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Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006 TELEVISION beIN Sports Mike Gleason (play-by-play) Bre Romberg (analyst) Michelle Gingras (sideline) RADIO BLUE RAIDER NETWORK Chip Walters (play-by-play), 27th year Wes Counts (analyst), 2nd year Wayne Groce (spoer), 37th year Nashville: 102.5 FM Mid-state: 89.5 FM Local: 100.5 FM, 101.9 FM, 1450 AM Naonal: Sirius: NA, XM: NA TuneIn App: Search Middle Tennessee RAIDERS FOOTBALL 2016 Hawaii Bowl 2015 Bahamas Bowl 2013 Armed Forces Bowl 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl 2009 New Orleans Bowl Champions 2006 Motor City Bowl MIDDLE TENNESSEE (3-3; 1-1) vs UAB (3-2; 1-1) Sat., 10/14/2017 5:30 PM CT Legion Field (72,000) Birmingham, AL MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS UAB BLAZERS THE BASICS Record ................... 3-3 (1-1) Last Game....... Oct. 7,2017 vs FIU, W, 37-17 Coach........... Rick Stocksll Career Record:........ 75-68 Career Conf. Rec: ... 55-32 Record ................... 3-2 (1-1) Last Game....... Oct. 7,2017 vs LA Tech, W, 23-22 Coach.....................Bill Clark Career Record: ........... 20-12 UAB Record: ................ 9-8 STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing ......Brad Anderson 46 a, 286 yds, 0 TD Passing ............. John Urzua 99-148-6, 1034 yds, 5 TD Receiving .................. Ty Lee 35 rec, 394 yds, 3 TD Tackling ....Jovante Moa 48 tackles Sacks.............. Khalil Brooks 5.5 sacks INTs .................. Two Players 1 Intercepon Rushing ..... Spencer Brown .......... 82 a, 459 yds, 5 TD Passing ................. AJ Erdely 71-126-1, 931 yds, 6 TD Receiving ........Andre Wilson 21 rec, 356 yds, 3 TD Tackling .............. B. Thomas 40 tackles Sacks................. Stacy Keely 2.0 sacks INTs ......................... 4 Player 1 Intercepons INSIDE THE SERIES Overall............................. 3-2 In the Boro ..................... 2-0 In Birmingham............... 1-2 Current Streak.............. W2 Long Win Streak ............... 2 Most MT Pts ................... 34 Most UAB Pts ................ 26 3 Points or Less ............. 1-0 7 Points or Less ........... 1-1 Biggest Win..........15 points ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Shipping Address .................................. 1500 Greenland Drive Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone........................................................................615.898.2968 Web site.........................................................GoBlueRaiders.com Associate AD/Communicaons........................ Mark Owens Email ............................................ [email protected] Oce ....................................................................615.898.5057 Cell.........................................................................615.631.9520 Twier ............................................................... @MarkOwens5 Associate (secondary football) ...........................Tony Snne Assistant ......................................................................Eric Beovich Social Media Coord./Photographer ............ Brent Beerends Media Specialists/Video.................................Nathan Wallach StaWriter ........................................................... Josh Vardaman Interns ...Janelle Johnson, Brendan English, Dominic LoBianco Students..................................................Ma Posey, Tyler Lamb MT_FB BlueRaiderAthlecs @MTAthlecs @MT_FB GoBlueRaidersTV ON THE AIR RAIDERS, UAB RESUME SERIES A[er a two-year break, the Blue Raiders and Blazers renew their series in Birmingham Saturday. MT owns a slim 3-2 advantage and have won both contests as C-USA members. LB Khalil Brooks ranks 6th naonally in TFLs and 11th naonally in sacks. The 2017 season is the 103rd for Blue Raider football and the 19th at the FBS level. Middle Tennessee has won at least eight games in a season three mes in the last ve years. QB John Urzua has 56 compleons over the last two games combined. MT is 23-11 all-me in C-USA play and is averaging 207.4 yards rushing per game. The Blue Raiders have lost the turnover bale in ve of six games this season and currently stand -8. QB Brent Stocksll has thrown at least one TD pass in 18 straight games, which ranks as the second longest streak in the country. WR Richie James ranks ed for 13th on the C-USA all-me recepons list with 232 and needs 1 more to move into sole possession of 13th past Darius Johnson (SMU). Five more will put him in 12th past JaJuan Dawson (Tulane). WR Richie James ranks 12th on the C-USA’s all-me receiving yardage list with 3,177 yards and 31 more yards will move him into 11th. PK Canon Rooker has hit 20 of his last 22 eld goals dang back to 2016. He is 7-for-8 in 2017. QB Brent Stocksll became the rst QB in school history to throw for over 400 yards in a game twice in a season when he did it in 2016. In MT’s last 16 wins it has averaged 561.9 yards of total oense and allowed 381.8. Middle Tennessee is 22-6 in its last 28 home games. The Blue Raiders have been bowl eligible eight mes in 11 years and partcipated in six bowls during the FBS era. Middle Tennessee has 7 players entering the 2017 season with a degree in hand, ed for 39th in the naon. (Peter Bailey, Alex Dale, Lucas Hamilton, Myles Harges, Max Linder, QUICK HITTERS Brent Stocksll, Shane Tucker). MT averaged 47.6 points a game at home and 34.8 on the road in 2016. In 2017, they are averaging 22.3 at home and 17.6 on the road. In their last 42 conference games, the Blue Raiders have a mark of 29-13. Over the last 62 games, the Blue Raiders have come up with 67 intercepons. The team had 15 picks in 2013 by eight di erent players, 13 in 2014, 17 in 2015 but only 11 in 2016. Consecuve Start Leaders: DJ Sanders (19). Under Rick Stocksll, the Blue Raiders have been involved in 20 games that were decided in the nal minute of regulaon or overme. The team is 12-8 in those games and have won eight of the last 10. Head Coach Rick Stocksll is third on the school’s all-me wins list with 75 victories. In 142 games under Rick Stocksll, the Blue Raiders are +13 in turnover margin. Middle Tennessee has scored 30 or more points 64 mes under Rick Stocksll. The Blue Raiders had 10 games of 30 or more points in 2016 to set a new single-season high under Rick Stocksll. The previous mark was nine in 2009. A RAIDER WIN WOULD ... Give Rick Stocksll his 76th win at MT Be the 570th all-me for the program Be the 24th C-USA win all-me Be rst 2-0 start to October since 2005

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Page 1: 2017 MT Game Notes - Amazon Simple Storage Service · school history to throw for over 400 yards in a ... Middle Tennessee’s locker room is closed. ... Tavares Thomas

Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

TELEVISIONbeIN SportsMike Gleason (play-by-play)Bre Romberg (analyst)Michelle Gingras (sideline)

RADIOBLUE RAIDER NETWORKChip Walters (play-by-play), 27th yearWes Counts (analyst), 2nd yearWayne Groce (spo er), 37th year

Nashville: 102.5 FMMid-state: 89.5 FMLocal: 100.5 FM, 101.9 FM, 1450 AMNa onal: Sirius: NA, XM: NATuneIn App: Search Middle Tennessee

RAIDERS FOOTBALL 2016 Hawaii Bowl 2015 Bahamas Bowl 2013 Armed Forces Bowl 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl 2009 New Orleans Bowl Champions 2006 Motor City Bowl

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (3-3; 1-1) vs UAB (3-2; 1-1)Sat., 10/14/2017 • 5:30 PM CT • Legion Field (72,000) • Birmingham, AL

MIDDLE TENNESSEEBLUE RAIDERS

UABBLAZERS

THE BASICSRecord ...................3-3 (1-1)Last Game.......Oct. 7,2017 vs FIU, W, 37-17Coach ........... Rick Stocks ll

Career Record: ........ 75-68Career Conf. Rec: ... 55-32

Record ...................3-2 (1-1)Last Game.......Oct. 7,2017 vs LA Tech, W, 23-22 Coach .....................Bill ClarkCareer Record: ...........20-12 UAB Record: ................ 9-8

STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing ......Brad Anderson 46 a , 286 yds, 0 TDPassing ............. John Urzua 99-148-6, 1034 yds, 5 TDReceiving .................. Ty Lee 35 rec, 394 yds, 3 TDTackling ....Jovante Moff a 48 tacklesSacks ..............Khalil Brooks 5.5 sacksINTs ..................Two Players 1 Intercep on

Rushing .....Spencer Brown .......... 82 a , 459 yds, 5 TDPassing .................AJ Erdely 71-126-1, 931 yds, 6 TDReceiving ........Andre Wilson 21 rec, 356 yds, 3 TDTackling ..............B. Thomas 40 tacklesSacks .................Stacy Keely 2.0 sacksINTs ......................... 4 Player 1 Intercep ons

INSIDE THE SERIESOverall .............................3-2In the Boro .....................2-0In Birmingham ...............1-2Current Streak .............. W2Long Win Streak ...............2

Most MT Pts ................... 34Most UAB Pts ................ 263 Points or Less .............1-07 Points or Less ...........1-1Biggest Win ..........15 points

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSShipping Address .................................. 1500 Greenland Drive Murfreesboro, TN 37132Phone ........................................................................615.898.2968Web site .........................................................GoBlueRaiders.comAssociate AD/Communica ons ........................ Mark Owens Email ............................................ [email protected] Offi ce ....................................................................615.898.5057 Cell .........................................................................615.631.9520 Twi er ...............................................................@MarkOwens5 Associate (secondary football) ...........................Tony S nne Assistant ......................................................................Eric BeovichSocial Media Coord./Photographer ............ Brent BeerendsMedia Specialists/Video .................................Nathan WallachStaff Writer ........................................................... Josh VardamanInterns ...Janelle Johnson, Brendan English, Dominic LoBiancoStudents ..................................................Ma Posey, Tyler Lamb

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BlueRaiderAthle cs

@MTAthle cs @MT_FB

GoBlueRaidersTV

ON THE AIR

RAIDERS, UAB RESUME SERIES A er a two-year break, the Blue Raiders and Blazers renew their series in Birmingham Saturday. MT owns a slim 3-2 advantage and have won both contests as C-USA members.

LB Khalil Brooks ranks 6th na onally in TFLs and 11th na onally in sacks. The 2017 season is the 103rd for Blue Raider football and the 19th at the FBS level. Middle Tennessee has won at least eight games in a season three mes in the last fi ve years. QB John Urzua has 56 comple ons over the last two games combined. MT is 23-11 all- me in C-USA play and is averaging 207.4 yards rushing per game. The Blue Raiders have lost the turnover ba le in fi ve of six games this season and currently stand -8. QB Brent Stocks ll has thrown at least one TD pass in 18 straight games, which ranks as the second longest streak in the country. WR Richie James ranks ed for 13th on the C-USA all- me recep ons list with 232 and needs 1 more to move into sole possession of 13th past Darius Johnson (SMU). Five more will put him in 12th past JaJuan Dawson (Tulane). WR Richie James ranks 12th on the C-USA’s all- me receiving yardage list with 3,177 yards and 31 more yards will move him into 11th. PK Canon Rooker has hit 20 of his last 22 fi eld goals da ng back to 2016. He is 7-for-8 in 2017. QB Brent Stocks ll became the fi rst QB in school history to throw for over 400 yards in a game twice in a season when he did it in 2016. In MT’s last 16 wins it has averaged 561.9 yards of total off ense and allowed 381.8. Middle Tennessee is 22-6 in its last 28 home games. The Blue Raiders have been bowl eligible eight mes in 11 years and partcipated in six bowls during the FBS era. Middle Tennessee has 7 players entering the 2017 season with a degree in hand, ed for 39th in the na on. (Peter Bailey, Alex Dale, Lucas Hamilton, Myles Harges, Max Linder,

QUICK HITTERS

Brent Stocks ll, Shane Tucker). MT averaged 47.6 points a game at home and 34.8 on the road in 2016. In 2017, they are averaging 22.3 at home and 17.6 on the road. In their last 42 conference games, the Blue Raiders have a mark of 29-13. Over the last 62 games, the Blue Raiders have come up with 67 intercep ons. The team had 15 picks in 2013 by eight diff erent players, 13 in 2014, 17 in 2015 but only 11 in 2016. Consecu ve Start Leaders: DJ Sanders (19). Under Rick Stocks ll, the Blue Raiders have been involved in 20 games that were decided in the fi nal minute of regula on or over me. The team is 12-8 in those games and have won eight of the last 10. Head Coach Rick Stocks ll is third on the school’s all- me wins list with 75 victories. In 142 games under Rick Stocks ll, the Blue Raiders are +13 in turnover margin. Middle Tennessee has scored 30 or more points 64 mes under Rick Stocks ll. The Blue Raiders had 10 games of 30 or more points in 2016 to set a new single-season high under Rick Stocks ll. The previous mark was nine in 2009.

A RAIDER WIN WOULD ... Give Rick Stocks ll his 76th win at MT Be the 570th all- me for the program Be the 24th C-USA win all- me Be fi rst 2-0 start to October since 2005

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Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

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VANDERBILT CBS SN L, 6-28MURFREESBORO, TN/FLOYD STADIUM/VU leads 15-3

SYRACUSE ACCN W, 30-23SYRACUSE, NY/CARRIER DOME/MT leads 1-0

MINNESOTA BTN L, 3-34MINNEAPOLIS, MN/TCF BANK STADIUM/UM LEADS 3-0

BOWLING GREEN ESPN3 W, 24-13MURFREESBORO, TN/FLOYD STADIUM/MT LEADS 2-0

FLORIDA ATLANTIC STADIUM L, 20-38BOCA RATON, FL/FAU STADIUM/MT LEADS 11-4

FIU ESPN3 W, 37-17MURFREESBORO, TN/FLOYD STADIUM/MT LEADS 9-4

UAB beIN 5:30 PMBIRMINGHAM, AL/MEMORIAL STADIUM/MT LEADS 3-2

MARSHALL ESPN2 6 PMMURFREESBORO, TN/FLOYD STADIUM/MU LEADS 4-2

UTEP beIN 6:30 PMMURFREESBORO, TN/FLOYD STADIUM/TIED 1-1

CHARLOTTE ESPN3 1 PMCHARLOTTE, NC/RICHARDSON STADIUM/MT LEADS 2-0

WKU CBS SN 7 PMBOWLING GREEN, KY/HOUCHENS STADIUM/MT LEADS 34-31-1

OLD DOMINION ESPN3 2 PMMURFREESBORO, TN/FLOYD STADIUM/MT LEADS 1-0

C USA STANDINGSEast Division Overall C-USAFAU 3-3 2-0Marshall 4-1 1-0FIU 3-2 2-1Middle Tennessee 3-3 1-1WKU 3-2 1-1 Old Dominion 2-3 0-1Charlo e 0-6 0-2

West Division Overall C-USANorth Texas 3-2 2-0Louisiana Tech 3-3 1-1Southern Miss 3-2 1-1UAB 3-2 1-1Rice 1-5 1-1UTSA 3-1 0-1UTEP 0-6 0-2

UPCOMING C USA SCHEDULESATURDAY, OCTOBER 14Charlo e at WKUTulane at FIUOld Dominion at MarshallMiddle Tennessee at UABUTSA at North TexasUTEP at Southern Miss

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20Marshall at Middle TennesseeWKU at Old Dominion

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21UAB at Charlo eNorth Texas at Florida Atlan cSouthern Miss at Louisiana TechRice at UTSA

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28FIU at MarshallFlorida Atlan c at WKU

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSPress ConferenceOn Mondays at 10:30 AM, in the Kennon Sports Hall of Fame building, selected players and Coach Stocks ll meet with the media individually for a press conference. The weekly conferences will be held every Monday before a game. Media can park in the area located between the prac ce fi eld and the weight room on campus. The Athle c Communica ons Offi ce will transcribe quotes that will be put on GoBlueRaiders.com and also emailed to the Blue Raiders’ primary and football lists. A video feed of Stocks ll, along with the players, will be available on Youtube.com/GoBlueRaiders.tv. The Press Conference will be shown live on Facbook Live.

Prac ceMembers of the media can interview coaches and players on Tuesday and Wednesday of game-week a er prac ce. All prac ces are closed. Following Wednesday’s prac ce, student-athletes will not be available for interviews un l the conclusion of the game on Saturday.

Postgame InterviewsMiddle Tennessee’s locker room is closed. Media will be asked to submit a list of player requests to Mark Owens at the start of the 4th quarter. During home games, players will be available to the media fi rst in the Murphy Center Green Room (lower level) followed by Head Coach Rick Stocks ll.

Photographer RoomA photographer work area is setup prior to each game in the southeast corner of Murphy Center. Tables and internet access will be setup just outside the Green Room for use by all photographers.

CollegePressBox.com is the offi cial media website for Conference USA football. Ac-cess and download weekly game notes, opponent notes, quotes, depth charts, complete fi nal game books, media guides, head shots, and more for the conference and each of its 14-member schools. The site also has a complete list of confer-ence beat writers, radio broadcasters, and much more. Apply for access at www.collegepress-box.com/password.

COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COMA LOOK AT THE SERIES This will be sixth mee ng in a series that began in 1995. The Blue Raiders own a slim 3-2 advantage with only one win in Birmingham (2013). MT has won both mee ngs as C-USA members.

THOMAS UNLEASHED Middle Tennessee unleashed its secret weapon in the win over FIU in linebacker Tavares Thomas. The Blue Raiders put him in as a Wildcat and Thomas rushed six mes and had three touchdowns. At 6-0, 238, Thomas provides the Raiders with a big back to get tough yards near the goal line.

BROOKS SHINES Sophomore linebacker Khalil Brooks had a game to remember in the win over FIU. The Atlanta, GA, na ve equaled the school record with 5.0 TFLs which included a career-best three sacks. The three sacks went down as a e for the second most in MT history and was the most by a Raider since Dearco Nolan had three vs FAU in 2013. Brooks also added a forced fumble and fi nished with eight total tackles to equal his personal best. Brooks leads the team with 5.5 sacks on the season. The C-USA De-fensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11, Brooks was nominated for the award again this week.

SMALL ANDERSON COMING UP BIG Despite his size (5-8, 170), running back Brad Anderson has been coming up big for the Blue Raiders since moving into the lineup in game four. Over the last three games, Anderson has topped the 100-yard rushing mark twice and had at least six recep ons twice. In the three games he has 260 rushing yards on 40 carries for a 6.5 average. He also has 16 recep ons in the three ou ngs.

NUMBER 3 FOR LEE Sophomore Ty Lee turned in his third career 100-yard receiving game against FAU. Lee hauled in eight passes for a personal-best 136 yards to be er his previous best of 100 yards even set last year vs FIU and Hawaii.

GIANT KILLERS Under Rick Stocks ll the Blue Raiders have a knack of knocking off Power 5 opponents. With the win at Syracuse earlier this season, MT now has fi ve wins over Power 5 foes in the Stocks ll era. MT has wins over Maryland (2008, 2009), Georgia Tech (2012), Missouri (2016) and Syracuse (2017) with six others be-ing decided by a touchdown or less. The Raiders will have plenty of more chances in the future with games against Georgia and Kentucky in 2018, Michigan, Duke and Iowa in 2019 and Ole Miss in 2020. JAMES HAS NEWSON IN SIGHT Junior Richie James is well on his way to owning every MT receiving record and another could fall against FIU. James needs just 6 more catches to e the all- me mark of 238 set by

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Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

WINNING TURNOVER BATTLE Winning the turnover ba le is cri cal in col-lec ng victories in football. Under Rick Stock-s ll, MT has a mark of 49-13 when winning the turnover ba le and is 40-5 during bowl eligible years (2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). Over the last 68 games (since 2012), MT is 24-2 when winning the turnover ba le.

LOOKING FOR 100 During its history, Middle Tennessee owns an impressive 168-55-1 (.750) record when a back gains 100 or more yards rushing. Under Rick Stocks ll, a Blue Raider has reached the 100-yard mark 54 mes and the team has a 46-8 mark in those games.

30 IS MAGIC Under Rick Stocks ll, the Blue Raiders are 58-6 when scoring 30 points or more. The six losses came at Louisville in 2007 when the Raiders fell, 58-42, at Troy in 2011, 38-35, at home against WKU in 2011, 36-33 (2OT), against Western Michigan in the Popeyes Ba-hamas Bowl in 2015 (45-31), at home against WKU in 2016 (44-43) and against Hawai’i in the Hawai’i Bowl (52-35).

OVERTIME GAMES Middle Tennessee has competed in nine over me games as an FBS member (since 1999) and carries a mark of 5-4. Here is a list:

Over me2016: WKU 44, MT 43 (10/15) (2OT)2015: MT 27, Marshall 24 (11/7) (3OT)2014: MT 50, WKU 47 (9/13) (3OT) 2013: MT 42, FAU 35 (9/21) (OT) 2011: WKU 36, MT 33 (10/6) (2 OT)2003: UL-Lafaye e 57, MT 51 (11/15) (4 OT)2003: MT 28, Idaho 21 (10/18) (OT)2003: Missouri 41, MT 40 (9/20) (OT)2000: MT 41, UL-Lafaye e 38 (11/18) (2 OT)

LAST MINUTE PLAYS IN THE RICK STOCKSTILL ERAGames decided by one play in the fi nal minute of regula on

Opponent Result Play Time of PlayWKU, 2016 L, 44-43 WKU hits 18 FG 0:05LA Tech, 2016 W, 38-34 Held LT at MT 6-yard line on 4th Down 0:50Marshall, 2015 W, 27-24 (3OT) Marshall missed 32-yard FG 0:05Illinois, 2015 L, 27-25 Missed 43-yard FG 0:04FAU, 2014 W, 35-34 12-yard pass to Marcus Henry from Aus n Grammer 0:19USM, 2014 W, 37-31 MT recovers onside kick 0:27WKU, 2014 W, 50-47 (3OT) WKU hits 24-yard fi eld goal 0:20UAB, 2013 W, 24-21 18 FG by Cody Clark 0:03Marshall, 2013 W, 51-49 9-yard pass to Tavarres Jeff erson from Logan Kilgore 0:00FIU, 2012 W, 34-30 Reggie Whatley 7 TD run 0:36WKU, 2011 L, 36-33 (2OT) Shubert Bas en Blocked 46 FG to end regula on 0:00Memphis, 2011 W, 38-31 33-yard pass to Anthony Amos from Logan Kilgore 0:11Purdue, 2011 L, 27-24 47 FG by Alan Gendreau blocked 0:00Maryland, 2009 W, 32-31 19 FG by Alan Gendreau 0:00Kentucky, 2008 L, 20-14 Hail Mary to Eldred King came up 1-yard short 0:00FAU, 2008 W, 14-13 Hail Mary to Malcolm Beyah (32-yd TD Catch) 0:00ULM, 2007 W, 43-40 Bradley Robinson 89-yd kickoff return for TD 0:45Virginia, 2007 L, 23-21 UVA hit 34-yard fi eld goal 0:08WKU, 2007 L, 20-17 Ma King misses 34-yard fi eld goal 0:00Troy, 2006 L, 21-20 Troy 3-yard TD pass 0:14

General Loca on ................................Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Founded .......................................................................1911 Enrollment ...............................................................22,050 Nickname ......................................................Blue Raiders Colors ...........................................Royal Blue and White Conference ..........................................Conference USA President ......................................Dr. Sidney A. McPhee Alma Mater ....................................... Prairie View, 1976 Director of Athle cs ............................... Chris Massaro Alma Mater ..........................Northern Colorado, 1983 Stadium .................................Floyd/Horace Jones Field Surface .................................................................Synthe c Capacity ...................................................................30,788 Basic Off ense .......................................................Mul ple Basic Defense ...............................................................4-3

History First Year of Football ................................................1911 Number of Seasons ................................................103rd All-Time Record ...........................................569-421-28 Record at Floyd Stadium ...........................289-119-13 FBS Bowl Appearances ........................................6 (1-5) First Year in C-USA ...................................................2013

2016 Recap 2016 Record ..................................................................8-5 2016 Bowl ..................... Hawaii Bowl (Lost to Hawaii) 2016 C-USA Record....................................................5-3 2016 C-USA Finish ........................................ 3rd in East

Coaching Staff Head Coach ...............................................Rick Stocks ll Alma Mater ......................................Florida State, 1982 Record at MT .................................75-69 (12th season) Record Overall .......................................................... Same Defensive Coordinator/Safe es............. Sco Shafer Recrui ng Coordinator/CB ...........................Steve Ellis Defensive Line ........................................... Tommy West Linebackers ................................................. Siriki Diabate Off ensive Coord./QB ..............................Tony Franklin Tackles/TE/Run Game Coord. ...................Mike Pollly Off ensive Line ..............................................Rick Mallory Running Backs ..............................................Jeff Beckles Wide Receivers ...........................................Aus n Silvoy Graduate Assistant .............................Wolfgang Shafer Graduate Assistant ........................Jordan Frost-Dixon Graduate Assistant ...............................Dus n Royston Graduate Assistant .............................Nolan Genovese Quality Control .............................................Tyler Boyles Quality Control ...................................... Robert Barbieri Strength and Condi oning ........................ Jason Spray Sports Medicine ..........................................Keith Bunch Director of Opera ons ...............................Brent Brock Dir. of Player Personnel ......................... Will Redmond Recrui ng Assistant ...............................Jessica S nger Graphic Designer ...........................................Caleb Tyler Equipment Manager .................................Larry Maples Video Coordinator .......................................Erik Bartle Team Security .........................Sco Miller, Ma Perry, Secretary ......................................................... Jan Worley Ticket Offi ce ......................................1-888-YES-MTSU

QUICK FACTSKendall Newson (1998-01). At Syracuse he ed Newson for the all- me TD recep ons

mark with his 22nd and with 112 yards against Vanderbilt he broke Newson’s career yardage mark.

CAPTAINS Head coach Rick Stockstill announced early in camp the players who will serve as permanent team captains in 2017. In the past, Stocks ll named captains in December, but for the fi rst me he named them before the season. Captains include redshirt senior Shane Tucker, redshirt junior wide receiver Richie James, redshirt junior quarterback Brent Stocks ll, senior linebacker D.J. Sand-ers and junior Chandler Brewer. All fi ve wear a specially designed patch.

8 TIMES IN 11 YEARS In 11 years under Rick Stocks ll, Middle Ten-nessee has reached bowl eligibility eight mes and seven mes in the last eight years. The Blue Raiders have been bowl eligible under Rick Stocks ll in 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. The eight bowl eligible years during the 11-year span is more than any FBS team in Tennessee and equals the most of any program in C-USA.

MR. SENIORITY Middle Tennessee Head Coach Rick Stocks ll is in his 12th season at the helm of the Blue Raiders. His 12 seasons make him the longest tenured head coach in Conference USA while ranking 6th na onally.

Coach, School YearKirk Ferentz, Iowa 19th seasonGary Pa erson TCU 17th seasonKyle Whi ngham, Utah 13th seasonFrank Solich, Ohio 13th seasonMike Gundy, OSU 13th seasonRick Stocks ll, MT 12th seasonPat Fitzgerald, NW 12th season

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Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

QUICKFACTS2017 TURNOVER BREAKDOWNOpponent MT TOs Opp. Pts. Opp. TOs MT Pts. MarginVanderbilt 1 7 0 0 -1Syracuse 3 3 2 7 -1Minnesota 2 14 0 0 -2Bowling Green 3 3 0 0 -3FAU 3 7 0 0 -3FIU 0 0 2 3 +2UAB - - - - -Marshall - - - - -UTEP - - - - -Charlo e - - - - -WKU - - - - -ODU - - - - - Total 12 34 4 10 -8

Press Box Sco Shafer, Defensive Coordinator Dus n Royston, GA; Wolfgang Shafer, GA; Jordan Frost-Dixon, GA; Robert Barbieri, QC Sidelines Rick Stocks ll, Head Coach Tony Franklin, Off ensive Coordinator Steve Ellis, Cornerbacks Jeff Beckles, Running Backs Rick Mallory, Off ensive Line Mike Polly, Tackles/Tight Ends Siriki Diabate, Linebackers Tommy West, Defensive Line Aus n Silvoy, Wide Receivers

1 POINT GAMES Head Coach Rick Stocks ll seems to have a li le magic going in ght games. Under his direc on, the Blue Raiders are an impressive 6-2 in games decided by one point.

2006 MT 7, FIU 6 2010 MT 27, WKU 26 2006 Troy 21, MT 20 2010 MT 28, FIU 27 2008 MT 14, FAU 13 2014 MT 35, FAU 34 2009 MT 32, Maryland 31 2016 WKU 44, MT 43 (2OT)

OFFENSIVE NOTESTHIS ‘N THAT The MT off ense is averaging 370.2 yards for the season but 471.0 over the last three games. MT enjoyed its best off ensive output of the year with 533 total yards against BGSU. It marked the 10th me an MT off ense has gone over 500 yards under coordinator Tony Franklin. Six diff erent players have scored MT’s 14 off ensive touchdowns this season. MT managed just 215 total yards of off ense in the season opener which was its fewest yards in a game since gaining just 205 against North Texas in 2013. In 2016, the Blue Raiders set single-season records in total yards, points scored, passing yards, passing yards per game, passing at-tempts, passing comple ons, and touchdown passes. MT set single-game records in total off ense and points scored against FAU in 2016 with 757 yards and 77 points. The team also rushed for a C-USA record 495 yards which went down as the second most in MT history. Also against FAU, MT had two 200-yard rush-ers in I’Tavius Mathers (213) and Richie James (207) for the fi rst me in school history. In fact, they became just the 6th team in NCAA FBS history to accomplish the feat. The Blue Raiders ranked 6th na onally last year in red zone off ense at 93.2 percent (55-59). Of the 55 scores, 45 were touchdowns which was an impressive 82 percent. 21 diff erent players caught passes in 2016 but only 16 have hauled in passes in 2017. MT had a 1,000-yard rusher and a 1,000-yard receiver in 2016 for the fi rst me in school history.

WHO’S UP? WHO’S DOWN?

2017 At Home ...................................................................... 2-1 On The Road .............................................................. 1-2 Neutral Site ................................................................ 0-0 vs C-USA Opponents .............................................. 1-1 vs Non-Conference ................................................. 2-2 vs Ranked Opponents ............................................ 0-0 vs In-State Opponents ............................................ 0-1 In September ............................................................. 2-3 In October .................................................................. 1-0 In November .............................................................. 0-0 In December .............................................................. 0-0 On CUSA.tv ................................................................ 0-0 On CBS SN ................................................................. 0-1 On beIN ....................................................................... 0-0 On Stadium ................................................................ 0-1 On ACC Network ..................................................... 1-0 On BTN ....................................................................... 0-1 On ESPN3 .................................................................. 2-0 On ESPN ..................................................................... 0-0 A ernoon Games ..................................................... 2-1 Night Games .............................................................. 1-2 Decided by 7 or less ................................................ 1-0 Winning Coin Toss ................................................... 2-3 Losing Coin Toss ....................................................... 1-0 Scoring First ............................................................... 3-0 Opp. Scores First ...................................................... 0-3 Leading at Hal ime ................................................. 2-0 Tied at Hal ime ........................................................ 0-0 Trailing at Hal ime ................................................... 1-3 Leading A er 3 Qts. ................................................ 2-0 Tied A er 3 Qts. ....................................................... 1-0 Trailing A er 3 Qts. .................................................. 0-3 In Over me ................................................................ 0-0 Scoring 30+ Pts ......................................................... 2-0 Scoring 20-29 Pts .................................................... 1-1 Scoring 0-19 Pts ....................................................... 0-2 Allowing 30+ Pts ...................................................... 0-2 Allowing 20-29 Pts .................................................. 1-1 Allowing 0-19 Pts .................................................... 2-0 Outrushing Opp........................................................ 2-0 Ge ng Outrushed .................................................. 1-3 Pass for More Yds ..................................................... 3-2 Pass for Fewer Yds ................................................... 0-1 Outgaining Opp. ....................................................... 3-1 Ge ng Outgained ................................................... 0-2 Win Time of Poss. .................................................... 1-1 Lose Time of Poss..................................................... 2-2 Fewer Penalty Yds .................................................... 2-1 More Penalty Yds ..................................................... 1-2 Win Turnover Ba le ................................................ 1-0 Lose Turnover Ba le ............................................... 2-3

RAIDERS RECORD WHEN ... For just the 7th me in NCAA FBS history, MT produced a player (I’Tavius Mathers) with 1,500 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving. In 2016, the Blue Raiders ranked 26th na on-ally in third down conversions at 44.6 percent but are 110th a er six games in 2017. MT averaged 325.8 passing yards per game to rank 8th na onally last year. That fi gure easily sha ered the Blue Raiders’ all- me record of 311.7 set in 2015. MT completed a school record 42 passes against WKU on Oct. 15, 2016. Over the last 23 home games, MT is averaging 41.0 points a contest (942 points). In four+ years of C-USA action, MT has rushed for 7,052 yards in 34 league games. That averages out to 207.4 yards a game. Rushing Na onal Rankings Last 4+ Years: 2013: 31st 2014: 30th 2015: 98th 2016: 48th 2017: 111th MT has registered over 5,000 yards of total of-fense in a season seven mes in its history and

Yards Opponent Points 757 FAU (2016) 77 681 AAMU (2016) 55 659 Charlo e (2015) 73 654 Aus n Peay (2010) 56 646 WKU (2009) 62 629 UTEP (2013) 48 605 WKU (2016) 43 605 JSU (2015) 70 595 Missouri (2016) 51 587 FIU (2009) 48 585 Marshall (2013) 51 583 Southern Miss (2014) 37 582 Troy (2011) 35 556 FIU (2013) 48 555 Louisville (2007) 42 554 Marshall (2015) 27 553 LA Tech (2016) 38 542 Hawaii (2016) 35 541 WKU (2014) 50 539 ODU (2014) 41 533 BGSU (2017) 24 523 FIU (2012) 34 519 SSU (2014) 61 510 Georgia Tech (2012) 49 506 Louisiana (2009) 34

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Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

Coin Kickoff / First GameOpp. Captain Captain Captain Toss Receive Poss. Length Jersey Pants Helmet ResultVU Stocks ll Sanders Tucker Won Kickoff INT 3:09 Blue White White L, 6-28SYR James Manciel Brewer Lost Receive Punt 3:50 White Blue Blue W, 30-23UM Lee Brooks Garne Won Kickoff Punt 2:57 White Gray Gray L, 3-34BG Behanan Harris Hawkins Won Kickoff TD 2:50 Blue Blue Blue W, 24-13FAU Sanders Render Randolph Won Kickoff FG 3:17 White White White L, 20-38FIU Hamilton J. Jones T. Thomas Won Kickoff FG 2:58 Blue White Chrome W, 37-17UABMUUTEPCHAWKUODU

2017 MISCELLANEOUS INFO

MT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Game Off ense Defense Specialist VU James Sanders Ward SU Lee Moff a Garne UM P. Smith J. Jones Rooker BG Urzua Harris Cardwell FAU Brewer Randolph T. Thomas FIU Anderson Brooks Rooker UAB MU UTEP CHA WKU ODU

MT C USA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Sept. 11 Off ense: Brent Stocks ll Defense: Khalil Brooks

HONOR ROLL Brad Anderson: Named the TSWA Player of the Week on Sept. 26 Ma Bonadies: Named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List Chandler Brewer: Named HM All-C-USA Richie James: Named Preseason First Team All-C-USA, Named to 2017 Biletnikoff Award Watch List, Named to the Paul Hornung Award Watch List, Named Preseason Second Team All-American by Athlon Canon Rooker: Named Preseason First Team All-C-USA, Named to the Lou Groza Award Watch List, Named Semifi nalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, Named a candidate for the 2017 Senior Class Award Brent Stocks ll: Named to the Davey O’Brien, Maxwell, Wuerff el Trophy, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, CFPA Na onal Performer of the Year Trophy and Manning Award Watch Lists, Named to the 2017 AFCA Allstate Good Works Team

vs FAU (11/26/16) ..........................................................................495 vs FIU (11/7/09) ..............................................................................385 vs Aus n Peay (9/11/10) ..............................................................353 vs WKU (9/13/14) ..........................................................................323 vs Missouri (10/22/16) ..................................................................311 vs FAU (11/22/14) ..........................................................................310 vs Marshall (10/24/13) ..................................................................308 vs UTEP (11/30/13) .......................................................................304 vs FAU (9/8/12) ...............................................................................302 vs FAU (9/21/13) ............................................................................296 vs FAU (11/27/10) ..........................................................................287 vs UL (11/14/09) .............................................................................287 vs Charlo e (9/19/15) ...................................................................280 vs ODU (9/26/14) ...........................................................................280 vs FAU (11/4/06) ............................................................................271 vs WCU (8/29/13) ..........................................................................270 vs Louisville (9/6/07) ......................................................................265 vs GT (9/29/12) ...............................................................................264 vs Memphis (10/13/07) ................................................................260 vs UTEP (11/29/14) .......................................................................259 vs UAB (11/2/13) ............................................................................259 vs FIU (10/13/12) ...........................................................................256 vs FIU (11/9/13) ..............................................................................249 vs AAMU (9/3/16) ..........................................................................246 vs Southern Miss (11/23/13) ......................................................246 vs ULM (10/23/10).........................................................................244 vs Bowling Green (9/23/17) ........................................................243 vs Southern Miss (12/20/09) ......................................................243 vs Jackson State (9/5/15) .............................................................242 vs Southern Miss (10/4/14) .........................................................239 vs FAU (10/31/09) ..........................................................................239 vs North Texas (11/22/08) ...........................................................237 vs ASU (11/2/10) ............................................................................236 vs UAB (10/18/14) .........................................................................229 vs WKU (10/24/09) .......................................................................229 vs Savannah State (8/30/14) .......................................................228 vs WKU (11/1/12) ..........................................................................224 vs Charlo e (11/19/16) ................................................................221 vs UL (9/25/10)................................................................................217 vs ULM (10/21/06).........................................................................215 vs USA (11/17/12) ..........................................................................212 vs North Texas (9/30/06) ..............................................................212 vs ASU (11/11/06) ..........................................................................211 vs Miami, OH (1/6/11) ..................................................................208 vs WKU (10/6/11) ..........................................................................206 vs ASU (10/20/07) ..........................................................................205 vs Marshall (11/7/2015) ...............................................................201 vs FIU (10/17/15) ...........................................................................200 vs Memphis (10/1/11) ...................................................................200

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fi ve of those have come under Rick Stocks ll. Middle Tennessee averaged 517.7 yards per game of total off ense in 2016 which was a new school record. The previous all- me mark was 481.4 yards set by the 2001 team that fi nished 8-3. The Blue Raiders scored a school record 67 touchdowns in 2016 to be er the previous mark of 58 touchdowns set in 2015.

90 YARD DRIVES The Blue Raiders have put together 23 scoring drives of 90 or more yards under Rick

Stocks ll. MT had four 90-yard or longer drives in 2016. The longest drive under Stocks ll was a 99 yarder in a 2007 win at Louisiana-Monroe.

JAMES, LEE NO. 2 RECEIVING DUO With 330 combined career recep ons, MT’s Richie James and Ty Lee rank number two in the na on among receiving duos. James and Lee are just behind Syracuse’s Ervin Phillips and Steve Ishmael who have 356 catches and just ahead of Oklahoma State’s James Wash-ington and Jalen McCleskey (303).

DEFENSIVE NOTESNEW LOOK D OFF TO GOOD START Middle Tennessee’s new look defense is off to a good start in 2017. Through six games, they are ranked 32nd in total defense, 34th in rushing defense and 37th in sacks. The unit has averaged just giving up 77.2 yards a game in the fourth quarter.

FIVE TIMES FOR DEFENSE Middle Tennessee’s defense has held the opposi on to under 400 yards of total off ense in fi ve of six games this year. The Raiders had a streak of four straight un l FAU had 439 yards on Sept. 30.

THIS ‘N THAT MT has 15 sacks on the season and 13 have come in the three wins. The unit has also al-lowed just 299.3 yards a game in the three victories. MT held Bowling Green to just 1 total rushing yard in week 4 which went down as the third fewest ever allowed in a single game by the Blue Raiders. It was also the fewest since giving up just fi ve yards against North Texas in 2016. The Blue Raiders recorded six sacks against Syracuse which was their most in a game since registering six in a win over UAB in 2014 - span of 32 games. It was also the most ever against a Power 5 team under Rick Stocks ll. A er a tough fi rst half against Vandy, the Blue Raider defense allowed just 122 yards in the second half, including just 30 in the fourth quarter. The Blue Raider defense has fi nished in the

TOP CROWDS AT FLOYD 1. 30,502 Georgia Tech 9/10/11 L 49-21 2. 28,105 Memphis 9/12/09 W 31-14 3. 28,010 Troy 10/5/10 L 42-13 4. 27,568 Tennessee St. 9/5/98 W 28-27 5. 27,519 SE Missouri 9/28/02 L 24-14 6. 26,717 Vanderbilt 9/2/17 L 7. 25,908 Minnesota 9/2/10 L 24-17 8. 25,766 Florida Atlan c 9/30/08 W 14-13 9. 25,411 Vanderbilt 10/3/15 L 17-13 10. 24,911 WKU 9/13/14 W 50-47 11. 23,992 Memphis 9/14/13 W 17-15

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Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

MIDDLE TENNESSEE’S BLOCKED KICKS IN FBS ERATotals: 58 in 223 games (27 FGs, 20 punts, 11 PATs)

Totals under Stocks ll: 38 in 144 games (20 FGs, 14 punts, 4 PATs)

2000 (1 punt, 0 PAT, 0 FG)Louisiana Tech – Punt (Michael Woods) hW

2001 (1 punt, 1 PAT, 1 FG)ULM – PAT (Kareem Bland) aWASU – Punt (Chris Johnson) hWConnec cut – FG (Kareem Bland) hW

2002 (2 punt, 2 PAT, 1 FG)Tennessee – FG (Jerry Vanderpool) aLULM – Punt (Joey Montalbano) hWNorth Texas – Punt (Thomas Johnson) hLNorth Texas – PAT (Kareem Bland) hLNorth Texas – PAT (Kareem Bland) hL

2003 (0 punt, 3 PAT, 0 FG)Clemson – PAT (Pierre Ingram) aLMissouri – PAT (Pierre Ingram) aLTroy – PAT (Thomas Johnson) hW

2004 (0 punt, 1 PAT, 3 FG)Akron – FG (Jerry Vanderpool) aWFAU – FG (Sean Mosley) hLLouisiana – FG (Pierre Ingram) aLTroy – PAT (Roy Polite) aL

2005 (2 punt, 0 PAT, 2 FG)North Texas – FG (Jeff Li lejohn) hLVanderbilt – FG (Jeremiah Weaver) aWASU – Punt (Sean Mosley) hWTroy – Punt (Sean Mosley) aW

2006 (0 punt, 0 PAT, 1 FG)Troy – FG (Jus n Rainey) hL

2007 (2 punt, 0 PAT, 0 FG)FAU – Punt (Jeremy Kellem) aLNorth Texas – Punt (Michael Cannon) aW

2008 (1 punt, 1 PAT, 1 FG)UK – FG (Alex Suber) aLULM – Punt (Jeremy Kellem) hWULM – PAT (Emmanuel Perez) hW

2009 (3 punt, 0 PAT, 5 FG)Maryland – FG (Chris McCoy) aWNorth Texas – FG (Rod Issac) aWFAU – Punt (SaCoby Carter) aW FAU – FG (Marcus Udell) aW

FAU – Punt (Jeremy Kellem) aWFIU – Punt (Jeremy Kellem) hWFIU – FG (Dwight Smith) hWASU – FG (Brandon Perry) hW

2010 (0 punt, 2 PAT, 4 FG)Louisiana – FG (Derrek Upshaw) aWTroy – FG (Jamari La more) hLASU – PAT (Dwight Smith) aLWKU – PAT (Jamari La more) aWWKU – FG (Jarre Cri enton) aWMiami, OH – FG (Derek Upshaw) nL

2011 (3 punt, 0 PAT, 2 FG)Troy – Punt (Reginald Farmer) aLWKU – FG (Darin Davis) hLWKU – FG (Shubert Bas en) hLFAU – Punt (Terrence Coleman) aWASU – Punt (Leighton Gasque) hL

2012 (0 punt, 0 PAT, 1 FG)FIU – FG (Stephen Roberts) aW

2013 (2 punts, 0 PAT, 0 FG)FAU – Punt (Kenneth Gilstrap) aWMarshall – Punt (Chris Brown) hW

2014 (2 punts, 1 PAT, 2 FG)Savannah State – FG (Raynard Felton) hW Minnesota – Punt (Chase Pennycuff ) aLWKU – FG (Shubert Bas en) hWUSM – PAT (Kevin Byard) hWUTEP – Punt (Chris Perkins) aL

2015 (0 punts, 0 PAT, 2 FG)Jackson State – FG (Jeremy Cutrer) hWMarshall – FG (Jeremy Cutrer) hW

2016 (1 punts, 0 PAT, 1 FG)Vanderbilt – Punt (Azar Wilson) aLCharlo e – FG (DJ Sanders) aW

2017 (0 punts, 0 PAT, 1 FG)FAU – FG (D. Randolph) aL

top 40 na onally in intercep ons three of the last four years. MT owns two shutouts since entering C-USA play in 2013. MT defeated FIU, 48-0, in 2013 and downed Alabama A&M last year, 55-0. Overall, the Blue Raiders have 67 intercep- ons over their last 62 games. Middle Tennes-

see ed for 14th na onally in 2015 with 17.

DEFENSIVE SCORES Under Rick Stocks ll, the Blue Raider defense has scored 25 defensive touchdowns and 20 have come since 2009. Of the 25 scores, 17 have been intercep ons and eight have come by way of fumble returns. The Raiders had just two defensive scores in 2016 and none so far in 2017.

SANDERS TO THE HOUSE Senior linebacker DJ Sanders owns three intercep on returns for touchdowns over his career. That total ranks second all- me behind

the four set by Kevin Byard (2011-15) and is the most ever by a linebacker.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTESTHIS ‘N THAT PK Canon Rooker is a Lou Groza Award can-didate while punter Ma Bonadies is on the Ray Guy Award Watch List. Canon Rooker has hit nine straight fi eld goals at Floyd Stadium. Canon Rooker has connected on 23 career fi eld goals to rank 9th on the all- me list. He needs seven more to e Colby Smith (2003-06) for eighth place. PK Canon Rooker has hit 20 of his last 22 FGs. PK Canon Rooker’s 112 points scored in 2016 was the most ever in a single season by a kicker at MT. Under Rick Stocks ll, the Blue Raiders have blocked 38 kicks in 144 games (20 FGs, 14 punts, 4 PATs).

PLAYER NOTESBrent Stocks ll Has 65 career TD passes, owning the Blue Raider all- me mark. He became the all- me leader in just 22 games played. Needs 8 more TD passes to surpass Patrick Ramsey (Tulane) for 15th on C-USA’s all- me list. Has six career games with four or more touchdown passes. With 7,714 career passing yards, the junior is currently 12th na onally among ac ve career leaders in the NCAA. He is also 6th in passing yards per game at 296.7. Had a career-high 434 passing yards against WKU which ranked as the third most in school history for a single-game. Also against the Hilltoppers he set the school record for comple ons (42). With 432 passing yards against Hawai’i in 2016, Stocks ll became the fi rst mul ple 400-yard passer in school history. Set a new school record when he connected on his fi rst 22 passes in the win over AAMU in 2016. Stocks ll broke the previous mark of 19 consecu ve completed passes by Logan Kilgore in 2011. The record-breaking 20th straight comple on was a 42-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Smith (the fi rst TD of Smith’s career). His 4,005 passing yards in 2015 was tops in the country among freshmen and was a new MT single-season and C-USA freshman record. He also led all freshmen in touchdown passes with 30. Stockstill set the new NCAA freshman comple ons record with 327 (Kentucky’s Jared Lorenzen had 321 in 2000) and fell just 53 yards shy of breaking Jameis Winston’s NCAA fresh-man passing record of 4,057 yards. Had an MT single-season record of eight 300-yard passing games in 2015. Set a new school record with four straight 300-yard passing games in 2015. Saw streak end at UTSA. His 31 touchdown passes in 2016 was a new school record and broke the previous mark of 30 set by Stocks ll himself in 2015. His fi ve touchdown passes against Charlo e in 2015 equaled the second most in school history and the most ever by a freshman. He matched that total in 2016 season opener against AAMU.

Richie James James is the NCAA’s ac ve career leader in total catches (232), recep ons per game (8.00), and receiving yards per game (109.6). Only played 10 snaps at Minnesota due to an ankle injury and missed BGSU, FAU and FIU games. Broke his own school record for receiving yards in a season in the win over FAU last year. James had 1,625 yards for the year. Also, his

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Pants Jersey Helmet Record Blue White Silver 13-7 Blue White Black 1-0 Blue White White 2-2 Blue Blue Silver 4-7 Blue Black Black 1-0 Blue White Blue 2-2 Blue Blue Chrome 1-1 Blue Blue Blue 1-1 White White Chrome 0-2 White White White 4-2 White White Blue 1-2 White Blue Silver 17-17 White Blue Blue 0-1 White White Silver 4-9 White Black Silver 0-1 White Blue White 3-2 White Black Black 1-0 White Blue Chrome 1-1 Black Black Silver 2-2 Black Black Black 5-0 Black Blue Black 1-0 Black White Black 1-1 Black Blue Blue 1-0 Black Grey Black 1-0 Black Black Chrome 1-0 Silver Blue Silver 2-3 Silver Blue Black 1-0 Silver White Silver 1-2 Silver Black Silver 1-0 Grey Grey Silver 1-0 Grey Blue Blue 1-0 Grey White White 0-1 Grey Blue Silver 0-1 Grey White Silver 0-2 Total 75-69

TEAM STATS UNDER RICK STOCKSTILL (na onal ranking in parenthesis)

Category ............................................ 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006Rushing Off ense .....................191.8 (48) 145.7 (98) 213.8 (30) 199.3 (31) 176.67 (46) 146.75 (69) 180.77 (31) 186.00 (27) 106.92 (102) 134.75 (81) 131.15 (59)Passing Off ense ........................325.8 (8) 311.7 (15) 217.5 (74) 208.2 (85) 216.08 (77) 254.33 (37) 191.15 (83) 235.69 (42) 241.67 (39) 202.08 (82) 154.38 (106)Total Off ense .............................517.7 (8) 457.4 (32) 431.3 (43) 407.5 (66) 392.75 (66) 401.08 (45) 371.92 (69) 421.69 (27) 348.58 (70) 336.83 (96) 285.54 (104)Scoring Off ense ........................39.7 (12) 34.0 (35) 31.6 (46) 29.0 (68) 26.58 (75) 22.25 (96) 26.46 (62) 32.00 (23) 22.83 (84) 25.67 (73) 22.77 (T69)Rushing Defense .....................198.7 (85) 152.2 (48) 182.6 (80) 199.7 (96) 188.25 (84) 229.50 (114) 187.92 (94) 136.77 (50) 153.50 (79) 199.83 (102) 120.23 (43)Pass Defense ...........................250.8 (95) 253.5 (95) 269.7 (111) 203.4 (19) 252.58 (90) 211.58 (44) 199.00 (30) 218.08 (59) 212.83 (66) 215.33 (40) 204.31 (63)Total Defense ...........................449.5 (96) 405.6 (74) 452.3 (105) 403.1 (63) 440.83 (92) 441.08 (103) 386.92 (72) 354.85 (50) 366.33 (66) 415.17 (80) 324.54 (47)Scoring Defense ......................35.8 (109) 26.6 (60) 31.5 (94) 26.2 (60) 28.00 (62) 36.75 (110) 28.08 (69) 23.69 (49) 24.92 (62) 28.25 (65) 23.23 (63)Net Pun ng ..............................36.39 (89) 32.15 (124) 35.8 (94) 34.9 (102) 35.31 (94) 35.82 (78) 36.54 (55) 33.46 (101) 32.22 (104) 36.17 (44) 35.14 (56)Punt Returns ..............................7.71 (67) 4.67 (110) 12.9 (11) 6.8 (84) 3.00 (114) 10.74 (32) 6.44 (84) 6.46 (89) 6.23 (100) 7.21 (86) 8.35 (66)Kickoff Returns .....................18.97 (104) 21.52 (54) 22.4 (33) 21.6 (61) 25.66 (8) 19.30 (107) 25.11 (14) 19.63 (99) 19.27 (104) 20.57 (80) 23.07 (18)Turnover Margin ......................-0.15 (78) -0.31 (92) -0.33 (92) +.90 (12) +.83 (19) -.67 (100) -1.46 (120) +.92 (8) +.25 (43) +.92 (12) +.46 (30)Fumbles Recovered ...................... 8 (63) 8 (66) 7 (88) 18 (1) 16 (T5) 16 (T11) 8 (T76) 14 (T15) 12 (T29) 12 (T36) 13 (T29)Passes Intercepted ......................11 (58) 17 (14) 13 (38) 15 (36) 12 (T56) 4 (T116) 11 (T66) 19 (T12) 11 (T67) 18 (T21) 14 (T41)Fumbles Lost ................................... 6 (23) 19 (127) 11 (79) 13 (12) 10 (T57) 13 (T86) 14 (T103) 6 (T8) 9 (T37) 10 (T44) 10 (T44)Passes Had Intercepted ..........15 (102) 10 (41) 13 (73) 15 (93) 8 (T28) 15 (T92) 24 (119) 15 (T84) 11 (T42) 9 (T14) 11 (T33)Turnovers Gained ........................19 (67) 25 (24) 20 (65) 33 (5) 28 (T22) 20 (T77) 19 (T77) 33 (8) 23 (T58) 30 (T16) 27 (T29)Turnovers Lost ...............................21 (82) 29 (121) 24 (84) 21 (57) 18 (T28) 28 (T104) 38 (120) 21 (T45) 20 (T34) 19 (22) 21 (T37)Passing Efficiency ................144.52 (32) 151.03 (24) 138.0 (46) 121.96 (85) 137.12 (53) 116.79 (96) 108.49 (106) 125.67 (72) 129.67 (47) 136.40 (27) 114.12 (84)Pass Efficiency Defense ....125.67 (52) 125.24 (62) 139.9 (103) 125.94 (60) 147.50 (103) 143.65 (97) 123.49 (50) 112.29 (24) 127.32 (63) 122.63 (53) 125.92 (64)Fewest Penal es /Game ........6.00 (59) 4.77 (15) 6.5 (88) 4.15 (14) 5.67 (T32) 4.83 (T24) 6.15 (71) 6.23 (T65) 5.67 (T56) 6.50 (T68) 5.54 (T49)Fewest Yards Penalized .......56.15 (73) 42.31 (21) 57.5 (83) 42.69 (43) 45.75 (41) 42.58 (30) 55.85 (79) 57.31 (80) 50.58 (65) 55.92 (72) 42.46 (32)Sacks ............................................2.00 (68) 1.77 (88) 2.08 (66) 2.07 (59) 1.17 (109) 1.58 (T86) 2.62 (17) 2.92 (6) 2.08 (50) 2.42 (36) 2.77 (20)Tackles for Loss .........................5.0 (105) 5.5 (83) 4.8 (106) 5.15 (99) 4.50 (101) 6.08 (48) 7.38 (10) 8.62 (2) 7.17 (14) 6.50 (53) 8.08 (3)Sacks Allowed ............................1.08 (11) 1.31 (22) 2.17 (76) 1.20 (17) .58 (2) .67 (2) 1.77 (T52) 1.46 (37) 1.25 (20) 2.08 (62) 2.15 (69)3rd-Down Conv. Pct. ..............44.6 (26) 42.1 (42) 44.4 (32) 46.35 (25) 42.86 (T42) 40.10 (69) 37.69 (76) 35.41 (92) 40.44 (T55) 33.70 (102) 40.00 (T47)4th-Down Conv. Pct. ............28.6 (122) 58.3 (38) 56.3 (41) 37.50 (103) 66.67 (T16) 33.33 (112) 58.33 (T36) 38.10 (T94) 43.48 (73) 62.50 (T19) 46.20 (T68)3rd-Down Defense .................38.6 (53) 37.3 (59) 44.1 (106) 47.82 (119) 50.58 (117) 48.97 (109) 38.16 (47) 35.71 (31) 41.48 (77) 42.00 (80) 36.50 (48)Time of Possession .............. 28:07 (94) 29:54 (66) 28:46 (92) 28:12 (103) 28:27 (93) 25:51 (118) 25:12 (120) 27:30 (110) 28:59 (90) 30:14 (51) 32:11 (9)First Downs ................................323 (14) 302 (31) 21.16 (76) 21.84 (97) 20.17 (T71) 21:67 (35) 18.62 (77) 19.38 (T63) 18.67 (66) 17.33 15.84Red Zone Off ense ....................... ..93 (6) .83 (66) .83 (63) .77 (99) .82 (T51) .68 (115) .79 (T82) .81 (T69) .76 (T92) .75 .92

UNIFORM COMBINATIONS12 TD catches ranked second on the single-season list. Became just the 6th player in NCAA FBS his-tory to have 200 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving in the same game when he notched 207 on the ground and 120 receiving against FAU in 2016. Had 327 all-purpose yards in 2016 win over FAU which was the second most in school history. Saw his school record streak of six straight 100-yard receiving games come to an end at Charlo e. Owns 15 career 100-yard receiving games which is a new Middle Tennessee school record and ranks ed for 5th all- me in C-USA.

RAIDER ROUNDUP The top scoring quarter in the Rick Stocks ll era is the second quarter. Here is a combined total for each quarter: 1st - 1019 points; 2nd - 1,175 points; 3rd - 776 points; 4th - 1,029 points, and 56 in over me. When both teams are held under 20 points, the Blue Raiders are 3-1 under Rick Stocks ll. As a FBS (I-A) member (223 games), the Blue Raiders have scored 50 or more points 20 mes. The Blue Raiders are 82-14 in the FBS era when leading at the half and are 89-10 when leading a game entering the 4th quarter during that me. When trailing at the half, the Blue Raiders are just 20-91 in the FBS (I-A) era. The Blue Raiders have scored in 247 of their last 253 games and broke a string of scoring in 55 straight when they were shutout at Tennes-see in 2011. MT, which has a current streak of 53 games, has been shutout fi ve other mes

during the FBS era. The Blue Raiders were shutout 10-0 on the road against UL-Monroe in 1999, 55-0 in 2000 at Florida, 59-0 at Okla-homa in 2006, 44-0 at LSU in 2007, and 45-0 at Arkansas State in 2012. MT has scored in 114 straight home games (last shutout was 9/23/1995 vs Murray State). Largest Margin of Victory in the I-A era: 59 points vs Charlo e 9/19/15 (73-14) ... Largest Margin of Defeat in the I-A era: 59 points vs Oklahoma 9/23/06 (59-0).

RAIDERS IN THE NFL MT currently has four players on NFL ros-ters. Erik Walden (Titans), Benny Cunningham (Bears), Kevin Byard (Titans), and Maurquice Shakir (Ravens).

ACADEMICS ARE A TOP PRIORITY Academic success at MT has been a high pri-ority for 12th year coach Rick Stocks ll. Under his reign, the Blue Raiders have seen 187 of 196 (95%) student-athletes earn their degree enter-ing the 2017 season. MT, who has also been impressive with APR scores under Stocks ll, has been publicly recognized by the NCAA for APR success twice in the last seven years. Also under Stocks ll, the Blue Raiders have taken home six Academic All-District honors and produced an Academic All-American. Middle Tennessee has 7 players entering the 2017 season with a degree in hand to rank 9th na onallly. (Peter Bailey, Alex Dale, Lucas Hamilton, Myles Harges, Max Linder, Brent Stocks ll, Shane Tucker).

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Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

BRENT STOCKSTILLQB | 6 0 | 221 | r-Jr.Murfreesboro, TN

Earned degree in Leisure Sport & Tourism in 3 years

CAREER STATISTICSPassing G A Cmp Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effi c2014 1 3 2 1 41 0 33 66.7 13.6 41.0 114.82015 13 490 327 9 4005 30 76 66.7 8.2 308.1 151.922016 10 414 262 7 3233 31 78 63.3 7.8 323.3 150.212017 2 67 40 2 435 4 48 59.7 6.5 217.5 127.97Total 26 974 631 19 7714 65 78 64.8 7.9 296.7 149.43

Total Off ense G Plays Rush Pass Tot. Avg/G2014 1 5 -4 41 37 37.02015 13 550 37 4005 4042 310.92016 10 459 240 3233 3473 347.32017 2 88 21 435 456 228.0 Total 26 1102 294 7714 8008 308.0

2017 WATCH LISTS Davey O’Brien Maxwell Wuerff el Trophy Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award CFPA Na onal Performer of the Year Manning Award

COMMUNITY SERVICENamed to the 2017 AFCA Allstate Good Works Team

Special Olympics Murfreesboro City Schools Boys to Men Summer Mentoring Reading Raiders Military Veterans Hospital Camp Ability (special needs kids) Boys and Girls Club Youth Camp Volunteer Broadmore Senior Ci zens Rally Murfreesboro City Trunk or Treat Chi Omega Domes c Violence Awareness Delta Sig Chapter Impact Special Kids

KEY NOTES Among the NCAA’s ac ve leaders, Stocks ll ranks 12th in passing yards, 6th in passing yards per game, 12th in total off ense, and 13th in passing effi ciency. Is on pace for 14,558 career passing yards which would go down as the 7th highest total in NCAA history. Is on pace for 122 career touchdown passes which would rank as the 7th highest total in NCAA history. Already owns MT career records in touchdown passes (65), 300-yard passing games (14), 400-yard passing games (2) and passing yards per game (296.7). With 7,714 career passing yards, Stocks ll ranks 3rd on MT’s all- me passing list. He needs 136 more yards to surpass Logan Kilgore for 2nd (7,849). Has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 18 consecu ve games played. Owns 631 career comple ons to rank 4th all- me. Needs 38 more to take over 3rd place from Clint Marks (668). Is currently on pace to rank in the top 10 all- me in NCAA history for total off ense if he maintains his current pace over the next two years.

CAREER HIGHS Passing Yards: 434 vs WKU, 2016 Comple ons: 42 vs WKU, 2016 A empts: 65 vs Vanderbilt, 2016 Touchdowns: 5, twice Longest Comple on: 78 yards vs BG, 2016 Consecu ve Comple ons: 22

CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH TD PASS 31 Baker Mayfi eld, Oklahoma 27 Chase Li on, Marshall 21 Trace McSorley, Penn State 18 Brent Stocks ll, Middle Tennessee

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RICHIE JAMESWR | 5 9 | 176 | r-Jr.

Sarasota, FLPreseason 2nd Team All-American by Athlon

CAREER STATISTICSReceiving G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G2015 13 108 1346 8 69 8.3 12.5 103.52016 13 105 1625 12 56 8.1 15.5 125.02017 3 19 206 2 31 6.3 10.8 68.7Total 29 232 3177 22 69 8.0 13.7 109.6

Rushing G A Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G2015 13 12 146 1 46 12.2 11.22016 13 38 339 4 36 8.9 26.12017 3 5 39 0 22 7.8 13.0Total 29 55 524 5 46 9.5 18.1

All-Purpose G Rush Rec. PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G2015 13 146 1346 0 18 0 1510 116.22016 13 339 1625 128 43 0 2135 164.22017 3 39 206 26 0 0 271 90.3 Total 29 524 3177 154 61 0 3916 135.0

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2017 WATCH LISTS Biletnikoff Paul Hornung

KEY NOTES Enters the UAB game with 232 career recep ons which keeps him on pace to challenge the NCAA All-Time record of 399 catches by ECU’s Zay Jones. He needs 61 more recep ons to overtake Rice’s Jarre Dillard (2005-08) for 25th place on the NCAA’s All-Time recep ons list. Enters the UAB game with 3,177 career receiving yards which keeps him on pace to challenge the NCAA All-Time record of 5,285 yards by WMU’s Corey Davis (2013-16). Needs just 7 more recep ons to be Middle Tennessee’s all- me leader, surpassing the 238 by Kendall Newson (1998-2001). With 112 receiving yards against Vanderbilt, James became Middle Tennessee’s career leader in yardage to surpass the 3,074 yards set by Kendall Newson (1998-2001). James currently has 3,177 receiving yards. Became just the 6th player in NCAA FBS history to have 200 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving in the same game when he notched 207 on the ground and 120 receiving against FAU in 2016. Is just the second player in MT history to have back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons adn could become the fi rst-ever to do it three straight years. Owns 15 career 100-yard receiving games which ranks as the most in school history. With 8 recep ons against Syracuse, James surpassed Taywan Taylor for 14th place on C-USA all- me catches list. James needs one more to surpass Darius Johnson (SMU) for 13th.

CAREER HIGHS Recep ons: 16 vs WKU, 2016 Receiving Yards: 223 vs WKU, 2016 Longest Recep on: 69 vs FAU, 2015 TD Recep ons: 2, fi ve mes Rushing Yards: 207 vs FAU, 2016 Rushing A empts: 22 vs FAU, 2016 Rushing TDs: 3 vs FAU, 2016

Player, School GamesAllen Lazard, Iowa State 40James Washington, Oklahoma State 37Calvin Ridley, Alabama 36Ryan Yurachek, Marshall 34Jaylen Samuels, NC State 34Phil Mayhue, Memphis 33Chris an Kirk, Texas A&M 32Cody Thompson, Toledo 30Anthony Miller, Memphis 30Courtland Su on, SMU 30Richie James, Middle Tennessee 29Jonathan Duhart, ODU 28Deon Cain, Clemson 28

2017 ACTIVE STREAK CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A CATCH

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Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

Winning on the fi eld, off the fi eld and having a fi rst-class football program from top to bo om is the goal of any University at the highest level of in-tercollegiate athle cs. That is exactly what Middle Tennessee has as a result of the leadership of Head Coach Rick Stocks ll. In his 12th season at the helm of the Blue Raiders and the sixth longest tenured coach in the country, Stocks ll has captured a league tle, won the 2009 New Orleans Bowl, made six bowl ap-pearances, been bowl eligible eight mes, earned two public recogni on awards from the NCAA for APR success, produced six of the top eight crowds in Floyd Stadium history, and had back-to-back eight-win seasons for the fi rst me in 21 years. Under his watch, the Blue Raiders have also pro-duced eight all-American’s, including one academic all-American, three defensive players of the year, and two bowl game MVP’s. Middle Tennessee also became the fi rst Sun Belt team to win 10 games in a season, and set the Floyd Stadium single-game a endance record under his leadership. He also has fi ve NFL Dra picks with Erik Walden in 2008, Chris McCoy in 2010, Rod Issac in 2011, Jimmy Staten in 2014 and Kevin Byard in 2016. Byard became the second highest dra pick in school history (3rd round, 64th pick to Titans). The veteran leader put the Blue Raiders in the 2016 Hawaii Bowl in a year his team overcame a ton of adversity. Prior to the season he lost nearly all his star ng receivers to injury, saw his record-se ng quarterback go down, along with other key contributors. Through it all he led them to an eight-win season for the third me in fi ve years to go with fi ve fi rst team all-conference picks. Stocks ll, who owns upsets over Maryland (2008 and 2009), Georgia Tech (2012), Missouri (2016) and Syracuse (2017), has also shown a com-mitment to academics during his tenure. The Blue

STOCKSTILL’S RECORD Overall Record ...........................................................75-69 Playing at Home .........................41-22 (13-3 vs C-USA) Playing on the Road .................................................33-42 Playing at a Neutral Site ...............................................1-5 In bowl games ................................................................1-5 In over me ......................................................................2-2 In August ..........................................................................3-2 In September .............................................................24-24 In October ..................................................................20-20 In November ..............................................................26-15 In December ...................................................................2-7 In January ........................................................................0-1 Day games ..................................................................39-33 Night games (a er 6 PM) ........................................36-36 vs Top 25 .........................................................................0-6 Wins vs Big 5 conference members ..............................5 Outrushing opponent ................................................ 56-9 When rushing for 300 yards .......................................9-0 Outrushed by opponent..........................................19-60 When allowing 300 or more yds rushing .............. 3-10 Outpassing opponent ..............................................45-34 When passing for 300 or more yards ...................16-10 Outpassed by opponent .........................................30-35 When allowing 300 yards passing ........................13-15

When allowing 400 yards passing .............................3-2 More total off ense than opponent .......................53-15 When having 500+ total off ense ............................ 21-4 When having 600+ total off ense ...............................7-1 When allowing 500+ total off ense .......................10-20 When allowing 600+ total off ense ............................4-2 Commi ng fewer turnovers ..................................50-13 Commi ng more turnovers ...................................14-45 0-30:00 me of possession ....................................41-52 30:01-plus of me of possession ..........................34-17 Scoring fi rst ................................................................51-21 Opponent scores fi rst ..............................................24-48 When leading at the half ........................................54-10 When leading a er third quarter ............................ 61-6 Scoring 0-10 points .................................................... 1-18 Scoring 11-20 points ................................................. 3-27 Scoring 21-30 points ...............................................15-19 Scoring 31-40 points ................................................. 28-3 Scoring 41-plus points............................................... 28-2 Individual 100-yard rusher ....................................... 46-8 Individual 200-yard rusher ..........................................6-0 With two 100-yard rushers .........................................6-0 Opponent has 100-yard rusher .............................21-39 Games Decided by 1 Point ..........................................6-2 Games Decided by 3 Points or Less ....................... 14-8 Games Decided by 7 Points or Less .....................26-13

Raiders have gone from an APR score of 892 to a very impressive 992, the biggest increase of any program in the country. The Blue Raiders were also crowned with the Sun Belt Conference Academic Award on two occasions (2006-07, 2007-08) and earned two public recogni on awards from the NCAA for APR success (2011, 2012). A er 24 years as an assistant, Stocks ll was given the chance to run his own program, and all he did was lead the Blue Raiders to a 2006 Sun Belt Conference championship, help set a new single-season a endance record, and take the program to its fi rst postseason bowl game in the I-A era. Taking a Middle Tennessee team predicted to fi nish sixth in the Sun Belt during the preseason to a league tle, Stocks ll ended up as the 2006 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year and the Tennessee Sports Writers Associa on Coach of the Year while also garnering that honor from ESPN.com. Born Dec. 23, 1957 in Sidney, Ohio, Stocks ll grew up in Georgetown, Ky., and then moved to Fernandina Beach, Fla., where he was inducted into the Fernandina Beach Hall of Fame in 2006. He was a three-year le erman at Florida State as a quarterback, where he was team captain and earned Honorable Men on All-America honors in 1981 under Coach Bobby Bowden. During his career at FSU, the Seminoles had two top-10 fi nal Associated Press rankings and had wins over powers Notre Dame, Pi sburgh, Ohio State, and Nebraska. Stocks ll, who received his bachelor’s degree from FSU in 1982, made three bowl trips with the Seminoles. Stocks ll and his wife, the former Sara Fleis-chman, have a son, Brent, and a daughter, Emily.

THE STOCKSTILL FILEDate of Birth Dec. 23, 1957Hometown Fernandina Beach, FLSpouse SaraBowls Coached 18Bowls Played 3All-Americans Coached at MT 8Date Hired at MT Dec. 12, 2005

EDUCATIONB.S. in Physical Educa on from Florida State (1982)

COACHING EXPERIENCE1983-84 OC/QB at Bethune-Cookman1985-88 Asst. HC/WR at UCF1989-92 QB at Clemson1993 QB/Passing Game Coord. at Clemson1994-95 Co-OC/WR at Clemson1996-98 WR at Clemson1999-2002 WR/Recrui ng Coord. at Clemson2003 OC/QB at East Carolina2004 WR/Recrui ng Coord. at South Carolina2005 TE/Recrui ng Coordinator at South Carolina2005-Present Head Coach at Middle Tennessee

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDYear Overall Conference Finish2006 7-6-0 6-1-0 T1st2007 5-7-0 4-3-0 T3rd2008 5-7-0 3-4-0 T5th2009 10-3-0 7-1-0 2nd2010 6-7-0 5-3-0 3rd2011 2-10-0 1-7-0 8th2012 8-4-0 6-2-0 2nd2013 8-5-0 6-2-0 T2nd East2014 6-6-0 5-3-0 2nd East2015 7-6-0 6-2-0 2nd East2016 8-5-0 5-3-0 3rd East2017 3-3-0 1-1-0TOTAL 75-69-0 55-32-0

RICK STOCKSTILL Head Coach12th Year - Florida State ‘822-Time Coach of the Year

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ASSISTANT COACHES Middle Tennessee’s coaching staff boasts a combined 186 years of college coaching experience, 103 bowls and 30 years of head coaching experience.

JEFF BECKLES Running Backs2nd Year/Florida State, 1994 Coached First Team All-C-USA player I’Tavius Mathers who set a single-season rushing record with 1,561 yards while becoming just the seventh player in FBS history to have 1,500 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving in the

same season Mentored a group who ranked second in C-USA with 191.8 rush yards per game and had the biggest increase in yards per carry than any team in the na on Won fi ve straight bowl games as a player at Florida State

SIRIKI DIABATE Linebackers1st Year/Syracuse, 2013 Came to MT a er spending the 2017 spring on the staff at Notre Dame Worked three years as a graduate assistant under Sco Shafer at Syracuse

Was a co-Captain at Syracuse

STEVE ELLIS Recrui ng Coordinator/Cornerbacks9th Year/Nicholls State, 2003 Coached all-conference players Marcus Udell, Alex Suber, Rod Issac and Jeremy Cutrer at MT Was the programs defensive coordinator and co-defensive coordinator from 2011 to 2014

Has par cipated twice in the NFL Coaches Fellowship Program

TONY FRANKLIN Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2nd Year/Murray State, 1979 In the last fi ve years, Franklin’s off ense has ranked in the top 10 na onally fi ve mes in passing, three mes in total off ense and twice in scoring 2016 off ense set single-season records in total off ense,

total yards/game, total yards/play, points scored, passing yards, total touchdowns, fi rst downs and all-purpose yards 2016 off ense produced a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver for fi rst me in school history Mentored quarterback Jared Goff at Cal, the NFL’s No. 1 dra pick in 2016

RICK MALLORY Off ensive Line5th Year/Washington, 1993 Has produced all-conference linemen Jaylen Hunter, Darius Johnson and Daniel Stephens Helped guide an off ensive line in 2016 that produced a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver for the fi rst me

in school history, while the off ense set 11 single-season records 2016 unit allowed the fewest sacks (11th na onally) in C-USA despite throwing the most passes

MIKE POLLY Off ensive Tackles/Run Game Coord./ST Coord.5th Year/Georgetown College, 2006 Part of an O-Line staff that coached a unit who blocked for 191.8 rush yards per game, second most in C-USA in 2016, and allowed the fewest sacks in the league while set- ng 11 single-season off ensive records

Helped guide an off ensive line in 2016 that produced a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver for the fi rst me in school history, while the off ense set 11 single-season records Special teams unit has blocked nine kicks from 2014 to 2016

SCOTT SHAFER* Defensive Coordinator/Safe es1st Year/Baldwin Wallace, 1990 Has coached 44 all-conference performers and four all-American’s during his coaching career Was head coach at Syracuse from 2013 to 2015 where he won the 2013 Texas Bowl

Has twice been a nominee for the Broyles Award Son, Wolfgang, is an off ensive graduate assistant for MT

AUSTIN SILVOY Wide Receivers1st Year/Troy, 2010 Served in a quality control role for MT in 2016 Coached receivers at Florida Tech from 2012-2015 where he produced all-American Xavier Milton As a player he won fi ve consecu ve conference champi-

onships at Troy and competed in four bowl games

TOMMY WEST Defensive Line4th Year/Tennessee, 1976 Has coached seven all-conference players at MT Was head coach at Memphis from 2001 to 2009 where he led them to fi ve bowls and fi rst-ever AP Top 25 appear-ance

Head Coach at Clemson from 1993 to 1998

ROBERT BARBIERI* Quality Control1st YearIthaca College, 2017

TYLER BOYLES Quality Control3rd YearShawnee State, 2013

JORDAN FROST DIXON* Graduate Assistant1st YearMiddle Tennessee, 2017

NOLAN GENOVESE Graduate Assistant2nd YearMiddle Tennessee, 2016

DUSTIN ROYSTON* Graduate Assistant1st YearGeorgia, 2013

WOLFGANG SHAFER* Graduate Assistant1st YearIthaca College, 2017

*Located in Press Box on Gameday

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Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

Big Plays (60 or more yards) Yards Type Player Opponent *100 FR Rod Issac WKU (2010) *98 R Jordan Parker Troy (2012) *97 KR Eric Russell WKU (2010) *96 KR Reggie Whatley WKU (2012) *94 P Craddock to Grigsby ULM (2007) *93 P Kilgore to Henry UAB (2013) *94 KR Damon Nickson FAU (2006) *92 KR Phillip Tanner UNT (2008) *89 KR Bradley Robinson ULM (2007) *88 KR Damon Nickson UL (2006) 85 KR Reggie Whatley McNeese (2012) *82 P Kilgore to Whatley Troy (2011) *80 P D. Dasher to Kyles ASU (2009) *79 R Phillip Tanner Louisville (2007) *78 P Stocks ll to Mathers BG (2016) *78 P Craddock to McNair Louisville (2007) *77 INT Kevin Byard Troy (2012) *76 P Stocks ll to Pe s Charlo e (2015) *76 PR Kevin Byard ODU (2014) 76 R Eugene Gross FAU (2006) *75 P Stocks ll to Pe s Charlo e (2015) *75 INT DJ Sanders JSU (2015) *75 R Reggie Whatley FAU (2014) *75 P L. Kilgore to M. Henry GT (2012) *74 R Dwight Dasher FAU (2009) 74 KR Desmond Gee WKU (2009) *73 P Marks to Gee USC (2006) *72 P Kilgore to Griswould UNT (2012) *71 R I’Tavius Mathers Missouri (2016) *71 P Dasher to McNair FIU (2007) *70 R Dwight Dasher FIU (2009) *70 INT Rod Issac ULM (2010) *69 P Stocks ll to James FAU (2015) 69 P Kilgore to Griswould UTEP (2013) *68 INT Kevin Byard Memphis (2012) *68 FR Chris McCoy Clemson (2009) *67 R Reggie Whatley UAB (2014) *66 P Craddock to Gee ULM (2007) *66 R Phillip Tanner UNT (2008) *65 P Grammer to Perkins UAB (2014) *65 R Jordan Parker WCU (2013) *64 P Urzua to B. Anderson BGSU (2017) 64 KR Shane Tucker Syracuse (2017) *64 R Reggie Whatley USM (2014) *64 R Reggie Whatley FAU (2013) 64 INT Eric Russell FAU (2011) 63 R Brent Stocks ll Missouri (2016) *63 P Stocks ll to James ILL (2015) *63 FGR Jamarcus Howard JSU (2015) *62 P Stocks ll to James FAU (2015) *62 R Jordan Parker Charlo e (2015) *62 P Kilgore to Beyah ULL (2010) *62 P Craddock to Gee UK (2008) *61 R Ty Lee Charlo e (2016) *61 PR Ed’Marques Ba es SSU (2014) *61 R Dwight Dasher UM (2007) 61 KR Phillip Tanner TTU (2006) *60 R Benny Cunningham GT (2012) 60 KR Reggie Whatley UNT (2012)*touchdown

Defensive Touchdowns Yards Type Player Opponent 100 FR Rod Issac WKU (2010) 77 INT Kevin Byard Troy (2012) 75 INT DJ Sanders JSU (2015) 70 INT Rod Issac ULM (2010) 68 INT Kevin Byard Memphis (2012) 68 FR Chris McCoy Clemson (2009) 56 INT Jeremy Kellem ULM (2009) 51 INT Kevin Byard USM (2013) 51 INT Kevin Byard FIU (2013) 50 FR Jus n Rainey FAU (2006) 48 INT DJ Sanders FIU (2016) 42 INT Darius Harris Charlo e (2015) 42 FR Rod Issac ASU (2007) 40 INT Stephen Roberts UAB (2013) 40 FR Lonnie Clemons TTU (2006) 38 INT Darin Davis APSU (2010) 34 INT Alex Dale UTSA (2015) 28 INT Damon Nickson UL (2006) 25 FR Jared Singletary UNC (2013) 24 INT T.T. Barber USM (2013) 20 INT DJ Sanders FAU (2016) 20 FR Trey Waff ord SSU (2014) 20 INT Jamari La more UL (2009) 14 INT Jeremy Kellem Louisville (2008) 11 FR Jeremy Kellem ASU (2009)

250-Yard Passing Games Yards C-A-I Player Opponent 434 42-54-1 Brent Stocks ll WKU 415 28-48-1 Logan Kilgore Troy (9/24/11)

TOP PLAYS/PERFORMANCES UNDER RICK STOCKSTILL 401 22-29-0 Joe Craddock ULM (11/3/07) 399 38-65-1 Brent Stocks ll Vandy (9/10/16) 381 36-56-2 Brent Stocks ll LA Tech (10/24/15) 369 23-27-0 Brent Stocks ll Charlo e (9/19/15) 359 31-51-3 John Urzua FAU (9/30/17) 356 27-46-0 Brent Stocks ll LA Tech (9/24/16) 355 22-35-0 Dwight Dasher WKU (10/24/09) 353 21-34-0 Brent Stocks ll Marshall (11/7/2015) 352 21-37-1 Joe Craddock UK (9/13/08) 349 20-30-0 Logan Kilgore UNT (10/27/12) 348 24-30-1 Brent Stocks ll JSU (9/5/15) 332 22-35-0 Brent Stocks ll FIU (10/29/16) 332 21-26-0 Aus n Grammer USM (10/4/13) 330 29-42-0 Brent Stocks ll ILL (9/26/15) 330 27-45-1 Logan Kilgore Purdue (9/3/11) 329 30-36-1 Brent Stocks ll AAMU (9/3/16) 327 26-39-1 Brent Stocks ll WMU (12/24/2015) 325 19-27-1 Logan Kilgore UTEP (11/30/13) 324 27-44-2 Dwight Dasher Maryland (9/19/09) 322 27-38-1 Brent Stocks ll UNT (11/21/2015) 301 18-32-1 Brent Stocks ll FAU (11/14/2015) 301 23-36-1 Jeff Murphy APSU (9/11/10) 296 28-43-1 Brent Stocks ll WKU (10/10/15) 295 24-45-1 Brent Stocks ll UNT (10/1/2016) 290 24-32-1 John Urzua BGSU (9/23/17) 290 14-26-2 Joe Craddock Louisville (9/6/07) 286 32-51-0 Brent Stocks ll Vandy (10/3/15) 286 21-33-3 Aus n Grammer FIU (11/15/14) 282 23-47-1 Logan Kilgore WKU (10/6/11) 280 23-41-0 Brent Stocks ll Missouri (10/22/16) 278 18-30-1 Brent Stocks ll BG (2016) 277 22-40-1 Logan Kilgore Marshall (10/24/13) 274 26-40-1 Logan Kilgore Memphis (10/1/11) 269 22-36-1 Brent Stocks ll Syracuse (9/9/17) 269 17-20-0 Logan Kilgore FIU (11/9/2013) 269 21-43-0 Dwight Dasher UNT (9/26/09) 268 24-35-0 Joe Craddock FAU (9/30/08) 268 25-35-1 Joe Craddock ASU (9/20/08) 267 17-30-0 Logan Kilgore FIU (10/13/12) 263 15-26-1 Dwight Dasher ASU (11/21/09) 261 17-26-1 Brent Stocks ll FIU (10/17/15) 259 25-30-0 Aus n Grammer ODU (9/26/14) 257 24-30-0 Brent Stocks ll UTSA (11/28/15) 256 28-40-0 Joe Craddock Maryland (9/6/08) 255 22-38-3 Aus n Grammer Minnesota (9/6/14) 253 22-30-0 Logan Kilgore Memphis (9/15/12) 251 19-31-1 Joe Craddock UNT (11/22/08) 251 25-37-2 Clint Marks CMU (12/26/06) 250 25-31-0 John Urzua FIU (10/7/17) 250 26-44-2 John Urzua Charlo e (11/19/16) 250 15-17-0 Aus n Grammer SSU (8/30/14)

100-Yard Rushing Games Yards A . Player Opponent 230 36 Benny Cunningham FIU (2012) 217 27 Benny Cunningham GT (2012) 215 28 I’Tavius Mathers Missouri (2016) 213 18 I’Tavius Mathers FAU (2016) 208 21 Eugene Gross FAU (2006) 207 22 Richie James FAU (2016) 201 26 Dwight Dasher So. Miss (2009) 190 19 Reggie Whatley FAU (2014) 180 19 Dwight Dasher Memphis (2007) 178 18 Dwight Dasher FIU (2009) 177 20 D.D. Kyles UL (2009) 163 21 I’Tavius Mathers LA Tech (2016) 159 14 Phillip Tanner North Texas (2008) 158 31 Jordan Parker ODU (2014) 157 27 I’Tavius Mathers BG (2016) 156 22 Jordan Parker WCU (2013) 155 15 Reggie Whatley UAB (2013) 154 10 Reggie Whatley FAU (2013) 154 24 Jordan Parker USA (2012) 150 15 Phillip Tanner FAU (2010) 149 32 Jordan Parker WKU (2012) 144 29 Desmond Anderson FIU (2015) 144 9 Phillip Tanner Louisville (2007) 143 22 I’Tavius Mathers WKU (2016) 142 14 Jordan Parker Charlo e (2015) 141 19 Jordan Parker Troy (2012) 140 13 D.D. Kyles FAU (2009) 135 24 I’Tavius Mathers UNT (2016) 127 21 Jordan Parker Marshall (2013) 127 18 Phillip Tanner APSU (2010) 125 19 Aus n Grammer WKU (2014) 125 23 William Pratcher FAU (2011) 120 15 Jeremiah Bryson UTEP (2013) 117 17 Jordan Parker FAU (2012) 117 19 Benny Cunningham Troy (2011) 115 16 Jocquez Bruce BGSU (2017) 115 28 Jordan Parker FAU (2013) 112 11 Brad Anderson FIU (2017) 112 14 I’Tavius Mathers FIU (2016) 110 22 D.D. Kyles FIU (2009) 109 22 Jordan Parker UNC (2013)

108 14 Dwight Dasher FAU (2009) 106 12 Aus n Grammer UTEP (2014) 106 15 Aus n Grammer UNT (2013) 106 19 William Pratcher WKU (2011) 105 15 D.D. Kyles Memphis (2011) 104 16 Brad Anderson BGSU (2017) 104 16 Reggie Whatley Marshall (2013) 104 14 Drayton Calhoun FAU (2012) 104 17 Phillip Tanner UL (2010) 103 25 Shane Tucker FAU (2015) 103 19 Shane Tucker USM (2013) 101 16 I’Tavius Mathers Charlo e (2016) 101 25 Desmond Anderson Marshall (2015) 100 10 Reggie Whatley USM (2014) 100 21 Eugene Gross ULM (2006) 100 14 Jordan Parker Marshall (2014) 100 7 Reggie Whatley UAB (2014)

100-Yard Receiving Games Yards Rec. Player Opponent 223 16 Richie James WKU (2016) 198 9 Richie James FAU (2015) 183 14 Richie James Vandy (2016) 175 13 Ed Ba es ILL (2015) 167 4 Terry Pe s Charlo e (2015) 164 11 Eldred King MSU (2008) 149 6 Chris McClover WKU (2009) 148 8 Anthony Amos FIU (2012) 141 7 Richie James WKU (2015) 141 12 Richie James ILL (2015) 140 3 Kyle Griswould UNT (2012) 139 4 Desmond Gee ULM (2007) 136 8 Ty Lee FAU (2017) 136 5 Marcus Henry UAB (2013) 134 8 Richie James UNT (2016) 129 5 Richie James Missouri (2016) 128 9 Anthony Amos Memphis (2012) 127 6 Richie James FIU (2016) 126 8 Richie James WMU (2015) 126 5 Terry Pe s Marshall (2015) 123 8 Ed Ba es JSU (2015) 122 12 Richie James Marshall (2016) 121 8 Anthony Amos UNT (2012) 120 4 Richie James FAU (2016) 120 5 Ed Ba es Charlo e (2015) 117 5 Malcolm Beyah UK (2008) 113 6 Harold Turner WKU (2009) 113 9 Patrick Honeycu FAU (2008) 112 10 Richie James Vanderbilt (2017) 111 9 Ed Ba es LA Tech (2015) 110 8 Ed Ba es FIU (2014) 110 7 Chris McClover MD (2009) 109 6 Desmond Gee ULM (2006) 109 2 Jonathan Grigsby ULM (2007) 106 3 Desmond Gee UK (2008) 106 4 Devin Clarke USM (2014) 104 6 Richie James FIU (2015) 104 4 Kyle Griswould FIU (2011) 103 4 I’Tavius Mathers BG (2016) 103 6 Taron Henry UNT (2007) 102 4 Anthony Amos FAU (2012) 101 2 Shane Tucker UTEP (2014) 101 5 Kyle Griswould UTEP (2013) 101 7 Tavarres Jeff erson UNC (2013) 100 5 Richie James UTSA (2016) 100 6 Ty Lee FIU (2016) 100 7 Anthony Amos WKU (2011)

Special Teams Touchdowns Yards Type Player Opponent 97 KR Eric Russell WKU (2010) 96 KR Reggie Whatley WKU (2012) 94 KR Damon Nickson FAU (2006) 92 KR Phillip Tanner UNT (2008) 89 KR Bradley Robinson ULM (2007) 88 KR Damon Nickson UL (2006) 76 PR Kevin Byard ODU (2014) 61 PR Ed Ba es SSU (2014) 57 PR Kyle Griswould WCU (2013) 32 PBR Michael Cannon FAU (2007) 29 PBR Sherman Neal FAU (2009) 3 PBR Chris Brown Marshall (2013) 63 BFG Jamarcus Howard JSU (2015)

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Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

MIDDLE TENNESSEE DEPTH CHARTOFFENSE QBQB 19 John Urzua 6-3 189 r-So. 19 John Urzua 6-3 189 r-So. 10 Kyle Banks 6-2 195 r-Fr. 10 Kyle Banks 6-2 195 r-Fr.

RBRB 11 Brad Anderson 5-8 170 Fr. 11 Brad Anderson 5-8 170 Fr. 5 Jocquez Bruce 5-10 167 r-So. 5 Jocquez Bruce 5-10 167 r-So.

LTLT 70 Conner Trent 6-5 317 r-Sr. 70 Conner Trent 6-5 317 r-Sr. 79 Cole Kirby 6-4 285 Fr. 79 Cole Kirby 6-4 285 Fr. LGLG 75 Lucas Hamilton 6-5 300 r-Sr. 75 Lucas Hamilton 6-5 300 r-Sr. 68 Luke Harris 6-4 301 r-Fr. 68 Luke Harris 6-4 301 r-Fr. CC 74 Robert Behanan 6-3 293 r-Jr. 74 Robert Behanan 6-3 293 r-Jr. 72 Josh Fannin 6-3 28 r-So. 72 Josh Fannin 6-3 28 r-So. RGRG 73 Chandler Brewer 6-6 320 Jr. 73 Chandler Brewer 6-6 320 Jr. 54 Ty Watkins 6-1 289 r-Jr. 54 Ty Watkins 6-1 289 r-Jr. RTRT 55 Carlos Johnson 6-3 335 r-Jr. 55 Carlos Johnson 6-3 335 r-Jr. 77 Amir Lucke 6-2 287 So. 77 Amir Lucke 6-2 287 So. WR (X)WR (X) 37 Patrick Smith 6-0 177 r-Jr. 37 Patrick Smith 6-0 177 r-Jr. 83 Jimmy Marshall 6-5 216 Fr. 83 Jimmy Marshall 6-5 216 Fr. WR (H)WR (H) 1 Shane Tucker 6-0 220 r-Sr. 1 Shane Tucker 6-0 220 r-Sr. 13 Tyrese Johnson 5-8 167 Fr. 13 Tyrese Johnson 5-8 167 Fr.

WR (Y)WR (Y) 8 Ty Lee 5-9 163 So. 8 Ty Lee 5-9 163 So. 9 Isiah Upton 6-0 180 r-So. 9 Isiah Upton 6-0 180 r-So. WR (Z)WR (Z) 81 CJ Windham 6-2 201 So. 81 CJ Windham 6-2 201 So. 25 Desmond Anderson 5-10 176 Jr. 25 Desmond Anderson 5-10 176 Jr.

SPECIAL TEAMSKRKR 25 Desmond Anderson 5-10 176 Jr. 25 Desmond Anderson 5-10 176 Jr. 27 Ruben Garne 5-9 170 r-So. 27 Ruben Garne 5-9 170 r-So.

PRPR 12 Reed Blankenship 6-1 175 Fr. 12 Reed Blankenship 6-1 175 Fr. 8 Ty Lee 5-9 163 So. 8 Ty Lee 5-9 163 So.

PP 99 Ma Bonadies 6-1 197 Jr. 99 Ma Bonadies 6-1 197 Jr.

PKPK 15 Canon Rooker 5-11 184 r-Jr. 15 Canon Rooker 5-11 184 r-Jr. 19 Crews Holt 5-11 170 Fr. 19 Crews Holt 5-11 170 Fr. KOKO 15 Canon Rooker 5-11 192 r-Sr. 15 Canon Rooker 5-11 192 r-Sr. 19 Crews Holt 5-11 170 Fr. 19 Crews Holt 5-11 170 Fr.

LSLS 69 Daniel Sargent 6-0 215 r-Fr. 69 Daniel Sargent 6-0 215 r-Fr.

HH 38 Jim Cardwell 5-9 169 r-Jr. 38 Jim Cardwell 5-9 169 r-Jr.

DEFENSE LELE 56 Walter Brady 6-3 267 r-Jr. 56 Walter Brady 6-3 267 r-Jr. 94 Tyshun Render 6-4 253 r-So. 94 Tyshun Render 6-4 253 r-So. LTLT 96 Rosheem Collins 6-1 303 Jr. 96 Rosheem Collins 6-1 303 Jr. 90 Rakavian Poydras 6-1 290 r-Fr. 90 Rakavian Poydras 6-1 290 r-Fr.

RTRT 93 Malik Manciel 6-3 257 r-So. 93 Malik Manciel 6-3 257 r-So. 91 Jordan Ferguson 6-2 287 Fr. 91 Jordan Ferguson 6-2 287 Fr. RERE 43 Jahmal Jones 6-3 253 r-Sr. 43 Jahmal Jones 6-3 253 r-Sr. 95 Trae Philpots 6-4 243 r-So. 95 Trae Philpots 6-4 243 r-So.

SLBSLB 16 Khalil Brooks 5-11 200 r-So. 16 Khalil Brooks 5-11 200 r-So. 41 Caleb Felton 6-1 201 r-Fr. 41 Caleb Felton 6-1 201 r-Fr.

MLBMLB 31 DJ Sanders 6-0 233 Sr. 31 DJ Sanders 6-0 233 Sr. 33 Myles Harges 6-2 236 r-Sr. 33 Myles Harges 6-2 236 r-Sr. WLBWLB 30 Darius Harris 6-2 227 r-Jr. 30 Darius Harris 6-2 227 r-Jr. 32 Chris Melton 6-1 211 Jr. 32 Chris Melton 6-1 211 Jr.

LCLC 6 Mike Minter 6-0 175 r-Sr. 6 Mike Minter 6-0 175 r-Sr. 4 OJ Johnson 6-0 195 Jr. 4 OJ Johnson 6-0 195 Jr.

SSSS 7 Jovante Moff a 6-0 200 Jr. 7 Jovante Moff a 6-0 200 Jr. 23 Wesley Bush 6-1 191 Jr. 23 Wesley Bush 6-1 191 Jr.

FSFS 12 Reed Blankenship 6-1 175 Fr. 12 Reed Blankenship 6-1 175 Fr. 22 Alex Dale 5-10 200 r-Sr. 22 Alex Dale 5-10 200 r-Sr. RCRC 29 Darryl Randolph 5-11 181 r-Jr. 29 Darryl Randolph 5-11 181 r-Jr. 2 Charvarius Ward 6-1 195 Sr. 2 Charvarius Ward 6-1 195 Sr.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDERobert Behanan...................................bee-HAN-inMa Bonadies ................................Bonn-Ah-DeesKhalil Brooks ..............................................Kuh-LealJocquez Bruce .................................................... JockRosheem Collins ..................................Row-SheemD.J. Delfendahl ......................................delf-in-dollKamau Farrell-Burke..... Kuh-Mow (sounds like wow)Raheme Fuller .........................................Rah-HeemMyles Harges ...............................................har-jussMalik Hawkins ..........................................Muh-leek

Tyrese Johnson .......................................... e-reeseAmir Lucke ............................................... uh-MeerMalik Manciel ........................ Muh-Leek Man-sealChaton Mobley ....................... shuh-taan mob-leeTavonn Salter .............................................tay-vonnKylan Stribling ............................................. Kye-LunJohn Urzua ...............................................urr-zoo-uhCharvarius Ward ......................... CHAR-Vair-E-us

Career Games PLAYED

Canon Rooker, PK ...........45DJ Sanders, LB ..................44Lucas Hamilton, OL .........41Mike Minter, DB ..............37Alex Dale, S .......................37Shane Tucker, RB .............32Darius Harris, LB ..............32Jim Cardwell, H ................32Jovante Moff a , S ...........32Darryl Randolph, DB ......32Chris Melton, LB ..............32Chandler Brewer, OL ......31Jahmal Jones, DE .............31Richie James, WR ............29Conner Trent, OL .............28Ma Bonadies, P .............27Brent Stocks ll, QB.........26Robert Behanan, OL .......25Carlos Johnson, OL .........24Max Linder, WR ...............20Ruben Garne , WR ........20Darrius Liggins, DE ..........20Charvarius Ward, DB ......19Khalil Brooks, LB ..............19Tyshun Render, DE ..........19CJ Windham, WR ............19Malik Manciel, DT............18Myles Harges, LB .............18Tyshawn Brown, WR ......18Vernon Walker, S .............18Isiah Upton, WR ...............17Dale Craig, LB ...................17Peter Bailey, DE ...............16Trae Philpots, DE .............16Malik Hawkins, LB ...........15Terelle West, RB ...............12John Urzua, QB ...................9Jocquez Bruce, WR ............6Wesley Bush, S ....................6Reed Blankenship, DB .......6OJ Johnson, DB ...................6Kylan Stribling, DB .............6DQ Thomas, LB ...................6Jus n Brown, DB ................6Rakavian Poydras, DL ........6Miller Armstrong, LB..........6Ty Watkins, OL ....................6Daniel Sargent, LS ..............6Caleb Felton, S .....................6Josh Fannin, OL ...................6Jimmy Marshall, WR ..........6Tavares Thomas, LB ...........6Jordan Ferguson, DL ..........5Brad Anderson, RB .............5Luke Harris, OL ....................5Amir Lucke , OL .................4Tyrese Johnson, WR ..........4Ty Nix, DL ..............................4Ricky Blair, WR ....................3Cody Smith, DB ...................3Ulysses Williams, WR ........2Chris Myers, DE ..................2Kyle Banks, QB ....................2Will Mitchell, RB .................2Jack Mitchell, OL ................2Reginald Henderson, DB ..2Maurice Gordon, RB ..........1Tavonn Salter, WR ..............1Russ Hie , LS .......................1Remy Wasserbach, WR ....1Cole Kirby, OL ......................1Elijah Dobbins, OL ..............1

Career Games STARTED

Mike Minter, CB ...............29Chander Brewer, OL .......29Richie James, WR ............28Brent Stocks ll, QB.........25Carlos Johnson, OL .........19DJ Sanders, LB ..................19Jovante Moff a , S ...........18Ty Lee, WR .........................17Patrick Smith, WR ...........15Shane Tucker, RB .............12Darius Harris, LB ..............12Darryl Randolph, CB .......12Chris Melton, LB ..............11Lucas Hamilton, OL ............9Myles Harges, LB ................8Alex Dale, S ..........................8Jahmal Jones, DE ................8Robert Behanan, OL ..........8C.J. Windham, WR .............7John Urzua, QB ...................7Conner Trent, OL ................6Khalil Brooks, LB .................6Charvarius Ward, DB .........6Reed Blankenship, DB .......5Malik Manciel, DL ...............5Walter Brady, DE ................4Desmond Anderson, WR .3Brad Anderson, RB .............3Rosheem Collins, DL ..........3Max Linder, WR ..................2Tyshun Render, DE .............2Tyrese Johnson, WR ..........2Wesley Bush, S ....................1Malik Hawkins, LB ..............1Isiah Upton, WR ..................1Trae Philpots, DE ................1Ty Watkins, TE .....................1Amir Lucke , OL .................1OJ Johnson, CB ...................1Rakavian Poydras, DT ........1

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2017 ROSTERNO NAME POS HT WT CL VL HOMETOWN/HS/JC 1 Shane Tucker WR/RB 6-0 220 r-Sr. 3 Memphis, TN/Memphis University School 2 Charvarius Ward CB 6-1 195 Sr. 1 McComb, MS/Hinds CC 3 Richie James WR 5-9 176 r-Jr. 2 Sarasota, FL/Riverview HS 4 O.J. Johnson CB 6-0 195 Jr. 0 Homerville, GA/Mississippi Gulf Coast 5 Jocquez Bruce RB/WR 5-10 167 r-So. 0 Knoxville, TN/South Doyle HS 6 Mike Minter Jr. CB 6-0 175 r-Sr. 2 Atlanta, GA/McNair Senior HS 7 Jovante Moff a S 6-0 200 Jr. 2 Union City, TN/Union City HS 8 Ty Lee WR 5-9 163 So. 1 Moultrie, GA/Colqui Co. HS 9 Isiah Upton WR 6-0 180 r-So. 1 Nashville, TN/East Nashville Magnet HS 9 Tavares Thomas LB 6-0 238 Jr. 0 Rosenberg, TX/Navarro College 10 Kyle Banks QB 6-2 195 r-Fr. 0 Acworth, GA/North Paulding HS 11 Peter Bailey DE 6-4 265 r-Sr. 1 Kissimmee, FL/Osceola HS/Hinds CC 11 Brad Anderson RB 5-8 170 Fr. 0 Huntsville, AL/Bob Jones HS 12 Brent Stocks ll QB 6-0 221 r-Jr. 2 Murfreesboro, TN/Siegel HS 12 Reed Blankenship S 6-1 175 Fr. 0 Athens, AL/West Limestone HS 13 Tyrese Johnson WR 5-8 167 Fr. 0 Halls, TN/Halls HS 15 Canon Rooker PK 5-11 192 r-Sr. 3 Richmond Hill, GA/Richmond Hill HS 16 Khalil Brooks LB 5-11 200 r-So. 1 Atlanta, GA/Benjamin E. Mays HS 17 Kylan Stribling CB 5-11 185 r-Fr. 0 Thompson’s Sta on, TN/Independence HS 18 Raheme Fuller CB 6-3 192 Fr. 0 Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Boyd-Anderson HS 18 Jacob Smith K 6-2 205 Fr. 0 Murfreesboro, TN/Siegel HS 19 John Urzua QB 6-3 189 r-So. 1 Suwanee, GA/North Gwinne HS 19 Crews Holt PK 5-11 180 r-Fr. 0 Brentwood, TN/Ravenwood HS 20 DQ Thomas LB 6-2 200 Fr. 0 Oxford, MS/Oxford HS 21 Jus n Brown CB 6-0 183 r-Fr. 0 Birmingham, AL/AH Parker HS 22 Alex Dale S 5-10 200 r-Sr. 2 Memphis, TN/MUS 23 Wesley Bush S 6-1 191 Jr. 0 Macon, MS/NW Mississippi CC 24 Jermel Walker CB 6-1 187 r-Jr. 0 Los Angeles, CA/Riverside CC 25 Desmond Anderson RB 5-10 176 Jr. 2 Pacolet, SC/Broome HS 26 Wayne Parks CB 5-11 216 Fr. 0 Fellsmere, FL/Sebas an River HS 27 Ruben Garne WR 5-9 170 r-So. 1 Hepzibah, GA/Aquinas HS 28 Maurice Gordon RB 5-10 194 Jr. 0 Denton, TX/Navarro College 29 Darryl Randolph CB 5-11 181 r-Jr. 2 Pensacola, FL/Pensacola HS 30 Darius Harris LB 6-2 227 r-Jr. 2 Horn Lake, MS/Horn Lake HS 31 D.J. Sanders LB 6-0 233 Sr. 3 Sandersville, GA/Washington Co. HS 32 Chris Melton LB 6-1 211 Jr. 2 Leesburg, GA/Lee County HS 33 Myles Harges LB 6-2 236 r-Sr. 1 Grenada, MS/Grenada HS/Itawamba CC 34 Tyshawn Brown WR 6-1 174 So. 1 Atlanta, GA/Benjamin E. Mays HS 35 Terelle West RB 5-10 193 r-So. 1 Pinson, AL/Clay-Chalkville HS 36 Kamau Farrell-Burke DB 6-3 187 Jr. 0 Toronto, Canada/Arizona Western College 37 Patrick Smith WR 6-0 177 r-Jr. 1 Nashville, TN/East Nashville HS 38 Malik Hawkins LB 6-1 225 Sr. 1 Horn Lake, MS/Northwest Mississippi JC 38 Jim Cardwell H 5-9 169 r-Jr. 2 Cha anooga, TN/Boyd-Buchanan HS 39 Cain McWilliams LB 6-1 236 Fr. 0 Lewisburg, TN/Marshall Co. HS 40 Dale Craig LB 6-0 214 So. 1 Lawrenceville, GA/Buford HS 41 Caleb Felton LB 6-1 201 r-Fr. 0 Muscle Shoals, AL/Muscle Shoals HS 42 Cody Smith CB 6-2 205 Fr. 0 Stuart, FL/Mar n County HS 43 Jahmal Jones DE 6-3 253 r-Sr. 2 Dallas, TX/Norcross (GA) HS 44 Chaton Mobley RB 6-1 245 Fr. 0 Knoxville, TN/Fulton HS 45 Will Mitchell RB 5-6 183 r-Fr. 0 Jacksonville, FL/Bolles HS 46 Vernon Walker S 6-0 184 r-So. 0 Orlando, FL/Dr. Phillips HS 47 Reginald Henderson S 6-2 194 r-Fr. 0 Belle Glade, FL/Clewiston HS 51 Miller Armstrong LB 6-0 210 r-Fr. 0 Murfreesboro, TN/Blackman HS 54 Ty Watkins OL 6-1 289 r-Jr. 0 Oklahoma City, OK/NE Oklahoma A&M 55 Carlos Johnson OL 6-3 335 r-Jr. 2 Nashville, TN/Pearl Cohn HS 56 Walter Brady DE 6-3 267 r-Jr. 0 Florence, AL/Florence HS 58 Russ Hie LS 6-0 210 r-Fr. 0 Kennesaw, GA/Kennesaw Mountain HS 62 Jack Mitchell OL 6-2 279 r-Jr. 0 Murfreesboro, TN/Riverdale HS 63 Eric Golston OL 6-3 330 Jr. 0 Long Beach, CA /Cerritos College 68 Luke Harris OL 6-4 301 r-Fr. 0 Lafaye e, IN/Fork Union Military Academy 69 Daniel Sargent LS 6-0 212 r-Fr. 0 Portland, TN/Portland HS

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Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

70 Conner Trent OL 6-5 317 r-Sr. 2 Church Hill, TN/Volunteer HS 71 Angelo Owens OL 6-4 291 r-Jr. 0 Deerfi eld Beach, FL/Dodge City CC 72 Josh Fannin OL 6-3 268 r-So. 0 Hoschton, GA/Mill Creek HS 73 Chandler Brewer OL 6-6 320 Jr. 2 Florence, AL/Florence HS 74 Robert Behanan OL 6-3 293 r-Jr. 2 Fairfi eld, OH/Fairfi eld HS 75 Lucas Hamilton OL 6-5 300 r-Sr. 2 Lenoir City, TN/Lenoir City HS 76 D.J. Delfendahl OL 6-4 274 Fr. 0 Mt. Juliet, TN/Mt. Juliet HS 77 Amir Lucke OL 6-2 287 So. 0 Waddell, AZ/Sco sdale CC 79 Cole Kirby OL 6-4 285 Fr. 0 Franklin, KY/Simpson HS 80 Ulysses Williams WR 6-3 200 Fr. 0 Albany, GA/Monroe HS 81 CJ Windham WR 6-2 201 So. 1 Powder Springs, GA/McEachern HS 82 Remy Wasserbach WR 5-10 190 Jr. 0 Aliso Viejo, CA/Saddleback College 83 Jimmy Marshall WR 6-5 216 Fr. 0 Macon, GA/Ta nall Square Academy 84 Zeke Cobb WR 6-3 207 Fr. 0 Dalton, GA/Dalton HS 85 Darrius Liggins DE 6-4 233 r-Jr. 1 Oxford, MS/Oxford HS 86 Tavonn Salter WR 6-2 200 Jr. 0 Atlanta, GA/Mt. San Antonio JC 87 Ricky Blair WR 6-3 184 Sr. 0 Hacienda Heights, CA/Pasadena City College 88 Ja’Kerrius Wya DL 6-3 306 Fr. 0 Pra ville, AL/Autauga Academy 89 Jordan Gonzalez DT 6-5 255 r-Fr. 0 West Palm Beach, FL/Dwyer HS 90 Ma hew Stephenson P 5-10 212 r-Fr. 0 Madison, AL/Bob Jones HS 90 Rakavian Poydras DT 6-1 290 r-Fr. 0 Clarksville, TN/Clarksville HS 91 Jordan Ferguson DT 6-2 280 Fr. 0 Atlanta, GA/Cartersville HS 92 Ty Nix DT 6-0 282 r-Fr. 0 Murfreesboro, TN/Oakland HS 93 Malik Manciel DT 6-3 257 r-So. 1 Detroit, MI/Florence (AL) HS 94 Tyshun Render DE 6-4 253 r-So. 1 Newnan, GA/Westlake HS 95 Trae Philpots DE 6-4 243 r-So. 0 Fairburn, GA/Creekside HS 96 Rosheem Collins DL 6-1 303 Jr. 0 Waycross, GA/East Central CC 97 Aaron Griffi th DT 6-0 300 Jr. 0 Union City, CA/James Logan HS 98 Chris Myers DE 6-6 261 r-Fr. 0 LaVergne, TN/LaVergne HS 99 Ma Bonadies P 6-1 197 Jr. 2 Buford, GA/Buford HS

Yusuf Ali WR 5-9 170 Fr. 0 Detroit, MI/Maplewood HS (TN) Brandon Archer S 6-0 178 r-Fr. 0 Memphis, TN/Chris an Brothers HS Sidney Aus n S 6-0 180 r-So. 0 Li le Rock, AR/Arlington HS Landon Board RB 5-8 172 Fr. 0 Owensboro, KY/Owensboro HS Peyton Burke WR 5-11 183 r-Fr. 0 Lexington, KY/Tates Creek HS Jon Carrothers LB 6-0 215 r-So. 0 Memphis, TN/Collierville HS Chris Dunnum WR 5-11 180 r-Jr. 0 Miami, FL/Middle Georgia St. Xavier Dupree WR 5-11 163 r-Fr. 0 Decatur, GA/South Gwinne HS DeMonte Felton CB 6-0 178 r-Jr. 0 Knoxville, TN/Richard Yoakley HS Dalton Frantz LB 6-0 215 Fr. 0 Murfreesboro, TN/Siegel HS Joseph Freeland S 6-2 195 r-Jr. 0 Hopkinsville, KY/Chris an Co. HS Hunter Gray LS 6-1 230 Fr. 0 Valley City, OH/Buckeye Local HS Jordan James DT 6-4 305 r-So. 0 LaVergne, TN/Brentwood Academy Robert Kelley WR 5-9 175 r-Sr. 0 Nashville, TN/Hillsboro HS Jordan Middleton QB 6-1 186 r-Fr. 0 Murfreesboro, TN/Siegel HS Fundrail Quimbley WR 6-0 193 r-So. 0 Leesburg, GA/Lee County HS Jared Roberts OL 6-2 285 Fr. 0 Lynnville, TN/Giles County HS Eric Seay OL 6-1 315 Fr. 0 Albany,GA/Monroe HS William Wilcox WR 6-6 225 r-Fr. 0 Clarksville, TN/Northeast HS Davis Wi QB 6-2 204 r-Fr. 0 Clewiston, FL/Clewiston HS

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Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

2017 Sta s csOverall: 3-3 (Home: 2-1, Road: 1-2, Neutral: 0-0) | C-USA Conference: 1-1 (Home: 1-0, Road: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0)

RESULTS 2 2 0-0 C-USADATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE TV ATT.9/2 VANDERBILT L 6-28 CBS SN 26,7179/9 at Syracuse W 30-23 ACCN Extra 29,7319/16 at Minnesota L 3-34 BTN 43,7279/23 BOWLING GREEN W 24-13 ESPN3 16,5239/30 *at FAU L 20-38 Stadium 12,91310/7 *FIU W 37-17 ESPN3 15,52710/14 *at UAB10/20 *MARSHALL11/4 *UTEP11/11 *at Charlo e11/18 *at WKU11/25 *ODU*Conference USA Game

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMiddle Tennessee 16 38 24 40 0 120Opponents 44 47 27 35 0 153

TEAM STATISTICSMT OPP

SCORING 120 153 Points Per Game 20.0 25.5 Points Off Turnovers 10 34FIRST DOWNS 120 122 Rushing 36 57 Passing 74 54 Penalty 10 11RUSHING YARDAGE 677 756 Yards gained rushing 835 972 Yards lost rushing 158 216 Rushing A empts 175 246 Average Per Rush 3.9 3.1 Average Per Game 112.8 126.0 TDs Rushing 5 11PASSING YARDAGE 1544 1291 Comp-A -Int 146-224-8 123-188-2 Average Per Pass 6.9 6.9 Average Per Catch 10.6 10.5 Average Per Game 257.3 215.2 TDs Passing 9 6TOTAL OFFENSE 2221 2047 Total Plays 399 434 Average Per Play 5.6 4.7 Average Per Game 370.2 341.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 12-242 9-226PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-43 4-17INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-5 8-135KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.2 25.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 4.3 4.2INT RETURN AVERAGE 2.5 16.9FUMBLES-LOST 10-4 9-2PENALTIES-Yards 33-294 27-253 Average Per Game 49.0 42.2PUNTS-Yards 28-1112 29-1324 Average Per Punt 39.7 45.7 Net punt average 37.7 42.1KICKOFFS-Yards 27-1717 34-2136 Average Per Kick 63.6 62.8 Net kick average 39.5 39.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:23 31:373RD-DOWN Conversions 24/74 36/93 3rd-Down Pct 32% 39%4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/9 9/16 4th-Down Pct 33% 56%SACKS BY-Yards 15-111 10-77MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 14 18FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-8 9-12ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (13-17) 76% (21-24) 88%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (9-17) 53% (13-24) 54%PAT-ATTEMPTS (13-14) 93% (18-18) 100%ATTENDANCE 58767 86361 Games/Avg Per Game 3/19589 3/28787 Neutral Site Games 0/0

RUSHINGPLAYER GP A Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GANDERSON, B. 5 46 296 10 286 6.2 0 37 57.2BRUCE, Jocquez 5 26 135 6 129 5.0 1 28 25.8LEE, Ty 6 35 120 21 99 2.8 1 14 16.5JAMES, Richie 3 5 39 0 39 7.8 0 22 13.0GORDON, M. 1 7 27 1 26 3.7 0 9 26.0THOMAS, Tavares 6 7 23 0 23 3.3 3 8 3.8TUCKER, Shane 4 3 22 0 22 7.3 0 3 5.5STOCKSTILL, B. 3 21 95 74 21 1.0 0 20 7.0URZUA, John 4 12 49 28 21 1.8 0 13 5.2MITCHELL, Will 2 4 17 0 17 4.2 0 6 8.5WEST, Terelle 1 5 12 1 11 2.2 0 5 11.0BANKS, Kyle 2 2 0 6 -6 -3.0 0 0 -3.0TEAM 2 2 0 11 -11 -5.5 0 0 -5.5Total 6 175 835 158 677 3.9 5 37 112.8Opponents 6 246 972 216 756 3.1 11 29 126.0

PASSINGPLAYER G Effi c Cmp-A -Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GURZUA, John 4 128.62 99-148-6 66.9 1034 5 64 258.5STOCKSTILL, B. 3 127.97 40-67-2 59.7 435 4 48 145.0BANKS, Kyle 2 126.45 6-8-0 75.0 49 0 15 24.5SMITH, Patrick 5 318.40 1-1-0 100.0 26 0 26 5.2Total 6 129.19 146-224-8 65.2 1544 9 64 257.3Opponents 6 131.51 123-188-2 65.4 1291 6 73 215.2

RECEIVINGPLAYER G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GLEE, Ty 6 35 394 11.3 3 48 65.7JAMES, Richie 3 19 206 10.8 2 31 68.7ANDERSON, Brad 5 19 166 8.7 2 64 33.2SMITH, Patrick 5 18 214 11.9 0 51 42.8WINDHAM, CJ 6 13 156 12.0 0 29 26.0TUCKER, Shane 4 11 109 9.9 1 25 27.2JOHNSON, Tyrese 4 8 86 10.8 0 32 21.5BRUCE, Jocquez 5 8 56 7.0 1 23 11.2MARSHALL, Jimmy 6 5 51 10.2 0 14 8.5UPTON, Isiah 5 2 44 22.0 0 26 8.8WILLIAMS, U. 3 2 15 7.5 0 11 5.0BROWN, Tyshawn 6 2 8 4.0 0 4 1.3URZUA, John 4 1 26 26.0 0 26 6.5GARNETT, Ruben 6 1 14 14.0 0 14 2.3WATKINS, Ty 6 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.2ANDERSON, D. 6 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.3Total 6 146 1544 10.6 9 64 257.3Opponents 6 123 1291 10.5 6 73 215.2

TOTAL OFFENSEPLAYER G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GURZUA, John 4 160 21 1034 1055 263.8STOCKSTILL, B. 3 88 21 435 456 152.0ANDERSON, Brad 5 46 286 0 286 57.2BRUCE, Jocquez 5 26 129 0 129 25.8LEE, Ty 6 35 99 0 99 16.5BANKS, Kyle 2 10 -6 49 43 21.5JAMES, Richie 3 5 39 0 39 13.0SMITH, Patrick 5 1 0 26 26 5.2GORDON, Maurice 1 7 26 0 26 26.0THOMAS, Tavares 6 7 23 0 23 3.8TUCKER, Shane 4 3 22 0 22 5.5MITCHELL, Will 2 4 17 0 17 8.5WEST, Terelle 1 5 11 0 11 11.0TEAM 2 2 -11 0 -11 -5.5Total 6 399 677 1544 2221 370.2Opponents 6 434 756 1291 2047 341.2

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FIELD GOALSPLAYER FGM-FGA Pct 17-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkROOKER, Canon 7-8 87.5 1-2 3-3 3-3 0-0 46 0

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE GAME MT OPP Vanderbilt - 30Syracuse - (25),(22),(40),40 Minnesota (45) (24), (47)Bowling Green (41) (25),(25)FAU (46),(35),26 (22),56FIU (37),(31),(29) (29)UABMarshallUTEPCharlo eWKUODU Numbers in (parentheses) indicate fi eld goal was made.

KICKOFFSKICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnROOKER, Canon 27 1717 63.6 17 1 Total 27 1717 63.6 17 1 226 39.5 25Opponents 34 2136 62.8 22 0 242 39.5 25

SCORING |------ PATs ------|PLAYER TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsROOKER, C. 0 7-8 13-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 34LEE, Ty 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24THOMAS, T. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18JAMES, Richie 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12ANDERSON, B. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12BRUCE, J. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12TUCKER, Shane 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Total 14 7-8 13-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 120Opponents 18 9-12 18-18 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 153

PUNT RETURNSPLAYER No. Yds Avg TD LongJAMES, Richie 5 26 5.2 0 20LEE, Ty 4 4 1.0 0 3BLANKENSHIP, R. 1 13 13.0 0 13Total 10 43 4.3 0 20Opponents 4 17 4.2 0 21

KICKOFF RETURNSPLAYER No. Yds Avg TD LongANDERSON, D. 6 89 14.8 0 23TUCKER, Shane 5 134 26.8 0 64GARNETT, Ruben 1 19 19.0 0 19Total 12 242 20.2 0 64Opponents 9 226 25.1 0 48

INTERCEPTIONSPLAYER No. Yds Avg TD LongFERGUSON, J. 1 5 5.0 0 5BLANKENSHIP, R. 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 2 5 2.5 0 5Opponents 8 135 16.9 1 67

FUMBLE RETURNSPLAYER No. Yds Avg TD LongTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

ALL PURPOSE YARDAGEPLAYER G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GLEE, Ty 6 99 394 4 0 0 497 82.8ANDERSON, Brad 5 286 166 0 0 0 452 90.4JAMES, Richie 3 39 206 26 0 0 271 90.3TUCKER, Shane 4 22 109 0 134 0 265 66.2SMITH, Patrick 5 0 214 0 0 0 214 42.8BRUCE, Jocquez 5 129 56 0 0 0 185 37.0WINDHAM, CJ 6 0 156 0 0 0 156 26.0ANDERSON, D. 6 0 -2 0 89 0 87 14.5JOHNSON, Tyrese 4 0 86 0 0 0 86 21.5MARSHALL, Jimmy 6 0 51 0 0 0 51 8.5URZUA, John 4 21 26 0 0 0 47 11.8UPTON, Isiah 5 0 44 0 0 0 44 8.8GARNETT, Ruben 6 0 14 0 19 0 33 5.5GORDON, Maurice 1 26 0 0 0 0 26 26.0THOMAS, Tavares 6 23 0 0 0 0 23 3.8STOCKSTILL, B. 3 21 0 0 0 0 21 7.0MITCHELL, Will 2 17 0 0 0 0 17 8.5WILLIAMS, U. 3 0 15 0 0 0 15 5.0BLANKENSHIP, R. 6 0 0 13 0 0 13 2.2WEST, Terelle 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0BROWN, Tyshawn 6 0 8 0 0 0 8 1.3FERGUSON, J. 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 1.0WATKINS, Ty 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.2BANKS, Kyle 2 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -3.0TEAM 2 -11 0 0 0 0 -11 -5.5Total 6 677 1544 43 242 5 2511 418.5Opponents 6 756 1291 17 226 135 2425 404.2

PUNTINGPLAYER No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ BlkBONADIES, Ma 23 920 40.0 64 2 7 3 4 0STOCKSTILL, B. 3 127 42.3 48 0 0 3 0 0URZUA, John 2 65 32.5 36 0 0 1 0 0Total 28 1112 39.7 64 2 7 7 4 0Opponents 29 1324 45.7 65 3 10 10 8 0

2017 Sta s csOverall: 3-3 (Home: 2-1, Road: 1-2, Neutral: 0-0) | C-USA Conference: 1-1 (Home: 1-0, Road: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0)

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Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

2017 Sta s csOverall: 3-3 (Home: 2-1, Road: 1-2, Neutral: 0-0) | C-USA Conference: 1-1 (Home: 1-0, Road: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0)DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd LEADERS GP UT AT Total For Loss No-Yards Int-Yds PD QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 7 MOFFATT, J. 6 28 20 48 2.0-4 . . 1 . . . . . 31 SANDERS, DJ 6 19 22 41 1.5-11 1.0-9 . 1 . . . . . 16 BROOKS, Khalil 6 25 13 38 10.5-38 5.5-29 . . 1 . 1 . . 2A BLANKENSHIP, R. 6 19 13 32 3.0-10 . 1-0 . . . . . . 30 HARRIS, Darius 6 26 6 32 3.5-24 1.5-18 . 2 1 . . . . 2 WARD, C. 6 18 6 24 2.0-12 1.0-10 . 3 . . . . . 6 MINTER, Mike 5 19 3 22 3.0-13 . . 5 . . . . . 29 RANDOLPH, D. 6 9 10 19 2.0-3 . . . . . . 1 . 32 MELTON, Chris 6 11 8 19 2.0-11 1.0-10 . 1 . . . . . 23 BUSH, Wesley 6 10 6 16 . . . 1 . . . . . 43 JONES, Jahmal 6 7 7 14 . . . 1 2 . . . . 94 RENDER, Tyshun 6 8 6 14 . . . . 1 . . . . 33 HARGES, Myles 6 8 5 13 0.5-7 0.5-7 . 1 . . . . . 56 BRADY, Walter 6 11 2 13 2.0-12 2.0-12 . 3 2 . . . . 96 COLLINS, R. 6 6 6 12 0.5-4 . . . . . . . . 93 MANCIEL, Malik 5 6 5 11 3.5-10 1.0-5 . . 2 . . . . 91 FERGUSON, J. 5 9 1 10 1.0-4 . 1-5 . 1 . . . . 20 THOMAS, DQ 6 5 1 6 1.5-12 1.0-8 . . . . 1 . . 85 LIGGINS, D. 6 4 2 6 0.5-3 0.5-3 . . . . . . . 5A BAILEY, Peter 4 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 95 PHILPOTS, Trae 6 3 . 3 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . 22 DALE, Alex 6 1 2 3 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . 46 WALKER, Vernon 6 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 41 FELTON, Caleb 6 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . . 40 CRAIG, Dale 6 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 55 JOHNSON, Carlos 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 27 GARNETT, Ruben 6 . 1 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 8 LEE, Ty 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 21 BROWN, Jus n 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 90 POYDRAS, R. 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 47 HENDERSON, R. 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 4 JOHNSON, OJ 6 . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . 1 TUCKER, Shane 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 5 BRUCE, Jocquez 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 92 NIX, Ty 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . TM TEAM 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 17 STRIBLING, K. 6 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . Total 6 260 156 416 41-181 15-111 2-5 20 11 2-0 2 1 1 Opponents 6 261 89 350 38.0-143 10-77 8-135 22 11 4-0 5 1 .

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Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

2017 Sta s csOverall: 3-3 (Home: 2-1, Road: 1-2, Neutral: 0-0) | C-USA Conference: 1-1 (Home: 1-0, Road: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0)

GAME BY GAME PASSING#12 STOCKSTILL, B. A Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi cVanderbilt 31 18 1 58.1 166 1 31 5 45 107.2Syracuse 36 22 1 61.1 269 3 48 1 1 145.8TOTALS 67 40 2 59.7 435 4 48 6 46 128.0

#19 URZUA, John A Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi cMinnesota 34 19 2 55.9 135 0 25 0 0 77.5BGSU 32 24 1 75.0 290 2 64 1 7 165.5Florida Atlan c 51 31 3 60.8 359 2 51 2 20 121.1FIU 31 25 0 80.6 250 1 25 0 0 159.0TOTALS 148 99 6 66.9 1034 5 64 3 27 128.6

#10 BANKS, Kyle A Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi cMinnesota 8 6 0 75.0 49 0 15 1 4 126.4TOTALS 8 6 0 75.0 49 0 15 1 4 126.4

GAME BY GAME RUSHINGPLAYER No-Yds/TD VU SU UM BG FAU FIU UAB MU UTEP CHA WKU ODU ANDERSON, B. RB 46-286/0 DNP 1-8/0 5-18/0 16-104/0 13-44/0 11-112/0BRUCE, Jocquez WR 26-129/1 DNP - - 16-115/1 3-7/0 7-7/0LEE, Ty WR 35-99/1 5-8/0 18-50/1 4-2/0 4-12/0 3-18/0 1-9/0JAMES, Richie WR 5-39/0 2-14/0 1-0/0 2-25/0 DNP DNP DNPGORDON, M. RB 7-26/0 7-26/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPTHOMAS, Tavares 7-23/3 - - - - 1-3/0 6-20/3TUCKER, Shane RB 3-22/0 2-21/0 1-1/0 - DNP DNP -STOCKSTILL, B. QB 21-21/0 10--20/0 11-41/0 DNP - DNP DNPURZUA, John QB 12-21/0 DNP DNP 2-7/0 6-17/0 4--3/0 -MITCHELL, Will RB 4-17/0 DNP DNP - DNP DNP 4-17/0WEST, Terelle RB 5-11/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 5-11/0BANKS, Kyle QB 2--6/0 DNP DNP 2--6/0 DNP DNP -TEAM 2--11/0 DNP 1--6/0 DNP 1--5/0 DNP DNP

GAME BY GAME RECEIVINGPLAYER No-Yds/TD VU SU UM BG FAU FIU UAB MU UTEP CHA WKU ODU LEE, Ty WR 35-394/3 2-7/0 7-76/1 4-28/0 7-80/1 8-136/1 7-67/0SMITH, Patrick WR 18-214/0 3-29/0 2-35/0 6-46/0 DNP 4-76/0 3-28/0JAMES, Richie WR 19-206/2 10-112/1 8-96/1 1--2/0 DNP DNP DNPANDERSON, Brad RB 19-166/2 DNP 1-8/0 2-7/0 6-98/1 4-6/0 6-47/1WINDHAM, CJ WR 13-156/0 2-9/0 1-29/0 3-16/0 1-5/0 5-74/0 1-23/0TUCKER, Shane RB 11-109/1 1-9/0 3-25/1 3-31/0 DNP DNP 4-44/0JOHNSON, T. WR 8-86/0 DNP DNP 2-24/0 4-29/0 2-33/0 -BRUCE, Jocquez WR 8-56/1 DNP - - 1-17/0 4-12/1 3-27/0MARSHALL, J. WR 5-51/0 - - 1-14/0 2-20/0 2-17/0 -UPTON, Isiah WR 2-44/0 - - 1-18/0 1-26/0 DNP -URZUA, John QB 1-26/0 DNP DNP - - 1-26/0 -WILLIAMS, U. WR 2-15/0 DNP DNP - 2-15/0 - DNPGARNETT, Ruben WR 1-14/0 - - - - - 1-14/0BROWN, Tyshawn WR 2-8/0 - - 1-4/0 - 1-4/0 -WATKINS, Ty OL 1-1/0 - - - - 1-1/0 -ANDERSON, D. RB 1--2/0 - - 1--2/0 - - -

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2017 Sta s csOverall: 3-3 (Home: 2-1, Road: 1-2, Neutral: 0-0) | C-USA Conference: 1-1 (Home: 1-0, Road: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0)

GAME BY GAME TACKLESTOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT VU SU UM BG FAU FIU UAB MU UTEP CHA WKU ODU MOFFATT, J. 28-20 48 2-0 3-5 9-4 6-2 6-9 2-0SANDERS, DJ LB 19-22 41 3-2 1-3 2-3 6-0 3-12 4-2BROOKS, Khalil LB 25-13 38 5-0 2-6 5-1 5-0 2-4 6-2BLANKENSHIP, R. DB 19-13 32 - 3-2 2-2 5-1 6-7 3-1HARRIS, Darius LB 26-6 32 2-0 3-3 8-2 6-0 0-1 7-0WARD, C. DB 18-6 24 3-0 5-1 1-1 2-1 5-3 2-0MINTER, Mike DB 19-3 22 3-1 2-1 4-1 5-0 DNP 5-0MELTON, Chris LB 11-8 19 3-4 2-1 2-2 2-0 1-1 1-0RANDOLPH, D. DB 9-10 19 2-0 2-5 0-1 1-0 3-4 1-0BUSH, Wesley 10-6 16 5-3 - 1-2 - 3-0 1-1RENDER, Tyshun DE 8-6 14 - 5-1 0-2 - 2-1 1-2JONES, Jahmal DE 7-7 14 1-0 3-3 1-2 - 0-2 2-0HARGES, Myles LB 8-5 13 2-0 2-2 1-1 2-0 0-1 1-1BRADY, Walter DE 11-2 13 4-1 3-0 1-1 - - 3-0COLLINS, R. DT 6-6 12 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-4 1-2MANCIEL, Malik DT 6-5 11 2-1 1-1 0-1 2-0 1-2 DNPFERGUSON, J. DT 9-1 10 - 4-0 DNP 1-0 2-1 2-0LIGGINS, D. DE 4-2 6 - 0-1 1-0 - 2-1 1-0THOMAS, DQ LB 5-1 6 1-0 1-0 1-0 - - 2-1PHILPOTS, Trae DE 3-0 3 1-0 - 1-0 - - 1-0BAILEY, Peter DE 1-2 3 - DNP - DNP 1-2 -DALE, Alex 1-2 3 1-0 0-2 - - - -WALKER, Vernon 1-2 3 - - 1-2 - - -CRAIG, Dale LB 2-0 2 - 1-0 - - - 1-0FELTON, Caleb LB 1-1 2 - - 0-1 - - 1-0JOHNSON, OJ DB 0-1 1 - 0-1 - - - -POYDRAS, R. DT 0-1 1 - - - - 0-1 -JOHNSON, Carlos 0-1 1 - - - - 0-1 -BRUCE, Jocquez 0-1 1 DNP - - - 0-1 -HENDERSON, R. 0-1 1 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNPGARNETT, Ruben 0-1 1 - 0-1 - - - -BROWN, Jus n DB 0-1 1 - 0-1 - - - -TUCKER, Shane 1-0 1 1-0 - - DNP DNP -NIX, Ty DT 1-0 1 1-0 - - DNP DNP -LEE, Ty 1-0 1 - 1-0 - - - -

GAME BY GAME TACKLES FOR LOSSTOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT VU SU UM BG FAU FIU UAB MU UTEP CHA WKU ODUBROOKS, Khalil LB 9-3 10.5 - 2.5-7 - 2.0-10 1.0-2 5.0-19MANCIEL, Malik DT 3-1 3.5 1.5-2 1.0-5 - - 1.0-3 DNPHARRIS, Darius LB 3-1 3.5 - 0.5-7 1.0-11 2.0-6 - -BLANKENSHIP, R. DB 3-0 3.0 - - 1.0-5 - 1.0-1 1.0-4MINTER, Mike DB 3-0 3.0 1.0-1 1.0-3 - 1.0-9 DNP -MELTON, Chris LB 2-0 2.0 - - - 2.0-11 - -BRADY, Walter DE 2-0 2.0 1.0-6 1.0-6 - - - -MOFFATT, J. 2-0 2.0 - 1.0-2 - - 1.0-2 -RANDOLPH, D. DB 1-2 2.0 - 2.0-3 - - - -WARD, C. DB 2-0 2.0 - 1.0-2 - 1.0-10 - -THOMAS, DQ LB 1-1 1.5 - - - - - 1.5-12SANDERS, DJ LB 1-1 1.5 0.5-2 1.0-9 - - - -DALE, Alex 1-0 1.0 1.0-1 - - - - -FERGUSON, J. DT 1-0 1.0 - - DNP - 1.0-4 -PHILPOTS, Trae DE 1-0 1.0 - - - - - 1.0-2COLLINS, R. DT 0-1 0.5 - - - - - 0.5-4HARGES, Myles LB 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-7 - - - -LIGGINS, D. DE 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-3 - - - -

GAME BY GAME SACKSTOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT VU SU UM BG FAU FIU UAB MU UTEP CHA WKU ODU BROOKS, Khalil LB 5-1 5.5 - 1.5-5 - 1.0-8 - 3.0-16BRADY, Walter DE 2-0 2.0 1.0-6 1.0-6 - - - -HARRIS, Darius LB 1-1 1.5 - 0.5-7 1.0-11 - - -WARD, C. DB 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-10 - -MELTON, Chris LB 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-10 - -THOMAS, DQ LB 1-0 1.0 - - - - - 1.0-8MANCIEL, Malik DT 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-5 - - - DNPSANDERS, DJ LB 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-9 - - - -LIGGINS, D. DE 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-3 - - - -HARGES, Myles LB 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-7 - - - -

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Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

GAME BY GAME OFFENSIVE STARTERSOPPONENT QB TB WR WR WR WR LT LG C RG RTVanderbilt Stocks ll Lee James (RB) Tucker Smith Windham Trent Hamilton Behanan Brewer JohnsonSyracuse Stocks ll Lee James Tucker Smith Windham Trent Hamilton Behanan Brewer JohnsonMinnesota Urzua Lee James Upton Smith Windham Trent Hamilton Behanan Brewer JohnsonBowling Green Urzua Anderson Watkins (TE) T. Johnson Lee Windham Trent Hamilton Behanan Johnson Lucke FAU Urzua Anderson T. Johnson Lee Smith Windham Trent Hamilton Behanan Brewer JohnsonFIU Urzua Anderson Tucker Lee Smith Windham Trent Hamilton Behanan Brewer JohnsonUAB Marshall UTEP Charlo e WKU ODU

GAME BY GAME DEFENSIVE STARTERSOPPONENT LE T T RE SAM MIKE WILL LC SS FS RCVanderbilt Brady Collins Manciel Jones Brooks Sanders Melton Randolph Bush Moff a MinterSyracuse Brady Ward (DB) Manciel Jones Brooks Sanders Harris Randolph Blankenship Moff a MinterMinnesota Render Philpots Manciel Jones Brooks Sanders Harris Randolph Blankenship Moff a MinterBowling Green Brady Ward (DB) Manciel Jones Brooks Sanders Harris Randolph Blankenship Moff a MinterFAU Render Collins Manciel Ward (DB) Brooks Sanders Harris Randolph Blankenship Moff a JohnsonFIU Brady Collins Poydras Jones Brooks Sanders Harris Randolph Blankenship Moff a MinterUAB Marshall UTEP Charlo e WKU ODU

2017 Sta s csOverall: 3-3 (Home: 2-1, Road: 1-2, Neutral: 0-0) | C-USA Conference: 1-1 (Home: 1-0, Road: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0)

GAME BY GAME SUMMARIESFINAL BY QUARTERS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING TOT. OFF. PUNTING FUMBLES PENALTY THIRD AVG. TOTAL

GAME SCORE 1 2 3 4 OT RU PA PN TOT ATT YDS TD C-A-I YDS TD ATT YDS NO-AVG NO-LOST NO-YDS DOWNS F.POS TOPMT 6 0 0 0 6 0 3 8 3 14 26 49 0 18-31-1 166 1 57 215 7-285 1-0 4-14 0-12 M27 23:27 Vanderbilt 28 14 7 7 0 0 5 10 0 15 35 71 1 20-28-0 296 3 63 367 7-293 1-0 6-69 8-16 V30 36:33MT 30 2 7 7 14 0 7 11 2 20 33 94 1 22-36-1 269 3 69 363 7-40.4 4-2 9-113 3-12 M28 26:36Syracuse 23 3 10 3 7 0 10 9 6 25 49 126 2 27-44-1 182 0 93 308 4-42.2 1-1 4-40 8-22 S36 33:24MT 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 9 0 11 15 46 0 25-42-2 184 0 57 230 8-41.4 0-0 6-45 3-14 MT25 25:03Minnesota 34 3 17 7 7 0 14 4 0 18 47 221 3 11-18-0 122 0 65 343 5-47.0 0-0 3-22 3-12 M29 34:57MT 24 7 14 0 3 0 12 14 1 27 43 243 1 24-32-1 290 2 75 533 3-37.7 3-2 3-23 8-12 M21 34:49B. Green 13 7 3 3 0 0 3 11 0 14 29 1 0 21-35-0 283 1 64 284 7-46.1 3-0 6-50 7-17 B31 25:11MT 20 6 0 7 7 0 3 18 2 23 24 69 0 32-52-3 385 2 76 454 2-28.0 1-0 7-64 8-16 M25 31:01FAU 38 14 10 0 14 0 17 10 2 29 50 252 4 22-29-0 187 1 79 439 3-53.0 0-0 4-27 4-12 F32 28:59MT 37 3 14 10 10 0 9 14 2 25 34 176 3 25-31-0 250 1 65 426 1-44.0 1-0 4-35 2-8 M36 29:20FIU 17 3 0 7 7 17 8 10 3 21 36 85 1 22-34-1 221 1 70 306 3-48.3 4-1 4-45 6-14 F22 30:40MT UAB MT Marshall MT UTEP MT Charlo e MT WKU MT ODU

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Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006 SCORING DRIVES MIDDLE TENNESSEE NO OF TOTAL DRIVE SCORE SCORE DRIVE SCORINGOPPONENT PLAYS YARDS TIME TYPE TIME/QTR START PLAYVanderbilt 3 47 1:05 TD 11:54/4th V47 James 22 recSyracuse 7:34/1st Team SafetySyracuse 7 86 1:53 TD 14:41/2nd S14 Lee 14 runSyracuse 3 28 :45 TD 3:38/3rd S28 James 28 recSyracuse 5 78 1:28 TD 14:53/4th M22 Lee 48 recSyracuse 10 75 4:21 TD 6:46/4th M25 Tucker 10 recMinnesota 7 43 1:54 FG 10:53/2nd M29 Rooker 45 FGBowling Green 11 83 5:05 TD 7:05/1st M17 Bruce 4 runBowling Green 9 61 3:33 TD 11:12/2nd M39 Lee 1 recBowling Green 3 75 1:11 TD 5:04/2nd M25 Anderson 64 recBowling Green 9 72 3:39 FG 11:44/4th M4 Rooker 41 FGFAU 9 46 3:18 FG 8:58/1st M25 Rooker 46 FGFAU 5 57 1:54 FG :59/1st M25 Rooker 35 FGFAU 12 75 5:18 TD 9:42/3rd M25 Lee 26 recFAU 9 87 3:42 TD 11:13/4th M13 Bruce 4 recFIU 11 61 4:02 FG 9:41/1st M20 Rooker 37 FGFIU 10 81 4:18 TD 14:54/2nd M19 Anderson 19 recFIU 10 62 3:46 TD 8:03/2nd M38 Thomas 1 runFIU 7 75 2:23 TD 12:37/3rd M25 Thomas 3 runFIU 9 53 4:42 FG :15/3rd M25 Rooker 31 FGFIU 5 77 1:42 TD 9:52/4th M23 Thomas 4 runFIU 4 4 1:25 FG 7:51/4th F15 Rooker 29 FG

SCORING DRIVES OPPONENTS NO OF TOTAL DRIVE SCORE SCORE DRIVE SCORINGOPPONENT PLAYS YARDS TIME TYPE TIME/QTR START PLAYVanderbilt 5 75 2:29 TD 12:31/1st V25 Lipscomb 37 recVanderbilt 3 40 1:04 TD 8:41/1st M40 Webb 1 runVanderbilt 13 76 7:43 TD 11:53/1st V24 Lipscomb 4 recVanderbilt 3 80 1:24 TD 12:29/3rd V20 Webb 73 recSyracuse 4 -3 1:16 FG 3:04/1st M4 Murphy 25 FGSyracuse 9 52 3:52 TD 10:49/2nd M48 Strickland 1 runSyracuse 9 40 2:43 FG 2:54/2nd M44 Murphy 22 FGSyracuse 11 45 5:19 FG 6:10/3rd S33 Murphy 40 FGSyracuse 11 75 3:46 TD 11:07/4th S25 Dungey 29 runMinnesota 12 68 6:31 FG 8:29/1st M25 Carpenter 24 FGMinnesota 5 31 1:33 FG 9:20/2nd M40 Carpenter 47 FGMinnesota 5 45 2:55 TD 6:02/2nd MT45 McCrary 14 runMinnesota TD 1:56/2nd Huff 67 INTMinnesota 16 56 8:06 TD 1:17/3rd M44 McCrary 1 runMinnesota 3 55 1:22 TD 13:27/4th M45 McCrary 5 runBowling Green 5 75 1:56 TD 5:09/1st B25 Miller 60 recBowling Green 12 67 4:57 FG 6:15/2nd B25 Suder 25 FGBowling Green 7 28 2:31 FG 11:10/3rd M36 Suder 25 FGFAU 7 75 2:44 TD 12:16/1st F25 Singletary 19 runFAU 10 57 3:09 TD 2:53/1st F43 Singletary 13 runFAU 10 75 3:08 TD 12:51/2nd F25 Singletary 1 runFAU 11 75 4:33 FG 5:37/2nd F20 Joseph 22 FGFAU 15 89 5:19 TD 14:55/4th F11 Singletary 2 runFAU 7 41 3:11 TD 5:00/4th M41 Bryant 4 recFIU 11 63 5:29 FG 4:12/1st F25 Borregales 29 FGFIU 6 86 2:35 TD 10:02/3rd F14 McGough 13 runFIU 10 75 3:41 TD 11:34/4th F25 Owens 4 rec

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Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006 GAME OPENING DRIVES Middle Tennessee OpponentsOPPONENT Pts. 1st Dns Yds Pts 1st Dns YdsVanderbilt 0 3 30 7 3 75Syracuse 0 2 28 0 0 -5Minnesota 0 0 -3 3 5 68Bowling Green 7 4 83 0 1 23FAU 3 2 46 7 4 75FIU 3 3 61 0 0 16UABMarshallUTEPCharlo eWKUODU

SECOND HALF OPENING DRIVES Middle Tennessee OpponentsOPPONENT Pts. 1st Dns Yds Pts 1st Dns YdsVanderbilt 0 0 2 7 2 80Syracuse 0 1 36 0 0 3Minnesota 0 0 8 0 1 19Bowling Green 0 1 13 3 1 28FAU 7 4 75 0 0 7FIU 7 3 75 7 3 86UABMarshallUTEPCharlo eWKUODU

DRIVES SUPERLATIVES Middle Tennessee Opponent Most Plays/Result 12/TD vs FAU 16/TD by MinnesotaMost Yards/Result 87/TD vs FAU 89/TD by FAUMost Time/Result 5:39/Clock vs BGSU 8:06/TD by Minnesota

THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONSDate Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr Sept 2 Vanderbilt L 6-28 0-12 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-4 0.0%Sep 9 at Syracuse W 30-23 3-12 25.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-4 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 2-3 66.7%Sep 16 at Minnesota L 3-34 3-14 21.4% 1-3 33.3% 1-6 16.7% 0-1 0.0% 1-4 25.0%Sep 23 BGSU W 24-13 8-12 66.7% 3-3 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-3 33.3% 3-5 60.0%Sep 30 at Florida Atlan c L 20-38 8-16 50.0% 1-4 25.0% 3-4 75.0% 2-4 50.0% 2-4 50.0%Oct 7 FIU W 37-17 2-8 25.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-1 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-2 0.0% Middle Tennessee 24-74 32.4% 6-17 35.3% 6-19 31.6% 4-16 25.0% 8-22 36.4% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 36-93 38.7% 8-20 40.0% 11-27 40.7% 12-26 46.2% 5-20 25.0% 0-0 0.0%

RED ZONETimes Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to Score Inside RZ

Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half GameSept 2 Vanderbilt L6-28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Sep 09 at Syracuse W30-23 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 16 at Minnesota L3-34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 23 BGSU W24-13 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Sep 30 at FAU L20-38 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Oct 7 FIU W37-17 7 7 37 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 17 13 75 9 5 4 4 1 2 0 0 1 013 of 17 (76.5%)

TURNOVERSTakeaways (Fum/Int): 1/1Giveaways (Fum/Int): 4/3Diff erence: -5Points Off Turnovers

Middle Tennessee: 7 Opponents: 13Points Off Turnovers Per Game

Middle Tennessee: 1.75 Opponents: 3.25

KICKOFFSKickoff s: 12Touchbacks (pct): 7 (58.3)Out of Bounds: 1On-Side Kicks (No./Recovered by MT): 0/0Opponent Returns (No.-Yds/Avg): 4-123/30.8Opponent Touchdowns: 0

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Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006 MIDDLE TENNESSEE LONG PLAYS (30 or more yds)Yards Type Player(s) Opponent64 KR TUCKER, Shane Syracuse*64 Pass ANDERSON, Brad from URZUA, John BGSU51 Pass SMITH, Patrick from URZUA, John Florida Atlan c*48 Pass LEE, Ty from STOCKSTILL, B. Syracuse37 Rush ANDERSON, Brad FIU32 Pass JOHNSON, Tyrese from URZUA, John Florida Atlan c31 Pass JAMES, Richie from STOCKSTILL, B. Vanderbilt* touchdown scored on play

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERSLong Plays By Yards No. TD100+ 0 090-99 0 080-89 0 070-79 0 060-69 2 150-59 1 0\40-49 1 130-39 3 020-29 31 3

Long Plays By Type No. TDRushing 7 0Passing 26 5Punt returns 1 0Kick returns 4 0Intercep ons 0 0Fumble returns 0 0Other 0 0TOTAL 38 5

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYERPlayer No. TD R P KR PR IR FRLEE, Ty 9 2 0 9 0 0 0 0JAMES, Richie 6 2 1 4 0 1 0 0TUCKER, Shane 5 0 0 2 3 0 0 0ANDERSON, Brad 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0WINDHAM, CJ 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0BRUCE, Jocquez 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0SMITH, Patrick 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0UPTON, Isiah 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0ANDERSON, D. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0STOCKSTILL, B. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0URZUA, John 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0JOHNSON, Tyrese 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0TOTAL 38 5 7 26 4 1 0 0

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEARRushing37 ANDERSON, Brad vs FIU (10/7/2017)

Rushing Touchdown14 LEE, Ty vs Syracuse (9/9/2017)

Passing64 ANDERSON, Brad from URZUA, John vs BGSU (9/23/2017)

Passing Touchdown64 ANDERSON, Brad from URZUA, John vs BGSU (9/23/2017)

Punt Return20 JAMES, Richie vs Vanderbilt (9/2/2017)

Kick Return64 TUCKER, Shane vs Syracuse (9/9/2017)

Intercep on Return5 FERGUSON, J. vs FIU (10/7/2017)

Fumble ReturnNone

Punt64 BONADIES, Ma vs Minnesota (9/16/2017)

Field Goal46 ROOKER, Canon vs Florida Atlan c (9/30/2017)

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Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006 MIDDLE TENNESSEE SUPERLATIVES (Individual Game Highs)Rushes 18 LEE, Ty at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Rushing 115 BRUCE, Jocquez vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)TD Rushes 3 THOMAS, Tavares vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)Long Rush 37 ANDERSON, Brad vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)Pass a empts 51 URZUA, John at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Pass comple ons 31 URZUA, John at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Passing 359 URZUA, John at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)TD Passes 3 STOCKSTILL, B. at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Long Pass 64 URZUA, John vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Recep ons 10 JAMES, Richie vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)Yards Receiving 136 LEE, Ty at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)TD Recep ons 1 JAMES, Richie vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017) JAMES, Richie at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017) LEE, Ty at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017) TUCKER, Shane at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017) LEE, Ty vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017) ANDERSON, Brad vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017) LEE, Ty at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017) BRUCE, Jocquez at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017) ANDERSON, Brad vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)Long Recep on 64 ANDERSON, Brad vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Field Goals 3 ROOKER, Canon vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)Long Field Goal 46 ROOKER, Canon at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Punts 7 BONADIES, Ma at Minnesota (Sep 16, 2017)Pun ng Avg 44.0 BONADIES, Ma vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)Long Punt 64 BONADIES, Ma at Minnesota (Sep 16, 2017)Punts inside 20 2 STOCKSTILL, B. at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Long Punt Return 20 JAMES, Richie vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 64 TUCKER, Shane at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Tackles 15 MOFFATT, J. at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017) SANDERS, DJ at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Sacks 3.0 BROOKS, Khalil vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)Tackles For Loss 5.0 BROOKS, Khalil vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)Intercep ons 1 BLANKENSHIP, R. at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017) FERGUSON, J. vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)

TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 43 vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Yards Rushing 243 vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Yards Per Rush 5.7 vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)TD Rushes 3 vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)Pass a empts 52 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Pass comple ons 32 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Passing 385 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Per Pass 9.1 vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)TD Passes 3 at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Total Plays 76 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Total Off ense 533 vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Yards Per Play 7.1 vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Points 37 vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)Sacks By 6 at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)First Downs 27 vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Penal es 9 at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Penalty Yards 113 at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Turnovers 3 at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017) vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017) at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Intercep ons By 1 at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017) vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)Punts 8 at Minnesota (Sep 16, 2017)Pun ng Avg 44.0 vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)Long Punt 64 at Minnesota (Sep 16, 2017)Punts inside 20 2 at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017) at Minnesota (Sep 16, 2017)Long Punt Return 20 vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 24 Ralph Webb, vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017) SINGLETARY, D, at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Rushing 133 SINGLETARY, D, at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)TD Rushes 4 SINGLETARY, D, at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Long Rush 29 Dungey, E., at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017) Smith, Rodney, at Minnesota (Sep 16, 2017)Pass a empts 42 Dungey, E., at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Pass comple ons 26 Dungey, E., at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Passing 296 Kyle Shurmur, vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)TD Passes 3 Kyle Shurmur, vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)Long Pass 73 Kyle Shurmur, vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)Recep ons 14 Ishmael, S., at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Receiving 162 OWENS, Thomas, vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)TD Recep ons 2 Kalija Lipscomb, vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)Long Recep on 73 Ralph Webb, vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)Field Goals 3 Murphy, C., at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Long Field Goal 47 Carpenter,Emmit, at Minnesota (Sep 16, 2017)

Punts 7 Sam Loy, vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017) DAVIDSON, Joe, vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Pun ng Avg 53.0 RICKEL, Ryan, at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Long Punt 65 DAVIDSON, Joe, vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Punts inside 20 4 DAVIDSON, Joe, vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Long Punt Return 21 YOUNG, Jalen, at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 48 Riley, S., at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Tackles 11 GARTH, Fred, vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017) POSEY, Armani, vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Sacks 3.0 Charles Wright, vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)Tackles For Loss 3.0 Charles Wright, vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017) Dare Odeyingbo, vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)Intercep ons 1 Bryce Lewis, vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017) Thomas, J., at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017) Huff , Jacob, at Minnesota (Sep 16, 2017) Barber, Thomas, at Minnesota (Sep 16, 2017) MILTON, Marcus, vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017) LEWIS, Shelton, at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017) YOUNG, Jalen, at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017) WILLIAMS, R., at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 50 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Rushing 252 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Per Rush 5.0 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)TD Rushes 4 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Pass a empts 44 at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Pass comple ons 27 at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Passing 296 vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)Yards Per Pass 10.6 vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)TD Passes 3 vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)Total Plays 93 at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017)Total Off ense 439 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Per Play 5.8 vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)Points 38 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Sacks By 5 vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)First Downs 29 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Penal es 6 vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017) vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Penalty Yards 69 vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017)Turnovers 2 at Syracuse (Sep 09, 2017) vs FIU (Oct 7, 2017)Intercep ons By 3 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Punts 7 vs Vanderbilt (Sept 2, 2017) vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Pun ng Avg 53.0 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)Long Punt 65 vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Punts inside 20 4 vs BGSU (Sep 23, 2017)Long Punt Return 21 at Florida Atlan c (Sep 30, 2017)

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Conference Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006

THE LAST TIME ...MIDDLE TENNESSEESHUT OUT AN OPPONENT: September 3, 2016, vs Alabama A&M. Score: 55-0HAD AN OFFENSIVE DRIVE OF 90 OR MORE YARDS: November 26, 2016 vs FAU (92 yards, TD)RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 300 YARDS: November 26, 2016, vs FAU (495 yards)RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 400 YARDS: November 26, 2016, vs FAU (495 yards)PASSED FOR MORE THAN 300 YARDS: Sept. 30, 2017, vs FAU (385 yards)HAD MORE THAN 500 YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE: September 23, 2017, vs BGSU (533 yards)HAD MORE THAN 600 YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE: November 26, 2016, vs FAU (757 yards)SCORED MORE THAN 50 POINTS: November 26, 2016, vs FAU (77 points)SCORED ON ITS FIRST PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE: August 29, 2013 vs Western Carolina (Jordan Parker 65-yard run)FAILED TO HAVE AT LEAST 150 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE: September 15, 2007 vs LSU (90 yards)FAILED TO RUSH FOR MORE THAN 100 YARDS: September 30, 2017 vs FAU (24 carries, 69 yards)FAILED TO PASS FOR MORE THAN 100 YARDS: November 29, 2014 vs UTEP (99 yards)HELD AN OPPONENT TO LESS THAN 100 YARDS RUSHING: October 7, 2017, vs FIU (85 yards)HELD AN OPPONENT TO LESS THAN 100 YARDS PASSING: September 3, 2016, vs Alabama A&M (54 yards)HELD AN OPPONENT TO LESS THAN 200 YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE: September 3, 2016, vs Alabama A&M (146 yards)HELD AN OPPONENT TO LESS THAN 300 YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE: September 23, 2017, vs BGSU (284 yards)RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN: November 1, 2012 vs WKU (Reggie Whatley - 96 yards)RETURNED OPENING KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN: October 6, 2006 vs Louisville (Damon Nickson - 88 yards)RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN: September 26, 2014 vs ODU (Kevin Byard - 76 yards)RETURNED A BLOCKED PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN: October 24, 2013 vs Marshall (Chris Brown - 3 yards)BLOCKED AN OPPONENT PUNT: September 10, 2016 vs Vanderbilt (Malik Manciel)BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL: September 30, 2017 vs FAU (Darryl Randolph)RETURNED BLOCKED FIELD GOAL FOR A TOUCHDOWN: September 5, 2015 vs Jackson State (Jamarcus Howard - 63 yards)RETURNED A PASS INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Nov. 26, 2016, vs FAU (DJ Sanders - 20 yards)RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN: August 30, 2014 vs Savannah State (Trey Waff ord - 20 yards)SCORED A SAFETY: September 9, 2017, vs Syracuse SCORED A 2-POINT CONVERSION: November 5, 2016 vs UTSA (CJ Windham pass from John Urzua)SCORED A TD ON OFFENSE, DEFENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS: August 30, 2014 vs Savannah State SCORED ON GAMES FINAL PLAY FOR WIN: October 24, 2013 vs Marshall (9-yard TD recep on by Tavarres Jeff erson 0:00 on clock) Final Score: MT 51, Marshall 49PLAYER RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YARDS: September 23, 2017, BGSU (Jocquez Bruce - 115; Brad Anderson - 104)TWO PLAYERS RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YARDS: September 23, 2017, BGSU (Jocquez Bruce - 115; Brad Anderson - 104)TWO PLAYERS RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 200 YARDS: November 26, 2016, FAU (I’Tavius Mathers - 213; Richie James - 207)PLAYER RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 200 YARDS: November 26, 2016, FAU (I’Tavius Mathers - 213; Richie James - 207)PLAYER HAD 100 OR MORE YARDS RECEIVING: September 30, 2017, vs FAU (Ty Lee - 136 yards)PLAYER HAD 100 YARDS RUSHING AND 100 YARDS RECEIVING: November 26, 2016 vs FAU (Richie James - 207 rushing, 120 receiving)PLAYER HAD 200 YARDS RUSHING AND 100 YARDS RECEIVING: November 26, 2016 vs FAU (Richie James - 207 rushing, 120 receiving)TWO PLAYERS HAD 100 OR MORE RECEIVING YARDS: December 24, 2016, vs Hawaii (Richie James - 162 yards, Ty Lee - 100 yards)HAD 300-YD PASSER, 100-YD RECEIVER, 100-YD RUSHER: October 15,2016 (Brent Stocks ll 434 passing, Richie James 223 receiving, I’Tavius Mathers 143 rushing)PLAYED AN OVERTIME GAME: October 15, 2016 vs WKU (WKU 44, MT 43; 2 OT)

OPPONENTMIDDLE TENNESSEE WAS SHUT OUT: December 1, 2012 vs Arkansas State. Score: 45-0RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 250 YARDS: Sept. 30, 2017 by FAU (252 yards)RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 400 YARDS: December 3, 2011, by North Texas (464 yards)PASSED FOR MORE THAN 300 YARDS: October 15, 2016, by WKU (391 yards)PASSED FOR MORE THAN 400 YARDS: September 24, 2016, by LA Tech (504 yards)HAD MORE THAN 500 YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE: December 24, 2016, by Hawaii (500 yards)HAD MORE THAN 600 YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE: October 22, 2016, by Missouri (629 yards)HELD MT TO LESS THAN 100 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE: September 15, 2007 vs LSU (90 yards)HELD MT TO LESS THAN 50 TOTAL RUSHING YARDS: September 16, 2017, Minnesota (46 yards)HELD MT TO LESS THAN 100 TOTAL PASSING YARDS: November 29, 2014 vs UTEP (99 yards)SCORED 50 POINTS: December 24, 2016 by Hawaii: Score: 52-35RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN: September 19, 2015, by Charlo e (Uriah LeMay - 48 yards)RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN: September 27, 2013, by BYU (JD Falslev - 71 yards)SCORED ON A KICKOFF AND PUNT RETURN IN SAME GAME: September 5, 2009, by ClemsonRETURNED A BLOCKED PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Sept. 26, 2015, Illinois (C. Fejedelem)BLOCKED A PUNT: September 26, 2015, Illinois (Caleb Day)BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL: October 12, 2013, by North Texas (Zach Orr)BLOCKED A PAT: September 2, 2017 by VanderbiltRETURNED A PASS INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN: September 16, 2017, by Minnesota (Jacob Huff - 67 yards)RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN: September 20, 2014, vs Memphis (Bobby McCain - 59 yards)SCORED A SAFETY: September 10, 2016 by VanderbiltSCORED A TWO-POINT CONVERSON: November 19, 2016 (Charlo e)PLAYER RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS: September 30, 2017, FAU (D. Singletary - 133 yards)HAD OVER 130 YARDS IN PUNT RETURNS: September 5, 2009, by Clemson (5-135 yards)

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Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006 2017 PARTICIPATION CHART No. Name GP/GS VU SU UM BG FAU FIU UAB MU UTEP CHA WKU ODU 11 ANDERSON, Brad 5/3 ... XXX XXX START START START 25 ANDERSON, D. 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 51 ARMSTRONG, M. 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 5A BAILEY, Peter 4/- XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX 10 BANKS, Kyle 2/- ... ... XXX ... ... XXX 74 BEHANAN, Robert 6/6 START START START START START START 2A BLANKENSHIP, R. 6/2 XXX START START XXX XXX XXX 99 BONADIES, Ma 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 56 BRADY, Walter 6/4 START START XXX START XXX START 73 BREWER, C. 5/5 START START START ... START START 16 BROOKS, Khalil 6/6 START START START START START START 21 BROWN, Jus n 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 34 BROWN, Tyshawn 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 5 BRUCE, Jocquez 5/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 23 BUSH, Wesley 6/1 START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 4A CARDWELL, Jim 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 96 COLLINS, R. 6/3 START XXX XXX XXX START START 40 CRAIG, Dale 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 22 DALE, Alex 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 78 DOBBINS, Elijah 1/- ... ... ... XXX ... ... 72 FANNIN, Josh 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 41 FELTON, Caleb 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 91 FERGUSON, J. 5/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 27 GARNETT, Ruben 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 89 GONZALEZ, J. 1/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... 28 GORDON, Maurice 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... 75 HAMILTON, Lucas 6/6 START START START START START START 33 HARGES, Myles 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 30 HARRIS, Darius 6/4 XXX XXX START START START START 68 HARRIS, Luke 5/- XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX 38 HAWKINS, Malik 5/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 47 HENDERSON, R. 2/- ... ... XXX ... ... XXX 58 HIETT, Russ 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... 3A HOLT, Crews 1/- ... XXX ... ... ... ... 3 JAMES, Richie 3/3 START START START ... ... ... 55 JOHNSON, Carlos 6/6 START START START START START START 4 JOHNSON, OJ 6/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX 13 JOHNSON, Tyrese 4/2 ... ... XXX START START XXX 43 JONES, Jahmal 6/5 START START START START XXX START 79 KIRBY, Cole 1/- ... ... ... XXX ... ... 8 LEE, Ty 6/6 START START START START START START 85 LIGGINS, D. 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 77 LUCKETT, Amir 4/1 XXX ... XXX START ... XXX 93 MANCIEL, Malik 5/5 START START START START START ... 83 MARSHALL, Jimmy 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 32 MELTON, Chris 6/2 START START XXX XXX XXX XXX 6 MINTER, Mike 5/5 START START START START ... START 62 MITCHELL, Jack 2/- ... ... XXX ... ... XXX 45 MITCHELL, Will 2/- ... ... XXX ... ... XXX 7 MOFFATT, J. 6/6 START START START START START START 98 MYERS, Chris 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... 92 NIX, Ty 4/- XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX 26 PARKS, Wayne 1/- ... XXX ... ... ... ... 95 PHILPOTS, Trae 6/1 XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX 90 POYDRAS, R. 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 29 RANDOLPH, D. 6/6 START START START START START START 94 RENDER, Tyshun 6/2 XXX XXX START XXX START XXX 15 ROOKER, Canon 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 86 SALTER, Tavonn 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... 31 SANDERS, DJ 6/6 START START START START START START 69 SARGENT, Daniel 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 42 SMITH, Cody 3/- XXX ... ... XXX XXX ... 37 SMITH, Patrick 5/5 START START START ... START START 12 STOCKSTILL, B. 3/3 START START ... START ... ... 17 STRIBLING, K. 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 20 THOMAS, DQ 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 1A THOMAS, Tavares 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 70 TRENT, Conner 6/6 START START START START START START 1 TUCKER, Shane 4/3 START START XXX ... ... START 9 UPTON, Isiah 5/1 XXX XXX START XXX ... XXX 19 URZUA, John 4/4 ... ... START START START START 46 WALKER, Vernon 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 2 WARD, C. 6/3 XXX START XXX START START XXX 82 WASSERBACH, R. 1/- ... ... XXX ... ... ... 54 WATKINS, Ty 6/1 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX 35 WEST, Terelle 1/- ... ... ... ... ... XXX 80 WILLIAMS, U. 3/- ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... 81 WINDHAM, CJ 6/6 START START START START START START

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INDIVIDUAL CAREER-HIGHS1 Shane TuckerMost Rushing A empts ...............................25 vs FAU, 2015Most Rushing Yds ...............103 vs USM, 2013; FAU, 2015Most Rushing TDs ........ 2 vs FIU USM, 2013; UTEP, 2014Longest Run ..................................................... 48 vs FIU, 2013Most Recep ons .............................................6 vs USM, 2014Most Receiving Yards ................................. 78 vs USM, 2014Longest Recep on ......................................52 vs WKU, 2014

2 Charvarius WardMost Tackles ......................................................8 vs FAU, 2017Most Solo Tackles ......................... 5 vs Syracuse, FAU, 2017Most Tackles for Loss ........... 1.0 vs Syracuse, BGSU, 2017Most Sacks ..................................................1.0 vs BGSU, 2017Most Pass Breakups .............................................1, four mesMost Intercep ons............................... 1 vs BG, UTSA, 2016Fumble Recovery .........................1 vs Bowling Green, 2016

3 Richie JamesMost Pass Recep ons ................................16 vs WKU, 2016Most Yards Receiving ..............................223 vs WKU, 2015Longest Recep on ........................................69 vs FAU, 2015Most TD Recep ons ..............................................2, fi ve mesRushing Yards ............................................... 207 vs FAU, 2016Rushing A empts ..........................................22 vs FAU, 2016Rushing TDs .......................................................3 vs FAU, 2016

4 OJ JohnsonMost Tackles .............................................1 vs Syracuse, 2017Most Solo Tackles ........................................................................0Most Tackles for Loss .................................................................0Most Pass Breakups ...................................................................0Most Intercep ons......................................................................0Forced Fumble ..............................................................................0Fumble Recovery .........................................................................0

5 Jocquez BruceMost Pass Recep ons .....................................4 vs FAU, 2016Most Yards Receiving ..............................31 vs Hawaii, 2016Longest Recep on ...................................28 vs Hawaii, 2016Most TD Recep ons ........................................1 vs FAU, 2017Most Rushing A empts ............................16 vs BGSU, 2017Most Rushing Yards ................................115 vs BGSU, 2017Most Rushing TDs ........................................1 vs BGSU, 2017Longest Run .................................................28 vs BGSU, 2017

6 Mike MinterMost Tackles ...........................................16 vs Marshall, 2015Most Solo Tackles ..............................13.0 vs Marshall, 2015Most Tackles for Loss ...............................2.0 vs UTSA, 2015Most Pass Breakups ......................3 vs MU, 2015; LT, 2016Quarterback Sacks .......................................1 vs Vandy, 2015Most Intercep ons............................................. 1, three mesForced Fumble ...............................................1 vs Vandy, 2015Fumble Recovery .......................................1 vs LA Tech, 2016

7 Jovante Moff a Most Tackles ...................................................15 vs FAU, 2017Most Solo Tackles ................................ 9 vs Minnesota, 2017Most Tackles for Loss .....................................1.0, three mesMost Pass Breakups .............................................1, four mesMost Intercep ons......................................................................0Forced Fumble ..............................................................................0

8 Ty LeeMost Pass Recep ons .............................10 vs Hawaii, 2016Most Yards Receiving ................................ 136 vs FAU, 2017Longest Recep on ..............................30 vs Charlo e, 2016Most TD Recep ons ..........................2 vs FIU, Hawaii, 2016Long Run ................................................61 vs Charlo e, 2016Most Rushing Yards ............................68 vs Charlo e, 2016Most Rushing A empts ......................18 vs Syracuse, 2017

9 Isiah UptonMost Pass Recep ons ....................................3 vs UNT, 2016Most Yards Receiving .......................18 vs Minnesota, 2017Longest Recep on .....................................26 vs BGSU, 2017Most TD Recep ons ............................................................ TBD

11 Peter BaileyMost Tackles ......................................................3 vs FAU, 2017Most Solo Tackles ..................................... 1, four mes, 2015Most Tackles for Loss .................................................................0

Most Pass Breakups ...................................................................0Most Intercep ons......................................................................0Forced Fumbles ............................................................................0Fumble Recovery .........................................................................0

11 Brad AndersonMost Rushing A empts ............................16 vs BGSU, 2017Most Rushing Yds .........................................112 vs FIU, 2017Most Rushing TDs .......................................................................0Longest Run ..................................................... 37 vs FIU, 2017Most Recep ons ..................................6 vs BGSU, FIU, 2017Most Receiving Yards ................................98 vs BGSU, 2017Longest Recep on .....................................64 vs BGSU, 2017

12 Brent Stocks llMost Pass A empts ...................................65 vs Vandy, 2016Most Pass Comple ons .............................42 vs WKU, 2016Most Passing Yards ..................................434 vs WKU, 2016Most TD Passes ..............................................................5, twiceLongest Comple on ...........................76 vs Charlo e, 2015Most Rushing A empts ......................11 vs Syracuse, 2017Most Rushing Yards ..............................81 vs Missouri, 2016Most Rushing TDs .............................................1 vs FIU, 2015Longest Run .............................................63 vs Missouri 2016

12 Reed BlankenshipMost Tackles ...................................................13 vs FAU, 2017Most Solo Tackles .............................................6 vs FAU, 2017Most Tackles for Loss ............... 1.0 vs UM, FAU, FIU, 2017Most Sacks ................................................................................NAMost Pass Breakups ...............................................................NAMost Intercep ons..................................1 vs Syracuse, 2017

13 Tyrese JohnsonMost Pass Recep ons .................................4 vs BGSU, 2017Most Yards Receiving ...................................33 vs FAU, 2017Longest Recep on ........................................32 vs FAU, 2017Most TD Recep ons ...................................................................0

15 Canon RookerMost Field Goals ....................................................3, four mesLongest FG .....................46 vs AAMU, 2016; vs FAU, 2017Most Points .............................................15 vs Missouri, 2016Consecu ve PATs .....................................................................12

16 Khalil BrooksMost Tackles ....................................8 vs Syracuse, FIU, 2017Most Solo Tackles ..............................................6 vs FIU, 2017Most Tackles for Loss ................................... 5.0 vs FIU, 2017Most QB Sacks ............................................... 3.0 vs FIU, 2017Pass Breakups ........................................... 2 vs Missouri, 2016Forced Fumble ....................................................1 vs FIU, 2017

17 Kylan StriblingMost Tackles .................................................................................0Most Solo Tackles ........................................................................0Most Tackles for Loss .................................................................0Most Pass Breakups ...................................................................0Most Intercep ons......................................................................0Forced Fumble ..............................................................................0Fumble Recovery ........................................... 1.0 vs FIU, 2017

19 John UrzuaMost Pass A empts ......................................51 vs FAU, 2017Most Pass Comple ons ...............................31 vs FAU, 2017Most Passing Yards .................................... 359 vs FAU, 2017Most TD Passes ......................................4 vs Charlo e, 2016Longest Comple on ..................................64 vs BGSU, 2017

21 Jus n BrownMost Tackles .............................................1 vs Syracuse, 2017Most Solo Tackles ........................................................................0Most Tackles for Loss .................................................................0Most Pass Breakups ...................................................................0Most Intercep ons......................................................................0Forced Fumble ..............................................................................0Fumble Recovery .........................................................................0

22 Alex DaleMost Tackles ...........................................18 vs Missouri, 2016Most Solo Tackles ..................................13 vs Missouri, 2016Tackles for Loss ..................................1.0 vs Vanderbilt, 2017Most Pass Breakups ......................................2 vs USM, 2014

Quarterback Sacks .................................1 vs Charlo e, 2015Forced Fumble ........................................................1, four mesIntercep ons ....................................................................1, twice

23 Wesley BushMost Tackles ..........................................8 vs Vanderbilt, 2017Most Solo Tackles .................................5 vs Vanderbilt, 2017Most Tackles for Loss .................................................................0Most Pass Breakups ........................... 1 vs Minnesota, 2017Most Intercep ons......................................................................0Forced Fumble ..............................................................................0Fumble Recovery .........................................................................0

25 Desmond AndersonMost Rushing A empts ................................ 29 vs FIU, 2015Most Rushing Yards .....................................144 vs FIU, 2015Most Rushing TDs .............................................3 vs FIU, 2015Longest Run ............................................20 vs Marshall, 2015Most Pass Recep ons ................................3 vs AAMU, 2016Most Yards Receiving ...........................42 vs Marshall, 2015Longest Recep on ................................42 vs Marshall, 2015

27 Ruben Garne Most Rushing A empts ..................10 vs Jackson St., 2015Most Rushing Yards .........................45 vs Jackson St., 2015Most Rushing TDs ...............................1 vs Jackson St., 2015Longest Run .......................................13 vs Jackson St., 2015Most Pass Recep ons ................................2 vs AAMU, 2016Most Yards Receiving ..............................13 vs AAMU, 2016Longest Recep on ...................................15 vs AAMU, 2016

28 Maurice GordonMost Rushing A empts ......................7 vs Vanderbilt, 2017Most Rushing Yards ...........................26 vs Vanderbilt, 2017Most Rushing TDs .......................................................................0Longest Run ...........................................9 vs Vanderbilt, 2017Most Pass Recep ons ................................................................0Most Yards Receiving .................................................................0Longest Recep on ......................................................................0

29 Darryl RandolphMost Tackles ...........................................15 vs Marshall, 2016Most Solo Tackles .......................6 vs UTSA, Marshall, 2016Most Tackles for Loss .........................2.0 vs Syracuse, 2017Most Pass Breakups .............................................1, four mesBlocked Kicks........................................... 1 vs FAU, 2017 (FG)

30 Darius HarrisMost Tackles ................................................12 vs Vandy, 2016Most Solo Tackles ................................ 8 vs Minnesota, 2017Most QB Sacks ...................1.0 vs Hawaii, 2016; UM, 2017Most Tackles for Loss .............................3.0 vs Hawaii, 2016Most Pass Breakups .............................................1, four mesMost Intercep ons.................................1 vs Charlo e, 2015Forced Fumble .................................................................1, twiceFumble Recovery .................................1 vs Vandy, FIU, 2016

31 DJ SandersMost Tackles ...................................................15 vs FAU, 2017Most Solo Tackles ............................7 vs BG, Missouri, 2016Most Tackles for Loss .................................... 2.0 vs BG, 2016Most Pass Breakups ............................................2 vs LT, 2016Most Intercep ons................................................1, four mesForced Fumbles ................................................... 1, three mesFumble Recovery .............................................1 vs UNT, 2015Most QB Sacks .................................................... 1, three mesBlocked Kicks..................................1 vs Charlo e (FG), 2016

32 Chris MeltonMost Tackles ...........................................14 vs Missouri, 2016Most Solo Tackles .................................................8 vs LT, 2016Most Tackles for Loss ...............................2.0 vs BGSU, 2017Most Pass Breakups ............................................1 vs LT, 2016Most Intercep ons......................................................................0Most Sacks ........................................................1.0, three mesForced Fumble ....................................................1 vs FIU, 2016

33 Myles HargesMost Tackles ...................................................10 vs FAU, 2016Most Solo Tackles .................................... 8 vs Missouri, 2016Most Tackles for Loss .............................1.0 vs AAMU, 2016Most QB Sacks .........................................1.0 vs AAMU, 2016Most Pass Breakups ...................................................................0

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Conference Champions: 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2006 Most Intercep ons.................................1 vs Charlo e, 2015

34 Tyshawn BrownMost Pass Recep ons ................................2 vs AAMU, 2016Most Yards Receiving ...................................38 vs FAU, 2016Longest Recep on ........................................38 vs FAU, 2016Most TD Recep ons ...................................1 vs AAMU, 2016

35 Terelle WestMost Rushing A empts ..........................15 vs AAMU, 2016Most Rushing Yards .................................83 vs AAMU, 2016Most Rushing TDs .........................................1 vs UTSA, 2016Longest Run ...............................................18 vs AAMU, 2016Most Pass Recep ons ................................1 vs Hawaii, 2016Most Yards Receiving ..............................12 vs Hawaii, 2016Longest Recep on ...................................12 vs Hawaii, 2016

37 Patrick SmithMost Pass Recep ons ..............................7 vs LA Tech, 2016Most Yards Receiving ...................................76 vs FAU, 2017Longest Recep on ........................................51 vs FAU, 2017Most TD Recep ons ..............................2 vs Charlo e, 2016

38 Malik HawkinsMost Tackles .................................9 vs Bowling Green, 2016Most Solo Tackles ........................................5 vs AAMU, 2016Most Tackles for Loss ................................................ 1.0, twiceQuarterback Sacks .....................................1.0 vs WKU, 2016

43 Jahmal JonesMost Tackles .................................5 vs Bowling Green, 2016Most Solo Tackles .....3 vs UTSA, 2016; vs Syracuse, 2017Most Tackles for Loss .................................................................0Quarterback Sacks ......................................................................0Pass Breakups ...........................................1 vs Syracuse, 2017

56 Walter BradyMost Tackles ...............................................7 vs Georgia, 2015Most Solo Tackles .................................4 vs Vanderbilt, 2017Most Tackles for Loss ..................................1.0, several mesMost Sacks .......................................................................2, twiceForced Fumbles .........................1 vs Mississippi State, 2015Pass Breakups ................................................2 vs BGSU, 2017

81 CJ WindhamMost Pass Recep ons .....................................5 vs FAU, 2017Most Yards Receiving ...................................74 vs FAU, 2017Longest Recep on ...............................29 vs Syracuse, 2017Most TD Recep ons ...................................................................0

82 Remy WasserbachMost Pass Recep ons ................................................................0Most Yards Receiving .................................................................0Longest Recep on ......................................................................0Most TD Recep ons ...................................................................0

85 Darrius LigginsMost Tackles ......................................................3 vs FAU, 2017Most Solo Tackles ........... 2 vs AAMU, 2016; vs FAU, 2017Most Tackles for Loss .............................2.0 vs AAMU, 2016Most QB Sacks .........................................2.0 vs AAMU, 2016

86 Tavonn SalterMost Pass Recep ons ................................................................0Most Yards Receiving .................................................................0Longest Recep on ......................................................................0Most TD Recep ons ...................................................................0

90 Rakavian PoydrasMost Tackles .................................................................................0Most Solo Tackles ........................................................................0Most Tackles for Loss .................................................................0Most QB Sacks .............................................................................0Fumble Recovery .........................................................................0Forced Fumble ..............................................................................0

91 Jordan FergusonMost Tackles .............................................4 vs Syracuse, 2017Most Solo Tackles ....................................4 vs Syracuse, 2017Most Tackles for Loss .................................................................0Most QB Sacks .............................................................................0Most Intercep ons............................................1 vs FIU, 2017Forced Fumble ..............................................................................0

92 Ty NixMost Tackles ..........................................1 vs Vanderbilt, 2017

Most Solo Tackles .................................1 vs Vanderbilt, 2017Most Tackles for Loss .................................................................0Most QB Sacks .............................................................................0Fumble Recovery .........................................................................0Forced Fumble ..............................................................................0

93 Malik MancielMost Tackles .......................................................5 vs FIU, 2016Most Solo Tackles ..................................................2, four mesMost Tackles for Loss .......................1.5 vs Vanderbilt, 2017Most QB Sacks .......... 1.0 vs FIU, 2016; vs Syracuse, 2017Fumble Recovery .........................................................................0Forced Fumble ....................................................1 vs FIU, 2016Blocked Kicks.......................................... Punt vs Vandy, 2016

94 Tyshun RenderMost Tackles ..................6 vs FIU, 2016; vs Syracuse, 2017Most Solo Tackles ....................................5 vs Syracuse, 2017Most Tackles for Loss ................................................ 0.5, twice Most QB Sacks .............................................................................0

95 Trae PhilpotsMost Tackles ....................................................... 1, seven mesMost Solo Tackles ...................................................1, fi ve mesMost Tackles for Loss ................................... 1.0 vs FIU, 2017 Most QB Sacks .............................................................................0

96 Rosheem CollinsMost Tackles ......................................................5 vs FAU, 2017Most Solo Tackles .................................... 1, four mes, 2017Most Tackles for Loss ................................... 0.5 vs FIU, 2017Most QB Sacks .............................................................................0Fumble Recovery .........................................................................0Forced Fumble ..............................................................................0

99 Ma BonadiesMost Punts ............................................ 7 vs Minnesota, 2017Most Pun ng Yards ........................295 vs Minnesota, 2017Best Pun ng Average .........................44.8 vs LA Tech, 2015Long Punt .............................................64 vs Minnesota, 2017Downed Inside 20 .......................4 vs Bowling Green, 2016

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GAME ONEVANDERBILT 14 7 7 0 - 28MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0 0 0 6 - 6

Sept. 2, 2017 | Floyd Stadium | Murfreesboro, TN | 7:02 PM | A : 26,717

TEAM STATISTICS VU MTFIRST DOWNS 15 14 Rushing 5 3 Passing 10 8 Penalty 0 3NET YARDS RUSHING 71 49 Rushing A empts 35 26 Average Per Rush 2.0 1.9 Rushing Touchdowns 1 0 Yards Gained Rushing 85 103 Yards Lost Rushing 14 54NET YARDS PASSING 296 166 Comple ons-A empts-Int 20-28-0 18-31-1 Average Per A empt 10.6 5.4 Average Per Comple on 14.8 9.2 Passing Touchdowns 3 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 367 215 Total off ense plays 63 57 Average Gain Per Play 5.8 3.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 1-0Penal es: Number-Yards 6-69 4-14PUNTS-YARDS 7-293 1-42 Average Yards Per Punt 41.9 42.0 Net Yards Per Punt 33.3 42.0 Inside 20 1 1 50+ Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 2 0 Fair catch 0 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-325 2-115 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 57.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 40.0 45.0 Touchbacks 5 1Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 3-20-0 Average Per Return 0.0 6.7Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Intercep ons: Number-Yds-TD 1-28-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 36:33 23:27 1st Quarter 8:09 6:51 2nd Quarter 11:30 3:30 3rd Quarter 8:20 6:40 4th Quarter 8:34 6:26Third-Down Conversions 8 of 16 0 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 0-2 Touchdowns 2-3 0-2 Field goals 0-3 0-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-45 1-6PAT Kicks 4-4 0-1Field Goals 0-1 0-0Points off turnovers 7 0

Game Notes• Announced a endance of 26,717 went down as the sixth largest in school history.• With 10 catches for 112 yards and a TD, Richie James became the school’s all- me leader in receiving yards. James surpassed the mark of 3,074 set by Ken-dall Newson from 1998 to 2001.• QB Brent Stocks ll has now thrown at least one TD pass in 17 straight games.• Middle Tennessee had 20 players see the fi eld for the very fi rst me as Blue Raiders• WR Richie James re-corded his 15th career 100-yard receiving game and is now the school’s all- me leader in that cat-egory.

RAIDERS FALL TO ‘DORES IN SEASON OPENER MURFREESBORO - Middle Tennessee’s season-opening matchup with in-state foe Vanderbilt didn’t go quite as planned for the Blue Raiders inside Floyd Stadium. The Commodores (1-0) struck early and took the crowd of 26,717 out of the game, then hung on with solid defense to beat the Raiders (0-1) 28-6. “I’m just disappointed in how we played,” MT Head Coach Rick Stocks ll said. “There are some things that we saw that we might be able to expand on a li le bit with some personnel … but there’s not a whole lot of posi ve about this game. “We’ve got enough things to get corrected before we play again.” Vanderbilt was eff ec ve off ensively from its fi rst possession, though it wasn’t All-Southeastern Conference running back Ralph Webb who led the way. Junior quarterback Kyle Shurmur, who threw for just 113 yards against Middle Ten-nessee in 2016, was the driving force behind the Dores’ 14-0 lead at the end of the fi rst quarter that seemed to grab all of the momentum for the visi ng team. He completed 6-of-7 passes in the fi rst quarter for 124 yards and a touchdown, and fi nished the game with 296 yards on 20-of-28 passing with three scores. Webb, on the other hand, managed just 21 yards rushing in the fi rst quarter and fi nished with 49 on 24 a empts. It was a far cry from the 183 yards Vandy’s all- me leading rusher averaged on the ground against MT the past two seasons, though he also added 104 receiving yards. “They knew we would try to load the box, so we expected the pass but more run,” senior linebacker D.J. Sanders said. “We have to fi x the missing assignments we had, be more consistent, stop the run, fl y to the ball and get more takeaways.” While the Blue Raider defense had its hands full with the Commodore passing a ack, its off ense struggled to fi nd much momentum. And when it fi nally got moving, miscues led to missed opportuni es. Middle Tennessee’s fi rst two possessions ended with an intercep on and turnover on downs, both on Vanderbilt’s side of the fi eld, elimina ng good scoring chances that could have swung the early momentum. It was the same problem the Blue Raiders had a year prior in Nashville when they scored just four mes while entering Commodore territory on 11 possessions. The line of scrimmage was where Vanderbilt was most eff ec ve in slowing down Middle Tennessee’s a ack. The Commodores came up with fi ve sacks of quarterback Brent Stocks ll, who had defenders in his face seemingly every me he dropped back to pass. “They’re a good defense, and they make life hard on you,” the redshirt junior QB said. “Our defense played extremely well … we just have to score points. I think we’ll fi x it – we just have to fi nd the right pieces and play hard, play a li le tougher with more energy and enthusiasm.” Despite the off ensive woes, it was s ll a night to remember for redshirt junior Richie James. The All-Conference USA wide receiver caught 10 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown, and set a new MT career record for receiving yards (3,083) with a 19-yard catch in the fourth quarter. James, the NCAA’s ac ve leader in recep ons and receiving yards per game, was also the recipient of the only score of the game, a 22-yard TD pass just over the goal line to make the score 28-6 with about 12 minutes le in the ballgame. Brent Stocks ll completed 18-of-31 passes for 166 yards, one TD and an intercep- on.

Defensively, junior safety Wesley Bush led the way in the tackle department with eight in his fi rst game as a Blue Raider. Redshirt junior defensive end Walter Brady, also playing in his fi rst game at Middle Tennessee, added fi ve tackles, a sack, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup.

SCORING SUMMARYQ Time Team Scoring Play1st 12:31 VU Lipscomb 37 pass from Shurmur (Openshaw PAT), 5-75, 2:211st 8:41 VU Webb 1 run (Openshaw PAT), 3-40, 1:041st 11:53 VU Lipscomb 4 pass from Shurmur (Openshaw PAT), 13-76, 7:433rd 12:29 VU Webb 73 pass from Shurmur (Openshaw PAT), 3-80, 1:244th 11:54 MT James 22 pass from Stocks ll (PAT Blocked), 3-47, 1:05

STATISTICAL LEADERS

MIDDLE TENNESSEE VS VANDERBILTRUSHING: Vanderbilt-Ralph Webb 24-49; K. Blasingame 8-31; TEAM 2-minus 3; KyleVanderbilt-Ralph Webb 24-49; K. Blasingame 8-31; TEAM 2-minus 3; KyleShurmur 1-minus 6. Middle Tennessee-GORDON, Maurice 7-26; TUCKER, Shane 2-21;Shurmur 1-minus 6. Middle Tennessee-GORDON, Maurice 7-26; TUCKER, Shane 2-21;JAMES, Richie 2-14; LEE, Ty 5-8; STOCKSTILL, B. 10-minus 20. JAMES, Richie 2-14; LEE, Ty 5-8; STOCKSTILL, B. 10-minus 20.

PASSING:PASSING: Vanderbilt-Kyle Shurmur 20-28-0-296. Middle Tennessee-STOCKSTILL, B. Vanderbilt-Kyle Shurmur 20-28-0-296. Middle Tennessee-STOCKSTILL, B.18-31-1-166. 18-31-1-166.

RECEIVING:RECEIVING: Vanderbilt-Trent Sherfi eld 4-68; Ralph Webb 3-104; Jared Pinkney 3-33; Vanderbilt-Trent Sherfi eld 4-68; Ralph Webb 3-104; Jared Pinkney 3-33; C.J. Duncan 3-19; Kalija Lipscomb 2-41; Nathan Marcus 2-6; Sam Dobbs 1-16; Trey Ellis C.J. Duncan 3-19; Kalija Lipscomb 2-41; Nathan Marcus 2-6; Sam Dobbs 1-16; Trey Ellis 1-9; K. Blasingame 1-0. Middle Tennessee-JAMES, Richie 10-112; SMITH, Patrick 3-29; 1-9; K. Blasingame 1-0. Middle Tennessee-JAMES, Richie 10-112; SMITH, Patrick 3-29; WINDHAM, CJ 2-9; LEE, Ty 2-7; TUCKER, Shane 1-9. WINDHAM, CJ 2-9; LEE, Ty 2-7; TUCKER, Shane 1-9.

INTERCEPTIONS: INTERCEPTIONS: Vanderbilt-Bryce Lewis 1-28. Middle Tennessee-None. Vanderbilt-Bryce Lewis 1-28. Middle Tennessee-None.

FUMBLES:FUMBLES: Vanderbilt-TEAM 1-0. Middle Tennessee-STOCKSTILL, B. 1-0. Vanderbilt-TEAM 1-0. Middle Tennessee-STOCKSTILL, B. 1-0.

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GAME TWOMIDDLE TENNESSEE 2 7 7 14 - 30SYRACUSE 3 10 3 7 - 23

Sept. 9, 2017 | Carrier Dome | Syracuse, NY | 2:35 PM | A : 29,721

TEAM STATISTICS MT SUFIRST DOWNS 20 25 Rushing 7 10 Passing 11 9 Penalty 2 6NET YARDS RUSHING 94 126 Rushing A empts 33 49 Average Per Rush 2.8 2.6 Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 Yards Gained Rushing 137 186 Yards Lost Rushing 43 60NET YARDS PASSING 269 182 Comple ons-A empts-Int 22-36-1 27-44-1 Average Per A empt 7.5 4.1 Average Per Comple on 12.2 6.7 Passing Touchdowns 3 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 363 308 Total off ense plays 69 93 Average Gain Per Play 5.3 3.3Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-2 1-1Penal es: Number-Yards 9-113 4-40PUNTS-YARDS 7-283 4-169 Average Yards Per Punt 40.4 42.2 Net Yards Per Punt 40.4 40.8 Inside 20 2 2 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 2 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-325 7-462 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 66.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 35.4 38.3 Touchbacks 1 4Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-6-0 1-0-0 Average Per Return 3.0 0.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-94-0 4-123-0 Average Per Return 31.3 30.8Intercep ons: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-15-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 26:36 33:24 1st Quarter 9:12 5:48 2nd Quarter 4:37 10:23 3rd Quarter 6:10 8:50 4th Quarter 6:37 8:23Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 8 of 22Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 3 of 6Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-5 Touchdowns 2-2 1-5 Field goals 0-2 3-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-42 1-1PAT Kicks 4-4 2-2Field Goals 0-0 3-4Points off turnovers 7 3

Game Notes• It marked the fifth win under Rick Stocks ll against a Power 5 team, including the second year in a row.• MT recorded three QB sacks in the fi rst half and finished with six for the game. It was most in game against a Power 5 school under Rick Stocks ll.• QB Brent Stocks ll has now thrown at least one TD pass in 18 straight games.• Richie James’ lone touchdown recep on was the 22nd of his career which es Kendall Newson for the all- me record.• LB Khalil Brooks had a career-best 1.5 sacks.• Shane Tucker’s 64-yard kickoff return was the lon-gest of his career.• MT’s 3rd down conver-sion with 3:38 le in the third quarter was its fi rst conversion of the season.• MT’s fi rst quarter safety was its fi rst since Sept. 26, 2015 against Illinois.• True freshman Reed Blankenship had his fi rst career start and responded with fi ve stops and a cru-cial late intercep on.

ORANGE CRUSH: RAIDERS UPSET SYRACUSE SYRACUSE - Middle Tennessee outscored Syracuse 21-10 during a dominant second half to secure a 30-23 road upset inside the Carrier Dome, giving the Blue Raiders their fi h win against a Power-5 team under Head Coach Rick Stocks ll. The Blue Raiders (1-1) scored the game-winner when quarterback Brent Stocks ll connected with Shane Tucker for a 10-yard touchdown pass to stake Middle Tennes-see to a 30-23 lead with 6:46 remaining. It was the third touchdown of the game for Stocks ll, who fi nished the game 22-of-36 for 269 yards. He also rushed for 41 yards. The big story was the play of the Middle Tennessee defense under fi rst-year coor-dinator Sco Shafer. The Blue Raiders allowed just two touchdowns – one in each half – and slowed the high-octane Syracuse off ense. Middle Tennessee held Syracuse (1-1) to 308 yards total off ense, with 182 coming through the air and 126 on the ground. The defense also came up with two turnovers, collec ng a fumble and an intercep- on. Linebacker Khalil Brooks had a huge game with a career-high eight tackles, one

for loss and he assisted on three tackles for loss. Safety Jovante Moff a also had eight tackles, including one for loss. Corner Darryl Randolph added seven tackles, including one for loss. The Blue-clad stop squad was in the Syracuse off ensive backfi eld throughout the game and totaled six sacks. Brooks, DJ Sanders, Walter Brady and Malik Manciel all had solo sacks. Brooks assisted on another. Freshman Reed Blankenship earned his fi rst career start and responded with a fourth-quarter intercep on. Richie James had another strong all-around game with eight catches for 96 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown, and Ty Lee also was a mul -purpose performer with seven recep ons for 76 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown grab. He added a team-high 50 yards on the ground, including a 14-yard scoring jaunt.

SCORING SUMMARYQ Time Team Scoring Play1st 7:34 MT Team Safety1st 3:08 SU Murphy 25 FG, 4-(-3), 1:162nd 14:41 MT Lee 14 run (Rooker PAT), 7-86, 1:532nd 10:49 SU Strickland 1 run (Murphy PAT), 9-52, 3:522nd 2:54 SU Murphy 22 FG, 9-40, 2:433rd 6:10 SU Murphy 40 FG, 11-45, 5:193rd 3:38 MT James 28 pass from Stocks ll (Rooker PAT), 3-28, :45 4th 14:53 MT Lee 48 pass from Stocks ll (Rooker PAT), 5-78, 1:284th 11:07 SU Dungey 29 run (Murphy PAT), 11-75, 3:464th 6:46 MT Tucker 10 pass from Stocks ll (Rooker PAT), 10-75, 4:21

STATISTICAL LEADERS

MIDDLE TENNESSEE VS SYRACUSERUSHING: Middle Tennessee-LEE, Ty 18-50; STOCKSTILL, B. 11-41; ANDERSON, Brad 1-8; TUCKER, Shane 1-1; JAMES, Richie 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 6. Syracuse Dung-ey, E. 19-53; Elmore, C. 8-28; Strickland, D. 10-24; Neal, M. 7-18; Philips, E. 2-13;Mahoney, Z. 2-3; TEAM 1-minus 13.

PASSING: Middle Tennessee-STOCKSTILL, B. 22-36-1-269. Syracuse-Dungey, E.26-42-1-180; Mahoney, Z. 1-2-0-2.

RECEIVING: Middle Tennessee-JAMES, Richie 8-96; LEE, Ty 7-76; TUCKER, Shane3-25; SMITH, Patrick 2-35; WINDHAM, CJ 1-29; ANDERSON, Brad 1-8. Syracuse-Ishmael, S. 14-116; Philips, E. 7-36; Butler, D. 3-21; Neal, M. 2-12; Pierce, R. 1-minus 3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Middle Tennessee-BLANKENSHIP, R. 1-0. Syracuse-Thomas, J. 1-15.

FUMBLES: Middle Tennessee-STOCKSTILL, B. 2-1; JAMES, Richie 1-0; ANDERSON, Brad 1-1. Syracuse-Riley, S. 1-1.

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GAME THREEMIDDLE TENNESSEE 0 3 0 0 - 3MINNESOTA 3 17 7 7 - 34

Sept. 16, 2017 | TCF Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN | 2:40 PM | A : 43,727

TEAM STATISTICS MT UMFIRST DOWNS 11 18 Rushing 2 14 Passing 9 4 Penalty 0 0NET YARDS RUSHING 46 221 Rushing A empts 15 47 Average Per Rush 3.1 4.7 Rushing Touchdowns 0 3 Yards Gained Rushing 61 237 Yards Lost Rushing 15 16NET YARDS PASSING 184 122 Comple ons-A empts-Int 25-42-2 11-18-0 Average Per A empt 4.4 6.8 Average Per Comple on 7.4 11.1 Passing Touchdowns 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 230 343 Total off ense plays 57 65 Average Gain Per Play 4.0 5.3Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0Penal es: Number-Yards 6-45 3-22PUNTS-YARDS 8-331 5-235 Average Yards Per Punt 41.4 47.0 Net Yards Per Punt 39.1 46.4 Inside 20 2 1 50+ Yards 3 1 Touchbacks 1 0 Fair catch 2 3KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-130 7-441 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 63.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 32.5 40.3 Touchbacks 1 4Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-3-0 1--2-0 Average Per Return 3.0 -2.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-59-0 1-40-0 Average Per Return 19.7 40.0Intercep ons: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-67-1Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 25:03 34:57 1st Quarter 5:48 9:12 2nd Quarter 8:18 6:42 3rd Quarter 4:04 10:56 4th Quarter 6:53 8:07Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 3 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 4-4 Touchdowns 0-0 3-4 Field goals 0-0 1-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-11 1-4PAT Kicks 0-0 4-4Field Goals 1-1 2-2Points off turnovers 0 14

Game Notes• QB John Urzua got his fourth career start in place of the injured Brent Stocks ll.• Middle Tennessee played Minnesota without two of its chief off ensive weapons for most of the game. Stockstill did not dress, and redshirt junior receiver Richie James did not return a er exi ng the game early in the second quarter.• Safety Jovante Moff a had a career-high 13 tack-les against Minnesota. His previous career high was 10 vs. Marshall in 2016. Of his 13 tackles, nine were solo takedowns, which is also a new career high. Moff a ’s previous career high for solo stops was six vs. Vanderbilt in 2016.• Senior kicker Canon Rooker connected for his fi rst fi eld goal of the sea-son when he booted a 45-yarder through the goalposts to e the score 3-3 in the fi rst quarter. The Lou Groza Award Watch List kicker was just one yard shy of his career high of 46 yards. Rooker has made 14 of his last 15 fi eld goals da ng back to 2016.• QB Kyle Banks made his fi rst collegiate appearance.

BANGED UP BLUE RAIDERS FALL AT MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS - Middle Tennessee was overcome by a tough Minnesota defense and injuries to its two main off ensive weapons Saturday, leading to a 34-3 loss in Minneapolis. The Blue Raiders (1-2) fought well early, and found themselves ed 3-3 with the Gophers (3-0) a er a 45-yard Canon Rooker fi eld goal with 10:53 le in the second quarter. From there, it was all Minnesota. The home team ra led off 31 straight points thanks to a s ngy defense and unrelen ng rushing a ack. The Gophers, who average 211 yards per game rushing to rank 42nd in the na on, fi nished with 221 yards on 47 carries for a 4.7-yard average. Middle Tennessee tried to make things interes ng in the second quarter behind its defense before a turnover all but put things out of reach. The Blue Raider defenders forced three three-and-outs in a row to end the fi rst quarter and begin the second, but the off ense couldn’t fi nd rhythm. A er the fi rst of three rushing touchdowns for Minnesota’s Kobe McCrary, the Raiders trailed 13-3 with six minutes le in the second quarter and put together a four-minute drive and entered Gopher territory. The score threat was wiped out, though, when redshirt sophomore quarterback John Urzua’s pass was intercepted for a 67-yard TD, bringin the hal ime score to 20-3. Urzua fi nished 19-of-34 passing for 135 yards and two INTs. He was thrust in the star ng lineup for the injured Brent Stocks ll, who was forced out due to an ailment from Week 2 against Syracuse. Not only was the Blue Raider off ense missing its star ng quarterback, but redshirt junior wide receiver Richie James, the school’s all- me leader in receiving yards and co-leader in TDs, also was limited. Redshirt junior wideout Patrick Smith led the way in the receiving corps, hauling in six catches for 46 yards. Middle Tennessee’s defense was led by 13 total tackles by safety Jovante Moff a and Darrius Harris, who had 10 tackles, one tackle for loss and a sack.

SCORING SUMMARYQ Time Team Scoring Play1st 8:29 UM Carpenter 24 FG, 12-68, 6:312nd 10:53 MT Rooker 45 FG, 7-43, 1:542nd 9:20 UM Carpenter 47 FG, 5-31, 1:332nd 6:02 UM McCrary 14 run (Carpenter PAT), 5-45, 2:552nd 1:56 UM Huff 67 INT Return (Carpenter PAT)3rd 1:17 UM McCrary 1 run (Carpenter PAT), 16-56, 8:064th 13:27 UM McCrary 5 run (Carpenter PAT), 3-55, 1:22

STATISTICAL LEADERS

MIDDLE TENNESSEE VS MINNESOTARUSHING: Middle Tennessee-JAMES, Richie 2-25; ANDERSON, Brad 5-18; URZUA, John 2-7; LEE, Ty 4-2; BANKS, Kyle 2-minus 6. Minnesota-Smith, Rodney 16-107;McCrary, Kobe 23-107; Femi-Cole, J 5-16; Douglas, D 1-2; Rhoda, Conor 2-minus11.

PASSING: Middle Tennessee-URZUA, John 19-34-2-135; BANKS, Kyle 6-8-0-49.Minnesota-Rhoda, Conor 11-18-0-122.

RECEIVING: Middle Tennessee-SMITH, Patrick 6-46; LEE, Ty 4-28; TUCKER, Shane3-31; WINDHAM, CJ 3-16; JOHNSON, Tyrese 2-24; ANDERSON, Brad 2-7; UPTON, Isiah 1-18; MARSHALL, Jimmy 1-14; BROWN, Tyshawn 1-4; ANDERSON, D. 1-mi-nus 2; JAMES, Richie 1-minus 2. Minnesota-Douglas, D 4-43; Wozniak, Nate 2-52; Johnson, Tyler 2-14; Howard, Phillip 1-8; Lingen, Brandon 1-5; Smith, Rodney 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Middle Tennessee-None. Minnesota-Huff , Jacob 1-67; Beebe, Colton 1-0.

FUMBLES: Middle Tennessee-None. Minnesota-None.

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GAME FOURBOWLING GREEN 7 3 3 0 - 13MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7 14 0 3 - 24

Sept. 23, 2017 | Floyd Stadium | Murfreesboro, TN | 6:02 PM | A : 16,523

TEAM STATISTICS BG MTFIRST DOWNS 14 27Rushing 3 12

Passing 11 14 Penalty 0 1NET YARDS RUSHING 1 243 Rushing A empts 29 43 Average Per Rush 0.0 5.7 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 Yards Gained Rushing 71 262 Yards Lost Rushing 70 19NET YARDS PASSING 283 290 Comple ons-A empts-Int 21-35-0 24-32-1 Average Per A empt 8.1 9.1 Average Per Comple on 13.5 12.1 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 284 533 Total off ense plays 64 75 Average Gain Per Play 4.4 7.1Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-0 3-2Penal es: Number-Yards 6-50 3-23PUNTS-YARDS 7-323 3-113 Average Yards Per Punt 46.1 37.7 Net Yards Per Punt 46.3 31.0 Inside 20 4 1 50+ Yards 2 0 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair catch 3 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-234 5-325 Average Yards Per Kickoff 58.5 65.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 40.2 40.0 Touchbacks 1 5Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 2--1-0 Average Per Return 0.0 -0.5Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 3-48-0 Average Per Return 0.0 16.0Intercep ons: Number-Yds-TD 1-25-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 25:11 34:49 1st Quarter 6:04 8:56 2nd Quarter 8:31 6:29 3rd Quarter 9:10 5:50 4th Quarter 1:26 13:34Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 8 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-3 Touchdowns 0-3 2-3 Field goals 2-3 0-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 3-28PAT Kicks 1-1 3-3Field Goals 2-2 1-1Points off turnovers 3 0

Game Notes• Sophomore Jocquez Bruce, who recently moved from receiver to running back, scored his fi rst collegiate touchdown in the fi rst quarter against BGSU. Bruce hit paydirt on a 4-yard run. Bruce went on to rush for a career-best 115 yards on 16 a empts. It was the fi rst 100-yard eff ort of the season for the Blue Raiders.• True freshman running back Brad Anderson made the most of his fi rst col-legiate start with a career performance. Anderson notched a personal-best 104 rushing yards while also collec ng six recep-tions for a career-high 98 yards.• Sophomore signal-caller John Urzua, who made his fi h career start tonight, threw for a career-high 290 yards on 24 comple-tions. Urzua’s previous high was a 250-yard eff ort at Charlo e last year when he had 26 comple ons.• DB Mike Minter made his team-leading 29th straight start … PK Canon Rooker played in his team-high 43rd game tonight … The TD pass from John Urzua to Brad Anderson for 64 yards went down as the longest play of the season for MT … LB Chris Melton recorded his fi rst sack of the season early in the third quarter … WR Isiah Upton recorded a career long 26-yard recep- on in the fourth quarter …

PK Canon Rooker’s fourth quarter fi eld goal was his sixth straight made three-pointer and the 18th of his career

YOUNG GUNS LEAD RAIDERS TO WIN OVER BGSU MURFREESBORO - Middle Tennessee needed someone to step up off ensively with several key players sidelined due to injuries, and plenty of young reinforcements arrived just in me to deliver a 24-13 win. “I’m really happy, pleased and proud of our team,” MT Head Coach Rick Stocks ll said. “We played a lot of young guys … a lot of guys who had really never played col-lege football before. I’m really proud of their eff ort and how we played.” The Blue Raiders (2-2) had a heyday against the Bowling Green defense. They racked up a season-high 533 total yards (243 rushing, 290 passing) against the Fal-cons (0-4). The off ensive explosion was precisely what Middle Tennessee had been searching for. In its fi rst three games, it averaged just 269.3 total yards per game and 63 yards on the ground. “It’s defi nitely a momentum swing for our team,” freshman running back Brad Anderson said. “We felt like we had to get back to the basics of our running game because we couldn’t get stuff established and get stuff going. For us tonight to be able to have a running game like that, it means a lot for us.” MT’s off ensive success came without several key weapons. Quarterback Brent Stocks ll, who missed Week 3’s contest at Minnesota with a sternum injury, missed his second straight game. He was joined on the sidelines by ailing wide receivers Richie James and Patrick Smith and guard Chandler Brewer, the Raiders’ most experi-enced lineman. With their leaders out, a host of young Blue Raiders picked up the baton. Every player who recorded a pass, rush or recep on was either a freshman or sophomore. Redshirt sophomore quarterback John Urzua connected on 24-of-32 passes for 290 yards, two touchdowns and an intercep on. Anderson ended with 104 yards rushing, 98 yards receiving and TD, and redshirt sophomore Jocquez Bruce added 115 yards rushing and a TD on 16 carries. Sophomore Ty Lee also had seven catches for 80 yards and a score. “We have depth,” Urzua said. “We have good players, players who’ve stepped up tremendously not only in the off season but in these past few weeks. The ability to have the kind of confi dence we do in [the young guys] is huge, and we can take that throughout the rest of the season.” Middle Tennessee came out of the gates hot off ensively. Urzua completed his fi rst eight passes, while Anderson, Bruce and Lee did damage both out of the backfi eld and fl anked out wide. A 64-yard strike from Urzua to Anderson with just over 5 minutes le in the second quarter, Urzua’s second TD pass of the fi rst half, put MT up 21-10 at hal ime. From there, it was all up to the Blue Raider defense to hold tough. Holding onto the 11-point hal ime advantage, Middle Tennessee came out in the second half a li le sluggish off ensively, but its stoppers stepped up. The Falcons man-aged just 20 yards and three points in the last two frames, and were forced to punt on four of fi ve possessions. In total, Bowling Green gained 284 total yards, and only 1 yard came via the run on 29 a empts. The Blue Raiders were led in the tackle department by junior safety Jovante Mof-fa (eight). Redshirt junior linebacker Darius Harris added six tackles, two tackles for loss and a pass breakup, while redshirt sophomore Khalil Brooks had fi ve tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack. Charvarius Ward and Chris Melton both had a sack.

SCORING SUMMARYQ Time Team Scoring Play1st 7:05 MT Bruce 4 run (Rooker PAT), 11-83, 5:051st 5:09 BG Miller 60 pass from Doege (Suder PAT), 5-75, 1:562nd 11:12 MT Lee 1 pass from Urzua (Rooker PAT), 9-61, 3:332nd 6:15 BG Suder 25 FG, 12-67, 4:572nd 5:04 MT Anderson 64 pass from Urzua (Rooker PAT), 3-75, 1:113rd 11:10 BG Suder 25 FG, 7-28, 2:314th 11:44 MT Rooker 41 FG, 9-72, 3:39

STATISTICAL LEADERS

MIDDLE TENNESSEE VS BOWLING GREENRUSHING: BGSU-CLEVELAND, Josh 12-38; WORTHAM, Darius 1-7; DOMER, Ma 2-6; SKATTEBO, L. 1-2; WILSON, Donovan 1-1; CLAIR, Andrew 2-minus 6; DOEGE, Jarret 7-minus 14; TEAM 3-minus 33. Middle Tennessee-BRUCE, Jocquez 16-115; ANDERSON, Brad 16-104; URZUA, John 6-17; LEE, Ty 4-12; TEAM 1-minus 5.

PASSING: BGSU-DOEGE, Jarret 21-35-0-283. Middle Tennessee-URZUA, John24-32-1-290.

RECEIVING: BGSU-MILLER, Sco 8-112; REDDING, Teo 5-71; GUYTON, Datrin 4-29; CLEVELAND, Josh 1-32; FOLKERTSMA, H. 1-17; MORRIS, Quin n 1-12; WILCOX, Ma 1-10. Middle Tennessee-LEE, Ty 7-80; ANDERSON, Brad 6-98; JOHNSON, Tyrese 4-29; MARSHALL, Jimmy 2-20; WILLIAMS, U. 2-15; UPTON, Isiah 1-26; BRUCE, Jocquez 1-17; WINDHAM, CJ 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: BGSU-MILTON, Marcus 1-25. Middle Tennessee-None.

FUMBLES: BGSU-TEAM 3-0. Middle Tennessee-URZUA, John 2-1; LEE, Ty 1-1.

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GAME FIVEMIDDLE TENNESSEE 6 0 7 7 - 20FLORIDA ATLANTIC 14 10 0 14 - 38

Sept. 30, 2017 | FAU Stadium | Boca Raton, FL | 6:06 PM | A : 12,913

TEAM STATISTICS MT FAUFIRST DOWNS 23 29 Rushing 3 17 Passing 18 10 Penalty 2 2NET YARDS RUSHING 69 252 Rushing A empts 24 50 Average Per Rush 2.9 5.0 Rushing Touchdowns 0 4 Yards Gained Rushing 91 263 Yards Lost Rushing 22 11NET YARDS PASSING 385 187 Comple ons-A empts-Int 32-52-3 22-29-0 Average Per A empt 7.4 6.4 Average Per Comple on 12.0 8.5 Passing Touchdowns 2 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 454 439 Total off ense plays 76 79 Average Gain Per Play 6.0 5.6Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0Penal es: Number-Yards 7-64 4-27PUNTS-YARDS 2-56 3-159 Average Yards Per Punt 28.0 53.0 Net Yards Per Punt 17.5 45.7 Inside 20 1 1 50+ Yards 0 2 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair catch 1 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-317 7-424 Average Yards Per Kickoff 63.4 60.6 Net Yards Per Kickoff 39.6 37.9 Touchbacks 4 6Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-2-0 1-21-0 Average Per Return 2.0 21.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-9-0 1-19-0 Average Per Return 9.0 19.0Intercep ons: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 3-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 31:01 28:59 1st Quarter 7:47 7:13 2nd Quarter 6:25 8:35 3rd Quarter 8:49 6:11 4th Quarter 8:00 7:00Third-Down Conversions 8 of 16 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 3 of 4Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 6-6 Touchdowns 1-3 5-6 Field goals 1-3 1-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-20PAT Kicks 2-2 5-5Field Goals 2-3 1-2Points off turnovers 0 7

Game Notes• PK Canon Rooker’s 46-yard fi eld goal matched the longest of his career. • Junior Darryl Randolph recorded the fi rst blocked kick of his career when he rejected an FAU fi eld goal a empt at the end of the first half. It went down as the first blocked kick of the season for MT and the 38th all-time under Rick Stocks ll (20 FGs, 14 punts, 4 PATs).• Sophomore Ty Lee reached the 100-yard re-ceiving mark for the third me in his career when he

hauled in eight passes for a career-high 136 yards against FAU. Lee had 100 yards even against FIU and Hawaii last year.• CJ Windham set ca-reer highs in recep ons (5) and receiving yards (74) … Jovante Moffatt (15), DJ Sanders (15) and Reed Blankenship (13) all set career highs in tackles … The dynamic off ensive duo of QB Brent Stocks ll and WR Richie James did not dress tonight against FAU. Stockstill missed his 3rd straight game and James did not play for a second straight ou ng … DB Mike Minter saw his team-high streak of 29 straight starts come to an end a er suf-fering an injury during Friday’s practice … WR Patrick Smith hauled in a career long 51-yard pass in the fi rst quarter … LB Tavares Thomas had his fi rst career rush when he ran the ball for a fi rst down on a fake punt … MT lost its C-USA opener for the fi rst me and saw its 9-game

winning streak over FAU come to an end.

RAIDERS DROP C-USA OPENER AT FAU BOCA RATON - Middle Tennessee put up a strong eff ort but in the end injuries and turnovers con nued to plaque the Blue Raiders in a 38-20 setback at FAU in the C-USA opener for both teams. The Blue Raiders (2-3, 0-1) went into the game without the services of two key off ensive starters as quarterback Brent Stocks ll and receiver Richie James did not dress. Compounding ma ers, linebacker Walter Brady and defensive back Mike Minter Jr., also were unable to play due to injuries. Those injuries, combined with three Middle Tennessee turnovers, proved detrimen-tal in the setback as the Owls ended a nine-game losing streak to the Blue Raiders. Florida Atlan c struck early, jumping out to a 14-6 lead a er the fi rst quarter and parlaying it into a 24-6 hal ime advantage. The Blue Raiders would challenge with drives deep into Florida Atlan c territory throughout, but quarterback John Urzua was guilty of three intercep ons to stall those possessions. Urzua had a career game for Middle Tennessee, otherwise, comple ng 31-of-51 passes for 359 yards and two touchdowns. Ty Lee led a trio of ac ve receivers, grab-bing eight catches for 136 yards and a touchdown. CJ Windham had 74 yards on fi ve catches and Patrick Smith turned four recep ons into 76 yards. Brad Anderson led the ground a ack with 44 yards on 13 carries. Jovante Moff a con nued his outstanding work with a career-high 15 tackles, six solo. DJ Sanders (15) and Reed Blankenship (13) also had career highs for tackles. Canon Rooker connected on his fi rst two fi eld goal tries of 46-, and 35-yards in the fi rst quarter to push his streak of consecu ve makes to eight before misfi ring in the second quarter. The Blue Raiders also received a 26-yard scoring pass from Urzua to Lee in the third quarter. Jocquez Bruce hauled in a 4-yard pass for a fourth-quarter touchdown.

SCORING SUMMARYQ Time Team Scoring Play1st 12:16 FAU Singletary 19 run (Joseph PAT), 7-75, 2:441st 8:58 MT Rooker 46 FG, 9-46, 3:181st 2:53 FAU Singletary 13 run (Joseph PAT), 10-57, 3:091st :59 MT Rooker 35 FG, 5-57, 1:542nd 12:51 FAU Singletary 1 run (Joseph PAT), 10-75, 3:082nd 5:37 FAU Joseph 22 FG, 11-75, 4:333rd 9:42 MT Lee 26 pass from Urzua (Rooker PAT), 12-75, 5:184th 14:55 FAU Singletary 2 run (Joseph PAT), 15-89, 5:194th 11:13 MT Bruce 4 pass from Urzua (Rooker PAT), 9-87, 3:424th 5:00 FAU Bryant 4 pass from Driskel (Joseph PAT), 7-41, 3:11

STATISTICAL LEADERS

MIDDLE TENNESSEE VS FAURUSHING: Middle Tennessee-ANDERSON, Brad 13-44; LEE, Ty 3-18; BRUCE, Joc-quez 3-7; THOMAS, Tavares 1-3; URZUA, John 4-minus 3. Florida Atlan c-SINGLE-TARY, D 24-133; HOWELL, Greg 18-88; DRISKEL, Jason 5-23; WHYTE, Kerrith 3-8.

PASSING: Middle Tennessee-URZUA, John 31-51-3-359; SMITH, Patrick 1-1-0-26.Florida Atlan c-DRISKEL, Jason 22-29-0-187.

RECEIVING: Middle Tennessee-LEE, Ty 8-136; WINDHAM, CJ 5-74; SMITH, Patrick4-76; BRUCE, Jocquez 4-12; ANDERSON, Brad 4-6; JOHNSON, Tyrese 2-33; MAR-SHALL, Jimmy 2-17; URZUA, John 1-26; BROWN, Tyshawn 1-4; WATKINS, Ty 1-1. Florida Atlan c-BRYANT, Harriso 7-93; WRIGHT, Willie 4-30; SOLOMON, Kamrin 4-7; RAINE, John 3-21; McNEAL, DeAndre 3-20; SINGLETARY, D 1-0; FRANKLIN, John 0-16.

INTERCEPTIONS: Middle Tennessee-None. Florida Atlan c-YOUNG, Jalen 1-0;WILLIAMS, R. 1-0; LEWIS, Shelton 1-0.

FUMBLES: Middle Tennessee-LEE, Ty 1-0. Florida Atlan c-None.

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GAME SIXFIU 3 0 7 7 - 17MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3 14 10 10 - 37

Oct. 7, 2017 | Floyd Stadium | Murfreesboro, TN | 2:05 PM | A : 15,527

TEAM STATISTICS FIU MTFIRST DOWNS 21 25Rushing 8 9

Passing 10 14 Penalty 3 2NET YARDS RUSHING 85 176 Rushing A empts 36 34 Average Per Rush 2.4 5.2 Rushing Touchdowns 1 3 Yards Gained Rushing 130 181 Yards Lost Rushing 45 5NET YARDS PASSING 221 250 Comple ons-A empts-Int 22-34-1 25-31-0 Average Per A empt 6.5 8.1 Average Per Comple on 10.0 10.0 Passing Touchdowns 1 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 306 426 Total off ense plays 70 65 Average Gain Per Play 4.4 6.6Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-1 1-0Penal es: Number-Yards 4-45 4-35PUNTS-YARDS 3-145 1-44 Average Yards Per Punt 48.3 44.0 Net Yards Per Punt 44.0 46.0 Inside 20 1 0 50+ Yards 2 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 2 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-250 8-505 Average Yards Per Kickoff 62.5 63.1 Net Yards Per Kickoff 42.0 42.0 Touchbacks 2 5Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1--2-0 1-13-0 Average Per Return -2.0 13.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-44-0 2-32-0 Average Per Return 14.7 16.0Intercep ons: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-5-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 30:40 29:20 1st Quarter 6:46 8:14 2nd Quarter 9:02 5:58 3rd Quarter 6:23 8:37 4th Quarter 8:29 6:31Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 2 of 8Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 7-7 Touchdowns 2-3 4-7 Field goals 1-3 3-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-24PAT Kicks 2-2 4-4Field Goals 1-1 3-3Points off turnovers 0 3

Game Notes• Linebacker Tavares Thomas scored his fi rst col-legiate touchdown when he had a 1-yard run in the second quarter. He later added a second score in the third quarter and a third in the fourth. Thomas was running as the Blue Raiders’ wildcat QB a er shining as a tailback in high school. Last week at FIU, Thomas converted a fake punt by rushing for a yard on fourth down. • Sophomore Kha l i l Brooks enjoyed a career and record-se ng day in the win over FIU. Brooks equaled his career-high with eight tackles and his five tackles for loss equaled the school record set in 2005 by J.K. Sabb. Brooks also had three sacks as part of his five TFLs which equals the second most in MT history, and was just one shy of the school record for that category. • Freshman Brad Ander-son turned in his second 100-yard rushing game of the season in the win over FIU. Anderson rushed for a career-high 112 yards on 11 carries for an impressive 10.2 per carry average. Anderson had 104 yards in the last home game against BGSU. Anderson also had six receptions on seven targets for 47 yards and a touchdown. He totaled 159 yards for the game.

ANDERSON, BROOKS LEAD WIN OVER PANTHERS MURFREESBORO - Middle Tennessee enjoyed a happy Homecoming by knocking off C-USA leading FIU, 37-17, at Floyd Stadium. The Blue Raiders (3-3, 1-1) used a domina ng second quarter, in which they out-scored FIU 14-0, to take a 17-3 hal ime lead and never looked back. Several players were instrumental in the victory. Playing without quarterback Brent Stocks ll for the fourth straight game, sophomore John Urzua stepped up with a solid game. Urzua was 25-of-31 for 250 yards, one touchdown and no turnovers. Urzua was not the only off ensive standout for the Blue Raiders. Freshman tailback Brad Anderson piled up a career-high 112 yards on 11 carries for a whopping 10.2 yards per carry. The strong-running back also caught six passes on seven targets for 47 yards and a 19-yard scoring pass. Tavares Thomas, a linebacker, was also a stud with three touchdowns scored in the Wildcat. He fi nished with 20 yards. Heralded receiver Ty Lee hauled in seven passes on eight targets for 67 yards. The off ense fi nished with 426 yards total off ense with 221 coming through the air. Linebacker Khalil Brooks led the stop squad with eight total tackles, six solo, to go with three sacks and fi ve tackles for loss, which ed a school record. Brooks also forced a fumble. Darius Harris fi nished with seven tackles. The stop squad fi nished with a total of nine tackles for loss and four sacks, along with two forced fumbles. Canon Rooker provided the Blue Raiders with a 3-0 lead with a 37-yard eff ort with 4:02 remaining in the opening quarter, but FIU answered with a trifecta with 4:12 remaining in the frame to e the score. Thomas scored two second-quarter touchdowns to provide a 17-3 hal ime lead. Thomas added a third-quarter score to start the second half scoring and provide a 24-3 advantage that would prove too much too overcome. SCORING SUMMARYQ Time Team Scoring Play1st 9:41 MT Rooker 37 FG, 11-61, 4:021st 4:12 FIU Borregales 29 FG, 11-63, 5:292nd 14:54 MT Anderson 19 pass from Urzua (Rooker PAT), 10-81, 4:182nd 8:03 MT Thomas 1 run (Rooker PAT), 10-62, 3:463rd 12:37 MT Thomas 3 run (Rooker PAT), 7-75, 2:233rd 10:02 FIU McGough 13 run (Borregales PAT), 6-86, 2:353rd :15 MT Rooker 31 FG, 9-53, 4:424th 11:34 FIU Owens 4 pass from McGough (Borregales PAT), 10-75, 3:414th 9:52 MT Thomas 4 run (Rooker PAT), 5-77, 1:424th 7:51 MT Rooker 29 FG, 4-4, 1:25

STATISTICAL LEADERS

MIDDLE TENNESSEE VS FIURUSHING: FIU-GARDNER, Alex 10-42; MAXWELL, N. 8-21; ALEXANDER, M. 3-17;PHILLIPS, S. 6-5; McGOUGH, Alex 9-0. Middle Tennessee-ANDERSON, Brad 11-112; THOMAS, Tavares 6-20; MITCHELL, Will 4-17; WEST, Terelle 5-11; LEE, Ty 1-9;BRUCE, Jocquez 7-7.

PASSING: FIU-McGOUGH, Alex 20-31-1-209; ALEXANDER, M. 2-3-0-12. MiddleTennessee-URZUA, John 25-31-0-250.

RECEIVING: FIU-OWENS, Thomas 11-162; MCKEVER, P. 4-25; WILLIAMS, J. 3-17;GARDNER, Alex 3-3; SINGLETON, B. 1-14. Middle Tennessee-LEE, Ty 7-67; ANDERSON,Brad 6-47; TUCKER, Shane 4-44; SMITH, Patrick 3-28; BRUCE, Jocquez 3-27; WINDHAM, CJ 1-23; GARNETT, Ruben 1-14.

INTERCEPTIONS: FIU-None. Middle Tennessee-FERGUSON, J. 1-5.

FUMBLES: FIU-McGOUGH, Alex 2-1; MAXWELL, N. 1-0; WILLIAMS, J. 1-0. MiddleTennessee-WINDHAM, CJ 1-0.

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Middle Tennessee Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 08, 2017)

All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

ANDERSON, Brad 5 46 296 10 286 6.2 0 37 57.2 5 46 296 10 286 6.2 0 37 57.2

BRUCE, Jocquez 5 26 135 6 129 5.0 1 28 25.8 7 26 135 6 129 5.0 1 28 18.4

LEE, Ty 6 35 120 21 99 2.8 1 14 16.5 19 41 229 23 206 5.0 2 61 10.8

JAMES, Richie 3 5 39 0 39 7.8 0 22 13.0 29 55 539 15 524 9.5 5 46 18.1

GORDON, Maurice 1 7 27 1 26 3.7 0 9 26.0 1 7 27 1 26 3.7 0 9 26.0

THOMAS, Tavares 6 7 23 0 23 3.3 3 8 3.8 6 7 23 0 23 3.3 3 8 3.8

TUCKER, Shane 4 3 22 0 22 7.3 0 3 5.5 32 271 1201 39 1162 4.3 15 48 36.3

STOCKSTILL, B. 3 21 95 74 21 1.0 0 20 7.0 27 128 606 312 294 2.3 2 63 10.9

URZUA, John 4 12 49 28 21 1.8 0 13 5.2 9 20 50 77 -27 -1.4 0 13 -3.0

MITCHELL, Will 2 4 17 0 17 4.2 0 6 8.5 2 4 17 0 17 4.2 0 6 8.5

WEST, Terelle 1 5 12 1 11 2.2 0 5 11.0 12 45 199 20 179 4.0 1 18 14.9

BANKS, Kyle 2 2 0 6 -6 -3.0 0 0 -3.0 2 2 0 6 -6 -3.0 0 0 -3.0

TEAM 2 2 0 11 -11 -5.5 0 0 -5.5

Total 6 175 835 158 677 3.9 5 37 112.8

Opponents 6 246 972 216 756 3.1 11 29 126.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

URZUA, John 4 128.62 99-148-6 66.9 1034 5 64 258.5 9 124.48 177-279-14 63.4 1850 13 64 205.6

STOCKSTILL, B. 3 127.97 40-67-2 59.7 435 4 48 145.0 27 149.43 631-974-19 64.8 7714 65 78 285.7

BANKS, Kyle 2 126.45 6-8-0 75.0 49 0 15 24.5 2 126.45 6-8-0 75.0 49 0 15 24.5

SMITH, Patrick 5 318.40 1-1-0 100.0 26 0 26 5.2 17 318.40 1-1-0 100.0 26 0 26 1.5

Total 6 129.19 146-224-8 65.2 1544 9 64 257.3

Opponents 6 131.51 123-188-2 65.4 1291 6 73 215.2

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

LEE, Ty 6 35 394 11.3 3 48 65.7 19 98 1093 11.2 12 48 57.5

JAMES, Richie 3 19 206 10.8 2 31 68.7 29 232 3177 13.7 22 69 109.6

ANDERSON, Brad 5 19 166 8.7 2 64 33.2 5 19 166 8.7 2 64 33.2

SMITH, Patrick 5 18 214 11.9 0 51 42.8 17 46 546 11.9 4 51 32.1

WINDHAM, CJ 6 13 156 12.0 0 29 26.0 19 19 223 11.7 0 29 11.7

TUCKER, Shane 4 11 109 9.9 1 25 27.2 32 53 597 11.3 6 52 18.7

JOHNSON, Tyrese 4 8 86 10.8 0 32 21.5 4 8 86 10.8 0 32 21.5

BRUCE, Jocquez 5 8 56 7.0 1 23 11.2 7 10 87 8.7 1 28 12.4

MARSHALL, Jimmy 6 5 51 10.2 0 14 8.5 6 5 51 10.2 0 14 8.5

UPTON, Isiah 5 2 44 22.0 0 26 8.8 16 10 83 8.3 0 26 5.2

WILLIAMS, U. 3 2 15 7.5 0 11 5.0 3 2 15 7.5 0 11 5.0

BROWN, Tyshawn 6 2 8 4.0 0 4 1.3 18 7 92 13.1 1 38 5.1

URZUA, John 4 1 26 26.0 0 26 6.5 9 1 26 26.0 0 26 2.9

GARNETT, Ruben 6 1 14 14.0 0 14 2.3 20 4 31 7.8 0 15 1.5

WATKINS, Ty 6 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.2 6 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.2

ANDERSON, D. 6 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.3 25 12 175 14.6 1 42 7.0

Total 6 146 1544 10.6 9 64 257.3

Opponents 6 123 1291 10.5 6 73 215.2

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g

URZUA, John 4 160 21 1034 1055 263.8 9 299 -27 1850 1823 202.6

STOCKSTILL, B. 3 88 21 435 456 152.0 27 1102 294 7714 8008 296.6

ANDERSON, Brad 5 46 286 0 286 57.2 5 46 286 0 286 57.2

BRUCE, Jocquez 5 26 129 0 129 25.8 7 26 129 0 129 18.4

LEE, Ty 6 35 99 0 99 16.5 19 41 206 0 206 10.8

BANKS, Kyle 2 10 -6 49 43 21.5 2 10 -6 49 43 21.5

JAMES, Richie 3 5 39 0 39 13.0 29 62 524 80 604 20.8

GORDON, Maurice 1 7 26 0 26 26.0 1 7 26 0 26 26.0

SMITH, Patrick 5 1 0 26 26 5.2 17 1 0 26 26 1.5

THOMAS, Tavares 6 7 23 0 23 3.8 6 7 23 0 23 3.8

TUCKER, Shane 4 3 22 0 22 5.5 32 272 1162 12 1174 36.7

MITCHELL, Will 2 4 17 0 17 8.5 2 4 17 0 17 8.5

WEST, Terelle 1 5 11 0 11 11.0 12 45 179 0 179 14.9

TEAM 2 2 -11 0 -11 -5.5

Total 6 399 677 1544 2221 370.2

Opponents 6 434 756 1291 2047 341.2

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Middle Tennessee Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 08, 2017)

All games

SEASON CAREER

PAT PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

ROOKER, Canon - 7-8 13-14 - - - - - 34 - 23-27 78-81 - - - - - 147

LEE, Ty 4 - - - - - - - 24 14 - - - - - - - 84

THOMAS, Tavares 3 - - - - - - - 18 3 - - - - - - - 18

BRUCE, Jocquez 2 - - - - - - - 12 2 - - - - - - - 12

JAMES, Richie 2 - - - - - - - 12 27 - - - - - - - 162

ANDERSON, Brad 2 - - - - - - - 12 2 - - - - - - - 12

TUCKER, Shane 1 - - - - - - - 6 21 - - - - - - - 126

TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2

Total 14 7-8 13-14 - - - - 1 120

Opponents 18 9-12 18-18 - - - - - 153

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg

JAMES, Richie 5 26 5.2 0 20 22 154 7.0 0 27

LEE, Ty 4 4 1.0 0 3 5 2 0.4 0 3

BLANKENSHIP, R. 1 13 13.0 0 13 1 13 13.0 0 13

Total 10 43 4.3 0 20

Opponents 4 17 4.2 0 21

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg

ANDERSON, D. 6 89 14.8 0 23 32 638 19.9 0 38

TUCKER, Shane 5 134 26.8 0 64 5 134 26.8 0 64

GARNETT, Ruben 1 19 19.0 0 19 8 122 15.2 0 27

Total 12 242 20.2 0 64

Opponents 9 226 25.1 0 48

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg

BLANKENSHIP, R. 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0

FERGUSON, J. 1 5 5.0 0 5 1 5 5.0 0 5

Total 2 5 2.5 0 5

Opponents 8 135 16.9 1 67

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg

Total 0 0 0.0 0 0

Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

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Middle Tennessee Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 08, 2017)

All games

SEASON CAREER

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

LEE, Ty 6 99 394 4 0 0 497 82.8 19 206 1093 2 0 0 1301 68.5

ANDERSON, Bra 5 286 166 0 0 0 452 90.4 5 286 166 0 0 0 452 90.4

JAMES, Richie 3 39 206 26 0 0 271 90.3 29 524 3177 154 61 0 3916 135.0

TUCKER, Shane 4 22 109 0 134 0 265 66.2 32 1162 597 0 134 0 1893 59.2

SMITH, Patrick 5 0 214 0 0 0 214 42.8 17 0 546 0 0 0 546 32.1

BRUCE, Jocquez 5 129 56 0 0 0 185 37.0 7 129 87 0 0 0 216 30.9

WINDHAM, CJ 6 0 156 0 0 0 156 26.0 19 0 223 0 0 0 223 11.7

ANDERSON, D. 6 0 -2 0 89 0 87 14.5 25 407 175 0 638 0 1220 48.8

JOHNSON, Tyre 4 0 86 0 0 0 86 21.5 4 0 86 0 0 0 86 21.5

MARSHALL, Jim 6 0 51 0 0 0 51 8.5 6 0 51 0 0 0 51 8.5

URZUA, John 4 21 26 0 0 0 47 11.8 9 -27 26 0 0 0 -1 -0.1

UPTON, Isiah 5 0 44 0 0 0 44 8.8 16 0 83 0 0 0 83 5.2

GARNETT, Rube 6 0 14 0 19 0 33 5.5 20 98 31 0 122 0 251 12.6

GORDON, Mauri 1 26 0 0 0 0 26 26.0 1 26 0 0 0 0 26 26.0

THOMAS, Tavar 6 23 0 0 0 0 23 3.8 6 23 0 0 0 0 23 3.8

STOCKSTILL, B. 3 21 0 0 0 0 21 7.0 27 294 -3 0 0 0 291 10.8

MITCHELL, Will 2 17 0 0 0 0 17 8.5 2 17 0 0 0 0 17 8.5

WILLIAMS, U. 3 0 15 0 0 0 15 5.0 3 0 15 0 0 0 15 5.0

B L A N K E N S H I P , 6 0 0 13 0 0 13 2.2 6 0 0 13 0 0 13 2.2

WEST, Terelle 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0 12 179 14 7 89 0 289 24.1

BROWN, Tysha 6 0 8 0 0 0 8 1.3 18 0 92 0 0 0 92 5.1

FERGUSON, J. 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 1.0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 1.0

WATKINS, Ty 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.2 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.2

BANKS, Kyle 2 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -3.0 2 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -3.0

TEAM 2 -11 0 0 0 0 -11 -5.5

Total 6 677 1544 43 242 5 2511 418.5

Opponents 6 756 1291 17 226 135 2425 404.2

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd

ROOKER, Canon 8 7 46 0 27 23 46 0

Total 8 7 46 0

Opponents 12 9 47 1

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk

BONADIES, Matt 23 920 40.0 64 0 112 4448 39.7 64 0

STOCKSTILL, B. 3 127 42.3 48 0 5 195 39.0 48 0

URZUA, John 2 65 32.5 36 0 2 65 32.5 36 0

Total 28 1112 39.7 64 0

Opponents 29 1324 45.7 65 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob

ROOKER, Canon 27 1717 63.6 17 1 267 16146 60.5 84 6

Total 27 1717 63.6 17 1

Opponents 34 2136 62.8 22 0

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2017 Middle Tennessee Football

Middle Tennessee Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 08, 2017)

All games

SEASON CAREER

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk

7 MOFFATT, J. 6 2 8 2 0 4 8 2.0 . . 1 . . . 32 7 2 5 4 1 2 6 3.0 . . 4 . . .

31 SANDERS, DJ 6 1 9 2 2 4 1 1.5 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 44 1 0 2 6 4 1 6 6 6.5 3 . 0 4 1 2 1 4 1

16 BROOKS, Khalil 6 2 5 1 3 3 8 10.5 5 . 5 . . . 1 . 19 5 1 2 5 7 6 12.5 6 . 0 . 4 . 1 .

2A BLANKENSHIP, R. 6 1 9 1 3 3 2 3.0 . 1 . . . . 6 1 9 1 3 3 2 3.0 . 1 . . . .

30 HARRIS, Darius 6 2 6 6 3 2 3.5 1 . 5 . 2 . . . 32 9 3 5 7 1 5 0 12.5 3 . 5 1 4 2 2 .

2 WARD, C. 6 1 8 6 2 4 2.0 1 . 0 . 3 . . . 18 3 2 1 8 5 0 2.0 1 . 0 2 8 1 . .

6 MINTER, Mike 5 1 9 3 2 2 3.0 . . 5 . . . 5 1 9 3 2 2 3.0 . . 5 . . .

32 MELTON, Chris 6 1 1 8 1 9 2.0 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 32 7 3 6 5 1 3 8 8.5 3 . 5 . 3 1 1 .

29 RANDOLPH, D. 6 9 1 0 1 9 2.0 . . . . . 1 32 5 4 3 6 9 0 4.5 . . 5 . . 1

23 BUSH, Wesley 6 1 0 6 1 6 0.0 . . 1 . . . 6 1 0 6 1 6 0.0 . . 1 . . .

94 RENDER, Tyshun 6 8 6 1 4 0.0 . . . . . . 19 1 8 1 5 3 3 1.0 . . 1 . . .

43 JONES, Jahmal 6 7 7 1 4 0.0 . . 1 . . . 31 2 4 2 5 4 9 0.0 . . 1 . . .

33 HARGES, Myles 6 8 5 1 3 0.5 0 . 5 . 1 . . . 18 3 6 2 7 6 3 2.0 1 . 5 1 1 . . .

56 BRADY, Walter 6 1 1 2 1 3 2.0 2 . 0 . 3 . . . 6 1 1 2 1 3 2.0 2 . 0 . 3 . . .

96 COLLINS, R. 6 6 6 1 2 0.5 . . . . . . 6 6 6 1 2 0.5 . . . . . .

93 MANCIEL, Malik 5 6 5 1 1 3.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 17 1 3 1 2 2 5 4.5 2 . 0 . . . 1 .

91 FERGUSON, J. 5 9 1 1 0 1.0 . 1 . . . . 5 9 1 1 0 1.0 . 1 . . . .

85 LIGGINS, D. 6 4 2 6 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 20 9 1 1 2 0 3.0 2 . 5 . . . . .

20 THOMAS, DQ 6 5 1 6 1.5 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 6 5 1 6 1.5 1 . 0 . . . 1 .

22 DALE, Alex 6 1 2 3 1.0 . . . . . . 37 5 9 2 6 8 5 3.5 1 . 0 2 9 . 4 .

5A BAILEY, Peter 4 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . . 16 4 7 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .

95 PHILPOTS, Trae 6 3 . 3 1.0 . . . . . . 15 6 2 8 1.5 . . . . . .

46 WALKER, Vernon 6 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . . 18 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . .

40 CRAIG, Dale 6 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 17 5 3 8 0.0 . . . . . .

41 FELTON, Caleb 6 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 6 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .

92 NIX, Ty 4 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 4 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .

21 BROWN, Justin 6 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 6 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .

55 JOHNSON, Carlos 6 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 25 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .

8 LEE, Ty 6 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 19 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .

47 HENDERSON, R. 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .

5 BRUCE, Jocquez 5 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 7 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .

90 POYDRAS, R. 6 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 6 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .

27 GARNETT, Ruben 6 . 1 1 0.0 . . . 1 . . 20 4 1 5 1.0 . . . 1 . .

1 TUCKER, Shane 4 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 32 4 . 4 0.0 . . . . . .

4 JOHNSON, OJ 6 . 1 1 0.0 . . 1 . . . 6 . 1 1 0.0 . . 1 . . .

TM TEAM 2 . . . 0.0 . . . . . .

17 STRIBLING, K. 6 . . . 0.0 . . . 1 . . 6 . . . 0.0 . . . 1 . .

Total 6 2 6 0 1 5 6 4 1 6 41 15 2 2 0 2 2 1

Opponents 6 2 6 1 8 9 3 5 0 38 10 8 2 2 4 5 1

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NCAA Statistics

Middle Tenn. - 2017-18 Football Ranking Summary thru games 10/07/2017

StatisticNationalRank

ConferenceRank Value National Leader Value

ConferenceLeader Value

3rd Down Conversion Pct (129 ranked) 110 10 0.324 TCU 0.583 UAB 0.486

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (129 ranked) 71 5 0.387 Michigan 0.183 UTSA 0.186

4th Down Conversion Pct (127 ranked) 101 11 0.333 AlabamaMichiganMiami (FL)

1.0001.0001.000

North Texas 0.636

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (127 ranked) 78 8 0.563 6 teams tied 0.000 UAB 0.000

Blocked Kicks (29 ranked) 29 2 1 HawaiiUtah St.

44

Louisiana Tech 2

Blocked Kicks Allowed (128 ranked) 58 7 1 57 teams tied 0 6 teams tied 0

Blocked Punts (3 ranked) Utah St. 4 North Texas 1

Blocked Punts Allowed (125 ranked) 1 1 0 100 teams tied 0 12 teams tied 0

Completion Percentage (129 ranked) 23 3 0.652 Oklahoma 0.760 UTSA 0.703

Defensive TDs (13 ranked) Utah St.TexasDuke

444

Southern Miss.UTEP

22

Fewest Penalties (129 ranked) 60 7 33 Georgia St. 16 Old Dominion 20

Fewest Penalties Per Game (129 ranked) 42 6 5.50 Air Force 3.60 Rice 3.83

Fewest Penalty Yards (129 ranked) 68 7 294 Georgia St. 126 Old Dominion 164

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (129 ranked) 48 6 49.00 South Carolina 28.17 Rice 31.83

First Downs Defense (129 ranked) 94 8 122 Georgia Tech 54 UTSA 59

First Downs Offense (128 ranked) 47 4 120 Louisville 169 Fla. Atlantic 137

Fumbles Lost (129 ranked) 62 6 4 5 teams tied 0 Western Ky.Fla. Atlantic

22

Fumbles Recovered (112 ranked) 94 8 2 Bowling Green 11 4 teams tied 4

Kickoff Return Defense (129 ranked) 113 12 25.11 Florida 0.00 UTEP 12.80

Kickoff Returns (129 ranked) 79 8 20.17 Wyoming 35.11 Old Dominion 26.00

Net Punting (129 ranked) 64 7 37.68 Utah 44.75 Marshall 41.17

Passes Had Intercepted (129 ranked) 111 12 8 4 teams tied 0 Southern Miss.UAB

11

Passes Intercepted (122 ranked) 108 10 2 South Fla. 14 Fla. Atlantic 10

Passing Offense (129 ranked) 49 5 257.3 UCLA 435.8 North Texas 295.2

Passing Yards Allowed (129 ranked) 51 4 215.2 Air Force 124.2 UTSA 143.8

Passing Yards per Completion (129 ranked) 113 10 10.58 Navy 29.44 Southern Miss. 14.20

Punt Return Defense (129 ranked) 38 2 4.25 Miami (FL) -4.00 UTSA 1.00

Punt Returns (129 ranked) 95 9 4.30 Washington 28.73 RiceLouisiana Tech

11.2511.25

Red Zone Defense (128 ranked) 92 10 0.875 Troy 0.571 MarshallUTSA

0.6000.600

Red Zone Offense (129 ranked) 99 10 0.765 6 teams tied 1.000 FIU 1.000

Rushing Defense (129 ranked) 34 2 126.0 Alabama 73.3 Western Ky. 122.0

Rushing Offense (129 ranked) 111 12 112.8 Navy 414.2 Fla. Atlantic 258.7

Sacks Allowed (129 ranked) 50 3 1.67 Army West Point 0.00 Marshall 0.40

Scoring Defense (129 ranked) 58 5 25.5 Penn St. 9.0 Marshall 17.4

Scoring Offense (129 ranked) 111 9 20.0 UCF 47.5 North Texas 38.8

Tackles for Loss Allowed (129 ranked) 86 8 6.33 Army West Point 2.67 Louisiana TechMarshallOld Dominion

5.005.005.00

Team Passing Efficiency (129 ranked) 83 8 129.19 Oklahoma 217.24 UTSA 166.52

Team Passing Efficiency Defense (129 ranked) 79 9 131.51 South Fla. 89.20 UTSA 100.79

Team Sacks (129 ranked) 37 5 2.50 Oregon 4.00 Old Dominion 3.80

Team Tackles for Loss (129 ranked) 40 5 6.8 Northern Ill. 9.6 UTSA 8.3

Time of Possession (129 ranked) 92 8 28:22 Georgia Tech 36:39 UTSA 35:31

Total Defense (129 ranked) 32 2 341.2 Michigan 213.0 UTSA 269.8

Total Offense (129 ranked) 91 9 370.2 Oklahoma 587.0 North Texas 510.8

Turnover Margin (129 ranked) 121 13 -1.33 South Fla. 2.20 Fla. Atlantic 1.00

Turnovers Gained (128 ranked) 117 12 4 Penn St. 17 Fla. Atlantic 13

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Statistic PlayerNationalRank

ConferenceRank Value National Leader Value

ConferenceLeader Value

All Purpose (200 ranked) Brad Anderson Ty Lee

137175

1216

90.4082.83

Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. 220.83 Ito Smith, Southern Miss. 163.60

Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) 8 players tied 2 Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech 2

Combined Kick Returns (199 ranked) Desmond Anderson 168 19 89 Michael Walker, Boston College 626 Chris Montgomery, Charlotte 425

Completion Percentage (117 ranked) Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 0.746 Dalton Sturm, UTSA 0.709

Completions Per Game (100 ranked) Josh Rosen, UCLA 31.80 Mike White, Western Ky. 25.00

Field Goal Percentage (107 ranked) Canon Rooker 19 3 0.875 5 players tied 1.000 Jared Sackett, UTSA 1.000

Field Goals Per Game (128 ranked) Canon Rooker 52 5 1.17 Matt Gay, Utah 3.20 Jared Sackett, UTSA 2.33

Forced Fumbles (76 ranked) Eric Banks, UTSA 0.75 Eric Banks, UTSA 0.75

Fumbles Recovered (35 ranked) Ruben Garnett Kylan Stribling

3535

11

11

4 players tied 3 35 players tied 1

Interceptions Per Game (119 ranked) Deshon Elliott, Texas 1.0 Chris Jackson, Marshall 0.6

Kickoff Return TDs (7 ranked) 6 players tied 2 Keion Davis, Marshall 2

Kickoff Returns (108 ranked) Tyler Hall, Wyoming 44.0 Keion Davis, Marshall 35.4

Passes Defended (50 ranked) Mazzi Wilkins, South Fla.Mike Hughes, UCF

2.02.0

Deandre Farris, Western Ky. 1.8

Passing Efficiency (117 ranked) Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 214.1 Dalton Sturm, UTSA 174.4

Passing TDs (102 ranked) John Urzua Brent Stockstill

91102

79

54

Luke Falk, Washington St. 19 Mason Fine, North Texas 11

Passing Yards (130 ranked) John Urzua 66 6 1,034 Josh Rosen, UCLA 2,135 J'Mar Smith, Louisiana Tech 1,529

Passing Yards Per Game (130 ranked) Josh Rosen, UCLA 427.0 Mason Fine, North Texas 288.4

Passing Yards per Completion (117 ranked) Jesse Ertz, Kansas St. 16.91 Kwadra Griggs, Southern Miss. 14.41

Points Responsible For (186 ranked) Lamar Jackson, LouisvilleMason Rudolph, Oklahoma St.

126126

AJ Erdely, UAB 80

Points Responsible For Per Game (195 ranked) Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St. 25.2 AJ Erdely, UAB 16.0

Punt Return TDs (4 ranked) Dante Pettis, Washington 3 Teddy Veal, Louisiana Tech 1

Punt Returns (62 ranked) Dante Pettis, Washington 31.8 Teddy Veal, Louisiana Tech 11.3

Punting (105 ranked) Matt Bonadies 80 9 40.0 Johnny Townsend, Florida 48.8 Jack Fox, Rice 44.4

Receiving TDs (133 ranked) Ty Lee Brad Anderson Richie James

64133133

41111

322

David Sills, West Virginia 9 Jalen Guyton, North TexasKorey Robertson, Southern Miss.

55

Receiving Yards (200 ranked) Ty Lee 57 5 394 Steve Ishmael, Syracuse 729 Tyre Brady, Marshall 495

Receiving Yards Per Game (199 ranked) Ty Lee 85 7 65.7 John Ursua, Hawaii 130.6 Tyre Brady, Marshall 99.0

Receptions Per Game (197 ranked) Ty Lee Brad Anderson Patrick Smith

33153181

11418

5.83.83.6

Steve Ishmael, Syracuse 9.3 Ty Lee, Middle Tenn.Teddy Veal, Louisiana Tech

5.85.8

Rush Yards Per Carry (177 ranked) Bryce Love, Stanford 10.51 Greg Howell, Fla. Atlantic 7.20

Rushing TDs (123 ranked) Tavares Thomas 123 10 3 Kerryon Johnson, Auburn 12 Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 11

Rushing Yards (200 ranked) Brad Anderson 143 14 286 Bryce Love, Stanford 1,240 Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 686

Rushing Yards Per Game (199 ranked) Brad Anderson 130 12 57.2 Bryce Love, Stanford 206.7 Jeffery Wilson, North Texas 133.2

Sacks (87 ranked) Khalil Brooks 11 1 0.92 Sutton Smith, Northern Ill. 1.40 Khalil Brooks, Middle Tenn. 0.92

Scoring (200 ranked) Canon Rooker 186 14 5.7 Taquon Marshall, Georgia Tech 13.5 Jared Sackett, UTSA 11.3

Solo Tackles (57 ranked) Frank Ginda, San Jose St. 8.4 Anthony Wint, FIU 5.8

Tackles For Loss (52 ranked) Khalil Brooks 6 1 1.8 Sutton Smith, Northern Ill. 2.9 Khalil Brooks, Middle Tenn. 1.8

Total Interceptions (32 ranked) 4 players tied 5 Chris Jackson, MarshallChris Tooley, Fla. Atlantic

33

Total Offense (200 ranked) Josh Rosen, UCLA 431.6 Dalton Sturm, UTSA 306.0

Total Points Scored (140 ranked) Canon Rooker 123 7 34 Kerryon Johnson, AuburnRashaad Penny, San Diego St.

7272

Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 66

Total Tackles (143 ranked) Jovante Moffatt 84 11 8.0 Frank Ginda, San Jose St. 15.1 Emmanuel Ellerbee, Rice 9.3

Total Touchdowns (128 ranked) Ty Lee 128 9 4 Kerryon Johnson, AuburnRashaad Penny, San Diego St.

1212

Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 11

Yards per Pass Attempt (117 ranked) Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 12.20 Dalton Sturm, UTSA 9.33

Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Terry Godwin, Georgia 27.25 Rhashid Bonnette, Louisiana Tech 24.75