Medal of Honor Bowl - South Carolina's Premier College Football Bowl Game
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January, 2018
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Team Records

Most Points Scored: 26 by National (2015)
Fewest Points Scored: 3 by National (2014)
Largest Margin of Victory: 17 (20-3) by American (2014)
Most Combined Points Scored: 40 – National 26, American 14 (2015)
Fewest Combined Points Scored: 23 – American 20, National 3 (2014)
Most Points Scored in a Half: 20 (second half) by National (2015)
Most Touchdowns Scored: 3 by American (2014)
Most Field Goals Made: 4 by National (2015)
Most Extra Points Made: 2 by American (2014), 2 by American and National (2015)

Most Rushing Attempts: 32 by American (2014)
Fewest Rushing Attempts: 23 by American (2014)
Most Rushing Yards: 123 by National (2015)
Fewest Rushing Yards: 50 by National (2014), American (2015)
Most Combined Rushing Yards: 173 – American 50, National 123 (2015)
Fewest Combined Rushing Yards: 134 – American 84, National 50 (2014)
Most Rushing Touchdowns: 3 by American (2014)

Most Pass Attempts: 46 by National (2015)
Fewest Pass Attempts: 29 by American (2014)
Most Combined Pass Attempts: 87– National 46, American 41 (2015)
Fewest Combined Pass Attempts: 66 – National 37, American 29 (2014)
Most Pass Completions: 18 by National (2015)
Fewest Pass Completions: 10 by American (2014)
Most Combined Pass Completions: 35 – National 18, American 17 (2015)
Fewest Combined Pass Completions: 27 – National 17, American 10 (2014)
Highest Completion Percentage: 45.9 (17-37) by National (2014)
Lowest Completion Percentage: 34.5 (10-29) by American (2014)
Most Passing Yards: 259 by National (2015)
Fewest Passing Yards: 142 by National (2014)
Most Combined Passing Yards: 420 – American 161, National 259 (2015)
Fewest Combined Passing Yards: 330 – Americ5n 188, National 142 (2014)
Most Passing Touchdowns: 1 National (2015)
Most Interceptions Thrown: 2 by American (2014)

Most Plays from Scrimmage: 71 by American (2015)
Fewest Plays from Scrimmage: 60 by National (2014)
Most Yards Total Offense: 382 by National (2015)
Fewest Yards Total Offense: 192 by National (2014)
Most Combined Yards Total Offense: 593 – American 211, National 382 (2015)
Fewest Combined Yards Total Offense: 464 – American 272, National 192 (2014)

Most Fumbles Lost: 2 by National (2014)
Most Turnovers: 3 by American (2015)
Most Penalties: 10 by National (2014)
Fewest Penalties: 2 by American (2015)
Most Combined Penalties: 17 – National 10, American 7 (2014)
Fewest Combined Penalties: 7 – National 5, American 2(2015)
Most Penalty Yards: 70 by National (2014)
Fewest Penalty Yards: 10 by American (2015)
Most Combined Penalty Yards: 128 – National 70, American 58 (2014)
Fewest Combined Penalty Yards: 55 – National 45, American 10 (2015)
Most Sacks: 5 by National (2015)

Individual Records

Most Points Scored: 12 by D.J. Adams, Portland State (2014), Will Conant, Air Force (2015
Most Touchdowns Scored: 2 by D.J. Adams, Portland State (2014)
Most Touchdowns Responsible (Passing/Rushing): 2 (2 rush) by D.J. Adams, Portland State (2014)
Most Field Goals Made: 4 by Will Conant, Air Force (2015)
Longest Field Goal: 40 by Drew Basil, Ohio State (2014)
Most Extra Points Made: 2 by Michael Pallardy, Tennessee (2014), Will Conant, Air Force, Ty Long, Alabama- Birmingham (2015)
Most Points by Kicking: 14 (4 FG 2 XP) by Will Conant, Air Force (2015)

Most Rushing Attempts: 14 by Brandon Wegher, Morningside (2015)
Most Rushing Yards: 94 by Brandon Wegher, Morningside (2015)
Highest Rushing Average per Attempt (min. 5 carries): 6.4 (14-94) by Brandon Wegher, Morningside (2015)
Most Rushing Touchdowns: 2 by D.J. Adams, Portland State (2014)
Longest Rush: 33 by Solomon Patton, Florida (2014)

Most Pass Attempts: 21 by Jake Waters, Kansas State (2015)
Most Pass Completions: 9 by Jake Waters, Kansas State (2015)
Highest Completion Percentage (min. 8 att.): 46.7 (7-15) by Ryan Williams, Miami (2015)
Most Passing Yards: 115 by Ryan Williams, Miami (2015)
Highest Average per Completion (min. 8 att.): 22.0 (4-88) by Joe Clancy, Merrimack (2014)
Longest Pass: 61 by Danny O’Brien, Catawba to Jeremy Butler, Tennessee-Martin (2014)
Most Passing Touchdowns: 1 by Ryan Williams, Miami (2015)
Most Interceptions Thrown: 1 by Joe Clancy, Merrimack (2014), Gary Nova, Jake Waters, and Tyler Murphy (2015)

Most Total Offense Attempts: 24 (21 pass, 3 rush) by Jake Waters, Kansas State (2015)
Most Yards Total Offense: 118 (115 pass, 3 rush) by Ryan Williams, Miami (2015)
Most All-Purpose Yards: 125 (34 receiving, 6 rushing, 85 KOR) by J.J. Nelson, Alabama- Birmingham (2015)

Most Receptions: 5 by Isaac Blakeney, Duke, Demetrius Wilson, Arkansas (2015)
Most Receiving Yards: 103 by Isaac Blakeney, Duke (2015)
Highest Average per Reception (min. 2 rec.): 38.5 (2-77) by Jeremy Butler, Tennessee-Martin (2014)
Most Receiving Touchdowns: 1 Damiere Byrd South Carolina (2015)

Most Tackles: 9 by Will Brown, Missouri S&T (2015)
Most Tackles for Loss: 2 by Justin Anderson, Louisiana-Lafayette (2014); by Marcus Whitfield, Maryland (2014); by Shaq Riddick West Virginia; Serderius Bryant, Mississippi (2015)
Most Sacks: 2 by Marcus Whitfield, Maryland (2014), Shaq Riddick, West Virginia (2015)
Most Interceptions: 1 by Malcolm Butler, West Alabama (2014), Brison Williams, South Carolina, Cariel Brooks Adams State, Quinn Backus, Coastal Carolina (2015)
Longest Interception Return: 87 by Quinn Backus, Coastal Carolina (2015)

Most Punts: 10 by Paul Layton, Temple, (2014)
Highest Punting Average (min. 4 punts): 42.5 (10-425) by Paul Layton, Temple (2014)
Longest Punt: 60 by Paul Layton, Temple (2014)

Most Kickoff Returns: 5 by J. J. Nelson, Alabama-Birmingham (2015)
Most Kickoff Return Yards: 89 J.J. Nelson, Alabama- Birmingham (2015)
Highest Kickoff Return Average (min. 2 ret.): 20.5 (2-41) by Nathan Slaughter, West Texas A&M (2014)
Longest Kickoff Return: 22 by Nathan Slaughter, West Texas A&M (2014), J.J. Nelson, Alabama-Birmingham (2015)
Most Punt Returns: 3 by Taylor Gabriel, Abilene Christian (2014)
Most Punt Return Yards: 19 by Terry Johnson, Florida A&M (2015)
Highest Punt Return Average (min. 2 ret.): 19.0 (1-19) by Terry Johnson, Florida A&M (2015)
Longest Punt Return: 19 by Terry Johnson, Florida A&M (2015)

Miscellaneous Records

Coaches & Records
Ralph Friedgen (2014) 1-0
Chan Gailey (2014) 0-1
Chan Gailey (2015) 1-1
Willie Jeffries(2015) 0-1

All-Time Scores & Attendance
2014 – American 20, National 3 (5,135)
2015- National 26, American 14 (12,578)

Most Valuable Players
2014 – American: Solomon Patton, Florida
National: Deron Furr, Fort Valley State
2015 – American: Quinn Backus, Coastal Carolina
National: Ryan Williams, Miami

All-Time Rosters

2014 American Team

DJ Adams, RB
Walter Aikens, CB
Cody Bauer, D
Luke Bowanko, C
Alex Bullard, G
Jeremy Butler, WR
Darryl Cato-Bishop, DE
Joe Clancy, QB
Maurice Couch, DT
Qua Cox, CB
Pat Eger, C
Curtis Feigt, OT
Gerald Ford, WR
Jeremy Grable, OLB
David Hurd, OT
JaVontee Herndon, WR
John Hubert, RB
Tim Jackson, DT
Damien Jacobs, DT
Keith Lewis, CB
Ronrei Lloyd, WR
Colin Lockett, WR-RET
Brandon McCladdie, CB
James “LJ” McCray, S
Jordan McCray, OG
Justin McCray, OG
Jamil Merrell, DE
Dexter Moody, S
Raijon Neal, RB
Danny O’Brien, QB
Mike Olson, ILB
Parker Orms, S
Brian Owusu, CB
Michael Pallardy, P/K
Solomon Patton, WR
Quinton Payton, WR
Kris Redding, DE
Ryan Riggins, OT
Dontavis Sapp, ILB
Jacques Smith, DE
Mycal Swaim, S
Tyler Telleton, QB
Ian Thompson, TE
Asa Watson, TE
Marcus Whitfield, LB
Nikita Whitlock, TE/FB
Marcus Woodside-Heit, LS
Portland State
Liberty
Rice
Virginia
Tennessee
UT-Martin
NC State
Merrimack
Tennessee
Jackson State
West Virginia
West Virginia
Valdosta State
Valdosta State
Arkansas
Arkansas
Kansas State
North Carolina
Florida
Virginia U.-Lynchburg
Central Missouri
San Diego State
The Citadel
Catawba
Central Florida
Central Florida
Rutgers
Albany State
Tennessee
Catawba
Wake Forest
Colorado
Harvard
Tennessee
Florida
NC State
Wake Forest
Fort Valley State
Tennessee
Tennessee
Eastern Michigan
Ohio
Louisiana-Lafayette
NC State
Maryland
Wake Forest
Kansas State

2014 National Team

Justin Anderson, ILB
Denico Autry, DE
James Baker, RB
Drew Basil, K
Jimmy Bennett, OT
Gerald Boldewijn, WR
Cody Booth, OG
Tevrin Brandon, CB
Deon Broomfield, S
Malcolm Butler, CB
Steven Clarke, CB
DJ Coles, WR
Euclid Cummings, DE
Taylor Gabriel, WR/RET
Parker Graham, OT
Kory Faulkner, QB
Trevor Foy, OT
Deron Furr, LB
Shamiel Gary, S
Antonio Gillespie, DT
Adarius Glanton, LB
Donald Hawkins, C/OT
Tanner Hedstrom, LS
Corey Henry, DE
Greg Hickman, DT
Keenan Holman, WR
Camren Hudson, S
Jonathan Krause, WR
Paul Layton, P
Jacob Maxwell, TE
Emmanuel McCray, OG
Johnny Millard, LB
Jordan Najvar, TE
Roosevelt Nix, DL/LB
Casey Pachall, QB
Kevin Pamphile, OT
Ronald Patrick, C
Zachary Pendleton, WR
Adrian Phillips, S
Daniel Riley, DE
Corey Robinson, QB
Kona Schwenke, DT
Terry Shankle, CB
David Sims, RB
Scott Simonson, TE
Nathan Slaughter, WR/RET
Keith Smith, LB
Eric Thomas, WR
Devin Wallace, CB
Charcandrick West, RB
Louisiana-Lafayette
Mississippi State
Idaho
Ohio State
Connecticut
Boise State
Temple
Monmouth
Iowa State
West Alabama
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech
Abilene Christian
Oklahoma State
Southern Illinois
Purdue
Fort Valley State
Oklahoma State
Troy
Florida Atlantic
Texas
Colorado State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
SMU
Troy
Vanderbilt
Temple
Louisiana-Lafayette
Mississippi
Cal Poly
Baylor
Kent State
TCU
Purdue
South Carolina
Jackson State
Texas
Harding
Troy
Notre Dame
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Assumption (MA)
West Texas A&M
San Jose State
Troy
Virginia Union
Abilene Christian
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Shelly Nuttall Gardner

Shelly Nuttall Gardner is the owner/director of WheelHouse Concepts Inc., a firm specializing in strategic sales and events as well as creative project management.
Shelly Nuttall Gardner
Her current projects include:

* The Medal of Honor Bowl, director of Sales and Marketing. Gardner leads the sponsorship team, oversees the production of events as well as generates community and regional awareness and excitement about The Medal of Honor Bowl through advertising and marketing campaigns.

*Taste of Atlanta, director of Restaurants. Gardner works closely with Atlanta area chefs to produce and coordinate the restaurant participation in this festival, which draws 50,000 attendees annually over the 3 day schedule of culinary events.

*The Stray Dog Society, executive director. This member based social organization is for supporters (both graduate or non-graduate) of The Citadel. Gardner runs the membership and sponsorship campaign, as well as plans and executes the Society’s many events including the tailgate parties before each home game and the Annual Homecoming Jamboree to the sell-out crowd of 1500.

Gardner is originally from Charlotte, and is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill. Before starting WheelHouse Inc , she was a surgical sales representative for Medtronic’s neurosurgery division.

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Andy Solomon

Native Charlestonian Andy Solomon, who handles the media relations for the Medal of Honor Bowl Game, is concluding his 39th year in athletic administration and his 23rd year as an associate athletics director at The Citadel.
Andy Solomon
Having served in marketing, promotions and sports information capacities since joining The Citadel, Solomon now devotes his efforts on special events and coordinating the school’s licensing program. He also produces The Blue & White, the official publication of The Citadel Brigadier Foundation, and Today’s Blue & White, a weekly electronic newsletter. 

He is also a Visiting Professor in the school’s Health, Exercise and Sport Science Department and teaches Sports Management courses. He has served as the NCAA representative and tournament director at baseball regionals every year since 2003. Solomon also served a term as president of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame and remains active as a member of the Board of Directors.

Solomon was selected as the inaugural Marketer of the Year (1999-2000) for NCAA Division I-AA and I-AAA institutions by the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) and was named National SID of the Year in 1983 by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), becoming the youngest ever to win the award.

In March 2004, Solomon was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame and became the third native Charlestonian to be enshrined in a national sports hall of fame, joining Art Shell (NFL) and Beth Daniel (LPGA). In 2009, he was inducted into Winthrop’s Hall of Fame.

Prior to his arrival at The Citadel, Solomon served in athletic administrative positions at College of Charleston (1973-77), Charleston Southern (1977-78), Winthrop (1978-84) and Limestone (1984-88).  He was the public relations manager at Wild Dunes Resort in 1988-89, and serves as a media relations consultant for the Charleston RiverDogs, the Class A affiliate of the New York Yankees.

Solomon earned his bachelor’s degree from College of Charleston in 1977 and a master’s from Winthrop.  He and his wife, Amy, have two daughters, Anna and Addie.

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Tommy McQueeney

W. Thomas ‘Tommy’ McQueeney is the Chairman and Founder of The Medal of Honor Bowl Game, and works closely with our beneficiaries, The National Medal of Honor Museum and the Wounded Warrior Project.
Tommy McQueeny
A native Charleston area businessman with a background in sports development he chaired the Southern Conference Basketball Championships and the Charleston Area Sports Commission twice. McQueeney also chaired the $44.5 million Johnson Hagood Stadium Revitalization, has served on The Citadel’s Board of Visitors, the MUSC Children’s Hospital Board, and the Patriot’s Point Maritime Museum Foundation.

A 2009 recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, he is a local columnist and author.

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Thomas J O'Rourke

Tom O’Rourke is the Executive Director of the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission. Tom’s Agency has been nationally recognized for operating an ever-expanding park system without using tax increases to fund growth.
Tom O'Rourke

Tom has the direct oversight responsibility for over 10,000 acres of parkland consisting of a very diverse offering of parks, programs and services.

Prior to joining Charleston County PRC, Tom was the Director of the Mt. Pleasant Recreation Department in Mt. Pleasant South Carolina, and also worked as Manager of the Sports and Recreation Division for Seamon Whiteside and Associates a Landscape Architect and Engineering firm. Tom’s first job was as a high school Athletic Director and Coach.

Currently Tom spends a significant amount of time educating park and recreation professionals. In the past three years he has spoken at 13 different State Association Conferences and has presented sessions at the NRPA Congress for the past 12 years. He is on the Board of Regents at the NRPA Revenue School, The NRPA Directors School and a past member of the Supervisors Managements School Board.

Tom is the Chair of the Clemson University Parks Recreation and Tourism Management Advisory Board, and the Chair of the Charleston Area Sports Commission Board of Directors.

Recreation is his profession, but his passion has always been coaching. Tom currently is the Pole Vault Coach at Hanahan High School.

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Hoyt "Rusty" Holt, Jr.

Hoyt “Rusty” Holt, Jr. serves as the Medal of Honor Bowl’s Operations Director.

Rusty Holt

Having recently retired from a successful insurance career at New York Life, Holt is an active member of Savannah’s Sports Council, and a charter board member of the Savannah Hockey Committee. Holt was the presiding force behind Savannah’s Inaugural Rock n Roll Marathon in 2011.

Holt is a proud graduate of The Citadel’s class of 1973, earning his B.S. in Business Administration and lettering in both football and track. In 1988, Holt was inducted into The Citadel’s Athletic Hall of Fame for his excellence in both sports – football and track .

Originally from Mullins, SC , he currently shares his time between Savannah and Charleston with Mignon, his wife of 39 years. They are the proud parents of 3 children and 7 grandchildren whom they delight in spending time with.

In addition to his love of sports, and his involvement in The Medal of Honor Bowl, Holt is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys boating, fishing, hunting and riding his Harley Davidson.

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Rick Raybon

Rick Raybon Director of Finance

Senior Financial Executive with more than 35 years of achievement improving corporate financial performance through financial leadership in banking relations, operations, mergers and acquisitions, organizational development and global systems integration.

Raybon has served in senior financial leadership roles with both Northrop Grumman and Litton Industries. Additionally, he has served as an interim CFO in several smaller equity backed businesses.

A 1974 graduate of The Citadel he has also attended executive level leadership courses at both Harvard Business School and Wharton. He is a licensed CPA, a retired Commander, Supply Corps. USNR and resides in Mt. Pleasant, SC with his wife Vicki.

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Samuel Rivers

Samuel Rivers

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Cal McCombs

McCombs1200mugCal McCombs enjoyed a standout career as a track and football athlete at The Citadel, graduating in 1967.
His coaching career included stints at The Citadel, the United States Air Force Academy and as Head Football Coach at VMI, where he was named both State of Virginia Coach of the Year and Southern Conference Coach of the Year.

McCombs also spent five years as a top player development scout for the Denver Broncos of the American football League. Through these experiences, he gained a solid reputation for assessing draft-level NFL talent.

His skills in the area of quantifying NCAA football talent brings an enormous asset to the Medal of Honor Bowl.
He coached on the winning American Team in the inaugural Medal of Honor Bowl in January of 2014.

McCombs is a native of Belton, SC, and lives on the Isle of Palms with wife Lynn. They have three children and six grandchildren.

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Austin B. Atkinson, J.D.

Austin B. Atkinson, J.D. Austin B. Atkinson, J.D. is an NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor and is a registered Athlete Agent in the State of South Carolina. Austin earned a B.A. in Political Science from The Citadel in 1999, and a Juris Doctor degree from the Charleston School of Law in 2011.

As an NFL agent, Austin was able to put players from the FBS, FCS, and Division II levels of college football into NFL camps in recent years. His eye for talent at all levels of football is invaluable in his personnel role for the Medal of Honor Bowl.

Active in the community, Austin has served as the Vice-Chairman of the Town of Mount Pleasant Board of Zoning Appeals, member of the Town of Mount Pleasant Historical Commission, Past-President of the Mount Pleasant Sertoma Club, assistant coach of the Wando High School boys lacrosse team, and is a member of the Theta Commission of Kappa Alpha Order. Austin lives in Mount Pleasant with his wife and children.

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Roy Hamlin Jr.

roy_hamlinMr. Hamlin’s strong success in video and television projects for the nation’s leading nonprofit and sports organizations has helped him network across a broad range of corporate, celebrity and charitable leaders to achieve important goals. He founded AdCraft Associates, which became recognized as a national leader through innovative marketing. After selling AdCraft Associates to Host Communications, Roy’s next venture, NorthStar Visions, took an innovative approach to a marriage between the sports and entertainment worlds. His Fairway Productions Group has been a leader in television concepts and production.
Mr. Hamlin has produced numerous sports publications and live television broadcast programming, while developing many of today’s accepted sports traditions, including the National Championship Trophy Program, Director’s Cut (Div. I, Div IAA, Div III), Basketball Poll, Women’s Basketball Poll, Football Coaches Poll, Baseball Coaches Poll, Baseball National Championship Trophy, Mohamed Ali Museum and the PGA of America Library.

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