2003 Key Departures
99
50
WILL HYDEN, Inside Linebacker 6-1, 231, 1L, Franklin, TN (Franklin)
A two year letterman for the Tigers who became the starter at inside linebacker in 2003 ... Led the defensive unit in tackles in 2003 ... Was credited with 101 total tackles including 66 solo stops ... Registered five tackles for lost yardage, two quarterback sacks and one pass interception returned for 36 yards ... Interception return was a touchdown against Houston and helped the Tigers to a victory ... Was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week for his work against Houston ... Led the team in tackles in the Arkansas State game with 10, in the East Carolina game with 14 and in the Louisville victory with nine ... His 14 tackles against Louisville were a career high ... Received the Chris Faros Most Improved Player Award in the spring of 2003 ... Spent his first three seasons working with the Tiger special teams ... Logged two tackles against Army in 2002 ... Finished the 2002 season with four tackles ... Played in two games in the 2000 season ... Caught a 19-yard pass against Army on a fake punt to pick up a key first down.
HYDEN'S STATISTICS Defense 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
91
G/S
UT
2/0 1/0 10/0 13/12 26/12
0 0 4 66 70
AT Tot. redshirted 0 0 0 0 0 4 35 101 35 105
FR
Int
Loss
Sacks
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 1
0-0 0-0 0-0 5-17 5-17
0-0 0-0 0-0 2-12 2-12
2
TAYLOR'S STATISTICS Defense 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
37
LUCAS' STATISTICS Defense 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
Lettered for four years as a defensive lineman ... Was an All-Conference USA selection in 2003 (2nd) ... Started all 13 games of the 2003 season at tackle ... Was credited with 82 total tackles including 47 solo hits ... Also logged a team leading 10 tackles for lost yardage, four quarterback sacks, one pass interception, eight blocked passes and two fumble recoveries in 2003 ... Returned his pass interception in the Louisville game for 56 yards and a touchdown which led to Memphis' 37-7 win ... Had a team high 10 tackles in the Tigers win over Cincinnati in '03 which also ranked as a career high ... Was voted a permanent team captain in 2003 and received Tommy West's Top Tiger Award for the 2003 season ... Had 30 tackles in 2002 and 32 tackles as a sophomore in 2002 ... Started 24 games in his career despite playing with injuries ... Finished his career with 151 career tackles and 20 tackles for lost yardage.
TREVECO LUCAS, Defensive End 6-1, 242, 3L, Memphis, TN (Westside)
Came to the Tigers as a walk-on candidate and quickly earned a scholarship ... Lettered for three years as a member of the Tiger defensive unit ... Was the Tigers' ninth leading tackler in 2003 ... Was credited with 49 total tackles including 31 solo hits ... Tied for the team lead in tackles for lost yardage with 10 for minus 41 yards ... Also had four quarterback sacks and two fumble recoveries ... Had a team leading 10 tackles against Cincinnati which also marked a career high ... Received the Glenn Jones 12th Man Award in 2002 ... Finished his career with 139 career tackles, 22 tackles for lost yardage and nine quarterback sacks. G/S
UT
0/0 11/2 12/7 11/9 34/18
0 31 23 31 85
AT Tot. redshirted 0 0 16 47 20 43 18 49 54 139
FR
Int
Loss
Sacks
0 0 0 2 2
0 0 0 0 0
0-0 7-21 5-12 10-41 22-74
0-0 4-18 4-11 4-27 12-56
ERIC TAYLOR, Defensive Tackle 6-3, 295, 4L, Winchester, TN (Franklin County)
G/S 6/0 11/6 12/5 13/13 42/24
UT 4 23 15 47 89
AT 3 9 15 35 62
Tot. 7 32 30 82 151
FR 0 0 0 2 2
Int 0 0 0 1 1
Loss 3-10 4-7 3-6 10-62 20-85
COOT TERRY, Outside Linebacker 6-0, 223, 4L, Manchester, GA (Manchester)
Was a four year letter winner for the Tigers who started 31 consecutive games ... Was the fourth leading for Memphis in 2003 with 96 total hits ... Logged 10 tackles for lost yardage, a team leading seven quarterback sacks, one pass interception, 11 quarterback pressures and one fumble recovery ... Was named to the 2003 All-Conference USA team (2nd)... Was voted a permanent team captain for 2003 ... Had a pass interception in the Ole Miss game which helped the Tigers to a 44-34 victory ... Led the Tigers in tackles in the Southern Miss and Tennessee Tech games in 2003 ... Had 12 tackles against USM ... Closed the 2003 New Orleans Bowl with back-to-back quarterback sacks to seal UM win ... Had a career high 14 tackles against Mississippi State in 2002 ... Was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2000 ... Finished his career with 262 career tackles.
TERRY'S STATISTICS Defense 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
LADARIUS PRICE, Receiver 6-0, 182, 2L, Memphis, TN (East HS)
G/S 9/6 11/5 7/7 13/13 40/31
UT 33 28 40 74 175
AT 25 20 20 22 87
Tot. 58 48 60 96 262
FR 0 0 1 1 2
Int 1 0 0 1 2
Loss 8-47 4-14 2-2 11-71 25-134
A two-year letterman who caught 21 passes for 202 yards in 2003 ... Averaged 9.8 yards per reception ... Had three catches for a career high 61 yards against Tennessee Tech ... Caught three passes for 46 yards vs. Mississippi State ... Finished his career with 25 receptions for 224 yards.
PRICE'S STATISTICS Receiving G/S 2002 10/0 2003 13/0
No. 4 21
Will Hyden Inside Linebacker
Yds 22 202
Avg 5.5 9.8
Treveco Lucas Defensive End
TD 0 0
Sacks 0-0 1-1 1-2 4-42 6-45
LG 10 47
Ladarius Price Receiver
155
Eric Taylor Defensive Tackle
Coot Terry Outside Linebacker
Sacks 4-34 2-12 0-0 7-44 13-90