2006 Football Media Guide

Making The Right Decision As a high school senior, the coming months will bring forth an important decision involving your future – the choice of a college or university. This decision is important for a number of reasons, but most importantly because of the influence it can have in your life - both athletically and academically.

Obviously, you have done well to this point in your career. The future, it would seem, can be even brighter.

As you prepare to make the critical choice of where to spend your college career, I invite you to consider Troy University.

A nationally acclaimed university that has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report and MONEY Magazine as an outstanding institution of higher learning, Troy University possesses a storied history of academic excellence and athletic success. Each day brings forth an exciting new chapter in that history.

Our program is beginning its fifth season of Division I-A membership, and during that time we have visited some incredible places and played games in some of college football’s most storied stadiums, including games at Nebraska, Miami, Kansas State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Virginia. Games have also been scheduled in the near future with other programs of national prominence, including Florida, LSU, Georgia, Florida State, Ohio State, Oklahoma State and Arkansas.

In addition, our football facility – Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium – has increased its capacity to more than 30,000 and undergone a complete overhaul. Included in the project is a six-story press box facility that houses a new academic center, sports medicine area and weight room – all dedicated exclusively to student-athletes.

Another exciting development for our program is our membership in the Sun Belt Conference. The membership allows us to play for a conference championship and bowl berth each season while also increasing the visibility of all our players as they become eligible for league awards and recognition. Our program has proven to be competitive in the conference and we look forward to many great days that lie ahead.

Our success at Troy University is driven by tremendous support from our administration, faculty, staff and student body. It is nurtured by a coaching philosophy that puts the player, and his success on and off the field, first and foremost. The bond of trust that develops as a product of that philosophy makes us stronger as a team and difficult to defeat.

Your college choice is an important decision for you, the student-athlete, and one that has a great impact on your immediate future as well as the many years following your collegiate experience and football career.

As you weigh your options, we invite you to strongly consider Troy University because of the opportunities our institution presents, athletically, academically and socially. We would also like to invite you for a visit to our campus in the coming months, so you can see our unique spirit and atmosphere first-hand.

I wish you good fortune in your decision-making process and hope that you will give Troy University full consideration. Please let me know if I can be of assistance along the way.

Larry Blakeney Head Coach Troy University

Troy Football Media Guide Troy University Quick Facts Location

Troy, AL 36082

Founded

1887

Enrollment

27,117

Nickname

Trojans

Colors

Cardinal (PMS 201 & 202), Silver (PMS 421) and Black

Stadium (Capacity)

Movie Gallery Veterans (30,000)

Surface (Installed)

AstroPlay (2003)

Affiliation

NCAA Division I-A

Conference

Sun Belt

Chancellor

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. Montevallo, 1970

Athletics Director

Steve Dennis.......... Georgia, 1978

Faculty Athletics Rep.

Dr. Lance Tatum.........Troy, 1988

Head Coach

Larry Blakeney.........Auburn, 1970

Assistant Coaches

Neal Brown......Massachusetts, 2002 Tony Franklin........ Murray St., 1979 James Joseph...............Auburn, 1997 Matt Moore.............Valdosta St., 1994 Benjy Parker............Mississippi, 1998 Mike Pelton.................Auburn, 1994 Jeremy Rowell...................Troy, 1997 Brian Turner......................Troy, 2000 Shayne Wasden...........Auburn, 1992

Ticket Office

1-877-878-WINS

Athletics Phone

(334) 670-3480

table of contents / Quick Facts ABOUT TROY UNIVERSITY ....................... 1-32 TROY: The Total College Football Experience.................................. 4-5 Gameday at Troy University.....................................................................6 Troy & The Surrounding Area.................................................................7 This Is Troy University.......................................................................... 8-9 Academics Services............................................................................10-11 Strength & Conditioning...................................................................12-13 Sports Medicine & Athletic Training..............................................14-15 Troy Team Doctors..................................................................................16 Troy Athletic Trainers..............................................................................17 Trojan Athletics History....................................................................18-19 Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium.....................................................20-21 Troy University Athletics Facilities..................................................22-23 Troy University Board of Trustees.........................................................24 Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. - Chancellor ........................................................25 Steve Dennis - Director of Athletics......................................................26 Athletics Administration...................................................................27-30 Other Athletics Personnel.......................................................................31 Other Head Coaches................................................................................32 MEDIA INFORMATION 33-40 Trojans On The Air............................................ 33 TroyTrojans.com/Coach's Show....................... 34 Athletics Department Directory....................... 35 Media Information ���������������������������������������36-37 Trojan Media Outlets......................................... 38 Troy campus map/Travel Itinerary................... 39 Getting to Troy University................................. 40

2006 OUTLOOK ................................................... 41-56

Rules For Instant Replay.........................................................................41 Preseason Depth Chart............................................................................42 2006 Outlook......................................................................................43-49 Alphabetical Roster............................................................................50-51 Numerical Roster...............................................................................52-53 Roster By Class.........................................................................................54 Geographical Breakdown........................................................................55 Personnel Summary.................................................................................56

COACHING STAFF .............57-73 Head Coach Larry Blakeney........................57-61 Offensive Coordinator Tony Franklin..............62 Co-Defensive Coordinator Mike Pelton..........63 Co-Defensive Coordinator Jeremy Rowell......64 Offensive Line Coach Matt Moore...................65 Running Backs Coach James Joseph................66 Linebackers Coach Benjy Parker......................67 Safeties/Recruiting Coord. Brian Turner.........68 Receivers Coach Neal Brown.............................69 Receivers Coach Shayne Wasden......................70 Graduate Assistants/Judy Morgan....................71 Strength & Conditioning Head Coach Richard Shaughnessy..........................................72 Support Staff........................................................73 MEET THE TROJANS .... 74-116

OPPONENT INFORMATION .............. 117-130

Alabama State......................................................117 Florida State.........................................................118 Georgia Tech........................................................119 Nebraska...............................................................120 UAB......................................................................121 Louisiana Monroe...............................................122 North Texas.........................................................123 Louisiana Lafayette.............................................124 Florida Atlantic...................................................125 Arkansas State.....................................................126 Middle Tennessee...............................................127 Floria International.............................................128 Sun Belt Conference...........................................129 2006 Bowl Schedule............................................130

SEASON IN REVIEW ......131-150 2005 Team Statistics............................................ 131 2005 Individual Statistics........................... 131-133 Game Highs/Lows............................................... 134 Red Zone.............................................................. 135 Offensive Line Grades........................................ 135 Situation Efficiency............................................. 136 Team Game-by-Game......................................... 137 Starting Lineups................................................... 138 Troy Record When.../NCAA Summary........... 139 Cal Poly Recap..................................................... 140 UAB Recap........................................................... 141 Missouri Recap.................................................... 142 South Carolina Recap......................................... 143 North Texas Recap.............................................. 144 Louisiana Monroe Recap.................................... 145 Florida International Recap............................... 146 Louisiana Lafayette Recap.................................. 147 Florida Atlantic Recap........................................ 148 Arkansas State Recap.......................................... 149 Middle Tennessee Recap.................................... 150 TROY RECORDS ............ 151-169 Rushing Records..............................151-152 Passing Records...............................153-154 Receiving Record.............................155-156 Return Records................................157-158 Scoring Records......................................159 Defensive Records.. ..........................160-162 Punting Records.. ....................................163 Kicking Records......................................164 Miscellaneous Records.. ...................165-166 Homecoming Records.. ...........................167 Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium Records.....................................168 The Last Time It Happened....................169

Troy Football Media Guide Media Guide Credits

table of contents / Schedule

The 2006 Troy University Football Media Guide is a production of the Troy Office of Athletics Media Relations. The book was written and edited by Ricky Hazel, Jim Stephan and Jessica Stauffacher. Editorial assistance was provided by Leah Davis, Jason Wright and Zarah Yisrael in the Troy Athletics Media Relations Office. The book was printed

by Ebsco Media, Birmingham, Ala.

TROJAN HISTORY ........... 170-208 Trojan Football Historical Timeline..........170-171 Troy’s March to Division I-A......................172-173 Glossary of Troy...........................................173-175 1968 Champions...................................................176 1984 Champions...................................................177 1987 Champions...................................................178 All-Time Postseason Results..............................179 Head Coach History....................................179-180 Troy Year-By-Year Results...........................181-188 Troy vs. Division I-A Conferences....................189 All-Time Series Records..............................190-191 Series vs. 2006 Opponents..................................191 Trojans on TV.......................................................192 Troy Season Openers...........................................193 Biggest Wins and Biggest Losses........................193 Trojan All-Time Letterwinners List...........194-200 Trojan All-Conference Players...................201-205 Trojan All-America Players........................206-207 Trojans In The Pros.............................................208

Photo Credits

2006 Schedule Date Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2

Opponent Site Time Troy vs. Last Meeting ALABAMA STATE TROY 6 p.m.

12-2 9/16/00 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. TBA 1-4 9/29/51 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 1:30 p.m. n/a first meeting at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. TBA 0-3 10/4/03 at UAB Birminigham, Ala. 6 p.m.

3-2 9/10/05 * UL MONROE (ESPN+) TROY 3 p.m.

5-2-1 10/15/05 * NORTH TEXAS TROY 6 p.m.

2-1 10/4/05 * UL LAFAYETTE (ESPN+) TROY 2 p.m.

2-7 10/29/05 * at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. TBA 3-0 11/5/05 * ARKANSAS STATE (ESPN+) TROY 2 p.m.

2-6 11/12/05 * at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn.

TBA 2-11 11/26/05 * at Florida International Miami, Fla. 6 p.m.

2-0 10/20/05 * Sun Belt Conference Game - ALL TIMES CENTRAL All dates and times subject to change.

Result W, 62-19 L, 40-0 n/a L, 30-0 L, 27-7 L, 27-3 W, 13-10 L, 30-27 W, 28-14 L, 9-3 L, 17-7 W, 18-13

Future Schedules 2007 Schedule 2008 Schedule 2009 Schedule

Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct.. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Dec. 1

at Arkansas at Florida OKLAHOMA ST. at UL Lafayette FLA. ATLANTIC at Ball State NORTH TEXAS at Arkansas State at Georgia UL MONROE MIDDLE TENN. at Fla. International

Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

at LSU BALL STATE at Ohio State at Oklahoma State at Florida Atlantic FLORIDA INT. at North Texas ARKANSAS STATE UL LAFAYETTE at UL Monroe at Middle Tennessee

Sept. 12 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21

at Florida at Arkansas FLA. ATLANTIC at Fla. International NORTH TEXAS at Arkansas State at UL Lafayette UL MONROE MIDDLE TENN.

The Troy Media Relations Office would like to thank the following photographers for the use of their work in the guide: Kevin Glackmeyer, Troy University Photographer; Donald Norsworthy, David Lann, Bob Markey; and the staff at Action Sports America.

Troy University Media Relations Tine Davis Field House 5000 Veterans Stadium Drive Troy, AL 36082 Phone: (334) 670-3832 FAX: (334) 670-5665 Director: Ricky Hazel (jehazel@troy.edu) Assistant: Jim Stephan (jstephan@troy.edu) Staff Assistant: Jessica Stauffacher (jstauffacher@troy.edu)

www.TroyTrojans.com

All dates and opponents are subject to change.

Home games in BOLD ALL CAPS

The Total College Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium Built in 1950 as Memorial Stadium, at the cost of $65,000, the stadium has undergone many changes in its 55-year history.

Following the 2002 season, a facelift expanded its capacity to 30,000, complete with 29 luxury suites and a state-of-the-art press facility. The stadium was re-named Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium in May 2003 after a $5 million, 20-year commitment from the movie rental giant.

Practice Facility The Trojans practice on two 100-yard practice fields during the season and also have a 50-yard field for conditioning.

Red Room The official recruiting lounge of the Troy University football program, the "Red Room" is also a player lounge during the week. The room also serves as the athletic department's Hall of Honor, complete with portraits of Troy’s past All-America athletes and national championship coaches in every sport.

Troy Locker Room With accommodations for 95 players on game day, the Troy football locker room serves as a “home base” for the Trojans during the season.

Football Experience Training Room The Troy Athletic Training facility moved into its new, state-of-the-art facility on the second floor of the Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium tower in January of 2005.

A staff of four full-time trainers and an on-site physician are available to assist athletes with treatment of injuries and maintaining overall wellness. The Athletic Training Department offers Troy University student-athletes the best possible opportunity for the treatment and rehabilitation of injuries.

Equipment Room The Troy football equipment room is located beside the Troy locker room and houses all of the team's equipment, uniforms and apparel.

Meeting Rooms The Tine W. Davis Field House is home to six meeting rooms for the Troy football program. The rooms are used daily during football season for film breakdown and positional meetings.

Weight Room The Athletic Department's strength and conditioning facility is located on the first floor of the Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium tower, having moved into the new facility in January of 2005.

Rane Auditorium Tine W. Davis Field House The Tine W. Davis Field House is home to the Troy football program and the athletic department's administrative offices. The program's history is prominently displayed in the trophy cases, which house the school's national championship and conference title trophies. Also housed in the building are the strength and conditioning facility, equipment room, football meeting rooms and football locker room.

The 125-seat auditorium, located in the Tine W. Davis Field House, is used for team meetings, press conferences, study sessions and film breakdown during the season. It is complete with a big-screen projection television and a control booth for film productions.

Troy and Surrounding Area Pike County Tidbits • Pike County pop.........29,605 • Troy pop.......................13,397 • Median Household income.. $30,790 • Pike County founded....1821 • Troy founded..................1839 • Distance cities of interest Montgomery........48 miles Dothan..................56 miles Birmingham...... 136 miles Panama City...... 138 miles Atlanta............... 185 miles New Orleans..... 313 miles Nashville............ 317 miles

Troy, Ala., combines the charm and dignity of the “Old South” with the progressive spirit of the new industrial South.

Located in south central Alabama, Troy is the largest city in Pike County - which is populated by nearly 30,000 residents. It is located near several areas of interest.

Troy is 48 miles south of Montgomery, the state capital, and just 56 miles north of

Dothan, “Alabama’s Most Livable City.” Locals and visitors alike enjoy the many recreational opportunities the area has to offer. Whether it is golfing on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail that weaves itself through the region, or heading south to the sun and nearby surf on Florida’s pristine beaches, the community has something to offer everyone.

Troy is near several other entertainment options. Atlanta is just a two-hour drive. It offers several entertainment options, such as Six Flags, professional sports and the trendy Buckhead area. It allows those who enjoy the “small town” lifestyle easy access to the fast-paced atmosphere of a large city, with a quick escape home to the pleasures of the “Old South.”

Montgomery, just to the north, is rich in history, also serving as the “Capital of the Confederacy” and the epicenter of the Civil Rights Movement. Troy University's Montgomery campus is home to the Rosa Parks Museum and Library.

This Is...

From its beginnings as State Normal School founded in 1887 to train Alabama’s teachers, Troy University has grown into a global university system.

• Troy University serves more than 27,000 students worldwide.

• Troy University consists of the main campus in Troy and campuses in Phenix City, Montgomery and Dothan, and the University College Division.

• Troy University offers degree programs at more than 60 military installations and metropolitan locations in 17 U.S. states and 11 nations.

• Troy University offers its students from 45 U.S. states and 54 foreign nations more than 70 degree programs in five major areas of study: Arts and Sciences, Business, Communication and Fine Arts and Health and Human Services.

CAMPUS LIFE

The Troy University campus was moved from downtown Troy to its present site in 1929. The original campus plan was designed by the Olmsted Brothers design firm, also credited with designing New York’s Central Park and the famed Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C.

The original campus plan remains in effect today. The main hubs of activity are centered on two quadrangles:

• The main quad is surrounded by the major academic buildings on campus.

• The Shackelford Quad is surrounded by residential housing.

Troy University has invested more than $40 million in its facilities for students over the past five years. For example: • The completion of renovations to Clements Hall, a residence hall.

• A new $4 million academic building opens Aug. 1, 2005 featuring 42,000 square feet of state-of-the-art theater-style and traditional classrooms.

• The renovation of Pace Hall into the Rotary International Living and Learning Center, a residence hall where international and U.S. students live together.

• The development of five new sorority houses and a continuing education center.

• The renovation of the Adams Student Center to include a food court—with Chick-Fil-A and other major franchise restaurants—and a student fitness center.

• The renovation of Smith Hall to include the new 1,000seat Claudia Crosby Theater.

• The renovation of Troy’s oldest residence hall, Shackelford Hall, into a modern facility with suites instead of traditional dorm rooms.

MAJORS OFFERED Accounting l Art l Art Program l Athletic Training Program l Biology l Biology Program l Broadcast Journalism l Chemistry l Chemistry Program l Collaborative Teacher Education (With Certification in: Early Childhood, Elementary Education, Special Education) l Communication l Dramatic Arts l Speech l Computer Science l Criminal Justice l Economics l English l Environmental Science Program l Finance l General Business l Geomatics l Graphic Design l History l Human Services l Information Systems l International Business l Journalism/Public Relations l Journalism/Advertising l Journalism/Print l Management (General, Human Resource Management) l Marine Biology Program l Marketing l Mathematics l Medical Technology l Nursery – 12 Grade Education (Art Education, Instrumental Music, Physical Education, Vocal/Choral Music) l Nursing l Political Science (American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Public Administration) l Psychology l Psychology Program l Rehabilitation l Risk Management & Insurance l Secondary Education (Biology, Chemistry, Comprehensive General Science, Comprehensive Mathematics, English/Language Arts, French, Health Education, History, Latin, Mathematics, Spanish, Physics, Social Science Education) l Social Science (Anthropology, General Social Science, Geography, Leadership, Sociology Program, Social Work, Sport & Fitness Management)

Troy University • The construction of the Rosa Parks Children’s Annex on the Montgomery Campus.

• The completion of Sony Hall, housing a new library and technology building, for the Dothan Campus.

• The completion of new academic buildings on both the Phenix City and Troy campuses.

ALUMNI

Troy University’s commitment

to excellence is also reflected in the success of its more than 70,000 alumni worldwide. These alumni have distinguished themselves in all fields: • In science, including Kevin Kregel, one of four Troy graduates in NASA’s space program, who served as mission commander for the February 2000 mission of the space shuttle Endeavour.

• In medicine, including Dr. William Novick: Founding doctor of the International Children’s Heart Foundation at the LeBonheur Children’s

Medical Center at the University of Tennessee.

• In economics, including Dr. Manley Johnson, highly regarded economist, previously served as vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan.

• In literature, including James Byron Huggins, whose bestselling books have been made into the movies “Cain,” starring Bruce Willis, and “Hunter,” starring Sylvester Stallone.

• In music, renowned composer Robert Smith, serves Warner Bros. Publishing as a consulting editor. He worked with John Williams on the score for the 1999 movie “Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace.” He has more than 300 original compositions or arrangements in circulation.

• In entertainment and popular culture, a 1998 Troy University graduate from the Phenix City Campus named Vecepia Towery captured the hearts of fans of the CBS reality show “Survivor” by winning the second-season competition in Marquesa, and 2003 Troy graduate Bobby Jon Drinkard represented the University during the show’s third season on Palau. He is currently employed by Troy University in the Admissions Office.

MINORS OFFERED

Aerospace Studies l Anthropology l Art l Biology l Broadcast Journalism l Business Administration l Chemistry l Classics l Communication Arts/Dramatic Arts l Communication Arts/Speech l Communication with the Hearing Impaired l Computer Science l Creative Writing l Criminal Justice l Dance l Economics l English l French l Geography l History l Health Services l Human Services l Information Systems l Journalism/Print l Latin l Mathematics l Military Science l Music l Physics l Psychology l Recreation l Social Science (Gerontology, Leadership) l Sociology l Spanish

PRE-PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Pre-Agriculture l Pre-Dentistry l Pre-Engineering l Pre-Forestry l Pre-Law l Pre-Medicine l Pre-Optometry l Pre-Pharmacy l Pre-Physical Therapy l Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Did You Know?

• The Alabama Development Office has partnered with Troy University on its Heidelberg Campus to promote Alabama’s business climate?

• Troy University operates a campus in Cuba? Troy’s University College offers programs from the U.S. military installation at Guantanamo Bay. Troy’s campuses abroad include sites in Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Malaysia.

• More than 50 Troy graduates hold the rank of general or admiral in the U.S. Armed Forces. That doesn’t include four generals who have recently retired.

• Troy University’s relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense dates back more than 50 years, when extension courses were first offered at nearby Fort Rucker, the home of Army Aviation. That program developed into the modern Troy University Dothan Campus.

Alabama’s Global University

TroyUniversity’sprimarymissionis to serve Alabama students, but with a global focus. Troy not only operates campuses around the world, but brings the world to southeast Alabama as well. The goal is to prepare students from Alabama to excel in a rapidly growing global marketplace.

Thirteen years ago, Troy enrolled students from 10 foreign nations. Today, Troy enrolls students from 54 foreign nations. Included in this total are more than 60 students from the People’s Republic of China attending Troy as part of a unique program officially called 1-2-1 SinoAmerican Educational Strategies Program, which allows students from 27 partner Chinese universities to study their first year in China, spend their sophomore and junior years in Troy and then return home to China to complete their degree.

• Troy University was the first American institution to participate in this program, although several other U.S. universities now participate. A similar joint-degree program is in development with Russia’s Vyatka State Humanities University in Kirov.

• Troy’s main-campus enrollment also includes many students from exotic locales such as Turkey, Russia, Korea, India and Malaysia.

Troy’s global mission is also served through distance learning, as thousands of Troy students earn degrees through eCampus without even visiting Alabama. This includes students in the revolutionary eArmyU program. Last year, Troy enrolled more than 3,000 soldiers through eArmyU.

Commitment to Academics Troy University believes in a total commitment to improving the lives of its student-athletes. All decisions are based on the idea that our athletes, who are the leaders of tomorrow, are students first.

The commitment is providing the student-athlete with the assistance necessary to balance athletic and academic participation.

The Troy University Athletics Department is an integral part of the University. Its mission is to assure a balance between the desire to win and the desire to facilitate positive growth of studentathletes. The athletics department will strive to graduate student-athletes who will make significant contributions to society, view their experience as rewarding and who will be proud alumni and advocates of the University.

NCAA Regulations The NCAA has set straightforward and stringent guidelines as to whom may represent a member institution in athletics. The organization utilizes the Clearinghouse to determine eligibility for every potential student-athlete.

The Clearinghouse determines if the prospect meets the minimum requirements set forth by the NCAA. The Clearinghouse looks beyond grade

Contacting the Clearinghouse and the NCAA...

Clearinghouse 319-337-1492

NCAA Eligibility Hotline

800-638-3731 More information may be found on the NCAA website (www.ncaa. org) under the rules and eligibility section.

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point average and SAT/ACT test scores. It also scrutinizes the high school transcript to determine if the student-athlete has met at least 14 academic core course requirements. These include four years of English, two years of mathematics, two years of sciences, two years of social studies and four additional academic courses.

The NCAA requirements do not stop with initial eligibility. Student-athletes have to maintain a steady progression toward graduation while remaining in good academic standing with the University. This is done by maintaining a prescribed GPA (depending upon classification) and passing at least 24 semester hours of degree work

Commitment to Academics each academic year. Further, NCAA rules stipulate a student-athlete must declare a degree program of studies, and thereafter make satisfactory progress toward that specific degree. This is done to help ensure the mission of collegiate athletics, which is to graduate student-athletes, not exploit them for their athletic abilities.

Student - Athlete Services

Representatives of Athletic Interest A "representative of the institution's athletics interest" is anyone who engages in the following activities: • participating as a member in any various Athletic Department booster groups, Alumni groups or the Troy University Foundation.

• making a donation to Troy athletics or an institutional booster club.

• arranging for summer vacation or vacation employment for student-athletes.

• purchasing season tickets.

• assisting in the recruitment of prospects.

• promoting Troy Athletics in any manner.

According to NCAA rules, once an individual has been identified as an institutional "representative of athletic interests" the individual retains that title for life. Troy University is ultimately responsible for the acts of all "representatives of athletics interests" in relation to NCAA rules and regulations.

Compliance with NCAA regulations is of the highest priority for our athletic Troy students are fortuprogram and institution. We need your assistance in complying with NCAA rules. nate to have Student - Athlete Please contact Sandy Atkins at (334) 670-5745 for questions and assistance.

Services (SAS) available to them. SAS provides all stuServices offered by SAS dents the support necessary to make the collegiate experience the most beneficial and fruitful it can • Two computer labs with internet access and be. The athletics department coordinates an acaword processing programs demic reinforcement program for student-athletes.

• Monitor and chart student-athlete study table sessions.

• Provide academic assistance and arrange for tutorial sessions • Registration of student-athletes for classes • Evaluation of student-athlete grades and progress towards degree

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Strength & The strength and conditioning program at Troy University continually produces prepared and conditioned athletes for the highest level of collegiate competition.

Strength and Conditioning Coach Richard Shaughnessy heads the program that works with Troy's 17-sport athletics program.

Under Shaughnessy's direction, the program has achieved new heights. The current weight room, located on

Troy 2006 Testing Records Boo Smith Bench 435 lbs.

Adam Vincent Squat 600 lbs.

Martin Teal Vertical 40.5" in. *Zarah Yisrael 225 Reps 48 reps Derrick Pendergrass 40-yard Dash 4.35 sec.

Marcus Richardson 12-yd. dash 1.51 sec.

Franklin Loyd Hang Clean 410 lbs.

Gary Banks Ropes 76 reps Toris Rutlegdge Dots 43 sec.

Brannon Condren Boxes 38 jumps * denotes NFL record

the first floor of the Movie Gallery Stadium Tower, has been a major factor in its success. The program plays a key role in the department's efforts to build a comprehensive and competitive athletics program. It also works to provide all Trojan studentathletes with a winning edge in preparation for the playing field.

The 10,000-square-foot weight room accommodates more than 420 student-athletes. It is designed with all sports in mind with more than $100,000 in equipment. It houses cardiovascular equipment, hammer systems, power racks and a variety of leg apparatuses. Cross-training equipment and a multi-station crossover machine are among the items that have also recently been added. University courses are also taught in the facility throughout the year.

The strength and conditioning staff trains and monitors each of Troy's 17 athletic teams in order to determine progress and preparedness. All athletes are tested a minimum of three times per year, according to different categories.

Each member of the football team is ranked by a point system, according to the athlete's progress in the following 12 categories: bench press, squat, hang clean, vertical jumps, height, weight, 40-yard dash, 12-yard dash, box jumps, dots, jump ropes and 225 reps. The squad is broken up into seven levels from highest to the lowest: Elite, Exclusive, Ultra, Super, Champion, Player and Trojan.

Ample and efficient equipment along with an experienced and determined staff allows the strength and conditioning program to constantly produce successful and prepared athletes for Troy.

Troy Strength and Conditioning Staff

Troy Strength & Conditioning All-America Athletes Awarded Annually by the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA)

2001: Bridgette McInnes (Softball)

Richard Shaughnessy Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

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Cole Pope

Student Assistant

Bethany Gainey Strength Assistant

Jabar Dunbar (Football) 2003: Portia Proffitt (Volleyball)

Deloise Moore (Football) 2004: Blake Broadhurst (Football)

Michelle Thompson (Track & Field) 2005: Demarcus Ware (Football)

Katrina Lewis (Track & Field) 2006: Zarah Yisrael (Football)

Laura Lee Holman (Basketball)

Conditioning TROJAN CLUB SCORING SYSTEM

Torris Rutledge Marlo East Josh Maxwell Tavares Williams Elbert Mack

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Boo Smith Chris Jamison Steven Adams Will Chambliss David Cain Brannon Condren

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CLUB BREAKDOWN 96 88 80 72 64 56 48

CRITERIA FOR EARNING POINTS

Strength Explosion 1. Bench 3. Box Jumps 2. Squat

Quickness/Agility 4. Dots 5. Jump Ropes

Speed Power 6. 12-yard dash 8. Cleans 7. 40-yard dash

Bonus Vertical - 225 reps

Adam Vicent Kirbi Bodiford Shawn Todd Brannon Condren Gary Banks Ryan Babb

Clean

Average Total Club Name Score Required Points Needed 12.0 11.0 10.0 9.0 7.5 6.5 5.5

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The Troy football team is scored annually via Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Richard Shaughnessy’s “Trojan Club Scoring System,” a system he designed and implemented at Troy in 1996. Athletes score points based on performance in eight strength & conditioning tests, with the highest scorers earning “elite” status.

Elite Trojan Exclusive Trojan Ultra Trojan Super Trojan Champion Trojan Player Trojan

TOP 5 BY CATEGORY

Elite Trojan Club

Brannon Condren..................106

Gary Banks...............................93 Will Chambliss.........................91 Marcus Richardson..................90 Fredrick Turner........................89 Shawn Todd..............................89

Exclusive Trojan Club

Ultra Trojan Club

Nathan Nolan...........................88 Tavares Williams......................86 Josh Maxwell............................86 Sherrod Martin........................85 Henry Chubb............................85 Marcus Richardson..................84 Chris Lucas...............................84 Steven Adams...........................83 Kenny Cattouse........................82 Joe Anderson............................82 Marlo East.................................81 Rob Austin................................81 Smokey Hampton....................80 David Dawson..........................80

1. Franklin Lloyd 2. Steven Adams 3. Will Chambliss 4. Adam Vincent 5. Ryan Babb Brannon Condren Nathan Nolan Shawn Todd

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Sports Medicine and Troy University has long been a leader in the field of athletic training.

In 1990, the establishment of a four-year curriculum only strengthened the University’s commitment to this vital area of athletics.

The athletic training staff is committed to not only providing exceptional healthcare to student-athletes, but also to providing outstanding education to student trainers. The coursework, which is accredited by the National Athletic Trainers Association, prepares students to become certified athletic trainers while working closely with the athletics department and gives them invaluable hands-on experience. The program assigns at least one certified trainer to work with each varsity sport on campus.

John “Doc” Anderson, who returned to Troy following an 11-year stint as head trainer at Louisiana State, started the academic program in 1991 and continues to oversee its progress as curriculum director. Anderson was Troy’s head athletic trainer for 13 years prior to leaving for LSU in 1980. Head athletic trainer Chuck Ash, who coordinates all aspects of the ath-

Troy Athletic Training Staff

Chuck Ash Head Trainer

Diana Montgomery Clinic Coordinator

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Alyson Steed Assistant Trainer

Cherise Crisman Assistant Trainer

Athletic Training letic training program, has been with Troy for 18 years.

Ash is assisted by three full-time trainers: Cherise Crisman, Diana Montgomery and Allison Steed, all of whom graduated from Troy University. The program also employs six graduate assistant trainers.

In January of 2005, the athletic training program moved into its new, state-of-the art, facility on the second floor of the Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium tower.

The new facility includes expanded rehab and treatment areas, hot and cold tubs for treatment of injuries, new staff offices as well as room for a medical clinic with examination rooms and x-ray facilities.

In order to be successful and progressive, the Troy athletic training program aligns itself with exceptional professionals in the field.

Troy has benefited tremendously from its lasting relationship with Dr. James Andrews, one of the world’s leading orthopedic surgeons. Andrews is a member of the Troy Board of Trustees, as well as the Chief of Staff of Alabama Sports Medicine in Birmingham, which has quickly become one of the leading comprehensive sports medicine centers in the world. Andrews and his orthopedic group also team with the Troy athletic training program for the Alabama Sports Medicine High School Outreach Program. This program assists area high school coaches with the healthcare process for their athletic programs.

Dr. Mickey DiChiara and Dr. Jefferey Dugas also serve as team physicians for the Trojans and have been instrumental in the development and organization of the athletic training program.

With a committed staff of trainers and physicians, a competitive accredited curriculum and an updated facility, Troy has an ideal and progressive athletic training program. The ultimate beneficiary of that success is the Troy University student-athlete.

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Team Physicians Dr. James Andrews, a worldrenowned orthopaedic surgeon, is a member of the Troy University Board of Trustees. Considered a leader in the field of orthopaedics, from clinical research to surgery, he is one of the founding members of the Alabama Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center and the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Ala. He is recognized as a leader in sports medicine worldwide. He not only serves in this capacity with Troy University, but he is also the co-medical director for James Andrews intercollegiate sports at Auburn University, as well as the PGA, Senior PGA and LPGA Tours. He is the medical director with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, senior orthopaedic consultant for the Cincinnati Reds and team physician for the Birmingham Barons. He also serves as orthopaedic consultant for the Toronto Blue Jays, along with the athletic teams associated with West Alabama, Tuskegee, Grambling State and Alabama A&M universities.

He has been inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and the LSU Alumni Hall of Distinction.

He graduated from Louisiana State University in 1963, where he was an SEC Champion pole-vaulter at both the indoor and outdoor meets. He completed medical school in 1967 and his orthopaedic residency in 1972 at Tulane University.

He and his wife Jenelle have six children (Andy, Amy, Archie, Ashley, Amber and Abby) and two grandchildren. He is also a leader in the field of yacht racing as the president and chairman of the Board of Aloha Racing Foundation.

Dr. Jeffrey R. Dugas has published articles and textbook chapters related to injuries of the shoulder and elbow in throwing athletes, vascular injuries in throwers and rotator cuff injuries. He has also published manuscripts on the treatment of knee ligament injuries and the treatment of cartilaginous defects of the knee.

Following his orthopedic training, Dr. Dugas accepted a fellowship in sports medicine at the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) in Jeffrey Dugas Birmingham, under the direction of James R. Andrews, M.D., and William G. Clancy, Jr., M.D. He was then invited to become a member of the Alabama Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center. As a clinical instructor at ASMI, he takes part in clinical and basic research and assists in the instruction of the ASMI sports medicine fellows.

A native of Schenectady, N.Y., Dr. Dugas graduated from North Carolina State University in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. He continued his education at Duke University’s School of Medicine, graduating in 1994. After an internship in general surgery, he completed four years of an orthopedic surgery residency at the renowned Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

Dr. Dugas and his wife, Tracie, have a son, Christopher and a daughter, Caroline. They are both avid sports fans and enjoy time together with their children and their families.

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Dr. Peter M. DiChiara has been in private practice in Troy since 1985.

He has been the director of student health services at Troy University and the medical director of the Pike Manor Health Care Center since 1987.

He received a degree in psychology from the University of Alabama in 1972. Following a year of Corpsman School in the United States Army, DiChiara earned his undergraduate degree in medicine from UAB in 1976. In 1982, he was awarded his M.D. from UAB. He did his internship and residency in internal medicine from 1982-85 at the University of Peter DiChiara South Alabama School of Medicine.

DiChiara is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American Association of Medical Review Officers, Southern Medical Association, American Medical Directors Association, American Society of Internal Medicine and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He was board certified in internal medicine in 1986, and named a fellow in the American College of Physicians in 1993.

DiChiara and his wife Cheryl are the parents of Neal, Marilee and Michael. He enjoys coin collecting, baseball, football, walking and skiing.

Dr. Alan Young is an internist who has been working with Troy University Athletics since 1999.

Originally from Montgomery, Ala., Dr. Young obtained his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Birmingham-Southern College. He received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham.

After completing his Internal Medicine Residency at Birmingham Baptist Medical Center, he remained there to be Chief Resident and Instructor. Dr. Young was Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Alan Young Medicine in 1999. He is in private practice with Pike Internal Medicine.

Dr. Young is an active member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians and American Association of Medical Review Officers. Her serves as Medical Director of Wiregrass Hospice and Magnolia Wood Lodge. At Troy Regional Medical Center he also serves as the Physician Advisor.

He and wife Tammy are the proud parents of one daughter, Ally.

Jon E. Adams is a certified physicians assistant that provides a tremendous amount of support for the Troy University sports medicine program.

Adams, a native of Troy, earned his undergraduate degree in Health from Troy University and a Master of Education in Exercise Science from Auburn University.

He has extensive experience with athletic medicine at the amateur, high school, university and professional levels.

Adams attended the University of South Alabama and earned a Master of Health Science in Physician Assistant Studies in Jon Adams 1998. He is Board Certified (PA-C) by the American Academy of Physician Assistants. and also certified as an athletic trainer (ATC) by the National Athletic Trainers Association.

He and his wife, Michelle, live in Troy.

Athletic Trainers Chuck Ash

Head Athletic Trainer

Ash is entering his 16th year as the Head Athletic Trainer at Troy.

He served as the school's Assistant Trainer from 1987-91.

Ash coordinates all aspects of athletic training, including the supervision of students enrolled in the athletic training curriculum, in what has become one of the most respected programs of its kind in the country.

Chuck Ash Prior to coming to Troy, Ash was the head trainer and baseball coach for five years at Early County High School in Blakely, Ga. During his time in the high school ranks, he also worked closely with the Hughston Clinic in Columbus, Ga. Ash received his bachelor's degree in physical education from Troy in 1978 and then earned his master's in education in 1979 while serving as a graduate assistant trainer.

In May 2002, Ash was named College and University Athletic Trainer of the Year by the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association. In 2001, he was also granted membership in the prestigious American Sports Medicine Fellowship Society.

The Lakeland, Fla., native is married to the former Marilyn Willis, also a Troy graduate and a teacher in the Troy City School System. The couple has two sons, Bubba and Cody.

Cherise Crisman Assistant Athletic Trainer

Crisman is beginning her ninth year as Assistant Athletic Trainer at Troy. She came to Troy from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala., where she served two years as the NAIA school's Head Athletic Trainer.

Crisman primarily focuses her efforts on women's sports. She works Cherise Crisman directly with soccer and women's basketball.

A Troy graduate, she completed her bachelor's degree in athletic training in 1994. As a student, she worked with the football program during the Trojans' run to the Division I-AA semifinals in 1993 and with the softball team.

She also served as a graduate assistant trainer at Auburn University, working with track & field and women's basketball. She completed her master's degree in health promotion at Auburn in 1997.

A native of St. Cloud, Fla., Crisman is an avid collector of sports memorabilia and a self-proclaimed Miami Dolphins fanatic.

Alyson Steed

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Alyson Steed is beginning her third season as an athletic trainer for Troy University. Steed’s primary sport is men’s basketball and volleyball.

Steed earned her bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Troy in 1999. After that she spent time teaching science at Pike Liberal Arts in Troy and Dixie Academy in Louisville, Ala. Alyson Steed She returned to Troy to work on her master’s degree in education, which she earned in 2004.

Steed and her husband, Mark, have one daughter, Meredith, 8. The Steed family resides in Brundidge.

Diana Montgomery

Assistant Athletic Trainer/Clinic Coordinator

Montgomery is beginning her ninth year as Assistant Athletic Trainer and Clinic Coordinator at Troy.

A Fort Meade, Fla., native, Montgomery received her bachelor's degree in marketing in 1989 and her athletic training certificate in 1995, both from Troy.

Montgomery is responsible for coordinating insurance and physician Diana Montgomery services and also serves as a clinical instructor for students in the athletic training program.

She is married to Theron Montgomery, a professor at Troy.

The couple resides in Troy with their nine-year-old twin sons.

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11 National Championships Baseball: NCAA Division II - 1986, 1987 Football: NAIA - 1968 NCAA Division II - 1984, 1987 Men's Golf: NCAA Division II - 1976, 1977, 1984 Women's Golf: American Women's Golf Assoc.

- 1984, 1986, 1989

123 Conference Championships

Sun Belt Conference (2005- present) Baseball: 2006

Atlantic Sun Conference (1997-2005)

Baseball: 1998 Western Division, 2005 Men's Basketball: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 Softball: 2005 Women's Tennis: 2004 Men's Track: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Women's Track: 1999

Southland Football League (1996-2000) 1996, 1999, 2000

Mid-Continent Conference (1994-1997) Baseball: 1995, 1997 Women's Basketball: 1997 Men's Golf: 1995, 1996, 1997 Softball: 1996 Men's Tennis: 1997 Women's Tennis: 1995 Volleyball: East Division - 1996

East Coast Conference (1993-94) Baseball: 1994 Men's Basketball: 1994 Men's Golf: 1994 Men's Tennis: 1993

Gulf South Conference (1971-1993)

Baseball: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987 Men's Basketball: 1977, 1991 Men's Cross Country: 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Women's Cross Country: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Football: 1971, 1973, 1976, 1984, 1986, 1987 Men's Golf: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 Men's Track: 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 Volleyball: 1983, 1989, 1990

All-Sports Trophy

Men: 1975, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Women: 1984

Alabama Collegiate & Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (Prior to 1971)

Baseball: 1961, 1962, 1964 Men's Basketball: 1961, 1962, 1964 Men's Cross Country: 1970 Football: 1939, 1941, 1942, 1967, 1968, 1969 Men's Golf: 1960, 1963, 1968 Men's Tennis: 1963, 1967, 1972 Men's Track: 1964, 1970, 1971

Alabama AIAW Champions Women's Basketball: 1979 Women's Cross Country: 1981 Women's Tennis: 1977 Women's Track: 1982

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Troy University Since joining the Division I ranks in 1993, Troy University has continued its long legacy of athletic excellence. Here's a look at some of the highlights the Trojans have enjoyed in every sport since moving to Division I in 1993: • The men's basketball team has won five conference titles, including four in five seasons. The Trojans won the ASun Tournament in 2003, earning their first bid to the NCAA Tournament. They followed with the school’s first NIT bid in 2004.

• The women's basketball team won the 1996 MidContinent Conference title and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

• The football team won three Southland Football League titles and made eight appearances in the Division I-AA playoffs, advancing to the semifinals twice. In 2004, the Trojans defeated a ranked opponent for the first time and went to a bowl game.

• Former defensive lineman Al Lucas won the Buck Buchanan Award as the most outstanding defensive player at the I-AA level.

• The baseball team claimed the 1995 and 1997 MidContinent Conference championships and advanced to NCAA regional tournament both times. The baseball team won the A-Sun crown in 2005.

• Nate Moore was a first team All-American in 2004 after leading Division I in Earned Run Average.

• Adam Godwin led all of college baseball with 84 stolen bases in 2005, setting new school and A-Sun records in earning Player of the Year honors.

• The 2006 Trojan baseball team claimed the Sun Belt Conference and Tournament Championships in just its first year in the conference.

• Tom King led the nation in hits and doubles and was named first team AllAmerican in 2006.

Athletics History • The men's track & field program won seven of the last eight Atlantic Sun Conference championships, including the last five. In 2005, the program sent two athletes, juniors Michael Acree and Louis Harris, to the NCAA Championships.

• The women's track & field team claimed the 1999 Atlantic Sun Conference championship, the first for the program in its brief history.

• The volleyball team won the 1996 Mid-Continent Conference East Division title and followed it by winning the 1997 A-Sun West Division.

• The softball team claimed the 1996 Mid-Continent Conference title and earned a berth in the NCAA regional tournament. The Lady Trojans built upon that success, winning the 2005 Atlantic Sun Conference title.

• The men's golf team dominated the Mid-Continent Conference, claiming team titles in 1995, 1996 and 1997.

The Trojans earned a berth in the 1995 NCAA East Regional, finishing 16th.

• Josh Broadaway won back-to-back Atlantic Sun Conference individual titles in 1999 and 2000, earning a berth in the NCAA East Regional in 2000.

• The Troy women's tennis team has earned national rankings in three of the last five seasons while finishing second and first in the conference in 2001 and 2002, respectively, during the regular season. The Lady Trojans won the 2004 A-Sun championship, earning the school’s first bid in the NCAA Tennis Championships.

• Two-time A-Sun Player of the Year Irving Morales led the Troy men's tennis team to the finals of the 2005 A-Sun Championship.

• Cross Country phenom Michael Green won three consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference individual titles from 19982000, earning a spot in the NCAA Championships as a senior. He was also named A-Sun Student Athlete of the Year in spring 2001.

• In just its third and fourth seasons of competition, the Trojan Rodeo team advanced to compete in the National Collegiate Rodeo Finals in Wyoming.

110 National Tournament Appearances Baseball

Division I: 1995, 1997, 2006 Division II: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993 Division II College World Series: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993

Men's Basketball

Division I: 2003 Division II: 1977, 1988, 1991, 1993 Division II Final Four: 1988, 1993 Division II Runner-Up: 1993

Women's Basketball

Division I: 1997

Cross Country

NCAA Division I: 2000 NCAA Division II: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992 NAIA: 1973, 1974

Football

Division I-AA Playoffs: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 Division II: 1984, 1986, 1987 NAIA: 1968

Men's Golf

Division I: 1995, 1999 (Ind.) Division II: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Division II Runner-Up: 1978, 1983, 1992

Women's Golf

American Women's Golf Assoc. : 1984, 1986, 1989

Women's Tennis

Division I: 2004

Men's Track & Field

Division I Indoor: 1971, 1972, 1973 Division I Outdoor: 1975, 1976 Division II Outdoor: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993 NAIA Indoor: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 NAIA Outdoor: 1971, 1972, 1973

Women's Track & Field

Division I: 2000

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Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium The Troy University football program unveiled a newly renovated, $18 million Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium as the final piece of its Division I-A move in fall 2003. The project, which took more than a year to complete, increased the facility's seating capacity to 30,000, an increase of more than 12,000 seats.

Construction began on the project in July 2002 and was completed in time for the Trojans' 2003 home opener against Southeast Louisiana on Sept. 20.

The stadium has seen tremendous growth and change during its 54-year existence. It was built for a mere $65,000 as

A History of Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium

Memorial Stadium as it looked after construction in 1950.

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A permanent press box and extended seating was added in the 1980s.

Home of the Trojans Memorial Stadium in 1950 and seated just 5,000 spectators. Several renovations followed, including in 1998, when the facility moved from a 12,000-seat capacity to 17,500.

Construction began in July 2002 to expand its capacity to 30,000, with the largest part of the project being a new six-story press box structure that houses 27 sky boxes, a state-of-the-art media hosting facility, a unique Trojan Stadium Club area that houses more than 1,000 guests, and floors dedicated to sports medicine, academics and strength & conditioning.

As a part of the construction, the Jesse H. Colley Track, which was housed at the stadium, was relocated – making the stadium a football-only venue. Also gone is the prescription athletic turf, replaced by "AstroPlay," an artificial surface that closely resembles grass in feel and appearance. Troy became one of the first schools in the Deep South to install the turf. Ole Miss, Princeton, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy (Army) and the Air Force Academy all use the same product. Several professional franchises have also installed the product in recent years, including the Buffalo Bills.

A large-screen, endzone video board was also installed, along with a state-of-the-art sound system.

The strength and conditioning and sports medicine areas were completed and opened in January of 2005.

Troy Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. (left) and former Athletics Director Johnny Williams (right) presented Joe Malugen, President and CEO of Movie Gallery, Inc., a framed jersey on May 9 following the signing of the marketing agreement which re-named the stadium "Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium."

Construction in 1998 brought the stadium’s capacity to 17,500.

Trojan Stadium Club The newest and most exciting way to enjoy Troy football is as a Stadium Club Level patron at Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium. With all of the amenities of a local restaurant, a dynamic view of the playing field and a close gathering of other Trojan supporters, the Stadium Club Level offers comfort, excitement and a refreshing change from the traditional gameday setting. All seat holders have access to a 12,000square foot lounge area, which will be complete with food service, tables & chairs and soft drink stations.

The Stadium Club Level is the only one of its kind among college football stadiums in the state of Alabama.

In order to purchase Stadium Club Level seating, patrons must join the Trojan Club with an annual, tax-deductible contribution of $500 per seat. By joining the Trojan Club, supporters are entitled to priority status when purchasing football postseason tickets and baseball and basketeball season tickets.

Prior to construction in 2003.

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Troy University Since 1997, Troy University has invested more than $27 million in upgrading and improving its athletics facilities. Below is a breakdown of Troy's athletics venues as they stand today:

Riddle-Pace Field The Troy baseball program played its third season at the newly renovated Riddle-Pace Field this past spring. Renovations included a modern stadium structure, expanded dugouts, a state-of-the-art press box and two luxury suites.

Trojan Arena Trojan Arena is home to the men's and women's basketball teams, as well as volleyball. Formerly Sartain Hall, the arena was renovated prior to the 1998-99 season. Improvements included reconstruction of the main entrance and lobby areas, an air-conditioning system, new court lighting, a stateof-the-art sound system and locker rooms. The addition of 1,000 seats increased the arena's capacity to 4,000.

Trojan Oaks Golf Club The Trojan Oaks Golf Club, which was dedicated on Sept.

16, 1978, features a clubhouse and nine holes. It serves as the practice course for the men's and women's golf teams and is open to the public.

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Athletics Facilities Trojan Softball Complex The $1 million Trojan Softball Complex was completed in the summer of 2001 and was home to its first full season in the spring of 2002. Located on Elm Street, the facility is complete with permanent dugouts, a locker room, coaches' offices and field lighting.

Soccer/Track Facility Construction on the new $1 million track and soccer complex was completed in spring 2003. It plays host to the Troy soccer and track & field teams.

Lunsford Tennis Center A 12-court complex, the Lunsford Tennis Center was completed in the summer of 2001 as part of a joint effort with the City of Troy. It is equipped with lighted courts, ample parking and a personalized clubhouse dedicated to the needs of the school's athletes and the community. The clubhouse includes a pro shop, snack bar and coaches' offices.

Pike County Cattlemen's Association Facility The Troy rodeo team, which began competition in the fall of 2002, practices and holds home events at the Pike County Cattlemen's Association facility located on US Highway 231.

The venue can hold more than 2,000 spectators and plays host to at least one collegiate event each season.

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Board of Trustees

Gov. Bob Riley President (Ex-Officio)

Dr. Joseph Morton State Superintendent of Education (Ex-officio)

Dr. Doug Hawkins President pro tempore Troy, Ala.

Sen. Gerald Dial Vice President pro tempore Lineville, Ala.

Dr. James Andrews Birmingham, Ala.

Roy Drinkard Cullman, Ala.

John Harrison Luverne, Ala.

Lamar Higgins Huntsville, Ala.

Forrest Latta Moblie, Ala.

Milton McGregor Montgomery, Ala.

Charles Nailen Dothan, Ala.

Allen Owen Opelika, Ala.

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. Secretary Chancellor Troy University

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Joe Hutto Troy SGA President Non-voting member

Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr.

On August 1, 2005, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., oversaw the Troy State University System's change to Troy University. The Mobile, Ala., native was named Chancellor of the Troy State University System on Sept. 1, 1989. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Montevallo and his doctorate from the University of Alabama.

Upon completion of his bachelor's degree in 1967, Hawkins was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps and served as a platoon leader during the Vietnam War. During his tour of duty in Vietnam, Hawkins' platoon served with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps. For his combat duty, he received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and a citation from the Korean Marine Corps.

Hawkins' professional background includes his service as an assistant dean at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (1971-1979) and as president of the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Talladega (1979-1989).

In 1985, he was honored by the University of Montevallo as Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.

Hawkins serves on the board of direc-

tors of the Better Business Bureau of Central Alabama, Troy Bank and Trust Company, and Troy Regional Medical Center as well as the Board of Visitors for Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. He is chairman of the Governor's Committee on Employment of the Disabled and serves on the Executive Council of the Commission on Colleges, which is part of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. He served as Chairman of the Council of University Presidents in Alabama (19992001) and has served as a trustee of Talladega College and the Helen Keller Eye Research Foundation. He was also President of the Southland Football League, President of the Atlantic Sun Conference and is Trustee Emeritus of the American Foundation for the Blind. He is a member of the Troy Rotary Club.

Chancellor Hawkins was honored in 2003 with the Outstanding College President Award by the All-American Football Foundation.

Hawkins' family includes his wife, Janice, and two daughters, Katie and Kelly. He and his family are members of the First Baptist Church of Troy.

Dr. and Mrs. Hawkins

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Director of Athletics Steve Dennis Steve Dennis is beginning his second year as the Troy University Director of Athletics.

Dennis came to the Troy family from Auburn University where he served in a variety of capacities since 1985. His final assignment was as Associate Director of Tigers Unlimited, the Athletics Department’s Development office. In that position he was responsible for identifying, cultivating and soliciting support from individuals, private industry and corporations for the Athletic Department.

A native of Macon, Ga., Dennis graduated from the University of Georgia, Cum Laude, in 1978. While at Georgia, Dennis played footSteve Dennis ball for legendary coach Vince Dooley. He was the Bulldogs’ defensive captain in 1978 and was an Academic AllSEC pick that same year. During his playing career he played in three bowl games for the Bulldogs.

It is that foundation as a student-athlete that guides Dennis in his quest to take Troy Athletics toward great things in the future.

Dennis started his professional career as a high school teacher, football coach and baseball coach in Windsor, Ga. He started his collegiate coaching career at the University of TennesseeChattanooga in 1981. Over four seasons he coached outside linebackers, defensive line and special teams for the Moccasins.

Dennis went to work as a defensive backs and special teams coach at Auburn in 1985 and he remained on the

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Tigers’ staff for eight seasons. He was named the SEC Working Coach of the Year in 1986 by the Birmingham Touchdown Club.

During his initial stint with the Tigers he coached along side current Troy head coach Larry Blakeney.

Current Troy assistant coaches James Joseph, Mike Pelton and Shayne Wasden all played for the Tigers while Dennis was on the coaching staff.

Dennis returned to his alma mater in December of 1993 and worked as a defensive backs and special teams coach for the Bulldogs for three seasons.

From 1997 through 2002, Dennis was out of college athletics. He worked in sales, marketing and promotions for Great Southern Wood, Inc., from 1997-2000, and he was a vice president for Cleveland Brothers Construction from 2000-02.

Dennis returned to Auburn to coach tight ends in 2002 before moving into fund-raising with Tigers Unlimited in 2003. During his college coaching career he was part of seven bowl teams and one Division IAA Playoff team.

Dennis and his wife, Lisa, have four children – Chris, Cale, Corey and Allison.

Athletics Administration Wes Allen Director of Development/Major Gifts

Wes Allen is beginning his third year as the Director of Development and Major Gifts. Allen came to Troy after serving as the Assistant Director of Marketing, Promotions and Trademark Licensing at the University of Alabama. Allen earned his bachelor’s in athletic administration in 1998, where he played football as a walk-on from 1996-98. He earned a place on the Academic All-SEC team and was a participant in the Music City Bowl in 1998.

Wes Allen

The Tuscaloosa native earned his master’s in foundations of education from Troy in 2001. Allen and his wife, Cae, have one son, Davis (4), and a daughter, Dee (2).

Sandy Atkins

Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance / Senior Woman Administrator

Atkins joined the Troy Athletics Department as its Director of Compliance in December 2001, and was named Senior Woman Administrator in 2003. She was promoted to Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance in June 2004.

A native of Sweet Water, Ala., and a 1995 Troy graduate with a bachelor's degree in marketing, Atkins returned to her alma mater following a two-year stay as Assistant Director of Compliance at the Southeastern Conference office in Birmingham.

Sandy Atkins Atkins' responsibilities at Troy include: monitoring and maintaining all records of Troy student-athletes; serving as the department's liaison to the NCAA; overseeing academic compliance for all sports; educating Troy coaches, athletes and boosters on NCAA rules and regulations; providing NCAA rule interpretations; and enforcement.

While at Troy from 1993-95, Atkins played two seasons on the Troy softball team, earning all-conference honors both years.

She also played two seasons at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, earning all-conference honors both seasons and All-America honors as a sophomore in 1993.

Following her graduation from Troy in 1995, Atkins worked two years with Norwest Financial Group before beginning graduate school at the University of Kentucky. She earned her master's degree in sport management from the school in 1999.

Alicia Bookout

Director of Development/ Annual Giving Alicia Bookout is beginning her first year as the director of development and annual giving for the athletic department. Prior to her stint in the athletic department, Bookout worked for the university as the Director of Annual Giving and Special Projects.

Alicia Bookout As the Director of Annual Giving and Special Projects, Bookout developed a university-wide giving program, planned and coordinated a phonathon, coordinated all aspects of the faculty/ staff campaign, coordinated all aspects of the Chancellor’s Golf Tounament.

Bookout is married to the Vice-Chancellor of Financial Affairs, Jim Bookout.

Valerie Brown

Assistant Business Manager

Brown is beginning her 19th year with the Troy University Athletics Department. Her primary responsibilities include assisting the business office with day-to-day functions.

A native of Troy, Ala., Brown graduated from Troy with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1993. She has a 14-year-old son, Justin.

Val Brown

Bob Campbell

General Manager ISP Sports

Bob Campbell is the General Manager for the Troy Trojans ISP Sports property. In this role, Campbell is responsible for all corporate sponsorship sales and fulfillment for the Trojans ISP Sports Network, as well as managing all inventory aspects for the property.

Prior to working for ISP, Campbell served as the General Sales Manager for Bob Campbell Cumulus Broadcasting in Albany, Ga. He has also worked as the Sales Director for the South Georgia Wildcats, and as the General Sales Manager for WALB-TV in Albany. Campbell received his B.S. in Journalism from Tennessee Technological University and his Masters in Sports Administration from Ohio University.

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Athletics Administration Bud Casey Consultant

Casey has been working for Troy University on and off since 1998. Prior to serving in his current capacity, Casey worked as Director of Corporate Sales from 1998-2000.

In 200l, he left to work with the Tennessee Titans, returning to Troy in 2001.

Casey worked as an assistant football coach across the country before joining the Trojans. He coached at Tampa, Georgia Bud Casey Tech, Texas Tech, and Auburn, where he coached Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson.

Casey, a native of Dothan, Ala., played with the Miami Dolphins in 1966. He is married to the former Mary Ann Cobb. They have three children, Scott, Starr and Bart.

Jackie Farmer Ticket Manager

Farmer is in her third year as the Ticket Manager for the Troy Athletics Department.

Farmer's duties also include working with marketing and game management as well.

Prior to joining the athletics department staff, Farmer spent four years working as an Education Evaluation Specialist for the Troy Department of Education. Before that, she was the ticket manager for Georgia Southern University from 1992-97, and also Jackie Farmer served as assistant athletics director in 1994.

A native of West Palm Beach, Fla., Farmer graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Georgia Southern in 1990. While a student at Georgia Southern, she was a member and captain of the swim team from 1986-90. The team won conference championships in 1989 and 1990. She was chosen as conference Swimmer of the Year in 1987. Farmer was also a member of the Georgia Southern cross country team from 1988-90. She served as head coach of the GSU women's cross country team in 1991.

She is married to Scott Farmer, Sr. Associate Director of Athletics.

The couple resides in Troy with their 12-year-old daughter, Kaitlin, and nine-year-old son, Kyle.

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Scott Farmer Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Affairs Farmer is beginning his eighth year at Troy as the the Senior Associate Director of Athletics responsible for internal affairs.

Before being named the Senior Associate Director of Athletics he was the Interim Athletics Director. While in that position, Farmer saw Troy's football program play in its first bowl game, and the school begin the change from the Atlantic Sun conference to the Sun Belt Scott Farmer conference.

He came to Troy from Georgia Southern in February 1999, where he spent 12 years in a variety of roles, including the last year as Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Services.

At Troy, Farmer oversees the internal workings of Troy's 17sport program. He is directly responsible for the department's sports programs, the support staff, and oversees the business office. His other responsibilities include: working with head coaches in all programs to coordinate scheduling; coordinating the development and monitoring of budgets for all sports and the overall athletics department budget; assisting in the formulation, implementation and enforcement of departmental policies; strategic planning for the athletics department; and serving as the second in command for all athletics department affairs.

Farmer is also the game manager for all Troy home football events and coordinates all major reports for the department, such as the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), Title IX Compliance Report, NCAA Graduation Rate, SACS Accreditation and NCAA Certification.

Farmer began his career as the women's swimming coach at Georgia Southern and later coached the men's program as well.

His women's teams were 67-25 over nine seasons, while the men were 19-19 in three seasons. He led his women's squads to eight consecutive Southern States Conference championships from 1989 to 1996 and the men to one in 1996. He won conference Coach of the Year honors five times, had six Swimmers of the Year and one Diver of the Year.

From 1988 to 1996, Farmer held the dual role of head swimming coach and Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Programs, Student-Athlete Services and Event Management.

Farmer earned his bachelor's degree in health and physical education in 1986 and his master's in sport management in 1987, both from Georgia Southern. He was the 1985 GSU ScholarAthlete of the Year and set six school records while recording four letters on the swimming team.

A native of Ormond Beach, Fla., he is married to the former Jackie Davis. The couple has a daughter, Kaitlin, and a son, Kyle.

Athletics Administration Tony Ferrante Director of Operations Ferrante is beginning his ninth year working in the Troy Athletics Department.

An integral part of Troy University's athletics operation, Ferrante wears many hats within the department. In addition to his regular duties, Ferrante also coordinates football travel and oversees the Tony Ferrante department's $100,000 account with Adidas. He is also responsible for coordinating game management for all events other than football.

Ferrante came to Troy as the school's equipment manager in fall 1998 from Indiana University, where he served as an intern in the football equipment room from July 1998 to November 1998.

He also spent the summer of 1996 as an equipment manager intern with the NFL's Baltimore Ravens.

While pursuing his undergraduate degree in history, Ferrante also worked in the equipment room at the University of Cincinnati from 1995-98. During that time, he worked with the football and baseball programs as well.

A native of Parma, Ohio, Ferrante is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Manager's Association.

In February 2004, Ferrante was honored by the AllAmerican Football Foundation with the Outstanding Equipment Manager Award during the organization's banquet in Biloxi, Miss.

Ricky Hazel Director of Media Relations

Hazel is in his third year as a member of the Trojans Athletic Staff.

He is a veteran of more than 10 years in athletics media relations, including time at the University of Southern Mississippi, Marshall University and Alabama A&M University.

In just 10 seasons working with Division I-A football, Hazel has been Ricky Hazel a part of seven bowl teams.

One of his first tasks upon arriving at Marshall was to oversee the publicity and promotion of Chad Pennington for the Heisman Trophy, the Davey O’Brien Award and the Johnny Unitas Award.

He spearhead a similar campaign on behalf of Byron Leftwich during the 2002 season.

A native of Huntsville, Ala., Hazel was an award-winning sports writer and editor prior to moving into college athletics. He served as sports editor of three daily newspapers, the Alexander City (Ala.) Outlook, the Corinth, Miss., Daily Corinthian and the Meridian, Miss., Star and won numerous awards for writing, layout and design and photography.

Hazel is a member of CoSIDA, the Alabama Sports Writers Association, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Associa-

tion, the Collegiate Football Writers Association and the National Basketball Writers Association.

Hazel received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama in 1988 in broadcasting and earned a master’s in sports administration from Southern Miss in 1995. He is married to the former Joan Loudermilk of Corinth, Miss. Joan completed her Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from East Carolina University in 2003.

Melvin Hines

Director of Student Athlete Services

Melvin Hines is in his second year as the Director of Student-Athlete Services. Hines’ duties include overseeing all aspects of the studentathlete academic support services including tracking and monitoring the academic progress of studentathletes and coordinating study hall, Melvin Hines tutoring and mentoring.

Before coming to Troy, Hines was the Director of CHAMPS/Life Skills at Alabama A&M University. At Alabama A&M, Hines developed and implemented the CHAMPS/Life Skills program, worked with student-athletes in career and personal development and advised all freshman student-athletes.

Hines earned his bachelor’s of Science in Adult Education from Auburn University in August 1994 and his master’s in sports administration from the University of Louisville in May 2002.

He is married to the former Landy Booker. The couple has three children, Deandre (15), Tyler (11) and Madison (3).

Helen Ricks Administrative Secretary Ricks is beginning her fifth season as a member of the Troy Athletics Department staff but her 21th year overall at the University.

Her responsibilities include coordinating activities and correspondence for Troy Athletics Director Steve Dennis and assisting other members of Troy's Helen Ricks administrative team with department matters.

Ricks is a long-time employee of Troy, having spent 16 years in the Creative Services Department as a graphic designer and typesetter. Before joining the Athletic Department, she worked as the Protocol Assistant in the Chancellor's office. She joined the Athletics Department in June 2002.

She lives in nearby Henderson with her children, Kristin, a junior at Troy, and Judson, a freshman at Troy.

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Athletics Administration Roger Shultz

Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs Shultz joined the Troy Athletics Department as Director of Corporate Sales in the summer of 2001 following an impressive career in sports talk radio. He was given the title of Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs in June 2004.

Roger Shultz A four-year letterman at the University of Alabama from 1986-90, Shultz played center for the Crimson Tide. He was named to the SEC All-Freshman team in 1987 and was a consensus All-SEC first-team selection in 1989 and 1990.

Shultz was also named to Alabama's All-Decade team of the 1990s.

Following his playing career, Shultz began his career in sports talk radio, spending the last three years as host of a morning talk show at WMSP-AM 740 in Montgomery.

Shultz is married to the former Paige Luckie. The couple currently resides in Enterprise and has three-year-old son, Ivan.

Jim Stephan

Assistant Director Athletics Media Relations

Jim Stephan is in his second year as assistant director of media relations. His duties with the Trojans will include handing all media relations activities for the men’s basketball and golf teams, assisting with football and supervising the student staff.

At Ohio, Stephan oversaw the athletic department’s public relations efforts for 21 Jim Stephan sports. He worked directly with the football, men’s basketball and women’s lacrosse teams.

Stephan started as Ohio’s assistant sports information director, dealing with volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball.

A native of Savannah, Ga., Stephan began his career in sports information as a graduate assistant at Georgia Southern in 1989, where he worked with current Troy Senior Associate Director of Athletics Scott Farmer. He spent the 1999-2000 season as director of media relations at the University of North Dakota, where he directed publicity campaigns for the nationallyranked football and men’s and women’s basketball programs. The hockey team won the 2000 NCAA Division I Championship during his tenure there.

Stephan worked as photo manager at the 1996 Olympic Soccer venue in Athens, Ga., he served as assistant media relations coordinator for the 198991 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship and has worked five NCAA basketball regionals. He is an active member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), and is currently in his second year as vice-chair of the workshop social committee.

Stephan earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. in 1988, and a master’s degree in sports management from Georgia Southern in 1991. He is married to the former Elise Lane.

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Dr. Lance Tatum Faculty Athletics Representative

Dr. Tatum is entering his seventh year as the University’s Faculty Athletics Representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

He was appointed by Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., Chancellor of Troy University, on September 1, 2000. Dr. Tatum also serves as the Interim Dean for the College of Lance Tatum Education and serves as an Associate Professor in the undergraduate and graduate sport and fitness management programs.

In addition to maintaining his regular faculty and administrative duties, Dr. Tatum works closely with the University’s administration and athletics department to support a campus environment where athletics is maintained as a vital component of the educational process and studentathletes constitute an integral part of the student-body. Dr. Tatum is a past chair of the University’s Athletic Advisory Committee, a 12 member committee of faculty, administrators, and alumni, who advise the Chancellor on matters related to athletics, as well as recommending policies for the effective administration of the Athletics Department.

As the Faculty Athletics Representative, Dr. Tatum contributes a faculty perspective in athletics by serving in an advisory and oversight capacity. Dr. Tatum certifies eligibility for student-athletes, certifies administrators and coaches for the NCAA and the Sun Belt conference, and works with the various constituencies of the athletics department and academic units to ensure a proper balance between athletics pursuits and academic progress.

In addition, Dr. Tatum’s serves on the Sun Belt Soccer Committee, the Academic Practices sub-committee for the Commissioner’s Vision 2010 Plan, and as a peer-reviewer for the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification.

In February of 2005 Dr. Tatum was honored with the Outstanding Faculty Athletics Representative Award from the All-American Football Foundation, Inc.

Melissa Waters Business Manager

Waters is entering her eighth year as the Business Manager at Troy.

A 1996 graduate of Troy with a bachelor's degree in finance and business administration, Waters is responsible for coordinating all of the department's financial matters and overseeing the department's multi-million dollar budget.

Waters completed the first two years Melissa Waters of her college education at Louisiana State University at Shreveport, where she received an academic award for Economics. She served two years as a Trojan Ambassador while at Troy and was a recipient of the American Legion Scholarship.

Prior to accepting her position at Troy, Waters served as the Senior Commercial Credit Analyst for Regions Bank in Montgomery. While there, she was a member of the Young Montgomerians' Business Club, was a bank representative for Partners in Education and Relay for Life.

A native of Luverne, Ala., she is married to Matthew Waters, originally from Eufaula, Ala. The couple currently resides near Luverne with their 13-year-old son, Ryan, and their two-year-old daughter, Summer.

Athletics Administration

S herrill B ees Athletics Eligibility Coordinator

J immy D ixon Custodian

B rian B ennett Staff Assistant Administrative

D avid Felix Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

K idada H oltzclaw

J immy K olaitis

Jenny Michael

M ark S mar tt

Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

Assistant Coach Volleyball

Administrative Assistant Baseball

Assistant Coach Baseball

L e A nn B rooks A shley C our tney Secretary Basketball

T had Ferguson

Staff Assistant Development Office

J ill L ancaster Assistant Coach Track & Field

J essica S tauffacher Staff Assistant Media Relations

Assistant Coach Softball

J eff C rane

Assistant Coach Baseball

K evin G lackmeyer A lyene G romley Photographer

Staff Assistant Administration

M att M ayotte

L aura M c D onald

Staff Assistant Academics

Staff Assitant Busines

J osh T hompson Staff Assistant Equipment

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Trojan Head Coaches

Melanie Davis • • • •

Softball 534-305-2 (.635) 14th Season

Seven 40-win seasons at Troy Winningest women’s coach in any sport in Troy history Nine straight appearances in NCAA Regional rankings Led Troy to first NCAA Regional Tournament in 1996

Eric Hayes

Sonny Kirkpatrick

Men’s & Women’s Tennis 82-68 (.547) Fifth Season

Volleyball First Season

• Guided the Lady Trojans to the 2004 A-Sun Conference Championship • Named 2004 women’s A-Sun Coach of the Year • Has coached 12 all-conference performers in three seasons

Bob Lambert

Don Maestri

Michael Murphy

Director of Track and Cross Country

Men’s Basketball 409-281 (.593) 25th Season

Women’s Basketball 50-61 (.450) Fifth Season

14th Season • Led men to five straight and seven of eight A-Sun crowns • Led men to a 2nd-place finish first year in the Sun Belt • Named A-Sun Coach of the Year eight times since 1998 • Coached eight A-Sun Athlete of the Year honorees

• All-time winningest basketball coach in Troy history • Has won five conference titles since moving to Division I • Led Troy to first trip to NCAA Tournament in 2003 and NIT in 2004 • Has won 20 or more games in a season seven times

• 16-12 mark in his first season was the best start by a coach in Troy history and the second highest win total in Division I • Has coached seven all-conference performers in three seasons, including the 2004 and 2005 Freshmen of the Year • Led Troy to three straight berths in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, including a No. 2 seed in 2005

Diana Niland

Bobby Pierce

Matt Terry

Cliff Toliver

Soccer 9-20-4 (.273) Third Season

Baseball 147-86 (.631) Fifth Season

Men’s and Women’s Golf Fifth Season

Rodeo Fifth Season

• Posted three Atlantic Sun Conference victories in her first season • Returns a veteran club for the 2006 season

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• Led Trojans to a 2006 Sun Belt title • Led Trojans to 2005 A-Sun title • Trojans advanced to the A-Sun Championship title game in 2004 • Has coached six all-conference players in three seasons • Named 2005 Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year • Named 2006 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year

• Led the Trojans to a fourth-place finish in the 2005 A-Sun Championship and five top-10 finishes • Led the Trojans to a seventhplace finish in the 2005 A-Sun Championship and seven top-10 finishes

• Led men's team to the National Collegiate Rodeo finals in 2005 in just third season of program • Led the women to a team championship at the 2004 Missouri Valley Rodeo • Had one nationally ranked participant in 2004 and two in 2005

Troy Radio Network The Troy University Network brings Trojan football to Troy followers around the world.

Trojan football is distributed to more than 15 radio stations throughout Alabama and is anchored by the 25,000-watt flagship station WTBF-FM in Troy.

The Troy Network is one of the most diverse and progressive college radio networks in the nation, utilizing satellite technology to originate each of its football broadcasts. Overall, the network broadcasts more than 100 live events each year, including men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball and softball.

In addition, network programming also includes a weekly talk show, “Trojan Talk,” which promotes Troy sports. Troy events are streamed live over the Internet on the Official Web Site of Troy Athletics, www.TroyTrojans.com.

The football radio crew consists of three personalities encompassing play-by-play, color analysis and sideline commentary. Barry McKnight is also returning as the host of Coach Blakeney’s weekly television show.

McKnight is beginning his fifth season as the play-by-play “Voice of the Trojans.” It is also his second year as the host of the “Troy Football Review” television show with head coach Larry Blakeney.

A veteran of the broadcast industry, McKnight also serves as the co-host of a sports talk radio show on WMSP-AM 740 in Montgomery, where he has worked for parts of the last eight years. He also works in television broadcasting, where he served as the primary play-by-play announcer for College Sports Southeast’s football, basketball and baseball coverage from 1997-2001. He is seen regularly on Comcast-Charter Sports Southeast working selected events during basketball season.

A nine-time winner of Associated Press awards for broadcast excellence, McKnight is a member of the American Sportscasters Association and National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Jerry Miller is entering his 13th year with the Troy Network but his third in the booth as the network’s color analyst.

For his first 10 years, Miller provided interviews, insight and analysis from a unique perspective on the sideline, where he became a fan favorite and a trusted resource for Trojan lis-

teners.

A Troy alum and longtime supporter of the athletic program, City......................Station.........Freq.

Miller also serves as Auburn.................. WANI-AM.....1400 the color analyst on Birmingham.........

WAPI-AM......1070 home Trojan basDothan..................

WJRL-FM.....103.9 ketball and baseball Elba........................ WZTZ-FM....101.1 games in addition to his work covering Eufalua.................. WRVX-FM.....97.9 numerous local high Eufaula.................. WULA-AM....1240 school events on both Foley...................... WHEP-AM....1310 television and radio Mobile................... WPMI-AM......710 broadcasts.

Monroeville.......... WMFC-FM.....99.3 He is the City Monroeville.......... WMFC-AM...1360 President of First Montgomery........

WQKS-FM......96.1 National Bank in Opp. . ......................

WOOP-AM...1290 Troy. Miller and his Pensacola, FL.......

WASG-AM......550 wife, Jamie, have Phenix City. . .........

WDAK-AM.....540 two daughters, Kelly Selma..................... WHBB-AM....1490 and Jessica. Kelly is a softball player at Sylacauga.............. WFEB-AM.....1340 Faulkner University Troy....................... WTBF-FM......94.7 in Montgomery.

Union Springs...... WQSI-FM.......94.1 Chris Blackshear All games can be heard live on is in his second seathe Internet at: son with the Troy Network. Blackshear www.TroyTrojans.com will work the sideAffiliates subject to change. lines for Trojans games and provide post game interviews.

Blackshear provided broadcast coverage of Central High School football in Phenix City from 1993-2002. He served as the playby-play announcer for the WCGT-TV16 High School Football Game of the Week from 2002-2004 and was part of the Columbus Wardgos AF2 broadcast team in 2004 where hosted the weekly coaches radio and TV shows.

Blackshear has been a part of the Super Six television network broadcasting crew since 2001 and he resides in Phenix City.

Network Affiliates

ISP Sports

ISP SPORTS is nationally recognized for its quality performance, professional workmanship and unrivaled service.

ISP SPORTS was founded in 1992 in Winston-Salem, N. C., and has enjoyed tremendous growth within the intercollegiate athletics marketplace.

The ISP family of leading NCAA members now touches nearly every state in the Southeast while extending into the Northeast, Midwest and, most recently, West Coast corridor.

The ISP SPORTS Network includes more than 500 radio affiliates and has programming on over 100 television outlets.

ISP SPORTS serves as an active partner with 28 of

America’s leading universities -- Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, Boston College, Brigham Young, California, Cincinnati, Clemson, East Carolina, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Marshall, Miami (Fla.), Ohio, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Southern Mississippi, Syracuse, Troy, Tulane, UAB, UCF, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

These relationships feature numerous prominent sponsorship opportunities including official university publications, radio and television programming, Internet sites, game event promotions and stadium or arena signage.

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Troy Football Review Troy Football Review with Head Coach Larry Blakeney Join Troy head coach Larry Blakeney and host Barry McKnight each week as they break down the previous game and preview next week's contest. The show features game highlights, analysis from Coach Blakeney, as well as locker room interviews.

Catch the 30-minute show on the following stations across the Southeast: Stations, dates and times all subject to change.

WRJM-67 (Troy) ....................................Sunday, 10:30 p.m.

WSFA (Montgomery).................................. Sunday, 11 p.m.

Sunshine Network ................................ Thursday, 2:30 p.m.

Comcast Sports Southeast .................. Thursday, 2:30 p.m.

WABM (Birmingham) . ............................... Friday, 11 p.m.

Troy athletics on the web

www.TroyTrojans.com

Trojan Athletics' Home on the Internet

Information on the Troy Athletics program can be found at www.

TroyTrojans.com. Everything from news releases, player and coach biographies, historical data and results and statistics on all 17 athletic programs can be found on the web at www.TroyTrojans.com.

Football Game Day at www.

TroyTrojans.com

The Troy Athletics Department web site, TroyTrojans.com, is the ultimate destination on Troy gamedays. During each game of the 2006 season, fans and media alike can access live stats, live audio, game notes, post-game player and coach quotes and post-game notes.

Larry Blakeney's Weekly News Conference

A complete transcript as well as audio of Troy head coach Larry Blakeney's weekly news conferences will also be available to the media at www.TroyTrojans.com. Blakeney's weekly news conferences are held each Monday throughout the 2006 football season.

Additionally, audio clips from offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, co-defensive coordinators Mike Pelton and Jeremy Rowell and selected players will also be available on-line.

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Athletics Staff Directory ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION

Administrative Secretary

Helen Ricks.............................(334) 670-3482 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hricks@troy.edu Director of Athletics

Steve Dennis...........................(334) 670-3482 . . . . . . . . . . . smdennis@troy.edu Senior Associate Director of Athletics

Scott Farmer...........................(334) 670-3482. . . . . . . . . . . . safarmer@troy.edu Faculty Athletics Representative

Lance Tatum...........................(334) 670-5611 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ltatum@troy.edu Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance/Senior Woman Administrator

Sandy Atkins..........................(334) 670-5745 . . . . . . . . . . . . . satkins@troy.edu Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs

Roger Shultz...........................(334) 670-5650. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .shultz@troy.edu Director of Development- Annual Giving

Alicia Bookout.......................(334) 670-3683 . . . . . . . . . . . abookout@troy.edu Director of Operations

Tony Ferrante.........................(334) 670-5713 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tonyf@troy.edu Sky Box Manager/Director of Development

Wes Allen................................(334) 670-3689 . . . . . . . . . . . . whallen@troy.edu Academic Coordinator

Melvin Hines..........................(334) 670-3332 . . . . . . . . . . . . . hinesm@troy.edu Student-Athlete Services

Matt Mayotte..........................(334) 670-5616 . . . . . . . . . . mmayotte@troy.edu Business Manager

Melissa Waters.......................(334) 670-3481 . . . . . . . . . . . . mwaters@troy.edu Assistant Business Manager

Val Brown...............................(334) 670-5980 . . . . . . . . . . . valbrown@troy.edu Video Coordinator

Donnie McGriff.....................(334) 670-5714 Ticket Manager

Jackie Farmer.........................(334) 670-3681 . . . . . . . . . . . . . jfarmer@troy.edu Administrative Fax:.........................(334) 670-3278

ATHLETIC TRAINING

Head Athletic Trainer

Chuck Ash..............................(334) 670-5731 . . . . . . . . . . . chuckash@troy.edu Assistant Athletic Trainer

Allison Steed..........................(334) 670-5730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . asteed@troy.edu Assistant Athletic Trainer

Cherise Crisman....................(334) 670-3721 . . . . . . . . . . . ccrisman@troy.edu Assistant Athletic Trainer

Diana Montgomery...............(334) 670-3723 . . . . dmontgomery7758@troy.edu Athletic Training Fax:.....................(334) 670-3870 Field House Training Room:.........(334) 670-3492

MEDIA RELATIONS

Media Relations Director

Ricky Hazel.............................(334) 670-3832 . . . . . . . . . . . . . jehazel@troy.edu Media Relations Assistant Director

Jim Stephan............................(334) 670-5655 . . . . . . . . . . . . jstephan@troy.edu Staff Assistant

Jessica Stauffacher.................(334) 670-5654 . . . . . . . . . jstauffacher@troy.edu Media Relations Fax:.......................(334) 670-5665

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Head Coach

Richard Shaughnessy............(334) 670-5711 . . . . . . . . . . . . strength@troy.edu Weight Room Phone:......................(334) 670-5712

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Head Coach

Don Maestri...........................(334) 670-3685 . . . . . . . . . . . . . lbrooks@troy.edu Associate Head Coach

David Felix.............................(334) 670-3491 . . . . . . . . . . . . . lbrooks@troy.edu Basketball Secretary

Leigh Ann Brooks.................(334) 670-3685 . . . . . . . . . . . . . lbrooks@troy.edu Basketball Fax:.................................(334) 670-3876

BASEBALL

Head Coach

Bobby Pierce...........................(334) 670-3489 . . . . . . . . . . . . . pierceb@troy.edu Assistant Coach

Mark Smartt...........................(334) 670-3333 . . . . . . . . . . . . smarttm@troy.edu Assistant Coach

Jeff Crane................................(334) 670-5705

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Head Coach

Michael Murphy....................(334) 670-3688 . . . . . . . . . . mmurphy@troy.edu Assistant Coach

Kidada Holtzclaw..................(334) 670-3330 . . . . . . . . . . kholtzclaw@troy.edu Assistant Coach

Craig Kennedy.......................(334) 670-5717. . . . . . . . . . . ckennedy@troy.edu Basketball Fax:.................................(334) 670-3876

CHEERLEADING

Head Coach

Traci McCall...........................(334) 894-2166 . . . . tracidmccall@hotmail.com

FOOTBALL

Football Secretary

Judy Morgan...........................(334) 670-3682 . . . . . . . . . . . . jmorgan@troy.edu Head Coach

Larry Blakeney.......................(334) 670-3682 . . . . . . . . . . . . blakeney@troy.edu Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Tony Franklin.........................(334) 670-3488 . . . . . . . . . . . tffranklin@troy.edu Assistant Coach/Offensive Line

Matt Moore.............................(334) 670-5708 . . . . . . . . . . mwmoore@troy.edu Assistant Coach/Running Backs

James Joseph...........................(334) 670-3484 . . . . . . . . . . . . . jjoseph@troy.edu Assistant Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line

Mike Pelton............................(334) 670-3711 . . . . . . . . . . . . mpelton@troy.edu Assistant Coach/Co-Defensive CoordinatorDefensive Backs

Jeremy Rowell........................(334) 670-5709 . . . . . . . . jrowell19194@troy.edu Assistant Coach/Safetys/Recruiting Coordinator

Brian Turner...........................(334) 670-3331 . . . . . . . . . . . . jmorgan@troy.edu Assistant Coach/Linebackers

Benjy Parker...........................(334) 670-3486 . . . . . . . . . . . . jmorgan@troy.edu Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers

Shayne Wasden......................(334) 670-3686 . . . . . . . . . . . . swasden@troy.edu Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers

Neal Brown.............................(334) 670-3487 . . . . . . . . . . . nhbrown@troy.edu Graduate Assistant/Offense

Robby Brown..........................(334) 670-5634 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Graduate Assistant/Defense

Randy Wilkens.......................(334) 670-5634 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Graduate Assistant/Administrative

Jordan Lesley..........................(334) 670-5634 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --

GOLF

Head Coach

Matt Terry...............................(334) 670-3249 . . . . . . . . . . . . . mterry@troy.edu

RODEO

Head Coach

Cliff Toliver............................(334) 268-1811 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rodeo@troy.edu

SOCCER

Head Coach

Diana Niland..........................(334) 670-5758 . . . . . . . . . . . . dniland@troy.edu Assistant Coach

Chris Tinius............................(334) 670-5653 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ctinius@troy.edu

SOFTBALL

Head Coach

Melanie Davis.........................(334) 670-3446 . . . . . . . . . . . . medavis@troy.edu Assistant Coach

Ashley Courtney....................(334) 670-3969

TENNIS

Head Coach

Eric Hayes...............................(334) 670-3649 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ehayes@troy.edu

TRACK & CROSS COUNTRY

Director of Track/Men’s Head Coach

Bob Lambert..........................(334) 670-3275 . . . . . . . . . . . . rlambert@troy.edu Women’s Head Coach

Jill Lancaster...........................(334) 670-5651 . . . . . . . . . . . jlancaster@troy.edu

VOLLEYBALL

Head Coach

Sonny Kirkpatrick.................(334) 670-3926 . . . . . . . . . skirkpatrick@troy.edu Assistant Coach

Jenny Michael.........................(334) 670-5707 . . . . . . . . . . . jlmichael@troy.edu

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Media Information The 2006 Troy University Football Media Guide is designed to aid members of the media covering Trojan football, as well as serve as a recruiting brochure to better prepare student-athletes in their decision-making process.

The staff of the Troy Athletics Media Relations office is eager to assist members of the media with all of their needs during the course of the season. Please contact our office at (334) 670-3832 for information regarding credentials, team and player information, interviews, statistics, travel plans, photography, video highlights, press conferences and satellite feeds.

The Troy Athletics Media Relations office has certain policies and procedures that we ask for you to abide by while covering the Trojans. These are for the benefit of your needs and those of Troy’s studentathletes and coaches. We ask that you please respect these requests in order to create a good working atmosphere for all parties involved.

movie gallery veterans stadium

Media Relations Office

The Troy Athletics Media Relations office is located on the Fifth Floor of the Movie Gallery Stadium Tower, which is located on Veterans Stadium Drive. Enter through the building’s front entrance and take the elevators to the Fifth Floor. The Media Relations staff offices are located down the hall to the right after exiting the elevators.

Credential Requests

The Troy Athletics Media Relations office will issue credentials to WORKING press only for games played at Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium. Passes for spouses, children or friends will not be issued. The credentials are non-transferable. Any unauthorized use of a credential will result in the pass being revoked immediately.

Press passes will be distributed to those working in the press box. A Press Sideline pass will be issued to working media needing sideline access.

All credential requests should be made in writing by sports editors or directors of accredited media outlets on company letterhead. Requests should be made no later than Monday preceding that week’s game to be considered.

Credential requests should be sent to: Director of Athletics Media Relations, Troy University, Tine W. Davis Fieldhouse, Troy, AL 36082. Fax requests to (334) 670-5665. E-mail requests can be made to jehazel@troy.edu.

Working members of the media who plan to cover the Trojans on the road are encouraged to make credential requests through the Troy Athletics Media Relations office at least two weeks in advance of the scheduled contest.

Media representatives covering opponents should contact their school’s media relations office to make requests.

Media Will Call

Credentials for all Troy home games will be mailed or distributed at the weekly press conference in most cases.

Any unclaimed credentials will be available in the Troy Athletics Media Relations office until 5 p.m. on the Friday prior to the game and at the Media Will Call table inside the media entrance of Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium on gameday.

Media Access

All media members are asked to enter through the north entrance in the Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium Press Box, then take the service elevator to the fifth-floor press area.

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Radio, print and TV media are located on the fifth floor, with film and television crews positioned on the fourth-floor film deck.

Media Parking

Parking for the media is located off Luther Drive, in the lot directly across from Hamil Hall and adjacent to the University’s Track & Field/Soccer Complex.

Shuttle service will be available for all media in the lot up until 15 minutes before kickoff. Please notify the Troy Athletics Media Relations staff when requesting credentials if a parking pass will be required.

Mid-Week Interviews

Interviews of Troy's coaches and student-athletes are encouraged, and every effort will be made to accommodate media requests. All interviews should be coordinated through the Athletics Media Relations office.

Players and coaches are available together each Monday during the season at a weekly press conference. The press conference begins at 12:30 p.m. at Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium, followed by lunch.

Players are GENERALLY available immediately following practice during the season. Phone interviews are also available at night, but student-athlete phone numbers are not available under any circumstances.

Mid-week interviews are allowed from Monday until the conclusion of practice on Wednesday. After that time, players are off limits until after that week's game.

Head coach Larry Blakeney is generally accessible to members of the media. The best time to reach him is from 10 a.m. to Noon at his office in the Tine W. Davis Field House. Interview requests are best arranged through the Director of Athletics Media Relations.

Media Information Post-game Interviews

Following a 10-minute “cooling off ” period, a post-game press conference featuring Troy's coaches and players will take place in the Davis Field House Auditorium. The Troy Athletics Media Relations staff will poll the media prior to the end of the game to determine the players who will be at the press conference.

At home, Troy's locker room is off limits to media at all times. While on the road, the locker room may be opened.

The visiting coach and players will be made available outside the visiting team's locker room behind the Davis Field House. The visiting sports information director should be consulted for that school's postgame policies.

Daily Practices

The Troy Athletics Media Relations staff encourages coverage of Trojan football not be limited to gameday. As a general rule, all practices are open to the media and public. There may be instances, however, when all or part of a practice session is closed. Please contact the Athletics Media Relations office in advance if you plan on attending a practice session so an escort can be made available. Daily practices typically run from 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., with practice held from 6-8 p.m. on Mondays.

Monday Press Luncheon

Each week during the season, Troy head coach Larry Blakeney will hold a press conference on the fifth floor of Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium. The press conference will begin at 12:30 p.m., followed by lunch.

The session will include lunch and a question-and-answer session with Coach Blakeney, members of the coaching staff and select Trojan student-athletes. Assistant coaches will also be available following lunch.

An audio replay of the press conference will be available on the Troy Athletics web site, www.TroyTrojans.com, by late Monday afternoon.

Weekly Release

The weekly release, or "game notes," regarding Troy football is made available at Monday's press conference and luncheon. A copy of the notes will be placed on the Troy Athletics Department web page at www.TroyTrojans.com each Monday.

The release, which will be posted on the website in a portable document format (.pdf), will include notes, statistics and other pertinent information about that week's opponent and contest. The notes are also e-mailed to those media members on the Troy Media Relations e-mail broadcast list.

Press Box Phone

The press box phone number at Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium is (334) 670-3229.

E-mail Service

Media outlets may request to be included on the e-mail list to receive daily news regarding Troy football. To be added to the list, visit www.

TroyTrojans.com and select the "Newsletter" option at the bottom left of the home page.

Visiting Radio

All visiting radio crews MUST request credentials through their school’s sports information/media relations director.

The primary visiting radio line is (334) 670-3687, although two lines will be available in the visiting radio booth, along with high-speed internet access. If a crew is in need of more than two phone line, please notify the Troy Athletics Media Relations office well in advance so necessary arrangements can be made. Only standard analog lines are available in the visiting radio booth (no ISDN).

Weekly Media Information www.TroyTrojans.com Sunday (No practice)

• Updated cumulative statistics (defensive) posted on Website by 4 p.m.

• Updated 2-deep depth chart posted on website by 7 p.m.

• All specific player interview requests for Monday’s press conference due by 7 p.m.

Monday (Practice: 6-8 p.m.)

• Updated game notes posted on Website by 3 p.m.

• Weekly release available for pick-up at weekly press luncheon • Press luncheon and teleconference on fifth floor of Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium at 12:30 p.m.

• Press conference transcript posted on Website by 3 p.m.

• Press conference audio transcript archived on Website by 6 p.m.

• Post-practice report filed by the Troy Athletics Media Relations Office.

Tuesday (Practice: 2:30-5:30 p.m.)

• Coach Blakeney and requested players available for interviews after practice.

• Players return phone calls to out-of-town media following practice • Post-practice report filed by the Troy Athletics Media Relations Office.

Wednesday (Practice: 2:30-5:30 p.m.)

• Sun Belt Satellite feed (highlights, interviews) available for downlink. Call Media Relations Office for coordinates and times.

• Coach Blakeney and requested players available for interviews after practice.

• Players return phone calls to out-of-town media following practice • Post-practice report filed by the Troy Athletics Media Relations Office.

Thursday (Practice: 2:30-5:30 p.m.)

• No interviews allowed of coaches and players until after the game on Saturday.

• Post-practice report filed by the Troy Athletics Media Relations Office.

Friday (Practice: 2:30-5:15 p.m.)

• No interviews allowed of coaches or players until after the game on Saturday.

• Post-practice report filed by the Troy Athletics Media Relations Office (for home games).

Gameday

• The following is posted on www.TroyTrojans.com within an hour after the conclusion of the game: Final Statistics, Play-by-play, Postgame notes, Postgame quotes, Updated cumulative statistics.

Photographers

Only photographers shooting for accredited media outlets or for Troy Athletics Media Relations will be issued photo passes and allowed on the sidelines at Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium. Photographers are allowed to shoot behind the endzone and on the sidelines but are not permitted in the team areas between the 25-yard lines.

Spaces have been reserved for working photographers to edit and transmit via high-speed internet connections in the fifth-floor press work area.

Standard phone connections are also available. The Photo work area is located along the back wall of the main entry area in the press box.

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Media Information Gameday Services

The Troy Athletics Media Relations staff will be on hand to assist all media members covering Trojan football. All customary gameday services will be available.

A pregame meal will be provided for working media members beginning one hour prior to kickoff. Refreshments will also be available at halftime.

A limited number of "courtesy" telephones will be available in the press box for media filing stories after the game. Media requiring private lines should call the Troy Athletics Media Relations Office prior to Wednesday of game week to secure a private line. The cost is $75 per line. All "courtesy" phone calls must be local, toll-free, collect or by calling card. A fax machine will also be accessible.

The pressbox is also equipped with multiple ethernet lines for connection to the internet, as well as wireless internet access. Contact a member of the Media Relations staff if you have problems with either service.

Professional Scouts

Professional scouts will be issued credentials and seating in the press box as space allows. Scouts are asked to submit requests in writing, on franchise letterhead, at least two weeks prior to the contest being observed. If seating is unavailable in the press box, scouts will be issued tickets for seating in the stadium.

Satellite Trucks

Any outlet using a satellite truck must request space in advance and arrive at the stadium at least two hours prior to kickoff. Satellite trucks are parked outside the North entrance of the stadium, to the right of the scoreboard. Entrance is gained from George Wallace Drive ONLY.

Sun Belt Coaches Conference Call

For the sixth year, the Sun Belt Conference will hold a weekly media teleconference call featuring each of the league's head coaches. The weekly teleconference will begin on Monday, August 28, and will run through November 27.

Media wishing to participate in the teleconference should call (800) 819-9193. All times for the teleconference are Central.

10:30 a.m. -- Announcements 10:32 a.m. -- Howard Schnellenberger, FAU 10:38 a.m. -- Don Strock, FIU 10:44 a.m. -- Steve Roberts, ASU 10:50 a.m. -- Rickey Bustle, ULL 10:56 a.m. -- Charlie Weatherbie, ULM 11:02 a.m. -- Rick Stockstill, MT 11:08 a.m. -- Darrell Dickey, NT 11:14 a.m. -- Larry Blakeney, Troy 11:20 a.m. -- Commissioner Wright Waters

troy media outlets NOTE: This is not meant to be a complete list of all Troy information outlets.

We have listed those who, on a regular basis, cover Trojan sports or carry Troy University sports information.

Newspapers Andalusia Star-News P.O. Box 430, Andalusia, AL 36420 Phone: (334) 222-8887 ext.334 Fax: (334) 222-6597 www.andalusiastarnews.com

Birmingham News

P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202 Phone: (205) 325-2431 Fax: (205) 325-2425 www.al.com/birmingham/news.html Mike Perrin, State College Writer

Columbus LedgerEnquirer

17 West 12th Street, Columbus, GA 31902 Phone: (706) 571-8500 Fax: (706) 576-6290 www.ledger-enquirer.com

Dothan Eagle

P.O. Box 1968, Dothan, AL 36302 Phone: (334) 792-3141 Fax: (334) 712-7979 www.dothaneagle.com Jon Johnson, Sports Editor Drew Champlin, Beat Writer

Enterprise Ledger

P.O. Box 1140, Enterprise, AL 36331 Phone: (334) 347-9533 Fax: (334) 347-0825 Steve Butterworth, Sports Editor

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Mobile Register

P.O. Box 2488, Mobile, AL 36630 Phone: (334) 433-1551 Fax: (334) 434-8603 www.al.com/mobreg/mob.html Tommy Hicks, Columnist

Montgomery Advertiser P.O. Box 1000, Montgomery, AL 361011000 Phone: (334) 261-1522 Fax: (334) 261-1548 www.montgomeryadvertiser.com Ben Thomas, Sports Editor

The Southeast Sun/ Daleville Sun-Courier

P.O. Box 311546, Enterprise, AL 363311546 Phone: (334) 393-2969 Fax: (334) 393-2987 www.southeastsun.com

National Media Radio Outlets TV Outlets Sports Illustrated

1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 Phone (212) 522-7586 Fax: (212) 522-1001 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com

The Sporting News

10176 Corporate Square Drive, Suite 200 St. Louis, MO 62132-2924 Phone: (314) 993-7772 Fax: (314) 997-0765 www.sportingnews.com

USA Today

1000 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22229 Phone: (703) 276-3761 Fax: (703) 276-5505 www.usatoday.com

Tropolitan

Wire Services

Troy Messenger

201 Monroe St., Suite 1940, Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: (334) 262-5947 Fax: (334) 265-7177 John Zenor, Sports Writer

Troy University, Troy, AL 36082 Phone: (334) 670-3327 Fax: (334) 670-3435 http://trop.troy.edu P.O. Box 727, Troy, AL 36081-0727 Phone: (334) 566-4270 Fax: (334) 566-4281 www.troymessenger.com Ken Rogers, Editor

Associated Press

Sports Network

95 James Way, Suites 107, 109 Southhampton, PA 18966 Phone: (800) 227-7249 Fax: (800) 227-0803 www.sportsnetwork.com/home.asp

Sports Ticker

Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two Jersey City, NJ 07311-3992 Phone: (201) 309-1300 Fax: (800) 336-0383

Troy Network

Troy University, Troy, AL 36082 Phone: (334) 372-7881 Fax: (334) 670-5665 Barry McKnight, Radio Contact

WERC-AM 960

530 Beacon Pkwy West, Suite 600 Birmingham, AL 35209 Phone: (205) 942-9600 Fax: (205) 942-2536

WJOX-AM 690

344 Goodwin Crest Dr., Suite 300 Birmingham, AL 35209 Phone: (205) 945-4646 Fax: (205) 942-8959

WMSP-AM 740

One Commerce Street, Suite 300 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: (334) 860-1033 Fax: (334) 240-9219

WOOF-AM 560

P.O. Box 1427, Dothan, AL 36302 Phone: (334) 792-1149 Fax: (334) 677-4612 Phil Paramore, Sports Director

WOPP-AM 1290

1101 Cameron Road, Opp, AL 36467 Phone: (334) 493-4545 Fax: (334) 493-4546

WTBF-AM 970/fm 94.7 P.O. Box 747, Troy, AL 36081 Phone: (334) 566-0300 Fax: (334) 566-5689 Doc Kirby, Sports Director

WAKA-TV 8 (CBS)

3020 East Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36116 Phone: (800) 467-0425 Fax: (334) 244-7859 www.waka.com Dee Jackson, Sports Anchor

WDHN-TV 18 (ABC) P.O. Box 6237, Dothan, AL 36303 Phone: (334) 793-1882 Fax: (334) 793-2623 www.wdhn.com Kim Allen, Sports Director

WSFA-TV 12 (NBC) P.O. Box 250210, Montgomery, AL 36116 Phone: (334) 613-8299 Fax: (334) 613-8303 www.wsfa.com Jeff Shearer, Sports Director

TrojanVision

Troy University, Wallace Hall, Troy, AL 36082 Phone: (334) 670-3288 Fax: (334) 670-3435 http://wtsu.troy.edu Station Manager: Kyle Bozeman

WTVY-TV 4 (CBS)

P.O. Box 1089, Dothan, AL 36302 Phone: (334) 712-7450 Fax: (334) 712-7452 www.wtvynews4.com Brad Sherwood, Sports Director

Media Information Troy football Travel Plans / campus map

at Florida State (Sept. 8 & 9) Travel via charter bus Ramada Conference Center 2900 North Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32303 Phone: (850) 386-1107 Fax: (850) 422-1025 e-mail: reservations@ramadatallahassee.com

at Middle Tennessee (Nov. 24 & 25) Travel via charter bus Marriott 600 Marriott Drive Nashville, TN 37214 Phone: (615) 572-2911 Website: www.marriott.com

at Florida International (Dec. 1 & 2) Travel via chartered plane Marriott Miami Airport 1201 NW LeJune Road Miami, FL 33126 Phone: (305) 649-5000 Website: www.marriott.com

at Georgia Tech (Sept. 15 & 16) Travel via charter bus Atlanta Marriott Northwest 200 Interstate North Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339 Phone: (770) 952-7900 Website: www.marriott.com at Nebraska (Sept. 22 & 23) Travel via chartered plane Omaha Marriott 10220 Regency Circle Omaha, NE 68114 Phone: (402) 399-9000 Website: www.marriott.com

TROY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAP

at UAB (Sept. 29 & 30) Travel via charter bus Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park Hotel Birmingham, AL 35243 Phone: (205) 972-1158 Fax: (205) 972-8603 Website: www.hilton.com at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 10 & 11) Travel via chartered plane Las Palmas Hotel & Suites-Hilton 3003 N. University Drive Sunrise, FL 33322 Phone: (954) 748-7000

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Media Information getting to troy

Directions from Birmingham, Ala. to Troy

Take I-65 South towards Montgomery • Take the US-80 East/US-82 exit (No. 168) in Montgomery • Turn left onto South Boulevard and follow until it intersects with US 231 • Turn right onto US 231 South towards Troy • Turn left onto George Wallace Drive • The Stadium is on the left at the corner of George Wallace Dr. and University Ave.

Directions from Dothan, Ala. to Troy

Take US-231 North • In Troy, turn right onto George Wallace Drive • The Stadium is on the left at the corner of George Wallace Dr. and University Ave.

Directions from Atlanta, Ga. to Troy

Take I-85 South towards Montgomery • Once in Montgomery, take the Taylor Road exit (No. 9) • Turn left towards US-231 • Continue straight until Taylor Road dead ends into US-231 • Turn left onto US-231 South towards Troy • When you reach Troy, turn left onto George Wallace Drive • The Stadium is on the left at the corner of George Wallace Dr. and University Ave.

Directions from Mobile, Ala. to Troy

Take I-65 North towards Montgomery • Take the AL 10 exit at Greenville/Pine Apple (No. 128) • Turn right onto AL 10 and follow until it ends at US 331 • Turn right onto US 331 and follow until it intersects with US 29 • Take US 29 North towards Troy until it intersects with US 231 • Turn right onto US 231 and follow until it intersects with George Wallace Drive • The Stadium is on the left at the corner of George Wallace Dr. and University Ave.

From Montgomery

From Dothan

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2006 Season Outlook Instant Replay Rules

During the 2006 season the Sun Belt Conference will have instant replay available for use. Below are the rules that will govern the use of instant replay.

Participation

Article 1. a. Any member institution may use instant replay. This rule is permissive, not a requirement. If instant replay is used, it must be used in full compliance with this rule. b. For any non-conference game, if the home team is using instant replay, the visiting team does not have the option of declining its use for that game. If the home team is not using instant replay, the visiting team does not have the option of requesting that it be used in that game.

Reviewable Plays

Reviewable plays governed by a sideline, goal line or an end line include: a. Scoring plays, including a runner in possession of a live ball breaking the plane of a goal line. b. A pass ruled complete, incomplete or intercepted at a side line, goal line or an end line. c. A runner or pass receiver ruled in or out of bounds. d. Recovery of a loose ball in or out of bounds in the field of play or an end zone.

Reviewable plays involving passes include: a. A pass ruled complete, incomplete or intercepted anywhere in the field of play or an end zone. b. A legal forward pass touched by an ineligible receiver. c. A legal forward pass touched by a defensive player. d. A fumble ruled on the part of a potential passer. (Note: If the on-field ruling is forward pass and the pass is incomplete, the play is not reviewable). e. A forward pass or forward handing ruled when a runner is beyond the line of scrimmage. f. A forward pass or forward handing ruled after a change of possession. g. A pass ruled forward or backward when thrown from behind the line of scrimmage. (Exception: If the pass is ruled forward and is incomplete, the play is not reviewable).

Miscellaneous reviewable plays include:. a. A runner judged to have been not down by rule. (Note: If a runner is ruled down, the play is not reviewable). b. A runner’s forward progress with respect to a first down. c. Touching of any type kick by any player. d. The number of players participating by either team during a live ball. e. A scrimmage kicker beyond the line of scrimmage when the ball is kicked. f. Clock adjustment when a ruling on the field is reversed. g. A fumble recovery by a Team A player during fourth down or a try and before any change of possession.

Personnel

Article 1. Instant replay personnel shall consist of the number of persons needed to operate the replay equipment within the necessary time constraints. A minimum of three persons shall be utilized to insure that all plays are reviewed in an efficient and a timely manner. Such persons are normally referred to as replay official, communicator and technician. Additional persons may be used as needed.

Equipment

Article 2. The type of equipment used to carry out necessary instant replay duties shall be determined by each conference or member institution utilizing instant replay.

Location

Article 3. a. All equipment used in making a decision during the replay process and the personnel using that equipment shall be located in a separate, secure location in the press box. This room shall not be available or accessible to any person not directly involved in instant replay. b. Additional telephonic equipment needed to allow instant reply personnel to communicate with the game referee when a game has been stopped for a play review shall be located on a sideline near the field of play and preferably outside a team area. Such equipment shall provide the game referee and the replay official a secure and private means of communication.

Initiating the Replay Process

There are two methods to stop a game to review a ruling on the field. a. The replay official and the crew shall review every play of a game. The replay official may stop a game at any time before the ball is next put in play whenever: 1. There is reasonable evidence to believe an error was made in the initial on-field ruling.

2. The play is reviewable.

3. Any reversal of an on-field ruling, which would result from indisputable video evidence, would have a direct, competitive impact on the game. b. The head coach of either team may request that the game be stopped and a play be reviewed by challenging the on-field ruling one time during a game.

1. A coach initiates this challenge by taking a team time out before the ball is next put in play and informing the referee that the coach is challenging the ruling of the previous play.

2. After a review has been completed, if the on-field ruling is reversed, that team’s time out will not be charged.

3. After a review has been completed and the on-field ruling is not reversed, the charged team time out counts as one of the three permitted that team for that half.

4. A head coach may not challenge a ruling in which the game was stopped and a decision has already been made by the replay official.

5. If a head coach requests a team time out to challenge an on-field ruling and the play being challenged is not reviewable, the time out shall count as one of the three permitted the team during that half of the game.

6. A head coach may not challenge an on-field ruling if all the team’s timeouts have been used for that half. If all team timeouts have been used and a head coach signals for, and is granted, a time out, a delay penalty will be assessed.

7. Each head coach shall be permitted one challenge per game.

When to Stop a Game

a. A game may be stopped, either by the instant replay official or by a head coach’s challenge at any time before the ball is next put in play. b. No game official may request that a game be stopped and a play be reviewed.

Reviewing an On-field Ruling

a. When a game is to be stopped either by the replay official or by a head coach’s challenge, the designated officials on the field will be notified by a buzzer system or other appropriate means. b. The referee shall announce that the ruling on the field is being reviewed. If the game has been stopped due to a head coach’s challenge, the referee will so indicate in the announcement. c. All reviews shall be based upon video evidence provided by and coming directly from the televised production of the game. If there is no television available, all video pictures shall come from the in-stadium video board production. d. After the referee has conferred with the replay official and the review process has been completed, the referee shall make one of the following announcements: If the video evidence confirms the on-field ruling: “After review, the ruling on the field is confirmed.”

If there is no indisputable (conclusive) evidence to reverse the on-field ruling: “After review, there is no conclusive video evidence to change the ruling on the field. Therefore, the ruling stands.”

If the on-field ruling is reversed: “After review, there is indisputable (conclusive) video evidence that . . . [followed by a brief description of the video evidence]. Therefore, . . . [followed by a brief description of what the reversal means]. e. If a ruling is reversed, the replay official shall supply the referee with all pertinent data as needed (next down, distance, yard line, position of the ball, clock status/adjustment) in order to resume play under the correct game conditions.

Criterion for Reversal

In order to reverse an on-field ruling, the replay official must see indisputable video evidence through one or more video replays provided to the monitor.

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2006 Depth Chart Offense (Spread) QB

FB

RT

RG

C

LG

LT

WR (H)

WR (X)

WR (Y)

WR (Z)

17 – Omar Haugabook (6-0, 201, Jr., JC) 14 – Julian Foster (6-1, 186, So., 1L) 9 – Larry Dockery (6-0, 205, Jr., 1L) 12 – Carl Meadows (6-2, 194, Sr., 2L) 80 – Josh Allen (5-11, 195, Jr., 1L) 33 – Sean Dawkins (5-10, 225, Sr., 3L) 36 – Anthony Jones (6-1, 205, So., 1L) 22 – Kenny Cattouse (5-10, 201, Jr., 2L) 71 – Kirbie Bodiford (6-4, 314, Sr., 3L) 53 – Kenny Griffin (6-3, 320, Sr., 3L) 62 – Emeka Okosa (6-3, 320, So., 1L) 73 – Steven Adams (6-2, 307, Fr., RS) 68 – Will Chambliss (6-7, 295, So., 1L) 75 – Danny Franks (6-4, 300, Fr., RS) 69 – Steven Merkel (6-5, 315, So., 1L) 63 – Zach Yenser (6-1, 288, Sr., 3L) 72 – James Gardner (6-3, 306, Sr., 3L) 50 – Chris Burkhalter (6-1, 259, Fr., RS) 65 – Chris Jamison (6-2, 299, So., 1L) 72 – James Gardner (6-3, 306, Sr., 3L) 66 – Nic Riley (6-4, 283, Fr., RS) 64 – Jim Bob Williams (6-1, 269, Fr., HS) 79 – Rob Austin (6-5, 266, Sr., 3L) 53 – Kenny Griffin (6-3, 320, Sr., 3L) 59 – Will Roddy (6-2, 257, Fr., RS) 23 – Marlo East (5-10, 210, Sr., 3L) 87 – Chris Lucas (5-9, 174, Fr., RS) 86 – Patrick Cherry (5-11, 194, Fr., HS) 10 – Gerald Tate (5-10, 185, Jr., JC) 5 – Smokey Hampton (6-1,187, Sr., 3L) 81 – Daniel Coleman (6-0, 180, Fr., RS) 21 – Austin Silvoy (6-3, 180, Fr., HS) 4 – Toris Rutledge (6-2, 196, Sr., 3L) 1 – Cornelius Williams (6-1, 180, Fr., HS) 89 – Josh Pruitt (6-3, 223, Sr., 1L) 88 – Larry Johnson (6-4, 220, Fr., RS) 8 – Gary Banks (6-0, 201, Jr., 2L) 84 – Fred Turner (5-8, 189, So., 1L)

Defense (4-3) BAN

DT

NT

RE

SLB

MLB

WLB

LCB

FS

SS

RCB

51 – Kenny Mainor (6-4, 216, So., 1L) 11 – Boo Smith (6-0, 231, Sr., 3L) 98 – John Jackson (6-4, 247, Sr., 2L) 54 – Jeremy Hawkins (6-3, 226, Fr., RS) 92 – Steve McLendon (6-3, 263, Jr., 1L) 96 – Marcus Pittman (6-4, 290, Jr., JC) 97 – Brandon Suggs (6-3, 273, So., 1L) 74 – Franklin Lloyd (5-11, 293, Sr., 3L) 95 – Maurice Coleman (6-1, 270, So., 1L) 61 – David Cain (6-1, 313, Jr., 1L) 58 – Shawn Todd (6-3, 252, Jr., 1L) 67 – Junior Tagovailoa (6-2, 259, Jr., 1L) 4 – Chris Bradwell (6-5, 280, Jr., JC) 26 – Marcus Richardson (6-0, 229, Jr., 2L) 35 – Ryan Babb (5-11, 210, Sr., 2L) 30 – Boris Lee (6-0, 204, Fr., HS) 44 – Randy Underwood (6-6, 210, Fr., HS) 7 – Andre Morgan (6-1, 219, Sr., 2L) 56 – Nikko Doyle (6-3, 235, Jr., JC) 57 – John Mark Patrick (6-3, 215, Fr., HS) 46 – Bear Woods (6-0, 231, So., 1L) 52 – Jason Richardson (5-11, 217, Sr., 1L) 24 – Josh Maxwell (6-0, 218, Jr., 2L) 41 – Romanique Lewis (6-2, 225, Jr., 1L) 29 – Johnathan Reese (6-1, 210, Jr., JC) 43 – Trinidy Thomas (6-1, 201, So., SQ) 34 – Leodis McKelvin (5-11, 181, Jr., 2L) 31 – Derrius Jackson (6-1, 180, Jr., JC) 37 – Chris Bowens (6-0, 185, Fr., HS) 6 – Sherrod Martin (6-1, 187, Jr., 2L) 15 – Tavares Williams (6-0, 192, So., 1L) 25 – Derick Pendergrass (5-10, 189, Sr., 1L) 18 – Courtland Fuller (5-11, 192, Fr., RS) 28 – Brannon Condren (6-1, 204, Sr., 3L) 20 – Terence Moore (6-2, 210, So., 1L) 22 – Bryant McKissic (6-1, 190, Fr., HS) 39 – Xavier Moreland (5-10, 185, Fr., RS) 32 – Henry Chubb (5-10, 186, So., 1L) 13 – Elbert Mack (5-10, 165, Jr., TR) 19 – Justin Bray (5-11, 170, Fr., HS) 27 – Darryl Watts (5-10, 193, So., 1L)

Special Teams PK

P

LS

3 – Greg Whibbs (5-10, 167, Jr., 2L) 38 – Sam Glusman (5-9, 155, Fr., RS) 49 – Jason Wright (6-1, 226, Sr., 2L) 3 – Greg Whibbs (5-10, 167, Jr., 2L) 48 -- Adrian Vera (6-2, 201, Jr., TR) 63 – Zach Yenser (6-1, 288, Sr., 3L)

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HLD

PR

KOR

49 – Jason Wright (6-1, 226, Sr., 2L) 8 – Gary Banks (6-0, 201, Jr., 2L) 34 – Leodis McKelvin (5-11, 181, Jr., 2L) 4 – Toris Rutledge (6-2, 196, Sr., 3L) 13 – Elbert Mack (5-10, 165, Jr., TR) 32 – Henry Chubb (5-10, 186, So., 1L)

2006 Season Outlook

Larry Blakeney

Smokey Hampton Leodis McKelvin

Kenny Cattouse

Changes Are Plentiful For Trojans in 2006 Preseason Calendar

If the only thing that is constant in college ranked higher than 109th (2005) in total offense. Only football is change, and change is good, then one year, in 2004, did the Trojans escape the bottom of Troy University football coach Larry Blakeney’s the national rankings in scoring offense, and that year 16th season at the helm of the Trojans program Troy benefitted from seven defensive touchdowns. promises to be a good one.

The focus of the new offense is simple – put

Following a 2005 campaign in which the points on the board.

July 24-25....... Sun Belt Media Days Trojans once again ranked near the bottom “The whole key to success in this offense is ..........................in New Orleans, La. paying attention to details,” Franklin said. “It is not of the country in most offensive categories, Blakeney decided that changes had to be made. Aug. 2........................ Players Report about schemes in this offense because everyone

The biggest change was the hiring of Aug. 3............................. Picture Day runs the same plays at one time or another. It is offensive coordinator Tony Franklin. Known Aug. 4...........................First practice about learning how to practice, and the key to us in by many across the country as a “guru” of the Aug. 12.............. Media Day, 10 a.m. practice is rhythm. We want to practice fast because spread passing game, Franklin immediately set we are going to play fast. We need to maximize our ................................ First Scrimmage reps and learn to do everything in perfect detail.” about transforming the Trojans from a runAug. 16.............. Second Scrimmage While all 53 offensive players on Troy's trainfirst team into a squad that will look to throw Aug. 19.................Third Scrimmage ing camp roster have much work to do to digest the the ball all over the field.

“This new offense is easy to learn, but we Aug. 26.......................... Mock Game new offense and their roles in it, most of the weight only had a short amount of time in the spring Aug. 26........ FB Appreciation Night for the success, or failure, of the system will fall on to get a lot done,” Blakeney said. “I think we the shoulders of one player.

Aug. 27.......... Fan Appreciation Day learned what we are trying to do in the offense.

“It all boils down to the quarterback, but it ................................. at Trojan Arena involves 11 people protecting and doing their jobs,” We have identified who the players are and where we want them to play and we know how Sept. 2........... Alabama State at Troy Blakeney said. “The offensive line and backs have we want to get the ball to them to give them a to be able to protect and there has to be some rec* - All scrimmages held at chance to make plays.” ognition of where the ball needs to go and when it Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium

In addition to Franklin, Blakeney needs to go there. The guys who catch the ball have brought in two other assistant coaches to take care of the ball and make plays.” familiar with the offense to help with the transition – offensive

Franklin went into spring practice with eight quarterbacks on the line coach Matt Moore and receivers coach Neal Brown. They will roster, but the race to be the Trojans' starter this fall was over almost work with returning assistants James Joseph (backs) and Shayne before it started. Even with the return of both of last season's starters Wasden (receivers) in an effort to improve a Troy offense get off – senior Carl Meadows (Cumming, Ga.) and sophomore Julian Foster the bottom of the national rankings.

(Mobile, Ala.) – it was junior college transfer Omar Haugabook (Belle

Through four seasons of Division I-A competition Troy has never Glade, Fla.) who quickly took control of the new offense.

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2006 Season Outlook Haugabook To Lead New Offense

Tony Franklin

Omar Haugabook

Carl Meadows

Julian Foster

“Omar is a very accountable and mature guy and when he came into the 2005 season as the Trojans’ starting quarterback, but struggled in here he went straight to work,” Blakeney said. “Not only did he go to to make the offense run on a consistent basis. He and Dockery, who work in football, but away from football. He showed that he is going to received a medical redshirt after seeing limited playing time early last do the things he is supposed to do and be accountable to the team. year, will most likely battle to determine the backup spot.

“For a guy to be our quarterback, he has to be someone you can

“Every now and then in this offense, Carl showed that he could trust away from the field. He is going to get a lot of credit when we win do some things to make it click,” Blakeney said. “Larry Dockery is and a lot of criticism when we lose, and more than he deserves in both probably as adept, mentally, as any of the guys to this system, but instances. I think Omar Haugabook is the right kind of guy for us.” the physical attributes are not there. He is a guy who will always be

Even with Haugabook established as the starting quarterback, mentally ready to go.” the trio of Foster, Meadows and Larry Dockery (Compton, Calif.) are Behind the quarterback, the new offense will also feature a lot of all still in the picture to serve in the backup role. All three saw playing three- and four-receiver sets with one or two running backs, one of which time in 2005 and all bring different attributes to the table. will likely serve in an H-Back role that will combine the attributes of be “I have been judging quarterbacks since I got here, watching ing a back and a receiver. The new offense will very rarely employ the use film of what they did before and grading what they did in the spring,” of a tight end.

Franklin said. “The biggest thing for me is that they “The formations will be everything from two have to have good study habits. If they won’t study Offensive Breakdown backs and two tight ends to no backs,” Franklin and won’t learn, then they can’t play quarterback.” said. “We’ll adjust according to how the guys fit

Foster, in particular, took that message to heart Starters Returning (10): WR Gary into the puzzle. I think you will see three and four Banks, Jr.; WR Smokey Hampton, in the spring. Toward the end of spring practice he wide most of the time. Most of the guys who are Sr.; OL Rob Austin, Sr.; OL Kirbie seemed to grasp the new offense while, at the same tight ends will either be inside receivers or will Bodiford, Jr.; OL Zach Yenser, Sr.; OL time, gaining an understanding of what it takes to move to either defensive line or offensive line.”

Chris Jamison, So.; RB Sean Dawkins, In the spring the five tight ends on the roster all balance athletics and academics in college.

Sr.; RB Kenny Cattouse, Jr.; QB Carl

“Julian Foster made a big move late in the found new positions. Senior Rob Austin (Ft. Payne, Meadows, Sr.; QB Julian Foster, So. spring,” Blakeney said. “He passed all of his classes, Ala.) moved back inside to left tackle, where he Starters Lost (3): OL James Edwards; including one he was struggling with at midterm started the first two games last year. Sophomore OL Zarah Yisrael; RB Joel Whinghter that was not an easy class. He started to show that Brandon Suggs (Russelville, Ala.), who moved to he is going to do the things he needs to do. It took tight end last year from the defensive line, returned Quarterbacks him some time, but I think he has shown that he is to the defensive side of the ball while senior Josh making strides in the right direction.

Pruitt (Ellsworth, Kan.) and redshirt freshmen Starters Returning (2): Carl Meadows, Larry Johnson (Decatur, Ga.) and Travis Boyd

Even with the strides Foster has made, BlakSr.; Julian Foster, Fr. eney said he would like to be able to redshirt him (Lacey’s Spring, Ala.) moved to receiver. this fall and leave him with three years to play, with Others Returning (1): Larry Dockery, Jr. Moore takes over the offensive line coaching Newcomers (2): Omar Haugabook, perhaps two of those seasons being as the Trojans’ duties and comes to Troy after having played for Jr.; Jonathan Chandler, Fr. starter at quarterback.

Guy Morriss and coached under Mike Leach, two of Returning Statistical Leader:

Meadows, who will be a senior this fall, went Meadows (80-169-10, 974 yards, 6 TD) the coaches most known for success in the Trojans’

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2006 Season Outlook Experience And Athleticism Key Up Front

James Gardner

Kirbie Bodiford

Chris Jamison

Zach Yenser

wide-open style of offense. His first priority was to find two tackles to employ, the next area of interest is at receiver, but the Troy backs will protect the quarterback. also figure prominently in the passing game. Wasden and Brown will

“You have to have good tackles with good feet and long arms to stop work together to coach the receivers while Joseph returns to work with the speed rushers,” Moore said. “You have to handle that part of it first. the backs.

Rob runs so well and has great feet and is perfect for the left tackle spot.”

“When we play, as the play is developing, one will watch the left

Besides Austin, and returning senior starter Zach Yenser (Mariside and one will watch the right side so that they can coach on every etta, Ga.) at center, the other three starting jobs on the offensive line snap,” Franklin said. “There is no way to watch both sides of the field are in somewhat of a flux entering fall camp. Senior Kirbie Bodiford at the same time. I feel very fortunate that we have those guys.”

(Montgomoery, Ala.) and sophomore Will Chambliss (Cataula, Ga.)

Sorting out the plethora of receivers and backs that will be have switched spots on the right side of the line, with Bodiford, who available will be a full-time job. The Trojans return five experienced started every game at right guard last year, moving to tackle and receivers and four veteran backs, but that group will be joined by four Chambliss sliding to guard. Sophomore Chris Jamison (Columbus, redshirt freshmen, three junior college signees and nine true freshGa.) returns at right guard, but both he and Chambliss will get commen. The Troy offense also acquired former linebacker Josh Henderpetition from senior James Gardner (Dothan, Ala.) for playing time. son (Tallahassee, Fla.) in a trade with the defense for former receiver

“We will have to be more athletic up front because we will be running Martin Teal (St. Petersburg, Fla.). and screening so much,” Blakeney said. “Some of the stuff we’ll do is hard

The key components on the receiving end will be seniors Smokey to work on because you don’t want to cut your own people in practice. I Hampton (Tallahassee, Fla.) and Toris Rutledge (Reddick, Fla.) along think we will have to play a lot of guys in this offense, with junior Gary Banks (Melvin, Ala.). All three so there will be an opportunity for some of the younger had strong springs and established themselves as Offensive Linemen the players to beat for playing time at the three guys to get into the mix.”

Others vying for playing time right away receiver spots.

Starters Returning (4): Rob Austin, include senior Kenny Griffin (Stockbridge, Ga.), “Toris Rutledge had a great spring and is going Sr.; Kirbie Bodiford, Sr.; Zach Yenser, who has started games at both guard and tackle in to be the inside guy, the control guy,” Blakeney Sr.; Chris Jamison, So. his career, and sophomores Emeka Okosa (West said. “At the end of spring practice he was catchStarters Lost (2): James Edwards, Orange, NJ) and Steven Merkel (Pensacola, Fla.), ing every ball. Smokey Hampton will be our X Zarah Yisrael who both saw limited playing time last year. and Gary Banks is the flanker.”

Other Returning Lettermen (5):

That group will be joined by five redshirts Behind that trio of starters, the waters are James Gardner, Sr.; Kenny Griffin, Sr.; from last season – Danny Franks (Bartow, Fla.), much murkier. Junior Josh Allen (Tifton, Ga.) will Emeka Okosa, So.; Will Chambliss, Chris Burkhalter (Ashland, Ala.), Nic Riley be employed as the fourth receiver, but will also So.; Steven Merkel, So. (Kathleen, Ga.), Steven Adams (Bruce, Fla.) and work some out of the backfield while senior Marlo Will Roddy (Tampa, Fla.) – one true freshman, Jim Freshmen (7): Danny Franks*, Chris East (Sandersville, Ga.), who is more of a tradiBurkhalter*, Nic Riley*, Steven Bob Williams (Green Cove Springs, Fla.), and one tional back, with fill the same type of role with Adams*, Will Roddy*, Eugene transplanted defensive lineman, redshirt freshman more of an emphasis on the running game.

Newbold*, Jim Bob Williams Eugene Newbold (Midfield, Ala.).

That leaves sophomore Fred Turner (Mont*=redshirted in 2005

With the new passing attack the Trojans will gomery, Ala.) as the only other receiver with

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2006 Season Outlook New Offense Will Have Plenty Of Targets

Smokey Hampton

Gary Banks

Toris Rutledge

Sean Dawkins

playing experience for the Trojans. A trio of junior college signees work-horse type of back who can carry the ball inside the tackles but could help ease the load on the starters right away. who also has the ability to get outside and catch passes. Dawkins is

“Gerald Tate (Venice, Fla.) could be another inside and outside also the most reliable pass protector among the returning backs. type of guy who can run and catch the ball,” Blakeney said of the

Regardless of Dawkins’ health by September, the Trojans will use Dodge City Community College product who played alongside of a generous mix of junior Kenny Cattouse (Keyport, NJ), sophomore Haugabook for the last two years. “I am hoping that some of those Anthony Jones (Pensacola, Fla.), East and Allen out of the backfield. junior college players, when they get here, will be able to give us some “There are going to be a lot of variations in this offense,” Blakeney help on both sides of the ball.” said. “A lot will depend on who the guys wind Receivers

The other two junior college receivers up being and who stays healthy. If Dawkins gets were both late signees. Clarence Denmark well, then we will have a chance to move some Starters Returning (3): Smokey Hampton, (Jacksonville, Fla.) played at Mississippi guys around and give some different looks. We Sr.; Gary Banks, Jr.; Josh Puritt, Sr. Delta Community College while Mykeal could have some one-back looks with Cattouse, Starters Lost (0): None.

Terry (Fullerton, Calif.) comes to Troy with Others Returning: Toris Rutledge, Sr.; Fred or some different-looking sets with Dawkins and three years of eligibility out of Santa Ana Josh Allen.”

Turner, So.; Josh Allen, Jr.; Marlo East, Sr. Junior College in California.

What the Trojans won’t do this fall is Newcomers: Daniel Coleman*; Chris Lucas*;

A pair of redshirt freshmen – Daniel look like DeWhitt Betterson’s Trojans from Larry Johnson*; Derrick Thomas*; Travis Coleman (Opp, Ala.) and Chris Lucas (Hazel 2003-04. While there is no set formula for Boyd*; Gerald Tate#; Clarence Denmark#; Green, Ala.) – will be joined by freshman passing versus running plays, the ball will be Mykeal Terry#; Cornelius Williams; Chris Patrick Cherry (Live Oak, Fla.), who sat out in the air more often than not this fall.

Kuglar; Austin Slivoy; Ryan Aycock; Andrew last year as a “gray” shirt, and six other true

“We are going to do whatever it takes to Taylor; Zack Marcum; Patrick Cherry freshmen receivers in a battle for playing time Returning Statistical Leaders: Hampton (39 win,” Blakeney said. “It will change from week rec., 582 yards, 2 TD); Banks (25 rec., 293 yards, to week, but the way it looks is that we will be behind the starters.

2 TD); Rutledge (17 rec., 284 yards, 3 TD)

The situation with the running game over 60 percent passing. A lot of those passes will be somewhat up in the air entering fall aren’t very long – they are extended runs and Running Backs practice because of a pair of injuries suffered screens – so the percentage could even be by senior Sean Dawkins (Lawrenceville, Ga.) higher than that.

Starters Returning (2): Sean Dawkins, Sr.; in the spring.

“This will be a change for us, but this Kenny Cattouse, Jr.

“He injured a knee in the last scrimchange is one that we have calculated and Starters Lost (1): Joel Whinghter mage of the spring and he also had a hairline worked on, and it is one where there has been Others Returning: Anthony Jones, So.; Josh fracture in his foot that we didn’t know about some success within the structure of this Henderson, So.; David Dawson, So. until later,” Blakeney said. “He is trying to system at other places.”

Newcomers: Tim Bolton*; Jarrod Coaxum*; lose a little weight which will help him with

While the primary focus is on the new Justin Brooks; Xavier Walker everything. I feel like he will be ready for the Returning Statistical Leaders: Cattouse (89 att., offense, the defensive coaching staff will have season, but I am not sure how much we will its hands full in replacing seven departed 314 yards, 4 TD); Dawkins (76 att., 285 yards) be able to work him during preseason.” starters. On top of that, two of the players *=redshirt, #=junior college transfer

A healthy Dawkins gives the Trojans a listed at the top of the depth chart for their

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2006 Season Outlook Defense Still Defensive LineA Primary Focus For Trojans

Kenny Mainor

Jeremy Rowell

Mike Pelton

Franklin Lloyd

position missed spring practice.

Trojans will employ in practice, Rowell said it will be important for

Junior Sherrod Martin (Griffin, Ga.) missed spring practice the defense to work against more traditional offensive sets. after having surgery on both shoulders while senior end Boo Smith

“We still have to concentrate on the run game to get better,” (Raleigh, N.C.) was limited to non-contact work after missing most of Rowell said. “We have to work against two back and tight ends bethe 2004 and 2005 seasons with injuries suffered in two games against cause we are going to see that during the season.”

Missouri.

One emphasis for the defense in the spring was on creating turnovers.

“We had replacements everywhere in the spring and had to focus on After being among the national leaders in turnovers forced for three years, everything,” co-defensive coordinator Jeremy Rowell said. “We have some the Trojans forced just 15 last year, including just five interceptions. guys who have played, but we will have a lot of young players and junior

“When you are hustling to the ball, and you are getting a lot of college transfers who will have to make an impact guys around the ball, then you will get turnthis fall.”

Defensive Breakdown overs,” Rowell said. “That is what we are stress The coaching staff on the defensive side also ing. The interception part of it comes from the Starters Returning (4): FS Sherrod Martin, underwent changes in the spring. Mike Pelton, pass rush and getting people to the passer.”

Jr.; SS Brannon Condren, Sr.; LB Marcus who will be the co-coordinator with Rowell, will

Putting a strong rush on the opposing Richardson, Jr.; DE Kenny Mainor, So. coach the entire defensive line after the departure Starters Lost (7): LB Bernard Davis; DT Torre quarterback is something the Trojans were not of Ricky Logo. Benjy Parker joined the staff to able to do with regularity last year. Troy manLankford; DB Johnny Faulk; LB Leverne coach the linebackers while Brian Turner moved aged just 17 sacks in 2005 after posting 40 in Johnson; DE Larry Brown; DT David over to defense and coaches the safeties. Rowell 2004. That statistic, as much as any, produced Tramble; DB Adrian Ghent will continue to work with the corners. the drop in interceptions last year.

“The entire defense will be a challenge

Even though Troy does not have to Defensive Line because there are so many new faces,” Rowell replace a Demarcus Ware this fall, the Trojans said “We have a whole list of folks on the do have to replace a trio of departed starters as Starters Returning (1): Kenny Mainor, So. Starters Lost (3): Torre Lankford; David depth chart who haven’t played, and we are well as a returnee who will have to sit out this Tramble; Larry Brown going to have to do a lot of growing up. It is season to focus on academics.

Other Returnees: Franklin Lloyd, Sr.; Junior going to be a challenge for us.”

Only sophomore Kenny Mainor (BrunsTagovailoa, Jr.; Brandon Suggs, So.; Maurice

Blakeney said he will be focused during wick, Ga.) returns as a starter at the Bandit Coleman, So.; Steve McLendon, So.; John Jackson, training camp on making sure the defense, end position, which could be the strongest Sr.; Shawn Todd, Jr.; Boo Smith, Sr.; David Cain, Jr. which is an area the Trojans held as a strength position on the defensive front if Smith, a Newcomers: Darrion Thomas*; Jeremy in recent years, doesn’t slip with the focus on senior, is able to bounce back this fall. Another Hawkins*; Marcus Pittman#; Brandon Lang#; the offensive side of the ball. senior who has seen considerable playing Chris Bradwell#; Cameron Sheffield; Kwame

“We still have to be good on defense and time, John Jackson (Monroe, La.), also returns Jordan; Untavious Scott; Jamare Mathis in the kicking game,” Blakeney said. “We can’t as a backup at the Bandit end.

Returning Statistical Leaders: Mainor (43 take a step back in those areas and my goal is to tackles, 3.0 TFL, 14 QB hurries); Lloyd (31

The starting job at the other end position make sure that we are as good or better in those tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2 QB hurries) will likely be heavily contested in training camp *=redshirt; #=junior college transfer areas as we have been in past seasons.” with juniors Shawn Todd (Crestview, Fla.)

While facing the new passing attack the and Junior Tagovailoa (Ewa Beach, Hawaii)

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2006 Season Outlook Experience In Secondary Key For Defense

Marcus Richardson Sherrod Martin

Brannon Condren

Andre Morgan

returning, and junior college transfer Chris Bradwell (Alpharetta, Ga.) three returning defenders to have started every game in 2005. joining the race. Bradwell played as a freshman at Florida State before

Another senior, Andre Morgan (Garland, Texas), steps into the spending last year as an All-State player at Northeast Mississippi Com- starting role at middle linebacker, replacing the departed Bernard munity College.

Davis. Morgan has seen plenty of playing time over the last two years,

A wild card in the race for playing time but most of it came on special teams or as a at end will be junior Brandon Lang (Tucker, safety. He will likely get significant help from a Linebackers Ga.), who originally signed with Georgia out of junior college signee, Nikko Doyle (Batesville, high school, but has spent the last three years Miss.) from Northeast Mississippi.

Starters Returning (1): Marcus Richardson, Jr. working to get eligible at Hargrave Military

The weakside linebacker spot, however, Starters Lost (2); Bernard Davis; Leverne Johnson Academy, Troy and a Georgia junior college. is wide open entering the fall. Junior Josh Other Returnees: Josh Maxwell, Jr.; Martin

A pair of redshirt freshmen and four Maxwell (St. Mary’s, Ga.) started two games Teal, Sr.; Ryan Babb, Sr.; Andre Morgan, true freshman signees will also start out fall at the position in 2005 when Leverne JohnSr.; Jason Richardson, Sr.; Bear Woods, So.; Romanique Lewis, Jr.; Trinidy Thomas, So.; practice at defensive ends at a heavily-stocked son was out with a broken ankle, but will be Yannick Brown, So. position for the Trojans. pushed by fellow junior Romanique Lewis (Ft. Newcomers: Nathan Nolin*; Johnathan

The two inside line positions have five Lauderdale, Fla.), who has also been bitten by Reese#; Nikko Doyle#; Boris Lee; Cory returning letterwinners, plus a standout junior the injury bug over the last two years.

Silcox; John Mark Patrick college signee, lined up to battle for playing

Another junior college signee, Johnathan Returning Statistical Leaders: Richardson time. The only player of the bunch to have Reese (Americus, Ga.) from Butler County (59 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 6 QBH, 5 PBU); Maxwell earned more than one letter is senior Franklin Community College in Kansas, could play a (26 tackles, 2 QBH, 1 FR) Lloyd (Lanett, Ala.), who has been in the Trobig factor in the race for playing time there. jans’ regular rotation for the past three seasons,

“I am hoping that some of those junior Defensive Backs posting 80 tackles and 6.5 sacks over that time. college players will be able to give us some

Others figuring into the mix inside inhelp on both sides of the ball,” Blakeney said.

Starters Returning (2): Sherrod Martin, Jr.; clude Steve McLendon (Ozark, Ala.), Maurice Brannon Condren, Sr.

On the defensive side, the secondary has Starters Lost (2): Johnny Faulk; Adrian Ghent the most returning experience, but also has the Coleman (Eufaula, Ala.), Suggs, Tagovailoa, Other Returnees: Leodis McKelvin, Jr.; David Cain (Jacksonville, Ala.) and junior most players coming off injury. Martin, who Tavares Williams, So.; Terence Moore, So.; college transfer Marcus Pittman (Broadway, was second only to Davis in tackles last year, Xavier Moreland, So.; Derick Pendergrass, N.C.) from Garden City Community College appears to be on track to return after having Sr.; Darryl Watts, So.; Henry Chubb, So. in Kansas where he had 58 tackles, including surgery on both shoulders early in the year.

Newcomers: Courtland Fuller*; Elbert 15 for loss, last fall.

The junior will return to free safety, where he Mack#; Derrius Jackson#; Justin Bray; Bryan

The amount of experience at linebacker started every game last year.

McKissic; Chris Bowens isn’t much better, with only junior strong side

Also back as a reliable starter is senior Returning Statistical Leaders: Martin (78 linebacker Marcus Richardson (Pensacola, strong safety Brannon Condren (Pensacola, tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2 Int., 11 PBU); Condren Fla.) boasting of significant starting experiFla.). He is at his best against the run, but tied (58 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 5 PBU) ence. Richardson is the Trojans’ second-leading *=redshirt; #=junior college transfer for third on the squad last year in pass breakreturning tackler from last year and one of only ups.

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2006 Season Outlook McKelvin May Become Triple Threat Weapon

Leodis McKelvin

Henry Chubb

Martin and Condren will be backed by a pair of sophomores who saw significant playing time on special teams as freshmen. Tavares Williams (Gainesville, Fla.) will back Martin, along with senior Derick Pendergrass (Manning, S.C.), while Terence Moore (Columbus, Ga.) will back up Condren.

All-Sun Belt return specialist Leodis McKelvin (Waycross, Ga.) will see his role on the defense, and perhaps even offense, expand this fall despite missing half of spring practice with a broken ankle.

The injury was similar to the one Johnson suffered last fall and is not expected to curtail one of the nation’s most exciting kick-return men.

“We are talking about playing Leodis both ways,” Blakeney said.

“After he got hurt in the spring I told him that he needed to get into the best shape of his life for this year. He will be out there for every down on defense, will return kicks and will get some snaps on offense.”

The other corner spot will be manned by either sophomore Henry Chubb (Waycross, Ga.) or junior college transfer Elbert Mack (Wichita, Kan.). Chubb saw plenty of playing time on special teams last year and Mack caught the attention of the coaches during spring drills after arriving from Butler County Community College..

Both could wind up assisting McKelvin with kick return duties during the season.

Another junior college transfer, Derrius Jackson (Lutcher, La.) from Chabot Community College in California, could push for playing time once he arrives in camp.

Perhaps the biggest hole to fill for the Trojans entering 2006 will be the one left by the departure to the NFL of punter Thomas Olmsted, who also handled kickoffs for the last two years.

Senior Jason Wright (Dothan, Ala.) has patiently waited his opportunity to handle the punting duties by serving as the Trojans’ holder on kicks for the last two years, will get the first crack at the job.

A junior college transfer, Adrian Vera (Conroe, Texas) from Snow College in Utah, also will get a chance to impress the coaches during training camp, as well as junior kicker Greg Whibbs (Pensacola, Fla.), who punted some during spring practice.

Whibbs returns as the Trojans’ placekicker after hitting 23-of-34

Greg Whibbs

Jason Wright

field goals (67.6%) over the last two seasons. He has also hit 51-of-54 PAT kicks during that span.

All three kickers, along with walk-on Sam Glusman (Mobile, Ala.), will compete to replace Olmsted on kickoffs.

McKelvin, who has returned three punts and a kickoff for touchdowns over the last two seasons, will once again be primarily responsible for those two jobs.

The race for the 2006 Sun Belt Conference title will likely be wide open again this fall. Blakeney said he sees just one team that stands out, but all of the rest of the league members are right behind them.

“I think Louisiana-Lafayette should be picked first,” Blakeney said. “They have both quarterbacks back and should be good. After that, you can throw them all in a hat and shake them out.

“I expect the two Florida schools to be better. They have both played us pretty tough, they have a lot of athletes down there and both have coaches I have a lot of respect for. I think North Texas will be a lot like us in that a lot will be determined by how the quarterback does.

“It is hard to know much about Middle Tennessee with a new coaching staff. I know that I will be glad to finally get Arkansas State and Louisiana-Monroe at home because they are both very tough on their home fields.”

The first hurdles for the Trojans, before Sun Belt play, will come against a non-conference schedule that will be the most challenging a Troy team has ever faced.

“Alabama State always comes to play against Troy, and we have had some shootouts with them in the past,” Blakeney said. “We won’t be able to hold anything back against them, but that does not mean we won’t prepare to win against the other teams that follow on the schedule.”

Road trips to Florida State, Georgia Tech, Nebraska and UAB on consecutive weekends may seem daunting when taken together, but taken one at a time, Blakeney said you can never tell what might happen.

“We will go into each of those games with a plan we feel gives us the best chance to win,” Blakeney said. “We have played with, and beaten, teams like that in the past, and we are going to go take our best shot against those teams this year.”

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2006 Alphabetical Roster No. Name 73 Steven Adams 80 Josh Allen 79 Rob Austin 31 Ryan Aycock 35 Ryan Babb 8 Gary Banks 71 Kirbie Bodiford 39 Tim Bolton 37 Chris Bowens 43 Travis Boyd 4 Chris Bradwell 19 Justin Bray 25 Justin Brooks 45 Yannick Brown 50 Chris Burkhalter 61 David Cain 22 Kenny Cattouse 68 Will Chambliss III 16 Jonathan Chandler 86 Patrick Cherry 32 Henry Chubb 47 Jarrod Coaxum 81 Daniel Coleman 95 Maurice Coleman 28 Brannon Condren 33 Sean Dawkins 24 David Dawson 15 Clarence Denmark 9 Larry Dockery 56 Nikko Doyle 23 Marlo East 14 Julian Foster 75 Danny Franks 18 Courtland Fuller 72 James Gardner 38 Sam Glusman 53 Kenny Griffin 5 Smokey Hampton 17 Omar Haugabook 54 Jeremy Hawkins 40 Josh Henderson 31 Derrius Jackson 98 John Jackson 65 Chris Jamison 88 Larry Johnson 48 Tim Johnson 36 Anthony Jones 93 Kwame Jordan 13 Chris Kuglar 91 Brandon Lang 30 Boris Lee 41 Romanique Lewis 74 Franklin Lloyd 87 Chris Lucas

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Pos OL WR OL WR SLB WR OL RB DB TE DL DB RB WLB OL NT RB OL QB WR CB RB WR NT SS RB RB WR QB LB WR QB OL CB OL K OL WR QB DE FB DB DE OL TE WR RB DE WR DE SLB WLB NT WR

Ht 6-2 5-11 6-5 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-5 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-7 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-3 5-9 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-4 5-9 6-5 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-9

Wt 307 195 266 175 210 201 314 173 185 212 280 170 190 200 259 313 201 295 190 194 186 208 180 270 204 225 193 180 205 235 210 186 300 192 306 155 320 187 201 226 286 180 247 299 220 187 205 230 175 220 204 225 293 174

Yr Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr.

Exp RS 1L 3L HS 2L 2L 3L RS HS RS JC HS HS SQ RS SQ 2L 1L HS HS 1L RS RS 1L 3L 3L SQ JC 1L JC 3L 1L RS RS 3L RS 3L 3L JC RS 1L JC 2L 1L RS SQ 1L HS HS JC HS 1L 3L RS

Hometown/HS/Last School Bruce, Fla./Freeport HS Tifton, Ga./Tift County HS/Mars Hill Fort Payne, Ala./Fort Payne HS Geneva, Ala./Geneva HS Phenix City, Ala./Central HS Melvin, Ala./Southern Choctaw HS Montgomery, Ala./Sidney Lanier HS Riverdale, Ga./Mays HS Columbus, GA/Shaw HS Lacey’s Spring, Ala./A.P. Brewer HS Alpharetta, Ga./Chattahoochee HS/Hargrave/FSU/Northeast Miss. CC Columbus, GA/Shaw HS Dothan, Ala./Northview HS Lake City, Fla./Columbia Ashland, Ala./Clay County HS Jacksonville, Ala./Jacksonville HS Keyport, N.J./Keyport HS Cataula, Ga./Harris County HS Opelika, AL/Opelika HS Live Oak, FL/Suwanee HS Waycross, Ga./Ware County HS Mobile, Ala./Murphy HS Opp, Ala./Opp HS Eufaula, Ala./Eufaula HS Pensacola, Fla./Tate HS Lawrenceville, Ga./Parkview HS Thomasville, GA/Thomas Co. Central HS/FAMU Jacksonville, Fla./R.E. Lee HS/Miss. Delta CC Compton, Calif./Lynwood HS/MoorPark College Batesville, Miss./South Panola HS/Northeast Mississippi CC Sandersville, Ga./Washington County HS Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen HS Bartow, Fla./Bartow HS Columbus, Ga./Kendrick HS Dothan, Ala./Dothan HS Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s Episcopal School Stockbridge, Ga./Eagles Landing HS Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian Belle Glade, Fla./Glades HS/Dodge City (KS) CC Americus, Ga./Sumter HS Tallahassee, Fla./Rickards HS Lutcher, La./Lutcher HS/Chabot (CA) CC Monroe, La./Neville HS/Fort Scott (KS) CC Columbus, Ga./Carver HS Decatur, Ga./Decatur HS Phenix City, Ala./Central HS Pensacola, Fla./Pace HS Basile, La./Basile HS Daphne, Ala./Daphne HS Tucker, Ga./Tucker HS/Hargrave Military Academy Homerville, Ga./Clinch County HS Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Piper HS Lanett, Ala./Lanett HS Hazel Green, Ala./Hazel Green HS

2006 Alphabetical Roster No. Name 13 Elbert Mack 51 Kenny Mainor 83 Zack Marcum 6 Sherrod Martin 99 Jamare Mathis 24 Josh Maxwell 34 Leodis McKelvin 22 Bryant McKissic 92 Steve McLendon 12 Carl Meadows 69 Steven Merkel 20 Terence Moore 39 Xavier Moreland 7 Andre Morgan 77 Eugene Newbold 55 Nathan Nolin 62 Emeka Okosa 57 John Mark Patrick 25 Derick Pendergrass 96 Marcus Pittman 89 Josh Pruitt 29 Jonathan Reese 52 Jason Richardson 26 Marcus Richardson 66 Nic Riley 59 Will Roddy 4 Toris Rutledge 94 Untavious Scott 90 Cameron Sheffield 42 Cory Silcox 21 Austin Silvoy 11 Boo Smith 97 Brandon Suggs 67 Junior Tagovailoa 10 Gerald Tate 82 Andrew Taylor 2 Martin Teal 85 Mykeal Terry 41 Derrick Thomas 43 Trinidy Thomas 58 Shawn Todd 84 Fred Turner 44 Randy Underwood 48 Adrian Vera 42 Xavier Walker 27 Darryl Watts 3 Greg Whibbs 1 Cornelius Williams 64 Jim Bob Williams 15 Tavares Williams 46 Bear Woods 49 Jason Wright 63 Zach Yenser

Pos CB DE WR FS DE WLB CB DB DT QB OL SS SS MLB OL SLB OL LB FS DT TE LB MLB SLB OL OL WR DE DE LB WR DE DT DT WR WR LB WR TE WLB DE WR DE P RB CB PK WR OL FS WLB P OL

Ht 5-10 6-4 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-7 6-1 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-3 5-8 6-6 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1

Wt 165 216 160 187 210 218 181 190 263 194 315 210 185 219 242 209 320 215 189 290 223 210 217 229 283 257 196 210 225 205 180 231 273 259 185 190 211 175 230 201 252 189 210 201 185 193 167 180 269 192 231 226 288

Yr Exp Jr. JC So. 1L Fr. HS Jr. 2L Fr. HS Jr. 2L Jr. 2L Fr. HS So. 1L Sr. 2L So. 1L So. 1L So. 1L Sr. 2L Fr. RS Fr. RS So. 1L Fr. HS Sr. 1L Jr. JC Sr. 1L Jr. JC Sr. 1L Jr. 2L Fr. RS Fr. RS Sr. 3L Fr. HS Fr. HS Fr. HS Fr. HS Sr. 3L So. 1L Jr. 1L So. JC Fr. HS Sr. 3L So. JC Fr. RS So. SQ Jr. 1L So. 1L Fr. HS Jr. JC Fr. HS So. 1L Jr. 2L Fr. HS Fr. HS So. 1L So. 1L Sr. 2L Sr. 3L

Hometown/HS/Last School Wichita, Kan./Wichita North HS/Butler County (KS) CC Brunswick, Ga./Brunswick HS London, Ky./South Laurel HS Griffin, Ga./Griffin HS Gadsden, AL/Litchfield HS St. Mary’s, Ga./Camden County HS Waycross, Ga./Ware County HS Phenix City, AL/Central HS Ozark, Ala./Carroll HS Cumming, Ga./North Forsyth HS/East Tenn. State Pensacola, Fla./Escambia HS Columbus, Ga./Shaw HS Williamson, GA/Pike CountyHS Garland, Texas/South Garland HS/Moorpark (CA) JC Midfield, Ala./Midfield HS Graceville, Fla./Graceville HS West Orange, N.J./West Orange HS Pace, FL/Pace HS Manning, SC/Manning HS/Georgia Military College Broadway, NC/West Harnett HS/Garden City (KS) CC Ellsworth, KS/Ellsworth HS/Garden City (KS) CC Americus, Ga./Americus HS/Butler Co. (KS) CC Birmingham, Ala./Clay-Chalkville HS Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola HS Kathleen, Ga./Houston County HS Tampa, Fla./Plant HS Reddick, Fla./North Marion HS Pahokee, FL/Pahokee HS Portal, GA/Portal HS Blounsttown, Fla./Blountstown Senior HS St. Augustine, FL/Nease HS Raleigh, N.C./Garner HS Russellville, Ala./Russellville HS Ewa Beach, HI/James Campbell HS/Coffeyville (KS) CC Venice, Fla./Venice HS/Dodge City (KS) CC Strawberry Plains, Tenn./Carter HS St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast HS Fullerton, Calif./Fullerton HS/Santa Ana (CA) JC Elba, Ala./Elba HS Panama City, Fla./Arnold HS Crestview, Fla./Crestview HS Montgomery, Ala./Carver HS Jasper, AL/Walker HS Conroe, TX/Conroe HS/Snow (UT) College Bridgewater, NJ/Raritan HS Selma, Ala./Southside HS Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola Catholic HS Hoover, AL/Hoover HS Green Cove Springs, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy Gainesville, Fla./Eastside HS MacClenny, Fla./Baker County HS Dothan, Ala./Dothan HS Marietta, Ga./Harrison HS/East Tenn. State

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2006 Numerical Roster No. Name 1 Cornelius Williams 2 Martin Teal 3 Greg Whibbs 4 Toris Rutledge 4 Chris Bradwell 5 Smokey Hampton 6 Sherrod Martin 7 Andre Morgan 8 Gary Banks 9 Larry Dockery 10 Gerald Tate 11 Boo Smith 12 Carl Meadows 13 Elbert Mack 13 Chris Kuglar 14 Julian Foster 15 Tavares Williams 15 Clarence Denmark 16 Jonathan Chandler 17 Omar Haugabook 18 Courtland Fuller 19 Justin Bray 20 Terence Moore 21 Austin Silvoy 22 Kenny Cattouse 22 Bryant McKissic 23 Marlo East 24 Josh Maxwell 24 David Dawson 25 Derick Pendergrass 25 Justin Brooks 26 Marcus Richardson 27 Darryl Watts 28 Brannon Condren 29 Jonathan Reese 30 Boris Lee 31 Derrius Jackson 31 Ryan Aycock 32 Henry Chubb 33 Sean Dawkins 34 Leodis McKelvin 35 Ryan Babb 36 Anthony Jones 37 Chris Bowens 38 Sam Glusman 39 Tim Bolton 39 Xavier Moreland 40 Josh Henderson 41 Romanique Lewis 41 Derrick Thomas 42 Xavier Walker 42 Cory Silcox 43 Trinidy Thomas 43 Travis Boyd

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Pos WR LB PK WR DL WR FS MLB WR QB WR DE QB CB WR QB FS WR QB QB CB DB SS WR RB DB WR WLB RB FS RB SLB CB SS LB SLB DB WR CB RB CB SLB RB DB K RB SS FB WLB TE RB LB WLB TE

Ht 6-1 6-4 5-10 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-2 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-8 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-3 5-9 6-0 6-1 6-3

Wt 180 211 167 196 280 187 187 219 201 205 185 231 194 165 175 186 192 180 190 201 192 170 210 180 201 190 210 218 193 189 190 229 193 204 210 204 180 175 186 225 181 210 205 185 155 173 185 286 225 230 185 205 201 212

Yr Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr.

Exp HS 3L 2L 3L JC 3L 2L 2L 2L 1L JC 3L 2L JC HS 1L 1L JC HS JC RS HS 1L HS 2L HS 3L 2L SQ 1L HS 2L 1L 3L JC HS JC HS 1L 3L 2L 2L 1L HS RS RS 1L 1L 1L RS HS HS SQ RS

Hometown/HS/Last School Hoover, AL/Hoover HS St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast HS Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola Catholic HS Reddick, Fla./North Marion HS Alpharetta, Ga./Chattahoochee HS/Hargrave/FSU/Northeast Miss. CC Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian Griffin, Ga./Griffin HS Garland, Texas/South Garland HS/Moorpark (CA) JC Melvin, Ala./Southern Choctaw HS Compton, Calif./Lynwood HS/MoorPark College Venice, Fla./Venice HS/Dodge City (KS) CC Raleigh, N.C./Garner HS Cumming, Ga./North Forsyth HS/East Tenn. State Wichita, Kan./Wichita North HS/Butler County (KS) CC Daphne, Ala./Daphne HS Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen HS Gainesville, Fla./Eastside HS Jacksonville, Fla./R.E. Lee HS/Miss. Delta CC Opelika, AL/Opelika HS Belle Glade, Fla./Glades HS/Dodge City (KS) CC Columbus, Ga./Kendrick HS Columbus, GA/Shaw HS Columbus, Ga./Shaw HS St. Augustine, FL/Nease HS Keyport, N.J./Keyport HS Phenix City, AL/Central HS Sandersville, Ga./Washington County HS St. Mary’s, Ga./Camden County HS Thomasville, GA/Thomas Co. Central HS/FAMU Manning, SC/Manning HS/Georgia Military College Dothan, Ala./Northview HS Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola HS Selma, Ala./Southside HS Pensacola, Fla./Tate HS Americus, Ga./Americus HS/Butler Co. (KS) CC Homerville, Ga./Clinch County HS Lutcher, La./Lutcher HS/Chabot (CA) CC Geneva, Ala./Geneva HS Waycross, Ga./Ware County HS Lawrenceville, Ga./Parkview HS Waycross, Ga./Ware County HS Phenix City, Ala./Central HS Pensacola, Fla./Pace HS Columbus, GA/Shaw HS Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s Episcopal School Riverdale, Ga./Mays HS Williamson, GA/Pike CountyHS Tallahassee, Fla./Rickards HS Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Piper HS Elba, Ala./Elba HS Bridgewater, NJ/Raritan HS Blounsttown, Fla./Blountstown Senior HS Panama City, Fla./Arnold HS Lacey’s Spring, Ala./A.P. Brewer HS

2006 Numerical Roster No. Name 44 Randy Underwood 45 Yannick Brown 46 Bear Woods 47 Jarrod Coaxum 48 Tim Johnson 48 Adrian Vera 49 Jason Wright 50 Chris Burkhalter 51 Kenny Mainor 52 Jason Richardson 53 Kenny Griffin 54 Jeremy Hawkins 55 Nathan Nolin 56 Nikko Doyle 57 John Mark Patrick 58 Shawn Todd 59 Will Roddy 61 David Cain 62 Emeka Okosa 63 Zach Yenser 64 Jim Bob Williams 65 Chris Jamison 66 Nic Riley 67 Junior Tagovailoa 68 Will Chambliss III 69 Steven Merkel 71 Kirbie Bodiford 72 James Gardner 73 Steven Adams 74 Franklin Lloyd 75 Danny Franks 77 Eugene Newbold 79 Rob Austin 80 Josh Allen 81 Daniel Coleman 82 Andrew Taylor 83 Zack Marcum 84 Fred Turner 85 Mykeal Terry 86 Patrick Cherry 87 Chris Lucas 88 Larry Johnson 89 Josh Pruitt 90 Cameron Sheffield 91 Brandon Lang 92 Steve McLendon 93 Kwame Jordan 94 Untavious Scott 95 Maurice Coleman 96 Marcus Pittman 97 Brandon Suggs 98 John Jackson 99 Jamare Mathis

Pos DE WLB WLB RB WR P P OL DE MLB OL DE SLB LB LB DE OL NT OL OL OL OL OL DT OL OL OL OL OL NT OL OL OL WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR TE TE DE DE DT DE DE NT DT DT DE DE

Ht 6-6 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-7 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-7 6-5 5-11 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-8 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4

Wt 210 200 231 208 187 201 226 259 216 217 320 226 209 235 215 252 257 313 320 288 269 299 283 259 295 315 314 306 307 293 300 242 266 195 180 190 160 189 175 194 174 220 223 225 220 263 230 210 270 290 273 247 210

Yr Exp Fr. HS So. SQ So. 1L Fr. RS So. SQ Jr. JC Sr. 2L Fr. RS So. 1L Sr. 1L Sr. 3L Fr. RS Fr. RS Jr. JC Fr. HS Jr. 1L Fr. RS Jr. SQ So. 1L Sr. 3L Fr. HS So. 1L Fr. RS Jr. 1L So. 1L So. 1L Sr. 3L Sr. 3L Fr. RS Sr. 3L Fr. RS Fr. RS Sr. 3L Jr. 1L Fr. RS Fr. HS Fr. HS So. 1L So. JC Fr. HS Fr. RS Fr. RS Sr. 1L Fr. HS Jr. JC So. 1L Fr. HS Fr. HS So. 1L Jr. JC So. 1L Sr. 2L Fr. HS

Hometown/HS/Last School Jasper, AL/Walker HS Lake City, Fla./Columbia MacClenny, Fla./Baker County HS Mobile, Ala./Murphy HS Phenix City, Ala./Central HS Conroe, TX/Conroe HS/Snow (UT) College Dothan, Ala./Dothan HS Ashland, Ala./Clay County HS Brunswick, Ga./Brunswick HS Birmingham, Ala./Clay-Chalkville HS Stockbridge, Ga./Eagles Landing HS Americus, Ga./Sumter HS Graceville, Fla./Graceville HS Batesville, Miss./South Panola HS/Northeast Mississippi CC Pace, FL/Pace HS Crestview, Fla./Crestview HS Tampa, Fla./Plant HS Jacksonville, Ala./Jacksonville HS West Orange, N.J./West Orange HS Marietta, Ga./Harrison HS/East Tenn. State Green Cove Springs, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy Columbus, Ga./Carver HS Kathleen, Ga./Houston County HS Ewa Beach, HI/James Campbell HS/Coffeyville (KS) CC Cataula, Ga./Harris County HS Pensacola, Fla./Escambia HS Montgomery, Ala./Sidney Lanier HS Dothan, Ala./Dothan HS Bruce, Fla./Freeport HS Lanett, Ala./Lanett HS Bartow, Fla./Bartow HS Midfield, Ala./Midfield HS Fort Payne, Ala./Fort Payne HS Tifton, Ga./Tift County HS/Mars Hill Opp, Ala./Opp HS Strawberry Plains, Tenn./Carter HS London, Ky./South Laurel HS Montgomery, Ala./Carver HS Fullerton, Calif./Fullerton HS/Santa Ana (CA) JC Live Oak, FL/Suwanee HS Hazel Green, Ala./Hazel Green HS Decatur, Ga./Decatur HS Ellsworth, KS/Ellsworth HS/Garden City (KS) CC Portal, GA/Portal HS Tucker, Ga./Tucker HS/Hargrave Military Academy Ozark, Ala./Carroll HS Basile, La./Basile HS Pahokee, FL/Pahokee HS Eufaula, Ala./Eufaula HS Broadway, NC/West Harnett HS/Garden City (KS) CC Russellville, Ala./Russellville HS Monroe, La./Neville HS/Fort Scott (KS) CC Gadsden, AL/Litchfield HS

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2006 Roster By Class OFFENSE

Freshmen (24) Sophomores (12) Juniors (9) OL WR RB TE RB OL QB WR RB WR OL K TE WR WR WR OL OL WR WR TE RB WR OL

Steven Adams* Ryan Aycock Tim Bolton* Travis Boyd* Justin Brooks Chris Burkhalter* Jonathan Chandler Patrick Cherry Jarrod Coaxum* Daniel Coleman* Danny Franks* Sam Glusman* Larry Johnson* Chris Kuglar Chris Lucas* Zack Marcum Nic Riley* Will Roddy* Austin Silvoy Andrew Taylor Derrick Thomas* Xavier Walker Cornelius Williams Jim Bob Williams

OL RB QB FB OL WR RB OL OL WR WR WR

Will Chambliss* David Dawson* Julian Foster Josh Henderson* Chris Jamison* Tim Johnson* Anthony Jones Steven Merkel* Emeka Okosa* Gerald Tate (JC) Mykeal Terry (JC) Fred Turner

QB WR WR RB WR QB WR P PK

Larry Dockery Josh Allen Gary Banks Kenny Cattouse Clarence Denmark (JC) Omar Haugabook (JC) Fred Turner* Adrian Vera (JC) Greg Whibbs*

DEFENSE

Freshmen (15) Sophomores (12) Juniors (15) DB DB DB DE DE LB DE DB DE LB LB DE DE LB DE

Chris Bowens Justin Bray Courtland Fuller* Jeremy Hawkins* Kwame Jordan Boris Lee Jamare Mathis Bryant McKissic Eugene Newbold* Nathan Nolin* John Mark Patrick Untavious Scott Cameron Sheffield Cory Silcox Randy Underwood

LB DB DT DE DL DB DB DT LB DB DB LB

Yannick Brown* Henry Chubb Maurice Coleman* Kenny Mainor* Steve McLendon Terence Moore Xavier Moreland* Brandon Suggs* Trinidy Thomas* Darryl Watts* Tavares Williams* Bear Woods

DL DT LB DB DE LB DB DB LB DB DT LB DB DT DE

Chris Bradwell (JC) David Cain* Nikko Doyle (JC) Derrius Jackson (JC) Brandon Lang Romanique Lewis* Elbert Mack (JC) Sherrod Martin Josh Maxwell Leodis McKelvin Marcus Pittman (JC) Johnathan Reese (JC) Marcus Richardson* Junior Tagovailoa Shawn Todd*

* indicates Red Shirt

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Seniors (12) OL OL FB WR OL OL WR QB TE WR P OL

Rob Austin* Kirbie Bodiford* Sean Dawkins Marlo East* James Gardner* Kenny Griffin* Smokey Hampton Carl Meadows Josh Pruitt Toris Rutledge* Jason Wright* Zach Yenser*

Seniors (9) LB DB DE DT LB DB LB DE LB

Ryan Babb Brannon Condren* John Jackson Franklin Lloyd Andre Morgan Derick Pendergrass Jason Richardson* Boo Smith* Martin Teal*

2006 Geographical Roster Alabama (32)

Chris Burkhalter........................Ashland Jason Richardson............. Birmingham Chris Kuglar................................ Daphne Justin Brooks...............................Dothan James Gardner...........................Dothan Jason Wright...............................Dothan Derrick Thomas................................ Elba Maurice Coleman...................... Eufaula Rob Austin.............................Fort Payne Jamare Mathis......................... Gadsden Ryan Aycock................................Geneva Chris Lucas..........................Hazel Green Cornelius Williams..................... Hoover David Cain........................... Jacksonville Randy Underwood...................... Jasper Travis Boyd..................... Lacey's Spring Franklin Lloyd............................... Lanett Gary Banks.................................... Melvin Eugene Newbold..................... Midfield Jarrod Coaxum............................ Mobile Julian Foster................................. Mobile Sam Glusman............................... Mobile Kirbie Bodiford............... Montgomery Fred Turner....................... Montgomery Jonathan Chandler...................Opelika Daniel Coleman............................... Opp Steve McLendon........................... Ozark Ryan Babb............................ Phenix City Tim Johnson........................ Phenix City Bryant McKissic.................. Phenix City Brandon Suggs.................... Russellville Darryl Watts....................................Selma

New Jersey (3)

Kenny Cattouse......................... Keyport Emeka Okosa................... West Orange Xavier Walker.................... Bridgewater

Florida (28)

Georgia (28)

Danny Franks...............................Bartow Omar Haugabook.............. Belle Glade Cory Silcox........................ Blountstown Steven Adams.................................Bruce Shawn Todd............................ Crestview Romanique Lewis........ Ft. Lauderdale Tavares Williams.................. Gainesville Nathan Nolin.......................... Graceville Jim Bob Williams......Green Cove Springs Clarence Denmark........... Jacksonville Yannick Brown.........................Lake City Patrick Cherry...........................Live Oak Bear Woods...........................MacClenny John Mark Patrick............................Pace Untavious Scott........................Pahokee Trinidy Thomas.................Panama City Brannon Condren................. Pensacola Anthony Jones...................... Pensacola Steven Merkel........................ Pensacola Marcus Richardson.............. Pensacola Greg Whibbs.......................... Pensacola Toris Rutledge............................ Reddick Austin Silvoy.................... St. Augustine Martin Teal......................St. Petersburg Smokey Hampton............. Tallahassee Josh Henderson................. Tallahassee Will Roddy..................................... Tampa Gerald Tate.....................................Venice

Chris Bradwell.......................Alpharetta Jeremy Hawkins..................... Americus Johnathan Reese................... Americus Kenny Mainor....................... Brunswick Will Chambliss III........................Cataula Chris Bowens........................ Columbus Justin Bray.............................. Columbus Courtland Fuller................... Columbus Chris Jamison........................ Columbus Terence Moore...................... Columbus Carl Meadows........................ Cumming Larry Johnson............................ Decatur Sherrod Martin..............................Griffin Boris Lee................................Homerville Nic Riley..................................... Kathleen Sean Dawkins.................Lawrenceville Zach Yenser............................... Marietta Cameron Sheffield....................... Portal Tim Bolton................................ Riverdale Marlo East............................Sandersville Josh Maxwell...........................St. Mary's Kenny Griffin......................Stockbridge David Dawson...................Thomasville Josh Allen........................................ Tifton Brandon Lang...............................Tucker Henry Chubb........................... Waycross Leodis McKelvin..................... Waycross Xavier Moreland..................Williamson

Mississippi (1)

Texas (2)

Nikko Doyle............................. Batesville

North Carolina (2)

Marcus Pittman..................... Broadway Boo Smith..................................... Raleigh

Andre Morgan........................... Garland Adrian Vera.................................. Conroe

California (2)

Larry Dockery.........................Compton Mykeal Terry.............................Fullerton

Kansas (2)

Josh Pruitt................................ Ellsworth Elbert Mack.................................. Wichita

Louisiana (3)

Kwame Jordan............................... Basile Derrius Jackson..........................Lutcher John Jackson.............................. Monroe

Hawai'i (1)

Junior Tagovailoa............... Ewa Beach

South Carolina (1)

Derick Pendergrass................Manning

Tennessee (1)

Andrew Taylor......... Strawberry Plains

Kentucky (1)

Zack Marcum............................. London

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2006 Personnel Summary Offensive Breakdown (Returnees/Newcomers)

Letterwinners (23) Non-Letterwinners (2) JC Transfers/Redshirts (17) Freshmen (11) WR (19) Smokey Hampton*** Tim Johnson Daniel Coleman (RS) Cornelius Williams

Toris Rutledge***

Chris Lucas (RS) Chris Kuglar

Gary Banks**

Gerald Tate Austin Silvoy

Fred Turner*

Clarence Denmark Ryan Aycock

Josh Allen*

Mykeal Terry Andrew Taylor

Marlo East***

Zack Marcum

Patrick Cherry

OL (16) Rob Austin***

Danny Franks (RS)

Kirbie Bodiford***

Chris Burkhalter (RS)

James Gardner***

Nic Riley (RS)

Kenny Griffin***

Steven Adams (RS)

Zach Yenser***

Will Roddy (RS)

Emeka Okosa*

Eugene Newbold (RS) Jim Bob Williams

Will Chambliss*

Chris Jamison*

Steven Merkel*

TE (4) Josh Pruitt*

Larry Johnson (RS)

Derrick Thomas (RS)

Travis Boyd (RS)

QB (5) Carl Meadows**

Omar Haugabook Jonathan Chandler

Larry Dockery*

Julian Foster*

RB (9) Sean Dawkins*** David Dawson Tim Bolton (RS) Justin Brooks

Kenny Cattouse**

Jarrod Coaxum (RS) Xavier Walker

Anthony Jones*

Josh Henderson*

Offensive Letterwinners Lost (8): Blake Broadhurst, James Earl Cray, James Edwards, Zarah Yisrael, Joel Whinghter, Ben Ramsey, Rhoderick Carroll, Darius Williams

Defensive Breakdown (Returnees/Newcomers)

Letterwinners (26) Non-Letterwinners (3) JC Transfers/Redshirts (11) Freshmen (10) DB (15) Brannon Condren***

Elbert Mack Justin Bray

Leodis McKelvin**

Courtland Fuller (RS) Bryant McKissic

Sherrod Martin**

Derrius Jackson Chris Bowens

Tavares Williams*

Terence Moore*

Xavier Moreland*

Derick Pendergrass*

Darryl Watts*

Henry Chubb*

LB (16) Josh Maxwell** Trinidy Thomas Johnathan Reese Boris Lee

Martin Teal** Yannick Brown Nathan Nolin (RS) Cory Silcox

Ryan Babb**

Nikko Doyle John Mark Patrick

Andre Morgan**

Marcus Richardson**

Jason Richardson*

Bear Woods*

Romanique Lewis* DT (7) Franklin Lloyd*** David Cain Marcus Pittman

Junior Tagovailoa*

Brandon Suggs*

Maurice Coleman*

Steve McLendon*

DE (12) Kenny Mainor*

Darrion Thomas (RS) Cameron Sheffield

John Jackson**

Brandon Lang Kwame Jordan

Shawn Todd*

Jeremy Hawkins (RS) Untavious Scott

Boo Smith**

Chris Bradwell Jamare Mathis

Defensive Letterwinners Lost (12): Bernard Davis, Torre Lankford, Johnny Faulk, Leverne Johnson, Larry Brown, David Tramble, Adrian Ghent, Baron Lemar

Special Teams Breakdown (Returnees/Newcomers)

Letterwinners (2) Non-Letterwinners (1) JC Transfers/Redshirts (2) Freshmen (0) PK (2) Greg Whibbs**

Sam Glusman (RS) P (2)

Jason Wright** Adrian Vera H (1) Jason Wright** Special Teams Letterwinners Lost (1): Thomas Olmsted

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Troy Coaching Staff Larry Blakeney Head Coach (16th year) Blakeney at a Glance Personal Data Born: Wife: Children: Grandchildren:

Sept. 21, 1947, in Birmingham, Ala. the former Janice Powell of Opelika, Ala. Kelley, Julie and Tiffany (Rash) Caroline Elizabeth Taylor and Madeline Ann Rash

Education Larry Blakeney is a winner. Always has been.

From his time as a quarterback at Auburn, to his highly successful high school coaching career, to his 14 years as an assistant coach at his alma mater when the Tigers enjoyed an unprecedented run of success, Blakeney has always been associated with winning and a job well done.

His tenure at Troy has been nothing less. During his 15 years as head coach, he has led the Trojans to a 119-60-1 record, better than any other program in Alabama during that span.

Already the school's longest-serving and winningest head coach of all time, Blakeney has led the Troy football program to an unequaled run of success that has taken the Trojans from Division II, to Division I-AA, and now to the grandest stage of all - Division I-A. They took another leap last year earning a 7-5 record and the school’s first-ever bowl bid with a trip to the Silicon Valley Classic.

The grand unveiling of a renovated Movie Gallery Stadium was a 24-14 upset of Missouri that was televised live by ESPN. In 2003, the Trojans posted a 6-6 mark against one of the most challenging schedules in the nation, which included eight road games and contests against traditional powers Kansas State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Virginia. In addition, the Trojans faced and defeated Marshall and UAB and played four schools from the Sun Belt Conference. In 2003, Troy defeated four Division I-A foes, the most in school history in a single season.

The Trojans played their first official season as a I-A member in 2002 after going 7-4 in their I-A “transition' season in 2001.

Included in the 2001 win total were three wins over I-A foes and a monumental upset of Southeastern Conference power Mississippi State, the school's first win over a BCS-conference school. Of the team's four losses, three came against opponents ranked in the top 15 nationally - national runner-up Nebraska, 15th-ranked Maryland

Graduate of Gordo High School ’65 B.S. Business Administration - Auburn ’70 Certification - Alabama ’71-72 Certification - Mississippi State ’72 M.S. Education - Montevallo ’76

Coaching Experience 1991-present: 1977-90:

1969-76:

Head Coach, Troy University Assistant Coach, Auburn University OL (1977-78), TE/WR (1978-80), WR (1981-90), Offensive play-caller (1986-90) Prep Head Coach Southern Academy (1970-71), Walker H.S. (1972-74), Vestavia Hills HS (1975-76)

Bowl Experience (7-4-1) As a player: 1-1 1968 Sun Bowl, def. Arizona 34-10; 1969 Bluebonnet Bowl, lost to Houston 36-7 As a coach: 6-3-1 1982 Tangerine Bowl: def. Boston College 33-26; 1984 Sugar Bowl: def.

Michigan 9-7; 1984 Liberty Bowl: def. Arkansas 21-15; 1986 Cotton Bowl: lost to Texas A&M 36-16; 1987 Citrus Bowl: def. Southern Cal 167; 1988 Sugar Bowl: tied Syracuse 16-16; 1989 Sugar Bowl: lost to Florida State 13-7; 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl: def. Ohio State 31-14; 1990 Peach Bowl: def. Indiana 27-23; 2004 Silicon Valley Classic: lost to Northern Illinois 34-20.

Honors

1990 Chilton County Auburn Club "Unsung Hero" Award 1999, 2000 Southland Football League Coach of the Year 1999, 2000 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year 2000 Johnny Vaught Lifetime Achievement Award by the All-American Football Foundation Hall of Fame Inductions (Gordo HS, 1996 and Walker HS, 2001)

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In 2002, the Trojans were 4-8 against a schedule that included games against two SEC schools, three Big 12 opponents, in-state rival UAB and perennial bowl participant Marshall. The Troy defense finished fourth in the nation in total defense in 2002 despite the challenging slate.

While a Division I-AA member, the Trojans enjoyed their most successful run in school history. Over eight seasons, the Trojans advanced to the national semifinals twice and the I-AA postseason seven times, including a NCAA-record four consecutive seasons after making the move to I-AA in 1993.

When the Trojans jumped to Division I-A status, Blakeney again made NCAA history — becoming one of only two coaches to lead a program from Division II to Division

Blakeney Milestones Victories Win

Opponent

Site Result

1 West Georgia, 1991 H W, 13-10 10 Valdosta State, 1992 H W, 26-10 11 *Arkansas State, 1992 A W, 41-7 25 Samford, 1993 A W, 52-24 26 #Stephen F. Austin, 1993 H W, 42-20 29 *Louisiana-Lafayette, 1994 A W, 39-20 41 *Louisiana-Monroe, 1995 A W, 20-10 50 Alabama State, 1996 H W, 37-6 72 *Cincinnati, 1999 A W, 31-24 75 *Middle Tennessee, 1999 A W, 48-31 90 McNeese State, 2000 H W, 20-10 93 *Mississippi State, 2001 A W, 21-9 95 Southern Utah, 2001 H W, 20-10 100 Austin Peay, 2002 H W, 41-3 *I-A Opponent (as I-AA), #First I-AA Playoff Game

Milestone Games Game Opponent

1 Central Florida, 1991 10 Arkansas State, 1991 25 Nicholls State, 1993 50 Northwestern (La.) State, 1995 75 Alcorn State, 1997 100 South Florida, 1999 123 ^Nebraska, 2001 125 Nicholls State, 2001 150 Marshall, 2003 ^ First game of Division I-A era

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Site Result

A A A H A H A H H

L, 10-21 L, 17-20 W, 24-17 W, 34-17 W, 30-0 W, 41-24 L, 42-14 W, 26-0 W, 33-24

I-A, joining UCF’s Gene McDowell.

Blakeney’s journey began on Dec. 3, 1990, when he was hired as the 20th head coach in school history. During the 1980s, Troy won two Division II national championships, but the program was a rebuilding project upon Blakeney’s arrival. In the three years prior to him accepting the job, the Trojans had combined for a 13-17 record.

His first two seasons came during the transition period in the move to I-AA status. The program was still technically Division II, although it was not allowed to compete in the playoffs.

Blakeney’s first squad finished 5-6, but a 10-1 second year, which included a 41-7 win over I-A member Arkansas State, gave Troy fans a glimpse of what was to come.

Troy hit its first full season of I-AA play running in 1993 when Blakeney led the Trojans to a 12-1-1 finish and a berth in the I-AA semifinals.

The 10-0-1 regularseason finish was the program’s first undefeated sea-

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The following season brought an 8-4 record and another berth in the playoffs.

The Trojans lost in the first round at James Madison, but they proved they deserved a spot among the elite programs, finishing the year ranked 12th.

The 1995 season brought the first unbeaten and untied regular season to the school annals when Troy took an 11-0 record into the postseason before losing in the first round to Georgia Southern. Troy entered the playoffs ranked No. 3 in the nation that season.

For all of the success the team enjoyed in its first three I-AA seasons, Blakeney’s rebuilding skills were displayed once again during the 1996 season after the loss of 23 seniors from the 1995 squad. Going into its first season of play in the Southland Football League, the Trojans won the league, posting a 5-1 mark and a 10-1 overall record. Troy finished the year 12-2 and again marched to the I-AA semifinals. That netted a fourth-place finish in the Sports Network Top 25 and a No. 12 ranking in the ESPN/USA Today poll.

The 1996 seniors certainly left their mark, finishing their careers as the all-time winningest class at

Prominent Players Coached by Blakeney With more than 30 years of coaching under his belt, Blakeney has coached a number of outstanding players. Here is a listing of some of those players and their accomplishments:

Name

Team Highlights

Demontray Carter, RB Troy Jonathan Carter, WR Troy Reggie Dwight, TE Troy Branden Hall, OL Troy Clifford Ivory, DB Troy Kerry Jenkins, OL Troy Al Lucas, DT Troy

Pratt Lyons, DE Troy Jimmy McClain, LB Troy Michael Moore, OT Troy Thomas Olmsted , P Troy Orlando Parker, WR Troy Mareno Philyaw, WR Troy Rayshun Reed, DB Troy Marcus Spriggs, DL Troy Charles Thomas, OL Troy Lawyer Tillman, WR Auburn Lawrence Tynes, PK Troy Osi Umenyiora, DE Troy Demarcus Ware, DE Troy Freddy Weygand, WR Auburn Leonard Wheeler, DB Troy Davern Williams, DT Troy Alexander Wright, WR Auburn

w/ AFL2 - Birmingham w/ NFL - New York Jets 1992 Draft Pick - Atlanta w/ NFL - Detroit w/ CFL - Toronto w/ NFL - Tampa Bay 1999 Buck Buchanan Award/ played in the AFL for Los Angeles 1997 Draft Pick - Tennessee w/ NFL - Jacksonville w/ NFL - Atlanta w/ NFL- Miami Dolphins 1994 Draft Pick - NY Jets 2000 Draft Pick - Atlanta w/ NFL - San Francisco 1999 Draft Pick - Cleveland w/ CFL - Saskatchewan 1989 Draft Pick - Cleveland w/ NFL - Kansas City 2003 2nd rd. Draft Pick - N.Y. Giants 2005 1st rd. Draft Pick – Dallas Ranks 4th in career catches at AU 1992 Draft Pick - Cincinnati 2003 Draft Pick - Miami 1990 Draft Pick – Dallas

Larry Blakeney vs. All Opponents Opponent Home Away Overall Alabama A&M 0-0 1-0 1-0 Alabama State 5-0 4-1 9-1 Alcorn State 1-0 2-1 3-1 Appalachian State 0-1 1-0 1-1 Arkansas 0-0 0-1 0-1 Arkansas State 0-0 1-3 1-3 Austin Peay 1-0 0-0 1-0 Cal Poly 1-0 0-0 1-0 Cal State Northridge 1-0 0-0 1-0 Central State 0-0-1 0-0 0-0-1 Charleston Southern 2-0 1-0 3-0 Chattanooga 0-0 1-0 1-0 Cincinnati 0-0 1-1 1-1 Connecticut 0-0 1-0 1-0 East Tennessee State 1-0 0-0 1-0 Eastern Kentucky 1-0 1-0 2-0 Florida A&M 1-1 1-1 2-2 Florida Atlantic 3-0 0-0 3-0 Fla. International 2-0 0-0 2-0 Georgia Southern 0-1 1-1 1-2 Idaho 1-0 0-0 1-0 Iowa State 0-0 0-1 0-1 Jacksonville State 4-0 3-0 7-0 James Madison 1-0 0-1 1-1 Kansas State 0-0 0-1 0-1 Liberty 1-0 0-1 1-1 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-0 2-1 2-1 Louisiana-Monroe 1-0 2-1 3-1 Louisiana State 0-0 0-1 0-0 Marshall 1-0 1-3 2-3 Maryland 0-0 0-1 0-1 McNeese State 2-1 1-2 3-3 Miami (Fla.) 0-0 0-1 0-1 Middle Tennessee 1-0 1-2 2-2 Minnesota 0-0 0-1 0-1 Mississippi State 0-0 1-1 1-1 Missouri 1-0 0-2 1-2 Montana 0-0 0-1 0-1 Murray State 1-0 0-0 1-0 Nebraska 0-0 0-3 0-3 New Mexico State 0-0 0-1 0-1 Nicholls State 5-1 4-1 9-2 North Alabama 1-0 1-0 2-0 North Texas 1-0 1-1 2-1 Northern Illinois 0-0 0-1* 0-1 Northwestern State 3-1 3-2 6-3 Sam Houston State 2-0 3-0 5-0 Samford 4-0 2-2 6-2 South Carolina 0-0 0-2 0-2 South Florida 1-0 0-1 1-1 Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 0-0 1-0 Southern Illinois 1-0 1-0 2-0 Southern Utah 2-0 0-0 2-0 Southwest Texas State 3-0 1-1 4-1 Stephen F. Austin 2-1 1-2 3-3 UAB 1-1 2-1 3-2 UCF 1-0 3-1 4-1 Utah State 1-1 1-0 2-1 Valdosta State 1-0 1-0 2-0 Virginia 0-0 0-1 0-1 West Georgia 1-0 0-0 1-0 Western Kentucky 2-0 2-0 4-0 Overall (15 years) 66-10-1 53-50 119-60-1

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The Trojans became the first team in NCAA history to advance to the I-AA playoffs in their first four seasons of eligibility and finished with seven playoff berths in eight full seasons of I-AA membership.

Untimely injuries and four losses by seven points or less doomed the 1997 team as it slipped to a 5-6 record despite an early-season ranking that saw the Trojans rise as high as No. 2 nationally. A return to the I-AA playoffs in 1998 highlighted an 8-4 season that saw the Trojans finish 11th (Sports Network) and 13th (ESPN/USA Today) in the polls.

The Trojans climbed back to the top of the charts in 1999, when Troy was the consensus No. 1 in the country for a four-week period en route to finishing 11-2 overall and winning the Southland Football League title. The Trojans also advanced to the I-AA quarterfinals and finished with a

Alabama's All-Time Winningest Coaches (By Wins at Alabama Schools)

Coach

Paul "Bear" Bryant (Alabama) Cleve Abbott (Tuskegee) Ralph "Shug" Jordan (Auburn) Larry Blakeney (Troy) Frank Thomas (Alabama) Wayne Grubb (Samford & UNA) Hal Self (North Alabama) Mike Donahue (Auburn) Pat Dye (Auburn) Don Salls (Jacksonville State) Louis Crews (Alabama A&M) Terry Bowden (Samford & Auburn)

Years

1958-82 (25) 1923-54 (32) 1951-75 (25) 1991-2005 (15) 1931-46 (16) 1969-73/77-87 (16) 1949-69 (21) 1904-06, 1908-22 (18) 1981-92 (12) 1946-52, 1954-64 (18) 1960-75 (16) 1987-92/93-98 (12)

Record

232-46-9 203-95-27 176-83-6 119-60-1 115-24-7 109-53-8 109-81-8 99-35-5 99-39-4 95-57-11 93-53-1 92-40-2

Pct.

.824 .666 .676 .661 .812 .665 .571 .730 .711 .617 .636 .694

became the first national player of the year in school history by winning the Buck Buchanan Award as the top I-AA defensive player.

In 2000, the Trojans won their third Southland Football League (1991-2005) Since Larry Blakeney became head coach at Troy in 1991, the title and finished with a 10-2 overall record before losing in the Trojans are the state’s winningest program, having posted a .661 winning percentage with 119 wins. (This total includes a first round of the I-AA playoffs to Appalachian State. They still finforfeit win against Northwestern State in 2000. Head coachished the season ranked in the Top ing records reflect on-field results.)

10 in all three I-AA polls.

School 1991-2005 Records Troy 119-60-1 .661 Blakeney won back-to-back Auburn 119-58-2 .664 SFL Coach of the Year awards North Alabama 119-57-1 .672 in 1999 and 2000 and also was Alabama 116-68 .630 honored as a regional Coach of Tuskegee 110-57-1 .654 the Year in back-to-back years by Samford 92-75-1 .544 the American Football Coaches Alabama State 92-76-2 .541 Association. During the sumUAB 86-77-2 .512 mer of 2000, he was honored Alabama A&M 89-79-1 .526 with the Johnny Vaught Lifetime Jacksonville State 86-81-1 .512 Achievement Award by the AllMiles 64-87-1 .421 American Football Foundation.

West Alabama 42-115-1 .266 And while success has certainly been a mainstay of the Trojans on the field, numerous Troy players have parlayed their ability into professional careers as well. A dozen players have been selected in the NFL Draft during Blakeney’s Troy career, three in the past three years — Demarcus Ware (first round by the Dallas Cowboys in 2005), Osi Umenyiora (second round by the New York Giants in 2003) and Davern Williams (seventh round by the Miami Dolphins When the Trojans jumped to Division I-A status in 2001, in 2003). Even more impressive is that 44 additional players have Blakeney became only the second coach in NCAA history to signed professional football free agent deals, with 26 of those comlead a program from Division II to Division I-A, joining UCF's ing in the NFL. Seven came from the 2004 squad with another pair Gene McDowell. coming from 2003.

Prior to arriving in Troy, Blakeney had a variety of roles in his 14 seasons at Auburn. He began his career as the assistant offensive No. 6 ranking in all three polls. Senior defensive lineman Al Lucas

Winning Percentage Among Alabama Schools

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Troy Coaching Staff Blakeney Year-by-Year Year School

Position

Record Key Facts

1970 Southern Acad. Head Coach 8-3-0 1971 Southern Acad. Head Coach 11-2-0 1972 Walker HS Head Coach 4-4-2 1973 Walker HS Head Coach 6-4-0 1974 Walker HS Head Coach 7-3-0 1975 Vestavia Hills HS Head Coach 5-5-0 1976 Vestavia Hills HS Head Coach 9-3-0 1977 Auburn Asst. Coach 6-5-0 1978 Auburn Asst. Coach 6-4-1 1979 Auburn Asst. Coach 8-3-0 1980 Auburn Asst. Coach 5-6-0 1981 Auburn Asst. Coach 5-6-0 1982 Auburn Asst. Coach 9-3-0 1983 Auburn Asst. Coach 11-1-0 1984 Auburn Asst. Coach 9-4-0 1985 Auburn Asst. Coach 8-4-0 1986 Auburn Asst. Coach 10-2-0 1987 Auburn Asst. Coach 9-1-2 1988 Auburn Asst. Coach 10-2-0 1989 Auburn Asst. Coach 10-2-0

1990 Auburn Asst. Coach 8-3-1 1991 Troy Head Coach 5-6-0 1992 Troy Head Coach 10-1-0 1993 Troy Head Coach 12-1-1 1994 Troy Head Coach 8-4-0 1995 Troy Head Coach 11-1-0 1996 Troy Head Coach 12-2-0 1997 Troy Head Coach 5-6-0 1998 Troy Head Coach 8-4-0 1999 Troy Head Coach 11-2-0 2000 Troy Head Coach 9-3-0 2001 Troy Head Coach 7-4-0 2002 Troy Head Coach 4-8-0 2003 Troy Head Coach 6-6-0 2004 Troy Head Cioach 7-5-0 2005

Troy

Head Coach

4-7-0

Advanced to state playoffs Advanced to state playoffs 5-1 SEC 3-2-1 SEC 4-2 SEC 5-0 non-SEC 2-4 SEC Tangerine Bowl (W) SEC Champs/Sugar Bowl (W) Liberty Bowl (W) Cotton Bowl (L) Citrus Bowl (W) SEC Champs/Sugar Bowl (T) SEC Champs/Sugar Bowl (L) SEC Co-Champions/ Hall of Fame Bowl (W) Peach Bowl (W) Transition year to I-AA I-AA Semifinals I-AA First Round Perfect regular season SFL Title/I-AA Semifinals Four losses by seven pts or less I-AA First Round SFL Title/I-AA Quaterfinals SFL Title/I-AA First Round Transition year to I-A First full I-A season 2-2 vs. Sun Belt Silicon Valley Classic

coached seven seasons in the Alabama high school ranks. He was the head coach at Southern Academy (1970-71), Walker High School (1972-74) and Vestavia Hills High School (1975-76), compiling a 50-24-2 record.

A 1970 graduate of Auburn with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Blakeney was a three-year letterman at quarterback for the legendary Ralph “Shug” Jordan from 1966-69.

He was the first sophomore ever to start for Jordan, and Auburn played in two bowl games during Blakeney’s career. The 1968 team defeated Arizona 34-10 in the Sun Bowl, while the 1969 squad lost 36-7 to Houston in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Blakeney was a two-sport star for the Tigers. He also lettered in baseball in 1968 and 1969, playing shortstop and third base for head coach Paul Nix. He earned his master’s degree in education from the University of Montevallo in 1976.

He was born on Sept. 21, 1947, in Birmingham, Ala., but grew up in nearby Gordo, Ala., where he played football, baseball and basketball at Gordo High School.

He is married to the former Janice Powell. The couple has three daughters, Kelley, and twins Julie and Tiffany. Kelley, a graduate of Troy University and the University of AlabamaBirmingham medical school, is fulfilling her residency at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Julie, a Troy marketing graduate, works for an insurance firm in Birmingham. Tiffany, who graduated with an international business degree from Troy, lives with her husband, Jason Rash, in Atlanta. The Blakeneys have two granddaughters, three-year-old Caroline Elizabeth Taylor and two-year old Madeline Ann Rash.

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Head Coaching Record: 119-60-1 (.661/15 years) High School Record: 50-24-2 (.671/7 years), Assistant Coaching Record: 114-46-4 (.707/14 years) line coach during the 1977 and 1978 seasons. That was followed by stints with the Tigers’ tight ends and wide receivers from 1978-80 and then a focus strictly on wide receivers from 1981-90.

From 1986-90, Blakeney was also the Tigers’ offensive play caller. During that time, Auburn posted a 47-10-3 record and won three Southeastern Conference titles. The Tigers were 3-1-1 in bowl games over that span.

Auburn had a 110-50-3 record during Blakeney’s years with the program. That record includes four SEC Championships and nine bowl appearances (6-2-1). In 1990, he was honored by the Chilton County Auburn Club with its “Unsung Hero Award.”

Before joining the coaching staff at his alma mater, Blakeney

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Tony Franklin Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks (First Year) Personal Data Born: Aug. 29, 1987 Hometown: Princeton, Ky. Wife: Laura ( Children: Chelsea (21), Caroline (18), Caitlin (17)

EDUCATION

High School: BS, Education, Murry State University MA, Education, Murry State University

Tony Franklin joins the Troy football staff with a diversified background that includes experiences in football, COACHING EXPERIENCE writing and business. He will serve as the 2006-present, Troy University Offensive Coordinator/QB Trojans’ offensive coordinator and quar2003-2004, Lexington Horsemen terbacks coach.

(NIFL) Franklin joined the University of Head Coach- General Manager Kentucky football staff in 1997 following 2000, University of Kentucky 16 years as a high school football coach.

Offensive Coordinator During his four-year tenure at UK, the 1997-1999, University of Kentucky Wildcats enjoyed unprecedented success Running Backs on the offensive side of the ball, includ1980-96, Kentucky High School ing setting several NCAA, SEC and Head Coach school records.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE After coaching running backs 1976-77, Murray State Running Back for three seasons, Franklin was named GAMEDAY LOCATION: Press Box offensive coordinator for the 2000 seaRECRUITING RESPONSIBILITY son and led the Wildcats to the nation’s Southwest Alabama, Central 2nd best passing offense, as well as the Florida, California Junior Colleges nation’s 11th best team in total offense.

Franklin was also named one of the top ten recruiters in the South during his four years at Kentucky. He helped lead the Wildcats to their first back-toback bowl appearances in 15 years and their first New Year’s Bowl game appearance in 50 seasons.

In 2001, Franklin authored a nationally acclaimed book, Fourth Down and Life To Go, which chronicled the good, bad and ugly experiences of his college football journey.

In 2003, Franklin was chosen to lead the expansion franchise Lexington Horsemen football team in their inaugural season in the NIFL. The Horsemen exceeded expectations for an expansion franchise and earned a birth in the playoffs with a 9-5 record. The franchise set records for attendance and led the Atlantic Division in passing offense and scoring, at more than 50 points per game.

USA Today took notice of Franklin’s football coaching and teaching abilities in a feature story in 2005 which detailed his consulting successes as a nationally sought after offensive football coach.

Franklin also received rave reviews for his second book, Victor’s Victory, which chronicled the tragic death and spectacular life of 15-

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year-old Hoover High football player, Victor Dionte Hill. Hill died from sudden cardiac arrest on the football practice field during one of Franklin’s consulting sessions. The book has helped to continue the mission of Cheryl Hill, Victor’s mother, to make teachers, coaches and parents aware of the need for automatic external defibrillators (AED’s) in every school and youth organization in Alabama.

Franklin brings a wide-open offensive attack to Troy, spreading the ball to players in an unusually fast-paced, no huddle scheme. The offensive philosophy also features the running backs by getting the ball to them in several methods.

Franklin’s two-back combinations at Kentucky out gained any two-back combinations in the SEC in total yards from scrimmage for three straight seasons. Quarterbacks Tim Couch, Dusty Bonner and Jared Lorenzen each led the SEC in passing during their tenure as UK’s quarterback, and Couch was the first player selected in the 1999 NFL draft. Several other UK players reached their goals in making NFL teams after their experience in the high powered offense.

Franklin achieved both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education from Murray State University where he was a two-year starter as a running back.

He is married to Laura Franklin, and they have three girls: Chelsea (21), Caroline (18), and Caitlin (17).

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Mike Pelton Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Line (Sixth year) stops, respectively, leading all linemen. Williams was taken in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins.

Pelton worked at Troy as a graduate assistant in 1999 and Born: Dec. 13, 1971, in Troy, Ala. then returned to the Trojans in Hometown: Goshen, Ala. Wife: Staci (Brown) 2001 after spending a season as the Children: Daughters, Myesa and Tyra defensive line coach at Division II EDUCATION powerhouse Valdosta State.

High School: Goshen 1990 Mike Pelton is beginA four-year letterwinBS, Health & Promotions, Auburn University ning his sixth season with ner at Auburn from 1991-94, 1995 the Trojans over-all and his Pelton earned first-team AllCOACHING EXPERIENCE fourth working in his current southeastern Conference and 2001-present, Troy University capacity with the defensive second-team All-American Defensive Line ends. In the spring of 2006, honors in 1994. During his 2000, Valdosta State University Pelton was promoted to cocareer, the Tigers won a school Defensive Line defensive coordinator. In his record 20 consecutive games during his final two seasons and posted 1999, Troy University short time here, Pelton has an 11-0 record in 1993. While at Auburn, Pelton was the recipient of Graduate Assistant helped produce two of the the Zeke Smith Award as the team’s Defensive Player of the Year in OTHER EXPERIENCE most dominant rush ends in 1994. He once recorded 23 tackles in a game against Vanderbilt, on NFL Summer Minority Internship Program school history in Demarcus Oct. 12, 1991, which is tied for third most in school history.

2002 - Atlanta Falcons Ware, drafted in the first At Valdosta State in 2000, Pelton helped coach a defensive unit 2004 - Washington Redskins round of the 2005 NFL Draft that finished second in the conference in pass defense. The Blazers PLAYING EXPERIENCE by the Dallas Cowboys and posted a 10-2 record and finished in a three-way tie for the conferIndianapolis Colts, 1996 (NFL) Osi Umenyiora, drafted in ence championship with Delta State and West Georgia. They lost Defensive Line the second round of the to eventual national champion Delta State in the first round of the Kansas City Chiefs, 1995 (NFL) 2004 draft by the New York Division II playoffs. Pelton has also worked two summers as part of Drafted 5th round/Defensive Line Giants. Both players received the NFL’s Minority Auburn University, 1991-94 various all-conference and Internship Defensive Lineman all-independent honors program, work (Second-team All-America, First-team Allunder his tutelage. ing with the SEC) During Pelton’s tenure, Atlanta Falcons GAME DAY LOCATION: Press Box the Trojan defense has been in 2002 and the RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITY consistently among the Washington North Central Alabama, West Central national leaders in several Redskins in 2004.

Florida, Texas Junior Colleges defensive categories. It ranked A native eighth nationally in rushing of Goshen, Ala., defense and 16th in total Pelton was drafted defense during the 2004 season after coming in 26th and 39th, respectively, in the fifth round by in those categories the year before. In 2002, the Trojan defense the Kansas City Chiefs finished ranked fourth nationally in total defense, allowing just 276.83 in the 1995 NFL Draft. yards per game to opponents. The Trojans were also ranked 11th in pass He moved to the defense, allowing 171.58 yards per game and 13th in rushing defense Indianapolis Colts a year (105.25 ypg). In scoring defense, the Trojans ranked 30th, allowing only later as a free agent.

21 points per contest. The Trojans allowed just 276.83 yards per game to He has a daughopponents in 12 games, ranking behind only Texas Christian (240.25), ter, Myesa. Pelton is Kansas State (249) and Alabama (257.31), respectively. married to the former In 2001, Pelton coached two of the team’s top seven tacklers in Staci Brown. juniors Jose Gamboa and Davern Williams, who finished with 65 and 61

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Jeremy Rowell Co-Defensive Coordinator Defensive Backs (10th year) Alabama (257.31), respectively. Troy was ranked 11th in pass defense, allowing 171.58 yards per game, and 13th in rushing defense (105.25 ypg). In scoring defense, the Trojans ranked 30th, allowing only 21 points per contest.

Born: Nov. 21, 1973, in Fort Walton The Crestview, Fla., native began his coaching career Beach, Fla. with the Trojans in 1997, when he assisted with the team’s Hometown: Crestview, Fla. wide receivers. He worked with the 1998 Troy secondary that Family: Wife, Jessica (Owens) tied for the Southland Football League lead with 13 intercepEDUCATION tions. He then returned to the offensive side of the ball in High School: Crestview HS 1991 1999 and 2000.

BS, Math & Science, Troy University 1997 Former Trojan Mareno Philyaw earned second-team AllJeremy Rowell begins his tenth MA, Foundations of Ed., Troy University Southland Football League honors in 1999 and was drafted in year on the Troy coaching staff. He was 1999 the sixth round by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2000 NFL Draft. promoted to co-defensive coordinator COACHING EXPERIENCE Rowell coached Jonathan Carter to All-America and all-conlast spring after five seasons overseeing 1997-present, Troy University ference honors status, later seeing the receiver taken by the the defensive backfield.

Co-Defensive Coordinator, New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft.

Under Rowell, the Trojans have (2005-present) A solid field general during his playing career, Rowell is flourished in the defensive backfield, Defensive Backs (2001-present) considered one of the top quarterbacks in school history. He becoming one of the mainstays of Graduate Asst/Secondary (1998) led Troy to a 19-3 regular-season record as a starter in 1994 a stingy Troy defense. In 2004, the Graduate Asst/WR (1997, 1999-2000) and 1995. With Rowell under center, the Trojans advanced to Trojans finished sixth in the country PLAYING EXPERIENCE the Division I-AA playoffs both seasons. During his senior in pass efficiency defense (100.56) and Troy University, 1991-95 year, the Trojans finished with the only perfect (11-0) regular 16th in total defense (311.00 yards).

Quarterback season in school history.

Their 32 turnovers gained were tied for (Started in 1994-95; led team to two A graduate of Troy with a bachelor’s degree in math second in the country, while the turnDivision I-AA playoff appearances; led and physical science and a master’s degree in Foundations team to first perfect regular-season in over margin of +0.92 tied for 10th. In of Education, school history) 2003, despite returning just four startRowell GAME DAY LOCATION: Field ers, the defense ranked sixth nationally accounted for RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITY in turnovers gained (35), 26th in rush3,300 passing North and East Florida, Southeast ing defense (125.5 yards), 44th in pass yards in his Georgia Kansas Junior Colleges, Arizona efficiency defense (117.59) and 39th in Junior Colleges, New Mexico Junior career with 22 total defense (349.67 yards). Defensive Colleges, and Oklahoma Junior Colleges touchdowns. back Derrick Ansley finished third He holds the in the nation in interceptions in 2003 school record behind Miami’s Sean Taylor and with 15 rushNebraska’s Josh Bullocks after leading ing touchdowns in a the category for much of the season. season, set in 1994, and Ansley tallied nine interceptions, earning College Football News finished with 20 in his All-Independent honors as well as mention on the ESPN.com Allcareer. He also set the Independent team. Rayshun Reed joined Ansley on both all-indepenrecord with 90 points dent teams and earned an invitation to participate in the Blue-Gray during the 1994 season.

All-Star Football Classic on Christmas Day. Rowell was a first-team The trend started in 2001 when Rowell moved to the secondary all-state quarterback at after coaching wide receivers for two seasons. Reed was selected as an Crestview High School All-Independent performer by College Football News, while several in 1990. players posted career seasons. Leading the pack was Reed, who shifted Rowell married from corner to safety and finished with 57 total stops and a team-best in the summer of 2006 six interceptions. Two of those were returned for touchdowns. to the former Jessica The 2002 defense ranked fourth nationally in total defense. The Owens of Luverne.

Trojans allowed just 276.83 yards per game to opponents in 12 games, ranking behind only Texas Christian (240.25), Kansas State (249) and

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Matt Moore Offensive Line (First year) Personal Data Born: Oct. 18, 1972 Hometown: Canton, Ga. Family: Wife, Kelly; Children: Tanner (5), Reece (3) and Sutton (newborn) EDUCATION BS, Health and PE, Valdosta State 1996

COACHING EXPERIENCE Moore joins the Trojans’ coaching staff 2006-present, Troy University, after serving as head football coach at North Offensive line Gwinnett (Ga.) High School, where he led the 2004-2005, N. Gwinnett HS, Head Coach team to a 7-4 record in his first year. Prior to 1998-2005, Hoover HS his position at North Gwinnett, Moore served Offensive Coordinator/Offensive as the Offensive Coordinator at Hoover High Line under Rush Propst. Over six seasons, he helped 1996-97, Pickens HS (Ga.) PLAYING EXPERIENCE lead the Buccaneers to three consecutive Class 1991-1994, Valdosta State, Offensive 6A state titles and a 77-7 record.

Line GAMEDAY LOCATION: Field Moore played under Hal Mumme at RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITY Valdosta State, and he was at Hoover for six North Georgia, West Alabama years running the same system. He has coached offensive line, has coordinated and has been a head coach.

Moore is a Canton, Ga. native who played collegiately at Valdosta State University, where he was a three-year starter on the offensive line from 1991-94. He started 34 consecutive games at left guard and was a first-team All-Gulf South Conference selection as a senior.

Moore received his Bachelor’s Degree from Valdosta State in Health and Physical Education in 1996. He and his wife, Kelly, have three daughters – Tanner, (5), Reece, (3), and Sutton (newborn)

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James Joseph Running Backs (Third year) Personal Data Born: Oct. 28, 1967 Hometown: Phenix City, Ala. Children: Jonathan (13), Jeremy (10),

Jamey (7)

EDUCATION

High School: Central '86 B.S., Human Development, Auburn University '97

James Joseph begins his third season COACHING EXPERIENCE 2004-present, Troy University as the running backs coach at Troy. He Running Backs joined the staff in February 2004 after 1996-2003, Auburn (Ala.) High School eight seasons as an assistant coach at Assistant Coach PLAYING EXPERIENCE Auburn High School.

Cincinnati Bengals (NFL), 1995 Joseph is no stranger to big-time Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), 1991-94 football, however, having played five Auburn University, 1986-90 Running Back seasons in the NFL in the mid-1990s GAMEDAY LOCATION: Field following his standout career at Auburn RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITY University from 1986-90.

East Alabama, Southeast Florida, Atlanta Joseph played for the Tigers while head coach Larry Blakeney was an assistant coach there, all played starting a relationship that has paid great dividends at Auburn when the Trojans had a coaching vacancy prior to the High while 2004 season.

Joseph was Joseph played in parts of five seasons at Auburn, an assistant helping lead the Tigers to three consecutive Southeastern coach.

Conference championships in 1988, 1989 and 1990.

He Auburn participated in five bowls games during his has three career: the Citrus (1986), Sugar (1987 and 1988), Hall children, of Fame (1989) and Peach (1990). Joseph also holds Jonathan the distinction of being the only player in Auburn his(13), Jeremy tory to participate in five Auburn-Tennessee football (10) and games. During his sophomore season in 1987, Joseph Jamey (7). was injured during the game between the two teams and missed the remainder of the season, later earning a medical red-shirt. He returned to play in the game again in 1988, 1989 and 1990.

Joseph still ranks eighth in school history in career rushing yards with 2,264 yards on 452 carries. He also scored 16 career touchdowns for the Tigers.

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Following a stellar career on the Plains, Joseph went on to play five seasons in the NFL, four for the Philadelphia Eagles and one for the Cincinnati Bengals. The Eagles selected him in the seventh round of the 1991 NFL Draft. As a rookie Joseph tallied 440 yards on 135 carries.

During his career, he rushed 250 times for 823 yards and three touchdowns.

After completing his NFL career, Joseph returned to school and began his coaching career. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Human Development from Auburn in 1997, while working at AHS. There, he worked with former Trojans Demarcus Ware (Dallas Cowboys), Branden Hall (Detroit Lions) and Osi Umenyiora (New York Giants), who

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Benjy Parker Linebackers (First year) Personal Data Born: Oct. 11, 1983 Hometown: Bruce, Miss.

Family: Wife, Emily (Moore)

EDUCATION

BS, Exercise Science, University of Mississippi, 1998 MS, Education, William Carey, 2000

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2006-present, Troy University Linebackers 2004-2005, Northeast Mississippi CC Defensive Coordinator 2000-2004, Butler County CC Linebackers 2000, University of Louisiana-Monroe Graduate Assistant 1998-1999, Jones County JC

Benjy Parker comes to Troy from Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Miss., where he served as defensive coordinator for the last two seasons.

Parker, a native of Bruce, Miss., will serve as linebackers coach for the Trojans.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE At Northeast, Parker helped turn the Itawamba CC Tigers into a national powerhouse. This past GAME DAY LOCATION: Field RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITY season, NEMCC was ranked as high as No. 2 Mississippi High Schools and Junior Colleges, in the nation and finished with a 7-2 record.

Southwest Georgia and Northwest Alabama Parker is very well known in the Mississippi Junior College ranks and should prove to be very beneficial in recruiting those schools.

Prior to his two successful seasons at Northeast, Parker spent five seasons as linebackers coach at Butler County Community College in El Dorado, Kan. He coached four NJCAA All-Americans at Butler and helped the Grizzlies to the 2003 NJCAA National Title.

Parker’s other coaching experiences include two seasons as a graduate assistant at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Miss., where the Bobcats posted a 12-0 record during the 1998 season. That year his team also won the national title.

Parker played at Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Miss., and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from the University of Mississippi in 1998.

He earned a Master of Education degree from William Carey College in 2000.

His wife is the former Emily Moore from Calhoun City, Miss.

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Brian Turner Recruiting Coordinator / Safeties (Fourth year) Personal Data Born: Jan. 14, 1975 Hometown: Fort Meade, Fla.

EDUCATION

High School: Fort Meade HS '93 BS, Social Science Education, Troy University '00

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2003-present, Troy University Recruiting Coordinator (2005-present) Tight Ends (2003-present) 2002, University of North Alabama Offensive Line 1999-2001, Troy University Graduate Assistant (TE/WR) 1996-98, Dothan High School Assistant Coach (TE/OL)

Brian Turner is in his fourth year as a coach for the Trojans. He will be coaching the safeties after threes seasons of working with tight ends.

Turner also oversees all of the recruiting responsibilities.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Turner, who was a guard and cenTroy University, 1994-95 Guard/Center ter for the Trojans in 1994 and 1995, GAME DAY LOCATION: Press Box previously worked with the offense, RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITY focusing primarily on tight ends and Florida Panhandle, Southwest Florida, Mississippi Junior Colleges, Northern wide receivers.

California Junior Colleges During Turner’s playing career, the Trojans posted a 31-6-1 record, including the school’s first perfect regular-season (11-0) in 1995. The 1994 and 1995 squads advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

His first full-time appointment came in 2002, when he spent a year as offensive line coach at North Alabama before returning for his current assignment.

This is his second stint on the coaching staff as he served as a graduate assistant coach with the program from 1999 to 2001. During those two years, five players earned all-conference honors in the Southland Football League -- tight ends Adrian Moore and Lenny Lucas and wide receivers Jonathan Carter, Mareno Philyaw and Pop Williams.

More recently, Turner worked with Joe Munson, who signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2004, and helped Moore earn All-Independent honors from ESPN.com as a

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senior in 2004.

Turner comes from an athletic background. His father Blaine played football at University of Tampa and later coached high school football for 30 years in the state of Florida. His brother, John, played at Jacksonville State and coached at Auburn and Clemson and is now an assistant coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga. His sister, Kristen, was a Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleader for five years. The Fort Meade, Fla., native completed his degree in social science in 2000.

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Neal Brown Wide Receivers (First Year) Personal Data Born: March 11, 1980 Hometown: Danville, Ky. Wife: Brooke (Stewart)

EDUCATION

BS, Business Management, Massachusetts '02

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2002-03: University of Massachusetts Tight Ends and Offensive Line Assistant 2004: Sacred Heart University Receivers and Quarterbacks 2005: University of Delaware Receivers

Neal Brown will work with veteran assistant Shayne Wasden in coaching the Trojans receivers in the new offensive attack being implemented by new Playing EXPERIENCE Lexington Horsemen (NIFL), 2003 offensive coordinator Tony Franklin.

UMass, 2000-01 Brown comes to Troy after serv Wide reciever Univ. Kentucky, 1998-99 ing last season as the receivers coach Wide Reciever at the University of Delaware, where Game Day Location: Field he helped the Blue Hens post a 6-5 Recruiting Responsibility Central Georgia, Georgia Junior Colleges, record.

California Junior Colleges Prior to his stint at Delaware, Brown, 25, served as wide receivers and quarterbacks coach at Sacred Heart in 2004, leading the school to a record of 6-4 overall and a fourth-place finish in the Northeast Conference standings. The Pioneers led the conference in scoring offense with 27.6 points per game.

Brown came to Sacred Heart after working as tight ends coach and offensive line assistant at the University of Massachusetts in 2002 and 2003, helping to lead the Minutemen to a share of the Atlantic 10 title and a berth in the NCAA I-AA playoffs in 2003.

A 2002 Massachusetts graduate with a degree in business management, Brown earned two letters as a wide receiver at UMass, catching 58 passes for 721 yards and four touchdowns. He was named to the A-10 AllAcademic team and the I-AA Athletic Director’s Academic

All-Star Team as a senior.

He played his first two seasons at the University of Kentucky, where he became familiar with Franklin, whom he will now help coach. He played in the Outback and Music City Bowls.

A native of Danville, Ky., Brown was a 2003 inductee into the Boyle County Football Hall of Fame. He returned to Lexington and played for the Lexington Horsemen of the NIFL in 2003.

Brown is married to the former Brooke Stewart. They wed in the summer of 2006.

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Shayne Wasden Wide Receivers (Third year) Personal Data Born: July 23, 1968 Hometown: Georgiana, Ala. Wife: The former Patrice Moseley Daughters: Mary Beth (12) and Anna Shay (8)

EDUCATION

High School: Meadowview Christian 1987 BS, Social Science, Auburn University 1992 MS, Education Admin., Troy-Dothan 1998

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2004-present, Troy University Wide Receivers 2000-03, Eufaula (Ala.) High School Head Coach (Record: 34-11) 1995-99, Opp (Ala.) High School Head Coach (Record: 34-21) 1993-94, Georgiana (Ala.) High School Head Coach (Record: 23-2) 1993-94, Georgiana (Ala.) High School Assistant Coach HS Career Record as Head Coach: 91-34 (11 seasons)

Shayne Wasden enters his third season on the Troy football staff and in the collegiate ranks. He joined the staff in May 2004 following a successful career as a high school head coach in Alabama. His last post at that level was at Eufaula High School.

In 12 seasons as a high school head coach, Wasden’s teams posted a 91-34 record PLAYING EXPERIENCE and advanced to postseason play 11 times.

Auburn University, 1987-90 His final team finished 11-1 and was ranked Wide Receiver No. 1 in Class 5A to end the regular season.

(Named to the Knoxville News-Sentinel He was selected as head coach of the South Freshman All-SEC Team in 1988) All-Star squad for the 2004 Alabama Coaches All-Star game but was unable to complete his GAME DAY LOCATION: Field RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITY duties after accepting his position with the South and North Alabama, Florida Trojans.

The 37-year-old came to Troy as a famil- Panhandle, Mississippi Junior Colleges iar face for several of the Trojan coaches, having played wide receiver for Troy head coach Larry Blakeney at Auburn in the late 1980s. He was also a teammate of current Trojan assistant and former Tiger running back James Joseph during that same time period. Wasden earned three letters for the Tigers and played in three bowl games from 1987-90. He finished his career with 65 catches for 624 yards and two touchdowns, while averaging 8.7 yards over 82 punt returns.

His most memorable catch came against Florida in 1989, when he caught a 25-yard scoring pass from Reggie Slack with 26 seconds remaining to give the Tigers a come-from-behind win. He was named to the Knoxville News-Sentinel Freshman All-SEC team in 1988.

In high school, Wasden was a standout quarterback and defensive back for his father, Bobby Wasden, at Meadowview Christian School in Selma, Ala. He rushed for 3,803 yards (9.5 average) and passed for more than 3,700 yards and 50 touchdowns in his career. During that time, the Trojans compiled a 42-3 record with a pair of state championships. He was selected

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as a member of the Montgomery Advertiser’s “Dynamite Dozen” as a senior and also earned first-team all-state honors as a defensive back that season.

Following his playing career at Auburn, Wasden entered the coaching ranks immediately, serving as an assistant coach for a season in his hometown at Georgiana High School before being promoted to head coach at GHS in 1993. He led the Class 2A Panthers to a 23-2 mark as head coach in two seasons, including The Wasden Family a trip to the state semifinals before moving to Opp High School in 1995. He posted a record of 34-21 with the Bobcats, making the playoffs in four of his five seasons before moving to Eufaula in 2000.

Coaching comes naturally to the Wasden family. In addition to his father, who coached for more than 35 years, his brother, Tommy, also coached at the high school level.

A 1998 graduate of Auburn with a bachelor’s degree in social science,Wasden added a master’s degree in education administration from Troy (Dothan) in 1998.

He is married to the former Patrice Moseley, and the couple has two daughters, Mary Beth (12) and Anna Shay (8).

Troy Coaching Staff Robby Brown

Randy Wilkins

Graduate Assistant (Offense) Second Year

Graduate Assistant (Defense) Second Year

Robby Brown joined the Troy coaching staff in March 2005 after completing his career as a quaterback at Georgia Tech. He assists on the offensive side of the ball.

Brown joined the Georgia Tech program as a walk-on in 2003 and played in two games during his career.

Ironically, he played the final series in two Yellow Jacket bowl wins - 2004 Humanitarian over Tulsa and 2003 Champs Sports over Syracuse.

He played football at Union County High School in Blairsville, Ga. After a year at Hargrave Military Academy, he enrolled at Georgia Military College before transferring to Tech.

Brown has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta Youth Group. His on-field activites include working with recievers and signaling plays.

Brown holds a bachelor's degree in History, Technology and Society. He married the former Rachel Jones in the summer of 2004.

Randy Wilkins begins his second season as a collegiate football coach after spending four years in private business. He will again assist Mike Pelton in coaching the defensive line.

Wilkins is no stranger to football, however, as he earned three letters as a defensive lineman at Florida State. As a freshman walk-on, he earned Most Valuable Player honors for the scout team while redshirting. He also earned the Most Valuable Non-Scholarship Player award after the spring of his sophomore year, leading to his earning an athletic scholarship the following summer. He played a reserve role in each of his seasons, backing up several All-American selections and future National Football League players. He was a member of the 1999 national championship team and played in three bowl games.

Wilkins originally received a congressional appointment to the United States Air Force Academy, but chose not to accept it.

Following his collegiate career, Wilkins participated in the National AllStars bowl game in Minneapolis and in a tryout camp for the Indiana Firebirds of the Arena Football League.

Wilkins earned a bachelor's degree from FSU in 2000 with a double major of Business Management and Marketing.

Judy Morgan Football Secretary Sixth Year Judy Morgan is beginning her sixth season as the football secretary to head coach Larry Blakeney and the Troy football program.

She has been with the Athletics Department for ten years, spending her first four years as the department's administrative secretary.

Morgan’s primary responsibilities include coordinating all events for Blakeney, working with assistant coaches in their recruiting efforts and maintaining the program’s information database. She also coordinates the Trojan All-Stars, the official hostesses of the Troy football program.

A life-long resident of Pike and Coffee counties, Morgan is a graduate of Zion Chapel High School and attended Wallace Business College. She is an 12year employee of Troy, having also worked in the Department of Environmental Services and the Records Office.

Morgan lives in Elba and has a son, Michael.

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Football Coaching Staff Richard Shaughnessy Strength & Conditioning Head Coach (11th Year) Personal Data Born: Oct. 3, 1965 Hometown: Dothan, Ala. Wife: Candice (Howard)

EDUCATION

BS, Health & Human Performance, Auburn University '89 MS, Education, Troy University '98 EDS, Troy University '00

COACHING EXPERIENCE

1996-present, Troy University Head Strength Coach 1991-96, Early County (Ga.) High School Strength Coach Assistant Football Coach (OL) 1990, Northview High School Assistant Coach (OL)

Richard Shaughnessy is entering his 11th year as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach COMPETITION EXPERIENCE for Troy’s 17 varsity programs.

Wallace-Dothan Community College, A certified strength and condition1984-85 Baseball ing specialist with the National Strength & Auburn University, 1987-90 Olympic Weight Lifting Conditioning Association (NSCA), Shaughnessy Professional Powerlifting, 1984-present has been instrumental in developing stronger, quicker and more durable athletes at Troy.

He is a member of the College Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA) and is a club coach for the United States Weightlifting Federation. He has been involved with powerlifting for the past 25 years and has spent the last 16 working in human performance.

Shaughnessy also works with athletes after the conclusion of their college-playing careers, helping many move on to the professional level. In the past 10 years, more than 40 of Shaughnessy’s athletes have had the opportunity to compete following the conclusion of their careers at Troy.

In October of 2003, Shaughnessy was selected by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as one of 18 “elite” strength coaches in the world. The inaugural program created by the NSCA honors the achievements and competencies of strength and conditioning specialists by assessing their practical and applied experience along with their interest and contributions to the profession of strength and conditioning.

A native of Dothan, Ala., Shaughnessy graduated from Auburn in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in health and human

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performance. He then received his master’s in 1998 and his EDS in physical education in 2000, both from Troy.

Shaughnessy married the former Dr. Candice Howard in the spring of 2006.

Football Support Staff

Jonathan Bailey Team Video

John Milton Student Assistant Coach

Hunter Collins Team Video

Wayne Floyd Team Escort

Keith Kelley Team Escort

Ken Kelley Team Escort

Travis King Team Video

Jordan Lesley Administrative Staff Assistant

Ryan Locke Student Assistant Coach

Austin Luke Team Video

Donnie McGriff Team Video Coordinator

Steven Ridenhour Team Escort

Amanda Stewart Administrative Assistant

Charles Ward Team Escort

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2006 Player Profiles

Steven Adams

OL s 6-2 s 307 s Fr. s RS Bruce, Florida Freeport High OUTLOOK: A walk-on to the Troy program ... Good size will give him a chance to complete for playing time down the line.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner for coach Jim Anderson at Freeport High ... Played every position on both the offensive and defensive lines during his prep career and also spent time as a long snapper ... Was a three-year starter at both offensive guard and defensive tackle ... Was named to the Dandy Dozen by the Northwest Florida Daily News ... Was a first team All-State selection as a senior ... Was a two-time All-Area and All-Region pick ... Had career-high 12 pancake blocks in one game and had career-high 15 tackles in another outing ... Also lettered in baseball and track ... Was twice named MVP of his track team ... Was listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

PERSONAL: Full name is Mark Steven Adams II ... Was born on March 10, 1987, in Colorado Springs, Colorado ... Is the son of Mark and Linda Adams ... Has one brother, Tyler (13) ... Is undecided on a major.

Josh

Allen

WR s 5-11 s 195 s Jr. s 1L Tifton, Georgia Tift County HS / Mars Hill OUTLOOK: Will enter fall camp as a starter at the H receiver position ... Will likely see time as both a slot receiver and as a back in the Trojans’ new offense.

2005: Saw action in all 11 games as a receiver ... Finished the year with 14 catches for 121 yards and one touchdown ... earned his only start of the season against UAB ... Had receptions in seven straight games to start the year, but only one catch in the final four games ... Had three receptions for 38 yards against FIU ... Only catch against Missouri went for a 17-yard touchdown ... Had two kickoff returns for nine yards ... Had one tackle.

2004: Sat out as a transfer from Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina.

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner for coach Tommy Seward at Tift County HS ... Played quarterback and free safety ... Was a first team All-Region pick as a senior and was named Region 1-5A MVP ... Rushed for 628 yards during his senior season while throwing for more than 2,600 yards and 26 touchdowns ... Had 10 career interceptions ... During his junior season he threw for 364 yards and six touchdowns in one game ... Also lettered in basketball and track ... Was an All-Region selection in basketball, leading the team to back-to-back region titles ... Team was 45-9 his last two seasons.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Renaldo Allen ... Was born on May 9, 1985 ... Is the son of Cletus and Peggy Sue Allen ... Has three brothers - Izell (29), Eric (23) and Zachary (16) - and one sister, Tierra (17) ... Is a Criminal Justice major.

CAREER HIGHS Receptions:.................................................................... 3, Twice Receiving Yards:....................................38, vs. FIU (10/20/05) Long Reception:....................................25, vs. FIU (10/20/05) CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yds Avg/C TD Long Avg/G 2005 11/1 14 121 8.6 1 25 11.0

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2006 Player Profiles

Rob

Ryan

OL s 6-5 s 266 s Sr. s 2L Fort Payne, Alabama Fort Payne High

LB s 5-11 s 210 s Sr. s 2L Phenix City, Alabama Central HS / Univ. of Alabama

Austin

OUTLOOK: Made the move from tight end to tackle prior to spring practice and adapted well ... Will enter fall camp as the starter at left tackle.

2005: Started 10 games, two at left tackle and eight at tight end ... Finished the season with six catches for 42 yards and one touchdown ... Had three receptions for 20 yards against UL Monroe and two catches for 10 yards and a touchdown against South Carolina.

2004: Made first career start at New Mexico State ... Recorded first two receptions since the 2002 season in that game ... Started against Utah State and had one tackle ...

Had one reception for six yards against Florida Atlantic.

2003: Redshirted, did not play.

2002: Appeared in final 11 games at tight end and was used primarily as a blocker ... Had one catch for five yards against Southern Utah.

2001: Sat out season, enrolling at Troy in January, 2002.

PREP: Played two seasons at Fort Payne (Ala.) High School for head coach Mike Hand ... Ended his senior year with 14 receptions, totaling 240 yards and a touchdown ... Also played defensive end, tallying five sacks, a fumble recovery, 14 pressures and 46 tackles in 2000 ... Was the recipient of the Johnny Holzclaw Award for Scholastic and Athletic Leadership off the field ... Named team’s Most Improved Player award in 2000 ... Was team captain in three games as a senior ... Also played soccer and golf at FPHS ... An honor student, Austin graduated with a 4.2 grade point average and ranked 12th in his class ... Was a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 27, 1982, in Chattanooga, Tenn. ...

Son of Myra and Robert Austin of Fort Payne ... Has a sister, Ellie ... Received his degree in Business Administration last spring.

CAREER HIGHS Receptions:......................3, at Louisiana-Monroe (10/15/05) Receiving Yards:...........................................................30, twice Long Reception:............... 18, at New Mexico State (9/18/04) CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yds Avg/C TD Long Avg/G 2002 11/0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 2004 11/2 3 36 12.0 0 18 3.3 2005 10/10 6 42 7.0 1 12 4.2 Total 32/12 10 83 8.3 1 18 2.6

Babb

OUTLOOK: Moved from running back to linebacker in the spring ... Will enter the fall looking for playing time.

2005: Saw action in 11 games as a reserve running back ...

Had nine carries for 40 yards ... Also had three catches for 12 yards ... Had a season-high two carries in four games ... Rushed for a season best 20 yards against Cal Poly in the opener ... Saw action in all 11 games on special teams, recording five tackles.

2004: Saw action in 10 games as a reserve running back ...

Had six carries for 24 yards on the season ... Also saw action on special teams, recording two tackles.

PRIOR TO TROY: Spent the 2002-03 school year at the University of Alabama where he was redshirted ... Sat out the 03-04 season as a transfer.

PREP: Was a three-year letterwinner for coach Ron Nelson at Central High ... Was a three-way threat, playing running back, defensive back and returning punts ... Also lettered three times in track.

PERSONAL: Born on November 14, 1983, in Stoneham, Mass. ... Son of Ingrid and Wayne Babb of Phenix City ...

Has three brothers and two sisters: Corey (28), Dexter (27), Joel (25), Grace (26) and Lynette (23) ... Brother Joel played at Alabama and in the Indoor Football League ... Majoring Business Management.

CAREER HIGHS

Carries:..................................................3, vs. Idaho (10/30/04) Rushing Yards:...................................20, vs. Cal Poly (9/3/05)

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2006 Player Profiles

Gary

Banks

WR s 6-0 s 201 s Jr. s 2L Melvin, Alabama Southern Choctaw High OUTLOOK: Came to Troy after playing baseball in the Chicago Cubs organization for three years ... Moved from quarterback to receiver in 2004 ... Extremely athletic and possesses a strong, accurate throwing arm and has shown the ability to be an outstanding receiver ... Has also held for PATs and field goals. Will enter fall camp as the starter at the (Z) receiver spot.

2005: Started all 11 games at receiver for the Trojans ...

Caught 25 passes for 293 and two touchdowns ... Was second on the team in catches and yards receiving ... Two touchdown receptions game in the opening game, against Cal Poly, and the season finale against Middle Tennessee ... Best effort came against Cal Poly with five receptions for 63 yards ... Had at least one reception in 10 of 11 games ...

Completed his only pass attempt of the year for four yards ... Also had four rushing attempts for four yards ... Was named second team All-Sun Belt Conference as an AllPurpose player.

2004: Saw action in 11 games, primarily on special teams ... Had one reception for six yards on the season.

PRIOR TO TROY: Played three seasons as a right fielder in the Chicago Cubs minor league system after being drafted in the fifth round of the 2000 Major League Amateur Draft ... Was taken as the 133rd pick overall in 2000, ahead of the Cubs’ eighth-round pick (No. 233), current Florida Marlins phenom Dontrelle Willis ... Played two full seasons for the Boise Hawks (Class A, Northwest League), batting .241 in 60 games with 20 RBI and seven steals in 2002 and .247 in 28 games with eight RBI and two steals in 2003 ... Spent all of the 2000 and most of the 2001 seasons with the

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Cubs’ Rookie League team in Arizona.

PREP: Played high school football at Southern Choctaw High School in Silas, Ala., for head coach Larry Boykin ...

Played quarterback and free safety for the Indians, helping them win the 1998 and 1999 Class 2A state titles ... The Indians defeated Lineville both times, 16-6 and 27-7, respectively ... Banks tied a Super Six record against Lineville with three touchdowns scored in the 1999 game, when he rushed nine times for 144 yards, including a long run of 45 yards ...

In 1999, he also completed 5-of-9 passes for 42 yards and a touchdown and intercepted a pass and returned it 58 yards ... Banks completed 7-of-11 passes in the 1998 game and also threw a 10-yard touchdown pass ... Team posted 3-7, 5-6, 15-0 and 13-2 records, respectively, during his career ... Was an honorable mention All-USA Today selection in 1999 ... Also played baseball at Southern Choctaw ... Originally signed with UAB out of high school.

PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 4, 1981, in Meridian, Miss. ... Son of Phyllis and Cornelius Banks of Gilbertown, Ala. ... Has a younger sister, Candice ... Is a Physical Education major.

CAREER HIGHS Receptions:.....................................................5, vs. Cal Poly (9/3/05) Receiving Yards:...........................................63, vs. Cal Poly (9/3/05) Long Reception:............................39, vs. Florida Atlantic (11/5/05) CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yds Avg/C TD Long Avg/G 2004 11/0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.6 2005 11/11 25 293 11.7 2 39 26.6 Total 22/11 26 299 11.5 2 39 13.6

2006 Player Profiles

Kirbie

Bodiford

OL s 6-4 s 314 s Sr. s 3L Montgomery, Alabama Sidney Lanier High 2006 Outlook: Moved from guard to tackle during spring practice and is expected to start on the right side.

2005: Started all 11 games last season at right guard ... Played a total of 714 snaps for the season, including a season-high 76 against both Cal Poly and Missouri ... Graded out at better than 80 percent in wins over FIU and FAU, as well as the game against UAB, and at 71.9 percent for the season.

2004: Saw action in seven games as a reserve offensive lineman ... Played a total of 101 snaps, and graded out at 56.4 percent.

2003: Played in 10 of the Trojans’ 12 games as a redshirtfreshman ... Started four games and got his first career start in the Trojans’ opener at Kansas State ... Graded a career-high 73 percent against Southeastern Louisiana and against Utah State ... Played a season-high 55 plays twice, against Nebraska and Virginia ... Recorded a season-high three cut blocks against Florida International ... Had a personal-best four knockdowns at Virginia ... Recorded three knockdowns twice, at Utah State and against Louisiana-Monroe.

2002: Redshirted.

PREP: Played three seasons at Sidney Lanier for head coach Robert Fuller ... Started as a junior and senior ...

Team posted a combined 23-13 record during his career, advancing to the playoffs twice, including a berth in the 6A semifinals in 1999, when the Poets won the school’s first region title since the 1970s ... Also played defensive end for the Poets, recording 70 tackles and 12 sacks in his career ... Graded out at 80 percent for the season ... Played best offensive game of the season against Northview, grading 80 percent ... Position coach was Roger Shultz who he calls “one of the best o-line coaches in Alabama ... Also participated in track.

PERSONAL: Born on October 4, 1983 ... Is the son of Darlene M. Bodiford ... Father is deceased ... Has three brothers – Earl, Hosea and Nicole ... Is majoring in Human Services.

Tim

Bolton

RB s 5-11 s 173 s Fr. s RS Atlanta, Georgia Mays High School OUTLOOK: Will be a reserve running back.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played for coach Daryl Caldwell at Mays High ...

Helped team to a 5-5 record last season ... Was also a member of the Mays track team ... Was recruited by James Joseph.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Keith Lowe and Angela Bolton ... Has two brothers, Travis and Tavius Bolton ... Born on March 4, 1987.

Chris Bowens

DB s 6-0 s 185 s Freshman Columbus, Georgia / Shaw HS PREP: Played for Coach Charles Flowers ... As a senior had 45 tackles and one interception ... Also lettered in basketball ... Was a member of the honor society, selected as Who’s Who Among American High School Students and won the UGA Merit Award.

Personal: Full name is Christopher Ricky Bowens ... Is the son of Ricky and Sylvia Bowen ... Born on September 21, 1987 ... Has one brother, Casey (10).

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2006 Player Profiles

Travis Boyd

TE s 6-3 s 212 s Fr. s RS Lacey’s Spring, Alabama A.P. Brewer High OUTLOOK: A walk-on who came to camp as a quarterback but moved to tight end ... Has a chance to contribute as a slot receiver.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner at A.P. Brewer High where he played for three coaches in four seasons - Glenn Lang, Robert Peppers and Billy Coleman ... Primarily played quarterback and tight end, but also saw time at free safety, receiver and running back ... Was a first team All-Area pick as a junior tight end ... Was named to the “Best of the Rest” list by the Birmingham News ... Also lettered twice in baseball and basketball ... Was named team MVP in baseball as a senior ...

Was a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is Travis Edward Boyd ... Was born on January 9, 1987 ... Is the son of Ken and Sherri Boyd ...

Has one brother, Rusty (17) ... Is a mathematics major.

Chris Bradwell

DE s 6-5 s 280 s Jr. s JC Alpharetta, Georgia Chattahoochee High / Florida State Hargrave Military / NE Miss. CC OUTLOOK: Expected to battle for a starting spot along the defensive front immediately.

PRIOR TO TROY: Played for coach Andy Greening at Northeast Mississippi Community College in 2005 ... Was named junior college All-American and Defensive Player of the Year in Mississippi ... Recorded 70 tackles, including 10 for loss in 2005 ... Played in four games as a true freshman at Florida State in 2004, recording one tackle ... Was redshirted in 2003. At Hargrave, was a four star player by Rivals.com and the 36th rated non-high school player in the country … Returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown.

PREP: Attended Chattahoochee High School in Georgia …

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Interior defensive lineman who combines strength and explosive quickness … Was SuperPrep’s No. 17 defensive tackle from Georgia … Recorded 85 tackles and 11 sacks as a senior … Also caught eight passes for 150 yards … Played tight end, linebacker, defensive end and defensive tackle in high school ... As a junior, caught 11 passes for 177 yards and one touchdown while logging 173 tackles and six quarterback sacks.

PERSONAL: Born on December 17, 1983 ... Majoring in business.

Justin Bray

DB s 5-10 s 170 s Freshman Columbus, Georgia / Shaw High PREP: Played for Coach Charles Flowers ... As a senior, rushed for 500 yards on 44 attempts while making 22 receptions for 250 yards ... Had 1,635 career rushing yards while also passing for almost 1,000 yards on just 116 attempts ... Returned four punts and 12 kickoffs for touchdowns in his prep career ... Was named All-State, All-District, and All-Area for three consecutive years ...

Played baseball and was also All-District and All-Area and ran track ... Posted times of 10.7 seconds in the 100 meters and 22.6 in the 200 meters as a senior ... Chose Troy over a host of other schools, including Michigan, Georgia Tech, Kentucky and Georgia.

PERSONAL: Son of Sonia and David Bray ... Was born on March 18, 1988 ... Plans to major in Business Management.

Yannick

Brown

LB s 6-0 s 200 s So. s SQ Lake City, Florida Columbia High 2005: Sat out to work on academics.

2004: Redshirted.

PREP: Played three seasons for coach Danny Green at Columbia High School in Lake City, Fla. ... Led the Tigers to a 32-8 record in three seasons ... Tallied 282 tackles over his career at CHS ... Earned honorable mention All-State honors in both his senior and junior campaigns ... Recorded 131 tackles as a senior, along with eight sacks, two interceptions, a blocked kick, one forced fumble, one fumble

2006 Player Profiles recovery and four passes broken up to lead CHS to a 12-2 record and a berth in the FHSAA Class 4A semifinals in 2003 ... Also, as a senior, led Tigers to the District 4 title and the region championship ... Earned first team All-Area honors as a senior and second team honors as a junior by the Gainesville Sun ... As a senior, he was named to the Florida Times-Union All First Coast third team ... Also won Columbia’s Badcat Award in his junior and senior seasons, which is given to the Tigers’ most outstanding defensive player ... Led the Tigers to a 12-2 record as a junior, helping them advance to the third round of the state playoffs ...

Tallied 109 tackles, two sacks, and 13 tackles for a loss ...

Recorded 42 tackles as a sophomore in leading CHS to an 8-4 record, also advancing to the third round of the state playoffs ... Was a member of the weightlifting team.

PERSONAL: Born on January 4, 1986, in San Diego, Calif. ... Is the son of Sondra and Dale Brown ... Has three older brothers -- Kevin, Keith and Cory ... Is a criminal justice major ... High school teammate of former Trojan Thomas Olmsted.

Chris

Burkhalter

OL s 6-1 s 259 s Fr. s RS Ashland, Alabama Clay County High

OUTLOOK: Expected to compete with several other young linemen for playing time.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Was a five-year letter winner for coach Danny Horn at Clay County ... During his playing career he saw action at almost every position on the field, including every spot on the offensive and defensive line, tight end, full back and middle linebacker in addition to serving as the long snapper ... Was a first team All-State selection as a senior and was first team All-District as a junior and senior ... Led team in tackles as a junior with more than 100 stops ... Helped his team advance to the state playoffs five times, winning two Class 2A state titles ... Was named the class 2A Lineman of the Year ... Was named to the Anniston Star’s “Dandy Dozen” and was a Birmingham News’ Preseason Player to Watch ...

Was twice named team MVP ... Was a six-year letter winner in baseball and led the team in home runs and RBI his final three seasons ... Was a four-year letter winner in basketball and was named team MVP following his junior season.

PERSONAL: Full name is Christopher Steven Burkhalter ...

Is a true student-athlete who graduated with a 4.0 GPA in high school ... Has earned a Millennium Scholarship to Troy and was the Class 2A winner of the Bryant-Jordan ScholarAthlete Award ... Was a member of the National Honor Society, was class president, Salutatorian and was named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students ... Was born on October 6, 1986 ... Is the son of Steve and Dena Burkhalter ... Has two brothers - David (16) and Luke (9) ... Was also recruited by UAB and Jacksonville State ... Is a physical education major.

David Cain

DT s 6-1 s 313 s Jr. s SQ Jacksonville, Alabama Jacksonville High OUTLOOK: Could be in the picture to see playing time at nose tackle.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Moved from Greenwood, SC, High, to O’Fallon, Ill., High before graduating from Jacksonville ... Was a threeyear letter winner, playing both offensive and defensive tackle ... Recorded 60 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, during his senior season ... Also lettered in track where he was the Class 5A state champion in the shot with a personal best throw of 50-feet ... Was named team MVP in track.

PERSONAL: Full name is David Leon Cain II ... Was born on August 20, 1984 in Detroit, Mich. ... Is the son of Stephanie Burnett-Jones and David Cain ... Has two sisters, Christina (17) and Nia (4) ... Is a Sports and Fitness Management major.

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2006 Player Profiles

Kenny

cattouse

RB s 5-10 s 201 s Jr. s 2L Keyport, New Jersey Ke yport High OUTLOOK: Will return as a starter in the backfield.

2005: Started five games at running back ... Finished the season with 89 rushes for 314 yards and four touchdowns ... Had a season best 109 yards against North Texas, earning offensive player of the week honors ... Had 89 yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns against UL Lafayette ...

Finished the year with six receptions for 45 yards.

2004: Saw action in four games as a reserve running back ... Gained a total of 51 yards on 12 carries ... Made his collegiate debut at New Mexico State ... Had his first carry against Utah State, losing two yards ... Made his first significant contribution against Idaho, rushing eight times for 45 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown scamper ... Had three carries for eight yards in the regular season finale against Middle Tennessee.

PREP: Played four years for coach Mike Ciccotelli at Keyport (N.J.) High School ... New Jersey’s all-time leading rusher with 6,720 yards in his career, passing the likes of Franco Harris, Lydell Mitchell, Craig Heyward, Ron Dayne and Mike Rozier ... Listed at No. 17 on Rivals.com’s New Jersey Top 25 list ... Listed among the top 100 running backs in the country

by Rivals.com ... Led KHS to an 11-0 record before the team fell in the state title game in 2003 ...

Over his career, KHS went 38-7 with one state title and three division crowns ... Was an AllState selection as a senior after rushing for 2,210 yards and 34 touchdowns on 261 carries ...

Finished second in the state in scoring ... Also named to the Tri-State All-Star Team that includes players from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

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... Led KHS to the Central Jersey Championship and the Shore Conference National Division title after being named team captain as a senior ... Against Bernard High School in his senior season, rushed for 350 yards before being taken out after the third quarter ... Ran for 2,160 yards and 28 touchdowns on 214 carries as a junior, earning third-team All-State honors and team captain honors ... Finished his career with 96 total touchdowns ... Also played basketball for KHS. PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 13, 1985 ... Is the son of Shirley Cattouse ... Has an older brother, Tony … Is a criminal justice major ... Nicknamed “The Moose”.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2004 2005 Total

GP/GS 4/0 11/5 15/5

Att. 12 89 101

CAREER HIGHS

Yards Avg. 51 4.2 314 3.5 365 3.6

TD 1 4 5

Long Avg./G 26 12.8 16 28.5 26 24.3

Rush Attempts:.......................... 20, at North Texas (10/4/05) Rush Yards:.............................. 109, at North Texas (10/4/05) Rush TD:.........................2, at Louisiana-Lafayette (10/29/05) Long Rush:......................................... 26, vs. Idaho (10/30/04) Receptions:...................... 2, vs. Middle Tennessee (11/26/05) Rec. Yards:.....................38, vs. Middle Tennessee (11/26/05)

2006 Player Profiles

Will

chambliss

OL s 6-7 s 295 s So. s 1L Cataula, Georgia Harris County High

Outlook: Spent most of spring practice as the starter at right tackle before moving inside where he will battle for the starting job at right guard.

2005: Saw limited playing time on the offensive line.

2004: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played four seasons, two for coach Jay Andrews (2003-04) and two for coach Jim Morrell (2000-02) at Harris County High School in Hamilton, Ga. ... Was team captain and the anchor of the offensive line at HCHS, earned second-team All-State honors as a senior ... Earned first-team All-Bi-City honors and was a nominee for the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer’s “Page One Award” ... Was a Columbus Regional Sportscare Scholar Athlete following senior season ... Named to the GACA North/South All-Star Game ... A Chic-Fil-A Peach Bowl Scholar Athlete nominee ... A four-time offensive lineman of the week and three-time co-lineman of the week in 2002 and 2003 ...

As a sophomore, earned the team’s most improved player award ... As a freshman, earned Fabulous Freshman and Super 11 honors ... Won the region weightlifting championship in 2001 and 2002.

PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 21, 1985, in Columbus, Ga., ...

Is the son of Stacey and Billy Chambliss ... Has two sisters, Elizabeth (23) and Mary-Catherine (15), and a brotherin-law, Daniel Bridges (25) ... A member of the National Honor Society, graduated from HCHS with a 3.84 G.P.A. ...

Appeared in Who’s Who Among American High School Students ... Also a member of teen advisor peer counseling and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Is a social science major.

Jonathan chandler

QB s 6-1 s 190 s Freshman Opelika, Alabama / Opelika High PREP: Played for Coach Spence McCracken at Opelika was selected to the 2003 and 2005 All-Area team ... Led his team to the state quarterfinals in 2003 and semifinals in 2005 earning team MVP awards along the way ... Played in just three games as a junior because of a broken collar bone.

Patrick Cherry

WR s 5-11 s 194 s Fr. s HS Live Oak, Florida / Suwanee High OUTLOOK: May factor into the rotation at the four receiver spot.

2005: Sat out the 2005 season as a “Gray” shirt ... Enrolled at Troy in January and took part in spring practice.

PREP: Recorded 54 receptions for 800 yards and six touchdowns during his senior season ... Earned the Showtime Award ... Was a two-time first team All-State selection ...

Helped coach Jay Walls’ Swannee High team to a 6-4 record in 2004 ... Was also a member of the track team.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Terry and Glenn Cherry ... Has a sister, Monica ... Born on June 11, 1987 ... Chose Troy over Iowa State, South Florida and North Carolina ... Was recruited by Jeremy Rowell ... Is undecided on a major.

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2006 Player Profiles

Henry Chubb

DB s 5-10 s 186 s So. s 1L Waycross, Georgia Ware County High OUTLOOK: Is penciled in as the starter at right cornerback.

2005: Played in 10 games as a reserve defensive back and special teams player ... Recorded 10 tackles on the year, including five solo stops in the game at Missouri ... Was credited with one pass break up at South Carolina.

PREP: Was a two-way standout for Ware County, helping his team to a 12-2 record as a senior ... Completed 105-of165 pass attempts for 1,340 yards and 12 touchdowns ...

On defense he had 35 tackles, six pass breakups and eight interceptions ... Was selected to play in the Georgia NorthSouth All-Star Game ... Was named All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Was an All-Area selection as both a quarterback and corner ... Was an honor student.

PERSONAL: Full name is Henry Edward Chubb II ... Was born on March 22, 1987 ... Is the son of Sheena and Anthony Causer ... Has four brothers - DeMarius Causer (12), Demetrius Causer (10), Zachary Chubb (12) and Nicholas Chubb (10) - and one sister, Neidra Chubb (8) ... Chose Troy over UCF ... Was recruited by Jeremy Rowell ... Is undecided on a major.

Daniel

Coleman

WR s 6-0 s 180 s Fr. s RS Opp, Alabama Opp High School OUTLOOK: One of several young receivers who will be looking to earn playing time in the Trojans’ new offense.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner for coach Jeff Rhodes at Opp HS ... Helped his team to a 7-5 record, leading the squad in both receptions and kickoff return yards ... Piled up more than 1,000 yards as both a runner and receiver for coach

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Johnny Wood ... Was named to the Wiregrass Super 12 team as well as the All-County squad ... Was a four-year starter.

PERSONAL: Full name is Daniel La’Shaun Coleman ...

Is the son of Daniel and Murlene Coleman ... Has a sister, Keonda Austin, and a brother, Lucas Austin ... Born on December 23, 1986 ... Chose Troy over Southern Miss, Kentucky and Vanderbilt ... Was recruited by Shayne Wasden ...

Is undecided on a major.

Maurice

Coleman

DL s 6-1 s 270 s So. s 1L Eufaula, Alabama Eufaula High School OUTLOOK: One of several young defensive linemen looking to earn playing time this fall.

2005: Saw action in five games as a reserve defensive lineman ... Had a total of three tackles on the season, including one for loss against Florida Atlantic.

2004: Redshirted.

PREP: Played four seasons for current Troy receivers coach Shayne Wasden at Eufaula High School ... As a senior, was the anchor of a defensive unit that allowed only 142 points in 12 games ... Led the Tigers to an 11-1 record and the class 5A Region 2 title as a senior and a 37-9 record and two region titles during his career ... Recorded 94 tackles, 14 of which were for a loss, during his senior campaign ...

Also recorded seven sacks, one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries and one blocked kicked, earning first-team AllState, Dothan Eagle Super 12 and All-Area honors ... Served as team captain and was named Most Valuable Defensive Lineman by his team as a senior ... Led team to No. 1 ranking at the end of the regular season, before falling to eventual state 5A champion Briarwood in the second round of the

2006 Player Profiles playoffs ... Selected to participate in the Alabama North/ South All-Star Game ... Against area runner-up Charles Henderson HS, recorded 16 tackles, four for a loss and one sack ... Also named the team’s best defensive lineman during junior season, recording 70 tackles, 12 for loss, six sacks and two fumble recoveries, while leading the Tigers to a 101 record and garnering all-metro honors ... Led the Tigers to a 10-2 record and the second round of the playoffs after tallying 60 tackles, four for a loss, with two sacks.

PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 28, 1985, in Eufaula, Ala. ... Is the son of Cynthia and Sammy Coleman ... Has two brothers, Desmond Coleman (11) and Gabe Wilson (28), and one sister, Amber Wilson (26) ... Is an elementary education (K-6) major.

Brannon

Condren

DB s 6-1 s 210 s Sr. s 3L Pensacola, Florida Tate High School

coach Keith Leonard ... Played defensive back and returned punts ... As a senior, recorded 92 tackles and intercepted five passes, earning second-team All-Area honors ... As a junior, had 47 tackles and four interceptions, earning honorable mention All-Area honors ... Led team to 5A state semifinals as a junior ... Also played baseball in high school.

PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 19, 1983, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. ... Son of Jimmy and Cathi Condren ... Has a younger sister, Brittney ... Is a Marketing major.

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles:.......................................... 12, at North Texas, 10/4/05 Solo:............................................... 10, at North Texas, 10/4/05 Assists:.............................. 6, at Louisiana-Lafayette, 10/15/05 TFL:......................................................................1, Three times PBU:.........................................3, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/5/05

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2003 2004 2005 Total

G/GS 12/0 11/1 11/11 34/12

UT 0 11 41 52

AT 2 6 17 25

Tot 2 17 58 77

Sck 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

TFL QBH INT PBU FF/FR 0-0 0 0-0 1 0/0 1-2 0 0-0 1 0/0 2-4 0 0-0 5 0/0 3-6 0 0-0 7 0/0

OUTLOOK: Comes back as the most seasoned player in the Trojan secondary on the field and in the weight room...

Was named as an ELITE Trojan according to his strength numbers...Will return as the starter at Strong Safety.

2005: Started all 11 games at strong safety ... Finished the season with 58 tackles, including 41 solo stops ... Had a career game against North Texas recording 12 total tackles, including 10 solo, and one tackle for loss ... Was named team defensive player of the week for his efforts against Florida Atlantic with eight tackles and three pass break ups ... Had nine tackles and a PBU against Louisiana-Lafayette.

2004: Saw action in 11 games, one as a starter at safety, while seeing plenty of playing time on special teams ...

Finished the year with 17 tackles, including one for loss and was credited with breaking up one pass ... Recorded a tackle and broke up a pass in the win over Missouri ... Made his first career start in the win over Utah State, recording a career-high four tackles, including one for loss ... Was credited with four tackles in win over Idaho ... Had two tackles, one solo, in the Silicon Valley Football Classic.

2003: Appeared in all 12 games ... Recorded first career statistics when he assisted with tackles against UAB on Sept.

13 and at Utah State on Nov. 15 ... Broke up first career pass against Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 20.

PREP: Played two years at J.M. Tate High School for head

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2006 Player Profiles

Sean

Dawkins

RB s 5-10 s 225 s Sr. s 3L Lawrenceville, Georgia Parkview High OUTLOOK: Coming off an injury marred spring in which he suffered both a knee injury and a stree fracture in his foot ... If he can remain healthy, will be counted on to provide the Trojans with a physical threat as both a runner and receiver from the backfield.

2005: Saw action in all 11 games, starting eight ... Had a season-high against North Texas with 11 carries for 62 yards ... Finished the season with 76 carries for 285 yards to go with five receptions for nine yards ... Recorded a pair of tackles in the game at Arkansas State.

2004: Made first two career receptions in win over Marshall ... Had one catch for five yards in win over Missouri ...

Had first carry of the season, for two yards, at South Carolina ... Had a career-high 36 rushing yards on six carries against Utah State ... Had a career-high three receptions, for 31 yards, at LSU ... Had two carries for 17 yards against Idaho...Had five carries for a career-high 45 yards against UL-Lafayette ... Scored his first collegiate touchdown on a nine-yard run against the Cajuns ... Had six carries for 13 yards in the win over Middle Tennessee ... Finished the season with 25 carries for 115 yards and a touchdown.

2003: Played in 11 games as a true freshman as an understudy to fifth-year senior fullback Chris Cox ... Recorded only carry of the season for seven yards against Virginia.

PREP: Played linebacker and running back at Parkview High School in Lilburn, Ga., for head coach Cecil Flowe ...

PHS never lost during Dawkins’ career, winning 45 consecutive games and three straight AAAAA state championships from 2000-2002 ... PHS allowed just 74 points in 15 games in 2002, shutting out seven opponents ... Rushed 130 times for 920 yards and 15 touchdowns on offense while tallying 80 tackles and three sacks at his linebacker position to earn first-team all-state honors on defense as a senior ... Rushed for 1,179 yards and recorded 118 tackles as a junior to earn All-State honors as a running back ...

Earned Atlanta Journal-Constitution 5A Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior ... Also eclipsed 1,000 (1,139) yards rushing and had 85 total tackles and three sacks as a sophomore ... Finished career with 3,238 yards rushing

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and 43 touchdowns ... Had 283 tackles and nine sacks in his career on defense ... Scored five total touchdowns in his three state championship games ... Named Gwinnett County Linebacker of the Year as a junior and senior by the AJC ... Rushed for 180 yards in the 2000 state title game ...

Had a 99-yard scoring run in the 2000 game (vs. Harrison) ... Recorded 14 tackles in the 2001 state title game ... Is the second all-time leading rusher at PHS. PERSONAL: Full name is Keenan R. Dawkins ... Born on April 12, 1985, in Rutherford, N.C. ... Is the son of Daphina Dawkins and Frederick Hines of Lawrenceville, Ga. ... Has a brother, Kenneth ... Nicknamed Dawk ... Is a social science major.

CAREER HIGHS Carries:...........................................11, at North Texas, 10/4/05 Yards:..............................................62, at North Texas, 10/4/05 Long Rush:....................................................................17, Twice TD Rushes:....................... 1, at Louisiana-Lafayette, 11/13/04 Receptions:.................................................. 3, at LSU, 10/23/04 Receiving Yards:.................................... 33, at Marshall, 9/3/04 CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS Rush Gain Lost Net 2003 11/0 1 7 0 7 2004 12/10 25 119 4 115 2005 11/8 76 288 3 285 Total 34/18 102 414 7 407

TD 0 1 0 1

Lg 7 17 17 17

Rec Yds TD 0 0 0 8 83 0 5 9 0 13 92 0

2006 Player Profiles

David Dawson

RB s 5-8 s 193 s So. s SQ Thomasville, G eorgia Thomas County Central High 2005: Did not see playing time.

PRIOR TO TROY: Spent one season at Florida A&M, where he redshirted.

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner for coach Ed Pilcher at Thomas County Central ... Was a two-time All-State performer and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior for the state of Georgia ... Posted outstanding numbers during his career as a running back, rushing fo more than 3,600 yards and 59 touchdowns ... During his senior season he led the team to a 12-2 record with 1,593 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns ... He also had 30 receptions for 410 yards and six scores as a senior to go with 30 kickoff returns for 601 yards and two touchdowns ... As a junior he rushed fo 1,263 yards and 16 touchdowns in leading the team to a 14-1 record and a state title ... Helped team post a four-year record of 44-11 ... Also lettered for four years in basketball and five years in track and field ... Was named team MVP and offensive player of the year for his senior season in basketball ... Was a two-time state 110-meter hurdles champion ... Was an honor student and a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is David K. Dawson ... Was born on November 9, 1985 ... Is the son of Wilma and David Dawson ... Has two sisters, Davana (18) and Shay (11) ... Is a criminal justice major.

Clarence Denmark

WR s 6-0 s 180 s Jr. s JC Jacksonville, Florida R.E. Lee High / Miss Delta CC OUTLOOK: Was a late addition to the Trojans’ signing class and will join with a host of other young players in a battle to earn playing time at receiver.

PRIOR TO TROY: Was a second team All-State selection in 2005 at Mississippi Delta Community College ... Was a triple threat player in high school, playing receiver, returning kicks and playing defensive back.

Larry

Dockery

QB s 6-0 s 205 s Jr. s RS Compton, California Lynwood High / Moorpark OUTLOOK: Enters the fall third on the depth chart at quarterback and is the most likely candidate to serve as the backup.

2005: Saw action in two games early in the season before a leg injury forced him to take a medical redshirt ...

Completed six-of-14 pass attempts against Mizzouri for 61 yards and a touchdown in his most extensive action ... Also ran for 13 yards on a scramble against the Tigers ... Played against Cal Poly and had one pass attempt.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played his freshman season at Los Angeles-Pierce College and then played as a sophomore at Moorpark College in Oxnard, Calif. ... In 2004, led Moorpark to a 7-4 record that included a victory in the U.S. Bank Beach Bowl ... Threw for 2,105 yards on the season, completing 128-of-291 passes ... Had 18 touchdown passes and 14 interceptions ... As a freshman at Pierce College, completed 161-of-303 pass attempts for 2,164 yards and 12 touchdowns to go with 12 interceptions ... Was an honorable mention All-Conference pick in the Western State Conference ... Earned WSC Player of the Week honors with 367 passing yards and six touchdowns in one game ... As a freshman, he threw for 402 yards in a game against Ventura College.

PREP: Played quarterback and free safety and was a three-year letter winner for coach Jeff Jenkins at Lynwood ... Was named second team All-District as a junior and first team as a senior ... As a sophomore he played defense, recording 30 tackles and three interceptions ... During his junior season he completed 98-of-155 passes for 1,585 yards and 18 TDs with eight interceptions ... As a senior, completed 82-of-110 passes for 1,898 yards and 10 scores with eight picks.

PERSONAL: Full name is Larry Odale Dockery ... Goes by the nickname “Dock” ... Was born on July 24, 1984 ... Is the son of Ricky and Renee Logan and has one brother, Ricky (15) ... Is a social science major.

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2006 Player Profiles

Nikko Doyle

LB s 6-3 s 235 s Jr. s JC Batesville, Mississippi South Panola High / Northeast Miss CC OUTLOOK: Is a candidate to earn playing time right away at linebacker.

PRIOR TO TROY: Was a first team junior college All-State selection for coach Andy Greening at Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Miss. ... Had 87 tackles, three forced fumbles and two interceptions as a sophomore ... Was recruited by Jeremy Rowell.

Marlo East

RB s 5-10 s 210 s Sr. s 3L Sandersville, Georgia Washington County HS OUTLOOK: Possesses good quickness and ability and explosive speed in the open field ... Will be a candidate to see serious playing time at the H-back/receiver position in the Trojans’ new offense.

2005: Saw limited playing time in seven games ... Had five carries for 11 yards during the season, all of which came against North Texas.

2004: Injured, did not see playing time.

2003: Appeared in eight games for the Trojans in 2003 ...

Recorded 14 carries for 27 yards on the season ... Carried a season-high four times against Utah State on Nov. 15 ...

Recorded a career-high 13 yards against Virginia on Oct. 15 ... Had a season-long 6-yard carry against the Cavaliers ... Had three or more carries in four of the eight games he played in.

2002: Redshirted.

PREP: Played three seasons as a running back and defensive back at Washington County High School in Sandersville, Ga., for coach Rick Tomberlin ... Earned first-team All-State honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior and All-Region honors as a junior and senior at the Class 3A school ... Also earned All-Middle Georgia honors as a junior and senior ... Rushed for 644 yards, had 246 yards receiv-

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ing and 400 yards in returns as a junior ... Recorded 1,200 rushing yards on 179 carries (6.7 yards per carry), 210 yards receiving and 281 yards in returns as a senior ... Also had seven rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown as a senior, while averaging 31.2 yards per kickoff return ...

Completed three of four pass attempts, with all three completions for touchdowns ... Team combined for a 30-8 record during his career, including 12-2 and 11-2 marks his junior and senior seasons, respectively ... Also ran track and played basketball.

PERSONAL: Born on June 15, 1984 ... Is the son of Annie and Allen Gray ... Has a younger brother, Allen, and a younger sister, Allisha ... Father played basketball and ran track at West Virginia State College ... Is majoring in Design, Technology and Industry.

CAREER STATISTICS Season GP/GS Att 2003 8/0 14 2005 7/0 5 Total 15/0 19

Gain Loss Net TD Long 37 10 27 0 6 11 0 11 0 5 48 10 38 0 6

CAREER HIGHS

Rushing Yards:................................ 17, at Virginia (10/25/03) Rushing Attempts:........................5, at North Texas (10/4/05) Long Rush:..........................................6, at Virginia (10/25/03)

Julian

Foster

QB s 6-1 s 186 s So. s 1L Mobile, Alabama McGill-Toolen High OUTLOOK: Enters the fall as the backup quarterback, but is a candidate to redshirt.

2005: Saw action in five games for the Trojans, four as the starter at quarterback ... Made his debut in relief at Louisiana-Monroe, completing 15 of 24 passes for 174 yards while also rushing 14 times for 15 yards ... Started the next four games, helping the Trojans to a 2-2 record during the stretch, including narrow losses to the Sun Belt Conference’s eventual co-champions ... First touchdown pass was a 51-yard strike to Darius Williams against FIU in his first start ... Completed 12 of 19 passes for 150 yards in that game to earn team offensive player of the week ... Completed just seven of 19 passes for 104 yards and a

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PREP: As a senior for coach Steve Savarese, Foster completed 49 percent of his pass attempts for 945 yards and four touchdowns ... He also ran the ball 111 times for 546 yards and nine scores ... Was named honorable mention All-State as well as second team All-County ... Was named the Taco Bell and WKRG-TV Player of the Week for his performance in the first round of the state playoffs against Auburn High ... Led the Yellow Jackets to a 28-21 victory in that playoff game ... Was a four-year letter winner ... Also played receiver during his prep career.

PERSONAL: Full name is Julian M. Foster ... Was born on October 29, 1986 ... Is the son of Raynard Alexander, Wanda Lewis and step-father Thad Lewis ... Mother and step-father are both professional musicians ... Has two brothers, Thaddeous Lewis (14) and Cardan Alexander, who plays football at Florida A&M ... His father played at Florida A&M and was a receiver for the Denver Broncos from 1984-89 ... Is undecided on a major.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year GP/GS Att Comp Int Pct Yds TD Lg Avg/G Effic.

2005 5/4 112 63 4 56.2 797 5 51 159.4 123.61

CAREER HIGHS

Rushing Yards:................ 15, at Louisiana-Monroe, 10/15/05 Rushing Attempts:.......... 14, at Louisiana-Monroe, 10/15/05 Long Rush:....................... 11, at Louisiana-Monroe, 10/15/05 Pass Attempts:.......................27, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/5/05 Completions:.........................17, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/5/05 Passing Yards:......................271, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/5/05 TD Passes:................................ 3, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/5/05 Interceptions:........................................................1, Four times

Danny

Franks

OL s 6-4 s 300 s Fr. s RS Bartow, Florida Bartow High School OUTLOOK: Moved from guard to center during spring practice and is expected to serve as the primary backup.

2005: Redshirted, did not play ... Is Trojan Technician.

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner at Bartow High for coaches Richie Marsh and Sean Killets, playing both offensive and defensive line ... Was a first team All-County selection at left tackle ... Was selected to play in the Florida High School All-Star game ... Was a county champion in weight lifting with a career-best total of 620 ... Posted a 14-1 record in weight lifting competitions during his career.

PERSONAL: Full name is Daniel Robert Franks ... Is the son of Mary and Phillip Franks ... Has one sister, Brandy (21) ... Was born on October 11, 1986 ... Was an honor student in high school ... Chose Troy over Florida Atlantic, New Mexico State and Marshall ... Is undecided on a major.

Courtland

Fuller

WR s 5-11 s 192 s Fr. s RS Columbus, Georgia Kendrick High School OUTLOOK: One of several young receivers who will be looking to earn playing time this fall.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Was a three-year letter winner for coaches Oliver Davis and Ahmond Tinker ... Versatile athlete who played all of the skill positions on both sides of the ball and also returned kicks ... Was an honorable mention all-State selection as a senior and was named All-District and All-Area as a defensive back ... Had 84 career receptions for 1,006 yards and eight touchdowns ... Had 384 career passing yards, 224 career rushing yards ad 404 career kickoff return yards ... Had 99 career tackles with four sacks and three interceptions ... Recorded

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Also recorded 84 tackles and three interceptions on defense ...

Was also a member of the basketball team, averaging 18 points and seven rebounds per game ... Competed in track in the 100 meters and the long jump, posting career bests of 10.82 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.6 feet in the long jump ... Was a nominee for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award ... Was selected to play in the Georgia North/South All-Star game.

PERSONAL: Full name is Courtland Tremayne Fuller ... Is the son of Emanuel and Vernita Fuller ... Has one brother, Emanuel (32) ... Was born on September 29, 1986 ... Chose Troy over Mississippi State, Georgia and Clemson ... Is undecided on a major.

James

Gardner

OL s 6-3 s 306 s Sr. s 3L Dothan, Alabama Dothan High School OUTLOOK: Made the move from center to guard in the spring... Will battle for the starting position in the fall and provides great versitility on the line.

2005: Played in all 11 games as a backup center ... Graded out 74 percent for the season on 337 snaps ... Graded out better than 80 percent twice ... Played a season-high 44 snaps, grading 79%, in the win over Florida Atlantic ... Was credited with four knockdown blocks for the year.

2004: Saw action in 10 games as a reserve center and guard ... Averaged 17 snaps per game and graded out at 75 percent for the season ... Graded out at better than 85 percent against Utah State and Idaho.

2003: Played in seven of the Trojans’ 12 games as a true freshman ...

Played in a career-high 32 plays against Middle Tennessee ... Graded a team-high 87 percent in the Trojans’ loss at Virginia ... Recorded four cut blocks in his five games, getting one

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in all but one game ... Had two knockdowns, one against Virginia and one at North Texas ... Graded 75 percent, second on the team, at Middle Tennessee.

2002: Did not play ... Enrolled at Troy in January 2003.

PREP: Originally signed with Troy in 2002 but sat out that fall ... Started two seasons on the offensive line at Dothan High for coach Jimmy Addison ... Team posted a 7-3 record during his senior season in 2001 and advanced to the 6A state playoffs for the second consecutive year ... Listed by the Dothan Eagle among its Super 12 Wiregrass team of the top college prospects in south Alabama ... Earned first team All-State honors from the Birmingham News and Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior ... Graded 80 percent for the season in a system where 70 percent is above average ... Graded 90 percent in playoff loss to McGill-Toolen, a season best ... Had 101 total knockdown blocks, and 28 pancake blocks as a senior ... Also recorded six Big Movement hits in 2001, where a defender is pushed back more than five yards.

PERSONAL: Born on September 25, 1984 ... Is the son of Neal and Tracy McGilvray ... Has one older sister, Anita Gardner, and one younger sister, Sarah McGilvray ... Has a younger brother, John McGilvray ... His uncle, Gary McGilvray, was an offensive lineman at Troy from 1979-81 ... Is majoring in sport and fitness management.

Sam

PK s 5-9 s 161 s Fr. s RS

Glusman

Mobile, Alabama St. Paul’s Episcopal School

OUTLOOK: Had an impressive spring ... Will enter fall camp as the backup place kicker.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played one season for Eddie Guth ... Was 7-for-12 kicking as a senior and was perfect on 28 PAT attempts ...

Kicked a 48 yard field goal against Sidney Lanier ... Was named First-Team All-State ... Also lettered in soccer ...

As a senior, had 32 goals ... Played in the North-South All-Star game.

PERSONAL: Full name is Sam Isaac Glusman ... Born on April 16, 1987, in Mobile, Alabama... Is the son of Dr. Murray and Brenda Glusman... Has one sister, Morgan (21) ... Is undecided on a major.

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Kenny

griffin

OL s 6-3 s 320 s Sr. s 3L Stockbridge, Georgia Eagles Landing High OUTLOOK: One of the most experienced of the Trojans returning offensive linemen ... Will serve as the primary backup at left tackle.

2005: Saw action in 10 games at tackle, making one start ...

Played 36 snaps in his start at Missouri but suffered a knee injury in that game ... Played 160 total snaps for the year, grading out at 64.4 percent.

2004: Started the first five games of the season at right tackle ... Was credited with three knockdown blocks and four big blocks for the season ... Graded out at 68.5 percent for the season on 273 total snaps for the year ... Played a season-high 50 snaps at South Carolina ... Turned in his best performance, by grade, against Marshall in the season opener with a 78 percent grade on 37 snaps.

2003: Played in eight games during the 2003 season ...

Graded a season-high 82 percent against Southeastern Louisiana ... Played a season-high 20 plays against Virginia.

2002: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played on the offensive and defensive lines at Eagles Landing High School in McDonough, Ga., for head coaches Tony Fellows and Bob Stinchcomb ... Earned All-Region honors on the offensive line as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Earned honorable mention All-State honors as a senior from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Was listed among the Atlanta South Metro area’s Top 11 recruits and as a Player to Watch by the AJC ... Also named to the Henry/Clayton Journal Metro All-Star team ... Finished with 17 sacks and 60 tackles in 2001 and 130 tackles in his career ... Was nominated for a position in the Georgia-Tennessee All-Star game ... Team finished with a 6-4 record in 2001 ... Also participated in track & field at ELHS, throwing the shot put and discus, and in wrestling.

PERSONAL: Born on March 15, 1984, in Albany, Ga. ... Is the son of Elaine and Kenneth Griffin ... Has two younger brothers, Keldrick and Kadarius ... Majoring in Criminal Justice.

Smokey

hampton

WR s 6-1 s 187 s Sr. s 3L Tallahassee, Florida N. Fla. Christian / Garden City CC OUTLOOK: Enters the 2006 season as the most experienced receiver on the Trojan team ... Is first on the depth chart at the X receiver spot and will be counted on to be a big play receiver this fall.

2005: Started all 11 games at receiver ... Had a team best 39 receptions for 582 yards ... Set a career-high with 10 receptions against Missouri ... Was named team offensive player of the week for his performance at Missouri ... Had a career-best in receiving yardage with 125 against Florida Atlantic ... Averaged 14.9 yards per catch ... Only catch in season-opener against Cal Poly went for 49 yards to set up a score ... Had four receptions on the year of at least 39 yards ... His fourth quarter TD reception against LouisianaLafayette forced overtime ... Also had a TD catch against FAU ... Had one rushing attempt for four yards against Middle Tennessee ... Was credited with one tackle at South Carolina ... Had at least one reception in every game.

2004: Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve receiver ...

Finished the season with six receptions for 92 yards ... Had a season-high three catches, for 33 yards, in the game at South Carolina ... Was also credited with one tackle.

2003: Played in nine of the Trojans’ 12 games as a true freshman and finished fifth on the squad in receptions with nine ... Overall, he tallied nine catches for 116 yards ... Had his best game of the season at Virginia, where he hauled in a team-high five catches for a team-high 61 yards, including a career-long 26-yard reception ... Had one more multi-catch game a week later at North Texas, catching two passes for 30 yards, including a 22-yard catch ... Caught his first career pass in the Trojans loss at No. 8 Nebraska, a 13-yard reception ... Had one catch for 12 yards at Middle Tennessee.

PRIOR TO TROY: Attended Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kan., where he was redshirted for the 2002 season.

PREP: Played three seasons for coach Tim Cokely at North Florida Christian ... Led the Eagles to a combined 36-3 record and three state championships in three seasons ...

Holds the school records for most receptions, touchdowns and receiving yards in a season ... Played wide receiver in

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2006 Player Profiles only his senior season, hauling in 59 catches for 1,149 yards and 19 touchdowns to earn first team All-State honors for class 1A, as well as first-team All-District ... Led all players in Tallahassee in receiving yards and touchdowns ... Led the Eagles to a 12-1 record and a trip to the state championship game, where he was named most valuable player after catching the game-winning touchdown ... Had a career-long 80-yard touchdown reception against University Christian ... Also played defensive back as a senior, tallying 73 tackles, 10 for a loss, and five interceptions, two for touchdowns, including a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown against Bradford ... Also recorded a career-high 13 solo tackles against Bradford ... Was named first-team All-Big Bend, as well as a nominee for the Florida/California All-Star Game ... Was a preseason Top 100 pick, listed as the No. 98 player and the No. 10 wide receiver in the state of Florida ... As a junior, played cornerback and recorded 101 tackles, three interceptions and a forced fumble to earn first-team All-State, AllDistrict and All-Area honors ... Led Eagles to 12-1 record ... As a sophomore, was named second-team All-State and first-team All-District and all-area after recording 89 tackles and three interceptions to lead the Eagles to a 12-1 record ...

Also lettered in basketball and earned team MVP honors as a senior after averaging 15 points and 2.5 steals per game.

PERSONAL: Full name is Smokey Eugene Hampton ...

Born on Oct. 7, 1981, in Fort Myers, Fla. ... Son of Faye Howard and Michael Hampton ... Has three older brothers, Michael (26), Larry (24) and Leroy Westen (28) ... Also recruited by Ole Miss, Auburn, Clemson, South Florida, UCF, Arkansas and Notre Dame ... Is married to the former Luz Galeano ... The couple has one child, Christian Eugene ... Majoring in Criminal Justice.

Career Statistics Year GP/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD LG Avg/G 2003 9/0 9 116 12.9 0 26 12.9 2004 12/0 6 92 15.3 0 25 7.6 2005 11/11 39 582 14.9 2 51 52.9 Total 32/11 54 790 14.6 2 51 24.7 Career Highs Receptions:......................................... 10, at Missouri, 9/17/05 Yards:................................... 125, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/5/05 Touchdowns:................................................................. 1, Twice

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Omar

Haugabook

QB s 6-0 s 201 s Jr. s JC Belle Glade, Florida Glades High / Dodge City CC

OUTLOOK: Won the starting job at quarterback with an impressive showing during the spring after enrolling at Troy ... In three spring scrimmages he completed 56-of-82 pass attempts for 559 yards and six touchdowns with no interceptions.

PRIOR TO TROY: Played for coach Marcus Garstecki at Dodge City Community College ... Completed 176 of 309 passes for 2,425 yards and 21 TDs in 2005 while also rushing 80 times for 223 yards and two scores ... Was named first team All-Conference, conference MVP, and second team junior college All-American ... As a freshman he completed 172 of 330 passes for 2,627 yards and 23 scores while rushing 75 times for 347 yards and two touchdowns.

PREP: Was a first team All-State selection in 2003 after completing 183 of 265 passes for 3,010 yards and 30 touchdowns ... The 30 TD passes rank sixth all-time single season in Florida High School history ... He was named the Player of the Year in 2003 by both the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and the Palm Beach County Sports Commission, which annually awards the Lou Groza Award to the top kicker in college football ... Was recruited in high school by Syracuse, East Carolina, South Florida and Mississippi State.

PERSONAL: The son of Deborah West and has a brother, Travis Salter, who is 12 ... Was recruited to Troy by Tony Franklin and chose the Trojans over Marshall ... Is a criminal justice major.

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Jeremy

Hawkins

DE s 6-3 s 226 s Fr. s RS Americus, Georgia Sumter High School OUTLOOK: One of several young players who will be competing for playing time along the defensive front.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Was a three-year letter winner, earning honorable mention All-State his senior year ... Recorded 77 tackles, including 22 for loss and 14 sacks, during his senior season ...

Was an All-Region selection ... Finished his prep career with 141 tackles, including 37 for loss ... Was a region champion in both the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles in track, helping his team to a Class I-AA state title.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jeremy Rashaan Hawkins ... Is the son of Annie and Lewis Hawkins ... Has two sisters, Tawana Hawkins (25) and Alisa Duck (33), and two brothers, Brock (29) and Lewis (27) ... Was born on July 26, 1986 ... Was named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students ... Chose Troy over Auburn, Louisville and Southern Miss ... Is undecided on a major.

josh

henderson

FB s 6-1 s 286 s So. s 1L Tallahassee, Florida Rickards High

of the school’s wrestling team as a junior, but the school shut the program down following the season ... Participated in weightlifting as a junior and senior ... Competed in the shot put as a junior and senior on the school’s track and field team ... Football team won its district title during his junior season before losing in the first round of the playoffs ... Football squad was 1-8 his senior season ... Earned preseason and second-team postseason “All Big Bend” honors from the Tallahassee Democrat as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born on April 20, 1986, in Tallahassee, Fla. ... Is the son of Jeff and Terry Henderson ... Has a younger sister, Denice ... High school teammate of former Trojan offensive lineman James Edwards ... Is known as “Big Baby” to his teammates .. Is a computer science major.

Derrius Jackson

DB s 6-1 s 180 s Jr. s JC Lutcher, L ouisiana Lutcher High / Chabot CC OUTLOOK: Is expected to serve as a backup at one of the corner back spots.

PRIOR TO TROY: Played for coach Danny Calcagno at Chabot Community College in Heyward, Calif. ... Had eight interceptions, two punts returned for touchdowns, 60 tackles and 10 pass breakups during his sophomore season ... Was named first team All-California junior college ...

Recorded four interceptions as a freshman ... Sat out thde 2003 season before enrolling at Chabot ... Played basketball and ran track in high school ... Was offered a scholarship to play basketball at Louisiana-Lafayette ... Chose Troy over California, LSU, Auburn and Nebraska.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Nina Morris ... Was recruited by Brian Turner.

OUTLOOK: Moved from the offensive line to full back in the spring ... Will compete for playing time this fall.

2005: Saw action in the season finale against Middle Tennessee ... Played nine snaps on the offensive line.

2004: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played at Class 3A Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Fla., for head coach Algie Hendrith ... Started on the line on both sides of the ball as a senior, grading out at 95 percent on offense while recording 79 tackles and 10 tackles for loss on defense ... Was undefeated as a member

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John

Jackson

DE s 6-4 s 247 s Sr. s 2L Monroe, Louisiana Neville High / Ft. Scott CC OUTLOOK: Returns as one of the Trojans’ most experienced players at defensive end.

2005: Saw action in eight games as a reserve defensive end ... Was credited with four tackles on the season, including two in the game at South Carolina ... Also recorded two quarterback hurries.

2004: Saw action in five games as a reserve defensive lineman ... Played a total of 29 snaps on the year ... was credited with one tackle and one quarterback hurry.

PRIOR TO TROY: Played only one season at Fort Scott CC in Fort Scott, Kan., recording 46 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, eight sacks and 20 quarterback hurries ... Team finished 3-6.

PREP: Played three seasons for coach Billy Dawson at Neville High School in Monroe, La. ... Was a first-team All-District selection as a senior after leading the Tigers to a 10-2 record and the third round of the state playoffs ... Led NHS to a 8-4 record as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 5, 1984, in Lake Village, Ark. ... Is the son of Patrece Jenkins ... Has two brothers, Larry Jackson (24) and Maurice Williams (28) ... Is majoring in Social Science.

Chris

jamison

OL s 6-2 s 299 s So. s 1L Columbus, Georgia Carver High School OUTLOOK: Returns as a starter at left guard.

2005: Saw action in 10 games, starting the final eight at left guard ... Made his first start at South Carolina, playing 68 snaps ... Played a season-high 73 snaps at Louisiana-Lafayette ... Best grade in a game was 77% at Arkansas State ... Played 534 snaps for the year, grading out at 66.8% for the season ...

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Was credited with 14 knockdown blocks for the year.

2004: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Started four seasons for coach Wallace Davis at Carver High School ... As a senior, earned first-team All-District, AllArea, All-Region and All-Metro honors as an offensive guard in Class AAAAA District 4 after grading out at 98 percent on the season and tallying 60 pancake blocks ... Was named team captain as a senior and received the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman award ... Was a preseason “Dandy Dozen” pick by Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, which also nominated him for the “Page One Award” ... Also a state finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman award ... Served as the Tigers’ kicker in 2003, recording 10 touchbacks ... Was selected to start in the GACA North-South All-Star game ... As a junior at CHS, earned All-Region honors in Class AAAAA District 2 after recording 45 pancakes and grading out at 94 percent ... Led the Tigers to a 6-4 record by earning first-team AllDistrict honors and second-team All-Area, All-Region and All-Metro honors ... Earned second-team All-District and All-Metro honors as a sophomore, as well as honorable mentions on the All-Area and All-Region teams ... As a freshman graded out at 90 percent and recorded 26 pancakes.

PERSONAL: Born on March 8, 1986, in Columbus, Ga. ...

Is the son of Sharon and Franklin Jamison ... Is a sport and fitness management major..

Larry

Johnson

TE s 6-4 s 220 s Fr. s RS Decatur, Georgia Towers High School OUTLOOK: Will compete for playing time at one of the Trojans’ slot receiver positions.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Recorded 26 catches for 580 yards and six touchdowns during his senior season for coach Ronnie Fleetwood ... Recorded 70 tackles, with five sacks on defense while forcing three fumbles and recovering four fumbles ... Was named first team All-County and first team All-Area by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Was selected team MVP for 2004 after leading squad to an 8-3 record ... Had 42 career receptions for 882 yards and eight scores ... Also a standout baseball player who was a two-time first team All-County pick ... Was named All-Area by the Journal-Constitution and

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Was named the 2004 Pitcher of the Year for DeKalb County ... Was an All-District, All-Region and All-State selection in baseball as a senior ... Batted .580 during his senior season and had a 1.22 ERA with 96 strikeouts on the mound.

PERSONAL: Full name is Larry Christopher Johnson, Jr. ... Is the son of Cathy and Larry Johnson, Sr. ... Has three sisters - Nikey (32), Charity (30) and Kisha (28) - and two brothers - Donald (17) and Lanier (10) ... Was born on August 6, 1987 ... His dad, Larry, Sr., played college football at Albany State ... Was listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students ... Chose Troy over Georgia Southern, Alabama and UAB ... Is undecided on a major.

Anthony Jones

RB s 6-1 s 205 s So. s 1L Pensacola, Florida Pace High School OUTLOOK: Enters the fall as the leading candidate to be the Trojans’ feature back during the 2006 season.

2005: Saw action in all 11 games as a backup running back ... Had 36 carries for 188 yards on the year ... Best outing was against North Texas when he had a season-high nine carries for a season best 79 yards ... Tied his season high with nine rush attampts against Florida Atlantic, totalling 30 yards ...

Had a kickoff return for 11 yards in the season finale against Middle Tennessee ... Was credited with two tackles.

PREP: Was a three-year letter winner for coach Mickey Lindsey at Pace ... Ran for 1,076 yards and 11 touchdowns during his senior season ... Blocked four kicks ... Was and honorable mention All-State pick as a junior and was named to the All-State, All-Area and All-Metro first teams as a senior ... Was also a member of the school basketball and track teams ... Was an honorable mention All-Area player in basketball ... Averaged 15 points, eight rebounds and three steals per game as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Karl Anthony Jones II ... Is the son of Karl and Minerva Jones ... Has one brother, Austin (5), and one sister, Alexis (17) ... Was born on March 2, 1987 ... Was an Honor Student and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Chose Troy over Delta State, North Alabama and West Alabama ... Was named to the Troy Athletics academic honor roll in each of his first two semesters, posting a 3.24 GPA ... Is undecided on a major.

Kwame Jordan

DE s 6-4 s 230 s Fr. s HS Basi l e, L ouisi ana Basi le Hig h S cho ol OUTLOOK: One of several young players who will be looking to make a name for himself on the defensive line.

PREP: Rangy and athletic defensive end who was forced to change high schools from Marrero’s John Ehret High to Basile High following Hurricane Katrina ... Was listed as the 43rd ranked prospect going into his senior season despite starting only two games as a junior ... Played center on the Basile High basketball team, averaging better than 10 rebounds per game.

Brandon Lang

DE s 6-6 s 225 s Fr. s RS Tucker, Georgia / Tucker High Hargrave Militar y Academy OUTLOOK: An extremely talented player who will have a chance to make an immediate impact as both a defensive end and receiver.

PRIOR TO TROY: Originally signed with Georgia out of Tucker High but attended Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia ... Was ranked as the No. 10 prep school prospect in the nation at Hargrave by Rivals.com ... Played both tight end and defensive end, recording 21 receptions for 498 yards and six touchdowns to go with 15 tackles ...

Has spent part of the last year working on his academics at both Troy and a junior college in Kansas.

PREP: Was a three-year letter winner for coach Bill Ballard at Tucker High ... Helped his team to a 34-4 record over three seasons while playing both tight end and defensive end ... Was twice named both first team All-State (AJC) and All-Region ... Was named to the Dekalb County Super 11, and was ranked as the 15th best prospect in the state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Was named to the Superprep Magazine All-America team ... Was selected to play in the Georgia North-South All-Star game and was nominated to play in the Army All-American Bowl ... Was the winner of the DAR Award ... During his career he recorded 50 receptions for 1,220 yards and 12 touchdowns ... As a defensive player, recorded 290 career tackles including 71

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PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon Montez Lang ... Was born on June 18, 1986 ... Is the son of Kenneth Lang and Glynis Flenoury ... Has one brother, Bryan Flenoury (18), and two sisters, Nicole Cuffy (14) and Rachel Cuffy (12) ... Was recruited by a host of other schools, including Georgia, Florida, Florida State, Auburn, Nebraska, Tennessee, USC, Alabama, Georgia Tech and many others ... Is undecided on a major.

Boris Lee

LB s 6-0 s 204 s Fr. s HS Far g o, G e or g i a Clinch County High School OUTLOOK: Enrolled in January after sitting out in 2005 as a “Gray” shirt ... Will compete for playing time at the strong side linebacker position.

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner for coach Jim Dickerson ... Was a member of the Clinch County basketball team, where he was second on the squad in scoring ... Three-year starter on team that won two state titles (2002 & 2004) ... Led team in receiving his senior year ... Played receiver, tight end, defensive end and linebacker during his career ... As a senior, had 52 tackles, 11 sacks, and 16 tackles for loss ... All-State his senior year ... Teamed with fellow signee Darrion Thomas on defense that set a national record for least rushing yards allowed in a season - 117 yards in 15 games ... Was also the team’s kicker ... Was a three-time first team All-District, All-Region and All-Area selection ... Was named both offensive and defensive MVP for his team after his senior season ... Was named MVP at the University of Florida’s summer camp ... Was also a three-year letter winner in baseball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Boris Terrel Lee ... Is the son of Dorothy Brown and James O. Lee, Sr. ... Has four siblings, Derrick (31), Kizzy Brantley (28), Courtney Brantley (24) and Shemeka (21) ... Born on May 4, 1987 ... Chose Troy over Florida and Middle Tennessee ... Was recruited by Jeremy Rowell ... Is undecided on a major.

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romanique Lewis

LB s 6-2 s 225 s Jr. s 1L Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Piper High School OUTLOOK: Will push hard for playing time at the weak side linebacker spot.

2005: Saw action in five games as a reserve linebacker and special teams player before an injury in the North Texas game cut his season short ... Finished the year with 17 total tackles, including two for loss and one sack ... Was credited with one pass breakup ... Had a season-high six tackles in the game at South Carolina.

2004: Missed season recovering from a shoulder injury.

2003: Redshirted.

PREP: Played three seasons at Piper High School in Sunrise, Fla. ... Played both as wide receiver and strong safety ...

Had 19 receptions and one touchdown during senior year ... Participated in basketball as a freshman and sophomore and track as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born on September 8, 1984, in Jackson, Miss. ... Is the son of Marie Lewis ... Has an older brother, James Dobson ... Is a criminal justice major.

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franklin

Lloyd

DL s 5-11 s 293 s Sr. s 3L Lanett, Alabama Lanett High School OUTLOOK: After spending three seasons as a valued reserve on the defensive line, will step into a starting role at nose tackle this fall.

2005: Saw action in all 11 games as a reserve defensive tackle ... Recorded 31 total tackles on the year, including 17 solo stops ... Was credited for three tackles for loss, including one sack, which came in the season finale against Middle Tennessee ... Was credited with two quarterback hurries for the year ... Posted a season-high 10 tackles in the season-opener against Cal Poly.

2004: Lone tackle in the first two games of the season was a sack of Missouri quarterback Brad Smith ... Had two assists, including one for loss, against South Carolina ... Was credited with three tackles, including a sack, at LSU ... Recorded a career-high six tackles and 1/2 sack against Idaho ... Recorded a career-high two sacks in the win over Florida Atlantic ... Was credited with four tackles in the win over Middle Tennessee.

2003: Played in 10 of the Trojans’ 12 games as a reserve at nose tackle ... Recorded 18 tackles, 14 solo, including a tackle for a loss ... Also had a forced fumble, two quarterback hurries and one pass broken up ... Had a career-high three tackles twice, against Marshall and North Texas ...

Tallied two tackles five times during the season and forced a fumble in the Trojans’ home opener against Southeastern Louisiana, when he also had a tackle for a loss, a quarterback hurry and a pass broken up.

2002: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played four seasons at Lanett High School for coach Michael Hamilton ... Earned first-team all-area honors as a senior after recording 113 tackles and 11 sacks ... Led the Panthers to the regional championship, a 10-3 record and the third round of the state playoffs ... Also played on the offensive line as a senior ... Received award for the best defensive lineman in his senior and junior seasons ... As a junior, also earned all-area honors after leading LHS to a 6-5 record ... Recorded 60 tackles and five sacks ... As a sophomore, tallied 49 tackles and two sacks, while recording 10 tackles in his freshman campaign ... Also lettered in baseball and track and field for the Panthers.

PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 16, 1984, in Chambers County, Ala. ... Is the son of Cynthia and Johnny Lloyd ... Majoring in information systems ... Is called “Frank The Tank” by teammates.

CAREER HIGHS Tackles:...................................................10, vs. Cal Poly, 9/3/05 Solo:..........................................................6, vs. Cal Poly, 9/3/05 Assists:......................................................4, vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 Forced Fumble:............................ 1, vs. SE Louisiana, 9/20/03 Sack:......................................... 2, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/6/04 TFL:.......................................... 2, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/6/04 PBU:.............................................. 1, vs. SE Louisiana, 9/20/03 QB Hurries:..........................................................1, Three times CAREER STATISTICS

Year G/GS UT AT Tot Sack TFL QBH INT PBU FF/FR 2003 10/0 14 4 18 1.0-3 4.0-6 2 0-0 1 1/0 2004 11/0 8 13 21 4.5-22 4.5-22 1 0-0 0 0/0 2005 11/0 17 14 31 1.0-7 3.0-10 2 0-0 0 0/0 Total 32/0 39 31 70 6.5-32 11.5-38 5 0-0 1 1/0

Chris

Lucas

WR s 5-9 s 174 s Fr. s RS Hazel Green, Alabama Hazel Green High OUTLOOK: One of several young receivers who will be looking to earn playing time this fall.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner at Hazel Green for coaches Jimmy Don Nave and Mark Kehoe ... Had 24 receptions for 552 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior ...

Also rushed for 250 yards and recorded 85 tackles and four interceptions as a defensive back ... Was named All-Metro, All-Region and honorable mention All-State ... Was a member of the track team and reached the state finals in the 100 meters with a time of 10.92 seconds ... Was an honor student and a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is Christopher Travis Lucas ... Is the son of Marsha and Bruce Lucas ... Has a twin brother, Brandon (19), along with brothers Sean (21), Aaron (25) and Brian (25) ... Born on May 4, 1987, in Fort Lewis, Washington ... Brothers Aaron and Brian were receivers at Tarleton State ... Was named to the Troy Athletics Academic Honor Roll in each of his first two semesters and has a 3.63 GPA enering the fall ... Is undecided on a major.

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Elbert Mack

DB s 5-10 s 165 s Jr. s JC Wichita, Kansas Wichita North High / Butler Co. CC OUTLOOK: Mid-term junior college transfer who was impressive during spring drills ... Will compete for playing time in the secondary and will also likely return kicks.

PRIOR TO TROY: Recorded 77 tackles, four interceptions and 18 passes broken up in two seasons at Butler County CC in Eldorado, Kansas ... Was an honorable mention All-Region pick aas a sophomore ... Helped Grizzlies to a 20-3 record over two seasons ... Was twice named Defensive Player of the Week.

PREP: Played for coach Joe Beldon at Wichita North ... Accounted for 18 touchdowns as a senior (12 rushing and six passing) while rushing for 725 yards and throwing for 330 ... Also had 45 tackles and 10 interceptions ... Had 85 tackles and 22 interceptions in his high school career ... Also played receiver during his career ... Was named to the Class 6A AllState team as a senior and was twice an honorable mention All-Metro pick ... Helped his team turn three straight 1-8 seasons into an 8-3 mark his senior year.

PERSONAL: Full name is Elbert Depaul Mack ... Is the son of James and Paula Potts ... Born on July 14, 1986 ... Has two brothers, Kameron (16) and Chaz (13) ... Has one sister, Candace (22) ... Is a social science major.

kenny

mainor

DE s 6-4 s 216 s So. s 1L Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick High OUTLOOK: Is the only returning starter on the defensive front, but must continue to mature in order to reach his full potential.

2005: Started 10 of 11 games at defensive end, replacing first round draft pick Demarcus Ware ... Recorded 43 tackles on the year, including 29 solo stops ... Recorded a season-high seven tackles twice, at Louisiana-Lafayette and at Arkansas State ... Was credited with three tackles for loss during the year and 1/2 sack ... Tied for the team lead with 14 quarterback hurries, which included five in the won over FIU ... Recorded one pass break up.

2004: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played for coach Maurice Freeman at Brunswick (Ga.) High School ... Led team as a senior with 47 solo tackles and 19 assists ... Also played tight end for BHS, hauling in three catches for 45 yards and a touchdown ... Also caught a successful two-point conversion attempt ... Named to the Brunswick News Coastal Georgia All-Area Team as a senior ... Was a Super 11 selection following his senior season ... Was named Brunswick player of the week twice as a senior ... Earned area player of the week honors once by the Gainesville Times ... Also played basketball for the Pirates.

PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 30, 1985 ... Is the son of Belinda Mainor ... Is a computer science major.

CAREER HIGHS Tackles:............................................................................7, Twice Solo:.................................................................................5, Twice Assists:......................................................3, vs. Cal Poly, 9/3/05 TFL:.......................................................................1, Three times PBU:............................................................ 1, vs. FIU, 10/20/05 QB Hurries:................................................ 5, vs. FIU, 10/20/05 CAREER STATISTICS

Year G/GS UT AT Tot Sack TFL 2005 11/10 29 14 43 0.5-0 3.0-6

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Sherrod

Martin

DB s 6-1 s 187 s Jr. s 2L Griffin, Georgia Griffin High School OUTLOOK: Expected to make a full recovery from offseason surgery on both shoulders in time to return to his starting job at free safety.

2005: Finished second on te squad in total tackles despite playing most of the year with two damaged shoulders ...

Finished the year with 78 total tackles, including 54 solo stops ... Was credited with five tackles for loss, including one sack ... Forced one fumble during the year and recovered another ... Recorded two interceptions and 11 pass breakups and was credited with one quarterback hurry ...

Recorded a season-high 13 tackles, including 10 solo stops, in the game at Louisiana-Lafayette ... Was twice named team defensive player of the week, for his performances against UAB and North Texas ... Had eight tackles against UAB and four PBUs and had six tackles, including a sack, and interception and two PBUs against North Texas ... Had 11 tackles against Louisiana-Monroe.

2004: After starting the season in a reserve and special teams role, worked his way into the starting lineup for the second half of the season ... Saw action in all 12 games, the final seven as the starter at strong safety ... Finished the year fourth on the team in total tackles with 68 ... Recorded seven tackles, including two for loss, against Utah State ...

Made his first start against Arkansas State and responded with seven tackles and a blocked kick ... Posted nine tackles in the game at LSU ... Had a career-high 10 tackles against Idaho and made the first two interceptions of his career ... Had four tackles and recorded his third interception of the year in the win over Florida Atlantic ... Was credited with four tackles against UL-Lafayette ... Led the team with a career-high 15 tackles in the season finale against Middle Tennessee ... Had one tackle for loss, forced a fumble and also returned a fumble 11 yards ... Gave a solid performance in the Silicon Valley Classic with four tackles, including one for loss, while also forcing a fumble and breaking up a pass.

2003: Sat out the season after signing in February 2003 ... Enrolled at Troy in January 2004 and participated in spring drills.

PREP: Played three seasons as a free safety and wide

receiver at Griffin (Ga.) High School for head coach Steve Devoursney ... Elected team captain as a senior ... Earned first-team All-Area honors and the All-Purpose Player of the Year award from the Griffin Daily News in 2002 ... Recorded three interceptions, returning two for touchdowns as a senior, finishing with 70 tackles and five tackles for loss on defense ... Tallied more than 700 yards rushing on 80 carries as a senior as well, scoring seven touchdowns ... Also caught seven passes for 177 yards in 2002 and led team and region in punt returns ... Named to the All-Area team by Kudzu Magazine as a senior ... Played basketball for four seasons and participated in track & field two seasons.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jerald Sherrod Martin ... Born on October 12, 1984, in Griffin, Ga. ... Son of Diane and John Martin ... Has a brother, Cory (30), and a sister, Chrystal (27) ... Is majoring in Business Management.

CAREER HIGHS Tackles:................................................. 15, vs. MTSU, 11/20/04 Solo:.................................10, at Louisiana-Lafayette, 10/29/05 Assists:.................................................... 7, vs. MTSU, 11/20/04 TFL:....................................................2, vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 Sacks:................................................ 1, at North Texas, 10/4/05 Interceptions:...........................................2, vs.Idaho, 10/30/04 Interception Returns:...........................27, vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 QB Hurries:....................................................................1, Twice PBU:.............................................................4, vs. UAB, 9/10/05 Blocked kicks:...........................1, at Arkansas State, 10/16/04 CAREER STATISTICS Year 2004 2005 Total

G/GS 12/7 11/11 23/18

UT 41 54 95

AT Tot 27 68 24 78 51 146

Sck 0-0 1-4 1-4

TFL QBH 4.5-9 1 5.0-9 1 9.5-18 2

INT PBU FF/FR 3-27 5 2/1 2-2 11 1/1 5-29 16 3/2

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Jamare Mathis

DE s 6-4 s 210 s Fr. s HS G ads den, Alab ama Litchfield High School OUTLOOK: One of several young defensive players who will be looking to make a name for himself this fall.

PREP: Was a three-year standout for coach Carl Hunter at Litchfield High School in Gadsden ... In 2005, he had 72 tackles, six sacks, three passes broken up, one forced fumble and one recovered fumble ... He also saw action of offense, gaining one rush attempt for 30 yards and three receptions for 60 yards and three touchdowns ... Was a member of the Super 22 team ... As a junior he was named honorable mention All-State in Class 3A after recording 81 tackles, 11 sacks, 1 forced fumble and two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups ... Also had a touchdown reception on offense ... As a sophomore he had 30 tackles, including six sacks ...

Also played basketball ... Was recruited by Mike Pelton to play defensive end ... He is the son of Cherry Mathis.

Josh

Maxwell

LB s 6-0 s 218 s Jr. s 2L St. Mary’s, Georgia Camden County High OUTLOOK: Is the leading candidate to be the starter at the Will linebacker spot.

2005: Saw action in all 11 games, two as a starter at linebacker ... Had a career-high eight tackles in a start at South Carolina ... Was credited with 26 tackles for the season, including 18 solo stops ... Was credited with one fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries.

2004: Saw action in nine games as a reserve linebacker and special teams player ... Was credited with five tackles for the season.

PREP: Started as a senior for the AAAAA state champion Camden County (Ga.) High School squad which finished 15-0 in 2003 under head coach Jeff Herron ... Rushed for 1,206 yards and 16 touchdowns on 159 carries, all team highs, as a senior after recording just two carries for 12 yards as a junior ... Also tallied 12 receptions for 140 yards

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and a touchdown receiving as a senior ... Earned first-team All-Region honors as a senior ... Named to the Brunswick News Coastal Georgia All-Area squad ... Also participated in track and field, winning the regional title in the high hurdles as a sophomore and junior.

PERSONAL: Born on April 3, 1986 ... Is the son of Sharon Wynn ... Is an Information Systems major.

Leodis

M c Kelvin

DB s 5-11 s 181 s Jr. s 2L Waycross, Georgia Ware County High

OUTLOOK: Returns as one of the most dangerous return men in college football ... Will see his work load increase this fall as a starter at corner and a part-time receiver ...

Missed part of spring practice after suffering a broken bone in his ankle, but is expected to be at full strength for the fall ... Has been named to the preseason watch list for the National Return Specialist of the Year.

2005: Earned first team All-Sun Belt honors as a return man by averaging 25.8 yards per kickoff return and 12.6 yards on punt returns Was 16th in the nation in punt return average and 24th in kickoff return average ... Tallied the Trojans only points against UAB with a 73 yard punt return for a touchdown ... Followed up two weeks later with a 100-yard kickoff return for a score against South Carolina ... Was named Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week three times and earned Troy’s Special Teams award four times ... Finished the year with 619 yards on just 24 kickoff returns ... Added 417 yards on 33 punt returns ... Was credited with 30 tackles on defense, including 26 solo stops ... Was credited with one sack, a fumble recovery and five pass breakups ... Blocked a kick against Florida Atlantic ... Also had a season-high six tackles and recovered a fumble in that game ... Had one rush attempts, for minus five yards, but was in for several offensive plays during the year ... Was selected as a finalist for the National Return Specialist of the Year.

2004: Saw action in all 12 games as a return man and reserve in the secondary ... Turned in the best game of his young career in the win over Utah State ... Had three tackles against the Aggies, but also had a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown and a 61-yard kickoff return in his first game as the return man ... Was credited with three tackles at LSU ... Had five punt returns for 135 yards against

2006 Player Profiles eight receptions for over 300 yards ... Was a member of the Ware County basketball team.

PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 1, 1985, in Waycross, Ga. ...

Is the son of Lydia Brown ... Has two older brothers ... Is a sport & fitness management major.

CAREER HIGHS Tackles:......................................6, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/5/05 Solo:................................................................................. 5, Twice Assist:.............................................................................. 2, Twice TFL:.....................................1, vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/26/05 PBU:........................................... 2, at Arkansas State, 11/12/05 Interception:...................................... 1, vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 Long Int. Return:............................ 71, vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 KO Returns:.................................................................... 7, Twice KO Return Yards:.............................. 153, at Missouri, 9/17/05 Long KO Return:................... 100, at South Carolina, 9/24/05 Punt Returns:.........................................................5, Four times Punt Return Yards:............................. 135, vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 Long Punt Return:....................................73, vs. UAB, 9/10/05 CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G/GS 2004 12/0 2005 11/0 Total 23/0

UT 13 26 39

AT 4 4 8

Tot 17 30 47

Sck 0-0 1-9 1-9

TFL 0-0 1-9 1-9

CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Idaho, including a 60-yard return for a touchdown ... Had a career-high five tackles and returned his second punt for a touchdown in the win over Florida Atlantic ... Had another punt return that would have gone for a TD called back by a penalty ... Had an apparent punt return for a TD called back against UL-Lafayette because of a block in the back ... Had four punt returns for 63 yards and one kickoff return for 11 yards against Middle Tennessee ... Averaged 20.4 yards on seven kickoff returns against Northern Illinois in the Silicon Valley Classic ... Also had four punt returns for 26 yards against the Huskies ... Averaged 11.7 yards per punt return and 21.9 yards per kickoff return for the season.

PREP: Played cornerback for head coach Dan Ragle at Ware County High School ... Helped lead Ware to a 9-2 record, a regional title and a second-round AAAA playoff appearance in 2003 ... As a senior, recorded 51 tackles and recovered three fumbles ... Also intercepted six passes and broke up six passes ... Blocked two field goal attempts as a senior ... Honored by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sportswriters Association as a first-team AAAA All-State player ... As a senior, was named defensive player of the year in the area as well as to the Georgia Times Union Super 11 team ... Participated in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game ... As a junior, recorded 60 tackles and six interceptions ... Also had

Year 2004 2005 Total

G/GS 12/0 11/0 23/0

KOR YDS 15 328 24 619 39 947

LG TD 61 0 100 1 100 1

QBH 0 0 0

INT 1-71 0-0 1-71

PBU FF/FR 1 0/0 5 0/1 6 0/1

AVG PR YDS LG 21.9 26 304 64 25.8 33 417 73 24.3 59 721 73

TD 2 1 3

AVG 11.7 12.6 12.2

Bryant M c Kissic

DB s 6-1 s 190 s Fr. s HS Phenix City, Alabama C entral High School PREP: Played for coach Ron Nelson ... Was named defensive back of the year ... Also ran track ... Played on the varsity squad at Central for five years ... Was a two-time first team All-State and All-District pick ... During his senior season he recorded 47 tackles, had three interceptions and forced three fumbles ... Recorded 77 tackles during his junior year and 37 stops as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Was born on November 11, 1987 ... Is the son of Dobbie and Patricia McKissic ... Has two brothers, Lorenzo (21) and Joshua (12) ... Was an honor student in high school ... Chose Troy over Clemson, Southern Miss and Georgia Tech, among many others ... Is undecided on a major.

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Steve

M c Lendon

DT s 6-3 s 263 s So. s 1L Ozark, Alabama Carroll High School

OUTLOOK: Came out of spring as the number one defensive tackle on the depth chart ... Is expected to start.

2005: Saw action in 10 games as a reserve defensive tackle ... Recorded 16 tackles for the season including three tackles for loss ... Was credited with two quarterback hurries ...

Had a season-high five tackles in the game at LouisianaMonroe.

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner for coach Rob Bennett at Carroll High ... Was a first team All-Region pick as a junior and senior ... Recorded 324 career tackles with 64 tackles for loss and 12 sacks ... Was named MVP in three sports – football, basketball and track – his senior year ...

Average 12 points and six rebounds per game in basketball, lettering three times.

PERSONAL: Full name is Stephen Craine McLendon ...

Was born on January 3, 1986 ... Is the son of Stephen and Cynthia McLendon ... Has three sisters – Tiffany (22), Yashiko (18) and Haliegh (4) ... Was listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students ... Is a sports and fitness management major.

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Carl

Meadows

QB s 6-2 s 194 s Sr. s 2L Cummings, Georgia N. Forsyth High / ETSU OUTLOOK: Enters his senior season as the Trojans’ most experience quarterback ... Will be in the mix to serve as the backup quarterback.

2005: Saw action in eight games, seven as the Trojans starting quarterback ... Started the season well, throwing for 213 yards and a touchdown in the win over Cal Poly ...

Completed just 12 passes the following week, for 164 yards, and was intercepted four times in a loss to UAB ... Threw for 199 yards and a touchdown against Missouri ... Struggled in each of his next three starts, completing just 17 of 46 passes for 139 yards and three interceptions before being replaced under center in the game at Louisiana-Monroe ... Came on in relief against Louisiana-Lafayette and completed four of seven attempts for 33 yards and a game-tying touchdown ...

Started the season finale against Middle Tennessee, completing 17 of 31 passes for a season-high 226 yards and one touchdown, but was intercepted twice ... For the season completed 80 of 169 passes for 974 yards and six touchdowns with 10 interceptions ... Ran for a touchdown against Missouri and caught a pass against Middle Tennessee.

2004: Saw action in just two games, against Idaho and Louisiana-Lafayette, as a backup quarterback ... Completed one of his four pass attempts for eight yards ... Had one rushing attempt for one yard PRIOR TO TROY: Spent two seasons at East Tennessee State ... Transferred to Troy University following the shutdown of the Buccaneer football program following the 2003 season ... Redshirted in 2002 ... Played in 10 games, starting six for ETSU in leading the Buccaneers to a 5-7 record in 2003 ... Completed 98-of-208 pass attempts for 1,153 yards and 10 touchdowns versus only four interceptions as a redshirt freshman ... Ranked 87th nationally in passing efficiency (105.25) among I-AA players ... Earned Southern Conference Freshman of the Week for his performances against Concord College (9/8/03) and Tennessee-Chattanooga (11/17/03) ... Was also named Collegesportsreporters.com/Dopke.com Player of the Week the week of Sept. 8 when he completed 14-of-28 passes for 300 yards and four touchdowns in a 44-0 win over Concord College ... Against

2006 Player Profiles CAREER HIGHS Pass Attempts:............................................ 38, at Elon, 9/20/03 Pass Completions:.......... 17, vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/26/05 Passing Yards:.................................... 300, vs. Concord, 9/4/03 Touchdown Passes:................................4, vs. Concord, 9/4/03 Interceptions:..............................................4, vs. UAB, 9/10/05 Long Pass:.............................................54, vs. Concord, 9/4/03 Long Scoring Pass:...............................54, vs. Concord, 9/4/03 Rushes:............................................................... 10, Three times Rushing Yards:............................24, vs. The Citadel, 11/22/03 Long Rush:...................................18, vs. The Citadel, 11/22/03 Long Scoring Rush:....................18, vs. The Citadel, 11/22/03 Sacks:.....................................................................5, Three times

Steven

Merkel

Tennessee-Chattanooga, he was 7-of-10 for 97 yards and two touchdowns ... Also had one carry for 10 yards and a touchdown against UTC. PREP: Lettered four years at North Forsyth High School in Cummings, Ga. ... Started the last two games of his freshman season and never missed another start ... Threw for 3,262 yards and 48 touchdowns with just 12 interceptions in his career ... Holds school career records for yardage and TD passes ... Also holds school record with four TD passes in a game ... Was All-Area as a senior ... Was All-County his last three seasons ... Also lettered four years in baseball.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 3, 1983, in Cummings, Ga. ... Is the son of Carey and Donna Meadows ... Has a younger brother, Mitchell, who plays football at Tennessee-Chattanooga ... Is majoring in Social Science.

CAREER STATS Passing G/GS Att Comp Int TD Yds Pct. Long Sacks 2003 (ETSU) 10/6 208 98 4 10 1,153 47.1 54 14 2004 2/0 4 1 0 0 8 25.0 8 0 2005 8/7 169 80 10 6 974 47.3 49 23 Career 20/13 381 179 14 16 2,135 46.9 54 37 Rushing Att Gain Loss Net TD Long Avg/Gm 2003 (ETSU) 26 66 86 -20 2 18 -2.0 2004 1 1 0 1 0 1 0.5 2005 51 76 177 -101 1 16 -12.6 Career 78 143 263 -120 3 18 -6.0

OL s 6-5 s 315 s So. s 1L Pensacola, Florida Escambia High OUTLOOK: Will be in the race to earn the starting job at right tackle.

2005: Saw limited playing time in four games, playing a total of 33 snaps on the offensive line ... Received a grade of 75.7 percent for the season.

2004: Redshirted, did not see playing time.

PREP: Played three seasons for coach Ronnie Gilliland at Escambia High School ... Named to the Northwest Florida “Super Senior� list by the Pensacola News-Journal prior to his senior season at EHS ... Started as a junior at EHS and dislocated his ankle before his senior season, forcing him to miss almost all of his senior campaign ... Played the last two games of his high school career on the extra-point team ... Led the Gators to a 6-5 record and the second round of the playoffs as a junior and a 7-5 record as a sophomore ... Played his freshman season at Pineforest High School, leading his team to a 8-2 record ... Also lettered in basketball as a sophomore ... Threw the discus and shot put for the EHS track and field team ... Set a personal record with a throw of 48 feet.

PERSONAL: Born on May 14, 1985, in Paris, France ...

Is the son of Muriel Garland and Ronald Merkel ... Has one brother, James (17) ... Graduated from EHS with a 3.3 G.P.A. ... Majoring in criminal justice.

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Terence

Moore

DB s 6-2 s 210 s So. s 1L Columbus, Georgia Shaw High School OUTLOOK: Will once again be counted on to provide depth in the secondary as well as solid special teams play.

2005: Saw action in all 11 games as a reserve defensive back and special teams player ... Was credited with eight tackles for the season ... Had a season-high five tackles in the game at Missouri.

PREP: Was a three-year letter winner as a quarterback for coach Charles Flowers ... Missed his entire junior season with an injury ... Helped his team to a 12-1 record as a senior ... Earned a Leadership Award ... Was named team MVP and was a team captain ... Was selected for the Georgia North-South All-Star game ... Completed 78-of-101 passes for 747 yards and eight touchdowns with only three interceptions during his senior year ... Also rushed for 280 yards and three scores on only 40 carries ... Rushed for 700 yards and five touchdowns as a sophomore and threw for 730 yards and eight scores ... Also lettered four years in basketball ... Averaged 10 points and nine rebounds per game during his career.

PERSONAL: Full name is Terence Francisco Moore ... Is the son of Thomas and Yvette Moore ... Has one brother, Tyrell (24), who played baseball at Albany State and now plays in the Chicago Cubs minor league system ... Was born on March 5, 1987 ... Chose Troy over Auburn, Georgia Tech and Middle Tennessee ... Is undecided on a major.

Xavier

Moreland

DB s 5-10 s 185 s So. s 1L Williamson, Georgia Pike County High

OUTLOOK: Is one of several young players who will be looking to earn playing time on special teams.

2005: Saw limited playing time in four games, recording one tackle.

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner for coach Ken Ritch at Pike County HS ... Primarily played running back, but also played quarterback and in the secondary ... Was a threetime All-Area pick and was named his team’s best offensive player four straight years ... Rushed for more than 1,000 yards in each of his final two seasons, scoring 12 touchdowns as a junior and 15 as a senior ... Also recorded more than 220 tackles during his prep career ... Also lettered in basketball and soccer ... Was recruited by a number of Ivy League schools.

PERSONAL: Full name is Xavier Eugene Moreland ... Was born on May 2, 1986 ... Is the son of Eugene and Janet Moreland ... Was named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students ... Is a sport and fitness management major.

Andre

Morgan

LB s 6-1 s 219 s Sr. s 2L Garland, Texas S. Garland High / Moorpark OUTLOOK: After playing safety, linebacker and end, appears to have found a home at middle linebacker where he is the favorite to be the starter this fall.

2005: Saw action in all 11 games as a reserve linebacker and special teams player ... Was credited with 14 tackles for the season, including a career-high five at Missouri ... Registers 2.5 tackles for loss duing the campaign and was credited with one pass breakup.

2004: Saw action in five games, primarily on special teams

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2006 Player Profiles ... Was credited with two tackles for the season ... Had his first interception against LSU and had a quarterback hurry against Idaho.

PRIOR TO TROY: Played one season at Moorpark College in California ... Tallied two interceptions for Moorpark, helping lead the team to a 4-6 record in 2003 ... Team had the top-rated defense in the conference and the secondrated defense among all junior college teams in California ... Graduated with a 3.6 GPA. HIGH SCHOOL: Played senior season of high school football at South Garland High in Garland, Texas, for head coach Ronnie Thompson ... Tallied 84 tackles, including 42 solo, with five passes broken up and a fumble recovery as a senior ... Played in the 2002 Texas East-West All-Star Game ... Dallas Morning News Top 100 as a senior ... Rivals. com Top 100 among defensive backs ... Honorable mention All-Metro from the Dallas Morning News ... Played sophomore and junior seasons at Naaman Forest High School in Garland ... Tallied 94 tackles as a junior, which ranked second on the team ... Also had an interception with eight passes broken up ... Also played basketball for three seasons and ran track ... Originally signed with Arkansas Tech out of high school in 2002.

PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 22, 1983, in Dallas ... Is the son of Rhonda and Harold Morgan ... Has older sister, Triece, an older brother, Dustin, and a younger sister, Megan ... Was named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students ... Was an honor student in high school and is on schedule to graduate in December ... Majoring in Social Science.

Eugene

Newbold

OL s 6-7 s 242 s Fr. s RS Midfield, Alabama Midfield High School

OUTLOOK: Moved from defense to offense after spring practice where he will compete for playing time.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Lettered for six seasons on the varsity squad for coach Johnny Plan ... Was credited with 107 tackles during his senior season along with eight sacks ... Was named AllMetro and honorable mention All-State ... Helped his team to a 12-2 record ... Was named to the Birmingham News Super Senior list ... Was also a member of the baseball and track teams.

PERSONAL: Full name is Eugene A. Newbold ... Is the son of Debra Newbold ... Has one sister, Tiffani .... Was born on December 31, 1986 ... Chose Troy over UAB, Purdue and Auburn ... Is undecided on a major.

Nathan Nolin

LB s 6-1 s 209 s Fr. s RS Graceville, Florida Graceville High School OUTLOOK: One of several young players who will be looking to earn playing time on the Trojans’ defense.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Was a two-year letter winner at Graceville High for coaches Russell Knight and Will Holley ... Primarily played linebacker and running back ... Was a first team All-State and All-District pick at fullback following both his junior and senior seasons ... Was named one of the Top 35 players in the Wiregrass as well as to the All-Big Bend team by the Tallahassee Democrat ... Earned the team Scholar-Athlete Award as well as the Top Tiger Award for weightlifting ... Was a candidate for the Wendy’s High School Heisman ... Rushed for 1,845 yards and 32 touchdowns over two seasons ... Lettered in baseball for five seasons ... Was named team MVP as a senior after hitting .500 and leading the team in RBI ... Helped squad to backto-back District titles.

PERSONAL: Full name is Nathan Garrett Nolin ... Was born on September 8, 1986 ... Is the son of Mark and Kathleen Nolin ... Has one brother Justin (21) ... Is undecided on a major.

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emeka okosa

OL s 6-3 s 320 s So. s 1L West Orange, New Jersey West Orange High OUTLOOK: Enters the fall in competition for increased playing time on the offensive line.

2005: Saw limited playing time in seven games as a reserve lineman ... Played a total of 77 snaps on the year and graded out at 58.4 percent ... Played a season-high 40 snaps in the game at Missouri.

2004: Redshirted.

PREP: Played at West Orange (N.J.) High School for head coach John Jacobs ... Started every game as a senior, helping squad to a 6-4 record and only the second playoff berth in school annals ... Helped pave the way for the first junior 1,000-yard rusher in school history ... Earned first-team AllArea, first-team All-Conference, second-team All-County and first-team All-League honors as a senior ... Was also named team captain as a senior ... Nominated for the New Jersey North-South All-Star game following his senior season ... Recruited by Rutgers and UConn, in addition to Troy.

PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 21, 1986, in Newark, N.J. ... Is the son of Pete and Delia Okosa ... Has two older brothers, Kene and Ify, and a younger sister, Alexis ... Is a finance major.

John Mark Patrick

LB s 6-3 s 215 s Fr. s HS Pa c e , F l or i d a Pace Hig h S cho ol OUTLOOK: One of several young players who will be looking to impress the coaching staff in training camp.

PREP: Played for Coach Mickey Lindsey at Pace High as a senior after transferring from Jay High where he played for coach Mickey Lindsey ... During his senior season he rushed for more than 1,500 yards and 17 touchdowns while recording 60 tackles with six sacks which helped lead Pace to the 4A State semifinals ... Earned first team All-State honors as a running back ... As a junior at Jay High he rushed for 900 yards in just five games while also record-

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ing 30 tackles and seven sacks ... Was an honorable mention All-Area pick despite playing in just five games ... As a sophomore he rushed for more than 1,200 yards while recording 50 tackles ... Recorded 70 tackles during his freshman season at Jay ... Was tabbed as a Pensacola Bay Area Super Senior and was named to the Florida All-Star team as well as the Northwest Florida All-Star team ... Also played baseball and basketball at Jay High, posting a .430 batting average during his sophomore season.

PERSONAL: Full name is John Mark Patrick ... Was born on July 22, 1987 ... Is the son of Mark and Sherry Patrick ...

Has two sisters, Sheena Locklin (21) and Megan Lewis (21) ... His cousin, Rhett Autrey, played football at Auburn ...

Chose Troy over Indiana, Louisiana-Lafayette, Tulane, and Middle Tennessee ... Is undecided on a major.

derick

pendergrass

DB s 5-10 s 189 s Sr. s 1L Manning, South Carolina Manning High / Georgia Military

OUTLOOK: Returns for his senior season as a backup in the secondary and special teams player.

2005: Saw action in 10 games as a reserve defensive back, recording 22 total tackles ... Had a season-high seven tackles in the win over FIU ... Did not play in the season finale against Middle Tennessee.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Was a two-year letter winner for coach Bert Williams ... Recorded 51 tackles and three sacks during his sophomore season.

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner for coach Robbie Briggs at Manning ... Helped team to four consecutive state playoff berths, including a state title his junior year ...

Was named first team All-Area, All-State and All-Region following his senior season ... Was credited with 272 career tackles and nine interceptions ... Was selected to play in the South Carolina North-South All-Star game ... Was named team MVP, special teams player of the year and defensive MVP following his senior season ... Was a member of the basketball and track teams in high school.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Emma and Durant Pendergrass ... Has seven siblings - Jeffery (40), Glenea (39), Jerry (37), Abe (31), Mary (27), Nicole (21) and Quamayne (6) ... Was born on August 15, 1984 ... Chose Troy over Baylor ... Is a social science major.

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Marcus Pittman

DT s 6-4 s 290 s Jr. s JC Broadway, North Carolina West Harnett High / Garden City CC OUTLOOK: Is expected to make an immediate impact on the defensive line, potentially as a starter.

PRIOR TO TROY: Played for coach J.J. Eckert at Garden City ... During his sophomore season was named second team All-Conference after recording 47 tackles, including eight for loss with five sacks ... Was credited with an intereption, 18 quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick ... During his freshman season he was credited with 29 total tackles, including 8.5 for loss and two sacks ... Competed in the shot and discus in high school.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Annette Batts ... Was recruited by Jeremy Rowell as a defensive tackle.

josh

pruitt

TE s 6-3 s 223 s Sr. s 1L Ellsworth, Kansas Ellsworth High / Garden City CC OUTLOOK: Will move into a slot receiver position in the Trojans’ new offensive attack.

2005: Saw action in 10 games at tight end, starting two ...

Did not have a reception during the year.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Transferred to Garden City from Fort Hays State where he was redshirted as a freshman ... Played quarterback and outside linebacker for coach Bob Larsen ...

Recorded 22 tackles during his sophomore season.

PREP: Played quarterback and safety for coach Ken Windholz ... Was an honorable mention All-State pick as a senior ... Was a two-time first team All-District, All-Area and All Region pick ... Threw for 617 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed for 1,011 yards and 13 scores during his senior season ... Recorded 124 tackles during his senior year and also had an interception ... Recorded 84 tackles and six picks as a junior ... Was ranked as one of the top 50 high school players in Kansas ... Was also an outstanding

wrestler in high school, posting a 120-20 career record that included a state title in the 171-pound class his senior year ... Was a two-time All-State wrestler ... Was also a four-year letter winner in track ...Was an honor student as well as class president and was listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua W. Pruitt ... Is the son of Barb Armstrong ... Has one brother, Jerrod (28) ... Was born on November 6, 1982 ... Chose Troy over Colorado, Kansas State and Kansas ... Is a criminal justice major.

Jonathan Reese

LB s 6-1 s 210 s Jr. s JC Americus, G e orgia Americus High / Butler County CC OUTLOOK: Will compete for the starting job at the weak side linebacker spot.

PRIOR TO TROY: Played for coach Troy Morrell at Butler County CC in El Dorado, Ks. ... Had 76 tackles over two seasons, seven for loss, to go with four fumble recoveries, five forced fumbles and two interceptions ... Was an All-Jayhawk Conference linebacker.

PREP: Played by coach Soliday at Americus.

PERSONAL: Jonathan’s mother is Catherine McCray.

jason

richardson

LB s 5-11 s 217 s Sr. s 1L Birmingham, Alabama Clay-Chalkville High

OUTLOOK: A veteran member of the Troy defense who will compete for playing time at linebacker and on special teams.

2005: Saw action in five games as a reserve defensive end, recording one tackle ... Also saw action at fullback.

2004: Squad Player.

2003: Squad Player.

PREP: Played four seasons at Clay-Chalkville High School in Birmingham, Ala., under coaches Tony Pugh and Hal Riddle ...

Played mostly fullback, but also served as a defensive end ... As a senior, scored 17 touchdowns on only 25 carries ... Led team to 6A state championship as a sophomore ... Team compiled

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PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 29, 1984, in Birmingham, Ala. ...

Is the son of Floyd Richardson and Luvenia Brown ... Has an older brother, Clarence Stoudamire ... Majoring in cell molecular biology.

Marcus

Richardson

LB s 6-0 s 229 s Jr. s 2L Pensacola, Florida Pensacola High School

OUTLOOK: Returns as the starter at the Sam linebacker position.

2005: Started all 11 games at Sam linebacker, finishing sixth on the team with 62 total tackles ... Was credited with seven tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Had six quarterback hurries and five pass breakups ...

Had a season-high 11 tackles in the game at Louisiana-Lafayette ... Had eight tackles, including two for loss, in the game at Arkansas State.

2004: Saw action in seven games, primarily as a special teams player ... Was credited with five tackles on the season.

2003: Redshirted PREP: Played defensive back at Pensacola (Fla.) High School for head coach Mike Bennett ... Earned Florida Sportswriters Association All-State honorable mention in 2002 after tallying 72 tackles, four sacks, six forced fumbles, six interceptions and two interception returns for touchdowns ...

Named to the first-team All-Area squad at free safety by the Pensacola News-Journal in 2002 ... Also earned All-Northwest Florida honors from the Pensacola News-Journal and was honored by WEAR-TV in Pensacola as a member of its 2002 All-Prep Football squad ... Rushed for more than 800 yards and four touchdowns as a running back in 2001 ...

Teams finished 6-4 and 8-3, respectively, in final two seasons ... Joined former PHS standout Jermaine Richardson at Troy ... Was an honor student, graduating with a 3.6 grade point average ... Also ran track at PHS posting personal bests in the 100m (10.8 sec), 400m (50 sec) and triple jump (44”).

PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 30, 1984, in Pensacola, Fla. ...

Is the son of Michael Richardson of Pensacola ... Has two brothers, Lavarrion James and Michael Richardson, Jr., and two sisters, Brittni McReary and Jaida McReary ... Related to Michael Wallace, who played college football at the University of Michigan ... Is a Sports Management major.

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CAREER HIGHS Tackles:............................ 11, at Louisiana-Lafayette, 10/29/05 Solo:................................... 9, at Louisiana-Lafayette, 10/29/05 Assist:..................................4, vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/26/05 TFL:............................................ 2, at Arkansas State, 11/12/05 PBU:.........................................................................1, Five times CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G/GS 2004 6/0 2005 11/11 Total 17/11

UT 2 49 51

AT 2 10 12

Tot Sck TFL 4 0-0 0-0 59 7-20 0-0 63 7-20 0-0

QBH 0 6 6

INT 0-0 0-0 0-0

PBU FF/FR 0 0/0 5 1/1 5 1/1

nic

riley

OL s 6-4 s 283 s Fr. s RS Kathleen, Georgia Houston County High OUTLOOK: One of several young offensive linemen who will be looking to earn playing time this fall.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graded out at better than 80 percent for coach Doug Johnson during his senior season ... Was a three-year letter winner who played guard and tackle on the offensive line, tight end, long snapper, kicker and tackle and end on the defensive line ... Was twice named AllCounty, All-Region, All-State and All-Middle Georgia ...

Was a member of the All-Academic Team ... Was selected to play in the Georgia North-South All-Star game ... Was twice named offensive lineman of the year ... Threw the discus on the school track team with a best effort of 135feet, eight-inches ... Was an honor student and was listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

PERSONAL: Full name is Nicholas Ryan Riley ... Son of Phillip and Peggy Riley ... Has one brother, Brandon (15) ... Was born on March 9, 1987 ... Was recruited by Ricky Logo ... Chose Troy over Ball State and Purdue ... Is undecided on a major.

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Will

roddy

OL s 6-2 s 257 s Fr. s RS Tampa, Florida Plant High School OUTLOOK: A walk-on to the Troy program ... Will compete with several other young players for playing time on the offensive line.

2005: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Was a three-year starter at Plant High where he played for coaches Darlee Nelson and Robert Weiner ...

Saw playing time at virtually every position along the offensive and defensive lines, plus at linebacker and on special teams ... Was an honorable mention All-County pick as a senior and was named second team All-Conference ... Was listed on the Tampa Tribune’s prep report for 2004 ... Was invited to participate in the 2004 Nike Football Training Camp in Miami ... Was selected as a team captain ... Was named Lineman of the Week ... Earned the Big Hit and Big Block Awards, the Gamebreaker Award and was named 2004 Offensive Lineman of the Year ... Recorded 81 career tackles, including five sacks ... Also lettered twice in basketball and track ... Earned the “Mr. Hustle” Award for the 2003-04 season ... Competed in the shot and had a career-best throw of 38 feet ... Was an All-American Scholar Award winner.

PERSONAL: Full name is William Michael Roddy, Jr. ...

Was born on March 17, 1987 ... Is the son of William and Laurie Roddy ... Has two brothers, Martin (16) and John Charles (13) ... Is undecided on a major.

Toris

Rutledge

WR s 6-2 s 196 s Sr. s 3L Reddick, Florida North Marion High

OUTLOOK: Had an outstanding spring and will enter the fall as one of the primary receivers in the Trojans’ new offensive attack.

2005: Saw action in 11 games as a reserve receiver ... Recorded 17 receptions for 284 yards and three touchdowns ... Also had one rush attempt for two yards and two tackles ... Caught at least one pass in the final nine games of the season ... Had two receptions for 81 yards, including a 48 yard touchdowns catch, in the game at Missouri ... Had a season-high four receptions, for 45 yards, in the game against Florida Atlantic.

2004: Suffered a broken finger in preseason that limited his opportunities ... Saw action in just four games and did not record a reception.

2003: Played in 11 games for the Trojans, starting four ... Finished fourth on the team with 12 receptions for 136 yards ... Recorded a season-high three catches for 22 yards against Florida International on Oct. 18 ... Had two catches for 26 yards at Middle Tennessee on Nov. 8 ... Also made two catches for 14 yards against UAB on Sept. 13 ...

Returned five punts for 47 yards and four kickoffs for 102 yards against Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 22 ... Returned 16 kickoffs for 333 yards during the season ... Returned a school-record-tying six kickoffs for 127 yards against Middle Tennessee ... Had three kickoff returns for 43 yards against Kansas State on Aug. 30.

2002: Played in all 12 games for the Trojans, starting one ...

Caught seven passes for 76 yards ... Saw first action of his career against eighth-ranked Nebraska, where he caught two passes for 39 yards ... Also had two catches for 13 yards against Missouri (9/28) and two catches for six yards against Mississippi State (10/12) ... Rushed for 28 yards on four carries ... Rushed two times for 21 yards and a touchdown against Southern Utah on Sept. 14 ... Also had two punt returns for 21 yards and four kickoff returns for 59 yards.

PREP: Played four seasons at North Marion High School in Citra, Fla., for head coach Craig Damon ... Recorded 27 receptions for 581 yards and seven touchdowns as a wide receiver in 2001 ... Also recorded three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns, at his defensive back position in 2001 ... Had another touchdown on a punt return ... Team posted an 8-3 record, won the Dis-

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Also ran track and played basketball, averaging 15 points, eight rebounds and three assists in his career.

PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 18, 1984, in Gainesville, Fla. ... Son of Coraitte Brown ... Has two brothers, Brandon and Xavier, and a sister, Shakirah ... Majoring in criminal justice.

CAREER STATISTICS Receiving GP/GS 2002 12/1 2003 11/4 2004 4/0 2005 11/0 Total 38/5

No. 7 12 0 17 36

Yds 66 136 0 284 486

Avg/C 9.4 11.3 0.0 16.7 13.5

Rushing 2002 2005 Total

No. Yds 4 28 1 2 5 30

TD 1 0 1

Long 23 2 23

Kick Returns 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total

No. Yds 4 59 16 333 0 0 1 0 21 392

Avg 14.8 20.8 0.0 0.0 18.6

TD Long 0 19 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 35

Punt Returns 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total

No. Yds 2 21 5 47 0 0 0 0 7 68

Avg 10.5 9.4 0.0 0.0 9.7

TD Long 0 15 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 22

CAREER HIGHS

TD 0 0 0 3 3

Long Avg/G 33 5.5 18 12.4 0 0.0 48 25.8 48 12.8

Rushes:....................................... 2, vs. Southern Utah, 9/14/02 Rushing Yards:........................ 21, vs. Southern Utah, 9/14/02 Long Rush:............................... 23, vs. Southern Utah, 9/14/02 TD Rush:.................................... 1, vs. Southern Utah, 9/14/02 Long TD Rush:........................ 23, vs. Southern Utah, 9/14/02 Receptions:.............................. 4, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/5/05 Receiving Yards:..................................81, at Missouri, 9/17/05 Long Reception:..................................48, at Missouri, 9/17/05 Punt Returns:................... 5, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 Kickoff Returns:.................... 6, at Middle Tennessee, 11/8/03 Kickoff Return Yards:.......127, at Middle Tennessee, 11/8/03 Punt Return Yards:........ 47, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 Long KR:......................... 35, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 Long PR:......................... 22, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03

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Un’tavious scott

DE s 6-4 s 195 s Fr. s HS Pa hoke e, Fl ori d a Pahokee High School OUTLOOK: One of several young players who will be looking to impress the coaches in training camp.

PREP: Played defensive end and wide receiver for coach Leroy Foster .. As a senior, had 98 tackles and 18 sacks ...

Finished career with 36 sacks ... Was a member of two State Championship teams ... Also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Un’Tavious El’Jawon Scott ... Was born on April 22, 1989 ... Is the son of Sonya Scott...Has two sisters, Chancoria and Brandi.

Cameron Sheffield

DE s 6-4 s 230 s Fr. s HS Por t a l, G e or g i a Por tal Hig h S cho ol OUTLOOK: One of several young players who will be looking to impress the coaches in training camp.

PREP: Played defensive end and tight end for Coach Pat Collins at Portal High ... Was a first team All-State pick by both the GACA and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and was a three-time first team All-Region pick ... Was named to the WTOC Super 11 team and was selected to play in the GACA North-South All-Star game ... As a senior recorded 74 tackles and 11 sacks ... Had 51 tackles, six sacks and seven forced fumbles as a junior ... Also played basketball scoring more than 1,000 career points with more than 1000 rebounds ... Averaged 13.7 points, 11 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game during his senior season ... Was twice named All-Region in basketball and was named team Defensive MVP for four straight seasons.

PERSONAL: Full name is Cameron Corley Sheffield ... Was born on February 12, 1988 ... Is the son of Inez and Frank Sheffield ... Has two brothers, Vernon (38) and Travalian (24), and two sisters, Yolanda (33) and Santrissa (26) ...

Chose Troy over Georgia Southern and Middle Tennessee ...

Is undecided on a major.

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Cory Silcox

LB s 6-0 s 205 s Fr. s HS Blountstown, Florida Blountstown Senior High OULOOK: A late signee who could give the trojans quality depth at either safety or linebacker.

PREP: Was a two-way player and a four-year starter, playing running back and defensive back ... As a freshman, started as a cornerback and then started as a free safety and tailback as a sophomore ... During his sophomore season helped team win District Title while recording 69 solo tackles, 70 assists ... Also rushed for 358 yards and caught passes for another 171 yards, scoring eight touchdowns ...

During his junior season he recorded 126 tackles and seven interceptions while forcing three fumbles ... During his senior season he earned second team All-State honors from both the Florida Sports Writers Association as well as the Orlando Sentinel after recording 171 tackles, four interceptions, nine pass breakups, two forced fumbles and 2.5 tackles for loss ... Chose Troy over Auburn, Florida State, Iowa and Vanderbilt.

Austin Silvoy

WR s 6-3 s 180 s Fr. s HS St. Augustine, Florida Ne as e Hig h S cho ol OUTLOOK: One of several young players who will be looking to earn playing time in the Trojans’ new offense.

PREP: Played for coach Craig Howard at Nease High School ... In 2005, had 63 receptions for 1,172 yards and seven touchdowns ... Also rushed 15 times for 200 yards and two scores in helping his team win the Class 4A State title with a 15-2 record ... Was named PrepStar Magazine All-Region and special teams MVP for Nease HS ... Recorded 120 tackles and two pass breakups ... Was a first team All-District pick ... Was selected to play in the Jacksonville area Shrine Bowl ... Was selected as a second team All First Coast by the Florida Times-Union ... Was a two-year letter winner in basketball and was named team’s top defensive player ... Competed in track as a senior, posting a 6’1” high jump and a time of 39.45 second in the low hurdles ...

Played baseball for nine years, helping his travel team to a

7th place finish in the Cooperstown (NY) Championships.

PERSONAL: Full name is John Austin Silvoy ... Was born on December 21, 1987 ... Is the son of John Silvoy and Debra Wasilewski ... Has one brother, Stefan (9) ... Is related to New York Yankees pitcher Kevin Brown ... Received an invitation to the 2005 Congressional Student Leadership Conference and was named to the National Dean’s List ... Was nominated to the Global Young Leaders Conference ... Chose Troy over Georgia Tech, Clemson, Middle Tennessee, TCU and Louisiana-Monroe ... Is undecided on a major.

Boo

Smith

LB s 6-0 s 231 s Sr. s 3L Raleigh, North Carolina Garner High School OUTLOOK: Hoping to bounce back after suffering a season-ending ankle injury last year ... Has worked hard to recover from surgery ... Is currently second at a defensive end spot.

2005: Saw his season come to an early end for the second straight year against Missouri when he went down with a broken ankle ... Played in the first three games of the season, recording two tackles.

2004: Was poised to have a strong season before a broken ankle against Missouri sidelined him ... Was credited with three tackles before the injury.

2003: Played in all 12 games in 2003, starting the final two after Leverne Johnson suffered a season-ending injury ...

Finished the season with 32 tackles, 17 solos ... Had a season-high five tackles against North Texas ... Recorded four tackles, one for loss and a quarterback hurry against UAB ... Had five tackles, two solo, and recovered his first career fumble against Southeastern Louisiana ... Recorded three solo tackles against Virginia ... In the Trojans’ season finale against Louisiana-Monroe, recorded four tackles, three solo, and added a quarterback hurry.

2002: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Started three seasons at Garner High School in Raleigh, N.C., for head coach Nelson Smith ... Team posted a combined 34-4 record during his career, including 12-1 records during his junior and senior seasons, advancing to the quarterfinals of the 4A state playoffs ... Team won the Tri-Six championship in 1999 and 2000 and the TAAC Six champi-

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PERSONAL: Born on May 7, 1984, in Monroe County, Ala. ... Is the son of Lillian and Eddie Smith of Beatrice, Ala. ...

Has a brother, Edrick who played college football at N.C. State ... Majoring in business management.

CAREER STATISTICS Season G/GS UT AT 2003 12/2 17 15 2004 2/0 2 1 2005 3/0 2 0 Total 17/2 21 16

Total TFL 32 2-6 3 0-0 2 0-0 37 2-6

QBH PBU 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

FF/FR 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/1

CAREER HIGHS Tackles:............................................................................5, Twice Solo:.................................................................................3, Twice Assists:............................................4, at North Texas, 10/30/03 Tackle for Loss:............................................ 1, at UAB, 9/13/03 QB Hurry:.............................................................1, Three times Fumble Recovery:...... 1, vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 9/20/03

brandon Suggs

DL s 6-3 s 273 s So. s 1L Russellville, Alabama Russellville High OUTLOOK: Moved back to the defensive side of the ball during the spring, but is a candidate to move to the offensive line ... If he stays on defense, will challenge for a starting spot at defensive tackle.

2005: Played in nine games at tight end ... Got first career start against Middle Tennessee ... Moved from the defensive line to tight end during the Fall ... Caught one pass for seven yards against Louisiana-Lafayette.

2004: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: A four-year starter at Russellville High School for head coach Perry Swindall ... Led the Golden Tigers to a 40-4 record during his tenure ... Teams advanced to two state final games and two state semifinal games ... As a senior, recorded 73 tackles, 62 solo and 19 for loss ... Also

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credited with six sacks, one fumble recovery and three blocked kicks, two field goals and one punt ... Earned AllRegion, All-Area and honorable mention All-State honors as a senior ... Served as team captain during senior season ... Also earned All-Area and All-Region honors as a junior ... As a junior in 2002, had 58 tackles, 41 solo, and eight for loss ... Tallied four sacks and three fumble recoveries in 2002 ... Returned a fumble 30 yards for a touchdown as a junior ... As a sophomore, recorded 25 tackles, 16 solo, and one for loss ... Also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Born on Oct. 31, 1985 ... Is the son of Ducharme and Latisa Suggs ... Is a computer science major.

junior

tagovailoa

DE s 6-2 s 259 s Jr. s 1L Ewa Beach, Hawaii James Campbell HS / Coffeyville CC

OUTLOOK: Is currently second on the depth chart at the defensive end position ... Will be expected to step up his level of contribution during his second season.

2005: Played in eight games as a reserve defensive tackle ...

Recorded a total of four tackles and one quarterback hurry.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Recorded 69 tackles, including seven sacks, and an incredible 36 tackles for loss as a redshirt freshman ... Also recovered four fumbles and forced eight ... Helped coach Jeff Leiker’s team to a 10-2 record.

PREP: Was a three-year letter winner for coach Darren Hernandez ... Was a two-time second team All-State pick and was named first team All-State after his junior season ... Primarily played quarterback in high school, but also played offensive and defensive line, receiver, tight end and defensive line ... As a quarterback, posted impressive career numbers, completing 306-of-495 pass attempts (61.8%) for 4,139 yards and only nine interceptions to go with 37 touchdowns ... Also rushed for 436 yards in his career and had 210 receiving yards ... Was an honor student.

PERSONAL: Full name is Feauai Moesolo Tagovailoa, Jr. ...

His parents, Feauai, Sr. “Tepa” and Sina, are both deceased ... Has a brother, Fanolua (21), who is a quarterback and receiver at the University of Utah ... Has three other siblings - brother Tuaiselelei (15) and sisters Ielusalemafou (17) and Le’Aniva (13) ... Is married to Ella ... Was born on December 25, 1980 ... Enjoys playing the ukulele and singing in his spare time ... Is a Human Services major.

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Gerald Tate

WR s 5-9 s 175 s So. s JC Ven i c e, F l or i d a Venice High / Dodge City CC OUTLOOK: One of several junior college receivers who will be expected to compete for playing time immediately ...

Has three seasons of eligibility remaining.

PRIOR TO TROY: Played for coach Marcus Garstecki at Dodge City Community College ... In 2005 he had 69 receptions for 1,250 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Was named first team All-Jayhawk Conference and second team All-Region ... Was redshirted in 2004.

PREP: Played for coach Nick Coleman at Venice High where he led the team to a state title and a perfect 15-0 record in 2000 ... Played quarterback in high school and was a first team All-Area pick as a junior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Gerald Dominick Tate ... Was born on August 14, 1985 ... Is the son of Loretta Tate ... Has two brothers, Joshua (18) and Aaron (11), and two sisters, Sarah (15) and Kayla (11) ... Tate was recruited by Tony Franklin to play wide receiver ... Chose Troy over Akron and Tulsa.

Martin T eal

LB s 6-4 s 211 s Sr. s 3L St. Petersburg, Florida Northeast High OUTLOOK: Will make a move from receiver to linebacker for his senior season.

2005: Saw action in nine games as a reserve receiver ... Had six catches for the year for 75 yards ... Had two receptions in a game twice ... Had 32 yards against Louisiana-Monroe and 31 yards against Middle Tennessee.

2004: Recorded his first two receptions of the season, for 18 yards, in the game at South Carolina ... Had one reception for eight yards at Louisiana-Lafayette ... Had one reception for 24 yards against Middle Tennessee ... Had two starts on the season, against Arkansas State and Florida Atlantic, and saw action in 11 games ... Had four receptions for 50 yards on the season.

2003: Played in all 12 games, recording six catches for 101 yards ... Recorded two receptions for 41 yards against Florida International on ...

Also had two catches for 25 yards in the season finale against Louisiana-Monroe ...

Had one reception for 27 yards against North Texas ... Recorded his first career blocked kick against Southeastern Louisiana.

2002: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played four seasons at Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, Fla., for head coach Jerry Austin ... Team won the Class 4A, District 7 title as a sophomore in 1999 ... Team won the city championship in 1999 and 2001 ...

Team posted a 35-11 record during Teal’s career, including a 10-2 mark in 2001, when the squad advanced to the second round of the 4A playoffs ... Played wide receiver for the Vikings, recording 12 catches for 301 yards and three touchdowns as a senior in 2001 ... Named to the first-team All-Pinellas County squad by the St. Petersburg Times as a senior ... As a junior at defensive end, recorded 40 tackles and six sacks ... Also had 28 catches and seven touchdowns as a wide receiver as a junior ... As a senior, recorded 45 tackles, nine sacks ... Also had 32 receptions with 10 touchdowns ... Also played basketball, earning team MVP honors as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 5, 1984, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ...

Is the son of Sharon Butler ... Has a brother, A.J., and two sisters, Joya and Milya ... Is a Criminal Justice major.

CAREER HIGHS Receptions:............................................................ 2, Five Times Receiving Yards:........ 41, vs. Florida International, 10/18/03 Long Reception:........ 33, vs. Florida International, 10/18/03 Blocked FG:......................1, vs. Southeast Louisiana, 9/20/03 CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS Rec Yds 2003 12/0 6 101 2004 11/2 4 50 2005 9/0 6 75 Total 32/2 16 226

Avg 16.8 12.5 12.5 14.1

TD 0 0 0 0

Lg 33 19 20 33

Avg/G 8.4 5.0 8.7 7.0

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Mykeal Terry

WR s 5-10 s 175 s So. s JC Fullerton, California Fullerton High / Santa Ana College

OUTLOOK: One of several young receivers who will be looking to earn playing time this fall ... Has three years of eligibility remaining PRIOR TO TROY: Had 14 receptions for 238 yards and two touchdowns for coach Geoff Jones at Santa Ana College as a redshirt freshman ... Also had nine kickoff returns for 187 yards.

PREP: Played for coach Julian Smilowitz at Fullerton High where he recorded 23 receptions for 492 yards and five touchdowns as a senior ... Also had three kickoff returns for 58 yards ... Was a first team All-League pick in the Freeway League ... Also played baseball and soccer ... Intercepted seven passes on defense ... Named to Fullerton’s honor roll ... Posted a .375 batting average during his senior season with two homers and 14 RBI to go with nine stolen bases ...

Was named second team All-League.

PERSONAL: Was born on December 30, 1985 ... Is the son of Brenda Stinson ... Has one brother, Terry.

Trinidy

thomas

LB s 6-1 s 201 s So. s SQ Panama City, Florida Arnold High School OUTLOOK: Returns as a valuable scout team player ...

Will have a chance to earn playing time.

2005: Saw action in three games, recording one tackle.

2004: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played for coach James Hale at Arnold High School in Panama City, Fla. ... As a senior, recorded 140 tackles, 12 sacks, two fumble recoveries and a blocked punt in leading the Marlins to a 10-1 record and their first state playoff appearance ... Named Bay County Defensive Player of the Year by The Panama City News Herald as a senior ... Voted to the All-County first team by the coaches in Bay County, as well as the coaches’ All-District team ... Also named defensive player of the year by Tyndall Federal Credit Union

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... Named to the Northwest Florida Dream Team ... Awarded he team’s outstanding linebacker award ... Part of a Marlin defense that shut out six of its 11 opponents ... Won player of the week honors three times, once by Panama City ESPN Radio 1290 and twice by the team’s coaches ... Received the coaches’ weightlifting award as a senior ... Also a member of the Arnold track and field and basketball teams.

PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 12, 1986 ... Is the son of Zonetta Thomas and Lonnie F. Crittenden ... Is a management major.

Shawn Todd

DE s 6-3 s 252 s Jr. s 1L Crestview, Florida Crestview High OUTLOOK: Veteran defensive lineman who returns as a strong candidate to be the starter at defensive end.

2005: Played in all 11 games, earning a start in the season finale against Middle Tennessee ... Tallied 15 tackles, nine solo and six assists ... Had two tackles for loss, both in the game at Missouri ... Was credited with four quarterback hurries ... Recovered a fumble against Louisiana-Lafayette.

2004: Squad player who saw action in one game.

2003: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played four seasons under head coaches Gene Eleson and Matt Brunson at Crestview (Fla.) High School …

Played on both offensive and defensive lines … Team went 13-1, capturing District and Regional Championships during senior campaign … Earned first-team All-State, AllDistrict, All-Area, and All-Region as a senior … Also participated in basketball, track and weightlifting … Was All-District honoree in track as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born June 15, 1984, in Okinawa, Japan … son of Howard and Michelle Todd … Has an older brother, Gregory … Is a management major.

2006 Player Profiles

Randy Underwood

DE s 6-7 s 210 s Fr. s HS Jasp er, Al ab ama Walker High S cho ol

OUTLOOK: One of several young players who will be looking to impress the coaching staff during training camp.

PREP: Played for coach Bubba Davis at Walker High ...

Played safety, receiver and tight end in high school ... Was a two-time first team All-Area pick ... Had 1,295 career receiving yards and also had 10 kickoff returns for 380 yards and a touchdown ... On defense, recoded 162 career tackles with four interceptions ... Also lettered in basketball where he was an All-Region pick.

PERSONAL: Full name is Randy Lindell Underwood ... Was born on March 7, 1988 in Las Vegas ... Is the son of Frankye Underwood ... Has one brother, Harold (45), and two sisters, Angela (45) and Marie (20) ... Is undecided on a major.

xavier walker

RB s 5-9 s 185 s Fr. s HS Bridgewater, New Jersey / Raritan Regional HS OUTLOOK: Sat out the 2005 season as a”Gray” shirt and is expected to compete for playing time in the backfield and on special teams.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rushed for 1,247 yards and 16 touchdowns during his senior season for coach Tony Maglione ... Also recorded 58 tackles ... Was a first team All-Area and All-County selection ... Was selected to play in the New Jersey North-South All-Star game ... Was also an outstanding receiver and kick returner.

PERSONAL: Full name is James Xavier Walker ... Is the son of Donna and James Walker ... Has two sister, Jaimye (22) and La’Kay (25) ... Was born on June 3, 1987 ... Is undecided on a major.

darryl watts

DB s 5-10 s 193 s So. s 1L Selma, Alabama Southside Selma High OUTLOOK: Will attempt to bounce back from a broken arm that cur short his freshman season.

2005: Saw action in six games before breaking his arm in the game at Louisiana-Monroe ... Was credited with seven tackles for the year, including three in the game at Missouri.

2004: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Was a four-year letter winner for coach Christopher Raymond at Southside ... Was a first team All-Area and All-Region selection as a senior ... Saw action at defensive back, quarterback and receiver during his prep career ...

As a senior he had 140 carries from his quarterback spot for 1,008 yards and 13 touchdowns ... Completed 17-of-32 passes for 272 yards and a score ... Also had 21 receptions for 350 yards and two touchdowns ... Recorded 18 kickoff returns fo 630 yards and had 28 punt returns fo 336 yards ...

On defense he recorded 53 tackles and had six interceptions ... Also lettered in basketball and baseball ... Averaged 10.6 points and 6.5 assists per game as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Darryl J. Watts ... Was born on November 18, 1984 ... Is the son of William and Diane Laister ... Has three brothers - Eric (26), Terence (23) and Michael (19) - and one sister, Tiffany (18) ... Is a sport & fitness management major.

greg

whibbs

PK s 5-10 s 167 s Jr. s 2L Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Catholic High OUTLOOK: Returns as the Trojans place kicker ... Will compete for the kickoff duties and will also serve as a backup punter.

2005: Connected on 11-of-20 field goal attempts in 10 games ... Long kick was a 48-yard effort against Florida International, one of three field goals in that game which

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2006 Player Profiles helped him earn Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week ... Was a perfect 19-of-19 on extra-point attempts ... Led the Trojans in scoring with 52 points, more than double the next closest Troy player ... His 52 points accounted for 29.7 percent of the team’s total scoring ... Had three field goal attempts blocked.

2004: Connected on 12-of-14 field goal attempts and 32-of35 PAT kicks for the season ... Made first career field goal attempts, from 43 yards, against Marshall to regain the lead in the game for Troy ... His 43-yard FG against Missouri late in the first half gave Troy the lead for good in that game ...

Had 29-yard FG attempt blocked at New Mexico State ...

Made all seven of his PAT kicks against Utah State ... Connected on two field goals against LSU, both of which gave Troy the lead, including one with 3:59 to play in the game ... Connected on a pair of field goals and was 5-of-6 on PAT kicks against Idaho ... Missed a 51-yard attempt against Florida Atlantic, but came back to connect from 22 yards ...

Connected on two field goal attempts against UL-Lafayette, one from 40 yards and the other from 24 yards ... Connected on his only field goal attempt, from 22 yards, against Middle Tennessee.

2003: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played three seasons at Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic High School for head coach Michael Smith ... Started all three seasons, connecting on 21-of-36 career field goal attempts, including a long of 53 yards, which is the longest in school history ... Was 54-of-62 on extra-point attempts in his career ... Hit 11-of-17 field goal attempts as a senior, including six kicks of 40 yards or longer ... 85 percent of his kickoffs were downed for touchbacks in 2002 ... Also hit 20 of 23 extrapoint attempts as a senior ... Posted a 39.8 yard-per-kick punting average in 2002, with a long of 60 yards ... Earned first-team All-State honors in 2002 … Earned All-Northwest Florida honors by the Pensacola News-Journal as a senior ...

Also named to the 2002 All-Prep Football squad by WEARTV in Pensacola ... Kicked the game-winning field goal against Chipley to lift Catholic to a 17-14 win and secure the school’s first district championship in 12 years ... Also earned All-Area honors as a junior, connecting on 6-of-13 field goals, with a long of 48 yards, including four kicks from 40 yards or longer ... Averaged 35.6 yards per punt as a junior on 40 attempts ... Connected on 4-of-6 field goal attempts as a sophomore and had a punting average of 35.4 yards on 37 kicks ... Team posted a 5-5 mark in 2000, was 2-8 in 2001 and 9-2 in 2002, winning the Class 2A, District 1 championship ... Also played baseball, starting in center field, helping the team to a state semifinal appearance in 2002 ... Batted .300 as a junior, earning honorable mention All-Northwest Florida ... Played soccer in high school also, earning second-team

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All-Northwest Florida his freshman and sophomore seasons.

PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 2, 1984, in Pensacola, Fla. ...

Is the son of Margaret and Greg Whibbs, Sr., of Pensacola, Fla. ... Has a younger brother, Robert, and a younger sister, Erin ... Father played college soccer at Spring Hill College ... Is a Criminal Justice major.

CAREER HIGHS

FG Att.:............................................. 4, at North Texas, 10/4/05 FG Made:...................... 3, vs. Florida International, 10/20/05 Long FG:..................... 48, vs. Florida International, 10/20/05 PAT Attempts:...................................7, vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 PAT Made:.........................................7, vs. Utah State, 10/2/04

CAREER STATISTICS Year G FG-A 2004 12 12-14 2005 10 11-20 Total 22 23-34

Pct. <19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Blk PAT-A 85.7 1-1 5-6 3-3 3-3 0-1 43 1 32-35 55.0 0-0 4-5 6-9 1-5 0-1 48 3 19-19 67.6 1-1 9-11 9-12 4-8 0-2 48 4 51-54

Cornelius Williams

WR s 6-1 s 180 s Fr. s HS Ho over, Alab ama Hoover High S chool

OUTLOOK: One of several young players who will be looking to impress the coaching staff during training camp.

PREP: Played for coach Rush Propst at Hoover High ...

Was a first-team All-State pick and was ranked 16th in the Birmingham News’ Super Seniors ... Was selected to play in the AHSAA Junior All-Star game, the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game and was named the Red Zone Player of the Year ... Was a two-time first team All-District and All-Area pick ... Helped lead Hoover High to state titles in four straight seasons with an overall record of 51-2 ... During his senior season had a school record 77 receptions for 1,300 yards and 18 touchdowns in the same offensive system the Trojans will employ this fall ... Had 55 catches for 955 yards and 11 scores as a junior ... As a sophomore had 49 catches for 565 yards and nine touchdowns ... Also lettered in basketball for three seasons.

PERSONAL: Full name is Cornelius Terrell Williams ...

Was born on September 6, 1987 ... Is the son of Jeff and Wanda Singer ... Has one sister, Jordan Singer (1) ... Is undecided on a major.

2006 Player Profiles

jim bob williams

OL s 6-1 s 269 s Fr. s HS Jacksonville, Florida / Trinity Christian Academy OUTLOOK: Enrolled in January after sitting out the 2005 season as a “Gray” shirt ... Will likely redshirt this fall.

PREP: Was a three-year letter winner for coach Verlon Dorminey ... Played both offensive and defensive line for teams that compiled a three-year record of 33-6 and won consecutive state titles ... Was named first team All-State, All-District and All-Region as a senior ... Was listed on the Jacksonville Super 24 list and was a member of the AllAcademic team ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and was listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

PERSONAL: Full name is James Robert Williams ... Was born on November 26, 1986 ... Is the son of John and Pamela Williams ... Has one brother, John (24), and two sisters, Jaime (22) and Jenna (13) ... Is a business major.

tavares

williams

DB s 6-0 s 192 s Fr. s 1L Gainesville, Florida Eastside High School OUTLOOK: Will return as an important backup in the secondary and on special teams.

2005: Saw action in all 11 games as a reserve defensive back and special teams performer ... Was credited with 11 tackles for the season ... Had three tackles in games against Cal Poly and Florida Atlantic.

2004: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played for head coach Kent Johnson at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Fla. ... EHS was in Class 3A during Williams’ junior season and 4A during his senior campaign ... Was a four-year starter on offense and started some games all four years on defense ... Earned first-team All-Area honors as a junior and senior ... Earned third-team All-State honors both seasons as well ... Tallied 25 receptions for 392 yards and 15 rushes for 235 yards as a junior on offense ... On defense, finished with 60 tackles, four interceptions and nine

passes broken up as a junior ... Also returned two punts and three kickoffs for scores as a junior ... Tallied 80 tackles, two interceptions and more than 700 all-purpose yards as a senior ... Team posted 5-5, 6-4, 2-8 and 2-8 records, respectively, during his career ... Also played basketball, earning All-Area honors as a junior after averaging 12 points and three steals per game ... Also participated in track & field, posting personal bests of 26 feet in the long jump and 45 feet in the triple jump ... Was also a member of the school’s 4x100-meter relay team that qualified for the state finals.

PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 2, 1985 ... Is the son of Kabbie Wilson ... Is a business major.

bear

woods

LB s 6-0 s 231 s So. s 1L MacClenny, Florida Baker County High OUTLOOK: A former walk-on quarterback who was a surprise contributor as a linebacker and special teams player.

2005: Saw action in six games and was credited with five tackles for the year ... Had two quarterback hurries in game against Florida Atlantic.

PREP: Was a three-year letter winner for coach Carl West at Baker County HS ... Played a variety of positions in addition to quarterback during his prep career, including safety, linebacker, corner and kick returner ... Helped team to a 23-9 record over three years ... As a senior, rushed for 430 yards while throwing for 800 yards and 11 touchdowns ... Recorded 108 tackles as a senior including six sacks and nine tackles for loss from his safety spot ... Also recorded six interceptions ... As a junior he rushed for 215 yards on just 21 attempts, completed 18-of27 passes for 375 yards and five touchdowns while recording 102 tackles on defense ... Was named team MVP, Best Offensive Player, Most Versatile Player, Best Defensive Back and was a five-time player of the week award winner ... Was an honorable mention All-State pick as a senior ... Was also a four-year letter winner in basketball where he helped his team to back-to-back district titles ... Was an honor student.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jonathan Mark Woods but goes by the nickname “Bear” ... Was born on January 22, 1987 ...

Is the son of Mark and Kelly Woods ... Has two brothers Mark (31) and Josh (22) - and one sister, Vikki Charbeneau (32) ... Is undecided on a major.

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Jason

Wright

P s 6-1 s 220 s Sr. s 2L Dothan, Alabama Dothan High School OUTLOOK: Came out of the spring as the leading candidate to replace Thomas Olmsted as the Trojans’ punter ...

Will also continue in his role as the holder for PATs and field goals.

2005: Saw action in 10 games as the Trojans holder for field goals and PAT kicks.

2004: Saw action in all 12 games as the Trojans’ holder for field goals and PAT kicks.

2003: Traveled to all 11 games as a back-up punter.

2002: Redshirted, did not play.

PREP: Played three seasons at Dothan High School in Dothan, Ala., for head coach Jimmy Addison ... Played wide receiver and punter all three seasons ... Finished with 54 receptions for 578 yards 10 touchdowns for his career ...

Had 27 receptions for 339 yards and five touchdowns as a senior...Average 40.4 yards a punt as a senior...Career average was 40.2 yards per punt.

PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 12, 1983 in Dothan, Ala. ... Is the son of Allen and Julie Wright ... Has a sister, Christie ... Spent the summer as an intern in the Troy Media Relations Office and was a major contributor to the production on this Media Guide ... Will graduate in the fall with a degree in journalism.

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zach

yenser

OL s 6-1 s 288 s Sr. s 3L Marietta, Georgia Harrison High / ETSU OUTLOOK: Returns as the Trojans starting center and long snapper.

2005: Started all 11 games at center for the Trojans and also handled all long snapping duties ... Played a total of 419 snaps on the season and graded out at 73.7 percent ... Was credited with 11 knockdown blocks.

2004: Played in all 12 games as a backup center and long snapper ... Was credited with three knockdown blocks.

2003: Saw action in all 12 games in the 2003 season, mostly on special teams ... Was the team’s long snapper ... recorded an assisted tackle against Virginia.

PRIOR TO TROY: Was redshirted in 2002 at East Tenn St. PREP: Played four seasons at Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Ga., under head coach Bruce Cobliegh ... Threeyear starter on the offensive line ... Team compiled a 44-11 record during four seasons, winning the regional championship each year and earning state runner-up in 2001 ...

Elected All-Region as both a junior and senior ... Received All-State honors as a senior ... Was listed as a preseason Top Player to Watch in Cobb County as a senior ... Selected to participate in Georgia Coaches’ North/South game in the spring of 2002 ... Also played baseball as a sophomore and basketball as a junior and senior.

PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 19, 1984, in Fort Mitchell, Ky. ...

Is the son of Steve and Becky Yenser ... Has younger brother, Brett who plays football at West Georgia, and younger sister, Susan who plays basketball at Clemson ... Father played baseball with Montreal Expos ... Is a Broadcast Journalism major.

Other 2006 Squad Members

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Exp. Hometown/Last School 31 Ryan Aycock WR 5-11 175 Fr./HS Phenix City, AL/Central 47 Jarrod Coaxum RB 5-9 208 Fr./RS Mobile, AL/Murphy 48 Tim Johnson WR 6-1 187 So./SQ Phenix City, AL/Central 13 Chris Kuglar WR 5-9 175 Fr./HS Daphne, AL/Daphne 83 Zack Marcum WR 5-10 160 Fr./HS London, KY/S. Laurel 82 Andrew Taylor WR 6-2 190 Fr./HS Strawberry Plains, TN/Carter 41 Derrick Thomas TE 6-3 230 Fr./RS Elba, AL/Elba 84 Fred Turner WR 5-8 189 So./1L Montgomery, AL/Carver 48 Adrian Vera P 6-2 201 Jr./JC Conroe, TX/Snow College

2006 Opponent Information

GAME Alabama State

Name:....... Alabama State University Location:............. Montgomery, Ala. Founded:............................. 1867 Enrollment:......................... 6,024 President:................ Dr. Joe A. Lee Athletic Director:..... Patrick Car ter Conference:... Southwestern Athletic Nickname:........................ Hornets Colors:................. Old Gold & Black Stadium:.. ... Crampton Bowl (21,800) Playing Sur face:.. .......... Sprint Tur f

SEPTEMBER 2, 2006 T R O Y, A L A B A M A M O V I E G A L L E R Y S TA D I U M

Coaching Staff Head Coach:

Charles Coe III

(Kansas State, 1971) Record at ASU:

24-12 (Three Seasons) Overall Record: ����Same Best Time to Reach Coe:............... Mornings Football Office Phone:.......... 334-229-4444 Assistant Coaches: Tony Pierce...Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coord.

Jim Marshall....................... Offensive Line Reggie Barlow......................Quarterbacks Lee Brown.......................... Running Backs Antonio Bradford.................... Tight Ends Derrick Jackson.......................... Receivers Brian Williams...................Defensive Line George Copeland....................Linebackers Grady Brown................... Defensive Backs

Media Relations Director: Kevin Datcher Office:..... 334-229-4511 Cell:......... 334-850-0808 SID Fax:.. 334-262-2971 Press Box:............... TBA Web Address:...www.bamastatesports.com Overnight:

915 South Jackson St.

Montgomery, AL

36106

Hornets Outlook 2006 Schedule

2005 Record:..............................................6-5 Bowl Appearance:................................None Final AP Ranking:................................None Basic Offense:...................................Multiple Basic Defense:...........................................4-3 Returning Starters:..................................... 9

Offense (3): Ivora Hall, Antonio Hill, Nathan McCall

Defense (5): Chris Dupuy, John Hogan, Jimmy Toussaint, Brandon Averett, Desmond Foster

Specialist (1): Anthony Johnson Returning Lettermen: 61

Offense 34, Defense 26, Specialty 1

Series Information

Troy leads 4-1 At Troy: Troy leads 5-0 At Montgomery: Troy leads 7-2 At Neutral Site: 0-0 Last Meeting: Troy won 62-19 in Troy on Sept. 16, 2000

Top Returnees

Passing Att Comp Int Yds TD No returning player with passing stats Rushing No. Yds. Avg. TD Marlin Lynch 10 35 3.5 1 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Lorenzo Hoffman 23 352 15.3 5 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Chris Dupuy 45 39 84 11.0 John Hogan 33 38 71 10.5

Date Opponent Sept. 2.............................at Troy University Sept. 9.....................................Texas Southern Sept. 16...........................Arkansas-Pine Bluff Sept. 23.................................... at Alcorn State Sept. 30...................... at Southern University Oct. 7.............vs. Jackson State (Mobile, AL) Oct. 14..........................at Prairie View A&M Oct. 28.... vs. Alabama A&M (Birmingham) Nov. 4............................... at Grambling State Nov. 11..................... Mississippi Valley State Nov. 23..............................................Tuskegee

2005 Results Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 24

Opponent Result South Carolina State L, 27-14 at Texas Southern W, 27-15 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 41-10 Alcorn State W, 38-3 Southern W, 45-35 at Jackson State W, 34-13 vs. Alabama A&M L, 31-28 Grambling State L, 32-27 at Miss. Valley State L, 38-33 Tuskegee L, 28-27 (OT)

Defensive Back Desmond Foster

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2006 Opponent Information

GAME Florida State

Name:......... Florida State University Location:.............. Tallahassee, Fla. Founded:............................. 1851 Enrollment:....................... 38,886 President:............ Dr. T.K. Wetherell Athletic Director:...... Dave Har t, Jr. Conference:............. Atlantic Coast Symbol:.........................Seminoles Colors:.................... Garnet & Gold Stadium:.. ... Doak Campbell (82,300) Playing Sur face:.. ...... Natural Grass

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006 TA L L A H A S S E E , F LO R I D A D O A K C A M P B E L L S TA D I U M

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Bobby Bowden (Howard, 1953) Record at FSU: 286-75-4 (30 Seasons) Overall Record: 359-107-4 (40 Seasons) Best Time to Reach Bowden: ���Contact SID Football Office Phone:.......... 850-644-1465 Assistant Coaches: Mickey Andrews Associate Head Coach/ ..........Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Kevin Steele............ Ex. Head Coach/LBs Billy Sexton......... Asst. Head Coach/RBs Jeff Bowden...........Off. Coord./Receivers Jody Allen.........................Defensive Ends Daryl Dickey.......................Quarterbacks Odell Haggins............. Defensive Tackles John Lilly............. Tight Ends/Recruiting Mark McHale.................... Offensive Line Jon Jost.............Strength & Conditioning

Media Relations Director:.. Rob Wilson (rlwilson@mailer.fsu.edu) Office:.... 850-644-1403 Assistant: Jeff Purinton (jpurinto@mailer.fsu.edu) Fax:........ 850-644-3820 Press Box:............................... 850-644-4057 Web Address:.............www.seminoles.com Overnight: FSU Athletics

University Center D

Room 103

Tallahassee, FL 32306

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Seminoles Outlook 2006 Schedule

2005 Record:..............................................8-5 ACC Record:.............................................5-3 Bowl Appearance:.......FedEx Orange Bowl

.......... Lost to Penn State 26-23 in 3OT Final AP Ranking:................................. 23rd Basic Offense:.....................................Pro Set Basic Defense:...........................Multiple 4-3 Returning Starters:..................................... 9

Offense (5): LG Jacky Claude, RG Cory Niblock, RT David Overmyer, QB Drew Weatherford, WR Chris Davis

Defense (4): DT Andre Fluellen, RE Darrell Burston, MLB Buster Davis, CB Tony Carter Returning Lettermen:............................... 46

Offense 20, Defense 23, Specialty 3

Series Information

Florida State leads 4-1

At Troy: Florida State leads 2-0

At Tallahassee: Florida State leads 2-1

At Neutral Site: 0-0 Last Meeting: Florida State won 40-0 in Tallahassee on Sept. 29, 1951

Top Returnees

Passing Att Comp Int Yds TD Drew Weatherford 469 276 18 3208 18 Rushing No. Yds. Avg. TD Lorenzo Booker 119 552 4.9 4 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Chris Davis 51 666 13.1 5 Defense Solo Ast. Total Sack TFL Buster Davis 38 53 91 2 10.5 Tony Carter 28 13 41 1 4.0

Tailback Lorenzo Booker

Date

Opponent

Sept. 4..................................... at Miami (Fla.) Sept. 9.................................Troy University Sept. 16..............................................Clemson Sept. 26......................................................Rice Oct. 5........................ at North Carolina State Oct. 14.................................................at Duke Oct. 21.................................... Boston College Oct. 28......................................... at Maryland Nov. 4................................................. Virginia Nov. 11........................................ Wake Forest Nov. 18............................. Western Michigan Nov. 25.................................................Florida

2005 Results Date

Sept. 5 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Jan. 3

Opponent

Result

Miami (Fla.) W, 10-7 The Citadel W, 62-10 at Boston College W, 28-17 Syracuse W, 38-14 Wake Forest W, 41-24 at Virginia L, 26-21 at Duke W, 55-24 Maryland W, 35-27 N.C. State L, 20-15 at Clemson L, 35-24 at Florida L, 34-7 vs. Virginia Tech W, 27-22 vs. Penn State L, 26-23 (3OT)

2006 Opponent Information

GAME Georgia Tech

N a m e : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G e o rg i a Te c h L o c a t i o n : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A t l a n t a , G a .

Founded:. ......................... 1885 E n ro l l m e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 , 0 0 0 P re s i d e n t : .. . . . D r. G . Wa y n e C l o u g h A t h l e t i c D i re c t o r : D a n R a d a k o v i c h C o n f e re n c e : .. . . . . . . . . A t l a n t i c C o a s t N i c k n a m e : . . . . . . . . . . . . Ye l l o w J a c k e t s C o l o r s : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . O l d G o l d & W h i t e S t a d i u m : .. . . . . B o b b y D o d d ( 6 5 , 0 0 0 ) P l a y i n g S u r f a c e : .. . . . N a t u r a l G r a s s

SEPTEMBER 16, 2006 AT L A N TA , G E O R G I A B O B BY D O D D S TA D I U M

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Chan Gailey (Florida, 1974) Record at Tech: 28-22 (Five Seasons) Overall Record: 52-33 (Eight Seasons) Best Time to Reach Gailey:.....Contact SID Football Office Phone:....... 404-894-5420 Assistant Coaches: Joe Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Alessandris........... Offensive Line Buddy Geis......Asst. Head Coach/WRs Jeep Hunter...........................Tight Ends Brian Jean-Mary.................Linebackers Charles Kelly................... Special Teams Curtis Modkins............. Running Backs Patrick Nix......... Off. Coordinator/QBs Giff Smith...Defensive Line/Recruiting Jon Tenuta................Asso. Head Coach ..................Defensive Coordinator/DBs

Media Relations

Director:

Allison George (ageorge@at.gtaa.gatech.edu) Office:....404-894-6283 Cell:.......678-595-7728 Assistant: Mike Stamus (mstamus@at.gtaa.gatech.edu) Fax:........404-894-1248 Press Box: 404-894-1204 Web Address:..... www.ramblinwreck.com Overnight Address:

150 Bobby Dodd Way

N.W. Atlanta, GA 30332-0455

Jackets Outlook

2005 Record:..............................................7-5 ACC Record:.............................................5-3 Bowl Appearance:.................Emerald Bowl

.................................Lost to Utah, 38-10 Final AP Ranking:................................None Basic Offense:...................................Multiple Basic Defense:..................................Multiple Returning Starters:................................... 15 Offense (8): QB Reggie Ball, WR Calvin Johnson, FB Mike Cox, OL Andrew Gardner, OL Matt Rhodes, OL Nathan McManus, OL Kevin Tuminello, TE George Cooper Defense (5): DT Joe Anoai, DE Adamm Oliver, LB KaMichael Hall, LB Philip Wheeler, CB Kenny Scott Specialists (1): PK Travis Bell Returning Lettermen: 47

Offense 23, Defense 21, Specialty 3

Top Returnees

Passing Att Comp Int Yds. TD Reggie Ball 379 182 12 2165 11 Rushing No. Yds. Avg. TD Tashard Choice 117 513 4.4 6 Reggie Ball 104 381 3.7 4 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Calvin Johnson 54 888 16.4 6 James Johnson 14 185 13.2 2 Defense Solo Ast. Total Sack TFL KaMichael Hall 38 26 64 4 14 Philip Wheeler 36 28 64 4 11.5

2006 Schedule

Date Opponent Sept. 2.........................................Notre Dame Sept. 9................................................Samford Sept. 16..............................Troy University Sept. 21.............................................. Virginia Sept. 30.................................at Virginia Tech Oct. 7.............................................. Maryland Oct. 21..........................................at Clemson Oct. 28........................................Miami (Fla.) Nov. 4.........................................at N.C. State Nov. 11..............................at North Carolina Nov. 18................................................... Duke Nov. 25.......................................... at Georgia

2005 Results Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 6 Oct. 15 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 29

Opponent at Auburn North Carolina Connecticut at Virginia Tech N.C. State at Duke Clemson Wake Forest at Virginia at Miami (Fla.) Georgia vs. Utah

Result W, 23-14 W, 27-21 W, 28-13 L, 51-7 L, 17-14 W, 35-10 W, 10-9 W, 30-17 L, 27-17 W, 14-10 L, 14-7 L, 38-10

Receiver Calvin Johnson

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2006 Opponent Information

GAME NEBRASKA

Name:. ...... University of Nebraska L o c a t i o n : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . L i n c o l n , N e b .

Founded:. ......................... 1869 E n ro l l m e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 , 0 0 0 Chancellor: Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. A t h l e t i c D i re c t o r : S t e v e P e d e r s o n C o n f e re n c e : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B i g 1 2 Nickname:. ............. Cornhuskers C o l o r s : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . S c a r l e t & C re a m S t a d i u m : .. . . . . . . M e m o r i a l ( 8 0 , 0 0 0 + ) P l a y i n g S u r f a c e : .. . . . . . . . . F i e l d Tu r f

SEPTEMBER 23, 2006 LINCOLN, NEBR ASK A M E M O R I A L S TA D I U M

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Bill Callahan (Ill. Benedictine, 1978) Record at Nebraska: 13-10 (Two Seasons) Overall Record: Same Best Time to Reach Callahan: Contact SID

Football Office Phone:....... 402-472-3116 Assistant Coaches: Kevin Cosgrove Def. Coordinator/LBs Jay Norvell......... Off. Coordinator/QBs John Blake......................Defensive Line Bill Busch...........Safeties/Special Teams Phil Elmassian.................. Cornerbacks Ted Gilmore............................ Receivers Randy Jordan................ Running Backs Dennis Wagner.............. Offensive Line Shawn Watson..Tight Ends/Recruiting

Media Relations

Director: Keith Mann (kmann@huskers.com) Office:....402-472-2263 Cell:.......402-540-0274 Assistant: Jerry Trickie (jtrickie@huskers.com) Fax:........402-472-2005 Press Box:.....................

402-472-2279 Web Address:................ www.huskers.com Overnight Address:

One Memorial Stadium

PO Box 880123

Lincoln, NE 68588-0123

huskers Outlook 2006 Schedule

2005 Record:..............................................8-4 Big 12 Record:...........................................4-4 Bowl Appearance:..MasterCard Alamo Bowl

....................... defeated Michigan 32-28 Final AP Ranking:..................................... 24 Basic Offense:...................................Multiple Basic Defense:...........................................4-3 Returning Starters:................................... 15 Offense (7): QB Zac Trylor, FB Dane Todd, OG Greg Austin, C Kurt Mann, TE J.B. Phillips, WR Tennence Nunn, WR Nate Swift Defense (7): DE Jay Moore, DE Adam Carriker, LB Stewart Bradely, LB Corey McKeon, LB Bo Rudd, CB Zachary Bowman, CB Cortney Grixby Specialists (1): PK Jordan Congdon Returning Lettermen: 54

Offense 28, Defense 23, Specialty 2

Series Information

Nebraska leads 3-0

At Lincoln: Nebraska leads 3-0 Last Meeting: Nebraska won 30-0 on Oct. 4, 2002

Top Returnees

Passing Att Comp INT Yds. TD Zac Taylor 430 237 12 2653 19 Rushing No. Yds. Avg. TD Cody Glenn 45 131 2.9 4 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Nate Swift 45 641 14.2 7 Defense Solo Ast. Total Sack TFL Corey McKeon 61 37 98 7 22 Bo Ruud 41 39 80 2.5 14

Quarterback Zac Taylor

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Date Opponent Sept. 2..............................Louisiana Tech Sept. 9................................ Nicholls State Sept. 16...........................at Southern Cal Sept. 23........................ Troy University Sept. 30.......................................... Kansas Oct. 7................................... at Iowa State Oct. 14............................. at Kansas State Oct. 21..............................................Texas Oct. 28....................... at Oklahoma State Nov. 4.........................................Missouri Nov. 11............................. at Texas A&M Nov. 24......................................Colorado

2005 Results Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 25 Dec. 28

Opponent Result Maine W, 25-7 Wake Forest W, 31-3 Pittsburgh W, 7-6 Iowa State W, 27-20 (2OT) Texas Tech L, 34-31 at Baylor W, 23-14 at Missouri L, 41-24 Oklahoma L, 31-24 at Kansas L, 40-15 Kansas State W, 27-25 at Colorado W, 30-3 vs. Michigan W, 32-28

2006 Opponent Information

GAME uab

Name:. .............................. UAB L o c a t i o n : .. . . . . . . . . . B i r m i n g h a m , A l a .

Founded:. ......................... 1969 E n ro l l m e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 , 6 9 3 P re s i d e n t : .. . . D r. C a ro l Z . G a r r i s o n I n t e r i m A . D . : .. . . . R i c h a rd M a rg i s o n C o n f e re n c e : .. . . . . . . C o n f e re n c e U S A Nickname:. .................... Blazers C o l o r s : .. . . F o re s t G re e n & O l d G o l d S t a d i u m : .. . . . L e g i o n F i e l d ( 7 2 , 0 0 0 ) P l a y i n g S u r f a c e : .. . . . . . . . . . . S u re t u r f

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA LEGION FIELD

Coaching Staff

Head Coach:

Watson Brown

(Vanderbilt, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;73) Record at UAB:

59-65 (11 Seasons) Overall Record:

91-143-1 (21 Seasons) Best Time to Reach Brown:......Contact SID

Football Office Phone:.......... 205-934-7596 Assistant Coaches: Rick Christophel............ Def. Coord./DTs Pat Sullivan... Asst. Head Coach/OC/RBs Ron McCrone.....................Defensive Line Rodney Bivens............TEs/Special Teams Brandon Herring............... Offensive Line Shawn Raney........................Corner Backs Ross Robinson............. Safties/Recruiting Bill Schmitz................................. Receivers George Pugh......................Defensive Ends Marcus Bush.....Strength & Conditioning

Media Relations Director:...Norm Reilly (nreilly@uab.edu) Office:..... 205-934-0722 Cell:......... 205-936-1793 Asstistant: ..........Eric SanInocencio (esan@uab.edu) SID Fax:................................... 205-934-7505 Press Box:................................ 205-327-5228 Web Address:..............www.uabsports.com Overnight Address: UAB Athletics

1530 Third Ave. South

Bartow West Tower

Birmingham, AL 35294

Blazers Outlook

2005 Record:..............................................5-6 C-USA Record:.........................................3-5 Bowl Appearance:................................None Final AP Ranking:................................None Basic Offense:...................................Multiple Basic Defense:...........................Multiple 4-3 Returning Starters:................................... 16

Offense (6): WR Norris Drinkard, OG Quinton Harris, OT Cornelius Rogers, OT Adam Truitt, RB Corey White, OT Julius Wilson

Defense (6): LB Orlandus King, LB Marcus Mark, DE Larry McSwain, DE David Miller, LB Mastaki Smith, CB Camell Wiliams

Specialist (3): P Parker Mullins, SN Chris Barrett, SN Jeff Hamby Returning Lettermen: 51

Offense 21, Defense 25, Specialty 5

Series Information

Troy Leads 3-2

At Troy: Series tied 1-1

At Birmingham: Troy leads 2-1 Last Meeting: UAB won 27-7 in Troy on Sept.

10, 2005

Top Returnees

Passing Att Comp Int Yds. TD Chris Williams 3 3 0 33 1 Rushing No. Yds. Avg. TD Corey White 130 632 4.9 7 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Reggie Lindsey 53 978 18.5 11 Defense Solo Ast. Total Sack TFL Larry McSwain 29 24 53 4 5.0

2006 Schedule

Date Opponent Sept. 2........................................at Oklahoma Sept. 9....................................... East Carolina Sept. 16.......................................... at Georgia Sept. 23................................Mississippi State Sept. 30..............................Troy University Oct. 7............................................... Memphis Oct. 14..................................................at Rice Oct. 21.............................................. Marshall Oct. 31................................................ at SMU Nov. 10.....................................Texas-El Paso Nov. 18............................... at Southern Miss Nov. 25................................................ at UCF

2005 Results Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 21 Nov. 1 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26

Opponent at Tennessee at Troy Jacksonville State Rice SMU at Marshall Southern Miss at Memphis UCF at Texas-El Paso at East Carolina

Result L, 17-10 W, 27-7 W, 35-28 W, 45-26 L, 28-27 L, 20-19 L, 37-28 W, 37-20 L, 27-21 W, 35-23 L, 31-23

End Larry McSwain

121

2006 Opponent Information

GAME louisiana monroe

N a m e : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L o u i s i a n a M o n ro e L o c a t i o n : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M o n ro e , L a .

Founded:. ......................... 1931 E n ro l l m e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 , 2 7 5 P re s i d e n t : D r. J a m e s E . C o f e r, S r.

A t h l e t i c D i re c t o r : .. . . . B o b b y S t a u b C o n f e re n c e : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S u n B e l t N i c k n a m e : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wa r h a w k s C o l o r s : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M a ro o n & G o l d Stadium: Malone Stadium (30,427) P l a y i n g S u r f a c e : .. . . . N a t u r a l G r a s s

OC TOBER 14, 2006 T R O Y, A L A B A M A M O V I E G A L L E R Y S TA D I U M

Coaching Staff

Head Coach:

Charlie Weatherbie

(Oklahoma State, 1977) Record at ULM:

11-23 (Three Seasons) Overall Record:

56-87 (13 Seasons) Best Time to Reach Weatherbie: Contact SID Football Office Phone:.......... 318-342-3575 Assistant Coaches:

Bob Leahy Asst. Head Coach/OC/QBs

Kim Dameron... Def. Coordinator/LBs

Ron Dickerson, Jr.......... Running Backs

Steve Farmer..... Run Game Coord./OL

Greg Jackson................ Defensive Backs

Manny Michel................Defensive Line

Luke Wells............................... Receivers

Kirk Botkin.............. Special Teams/LBs

Nate Kaczor.......................... Tight Ends

Media Relations Director:..Judy Willson (willson@ulm.edu) Office:..... 318-342-5463 Cell:......... 318-791-8700 Assistant:....... Tim Lutz (lutz@ulm.edu) Fax: ......... 318-342-5464 Press Box:....................... 318-342-5471 Web Address:......... www.ulmathletics.com Overnight Address: Malone Stadium

308 Stadium Drive

Monroe, LA 71209

122

Warhawks Outlook 2006 Schedule

2005 Record:..............................................5-6 Sun Belt Record:.......................................5-2 Bowl Appearance:................................None Final AP Ranking:................................None Basic Offense:...................................Multiple Basic Defense:....................................... 4-2-5 Returning Starters:................................... 14

Offense (7): OL Kyle Cunningham, OL Aaron Schutz, OL Brent Gregson, OL Adam Hill, OL Larry Shappley, RB Calvin Dawson, Wr Joe Merritt

Defense (5): LB Harry Bradley, FS Kevin Payne, SS Josh Thompson, CB Quintez Secka, CB Chaz Williams

Specialist (2): K Ragan Walters, LS Cody Bauman Returning Lettermen: ............................. 40

Offense 20, Defense 17, Specialists 3

Series Information

Troy leads 5-2-1

At Troy: Troy leads 2-0-1

At Monroe: Series is tied 2-2

Neutral Site: Troy leads 1-0 Last Meeting: ULM won 27-3 on Oct. 15, 2005 in Monroe, La.

Top Returnees

Passing Att Comp Int Yds. TD Kinsman Lancaster 24 7 1 54 0 Rushing No. Yds. Avg. TD Calvin Dawson 134 656 4.9 7 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Marty Humphrey 20 269 13.4 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total Sack TFL Kevin Payne 61 26 87 0 4.0 Chaz Williams 36 10 46 0 0.5

Safety Kevin Payne

Date Opponent Sept. 2......................................... Alcorn State Sept. 9...............................................at Kansas Sept. 16......................................... at Alabama Sept. 30................................. Florida Atlantic Oct. 7.................................. at Arkansas State Oct. 14........................... at Troy University Oct. 21...............................Middle Tennessee Oct. 28................. vs. Arkansas (Little Rock) Nov. 11.................... at Florida International Nov. 18........................................ at Kentucky Nov. 25........................................North Texas Dec. 2.........................at Louisiana-Lafayette

2005 Results Date Sept. 1 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 22 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26

Opponent Result Northwestern State L 27-23 at Wyoming L, 38-0 at Georgia L, 44-7 at Florida Atlantic W, 28-21 Arkansas State W, 31-27 vs. Arkansas (Little Rock) L, 44-15 Troy W, 27-3 Florida International L, 31-29 at Middle Tennessee W, 34-31 at North Texas W, 24-19 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 54-21

2006 Opponent Information

GAME NORTH TEXAS

N a m e : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N o r t h Te x a s L o c a t i o n : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . D e n t o n , Te x a s Founded:. ......................... 1890 E n ro l l m e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 , 1 1 2 P re s i d e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . . D r. N o r v a l P o h l A t h l e t i c D i re c t o r : .. . . R i c k V i l l a r re a l C o n f e re n c e : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S u n B e l t N i c k n a m e : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M e a n G re e n C o l o r s : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G re e n & W h i t e S t a d i u m : .. . . . . . F o u t s F i e l d ( 3 0 , 5 0 0 ) P l a y i n g S u r f a c e : .. . . . . . . . . . F i e l d Tu r f

OCTOBER 28, 2006 T R O Y, A L A B A M A M O V I E G A L L E R Y S TA D I U M

Coaching Staff

Head Coach:

Darrell Dickey

(Kansas State, 1982) Record at UNT:

39-55 (Eight Seasons) Overall Record: �� Same Best Time to Reach Dickey:.....Contact SID Football Office Phone:.......... 940-565-3653 Assistant Coaches: Fred Bleil............. Def. Coordinator/DBs Ramon Flanigan.. Off. Coordinator/QBs Kenny Evans........ Asst. Head Coach/LBs Harold Ehteridge.............. Offensive Line Eric Russell................ Special Teams/DEs Mike Bugar.................. Defensive Tackles Thomas Dunson..................... Tight Ends Van Malone.................... Defensive Backs ........................................... Running Backs Chris Seroka....Strength & Conditioning

Media Relations Director: � Eric Capper (ecapper@unt.edu) Office:.... 940-565-2476 Cell:....... 940-367-0727 Assistant:.... Jerry Scott Fax:........ 940-565-3671 Press Box:................................ 940-565-3671 Web Address: www.MeanGreenSports.com Overnight Address: North Texas

Media Relations

P.O. Box 311397

Denton, TX 76203

Mean Green Outlook 2006 Schedule

2005 Record:..............................................2-9 Sun Belt Record:.......................................2-5 Bowl Appearance:................................None Final AP Ranking:................................None Basic Offense:...................................Multiple Basic Defense:...........................................3-4 Returning Starters:................................... 17

Offense (9): WR Johnny Quinn, WR Zach Muzzy, TE Robert Harmon, OL Joel Foster, OL Dylan Lineberry, OL Josh Alexander, OL Chad Rose, QB Daniel Meager, RB James Mitchell

Defense (7): DT Sky Pruitt, DE Jeremiah Chapman, LB Maurice Holman, LB Derek Mendoza, LB Phillip Graves, SS Aaron Weathers, FS Steve Warren

Specialist (1): P Truman Spencer Returning Lettermen: 50

Offense 22, Defense 26, Specialty 2

Series Information

Troy Leads 2-1 At Troy: Troy leads 1-0 At Denton: Series is tied 1-1 Last Meeting: Troy won 13-10 in Denton on Oct. 4, 2005

Top Returnees

Date Opponent Sept. 2................................................. at Texas Sept. 9......................................................SMU Sept. 16................................................at Tulsa Sept. 23..............................................at Akron Sept. 30..............................Middle Tennessee Oct. 7........................... Florida International Oct. 21................................ at Arkansas State Oct. 28........................... at Troy University Nov. 4.....................................Louisiana Tech Nov. 11....................... at Louisiana Lafayette Nov. 18................................. Florida Atlantic Nov. 25........................ at Louisiana-Monroe

2005 Results Date Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 4 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26

Opponent Result at Middle Tennessee W, 14-7 Tulsa L, 54-2 at Kansas State L, 54-71 Troy L, 13-10 at Florida International W, 13-10 at Louisiana Tech L, 40-14 at LSU L, 56-3 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 31-28 at Florida Atlantic L, 26-23 Louisiana-Monroe L, 24-19 Arkansas State L, 31-24

Passing Att Comp Int Yds. TD Daniel Meager 202 101 8 941 4 Rushing No. Yds. Avg. TD Jamario Thomas 89 361 4.1 0 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Johnny Quinn 47 591 12.6 5 Defense Solo Ast. Total Sack TFL Aaron Weathers 62 51 113 0 2.0 Phillip Graves 51 42 93 2 7.0

Quarterback Daniel Meager

123

2006 Opponent Information

GAME louisiana-lafayette

Name:. .......... Louisiana-Lafayette L o c a t i o n : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . L a f a y e t t e , L a .

Founded:. ......................... 1900 E n ro l l m e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 , 5 6 1 P re s i d e n t : .. . . . . . . D r. R a y A u t h e m e n t I n t e r i m A . D . : .. . . . . . . . . . D a v i d Wa l k e r C o n f e re n c e : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S u n B e l t Nickname:. ............ Raginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cajuns C o l o r s : .. . . . . . . . . . . Ve r m i l l i o n & W h i t e S t a d i u m : .. . . . . . C a j u n F i e l d ( 3 1 , 0 0 0 ) P l a y i n g S u r f a c e : .. . . . N a t u r a l G r a s s

NOVEMBER 4, 2006 T R O Y, A L A B A M A M O V I E G A L L E R Y S TA D I U M

Coaching Staff Head Coach:

Ricky Bustle

(Clemson, 1976) Record at ULL:

17-29 (Four Seasons) Overall Record:

Same Best Time to Reach Bustle: M-Thur. 2:15-3:15 pm Football Office Phone:.......... 337-482-6318 Assistant Coaches: Rob Christophel............Off. Coord./QBs Brent Pry.........................Def. Coord/LBs Troy Wingerter... Tight Ends/Recruiting Ron Hudson...................... Offensive Line Brian Crist.................................. Receivers Brian Jenkins.................... Running Backs Shawn Quinn....................Defensive Line Tim Rebowe.................................. Safeties Terry Sims............................ Cornerbacks

Media Relations Director: Daryl Cetnar (sportsinfo@louisiana.edu) Office:..... 337-482-6331 Cell:......... 337-654-6923 Assistant: Matt Hebert Fax:......... 337-482-6649 Press Box:.. 337-851-2255 Web Address:...........www.ragincajuns.com Overnight Address:

UL Lafayette Sports Info.

201 Reinhardt Drive

Lafayette, LA 70506

Cajuns Outlook

2005 Record:..............................................6-5 Sun Belt Record:.......................................5-2 Bowl Appearance:................................None Final AP Ranking:................................None Basic Offense:...................................Multiple Basic Defense:...........................Multiple 4-3 Returning Starters:................................... 16

Offense (7): QB Jerry Babb, OL Brandon Cox, OL Tim Falter, RB Tyrell Fenroy, TE Erik Jones, OL Jesse Newman, WR Kevin Robbins

Defense (8): CB Michael Adams, LB Brent Burkhalter, DT Marshall Delesdernier, SS Johnny Felders, DT Travis Ferguson, DL Tony Hills, LB Mark Risher, CB Kyle Ward

Specialist (1): P/H Brit Framel Returning Lettermen: 40

Offense 19, Defense 20, Specialists 1

Series Information

ULL leads 7-2

At Troy: ULL leads 1-0

At Lafayette: ULL leads 5-2 Last Meeting: ULL won 31-28 in overtime on Oct. 29, 2005 in Lafayette, La.

Top Returnees

Passing Att Comp Int Yds. TD Jerry Babb 119 74 3 859 3 Rushing No. Yds. Avg. TD Tyrell Fenroy 179 1053 5.9 12 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Derrick Smith 22 250 11.4 2 Defense Solo Ast. Total Sack TFL Mark Risher 20 39 59 1 5.0 Brent Burkhalter 27 26 53 4 4.5

Quarterback Jerry Babb

124

2006 Schedule

Date Opponent Sept. 2................................................... at LSU Sept. 9...................................... at Texas A&M Sept. 23........................ North Carolina A&T Sept. 30.............................. Eastern Michigan Oct. 7.............................................at Houston Oct. 18.............................. at Florida Atlantic Oct. 28...............................Middle Tennessee Nov. 4............................. at Troy University Nov. 11........................................North Texas Nov. 18.................... at Florida International Nov. 25....................................Arkansas State Dec. 2.............................. Louisiana-Monroe

2005 Results Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 26

Opponent Result at Texas L, 60-3 at Eastern Michigan L, 31-10 Northwestern State W, 49-28 Central Florida L, 24-21 Florida Atlantic L, 28-10 at Arkansas State L, 39-36 at Middle Tennessee W, 13-10 Troy W, 31-28 (OT) at North Texas W, 31-28 Florida International W, 28-7 at Louisiana-Monroe W, 54-21

2006 Opponent Information

GAME F A U

Name:. .. Florida Atlantic University L o c a t i o n : .. . . . . . . . . . B o c a R a t o n , F l a .

Founded:. ......................... 1961 E n ro l l m e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 , 0 0 0 P re s i d e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . F r a n k T. B ro g a n A t h l e t i c D i re c t o r : .. . C r a i g A n g e l o s C o n f e re n c e : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S u n B e l t Nickname:. ....................... Owls C o l o r s : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B l u e & R e d S t a d i u m : L o c k h a r t S t a d i u m ( 2 0 , 5 0 0 ) P l a y i n g S u r f a c e : .. . . . N a t u r a l G r a s s

NOVEMBER 11, 2006 B O C A R ATO N , F LO R I D A LO C K H A R T S TA D I U M

Coaching Staff

Owls Outlook

Head Coach: Howard Schnellenberger (Kentucky, 1956) Record at FAU: 27-28 (Five Seasons) Overall Record: 128-107-3 (21 Seasons) Best Time to Reach Schnellenberger: Contact SID Football Office Phone:.......... 561-297-1042 Assistant Coaches: Kurt VanValkenburgh...Asst. Head Coach/LBs Gary Nord......................Off. Coord./QBs Kirk Hoza........... Defensive Coordinator Johnny Frost.....................Defensive Ends Fred O’Connor...Special Assistant to HC Eli Rasheed.................. Defensive Tackles John Vandevere.......................... Receivers Dale Williams................... Offensive Line David Serna...................... Running Backs

2005 Record:..............................................2-9 Sun Belt Record:.......................................2-5 Bowl Appearance:................................None Final AP Ranking:................................None Basic Offense:.................................... Pro-Set Basic Defense:...........................................4-3 Returning Starters:..................................... 9

Offense (8): FB Dominick Walker, WR Frantz Simeon, WR Casey McGahee, RB Charles Pierre, RB Dilvory Edgecomb, OL Nello Faulk, OL Antes Perkins, OL Jarrid Smith

Defense (7): DB Quincy Skinner, DB Kris Bartels, LB Cergile Sincere, LB Andre Clark, DL Jervonte Jackson, DL E.J. Jones, DL Josh Pinnick

Specialist (2): K Warley Leroy, LS Dewain Akerblom Returning Lettermen: 41

Offense 18, Defense 22, Specialty 1

Media Relations

Troy Leads 3-0

At Troy: Troy leads 3-0 Last Meeting: Troy won 28-14 in Troy on Nov. 5, 2005

Director:

Katrina McCormack (kmccormi@fau.edu) Office:..... 561-297-3163 Cell:......... 561-251-5588 Fax:......... 561-297-3963 Press Box:....................... ������� �������� 561-297-3499 Web Address:..............www.FAUsports.com Overnight Address:

777 Glades Road

Tom Oxley Center

Boca Raton, FL 33431

Series Information

Top Returnees

2006 Schedule Date Opponent Sept. 2........................................... at Clemson Sept. 9..................................... at Kansas State Sept. 16.............................at Oklahoma State Sept. 23.............................. at South Carolina Sept. 30 . ..................... at Louisiana-Monroe Oct. 7........................................................TBA Oct. 18 . .........................Louisiana-Lafayette Oct. 28 . ..................................Arkansas State Nov. 4 .......................... at Middle Tennessee Nov. 11 . ............................ Troy University Nov. 18................................... at North Texas Nov. 25 ....................... Florida International

2005 Results Date Sept. 3 Sept. 8 Sept. 17 Sept. 22 Oct. 1 Oct. 6 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 26

Opponent Result at Kansas L, 30-19 Oklahoma State L, 23-3 at Minnesota L, 46-7 Louisiana-Monroe L, 28-21 at Louisville L, 61-10 at Louisiana-Lafayette W, 28-10 Middle Tennessee L, 35-14 at Arkansas State L, 3-0 (OT) at Troy L, 28-14 North Texas W, 26-23 at Florida International L, 52-6

Passing Att Comp Int Yds. TD Sean Clayton 57 31 3 329 1 Rushing No. Yds. Avg. TD Charles Pierre 145 517 3.6 3 D’Ivory Edgecomb 89 295 3.3 1 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Casey McGahee 23 269 11.7 1 Frantz Simeon 18 274 15.2 2 Defense Solo Ast. Total Sack TFL Kris Bartels 45 37 82 0 5-11 Cergile Sincere 36 34 70 2 5-8

Offensive Lineman Jarrid Smith

125

2006 Opponent Information

GAME arkansas state

Name:. .. Arkansas State University L o c a t i o n : .. . . . . . . . . . . J o n e s b o ro , A r k .

Founded:. ......................... 1909 E n ro l l m e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 , 5 0 8 P re s i d e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . D r. L e s W y a t t A t h l e t i c D i re c t o r : .. . . . D r. D e a n L e e C o n f e re n c e : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S u n B e l t Nickname:. .................... Indians C o l o r s : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . S c a r l e t & B l a c k S t a d i u m : .. I n d i a n S t a d i u m ( 3 0 , 4 0 6 ) P l a y i n g S u r f a c e : .. . . . . . . . . . P ro G re e n

NOVEMBER 18, 2006 T R O Y, A L A B A M A M O V I E G A L L E R Y S TA D I U M

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Steve Roberts (Ouachita Baptist, 1987) Record at ASU: 20-28 (Four Seasons) Overall Record: 69-61-1 (12 Seasons) Best Time to Reach Roberts: ����Contact SID Football Office Phone:.......... 870-972-2082 Assistant Coaches: Doug Ruse..... Off. Coord./Quarterbacks Kevin Corless.......... Co-Def. Coord./LBs Jack Curtis.........Co-Def. Coord./Safeties Tate Behne............................... Tight Ends Tony Gilbert..... Cornerbacks/Recruiting David Gunn..................... Running Backs Darren Hiller.................... Offensive Line Kevin Peoples....................Defensive Line Mike McCarty............................ Receivers

Media Relations

FB Contact:............................................. TBA Office:...................................... 870-972-2541 Cell:.......................................................... TBA SID:......................................... Gina Bowman E-mail:........................ gbowman@astate.edu Fax: .......................................... 870-972-3367 Press Box:............................. 870-972-2541 Web Address:...........www.ASUIndians.com Overnight Address: 217 Olympic Drive

Athletic Media Relations

Convocation Center

State University, AR 72467

Indians Outlook

2005 Record:..............................................6-6 Sun Belt Record:.......................................5-2 Bowl Appearance:.........New Orleans Bowl

................ Lost to Southern Miss, 31-19 Final AP Ranking:................................None Basic Offense:...................................Multiple Basic Defense:...........................................4-3 Returning Starters:................................... 15

Offense (6): OL Matt Mandich, OL Tanner Jenkins, OL Kyle Koets, WR Levi Dejohnette, WR Gary Vincent, FB Oren O’Neal

Defense (9): DL Jamarrow James, DE Brian Flagg, SS Tyrell Johnson, FS Khayyam Burns, CB Montis Harrison, DE Jonathan Najm, LB Chris Littleton, LB Devrett Wade, LB Koby McKinnon

Specialist (0): Returning Lettermen: 46

Offense 21, Defense 24, Specialty 1

Series Information

Arkansas State leads 6-2

At Troy: Series is tied 1-1

At Jonesboro: ASU leads 5-1 Last Meeting: ASU won 9-3 on Nov. 29, 2005 in Jonesboro, Ark.

Top Returnees

Passing Att Comp Int Yds. TD Travis Hewitt 8 3 0 50 1 Rushing No. Yds. Avg. TD Chris Easley 32 187 5.8 1 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Levi Dejohnette 43 554 12.9 1 Defense Solo Ast. Total Sack TFL Tyrell Johnson 86 26 112 0 1.0 Khayyam Burns 51 38 89 1 3.0

Lineman Tanner Jenkins

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2006 Schedule

Date Opponent Sept. 2.....................................................Army Sept. 9................................... Oklahoma State Sept. 23................................................at SMU Sept. 30.................... at Florida International Oct. 7............................... Louisiana-Monroe Oct. 14......................................... at Memphis Oct. 21.........................................North Texas Oct. 28.............................. at Florida Atlantic Nov. 4............................................. at Auburn Nov. 11..............................Middle Tennessee Nov. 18........................... at Troy University Nov. 25.......................at Louisiana-Lafayette

2005 Results Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 13 Oct. 22 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 20

Opponent Result vs. Missouri (Kansas City) L, 44-17 Tennessee-Martin W, 56-7 at Oklahoma State L, 20-10 Florida International W, 66-24 at Louisiana-Monroe L, 31-27 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 39-36 Florida Atlantic W, 3-0 (OT) Troy W, 9-3 at Army L, 38-10 at North Texas W, 31-24 vs. Southern Miss L, 31-19

2006 Opponent Information

GAME middle tennessee

N a m e : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M i d d l e Te n n e s s e e L o c a t i o n : .. . . . . M u r f re e s b o ro , Te n n .

Founded:. ......................... 1911 E n ro l l m e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 , 5 5 4 P re s i d e n t : .. . . . . . D r. S i d n e y M c P h e e A t h l e t i c D i re c t o r : .. . C h r i s M a s s a ro C o n f e re n c e : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S u n B e l t Nickname:. ............. Blue Raiders C o l o r s : .. . . . . . . . . . R o y a l B l u e & W h i t e S t a d i u m : .. . F l o y d S t a d i u m ( 3 0 , 7 8 8 ) P l a y i n g S u r f a c e : .. . . . . . P o w e r B l a d e

NOVEMBER 25, 2006 MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE F LOY D S TA D I U M

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Rick Stockstill (Florida State, 1982) Record at MT: First Season Overall Record: First Season Best Time to Reach Stockstill: �Contact SID Football Office Phone:.......... 615-898-2926 Assistant Coaches:

Larry Kirksey... Asst. Head Coach/RBs

G.A. Mangus...............Off. Coord./QBs

Manny Diaz..... Defensive Coordinator

Jimmy Ray Stephens...... Offensive Line

Brent Brock........................... Tight Ends

Justin Watts.............................. Receivers

Antonio Goss.............. Defensive Backs

Les Herrin.......................Defensive Line

Art Kaufman.......................Linebackers

Media Relations Director: Mark Owens (owens@goblueraiders.com) Office:..... 615-898-5057 Home:......615 907-5797 Assistant: Tony Stinnett ������� ��������Jo Jo Freeman Fax:......... 615-898-5626 Press Box:................................ 615-898-2312 Web Address:......www.goBlueRaiders.com Overnight Address:

MTSU Box 20

Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Blue Raiders Outlook 2006 Schedule

2005 Record:..............................................4-7 Sun Belt Record:.......................................3-4 Bowl Appearance:................................None Final AP Ranking:................................None Basic Offense:...................................Multiple Basic Defense:...........................................4-3 Returning Starters:................................... 15

Offense (8): OL Germayle Franklin, OL Marcus Gates, OL Richard Bortner, OL Franklin Dunbar, RB Eugene Gross, WR Bobby Williams, QB Clint Marks

Defense (4): CB Bradley Robinson, S Jonathan Harris, LB J.K. Sabb, DL Erik Walden

Specialist (2): PK/P Colby Smith, H Walt Bell Returning Lettermen: 44

Offense 23, Defense 21, Specialty 3

Series Information

Middle Tennessee Leads 11-2

At Troy: MTSU leads 3-1

At Murfreesboro: MTSU leads 8-1 Last Meeting: MTSU won 17-7 in Troy on Nov. 20, 2005

Top Returnees

Passing Att Comp Int Yds. TD Clint Marks 298 197 7 2083 8 Rushing No. Yds. Avg. TD Eugene Gross 182 724 4.0 13 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Eugene Gross 33 277 8.4 1 Bobby Williams 22 303 13.8 1 Defense Solo Ast. Total Sack TFL J.K. Sabb 48 23 71 2.0 12.0 Bradley Robinson 36 5 41 0 2.0

Date Opponent Aug. 31........................ Florida International Sept. 9..........................................at Maryland Sept. 14.................................. Tennessee Tech Sept. 23...................................... at Oklahoma Sept. 30................................... at North Texas Oct. 6..................... vs. Louisville (Nashville) Oct. 21......................... at Louisiana-Monroe Oct. 28........................at Louisiana-Lafayette Nov. 4................................... Florida Atlantic Nov. 11............................... at Arkansas State Nov. 18.............................. at South Carolina Nov. 25............................... Troy University

2005 Results Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3

Opponent Result at Alabama L, 26-7 North Texas L, 14-7 Akron L, 17-7 at Vanderbilt W, 17-15 at Florida Atlantic W, 35-14 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 13-10 Arkansas State W, 45-7 Louisiana-Monroe L, 34-31 at N.C. State L, 24-3 at Troy W, 17-7 at Florida International L, 35-31

Quarterback Clint Marks

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2006 Opponent Information

GAME f i u

Name:. ......... Florida International L o c a t i o n : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . M i a m i , F l o r i d a Founded:. ......................... 1965 E n ro l l m e n t : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 , 0 0 0 P re s i d e n t : D r. M o d e s t o A . M a d i q u e A t h l e t i c D i re c t o r : .. . . . . . . R i c k M e l l o C o n f e re n c e : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S u n B e l t Nickname:. ........ Golden Panthers C o l o r s : .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B l u e & G o l d S t a d i u m : .. . . . . F I U S t a d i u m ( 1 7 , 0 0 0 ) P l a y i n g S u r f a c e : .. . . . . . . . . A s t ro p l a y

DECEMBER 2, 2006 M I A M I , F LO R I DA F I U S TA D I U M

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Don Strock (Virginia Tech, 1972) Record at FIU: 15-29 (Four Seasons) Overall Record: ���� Same Best Time to Reach Strock: ������Contact SID Football Office Phone:.......... 305-222-4150 Assistant Coaches: Bruce Hardy......Asst. HC/Special Teams Joe Barantovich........Asst. Offensive Line Greg Briner...........Off. Coord./Receivers Hurlie Brown................. Defensive Backs Kevin Fouquier...............Def. Coord./DL Carmen Grosso... Tight Ends/Recruiting Vernon Hargreaves................Linebackers Madre Hill........................ Running Backs Leon Searcy....................... Offensive Line

Media Relations Director:... Rich Kelch

(kelchr@fiu.edu) Office:... 305-348-3164 Cell:....... 786-256-0464 Asst.:..... Kevin Hassett Fax:........ 305-348-2963 Press Box:.. 305-348-0257 Web Address:..............www.FIUsports.com Overnight Address:

Golden Panther Arena

11200 Southwest 8th St.

Miami, FL 33199

Panthers Outlook 2006 Schedule

2005 Record:..............................................5-6 Sun Belt Record:.......................................3-4 Bowl Appearance:................................None Final AP Ranking:................................None Basic Offense:.................................... Pro-Set Basic Defense:...........................................4-3 Returning Starters:................................... 12

Offense (5): OL Ronny Silva, TE Samuel Smith, QB Josh Padrick, WR Chandler Williams, RB A’mod Ned

Defense (6): DE Myron Acoff, DE Antwan Barnes, LB James Black, LB Keyonvis Bouie, CB Lionell Singleton, SS Chris Smith

Specialist (1): P Chris Patullo Returning Lettermen: 40

Offense 15, Defense 24, Specialty 1

Series Information

Troy leads 2-0 At Troy: Troy leads 2-0 Last Meeting: Troy won 18-13 on Oct. 20, 2005 in Troy.

Top Returnees

Passing Att Comp Int Yds. TD Josh Padrick 366 221 11 2461 13 Rushing No. Yds. Avg. TD A’Mod Ned 88 375 4.3 3 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Chandler Williams 61 870 14.3 2 Defense Solo Ast. Total Sack TFL Keyonvis Bouie 65 53 118 2 11 Chris Smith 47 28 75 1 4.5

Quarterback Josh Padrick

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Date Opponent Aug. 31..........................at Middle Tennessee Sept. 9................................... at South Florida Sept. 16................................... Bowling Green Sept. 23........................................ at Maryland Oct. 7.......................................at North Texas Oct. 14.................................... at Miami (Fla.) Oct. 28...........................................at Alabama Nov. 4...............................Louisiana-Monroe Nov. 18........................... Louisiana-Lafayette Nov. 25..............................at Florida Atlantic Dec. 2..................................Troy University

2005 Results Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 15 Oct. 20 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3

Opponent Result at Kansas State L, 35-21 at Texas Tech L, 56-3 at Arkansas State L, 66-24 Florida A&M W, 23-6 North Texas L, 13-10 at Troy L, 18-13 at Louisiana-Monroe W, 31-29 at Louisiana-Lafayette L, 28-7 Western Kentucky W, 38-35 Florida Atlantic W, 52-6 Middle Tennessee W, 35-31

Sun Belt Conference

The Sun Belt Conference is one of only 11 NCAA conferences to participate in Division I-A football and will enter its 31st season in 2006-2007 with a proud history of athletic and academic success.

The conference sponsors 10 women’s sports - basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball; and nine men’s sports – baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field.

Each of the 19 sports has seen numerous team and individual accomplishments, and 11 Sun Belt Conference schools are currently graduating its student athletes at a rate higher than their school’s student body. All Sun Belt schools are committed to excellence in the 21st century, and facility upgrades and expansion are occurring on virtually every campus.

Because of its status as a member of the Division I-A football coalition, the Sun Belt Conference has a permanent seat on the NCAA’s 16-member Board of Directors. As a result, the conference has a crucial voice on some of the most pressing issues in college athletics and will always have a role in the implementation of any future NCAA legislaCommissioner tion and guidelines.

The conference continues to Wright Waters utilize television to grow and promote the league. Adding volleyball and baseball to the conference’s television package resulted in more national and regional television exposure for the league in 2005-2006 than at any time in its history, while ESPN televised the conference’s men’s basketball championship game for the 26th straight season in 2006.

The Sun Belt Conference has partnered with XOS Technologies, Inc. to deliver a full-service, customized, public and premium web site to provide fans with a broad range of real-time information and content about the conference’s athletic teams.

The Sun Belt was the only conference in the nation in 200506 to provide video highlights and features on its website from each of the league’s respective championships. This technology enables anyone in the world with internet access to view the conference’s championship events, and fans in five different countries viewed the 2005 soccer championships.

Prominent Sun Belt alumni include United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (Denver), NFL Hall of Fame football player “Mean” Joe Greene (North Texas), Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star baseball player Luis Gonzalez (South Alabama), former member of the United States Senate and House of Representatives John Breaux (Louisiana-Lafayette), country music superstar Tim McGraw (Louisiana-Monroe), and actor Andy Garcia (Florida International).

The conference’s first 30 years have also produced numerous individual national champions along with Olympic track medalists including Earl Bell, Tom Hill and Al Joyner (Arkansas State), Hollis Conway (Louisiana-Lafayette), and Tayna Lawrence (Florida International).

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Old Dominion’s Anne Donovan received the Naismith Trophy recognizing the nation’s top women’s basketball player in 1983, helped the United States win the Olympic gold medal in 1984, and helped the Lady Monarchs capture the national championship in 1985 (one of eight women’s Final 4 appearances by Sun Belt schools: Old Dominion - 1983, 1985; Western Kentucky – 1985, 1986, 1992; Louisiana Tech – 1994, 1998, 1999).

Sun Belt teams have also participated in the men’s NCAA Final 4 (UNC-Charlotte in 1977), the College World Series (Louisiana-Lafayette in 2000), the women’s College World Series (Louisiana-Lafayette in 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003), and had 10 players selected in the first round of the NBA Draft.

The Sun Belt Conference is led by Commissioner Wright Waters, who is in his eighth full year as commissioner. He was named the conference’s fourth commissioner in December of 1998 following the tenures of Vic Bubas (1976-1990), Jim Lessig (1990-1991), and Craig Thompson (1991-1998). The league’s annual all sports champion is awarded the Vic Bubas 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2355 l New Orleans, La., 70130 Cup, named Phone - (504) 299-9066 after the conAdministrative Fax - (504) 299-9067 ference’s first Media Relations Fax - (504) 299-9068 www.sunbeltsports.org commissioner.

Commissioner.......................................Wright Waters

The Ext 211................................ waters@sunbeltsports.org conference

Associate Commissioner/CFO..........Shane Ballinger office has Ext 213........................... bellanger@sunbeltsports.org been headquartered in Director of Media Relations............... Rob Broussard Ext 218..........................Broussard@sunbeltsports.org downtown New Orleans Associate Commissioner/Marketing......Jim Carabin Ext 214 or (205) 366-1939.....carabin@sunbeltsports.org since 2000 after moving Assoc. Commissioner/Championships..... Helen Grant from subur- Ext 217.................................. grant@sunbeltsports.org ban Metairie, Assoc. Comm./Compliance & General Counsel...... Jennifer Henderson Ext 212........................Henderson@sunbeltsports.org La., where it had been Asst. Commissioner/Public Relations.....Chris Jackson based since Ext 216.............................. Jackson@sunbeltsports.org 1991. Prior Media Relations Assistant.................. John McElwain to moving Ext 220.......................... Mcelwain@sunbeltsports.org to the “Big Assoc. Commissioner/Media Relations....Todd Stewart Easy,” the Ext 215.............................. Stewart@sunbeltsports.org league was Administrative Assistant................Chauntrell Shelby based in Ext 210................................ Shelby@sunbeltsports.org Tampa, Fla., from 19771991. The original conference office was located in Charlotte, N.C., from Broussard jackson Stewart 1976-77.

Sun Belt Conference Staff Directory

2006-07 Bowl Schedule 2006 Bowl Schedule Poinsettia Bowl December 19, 2006

Qualcomm Stadium 7 p.m.

MWC #2 vs. At large

GMAC Bowl December 20, 2006

Ladd Peebles Stadium 7 p.m.

C-USA #2 vs. MAC/WAC

Las Vegas Bowl December 21, 2006

Sam Boyd Stadium 7 p.m.

MWC #1 vs. Pac-10 #4

Las Vegas, Nev. ESPN

New Orleans Bowl December 22, 2006

Louisiana Superdome 7 p.m.

Sun Belt #1 vs. C-USA

New Orleans, La. ESPN2

Birmingham Bowl December 23, 2006

San Diego, Calif.

ESPN2 Mobile, Ala. ESPN

Legion Field Birmingham, Ala. 1 p.m.

ESPN2 C-USA vs. Big East or MAC

AutoZone Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Stadium December 30, 2006 3:30 p.m.

C-USA #1 vs. SEC #6

Memphis, Tenn.

ESPN

MasterCard Alamo Bowl Alamodome San Antonio, Texas December 30, 2006 3:30 p.m.

ESPN

Big 12 #4 vs. Big Ten #4 or #5 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl December 30, 2006

Georgia Dome 7 p.m.

ACC vs. SEC

Atlanta, Ga. ESPN

MPC Computers Bowl December 31, 2006

Bronco Stadium 6:30 p.m.

WAC vs. ACC #8

Boise, Idaho ESPN

Raymond James Stadium 10 a.m.

Big Ten #3 vs. SEC

Tampa, Fla. ESPN

Cotton Bowl Stadium 10:30 a.m.

Big 12 #2 vs. SEC

Dallas, Texas FOX

Outback Bowl January 1, 2007

New Mexico Bowl December 23, 2006

University Stadium 4:30 p.m.

MWC vs. WAC

Albuquerque, NM ESPN

AT&T Cotton Bowl January 1, 2007

Fort Worth Bowl December 23, 2006

Amon Carter Stadium 7 p.m.

MWC vs. C-USA

Fort Worth, Texas ESPN

Toyota Gator Bowl Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, Fla. January 1, 2007 Noon CBS

ACC #3 vs.Big 12 or Big East

Aloha Stadium 7 p.m.

Pac-10 vs. WAC

Honolulu, Hawaii ESPN

Capital One Bowl January 1, 2007

Sheraton Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i Bowl December 24, 2006

Motor City Bowl December 26, 2006

Ford Field 7:30 p.m.

MAC #1 or #2 vs. Big Ten #7

Emerald Bowl December 27, 2006

Pacific Bell Park 7 p.m.

ACC vs. Pac-10 #5

Independence Bowl December 28, 2006

Independence Stadium 3:30 p.m.

Big 12 #7 vs. SEC#8

Rose Bowl 4 p.m.

BCS vs. BCS

Pasadena Calif.

ABC

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl January 1, 2007

Cardinals Stadium 7:30 p.m.

BCS vs. BCS

Glendale, Ariz.

FOX

Shreveport, La. ESPN

FedEx Orange Bowl January 2, 2007

Dolphins Stadium 7 p.m.

BCS vs. BCS

Miami, Fla. FOX

San Diego, Calif.

ESPN

Allstate Sugar Bowl January 3, 2007

Louisiana Superdome 7 p.m.

BCS vs. BCS

New Orleans, La. FOX

Nashville, Tenn.

ESPN

International Bowl January 6, 2007

Rogers Centre 11 a.m.

MAC vs. Big East #4 or #5

Toronto, Canada ESPN2

BCS Championship January 8, 2007

Cardinals Stadium 7 p.m.

BCS #1 vs. BCS #2

The Coliseum Noon SEC vs. ACC

Vitalis Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium December 29, 2006 2 p.m.

Big 12 or Big East vs Pac-10 #3

El Paso, Texas CBS

Insight Bowl December 29, 2006

Phoenix, Ariz NFL Network

Chase Field 6:30 p.m.

Big Ten #6 vs. Big 12 #6

Champs Sports Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl December 29, 2006 7 p.m.

ACC #4 vs. Big Ten #4 or #5 Meineke Car Care Bowl Ericsson Stadium December 30, 2006 Noon

ACC vs. Big East

Rose Bowl January 1, 2007

Orlando, Fla. ABC

San Francisco, Calif.

ESPN

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium December 28, 2006 7 p.m.

Pac-10 #2 vs. Big 12 #3 Music City Bowl December 29, 2006

Detroit, Mich.

ESPN

Florida Citrus Bowl Noon SEC #2 vs. Big Ten #2

Glendale, Ariz.

FOX

Orlando, Fla. ESPN Charlotte, N.C. ESPN

* all times central and subject to change

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2005 Statistics TEAM STATISTICS.........TROY.......... OPP Individual Statistics SCORING............................................. 175................................ 255 Points Per Game................................ 15.9.............................. 23.2 FIRST DOWNS................................... 186................................ 197 Rushing............................................... 89.................................... 86 Passing................................................ 79.................................... 97 Penalty................................................. 18.................................... 14 RUSHING YARDAGE........................ 1300............................ 1578 Yards gained rushing......................... 1722............................ 1833 Yards lost rushing.............................. 422................................ 255 Rushing Attempts.............................. 430................................ 424 Average Per Rush............................... 3.0.................................. 3.7 Average Per Game............................. 118.2.......................... 143.5 TDs Rushing....................................... 6...................................... 16 PASSING YARDAGE.......................... 1836............................ 2022 Att-Comp-Int..................................... 298-150-14.......325-190-5 Average Per Pass................................ 6.2.................................. 6.2 Average Per Catch............................. 12.2.............................. 10.6 Average Per Game............................. 166.9.......................... 183.8 TDs Passing........................................ 12.................................... 10 TOTAL OFFENSE............................... 3136............................ 3600 Total Plays........................................... 728................................ 749 Average Per Play................................ 4.3.................................. 4.8 Average Per Game............................. 285.1.......................... 327.3 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.............. 37-795.....................31-697 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS............. 35-419.....................25-249 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS................. 5-18.........................14-124 KICK RETURN AVERAGE............... 21.5.............................. 22.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE............. 12.0.............................. 10.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE................. 3.6.................................. 8.9 FUMBLES-LOST................................. 23-11.........................14-11 PENALTIES-YARDS........................... 71-616.....................76-683 Average Per Game............................. 56.0.............................. 62.1 PUNTS-YARDS................................... 65-2524................ 60-2419 Average Per Punt............................... 38.8.............................. 40.3 Net punt average................................ 35.0.............................. 33.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 29:13........................ 30:47 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS......... 51/157.....................58/163 3rd-Down Pct..................................... 32%............................. 36% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS......... 7/13.............................7/17 4th-Down Pct..................................... 54%............................. 41% SACKS BY-YARDS.............................. 17-132.....................38-245 MISC YARDS....................................... 0...................................... 32 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED.............. 20.................................... 29 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS............. 11-20.........................17-23 PAT-ATTEMPTS................................. 20-20.........................26-27 ATTENDANCE................................... 97125..................... 189427 Games/Avg Per Game....................... 5/19425.................6/31571 Neutral Site Games...................................................................0/0

BY QUARTERS........1st.....2nd.... 3rd.....4th.....OT... Total TROY............................ 41.......23........ 54........57........0............175 Opponents.................... 69.......76........ 72........35........3............255

RUSHING.....................G... Att Gain.. Lost... Net....Avg... TD....Lg....Avg/G Joel Whinghter................. 10.. 95..... 542....... 11....531....... 5.6.......1.....39.....53.1 Kenny Cattouse................ 11...89.... 366.......52....314...... 3.5.......4.... 16.....28.5 Sean Dawkins................... 11...76.... 288......... 3....285...... 3.8.......0.... 17.....25.9 Anthony Jones................... 11...36.... 196......... 8....188...... 5.2.......0.... 21.....17.1 Ryan Babb........................ 11.....9...... 40......... 0......40...... 4.4.......0.... 19.......3.6 Julian Foster...................... 5.....52.... 155.....131......24...... 0.5.......0.... 11.......4.8 Darius Williams............... 10.... 4....... 21......... 0......21....... 5.2.......0.....12.......2.1 Larry Dockery.................. 2.......2...... 13......... 0......13...... 6.5.......0.... 13.......6.5 Marlo East........................ 7.......5...... 12......... 1......11...... 2.2.......0...... 5.......1.6 Smokey Hampton............. 11.....1........ 4......... 0........4...... 4.0.......0...... 4.......0.4 Gary Banks....................... 11.....4........ 7......... 3........4...... 1.0.......0...... 6.......0.4 Toris Rutledge................... 11.....1........ 2......... 0........2...... 2.0.......0...... 2.......0.2 Rhoderick Carroll............ 10.... 1......... 0......... 2.......-2..... -2.0.......0.......0..... -0.2 Leodis McKelvin............... 11.....1........ 0......... 5...... -5.....-5.0.......0...... 0......-0.5 Team................................. 11.....3........ 0.......29.... -29.....-9.7.......0...... 0......-2.6 Carl Meadows................... 8.....51...... 76.....177.. -101.....-2.0.......1.... 16....-12.6 Total................................... 11 430...1722..... 422.. 1300....... 3.0.......6.....39.. 118.2 Opponents........................ 11 424...1833..... 255.. 1578....... 3.7.....16.....59.. 143.5 PASSING............. G.. Effic.... Att-Cmp-Int.... Pct..... Yds.....TD...Lg.... Avg/G Carl Meadows....... 8....95.63......... 169-80-10.....47.3.... 974.....6....... 49....... 121.8 Julian Foster.......... 5....123.61......... 112-63-4.....56.2.... 797.....5....... 51....... 159.4 Larry Dockery...... 2....103.03............. 14-6-0.....42.9.... 61.......1....... 17......... 30.5 Team..................... 11.. 0.00................... 2-0-0.....0.0...... 0.........0......... 0........... 0.0 Gary Banks........... 11.. 133.60............... 1-1-0.....100.0.. 4.........0......... 4........... 0.4 Total....................... 11.. 105.98.....298-150-14.... 50.3.....1836...12..... 51.......166.9 Opponents............ 11.. 117.80.......325-190-5.... 58.5.....2022...10..... 46.......183.8 RECEIVING................G.....No......Yds...... Avg.....TD........Long.......Avg/G Smokey Hampton............. 11.....39..... 582...... 14.9......... 2...........51...........52.9 Gary Banks....................... 11.....25..... 293...... 11.7......... 2...........39...........26.6 Toris Rutledge................... 11.....17..... 284...... 16.7......... 3...........48...........25.8 Josh Allen.......................... 11.....14..... 121........ 8.6......... 1...........25...........11.0 James Earl Cray................ 10.... 12..... 102.........8.5.........1........... 14............10.2 Joel Whinghter................. 10...... 9..... 105.......11.7.........0........... 26............10.5 Martin Teal....................... 9.........6........75...... 12.5......... 0...........20.............8.3 Kenny Cattouse................ 11.......6........45........ 7.5......... 0...........42.............4.1 Rob Austin........................ 10.......6........42........ 7.0......... 1...........12.............4.2 Sean Dawkins................... 11.......5..........9........ 1.8......... 0.............8.............0.8 Darius Williams............... 10...... 3..... 129.......43.0.........2........... 51............12.9 Ryan Babb......................... 11...... 3....... 12.........4.0.........0............. 8..............1.1 Blake Broadhurst............. 11...... 2....... 21.......10.5.........0........... 17..............1.9 Brandon Suggs.................. 9.........1..........7........ 7.0......... 0.............7.............0.8 Rhoderick Carroll............ 10...... 1..........5.........5.0.........0............. 5..............0.5 Carl Meadows................... 8.........1..........4........ 4.0......... 0.............4.............0.5 Total................................... 11.. 150... 1836.......12.2.......12........... 51......... 166.9 Opponents........................ 11.. 190... 2022.......10.6.......10...........46......... 183.8 PUNT RETURNS..........No.........Yds............ Avg......... TD.............. Long Leodis McKelvin............... 33........... 417..............12.6............. 1.....................73 Josh Maxwell.................... 1................. 2................2.0............. 0....................... 2 Johnny Faulk.................... 1.................. 0................0.0.............. 0........................0 Total................................... 35........... 419..............12.0.............. 1......................73 Opponents........................ 25........... 249..............10.0.............. 1......................73 KICK RETURNS...................No...........Yds.......... Avg......... TD.........Long Leodis McKelvin........................24.............619...........25.8..........1.................100 Darius Williams........................ 6................111........... 18.5..........0................... 29 Adrian Ghent............................ 3................45............. 15.0..........0................... 22 Josh Allen...................................2...............9...............4.5............0.....................6 Anthony Jones............................1...............11.............11.0..........0...................11 Toris Rutledge............................1...............0...............0.0............0.....................0 Total............................................ 37..............795........... 21.5..........1................. 100 Opponents................................. 31..............697........... 22.5..........0................... 79

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2005 Statistics FUMBLE RETURNS.............No........... Yds......... Avg......... TD...... Long Total............................................ 0................ 0............... 0.0............. 0...................0 Opponents................................. 2................ 32............. 16.0.......... 1.................21 INTERCEPTIONS............. No........ Yds........... Avg........... TD.........Long Johnny Faulk......................... 2.............2................ 1.0............. 0...................... 2 Sherrod Martin......................2............ 2................ 1.0............. 0..................... 2 Adrian Ghent........................ 1.............14.............. 14.0........... 0.................... 14 Total........................................ 5.............18.............. 3.6............. 0.................... 14 Opponents............................. 12...........121............ 10.1........... 1.................... 48 PUNTING.................... No..... Yds..... Avg..... Long.... TB....FC.... I20..Blkd Thomas Olmsted............ 62.....2506......40.4...........59.....3.......17......22...........2 Team................................ 3...........18......6.0.............18.....0.......0........0.............0 Total................................. 65.....2524......38.8...........59.....3.......17......22...........2 Opponents...................... 60.....2419......40.3...........63.....6.......3........15...........0 KICKOFFS............. No......Yds......Avg..... TB..... OB....Retn.....Net....YdLn Thomas Olmsted......42....... 2481.... 59.1......6.........1 Total...........................42....... 2481.... 59.1......6.........1........ 817........39.6..........25 Opponents................56....... 3369.... 60.2......14.......1........ 1075......41.0..........24 FIELD GOALS..M-A... Pct.... <19.. 20-29... 30-39...40-49....50+...Lg.... Blk Greg Whibbs..... 11-20... 55.0... 0-0....4-5........6-9........ 1-5........ 0-1....48......... 3 FG SEQUENCE.............Troy Trojans.....................OPPONENTS Cal Poly............................. (34),(35),42....................................... (19),49 UAB................................... -.................................................. (19),46,(19) Missouri............................ 51............................................ (22),(42),(34) South Carolina................. (32),(32)..................................................(32) North Texas...................... 43,31,(24),(20).................................. 51,(21) Louisiana-Monroe........... 40,(22)....................................... (21),(37),45 FIU.................................... (34),(32),(48)................................. (38),(24) Louisiana-Lafayette......... 32,37.................................................. 44,(40) Florida Atlantic................ 29................................................................47 Arkansas State.................. (20),48.................................... (49),(28),(27) Middle Tennessee............ -................................................................(45) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

TOTAL OFFENSE..... G.........Plays...... Rush......Pass........ Total.... Avg/G Carl Meadows...............8...........220......... -101........974.......... 873..........109.1 Julian Foster..................5...........164......... 24............797.......... 821..........164.2 Joel Whinghter............. 10......... 95............ 531......... 0............... 531........... 53.1 Kenny Cattouse............11.........89........... 314..........0.............. 314............28.5 Sean Dawkins...............11.........76........... 285..........0.............. 285............25.9 Anthony Jones...............11.........36........... 188..........0.............. 188............17.1 Larry Dockery..............2...........16........... 13............61............ 74..............37.0 Ryan Babb....................11.........9............. 40............0.............. 40................3.6 Darius Williams........... 10......... 4.............. 21............ 0............... 21................2.1 Marlo East....................7...........5............. 11............0.............. 11................1.6 Gary Banks...................11.........5............. 4..............4.............. 8..................0.7 Smokey Hampton.........11.........1............. 4..............0.............. 4..................0.4 Toris Rutledge...............11.........1............. 2..............0.............. 2..................0.2 Rhoderick Carroll........ 10......... 1.............. -2............ 0............... -2...............-0.2 Leodis McKelvin...........11.........1............. -5............0.............. -5.............. -0.5 Team.............................11.........5............. -29..........0.............. -29............ -2.6 Total............................... 11......... 728.......... 1300....... 1836........ 3136....... 285.1 Opponents.................... 11......... 749.......... 1578....... 2022........ 3600....... 327.3

Returning Players indicated in italics.

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|------ PATs ------| SCORING................ TD FGs .. Kick.. Rush... Rcv.... Pass DXP...Saf....Pts Greg Whibbs...............0.... 11-20 19-19.......0-0........0......0-0.........0...... 0......52 Kenny Cattouse..........4.... 0-0.........0-0.......0-0........0......0-0.........0...... 0......24 Toris Rutledge.............3.... 0-0.........0-0.......0-0........0......0-0.........0...... 0......18 Darius Williams.........2.... 0-0......... 0-0.......0-0........ 0...... 0-0......... 0.......0......12 Smokey Hampton.......2.... 0-0.........0-0.......0-0........0......0-0.........0...... 0......12 Gary Banks.................2.... 0-0.........0-0.......0-0........0......0-0.........0...... 0......12 Leodis McKelvin.........2.... 0-0.........0-0.......0-0........0......0-0.........0...... 0......12 Joel Whinghter...........1.... 0-0......... 0-0.......0-0........ 0...... 0-0......... 0.......0........6 James Earl Cray..........1.... 0-0......... 0-0.......0-0........ 0...... 0-0......... 0.......0........6 Rob Austin..................1.... 0-0.........0-0.......0-0........0......0-0.........0...... 0........ 6 Carl Meadows.............1.... 0-0.........0-0.......0-0........0......0-0.........0...... 0........ 6 Josh Allen....................1.... 0-0.........0-0.......0-0........0......0-0.........0...... 0........ 6 Team...........................0.... 0-0.........0-0.......0-0........0......0-0.........0...... 1........ 2 Thomas Olmsted........0.... 0-0......... 1-1.......0-0........ 0...... 0-0......... 0.......0........1 Total.............................20.. 11-20 20-20.......0-0........ 0...... 0-0......... 0.......1....175 Opponents..................29.. 17-23 26-27.......1-1........ 1...... 1-1......... 0.......0....255 ALL PURPOSE..........G..... Rush.....Rec.... PR.... KOR... IR......Tot.. Avg/G Leodis McKelvin.......... 11..........-5..........0.... 417....... 619.......0... 1031.......93.7 Joel Whinghter.............10.......531..... 105........ 0............ 0.......0..... 636...... 63.6 Smokey Hampton........ 11........... 4......582........ 0........... 0.......0..... 586.......53.3 Kenny Cattouse........... 11....... 314........45........ 0........... 0.......0..... 359.......32.6 Gary Banks.................. 11........... 4......293........ 0........... 0.......0..... 297.......27.0 Sean Dawkins.............. 11....... 285..........9........ 0........... 0.......0..... 294.......26.7 Toris Rutledge.............. 11........... 2......284........ 0........... 0.......0..... 286.......26.0 Darius Williams...........10.........21..... 129........ 0........111.......0..... 261...... 26.1 Anthony Jones.............. 11....... 188..........0........ 0......... 11.......0..... 199.......18.1 Josh Allen..................... 11........... 0......121........ 0........... 9.......0..... 130.......11.8 James Earl Cray............10...........0..... 102........ 0............ 0.......0..... 102...... 10.2 Martin Teal.................. 9............. 0........75........ 0........... 0.......0....... 75.........8.3 Adrian Ghent...............11...........0..........0........ 0..........45.....14....... 59.........5.4 Ryan Babb................... 11......... 40........12........ 0........... 0.......0....... 52.........4.7 Rob Austin................... 10........... 0........42........ 0........... 0.......0....... 42.........4.2 Julian Foster................. 5........... 24..........0........ 0........... 0.......0....... 24.........4.8 Blake Broadhurst.........11...........0........21........ 0............ 0.......0....... 21.........1.9 Larry Dockery............. 2........... 13..........0........ 0........... 0.......0....... 13.........6.5 Marlo East................... 7........... 11..........0........ 0........... 0.......0....... 11.........1.6 Brandon Suggs............. 9............. 0..........7........ 0........... 0.......0......... 7.........0.8 Rhoderick Carroll........10......... -2..........5........ 0............ 0.......0..........3.........0.3 Sherrod Martin............ 11........... 0..........0........ 0........... 0.......2......... 2.........0.2 Johnny Faulk................11...........0..........0........ 0............ 0.......2..........2.........0.2 Josh Maxwell............... 11........... 0..........0........ 2........... 0.......0......... 2.........0.2 Team............................ 11........-29..........0........ 0........... 0.......0......-29....... -2.6 Carl Meadows.............. 8........-101..........4........ 0........... 0.......0......-97..... -12.1 Total...............................11.....1300... 1836.... 419........795.....18... 4368.... 397.1 Opponents....................11.....1578... 2022.... 249........697...124... 4670.... 424.5 OFFENSIVE LINE.....G.....Plays.........+........ -...... Pct...KD...... PR...... Sack Steven Merkel.............. 4........... 33........25........ 8...... 75.7.......0......... 0............. 0 James Edwards.............11.......729..... 550.... 179.......75.4.....25....... 13............. 6 James Gardner............. 11....... 337......250...... 87...... 74.2.......4......... 3.......... 2.5 Zach Yenser................. 11....... 419......309.... 110...... 73.7.....11......... 5............. 4 Zarah Yisrael................11.......690..... 498.... 192.......72.2.....15....... 10............. 2 Kirbie Bodiford............ 11....... 714......507.... 207...... 71.0.....27....... 10............. 3 Josh Henderson............ 2........... 10..........7........ 3...... 70.0.......0......... 0............. 0 Chris Jamison.............. 10....... 534......357.... 177...... 66.8.....14......... 4.......... 4.5 Kenny Griffin............... 10....... 160......103...... 57...... 64.4.......0......... 5.......... 1.5 Rob Austin*................. 2........... 87........52...... 35...... 59.7.......0......... 6............. 3 Emeka Okosa............... 7........... 77........45...... 32...... 58.4.......0......... 3.......... 1.5 * Moved to Tight End after Week 2

2005 Statistics Defensive Statistics

|-------Tackles-------|.......................... |-Sacks-|......|---Pass Def---|...................... |-Fumbles-|.... Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS..... GP.... Solo..... Ast..... Total......TFL/Yds..... No-Yards.....Int-Yds.... BrUp.... QBH...... Rcv-Yds..... FF... Kick... Saf 27 Bernard Davis.................11.......60..........29........ 89.................5.5-10............. 1.0-1.................. .............. 4............ 8................ 2-0..... 3...................... .

6 Sherrod Martin............... 11.......54..........24........78..................5.0-9..............1.0-4............. 2-2.......... 11........... 1................ 1-0.....1..................... .

91 Torre Lankford................11.......38..........32........ 70...............10.0-52........... 7.0-49.................. ............... ............. 9................ 1-0..... 2...................... .

8 Johnny Faulk...................11.......57..........6.......... 63...............10.0-46........... 2.0-25..............2-2............. 7............. ................. 1-0..... ........................ .

30 Leverne Johnson.............9.........46..........17........ 63.................9.0-34........... 1.0-18.................. .............. 1............ 4................ 2-0..... 3...................... .

26 Marcus Richardson......... 11.......49..........10........59................7.0-20..................... ................................ 5........... 6................ 1-0.....1..................... .

28 Brannon Condren........... 11.......41..........17........58..................2.0-4..................... ................................ 5................................................................ .

54 Larry Brown....................11.......26..........19........ 45.................3.0-12............. 1.0-8.................. .............. 1.......... 14........................... ........................ .

51 Kenny Mainor................. 11.......29..........14........43..................3.0-6..............0.5-0............................... 1......... 14.................................................. .

90 David Tramble................11.......17..........22........ 39...................1.5-6............. 0.5-3.................. .............. 2.......... 12........................... 1...................... .

3 Adrian Ghent..................11.......28..........8.......... 36...................2.0-6..................... ............ 1-14............. 5............. ................. 1-0..... ........................ .

74 Franklin Lloyd................ 11.......17..........14........31................3.0-10..............1.0-7................................ ............ 2.................................................. .

34 Leodis McKelvin............. 11.......26..........4..........30..................1.0-9..............1.0-9............................... 5.............................. 1-0.............1............. .

24 Josh Maxwell................... 11.......18..........8..........26......................... ...................... ................................. ............ 2................ 1-0............................ .

25 Derick Pendergrass......... 10.......11..........11........22......................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

41 Romanique Lewis........... 5.........8............9..........17................2.0-10..............1.0-7............................... 1................................................................ .

92 Steve McLendon............. 10.......7............9..........16..................3.0-3..................... ................................. ............ 2.................................................. .

58 Shawn Todd.................... 11.......9............6..........15..................2.0-9..................... ................................. ............ 4................ 1-0............................ .

7 Andre Morgan................ 11.......10..........4..........14..................2.5-5..................... ................................ 1................................................................ .

15 Tavares Williams............ 11.......5............6..........11......................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

32 Henry Chubb.................. 10.......8............2..........10......................... ...................... ................................ 1................................................................ .

31 Terence Moore................. 11.......3............5..........8........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

19 Darius Williams..............10.......3............4.......... 7................................................... ................... ............... .............. ................. 1-0..... ........................ .

93 Baron Lemar....................8.........6............1.......... 7.....................1.0-1..................... ................... ............... .............. ............................ ........................ .

38 Darryl Watts................... 6.........5............2..........7........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

35 Ryan Babb....................... 11.......3............2..........5........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

48 Bear Woods..................... 6.........3............2..........5........................... ...................... ................................. ............ 2.................................................. .

67 Junior Tagovailoa........... 8.........1............3..........4........................... ...................... ................................. ............ 1.................................................. .

98 John Jackson.................... 8.........2............2..........4........................... ...................... ................................. ............ 2.................................................. .

17 Gary Banks..................... 11.......2............1..........3........................... ...................... ................................. ............................... 1-0............................ .

95 Maurice Coleman........... 5.........2............1..........3....................1.0-2..................... ................................. ................................................................. .

TM Team................................ 11.......2............1..........3........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................ 1 4 Toris Rutledge................. 11.......1............1..........2........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

11 Boo Smith........................ 3.........2........................2........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

33 Sean Dawkins................. 11.......1............1..........2........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

36 Anthony Jones................. 11.......1............1..........2........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

5 Smokey Hampton........... 11.......1........................1........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

43 Trinidy Thomas.............. 3.......................1..........1........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

52 Jason Richardson............ 5.......................1..........1........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

47 Chris Stanfield.................1.........1........................ 1................................................... ................... ............... .............. ............................ ........................ .

42 Xavier Moreland............. 4.......................1..........1........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

80 Josh Allen........................ 11.......1........................1........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

84 Fred Turner..................... 1.........1........................1........................... ...................... ................................. ................................................................. .

20 Thomas Olmsted.............11.......1........................ 1................................................... ................... ............... .............. ............................ ........................ .

Total..................................11.......606........301...... 907.............73-254.......... 17-132........... 5-18........... 50.......... 83.............. 14-0..... 11.....1............ 1

Opponents.......................11.......492........206...... 698..........71.0-325.......... 38-245....... 14-124........... 44............ 4............11-32..... 9.......5............. .

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2005 Statistics TROY INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 20 Kenny Cattouse at North Texas (Oct 04)

Kenny Cattouse at UL-Lafayette (Oct 29) Yards Rushing 135 Joel Whinghter at UL-Monroe (Oct 15) TD Rushes 2 Kenny Cattouse at UL-Lafayette (Oct 29) Long Rush 39 Joel Whinghter at S. Carolina (Sep 24) Pass attempts 31 Carl Meadows vs Cal Poly (Sep 03) Pass completions 17 Julian Foster vs Fla. Atlantic (Nov 05)

Carl Meadows vs Middle Tenn. (Nov 26) Yards Passing 271 Julian Foster vs Fla. Atlantic (Nov 05) TD Passes 3 Julian Foster vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 05) Long Pass 51 Julian Foster vs FIU (Oct 20)

Julian Foster vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 05) Receptions 10 Smokey Hampton at Missouri (Sep 17) Yards Receiving 125 Smokey Hampton vs FAU (Nov 05) TD Receptions 1 12 times Long Reception 51 Darius Williams vs FIU (Oct 20)

Smokey Hampton vs FAU (Nov 05) Field Goals 3 Greg Whibbs vs FIU (Oct 20) Long Field Goal 48 Greg Whibbs vs FIU (Oct 20) Punts 8 Thomas Olmsted at Missouri (Sep 17)

Thomas Olmsted at Arkansas St (Nov 12) Punting Avg 48.8 Thomas Olmsted at UL-Monroe (Oct 15) Long Punt 59 Thomas Olmsted at UL-Monroe (Oct 15) Long Punt Return 73 Leodis McKelvin vs UAB (Sep 10) Long KO Return 100 Leodis McKelvin at S. Carolina (Sep 24) Tackles 13 Bernard Davis at Missouri (Sep 17)

Sherrod Martin at UL-Lafayette (Oct 29) Sacks 2.0 Johnny Faulk at South Carolina (Sep 24) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Leverne Johnson vs FAU (Nov 05) Interceptions 1 Johnny Faulk vs Cal Poly (Sep 03)

Sherrod Martin at North Texas (Oct 04)

Johnny Faulk at North Texas (Oct 04)

Sherrod Martin vs FIU (Oct 20) Adrian Ghent vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 05)

TROY TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 64 Yards Rushing 283 Yards Per Rush 4.4 TD Rushes 2

Pass attempts 42 Pass completions 22 Yards Passing 271 Yards Per Pass 10.0 TD Passes 3 Total Plays 76 Total Offense 383 Yards Per Play 5.9 Points 28

Sacks By 4 First Downs 24 Penalties 12 Penalty Yards 109 Turnovers 5 Interceptions By 2

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at North Texas (Oct 04) at North Texas (Oct 04) at North Texas (Oct 04) vs Cal Poly (Sep 03) at Louisiana-Lafayette (Oct 29) at Missouri (Sep 17) at Missouri (Sep 17) vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 05) vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 05) vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 05) at North Texas (Oct 04) vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 05) vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 05) at Louisiana-Lafayette (Oct 29) vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 05) at South Carolina (Sep 24) at North Texas (Oct 04) at Louisiana-Monroe (Oct 15) at Louisiana-Monroe (Oct 15) at South Carolina (Sep 24) at North Texas (Oct 04)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 27 Tyrell Fenroy, at UL-Lafayette (Oct 29) Yards Rushing 156 Tyrell Fenroy, at UL-Lafayette (Oct 29) TD Rushes 3 Tyrell Fenroy, at UL-Lafayette (Oct 29) Long Rush 59 Tony Temple, at Missouri (Sep 17) Pass attempts 51 Josh Padrick, vs FIU (Oct 20) Pass completions 31 Josh Padrick, vs FIU (Oct 20) Yards Passing 296 Darrell Hackney, vs UAB (Sep 10) TD Passes 2 Darrell Hackney, vs UAB (Sep 10) Blake Mitchell, at South Carolina (Sep 24) Danny Embick, vs Florida Atlantic (Nov 05) Long Pass 46 Brad Smith, at Missouri (Sep 17) Receptions 9 Stephen Chicola, vs Middle Tenn. (Nov 26) Yards Receiving 91 Sidney Rice, at South Carolina (Sep 24) TD Receptions 1 10 times Long Reception 46 Jimmy Jackson, at Missouri (Sep 17) Field Goals 3 Adam Crossett, at Missouri (Sep 17) Eric Neihouse, at Arkansas State (Nov 12) Long Field Goal 49 Eric Neihouse, at Arkansas St (Nov 12) Punts 8 Tim Chicoine, vs Cal Poly (Sep 03) Eric Neihouse, at Arkansas State (Nov 12)

Colby Smith, vs Middle Tenn. (Nov 26) Punting Avg 48.5 Tim Chicoine, vs Cal Poly (Sep 03) Long Punt 62 Tim Chicoine, vs Cal Poly (Sep 03) Long Punt Return 73 Marcus Woods, at Missouri (Sep 17) Long KO Return 79 Carlos Thomas, at S. Carolina (Sep 24) Tackles 18 Keyonvis Bouie, vs FIU (Oct 20) Sacks 3.0 Brandon Guillory, at UL-Monroe (Oct 15) Tackles For Loss 3.5 Devrett Wade, at Arkansas St (Nov 12) Interceptions 2 Chaz Williams, at UL-Monroe (Oct 15)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 52 Yards Rushing 303 Yards Per Rush 6.2 TD Rushes 4

Pass attempts 51 Pass completions 31 Yards Passing 296 Yards Per Pass 11.7 TD Passes 3 Total Plays 86 Total Offense 514 Yards Per Play 6.0 Points 52 Sacks By 5

First Downs 28 Penalties 14 Penalty Yards 139 Turnovers 5 Interceptions By 4

at Louisiana-Lafayette (Oct 29) at Missouri (Sep 17) at Missouri (Sep 17) at Missouri (Sep 17) at Louisiana-Lafayette (Oct 29) vs FIU (Oct 20) vs FIU (Oct 20) vs UAB (Sep 10) at South Carolina (Sep 24) at South Carolina (Sep 24) at Missouri (Sep 17) at Missouri (Sep 17) at South Carolina (Sep 24) at Missouri (Sep 17) vs Cal Poly (Sep 03) at South Carolina (Sep 24) at Missouri (Sep 17) at Arkansas State (Nov 12) at Arkansas State (Nov 12) at North Texas (Oct 04) vs UAB (Sep 10)

2005 Statistics Trojans offensive line grades Offensive Line grades (Plays - Grade - Minimum nine plays to receive grade) Opponent Cal Poly (9/3) UAB (9/10) at Missouri (9/17) at South Carolina (9/24) at North Texas (10/4) at UL-Monroe (10/15) Fla. International (10/20) at UL-Lafayette (10/29) Florida Atlantic (11/5)

Bodiford 76 - 63% 49 - 76% 76 - 72% 70 - 70% 71 - 76% 68 - 60% 59 - 87% 65 - 76% 62 - 80%

Edwards 76 - 76% 49 - 81% 76 - 76% 70 - 68% 75 - 82% 75 - 65% 55 - 78% 70 - 78% 62 - 81%

at Arkansas State (11/12) Middle Tennessee (11/26)

60 - 69% 58 - 70% 58 - 67% 63 - 76%

Gardner 33 - 65% 22 - 76% 33 - 78% 25 - 76% 32 - 75% 39 - 67% 30 - 85% 38 - 79% 44 - 79%

Griffin 17 - 64% 22 - 63% 36 - 53% DNP 14 - 50% 24 - 59% 5 - NG 17 - 70% 9 - 100%

18 - 68% 9 - 78% 23 - 65% 7 - NG

Jamison 3 - NG DNP 15 - 53% 68 - 65% 68 - 75% 62 - 61% 65 - 70% 73 - 61% 63 - 65%

Merkel DNP DNP DNP 2 - NG DNP DNP 6 - NG 12 - 75% 13 - 77%

57 - 77% DNP 60 - 63% DNP

Okosa Yenser Yisrael 2 - NG 44 - 84% 77 - 68% DNP 27 - 54% 49 - 57% 40 - 50% 43 - 70% 61 - 64% 9 - NG 45 - 83% 61 - 62% DNP 44 - 78% 75 - 81% DNP 36 - 78% 71 - 65% 10 - 90% 35 - 74% 60 - 87% 7 - NG 38 - 71% 64 - 78% 7 - NG 25 - 75% 60 - 80% 2 - NG 42 - 73% 54 - 69% DNP 40 - 65% 58 - 81%

2005 red zone production TROJANS OPPONENT Cal Poly (9/3) UAB (9/10) at Missouri (9/17) at South Carolina (9/24) at North Texas (10/4) at UL-Monroe (10/15) FIU (10/20) at UL-Lafayette (10/29) Florida Atlantic (11/5) at Arkansas St. (11/12) Middle Tenn. (11/26) SEASON TOTAL

Times In 20 4 0 2 4 5 5 2 5 4 2 2 35

Times Scored 4 0 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 1 23

Total Pts TDs 20 2 0 0 14 2 13 1 13 1 3 0 6 0 21 3 21 3 3 0 7 1 121 13

Rush TDs 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6

Pass TDs 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 7

FGs Made 2 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 10

--------- Failed to score inside 20 --------FGA Downs Int Fumb HLF/GM 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0/0 1 0 1 0 0/0 1 1 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 2 0 0 0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 0 0/0 0 1 0 0 0/0 5 2 3 2 0/0

OPPONENT Cal Poly (9/3) UAB (9/10) at Missouri (9/17) at South Carolina (9/24) at North Texas (10/4) at UL-Monroe (10/15) FIU (10/20) at UL-Lafayette (10/29) Florida Atlantic (11/5) at Arkansas St. (11/12) Middle Tenn. (11/26) SEASON TOTAL

Times In 20 2 4 6 4 2 5 2 3 2 2 3 35

Times Scored 2 3 6 4 2 4 2 3 0 2 3 31

Total Pts TDs 10 1 13 1 35 4 24 3 10 1 20 2 10 1 21 3 7 1 6 0 17 2 173 19

Rush TDs 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 14

Pass TDs 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5

FGs Made 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 13

--------- Failed to score inside 20 --------FGA Downs Int Fumb HLF/GM 0 0 0 0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 1 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0/0 1 1 1 0 0/0

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2005 Statistics Trojans statistics by quarter 3rd-Down Conversions Date Sep 03 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 04 Oct 15 Oct 20 Oct 29 Nov 05 Nov 12 Nov 26

Opponent Score Cal Poly W 27-10 UAB L 7-27 at Missouri L 21-52 at South Carolina L 20-45 at North Texas W 13-10 at UL-Monroe L 3-27 FIU W 18-13 at UL-Lafayette L 28-31 Florida Atlantic W 28-14 at Arkansas State L 3-9 Middle Tennessee L 7-17 TROY Opponents

4th-Down Conversions Date Sep 03 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 04 Oct 15 Oct 20 Oct 29 Nov 05 Nov 12 Nov 26

Opponent Score Cal Poly W 27-10 UAB L 7-27 at Missouri L 21-52 at South Carolina L 20-45 at North Texas W 13-10 at UL-Monroe L 3-27 FIU W 18-13 at UL-Lafayette L 28-31 Florida Atlantic W 28-14 at Arkansas State L 3-9 Middle Tennessee L 7-17 TROY Opponents

Time of Possession

Overall 9-18 50.0% 3-10 30.0% 4-14 28.6% 8-18 44.4% 3-14 21.4% 5-13 38.5% 3-13 23.1% 6-17 35.3% 6-15 40.0% 2-14 14.3% 2-11 18.2% 51-157 32.5% 58-163 35.6%

Overall 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0-1 0.0% 0-0 1-1 100.0% 0-0 1-1 100.0% 1-1 1-2 50.0% 0-0 0-1 0.0% 0-0 2-2 100.0% 0-0 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0-3 0.0% 0-0 7-13 53.8% 1-1 7-17 41.2% 1-3

Date Opponent Score Sep 03 Cal Poly W 27-10 Sep 10 UAB L 7-27 Sep 17 at Missouri L 21-52 Sep 24 at South Carolina L 20-45 Oct 04 at North Texas W 13-10 Oct 15 at UL-Monroe L 3-27 Oct 20 FIU W 18-13 Oct 29 at UL-Lafayette L 28-31 Nov 05 Florida Atlantic W 28-14 Nov 12 at Arkansas State L 3-9 Nov 26 Middle Tennessee L 7-17

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1st Qtr 2-2 100.0% 1-5 20.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-2 50.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-3 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 8-32 25.0% 26-49 53.1%

Overall 31:50 20:23 27:37 28:13 36:30 32:46 29:34 28:27 31:21 28:52 25:49 321:22 29:12 338:38 30:47

2nd Qtr 2-5 40.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-3 0.0% 2-6 33.3% 1-4 25.0% 0-3 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-3 33.3% 0-3 0.0% 1-5 20.0% 0-2 0.0% 9-40 22.5% 17-48 35.4%

1st Qtr 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 33.3%

2nd Qtr 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 3-5 60.0%

1st Qtr 5:32 7:59 6:05 5:41 10:33 2:45 6:03 4:45 6:35 5:02 4:29 65:29 5:57 99:31 9:02

2nd Qtr 6:22 5:37 5:26 8:07 5:28 10:32 6:11 7:03 6:51 9:07 4:18 75:02 6:49 89:58 8:10

3rd Qtr 1-5 20.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 3-7 42.9% 1-3 33.3% 2-4 50.0% 0-3 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-4 25.0% 1-3 33.3% 2-3 66.7% 13-39 33.3% 4-26 15.4%

3rd Qtr 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 3-3 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 3rd Qtr 10:22 3:34 10:48 8:43 11:47 12:14 7:12 8:56 8:22 9:48 9:19 101:05 9:11 63:55 5:48

4th Qtr 4-6 66.7% 1-1 100.0% 1-4 25.0% 2-3 66.7% 1-4 25.0% 3-4 75.0% 2-5 40.0% 3-6 50.0% 4-5 80.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-4 0.0% 21-45 46.7% 11-39 28.2%

4th Qtr 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 2-2 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-3 0.0% 3-9 33.3% 3-9 33.3%

4th Qtr 9:34 3:13 5:18 5:42 8:42 7:15 10:08 7:43 9:33 4:55 7:43 79:46 7:15 85:14 7:44

Overtime 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0%

Overtime 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%

2005 Statistics Trojans team game-by-game

Date Opponent Sep 03 CAL POLY Sep 10 UAB Sep 17 at Missouri Sep 24 at South Carolina Oct 04 at North Texas Oct 15 at UL-Monroe Oct 20 FIU Oct 29 at UL-Lafayette Nov 05 FLA. ATLANTIC Nov 12 at Arkansas State Nov 26 MIDDLE TENN.

Totals

Opponent

|---RUSHING---| No. Yds TD Lg 43 65 2 19 20 26 0 11 30 74 1 13 40 137 0 39 64 283 0 21 43 154 0 25 45 123 0 12 46 183 2 16 38 112 1 13 32 69 0 15 29 74 0 19 430 1300 6 39 424 1578 16 59

Avg per rush: 3.0 All purpose avg/game: 397.1

Date Opponent Sep 03 CAL POLY Sep 10 UAB Sep 17 at Missouri Sep 24 at South Carolina Oct 04 at North Texas Oct 15 at UL-Monroe Oct 20 FIU Oct 29 at UL-Lafayette Nov 05 FLA. ATLANTIC Nov 12 at Arkansas State Nov 26 MIDDLE TENN.

Totals

Opponent

|--RECEIVING--| No. Yds TD Lg 14 213 1 49 12 164 0 41 22 260 2 48 12 99 1 20 5 40 1 16 15 174 0 39 12 150 1 51 11 137 2 37 17 271 3 51 12 98 0 16 18 230 1 42 150 1836 12 51 190 2022 10 46

|-----------PASSING-----------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg 31-14-1 213 1 49 2 50 0 42 5 90 0 32 26-12-4 164 0 41 4 73 0 25 4 88 1 73 42-22-0 260 2 48 8 182 0 32 3 10 0 7 30-12-1 99 1 20 5 178 1 100 4 19 0 10 12-5-1 40 1 16 1 0 0 0 4 11 0 5 29-15-2 174 0 39 3 36 0 20 2 15 0 19 19-12-1 150 1 51 3 55 0 19 1 17 0 17 27-11-1 137 2 37 3 67 0 38 2 36 0 22 27-17-0 271 3 51 2 43 0 22 5 31 0 21 23-12-1 98 0 16 2 47 0 37 2 50 0 56 32-18-2 230 1 42 4 64 0 22 3 52 0 27 298-150-14 1836 12 51 37 795 1 100 35 419 1 73 325-190-5 2022 10 46 31 697 0 79 25 249 1 73

Avg per catch: 12.2 Pass efficiency: 105.96 Total offense avg/gm: 285.1 |---------TACKLES---------| Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds 47 32 79 10.0-35 64 26 90 8.5-18 71 30 101 6.0-18 54 34 88 7.5-58 42 18 60 4.5-24 45 27 72 4.0-6 59 22 81 9.5-40 59 45 104 6.0-14 50 19 69 7.0-15 57 33 90 5.0-3 58 15 73 5.0-23 606 301 907 73.5-254 492 206 698 71.0-325

Date Opponent Sep 03 CAL POLY Sep 10 UAB Sep 17 at Missouri Sep 24 at South Carolina Oct 04 at North Texas Oct 15 at UL-Monroe Oct 20 FIU Oct 29 at UL-Lafayette Nov 05 FLORIDA ATLANTIC Nov 12 at Arkansas State Nov 26 MIDDLE TENNESSEE

Totals

Opponent

|-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| No-Yds FF FR-Yds 2.0-17 0 1-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 4.0-42 0 0-0 3.0-20 2 5-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 3.0-30 5 4-0 0.0-0 2 2-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 0.0-0 2 0-0 3.5-20 0 0-0 17.0-131 11 14-0 39.0-245 9 11-32

|---------------------PUNTING--------------------| No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 6 229 38.2 43 0 0 3 0 3 5 171 34.2 55 1 0 2 2 1 9 334 37.1 54 1 0 4 1 4 5 202 40.4 49 0 0 1 0 1 5 207 41.4 51 0 1 0 1 3 4 195 48.8 59 0 0 0 3 2 5 181 36.2 42 0 0 4 0 0 6 227 37.8 48 0 0 2 0 3 7 278 39.7 46 0 1 1 0 2 8 319 39.9 51 0 0 0 1 1 5 181 36.2 45 0 1 0 0 2 65 2524 38.8 59 2 3 17 8 22 60 2419 40.3 63 0 6 3 9 15

Kick ret avg: 21.5 Pass Int-Yds QBH Brk 1-2 1 2 0-0 11 9 0-0 6 2 0-0 8 1 2-2 6 5 0-0 5 4 1-0 18 12 0-0 6 5 1-14 14 5 0-0 5 3 0-0 3 2 5-18 83 50 14-124 4 44 |---FIELD GOALS---| Att-Made Lg Blkd 3-2 35 0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 2-2 32 0 4-2 24 1 2-1 22 0 3-3 48 0 2-0 0 0 1-0 0 1 2-1 20 1 0-0 0 0 20-11 48 3 23-17 49 1

All Purp 420 351 526 433 336 379 345 423 471 264 420 4368 4670

Punt ret avg: 12.0 Blkd Kick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5

|Kicks--XPTS-----| Att-Mad Run Rcv 3-3 0 0 1-1 0 0 3-3 0 0 2-2 0 0 1-1 0 0 0-0 0 0 1-1 0 0 4-4 0 0 4-4 0 0 0-0 0 0 1-1 0 0 20-20 0 0 27-26 1 1

Saf Pts 0 27 0 7 0 21 0 20 0 13 0 3 1 18 0 28 0 28 0 3 0 7 1 175 0 255

|----------KICKOFFS----------| No. Yds Avg. TB OB 6 384 64.0 0 0 2 121 60.5 0 0 4 222 55.5 0 0 5 288 57.6 1 0 4 232 58.0 3 0 2 122 61.0 0 0 5 315 63.0 0 0 5 268 53.6 1 0 5 282 56.4 1 1 2 129 64.5 0 0 2 118 59.0 0 0 2 2481 59.1 6 1 56 3369 60.2 14 1

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2005 Season Recap 2005 troy trojans season starters OFFENSE

Opponent QB TB Cal Poly (9/3) Meadows Whinghter UAB (9/10) Meadows Whinghter at Missouri (9/17) Meadows Whinghter at South Carolina (9/24) Meadows Whinghter at North Texas (10/4) Meadows Whinghter at Louisiana-Monroe (10/15) Meadows Cattouse Florida International (10/20) Foster Cattouse at Louisiana-Lafayette (10/29) Foster Cattouse Florida Atlantic (11/5) Foster Cattouse at Arkansas State (11/12) Foster Cattouse Middle Tennessee (11/26) Meadows Whinghter * Started game with three receivers. # Started game with two tight ends.

FB Dawkins Dawkins Cray* Dawkins Dawkins Dawkins Dawkins Suggs# Dawkins Suggs# Dawkins

SE Banks Banks Banks Banks Banks Banks Banks Banks Banks Banks Banks

FL Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton Hampton

Opponent Cal Poly (9/3) UAB (9/10) at Missouri (9/17) at South Carolina (9/24) at North Texas (10/4) at Louisiana-Monroe (10/15) Florida International (10/20) at Louisiana-Lafayette (10/29) Florida Atlantic (11/5) at Arkansas State (11/12) Middle Tennessee (11/26)

LT Austin Austin Griffin Yisrael Yisrael Yisrael Yisrael Yisrael Yisrael Yisrael Yisrael

LG Yisrael Yisrael Yisrael Jamison Jamison Jamison Jamison Jamison Jamison Jamison Jamison

C Yenser Yenser Yenser Yenser Yenser Yenser Yenser Yenser Yenser Yenser Yenser

RG Bodiford Bodiford Bodiford Bodiford Bodiford Bodiford Bodiford Bodiford Bodiford Bodiford Bodiford

RT Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards

Opponent Cal Poly (9/3) UAB (9/10) at Missouri (9/17) at South Carolina (9/24) at North Texas (10/4) at Louisiana-Monroe (10/15) Florida International (10/20) at Louisiana-Lafayette (10/29) Florida Atlantic (11/5) at Arkansas State (11/12) Middle Tennessee (11/26)

LE Mainor Mainor Mainor Mainor Mainor Mainor Mainor Mainor Mainor Mainor Todd

DT Tramble Tramble Tramble Tramble Tramble Tramble Tramble Tramble Tramble Tramble Tramble

NT Lankford Lankford Lankford Lankford Lankford Lankford Lankford Lankford Lankford Lankford Lankford

RE Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown

MLB Johnson Johnson Maxwell Maxwell Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson

Opponent Cal Poly (9/3) UAB (9/10) at Missouri (9/17) at South Carolina (9/24) at North Texas (10/4) at Louisiana-Monroe (10/15) Florida International (10/20) at Louisiana-Lafayette (10/29) Florida Atlantic (11/5) at Arkansas State (11/12) Middle Tennessee (11/26)

SLB M. Richardson M. Richardson M. Richardson M. Richardson M. Richardson M. Richardson M. Richardson M. Richardson M. Richardson M. Richardson M. Richardson

LCB Ghent Ghent Ghent Ghent Ghent Ghent Ghent Ghent Ghent Ghent Ghent

FS Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin

SS Condren Condren Condren Condren Condren Condren Condren Condren Condren Condren Condren

RCB Faulk Faulk Faulk Faulk Faulk Faulk Faulk Faulk Faulk Faulk Faulk

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TE Pruitt Allen* Austin Austin Austin Austin Austin Austin Austin Austin Suggs

WLB Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis

2005 Season Recap 2005 TroJans record when...

Leading After: First Quarter: Second Quarter: Third Quarter: Trailing After: First Quarter: Second Quarter: Third Quarter: Tied After: First Quarter: Second Quarter: Third Quarter: Troy Scores: 40+ 30-39 20-29 Less Than 20 First With 100-yard Rusher: With 200-yard Passer: Allow 100-yard Rusher: Allow 200-yard Passer: Playing On TV: Troy Network ESPN2/ESPNU

3-1 3-0 3-0 0-6 1-6 0-6 1-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-3 2-4 3-1 1-2 2-1 0-1 1-2 3-5 1-3 2-2

Overtime: 0-1 Come-From-Behind 1-7 September 1-3 October 2-2 November 1-2 vs. Top 25 Teams 0-0 vs. Non-Ranked Teams 4-7 Playing Day Games: 1-3 Playing Night Games: 3-4 On Natural Grass 0-4 On Artificial Turf 4-3 Wearing Black Uniforms: 1-0 Wearing White Uniforms: 1-5 Wearing Cardinal Uniforms: 2-2 Total Offense 400+ 0-0 300-399 2-4 200-299 2-1 Under 200 0-2 Higher than opponent 3-1 Rushing Yards 200 or more 1-0 150-199 0-2 100-149 2-1 0-99 1-4

Negative yards 0-0 Higher than opponent 2-1 Passing Yards 300 or more 0-0 200-299 2-2 Under 200 1-3 Under 100 1-2 Higher than opponent 2-3 Penalties 10 or more 0-2 5-9 4-3 0-4 0-2 More than opponent 0-2 Time of Possesion 35:00 or more 1-0 30:00-34:59 2-1 25:00-29:59 1-5 Under 25:00 0-1 Turnovers 3 or more 1-3 1-2 2-4 None 1-0 Sacks 5 or more 1-0 less than 5 3-7

2005 ncaa Statistical rankings Rankings Comparison (117 teams ranked in Division I-A) Category

Rush Offense Pass Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Pass Efficiency Rush Defense Pass Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Pass Efficiency Def. Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin

National Actual Rank 87 122.60 104 160.60 111 283.20 109 16.80 98 104.94 58 145.30 25 187.60 31 332.90 45 23.80 42 118.30 58 34.23 27 11.47 34 22.15 96 -.70

National Actual Leader Navy 286.70 Texas Tech 403.64 USC 571.27 Texas 50.10 UCLA 169.47 Ohio State 74.45 Miami, Fla. 133.40 Miami, Fla. 236.60 Alabama 10.73 Miami, Fla. 77.00 Wake Forest 41.38 UCLA 25.28 Auburn 28.39 USC 1.91

Sun Belt Rank 5 4 5 5 5 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 6

Sun Belt Actual Leader UL-Lafayette 245.40 UL-Monroe 217.60 UL-Lafayette 382.80 Arkansas State 24.40 Middle Tenn.

124.81 Middle Tenn.

143.78 Middle Tenn.

181.33 Middle Tenn.

325.11 Middle Tenn.

18.22 Middle Tenn.

111.75 UL-Monroe 36.66 Troy 11.47 Troy 22.15 Arkansas State .40

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2005 Season Recap Troy 27, cal poly 10 Sept. 3, 2005 - Movie Gallery Stadium - Troy, AL

TROY, Ala. -- Joel Whinghter capped a five-play, 62-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown run on Troy’s first possession of the game. Greg Whibbs’ kick gave Troy (1-0) a 7-0 lead with 11:18 left in the first quarter.

Four plays later, Cal Poly (0-1) faked a punt on fourth-and-14, but Troy’s Brannon Condren brought down Mustangs quarterback John Mende for a loss of one, giving the Trojans possession at the Cal Poly 15. Whibbs gave the Trojans a 10-0 lead with a 34-yard field goal with 3:20 remaining in the quarter.

Facing fourth-and-six from their own 24, the Mustangs attempted another fake punt on their next possession. Troy’s Johnny Faulk brought down Tim Chicoine for a loss of six, giving Troy the ball inside the Cal Poly 20 for the second straight possession. The Trojans capitalized six plays later when Kenny Cattouse scored on a four-yard run, putting Troy up 17-0 with 3:20 left in the quarter.

“I was surprised, but I was glad it happened.”

Troy head coach Larry Blakeney said of the two fake punt attempts. “We capitalized on those mistakes.”

Cal Poly did the only scoring in the second quarter, cutting Troy’s lead to 17-10 with a one-yard touchdown run by Jonah Russell with 7:35 left in the half and a 19-yard field goal by Nick Coromelas with 1:09 on the clock. Cal Poly stopped Troy on the next possession and threatened to cut the Trojans’ lead to four, but Caromelas’ 49-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left as the half expired.

Troy’s Leodis McKelvin took the second half ’s opening kick off out of the endzone and returned it 42 yards, setting the Trojans up for three points. Whibbs ended the drive with a 35-yard field goal, putting Troy up 20-10 with 8:48 left in the third quarter.

The Trojans added some insurance late in the contest when Cal Poly fumbled on a punt return and Troy recovered on Cal Poly’s 23. The Trojans converted the turnover into seven points when Meadows connected with Gary Banks on a 21-yard touchdown pass to go up with 2:43 to play.

Meadows completed 14-of-31 for 213 yards with one touchdown and one interception in his first start for Troy. “Carl was tough tonight and he took some shots,” Blakeney said. “We had a few missed protection situations, but Carl stood tall and did an admiral job. I know that he has some throws that the would like to take back, but he will get better.”

Banks was Troy’s leading receiver with five receptions for 63 yards and one touchdown. Smokey Hampton had one catch for 49 yards, and Josh Allen had three catches for Josh Allen.

Cal Poly’s Matt Brennan completed six of 10 attempts for 33 yards and one interception. Mende completed 4-of-5 for 35 yards, with a long of 34.

Brennan was Cal Poly’s leading rusher with 33 yards on 10 carries.

Martinez finished with 26 yards on seven carries, and Russell finished with 23 yards on 11 carries. Anthony Randolph was Cal Poly’s leading receiver with 30 yards on two catches.

Torre Lankford led Troy with 5.5 tackles, including one sack for a loss of nine yards. Brannon Condren finished with 4.5 tackles, and Larry Brown had four tackles, including a sack for an eight-yard loss. Johnny Faulk came up with his 10th career interception when he picked off a pass by Brennan in the fourth quarter.

Mark Restelli led Cal Poly with 5.5 tackles, and Randy Samuel added

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five. Matt Chachere finished with four tackles, including 1.5 sacks for a loss of 17 yards. Kenny Chicoine had one interception for the Mustangs.

“I have to tip my hat to Cal Poly,” Blakeney said. “They are well-coached and they competed the whole game. They have speed on defense. We are a young team and we have to spend time correcting our mistakes.”

“Troy will be a better team every time they play,” Cal Poly head coach Rich Ellerson said. “They have a lot of guys who are playing a lot for the first time. They were better than us tonight, and it would be worse later on. They had a lot of young guys playing, that will really help them.”

Score by Quarters Cal Poly (0-1) TROY (1-0)

1 0 17

2 10 0

3 0 3

4 0 7

Score 10 27

First Quarter 11:18 TROY Joel Whinghter 15 yd run (Greg Whibbs kick), 5-62 1:37 08:26 TROY Whibbs 34 yd field goal, 4--2 0:50 03:20 TROY Kenny Cattouse 4 yd run (Whibbs kick), 6-18 3:00 Second Quarter 07:35 CP Jonah Russell 1 yd run (Nick Coromelas kick), 10-69 4:11 01:09 CP Nick Coromelas 19 yd field goal, 5-16 2:03 Third Quarter 08:48 TROY Whibbs 35 yd field goal, 13-40 6:12 Fourth Quarter 02:43 TROY Gary Banks 21 pass from Carl Meadows (Whibbs kick), 3-23 0:23 TEAM STATISTICS: FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

CAL POLY 7 36-71 68 16-10-1 52-139 0-0 3-33 2-42 1-0 8-48.5 1-1 6-39 28:10 1 of 12 1 of 3 2-2 5-49

TROY 17 43-65 213 31-14-1 74-278 0-0 5-90 2-50 1-2 6-38.2 1-1 6-54 31:50 9 of 18 1 of 1 4-4 2-17

RUSHING: Cal Poly-Matt Brennan 10-33; Adam Martinez 7-26; Jonah Russell 11-23; Jeremy Konaris 3-4; Tim Chicoine 1-minus 6; John Mende 4-minus 9. TROY-Whinghter, Joel 12-65; Cattouse, Kenny 10-23; Babb, Ryan 2-20; Jones, Anthony 3-15; Williams,Darius 1-5; Dawkins, Sean 4-3; Dockery, Larry 1-0; Meadows, Carl 10-minus 66.

PASSING: Cal Poly-Matt Brennan 6-10-1-33; John Mende 4-5-0-35; Jonah Russell 0-1-0-0. TROY-Meadows, Carl 14-31-1-213.

RECEIVING: Cal Poly-Anthonyrandolph 2-30; Adam Martinez 2-11; Jason Holmes 2-1; Phil Skinner 1-13; Ramses Barden 1-7; Tredale Tolver 1-5; Jeremy Konaris 1-1. TROY-Banks, Gary 5-63; Allen, Josh 3-33; Hampton, Smokey 1-49; Williams,Darius 1-37; Cray, James Earl 1-14; Whinghter, Joel 1-10; Babb, Ryan 1-4; Dawkins, Sean 1-3.

INT: Cal Poly-Kenny Chicoine 1-0. TROY-Johnny Faulk 1-2.

Kickoff time: 6:00

End of Game: 8:41

Total elapsed time: 2:41

2005 Season Recap uab 27, Troy 7 Sept. 10, 2005 - Movie Gallery Stadium - Troy, AL

TROY, Ala. -- The UAB Blazers took advantage of two first-quarter interceptions, using the Troy miscues to build a 14-0 lead on the way to a 27-7 win over the Trojans. The loss snapped a 10-game home win streak for the Trojans, as they had won every contest in Movie Gallery Stadium since a 19-16 overtime loss to Utah State on November 16, 2002.

The Trojans (1-1) struggled offensively, tallying just 190 yards in the game and turning the ball over four times.

“Our offense was playing defense from the offensive side,” Troy head coach Larry Blakeney said. “We let them dictate the action instead of taking action.”

UAB (1-1) gained 460 total yards, 296 coming from the arm of senior quarterback Darrell Hackney.

“Hackney is well-oiled, smooth and continuous. He has good fundamentals, takes care of the ball, makes the right reads and does not make mistakes,” Blakeney said. “I knew he would be a factor coming into the game.”

It didn’t take long for things to go against the Trojans. With 8:05 left in the first quarter, UAB’s Orlandus King intercepted a pass from Meadows to give the Blazers the ball on Troy’s 33. On third and five, Hackney found Reggie Lindsey in the endzone to cap an eight-play drive. The extra point by Parker Mullins put UAB up 7-0 with 3:11 left in the first quarter.

Three plays later, Larry McSwain picked off a pass from Meadows on the Troy 23 and returned it for a touchdown, giving UAB a 14-0 advantage with 2:05 left in the first period. Mullins tacked on another three points to the Blazers’ lead when he capped off a 14-play, 77-yard drive with a 19yard field goal with 10:37 left in the first half.

After holding the Trojans to three-and-out, UAB’s Kyle Bissinger and Jhun Cook blocked a Thomas Olmsted punt to give the Blazers the ball on Troy’s 19. It looked as if UAB would extend their lead to 24-0 when Hackney hit a wide-open Corey White for a score on a third and goal from the 19, but the play was called back on a holding penalty. On the ensuing play from the 29, Hackney’s pass fell out of Lindsey’s hands in the back of the endzone. The Blazers failed to capitalize on the blocked punt when Mullins’ 46-yard field goal try sailed wide right.

After the break, Mullins ended a 10-play, 66-yard drive with hit a 20-yard field goal that gave the Blazers a 20-0 lead with 9:52 left in the third quarter.

Leodis McKelvin put the Trojans on the board with a his third career punt return for touchdown, this one covering 73 yards with 4:51 remaining in the third quarter.

UAB struck right back, with Trey Chaney taking a Hackney pass 12 yards into the endzone to cap a 78-yard drive and put the Blazers up 277 with 1:21 left in the third quarter. Troy started to put together a drive, using two completions to Smokey Hampton and another to James Early Cray to reach the UAB 30 early in the fourth quarter. The drive ended when UAB forced another turnover, as Will Evans picked off a Meadows pass to give the Blazers the ball at their own 19. The Trojans only entered UAB territory once more in the game, reaching the Blazer 38 before turning the ball over on the fourth interception of the game.

Meadows finished the game 12-of-26 for 164 yards and four interceptions.

Whingter led the Trojans on the ground with 29 yards on seven carries.

Hampton was Troy’s leading receiver with 90 yards on four catches.

Hackney threw for 296 yards and two touchdowns in the game, completing 25-of-38 attempts and connecting with 10 different Blazers throughout the game. White led the Blazers with 96 yards on 18 carries, and Chaney added 77 yards on 15 carries. Lindsey led the Blazers in rush-

ing with 79 yards and one touchdown on six catches.

Score by Quarters UAB (1-1) TROY (1-1)

1 14 0

2 3 0

3 10 7

4 0 0

Score 27 7

First Quarter 07:18 UAB Reggie Lindsey 5 pass from Darrel Hackney (Parker Mullins kick), 8-33 4:07 02:05 UAB Larry McSwain 23 yd int. return (Mullins kick) Second Quarter 10:37 UAB Mullins 19 yd field goal, 14-77 4:44 Third Quarter 09:52 UAB Mullins 19 yd field goal, 10-66 5:08 04:51 TROY Leodis McKelvin 73 yd punt return (Greg Whibbs kick) 01:21 UAB Trey Chaney 12 pass from Hackney (Mullins kick), 9-78 3:30 TEAM STATISTICS: FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

UAB 24 39-164 296 38-25-0 77-460 0-0 2-12 2-44 4-24 4-37.2 0-0 9-75 39:37 5 of 14 1 of 2 4-5 4-26

TROY 9 20-26 164 26-12-4 46-190 0-0 4-88 4-73 0-0 5-34.2 2-0 2-20 20:23 3 of 10 0 of 0 0-0 0-0

RUSHING: UAB-WHITE, Corey 18-96; CHANEY, Trey 15-77; HACKNEY, D. 1-2; ALEXANDER, B. 2-minus 2; DRINKARD, N. 2-minus 2; LINDSEY, Reggie 1-minus 7. TROY-Whinghter, Joel 7-29; Dawkins, Sean 5-19; Cattouse, Kenny 1-1; Babb, Ryan 2-0; Meadows, Carl 5-minus 23.

PASSING: UAB-Hackney, D. 25-38-0-296. TROY-Carl Meadows 12-264-164.

RECEIVING: UAB-LINDSEY, Reggie 6-79; COOK, Jhun 4-49; HAMPTON, C. 3-42; CLEVELAND, C. 3-37; DRINKARD, N. 3-16; DUNCAN, Carl 2-22; RHODES, Lance 1-36; CHANEY, Trey 1-12; HUGHEY, Nolan 1-3; WHITE, Corey 1-0. TROY-Hampton, Smokey 4-90; Allen, Josh 2-7; Whinghter, Joel 2-7; Banks, Gary 1-32; Cray, James Earl 1-12; Babb, Ryan 1-8; Dawkins, Sean 1-8.

INTERCEPTIONS: UAB-McSWAIN, Larry 1-23; EVANS, Will 1-0; KING, Orlandus 1-0; COSPER, D. 1-1. TROY-None.

FUMBLES: UAB-None. TROY-Babb, Ryan 1-0; McKelvin,Leodis 1-0.

Kickoff time: 7:04 pm End of Game: 10:07 Total elapsed time: 3:03 Officials: Referee: R.G. Detillier; Umpire: Ben Young; Linesman: Greg Bradley; Line judge: Wayne Winkler; Back judge: Scott Vaughan; Field judge: Terry Williams; Side judge: Kirk Morgan; Scorer: Phil Burroughs; Attendance: 22299 Temperature: 85 deg Wind: N6 mph Weather: Clear

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2005 Season Recap missouri 52, Troy 21 Sept. 17, 2005 - Faurot Field - Columbia, MO

Columbia, Mo. – Missouri quarterback Brad Smith completed 23 of 33 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown and ran for 79 yards and another score as the Tigers avenged last season’s upset loss at Troy 52-21. The Trojans (1-2) battled to a 20-7 deficit in the first half, but were outscored 25-7 by Mizzou (2-1) in a decisive third quarter.

“We had a chance there but squandered it at the beginning of the second half with a turnover and a punt return back-to-back that took us out of the game,” Troy coach Larry Blakeney said. “We did some good things, but not enough. We are young and we got a pretty good whipping today.”

The Trojan offense established a new season high with 334 yards of total offense, including a season best of 260 through the air. Quarterback Carl Meadows completed 16 of 28 passing attempts for 199 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for a score. Smokey Hampton established new career highs for receptions (10) and receiving yards (87), while Kenny Cattouse ran eight times for a teamhigh 41 yards.

“We are searching for things right now offensively,” Meadows said. “We made some key mistakes on offense, turning the ball over, and penalties stopped our momentum throughout the game.

There are a lot of good things that can come from this game, we just have to build on it going into next week.”

Following punts by both teams, Mizzouri’s Tony Temple opened the scoring with a 59-yard run to paydirt. Just four minutes later, the Tigers capitalized on a blocked punt to increase their lead to 10-0. A 22-yard field goal by Adam Crossett capped an eight-play, 28-yard drive.

“On the blocked punt we didn’t call our gunner in, which is something we do every time,” Blakeney said. “We didn’t do it and we didn’t have enough guys to block the scheme they presented. That is death. It makes everyone sick and wanting to throw up when that happens. We have to do better than that.”

The Trojans cut into the deficit before the quarter ended. Meadows found Toris Rutledge in the corner of the endzone. The 33-yard pass play was the finishing touch to the longest drive of the season, 76 yards, and made the score 10-7 with 4:01 to play in the period. Troy rushed eight straight times, with a MU pass interference penalty mixed in, before the final play.

The second quarter was all Missouri as the Tigers increased the lead to 20-7 by intermission. Smith was instrumental in both drives, tossing a 10yard pass to Brad Ekwerekwu for a score with 2:30 left, then converting two straight third-down attempts to set up a 42-yard Crossett field goal.

“They are a great team offensively,” Trojans linebacker Bernard Davis said. “Brad Smith is a great player, very athletic. Their running backs did a great job of finding creases in our defense and taking advantage of our mistakes. We had a blocked punt and a punt return, a fumble, and you can’t make those kind of mistakes against a great team.”

Troy tried to answer with a final drive before the half, moving 28 yards in the final 24 seconds, but Greg Whibbs saw his career-long 51-yard field goal attempt at the gun hit the crossbar and fall back into the endzone.

Missouri needed just two touches of the ball in the third quarter to explode for 14 points. A Meadows’ fumble on the first play of the half gave the Tigers possession at the Troy 13, where Smith started a touchdown run around left end on the first snap. After holding the Trojans on three plays, Marcus Woods returned the punt 73 yards for a touchdown.

Meadows capped an eight-play, 80 yard drive with a one-yard quarterback sneak at the 9:06 mark, but Missouri tallied the next 17 points to open a 52-14 lead. The final score of the game came on Josh Allen’s first career

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touchdown reception. He hauled in a 17-yard pass from Larry Dockery with 1:01 remaining in the contest.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score TROY (1-2) 7 0 7 7 21 Missouri (2-1) 10 10 25 7 52 First Quarter 11:29 MU Temple 59 yd run (Crossett kick), 1-59 0:10 7:30 MU Crossett 22 yd field goal, 8-28 2:34 4:01 TROY Rutledge 33 pass from Meadows (Whibbs kick), 9-76 3:29 Second Quarter 8:19 MU Ekwerekwu 10 yd pass from Smith (Crossett kick), 7-52 2:30 3:49 MU Crossett 42 yd field goal, 12-44 3:25 Third Quarter 14:45 MU Smith 13 yd run (Smith rush), 1-13 0:04 12:06 MU Woods 73 yd punt return (Crossett kick) 9:06 TROY Meadows 1 yd run (Whibbs kick), 8-80 3:00 6:41 MU Crossett 34 yd field goal, 9-49 2:25 1:58 MU Woods 1 yd run (Crossett kick), 8-85 1:43 Fourth Quarter 3:35 MU Daniel 1 yd run (Crossett kick), 11-58 3:47 1:01 TROY Allen 17 yd pass from Dockery (Whibbs kick), 6-62 2:34 TEAM STATISTICS: FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TROY 21 30-74 260 42-22-0 72-334 0-0 3-10 8-182 0-0 9-37.1 3-1 8-58 27:37 4 of 14 0 of 1 2-2 0-0

Mizzou 28 49-303 211 37-26-0 86-514 0-0 4-105 4-73 0-0 5-38.8 0-0 10-88 32:23 8 of 18 1 of 1 6-6 3-12

RUSHING: TROY-Cattouse, Kenny 8-41; Jones, Anthony 5-27; Dockery, Larry 1-13; Dawkins, Sean 4-12; Williams,Darius 1-0; Meadows, Carl 10-0; Team 1-minus 19. Missouri-Temple, Tony 8-80; Smith, Brad 13-79; Woods, Marcus 12-62; Jackson, Jimmy 6-34; Duncan, Kevin 2-33; Daniel, Chase 5-13; Franklin, Willie 2-4; Coleman, Brando 1-minus 2.

PASSING: TROY-Meadows, Carl 16-28-0-199; Dockery, Larry 6-14-061. Missouri-Smith, Brad 23-33-0-183; Daniel, Chase 3-4-0-28.

RECEIVING: TROY-Hampton, Smokey 10-87; Banks, Gary 4-41; Rutledge, Toris 2-81; Cray, James Earl 2-18; Allen, Josh 1-17; Teal, Martin 18; Carroll, Rhoderick 1-5; Cattouse, Kenny 1-3. Missouri-Franklin, Willi 6-14; Rucker, Martin 4-52; Coffman, Chase 3-28; Ekwerekwu, Brad 3-16; Moore, William 2-15; Temple, Tony 2-13; Woods, Marcus 2-12; Saunders, Tommy 2-11; Jackson, Jimmy 1-46; Britt, Arnold 1-4.

Kickoff time: 1:08 pm End of Game: 4:32 pm Total time: 3:24 Officials: Referee: Clair Gausman; Umpire: Wes White; Linesman: Tim Crowley; Line judge: Tim Pringle; Back judge: Arthur Lucky; Field judge: Drew George; Side judge: Scott Gaines; Scorer: Mark Winter;

2005 Season Recap south carolina 45, Troy 20 Sept. 24, 2005 - Williams-Brice Stadium - Columbia, SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina took advantage of five Troy turnovers, converting them into 28 points, during a 45-20 victory over the Trojans at Williams-Brice Stadium.

“It was another comedy of errors,” Trojans coach Larry Blakeney said.

“We played a pretty good football team, but maybe it is just us. People aren’t to gracious with turnovers when we come around.”

In addition to leading directly to four touchdowns for the Gamecocks, two of the Trojans’ turnovers stopped what appeared to be golden scoring opportunities for Troy.

“It just knocks the wind out of you,” senior running back Joel Whinghter, said of the turnovers.

“When you know you can beat a team and you just keep shooting yourselves in the foot, it makes it real frustrating.”

Whinghter posted a career-best 102 rushing yards in the game, but was victimized twice by the fumble bug, including on the Trojans’ opening possession. That fumble came at the South Carolina eight, with Troy threatening to take an early lead.

“We drove the ball down, had some momentum on the first drive, then we get down there and give the ball away without scoring,” Blakeney said.

“They turned around and hit the post route and reversed field position.

That is woefully unacceptable.”

The Gamecocks flipped the field with a 41-yard pass from Blake Mitchell to Sidney Rice. Two plays later South Carolina ran a flea flicker, with Mitchell hooking up with Syvelle Newton for a 35-yard touchdown.

On the next possession, Whinghter ripped off a 39-yard run to put the Trojans back on the move, Carl Meadows was intercepted at the three on the next play, and USC responded with a 97-yard drive on 12 plays for a 14-0 lead. Mitchell connected with Rice for the final 11 yards and his second TD pass of the contest.

Another turnover, this one on a Gary Banks fumble at the Troy 13 after a reception, set up a third USC touchdown. The Gamecocks took just two plays to cover the distance for a 21-0 advantage.

“You can’t win games, especially with a growing team, if you don’t get help, and they didn’t help us,” Blakeney said. “That is to their credit and much to our chagrin. We were way too generous.”

The Trojans got onto the board on the ensuing kickoff when sophomore Leodis McKelvin took the ball in the end zone, and returned it 100 yards for the Trojans first points of the day.

South Carolina almost responded when Carlos Thomas ripped on a 79-yard return on the next kickoff to sparke USC to three more points and a 24-7 lead.

A fourth-down stand late in the half gave the Trojans good field position.

Starting one-yard shy of midfield with 3:20 left, Troy drove 36 yards with the help of a personal foul penalty to set up a field goal attempt. Greg Whibbs split the uprights from 32 yards to cut the margin to 24-10 by intermission.

The second half started with another Whibbs 32-yard field goal. The drive covered 65 yards on 13 plays and included three third-down conversions, one on a 20-yard reception by Smokey Hampton and two on big runs by Sean Dawkins.

Fumbles on the next two possessions put the game out of reach. The first ended a Troy scoring threat. A short punt gave the Trojans the ball at its 48, but Whinghter fumbled the ball after a 19-yard gain. The second turnover came on the first play after a punt when sophomore Kenny Cattouse fumbled at the Trojan 25 and Brandon Isaac picked the loose ball up at the 11 and walked into the end zone.

The Trojans tacked on their final points in the fourth quarter on Rob Austin’s first career touchdown reception, a three-yarder from Meadows with 3:16 remaining.

“In some regards, we probably know more about ourselves, we have just got to do a better job of hanging onto the ball,” Blakeney said.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score TROY (1-3) 0 10 3 7 20 South Carolina (2-2) 14 10 14 7 45 First Quarter 8:10 SC Syvelle Newton 35 yd pass from Blake Mitchell (Josh Brown kick), 4-89 1:40 1:56 SC Sidney Rice 11 yd pass from Mitchell (Brown kick), 12-97 5:42 Second Quarter 8:34 SC Antonio Heffner 1 yd run (Josh Brown kick), 2-14 0:30 8:21 TROY Leodis McKelvin 100 yd kickoff return (Greg Whibbs kick) 6:32 SC Josh Brown 32 yd field goal, 4-6 1:49 0:24 TROY Whibbs 32 yd field goal, 10-36 2:56 Third Quarter 11:08 TROY Whibbs 32 yd field goal, 13-65 3:52 7:30 SC Brandon Isaac 11 yd fumble recovery (Josh Brown kick) 5:27 SC Daccus Turman 9 yd run (Josh Brown kick), 3-62 1:00 Fourth Quarter 8:38 SC Michael Flint 43 yd pass from Heffner (Brown kick), 10-86 6:22 3:16 TROY Rob Austin 3 pass from Carl Meadows (Whibbs kick), 15-66 5:22 TEAM STATISTICS: FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TROY 14 40-137 99 30-12-1 70-236 0-0 4-19 5-178 0-0 5-40.4 6-4 5-54 28:13 8 of 18 1 of 1 3-4 4-42

USC 24 41-116 268 23-17-0 64-384 1-11 3-13 4-120 1-0 6-35.0 0-0 6-50 31:47 4 of 12 0 of 1 4-4 5-27

RUSHING: TROY-Whinghter, Joel 14-102; Dawkins, Sean 9-46; Jones, Anthony 2-24; Babb, Ryan 2-3; Carroll, Rhoderick 1-minus 2; Cattouse, Kenny 4-minus 16; Meadows, Carl 8-minus 20. South Carolina-Mike Davis 19-78; Antonio Heffner 7-45; Daccus Turman 4-23; Bobby Wallace 7-12; Blake Mitchell 4-minus 42.

PASSING: TROY-Meadows, Carl 12-30-1-99. South Carolina-Blake Mitchell 11-14-0-177; Antonio Heffner 6-9-0-91.

RECEIVING: TROY-Hampton, Smokey 2-35; Rutledge, Toris 2-17; Allen, Josh 2-15; Banks, Gary 2-11; Austin, Rob 2-10; Cray, James Earl 1-9; Cattouse, Kenny 1-2. South Carolina-Sidney Rice 5-91; Syvelle Newton 5-74; Michael Flint 1-43; Noah Whiteside 1-14; Carson Askins 1-13; Kris Clark 1-11; Daccus Turman 1-9; Tim Frisby 1-9; Bobby Wallace 1-4.

FUMBLES: TROY-Whinghter, Joel 2-2; Meadows, Carl 1-0; Cattouse, Kenny 1-1; Carroll, Rhoderick 1-0; Banks, Gary 1-1. South Carolina-None.

Kickoff time: 7:00 pm End of Game: 10:19

Total elapsed time: 3:19

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2005 Season Recap Troy 13, north texas 10 Oct. 4, 2005 - Fouts Field - Denton, Texas

DENTON, Texas – Five caused turnovers and a season-high 283 yards rushing keyed Troy to a 13-10 victory over North Texas in a nationally-televised battle of two of the preseason Sun Belt Conference favorites.

Toris Rutledge caught a 16-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and Greg Whibbs kicked field goals of 24 and 20 yards in the victory.

“We have had some big wins before in the Southland Conference,” Troy Head Coach Larry Blakeney said. “But this is one of the biggest since joining the Sun Belt. Any time you can knock off the four-time defending conference champion, it is big.”

Sophomore Kenny Cattouse, who entered the game with 100 career rushing yards and just 49 on 23 carries in 2005, rushed for 109 yards on 20 attempts. It marked the second time this season that the Trojans had a back go over the century mark.

``Coach came out with a good game plan. He decided to run the ball and just keep the ball on the ground,’’ Cattouse said. ``The offensive line did a great job. I had a good feeling coming into this game. I knew we were going to run it well.’’

The win also snapped the second-longest conference winning streak in nation at 26 games. Boise State gained its 27th in a row at Hawaii over the weekend.

North Texas (1-3, 1-1) hadn’t lost a conference game since a 19-17 defeat to Louisiana-Monroe in their first-ever Sun Belt game, on Oct. 6, 2001.

Johnny Quinn muffed a punt at the North Texas 17 with 1:36 left in the first quarter and Troy’s Adrian Ghent recovered. Two plays later, Carl Meadows threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Rutledge to put Troy ahead 7-0.

Offensive muscle power in the third quarter led the Trojans to 160 yards rushing in the period and almost 12 minutes of possession time. Whibbs made his third attempt of the night after a 10-play, 82-yard drive that lasted 4:55.

The Trojans led 10-3 in the fourth quarter when Jamario Thomas, last year’s NCAA Division I rushing champion, fumbled on thirdand-1 just past midfield. Bernard Davis recovered to set up Whibbs’ second field goal, a 20-yarder with 8:27 left that made it 13-3.

North Texas added a touchdown with 1:38 to play to cut the score to 13-10, but Toris Rutledge recovered the ensuing onside kick and the Trojans gained the one needed first down to salt the victory.

The Trojans dodged a bullet in the second quarter when Nick Bazaldua missed a 51-yard field goal, but a Joel Whinghter fumble at the Troy 41 set up a successful 21-yard attempt by Bazaldua on the Mean Green’s next possession.

Troy answered with a 10-play, 54-yard drive over the final 1:42 of the half, but a 43-yard field goal attempt by Greg Whibbs as time expired was blocked. The big play of the drive was a deadball unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on North Texas after a failed third-and-10 conversion attempt that kept the drive alive.

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Score by Quarters 1 TROY (2-3, 1-0) 7 North Texas (1-3, 1-1) 0

2 0 3

3 3 0

4 3 7

Score 13 10

First Quarter :49 TROY Toris Rutledge 16 yd pass from Carl Meadows (Greg Whibbs kick), 2-17 0:47 Second Quarter 1:42 NT Nick Bazaldua 21 yd field goal, 7-14 3:25 Third Quarter 4:30 TROY Whibbs 24 yd field goal, 11-82 4:55 Fourth Quarter 8:27 TROY Whibbs 20 yd field goal, 8-62 3:12 1:38 NT Daniel Meager 20 yd run (Bazaldua kick), 13-80 2:40 TEAM STATISTICS: FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TROY 24 64-283 40 12-5-1 76-323 0-0 4-11 1-0 2-2 5-41.4 1-1 5-45 36:30 3 of 14 1 of 1 3-5 3-20

UNT 12 31-100 129 27-9-2 58-229 1-21 3-20 1-21 1-0 4-41.2 3-3 5-45 23:30 6 of 15 0 of 1 2-2 3-20

RUSHING: TROY-Kenny Cattouse 20-109; Anthony Jones 9-79; Sean Dawkins 11-62; Joel Whinghter 7-22; Marlo East 5-11; Ryan Babb 1-3; Carl Meadows 10-2; Leodis McKelvin 1-minus 5. North Texas-Patrick Cobbs 15-56; Jamario Thomas 9-23; Daniel Meager 7-21.

PASSING: TROY-Carl Meadows 5-11-1-40; Team 0-1-0-0. North TexasDaniel Meager 9-26-2-129; Johnny Quinn 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: TROY-Smokey Hampton 2-19; Toris Rutledge 1-16; Joel Whinghter 1-6; Josh Allen 1-minus 1. North Texas-Johnny Quinn 5-70; Zach Muzzy 1-28; Patrick Cobbs 1-15; Joel Nwigwe 1-11; Brandon Jackson 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: TROY-Johnny Faulk 1-0; Sherrod Martin 1-2. North Texas-JaMel Branch 1-0.

FUMBLES: TROY-Joel Whinghter 1-1. North Texas-Daniel Meager 1-1; Jamario Thomas 1-1; Johnny Quinn 1-1.

Stadium: Fouts Field Attendance: 17644 Kickoff time: 6:30 PM End of Game: 9:40 Total time: 3:10 Officials: Referee: Rick Doan; Umpire: Rick Lowe; Linesman: Dirk Bell; Line judge: Pete Tao; Back judge: Eddie Bonet; Field judge: Ed Vinzant; Side judge: Jeff Batts; Temperature: 90 Wind: SE @ 14 Weather: Partly cloudy

2005 Season Recap louisiana-monroe 27, Troy 3 Oct. 15, 2005 - Malone Stadium - Monroe, La.

MONROE, La. – Four turnovers and costly penalties cost Troy Saturday afternoon in a 27-3 loss to Louisiana-Monroe in a battle of the two remaining undefeated teams in the Sun Belt Conference.

The Indians jumped out to a 10-0 lead with a dominating first quarter and never looked back in improving to 3-0 in league play and handing the Trojans their worst conference loss since 1989.

Joel Whinghter rushed for a career-high 135 yards on 18 carries and true freshman Julius Foster completed 15 of 24 passes for 174 yards in his collegiate debut, but it was not enough for Troy.

“We had been toying with the idea of putting Julian in and it looked like we had to do something,” Trojans head coach Larry Blakeney said. “He opens a lot of doors for us, but he also causes problems in terms of knowing what to do.”

Troy committed 12 penalties for 109 yards during the game, both season highs and the most since a 13-penalty, 115-yard effort at Nebraska in 2003. Nine of the penalties for 85 yards occurred during the first half.

“It all comes down to us playing football,” Whinghter said.

“When you go out there and make stupid mistakes like we did today, you get beat. We showed our youth out there today and we have to get past that.”

ULM dominated the first quarter, building a 10-0 lead behind 181 yards of total offense. More importantly, the Indians maintained possession for 12:15 and limited the Trojans to just six offensive plays and minus four yards.

The teams traded punts on the first two possessions with Thomas Olmsted pinning ULM at its own six. But the Indians marched 90 yards on 13 plays to the Troy four yard line before settling for a 21-yard Regan Walters field goal.

“I thought we were ready coming into the game,” senior linebacker Bernard Davis said. “The first series we shut them down, but we gave up big plays after that.”

After holding Troy to another three plays and a second punt, ULM covered 68 yards on eight plays to open a 10-0 lead. Calvin Dawson finished the drive with a 10-yard scamper up the middle with 37 seconds left in the opening period.

Troy capitalized on a ULM mistake for its only points of the contest. A muffed punt return was recovered by Darius Williams at the Indian 13, but the drive stalled on third-and-three and Greg Whibbs was forced to kick a 22-yard field goal.

ULM answered back quickly on the heels of a 53-yard kickoff return by Joe Merritt that gave the Indians possession at the Trojan 39. Six plays and 19 yards later, the drive stalled but Walters hit from 37 yards out to increase the lead to 13-3.

An interception by Chaz Williams off of Carl Meadows put ULM back in possession just 42 seconds later and the Indians answered with seven more points. Jyles snuck across from the one to put them up 20-3 at intermission.

“You can’t have all of those penalties, turnovers and big plays and beat anyone,” Blakeney said. “We had all of that today.”

Any chance of a comeback ended in the first 12 seconds of the sec-

ond half. Leodis McKelvin took the kickoff and had a seam, but was hit hard at the 30 and fumbled. One play later, Jyles hit Drouzon Quillen in the corner of the endzone as the Indians opened a 27-3 advantage.

Score by Quarters 1 TROY (2-4, 1-1) 0 UL-Monroe (3-4, 3-0) 10

2 3 10

3 0 7

4 0 0

Score 3 27

First Quarter 04:32 ULM Ragah Walters 21 yd field goal, 13-90 5:46 00:37 ULM Calvin Dawson 10 run (Walters, Ragan kick), 8-68 2:49 Second Quarter 06:21 TROY Whibbs, Greg 22 yd field goal, 4-9 1:50 04:45 ULM Walters, Ragan 37 yd field goal, 6-19 1:36 02:12 ULM Jyles, Steven 1 yd run (Walters, Ragan kick), 5-29 1:51 Third Quarter 14:48 ULM Drouzon Quillen 30 yd pass from Steven Jyles (Walters kick), 1-30 0:12 TEAM STATISTICS: FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TROY 19 43-154 174 29-15-2 72-328 0-0 2-15 3-36 0-0 4-48.8 3-2 12-109 32:46 5 of 13 1 of 2 1-5 0-0

UNT 18 34-165 190 29-15-0 63-355 0-0 1-1 2-71 2-48 3-38.7 2-1 2-10 27:14 4 of 12 0 of 1 4-5 4-31

RUSHING: TROY-Joel Whinghter 18-135; Julian Foster 14-15; Sean Dawkins 5-8; Darius Williams 1-4; Kenny Cattouse 2-4; Toris Rutledge 1-2; Anthony Jones 1-minus 5; Team 1-minus 9. UL-Monroe-Calvin Dawson 10-68; Mason Denham 7-45; Steven Jyles 14-44; Cedric Thomas 2-5; James Truxillo 1-3.

PASSING: TROY-Julian Foster 15-24-1-174; Carl Meadows 0-5-1-0.

UL-Monroe-Steven Jyles 15-29-0-190.

RECEIVING: TROY-Smokey Hampton 3-51; Rob Austin 3-20; Martin Teal 2-32; Toris Rutledge 2-20; Gary Banks 2-13; Joel Whinghter 1-26; Josh Allen 1-7; James Earl Cray 1-5. UL-Monroe-Drouzon Quillen 5-70; Joey Trappey 4-50; Larry Davenport 2-27; Calvin Dawson 2-6; RoShon Jacobs 1-19; Vincent Mitchell 1-18.

INTERCEPTIONS: TROY-None. UL-Monroe-Chaz Williams 2-48.

FUMBLES: TROY-Julian Foster 1-1; Leodis McKelvin 1-1; Team 1-0. ULMonroe-J.J. McCoy 1-1; Steven Jyles 1-0.

Stadium: Malone Stadium Attendance: 10813 Kickoff time: 2:38 PM End of Game: 5:38 PM Total time: 3:00 Officials: Referee: Ken Williamson; Umpire: Ken Huffhines; Linesman: Greg LeFils; Line judge: Randall Kizer; Back judge: Rich Martinez; Field judge: Ricky Rooker; Side judge: Pete Newton; Temperature: 84 Wind: N 11 Weather: Clear

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2005 Season Recap Troy 18, florida international 13 Oct. 20, 2005 - Movie Gallery Stadium - Troy, Ala.

Troy University took advantage of five Florida International turnovers as the Trojans (3-4, 2-1) topped the Panthers (1-5, 0-3), 18-13 in a Sun Belt Conference game on Thursday night.

Troy freshman Julian Foster passed for 150 yards and a touchdown in his first start for the Trojans, and sophomore Greg Whibbs set a new career-long with a tie-breaking 48-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

“We did so many good things tonight, and even when we made a mistake, we came back and had something good happen,” Troy coach Larry Blakeney said. “I am proud of our football team in total. Offensively, we got a little better. I think Julian is growing.”

The teams combined for eight turnovers, including three in the first six plays from scrimmage. Troy’s Sherrod Martin intercepted Josh Padrick on the second

Leverne Johnson gave Troy the ball in Panther territory for the first time when he recovered a Josh Padrick fumble at the FIU 25 in the second quarter. The Trojans were only able to drive eight yards, however, and were forced to settle for a 34-yard field goal by Whibbs to take a 3-0 lead with 10:21 left in the first half.

Later in the quarter, Foster connected with Darius Williams for a 51-yard touchdown pass, the first career touchdown for both Foster and Williams. The play followed a 25-yard pass to Josh Allen, and capped a three-play, 80-yard drive that gave Troy a 10-0 lead with 7:28 left in the half.

The Panthers responded with a 15-play, 65-yard drive that ended with a 38-yard field goal by Adam Noss.

The Trojans drove 43 yards with the opening possession of the second half, but stalled at the FIU 37. FIU’s Samuel Smith muffed the Thomas Olmsted punt, and Gary Banks fell on it to give Troy the ball at the FIU 21.

The Trojans’ offense was only able to advance to the Panther 14, and settled for a 32-yard field goal from Whibbs to take a 13-3 lead five minutes into the third quarter.

On their next possession, the Panthers used five straight completed passes from Padrick and a 13-yard rush from A’mod Ned to move from their own 20 the Troy 24. The Trojans were whistled for pass interference in the endzone, giving FIU first and goal at the10.

Padrick connected with Julius Eppinger for the touchdown, cutting Troy’s lead to 13-10 with 4:47 left in the third quarter.

Three plays later, Nick Turnbull intercepted a Foster pass at the Troy 40 and returned it 29 yards to give FIU the ball at the Trojan 11 yard line. After an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, the Panthers started their drive from the Troy 26. The Trojans defense was able to keep FIU out of the endzone, and held the Panthers to a 24-yard field goal to tie the game at 13 with 1:15 left in the third quarter.

The Trojans answered just three minutes later, when Whibbs broke the tie with a career-long 48-yard field goal with 12:56 left in the game.

“He has been kicking the ball solidly and he hit the ball strong on the first one,” Blakeney said. “He is very serious about his business on and off the field and that is the kind of guy you like to have in that situation.”

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FIU started their next drive on their own 17 yard line and, after back-to-back tackles for loss, the Panthers opted to take an intentional safety to extend Troy’s lead to 18-13 with 11:15 on the clock.

Score by Quarters FIU (1-5, 0-3) TROY (3-4, 2-1)

1 0 0

2 3 10

3 10 3

4 0 5

Score 13 18

Second Quarter 10:21 TROY Greg Whibbs 34 yd field goal, 4-8 1:32 07:28 TROY Darius Williams 51 pass from Julian Foster (Whibbs kick), 3-80 1:06 01:35 FIU Adam Moss38 yd field goal, 15-65 5:53 Third Quarter 10:06 TROY Whibbs 32 yd field goal, 4-7 1:32 04:47 FIU Julius Eppinger 10 pass from Josh Padrick (Moss kick), 1080 5:19 01:15 FIU Moss 24 yd field goal, 6-19 2:29 Fourth Quarter 12:56 TROY Whibbs 48 yd field goal, 8-44 3:19 11:15 TROY Team safety TEAM STATISTICS: FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

FIU 20 26-28 247 51-31-1 77-275 0-0 1-4 5-115 1-29 3-38.3 4-4 3-30 30:26 4 of 15 2 of 5 2-2 4-15

TROY 14 45-123 150 19-12-1 64-273 0-0 1-17 3-55 1-0 5-36.2 2-2 5-50 29:34 3 of 13 0 of 1 2-2 3-30

RUSHING: FIU-A’mod Ned 16-51; Julian Reams 2-5; Adam Gorman 2-5; Chris Patullo 1-minus 3; Chandler Williams 1-minus 3; Josh Padrick 4-minus 27. TROY-Joel Whinghter 16-68; Sean Dawkins 9-36; Kenny Cattouse 6-22; Team 1-minus 1; Julian Foster 13-minus 2.

PASSING: FIU-Josh Padrick 31-51-1-247. TROY-Julian Foster 12-19-1-150.

RECEIVING: FIU-Chandler Williams 7-50; Samuel Smith 6-34; Cory McKinney 5-39; A’mod Ned 5-39; Julius Eppinger 4-55; Adam Gorman 4-30. TROY-Josh Allen 3-38; Toris Rutledge 2-20; Smokey Hampton 2-18; Sean Dawkins 2-minus 1; Darius Williams 1-51; Joel Whinghter 1-17; Gary Banks 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS: FIU-Nick Turnbull 1-29. TROY-Sherrod Martin 1-0.

FUMBLES: FIU-Samuel Smith 1-1; Josh Padrick 1-1; Julius Reams 1-1; Adam Gorman 1-1. TROY-Kenny Cattouse 1-1; Julian Foster 1-1.

Stadium: Movie Gallery Attendance: 18232 Kickoff time: 6:34 pm End of Game: 09:50 Total time: 3:16 Officials: Referee: Rick Doan; Umpire: Rick Lowe; Linesman: Dirk Bell; Line judge: Pete Tao; Back judge: Eddie Bonet; Field judge: Ed Vinzant; Side judge: Jeff Batts; Scorer: Phil Burroughs Temperature: 79 DEG Wind: 5 MPH SW Weather: CLEAR

2005 Season Recap louisiana-lafayette 31, troy 28 - overtime Oct. 29, 2005 - Cajun Field - Lafayette, La.

LAFAYETTE, La. – Troy rallied from a 28-14 fourth-quarter deficit to even the game in the final minute, but a missed field goal in overtime gave Louisiana-Lafayette a 31-28 Homecoming victory Saturday evening at Cajun Field. The Trojans battled back in the second half after being outplayed by UL over the first 30 minutes.

Sean Comiskey hit a 40-yard field goal in overtime, before Greg Whibbs missed from 37 yards to decide the contest.

“Greg has kicked a lot of field goals for us and, when you kick long enough, you get into a position where can win or lose a game,” Trojans coach Larry Blakeney said. “That is like life. Things don’t always go your way.”

Smokey Hampton caught a 16-yard pass from Carl Meadows with 22 seconds remaining to cap the wild comeback. The Trojans drove 52 yards over 1:55, converting a fourth-and-inches and surviving an ankle injury that forced Julian Foster to sidelines after two plays.

The Cajuns (3-5, 2-2) did their early damage in the first quarter. They took the opening kickoff at their 13 and drove 87 yards in 3:31. Fenroy carried six times for 60 yards in the drive, including a 25-yarder around the right side for the touchdown.

After holding the Trojans (3-5, 2-2) to just three plays and a punt, UL again mounted a touchdown drive. It used 10 plays to cover 56 yards, culminating with a three-yard run by quarterback Michael Desormeaux. Fenroy did most of the damage again, gaining 33 of the yards. The Cajuns ended the first quarter with 216 yards of total offense and 136 rushing yards, 93 by Fenroy.

“The first 30 minutes was all Louisiana-Lafayette, but I challenged the guys at halftime,” Blakeney said. “I thought we were embarrassed at halftime, but came back and played pretty well for 30 minutes. We didn’t give up even when they answered us. They made a big one and we missed a big one.”

A Troy turnover in the third quarter helped UL build the lead to 20-0. Under heavy pressure, Julian Foster was picked off by Tyler Norman, who had a clear lane to the endzone, but was tackled at the Troy 23 affter a 16-yard return. The mistake didn’t matter in the long run as Fenroy scored on second-and goal at the two just three plays later.

Troy got back into the game after forcing the Cajuns to punt from deep in their territory. Leodis McKelvin returned the kick 22 yards to the UL 22, setting up a 12-yard Kenny Cattouse run to paydirt with 5:44 left in the third.

A fumble recovery by Bernard Davis on the next possession helped Troy climb to within a touchdown at 20-14. Cattouse capped the 55-yard drive with a 3-yard run with 13:52 left in the contest.

Louisiana-Lafayette answered right back, using a 41-yard Derrick Smith kickoff return to set up a score. Fenroy covered the final eight for his third touchdown of the night. A two-point conversion made up for an earlier missed extra point and made the score 28-14.

Troy closed to within one score when Foster hit Toris Rutledge on a 37-yard pass play into the endzone. The scoring drive covered 79 yards on just four plays, the first of which covered 28 yards on a pass from Foster to Hampton.

Score by Quarters 1 TROY (3-5, 2-2) 0 UL-Lafayette (3-5, 2-2) 14

2 0 0

3 7 6

4 21 8

OT 0 3

Score 28 31

First Quarter 11:29 ULL Tyrell Fenroy 25 run (Sean Comiskey kick), 8-87 3:31 05:40 ULL Michael Desormeaux 3 run (Comiskey kick), 10-56 3:53 Third Quarter 11:28 ULL Fenroy 4 yd run (Comiskey kick failed), 3-23 1:07 05:44 TROY Kenny Cattouse 12 run (Greg Whibbs kick), 3-22 1:08 Fourth Quarter 13:52 TROY Cattouse 3 yd run (Whibbs kick), 10-44 4:18 10:51 ULL Fenroy 8 run (Kevin Robbins pass from Desormeaux), 6-55 3:01 09:12 TROY Toris Rutledge 37 pass from Julian Foster (Whibbs kick), 4-79 1:39 00:22 TROY Smokey Hampton 13 pass from Carl Meadows (Whibbs kick), 12-52 1:55 Overtime 00:00 ULL Comiskey 40 yd field goal TEAM STATISTICS: FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TROY 19 46-183 137 27-11-1 73-320 0-0 2-36 3-67 0-0 6-37.8 1-0 7-44 28:27 6 of 17 2 of 2 3-5 0-0

ULL 20 52-265 134 20-9-0 72-399 0-0 0-0 4-94 1-16 4-36.5 2-2 5-55 31:33 7 of 15 0 of 1 3-3 2-21

RUSHING: TROY-Kenny Cattouse 20-89; Joel Whinghter 9-63; Ryan Babb 2-14; Sean Dawkins 4-11; Julian Foster 10-6; Carl Meadows 1-0.

ULL-Tyrell Fenroy 27-156; Michael Desormeaux 13-64; Dwight Lindon 4-24; Josh Harrison 5-18; Jerry Babb 2-4; Team 1-minus 1.

PASSING: TROY-Julian Foster 7-19-1-104; Carl Meadows 4-7-0-33; Team 0-1-0-0. ULL-Jerry Babb 3-10-0-48; Michael Desormeaux 6-10-0-86.

RECEIVING: TROY-Smokey Hampton 3-46; Joel Whinghter 2-24; James Earl Cray 2-15; Toris Rutledge 1-37; Brandon Suggs 1-7; Gary Banks 1-7; Kenny Cattouse 1-1. ULL-Corey Fredrick 4-90; Booker Jenkins 1-15; Bill Sampy 1-11; Jason Chery 1-7; Derrick Smith 1-6; Kevin Robbins 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: TROY-None. ULL-Tyler Norman 1-16.

FUMBLES: TROY-Julian Foster 1-0. ULL-Michael Desormeaux 1-1; Derrick Smith 1-1.

Stadium: Cajun Field Attendance: 21204 Kickoff time: 4 p.m. End of Game: 7:10PM Total time: 3:05 Officials: Referee: Ken Williamson; Umpire: Ken Huffhines; Linesman: Greg LeFils; Line judge: Randall Kizer; Back judge: Rich Martinez; Field judge: Ricky Rooker; Side judge: Pete Newton; Scorer: Guy Rials; Temperature: 73 Wind: S 5-7MPH Weather: CLEAR

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2005 Season Recap Troy 28, florida atlantic 14 Nov. 5, 2005 - Movie Gallery Stadium - Troy, Ala.

TROY, Ala. – Freshman quarterback Julian Foster threw three second-half touchdown passes to lead Troy to a come-from-behind homecoming victory over FAU on Saturday at Movie Gallery Vaterans Stadium.

Foster threw for 271 yards in the game, setting a school record for passing yards by a freshman, and his three passing touchdowns is a season high for the Trojans. The win came in front of the largest homecoming crowd in school history, with the attendance announced at 21,053.

The Trojans (4-5, 3-2 Sun Belt) got on the board first on a six-yard touchdown run by Kenny Cattouse in the first quarter. The score capped a four-play drive by the Trojans that started on the FAU 46 after a 10-yard punt return by Leodis McKelvin.

FAU (1-8, 1-4 Sun Belt) tied the game at seven on an eight-yard pass from Danny Embick to Mike Wilds with 13:22 left in the half. The 80-yard drive included a 22-yard scramble by Embick on third-and-three that put the Owls in Trojans territory for the first time. On the next play, Embick connected on a 20-yard strike to B.J. Manley to advance to the Troy 14 and set up the touchdown.

On their next possession, FAU lined up for a 47-yard field goal with a chance to take the lead. Warley Leroy’s kick was blocked by McKelvin, however, and the game stayed tied.

The Owls did break the tie on their next possession when, on thirdand-five, Embick threw as he was hit and connected with Frantz Simeon in the endzone for a 35-yard touchdown. Warley’s point after gave the Owls the 14-7 advantage with 6:04 left in the half.

Troy tried to cut into the Owls lead with a 29-yard field goal attempt

by Greg Whibbs with just 42 seconds left in the period, but FAU’s Josh Pinnick blocked the kick to retain the seven-point Owl lead going into the half.

Troy’s Adrian Ghent intercepted a pass from Embick on FAU’s first possession of the second half, and his 14-yard return gave the Trojans the ball at their own 23. After converting a fourth-and-inches from their own 35, Foster completed a career-long 51-yard pass to Smokey Hampton.

Foster then connected with Hampton again on the next play for a 14-yard scoring pass, and the point-after by Whibbs tied the game at 14 with 6:53 left in the third quarter.

“Coach (Mark) Fleetwood saw I had one-on-one coverage, and once he made the call, I knew that it was going to be a touchdown,” Hampton said.

Troy struck quickly on their next drive, with Foster hitting Darius Williams for a 41-yard scoring pass on their fourth play of the 80-yard drive, giving Troy a 21-14 lead with 2:35 left in the third quarter.

After the Trojans defense held FAU to a three-and-out, McKelvin returned Mike Brown’s punt 21 yards to the start Troy’s next drive on the Owls 18 yard line. Williams moved Troy to the Owls six, and on thirdand-goal, Foster hit James Earl Cray in the endzone to put Troy up 28-14 with 11:44 left in the game.

“It’s good to get a win,” Troy head coach Larry Blakeney said. “I wasn’t sure we were going to get one. I had to be ugly to the guys at halftime. It seemed like FAU knew everything we were doing, so I wanted to make sure that our guys went out and responded, and I told them that

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they needed to fight. I don’t know if that helped, but some big plays in the passing game in the second half helped.”

Foster completed 17-of-27 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns. Hampton led the Trojans with 125 yards on six catches, and one touchdown.

Score by Quarters Florida Atlantic (1-8, 1-4) TROY (4-5, 3-2)

1 0 7

2 14 0

3 0 14

4 0 7

Score 14 28

First Quarter 9:07 TROY Kenny Cattouse 6 yd run (Greg Whibbs kick), 4-46 2:13 Second Quarter 13:22 6:04

FAU Mike Wilds 8 pass from Danny Embick (Daniel Kennard kick), 12-80 5:44 FAU Frantz Simeon 35 pass from Embick (Warley Leroy kick), 6-74 2:40

6:53

TROY Smokey Hampton 14 pass from Julian Foster (Whibbs kick), 6-77 2:27

Third Quarter

2:35 TROY Darius Williams 41 pass from Foster (Whibbs kick), 4-80 2:12 Fourth Quarter 11:44 TROY James Earl Cray 6 pass from Foster (Whibbs kick), 4-18 1:29 TEAM STATISTICS: FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

FAU 15 27-114 216 37-21-1 64-330 0-0 1-1 3-44 0-0 7-40.9 1-0 8-67 28:39 5 of 15 1 of 1 1-2 1-1

TROY 19 38-112 271 27-17-0 65-383 0-0 5-31 2-43 1-14 7-39.7 3-0 8-65 31:21 6 of 15 1 of 1 3-4 0-0

RUSHING: FAU-Danny Embick 6-48; Charles Pierre 8-40; Dilvory Edgecomb 10-15; B.J. Manley 1-6; Sean Clayton 2-5. TROY-Kenny Cattouse 14-31; Anthony Jones 9-30; Sean Dawkins 8-30; Darius Williams 1-12; Julian Foster 6-9.

PASSING: FAU-Danny Embick 18-32-1-177; Sean Clayton 3-5-0-39.

TROY-Julian Foster 17-27-0-271.

RECEIVING: FAU-Casey McGahee 5-40; Darrion Porter-Isom 5-31; Frantz Simeon 4-77; Thomas Parker 2-40; B.J. Manley 1-20; Mike Wilds 1-8; Dantson Dareus 1-3; Charles Pierre 1-1; Dilvory Edgecomb 1-minus 4. TROYSmokey Hampton 6-125; Toris Rutledge 4-45; Gary Banks 3-46; James Earl Cray 2-15; Darius Williams 1-41; Sean Dawkins 1-minus 1.

INTERCEPTIONS: FAU-None. TROY-Adrian Ghent 1-14.

FUMBLES: FAU-Terence Hall 1-0. TROY-Julian Foster 2-0; Leodis McKelvin 1-0.

Stadium: Movie Gallery Attendance: 21053 Kickoff time: 2:36 pm End of Game: 5:51 pm Total time: 3:15 Officials: Referee: Jim Jackson; Umpire: Bill Walker; Linesman: Cal McNeill; Line judge: Brian Borill; Back judge: Bill Sorah; Field judge: Jamie Grant; Side judge: Michael Miles; Scorer: Phil Burroughs; Temperature: 78 deg Wind: 12mph e Weather: partly sunny

2005 Season Recap arkansas state 9, Troy 3 Nov. 12, 2005 - Indian Stadium - Jonesboro, Ark.

JONESBORO, Ark. – It was not a night for fireworks of any kind at Indians Stadium on Saturday – even the post-game display was canceled because of high winds.

On the field, neither the Troy Trojans nor Arkansas State Indians were able to muster any form of consistent offensive play as ASU handed the Trojans a 9-3 loss.

ASU kept its hopes for a Sun Belt Conference title alive, improving to 5-4 overall and 4-2 in league play. The Trojans saw their chance at a share of the league title come to an end, falling to 4-6 overall on the year and 3-3 in the conference.

“We couldn’t block them and just weren’t very effect offensively,” Troy coach Larry Blakeney said. “You have to go back and look at everything. We have a young quarterback who thinks the answer to everything is scrambling around.”

Even though Troy managed just 167 yards of total offense on the night, the Trojans still had a chance to pull out a victory in the closing minute of play.

After Arkansas State’s third field goal gave the Indians a 9-3 lead with 2:54 to play, the Trojans drove into scoring position.

The Trojans were helped on the final drive by a pass interference penalty on fourth down as well as a personal foul. But, the drive came to a sudden end when freshman Julian Foster’s pass toward Smokey Hampton in the end zone was intercepted by ASU’s Dominique Williams with 26 seconds to play.

“It was a highly penalized game both ways and neither team played very well, in my opinion,” Blakeney said. “The two defenses fought awfully hard and they got the best of us.”

The Trojans got off to a fast start in the game thanks to a 56-yard punt return by Leodis McKelvin, setting the Troy offense up at the ASU 8-yard-line. The Indians’ defense stiffened, forcing the Trojans to settle for a 20-yard Greg Whibbs field goal for a 3-0 lead four minutes into the game.

That stiff defense from Arkansas State turned out to be the rule, rather than the exception, in the first quarter. The Trojans ran nine plays in the period for one total yard and no first downs, but still clung to the lead entering the second period of play.

Troy gained its initial first down at the 12:49 mark of the second quarter when ASU was flagged for a face mask on a Troy punt, giving the Trojans new life. But, once again, it was the Arkansas State defense rising to the occasion, forcing another Troy punt four plays later.

The Troy defense was equal to the challenge laid down by ASU, holding the struggling Indians offense scoreless until the final play of the first half. The Indians knotted the halftime score, however, when Eric Neihouse connected on a 49-yard field goal as time expired.

After a scoreless third quarter, ASU took its first lead of the game on a second Neihouse field goal, this one from 28-yards out with 9:38 left to play. The field goal capped the most successful offensive possession of the night for either team, with the Indians covering 58 yards in 12 plays, consuming 4:31 off the game clock.

The Indians added to their lead late in the fourth quarter, when

Neihouse kicked a 27-yard field goal to cap a 10-play drive that ate more than five minutes off the clock.

Troy had just 69 yards rushing in the game and Foster was sacked four times for 26 yards. The two teams were flagged a combined 26 times for 226 yards, which was more than the team totaled either rushing (196) or passing (215).

Score by Quarters TROY (4-6, 3-3) Arkansas State (5-4, 4-2) 0

1 3 3

2 0 0

3 0 6

4 0 9

Score 3

First Quarter 10:58 TROY Whibbs, Greg 20 yd field goal, 4-5 1:33 Second Quarter 00:00 ASU Neihouse, Eric 49 yd field goal, 3-21 0:28 Fourth Quarter 09:38 ASU Neihouse, Eric 28 yd field goal, 12-58 4:31 03:01 ASU Neihouse, Eric 27 yd field goal, 10-31 5:08 TEAM STATISTICS: FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TROY 13 32-69 98 23-12-1 55-167 0-0 2-50 2-47 0-0 8-39.9 1-0 10-87 28:52 2 of 14 0 of 0 1-2 1-1

ASU 13 44-127 117 20-9-0 64-244 0-0 7-60 2-37 1-4 8-41.1 1-0 14-139 31:08 7 of 18 0 of 0 2-2 4-26

RUSHING: TROY-Dawkins, Sean 8-36; Jones, Anthony 7-18; Whinghter, Joel 6-13; Cattouse, Kenny 2-6; Foster, Julian 9-minus 4. Arkansas StateWarren, Antonio 22-70; Noce, Nick 10-37; Bracey, Shermar 5-14; Hollins, Devin 4-6; O’Neal, Oren 1-2; TEAM 2-minus 2.

PASSING: TROY-Foster, Julian 12-23-1-98. Arkansas State-Noce, Nick 9-19-0-117; Hollins, Devin 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: TROY-Banks, Gary 3-21; Cray, James Earl 2-14; Hampton, Smokey 1-16; Whinghter, Joel 1-15; Austin, Rob 1-12; Rutledge, Toris 1-10; Allen, Josh 1-5; Teal, Martin 1-4; Cattouse, Kenny 1-1. Arkansas State-Higgins, Patric 4-46; Vincent, Gary 2-24; Smith, Joe 1-27; Bracey, Shermar 1-12; Burton, Manuel 1-8.

INTERCEPTIONS: TROY-None. Arkansas State-Williams, Domin 1-4.

FUMBLES: TROY-McKelvin,Leodis 1-0. Arkansas State-Hollins, Devin 1-0.

Stadium: Indian Stadium Attendance: 10474 Kickoff time: 6:00 pm End of Game: 9:04 pm Total time: 3:04 Officials: Referee: Mark Curles; Umpire: Thomas Miller; Linesman: John Langlois; Line judge: Angelo Giardina; Back judge: Matt Loeffler; Field judge: DuVal West; Side judge: Andy Britton; Scorer: Matt McColleste; Temperature: 70 Wind: S 12-18 Weather: Mostly Cloudy

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2005 Season Recap middle tennessee 17, Troy 7 Nov. 26, 2005 - Movie Gallery Stadium - Troy, Ala.

TROY, Ala. – The Troy University football team could not overcome a 17-0 first-half deficit as it fell 17-7 to Middle Tennessee in its final game of the season on Saturday night.

The Trojans (4-7, 3-4 Sun Belt) were playing without seven players who had been suspended following the Arkansas State game, including three offensive starters.

“They whipped us physically,” Troy head coach Larry Blakeney said.

“We had some opportunities to get back in the game, but didn’t. The loss tonight was not for a lack of effort or work. You have to give credit to Middle Tennessee. I am proud of our guys for not shutting down.”

On their opening drive, the Blue Raiders (4-6, 3-3 Sun Belt) had a 45-yard touchdown pass from Clint Marks to Cleannord Saintil called back after MTSU was flagged for holding.

The Trojans defense forced Middle Tennessee to punt, and Troy took over on its own 11.

On third and five from the Troy 16, MTSU’s Roy Polite grabbed a deflected Carl Meadows pass and returned it three yards to set the Blue Raiders up at the Troy 14.

Eugene Gross took the ball 11 yards down the left sideline to give MTSU first and goal at the Troy three. The Blue Raiders handed the ball off to Gross for the next three plays, and on third and goal from the one he took it in for the score. Colby Smith’s PAT gave MTSU a 7-0 lead with 7:54 left in the first quarter.

After forcing the Trojans to punt on their next possession, the Blue Raiders drove 71 yards on 14 plays, capped by a 1-yard run by Gross for the score with 13:29 left in the first half. The Blue Raiders kept that drive alive with a 30-yard pass from Marks to Stephen Chicola on third-andone from the Troy 45.

After the teams traded punts, MTSU took over on its own nine with 6:29 remaining in the half. On third-and-two from their own 43, Marks connected with Chicola for a 19-yard gain. It was Chicola’s seventh catch of the first half, and the sixth third-down conversion for Middle Tennessee. The Blue Raiders moved the ball to the Troy 18. On third-and-10, Leodis McKelvin recorded his first career sack, stopping Marks back at the Troy 25. With four seconds left in the half, Smith kicked a career-long 45-yard field goal to give Middle Tennessee a 17-0 halftime lead.

Meadows completed five passes as the Trojans drove 66 yards on their first possession of the second half. On second-and-four from the MTSU nine, Gary Banks caught a pass from Meadows at the one and escaped a tackler to reach the end zone. The touchdown put Troy on the board and cut the Blue Raiders lead to 17-7 with 10:12 left in the third quarter.

Still trailing 17-7, the Trojans took over on their own eight with 6:32 left in the game. Troy put together five straight plays of 16 or more yards to quickly drive to the MTSU 12. Meadows completed a nine-yard pass to Toris Rutledge to advance to the MTSU two. A one-yard run by Sean Dawkins gave the Trojans first-and-goal from the Blue Raiders’ one.

The Trojans rushed four times from the one, but on fourth-and-goal the MTSU defense held to prevent the score and maintain a 10-point lead with 3:12 left to play.

After the Trojans defense held MTSU to three-and-out, McKelvin returned a punt 25 yards to give Troy the ball at the Middle Tennessee 26 with 90 seconds remaining. Meadows was sacked on Troy’s next two plays, backing the Trojans up to the 41. Troy’s final pass attempt fell short with 10 seconds left on the clock to seal the win for the Blue Raiders.

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The Trojans gained 304 yards offensively, but only converted 2-of-11 third down attempts. Meadows completed 17-of-31 pass attempts for 226 yards. He was intercepted twice and threw one touchdown pass. Banks caught three passes for 52 yards and one touchdown. Smokey Hampton had five catches for 46 yards. Joel Whinghter led Troy with 34 yards rushing on six carries.

Score by Quarters Middle Tennessee (4-6, 3-3) TROY (4-7, 3-4)

1 7 0

2 10 0

3 0 7

4 0 0

Score 17 7

First Quarter 07:54 MT Gross, Eugene 1 yd run (Smith, Colby kick), 4-14 1:34 Second Quarter 13:29 MT Gross, Eugene 1 yd run (Smith, Colby kick), 13-71 6:16 00:04 MT Smith, Colby 45 yd field goal, 17-63 6:19 Third Quarter 10:12 TROY Banks, Gary 9 yd pass from Meadows, Carl (Olmsted, Thomas kick), 9-66 4:48 TEAM STATISTICS: FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

MTSU 16 45-125 146 27-18-0 72-271 0-0 0-0 2-36 2-3 8-40.1 0-0 8-85 34:11 7 of 17 1 of 1 3-3 3-17

TROY 17 29-74 230 32-18-2 61-304 0-0 3-52 4-64 0-0 5-36.2 0-0 3-30 25:49 2 of 11 0 of 3 1-2 4-22

RUSHING: Middle Tennessee-Ronald Steed 20-72; Eugene Gross 12-54; Linnie Yarbrough 1-13; Taron Henry 2-4; TEAM 1-0; Clint Marks 9-minus 18. TROY-Joel Whinghter 6-34; Sean Dawkins 9-22; Carl Meadows 7-6; Gary Banks 4-4; Smokey Hampton 1-4; Kenny Cattouse 2-4.

PASSING: Middle Tennessee-Clint Marks 18-27-0-146. TROY-Carl Meadows 17-31-2-226; Gary Banks 1-1-0-4.

RECEIVING: Middle Tennessee-Stephen Chicola 9-86; Cleannord Saintil 4-33; Ronald Steed 2-14; Eugene Gross 1-8; Taron Henry 1-5; Bobby Williams 1-0. TROY-Smokey Hampton 5-46; Gary Banks 3-52; Kenny Cattouse 2-38; Toris Rutledge 2-38; Martin Teal 2-31; Blake Broadhurst 2-21; Carl Meadows 1-4; Ryan Babb 1-0.

INT: Middle Tennessee-Roy Polite 1-3; Jeff Littlejohn 1-0. TROY-None.

FUMBLES: Middle Tennessee-None. TROY-None.

Stadium: Movie Gallery Attendance: 17005 Kickoff time: 6:06 pm End of Game: 9:16 pm Total time: 3:10 Officials: Referee: Rick Doan; Umpire: Rick Lowe; Linesman: Dirk Bell; Line judge: Pete Tao; Back judge: Eddie Bonet; Field judge: Ed Vinzant; Side judge: Jeff Batts; Scorer: Phil Burroughs; Temperature: 62 Wind: E7 mph Weather: Cloudy

All-Time Rushing Records Rushing Leaders Year-by-Year Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Player Yards Jeff Cotton 499 Cecil Barber 724 J.A. Williams 391 Bill Ragle 399 Cliff Dunham 477 Johnny Grimes 587 Johnny Grimes 645 Richard Basset 631 Sullivan Walker 457 Sullivan Walker 786 Ron Daniels 719 Boyd Grant 820 John Anthony 505 Willie Tullis 450 Larry Mason 462 Dwayne Thompson 594 Jimmie Haywood 661 Ted Horstead 1123 Ted Horstead 840 Eddie Brundidge 987 Tony Jackson 938 Tony Jackson 481 Tony Jackson 521 Derrick Moore 748 Eddie Coleman 821 Eddie Coleman 1044 Ted Yarbrough 569 Derrick Washington 654 Ted Yarbrough 860 Arrid Gregory 1337 Joe Jackson 622 Wayne Thomas 435 Phillip Jones 831 Demontray Carter 865 Demontray Carter 801 LeBarron Black 757 DeWhitt Betterson 1161 DeWhitt Betterson 1286 Joel Whinghter 531

Att. 117 167 106 125 125 136 157 104 75 144 134 166 104 102 82 92 120 238 189 200 176 101 109 148 176 160 95 73 152 212 128 75 159 148 160 210 244 256 95

Team

Individual

Attempts: 73, vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1998 Opponent (fewest): 17, Jacksonville State, 1997 Yards Gained: 479, vs. Southern Utah, 2002 Opponent: 448, Samford, 1961 Fewest Gained: -17, vs. Jacksonville State, 1970 Opponent: 15, Murray State, 1996 Yards Lost: 104, vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 1974 Net Yards: 464, vs. Southern Utah, 2002 Opponent (fewest): -22, Southeastern Louisiana, 2003 Yards per carry: 8.9, vs. Southern Utah, 2002 Touchdowns: 6, three times (most recent vs. Jacksonville State, 1997)

Carries: 46, DeWhitt Betterson, vs. Utah State, 2003 Net yards: 230, DeWhitt Betterson, vs. Utah State, 2003 Touchdowns: 4, multiple times (most recent by Phillip Jones, vs. Jacksonville State, 1997) Yards lost: 82, Brad Stevens, vs. Georgia Southern, 1991

Game

Season

Attempts: 599, 1987 Opponent (fewest): 156, 1968 Yards Gained: 3,374, 1994 Yards Lost: 593, 1970 Net Yards: 3,190, 1987 Opponent (fewest): 761, 1984 Average per rush: 6.3, 1994 Touchdowns: 43, 1994

Game

Season

Net yards Gained: 1,339, Arrid Gregory, 1996 Regular season: 1,161, DeWhitt Betterson, 2003 Carries: 244, DeWhitt Betterson, 2003 Touchdowns: 17, Joe Jackson, 1996 By a QB: 15, Jeremy Rowell, 1994 Yards lost: 397, Al Head, 1970 Yards per carry: 10.1, Tommy Dugosh, 1985 Yards per game: 107.2, DeWhitt Betterson, 2004

Career

Net yards gained: 3,441, DeWhitt Betterson, 200104 By a QB: 2,533, Mike Turk, 1984-87 Attempts: 653, DeWhitt Betterson, 2001-04 Touchdowns: 34, Joe Jackson, 1994-97 By a QB: 32, Mike Turk, 1984-87

Top Five Career Rushers

DeWhitt Betterson 3,441

2001 2002 2003 2004 Total

G Att 10 52 11 101 12 244 12 256 45 653

Yds TD Lg 283 1 19 711 5 52 1161 9 52 1286 9 56 3441 24 56

Eddie Coleman 2,360

1990 1991 1992 Total

G Att Yds TD Lg 10 84 495 4 86 11 176 821 3 63 11 160 1044 5 77 32 420 2360 12 86

Ted Horstead

Mike Turk

2,926

1983 1984 1985 1986 Total

G Att 10 103 13 238 10 189 6 108 39 638

Yds TD Lg 433 3 31 1123 5 48 840 1 33 530 2 39 2926 11 48

2,533

1984 1985 1986 1987 Total

G Att Yds TD Lg 13 132 556 8 42 8 79 435 8 43 11 119 612 6 62 14 163 930 10 54 46 493 2533 32 6

Joe Jackson 2,418

1994 1995 1996 1997 Total

G Att Yds 11 37 328 11 80 509 14 224 959 10 128 622 46 469 2418

TD Lg 2 49 13 56 17 39 2 59 34 59

All games including postseason

151

Division I-A Rushing Records Team Game

Attempts: 64, at North Texas, 2006 Opponent (fewest): 22, vs. Southeastern La., 2003, and at Louisiana-Monroe, 2001 Yards Gained: 479, vs. Southern Utah, 2002 Opponent: 330, at Nebraska, 2001 Fewest Gained: 53, vs. UAB, 2006 Yards Lost: 108, at Nebraska, 2001 Net Yards: 464, vs. Southern Utah, 2002 Opponent (fewest): -22, Southeastern Louisiana, 2003 Yards per carry: 8.9, vs. Southern Utah, 2002 Touchdowns: 5, vs. Southern Utah, 2002

Season

Attempts: 536, 2002 Opponent (fewest): 424, 2006 Yards Gained: 2,546, 2002 Yards Lost: 507, 2001 Net Yards: 2,116, 2002 Opponent (fewest): 1,211, 2004 Average per rush: 3.95, 2002 Touchdowns: 20, 2002

Individual

2 - DeWhitt Betterson at Middle Tennessee, 11/8/03 2 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. FIU, 10/18/03 2 - Kenny Cattouse vs. UL-Lafayette, 10/29/05 Longest rush from scrimmage 65 - Demontray Carter vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 63 - Hansell Bearden vs. Southern Utah, 9/14/02 61 - Jermaine Richardson vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/04) 56 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 52 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. Utah State, 11/16/02 52 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. Marshall, 9/27/03

Season

Rushing yards (Carries-Yards) 1286 - DeWhitt Betterson (256-1286), 2004

1161- DeWhitt Betterson (244-1161), 2003 801 - Demontray Carter (160-801), 2001 757 - LeBarron Black (210-757), 2002 711 - DeWhitt Betterson (101-711), 2002 Rushing attempts (Carries-Yards) 256 - DeWhitt Betterson (256-1286), 2004 244 - DeWhitt Betterson (244-1161), 2003 210 - LeBarron Black (210-757), 2002 160 - Demontray Carter (160-801), 2001 126 - Aaron Leak (126-208), 2003 Rushing Touchdowns 9 - DeWhitt Betterson, 2004 9 - DeWhitt Betterson, 2003

Game

Most carries 46 - DeWhitt Betterson at Utah State, 11/15/03 41 - LeBarron Black vs. Florida Atlantic, 10/26/02 34 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. FIU, 10/18/03 33 - DeWhitt Betterson at Middle Tenn., 11/8/03 28 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 Most net yards rushing 230 - DeWhitt Betterson at Utah State, 11/15/03 189 - LeBarron Black vs. Florida Atlantic, 10/26/02 184 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 177 - DeWhitt Betterson at Middle Tenn., 11/8/03 164 - Demontray Carter vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 Highest average gain per rush (10 carries) 11.5 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 10.0 - Jermaine Richardson vs Southeastern La., 9/20/03 9.6 - Demontray Carter vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 8.2 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. Utah State, 11/16/02 7.3 - Marrio Fraser vs. Southern Utah, 9/14/02 Most rushing TDs scored 3 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. Austin Peay, 10/5/02 2 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 2 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 2 - D.T. McDowell vs. Northern Illinois, 12/30/04 2 - LeBarron Black vs. Florida Atlantic, 10/26/02 2 - LeBarron Black at UAB, 9/7/02 2 - LeBarron Black vs. Southern Utah, 9/14/02 2 - Demontray Carter vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 2 - DeWhitt Betterson at Utah State, 11/15/03

152

DeWHITT BETTERSON

8 - LeBarron Black, 2002 8 - Demontray Carter, 2001 5 - DeWhitt Betterson, 2002 Average yards per rush (min. 20 attempts) 7.04 - DeWhitt Betterson (101-711), 2002 7.00 - Jermaine Richardson (29-203), 2003 5.59 - Joel Whinghter (95-531), 2005 5.44 - DeWhitt Betterson (52-283), 2001 5.31 - Marrio Fraser (48-255), 2002 Rushing yards per game (minimum 5 games) 107.2 - DeWhitt Betterson, 2004 96.8 - DeWhitt Betterson, 2003 72.8 - Demontray Carter, 2001 64.6 - DeWhitt Betterson, 2002 63.1 - LeBarron Black, 2002

Career

Rushing yards (Carries-Yards) 3441 - DeWhitt Betterson (653-3441), 2001-04 908 - LeBarron Black (273-908), 2001-02 801 - Demontray Carter (160-801), 2001 593 - Jermaine Richardson (114-593), 2002-04 557 - Joel Whinghter (105-557), 2002-05 Rushing attempts (Carries-Yards) 653 - DeWhitt Betterson (653-3441), 2001-04 273 - LeBarron Black (273-908), 2001-02 164 - Aaron Leak (164-225), 2003-2004 160 - Demontray Carter (160-801), 2001 126 - Hansell Bearden (126-205), 2001-03 Rushing Touchdowns 24 - DeWhitt Betterson, 2001-04 8 - LeBarron Black, 2001-02 8 - Demontray Carter, 2001 5 - Kenny Cattouse, 2004-05 4 - Aaron Leak, 2003-04 Average yards per rush (minimum 20 attempts) 5.30 - Joel Whinghter (95-531), 2005 5.27 - DeWhitt Betterson (653-3441), 2001-04 5.22 - Jermaine Richardson (114-593), 2002-2004 5.06 - Marrio Fraser (103-521), 2002-03 5.01 - Demontray Carter (160-801), 2001 Rushing yards per game (minimum 5 games) 76.5 - DeWhitt Betterson (45 games), 2001-04 72.8 - Demontray Carter (11 games), 2001 43.4 - Marrio Fraser (12 games), 2002-03 41.3 - LeBarron Black (22 games), 2001-02 32.9 - Jermaine Richardson (18 games), 2002-2004

All-Time Passing Records Passing Leaders Year-by-Year Year 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Player Sim Byrd Sim Byrd Sim Byrd Lionel Rainey Al Head Ken McLain Harold Hogan Ken McLain Bobby Lee Bobby Lee Gerald Collins Phillip Brazell Eddie Rohrbaugh Willie Tullis Willie Tullis Doug Brown John McKinnon Carey Christensen Mike Turk Mike Turk Mike Turk Mike Turk Bob Godsey Steve Summers Steve Summers Brad Stevens Kelvin Simmons Kelvin Simmons Jeremy Rowell Jeremy Rowell Stan Davis Adam Russell Brock Nutter Brock Nutter Brock Nutter Brock Nutter Hansell Bearden Aaron Leak Aaron Leak Carl Meadows

C-A-I Yards 131-224-10 1593 184-286-14 2457 260-414-21 3569 51-110-9 838 159-323-24 2543 43-119-4 559 37-75-3 495 89-199-7 1181 77-143-6 1478 86-164-3 1378 45-109-4 783 77-167-9 1475 41-68-3 565 79-156-8 1158 108-203-8 1880 63-112-6 759 70-156-15 847 63-114-7 902 55-108-2 989 38-79-6 666 65-113-3 1059 87-190-7 1460 75-153-13 965 31-76-5 356 71-175-7 881 71-161-10 1013 68-128-1 1076 191-302-6 2924 152-283-8 2091 81-144-5 1125 112-242-5 1461 84-164-10 918 104-181-7 1435 148-258-9 2259 156-291-5 1999 173-307-13 2098 288-125-16 1462 110-259-12 1427 118-54-7 756 169-80-10 974

Team

Individual

Most Attempts: 62, vs. Samford, 1960 Opponent: 56, vs. Alcorn State, 1993 Fewest by Opponent: 2, Ouachita Baptist, 1972 Most Completions: 37, vs. Concord, 1967 Opponent: 36, Alcorn State, 1994 Fewest by Opponent: 0, North Alabama, 1972 Most Yards: 464, vs. Samford, 1968 Opponent: 476, Alcorn State, 1994 Fewest Yards: 0, vs. Delta State, 1968 and Miss.

College, 1964 Opponent: 0, North Alabama, 1972 Most Touchdowns: 6, vs. La. College, 1967 and Concord, 1968 Most Interceptions: 6, Mississippi State, 2002 Highest Completion Percentage: .774, vs. Arkansas State, 1966

Yards: 454, Sim Byrd, vs. Samford, 1968 Attempts: 62, Bubba Marriott, vs. Samford, 1960 Completions: 35, Sim Byrd, vs. Jacksonville State, 1967 Touchdowns: 6, Sim Byrd, vs. Concord, 1968 Interceptions: 5, four players (most recent Hansell Bearden vs. Mississippi State, 2002) Completion Pct.: .774, Sim Byrd, vs. Arkansas State, 1966 Consecutive Completions: 20, Sim Byrd, vs. West Alabama, 1968

Game

Season

Most Attempts: 411, 1968 Opponent (Fewest): 142, 1972 Completions: 246, 1968 Opponent (Fewest): 63, 1969 Yards: 3,371, 1968 Opponent (Fewest): 729, 1972 Touchdowns: 36, 1968 Interceptions: 28, 1970 Fewest Interceptions: 2, 1992 (145 att.) and 1984 (143 att.)

Lowest Interception Pct.: .013 , 1992 Highest Completion Pct.: .637, 1967

Game

Season

Yards: 3,569, Sim Byrd, 1968 Attempts: 414, Sim Byrd, 1968 Completions: 260, Sim Byrd, 1968 Touchdowns: 31, Kelvin Simmons, 1993 Interceptions: 24, Al Head, 1970 Completion Pct.: .720, Al Head, 1969 Fewest Interceptions: 1 (128 attempts) Kelvin Simmons, 1992

Career

Yards: 7,791, Brock Nutter, 1998-2002 Attempts: 1,037, Brock Nutter, 1998-2002 Completions: 581, Brock Nutter, 1998-2002 Touchdowns: 68, Sim Byrd, 1966-68 Interceptions: 45, Sim Byrd, 1966-68 Comp. Pct.: .622 (536-860), Sim Byrd, 1966-68 Consecutive Games Started (regular season): 44, Brock Nutter, 1998-2002 Consecutive Games Started (All games): 48, Brock Nutter, 1998-2002

Top Five Career Passers Brock Nutter

Sim Byrd

Mike Turk

Kelvin Simmons

Al Head

7,791

7,619

4,174

4,000

3,578

G Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD 1998 11 181-104-7 1435 8 1999 13 258-148-9 2259 13 2000 12 291-156-5 1999 16 2001 11 307-173-13 2098 14 Total 47 1037-581-34 7791 51

G Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD 1966 10 224-131-10 1593 16 1967 10 286-184-14 2457 22 1968 12 414-260-21 3569 30 Total 32 924-575-45 7619 68

G Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD 1984 13 108-55-2 989 5 1985 8 79-38-6 666 5 1986 11 113-65-3 1059 10 1987 14 190-87-7 1460 10 Total 46 490-245-18 4174 30

G Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD

1992 10 1993 14 Total 24

128-68-1 1076 9 302-191-6 2924 31 430-259-7 4000 40

1968 1969 1970 Total

G Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD

12 10 11 33

62-28-5 75-54-3 323-159-24 460-241-32

360 0 675 9 2543 19 3578 28

All games including postseason

153

Division I-A Passing Records Team Game

Most Attempts: 42, at Middle Tennessee, 2001 and at Missouri, 2005 Opponent: 52, vs. Marshall and La.-Monroe, 2003 Fewest by Opponent: 9, vs. Southern Utah, 2001 Most Completions: 25, at Middle Tennessee, 2001 Opponent: 33, vs. Marshall, 2003 Fewest by Opponent: 1, vs. Southern Utah, 2001 Most Yards: 339, vs. Cal St. Northridge, 2001 Opponent: 378, vs. Cal State Northridge, 2001 Fewest Yards: 40, at North Texas, 2005 Opponent: 6, vs. Southern Utah, 2001 Most Touchdowns: 3, five times (Most recent: vs. Florida Atlantic, 2005) Most Interceptions: 6, Mississippi State, 2002 Highest Completion Percentage: .697, at La.-Monroe, 2001

Season

Most Attempts: 336, 2001 Opponent (Fewest): 289, 2001 Completions: 190, 2001 Opponent (Fewest): 144, 2001 Yards: 2,311, 2001 Opponent (Fewest): 2,022, 2005 Touchdowns: 17, 2001 Interceptions: 19, 2002 Fewest Interceptions: 14, 2005 Lowest Interception Pct.: .047, 2005 Highest Completion Pct.: 56.5, 2001

Individual Game

Most passes attempted 41 - Aaron Leak vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 37 - Hansell Bearden at UAB, 9/7/02 37 - Brock Nutter vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 36 - Brock Nutter at Nebraska, 9/1/01 35 - Hansell Bearden at Iowa State, 9/21/02 Most passes completed 22 - Brock Nutter vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 21 - Brock Nutter at Louisiana-Monroe, 11/10/01 19 - Hansell Bearden at UAB, 9/7/02 19 - Brock Nutter at Middle Tennessee, 9/8/01 17 - Aaron Leak vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 17 - Julian Foster vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/05/05 17 - Carl Meadows vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/26/05 Highest completion percentage (10 attempts) 68.0 - Brock Nutter vs. Jax State, 11/17/01 (17-25) 67.7 - Brock Nutter at La.-Monroe, 11/10/01 (21-31) 63.6 - Brock Nutter vs. North Texas, 12/1/01 (14-22) 63.2 - Julian Foster vs. Fla. International, 10/21/05 (12-19) 63.0 - Julian Foster vs. Fla. Atlantic, 10/21/05 (17-27) 63.0 - Brock Nutter vs. Southern Utah, 10/27/01 (17-27) Most passing yards 339 - Brock Nutter vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 271 - Julian Foster vs. Fla. Atlantic, 10/21/05 268 - Brock Nutter at Louisiana-Monroe, 11/10/01 254 - Brock Nutter vs. Jacksonville State, 11/17/01 237 - Aaron Leak vs. Southeastern La., 9/20/03 Most passing yards per completion (5 minimum) 21.7 - Hansell Bearden vs. Florida Atlantic, 10/26/02 19.8 - Aaron Leak vs. Southeastern La., 9/20/03 18.3 - Aaron Leak vs. Fla. International, 10/18/03 17.6 - Hansell Bearden at Maryland, 11/3/01 17.0 - Hansell Bearden at Nebraska, 8/31/02

154

Most touchdown passes 3 - Aaron Leak vs. Southeastern La., 9/20/03 3 - Hansell Bearden vs. Austin Peay, 10/5/02 3 - Brock Nutter vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 3 - Julian Foster vs. Fla. Atlantic, 10/21/05 2 - Aaron Leak vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 2 - Brock Nutter at Louisiana-Monroe, 11/10/01 2 - Brock Nutter vs. Southern Utah, 10/27/01 Most passes had intercepted 5 - Hansell Bearden at Mississippi State, 10/12/02 3 - Aaron Leak at North Texas, 10/30/03 3 - Brock Nutter at Mississippi State, 10/13/01 2 - 10 Times Highest passing efficiency rating (10 attempts) 183.9 - Julian Foster vs. Fla. Atlantic, 10/21/05 171.9 - Aaron Leak vs. Southeastern La., 9/20/03 163.2 - Brock Nutter vs Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 161.7 - Brock Nutter at Louisiana-Monroe, 11/10/01 161.0 - Hansell Bearden vs. Austin Peay, 10/5/02 Longest pass completion 90 - Brock Nutter vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 62 - Aaron Leak vs. Southeastern La., 9/20/03 60 - Hansell Bearden at Nebraska, 8/31/02 54 - Hansell Bearden vs. Florida Atlantic, 10/26/02 53 - Hansell Bearden at Missouri, 9/28/02

Season

Pass attempts 307 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 288 - Hansell Bearden (125-288-16), 2002 259 - Aaron Leak (110-259-12), 2003 169 - Carl Meadows (80-169-10), 2005 112 - Julian Foster (63-112-4), 2005 Pass completions 173 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 125 - Hansell Bearden (125-288-16), 2002 110 - Aaron Leak (110-259-12), 2003 80 - Carl Meadows (80-169-10), 2005 63 - Julian Foster (63-112-4), 2005 Passing yards 2,098 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 1,462 - Hansell Bearden (125-288-16), 2002 1,427 - Aaron Leak (110-259-12), 2003 974 - Carl Meadows (80-169-10), 2005 797 - Julian Foster (63-112-4), 2005 Passing TDs 14 - Brock Nutter, 2001 7 - Aaron Leak, 2003 6 - Hansell Bearden, 2002 6 - Carl Meadows, 2005 5 - Julian Foster, 2005 Passes had intercepted 16 - Hansell Bearden (125-288-16), 2002 13 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 12 - Aaron Leak (110-259-12), 2003 10 - Carl Meadows (80-169-10), 2005 4 - Julian Foster (63-112-4), 2005 Pass completion pct (20 attempts) 57.1 - Hansell Bearden (16-28-3), 2001 56.4 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 56.2 - Julian Foster (63-112-4), 2005 47.3 - Carl Meadows (80169-80-10), 2005 43.4 - Hansell Bearden (125-288-16), 2002 Pass efficiency (20 attempts) 123.61 - Julian Foster (63-112-4), 2005 120.3 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 113.9 - Hansell Bearden (16-28-3), 2001 95.63 - Carl Meadows (80-169-10), 2005 88.4 - Aaron Leak (110-259-12), 2003

Average yards per completion 13.0 - Aaron Leak (110-259-12), 2003 12.7 - Julian Foster (112-63-4), 2005 12.2 - Carl Meadows (169-80-10), 2005 12.1 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 11.7 - Hansell Bearden (125-288-16), 2002 Passing yards per game (5 games) 190.7 - Brock Nutter (11 games), 2001 159.4 - Julian Foster (112-63-4), 2005 121.8 - Hansell Bearden (12 games), 2002 121.8 - Carl Meadows (8 games), 2005 118.9 - Aaron Leak (5 games), 2003

Career

Pass attempts 377 - Aaron Leak (164-377-19), 2003-04 364 - Hansell Bearden (161-364-22), 2001-03 307 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 173 - Carl Meadows (81-173-10), 2004-present 112 - Julian Foster (63-112-4), 2005-present Pass completions 173 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 164 - Aaron Leak (164-377-19), 2003-04 161 - Hansell Bearden (161-364-22), 2001-03 173 - Carl Meadows (81-173-10), 2004-present 112 - Julian Foster (63-112-4), 2005-present Passing yards 2,098 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 1,829 - Hansell Bearden (161-364-22), 2001-03 2,183 - Aaron Leak (164-377-19), 2003-04 982 - Carl Meadows (81-173-10), 2004-present 797 - Julian Foster (63-112-4), 2005-present Passing TDs 14 - Brock Nutter, 2001 13 - Aaron Leak, 2003 8 - Hansell Bearden, 2001-03 6 - Carl Meadows, 2004-present 5 - Julian Foster, 2005-present 5 - D. T. McDowell, 2004 Passes had intercepted 22 - Hansell Bearden (161-364-22), 2001-03 19 - Aaron Leak (110-259-12), 2003-04 13 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 10 - Carl Meadows (81-173-10), 2004-present 4 - Julian Foster (63-112), 2005-present 4 - D.T. McDowell, 2004 Pass completion pct (minimum 20 attempts) 56.4 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 56.2 - Julian Foster (63-112-4), 2005-present 46.8 - Carl Meadows (81-173-10), 2004-present 44.2 - Hansell Bearden (161-364-22), 2001-03 43.5 - Aaron Leak (164-377-12), 2003-04 Pass efficiency (minimum 20 attempts) 123.6 - Julian Foster (63-112-4), 2005-present 120.3 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 95.8 - D.T. McDowell (42-104-4), 2004 94.4 - Carl Meadows (81-173-10), 2004-present 93.4 - Aaron Leak (64-377-19), 2003-04 Average yards/completion (minimum 20 attempts) 13.9 - D.T. McDowell (42-104-4), 2004 13.3 - Aaron Leak (164-377-19), 2003-04 12.7 - Julian Foster (112-63-4), 2005 12.1 - Brock Nutter (173-307-13), 2001 12.1 - Carl Meadows (81-173-10), 2005 Passing yards/game (minimum 5 games) 190.7 - Brock Nutter (11 games), 2001 12.7 - Julian Foster (112-63-4), 2005 118.9 - Aaron Leak (12 games), 2003-04 76.2 - Hansell Bearden (24 games), 2001-03

All-Time Receiving Records Reception Leaders Year-by-Year Year 1967

1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Player Recepts Yards Danny Grant 51 721 Jim Hedrick 51 610 Danny Grant 72 1002 Vince Green 43 712 Vince Green 60 1030 Mike Culbertson 25 395 Mike Culbertson 38 597 Perry Griggs 30 498 Perry Griggs 32 611 Perry Griggs 24 380 Perry Griggs 24 486 Charlie Smoke 24 404 Ted Suttle 18 204 Kelvin Murdock 33 653 Kelvin Murdock 33 837 Kelvin Murdock 42 634 Carl Smith 17 298 Carl Smith 35 685 Rufus Cox 56 1169 Greg Harris 20 228 Titus Dixon 20 327 Greg Harris 39 692 Greg Harris 41 654 Titus Dixon 19 248 Jeff Hall 20 266 Julius Pittman 26 503 William Covington 26 393 Lance Sasser 20 339 Robert Kilow 56 933 Robert Kilow 43 629 Maurice Stringer 27 283 Ryan Pearson 19 229 Jeff Hammond 19 353 Callarious Williams 22 266 Jeff Hammond 21 245 Mareno Philyaw 37 708 Jonathan Carter 44 737 Heyward Skipper 60 995 Jason Samples 45 552 Jason Samples 48 620 Jason Samples 38 687 Smokey Hampton 39 582

Team

Individual

Most receptions: 37, vs. Concord, 1967 Opponent: 36, Alcorn State, 1994 Opponent (Fewest): 0, North Alabama, 1972 Most yards: 464, vs. Samford, 1968 Opponent: 476, Alcorn State, 1994 Opponent (Fewest): 0, North Alabama, 1972 Most touchdowns: 6, vs. La. College, 1967 and vs.

Concord, 1968 Most yards per catch: 27.9 (195/7), vs. Valdosta State, 1986

Receptions: 16, Danny Grant, vs. McNeese State, 1968 Yards: 205, Danny Grant, vs. McNeese State, 1968 Touchdowns: 4, Danny Grant, vs. Arkansas State, 1967

Game

Game

Season

Receptions: 72, Danny Grant, 1968 Yards: 1,169, Rufus Cox, 1984 Regular Season: 1,030, Vince Green, 1970 Touchdowns: 14, Danny Grant, 1966 and 1968 Yards per catch: 26.2, Billy Dixon, 1977

Season

Most receptions: 246, 1968 Opponent (Fewest): 63, 1969 Yards: 3,371, 1968 Opponent (Fewest): 729, 1972 Touchdowns: 36, 1968 Yards per catch: 19.1, 1974

Career

Receptions: 215, Danny Grant, 1967-69 Yards: 2,907, Danny Grant, 1967-69 Touchdowns: 44, Danny Grant, 1967-69 Yards per catch: 19.2, Mareno Philyaw, 1996-99

Top Five Career Receivers

Danny Grant

Vince Green

Jason Samples

Kelvin Murdock

Perry Griggs

2,907

2,281

2,224

2,143

1,975

1966 1967 1968 1969 Total

G Rec Yds TD Lg 10 60 651 14 10 51 721 10 12 72 1002 14 10 32 533 6 42 215 2907 44 -

1967 1968 1969 1970 Total

G Rec Yds TD Lg 10 3 39 1 12 54 500 7 10 43 712 9 11 60 1030 10 43 160 2281 27 -

2001 2002 2003 2004 Total

G Rec Yds TD Lg 11 30 365 0 36 12 45 552 3 54 12 48 620 5 47 12 38 687 6 45 47 161 2281 14 54

1978 1979 1980 1981 Total

G Rec 9 1 10 33 10 33 10 42 39 109

Yds TD Lg 19 0 19 653 4 47 837 7 73 634 4 67 2143 15 73

1973 1974 1975 1976 Total

G Rec Yds TD Lg 10 30 498 5 69 10 32 611 7 66 10 24 380 1 34 10 24 486 6 40 110 1975 19 69

All games including postseason

155

Division I-A Receiving Records Team

Career

Game

Most receptions: 25, at Middle Tennessee, 2001 Opponent: 33, vs. Marshall, 2003 Opponent (Fewest): 1, vs. Southern Utah, 2001 Most yards: 339, vs. Cal St. Northridge, 2001 Opponent: 378, vs. Cal State Northridge, 2001 Opponent (Fewest): 6, vs. Southern Utah, 2001 Most Touchdowns: 3, five times (Most recent: vs. Florida Atlantic, 2005) Most yards per catch: 21.67, vs. Florida Atlantic, 2002

Season

Most receptions: 190, 2001 Opponent (Fewest): 144, 2001 Yards: 2,311, 2001 Opponent (Fewest): 2,022, 2005 Touchdowns: 17, 2001 Yards per catch: 14.2, 2004

Individual

Most pass receptions 10 - Heyward Skipper at Middle Tennessee, 9/8/01 10 - Jason Samples at Iowa State, 9/21/02 10 - Jason Samples at Missouri, 9/28/02 10 - Smokey Hampton at Missouri (9/17/05) 8 - Jason Samples vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 8 - Jason Samples vs. Southeastern La., 9/20/03 Most yards receiving 169 - Heyward Skipper at La.-Monroe, 11/10/01 165 - Heyward Skipper vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 155 - Heyward Skipper vs. Jax State, 11/17/01 135 - Jason Samples at Missouri, 9/28/02 133 - Heyward Skipper at Middle Tenn., 9/8/01 Highest average gain per reception (3 receptions) 38.0 - Bryant Stewart vs. Southeastern La., 9/20/03 29.0 - Jason Samples vs. NIU, 12/30/04 27.5 - Heyward Skipper vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 25.8 - Heyward Skipper vs. Jax State, 11/17/01 24.1 - Heyward Skipper at La.-Monroe, 11/10/01 Most TD receptions 2 - Jason Samples vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 2 - Jason Samples vs. Southeastern La., 9/20/03 2 - Jason Samples vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 2 - Jason Samples vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/20/04 2 - Heyward Skipper at Louisiana-Monroe, 11/10/01 2 - Heyward Skipper vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 2 - Heyward Skipper at Middle Tennessee, 9/8/01 Longest pass reception 90 - Heyward Skipper vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 62 - Bryant Stewart vs. Southeastern La., 9/20/03 60 - Heyward Skipper at Nebraska, 8/31/02 54 - Jason Samples vs. Florida Atlantic, 10/26/02 53 - Heyward Skipper at Missouri, 9/28/02

156

HEYWARD SKIPPER

Season

Pass receptions 60 - Heyward Skipper (60-995), 2001 48 - Jason Samples (48-620), 2003 45 - Jason Samples (45-552), 2002 39 - Smokey Hampton (39-582), 2005 38 - Jason Samples (38-687), 2004 Pass reception yards (Catches-Yards) 995 - Heyward Skipper (60-995), 2001 687 - Jason Samples (38-687), 2004 620 - Jason Samples (48-620), 2003 582 - Smokey Hampton (39-582), 2005 552 - Jason Samples (45-552), 2002 Pass reception Touchdowns 9 - Heyward Skipper, 2001 6 - Jason Samples, 2004 5 - Jason Samples, 2003 4 - Demontray Carter, 2001 3 - Jason Samples, 2002 3 - Toris Rutledge, 2005 Average yards/catch (minimum 5 receptions) 18.1 - Jason Samples (38-687), 2004 17.1 - Bryant Stewart (17-291), 2003 16.8 - Martin Teal (6-101), 2003 16.8 - Heyward Skipper (23-387), 2002 16.7 - Toris Rutledge (17-284), 2005 Receptions/game (minimum 5 games) 5.45 - Heyward Skipper, 2001 4.00 - Jason Samples, 2003 3.75 - Jason Samples, 2002 3.55 - Smokey Hampton, 2005 3.17 - Jason Samples, 2004

Pass receptions (Catches-Yards) 161 - Jason Samples (161-2247), 2001-04 83 - Heyward Skipper (83-1382), 2001-02 54 - Smokey Hampton (54-790), 2003-05 36 - Toris Rutledge (36-486), 2002-05 32 - Eric Felton (32-277), 2001-02 Pass reception yards (Catches-Yards) 2,224 - Jason Samples (161-2224), 2001-04 1,382 - Heyward Skipper (83-1382), 2001-02 790 - Smokey Hampton (54-790), 2003-05 486 - Toris Rutledge (36-486), 2002-05 382 - James Earl Cray (32-382), 2004-present Pass reception TDs 14 - Jason Samples, 2001-04 11 - Heyward Skipper, 2001-02 4 - Demontray Carter, 2001 3 - LeBarron Black, 2001-02 3 - James Earl Cray, 2004-present 3 - Toris Rutledge, 2002-05 3 - Jermaine Richardson, 2002-04 Average yards/catch (minimum 5 receptions) 18.7 - Jermaine Richardson (7-131), 2002-04 17.1 - Bryant Stewart (17-291), 2003 16.7 - Heyward Skipper (83-1382), 2001-02 14.8 - Cedric Phillips (5-74), 2001-03 14.6 - Smokey Hampton (54-790), 2003-05 Receptions/game (minimum 5 games) 3.61 - Heyward Skipper, 2001-02 3.43 - Jason Samples, 2001-04 2.18 - Demontray Carter, 2001 1.74 - Smokey Hampton, 2003-05 1.45 - James Earl Cray, 2004-present

JASON SAMPLES

All-Time Return Records Punt Return Leaders Year-by-Year Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Player Returns Danny Grant 13 Ronnie Shelley 30 Ronnie Shelley 20 Jack Smith 15 Tony Myrick 19 John Raburn 13 John Raburn 21 Perry Griggs 10 Perry Griggs 8 Perry Griggs 16 Tyrone Ferguson 12 Virgil Seay 22 Virgil Seay 25 Sherman Wilkinson 24 Carl Smith 18 Carl Smith 35 Carl Smith 19 Danny Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Toole 16 Brad Sims 23 Greg Harris 12 Greg Harris 34 Kenny Eddenfield 11 Julius Pittman 14 Julius Pittman 27 William Covington 26 William Covington 23 Maurice Stringer 18 Maurice Stringer 21 Maurice Stringer 32 Maurice Stringer Andy Swafford 32 Eric Sloan 15 Kovey Jones 14 Rayshun Reed 24 Heyward Skipper 21 Heyward Skipper 16 Rayshun Reed 20 Leodis McKelvin 26 Leodis McKelvin 33

Yards 168 269 282 145 209 184 271 280 126 64 71 326 457 195 255 411 172 164 152 142 138 77 91 285 161 318 245 119 362 128 322 112 78 201 215 176 131 304 417

Team Game

Most Punt Returns: 10, vs. Austin Peay, 1970 Most Yards: 221, vs. West Alabama, 1979 Most Touchdowns: 3, vs. West Alabama, 1979 Most Kickoff Returns: 11, vs. Samford, 1961 Most Yards: 322, vs. North Alabama, 1975 Most Touchdowns: 1, 19 times (last vs. South Carolina, 2005)

Season

Most Punt Returns: 47, 1968 Opponent (Fewest): 11, 1974 and 1975 Yards: 463, 1979 Opponent (Fewest): 27, 1972 Touchdowns: 3, 1974 and 1979 Most Kickoff Returns: 44, 1960, 1968 and 1994 Opponent (Fewest): 28, 2003 Yards: 997, 1994 Opponent (Fewest): 531, 1975 Touchdowns: 2, 1957, 1968 and 2000

Maurice Stringer

Individual

Game

Punt Returns: 7, Virgil Seay vs. W. Ala. and Andy Swafford vs. SFA, 1997 Yards: 215, Virgil Seay, vs. West Alabama, 1979 Touchdowns: 3, Virgil Seay, vs. West Alabama, 1979 Kickoff Returns: 7, Leodis McKelvin on two occasions (last vs. Missouri, 2005) Yards: 215, Frank Sadler, vs. North Alabama, 1959 Touchdowns: 1, 17 players (last by Leodis McKelvin vs. South Carolina, 2005)

Season

Kick Return Leaders Year-by-Year Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Player Returns Danny Grant 8 Danny Grant 12 Jack Smith 9 Jack Smith 18 Terry Peebles 6 Johnny Grimes 9 Johnny Grimes 13 Perry Griggs 26 Perry Griggs 14 Perry Griggs 15 Sullivan Walker 8 Virgil Seay 12 Virgil Seay 8 Tony Brown 5 Carl Smith 19 Carl Smith 26 Carl Smith 15 Jimmie Haywood 25 Jimmie Haywood 19 Titus Dixon 24 Titus Dixon 29 Titus Dixon 21 Derrick Moore 19 Michael Ransaw 16 William Covington 12 William Covington 13 Robert Kilow 21 Arrid Gregory 18 Arrid Gregory 11 Andy Swafford 21 Andy Swafford 14 Mareno Philyaw 16 Mareno Philyaw 16 Jonathan Carter 10 Demontray Carter 17 Heyward Skipper 19 Toris Rutledge 16 Adrian Ghent 16 Leodis McKelvin 24

Yards 207 417 200 451 132 309 307 531 393 293 133 315 151 98 404 536 263 576 334 600 747 451 361 412 334 360 515 511 319 368 440 432 371 286 455 307 333 373 619

Career

Punt Returns: 90, Maurice Stringer, 1993-96 Yards: 883, Virgil Seay, 1978-79 Touchdowns: 5, Virgil Seay, 1978-79 Kickoff Returns: 74, Titus Dixon, 1985-88 Yards: 1,798, Titus Dixon, 1985-88 Touchdowns: 3, Frank Sadler, 1956-59

Punt Returns: 35, Carl Smith, 1982 Yards: 457, Virgil Seay, 1979 Touchdowns: 3, Perry Griggs, 1974 and Virgil Seay, 1979 Kickoff Returns: 29, Titus Dixon, 1987 Yards: 747, Titus Dixon, 1987 Touchdowns: 2, Frank Sadler, 1957

157

Division I-A Return Records Team Game

Most punt returns: 7, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 2003, and at UAB, 2002 Most yards: 124, at UAB, 2002 Highest gain per return: 25.0, at Arkansas State, 2005 Most kickoff returns: 8, at Missouri, 2005 Most yards: 203, at Maryland, 2001 Highest gain per return: 46.3, vs. Utah State, 2004

Season

Most punt Returns: 40, 2004 Opponent (Fewest): 25, 2005 Yards: 419, 2005 Opponent (Fewest): 249, 2005 Touchdowns: 2, 2004 Most kickoff returns: 40, 2004 Opponent (Fewest): 25, 2005 Yards: 956, 2004 Opponent (Fewest): 604, 2001 Touchdowns: 1, 2001 and 2005

Individual Game

Most punt returns 6 - Heyward Skipper at UAB, 9/7/02 5 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/05/05 5 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Cal Poly, 09/03/05 5 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/6/04 5 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 5 - Rayshun Reed at Middle Tennessee, 11/8/03 5 - Rayshun Reed vs. Southeastern La., 9/20/03 5 - Toris Rutledge vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 Most punt return yards 107 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 93 - Heyward Skipper at UAB, 9/7/02 90 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Cal Poly, 09/03/05 88 - Leodis McKelvin vs. UAB, 09/10/05 83 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/6/04 Most punt return TDs 1 - Leodis McKelvin vs. UAB, 09/10/05 1 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/6/04 1 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 Highest average gain per punt return (2 returns) 22.0 - Leodis McKelvin vs. UAB, 09/10/05 21.2 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 20.0 - Heyward Skipper at Mississippi State, 10/13/01 16.6 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/6/04 16.0 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Cal Poly, 09/03/05 Longest punt return 73 - Leodis McKelvin vs. UAB, 09/10/05 64 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/6/04 60 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 56 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Arkansas State, 11/12/05 43 - Rayshun Reed vs. Southeastern La., 9/20/03

158

Most kick returns 7 - Leodis McKelvin at Missouri, 09/17/05 7 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Northern Illinois, 12/30/04 6 - Toris Rutledge at Middle Tennessee, 11/8/03 5 - Demontray Carter at Maryland, 11/3/01 5 - Heyward Skipper at Missouri, 9/28/02 Most kick return yards 187 - Demontray Carter at Maryland, 11/3/01 153 - Leodis McKelvin at Missouri, 09/17/05 143 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Northern Illinois, 12/30/04 129 - Leodis McKelvin at South Carolina, 09/24/05 127 - Toris Rutledge at Middle Tennessee, 11/8/03 Highest average gain per kick return (2 returns) 64.5 - Leodis McKelvin at South Carolina, 09/24/05 39.0 - Jermaine Richardson vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 37.4 - Demontray Carter at Maryland, 11/3/01 37.0 - Chris Day vs. North Texas, 12/1/01 37.0 - Chris Day vs. Cal State Northridge, 10/20/01 Longest kick return 100 - Leodis McKelvin at South Carolina, 09/24/05 94 - Demontray Carter vs. Southern Utah, 10/27/01 79 - Demontray Carter at Maryland, 11/3/01 61 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 59 - Chris Day vs. Cal State Northridge, 10/20/01

Season

Punt returns 33 - Leodis McKelvin (33-417), 2005 26 - Leodis McKelvin (26-304), 2004 21 - Heyward Skipper (21-215), 2001 20 - Rayshun Reed (20-131), 2003 17 - Andrew Amerson (17-142), 2002 Punt return yardage 417 - Leodis McKelvin (33-417), 2005 304 - Leodis McKelvin (26-304), 2004 215 - Heyward Skipper (21-215), 2001 176 - Heyward Skipper (16-176), 2002 142 - Andrew Amerson (17-142), 2002 Punt return TDs 2 - Leodis McKelvin (26-304), 2004 1 - Leodis McKelvin (33-417), 2005 Average yards/punt return (minimum 5 attempts) 12.6 - Leodis McKelvin (33-417), 2005 11.7 - Leodis McKelvin (26-304), 2004 11.0 - Heyward Skipper (16-176), 2002 10.2 - Heyward Skipper (21-215), 2001 9.4 - Toris Rutledge (5-47), 2003 Most kick returns 24 - Leodis McKelvin (24-619), 2005 19 - Heyward Skipper (19-307), 2002 17 - Demontray Carter (17-455), 2001 16 - Adrian Ghent (16-373), 2004 16 - Toris Rutledge (16-333), 2003

Most kick return yards 619 - Leodis McKelvin (24-619), 2005 455 - Demontray Carter (17-455), 2001 373 - Adrian Ghent (16-373), 2004 333 - Toris Rutledge (16-333), 2003 328 - Leodis McKelvin (15-328), 2004 Most kick return TDs 1 - Leodis McKelvin, 2005 1 - Demontray Carter, 2001 Average yards/kick return (minimum 5 attempts) 28.3 - Jermaine Richardson (9-255), 2004 26.8 - Demontray Carter (17-455), 2001 25.8 - Leodis McKelvin (24-619), 2005 24.7 - Chris Day (9-222), 2001 23.4 - DeWhitt Betterson (5-117), 2003

Career

Demontray Carter

Most punt returns 59 - Leodis McKelvin (26-304), 2004-present 37 - Heyward Skipper (37-391), 2001-02 20 - Rayshun Reed (20-131), 2001-03 17 - Andrew Amerson (17-142), 2002 17 - Johnny Faulk (17-79), 2001-05 Most punt return yards 721 - Leodis McKelvin (26-304), 2004-present 391 - Heyward Skipper (37-391), 2001-02 142 - Andrew Amerson (17-142), 2002 131 - Rayshun Reed (20-131), 2001-03 79 - Johnny Faulk (16-79), 2001-04 Most punt return TDs 3 - Leodis McKelvin, 2004-present Average yards/punt return (minimum 5 attempts) 12.2 - Leodis McKelvin (59-721), 2004-present 10.6 - Heyward Skipper (37-391), 2001-02 9.7 - Toris Rutledge (7-68), 2002-present 8.4 - Andrew Amerson (17-142), 2002 6.6 - Rayshun Reed (20-131), 2001-03 Most kick returns 39 - Leodis McKelvin (39-947) - 2004-present 21 - Toris Rutledge (21-392), 2002-present 19 - Adrian Ghent (19-418), 2004-05t 19 - Heyward Skipper (19-307), 2001-02 17 - Demontray Carter (17-455), 2001 Most kick return yards 947 - Leodis McKelvin (39-947) - 2004-present 455 - Demontray Carter (17-455), 2001 418 - Adrian Ghent (19-418), 2002-05 392 - Toris Rutledge (20-392), 2002-present 371 - Chris Day (16-371), 2001-02 Kick return Touchdowns 1 - Demontray Carter, 2001 1 - Leodis McKelvin (39-947) - 2004-present Average yards/kick return (minimum 5 attempts) 26.8 - Demontray Carter (17-455), 2001 24.6 - Jermaine Richardson (14-345), 2002-04 24.3 - Leodis McKelvin (39-947), 2004-present 23.2 - Chris Day (16-371), 2001-02 22.0 - Adrian Ghent (19-418), 2002-05

Scoring Records All-Time Team

Game: 76, vs. Concord, 1968 Opponent: 97, Marion Institute, 1928 Touchdowns: 11, vs. Louisiana College, 1967 and Concord, 1968 Opponent: 12, Samford, 1961 Field Goals: 4, at Maryland, 2001 Opponent: 3, several times; Most recent at Arkansas State, 2005 PATs: 9, several times, most recent vs. Charleston Southern, 1995 Season: 425, 1995 (11 games)/413, 1968 (10 games) Touchdowns: 56, 1995 Field Goals: 16, 1996 and 2000 PATs: 52, 1995 Consecutive Games Scoring: 227 (1983-2002) Most shutouts recorded: 6, 1967 Most times shutout: 6, 1937

Career Total points: 310, Ted Clem, 1984-87 By a kicker: 310, Ted Clem, 1984-87 Touchdowns: 46, Danny Grant, 1967-69 TDs responsible for: 75, Sim Byrd, 1966-68

Individual Game

Total points: 24, 12 players (most recent Thad Buttone vs. Sam Houston State, 1999) Touchdowns: 4, 12 players (most recent Thad Buttone vs. Sam Houston State, 1999)

Season

Total points: 105, Ted Clem, 1987 By a non-kicker: 102, Joe Jackson, 1996 Touchdowns: 15, Danny Grant, 1968 and Jeremy Rowell, 1994 Touchdowns responsible for: 34, Sim Byrd, 1968

Division I-A

Lawrence Tynes

Team

Individual

Points: 49, vs. Utah State, 2004 Opponent: 54, at Middle Tennessee, 2001 Touchdowns: 7, vs. Utah State, 2004 Opponent: 8, at Middle Tennessee, 2001 Field Goals: 3, twice times (last vs. Utah State, 2002) Opponent: 4, at Maryland, 2001 PATs: 7, vs. Utah State, 2004

Most points scored 18 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. Austin Peay, 10/5/02 18 - Demontray Carter vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 18 - Jason Samples vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 12 - 17 players (last by Kenny Cattouse vs. ULLafayette, 10/29/05) Most touchdowns scored 3 - DeWhitt Betterson vs. Austin Peay, 10/5/02 3 - Demontray Carter vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 3 - Jason Samples vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 2 - 17 players (last by Kenny Cattouse vs. ULLafayette, 10/29/05)

Game

Season

Points: 286, 2004 Touchdowns: 36, 2004 Field Goals: 12, 2004 PATs: 32, 2004 Consecutive Games Scoring: 20 (2001-02) Most shutouts recorded: 1, 2001 and 2003 Most times shutout: 3, 2003

Game

Season

Total points scored 78 - Demontray Carter (13 TDs), 2001 68 - Greg Whibbs (12 FGs, 32 PATs), 2004 56 - DeWhitt Betterson (9 TDs, 1 2XP), 2004 54 - Heyward Skipper (9 TDs), 2001

Scoring Leaders Year-by-Year Year Player 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

1976 1977 1978 1979 1980

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Vince Green Vince Green Randy Hicks Johnny Grimes Steve Williams Perry Griggs Billy Dixon Larry Russell Randy Yancey Sullivan Walker Randy Yancey Rusty Adams Tank Summers John Anthony Anthony Fowlkes Don Van Wie Carey Christensen Ted Clem Ted Clem Ted Clem Ted Clem Brian Wilson Brian Wilson Tony Lassester Matt Stone Matt Stone Jimmy Godwin Jeremy Rowell Oliver Quass Joe Jackson Steven Kelley Lawrence Tynes Lawrence Tynes Lawrence Tynes Demontray Carter Thomas Olmsted DeWhitt Betterson Greg Whibbs Greg Whibbs

Points TD XP FG 54 60 34 60 44 68 36 36 42 60 44 28 44 44 38 49 54 87 52 66 105 18 17 52 56 65 84 90 85 102 48 64 86 88 78 54 54 68 52

9 10 0 10 2 11 6 6 0 10 0 0 7 7 6 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 0 17 8 0 0 0 13 0 9 0 0

0 0 22 0 23 1 0 0 21 0 17 28 1 1 1 19 0 39 31 39 57 18 17 25 17 35 0 0 52 0 0 22 44 40 0 21 0 32 19

0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 7 0 9 0 0 0 0 10 0 16 7 9 16 0 0 9 13 10 0 0 11 0 0 14 14 16 0 11 0 12 11

54 - LeBarron Black (9 TDs), 2002 54 - DeWhitt Betterson (9 TDs), 2003 54 - Thomas Olmsted (11 FGs, 21 PATs), 2002 Touchdowns scored 13 - Demontray Carter (8 rush, 4 rcv, 1 ret), 2001 9 - DeWhitt. Betterson (9 rush), 2004 9 - Heyward Skipper (9 rcv), 2001 9 - DeWhitt. Betterson (9 rush), 2003 9 - LeBarron Black (8 rush, 1 rcv), 2002

Career

Most points scored 146 -DeWhitt Betterson (24 TDs, 1 2XP), 2001-04 120 - Greg Whibbs (51 PATs, 23 FGs) 94 - Thomas Olmsted (43 PATs, 17 FGs), 2002-05 90 - Jason Samples (15 (TDs), 2001-04 78 - Demontray Carter (13 TDs), 2001 Most touchdowns scored 24 - DeWhitt Betterson, 2001-04 15 - Jason Samples, 2001-04 13 - Demontray Carter, 2001 11 - LeBarron Black, 2001-02 11 - Heyward Skipper, 2001-02

159

All-Time Defensive Records Team

Fumble Return TDs: 1, by many (last by Johnny Faulk vs. Idaho, 2004)

Interceptions

Defensive Leaders Year-by-Year

Season

Game

Most Interceptions: 6, vs. Tenn. Tech, 1978 and UCF, 1989 Yards: 140, vs. Tennessee Tech, 1978 Most touchdowns: 2, vs. South Florida, 1999

Season

Interceptions: 15, Ronnie Shelly, 1968 Int. return yards: 294, Ronnie Shelly, 1968 Int. return TDs: 2, Doug Mims, 1988; Clifford Ivory, 1997; Jimmy McClain, 1999 and Rayshun Reed, 2001

Career

Interceptions: 36, Ronnie Shelly, 1966-69

Most interceptions: 25, 1976 Yards: 440, 1976 and 2004 Touchdowns: 4, 2004

Int. Return Yards: 501, Ronnie Shelly, 1966-69 Int. Return TDs: 3, Rayshun Reed, 1999-2003

Tackles

Fumbles

Game

Game

Most: 9, vs. Southern Miss, 1977 and Mississippi College, 1983 Recovered: 5, vs. Northwestern State, 1974

Season

Most Fumbles: 49, 1977 Recovered: 28, 1994

Total Tackles: 23, Anthony Rabb, vs. Middle Tennessee, 1999 Solo Tackles: 18, Rick Maxey, vs. Jacksonville State, 1975 Assisted Tackles: 15, Tim Tucker, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1978 Blocked Kicks: 4, Sherill Busby, vs. Memphis, 1937

Season

Individual Game

Interceptions: 3, Ronnie Shelley vs. North Alabama, 1968 3, Tyrone Ferguson, vs. Jacksonville State, 1968 3, Jerome Crowe, vs. Northern Michigan, 1977 3, Chris Archie, vs. Sam Houston State, 1999 Int. Return Yards: 90, Jerome Crowe, vs. No. Michigan, 1977 Int. Return TDs: 2, Jimmy McClain, vs. South Florida, 1999 Fumble Recoveries: 3, Arthur Adams, at Utah State, 2003

Total Tackles: 198, Gerrick Pimenta, 1987 Solo Tackles: 103, Dennis Anderson, 1973 Assisted Tackles: 96, Gerrick Pimenta, 1987 Blocked Kicks: 11, Sherrill Busby, 1939 QB Pressures: 49, Osi Umenyiora, 2002

Career

Total Tackles: 563, Gerrick Pimenta, 1985-88 Solo Tackles: 307, Gerrick Pimenta, 1985-88 Assisted Tackles: 256, Gerrick Pimenta, 1985-88 Blocked Kicks: 23, Sherrill Busby, 1937-39 Defensive Plays: 562.5, Gerrick Pimenta, 1985-88 Tackles for a loss: 55.5, Demarcus Ware, 2001-04 Sacks: 43, Charles Pickett, 1974-76

Year 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Player Total Greg Wright 104 Wade Brantley 127 N/A Charles Pickett 111 Rick Maxey 119 Charles Pickett 107 Rick Maxey 93 Tim Tucker 118 Steve Stringfellow 108 Steve Stringfellow 113 Steve Reese 87 Gabriel Thomas 108 Robert Bradley 141 Robert Bradley 135 Robert Bradley 149 Gerrick Pimienta 131 Gerrick Pimienta 198 Gerrick Pimienta 110 Michael Herbert 95 Michael Herbert 96 Charles Bush 128 Cedrick Brooks 73 Cedrick Brooks 97 Duwan Walker 78 Pratt Lyons 88 Willie Smith 104 Anthony Rabb 115 Anthony Rabb 102 Anthony Rabb 172 Naazir Yamini 129 Corey Sears 111 Naazir Yamini 118 Derrick Ansley 94 Bernard Davis 108 Bernard Davis 87

Solo Ast. 55 49 80 47 63 75 64 52 46 50 56 45 55 80 74 78 71 102 66 68 66 85 54 73 56 46 61 60 63 93 71 69 72 53 57 58

48 44 43 41 72 58 57 42 53 61 61 71 60 96 44 27 30 43 19 24 22 42 43 55 39 79 58 42 46 41 51 29

Top Five Career Tackles

Gerrick Pimienta

1985 1986 1987 1988 Total

563

G UA A Total 10 68 56 124 12 71 60 131 14 102 96 198 10 66 44 110 46 307 256 563

All games including postseason

160

Robert Bradley

1982 1983 1984 1985 Total

463

G UA A Total 6 25 15 40 11 80 61 141 13 74 61 135 10 78 71 149 40 257 208 465

Anthony Rabb

1996 1997 1998 1999 Total

424

G UA A Total 14 27 8 35 11 60 55 115 11 63 39 102 13 93 79 172 49 243 181 424

Naazir Yamini

1999 2000 2001 2002 Total

375

G UA A Total 12 17 6 23 12 71 58 129 11 62 43 105 12 72 46 118 47 222 153 375

Bryan Hubbard

1985 1986 1987 1988 Total

344

G UA A Total 10 8 11 19 12 55 50 105 14 74 63 137 10 55 28 83 46 192 152 344

Division I-A Defensive Records Team

Interceptions Game

Most interceptions: 5, at Louisiana-Monroe, 11/10/01 and vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 Most interception return yards: 125, vs. Utah State, 10/02/04 Most int. return TDs: 2, vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/20/04 Highest gain per int. return: 41.7, vs. Utah State, 10/02/04

Season

Most interceptions: 25, 2004 Most interception return yards: 403, 2004 Most interception return TDs: 4, 2004

Individual

Fumbles Game

Most: 6, Twice (Last: vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 2003) Recovered: 6, vs. Utah State, 2002

Season

Most Fumbles: 32, 2002 and 2003 Recovered: 19, 2003

Game

Most fumble returns

1- Johnny Faulk vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 1 - David Philyaw at Louisiana-Monroe, 11/10/01 1 - Robby Farmer vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 1 - Sherrod Martin vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/20/04 1 - Cedric Sullivan vs. Marshall, 09/04/04

Most fumble return yards

Tackles Game

Most Tackles: 135, Twice (Last: at Miss. State, 10/12/02) Most QB Sacks: 10, Twice (Last: vs. Utah State, 11/16/02)

Season

Most Tackles: 1,173, 2002 LostTackles for loss: 109, 2002 Yards from Tackles for loss: 380, 2004 Quarterback Sacks: 43, 2002 Yards from QB Sacks: 235, 2004

Naazir Yamini

79 - Johnny Faulk vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 25 - Robby Farmer vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 11 - Sherrod Martin vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/20/04 8 - David Philyaw at Louisiana-Monroe, 11/10/01 -4 - Cedric Sullivan vs. Marshall, 09/04/04

Most interception returns

2 - Johnny Faulk at Louisiana-Lafayette, 11/13/04 2 - Sherrod Martin vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 2 - Derrick Ansley vs. Marshall, 9/27/03 2 - Derrick Ansley at Minnesota, 9/6/03 2 - Derrick Ansley vs. Utah State, 11/16/02 2 - Derrick Ansley vs. North Texas, 12/1/01 2 - Rayshun Reed at Louisiana-Monroe, 11/10/01

Most interception return yards

73 - Rayshun Reed at Mississippi State, 10/13/01 71 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 70 - Derrick Ansley vs. Marshall, 9/27/03 59 - Bernard Davis vs. Florida A&M, 11/9/02 48 - Rayshun Reed at Kansas State, 8/30/03

Longest interception return

73 - Rayshun Reed at Mississippi State, 10/13/01 71 - Leodis McKelvin vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 70 - Derrick Ansley vs. Marshall, 9/27/03 59 - Bernard Davis vs. Florida A&M, 11/9/02 48 - Rayshun Reed at Kansas State, 8/30/03

Highest gain per interception return (2

returns) 35.0 - Derrick Ansley vs. Marshall, 9/27/03 19.0 - Derrick Ansley vs. Utah State, 11/16/02 19.0 - Rayshun Reed at Louisiana-Monroe, 11/10/01 14.5 - Johnny Faulk at Louisiana-Lafayette, 11/13/04 13.5 - Sherrod Martin vs. Idaho, 10/30/04

Most tackles

18 - Naazir Yamini at Mississippi State, 10/12/02 16 - Ben Waldrop at Middle Tennessee, 9/8/01 16 - Naazir Yamini at Marshall, 10/19/02 15 - Corey Sears vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 15 - Naazir Yamini vs. Southern Utah, 10/27/0 15 - Bernard Davis at South Carolina, 9/25/04 15 - Sherrod Martin vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/20/04

Most quarterback sacks

Osi Umenyiora

4 - Osi Umenyiora vs. Florida A&M, 11/9/02 3 - Byron Knight vs. Cal St. Northridge, 10/20/01 3 - Osi Umenyiora vs. North Texas, 12/1/01 3 - Osi Umenyiora vs. Utah State, 11/16/02 3 - Osi Umenyiora at Mississippi State, 10/12/02 3 - Osi Umenyiora vs. Florida Atlantic, 10/26/02 3 - Demarcus Ware vs. Utah State, 11/16/02 3 - Demarcus Ware vs. Florida A&M, 11/9/02 3 - Davern Williams vs. Utah State, 11/16/02 3 - Demarcus Ware at Marshall, 9/4/04 3 - Demarcus Ware vs. Utah State, 10/02/04

161

Division I-A Defensive Records Season

Interceptions 9 - Derrick Ansley (9-74), 2003 6 - Rayshun Reed (6-163), 2001 5 - Derrick Ansley (5-69), 2004 5 - Johnny Faulk (5-68), 2004 3 - Freeman White (3-17), 2001 3 - Derrick Ansley (3-0), 2001 3 - Sherrod Martin (3-27) Interceptions return yards 163 - Rayshun Reed (6-163), 2001 74 - Derrick Ansley (9-74), 2003 71 - Leodis McKelvin (1-71), 2004 69 - Derrick Ansley (5-69), 2004 68 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Johnny Faulk (5-68), 2004 Interception return TDs 2 - Rayshun Reed, 2001 1 - Derrick Ansley, 2003 1 - Johnny Faulk, 2002 1 - Johnny Faulk, 2004 Total tackles 118 - Naazir Yamini (72-46), 2002 111 - Corey Sears (69-42), 2001 108 - Bernard Davis (57-51), 2004 105 - Naazir Yamini (62-43), 2001 95 - Ben Waldrop (55-40), 2001 Unassisted tackles 72 - Naazir Yamini (72-46), 2002 69 - Corey Sears (69-42), 2001 62 - Naazir Yamini (62-43), 2001 60 - Leverne Johnson (60-29), 2004 58 - Bernard Davis (58-29), 2004 Assisted tackles 51 - Bernard Davis (57-51), 2004 46 - Naazir Yamini (72-46), 2002 43 - Naazir Yamini (62-43), 2001 42 - Corey Sears (69-42), 2001 41 - Derrick Ansley (53-41), 2003 Tackles for loss 22.0 - Osi Umenyiora (22/93), 2002 20.0 - Demarcus Ware (20/80), 2002 19.0 - Demarcus Ware (19/103), 2004 16.0 - Demarcus Ware (16/54), 2003 11.0 - Shelton Felton (11/31), 2001 Yards from tackles for loss 103 - Demarcus Ware (19/103), 2004 93 - Osi Umenyiora (22/93), 2002 80 - Demarcus Ware (20/80), 2002 54 - Demarcus Ware (16/54), 2003 52 - Torre Lankford (10/52), 2005 Quarterback sacks 16.0 - Osi Umenyiora (16/81), 2002 10.5 - Demarcus Ware (10.5/87), 2004 9.0 - Demarcus Ware (9/59), 2002 7.0 - Torre Lankford (7/49), 2005 6.0 - Demarcus Ware (6/40), 2003 6.0 - Osi Umenyiora (6/42), 2001 Yards from sacks 87 - Demarcus Ware (10.5/87), 2004 81 - Osi Umenyiora (16/81), 2002 59 - Demarcus Ware (9/59), 2002 49 - Tore Lankford (10/52), 2005 42 - Osi Umenyiora (6/42), 2001

162

Career

Interceptions 19 - Derrick Ansley (19-181), 2001-04 11 - Johnny Faulk (11-118), 2001-05 8 - Rayshun Reed (8-243), 2001-03 5 - Freeman White (5-37), 2001-04 5 - Sherrod Martin (5-29) - 2004-present Interception return yards 243 - Rayshun Reed (8-243), 2001-03 181 - Derrick Ansley (19-181), 2001-04 118 - Johnny Faulk (11-118), 2001-05 115 - Bernard Davis (4-115), 2001-05t 71 - Leodis McKelvin (1-71), 2004-present Interception return TDs 2 - Rayshun Reed, 2001-03 2 - Derrick Ansley, 2001-04 1 - Johnny Faulk, 2001-05 1 - Robby Farmer, 2000-04 1 - Leodis McKelvin, 2002-present 1 - Leverne Johnson, 2001-05

Total tackles 297 - Derrick Ansley (180-117) - 2001-04 295 - Bernard Davis (175-120) - 2001-05 258 - Leverne Johnson (179-79) - 2001-05 252 - Johnny Faulk (193-59) - 2001-05 223 - Naazir Yamini (134-89) - 2001-02 Unassisted tackles 193 - Johnny Faulk (193-59) - 2001-05 180 - Derrick Ansley (180-117) - 2001-04 179 - Leverne Johnson (179-79) - 2001-05 175 - Bernard Davis (175-120) - 2001-05 134 - Naazir Yamini (134-89) - 2001-02 Assisted tackles 120 - Bernard Davis (175-120), 2002-05 117 - Derrick Ansley (180-117), 2001-04 89 - Naazir Yamini (134-89), 2001-02 89 - Robby Farmer (105-89), 2001-04 83 - Torre Lankford (104-83), 2001-05 Tackles for loss 55.5 - Demarcus Ware (55.5/252), 2001-04 32.0 - Osi Umenyiora (32.0/139), 2001-02 28.0 - Leverne Johnson (28.0-85), 2001-05 28.0 - Johnny Faulk (28.0/85), 2002-05 20.0 - Torre Lankford (20-86), 2001-05 Yards from tackles for loss 252 - Demarcus Ware (55.5/252), 2001-04 139 - Osi Umenyiora (32.0/139), 2001-02 86 - Torre Lankford (20-86), 2001-05 85 - Johnny Faulk (28.0-85), 2001-05 85 - Leverne Johnson (28.0-85), 2001-05 Quarterback sacks 27.0 - Demarcus Ware (27.0/198), 2001-04 22.0 - Osi Umenyiora (22.0/123), 2001-02 14.0 - Torre Lankford (14.0/76) - 2001-05 7.0 - Jose Gamboa (7.0/34), 2001-02 7.0 - Franklin Lloyd (7.0/32) - 2003-05 Yards from sacks 198 - Demarcus Ware (27.0/198), 2001-04 123 - Osi Umenyiora (22.0/123), 2001-02 76 - Torre Lankford (12-2/76) - 2001-05 39 - Cedric Phillips (5.0/39), 2001-03 35 - Eric Thomas (5-0/35) - 2002-04

Rayshun Reed

Punting Records All-Time

Division I-A

Game

Game

Team

Most punts: 12, vs. Mississippi College, 1984 Most yards: 450, vs. Mississippi College, 1984 Most Troy punts blocked: 4, vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 1978

Season

Attempts: 81, 2003 Yards: 3,305, 2003 Average: 44.4, 1968 Blocked: 5, 1978

Team

Most punts: 10, three times (Last vs. La.-Monroe, 2003) Most yards: 441, at Minnesota, 2003 Most Troy punts blocked: 2, at Arkansas, 2002

Season

Attempts: 81, 2003 Yards: 3,305, 2003 Average: 42.0, 2004 Blocked: 4, 2002

Individual

Individual

Punts: 12, Doug Crane, vs. Mississippi College, 1984

Most punts 10 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/22/03 10 - Thomas Olmsted at Nebraska, 10/4/03 10 - Thomas Olmsted at Minnesota, 9/6/03 8 - Thomas Olmsted (eight times) Most yards punting 441 - Thomas Olmsted at Minnesota, 9/6/03 425 - Thomas Olmsted vs. UL-Monroe, 11/22/03 415 - Thomas Olmsted at Nebraska, 10/4/03 366 - Thomas Olmsted at Utah State, 11/15/03 360 - Thomas Olmsted vs Florida A&M, 11/9/02

Game

Season

Punts: 78, Thomas Olmsted, 2003 Yards: 3,304, Thomas Olmsted, 2003 Average: 44.4, Sim Byrd, 1968

Career

Punts: 288, Thomas Olmsted, 2002-05 Yards: 11,953 , Thomas Olmsted, 2002-05 Average: 44.4, Sim Byrd, 1968

Game

Highest average yards per punt (3 punts) 54.8 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Utah State, 10/02/04 50.5 - Thomas Olmsted at UL-Lafayette, 11/13/04 48.8 - Thomas Olmsted at UL-Monroe, 11/15/05 47.0 - Thomas Olmsted at UAB, 9/13/03 45.9 - Thomas Olmsted at South Carolina, 9/25/04 Longest punt 68 - Thomas Olmsted at Mississippi State, 10/12/02 60 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Florida A&M, 11/9/02 60 - Jeremy Schatz at Miami, Fla., 10/6/01 59 - Thomas Olmsted at UL-Monroe, 11/15/05 58 - Thomas Olmsted at UAB, 9/7/02 58 - Thomas Olmsted at Missouri, 9/28/02 58 - Jeremy Schatz at Maryland, 11/3/01 Most punts downed inside 20 6 - Thomas Olmsted vs. UL-Monroe, 11/22/03 4 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Florida A&M, 11/9/02 4 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Missouri, 9/9/04 4 - Thomas Olmsted at LSU, 10/23/04 4 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/6/04 4 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/20/04 4 - Thomas Olmsted at Missouri, 09/17/05

Season

Most punts 78 - Thomas Olmsted (78-3304), 2003 76 - Thomas Olmsted (76-3272), 2004 72 - Thomas Olmsted (72-2871), 2002 62 - Thomas Olmsted (62-2506), 2005 47 - Jeremy Schatz (47-1768), 2001 Most punting yards 3,304 - Thomas Olmsted (78-3304), 2003 3,272 - Thomas Olmsted (76-3272), 2004 2,871 - Thomas Olmsted (72-2871), 2002 2,506 - Thomas Olmsted (62-2506), 2005 1,768 - Jeremy Schatz (47-1768), 2001 Most punts blocked 4 - Thomas Olmsted (72-2871), 2002 3 - Thomas Olmsted (78-3304), 2003 3 - Thomas Olmsted (62-2506), 2005 2 - Thomas Olmsted (76-3272), 2004 Highest average yards/punt (min. 5 attempts) 43.1 - Thomas Olmsted (76-3272), 2004 42.4 - Thomas Olmsted (78-3304), 2003 40.4 - Thomas Olmsted (62-2506), 2005 39.9 - Thomas Olmsted (72-2871), 2002 38.3 - Roger Ridgeway (10-383), 2001

Career

Thomas Olmsted

Most punts 288 - Thomas Olmsted (288-11,953), 2002-05 47 - Jeremy Schatz (47-1768), 2001 Most punting yards 11,953 - Thomas Olmsted (288-11,953), 2002-05 1,768 - Jeremy Schatz (47-1768), 2001 Most punts blocked 11 - Thomas Olmsted (288-11,953), 2002-05 Highest average yards/punt (minimum 5 attempts) 41.5 - Thomas Olmsted (288-11,953), 2002-05 38.3 - Roger Ridgeway (10-383), 2001-02 37.6 - Jeremy Schatz (47-1768), 2001

163

Kicking Records All-Time Individual Game

Points: 14, Ted Clem, twice and Lawrence Tynes vs.

Alabama State, 2000 Field Goals Made: 3, 10 players (last Greg Whibbs, vs. Fla. International, 2005) PATs: 9, Danny Moore (9-10) vs. La. Coll., 1967; and Ollie Quass (9-9) twce

Season

Field Goals Made: 18, Matt Huerkamp, 1996 Field Goals Attempted: 24, Matt Huerkamp, 1996 PATs Made: 59, Ollie Quass, 1993 PATs Attempted: 59, Ollie Quass, 1993

Career

Field Goals Made: 48, Lawrence Tynes, 1997-2000; Ted Clem, 1984-87 Field Goals Attempted: 78, Ted Clem, 1984-87 PATs Made: 166, Ted Clem, 1984-87 PATs Attempted: 170, Ted Clem, 1984-87 Consecutive PATs: 92, Ted Clem, 1984-87

Division I-A Individual Game

Most extra points made by kicking 7 - Greg Whibbs vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 5 - Greg Whibbs vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 5 - Drew Boteler at Louisiana-Monroe, 11/10/01 5 - Drew Boteler vs. Cal State Northridge, 10/20/01 5 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Austin Peay, 10/5/02 Most extra points attempted by kicking 7 - Greg Whibbs vs. Utah State, 10/2/04 6 - Greg Whibbs vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 6 - Drew Boteler vs. Cal State Northridge, 10/20/01 6 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Austin Peay, 10/5/02 5 - Drew Boteler at Louisiana-Monroe, 11/10/01 5 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Southern Utah, 9/14/02 Most points scored by kicking 10 - Greg Whibbs vs. Fla. International, 10/20/05 10 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Utah State, 11/16/02 10 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Southern Utah, 9/14/02 9 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Marshall, 9/27/03 9 - Greg Whibbs vs. Cal Poly, 09/03/05 Most field goals made 3 - Greg Whibbs vs. Fla. International, 10/20/05 3 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Utah State, 11/16/02 3 - Drew Boteler vs. North Texas, 12/1/01 3 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Utah State, 11/16/02 3 - Thomas Olmsted at UAB, 9/7/02 3 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Marshall, 9/27/03 3 - Drew Boteler vs. North Texas, 12/1/01 3 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Utah State, 11/16/02 3 - Thomas Olmsted at UAB, 9/7/02

164

3 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Marshall, 9/27/03 Most points scored, kicking only 11 - Greg Whibbs vs. Idaho, 10/30/04 10 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Utah State, 11/16/02 10 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Southern Utah, 9/14/02 9 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Marshall, 9/27/03 8 - Five Players (last by Greg Whibbs at LSU, 10/23/04) Longest field goal made 48 - Greg Whibbs vs. Fla. International, 10/20/05 43 - Greg Whibbs at Marshall, 9/3/04 43 - Greg Whibbs vs. Missouri, 9/9/04 43 - Thomas Olmsted vs. Southern Utah, 9/14/02 42 - Thomas Olmsted at Iowa State, 9/21/02

Season

PAT kicks made 32 - Greg Whibbs (32-35), 2004 27 - Drew Boteler (27-31), 2001 21 - Thomas Olmsted (21-24), 2003 21 - Thomas Olmsted (21-24), 2002 19 - Greg Whibbs (19-19), 2005 PAT kicks attempted 35 - Greg Whibbs (32-35), 2004 31 - Drew Boteler (27-31), 2001 24 - Thomas Olmsted (21-24), 2002 24 - Thomas Olmsted (21-24), 2003 19 - Greg Whibbs (19-19), 2005 PAT kick pct (minimum 5 attempts) 100.0 - Greg Whibbs (19-19), 2005 91.4 - Greg Whibbs (32-35), 2004 87.5 - Thomas Olmsted (21-24), 2003 87.5 - Thomas Olmsted (21-24), 2002 87.1 - Drew Boteler (27-31), 2001 Field goals made 12 - Greg Whibbs (12-15), 2004 11 - Greg Whibbs (11-20), 2005 11 - Thomas Olmsted (11-15), 2002 6 - Thomas Olmsted (6-13), 2003 5 - Drew Boteler (5-10), 2001 Field goals attempted 20 - Greg Whibbs (11-20), 2005 15 - Greg Whibbs (12-15), 2004 15 - Thomas Olmsted (11-15), 2002 13 - Thomas Olmsted (6-13), 2003 10 - Drew Boteler (5-10), 2001 Field goal pct (minimum 5 attempts) 80.0 - Greg Whibbs (12-15), 2004 73.3 - Thomas Olmsted (11-15), 2002 55.0 - Greg Whibbs (11-20), 2005 50.0 - Drew Boteler (5-10), 2001 46.2 - Thomas Olmsted (6-13), 2003

Career

PAT kicks made 51 - Greg Whibbs (51-54), 2004-present 43 - Thomas Olmsted (43-49), 2002-05 27 - Drew Boteler (27-31), 2001 PAT kicks attempted 55 - Greg Whibbs (51-54), 2004-present 49 - Thomas Olmsted (43-49), 2002-05 31 - Drew Boteler (27-31), 2001 PAT kick pct (minimum 5 attempts) 94.4 - Greg Whibbs (51-54), 2004-present 87.8 - Thomas Olmsted (43-49), 2002-05 87.1 - Drew Boteler (27-31), 2001 Field goals made 23 - Greg Whibbs (23-34), 2004-05 17 - Thomas Olmsted (17-29), 2002-05 5 - Drew Boteler (5-10), 2001 Field goals attempted 34 - Greg Whibbs (23-34), 2004-05 28 - Thomas Olmsted (17-28), 2002-present 10 - Drew Boteler (5-10), 2001 Field goal pct (minimum 5 attempts) 67.6 - Greg Whibbs (23-34), 2004-05 60.7 - Thomas Olmsted (17-28), 2002-03 50.0 - Drew Boteler (5-10), 2001

Greg Whibbs

Miscellaneous Records Milestones Victories (446 total) 1.

6-0 vs. Edgar, 1909 25. 13-6 at Elba, 1925 50. 3-0 vs. Marion Institute, 1932 75. 12-6 vs. Memphis, 1937 100. 12-0 vs. Jacksonville State, 1946 125. 19-6 vs. Jacksonville State, 1952 150 15-14 vs. Louisiana College, 1963 175. 37-19 vs. Sam Houston State, 1968 200. 21-14 vs. North Alabama, 1971 225. 26-10 vs. Jacksonville State, 1975 250. 24-0 vs. Southeastern La., 1979 275. 17-3 vs. Florida A&M, 1984 300. 45-43 vs. Jacksonville State, 1986 325. 41-33 vs. Tennessee-Martin, 1990 350. 63-21 vs. Alcorn State, 1993 375. 37-7 vs. Nicholls State, 1996 400. 41-24 vs. South Florida, 1999 419. *21-9 vs. Miss. State, 2001 425. 18-16 vs. North Texas 2001 * 1st win vs. SEC

Losses (334 total) 1.

25.

50.

75.

100.

125.

150 175.

200.

225.

250.

275.

300.

325.

11-0 at Sidney Lanier, 1910 6-0 vs. Montgomery Nighthawks, 1928 13-6 vs. Marion Institute, 1937 45-7 vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 1946 13-7 vs. Jacksonville State, 1951 30-7 vs. North Alabama, 1955 27-6 vs. Jacksonville State, 1960 6-0 vs. Mississippi College, 1963 23-9 vs. Tennessee-Martin, 1970 45-7 vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 1978 17-14 vs. Tennessee-Martin, 1983 21-10 vs. Jacksonville State, 1990 27-17 vs. Florida A&M, 1998 13-9 at Arkansas State, 2004

Total Offense Game

Total Offense: 633, vs. Tennessee-Martin, 1987 I-A: 525, at Louisiana-Monroe, 2001 Opponent: 652, Alcorn State, 1994 I-A: 641, at Middle Tennessee, 2001 Fewest by opponent: 54, Samford, 1969 I-A: 125, at Arkansas, 2002 Time of poss.: 45:33, vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1999 I-A: 37:00, at Arkansas, 2002

Season

Total Offense: 5,194, 1994 I-A: 3,643, 2002 Opponent (fewest): 1,732, 1969 I-A: 3,324, 2002

First Downs Game

First Downs: 35, vs. Alcorn State, 1993 I-A: 31, at Louisiana-Monroe, 2001 Opponent: 32, Alcorn State, 1994 I-A: 29, at Middle Tennessee, 2001 Opponent (fewest): 3, several times, Last: North Alabama, 1972 I-A: 5, at Arkansas, 2002 Rushing: 22, vs. Alabama State, 1994 I-A: 21, vs. Southern Utah, 2002 Opponent: 22, Tennessee-Martin, 1961 I-A: 19, at Nebraska, 2001 Passing: 19, vs. Jacksonville State, 1997 I-A: 16, at Middle Tennessee, 2001 Opponent: 22, by Alcorn State, 1994 I-A: 18, at LSU, 2004 Penalty: 7, several times, Last:vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1998 I-A: 5, at Kansas State, 2003

First Downs: 253, 1994 I-A: 213, 2002 Opponent (fewest): 105, 1969 I-A: 183, 2002 Rushing: 156, 1987 I-A: 134, 2002 Opponent (fewest): 34, 1984 I-A: 74, 2004 Passing: 145, 1968 I-A: 103, 2001 Opponent (fewest): 29, 1969 I-A: 79, 2005 Penalty: 21, 1998 I-A: 19, 2002

Penalties Game

Most penalties: 15, three times, Last: vs. SW Texas, 1999 I-A: 13, at Nebraska, 2003 Most penalty yards: 168, vs. West Alabama, 1961 I-A: 136, vs. Cal State Northridge, 2001 Fewest penalties: 0, vs. Austin Peay, 1972 I-A: 2, at Minnesota, 2003 and vs. UAB, 2005 Fewest penalty yards: 0, vs. Austin Peay, 1972 I-A: 10, at Marshall, 2002

Season

Most penalties: 111, 1999 I-A: 81, 2003 Yards: 986, 1999 I-A: 681, 2001 Fewest penalties: 49, 1990 I-A: 65, 2002 Yards: 396, 1983 I-A: 569, 2002

Longest Returns for a TD

Interception: 88,â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;by Shane Black vs. Alcorn St., 1996 I-A: 73, by Rayshun Reed at Miss. State, 2001 Kickoff: 100, by Leodis McKelvin vs. South Carolina, 2005 I-A: 100, by Leodis McKelvin vs. South Carolina, 2005

Team Streaks

Longest Unbeaten Streak: 17 (Final four games of 1992 and first 13 games of 1993; broken by Marshall, 24-21, in I-AA semifinals) Longest Winning Streak: 14 (Final 12 games of 1988; broken by Central Florida, 26-8) Longest Winning Streak, Season: 12 (Won final 12 games of 1987, including a 31-17 win over Portland State in NCAA Division II National Championship) Longest Home Regular-Season Winning Streak: 20 (Began with 29-15 vs. Central Florida in 1993; broken by 20-13 loss to Stephen F. Austin in 1997) Longest Home Winning Streak: 13 (Won last five homes games in 1986 and was snapped by 21-16 loss to Valdosta State in 1988) Longest Home Losing Streak: 3 (Lost last three home games during 1981 and 1988 seasons) Most Consecutive Losses: 11 (Final four games of 1981; broken by Troyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 54-10 win over UT-Martin) Most Consecutive Losses, Season: 8 (First eight games of 1965)

Season

Troy vs. Ranked Opponents (Since moving to Division I-A)

Date

Sept. 1, 2001 Oct. 6, 2001 Nov. 3, 2001 Aug. 31, 2002 Sept. 21, 2002 Aug. 30, 2003 Oct. 4, 2003 Sept. 9, 2004 Oct. 23, 2004 TOTAL: 1-8

Opponent

at Nebraska at Miami (Fla.) at Maryland at Nebraska at Iowa State at Kansas State at Nebraska vs. Missouri at LSU Home: 1-0

AP

4 1 15 9 21 7 12 17 17 Away: 0-8

Coaches 4 1 16 8 24 5 8 19 18

Score

L, 42-14 L, 38-7 L, 47-14 L, 35-16 L, 42-12 L, 41-5 L, 30-0 W, 24-14 L, 24-20

165

Miscellaneous Records Most Points Scored

By The Trojans score opponent season

76-0 75-0 68-0 66-7 63-21 63-10 62-19 61-7 60-7 56-0 56-39 56-0 55-20 54-10 52-3 52-0 52-0 50-10 50-30 50-0 50-0

Concord Louisiana College Maxwell Field Charleston Southern Alcorn State Williamette Alabama State Alcorn State UAB Clio Western Kentucky Charleston Southern Charleston Southern Tennessee-Martin Tennessee Tech Southern Union McNeese State Samford Tennessee-Martin McNeese State Brockley Field

1968 1967 1927 1995 1993 1968 2000 1996 1995 1922 1995 1993 1994 1982 1980 1962 1932 1996 1986 1968 1942

Most Points Scored Against The Trojans score opponent season

0-97 0-86 0-80 0-71 7-70 0-65 0-64 14-64 7-63 0-62 0-62 0-62 0-61 10-55 14-54 17-54 7-53 21-52 0-51

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Marion Institute Marion Institute Howard Southeastern Louisiana Montana Ramer Southwestern Louisiana Southwestern Louisiana Tampa Sidney Lanier Howard Mississippi Southern Marion Institute Jacksonville State Southwestern Louisiana Middle Tennessee Delta State Missoui Marion Institute

1928 1925 1961 1961 1996 1921 1946 1962 1967 1921 1935 1936 1970 1970 1952 2001 1957 2005 1951

Most Combined Points in a Game Season Total Troy Opponent Score 1928 97 0 Marion Institute 97 1995 95 56 Western Kentucky 39 1994 91 44 Alcorn State 47 1986 88 45 Jacksonville State 43 1925 86 0 Marion Institute 86 1993 84 63 Alcorn State 21 1974 83 47 Tennessee-Martin 36 2000 81 62 Alabama State 19 1984 81 42 Jacksonville State 39 1961 80 0 !Howard 80 1986 80 50 Tennessee-Martin 30 1999 79 48 Middle Tennessee 31 1962 78 14 SW Louisiana 64 1968 78 43 #Texas A&I 35 1996 78 40 Eastern Kentucky 38 1977 77 49 Eastern Michigan 28 1994 77 39 Central Florida 38 1996 77 7 $Montana 70 !Howard is now Samford #NAIAâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;National Championship Game $I-AAâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Playoffs

Long and Short Plays

Mike Turk holds the school record for longest scoring pass, connecting with Titus Dixon on a 99-yard play.

Longest Play from Scrimmage........................... 99 yards, pass from Mike Turk to Titus Dixon vs. Nicholls State, 1986 Longest Scoring Run............................................ 92 yards by Jerry Reeves vs. Louisiana College, 1964 Longest Non-Scoring Run................................... 77 yards by Eddie Coleman vs. Southern Illinois, 1992 Longest Scoring Pass............................................ 99 yards from Mike Turk to Titus Dixon vs. Nicholls State, 1986 Longest Non-Scoring Pass................................... 69 yards from Kelvin Simmons to Orlando Parker vs.

Central State, 1993 Longest Field Goal................................................ 50 yards by Ted Clem vs. North Alabama, 1986 Longest Scoring Punt Return............................. 90 yards by Bobby Enslen (Samford 1967) and Greg Harris (Tenn.-Martin 1986) Longest Scoring Kick Return............................. 100 yards on five occasions .................................................................................. (last by Leodis McKelvin (South Carolina, 2005) Longest Scoring Interception Return............... 88 yards by Shane Black vs. Alcorn State, 1996 Longest Non-Scoring Interception Return...... 76 yards by Terry Peeples vs. Jacksonville State, 1971 Longest Punt.......................................................... 81 yards by Matt Allen vs. Nicholls State, 1999 Shortest Field Goal............................................... 16 yards by Danny Moore vs. Livingston, 1966 Shortest Scoring Punt Return............................ 45 yards by Larry Newton vs. Austin Peay, 1959 Shortest Scoring Interception Return.............. 10 yards by Rayshun Reed vs. Southwest Texas, 2000

Homecoming Records Homecoming Results (Since 1951) Date Oct. 13, 1951 Nov. 1, 1952 Oct. 27, 1956 Oct. 12, 1957 Oct. 20, 1959 Oct. 29, 1960 Nov. 16, 1968 Oct. 25, 1969 Oct. 31, 1970 Oct. 23, 1971 Oct. 14, 1972 Oct. 22, 1973 Oct. 19, 1974 Oct. 25, 1975 Nov. 6, 1976 Oct. 22, 1977 Nov. 4, 1978 Oct. 20,1979 Nov. 1, 1980 Oct. 24, 1981 Oct. 16, 1982 Oct. 22, 1983 Nov. 3, 1984 Oct. 5, 1985 Oct. 3, 1986 Oct. 31, 1987 Oct. 27, 1988 Oct. 21, 1989 Oct. 27, 1990 Oct. 27, 1991 Nov. 7, 1992 Oct. 23, 1993 Oct. 15, 1994 Oct. 28, 1995 Oct. 19, 1996 Nov. 1, 1997 Nov. 7, 1998 Oct. 23, 1999 Oct. 28, 2000 Oct. 27, 2001 Oct. 26, 2002 Oct. 18, 2003 Nov. 6, 2004 Nov. 5, 2005

Opponent Jacksonville State West Georgia Austin Peay Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Austin Peay Concord College Florence State McNeese State Florence State Delta State Florence State Delta State North Alabama Mississippi College North Alabama Mississippi College North Alabama Tennessee Tech North Alabama Delta State North Alabama Tennessee-Martin West Georgia Tennessee-Martin North Alabama Tennessee-Martin North Alabama Tennessee-Martin North Alabama Samford Central State (Ohio) Charleston Southern UAB Southwest Texas Northwestern State Nicholls State Sam Houston State Nicholls State Southern Utah Florida Atlantic Florida International Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic

Score 7-13 44-7 14-13 0-13 7-20 13-7 76-0 31-10 7-38 21-14 7-22 36-7 9-21 26-49 38-6 34-27 27-16 27-14 52-3 13-24 10-13 21-42 31-7 42-0 50-30 23-16 23-27 23-16 41-33 31-9 29-24 21-21 55-20 60-7 24-13 13-14 31-10 41-16 41-9 20-17 21-6 21-10 24-6 28-14

Record 0-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-2-0 2-3-0 3-3-0 4-3-0 5-3-0 5-4-0 6-4-0 6-5-0 7-5-0 7-6-0 7-7-0 8-7-0 9-7-0 10-7-0 11-7-0 12-7-0 12-8-0 12-9-0 12-10-0 13-10-0 14-10-0 15-10-0 16-10-0 16-11-0 17-11-0 18-11-0 19-11-0 20-11-0 20-11-1 21-11-1 22-11-1 23-11-1 23-12-1 24-12-1 25-12-1 26-12-1 27-12-1 28-12-1 29-12-1 30-12-1 31-12-1

The Trojans are 11-1-1 on Homecoming Day since 1992.

Troy Homecoming Superlatives Record Since 1968: Most Points Scored: Most Points Allowed: Fewest Points Scored: Fewest Points Allowed: Most Combined Points: Fewest Combined Points:

28-9-1 76, 1968 vs. Concord 49, 1974 vs. North Alabama 0, 1957 vs. Jacksonville State 0, 1985 vs. West Georgia, 1968 vs. Concord 80, 1986, Troy (50) vs. Tennessee-Martin (30) 13, 1957, Troy (0) vs. Jacksonville State (13)

Longest Winning Streak: Longest Unbeaten Streak: Longest Losing Streak: Largest Margin of Victory: Smallest Margin of Victory: Largest Margin of Defeat: Smallest Margin of Defeat:

8, 1998-present 8, 1989-96 and 1998-present 3, 1981-83 76, 1968 vs. Concord 1, 1956 vs. Austin Peay 31, 1970 vs. McNeese State (38-7) 1, 1997 vs. Northwestern State (14-13)

Different Opponents: Most Frequent Opponent: Largest Crowd:

21 8, North Alabama 21,053, 2005 vs. Florida Atlantic

The 1953 Homecoming Court is presented to the crowd at then Memorial Stadium.

167

Movie Gallery Stadium Records Team Records Most Points, Both Teams: Most Points, Troy: Most Points, Opponent: Total Offense, Both Teams: Total Offense, Troy: Total Offense, Opponent: Rushing Yards, Both Teams: Rushing Yards, Troy: Rushing Yards, Opponent: Passing Yards, Both Teams: Passing Yards, Troy: Passing Yards, Opponent: Pass Attempts, Both Teams: Pass Attempts, Troy: Pass Attempts, Opponent: Pass Completions, Both Teams: Pass Completions, Troy: Pass Completions, Opponent:

95 76 80 1025 640 617 596 464 448 715 434 462 96 54 67 60 35 37

Troy 56, Western Kentucky 39 Troy 76, Concord College 0 Howard 80 (Samford), Troy 0 Troy (640) vs. Alcorn St. (385) vs. Alcorn St.

by Howard (Samford) Troy (464) vs. So. Utah (132) vs. Southern Utah

by Howard (Samford) Troy (335) vs. Alcorn St. (380) vs. Concord College

by Nicholls State Troy (40) vs. Alcorn St. (56) vs. Delta State

by Central Florida Troy (29) vs. Alcorn St. (31) vs. Jacksonville State

by Central Florida

1995 1968 1961 1993 1993 1961 2002 2002 1961 1993 1968 1981 1993 1968 1989 1993 1967 1989

Troyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Overall Record at Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium 169-72-4

Longest Troy Winning Streak

17 (Last game of 1967 through 1971)

Longest Troy Losing Streak

8 (Middle of 1960 through first game of 1962)

Individual Records Most Yards Rushing, Troy: Most Yards Rushing, Opp: Most Yards Passing, Troy: Most Yards Passing, Opp: Most Pass Attempts, Troy: Most Pass Attempts, Opp: Most Pass Completions, Troy: Most Pass Completions, Opp: Most Receptions, Troy: Most Receptions, Opp: Most Receiving Yards, Troy: Most Receiving Yards, Opp:

244 166 448 462 54 67 35 37 16 14 212 258

Eddie Brundidge vs. Va. Union Shawn Harding, Central St.(OH) Sim Byrd vs. Jacksonville St. Gordon Falgoust, Nicholls St. Sim Byrd vs. Delta State Shane Willis, Central Florida Sim Byrd vs. Jacksonville St. Shane Willis, Central Florida Danny Grant vs. McNeese State Kyle Finney, Delta State Rufus Cox vs. Central St.(OH) Kyle Finney, Delta State

Longest Plays, Troy

Longest Pass: 99 yards, Mike Turk to Titus Dixon vs. Nicholls State, 1986 Longest Run: 78 yards, Dwayne Thompson vs. UT-Martin, 1982 Longest Punt Return: 90 yards, Greg Harris vs. UT-Martin, 1986 Longest Kickoff Return: 100 yards, Billy Dixon vs. North Alabama, 1975;

and Titus Dixon vs. Livingston (West Alabama), 1986 Longest Interception Return: 85 yards, Darwin Fowler vs. Jacksonville State, 1967 Longest Field Goal: 48 yards, Greg Whibbs vs. Florida International, 2005

Longest Plays, Opponents

Longest Pass: 97 yards, Peyton Jones to Makhael Ricks, SFA, 1997 Longest Run: 82 yards, Johnny Baker, Ouachita Baptist, 1972 Longest Punt Return: 76 yards, Dwight Walker, Nicholls State, 1981 Longest Kickoff Return: 90 yards, Randall Mallard, Livingston (North Alabama), 1978 Longest Interception Return: 84 yards, Craig Kennedy, Mississippi College, 1976 Longest Field Goal: 52 yards, Ki Tok Chu, UT-Martin, 1986

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The Last Time ...

Troy University ...

Shutout an opponent:................... Sept. 20, 2003 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (28-0) Rushed for more than 300 yards:....................................Oct. 5, 2002 vs. Austin Peay .......................................................................................................(52 rushes, 336 yards) Rushed for more than 400 yards:........................... Sept. 14, 2002 vs. Southern Utah .......................................................................................................(52 rushes, 464 yards) Passed for more than 300 yards:................... Oct. 20, 2001 vs. Cal State Northridge ..........................................................................................................................(339 yards) Had more than 500 yards total offense:................ Sept. 14, 2002 vs. Southern Utah ................................................................................(464 rushing, 58 passing, 522 total) Had more than 600 yards total offense:................. Sept. 24, 1994 vs. Alabama State ....................................................................................(424 rush, 211 pass for 635 total) Scored more than 50 points:...................... Sept. 16, 2000 vs. Alabama State (62-19) Scored On The Game’s First Play: .....................Nov. 18, 2000 vs. Jacksonville State ....................................................65-yard pass from Brock Nutter to Jonathan Carter Scored On First Possession:..................................... Nov. 12, 2005 vs. Arkansas State ..............................................................................(20-yard field goal by Greg Whibbs) Scored On First Two Offensive Plays:................Nov. 18, 2000 vs. Jacksonville State .................................................. (65-yard pass from Brock Nutter to Jonathan Carter .................................................33-yard pass from Thad Buttone to Jonathan Carter) Rushed for less than 100 yards:......................... Nov. 26, 2005 vs. Middle Tennessee ......................................................................................................... (29 rushes, 74 yards) Passed for less than 100 yards:................................ Nov. 12, 2005 vs. Arkansas State ............................................................................................................ (23-12-1, 98 yards) Passed for less than 100 yards in three straight games:.............Oct. 16-23-30, 2004 ....................... at Arkansas State (73 yards); at LSU (60 yards); vs. Idaho (48 yards) Recorded less than 200 yards total offense:........... Nov. 12, 2005 vs. Arkansas State ..................................................................................(69 rushing, 98 passing, 167 total) Failed to record 100 yards total offense:................................................... Oct. 9, 1982 ..........................................vs. Southeast Louisiana (27 rushing, 48 passing, 75 total) Failed to score a touchdown and lost:.......... Nov. 12, 2005 vs. Arkansas State (9-3) Failed to score a touchdown and won:......................................................Nov. 4, 2000 .......................................................vs. Stephen F. Austin (6-0 win via two field goals) Failed to score an extra point after multiple TDs:...................................Dec. 1, 2001 .........................................vs. North Texas (2 TD, both PATs missed - 1 kick, 1 pass) Held an opponent to less than 100 yards rushing:................................ Oct. 20, 2005 ............................................................. vs. Florida International (26 carries, 28 yards) Held an opponent to negative yards rushing:..........................................Nov. 6, 2004 .....................................................................vs. Florida Atlantic (33 carries, -12 yards) Held an opponent to less than 100 yards passing:.............Sept. 3, 2005 vs. Cal Poly ............................................................................................................ (16-10-1, 68 yards) Held an opponent to less than 50 yards passing:.................................. Sept. 14, 2002 .......................................................................... vs. Southern Utah (5-for-14, 37 yards) Held an opponent to less than 10 yards passing:................................... Oct. 27, 2001 ...............................................................................vs. Southern Utah (1-for-8, 6 yards) Held opponent to less than 200 yards total offense:..........Sept. 3, 2005 vs. Cal Poly ............................................................................................. (71 rush, 68 pass, 139 total) Returned a kickoff for a touchdown:.....................Sept. 24, 2005 vs. South Carolina ....................................................................................... (Demontray Carter, 100 yards) Returned a punt for a touchdown:...........................................Sept. 10, 2005 vs. UAB ............................................................................................(Leodis McKelvin, 73 yards) Blocked an opponent’s punt:.................. Sept. 9, 2004 vs. Missouri (Bernard Davis) Blocked two opponent punts in a game:...............Oct. 26, 2002 vs. Florida Atlantic Blocked an opponent’s field goal attempt:............. Nov. 5, 2005 vs. Florida Atlantic .............................................................................................................(Leodis McKelvin) Blocked an opponent’s PAT attempt:.....................Oct. 26, 2002 vs. Florida Atlantic ................................................................................................................(Derrick Ansley) Returned an interception for a TD:.................. Nov. 20, 2004 vs. Middle Tennessee .............................................(Robby Farmer, 29 yards and Derrick Ansley, 16 yards) Returned a fumble for a touchdown:..................................... Oct. 30, 2004 vs. Idaho .................................................................................................. (Johnny Faulk, 79 yards) Attempted a two-point conversion:................... Sept. 18, 2004 at New Mexico State ............................................................................ (Aaron Leak to Jason Samples, good) Attempted a fake field goal: ...................... Sept. 28, 1991 vs. Alabama State (failed) Scored a safety: ....................... Oct. 20, 2005 vs. Florida International (intentional) Returned a PAT attempt for two points: . ..............................................Nov. 25, 2000 ...................................................Chris Archie vs. Appalachian State (INT, 102 yards)

Had a player rush for more than 100 yards in a game:......................... Oct. 15, 2005 .............................................. vs. UL Monroe (Joel Whinghter, 18 carries, 135 yards) Had two players rush for 100 yards in a game:......Sept. 14, 2002 vs. Southen Utah ........................ (Marrio Fraser, 125; DeWhitt Betterson, 122; LeBarron Black, 100) Had three players rush for 100 yards in a game:Sept. 14, 2002 vs. Southen Utah ........................ (Marrio Fraser, 125; DeWhitt Betterson, 122; LeBarron Black, 100) Had a play rush for 100 yards in back-to-back games:.....2004, DeWhitt Betterson ............(122 at UL-Lafayette; 123 vs. Middle Tennessee; 150 vs. Northern Illinois) Had a player rush for over 200 yards in a game:..........Nov. 15, 2003 vs. Utah State ....................................................... (DeWhitt Betterson 46 carries, 230 yards, 2 TDs) Had a player record 40 carries in a game:.....................Nov. 15, 2003 vs. Utah State ....................................................... (DeWhitt Betterson 46 carries, 230 yards, 2 TDs) Had a player rushed for three TD in a game: ..............Oct. 5, 2002 vs. Austin Peay ......................................................................................... (DeWhitt Betterson 32, 34, 4) Made three field goals in a game:.................Oct. 20, 2005 vs. Florida International ................................................................................................. (Greg Whibbs 34, 32, 48) Played an overtime game:.............................................Oct. 29, 2005 at UL-Lafayette ...............................................................................................(UL-Lafayette 31, Troy 28) Punted on third down:......................................... Oct. 12, 2002, vs. Mississippi State ...................................................................... (third-and-16 from the Troy 4-yard line)

An Opponent ...

Shutout Troy:......................................................Oct. 30, 2003 vs. North Texas (21-0) Rushed for more than 300 yards: . ...................................Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Missouri ................................................................................................... (49 attempts, 303 yards) Passed for more than 300 yards:........... Oct. 23, 2004 at LSU (25-of-38, 329 yards) Had more than 500 yards total offense:...........................Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Missouri .........................................................................(514 yards -- 211 rushing, 303 passing) Had more than 600 yards total offense:.............Sept. 8, 2001 vs. Middle Tennessee ............................................................................ (641 yards, 313 rushing, 328 passing) Scored more than 50 points:................................Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Missouri (52-21) Returned a kickoff for a touchdown:............................. Sept. 6, 2003 vs. Minnesota ......................................................................................... (Laurence Maroney, 88 yards) Returned a punt for a touchdown:....................................Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Missouri ............................................................................................... (Marcus Woods, 73 yards) Returned two punts for touchdowns in a game:............ Aug. 31, 2002 vs. Nebraska ....................................................................................(DeJuan Groce, 83 and 72 yards) Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown:................Oct. 30, 2003 vs. North Texas ..................................................................................................................(Patrick Cobbs) Blocked a Troy punt:.............................. Sept. 17, 2005 vs. Missouri (Quincy Wade) Blocked two Troy punts:.......................................................Nov. 2, 2002 vs. Arkansas .......................................................................................(Tom Crowder and Bo Mosley) Blocked a Troy field goal attempt:.......................... Nov. 12, 2005 vs. Arkansas State ............................................................................................................ (Quinton Thomas) Blocked a Troy field goal and returned for TD:.......... Never (Division I-A history) Blocked a Troy PAT Attempt:............................ Nov. 20, 2004 vs. Middle Tennessee Returned an interception for a TD:....................................Nov. 2, 2002 vs. Arkansas ....................................................................................................... (Bo Mosley, 50 yards) Returned a fumble for a touchdown:........................................Sept. 7, 2002 vs. UAB ................................................................................................... (Chris Brown, 91 yards) Returned a fumble and an INT for touchdowns:....................Sept. 7, 2002 vs. UAB ..................................... (Chris Brown, 91-yard fumble; Gaylon Black, 30-yard INT) Scored a safety:...................................................................... Dec. 1, 2001 North Texas Returned a missed PAT attempt for two points:................................................. Never A player rushed for 100 yards in a game:................. Oct. 29, 2005 vs. UL-Lafayette ............................................................................. (Tyrell Fenroy, 27 carries, 156 yards) A player rushed for 200 yards in a game:............. Nov. 26, 1994 vs. James Madison ................................................................................. (Kevin Jeter, 25 carries, 240 yards) Converted a Fake Punt:...................................................... Oct. 2, 2004 vs. Utah State ......................................... (Leon Jackson 16-yard pass to Jake Stewart for 1st down) Failed on a Fake Punt:............................................... Sept. 22, 2001 vs. Nicholls State ............................................................................................. (Brian Thomas 3-yard run) Attempted a 2-point conversion:................................ Oct. 29, 2005 vs. UL-Lafayette ...............................................................(Kevin Robbins pass from Mic Desormeaux) A player recorded three interceptions in a game:.................................. Oct. 12, 2002 ......................................................................... vs. Mississippi State (Darren Williams)

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Trojan Football History hISTORICAL timeline 1900-1919

1909 Troy begins playing football with V.P. McKinley serving as the first head coach. The team faced a variety of opponents in the early years, from community teams and high schools to universities.

1910 The Association constructed an athletic field on the north side of the old college campus. Prior to this field, most “home” games were played at the old Orion Street playing field. Dan Herren served as head coach.

1911 George Penton takes over as head coach and leads Troy to a 8-01 record over two seasons.

1913 No records for teams from 1913-1920.

1920s

1921 The program resumes with Professor J.W. Campbell at the helm.

1924 Ross V. "Flivver" Ford heads the program for a season.

1925 Football was played on the current campus on the site of what is now Shackleford Hall. Otis Bynum takes over the program as head coach for the next two seasons.

1926 Bynum leads Troy to a 7-1-1 record, the most wins in a season for the program until the 1967 team won eight.

1927 All high schools and community teams are dropped from the football schedule. This was Troy’s first fully “intercollegiate” team, with Gladwin Gaumer, a professor at the college, as the head coach.

1928 Troy's first night game was held against Maxwell Field, played at Montgomery's Cramton Bowl.

1929 The school does not field a team.

1930s

1931 Former Alabama star Albert Elmore takes the reins as head football coach. Under his direction, the program gained stability and organization. He helped form the Southern Intercollegiate Association and Dixie Conference.

1936 Tickets for Troy home games cost 55 cents each, and the team has just 19 players. Six of the 19 were ineligible under freshman eligibility rules.

1938 Troy joins the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference with Livingston, Jacksonville State, St. Bernard, Marion Institute and Snead College. Albert Choate takes over as head coach.

1939 Troy wins the AIC Championship by defeating archrival Jacksonville State, 27-0. The team was then known as the "Red Wave," "Trojans" or "Teachers." Pass-catching sensation Sherrill Busby, a 198-pound end, became Troy's first All-American (AP) and NFL player (Brooklyn Dodgers).

1940s

1941 Troy wins its second AIC championship, posting a 5-4 record.

1942 Troy wins its third AIC Championship in four years with a 4-3 record. The program was suspended after the season due to World War II. 1946 Fielding the first team since World War II, led once again by Choate, the school records a 3-4 mark.

1947 Buddy McCollum takes over as head coach, and the program wins its 100th game.

1948 Troy makes its first postseason appearance at the inaugural Paper Bowl in Pensacola, Fla. The Trojans were 6-4 in the regular season but lost 19-0 to Jacksonville State in the postseason.

1950s

1950 The school's home field is moved to its present site and becomes Memorial Stadium. It is so named in honor of the University's students and Pike County citizens who died in World War II. Previously, the team played on the ground where Smith Hall now stands and in a field that is now the outfield at Riddle-Pace Field.

1951 Jim Grantham becomes the program’s 11th head coach.

1955 William Clipson becomes head coach. He is the first Troy alumnus to lead the program.

1960s

1966 Billy Atkins takes over the program as head coach and leads it to heights previously unseen. His first team registers a 5-5 record.

1967 Troy wins its first AIC Championship since 1942, compiling an 8-2 record.

1968 Atkins leads the Red Wave to the NAIA national championship en route to an 11-1 mark. Troy topped Texas A&I, 43-35, in Montgomery, Ala., at Cramton Bowl before a then NAIA title game record crowd of 15,000.

1969 Troy wins its third straight Alabama Collegiate Conference title with an 8-1-1 overall record.

The 1911 "Teachers," the earliest known picture of a Troy football team.

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Trojan Football History 1970s

1971 Troy joins the Gulf South Conference as it moves up to NCAA Division II. It claimed the first Gulf South Conference crown, finishing with a 5-1 league mark and holding the tiebreaker over in-state rival Livingston (now West Alabama) by defeating the Tigers, 21-20, in the regular season.

1972 Tom Jones becomes the program’s 14th head coach.

1973 All athletic teams adopt the name Trojans as the result of a student body vote. Jones leads Troy to a 7-2-1 mark and the Gulf South Conference Championship.

1974 Byrd Whigham becomes the next Troy coach.

1976 Under first-year head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the Trojans finish the season ranked sixth in the nation, cracking the Division II Top 10 for the first time ever. It was the program’s third GSC title.

1980s

1983 Chan Gailey takes the program’s reins and leads it to a five-game improvement in the win column, finishing 7-4.

1984 Gailey once again leads his team to a five-game improvement, with the Trojans finishing 12-1 and capturing the NCAA Division II National Championship. Troy defeats North Dakota State, 18-17, on a last-second, game-winning 50-yard Ted Clem field goal in the Palm Bowl in McAllen, Texas. Troy won its fourth Gulf South Conference title.

1985 Rick Rhoades is named head coach.

1986 Rhoades leads Troy to its fifth Gulf South Conference Championship with a perfect 8-0 conference mark, its first in school history.

The Trojans lose, 42-28, in the Division II playoff semifinals at South Dakota.

1987 Troy once again reaches the pinnacle of Division II football by winning the national championship with a 31-17 victory over Portland State in Florence, Ala. The Trojans finish 12-1-1 with an 8-0 conference record.

1988 Robert Maddox takes over as head coach.

1990s

1990 On June 4, the Troy University Board of Trustees votes unanimously to pursue NCAA Division I membership.

1991 Larry Blakeney becomes the program's 20th head coach.

1992 In just his second year, Blakeney leads the Trojans to a 10-1 mark as the school completes its transition to Division I-AA football competition.

1993 The Trojans advance to the I-AA playoffs in their first season of eligibility with their first undefeated regular season (10-0-1). Troy advances to the semifinals, eventually falling to Marshall, 24-21. Troy finishes the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation.

1994 Troy finishes 8-4, returning to the I-AA Playoffs but losing in the first round at James Madison, 45-26. Troy becomes the first school in NCAA history to earn playoff appearances in its first two eligible seasons in I-AA. The Trojans finish the year ranked 12th.

1995 The Trojans post an 11-0 regular-season mark, the first in school history, and are ranked third in the country. The team loses in the first round of the playoffs to Georgia Southern.

1996 Troy wins the inaugural Southland Football League title and finishes fourth in the Sports Network and 12th in the SportsTicker ESPN/USA Today polls. The Trojans finish the year 12-2, advancing to the I-AA playoff semifinals.

1998 The playing field is renamed Richard M. Scrushy Field. On June 3, the Troy Board of Trustees votes to pursue membership in NCAA

Division I-A football. The Trojans return to the playoffs, finishing 8-4, ranked 11th in the ESPN/USA Today and 13th in the Sports Network polls.

1999 On June 3, the Board of Trustees authorizes the moving up of the I-A timetable to the 2001 season. The Trojans post an 11-2 record with a quarterfinal appearance in the I-AA Playoffs. Troy is ranked No. 1 in the nation four weeks during the season. Defensive tackle Al Lucas is named the I-AA Defensive Player of the Year, winning the Buck Buchanan Award.

2000s

2000 The Trojans played their final season in I-AA and the Southland Football League. As a going-away present, the Trojans breezed through the league with a 7-0 record, winning their third title in five seasons, and advanced to the I-AA playoffs for the seventh time in eight seasons. The Trojans finished the season ranked ninth in the Sports Network poll and third in the Teamlink/CFAA and ESPN/USA Today polls after being ranked No. 1 in all three polls for three consecutive weeks earlier in the season.

2001 Troy finished 7-4 in its first year as a Division I-A member, upsetting SEC rival Mississippi State on Oct. 13 and defeating Sun Belt Conference champion North Texas, 18-16, to conclude the regular season. The Trojans were the only team in the nation to face the two teams that played for the national championship, No.1 Miami and No. 2 Nebraska. In December, the Board of Trustees approved an expansion of Movie Gallery Stadium to be completed by fall 2003.

2002 In June, Troy crossed the last hurdle to full Division I-A membership, submitting schedules with a minimum of six Division I-A schools for five seasons. In July, construction began on expansion of Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium increasing capacity to 30,000. Troy finished 4-8 in its first season as a full Division I-A member, playing eight games away from home. The remodeling of Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium began in November, and the final home game of the season against Utah State was played amid the construction. Defensive end Osi Umenyiora finished second in the nation in sacks with 16 while the Troy defense ranked fourth nationally in total defense.

2003 In May, Troy joined in a partnership with Movie Gallery to rename the football stadium Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium. A month later, the Trojans received an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference in football in 2004 and all sports in the 2005-06 school year. The Trojans opened their new, 30,000-seat home on Sept. 20 with a 28-0 win over Southeastern Louisiana and followed the next week with a 33-24 win over Marshall that prompted the Trojan students to tear down the goal posts. Troy finished its final season as an independent at 6-6 and had six All-Independent players, highlighted by safety Derrick Ansley, who finished the season ranked third nationally in interceptions.

DeWhitt Betterson tallied a school record 1,161 yards rushing on 244 carries.

2004 Troy opens its first season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference with a road victory at Marshall and a nationally-televised win over nationally-ranked Missouri on ESPN2. Following the two wins, Troy dropped four of its next five games by a combined 22 points, including a four-point loss at defending national champion LSU. The Trojans went on a run from there, winning their final four games of the season to finish 7-4. The team was rewarded with the first bowl invitation in school history. On December 30 the Trojans played Northern Illinois in the Fifth Annual Silicon Valley Football Classic in San Jose, California. Senior Demarcus Ware was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year and, in April, was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft, with the 11th overall pick, by the Dallas Cowboys.

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Trojan Football History On June 3, 1998, the Troy University Board of Trustees approved a resolution to move the school's football program to NCAA Division I-A status. enhancement and sports medicine.

The Troy football program's The growth was helped made march toward Division I-A memberpossible by a $5 million marketing ship began more than six years ago, agreement the University signed with when the Troy University Board of Movie Gallery, Inc. on May 9, 2003 Trustees approved a resolution to that gave the retail giant exclusive move the football program forward. naming rights to the school's football Since 1993, Troy has been a fullstadium, renaming it "Movie Gallery fledged NCAA Division I member in Veterans Stadium." all sports with football starting at the The Troy football program has Division I-AA level. had success at every level. The Trojans In 2001, the Trojans began their won the NAIA national title in 1968.

Division I-A odyssey in a "transition Then the Trojans moved up to NCAA year."

Division II and continued their winAfter the announcement of their Joe Malugen (seated left), President and CEO of Movie ning tradition. Troy claimed national intention to move the football prochampionships in 1984 and 1987.

Gallery, Inc., signs the contract that grants his company gram to I-A status in 1998, adminisThe Trojans kept their wintrators worked diligently to finalize exclusive naming rights to the Troy's "Movie Gallery Troy's I-A application by meeting Veterans Stadium". He was joined by Troy Chancellor Dr. ning tradition going as they moved NCAA attendance and schedulJack Hawkins, Jr., and members of the Board of Trustees. to Division I-AA, advancing to the I-AA playoffs in seven of their eight ing requirements. The application seasons, posting the program's first was completed and accepted by the perfect regular season (11-0-0) in 1995 and advancing to the semifiNCAA in June 2002 and the school received notification of its I-A nals in 1993 and 1996. In 2001, they finished 7-4, including a win over status in December.

Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State.

Since announcing the move to I-A, Troy has made major The I-A move has also brought forth tremendous television improvements. The school's football stadium was expanded to a exposure, part of which includes an exclusive three-year contract with capacity of 17,500 in 1998. The Tine Davis Fieldhouse also received a face lift, with expanded office space for coaches and administrators.

ESPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Regional Televisione rights to Troy football telecasts.

In 2003, the stadium was expanded further to include 27 luxury Finally, the move was solidified last year, when the Trojans were suites, a state-of-the-art press box, a seating capacity of nearly 30,000 competed for the first time as all-sports members of the Sun Belt and the prestigious 800-seat Trojan Stadium Club area. Also included Conference. in the facility are floors for strength and conditioning, academic

Division i-a timeline June 4, 1990 -- Troy University Board of Trustees votes unanimously to pursue NCAA Division I membership.

Dec. 3, 1990 -- Larry Blakeney is hired as the 20th head coach in school history.

1992 -- In just his second year in Troy, Blakeney leads the Trojans to a 10-1 regular-season mark in its NCAA transition season from Division II to I-AA. 1993 -- The Trojans advance to the I-AA playoffs in their first season of eligibility with their first undefeated regular season (10-0-1) in the modern era. Ranked No. 1 following the regular season, Troy advances to the semifinals, eventually falling to Marshall, 24-21 July 26, 1995 -- University administrators from Jacksonville State, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southwest Texas State, Stephen F. Austin State and Troy meet in New Orleans to discuss re-configuration of the Southland Conference into the Southland Football League. The official formation comes two days later as Troy and Jacksonville State join the six football-playing members of the Southland Conference as charter members.

Sept. 21, 1996 -- Troy defeats Nicholls State, 37-7, in the inaugural SFL game in Thibodaux, La. Three weeks later, Troy wins its first SFL game at home, defeating McNeese State 16-12.

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Nov. 16, 1996 -- Troy clinches the inaugural SFL title and becomes just the third school since 1964 to win the conference football crown in its first year of participation.

Nov. 1996 -- Defensive end Pratt Lyons is named the SFL Defensive Player of the Year after recording 89 tackles and 10 sacks. He was later selected as a consensus All-American. As a team, the Trojans led the SFL in rushing offense, rushing defense, scoring and scoring defense.

Dec. 14, 1996 -- Troy falls to Montana in the I-AA national semifinals.

June 3, 1998 -- The Troy Board of Trustees votes to pursue membership in NCAA Division I-A football.

Nov. 1998 -- Troy is one of three SFL teams to qualify for the I-AA Playoffs.

June 3, 1999 -- The Troy Board of Trustees authorizes the moving up of the I-A timetable to the 2001 season.

Oct. 18, 1999 -- Troy claims the No. 1 ranking in the nation and maintains the top spot for four weeks.

Nov. 20, 1999 -- Troy defeats Jacksonville State, 35-16, to claim its second SFL title in four years.

Dec. 6, 1999 -- Defensive lineman Al Lucas earns the 1999 Buck Buchanan Award, given annually by The Sports Network to the top Division I-AA defensive player.

Trojan Football History Division i-a timeline Nov. 18, 2000 -- Troy shuts out Jacksonville State, 28-0, to claim its third SFL title in five years.

Sept. 1, 2001 -- Troy opens its I-A transition season at third-ranked Nebraska before 77,812 fans, the largest crowd to ever witness a Troy sporting event.

Oct. 13, 2001 -- Troy claims a 21-9 victory at Southeastern Conference power Mississippi State on a rain-soaked Scott Field.

Dec. 1, 2001 -- In a game re-scheduled as a result of the Sept. 11 attacks, North Texas becomes the first I-A school to play at Memorial Stadium. Troy hands the Sun Belt Conference champions an 18-16 defeat when Drew Boteler's 22-yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining sailed through the uprights to secure the victory.

Dec. 14, 2001 -- The Troy University Board of Trustees approves a resolution that authorizes the Athletics Department to go forward with an $11 million expansion and upgrade of Memorial Stadium. The stadium expansion includes an increase in the stadium seating capacity from 17,500 to approximately 30,000. Also included is changing the playing surface from natural grass to AstroPlay and the relocation of the track to another site on campus.

June 1, 2002 -- Troy officials submit the school’s final application for I-A membership to the NCAA. Aug. 10, 2002 -- The Trojans sign a three-year agreement to televise football games in association with ESPN Regional Television. Under the agreement, ESPN Regional acquired all national and regional cable television rights to Troy football for three years.

Dec. 3, 2002 -- The NCAA sends a letter to Troy stating that the foot-

ball program has been granted Division I-A status.

May 9, 2003 -- Movie Gallery and Troy sign a $5 million agreement, under which the movie rental giant acquires naming rights to the new "Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium" on Troy's campus for 20 years.

May 23, 2003 -- Troy accepts membership for its athletics programs in the Sun Belt Conference, capping a 10-year transition into Division I that creates a conference home for all of Troy's sports for the first time since 1990, when the school was a member of the Division II Gulf South Conference.

Sept. 23, 2003 -- The Trojans open their new $18 million, 30,000-seat home with a 28-0 shutout of Southeastern La., before a record crowd of 19,889 fans. One week later 26,000, the largest crowd in Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium history, saw the Trojans down Marshall, 33-24, and the Troy studnts tear down both goalposts.

Dec. 25, 2003 -- Troy University and Movie Gallery combined to host the 65th Blue-Gray All-Star Football Classic at Movie Gallery Stadium. The tradition-rich game featured senior all-stars from across the nation, including two Trojans, Rayshun Reed and Branden Hall. The game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2.

April 16, 2004 -- The Troy University Board of Trustees voted to drop the word "State" from the university's name with the change becoming official in August 2005..

Sept. 9, 2004 -- The Trojans made their Division I-A national television debut on ESPN2 defeating nationally-ranked Missouri. The announce crew of Mike Tirico, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Jill Arrington witnessed one of the best college football games of the year.

historical glossary Alabama Collegiate Conference

Formed in 1960, the ACC as it was known, was created by four in-state rivals, Troy, Jacksonville State, Florence State (now North Alabama) and Livingston (now West Alabama). The Trojans dominated the last three years of the conference, claiming the league title in 1967, 1968 and 1969. Its predecessor, the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference, was formed in 1938 by the same in-state schools, along with Marion Military and St. Bernard. It was the first conference that the Trojans joined, and they would claim the league title for the first time in 1939 and back-to-back titles in 1941-42.

Billy Atkins

Billy Atkins took over as head coach at Troy after William Clipson’s 1-8 season in 1965 and immediately revived the program, raising the Trojans to national prominence. During his six years in Troy, Atkins’ record was 44-162, including the 1968 NAIA national championship. He coached several of the all-time greats in Troy history, including Sim Byrd, Ronnie Shelley and Vince Green. Atkins is second on the school's all-time win list behind current head coach Larry Blakeney.

Battle for the Ol' School Bell

At every level of college football, there are great rivalries between schools. For Troy, its bitter rival was Jacksonville State. The two teams began playing each other in 1924. The Gamecocks hold a 33-28-2 edge in the alltime series, but The Trojans have won seven straight and 12 of the last 15 meetings.

Both schools began as teacher colleges in the late 1800s, and when the teams first played, they created a trophy that the winner would have until the teams met again the following year. School officials determined that it was fitting for two teachers colleges to play for a school bell. The Ol' School Bell, as it is called, has been in Troy for the past 10 years and will remain in Troy at least for the near future since the teams are not schedule to meet again.

Bowl Games

The Trojans have played in two bowl games in their history - the 1948 Paper Bowl, in Pensacola, Fla., and the 2004 Silicon Valley Football Classic, in San Jose, Calif.

The Trojans faced archrival Jacksonville State in the Paper Bowl, losing 19-0 at Pensacola High School's new stadium, which had just one set of bleachers, according to records. The game was played on Dec. 18 and sponsored by Southern paper mills as a tribute to the nearly 100,000 workers in the industry at that time. An excerpt from the game program reads "the paper-making industry at Cantonment means much to Pensacola and this area of the state in payrolls and business generally ... December 18 was picked because students were at home for the holidays at this time, and many fans who would like to take in other bowl games later in the month, and on Jan. 1, will be able to do so at this time."

However, 2004 marked the first time the Trojans were eligible for an automatic bowl bid since moving to Division I-A. Troy’s new home, the Sun Belt Conference, sends its champion to the New Orleans Bowl each season in December. Even though Troy did not earn the automatic bid to the New Orleans Bowl, the Trojans did earn an invitation to the Silicon Valley Football Classic in San Jose, Calif.

On a rainy night in California, the Trojans made their Division I-A bowl debut against Northern Illinois from the Mid-American Conference. After jumping out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, the Trojans turned as cold as the weather and dropped a 34-21 decision to the Huskies.

Buck Buchanan Award

Following the 1999 season, two-time All-America defensive tackle Al Lucas claimed the award, given annually to the top defensive player in Division I-AA. Lucas tragically died as the result of an onfield injury suffered in an Arena Football League game on April 10, 2005.

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Trojan Football History Sim Byrd

One of the greatest players ever to play at Troy, Byrd owns many of the school's all-time passing records. During his three seasons at quarterback, he guided the Trojans to a 24-8 record and the school's first national championship, the NAIA title in 1968. Named first-team All-America and All-ACC his senior year in 1968, he set the single-season record for passing yards with 3,569 in 1968 while also setting school records for completions (260), attempts (414).

Ted Clem

Clem set the standard for all Troy kickers. He was the key participant in one of Here's to the school we love the most historic plays in school history - "The We are Trojans one and all; Kick" as it has been dubbed by Troy faithful. We will always cheer for VICTORY, His 50-yard field goal And you'll never let us fall as time expired gave Troy an 18-17 win over GO GO GO! North Dakota State in 1984 and its first NCAA Cheers to old Troy U, Division II national We are with you all the way; championship.

Clem set the single- So get out there, Team, and game record for points FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! in a game with 14, and And WIN today owns the career record book. Clem kicked 48 field goals in his four years in Troy, from 1984-87. He still holds the school record for attempts with 78 and consecutive PATs made (166).

Fight Song

Nick Colbert, Scholar-Athlete

Nick Colbert was named as a 2000 College Football Scholar-Athlete by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. He was one of 16 award recipients named in 2000 for the award, which represents college football's finest student-athletes from all divisions.

Colbert graduated from Troy in May 2001 with his degree in Biology.

He finished his degree boasting a grade point average better than 3.7. He was an annual member on the school's Provost's and Chancellor's lists for academic excellence.

Since 1959, when the first class was selected, 586 scholar-athletes have been awarded the honor based on superior academic performance, outstanding football ability, strong leadership and citizenship. Each scholar-athlete is awarded an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship and honored at the Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.

Other notable athletes to earn the award along with Colbert were Purdue's Drew Brees, Florida State's Chris Weinke and a fellow Southland Football League athlete, McNeese State's Wes Hines.

Coming-Out Party

Troy made its Division I-A debut on Sept. 1, 2001, when the Trojans traveled to face fourth-ranked ranked Nebraska. The Trojans showed they could play at the I-A level, taking an early 7-0 lead on a 9-yard touchdown run by Demontray Carter. Brock Nutter capped an improbable half, throwing a 31-yard touchdown pass to Heyward Skipper to cut the Cornhuskers' lead to 28-14 at the intermission.

The Trojans fought valiantly in the second half, keeping Nebraska out of the endzone on two drives inside the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter. Jimmy McClain stopped Eric Crouch on the 1-yard line, and the entire defense stopped Thunder Collins from leaping into the endzone.

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Chan Gailey

The current Georgia Tech head coach, Gailey led the Trojans to the 1984 Division II national championship. In his two seasons at Troy, Gailey led the Trojans to a 19-5 record. After taking over the program in 1983, he guided the Trojans to a five-game improvement, going 7-4 his fist year. His final year, he led the Trojans to the national title.

First Night Game

In 1928, the Troy football team played its first night game in Montgomery at Cramton Bowl. Troy faced off against Maxwell Field, claiming a 13-0 victory.

Gulf South Conference

Members from Troy, Delta State, Florence State (now North Alabama), Livingston (now West Alabama), Tennessee-Martin and Jacksonville State all met in Birmingham during the summer of 1970 to form the Mid-South Conference. Scheduling conflicts in the first year allowed competition only in football. Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls State joined the conference later, giving the conference eight members and the league changed its name to the Gulf South Conference. On June 4, 1990, Troy officially withdrew from the GSC.

During its 20 years in the GSC, Troy claimed six conference titles. The Trojans hold a 129-75-5 all-time record in GSC play.

"The Kick"

"The Kick," as it is called, is used to describe Ted Clem's 50-yard field goal as time expired that gave Troy an 18-17 win over North Dakota in the 1984 Division II national title game. The kick was Clemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third field goal of the game and finished off one of the greatest comebacks in school history after the Trojans fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter.

"The Kick" - Part Two

Drew Boteler's 22-yard field goal attempt slipped through the uprights, capping a 14-point comeback, as Troy rallied to knock off North Texas, 1816, in the school's first home game against a Division I-A school on Dec. 1, 200l.

Boteler's game-winner was not a picture-perfect kick. The field was soaked from rain that had fallen throughout the day, and the redshirt freshman slipped while planting to make the kick. On top of that, the kick was tipped at the line of scrimmage, leading one North Texas lineman to celebrate as the officials signaled the kick was good.

V.P. McKinley

Virgil McKinley, a professor at the Troy Normal School, was charged with the task of fielding the first school football team. McKinley, who attended the University of Alabama but never received a football letter, had 14 players try out for the team but kept just 11. He guided the squad to a 1-0-2 record that first season against a variety of community, high school and other university teams.

Brock Nutter

A four-year starter for the Trojans, Brock Nutter never missed a start, starting all 44 regular-season games and four I-AA playoff games, setting a new school record. He was selected as team captain his last three seasons and held a 35-13 record as a starter.

Nutter rewrote the passing record book, completing 581 passes, surpassing Sim Byrd's record of 575. He also attempted 1037 passes, shattering the former record held by Byrd of 924. Nutter threw for a school-record 7,791 yards and also broke the school record for total offense, with 7,494 yards.

Overtime Games

Troy has played three overtime games in its history, standing 1-2 in those contests. The latest occurred a year ago as the Trojans fell 31-28 at ULLafayette on October 29.

The other games were a 13-10 win over former Southland Football League rival Sam Houston State on Oct. 11, 1997 and a 19-16 home loss to Utah State on Nov. 16, 2002.

Trojan Football History Perfect Seasons

Throughout Troy's football history, only one team has gone through a season without a loss or tie. The 1912 team finished the year with a 3-0-0 record. Head coach George Penton's team went to Dothan and won 25-0, following that up with a 12-7 win over Wetumpka and capping the season with a 24-3 win over Ozark.

In 1995, the Trojans finished the regular season undefeated at 11-0 but fell in the first round of the playoffs to Georgia Southern.

Red Wave

In 1932, Albert Elmore took over as head coach at Troy. He had just completed his playing career at Alabama, playing on the 1930 national championship team.

With Elmore came a new moniker for the Troy team, the Red Wave, which was a variation of his beloved Crimson Tide. Before that time, the football team had been called either the Teachers or Bulldogs. Troy teams would be called the Red Wave until 1973 when the nickname was changed to Trojans.

Statistical Champions

Since Troy joined the NCAA in the 1970s, the Trojans have had two statistical champions in an individual category. Quarterback Willie Tullis led the nation in passing efficiency during the 1980 season among Division II teams. Tullis had a passing efficiency rating of 147.5 after completing 108 of 203 passes (.532 percentage). He connected for 15 touchdowns and threw just eight interceptions. Tullis threw for 1,880 yards in 10 games that season.

Andy Swafford captured the other statistical title in 1997 at the Division I-AA level, when he led the nation in kickoff returns, averaging 31.4 yards on 14 kick returns. He tallied 440 yards in returns during the 1997 campaign.

Southland Football League

In the summer of 1995, Troy, along with Jacksonville State, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southwest Texas and Stephen F. Austin, met in New Orleans to reform the Southland Conference into a football only sub-conference, the Southland Football League.

During their five seasons in the SFL, the Trojans claimed three titles, in 1996, 1999 and 2000. The Trojans posted a 26-9 record in conference play during their five seasons and saw 54 players earned all-conference honors, while two players earned Defensive Player of the Year (Pratt Lyons, 1996; Anthony Rabb, 1999) honors and another Newcomer of the Year (Demontray Carter, 2000). Head coach Larry Blakeney twice earned Coach of the Year honors (1999 and 2000).

Sun Belt Conference

On May 23, 2003, Troy University accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference in all sports, marking the first time all of Troyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sports will be in the same league since the school moved to Division I in 1993. The Troy football program will begin play in its first Division I-A conference home in the fall of 2004, while all other sports will begin competition in the league beginning in the fall of 2005.

The Night the Lights Went Out in Troy

On Sept. 3, 1988, Troy opened its defense of the 1987 Division II national championship at home against Southeast Missouri. Clinging to a 13-6 lead midway through the third quarter of a tight game, a transformer that controlled power to the lights at then Memorial Stadium malfunctioned, cutting the stadium lights.

During the ensuing two-and-a-half hour delay, the teams discussed their options. After deciding against moving the game to Montgomery's Cramton Bowl, the teams elected to finish the game on Troy's lower practice field, which was lighted.

With the entire grassy bank next to the practice field almost full, the Trojans finished off the game with a 26-13 win.

Tracing the Troy Football Field

The Troy football team's home field has changed locations numerous times through the years. The inaugural team played off campus in a field on Orion Street. In 1910, The Association built an athletic field on the north side of the old college campus. The field was built by V.P. McKinley, the players and a handful of students. It had a grandstand, bleachers and a six-foot fence that surrounded the field.

In 1925, the team began playing games on campus, on the site of what is now Shackleford Hall. Over the next 25 years, the Troy football team played its home games on the grounds where Smith Hall now stands and in a field that is now the outfield of Riddle-Pace Field.

In 1950, Memorial Stadium opened for the first time. It began with a seating capacity of 5,000 but has grown to more than 30,000 today and is known as Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium.

T-Roy

T-Roy, the Troy mascot and a fan favorite, has been a familiar sight at Troy athletic events since making his first appearance in the mid 1980s.

T-Roy became the official school mascot after a campus-wide decision on the name for a new mascot. There was an election by the student body with "T-Roy" coming out on top.

Trojans - The Nickname

The Troy athletic teams have had a variety of names through the years - from Bulldogs to Teachers to Red Wave.

As the football team began competition in the 1910s, the team was called Bulldogs or Teachers (since the school began as a teacher's college). In 1922, the group was called Trojans for the first time. That lasted until Albert Elmoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrival on campus in 1931. A graduate of the University of Alabama, Elmore changed the nickname to Red Wave, a variation of Crimson Tide.

The Red Wave moniker stuck until 1973, when the student body was again charged with voting for its new team nickname. The first game of the season in 1973 was on the road against Northeast Louisiana (now LouisianaMonroe). The squad departed Troy without a nickname, but students voted on the nickname that Saturday morning. The winner? Trojans.

The current nickname won the election by a two-to-one margin, with the ballots being tallied hours before kickoff. With the new nickname, the Trojans battled Northeast Louisiana to a 15-15 tie.

Trojans In The Polls

During their eight years at the I-AA level, the Trojans were a mainstay in the I-AA polls. Troy finished ranked in the Top 25 every year but one (1997). Troy finished at the top of the polls in 1993, and was ranked number one for three straight weeks in 2000. Overall, the Trojans finished in the top five four times and the top ten five times.

Troy University

Troy hasn't always been University. When the school was founded in 1887, the school was called the State Normal School - Troy. In 1929 the school changed its name to the Troy State Teachers College. That would last until 1957, when the school was renamed to Troy College.

The school was then named Troy State University in 1967 and has remained since despite a movement to change the name two years ago. The Board of Trustees voted against a change. In 2004, the Board of Trustees voted to remove the "State" from the name, making it Troy University

Voices of the Trojans

Over the past 25 years, Troy has had four play-by-play announcers, including current announcer Barry McKnight.

For the majority of those years, Ralph Black was the "Voice of the Trojans." Black called more than 200 of Troy's football games, including both Division II national championships. Black served as the play-by-play announcer for all Troy sports, having broadcast two Division II national championships in baseball and the Division II championship game in basketball (1992).

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Trojan Football History 1968 naia national champions Led by a record-setting aerial attack and a defense that recorded four shutouts, the Red Wave claimed the 1969 NAIA national championship with a 43-35 win over Texas A&I at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. Under the guidance of third-year head coach Billy Atkins, Troy opened the year with a 49-31 win over Samford. In that game, quarterback Sim Byrd threw five touchdowns, hitting 23-of-33 passes for 443 yards. The Red Wave continued to roll, winning its first seven games. Byrd led Troy past Delta State, 35-23, connecting on 34of-49 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns.

He also rushed for two more. He followed that performance with five touchdown passes, all to Danny Grant, in a 52-0 win over McNeese State.

Troy had risen to No.3 in the national poll before dropping a 12-3 decision to TennesseeMartin. Byrd and Head threw eight interceptions as the Red Wave could only muster a 34-yard field goal by Randy Hicks in the loss.

Troy bounced back the next week and demolished Concord (W.Va.), 76-0, on Homecoming at Movie Gallery Stadium, rising back to No.4 in the NAIA rankings and earning a berth in the playoffs. Byrd was at it again vs. Concord, throwing for six touchdowns and rushing for another with Ronnie Shelley running two punts back for touchdowns.

The Red Wave picked up right where it left off against Concord, demolishing Willamette (Ore.), 63-10, in the semifinals to advance to the national title game.

Byrd threw six touchdown passes with his backup, Al Head, throwing two more. Shelley joined in the scoring, running an interception back 66 yards for another score.

In the national title game, Byrd hit 25-of-44 passes and threw five touchdowns to earn Most Valuable Back honors as the Red Wave cruised past Texas A&I. Cecil Barber scored two touchdowns, one on a 53-yard run and the other on a 5-yard pass.

Bobby Enslen scored on a 54-yard bomb, and Vince Green scored on a 15-yard pass from Byrd.

Doug Taylor was named Most Valuable Lineman after catching two touchdown passes from Byrd, one from five yards out and the other from three.

Byrd and Shelley were named to the firstteam All-America team after their outstanding seasons.

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Schedule and Results Date

Opponent

Score

Sept. 14 at Samford

W, 49-31

Sept. 21 Gordon Military W, 47-7 Sept. 28 # Livingston Oct. 5

W, 42-23

$ Sam Houston St. W, 37-19

Oct. 12 Delta State

W, 35-23

Oct. 19 at Jacksonville St. W, 31-0 Oct. 26 at Florence St.

W, 41-0

Nov. 2 McNeese State

W, 52-0

Nov. 9 at UT-Martin

L, 12-3

Nov. 16 Concord (HC)

W, 76-0

Champion Bowl Semfinal Dec. 7 Willamette (Ore.) W, 63-10

Champion Bowl Dec. 14 # Texas A&I

W, 43-35

# - played at Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. $ - played at Rip Hewes Stadium, Dothan, Ala.

Statistical Leaders Rushing

Player Cecil Barber Jeff Cotton J.A. Williams

Passing Player Sim Byrd Al Head

Att 167 114 38

A-C-I Yards 414-260-21 3569 62-28-5 360

Receiving

Player Catches Yards Danny Grant 72 1002 Bobby Enslen 61 970 Doug Taylor 45 574 Vince Green 54 500

Interceptions Player Ronnie Shelley David Cooper

Int. 15 6

Yards 724 451 173

TD 41 7

TD 14 12 8 7

Yards 294 33

Trojan Football History 1984 nCAA Division II national champions Ted Clem’s 50-yard field goal with no time remaining handed Troy an 18-17 win over North Dakota State and the 1984 Division II national championship in McAllen, Texas.

With under 1:30 left in the game, Troy senior quarterback Carey Christensen, who had suffered a foot injury earlier in the season and split time with freshman Mike Turk, led Troy on a last-ditch drive.

Starting from the Trojans’ 10-yard line, Christensen led Troy to the Bison 32.

With the clock running, the kicking team was rushed onto the field. Clem’s foot met the ball as the horn sounded, and his attempt sailed through the uprights for the win. “The Kick,” as it is known in Trojan football lore, was the longest field goal in Division II playoff history at the time.

Clem was not the only freshman walk-on to make an impact on the Trojans winning the national title.

Turk, who walked on in the spring of 1984, moved rapidly up the depth chart and was thrust into the starting role in the third game of the season after Christensen went down with a broken foot.

The 1984 Division II National Champions Turk carried the load the rest of the season as the starter, going on to earn Gulf South Conference “Freshman of the Year” honors.

Then coached by current Georgia Tech head coach Chan Gailey, the Trojans opened the season with a 26-7 win over Nicholls State. The defense held the Colonels to just 83 yards on the ground, with Rufus Cox delivering the striking blow on a 51Date Opponent Score Rushing yard touchdown catch from Christensen.

Sept. 8 Nicholls State W, 26-7 Player Att Yards TD Troy rolled through Florida A&M the next week, 17-3, and Sept. 15 # Florida A&M W, 17-3 Ted Horstead 238 1123 5 followed that up with a 35-26 win over Livingston. Holding on Sept. 22 Livingston W, 35-26 Mike Turk 132 556 8 to a slim 28-26 lead, and with Livingston driving, Mike Brewster Sept. 29 at West Georgia W, 41-10 Doug Brown 65 437 3 returned an interception 44 yards for a touchdown to seal the win, Oct. 6 at Valdosta State W, 27-12 which was marred by the loss of Christensen early in the game Passing Oct. 13 at Mississippi College W, 14-7 with a broken foot. Turk came on in relief, going 8-of-13 passing for Player A-C-I Yards TD Oct. 20 Delta State W, 35-20 Mike Turk 108-55-2 989 5 166 yards and a touchdown.

Oct. 27 at North Alabama L, 13-10 C. Christensen 80-45-0 813 5 The Trojan offense racked up 468 yards, 382 on the ground, in Nov. 3 UT-Martin (HC) W, 31-7 a 41-10 win over West Georgia. The ground attack continued its Nov. 10 at Jacksonville St. W, 42-39 Receiving pounding the next week, racking up 331 yards, 92 by Turk, in a 27Player Catches Yards TD Quarterfinals 12 win over Valdosta State.

Rufus Cox 56 1169 7 Nov. 24 Central State (Ohio) W, 31-21 Trailing No. 10 Mississippi College 7-0 in the fourth quarter, Lee Hollingsworth 23 437 4 the Trojans scored twice in the final six minutes to pull out a 14Semifinals 7 win. Turk began the rally with a quarterback sneak from the Dec. 1 Towson State W, 45-3 Interceptions 1-yard line. On the ensuing kickoff, Brewster forced a fumble, Championship Player Int. Yards TD which Troy recovered at the Choctaw 20. One play later, Turk Dec. 8 $ North Dakota St. W, 18-17 Mike Brewster 3 51 1 found Rufus Cox with a TD pass to preserve the Trojans’ victory. # played in the Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla. The offense was back in order against Delta State, racking up 459 Tackles $ - played at the Palm Bowl, McAllen, Tex. yards in a 35-20 win over the Statesmen.

Player Solo Assists Total The Trojans then faced another setback, dropping a 13-10 deciRobert Bradley 74 61 135 sion to UNA. Troy had two chances late in the game, but an interception coupled with Clem missing a 39-yard field goal with nine seconds left, sealed Troy’s fate.

Troy bounced back to win its last two games and the Gulf South Conference title. The Trojans routed UT-Martin, 31-7, on Homecoming and wrapped up the regular season with a 42-39 victory over archrival Jacksonville State.

With the GSC title, the Trojans advanced to the Division II playoffs and hosted Central State (Ohio) in the quarterfinals. The wishbone offense flexed its muscles, running up 579 yards of offense, as Troy pulled out a 31-21 win. The semifinals were a repeat of the quarterfinals as the offense ruled the day. Troy pounded out 537 yards and demolished Towson State, 45-3, to advance to the title game.

Schedule and Results

Statistical Leaders

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Trojan Football History 1987 nCAA Division II national champions

Led by offense that averaged 430.4 yards per game, the Troy football team won its last 12 games to claim the 1987 Division II national title.

The Trojans got off to 0-1-1 start, dropping an 18-17 decision on the road at Southeast Missouri in the opener.

Ted Clem missed a 42-yard field goal in the final minute which would have given the Trojans the lead. Troy followed its tough opener with a 17-17 tie with Nicholls State. On a rain-soaked field, Clem missed another clutch kick, this time a 40-yarder with a 1:39 left.

Troy's offense showed its strength in the home opener against West Texas with a 45-0 rout. Mike Turk led the offense with 50 yards on six carries as the offense racked up 356 yards.

The Trojans picked up some confidence in pulling out a 24-17 win over Livingston on the road. The Troy offense picked up 349 yards of total offense, highlighted by Titus Dixon's 63-yard touchdown reception from Turk in the second quarter.

The offense continued to roll for Troy the next week, racking up a school-record 621 yards in a 446 win over West Georgia. Backup quarterback Bob Godsey came on in relief of Turk and led the Troy The 1987 championship squad with Gov. Guy Hunt. offensive attack with 88 yards on six carries, including a 66-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

The Trojans put up more than 40 points their next two games to extend their winning streak to five. Troy went on the road and demolished nationally ranked and previously undeDate Opponent Score feated Valdosta State, 44-7 and followed that with a 48-21 victory Rushing Sept. 5 at SE Missouri L, 18-17 over Mississippi College, as Thomas Miller and Al Harris both Player Att Yards Sept. 12 at Nicholls State T, 17-17 ran back interceptions for touchdowns.

Tony Jackson 176 938 Sept. 19 West Texas State W, 45-0

The Trojans scored 30 or more in the next three games to Mike Turk 163 930 Sept. 26 at Livingston W, 24-17 capture eight in a row. Tony Jackson rushed for 123 yards on 20 Oct. 3 West Georgia W, 44-6 carries as Troy defeated Delta State, 38-6. The next week Turk Passing Oct. 10 Valdosta State W, 44-7 guided the offense, going 7-of-10 for 112 yards and one touchPlayer A-C-I Yards TD Oct. 17 Mississippi College W, 48-21 down, while rushing for 67 yards on seven carries and touchMike Turk 190-87-7 1460 10 Oct. 24 at Delta State W, 38-6 down, as Troy blew out North Alabama, 38-3.

Bob Godsey 4 7-24-2 392 1 Oct. 31 No. Alabama (HC) W, 38-3

The Trojans continued their offensive ways in a 31-21 Nov. 7 at UT-Martin W, 31-21 win over UT-Martin. Troy broke the school-record for the Receiving Nov. 14 Jacksonville State W, 14-9 second time during the season, rolling up 633 yards in the Player Catches Yards TD win. Turk was 11-of-18 passing for 262 yards with two touchAl Harris 41 654 6 downs and a 97-yard TD pass to Dixon.

Quarterfinals Titus Dixon 32 651 5

With the Gulf South Conference title on the line, Troy Nov. 21 Winston-Salem W, 45-14 Bo Pittman 2 12 0 defeated archrival Jacksonville State, 14-9, to earn a berth in the Semifinals Robert Carter 7 89 0 Division II playoffs. Turk led the offense with 101 yards rushNov. 28 at Central Florida W, 31-10 ing, with Jackson adding 78.

Championship

Troy's winning streak entered the playoffs with nine Interceptions Dec. 5 $ Portland State W, 31-17 straight wins and ran the streak to 10 with a 45-14 win over Player Int. Yards Winston-Salem in the quarterfinals. The Troy offense picked Al Harris 3 21 $ - Played at Brawly Stadium, Florence, Ala. up 383 yards rushing, led by Jackson's 93 yards on 12 carries.

Doug Parris 3 11

The defense stepped up in the semifinals, causing eight turnovers, four interceptions and four fumbles, as Troy defeated Central Florida, 31-10, to advance to the title game. Turk led the offense again, rushing for two touchdowns and passing for another, leading the Troy rushing attack with 78 yards on 13 carries.

The Trojans would not be denied in the national title game, rallying from a 10-3 halftime deficit to pull out a 31-17 win over Portland State and their second national title in four years. Turk set a championship game record with 190 yards on 25 carries and Dixon ran the reverse four times for 111 yards, and one 49-yard TD.

Turk was named to the All-America team following his senior season and was runner-up for the Harlon Hill Trophy.

Schedule and Results

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Statistical Leaders

Trojan Football History all-time postseason scores Year 1968 1968 1984 1984 1984 1986 1986 1987 1987 1987 1993 1993 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996 1996 1998 1999 1999 2000 2004

Opponent Williamette Texas A&I Central State Towson State North Dakota State Virginia Union South Dakota Winston-Salem State Central Florida Portland State Stephen F. Austin McNeese State Marshall James Madison Georgia Southern Florida A&M Murray State Montana Florida A&M James Madison Florida A&M Appalachian State Northern Illinois

W/L W W W W W W L W W W W W L L L W W L L W L L L

Score 63-10 43-35 31-21 45-3 18-17 31-7 28-42 45-14 31-10 31-17 42-20 35-28 21-24 26-45 21-24 29-25 31-3 7-70 17-27 27-7 10-17 30-33 21-34

Round NAIA First Round NAIA Championship NCAA Division II First Round NCAA Division II Semifinals NCAA Division II Championship NCAA Division II First Round NCAA Division II Semifinals NCAA Division II First Round NCAA Division II Semifinals NCAA Division II Championship NCAA Division I-AA First Round NCAA Division I-AA Quarters NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals NCAA Division I-AA First Round NCAA Division I-AA First Round NCAA Division I-AA First Round NCAA Division I-AA Quarters NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals NCAA Division I-AA First Round NCAA Division I-AA First Round NCAA Division I-AA Quarters NCAA Division I-AA First Round Silicon Valley Football Classic

Coach Billy Atkins Billy Atkins Chan Gailey Chan Gailey Chan Gailey Rick Rhoades Rick Rhoades Rick Rhoades Rick Rhoades Rick Rhoades Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney

Rec. 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 6-1 7-1 8-1 9-1 10-1 11-1 11-2 11-3 11-4 12-4 13-4 13-5 13-6 14-6 14-7 14-8 14-9

coaches year-by-year Year Head Coach

Overall

1909 Virgil P. McKinley 1-0-2 1910 Dan Herren 1-1-2 1911 George Penton 4-1-1 1912 George Penton 3-0 Total (Two seasons) 7-1-1 1913-1920 No Team 1921 J.W. Campbell 1-7 1922 J.W. Campbell 6-4-1 1923 J.W. Campbell 5-2 Total (Three seasons) 12-13-1 1924 Ross V. “Flivver” Ford 2-1-4 1925 Otis Bynum 5-3 1926 Otis Bynum 7-1-1 Total (Two seasons) 12-4-1 1927 Gladwin Gaumer 5-3 1928 Gladwin Gaumer 2-4 Total (Two seasons) 7-7 1929 No Team 1930 No Coach 1-2 1931 Albert Elmore 6-3 1932 Albert Elmore 5-3-2 1933 Albert Elmore 5-1 1934 Albert Elmore 7-2 1935 Albert Elmore 5-5

Pct.

.500 .375 .750 1.000 .833

Conf. Pct. -- -- -- -- --

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.125 .591 .714 .481 .571 .625 .833 .735 .625 .333 .500

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.333 .667 .600 .833 .778 .500

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Year Head Coach

1936 Albert Elmore 1937 Albert Elmore Total (Seven seasons)

Overall 3-4 2-7-2 33-25-4

Pct.

.429 .272 .565

Conf. Pct. -- -- --

Alabama Intercollegiate Conference

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1938 Albert Choate 4-4-1 .500 2-0-1 .833 1939 Albert Choate 7-4 .636 4-0* 1.000 1940 Albert Choate 2-1 .222 1-2 .333 1941 Albert Choate 5-4 .556 3-0* 1.000 1942 Albert Choate 4-3 .571 2-0* 1.000 1943-1945 No Team (World War II) 1946 Albert Choate 3-4 .429 3-1 .750 Total (Six Seasons) 25-26 .490 15-3-1 .816 1947 Fred "Buddy" McCollum 5-4 .550 2-1-1 .625 1948 Fred "Buddy" McCollum 6-5 .545 3-2 .600 1949 Fred "Buddy" McCollum 6-3-1 .650 2-0-1 .833 1950 Fred "Buddy" McCollum 3-6-1 .350 1-1-1 .500 Total (Four seasons) 20-18-3 .524 8-4-3 .633 1951 Jim Grantham 2-7 .222 0-3 .000 1952 Jim Grantham 4-6 .400 2-1 .666 1953 Jim Grantham 3-5 .375 2-1 .666 1954 Jim Grantham 2-5-1 .313 1-2 .333 Total (Four seasons) 11-23-1 .329 5-4 .556 1955 Dr. William Clipson 2-6 .250 1-2 .333 1956 Dr. William Clipson 3-5 .375 1-2 .333

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Trojan Football History coaches year-by-year

Year Head Coach

1957 Dr. William Clipson 1958 Dr. William Clipson 1959 Dr. William Clipson

Overall 2-6 3-6 3-5

Pct.

.250 .333 .375

Conf. Pct. 1-2 1-2 1-2

.333 .333 .333

1-2 1-2 1-2 0-3 2-1 0-3 10-23 1-2 3-0* 3-0* 3-0*

.333 .333 .333 .000 .667 .000 .303 .333 1.000 1.000 1.000

Alabama Collegiate Conference

1960 Dr. William Clipson 1961 Dr. William Clipson 1962 Dr. William Clipson 1963 Dr. William Clipson 1964 Dr. William Clipson 1965 Dr. William Clipson Total (11 seasons) 1966 Billy Atkins 1967 Billy Atkins 1968 Billy Atkins 1969 Billy Atkins

1-8 1-8 2-6 2-7 6-3 1-8 26-68 5-5 8-2 11-1 8-1-1

.111 .111 .250 .222 .667 .111 .277 .500 .800 .917 .850

Gulf South Conference

1970 Billy Atkins 1971 Billy Atkins Total (Six Seasons) 1972 Tom Jones 1973 Tom Jones Total (Two seasons) 1974 Byrd Whigham 1975 Byrd Whigham Total (Two seasons) 1976 Charlie Bradshaw 1977 Charlie Bradshaw 1978 Charlie Bradshaw 1979 Charlie Bradshaw 1980 Charlie Bradshaw 1981 Charlie Bradshaw 1982 Charlie Bradshaw Totalâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;(Seven seasons) 1983 Chan Gailey 1984 Chan Gailey Total (Two seasons) 1985 Rick Rhoades 1986 Rick Rhoades 1987 Rick Rhoades Total (Three seasons) 1988 Robert Maddox 1989 Robert Maddox 1990 Robert Maddox Total (Three seasons)

180

6-4-1 6-3 44-16-2 4-5-1 7-2-1 11-7-2 6-4 6-4 12-8 8-1-1 6-4 7-2 6-3-1 8-2 3-7 2-8 40-27-2 7-4 12-1 19-5 6-4 10-2 12-1-1 28-7-1 4-6 4-6 5-5 13-17

.591 .667 .726 .450 .750 .600 .600 .600 .600 .850 .600 .778 .650 .800 .300 .200 .577 .636 .923 .791 .600 .833 .893 .764 .400 .400 .500 .433

4-1 5-1* 19-4 2-3-1 6-1* 8-4-1 4-4 5-3 9-7 6-1* 4-3 5-2 4-1 4-2 1-5 2-5 26-19 4-3 6-1* 10-4 5-2 7-0* 7-0* 19-2 3-5 3-5 5-3 11-13

.800 .833 .826 .417 .857 .654 .500 .625 .563 .857 .571 .714 .800 .667 .167 .286 .578 .571 .857 .714 .714 1.000 1.000 .905 .600 .600 .625 .458

Year Head Coach

Overall

Pct.

1991 Larry Blakeney 1992 Larry Blakeney

5-6 10-1

.455 .909

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1993 Larry Blakeney 1994 Larry Blakeney 1995 Larry Blakeney

12-1-1 8-4 11-1

.893 .667 .917

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Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney Larry Blakeney

12-2 5-6 8-4 11-2 9-3

.857 .455 .667 .846 .750

2001 Larry Blakeney 2002 Larry Blakeney 2003 Larry Blakeney

7-4 4-8 6-6

.636 .333 .500

2004 Larry Blakeney 2005 Larry Blakeney Total (14 seasons)

7-5 4-7 119-60-1

.583 .364 .664

Division II Independent

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Conf. Pct.

Division I-AA Independent

Southland Football League

Division I-A Independent Sun Belt Conference

* indicates conference champion

5-1* .833 2-5 .286 5-2 .714 6-1* .857 7-0* 1.000 -- -- --

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5-2 .714 3-4 .429 33-15 .688

Trojan Football History year-by-year results Virgil P. McKinley 1909 l 1-0-2

The father of Troy athletics, Virgil P. McKinley raised the necessary funds to field the first football team. A professor at the Troy Normal School, McKinley's squad was comprised of just 11 members.

A graduate of the University of Alabama, McKinley never received a football letter. In his only season as head coach, McKinley guided the "Teachers" to a 1-0-2 record.

1909 (1-0-2) Date N5 N20 N25

Opponent Union Springs Edgar School Union Springs

H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record A T 0-0 0-0-1 H W 6-0 1-0-1 H T 0-0 1-0-2

Dan Herren coached only one season at Troy Normal School, leading the “Teachers” to a 1-1-2 record. Herren was not only the coach, but the starting left halfback.

He led the team to two scoreless ties and a win over the Montgomery O.P.X.

1910 (1-1-2)

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Wetumpka H T 0-0 0-0-1 Sidney Lanier A L 11-0 0-1-1 Montgomery OPX H T 0-0 0-1-2 Montgomery OPX H W 11-5 1-1-2

George Penton 1911-1912 l 7-1-1 The second of the school’s “playercoaches,” George Penton managed the team for two seasons. Penton led Troy to its only perfect season in 1912, winning all three games.

Against Highland Park on N3, 1911, Penton put himself in the game. “With the putting in of the Troy coach at fullback in the last quarter, the stubborn defense put up

by Highland Park began to weaken and three touchdowns were made,” according to the game report in the Montgomery Advertiser. He is the all-time winningest coach by percentage at Troy.

1911 (4-1-1) Date Opponent O21 O27 N3 N18 N24 N30

H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record

Columbus Wetumpka Highland Park Sidney Lanier Wetumpka Montgomery OPX

H A H H H H

W L W T W W

16-5 0-10 17-0 5-5 5-0 6-0

Decade 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s

Record Win Pct. 1-0-2 .667 8-2-3 .731 32-25-6 .556 43-34-4 .556 32-29-2 .524 27-57-2 .326

1912 (3-0) Date Opponent N2 Dothan N8 Wetumpka N23 Ozark

Decade 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record A H H

W 25-0 W 12-7 W 24-3

1-0 2-0 3-0

1913-20- No Records

Dan Herren l 1910 l 1-1-2

Date O21 O24 O29 N24

Record by Decade

1-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-1 3-1-1 4-1-1

Record Win Pct. 45-49-1 .479 63-32-5 .655 67-42-1 .614 87-32-1 .729 38-33-0 .535

1923 (5-2) Date S28 O5 O12 O26 N2 N9 N23

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Troy A W 44-0 1-0 Greenville A W 13-6 2-0 Andalusia A L 7-0 2-1 Auburn Reserves A L 35-0 2-2 Wetumpka H W 12-7 3-2 Florala A W 6-0 4-2 Newton H W 21-0 5-2

J.W. Campbell 1921-23 l 12-13-1 J.W. Campbell brought football back to the Troy campus after an eight-year hiatus. Campbell's first season was far from a success due to the "limited numbers and raw material out of which he had to make his team.” Campbell's vision was to build through his first season in hopes of developing “a powerful football machine before which it will take a powerful team to stand."

1921 (1-7) Date S23 S29 O7 O14 O21 O28 N4 N24

Opponent Luverne Enterprise Ramer Luverne Repton Sidney Lanier Dothan Ramer

H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record A L 30-0 0-1 H L 33-0 0-2 A L 65-0 0-3 H L 34-0 0-4 H W 12-6 1-4 A L 62-0 1-5 A L 41-0 1-6 H L 13-7 1-7

Date S22 S29 O6 O14 O20 O27 N3 N11 N17 N24 N30

Opponent Clio Luverne Andalusia Sidney Lanier Enterprise Luverne Dothan Headland Marbury Florala Eufaula

H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record H W 56-0 1-0 A W 20-0 2-0 H L 7-0 2-1 A L 21-0 2-2 A L 38-0 2-3 H W 31-0 3-3 A T 6-6 3-3-1 H W 33-7 4-3-1 A L 13-0 4-4-1 H W 6-0 5-4-1 H W 25-0 6-4-1

1922 (6-4-1)

Ross V. "Flivver" Ford 1924 l 2-1-4 A three-year letterwinner at Auburn, Ross V. "Flivver" Ford became the fifth head coach in Troy’s history, coaching for just one season. Ford led the "Teachers" to a 2-0-4 record into their season finale against archrival Jacksonville State in the first game against the sister school to be played in Troy. Jacksonville State won the game, 14-9, in front of thousands, according to one newspaper account. The game proved to be a building block of the rivalry and Troy football.

1924 (2-1-4) Date O3 O10 O24 O31 N7 N14 N27

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Howard Reserves H T 0-0 0-0-1 Dothan A T 0-0 0-0-2 B’ham-So. Reserves H T 6-6 0-0-3 Marion Institute A T 0-0 0-0-4 Wetumpka A W 7-0 1-0-4 Newton H W 37-0 2-0-4 Jacksonville State H L 14-9 2-1-4

Otis Bynum 1925-26 l 12-4-1

Otis Bynum becomes the sixth head coach in Troy's history and won 12 games in just two seasons at the helm.

1925 (5-3) Date O2 O9 O16 O23 O30

N11 N26

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Ramer H L 14-12 0-1 Palmer A W 3-0 1-1 Elba A W 13-6 2-1 Ozark H W 25-0 3-1 Troy H W 14-0 4-1 Clio H W 6-0 5-1 Clanton H L 14-3 5-2 Marion Institute A L 86-0 5-3

181

Trojan Football History year-by-year results

1926 (7-1-1) Date O1 O8 O14 O22 O29 N5 N11 N19 N25

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Luverne A W 16-0 1-0 Hartford H W 32-0 2-0 Red Level A T 0-0 2-0-1 Newton A W 6-0 3-0-1 Luverne H W 25-6 4-0-1 Howard Freshmen H L 6-2 4-1-1 Palmer A W 12-9 5-1-1 Elba A W 40-0 6-1-1 Palmer H W 14-0 7-1-1

Gladwin Gaumer 1927-28 l 7-7-0

second season, 1928.

Gladwin Gaumer was the seventh head coach in Troy's history but stayed for just two seasons. His 5-3 record in 1927 was the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixth straight winning season, a streak that was snapped during his

1927 (5-3) Date O8 O15 O21

N4 N11 N18

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Howard Freshmen A L 6-0 0-1 Marion Institute N L 34-0 0-2 Bethlehem H W 19-0 1-2 Jacksonville State L 26-12 1-3 Hartford H W 57-0 2-3 Palmer H W 27-0 3-3 Maxwell Field H W 68-0 4-3 Palmer W 12-0 5-3

1928 (2-4) Date O6 O13 O26 N2

N23

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Maxwell Field A W 13-0 1-0 Palmer H W 7-0 2-0 Howard Freshmen H L 25-0 2-1 Mont. Nighthawks A L 6-0 2-2 Jacksonville State L 20-0 2-3 Marion Institute H L 97-0 2-4

1929 - No Team No coach l 1930 l 1-2-0 The 1930 season marked the only period in Troy's history in which there was not a head coach. The team played just three games that season, with its lone win coming against Maxwell Field Air Force Base.

1930 (1-2) Date O11 N26

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Maxwell Field H W 7-6 1-0 Marion Institute A L 26-0 1-1 Alumni Field N L 6-0 1-2

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Albert Elmore 1931-37 l 33-25-4

Albert Elmore became the eighth head coach in Troy history and made a lasting mark on the program that exists to this day.

Elmore came to Troy after starring for the University of Alabama for two seasons. As the new head coach, he is credited with giving Troy its first official nickname, the Red Wave, a variation of his beloved Crimson Tide.

1931 (6-3) Date S25 O3 O10 O16 O24

N11

N26

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Norman N L 19-0 0-1 Jacksonville State A W 24-6 1-1 Abraham Baldwin A L 28-0 1-2 Palmer H W 43-6 2-2 Fort Benning H W 20-7 3-2 East Mississippi W 18-7 4-2 Auburn Freshmen H W 12-6 5-2 Bob Jones W 13-0 6-2 Marion Institute H L 8-6 6-3

1932 (5-3-2) Date S23 S30 O8 O14 O21 O28 N5 N11 N18

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Southern Union H W 62-0 1-0-0 Middle Georgia A L 7-6 1-1-0 Abraham Baldwin A L 19-0 1-2-0 Norman H T 13-13 1-2-1 Marion Institute A T 0-0 1-2-2 Howard Freshmen H W 15-6 2-2-2 East Mississippi A W 9-7 3-2-2 Jacksonville State H W 20-0 4-2-2 Auburn Freshmen H W 6-0 5-2-2 Georgia State L 17-0 5-3-2

1933 (5-1) Date O6 O20 O30 N3 N15 N17

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record South Georgia H W 24-0 1-0 Middle Georgia H L 19-0 1-1 Pensacola Navy H W 6-0 2-1 East Mississippi H W 19-0 3-1 Jacksonville State A W 18-7 4-1 Marion Institute H W 26-0 5-1

1934 (7-2) Date S22 S28 O6 O12 O19 O26 N9 N24 N29

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Spring Hill A L 8-0 0-1 Georgia Southern H W 19-12 1-1 South Georgia A W 7-6 2-1 Pensacola Navy H W 35-12 3-1 Middle Georgia N W 14-0 4-1 Jacksonville State H W 32-0 5-1 Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ham-Southern H W 20-0 6-1 Marion Institute H W 40-6 7-1 Tampa H L 6-2 7-2

1935 (5-5) Date

O4 O12 O18 O26

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Spring Hill A L 12-0 0-1 Brewton-Parker H W 43-7 1-1 Miss. Southern A W 14-13 2-1 Middle Georgia H W 44-6 3-1 Georgia Southern A W 28-26 4-1

N1 N8 N15 N22 N28

Oglethorpe Howard (Samford) Mercer Tampa Cumberland

H A A A H

L L L L W

12-7 52-0 21-7 9-7 20-13

4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 5-5

1936 (3-4) Date S18 O2 O9 O17 O23 O30 N6

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Spring Hill A L 13-0 0-1 Georgia Southern H W 14-0 1-1 Middle Tennessee A L 19-0 1-2 Oglethorpe A L 30-6 1-3 Pensacola Navy W 12-0 2-3 Newberry H W 7-6 3-3 Miss. Southern A L 62-0 3-4

1937 (2-7-2) Date S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N13 N19 N25 D3

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record South Georgia A T 0-0 0-0-1 Middle Tennessee H L 13-0 0-1-1 Marion Institute H L 13-6 0-2-1 Georgia Southern A W 12-6 1-2-1 Delta State A L 6-0 1-3-1 Miss. Southern A L 53-0 1-4-1 Newberry A L 19-6 1-5-1 Pensacola Navy A L 38-0 1-6-1 Memphis A W 12-6 2-6-1 Cumberland H T 0-0 2-6-2 SW Mississippi N L 13-7 2-7-2

Albert Choate 1938-46 l 25-26-0

Albert Choate became the ninth head coach in Troy's history and is one of six coaches to stay at Troy for six years or more. Choate had just three losing seasons, his last coming in 1946, the last year of World War II. He posted back-to-back winning seasons in 1941 and 1942, the last two seasons before the war.

1938 (4-4-1, 2-0-1 AIC) Date S26 S30 O14 O22 O28 N5 N11 N27

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record South Georgia H W 27-0 1-0 Southern Miss N L 19-0 1-1 Georgia Southern A W 7-0 2-1 Delta State A L 6-0 2-2 Marion Institute H W 19-0 3-2 Memphis A L 20-6 3-3 Jacksonville State A T 6-6 3-3-1 Tenn. Wesleyan A L 32-6 3-4-1 Livingston State W 14-6 4-4-1

1939 (7-4, 4-0 AIC)

Alabama Intercollegiate Conference Champions Date S22 S29 O6 O13 O19 O26 N3 N11 N17 N30

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Livingston State H W 13-0 1-0 Mississippi Southern A L 13-6 1-1 Spring Hill A L 13-0 1-2 Delta State A W 14-0 2-2 Georgia Southern H W 7-6 3-2 Marion Institute A W 13-6 4-2 Memphis State N L 13-7 4-3 Jacksonville State H W 27-0 5-3 Middle Tennessee A L 14-7 5-4 Livingston State H W 7-0 6-4 Fort Benning W 20-6 7-4

Trojan Football History year-by-year results 1940 (2-7, 1-2 AIC)

1947 (5-4-1, 2-1-1 AIC)

1951 (2-7, 0-3 AIC)

Alabama Intercollegiate Conference Champions

1948 (6-5, 3-2 AIC)

1952 (4-6, 2-1 AIC)

1942 (4-3, 2-0 AIC)

1949 (6-3-1, 2-0-1 AIC)

1953 (3-5, 1-2 AIC)

Date S27 O4 O12 O19 O25 N1 N8 N15 N22

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Mississippi Southern A L 25-0 0-1 Spring Hill A L 20-0 0-2 Oglethorpe H L 20-7 0-3 Georgia Southern A W 14-0 1-3 Marion Institute H W 19-0 2-3 Memphis State N L 31-7 2-4 Jacksonville State H L 7-0 2-5 Livingston State N L 6-0 2-6 Snead N L 7-6 2-7

1941 (5-4, 3-0 AIC) Date S19 S26 O10 O17 O25 N8 N15 N20 N28

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Tampa A L 26-0 0-1 Delta State A L 25-0 0-2 Oglethorpe A W 3-0 1-2 Georgia Southern H W 25-0 2-2 Marion Institute H W 19-0 3-2 Livingston State H W 41-14 4-2 Memphis State A L 32-0 4-3 St. Bernard H W 14-7 5-3 Oglethorpe N L 21-0 5-4

Alabama Intercollegiate Conference Champions Date O3 O9 O17 O24 N6 N13

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Middle Tennessee A L 20-0 0-1 Brockley Field H W 50-0 1-1 Tampa A L 27-0 1-2 Fort Benning A W 20-6 2-2 Marion Institute A W 19-7 3-2 Marion Institute H W 33-21 4-2 SE Louisiana L 45-7 4-3

1943-45 l No Team 1946 (3-4, 3-1 AIC) Date O4 O10 O18 O26 N2 N8 N15

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Marion Institute A W 13-0 1-0 Stetson A L 15-12 1-1 Jacksonville State N W 12-0 2-1 Livingston State H L 13-0 2-2 St. Bernard H W 20-13 3-2 SW Louisiana A L 64-0 3-3 Middle Tennessee A L 12-0 3-4

Fred "Buddy" McCollum 1947-50 l 20-18-3 Fred "Buddy" McCollum came to Troy in 1947 after a successful stint as head coach at Livingston State (Now West Alabama). In 1949, McCollum led the "Red Wave" to its first postseason appearance in the Paper Bowl, where Troy fell to Jacksonville State. McCollum left in 1950 to become Director of Athletics for the city of Savannah, Ga.

Date

S27 O4 O9 O18 O25 N1 N8

N27

Date S18 S25 O1 O9 O14 O23 O30 N6 N13 N27 D18

Date S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N12 N19 N26

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Union (Tenn.)

L 13-7 0-1 Fort Benning H W 45-0 1-1 Marion Institute H W 40-0 2-1 Austin Peay A W 13-7 3-1 Jacksonville State H L 14-0 3-2 Livingston State A W 12-7 4-2 St. Bernard T 0-0 4-2-1 West Georgia N L 21-13 4-3-1 Middle Tennessee A L 41-17 4-4-1 Florida State A W 36-6 5-4-1

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Union (Tenn.)

H W 15-6 1-0 SW Louisiana A L 26-19 1-1 Marion Institute A W 19-6 2-1 Austin Peay H L 18-7 2-2 Jacksonville State A L 25-13 2-3 Livingston State H W 14-0 3-3 St. Bernard H W 32-0 4-3 West Georgia A W 33-7 5-3 Alabama "B" N W 6-0 6-3 Florida State H L 20-13 6-4 Jacksonville State N L 19-0 6-5

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Union(Tenn.)

A W 33-6 1-0 SW Louisiana A L 48-25 1-1 Pensacola Navy H L 12-6 1-2 Stetson A W 10-0 2-2 Jacksonville State H W 27-6 3-2 Austin Peay N W 6-0 4-2 Florence State H W 19-6 5-2 Howard (Ala.) H W 27-0 6-2 Livingston State A T 7-7 6-2-1 Florida State A L 20-0 6-3-1

1950 (3-6-1, 1-1-1 AIC) Date S16 S23 S30 O7 O14 O21 O28 N4 N11 N18

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record SE Louisiana H L 18-7 0-1 Stetson A L 24-12 0-2 Florida State H L 26-7 0-3 SW Louisiana A L 40-14 0-4 Jacksonville State A L 9-0 0-5 Arkansas State A L 27-0 0-6 Florence State A W 19-0 1-6 Chipola H W 42-0 2-6 Howard (Ala.) N W 21-6 3-6 Livingston State H T 0-0 3-6-1

Jim Grantham 1951-54 l 11-23-1

Jim Grantham became the 11th head coach in Troy history after taking over for McCollum. He played two seasons at Alabama, earning a letter in 1941. He served in World War II, came back to Alabama and graduated in 1945. His first season as a coach, he went undefeated, winning all 10 games on his schedule at Aliceville High School.

Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record S29 Florida State A L 40-0 0-1 O6 SW Louisiana H L 44-7 0-2 O13 Jacksonville State H L 13-7 0-3 O20 Arkansas State H L 39-0 0-4 O27 Florence State H L 31-6 0-5 N2 SE Louisiana A L 71-0 0-6 N10 Austin Peay A W 20-13 1-6 N17 Livingston State H L 13-7 1-7 N22 Miami Air Base H W 33-13 2-7

Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record S20 Tampa N L 7-0 0-1 S27 Howard(Ala.) N W 25-16 1-1 O4 SW Louisiana A L 54-14 1-2 O11 Middle Tennessee A L 33-7 1-3 O18 Jacksonville State A W 19-6 2-3 O25 Florence State A L 29-6 2-4 N1 West Georgia H W 44-7 3-4 N8 Austin Peay H L 26-7 3-5 N15 Livingston State H W 25-13 4-5 N22 Stetson A L 32-14 4-6

Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record S18 Tampa N L 21-7 0-1 O3 Livingston State N W 7-0 1-1 O10 Middle Tennessee H L 6-0 1-2 O17 Jacksonville State H W 13-7 2-2 O31 Howard (Ala.) N W 31-7 3-2 N7 Florence State H L 26-6 3-3 N14 Newberry A L 13-0 3-4 N21 Delta State A L 6-2 3-5

1954 (2-5-1, 1-2 AIC)

Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record S18 Livingston State H W 26-6 1-0 S25 South Georgia A W 19-0 2-0 O2 Stetson A L 18-14 2-1 O9 Delta State H L 26-12 2-2 O16 Jacksonville State A L 38-7 2-3 O22 Tampa A L 26-0 2-4 N6 Florence State A L 28-6 2-5 N13 Newberry H T 14-14 2-5-1

Dr. William Clipson 1955-65 l 26-68-0

Dr. William Clipson is the first alumnus of the school to come back to his alma mater as head coach. Clipson, a 1943 graduate, first gained notoriety in the Troy area as the head coach at Troy High School. He came back to Troy as head football coach after a three-year stint as head basketball coach at Florida Southern. In 11 years, Clipson had just one winning season, in 1964, when he led the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red Waveâ&#x20AC;? to a 6-3 record.

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Trojan Football History year-by-year results 1955 (2-6, 1-2 AIC) Date S24 O1 O7 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Livingston State N W 25-6 1-0 Tampa A L 38-0 1-1 Stetson A L 7-0 1-2 Jacksonville State H L 12-0 1-3 South Georgia H W 26-7 2-3 William Carey H L 33-0 2-4 Florence State H L 30-7 2-5 Delta State A L 28-7 2-6

Date S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N5 N12

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Livingston State H W 21-6 1-0 Tampa A L 32-19 1-1 Delta State H L 19-0 1-2 Jacksonville State A L 27-14 1-3 South Georgia H W 13-2 2-3 Austin Peay H W 14-13 3-3 Florence State A L 27-6 3-4 Carson-Newman A L 21-20 3-5

1956 (3-5, 1-2 AIC)

1957 (2-6, 1-2 AIC) Date S20 S28 O5 O12 O19 O26 N2 N9

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Livingston State A W 12-0 1-0 Tampa A L 53-7 1-1 Delta State A L 14-7 1-2 Jacksonville State H L 13-0 1-3 Newberry A L 20-0 1-4 Austin Peay A L 33-0 1-5 Florence State H L 41-14 1-6 Carson-Newman H W 20-7 2-6

1958 (3-6, 1-2 AIC) Date S20 S27 O4 O11 O18 O25 N1 N8 N15

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Livingston State H W 22-6 1-0 Tampa A L 39-6 1-1 Delta State H W 16-0 2-1 Jacksonville State A L 20-7 2-2 Newberry H L 28-14 2-3 Florence State A L 20-14 2-4 Austin Peay H L 12-10 2-5 Carson-Newman A L 13-7 2-6 Howard (Ala.) N W 33-12 3-6

Date S19 S26 O10 O17 O24 O31 N7 N14

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Livingston State A W 7-6 1-0 Tampa A L 35-15 1-1 Jacksonville State H L 35-12 1-2 Newberry A L 33-6 1-3 Florence State H L 34-14 1-4 Austin Peay A W 13-7 2-4 Carson-Newman H W 21-0 3-4 Howard (Ala.) A L 20-10 3-5

1959 (3-5, 1-2 AIC)

1960 (1-8, 1-2 ACC) Date S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12 N19

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Louisiana College H L 27-0 0-1 Livingston State H W 27-6 1-1 Jacksonville State A L 27-6 1-2 Newberry College H L 34-6 1-3 Florence State A L 38-0 1-4 Austin Peay H L 13-7 1-5 Tampa University A L 22-6 1-6 Tennessee-Martin A L 21-16 1-7 Howard N L 48-14 1-8

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1961 (1-8, 1-2 ACC) Date S23 S30 O7 O14 O21 O28 N4 N11 N18

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Louisiana College A L 39-0 0-1 Livingston State A W 7-0 1-1 Jacksonville State H L 22-21 1-2 Delta State A L 48-0 1-3 Florence State H L 14-8 1-4 Austin Peay A L 21-6 1-5 Tampa H L 27-6 1-6 Tennessee-Martin H L 22-8 1-7 Howard H L 80-0 1-8

Date S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 N3 N10 N17

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Louisiana College H L 28-6 0-1 Livingston State H W 38-14 1-1 Jacksonville State A L 21-14 1-2 Delta State H L 30-0 1-3 Florence State A L 27-6 1-4 Tampa A L 30-6 1-5 Tennessee-Martin A L 27-6 1-6 Presbyterian H W 13-0 2-6

Date S21 S28 O5 O12 O19 O26 N2 N9 N16

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Louisiana College A W 15-14 1-0 Livingston State A L 3-0 1-1 Jacksonville State H L 15-8 1-2 Delta State A L 47-13 1-3 Florence State H L 8-7 1-4 Mississippi College A L 6-0 1-5 Tampa H W 7-0 2-5 Tennessee-Martin H L 7-0 2-6 Presbyterian A L 24-14 2-7

Date S19 S26 O3 O10 O17 O24 O31 N7 N14

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Howard A L 33-13 0-1 Livingston State H W 8-0 1-1 Jacksonville State A L 38-0 1-2 Delta State H W 12-0 2-2 Mississippi College H W 21-19 3-2 Florence State A W 21-7 4-2 Presbyterian H W 9-7 5-2 Tennessee-Martin A L 12-9 5-3 Louisiana College A W 10-7 6-3

Date S18 S25 O2 O9 O16 O23 O30 N7 N13

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Howard H L 37-6 0-1 Livingston State A L 46-3 0-2 Jacksonville State H L 9-7 0-3 Delta State A L 26-0 0-4 Mississippi College A L 35-15 0-5 Florence State H L 35-16 0-6 Presbyterian A L 21-0 0-7 Tennessee-Martin H L 20-6 0-8 Louisiana College H W 10-7 1-8

1962 (2-6, 1-2 ACC)

1963 (2-7, 0-3 ACC)

1964 (6-3, 2-1 ACC)

1965 (1-8, 0-3 ACC)

Billy Atkins 1966-71 l 44-16-2

A member of the 1957 national championship team at Auburn and an All-Pro performer for the Buffalo Bills, Billy Atkins came to Troy in 1966 to rebuild a Troy program that had suffered through 14 losing seasons in 15 years. Atkins, who also served as athletics director, took the program to new heights, winning the 1968 NAIA national championship, earning him NAIA Coach of the Year honors. He produced five All-America players and had 16 players named AllConference in 1968. Atkins was inducted into the Alabama Sport Hall of Fame in 2005.

1966 (5-5, 1-2 ACC)

Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record S10 Gordon Military H W 48-7 N 1-0 S17 Samford A L 14-13 N 1-1 S24 Livingston H W 37-28 N 2-1 O1 Arkansas State H W 41-7 N 3-1 O8 Delta State A W 20-16 N 4-1 O15 Jacksonville State A L 27-6 N 4-2 O22 Florence State A L 35-34 D 4-3 O29 Northwestern St. H L 14-7 N 4-4 N5 Tennessee-Martin A L 30-7 D 4-5 N12 Louisiana College A W 10-7 5-5

1967 (8-2, 3-0 ACC)

Alabama Collegiate Conference Champions

Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record S9 Gordon Military A W 17-0 1-0 S16 Samford H W 17-14 2-0 S23 Livingston State N W 33-0 3-0 S30 Conway State A L 26-21 3-1 O7 Delta State A W 7-0 4-1 O14 Jacksonville State H W 46-0 5-1 O21 Florence State H W 31-19 6-1 O28 Northwestern State A W 28-21 7-1 N4 Tennessee-Martin H L 20-12 7-2 N11 Louisiana College H W 75-0 8-2

1968 (11-1, 3-0 ACC)

Alabama Collegiate Conference Champions NAIA National Champions

Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record S14 Samford University A W 49-31 D 1-0 S21 Gordon Military H W 47-7 N 2-0 S28 Livingston N W 42-23 N 3-0 O5 Sam Houston State N W 37-19 N 4-0 O12 Delta State H W 35-23 N 5-0 O19 Jacksonville State A W 31-0 N 6-0 O26 Florence State A W 41-0 N 7-0 N2 McNeese State H W 52-0 N 8-0 N9 Tennessee-Martin A L 12-3 D 8-1 N16 Concord H W 76-0 D 9-1 D7 Williamette N W 63-10 N 10-1 D14 Texas A&I N W 43-35 D 15,000 11-1

Trojan Football History year-by-year results

1969 (8-1-1, 3-0 ACC)

Alabama Collegiate Conference Champions Date S13 S20 S27 O4 O11 O18 O25 N1 N8 N16

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Samford N W 35-7 N 10,000 1-0-0 Austin Peay State A T 16-16 N 5,500 1-0-1 Livingston A W 30-14 N 7,500 2-0-1 Sam Houston State A W 24-14 D 7,000 3-0-1 Delta State A W 42-7 N 4,000 4-0-1 Jacksonville State H W 37-6 N 7,500 5-0-1 Florence State H W 31-10 D 8,600 6-0-1 McNeese State A L 17-14 N 10,000 6-1-1 Tennessee-Martin H W 23-13 N 6,000 7-1-1 Chattanooga A W 31-6 N 5,000 8-1-1

1970 (6-4-1, 4-1 GSC) Date S12 S19 S26 O3 O10 O17 O24 O31 N7 N14 N21

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Sam Houston A T 20-20 D 9,000 0-0-1 Austin Peay H W 28-0 N 5,500 1-0-1 Livingston University N W 42-7 N 6,000 2-0-1 SE Louisiana A W 21-12 N 7,000 3-0-1 Delta State H W 42-6 N 5,500 4-0-1 Jacksonville State A L 55-10 N 12,000 4-1-1 Florence State A W 28-23 N 6,000 5-1-1 McNeese State H L 38-7 D 10,000 5-2-1 Tennessee-Martin A L 23-9 N 7,900 5-3-1 NE Louisiana A L 14-10 N 3,000 5-4-1 Appalachian State H W 42-0 N - 6-4-1

1972 (4-5-1, 2-3-1 GSC) Date S7 S16 S23 S30 O7 O14 O21 O28 N4 N11

1973 (7-2-1, 6-1-0 GSC)

Date S18 S25 O2 O9 O16 O23 O30 N6 N13

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Austin Peay A L 34-0 N 4,617 0-1 Livingston A W 21-20 N 8,500 1-1 SE Louisiana H W 31-6 N 5,500 2-1 Delta State A L 20-14 N 5,000 2-2 Jacksonville State H W 42-28 N 8,000 3-2 Florence State H W 21-14 D 7,000 4-2 McNeese State A L 17-7 N 14,300 4-3 Tennessee-Martin H W 21-0 N 3,000 5-3 NE Louisiana N W 21-7 N 5,500 6-3

Tom Jones 1972-73 l 11-7-2 Tom Jones, another coach with Auburn ties and the second alumnus to come back to Troy, was named head coach and athletics director in February 1972.

Jones came to Troy after serving as the freshman coach at Auburn for five years. Before moving to Auburn, Jones was a successful high school coach in Montgomery, racking up a 93-12-5 record at Robert E. Lee High School. A 1948 graduate from Troy, he lettered in football and baseball for four years and later earned his masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in mathematics from Auburn in 1951.

1975 (6-4, 5-3 GSC) Date S13 S20 S27 O4 O11 O18 O25 N1 N8 N15

Gulf South Conference Champions Date S8 S13 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record NE Louisiana A T 15-15 N 8,350 0-0-1 Livingston A W 7-6 N 8,000 1-0-1 Nicholls State N W 42-7 N 6,500 2-0-1 Ouachita Baptist A W 17-7 D 600 3-0-1 SE Louisiana H W 24-0 N 7,000 4-0-1 Delta State College A W 17-10 N 3,750 5-0-1 Florence State H W 36-7 D 8,300 6-0-1 McNeese State A L 21-6 N 12,000 6-1-1 Tennessee-Martin H W 30-0 N 5,000 7-1-1 Jacksonville State H L 38-14 N 8,100 7-2-1

Byrd Whigham 1974-75 l 12-8-0

1971 (6-3, 5-1 GSC)

Gulf South Conference Champions

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Elon N W 28-24 N - 1-0 Austin Peay N W 27-0 N - 2-0 Livingston A L 14-3 N - 2-1 Ouachita Baptist H L 14-0 N - 2-2 SE Louisiana A L 20-19 N - 2-3 Delta State H L 22-17 D - 2-4 Florence State A W 33-0 N - 3-4 McNeese State N L 13-7 N - 3-5 Tennessee-Martin A W 28-23 D - 4-5 Jacksonville State A T 14-14 N - 4-5-1

Two months before the 1974 season began, Byrd Whigham was named head coach after the departure of Tom Jones. Whigham came to Troy after stints as a high school coach in Florida and as an assistant coach at Auburn and Georgia. Prior to Troy, Whigham held a 92-12-2 record as a high school coach in Florida. In 1967, he joined the coaching staff at Auburn, where he coordinated recruiting for the Tigers. He later left for Georgia, where he served as head freshman coach for three seasons, holding a 10-4-1 record.

1974 (6-4, 4-4 GSC) Date S7 S13 S21 S28 O5 O12 O19 O26 N9 N16

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record NW Louisiana N W 28-6 N 7,500 1-0 NE Louisiana H W 30-19 N 7,000 2-0 Alabama State A W 28-14 N 15,000 3-0 Nicholls State A W 26-0 N 8,500 4-0 Livingston H L 33-36 N 7,500 4-1 SE Louisiana A L 35-25 N 9,000 4-2 Delta State H L 21-9 D 9,000 4-3 North Alabama A W 36-29 D 8,300 5-3 Tennessee-Martin A W 47-35 D 7,000 6-3 Jacksonville State A L 23-12 N 8,500 6-4

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Abilene Christian N L 34-7 N 8,400 0-1 Alabama State A W 13-10 N 12,000 1-1 Nicholls State H L 17-13 N 5,000 1-2 Livingston A W 17-14 N 5,000 2-2 SE Louisiana H W 26-7 N 3,000 3-2 Delta State A L 31-25 N 6,200 3-3 North Alabama H L 49-26 D 9,000 3-4 Northwestern State A W 24-0 N 700 4-4 Tennessee-Martin H W 17-0 N 2,000 5-4 Jacksonville State H W 26-10 N 7,000 6-4

Charlie Bradshaw 1976-82 l 40-27-2 A former letterwinner at Kentucky under legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant and a former head coach at Kentucky, Charlie Bradshaw was named the 16th head coach at Troy in December 1975. Bradshaw starred at Kentucky and went on to join Bryant's staff in 1954 after coaching Bart Starr through his high school career at Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, Ala. Bradshaw stayed at Kentucky until 1958, when Bryant became the head coach at Alabama. He coached with Bryant until 1961, when he returned to Kentucky as its head coach. He coached seven seasons at Kentucky, holding a 25-41-4 record. He resigned in 1969 to accept a position at Texas A&M, where he spent the next two seasons. He left coaching to enter private business before coming to Troy and led the Trojans to five straight winning seasons in his first five years, the only coach in school history to accomplish that feat.

1976 (8-1-1, 6-1 GSC)

Gulf South Conference Champions Date S4 S11 S18 S25 O2 O9 O16 O23 N6 N13

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Angelo State N W 38-9 N 6,000 1-0 Western Kentucky A T 10-10 D 16,750 1-0-1 Alabama State A W 17-16 N 13,500 2-0-1 Nicholls State A W 14-9 N 11,500 3-0-1 Livingston H W 17-9 N 8,600 4-0-1 SE Louisiana A L 21-7 N 8,300 4-1-1 Delta State H W 29-20 N 6,000 5-1-1 North Alabama A W 17-3 N 3,500 6-1-1 Mississippi College H W 38-6 D 10,000 7-1-1 Jacksonville State A W 19-16 N 10,300 8-1-1

Date S3 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Southern Miss N L 42-19 N 12,000 0-1 Nevada-Las Vegas A L 35-28 D 13,424 0-2 Nicholls State H W 23-6 N 6,500 1-2 Livingston A W 10-0 N 4,000 2-2 SE Louisiana H W 17-15 N 7,000 3-2 Delta State A W 10-7 N 2,000 4-2 North Alabama H W 34-27 D 9,000 5-2 Northern Michigan A W 49-28 D 11,020 6-2 Mississippi College A L 17-15 N 5,781 6-3 Jacksonville State H L 17-9 N 10,000 6-4

1977 (6-4, 4-3 GSC)

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Trojan Football History year-by-year results

1978 (7-2, 5-2 GSC) Date S16 S23 S30 O7 O14 O21 O28 N4 N11

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Eastern Kentucky H W 16-10 N 7,000 1-0 Nicholls State A W 16-6 N 7,325 2-0 Livingston H W 38-7 N 7,100 3-0 SE Louisiana A L 45-7 N 7,500 3-1 Delta State H W 21-6 N 5,250 4-1 North Alabama A W 17-0 N 8,000 5-1 Tennessee Tech H W 45-0 N 6,850 6-1 Mississippi College H W 27-16 D 9,000 7-1 Jacksonville State A L 42-21 N 11,500 7-2

Date S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Texas A&I H L 7-6 N 8,500 0-1 Eastern Kentucky A L 15-0 D 15,200 0-2 Nicholls State H W 35-15 N - 1-2 Livingston A W 64-0 N - 2-2 SE Louisiana H W 24-0 N 6,500 3-2 Delta State A W 28-0 D - 4-2 North Alabama H W 27-14 D 10,236 5-2 Tennessee Tech A T 17-17 D 2,500 5-2-1 Mississippi College A L 38-21 N 5,175 5-3-1 Jacksonville State H W 12-10 N - 6-3-1

Date S13 S20 S27 O4 O11 O18 O25 N1 N8 N15

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Texas A&I A W 14-7 N 8,200 1-0 Tennessee-Martin H W 30-0 N 7,200 2-0 Nicholls State A W 25-15 N 6,800 3-0 Mississippi College H W 30-0 N 6,500 4-0 SE Louisiana A W 21-10 N 9,300 5-0 Delta State H W 35-7 N 4,000 6-0 North Alabama A L 31-22 N 11,000 6-1 Tennessee Tech H W 52-3 D 8,100 7-1 Livingston N W 37-20 N 6,000 8-1 Jacksonville State A L 13-8 N 13,000 8-2

Date S12 S19 S26 O3 O10 O17 O24 O31 N7 N14

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Tennessee-Martin A L 19-7 D - 0-1 Albany State N W 43-0 N - 1-1 Nicholls State H W 26-23 N - 2-1 Mississippi College A L 19-13 N - 2-2 S.E. Louisiana H L 22-21 N - 2-3 Delta State A W 7-0 N - 3-3 North Alabama H L 24-13 D - 3-4 Tennessee-Tech A L 37-28 D - 3-5 Livingston A L 17-0 N - 3-6 Jacksonville State H L 31-24 N - 3-7

Date S11 S18 S25 O2 O9 O16 O23 O30 N6 N13

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Chattanooga A L 24-20 N - 0-1 Valdosta State A L 24-21 N - 0-2 Nicholls State A L 10-3 N - 0-3 Mississippi College H L 31-7 N - 0-4 SE Louisiana A L 21-7 N - 0-5 Delta State H L 13-10 D - 0-6 North Alabama A L 38-6 N - 0-7 Tennessee-Martin H W 54-10 D - 1-7 Livingston H W 45-0 N - 2-7 Jacksonville State A L 49-14 N - 2-8

1979 (6-3-1, 4-1 GSC)

1980 (8-2, 4-2 GSC)

1981 (3-7, 1-5 GSC)

1982 (2-8, 2-5 GSC)

186

Chan Gailey

Rick Rhoades 1985-87 l 28-7-1

1983-84 l 19-5-0 Chan Gailey, now Georgia Tech's head coach, began his coaching career as the defensive backfield coach at Troy in 1976. He left Troy in 1978 to join the Air Force Academy as defensive backfield coach. He was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1981. In his two seasons at Troy, Gailey led the Trojans to 19 wins, including the 1984 Division II national championship. Gailey left Troy following the national title for jobs in the NFL that would eventually lead to him becoming head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

That was preceded by stints as the head coach of the Birmingham Fire of the World League and a one-year stint as head coach at Samford University.

1983 (7-4, 4-3 GSC) Date S3 S10 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Tuskegee N W 33-6 D - 1-0 Nicholls State H W 33-25 N - 2-0 Valdosta State H W 13-12 N - 3-0 Georgia Southern A W 28-27 N - 4-0 Mississippi College A L 17-0 N - 4-1 SE Louisiana H L 34-15 N - 4-2 Delta State A W 26-21 D - 5-2 North Alabama H L 42-21 D - 5-3 Tennessee-Martin A L 17-14 D - 5-4 Livingston A W 35-22 N - 6-4 Jacksonville State H W 45-3 D - 7-4

1984 (12-1, 6-1 GSC)

Gulf South Conference Champions Division II National Champions Date S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10 N24 D1 D8

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Nicholls State H W 26-7 N - 1-0 Florida A&M A W 17-3 N - 2-0 Livingston H W 35-26 N - 3-0 West Georgia A W 41-10 N - 4-0 Valdosta State N W 27-12 N - 5-0 Mississippi College A W 14-7 D - 6-0 Delta State H W 35-20 N - 7-0 North Alabama A L 13-10 N - 7-1 Tennessee-Martin H W 31-7 D - 8-1 Jacksonville State A W 42-39 N - 9-1 Central State(Ohio) H W 31-21 D - 10-1 Towson State H W 45-3 D - 11-1 North Dakota State N W 18-17 D - 12-1

Rick Rhoades, now Delta State's head coach, became the 18th head coach in Troy's history after taking over for Chan Gailey. Rhoades served as defensive coordinator under Gailey and as offensive line coach at Troy in 1978 and 1979. Between his stints at Troy, Rhoades was offensive coordinator at North Alabama. Rhoades picked up where Gailey left off, leading the Trojans to 27 wins in three seasons and the 1987 Division II national championship. Rhoades left after the national title to become head coach at Southern Illinois, Nicholls State and several Alabama high schools before joining the Birmingham Thunderbolts of the XFL as offensive line coach.

1985 (6-4, 5-2 GSC) Date S14 S21 S28 O5 O12 O19 O26 N2 N9 N16

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Nicholls State A L 40-22 N - 0-1 Georgia Southern H L 17-10 N - 0-2 Livingston A W 38-7 N - 1-2 West Georgia H W 42-0 D - 2-2 Valdosta State A W 10-3 N - 3-2 Mississippi College N L 45-21 D - 3-3 Delta State A W 31-7 D - 4-3 North Alabama H L 9-7 N - 4-4 Tennessee-Martin A W 44-19 D - 5-4 Jacksonville State H W 31-14 N - 6-4

1986 (10-2, 7-0 GSC)

Gulf South Conference Champions Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record S6 West Texas State A W 38-32 N - 1-0 S13 Nicholls State H L 26-25 N - 1-1 S27 Livingston H W 28-6 N - 2-1 O4 West Georgia A W 34-21 N - 3-1 O11 Valdosta State H W 45-10 N - 4-1 O18 Mississippi College A W 10-0 N - 5-1 O25 Delta State H W 31-13 N - 6-1 N1 North Alabama A W 38-9 N - 7-1 N8 Tennessee-Martin H W 50-30 D - 8-1 N15 Jacksonville State A W 45-43 N - 9-1 N29 Virginia Union H W 31-7 - - 10-1 D6 South Dakota A L 42-28 - - 10-2

1987 (12-1-1, 7-0 GSC)

Gulf South Conference Champions NCAA Division II National Champions Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record S5 Southeast Missouri A L 18-17 - - 0-1 S12 Nicholls State A T 17-17 - - 0-1-1 S19 West Texas H W 45-0 - - 1-1-1 S26 Livingston A W 24-17 - - 2-1-1 O3 West Georgia H W 44-6 - - 3-1-1 O10 Valdosta State A W 44-7 - - 4-1-1 O17 Mississippi College H W 48-21 - - 5-1-1 O24 Delta State A W 38-6 - - 6-1-1 O31 North Alabama H W 38-3 - - 7-1-1 N7 Tennessee-Martin A W 31-21 - - 8-1-1 N14 Jacksonville State H W 14-9 - 8,000 9-1-1 N21 Winston-Salem H W 45-14 D - 10-1-1 N28 Central Florida A W 31-10 - - 11-1-1 D5 Portland State N W 31-17 - - 12-1-1

Trojan Football History year-by-year results Robert Maddox

Larry Blakeney 1991- present 119-60-1

1988-90 l 13-17-0 Robert Maddox, a former star for Troy University in 1975 and 1976, and a 1977 Troy graduate, was named the 19th head coach in school history after Rick Rhoades resigned. Maddox served as defensive coordinator under Rhoades and was an assistant at Troy for nine seasons before taking the reins of the program. In his three seasons as head coach, Maddox's best season was his last, when he finished 5-5 in 1990. He resigned as head coach following the final game of that season.

1988 (4-6, 3-5 GSC) Date S3 S10 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record SE Missouri State H W 26-13 N - 1-0 Livingston H W 28-14 N 3,000 2-0 Central Florida A L 26-18 N 31,789 2-1 West Georgia A W 38-3 D 2,500 3-1 Valdosta State H L 21-16 N 3,000 3-2 Mississippi College A L 18-12 N 4,100 3-3 Delta State H L 24-21 N 7,200 3-4 North Alabama A W 30-7 N 2,600 4-4 Tennessee- Martin H L 27-23 D 10,000 4-5 Jacksonville State A L 31-3 D 15,350 4-6

Date S2 S9 S16 S23 S30 O7 O14 O21 O28 N4

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Alabama State A L 16-13 D 12,000 0-1 Livingston A W 24-17 D 4,500 1-1 Central Florida H W 20-6 N 8,000 2-1 West Georgia H L 28-14 N 6,200 2-2 Valdosta State A L 20-14 D 5,138 2-3 Mississippi College H L 45-7 N 7,000 2-4 Delta State A L 38-28 D 4,680 2-5 North Alabama H W 23-16 D 11,000 3-5 Tennessee-Martin A W 14-6 D 2,250 4-5 Jacksonville State H L 38-3 N 8,000 4-6

Date S1 S8 S15 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Central Florida A L 16-10 N 22,462 0-1 West Georgia N W 28-7 D 3,000 1-1 Livingston H W 31-6 N 6,400 2-1 Valdosta State H L 22-20 N 6,750 2-2 Mississippi College A L 36-16 N 6,110 2-3 Delta State H W 42-28 N 6,500 3-3 North Alabama A L 17-6 N 4,900 3-4 Tennessee-Martin H W 41-33 D 9,000 4-4 Jacksonville State A L 21-10 N 15,500 4-5 Nicholls State H W 24-23 N 3,000 5-5

1989 (4-6, 3-5 GSC)

1990 (5-5, 5-3 GSC)

The winningest coach in Troy history, Larry Blakeney was named the 20th head coach in school history on D3, 1990. Blakeney continued the school's strong ties to Auburn, having served as an assistant coach for the Tigers from 1977 until coming to Troy. As wide receivers coach and offensive play-caller for the Tigers, he helped lead Auburn to four SEC titles and coached in nine bowl games. A three-year letterwinner under Ralph "Shug" Jordan, Blakeney led the Trojans through their move from Division II to Division I-AA and then to Division I-A in 2001. He was responsible for bringing Troy back to national prominence, leading the Trojans to the I-AA semifinals twice. In Troy's first season in Division I-A, Blakeney guided the Trojans to a 7-4 record and a win over Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State.

1991 (5-6) Date A31 S14 S21 S28 O5 O12 O19 O26 N2 N9 N16

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Central Florida A L 21-10 N 18,586 0-1 West Georgia H W 13-10 N 3,500 1-1 Nicholls State H L 25-17 N 4,750 1-2 Alabama State A L 22-19 N 14,300 1-3 Valdosta State A W 20-14 D 3,378 2-3 Southern Illinois H W 30-13 D 5,500 3-3 Western Kentucky A W 39-23 N 10,980 4-3 North Alabama H W 31-9 D 10,500 5-3 Samford A L 24-22 D 7,131 5-4 Arkansas State A L 20-17 D 16,015 5-5 Georgia Southern A L 19-12 D 18,590 5-6

Date S5 S12 S19 S26 O3 O10 O17 O24 N7 N14 N21

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Southern Illinois A W 37-13 D 7,000 1-0 Northwestern State H W 38-19 N 7,200 2-0 Central Florida A W 20-16 N 7,755 3-0 Alabama State H W 31-14 N 15,000 4-0 Valdosta State H W 26-10 N 4,000 5-0 Arkansas State A W 41-7 D 7,500 6-0 Liberty A L 9-7 D 3,000 6-1 North Alabama A W 24-10 N 6,117 7-1 Samford H W 29-24 D 15,000 8-1 Georgia Southern A W 21-0 D 15,665 9-1 Nicholls State A W 21-0 N 2,005 10-1

1992 (10-1)

1993 (12-1-1)

NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals Date S6 S11 S18 S25 O2 O9 O23 O30 N6 N13 N20 N27 D4 D12

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record UAB A W 37-3 N 14,207 1-0-0 Northwestern State A W 21-14 N 10,300 2-0-0 Nicholls State A W 24-17 N 3,817 3-0-0 Alabama State A W 38-3 N 19,137 4-0-0 Charleston So. H W 56-0 D 7,200 5-0-0 Liberty H W 35-13 D 8,700 6-0-0 Central State(OH) H T 21-21 D 12,100 6-0-1 Central Florida H W 29-15 D 5,100 7-0-1 Western Kentucky H W 31-24 D 5,100 8-0-1 Alcorn State H W 63-21 D 10,100 9-0-1 Samford A W 52-24 D 5,064 10-0-1 Stephen F. Austin H W 42-20 D 4,500 11-0-1 McNeese State A W 35-28 D 20,000 12-0-1 Marshall A L 24-21 D 14,472 12-1-1

1994 (8-4)

NCAA Division I-AA First Round Date S10 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12 N17 N26

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Connecticut A W 31-21 N 14,289 1-0 SW Louisiana A W 39-20 N 22,616 2-0 Alabama State H W 49-27 N 14,218 3-0 Northwestern State A L 24-20 N 5,225 3-1 Nicholls State H W 35-14 N 8,642 4-1 Charleston Southern H W 55-20 D 13,821 5-1 Central Florida A W 39-38 D 27,003 6-1 Western Kentucky A W 38-16 N 6,400 7-1 Cincinnati A L 28-24 D 15,996 7-2 Alcorn State A L 47-44 D 9,600 7-3 Samford H W 30-26 D 14,329 8-3 James Madison A L 45-26 D - 8-4

1995 (11-1)

NCAA Division I-AA First Round Date A31 S9 S16 S23 S30 O7 O14 O21 O28 N11 N16 N25

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record East Tennessee St. H W 31-7 N 9,321 1-0 Northwestern State H W 34-17 N 6,300 2-0 Nicholls State A W 17-3 N 4,017 3-0 Alabama State A W 28-10 N 8,000 4-0 Western Kentucky H W 56-39 N 11,600 5-0 NE Louisiana A W 20-10 N 19,267 6-0 Charleston Southern A W 66-7 D 2,131 7-0 Jacksonville State H W 35-7 N 15,500 8-0 UAB H W 60-7 N 15,100 9-0 Central Florida A W 28-17 D 12,312 10-0 Samford A W 50-20 N 5,512 11-0 Georgia Southern H L 24-21 D 6,000 11-1

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Trojan Football History year-by-year results 1998 (8-4, 5-2 SFL)

NCAA Division I-AA First Round Date S5 S12 S19 S26 O3 O17 O22 O31 N7 N14 N21 N28

1996 1996 (12-2, 5-1 SFL)

Southland Football League Champions NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals Date A31 S7 S21 S28 O5 O12 O19 O26 N9 N16 N21 N30 D7 D14

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Alcorn State A W 61-7 N - 1-0 Eastern Kentucky A W 40-38 N 13,300 2-0 Nicholls State H W 37-7 N 12,800 3-0 Stephen F. Austin A L 13-10 N 13,486 3-1 Alabama State H W 37-6 N 13,000 4-1 McNeese State H W 16-12 N - 5-1 SW Texas State H W 24-13 N 14,000 6-1 Jacksonville State A W 31-21 N 11,500 7-1 Northwestern State A W 26-13 N - 8-1 Sam Houston State A W 35-14 D 5,014 9-1 Samford H W 50-10 N - 10-1 Florida A & M H W 29-25 D 10,200 11-1 Murray State H W 31-3 D - 12-1 Montana A L 70-7 D - 12-2

Date A30 S6 S13 S20 O2 O11 O18 O25 N1 N16 N20

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Alcorn State N W 30-0 N - 1-0 Eastern Kentucky H W 21-12 D - 2-0 Alabama State A W 20-13 N 10,500 3-0 Nicholls State A L 22-20 N 4,218 3-1 SW Texas State A L 31-17 N 8,541 3-2 Sam Houston State H W/OT 13-10 N - 4-2 Stephen F. Austin H L 20-13 N - 4-3 Samford A L 25-14 D - 4-4 Northwestern State H L 14-13 D - 4-5 McNeese State A L 10-7 N - 4-6 Jacksonville State H W 49-0 N 8,900 5-6

1997 (5-6, 2-5 SFL)

1999 (11-2, 6-1 SFL)

Southland Football League Champions

NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals Date S11 S19 S25 O2 O9 O16 O23 O30 N6 N13 N20 N27 D4

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Cincinnati A W 31-24 N 16,091 1-0 Alabama State A W 27-20 N 18,107 2-0 South Florida H W 41-24 N 17,311 3-0 Middle Tennessee A W 48-31 N 17,137 4-0 Northwestern State H W 24-21 N 17,212 5-0 Southwest Texas A W 24-17 N 8,733 6-0 Sam Houston State H W 41-16 D 17,426 7-0 Nicholls State A W 20-0 N 2,536 8-0 Stephen F. Austin H W 27-7 N 17,122 9-0 McNeese State A L 24-7 N 12,418 9-1 Jacksonville State H W 35-16 N 17,266 10-1 James Madison H W 27-7 D 10,102 11-1 Florida A & M H L 17-10 D 12,689 11-2

2000 (10-2, 7-0 SFL)

Southland Football League Champions

Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record S2 Alabama A & M A W 28-13 N 9,771 1-0 S9 Appalachian State A W 34-30 N 16,631 2-0 S16 Alabama State H W 62-19 N 21,316 3-0 S30 South Florida A L 20-10 N 25,786 3-1 O7 Northwestern State A *L(W) 24-17 N 12,261 4-1 O14 Southwest Texas H W 31-17 N 15,779 5-1 O21 Sam Houston State A W 23-21 N 5,600 6-1 O28 Nicholls State H W 41-12 D 17,547 7-1 N4 Stephen F. Austin A W 6-0 D 4,806 8-1 N11 McNeese State H W 20-16 D 15,715 9-1 N18 Jacksonville State A W 28-0 N 5,717 10-1 N25 Appalachian State H L 33-30 D 4,916 10-2 *game later forfeited

2001 (7-4)

Inaugural Division I-A Season Date S1 S8 S22 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10 N17 D1

188

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Alabama State H W 26-0 N 18,845 1-0 Marshall A L 42-12 N 25,652 1-1 Chattanooga A W 23-6 D 7,618 2-1 Samford H W 27-23 N 16,574 3-1 Sam Houston State A W 17-14 N 6,754 4-1 Stephen F. Austin A L 21-14 D 12,421 4-2 Southwest Texas H W 20-17 N 16,780 5-2 Northwestern State A W 14-13 D 10,362 6-2 Nicholls State H W 31-10 D 16,631 7-2 McNeese State H L 23-3 D 16,125 7-3 Jacksonville State A W 31-7 D 14,987 8-3 Florida A & M A L 27-17 D 16,509 8-4

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Nebraska A L 42-14 D 77,812 0-1 Middle Tennessee A L 54-17 N 21,723 0-2 Nicholls State H W 26-0 N 18,154 1-2 Miami A L 38-7 N 36,617 1-3 Mississippi State A W 21-9 D 26,000 2-3 Cal St.-Northridge H W 44-31 D 16,852 3-3 Southern Utah H W 20-17 D 17,162 4-3 Maryland A L 47-14 D 38,415 4-4 Louisiana-Monroe A W 44-12 N 8,137 5-4 Jacksonville State H W 21-3 D 17,357 6-4 North Texas H W 18-16 D 15,307 7-4

2002 (4-8) Date A31 S7 S14 S21 S28 O5 O12 O19 O26 N2 N9 N16

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Nebraska A L 16-31 N 77,831 0-1 UAB A L 26-27 N 22,203 0-2 Southern Utah H W 40-15 N 15,288 1-2 Iowa State A L 12-42 N 44,896 1-3 Missouri A L 7-44 D 50,220 1-4 Austin Peay H W 41-3 N 13,510 2-4 Mississippi State A L 8-11 D 49,546 2-5 Marshall A L 7-24 N 27,121 2-6 Florida Atlantic H W 21-6 D 12,465 3-6 Arkansas A L 0-23 D 42,814 3-7 Florida A&M N W 24-7 D 13,894 4-7 Utah State H L/OT 16-19 D 12,348 4-8

Date A30 S6 S13 S20 S27 O4 O18 O25 O30 N8 N15 N22

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Kansas State A L 5-41 N 41,812 0-1 Minnesota A L 7-48 N 31,393 0-2 UAB A W 20-9 N 18,216 1-2 Southeastern La. H W 28-0 D 19,889 2-2 Marshall H W 33-24 N 26,000 3-2 Nebraska A L 0-30 D 77,825 3-3 Fla. International H W 21-10 D 19,417 4-3 Virginia A L 0-24 D 57,580 4-4 North Texas A L 0-21 N 11,128 4-5 Middle Tennessee A L 20-27 N 6,563 4-6 Utah State A W 23-14 D 9,291 5-6 Louisiana-Monroe H W 28-24 D 19,057 6-6

2003 (6-6)

2004 (7-5, 5-2 SBC)

First Season in Sun Belt Conference

Date Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record S4 Marshall A W 17-15 D 29,382 1-0 S9 #17 Missouri H W 24-14 N 26,574 2-0 S18 New Mexico State A L 18-22 N 17,587 2-1 S25 South Carolina A L 7-17 N 79,700 2-2 O2 Utah State H W 49-21 D 20,029 3-2 O16 Arkansas State A L 9-13 N 16,135 3-3 O23 #17 LSU A L 20-24 N 89,493 3-4 O30 Idaho H W 47-7 D 20,151 4-4 N6 Florida Atlantic H W 24-6 D 20,515 5-4 N13 Louisiana-Lafayette A W 13-10 N 15,077 6-4 N20 Middle Tennessee H W 37-17 N 18,871 7-4 D30 Northern Illinois$ N L 21-34 N 21,456 7-5 $ = Silicon Valley Football Classic, San Jose, Calif.

2005 (4-7, 3-4 SBC) Date S3 S10 S17 S24 O04 O15 O20 O29 N5 N12 N26

Opponent H/A/N W/L Score D/N Att. Record Cal Poly H W 27-10 N 18,536 1-0 UAB H L 7-27 N 22,299 1-1 Missouri A L 21-52 D 50,167 1-2 South Carolina A L 20-45 N 79,125 1-3 North Texas A W 13-10 N 17,644 2-3 Louisiana-Monroe A L 3-27 D 10,813 2-4 FIU H W 18-13 N 18,232 3-4 Louisiana-Lafayette A L/OT 28-31 D 21,204 3-5 Florida Atlantic H W 28-14 D 21,053 4-5 Arkansas State A L 3-9 D 10,474 4-6 Middle Tennessee H L 7-17 D 17,005 4-7

Trojan Football History troy vs. conferences Sun Belt

Troy vs.

Arkansas State Florida Atlantic Fla. International La-Lafayette La.-Monroe Middle Tennessee North Texas vs. Sun Belt

W-L Last Meeting 2-6 2005 3-0 2005 2-0 2005 2-7 2005 5-2-1 2005 2-11 2005 2-1 2005 18-27-1 .384

Atlantic Coast

Troy vs.

Boston College Clemson Duke Georgia Tech Florida State Maryland Miami North Carolina N.C. State Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest vs. ACC

W-L Last Meeting 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 1-4 1951 0-1 2001 0-1 2001 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-1 2003 0-0 None 0-0 None 1-7 .125

Big 12

Troy vs.

Baylor Colorado Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Oklahoma State Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech vs. Big 12

W-L Last Meeting 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-1 2002 0-0 None 0-1 2003 1-2 2005 0-3 2003 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 1-7 .125

Big East

Troy vs.

Cincinnati Connecticut Louisville Pittsburgh Rutgers South Florida Syracuse Temple West Virginia vs. Big East

W-L Last Meeting 1-1 1999 1-0 1994 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 1-1 2000 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 3-2 .600

Big Ten

Troy vs.

Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin vs. Big Ten

W-L Last Meeting 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-1 2003 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-1 .000

Conference USA

Troy vs.

Central Florida East Carolina Houston Marshall Memphis Rice SMU Southern Miss Tulane Tulsa UAB UTEP vs. C-USA

W-L Last Meeting 6-3 1995 0-0 None 0-0 None 2-3 2004 1-4 1941 0-0 None 0-0 None 1-5 1977 0-0 None 0-0 None 3-1 2003 0-0 None 13-16 .448

Mid American

Troy vs.

Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami Ohio Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan vs. MAC

W-L Last Meeting 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-1 2004 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-1 .000

I-A Independents

Troy vs.

Army Navy Notre Dame vs. Independents

W-L Last Meeting 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 .000

Mountain West

Troy vs.

Air Force BYU Colorado State New Mexico San Diego State TCU UNLV Utah Wyoming vs. Mtn. West

W-L Last Meeting 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-1 1977 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-1 .000

Pacific 10

Troy vs.

Arizona Arizona State California Oregon Oregon State Stanford UCLA USC Washington Washington State vs. Pacific 10

W-L Last Meeting 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 .000

Southeastern

Troy vs.

Alabama Arkansas Auburn Georgia Florida Kentucky LSU Mississippi Mississippi St. South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt vs. SEC

W-L Last Meeting 0-0 None 0-1 2002 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-1 2004 0-0 None 1-1 2002 0-2 2005 0-0 None 0-0 None 1-5 .167

Western Athletic

Troy vs.

Boise State Fresno State Hawaii Idaho Louisiana Tech Nevada New Mexico State San Jose State Utah State vs. WAC

W-L Last Meeting 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-0 None 1-0 2004 0-0 None 0-0 None 0-1 2004 0-0 None 2-1 2004 3-2 .600

189

Trojan Football History troy All-time series records Opponent

H

A/N Overall First Last

Abilene Christian 0-0 0-1 Abraham Baldwin 0-0 0-2 Alabama A&M 0-0 1-0 Alabama "B" 1-0 0-0 UAB 1-1 2-1 Alabama State 5-0 7-2 Albany State 0-0 1-0 Alcorn State 1-0 2-1 Alumni Team 0-1 0-0 Andalusia 0-2 0-0 Angelo State 0-0 1-0 Appalachian State 1-1 1-0 Arkansas 0-0 0-1 Arkansas State 1-1 1-5 Auburn Freshmen 2-0 0-1 Austin Peay 3-4 5-3-1 Bethlehem 1-0 0-0 B'ham-Southern 1-0 0-0 BSC Reserves 0-0-1 0-0 Bob Jones Brewton-Parker 1-0 0-0 Brockley Field 1-0 0-0 Cal Poly-SLO 1-0 0-0 Cal State-Northridge 1-0 0-0 Carson-Newman 2-0 0-2 Central Florida 2-0 4-3 Central State 1-0-1 0-0 Charleston Southern 2-0 1-0 Chattanooga 0-0 2-1 Chipola 1-0 0-0 Cincinnati 0-0 1-1 Clanton 0-1 0-0 Clio 2-0 0-0 Columbus 1-0 0-0 Concord 1-0 0-0 Connecticut 0-0 1-0 Cumberland (Tenn.) 1-0-1 0-0 Delta State 11-7 10-12 Dothan 0-0 1-1-2 East Mississippi 1-0 1-0 East Tennessee State 1-0 0-0 Eastern Kentucky 2-0 1-1 Edgar School 1-0 0-0 Elba 0-0 2-0 Elon 0-0 1-0 Enterprise 0-1 0-1 Eufaula 1-0 0-0 Florala 1-0 1-0 Florida A&M 1-1 2-1 Florida Atlantic 3-0 0-0 Florida International 2-0 0-0 Florida State 0-2 1-2 Fort Benning 2-0 1-0 Georgia Southern 4-2 6-1

190

0-1 0-2 1-0 1-0 3-2 12-2 1-0 3-1 0-1 0-2 1-0 2-1 0-1 2-6 2-1 7-7-1 1-0 1-0 0-0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-2 6-3 1-0-1 3-0 2-1 1-0 1-1 0-1 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0-1 21-19 1-1-2 3-0 1-0 3-1 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 2-0 3-2 3-0 2-0 1-4 4-0 10-3

1975 1931 2000 1948 1993 1974 1981 1993 1930 1922 1976 1970 2002 1950 1923 1947 1927 1934 1924 1931 1935 1942 2005 2001 1956 1987 1984 1993 1969 1950 1994 1925 1922 1911 1968 1994 1935 1937 1912 1931 1995 1978 1909 1925 1972 1921 1922 1922 1984 2002 2003 1947 1931 1934

1975 1932 2000 1948 2005 2000 1981 1997 1930 1923 1976 2000 2002 2005 1932 1972 1927 1934 1924 1931 1935 1942 2005 2001 1959 1995 1993 1995 1998 1950 1999 1925 1925 1911 1968 1994 1937 1990 1924 1933 1995 1997 1909 1926 1972 1922 1922 1923 2002 2005 2005 1951 1978 1995

Result Opponent

L, 7-34 L, 0-19 W, 28-13 W, 6-0 L, 27-7 W, 62-19 W, 43-0 W, 30-0 L, 0-6 L, 0-7 W, 38-9 L, 30-33 L, 0-23 L, 3-9 L, 6-35 W, 27-0 W, 19-0 W, 20-0 T, 6-6 W, 13-0 W, 42-7 W, 50-0 W, 27-10 W, 44-31 W, 21-0 W, 28-17 T, 21-21 W, 66-7 W, 23-6 W, 42-0 W, 31-24 L, 3-14 W, 6-0 W, 16-5 W, 76-0 W, 31-21 T, 0-0 W, 42-28 T, 0-0 W, 19-0 W, 31-7 W, 21-12 W, 6-0 W, 40-0 W, 28-24 L, 0-38 W, 25-0 W, 6-0 W, 24-7 W, 28-14 W, 18-13 L, 0-40 W, 21-12 L, 21-24

H

A/N Overall First Last

Result

1932 1968 1923 1926 1922 1911 1932 2004 2002 2001 1999 2003 1993 1967 2005 2005 2004 1926 1922 1948 2004 2001 1930 2000 1941 1935 2001 1951 1935 2005 2003 1990 2002 2005 1996 1928 1911 1996 2003 1960 2004 1926 2001 1932 1992 1984 2005 2004 1977 2000 1941 1973 1925

L, 0-17 W, 47-7 W, 13-6 W, 32-0 W, 33-7 W, 17-0 W, 16-6 W, 47-7 L, 12-42 W, 21-3 W, 27-7 L, 5-41 W, 35-13 W, 75-0 L, 31-28 L, 27-3 L, 20-24 W, 25-6 L, 0-13 W, 19-6 W, 17-15 L, 14-47 W, 7-6 W, 20-16 L, 0-32 L, 7-21 L, 7-38 W, 33-13 W, 44-6 L, 17-7 L, 7-48 L, 16-36 L, 8-11 L, 52-21 L, 7-70 L, 0-6 W, 6-0 W, 31-3 L, 0-30 L, 6-34 L, 18-22 W, 6-0 W, 26-0 L, 13-14 W, 24-10 W, 18-17 L, 13-10 L, 21-34 W, 49-28 W, 2-0 L, 0-21 W, 17-7 W, 25-0

Georgia Tech First Meeting Georgia State 0-1 1932 Gordon Military 2-0 1-0 3-0 1966 Greenville 0-0 1-0 1-0 1923 Hartford (Ala.) 1-0 0-0 1-0 1926 Headland 1-0 0-0 1-0 1922 Highland Park 1-0 0-0 1-0 1911 Howard Freshmen 1-0 0-0 1-0 1932 Idaho 1-0 0-0 1-0 2004 Iowa State 0-0 0-1 0-1 2002 Jacksonville State 17-14 11-17-2 28-33-2 1924 James Madison 1-0 0-1 1-1 1994 Kansas State 0-0 0-1 0-1 2003 Liberty 1-0 0-1 1-1 1992 Louisiana College 2-2 3-1 5-3 1960 Louisiana-Lafayette 1-0 1-7 2-7 1946 Louisiana-Monroe 2-0-1 3-2 5-2-1 1970 LSU 0-0 0-1 0-1 2004 Luverne 2-1 2-1 4-2 1921 Marbury 0-0 0-1 0-1 1922 Marion Institute 7-3 5-3-1 12-6-1 1924 Marshall 1-0 1-3 2-3 1993 Maryland 0-0 0-1 0-1 2001 Maxwell Field 2-0 1-0 3-0 1927 McNeese State 3-4 1-4 4-8 1968 Memphis 0-0 1-4 1-4 1937 Mercer 0-0 0-1 0-1 1935 Miami (Fla.) 0-0 0-1 0-1 2001 Miami Air Base 1-0 0-0 1-0 1951 Middle Georgia 1-1 1-1 2-2 1932 Middle Tennessee 1-3 1-8 2-11 1936 Minnesota 0-0 0-1 0-1 2003 Mississippi College 4-2 3-9 7-11 1963 Mississippi State 0-0 1-1 1-1 2001 Missouri 1-0 0-2 1-2 2002 Montana 0-0 0-1 0-1 1996 Mont. Nighthawks 0-0 0-1 0-1 1928 Montgomery O.P.X. 2-0-1 0-0 2-0-1 1910 Murray State 1-0 0-0 1-0 1996 Nebraska 0-0 0-3 0-3 2001 Newberry 1-1-1 0-4 1-6-1 1936 New Mexico State 0-0 0-1 0-1 2004 Newton 2-0 1-0 3-0 1923 Nicholls State 12-4-1 8-2 20-6-1 1973 Norman 0-0-1 0-1 0-1-1 1931 North Alabama 9-12 12-11 21-23 1949 North Dakota State 0-0 1-0 1-0 1984 North Texas 1-0 1-1 2-1 2001 Northern Illinois 0-0 0-1 0-1 2004 Northern Michigan 0-0 1-0 1-0 1977 Northwestern (La.) St. 3-2 7-1 10-3 1966 Oglethorpe 0-2 1-2 1-4 1935 Ouachita Baptist 1-1 0-0 1-1 1972 Ozark 2-0 0-0 2-0 1912

Trojan Football History troy All-time series records

Opponent

H

Palmer 4-0 Pensacola Navy 2-1 Portland State 0-0 Presbyterian 2-0 Ramer 0-2 Red Level 0-0 Repton 1-0 Sam Houston State 2-0 Samford 6-3 Samford Reserves 0-0-1 Sidney Lanier 0-0-1 Snead 0-0 South Carolina 0-0 South Dakota 0-0 South Florida 1-0 Southeast Missouri 1-0 Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 Southern Illinois 1-0 Southern Miss 0-0 Southern Union 1-0 Southern Utah 2-0 Southwest Mississippi 0-0 Southwest Texas State 3-0 Spring Hill 0-0 St. Bernard 3-0 Stephen F. Austin 2-1

A/N Overall First Last

2-0 0-1 1-0 0-2 0-1 0-0-1 0-0 5-0-1 8-8 0-1 0-3 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-6 1-0 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-5 0-0 1-2

7-0 3-2 1-0 2-2 0-3 0-0-1 1-0 7-0-1 14-11 0-1-1 0-3-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 1-1 1-1 8-10 2-0 1-5 1-0 2-0 0-1 4-1 1-5 3-0-1 3-3

1925 1933 1987 1962 1921 1926 1921 1968 1927 1924 1910 1940 2004 1986 1999 1987 1942 1991 1935 1932 2001 1937 1996 1934 1941 1993

1931 1949 1987 1965 1925 1926 1921 2000 1998 1926 1922 1940 2005 1986 2000 1988 2003 1992 1977 1932 2002 1937 2000 1955 1948 2000

Result Opponent

W, 43-6 L, 6-12 W, 31-17 L, 0-21 L, 12-14 T, 0-0 W, 12-6 W, 23-21 W, 27-23 L, 2-6 L, 0-21 L, 6-7 L, 20-45 L, 28-42 L, 10-20 W, 26-13 W, 28-0 W, 37-13 L, 19-42 W, 62-0 W, 40-15 L, 7-13 W, 31-7 L, 0-20 W, 32-0 W, 6-0

H

A/N Overall First Last

Stetson 0-0 1-5 1-5 Tampa 1-2 0-13 1-15 Tennessee-Martin 8-5 6-8 14-13 Tennessee Tech 2-0 0-1-1 2-1-1 Tennessee Wesleyan 0-0 0-1 0-1 Texas A&I 0-1 1-1 2-1 Towson 1-0 0-0 1-0 Troy 1-0 1-0 2-0 Tuskegee 0-0 1-0 1-0 Union (Tenn.)

1-0 1-0 2-1 Union Springs 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-2 UNLV 0-0 0-1 0-1 Utah State 1-1 1-0 2-1 Valdosta State 3-2 4-2 7-4 Virginia 0-0 0-1 0-1 Virginia Union 1-0 0-0 1-0 West Alabama 18-3-1 22-3-1 40-8-2 West Georgia 5-1 4-1 9-2 West Texas 1-0 1-0 2-0 Western Kentucky 2-0-1 2-0 4-0-1 Wetumpka 3-0-1 1-1 4-1-1 William Carey 0-1 0-0 0-1 Williamette 0-0 0-1 1-0 Winston-Salem State 1-0 0-0 1-0 OVERALL 446-334-27 2006 Opponents In Bold

1946 1934 1960 1978 1938 1968 1984 1923 1983 1947 1909 1977 2002 1982 2003 1986 1938 1947 1986 1976 1910 1955 1968 1987 (.569)

1955 1963 1990 1981 1938 1980 1984 1925 1983 1949 1909 1977 2004 1992 2003 1986 1990 1991 1987 1995 1924 1955 1968 1987

Result

L, 0-7 W, 7-0 W, 41-33 L, 28-37 L, 6-30 W, 14-6 W, 45-3 W, 14-0 W, 33-6 W, 33-6 T, 0-0 L, 28-35 W, 49-21 W, 26-10 L, 0-24 W, 31-7 W, 31-6 W, 13-10 W, 45-0 W, 56-39 W, 7-0 L, 0-23 W, 63-10 W, 45-14

troy series vs. 2006 opponents UAB (3-2)

H: 1-0, A: 2-1)

Year 1993 1995 2002 2003 2005

Site A H A A H

W/L W W L W L

Score 37-3 60-7 26-27 20-9 7-27

Alabama State (12-2) Year 1974 1975 1976 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

H: 5-0, A: 7-2 Site A A A A A H A H A H A H A H

W/L W W W L L W W W W W W W W W

Score 28-14 13-10 17-16 13-16 19-22 31-14 38-3 49-27 28-10 37-6 20-13 26-0 27-20 62-19

Arkansas State (2-6) Year 1950 1951 1966 1967 1991 1992 2004 2005

H: 1-1, A: 1-5 Site A H H A A A A A

W/L L L W L L W L L

Score 0-27 0-39 41-7 21-26 17-20 41-7 13-9 3-9

Florida Atlantic (3-0) Year 2002 2004 2005

H: 3-0

Site H H H

W/L W W W

Score 21-6 24-6 28-14

FIU (2-0) Year 2003 2005

H: 2-0

Site W/L Score H W 21-10 H W 18-13

Florida State(1-4)

Year 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951

H: 0-2, A: 1-2 Site A H A H A

W/L W L L L L

Score 36-6 13-20 0-20 7-26 0-40

Georgia Tech (0-0) First meeting

UL-Lafayette (2-7) Year 1946 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1994 2004 2005

H: 1-0, A: 1-7 Site A A A A H A A A A

W/L Score L 0-64 L 19-26 L 25-48 L 14-40 L 7-44 L 14-54 W 39-20 W 13-10 L 31-28 (ot)

UL-Monroe (5-2-1)

H:2-0-1, A: 2-2, N: 1-0

Year 1970 1971 1973 1974 1995 2001 2003 2005

Site A N H H A A H A

W/L L W T W W W W L

Score 10-14 21-7 15-15 20-19 20-10 44-12 28-24 3-27

Middle Tennessee (2-11) Year 1936 1937 1939 1942 1946 1947 1952 1953 1999

H: 1-2, A: 1-8 Site A H A A A A A H A

W/L L L L L L L L L W

Score 0-19 0-13 7-14 0-29 0-12 17-41 7-33 0-6 48-31

2001 2003 2004 2005

A A H H

L L W L

17-54 20-27 37-17 17-7

Nebraska (0-3) Year 2001 2002 2003

A: 0-3

Site A A A

W/L L L L

Score 14-42 16-31 0-30

North Texas (2-1) Year 2001 2003 2005

H: 1-0, A: 1-1 Site H A A

W/L W L W

Score 18-16 0-21 13-10

191

Trojan Football History television history (36-29)

Year Opponent Site 1981 North Alabama Troy 1983 North Alabama Troy 1984 North Dakota State Kingsville, Texas 1987 Portland State Florence, Ala. 1993 Marshall Huntington, W. Va. 1994 Samford Troy 1995 East Tennessee State Troy 1995 UAB Troy 1995 Samford Birmingham, Ala. 1996 Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 1996 Alabama State Troy 1996 Montana Missoula, Mont.

1997 Eastern Kentucky Troy 1997 Southwest Texas San Marcos, Texas 1998 Alabama State Troy 1998 Samford Troy 1998 Southwest Texas Troy 1998 Nicholls State Troy 1998 McNeese State Troy 1999 South Florida Troy 1999 Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn.

1999 Northwestern State Troy 1999 Sam Houston State Troy 1999 Stephen F. Austin Troy 1999 Jacksonville State Troy 1999 James Madison Troy 1999 Florida A&M Troy 2000 Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 2000 Alabama State Troy 2000 South Florida Tampa, Fla. 2000 Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 2000 Southwest Texas Troy 2000 McNeese State Troy 2000 Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. 2000 Appalachian State Troy 2001 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 2001 Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn.

2001 Miami Miami, Fla. 2001 Maryland College Park, Md. 2001 Jacksonville State Troy 2002 UAB Birmingham, Ala. 2002 Marshall Huntingdon, W. Va. 2002 Florida A&M Mobile, Ala. 2002 Utah State Troy 2003 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn.

2003 Southeastern Louisiana Troy 2003 Marshall Troy 2003 North Texas Denton, Texas 2003 Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn.

2003 Louisiana-Monroe Troy 2004 Marshall Huntington, W. Va. 2004 Missouri Troy 2004 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 2004 Utah State Troy 2004 LSU Baton Rouge, La.

192

Result Network L, 13-24 CBS L, 21-41 CBS W, 18-17 NCAA W, 31-14 ESPN L, 21-24 Prime W, 30-26 SS W, 31-7 SS W, 60-7 SS W, 50-20 SS L, 10-13 Prime W, 37-6 SS L, 7-70 SS W, 21-12 Fox SS L, 17-31 Fox SS W, 26-0 ACN W, 27-24 ACN W, 20-17 FSN W, 31-10 ACN L, 3-23 ACN W, 41-24 ESPN+ W, 48-31 CSS W, 24-21 CSS W, 41-16 CSS W, 27-7 FSN W, 35-16 CSS W, 27-7 CSS L, 10-17 CSS W, 34-28 CCSS W, 62-19 CSS L, 10-20 ESPN+ L, 17-24 CSS W, 31-7 FSN W, 20-16 CSS W, 28-0 CCSS L, 30-33 CSS L, 14-42 FSN L, 17-54 CCSS L, 7-38 ESPN+ L, 14-48 CCSS W, 13-3 CCSS L, 26-27 ESPN+ L, 7-24 ESPN+ W, 24-7 ESPN+ L, 16-19 (ot) ESPN+ L, 48-7 ESPN+ W, 28-0 Cox W, 33-24 ESPN+ L, 21-0 ESPN+ L, 27-20 ESPN+ W, 28-24 UPN-67 W, 17-15 ESPN+ W, 24-14 ESPN2 L, 17-7 ESPN+ W, 49-21 UPN-67 L, 24-20 Cox

Year Opponent 2004 Florida Atlantic 2004 Louisiana-Lafayette 2004 Northern Illinois 2005 UAB 2005 South Carolina 2005 North Texas 2005 UL-Monroe 2005 Florida International 2005 UL-Lafayette 2005 Middle Tennessee

Site Troy Lafayette, La. San Jose, Calif.

Troy Columbia, S.C. Denton, Texas Monroe, La. Troy Lafayette, La. Troy

Result Network W, 24-6 ESPN+ W, 13-10 UPN-67 L, 21-34 ESPN2 L, 7-27 Trojan L, 45-20 Trojan W, 13-10 ESPN2 L, 3-27 Trojan W, 18-13 ESPNU L, 28-31 Trojan L, 7-17 Trojan

ACN/CSS=College Sports Southeast, SS=SportSouth, Fox SS=Fox SportsSouth, FSN=Fox SportsNet, ESPN+=ESPN Plus Regional Coverage, CCSS = Comcast-Charter Sports Southeast, Cox = Cox Sports, UPN-67 = UPN in Troy and Montgomery, Trojan = Trojan Sports Network

Trojans on TV Breakdown

Network W-L CBS 0-2 College Sports Southeast 10-4 Comcast-Charter Sports Southeast 3-2 Cox Sports 1-1 ESPN 1-0 ESPN2 2-1 ESPN+ 5-9 ESPNU 1-0 Fox SportsSouth 1-1 Fox SportsNet 3-1 NCAA 1-0 Prime Network 0-2 SportsSouth 5-1 Trojan 0-5 UPN-67 3-0 Total 36-29

Pct. Last Time .000 1983 .714 2000 .600 2001 .500 2004 1.000 1987 .667 2005 .357 2004 1.000 2005 .500 1997 .750 2001 1.000 1984 .000 1996 .833 1996 .000 2005 1.000 2004 .586

Trojan Football History season openers 1900s: 0-0-1

1909: Troy 0, Union Springs 0

1910s: 2-0-1

1910: Troy 0, Wetumpka 0 1911: Troy 16, Columbus 5 1912: Troy 25, Dothan 0 1913-20: No Teams

1920s: 4-3-1

1921: Luverne 30, Troy 0 1922: Troy 56, Clio 0 1923: Troy 44, Troy 0 1924: Troy 0, Samford Reserves 0 1925: Ramer 14, Troy 12 1926: Troy 16, Luverne 0 1927: Howard 6, Troy 0 1928: Troy 13, Maxwell Field 6 1929: No Team

1930s: 4-5-1

1930: Marion Institute 61, Troy 0 1931: Norman 19, Troy 0 1932: Troy 62, Southern Union 0 1933: Troy 24, South Georgia 0 1934: Spring Hill 8, Troy 0 1935: Spring Hill 12, Troy 0 1936: Spring Hill 13, Troy 0 1937: Troy 0, South Georgia 0 1938: Troy 27, South Georgia 0 1939: Troy 13, Livingston State 0

1940s: 3-4-0

1940: Miss. Southern 25, Troy 0 1941: Tampa 26, Troy 0 1942: Mid. Tennessee 29, Troy 0 1943: No Team - World War II 1944: No Team - World War II

1945: No Team - World War II 1946: Troy 13, Marion Institute 0 1947: Union 13, Troy 7 1948: Troy 15, Union 0 1949: Troy 33, Union 6

1950s: 6-4-0

1950: Southeastern La. 18, Troy 7 1951: Florida State 40, Troy 0 1952: Tampa 7, Troy 0 1953: Tampa 21, Troy 7 1954: Troy 26, Livingston State 6 1955: Troy 25, Livingston State 6 1956: Troy 21, Livingston State 6 1957: Troy 12, Livingston State 0 1958: Troy 22, Livingston State 6 1959: Troy 7, Livingston State 6

1960s: 5-5-0

1960: Louisiana Coll. 27, Troy 0 1961: Louisiana Coll. 39, Troy 0 1962: Louisiana Coll. 28, Troy 6 1963: Troy 15, Louisiana Coll. 14 1964: Howard 33, Troy 13 1965: Howard 37, Troy 6 1966: Troy 48, Gordon Military 7 1967: Troy 17, Gordon Military 0 1968: Troy 49, Samford 31 1969: Troy 35, Samford 7

1970s: 4-4-2

1970: Troy 20, Sam Houston 20 1971: Austin Peay 34, Troy 0 1972: Troy 28, Elon 24 1973: Troy 15, NE Louisiana 15 1974: Troy 28, Northwestern St. 6 1975: Abilene Christian 34, Troy 7 1976: Troy 38, Angelo State 9

40-Point Wins Year Total Opponent Score 1968 76 Concord 76-0 1967 75 Louisiana College 75-0 1927 68 Maxwell Field 68-0 1995 59 Charleston Southern 66-7 1922 56 Clio 56-0 1993 56 Charleston Southern 56-0 1996 54 Alcorn State 61-7 1968 53 Williamette 63-10 1995 53 UAB 60-7 1962 52 Southern Union 52-0 1942 50 Brockley Field 50-0 1968 50 McNeese State 50-0 1980 49 Tennessee Tech 52-3 1997 49 Jacksonville State 49-0 1967 46 Jacksonville State 46-0 1978 45 Tennessee Tech 45-0 1982 45 West Alabama 45-0

Year Total Opponent 1987 45 West Texas State 1947 45 328th Ordinance 1923 44 Troy 1982 44 Tennessee-Martin 1981 43 Albany State 2000 43 Alabama State 1950 42 Chipola 1970 42 Appalachian State 1982 42 Towson State 1984 42 Jacksonville State 1993 42 Alcorn State 1967 41 Gordon Military 1968 41 North Alabama 1926 40 Elba 1968 40 Gordon Military 1996 40 Samford 2004 40 Idaho

1977: Southern Miss 42, Troy 19 1978: Troy 21, Fort Benning 12 1979: Texas A&I 7, Troy 6

1980s: 5-5-0

1980: Troy 14, Texas A&I 6 1981: Tenn.-Martin 19, Troy 7 1982: UT-Chatt. 24, Troy 10 1983: Troy 33, Tuskegee 6 1984: Troy 26, Nicholls State 7 1985: Nicholls State 40, Troy 22 1986: Troy 38, West Texas 32 1987: SE Missouri 18, Troy 17 1988: Troy 26, SE Missouri 13 1989: Alabama State 16, Troy 13

1990s: 8-2-0

1990: Central Florida 16, Troy 10 1991: Central Florida 21, Troy 10 1992: Troy 37, So. Illinois 13 1993: Troy 37, UAB 3 1994: Troy 31, Connecticut 21 1995: Troy 31, East Tennessee State 7 1996: Troy 61, Alcorn State 7 1997: Troy 30, Alcorn State 0 1998: Troy 26, Alabama State 0 1999: Troy 31, Cincinnati 24

2000s: 2-3-0

2000: Troy 28, Alabama A&M 13 2001: Nebraska 42, Troy 14 2002: Nebraska 31, Troy 16 2003: Kansas State 41, Troy 5 2004: Troy 17, Marshall 15 2005: Troy 27, Cal Poly 10

40-Point losses Score 45-0 45-0 44-0 54-10 43-0 62-19 42-0 42-0 45-3 45-3 63-21 48-7 41-0 40-0 47-7 50-10 47-7

Year Total Opponent Score 1928 97 Marion Institute 0-97 1925 86 Marion Institute 0-86 1961 80 Howard 0-80 1961 71 SE Louisiana 0-71 1921 65 Ramer 0-65 1946 64 SW Louisiana 0-64 1996 63 Montana 7-70 1921 62 Sidney Lanier 0-62 1935 62 Howard 0-62 1936 62 Mississippi Southern 0-62 1930 61 Marion Institute 0-61 1967 56 Tampa 7-63 1935 52 Samford 0-52 1951 51 Marion Institute 0-51 1962 50 SW Louisiana 14-64 1961 48 Delta State 0-48 1957 46 Tampa 7-53

1970 1921 1921 2003 1951 1952

45 43 41 41 40 40

Jacksonville State West Alabama Dothan Minnesota Florida State SW Louisiana

10-55 3-46 0-41 7-48 0-40 14-54

193

Trojan Football History all-time letterwinners

NOTE: The following is a compilation of rosters for the Troy football program, dating back to 1948. Beginning with the 1984 season, it becomes a roster of letterwinners only. To make corrections, or provide information that will aid in its accuracy, please contact the Troy office of Athletics Media Relations at (334) 670-3229 or write to us at Tine W. Davis Field House, Troy University, Troy, Ala. 36082.

A

Abare, Kim (WR - Forsythe, GA - 1968) Abney, Donald (DB - Monroeville, AL - 1980,81,82) Adams, Arthur (DB - Lithonia, GA - 2001,02,03,04) Adams, Bo (QB - Lilburn, GA - 1990,91) Adams, Hunter (LB - Eclectic, AL - 2002) Adams, John (OL - Opp, AL - 1975,77,78,79) Adams, Lomax (WR - Columbus, GA - 1952) Adams, Mark (LB - Huntsville, AL - 1979) Adams, Rusty (K - Brantley, AL - 1979,80) Adkinson, Pat (FB - Samson, AL - 1956,57,58,59) Agne, Jeff (DL - Jacksonville, FL - 1978,79,80,81) Agnew, Reggie (LB - Fayette, AL - 1993,94) Alford, Freddy (QB - Bainbridge, GA - 1957) Alford, Max (WR - Ocilla, GA - 1956) Allen, Danny (DL - Altamonte Springs, FL - 1979) Allen, Josh (WR - Tifton, GA - 2005) Allen, Matt (P - Montgomery, AL - 1997,98,99,00) Alvis, Ken (DB - Demopolis, AL - 1995) Amerson, Andrew (WR - San Diego, CA - 2002) Amos, Mike (OL/DL - Troy, AL - 1965) Anderson, Dennis (DL- Deland, FL - 1971,72,73) Anderson, Garrett (TE - Florala, AL - 2002) Anderson, Larry (OL/DL - Jacksonville, FL - 1964) Anderson, Matt (TE - Marietta, GA - 1995,96) Anderson, Mike (DB - Prattville, AL - 1978,79,80,81) Anderson, Rod (OL - Mobile, AL - 1980,82) Anderson, Walter (DL - Deland, FL - 1971) Andrews, Mike (DB - Ocala, FL - 1973,74) Anglin, Mark (WR - Ft. Walton Beach, FL - 1977) Ansley, Derrick (DB - Tallassee, AL - 2000,01,02,03,04) Anthony, John (RB - Florala, AL - 1978,79,80,81) Aplin, Charles (RB/DB - Florala, AL - 1960,61,62,63) Archie, Chris (DB - Milton, FL - 1997,98,99,00) Armbrester, Matt (OL - Talladega, AL - 1998,99) Armstrong, Karl (LB - Montgomery, AL - 1975,76,77) Armstrong, Mike (LB - Montgomery, AL - 1994) Armstrong, Rob (DL - Graceville, FL - 1990) Arnold, Donnie (DB - Thomasville, AL - 1980,81,82,83) Arrington, Wayne (DL - Thomasville, GA - 1980) Athey, Dan (WR - Burkville, AL - 1952,53) Athey, Scott (OL/DL - Burkville, AL - 1952) Aultman, Marion (OL/DL - Panama City, FL - 1951) Austin, Buddy (RB - Troy, AL - 1981) Austin, Rob (TE - Ft. Payne, AL - 2002,04,05) Autrey, Mark (DL - Greenville, AL - 1976,77) Avinger, Kenneth (OL/DL - Opp, AL - 1948) Awtrey, Jack (RB/DB - Manchester, GA - 1959)

B

Babb, Ryan (FB - Phenix City, AL - 2004,05) Bacon, Dominque (DL - St. Petersburg, FL - 2003) Baker, Ben (RB/DB - Louisville, AL - 1958, 62, 63, 64) Baker, Joel (OL/DL - Owens Crossroads, AL - 1971, 72) Baldwin, Ted (WR - Americus, GA - 1956) Ball, Eric (OL - Cocoa, FL - 1975,76,77) Banister, Mark (WR - College Park, GA - 1979) Banks, Gary (WR - Melvin, AL - 2004,05) Banks, Steve (QB - Prattville, AL - 1973,74,75,76) Banks, Willie (LB - Dothan, AL - 1987,88,89,90) Bankston, Morris (LB - Ozark, AL - 1985,86,87,88) Barber, Cecil (RB/DB - Brinson, GA - 1967,68,69) Bardon, Jim (OL/DL - Tuscaloosa, AL - 1965) Barefield, Keith (FB - Eufaula, AL - 1974) Barker, Melvin (LB - Tallassee, AL - 1971) Barker, Steve (RB - Birmingham, AL - 1975)

194

Barkley, Jamie (QB - Burkville, AL - 1977) Barnes, Kenneth (RB/DB - Mableton, GA - 1964) Barnes, Randy (QB - Bonifay, FL - 1987,88) Barnes, Tim (WR - Winfield, AL - 1983,84) Barnett, Chris (OL - Troy, AL - 1980) Barrett, Bobby (DB - Auburn, AL - 1982,83,84) Barrow, Jim (WR/LB - Brewton, AL - 1963,65,66) Bassett, Carlos (OL/DL - Roanoke, AL - 1948) Bassett, Richard (FB - Troy, AL - 1972,73,74) Bassett, Wally (WR - Byron, GA - 1962,63,64) Bast, Karl (DL - Daleville, AL - 1971) Bates, Gordon (OL/DL - LaGrange, GA - 1961) Bates, Robert (FB/OL/DL - Rome, GA - 1962,63) Batie, James (WR - Columbus, GA - 1971) Batson, Terry (DL - Blountstown, FL - 1984,85) Bean, Erchell (WR - Clanton, AL - 1948) Beane, Billy (RB/DB - Sylacauga, AL - 1951,52) Bearden, Hansell (QB - Cairo, GA - 2001,02,03) Beavers, Jim (RB/DB - Tallassee, AL - 1948) Beck, Ersell (RB/DB - Sweetwater, AL - 1951) Bensinger, Dick (WR/DB - Birmingham, AL - 1969,70,71) Bensinger, James (OL - Birmingham, AL - 1968) Benton, Rick (OL - Ellenwood, GA - 1975) Berry, Ronald (RB - Marbury, AL - 1972) Best, Karl (DB - Daleville, AL - 1970,71) Betterson, DeWhitt (RB - Starke, FL - 2001,02,03,04) Betts, Ira (WR - Montgomery, AL - 1958) Betts, Tim (DL - Pensacola, FL - 1997,98,99,00) Beverly, Jerry (RB - Troy, AL - 1981,82,83) Biddle, Alan (LB - Valley Head, AL - 1979,80,81) Bilbray, Maris (K - Winter Haven, FL - 1980) Billew, Dale (OL/DL - Lawrenceville, GA - 1967) Bjorgan, Jon (OL - Panama City, FL - 1982,83,84,85) Blair, Curtis (1972) Black, Lance (WR - Mt. Airy, GA - 1997,99,00) Black, LeBarron (RB - Springfield, FL - 1999,00,01,02) Black, Shane (DB - Clarksville, GA - 1993,94,95,96) Blackmon, Ben (QB - Montgomery, AL - 1998,99) Blackmon, Ray (OL/LB - Rehobeth, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Blackwell, Gary (LB - Opp, AL - 1985,86,87,88) Bledsoe, Mike (OL/DL - Cantonment, FL - 1964, 65) Blow, Daryl (NG - Lakeland, FL - 1985, 86, 87, 88) Boan, Donald (WR - Bay Minette, AL - 1956) Bodiford, Kirbie (OL - Montgomery, AL - 2003,04,05) Bohannon, Larry (RB/DB/QB - Trion, GA - 1951,53) Boles, John (RB/DB - Shorter, AL - 1951) Bolton, Bob (WR - Sylacauga, AL - 1956,57) Bonner, Britton (FB - Foley, AL - 1992, 93, 94) Bonner, Jerry (WR - Robertsdale, AL - 1962) Booher, Monte (DL - Milton, FL - 1979) Booker, Chris (OL - Evergreen, AL - 1975) Booth, Roy (WR - Columbus, GA - 1957) Bostian, Donnie (OL - Warner-Robbins, GA - 2002,03,04) Boteler, Drew (K - Florence, MS - 2001) Bowden, Mike (QB - Lakeland, FL - 1979) Bowen, Eric (OL/DL - Highland Home, AL - 1965) Bowen, Jimmy (OL - Eastman, GA - 1977) Bowers, Edward (WR - Montgomery, AL - 1951) Bowie, Dwight (DB - Pell City, AL - 1977) Boyd, Bo (OL - Elba, AL - 1996,97,98) Boyd, Tom (RB/DB - Autaugaville, AL - 1956) Boyd, Vinston (RB - Lanett, AL - 1972,73,74,75) Boyer, Stephen (OL - Ft. Pierce, FL - 1996) Boyles, Steve (LB - Ocala, FL - 1975,76) Boylston, Rob (LB - Tucker, GA - 1980) Bozeman, Ted (QB - Lowndesboro, AL - 1956) Bozeman, Travis (DB - Wetumpka, AL - 1999,00) Brackin, Richard (TE - Ozark, AL - 1984,85) Bradberry, Joe (OL/DL - Brewton, AL - 1962) Bradley, Robert (LB/DB - Brandon, FL - 1982,83,84,85) Bradshaw, Gary (DL - Elba, AL - 1980,81,82,83) Brady, Daniel (WR - Prattville, AL - 1992,93,94,95) Brand, Eddie (OL/DL - Enterprise, AL - 1966) Brannon, Gene (QB - Hahira, GA - 1958) Brantley, James (OL - Dublin, GA - 1978) Brantley, Wade (DL - Augusta, GA - 1971,72)

Brazzell, Phillip (QB - Dothan, AL - 1976,77) Brentnell, Mike (DB - St. Petersburg, FL - 1980) Brewer, David (LB - Montgomery, AL - 1973,74) Brewer, Tommy (QB - Lanett, AL - 1964,65,66) Brewster, Mike (LB - Gadsden, AL - 1982,83,84,85) Brewster, Mitch (DL - Gadsden, AL - 1982,83) Bridewell, David (OL/DL - McCalla, AL - 1951) Bridges, James (WR - Coy, AL - 1964,65) Bright, Emmett (DB - Lawtey, FL - 1979,80) Brinsfield, Paul (OL/DL - Atlanta, GA - 1966,67,68,69) Brnum, Frank (WR - Columbus, GA - 1956) Broadhurst, Blake (WR - Viera, FL - 2002,03,04,05) Brooks, Bruce (DL - Sylacauga, AL - 1972,73,74,75) Brooks, Cedrick (DB - West Point, GA - 1991,92,93,94) Brooks, Kerry (CB - Smith Station, AL - 1987) Brooks, Lee (1991) Brooks, Leo (OL/DL - Bainbridge, GA - 1956,57,58) Brooks, Preston (1986) Brooks, Richard (OL - Griffin, GA - 1968) Brown, Bill (RB/DB - Headland, AL - 1960) Brown, Daniel (WR - Belle Glade, FL - 1997,98) Brown, Doug (QB/RB - Billingsley, AL - 1981,82,83,84) Brown, Eddie (LB - Birmingham, AL - 1971) Brown, Jimmy (DL - Live Oak, FL - 1987,88,89,90) Brown, Larry (DE - Cairo, GA - 2002,03,04,05) Brown, Letrell (WR - Orlando, FL - 1995,96,97,98) Brown, Marion (WR - Tuskegee, AL - 1978,79,80) Brown, Phyl (DB - Live Oak, FL - 1986,87,88,89) Brown, Tony (1980) Browner, Brian (DL - Cornelia, GA - 1992,93) Bruce, James (QB/FB - Andalusia, AL - 1960,61) Brundidge, Eddie (RB - Dozier, AL - 1983,84,85,86) Brunson, Don (FB - Elba, AL - 1956) Brunson, Matt (DL - Baker, FL - 1988,89,90,91) Bryan, Eddie (OL/DL - Elba, AL - 1967,68) Bryan, Tim (OL - Brantley, AL - 1978,79,80,81) Buckman, Ricky (RB - Jacksonville, FL - 1971,72) Burgess, Rick (1983) Burgess, Rodney (DB - Opelika, AL - 1973) Burk, Kenny (TE - Flomaton, AL - 1980,81,82) Burke, Jack (OL/DL - Augusta, GA - 1948) Burleson, Rex (QB - Montgomery, AL - 1963) Burroughs, Ron (OL/DL - Savannah, GA - 1961,62,63,64) Burrows, John (OL/DL - St. Cloud, FL - 1963) Bush, Charles (LB - Blakely, GA - 1989,90,91,92) Butterworth, Robert (FB - Talladega, AL - 1969,70) Buttone, Thad (FB - Atlanta, GA - 1997,98,99,00) Butts, Johnny (RB - Columbia, AL - 1984,85,86) Byerly, Jim (OL - Apopka, FL - 1995,96,97,98) Bynum, Derek (QB - Enterprise, AL - 1999,00,01) Byrd, Sim (QB - Montgomery, AL - 1966,67,68) Byrd, Vinston (RB - Lanett, AL - 1974)

C

Caldwell, Jim (OL - Bay Minette, AL - 1969,70) Caldwell, Johnny (RB/DB - Thomaston, GA - 1966) Caldwell, Mike (FB - Swainsboro, GA - 1967) Calhoun, Larry (RB/DB - Colquitt, GA - 1952,53) Calloway, Marcus (DL - Prattville, AL - 1968,69,70,71) Calvert, Jerome (WR - Atlanta, GA - 1994) Calvert, Murly (FB - Fairhope, AL - 1964) Campbell, Don (OL/DL - Bradenton, FL - 1965) Campbell, Jimmy (OL - Dadeville, AL - 1974,75,76,77) Campbell, Steve (C - Cantonment, FL - 1986,87) Capers, David (DL - Columbus, GA - 1980,81,82) Caraway, Bo (K - Florala, AL - 1974) Carlton, Chase (DE - Fairhope, AL - 2003) Carlton, Marvin (RB/DB - Tallassee, AL - 1948) Carmichael, Buster (DL - Enterprise, AL - 1976) Carroll, Billy (OL - Atlanta, GA - 1971) Carroll, Breck (DL - Alabaster, AL - 1991,92,93,94) Carruthers, Blake (OL - Norman Park, GA - 1997,98,99, 00) Carroll, Rhoderick (RB - Prattville, AL - 2005) Carswell, Harold (LB - Hollywood, FL - 1984,85,86) Carter, Demontray (RB - Pensacola, FL - 2000,01)

Trojan Football History all-time letterwinners

Carter, Johnathan (WR - Lineville, AL - 1999,00) Carter, Robert (RB - Highland Home, AL - 1985,86,87,88) Carter, Sean (DB - Greenville, AL - 1984,85) Cassady, Randle (OL - Florala, AL - 1969,70) Cates, Brandon (1992) Cattouse, Kenny (RB - Keyport, NJ - 2004,05) Causey, Ed (OL/DL - Montgomery, AL - 1948) Causey, Leroy (OL/DL - Eufaula, AL - 1951) Cavender, Mike (RB/DB - Newnan, GA - 1963,64,65) Caviness, Bobby (OL - Gardendale, AL - 1982) Cayton, Paul (OL/DL - Prattville, AL - 1948) Chalkley, Henry (WR - Phenix City, AL - 1971) Chambess, Phillip (OL/DL - Columbus, GA - 1966) Chaney, Wardell (RB - Mobile, AL - 1993, 94) Chapman, John (RB/DB - Sparta, GA - 1965) Chapman, Linzall (DL - Enterprise, AL - 1981) Chesser, R.K. (RB/DB - Montgomery, AL - 1948) Chesteen, Larry (OL - Dunellon, FL - 1987,88,89) Childers, Max (OL/DL - Jay, FL - 1958) Childers, Scott (OL - Pace, FL - 1993,94,95,96) Childress, Mark (DB - New Orleans, LA - 1983) Childs, Bobby (WR - Greenville, AL - 1948) Chipman, Mark (DT - Arcadia, FL - 1986,87) Choat, Clyde (DL - Pensacola, FL - 1971) Christensen, Carey (QB - Foley, AL - 1983,84) Christian, Lamar (OL/DL - Atlanta, GA - 1967,68) Chubb, Henry (DB - Waycross, GA - 2005) Chuvalo, Mitch (LB - Toronto, Canada - 1979) Clanton, Al (RB/DB - Europa, MS - 1960,61) Clanton, Jim (WR - Oneonta, AL - 1990,91) Clark, Antwoine (DL - Tampa, FL - 1991,92,93) Clark, Kenny (DL - Montgomery, AL - 1979) Clark, Mike (LB - Jacksonville, FL - 1969,70,71) Clark, Ronnie (K - Montgomery, AL - 1980) Clark, Thomas (DB - Birmingham, AL - 1981,82,83,84) Clem, Ted (K - Georgiana, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Cline, Joe (OL/DL - Pensacola, FL - 1965) Clipson, Herbert (OL/DL - Mariana, FL - 1948) Cobb, David (OL - Montgomery, AL - 1971,72) Cobb, Norman (RB/DB - Columbus, GA - 1956,57,58) Cochran, Eldorado (RB - Toccoa, GA - 1991,92) Coe, Clint (DB - Edmond, OK - 2004) Coker, George (OL - Monroeville, AL - 1988,89,90,91) Coker, Jackie (WR/OL/DL - Columbus, GA - 1957,58) Coker, Madison (TE - Mt. Willing, AL - 1992,93,94) Colbert, Nick (LB - Enterprise, AL - 1997,98,99,00) Cole, Hugh (OL - Sylacauga, AL - 1966,67,68,69) Cole, Robert (WR - Troy, AL - 1965) Coleman, Bob (WR - Manchester, GA - 1956) Coleman, Damien (DB - Swainsboro, GA - 2001,02) Coleman, Eddie (RB - Thomasville, GA - 1990,91,92) Coleman, Maurice (DT - Eufaula, AL - 2005) Coleman, Michael (DB - Atmore, AL - 1984,85) Coleman, Steven (RB - Brundidge, AL - 1992,93,94) Coley, Trey (OL - Montgomery, AL - 1988,89) Collins, Bill (TE - Leeds, AL - 1978,79) Collins, Fran (OL/DL - Geneva, AL - 1967,68) Collins, Gerald (QB - Columbus, GA - 1973,74,75,76) Collins, Scott (LB - Lake City, FL - 1990,91,92) Collins, Willie (DL - Troy, AL - 1982,83,84) Collinsworth, Jason (OL - Pace, FL - 1995,96,97,98) Colquitt, Calvin (WR - Atlanta, GA - 2000,01) Comer, Ed (RB/DB - Selma, AL - 1959) Condren, Brannon (DB - Pensacola, FL - 2003,04,05) Conley, Lee (OL/DL - Bartow, FL - 1956,57) Conner, Wink (OL/DL - Montgomery, AL - 1960) Cook, Jim (OL - Birmingham, AL - 1969,70,71) Cook, John (OL - Dothan, AL - 1980) Cooksey, Robert (QB - East Point, AL - 1975) Coombs, Dennis (OL/DL - Sarasota, FL - 1961) Cooper, David (DB/P - West Point, GA - 1967,68,69) Cooper, Greg (DB - Lithonia, GA - 1975) Cooper, Mike (LB - Red Level, AL - 1975) Cooper, Mitchell (LB - Coldwater, MS - 1989,90) Cooper, Sidney (FB - Smiths Station, AL - 1971) Cooper, Turner (OL - Mobile, AL - 1979,80)

Cordrey, Duffy (DL - Haleyville, AL - 1987,88,89) Core, Thad (TE - Auburn, AL - 1992,93,94) Corley, Buck (FB - Troy, AL - 1965) Corley, Glenn (1983) Cosper, Chris (OL - Opelika, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Cotton, Jeff (RB/DB - Arlington, GA - 1966,67,68) Coullias, Steve (OL - Alachua, FL - 1981,82,83,84) Courtney, Leslie (WR - Robertsdale, AL - 1957) Covington, William (WR - Brady, TX - 1991,92) Cowart, Johnny (DB - Jacksonville, FL - 1969,70,71,72) Cox, Charles (RB/DB - Clanton, AL - 1948) Cox, Chris (FB - Melbourne, FL - 1999,01,02,03) Cox, Glen (OL/DL - Arab, AL - 1948) Cox, Kevin (DB - Mobile, AL - 1994,95,96,97) Cox, Kyle (OL - Cypress, TX - 1990,91) Cox, Robert (RB/DB - Slocumb, AL - 1960,61) Cox, Rufus (WR - Gadsden, AL - 1982,83,84) Craik, Kenny (DL - Montgomery, AL - 1977,78,79,80) Crane, Doug (P - Moss Point, MS - 1982,83,84) Crawford, Roy (OL - Burkeville, AL - 1969,70) Cray, James Earl (WR - Hazlehurst, GA - 2004,05) Crenshaw, Steve (LB - Albany, GA - 1970,71,73) Crew, Mickey (RB/DB - Columbia, AL - 1965) Crook, Jason (OL - Memphis, TN - 1991,92,93,94) Crosby, Bennie (WR - Foley, AL - 1963,64) Crowder, Wayne (OL/DL - Lanett, AL - 1965) Crowe, Jerome (WR/DB - Childersburg, AL - 1974,75,76 ,77) Crowe, Steve (OL/DL - Alexander City, AL - 1967,68) Crozier, Barney (OL/DL - Byronville, GA - 1965) Cruse, Fred (RB/DB - Birmingham, AL - 1951,52) Crutchfield, Don (1972) Culbertson, Mike (TE - Milledgeville, GA - 1971,72,73,74) Culbreth, Winton (OL/DL - Columbia, AL - 1948) Culley, Hazen (RB/DB - Daytona Beach, FL - 1962) Cumbee, Michael (RB/DB - Roanoke, AL - 1966) Cumuze, Tim (OL - Troy, AL - 1973,74,75,76) Cunningham, Dale (OL - Ft. Walton, FL - 1980,81) Cunningham, Ywell (OL - Monroeville, AL - 1979,80) Curington, Stan (OL - Ashburn, GA - 1999,00,01,02)

D

Dagostin, Brad (OL - Gadsden, AL - 1996,97,98) Damm, Bruce (QB - Hicksville, NY - 1964,65) Daniel, Herman (CB - Tampa, FL - 1972) Daniels, Ron (RB - Palmetto, FL - 1974,75,76,77) Daoust, Dan (DL - Atlanta, GA - 1980) Davezan, Tony (RB - Warner Robins, GA - 1976,77) David, Ben (PK - New Orleans, LA - 1991) Davis, Alan (OL - Northport, AL - 1973,74) Davis, Bernard (LB - Madison, FL - 2002,03,04,05) Davis, Jerry (RB - Birmingham, AL - 1982) Davis, Jon (OL - Opp, AL - 1992,93,94) Davis, Matt (OL - Centreville, AL - 1994,95,96,97) Davis, Michael (LB - Daphne, AL - 1994) Davis, Spencer (OL/DL - St. Andrew, FL - 1948) Davis, Stan (QB - Albany, GA - 1993,94,95,96) Davis, Walter (OL/DL - Birmingham, AL - 1960,61) Dawkins, Sean (FB - Lawrenceville, GA - 2003,04,05) Dawson, Knowlan (LB - Miami, FL - 1987,88) Dawson, Mark (WR - Monroeville, AL - 1978) Day, Chris (WR - Birmingham, AL - 2000,01,02) Day, Leon (QB - Wenonah, AL - 1995) Deal, Kevin (WR - Demopolis, AL - 1981,82) Dean, Jeff (DB - Georgiana, AL - 1975) Dean, Junior (TE - Midland City, AL - 1977) Dean, Kevin (DL - Alexander City, AL - 1988,89,90,91) DeBardlaben, Billy (WR - Wetumpka, AL - 1961) DeBardelaben, Gerrell (LB - Prattville, AL - 1994,95,96,97) Dees, Alvin (OL/DL - Evergreen, AL - 1966,67,68) Dees, Bubba (K - Grady, AL - 1975) Dees, Tyler (RB - Semmes, AL - 1997,98,99) Dehlic, Chris (OL - Paoloa, KS - 1988,89) Dempsey, Alvin (LB - Panama City, FL - 1994,95,96)

Denison, Joey (OL - Troy, AL - 1983,84,85) Denton, Harry (OL/DL - Mobile, AL - 1965) Deraney, Rick (FLK - Barnesville, GA - 1972,73) DiCeasre, Joe (DB - Lakeland, FL - 1980,81) Dickey, Tony (1981) Divens, Eric (TE - Destin, FL - 1996,97) Dixon, Billy (TE - Cordele, GA - 1975,76,77) Dixon, Carlos (WR - Tampa, FL - 2002) Dixon, Titus (WR - Clewiston, AL - 1985,86,87,88) Dobbs, Richard (OL - Gadsden, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Dockery, Larry (QB - Compton, CA - 2005) Dodd, Tony (DL - Covington, GA - 1978,79,80,81) Dominguez, Gil (WR - Miami, FL - 1965) Donaldson, Archie (DB - Ocala, FL - 1979,80,81) Donaldson, Tony (OL - Montgomery, AL - 1968) Donelson, Tony (TB - Dothan, AL - 1994,95,96,98) Donnell, Tracey (LB - Dothan, AL - 1992,93) Dorsey, Larry (1978) Dowdell, Charles (OL/DL - Auburn, AL - 1962,63,64,65) Dowel, Dennis (LB - Jacksonville, FL - 1966) Doyle, Tommy (DB - Pell City, AL - 1977) Dozier, Cary (OL/DL - Troy, AL - 1959) DuBose, Jim (OL - Opp, AL - 1970,71,72) DuBose, Wayland (WR - Elba, AL - 1948) Duffie, Charles (RB/DB - Sylacauga, AL - 1952) Dugosh, Tommy (HB - Panama City, FL - 1983,84,85,86) Duke, Buddy (WR - Adel, GA - 1977) Dunbar, Jabar (RB - Thomasville, GA - 1999,00) Duncan, Jim (OL - Winter Haven, FL - 1968) Duncan, Kenneth (RB/DB - Moultrie, GA - 1966) Dunham, Cliff (RB - Columbus, GA - 1971,72) Dunlap, Travis (DB - LaGrange, GA - 2000,01,02) Dunnam, Keith (OL - Candam, GA - 1980) Dunne, Jack (OL - Pensacola, FL - 1971) Durgin, Aaron (LB - Fairhope, AL - 1991,92) Dwight, Reggie (TE - Cordele, GA - 1991)

E

East, Marlo (RB - Sandersville, GA - 2003,05) Eberhart, Randy (OL - Crossville, TN - 1978,79,80) Echols, Mike (FB - Auburn, AL - 1973,74) Eddenfield, Kenny (WR - St. Charles, LA - 1985,86,87,88) Eddins, Donald (WR - Demopolis, AL - 1968) Eddins, Larry (WR - Frisco City, AL - 1965) Edmondson, Tim (DB - Alabaster, AL - 1979) Edwards, James (OL - Tallahassee, FL - 2002,03,04,05) Eliason, Troy (OL - Crestview, FL - 1991,92,93,94) Ellerbee, Buddy (RB/DB - Columbus, GA - 1951) Ellis, Obed (OL - Wetumpka, AL - 1999,00,01,02) Ellisor, Reynolds (OL/DL - Mobile, AL - 1952) Elmore, Frank (RB/DB - Gordo, AL - 1966,67,68) Elmore, J.T. (RB/DB - Reform, AL - 1948) England, Cliff (WR - College Park, GA - 1978,79,80) Enloe, Lee (DB - Atlanta, GA - 1976,77,78,79) Enslen, Bobby (QB/WR - Montgomery, AL - 1967,68) Epkins, Patrick (LB - Prattville, AL - 1993,94) Evans, Billie (LB - Pensacola, FL - 1979,80) Evans, Neal (OL/DL - Montgomery, AL - 1958) Everitt, Ricky (OL - Vernon, FL - 1971) Ezell, Billy (RB/DB - Troy, AL - 1948)

F

Faircloth, John (OL/DL - Brundidge, AL - 1959,60,61) Faircloth, Kenny (LB - Grady, AL - 1986,87) Faniels, Ron (LB - Palmetto, FL - 1975) Farmer, Glen (P - Prattville, AL - 1981,82) Farmer, Robby (LB - Hayden, AL - 2000,01,02,03,04) Farrar, Joe (LB - West Blocton, AL - 1971,72,73) Farrar, Pete (WR - Phenix City, AL - 1951) Faulk, Carlton (DL - Jacksonville, FL - 1975,76,77,78) Faulk, Dwight (OL/DL - Honorville, AL- 1963,64,65,66) Faulk, John (OL/DL - Samson, AL - 1962)

195

Trojan Football History all-time letterwinners Faulk, Johnny (DB - Dothan, AL - 2002,03,04,05) Feachen, David (DB - Andalusia, AL - 1971) Felton, Eric (WR - Ft. Myers, FL - 2001,02) Felton, Shelton (DL - Cordele, GA - 1999,00,01,02) Ferguson, Tyrone (DB - Montgomery, AL - 1974,75,76,77) Ferris, Harold (RB/DB - Elba, AL - 1952,53) Fiddler, Ronnie (RB/DB - Mobile, AL - 1951) Fields, Aaron (DL - Notasulga, AL - 1998,99) Fields, Tommy (WR - Phenix City, AL - 1957) Fishbaugh, Robert (WR - Ft. Walton Beach, FL - 1963,64) Fitzgerald, Tim (WR - Keene, NH - 1957,58) Fitzpatrick, Joe (RB - Union Springs, AL - 1992,93) Fleming, Richard (OL/DL - Enterprise, AL - 1948) Fletcher, David (WR - Atlanta, GA - 1974,75,76,77) Flowers, Ray (RB/DB - Elba, AL - 1951) Flowers, Wayne (QB - Elba, AL - 1973) Floyd, Bobby (OL/DL - Macon, GA - 1966,67,68) Floyd, Wayne (WR - Dozier, AL - 1952) Folmar, Bernard (DB - Brewton, AL - 1976) Ford, Tony (DL - Tuscaloosa, AL - 1997,98,99,00) Fordham, Frank (OL/DL - Tenox, GA - 1956,57,58,59) Foster, Julian (QB - Mobile, AL - 2005) Foster, Larry (OL/DL - Atlanta, GA - 1962) Foster, Wayland (RB/DB - Jay, FL - 1961,62) Fountain, Hugh (OL - Brewton, AL - 1985) Fowler, Bobby (OL - Geneva, AL - 1976,77,78) Fowler, John (DB - Panama City, FL - 1967,68,69,70) Fowlkes, Anthony (RB - Birmingham, AL - 1978,79,80,81) Franklin, Ted (RB/DB - Birmingham, AL - 1948) Franks, Larrimore (OL/DL - Salisbury, MD - 1952) Fraser, Marrio (RB - Belle Glade, FL - 2002,03) Fray, William (WR - Prattville, AL - 1958) Frazier, Dewayne (OL - Warner Robins, GA - 1974) Frazier, John (RB/DB - Miami, FL - 1962) Free, Rudy (LB - Elba, AL - 1997) Freeman, James (WR - Moultrie, GA - 1966,67) Frobese, Eric (OL - Chelmsford, MA - 1992 Frost, Roy (RB/DB - Americus, GA - 1963) Fulford, Greg (LB - Panama City, FL - 1968) Fulgham, Frank (QB/RB -Manchester, GA - 1958,59,60) Fuller, Bobby (DB - Opp, AL - 1979,80,81) Fuller, David (OL - Fairfax, AL - 1977,78,79,80) Fuller, James (RB/DB - Tulsa, OK - 1958) Fuller, Randy (DL - Kinsington, MD - 1989,90) Funderburk, Mike (WR - Warm Springs, GA - 1970,71)

G

Gabbard, Bob (OL/DL - Fort Walton, FL - 1961,62,63) Gaddy, Bruce (DL - Auburn, AL - 1979,80,81) Gage, Sedrick (RB - Miami, FL - 2002) Gaiter, Chardley (WR - Miami, FL - 1997,98) Gaither, Billy (OL - Lanett, AL - 1972,73,74,75) Galloway, Bud (OL/DL - Apalachicola, FL - 1960) Gamboa, Jose (DL - Crestview, FL - 1999,00,01,02) Gardner, Alfred (HB - Pensacola, FL - 1986,87) Gardner, James (OL - Dothan, AL - 2004,05) Garmon, Trent (OL - Gadsden, AL - 2000,01) Garmon, Wes (OL - Gadsden, AL - 2002) Garner, Wes (P - Cantonment, FL - 1995,96,97) Garrett, Bruce (RB - Talladega, AL - 1983) Geier, Mitch (OL - Tarpon Springs, FL - 1982,83,84) Gemberling, Robert (OL - Tampa, FL - 1977,78) Ghent, Adrian (DB - Madison, FL - 2002,03,04,05) Gholston, Scott (DB - Montgomery, AL - 1973) Giardina, Henry (RB/DB - Mobile, AL - 1965) Gibbs, Ron (DB - Florala, AL - 1980,81,82,83) Gibbs, Tony (DB - Frisco City, AL - 1994,95,96) Gilchrist, David (OL/DL - Pensacola, FL - 1958) Giles, Jimmy (RB/DB - Dothan, AL - 1964) Giles, Larry (WR - Perry, GA - 1961,62) Gillespie, Jim (LB - Clayton, GA - 1966,67,68) Gilley, Marty (OL - Enterprise, AL - 1984,85,86) Gilliard, Darnell (DL - Anderson, SC - 1994,95) Gilmer, Greg (TE - Auburn, AL - 1979) Gilroy, Yong Ho (K - Crestview, FL - 1980,81,82,83)

196

Gingras, Peter (1988, 89) Girtman, Reeivice (DL/TE - Dothan, AL - 1993,94,95,96) Givens, Keith (WR - St. Petersburg, FL - 1980) Glass, Rodney (P - Mobile, AL - 1989,90,91) Glasscock, John (QB - Montgomery, AL - 1964) Goble, Dale (WR - Painted Post, NY - 1978) Godsey, Bob (QB - Florence, AL - 1986, 87, 88, 89) Godwin, Jimmy (RB - Cottonwood, AL - 1991,92,93) Goebel, David (OL - Dunellon, FL - 1987,88) Goings, Lawson (OL - Dothan, AL - 1975,76,77) Golden, Barry (DL - Marietta, GA - 1982,83) Goodwin, Gary (TE - Melbourne, FL - 1973) Goodwin, Tim (LB - Warner Robins, GA - 1972) Goodyear, Charlie (OL - Montgomery, AL - 2001) Gordon, Dave (RB/DB - Herculaneum, MO - 1952) Gordon, Ronald (1978) Gorsuch, Jeff (NG - Orange Park, FL - 1984) Gorum, James (OL/DL - Georgiana, AL - 1952) Graben, Elton (OL- Fyffe, AL - 1973) Graham, Allen (OL - Panama City, FL - 1973,74) Graham, Ryan (DB - Columbus, GA - 1993,94,95,96) Grant, Bearnard (DB - Atmore, AL - 1985) Grant, Boyd (RB - Opelika, AL - 1976,77,78,79) Grant, Danny (WR - Ozark, AL - 1966,67,68,69) Grant, Paul (OL/DL - Ramer, AL - 1951) Grate, Greg (DB - Miami, FL - 1990,91,92) Gray, Dan (LB - Norcross, GA - 1997,98,99) Gray, Richard (OT - Warner Robins, GA - 1972) Green, Fletcher (DL - Slocomb, AL - 1980) Green, Gaston (OL/DL - Enterprise, AL - 1960) Green, Randy (FB - Americus, GA - 1963) Green, Robert (WR - Ashland, AL - 1956,57,58,59) Green, Tay (OL/DL - Opp, AL - 1948) Green, Tommy (FB - Montgomery, AL - 1958) Greene, Vincent (WR - Columbus, GA - 1967,68,69,70) Gregory, Arrid (RB - Luverne, AL - 1993,94,95,96) Griffin, Daniel (RB - Ft. Walton Beach, FL - 1993,94,95,96) Griffin, Earl (OL/DL - Dothan, AL - 1951) Griffin, Kenny (OL - Stockbridge, GA - 2003,04,05) Griffin, Max (OL/DL - Opp, AL - 1961) Griggs, Perry (WR - Lanett, AL - 1973,74,75,76) Grimes, Johnny (RB - Opp, AL - 1971,72,73) Groce, Jerry (LB - Athens, AL - 1973,74) Groce, Larry (LB - Athens, AL - 1967,68) Groce, Tommy (LB - Tanner, AL - 1973,74,75,76) Gunter, Bibb (TE - Dothan, AL - 1974) Guttery, Mark (DB - Birmingham, AL - 1980) Guy, Mike (OL - Sylacauga, AL - 1970,71)

H

Hale, Dan (OL/DL - Ozark, AL - 1956,57) Hall, Bob (C - Blakely, GA - 1992,93,94,95) Hall, Branden (OL - Auburn, AL - 2000,01,02,03) Hall, David (LB - Columbus, GA - 1975) Hall, Jeff (WR - Brewton, AL - 1988,89,90,91) Hall, Jim (DL - Douglasville, GA - 1979,80,81,82) Hamilton, Barry (QB - Florence, AL - 1977,78,79) Hamilton, Bobby (WR - Mobile, AL - 1983) Hamilton, Jack (WR - Ft. Walton Beach, FL - 1995,96,97) Hamilton, Wayne (OL/DL - Mableton, GA - 1963) Hammond, Al (OL/DL - Valley Head, AL - 1961,62,63,64) Hammond, Bozo (OL/DL - Valley Head, AL - 1956,57,58) Hammond, Jeff (WR - Flomaton, AL - 1995,96,97,98) Hampton, Eugene (WR - Tallahassee, FL - 2003,04,05) Hannah, Ronnie (OL - Geneva, AL - 1972,73,74,75) Hansen, John (OL - Montgomery, AL - 1991,92,93,94) Hanson, Buck (OL - Enterprise, AL - 1982,83,84,85) Harbuck, Seth (OL/DL - Phenix City, AL - 1951) Harden, Robert (OL/DL - Albany, GA - 1966) Hardin, Lewis (WR - Phenix City, AL - 1971,72,73) Hardin, Robert (WR - Flomaton, AL - 1964) Hardy, Melvin (DB - Gordo, AL - 1982) Harp, Willie (OL - Winter Garden, FL - 1975,76,77,78) Harper, Ronald (DB - Prattville, AL - 2000,01,02,03,04) Harrell, Allen (RB/DB - Montgomery, AL - 1951)

Harris, Al (DB - Montgomery, AL - 1986,87,88,89) Harris, Clay (OL/DL - Graceville, FL - 1965) Harris, Greg (WR - Okechobee, FL - 1984,85,86,87) Harris, Joel (RB/DB - Jacksonville, FL - 1963) Harrison, Brent (OL - Enterprise, AL - 1998,99,00,01) Harrison, Houston (LB/OL/DL - Greenville, AL - 1953,54) Harrison, Pate (DB - New Brockton, AL - 2001) Hartford, Jamie (LB - Auburn, AL - 1979) Hartsfield, Virgil (LB - Sylacauga, AL - 1966) Haskins, Gene (OL - Greenwood, MS - 1969,70,71) Hatcher, Don (OL/DL - Pensacola, FL - 1965,67,68) Hatcher, Robert (OL/DL - Dothan, AL - 1956,57) Haught, Herbie (WR - Ft. Walton, FL - 1975) Haverat, Chuck (OL - Pensacola, FL - 1973) Hawkins, James (MB - Troy, AL - 1972) Hawkins, James (DL - Greer, SC - 1973) Hayes, Billy (RB/DB - Trion, GA - 1951) Hayes, Sammy (LB - Crestview, FL - 1968,69) Haygood, Joe (DB - Jacksonville, FL - 1989,90,91) Haynes, Junior (LB - Blakely, GA - 1985,86) Haynes, Mike (DB - Milledgeville, GA - 1982,83,84,85) Haywood, Jimmie (RB - Birmingham, AL - 1982,83,84,85) Head, Al (QB - Troy, AL - 1967,68,69,70) Healy, Jack (RB/DB - Augusta, GA - 1948) Heartsill, Bill (LB - Ft. Deposit, AL - 1972) Heath, Jon (DB - Enterprise, AL - 1990,91,92,93) Heatherly, T.J. (DB - Pelham, AL - 1997,98,99) Heirs, Bobby (FB - Boston, FL - 1967,72) Hiers, George (OL/DL - Bartow, FL - 1967,68,69) Hedrick, Jimmy (WR - LaGrange, GA - 1966,67,68,69) Helton, Bubba (OL - Semmes, AL - 1976,77,78,79) Helton, Ron (WR - Foley, AL - 1966) Henderson, Bobby (QB - Midland, AL - 1975) Henderson, Josh (OL - Tallahassee, FL - 2005 Hendrix, Hugh (RB/DB - Vidalia, GA - 1966,67,68) Heninger, Mike (DB - West Palm Beach, FL - 1975,76,77) Henley, Steve (OL/DL - Prattville, AL - 1960) Henton, Anthony (DL - Bessemer, AL - 1982,83,84,85) Herbert, Michael (LB - Brewton, AL - 1985,88,89,90) Hethcox, Scott (DL - Tallassee, AL - 1979) Hicken, Chris (LB - Callahan, FL - 1977) Hicks, Aubrey (OL/DL - Phenix City, AL - 1948) Hicks, Houston (DL - Tallassee, FL - 1973,74) Hicks, James (LB - Brewton, AL - 1973) Hicks, Randy (K - Dothan, AL - 1969,70,71) Hicks, Toray (DL - Flomaton, AL - 1995,96,97) Higgenbotham, Herman (RB/DB - Jacksonville, FL - 1951,52) Highfill, Jimmy (RB/DB - Winter Garden, FL - 1964,65) Hightower, Gerald (WR - Columbus, GA - 1982) Hill, Bonnie (RB - Tampa, FL - 1979,80,81) Hill, David (WR - Eufaula, AL - 1997,98,99,00) Hill, Gerald (DL - Sylvania, GA - 1978,79,80) Hill, Harry (FB - Notasulga, AL - 1956) Hilyer, Curtis (OL/DL - Selma, AL - 1951) Hines, Jackie (QB - Mableton, GA - 1963,64,65) Hines, Preston (DL - Camilla, GA - 1993,94) Hinrichs, Rick (TE - Fairhope, AL - 1979,80,81) Hinson, Bobby (OL/DL - McKenzie, AL - 1951) Hives, Pete (LB - Pritchard, AL - 1986,87,88,89) Hix, Jack (FB - Troy, AL - 1953,56) Hixson, Bill (OL/DL - Banks, AL - 1951) Hixson, Frank (WR - Union Springs, AL - 1952) Hodgson, Bob (OL/DL - Orlando, FL - 1958,59) Hogan, David (DB - DeLand, FL - 1975,76,77,78) Hogan, Harold (QB - Coosada, AL - 1970,71,72) Holcomb, Mack (OL/DL - Clearwater, FL - 1961) Holder, Raymond (QB - Swainsboro, GA - 1961,63) Holladay, Milton (DB - Haynesville, AL - 1971) Holland, David (RB - Panama City, FL - 1979,80) Holley, Mickey (RB/DB - Samson, AL - 1961,62,63,64) Holley, Morris (FB - Montgomery, AL - 1961,62,63,64) Holley, Trey (WR - Montgomery, AL - 1973) Hollingsworth, Lee (WR - Eufaula, AL - 1982,83,84,85) Holloway, Jimmy (DL - Eufaula, AL - 2000) Holloway, Robert (DB - Plant City, FL - 1976,77,78) Holmes, Tommy (DL - Union Springs, AL - 1978)

Trojan Football History all-time letterwinners

Holt, Jamaal (DL - Quincy, FL - 2000,01,02,03,04) Hooten, Bobby (FB - Palatka, FL - 1983) Hoover, Robbie (1972) Horn, Lester (WR - LaGrange, GA - 1948) Horstead, Ted (RB - Elba, AL - 1983,84,85,86) Houston, Gene (DB - Dothan, AL - 1981,82,83) Houston, Mack (DB - Mobile, AL - 1978) Howard, Gary (DB - Mobile, AL - 1975) Howell, Harry (RB/DB - Graceville, FL - 1948) Howell, Max (OL/DL - Prattville, AL - 1960,61) Hubbard, Bryan (LB - Chatom, AL - 1985,86,87,88) Hubert, Bubba (1972) Hudson, Lathan (QB - Sylacauga, AL - 1964) Hughes, Jimmy (DB - Montgomery, AL - 1972,73) Hughes, Sonny (RB/DB - Marianna, FL - 1959) Hughey, Edward (OL - Selma, AL - 1985,86,87,88) Hughey, Phillip (DB - Dothan, AL - 1974) Hull, David (LB - Columbus, GA - 1973) Hultz, Rusty (DL - Fairhope, AL - 1990) Huner, Richard (DB - Troy, AL - 1972,73) Hunt, Mike (1981) Hunter, James (DL - Watkinsville, GA - 1975,76,77,78) Hutchins, Reginald (OL - Blakely, GA - 1987,88,89,90) Hutsko, Todd (DB - Brandon, FL - 1983,84,85,86) Hutto, Leonard (OL - Pensacola, FL - 1968,69,70) Hutto, Mike (DL - Gardendale, AL - 1972,73,74)

I

Idland, Ronnie (LB - Columbus, GA - 1970,71,72) Irvin, Joe (WR - Perry, AL - 1975) Isola, Joe (DB - Orlando, FL - 1975) Ivory, Clifford (DB - Quitman, GA - 1994,95,96,97)

J

Jablonski, Mike (OT - Dothan, AL - 1977) Jackson, Arthur (OL/DL - Columbus, GA - 1962) Jackson, Deiric (DB - Gainesville, FL - 1999,00,01,02) Jackson, Doug (OL/DL/WR - Columbus, GA - 1962,63,64,65) Jackson, Joe (RB - Dothan, AL - 1994,95,96,97) Jackson, John (DE - Monroe, LA - 2004,05) Jackson, Michael (LB - Quincy, FL - 2000,01) Jackson, Tony (RB - Blakely, GA - 1987,88,89,90) James, Eric (DL - Phenix City, AL - 1993,94) James, Sherman (DL - Phenix City, AL - 1991,92,93,94) Jamison, Chris (DL - Columbus, GA - 2005) Jenkins, Andrew (DB - Orlando, FL - 1974) Jenkins, Bartow (OL/DL - McKenzie, AL - 1948) Jenkins, Frank (RB - Branford, FL - 1976) Jenkins, John (OL - Butler, AL - 1981) Jenkins, Kerry (OL - Tuscaloosa, AL - 1995,96) Jenkins, Warren (DB - Geneva, AL - 1980) Jennings, Phillip (OL - Columbia, SC - 1970,71) Jernigan, Frank (OL - Pensacola, FL - 1980) Jobe, Scott (DL - Seattle, WA - 2003) Johns, Charles (RB/DB - Mobile, AL - 1963,64) Johnson, Benny (OL/DL - Ashford, AL - 1963,64,65,66) Johnson, Bruce (RB - St. Petersburg, FL - 1973) Johnson, Corby (DL - Carrollton, GA - 1995,96,97,98) Johnson, David (LB - Tampa, FL - 2002) Johnson, Dowis (QB/RB/DB - Atlanta, GA - 1965,66) Johnson, Franco (QB - Brunswick, GA - 2003) Johnson, Jay (TE - Zephyrhills, FL - 1994,95) Johnson, Keith (OL - Birmingham, AL - 1977,78,79,80) Johnson, Larry (OL/DL - Herndon, GA - 1961,62,63) Johnson, Larry (TE - Decatur, GA - 2005)) Johnson, Leverne (LB - Jasper, AL - 2002,03,04,05) Johnson, Terrence (WR - Meridian, MS - 1988,89, 90) Johnson, Tommy (WR - Enterprise, AL - 1951) Johnston, Floyd (WR - Eclectic, AL - 1965) Johnston, Mike (DL - Vidalia, GA - 1973,74,75,76) Johnston, Ted (WR - Brantley, AL - 1951) Joiner, Billy (WR/OL/DL - Montgomery, AL - 1951,52,53) Jones, Anthony (RB - Pensacola, FL - 2005)

Jones, Barney (RB - Monticello, FL - 1973,74,75,76) Jones, Dameon (LB - Crestview, FL - 1997,98,99) Jones, Darrell (WR - Gainesville, FL - 1975) Jones, Donnie (OL - West Blocton, AL - 1971,72,73,74) Jones, Frank (LB - Enterprise, AL - 1996,97,98) Jones, Gary (DL - Samson, AL - 1977) Jones, James (OL - Goshen, AL - 1979,80,81,82) Jones, Jodie (K - Opp, AL - 1972,73) Jones, Ken (NG - Northport, AL - 1986,87) Jones, Kovey (DB - Pahokee, FL - 1997,98,99) Jones, Leonard (OL/DL - Columbus, GA - 1952) Jones, Moreo (RB - Brantley, AL - 1997,99) Jones, Phillip (OL/DL/WR - Headland, AL - 1956,57,59) Jones, Phillip (RB - East Brewton, AL - 1997,98,99) Jones, Robert Earl (RB/DB - Columbus, GA - 1951) Jones, Sam (DB - Foley, AL - 1991,92,93) Jones, Tommy (OL/DL - Acworth, GA - 1960) Jordan, Clay (OL/DL - Highland Home, AL - 1951,53) Jordan, Robert (DB - Gardendale, AL - 1977) Jordan, Rodney (OL - Goshen, AL - 1999,00,01,02) Judge, Tony (DL - Bay Minette, AL - 1995,96,97,98) Justice, LaQuateus (RB - Opp, AL - 1998,99,00)

K

Kampschmidt, Robert (K - Roswell, GA - 1975) Kazmierczak, John (LB - Deland, FL - 1970,71,74) Keener, Jack (QB - Lakeland, FL - 1970) Kelley, Randy (QB - Childersburg, AL - 1967) Kelley, Steven (RB - Enterprise, AL - 1996,97,98) Kelly, Michael (TE - Troy, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Kelso, Bill (SG - Enterprise, AL - 1972) Kelton, Billy (TE - Lanett, AL - 1969,70) Kennedy, Billy (OL/DL - Phenix City, AL - 1948) Key, Carnell (DL - Carrollton, GA - 1984,85) Kicklighter, Ray (QB/RB/DB - Patterson, GA - 1962,63,64,65) Killetts, Shawn (FS - West Palm Beach, FL - 1991) Kilow, Robert (WR - New Brockton, AL - 1991,92,93,94) King, Joe (FB - Talladega, AL - 1969) King, Mark (OL - Tallahassee, FL - 1973,74) Kinsaul, Doyle (RB/DB - Hartford, AL - 1951) Kirby, Jimmy (FB - Valley Head, AL - 1964,65,66) Kirk, Ricky (TE - Marietta, GA - 1980) Kirkland, Mitchell (OL/DL - Abbeville, AL - 1948) Kirkpatrick, Lyle (OL/DL - Montevallo, AL - 1948) Klava, Glen (P - DeFuniak Springs, FL - 1985,86,87,88) Kleinschmidt, Norm (OL - Coral Springs, FL - 1982,83,84) Knight, Byron (DL - Abbeville, AL - 1999,00,01,02) Knight, Greg (WR - Opelika, AL - 1977) Knight, Ray (OL/DL - Elba, AL - 1951) Knowles, Tony (DL - Pasadena, CA - 1990,91) Konstantines, Joe (FB/OL/DL - Yorkville, OH - 1952,53) Koon, Jeff (LB - Tallahassee, FL - 1994,95) Kornegay, (OL/DL - 1953) Koziol, Jay (DT - Chicago, IL - 1987,88) Kreis, John (WR - Troy, AL - 1948) Kremer, Jim (OL - Apopka, FL - 1980,81,82,83) Kress, Dave (OL/DL - Rutherford, NJ - 1948) Kurtz, Danny (WR - Macon, GA - 1978) Kuykendall, Ronnie (DE - Fort Walton Beach, FL - 1977)

L

Lacey, James (WR - Wetumpka, AL - 1975,77) Lamb, Troy (RB/DB - Jacksonville, FL - 1963,64,65) Lancaster, Cecil (OL/DL - Russellville, AL - 1948,51) Land, Dean (K/QB - Mayo, AL - 1975) Landing, Walter (RB/DB/WR - Millen, GA - 1962,63,64) Lane, David (OL/DL - Phenix City, AL - 1952) Langford, Petton (QB - Autaugaville, AL - 1956) Langlois, Norm (OL/DL - Jewett City, CT - 1964,65) Lankes, Albert (OL/DL - Columbus, GA - 1956) Lankford, Torre (DL - Jacksonville, AL - 2002,03,04,05) Lavett, Robert (ST - Birmingham, AL - 1972) Lawrence, Illya (LB - Phenix City, AL - 1992,93,94)

Lawrence, Jerry (OL/DL - Tuskegee, AL - 1957,59) Layton, Gene (RB/DB - Ashford, AL - 1948) Lazzara, Anthony (LB - Tampa, FL - 1972) Leach, Steve (DB - Gadsden, AL - 1988,89,90,91) Leak, Aaron (QB - Durham, NC - 2003,04) Leano, Chuck (DB - Birmingham, AL - 1981,83,84) Lee, Bobby (QB - Lanett, AL - 1972,73,74,75) Lee, James Fitz (DL - Troy, AL - 1974) Lee, Phillip (TE - Birmingham, AL - 1982) Lee, Robin (OL - Vancleave, MS - 1999,00,01,02) Lee, Tracy (OL - Chipley, FL - 1983) Lee, Warner (OL/DL - Crestview, FL - 1958) Lemar, Baron (DE - Lutcher, LA - 2005) Leonard, Keith (DB - Pensacola, FL - 1983) Leroy, Paul (RB/DB - Eufaula, AL - 1956) Lesley, Jordan (TE/LB - Fulton, MS - 2000,02,03,04) Lewis, Anthony (DL - Montgomery, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Lewis, Mitch (RB - Brewton, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Lewis, Romanique (LB - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 2005) Lewis, Shane (LB - Pensacola, FL - 1986,87,88) Lieb, Lance (P - Montgomery, AL - 2001) Light, Mark (DB - Gardendale, AL - 1982) Lightfoot, Frank (WR - Montevallo, AL - 1972) Ligon, Bill (1979) Lincoln, Zack (DL - Bradenton, FL - 1982) Lindsey, Jim (1981) Lineberger, Tracy (TE - Ft. Walton Beach, FL - 1988,89,90,91) Lineberger, Travis (RB - Ft. Walton Beach, FL 1986,87,88,89) Lister, Frank (DL - Sylacauga, AL - 1970) Little, George (LB - Eufala, AL - 1968,69) Lloyd, Franklin (DL - Lanett, AL - 2003,04,05) Lloyd, Joe (WR - Birmingham, AL - 1948) Lloyd, Robert (OL/DL - Monroeville, AL - 1962) Lloyd, Tommy (OL - Tuscaloosa, AL - 1970) Loch, Wendell (DL - Electic, AL - 1980) Logan, Jim (DB - Eutaw, AL - 1988,89) Logan, John (WR - Sampson, AL - 1952) Loggins, Gary (OL/DL - Dothan, AL - 1965,66,67,68) Logue, Delane (1972,73,74,75) Logue, Randy (LB/DL - Marietta, GA - 1973,74,75,77) Long, Billy (RB/DB - Brewton, AL - 1951,52,53,56) Lott, Howard (RB/DB - Verbena, AL - 1951) Lott, Larry (FB - Brownsville, TN - 1961) Louissaint, Junior (OL - Miami, FL - 2003,04) Lowe, David (OL - Merritt Island, FL - 1974,75) Lowe, Reggie (DL - Phenix City, AL - 1994,95,96,97) Lowery, Stewart (LB - Marbury, AL - 1981,82,83,84) Lucas, Al (DL - Macon, GA - 1996,97,98,99) Lucas, Chad (WR - Tuskegee, AL - 2000,01) Lucas, Lenny (TE - Macon, GA - 1996,97,98,99) Lucas, Melvin (OL/DL - Lanett, AL - 1951) Lundy, Charles (DL - Milledgeville, GA - 1981,82,83,84) Lyons, Pratt (DL - Ft. Worth, TX - 1995,96)

M

Maddox, Cecil (OL/DL - Abbeville, AL - 1956,57) Maddox, Jackie (RB/DB - Attalla, AL - 1961) Maddox, Johnny (OL - Clarksdale, MS - 1999,00) Maddox, Kacson (QB - Hamilton, GA - 2002) Maddox, Robert (DB - Langdale, AL - 1975,76) Maddox, Ronnie (DB - Marianna, FL - 1979) Madison, Carlos (QB - Atmore, AL - 1956) Mahone, Dwayne (OL - Goshen, AL - 1984,85,86) Mainor, Kenny (DE - Brunswick, GA - 2005) Mainor, Ronald (WR - Montgomery, AL - 1971) Malone, Alfred (DT - Frisco City, AL - 2004) Manning, Hurley (RB/DB - Milton, FL - 1956,58,59) Manuel, Mike (1972) Marable, Vernon (DL - Ashland, AL - 1997,98,00,01) Marchman, Scott (DB - Fayettville, GA - 1978) Marriott, Bubba (QB - Foley, AL - 1957, 58,59, 60) Marsh, Antjuan (DL - Bagdad, FL - 1989,90,91,92) Marsh, Lynn (LB - Winter Haven, FL - 1972,73,74,75)

197

Trojan Football History all-time letterwinners

Marsh, Travis (OL/DL - Boaz, AL - 1959,60,61) Martin, Courtney (OL/DL - Port St. Joe, FL - 1962) Martin, Dan (RB - Chicago, IL - 1989,90) Martin, Sherrod (DB - Griffin, GA - 2004,05) Mason, Larry (RB - Bessemer, AL - 1981,82,83) Massey, Tipton (OL/DL - Brantley, AL - 1951) Mathew, Victor (WR - Decatur, AL - 1974) Mathews, Pat (DB - Montgomery, AL - 1976,77,78,79) Matthews, Danny (DB - Montgomery, AL - 1973) Matthews, Robert (DB - Tampa, FL - 1973,74) Maxey, Rick (LB - Ocoee, FL - 1974,75,76,77) Maxwell, Andrae (LB - Cottage Grove, AL - 1991,92,93,94) Maxwell, Josh (LB - St. Mary’s, GA - 2004,05) Mayfield, Gerald (RB - Athens, AL - 1983) McAliley, Brent (OL - Niceville, FL - 1997,98,99,00) McAliley, Greg (OL - Hartford, AL - 1971,72) McCain, Scooter (DB - Cottonwood, AL - 1990) McCall, Charles (WR/RB/DB - Opp, AL - 1948,52) McCarty, Mike (WR - Sumiton, AL - 2002) McClain, Antonio (DL - Enterprise, AL - 1995,96,97,98) McClain, Jimmy (LB - Enterprise, AL - 1998,99,00,01) McClammy, Robert (WR - Brewton, AL - 1961) McCollough, Earl (RB/DB - Elba, AL - 1959) McCombs, David (RB - Ft. Walton Beach, FL - 1989,90,91,92) McCord, Oliver (OL - Trenton, GA - 1999,00) McCormick, Jay (OL - Gulfport, MS - 1970,71) McCoy, Gus (OL/DL - Abbeville, AL - 1964) McCoy, Tom (WR - Newton, MS - 1948) McCray, Willie (DL - Hopewell, VA - 1976,77) McCrory, Clint (OL - Panama City, FL- 1983,84,85,86) McCullough, David (OL - Lanett, AL - 1980) McDermott, Tom (DL - Bardonia, NY - 1990,91) McDonald, Austin (WR - Butler, AL - 1951,53) McDonald, Jack (RB/DB - Ft. Deposit, AL - 1952,53) McDowell, D.T. (QB - Stone Mountain, GA - 2004) McDuffie, Terry (LB - Samson, AL - 1968,70) McGhee, Bill (LB - Dozier, AL - 1978,79,80) McGill, Mike (DB - Alexander City, AL - 1970) McGilvray, Gary (OL - Banks, AL - 1979,80,81) McGraw, Mike (QB - Bessemer, AL - 1988,89) McGraw, Willie Joe (OL/DL - Trion, GA - 1956,57) McGriff, Jim (K - Winfield, AL - 1979) McKelvin, Leodis (DB - Waycross, GA - 2004,05) McKinnon, John (QB - Plantation, FL - 1980,81,82,83) McKnight, James (K - Rockledge, FL - 1976) McLain, Ken (QB - Sylacauga, AL - 1970,71,72,73) McLain, Thomas (RB - Montgomery, AL - 1973) McLendon, Steve (DL - Ozark, AL - 2005) McNeil, Harry (OL/DL - Dothan, AL - 1948) McNutt, Wayne (LB - Haleyville, AL - 1969,70) McQueen, Dewayne (DL - Evergreen, AL - 2000) Meadows, Carl (QB - Cumming, GA - 2004,05) Medley, Don (QB - Bonifay, FL - 1959) Meise, Don (OL/DL - Salisbury, MD - 1952) Merkel, Steven (OL - Pensacola, FL - 2005) Merriott, Francis (QB - Foley, AL - 1958) Messaris, Buddy (QB - Montgomery, AL - 1968) Messick, O’Neal (RB/DB - Abbeville, AL - 1956,58) Mewbourne, David (DB - Birmingham, AL - 1976) Michelfeider, James (RB/DB - Hanceville, AL - 1966) Miggins, Martin (1994) Miller, Brent (DL - Iron City, GA - 1979) Miller, Jackie (OL/DL - Savannah, GA - 1950, 51, 52, 53) Miller, Jeff (TE - Brewton, AL - 1990) Miller, Jermaine (DB - Louisville, MS - 2002,04) Miller, Mike (DB - Milton, FL - 2002) Miller, Richard (FB - Estanolle, GA - 1960) Miller, Rodney (LB - Pensacola, FL - 1975,76,77,78) Miller, Sean (DT - Brewton, AL - 1987) Miller, Willie (1983) Milliner, Lee (OL - Enterprise, AL - 2001,02,03,04) Mills, Greg (DL - Tallahassee, FL - 2001) Mims, Doug (DB - Dothan, AL - 1987,88,89) Minor, Eddie (LB - Jacksonville, FL - 1969) Missilidine, Ted (RB/DB/OL - Billingsley, AL - 1956,57,58) Mitchell, Charles (OL/DL - Auburn, AL - 1948)

198

Mitchell, John (RB - Columbiana, AL - 1978,79) Mitchell, Mario (DL - Opelika, AL - 1993,94,95) Mitchell, Quentin (RB - Williston, FL - 1995) Mitchell, Steve (OL - Warner Robins, GA - 1977,78,79) Mixon, Fred (RB - Clewiston, FL - 1980,81,82,83) Mizell, Eric (TE - Leaf, MS - 1990,91) Moffitt, Tommy (RB/DB - Henderson, TN - 1966,67,68) Money, Hawley (OL/DL - Abbeville, AL - 1952,56) Monk, Bobby (OL - Atlanta, GA - 1969,70) Monroe, Myron (DB - Tuscaloosa, AL - 1998,99) Monroe, Phil (DB - Warner Robins, GA - 1979) Moody, Lee (DE - Mobile, AL - 1970,71) Moore, Adrian (TE - Oxford, AL - 1999,00,02,03) Moore, Bob (WR - Monroeville, AL - 1957) Moore, Danny (K - Dothan, AL - 1964,65,66,67) Moore, Deloise (DB - St. Martin, MS - 2001,02) Moore, Derrick (RB - Albany, GA - 1989,90) Moore, Michael (OL - Fayette, AL - 1999) Moore, Terence (DB - Columbus, GA - 2005) Moreland, Xavier (DB - Williamson, GA - 2005) Morgan, Andre (DB - Garland, TX - 2004,05) Morgan, Roy (WR - Phenix City, AL - 1948) Morgan, Thad (OL/DL - Enterprise, AL - 1958,59) Morris, Kerry (OL - Water Valley, MS - 1990,91) Morris, T.J. (LB - Geneva, AL - 1967,68) Morrison, Paul (OL - Live Oak, FL - 1979,80,81) Morrow, John (OL/DL - Elba, AL - 1951,52) Mosley, Doug (RB/DB - Montgomery, AL - 1965) Mote, Edgar (RB/DB - Albany, GA - 1959) Moultry, Chris (TE - Brundidge, AL - 1990,91) Mount, Parker (DB - Mathews, AL - 1980) Muller, Bubba (DL - Pensacola, FL - 1981,82,83,84) Munson, Joe (TE - Chico, CA - 2003,04) Murchinson, Bobby (OL/DL - Eclectic, AL - 1959,60) Murdock, Kelvin (WR - Tampa, FL - 1978,79,80,81) Murphy, Bob (1969,70) Murry, Stacy (DL - Thomasville, GA - 1994,95,96,97) Myers, Jody (QB - Auburndale, FL - 1981) Myrick, Tony (DB - Greenville, AL - 1971,72,73,74)

N

Napert, David (DL - Cocoa, FL - 1979,80,81,82) Nation, Jim (OL/DL - Birmingham, AL - 1966) Navarro, Jim (OL/DL - Nashville, GA - 1965) Nelson, James (OL/DL - Elba, AL - 1956) Nelson, Joe (1998) Nelson, Larry (QB - Mobile, AL - 1975) Newston, Jeff (QB - Pace, FL - 1983) Newton, Earl (OL/DL - Greenville, AL - 1959,60) Newton, Joe (RB/DB - Arcadia, FL - 1961) Newton, Larry (QB - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 1982,83) Newton, Larry (RB/DB - Greenville, AL - 1958,59) Newton, Sterling (OL/DL - Greenville, AL - 1958,59) Nichols, Dave (OL/DL - Chattahoochie, FL - 1951) Ninas, Rusty (LB - Columbus, GA - 1966,67,68,69) Nix, Paul (RB/DB - Bainbridge, GA - 1962,63,64,65) Norman, Gene (RB/DB - Luverne, AL - 1948) Nutter, Brock (QB - Hoover, AL - 1998,99,00,01)

O

Oates, Neal Jr. (DB/LB - Florala, AL - 2000,01,02,03) O'Brien, Daniel (WR - Spartanburg, SC - 2000,01) Odenheimer, Robert (RB/DB - Ridgefield, NJ - 1951) Odom, Charles (LB - Dothan, AL - 1972,73) Odom, Kris (OL - Antioch, AL - 1992,93,94,95) Odom, Steve (OL - Andalusia, AL - 1975) Okosa, Emeka (DL - West Orange, N.J. - 2005) Olds, Mark (FB - Louisville, AL - 1987) Olds, Sean (1986) Olmsted, Thomas (P/K - Lake City, FL - 2002,03,04,05) O'Mara, Pat (DL - Marietta, GA - 1980,81,82,83) O'Toole, Danny (QB - Birmingham, AL - 1983,84,85,86) Overton, Larue (P - Lanett, AL - 1976,77) Owen, Allen (DB - Columbus, GA - 1970)

Owens, Bobby (DL - Ocala, FL - 1973,75,76,77) Owens, Fred (DL - Winter Garden, FL - 1968,1969,70) Owens, Gene (WR - Ozark, AL - 1948) Owens, Ronnie (RB - Rogersville, AL - 1972,73) Owens, Sammy (WR - Blakely, GA - 1959,60,61,62) Owes, Barron (LB - Mobile, AL - 1992,93)

P

Pace, John (RB/DB - Auburn, AL - 1948) Page, Tommy (OL/DL - Bay Minette, AL - 1948) Painschab, Rich (1981) Palmer, Mack (RB/DB - Midland City, AL - 1957,58) Palmer, Pat (DL - Cantonment, FL - 1988,89) Parker, Kevin (QB - Wedowee, AL - 1982) Parker, Phillip (DB - Midland City, AL - 1973,74,75,76) Parker, Sean (WR - Milton, FL - 1995,96) Parks, Anthony (DB - Montgomery, AL - 1982,83,84,85) Parnell, Mitch (LB - Prattville, AL - 1985,86,87,88) Parnell, Scott (Prattville, AL - 1988, 89, 90, 91) Parris, Doug (DB - Clewiston, FL - 1986,87,88) Paschal, Charlie (RB - Ocilla, GA - 1975) Passmore, Neil (RB/DB - Decatur, GA - 1960) Pate, Shayne (OL - Reform, AL - 1992,93,94) Patterson, Allen (RB- Auburn, AL - 1974,75) Patterson, Robert (DB - Melbourne, FL - 1971,75,76) Patton, Mike (LB - Andalusia, AL - 1991,92,93) Paul, David (WR - Tavares, FL - 1960) Paul, Oliver (OL/DL - Dothan, AL - 1951,52,53) Paulk, Bobby (RB/DB - Crawfordville, FL - 1957) Paulk, Mahlon (RB/DB - Ramer, AL - 1951,52,53) Payne, Dale (OL - Robards, KY - 1991,92,93,94) Payne, Jimbo (RB - Skipperville, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Peacock, Winton (RB/OL - Eastman, GA - 1963,64) Peavy, Jack (OL - Foxboro, MA - 1984,85) Peeples, Terry (CB - Forrest Park, GA - 1971,72) Pelham, Jack (OL/DL - Panama City, FL - 1952) Pelham, Wilbur (RB/DB - Graceville, FL - 1952) Pelham, Wilmer (RB/DB - Columbus, GA - 1959) Pendergrass, Derick (DB - Manning, S.C. - 2005) Pennington, Robert (RB - Birmingham, AL - 1978,79,80) Perdue, Jack (QB - Columbus, GA - 1952) Perkins, James (WR - Eufaula, AL - 1948) Perkins, Jim (WR - Montgomery, AL - 1970,71) Perry, Stuart (RB - Buena Vista, GA - 1978) Peters, Jon (QB - Albertville, AL - 1996,97,98) Peterson, Brian (OL - Santa Rosa Beach, FL - 1997,98) Peterson, Tyrone (DB - Montgomery, AL - 1996,97,98) Phillips, Bobby (OL/DL/FB - Adel, GA - 1956,57,58) Phillips, Cedric (TE - Roanoke, AL - 2000,01,02,03) Phillips, Clark (OL - Bristol, TN - 1997,98) Phillips, Eddie (OL - Tallassee, AL - 1976,77,78) Phillips, Jerome (QB - Georgiana, AL - 1994,95,96) Phillips, Tom (OL/DL - Cottonwood, AL - 1952) Phillips, Wayne (QB - Corner, AL - 1961,62) Philport, Larry (RB - Fairfax, AL - 1970) Philpott, Gary (OL - Fairfax, AL - 1974,75) Philyaw, David (DB - Atlanta, GA - 1999,00,01,02) Philyaw, Mareno (WR - Atlanta, GA - 1996,97,98,99) Pickett, Charles (DL - Jacksonville, FL - 1973,74,75,76) Pickett, Sam (DL - Enterprise, AL - 1973,74,75,76) Pimenta, Gerrick (LB - Brandon, FL - 1985,86,87,88) Pitchford, Blaine (LT - Dothan, AL - 1991) Pittman, Johnny (FB - Brunswick, GA - 1964,65) Pittman, Bo (LB - New Brockton, AL - 1989,90,91,92) Pittman, Julius (WR - Troy, AL - 1987,88,89,90) Pleas, Clint (RB - Tallahassee, FL - 1982) Plummer, Lindsey (WR - Miami, FL - 1971,72,74) Poe, Ryan (OL - Tuscaloosa, AL - 1987,88,89) Polite, Eric (WR - Winder, GA - 1992,93,94,95) Polk, Jason (LB - Fayetteville, GA - 1989) Pollard, Andre (WR - Montgomery, AL - 1982) Postell, Eric (DL - Adel, GA - 1990,91) Powe, Ernest (QB - Mobile, AL - 1979,80) Powell, Butch (LB - Troy, AL - 1970) Powell, Byron (DL - Blakely, GA - 1992,93,94)

Trojan Football History all-time letterwinners

Powell, Horace (RB/DB - Enterprise, AL - 1951) Powell, Millard (RB/DB - Samson, AL - 1962) Powell, Roland (WR - Elba, AL - 1956) Powell, Sonny (QB - Bay Minette, AL - 1957) Prestwood, Eugene (RB/DB - Brewton, AL - 1951) Price, Stewart (HB - Troy, AL - 1972) Puccio, Phil (WR - Eufaula, AL - 1991,92,93,94) Pugh, Bernard (DL - Grove Hill, AL - 1980,81) Pyle, Edward (OL/DL - Birmingham, AL - 1951,52,53)

Q

Quass, Oliver (K - Beaufort, SC - 1992,93,94,95) Queen, Sonny (RB/DB - Montgomery, AL - 1948) Quinn, Mike (P - Birmingham, AL - 1977,78,79,80) Quinney, David (TE - Eufaula, AL - 1977)

R

Raab, Anthony (LB - Prichard, AL - 1997,98,99) Raburn, John (DB - Tampa, FL - 1971,72,73,74) Ragan, Ronnie (RB/DB - Madison, FL - 1967) Ragin, Jackie (OL/DL - Montezuma, GA - 1965) Ragle, Bill (RB - Roanoke, AL - 1968,69,70,71) Railey, Ralph (OL/DL - Troy, AL - 1952) Raines, Bernice (QB - Ft. Walton, FL - 1952) Rainey, Lionel (LB - Greenville, AL - 1969,70) Ramsey, Ben (TE - Scott City, KS - 2005) Randa, Jeff (K - Foley, AL - 1996,97) Randall, Lonnie (DL - Ozark, AL - 1992,93,94) Ransaw, Michael (QB - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 1990) Raulerson, Gordon (OL/DL - Patterson, GA - 1964,65) Ray, Allen (OL - Montgomery, AL - 1990, 91, 92 ,93) Ray, Jake (OL/DL - Wetumpka, AL - 1948) Ray, Matt (QB - Quincy, CA - 2002) Redd, Mickey (QB - Enterprise, AL - 1966) Reddoch, Tim (OL/DL - Troy, AL - 1951) Reed, Larry (DL - Jacksonville, FL - 1980) Reed, Rayshun (DB - Phenix City, AL - 1999,00,01,02,03) Reese, Steve (LB - Damascus, GA - 1978,79,80,81) Reeves, Jerry (RB/DB - Americus, GA - 1961,62,63,64) Reeves, Joe (DB - Adel, GA - 1983) Register, Johnny (LB - Geneva, AL - 1974) Reid, David (OL/DL - Phenix City, AL - 1952) Reid, Jim (K - Tallahassee, FL - 1973) Reinhardt, John (RB/DB - Decatur, GA - 1960) Reinhardt, Mike (WR - Birmingham, AL - 1964) Renfroe, Dewey (RB/DB - Montgomery, AL - 1948) Rentz, Aubrey (RB/DB - Blakely, GA - 1956,57,58) Reynolds, James (K - Union Springs, AL - 1974) Rice, Joe (WR - Dothan, AL - 1965) Richards, Jerry (DL - Troy, AL - 1981) Richardson, Calvin (DL - Monroeville, AL - 1976,77,78) Richardson, Jermaine (RB - Pensacola, FL - 2002,03,04,05) Richardson, Marcus (DB - Pensacola, FL - 2004,05) Richardson, Mike (DL - Rockledge, FL - 1978,79,80,81) Richardson, Terry (WR - Donaldsonville, GA - 1957) Richburg, Bubba (TE - Troy, AL - 1991) Rickard, William (OL/DL - Sharon, PA - 1959) Ridgeway, Roger (P - Pass Christian, MS - 2001) Rigdon, Charles (DB - Ft. Walton Beach, FL - 1977,78,79) Riley, Leonard (OL/DL - Ozark, AL - 1948) Riley, Chuck (QB - Abbeville, AL - 1971) Rivers, Ed (DB - Naples, FL - 1975) Roberson, Vance (OL - Gadsden, AL - 1976,77,78) Roberts, Cleve (OL - Buhler, KS - 1997,98) Robinson, Ray (WR - Carrollton, GA - 1948) Robinson, Rubin (OL/DL - Birmingham, AL - 1951,52,53) Robinson, Tommie (DB - Phenix City, AL - 1982,83,84,85) Robinson, Zsan (WR - Rockledge, FL - 2003) Rodgers, Tony (LB - Montgomery, AL - 1972) Roe, Brent (TE - Pine Hill, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Rogers, Ben (OL/DL - Bainbridge, GA - 1956,57,58,59) Rogers, David (RB - Milledgeville, GA - 1970) Rogers, Mike (OL - Opp, AL - 1981,82,83,84) Rogers, Russ (LB - Milton, FL - 1989,90,91,92)

Rohrbaugh, Eddie (QB - Fairburn, GA - 1976,77,78,79) Roland, J.B. (OL/DL/QB - Colquitt, GA - 1952,53,56,57) Roney, Lafayette (OL/DL - Newville, AL - 1951,53) Rooker, Charles (OL/DL - Pensacola, FL - 1959 Rooks, Frank (RB/DB - Marianna, FL - 1957) Rooks, Mack (RB/DB - Marianna, FL - 1948) Ross, Bobby (WR - Tallassee, AL - 1952,53,58) Roundtree, Bert (RB/DB - Adel, GA - 1962,63) Rowell, Jeremy (QB - Crestview, FL - 1992,93,94,95) Rowland, Mitch (OL - Headland, AL - 1983) Rumph, Garry (DT - Troy, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Russell, Adam (QB - Dora, AL - 1996,97) Russell, Bill (OL/DL - Hartford, AL - 1966,67,68,69) Russell, Cliff (OL/DL - Montgomery, AL - 1960) Russell, Josh (QB - Sumiton, AL - 2002,03) Russell, Larry (RB - Decatur, AL - 1974,75) Rutledge, Toris (WR - Reddick, FL - 2002,03,04,05) Ryles, Robert (OL - Grady, AL - 1972)

S

Sadler, Frank (RB/DB - Albany, GA - 1956,57,58,59) Sadler, Mike (OL - Jacksonville, FL - 1968, 69) Salter, Gary (DE - Warner Robins, GA - 1972) Samples, Jason (WR - Swainsboro, GA - 2001,02,03,04) Sanders, Arthur (OL/DL - Phenix City, AL - 1956) Sanders, Billy (OL/DL - Cochran, AL - 1962) Sanders, Johnny (OL/DL - Phenix City, AL - 1956,57, 58,59) Sanders, Mark (QB - Meridian, MS - 1981) Sanders, Ovid (OL/DL - Dozier, AL - 1951) Sanders, Patrick (WR - Atlanta, GA - 1962) Sanders, Ralph (DL - Columbus, GA - 1973,74,75,76) Sanders, Tim (WR - Birmingham, AL - 1974,75,76,77) Sandusky, Clarence (OL/DL - Montgomery, AL - 1951) Sanford, Billy (RB/DB - Bessemer, AL - 1948) Sasser, Lance (WR - Pensacola, FL - 1989,90,91,92) Sauls, Drew (WR - Callihan, FL - 1982) Sayler, Steve (OL - Dothan, AL - 1974,75,76) Schatz, Jeremy (P - Birmingham, AL - 2001) Scott, Harold (FB - LaGrange, GA - 1957) Scott, Herman (WR - Prattville, AL - 1948) Scruggs, Randall (OL/DL - Excel, AL - 1965) Searcy, Ken (TE - Troy, AL - 1982) Searcy, Shelby (RB/DB - Andalusia, AL - 1948) Sears, Corey (LB - Montgomery, AL - 1999,00,01) Seay, Virgil (WR - Moultrie, GA - 1978,79) Seder, Steve (OL - Tampa, FL - 1979) Sellers, Ennis (OL/DL - Georgiana, AL - 1948) Sellers, Ray (OL - Baxley, GA - 1971,72) Sexton, Gerald (DL - Ft. Deposit, AL - 1980) Shamburger, Cliff (DB - Jasper, AL - 1993,94,95,96) Shannon, Don (QB - Montgomery, AL - 1952) Shaughnessy, Leonard (OL - Dothan, AL - 1995,96,97,98) Sheats, Charles (OL - Athens, GA - 1992,93,94,95) Sheilds, Charles (OL/DL - St. Marks, FL - 1956) Shelley, Ronnie (DB - Headland, AL - 1966,67,68,69) Shepard, Keith (QB - Chancey, GA - 1969) Shepphard, Raymond (RB/DB - Columbus, GA - 1951) Sherfield, Thomas (LB - Tuscaloosa, AL - 1993,94,95) Sherman, Mike (OL - Montgomery, AL - 1974,75) Sherman, Tim (OL - Montgomery, AL - 1971,72) Sherrill, Mike (TE - Pensacola, FL - 1983,84,85) Shields, Chuck (OL/DL - St. Marks, FL - 1957) Shine, Glen (WR - Montgomery, AL - 1964) Shipman, Demetric (DB - Lagrange, GA - 1993,94,95,96) Shirley, Ryan (QB - Gordo, AL - 1999,00) Shiver, Paul (1981) Shlegel, Mike (QB - Buffalo, NY - 1972) Shuler, Tom (OL - Tallahassee, FL - 1972,73,74) Shuttlesworth, Randy (QB - Warner Robins, GA - 1978) Simmons, Carl (DB - Lineville, AL - 1999, 00, 01) Simmons, Curtis (DL - Albany, GA - 1974,75) Simmons, Gary (DL/TE - Thomasville, GA - 1990,91,92) Simmons, Harold (OL/DL - Brandon, FL - 1964) Simmons, Kelvin (QB - Mobile, AL - 1991,92,93) Simms, Steve (LB - Columbus, GA - 1975)

Sims, Brad (RB - Montgomery, AL - 1984,85,86) Singleton, Rodney (DB - Montgomery, AL - 1988,89,90,91) Sites, Buddy (WR - Blakely, GA - 1956,57) Skipper, Heyward (WR - Baxley, GA - 1999,00,01,02) Skole, Scott (DB - Roswell, GA - 1980) Sliger, Dwight (DB - Melbourne, FL - 1971,72) Sloan, Eric (DB - Atlanta, GA - 1997,98,99) Small, Ronnie (DB - Greenville, AL - 1983) Smeltzer, Karl (LB - Jacksonville, FL - 1988,89,90) Smeltzer, Kurt (DL - Jacksonville, FL - 1983,84,85,86) Smith, Bennie (TE - Gainesville, FL - 1982,83) Smith, Billy (LB - Mobile, AL - 1969,70,71,72) Smith, Boo (LB - Raleigh, NC - 2003,04,05) Smith, Carl (WR - Gainesville, FL - 1980,81,82,83) Smith, Don (RB/DB - Brewton, AL - 1952) Smith, Ferrell (FB - Elba, AL - 1965) Smith, Greg (DL - Jacksonville, FL - 1978) Smith, Jamaal (WR - Hapeville, GA - 2002,03,04) Smith, Jack (LB - Ocilla, GA - 1969,70) Smith, Jack (WR - Athens, AL - 1992) Smith, James (OL/DL - Fort Walton, FL - 1960) Smith, Kyle (OL - Donaldsonville, GA - 2002) Smith, Terrell (LB - Barnesville, GA - 1996,97,98,99) Smith, Wayne (WR - Springfield, GA - 1963) Smith, Willie (LB - Brewton, AL - 1993,94,95,96) Smoke, Charles (WR - Mobile, AL - 1974,75,76,77) Snead, Les (OL - Eufaula, AL - 1989,90,91) Solley, Malcolm (FB - Prattville, AL - 1960) Sowell, Jeff (DL/LB - Tallahassee, FL - 1982,83,84) Spann, Bobby (QB - Montgomery, AL - 1956,57) Sparks, Andy (DB - Eufaula, AL - 1982,83) Spear, James (OL/DL - Lanett, AL - 1948) Spear, Paul (RB - Andalusia, AL - 1975) Spear, William (QB - Lopin, AL - 1973) Speed, Bryant (DB - Selma, AL - 1980) Spencer, Billy Ray (RB/DB - Birmingham, AL - 1951) Spencer, Harris (DB - Mobile, AL - 1977,78,79,80) Sperli, Tommy (WR - Merritt Island, FL - 1975) Spillers, Gary (LB - Milledgeville, GA - 1969,70) Spradley, Steve (OL/DL - Lake City, FL - 1963,64) Sprayberry, Tommy (OL/DL - Trion, GA - 1951) Spriggs, Marcus (DL - Washington, DC - 1996,97,98) Stabile, Dan (RB/DB - Sharpsville, PA - 1961) Stabler, Rick (LB - Dothan, AL - 1975) Stacey, Carol (OL/DL - Excel, AL - 1956) Stanfield, Chris (FB - Prattville, FL - 2005) Staple, Keith (LB - Jonesboro, GA - 2002,03) Steiner, Kevin (DL - Pensacola, FL - 1978) Stekes, Roy (FB - Brewton, AL - 1952) Stennis, Carlos (DL - Meridian, MS - 2000,01) Stephens, John (OL/DL - Savannah, GA - 1961,64,65) Stephens, Mickey (OL/DL - Crestview, FL - 1962) Stephens, Ray (OL/DL - Tucker, GA - 1964,65) Stephens, Roger (WR - LaGrange, GA - 1960,61,62) Stevens, Brad (QB - New Orleans, LA - 1991,92,93) Stevens, Craig (OL - Palatka, FL - 1981,82,83,84) Stewart, Bryant (WR - Elgin, SC - 2003) Stewart, Greg (DL - Decatur, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Stiles, Ron (OL/DL - Fort Walton, FL - 1962) Stinson, Jerry (OL/DL - Geneva, AL - 1957) Stone, Matt (K- Atlanta, GA - 1991,92) Stone, William (RB/DB - Russellville, AL - 1961) Storey, Mark (OL - Jack, AL - 1985,86,87,88) Stoudmire, Jackie (DL - Elba, AL - 1992,93,94,95) Stovall, Paul (DB - Atlanta, GA - 1979,80) Strickland, Coy (MG - Abbeville, AL - 1977) Strickland, Ken (OL - Ocala, FL - 1975) Stringer, Maurice (WR - Opelika, AL - 1993,94,95,96) Stringfellow, Steve (LB - Pascagoula, MS - 1978,79,80,81) Stringer, Tommy (QB - Highland Home, AL - 1957) Striplin, Jimmy (RB/DB - Enterprise, AL - 1951) Stroh, Gerald (DL - Montgomery, AL - 1978) Strong, Keith (DB - Goodwater, AL - 1991,92) Stuckey, Shawn (LB - Daleville, AL - 1996,97) Suggs, Brandon (DT, Russellville, AL - 2005) Sullivan, Cedric (DE - Houston, TX - 2003,04)

199

Trojan Football History all-time letterwinners

Sullivan, Guy (RB/DB/QB - Ft. Deposit, AL - 1951,53) Sullivan, James (OL/DL - Hartford, AL - 1948) Sullivan, Jerome (WR - Gordo, AL - 1966) Sullivan, John (LB - Winder, GA - 1975,76) Sullivan, Phil (OL/DL - Rincon, GA - 1963) Sullivan, Willie (LB - Theodore, AL - 1982,83,84) Sumbry, Octavious (DB - Phenix City, AL - 2004) Summerall, David (DL - Vero Beach, FL - 1987,88,89) Summers, Steve (QB - Paris, TN - 1987,88,89,90) Summers, Tank (RB - Lanett, AL - 1977,78,79,80) Suttle, Ted (TE/DL - Foley, AL - 1975,76,77,78) Swafford, Andy (WR - Gadsden, AL - 1995,96,97) Swain, Johnny (DB - Brewton, AL - 1990,91,92,93) Swartz, Dean (OL - Vero Beach, FL - 1975)

T

Tabb, Tom (WR - Colquitt, GA - 1952,53) Tagovailoa, Junior (DT - Eva Beach, HI - 2005) Talley, David (OL - Warner Robins, GA - 1977,78,79,80) Tarver, Larry (OL - Atlanta, GA - 1974) Tatum, Jim (DL - Montgomery, AL - 1971) Tatum, Johnny (RB/DB - Montgomery, AL - 1964,65) Taylor, Charles (RB - Vidalia, GA - 1972) Taylor, Doug (TE/LB - Columbus, GA - 1967,68,69,70) Taylor, Ford (RB/DB - Troy, AL - 1948) Taylor, Freddie (RB - Ozark, AL - 1985,87,88,89) Teal, Martin (WR - St. Petersburg, FL - 2003,04,05) Tease, Chris (DB - Florence, AL - 1982) Teel, Danny (WR - Pensacola, FL - 1965) Teel, Lester (LB - Auburn, AL - 1974,75,76) Tellis, Henry (OL - Montgomery, AL - 2001,02,03,04) Terrell, Julius (DB - Gadsden, AL - 1995,96,97,98) Terry, Alonzo (TE - Sylvester, GA - 1980,81) Terry, Ernie (RB - Daleville, AL - 1982,83,84,85) Thomas, Charles (OL - Forest Park, GA - 1997,98,99,00) Thomas, Eric (DL - Atlanta, GA - 2000,02,03,04) Thomas, Freddie (DB - Montgomery, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Thomas, Gabriel (LB - Montgomery, AL - 1980,81,82) Thomas, James (OL/DL - Highland Home, AL - 1959,60) Thomas, Steve (LB - Americus, GA - 1975) Thomas, Tres (WR - Orlando, FL - 1972) Thomas, Trinidy (LB - Panama City - 2005) Thomas, Wayne (RB - Dothan, AL - 1998,99,00) Thomason, Troy (OL - St. Petersburg, FL - 1980) Thompson, Angelo (RB - Bessemer, AL - 1982) Thompson, Antonio (DB - Apopka, FL - 1997,98,99,00) Thompson, Dwayne (RB - Columbus, GA - 1981,82,83) Thompson, Glenn (TE - Enterprise, AL - 1973,74) Thompson, Glynn (OL/DL - Ocilla, GA - 1967,68) Till, C.B. (OL/DL - Montgomery, AL - 1952) Tinley, Lawton (RB - Waynesboro, GA - 1970) Tolar, Manley (DL - Ashford, AL - 1983) Todd, Shawn (DE - Crestview, FL - 2004,05) Tomlin, Jonathan (TE/RB - Auburn, AL - 1999,00,01,02) Tompkins, Jimmy (OL/DL - Brantley, AL - 1958,59,60,61) Toole, Stanford (WR - DeFuniak Springs, FL - 1948) Townes, Wayne (RB - East Point, GA - 1980) Tramble, David (DE - Atlanta, GA - 2002,03,04,05) Trammell, Jerry (QB - Centre, AL - 1959,60) Travis, Jerald (DL - Pensacola, FL - 1985,86,87,88) Trolinger, Benny (RB/DB - Cairo, GA - 1956) Truax, Jesse (WR - Gulfport, MS - 1971,72) Truitt, Phillip (DE - Florence, AL - 1972,73) Trussell, Billy (RB/DB - Tallassee, AL - 1948) Tucker, Bennet (OL/DL - Opp, AL - 1952,53) Tucker, Steve (LB - Jacksonville, AL - 1980) Tucker, Tim (LB - Enterprise, AL - 1975,76,77,78) Tullis, Ronnie (LB - Headland, AL - 1980,81) Tullis, Willie (QB - Headland, AL - 1978,79,80) Turk, Mike (QB - Montgomery, AL - 1984,85,86,87) Turner, Fred (WR - Montgomery, AL - 2005) Turner, Louis (RB/DB - Phenix City, AL - 1956) Turner, Rodell (RB - Melbourne, FL - 1975) Tynes, Lawrence (K - Milton, FL - 1997,98,99,00) Tyra, Bobby (LB - Ft. Mitchell, AL - 1970,71,72)

200

Tyra, Chris (DE - Ft. Mitchell, AL - 1970,71,72)

U

Ueberroth, Randy (LB - Milton, FL - 1995,96,97,98) Ulm, Jerry (LB - Tampa, FL - 1973) Umenyiora, Osi (DL - Auburn, AL - 1999,00,01,02) Upshaw, Breck (WR - Columbus, GA - 1978,79,80,81)

V

Van Wie, Don (K - Gainesville, FL - 1981,82,83) Vance, Donnie (QB - Adel, GA - 1970) Vance, Ernest (WR - Sparks, GA - 1960) Vann, Brent (WR - Dothan, AL - 1978) Varvil, Terry (OL - Brandon, FL - 1993,94,95,96) Vaughn, Robert (DL - Griffin, GA - 1981,82) Vaughn, Warren (QB - Morrow, GA - 1966) Venisee, Thomie (WR - Albany, GA - 1999,00,01) Vice, W.D. (OL/DL - Frisco City, AL - 1961) Vickers, Vic (OL - Jacksonville, FL - 1968) Vines, Stewart (C - Birmingham, AL - 1987,88)

W

Wade, Dick (WR - Valley Head, AL - 1951) Wade, Walter (WR - Opa Locka, FL - 1997,98,99,00) Wagner, Kenny (DE - Pembroke Pines, FL - 1986,87,88) Waites, Sherrod (WR - Wetumpka, AL - 1961) Waldrop, Ben (LB - Pensacola, FL - 2001) Walker, Duwan (DB - Cairo, GA - 1992,93,94,95) Walker, George (QB - Ozark, AL - 1952) Walker, Jimmy (OL/DL - Fairhope, AL - 1964,65) Walker, Rod (DL - Milton, FL - 1995,96,97,98) Walker, Sullivan (RB - Montgomery, AL - 1975,76,77) Wallace, Jessie (LB/DL - Mobile, AL - 1977,78,79,80) Walls, Greg (DB/RB - Ft. Walton Beach, FL - 1982,83,84,85) Walls, Lee (OL - Valley, AL - 1999,00,01,02) Ward, Adarryll (WR - Mobile, AL - 1993,94,95) Ward, Donnie (OL/DL - Columbus, GA - 1952) Ward, Jim (LB - Ft. Walton Beach, FL - 1989,90,91,92) Ward, Kenneth (OL/DL - Florala, AL - 1958,59,60) Ward, Randal (DL - Dadeville, AL - 1973,74) Ward, Theory (DL - Eastman, GA - 1981) Ware, Demarcus (DL - Auburn, AL - 2001,02,03,04) Ware, Eric (DL - Alexander City, AL - 1991,92) Warren, Harry (DB - Dothan, AL - 1974,75) Wasden, Tommy (QB - Selma, AL - 1985,86,87) Washington, Derrick (RB - Selma, AL - 1993,94,95) Washington, Larry (LB - Ocilla, GA - 1977,78,79,80) Watkins, Bruce (OL/DL - St. Cloud, FL - 1964,65) Watson, Dale (LB - Panama City, FL - 1993,94,95,96) Watson, Earl (OL/DL - Eufaula, AL - 1956) Watson, Terry (OL/DL - Eufaula, AL - 1966) Watts, Darryl (DB - Selma, AL - 2005) Watts, Frank (RB/DB - Jasper, AL - 1966) Weary, Fred (DL - Montgomery, AL - 1974,75,76,77) Weathington, Larry (OL/DL - Mableton, GA - 1965) Weaver, Jerry (QB - Cedartown, GA - 1958) Webb, James (OL/DL - Dawson, GA - 1963) Webb, Steve (FB - Clearwater, FL - 1973) Webb, Vaughn (WR - Warm Springs, GA - 1960) Weber, Karl (P - Long View, WA - 1983) Weiss, Alan (QB - Mobile, AL - 1982) Welch, Jerrald (DL - Grove Hill, AL - 1980,81) Wells, Devon (RB - Panama City, FL - 2001) Wells, Leon (DB - Sylacauga, AL - 1974) Wells, Matthew (OL - Highland Home, AL - 1997,98) Wheeler, Leonard (CB - Toccoa, GA - 1991) Wheeler, Wilson (QB - Waycross, GA - 1961,62) Whibbs, Greg (K - Pensacola, FL - 2004,05) Whigham, Greg (1974) Whingther, Joel (RB - Augusta, GA - 2003,04,05) White, Andrew (RB/DB - Blakely, GA - 1966,68) White, Bobby (WR - Cuthbert, GA - 1956) White, Clarence (DL - Mobile, AL - 1982,83)

White, Freeman (DB - Birmingham, AL - 2000,01,03,04) White, Roy (LB - Mobile, AL - 1975) Whitehurst, Wendel (OL - Bonifay, FL - 1979) Whitman, Whitey (OL/DL - Phenix City, AL - 1956,57) Wiley, Marvin (WR - Donaldsonville, GA - 1956,57) Wilkes, Guy (WR - Eufaula, AL - 1948) Wilkes, Randy (OL - Goshen, AL - 1987,88) Wilkinson, Sherman (DB - Enterprise, AL - 1977,78,79,80) Williams, Bart (OL - Birmingham, AL - 1982,83,84) Williams, Bubba (DL - Jacksonville, AL - 1976,77,78,79) Williams, Callarious (WR - Quincy, FL - 1996,97,98,99) Williams, Charles (RB/DB - Sylacauga, AL - 1951) Williams, Charles (OL/RB/WR - Georgiana, AL 1951,52,53,58) Williams, Chris (TE - St. Cloud, FL - 1990,91,92,93) Williams, Damion (LB - Camilla, GA - 1995,96,97,98) Williams, Darius (WR - Blakely, GA - 2005) Williams, Darryl (DL - Mobile, AL - 1982,83,84,85) Williams, Davern (DL - Montgomery, AL - 2000,01,02) Williams, Eddie (DB - Huntsville, AL - 1978,79) Williams, Gordon (LB - Miami, FL - 1999,00,01,02) Williams, Harold (LB - Jacksonville, FL - 1976,77,78) Williams, J.A. (FB - Millport, AL - 1966,67,68,69) Williams, James (WR - LaGrange, GA - 1960,61) Williams, Jeff (OL - Shannon, GA - 1979) Williams, John (DL - Tampa, FL - 1971) Williams, Keith (OL - Ozark, AL - 1992,94,95) Williams, Mike (WR - Dothan, AL - 1968,69) Williams, Mike (RB/WR - Greenville, AL - 1972,73,74,76) Williams, Mike (WR - Bartow, FL - 1981) Williams, Sam (RB/DB - Eufaula, AL - 1951) Williams, Steve (K/P - Holt, AL - 1973,74) Williams, Tate (TE - Camilla, GA - 1980) Williams, Tavares (DB - Gainesville, FL - 2005) Williamson, Vance (OL - Honorville, AL - 1980) Williford, Bobby (FB - Greenville, AL - 1957) Wills, Mike (QB - Quitman, GA - 1975) Wilson, Gary (WR - Cumming, GA - 1979,80) Wilson, John (OL - Gainesville, GA - 1970) Wilson, Ric (OL - Florence, AL - 1973) Wingard, Dale (WE - Grady, AL - 1972) Winslett, Wade (DL - Ft. Walton Beach, FL - 1974) Wood, Mack (RB/DB - Greenville, AL - 1957,58) Woods, Bear (QB - MacClenny, FL - 2005) Woodall, Steve (OL/DL - Villa Rica, GA - 1966) Woodham, Bill (RB/DB - Dothan, AL - 1957) Woodling, Charles (OL - Montgomery, AL - 1980) Wooten, Clayton (WR - Jay, FL - 1960,61,62,63) Wooten, Odis (WR - Milton, FL - 1964) Worrell, Reginald (WR - Elba, AL - 1951) Wright, Andrew (DL - Bainbridge, GA - 1985,86,87) Wright, Erick (DB - Demopolis, AL - 2003,04) Wright, Greg (LB/DL - Columbus, GA - 1969,70,71) Wright, Jason (P - Dothan, AL - 2004,05) Wyatt, Cedric (OL - Ramer, AL - 1978)

Y

Yamini, Naazir (LB - Atlanta, GA - 1999,00,01,02) Yancey, Randy (K/DB - Tucker, GA - 1976,77,78) Yarborough, Chad (DL/TE - Dadeville, AL - 1992,93,94) Yarborough, James (WR - Auburn, AL - 1959) Yarborough, Ted (RB - Blakely, GA - 1993,94,95) Yates, O'Neal (DB- Mobile, AL- 1991,92,93,94) Yeager, Jerry (WR/FB - Fairhope, AL - 1966,67,68) Yenser, Zach (OL - Marietta, GA - 2003,04,05) Yerkes, Randy (FB - Columbus, GA - 1973,74) Yisrael, Zarah (OL - Jacksonville, FL - 2004,05) Youmans, Robert (FB - Lexsy, GA - 1960,61,62) Young, Donny (LB - Quincy, FL - 1999,00) Young, Richard (DB - Cornelia, GA - 1992,93,94,95) Young, Roderick (DB - Daleville, AL - 1982,83,84) Young, Russ (QB - Dunwoody, GA - 1990,91) Young, Steve (QB - Opelika, AL - 1971) Young, Tex (RB/DB - Union Springs, AL - 1951) Young, Tony (FB - Alexandria, AL - 1987,88)

Trojan Football History all-gulf south conference selections

Dennis Anderson Defensive Tackle First Team, 1973

Dick Bensinger Defensive End First Team, 1971

Robert Bradley Wide Receiver First Team, 1985

Gary Bradshaw Defensive End First Team, 1983

Wade Brantley Defensive Tackle First Team, 1971, 72

Matt Brunson Nose Guard Academic, 1990

Tim Bryan Center First Team, 1981

Jimmy Campbell Offensive Guard First Team, 1977 Second Team, 1976

Steve Campbell Center First Team, 1987

Thomas Clark Safety First Team, 1983

Ted Clem Kicker First Team, 1986, 87

George Coker Offensive Line First Team, 1989 Second Team, 1990

Willie Collins Defensive Tackle Second Team, 1984

Johnny Cowart Defensive Back First Team, 1971

Kenny Craik Defensive End First Team, 1980

Jerome Crowe Defensive Back First Team, 1977

Mike Culbertson Tight End First Team, 1972, 73

Ron Daniels Running Back Second Team, 1977

Billy Dixon Tight End First Team, 1975, 77

Titus Dixon Return Specialist First Team, 1987 Second Team, 1988

Jim Dubose Offensive Tackle First Team, 1971

Mitch Geier Offensive Guard First Team, 1984 Second Team, 1983

Marty Gilley Offensive Guard First Team, 1986

Boyd Grant Running Back First Team, 1978

Perry Griggs Wide Reciever 1st Team, 1974, 76 Offensive POY, 1974

Johnny Grimes Back First Team, 1973

Ronnie Hannah Offensive Guard First Team, 1975

Greg Harris Wide Receiver Second Team, 1987

Michael Herbert Linebacker Second Team, 1989

Anthony Henton Linebacker First Team, 1984

Ted Horstead Fullback First Team, 1984, 85

Bryan Hubbard Linebacker Second Team, 1988

Ed Hughey Linebacker Second Team, 1988

Reginald Hutchins Offensive Guard Second Team, 1988

201

Trojan Football History all-gulf south conference selections

Donnie Jones Offensive Guard First Team, 1974

JAMES JONES Offensive Tackle First Team, 1982

MARK KING Center First Team, 1973, 74

CHUCK LEANO Defensive Back Second Team, 1984

BOBBY LEE Quatrerback First Team, 1985

STEWART LOWERY Linebacker Second Team, 1984

ROBERT MADDOX Defensive back First Team, 1976

RICK MAXEY Linebacker Second Team, 1977

GREG MCALILEY Offensive Tackle First Team, 1972

SCOOTER McCAIN Defensive Back Academic, 1990

DOUG MIMS Defensive Back First Team, 1988

KELVIN MURDOCK Wide Receiver First Team, 1980, 81

TONY MYRICK Defensive Back First Team, 1974

DOUG PARRIS Defensive Back Second Team, 1987

JACK PEAVY Offensive Guard First Team, 1985

CHARLES PICKETT Defensive Tackle First Team, 1976

GERRICK PIMIENTA Linebacker First Team 1986, 87, 88

EDDIE PHILLIPS Center First Team, 1978

MIKE QUINN Punter First Team, 1980

BILL RAGLE Running Back First Team, 1971

CALVIN RICHARDSON Defensive Tackle First Team, 1977

BRENT ROE Tight End First Team, 1987

VIRGIL SEAY Wide Receiver First Team, 1979

RAY SELLERS Offensive Guard First Team, 1971, 72

CARL SMITH Wide Receiver First Team, 1983

HARRIS SPENCER Defensive Back First Team, 1980

DAVID SUMMERALL Defensive End First Team, 1988

FREDDIE THOMAS Safety First Team, 1986, 87

TIM TUCKER Linebacker First Team, 1976, 77, 78 Defensive POY, 1978

WILLIE TULLIS Quarterback First Team, 1979, 80

MIKE TURK Quarterback First Team, 1985, 86, 87

SULLIVAN WALKER Running Back First Team, 1976, 77

SHERMAN WILKINSON Defensive Back First Team, 1979, 80

BART WILLIAMS Center First Team, 1984

GREG WRIGHT Linebacker First Team, 1971 Defensive POY, 1978

202

Trojan Football History all-southland conference selections

Matt Allen Punter Second Team, 2000 Hon. Mention, 1999

Chris Archie Defensive Back Hon. Mention, 2000

TIM BETTS Defensive End First Team, 2000 Second Team, 1999

SHANE BLACK Defensive Back First Team, 1996

THAD BUTTONE Fullback First Team, 2000 Hon. Mention, 1998,99

JIM BYERLY Offensive Line Second Team, 1998

BLAKE CARRUTHERS Offensive Line First Team, 2000 Hon. Mention, 1999

DEMONTRAY CARTER Running Back Second Team, 2000

JONATHAN CARTER Wide Receiver First Team, 2000

SCOTT CHILDERS Offensive Line First Team, 1996

NICK COLBERT Linebacker First Team, 2000

MATT DAVIS Offensive Line Second Team, 1996 Hon. Mention, 1997

STAN DAVIS Quarterback Hon. Mention, 1996

GERRELL DEBARDELABEN Defensive Line Hon. Mention, 1997

ERIC DIVENS Tight End Hon. Mention, 1997

AARON FIELDS Defensive End First Team, 1999

RYAN GRAHAM Safety Hon. Mention, 1996

ARRID GREGORY Running Back First Team, 1996

BRENT HARRISON Right Guard Hon. Mention, 2000

T.J. HEATHERLY Safety Hon. Mention, 1997

MATT HUERKAMP Kicker Second Team, 1996

CLIFFORD IVORY Cornerback First Team, 1997

JOE JACKSON Running Back Second Team, 1996 Hon. Mention, 1997

KERRY JENKINS Offensive Line First Team, 1996

PHILLIP JONES Running Back Second Team, 1998, 99

REGGIE LOWE Defensive Line First Team, 1997 Second Team, 1996

AL LUCAS Defensive Line First Team, 1998, 99

LENNY LUCAS Tight End Second Team, 1999 Hon. Mention, 1998

PRATT LYONS Defensive End First Team, 1996 Defensive POY, 1996

VERNON MARABLE Left Guard Second Team, 2000

BRENT MCALILEY Offensive Line Second Team 1999, 2000

ANTONIO MCCLAIN Defensive Line Hon. Mention, 1998

JIMMY MCCLAIN Linebacker Second Team 1999, 2000

ADRIAN MOORE Tight End Second Team, 2000

MOOKIE MOORE Offensive Line First Team, 1999

203

Trojan Football History all Southland football league

STACY MURRY Defensive Line First Team, 1996

BROCK NUTTER Quarterback First Team, 2000 Hon. Mention, 1999

DAVID PHILYAW Defensive Back Hon. Mention, 2000

MARENO PHILYAW Wide Receiver Second Team, 1999 Hon. Mention, 1998

ANTHONY RABB Linebacker First Team, 1998-99 Hon. Mention, 1997 Defensive POY, 1999

RAYSHUN REED Cornerback Hon. Mention, 2000

CLEVE ROBERTS Offensive Line First Team, 1997, 98

LEONARD SHAUGHNESSY Offensive Line Hon. Mention, 1998

DEMETRIC SHIPMAN Defensive Back First Team, 1996

ERIC SLOAN Defensive Back First Team, 1998, 99 Second Team (RS), 1999

WILLIE SMITH Linebacker First Team, 1996

MARCUS SPRIGGS Defensive Line First Team, 1997, 98

SHAWN STUCKEY Linebacker First Team, 1997 Hon. Mention, 1996

ANDY SWAFFORD Return Specialist Second Team, 1997

JULIUS TERRELL Safety Hon. Mention, 1998

CHARLES THOMAS Offensive Line First Team, 2000 Hon. Mention, 1999

ANTONIO THOMPSON Safety First Team, 1998 Hon. Mention, 1999

LAWRENCE TYNES Kicker First Team, 2000 Second Team, 1999 Hon. Mention, 1998

DALE WATSON Linebacker Second Team, 1996

204

DAVERN WILLIAMS Defensive Line Hon. Mention, 2000

POP WILLIAMS Wide Receiver Hon. Mention, 1999

OSI UMENYIORA Defensive End Second Team, 2000

NAAZIR YAMINI Linebacker Hon. Mention, 2000

Trojan Football History Division i-a all-independent selections

DERRICK ANSLEY Safety 2003

DEMONTRAY CARTER Running Back 2001

BRANDEN HALL Defensive Tackle 2003

ADRIAN MOORE Tight End 2003

THOMAS OLMSTED Punter 2003

RAYSHUN REED Cornerback 2001, 2003

OSI UMENYIORA Defensive End 2002

DEMARCUS WARE Defensive End 2002, 2003

all-sun belt conference selections

DERRICK ANSLEY Defensive Back First Team, 2004

GARY BANKS All-Purpose Specialist Second Team, 2005

DeWHITT BETTERSON Running Back First Team, 2004

BERNARD DAVIS Linebacker First Team, 2005 Second Team, 2004

ROBBIE FARMER Linebacker Second Team, 2004

JOHNNY FAULK Defensive Back First Team, 2005 Second Team, 2004

LAVERNE JOHNSON Linebacker Honorable Mention 2005

TORRE LANKFORD Defensive Line Second Team, 2005

JUNIOR LOUISSAINT Offensive Line First Team, 2004

LEODIS McKELVIN Kick Returner First Team, 2005 Second Team, 2004

THOMAS OLMSTED Punter Honorable Mention 2005 Second Team, 2004

HENRY TELLIS Offensive Line Second Team, 2004

ERIC THOMAS Defensive Line Second Team, 2004

DeMARCUS WARE Defensive End First Team, 2004 Defensive POY, 2004

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Trojan Football History all-america players All-America Selections

Tim Betts

Robert Bradley

Sherrill Busby

Sim Byrd

Blake Carruthers

Mitch Geier

Vince Green

Perry Griggs

Bob Hall

Clifford Ivory

Kerry Jenkins

Mark King

Al Lucas

Pratt Lyons

Bubba Marriott

1939 AP....................................... Sherrill Busby, Back 1968 NAIA.............................................Sim Byrd, QB 1969 NAIA....................................... Ronnie Shelley, S 1970 NAIA........................................ Vince Green, FL 1971 NAIA........................................Greg Wright, LB 1973 AP..................................................Mark King, C 1974 AP..................................................Mark King, C 1976 Kodak....................................... Perry Griggs, SE 1978 AP...............................................Tim Tucker, LB 1980 Kodak.......................................Willie Tullis, QB 1984 AP................................................Mitch Geier, G 1985 Football News.....................Robert Bradley, LB 1986 Consensus........................... Freddie Thomas, S 1987 Consensus........................... Freddie Thomas, S

Kodak, Football News..............Mike Turk, QB 1994 AP, AFCA.........................................Bob Hall, T 1995 AP, AFCA.........................................Bob Hall, T 1996 Consensus................................ Pratt Lyons, DE

AFCA.................................... Kerry Jenkins, OL 1997 Walter Camp........................ Clifford Ivory, DB 1998 AP, Walter Camp

ESPN/USA Today............ Marcus Spriggs, DE

Walter Camp.............................. Eric Sloan, DB

Don Hansen............................Cleve Roberts, T

Don Hansen..................................Al Lucas, DT 1999 Buck Buchanan Award........................Al Lucas

AP, Sports Network,

Walter Camp.........................................Al Lucas

Walter Camp, AFCA................ Michael Moore

Walter Camp...................................... Eric Sloan 2000 AP, Sports Network.................Lawrence Tynes

AFCA, AP, Don Hansen...................Tim Betts

Don Hansen........................... Blake Carruthers 2002 Sporting News Freshman.....Thomas Olmsted

Al Lucas - 1999 Buck Buchanan Award Winner This award is given yearly to the top defensive player in the nation at the Division I-AA level. The award was named after former Grambling State defensive lineman Buck Buchanan, who went on to a stellar career in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Two-time All-America defensive tackle Al Lucas claimed the award after the 1999 season. That year, he led the Trojans to an 11-2 record and berth in the I-AA quarterfinals. He finished with 126 tackles, which ranked second on the team, and had 20 tackles for loss.

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Trojan Football History all-america players Sim Byrd

Lawrence Tynes

Michael Moore

Thomas Olmsted

Cleve Roberts

Ronnie Shelley

Eric Sloan

Marcus Spriggs

Freddie Thomas

Tim Tucker

Willie Tullis

Mike Turk

Lawrence Tynes

Greg Wright

Nick Colbert - 2000 Scholar-Athlete Award

Nick Colbert was named as a 2000 College Football Scholar-Athlete by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. He was one of 16 award recipients named in 2000 for the award, which represents college football’s finest student-athletes from all divisions.

Colbert graduated from Troy in May 2001 with his degree in Biology. He finished his degree boasting a grade point average better than 3.7. He was an annual member on the school's Provost's and Chancellor's lists for academic excellence.

Since 1959, when the first class was selected, 586 scholar-athletes have been awarded the honor based on superior academic performance, outstanding football ability, strong leadership and citizenship. Each scholar-athlete is awarded an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship and honored at the Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.

Other notable athletes to earn the award along with Colbert were Purdue's Drew Brees, Florida State's Chris Weinke and a fellow Southland Football League athlete, McNeese State's Wes Hines.

Including Colbert, there have been only eight winners from Alabama schools since the award’s inception - Eddie Robinson from Alabama State in 1991; Ed Dyas (1960), John Cochran (1965) and Gregg Carr (1984) from Auburn; and John Musso (1971), Randall Hall (1974) and Steadman Shealy (1979) from Alabama.

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Trojan Football History trojans in the pros Name Sherrill Busby Jack Smith Perry Griggs Willie McCray Willie Tullis

Virgil Seay

Anthony Henton Larry Mason

Jack Peavy Titus Dixon Leonard Wheeler

Orlando Parker Kerry Jenkins

Pratt Lyons Clifford Ivory Reggie Lowe

Cliff Shamburger Shawn Stuckey

Cleve Roberts Marcus Spriggs

Rod Walker

Aaron Fields Al Lucas Mookie Moore

Mareno Philyaw Jonathan Carter

Matt Allen Thad Buttone Jimmy McClain

*Branden Hall

Davern Williams *Rayshun Reed

*Osi Umenyiora *Lawrence Tynes Cedric Sullivan Joe Munson Henry Tellis *Alfred Malone Robby Farmer *Demarcus Ware * Thomas Olmsted *Active

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Year(s) 1940 1971 1977 1978 1981-84 1985-86 1987-88 1981-84 1984 1986, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;88 1987 1988 1987 1989 1992-96 1997, 2000 1998 1994 1997 1998-2000 2001-04 1997-99 1998-99 1998 1999 1998 1998 2000 1999 1999-2001 2002 2000 2001-03 2004 2000 2000 2000 2001-02 2002-05 2000 2001-02 2002-05 2001-02 2002 2002-03 2004 2004 2005 2004-05 2004-05 2006 2003-05 2004-05 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006

Team Brooklyn Dodgers Philadelphia Eagles Baltimore Colts San Francisco 49ers Houston Oilers New Orleans Saints Indianapolis Colts Washington Redskins Atlanta Falcons Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns Green Bay Packers Denver Broncos New York Jets Cincinnati Bengals Minnesota Vikings Carolina Panthers New York Jets Chicago Bears New York Jets Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans San Diego Chargers Jacksonville Jaguars Pittsburgh Steelers Indianapolis Colts New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaners Tennessee Titans Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Tennessee Titans Green Bay Packers Carolina Panthers Dallas Cowboys Carolina Panthers Washington Redskins Denver Broncos Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons New York Giants New York Jets New York Giants Washington Redskins Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants San Francisco 49ers New York Jets New York Giants Kansas City Chiefs Cincinnati Bengals Miami Dolphins New York Jets Houston Texans San Diego Chargers Dallas Cowboys Miami Dolphins

Trojans In The NFL Draft Name

Glenn Thompson Ronnie Shelley Jack Smith Wade Brantley Perry Griggs Willie McCray Virgil Seay Willie Tullis Kelvin Murdock Mitch Geier Anthony Henton Greg Harris Titus Dixon Leonard Wheeler Reggie Dwight Orlando Parker Pratt Lyons Clifford Ivory Marcus Spriggs Mookie Moore Mareno Philyaw Jonathan Carter Osi Umenyiora Davern Williams Demarcus Ware

Year Team 1969 1970 1971 1973 1977 1978 1980 1981 1982 1985 1986 1988 1989 1992 1992 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2000 2001 2003 2003 2004

Miami Dolphins Boston Patriots Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants New York Jets San Francisco 49ers Denver Broncos Houston Oilers New England Patriots Washington Redskins Pittsburgh Steelers New York Giants New York Jets Cincinnati Bengals Atlanta Falcons New York Jets Houston Oilers San Diego Chargers Cleveland Browns Washington Redskins Atlanta Falcons New York Giants New York Giants Miami Dolphins Dallas Cowboys

Round Pick 14 13 6 6 5 11 10 8 9 9 9 11 6 3 8 4 4 6 6 4 6 5 2 7 1

349 316 133 147 116 287 270 217 224 247 234 286 153 84 217 117 107 155 174 129 172 162 56 248 11

Highest Pick: Demarcus Ware, First Round, 11th Selections, 2005

Trojan Free Agent Signings Name Year Team Sherrill Busby 1940 Brooklyn (Dodgers) Bubba Marriott 1961 New York (Giants) Sim Byrd 1969 Cleveland George Little 1970 Boston (Patriots) Walter Anderson 1973 Houston (Oilers) Willie McCray 1977 San Francisco Sherman Wilkinson 1980 Denver Larry Mason 1987 Cleveland Jack Peavy 1987 Denver Robert Kilow 1995 New York (Giants) Darnell Gilliard 1996 New York (Giants) Kerry Jenkins 1997 Chicago Cliff Shamburger 1997 Tampa Bay Reggie Lowe 1998 Seattle Shawn Stuckey 1998 Minnesota Cleve Roberts 1999 Baltimore Rod Walker 1999 Washington Aaron Fields 2000 Dallas Al Lucas 2000 Pittsburgh Lenny Lucas 2000 Minnesota Eric Sloan 2000 San Diego

Name Matt Allen Tim Betts Thad Buttone Nick Colbert Charles Thomas Lawrence Tynes Jimmy McClain Matt Allen Deloise Moore Branden Hall Rayshun Reed DeWhitt Betterson Robby Farmer Alfred Malone Joe Munson Jason Samples Cedric Sullivan Henry Tellis

Year Team 2001 Atlanta 2001 Tennessee 2001 Carolina 2001 Indianapolis 2001 Carolina 2001 Kansas City 2002 Houston (Texans) 2002 New York (Giants) 2003 Cincinnati 2004 Detroit 2004 San Francisco 2005 Chicago 2005 San Diego 2005 Houston (Texans) 2005 Miami 2005 Washington 2005 Cincinnati 2005 New York (Jets)

Eric Thomas 2005 Indianapolis Thomas Olmsted 2006 Miami