• Has played in 37 games for the Tops

2015 First Team All-C-USA

Rotary Lombardi Watch List

• No. 2 rated offensive tackle according to Pro Football Focus • Has the top overall grade among offensive tackles, including the number

eight run blocking grade and third-best pass blocking grade according to PFF

• Entering the C-USA Championship game, he had only allowed five hits and five hurries on 489 attempts

• Started every game of his career (38), including 35-straight at left tackle• Was a part of the WKU offensive line that helped block during the

Hilltoppers’ 683 total yards at NT, fourth-most in single game in WKU history• Helped WKU have 521 yards of total offense in the C-USA Championship

Game, the second-most by a team in the game ever

30Prince Charles IworahDB • 5-11 • 190 • r-Sr.Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan)

29Leverick JohnsonDB • 6-1 • 185 • r-So.Miami, Fla. (Northwestern)

18Shaquille JohnsonTE • 6-4 • 235 • Jr.Lake City, Fla. (Columbia)

4Joel IyiegbuniweLB • 6-2 • 220 • r-Fr.Bowling Green, Ky. (South Warren)

76Forrest LampOL • 6-4 • 300 • r-Jr.Venice, Fla. (Venice)

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• Leads the team in solo tackles (65) and is second in total tackles (91)• Started in all but one game this season at safety after taking over the duties

late in the year in 2014• Has either led the team or tied for most in five games in 2015• Recorded three tackles for loss, three pass breakups, an interception and a

fumble recovery this year• Posted seven games with at least six tackles, including a career-high 13 at

Old Dominion and 11 against Louisiana Tech• Just missed double-digit tackles at LSU (9) and versus Florida Atlantic (9)• Helped the WKU defense give up 54.7 yards less per game through the air as

compared to 2014• Made his first interception of the year on the opening drive of the C-USA

Championship Game, which led to a WKU touchdown

LESTON’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 3-3-6 - - - -Louisiana Tech 6-0-6 - - - -at Indiana 8-3-11 - - - 0-1Miami (Ohio) 3-2-5 - - - -at Rice 6-1-7 1.0-2 - - -Middle Tennessee 4-1-5 - - - -at North Texas 1-4-5 - - - -at LSU 8-1-9 1.0-8 - - -at Old Dominion 6-7-13 - - - -Florida Atlantic 9-0-9 1.0-3 - - -at FIU 2-1-3 - - - -Marshall 4-1-5 - - - -Southern Miss 5-2-7 - - 1-16 -TOTALS 65-26-91 3.0-13 0.0-0 1-16 0-1

CAREER TOTALS 106-48-154 6.0-29 1.0-9 5-45 0-2

• Has played in five games this year as a reserve offensive lineman • Redshirted last year, his first season on The Hill • Won two state titles at Trinity High School

• Appeared in 24-straight games for WKU after transferring from Louisville, including a starts this season vs. LA Tech

• Rotates in at right guard with Edwards• Was a part of the WKU offensive line that helped block during the

Hilltoppers’ 683 total yards at NT, fourth-most in single game in WKU history• Helped WKU have 521 yards of total offense in the C-USA Championship

Game, the second-most by a team in the game ever• Played in 11 games last season as he helped Doughty and Allen to record-

setting seasons• On the offensive line that blocked for WKU’s 700-yard output against Middle

Tennessee in 2014• Blocking tight end has paved the way for WKU rushing for 27 touchdowns

• Made an appearance in all but one game so far this season• Former “Best of the Bluegrass” All-Star game participant

65Scott LiebertOL • 6-3 • 280 • r-Fr.Louisville, Ky. (Trinity)

31Branden LestonDB • 6-3 • 205 • r-Jr.Clearwater, Fla. (Presbyterian College)

79Joe ManleyOL • 6-6 • 315 • r-Jr.Bowling Green, Ky. (Louisville)

89Desmond MaxwellTE • 6-3 • 240 • r-Jr.Louisville, Ky. (Georgetown College)

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• WKU leader in total tackles (100) and tackles for loss (11.5) in his first season on The Hill

• One of only five players in C-USA to have 100 tackles this season• Started in all 13 games for the Hilltoppers at outside linebacker• Posted at least six tackles in 10 games, including three double-digit tackling

performances at Indiana, Old Dominion and FIU• Racked up a career-high 13 stops against the Monarchs• Also has three sacks, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble

recovery• Registered his first-career interception in the C-USA Championship Game,

leading to a WKU field goal• In last trip to Miami, he had 12 tackles, a career-high four tackles for loss and

forced a fumble at FIU

MCCOLLUM’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 5-3-8 - - - -Louisiana Tech 4-5-9 - - - -at Indiana 7-3-10 - - - -Miami (Ohio) 5-2-7 3.0-5 1.0-1 - -at Rice 4-3-7 1.5-3 1.0-2 - -Middle Tennessee 5-4-9 - - - -at North Texas 2-2-4 - - - 0-1at LSU 3-1-4 1.0-11 1.0-11 - -at Old Dominion 8-5-13 - - - -Florida Atlantic 5-0-5 1.0-2 - - -at FIU 8-4-12 4.0-7 - - 1-0Marshall 4-2-6 - - - -Southern Miss 3-3-6 1.0-2 - 1-0 -TOTALS 63-37-100 11.5-30 3.0-14 1-0 1-1

• Made eight appearances in 2015, including his first-career start against

Louisiana Tech• Has 10 total tackles (9 solo) and has registered a stop in all but two games

he has played in• Helped Muscle Schoals High School to Alabama 5A state runner-up medal

and was named an ALabama Sportswriters Association Honorable Mention All-State performer as a senior

All C-USA Honorable Mention

• Played all 13 games at defensive tackle, starting 11, after transfering with McCollum from UAB

• Leads all WKU tackles in total tackles (33), tackles for loss (5.0) and sacks (2.0)• Made a tackle in nine games, including a career-high nine at Indiana• Registered a sack in two of the last four games• Recorded a tackle for loss in three of the last five contests• Huge reason why Hilltoppers are giving upo 64.2 yards less per game on the

ground this season as compared to 2014• Came to the Hill after three successful seasons at UAB, where he tallied 54

tackles in 35 games for the Blazers over his career• Started 11 of 12 games for UAB in 2014 and recorded 20 tackles, two tackles

for loss, blocked a kick and returned a fumble 43 yards for a touchdown against North Texas

MORRIS’ SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 2-3-5 1.0-2 - - -Louisiana Tech 0-0-0 - - - -at Indiana 2-7-9 1.0-1 - - -Miami (Ohio) 0-0-0 - - - -at Rice 1-0-1 - - - 0-1Middle Tennessee 0-1-1 0.5-2 - - -at North Texas 1-0-1 - - - -at LSU 0-0-0 - - - -at Old Dominion 2-3-5 0.5-0 - - -Florida Atlantic 2-2-4 1.0-7 1.0-7 - -at FIU 0-0-0 - - - -Marshall 3-0-3 1.0-9 1.0-9 - -Southern Miss 3-1-4 - - - -TOTALS 16-17-33 5.0-21 2.0-16 - 0-1

6T.J. McCollumLB • 6-3 • 230 • r-So.Birmingham, Ala. (UAB)

27Martavius MimsDB • 6-1 • 200 • r-Fr.Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Muscle Shoals)

3Jontavius MorrisDL • 6-2 • 305 • Sr.Albany, Ga. (UAB)

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• Played the first 11 games of the season, including starts in the opening four contests

• Made 21 total tackles (14 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack from his outside linebacker position

• Registered an interception in the endzone at Vanderbilt and forced a fumble in the victory

• Recovered two fumbles and forced another • In 11 games played, Newton’s recorded a tackled in eight of them• Scooped a fumble in back to back games at Rice and at home against

Middle Tennessee• Transferred from Presbyterian College, where he was teammates with

Branden Leston

NEWTON’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 3-1-4 0.5-1 - 1-0 1-0Louisiana Tech 3-1-4 2.0-6 1.0-3 - -at Indiana 2-1-3 - - - -Miami (Ohio) 2-0-2 - - - -at Rice 1-1-2 - - - 0-1Middle Tennessee 2-1-3 - - - 0-1at North Texas 1-1-2 - - - -at LSU 0-0-0 - - - -at Old Dominion 0-1-1 - - - -Florida Atlantic 0-0-0 - - - -at FIU 0-0-0 - - - -TOTALS 14-7-21 2.5-7 1.0-3 1-0 1-2

All C-USA Honorable Mention

• Stepped right into the primary slot position after four-year starter Willie McNeal graduated last season

• Ranks second on the team in receiving yards (851) and third in receptions (58)

• Enters the bowl game with the sixth-most receiving yards and seventh-most receptions in a single season in WKU history

• Big play threat for WKU this season with four games with a catch of 50 yards or longer

• Registered two 100-yard receiving games this season, one against Middle Tennessee and the other at Old Dominion

• Caught a touchdown in two of the last three games and has four for the year• Averaging 2.3 times more receiving yards per game this season (65.5)

compared to 2014 (28.5)• Carried the ball six times for 63 yards, including a touchdown against Miami

(Ohio)• Caught multiple passes in every game in 2015 and he only had five multi-

catch games in 2014

NORRIS’ SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 REC. YDS TD LG.at Vanderbilt 3 19 0 7Louisiana Tech 2 53 0 31at Indiana 4 83 0 60Miami (Ohio) 4 63 0 19at Rice 3 79 0 65Middle Tennessee 6 148 1 59at North Texas 3 19 0 13at LSU 7 52 0 13at Old Dominion 5 117 1 54Florida Atlantic 5 46 0 29at FIU 4 50 1 22Marshall 7 75 1 35Southern Miss 5 47 0 19TOTALS 58 851 4 65

CAREER TOTALS 145 1577 18 39

• Primary punter for first three games of 2015 and all of last season• Booted 15 punts for 568 yards with a long of 49• Pinned three punts inside the opponents’ 20• Had 15 punts fair caught and pinned 11 of his 49 punts inside the 20 last

year

15Joseph OcchipintiP • 6-3 • 190 • Jr.Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro)

13Nick NewtonLB • 6-4 • 245 • r-Sr.Clearwater, Fla. (Presbyterian)

15Nicholas NorrisWR • 5-9 • 175 • Jr.Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington)

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• Leads all WKU defensive lineman in total tackles (44) and tackles for loss (7.0) this season

• Made 20-straight starts on the defensive line as he was the only true freshman to start in 2014

• Registered a tackle in every game this season, including 12 with multiple stops

• Had a career-high seven tackles (six solo) and tallied two tackles for loss in the win at Old Dominion

• Collected two sacks in the C-USA East Division Championship game with one resulting in a fumble recovered by the Hilltoppers

• 2014 Bahamas Bowl Defensive MVP and 2014 Conference USA All-Freshman Team

OVERSTREET’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 2-2-4 0.5-0 - - -Louisiana Tech 2-2-4 - - - -at Indiana 4-1-5 1.0-4 - - -Miami (Ohio) 1-2-3 - - - -at Rice 0-1-1 0.5-1 - - -Middle Tennessee 1-2-3 1.0-1 - - -at North Texas 2-0-2 - - - -at LSU 2-2-4 - - - -at Old Dominion 6-1-7 2.0-2 - - -Florida Atlantic 2-0-2 - - - -at FIU 3-1-4 - - - -Marshall 2-1-3 2.0-11 2.0-11 - 1-0Southern Miss 1-1-2 - - - -TOTALS 28-16-44 7.0-19 2.0-11 - 1-0

• WKU’s starting left guard for 26-consecutive games and has started every game of his career (26)

• Was a part of the WKU offensive line that helped block during the Hilltoppers’ 683 total yards at NT, fourth-most in single game in WKU history

• Helped the Hilltoppers rack up 521 yards in the C-USA Championship Game, the second-most ever by a single team in the championship’s history

• On the offensive line that blocked for 700-yard performances against Bowling Green and Middle Tennessee in 2014

• Named to the 2014 C-USA All-Freshman team and graded out as WKU’s second-best lineman

• Became WKU’s second Football Writer’s Association of America Freshman All-American since 2011

• Played in all 13 games this season primarily in reserve roles on the defensive line

• Recorded 16 total tackles (11 solo) on the year to go along with 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery

• Made a tackle in 10 games with six of those having multiple stops• Forced a fumble on a strip-sack which he recovered to set up a late score in

the win at Rice• Ranked second among defensive ends with four sacks last season

REEVES’ SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 2-0-2 - - - -at Indiana 1-1-2 1.0-2 - - -Miami (Ohio) 1-1-2 - - - -at Rice 1-1-2 1.0-10 1.0-10 - 1-1at North Texas 1-0-1 - - - -at Old Dominion 1-0-1 - - - -Florida Atlantic 2-0-2 - - - -at FIU 1-0-1 1.0-1 - - -Marshall 1-0-1 1.0-2 - - -Southern Miss 0-2-2 0.5-5 0.5-5 - -TOTALS 11-5-16 4.5-20 1.5-15 1-1

• Posted a sack against Vanderbilt • Had a season-best two total tackles and a tackle for loss in the win over

North Texas • Played in 27 games during his time at WKU

72Derik OverstreetDL • 6-2 • 250 • So.Paducah, Ky. (Paducah Tilghman)

11Tanner ReevesDL • 6-4 • 240 • r-So.Lakeland, Fla. (George W. Jenkins)

48Kalvin RobinsonDL • 6-5 • 250 • Jr.Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills)

51Brandon RayOL • 6-2 • 285 • r-So.Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones)

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• One of the team captains, Rocker has made 30-straight starts for the WKU defense which is the longest streak on the team

• Led all WKU defensive lineman last season in tackles (45) and is second in 2015 with 37 (19 solo)

• Ranks second among Hilltopper lineman with six tackles for loss• Has the most sacks of any lineman with 2.5• Tied his career high with seven tackles in the win at Vanderbilt and added a

TFL• Tallied at least 35 total tackles and five tackles for loss in his last three

seasons

ROCKER’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 2-5-7 1.0-2 - - -Louisiana Tech 3-2-5 - - - -at Indiana 1-1-2 - - - -Miami (Ohio) 4-0-4 2.0-2 1.0-4 - -Middle Tennessee 1-1-2 - - - -at North Texas 2-2-4 1.5-2 - - -at LSU 1-2-3 - - - -at Old Dominion 0-1-1 - - - -at FIU 1-2-3 1.5-10 1.5-10 - -Marshall 1-0-1 - - - -Southern Miss 3-2-5 - - - -TOTALS 19-18-37 6.0-16 2.5-14

CAREER TOTALS 73-60-133 23.0-94 13.0-80 1-2

• Had a career day against North Texas posting six tackles (3 solo) and tackle for loss

• Contributed in nine games this season, primarily on special teams and as a reserve defensive back

• Threw and ran for 1,000 yards each in high school playing quarterback

2015 First Team All-C-USA

Lou Groza Award SemifinalistLou Groza Star of the Week (2)C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week (11)

• Labeled as Mr. Consistent as WKU’s kicker last four seasons and he leads the FBS in field percentage at 93.3 this year

• The school’s career leader in points (389), extra points made (230) and field goals made 53

• Made 230-of-235 (97.9) extra points in his career and 53-of-65 (81.5) field goals

• Nailed a career-long 46-yarder this season in the win over Louisiana Tech, which proved to be the difference as WKU won the game by three

• Three points away from tying his record for points in a season as he has 115 this year

• Only kicker in WKU history to have multiple streaks of 55-plus extra points made in a row

• Ranks sixth in FBS history in extra points made, three shy of tying for fifth• Scored 16 points in the win over Middle Tennessee, which are the third most

in a single game in WKU history and most by a kicker in C-USA this season• Also had a 15-point outing against Louisiana Tech• Most points and PATs made in Conference USA this season

SCHWETTMAN’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 FG-FGA DIST. PATat Vanderbilt - - 2-2Louisiana Tech 4-4 (39), (25), (46), (29) 3-3at Indiana 0-1 37 5-5Miami (Ohio) - - 8-8at Rice - - 7-7Middle Tennessee 3-3 (31), (34), (29) 7-7at North Texas 2-2 (25), (43) 7-7at LSU - - 2-3at Old Dominion 2-2 (39), (31) 7-7Florida Atlantic - - 5-5at FIU - - 9-9Marshall 2-2 (38), (29) 5-5Southern Miss 1-1 (37) 6-6TOTALS 14-15 (46) 73-74

CAREER TOTALS 53-65 (46) 230-235

88Gavin RockerDL • 6-2 • 255 • r-Sr.Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek)

56Garrett SchwettmanK • 5-11 • 175 • Sr.Murray, Ky. (Calloway County)

20Nathan RoushDB • 6-2 • 180 • r-Fr.Louisville, Ky. (DeSales)

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• Played in all 13 games this season, making the first two catches of his career• Made a catch in back-to-back wins at Rice and against Middle Tennessee,

with the one against the Blue Raiders going for 11 yards• Also contributed with a tackle at Rice after compiling two last season

• Appeared on the WKU defensive line in 12 games and starting eight, including the last four

• Tallied 16 total tackles (seven solo)• Registered a tackle in seven contests, including a season-high five in the win

over Florida Atlantic• Also has a sack, two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery in 2015• His fumble recovery came in the C-USA East Division Championship game

against Marshall• Tied for the team lead with 5.5 sacks and was second on defensive line with

44 tackles last year

SHORTER’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 2-2-4 1.0-2 - - -Louisiana Tech - - - - -at Indiana 1-0-1 - - - -Miami (Ohio) 1-1-2 - - - -at Rice - - - - -Middle Tennessee - - - - -at LSU 0-1-1 - - - -at Old Dominion 0-2-2 - - - -Florida Atlantic 2-3-5 - - - -at FIU 1-0-1 1.0-4 1.0-4 - -Marshall - - - - 0-1Southern Miss - - - - -TOTALS 7-9-16 2.0-6 1.0-4 0-1

CAREER TOTALS 44-39-83 10.5-62 7.5-58 0-2

• Made 12 appearances as a reserve cornerback and on special teams this season, including two starts against Miami (Ohio) and Rice

• Contributed to the WKU defense give up 54.7 yards less per game through the air as compared to 2014

• Registered 16 total tackles (11 solo), a tackle for loss and his first-career interception against Miami

• Appeared in six games in 2014, making a tackle against Old Dominion

SIMMONS’ SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 0-1-1 - - - -Louisiana Tech 5-0-5 - - - -at Indiana 1-0-1 - - - -Miami (Ohio) 1-1-2 - - 1.0-0 -Middle Tennessee 1-0-1 - - - -at North Texas 1-0-1 - - - -at Old Dominion 1-2-3 1.0-2 - - -at FIU 1-1-2 - - - -TOTALS 11-5-16 1.0-2 1.0-0

• Has played a career-high 11 games this season • Primarily a protector on field goal and extra-point units • Has played both defensive and offensive line for the Tops

22Devin ScottTE • 6-4 • 250 • r-Sr.Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central)

94Bryan ShorterDL • 6-2 • 280 • r-Sr.Phenix City, Ala. (Central)

23De’Andre SimmonsDB • 5-11 • 185 • r-So.Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach)

75Jimmie SimsOL • 6-5 • 290 • r-So.New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35)

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2015 First Team All-C-USABiletnikoff Award Semifinalist

• Having the greatest season as a wide receiver in WKU history• Set the single-season records for receiving touchdowns (17), receiving yards

(1,363), receptions (79) and 100-yard receiving games (7)• Became WKU’s all-time leader in career receiving yards (2,400), touchdowns

(24) and 100-yard receiving games (9)• Ranks fifth in program history with 148 career receptions• One of only two receivers in the FBS to have 1,300 receiving yards and 17

touchdowns, joining Baylor’s Corey Coleman• Racked up 165 yards on eight receptions and added two touchdowns in the

C-USA Championship Game• Had three-straight 100-yard games against Middle Tennessee, North Texas

and then-No. 5 LSU• Best yardage total of the season was 196 at Indiana, which is the second-

most in a single game in WKU history• Scored a career-high three touchdowns against rival Middle Tennessee to go

along with 120 yards• Found the endzone in 11 of 13 games this season, including five multi-

touchdown games, and has seven games with a catch of 50 yards or longer• Ranks tied for fourth in receiving yards and second in the FBS in receiving

touchdowns• Leads C-USA with 104.8 receiving yards per game

TAYLOR’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 REC. YDS          TD             LG.at Vanderbilt 3 40 0 21Louisiana Tech 5 97 1 37at Indiana 9 196 1 78Miami (Ohio) 9 154 2 59at Rice 6 84 1 52Middle Tennessee 6 120 3 69at North Texas 7 134 2 56at LSU 10 103 1 18at Old Dominion 5 29 0 11Florida Atlantic 5 94 2 44at FIU 3 100 1 73Marshall                                    3 47 1 27Southern Miss 8 165 2 54TOTALS                   79 1,363 17 78

CAREER TOTALS 148 2,400 24 78

• Posted a tackle against FIU and Miami (Oh.) • Has tallied 62 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble and a fumble

recovery in his career• Appeared in 29 games during his career on The Hill

• After his breakout campaign in 2014, Terry has become a steady contributor in the WKU secondary, starting 10 games this season

• Only player to have a defensive touchdown as he returned an interception 92 yards for a score at FIU

• Has two interceptions and has forced and recovered a fumble in 2015• Tied for second nationally in 2014 with three defensive touchdowns ( 2 INT,

1 FR)• Recovered his fumble in the C-USA Championship game, which led to a

touchdown giving WKU the lead in the third quarter• Ranks fourth all-time at WKU in career interception return yards with 225 on

four INTs• Collected 29 total tackles (26 solo) and has made a stop in every game he

has played in but one this season

TERRY’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 1-1-2 - - - -Louisiana Tech 1-0-1 - - - -at Rice 3-0-3 - - 1-0 -Middle Tennessee 6-0-6 - - - -at North Texas 4-1-5 - - - 1-0at LSU 1-0-1 - - - -at Old Dominion 1-0-1 - - - -Florida Atlantic 4-1-5 - - - -at FIU - - - 1-92 -Marshall 3-0-3 1.0-1 - - -Southern Miss 2-0-2 - - - 0-1TOTALS 26-3-29 1.0-1 2-92 1-1

CAREER TOTALS 54-18-72 4.0-10 4-225 2-2

2Taywan TaylorWR • 6-1 • 195 • Jr.Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park)

98Devante TerrellDL • 6-0 • 290 • r-Jr.Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson)

5Wonderful TerryDB • 5-10 • 190 • r-Sr.Fort Pierce, Fla. (Garden City CC)

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2015 Conference USA Second Team - KRC-USA Special Teams Player of the Week (2)

• Ranks second in C-USA and 33rd in the FBS in kickoff return average (24.6)• One of just four players in Conference USA to return a kick back for a

touchdown• His 98-yard kick return for a touchdown was the longest in the conference in

2015 and the sixth-longest in school history• Has 663 yards on 27 kick returns and 99 yards on 14 punt returns, with a

long of 32 yards against LA Tech• Had a 61-yard kick return in the C-USA Championship• Racked up 125 yards on seven returns at then-No. 5 LSU• Ranks sixth all-time in WKU history with 1,298 kick return yards and sixth in

kicks returned (55)• One of only four players in school history to return multiple kicks back for

touchdowns in his career• His 23.6 career kick-return average ranks in the Top 10 in WKU history

• Had a tackle against No. 5 LSU • Special teams ace and converted linebacker • Has made a tackle in three consecutive years • Converted from linebacker to running back during fall camp before the

2014 season

2015 Conference USA Second TeamC-USA Offensive Player of the Week (9)

• Thrived in his role as the lead running back this season for WKU• Registered six-straight 100-yard rushing games against C-USA opponents,

becoming just the sixth running back in league history to do so• Tied for the most 100-yard games in the conference this season with six• In final six C-USA games (excluding C-USA Championship), Wales combined

for 865 yards and seven rushing touchdowns• Averaged a career-best 11.6 yards per carry in 185-yard and career-high four

touchdown performance at Old Dominion• His 193 yards at North Texas were the third-most in a C-USA game this

season• Led C-USA in rushing yards (879), yards per game (125.6) and yards per carry

(7.5) in conference games• The Hilltoppers only had one 100-yard runner this season before he took

over the primary running duties• In the seven games where he had most carries on the team, Wales ran for at

least 100 yards in six of them• His streak of four-consecutive 100-yard games tied for the seventh longest

in program history• Needs just 14 yards to hit the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his career• Has 986 yards on 141 carries (7.0 YPC) and averages 98.6 yards per game• Also added two receiving touchdowns this season

WALES’ SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 RUSH YDS TD LG.at Rice 3 9 0 6Middle Tennessee 19 111 0 16at North Texas 21 193 2 32at LSU 12 54 0 9at Old Dominion 16 185 4 47Florida Atlantic 18 140 0 18at FIU 16 110 0 33Marshall 24 131 1 31Southern Miss 12 53 0 21TOTALS 141 986 7 47

CAREER TOTALS 240 1,616 14 75

81Kylen TownerWR • 5-8 • 175 • r-So.Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal)

41Blair VaughanRB • 6-1 • 235 • r-Jr.Clearwater, Fla. (Central Catholic)

20Anthony WalesRB • 5-10 • 195 • r-Jr.Louisville, Ky. (Central)

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C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (2)

• Started 19-straight games in the WKU secondary• Ranks second among WKU defensive backs and fifth on the team with 54

total tackles (35 solo) • Grabbed second interception of his career and first since the 2013 season in

the win at North Texas• Tied for second on the team in tackles for loss (7.5) and tied for fourth with

two sacks• Named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week after making a career-high

11 tackles to go along with two tackles for loss and forcing a fumble• Made a tackle in every game, including five with at least five stops• Forced a fumble in the C-USA Championship game that would be recovered

by the Hilltoppers, leading to the go-ahead score in the third quarter by WKU

WARD’S SEASON GAME-BY-GAME2015 U-A-T TFL SACK INT FF-FRat Vanderbilt 5-0-5 1.0-1 - - -Louisiana Tech 6-5-11 2.0-11 - - 1-0at Indiana 2-4-6 - - - -Miami (Ohio) 0-1-1 - - - -at Rice 2-0-2 - - - -Middle Tennessee 5-2-7 2.5-21 1.0-19 - -at North Texas 2-0-2 - - 1-0 -at LSU 1-2-3 - - - -at Old Dominion 0-1-1 - - - -Florida Atlantic 3-0-3 - - - -at FIU 0-2-2 - - - -Marshall 6-1-7 1.0-6 - - -Southern Miss 3-1-4 1.0-2 1.0-2 - 1-0TOTALS 35-19-54 7.5-41 2.0-21 1-0 2-0

CAREER TOTALS 85-45-130 9.5-45 2.0-21 2-1 2-1

• Had a season-high 51 rushing yards in the win over FIU • Scored in two games this season on ground against North Texas and Rice • Fourth on the team in rushing yards this year with 124

• Played in all 12 regular season games this year after redshirting last season • Posted three games with at least 4 tackles • Racked up a career-high five tackles in the win over Miami (Oh.)

• Made 23-consecutive starts on the WKU offensive line• Was a part of the WKU offensive line that helped block during the

Hilltoppers’ 683 total yards at NT, fourth-most in single game in WKU history• Helped the Hilltoppers rack up 521 yards in the C-USA Championship Game,

the second-most ever by a single team in the championship’s history• Sealed the edge for six 100-yard rushing games by Anthony Wales this

season• Protected QB Brandon Doughty during his record-breaking season, and

helped pave the way for 2,018 all-purpose yards from running back Leon Allen last season

• Started final 10 games of 2014 after being limited due to injury early in the season, while rotating in at right guard and right tackle

8Marcus WardDB • 6-3 • 210 • Jr.Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills)

26Darmontre WarrRB • 5-9 • 195 • r-Jr.Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual)

25Masai WhyteLB • 6-0 • 218 • r-Fr.Shelbyville, Ky (Collins)

62Darrell WilliamsOL • 6-6 • 310 • r-Jr.Dublin, Ga. (West Laurens)

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Team RECORDSTOTAL YARDSSeason1. 2014 (13 games) 6,9502. 2015 (13 games) 6,7583. 2013 (12 games) 5,5024. 2002 (15 games) 5,4795. 1997 (12 games) 5,1876. 2003 (13 games) 5,1297. 2012 (13 games) 5,0298. 1973 (13 games) 4,9569. 2007 (12 games) 4,90610. 2004 (12 games) 4,757

Game1. at Marshall, 11/28/2014 7382. at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 7183. vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 7084. at North Texas, 10/15/2015 6835. at Central Florida, 9/24/1994 6606. vs. Tennessee-Martin, 9/9/2000 6497. vs. Central Michigan, 12/24/2014 6478. at Southern Illinois, 10/25/1997 6219. vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/1/2005 62010. vs. Southern Illinois, 10/29/1992 617

Season, Per Game1. 2014 (6,950 yds, 13 games) 534.62. 2015 (6,759 yds, 13 games) 519.83. 2013 (5,502 yds, 12 games) 458.54. 1952 (4,330 yds, 10 games) 433.05. 1997 (5,187 yds, 12 games) 432.26. 1998 (4,565 yds, 11 games) 415.07. 2007 (4,906 yds, 12 games) 408.88. 1993 (4,478 yds, 11 games) 407.19. 2005 (4,463 yds, 11 games) 405.710. 1994 (4,437 yds, 11 games) 403.4

TOTAL PLAYSSeason1. 2002 (15 games) 9962. 2014 (13 games) 9863. 1975 (13 games) 9704. 1973 (13 games) 9435. 2015 (13 games) 9396. 2013 (12 games) 8757. 1988 (13 games) 8668. 1997 (12 games) 8539. 1984 (11 games) 84610. 2007 (12 games) 845 2011 (12 games) 845

Game1. at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 1022. at Eastern Illinois, 11/10/1984 973. at Eastern Illinois, 11/15/1986 96 vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 965. vs. Murray State, 9/6/1997 (3OT) 956. vs. Murray State, 11/22/1969 947. at Arkansas State, 11/13/2010 93

Season, Per Game1. 1969 (777; 10 games) 77.72. 1979 (774; 10 games) 77.43. 1974 (773; 10 games) 77.34. 1984 (846; 11 games) 76.95. 2014 (986; 13 games) 75.86. 1994 (827; 11 games) 75.27. 1975 (970; 13 games) 74.68. 1982 (741; 10 games) 74.19. 1972 (734; 10 games) 73.410. 1981 (807; 11 games) 73.4

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Team RECORDSPOINTS SCOREDSeason1. 2014 (13 games) 5772. 2015 (13 games) 5753. 2002 (15 games) 4324. 1973 (13 games) 4305. 1997 (12 games) 4296. 2003 (13 games) 4277. 2000 (13 games) 4048. 2007 (12 games) 3989. 1998 (11 games) 39610. 2013 (12 games) 370

Season, Per Game1. 2014 (577 pts, 13 games) 44.42. 2015 (575 pts, 13 games) 44.23. 1998 (396 pts, 11 games) 36.04. 1997 (429 pts, 12 games) 35.85. 1952 (336 pts, 10 games) 33.66. 2007 (398 pts, 12 games) 33.27. 1973 (430 pts, 13 games) 33.18. 2003 (427 pts, 13 games) 32.89. 2000 (404 pts, 13 games) 31.110. 2013 (370 pts, 12 games) 30.8 2005 (339 pts, 11 games) 30.8

Game1. vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/8/2007 872. vs. Bethel (Ky.), 11/27/1924 733. vs. Tennessee-Martin, 9/9/2000 714. vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/4/2003 67 at Marshall, 11/28/2014 676. vs. Old Dominion, 10/25/2014 66 vs. Western Illinois, 10/12/1968 66 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 8/29/1996 669. vs. Campbellsville, 9/27/1924 6510. Three times, last at FIU, 11/21/2015 63

Season, First Quarter1. 2014 (13 games) 1722. 2015 (13 games) 1503. 2003 (13 games) 1174. 2007 (12 games) 1115. 2001 (12 games) 1086. 1998 (11 games) 107

Season, Second Quarter1. 2015 (13 games) 2182. 2014 (13 games) 1803. 2000 (13 games) 1454. 2002 (15 games) 1435. 2007 (12 games) 1256. 2013 (12 games) 116 1988 (13 games) 116

Season, Third Quarter1. 1997 (12 games) 1082. 2003 (13 games) 1053. 2015 (13 games) 1024. 2014 (13 games) 1015. 2007 (12 games) 976. 2014 (12 games) 94

Season, Fourth Quarter1. 2004 (12 games) 1152. 2002 (15 games) 1093. 2015 (13 games) 1054. 2014 (13 games) 1035. 2003 (13 games) 1016. 1991 (11 games) 100

Season, First Half1. 2015 (13 games) 3682. 2014 (13 games) 3523. 2002 (15 games) 2434. 2007 (12 games) 2365. 2000 (13 games) 2296. 2003 (13 games) 221

Season, Second Half (including overtime)1. 1997 (12 games) 2262. 2014 (13 games) 2253. 2015 (13 games) 2074. 2003 (13 games) 2065. 2004 (12 games) 1986. 2002 (15 games) 189

Season, Fewest Per Game1. 1916 (28 pts, 5 games) 5.62. 1915 (40 pts, 7 games) 5.73. 1925 (52 pts, 9 games) 5.84. 1921 (47 pts, 7 games) 6.75. 1914 (24 pts, 3 games) 8.0

TOUCHDOWNS SCOREDSeason1. 2015 (13 games) 76 2014 (13 games) 763. 1973 (13 games) 624. 1997 (12 games) 565. 2002 (15 games) 54 1998 (11 games) 547. 2007 (12 games) 51 2003 (13 games) 519. 2000 (13 games) 5010. 2012 (13 games) 48

Game1. vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/8/2007 122. vs. Bethel (Ky.), 11/27/1924 11

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Team RECORDSMOST FIRST DOWNSSeason1. 2014 (13 games) 3512. 2015 (13 games) 3223. 2013 (12 games) 2874. 2007 (12 games) 2665. 2012 (13 games) 2656. 2002 (15 games) 2637. 1997 (12 games) 2548. 1994 (11 games) 2469. 1973 (13 games) 24110. 2003 (13 games) 233

Season, Rushing (since 1978) 1. 1997 (12 games) 2022. 1998 (11 games) 1843. 2002 (15 games) 1824. 2001 (12 games) 1735. 1994 (11 games) 168

Season, Passing (since 1978)1. 2014 (13 games) 2162. 2015 (13 games) 1933. 2013 (11 games) 1414. 1985 (11 games) 1315. 1984 (11 games) 1306. 2012 (13 games) 128

Game1. vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 402. at Marshall, 11/28/2014 373. at North Texas, 10/15/2015 354. at Murray State, 9/8/1994 345. at Central Florida, 9/24/1994 33 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 33

Game, Passing1. vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 292. vs. Central Michigan, 12/24/2014 22 at Marshall, 11/28/2014 22 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 225. vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/26/2015 20 at Middle Tennessee, 11/9/1985 207. Four times, last at Navy, 9/27/2014 19

THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONSSeason (Since 1978)1. 2005 (11 games) 0.517 (78-151)2. 2014 (13 games) 0.511 (92-180)3. 2015 (13 games) 0.497 (84-169)4. 2012 (13 games) 0.482 (80-166)5. 2006 (11 games) 0.479 (68-142)6. 1993 (11 games) 0.476 (78-164)

FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONSSeason (Since 1978)1. 1989 (11 games) 0.765 (13-17)2. 1997 (12 games) 0.720 (18-25)3. 1988 (13 games) 0.649 (24-37) 4. 1996 (11 games) 0.632 (12-19)5. 1985 (11 games) 0.621 (18-29)

RUSHING YARDSSeason1. 1997 (12 games) 3,9842. 2002 (15 games) 3,7933. 1998 (11 games) 3,7914. 2001 (12 games) 3,5215. 2000 (13 games) 3,4456. 1993 (11 games) 3,3017. 2003 (13 games) 3,1558. 1996 (11 games) 3,1369. 1999 (11 games) 3,11510. 2007 (12 games) 2,966

Season, Per Game1. 1998 (3,791; 11 games) 344.62. 1997 (3,984; 12 games) 332.03. 1993 (3,301; 11 games) 300.14. 2001 (3,521; 12 games) 293.45. 1992 (2,871; 10 games) 287.1

Game1. at Southern Illinois, 1997 5612. at Southern Illinois, 1992 5543. vs. Tennessee-Martin, 2000 5514. vs. Austin Peay, 1997 5425. vs. Union, 1948 520

RUSHING ATTEMPTSSeason1. 2002 (15 games) 8282. 1975 (13 games) 7273. 2000 (13 games) 7224. 2001 (12 games) 7205. 1997 (12 games) 7166. 1998 (11 games) 6697. 1993 (11 games) 6468. 1994 (11 games) 632 1996 (11 games) 63210. 1999 (11 games) 614

Season, Per Game1. 1995 (610; 10 games) 61.02. 1998 (669; 11 games) 60.83. 2001 (720; 12 games) 60.04. 1997 (716; 12 games) 59.75. 1992 (596; 10 games) 59.2

Season, Per Attempt1. 1998 (3,791 yds, 669 atts) 5.672. 1997 (3,984 yds, 716 atts) 5.653. 2003 (3,155 yds, 605 atts) 5.214. 2007 (2,966 yds, 579 atts) 5.125. 1993 (3,301 yds, 646 atts) 5.11

Game1. at Murray State, 9/7/1996 (2 ot) 832. vs. New Haven, 10/3/1998 753. vs. Murray State, 9/6/1997 (3 ot) 73 vs. Elon, 10/24/1998 (ot) 735. vs. Eastern Illinois, 11/9/1991 72 vs. Troy, 10/29/1994 72

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Team RECORDSRUSHING TOUCHDOWNSSeason1. 1997 (12 games) 452. 1998 (11 games) 433. 2002 (15 games) 414. 1963 (11 games) 35 2004 (12 games) 356. 1963 (11 games) 34 2000 (13 games) 34 2001 (12 games) 34 2003 (13 games) 3410. 1993 (11 games) 31 2013 (12 games) 31

YARDS PASSINGSeason1. 2014 (13 games) 4,8662. 2015 (13 games) 4,7503. 2013 (12 games) 3,1384. 1985 (11 games) 3,0645. 1984 (11 games) 2,8126. 1973 (13 games) 2,6757. 2012 (13 games) 2,6678. 1986 (11 games) 2,5209. 2006 (11 games) 2,24810. 1981 (11 games) 2,109

Season, Per Game1. 2014 (13 games) 374.32. 2015 (13 games) 365.43. 1985 (11 games) 278.54. 2013 (12 games) 261.75 1984 (11 games) 255.66. 1986 (11 games) 229.1

Game1. at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 5932. vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 5693. at Marshall, 11/28/2014 5164. vs. Akron, 10/5/1985 4945. vs. Central Michigan, 12/24/2014 4866. at Indiana, 9/19/2015 484

PASSES ATTEMPTEDSeason1. 2014 (13 games) 5572. 2015 (13 games) 5083. 1985 (11 games) 5064. 1984 (11 games) 4815. 1986 (11 games) 4246. 2013 (12 games) 4077. 1973 (13 games) 3938. 2012 (13 games) 3359. 1969 (10 games) 32510. 2008 (12 games) 318

Season, Per Game1. 1985 (506 atts, 11 games) 46.02. 1984 (482 atts, 11 games) 43.83. 2014 (557 atts, 13 games) 42.84. 2015 (508 atts, 13 games) 39.15. 1986 (424 atts, 11games) 38.56. 2013 (407 atts, 12 games) 33.9

Game1. at Middle Tennessee, 11/9/1985 692. at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 663. at LSU, 10/24/2015 614. vs. Akron, 10/5/1985 59 vs. Akron, 11/15/1969 596. vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 56

PASSES COMPLETEDSeason1. 2014 (13 games) 3782. 2015 (13 games) 3663. 1985 (11 games) 2814. 2013 (12 games) 2665. 1984 (11 games) 2516. 1986 (11 games) 2197. 2012 (13 games) 2138. 1973 (13 games) 1979. 2009 (12 games) 18110. 2006 (11 games) 175

Season, Per Game1. 2014 (378 comp, 13 games) 29.12. 2015 (366 comp, 13 games) 28.13. 1985 (281 comp, 11 games) 25.54. 1984 (251 comp, 11 games) 22.85. 2013 (266 comp, 12 games) 22.26. 1986 (219 comp, 11 games) 19.9

Game1. vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 462. at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 43 at Middle Tennessee, 11/9/1985 434. at Navy, 9/27/2014 385. at LSU, 10/24/2015 37 vs. Akron, 11/15/1969 37

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Team RECORDSINTERCEPTIONS THROWNSeason1. 1973 (13 games) 272. 1964 (10 games) 253. 1968 (10 games) 23 1974 (10 games) 23 1984 (11 games) 236. 1972 (10 games) 227. 1969 (10 games) 21 1976 (10 games) 219. 1965 (10 games) 2010. 1977 (10 games) 19

Game1. Three times, last vs. Grambling, 12/8/1973 6

COMPLETION PERCENTAGESeason1. 2015 (13 games) .720 (366-508)2. 2014 (13 games) .679 (378-557)3. 2013 (12 games) .654 (266-407)4. 2012 (13 games) .636 (213-335)5. 2007 (12 games) .628 (167-266)6. 1952 (10 games) .615 (142-231)7. 2006 (11 games) .614 (175-285)8. 2002 (15 games) .601 (101-168)9. 2004 (12 games) .590 (131-222)10. 2009 (12 games) .578 (181-313)

Game1. vs. Old Dominion, 10/25/2014 .885 (23-26)2. vs. FAU, 11/7/2015 .828 (24-29)3. vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 .821 (46-56)4. vs. Navy, 9/28/2013 .806 (25-31)5. vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/26/2015 .805 (33-41)6. vs. Delta State, 11/1/1952 .800 (16-20) vs. Western Illinois, 9/30/2006 .800 (16-20)

TOUCHDOWN PASSESSeason1. 2014 (13 games) 492. 2015 (13 games) 473. 1973 (13 games) 294. 2012 (13 games) 245. 1952 (10 games) 20 1985 (11 games) 207. 1969 (10 games) 188. 1968 (10 games) 16 1986 (11 games) 1610. Three times, last in 2013 (12 games) 15

Game1. at Marshall, 11/28/2014 82. vs. Middle Tennessee, 10/10/2015 6 vs. Miami, 9/26/2015 6 vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 64. vs. Marshall, 11/27/2015 5 vs. FAU, 11/7/2015 5 vs. Central Michigan, 12/24/2014 5 vs. UTSA, 11/22/2014 5 vs. Old Dominion, 10/25/2014 5 at Morehead State, 10/11/1952 5 at Morehead State, 10/28/1972 5 vs. Akron, 10/5/85 5

PUNTSSeason1. 1975 (13 games) 1042. 1986 (11 games) 803. 1973 (13 games) 78 1976 (10 games) 78 1982 (10 games) 78 1983 (11 games) 787. 1985 (11 games) 778. 1970 (10 games) 769. 1981 (11 games) 7310. 1974 (10 games) 72

Season, Per Game1. 1975 (104; 13 games) 8.02. 1976 (78; 10 games) 7.8 1982 (78; 10 games) 7.84. 1970 (76, 10 games) 7.65. 1986 (80; 11 games) 7.3

Game1. at Tennessee Tech, 10/19/1974 13 at Tennessee State, 10/18/1986 13

PUNTING YARDSSeason1. 1975 (13 games) 4,0812. 1976 (10 games) 3,2023. 1986 (11 games) 3,1994. 1983 (11 games) 2,9595. 1973 (13 games) 2,9316. 2010 (12 games) 2,8727. 1985 (11 games) 2,8088. 1981 (11 games) 2,7429. 1970 (10 games) 2,72610. 1980 (10 games) 2,700

Season, Per Punt1. 2009 (2,475 yds, 57 punts) 43.42. 2012 (1,919 yds, 46 punts) 41.73. 2011 (2,662 yds, 64 punts) 41.594. 2004 (1,996 yds, 48 punts) 41.585. 1976 (3,202 yds, 78 punts) 41.16. 2007 (1,919 yds, 47 punts) 40.87. 2010 (2,872 yds, 71 punts) 40.58. 2003 (2,224 yds, 55 punts) 40.439 2015 (1,857 yds, 46 punts) 40.3610. 1980 (2,700 yds, 67 punts) 40.29

Game1. vs. Tennessee Tech, 10/19/74 578

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Team RECORDSPUNTS RETURNEDSeason1. 1974 (10 games) 602. 1973 (13 games) 533. 1975 (13 games) 524. 1997 (12 games) 495. 2002 (15 games) 47

Game1. vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/20/1952 12

PUNTS RETURNS FOR TDGame1. vs. Cumberland (Tenn.), 9/11/1999 2

PUNT RETURN YARDSSeason1. 2002 (15 games) 6092. 1974 (10 games) 5763. 2001 (12 games) 5664. 1975 (13 games) 5425. 1967 (9 games) 5226. 2003 (13 games) 4987. 1968 (10 games) 4278. 1998 (11 games) 4169. 2007 (12 games) 40010. 1988 (13 games) 384

Season, Per Return1. 2005 (11 games) 16.12. 1998 (11 games) 15.43. 2001 (12 games) 15.34. 2007 (12 games) 14.85. 1990 (10 games) 14.76. 1967 (9 games) 14.17. 1968 (10 games) 13.88. 2003 (13 games) 13.19. 2002 (15 games) 13.010. 1999 (11 games) 12.0

Game1. vs. Youngstown State, 10/11/1980 1672. vs. Lamar, 9/15/1979 1613. at Morehead State, 10/10/1953 153

KICKOFFS RETURNEDSeason1. 2009 (12 games) 812. 2010 (12 games) 623. 1995 (10 games) 614. 2008 (12 games) 555. 2014 (13 games) 54 2011 (12 games) 547. 1991 (11 games) 488. 1986 (11 games) 479. 1977 (10 games) 45 1989 (11 games) 45 2007 (12 games) 45

Game1. at Middle Tennessee, 10/24/2009 11 at North Texas, 10/31/2009 113. vs. Lamar, 9/15/1979 10 at Louisiana Tech, 11/1/2014 105. at Central Florida, 9/24/1994 96. Eight times, last vs. Old Dominion, 10/25/2014 8

KICKOFF RETURN YARDSSeason1. 2009 (12 games) 1,7972. 2011 (12 games) 1,4093. 2008 (12 games) 1,3764. 2010 (12 games) 1,3065. 1995 (10 games) 1,2226. 2014 (13 games) 1,1667. 1996 (11 games) 1,1188. 2012 (13 games) 1,0839. 1986 (11 games) 98510. 2003 (13 games) 935

Season, Per Return1. 2011 (12 games) 26.12. 1982 (10 games) 25.73. 1996 (11 games) 25.44. 2008 (12 games) 25.05. 2012 (13 games) 24.6 2003 (13 games) 24.67. 1973 (13 games) 24.18. 1980 (10 games) 23.99. 1975 (13 games) 23.710. 2001 (12 games) 23.1

Game1. at North Texas, 10/31/2009 2732. at Middle Tennessee, 10/24/2009 2713. vs. Old Dominion, 10/25/2014 2464. at Marshall, 9/28/1996 2355. vs. North Texas, 11/1/2008 234

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Team RECORDSINTERCEPTIONSSeason1. 1973 (13 games) 352. 1952 (10 games) 343. 2000 (13 games) 294. 1963 (11 games) 275. 2004 (12 games) 236. 1968 (10 games) 237. 1975 (13 games) 228. 1972 (10 games) 229. 2007 (12 games) 2010. 2002 (15 games) 20

Game1. vs. Morehead State, 11/6/1965 7 at Eastern Kentucky, 9/18/2004 7

INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDAGESeason1. 2000 (13 games) 5062. 1973 (13 games) 4583. 2014 (13 games) 4144. 1968 (10 games) 3555. 1952 (10 games) 3136. 1974 (10 games) 2967. 2007 (12 games) 2698. 1992 (10 games) 2679. 1972 (10 games) 25110. 2002 (15 games) 241 1966 (10 games) 241

Game1. vs. Murray State, 11/21/1992 1532. vs. Western Illinois, 10/12/1968 139

FUMBLESSeason1. 1975 (13 games) 422. 1977 (10 games) 38 1979 (10 games) 38 1983 (11 games) 385. 1976 (10 games) 36

Game1. vs. Eastern Illinois, 11/12/1983 (lost 5) 92. at Tampa, 9/21/1963 (lost 7) 8

FUMBLES LOSTSeason1. 1957 (8 games) 262. 1960 (9 games) 21 1977 (10 games) 214. 1979 (10 games) 205. 1983 (11 games) 17 1972 (10 games) 17

Game1. at Tampa, 9/21/1963 7

PENALTIESSeason1. 1988 (13 games) 1202. 2002 (15 games) 973. 1994 (11 games) 934. 2000 (13 games) 905. 2011 (12 games) 89

Game1. vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 8/29/1996 172. vs. Indiana State, 11/5/1994 16 vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/1/2005 164. at Morehead State, 9/10/1988 155. Seven times, last vs. UT-Martin, 9/9/2000 14

PENALTY YARDSSeason1. 1988 (13 games) 1,0342. 1968 (10 games) 9193. 1981 (11 games) 9174. 1974 (10 games) 8785. 1973 (13 games) 859

Game1. at Evansville, 9/5/1981 1672. vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/1/2005 1663. vs. Kentucky State, 9/19/1981 1614. at Morehead State, 9/10/1988 1605. vs. Morehead State, 10/9/1954 153

SCORING DEFENSESeason (Since 1954)1. 1968 (10 games) 702. 1970 (10 games) 763. 1963 (11 games) 79 1964 (10 games) 795. 1958 (9 games) 876. 1961 (9 games) 887. 1962 (8 games) 928. 1974 (10 games) 959. 1972 (10 games) 9710. 1967 (9 games) 98

Season, Average (Since 1954)1. 1968 (10 games) 7.02. 1963 (11 games) 7.23. 1970 (10 games) 7.64. 1964 (10 games) 7.95. 1975 (13 games) 8.66. 1974 (10 games) 9.57. 1958 (9 games) 9.78. 1972 (10 games) 9.79. 1961 (9 games) 9.810. 1971 (10 games) 10

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Team RECORDSTACKLESSeason, Solo (Since 1978)1. 1988 (13 games) 7752. 2002 (15 games) 7183. 1987 (11 games) 7054. 2000 (13 games) 7015. 2003 (13 games) 700

Season, Assisted (Since 1978)1. 1983 (11 games) 8412. 1981 (11 games) 7693. 1979 (10 games) 6594. 1982 (10 games) 6485. 1980 (10 games) 615

Season, Total (Since 1978)1. 1988 (13 games) 13522. 1981 (11 games) 12923. 1983 (11 games) 12504. 2002 (15 games) 11935. 2003 (13 games) 1172

SACKSSeason (Since 1984)1. 2002 (15 games) 412. 1997 (12 games) 403. 2003 (13 games) 394. 2000 (13 games) 335. 1987 (11 games) 336. 1985 (11 games) 337. 2012 (13 games) 328. 2001 (12 games) 319. 2005 (11 games) 3010. 1993 (11 games) 29

SACKS, YARDSSeason (Since 1984)1. 2002 (15 games) 2962. 2003 (13 games) 2833. 2001 (12 games) 2484. 1987 (11 games) 2455. 1997 (12 games) 239

TACKLES FOR LOSSSeason (Since 1978)1. 2003 (13 games) 1352. 2002 (15 games) 1323. 2001 (12 games) 1074. 2012 (13 games) 975. 2000 (13 games) 94 1981 (11 games) 947. 2005 (11 games) 84 1999 (11 games) 849. 2015 (13 games) 8010. 2011 (12 games) 79

TACKLES FOR LOSS, YARDSSeason (Since 1978)1. 2002 (15 games) 4902. 2003 (13 games) 4363. 2012 (13 games) 4134. 2001 (12 games) 3955. 1981 (11 games) 388

PASS BREAKUPS Season (Since 1979)1. 2000 (13 games) 952. 1994 (11 games) 913. 1989 (11 games) 84 1998 (11 games) 845. 1993 (11 games) 776. 1996 (11 games) 687. 1986 (11 games) 678. 1997 (12 games) 649. 1988 (13 games) 6210. 1985 (11 games) 61

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PASSINGPASS ATTEMPTSCareer1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present 1,4472. Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 1,3793. Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 1,1234. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 9475. Leo Peckenpaugh, 1970-73 6196. Johnny Vance, 1966-69 5927. John Hall, 1977-80 5718. Jimmy Feix, 1949-52 5549. Ralph Antone, 1979-82 51910. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 420

Season1. Brandon Doughty, 2014 5522. Brandon Doughty, 2015 4963. Jeff Cesarone, 1985 4474. Jeff Cesarone, 1986 3975. Brandon Doughty, 2013 3746. Kawaun Jakes, 2012 3127. Johnny Vance, 1969 3078. Jeff Cesarone, 1987 2979. Kawaun Jakes, 2010 29110. Justin Haddix, 2005 279

Game1. Brandon Doughty at Middle Tennessee, 2014 662. Brandon Doughty at LSU, 2015 613. Johnny Vance vs. Akron, 1969 59 Jeff Cesarone vs. Akron, 1985 595. Jeff Cesarone at EIU, 1986 586. Brandon Doughty vs. Bowling Green, 2014 56

PASS COMPLETIONSCareer1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present 9912. Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 7353. Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 6504. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 5415. Johnny Vance, 1966-69 2896. John Hall, 1977-80 2867. Leo Peckenpaugh, 1970-73 2838. Ralph Antone, 1979-82 2669. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 20010. Mike Egan, 1965-68 195

Season1. Brandon Doughty, 2014 3752. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present 3563. Jeff Cesarone, 1985 2534. Brandon Doughty, 2013 2465. Jeff Cesarone, 1986 2076. Kawaun Jakes, 2012 2007. Justin Haddix, 2006 1718. Johnny Vance, 1969 1559. Kawaun Jakes, 2011 15310. Jeff Cesarone, 1987 152

Game1. Brandon Doughty vs. Bowling Green, 2014 462. Brandon Doughty at Middle Tennessee, 2014 433. Brandon Doughty at Navy, 2014 384. Johnny Vance at Akron, 1969 375. Jeff Cesarone vs. Akron, 1985 366. Brandon Doughty at Indiana, 2015 35

NET PASSING YARDSCareer1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present 12,3942. Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 8,5663. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 7,9294. Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 7,5385. Johnny Vance, 1966-69 4,0466. John Hall, 1977-80 3,8767. Jimmy Feix, 1949-52 3,7808. Ralph Antone, 1979-82 3,5559. Leo Peckenpaugh, 1970-73 3,53210. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 3,326

Season1. Brandon Doughty, 2014 4,8302. Brandon Doughty, 2015 4,5943. Brandon Doughty, 2013 2,8574. Jeff Cesarone, 1985 2,737 5. Kawaun Jakes, 2012 2,488 6. Jeff Cesarone, 1986 2,396 7. Justin Haddix, 2006 2,186 8. Justin Haddix, 2004 1,976 9. Johnny Vance, 1969 1,943 10. Justin Haddix, 2005 1,892

Game1. Brandon Doughty at Middle Tennessee, 2014 5932. Brandon Doughty vs. Bowling Green, 2014 5693. Jeff Cesarone vs. Akron, 1985 4944. Brandon Doughty at Marshall, 2014 4915. Brandon Doughty vs. Central Michigan, 2014 486

Per Game, SeasonSince 1990, min. 5 games played1. Brandon Doughty, 2014 371.5 (4,830, 13 GMS)2. Brandon Doughty, 2015 353.4 (4,594, 13 GMS)3. Brandon Doughty, 2013 238.0 (2,857, 12 GMS)4. Justin Haddix, 2006 198.7 (2,186, 11 GMS)5. Kawaun Jakes, 2012 191.4 (2,488, 13 GMS)6. Justin Haddix, 2005 172.0 (1,892, 11 GMS)

COMPLETION PERCENTAGECareer (Min. 100 comp.)1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Pres .685 (991-1,447; 12,394)2. K.J. Black, 2007-08 .632 (115-182; 1,284)3. Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 .579 (650-1,123; 7,538)4. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 .571 (541-947; 7,929)5. Jason Michael, 1999-02 .553 (126-228; 2,272)6. David Wolke, 2007-08 .545 (194-356; 2,200)7. Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 .533 (735-1,379; 8,566)8. Ralph Antone, 1979-82 .513 (266-519; 3,555)9. Scott Campbell, 1988-90 .508 (130-256; 1,660)10. Scott Bartholomew, 1976-77 .505 (107-212; 1,383)

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Individual RECORDSSeason (Min. 75 comp.)1. Brandon Doughty, 2015 .718 (356-496; 4,594 yds)2. Brandon Doughty, 2014 .679 (375-552; 4,830 yds)3. Brandon Doughty, 2013 .658 (246-374; 2,857 yds)4. K.J. Black, 2007 .657 (88-134; 1,007 yds)5. Kawaun Jakes, 2012 .641 (200-312; 2,488 yds)6. Jimmy Feix, 1952 .632 (127-201; 1,752 yds)7. David Wolke, 2007 .621 (77-124; 922 yds)8. Justin Haddix, 2006 .613 (171-279; 2,186 yds)9. Kawaun Jakes, 2009 .607 (148-244; 1,516 yds)10. Jason Michael, 2002 .606 (100-165; 1,661 yds)

Game (Min. 10 comp.)1. Brandon Doughty vs. Old Dominion, 2014 .885 (23-26)2. Marty Jaggers at Austin Peay, 1981 .833 (10-12) Willie Taggart at UT Martin, 1997 .833 (10-12)4. Brandon Doughty vs. FAU, 2015 .828 (24-29)5. Brandon Doughty vs. Bowling Green, 2014 .821 (46-56)6. Ralph Antone at Kentucky St., 1981 .818 (9-11) David Wolke vs. NC Central, 2007 .818 (9-11)

TOUCHDOWN PASSESCareer1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present 1082. Kawaun Jakes, 2009-12 513. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 504. Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 465. Leo Peckenpaugh, 1970-73 356. Jimmy Feix, 1949-52 30 John Hall, 1977-80 30 Willie Taggart, 1995-98 309. Johnny Vance, 1966-69 2810. Ralph Antone, 1979-82 27

Season1. Brandon Doughty, 2014 492. Brandon Doughty, 2015 453. Kawaun Jakes, 2012 224. Jeff Cesarone, 1985 185. Johnny Vance, 1969 166. Jimmy Feix, 1952 15 Jeff Cesarone, 1986 15 Justin Haddix, 2005 159. Justin Haddix, 2006 14 Brandon Doughty, 2013 14 Leo Peckenpaugh, 1974 14

Game1. Brandon Doughty at Marshall, 2014 82. Brandon Doughty vs. Miami, 2015 6 Brandon Doughty vs. Bowling Green, 2014 64. Brandon Doughty vs. Marshall, 2015 5 Brandon Doughty vs. Middle Tennessee, 2015 5 Brandon Doughty vs. Central Michigan, 2014 5 Brandon Doughty vs. Old Dominion, 2014 5 Brandon Doughty vs. UTSA, 2014 5 John Hall at Morehead St., 1978 5 Jeff Cesarone vs. Akron, 1985 5

LONGEST PASS1. Peckenpaugh to Williams at Murray State, 1970 96 Jeff Cesarone to Keith Paskett vs Akron, 1985 963. John Hall to Eddie Preston at Austin Peay, 1979 934. Bill Smith to Eddie Preston vs. Austin Peay, 1976 92

* All resulted in touchdowns

INTERCEPTIONS THROWNCareer1. Johnny Vance, 1966-69 432. Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 423. Leo Peckenpaugh, 1970-73 38 Kawaun Jakes, 2009-12 385. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 36

Season1. Shanon Miller, 1964 202. Johnny Vance, 1969 183. Mike Egan, 1965 15 Johnny Vance, 1968 15 Dennis Tomek, 1973 15

Game1. Dennis Tomek vs. Grambling, 1973 62. Jimmy Feix at Marshall, 1951 5 Doug Bartholomew at Akron, 1977 5 Brandon Doughty at Tennessee, 2013 5

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RECEIVING

RECEPTIONSCareer1. Willie McNeal, 2010-14 (2,181 yds) 1712. Jake Gaebler, 2006-09 (1,924 yds) 1683. Jack Doyle, 2009-12 (1,769 yds) 1624. Curtis Hamilton, 2004-07 (2,324 yds) 1495. Taywan Taylor, 2013-Pres. (2,400 yds) 1486. Jared Dangerfield, 2014-Pres. (1,577 yds) 1457. Jay Davis, 1968-71 (2,236 yds) 1318. Alan Mullins, 1982-85 (1,866 yds) 1249. Keith Paskett, 1983-86 (2,117 yds) 12310. Robert Coates, 1986-89 (1,445 yds) 119

Season1. Taywan Taylor, 2015 (1,363 yds) 792. Jared Dangerfield, 2015 (752 yds) 763. Jared Dangerfield, 2014 (825 yds) 694. Curtis Hamilton, 2007 (873 yds) 66 Porter Williams, 1973 (1,107 yds) 666. Alan Mullins, 1985 (849 yds) 657. Nicholas Norris, 2015 (851 yds) 588. Willie McNeal, 2014 (666 yds) 569. Jake Gaebler, 2008 (588 yds) 5410. Jack Doyle, 2012 (566 yds) 53

Game1. Jay Davis at Akron, 1969 15/191 yards2 Taywan Taylor vs. Bowling Green, 2014 12/185 yards Curtis Hamilton vs. Eastern Ky., 2007 12/139 yards Pat McKenzie vs. Eastern Ill., 1984 12/92 yards5. Jared Dangerfield vs. Miami (Ohio), 2015 11/148 yards Tyler Higbee at Indiana, 2015 11/109 yards Keith Paskett vs. Eastern Ill., 1986 11/187 yards Cedric Jones vs. Livingston, 1986 11/121 yards Jake Gaebler vs. Middle Tennessee, 2008 11/125 yards

RECEIVING YARDSCareer1. Taywan Taylor, 2013-Present (148 catches) 2,4002. Curtis Hamilton, 2004-07 (149 catches) 2,3243. Jay Davis, 1968-71 (131 catches) 2,2364. Willie McNeal, 2010-14 (171 catches) 2,1815. Keith Paskett, 1983-86 (123 catches) 2,1176. Eddie Preston, 1976-79 (114 catches) 2,0837. Joey Stockton, 1995-97 (96 catches) 2,0578. Jake Gaebler, 2006-09 (168 catches) 1,9249. Alan Mullins, 1982-85 (124 catches) 1,86610. Porter Williams, 1970-73 (105 catches) 1,826

Season1. Taywan Taylor, 2015 (79 catches) 1,3632. Porter Williams, 1973 (66 catches) 1,1073. Casey Rooney, 2003 (52 catches) 9464. Curtis Hamilton, 2007 (66 catches) 8735. Joey Stockton, 1995 (33 catches) 8636. Nicholas Norris, 2015 (58 catches) 8517. Maurice Perkins, 2004 (43 catches) 849 Alan Mullins, 1985 (65 catches) 8499. Curtis Hamilton, 2006 (52 catches) 84110. Keith Paskett, 1985 (47 catches) 829

Game1. Joey Stockton at Austin Peay, 1995 276/7 rec.2. Taywan Taylor at Indiana, 2015 196/9 rec.2. Joey Stockton vs. Murray St., 1997 (3OT) 194/7 rec.3. Jay Davis at Akron, 1969 191/15 rec.4. Malcolm Darden at Chattanooga, 1987 188/5 rec.5. Keith Paskett at Eastern Ill., 1986 187/ 11 rec.

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONSCareer1. Taywan Taylor, 2013-Present 242. Eddie Preston, 1976-79 223. Willie McNeal, 2010-14 21 Porter Williams, 1970-73 215. Curtis Hamilton, 2004-07 19 Jay Davis, 1968-71 197. Jared Dangerfield, 2014-Present 188. Joey Stockton, 1995-97 179. Tyler Higbee, 2011-Present 14 Keith Paskett, 1983-86 14 Alan Mullins, 1982-85 14

Season1. Taywan Taylor, 2015 172. Jared Dangerfield, 2014 11 Porter Williams, 1973 114. Curtis Hamilton, 2006 105. Tyler Higbee, 2015 8 Willie McNeal, 2014 87. Jared Dangerfield, 2015 7 Antwane Grant, 2015 7 Taywan Taylor, 2014 7 Alan Mullins, 1985 7 Keith Paskett, 1985 7 Eddie Preston, 1979 7 Jay Davis, 1969 7

Game1. Porter Williams vs. Murray St., 1973 42. Taywan Taylor vs. Middle Tennessee, 2015 3 Tyler Higbee at Marshall, 2014 3 Eddie Preston at Morehead St., 1978 3 Porter Williams vs. East Tennessee, 1971 3

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RUSHING

RUSHING ATTEMPTSCareer1. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (4,542 yds) 8952. Lerron Moore, 2003-06 (4,396 yds) 8283. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (3,997 yds) 7124. Antwan Floyd, 1993-96 (3,775 yds) 6975. Joe Arnold, 1985-88 (3,570 yds) 6426. Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 (3,674 yds) 6187. Jimmy Woods, 1975-78 (2,479 yds) 6128. Dickie Moore, 1965-68 (3,560 yds) 6079. Clarence Jackson, 1970-73 (2,584 yds) 51910. Jim Vorhees, 1966-69 (2,040 yds) 495

Season1. Bobby Rainey, 2011 (1,695 yds) 3692. Bobby Rainey, 2010 (1,649 yds) 3403. Antonio Andrews, 2012 (1,728 yds) 3044. Jon Frazier, 2002 (1,537 yds) 3035. Lawrence Jefferson, 1975 (880 yds) 2936. Joe Arnold, 1988 (1,668 yds) 2787. Lerron Moore, 2003 (1,490 yds) 2738. Leon Allen, 2014 (1,542 yds) 2729. Antonio Andrews, 2013 (1,730 yds) 26710. Antwan Floyd, 1994 (1,327 yds) 240

Game1. Bobby Rainey vs Middle Tennessee, 2010 452. Bobby Rainey vs. Troy, 2011 433. Don Smith vs. Missouri State, 1989 414. Glendell Miller vs. Murray State, 1982 395. Clarence Jackson at Butler, 1971 38 Elmer Caldwell at Eastern Kentucky, 1979 38

RUSHING YARDSCareer1. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (895 atts) 4,5422. Lerron Moore, 2003-06 (828 atts) 4,3963. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (721 atts) 3,9974. Antwan Floyd, 1993-96 (697 atts) 3,7755. Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 (618 atts) 3,6746. Joe Arnold, 1985-88 (642 atts) 3,5707. Dickie Moore, 1965-68 (607 atts) 3,5608. Clarence Jackson, 1970-73 (519 atts) 2,5849. Jimmy Woods, 1975-78 (612 atts) 2,47910. Leon Allen, 2012-15 (427 atts) 2,353

Season1. Antonio Andrews, 2013 (267 atts) 1,7302. Antonio Andrews, 2012 (304 atts) 1,7283. Bobby Rainey, 2011 (369 atts) 1,6954. Joe Arnold, 1988 (278 atts) 1,6685. Bobby Rainey, 2010 (340 atts) 1,6496. Leon Allen, 2014 (272 atts) 1,5427. Jon Frazier, 2002 (303 atts) 1,537 Lerron Moore, 2003 (273 atts) 1,4908. Dickie Moore, 1967 (208 atts) 1,4449. Antwan Floyd, 1994 (240 atts) 1,32710. Willie Taggart, 1998 (201 atts) 1,313

Game1. Leon Allen vs. Army, 2014 3452. Eddie Thompson vs. Southern Ill., 1992 3093. Clarence Jackson at Butler, 1971 2974. Willie Taggart at Southern Illinois, 1997 2895. Joe Arnold at North Carolina A&T, 1987 260

RUSHING YARDS (QB)Career1. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (721 atts) 3,9972. Eddie Thompson, 1991-93 (387 atts) 2,3493. Donte Pimpleton, 1998-2001 (242 atts) 1,3514. Jason Johnson, 2000-01 (253 atts) 1,1645. Jason Michael, 1999-2002 (318 atts) 1,038

Season1. Willie Taggart, 1998 (210 atts) 1,3132. Willie Taggart, 1997 (189 atts) 1,2573. Willie Taggart, 1996 (167 atts) 9974. Eddie Thompson, 1992 (113 atts) 8375. Eddie Thompson, 1993 (120 atts) 830

Game1. Eddie Thompson vs. Southern Ill., 1992 (NCAA Record) 3092. Willie Taggart vs. Southern Illinois, 1997 2893. Donte Pimpleton at Illinois State, 2001 2454. Willie Taggart vs. Elon, 1998 2175. Willie Taggart at South Florida, 1998 206

LONGEST RUSH1. Pedro Bacon vs. Livingston, 1986 99-TD2. Gene McFadden vs. East Tennessee, 1953 96-TD3. Lerron Moore vs. Southern Illinois, 2003 91-TD Lou Cullen at Mississippi, 1942 91-TD5. Donte Pimpleton at Illinois St., 2001 90-TD Pedro Bacon at Missouri State, 1988 90-TD7. Rod Smart at Eastern Kentucky, 1999 89-TD8. Stephen Willis vs. Troy, 2007 86-TD9. Joey Stockton at Southern Illinois, 1997 84-TD10. Joe Arnold vs. North Carolina A&T, 1988 81-TD

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Individual RECORDSRUSHING TOUCHDOWNSCareer, Since 197651. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 472. Lerron Moore, 2003-06 433. Clarence Jackson, 1970-73 374. Bobby Rainey, 2007-11 355. Dickie Moore, 1965-68 346. Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 297. Joe Arnold, 1985-88 288. Antwan Floyd, 1993-96 279. Latravis Powell, 1994-97 2410. Leon Allen, 2012-Present 22

Season1. Dickie Moore, 1967 19

Season, Since 19771. Antonio Andrews, 2013 16 Willie Taggart, 1997 163. Bobby Rainey, 2010 15 Willie Taggart, 1998 155. Joe Arnold, 1988 14 Brian Porter, 2004 14 Jason Michael, 2002 148. Bobby Rainey, 2011 13 Leon Allen, 2014 13 Lerron Moore, 2003 13

Game1. Antonio Andrews vs. Morgan State, 2013 5

MOST 200-YARD RUSHING GAMESCareer1. Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 52. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 4 Eddie Thompson, 1991-93 44. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 35. Leon Allen, 2012-Present 2 Joe Arnold, 1985-88 2 Dickie Moore, 1965-68 2

Season1. Bobby Rainey, 2011 3 Antonio Andrews, 2012 33. Leon Allen, 2014 2 Antonio Andrews, 2013 2 Willie Taggart, 1998 2 Eddie Thompson, 1993 2 Eddie Thompson, 1992 2 Dickie Moore, 1967 2

MOST 150-YARD RUSHING GAMESCareer1. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 112. Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 93. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 84. Lerron Moore, 2003-06 7 Dickie Moore, 1965-68 76. Joe Arnold, 1985-88 6

Season1. Bobby Rainey, 2010 72. Antonio Andrews, 2013 53. Antonio Andrews, 2012 4 Bobby Rainey, 2011 4 Rod Smart, 1999 4 Willie Taggart, 1998 4 Joe Arnold, 1988 4 Dickie Moore, 1967 4

MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMESCareer1. Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 21 Lerron Moore, 2003-06 213. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 194. Antwan Floyd, 1993-96 185. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 17 Dickie Moore, 1965-68 177. Joe Arnold, 1985-88 13

Season1. Antonio Andrews, 2013 112. Antonio Andrews, 2012 10 Bobby Rainey, 2011 104. Bobby Rainey, 2010 9 Jon Frazier, 2002 9 Antwan Floyd, 1994 97. Lerron Moore, 2003 8 Joe Arnold, 1988 8 Dickie Moore, 1967 810. Willie Taggart, 1998 7

CONSECUTIVE 100-YD RUSHING GAMES1. Antonio Andrews, 2013 112. Bobby Rainey, 2010-11 8 Antwan Floyd, 1994-95 84. Antonio Andrews, 2012 75. Lerron Moore, 2003 5 Bobby Rainey, 2011 57. Anthony Wales, 2015 4 Willie Taggart, 1998 4 Joe Arnold, 1988 4 Dickie Moore, 1967 (twice) 4

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TOTAL OFFENSE

PLAYSCareer1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present (12,131 yds) 1,5462. Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 (7,852 yds) 1,5453. Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 (8,112 yds) 1,4564. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 (8,890 yds) 1,3095. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (7,270 yds) 1,1416. Leo Peckenpaugh, 1970-73 (4,107 yds) 9407. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (4,595 yds) 9008. John Hall, 1977-80 (3,696 yds) 751

Season1. Brandon Doughty, 2014 (4,778) 5912. Brandon Doughty, 2015 (4,495) 5202. Jeff Cesarone, 1985 (2,542 yds) 4893. Jeff Cesarone, 1986 (2,169 yds) 4534. Johnny Vance, 1969 (2,164 yds) 4125. Brandon Doughty, 2013 (2,748 yds) 4086. Kawaun Jakes, 2010 (1,880 yds) 3877. Kawaun Jakes, 2012 (2,546 yds) 3788. Bobby Rainey, 2011 (1,743 yds) 3719. Kawaun Jakes, 2009 (1,871 yds) 36910. Ralph Antone, 1982 (1,502 yds) 361

YARDSCareer1. Brandon Doughty, 2011-Present (1,546 plays) 12,1312. Justin Haddix, 2003-06 (1,309 plays) 8,8903. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (1,456 plays) 8,1124. Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 (1,545 plays) 7,8525. Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 (1,104 plays) 5,7666. Johnny Vance, 1966-69 (709 plays) 4,7827. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (900 plays) 4,5958. Eddie Thompson, 1991-93 (636 plays) 4,109

Season1. Brandon Doughty, 2014 (591 plays) 4,7782. Brandon Doughty, 2015 (520 plays) 4,4952. Brandon Doughty, 2013 (408 plays) 2,7483. Kawaun Jakes, 2012 (378 plays) 2,5464. Jeff Cesarone, 1985 (489 plays) 2,5425. Willie Taggart, 1997 (320 plays) 2,4036. Jason Michael, 2002 (335 plays) 2,3037. Justin Haddix, 2004 (301 plays) 2,2918. Justin Haddix, 2006 (336 plays) 2,2119. Justin Haddix, 2005 (343 plays) 2,21010. Jeff Cesarone, 1986 (453 plays) 2,169

ALL-PURPOSE YARDSCareer1. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (4,542 R, 682 C, 51 PR, 1,631 KOR) 6,9062. Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 (3,674 R, 963 C, 382 PR, 1,780 KOR) 6,7993. Joey Stockton, 1994-97 (226 R, 2,057 C, 695 PR, 2,302 KOR) 5,2804. Joe Arnold, 1985-88 (3,570 R, 700 C, 903 KOR) 5,1735. Lerron Moore, 2003-06 (4,396 R, 211 C) 4,6076. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (3,997 R, -1 C) 3,9967. Clarence Jackson, 1970-73 (2,707 R, 199 C, 258 PR, 634 KOR) 3,7988. Willie McNeal, 2010-14 (75 R, 2,181 C, 44 PR, 1,390 KOR) 3,690

Season1. Antonio Andrews, 2012 (1,728 R, 432 C, 234 PR, 767 KOR) 3,1612. Antonio Andrews, 2013 (1,730 R, 478 C, 97 PR, 314 KOR) 2,6193. Bobby Rainey, 2009 (939 R, 83 C, 29 PR, 1,050 KOR) 2,1014. Bobby Rainey, 2011 (1,695 R, 361 C) 2,0565. Leon Allen, 2014 (1,542 R, 476 C) 2,0186. Joe Arnold, 1988 (1,668 R, 72 C, 262 KOR) 2,0027. Joey Stockton, 1995 (46 R, 863 C, 147 pt rets, 934 KOR) 1,9908. Jon Frazier, 2002 (1,537 R, 78 C, 328 KOR) 1,9439. Bobby Rainey, 2010 (1,649 R, 230 C) 1,87910. Joey Stockton, 1996 (13 R, 472 C, 300 PR, 778 KOR) 1,563

Season, Per Game1. Antonio Andrews, 2012 (3,161 yds, 13 gms) 243.22. Antonio Andrews, 2013 (2,619 yds, 12 gms) 218.23. Joey Stockton, 1995 (1,990 yds, 10 gms) 199.04. Bobby Rainey, 2009 (2,101 yds, 12 gms) 175.15. Bobby Rainey, 2011 (2,056 yds, 12 gms) 171.36. Dickie Moore, 1967 (1,456 yds, 10 gms) 161.87. Bobby Rainey, 2010 (1,879 yds, 12 gms) 156.68. Leon Allen, 2014 (2,018 yds, 13 gms) 155.29. Joe Arnold, 1988 (2,002 yds, 13 gms) 154.010. Joey Stockton, 1996 (1,563 yds, 11 gms) 142.1

POINTS SCOREDCareer1. Garrett Schwettman, 2012-Present (PK) 3892. Chris James, 2004-07 (PK) 2983. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (QB) 2864. Peter Martinez, 2000-02 (PK) 2795. Jeff Poisel, 1996-99 (PK) 2636. Lerron Moore, 2003-06 (RB) 2607. Clarence Jackson, 1970-73 (RB) 2528. Dan Maher, 1985-88 (PK) 2509. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (RB) 24210. Dickie Moore, 1965-68 (RB) 203

Season1. Garrett Schwettman, 2014 1182. Garrett Schwettman, 2015 1153. Matt Lange, 2003 1174. Clarence Jackson, 1973 114 Dickie Moore, 1967 1146. Peter Martinez, 2002 1037. Taywan Taylor, 2015 102 Bobby Rainey, 2011 1029. Peter Martinez, 2000 10010. Leon Allen, 2014 96 Antonio Andrews, 2013 96 Willie Taggart, 1997 96

Game1. Antonio Andrews vs. Morgan State, 2013 302. Anthony Wales at Old Dominion, 2015 24 KeShawn Simpson vs. Georgia State, 2013 24 Brian Porter at Fla. International, 2004 24 Lerron Moore vs. Western Ill., 2004 24 Joey Stockton vs. Southern Ill., 1996 24 Eddie Thompson vs. Southern Ill., 1992 24 Joe Arnold at North Carolina A&T, 1987 24 Porter Williams vs. Murray St., 1973 24 Dickie Moore vs. Tennessee Tech, 1967 24 Carroll Broderick vs. Evansville, 1932 24

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Individual RECORDSPOINTS SCORED, KICKERCareer1. Garrett Schwettman, 2012-Present 3892. Chris James, 2004-07 2983. Peter Martinez, 2000-02 2794. Jeff Poisel, 1996-99 2635. Dan Maher, 1985-88 250 Casey Tinius, 2009-11 1357. Matt Lange, 2002-03 1188. Jim Griffiths, 1980-82 1169. Chris Pino, 1990-93 11210. Chris Wilson, 1969-72 104

Season1. Garrett Schwettman, 2014 1182. Garrett Schwettman, 2014 1153. Matt Lange, 2003 1174. Peter Martinez, 2002 1035. Peter Martinez, 2000 1006. Chris James, 2005 87 Jeff Poisel, 1997 878. Garrett Schwettman, 2013 84 Chris James, 2007 8410. Dan Maher, 1988 80

Game1. Matt Lange vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2003 182. Garrett Schwettman at Middle Tennessee, 2014 173. Garrett Schwettman vs. Middle Tennessee, 2015 164. Garrett Schwettman vs. LA Tech, 2015 15 Peter Martinez vs. UT-Martin, 2000 156. Garrett Schwettman vs Troy, 2013 14 Chris James vs. N.C. Central, 2007 14 Chris James vs. Youngstown St., 2004 14 Chris Pino vs. Central Florida, 1992 14

TOUCHDOWNS SCOREDCareer1. Willie Taggart, 1995-98 472. Lerron Moore, 2003-06 433. Clarence Jackson, 1970-73 424. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 405. Dickie Moore, 1965-68 346. Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 337. Joe Arnold, 1985-88 328. Antwan Floyd, 1993-96 27 Jim Vorhees, 1966-69 2710. Leon Allen, 2012-Present 26

Season1. Clarence Jackson, 1973 19 Dickie Moore, 1967 193. Taywan Taylor, 2015 17 Bobby Rainey, 2011 175. Leon Allen, 2014 16 Willie Taggart, 1997 16 Antonio Andrews, 2013 168. Antonio Andrews, 2012 15 Bobby Rainey, 2010 15 Willie Taggart, 1998 15 Joe Arnold, 1988 15

Game1. Antonio Andrews vs. Morgan State, 2013 52. Anthony Wales at Old Dominion, 2015 4 Keshawn Simpson vs. Georgia State, 2013 4 Brian Porter at FIU, 2004 4 Lerron Moore vs. Western Ill., 2004 4 Joey Stockton vs. Southern Ill., 1996 4 Eddie Thompson vs. Southern Ill., 1992 4 Joe Arnold at North Carolina A&T, 1987 4 Porter Williams vs. Murray St., 1973 4 Dickie Moore vs. Tennessee Tech, 1967 4

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SPECIAL TEAMS

FIELD GOALSCareer1. Garrett Schwettman, 2012-Present 532. Chris James, 2004-07 513. Peter Martinez, 2000-02 494. Dan Maher, 1985-88 475. Jeff Poisel, 1996-99 316. Matt Lange, 2002-03 237. Jim Griffiths, 1980-82 198. Chris Pino, 1990-93 179. Dave Betz, 1976-77 1510. Casey Tinius, 2009-2011 14

Season1. Matt Lange, 2003 232. Peter Martinez, 2002 183. Peter Martinez, 2000 174. Garrett Schwettman, 2014 165. Chris James, 2005 15 Dan Maher, 1988 157. Garrett Schwettman, 2014 14 Casey Tinius, 2009 14 Chris James, 2007 14 Peter Martinez, 2001 14

LONGEST FIELD GOALS1. Dick Herron at Middle Tennessee, 1971 572. Chris James at Missouri St., 2006 543. Chris James vs. Northern Iowa, 2005 52 Dan Maher at Louisville, 1986 525. Peter Martinez at Furman, 2001 51 Dan Maher at Austin Peay, 1986 517. Dave Betz at Murray St., 1976 50 Tanner Siewert at Kentucky, 2008 509. Peter Martinez at Georgia Southern, 2002 49 Dan Maher at Eastern Kentucky, 1987 49

LONGEST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED1. Dave Betz at Murray St., 1976 57 Charlie Johnson at East Tennessee, 1974 57 Steve Wilson at Middle Tennessee, 1971 57 Dick Herron at MTSU, 1971 (GOOD) 575. Chris James at Ball St., 2007 55 Brian Claybourn vs. Northern Iowa, 2003 557. Chris James at Missouri St., 2006 (GOOD) 54 Peter Martinez vs. Murray St., 2002 54 Dave Betz vs. Murray St., 1977 54 Dick Herron vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1972 54

CONSECUTIVE FIELD GOALS MADE1. Garrett Schwettman, 2015 10 Chris James, 2005 10 Matt Lange, 2003 103. Will Sweeney, 1994 9 Chris Pino, 1993 95. Garrett Schwettman, 2012-13 8 Chris James, 2006 8 Dan Maher, 1988 88. Matt Lange, 2003 7 Peter Martinez, 2001-02 7

PATS MADECareer1. Garrett Schwettman, 2012-Present 2302. Jeff Poisel, 1996-99 1703. Chris James, 2004-07 1454. Peter Martinez, 2000-02 1325. Dan Maher, 1985-88 1096. Steve Wilson, 1969-72 687. Casey Tinius, 2009-11 668. Tom Atwood, 1964-67 649. Chris Pino, 1990-93 61 Sam Clark, 1961-64 61

Season1. Garrett Schwettman, 2015 732. Garrett Schwettman, 2014 703. Jeff Poisel, 1997 544. Peter Martinez, 2002 49 Peter Martinez, 2000 49 Jeff Poisel, 1998 497. Matt Lange, 2003 488. Garrett Schwettman, 2013 459. Chris James, 2007 42 Chris James, 2005 42 Garrett Schwettman, 2012 42

Game1. Garrett Schwettman at FIU, 2015 9 Garrett Schwettman vs. Old Dominion, 2014 9 Chris James vs. West Virginia Tech, 2005 9 Peter Martinez vs. UT-Martin, 2000 9 Jeff Poisel vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 1996 95. Ten with Eight (Last, Schwettman vs. Miami, 2015) 8

CONSECUTIVE PATS MADE1. Chris James, 9/11/04-9/29/07 1192. Garrett Schwettman, 10/4/14-10/24/15 883. Garrett Schwettman, 10/11/12-11/2/13 594. Jeff Poisel, 9/6/97-9/12/98 555. Dan Maher, 10/17/87-12/3/88 546. Peter Martinez, 9/16/00-10/13/01 537. Matt Lange, 9/6/03-12/6/03 418. Steve Wilson, 11/8/69-11/21/70 40

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Individual RECORDSMOST PUNTSCareer1. Adam Lindsey, 1983-86 2992. Todd Davis, 1986-90 2413. Brian Claybourn, 2001-04 2264. Ray Farmer, 1977-80 2255. Hendrix Brakefield, 2010-13 2116. Walt Herod, 1973-76 1857. Jeremy Moore, 2008-09 1698. Rick Boeckmann, 1992-94 1679. Gary Mears, 1970-72 16610. Alan Ogletree, 1998-2000 162

Season1. Walt Herod, 1975 792. Walt Herod, 1976 783. Adam Lindsey, 1986 77 Adam Lindsey, 1983 775. Adam Lindsey, 1985 756. Gary Mears, 1970 747. Hendrix Brakefield, 2010 718. Adam Lindsey, 1984 70 Mike Miller, 1981 70 Mike Miller, 1982 70

Game1. Adam Lindsey at Tennessee St., 1986 13 Charlie Johnson at Tennessee Tech, 1974 133. Adam Lindsey at Eastern Kentucky, 1983 12 Walt Herod at Morehead St., 1976 12

PUNTING YARDSCareer1. Adam Lindsey, 1983-86 11,4502. Todd Davis, 1986-90 9,2403. Brian Claybourn, 2001-04 9,2374. Ray Farmer, 1977-80 9,0285. Hendrix Brakefield, 2010-13 8,6506. Walt Herod, 1973-76 7,3697. Jeremy Moore, 2008-09 6,8188. Rick Boeckmann, 1992-94 6,3599. Alan Ogletree, 1998-2000 6,27610. Gary Mears, 1970-72 6,220

Season1. Walt Herod, 1975 3,2232. Walt Herod, 1976 3,2023. Adam Lindsey, 1986 3,0934. Adam Lindsey, 1983 2,9595. Hendrix Brakefield, 2010 2,8726. Adam Lindsey, 1985 2,7907. Gary Mears, 1970 2,7198. Mike Miller, 1981 2,6729. Hendrix Brakefield, 2011 2,66210. Brian Claybourn, 2002 2,653

Game1. Charlie Johnson at Tennessee Tech, 1974 5782. Adam Lindsey at Tennessee St., 1986 5553. Adam Lindsey at Eastern Kentucky, 1983 4984. Walt Herod at Morehead St., 1976 4905. Ray Farmer at Tennessee Tech, 1980 444 Walt Herod vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1976 444

Career, Average Per Punt (Min. 150)1. Hendrix Brakefield, 2010-13 (211/8,650 yds) 41.02. Brian Claybourn, 2001-04 (226/9,237 yds) 40.93. Charlie Johnson, 1972-75 (152/6,150 yds) 40.54. Jeremy Moore, 2007-09 (169/6,818 yds) 40.35. Ray Farmer, 1977-80 (222/8,920 yds) 40.26. Walter Herod, (185/7,369 yds) 39.87. Alan Ogletree, 1997-2000 (162/6,276 yds) 38.78. Todd Davis, 1986-90 (241/9,240) 38.349. Adam Lindsey, 1983-86 (299/11,450) 38.2910. Rick Boeckmann, 1992-94 (167/6,359) 38.1

Season, Average Per Punt (Min. 40)1. Brian Claybourn, 2004 (46/1,996 yds) 43.42. Jeremy Moore, 2009 (56/2,427 yds) 43.33. Ray Farmer, 1980 (61/2,584 yds) 42.44. Charlie Johnson, 1974 (51/2,155 yds) 42.35. Hendrix Brakefield, 2012 (45/1,896 yds) 42.16. Jeremy Moore, 2007 (46/1,919 yds) 41.77. Hendrix Brakefield, 2011 (64/2,662 yds) 41.68. Brian Claybourn, 2003 (54/2,224 yds) 41.29. Walt Herod, 1976 (78/3,202 yds) 41.110. Walt Herod, 1975 (79/3,223 yds) 40.8

Game, Average Per Punt (Min. 4)1. Brian Claybourn at Kansas St., 2004 (4/208) 52.002. Charlie Johnson vs. Middle Tenn, 1974 (4/205) 51.303. Brian Claybourn at Kansas St., 2002 (5/248) 49.604. Walt Herod vs. Morehead St., 1975 (7/347) 49.575. Charlie Johnson at Appalachian St., 1973 (7/346) 49.40

LONGEST PUNT1. Charlie Johnson vs. Morehead St., 1973 772. Charlie Johnson at Appalachian St.,1973 763. Ray Farmer vs. Tennessee Tech, 1979 754. Hendrix Brakefield vs. Central Michigan, 2012 74 Bobby Mitchell vs. Tennessee Tech, 1961 74

PUNTS RETURNEDCareer1. Bill Green, 1967-70 962. Joey Stockton, 1994-97 923. Antonio Veals, 2000-03 704. Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 665. Virgil Livers, 1971-74 616. Keith Paskett, 1983-86 607. Allen Coker, 1971-72 578. Joseph Jefferson, 1998-2001 539. Dennis Mitchell, 2003-06 5110. Dwayne Haun, 1989-92 50 Jim Sprinkle, 1965-68 50

Season1. Virgil Livers, 1974 502. Rick Caswell, 1975 493. Joey Stockton, 1997 414. Davlin Mullen, 1980 38 Cedric Jones, 1988 386. Keith Paskett, 1983 377. Clarence Jackson, 1973 348. Antonio Veals, 2002 339. Allen Coker, 1972 3010. Bill Green, 1970 29

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Individual RECORDSGame1. Allen Coker vs. Middle Tennessee, 1972 9 Allen Coker at Butler, 1971 93. Cedric Jones vs. Austin Peay, 1988 8

PUNT RETURN YARDSCareer1. Bill Green, 1967-70 1,2942. Antonio Veals, 2000-03 9033. Joseph Jefferson, 1998-2001 8094. Joey Stockton, 1994-97 6955. Dennis Mitchell, 2003-06 6476. Virgil Livers, 1971-74 5937. Rick Caswell, 1973-75 5348. Dwayne Haun, 1989-92 5079. Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 43810. Allen Coker, 1971-72 416

Season1. Virgil Livers, 1974 5452. Rick Caswell, 1975 5343. Antonio Veals, 2002 4844. Joseph Jefferson, 2001 4405. Bill Green, 1967 4266. Cedric Jones, 1988 3847. Bill Green, 1970 3588. Antonio Veals, 2003 3289. Joey Stockton, 1996 30010. Davlin Mullen, 1980 285

Game1. Virgil Livers at East Tennessee, 1974 1452. Bobby Sippio vs. Cumberland (Tenn.), 1999 1443. Rick Caswell vs. New Hampshire, 1975 138 Rick Caswell vs. Tennessee Tech, 1975 138 Bill “Jelly” Green at Butler, 1967 138

Career, Average Per Return (Min. 25)1. Joseph Jefferson, 1998-2001 15.3 (53/809 yds)2. Bill “Jelly” Green, 1967-70 13.5 (96/1,294 yds)3. Delvechio Walls, 1997-98 13.5 (28/377 yds)4. Antonio Veals, 2000-03 12.9 (70/903 yds)5. Dennis Mitchell, 2003-06 12.7 (42/574 yds)6. Max Stevens, 1950-53 12.4 (29/360 yds)7. Pat Counts, 1963-64 11.1 (28/310 yds)8. Rick Caswell, 1975 10.9 (49/534 yds)9. Joey Stockton 1994-97 10.5 (92/965 yds)10. Dwayne Haun, 1989-92 10.1 (50/507 yds)

Season, Average Per Return (Min. 12)1. Bill Green, 1967 17.8 (24/426 yds)2. Joseph Jefferson, 2001 16.9 (426/40 yds)3. Dennis Mitchell, 2005 16.1 (15/242 yds)4. Antonio Veals, 2002 14.7 (33/484 yds)5. Bobby Sippio, 1999 13.5 (17/230 yds)6. Bill Green, 1968 13.2 (18/238 yds)7. Delvechio Walls, 1998 12.4 (21/260 yds)8. Bill Green, 1970 12.3 (29/358 yds)9. Antonio Andrews, 2012 12.3 (19/234 yds)10. Pat Counts, 1963 12.3 (16/197 yds)

PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNSCareer1. Bill “Jelly” Green, 1967-70 52. Virgil Livers, 1971-74 3 Rick Caswell, 1975 2 Jerome DeCarlo, 1993-94 2 Clarence Jackson, 1971-73 2 Joseph Jefferson, 1998-2001 2 Dennis Mitchell, 2003-06 2 Bobby Sippio, 1999 2Season1. Virgil Livers, 1974 32. Bill Green, 1967 2 Bobby Sippio, 1999 2 Rick Caswell, 1975 2 Bill Green, 1969 2 Clarence Jackson, 1973 2

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS1. Joseph Jefferson at Illinois St., 2001 952. Cedric Jones vs. Chattanooga, 1988 90 Bill “Jelly” Green at Morehead St., 1968 90 Jerry Nassano vs. Morehead St., 1953 90 Max Stevens vs. Morehead St., 1951 90* All resulted in touchdowns

KICKOFF RETURNSCareer1. Joey Stockton, 1994-97 942. Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 703. Willie McNeal, 2010-14 644. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 635. Dennis Mitchell, 2003-06 626. Kylen Towner, 2014-Present 557. Herb Davis, 1989-91 448. Joe Arnold, 1985-88 40 Nate Jones, 1977-80 40 Jim Sprinkle, 1965-68 40

Season (Since 1963)1. Willie McNeal, 2010 44 Bobby Rainey, 2009 443. Joey Stockton, 1995 394. Herb Davis, 1991 385. Kylen Towner, 2014 28 Antonio Andrews, 2012 287. Kylen Towner, 2015 27 Joey Stockton, 1996 278. Dennis Mitchell, 2005 26 Anthony Green, 1989 2610. Robert Jackson, 1993 25 Anthony Vincel, 1986 25

Game1. Joey Stockton at Southern Ill., 1995 82. Kylen Towner at LSU, 2015 7 Antonio Andrews vs. Middle Tenn., 2012 7 Dennis Mitchell at Southern Ill., 2004 7 Anthony Green at Louisville, 1989 75. Nine with Six 6

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Individual RECORDSKICKOFF RETURN YARDSCareer1. Joey Stockton, 1994-97 2,3022. Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 1,7803. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 1,6314. Willie McNeal, 2010-14 1,3905. Dennis Mitchell, 2003-06 1,3066. Kylen Towner, 2014-Present 1,2987. Joe Arnold, 1985-89 9038. John Embree, 1970-73 8849. Nate Jones, 1977-80 84510. Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 833

Season (Since 1963)1. Bobby Rainey, 2009 1,0502. Willie McNeal, 2010 968 3. Joey Stockton, 1995 9344. Joey Stockton, 1996 7785. Antonio Andrews, 2012 7676. Kylen Towner, 2015 6637. Herb Davis, 1991 6548. Kylen Towner, 2014 6359. Anthony Green, 1989 60310. Bobby Rainey, 2008 581

Game1. Anthony Green at Louisville, 1989 2092. Antonio Andrews vs. Navy, 2011 2023. Kylen Towner vs. Old Dominion, 2014 1864. Joey Stockton vs. Southern Illinois, 1996 1825. Davlin Mullen at Morehead St., 1982 176

AVG. PER KICK RETURNCareer, Average Per Return (Min. 20)1. Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 (833 yds, 26 rets) 32.02. Mel Mitchell, 1999-2001 (570 yds, 20 rets) 28.53. Eddie Godfrey (571 yds, 22 rets) 26.04. Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (1,631 yds, 63 rets) 25.9 5. Jim Garrett, 1965-67 (593 yds, 23 rets) 25.86. Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 (1,780 yds, 70 rets) 25.47. Joey Stockton, 1994-97 (2,302 yds, 94 rets) 24.58. Bryan Daniel, 1995-98 (664 yds, 28 rets) 23.79. Kylen Towner, 2014-Present (1,298 yds, 55 rets) 23.610. Don Smith, 1987-90 (542 yds, 23 rets) 23.56

Season, Average Per Return (Min. 10) Since 19631. John Evans, 2011 (579 yds, 18 rets) 32.22. Davlin Mullen, 1982 (574 yds, 18 rets) NCAA leader 31.93. Bobby Rainey, 2008 (581 yds, 19 rets) 30.64. John Embree, 1973 (334 yds, 11 rets) 30.45. Mel Mitchell, 2001 (295 yds, 10 rets) 29.56. Joey Stockton, 1996 (778 yds, 27 rets) 28.87. Antonio Andrews, 2011 (505 yds, 18 rets) 28.18. Eddie Godfrey, 1990 (336 yds, 12 rets) 28.09. Lawrence Jefferson, 1975 (388 yds, 14 rets) 27.710. Bryan Daniel, 1998 (441 yds, 16 rets) 27.6

KICK RETURN TDCareer1. Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 32. Kylen Towner, 2014-15 2 Eddie Godfrey, 1989-90 2 Mel Mitchell, 2000-01 2

Season1. Davlin Mullen, 1982 2 Joey Stockton, 1996 2 Anthony Green, 1989 2

Game1. Joey Stockton vs. Southern Ill., 1996 22. Multiple, last was Kylen Towner vs. LA Tech, 2015 1

LONGEST KICK RETURNS1. Joey Stockton vs. Southern Ill., 1996 100 Davlin Mullen vs. Youngstown St., 1982 1003. Mel Mitchell vs. McNeese St., 2001 99 Eddie Godfrey at Murray St., 1989 99 John Embree at Appalachian St., 1973 996. Kylen Towner vs. LA Tech, 2015 98 Davlin Mullen vs. Youngstown St., 1980 988. Anthony Green vs. Missouri St., 1989 97 Jimmy Thomas vs. Eastern Ky., 1976 9710. Jeremy Chandler at Youngstown St., 2003 96 Joe Baird vs. Evansville, 1963 96* All resulted in touchdowns

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DEFENSE

TOTAL TACKLESCareer1. Rick Green, 1972-75 5252. Paul Gray, 1980-83 4883. Erik Dandy, 2000-03 4224. Charles Thompson, 2001-04 4115. Biff Madon, 1974-77 4016. Melvin Wisham, 1997-2000 3947. Tony Towns, 1974, 76-78 3708. Carl Estelle, 1976-79 3559. Bill Hape, 1967-70 35410. Jim Barber, 1969-71 342

Season1. Rick Green, 1975 2132. Paul Gray, 1981 1733. Melvin Wishman, 2000 1714. Erik Dandy, 2003 1655. Charles Thompson, 2002 1596. Richard Grice, 1992 1567. Erik Dandy, 2001 1558. Paul Grant, 1982 1499. Biff Madon, 1976 14810. Biff Madon, 1977 143

SOLO TACKLESCareer1. Rick Green, 1972-75 3112. Biff Madon, 1974-77 2523. Melvin Wisham, 1997-2000 2484. Erik Dandy, 2000-03 2405. Tony Towns, 1974, 76-78 2316. Lawrence Brame, 1967-70 2257. Richard Grice, 1989-92 2188. Sherrod Coates, 1999-2002 214 Bill Hape, 1967-70 21410. Charles Thompson, 2001-04 208

Season1. Rick Green, 1975 1312. Melvin Wisham, 2000 1063. Erik Dandy, 2003 1004. Richard Grice, 1992 965. Charles Thompson, 2002 936. Biff Madon, 1976 907. Rick Green, 1974 878. Biff Madon, 1977 849. Karl Maslowski, 2003 82 Erik Dandy, 2001 82

ASSISTED TACKLESCareer1. Paul Gray, 1980-83 2982. Rick Green, 1972-75 2143. Walter York, 1980-83 2064. Charles Thompson, 2001-04 2035. Tom Tussey, 1979-81 1926. Erik Dandy, 2000-03 1827. David Suggs, 1979-82 1788. Tim Ford, 1979-81 1719. Carl Estelle, 1976-79 16910. Barry Bumm, 1978-81 163

Season1. Paul Gray, 1981 1002. Paul Gray, 1982 933. Tom Tussey, 1981 884. David Suggs, 1981 855. Paul Gray, 1983 846. Tim Ford, 1980 837. Rick Green, 1975 828. Mark Fatkin, 1983 799. Carl Estelle, 1979 7810. Greg Barnes, 1980 76

TACKLES FOR LOSSCareer1. Sherrod Coates, 1999-2002 752. Chris Carpenter, 1995-98 523. Tony Towns, 1974, 76-78 494. Erik Dandy, 2000-03 475. Andrew Jackson, 2011-13 436. Quanterus Smith, 2009-12 417. Ben Witman, 1996-99 408. Charles Thompson, 2001-04 39 Danny Davis, 1991-94 3910. Reginald Hayden, 1976-78 38

Season1. Sherrod Coates, 2002 312. Erik Dandy, 2003 24 Brandon Egan, 1997 244. Chris Carpenter, 1997 23.55. Keith Tandy, 1975 226. Charles Thompson, 2002 21 Ben Witman, 1999 21 David Suggs, 1981 219. Paul Gray, 1981 20 Tony Towns, 1976 20

SACKSCareer1. Sherrod Coates, 1999-2002 302. Quanterus Smith, 2009-12 243. Jon Drummond, 1999-2002 214. Ben Witman, 1996-99 20.55. Sean Longstreth, 1994-97 186. Brandon Smith, 2003-05 14 Bryan Heyward, 1995-98 14 Ben Mooney, 1990-93 14 Xavier Jordan, 1985-89 1410. Gavin Rocker, 2012-15 13 Karl Maslowski, 2000-03 13 Patrick Reynolds, 2000-02 13 Chris Carpenter, 1995-98 13

Season1. Sherrod Coates, 2002 132. Quanterus Smith, 2012 12.53. Ben Witman, 1999 10.54. Karl Maslowski, 2003 9 Brandon Smith, 2003 9 Sean Longstreth,1997 9 Ben Mooney, 1993 98. Chad Kincaid, 2003 8 Sherrod Coates, 2001 8 Sherrod Coates, 2000 8 Bryan Heyward, 1997 8

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Individual RECORDSINTERCEPTIONSCareer1. Bobby Sippio, 1999-2001 192. Delvechio Walls, 1995-98 143. James Edwards, 1984-87 134. Antonio Thomas, 2002-05 125. Cam Thomas, 2011-14 11 Reginald Johnson, 1979-81, 83 117. Barry Bumm, 1978-81 108. Jonathan Dowling, 2012-13 9 Jeremy Chandler, 2000-03 910. Joseph Jefferson, 1998-01 8 Vernard Johnson, 1984-86 8

Season1. Bobby Sippio, 2000 102. Antonio Thomas, 2004 7 James Edwards, 1987 74. Jonathan Dowling, 2012 6 Joseph Jefferson, 2000 66. Cam Thomas, 2013 5 Bo Smith, 2007 5 Jeremy Chandler, 2002 5 Bobby Sippio, 2001 5 Hayes Thomas, 2000 5 Reginald Johnson, 1981 5 Carl Brazley, 1978 5

Game1. Jim Pickens vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1948 42. Branden Leston at Marshall, 2014 3 Jonathan Dowling at Kentucky, 2012 3 Carl Brazley vs. East Tennessee, 1978 3 Jon Leathers vs. Dayton, 1974 3 Max Stevens vs. Morehead State, 1951 33. Multiple players 2 Last: Nick Holt vs. Marshall, 2015 2

INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDSCareer1. Bobby Sippio, 1999-2001 3572. Virgil Livers, 1971-74 250 Mike McCoy, 1970-73 2504. Bob Morehead, 1971-73 1745. Lamont Meacham, 1978-81 171

Season1. Bobby Sippio, 2000 2362. Mike McCoy, 1973 1393. Wonderful Terry, 2014 1334. Joseph Jefferson, 2000 1245. Virgil Livers, 1974 1236. Ricardo Singh, 2014 1207. Jonathan Dowling, 2012 111 Walt Apperson, 1952 111

Game1. Bobby Sippio at Tennessee St., 2000 1192. Juwan Gardner vs. Old Dominion, 2014 96 Bill “Jelly” Green vs. Morehead St., 1969 954. Wonderful Terry at FIU, 2015 925. Wonderful Terry vs. UTEP, 2014 906. Ricardo Singh vs. UAB, 2014 85 Lamont Meacham vs. Kentucky St., 1981 85 Garnett Mercer vs. Union (Tenn.), 1932 85

Career, Average Per Return (Min. 10)1. Virgil Livers, 1971-74 19.2 (13/250 yds)2. Bobby Sippio, 1999-01 18.8 (19/357 yds)3. Mike McCoy, 1970-73 15.6 (16/250 yds)

Season, Average Per Return (Min. 5)1. Virgil Livers, 1974 24.6 (5/123 yds)2. Bobby Sippio, 2000 23.6 (10/236 yds)3. Joseph Jefferson, 2000 22.8 (6/137 yds)4. Walt Apperson, 1952 18.5 (6/111 yds) Jonathan Dowling, 2012 18.5 (6/111 yds)5. Bo Smith, 2007 15.8 (5/79 yds)6. Mike McCoy, 1973 15.4 (9/139 yds)

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN1. Juwan Gardner vs. Old Dominion, 2014 962. Bill “Jelly” Green vs. Morehead St., 1969 95 Walt Apperson to Jack Binkley (lateral), vs. EKU, 1952 954. Wonderful Terry at FIU, 2015 925. Wonderful Terry vs. UTEP, 2014 906. Ricardo Singh vs. UAB, 2014 85 Lamont Meacham vs. Kentucky St., 1981 85 Garnett Mercer vs. Union (Tenn.), 1932 859. Dennis Mitchell at Y-town St., 2003 8410. Eddie Godfrey vs. Tenn. Tech, 1989 83 * All resulted in touchdowns

PASSES DEFENDED (Interceptions and Pass Breakups)

Career1. Bobby Sippio, 1999-2001 412. Cam Thomas, 2011-14 353. Delvechio Walls, 1995-98 314. Joseph Jefferson, 1998-2001 305. Tyree Robinson, 2010-13 286. Bryan Daniel, 1995-98 26 Danny Davis, 1991-94 268. Dan McGrath, 1992-95 259. Ron Burroughs, 1985, 87-88 2410. Jonathan Dowling, 2012-13 23 Chris Carpenter, 1995-98 23 James Edwards, 1984-87 23 Harold Wright, 1984-87 23

Season1. Bobby Sippio, 2000 272. Williams Howard, 1994 173. Delvechio Walls, 1997 16 Danny Davis, 1994 165. Cam Thomas, 2013 15 Joseph Jefferson, 2000 157. Prince Charles Iworah, 2015 148. Chris Carpenter, 1998 13 Ronnie Fishback, 1983 1310. Bryan Heyward, 1998 12 Bryan Daniel, 1997 12 Ben Mooney, 1993 12 Ron Burroughs, 1988 12

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Individual RECORDSFUMBLE RECOVERIESCareer1. Chad Kraml, 1987-88 152. Paul Gray, 1980-83 10 Ben Mooney, 1990-93 104. Stuart Bundy, 1982-85 85. Danny Davis, 1991-94 7 Tony Towns, 1974, 76-78 77. Jon Drummond, 1999-2002 6 Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 6 David Suggs, 1979-82 6 Carl Estelle, 1976-79 6 Reginald Hayden, 1976-78 6

Season1. Chad Kraml, 1987 132. Ben Mooney, 1992 93. Davlin Mullen, 1982 5 Charles Woodruff, 1977 55. Karl Maslowski, 2002 4 Jon Drummond, 2000 4 Bobby Sippio, 2000 4 William Howard, 1993 4 Mark Johnson, 1986 4 Paul Gray, 1983 4 Robert Ray, 1982 4 Tony Towns, 1978 4 Rick Green, 1975 4

FORCED FUMBLESCareer1. Sherrod Coates, 1999-2002 142. Walter York, 1980-83 11 David Suggs, 1979-82 114. Paul Gray, 1980-83 95. Jonathan Dowling, 2012-13 86. Karl Maslowski, 2000-03 7 Dan McGrath, 1968-71 78. Erik Dandy, 2000-03 6 Antonio Veals, 2000-03 6 Carlis Phillips, 1995-98 6

Season1. Jonathan Dowling, 2013 6 Sherrod Coates, 2000 6 David Suggs, 1982 64. Sherrod Coates, 2002 5 Karl Maslowski, 2002 5 Carlis Phillips, 1995 5 Walter York, 1982 5 David Suggs, 1981 59. Andrew Jackson, 2012 4 Erik Dandy, 2001 4 Delvechio Walls, 1997 4 Dan McGrath,1995 4 Paul Gray, 1982 4

BLOCKED KICKSCareer1. Mel Mitchell, 1999-2001 52. Bobby Sippio, 1999-2001 4 Ron Burroughs, 1985, 87-88 43. Jared Clendenin, 2008-11 4 Ben Witman, 1996-99 4 Corey Binford, 1992-95 4 Zip Zanders, 1988-89 4 Chad Kraml, 1987-88 4

Season1. Mel Mitchell, 2000 3 Ben Witman, 1999 3 Zip Zanders, 1988 3 Ron Burroughs, 1988 32. Nine with Two 2 Last: Jared Clendinin, 2011

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2015 OPPONENT SCHEDULESVANDERBILT COMMODORES (4-8)DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULTSeptember 3 WKU 7 p.m. L, 12-14 12 Georgia* 2:30 p.m. L, 14-31 19 Austin Peay 3 p.m. W, 47-7 26 at Ole Miss* TBA L, 16-27October 3 at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m. W, 17-13 17 at South Carolina* 3 p.m. L, 10-19 24 Missouri* 3 p.m. W, 10-3 31 at Houston 6 p.m. L, 0-34November 7 at Florida* 11 a.m. L, 7-9 14 Kentucky* 3 p.m. W, 21-17 21 Texas A&M* 6:30 p.m. L, 0-25 28 at Tennessee* TBA L, 28-53

LA TECH BULLDOGS (8-4)DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULTSeptember 5 Southern 6 p.m. W, 62-15 10 at WKU* 7 p.m. L, 38-41 19 at Kansas State 2 p.m. L, 33-39 26 FIU* 1:30 p.m. W, 27-17October 3 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 p.m. W, 43-14 10 at UTSA* 6 p.m. W, 34-31 17 at Mississippi State 11 a.m. L, 20-45 24 Middle Tennessee* 2:30 p.m. W, 45-16 30 at Rice* 7 p.m. W, 42-17November 7 North Texas* 2:30 p.m. W, 56-13 21 at UTEP* 2:30 p.m. W, 17-15 28 Southern Miss* 11 a.m. L, 24-58

INDIANA HOOSIERS (6-6)DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULTSeptember 5 Southern Illinois 3 p.m. W, 48-47 12 FIU 7 p.m. W, 36-22 19 WKU 3 p.m. W, 38-35 26 at Wake Forest 11:30 a.m. W, 31-24October 3 Ohio State* 2:30 p.m. L, 27-34 10 at Penn State* 11 a.m. L, 7-29 17 Rutgers* 2:30 p.m. L, 52-55 24 at Michigan State* 1:30 p.m. L, 26-52November 7 Iowa* 2:30 p.m. L, 27-35 14 Michigan* 2:30 p.m. L, 41-48 (OT) 21 at Maryland* 11 a.m. W, 47-28 28 at Purdue* TBA W, 54-36

MIAMI REDHAWKS (3-9)DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULTSeptember 5 Presbyterian 2:30 p.m. W, 26-7 12 at Wisconsin 11 a.m. L, 0-58 19 Cincinnati 2:30 p.m. L, 33-37 26 at WKU 2:30 p.m. L, 14-56October 3 at Kent State* 2:30 p.m. L, 14-20 10 at Ohio* 1 p.m. L, 3-34 17 Northern Illinois* 1:30 p.m. L, 12-45 24 at Western Michigan* 1 p.m. L, 13-35 29 Buffalo* 6:30 p.m. L, 24-29November 7 Eastern Michigan* 1:30 p.m. W, 28-13 14 Akron* 11 a.m. L, 28-37 21 at UMass 12 p.m. W, 20-13

RICE OWLS (5-7)DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULTSeptember 5 Wagner 2:30 p.m. W, 56-16 12 at Texas 7 p.m. L, 28-42 19 at North Texas* 1:30 p.m. W, 38-24 26 at Baylor 2 p.m. L, 17-70October 3 WKU* 2:30 p.m. L, 10-49 10 at Florida Atlantic* 1:30 p.m. W, 27-26 24 Army 11 a.m. W, 38-31 30 LA Tech* 7 p.m. L, 17-42November 6 at UTEP* 7 p.m. L, 21-24 14 Southern Miss* 2:30 p.m. L, 10-65 21 at UTSA* 6 p.m. L, 24-34 28 Charlotte* 2:30 p.m. W, 27-7

MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS (7-5)DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULTSeptember 3 Jackson State 6 p.m. W, 70-14 12 at Alabama 3 p.m. L, 10-37 19 Charlotte* 6 p.m. W, 73-14 26 at Illinois TBA L, 25-27October 3 Vanderbilt 6 p.m. L, 13-17 10 at WKU* 11 a.m. L, 28-58 17 FIU* 11 a.m. W, 42-34 24 at LA Tech* 2:30 p.m. L, 16-45November 7 Marshall* 2:30 p.m. W, 27-24 14 at Florida Atlantic* 11 a.m. W, 24-17 21 North Texas* 11 a.m. W, 41-7 28 at UTSA* 1:30 p.m. W, 42-7

NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN (1-11)DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULTSeptember 12 at SMU 6 p.m. L, 13-31 19 Rice* 1:30 p.m. L, 24-38 26 at Iowa 2:30 p.m. L, 16-62October 3 at Southern Miss* 6 p.m. L, 14-49 10 Portland State 4 p.m. L, 7-66 15 WKU* 6:30 p.m. L, 28-55 24 at Marshall* 2:30 p.m. L, 13-30 31 UTSA* 6 p.m. W, 30-23November 7 at LA Tech* 2:30 p.m. L, 13-56 14 at Tennessee 11 a.m. L, 0-24 21 at Middle Tennessee* 11 a.m. L, 7-41 28 UTEP* 2:30 p.m. L, 17-20

LSU TIGERS (8-3)DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULTSeptember 3 McNeese State 6:30 p.m. Cancelled 12 at Mississippi State* 8:15 p.m. W, 21-19 19 Auburn* 2:30 p.m. W, 45-21 26 at Syracuse 11 a.m. W, 34-24October 3 Eastern Michigan 6 p.m. W, 44-22 10 at South Carolina* 2:30 p.m. W, 45-24 17 Florida* 6 p.m. W, 35-28 24 WKU 6 p.m. W, 48-20November 7 at Alabama* 7 p.m. L, 16-30 14 Arkansas* 6:15 p.m. L, 14-31 21 at Ole Miss* 2:30 p.m. L, 17-38 28 Texas A&M* TBA W, 19-7

OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (5-7)DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULTSeptember 5 at Eastern Michigan 2 p.m. W, 38-34 12 Norfolk State 6 p.m. W, 24-10 19 NC State 6 p.m. L, 14-38 26 Appalachian State 2:30 p.m. L, 0-49October 3 at Marshall* 2:30 p.m. L, 7-27 17 Charlotte* 2:30 p.m. W, 37-34 24 at FIU* 5 p.m. L, 12-41 31 WKU* 11 a.m. L, 30-55November 7 at UTSA* 6 p.m. W, 36-31 14 UTEP* 11 a.m. W, 31-21 21 at Southern Miss* 2:30 p.m. L, 31-56 28 Florida Atlantic* 11 a.m. L, 31-33

FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS (3-9)DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULTSeptember 5 at Tulsa 2:30 p.m. L, 44-47 11 Miami (Fla.) 7 p.m. L, 20-44 19 Buffalo 11 a.m. L, 15-33 26 at Charlotte* 6 p.m. W, 17-7 October 10 Rice* 1:30 p.m. L, 26-27 17 Marshall* 11 a.m. L, 17-33 24 at UTEP* 6 p.m. L, 17-27 31 FIU* 2:30 p.m. W, 31-17November 7 at WKU* 11 a.m. L, 19-35 14 Middle Tennessee* 11 a.m. L, 17-24 21 at Florida 11 a.m. L, 14-20 (OT) 28 at Old Dominion* 11 a.m. W, 33-31

FIU PANTHERS (5-7)DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULTSeptember 3 at UCF 5 p.m. W, 15-14 12 at Indiana 7 p.m. L, 22-36 19 NC Central TBA W, 39-14 26 at LA Tech* 1:30 p.m. L, 17-27October 3 at UMass TBA L, 14-24 10 UTEP* 11 a.m. W, 52-12 17 at Middle Tennessee* TBA L, 34-42 24 Old Dominion* 5 p.m. W, 41-12 31 at Florida Atlantic* 2:30 p.m. L, 17-31November 7 Charlotte* 11 a.m. W, 48-31 14 at Marshall* 2:30 p.m. L, 0-52 21 WKU* 1:30 p.m. L, 7-63

MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD (9-3)DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULTSeptember 6 Purdue 2 p.m. W,41-31 12 at Ohio 6 p.m. L, 10-21 19 Norfolk State 2:30 p.m. W, 45-7 26 at Kent State TBA W, 36-29 (2OT)October 3 Old Dominion* 2:30 p.m. W, 27-7 9 Southern Miss* 6 p.m. W, 31-10 17 at Florida Atlantic* 11 a.m. W, 33-17 24 North Texas* 1:30 p.m. W, 30-13 31 at Charlotte* 2:30 p.m. W, 34-10November 7 at Middle Tennessee* 2:30 p.m. L, 24-27 14 FIU* 2:30 p.m. W, 52-0 28 at WKU* 11 a.m. L, 28-49

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