Willie HendersonWillie Hendersonr-Sr • OTr-Sr • OT

Blake ButlerBlake Butlerr-Sr • OLr-Sr • OL

Rusty ClaytonRusty Claytonr-Sr • DSr-Sr • DS

Stephen SchuhStephen SchuhSr • CSr • C

Ryan ScottRyan ScottSr • WRSr • WR

MEDIA A look at media poli-cies and guidelines,

as well as travel plans a n d information about Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Quick Facts ................................2Media Information ...................2-4Liberty Bowl Stadium ...............5-7Tigers on the Air .....................8-9Tiger Sports Properties ............. 10

2006 OUTLOOK A position-by-position preview of the 2006 Tigers, depth chart and

rosters.

2006 Outlook ...................... 12-16Depth Chart ........................ 12-13Rosters ............................. 17-18

COACHES & STAFF Bios of Head Coach Tommy West, his as-sistants and the Tiger

football support staff.

Tommy West ....................... 20-23Assistant Coaches ............... 24-33Support Staff ...................... 34-36

MEET THE TIGERS Bios, stats and inside information on this

year’s Tiger veterans, walk-ons and new signees.

Returning Lettermen............ 38-66Other Varsity Tigers ............. 67-682006 Signing Class .............. 69-72

2006 OPPONENTS A look at all 12 of Mem-phis’ opponents this

season, along with se-ries results.

2006 Opponents.................. 74-76Series Versus ‘06 Opponents .... 77-78

REVIEW OF 2005Game-by-game recaps, fi nal statistics, superla-

tives, miscellaneous sta-tistics and key player departures.

Game Recaps ...................... 80-912005 Statistics .................... 92-98Key Departures ................. 99-102

CONFERENCE USA A look at Conference USA as a whole and composite

schedule for the league.

About C-USA ....................104-105C-USA Composite Schedule ..... 105C-USA Bowl Affi liations ........... 106

RECORDS Individual and team records, along with ca-reer leaders, 100-yard

rushers, all-time perfor-mances, annual team statistics, honored Tigers and more.

Scoring ............................108-110Rushing ...........................110-113Passing ............................113-116Receiving .........................116-118Total Offense ...................118-119All-Purpose Yards ................... 120Punting............................121-122Kicking ............................122-124Kickoff Returns .................124-125Punt Returns ....................125-127Defense ...........................127-129Miscellaneous ...................129-130Top Ranked Tigers ............131-133The Last Time ..................134-136Annual Statistics ..................... 137Lou Groza Award .................... 138Honored Tigers ................139-146Retired Jerseys ....................... 147All-Star Games ....................... 148Bowl History ....................149-153Undefeated Teams ................. 154All-Time Coaches ..............155-157All-Time Letterwinners ......158-162Tigers in the Pros .............163-164Series Records .................165-168Year-By-Year Results .........169-175Tiger Milestones ..................... 176

HISTORY Facts and f igures through Memphis’ sto-ried history of colle-

giate football.

Historical Facts .................178-186Homes of the Tigers ............... 184Conference Affi liations ............ 186

THE UNIVERSITY An inside look at Uni-versity of Memphis

President Dr. Shirley Raines, Athletic Director

R.C. Johnson, the U of M cam-pus and Tiger Athletics.

U of M Facts/Figures .........187-189Dr. Shirley Raines ................... 190R.C. Johnson.......................... 191Athletic Staff ....................192-194Athletic Complex ..............195-196Athletic Training ..................... 197Equipment Staff ..................... 198Strength & Conditioning .......... 199Tigers in the Pros .............200-201Academic Center .................... 202Tiger Traditions ...................... 203City of Memphis ...............204-205Tiger Gameday ...................... 206

The primary mis-sion of the Depart-ment of Athletics is to provide a successful ath-

letic program at the highest level

of competition. Characterized by academic, athletic and moral excellence in a diverse collegiate environment, the program will abide by the spirit of the rules governing students and intercollegiate athlet-ics and will be known for its good sportsmanship and integrity.

The U of M is an equal opportunity/affi rmative action university.

CREDITSThe 2006 University of Mem-phis Football Media Guide is intended for the editorial use of media organizations cover-ing the Tigers. Any reprinting, reproduction or other use of the contents for any commer-cial use is prohibited.

Editor: Jennifer Rodrigues

Assistance: Brandon Kolditz (covers/design elements), Bob Winn, Lamar Chance, Tammy DeGroff, Kelly Davis

Photography: Photos were taken by professional sports photographers Joe Murphy, Rob Johnson, Paul Levy, Troy Glasgow, Gary Walpole, Amir Gamzu, Taylor Wilson, Rick Yeats, Gil Michael, Lindsey Lis-sau, Julia Weeks & The Com-mercial Appeal Photography Dept. Special thanks to the NFL Media Relations Offi ces of the Amsterdam Admirals, Dolphins, Jaguars, Lions, Panthers, Patriots, Rams and Vikings for assisting with pho-tos of current Tigers playing in the NFL.

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2005 RESULTSOverall Record: 7-5 C- USA: 5-3 Home: 4-2 Away: 2-3

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATT.Sept. 5 Ole Miss (ESPN) 6-10 53,339Sept. 17 Chattanooga 59-14 30,772Sept. 24 at Tulsa* (WLMT/CSTV) 31-37 (ot) 20,645Oct. 1 UTEP* (CSTV) 27-20 30,053Oct. 8 at UCF* (WLMT/CSTV) 17-38 20,562Oct. 15 at Houston* (CSTV) 35-20 12,800Oct. 22 East Carolina* (CSTV) 27-24 31,710Nov. 1 UAB* (ESPN2) 20-37 47,669Nov. 12 at Tennessee (PPV) 16-20 106,647Nov. 19 at Southern Miss* (CSTV) 24-22 25,667Nov. 26 Marshall* (CSTV) 26-3 46,403Dec. 26 +vs Akron (ESPN) 38-31 50,616+ Motor City Bowl (Detroit, Mich.)

2005 ATTENDANCE TOTALSOverall: 476,883 (39,740) Home: 239,946 (39,991) Away: 186,321 (37,264)

The Athletic Media Relations Offi ce thanks the Offi ce Products Store for use of copiers in the offi ce and at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

PRESS POLICIES Working press will be admitted to Level 2 of the Liberty Bowl press box, where ap-proximately 90 seats are available. Creden-tials are issued according to the following criteria:

1. Local newspapers, wire services, na-tional publications, newspapers from the opponent’s area, and student newspa-pers from Memphis and the opponents’ schools.

2. Other daily newspapers with preference to those which regularly cover the Mem-phis Tigers.

3. Radio and television personnel not broad-casting, but considered reporting (seats may be provided in the stands and locker room access granted).

4. Non-daily newspapers, with preference to those which regularly cover Memphis.

5. Scouts.6. Freelance and/or non-daily writers may be

asked to produce copies of actual publica-tions in which their work has appeared. In some cases, these materials will be required as verifi cation of the writer’s sta-tus. Your cooperation and understanding is requested in such instances.

CREDENTIALS The second fl oor seating at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field is very limited (90 seats). Visiting radio stations and/or networks are located on the fourth fl oor of the press box in the visiting radio booth. Credentials are issued to working press only. We ask that members of the media request credentials at least two weeks in advance. All requests are handled by Jennifer Rodrigues. Seating is limited and will be restricted to fi ling press, radio and television representatives’ needs according to NCAA regulations.

MEDIA WILL CALL Media/photo credentials which have not been mailed can be obtained at Media Will Call, located at the base of the press box elevator on the south side of the stadium. Media Will Call opens two hours prior to kickoff and closes at halftime.

PARKING The press parking lot is located on the south side (press box side) of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field. The press lot is located just south of the el-evator entrance. Admittance to this lot is through the main entrance of the Mid-South Coliseum, off Southern Avenue. Passes are issued by the Athletic Media Relations offi ce and are limited.

TELEPHONES There are four general telephone lines located on the second fl oor of the press box at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field. These are for fi rst-come, fi rst-serve use only. It is suggested that media members, who want to order their own telephone lines, should fi rst contact Jennifer Rodrigues at 901-678-2397 to inquire as to their seat location for the Memphis game. Once seat assignments are established, the media representative can call BellSouth offi ces at 1-800-766-9115 to order their telephone service. It is very important that you indicate your seat location when you place the order. The address of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium is 335 South Hollywood Street, Memphis, TN 38104.

VISITING SID/RADIO TELEPHONES The University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations offi ce provides a courtesy telephone line for use by the visiting Sports

Information Director. The University and WREC600 Radio also provide courtesy tele-phone lines for the visiting radio broadcast. There are three standard lines and one ISDN line installed in the visiting radio booth on the fourth fl oor of the press box. Visiting radio can contact Jennifer Rodrigues for telephone numbers and/or the spin number for the ISDN line.

STATS/SERVICES Memphis will provide complete game sta-tistics, including play-by-play, halftime stats, complete post-game statistics and coaches’ quotes in the press box. Statistics are also delivered to the radio booths throughout the game. Light food and beverages will be available in the press box throughout the game. Please contact a member of the Media Relations staff in advance if you will need statistics faxed or e-mailed to your organization. The entire statistical package will be posted on the University of Memphis’ offi cial athletic website (GoTigersGo.com) immediately following the game.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS The University of Memphis locker room is closed to members of the media following all games. At home games, Head Coach Tommy West will be available in the Tiger interview room after the cooling off period. Requested players will be available for interviews in the endzone area.

SPOTTERS With at least a week’s notice, Memphis can retain the services of a spotter for radio and television announcers. Our established fee is a minimum of $50 to be paid at the conclusion of the game. Please call our of-fi ce at 901-678-2337 in advance and we will assist you in any way possible.

PHOTOGRAPHERS The sidelines at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field are very re-stricted and space is limited. Passes will be issued only for photographers representing daily newspapers, wire services, student newspapers, television stations and the ath-letic media relations offi ce. Photographers will be restricted to the areas outside the 25-yard lines. Credentials will not be issued to freelance photographers. No photographers will be allowed inside the team bench areas in accordance with NCAA regulations.

PRACTICE ATTENDANCE Memphis football practices are open to members of the media but we request that you call in advance to set up any and

The 2006 edition of the Tiger Football Media Guide is a comprehensive source of information with statistics and historical references for use by the media covering Tiger football. For additional information about Tiger football please call the University of Memphis Media Relations Offi ce at 901-678-2337.

QUICK FACTSNickname: .....................................Tigers Mascot: ............................... Bengal Tiger Enrollment: .................................. 20,465 Colors: ........................ Royal Blue & Gray Conference: .................... Conference USA Stadium: ............... Liberty Bowl Memorial Capacity: ..................................... 62,380 Playing Surface: ......................... FieldTurf Affi liation: .....................NCAA Division I-A President: ................. Dr. Shirley C. Raines Athletic Director: ................. R.C. Johnson Faculty Rep.: ....................Dr. Phillip Kolbe Head Coach: ........................Tommy West Overall Record: ........... 67-63-0 (11 years) Record at U of M: ..........32-28-0 (5 years) Basic Offense: ............................“Spread” Basic Defense: ...................... Multiple 4-3 2005 Record: ..................................7-5-0 C-USA Record/Finish: ..........5-3/T2nd East All-Time Record: .....................417-426-32 First Year of Competition: ................ 1912 Bowl Appearances: ................................5 Last Appearance: ... 2005, Motor City Bowl Bowl Record: ..................................4-1-0 First-Team All-Americans: .....................15 Offensive Starters Returning: .................8 Defensive Starters Returning: .................6 Special Team Starters Returning: ............2 Total Lettermen Returning: ................. 56

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all interviews with coaches and players. Interviews with players will be limited to Monday - Wednesday and after games on Saturday. During the week, players and assistant coaches are available prior to their team meeting, and will not be made available following practice, unless ar-rangements have been made in advance. Coach West will be made available through practice on Thursday on game weeks. On weeks where games are played on days other than Saturday, please contact Jen-nifer Rodrigues for the cut-off days for interviews.

TICKET INFORMATION For ticket information to University of Memphis football games, call the Athletic Ticket Offi ce at (901) 678-2331. Single game tickets are also available for purchase on-line at GoTigersGo.com.

MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE Head Coach Tommy West will hold his weekly press luncheon on Mondays at 11:30 a.m. The luncheon will be held in the As-sembly Room of the Athletic Offi ce Building. Members of the media are invited to lunch at 11:30 a.m. The press conference begins at noon. Efforts will be made to have sev-eral players attend the press luncheon on Monday, based on class schedules.

CONTACTING COACH WEST The best time to reach Head Coach Tommy West is between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday. All in-terview requests must be placed through Jennifer Rodrigues of the Athletic Media Relations Offi ce. Rodrigues can be reached at 901-678-2397.

PRE-GAME NOTES The University of Memphis Athletic Me-dia Relations Offi ce places all of its game notes and statistics on the GoTigersGo.com website by Monday morning of each game week. If you have trouble accessing the information on the website, please contact Jennifer Rodrigues for a PDF of the fi le to be e-mailed directly to you.

SATELLITE FEED Each member institution of Conference USA provides the league with weekly high-lights from their previous game, as well as interviews with their head coaches and key players. The videos are edited into highlight clips and are uplinked for use by television stations across the country. Contact the Athletic Media Relations Offi ce for additional information about the uplink process.

C-USA WEBSITE Additional football information about Conference USA and its member institutions

can be obtained by logging on to www.conferenceusa.com. The conference site has up-to-date statistics and rankings of all league schools.

C-USA TELECONFERENCE Conference USA hosts a weekly coaches teleconference throughout the 2006 football season. Individual teleconferences with each head coach are held on Monday afternoons beginning at 1 p.m. CDT. Coach Tommy West is available on the teleconference at 2:22 p.m. CDT. The call-in number will be available prior to the start of the season. Below is the full schedule for each week. All times listed as CDT:

1:00 p.m. Players of the Week/Notes1:05 p.m. Skip Holtz, East Carolina1:12 p.m. Mark Snyder, Marshall1:19 p.m. George O’Leary, UCF1:26 p.m. Jeff Bower, USM

1:33 p.m. Art Briles, Houston1:40 p.m. Todd Graham, Rice1:47 p.m. Phil Bennett, SMU1:54 p.m. Chris Scelfo, Tulane2:01 p.m. Watson Brown, UAB2:08 p.m. Steve Kragthorpe, Tulsa2:15 p.m. Mike Price, UTEP2:22 p.m. Tommy West, Memphis

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ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS

TAMMYDeGROFFAssistant

O: 901-678-5787C: 901-734-1504

E-mail: tdegroff@memphis.edu

JENNIFERRODRIGUES

Director O: 901-678-2397C: 901-734-9951

E-mail: jmpowers@memphis.edu

LAMAR CHANCEAssistant

O: 901-678-2349C: 901-734-9949

E-mail: lchance1@memphis.edu

JASONREDD

AssistantO: 901-678-4640C: 901-734-0565

E-mail: jredd@memphis.edu

BRANDONKOLDITZ

Graduate Asst. O: 901-678-2444

E-mail: wkolditz@memphis.edu

CHARLIE GILLINGHAM

InternO: 901-678-5294

E-mail: cgllnghm@memphis.edu

BENWRIGHT

InternO: 901-678-5294

E-mail: bnwrght1@memphis.edu

MARTHAWOODS

Admin. Asst.O: 901-678-2337F: 901-678-4134

E-mail: mwoods@memphis.edu

Athletic Media Relations203 Athletic Offi ce Bldg.

Memphis, TN 38152Main Number: 901-678-2337/Fax: 901-678-4134

CollegePressBox.com is the offi cial media website for Conference USA football. Access and download weekly game notes, statistics, media guides and more for the confer-ence and each of its 12 member schools throughout the season. Login information will be distributed by the conference offi ce to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to pass-word@collegepressbox.com.

RADIO

WREC AM 600 (Game Broad-cast)901-259-1300/ Fax: 901-259-64452650 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Ste 4100Memphis, TN 38118Dave Woloshin (Play-By-Play), Bob Rush (Color), Forrest Goodman, Matt Dillon, Jeff Brightwell

WUMR FM 92901-678-3176/Fax: 901-678-4331University of MemphisMemphis, TN 38152Bob McDowell, Director

730 ESPN Radio901-522-1919/Fax: 901-522-1920203 Beale Street, Suite 204Memphis, TN 38103Danny Bowen, Producer

WGKX FM 106901-682-1106/Fax: 901-767-9531965 Ridgelake BoulevardMemphis, TN 38120

WHBQ AM 560901-375-9324/ Fax: 901-795-44546080 Mt. MoriahMemphis, TN 38115Eli Savoie (Program Director)

WLOK AM 1340901-527-9565/Fax: 901-528-0335363 South Second StreetMemphis, TN 38103

WRVR FM 104901-767-0104/Fax: 901-767-05825904 Ridgeway CenterMemphis, TN 38120

WMBZ FM 94.1901-767-0104/ Fax: 901-682-28045904 Ridgeway CenterMemphis, TN 38120

WTJS AM 1390731-427-3316/Fax: 731-427-4576122 Radio RoadJackson, TN 38301

WNWS FM 101.5731-423-8316/Fax: 731-423-8304101 N. HighlandJackson, TN 38301

NEWSPAPER

Commercial Appeal901-529-2360/Fax: 901-529-2362495 Union AvenueMemphis, TN 38103sports@commercialappeal.comPhil Stukenborg (beat writer), Gary Parrish, Geoff Calkins, Jason Smith, Gary Robinson (sports editor)

Associated Press901-525-1972/Fax: 901-525-1978495 Union AvenueMemphis, TN 38103Woody Baird, Clay Bailey

Memphis Flyer901-521-9000/ Fax: 901-521-0129460 Tennessee StreetMemphis, TN 38101Frank Murtaugh

Daily Helmsman901-678-2192/ Fax: 901-678-4792Meeman Bldg, 113Memphis, TN 38152Matt Laurie, Daniel Ford

Tri-State Defender901-523-1818/Fax: 901-523-1820124 Calhoun Avenue EastMemphis, TN 38103Bill Little

Evening Times870-735-1010/Fax: 870-735-1020111 East Bond, PO Box 459West Memphis, AR 72303Daniel McCrosky

Jackson Sun731-427-3333/Fax: 731-425-9639245 West LafayetteJackson, TN 38301Dan Morris, John Denton, Bob Heist

Shelby Sun Times901-755-7386/ Fax: 901-755-08277508 Capital DriveCordova, TN 38138Wally Wellman, Buck Patton

Germantown News901-754-0337/ Fax: 901-754-29617545 North StreetGermantown, TN 38138Dan Moore

Covington Leader901-476-7116/Fax: 901-476-03732001 Hwy. 51 SouthCovington, TN 38019Jeff Ireland

The Tennessean615-259-8010/ Fax: 615-259-88261100 BroadwayNashville, TN 37202Bob McClellan (sports editor)

TELEVISION

WREG TV 3 (CBS)901-543-2117/ Fax: 901-543-2167803 Channel Three DriveMemphis, TN 38103Glenn Carver (Sports Director), Mike Ceide

WMC TV 5 (NBC)901-726-0410/Fax: 901-278-76331960 Union AvenueMemphis, TN 38103Jarvis Greer (Sports Director), Dave Cera, Carrie Anderson

WHBQ TV 13 (FOX)901-320-1345/Fax: 901-320-1366485 South HighlandMemphis, TN 38111Matt Stark (Sports Director), Kevin Barbee

WPTY TV 24 (ABC)901-323-2430/ Fax: 901-452-18202701 Union AvenueMemphis, TN 38104Greg Gaston (Sports Director), Kevin Jenks,Rob Petrone, Jamie Griffi n (Producer)

WBBJ TV (ABC)901-424-4515/ Fax: 901-424-9299346 Muse StreetJackson, TN 38301Noel Glasgow (Sports Director)

WKNO TV 10 (PBS)901-458-2521/ Fax: 901-325-6506900 Getwell RoadMemphis, TN 38152Debbie Robertson, Program Director

WTVF TV (CBS)615-248-5285/Fax: 615-244-9883474 James Robertson ParkwayNashville, TN 37219Hope Hines, Sports Director

WKRN TV (ABC)615-248-7240/ Fax: 615-248-7329441 Murfreesboro RoadNashville, TN 37210John Dwyer, Sports Director

WSMV TV (NBC)615-353-2231/ Fax: 615-353-23435700 Knob RoadNashville, TN 37209Rudy Kalis, Sports Director

WZTV TV (FOX)615-369-5561/Fax: 615-369-3299631 Mainstream DriveNashville, TN 37228Paul Jones, Sports Director

MEDIA COVERING THE TIGERS/TRAVEL PLANS

ON THE ROAD WITH THE TIGERS

OLE MISSSept. 1-3

Holiday Inn at theUniversity of Memphis3700 Central AvenueMemphis, TN 38111

p. 901-678-8200f. 901-678-0536

EAST CAROLINASept. 15-16

Hilton Greenville207 SW Greenville Blvd.

Greenville, NC 27834p. 252-355-5000f. 252-355-5099

UABOct. 6-7

Sheraton Birmingham2101 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd

Birmingham, AL 35203p. 205-324-5000f. 205-307-3045

MARSHALLOct. 27-28

Radisson Hotel Huntington1001 Third Avenue

Huntington, WV. 25701p. 304-525-1001f. 304-525-1048

UTEPNov. 24-25

Camino Real Hotel101 S. El Paso St.El Paso, TX 79901p. 915-534-3031f. 915-534-3090

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LIBERTY BOWL STADIUM INFORMATION

DIRECTIONS TO LIBERTY BOWL STADIUM

STADIUM LOCATION Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, which is owned by the City of Memphis, and is operated by the Memphis Park Commission, is located at 335 South Hollywood Street in Memphis.

STADIUM FACTS The stadium was constructed in 1965 and serves as the home for the University of Memphis Tigers, the Southern Heritage Classic and the annual AutoZone/Liberty Bowl, which features the champion of Con-ference USA. Capacity of the Liberty Bowl is 62,380.

LOCKER ROOMS Both the Tiger and visitor locker rooms are located in the south tunnel which is located directly under the JumboTron score-board.

PLAYING SURFACE The 2005 season marked the fi rst year that the playing surface was changed from natural grass to FieldTurf, which is used by more than 25 universities as well as 21 NFL teams.

STADIUM MANAGER Tracy Bryant serves as the manager of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. The offi ce telephone number is 901-729-4344.

FROM AIRPORT From Memphis International Airport, travelers will take the main street from the front of the terminal and when the street splits, will take the left fork towards I-240. This will place you on Airways Blvd. north. Stay on Airways Blvd. north, over I-240 and continue north for approximately three miles. The Memphis Fairgrounds will ap-pear on your right. Proceed to the corner of Airways Blvd. and Central Avenue. Turn right on Central and travel two stoplights to Hollywood Street. Turn right on Hollywood, and Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium will be on your right.

FROM DOWNTOWN If you are staying downtown in Memphis, take Union Avenue East for approximately four miles. You will cross several major streets such as I-240, Cleveland, and East Parkway before coming to the corner of Hollywood Street and Union Avenue. Turn right at the stoplight on to Hollywood Street and travel approximately one mile to Lib-

erty Bowl Memorial Stadium, which will be located on your right.

FROM EAST MEMPHIS If you are staying in a hotel in East Mem-phis, you will need to take Poplar Avenue West as if you are going to downtown Mem-phis. Follow Poplar Avenue for approximately six miles to the corner of Central and Hol-lywood Street. Turn left on Hollywood and travel approximately one and a half miles to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, which will be on your left. If traffi c is heavy on Poplar, you might take Central Avenue to the stadium. As you are traveling East on Poplar, you can turn left at the corner of Poplar and Goodlet. This is in the area of the University of Memphis and approximately two miles East of the stadium. Immediately after turning left on Goodlet, turn right on Central Avenue and travel two miles to the corner of Hollywood and Central. Turn left on Hollywood and the stadium will be on your right.

FROM WEST OF MEMPHIS If you are coming into Memphis from Arkansas and points west of Memphis, you can take either bridge over the Mississippi River. The DeSoto Bridge (I-40 Bridge) will take you to I-240 South. Take I-240 South until you reach the exit for Poplar Avenue East. Take the Poplar East exit and travel approximately three miles to the corner of Poplar and Hollywood Street. Turn right and the stadium will be approximately one and a half miles on your right.

FROM EAST OF MEMPHIS If you are arriving in Memphis from the East and you are on I-40 west, continue to head East as I-40 will turn into Sam Cooper Blvd. Stay on Sam Cooper Blvd. to Hol-lywood Street and turn left and travel two and a half miles to the stadium.

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The University of Memphis football pro-gram is very fortunate to have one of the fi nest football facilities in the nation in which to play its home football games. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, “built by the citizens of Memphis,” is a memorial to the veterans of World War I, World War II and the Korean War. The renovated 62,380-seat facility, built in 1965 at a cost of $3.7 million by the city of Memphis and renovated in 1987 for $19.5 million, is operated by the Memphis Park Commission. The Tigers inaugurated the stadium in the fall of 1965 and in 41 years, have compiled a 130-106-7 record in the Liberty Bowl. The stadium features a synthetic FieldTurf playing surface, spacious locker rooms and a four-level press box, which features a stadium club for VIPs. The playing surface, which had been natural grass through the 2004 season, was replaced with the new FieldTurf surface that is used in more than 25 NCAA Division IA football stadiums. In December of 1983, city of Memphis offi cials named the playing surface Rex Dockery Field in honor of the late Tiger coach, who was killed in a plane crash. In the spring of 1984, the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Memphis added a new scoreboard and sound system to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field. The computer operated scoreboard is 100-feet long and stands 23-feet high. It has a

16’ x 32’ message center and is the largest scoreboard in the Mid-South. Included in the 1987 stadium renovation were the addition of the sky-suites located on the east side of the stadium, approximately 12,000 seats in the stands and a stadium club to accommodate donors. In addition, several areas of the stadium were vastly improved, including the lighting system, playing surface, handicap seating area, concession stands and restroom facilities. In 1999, the city of Memphis and Jum-botron entered into an agreement which placed a new video scoreboard system in the stadium. In addition to the new playing surface for the 2005 season, the stadium has also undergone minor aesthetic changes that have made the stadium look more like the “Home of the Tigers.” The stadium is also the host site of the annual AutoZone/Liberty Bowl game each December, as well as the Southern Heritage Classic. Located near the Memphis Fairgrounds, the stadium also hosted the Tennessee-Kentucky High School All-Star game in 1994. The largest crowd to witness a Memphis home football game at the Liberty Bowl was the record-setting 65,885 who attended the Tigers’ stunning upset of No. 6 ranked Ten-nessee in 1996. The Tigers defeated the Vols, 21-17, before a regionally-televised audience on CBS-TV. The entire nation, however, saw Memphis’ game-winning drive when CBS carried the fi nal fi ve minutes nationally. In 2004, Memphis hosted Louisville for an ESPN-broadcasted Thursday night game. A crowd of 52,384 fans came out for the game, marking the largest Tiger crowd for a non-SEC opponent. That same season, Memphis set a new home attendance average record with 41,175 fans in just fi ve games. The previous high average was 40,622 in 2003, and that was for seven home games. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field, which hosts the annual Liberty Bowl game, has been home to the Tiger Football team since 1965.

ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE

YEAR G ATT AVG RECORD 1965 5 156,389 31,277 3-2-0 1966 5 130,524 26,104 4-1-0 1967 6 148,934 24,822 5-1-0 1968 5 155,379 31,075 3-2-0 1969 6 166,902 27,438 5-1-0 1970 6 142,187 23,698 4-2-0 1971 8 173,449 21,681 3-5-0 1972 7 194,222 27,746 4-3-0 1973 6 159,081 26,513 4-2-0 1974 6 174,172 29,028 4-2-0 1975 6 144,453 24,075 3-3-0 1976 7 281,966 *40,280 5-2-0 1977 7 198,686 28,383 5-2-0 1978 6 158,696 26,449 3-3-0 1979 6 168,200 28,033 3-3-0 1980 6 143,105 23,850 2-4-0 1981 5 158,203 31,640 0-5-0 1982 6 102,003 17,000 1-5-0 1983 5 183,671 *36,734 2-2-1 1984 6 235,269 39,212 4-1-1 1985 6 221,477 36,913 1-3-2 1986 4 110,932 27,733 0-4-0 1987 6 206,848 34,475 4-1-1 1988 7 178,767 29,795 5-1-1 1989 6 201,378 33,563 1-5-0 1990 6 157,346 26,224 3-2-1 1991 6 191,896 31,982 3-3-0 1992 6 224,449 37,408 4-2-0 1993 5 126,342 25,268 3-2-0 1994 6 149,943 24,991 4-2-0 1995 5 99,629 19,926 2-3-0 1996 6 214,511 *35,752 3-3-0 1997 6 121,340 20,223 4-2-0 1998 6 140,871 23,478 2-4-0 1999 6 185,044 30,841 2-4-0 2000 6 190,055 31,676 2-4-0 2001 6 154,334 25,722 4-2-0 2002 6 175,542 29,257 3-3-0 2003 7 **284,352 40,622 5-2-0 2004 5 205,874 41,175 4-1-0 2005 6 239,946 39,991 4-2-0 TOT 243 6,839,970 28,148 130-106-7** Largest single-season attendance total in school

history. * Led nation in increased attendance.

STADIUM FACTS

Capacity ..........................................62,380Surface ......................................... FieldTurfLocation .....................335 South HollywoodFirst Game ........................... Sept. 18, 1965Opponent ......................................Ole MissScore ................... Ole Miss 34, Memphis 14All-Time Home Record .................130-106-7West’s Home Record ....................... 20-10-0Current Home Win Streak ................1 gameMost Points Scored .......69 vs Louisville (‘69)Most Points by Opponent ........ 56, Louisville (‘04)

*Host to annual AutoZone/Liberty Bowl Classic

TOP CROWDS YEAR OPPONENT ATTEN. 1996 Tennessee 65,885 1991 Mississippi 65,483 1992 Tennessee 65,234 1987 Mississippi 64,187 2000 Tennessee 63,121 1989 Mississippi 59,795 1999 Mississippi 57,523 1988 Tennessee 55,173 2005 Mississippi 53,339 1981 Mississippi 53,170 1979 Mississippi 53,166 2004 Louisville 52,384 1976 Tennessee 52,341

The largest crowd Memphis has ever played in front of was 107,261 when the Tigers fell to Tennessee in Knoxville during the ‘99 season.

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HOMECOMING RESULTS

1926: Middle Tennessee 27, Memphis 0 1929: Memphis 0, Delta State 01932: Memphis 6, Tennessee JC 01933: Western Kentucky 19, Memphis 0 1934: Memphis 18, Middle Tennessee 01935: Union University 33, Memphis 0 1937: Tennessee Tech 14, Memphis 13 1938: Memphis 20, Troy State 61939: Western Kentucky 12, Memphis 0 1940: Memphis 26, Louisiana College 131941: Memphis 23, Delta State 71942: Union University 39, Memphis 0 1947: Memphis 40, Austin Peay 01948: Memphis 21, Union University 01949: Memphis 21, Kansas State 141950: Memphis 20, Southwestern La. 01951: Memphis 38, Western Kentucky 01952: Memphis 29, Louisville 251953: Arkansas State 20, Memphis 0 1954: Memphis 26, Arkansas State 71955: Memphis 20, Tennessee Tech 121956: Memphis 42, Western Kentucky 01957: Southern Miss 14, Memphis 6 1958: The Citadel 28, Memphis 261959: Memphis 16, Florida State 61960: Memphis 42, Hardin-Simmons 71961: Memphis 35, Abilene Christian 01962: Memphis 8, Southern Miss 61963: Memphis 9, South Carolina 01964: Memphis 34, Louisville 01965: Memphis 33, Mississippi State 131966: Memphis 6, Tulsa 01967: Florida State 26, Memphis 7 1968: Memphis 29, Southern Miss 71969: Memphis 42, Tulsa 241970: Memphis 16, Florida State 121971: Houston 35, Memphis 7 1972: Memphis 38, Utah State 291973: Southern Miss 13, Memphis 10 1974: Memphis 42, Florida State 141975: Southern Miss 21, Memphis 7 1976: Memphis 28, Auburn 271977: Louisville 14, Memphis 13 1978: Memphis 35, Vanderbilt 141979: Memphis 10, Louisville 61980: Vanderbilt 14, Memphis 101981: Southern Miss 10, Memphis 0 1982: Cincinnati 16, Memphis 71983: Southern Miss 27, Memphis 20 1984: Memphis 20, Southwestern La. 71985: Memphis 38, Tulane 211986: Mississippi State 34, Memphis 171987: Memphis 45, Tulane 361988: Memphis 31, Mississippi State 101989: Memphis 13, Vanderbilt 101990: Memphis 20, Southwestern La. 61991: Tulsa 33, Memphis 28 1992: Memphis 34, Cincinnati 141993: Tulsa 23, Memphis 19 1994: Memphis 26, Cincinnati 31995: Mississippi 34, Memphis 3 1996: Memphis 18, Cincinnati 161997: Memphis 24, Houston 31998: Memphis 35, Arkansas State 191999: Louisville 32, Memphis 31 2000: Houston 33, Memphis 30 (3OT)2001: UAB 17, Memphis 142002: Houston 26, Memphis 212003: UAB 24, Memphis 102004: Memphis 41, Houston 142005: Memphis 27, East Carolina 24

WON 43, LOST 27, TIED 1

LIBERTY BOWL RECORDS• Be st Record: 5-1-0 (1967, 1969)• Worst Record: 0-5-0 (1981)• Most Points Scored: Memphis - 69 vs Louis-

ville, 1969; Opponent - 56, Louisville, 2004• Highest Combined Score: 105 pts., 56-49 loss

to Louisville, 2004• Lowest Combined Score: 3 pts., 3-0 loss to

Ole Miss, 1999• Longest Run from Scrimmage: Memphis - 92

yards by Herb Covington vs Cincinnati, 1966; Opponent - 84 yards by Mickey Collins, Wichita State, 1978

• Longest Pass Completion: Memphis - 94 yards by Lloyd Patterson to Earnest Gray vs Houston, 1978; Opponent - 80 yards by John Bond to Danny Knight, Mississippi State, 1982

• Longest Interception Return: Memphis - 91 yards by Bob Orians vs Southern Miss, 1977; Opponent - 99 yards by Izell McGill, Mississippi State, 1996 (intercepted fumble)

• Longest Kickoff Return: Memphis - 98 yards by Jerry Harris vs Southern Miss, 1983; Op-ponent - 100 yards by Maurice Nelson, Tulane, 1985

• Longest Punt Return: Memphis - 94 yards by Keith Wright vs Louisville, 1975; Opponent - 85 yards by Morris Letcher, East Carolina, 1992

• Longest Field Goal: Memphis - 53 yards by Stephen Gostkowski vs Marshall, 2005;

Opponent - Franco Grilla 50 yards, UCF, 1990• Most Yards Rushing by an Individual:

Memphis - 262 yards by DeAngelo Williams vs Houston, 2004; Opponent - 206 yards by Ethan Horton, North Carolina, 1984

• Most Yards Rushing by a Team: Memphis - 507 yards vs Tulsa, 1969; Opponent - 430 yards, Houston, 1968

• Fewest Yards Rushing by a Team: Memphis - minus 13 yards vs Texas A&M, 1979; Opponent - minus 4 yards, Ole Miss, 1993

• Most Yards Passing by an Individual: Mem-phis - 361 yards, Danny Wimprine vs Louisville, 2004; Opponent - 431 yards by Jordan Palmer, UTEP, 2005

• Most Yards Passing by a Team: Memphis - 390 yards vs Tennessee Tech, 2003; Opponent - 431 yards, UTEP, 2005

• Fewest Yards Passing by a Team: Memphis - minus 3 yards vs Marshall, 2005; Opponent - 14 yards, Southern Miss, 1981

• Most Passing Attempts by an Individual: Memphis - 51 by Danny Wimprine vs USF, 2003; Opponent - 61 by Marquel Blackwell, USF, 2001

• Most Passing Attempts by a Team: Mem-phis - 51 vs USF, 2003; Opponent - 62 by USF, 2001

• Most Pass Completions by an Individual: Memphis - 32 by Danny Wimprine vs UAB, 2003; Opponent - 35 by Marcus Crandell, East Carolina, 1994

• Most Pass Completions by a Team: Mem-phis - 32 vs UAB, 2003; Opponent - 36 by East Carolina, 1994

• Most Pass Receptions by an Individual: Memphis - 13 by Maurice Avery vs UAB, 2003; Opponent - 14, Chris Penn, Tulsa, 1993

• Most Yds on Pass Recept. by an Individual: Memphis - 186 yards by Bob Sherlag vs Missis-sippi State, 1965; Opponent - 184 yards, Chris Penn, Tulsa, 1993

• Most Total Offense by an Individual: Mem-phis - 386 yards by Danny Wimprine vs Louisville,

2004; Opponent - 425 yards by Jordan Palmer, UTEP, 2005

• Most Total Offense by a Team: Memphis - 659 yards vs Louisville, 1969; Opponent - 599 yards by Louisville, 2004

• Most Combined Total Offense by Two Teams in a Game: 1,202 yards, Memphis vs Louisville, 2004

• Most Touchdowns by a Team in a Game: Memphis - 10 vs Louisville, 1969; Opponent - 8, Tennessee, 1969 & Louisville, 2004

• Most Points Scored by an Individual: Mem-phis - 24 by DeAngelo Williams vs Houston & Chattanooga, 2004; Opponent - 24 by Michael Haddix, Mississippi St., 1982, James Jones, Mississippi St., 1978 & Eric Shelton, Louisville, 2004

• Most Rushing Touchdowns by an Indi-vidual: Memphis - 4 by DeAngelo Williams vs Houston, 2004; Opponent - 4, Michael Haddix, Mississippi State, 1982, and James Jones, Mis-sissippi State, 1978

• Most Rushing Touchdowns by a Team: Memphis - 7 vs North Texas St., 1971; Opponent - 6 by Tennessee, 1969, and Texas A&M, 1978

• Most Touchdown Passes by an Individual: Memphis - 5 by Danny Wimprine vs Murray State, 2002; Opponent - 4 by Mike Shula, Ala-bama, 1985, Jason McKinley, Houston, 2000, Eli Manning, Ole Miss, 2003 & Darrell Hackney, UAB, 2005

• Most Touchdown Passes by a Team: Mem-phis - 5 vs Louisville, 1969 & Murray State, 2002; Opponent - 4 by Alabama, 1985; Houston, 2000, Ole Miss 2003 & UAB, 2005

• Most Touchdown Receptions by an In-dividual: Memphis - 3 by four players (most recent Russell Copeland vs Tennessee, 1992); Opponent - 3 by Alama Matthews, Vanderbilt, 1982 & Roydell Williams, Tulane, 2004

• Most Field Goals Made by an Individual: Memphis - 4 by Rusty Bennett vs North Texas State, 1977 & Stephen Gostkowski vs Marshall, 2005; Opponent - 4 by Jim Becksvoort, Ten-nessee, 1992

• Most Points Kicking by an Individual: Memphis - 15 by Ryan White vs Cincinnati, 1998; Opponent - 14 by Jim Becksvoort, Ten-nessee, 1992

• Most Interceptions by an Individual: Mem-phis - 3 by Keith Simpson vs North Texas State, 1977, and Olie Cordell vs Mississippi State, 1965; Opponent - 3 by Chris Donnelly, Vanderbilt, 1989 & J.R. Reed, USF, 2003

• Most Interceptions by a Team: Memphis - 6 vs Tulsa, 1972; Opponent - 5 by three teams (most recent Mississippi State, 2002)

• Most Interception Return Yardage by an Individual: Memphis - 95 yards by Marty Ham-mock vs Southern Miss, 1973; Opponent - 124 yards by Shawn Ferguson, Cincinnati, 1998 (two interceptions)

• Most Punts by an Individual: Memphis - 13 by Hugh Owens vs Texas A&M, 1979

• Most Punt Returns by an Individual: Mem-phis - 6 by Russell Copeland vs Cincinnati, 1992; Opponent - 8 by Willie Gault, Tennessee, 1981

• Most Punt Returns by a Team: Memphis - 8 vs Quantico, 1968; Opponent - 13 by Texas A&M, 1979

• Most Punt Return Yardage: Memphis - 133 by David Berrong vs Wichita State, 1968; Opponent - 123 by Morris Letcher, East Carolina, 1992

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LISTEN TO ALL THE TIGER ACTION ON WREC-AM 600

In 2006, the University of Memphis begins a new broadcasting agreement with Clear Channel Radio, making WREC 600AM the fl agship station for all Tiger football and men’s basketball games through the 2010-11 season. WREC is in its 84th year covering the Mid-South region as the station Memphis turns to for news. The new fl agship allows Tiger games to be broadcast in HD Digital. Existing radio network affi liate agreements will allow for broadcasts to reach from near Nashville to the east, Jonesboro to the north, Little Rock to the west, and Oxford to the south. Dave Woloshin remains as play-by-play commentator for his 10th season. Woloshin, a well-known sports fi gure in Memphis, is in his 21st year of being associated with the Tiger broadcast

team. He began with Tiger television broadcasts in 1986, and for the last nine years, has handled the radio broadcast for Tiger football and bas-ketball. Woloshin came to Memphis as the sports anchor for WHBQ-TV 13

in 1981. He has handled play-by-play for the Memphis RiverKings, the Memphis Americans, Storm and Rogues soccer teams, has worked with ESPN and SportsChannel America and for numerous prep football games of the week. Woloshin is married to the former Gayle Stein of Memphis. The couple has four children, Nathan (14), Jacob (13), Brett (17) and Brendan (14). Former all-American center Bob Rush returns to handle the color commentary for the 19th consecutive season. Rush, who played for the Tigers from 1973 through 1976, hails from Clarksville, Tenn. He started at center for Memphis during the 1974, 1975 and 1976 seasons and earned all-America honors in 1975 and 1976. In ad-dition, he was named to the All-South Independent team for three years, the M Club Athlete of the Year (1976), fi rst team All-America by The Sporting News (1976), honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press (1975 & 1976) and was co-captain of the 1976 Tiger football team. Following his graduation from Memphis, Rush was drafted in the fi rst round by the San Diego Chargers and played fi ve seasons for the Southern California team before being traded to the Kansas City Chiefs in 1983. After starting for the Chiefs for three seasons,

Rush retired from the NFL in 1986. He is married to the former Patsy Rentrop of Memphis. The couple has two grown children, Jeffrey, Jr. and Lacey. Forrest Goodman, a veteran of radio sports, returns to the Tiger broadcast for his eighth season. He will remain as the lead broadcast host for all pre-game, post-game and halftime segments, while also now serving as host of the coaches shows. Matt Dillon will remain as the football sideline reporter. Dillon has served as the play-by-play announcer for Tiger basketball on WKNO-TV and will handle the color for Dave Woloshin on the WREC broadcast of Memphis basketball. Jeff Brightwell, who handles the play-by-play responsibilities for both the Tiger baseball and women’s basketball teams, will serve as the Broadcast Team Captain handling the majority of the production and engineering duties.

THE TOMMY WEST SHOW All of the replay excitement of Tiger football can be seen each Sunday night on ABC24/WPTY in Memphis. Greg Gaston, sports anchor at WPTY and WLMT, serves as host of the weekly Tommy West Show. West and Gaston discuss the highlights of the previous Tiger game and show all of the contest’s most exciting plays. In addition, the show contains features

on current Tiger players, assistant coaches and the University, as well as a brief outlook on the upcoming opponent.

The Memphis Football Coach’s Show has been aired by WPTY-TV/WLMT-TV for more than 10 years. Over the past 15 years, nu-merous Tiger football and basketball games have been carried by WLMT-TV.

Gaston has been with the sports staff at WPTY-TV for the past 11 years. He serves as the sports anchor at WPTY-TV at 6 p.m., and 10 p.m., and at WLMT-TV at 9 p.m. He

has handled television play-by-play for Tiger football and basketball on WLMT-TV. Gaston also hosts a radio show on Sports 56 WHBQ in Memphis. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Gaston and his wife, Mary, have two children, Greg (19) and Gina (16). His son, Greg, will be a sophomore at Maryland this fall.

PUBLIC ADDRESS Chuck Roberts, a native of Mem-phis, is beginning his ninth year as the public address announcer for the Tiger football team. Roberts, who is also the public address voice for the Tiger basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball teams, graduated from Christian Brothers University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and in 1991 with an MBA in fi nance. Roberts owns Chuck Roberts Com-mercial Real Estate, which specializes in sales and leasing of commercial and industrial property. He also owns Timbeaux’s on the Square, a fi ne dining steak and seafood restaurant on the Historic Square in Hernando, Miss. He and his wife, Mitzi have two children, a daughter Haleigh (4), and a son, Chase (2).

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Greg Gaston

Chuck Roberts

The 2006 Tiger Broadcast Team: (from left to right) Forrest Goodman, Matt Dillon, Dave Woloshin, Jeff Brightwell and Bob Rush.

CONFERENCE USA SIGNS LONG-TERM DEAL WITH ESPN AND CSTV

In 2005, Conference USA entered into long-term agreements with ESPN, Inc. (ESPN) and College Sports Television Networks, Inc. (CSTV). The new agreements contain six-year initial terms to begin July 1, 2005 and conclude June 30, 2011. “We are very pleased with these new agreements,” said C-USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky. “The Conference’s fi nancial goals will be met and we will have more events distributed to a broader

audience than ever before.” The agreement with ESPN extends the conference’s current regular season football package to

include the broadcast of the conference’s Football Championship Game. It also encompasses distribution of men’s basketball and women’s basketball on ESPN/ESPN2 and both tournament cham-pionship games. The C-USA content granted to ESPN may also be available through the collection of ESPN entities such as ESPN Mobile (wireless), ESPN Interactive, ESPN Broadband (ESPN 360), ESPN.com, ESPN Pay-Per-View, ESPN Video-on-Demand, ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD, ESPN Deportes and more. “With this agreement, fans will continue to enjoy the very best Conference USA action on the ESPN networks including the excit-ing, new football championship,” said John Wildhack, ESPN senior vice president, programming. “We look forward to advancing our strong association with our friends at the conference level as well as the member schools by using the array of ESPN entities to de-liver Conference USA related content to college sports enthusiasts wherever they are.” The University of Memphis is no stranger to the talent and lead-ership of ESPN, having played football and basketball games on the prestigious sports-entertainment network for a number of years. The Tigers’ fi rst appearance on ESPN occurred during the 1982 season when Memphis traveled to Athens, Ga., to take on Hershall Walker and the 14th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. In 1993, Memphis played a Thanksgiving weekend contest against the Miami Hurricanes in Orange Bowl Stadium. In 2004, four of Memphis’ last fi ve games of the season were broadcast nationally by ESPN. The Memphis basketball team has been seen on ESPN 118 times dating back to the 1982 season, when Memphis played Wyo-ming on the young television network. The contract with ESPN includes several key events, including the C-USA Football Championship game. The contract also provides broadcasts of 10 regular-season football games on ESPN or ESPN2, as well as six men’s basketball and three women’s basketball games. The network also airs the men’s and women’s basketball champion-ship fi nals. Memphis has three games scheduled for ESPN broadcasts in 2006, including Sunday contests with Ole Miss (Sept. 3) and Southern Miss (Nov. 5) and a Sept. 30 meeting with Tennessee at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

The agreement with CSTV is comprehen-sive in nature and includes signifi cant national and regional exposure for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and all other Conference USA sports. Additionally, the CSTV agreement includes video-on-demand, Internet, broad-

band, national over-the-air and satellite radio, and wireless distribu-tion as well as corporate marketing rights, and website production through CSTV Online, a subsidiary of CSTV. “CSTV is proud to be a major player in this transformation of Conference USA,” said CSTV President & CEO Brian Bedol. “For us,

this partnership continues our building process as the leading digital sports media company, with our sole mission focused on reaching the maximum number of college sports fans across all technology platforms, whenever, however and whatever they want.” The CSTV contract provides the network with rights to regu-lar-season football and regular-season and post-season men’s and women’s basketball, as well as rights for all other regular season, post-season and championship C-USA sports, including baseball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and fi eld for men, and cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and fi eld and volleyball for women. Memphis had seven of its games carried by CSTV in 2005, and amassed a 5-2 record in those games.

TIGERS ON TV Date Opponent (TV) Result 10/22/49 Kansas State (WMCT) W, 21-14 11/4/67 Florida State (ABC) L, 26-7 10/25/80 Florida State (ABC) L, 24-3 10/30/82 Georgia (ESPN) L, 34-3 9/21/85 Florida State (WTBS) L, 19-10 9/24/88 Florida (Sport Channel) W, 17-11 11/18/89 Florida St. (Sunshine Network) L, 57-20 11/17/90 Florida St. (Sunshine Network) L, 35-3 9/2/91 USC (Prime Ticket) W, 24-10 10/31/92 Tulane (SportsSouth) W, 62-20 11/27/93 Miami (ESPN) L, 41-17 8/31/96 Miami (Fox Sports) L, 30-7 10/19/96 Southern Miss (Fox Sports) L, 16-0 11/9/96 Tennessee (CBS) W, 21-17 8/30/97 at Mississippi State (Fox) L, 13-10 9/20/97 Minnesota (Midwest Sports Channel) L, 20-17 10/25/97 at East Carolina (Fox) L, 32-10 11/22/97 Southern Miss (Fox) L, 42-18 9/5/98 Ole Miss (Jefferson-Pilot) L, 30-10 9/12/98 Mississippi State (Fox) L, 14-6 9/19/98 Minnesota (Midwest Sports Channel) L, 35-14 10/10/98 Arkansas (FX Network) L, 23-9 9/11/99 Mississippi State (Fox) L, 13-10 10/2/99 Missouri (Fox) L, 27-17 11/6/99 Southern Miss (Fox) L, 20-5 9/2/00 Mississippi State (Fox) L, 17-3 9/30/00 Southern Miss (Fox) L, 24-3 10/7/00 East Carolina (Fox) W, 17-10 11/4/00 Tennessee (Fox) L, 19-17 9/3/01 at Mississippi State (ESPN) L, 30-10 9/7/02 at Ole Miss (Jefferson Pilot) L, 38-16 10/8/02 Louisville (ESPN2) L, 38-32 9/6/03 Ole Miss (ESPN2) W, 44-34 12/16/03 vs. North Texas (ESPN2) W, 27-17 11/4/04 Louisville (ESPN) L, 56-49 11/12/04 Southern Miss (ESPN2) W, 30-26 11/27/04 at USF (ESPN2) W, 31-15 12/22/04 vs. Bowling Green State (ESPN) L, 52-35 9/5/05 Ole Miss (ESPN) L, 10-6 9/24/05 at Tulsa (CSTV) L, 37-31 10/1/05 UTEP (CSTV) W, 27-20 10/8/05 at UCF (CSTV) L, 38-17 10/15/05 at Houston (CSTV) W, 35-20 10/22/05 East Carolina (CSTV) W, 27-24 11/1/05 UAB (ESPN2) L, 37-20 11/19/05 at Southern Miss (CSTV) W, 24-22 11/26/05 Marshall (CSTV) W, 26-3 12/26/05 vs. Akron (ESPN) W, 38-31 *also seen on SportSouth Overall Record: 16-32-0

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The 2006 sports year marks the sixth year of a continuing venture between the Tigers Athletic Department and Tiger Sports Properties, a division of Learfi eld Communications. Learfi eld began its venture

into sports as the radio rights holder for the University of Missouri in 1975, and is now acclaimed as an industry leader with multi-media partnership agreements with 27 major Division I universities. The current agreement, through 2011, with Tiger Athletics allows the University to

realize effective marketing and management of its athletic media and promotional rights, while increasing revenues. Tiger Sports focuses on the growth of corporate relationships with customized marketing and advertising sponsorship solutions, including:

• Signage & Videoboards • Game Day Sponsorships• Corporate Hospitality • Game Programs• In-Game Promotions • Radio & TV Broadcasts• Internet Website

TIGER RADIO NETWORK

The Tiger Radio Network delivers all of the exciting action of Tiger sports throughout Memphis and the Mid-South. The network stretches across Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, and is led by fl agship station

NewsRadio WREC 600AM. WREC enters its fi rst season of carrying Tiger Football and Basketball. A special thanks to radio affi liates WKBQ-FM in Covington, WKRA-AM in Holly Springs, Miss., WHMT-AM in Humboldt, Tenn., WAMB-AM in Nashville, and WTKE-FM, WSIB-FM and WFGZ-FM in the Jackson-extended area.

TIGER TELEVISION NETWORK

Select Tiger games can be seen on television on WLMT-TV, UPN 30 in Memphis. Greg Gaston, sports anchor at WPTY-TV, handles the play-by-play duties. Gaston also hosts the Tommy West Show on Sunday nights on WPTY-TV, ABC 24. Head Coach Tommy West joins Gaston for discussions on all the replay excitement of the previous Tiger games along with discussions and features on the Tiger play-ers, assistant coaches and the University of Memphis.

TIGER SPORTS PROPERTIES

Pat Fagan is entering his second sports sea-son as senior account executive at Tiger Sports Properties. Prior to his role with the Tigers, Fagan managed corporate partnerships for the IndyCar Series, home to the Indianapolis 500. Fagan began his career nine years ago as an athletic marketing assistant at the University of Missouri.

He then spent three years in account management at a Kansas City ad agency, earned his MBA at Indiana University and worked as a marketing consultant.

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Gary Saunders begins his fi rst year as the TSP general manager after roughly 13 seasons in minor league baseball and hockey. A native of Reston, Va., Saunders is a graduate of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. His professional career has included stops with affi liates of the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and

Colorado Rockies. His fi ve-year tenure with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans was highlighted by back to back Carolina League Championships in 1999 and 2000. Saunders most recently served as the VP/Governor of the Memphis RiverKings Hockey Club and as an account executive with the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals’ affi liate) before joining TSP in March of 2006.

Mindy Gregory joined the TSP team as an ac-count executive in November 2005. Gregory previ-ously enjoyed a three-year term as a coordinator with the University of Memphis Alumni Associa-tion. She earned both her bachelor’s & master’s degrees at the U of M, and has worked as a marketing representative for American Red Cross.

Gregory is a former U of M & Memphis Grizzlies NBA dancer.