C-USA Stats/Honors
1999 2000 2001 2002
UAB ............................................ 19.1 Army ............................................ 17.1 Louisville ...................................... 12.0 Tulane .......................................... 17.3
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Kickoff Returns/Avg. Southern Miss .............................. 25.3 Southern Miss .............................. 28.2 Army ............................................ 24.0 Louisville ...................................... 23.3 Louisville ...................................... 26.1 East Carolina ................................ 23.7 TCU ............................................. 23.2
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Rushing Defense/Game Louisville ...................................... 81.1 Cincinnati ..................................... 83.7 Houston ...................................... 142.2 Southern Miss .............................. 91.5 Memphis ...................................... 72.7 UAB ............................................ 57.3 TCU ............................................. 64.8
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Pass Defense/Game Louisville ...................................... 65.7 Memphis .................................... 161.7 Southern Miss ............................ 173.0 Memphis .................................... 170.1 Southern Miss .............................. 91.3 Southern Miss ............................ 199.7 Memphis .................................... 165.8
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total Defense Louisville .................................... Southern Miss ............................ Southern Miss ............................ Southern Miss ............................ Southern Miss ............................ UAB .......................................... TCU ...........................................
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Scoring Defense Louisville ...................................... 18.6 Southern Miss .............................. 18.5 Southern Miss .............................. 17.8 Southern Miss .............................. 15.6 Southern Miss .............................. 16.5 Southern Miss .............................. 16.9 Southern Miss .............................. 18.3
235.8 314.7 335.5 294.1 268.5 265.9 240.2
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
4th Down Conversions Southern Miss .............................. 80.0 Southern Miss .............................. 76.5 Memphis ...................................... 73.3 UAB ............................................ 75.0 TCU ............................................. 70.6 East Carolina ................................ 60.0
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Penalties Southern Miss ................................. 89 Houston .......................................... 112 Louisville ........................................ 115 Louisville ......................................... 71 TCU ............................................... 112 Cincinnati ....................................... 115
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Pass Efficiency Tulane ........................................ 129.4 Tulane ........................................ 184.4 Louisville .................................... 140.0 Southern Miss .............................. 95.5 Louisville .................................... 142.0 Cincinnati ................................... 123.1
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Punting Southern Miss .............................. 39.7 Tulane .......................................... 46.2 Southern Miss .............................. 39.0 Cincinnati ..................................... 39.4 Tulane .......................................... 44.2 Cincinnati ..................................... 43.5 East Carolina ................................ 42.4
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Field Goal % Tulane ............................. (23X28) 82.1 Memphis ........................ (16X16) 1.000 UAB ............................... (12X16) 75.0 Cincinnati ........................ (18X20) 80.0 Tulane ............................. (15X16) 93.8 Houston ........................... (12X14) 85.7
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
First Downs Tulane ........................................... 235 Louisville ........................................ 311 Louisville ....................................... 290 Tulane ........................................... 178 Tulane ........................................... 268 Cincinnati ...................................... 298
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
3rd Down Conversions % Tulane .......................................... 43.1 Tulane .......................................... 52.1 Louisville ...................................... 44.1 Louisville ...................................... 45.3 Louisville ...................................... 42.9 Houston ........................................ 43.3
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Quarterback Sacks Louisville ......................................... 46 East Carolina ................................... 41 Southern Miss ................................. 52 Houston ........................................... 43 Louisville ......................................... 50 Louisville ......................................... 41 Tulane ............................................. 49
PAT Kicking % 1997 Houston .......................... (20X20) 1.000 1998 Tulane ............................ (68X68) 1.000 Memphis ........................ (22X22) 1.000 1999 Memphis ........................ (25X25) 1.000 Army .............................. (27X27) 1.000 2000 Louisville ........................ (29X29) 1.000 Army .............................. (16X16) 1.000 Southern Miss ................ (19X19) 1.000 Cincinnati ....................... (19X19) 1.000 UAB .............................. (15X15) 1.000 2001 Memphis ........................ (36X36) 1.000 Cincinnati ....................... (36X36) 1.000 UAB .............................. (31X31) 1.000 Southern Miss ................ (30X30) 1.000 2002 Southern Miss ................ (31X31) 1.000 UAB .............................. (29X29) 1.000
Turnover Margin Southern Miss ............................... +14 Tulane ........................................... +14 Tulane ........................................... +15 Southern Miss ............................... +10 Louisville ....................................... +12 Cincinnati ...................................... +12 2001 Louisville ......................................... +8 2002 Tulane ........................................... +22 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Interceptions Southern Miss ................................. 18 Tulane ............................................. 26 East Carolina ................................... 15 UAB ............................................... 19 Louisville ......................................... 27 Louisville ......................................... 17 TCU ................................................ 22 Tulane ............................................. 22
Senior linebacker Derrick Ballard was named to the 2003 preseason All-Conference USA Team. 166