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    AUBURN UNIVERSITY "TIGERS"

    QUICK FACTS

    Location: Auburn, Ala.
    Founded: 1856
    Enrollment: 21,775
    Stadium: Jordan-Hare (86,063)
    Interim President: Dr. William Walker (Texas, '60)
    Faculty Representative: Dr. Dennis Wilson (Union, '68)
    Athletics Director: David Housel (Auburn, '69)
    Head Football Coach: Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas, '76)
    Off. / Def. Systems: Pro / 4-3 Multiple
    All-Time Record: 614-368-47 (.619)
    SEC Championships: 5 (1957, 83, 87, 88t, 89t)
    Bowl App. / Record: 28 / 14-12-2 (.536)

    2001 IN REVIEW

    2001 Record: 7-5 (.583)(5-1 H, 2-3 A, 0-1 N)
    SEC Record/Finish: 5-3 (3-1 H, 2-2 A)/ T1st Western
    Bowl: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 31)
    North Carolina 16, Auburn 10
    National Ranking: Received Votes (USA Today/ESPN)
    Home Attendance: 512,691 (85,449)

    2001 SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings
    Total Offense: 9th / 73rd (360.7)
    Rushing Offense: 7th / 61st (153.3)
    Passing Offense: 9th / 69th (207.5)
    Scoring Offense: 10th / 86th (22.2)
    Total Defense: 4th / 39th (348.6)
    Rushing Defense: 6th / 42nd (133.3)
    Pass Efficiency Defense: 4th / 47th (115.9)
    Scoring Defense: 7th / 48th (24.1)

    2001 RESULTS
    (7-5 Overall * 5-3 SEC) 

    Sept. 1		BALL STATE			82,376	 W	30-0
Sept. 8		OLE MISS (JP)			86,063	 W	27-21
Sept. 22	at Syracuse (ESPN)		43,403	 L	14-31
Sept. 29	at Vanderbilt			39,366	 W	24-21
Oct. 6		MISSISSIPPI STATE (ESPN2)	86,063	 W	16-14
Oct. 13		FLORIDA (ESPN)			86,063	 W	23-20
Oct. 20		LOUISIANA TECH			86,063	 W	48-41 (ot)
Oct. 27		at Arkansas (JP)		67,213	 L	17-42
Nov. 10		at Georgia (CBS)		86,520	 W	24-17
Nov. 17		ALABAMA (CBS)			86,063	 L	7-31
Dec. 1		at LSU (ESPN)			92,141	 L	14-27
Dec. 31		vs. North Carolina (ESPN)	71,827	 L	10-16
		(Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl - Atlanta, Ga.)

    2001 STATISTICAL LEADERS 

    RUSHING    	G    	ATT  	YDS  	AVG  	PG	TD	
* C. Williams	9	120	614	5.1	68.2	6
* C. Moore	11	111	526	4.7	47.8	4
* R. Brown	10	84	330	3.9	33.0	2
Auburn		11	437	1665	3.8	151.4	17
Opponents	11	379	1466	3.9	133.3	17
 
PASSING		G    	ATT  	CMP  	INT  	PCT  	YDS	TD
* D. Cobb	7	158	89	7	56.3	1165	7
* J. Campbell	9	142	89	4	62.7	1117	4
Auburn		11	303	178	12	58.7	2282	11
Opponents	11	348	185	15	53.2	2369	15

RECEIVING	G	REC	YDS	AVG	RPG	TD	
T. Carter	11	35	570	16.3	3.2	3
D. Green	11	32	339	10.6	2.9	2
* R. Johnson	9	17	225	13.2	1.9	3
Auburn		11	178	2282	12.8	16.2	11
Opponents	11	185	2369	12.8	16.8	15	

PUNTING		NO   	YDS  	AVG  	LP	BLK
* D. Duval	51	2244	44.0	60	0
Auburn		52	2278	43.8	60	0
Opponents	58	2375	40.9	61	1

KO RETURNS	NO   	YDS  	AVG  	TD   	LP
* R. Hood	18	323	17.9	0	30
T. Carter	13	311	23.9	0	68
Auburn		39	824	21.1	0	68
Opponents	24	537	22.4	0	37

PUNT RETURNS	NO   	YDS  	AVG  	TD   	LP
* R. Hood	15	154	10.3	0	25
* J. Walkins	15	167	11.1	0	48
Auburn		31	346	11.2	0	48
Opponents	25	222	8.9	0	29

TACKLES		TOTAL		TFL		SACKS		INT	FC-FR
* D. Thomas	122 (60-62)	9 (-25)		1.5 (-9)	1	0-0
T. Pounds	61 (40-21)	5 (-20)		2 (-8)		0	0-0
* K. Dansby	59 (46-13)	8 (-22)		0.5 (-2)	5	1-0
    * - Returning Player

    TEAM INFORMATION

    LETTERMEN
    Returning: 52 (23 Offense, 25 Defense, 4 Specialists)
    Lost: 17 (8 Offense, 8 Defense, 1 Specialist)

    STARTERS RETURNING - 18
    Offense (6):
    FB Brandon Johnson (6-0, 231, Jr.)
    TB Carnell Williams (5-11, 193, So.)
    QB Jason Campbell (6-4, 218, So.)
    C Ben Nowland (6-3, 289, Sr.)
    RT Monreko Crittenden (6-5, 344, So.)
    TE Lorenzo Diamond (6-3, 250, Sr.)
    Defense (8):
    LT DeMarco McNeil (6-2, 295, Jr.)
    RT Spencer Johnson (6-2, 280, Jr.)
    JLB Dontarrious Thomas (6-4, 220, Jr.)
    WHIP Karlos Dansby (6-5, 218, Jr.)
    ROV Rashaud Walker (5-10, 200, Jr.)
    LCB Roderick Hood (5-10, 193, Sr.)
    FS Stanford Simmons (6-2, 198, Jr.)
    RCB Carlos Rogers (6-1, 167, So.)
    Specialists (4):
    P/PK Damon Duval (6-1, 186, Sr.)
    H Justin Fetsko (5-8, 160, Jr.)
    SN Michael Lindsey (6-4, 213, Sr.)
    PR Roderick Hood (5-10, 193, Sr.)

    STARTERS LOST - 6
    Offense (5):
    LT Kendall Simmons (6-3, 314, Sr.)
    LG Hart McGarry (6-5, 290, Sr.)
    RG Mike Pucillo (6-4, 305, Sr.)
    WR Tim Carter (6-0, 191, Sr.)
    WR Deandre Green (6-1, 225, So.)
    Defense (3):
    LE Javor Mills (6-6, 270, Sr.)
    RE James Callier (6-1, 241, Sr.)
    MLB Tavarreus Pounds (6-1, 234, Sr.)
    Specialists (0)

    NOTE: Specialists include kicker, punter, holder, snapper, punt returner and kickoff returner if they are not already listed at another offensive or defensive position.

    2002 SCHEDULE 

    Sept. 2		at Southern California	Los Angeles
Sept. 7		WESTERN CAROLINA	AUBURN
Sept. 14	VANDERBILT		AUBURN
Sept. 19	at Mississippi State	Starkville
Sept. 28	SYRACUSE		AUBURN
Oct. 12		ARKANSAS		AUBURN
Oct. 19		at Florida		Gainesville
Oct. 26		LSU			AUBURN
Nov. 2		at Ole Miss		Oxford
Nov. 9		LOUISIANA-MONROE	AUBURN
Nov. 16		GEORGIA			AUBURN
Nov. 23		at Alabama		Tuscaloosa

    COACH TOMMY TUBERVILLE

    Alma Mater: Southern Arkansas (1976)
    Coaching Experience: Hermitage High School Assistant Coach 1976-77; Hermitage High School Head Coach 1978-79; Arkansas State Assistant Coach 1980-84; Miami (Fla.) Graduate Assistant 1986-87; Miami (Fla.) Volunteer Assistant 1988; Miami (Fla.) Assistant Coach 1989-93; Texas A&M Assistant Coach 1994; Ole Miss Head Coach 1995-98; Auburn Head Coach 1999-Present.

    TUBERVILLE YEAR-BY-YEAR 

    Year	School		Conf.	Pct.	All	Pct.	Bowl
1995	Ole Miss	3-5	.375	6-5	.545	
1996	Ole Miss	2-6	.250	5-6	.455	
1997	Ole Miss	4-4	.500	8-4	.667	Motor City
1998	Ole Miss	3-5	.375	6-5	.545	*Independ.
1999	Auburn		2-6	.250	5-6	.455
2000	Auburn		6-2	.750	9-4	.692	Citrus
2001	Auburn		5-3	.625	7-5	.583	Peach
TOTALS			25-31	.446	46-35	.568	7 Years
Auburn Record		13-11	.542	21-15	.583
Ole Miss Record		12-20	.375	25-20	.556	4 Years
Bowl Record		                 1-2   (.333)
    *-Did not coach in bowl game

    TIGER ASSISTANT COACHES

    Bobby Petrino (Carroll, 1983) - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
    Gene Chizik (Florida, 1985) - Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
    Hugh Nall (Georgia, 1982) - Offensive Line
    Eddie Gran (California Lutheran, 1987) - Running Backs/Special Teams
    Greg Knox (Northeastern State, 1986) - Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
    Phillip Lolley (Livingston, '81) - TBA
    Joe Whitt (Alabama State, 1972) - Inside Linebackers
    Terry Price (Texas A&M, 1993) - Defensive Ends
    Don Dunn (East Tennessee State, 1976) - Defensive Tackles

    TOP RETURNEES

    P/PK DAMON DUVAL * 6-0, 184, Sr., Chattanooga, Tenn.
    First-team All-America and consensus first-team All-SEC placekicker ... Also named first-team All-SEC punter by league's coaches, making him first ever player to be named All-SEC first team at both positions in same season ... Made 16-of-26 field goals last season including game-winners against Vanderbilt, Miss. State and Florida ... A 44.0 yard-per-punt career average, including 40 downed inside the 20-yard line.

    LB DONTARRIOUS THOMAS * 6-3, 225, Jr., Perry, Ga.
    Second-team All-SEC selection ... Finished season with 122 tackles, twice more than any other Tiger ... Also had team-high nine stops behind the line ... SEC Player of the Week with 15 tackles against Vanderbilt ... Had five double-digit tackle games in 2001.

    RB CARNELL WILLIAMS * 5-11, 193, So., Attalla, Ala.
    Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2001 ... Led team in rushing with 614 yards, six TDs ... Named SEC Player of the Week with 167 rushing yards on 41 carries and 2 TDs ... Also had 177 yards rushing on 19 carries at Arkansas.