2002 Memphis Football Media Guide

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Tds 3

LG 69

Avg 12.4

Yds 422

No 34

Receiving G 2001 11/3

WHITE’S STATISTICS

Averaged 12.7 yards per attempt which led the Shelby-Metro area ... Was ranked first in Shelby-Metro in all-purpose yards with 2,254 during the regular season and almost 3,000 with the state playoffs ... Ranked first in Shelby-Metro in scoring with 24 touchdowns and 144 points ... Was eighth in Shelby-Metro in both kickoff returns and in pass interceptions ... Had 14 kickoff returns for 499 yards and two touchdowns ... Registered four pass interceptions for 75 yards in returns ... Led Region 7-3A in punt returns, punt return average and punt return touchdowns as a junior at Covington High School ... Had 302 yards in punt returns in 1999 and averaged 27.5 yards per return ... Scored two punt return touchdowns as a junior ... Was ranked fourth in Shelby-Metro in punt returns and 10th in Shelby-Metro in all-purpose yards ... Rushed for 1,226 yards, had 283 yards receiving, 302 yards in punt returns, 333 yards in kickoff returns for a total of 2,204 all-purpose yards during the 1999 season ... Was named to the first team All Shelby-Metro squad as a specialist in 1999 ... Was ranked fourth in Shelby-Metro in kickoff returns as a sophomore with eight for 221 yards and one touchdown ... Rushed for 1,055 yards on 123 attempts as a sophomore ... Was ranked 21st in Shelby-Metro in interceptions with four during the 1998 season ... Was ranked 13th in all-purpose yards with 1,508 ... Chose Tigers over Ole Miss and Arkansas ... Has been selected to play in the 2001 Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star game ... Is the son of Shelia White ... Played for coach Jeff McFerrin, former Tiger linebacker ... Born: 6/23/82.

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WHITE'S CAREER HIGHS

Most Pass Receptions/Game: 7 vs Cincinnati (‘01) Most Yards Receiving/Game: 123 vs Cincinnati (‘01) Most TD Receptions/Game: 2 vs Cincinnati (‘01) Longest Pass Reception/Game: 69 vs Cincinnati (‘01) Most Kickoff Returns/Game: 3 vs Louisville (‘01) Most Kickoff Return Yards/Game: 40 vs Louisville (‘01) Long Kickoff Return/Game: 21 vs Louisville (‘01)

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LG 24 11 18 16 10 0 19 49 11 69

Tds 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Avg 9.8 10.0 12.5 12.3 3.0 -7.0 8.3 34.5 10.0 17.6

Yds 39 20 75 49 9 -7 25 69 20 123

Recpt 4 2 6 4 3 1 3 2 2 7

Opponent UT-Chattanooga South Florida Louisville Southern Miss Houston East Carolina UAB Tennessee Army Cincinnati

G AME-B Y-G AME R EVIEW Receiving Year 9/8/01 9/22/01 9/29/01 10/6/01 10/13/01 10/20/01 10/27/01 11/10/01 11/17/01 11/24/01

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DOUG WHITT AKER HITTAKER Offensive Tackle 6-5, 295 r-Senior, 1L St. Benedict HS Memphis, TN

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Came to the Tigers in the fall of 2000 as a transfer from UT-Martin ... Played for two seasons for the Skyhawks ... A transfer from UT-Martin who became a regular at offensive tackle in the fall of 2001 ... Was signed to a scholarship in the winter of 2001 after starting several games for the Tigers in 2001 ... 2001: Participated in five offensive plays against Mississippi State in the season opener ... Had one series against UT-Chattanooga and played eight snaps against South Florida ... Matched South Florida with eight snaps against Louisville ... Saw action in 21 plays in the Southern Mississippi victory ... Upped his total plays to 30 in the Houston contest ... Was tabbed as the starter in the UAB game ... Replaced Donald Marshall against UAB at the tackle position ... Had 50 of the 73 snaps against UAB ... Was the starter against Tennessee and helped the offensive line hold the Volunteers to no sacks for the game ... Had 58 snaps as the starter against Army and played all 65 snaps in the season finale against Cincinnati ... Played 293 of the teams 744 total offensive snaps in 2001 ... Had the seventh highest total of snaps among the Tiger linemen ... Was credited with three solo tackles in the 2000 BlueGray Spring Game ... Also registered a fumble recovery in the final scrimmage of the spring ... 2000: Sat out during the 2000 season under the NCAA transfer rules ... Was redshirted during the fall of 2000 while sitting out under the NCAA transferrules ... Was used as a defensive lineman and worked with the scout team in the fall of 2000 ... Has two years of eligibility remaining at Memphis ... 1999: Lettered for his second consecutive season at UT-Martin ... Played defensive tackle for the Skyhawks ... Was credited with 12 tackles from his defensive line position ... 1998: Lettered as a true freshman as a member of the defensive line ... Registered 23 tackles, two tackles for lost yardage, one quarterback sack and one pass break up as a freshman ... Also logged one tackle for lost yardage ... Prep: Lettered in football, basketball,


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