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2013 Golden Eagle Senior Class
44 / Blake Adams
6 / Bud Golden
99 / Jordan Johnson Miami, Fla.
Stone Mountain, Ga.
19 / Cory McDonald
40 / Seth McDonald
94 / Malcolm Mitchell
95 / Lamar Moore
60 / James Normand
74 / Wesley Sherrill
16 / Zack Ziegler
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Redwood City, Calif.
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sparta, Tenn.
Antioch, Tenn.
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Greenbrier, Tenn.
51 / Jerry King
Nashville, Tenn.
92 / Chad Zinchini
Hendersonville, Tenn.
GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Golden Eagle Football Staff Head Coach: Watson Brown (Vanderbilt, 1973) Record at TTU: 28-39 (Six years) Career Record: 122-190-1 (28 seasons as head coach) Coaching Staff / Assignments: Steven Brown (Offensive Coordinator) Runningbacks / Inside Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator (Tennessee Tech, 2007) Donn Landholm (Defensive Coordinator) Linebackers (Wayne State, 1979) Dewayne Alexander (Assistant Head Coach - Offense) Offensive Line (Tennessee Tech, 1988) Sam Williamson (Assistant Head Coach - Defense) Defensive Line (UAB, 2005) Chris Grimes (Assistant Coach) Strong Safeties / Nickels (Tennessee Tech, 2008) Orlandus Kirby (Assistant Coach) Tight Ends (Tennessee Tech, 2008) Tre Lamb Assistant Coach Quarterbacks (Tennessee Tech, 2012) Sidney Powell Assistant Coach Passing Game Coordinator / Secondary (Morehouse, 1997) Lee Sweeney Assistant Coach Receivers (Tennessee Tech, 2009) Additional Football Support Staff: Debbie Parker: Executive Aide Kate Nicewicz: Assistant to Football Academic and Compliance Coordinators / Travel
Golden Eagle Quick Facts Affiliation......................................................................NCAA Division I Subdivision.............. Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Stadium / Field...............................Tucker Stadium / Overall Field Capacity..........................................................................................16,500 Playing Surface....................................................................... 24/7 Turf 2012 Record..........................................................................................3-8 2012 OVC Record................................................................................1-7 Lettermen Returning......................................................................... 38 Lettermen Lost...................................................................................... 19 Starters Returning.............................................................................. 16 Starters Lost.......................................................................................... 11 Primary Offense........................................................ Multiple Spread Primary Defense............................................................... Multiple 4-2
University Quick Facts School........................................................Tennessee Tech University Location........................................................ Cookeville, Tenn., 38505 Founded.............................................................................................. 1915 Enrollment......................................................................................11,768 Team Nickname.............................................................Golden Eagles Colors............................................................................ Purple and Gold Conference............................................................................ Ohio Valley Affiliation..................NCAA Football Championship Subdivision President.................................................................... Dr. Philip Oldham Director of Athletics.........................................................Mark Wilson Faculty Representative.............................................Dr. Jeff Roberts Senior Woman Administrator...........................Tammie McMillan Athletics Department Telephone............................931-372-3940 Ticket Office Telephone................................................931-372-3941 Website............................................................................TTUsports.com Facebook...................................................................TTUGoldenEagles Twitter.....................................................................@TTUGoldenEagles Head Athletic Trainer........................................................Joe Erdeljac Sports Information Director...................................... Rob Schabert
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Tech’s new Athletic Performance Center: Building a Better Athlete In the Spring of 2011, Tennessee Tech held the Grand Opening for its brand new, state-of-the-art Athletic Performance Center for Golden Eagle student-athletes. The 25,000 square-foot facility will benefit every Golden Eagle student-athlete. Considered as one of the finest such facilities in the Ohio Valley Conference, the APC features 10,000 squarefeet for the new strength & conditioning room and 10,000 square-feet for indoor practice. At an estimated cost of $2 million, the facility is located west of the softball complex close to Pine Ave. To help Tech’s student-athletes by providing support for the purchase of equipment, please contact Kevin Bostian, associate athletics director for Development, either by phone (931-372-3929) or email him at KBostian@tntech.du.
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Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting March 24, 2011
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Numerical Roster 1......... Steve Wilson 2......... Jordan Smith 3......... Ladarius Vanlier 4......... Cody Forbes 5......... Darian Stone 6......... Bud Golden 7......... Bill Dillard 8......... Jamel Cook 8b...... Brock McCoin 9......... Cody Matthews 10....... Charlie High 11....... Marty Jones 12....... Eric Belew 13....... Matt Hamby 13....... Demario Donnell 14....... Austin Tallant 15....... Krys Cates 16....... Zack Ziegler 17....... Trent Thompson 18....... Jared Davis 19....... Cory McDonald 20....... Maleek Hall 21....... Stephen Bush 22....... Jerquin Vines 23....... Jimmy Laughlin 24....... James Huguely 25....... Daniel Pierce 26....... Conor Sparkman 27....... Trey Burks 28....... Steven Lillard 29....... Colton Belew 30....... Tra’Darius Goff 31....... Luke Woodason 32....... Trey Thompson 33....... Jay Rudwall 35....... Radir Annoor 36....... Tevin McDermott 37....... Patrick Prewitt 38....... Senquay Eichelberger 40....... Seth McDonald 41....... Cory Webber 42....... Dametris Watson 43....... Isaiah McKinney 44....... Blake Adams 45....... Robert Hill Bronson
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Alphabetical Roster Roster is current as of August 15, 2013 / Ages listed are as of July 20, 2013 No. 44 35 29 12 59 45 87 27 98 21 76 48 55 15 71 63 8 66 18 97 7 79 13 38 47 4 83 81 30 6 20 13 88 91 77 10 24 64 99 11 51 82 23 28 70 67 57 65 9 39 8b 36 19 40 43
Name Pos. Blake Adams LB Radir Annoor RB Colton Belew DB Eric Belew WR Josh Belhu LB Robert Hill Bronson LB DaJuan Brown TE Trey Burks RB Nathan Bush DL Stephen Bush RB Mike Cain DL Jordan Carroll DE KJ Carter LB Krys Cates WR William Chatmon OL Tyler Coen OL Jamel Cook DB Ethan Crum OL Jared Davis QB Stepfon Davis-Boyd DE Bill Dillard DB Brett Dillard OL Demario Donnell DB Senquay Eichelberger DB Dorian Eskridge RB Cody Forbes RB Hayden Freels TE/DE Neil Gannaway WR Tra’Darius Goff LB Bud Golden RB Maleek Hall ATH Matt Hamby QB Chris Harris P/K Kyron Hart DE Dellen Hash OL Charlie High QB James Huguely DB Justin Ivory OL Jordan Johnson NG Marty Jones DB Jerry King DE Jonathan King P/K Jimmy Laughlin DB Steven Lillard CB Jibrin Linge OL Cory Malone OL Zach Malone DE Matt Martin OL Cody Matthews W Deosha McColley CB Brock McCoin QB Tevin McDermott CB Cory McDonald DB Seth McDonald LB Isaiah McKinney RB
Ht. 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-4 5-9 6-5 5-9 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-4 6-4 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-8 6-0 6-0 6-6 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-3 5-8 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-5 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1
Wt. Age Yr. Exp. 225 19 Sr. 3L 205 18 So. 1L 180 18 Fr. RS 180 20 So. 1L 230 18 Fr. HS 205 18 Fr. HS 260 19 Jr. 2L 185 18 Fr. HS 270 21 Jr. 2L 200 19 Jr. 2L 295 18 Fr. HS 245 18 Fr. HS 215 21 Fr. RS 195 18 So. 1L 285 18 Fr. RS 275 18 Fr. HS 180 19 Jr. 2L 285 18 Fr. HS 215 18 Fr. RS 250 19 So. 1L 190 19 So. 1L 290 18 So. 1L 175 18 So. 1L 190 19 Fr. RS 180 19 Fr. RS 205 19 Jr. 2L 215 18 Fr. HS 195 19 So. 1L 235 19 Jr. 2L 220 19 Sr. 2L 188 18 Fr. HS 210 19 Jr.. SQ 190 18 So. 1L 280 18 Fr. RS 350 21 Fr. HS 190 19 Fr. HS 185 19 Jr. 1L 350 19 So. 1L 290 19 Sr. 3L 195 23 Jr. 2L 245 20 Sr. 3L 160 18 Fr. HS 220 18 So. 1L 170 18 Fr. HS 310 18 So. 1L 260 18 Fr. RS 250 18 Fr. RS 310 18 Fr. RS 180 19 Jr. 2L 175 19 Fr. RS 180 18 Fr. HS 195 20 Jr. SQ 190 20 Sr. 3L 225 20 Sr. 2L 205 19 Fr. RS
Hometown/High School/Previous School Stone Mountain, Ga./Dunwoody HS Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Columbia, Tenn./Columbia Central HS Columbia, Tenn./Columbia Central HS Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Mt. Juliet HS Brooksville, Fla/Hernando HS Smyrna, Tenn./Blackman HS Tullahoma, Tenn. / Tullahoma HS Morristown, Tenn./Hamblen West HS Cookeville, Tenn./Cookeville HS Nashville, Tenn./Whites Creek HS Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood HS Madison, Miss./Madison Central HS Newport, Tenn./Cocke County HS Kennesaw, Ga./North Cobb HS Gordonsville, Tenn. / Gordsonsville HS Birmingham, Ala./Spain Park HS Cookeville, Tenn./Cookeville HS Tullahoma, Tenn./Tullahoma HS Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell HS Vestavia, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Mt. Juliet HS Nashville, Tenn./Pearl-Cohn HS Nashville, Tenn./Pearl-Cohn HS Knoxville, Tenn./Hardin Valley HS Elizabethtown, Tenn./Elizabethtown HS Rockwood, Tenn./Rockwood HS Birmingham, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS Columbia, Tenn./Columbia Central HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS Clarksville, Tenn./Kenwood HS Murfreesboro, Tenn./Brentwood Acad. Columbia, Tenn./Columbia Central HS Lebanon, Tenn./Lebanon HS Crossville, Tenn/Stone Memorial HS Knosville, Tenn./Christian Academy Atlanta, Ga./Cedar Grove HS Birmingham, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS Miami, Fla./Carol City HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS Stone Mountain, Ga./Dunwoody HS Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut HS Vestavia, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS Nashville, Tenn./Stratford HS Marietta, Ga./Sprayberry HS Henderson, Tenn./Chester County HS Henderson, Tenn./Chester County HS Franklin, Tenn./Battle Ground Academy Gallatin ,Tenn./Gallatin HS Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor HS Livingston, Tenn./Livingston Academy Athens, Tenn./Appalachian State Redwood City, Calif./Redwood City HS Sparta, Tenn./White County HS Morristown, Tenn./Morristown West HS
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL No. 94 95 49 60 85 80 84 25 37 50 62 93 78 52 56 33 72 96 74 2 46 75 26 5 58 14 86 61 17 32 3 54 22 42 41 1 89 31 16 92
Name Pos. Malcolm Mitchell DE Lamar Moore NG Elliot Normand DB James Normand OL Midoho Okpokowuruk DL Price Partrick WR Jordan Patrick DL Daniel Pierce DB Patrick Prewitt DB J.T. Rankin OL Randall Reeves OL Harrison Reid DE Kevin Robinson-White DL Avery Rollins DE Terrell Rollins NG Jay Rudwall LB Charles Rutledge OL Zach Sharp K Wesley Sherrill OL Jordan Smith WR Josh Smith WR Matthew Smith OL Conor Sparkman DB Darian Stone QB Dylan Sullivan DT Austin Tallant DB Parker Teeter TE Gage Terry OL Trent Thompson QB Trey Thompson LB Ladarius Vanlier RB Ben Viaene LS Jerquin Vines ATH Dametris Watson OLB/TE Cory Webber DB Steve Wilson WR Britton Woodall TE Luke Woodason DB Zack Ziegler W Chad Zinchini P
Ht. 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-5 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-4 5-10 5-10 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-1 5-7 6-2 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-3
Wt. Age Yr. Exp. Hometown/High School/Previous School 255 21 Sr. 1L Stone Mountain, Ga./Dunwoody/U of L 275 20 Sr. 2L Nashville, Tenn./East Lit. Magnet HS 205 18 Fr. HS Oak Ridge, Tenn./Oak Ridge HS 295 19 Sr. 3L Oak Ridge, Tenn./Oak Ridge HS 245 20 Jr. 1L Charlotte, N.C./The McCallie School 205 21 Jr. RS Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor HS 250 18 Fr. HS Knoxville, Tenn./Alcoa HS 192 20 Jr. HS Cleveland, Tenn./Heritage Christian 190 19 So. 1L Vestavia, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS 285 18 Fr. RS Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa HS 300 19 Jr. 2L McAlla, Ala./McAdory HS 235 18 Fr. RS Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods HS 300 18 Fr. HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller HS 285 19 So. 1L Gasden, Ala./Gasden City HS 290 18 Fr. RS Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville HS 230 18 So. 1L Ooltewah, Tenn./Ooltewah HS 260 18 Fr. HS Decatur, Ga./Columbia HS 195 20 Jr. 2L Maryville, Tenn./Maryville HS 305 19 Sr. 3L Antioch, Tenn./Brentwood Academy 175 18 So. 1L LaVergne, Tenn./Battle Ground Academy 180 19 So. RS LaVergne, Tenn./Battle Ground Academy 300 19 Jr. 1L Jonesboro, Ga./North Clayton HS 185 19 So. 1L Sparta, Tenn./White County HS 185 20 Jr. 1L Clinton, Tenn./Clinton HS 260 20 So. RS Lavergne, Tenn./Lavergne HS 200 19 Jr. 2L Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa HS 260 19 Jr. 1L Lebanon, Tenn./Friendship Christian HS 294 18 Fr. HS Charlotte, Tenn./Creek Wood HS 186 18 Fr. RS Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern HS 220 18 Fr. HS Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle HS 170 18 So. 1L Nashville, Tenn./Maplewood HS 220 21 Jr. HS Hortonville, Wis./Hortonville HS 180 18 Fr. HS LaFayette, Ala. / LaFayette HS 235 18 Fr. HS Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech HS 195 19 Jr. 2L Forest Park, Ohio/Winton Woods HS 195 19 So. 1L Nashville, Tenn./Smyrna HS 230 19 So. RS Nashville, Tenn./Christ Presbyterian Acad. 180 19 Jr. 2L Dalton, Ga./Northwest Whitfield HS 200 20 Sr. 3L Greenbrier, Tenn./Greenbrier HS 220 21 Sr. 1L Hendersonville, Tenn./Vol State
Head Coach: Watson Brown (Vanderbilt, 1973) Offensive Coordinator: Steven Brown (Runningbacks / Inside Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator) Defensive Coordinator: Donn Landholm (Linebackers) Assistant Head Coaches: Offense - Dewayne Alexander (Offensive Line) Defense - Sam Williamson (Defensive Line) Assistant Coaches: Chris Grimes (Strong Safeties / Nickels) Orlandus Kirby (Tight Ends) Tre Lamb ( Quarterbacks) Sidney Powell (Passing Game Coordinator / Secondary) Lee Sweeney (Receivers) Administrative Assistant - Football: Debbie Parker Assistant to Football Academic and Compliance Coordinators: Kate Nicewicz Sports Information Contacts: Rob Schabert (primary) / Mike Lehman (secondary)
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46....... Josh Smith 47....... Dorian Eskridge 48....... Jordan Carroll 49....... Elliott Normand 50....... J.T. Rankin 51....... Jerry King 52....... Avery Rollins 54....... Ben Viaene 55....... KJ Carter 56....... Terrell Rollins 57....... Zach Malone 58....... Dylan Sullivan 59....... Josh Belhu 60....... James Normand 61....... Gage Terry 62....... Randall Reeves 63....... Tyler Coen 64....... Justin Ivory 65....... Matt Martin 66....... Ethan Crum 67....... Cory Malone 70....... Jibrin Linge 71....... William Chatmon 72....... Charles Rutledge 74....... Wesley Sherrill 75....... Matthew Smith 76....... Mike Cain 77....... Dellen Hash 78....... Kevin Robinson-White 79....... Brett Dillard 80....... Price Partrick 81....... Neil Gannaway 82....... Jonathan King 83....... Hayden Freels 84....... Jordan Patrick 85....... Midoho Okpokowuruk 86....... Parker Teeter 87....... DaJuan Brown 88....... Chris Harris 89....... Britton Woodall 91....... Kyron Hart 92....... Chad Zinchini 93....... Harrison Reid 94....... Malcolm Mitchell 95....... Lamar Moore 96....... Zach Sharp 97....... Stepfon Davis-Boyd 99....... Jordan Johnson
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Roster is current as of August 15, 2013 / Ages listed are as of July 20, 2013
Alphabetical Roster 44.......Blake Adams 35.......Radir Annoor 12.......Colton Belew 28.......Eric Belew 59.......Josh Belhu 45.......Robert Hill Bronson 87.......DaJuan Brown 27.......Trey Burks 21.......Stephen Bush 76.......Mike Cain 48.......Jordan Carroll 55.......KJ Carter 15.......Krys Cates 71.......William Chatmon 63.......Tyler Coen 8.........Jamel Cook 66.......Ethan Crum 18.......Jared Davis 97.......Stepfon Davis-Boyd 7.........Bill Dillard 79.......Brett Dillard 13.......Demario Donnell 38.......Senquay Eichelberger 47.......Dorian Eskridge 4.........Cody Forbes 83.......Hayden Freels 81.......Neil Gannaway 30.......Tra’Darius Goff 6.........Bud Golden 20.......Maleek Hall 13.......Matt Hamby 88.......Chris Harris 91.......Kyron Hart 77.......Dellen Hash 10.......Charlie High 24.......James Huguely 64.......Justin Ivory 99.......Jordan Johnson 11.......Marty Jones 51.......Jerry King 82.......Jonathan King 23.......Jimmy Laughlin 28.......Steven Lillard 70.......Jibrin Linge 67.......Cory Malone
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No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8b 9 10 11 12 13 13b 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 55
Name Pos. Steve Wilson WR Jordan Smith WR Ladarius Vanlier RB Cody Forbes RB Darian Stone QB Bud Golden RB Bill Dillard DB Jamel Cook DB Brock McCoin QB Cody Matthews W Charlie High QB Marty Jones DB Eric Belew WR Demario Donnell DB Matt Hamby QB Austin Tallant DB Krys Cates WR Zack Ziegler W Trent Thompson QB Jared Davis QB Cory McDonald DB Maleek Hall ATH Stephen Bush RB Jerquin Vines ATH Jimmy Laughlin DB James Huguely DB Daniel Pierce DB Conor Sparkman DB Trey Burks RB Steven Lillard CB Colton Belew DB Tra’Darius Goff LB Luke Woodason DB Trey Thompson LB Jay Rudwall LB Radir Annoor RB Tevin McDermott CB Patrick Prewitt DB Senquay Eichelberger DB Deosha McColley CB Seth McDonald LB Cory Webber DB Dametris Watson OLB/TE Isaiah McKinney RB Blake Adams LB Robert Hill Bronson LB Josh Smith WR Dorian Eskridge RB Jordan Carroll DE Elliot Normand DB J.T. Rankin OL Jerry King DE Avery Rollins DE Ben Viaene LS KJ Carter LB
Ht. 6-2 5-10 5-7 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-9 6-4 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-8 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-0
Wt. Age Yr. Exp. 195 19 So. 1L 175 18 So. 1L 170 18 So. 1L 205 19 Jr. 2L 185 20 Jr. 1L 220 19 Sr. 2L 190 19 So. 1L 180 19 Jr. 2L 180 18 Fr. HS 180 19 Jr. 2L 190 19 Fr. HS 195 23 Jr. 2L 180 20 So. 1L 175 18 So. 1L 210 19 Jr.. SQ 200 19 Jr. 2L 195 18 So. 1L 200 20 Sr. 3L 186 18 Fr. RS 215 18 Fr. RS 190 20 Sr. 3L 188 18 Fr. HS 200 19 Jr. 2L 180 18 Fr. HS 220 18 So. 1L 185 19 Jr. 1L 192 20 Jr. HS 185 19 So. 1L 185 18 Fr. HS 170 18 Fr. HS 180 18 Fr. RS 235 19 Jr. 2L 180 19 Jr. 2L 220 18 Fr. HS 230 18 So. 1L 205 18 So. 1L 195 20 Jr. SQ 190 19 So. 1L 190 20 Fr. RS 175 19 Fr. RS 225 20 Sr. 2L 195 19 Jr. 2L 235 18 Fr. HS 205 19 Fr. RS 225 19 Sr. 3L 205 18 Fr. HS 180 19 So. RS 180 19 Fr. RS 245 18 Fr. HS 205 18 Fr. HS 285 18 Fr. RS 245 20 Sr. 3L 285 19 So. 1L 220 21 Jr. HS 215 21 Fr. RS
Hometown/HS/Previous Institution Nashville, Tenn./Smyrna HS LaVergne, Tenn./Battle Ground Academy Nashville, Tenn./Maplewood HS Elizabethtown, Tenn./Elizabethtown HS Clinton, Tenn./Clinton HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS Vestavia, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS Birmingham, Ala./Spain Park HS Livingston, Tenn./Livingston Academy Gallatin ,Tenn./Gallatin HS Knoxville, Tenn./Christian Academy-Knoxville Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS Columbia, Tenn./Columbia Central HS Nashville, Tenn./Pearl-Cohn HS Murfreesboro, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa HS Newport, Tenn./Cocke County HS Greenbrier, Tenn./Greenbrier HS Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern HS Tullahoma, Tenn./Tullahoma HS Redwood City, Calif./Redwood City HS Clarksville, Tenn./Kenwood HS Cookeville, Tenn./Cookeville HS LaFayette, Ala. / LaFayette HS Vestavia, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS Atlanta, Ga./Cedar Grove HS Cleveland, Tenn./Christian Heritage Sparta, Tenn./White County HS Tullahoma, Tenn. / Tullahoma HS Nashville, Tenn./Stratford HS Columbia, Tenn./Columbia Central HS Columbia, Tenn./Columbia Central HS Dalton, Ga./Northwest Whitfield HS Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle HS Ooltewah, Tenn./Ooltewah HS Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Athens, Tenn./Appalachian State Vestavia, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS Nashville, Tenn./Pearl-Cohn HS Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor HS Sparta, Tenn./White County HS Forest Park, Ohio/Winton Woods HS Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech HS Morristown, Tenn./Morristown West HS Stone Mountain, Ga./Dunwoody HS Brooksville, Fla/Hernando HS LaVergne, Tenn./Battle Ground Academy Knoxville, Tenn./Hardin Valley HS Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood HS Oak Ridge, Tenn./Oak Ridge HS Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa HS Stone Mountain, Ga./Dunwoody HS Gasden, Ala./Gasden City HS Hortonville, Wis./Hortonville HS Madison, Miss./Madison Central HS
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL No. 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 70 71 72 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
Name Pos. Terrell Rollins NG Zach Malone DE Dylan Sullivan DT Josh Belhu LB James Normand OL Gage Terry OL Randall Reeves OL Tyler Coen OL Justin Ivory OL Matt Martin OL Ethan Crum OL Cory Malone OL Jibrin Linge OL William Chatmon OL Charles Rutledge OL Wesley Sherrill OL Matthew Smith OL Mike Cain DL Dellen Hash OL Kevin Robinson-White DL Brett Dillard OL Price Partrick WR Neil Gannaway WR Jonathan King P/K Hayden Freels TE/DE Jordan Patrick DL Midoho Okpokowuruk DL Parker Teeter TE DaJuan Brown TE Chris Harris P/K Britton Woodall TE Kyron Hart DE Chad Zinchini P Harrison Reid DE Malcolm Mitchell DE Lamar Moore NG Zach Sharp K Stepfon Davis-Boyd DE Nathan Bush DL Jordan Johnson NG
Ht. 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-2 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-4 5-9 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-5 5-11
Wt. 290 250 260 230 295 294 300 275 350 310 285 260 310 285 260 305 300 295 350 300 290 205 195 160 215 250 245 260 260 190 230 280 220 235 255 275 195 250 270 290
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Yr. Exp. Fr. RS Fr. RS So. RS Fr. HS Sr. 3L Fr. HS Jr. 2L Fr. HS So. 1L Fr. RS Fr. HS Fr. RS So. 1L Fr. RS Fr. HS Sr. 3L Jr. 1L Fr. HS Fr. HS Fr. HS So. 1L Jr. RS So. 1L Fr. HS Fr. HS Fr.. SQ Jr. 1L Jr. 1L Jr. 2L So. 1L So. RS Fr. RS Sr. 1L Fr. RS Sr. 1L Sr. 2L Jr. 2L So. 1L Jr. 2L Sr. 3L
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Name 3 Ladarius Vanlier 13 Demario Donnell 15 Krys Cates 24 James Huguely 30 Tra’Darius Goff 35 Radir Annoor 38 Senquay Eichelberger 54 Ben Viaene 59 Josh Belhu 70 Jibrin Linge 80 Price Partrick 85 Midoho Okpokowuruk
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Hometown/HS/Previous Institution Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville HS Henderson, Tenn./Chester County HS Lavergne, Tenn./Lavergne HS Mt. Juliet, Tenn. / Mt. Juliet HS Oak Ridge, Tenn./Oak Ridge HS Charlotte, Tenn./Creek Wood HS McAlla, Ala./McAdory HS Gordonsville, Tenn. / Gordsonsville HS Birmingham, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS Franklin, Tenn./Battle Ground Academy Cookeville, Tenn./Cookeville HS Henderson, Tenn./Chester County HS Marietta, Ga./Sprayberry HS Kennesaw, Ga./North Cobb HS Decatur, Ga./Columbia HS Antioch, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Jonsboro, Ga./North Clayton HS Nashville, Tenn./Whites Creek HS Crossville, Tenn./Stone Memorial HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller HS Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Mt. Juliet HS Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor HS Birmingham, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut HS Rockwood, Tenn./Rockwood HS Knoxville, Tenn./Alcoa HS Charlotte, N.C./The McCallie School Lebanon, Tenn./Friendship Christian HS Smyrna, Tenn./Blackman HS Columbia, Tenn./Columbia Central HS Nashville, Tenn./Christ Presbyterian Academy Lebanon, Tenn./Lebanon HS Hendersonville, Tenn./Vol State Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods HS Stone Mountain, Ga./Dunwoody/Louisville Nashville, Tenn./East Literature Magnet HS Maryville, Tenn./Maryville HS Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell HS Morristown, Tenn./Hamblen West HS Miami, Fla./Carol City HS
Pronunciation luh-DARE-ee-us van-LEER duh-MAR-ee-oh don-ELL Chris HEW-glee truh-DARE-ee-us (or simply Trey) rah-DEER uh-NOOR SEN-kway IKE-el-burger vee-en BELL-hue jib-BRIN Lynn-GAY PAR-trick mid-OH-ho ok-pok-uh-WAR-ick
57.......Zach Malone 65.......Matt Martin 9.........Cody Matthews 39.......Deosha McColley 8b......Brock McCoin 36.......Tevin McDermott 19.......Cory McDonald 40.......Seth McDonald 43.......Isaiah McKinney 94.......Malcolm Mitchell 95.......Lamar Moore 49.......Elliot Normand 60.......James Normand 85.......Midoho Okpokowuruk 80.......Price Partrick 84.......Jordan Patrick 25.......Daniel Pierce 37.......Patrick Prewitt 50.......J.T. Rankin 62.......Randall Reeves 93.......Harrison Reid 78.......Kevin Robinson-White 52.......Avery Rollins 56.......Terrell Rollins 33.......Jay Rudwall 72.......Charles Rutledge 96.......Zach Sharp 74.......Wesley Sherrill 2.........Jordan Smith 46.......Josh Smith 75.......Matthew Smith 26.......Conor Sparkman 5.........Darian Stone 58.......Dylan Sullivan 14.......Austin Tallant 86.......Parker Teeter 61.......Gage Terry 17.......Trent Thompson 32.......Trey Thompson 3.........Ladarius Vanlier 54.......Ben Viaene 22.......Jerquin Vines 42.......Dametris Watson 41.......Cory Webber 1.........Steve Wilson 89.......Britton Woodall 31.......Luke Woodason 16.......Zack Ziegler 92.......Chad Zinchini
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Watson BROWN v 29th season as head coach v 41st season in collegiate coaching v Seventh season as head coach at Tennessee Tech (named December 9, 2006)
v 2010 Recipient of the Roy Kramer “Contribution To Football” Award from the National Football Foundation
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ne of the byproducts of a long and successful coaching career is a checklist of big numbers. Wins and losses. Players who receive their college degrees. Friendships, fans and memories. All of those totals really begin to pile up. For Watson Brown, entering his 41st season as a collegiate coach and his 29th as a head coach, many of those numbers are, quite simply, incredible. In the coming season, Brown will be on the sidelines for his 300th game as a head coach. And, at some point in the season, Watson and his brother Mack, the head coach of the Texas Longhorns, will achieve a record by earning more Division I coaching victories by brothers than anybody in history. The Brown brothers come into 2013 with 352 career combined victories. They need 11 to surpass the standing record of 362 held by Vince and Bill Dooley. But, when Watson roams the sidelines this season, none of those personal milestones will be in his thoughts — he will be out to lead the Golden Eagles to their second Ohio Valley Conference championship in three years.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL After guiding Tech to a share of the 2011 OVC title, his program hit a major detour in 2012 when injuries wiped out the roster. The veteran coach kept his program moving forward, and this year the Golden Eagles should reap the benefits -- many, many players got to see game action last year in place of those who were injured. Brown’s staff has done a remarkable job in recruiting the past several years, and has raised the talent level walking the sidelines in Tucker Stadium. This year, the roster is loaded with promising talent. Born and raised in Cookeville, Watson Brown came back home in 2007 to take the helm of the Golden Eagle program. Five years later, he led Tech to its first OVC title in 36 years. The veteran coach has used an even-tempered approach to teach his young staff and players. The 2013 will be his seventh season at the Tech helm. Brown, 63, was named in December 2006 as the new head football coach of the Tennessee Tech University Golden Eagles. He returned to his hometown as the 10th head football coach in Tech history. Brown has previously coached at two schools that are members of the Ohio Valley Conference, serving as head coach at Austin Peay for two years and assistant coach at Jacksonville State, then a Division II program, for two years. Brown returned to the town where he was a talented baseball, football and basketball player at Cookeville High School. He signed with Vanderbilt out of high school and was a standout quarterback for the Commodores from 1969—72. He is best remembered by many Commodore fans for leading Vandy to a continued on next page
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Date of Birth: April 19, 1950 Age: 63 Place of Birth: Cookeville, Tenn. Wife: The former Brenda Arnold of Lebanon, Tenn. Date Married: February 17, 1973 Where he met Brenda: At a softball tournament in 1972; He was coaching and she was playing for the opponent Children (2): Ginny and Steven
College Coaching Experience
1973 1974-75 1976-77 1978 1979-80 1981-82 1983 1984-85 1986-90 1990-92 1993-94 1995-06 2007-
Vanderbilt University East Carolina University Jacksonville State University Texas Tech University Austin Peay Vanderbilt University University of Cincinnati Rice University Vanderbilt University Mississippi State University University of Oklahoma UAB Tennessee Tech University
Graduate assistant Quarterbacks, receivers Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks Head coach Offensive coordinator Head coach Head coach and A.D. Head coach Offensive coordinator Offensive coordinator Head coach and A.D Head coach
College Playing Experience
1969-72 Quarterback and shortstop at Vanderbilt
College Education 1973
Vanderbilt University B.A. - Geology
High School Education
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pion Penn State. He ranks that road victory as one of the most memorable in his long coaching career. Before coaching at Vanderbilt, Brown was athletic director and head football coach at Rice (1984-85). He led the Owls to two of their best offensive seasons. From 1986-90, Brown was the head coach at Vanderbilt, his alma mater. In 1991 and 1992, Brown was the offensive coordinator at Mississippi State under head coach Jackie Sherrill. During those two seasons, the Bulldogs posted a 14-10 record, made two bowl appearances and upset three nationally-ranked opponents.
Watson Brown’s Career Head Coaching Won-Loss Record 1979 Austin Peay 1980 Austin Peay 1983 Cincinnati 1984 Rice 1985 Rice 1986 Vanderbilt 1987 Vanderbilt 1988 Vanderbilt 1989 Vanderbilt 1990 Vanderbilt 1995 UAB 1996 UAB 1997 UAB 1998 UAB 1999 UAB 2000 UAB 2001 UAB 2002 UAB 2003 UAB 2004 UAB 2005 UAB 2006 UAB 2007 Tennessee Tech 2008 Tennessee Tech 2009 Tennessee Tech 2010 Tennessee Tech 2011 Tennessee Tech 2012 Tennessee Tech 28 seasons
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Watson Brown career record vs. Opponent..................W.........L Air Force............................0............1 Akron.................................1............0 Alabama............................0............5 Alabama State................0............1 Arizona..............................0............1 Arkansas...........................0............3 Arkansas State................2............1 Army...................................5............2 Auburn..............................0............5 Austin Peay......................3............3 Baylor.................................2............2 Central Arkansas............0............1 Central Florida................0............3 Central Methodist.........1............0 Chas. Southern...............2............0 Chattanooga...................1............0 Cincinnati.........................3............5 Concordia.........................1............0 Cornell...............................1............0 Cumberland....................1............0 Duke...................................1............2 East Carolina....................3............2 Eastern Illinois.................2............3 Eastern Kentucky...........1............7 Florida................................1............2 Florida State....................0............3 Gardner-Webb................1............0 Georgia..............................0............7 Hampton..........................1............0 Hawaii................................0............1 Houston............................4............3 Iowa....................................0............1 Jacksonville State..........6............5 James Madison...............2............0 Kansas................................0............3 Kansas State....................0............1
Kentucky (one tie).........1............4 Knoxville College...........1............0 Lamar.................................2............0 Lane College....................1............0 Livingston State.............1............0 Louisiana-Lafayette......1............1 Louisiana-Monroe.........1............0 Louisiana Tech................0............4 Louisville...........................0............5 LSU......................................2............0 Marshall............................0............1 Mars Hill............................1............0 Maryland..........................1............1 Maryville...........................1............0 Memphis...........................7............6 Miami (Fla.)......................0............3 Miami (Ohio)...................0............1 Middle Tennessee..........4............1 Miles College...................1............0 Mississippi........................0............5 Mississippi State.............2............1 Minnesota........................0............1 Missouri.............................0............1 Montana State................1............0 Morehead State..............1............1 Murray State....................3............5 Nebraska...........................0............1 Nichols State...................1............0 Northeast Louisiana.....0............1 North Greenville............1............0 North Texas......................1............0 Ohio....................................1............0 Oklahoma State.............0............1 Oregon..............................0............1 Penn State........................1............0 Pikeville.............................1............0 Pittsburgh........................0............2
Rice.....................................1............1 Rutgers..............................3............0 Samford............................0............1 SMU....................................0............4 South Carolina................0............1 South Florida...................1............1 Southeast Missouri.......3............2 Southern Miss.................0............6 SW Louisiana...................3............1 Syracuse............................0............1 TCU.....................................3............3 Temple...............................1............0 Tennessee.........................0............7 Tennessee-Martin..........6............3 Tennessee State.............2............4 Tennessee Tech..............4............0 Texas...................................0............2 Texas A&M........................0............2 Texas Tech........................1............0 Troy State..........................2............2 Tulane................................2............6 UTEP...................................1............0 Vanderbilt.........................0............1 Virginia Tech....................0............5 Wake Forest.....................0............2 Western Kentucky.........2............3 Western Michigan.........0............1 Wofford.............................1............0 TOTALS (one tie)..........122...... 190
Career records above reflect Brown’s wins and losses while head coach at UAB, Rice, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, Austin Peay, and Tennessee Tech.
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Hendersonville, Tenn. / Nov. 24, 1964 (48) former Angela Bonds daughter, Kate (13) sons, Hayden (18), Ross (10), John (10)
EDUCATION College: Tennessee Tech (M.A. 1998) Tennessee Tech (B.S. 1988) High School: Hendersonville High School (1983) PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1984-87: Tennessee Tech (defensive line)
Dewayne
ALEXANDER
v Assistant Head Coach / Offense v Offensive Line
COACHING EXPERIENCE 1988-96: Hendersonville High School (asst. coach) (Football, Softball, Wrestling) 1996: Jackson County High School (head coach) 1997-98: Tennessee Tech (assistant coach) Runningbacks 1999-00: Upperman High School (head coach) 2001: Gallatin High School (assistant coach) Offensive Coordinator 2002: Tennessee Tech (assistant coach) Defensive Line 2003-05: Wilson Central High School (head coach) 2006-12: Cumberland University (head coach) 2012- Tennessee Tech (assistant head coach) Offensive line
A former player and coach at Tennessee Tech, and the head coach at Cumberland University for seven seasons, Dewayne Alexander returned to Tech in January as assistant head coach, where he will coach the offensive linemen. Alexander earned two degrees from Tech and was a four-year member of the football team and a three-year letterwinner as a defensive lineman. He has been back at Tech twice previously as an assistant coach. During his time at Cumberland, his teams had 44 all-conference honorees and 101 conference Scholar-Athletes. Cumberland tied for the Mid-South Conference West Division championship in 2008 and played for the conference title in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Thirty-nine players were named NAIA National Scholar-Athletes, while 20 garnered conference Player of the Week accolades and five NAIA National Players of the Week. The club led the nation with 16 NAIA Scholar-Athletes in 2012. A 1988 graduate of TTU with a degree in political science and a minor in English, Alexander played four seasons on the defensive line for the Golden Eagles, one year under coach Gary Darnell, and three for coach Jim Ragland. Following graduation, he spent eight seasons at Hendersonville High School, his prep alma mater, as football, wrestling and softball coach, before returning to the Upper Cumberland region in 1996 to serve as assistant principal and head football coach at Jackson County High School. His collegiate coaching career began in 1997 when he took a position at Tech as an assistant on coach Mike Hennigan’s staff, working with runningbacks for two seasons before being named head coach at Upperman High School. While at Tech, he earned a master’s in Instructional Leadership. In 2001, he was offensive coordinator at Gallatin High School and in 2002 he came back to Tech as defensive line coach for one more year, working with Buck Buchanan Award finalist D.J. Bleisath. In 2003, he was offered the head coaching position at Wilson Central High School in Lebanon and in 2006, he was named head coach at Cumberland University. In seven seasons, his Bulldog teams posted a 41-33 overall record and in the past three years, Alexander led Cumberland to a combined 23-9 overall record. Alexander was named the NAIA Region I Coach of the Year and Tennessee Sportswriters Association Coach of the Year. Dewayne and his wife, Angela, have four children — son Hayden (18), daughter Kate (12), and twin sons Ross and John (10).
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Luverne, Ala. / January 13, 1983 (31) son, Braylon, 6
EDUCATION College: UAB (B.A. 2005) High School: Greenville (Ala.) High School (2001) PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2001-05: UAB (defensive tackle)
Sam
WILLIAMSON
v Assistant Head Coach / Defense v Defensive Line
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2006: UAB Volunteer Assistant (DL) 2007-09: Tennessee Tech University Defensive Line 2010- Tennessee Tech University Defensive Running Game Coordinator Defensive Line 2012- Tennessee Tech University Assistant Head Coach Defensive Running Game Coordinator Defensive Line
BOWL EXPERIENCE As a Player A former player and volunteer assistant coach for Watson Brown at UAB, Sam Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Williamson is now in his seventh season as the defensive line coach at Tech. William- 2004: son also coordinates the running game defense, and last year was elevated to the role of assistant head coach for the defense. In 2011, on the way to winning a share of the OVC title, the Golden Eagle defense ranked first in the OVC and was first in the league in rushing defense, allowing only 148.5 yards per game. Williamson has helped shape the careers of several notable Tech defenders, and this year will work with a wide variety of linemen ranging from fifth-yeasr veterans to walk-one rookies. Williamson, 30, is a 2005 graduate of UAB where he was a four-year letterman as a defensive tackle for the Blazers. He is a native of Greenville, Ala. Following graduation, he spent one season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Blazers, helping to mold the defensive line. He worked in developing the talents of NFL players Jermaine McElveen and Kyle Bissinger. Williamson had the opportunity to learn Brown’s system as both a player and coach at UAB, and has been able to put that knowledge and experience to use in working toward building a winner at TTU. Elected as the captain of both the football and basketball teams at Greenville (Ala.) High School, Williamson continued in a leadership role with the Blazers during his collegiate career. He was twice named the team captain, twice chosen the Conference USA Player of the Week, and was named to the C-USA Academic Honor Roll. A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Williamson was also active in the Big Brother, Big Sister program in Birmingham during his playing career. A defensive tackle, he was a full-time starter his final two years and saw some additional starting duty as a sophomore in 2003. He finished his career with 106 total tackles, including 12 tackles-for-loss and four quarterback sacks. In 2004, he was on the field for the Blazers when they played in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl. Williamson received his bachelor’s degree in Justice Science in 2005, and was a volunteer assistant coach during the 2006 season, working with the defensive line. He also worked one year in the Sports Medicine and Fitness program at UAB, mentoring high school seniors and supervising student-athletes from high schools and middle schools. Williamson is the proud father of one son, Braylon Williamson, 5.
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College: High School:
Houston, Texas / January 3, 1985 (29) Tennessee Tech (B.S. 2007) UAB (2004-2006) Auburn (2003-2004) Vestavia Hills (Ala.) High School (2003)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2004-2006: 2007:
UAB (Wide Receiver) Tennessee Tech (Receiver/Quarterback)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Steven
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BROWN
v Offensive Coordinator v Runningbacks / Inside Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator
Steven Brown, 29, made the move from the playing field to the coaching staff in 2007, spending one season as a graduate assistant on Watson Brown’s staff. In 2008 he moved into an assistant coaching role and in 2012 he took on the duties of Offensive Coordinator. He coaches the team’s runningbacks. Until this season, he has also coached Tech’s quarterbacks, working with a pair of recordsetters in Lee Sweeney and Tre Lamb, both now assistant coaches on the Tech staff. In 2009, he helped Sweeney accomplish his most successful season, and also helped mold several young signal-callers including freshman Tre Lamb and junior Cass Barnes. The past three years that work paid dividends as Lamb became one of the most prolific signal-callers in Tech history, setting numerous school passing, scoring and total offense records. An experienced player who enjoyed two successful seasons at UAB and one at Tech, Steven had one season of eligibility remaining in 2008 but passed on the chance to play his final year for the opportunity to begin his coaching career. The son of head coach Watson Brown, Steven played two seasons at UAB then transfered to Tech in 2007 where he played both wide receiver and quarterback for the Golden Eagles. A highly recruited prep quarterback out of high school, he originally enrolled at Auburn in 2004, then moved to UAB and made the transition to receiver in 2005. In 2006 he played in 11 of 12 games for the Blazers, ranking fifth on the team with 14 catches for 200 yards and two touchdowns. In his one season for the Golden Eagles, he had 12 catches for 164 yards as an inside receiver. In the middle of the season, with injuries to the top three quarterbacks, Steven stepped under center and played quarterback. He finished the year going 22-for-34 for 252 yards and one touchdown, posting a 119.02 quarterback rating. In high school, he was named honorable mention on the Class 6A AllState team in 2003 as a senior quarterback, helping lead Vestavia Hills to a 12-2 record and an appearance in the state semifinals.
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Bristow, Neb. / Nov. 6, 1956 (56) former Cindi Witt daughters Kristin, Sarah and Kate Central Missouri (M.S. 1985) Wayne State University (B.S. 1979) Bristow (Neb) High School (1974)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1976-79:
Wayne State (outside linebacker)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Donn
LANDHOLM
v Defensive Coordinator v Linebackers
A veteran of 30 years in the coaching ranks, Donn Landholm joined coach Watson Brown’s Golden Eagle staff as an assistant coach early in 2013 to will work with linebackers and special teams. In July, his assignment changed as he was selected as the defensive coordinator. He will also continue to coach linebackers. Landholm spent the four previous seasons on the Purdue staff where he worked with the outside linebackers, advanced scouting of upcoming opponents and recruiting. He moved to Purdue in 2009 from Eastern Kentucky, where he coached from 1997 to 2008. Landholm was linebackers coach from 1997 to 2004, defensive coordinator from 2005 to 2007 and linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator in 2008. In 2005 and 2006, the Colonels ranked among the OVC top three in total defense, allowing merely 328.5 and 309.0 yards per game. The Colonels led the nation in turnover margin in 2007 at plus-18, with 35 takeaways (24 interceptions and 11 fumble recoveries). Landholm also was in charge of the Eastern Kentucky special teams from 2002 to 2007. In 2003, the Colonels led the nation with a 16.5-yard punt return average and, in 2006, they were ninth with a 22.9-yard kickoff return average. From 1993 to 1996, Landholm was the offensive line coach at Blinn (Texas) Junior College. Blinn won back-to-back junior college national championships in 1995 and 1996, going 12-0 both seasons. Prior to joining the Blinn staff, Landholm was an assistant at PSJA North High School in Pharr, Texas, in 1992. Landholm coached at Arizona State from 1987 to 1991, the first two years as a graduate assistant with the defense and the final three as a volunteer assistant with the linebackers. The Sun Devils played in the 1987 Freedom Bowl. Landholm coached the running backs at Montana State in 1986 and at Central Missouri in 1984 and 1985. His career began at Plainview (Neb.) High School, as an assistant from 1979 to 1981 and subsequently as head coach in 1982 and 1983. A native of Bristow, Neb., Landholm played outside linebacker at Wayne State and earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and political science in 1979. He earned a master’s degree in secondary education from Central Missouri State in 1985. Landholm and his wife, Cindi, have three daughters: Kristen, Sarah and Kate.
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BOWL EXPERIENCE As a Coach 1987: Freedom Bowl
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College: High School:
Jackson, Tenn. / July 2, 1985 (26) Tennessee Tech (B.S. 2008) LaVergne High School (2003)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2004-2007:
Tennessee Tech (Defensive Back)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2008-10: LaVergne High School Defensive Backs, Special Teams 2010-11 Tennessee Tech (graduate assistant) Defense 2012- Tennessee Tech (assistant coach) Defense
Chris
GRIMES
v Assistant Coach / Strong Safeties & Nickels Chris Grimes learned an awful lot about playing defense during his four-year career on the field for the Golden Eagles, when he was considered one of the team’s hardest-hitters. In 2010, he returned to his alma mater to teach the lessons he learned to the current Golden Eagle players, and in 2013 he is in his fourth season as a member of the Watson Brown’s TTU coaching staff. He moved from graduate assistant to assistant coach for the Golden Eagles in 2012. A former cornerback known for his hustle and hard-hitting style of play, Grimes works with all phases of the Tech defense while coaching the safeties and nickels. After a redshirt season in 2003, Chris became a fixture on the field for the Golden Eagles during the next four years, playing in 39 contests and starting 16 contests. He chalked up 158 total tackles including 101 unassisted tackles from his cornerback spot. In addition to his jarring stops, he also recovered seven fumbles during his career, caused two fumbles and broke up 16 passes. He had three career interceptions and finished with eight tackles-for-loss. During his prep days, he was a two-way player for coach Don Thomas at LaVergne High School, starting at tailback and free safety. He rushed for 3,650 yards and finished his prep career with 231 tackles for the Wolverines. He joined the Golden Eagle coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach in 2010 to pursue a master’s degree. Prior to retturning to Tech, he served as an assistant coach at LaVergne High School under head coach Will Hester. In that position, he coached the defensive backs and special teams. Grimes, 28, first graduated from Tech in 2008 with a degree in multidisciplinary studies and received his master’s degree in 2012.
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Orlandus
KIRBY
v Assistant Coach / Tight Ends
Jackson, Tenn. / April 3, 1985 (27)
College: Tennessee Tech (B.S. 2008) High School: Central-Merry High School (2004)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2004-2007:
Tennessee Tech (Tight end)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2012 - Tennessee Tech (graduate assistant) Tight ends & H-backs
Orlandus Kirby has taken on a new title in 2013 while handling the same duties of coaching the Golden Eagle tight ends. After a season as a graduate assistant, Kirby has been elevated to an assistant coach position. A four-year tight end for the Golden Eagles from 2004 through 2007, Kirby has made a career change and moved from banking to coaching. Following graduation in 2008, Kirby put his business management degree to work and served for five years in finance and banking. He was bank manager for three years with Wells Fargo Financial, and spent two years as a bank manager for Regions Bank. He made the decision to return to his alma mater to pursue a master’s degree in exercise science, physical education and wellness, with a licensure to teach. Back on campus, he was welcomed back to the coaching staff to share his knowledge of the game with Tech’s group of H-backs. A four-year letterwinner during his high school days in both football and basketball at Jackson Central-Merry High School, Kirby helped capture district and regional championships as a junior and senior. He was named 7-5A All-Region and earned All-West Tennessee distinction. He played in eight games as a true freshman in 2004, then took over as the starter in his sophomore season. The team’s full-time starter for two seasons, he missed much of his senior season with injuries before returning to the starting spot for the final month in 2007. He notched 20 career catches for 157 yards, and developed into an effective blocker.
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College: High School:
Calhoun, Ga. / Sept. 16, 1989 (23) Tennessee Tech (B.S. 2013) Calhoun (Ga.) High School (2009)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2005-08: 2009-12:
Calhoun (Ga.) High School (QB) Tennessee Tech (QB)
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2013- Tennessee Tech (assistant coach) Quarterbacks
Tre
LAMB
v Assistant Coach / Quarterbacks After his record-setting playing career came to an early end last year due to injuries, Tre Lamb remained on the sidelines down the stretch lending his knowledge, leadership and expertise to help Tech’s remaining quarterbacks, including late-season starter Darian Stone. Following the season, Lamb put his playing days behind him and immediately embarked on his coaching career. He was selected as an assistant coach on Watson Brown’s staff and will work with quarterbacks. In his career, Lamb passed for 5,301 yards with 45 touchdowns and 22 interceptions. He accounted for 5,632 yards of total offense, and was responsible for 54 touchdowns. He is listed in Tech’s record books as third all-time in both passing yards and total offense. As Tech’s starter in the pocket, Lamb led the 2011 Golden Eagle squad to the Ohio Valley Conference championship, the team’s first in 36 years. He helped the team break nine school records including points scored in a season (355), highest scoring average in a season (32.3 points per game), and most first downs in a season (238). Lamb also carved his own name into the Tech record books in 2011, snapping a colossal eight individual records while leading the Golden Eagles to nine team records. He set individual Tech records for passing attempts in a single game (58 vs. TSU) and completions in a single game (36 vs. TSU), as well as records for completions in a season with 204. Lamb gained 2,555 yards of total offense to surpass the school record by 131 yards. Lamb was recognized at the season’s end as the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player and as the winner of the Team Leadership Award. Following the 2012 season, Lamb was named a permanent team captain, winner of the Robert Hill Johnson Award, and the Most Valuable Offensive Player. He passed for 1,872 yards with 17 touchdowns and only eight interceptions in just eight games. Lamb was a standout prep player at Calhoun (Ga.) High School, where he was coached by his father, Hal Lamb.
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EDUCATION
College: High School:
Newnan, Ga. / October 8, 1974 (37) former Charmer Chadan son, Brandon (9) Morehouse College (B.S., 1997) Newnan (Ga.) High School (1993)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1994-97:
Morehouse College (safety)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Sidney
POWELL
v Defensive Passing Game Coordinator v Secondary
1998-99: UMass (graduate assistant) Secondary 2000-01: Sacred Heart (assistant coach) Secondary 2002-03: Northeastern (assistant coach) Secondary 2004-05: UMass (assistant coach) Secondary 2006-08: Ball State (assistant coach) Secondary 2009: Tennessee Tech Cornerbacks 2010- Tennessee Tech Defensive Passing Game Coordinator Cornerbacks
Sidney Powell, 38, joined the Tennessee Tech football coaching staff in 2009 and BOWL EXPERIENCE heads into his fifth season in 2013. His original assignment has expanded from As a Coach working with the team’s talented cornerbacks to coaching the entire Golden Eagle 2008: GMAC Bowl secondary. In 2010, Powell also adopted the role of coordinator of Tech’s passing game defense. A 17-year collegiate coaching veteran, Powell came to Tech after three years in a similar position at Ball State University. He has also coached at Massachusetts, Sacred Heart and Northeastern, helping win championships at every stop including the 1998 I-AA national championship while at UMass. Powell is from Newnan, Ga., and graduated from Newnan High School in 1993. He was a four-time letterwinner and three-year starter as a safety at Morehouse College, receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1997 in Health and Physical Education. His first coaching position was at UMass, working as a graduate assistant with the Minutemen in 1998 and 1999. He helped take the team from a 2-9 record before his arrival to the national championship and a 12-3 record in 1998. His first full-time post was at Sacred Heart in 2000 and 2001. While there, Sacred Heart won 21 games in his two seasons after winning just four games in the previous two years. In the summer of 2001, Powell participated in the National Football League’s Summer Internship Program as a defensive backfield assistant with the Seattle Seahawks. In 2002, he accepted a post at Northeastern University, helping to win the first league championship in school history. He returned to Massachusetts in 2004 and 2005 and helped lead the team to a winning record both seasons. With Powell directing the secondary, UMass ranked first in the nation in scoring defense in 2005 and led the Atlantic 10 Conference in total defense, pass defense and pass defense efficiency. Powell tutored Shannon James, a first-team all-conference selection and the 2004 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year. That success earned him a position as assistant coach at Ball State for three years. During that span, his secondary intercepted 32 passes and led the Mid-America conference. Among his standout players was MVP Erik Keys, a 2007 free agent signee with the Tennessee Titans. In 2008, Powell helped Ball State to a 12-0 regular season record and the GMAC Bowl, finishing the year ranked 23rd nationally. He coached safety Sean Baker who led the MAC in interceptions and was named Freshman All-America as well as the MAC Freshman of the Year. Married to the former Charmer Chadan, the couple has one son, Brandon (10).
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL PERSONAL Born:
EDUCATION
College: High School:
Mt. Juliet, Tenn. / May 12, 1987 (25) Tennessee Tech (B.S. 2009) Tennessee Tech (Master’s 2011) Friendship Christian High School (2005)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2000-04: 2005: 2006-09:
Friendship Christian High School (QB) University of Louisville (RS-QB) Tennessee Tech (QB)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2011- Tennessee Tech (graduate assistant) Receivers 2012- Tennessee Tech (assistant coach) Receivers
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A record-setting passer during his career as a Golden Eagle quarterback, Lee Sweeney embarked upon a collegiate coaching career in 2011, joining Watson Brown’s staff as a graduate assistant. A year ago, Sweeney moved into an assistant coaching position where and is now in his second season coaching the Golden Eagle receivers. It’s an appropriate assignment for the former OVC Freshman of the Year who set many of Tech’s passing records while calling Golden Eagle signals from 2006 to 2009. Sweeney was a two-year starter at Friendship Christian High School in Mt. Juliet where he passed for 5,173 yards in two seasons. As a senior, he led the state in passing, throwing for 2,819 yards and 30 touchdowns with just three interceptions on his way to being named a finalist for Tennessee’s Mr. Football. A versatile athlete with a strong arm, he also lettered three seasons as a starting pitcher on the baseball team. Following his prep career, he was recruited to the University of Louisville where he spent the 2005 season on the sidelines as a Cardinal redshirt. He transfered to Tennessee Tech following the fall semester, and went through spring drills with the Golden Eagles, helping him to prepare for his collegiate debut in the 2006 season. That year he passed for 2,292 yards and ranked first in the OVC in total offense, earning second-team all-OVC honors and the conference’s Freshman of the Year award. He wrapped up his Tech career ranked first in career passing yards (7,157) as well as first in career total offense (6,805). He tied for the school record for most games passing for 200 yards or more (13), including the schoolbest 437 yards in a thrilling come-from-behind victory at Southeast Missouri to close out the 2006 season under interim head coach Doug Malone. He received his bachelor’s degree from Tech in December 2009 in Exercise Science, Physical Education and Wellness. Sweeney completed work for his master’s degree while a graduate assistant for the Golden Eagles in 2011.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Debbie PARKER
v Administrative Assistant
Debbie Parker was hired in July 2011 to fill the position of executive aide for the football program, taking over for Peggie Parrott who retired from her post after more than 25 rewarding years on the job. Parker made the move across campus to join the Golden Eagles after spending the past year as a secretary/receptionist in the College of Engineering. A 2001 graduate of Tennessee Tech with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and environmental agriscience, Debbie’s career took a different turn when she signed on as a legal assistant at a law firm in Cookeville in 2002. She also worked for five years as an environmental health specialist for the Tennessee Dept. of Health, and one year as an administrative assistant for the U.S. Census Bureau. In her new role, she will handle a wide variety of office responsibilities for the coaching staff. She will also help to coordinate the annual Jim Ragland Golden Eagle Bass Classic, and the annual Golden Eagle Football Alumni Classic, an event to help build the Robert Hill Johnson Endowment for funding football scholarships. Born in Battle Creek, Mich., Debbie’s family moved to Monterey where she has lived since she was four years old. She has been married to her husband, Michael Parker, for 11 years. She has three children — daughter Emily (16), son Rylan (19), and one grown stepson, Anthony. In her spare time, she works with the young women at her church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Cookeville.
v TEAM MANAGERS and FILMERS / ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF
John ALBERTSON Manager
Zakk HUDDLESTON Manager
Bryce ARNOLD Manager
Alex HUTTO Manager
John BEATY Filmer
Jerome KLINE Manager
Lee GATTS Filmer
Taylor WALLER Manager
Kate NICEWICZ Academics
Golden Eagle All-Time Coaching Staffs
Please contact the TTU Sports Information Office (sportsinfo@tntech.edu) with updated information to add to this list, which was compiled by searching through past media guides and game programs. 1922 Loyal Duyck (head coach) 1923-1939 Putty Overall (head coach) 1940 Putty Overall (head coach), Calvin Frey, John Binns 1941 Putty Overall (head coach), Calvin Frey, Hooper Eblen
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1942 Putty Overall (head coach), Calvin Frey, Hooper Eblen
1946 Putty Overall (head coach), Calvin Frey, Hooper Eblen
1950 Star Wood (head coach), Wilburn Tucker, Al Thomas
1943 Putty Overall (head coach), Calvin Frey, Hooper Eblen, Raymond Brown
1947 Hooper Eblen (head coach), Wilburn Tucker, Raymond Brown, Star Wood
1944 Putty Overall (head coach), Calvin Frey, Hooper Eblen
1948 Hooper Eblen (head coach), Wilburn Tucker, Raymond Brown, Star Wood
1951 Star Wood (head coach), Wilburn Tucker, Calvin Frey 1952 Putty Overall (head coach), Wilburn Tucker, Calvin Frey
1945 Putty Overall (head coach), Calvin Frey, Hooper Eblen
1949 Hooper Eblen (head coach), Wilburn Tucker, Raymond Brown, Star Wood
1953 Putty Overall (head coach), Wilburn Tucker, Calvin Frey
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1998 Mike Hennigan (head coach), Mike Smith, Jeff Fela, Gerald Brown, Ted Lockerby, Eric Roark, Dewayne Alexander
1955 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Malcolm “Mutt” Quillen, John North, Bill Dupes
1999 Mike Hennigan (head coach), Ted Lockerby, Doug Malone, Gerald Brown, Chris Jones, Eric Roark
1956 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Bill Dupes, Chuck Newman
2000 Mike Hennigan (head coach), Ted Lockerby, Doug Malone, Chris Burkey, Chris Jones, Steve McAdoo
1957 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Malcolm “Mutt” Quillen, Bill Dupes, Chuck Newman
2001 Mike Hennigan (head coach), Ted Lockerby, Doug Malone, Damon Bradford, Chris Jones, Steve McAdoo
1958 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Bill Dupes, Ray Drost, Chuck Newman 1959 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Bill Dupes, Ray Drost, Chuck Newman 1960 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Bill Dupes, Ray Drost, Chuck Newman
1974 Don Wade (head coach), Fred Francis, Jack Henderson, Bob Joye, Lauren Kardatzke, David McKnight, Richard May
1986 Jim Ragland (head coach), Mike Hennigan, Dave Butterfield, Billie Drake, Matt Fligg, Robert Harris, Danny Hayes, Harold Wells
1975 Don Wade (head coach), Jack Henderson, Fred Francis, Bob Joye, Lauren Kardatzke, David McKnight, Richard May
1987 Jim Ragland (head coach), Mike Hennigan, Billie Drake, Robert Harris, Danny Hayes, Randy Pippin, Mike Smith, Harold Wells
1976 Don Wade (head coach), Fred Francis, Jack Henderson, Bob Joye, Richard May, Lauren Kardatzke, David McKnight
1988 Jim Ragland (head coach), Mike Hennigan, Billie Drake, Bob Harris, Danny Hayes, Mike Smith, Harold Wells
1977 Don Wade (head coach), Jack Henderson, Bob Joye, Chuck Koczwara, Richard May, Lauren Kardatzke
1989 Jim Ragland (head coach), Gerald Brown, Billie Drake, L.T. Helton, Mike Hennigan, Mike Ledford, Mike Smith
1978 Don Wade (head coach), Jack Henderson, Bob Joye, Chuck Koczwara, Lauren Kardatzke, Richard May, Jim Hughes
1990 Jim Ragland (head coach), L.T. Helton, Mike Hennigan, Gerald Brown, Billie Drake, Mike Ledford, Mike Smith
1966 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Chuck Newman, Mel Sinquefield
1979 Don Wade (head coach), Jack Henderson, Bob Joye, Chuck Koczwara, Lauren Kardatzke, Richard May, Jim Hughes
1991 Jim Ragland (head coach), L.T. Helton, Mike Hennigan, Gerald Brown, Billie Drake, Mike Ledford, Mike Smith
1967 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Chuck Newman, Carlton Flatt, Tony Stone, Tom Weathers
1980 Don Wade (head coach), Jack Henderson, Richard May, Chuck Koczwara, Lauren Kardatzke, Jim Hughes, Bob Joye
1992 Jim Ragland (head coach), L.T. Helton, Mike Hennigan, Gerald Brown, Billie Drake, Mike Ledford, Mike Smith
1968 Don Wade (head coach), Chuck Newman, Tony Stone, Tom Weathers, Billy Seigler
1981 Don Wade (head coach), Dennis Caryl, Jack Henderson, Jim Hughes, Lauren Kardatzke, Richard May, Murphy Ownbey
1993 Jim Ragland (head coach), Gerald Brown, Billie Drake, Buck Fowler, Mike Hennigan, Mike Ledford, Mike Smith
1982 Don Wade (head coach), Dennis Caryl, Jack Henderson, Lauren Kardatzke, Richard May, Murphy Ownbey
1994 Jim Ragland (head coach), Gerald Brown, Billie Drake, Buck Fowler, Mike Hennigan, Mike Ledford, Mike Smith
1983 Gary Darnell (head coach), Dennis Franchione, Bruce Snelling, Wade Cargile, J.A. Somsky, Dick Bumpas, Gary Patterson, Michael Shultz, Mike Sinkowitz
1995 Jim Ragland (head coach), Gerald Brown, Billie Drake, Buck Fowler, Mike Hennigan, Mike Ledford
1961 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Bill Dupes, Ray Drost, Chuck Newman 1962 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Ray Drost, Raymond Brown, Chuck Newman 1963 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Ray Drost, Raymond Brown, Chuck Newman, Marshall Taylor 1964 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Ray Drost, Raymond Brown, Chuck Newman, Marshall Taylor 1965 Wilburn Tucker (head coach), Ray Drost, Raymond Brown, Chuck Newman, Marshall Taylor
1969 Don Wade (head coach), Chuck Newman, Tony Stone, Jack Henderson, Bob Joye 1970 Don Wade (head coach), Chuck Newman, Tony Stone, Jack Henderson, Bob Joye, Tony Yelovich 1971 Don Wade (head coach), Tony Stone, Jack Henderson, Bob Joye, John Tomlinson, Tony Yelovich 1972 Don Wade (head coach), Jack Henderson, Bob Joye, Tony Stone, John Tomlinson, Tony Yelovich 1973 Don Wade (head coach), Jack Henderson, Bob Joye, Tony Stone, John Tomlinson, Tony Yelovich
1984 Gary Darnell (head coach), Dennis Franchione, Mark Jones, Jim Ragland, Michael Schultz, Dick Bumpas, Gary Patterson, Mike Sinkovitz 1985 Gary Darnell (head coach), Jim Ragland, Mark Jones, Michael Schultz, Greg Johnson, Dave Butterfield, Billie Drake, Bob Lindsey, Gary Patterson
1996 Mike Hennigan (head coach), David Bibee, Gerald Brown, Jeff Fela, Randy Pippin, Mike Smith, Chris Jones, Ted Lockerby 1997 Mike Hennigan (head coach), Gerald Brown, Jeff Fela, Randy Pippin, Eric Roark, Mike Smith, Ted Lockerby, Kurt Woerner, Dewayne Alexander
2002 Mike Hennigan (head coach), Ted Lockerby, Doug Malone, Dewayne Alexander, Damon Bradford, Steve McAdoo, Fred Farrier 2003 Mike Hennigan (head coach), Ted Lockerby, Doug Malone, Billy Blizzard, Damon Bradford, Russ Ehrenfeld, Fred Farrier 2004 Mike Hennigan (head coach), Ted Lockerby, Doug Malone, Billy Blizzard, John Chandler, Russ Ehrenfeld, Marty Steward 2005 Mike Hennigan (head coach), Ted Lockerby, Doug Malone, Billy Blizzard, John Chandler, Russ Ehrenfeld, Marty Steward 2006 Doug Malone (interim head coach), Ted Lockerby, Billy Blizzard, John Chandler, Russ Ehrenfeld, Marty Steward 2007 Watson Brown (head coach), John Palermo, Jeff Fela, Will Holthouser, Thomas Cox, Matthew Schmitz, Justin Shannon, Sam Williamson, David McMahan, Jim Moravchik 2008 Watson Brown (head coach), Billy Taylor, Will Holthouser, Thomas Cox, Blaine McCorkle, Matthew Schmitz, Justin Shannon, Sam Williamson 2009 Watson Brown (head coach), Billy Taylor, Will Holthouser, Steven Brown, Thomas Cox, Sidney Powell, Matthew Schmitz, Justin Shannon, Sam Williamson 2010 Watson Brown (head coach), Will Holthouser, Billy Taylor, Ron Sigler, Larry Crowe, Sam Williamson, Thomas Cox, Sidney Powell, Steven Brown 2011 Watson Brown (head coach), Billy Taylor, Steven Brown, Thomas Cox, Will Holthouser, Sidney Powell, Ron Sigler, Sam Williamson 2012 Watson Brown (head coach), Billy Taylor, Steven Brown, Thomas Cox, Sam Williamson, Sidney Powell, Lee Sweeney, Tyler Wolf, Chris Grimes 2013 Watson Brown (head coach), Dewayne Alexander, Steven Brown, Chris Grimes, Orlandus Kirby, Tre Lamb, Donn Landholm, Sidney Powell, Lee Sweeney Sam Williamson.
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Blake ADAMS
AT TECH (IN 2012): Blake had a strong junior season, making appearances in every game including a span of five straight starts during the second half of the schedule...first career start came at home against Jacksonville State on Oct. 6, a game in which he made seven tackles, including one unassisted...second start against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 20, resulted in his season-high game as he finished with 11 tackles...ranked seventh on the team in total tackles with 53, incuding one-and-a-half tackles for a loss. (In 2011): Made appearances in all 11 games for the Golden Eagles at the inside linebacker position...amassed a total of 35 tackles on the season, nine of which were unassisted...surpassed his careerbest six tackles with seven stops against Maryville College on Sept. 8 in the Golden Eagles’ home-opener...had six stops on Oct. 1 at UT Martin and assisted on one tackle-for-loss the week prior against SEMO...another strong defensive game came at EIU on Sept. 17 when Adams made five total tackles, four on his own.
u Linebacker u 5-11 / 225 u Senior u Stone Mountain, Ga. u Dunwoody High School
After steady improvements over his first three seasons in action, Blake heads into his senior season as the projected starter at the Bull linebacker position...an experienced linebacker who has worked his way onto the field in 32 games over the past three seasons, he started the final five games of the 2012 campaign... excellent quickness and strength.
(In 2010): Blake appeared in 10 of Tech’s 11 games in his first season on the field and saw increased playing time as the season advanced...did not play in the game at Southeast Missouri...finished the year with 18 total tackles, including a career-best six stops in the season-ending victory over Jacksonville State, including assisting on a tackle-for-loss...opened his career with two tackles at FBS Arkansas...had two stops each against UT Martin, Austin Peay and Eastern Illinois in OVC play. (In 2009): Blake was on the roster in a redshirt role in his first season with the Golden Eagles. HIGH SCHOOL: Blake was named first-team All-Dekalb County in 2007 and 2008 while starring for Dunwoody High School, and was voted the team MVP as a senior...won the Outstanding Linebacker Award as a junior and senior, and was a team captain in the Dekalb County All-Star Game...an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Player of the Week, he was voted CSS second-team all-state as a senior when he made 118 tackles, 40 assists, five tackles-for-loss, one quarterback sack and one fumble recovery which he returned for a touchdown...one of two signees from Dunwoody School, joining linebacker teammate Jerry King...in addition to three letters on the gridiron, he also lettered three times in shot put with the track & field team. PERSONAL: The son of Stefon and Febe Adams...birthdate is October 9, 1991...full name is Blake Alexander Stefon Adams... majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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Radir ANNOOR
u Running Back u 5-10 / 195 u Sophomore u Nashville, Tenn. u Brentwood Acadamy
A deceptively quick runner who eludes tacklers and also has the strength to break tackles, Radir was impressive in limited action in his true freshman season, and is expected to see extensive opportunities with the ball in his hands in 2013...listed high on the depth chart in the backfield at the “B” runningback position... returned from an injury in his senior year of high school and is at full strength and speed...especially impressive in action during spring drills. AT TECH (IN 2012): A potential redshirt, Radir was pressed into action in the fourth game of the year and quickly showed he’s a back of the future...had seven carries for 24 yards in his collegiate debut at Southeast Missouri...season-high 10 carries in the game at Murray State for 35 yards...finished the season with 19 carries for 57 yards, playing in just five games...had one kickoff return, that coming in the final game of the year at Austin Peay, which he brought back 19 yards. HIGH SCHOOL: An outstanding two-sport competitor at Brentwood Academy, Radir had just completed an award-winning junior season on the football field and on the track when a summer injury forced him to the sidelines for his senior football season for the Eagles...as a junior for coach Ralph Potter, Radir was a scoring machine from his runningback position, scoring 21 touchdowns for a team-leading 126 total points...rushed for 1,044 yards on 154 carries and added five catches for 54 yards...following his football season, he used his speed to help the Brentwood Academy track & field team capture the TSSAA state championship...named all-state in both track and football, and has numerous All-America laurels in track from AAU and USATF.
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u Defensive Back u 6-2/ 180 u R-Freshman u Columbia, Tenn. uColumbia Central High School A versatile and skilled athlete, Colton was a redshirt his first year on the Golden Eagle roster and is well-prepared to jump into action...the speedy safety has worked hard on scout teams and in spring camps to get ready to play...was listed on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring. AT TECH (IN 2012): Took a redshirt season his first year on the roster. IN HIGH SCHOOL: A three-sport letterman at Columbia Central High School, Colton was a three-year starter for coach Vance Belew on the football team in addition to playing baseball and running track... two-time 8AAA All-District selection, he helped the Lions capture two district crowns and the 2010 TSSAA Class 5A state championship in Tucker Stadium after a runnerup finish in 2009...as a two-way senior starter, he had 22 catches for 373 yards and two touchdowns as a wide receiver and made 51 total tackles including three sacks and added four interceptions from his safety spot on the defense. PERSONAL: Born March 6, 1994...the son of Philip and Tammy Belew... full name is Colton Andrew Belew...cousin of Golden Eagle teammate Eric Belew...majoring in EXPW/Coaching and Sports Administration.
PERSONAL: The son of Radir and Tamala Annoor... birthdate is September 10, 1994...full name is Radir Ameen Annoor...majoring in physical therapy.
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u Wide Receiver u 6-2 / 180 u Sophomore u Columbia, Tenn. uColumbia Central High School
A speedster with excellent hands and precise routes, Eric could become a gamebreaker during his career as a Golden Eagle receiver... has risen to the top of the depth chart at the “Z” receiver position... displayed his skills off the field as well, earning a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring. AT TECH (IN 2012): Eric played in every game for the Golden Eagles as a true freshman...pulled in six receptions for a total of 63 yards...scored his first career touchdown on a 41-yard reception from Darian Stone at Tennessee State on Oct. 27...returned 10 kicks throughout the season for a total of 177 yards... longest return was 40 yards at home against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 20... accounted for 240 all-purpose yards. IN HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter for the Lions at Columbia Central High School, Eric spent his prep career playing for his father, head coach Vance Belew, and helped the Lions capture the 2010 TSSAA Class 5A state championship...as a wide receiver, free safety and return specialist, Belew visited the end zone 25 times in his career, including 18 touchdown catches...finished his career with 96 catches for 1,959 yards...on defense, he made 144 total tackles and 12 interceptions in three seasons...also returned two punts, one kickoff and two interceptions for scores...following the 2011 season he was named all-state and all Mid-State and the Defensive MVP of District 8AAA...was also a key member of the CCHS track team in sprints and relays. PERSONAL: The son of Vance and Paula Belew...cousin of Golden Eagle teammate Colton Belew...full name is Eric Alexander Belew... born March 24, 1994... majoring in EXPW/Licensure.
DaJuan BROWN
u Tight End u 6-4 / 260 u Junior u Smyrna, Tenn. uBlackman High School
Moved to the Golden Eagle defensive line in spring of 2011 after playing tight end as a freshman...after two seasons on the defensive side of the ball, has moved back to his original spot at tight end for his final year on the squad...has increased both his size and his strength during his time on campus, and continued to develop in the off-season...a member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. AT TECH (In 2012): Playing in a backup role in the defensive line, DeJuan saw playing time in 11 games and finished with 12 total tackles... had three tackles against North Greeneville and made four tackles against Eastern Kentucky...also posted 1.5 tackles-for-loss...forced a fumble against Oregon. (In 2011): Made one appearance for the Golden Eagles against Iowa in the team’s season opener. (In 2010): DaJuan saw action in 10 games as a tight end...had one catch, hauling in a pass at Murray State and rambling 25 yards for a first down against the Racers...was called on for his strength as a blocker. HIGH SCHOOL: DaJuan earned three letters while playing on both sides of scrimmage for coach Phillip Shadowens at Blackman High School, in addition to a couple of letters on the basketball court...a three-year starter in the defensive line as well as tight end, Brown was named all-region and all-county, and was voted the team’s Most Valuable Lineman...as a senior, he finished the year with 58 total tackles including six quarterback sacks and five tackles-for-loss as the Blaze posted a 9-1 regular season record and captured the District 7AAA championship...Blackman finished the year with a 10-2 mark, reaching the second round of the TSSAA playoffs, and were ranked No. 3 in the state. PERSONAL: The son of Renee Flowers... full name is Erik DaJuan Brown... born July 14, 1991, in Nashville, Tenn... majoring in EXPW.
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Nathan BUSH
u Defensive Line u 6-5 / 270 u Junior u Morristown, Tenn. u Hamblen West High School After a redshirt season and two years in a backup role, Nathan could emerge with a greater presence in the Golden Eagle defense in his junior season...worked throughout the 2010 campaign as a redshirt... has made multiple appearances on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. AT TECH (In 2012): Worked his way into the lineup in seven games in a backup role on the defensive line...finished the year with 17 total tackles and 1.5 tackles-for-loss...forced a fumble in Tech’s victory over Hampton...had a quarterback sack in the OVC encounter at Tennessee State. (In 2011): Saw field time against Maryville College and made two unassisted tackles including one for a one-yard loss. (In 2010): Nathan worked on the Golden Eagle scout team while spending a redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: A strong two-way player for Hamblen-West High School and coaches Don Woods and Lamar Brown, Nathan anchored both the offensive and defensive lines for the Trojans...four-year letterwinner, he also earned letters in basketball and swimming... piled up 62 tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss and four sacks as a senior and was named to the Toyota East-West Tennessee All-Star game and the Kentucky-Tennessee National Guard Border Bowl...twice a first-team all-conference pick, he was a second-team All-State selection as a junior...for his career, Bush had 151 total tackles, 12 quarterback sacks and 30 tackles-for-loss. PERSONAL: The son of Brent and Lydia Bush...birthdate is June 20, 1991...full name is Nathaniel Brent Bush...enrolled in EXPW/Fitness and Wellness.
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u Running Back u 5-9 / 200 u Junior u Cookeville, Tenn. u Cookeville High School A gifted and inspired player, Stephen simply finds ways to contribute and succeed...a CoSIDA Academic All-District in the classroom, he will find plenty of opportunities with the football in his hands as a junior, both as a ball carrier and receiver out of the backfield...elusive runner with surprising quickness through the hole...has seen action in 21 games in his first two seasons on the roster...plenty of grit, he is a fearless contributor on special teams. AT TECH (IN 2012): Started in four games in his second season on the roster, and played in 10 contests...rushed for 155 yards on 46 carries... scored a touchdown against North Greenville on Sept. 6, and reached the end zone against SEMO on Sept. 22...had seven receptions for 46 yards...accounted for 201 all-purpose yards. (In 2011): Saw action in all 11 games as a true freshman for the Golden Eagles, mostly in a blocking capacity...logged five rushing yards on one carry on Nov. 19 in Tech’s win against Austin Peay that clinched the OVC title. BEFORE TECH: Stephen was a three-year standout at Cookeville High School, serving as team captain as a senior on his way to being named District 6 Class 6A Most Valuable Player...an honors student, he was named to the Herald-Citizen All-Upper Cumberland first-team, and was voted by his team as the Most Valuable Offensive Player...received the prestigious Cav Award...as a senior, he rushed for 1,292 yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging 6.5 yards per try...also had 202 receiving yards and two touchdowns, 16 punt returns for 205 yards and 15 kick returns for 238 yards...on defense, he had 36 total tackles and three interceptions. PERSONAL: The son of Barry and Sharla Bush...birthdate is March 3, 1993...full name is James Stephen Walker Bush...majoring in basic business...four-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
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KJ CARTER u Linebacker u 6-0/215 u R-Freshman u Madison, Miss. u Madison Central High School KJ was a member of the Golden Eagle squad in 2012 and spent the year working on the scout teams while a redshirt...proved to be a promising young player who found a home at the “Bull” linebacker position. AT TECH (IN 2012): Took a redshirt season his freshman year on the roster... worked hard on the scout team and in spring practice and is looking forward to some playing time in the coming years. BEFORE TECH: A two-year letterman for coach Bobby Hall at Madison Central High School in Mississippi...earned honorable mention allregion selection...helped the team to a 44-4 overall record incouding back-to-back unbeaten seasons...three-time region champs and reached state semi-finals all three years...team was ranked in Top 10 in USA Today in 2009. PERSONAL: The son of Kevin and Lisa Carter... full name is Kevin Russell Carter, Jr. (KJ)...born Dec. 19, 1992, in Cookeville, Tenn...majoring in chemistry.
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Krys CATES u Wide Receiver u 6-2/190 u Sophomore u Newport, Tenn. u Cocke County High School The coaching staff learned quickly that it was tough keeping Krys out of the lineup...great work ethic combined with a high skill level helped him emerge as a dangerous receiver once he got the opportunity on the field...showed constant improvement throughout his first season on the squad, and continued that progress in spring drills...comes into fall camp as the projected starter at the “X” receiver spot...good size and knows how to find space in the secondary...tough to tackle once he makes the catch. AT TECH (IN 2012): Saw action in 10 of the 11 games for the Golden Eagles as a true freshman...came up with four receptions for 47 yards... caught his first career touchdown on a nine-yard pass from Tre Lamb in the game at Murray State on Sept. 29. IN HIGH SCHOOL: Krys was the Most Valuable Player and team captain for the Cocke County High School football squad where he lettered four years under head coach Greg Hacker...a versatile athlete, he has also lettered four years on the basketball team and three times in track, and was conference champion in both the long jump and the high jump...on the gridiron, he played eight different positions, and was a threat every time he touched the ball...as a quarterback,
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Jamel COOK u Defensive Back u 6-0/180 u Junior u Birmingham, Ala. u Spain Park High School A promising defensive back with good speed and agility, Jamel offers solid support at the field cornerback position...had ample playing time over his first two seasons, seeing action in 15 games, and provides experience to the position...looking for more opportunities on the field after working hard in the off-season heading into his junior year. AT TECH (In 2012): Jamel saw playing time in five games last season as a sophomore...racked up four tackles and broke up one pass attempt. (In 2011): Did not see any action in the season opener at Iowa, but appeared in every game after that as a true freshman in a backup role at cornerback...made four tackles on the season. BEFORE TECH: Jamel was a decorated player during his career at Birmingham’s Spain Park High School, including Birmingham News All-State selection...named to the Pat Patrick Best in Football Team, and was chosen Best Overall Defensive Back at the Arian Pro Football Camp...voted the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Back, he had 82 total tackles as a senior, blocked two punts and blocked two field goals...also broke up 18 pass attempts. PERSONAL: The son of Tiwana Cook...birthdate is November 19, 1992...full name is Jamel Gerrard Cook...majoring in mechanical engineering.
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Jared DAVIS
u Quarterback u 6-4 / 215 u R-Freshman u Tullahoma, Tenn. u Tullahoma High School A flawless student in the classroom, Jared has also been studying the playbook and preparing to man the quarterback position for the Golden Eagles...after a brilliant prep career, he spent his first season on the Golden Eagle roster as an understudy in a redshirt role, and is now prepared to take the reins when the opportunity presents itself... comes into fall camp listed No. 2 at quarterback...a strong-armed passer with uncanny accuracy, he can avoid the run and make things happen when he tucks the ball and runs...great student of the game who understands the Golden Eagle system...good decision-maker. AT TECH (IN 2012): Jared took a redshirt in his first year on the Golden Eagle offense while learning under veteran quarterbacks Tre Lamb and Darian Stone. IN HIGH SCHOOL: Jared came to the Golden Eagles with an impressive list of credentials, both on the field and in the classroom...a versatile athlete, he lettered three seasons as quarterback for Tullahoma, and also started three seasons on the basketball team and one year each in baseball as a sophomore and tennis as a junior...helped the Wildcats to the District 8AAA District championship as a junior and quarterfinals of the TSSAA class 5A playoffs...named the District 8AAA Offensive MVP and the team’s Offensive MVP, and two outlets named him the Player of the Year in his region...finished his career as the all-time winningest starting quarterback, leading the team to 21 wins in 30 games during his three seasons...completed 54.8 percent of his career passes and threw for 4,485 yards and 38 touchdowns...also rushed for 7,894 yards and 17 touchdowns. PERSONAL: The son of Jerry and Gwen Davis... was a delegate to American Legion Boys State and spent a week on the Tech campus in 2011...full name is Jared Daniel Davis...born December 15, 1993...majoring in mechanical engineering.
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Stepfon DAVIS-BOYD
u Defensive End u 6-2 / 250 u Sophomore u Memphis, Tenn. u Mitchell High School A promising defensive lineman who has already proven himself in the classroom as a two-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll...looking forward to earning extended playing time for the Golden Eagles in his third season on the roster and second on the field... saw limited action as a redshirt freshman in 2012, and comes into fall camp listed third on the depth chart at the hybrid “Bear” position...has shown excellent work habits in the weight room while developing his strength...has the speed and agility to pressure quaterbacks and track down ball carriers. AT TECH (In 2012): Stepfon saw the field in one game in 2012, getting into the Nov. 3 matchup against Eastern Illinois. (In 2011): Stepfon spent the 2011 season as a redshirt working with the scout team. BEFORE TECH: Stepfon ranked among the top defensive players in West Tennessee as a senior at Mitchell High School in Memphis...a first-team All-Metro selection and second-team 16-AAA all-district winner after making 54 tackles, including 14 tackles-for-loss and six quarterback sacks...broke up three passes, had 15 quarterback hurries and returned a fumble 85 yards for a touchdown. PERSONAL: The son of Ricky Boyd and Stephanie Davis...birthdate is June 2, 1993...full name is Stepfon Marquel Davis-Boyd...majoring in criminal justice.
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u Defensive Back u 6-0 / 190 u Sophomore u Vestavia, Ala. u Vestavia Hills High School A preseason all-OVC selection by College Sports Madness, Bill moves from cornerback to rover in 2012 and should be a fixture in the lineup...gained tremendous experience when he was promoted to the starting assignment...started in 10 games, missing the Southeast Missouri contest due to a concussion...has the tools needed to be an outstanding defender...great vision on the field and excellent ability to make plays. AT TECH (IN 2012): Started in the 10 of 11 games he played for the Golden Eagles...ranked fifth on the team and 13th in the OVC with 73 total tackles, including 26 unassisted stops...averaged better than seven tackles per game...had one interception and broke up five pass attempts...achieved double-digit tackles in three games, including a season-high 16 tackles at home against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 20. Before Tech: William earned letters in Football and Basketball at Vestava Hills High School in Birmingham, Ala...averaged 12.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game...his 2009 team won the State Championship...won the Regional Championship in 2011. Personal: Born June 25, 1993 to Willie and Veronica Dillard...full name is William Jamahl Dillard...majoring in EXPW/Coaching and Sports Administration.
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Brett DILLARD
u Offensive Line u 6-3 / 290 u Sophomore u Mt. Juliet, Tenn. u Mt. Juliet High School Brett quietly grew into a solid contributor in his freshman season for the Golden Eagles, and heads into the 2013 campaign as the potential starter at right tackle...an offensive lineman with good size, he saw the field in eight games in his freshman season...made three consecutive starts at the end of the year...made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in each of his first two semesters. AT TECH (IN 2012): Brett saw action in eight games in a backup role, and saw his playing time increase over the second half of the season... first career start came against Eastern Illinois...also started games against UT Martin and Austin Peay. IN HIGH SCHOOL: An offensive tackle for the Mt. Juliet Golden Bears, Brett was a three-year starter for coach Roger Perry and was named the District 9AAA Most Valuable Offensive Lineman...a two-time all-district selection, he was part of an offensive unit that rushed for 3,857 yards in 2011...starter in 36 consecutive games...graded out at 91 percent as a senior and 85 percent for his career...didn’t allow a single quarterback sack in 2011, and had 52 pancake blocks on his way to 97 career pancake blocks...was an all-state and All-Mid-State selection and a Mr. Football Finalist...three-time Offensive Player of the Week pick...received the F&N Bank Character Award and was named a Mt. Juliet Scholar-Athlete. PERSONAL: He is the son of Amanda and Randy Dillard... born November 18, 1993...full name is Brett Silas Dillard...majoring in pre-dentistry.
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Demario DONNELL
u Defensive Back u 5-9 / 175 u Sophomore u Nashville, Tenn. u Pearl-Cohn High School A speedy cornerback who emerged as a starter late in his freshman season, Demario returns to that role in 2013 as the projected starter at field corner...he gets his work done on and off the field, earning a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester... AT TECH (IN 2012): Demario played in eight games as a true freshman, moving into the starting lineup for the final three games of the year... finished with 27 total tackles, 13 unassisted...forced one fumble and broke up two passes...had a career-high 15 tackles in Tech’s overtime victory against UT-Martin at Tucker Stadium...had just seven total tackles for the season heading into that contest...added five stops in the final game of the year at Austin Peay. IN HIGH SCHOOL: A speedster in the secondary for coach Tony Brunetti at Pearl-Cohn High School, Demario was a three-year letterwinner for the Firebirds while attending Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School in Nashville...a two-time all-district selection as a junior and senior, and added all-city and All-Mid-State honors as a senior...finished his final prep campaign with 63 total tackles and seven interceptions to lead Pearl-Cohn. PERSONAL: The son of Tamieka Donell... born February 23, 1994... full name is Demario Deon Donnell ...majoring in basic business.
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Cody FORBES uRunning Back u 5-11 / 205 u R-Junior u Elizabethton, Tenn. u Elizabethton High School A multi-talented athlete, Cody found a home in Tech’s backfield as a true freshman and saw his playing time and contributions increase throughout his first season...continued to show improvement as a sophomore with increased strength...skipped a beat last year when he was forced to take a medical redshirt season, bit appeared back to full strength during 2013 spring drills...runs good routes out of the backfield and provides an additional threat as a receiver...has increased his strength and power during off-season. AT TECH (IN 2012): Sat out entire season as a redshirt. (In 2011): Saw action in all 11 games, averaging 62.9 all-purpose yards per game...put on a show against Maryville College with 67 rushing yards on eight attempts including a 26-yard haul...also logged a season-long 59yard kick-off return against Maryville...scored touchdowns against SEMO and Austin Peay and recorded 551 total yards as a returner for an average of 22 yards per return to rank fifth in the OVC...had a season-high 132 allpurpose yards against SEMO in one of three games in which he recorded over 100 all-purpose yards. (In 2010): Cody played in nine of Tech’s 11 games as a true freshman, and saw his playing time increase deeper into the season...finished the year with 24 carries for 115 rushing yards and one touchdown...had four carries for 12 yards at Arkansas...most activity came at Murray State when he had nine carries for 38 yards...scored a two-yard touchdown -- his first career touchdown as a Golden Eagles -- in Tech’s thrilling fourth-quarter comeback win over Jacksonville State. HIGH SCHOOL: Named TSWA all-state as a kick returner and conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior...a four-year letterwinner under coach Shawn Witten at Elizabethton (Tenn.) High School...helped his team win the conference title and reach the TSSAA state semi-finals in 2009, finishing with an 11-3 mark...played runningback and receiver, returned kicks and punts, and also played safety and outside linebacker...chosen captain of the Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star game...averaged nearly six yards per carry during his career on the way to 1,585 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns...also piled up 674 punt and kick return yards and four touchdowns, and finished with 29 career TDs...as a senior he had 859 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns, 208 receiving yards and three scores...the TSSAA state champion in the triple jump on the track & field team.
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Neil GANNAWAY u Wide Receiver u 6-4 / 195 u Sophomore u Vestavia, Ala. u Vestavia Hills High School Neil has gained playing experience on the field during the past two years and heads into the 2013 campaign ready to make a greater impact at the inside receiver spot...has taken advantage of his opportunities with great hands and deceptively good routes...caught his first career touchdown at Austin Peay last season and has potential to add more over the next two years...long, tall and smooth...great size for a receiver...has developed into a highy effective blocker...has appeared in four consecutive semester on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. AT TECH (In 2012): As a sophomore, Neil made appearances in nine of Tech’s 11 games...pulled in five receptions for 62 yards, including his first career touchdown on a 20-yard toss from Darian Stone at Austin Peay in the final game of the season...had three cathces for 41 yards in that game, both career-high numbers. (In 2011): Saw action in four games as a true freshman...tallied one reception against Southeast Missouri, a 15-yard completion from Tre Lamb. BEFORE TECH: Neil was a three-sport athlete, an Honor student and a two-year starter on the football team at Vestavia Hills High School... as a senior, he was named to the Birmingham News All-South/Hoover Football Team when he tied for the team lead with 12 touchdown catches for 1,088 receiving yards, averaging 21 yards per catch...was a 2010 Regions Athlete of the Year nominee and was a Thompson Reynolds Scholar-Athlete. PERSONAL: The son of Sam and Sandy Gannaway...birthdate is February 9, 1993...full name is Neil Chandler Gannaway...majoring in basic business.
PERSONAL: The son of Kenneth Harville and Marsha Forbes...born July 8, 1991, in Johnson City, Tenn...full name is Domanique Cody Forbes...majoring in EXPW/Fitness and Wellness.
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Tra’Darius GOFF
u Linebacker u 5-11 / 235 u Junior u Columbia, Tenn. u Columbia Central High School A strong, physical presence inside, Tra’Darius returns to a starting assignment at middle linebacker(Renegade)...outstanding athlete who is effective in both run and pass coverage...hard work in the weight room in the off-season and on the field have turned him into one of the top defenders in the conference...emerged as the team leader in tackles with 101 stops as a sophomore...comes into the year with 120 career tackles and five games where he contributed double-digit stops.
AT TECH (In 2012): Tra’Darius started in every game for the Golden Eagles as a sophomore and proved to be one of the best in the league... ranked first on the team and fifth in the OVC with 101 total tackles... beat his previous career-high in the second start of his career, making 10 tackles in the victory over North Greenville...raised the bar with 12 tackles against Jacksonville State (Oct. 6), then made new career-high 15 stops the following game against Eastern Kentucky...had two more double-digit games with 12 tackles against Eastern Illinois and 14 in the overtime victory against UT Martin...had two fumble recoveries... blocked a kick against the No. 4 ranked (FBS) Oregon Ducks, slashing through the line to stuff a 25-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter, which he recovered. (In 2011): Made an appearance in all 11 contests as a true freshman at the linebacker position...had eight tackles against Maryville College and four against Tennessee State...finished with 19 total stops, incuding 11 unassisted tackles...had one sack for a loss of six yards at Eastern Illinois...returned one punt at EKU for 13 yards...forced one fumble at Iowa and had two pass breakups on the season. BEFORE TECH: Tra’Darius was an Honor student at Columbia Central High School, and a standout on both sides of scrimmage for the Lions...had a phenomenal perfornance in the Class 5-A state championship game in Tucker Stadium as a senior, when he was named both the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Game...the Middle Tennessee Player of the Year, Goff was a two-time all-state selection, setting the school’s all-time records for both scoring and tackles...as a junior he had 28 rushing touchdowns and more than 170 tackles, and as a senior he had more than 200 tackles and rushed for 26 touchdowns. PERSONAL: The son of Greg and Avis Goff...birthdate is March 16, 1993...full name is Tra’Darius Devon Goff...majoring in basic business.
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Bud GOLDEN
went to Illinois after being recruited by Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Cincinnati, and Purdue. PERSONAL: The son of Annie and Bud Golden...full name is Bud Lee Golden...birthdate is February 6, 1991...majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
u Running Back u 6-0 / 220 u Senior u Cincinnati, Ohio u Sycamore High School / Illinois Bud Golden joined the Golden Eagle roster in 2011, a transfer from the University of Illinois...spent two years at Illinois including a redshirt in 2009...was on the roster in 2011 when Tech played at Iowa, but did not see action in that game, so his first career game at TTU against a Big Ten foe will come at Wisconsin (Sept. 7), a team Illinois did not face in 2010...has increased his strength and heads into the season healthy and in the best physical shape of his career...listed as the projected starter at the “B” runningback spot. AT TECH (IN 2012): Bud was featured in eight of Tech’s 11 contests, including three consecutive starts to close out the season...accumulated 327 yards on 74 carries with two touchdowns...also had 21 yards on four receptions...scored his first Golden Eagle touchdown (Sept. 29) at Murray State when he posted his career-high game with nine carries for 63 yards...had 45 yards on seven carries against Jacksonville State... posted 50 yards on 10 totes against Eastern Illinois and 51 on 11 carries against Austin Peay. (In 2011): Bud rushed for 20 yards on 11 carries over the course of nine games in his debut season with the Golden Eagles...top performance came against UT Martin with 15 yards on six carries...logged 198 yards on 10 kick returns, including a 33-yard return against TSU on Oct. 15... put up 218 all-purpose yards for the year.
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AT ILLINOIS: Bud sat out one season and played one season for the Fighting Illini...after a redshirt season in 2009, the standout from Cincinnati played in all 13 games for the Fighting Illini in 2010, primarily on special teams...finished with 32 rushing yards on eight carries, and one reception for 12 yards...also returned four kicks for 52 yards... career-high game was six carries for 29 yards and a catch for 12 yards in Illinois’ 44-10 win over Purdue. HIGH SCHOOL: Golden posted impressive high school credentials at Sycamore High School, which also gave Tech current Golden Eagle Marty Jones and former Tech standouts Dwight Evans and Alden Olverson...Golden was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, listed as the 19th-highest rated tailback by the website...some sources had him listed as the eighth-best high school player in Ohio...in his senior campaign, Golden rushed for 1,513 yards with 19 touchdowns, and finished with a school-record 3,000 rushing yards and 40 touchdowns...
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Matthew HAMBY
u Quarterback u 6-4 / 210 u Junior u Murfreesboro, Tenn. u Brentwood Academy A versatile athlete and an outstanding student, Matt was a dangerous weapon while playing quarterback for the Brentwood Academy Eagles...has spent two seasons on the Golden Eagle roster and brings solid playmaking skills to the Golden Eagles...dual threat as a passer and runner...has developed a solid understanding of the system...adds support to the quarterback position, having earned a share of playing time during spring drills...former prep teammate of starting tackle Wesley Sherrill...listed on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. AT TECH (IN 2012): Sat out 2012 season as a redshirt. (In 2011): Matt earned a spot on the 2011 roster but did not log any playing time. HIGH SCHOOL: Matt was a four-year starter at quarterback for coach Ralph Potter at Brentwood Academy...an Honors student, he also lettered four years in basketball...led the Eagles to the TSSAA playoffs and reached the Division 2-3A semifinals with a 10-3 record as a senior...passed for 1,600 yards and 13 touchdowns, and rushed for 600 yards and 13 touchdowns. PERSONAL: The son of Butch and Melanie Hamby...full name is Matthew Edward Hamby...birthday is March 16, 1992...majoring in civil engineering...his father played quarterback at Middle Tennessee State and faced Tech twice in 1982 and 1983.
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Chris HARRIS u Punter/Kicker u 6-0 / 190 u Sophomore u Columbia, Tenn. u Columbia Central High School Chris owns a strong and accurate leg, and is an unselfish player willing to fill whatever role is needed...handled nearly all kickoff chores as a true freshman, and will continue in that role in 2013...available for placekicking duties...was effective in launching his kicks deep and high, and placing them where he wanted...made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll last fall. AT TECH (IN 2012): Chris played in all 11 contests for the Golden Eagles as a true freshman, earning the role on kickoffs...kicked 57 times and averaged 59.5 yards per kick with 12 touchbacks...only one attempt went out of bounds...successful on his lone PAT attempt at Tennessee State (Oct. 27). IN HIGH SCHOOL: The 2010 and 2011 District 8AAA Kicker of the Year, Chris was a punter and placekicker who had an outstanding career at Columbia Central High School for coach Vance Belew...helped the Lions win the 2010 TSSAA Class 5A state title in Tucker Stadium after a second place finish in 2009...named first-team All-Mid-State...four-year letterwinner on the football team and also added three letters in soccer and one on the baseball team...as a senior, he was 7-for-8 in field goal tries and was 55-for-56 on PAT attempts...averaged 37 yards per punt and knocked 58 of his 72 kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks...wrapped up his career going 15-for-21 on field goals and 139 for 145 in PATs, with a 38.5 punting average. PERSONAL: Chris is the son of Gaylon and Elaine Harris... majoring in mechanical engineering...full name is Chris Lee Harris....born November 22, 1993.
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Kyron HART u Defensive End u 6-3 / 260 u R-Freshman u Lebanon, Tenn. u Lebanon High School A defensive end with good size and deceptive quickness...redshirt during his first year on the roster and well-prepared to make an impact in Tech’s defensive line beginning in 2013...listed second on the depth chart at the “Rock” defensive end position...competed on the scout team and looked promising in spring drills...named on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. AT TECH (IN 2012): Sat out the year as a redshirt. IN HIGH SCHOOL: A defensive end who covered a lot of turf, Kyron was a three-year starter for coach Tory Crane at Lebanon High School... as a junior, he had 34 total tackles with seven tackles-for-loss and 3.5 quarterback sacks...in his senior season, he raised those numbers to impressive heights, finishing with 83 total tackles including 39 solo stops, with 16 tackles-for-loss and 9.5 quarterback sacks for the Blue Devils. PERSONAL: Kyron is the son of Rodney Hart and Amanda Potts... born March 3, 1994, in Murfreesboro, Tenn... full name is Kyron Alexander Hart....majoring in electrical engineering.
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James HUGUELY u Defensive Back u 6-0 / 185 u Junior u Atlanta, Ga. u Cedar Grove High School A speedy cornerback, James spent his first year on the Golden Eagle roster as a redshirt and began learning the system...excellent quickness and instincts for getting to the ball... has made one appearance on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll list. AT TECH (In 2012): James had begun to establish himself as a solid contributor and a starter at cornerback when he was sidelined for the season’s final game with a concussion...played in nine games and started in three...first collegiate start came at Southeast Missouri...also started against Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee State...best game of the year came against eventual league champion Eastern Illinois with 11 tackles and an interception...finished the year with 20 total tackles including 13 unassisted...broke up two pass attempts. (In 2011): James saw the field in five contests for the Golden Eagles in his first collegiate action...had two unassisted tackles in Tech’s season opener at Iowa for his only stats of the year. (In 2010): James was a redshirt for the Golden Eagles in his first year on the roster. HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter for coach Raymond Bonner at Cedar Grove High School...played cornerback and paced the defense, and lined up as a wide receiver for the offense...twice named allcounty for his defensive skills...a versatile athlete, he was a three-time state champion in track & field...part of the state’s fastest 4x400 meter relay team as a sophomore and junior at the GHSAA championships... individually, he won the 400-meter dash as a senior. PERSONAL: The son of Peronnica Huguely and James Huguely, Sr.... full name is James Alan Huguely... born August 21, 1992, in Decatur, Ga...majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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Justin IVORY
u Offensive Line u 6-6 / 350 u Sophomore u Vestavia, Ala. u Vestavia Hills High School Justin has quietly developed into a dependable piece on the Golden Eagle offensive line...spent one season as a redshirt to learn the system and use the Tech strength and conditioning program to improve his stength...became a contributor last year in a backup role and has earned the stamp of approval of the coaching staff that will earn him additional playing time up front in 2013. AT TECH (IN 2012): Justin saw action in nine games for the Golden Eagles in his first season on the field...earned more and more playing time as the season developed. (In 2011): Ivory spent his first season with the Golden Eagles as a redshirt. BEFORE TECH: Justin received accolades for his play in the offensive line at Vestavia Hills High School, including back-to-back selections on the All-Over the Mountain Team...twice named to the Pat Patrick Best of High School Football Best of the Rest...as a senior he earned a spot on the Birmingham News All-Metro Team and the All-South/Hoover team...was the Scott Mitchell Waggoner Memorial Award winner as his team’s Most Improved Player in 2009. PERSONAL: The son of Reginald and Justina Ivory...birthdate is January 27, 1993...full name is Justin Reginald Ivory...majoring in basic business.
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Jordan JOHNSON
AT TECH (IN 2012): Johnson was one of only eight players to start all 11 games for the Golden Eagles... made 19 tackles, seven unassisted. (In 2011): One of 12 Golden Eagles to start all 11 contests for Tech on the defensive line...logged 40 tackles including 3.5 tackles-for-loss for 12 yards...had a half-sack against Maryville College for a loss of four yards...recorded one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup... (In 2010): Jordan got a taste of college football as a true freshman, working his way onto the field in a backup role and seeing action in nine games...finished with six total tackles, including two against both UT Martin and Jacksonville State.
u Defensive Line u 5-11 / 285 u Senior u Miami, Fla. u Carol City High School Johnson’s role on the Golden Eagle defensive line continues to grow and he enters his final season as the returning starter in the middle of the action...a preseason all-OVC selection by College Sports Madness... has started every game for the last two seasons... continues to work extremely hard to increase his strength and quickness...also a real student of his position, improving his technique...listed on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: A second-team Florida All-State selection and a two-sport standout at Carol City High School, Jordan Johnson was an effective defensive lineman for the Chiefs and coach Harold Barnwell...posted 56 total tackles as a senior, including 16 tackles-for-loss and eight quarterback sacks, on his way to earning selections to two all-star games, including The USA vs. The World All-Star game in Ft. Lauderdale, where he helped claim a 17-0 victory and registered 1.5 tackles-for-loss...named the Defensive Lineman of the Year for his team...four-year letterwinner in both football and track & field. PERSONAL: The guardian of Diane Johnson ...birthdate is July 30, 1992...full name is Jordan Ross Johnson...majoring in criminal justice.
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Marty JONES
u Free Safety u 6-1 / 195 u RS - Junior u Cincinnati, Ohio u Sycamore High School Marty has patiently waited nearly two full seasons to get back to action for the Golden Eagles, and appears healthy and ready for the 2013 campaign...will be a team leader as he starts at the free safety spot...a seasoned veteran was a regular contributor in 2009 and 2010 but has seen less than two games of action in the past two years...has amassed 145 career tackles and six interceptions over his first three seasons... enjoyed a solid freshman season in a backup role at free safety and became the starter as a sophomore...a smart player with exceptional instincts...an extremely competitive player...working hard in the weight room to increase his strength levels...playmaker who will make a difference in every game...has four career double-figure tackle efforts... shines when the lights are the brighest, averaging nine tackles per game on the road against FBS opponents...listed on Athletic Director’s Honor Roll eight consecutive semesters. AT TECH (IN 2012): Started in the first two games of the season, and looked to be healthy and ready for a standout season...had 13 tackles in the season opening victory over Hampton...had two tackles early against North Greeneville, before an injury put an end to his season for the second consecutive year. (In 2011): Took a medical redshirt after suffering a preseason knee injury...hoped to be able to play, and was on the field for the first snap of the game at Iowa but quickly determined he was unable to perform and took himself out of action. (In 2010): One of just eight players to start all 11 games in 2010... Marty was the starter at free safety and ranked second on the team in tackles with 87...had team-leading 37 solo tackles...also led the team with four interceptions, returning them for combined 29 yards...caused one fumble and recovered two fumbles...made 3.5 tackles-for-loss... ranked second in the OVC in tackles per game with 8.7...tied for fifth in the OVC in fumbles recovered...opened the year with career-high 10 tackles at Arkansas, and also caused a Razorback fumble...after getting eight tackles at TCU, he raised his career-high to 14 with a standout game at Southeast Missouri...finished with four double-figure tackle games, getting 12 at Murray State and 13 against Eastern Kentucky... had nine stops against both UT Martin and Jacksonville...picked off a pass against Lane College and returned it 32 yards for his first career touchdown.
Marty Jones (In 2009): Marty saw action in all 11 games as a true freshman and ranked ninth on the team in tackles, making 43 stops...also picked off two passes...first theft came against Southeast Missouri and second interception was in the end zone at Georgia...had five tackles against Kansas State and Eastern Illinois in first half of season...lifted his careerhigh to nine tackles, coming at Georgia, including six solo stops... that was a breakout game for him with nine tackles and an interception...had six tackles at Jacksonville State and five in the season finale against Murray State...averaged nearly seven tackles per game over the final three contests. HIGH SCHOOL: A two-way starter at Sycamore High School, Marty was also a two-time conference All-Academic Award recipient...named first-team All-Greater Miami Conference, he was selected to play in the Southwest Ohio FCA All-Star game, and was voted honorable mention All-Southwest Ohio...a nominee for the Old Spice Player of the Year Award in Ohio, he was a two-year letterman in both football and baseball...as a senior, he caught 28 passes for 298 yards, and had four interceptions (one for a touchdown) and two fumble recoveries...for his career, he led the defense with eight interceptions and two fumble recoveries, and two returns for touchdowns...as a wide receiver, he had 51 catches for 570 yards. On special teams, he averaged 11.4 yards on punt returns. PERSONAL: The son of Matt and Laura Jones...full name is Martin Matthew Jones...birthdate is September 4, 1990...received his degree in marketing and has started work toward his master’s degree.
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Jerry KING
u Linebacker u 6-0/ 245 u Senior u Stone Mountain, Ga. u Dunwoody High School Jerry King had a productive year in 2012 after coming off a medical redshirt in 2011...injuries bothered him throughout his first two years, limiting him to 12 total games in 2009 and 2010...has great instincts... talented player who is looking to wrap up his Golden Eagle career with his best season yet...has made six appearances on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. AT TECH (IN 2012): Jerry played in nine contests, all in a backup role, and tallied 29 tackles...had five tackles against Jacksonville State, Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee State...forced a fumble at Tennessee State... credited with a pass breakup at Austin Peay. (In 2011): King took a medical redshirt in the 2011 season. (In 2010): Jerry saw action in seven games in a backup role at the Renegade linebacker position in his sophomore season...finished the year with seven total tackles...had two tackles at Rose Bowl champion TCU and two against Jacksonville State in Tech’s upset victory. (In 2009): Jerry was off to a solid first season for the Golden Eagles when he was sidelined by an injury...finished with 21 total tackles in just five games...had five stops against Kansas State and a career-high 10 tackles at UT Martin...also recorded 1.5 tackles-for-loss in the win over the Skyhawks...forced a fumble at Eastern Illinois. HIGH SCHOOL: One of two signees who were teammates at Dunwoody High School (along with LB Blake Adams), Jerry was a first-team all-Dekalb County selection as a junior after gaining honorable mention as a sophomore...injury limited him to just four games as a senior, yet he still had 64 total tackles, four tackles-for-loss, three sacks and caused one fumble...junior season also netted him Defensive MVP honors at his high school, as well as the Offensive Lineman Award while being named the first-team all-area and All-Northside...fouryear letterman in both football and track & field, and served as team captain of both squad...in the shot put he finished third in the state as a junior while setting the school record of 54-feet, and took first place in the region as both a junior and senior...during 2007 he had 111 total tackles, including 11 tackles-for-loss.
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Jimmy LAUGHLIN
u Defensive Back u 6-3 / 220 u Sophomore u Vestavia, Ala. u Vestavia Hills High School A speedy, sure-footed defensive back, Jimmy made a name for himself as a true freshman with outstanding play and enters the 2013 season as the projected starter at rover...earned starts in the last six games of the 2012 season and rose to the occasion...continued to show an outstanding work ethic in spring drills. AT TECH (IN 2012): Played in all 11 games for the Golden Eagles... came off the bench in the first five games, then saw his first career start against Jacksonville State...started the final six games of the season...had six total tackles in the first four games, then began to show up higher on the tackle charts when he made five stops at Murray State...the following week he was in the starting lineup and had five tackles in games against Jacksonville State and Eastern Kentucky..posted a career-best six tackles against Tennessee State, then matched that number in games against both UT Martin and Austin Peay...finished with 40 total to rank 10th overall on the team and fifth among all defensive backs...had 16 unassisted tackles in his total...tracked down ball carriers for lost yardage in back-to-back games against JSU and EKU. IN HIGH SCHOOL: A team captain for coach Buddy Anderson, Jimmy was a three-year starter at Vestavia Hills High School where he was named honorable mention All-Hoover South and earned a spot on the Over-The-Mountain team...led the Rebels with 101 total tackles...also had three interceptions, broke up five passes and forced three fumbles. PERSONAL: The son of Jim and Karen Laughlin... born September 20, 1993, in Long Island, N.Y... full name is James Roy Laughlin (Jimmy)... majoring in basic business.
PERSONAL: The son of Jerry and Catherine King...birthday October 17, 1990...full name is Jerry Wayne King, Jr.,...majoring in EXPW.
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Jibrin LINGE
u Offensive Line u 6-03/ 310 u Sophomore u Marietta, Ga. u Sprayberry High School Jibrin jumped forward into a starting role as a true freshman early in the season and proved an effective blocker...enters the 2013 campaign primed for another outstanding season, listed second on the depth chart at left guard. AT TECH (IN 2012): As a true freshman Jibrin got onto the field in the first two games of his career in a backup role...after missing the Oregon and Southeast Missouri games, he moved into the starting spot and never stepped aside...started the final seven games of the year... first career start came at Murray State. IN HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter in the offensive line at Sprayberry High School, Jibrin was a two-time all-county selection while also earning all-region and second-team all-state honors for the Yellow Jackets...played his high school football for coach Billy Shackelford, a standout runningback for the Golden Eagles from 1989 to 1992...played a major role in helping lead the team to the 2009 and 2011 state playoffs. PERSONAL: The son of Jolyn and Mustafa Linge...born January 12, 1993, in Atlanta, Ga...full name is Jibrin Mustafa Linge...majoring in basic business.
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Cory Malone
u Offensive Line u 6-6/260 u R-Freshman u Henderson, Tennessee u Chester County High School With a solid year of learning and conditioning behind him, Cory is ready to begin his playing career for the Golden Eagles...listed at right tackle in the depth chart...enjoyed an effective spring...appeared on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in each of his first two semesters at Tennessee Tech. AT TECH (IN 2012): Cory took a redshirt his first year on the Golden Eagle roster. IN HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner as both an offensive and defensive lineman at Chester County High School, Cory started all 13 games on both sides of the line of scrimmage as a senior for the Eagles under head coach Jeff Cupples..helped the Eagles post a 10-3 overall record and a 5-2 mark in conference play, while reaching the third round of the TSSAA playoffs...won the team’s Outstanding Leadership Award and was named to the All-District 14AA team as a defensive lineman...finished the 2011 season with 31 total tackles, including eight tackles-for-loss and three quarterback sacks. PERSONAL: The son of Patrick and Melanie Malone... majoring in applied chemistry...joins his brother, Zach, on the Golden Eagle roster... born February 28, 1994, in Memphis, Tenn... full name is Cory Daniel Malone.
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Zach Malone
u Defensive End u 6-2 / 245 u R- Freshman u Henderson, Tennessee u Chester County High School One of two Malone brothers on the roster who worked the 2012 season on the scout teams as redshirts...while Cory will work in the offensive line to protect the quarterback and plow open holes, Zach looks to provide plenty of disruption from his spot at the “Rock” position in the defensive line...has worked hard in the weight room and has improved his skills and strength. AT TECH (IN 2012): Zach took a redshirt during his first season on the Tech roster.. IN HIGH SCHOOL: Zach was a four-year letterwinner for Chester County High School for head coach Jeff Cupples...named the team’s Most Valuable Lineman while lining up as both an offensive and defensive lineman...selected as the District 14AA Most Valuable Lineman...named the Jackson Sun All-West Defensive Lineman of the Year. ..as a senior, Zach had 60 total tackles including four sacks and 11 tackles-for-loss...helped the Eagles to a 10-3 overall record and the third round of the TSSAA playoffs.
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Matt Martin
u Offensive Line u 6-5 / 300 u R-Freshman u Franklin, Tenn. u Battle Ground Academy Bringing great size to his position, Matt enters the 2013 campaign as the projected starter at left tackle in the Golden Eagle offensive line... worked hard in the weightroom during his redshirt season and in the off-season...holds one of the team’s keys to success in his first season on the field. AT TECH (IN 2012): Matt was a redshirt during his first year on the Golden Eagle roster. IN HIGH SCHOOL: Matt was the standout player in the offensive line for coach Roc Batten at Battle Ground Academy for three seasons... missed most of his senior season due to injury...helped lead the Wildcats to the TSSAA Class II-AA state playoffs as a junior. PERSONAL: The son of Paul and Beth Martin...born May 10, 1993...full name is Thomas Matthew Martin...majoring in basic business.
PERSONAL: The son of Patrick and Melanie Malone, and the brother of Golden Eagle redshirt offensive lineman Cory Malone... born March 13, 1993, in Memphis, Tenn... full name is Zachary Lee Malone...majoring in civil engineering.
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Cody MATTHEWS
and free safety, focusing more on offense in his final two seasons... named all-region as a sophomore defensive back when he produced 72 tackles and one interception....earned all-region honors at quarterback as a junior...recognized on both sides of scrimmage as a senior, earning all Mid-State on defense and all-region on offense...rushed for more than 1,000 yards and passed for more than 1,000 yards in each of his final two seasons. PERSONAL: The son of Chuck Matthews and Chandra Matthews...full name is Cody James Matthews...birthdate is April 22 1992...majoring in English-professional communication.
u Wide Receiver u 6-2 / 190 u Junior u Gallatin, Tenn. u Gallatin High School A preseason all-OVC selection by College Sports Madness, Cody is the top returning receiver for the Golden Eagles and will be a scoring threat on every snap...runs precise routes and has great hands...after working at free safety in his first season on the Golden Eagle roster, made the move from the defensive secondary to a wide receiver position for the 2011 season...has made six appearances on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. AT TECH (IN 2012): Cody played in all 11 contests for the Golden Eagles, and moved into a starting role for the last six games...pulled in 28 receptions for 477 yards, ranking second on the squad in both categories...had four touchdown catches....his season-high game and season-long catch came Sept. 29, at Murray State where he had three catches for 119 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown catch...had five catches for 61 yards in overtime victory against UT Martin and reached the end zone twice in that game...had multiple catches in eight games...averaged 17 yards per catch and more than 43 all-purpose yards per game...also ranked second on the team in average yard per catch (17). (In 2011): Appeared in nine games as a redshirt freshman, picking up 169 yards and three touchdowns on 12 catches...started to shine at the season’s end, scoring a touchdown in the final three games of the season and recording his best catch against Austin Peay in Tech’s OVC title game on Nov. 19...caught a career-best 61-yard touchdown pass.. in the Golden Eagles’ FCS playoff game against Central Arkansas, Matthews had five catches for 46 yards and a TD. (In 2010): Cody was injured during fall camp and redshirted in his first season on the Golden Eagle roster. HIGH SCHOOL: A two-sport standout at Gallatin High School... lettered three years each on the football and basketball teams...threeyear starter on the gridiron for coach Robert Lassiter’s Green Wave... helped the team reach the quarterfinals of the TSSAA playoffs in his senior season...played on both sides of scrimmage as a quarterback
For DEOSHA McCOLLEY bio, please see page 79
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Tevin McDERMOTT
u Defensive Back u 5-10 / 175 u Junior u Athens, Tenn. u McMinn High School Tevin has worked hard since joining the Golden Eagle roster following a transfer from Appalachian State before the 2012 season...has spent his time well in the Athletic Performance Center in developing his strength and agility... saw limited action in 2012, and enters the 2013 campaign listed at the field cornerback position on the TTU depth chart. AT TECH (IN 2012): Tevin played in four games for the Golden Eagles in his debut season in Cookeville...made two tackles, one unassisted, and broke up a pass on Nov. 17 at Austin Peay. In 2011 (Appalachian State): Was a redshirt at Appalachian State. HIGH SCHOOL: A two-way standout at McMinn County High School in Athens, Tenn...recorded 160 tackles and five interceptions as a safety over the final two years of his prep career, including 75 stops and three interceptions (with 205 return yards) as a senior...had two 100-yard interception returns during high-school career...caught 76 passes for 775 yards and five touchdowns over final two seasons (30 rec., 423 yds, 3 TD as a senior)...added rushing to his repertoire as a senior, carrying the ball 56 times for 387 yards and seven scores...earned first-team all-state recognition as a DB following senior campaign... three-time all-region honoree ... was the Region 2-5A Sophomore of the Year in 2007...participated in 2009 East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Football Classic ...coached by Bo Cagle. PERSONAL: Full name is Tevin LeMoyne McDermott...born Nov. 28, 1991...son of Tabatha and Troy McDermott...brother, Trace, is a running back at Chattanooga...cousin, Hubert Simpson, played football at Tennessee and professionally in the Canadian Football League...cousin, Terrance McDermott, played baseball at Middle Tennessee State and Tennessee...major is undecided.
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Cory McDONALD
u Defensive Back u 6-0 / 190 u Senior u Redwood City, Calif. u Woodside High School Originally a receiver, Cory made the move to the defensive side of the ball during 2011 spring drills and has added depth to the Tech defense each of the past two years...comes into his senior season primed to add to his playing time, and listed second on the depth chart at the “bandit” linebacker position...impressive work ethic and hustle...has been a key player as a member of the special teams...does all the little things needed to be successful...has made seven appearances on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. AT TECH (IN 2012): Cory played in every game last season for the Golden Eagles, including a start on Sept. 29, at Murray State... made 20 tackles, five unassisted...posted a career-high six tackles in Tech’s overtime victory against UT Martin. (In 2011): Saw increased playing time his second season on the gridiron for the Golden Eagles, making appearances in all 11 games on the defensive side of the ball...totaled 18 tackles on the year with six coming against Maryville College on Sept. 8...had nine unassisted stops over the course of the season...recorded one pass breakup against EIU on Sept. 17. (In 2010): Cory was a member of Tech’s special teams during his first season in action and played on kickoff cover squad...played in six contests. (In 2009): Cory was a redshirt member of the Tech roster in his first season. HIGH SCHOOL: Cory was a two-year varsity starter for Woodside High School in Woodside, California...as a junior he was chosen the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Back when he had 64 solo tackles, 48 assists, three fumble recoveries, three interceptions and 12 passes defended...also spent some time as the backup QB and running back...as senior, he was named team captain, was the starting quarterback on a CCS semi-finalist team....threw for more than 1,000 yards with 12 touchdowns and rushed for nine touchdowns,...was the team’s second-leading rusher with 823 yards...named San Mateo County athlete of the week, Most Valuable offensive player for the team as well as all-league and all-Daily News...also a three-year starting point guard on the varsity basketball team. PERSONAL: The son of Joe and Sue McDonald, both athletic directors and coaches...full name is Cory James McDonald...birthdate is August 9, 1990, born in Redwood City, Calif...majoring in EXPW.
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Seth McDONALD
u Defensive Back u 5-11 / 225 u Senior u Sparta, Tenn. u White County High School A fifth-year member of the team, Seth has put in the hard work needed to help the team in whatever situation he’s called upon...listed second on the depth chart at the “bull” linebacker position, he will also continue to work as a fullback in goal line situations...a special member of the special teams...a strong player who continues working hard on his physical development with in the weight room...good knowledge of the game and excellent instinct for the ball...has made eight appearances on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. AT TECH (IN 2012): Seth saw action in all 11 games for the Golden Eagles, lining up on special teams and also in the backfield in Tech’s goal line set...recorded one tackle and returned two kicks for 11 yards. (In 2011): Saw field time in nine outings in 2011...best game came against Maryville College on Sept. 8 when he had three tackles, two of them unassisted. (In 2010): Seth’s strength and outstanding hustle earned him playing time on all of the Golden Eagle special teams, as well as a spot at fullback in goal line situations. AT TECH (In 2009): Seth spent his first season on the roster as a redshirt freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Played football at White County High School for coach Josh Kerr...earned letters all four years in football and baseball for the Warriors...made All Region in football his junior and senior years... made All Upper Cumberland in football his sophomore, junior, and senior years...led his team with eight TDs and 112 tackles his senior season...started in the KY/TN Border Bowl game...was named team captain his senior year and received “Mr. Warrior” award. PERSONAL: The son of Robert and Sherry McDonald...full name is Seth Alan McDonald...born June 27, 1990, in Sparta, Tenn...majoring in pre-physcial therapy.
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Malcolm MITCHELL
u Defensive End u 6-2/ 245 u Senior u Stone Mountain, Ga. u Dunwoody High School A mid-summer transfer from Louisville prior to the 2012 season, Malcolm was a welcome addition who had an impact in the defensive line in his debut season...showed enough promise during the 2012 season and recent spring drills to lift him into the projected starting spot at “bear” defensive end...a mature and veteran player, he will be among the team leaders in his senior season...an extremely agile defensive end who can be a presence in the pass rush...showed his skills in every game last season including starts in the final six games of the year... great feet and skills pose a threat for every offense that he faces...appeared on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll last fall. AT TECH (IN 2012): Played in every game for the Golden Eagles in his first season on the roster...played a backup role in the first six games and started the last six games on the schedule...racked up 44 total tackles, 13 unassisted, and three tackles-for-loss..had five tackles at Southeast Missouri, and two weeks later posted a career-high eight stops against Jacksonville State...made six tackles vs. Eastern Kentucky and had seven against Eastern Illinois. BEFORE TECH: After redshirting in 2009, Mitchell appeared in 11 games at defensive end for the University of Louisville over the course of two years (2010 and 2011 seasons)...recorded eight total tackles, including 2.5 for loss, with one of those coming against Ohio Valley Conference member Murray State in 2011...Mitchell also recorded Louisville’s only fumble return in 2011 when he scooped up a Connecticut fumble and ran it back 36 yards for a touchdown. HIGH SCHOOL: A quarterback’s nightmare during his prep career at Dunwoody High School, Mitchell helped lead his team to a 12-1 record in his senior campaign, racking up 70 tackles and 10 sacks on the season...that performance earned him a spot on the Atlanta Journal Constitution Top 150 list...also tallied 62 tackles and eight sacks in his junior year under coach James Teter...named Honorable Mention Class 3A All-American by the Georgia Sports Writers Association. Personal: Son of Mildred and Michael Mitchell...birthday is April 24, 1991...full name is Malcolm Xavier Mitchell...majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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Lamar MOORE
u Defensive Line u 6-1/ 290 u Senior u Nashville, Tenn. u East Literature High School A fifth-year senior who will provide team leadership from his spot in the defensive line...enters the season listed second at the “anchor” defensive tackle position...spent his first season as a redshirt freshman and saw limited action in 2010, but has been a regular contributor each of the past two years...on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll all eight semesters at TTU. AT TECH (IN 2012): Lamar played in all 11 games for the Golden Eagles, coming off the bench to bolster the defensive line...made 30 total tackles, 12 unassisted, and had 3.5 tackles-for-loss and one quarterback sack..was on the tackle chart in 10 of 11 games, including a season-high six stops in the overtime victory over UT Martin...recovered fumbles in games against Tennessee State and Austin Peay. (In 2011): Moore found his way onto the field in all 11 games...amassed 21 tackles on the season, five solo stops and 1.5 tackles-for-loss for 11 yards... best effort came against Murray on Nov. 5 with five tackles (two unassisted) and one solo stop for a loss of 10 yards...also forced one fumble that game...logged a quarterback hurry at EIU on Sept. 17 and a pass breakup on Nov. 19 in Tech’s OVC title game win against APSU. (In 2010): Lamar’s hard work in the off-season helped him to work his way onto the field...saw action in three games including Tech’s contest against eventual Rose Bowl champion TCU...made a tackle against Lane College and one tackle in the season-ending win over Jacksonville State. (IN 2009): Lamar spent his first season as a redshirt...worked hard in the weight room and increased his strength and size. HIGH SCHOOL: Played three years at Stratford High School, and defensive line one season for coach Bubba Spears at East Literature Magnet High School...lettered all four years in football, as well as two years in wrestling and one in basketball...earned All Region his junior and senior years... made Men’s State in wrestling as a junior and senior...ranked in the Top 10 in the heavyweight division and reached the state 32-man bracket for two years as a wrestler...won the Hume Award as a senior for athlete and academic honors...had 79 tackles his junior year in high school...had 120 tackles and six interceptions as a linebacker his senior season...exceptional student in high school as he made Principal’s List. PERSONAL: The son of Sharon McCutcheon...born October 24, 1990...full name is Lamar Donte Moore...majoring in finance.
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James NORMAND u Offensive Line u 6-2 / 285 u Senior (Graduate Student) u Oak Ridge, Tenn. u Oak Ridge High School One of two seniors in the offensive line, James has started 24 consecutive games over the past two-plus years...has lined up at four of the five up-front positions...strong player with outstanding knowledge of his position...has proven to be especially capable in Tech’s up-tempo offense...great work ethic, both on the field and in the classroom... seven-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and landed on the OVC Commissioner’s Adademic Honor Roll in 2010 and 2011... voted CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2011. AT TECH (IN 2012): One of eight Golden Eagles to start all 11 games in 2012, increasing his consecutive starts streak to 24 at the close of year. (In 2011): One of 12 Golden Eagles to start all 11 games, giving him a streak of 13 consecutive starts headed into the 2012 fall season... proved valuable in Tech’s up-tempo, no huddle offense...displays quiet leadership on the field. (In 2010): James showed early in the season that he could contribute... played a backup role through early part of the year...played in nine games...lined up as backup center and backup guard, then moved to left tackle where he earned the starting assignment in the final two games against EKU and JSU...helped the Golden Eagles post thrilling come-from-behind victory over Jacksonville State. HIGH SCHOOL: Named All-State as a lineman, James also earned a spot on the National Guard Academic All-State team during his outstanding four-year career at Oak Ridge High School...first lineman to letter all four years at his high school, Normand did not allow a single quarterback sack his final two seasons while splitting his playing time between center and tackle...District 3A Lineman of the Year and was picked for both the Tennessee-Kentucky Border Bowl and the Tennessee East-West All-Star Game...twice picked as team captain...two-time all-KIL pick...he also played two seasons of basketball and four on the baseball team, setting the school’s home run record as a junior. PERSONAL: The son of James and Mary Normand...birthdate is February 23, 1992...full name is James McKenzie Normand...welcomes his younger brother, defensive lineman Elliott, to the Golden Eagle roster in 2013...earned his accounting degree in three years, and is now playing his final season as a graduate student while working toward master’s of accounting degree.
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Midoho OKPOKOWURUK
u Defensive Line u 6-2/ 245 u Sophomore u Charlotte, N.C. u The McCallie School Midoho returns to the Golden Eagle roster in 2013 after sitting out the 2012 season...outstanding potential has him listed as the projected starter at the “ram” linebacker position upon his return...an outstanding prospect coming out of high school, he raised his stock during his first season as a redshirt with outstanding efforts on the scout teams...has gotten stronger and quicker during his season away from the game... great mobility and quickness...a dangerous rusher for every opposing quarterback...has a knack for getting to the ball carrier or passer...will be difficult to subdue. AT TECH (In 2012): Midoho was not on the Golden Eagle roster in 2012.
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u Wide Receiver u 6-0 / 205 u R-Junior u Chattanooga, Tenn. u Baylor High School Price is a new addition to the Golden Eagle program this season, joining Tech after spending a year at The Citadel and another year rehabbing an injury while enrolled at UT Chattanooga...a talented wide receiver, he will line up at the “W” inside receiver position...a speedy receiver who runs routes well and has great hands...hard work in the spring and off-season have prepared Partrick for his debut on the Golden Eagle roster in the 2013 season. BEFORE TECH: Spent the 2010-11 academic year at The Citadel but sat out the football season as a medical redshirt...tansferred to UT Chattanooga to spend one year in rehab of a shoulder injury during the 2011-12 academic year...came to Tech in 2012 for spring drills, but was still on the sidelines while recovering from shoulder surgery.
(In 2011): Midoho saw action in three games in the 2011 championship season, making three tackles in the season opener against Maryville College...also saw playing time against Southeast Missouri and Jacksonville State without any additional stats. HIGH SCHOOL: Price lettered in football and golf at Baylor High School in Chattanooga. (In 2010): Midoho spent his first year on the roster wearing redshirt status...worked diligently in the weight room and film room...was a PERSONAL: The son of Connie and Gary Partrick... full name is Price standout on the scout teams. Garrison Partrick...born December 18, 1991, in Chattanooga, Tenn... majoring in physical education. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner as a defensive end under coach Rick Whitt at The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Midoho Okpokowuruk was the league leader in tackles-for-loss and ranked second in the conference in quarterback sacks...a versatile athlete, he also lettered four years in track & field, combining his speed with his strength while competing in the sprints, shot put and discus...also a three-year letterman on the basketball squad for the Blue Tornado. PERSONAL: The son of Paul and Helen Okpokowuruk...full name is Midoho Paul Okpokowuruk...birthdate is August 20, 1992....majoring in mechanical engineering.
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u Defensive Back u 6-2 / 190 u Sophomore u Vestavia, Ala. u Vestavia Hills High School
u Defensive Back u 5-10 / 175 u Freshman u Knoxville, Tenn. u Alcoa High School A defensive end with intimidating size and deceptive quickness...a 2011 graduate of Alcoa High School, he first enrolled at Tech in the 2011-12 season but was not a member of the football team...walk-on member of the roster beginning with the 2012 season...went through 2013 spring drills.
The young defensive-back saw ample playing time during his campaign season... worked hard to improve his strength and skills in the weightroom and spring camps... hopes to see even more action in 2013... has made four consecutive appearances on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year member of the championship program at Alcoa High School where he played for coach Gary Rankin...linebacker...named all-county all four seasons...helped his squad win the district, region and TSSAA state championship all four seasons...as a senior he posted 84 total tackles with 3.5 quarterback sacks and five tackles-for-loss.
AT TECH (IN 2012): Was featured in seven of the 11 games during his second season on the roster... made five total tackles.
PERSONAL: The son of Kristi Patrick... full name is Jordan Christopher Patrick... born Oct. 10, 1992, in Alcoa, Tenn... majoring in exercise science.
BEFORE TECH: Patrick was a two-way starter at Vestavia Hills High School, posting impressive credentials as both a defensive back and receiver. Named to the 2008 All-Metro South team, he earned a spot on the 2009 All-Over the Mountain Team and was chosen the Pat Patrick Best in High School Football Defensive Player of the Year. As a sophomore he had six touchdown receptions and intercepted four passes. As a junior, he had five TD catches for the offense, and on defense made 46 tackles, three interceptions and defended five passes. In his career, he had 12 scoring catches and rushed for two touchdowns, and also picked off two passes.
(In 2011): Prewitt spent his first season with the Golden Eagles as a redshirt working out with the scout team... has made two appearances on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
PERSONAL: The son of Malcolm and Amy Prewitt...born May 11, 1992, in Birmingham, Ala...full name is Patrick Stephen Prewitt...majoring in pre-physical therapy.
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J.T. RANKIN
u Offensive Line u 6-1 / 285 u RS - Freshman u Alcoa, Tenn. u Alcoa High School
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Randall REEVES
u Offensive Line u 6-2 / 290 u Junior u McAlla, Ala. u McAdory High School
A highly promising prospect coming out of a very strong high school program, J.T. came to the Golden Eagles with unlimited potential... worked hard through his initial fall camp in 2012 and was primed to make huge contributions as a true freshman...good size and outstanding strength...suffered a season-ending injury in his first game and was granted a medical redshirt...back as a redshirt freshman heading into the 2013 season, and is expected to see plenty of time on the field...listed second at center position on the preseason depth chart.
Randall has gained tremendous experience during the past three season, including a redshirt campaign in 2011, and enters his junior year as the heir apparent to the starting assignment at center...shows a consistent work ethic and tremendous drive...has made three appearances on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
AT TECH (IN 2012): J.T. appeared in the North Greenville game on Sept. 6, at Tucker stadium and sustained an injury that forced him to take a medical redshirt...kept his focus in the classroom and made two appearances on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
(In 2011): Reeves saw the field in the Golden Eagles’ home opener against Maryville College but didn’t put up any stats...spent the balance of the season as a redshirt.
IN HIGH SCHOOL: The starting center for Alcoa High School where he played for his father, coach Gary Rankin, J.T. helped the Tornadoes rank among the top teams in the state throughout his career which featured 43 consecutive starts...named all-state as both a junior and senior, he was a key in Alcoa winning the TSSAA state title in 2008, 2009 and 2010, including undefeated seasons in both 2009 and 2010... team captain as a senior...Knoxville News Sentinel PrepXtra first-team selection and selected for the Tennessee East-West All-Star game... graded out at 88 percent as a senior with 82 pancake blocks. PERSONAL: The son of Gary and Sandra Rankin, he was an Honors student... born January 31, 1993, in Alcoa, Tenn... full name is John Tucker Rankin (J.T.)... majoring in EXPW/fitness and wellness.
AT TECH (IN 2012): Randall played in 10 of the 11 games on the Golden Eagle schedule...worked his way onto the field in a backup role.
(In 2010): The transition from high school standout to college football was smooth for Randall, who stepped into a reserve role as a true freshman and saw action in six contests in Tech’s veteran offensive line. HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time Birmingham All-Metro selection and an honorable mention Alabama All-State player, Randall was a threeyear starter at center for coach David Powell’s McAdory High School squad...voted permanent team captain, Reeves graded out at 90 percent or better in every game and had 62 pancake blocks as a senior... also earned three letters on the McAdory baseball team... an outstanding student, he was Birmingham News Scholar-Athlete of the Week and a member of the Math Honor Society. PERSONAL: The son of Randy and Susan Reeves...birthdate is April 14, 1992...full name is John Randall Reeves, Jr.... majoring in EXPW/ licensure.
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Harrison REID
u Defensive End u 6-4 / 235 u Sophomore u Cincinnati, Ohio u Winton Woods High School
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u Defensive End u 6-3 / 285 u Sophomore u Gasden, Ala. u Gasden City High School
After seeing limited action in his first season on the squad, Harrison has been making plenty of noise in the spring and off-season...has increased his strength and size and has worked himself to second on the depth chart at the “ram” linebacker position...excellent size and range.
Avery is a strong, physical defensive lineman with good size, and has raised his stock throughout his time on the roster...heads into his sophomore season as the projected starter at the “rock” defensive end position...can be a dominant run stopper...excellent work ethic in the weight room.
AT TECH (IN 2012): Played in four of 11 games for the Golden Eagles in his rookie season... made his first career tackle on Sept. 6, against North Greenville...saw playing time on special teams.
AT TECH (IN 2012): Avery saw action in every contest for the Golden Eagles as a redshirt freshman in 2012...made 12 total tackles, three unassisted, and broke up one pass...season-high five tackles on Oct. 20, came against Eastern Kentucky.
IN HIGH SCHOOL: A starter as a defensive end as well as a special teams mainstay for coach Andre Parker at Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati, Harrison was named first-team Fort Ancient Valley AllConference and also received the FAVC Academic Award. He helped the Warriors win their first-ever Ohio Division II state championship as a sophomore in 2009 with a 13-2 record. As a senior, he led the team with 10 quarterback sacks. PERSONAL: The son of Kevin and Caryn Reid...enrolled in general curriculum...full name is Harrison Lamar Shim Reid.... born April 25, 1994.
(In 2011): Rollins spent his first season at Tech working out with the defensive line as a redshirt. BEFORE TECH: Avery was a two-way starter at Gadsden City High School, as well as handling the long snapper duties for the Titans. He was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter for coach Joseph Billingsley. On defense, he made 90 total tackles including 12 tacklesfor-loss and five quarterback sacks. He caused two fumbles, broke up five pass attempts and had one interception. He helped his team roll to a 10-4 overall record and third round of the Alabama Class 6A playoffs after going 6-1 in conference play. The Titans won three consecutive Region 7-6A titles with Rollins on the field. PERSONAL: The son of Willie Rollins and Kim Rollins...birthdate is November 28, 1992....full name is Avery Samuel Rollins....majoring in coaching and sport administration.
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Terrell ROLLINS
u Defensive Line u 6-/ 285 u RS - Freshman u Greeneville, Tenn. u Greeneville High School Terrell was included on the long list of injured players who sat out the 2012 season as medical redshirts...had shown great promise in his first fall camp and was expected to play as a true freshman...got onto the field for the North Greenville game and made a tackle, but that was the end of the line...comes into 2013 with a year of experience and four years remaining of eligibility...listed third on the depth chart (behind two seniors) at the “anchor” defensive tackle position in the middle of the defensive line. AT TECH (IN 2012): Terrell played in the Sept. 6 match-up against North Greenville and made one tackle...moved into a redshirt role for the remainder of the season. IN HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time state champion at Greeneville High School, Terrell was named the Knoxville News Sentinel’s PrepXtra Defensive Player of the Year...was a major part of the “Golden Age” of football for the Greene Devils with a combined, four-year 51-8 record... helped coach Caine Ballard’s team to the TSSAA state playoffs all four years...after losing the Class 4A championship game in 2009, they came back to clinch the crown on Tech’s Overall Field in 2010 and 2011..as a senior, he recorded 102 total tackles including 23 tacklesfor-loss and had 7.5 quarterback sacks...won the Class AA Mr. Football Lineman award and was the defensive MVP of the state title game... Terrell was also named the Greeneville Sun Defensive Player of the Year, TSWA All-State twice and earned a spot on the Murphy Fair AllState team the past two years. PERSONAL: The son of Taray and Heather Rollins... born March 6, 1994...full name is Terrell Rollins ...majoring in EXPW/licensure.
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Jay RUDWALL
u Linebacker u 6-0 / 230 u Sophomore u Ooltewah, Tenn. u Ooltewah High School Jay flashed onto the scene with six tackles in his first college game, but struggled the balance of the season to stay healthy...in-and-out of the lineup for much of the year...kept his focus in the weight room and returns to the field healthy and ready to make a major impact in the Golden Eagle defense...listed second at the “renegade” linebacker position heading into fall camp...made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall of 2012. AT TECH (IN 2012): Jay played in eight games for the Golden Eagles... opened his career with six tackles in the season opener against Hampton...had tackles in his first five games but was in-and-out of the lineup over the final seven games of the year...made 13 total tackles. IN HIGH SCHOOL: Jay received a lengthy list of post-season honors following his senior season for coach Shannon Williams and the Ooltewah High School Owls...named Tennessee Sports Writer’s Association All-State and District 5AAA Defensive Player of the Year... versatile athlete, he lettered three years on the gridiron as well as earning all-state honors in wrestling...school record-holder for most tackles in a game (30) and most tackles in a season (171)...named his team’s Defensive Player of the Year and was a Chattanooga Times Free Press first-team Best of Preps pick...helped the Owls to the second round of the TSSAA playoffs after capturing the District 5AAA title... in addition to his 171 total tackles, he also piled up 16 tackles-for-loss and had one interception (returned for touchdown), caused a fumble and recovered a fumble....started 33 consecutive games and finished with 351 total tackles. PERSONAL: The son of Chuck and Connie Rudwall...full name is Jay Spoerri Rudwall... born September 20, 1994, in Tupelo, Miss... majoring in biology / health science.
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Zach SHARP
u Place Kicker u 6-2 / 195 u Junior u Maryville, Tenn. u Maryville High School Despite a strong challenge for his job, Zach spent a second season as the Golden Eagle placekicker and enjoyed another strong year in 2012...shared duties, handling all field goals and PATs...an experienced, record-setting kicker...has a strong leg with great range and constantly working to improve his strength and accuracy...through two years, he has made 15-for-26 field goals and 92-for-93 PATs...made an appearance on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall of 2012. AT TECH (IN 2012): Zach handled all of the team’s placekicking duties as a sophomore while Chris Harris took over the kickoff chores...led the team in points with 64...was six-for-11 on field goals with along of 39 yards...was perfect in his PATs, going 46-for-46 to tie his own school record...ranked eighth in the OVC in kick scoring... tied for first in the OVC in PAT percentage...kicked a pair of field goals in the victory against Hampton (28 and 25 yards)...made three of his final four field goals including a clutch 39-yarder in the overtime victory against UT Martin. (In 2011): Zach proved incredibly valuable during the Golden Eagles’ championship season, stepping in as a true freshman and seeing significant time on the field in all 11 contests...put 46 of 47 PATs through the uprights for a 97.9 PAT kicking percentage (second in the conference)...set the school single-season record with his 46 successful PATs...led the OVC in PAT attempts made...finished the season tied for fifth in the conference in scoring with 6.6 points per game...went 9-for-15 in field goal attempts, including a 49-yard FG against Tennessee State...had 16 points on four PATs and four field goals that game. BEFORE TECH: Zach was an invaluable member of the team at Maryville High School as the team’s placekicker...a first-team allstate selection...named Tennessee Mr. Football on special teams... in his senior year, he was 10-for-13 on field goal tries with a long of 50 yards...was 66-for-67 in PAT kicks...starting kicker for Maryville for four seasons, beginning his career with a Class 4A state championship victory in 2007...capped his career in December in Tucker Stadium with his team’s 6A title win over Smyrna...set a state record by making 111 consecutive PAT kicks, and many of his kickoffs sailed for touchbacks.
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Wesley SHERRILL
u Offensive Line u 6-4 / 290 u Junior u Antioch, Tenn. u Brentwood Academy Wes is one of the most experienced players in the Golden Eagle offensive line, playing in 29 games in the past three years with 24 career starts...projected starter at right guard for 2013...has played both guard and tackle...strong player who brings size and tenacity to the offensive line...difficult to get past...gained valuable experience in his rookie season and nabbed a starting spot in 2011, a role he has held onto...good quickness and adjusts well on the field..fits nicely into Tech’s fast-paced attack...solid in the classroom, earning a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. AT TECH (In 2012): Wes started the first eight games of the season before an injury forced him to the sidelines for the final four games. (In 2011): Sherrill earned the start in all 11 games in the Golden Eagle offensive line. AT TECH (In 2010): Wesley played in a backup role in four of the first five games of the season at right tackle as a true freshman...took over the starting assignment when Malcolm Jones was lost for the year... started the next five games...missed the final game against Jacksonville State. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner and a three-year starter in both sides of the line of scrimmage for coach Ralph Potter at Brentwood Academy...starting more than 30 career games for the Eagles, he helped post an 8-4 record in his senior season on his way to earning first-team all-Mid State honors from The Tennessean and All-State selection from TSWA...with Sherrill anchoring the lines, Brentwood Academy was the state Division II runnerup in both his sophomore and junior seasons and reached the semi-finals as a senior....he graded out at 90 percent for the season and had 36 pancake blocks. PERSONAL: The son of John and Cindy Sherrill...birthdate is October 12, 1991...full name is Wesley John Sherrill...majoring in civil engineering.
PERSONAL: The son of John and Whitney Sharp...birthdate is August 14, 1992...full name is Zachary Clifton Sharp.... enrolled in general curriculum.
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u Wide Receiver u 6-1 / 175 u Sophomore u LaVergne, Tenn. u Battle Ground Academy
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u Wide Receiver u 5-10/ 180 u Sophomore u LaVergne, Tenn. u Battle Ground Academy
After showing his outstanding potential in limited action as a true freshman, Jordan heads into the 2013 campaign projectd as a key receiver in the Golden Eagle attack...figures to see plenty of playing time...has worked hard in the off-season following an eye-opening performance during spring drills...great hands and fearless in his routes...listed on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in each of his first two semesters at Tennessee Tech.
Josh played one season at Lindsey Wilson College in 2011, and was a redshirt member of the Golden Eagle squad in 2012...ready to get into action beginning in 2013...combines quickness with a good pair of hands...an Honor Roll student.
AT TECH (2012): Jordan played in five games for the Golden Eagles as a true freshman...had five receptions for 79 yards and his first career touchdown...two catches for 15 yards in his first college game, coming against Hampton...the following week he had two catches for a careerbest 68 yards, including scoring on a season-long 62-yard reception from Tre Lamb on Sept. 6, against North Greenville...caught one pass at Oregon but the No. 4 ranked Ducks were prepared and caught him behind the line.
BEFORE TECH: Spent the 2011 season at Lindsey Wilson College where he played cornerback.
IN HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time Division II-AA all-state selection, Jordan Smith was also a second-team All-Mid-State pick as a senior and a two-time all-region pick while starting at wide receiver for coach Roc Batten at Battle Ground Academy...led the conference in receptions, yards and touchdowns, making 57 catches for the Wildcats for 859 yards and 14 trips into the end zone...helped BGA reach the TSSAA state playoffs each of the past two seasons.
AT TECH (In 2012): Sat out the 2012 season as a redshirt member of the squad.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner and two-way starter for coach Marty Euverard at Battle Ground Academy...earned 11 letters in all, with four in basketball, one in baseball and two in track & field... starter at wide receiver and cornerback for the Wildcats...as a senior he had 49 catches for 755 yards, and made 30 tackles with two interceptions...led the team to the Division 2AA TSSAA semifinals. PERSONAL: The son of Melvin and Jacqueline Smith...brother of Golden eagle receiver Jordan Smith...born August 19, 1992 in Nashville...full name is Joshua Alexander Smith....majoring in pre-physical therapy.
PERSONAL: The son of Melvin and Jackie Smith...born September 28, 1994...full name is Jordan Tyler Smith...majoring in pre-physical therapy.
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Matthew SMITH
u Offensivr Line u 6-4 / 285 u Junior u Jonesboro, Ga. u North Clayton High School Matthew heads into his fourth season on the roster hoping to settle into a spot in the Golden Eagle offensive line...originally an offensive lineman, he was moved across the line to the defense and saw limited action...has moved back to offense, and comes into 2013 listed second on the preseason depth chart at left tackle...has worked hard to increase his size and strength...incuded on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2010 and 2012 fall semesters. AT TECH (IN 2012): Matthew appeared in four games in the defensive line...did not compile any stats. (In 2011): Saw action against Maryville College on Sept. 8 in Tech’s home opener, but did not put up any stats. (In 2010): Matt was on the roster and worked on the scout team during his first year while taking a redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner on the football field at North Clayton (Ga.) High School for coach Rodney Hackney...was putting up big numbers for the Eagles through the first five games of his senior season before a knee injury cut his prep career short...helped the team go 4-1 through the early part of the schedule before finishing 10-3 and going three rounds into the state 4-AAAA playoffs...he accounted for 46 total tackles and five tackles-for-loss in his five contests.
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Conor SPARKMAN
u Defensive Back u 5-11 / 185 u Sophomore u Sparta, Tenn. u White County High School Conor has worked hard in his two seasons on the Golden Eagle roster, and has contributed on special teams with his trademark hustle on every play...a defensive back, he’s listed on the depth chart at the rover position...will continue to see playing time on cover teams. AT TECH (IN 2012): Connor played in seven games for the Golden Eagles as a redshirt freshman, all in special teams roles...made four tackles, including two in the final game of the season at Austin Peay...blocked a kick against Eastern Kentucky. (In 2011): Was on the roster as a true freshman, and spent the season as a redshirt working on the scout teams. HIGH SCHOOL: A three-sport letterman at White County High School... In addition to football, under coach Tracy Malone, he also played baseball and basketball for the Warriors...named all-conference in both football and baseball...on the gridiron, he was a two-way starter as a quarterback and defensive back...as a signal-caller, he passed for 1,000plus yards and rushed for another 700 yards...ranked sixth in his class. PERSONAL: The son of Joel and Lisa Sparkman...born December 15, 1992 in Cookeville...full name is Conor Lyle Sparkman....majoring in EXPW/fitness and Wellness.
PERSONAL: The son of Paul and Amelia Smith...birthdate is November 24, 1991...full name is Matthew Ellis Smith...majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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Darian STONE
u Quarterback u 6-0 / 185 u Junior u Clinton, Tenn. u Clinton High School Darian had a breakout year in 2012, moving into the starting role at quarterback and putting up all-conference caliber numbers over the final four contests as a starter...comes into the 2013 campaign as the projected starter at quarterback...has shown abilities to dominate games, including National Player of the Week honors as a sophomore...incredibly gifted player who continues to develop his skills and
knowledge of the game...has shown tremendous improvement during spring drills...exceptional quickness and a strong, accurate throwing arm...has done an excellent job learning the Golden Eagle system... highly committed to success both on the field and in the classroom... made Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the second time in the fall of 2012. AT TECH (IN 2012): Darian played in eight games overall, but his true measure came in the final four games as a starter...during those four contests, he averaged 125 yards per game rushing and 188 yards per game passing with eight TD passes...overall, he finished with 553 yards on 89 carries and a touchdown, leading the team in rushing... in the pocket he completed 70-of-143 passes for 786 yards and 10 touchdowns...threw TD passes in six of his eight appearances, including a six-yard score at No. 4 Oregon...had a pass efficiency of 111.21... season-long pass was 79 yard completion in overtime win against UT Martin on Nov. 10, one of three touchdowns thrown that day...went 16-for-29 for career-high 277 yards against the Skyhawks and rushed for 190 yards on 25 carries to account for 467 yards of total offense, helping net him FCS National Offensive Player of the Week honors... in his first career start, he had 86 rushing yards and 77 through the air at Tennessee State, rushing for one TD and throwing for two more... had more than 100 yards both rushing and passing in each of the final three games. (In 2011): Stone saw action in the first two games of the 2011 season... passed for 28 yards on a 3-for-4 effort, including a 22-yard bomb against Iowa on Sept. 3...threw for two yards against Maryville on Sept. 8...totaled 30 yards on the season passing, 80 yards rushing and one TD on three carries against Maryville...longest run of the season was 74 yards against Maryville...averaged 26.7 yards per rush over the season...logged a pass efficiency of 130.40 and averaged 55 yards of total offense per game. (In 2010): Darian patiently sat out his first season on the roster as a redshirt, working with the scout team and learning the system. HIGH SCHOOL: A game-breaking quarterback and a two-time AllState selection under coach Andy Shattuck at Clinton (Tenn.) High School...amassed more than 7,500 yards of total offense in his three seasons at the controls of the Dragons....took Clinton to a 10-0 regular season record as a senior, passing for 2,093 yards and 23 touchdowns with only two interceptions...also rushed for 725 yards and 10 scores on his way to first-team All-State laurels...Mr. Football finalist...finished his career with 5,734 yards and 59 touchdowns passing, along with 1,864 yards and 22 touchdowns on the ground.
Darian Stone
PERSONAL: The son of Roy Stone and Alana Reed...birthdate is October 29, 1991...full name is Darian Deron Stone...majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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Dylan SULLIVAN
u Long Snapper u 6-1/ 260 u Sophomore u LaVergne, Tenn. u LaVergne High School After two seasons working in the weight room to increase his strength and size, Dylan is primed to step into a playing role in 2013 ...challenging for the role of long snapper. AT TECH (In 2012): A member of the team and a backup long snapper, Dylan did not see action in 2012. (In 2011): On his first year on the roster, Dylan was a redshirt who worked with the scout teams. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of LaVergne High School, Dylan was a versatile, three-sport standout for the Wolverines...lettered four years for coaches Will Hester and Staten Stevens...earned All-District 7AAA honors in both 2010 and 2011...also earned letters on the baseball and track & field teams...placed third in the state track meet in the shot put. PERSONAL: The son of Patrick and Tammy Sullivan...full name is Dylan Christian Sullivan...born on Jan. 28, 1992 in Nashville, Tenn...majoring in education.
u Defensive Back u 6-2 / 190 u Junior u Alcoa, Tenn. u Alcoa High School Austin was thrown into a key role in the first game of his true freshman season in 2011 at Big Ten foe Iowa, and has not let up since...has logged two exceptional seasons in the secondary, posting double figures in tackles in 11 of his 21 career games...has 186 career tackles, tops among all active players...post-season honors following his freshman season and pre-season nods this year. AT TECH (IN 2012): Austin was the full-time starter for the Golden Eagles, appearing in 10 games...missed the Murray State game with an injury...ranked second on the team with 94 total tackles, including 28 unassisted tackles...added 3.5 tackles-for-loss and forced one fumble... grabbed his first career interception in the game at Southeast Missouri...listed third in the OVC in tackles per game...had 11 stops against North Greenville...topped his previous career high with 17 tackles against Jacksonville State...had 17 tackles the next week against Eastern Kentucky...finished with three more double-figure tackle games, getting 10 each against Eastern Illinois, UT Martin and Austin Peay. (In 2011): Made an immediate impact for the Golden Eagles as a true freshman, stepping in for injured Marty Jones at Iowa, and proved to be a dominant defender...started every game but the first...totaled 92 tackles to lead the team, including 34 unassisted stops and a teamhigh 58 helpers...top performance came in the Golden Eagle playoff game against Central Arkansas during which he had career-best 16 total stops...forced a fumble in the OVC title game against APSU...had four pass breakups...notched double-digit tackles in five, including three consecutive efforts to close out the season...tied for fifth in the conference with an average of 8.4 tackles per game. BEFORE TECH: A three-year starter for seven-time state champion Alcoa High School, capping his final season with all-state honors.... two-time all-Blount County pick...all-district in 2010, helping post a 15-0 record and capture the Class 3A state crown in Tucker Stadium... in the 2010 East vs. West High School All-Star game, he was chosen the Defensive MVP after making 19 total tackles, including 10 solo stops, breaking up two passes and intercepting a pass...during TSSAA playoffs, he had 10 tackles, an interception and three passes defended. PERSONAL: The son of Jim and Wendy Tallant...birthdate is February 4, 1993...full name is Jacob Austin Tallant...married former TTU pole vaulter Katie Lowery July 27, 2013...majoring in EXPW.
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Parker TEETER
u Tight End u 6-6 / 260 u Junior u Lebanon, Tenn. u Friendship Christian High School Projected as the starter at tight end, Parker returns to the role he held in the 2012 season...part of a trio of talented tight ends with combination of good hands and blocking skills, who may coax a few receptions...content knocking defenders out of the way, but has the potential to be a weapon downfield as a receiver. AT TECH (IN 2012): Parker played in 10 games for the Golden Eagles... worked at tight end and was an effective blocker...a fixture on special teams...did not compile any stats...missed the Eastern Kentucky game. (In 2011): Enrolled at Tech but not a member of the football team... during 2012 spring drills, decided to return to the sport and joined the squad as a walk-on...contact was former Golden Eagle quarterback and current coach Lee Sweeney, a product of Friendship Christian School who Parker was familiar with. (In 2010): Enrolled at Tech but not a member of the football team. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterman and three-year starter for coach John McNeal at Friendship Christian School...played wide receiver and helped to win region titles in his freshman and junior seasons...caught 26 passes as a senior for 600 yards and seven touchdowns...named allregion three times...a May 2010 graduate. PERSONAL: The son of Eric and Deanna Teeter...full name is Joseph Parker Teeter...born July 10, 1991, in Nashville...majoring in EXPW/ coaching and sport administration.
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Trent THOMPSON
u Quarterback u 6-3 / 186 u R-Freshman u Powder Springs, Ga. u McEachern High School Trent joined the Golden Eagle roster in January and went through spring drills...has all the tools needed to succeed once he gets complete grasp of the system...comes into fall camp ready to provide depth in the pocket...strong-armed, left-handed quarterback with a legacy of winning...sat out the 2012 season while taking classes at Chattahoochee Technical College in Atlanta...has four seasons of eligibility. HIGH SCHOOL: Trent was a three-year starter for coach Kyle Hockman at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Ga...passed for more than 5,000 yards and 49 touchdowns in three seasons and helped the Indians to a 30-5 combined record, including a 10-2 mark as a senior in 2011...led the team into the second round of the Georgia state playoffs, going 10-for-16 with two touchdown passes in the first-round victory...as a sophomore he passed for 1,200 yards and 13 TDs as McEachern posted a 10-1 record...his junior season netted 1,300 yards and 11 touchdowns and an 11-2 record...threw for 2,500 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior and had the Indians ranked No. 1 in the state for much of the year...named all-city and all-region, as well as secondteam all-state...also lettered three years on the baseball team and earned one letter in golf. PERSONAL: The son of Mike and Kim Thompson...full name in Trent William Thompson...born September 30, 1993, in Atlanta, Ga...majoring in EXPW.
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Ladarius VANLIER
u Running Back u 5-7 / 170 u Sophomore u Nashville, Tenn. u Maplewood High School Ladarius quickly proved to be more than just a reliable ball carrier for the Golden Eagles, but an explosive weapon both for the offense and the special teams...ranked among OVC leaders and first on the team in kick return average and all-purpose yards...one of two explosive players slated for the “A” runningback position...expected to handle kick and punt returns...a real triple threat as a rusher, receiver and returner...earned preseason all-OVC recognition from College Sports Madness...listed on the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) Watch List of top FCS return men. AT TECH (IN 2012): Ladarius played in all 11 contests for the Golden Eagles and ranked among the team’s most consistent weapons... ranked third on the team in receiving with 21 catches for 192 yards... had 109 rushing yards on 17 carries...excelled as a return man, ranking first on the team in punt returns (12 for 96) with an average of 8.0 per try...also first on the team in kickoff returns (32 for 668 yards), averaging 209 per try...had a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Murray State on Sept. 29... led the team and ranked eighth in the OVC in all-purpose yards with 1,065.
Ladarius Vanlier
IN HIGH SCHOOL: Twice named the All-City Player of the Year and an all-state selection...led Maplewood High School to the championship game of the TSSAA state playoffs in Tech’s Tucker Stadium...three-year letterman for coach Arcentae Broome...also a three-year letterwinner on the track & field team for the Panthers...talented runningback who was also dangerous as a return specialist...helped Maplewood produce a 12-4 record in 2011 while earning his second consecutive Class 2A Player of the Year honor...named all-state as both a runningback and returner...selected to play in the East-West All-Star game... as a sophomore he rushed for 1,388 yards and 15 touchdowns, and added 926 yards and six scores..as a senior, he capped off his prep career with 2,290 yards and 24 touchdowns, adding up to 4,604 yards and 45 touchdowns on 496 carries...was a three-time Academic Honor Roll recepient. PERSONAL: The son of Lakesha Vanlier...born April 29, 1994...full name is Ladarius Keanthony Vanlier...majoring in basic engineering.
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Ben VIAENE
u Long Snapper u 6-2 / 220 u Junior u Hortonville, Wis. u Hortonville High School Ben came to Tech a year ago hoping to find a spot on the squad, and heads into the 2013 season as a solid challenger for the long snapper role as a junior...played two seasons at Minnesota State-Crookston before heading to Cookeville. AT TECH (In 2012): Ben joined the team early in the 2012 season after an on-campus walk-on tryout...watched the first few Golden Eagle games from the stands awaiting for the tryout...impressed the staff enough to earn a spot on the roster but did not appear in any games. BEFORE TECH: Played two seasons as a long snapper at Minnesota State-Crookston...one of his two head coaches was former Golden Eagle lineman Andrew Higgins. PERSONAL: The son of David and Kelly Viaene...(pronounced veeen)...full name is Benjamin David Viaene...born March 30, 1992, in Appleton, Wis....father played in the NFL with the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers...majoring in agriculture engineering.
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Cory WEBBER
u Defensive Back u 6-2 / 195 u Sophomore u Forest Park, Ohio u Winton Woods High School With two seasons of experience on the field to draw from, Cory is now considered a veteran and ready to play a larger role in the success of the Golden Eagle defense...an opportunistic player, he puts himself in the right spot to make a difference...has increased his strength with his work in the Athletic Performance Center. AT TECH (In 2012): Cory was on the field in all 11 contests as a sophomore, playing in the secondary and also on special teams...finished the year with 15 total tackles, including eight solo stops...after getting one tackle in each of the first four games, he made four tackles against Southeast Missouri and Murray State for his season-high...recovered two fumbles at SEMO. (In 2011): Saw action in nine games as a true freshman...totaled 35 tackles on the season, 14 of them unassisted...had one quarterback sack for a loss of 10 yards at EKU...recorded eight tackles in back-toback outings against Murray State and Eastern Kentucky in November contests. BEFORE TECH: Cory was the Defensive Player of the Year at Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati, setting the school record with 14 career interceptions...team captain as a senior, he was chosen first-team all-conference, first-team all-city, first-team All-Southwest Ohio, and first-team Ohio All-State. PERSONAL: The son of Curtis Webber and Stephanie Brandt...birthdate is January 8, 1993...full name is Courtney Lowe Webber...enrolled in general curriculum.
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Steve WILSON
u Wide Receiver u 6-2/ 195 u Sophomore u Nashville, Tenn. u Smyrna High School Steve has spent two productive seasons on the Golden Eagle roster, first as a redshirt freshman in 2011, then providing depth to the wide receiver position in 2012...he is now a seasoned returnee ready to step forward and make an impact during his second season on the field...a tall, speedy receiver with good hands, he has the ability to find a crease in the defense and pile up yards...has shown tremendous improvement in his blocking abilities and will help spring plenty of other receivers in Tech’s attack...could begin to see extensive action in 2013. AT TECH (In 2012): Steve saw action in nine games and finished the year with six catches for 86 yards...caught two touchdown passes, including a 38-yard reception over the middle on a deflected ball at Southeast Missouri...that game against the Redhawks, his only career start, proved to be his career-best with two catches for 48 yards...also hauled in two catches the next week at Murray State for 19 yards and a touchown. (In 2011): Wilson spent his first season on the Golden Eagle roster as a redshirt working with the scout teams. BEFORE TECH: Steve was a multi-dimensional threat at Smyrna High School, helping the Bulldogs reach the TSSAA Class 5-A quarterfinals in 2008 and place as the 2010 Class 6-A runnerup...the team posted a 13-2 record in his senior season with him in the pocket...he was twice named all-District 7-AAA, and was also an all-region pick...completed 60 percent of his career pass attempts for 3,470 yards and 36 touchdowns with just 10 interceptions...rushed for 850 yards and four touchdowns...in his senior campaign, he was 128-for-212 for 1,650 yards and 13 touchdowns with six picks, and rushed for 600 yards.
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Britton WOODALL
u Tight End u 6-4 / 230 u R-Freshman u Nashville, Tenn. u Christian Presbyterian Academy Britton joined the squad in 2011 and spent all of last season on the sidelines as a redshirt...has used his time wisely, logging outstanding efforts in the weight room to increase his strength and size...excellent hands combined with good size...a versatile athlete with variety of skills...challenging for the starting role at tight end. AT TECH (In 2012): Sat out the 2012 season as a redshirt. AT CARSON NEWMAN (In 2011): Began his collegiate career at Carson Newman University in Jefferson City, Tenn...suited up for a half a season in 2011. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year starter at quarterback for coach Jay Matthews at Christ Presbyterian Academy...played one season on the basketball team as a freshman, and was a member of the soccer team as a senior goalkeeper following the competition of his football career...was selected as a National Football Foundation/Middle Tennessee Chapter Scholar-Athlete...helped the Lions capture back-to-back district and regional titles. PERSONAL: The son of Britt and Frances Woodall...birthdate is August 28, 1992...born in Gainesville, Fla...full name is David Britton Woodall III...majoring in accounting.
PERSONAL: The son of Steve Wilson and Januas Blythe... birthdate is Feb. 15, 1992....full name is Steve Lamont Wilson Jr....majoring in basic business.
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Luke WOODASON
u Defensive Back u 6-0 / 180 u Junior u Dalton, Ga. u Northwest Whitfield High School Another Golden Eagle on a lengthy list of players who were forced to the sidelines in 2012 and spent the year as a medical redshirt...played in only one game and returns full speed to the lineup for his second go-round as a sophomore...an extremely competitive and devoted football player...has spent his time grasping a thorough understanding of the Tech system and should provide a veteran presence and loads of depth in the secondary in 2013. AT TECH (In 2012): Missed the first two games and tried to play in the Oregon contest, but saw limited action before being sidelined for the remainder of the season...recorded one tackle against the Ducks. (In 2011): Luke made a statement as a true freshman, seeing field time in nine contests and racking up 10 tackles on the season...had two solo stops and a season-high three total tackles against Southeast Missouri on Sept. 24...forced a fumble in the Golden Eagle OVC titleclinching win over Austin Peay on Nov. 19. BEFORE TECH: Luke posted some outstanding credentials as a twoyear starter on the football team at Northwest Whitfield High School in Atlanta, in addition to earning all-state honors in the pole vault on the track & field team...as a junior, he made 75 tackles in 10 games, forced a fumble and added an interception on his way to earning second-team Northwest Georgia All-Area honors...as a senior, playing in seven games, he made 61 tackles, forced a fumble and picked off a pass...was a NW Georgia All-Area first-team pick, and was named Chattanooga All-Area second-team. PERSONAL: The son of Keith and Caroline Woodason...birthdate is June 6, 1993...full name is Lucas Wade Woodason...enrolled in general curriculum.
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Zack ZIEGLER
u Running Back/Wide Receiver u 6-0 / 200 u R-Senior u Greenbrier, Tenn. u Greenbrier High School Coming back to the field following a medical redshirt season in 2012, Zack will step back into an important role within the Golden Eagle system and a threat as a ball carrier and receiver...returning starter at the inside receiver position...bigger, more powerful back at his position... can run over defenders...great speed and strength...has used his time well in the weight room and increased his strength as a Golden Eagle... excellent receiver...solid player who knows the game and the Tech system well...could be a contender for post-season award consideration. AT TECH (In 2012): Figured to be one of the most valuable members of the offense in 2012, but an injury early in the season took him out of action for a redshirt year...got onto the field for the first two games, but sustained an injury early in the contest at Oregon that ended the season...caught two passes for 43 yards against Hampton, taking the ball into the end zone both times...long was a 34-yard scoring romp... grabbed two more passes for 15 yards in win over North Greenville... had one catch for four yards at Oregon...finished the season with five receptions for 62 yards and two touchdowns. (In 2011): Zach won Tech’s Unsung Hero Award following the 2011 championship season...ranked second on the team in receiving with 37 catches for 375 yards and three touchdowns...had 33 carries for 110 yards and another touchdown...finished the year with 85 all-purpose yards...top running game came at an all-important time against Austin Peay in the Golden Eagles’ Nov. 19 title game when he ran for 29 yards on six carries...stats show his top receiving game to be a 79-yard effort on eight catches against Tennessee State, but his most memorable catch was the game-winning touchdown in a come-from-behind effort against UT Martin on Oct. 1, when he totaled 80 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns...the game against TSU gave him his only 100-yard all-purpose game, as he tallied 102 yards...was also credited with two tackles, both unassisted, one at Iowa in the season opener and the second at UT Martin. (In 2010): An important piece in Tech’s offensive system, Zach played in all 11 games and started eight contests...lined up at the inside receiver position and proved to be effective as both a ball carrier and pass receiver...had 26 carries for 74 yards and one touchdown...caught 16 passes for 174 yards and two more touchdowns...piled up 284 allpurpose yards...caught five passes for 77 yards and a touchdown in the final game of the season, Tech’s come-from-behind victory over
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Chad ZINCHINI
Zack Ziegler Jacksonville State...for the second straight year, his top game was against the Gamecocks with 87 all-purpose yards...had a huge 19-yard touchdown catch in the road win at Tennessee State, powering his way into the end zone...rushing touchdown came on a 17-yard run at Austin Peay...Tech won all three games in which Zack scored touchdowns. (In 2009): Zack played in eight games and was a contributor to the Golden Eagle offense in a variety of ways...fifth on the team in rushing, carrying the ball 17 times for 71 yards and one touchdown.. also handled nine passes for 128 yards...best performance came at Jacksonville State with 100 all-purpose yards...rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and caught three passes for 32 yards...also returned a kick for 17 yards. HIGH SCHOOL: A Class 3A first-team All-State selection as a senior by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association, Zack was named allregion in both 2007 as a junior and 2008 as a senior...also voted All-Robertson County both years...as a senior, he won the team’s Most Versatile Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards, and also won the Robertson County Player of the Year...named to the U.S. Army preseason All-Academic team, he was a Murphy Fair Mid-State Player of the Week... named Robertson County Player of the Week 13 times throughout his career, piling up 2,100 rushing yards and 452 receiving yards...scored 32 touchdowns...on defense he had 132 total tackles and seven interceptions...during his senior season, he had 202 carries for 1,277 yards and caught 19 passes for 284 yards...crossed the goal line 16 times, and also made 38 tackles while on defense...also lettered three times on the track & field team. PERSONAL: The son of Kelly and Regina Ziegler...birthdate is April 29, 1991...full name is Zachary Emanual Zeigler...majoring in business management...spent a week on the Tech campus in June, 2008, as an American Legion Boys’ State participant.
u Punter u 6-3 / 220 u Senior u Hendersonville, Tenn. u Beech High School Chad heads into his senior season ranked as one of the premier punters in the nation, and a strong candidate for post-season honors, despite having just one season of collegiate experience...has all the potential to take his game to the next level...an all-OVC selection as a junior and ranked No. 4 punter in nation in Football Championship Subdivision heading into the 2013 campaign...his booming kicks combine great distance with tremendous hang time...out of high school intended to walk-on at Middle Tennessee but an injury in preseason sidelined him...spent nearly two years at Vol State Community College before deciding to try again... approached Golden Eagle coaching staff about joining the team and has impressed from the day he set foot on campus...redshirt member of the team in 2011. AT TECH (IN 2012): In his collegiate debut season, Chad led the OVC and ranked among national leaders in punting average...kicked 65 times in the 2012 campaign and average school-record 44.8 yards per punt, with 25 kicks of 50-or-more yards...career-long punt sailed 64 yards in game against Eastern Kentucky...had a 62-yard kick at Oregon and a 60-yarder against Tennessee State...called on 12 times to punt at Oregon to tie the school record...his 492 yards punting against the No. 4 ranked Ducks set a school record...had three kicks over 50 yards in Autzen Stadium, and downed four inside the Oregon 20-yard line...set a school record when he averaged 52.6 yards on five punts at Tennessee State, with three kicks of 50 yards or better...against Jacksonville State he had five punts that sailed 50 yards or more, and averaged 49.1 yards on eight kicks...only game in which his average was under 40 yards came at SEMO, with three short kicks downed inside the Redhawk 20-yard line...had a total of 19 kicks downed inside the opponent 20 with only five touchbacks. BEFORE TECH: Enrolled at MTSU for one semester in 2009 but foot injury sidelined him from football. HIGH SCHOOL: Punted his freshman and senior years (did not play football his sophomore or junior years due to high school golf conflict)... graduated in 2009...kicked a 34-yard game-winning field goal against Maplewood High School to advance to the third round of class 4A TSSAA playoffs...named 2008 region 6-5A Most Valuable Punter, and ranked third in the state in punting in 2008...received the Nathan Johnson Special Teams Award (Beech HS) in 2008...was an All-Region 6-5A team selection in 2008 when his squad won the district and regional crowns. PERSONAL: The son of Michael and Lisa Zinchini...born January 9, 1991, in Goodlettsville, Tenn...full name is Chad Anthony Zinchini....majoring in interdisciplinary studies with emphasis on business communications.
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William CHATMON
u Offensive Line u 6-4 / 285 u Redshirt Freshman u Kennesaw, Ga. u North Cobb High School
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Senquay EICHELBERGER
u Defensive Back u 6-1 / 185 u Redshirt Freshman u Nashville, Tenn. u Pearl Cohn High School
After redshirting in the 2012 season, William looks forward to putting his big, 6-foot-4 frame to work in the Golden Eagle offensive line beginning with the 2013 campaign...a young player with great size and potential...after hard work in the weight room and during spring camp, he looks to emerge as a key lineman in the coming years... enters 2012 near the top of the depth chart at left tackles, and could challenge for the starting assignment.
In his second season on the Golden Eagle roster, Senquay joined the squad a year ago and was a redshirt in his first year...a two-way starter during his high school days, he is settling into a defensive back position in the Purple & Gold...after a year on the scout teams, he is ready to challenge for playing time in 2013...originally signed with Tennessee State out of high school but never enrolled...was inactive for the 2011 season, and enrolled at Tech for the 2012 spring semester.
AT TECH (IN 2012): William was a redshirt during his first year on the Golden Eagle roster.
AT TECH (In 2012): A member of the team, Senquay was a redshirt who played on the scout teams.
IN HIGH SCHOOL: William was a standout offensive lineman for North Cobb High School, helping the Warriors to their first Georgia State High School playoff appearance in four years...averaging 5.5 pancake blocks per game, he allowed just two quarterback sacks throughout his final two seasons at right tackle and wrapped up his senior season grading out highest on the offensive line...played his high school football for head coach Shane Queen, an all-OVC defensive lineman at Tennessee Tech from 1990-93...William was also selected and played in the 2012 Cobb All-Star game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Senquay split his high school years between Tupelo, Miss., and Nashville...a two-year quarterback for Tupelo High School as a freshman and sophomore...moved to Nashville between sophomore and junior years and attended Pearl-Cohn...played final two seasons as a cornerback for the Firebirds...named all-city both seasons...was Defensive MVP of the Clinic Bowl both years.
PERSONAL: The son of Tonya and William Chatmon...born July 26, 1994, in Atlanta, Ga...full name is William Thomas Chatmon III...majoring in pre-occupational therapy.
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PERSONAL: The son of Perry Eichelberger and Contina Hudson... born October 1, 1992 in Starkville, Miss...full name is Senquay McKeith Eichelberger...majoring in civil engineering.
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Dorian ESKRIDGE
u Wide Receiver u 5-10 / 180 u Redshirt Freshman u Knoxville, Tenn. u Hardin Valley High School
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Deosha McCOLLEY
u Cornerback u 5-9 / 175 u Redshirt Freshman u Chattanooga, Tenn. u Baylor High School
Dorian was a redshirt member of the Golden Eagle squad in 2012 and has worked hard to prepare himself for action...an offensive weapon with good vision on the field and ability to evade tacklers.
A redshirt member of the Golden Eagles during the 2012 season, Deosha is ready to step forward into a bigger role beginning in 2013...suffered a setback when an injury sidelined him for the 2013 spring drills.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years as a runningback for coach Wes Jones at Hardin Valley Academy in Knoxville...named all-district and all-region...rushed for 1,600 yards in both his junior and senior seasons...led team to two district championships with identical 7-4 records each season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year starter at Baylor High School for coach Phil Massey...played wide receiver all four years and cornerback two seasons...excelled on the defensive side of scrimmage, earning all-region honors as a junior and senior...grabbed five interceptions as a junior while appearing in only five games...as a senior he caught six touchdown passes...helped Baylor win the region title as a junior.
PERSONAL: The son of Chris Eskridge and Christy Ringle...born September 17, 1993...full name is Dorian Alexander Eskridge...majoring in pre-physical therapy.
PERSONAL: The son of Michelle Rhodes and the late Michael McColley... full name is Deosha Arkeel McColley...born Aug. 10, 1993, in Chattanooga, Tenn...majoring in accounting.
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Isaiah McKINNEY
u Runningback u 6-1 / 205 u Redshirt Freshman u Morristown, Tenn. u Morristown West HS A redshirt freshman, Isaiah brings outstanding athletic skills to the running back position...strong and powerful runner...team player who is willing to help in any capacity. AT TECH (IN 2012): Sat out the entire year as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: A three-sport athlete at Morristown West High School, McKinney played baseball, basketball, and football...all-conference running back and defensive back...rushed over 500 yards as a senior... helped lead his team to a 10-1 record and a conference championship. PERSONAL: The son of Dennis and Mary McKinney...birthdate is March, 6, 1994...born in Knoxville, Tenn...full name is Isaiah Rashad McKinney...majoring in civil engineering.
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Daniel PIERCE
u Defensive Back u 6-0 / 192 u Junior u Cleveland, Tenn. u Gateway Christian HS Daniel first enrolled at Tech in 2011-12 and spent his first one-anda-half years on campus taking classes but not associated with the football team...he joined the squad as a walk-on in time for 2013 spring drills where he worked at strong safety...has three seasons of eligibility remaining...was home-schooled while playing football and basketball as a prepster. HIGH SCHOOL: While being home-schooled, Daniel played his freshman and sophomore seasons on the basketball team at Tennessee Christian Prep School in Cleveland...continued his home-schooling while playing football at Christian Heritage School in Dalton, Ga., for his junior and senior seasons...played football for coach Mike Vaden... played quarterback and free safety...was a scoring machine both seasons from the backfield...as a junior he had 15 rushing touchdowns and 11 passing scores...as a senior, he posted 13 rushing and 12 passing touchdowns...on defense, he chalked up 74 tackles and eight interceptions in his senior season. PERSONAL: The son of Terry and Dotty Pierce...full name is Daniel Terry Pierce...born Aug. 30, 1992 in Laurel, Miss...majoring in business management.
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2013 OFFENSE
2013 DEFENSE
Left Tackle - Left Guard - Center - Right Guard - Right Tackle - H - Back - B-Back - A-Back - W-Back - X-Receiver - Z-Receiver - Quarterback -
Bear (DE) - 94 84 97 Anchor (DT) - 99 95 56 Rock (DE) - 52 91 57 Ram (LB) - 85 93 51 Bandit (LB) - 14 19 Bull (LB) - 44 40 55 Renegade (LB) - 30 33 Field Corner - 21 8 36 Boundary Corner - 24 31 Rover - 23 7 68 Free Safety - 11 41 37 29 Nickel - 23
65 71 60 70 62 50 74 64 79 75 67 86 49 87 6 35 4 12 16 3 9 28 80 15 1 81 13 9 28 2 80 5 18 17
Matt Martin (6-5, 300, RS-Fr.) William Chatmon (6-4, 285, RS-Fr.) James Normand (6-2, 285, Sr.) *** Jibrin Linge (6-3, 310, So.) * Randall Reeves (6-2, 290, Jr.) ** J.T. Rankin (6-1, 285, RS-Fr.) Wesley Sherrill (6-4, 290, Sr.) *** Justin Ivory (6-6, 350, So.) * Brett Dillard (6-3, 290, So.) * Matthew Smith (6-4, 285, Jr.) * Cory Malone (6-6, 260, RS-Fr.) Parker Teeter (6-6, 260, Jr.) * Britton Woodall (6-4, 230, RS-Fr.) DaJuan Brown (6-4, 260, Jr.) ** Bud Golden (6-0, 220, Sr.) ** Radir Annoor (5-10, 195, So.) * Cody Forbes (5-11, 205, RS-Jr.) ** Stephen Bush (5-9, 200, Jr.) ** Zack Ziegler (6-0, 200, Sr.) *** Ladarius Vanlier (5-7, 170, So.) * Cody Matthews (6-2, 190, Jr.) ** Eric Belew (6-2, 180, So.) * Price Partrick (6-0, 205, RS-Jr.) Krys Cates (6-2, 190, So.) * Steve Wilson (6-2, 195, So.) * Neil Gannaway (6-4, 195, So.) * Josh Smith (5-10, 180, RS-So.) Cody Matthews (6-2, 190, Jr.) ** Eric Belew (6-2, 180, So.) * Jordan Smith (5-10, 175, So.) * Price Partrick (6-0, 205, RS-Jr.) Darian Stone (6-0, 185, Jr.) * Jared Davis (6-4, 215, RS-Fr.) Trent Thompson (6-3, 186, RS-Fr.)
Malcolm Mitchell (6-2, 245, Sr.) * Jordan Patrick (6-5, 245, So.) Stepfon Davis-Boyd (6-2, 250, So.) * Jordan Johnson (5-11, 285, Sr.) *** Lamar Moore (6-0, 290, Sr.) ** Terrell Rollins (6-0, 285, RS-Fr.) Avery Rollins (6-3, 285, So.) * Kyron Hart (6-3, 260, RS-Fr.) Zach Malone (6-2, 250, RS-Fr.) Midoho Okpokowuruk (6-2, 245, So.) * Harrison Reid (6-4, 235, RS-Fr.) Jerry King (6-0, 245, Sr.) *** Austin Tallant (6-2, 190. Jr.) ** Cory McDonald (6-0, 190, Sr.) *** Blake Adams (5-11, 225, Sr.) *** Seth McDonald (5-11, 225, Sr.) ** KJ Carter (6-0, 215, RS-Fr.) Tra’Darius Goff (5-11, 240, Jr.) ** Jay Rudwall (5-11, 230, So.) * Demario Donnell (5-9, 175, So.) * Jamel Cook (6-0, 180, Jr.) ** Tevin McDermott (6-1, 210, Jr.) James Huguely (6-0, 185, Jr.) * Luke Woodason (6-0, 180, Jr.) ** Jimmy Laughlin (6-3, 220, So.) * Bill Dillard (6-0, 190, So.) * Conor Sparkman (5-11, 185, So.) * Marty Jones (6-1, 190, Jr.) ** Cory Webber (6-2, 195, Jr.) ** Patrick Prewitt (6-2, 190, So.) * Colton Belew (6-2, 180, RS-Fr.) Jimmy Laughlin (6-3, 220, So.) *
2013 SPECIAL TEAMS Placekicker - Punter - Long Snapper -
96 88 92 54 58
Zach Sharp (6-2, 195, Jr.) ** Chris Harris (6-0, 190, So.) * Chad Zinchini (6-3, 220, Sr.) * Ben Viaene (6-2, 220, Jr.) Dylan Sullivan (6-1, 260, RS-So.)
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Ladarius Vanlier (5-7, 170, So.) * Zack Ziegler (6-0, 200, Sr.) ***
* indicates letters won at Tennessee Tech
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BLAKE ADAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS (Defense)
BUD GOLDEN’S CAREER STATISTICS (Offense)
RUSHING RECEIVING KICK RETURNS Year...........G NO.. YDS.... TD REC.. YDS.... TD RET..YDS.. LG 2009*............ ..........Redshirt at Illinois 2010*..........13 8.........32........ 0 ....................... 4.... 32....16 2011.............9 11........20........ 0 0..........0.........0 10..198....33 2012.............8 74..... 327........ 2 4....... 21.........0 0.......0...... 0 TTU Total.17.......85.... 347........ 2........ 4 21.......... 0..........10..... 198... 33 TOTAL .....30.......93.... 379........ 2........ 4 21.......... 0..........10..... 198... 33 * 2009 and 2010 at Illinois
Year..........G.......UT.....AT....Total....Sacks......TFL........FC... FRec. PD... Int 2010.......... 10......... 2........ 16........18........0/0/0.......0.5/1.......... 0.......... 0....... 0........0 2011.......... 11......... 9........ 26........35........0.0/0.......0.5/1.......... 0.......... 0....... 0........0 2012.......... 11........ 13....... 40........53........0.0/0.......1.5/3.......... 0.......... 0....... 0........0 TOTALS... 32...... 24......82.....106..... 0.0/0.....2.5/5........0....... 0......0......0
STEPHEN BUSH’S CAREER STATISTICS (Offense)
RUSHING. RECEIVING Year.........................G NO.......YDS.........TD....... LG NO........YDS.........TD....... LG 2011......................11 1..............5............0..........5 0.............0............0..........0 2012......................10 46.......155............2....... 18 7.......... 46............0....... 17 TOTALS............21 47..... 160......... 2......18 7........46......... 0......17
BUD GOLDEN: Game-by-Game
2010(Illinois)....... Rush.....Yds........TD........LG KR.........Yds........... TD......... LG Missouri........................ 0...............0.............0............ 0 1.............15.................0.............15 Southern Illinois......... 1...............0.............0............ 0 1.............11.................0.............11 Northern Illinois......... 0...............0.............0............ 0 0................0.................0............... 0 Ohio State.................... 0...............0.............0............ 0 0................0.................0............... 0 @ Penn State............... 1...............3.............0............ 3 0................0.................0............... 0 @ Michigan State....... 0...............0.............0............ 0 0................0.................0............... 0 Indiana.......................... 0...............0.............0............ 0 1.............11.................0.............11 Purdue........................... 6............ 29.............0..........11 0................0.................0............... 0 @ Michigan.................. 0...............0.............0............ 0 1.............15.................0.............15 Minnesota.................... 0...............0.............0............ 0 0................0.................0............... 0 @ Northwestern......... 0...............0.............0............ 0 0................0.................0............... 0 @ Fresno State............ 0...............0.............0............ 0 0................0.................0............... 0 Baylor............................. 0...............0.............0............ 0 0................0.................0............... 0
NEIL GANNAWAY’S CAREER STATISTICS (Offense) RECEIVING Year.........................G...................NO................YDS................. TD................ LG 2011.......................4...................... 1.................15................... 0............... 15 2012.......................9...................... 5.................62................... 1............... 20 TOTALS............13................6............. 77...............1............ 20
2011..................... Rush.....Yds........TD........LG KR.........Yds........... TD......... LG @Iowa............................ 2...............1.............0............ 1 0................0.................0............... 0 Maryville....................... 0...............0.............0............ 0 2................6.................0............... 6 @E. Illinois.................... 4...............8.............0............ 4 4.............60.................0.............25 SEMO............................. 2...............1.............0............ 4 1................5.................0............... 5 @UT Martin.................. 4...............3.............0............ 4 6.............77.................1.............29 TSU................................. 4............ 23.............1..........15 8.............79.................1.............19 @Jax State.................... 2............ 21.............0..........16 4.............48.................0.............27 Murray State................ 5............ 17.............0..........18 4.............32.................0.............16 @E. Kentucky............... 3...............8.............0............ 5 2................9.................1............... 6
TRA’DARIUS GOFF’S CAREER STATISTICS (Defense) Year..........G.......UT.....AT....Total....Sacks......TFL........FC... FRec. PD....BK 2011.......... 11........ 11........ 8.........19........1.0/6.......1.0/6.......... 1.......... 0....... 2........1 2012.......... 11........ 29....... 72.......101.......0.0/0.......2.5/4.......... 0........ 2/8..... 3........0 TOTALS... 22...... 40......80.....120..... 1.0/6....3.5/10.......1......2/8.....5......1
2012..................... Rush.....Yds........TD........LG Rec.........Yds........... TD......... LG @Iowa............................ 2...............1.............0............ 1 0................0.................0............... 0 Maryville....................... 0...............0.............0............ 0 2................6.................0............... 6 @E. Illinois.................... 4...............8.............0............ 4 4.............60.................0.............25 SEMO............................. 2...............1.............0............ 4 1................5.................0............... 5 @UT Martin.................. 4...............3.............0............ 4 6.............77.................1.............29 TSU................................. 4............ 23.............1..........15 8.............79.................1.............19 @Jax State.................... 2............ 21.............0..........16 4.............48.................0.............27 Murray State................ 5............ 17.............0..........18 4.............32.................0.............16
TRA’DARIUS GOFF: Game-by-Game
2011......................UT.......AT..... Total.....Sacks........ TFL..........FC..... Frec....PD.... BK @Iowa.......................... 1........... 0.............1............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 1........... 0.........0..........0 Maryville..................... 2........... 6.............8............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @ EIU............................ 1........... 0.............1............1.0/6.........1.0/6............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 SEMO........................... 0........... 0.............0............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ UT Martin............... 0........... 0.............0............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 TSU............................... 3........... 1.............4............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @JSU............................ 1........... 0.............1............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 Murray......................... 1........... 1.............2............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ EKU........................... 0........... 0.............0............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........1 APSU............................ 1........... 0.............1............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 Central Ark................. 1........... 0.............1............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 2012......................UT.......AT..... Total.....Sacks........ TFL..........FC.....FRec...PD.... BK Hampton.................... 0........... 6.............6............0.0/0.........0.5/3............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 No. Greenville........... 4........... 6........... 10...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @ Oregon................... 5........... 4.............9............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........1 @ SEMO....................... 3........... 1.............4............0.0/0.........1.0/1............ 0......... 1/8.......0..........0 @ Murray St............... 2........... 3.............5............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0......... 1/0.......0..........0 JSU................................ 1..........11......... 12...........0.0/0.........0.5/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 EKU............................... 3..........12......... 15...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ TSU........................... 3........... 4.............7............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 EIU................................. 2..........10......... 12...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 UT Martin................... 1..........13......... 14...........0.0/0.........0.5/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @ APSU........................ 5........... 2.............7............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0
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JORDAN JOHNSON’S CAREER STATISTICS (Defense) Year..........G.......UT.....AT....Total....Sacks......TFL........FC... FRec. PD...INT 2010............9.......... 0......... 6.......... 6.........0.0/0.......0.5/1.......... 0.......... 0....... 0........0 2011.......... 11......... 6........ 34........40........1.0/4......3.5/12......... 1.......... 0....... 0........0 2012.......... 11......... 7........ 12........19........ 0.0/0.......2.0/6.......... 0.......... 0....... 0........0 TOTALS... 20....... 6.......40......46...... 1.0/4....4.0/13.......1....... 0......0......0
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MARTY JONES: Game-by-Game
2009......................UT.......AT..... Total.....Sacks........ TFL..........FC..... Frec....PD.... BK Pikeville....................... 0........... 2.............2............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ EKU........................... 0........... 1.............1............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ Kansas State.......... 4........... 1.............5............1.0/6.........1.0/6............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 APSU............................ 0........... 2.............2............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ UT Martin............... 2........... 0.............2............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ EIU............................ 1........... 4.............5............0.0/0.........0.5/1............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 SEMO........................... 0........... 2.............2............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 TSU............................... 0........... 4.............4............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @ Georgia................... 6........... 3.............9............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @ JSU........................... 3........... 3.............6............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 Murray......................... 1........... 4.............5............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 2010......................UT.......AT..... Total.....Sacks........ TFL..........FC.....FRec...PD.... BK @ Arkansas................. 6........... 4........... 10...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 1........... 0.........0..........0 @ TCU........................... 3........... 5.............8............0.0/0.........0.5/1............ 0......... 1/0.......0..........0 Lane.............................. 0........... 0.............0............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @ SEMO....................... 5........... 9........... 14...........0.0/0.........1.0/1............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 UT Martin................... 3........... 6.............9............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ APSU........................ 2........... 2.............4............0.0/0.........0.5/0............ 0........... 0.........2..........0 EIU................................. 1........... 3.............4............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0......... 1/0.......0..........0 @ TSU........................... 3........... 1.............4............0.0/0.........1.0/1............ 0........... 0.........2..........0 @ Murray.................... 7........... 5........... 12...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 EKU............................... 3..........10......... 13...........0.0/0.........0.5/1............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 JSU................................ 4........... 5.............9............0.0/0......... 1.5-2............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 2012......................UT.......AT..... Total.....Sacks........ TFL..........FC.....FRec...PD.... BK Hampton.................... 0........... 6.............6............0.0/0.........0.5/3............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 No. Greenville........... 4........... 6........... 10...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0
JERRY KING’S CAREER STATISTICS (Defense) Year..........G.......UT.....AT....Total....Sacks......TFL........FC... FRec. PD... Int 2009............5.......... 9........ 12........21..........0/0.........1.5/5.......... 1.......... 0....... 0........0 2010............6.......... 3......... 4.......... 7...........0/0.........2.0/6.......... 0.......... 0....... 0........0 2011.....Redshirt 2012............9.......... 8........ 21........29........0.0/0.......0.0/0.......... 1.......... 0....... 1........0 TOTALS... 20...... 20......37......57........0/0......3.5/11.......2....... 0......1......0
CODY MATTHEWS’ CAREER STATISTICS (Offense) RECEIVING Year G...................NO................YDS................. TD................ LG 2010 1...................... 0................... 0................... 0..................0 2011 9....................12...............169................... 3............... 61 2012 11..................28...............477................... 4............... 52 TOTALS 18..............40........... 646...............7............ 61
CODY MATTHEWS: Game-by-Game
2010......................UT.......AT..... Total.....Sacks........ TFL..........FC..... Frec....PD.... BK @ Arkansas..............DNP @ TCU........................DNP Lane...........................DNP @ SEMO....................DNP UT Martin................DNP @ APSU........................ 0........... 0.............0............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 EIU................................. 0........... 0.............0............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ TSU........................DNP @ Murray.................... 1........... 0.............1............0.0/0.........1.0/1............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 EKU............................DNP JSU.............................DNP 2011......................UT.......AT..... Total.....Sacks........ TFL..........FC.....FRec...PD.... BK Hampton.................... 0........... 6.............6............0.0/0.........0.5/3............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 No. Greenville........... 4........... 6........... 10...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @ Oregon................... 5........... 4.............9............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........1 @ SEMO....................... 3........... 1.............4............0.0/0.........1.0/1............ 0......... 1/8.......0..........0 @ Murray St............... 2........... 3.............5............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0......... 1/0.......0..........0 JSU................................ 1..........11......... 12...........0.0/0.........0.5/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 EKU............................... 3..........12......... 15...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ TSU........................... 3........... 4.............7............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 EIU................................. 2..........10......... 12...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 2012......................UT.......AT..... Total.....Sacks........ TFL..........FC.....FRec...PD.... BK Hampton.................... 0........... 6.............6............0.0/0.........0.5/3............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 No. Greenville........... 4........... 6........... 10...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @ Oregon................... 5........... 4.............9............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........1 @ SEMO....................... 3........... 1.............4............0.0/0.........1.0/1............ 0......... 1/8.......0..........0 @ Murray St............... 2........... 3.............5............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0......... 1/0.......0..........0 JSU................................ 1..........11......... 12...........0.0/0.........0.5/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 EKU............................... 3..........12......... 15...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ TSU........................... 3........... 4.............7............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 EIU................................. 2..........10......... 12...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 UT Martin................... 1..........13......... 14...........0.0/0.........0.5/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @ APSU........................ 5........... 2.............7............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0
CORY MCDONALD’S CAREER STATISTICS (Defense) Year..........G.......UT.....AT....Total....Sacks......TFL........FC... FRec. PD...INT 2010............6.......... 0......... 0.......... 0.........0.0/0.......0.0/0.......... 0.......... 0....... 0........0 2011.......... 11......... 9......... 9.........18........ 0.0/0.......0.0/0.......... 0.......... 0....... 1........0 2012.......... 11......... 5........ 15........20........ 0.0/0.......1.0/2.......... 0.......... 0....... 0........0 TOTALS... 28...... 14......24......38...... 0.0/0.....1.0/2........0....... 0......1......0
LAMAR MOORE’S CAREER STATISTICS (Defense) Year..........G.......UT.....AT....Total....Sacks......TFL........FC... FRec. PD...INT 2010............3.......... 0......... 2.......... 2.........0.0/0.......0.0/0.......... 0.......... 0....... 0........0 2011.......... 11......... 5........ 16........21.......1.0/10.....1.5/11......... 1.......... 0....... 1........0 2012.......... 11........ 12....... 18........30........ 1.5/5......3.5/11......... 0.......... 2....... 2........0 TOTALS.. 25..... 17.....36..... 53.....2.5/15.. 5.0/22..... 1....... 2...... 3..... 0
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL ZACH SHARP’S CAREER STATISTICS (Kick Scoring) Year....G....... PAT......FGM/A..... PCT.....10-19.... 20-29.... 30-39.... 40-49......50+....... LG 2011.....11...... 46/47.........9/15.......... 60.0.......01-2.........5-5............2-5............1-3...........0-0..........49 2012.....11.......46-46.........6/11.......... 55.0........0-0...........4-5............2-4............0-2...........0-0..........39 TOTAL.22.....92/93......15/26...... 57.5......1-2....... 9-10....... 4-9.........1-5........ 0-0....... 49
CORY WEBBER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year.......... G......UT.....AT Total....Sacks TFL........FC FRec PD..INT 2011............ 9........ 14....... 21 35.......1.0/10 1.0/10......... 0 0 0........0 2012........... 11........ 8......... 7 15........ 0.0/0 0.0/0.......... 0 2/0 1......1/0 TOTALS... 20..... 22......28 50..... 1.0/10 1.0/10.......0 2/0 1.... 1/0
DARIAN STONE’S CAREER STATISTICS (Offense)
PASSING RUSHING Year............G........ Com-Att-Int...... Yds......TD...... LG No......Yds...TD 2011...............2................. 4-5-0.................30.......... 0........22 3..........80...... 1 2012...............8..............70-143-5........... 786........10........79 89....... 553...... 1 TOTALS.... 10...........74-148-5........816...... 10...... 79 92..... 633......2
DARIAN STONE: Game-by-Game
Rushin.g Passing. Total Offense 2011...............No....Yds.. TD... LG C-A-I........ Yds......TD.........LG Pl..... Yds @ Iowa.................0..........0..........0....... 0 3-4-0.............28.......... 0...........22 4.......... 28 Maryville.............3........ 80.........1.....74 1-1-0............... 2.......... 0............. 2 4.......... 82 Rushin.g Passing. Total Offense 2012...............No... Yds... TD... LG C-A-I........ Yds......TD.........LG Pl..... Yds Hampton......DNP No. Greenville...0..........0..........0....... 0 0................... 0.......... 0............. 0 0.............0 @ Oregon...........4........ 31.........0.....13 4-7-1.............16.......... 1............. 6 11......... 47 @ SEMO............DNP @ Murray............2........ 25.........0.....16 2-8-0.............20.......... 1...........11 10......... 45 JSU.....................DNP EKU.......................0..........0..........0....... 0 1-3-1..............-2.......... 0............. 0 3.............0 @ TSU..................16...... 86.........1.....39 5-13-1............77.......... 2...........41 29.......163 EIU........................20..... 119.......0.....22 22-43-1....... 153.......... 1...........15 63.......272 UT Martin..........25..... 190.......0.....42 16-29-1....... 277.......... 3...........79 54.......467 @ APSU...............22..... 102.......0.....23 20-40-0....... 245.......... 2...........36 62.......347
AUSTIN TALLANT’S CAREER STATISTICS (Defense) Year..........G.......UT.....AT....Total....Sacks......TFL........FC... FRec. PD...INT 2011.......... 11........ 34....... 58........92........0.0/0.......2.0/4.......... 1........ 1/0..... 4........0 2012.......... 10........ 28....... 66........94........0.0/0......3.5/10......... 1.......... 0....... 2......1/5 TOTALS... 21...... 62.....123....186..... 0.0/0....5.5/14.......2......1/0.....6.... 1/5
AUSTIN TALLANT: Game-by-Game
2011......................UT.......AT..... Total.....Sacks........ TFL..........FC..... Frec....PD.... BK @Iowa.......................... 1........... 0.............1............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 Maryville..................... 0........... 3.............3............0.0/0.........0.5/3............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ EIU............................ 4........... 0.............4............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 SEMO........................... 4........... 9........... 13...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0......... 1/0.......1..........0 @ UT Martin............... 4........... 5.............9............0.0/0.........1.0/1............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 TSU............................... 2........... 3.............5............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @JSU............................ 6........... 6........... 12...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 Murray......................... 2........... 1.............3............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @ EKU........................... 4........... 8........... 12...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........1 APSU............................ 5........... 9........... 14...........0.0/0.........0.5/0............ 1........... 0.........1..........0 Central Ark................. 2..........14......... 16...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0
2012......................UT.......AT..... Total.....Sacks........ TFL..........FC.....FRec...PD.... BK Hampton.................... 4........... 3.............7............0.0/0.........1.0/5............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 No. Greenville........... 1..........10......... 11...........0.0/0.........1.5/5............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ Oregon................... 2........... 3.............5............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ SEMO....................... 1........... 0.............1............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @ Murray St............DNP JSU................................ 1..........16......... 17...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 EKU............................... 3..........14......... 17...........0.0/0.........0.5/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 @ TSU........................... 5........... 1.............6............0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........0..........0 EIU................................. 2........... 8........... 10...........0.0/0.........0.5/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 UT Martin................... 2........... 8........... 10...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 0........... 0.........1..........0 @ APSU........................ 7........... 3........... 10...........0.0/0.........0.0/0............ 1........... 0.........0..........0
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RUSHING. RECEIVING ALL-PURPOSE Year............ G........ NO.....YDS... TD......LG NO......YDS.....TD.....LG PLAYS.........YDS 2009......... 8.............17.......71......1......12 9......128....... 8....34 26......... 216 2010......... 11...........26.......74......1......17 16......174....... 2....23 42......... 248 2011......... 11...........33.... 110......1......18 37......375....... 3....29 70......... 485 2012......... 3............... 0......... 0......0........ 0 5........ 62....... 2....34 5............62 TOTALS.. 33........ 76...255.....3....47 67....739....15...34 143.....1011
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Rushing Receiving 2009.......................... No......Yds.....TD......... LG No..... Yds....... TD.........LG Pikeville............................. 0........... 0............0.............. 0 2..........34............0............20 @EKU............................... DNP @KSU.................................. 1........... 3............0.............. 3 0............ 0............0.............. 0 APSU.................................. 1........... 2............0.............. 2 0............ 0............0.............. 0 @UTM................................ 0........... 0............0.............. 0 0............ 0............0.............. 0 @EIU................................... 0........... 0............0.............. 0 1..........11............0............11 SEMO.............................. DNP TSU.................................. DNP @UGA................................. 1........... 6............0.............. 6 0............ 0............0.............. 0 @JSU................................. 12.........51...........1............12 3..........32............0............14 Murray............................... 2........... 9............0.............. 5 2..........41............9............34 Rushing Receiving 2010.......................... No......Yds.....TD......... LG No..... Yds....... TD.........LG @Arkansas........................ 2........... 4............0.............. 8 2..........19............9............16 @TCU.................................. 1........... 3............0.............. 3 2............ 7............0.............. 6 Lane.................................... 1...........-9............0.............. 0 0............ 0............0.............. 0 @SEMO.............................. 1...........-1............0.............. 0 0............ 0............0.............. 0 UT Martin......................... 2........... 7............0.............. 9 1............ 8............0.............. 8 @APSU............................... 1..........17...........1............17 1............ 7............0.............. 7 E.Illinois............................. 3..........17...........0.............. 7 0............ 0............0.............. 0 @TSU.................................. 3..........10...........0.............. 6 3..........19............1............17 @Murray........................... 3........... 8............0.............. 4 0............ 0............0.............. 0 EKU..................................... 5........... 8............0.............. 6 2..........37............0............19 JSU...................................... 4..........10...........0.............. 7 5..........77............1............23 Rushing Receiving 2011.......................... No......Yds.....TD......... LG No..... Yds....... TD.........LG @Iowa................................ 2........... 1............0.............. 1 0............ 0............0.............. 0 Maryville........................... 0........... 0............0.............. 0 2............ 6............0.............. 6 @ EIU.................................. 4........... 8............0.............. 4 4..........60............0............25 SEMO................................. 2........... 1............0.............. 4 1............ 5............0.............. 5 @UT Martin...................... 4........... 3............0.............. 4 6..........77............1............29 TSU..................................... 4..........23...........1............15 8..........79............1............19 @ JSU................................. 2..........21...........0............16 4..........48............0............27 Murray State.................... 5..........17...........0............18 4..........32............0............16 @E. Kentucky................... 3........... 8............0.............. 5 2............ 9............1.............. 6 Austin Peay...................... 6..........29...........0............12 0............ 0............0.............. 0 C. Arkansas...................... 1...........-1............0.............. 0 7..........59............0........21_s Rushing Receiving 2012.......................... No......Yds.....TD......... LG No..... Yds....... TD.........LG Hampton.......................... 0........... 0............0.............. 0 2..........43............2............34 No. Greenville................. 0........... 0............0.............. 0 2..........15............0.............. 8 @ Oregon......................... 0........... 0............0.............. 0 1............ 4............0.............. 4
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Biographical information on the 19 freshmen who are newcomers to the Golden Eagle football program in 2013
2013 Freshmen INCOMING FRESHMEN No Name Pos 59 Josh Belhu LB 45 Robert Hill Bronson LB 27 Trey Burks RB 76 Michael Cain DL 48 Jordan Carroll DE 63 Tyler Coen OL 66 Ethan Crum OL 83 Hayden Freels TE/DE 20 Maleek Hall ATH 82 Jonathan King K/P 38 Steven Lillard CB 8b Brock McCoin QB 46 Elliot Normand DB 78 Kevin Robinson-White DL 72 Charles Rutledge OL 61 Gage Terry OL 32 Trey Thompson LB 22 Jerquin Vines CB 42 Dametris Watson OLB/TE
Ht 5-11 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-0 5-8 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-4
Wt Hometown/High School 230 Mt. Juliet, Tenn. / Mt. Juliet HS 205 Brooksville, Fla. / Hernando HS 185 Tullahoma, Tenn. / Tullahoma HS 295 Nashville, Tenn. / Whites Creek HS 245 Birmingham, Ala. / Briarwood Christian HS 255 Gordonsville, Tenn. / Gordonsville HS 285 Cookeville, Tenn. / Cookeville HS 215 Rockwood, Tenn. / Rockwood HS 188 Clarksville, Tenn. / Kenwood HS 160 Knoxville, Tenn. / Farragut HS 170 Nashville, Tenn. / Stratford HS 180 Livingston, Tenn. / Livingston Academy 205 Oak Ridge, Tenn. / Oak Ridge HS 300 Cincinnati, Ohio / Moeller HS 250 Decatur, Ga. / Columbia HS 295 Charlotte, Tenn. / Creek Wood HS 210 Cincinnati, Ohio / LaSalle HS 180 LaFayette, Ala. / LaFayette HS 235 Hendersonville, Tenn. / Beech HS
59 / Josh Belhu
u Linebacker / 5-11 / 230 u Mt. Juliet HS u Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
A talented young linebacker who is ready for the challenge...had an outstanding prep career and gained huge experience at Mt. Juliet High School. HIGH SCHOOL: In the past two seasons, Josh has played key roles on both sides of the line of scrimmage for Mt. Juliet High School, helping the Golden Bears produce a combined 24-3 overall record and reach the TSSAA semifinals both seasons... as a senior team captain, playing in 12 games at linebacker, he managed 139 total tackles, with 64 solo stops and 65 assists... also had seven tackles-for-loss, three sacks, six passes defended and 12 quarterback hurries... named all-district as an offensive guard during his junior season, and three times was selected the Wilson County Player of the Week. PERSONAL: The son of David and Cheryl
Belhu... full name is Joshua Woldeyes Belhu... born July 15, 1995, in Tampa, Fla... majoring in marketing.
45 / Robert Hill Bronson
u Linebacker / 5-11 / 205 u Hernando HS u Brooksville, Fla.
A standout athlete during his prep career in Florida...combines excellent strength with good quickness on his feet. HIGH SCHOOL: Robert was a two-time team Defensive MVP at Hernando High School in Brooksville, Fla...finished second all-time in quarterback sacks for his high school team behind Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro Jerome Brown...as a senior he had 90 total tackles with 10 quarterback sacks and 27.5 tackles-for-loss... caused four and recovered three fumbles and also blocked a punt...post-season awards included All-North Suncoast and All-Suncoast, as well as third-team Florida 6A All-State...in ad-
dition to football, he also lettered in wrestling, track, soccer and weight-lifting...finished third in the region in wrestling and a state qualifier in weightlifting. PERSONAL: The son of Tom and Caroline Bronson... full name is Robert Hill Bronson... born March 13, 1994, in Brooksville, Fla... majoring in business marketing.
27 / Trey Burks
u Running Back / 5-9 / 185 u Tullahoma HS u Tullahoma, Tenn.
A versatile offensive weapon who can carry the ball for tough yardage or grab passes...when he gets the ball in his hands, either rushing or receiving, he finds paths to the end zone...played well on both sides of scrimmage in high school, but opens his college career concentrating on the runningback position. HIGH SCHOOL: A 1,000-yard rusher during his senior year at Tullahoma High School, Trey was named the All-District 8AAA runningback for the Wildcats when he posted 11 touchdowns and 1,001 yards on 42 carries...also caught 17 passes for 340 yards and five touchdowns... on the defensive side, he had 30 total tackles and one interception...named to the Southern Middle Tennessee all-area team. PERSONAL: The son of Maurice Burks and Lashun Burks...full name is Trevias Burks...born November 24, 1994 in Tullahoma, Tenn...enrolled in pre-physical therapy.
76 / Michael Cain
u Defensive lineman / 5-9 / 295 u Whites Creek HS u Nashville, Tenn.
A 2012 signee looking to begin a successful career on the Golden Eagle roster...a defensive lineman who can plug holes and track down ball carriers...has an uncanny knack for getting to the ball in the backfield with incredible results...potential to be invaluable on the pass rush. HIGH SCHOOL: Twice named the Nashville Metro Lineman of the Year and ranked No. 4 in the nation by National Underclassman Com-
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL bine, Cain was a two-time all-state selection while playing at Whites Creek High School...put up sensational numbers for the Cobras, including 175 career tackles and 150 tackles-for-loss with 30 quarterback sacks...was a three-time All-Metro selection. PERSONAL: The son of Tamiko and Michael Cain... full name is Michael Mauricio Cain... born Oct. 24, 1994, in Nashville, Tenn... enrolled in general curriculum.
48 / Jordan Carroll
u Defensive end / 6-3 / 245 u Briarwood Christian HS u Birmingham, Ala.
One of several 2012 signees who will help shape the future of the Golden Eagle football program...a defensive end who excels in causing turmoil in opposing gameplans...strong and swift, with excellent and effective size. HIGH SCHOOL: An all-county selection and team captain, Jordan also earned a spot on the All-Over the Mountain honor squad at Briarwood Christian High School in Birmingham, helping the team to its 20th consecutive state playoff appearance...posted 104 total tackles for the Lions, including 41 solo stops and 63 assisted tackles...also had nine quarterback sacks and 16 tackles-for-loss. PERSONAL: The son of Ernest and Ginger Carroll... full name is Jordan Kelly Carroll... born Feb. 7, 1994, in Birmingham, Ala... enrolled in general curriculum.
63 / Tyler Coen
u Offensive lineman / 6-3 / 255 u Gordonsville HS u Gordonsville, Tenn.
A local player from down the road in Gordonsville, Tyler comes to Tech with a great community following and high expectations...is familiar with playing and winning in Tucker Stadium, helping to lead his team to a dramatic victory in the state championship game...has all the tools to be a great collegiate linebacker. HIGH SCHOOL: Voted as Tennessee Mr. Football Class A Lineman and the Upper Cumberland Defensive Player of the Year...a first-team All-State pick as an offensive lineman by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association...a team captain, he was also named All-Region 4A for the Tigers, who finished 14-1 and captured the TSSAA Class 4A state title in Tucker Stadium in dramatic fashion...as a senior, he finished with 88 tackles, including 16 tackles-for-loss and six quarterback sacks...for his four-year career, he posted 289 tackles, with 12 sacks and 37 tackles-for-loss.
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PERSONAL: The son of Jeff and Tisha Coen... full name is Jeffery Tyler Coen... born April 4, 1995, in Nashville, Tenn... majoring in business management.
66 / Ethan Crum
u Offensive lineman / 6-2 / 285 u Cookeville HS u Cookeville, Tenn.
Ethan joins the Golden Eagle program that he previously had the opportunity to watch while playing across town at Cookeville High School...a young offensive lineman who has shown outstanding potential. HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterman for coach Scott Hughes at Cookeville High School... lined up in the offensive and defensive lines, and also tight end during his career...named first-team all-district as a junior and senior... earned all-region honors as a senior...helped win District 6AAA title in his final two seasons... also lettered in baseball under coach Brent Chaffin, a former Golden Eagle baseball player. PERSONAL: The son of Tim and Shelby Crum... full name is Ethan Garrison Crum... born Aug. 9, 1994, in Lafayette, Ind... majoring in pre-physical therapy.
83 / Hayden Freels
u Defensive end/6-4 / 215 u Rockwood HS u Rockwood, Tenn.
A solid two-player during his prep career in Rockwood, Hayden comes to Tech with the possibility of playing either tight end or defensive line...either way, he has loads of talent for both sides of the ball and the skills to contribute. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterman in both football and baseball along with two in basketball, Hayden is a versatile athlete who can use his strength on either side of scrimmage... named all-state as well as Defensive Player of the Year while posting 68 total tackles, eight sacks, eight tackles-for-loss in the defensive line...as a tight end, he had 24 catches for 317 yards and two touchdowns for Rockwood High School. PERSONAL: The son of Clay and Mary Freels... full name is Matthew Hayden Freels... born Sept. 15, 1994, in Knoxville, Tenn... majoring in sociology.
20 / Maleek Hall
u Athlete / 5-11 / 188 u Kenwood HS
u Clarksville, Tenn.
An elusive runner with good speed and slippery moves, Maleek is a proven offensive weapon looking for an opportunity to show his stuff on the college level...makes the most of his chances with the ball and tough to tackle. HIGH SCHOOL: Maleek set school records as a senior at Kenwood High School for most rushing yards with 1,550...also established a new school record for most all-purpose yards with 2,150...four-year starter and three-time allregion pick for the Knights...named the Offensive Player of the Year when he had 100 carries for 1,550 yards and caught 63 passes for 600 yards...ranked first in the state for average yards per carry, gaining 9.0 per try...ranked eighth in Tennessee for all-purpose yards. PERSONAL: The son of Monique Bigio and Arzaveus Hall...born March 6, 1995...full name is Maleek L’Vonne Hall...majoring in mass communications.
77 / Dellen Hash
u Offensive guard/ 6-8 / 350 u Stone Memorial HS u Crossville, Tenn.
Dellen is a late addition to the roster, joining the squad just after the beginning of fall camp...eligible immediately...brings great size and strength to the offensive line...an inexperienced player but a quick learner...played on high school teams as a freshman and sophomore, and wrestled one season,but has not played competitively since 2008...has been working in private business past two years, but made the decision in spring to enroll at Tech... approached coaches following spring game about possibility of joining the team...was slated for walk-on role once school began, but filled roster slot when a position opened...will work at guard spot...unlimited potential. BEFORE TECH: After graduating with Honors from high school in 2010, attended Tennessee Technology Center in Crossville and graduated in November 2011...entered work force following graduation from TTCC. HIGH SCHOOL: Spent freshman season at Cumberland County High School playing on junior varsity squad for coach Marty Davis... transferred to Stone Memorial High School where he played one season for coach Schultz... because of county transfer rules, was limited to junior varsity squad...following football season, he was a member of the wrestling team for one year for coach Parker...placed second in region JV in heavyweight division. PERSONAL: The son of Douglas and Mary Ann Hash...born January 2, 1992 in Rockwood, Tenn...full name is Dellen Douglas Hash...majoring in pre-law.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL 10 / Charlie High
u Quarterback/ 6-1 / 190 u Christian Acadamy of Knoxville u Knoxville, Tenn.
A late addition to the team, Charlie joined the squad just days before fall camp opened after a transfer from the University of Tennessee... intended to be a walk-on with the Vols, but chose to bring his talents to the Golden Eagle roster where he adds a ton of talent to the quarterback pool...a proven winner throughout his prep career at Christian Academy of Knoxville, he was the No. 26 prospect in Tennessee and an ESPN three-star prospect. HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time TSSAA state champion and Tennessee Mr. Football winner, Charlie led his CAK squad to back-to-back titles on the turf of Tucker Stadium...during his past three seasons, he set numerous TSSAA records including: career completions (744), completions in a season (378 last year, breaking his own mark of 357 set in 2011), most passing attempts in a season (496 in 2012), career passing yards (10,978), season passing yards (5,191 in 2011), career touchdown passes (131), touchdown passes in a season (65 in 2011, 59 in 2012)...was one of just four quarterbacks nationwide to throw for more than 5,000 yards last season...went 28-3 as a starter and 10-0 in the TSSAA playoffs...holds the national NFHS record for highest completion percentage in a career (74.7). PERSONAL: The son of William High and Joyce Burchett High...full name is Charles Randall High...born Jan. 13, 1994 in Knoxville...enrolled in general curriculum.
82 / Jonathan King
u Kicker/Punter / 6-0 / 160 u Farragut HS u Knoxville, Tenn.
A kicker with a strong leg, Jonathan brings another dimension to the Golden Eagle kicking game...will present an immediate challenge for punting and kicking duties in his first season. HIGH SCHOOL: Named the National High School Player of the Year and an All-American by Ray Guy ProKicker.com, Jonathan is a combination kicker from Farragut High School who averaged 46.9 yards per punt and made six of nine field goal tries as a senior...for his career, he was 27-for-43 on field goal tries and made 55-for-56 PATs...named the 2012 Tennessee Mr. Football Kicker of the Year. PERSONAL: The son of Russ and Marcia King... full name is Jonathan Russell King... born Nov. 29, 1994, in Knoxville, Tenn... majoring in mechanical engineering.
28 / Steven Lillard
u Cornerback / 5-8 / 179 u Hunters Lane HS u Nashville, Tenn.
A defensive back from Hunters Lane High School in Nashville, Steven has great prep experience and a solid skill set as he embarks upon his Golden Eagle career...could play cornerback or safety...came to Tech after originally signing with Austin Peay...never enrolled at APSU and came to Tech for the entire 2012-13 school year... joined the Golden Eagle roster as a walk-on for 2013 spring drills HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport letterman at Hunters Lane High School in Nashville...won the Hume Award and the Charles Davis Award at his high school...named the football team MVP... earned all-district honors...rushed for more than 700 yards as a senior...helped capture region titles in 2009 and 2010...in addition to four letters in football, he also lettered four years in basketball and three as a sprinter on the track & field team. PERSONAL: The son of Tony and Beverly Lillard... full name is Steven Anthony Lillard... born Feb. 28, 1993, in Nashville, Tenn... majoring in EXPW/fitness and wellness.
8b / Brock McCoin
u Quarterback / 6-2 / 180 u Livingston Academy u Livingston, Tenn.
Brock enjoyed a stalwart career at Livingston Academy, and makes the move into the collegiate game with the Golden Eagles in 2012... adds another option to the Tech quarterback position. HIGH SCHOOL: Twice named the Upper Cumberland Playmaker of the Year, a four-time All-District 7AA selection and a TSWA all-state pick while directing the Livingston Academy offense...passed for more than 4,000 career yards and accounted for more than 6,000 yards of total offense as a Wildcat...as a senior, he completed 63 percent of his tosses for 1,536 yards and 17 touchdowns with only two interceptions...also rushed 110 times for 820 yards and 14 scores in the 2012 season...finished with 4,022 career passing yards for 45 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, and accounted for 60 touchdowns. PERSONAL: The son of Danny and Rhonda McCoin... full name is Jamison Brock McCoin... born Aug. 26, 1994, in Livingston, Tenn... enrolled in general curriculum.
49 / Elliot Normand
u Oak Ridge HS u Oak Ridge, Tenn.
An outstanding student who enjoyed a highly successful high school career as a studentathlete, Elliott Normand is a new addition to the Golden Eagle roster where he joins his older brother, senior offensive lineman James...a two-sport standout at Oak Ridge High School... played well on both sides of scrimmage as a prep...listed as a linebacker to begin his TTU career. HIGH SCHOOL: Elliott was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter for coach Scott Blade at Oak Ridge High School...also earned three letters on the baseball team...played runningback and quarterback on offense, and linebacker on the defensive side...piled up 365 career tackles and four interceptions, topped by 136 tackles as a sophomore...also rushed for 1,500 yards and 10 career touchdowns...helped the Wildcats into the TSSAA playoff as a sophomore...won district title as a senior...posted the top Academic GPA on the squad and earned a U.S. Marines Academic Achievement award. PERSONAL: The son of James and Mary Normand...full name is Elliott Davis Normand...born October 11, 1994...majoring in chemical engineering with a math minor...younger brother of Golden Eagle senior James Normand.
78 / Kevin Robinson-White
u Defensive lineman / 6-1 / 320 u Moeller HS u Cincinnatti, Ohio
A defensive lineman with tremendous skills and potential...fills holes and is a sure tackler...has developed his strength through the years, making him tough to move and harder to block... could have an immediate impact on the Golden Eagle defense...proven winner. HIGH SCHOOL: Kevin was a starting tackle for coach John Rodenberg at Moeller High School, and also lettered on the track and field team in shot put...helped the team win the GCL championship and district crown, and finish runnerup in region...named first-team Greater Cincinnati League and second-team All-South West...posted 48 tackles as a senior including 4.5 tackles-for-loss...forced five fumbles...qualified for state meet in the shot put. PERSONAL: The son of Kevin Robinson and Allison White...full name is Kevin Robinson-White... born April 18, 1994 in Cincinnati...enrolled in general curriculum.
72 / Charles Rutledge u Offensive line / 6-5 / 250
u Linebacker/ 5-11 / 205
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An offensive lineman with good footwork, Charles is hoping to provide depth to the Golden Eagle front line...outstanding pass blocker... working with the third unit and lining up at left tackle as the fall camp gets underway...good student who excels in the classroom. HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter on the offensive line and a four-year letterman at Columbia High School...anchored the offensive line for the Eagles...was selected to play in the Dekalb County All-Star game and earned All-Dekalb County honors...an outstanding and versatile athlete, he was also a member of the basketball team that has won two of the last three state championships. PERSONAL: The son of Angela Rutledge and Charles Marble... full name is Charles Xavier Rutledge... born July 3, 1995 in Atlanta, Ga... majoring in mathematics.
61 / Gage Terry
u Offensive line / 6-3 / 294 u Creek Wood HS u Charlotte, Tenn.
Gage will focus on playing in the offensive line for the Golden Eagles after a standout career as a lineman on both sides of scrimmage in high school. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year starter on both the football and baseball teams at Creek Wood High School in Charlotte, Tenn...three-time all-district selection in football and twice chosen as team captain...starting lineman on both sides of scrimmage for the Red Hawks...led the team to three playoff appearances in his four seasons... two-time All-District 11AA pick...also a two-time MVP Lineman who graded out over 90 percent... chosen the 2012 Tennessee Impact Player of the year, and picked to play in the Down Under Bowl. PERSONAL: The son of Mike and Martha Terry... born May 30, 1995 in Dickson, Tenn...full name is Gage McKinley Terry...majoring in civil engineering.
basketball...as a senior, he had 90 total tackles along with five quarterback sacks and one interception. PERSONAL: The son of James and Felecia Thompson...full name is James Franklin (Trey) Thompson...born March 22, 1995, in Cincinnati, Ohio...majoring in business.
22 / Jerquin Vines
u Cornerback / 5-10 / 180 u LaFayette HS u LaFayette, Ala.
Versatile and talented, Jerquin produced unbelievable results at Lafayette High School, where was a 12-time letterman in football, track and basketball...he brings his array of talents to the Golden Eagle roster looking to provide the same stunning results...potential to line up all over the field, and has the skills to be effective on both sides of scrimmage... extremely confident. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year starter at wide receiver and cornerback for coach Steven Coker, Jerquin was a first-team All-State selection for LaFayette High School while also earning first-team all-area honors...team captain...two-way threat for the Bulldogs... on offense, he caught 43 passes for 911 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior, and also had 100 carries for 863 yards and seven touchdowns...on defense, he had 54 total tackles, six interceptions, 10 passes defended and forced four fumbles...returned two interceptions for touchdowns, and piled up 207 yards in return yards...career defensive numbers included 14 interceptions, 11 fumbles forced, 39 passes defended and two blocked kicks... lettered three years in basketball and four years on the track team, where he helped capture the state championship as a senior... was a two-time state champion in the 4x100 relay...also competed in the triple jump, long jump 110-meter hurdles, and 300-meter hurdles...won individual state championships in both hurdles events.
PERSONAL: The son of Cynthia Barker and the late Tyrone James... full name is Jerquin Montrel Vines... born Nov. 20, 1993, in Chambers County, Ala... majoring in digital media.
42 / Dametris Watson u Tight end/ 6-4 / 235 u Beech HS u Hendersonville, Tenn.
A talented two-way player in high school, Dametris could wind up on either side of scrimmage for the Golden Eagles...has the range and quickness to play outside linebacker, as well as the size and strength for tight end...one of 16 players on the current roster HIGH SCHOOL: Valuable on both sides of scrimmage, Dametris played outside linebacker and tight end for Beech High School as the Buccaneers rolled through a perfect 15-0 season on the way to winning the TSSAA Class 5A state championship in Tucker Stadium...caught 28 passes for 537 yards and eight touchdowns...on defense he made 68 total tackles with one quarterback sack, two interceptions and three recovered fumbles. PERSONAL: The son of Mary Endsley...full name is Dametris Rashawn Watson...born August 25, 1995 in Nashville...majoring in finance.
32 / Trey Thompson
u Linebacker / 6-1 / 210 u LaSalle HS u Cincinnati, Ohio
A linebacker who brings tremendous athletic skills to the position...very versatile player, he could play an inside linebacker spot or nickel. HIGH SCHOOL: In four seasons, Trey piled up over 200 career tackles as a starter at linebacker for LaSalle High School in Cincinnati...a versatile athlete, he lettered in football, baseball and
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Golden Eagle Hometowns
A listing of Golden Eagle players and coaching staff by hometowns. Staff denoted with an asterisk*
Alabama Birmingham – Jordan Carroll, Jamel Cook, Neil Gannaway Gadsden – Avery Rollins Greenville – Sam Williamson* Lafayette – Jerquin Vines McCalla – Randall Reeves Vestavia – Bill Dillard, Jimmy Laughlin, Patrick Prewitt, Steven Brown* California Redwood City – Cory McDonald Florida Brooksville – Robert Hill Bronson Miami – Jordan Johnson Georgia Atlanta – James Huguely Calhoun – Tre Lamb* Dalton – Luke Woodason Decatur – Charles Rutledge Jonesboro – Matthew Smith Kennesaw – William Chatmon Marietta – Jibrin Linge Newnan – Sidney Powell* Powder Springs – Trent Thompson Stone Mountain – Blake Adams, Jerry King, Malcolm Mitchell Mississippi Madison – KJ Carter
Nebraska Bristow – Donn Landholm* North Carolina Charlotte – Midoho Okpokowuruk Ohio Cincinnati – Bud Golden, Marty Jones, Harrison Reid, Kevin Robinson-White Tre Thompson Columbus – Justin Ivory Forest Park – Cory Webber Tennessee Alcoa – J.T. Rankin, Austin Tallant Antioch – Wesley Sherrill Athens – Tevin McDermott Charlotte – Gage Terry Clarksville – Maleek Hall Cleveland – Daniel Pierce Clinton – Darian Stone Columbia – Colton Belew, Eric Belew, Tra’Darius Goff, Chris Harris Cookeville – Stephen Bush, Watson Brown*, Ethan Crum Chattanooga – Deosha McColley, Price Partrick Crossville – Dellen Hash Elizabethton – Cody Forbes Franklin – Matt Martin Gallatin – Cody Matthews Gordonsville – Tyler Coen Greenbrier – Zack Ziegler Greeneville – Terrell Rollins
Henderson – Zach Malone, Cory Malone Hendersonville – Dewayne Alexander, Dametris Watson, Chad Zinchini Jackson – Orlandus Kirby* Knoxville – Dorian Eskridge, Charlie High, Jonathan King, Jordan Patrick LaVergne – Chris Grimes*, Jordan Smith, Josh Smith, Dylan Sullivan Lebanon – Kyron Hart, Parker Teeter Livingston – Brock McCoin Maryville – Zach Sharp Memphis – Stepfon Davis-Boyd Morristown – Nathan Bush, Isaiah McKinney Mt. Juliet – Josh Belhu, Brett Dillard, Lee Sweeney* Murfreesboro – Matt Hamby Nashville – Radir Annoor, Mike Cain, Demario Donnell, Senquay Eichelberger, Steven Lillard, Lamar Moore, Ladarius Vanlier, Britton Woodall Newport – Krys Cates Oak Ridge – Elliott Normand, James Normand Ooltewah – Jay Rudwall Rockwood – Hayden Freels Smyrna – DaJuan Brown, Steve Wilson Sparta – Seth McDonald, Conor Sparkman Tullahoma – Trey Burks, Jared Davis Wisconsin Hortonville – Ben Viaene
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL In-Season Birthdays A listing of Golden Eagle player and coaching staff birthdays between August 1 and January 5 (FCS title game). August 9 – Ethan Crum Cory McDonald 10 – Deosha McColley 14 – Zach Sharp 20 – Midoho Okpokowuruk 21 – James Huguely 25 – Dametris Watson 26 – Brock McCoin 30 – Daniel Pierce
September 4 – Marty Jones 10 - Radir Annoor 15 – Hayden Freels 16 – Tre Lamb* 17 – Dorian Eskridge 20 – Jimmy Laughlin Jay Rudwall 28 – Jordan Smith 30 – Jordan Adams Trent Thompson
October 1 – Senquay Eichelberger 8 – Sidney Powell* 9 – Blake Adams 10 – Jordan Patrick 11 – Elliott Normand 12 – Wesley Sherrill 17 – Jerry King 24 – Mike Cain Lamar Moore 29 – Darian Stone
November 6 – Donn Landholm 12 – Jamel Cook 18 – Brett Dillard 20 – Jerquin Vines 22 – Chris Harris 24 – Dewayne Alexander* Trey Burks Matthew Smith 28 – Avery Rollins 29 – Jonathan King
December 15 – Jared Davis Conor Sparkman 18 – Price Partrick 19 – KJ Carter January 2 – Dellen Hash 3 – Steven Brown*
Who’s Studying What? A listing of Golden Eagle players by majors (as of August 28, 2013) Accounting (2) Stephen Bush Britton Woodall
Jay Rudwall Zach Sharp Tre Thompson Steve Wilson
Applied Chemistry (1) Cory Malone Civil Engineering (1) Gage Terry Biology (2) KJ Carter Criminal Justice (1) Brock McCoin Jordan Johnson Business (14) Josh Belhu Robert Hill Bronson Tyler Coen Demario Donnell Justin Ivory Jimmy Laughlin Jibrin Linge Matt Martin Deosha McColley Daniel Pierce
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Design (1) Jerquin Vines EXPW/Coaching (5) Bill Dillard Charlie High Cory McDonald Jordan Patrick Parker Teeter
EXPW/Fitness and Wellness (17) DaJuan Brown Nathan Bush Krys Cates Jamel Cook Cody Forbes Tra’Darius Goff Steven Lillard Price Partrick J.T. Rankin Harrison Reid Avery Rollins Wesley Sherrill Josh Smith Conor Sparkman Austin Tallant Trent Thompson Zack Ziegler
EXPW/Licensure (5) Colton Belew Eric Belew Randall Reeves Terrell Rollins Dylan Sullivan EXPW/Pre-Physical Therapy (9) Radir Annoor Trey Burks Jordan Carroll Dorian Eskridge Jerry King Zach Malone Seth McDonald Patrick Prewitt Jordan Smith Finance (1) Neil Gannaway
General Curriculum (7) Mike Cain Senquay Eichelberger Kyron Hart Isaiah McKinney Kevin Robinson-White Ladarius Vanlier Dametris Watson Interdisciplinary Studies (12) Blake Adams Bud Golden Matt Hamby James Huguely Tevin McDermott Malcolm Mitchell Midoho Okpokowuruk Matthew Smith Darian Stone Ben Viaene
Cory Webber Chad Zinchini Journalism (1) Maleek Hall M.B.A. (3) Marty Jones Lamar Moore James Normand Math (1) Charles Rutledge Mechanical Engineering (4) Jared Davis Chris Harris Jonathan King Elliott Normand
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Multidisciplinary Studies (1) Luke Woodason Occupational Therapy (2) William Chatmon Ethan Crum Pre-Dentistry (1) Brett Dillard Pre-Law (1) Dellen Hash Professional Communication (1) Cody Matthews Sociology (2) Stepfon Davis-Boyd Hayden Freels
GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Golden Eagle At-A-Glance * Letterwinner in previous season/sat out all or most of 2012 season
LETTERMEN RETURNING (47)
Offense (22): Radir Annoor, RB; Eric Belew, WR; DaJuan Brown, TE; Stephen Bush, RB; Krys Cates, WR; Brett Dillard, OL; *Cody Forbes, RB; Neil Gannaway, WR; Bud Golden, RB; Jibrin Linge, OL; Cody Matthews, WR; Seth McDonald, FB; James Normand, OL; Randall Reeves, OL; Wesley Sherrill, OL; Jordan Smith, WR; Matthew Smith, OL; Darian Stone, QB; Parker Teeter, TE; Ladarius Vanlier, WR; Steve Wilson, WR; *Zack Ziegler, RB. Defense (22): Blake Adams, LB; Nathan Bush, DT; Jamel Cook, DB; Bill Dillard, CB; Demario Donnell, CB; Tra’Darius Goff, LB; James Huguely, DB; Jordan Johnson, DL; *Marty Jones, FS; Jerry King, LB; Jimmy Laughlin, DB; Tevin McDermott, DB; Cory McDonald, LB; Malcolm Mitchell, DL; Lamar Moore, DL; Patrick Prewitt, DB; Avery Rollins, LB; Jay Rudwall, LB; Conor Sparkman, DB; Austin Tallant, FS; Cory Webber, DB; Luke Woodason, DB. Specialty (3): Chris Harris, PK; Zach Sharp, PK; Chad Zinchini, P.
STARTERS RETURNING (23) +3 specialist
Offense (10): Eric Belew, WR; Krys Cates, WR; Bud Golden, RB; Jibrin Linge, OL; Cody Matthews, WR; James Normand, OL; Wesley Sherrill, OL; Darian Stone, QB; Ladarius Vanlier, WR; *Zack Ziegler, RB. Defense (13): Blake Adams, LB; Jamel Cook, DB; William Dillard, CB; Demario Donnell, CB; Tra’Darius Goff, LB; James Huguely, DB; Jordan Johnson, DL; *Marty Jones, FS; Jimmy Laughlin, DB; Malcolm Mitchell, DL; Lamar Moore, DL; Austin Tallant, FS; Luke Woodason, DB. Specialty (3): Chris Harris, PK; Zach Sharp, PK; Chad Zinchini, P.
LETTERMEN LOST (25)
Offense (12): Slade Adams, OG; Michael Baker, C; Hunter Beedle, OL; Taylor Fletcher, RB; Tremaine Hudson, RB; Tre Lamb, QB; Doug Page, RB; Josh Pleasant, WR; Wade Plemons, WR; Da’Rick Rogers, WR; Ryan Tilghman, WR; Adam Urbano, RB. Defense (12): Zach Bush, DL; Chris Dickerson, LB; Heath Dyer, DB; Marcus Edwards, OLB; Howard Griffin, ILB; Taylor Hennigan, DB; Will Johnson, DB; Tommie McBride, LB; Caleb Mitchell, CB; Matt Moran, LB; Kedrick Towles, DB; LaDarrius Verge, DL. Specialty (1): Jordan Adams, LS;
STARTERS LOST (13) +1 specialist
Offense (8): Slade Adams, OG; Michael Baker, C; Hunter Beedle, OL; Tremaine Hudson, RB; Tre Lamb, QB; Doug Page, RB; Da’Rick Rogers, WR; Adam Urbano, RB. Defense (5): Marcus Edwards, OLB; Howard Griffin, ILB; Will Johnson, DB; Tommie McBride, LB; Caleb Mitchell, CB. Specialty (1): Jordan Adams, LS
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL 2012 RESULTS/STATISTICS 2012 Results
Overall Record: 3-8 (.272)
OVC Record: 1-7 (.125)
Date Aug. 30, 2012 Sep 6, 2012 Sep 15, 2012 * Sep 22, 2012 * Sep 29, 2012 * Oct 6, 2012 * Oct 20, 2012 * Oct 27, 2012 * Nov 3, 2012 * Nov 10, 2012 * Nov 17, 2012
Result Score W 41-31 W 42-14 L O/T 14-63 L 38-41 L 35-70 L 28-37 L 28-42 L 21-22 L 24-31 W O/T 45-44 L 31-38
OVC 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-4-0 0-5-0 0-6-0 1-6-0 1-7-0
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Opponent Hampton NORTH GREENVILLE at #4 Oregon at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI at Murray State JACKSONVILLE STATE Eastern Kentucky at #21 TENNESSEE STATE Eastern Illinois UT MARTIN at Austin Peay
Overall 1-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 2-2-0 2-3-0 2-4-0 2-5-0 2-6-0 2-7-0 3-7-0 3-8-0
Time Atten. 3:23 10130 2:40 6306 3:23 57091 3:08 8327 3:10 9794 3:03 7141 3:01 5668 3:02 11373 3:21 8968 3:39 3709 3:22 3738
* indicates conference game
2012 Team Statistics TOTAL FIRST DOWNS By rushing By passing By penalty
Tech Opp 227 265 103 109 101 137 23 19
NET YARDS RUSHING Attempts Average per carry Yards lost Average per game
1823 2066 446 468 4.1 4.4 268 194 165.7 187.8
NET YARDS PASSING Attempted Completed Percent completed Had intercepted Yards per game
2658 3063 368 373 207 253 56.2 67.8 13 7 241.6 278.5
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Plays Average per play Average per game
4481 5129 814 841 5.5 6.1 407.4 466.3
PUNTS Yards Punting average
65 53 2910 2155 44.8 40.7
PUNT RETURNS Yards Average per return
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14 28 96 317 6.9 11.3
KICK RETURNS Yards Average per return
Tech Opp 53 46 1032 1033 19.5 22.5
TURNOVER MARGIN Turnovers Fumbles Fumbles lost Had intercepted
+12 -12 24 36 17 23 8 10 7 13
PENALTIES Yards penalized
83 90 733 725
TOTAL POINTS 347 433 Touchdowns 47 55 by rushing 18 24 by passing 27 26 by special teams/defense 4 2 PAT Kick-Made/Att 47/47 53/53 PAT Other-Made/Att 0 1/2 Field Goals-Made/Att 6/11 16/21 Safeties 0 0 THIRD DOWN PCT 36% 44% Made/Att 60-169 75-169 FOURTH DOWN PCT Made/Att
65% 69% 13-20 11-16
POSSESSION TIME AVG.
29:58 30:02
Special Teams PUNTING C. Zinchini TOTALS Opponents
NO YDS 65 2,910 65 2,910 53 2,155
AVG LONG 44.8 64 44.8 64 40.7 73
PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG VANLIER, Ladarius 12 96 8.0 ZIEGLER, Zack 1 0 0.0 DYER, Heath 1 0 0.0 TOTALS 14 96 6.9 Opponents 28 317 11.3 KICK RETURNS NO YDS VANLIER, Ladarius 32 668 BELEW, Eric 10 177 HUDSON, Tremaine 7 146 MCDONALD, Seth 2 11 FLETCHER, Taylor 1 11 ANNOOR, Radir 1 19 TOTALS 53 1032 Opponents 46 1033
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AVG 20.9 17.7 20.9 5.5 11.0 19.0 19.5 22.5
LG 30 0 0 30 70
LG 94 40 27 11 11 19 94 100
GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL 2012 Offensive Statistics RUSHING
................................ GP ...... Att .....Gain.... Loss .......Net . Avg...... TD.........Long . Avg/G STONE, Darian...................8...........89.........595..........42............553......... 6.2............1.............. 42...........69.1 URBANO, Adam............. 10...........77.........405..........23............382......... 5.0............3.............. 28...........38.2 GOLDEN, Bud....................8...........74.........351..........24............327......... 4.4............2.............. 15...........40.9 PAGE, Doug..................... 11...........47.........175...........2.............173......... 3.7............8.............. 23...........15.7 BUSH, Stephen.............. 10...........46.........175..........20............155......... 3.4............2.............. 18...........15.5 VANLIER, Ladarius......... 11...........17.........109...........0.............109......... 6.4............0.............. 41............. 9.9 ANNOOR, Radir................5...........19.......... 66............9.............. 57.......... 3.0............0.............. 15...........11.4 HUDSON, Tremaine.........6............9............ 47............2.............. 45.......... 5.0............0.............. 13............. 7.5 FLETCHER, Taylor.............8............7............ 21............2.............. 19.......... 2.7............0................8.............. 2.4 LAMB, Tre............................7...........58.........145.........135............ 10.......... 0.2............2.............. 18............. 1.4 GRIFFIN, Howard........... 11............1............. 2.............0................2........... 2.0............0................2.............. 0.2 ROGERS, Da’Rick........... 11............1............. 0.............7...............-7.........-7.0............0................0.............-0.7 TEAM....................................3............1............. 0.............2...............-2.........-2.0............0................0.............-0.7 Total...........................11....... 446......2091.....268........1823..... 4.1.......18...........42..... 165.7 Opponents................11....... 468......2260.....194........2066..... 4.4.......24...........59..... 187.8
PASSING
..............................G........ EFF......ATT -COMP-INT.......PCT........ YDS....... TD....Long...Avg/G LAMB, Tre ............... 7 .....148.60 .........225-137-8 ............ 60.9 .......1872 .......17 ...... 77 ........267.4 STONE, Darian ....... 8 .....111.21 ..........143-70-5 .............. 49.0 ......... 786 .......10 ...... 79 .......... 98.2 Total.......... ........ 11 ... 134.07 ..... 368-207-13 ........56.2 .....2658 ..... 17 ..... 72 ..... 215.6 Opponents...... .. 11 ... 156.06 ...... 373-253-7 .........67.8 .....3063 ..... 26 ..... 86 ..... 278.5
RECEIVING
ROGERS, Da’Rick MATTHEWS, Cody VANLIER, Ladarius TILGHMAN, Ryan HUDSON, Tremaine URBANO, Adam BUSH, Stephen PAGE, Doug WILSON, Steve BELEW, Eric PLEMONS, Wade SMITH, Jordan GANNAWAY, Neil ZIEGLER, Zack CATES, Krys GOLDEN, Bud ANNOOR, Radir Total.......... Opponents......
GP ....... No. ...... Yards ......... Avg ....... TD .... Long ......... Avg/G 11 ...........61 .............893 ...........14.6 .......... 10 ............52 ................81.2 11 ...........28 .............477 ...........17.0 .............4 ............52 ................43.4 11 ...........21 .............192 ............. 9.1 .............0 ............36 ................17.5 11 ...........17 .............316 ...........18.6 .............3 ............79 ................28.7 6 ...........14 ...............91 ............. 6.5 .............0 ............20 ................15.2 10 ...........10 .............140 ...........14.0 .............1 ............77 ................14.0 10 ..............7 ...............46 ............. 6.6 .............0 ............17 .................. 4.6 11 ................7 ...............40 ............. 5.7 .............1 ............13 .................. 3.6 9 ..............6 ...............86 ...........14.3 .............2 ............38 .................. 9.6 11 ..............6 ...............63 ...........10.5 .............1 ............41 .................. 5.7 9 ..............6 ...............47 ............. 7.8 .............0 ............12 .................. 5.2 7 ..............5 ...............79 ...........15.8 .............1 ............62 ................11.3 9 ..............5 ...............62 ...........12.4 .............1 ............20 .................. 6.9 3 ..............5 ...............62 ...........12.4 .............2 ............34 ................20.7 10 ..............4 ...............47 ...........11.8 .............1 ............21 .................. 4.7 8 ..............4 ...............21 ............. 5.2 .............0 ............10 .................. 2.6 5 ................1..................-4..............-4.0...............0................ 0...................-0.8 11 .......207 ........ 2658 ........ 12.8 ........27 .........79 .......... 241.6 11 .......253 ....... 3063 ........ 12.1 ........26 .........86 .......... 278.5
TOTAL OFFENSE
...................................... GP LAMB, Tre .............................. 7 STONE, Darian ..................... 8 URBANO, Adam .............. 10 GOLDEN, Bud ...................... 8 PAGE, Doug ...................... 11 BUSH, Stephen .................. 10 VANLIER, Ladarius .......... 11 ANNOOR, Radir ................... 5 HUDSON, Tremain .............. 6 FLETCHER, Taylor ................. 8 GRIFFIN, Howard ............... 11 ROGERS, Da’Rick ............... 11 TEAM ...................................... 3 Total................................. 11 Opponents...................... 11
......... Plays ...... 283 ........ 232 ........... 77 ............. 74 ............. 47 ............... 46 .............. 17 ................ 19 ................... 9 .................. 7 .................. 1 .................. 1 ................... 1 ............814 ............841
.......... Rush ...................10 .................553 .................382 .................327 .................173 .................155 .................109 ...................57 ...................45 ...................19 ......................2 ....................-7 ....................-2 .......... 1823 .......... 2066
........ Pass ......... 1872 ............786 .................0 .................0 .................0 .................0 .................0 .................0 .................0 .................0 .................0 .................0 .................0 ....... 2658 ....... 3063
.........Total ............1882 ............1339 .............. 382 .............. 327 .............. 173 .............. 155 .............. 109 .................57 .................45 .................19 ................... 2 ..................-7 ..................-2 .........4481 .........5129
..........Avg/G ...............232.3 .................95.0 .................67.9 .................11.7 .................55.0 .................10.0 ................... 5.4 .................10.0 ................... 2.2 ................... 0.5 ................... 0.2 ................... 0.2 ..................-3.3 ...........407.4 ...........466.3
SCORING
.......................................... TD ..........FGs .....PAT/Kick P. AT/RushRcv .DXP .Saf ....... Points SHARP, Zach ..............................0 ............ 6-11 .........46-46 ............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .................... 64 ROGERS, Da’Rick .................. 10 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .................... 60 PAGE, Doug ................................9 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .................... 54 MATTHEWS, Cody ...................4 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .................... 24 URBANO, Adam ........................4 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .................... 18 TILGHMAN, Ryan ......................3 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .................... 12 ZIEGLER, Zack ..........................2 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .................... 12 BUSH, Stephen ........................2 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .................... 12 GOLDEN, Bud ...........................2 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .................... 12 LAMB, Tre ...................................2 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .................... 12 WILSON, Steve .........................2 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .................... 12 GANNAWAY, Neil .....................1 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .......................6 VANLIER, Ladarius ...................1 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .......................6 SMITH, Jordan ..........................1 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .......................6 MITCHELL, Caleb ......................1 ..............0-0 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .......................6 CATES, Krys ................................1 ..............0-1 ............0-0 ..............0-0 ............. 0 .........0 .......................0 BELEW, Eric...................................1................0-0..............0-0.................0-0............... 0...........0.........................6 STONE, Darian.............................1................0-0..............0-0.................0-0............... 0...........0.........................6 HARRIS, Chris...............................0................0-0..............1-1.................0-0............... 0...........0.........................1 Total.......... .......................47 .........6-11 ...... 47-47 .........0-0 ..........0 ....... 0 ..............347 Opponents........................55 . ........16-21 .......53-53 .........1-2 ...........0 .......0 ............433
ALL-PURPOSE
...................................GP...... Rush..... Rcv......... PR....... KR..... IR........Tot.... Avg/G VANLIER, Ladarius ..... 11 .........109 .......192 ..........96 .......668 ......0 ......1065 ....... 96.8 ROGERS, Da’Rick ........ 11 .......... -7 .........893 ........... 0 .......... 0 ........0 ........ 886 ....... 80.5 STONE, Darian ................8 ..........553 ..........0 ............. 0 .......... 0 ........0 ........ 553 ....... 69.1 URBANO, Adam .......... 10 .........382 .......140 ........... 0 .......... 0 ........0 ........ 522 ....... 52.2 MATTHEWS, Cody ...... 11 ........... 0 .........477 ........... 0 .......... 0 ........0 ........ 477 ....... 43.4 GOLDEN, Bud .................8 ..........327 ........ 21 ............ 0 .......... 0 ........0 ........ 348 ....... 43.5 TILGHMAN, Ryan ......... 11 ........... 0 .........316 ........... 0 .......... 0 ........0 ........ 316 ....... 28.7 HUDSON, Tremaine ....6 ............45 ......... 91.............. 0 ........146 ......0 ........ 282 ....... 47.0 BELEW, Eric ................... 11 ........... 0 .......... 63 ............. 0 ........177........0 ........ 240 ....... 21.8 PAGE, Doug .................. 11 .........173 ......... 40 ............ 0 .......... 0 ........0 ........ 213 ....... 19.4 BUSH, Stephen ........... 10 .........155.......... 46 ............ 0 .......... 0 ........0 ........ 201 ....... 20.1 WILSON, Steve ...............9 ............ 0 .......... 86 ............. 0 .......... 0 ........0 ...........86 ..........9.6 SMITH, Jordan ...............7 ............ 0 ........... 79 ............ 0 .......... 0 ........0 ...........79 ....... 11.3 ANNOOR, Radir ............5 ...........57 ..........-4 ............. 0 ......... 19 ........0 ...........72 ....... 14.4 ZIEGLER, Zack ...............3 ............ 0 ........... 62 ............ 0 .......... 0 ........0 ...........62 ....... 20.7 GANNAWAY, Neil ...........9 ............ 0 .......... 62 ............ 0 .......... 0 ........0 ...........62 ..........6.9 MITCHELL, Caleb ..........6 ............ 0 ............0 ............. 0 .......... 0 ......49 ...........49 ..........8.2 CATES, Krys .................. 10 ........... 0 .......... 47 ............ 0 .......... 0 ........0 ...........47 ..........4.7 PLEMONS, Wade ..........9 ............. 0 .......... 47 ............ 0 .......... 0 ........0 ...........47 ..........5.2 FLETCHER, Taylor .........8 ...........19 ...........0 ............. 0 ......... 11 ........0 ...........30 ..........3.8 HENNIGAN, Taylor........ 11............. 0..............0............... 0............ 0........17.............17.............1.5 MCDONALD, Seth ...... 11 ............ 0 ............0 ............. 0 ......... 11 ........0 ...........11 ..........1.0 LAMB, Tre...........................7 ...........10 ............0 ............. 0 .......... 0 ........0 ...........10 ..........1.4 TALLANT, Austin ......... 10 ........... 0 ............0 ............. 0 .......... 0 ........5 .............5 ..........0.5 GRIFFIN, Howard ........ 11 ........... 2 .............0 ............. 0 .......... 0 ........3 .............5 ..........0.5 HUGUELY, James ..........9 ............ 0 ............0 ............. 0 .......... 0 ........3 .............3 ..........0.3 TEAM ................................3 ........... -2 ............0 ............. 0 .......... 0 ........0 ............-2 ........ -0.7 Total.......... ............... 11 ..... 1823 ... 2658 ...... 96 ....1032 .. .77 ....5686 .... 516.9 Opponents...... ......... 11 ..... 2066 ... 3063 ..... 317 ...1033 .. .311... 6790 .... 617.3
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL 2012 Individual Defensive Statistics TACKLES/ASST............GP............. UT.............. AT.............TOT GOFF, Tra’Darius............... 11.................29.................. 72.................101 TALLANT, Austin............... 10.................28.................. 66................... 94 JOHNSON, Will.................. 11.................37.................. 46................... 83 GRIFFIN, Howard.............. 11.................22.................. 54................... 76 DILLARD, William............. 10.................26.................. 47................... 73 MCBRIDE, Tommie........... 11.................18.................. 39................... 57 ADAMS, Blake................... 11.................13.................. 40................... 53 MITCHELL, Malcolm........ 11.................13.................. 31................... 44 EDWARDS, Marcus.......... 11.................13.................. 31................... 44 LAUGHLIN, Jimmy........... 11.................16.................. 24................... 40 HENNIGAN, Taylor........... 11.................15.................. 15................... 30 MOORE, Lamar................. 11.................12.................. 18................... 30 KING, Jerry.............................9................... 8.................. 21................... 29 DONNELL, Demario...........8.................13.................. 14................... 27 VERGE, LaDarrius............. 11................... 5.................. 20................... 25 MCDONALD, Corey......... 11................... 5.................. 15................... 20 HUGUELY, James.................9.................13.....................7................... 20 MITCHELL, Caleb.................6.................11.....................9................... 20 JOHNSON, Jordan........... 11................... 7.................. 12................... 19 BUSH, Nathan......................7................... 3.................. 14................... 17 WEBBER, Cory................... 11................... 8.....................7................... 15 JONES, Marty........................2................... 3.................. 12................... 15 RUDWALL, Jay......................8................... 3.................. 10................... 13 ROLLINS, Avery................. 11................... 3.....................9................... 12 BROWN, DaJuan............... 11................... 3.....................9................... 12 TOWLES, Kedrick.................8................... 4.....................5......................9 MORAN, Matt.......................1................... 7.....................1......................8 BUSH, Stephen................. 10................... 2.....................4......................6 PREWITT, Patrick.................7................... 3.....................2......................5 COOK, Jamel.........................5................... 2.....................2......................4 BUSH, Zach...........................5................... 1.....................3......................4 SPARKMAN, Conor.............7................... 1.....................3......................4 DYER, Heath..........................7................... 2.....................1......................3 BROWN, Matt.......................3................... 1.....................1......................2 ADAMS, Jordan................ 11................... 1.....................1......................2 MCDERMOTT, Tevis............4................... 1.....................1......................2 HARRIS, Chris..................... 11................... 1.....................1......................2 ROLLINS, Terrell...................1................... 0.....................1......................1 DICKERSON, Chris...............3................... 1.....................1......................1 MCDONALD, Seth............ 11................... 1.....................0......................1 REID, Harrison......................4................... 1.....................0......................1 ZINCHINI, Chad................ 11................... 1.....................0......................1 WOODASON, Luke.............1................... 1.....................0......................1
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TACKLES FOR LOSSES ...................................NO.............YD GOFF, Tra’Darius..............2.5..................4 TALLANT, Austin..............3.5............... 10 JOHNSON, Will.................1.0..................3 GRIFFIN, Howard.............4.5..................8 DILLARD, William............1.5..................4 MCBRIDE, Tommie..........7.5............... 20 ADAMS, Blake..................1.5..................3 MITCHELL, Malcolm.......3.0............... 10 EDWARDS, Marcus.........7.0............... 35 LAUGHLIN, Jimmy..........2.0..................2 HENNIGAN, Taylor..........0.5..................1 MOORE, Lamar................3.5............... 11 VERGE, LaDarrius............1.5..................3 MCDONALD, Cory..........1.0..................2 MITCHELL, Caleb.............0.5..................2 JOHNSON, Jordan..........2.0..................6 BUSH, Nathan..................1.5..................8 ROLLINS, Avery................1.0..................2 BROWN, DaJuan..............1.5............... 11 BUSH, Zach.......................0.5..................3 HARRIS, Chris....................0.5..................0 Total......................................48.............148 QB SACKS ...................................NO.......... YDS EDWARDS, Marcus.........3.0............... 18 MITCHELL, Malcolm.......1.5..................5 MOORE, Lamar................1.5..................5 BUSH, Nathan..................1.0..................8 MCBRIDE, Tommie..........0.5..................4 BUSH, Zach.......................0.5..................3
INTERCEPTIONS ..................................... NO......YDS TALLANT, Austin ....................1.............5 GRIFFIN, Howard....................1.............3 DILLARD, William...................1.............0 HENNIGAN, Taylor.................1.......... 17 HUGUELY, James....................1.............3 MITCHELL, Caleb....................1.......... 49 WEBBER, Cory.........................1.............0 PASSES DEFENDED (42) GOFF, Tra’Darius....................................3 TALLANT, Austin....................................1 JOHNSON, Will.......................................6 GRIFFIN, Howard...................................4 DILLARD, William..................................5 MCBRIDE, Tommie................................2 EDWARDS, Marcus...............................5 LAUGHLIN, Jimmy................................1 HENNIGAN, Taylor................................1 MOORE, Lamar......................................1 KING, Jerry...............................................1 DONNELL, Demario.............................2 HUGUELY, James...................................2 MITCHELL, Caleb...................................4 ROLLINS, Avery......................................1 MORAN, Matt.........................................1 COOK, Jamel...........................................1 MCDERMOTT, Tevis..............................1 FUMBLES FORCED (11) TALLANT, Austin....................................1 JOHNSON, Will.......................................1 EDWARDS, Marcus...............................1 KING, Jerry...............................................1 DONNELL, Demario.............................1 VERGE, LaDarrius..................................1 BUSH, Nathan........................................1 BROWN, DaJuan....................................1 FUMBLES RECOVERED (6/19) GOFF, Tra’Darius............................... 2/8 JOHNSON, Will.................................. 1/0 HENNIGAN, Taylor.........................1/15 MOORE, Lamar................................. 2/0 WEBBER, Cory................................... 2/0 TOWLES, Kedrick.............................. 1/0
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Golden Eagle Starters by Position in 2012 OFFENSIVE STARTERS
Hampton No. Greenville Oregon SEMO Murray State Jax State EKU TSU EIU UTM APSU
Receiver Tilghman Tilghman Tilghman Tilghman Plemons Plemons Tilghman Tilghman Tilghman Tilghman Tilghman
L. Tackle Normand Normand Normand Normand Normand Normand Normand Normand Normand Normand Normand
DEFENSIVE STARTERS
L. Guard Sherrill Sherrill Sherrill Sherrill Linge Linge Linge Linge Linge Linge Linge
Ram (DE) Anchor (NG) Rock (DE) Hampton McBride J.Johnson Verge No. Greenville McBride J.Johnson Verge Oregon McBride J.Johnson Verge SEMO McBride J.Johnson Verge Murray State McBride J.Johnson Verge Jax State McBride J.Johnson Verge EKU McBride J.Johnson Verge TSU McBride Moore Verge EIU McBride J. Johnson Verge UTM McBride J. Johnson Verge APSU McBride J. Johnson Verge
Center Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker
R. Guard S. Adams S. Adams S. Adams S. Adams S. Adams S. Adams S. Adams S. Adams S. Adams S. Adams S. Adams
Bear (OLB) Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards M. Mitchell M. Mitchell M. Mitchell M. Mitchell M. Mitchell M. Mitchell
ILB Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin Adams Griffin Adams Adams Adams
R.Tackle Beedle Beedle Beedle Beedle Sherrill Sherrill Sherrill Sherrill B. DIllard B. DIllard B. DIllard
ILB Goff Goff Goff Goff Goff Goff Goff Goff Goff Goff Goff
Quarterback Lamb Lamb Lamb Lamb Lamb Lamb Lamb Stone Stone Stone Stone
Tailback Runningback Fullback Urbano Hudson Page Urbano Hudson Page Urbano Hudson Page S. Bush Hudson Page Urbano Hudson Page Urbano S. Bush Page Urbano Golden Page Urbano Golden Page Urbano Golden Page Urbano Golden Page Urbano Golden Page
Cornerback Free Safety Strong Safety C. Mitchell Tallant M. Jones C. Mitchell Tallant M. Jones C. Mitchell Tallant T. Hennigan C. Mitchell Tallant T. Hennigan C. Mitchell C. McDonald T. Hennigan C. Mitchell Tallant T. Hennigan C. Mitchell Tallant Laughlin Huguely Tallant Laughlin Huguely Tallant Laughlin D. Donnell Tallant Laughlin D. Donnell Tallant Laughlin
Receiver Plemons Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers
Receiver Ziegler Ziegler Ziegler Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews
Kicker Harris/Sharp Harris/Sharp Harris/Sharp Harris/Sharp Harris/Sharp Harris/Sharp Harris/Sharp Harris/Sharp Harris/Sharp Harris/Sharp Harris/Sharp
Rover Cornerback Nickel Punter W. Johnson Dillard W. Johnson Zinchini W. Johnson Dillard W. Johnson Zinchini W. Johnson Dillard W. Johnson Zinchini W. Johnson Huguely W. Johnson Zinchini W. Johnson Dillard W. Johnson Zinchini W. Johnson Dillard W. Johnson Zinchini W. Johnson Dillard W. Johnson Zinchini W. Johnson Dillard W. Johnson Zinchini W. Johnson Dillard W. Johnson Zinchini W. Johnson Dillard W. Johnson Zinchini W. Johnson Dillard W. Johnson Zinchini
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Notable Performances under Coach Watson Brown Individual Performances
100-Yard Rushers
u 2012 Darian Stone vs. UT Martin (11/10) - 190 yards/25 attempts Darian Stone vs. Eastern Illinois (11/3) - 119 yards/20 attempts Adam Urbano vs. No. Greenville (9/6) - 122 yards/14 attempts Adam Urbano vs. Hampton (8/30) - 158 yards/25 attempts u 2011 Dontey Gay vs. Austin Peay (11/19) - 192 yards/25 attempts Adam Urbano vs. E. Kentucky (11/12) - 137 yards/24 attempts Adam Urbano vs. Murray State (11/5) - 119 yards/9 attempts Dontey Gay vs. SEMO (9/24) -- 146 yards/ 22 attempts Dontey Gay vs. Iowa (9/3) -- 108 yards / 24 attempts Dontey Gay vs. Maryville (9/8) - 155 yards / 19 attempts u 2010 Jocques Crawford vs. EIU (10/13) - 131 yards/19 attempts Jocques Crawford vs. EKU (11/13) - 128 yards/11 attempts u 2009 Dontey Gay vs. SEMO (10/24) -- 125 yards / 20 attempts Dontey Gay vs. Murray State (11/21) -- 102 yards / 10 attempts u 2008 Henry Sailes vs. SEMO (9/11) -- 113 yards / 8 attempts u 2007 Derek White vs. Cumberland (9/6) -- 213 yards / 22 attempts Derek White vs. Concordia (9/13) -- 194 yards / 23 attempts Derek White vs. Murray State (9/20) -- 173 yards / 28 attempts Derek White vs. UT Martin (9/27) -- 115 yards / 23 attempts Derek White vs. Samford (10/27) -- 105 yards / 22 attempts
300-Yard Passers
u 2012 Tre Lamb vs. Southeast Missouri (9/22) - 481 yards/57 attempts Tre Lamb vs. Hampton (8/30) - 339 yards/34 attempts u 2011 Tre Lamb vs.Tenn. State (10/15) -- 348 yards /52 attempts u 2009 Lee Sweeney vs.UT Martin (10/10) -- 318 yards /25 attempts u 2008 Lee Sweeney vs. Austin Peay (10/25) -- 324 yards / 42 attempts
u 2007 Lee Sweeney vs. E. Illinois (8/30) -- 302 yards / 41 attempts Lee Sweeney vs. Samford (10/27) -- 367 yards / 35 attempts
100-Yard Receivers
u 2012 Ryan Tilghman vs. UTM (11/10) - 123 yards/3 catches Da’Rick Rogers vs. SEMO (9/22) -- 303 yards/18 catches Cody Matthews vs. Murray State (9/29) - 119 yards/3 catches u 2011 Tim Benford vs. Murray State (11/5) -- 116 yards/6 catches Tim Benford vs. Tenn. State (10/15) -- 122 yards/10 catches Tim Benford vs. Maryville (9/8) -- 131 yards / 6 catches Tim Benford vs. E. Illinois (9/17) - 124 yards / 8 catches Dontey Gay vs. SEMO (9/24) -- 101 yards / 7 catches u 2010 Tim Benford vs. SEMO (9/25) -- 177 yards/8 catches Tim Benford vs. UT Martin (9/30) -- 12 yards/6 catches Tim Benford vs. Jax State (11/20) -- 114 yards/8 catches u 2009 Tim Benford vs. UT Martin (10/10) -- 159 yards /6 catches Tim Benford vs. Tenn. State (10/31) -- 122 yards /5 catches u 2008 Tim Benford vs. Austin Peay (10/25) -- 123 yards /10 catches Henry Sailes vs. Austin Peay (10/25) -- 101 yards /4 catches u 2007 Larry Shipp vs. Samford (10/27) -- 191 yards /7 catches Larry Shipp vs. E. Kentucky (11/17) -- 164 yards /7 catches
Henry Sailes vs. Tenn. State (10/7) - 212 yards / 6 attempts Larry Shipp vs. Samford (10/27) -- 301 yards / 9 attempts Larry Shipp vs. E. Kentucky (11/17) -- 294 yards /13 attempts
20-Tackle Defenders
u 2007 Broderick Jamison vs. E. Kentucky (11/17) -- 20 tackles
200-Yard All-Purpose Games
u 2012 Ladarius Vanlier vs. Murray State (9/29) - 291 yards/16 plays Da’Rick Rogers vs. SEMO (9/22) -- 303 yards / 18 attempts u 2011 Dontey Gay vs. SEMO (9/24) -- 247 yards / 29 attempts u 2007 Larry Shipp vs. Cumberland (9/6) -- 215 yards / 7 attempts Derek White vs. Cumberland (9/6) -- 213 yards / 22 attempts
Team Performances 400-yard total offense
u 2012 Nov. 10 -- 575 yards vs. UT Martin Sept. 29 -- 461 yards vs. Murray State Sept. 22 -- 560 yards vs. Southeast Missouri Sept. 6 -- 474 yards vs. No. Greenville Aug. 30 -- 548 yards vs. Hampton u 2011 Sept. 8 -- 566 yards vs. Maryville Sept. 24 -- 511 yards vs. Southeast Missouri Oct. 1 -- 407 vs. UT Martin Oct. 15 -- 462 vs. Tennessee State Nov 5 -- 458 yards vs. Murray State Nov. 19 -- 458 yards vs. Austin Peay u 2010 Nov. 13 -- 554 yards vs. Eastern Kentucky Nov. 20 -- 455 yards vs. Jacksonville State u 2009 Sept. 10 -- 443 yards vs. Pikeville Oct. 21 -- 441 yards vs.Murray State
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u 2008 Sept. 11 -- 411 yards vs. Southeast Missouri Sept. 25 -- 413 yards vs. Central Methodist Oct. 25--444 yards vs. Austin Peay u 2007 Sept. 6 -- 430 yards vs. Cumberland Sept. 20 -- 461 yards vs. Murray State Oct. 27 -- 488 yards vs. Samford
Defene holds opponents to less than 300 yards
u 2012 Aug. 30 -- 192 yards vs. Hampton u 2011 Sept. 8 -- 233 yards vs. Maryville Sept. 17 - 295 yards vs. Eastern Illinois Nov. 12 - 194 yards vs. Eastern Kentucky Nov. 19 - 255 yards vs. Austin Peay
u 2010 Sept. 26 -- (-23 yards) vs. Lane (25-minute game) Oct. 9 -- 268 yards vs. Austin Peay Oct. 16 -- 268 yards vs. Eastern Illinois u 2009 Sept. 10 -- 180 yards vs. Pikeville Oct. 31 -- 280 yards vs. Tennessee State Nov. 21 -- 221 yards vs. Murray State u 2008 Aug. 28 -- 280 yards vs. Gardner-Webb Sept. 25 -- 177 yards vs. Central Methodist u 2007 Sept. 13 -- 203 yards vs. Concordia College Sept. 27 -- 269 yards vs. UT Martin
Defense holds opponents to less than 100 rushing yards
u 2011 Sept. 8 -- 74 vs. Maryville Sept. 17 - (-6) vs. Eastern Illinois u 2010 Sept. 26 -- (-23 yards) vs. Lane (25-minute game) Oct. 16 -- 39 yards vs. Eastern Illinois u 2009 Nov. 21 -- 99 yards vs. Murray State u 2008 Aug. 28 -- 45 yards vs. Gardner-Webb Sept.25 -- 71 yards vs. Central Methodist u 2007 Sept. 13 -- 51 yards vs. Concordia College Sept. 20 -- 66 yards vs. Murray State
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Game #1
Tech wins season opener behind Lamb, Urbano career-bests August 30, 2012
Tucker Stadium / Cookeville, TN / Attendance: 10,130 COOKEVILLE -- Former high school teammates and current Tennessee Tech seniors Tre Lamb and Adam Urbano put on an offensive show on Thursday night as the Golden Eagles defeated the Hampton Pirates 41-31 in the 2012 season opener. Lamb and Urbano both recorded careerhigh marks in the game as head Coach Watson Brown remained unbeaten in Tech home-openers. Lamb and Urbano, who were high school teammates at Calhoun High School in Calhoun, Ga., led the Golden Eagles offensive juggernaut that put up 548 yards of total offense on 82 plays. The 548 yards were the second highest total of a Watson Brown led team at Tech. Lamb completed 24 of 35 passes for 339 yards and tied a career-high with four passing touchdowns. His 339 yards were the second most of his career. Urbano, who transfered from Georgia Southern two years ago, had his best game as a member of the Golden Eagle football team and of his career, rushing for 158 yards and one score on 25 carries. His previous career-high of 153 yards came at Georgia Southern. Also a member of the Calhoun High School squad with Lamb and Urbano, Da’Rick Rogers, who transfered to Tech earlier this week from the University of Tennessee, put up solid numbers in his Golden Eagle debut. The leading receiver in the SEC one year ago, Rogers finished with three grabs for 75 yards
Hampton (0-1) Tennessee Tech (1-0) 1 12:50 1 05:34 1 00:22 2 09:23 2 05:33 2 00:04 3 14:46 3 08:45 3 03:42 4 14:50 4 09:26 4 02:16
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and a key touchdown with four seconds left in the first half. Senior receiver Zack Ziegler had a career-best two touchdown grabs in the game and added 43 yards. He scored the first points of the game, sneaking behind the defense for a 34-yard touchdown off the arm of Tre Lamb. His second touchdown, a nine-yard reception from Lamb, came in the fourth quarter and ended a 17-point run by the Pirates. Another receiver, sophomore Cody Matthews, had a career night for the Golden Eagles, hauling in three passes for a team-high 89 yards. Lamb climbed up the Tennessee Tech record book lists in the game, moving up to fifth on the all-time list for career passing yards and up to sixth on the all-time list for career offense. The 339 yards marked just the second time he passed for over 300 yards and marked the ninth 200-yard game of his career. Hauling in his first career touchdown, junior Ryan Tilghman made a circus-like, one-handed grab in the corner of the endzone in the second quarter to give the Golden Eagles a 14-0 lead. Sophomore kicker Zach Sharp chipped in two field goals in the game, one from 25 yards and one from 28 yards. He added 11 total points on the night.
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Tennessee Tech - ZIEGLER, Zack 34 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP,Zach kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards in 2:10. 0-7 Tennessee Tech - TILGHMAN, Ryan 17 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards in 3:00. 0 - 14 Tennessee Tech - URBANO, Adam 4 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards in 3:36. 0 - 21 Hampton - HAYES,Blake 6 yd run. (DURHAM,Taurean kick is good). Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards in 5:59. 7 - 21 Tennessee Tech - SHARP, Zach 28 yd field goal. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards in 3:45. 7 - 24 Tennessee Tech - ROGERS, Da’Rick 17 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards in 3:25. 7 - 31 Hampton - WASHINGTON,Jorr 100 yd kickoff return. (DURHAM,Taurean kick is good). 14 - 31 Hampton - DURHAM,Taurean 40 yd field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 18 yards in 3:59. 17 - 31 Hampton - SCHWARTZ,Jeremi 1 yd run. (DURHAM,Taurean kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards in 1:04. 24 - 31 Tennessee Tech - ZIEGLER, Zack 9 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards in 3:46. 24 - 38 Tennessee Tech - SHARP, Zach 25 yd field goal. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards in 4:23. 24 - 41 Hampton - BROWN,Javaris 2 yd pass from CHAMPION,Travis. (DURHAM,Taurean kick is good). Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards in 7:10. 31 - 41
Team Statistics.................. TTU..............Hampton First Downs................................. 29...........................13 Yards Rushing...........................209..........................89 Com-Att-Int............................24-35-0.................19-29-0 Yards Passing.............................339.........................103 Total Offense.............................548.........................192 Punts/Avg................................ 4/45.0...................6/42.8 Possession Time..................... 31:58.....................28:02 Leading Rushers Tech: Urbano (158 yards on 25 carries) Hampton: Schwartz (52 yards on 15 carries) Leading Passers Tech: Lamb (24-of-35 for 339 yards) Hampton: Champion (18-of-23 for 98 yards)
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Game #2
Golden Eagles first 2-0 Division I team following 42-14 win September 6, 2012
Tucker Stadium / Cookeville, Tenn. / Attendance: 6,306 COOKEVILLE -- The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle football team rolled to its second consecutive win Thursday evening, defeating the North Greenville Crusaders 42-14. The victory earned the Golden Eagles a spot atop every other Division I football program as the only two-win team in the nation. The 2-0 start was the first for the Golden Eagles since 1989 and marked just the fourth time since 1980. The Golden Eagle attack was led by a pair of familiar faces in senior quarterback Tre Lamb and senior running back Adam Urbano. Tech piled up over 450 yards for the second straight week, with 122 contributed by Urbano on the ground and 274 from Lamb through the air. Urbano tallied his second straight 100-yard contest, rushing for 122 yards and two scores on just 14 carries for a 8.7 yards-per-carry average. The game marked his first career twotouchdown game as a Golden Eagle to give him a team-high three rushing touchdowns on the season. Tre Lamb achieved an impressive career milestone on the nights, becoming just the fifth Golden Eagle to pass for over 4,000 yards in a career. The senior now sits fifth on the Tennessee Tech all-time lists for both passing yards and total offense. Lamb completed 18 of 26 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns. The three scores throught the air marked the first time Lamb put together back-to-back three touchdown performances. Junior receiver Da’Rick Rogers came up huge in the passing game in the first half, grabbing 5 balls for 88 yards and a touchdown. The performance outweighed last week’s numbers that earned him OVC co-New-
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comer of the Week. Freshman receiver Jordan Smith got things started, nabbing his first career touchdown off a 62-yard bomb from Tre Lamb. It was just the second catch of Smith’s career as he finished with 68 receiving yards. Adding his second touchdown reception of the season was junior receiver Ryan Tilghman, snaring a 32-yard pass from Lamb. He wrapped up the evening with three receptions and 49 yards receiving. Local Cookeville talents, senior defensive back Taylor Hennigan and sophomore running back Stephen Bush, both made their prescences felt tonight. Bush had a careerday, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Hennigan, who recorded a career-high nine tackles, also scooped up a fumble and returned it 15 yards to set up a key Golden Eagle score right before halftime. The touchdown gave the Golden Eagles a two-score lead going into halftime and was ultimately the turning point in the game for Tech. The offense didn’t look back as it scored midway through the third quarter to open up a 28-7 lead. The Golden Eagle defense had a slew of solid performers while holding the Crusaders to just 14 points. Senior defensive back Will Johnson led the team with 13 tackles and added the forced fumble that was picked up by Hennigan. Sophomore d-back Austin Tallant picked up 11 total tackles and fellow sophomore linebacker Tra’Darius Goff added 10 stops of his own. Tech forced three turnovers in the contest, including the fumble and two interceptions. Both freshman defensive back William Dillard and sophomore defensive back Cory Webber recorded their first career picks in the game.
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Tennessee Tech - SMITH, Jordan 62 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards in 1:44. 0-7 Tennessee Tech - ROGERS, Da’Rick 20 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards in 2:35. 0 - 14 North Greenville - F. Martino 4 yd run. (J. Gravely kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 1 yards in 0:36. 7 - 14 Tennessee Tech - URBANO, Adam 21 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards in 0:27. 7 - 21 Tennessee Tech - URBANO, Adam 9 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards in 1:28. 7 - 28 North Greenville - F. Martino 14 yd pass from J. Carter. (J. Gravely kick is good). Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards in 3:32. 14 - 28 Tennessee Tech - TILGHMAN, Ryan 32 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards in 1:10. 14 - 35 Tennessee Tech - BUSH, Stephen 2 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards in 1:27. 14 - 42
Team Statistics.................TTU...... N. Greenville First Downs................................23......................20 Yards Rushing......................... 204...................167 Com-Att-Int.......................... 18-26-1...........17-28-2 Yards Passing........................... 274...................147 Total Offense........................... 478...................314 Punts/Avg...............................4/44.2..............6/34.8 Possession Time....................25:31................34:29 Leading Rushers Tech: Urbano (122 yards on 14 carries) N. Greenville: Paulk (120 yards on 20 carries) Leading Passers Tech: Lamb (18-of-26 for 274 yards) N. Greenville: Carter (16-of-25 for 127 yards)
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Game #3
Golden Eagles lead early, eventually lose to No. 4 Oregon 63-14 September 15, 2012
Autzen Stadium / Eugene, Ore. / Attendance: 57,091 EUGENE, Ore. -- For a few fleeting moments, the Tennessee Tech football team was on top of the world. However, the Oregon pass rush combined with the Ducks’ blazing team speed brought the Golden Eagles back down to earth, and the fourth-ranked FBS team in the country thrilled another sellout home crowd with a 63-14 victory Saturday in Autzen Stadium. Tech surged to a sudden 7-0 lead on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Tre Lamb to Da’Rick Rogers, but an unrelenting Duck pass rush sacked Lamb five times in the first half and limited the explosive Tech offense to 45 total yards by the break. The so-called “quack attack” was led by redshirt freshman quarterback Marcus Mariota, accounting for 308 yards through the air to go along with four touchdowns. The young gun completed 21 passes out of 28 attempts. Sophomore running back De’Anthony Thomas accumulated 135 total yards on the day, including two scores. Despite suffering their first loss of the season, the Golden Eagles (2-1) will fly home with a trunk full of highlights in their matchup with one of the nation’s premier programs. On top of scoring the first points of the game, the Tech defense and spe-
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cial teams also made some big plays of their own. Sophomore Tra’Darius Goff led the special teams’ highlights of the game, blocking a second quarter field goal attempt by the Ducks. It marked the second career block for Goff, who also gathered up nine tackles in the game to lead the Golden Eagles. Another special teams play made noise in the game, when senior linebacker Kedrick Towles recovered an Oregon fumble on the first punt of the game for the Golden Eagles. The recovery led to the first scoring drive for Tech and gave the Golden Eagles momentum early in the contest. Senior linebacker Howard Griffin added a takeaway, intercepting Mariota in the second quarter. The interception marked the first of his career and marked a rare mistake by the red-shirt freshman on the day. The 57,091 fans made their presence felt during the game as the deafening crowd marked the fifth largest the Golden Eagles have played in front of in program history. Sophomore running back and local Cookeville talent Stephen Bush matched a career-best game with exact numbers, rushing for 63 yards on 14 carries for the second straight week. The Tech rushing game eclipsed the century mark on the day, the third straight week for the offense. The Golden Eagles finished with 114 yards on the ground.
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Tennessee Tech - ROGERS, Da’Rick 23 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 23 yards in 0:32. 7-0 Oregon - Barner, Kenjon 1 yd run. (Beard, Rob kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards in 1:00. 7-7 Oregon - Thomas, De. 59 yd run. (Beard, Rob kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards in 1:31. 7 - 14 Oregon - Fisher, Jake 1 yd pass from Mariota, Marcus. (Beard, Rob kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards in 0:29. 7 - 21 Oregon - Lyerla, Colt 4 yd pass from Mariota, Marcus. (Beard, Rob kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards in 1:04. 7 - 28 Oregon - Thomas, De. 16 yd pass from Mariota, Marcus. (Beard, Rob kick is good). Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards in 1:50. 7 - 35 Oregon - Lowe, Keanon 3 yd pass from Mariota, Marcus. (Beard, Rob kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards in 2:09. 7 - 42 Oregon - Bennett, Bryan 4 yd run. (Beard, Rob kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 4 yards in 0:05. 7 - 49 Tennessee Tech - PAGE, Doug 6 yd pass from STONE, Darian. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards in 3:02. 14 - 49 Oregon - Bennett, Bryan 6 yd run. (Beard, Rob kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards in 1:40. 14 - 56 Oregon - Marshall, Byron 4 yd run. (Beard, Rob kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards in 2:09. 14 - 63
Team Statistics...... Oregon.............TTU First Downs......................28....................... 12 Yards Rushing................324..................... 115 Com-Att-Int.................23-33-2............. 12-20-2 Yards Passing..................328...................... 62 Total Offense..................652..................... 177 Punts/Avg..................... 2/42.0.............. 12/41.0 Possession Time..........21:42................. 38:18 Leading Rushers Oregon: Marshall (125 yards on 13 carries) Tech: Bush (63 yards on 14 carries) Leading Passers Oregon: Mariota (21-of-28 for 308 yards) Tech: Lamb (8-of-13 for 46 yards)
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Game #4
Record breaking night not enough as Golden Eagles fall in 2 OT September 22, 2012
Houck Stadium / Cape Girardeau, Mo. / Attendance: 8,327 CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Tennessee Tech football team couldn’t match Southeast Missouri’s 34-yard field goal in the second overtime, missing its own 34-yard attempt and falling to the Redhawks 41-38 in double overtime. With several record-breaking performances on the offensive side of the ball, victory looked like a certainty for the Golden Eagles. Ultimately, it was the Redhawks of Southeast Missouri who came up with the biggest play in the end. Junior receiver Da’Rick Rogers broke several personal and school records, making both a career-high and TTU record 18 catches for 303 receiving yards, also a school record. He also hauled in two touchdowns through the air, scoring for the fourth straight game as a Golden Eagle. Quarterback Tre Lamb also had a record-breaking performance, throwing for a Tech-best 481 yards on a TTU record 38 completions. He added three touchdown passes plus a key touchdown on the ground to tie the game in the fourth quarter and eventually send the game into overtime.
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Southeast Mo. St. - FOSTER, D.J. 29 yd pass from LATHROP, Scott. (GELDBACH, Drew kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards in 0:55. 0-7 Tennessee Tech - ROGERS, Da’Rick 38 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards in 2:58. 7-7 Tennessee Tech - SHARP, Zach 22 yd field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards in 1:47. 10 - 7 Tennessee Tech - WILSON, Steve 38 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards in 4:13. 17 - 7 Southeast Mo. St. - BORUM, Darrick 41 yd interception return. (GELDBACH, Drew kick is good). 17 - 14 Southeast Mo. St. - SPANN, Branden 100 yd interception return. (GELDBACH, Drew kick is good). 17 - 21 Tennessee Tech - ROGERS, Da’Rick 11 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards in 2:24. 24 - 21 Southeast Mo. St. - LATHROP, Scott 1 yd run. (GELDBACH, Drew kick is good). Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards in 4:33. 24 - 28 Tennessee Tech - BUSH, Stephen 9 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards in 2:57. 31 - 28 Southeast Mo. St. - GELDBACH, Drew 39 yd field goal. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards in 5:00. 31 - 31 Tennessee Tech - LAMB, Tre 3 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 0 yards in 0:56. 38 - 31 Southeast Mo. St. - FOSTER, D.J. 25 yd pass from LATHROP, Scott. (GELDBACH, Drew kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 0 yards in 0:00. 38 - 38 Southeast Mo. St. - GELDBACH, Drew 34 yd field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 0 yards in 0:00. 38 - 41
Team Statistics.................TTU............ SEMO First Downs................................25......................21 Yards Rushing......................... 481...................256 Com-Att-Int.......................... 38-57-3............7-10-1 Yards Passing........................... 481...................101 Total Offense........................... 560...................357 Punts/Avg...............................4/35.8..............4/33.2 Possession Time....................33:55................26:05 Leading Rushers Tech: Bush (32 yards on 12 carries) SEMO: Terrell (171 yards on 25 carries) Leading Passers Tech: Lamb (38-of-57 for 481 yards) SEMO: Lathrop (7-of-10 for 101 yards)
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Game #5
Murray State rolls to 70-35 OVC victory over Golden Eagles September 29, 2012
Stewart Stadium / Murray, Ky. / Attendance: 9,794 MURRAY, Ky. -- It wasn’t as if the highpowered Murray State offense needed any help Saturday night, but the Racers also got touchdowns from the special teams (punt return) and defense (interception return) and nearly added another on a fumble return. That’s pretty much enough information to let Tennessee Tech football fans know how things went in Stewart Stadium. Not well. Right from the opening kickoff, things were topsy-turvy for the Golden Eagles, and the Racers rolled to a 70-35 Ohio Valley Conference victory. The Golden Eagles, (2-3/0-2 OVC) finally return home to Tucker Stadium next week, following a threegame road trip that resulted in three straight losses. Tech will host Jacksonville State Saturday (Oct. 6) at 7 p.m. Murray State (2-3/1-1 OVC) got 599 total yards of offense, with
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much of the damage coming from three sources: quarterback Casey Brockman was 32-for-38 for 381 yards and two touchdowns and was not sacked and didn’t throw an interception; runningback Jaamal Berry had 13 carries for 142 yards and a touchdown; Walter Powell caught 10 passes for 162 yards and one touchdown. The Racers were not whistled for a single penalty in the game. Tech finished with 461 yards of total offense, including 298 through the air and 163 on the ground. Golden Eagle quarterback Tre Lamb was 19-for-30 for 278 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted once and sacked twice. Bud Golden led the Tech ground game with 63 yards and one touchdown on nine carries. Da’Rick Rogers caught five passes for 58 yards, while Cody Matthews grabbed three for 119 yards and one touchdown. Tech had nine penalties for 80 yards.
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1 13:05 Murray St. - POWELL, Walter 14 yd pass from BROCKMAN, Casey. (BENTON, Jordan kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards in 0:36. 0-7 1 11:00 Tennessee Tech - MATTHEWS, Cody 18 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards in 1:59. 7-7 1 08:07 Murray St. - BROCKMAN, Casey 1 yd run. (BENTON, Jordan kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards in 2:45. 7 - 14 1 03:02 Murray St. - HARNESS, Jeremy 7 yd run. (BENTON, Jordan kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards in 3:10. 7 - 21 1 01:02 Murray St. - POWELL, Walter 70 yd punt return for TD. (BENTON, Jordan kick is good). 7 - 28 2 13:35 Murray St. - BRADY, Duane 3 yd run. (BENTON, Jordan kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 94 yards in 1:07. 7 - 35 2 09:21 Murray St. - BERRY, Jaamal 25 yd run. (BENTON, Jordan kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards in 1:49. 7 - 42 2 03:41 Tennessee Tech - GOLDEN, Bud 14 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards in 5:35. 14 - 42 2 02:33 Murray St. - WATKINS, Dontel 51 yd pass from BROCKMAN, Casey. (BENTON, Jordan kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards in 1:08. 14 - 49 2 02:20 Tennessee Tech - VANLIER, Ladari 94 yd kickoff return. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). 21 - 49 3 12:52 Murray St. - WHITEHEAD, Juli 18 yd interception return. (BENTON, Jordan kick is good). 21 - 56 3 04:53 Tennessee Tech - WILSON, Steve 7 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards in 2:00. 28 - 56 3 02:35 Murray St. - BRADY, Duane 12 yd run. (BENTON, Jordan kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards in 2:18. 28 - 63 4 12:28 Murray St. - BRADY, Duane 25 yd run. (BENTON, Jordan kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards in 1:41. 28 - 70 4 00:01 Tennessee Tech - CATES, Krys 9 yd pass from STONE, Darian. (SHARP,Zach kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards in 0:42. 35 - 70
Team Statistics........... Murray St..........TTU First Downs................................30......................19 Yards Rushing......................... 211...................163 Com-Att-Int.......................... 34-40-0...........21-38-1 Yards Passing........................... 388...................298 Total Offense........................... 599...................461 Punts/Avg...............................6/45.5..............9/43.3 Possession Time....................28:05................31:55 Leading Rushers Murray St.: Berry (142 yards on 13 carries) Tech: Golden (63 yards on 9 carries) Leading Passers Murray St.: Brockman (32-of-38 for 381 yards) Tech: Lamb (19-of-30 for 278 yards)
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Game #6
Jacksonville State outlasts Golden Eagles, 37-28 October 6, 2012
Tucker Stadium / Cookeville, Tenn. / Attendance: 7,141 COOKEVILLE – While the Tennessee Tech defense gave it everything they had on a rainy Saturday night, the Jacksonville State offense was the side that shined, controlling the clock with a monster running game and possessing the ball for over 41 minutes The Golden Eagle offense struggled to find its rhythm during the game due to a strong night of coverage from the Gamecock secondary. The JSU pass rush made its presence felt on the night, continuously forcing Tech quarterback Tre Lamb out of the pocket and into several rushing and scrambling situations. Lamb finished second in the Golden Eagle rushing attack with 41 yards on the ground. Junior running back Bud Golden led the way for Tech in the ground game, gathering 45 yards on seven carries. Junior running back Doug Page picked up his first and second career rushing touchdowns during the contest. Quarterback Marques Ivory led the JSU attack on the day, throwing for 268 yards and a score on 15-25 passing. Running back DaMarcus James paced the JSU ground game, which totaled 268 Jacksonville St. (3-2) Tennessee Tech (2-4) 1 09:59 1 02:16 2 13:42 2 06:02 2 00:38 3 10:04 3 06:23 3 04:07 3 03:48 3 01:06 4 02:53
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yards on the ground, with 130 yards and a trip to the endzone. Tre Lamb threw for 171 yards in the game and also added a rushing touchdown to his ground game. Junior Da’Rick Rogers led the Golden Eagle receiving corps with five receptions for 78 yards. Senior defensive back Caleb Mitchell scored his second career defensive touchdown in the game, returning an interception off of Coty Blanchard 49 yards for to put the Golden Eagles up 14-0 in the first quarter. Sophomore Austin Tallant led the Tech defense with 17 tackles on the evening, a career-best for the young DB out of Alcoa, Tenn. Also putting together a career night was freshman defensive back William Dillard, who racked up 12 tackles for the Tech defense. Tra’Darius Goff, a sophomore linebacker out of Columbia, Tenn., gathered 12 tackles for his best mark as a Golden Eagle. Senior linebacker Howard Griffin gathered seven stops in the game, finishing the night with 199 career tackles to date. Senior defensive end Tommie McBride also gathered a career-best mark in tackles on the night, making 10 for his first career double-digit tackling game.
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Tennessee Tech - LAMB, Tre 1 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards in 1:22. 0-7 Tennessee Tech - MITCHELL, Caleb 49 yd interception return. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). 0 - 10 Jacksonville St. - THOMAS,Griffin 34 yd field goal. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards in 1:11. 3 - 14 Jacksonville St. - THOMAS,Griffin 32 yd field goal. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards in 6:00. 6 - 14 Jacksonville St. - JAMES,DaMarcus 4 yd run. (THOMAS,Griffin kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in 3:42. 13 - 14 Tennessee Tech - PAGE, Doug 1 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards in 2:21. 13 - 21 Jacksonville St. - THOMAS,Griffin 38 yd field goal. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards in 3:35. 16 - 21 Tennessee Tech - PAGE, Doug 1 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards in 2:04. 16 - 28 Jacksonville St. - BLANCHARD,Coty 27 yd run. (THOMAS,Griffin kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 27 yards in 0:06. 23 - 28 Jacksonville St. - BROWN,Telvin 86 yd pass from IVORY,Marques. (THOMAS,Griffin kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 97 yards in 1:45. 30 - 28 Jacksonville St. - EALEY,Washaun 1 yd run. (THOMAS,Griffin kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards in 4:47. 37 - 28
Team Statistics TTU JSU First Downs................................17......................28 Yards Rushing...........................95.....................268 Com-Att-Int.......................... 12-33-1...........17-31-1 Yards Passing........................... 171...................298 Total Offense........................... 266...................566 Punts/Avg...............................8/49.1..............5/38.4 Possession Time....................41:14................18:46 Leading Rushers Tech: Golden (7 yards on 45 carries) JSU: James (130 yards on 28 carries) Leading Passers Tech: Lamb (12-of-33 for 171 yards) JSU: Ivory (15-of-25 for 268 yards)
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Game #7
Fourth quarter turnovers spell doom for Golden Eagles October 20, 2012
Tucker Stadium / Cookeville, Tenn. / Attendance: 5,668 COOKEVILLE – With just under 15 minutes to play, all looked well for the Tennessee Tech football team as they led the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 28-20 and looked poised to earn their first Ohio Valley Conference victory. EKU had different plans. The Colonels used a 14-play, 77yard drive to climb within two before tying the game at 28. The defense then took over, forcing two interceptions on back-to-back possessions to set up the go-ahead score and an insurance touchdown. EKU would go on to win 42-28. The pass rush for the Colonels put serious pressure on Lamb the entire game, forcing him to scramble around and eventually throw a late game interception. The defensive front also made the rushing attack a tough go in this one, allowing just 15 yard on the ground. Junior receiver Da’Rick Rogers tied a single-game Golden Eagle record with three touchdown receptions. He now has eight on the season, just two behind the
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single-season record. He also finished the game with 76 yards receiving. Tre Lamb, who has battled injuries all season, tied a personal-best with four touchdowns through the air. He now has 45 career passing scores, just four behind the school record. Lamb has also thrown for 17 of those touchdowns this season, just two behind the school record. Leading the team in tackles was sophomore defensive back Austin Tallant. He tied a career-best for tackles with 17 total stops for the second straight week. Making a career-high in tackles was true freshman defensive back William Dillard. He totaled 16 for the game. Also adding double-digit tackles stats to the game were sophomore linebacker Tra’Darius Goff (15), junior linebacker Blake Adams (11), senior defensive end Marcus Edwards (10), and senior defensive back Will Johnson (10).
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Tennessee Tech - URBANO, Adam 77 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards in 0:50. 0-7 Eastern Ky. - PRAY, Luke 21 yd field goal. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards in 2:33. 3-7 Tennessee Tech - ROGERS, Da’Rick 10 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards in 5:56. 3 - 14 Eastern Ky. - BAILEY, Cameron 20 yd pass from PRYOR, T.J.. (PRAY, Luke kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards in 2:56. 10 - 14 Eastern Ky. - DENHAM, Matt 6 yd run. (PRAY, Luke kick is good). Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards in 4:14. 17 - 14 Tennessee Tech - ROGERS, Da’Rick 40 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards in 0:56. 17 - 21 Eastern Ky. - PRAY, Luke 37 yd field goal. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards in 4:38. 20 - 21 Tennessee Tech - ROGERS, Da’Rick 9 yd pass from LAMB, Tre. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards in 2:18. 20 - 28 Eastern Ky. - SANDS, Deshaun 1 yd run. (2pt conversion rush by DENHAM, Matt is good). Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards in 5:21. 28 - 28 Eastern Ky. - ARIGUZO, Ike 28 yd pass from PRYOR, T.J.. (PRAY, Luke kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards in 1:18. 35 - 28 Eastern Ky. - BAILEY, Cameron 38 yd pass from PRYOR, T.J.. (PRAY, Luke kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards in 1:26. 42 - 28
Team Statistics.................EKU..............TTU First Downs................................25......................12 Yards Rushing......................... 210....................15 Com-Att-Int.......................... 23-31-0...........19-34-2 Yards Passing........................... 296...................281 Total Offense........................... 506...................296 Punts/Avg...............................5/40.4..............7/47.7 Possession Time....................38:15................21:45 Leading Rushers EKU: Denham (104 yards on 26 carries) Tech: Golden (17 yards on 8 carries) Leading Passers EKU: Blanchard (23-of-31 for 296 yards) Tech: Lamb (18-of-31 for 283 yards)
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Tennessee State squeaks by Golden Eagles 22-21 on last-second score October 27, 2012
Hale Stadium / Nashville, Tenn. / Attendance: 11,373 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee State Tigers picked the perfect time to finally get into the end zone Saturday afternoon, scoring their first touchdown of the game with no time left on the clock to tie the Golden Eagles 21-21. TSU then added the gamewinning PAT to seel the come-from-behind win. The Golden Eagles were brilliant in the red zone for nearly the entire game, holding the Tigers to five field goals in their first five trips inside the 20-yard line. The final touchdown came after a fourth down conversion by TSU quarterback Michael German, who appeared to fumble the ball before being called down by the officials. Tech recovered the “would-be” turnover in the end zone. With just one second to go, German scrambled around before finally finding A.C. Leonard for the winning score.
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Sophomore quarterback Darian Stone, who earned his first career start, had a break-out game, rushing for 86 yards and accounting for all three Tech scores. He passed for 77 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Golden Eagles down the field on two long scoring drives. He started with a one-yard score on the ground to give the Golden Eagles a 7-0 lead. After four consecutive field goals by Tennessee State, Stone led Tech on its second scoring drive, throwing a 41-yard strike to true freshman Eric Belew on third down and 28 yards to go. It marked the first receiving score of Belew’s career. TSU added its fifth field goal to take a 15-14 lead into the fourth quarter. Stone then executed another key drive, taking Tech down the field on nine-play, 4:11 drive that ended with a Cody Matthews touchdown reception. Junior punter Chad Zinchini had a career day, averaging 52.6 yards per punt, including a career-best 60-yard boot. His numbers were even more impressive considering the 15 mph wind that he faced half the game.
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Tennessee Tech - STONE, Darian 1 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards in 2:38. 7-0 Tennessee St. - GODFREY, JAMIN 37 yd field goal. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards in 3:25. 7-3 Tennessee St. - GODFREY, JAMIN 32 yd field goal. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards in 2:25. 7-6 Tennessee St. - GODFREY, JAMIN 27 yd field goal. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards in 3:13. 7-9 Tennessee St. - GODFREY, JAMIN 41 yd field goal. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards in 4:24. 7 - 12 Tennessee Tech - BELEW, Eric 41 yd pass from STONE, Darian. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards in 3:12. 14 - 12 Tennessee St. - GODFREY, JAMIN 22 yd field goal. Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards in 7:13. 14 - 15 Tennessee Tech - MATTHEWS, Cody 6 yd pass from STONE, Darian. (HARRIS, Chris kick is good). Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards in 4:11. 21 - 15 Tennessee St. - LEONARD,A.C. 6 yd pass from GERMAN, MICHAEL. (GODFREY, JAMIN kick is good). Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards in 1:01. 21 - 22
Team Statistics.................TTU..............TSU First Downs................................13......................25 Yards Rushing......................... 167...................158 Com-Att-Int............................5-13-1.............24-40-0 Yards Passing.............................77.....................294 Total Offense........................... 244...................452 Punts/Avg...............................5/52.6..............4/36.2 Possession Time....................26:04................33:56 Leading Rushers Tech: Stone (86 yards on 16 carries) TSU: Ward (129 yards on 28 carries) Leading Passers Tech: Stone (5-of-13 for 77 yards) TSU: German (24-of-40 for 294 yards)
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Golden Eagles battle to the finish, fall 31-24 to EIU in Homecoming game November 3, 2012
Tucker Stadium / Cookeville, Tenn. / Attendance: 8,968 COOKEVILLE – Tennessee Tech battled to the finish in front of a spirited Homecoming crowd Saturday, but league-leading Eastern Illinois used a couple of big scoring plays to pull out a 31-24 Ohio Valley Conference victory. EIU quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 376 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Panthers (6-3/5-1 OVC). Among his tosses were a 61-yard touchdown to Chavar Watkins in the second quarter and a 73-yard touchdown to Chris Wright late in the third quarter that gave EIU the lead that it never relinquished. Golden Eagle sophomore quarterback Darian Stone, making just the second start of his career, accounted for 272 yards of offense including a career-high 119 rushing yards on 20 carries. He became just the second TTU quarterback to Tennessee Tech (2-7) Eastern Ill. (6-3) 1 09:18 1 01:39 2 08:16 3 11:43 3 08:03 3 04:56 3 04:12 4 10:26 4 02:27
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carry the ball for 100 yards in a game and the first in 21 seasons. Stone also passed for 153 yards including a 14-yard touchdown pass to Da’Rick Rogers in the third quarter that tied the contest at 17-17. Garoppolo was 27-for-41 for 376 yards while throwing one interception. He was sacked once. Stone was 22-for-43 with one interception, and was not sacked. Defensively, Gourdan Wickliffe topped EIU with 13 total tackles and one interception, which he returned 28 yards. Robert Haynes added 12 tackles for the Panthers. For Tech, sophomore Tra’Darius Goff was the top tackler with 12 while James Huguely added 11 tackles along with his first career interception. Austin Tallant also reached double digits in tackles to Tech with 10.
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Tennessee Tech - PAGE, Doug 1 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards in 5:42. 0-7 Tennessee Tech - SHARP, Zach 32 yd field goal. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards in 4:52. 0 - 10 Eastern Ill. - WATKINS 61 yd pass from GAROPPOLO. (BERRA kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 61 yards in 0:09. 7 - 10 Eastern Ill. - GOBER 2 yd pass from GAROPPOLO. (BERRA kick is good). Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards in 3:17. 14 - 10 Eastern Ill. - BERRA 19 yd field goal. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards in 1:09. 17 - 10 Tennessee Tech - ROGERS, Da’Rick 14 yd pass from STONE, Darian. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards in 3:07. 17 - 17 Eastern Ill. - WRIGHT 73 yd pass from GAROPPOLO. (BERRA kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards in 0:44. 24 - 17 Eastern Ill. - DUNCAN 10 yd run. (BERRA kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards in 1:40. 31 - 17 Tennessee Tech - PAGE, Doug 2 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 17 plays, 55 yards in 7:50. 31 - 24
Team Statistics.................TTU.............. EIU First Downs................................26......................24 Yards Rushing......................... 222...................123 Com-Att-Int.......................... 22-43-1...........27-41-1 Yards Passing........................... 153...................376 Total Offense........................... 375...................499 Punts/Avg............................... 4/45.5.............3/47.0 Possession Time.................... 38:30...............21:30 Leading Rushers Tech: Stone (119 yards on 20 carries) EIU: Walker (61 yards on 14 carries) Leading Passers Tech: Stone (22-of-43 for 153 yards) EIU: Garoppolo (27-of-41 for 376 yards)
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Game #10
Golden Eagles stun No. 23 UT Martin in overtime, 45-44 November 10, 2012
Tucker Stadium / Cookeville, Tenn. / Attendance: 3,709 COOKEVILLE – Sophomore quarterback Darian Stone accounted for 466 total yards to lead the Tennessee Tech offense, and several players stood out on defense including a tackle by Tommie McBride on a two-point conversion attempt that clinched a 45-44 overtime victory for the Golden Eagles Saturday against No. 23 UT Martin in Tucker Stadium. Stone tied a school record by rushing for 190 yards on 25 carries and passed for 277 yards and three touchdowns as the Golden Eagles matched one of the most explosive offenses in the Ohio Valley Conference. Stone’s 466 yards was the second-most in school history, behind a 474-yard game by Tre Lamb earlier this year at Southeast Missouri. Tech piled up 575 total yards while UT Martin countered with 579 yards. The Skyhawks, hoping to clinch a share of the OVC title, watched the Golden Eagles storm back in the fourth quarter after trailing 31-17 midway through the third. Stone led Tech on scoring drives of 80, 79 and 80 yards to lift the Golden Eagles to a 38-31 lead with 1:10 remaining. The third score in that stretch was a 79-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Tilghman, the eighth-longest pass completion in Tech history. But UTM pulled off a desperation pass with six seconds remaining when Derek Carr launched a 46-yard heave toward the end zone. Tech cornerback William Dillard appeared to make an interception to end the game, but the ball skipped out of his hands and into the hands of UTM receiver Chris Thompson for the score that sent the game to overtime. Tech kept the ball on the ground for five of its six plays on its OT possession, getting a first down at the two on a carry by sophomore Doug Page on fourth-andone. Page plowed into the end zone on the next snap with his second TD of the game and Zach Sharp’s sixth PAT made it a 45-38 Golden Eagle lead. Carr completed a 12-yard pass for a first down, but was sacked on third down by Marcus Edwards, his second sack of the contest. On fourth-and-16, Carr
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TTU - MATTHEWS, Cody 20 yd pass from STONE, Dar(SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards in 1:36. 0-7 Tenn.-Martin - SIMS, Quentin 10 yd pass from CARR, Derek. (SANDLIN, Cody kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards in 0:56. 7-7 TTU - SHARP, Zach 39 yd field goal. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards in 3:43. 7 - 10 Tenn.-Martin - MCNAIR, Jason 8 yd run. (SANDLIN, Cody kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards in 0:50. 14 - 10 TTU - PAGE, Doug 2 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards in 3:05. 14 - 17 Tenn.-Martin - SANDLIN, Cody 48 yd field goal. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards in 0:57. 17 - 17 Tenn.-Martin - BUTLER, Jeremy 6 yd pass from CARR, Derek. (SANDLIN, Cody kick is good). Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards in 4:51. 24 - 17 Tenn.-Martin - MCNEIL, DJ 2 yd run. (SANDLIN, Cody kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards in 0:42. 31 - 17 TTU - MATTHEWS, Cody 20 yd pass from STONE, Darian. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards in 1:59. 31 - 24 TTU - GOLDEN, Bud 2 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards in 2:28. 31 - 31
found Jeremy Butler in the corner of the end zone for the improbable touchdown. On the PAT attempt, holder James Satterfield had to pass up the chance to let kicker Cody Sandlin tie the game when he took an errant snap and ran toward to the right. McBride beat his blocker and reached Satterfield, forcing a fumble that bounced toward the Golden Eagle sideline and ended the game. Tech rushed for a season-high 298 yards on 54 attempts, with Stone tying the school record for most rushing yards by a quarterback set by Randy Beaman in 1991. It was Stone’s second consecutive 100-yard rushing effort. His 466 yards of offense broke the previous school record of 437 set in 2006 by Lee Sweeney. Page added a career-best 81 yards on 18 carries, including a par of two-yard touchdowns. Stone was 16-for-29 for 277 passing yards, with one interception and three touchdowns. Da’Rick Rogers had five catches for 80 yards and Cody Matthews added five catches for 61 yards and two touchdowns. He grabbed a 20-yard strike from Stone to open the scoring on the game’s opening drive, then hauled in another 20-yard TD on the first play of the fourth quarter. Tilghman had three catches for 123 yards, his first career 100-yard performance. Tevin Barksdale was UT Martin’s leading rusher with 71 yards on 16 carries as the Skyhawks gained 157 on the ground. Carr went 35-for-52 for 422 yards and four touchdowns in the losing effort. His top receiver, Jeremy Butler, finished with 13 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Quentin Sims added six catches for 61 yards including a 10-yard TD in the first quarter, while Thompson finished with five catches for 74 yards. Freshman cornerback Demario Donnell, making his first career start, led Tech with a career-best 15 tackles and one pass breakup. Sophomore linebacker Tra’Darius Goff added 14 tackles, Dillard had 12 and Austin Tallant made 10 stops. Marcus Edwards, one of 18 seniors playing his final home game, had nine tackles. 4 01:10 4 00:06 OT 15:00 OT 15:00
TTU - TILGHMAN, Ryan 79 yd pass from STONE (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards in 0:20. 31 - 38 Tenn.-Martin - THOMPSON, Chris 46 yd pass from CARR (SANDLIN, Cody kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards in 0:54. 38 - 38 TTU - PAGE, Doug 2 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards in 0:00. 38 - 45 Tenn.-Martin - BUTLER, Jeremy 19 yd pass from CARR, (2pt conversion rush by SATTERFIELD, Ja fumbled) Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards in 0:00. 44 - 45
Team Statistics............. UTM................. TTU First Downs............................31..........................26 Yards Rushing......................157....................... 298 Com-Att-Int.......................35-52-0............... 16-29-1 Yards Passing........................422....................... 277 Total Offense........................579....................... 575 Punts/Avg...........................5/49.2..................5/42.4 Possession Time................29:13....................30:47 Leading Rushers UTM: Barksdale (71 yards on 16 carries) Tech: Stone (190 yards on 25 carries) Leading Passers UTM: Carr (35-of-52 for 422 yards) Tech: Stone (16-of-29 for 277 yards)
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Golden Eagle comeback falls just short at Austin Peay November 17, 2012
Governors Stadium / Clarksville, Tenn. / Attendance: 3,738 CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech fought back from a most frustrating first half and had the chance to tie or win in the final minutes after recovering an onside kick, but couldn’t clear the final hurdle in a surprising 38-31 loss at Austin Peay Saturday afternoon in Governors Stadium. Down 31-0 at halftime after making myriad mistakes in the opening two quarters, the Golden Eagles pulled all the right switches in the second half and rallied to within one touchdown behind quarterback Darian Stone’s efforts. Jamel Cook recovered an onside kick at the APSU 45 with 2:12 to play, and Stone moved his team to the 30. A holding penalty, a pair of false starts and a sack left Tech facing a third-and-32, and Stone & Co. ran out of miracles. Stone earned his third 100-yard rushing game, the first Tech quarterback to do so, finishing with 102 yards on 22 carries. He was 20-for-40 for 245 passing yards and two touchdowns. Freshman Ladarius Vanlier had nine carries for a career-high 84 yards and Bud Golden added 11 carries for 56 yards. Doug Page
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had his third two-touchdown game, finishing with a team-leading eight rushing touchdowns. Da’Rick Rogers grabbed six passes for 48 yards, including a touchdown to tie the school single-season record with 10 TD receptions. Vanlier had five catches for 77 yards. Neil Gannaway had three catches for 41 yards including his first career touchdown. Zach Sharp tied his own school record when he made all four PAT kicks and finished with 46. Chad Zinchini also finished the year with a school record for highest punting average after kicking five times for a 46.8 average. Austin Tallant led the defense with 10 tackles to finish the year with 94, while Tra’Darius Goff added seven to lead Tech with 101 stops. Tech finished with 501 yards of offense, including 256 rushing, but was whistled for 13 penalties for 117 yards and lost three of six fumbles. Quarterback Jake Ryan led APSU with 301 passing yards on 27-for-38 accuracy. Devin Stark caught nine balls for 94 yards and three touchdowns.
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APSU - EMBRY, Jamaar 38 yd pass from RYAN, Jake. (STANSELL, Steph kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards in 0:41. 0-7 APSU - PEMBERTON, Ean 16 yd run. (STANSELL, kick is good). Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards in 6:17. 0 - 14 APSU - STARK, Devin 2 yd pass from RYAN, Jake. (STANSELL, Steph kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards in 3:22. 0 - 21 APSU - STANSELL, Steph 43 yd field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards in 1:53. 0 - 24 APSU - STARK, Devin 14 yd pass from RYAN, Jake. (STANSELL, Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards in 2:07. 0 - 31 TTU - PAGE, Doug 1 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards in 3:32. 7 - 31 APSU - STARK, Devin 23 yd pass from RYAN, Jake. (STANSELL, Steph kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 23 yards in 0:07. 7 - 38 TTU - ROGERS, Da’Rick 6 yd pass from STONE, Darian. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards in 3:58. 14 - 38 TTU - PAGE, Doug 1 yd run. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards in 3:12. 21 - 38 TTU - GANNAWAY, Neil 20 yd pass from STONE, Darian. (SHARP, Zach kick is good). Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards in 3:21. 28 - 38 TTU - SHARP, Zach 26 yd field goal. Drive: 12 plays, 38 yards in 2:11. 31 - 38
Team Statistics................APSU.............TTU First Downs................................20......................25 Yards Rushing......................... 103...................256 Com-Att-Int.......................... 27-38-0...........20-40-0 Yards Passing........................... 310...................245 Total Offense........................... 413...................501 Punts/Avg...............................6/38.5..............5/46.8 Possession Time....................27:54................32:06 Leading Rushers APSU: Williams (71 yards on 17 carries) Tech: Stone (102 yards on 22 carries) Leading Passers APSU: Ryan (27-of-38 for 310 yards) Tech: Stone (20-of-40 for 245 yards)
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From left: Beth DeBauche, Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner; Brad Walker, Associate Commissioner/Chief Operating Officer; Jennifer Gibbs, Assistant Commissioner for Championships; Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations; Brian Pulley, Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs; Matthew Banker, Assistant Commissioner for Institutional Services; Heather Brown, Director of Media Relations.
Now in its 66th year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. In May 2011 the Conference expanded for the second time in four years, adding Belmont University which will begin competition in the 2012-13 academic year. The addition of Belmont gave the OVC 12 members, the most the league has had at one time in its illustrious history. The move added a second team in the city of Nashville and was the first addition to the league since Southern Illinois University Edwardsville joined in 2008. Subsequently, the league has shown its stability over the past decade, seeing only one member institution depart over the past 13 years. The 2009-10 school year saw a change in leadership as Beth DeBauche was named the seventh full-time Commissioner in league history on July 28. She is currently one of just six females to be the head of a Division I conference, and one of just nine to lead a Division I conference all-time. The last three commissioners of the OVC have moved onto jobs as the commissioner of the Big Ten, Big 12 and the Mid-American Conferences. The OVC’s proud past dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted in 1941. Discussions were put on hold by World War II but reemerged Feb. 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville merged to form the OVC. Tennessee Tech joined the OVC the following year. In the 1950s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more significant scale socially, breaking racial barriers to provide educational and athletic opportunities to African-Americans. Through the past 65 years, 15 teams have won or shared the league’s football title. The list is led by Eastern Kentucky, winner of 21 outright or shared football crowns (including sharing the 2011 championship). Former member Middle Tennessee is next with 11 titles, followed by Tennessee Tech with 10. The first Division I-AA/FCS football playoff was held in 1978 with only four teams, which is the only year through present day that the OVC did not field a playoff representative. In the late 1970s, women’s athletics began somewhat of a rebirth on the national scene as the NCAA began sponsoring and marketing women’s sports. Recognizing the need to provide increased opportunities for female athletes, the OVC established women’s championships in the sports of basketball, tennis and track in 1977, with cross country and volley-
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ball added over the next four years. Those sports were initially governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), but the overall strength of women’s programs in the league was demonstrated by the automatic bids the OVC instantly received when the NCAA became the governing body in 1982. The playing field is not the only place where OVC athletes are working hard. The league also recognizes excellence in the classroom. Six Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented yearly to male and female athletes, while others are commended for their academic success by being Medal of Honor recipients or earning a spot on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Additionally, the league annually presents one institutional Academic Achievement Award, as well as separate team awards in each Conference-sponsored sport. Since the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA) Academic All-America program began, the Ohio Valley Conference has had 215 student-athletes honored with the award, including 36 over the last three years. Through the early years of the league, administrators wrestled with fan behavior due to the close proximity of the Conference members and the intense rivalries which developed. Just as it did decades ago, the OVC took the leadership
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role on what has become a national issue. In 1995, the OVC implemented a first-of-its-kind “Sportsmanship Statement,” a policy which promotes principles of fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one’s opponent. The statement has become a model for others to follow across the nation, and has answered the challenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve sportsmanship in collegiate athletics. Additionally, the OVC annually presents the Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, in honor of the former Morehead State student-athlete, coach and athletics director, to a junior or senior student-athlete with significant athletic contributions who best exemplifies the characteristics of sportsmanship and citizenship. Most recently, the Conference has also implemented the OVC Institutional and Team Sportsmanship Awards, which are presented to one institution and 18 sportspecific teams voted by their peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Founding Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the Ohio Valley Conference prepares for the future. One example is in regard to the current trend in collegiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always governed the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme. The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifle. Now in its seventh decade of competition, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown significantly from its humble beginnings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. Current league representatives include charter members Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University and Murray State University, along with Austin Peay State University, Belmont University, Eastern Illinois University, Jacksonville State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin. .
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL 2012 All-OVC Teams
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
Player, School Casey Brockman, Murray State Matt Denham, Eastern Kentucky Trabis Ward, Tennesee State Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois Quentin Sims, UT Martin A.C. Leonard, Tennessee State Sherman Carter, Tennessee State Collin Seibert, Eastern Illinois Kadeem Edwards, Tennessee State Aaron Adams, Eastern Kentucky Rogers Gaines, Tennessee State
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
Player, School Artavious Dowdelll, Eastern Illinois Robert Knowles, Eastern Kentucky DeMitrio Tyson, Jacksonville State Montori Hughes, UT Martin Anthony Brown, Eastern Kentucky Blake Peiffer, Southeast Missouri Ben Johnson, UT Martin Nick Beard, Eastern Illinois Brooklyn Fox, Eastern Kentucky Tylor Brock, Southeast Missouri Steven Godbolt, Tennessee State
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Ht. 6-2 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-7
Wt. 220 185 200 181 202 245 300 268 290 295 320
Yr. Sr. Sr. Jr. R-Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr.
Hometown Murray, Ky. Rineyville, Ky. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Miami, Fla. Cincinnati, Ohio Jacksonville, Fla. LaVergne, Tenn. Oswego, III. Sanford, Fla. Lake Worth, Fla. Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Pos. DL DL DL DL LB LB LB DB DB DB DB
Ht. 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-1
Wt. 230 273 275 330 220 225 215 183 215 218 180
Yr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So.
Hometown Belle Glade, Fla . Lexington, Ky. Elba, Ala. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Cincinnati, Ohio. Jackson, Mo. Primm Springs, Tenn. Delray Beach, Fla. Tulsa, Okla. St. Louis, Mo. Cross City, Fla.
Ht. 5-11 6-3 6-0
Wt. 203 220 180
Yr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
Hometown St. Louis, Mo. Hendersonville, Tenn. St. Louis, Mo.
FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS Player, School Cameron Berra, Eastern Illinois Chad Zinchini, Tennesee Tech Walter Powel, Murray State
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OVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Erik Lora (WR), Eastern Illinois OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Blake Peiffer (LB), Southeast Missouri OVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Scott Lathrop (QB), Southeast Missouri OVC ROY KIDD COACH OF THE YEAR: Dino Babers, Eastern Illinois.
ALL-TIME OVC CHAMPIONS 1948 Murray State 1949 Evansville 1950 Murray State 1951 Murray State 1952 TENNESSEE TECH Western Kentucky 1953 TENNESSEE TECH 1954 Eastern Kentucky 1955 TENNESSEE TECH 1956 Middle Tennessee 1957 Middle Tennessee 1958 TENNESSEE TECH Middle Tennessee 1959 TENNESSEE TECH Middle Tennessee 1960 TENNESSEE TECH 1961 TENNESSEE TECH 1962 East Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Morehead State 1963 Western Kentucky 1964 Middle Tennessee 1965 Middle Tennessee 1966 Morehead State 1967 Eastern Kentucky 1968 Eastern Kentucky
1969 East Tennessee 1970 Western Kentucky 1971 Western Kentucky 1972 TENNESSEE TECH 1973 Western Kentucky 1974 Eastern Kentucky 1975 TENNESSEE TECH 1976 Eastern Kentucky 1977 Austin Peay 1978 Western Kentucky 1979 Murray State 1980 Western Kentucky 1981 Eastern Kentucky 1982 Eastern Kentucky 1983 Eastern Kentucky 1984 Eastern Kentucky 1985 Middle Tennessee 1986 Murray State Eastern Kentucky 1987 Youngstown Eastern Kentucky 1988 Eastern Kentucky 1989 Middle Tennessee 1990 Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee 1991 Eastern Kentucky 1992 Middle Tennessee
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Murray State Murray State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Tennessee State Western Kentucky Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Murray State Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri TENNESSEE TECH Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois
2012 FINAL OVC STANDINGS
Conference Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Eastern Illinois * 6 1 .857 7 5 .583 Eastern Kentucky 6 2 .750 8 3 .727 UT Martin 6 2 .750 8 3 .727 Jacksonville State 5 3 .625 6 5 .545 Tennessee State 4 3 .571 8 3 .727 Murray State 4 4 .500 5 6 .455 Southeast Missouri 2 6 .250 3 8 .273 Tennessee Tech 1 7 .125 3 8 .273 Austin Peay 1 7 .125 2 9 .182 * OVC Champions and NCAA Division I Football Championship participant
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
Player, School Pos. Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois QB Derek Carr, UT Martin QB Jake Walker, Eastern Illinois RB Levi Terrell, Southeast Missouri RB Tyrone Goard, Eastern Kentucky WR Walter Powel, Murray State WR Sam Hendricks, Eastern Illinois TE Kevin Kapellas, Eastern Illinois C Justin Meredith, Eastern Kentucky OG Tori Mobley, Jacksonville State OG Patrick Ford, Eastern Kentucky OT Roderick Tomlin, Murray State OT
Ht. 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-5
Wt. 206 191 194 195 192 180 206 277 290 280 305 300
Yr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr.
Hometown Arlington Heights, III. McKenzie, Tenn. Delray Beach, Fla. De Soto, Mo. Charleston, W.Va. St. Louis, Mo. Cincinati, Ohio Cincinati, Ohio Bowling Green, Ky. Columbus, Ga. Richmond, Ky. Jackson, Tenn.
Ht. 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-2 5-9
Wt. 297 241 257 245 245 235 200 240 176 201 190 190
Yr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So. So. Sr.
Hometown Bolingbrook, III.. Orland Hills, III. Brownsburg, Ind. Memphis, Tenn. Knoxville, Tenn. LaGrange, Ky. Jupiter, Fla. Morrow, Ga. Tampa, Fla. Suwanee, Ga. Fort Wayne, Ind. Adel, Ga.
Pos. K P RS RS
Ht. 6-0 6-1 5-7 5-9
Wt. 180 171 165 192
Yr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr.
Hometown Englewood, Tenn. Gallatin, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Mt. Olive, Miss.
Player, School Pos. Reco Willliams, Austin Peay RB LeQuince McCall, Eastern Illinois LB Jermaine Hough, Jacksonville State DB Jaamal Berry, Murray State RB Scott Lathrop, Southeast Missouri QB A.C. Leonard, Tennessee State TE Joe Bowens, Tennessee State TE Da’Rick Rogers, Tennessee Tech WR Ladarius Vanlier, Tennessee Tech RS/RB Chad Zinchini, Tennessee Tech P Jeremy Butler, UT Martin WR
Ht. 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-4 6-5 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3
Wt. 250 220 163 200 175 245 230 205 165 220 205
Yr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr.
Hometown Clarksville, Tenn. San Antonio, Texas Lovejoy, Ga. Miami, Fla. Warrenton, Mo. Jacksonville, Fla. Greenville, S.C. Calhoun, Ga. Nashville, Tenn. Hendersonville, Tenn. Bradenton, Fla.
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
Player, School Roosevelt Holliday, Eastern Illinois Pat Wertz, Eastern Illinois Shawn Shupperd, Eastern Kentucky Antonio Harper, Tennessee State DJ Roberts, UT Martin Ichiro Vance, Eastern Kentucky Kevin Hamlin, Eastern Kentucky Nick Thrasher, Tennnessee State Justin Bell, Eastern Kentucky Brandon Stanley, Eastern Kentucky Daniel Fitzpatrick, Tennessee State Thad Williams, UT Martin
Pos. DL DL DL DL DL LB LB LB DB DB DB DB
SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS
Player, School Jamin Godfrey, Tennessee State James Satterfield, UT Martin Ladarius Vanlier, Tennessee Tech Jason McNair, UT Martin
ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Note: The All-Newcomer Team is comprised of first-year players in the OVC who can be either true freshmen, redshirt freshmen or first-year transfers. The team consists of 11 players and is not voted on by position.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL 2012 OVC TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Team Statistics SCORING OFFENSE 1. Murray State 2. UT Martin 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Tennessee State 5. Jacksonville State 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri 9. Austin Peay
G TD XP 2XP DXP 11 53 43 0 0 11 49 45 0 0 11 47 46 0 0 11 41 37 0 0 11 43 39 0 0 12 44 41 0 0 11 34 28 0 0 11 33 30 0 0 11 25 23 0 1
FG Saf 15 1 14 0 9 0 16 2 9 0 10 0 7 1 9 0 10 1
RUSHING OFFENSE 1. Southeast Missouri 2. Jacksonville State 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Tennessee Tech 5. UT Martin 6. Tennessee State 7. Austin Peay 8. Murray State 9. Eastern Illinois
G 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11
Att 482 509 530 483 438 418 428 391 346
Yds 2564 2419 2352 2144 2108 1968 1870 1675 941
Avg 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.3 2.7
TD 21 24 22 26 20 21 11 20 13
Yds/G 233.1 219.9 196.0 194.9 191.6 178.9 170.0 152.3 85.5
PASS OFFENSE 1. Murray State 2. Eastern Illinois 3. Tennessee State 4. UT Martin 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Jacksonville State 7. Austin Peay 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. Southeast Missouri
G 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11
Att 493 353 359 355 318 234 325 265 236
Cmp 326 217 189 205 208 145 169 140 126
Int 9 14 10 10 10 5 18 10 7
Pct. 66.1 61.5 52.6 57.7 65.4 62.0 52.0 52.8 53.4
Yds 3395 2644 2609 2591 2372 1795 1757 1743 1498
Avg 6.9 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.7 5.4 6.6 6.3
TD 28 20 17 27 17 13 13 18 12
Yds/G 308.6 240.4 237.2 235.5 215.6 163.2 159.7 145.2 136.2
PASS DEF EFFICIENCY 1. Murray State 2. Tennessee Tech 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Jacksonville State 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Southeast Missouri 7. UT Martin 8. Tennessee State 9. Austin Peay
PASS DEFENSE 1. Eastern Illinois 2. Southeast Missouri 3. Murray State 4. Tennessee Tech 5. UT Martin 6. Austin Peay 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Jacksonville State 9. Tennessee State
G 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11
Att 267 288 346 345 310 279 362 332 379
Cmp 172 192 189 202 180 172 216 201 224
Int 4 4 9 11 6 7 14 17 7
Pct. 64.4 66.7 54.6 58.6 58.1 61.6 59.7 60.5 59.1
Yds 1809 2010 2215 2245 2306 2399 2650 2480 2895
Avg 6.8 7.0 6.4 6.5 7.4 8.6 7.3 7.5 7.6
TD 12 14 18 16 22 20 18 17 27
Yds/G 164.5 182.7 201.4 204.1 209.6 218.1 220.8 225.5 263.2
KICKOFF RETURNS 1. Eastern Illinois 2. Tennessee Tech 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Southeast Missouri 5. Jacksonville State 6. UT Martin 7. Austin Peay 8. Tennessee State 9. Murray State
RUSHING DEFENSE 1. Tennessee Tech 2. UT Martin 3. Jacksonville State 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Tennessee State 6. Murray State 7. Austin Peay 8. Eastern Illinois 9. Southeast Missouri
G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G 11 416 1633 3.9 19 148.5 11 446 1733 3.9 14 157.5 11 400 1827 4.6 19 166.1 12 506 2031 4.0 15 169.2 11 418 1977 4.7 18 179.7 11 486 2130 4.4 24 193.6 11 473 2190 4.6 22 199.1 11 506 2640 5.2 32 240.0 11 509 2763 5.4 37 251.2
TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Murray State 2. UT Martin 3. Tennessee State 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Jacksonville State 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Austin Peay 9. Eastern Illinois
G 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11
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Rush 1675 2108 1968 2144 2419 2564 2352 1870 941
Pass 3395 2591 2609 2372 1795 1498 1743 1757 2644
Plays Yards Avg/P 884 5070 5.7 793 4699 5.9 777 4577 5.9 801 4516 5.6 743 4214 5.7 718 4062 5.7 795 4095 5.2 753 3627 4.8 699 3585 5.1
Pts Avg 408 37.1 381 34.6 355 32.3 335 30.5 324 29.5 335 27.9 255 23.2 255 23.2 207 18.8
TD 48 47 38 43 37 33 40 24 33
Yds/G 460.9 427.2 416.1 410.5 383.1 369.3 341.2 329.7 325.9
TOTAL DEFENSE 1. Tennessee Tech 2. UT Martin 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Jacksonville State 5. Murray State 6. Eastern Illinois 7. Austin Peay 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Tennessee State
G 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11
PASS EFFICIENCY 1. Jacksonville State 2. Tennessee Tech 3. Murray State 4. UT Martin 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Tennessee State 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Austin Peay
G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic 11 234 145 62.0 5 1795 13 140.5 11 318 208 65.4 10 2372 17 139.4 11 493 326 66.1 9 3395 28 139.1 11 355 205 57.7 10 2591 27 138.5 11 353 217 61.5 14 2644 20 135.2 11 359 189 52.6 10 2609 17 123.7 12 265 140 52.8 10 1743 18 122.9 11 236 126 53.4 7 1498 12 117.6 11 325 169 52.0 18 1757 13 99.5 G 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 G 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11
Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G 1633 2245 761 3878 5.1 35 352.5 1733 2306 756 4039 5.3 36 367.2 2031 2650 868 4681 5.4 33 390.1 1827 2480 732 4307 5.9 36 391.5 2130 2215 832 4345 5.2 42 395.0 2640 1809 773 4449 5.8 44 404.5 2190 2399 752 4589 6.1 42 417.2 2763 2010 797 4773 6.0 51 433.9 1977 2895 797 4872 6.1 45 442.9
Att 346 345 362 332 267 288 310 379 279 Ret 53 40 45 60 49 42 62 65 45 Ret 10 22 29 18 23 22 11 13 10
Cmp 189 202 216 201 172 192 180 224 172 Yds 1222 816 894 1166 945 794 1100 1130 769 Yds 180 320 354 209 256 210 90 97 28
Int 9 11 14 17 4 4 6 7 7
Pct. 54.6 58.6 59.7 60.5 64.4 66.7 58.1 59.1 61.6
TD 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
TD 18 16 18 17 12 14 22 27 20
Effic 120.4 122.1 129.8 129.9 133.2 138.6 140.1 143.1 152.5
Avg 23.1 20.4 19.9 19.4 19.3 18.9 17.7 17.4 17.1
PUNT RETURN AVG 1. Tennessee State 2. UT Martin 3. Murray State 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Jacksonville State 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Austin Peay 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Eastern Illinois
G 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11
PUNTING 1. Eastern Kentucky 2. Tennessee Tech 3. Murray State 4. Southeast Missouri 5. Eastern Illinois 6. UT Martin 7. Austin Peay 8. Tennessee State 9. Jacksonville State
G No. Yards Avg/P PR Avg TBg Net/P 12 69 2828 41.0 134 1.9 6 37.3 11 39 1531 39.3 43 1.1 2 37.1 11 49 1978 40.4 123 2.5 3 36.6 11 44 1807 41.1 182 4.1 6 34.2 11 48 1809 37.7 144 3.0 3 33.4 11 50 1882 37.6 158 3.2 3 33.3 11 57 2139 37.5 166 2.9 4 33.2 11 56 2159 38.6 226 4.0 4 33.1 11 56 2046 36.5 134 2.4 4 32.7
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TD 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Yds 2215 2245 2650 2480 1809 2010 2306 2895 2399
Avg 18.0 14.5 12.2 11.6 11.1 9.5 8.2 7.5 2.8
GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL FIELD GOALS 1. Jacksonville State 2. Murray State 3. UT Martin 4. Eastern Illinois 5. Tennessee State 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Austin Peay 9. Eastern Kentucky
G 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12
Made 9 15 14 7 16 9 9 10 10
Att 10 17 17 9 24 15 16 19 20
Pct .900 .882 .824 .778 .667 .600 .562 .526 .500
ALL PURPOSE 1. POWELL, Walter 2. WARD, Trabis 3. LORA, Erik 4. DENHAM, Matt 5. TERRELL, Levi 6. BERRY, Jaamal 7. WALKER, Jake 8. JAMES, DaMarcus 9. BONNER, Alan 10. SIMS, Quentin
Individual Offensive Statistics RUSHING 1. WARD, Trabis 2. DENHAM, Matt 3. TERRELL, Levi 4. JAMES, DaMarcus 5. WALKER, Jake 6. BERRY, Jaamal 7. LATHROP, Scott 8. EALEY, Washaun 9. STONE, Darian 10. WILLIAMS, Reco
Team TSU EKU SEMO JSU EIU MUR SEMO JSU TTU APSU
Cl JR SR SR SO SR JR FR SR SO FR
PASSING AVG/GAME 1. BROCKMAN, Casey 2. GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 3. CARR, Derek 4. GERMAN, Michael 5. PRYOR, T.J. 6. RYAN, Jake 7. IVORY, Marques 8. LATHROP, Scott 9. STONE, Darian 10. McCLAIN, Jared
Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G MUR SR 11 517 359 10 69.4 3729 28 339.0 EIU JR 12 540 331 15 61.3 3823 31 318.6 UTM SR 11 415 264 8 63.6 3276 31 297.8 TSU SO 11 358 215 10 60.1 2751 18 250.1 EKU SR 10 213 123 3 57.7 1929 15 192.9 APSU SR 11 365 207 10 56.7 2089 18 189.9 JSU SR 11 266 153 7 57.5 2086 16 189.6 SEMO FR 11 158 91 5 57.6 1025 7 93.2 TTU SO 9 143 70 5 49.0 786 10 87.3 EKU SO 11 53 30 3 56.6 460 3 41.8 Cl SR JR SR SO SR SR SR FR SO JR
G 11 11 11 9 12 9 11 10 9 9
Att 309 287 231 143 232 95 211 179 89 103
G 11 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 9 11
Yds Avg TD Long 1422 4.6 15 47 1386 4.8 14 73 1349 5.8 6 52 867 6.1 6 60 1133 4.9 12 43 675 7.1 7 47 824 3.9 7 67 727 4.1 10 29 553 6.2 1 42 496 4.8 2 32
Rush 73 0 -7 40 87 66 -57 824 553 1422
Pass 3729 3823 3276 2751 1929 2086 2089 1025 786 0
Plays Total 619 3802 623 3823 452 3269 404 2791 261 2016 311 2152 387 2032 369 1849 232 1339 309 1422
Yds/G 129.3 126.0 122.6 96.3 94.4 75.0 74.9 72.7 61.4 55.1
TOTAL OFFENSE 1. BROCKMAN, Casey 2. GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 3. CARR, Derek 4. GERMAN, Michael 5. PRYOR, T.J. 6. IVORY, Marques 7. RYAN, Jake 8. LATHROP, Scott 9. STONE, Darian 10. WARD, Trabis
Team MUR EIU UTM TSU EKU JSU APSU SEMO TTU TSU
Yds/G 345.6 318.6 297.2 253.7 201.6 195.6 184.7 168.1 148.8 129.3
RECEPTIONS/GAME 1. LORA, Erik 2. POWELL, Walter 3. SIMS, Quentin 4. STARK, Devin 5. ROGERS, Da’Rick 6. BUTLER, Jeremy LEONARD, A.C. 8. BONNER, Alan JAMES, Travis 10. BAILEY, Cameron
Team Cl G EIU JR 12 MUR JR 11 UTM SR 11 APSU SR 11 TTU JR 11 UTM JR 10 TSU SO 10 JSU SR 10 TSU SR 11 EKU SR 11
Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Rec/G 136 1664 12 50 12.2 11.33 94 1213 10 71 12.9 8.55 86 1092 16 50 12.7 7.82 67 769 10 47 11.5 6.09 61 893 10 52 14.6 5.55 51 750 10 62 14.7 5.10 51 733 6 80 14.4 5.10 50 859 8 71 17.2 5.00 55 730 3 68 13.3 5.00 49 640 5 84 13.1 4.45
RECEIVE YDS/GAME 1. LORA, Erik 2. POWELL, Walter 3. SIMS, Quentin 4. GOARD, Tyrone 5. BONNER, Alan 6. ROGERS, Da’Rick 7. BUTLER, Jeremy 8. WRIGHT, Chris 9. LEONARD, A.C. 10. STARK, Devin
Team Cl G EIU JR 12 MUR JR 11 UTM SR 11 EKU SR 10 JSU SR 10 TTU JR 11 UTM JR 10 EIU SR 12 TSU SO 10 APSU SR 11
Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G 136 1664 12 50 12.2 138.7 94 1213 10 71 12.9 110.3 86 1092 16 50 12.7 99.3 41 900 8 78 22.0 90.0 50 859 8 71 17.2 85.9 61 893 10 52 14.6 81.2 51 750 10 62 14.7 75.0 53 888 11 74 16.8 74.0 51 733 6 80 14.4 73.3 67 769 10 47 11.5 69.9
INTERCEPTIONS 1. GODBOLT III, Steven 2. FOX, Brooklyn 3. BROCK, Tylor 4. CENIZA, Cejay 5. HOUGH, Jermaine 6. BORUM, Darrick 7. SPANN, Branden WILLIAMS, Thad CRAWFORD, Tavares JENNINGS, Reggie
Team Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G MUR JR 11 5 1213 301 604 2123 193.0 TSU JR 11 1422 248 0 0 1670 151.8 EIU JR 12 14 1664 74 0 1752 146.0 EKU SR 11 1386 175 0 0 1561 141.9 SEMO SR 11 1349 34 0 0 1383 125.7 MUR JR 9 675 234 0 36 945 105.0 EIU SR 12 1133 120 0 0 1253 104.4 JSU SO 9 867 69 0 0 936 104.0 JSU SR 10 46 859 87 24 1016 101.6 UTM SR 11 0 1092 0 0 1092 99.3 Team TSU EKU SEMO EKU JSU SEMO SEMO UTM EIU SEMO
Cl SO SR SR SR FR SR SR SR JR SO Cl SR SR SR JR SR SO SO JR FR SR
G 10 11 11 9 11 10 11 11 11 11 G 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 12 11 11
Att 213 415 517 37 266 53 358 540 158 365
Int Yds TD Long 6 67 0 62 6 138 0 59 4 108 0 64 3 113 1 84 3 36 0 15 2 41 1 41 2 119 1 100 2 73 1 42 2 70 1 39 2 38 0 21
PASS EFFICIENCY 1. PRYOR, T.J. 2. CARR, Derek 3. BROCKMAN, Casey 4. BLANCHARD, Coty 5. IVORY, Marques 6. McCLAIN, Jared 7. GERMAN, Michael 8. GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 9. LATHROP, Scott 10. RYAN, Jake
Team EKU UTM MUR JSU JSU EKU TSU EIU SEMO APSU
PUNT RETURN AVG 1. ESTELLE, CJ 2. BONNER, Alan
Team Cl UTM SR JSU JR
KICK RETURN AVG 1. POWELL, Walter 2. BARFIELD, Kevin 3. PENDERGRASS, Trey 4. VANLIER, LaDarrius 5. DAVIS, Spencer
Team MUR UTM EIU TTU SEMO
Cl JR JR FR FR SO
G 11 11 9 11 11
Ret 23 29 23 32 33
PUNTING 1. ZINCHINI, Chad 2. SATTERFIELD, James 3. VUCIC, Joe 4. MIX, Steven 5. WEATHERFORD, Scott 6. MacINNES, Hamish 7. CAMPBELL, Ben 8. BERRY, Jordan 9. GODFREY, Jamin
Team Cl TTU JR UTM SO SEMO JR MUR JR EIU JR JSU FR APSU SO EKU JR TSU JR
G 11 11 11 11 12 11 10 11 11
Punt Yds Long Avg 65 2910 64 44.8 41 1744 73 42.5 45 1885 68 41.9 50 2054 60 41.1 54 2127 55 39.4 49 1927 55 39.3 57 2198 68 38.6 46 1769 63 38.5 51 1956 60 38.4
SCORING 1. DENHAM, Matt 2. SIMS, Quentin 3. WARD, Trabis 4. BENTON, Jordan 5. EALEY, Washaun 6. GODFREY, Jamin 7. GELDBACH, Drew BERRA, Cameron 9. POWELL, Walter 10. WALKER, Jake
Team Cl G TD XPT FG 2XP EKU SR 11 17 0 0 2 UTM SR 11 16 0 0 0 TSU JR 11 15 0 0 0 MUR SO 11 0 53 11 0 JSU SR 10 13 0 0 0 TSU JR 11 0 33 16 0 SEMO SR 11 0 32 15 0 EIU JR 12 0 48 12 0 MUR JR 11 12 0 0 0 EIU SR 12 13 0 0 0
G 11 11
Cmp Int 123 3 264 8 359 10 16 3 153 7 30 3 215 10 331 15 91 5 207 10 Ret 16 21 Yds 604 711 509 668 685
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Pct. 57.7 63.6 69.4 43.2 57.5 56.6 60.1 61.3 57.6 56.7 Yds 283 208
TD 0 1 0 1 0
Int/G 0.60 0.55 0.36 0.33 0.27 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18
Yds 1929 3276 3729 334 2086 460 2751 3823 1025 2089
TD 15 31 28 4 16 3 18 31 7 18
Eff. 154.2 150.7 144.0 138.5 138.0 136.9 135.6 134.2 120.4 115.6
TD 1 0
Long Avg 76 17.7 24 9.9
Long Avg 83 26.3 93 24.5 38 22.1 94 20.9 53 20.8
Pts Pts/G 104 9.5 96 8.7 90 8.2 86 7.8 78 7.8 81 7.4 77 7.0 84 7.0 72 6.5 78 6.5
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL SCORING (TDs) 1. DENHAM, Matt 2. SIMS, Quentin 3. WARD, Trabis 4. EALEY, Washaun 5. POWELL, Walter 6. WALKER, Jake 7. LORA, Erik 8. BUTLER, Jeremy 9. WRIGHT, Chris 10. STARK, Devin
Team EKU UTM TSU JSU MUR EIU EIU UTM EIU APSU
Cl SR SR JR SR JR SR JR JR SR SR
G 11 11 11 10 11 12 12 10 12 11
TD Rush Pass Ret PAT 17 14 3 0 1 16 0 16 0 0 15 15 0 0 0 13 10 3 0 0 12 0 10 2 0 13 12 1 0 0 12 0 12 0 1 10 0 10 0 0 11 0 11 0 1 10 0 10 0 1
SCORING (KICK) 1. BENTON, Jordan 2. GODFREY, Jamin 3. GELDBACH, Drew BERRA, Cameron 5. SANDLIN, Cody 6. THOMAS, Griffin 7. SHARP, Zach 8. PRAY, Luke 9. STANSELL, Stephen 10. SPEARS, Walter
Team MUR TSU SEMO EIU UTM JSU TTU EKU APSU APSU
Cl SO JR SR JR SR JR SO JR SR SO
G 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 10
PATs 53-54 33-36 32-34 48-52 44-45 38-39 46-46 38-41 27-28 1-1
FIELD GOALS 1. GODFREY, Jamin 2. GELDBACH, Drew 3. BERRA, Cameron BENTON, Jordan 5. THOMAS, Griffin 6. SANDLIN, Cody 7. PRAY, Luke 8. SHARP, Zach 9. STANSELL, Stephen
Team TSU SEMO EIU MUR JSU UTM EKU TTU APSU
Cl JR SR JR SO JR SR JR SO SR
G 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11
FG FGA 16 20 15 22 12 13 11 14 10 19 9 19 7 14 6 11 4 12
FGs 11-14 16-20 15-22 12-13 9-19 10-19 6-11 7-14 4-12 0-0
Pts 86 81 77 84 71 68 64 59 39 1 Pct. 80.0 68.2 92.3 78.6 52.6 47.4 50.0 54.5 33.3
SACKS Team 1. DOWDELL, Artavious 2. KNOWLES, Robert 3. MAHAN, Greg 4. BASS, Anthony BELL, Tony HUGHES, Montori SMITH, Ernest JOHNSON, Ben 9. TYSON, DiMetrio HARPER, Antonio
Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G EIU SR 12 DL 7 1 41 7.5 0.62 EKU SR 11 5 0 32 5.0 0.45 EIU SR 12 DL 5 0 27 5.0 0.42 TSU SO 11 DL 4 0 31 4.0 0.36 UTM SO 11 LB 4 0 31 4.0 0.36 UTM SR 11 DL 3 2 28 4.0 0.36 APSU JR 11 DE 4 0 26 4.0 0.36 UTM JR 11 LB 3 2 21 4.0 0.36 JSU SR 11 DE 3 1 20 3.5 0.32 TSU JR 11 DE 3 1 18 3.5 0.32
Pts/G 7.8 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.4 3.5 0.1
TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. DOWDELL, Artavious 2. BROWN, Anthony 3. ROBERTS, DJ 4. WRIGHT, Chris KNOWLES, Robert HUZZIE, Qua 7. MAHAN, Greg 8. THRASHER, Nick BELL, Tony 10. HOLLIDAY, Roosevelt
Team EIU EKU UTM UTM EKU MUR EIU TSU UTM EIU
Cl SR JR JR SR SR JR SR SO SO SR
FG/G 1.45 1.36 1.00 1.00 0.91 0.82 0.64 0.55 0.36
FUMBLES FORCED 1. BROWN, Anthony NOBLE, Adam SMITH, Ernest 4. WERTZ, Pat DOWDELL, Artavious 6. GODBOLT III, Steven 7. STANLEY, Brandon HOULIHAN, Pete JOHNSON, Ben SMITH, Rashad
Team EKU APSU APSU EIU EIU TSU EKU EIU UTM JSU
Cl JR JR JR SR SR SO SO JR JR JR
G 11 11 11 12 12 10 11 11 11 11
Num Avg/G 3 0.27 3 0.27 3 0.27 3 0.25 3 0.25 2 0.20 2 0.18 2 0.18 2 0.18 2 0.18
Pts Pts/G 104 9.5 96 8.7 90 8.2 78 7.8 72 6.5 78 6.5 74 6.2 60 6.0 68 5.7 62 5.6
Individual Defensive Statistics TACKLES (All positions) Player 1. JOHNSON, Ben 2. PEIFFER, Blake 3. THRASHER, Nick 4. TALLANT, Austin 5. GOFF, Tra’Darius HAYNES, Robert 7. SMITH, Rashad 8. ENDRESS, Ben 9. JOHNSON, Will 10. McCALL, LeQuince 11. STANLEY, Brandon BROCK, Tylor 13. DILLARD, William 14. HOULIHAN, Pete BELL, Tony 16. BEARD, Nick 17. GRIFFIN, Howard BLACKMON, J’Vontez 19. WICKS, Brandon 20. SALLEY, Craig 21. MCNAIR, Julius 22. SALTER, Blake 23. WICKLIFFE, Jourdan 24. RICH, Steven 25. SHULER, Johnathan 33. MCBRIDE, Tommie 42. ADAMS, Blake
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Team UTM SEMO TSU TTU TTU EIU JSU JSU TTU EIU EKU SEMO TTU EIU UTM EIU TTU UTM MUR APSU UTM MUR EIU APSU APSU TTU TTU
Cl JR SR SO SO SO SO JR SO SR JR SO SR FR JR SO JR SR JR JR JR SR JR SO SO SO SR JR
G Pos 11 LB 11 LB 11 LB 10 DB 11 LB 11 LB 11 LB 11 LB 11 DB 11 LB 11 11 DB 10 DB 11 DB 11 LB 12 DB 11 LB 11 DB 11 DB 11 LB 11 DB 11 LB 12 DB 11 DB 11 CB 11 DE 11 LB
Solo 60 60 68 28 29 51 58 51 37 44 56 49 26 52 29 63 22 42 44 38 36 42 42 40 43 18 13
Ast Total Avg/G Sack 71 131 11.9 4.0 57 117 10.6 0.0 37 105 9.5 1.0 66 94 9.4 0.0 72 101 9.2 0.0 50 101 9.2 2.0 31 89 8.1 1.0 34 85 7.7 1.0 46 83 7.5 0.0 38 82 7.5 1.0 25 81 7.4 1.0 32 81 7.4 0.0 47 73 7.3 0.0 26 78 7.1 0.5 49 78 7.1 4.0 22 85 7.1 1.0 54 76 6.9 0.0 34 76 6.9 0.0 29 73 6.6 0.5 34 72 6.5 1.0 34 70 6.4 1.0 27 69 6.3 0.0 33 75 6.2 0.0 28 68 6.2 0.0 23 66 6.0 1.0 39 57 5.2 0.5 40 53 4.8 0.0
G Pos 12 DL 11 11 DE 11 LB 11 10 LB 12 DL 11 LB 11 LB 12 DL
Solo 10 9 8 8 9 9 7 8 6 7
Ast Yds Total 7 57 13.5 7 31 12.5 7 32 11.5 6 34 11.0 4 44 11.0 2 39 10.0 6 34 10.0 2 27 9.0 6 42 9.0 4 33 9.0
FUMBLES RCVD 1. HATHAWAY, Brandon SHUPPERD, Shawn 3. CENIZA, Cejay 4. COLEY, David 5. TAYLOR, Antonio WRIGHT, Chris WEBBER, Cory SPANN, Branden ROBERTS, DJ FOX, Brooklyn
Team MUR EKU EKU SEMO EIU UTM TTU SEMO UTM EKU
Cl FR JR SR FR JR SR SO SR JR SR
G 11 11 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11
Num 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Avg/G 0.27 0.27 0.22 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18
PASSES DEFENDED 1. GODBOLT III, Steven 2. BELL, Justin 3. BYERS, Rashod HOUGH, Jermaine 5. FOX, Brooklyn 6. CENIZA, Cejay 7. FITZPATRICK, Daniel WILLIAMS, Thad 9. MANNING, Josh 10. BEARD, Nick
Team TSU EKU JSU JSU EKU EKU TSU UTM MUR EIU
Cl SO SR SO FR SR SR SO SR JR JR
G 10 11 11 11 11 9 11 11 9 12
Brup 6 10 9 8 4 5 8 7 6 9
Int 6 2 2 3 6 3 1 2 1 0
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Avg/G 1.12 1.14 1.05 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.83 0.82 0.82 0.75
Total Avg/G 12 1.20 12 1.09 11 1.00 11 1.00 10 0.91 8 0.89 9 0.82 9 0.82 7 0.78 9 0.75
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Cumberland Bulldogs
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2013 / Tucker Stadium / 7 p.m. CDT Series History
General Information
Donnie Suber
Series Record..... Cumberland leads, 7-6-1 Last Meeting........................................ 2007 Last Result......................... Tech-45, CU-21 First Meeting........................................ 1922 Current TTU Streak...........................Won 3
Location....................................Lebanon, Tenn. Enrollment.................................................. 1,491 Nickname..............................................Bulldogs Colors.................................Cardinal and White Conference.......................................Mid-South Affiliation......................................................NAIA Stadium............................ Nokes-Lasater Field Capacity....................................................... 5,000 President................................. Dr. Harvill Eaton Athletic Director.............................. Ron Pavan Dept. Phone............................... 615/547-1348 Ticket Office............................... 615/547-1350
Team Information Grant Jones
2012 Overall Record.....................................8-3 2012 Conference Record............................4-2 First year of football.................................. 1894 Overall all-time record................................ n/a Starters R/L.................................................11/15 Lettermen R/L............................................32/25
Coaching Staff
Reed Gurchiek
Reed Gurchiek
Head Coach................................Donnie Suber Alma Mater (Yr)...Georgia Southern (1990) Record at CU (Yr)............................... First year Career Record (Yr)............................. First year Office Phone.............................. 615/547-1251
Media Information
Website.........GoCumberlandAthletics.com SID Phone................................... 615/547-1350 SID Fax......................................... 615/443-8422 Press Box Phone....................... 615/631-9522 Football Contact......................Jo Jo Freeman E-mail......... ..jfreeman@cumberland.edu Play-by-Play................................Tommy Bryan E-mail................. tbryan@wilsonpost.com Beat Writer..................................Tommy Bryan E-mail................ tbryan@wilsonpost.com Beat Writer....................................... Andy Reed E-mail...... andy.reed@lebanondemocrat.com
2013 Schedule
Date Opponent Aug. 29 at Tennessee Tech Sept. 7 at U of Cumberlands Sept. 21 at Belhaven Sept. 28 Bluefield College Oct. 5 Pikeville Oct. 12 Union College Oct. 19 Faulkner Oct. 26 at Campbellsville Nov. 2 Bethel Nov. 9 at Reinhardt Univ. Nov. 16 at Alderson-Broaddus
2012 Results
(8-3/4-2 Mid-South, West Division) Sept. 1 Kansas Wesleyan W, 31-10 Sept. 8 U. of Cumberlands L, 13-55 Sept. 15 Belhaven W(O), 36-30 Sept. 22 at UVA-Wise W, 24-17 Sept. 29 at Pikeville W, 41-23 Oct. 6 Union College W, 42-21 Oct. 13 at Faulkner L, 14-42 Oct. 20 Campbellsville W, 28-23 Oct. 27 at Bethel L, 30-32 Nov. 3 Bluefield College W, 49-0 Nov. 10 at Lindsey Wilson W(O),33-32
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at Wisconsin Badgers
September 7, 2013 / Madison, Wis. / Camp Randall Stadium / 11 a.m. CDT General Information
Gary Andersen
Series History
Location.......................................Madison, Wis. Enrollment................................................42,041 Nickname...............................................Badgers Colors.................................Cardinal and White Conference..............................................Big Ten Affiliation......................NCAA Division I (FBS) Stadium..................... Camp Randall Stadium Capacity.....................................................80,321 President.......................................... David Ward Athletic Director.........................Barry Alvarez Dept. Phone............................... 608/262-1866 Ticket Office............................... 608/262-6017
Series Record.......................First meeting Last Meeting............................................n/a Last Result.................................................n/a First Meeting........................................ 2013 Current TTU Streak.................................n/a
Jared Abbrederis
Team Information Chris Borland
2012 Overall Record.....................................8-6 2012 Conference Record............................4-4 First year of football.................................. 1889 Overall all-time record................ 644-476-51 Starters R/L................................................... 14/8 Lettermen R/L............................................52/10
Coaching Staff
Jared Abbrederis
Head Coach............................. Gary Andersen Alma Mater (Year).U of Utah-Salt Lake (1986) Record at UW (Yrs)........................................0-0 Career Record (Yrs).............................30-31(5) Office Phone.............................. 608/262-1861
Media Information
Website...................... www.UWBadgers.com SID Phone................................... 608-263-5052 Football Contact........................... Brian Lucas E-mail................... bml@athletics.wisc.edu Radio Play-by-Play.........................Matt Lepay
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2013 Schedule Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30
UMASS Tennessee Tech at Arizona State Purdue at Ohio State Northwestern at Illinois at Iowa BYU Indiana at Minnesota Penn State
2012 Results
(8-6/4-4 BIG TEN) Sept. 1 Northern Iowa W, 26-21 Sept. 8 at Oregon State L, 10-7 Sept. 15 Utah State W, 16-14 Sept. 22 UTEP W, 37-26 Sept. 29 at #22 Nebraska L, 30-27 Oct. 6 Illinois W, 31-14 Oct. 13 at Purdue W, 38-14 Oct. 20 Minnesota W, 38-13 Oct. 27 Michigan State L, 16-13 (OT) Nov. 10 at Indiana W, 62-14 Nov. 17 #6 Ohio State L, 21-14 (OT) Nov. 24 at Penn State L, 24-21 (OT) Dec. 1 #14 Nebraska W, 70-31 Jan. 1 #8 Stanford L, 20-14
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3
GAME
at Hampton Pirates
Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 / Armstrong Stadium / 5 p.m. CDT Series History
General Information
Don Rose
Location....................................... Hampton, Va. Enrollment.................................................. 4,768 Nickname..................................................Pirates Colors.............................Royal Blue and White Conference... Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Affiliation........................ NCAA Division I FCS Stadium............................Armstrong Stadium Capacity.....................................................17,000 President........................Dr. William R. Harvey Athletic Director..............Novelle Dickenson Dept. Phone............................... 757/727-5641 Ticket Office............................... 757/728-6828
Series Record.................... Tech leads, 1-0 Last Meeting....................... Aug. 30, 2012 Last Result.............Tech 41, Hampton 31 First Meeting........................................ 2012 Current TTU Streak..........................Won 1
Marvin McNutt, Jr.
Team Information Tyler Delbert
2012 Overall Record.....................................3-7 2012 Conference Record................. 3-5 (8th) First year of football.................................. 1902 Overall all-time record................ 534/394-34 Starters R/L.................................................17/12 Lettermen R/L............................................61/14
Coaching Staff
Jeremiah Schwartz
Head Coach .............................Donovan Rose Alma Mater (Year)...................Hampton (1979) Record at HU (Yrs).......... 21-22 (5th season) Career Record (Yrs)..................................Same Office Phone.............................. 757/727-5322
Andre Griffin
Media Information
Website............. www.hamptonpirates.com SID Phone................................... 757/727-5757 SID Fax......................................... 757/727-5813 Press Box Phone....................... 757/727-5422 Football Contact................ Maurice Williams E-mail...........maurice.williams@hamptonu.edu
2013 Schedule
Date Opponent Aug. 29 at Western Illinois Sept. 7 at William & Mary Sept. 14 Tennessee Tech Sept. 21 at Coastal Carolina Sept. 28 at South Carolina State Oct. 12 North Carolina A&T Oct. 19 at Norfolk State Oct. 26 Delaware State Nov. 2 at Morgan State Nov. 9 North Carolina Central Nov. 16 at Bethune-Cookman Nov. 26 Howard
2012 Results
(3-7/3-5 MEAC) Aug. 30 at Tennessee Tech Sept. 8 Old Dominion Sept. 15 at Florida A&M Sept. 29 Bethune-Cookman Oct. 13 Norfolk State Oct. 18 at N.C. Central Oct. 27 Savannah State Nov. 3 at Howard Nov. 10 at Delaware Nov. 17 at Morgan State
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L, 31-41 L, 7-45 L, 20-44 L, 26-38 W, 28-14 L, 20-37 W, 21-13 L, 10-20 L, 27-35 W, 27-17
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4
GAME
Tennessee State Tigers
September 21, 2013 / Cookeville, Tenn./ Tucker Stadium / 7 p.m. CDT Series History
General Information
Rod Reed
Location................................... Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment.................................................. 9,165 Nickname................................................... Tigers Colors.............................Royal Blue and White Conference......................................Ohio Valley Affiliation......................NCAA Division I (FCS) Stadium....................................................LP Field Capacity.....................................................69,143 President..............................Dr. Glenda Glover Athletic Director.......................Teresa Phillips Dept. Phone............................... 615/963-5034 Ticket Office............................... 615/963-5841
Series Record............ TSU leads, 16-10-0 Last Meeting........................ Oct. 27, 2012 Last Result........................ TSU 22, Tech 21 First Meeting........................................ 1984 Current TTU Streak........................... Lost 2
A.C. Leonard
Team Information Kadeen Edwards
2012 Overall Record.....................................8-3 2012 Conference Record............................4-3 First year of football.................................. 1912 Overall all-time record................ 527-264-33 Starters R/L................................................... 22/5 Lettermen R/L.......................................................
Coaching Staff
Steven Godbolt
Head Coach........................................Rod Reed Alma Mater (Year).......Tennessee State (1988) Record at TSU (Yrs)............................ 16-17 (3) Career Record (Yrs).................................. same Office Phone.............................. 615/963-7572
Media Information
Website............................ www.tsutigers.com SID Phone................................... 615/963-5922 SID Fax......................................... 615/963-0086 Press Box Phone....................... 615/565-4450 Football Contact........................ Alex Mitchell E-mail......................jmitch18@tnstate.edu Radio Play-by-Play............. Brent Dougherty Email.......brent.dougherty@cumulus.com Beat Writers.......... Mike Organ, Tennessean E-mail..............morgan@tennessean.com
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2013 Schedule
Sept. 1 Bethune-Cookman Sept. 7 at Florida A&M Sept. 14 Jackson State Sept. 21 at Tennessee Tech* Sept. 28 Central State (OH) Oct. 5 Southeat Missouri* Oct. 12 at Jacksonville State * Oct. 19 at UT Martin * Oct. 26 Eastern Illinois * Nov. 2 at Eastern Kentucky * Nov. 9 Austin Peay * Nov. 16 Murray State* * denotes OVC Games
2012 Results
(8-3/4-3 OVC) Sept. 1 Florida A&M W, 17-14 Sept. 8 Jackson State W, 38-12 Sept. 15 Austin Peay W, 34-14 Sept. 22 at Bethune-Cookman W, 21-14 Sept. 29 Arkansas Pine Bluff W, 40-13 Oct. 5 Eastern Kentucky W, 23-20 Oct. 13 at SEMO W, 40-28 Oct. 20 at Jacksonville State L, 28-31 Oct. 27 Tennessee Tech W, 22-21 Nov. 3 at Murray State L, 28-49 Nov. 17 at UT Martin L, 26-35
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5
GAME
Indiana State Sycamores
Sept. 28, 2013 / Cookeville, Tenn. / Tucker Stadium / 7 p.m. CDT General Information
Mike Samford
Location................................. Terre Haute, Ind. Enrollment................................................12,114 Nickname..........................................Sycamores Colors.............................Royal Blue and White Conference.............Missouri Valley Football Affiliation......................NCAA Division I (FCS) Stadium.............................. Memorial Stadium Capacity.....................................................12,464 President..........................Dr. Daniel J. Bradley Athletic Director..................... Ron Prettyman Dept. Phone............................... 812/237-4040 Ticket Office............................... 812/237-3737
Series History
Series Record.......................First meeting Last Meeting...........................................N/A Last Result................................................N/A First Meeting........................................ 2013 Current TTU Streak................................N/A
Shakir Bell
Team Information Shakir Bell
2012 Overall Record.....................................7-4 2012 Conference Record.............. 5-3(T-3rd) First year of football.................................. 1896 Overall all-time record................ 358-478-23 Starters R/L.................................................13/11 Lettermen R/L............................................44/18
Coaching Staff
Connor Underwood
Head Coach.................................Mike Sanford Alma Mater (Year).Southern California (1978) Record at ISU (Yrs).................................. 0-0 (1) Career Record (Yrs)........................... 16-43 (5) Office Phone.............................. 812/237-4074
Media Information
Website.................. www.GoSycamores.com SID Phone................................... 812/237-4161 SID Fax......................................... 812/237-2913 Press Box Phone....................... 812/237-7656 Football Contact................................Ace Hunt E-mail.................... ace.hunt@indstate.edu Radio Play-by-Play........................... Brian Fritz Email................... brian.fritz@indstate.edu Beat Writer................................... Todd Golden ...................................Terre Haute Tribune Star E-mail..............todd.golden@tribstar.com
2013 Schedule Aug. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23
at Indiana at Purdue Quincy at Tennessee Tech* Youngstown State at South Dakota at Illinois State North Dakota State at Missouri State at So. Dakota State Western Illinois Southern Illinois
2012 Results
(7-4/5-3 Missouri Valley Football) Sept. 1 at Indiana L, 17-24 Sept. 8 Quincy W, 44-0 Sept. 15 Drake W, 27-10 Sept. 22 South Dakota State L, 10-24 Sept. 29 at Southern Illinois W, 24-3 Oct. 6 Missouri State W, 31-17 Oct. 13 at No. Dakota State W, 17-14 Oct. 20 at Western Illinois W, 23-7 Oct. 27 South Dakota W, 45-14 Nov. 3 Illinois State L, 10-17 Nov. 17 at Youngstown State L, 6-27
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6
GAME
at Murray State Racers
October 5, 2013 / Murray, Ky. / Roy Stewart Stadium / 3 p.m. CDT General Information
Chris Hatcher
Series History
Location............................................ Murray, Ky. Enrollment................................................10,558 Nickname.................................................. Racers Colors..........................................Navy and Gold Conference......................................Ohio Valley Affiliation......................NCAA Division I (FCS) Stadium......................... Roy Stewart Stadium Capacity.....................................................16,800 President.......................................Dr. Tim Miller Athletic Director............................. Allen Ward Dept. Phone............................... 270/809-6800 Ticket Office............................... 270/809-3000
Series Record........... Tech leads, 41-36-1 Last Meeting...................... Sept. 29, 2012 Last Result.......................MSU 70, Tech 35 First Meeting........................................ 1930 Current TTU Streak........................... Lost 2
Team Information Brandon Wicks
2012 Overall Record.....................................5-6 2012 Conference Record............................4-4 First year of football.................................. 1924 Overall all-time record................ 459-395-36 Starters R/L................................................... 16/6 Lettermen R/L............................................44/15
Coaching Staff
Walter Powell
Head Coach................................ Chris Hatcher Alma Mater (Year).......... Valdosta State (1995) Record at MSU (Yrs).......................... 18-15 (3) Career Record (Yrs).......................112-42 (13) Office Phone.............................. 270/809-6181
Walter Powell
Media Information
Website............................ www.goracers.com SID Phone................................... 270/809-7044 SID Fax......................................... 270/809-6814 Press Box Phone....................... 270/809-6811 Football Contact............................John Brush E-mail........john.brush@murraystate.edu Radio Play-by-Play......................Neal Bradley E-mail...................nealbradley@gmail.com Beat Writer.................................... Ricky Martin ..................................... Murray Ledger & Times E-mail.............. sports@murrayledger.com
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2013 Schedule
Aug. 31 at Missouri Sept. 7 Campbellsville Sept. 14 Missouri State Sept. 21 at Bowling Green Sept. 28 at Jacksonville State * Oct. 5 Tennessee Tech * Oct. 12 at SEMO * Oct. 19 Austin Peay * Nov. 2 at UT Martin * Nov. 9 Eastern Illinois * Nov. 16 at Tennessee State * Nov. 23 Eastern Kentucky * * denotes OVC Games
2012 Results
(5-6/4-4 OVC) Sept. 1 at Florida State L, 3-69 Sept. 8 Central Arkansas L, 20-42 Sept. 15 at Missouri State W, 28-23 Sept. 22 at Eastern Illinois L(OT), 49-50 Sept. 29 Tennessee Tech W, 70-35 Oct. 6 at Austin Peay W, 52-14 Oct. 13 UT Martin L, 59-66 Oct. 27 at Jacksonville State L, 35-38 Nov. 3 Tennessee State W, 49-28 Nov. 10 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-55 Nov. 17 SEMO W, 42-35
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7 GAME
UT Martin Skyhawks
THURSDAY, October 10, 2013 / Tucker Stadium / 7 p.m. CST General Information
Jason Simpson
Series History
Location........................................ Martin, Tenn. Enrollment.................................................. 8,400 Nickname........................................... Skyhawks Colors............Navy Blue, Orange, and White Conference......................................Ohio Valley Affiliation......................NCAA Division I (FCS) Stadium.................... Hardy Graham Stadium Capacity....................................................... 7,500 President.............................. Dr. Thomas Rakes Athletic Director................................Phil Dane Dept. Phone............................... 731/881-7660 Ticket Office............................... 731/881-7207
Series Record........... Tech leads, 20-10-2 Last Meeting........................Nov. 10, 2012 Last Result............. Tech 45, UTM 44 (OT) First Meeting........................................ 1927 Current TTU Streak...........................Won 2
Ben Johnson
Team Information Jeremy Butler
2012 Overall Record.....................................8-3 2012 Conference Record................ 6-2 (2nd) First year of football.................................. 1925 Overall all-time record................ 332/452-18 Starters R/L.................................................12/10 Lettermen R/L............................................66/22
Coaching Staff
Ben Johnson
Head Coach............................. Jason Simpson Alma Mater (Year).....................So. Miss. (1995) Record at UTM (Yrs).......................... 45-34 (7) Career Record (Yrs)..................................Same Office Phone.............................. 731/881-7670
Media Information
Website.........................www.utmsports.com SID Phone................................... 731/881-7632 SID Fax......................................... 731/881-7624 Press Box Phone.......731/881-7694 or 7632 Football Contact......................Ryne Rickman E-mail............................rrickman@utm.edu Radio Play-by-Play.............................Tom Britt E-mail............................ tbritt@wbbjtv.com Beat Writer....... Craig Thomas, Jackson Sun E-mail..........cthomas2@Jacksonsun.com
2013 Schedule
Aug. 29 at UT Chattanooga Sept. 7 at Boise State Sept. 14 Central Arkansas Sept. 28 at SEMO * Oct. 5 Jacksonville State * Oct. 10 at Tennessee Tech * Oct. 19 Tennessee State * Oct. 26 at Austin Peay * Nov. 2 Murray State * Nov. 9 at Memphis Nov. 16 at Eastern Kentucky * Nov. 23 Eastern Illinois * * denotes OVC Games
2012 Results
(8-3/6-2 OVC) Sept. 1 at Memphis W, 20-17 Sept. 8 at Northern Illinois L, 7-35 Sept. 13 S.E. Louisiana W, 23-6 Sept. 22 at Austin Peay W, 31-6 Sept. 29 Eastern Kentucky L, 16-28 Oct. 6 Eastern Illinois W, 51-37 Oct. 13 at Murray State W, 66-59 Oct. 20 at SEMO W, 27-17 Nov. 3 Jacksonville State W, 49-47 Nov. 10 at Tenn. Tech L(OT), 44-45 Nov. 17 Tennessee State W, 35-26
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GAME
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
October 19, 2013 / Richmond, Ky. / Roy Kidd Stadium / 2 p.m. CDT General Information
Dean Hood
Series History
Location......................................Richmond, Ky. Enrollment................................................15,968 Nickname..............................................Colonels Colors..................................Maroon and White Conference......................................Ohio Valley Affiliation......................NCAA Division I (FCS) Stadium............................... Roy Kidd Stadium Capacity.....................................................20,000 President.......................Dr. Michael T. Benson Athletic Director............................Mark Sandy Dept. Phone............................... 859/622-2120 Ticket Office............................... 859/622-2122
Series Record................ EKU leads, 51-18 Last Meeting........................ Oct. 20, 2012 Last Result.......................EKU, 42-Tech, 28 First Meeting........................................ 1937 Current TTU Streak........................... Lost 1
David Carter
Team Information Anthony Brown
2012 Overall Record.....................................8-3 2012 Conference Record................... 6-2 (t-2) First year of football.................................. 1909 Overall all-time record................ 567/352-38 Starters R/L.................................................11/11 Lettermen R/L............................................42/19
Coaching Staff
Justin Meredith
Head Coach.................................... Dean Hood Alma Mater (Year).........Ohio Wesleyan (1986) Record at EKU (Yrs)........................... 34-23 (5) Career Record (Yrs)..................................Same Office Phone.............................. 859/622-2146
Media Information
Website..........................www.ekusports.com SID Phone................................... 859/622-6170 SID Fax......................................... 859/622-5108 Press Box Phone....................... 859/622-2226 Football Contact....................... Michael Clark E-mail.................... michael.clark@eku.edu Radio Play-by-Play.............. Greg Stotelmyer E-mail................. gstotelmyer@gmail.com Beat Writer...................... Nathan Hutchinson ..............................................Richmond Register E-mail......sports@richmondregister.com
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2013 Schedule
Aug. 29 Robert Morris Sept. 7 at Louisville Sept. 14 Coastal Carolina Sept. 21 at Morehead State Sept. 28 at Eastern Illinois* Oct. 5 Austin Peay* Oct. 19 Tennessee Tech* Oct. 26 at Southeast Missouri* Nov. 2 Tennessee State* Nov. 9 at Jacksonville State * Nov. 16 UT Martin* Nov. 23 at Murray State* * denotes OVC Games
2012 Results
(8-3/6-2 OVC) Sept. 1 at Purdue Sept. 8 Morehead State Sept. 15 at Coastal Carolina Sept. 22 Jacksonville State Sept. 29 at UT Martin Oct. 6 at Tennessee State Oct. 13 Austin Peay Oct. 20 at Tennessee Tech Oct. 27 Eastern Illinois Nov. 3 at SEMO Nov. 10 Murray State
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L, 6-48 W, 24-17 W, 35-17 W, 51-21 W, 28-16 L, 20-23 W, 45-14 W, 42-28 L, 7-24 W, 31-7 W, 55-24
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GAME
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
October 26, 2013 / Tucker Stadium / 1:30 p.m. CDT (HOMECOMING) General Information
Bill Clark
Location.................................Jacksonville, Ala. Enrollment.................................................. 9,504 Nickname........................................ Gamecocks Colors..........................................Red and White Conference......................................Ohio Valley Affiliation......................NCAA Division I (FCS) Stadium............................Burgess-Snow Field Capacity.....................................................24,000 President..................... Dr. William A. Meehan Athletic Director......................Warren Koegel Dept. Phone............................... 256/782-5368 Ticket Office............................... 256/782-8499
Series History
Series Record................JSU leads, 10-6-0 Last Meeting...........................Oct. 6, 2012 Last Result.........................JSU 37, Tech 28 First Meeting........................................ 1938 Current TTU Streak........................... Lost 1
James DaMarcus
Team Information Max Holcombe
2012 Overall Record.....................................6-5 2012 Conference Record................. 5-3 (4th) First year of football.................................. 1903 Overall all-time record................ 487/336-40 Starters R/L.............................................. 14/12 Lettermen R/L............................................53/23
Coaching Staff
Rashadmug Smith
Head Coach..........................................Bill Clark Alma Mater (Year)............................. JSU (1990) Record at JSU (Yrs)............ 0-0 (First Season) Career Record (Yrs)..................................Same Office Phone.............................. 256/782-5365
Media Information
Website.......www.jsugamecocksports.com SID Phone................................... 256/782-5279 SID Fax......................................... 256/782-5958 Press Box Phone.......256/782-5585 or 5586 Football Contact..............................Greg Seitz E-mail.................................... gseitz@jsu.edu Radio Play-by-Play......................... Mike Parris E-mail.................................mparris@jsu.edu Beat Writer.... Al Muskewitz, .Anniston Star E-mail.....amuskewitz@annistonstar.com
2013 Schedule
Aug. 31 at Alabama State Sept. 7 Jacksonville Univ. Sept. 14 North Alabama Sept. 21 at Georgia State Sept. 28 Murray State * Oct. 5 at UT Martin * Oct. 12 Tennessee State * Oct. 26 at Tennessee Tech * Nov. 2 at Austin Peay * Nov. 9 Eastern Kentucky * Nov. 16 at Eastern Illinois * Nov. 23 Southeast Missouri * * denotes OVC Games
2012 Results
(6-5/5-3 OVC) Sept. 1 at Arkansas L, 24-49 Sept. 9 Chattanooga W, 27-24 Sept. 22 at Eastern Kentucky L, 21-51 Sept. 29 SEMO W, 31-16 Oct. 6 at Tennessee Tech W, 37-28 Oct. 13 at Eastern Illinois L, 28-31 Oct. 20 Tennessee State W(O), 31-28 Oct. 27 Murray State W, 38-35 Nov. 3 at UT Martin L, 47-49 Nov. 10 Austin Peay W, 38-23 Nov. 17 at Florida L, 0-23
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10 GAME
Eastern Illinois Panthers
November 2, 2013 / Charleston, Ill. / O’Brien Field / 12 p.m. CDT General Information
Dino Babers
Location......................................Charleston, Ill. Enrollment................................................11,651 Nickname............................................. Panthers Colors.............................Blue, Grey, and White Conference......................................Ohio Valley Affiliation......................NCAA Division I (FCS) Stadium..........................................O’Brien Field Capacity.....................................................10,000 President................................ Dr. William Perry Athletic Director.......................Barbara Burke Dept. Phone............................... 217/581-2319 Ticket Office............................... 217/581-2106
Series History
Series Record................ EIU leads, 13-6-0 Last Meeting..........................Nov. 3, 2012 Last Result..........................EIU 31, Tech 24 First Meeting........................................ 1975 Current TTU Streak........................... Lost 1
Erik Lora
Team Information Nick Beard
2012 Overall Record.....................................7-5 2012 Conference Record............................6-1 First year of football.................................. 1899 Overall all-time record................ 479-498-43 Starters R/L.................................................16/11 Lettermen R/L............................................44/15
Coaching Staff
Jimmy Garoppolo
Head Coach...................................Dino Babers Alma Mater (Year)........................ Hawaii(1984) Record at EIU (Yrs)............................. First year Career Record (Yrs)........................... First year Office Phone.............................. 217/581-5031
Media Information
Website......................www.eiupanthers.com SID Phone................................... 217/581-7480 SID Fax......................................... 217/581-6434 Press Box Phone....................... 217/581-7770 Football Contact............................Rich Moser E-mail............................... rlmoser@eiu.edu Radio Play-by-Play........................ Mike Bradd E-mail............................... mbradd@eiu.edu Beat Writer...................................Brian Nielsen .................................Mattoon Journal Gazette ........................and Charleston Times-Courier E-mail...........................bnielsen@jg-tc.com
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2013 Schedule
Aug. 31 at San Diego State Sept. 7 at Southern Illinois Sept. 14 Illinois State Sept. 21 at Northern Illinois Sept. 28 Eastern Kentucky* Oct. 12 at Austin Peay* Oct. 19 Southeast Missouri* Oct. 26 at Tennessee State* Nov. 2 Tennessee Tech* Nov. 9 at Murray State* Nov. 16 Jacksonville State* Nov. 23 at UT Martin* * denotes OVC Games
2012 Results
(7-5 / 6-1 OVC) Aug. 30 Southern Illinois W, 49-28 Sept. 8 at Western Michigan L, 21-52 Sept. 15 at Illinois State L(2OT), 51-54 Sept. 22 Murray State W(OT), 50-49 Sept. 29 Austin Peay W, 65-15 Oct. 6 at UT Martin L, 37-51 Oct. 13 Jacksonville State W, 31-28 Oct. 27 at Eastern Kentucky W, 24-7 Nov. 3 at Tennessee Tech W, 31-24 Nov. 10 Southeast Missouri W, 39-20 Nov. 17 at Central Arkansas L, 30-48 Nov. 24 at So. Dakota State L, 10-58
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11 at Southeast Missouri Redhawks GAME
Nov. 9, 2013 / Cape Girardeau, Mo. / Houck Stadium / 1 p.m. CDT General Information
Tony Samuel
Series History
Location..........................Cape Girardeau, Mo. Enrollment.................................................. 11,50 Nickname...........................................Redhawks Colors........................................... Red and Black Conference......................................Ohio Valley Affiliation......................NCAA Division I (FCS) Stadium.................................... Houck Stadium Capacity.....................................................10,000 President..................Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins Athletic Director........................... Mark Alnutt Dept. Phone............................... 573/651-2229 Ticket Office............................... 573/651-2113
Series Record..................Tech leads, 12-9 Last Meeting...................... Sept. 22, 2012 Last Result.................... SEMO 41, Tech 38 First Meeting........................................ 1991 Current TTU Streak........................... Lost 1
Ron Coleman
Team Information Spencer Davis
2012 Overall Record.....................................3-8 2012 Conference Record................. 2-6 (7th) First year of football.................................. 1904 Overall all-time record................ 430-483-36 Starters R/L.................................................10/15 Lettermen R/L............................................40/23
Coaching Staff
Ron Coleman
Head Coach..................................Tony Samuel Alma Mater (Year)...................Nebraska (1981) Record at SEMO (Yrs)....................... 28-51 (7) Career Record (Yrs)........................62-108(15) Office Phone.............................. 573/651-2110
Media Information
Website.....................www.gosoutheast.com SID Phone................................... 573/651-2933 SID Fax......................................... 573/651-2810 Press Box Phone....................... 573/651-2191 Football Contact............................. Jeff Honza E-mail............................. jhonza@semo.edu Radio Play-by-Play.............................Erik Sean Email........................... eriks@riverradio.net Beat Writer................................ Marty Mishow ........................................Southeast Missourian E-mail...... mmishow@semissourian.com
2013 Schedule
Aug. 29 at SE Louisiana Sept. 7 at Mississippi Sept. 21 Southern Illinois Sept. 28 UT Martin* Oct. 5 at Tennessee State* Oct. 12 Murray State* Oct. 19 at Eastern Illinois* Oct. 26 Eastern Kentucky* Nov. 2 Urbana University Nov. 9 Tennessee Tech* Nov. 16 at Austin Peay* Nov. 23 at Jacksonville State* * denotes OVC Games
2012 Results
(3-8/2-6 OVC) Aug. 30 at Central Michigan L, 27-38 Sept. 8 Mars Hill College W, 30-18 Sept. 15 at Southern Illinois L, 14-35 Sept. 22 Tennessee Tech W, 41-38 Sept. 29 at Jacksonville State L, 16-31 Oct. 13 #18 Tennessee State L, 28-40 Oct. 20 UT Martin L, 17-27 Oct. 27 at Austin Peay W, 48-27 Nov. 3 #23 Eastern Kentucky L, 7-31 Nov. 10 at Eastern Illinois L, 20-39 Nov. 17 at Murray State L, 35-42
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL GAME
12 at Austin Peay Governors November 23, 2013 / Cookeville, Tenn. / Tucker Stadium / 1:30 p.m. CST General Information
Kirby Cannon
Series History
Location................................. Clarksville, Tenn. Enrollment................................................10,873 Nickname.......................................... Governors Colors..........................................Red and White Conference......................................Ohio Valley Affiliation......................NCAA Division I (FCS) Stadium............................ Governors Stadium Capacity.....................................................10,000 President........................................Timothy Hall Athletic Director........ Derek van der Merwe Dept. Phone............................. (931) 221-7904 Ticket Office............................. (931) 221-7761
Series Record............ Tech leads 28-18-1 Last Meeting........................Nov. 17, 2012 Last Result..................... APSU 38, Tech 31 First Meeting........................................ 1938 Current TTU Streak........................... Loss 1
Team Information Iosua Siliva
2011 Overall Record.....................................2-9 2010 Conference Record.............. 1-7 (t-8th) First year of football.................................. 1930 Overall all-time record................ 274-475-16 Starters R/L.................................................18 / 7 Lettermen R/L............................................58/14
Coaching Staff
Craig Salley
Head Coach................................Kirby Cannon Alma Mater (Year).......... Missouri State (1981) Record at APSU (Yrs)......... 0-0 (first season) Career Record (Yrs)........ 35-86 (11 seasons) Office Phone............................ (931) 221-7905
Media Information
Website........................www.letsgopeay.com SID Phone................................. (931) 221-6561 SID Fax....................................... (931) 221-7562 Press Box Phone..................... (931) 221-7191 Football Contact...........................Brad Kirtley E-mail.............................kirtleyb@apsu.edu Radio Play-by-Play.......................... Dave Loos E-mail.................................dploos@aol.com Beat Writer.............................Luke Thompson ................................. Clarksville Leaf Chronicle E-mail........lukethompson@theleafchronicle.com
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Josh Carrol Craig Salley 2013 Schedule
Aug. 31 at Tennessee Sept. 7 at Vanderbilt Sept. 14 at Chattanooga Sept 21 at Ohio Oct. 5 at Eastern Kentucky * Oct. 12 Eastern Illinois * Oct. 19 at Murray State * Oct. 26 UT Martin* Nov. 2 Jacksonville State * Nov. 9 at Tennessee State * Nov. 16 SEMO* Nov. 23 at Tennessee Tech* * denotes OVC game
2012 Results
(2-9/1-7 OVC) Sept. 1 at Western Kentucky L, 49-10 Sept. 8 at Virginia Tech L, 42-7 Sept. 15 at Tennessee State * L, 34-14 Sept. 22 UT Martin * L, 31-6 Sept. 29 at Eastern Illinois* L, 65-15 Oct. 6 Murray State * L, 52-14 Oct. 13 at Eastern Kentucky * L, 45-14 Oct. 27 SEMO * L, 48-27 Nov. 3 Culver-Stockton W, 56-0 Nov. 10 at Jacksonville State * L, 38-23 Nov. 17 at Tennessee Tech * W, 38-31 * denotes OVC game
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Football Championship Subdivision Conference Allignments for 2013 BIG SKY (13) Cal Poly UC Davis Eastern Wash. Idaho St. Montana Montana St. North Dakota Northern Ariz. Northern Colo. Portland St. Sacramento St. Southern Utah Weber St. BIG SOUTH (6) Charleston So. Coastal Caro. Gardner-Webb Liberty Presbyterian VMI COLONIAL (11) Albany (NY) Delaware James Madison Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Richmond Stony Brook Towson Villanova William & Mary IVY (8) Brown Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Pennsylvania Princeton Yale
MID-EASTERN (11) Bethune-Cookman Delaware St. Florida A&M Hampton Howard Morgan St. Norfolk St. N.C. A&T N.C. Central Savannah St. South Carolina St. MISSOURI VALLEY (10) Illinois St. Indiana St. Missouri St. UNI North Dakota St. South Dakota South Dakota St. Southern Ill. Western Ill. Youngstown St. NORTHEAST (7) Bryant Central Conn. St. Duquesne Robert Morris Sacred Heart Saint Francis (PA) Wagner
OHIO VALLEY (9) Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin PATRIOT (7) Bucknell Colgate Fordham Georgetown Holy Cross Lafayette Lehigh PIONEER (12) Butler Campbell Davidson Dayton Drake Jacksonville Marist Mercer Morehead St. San Diego Stetson Valparaiso SOUTHERN (9) Appalachian St.* Chattanooga Citadel Elon Furman Ga. Southern* Samford Western Caro. Wofford Southland (11) Abilene Christian*
SOUTHLAND (11) Abilene Christian* Central Ark. Houston Baptist Incarnate Word* Lamar McNeese St. Nicholls St. Northwestern St. Sam Houston St. Southeastern La. Stephen F. Austin
SOUTHWESTERN (10) East Alabama A&M Alabama St. Alcorn St. Jackson St. Mississippi Valley West Ark.-Pine Bluff Grambling Prairie View Southern U. Texas Southern
INDEPENDENTS (1) Charlotte* - moving to FBS and Conference USA in 2015 Monmouth* - moving to Big South in 2014 New to FCS (4) Charlotte Houston Baptist Mercer Stetson
Reclassifying to FBS (2) Appalachian State Ga. Southern
Dropped FCS (2) Georgia State Old Dominion Reclassifying to FCS (2) Abilene Christian (eligible in 2017) Incarnate Word (eligible in 2017)
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Tech vs. All Opponents (See page 127 for game-by-game results vs. 2013 opponents) Opponent Air Force Academy (FBS) Akron Alabama-Birmingham (FBS) Alabama Normal Alabama Teachers Appalachian State Arkansas (FBS) Arkansas A&M Arkansas-Pine Bluff Arkansas State Auburn University (FBS) Austin Peay Bethel College Bowling Green State (FBS) Bradley Tech Bryson College Cameron Campbellsville Carson-Newman Central Methodist Cincinnati (FBS) The Citadel Concordia College Cumberland University East Carolina (FBS) East Tennessee
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First Last Game Game 2001 2001 1981 1986 1997 1998 1928 1928 1936 1936 1974 1996 2010 2010 1933 1933 1987 1987 1934 1969 2007 2007 1938 2012 1922 1931 1999 2002 1946 1946 1922 1923 1978 1979 1995 1995 1930 1951 2008 2008 1987 1987 1960 1960 2007 2007 1922 2007 1988 1988 1930 1984
W 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 0 28 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 6 0 15
L 1 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 8 1 18 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 6 1 17
T PCT 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .333 0 .000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .529 0 .000 0 .609 1 .562 0 .000 0 .000 1 .250 0 .500 0 1.000 0 .667 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 1.000 1 .500 0 .000 0 .468
East Texas State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Evansville Fayetteville State Florida State (FBS) Furman Gardner-Webb Georgetown Georgia (FBS) Georgia Southern Hampton Harding Hiwassee Illinois State Indiana State Iowa (FBS) Iowa State (FBS) Jacksonville State Kansas State (FBS) Kentucky (FBS) Kentucky Wesleyan King College Lambuth Liberty University Lincoln Memorial Lock Haven Louisiana Tech Louisville (FBS) Marshall
1952 1952 1975 2010 1937 2010 1950 1951 2001 2001 1947 1953 1975 1976 2004 2008 1946 1949 1943 2009 1985 1986 2012 2012 2000 2000 1924 1934 1993 1996 2013 2013 2011 2011 2002 2002 1938 2012 1984 2009 1951 1951 1998 1998 1923 1923 1932 2005 1987 1999 1930 1931 1989 1994 1935 1972 1960 2008 1949 1995 First Last
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0 6 18 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 6 0 --- 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 5 2 1 1
1 13 51 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 --- 1 1 10 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 6
0 .000 0 .316 0 .261 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .500 0 .500 0 .667 0 .750 0 .000 0 .000 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .928 0 .000 --- --1 .000 0 .000 0 .375 0 .000 0 .000 0 1.000 0 .000 0 1.000 0 .667 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .250 0 .333 0 .143
GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Opponent Maryville College Memphis (FBS) $ Miami (Ohio) (FBS) Middle Tennessee Milligan Morehead State Morningside Morris Harvey Murray State Nebraska-Omaha Nevada-Las Vegas (FBS) Nicholls State North Alabama * North Greenville Northern Illinois (FBS) Northeast Louisiana Northeast Missouri Northwestern State Ohio (FBS) Ogden College Oregon (FBS) Pikeville College Samford
Game Game 1940 1948 1931 2003 1953 1953 1924 2006 1922 1945 1936 1995 1972 1972 1941 1942 1930 2012 1976 1977 1985 1985 1978 1979 1953 1959 2012 2012 2003 2005 1953 1953 1980 1981 1968 1969 1990 2000 1922 1926 2012 2012 2009 2009 1934 2007
W 4 7 0 31 2 31 1 1 41 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 10
L 0 10 1 36 5 19 0 0 36 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 12
T PCT 0 1.000 4 .428 0 .000 6 .431 1 .312 1 .618 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .532 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 1 .643 0 1.000 0 .000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 3 .400 0 .000 0 1.000 0 . .437 University of the South # South Dakota South Florida Southeast Missouri Sue Bennett TCU (FBS) Tennessee (FBS) Tennessee Juniors Tennessee State Tennessee Wesleyan Troy State Tulsa (FBS) Union College UT- Chattanooga UTC Frosh UT Martin Valparaiso Vanderbilt (FBS) Virginia Military Institute Western Carolina Western Kentucky Western Michigan West Virginia Tech Wisconsin (FBS) Wofford Xavier Youngstown State
1923 1943 1973 1974 2004 2004 1991 2012 1928 1929 2010 2010 1947 1951 1927 1931 1984 2012 1926 1927 1978 1981 1986 1986 1932 1950 1938 2006 1924 1924 1932 2012 2002 2002 1931 1946 2004 2004 1971 2000 1922 2000 2008 2008 2001 2001 2013 2013 1948 1949 1939 1939 1939 1987
6 1 0 12 2 0 0 2 10 0 1 0 6 10 0 20 1 0 1 7 23 0 1 --- 0 0 5
Totals Modern Era Only
1922 1948
384 458 31 .460 304 360 9 .458
2012 2012
8 1 1 9 0 1 5 0 16 2 2 1 4 28 1 10 0 11 0 6 28 1 0 --- 2 1 11
2 . .466 0 . .500 0 . .000 0 .571 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 1 .667 0 .385 0 .000 1 .250 0 .000 0 .600 0 .271 0 .000 2 .656 0 1.000 1 .041 0 1.000 1 .536 1 .452 0 .000 0 1.000 --- --0 .000 0 .000 0 .313
$ Was West Tennessee (1931-40) * Was Florence State (1953-59) # Listed as Sewanee (1923-41) % Now called UT Martin (FBS) Football Bowl Subdivision opponents Bold indicates 2012 opponents
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CU leads 7-6-1 1922: Tie................... 6-6 1923: CU.................34-0 1924: CU.................14-0 1925: CU.............. 51-0# 1926: CU.................19-0 1927: CU.................24-0 CU.................13-0 1928: Tech.............24-7 1929: Tech.............26-6 1937: Tech.............15-0 1938: CU................... 6-0 1946: Tech............... 7-0 1947: Tech...........42-0* 2007: Tech.......... 45-21
Wisconsin
First Meeting
Hampton
Tech leads 1-0-0 2012: Tech........ 41-31*
Tennessee State TSU leads 16-10
1984: TSU............33-3# 1985: TSU............26-13 1988: TSU............27-23 1989: TSU............21-19 1990: TSU............36-14 1991: TSU............14-10 1992: Tech..........26-15 1993: Tech..........24-21 1994: Tech..........28-20 1995: Tech..........28-24 1996: Tech..........21-19 1997: TSU............28-21 1998: TSU............42-21 1999: TSU............25-19 2000: Tech..........56-23 2001: Tech........63-13* 2002: Tech..........20-14 2003: TSU............27-23 2005: TSU............31-20 2006: TSU............30-20 2007: TSU............45-28 2008: TSU............41-14 2009: Tech..........20-13 2010: Tech..........21-10 2011: TSU............ 42-40 2012: TSU............ 21-20
Indiana State First Meeting
Murray State
Tech leads 42-35-1 1930: Tech............ 26-6 1931: Tech............ 19-7 1932: Tie...................0-0 1933: Murray..........9-6
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1934: Murray....... 40-7 1935: Murray....... 13-0 1936: Murray.....47-0# 1937: Murray....... 14-6 1941: Tech............ 14-6 1942: Tech............ 19-6 1945: Murray....... 13-7 1946: Murray.....20-13 1947: Murray..........7-2 1948: Murray....... 34-6 1949: Murray....... 26-7 1950: Murray..........6-0 1951: Murray....... 20-7 1952: Tech............ 14-3 1953: Tech...............9-0 1954: Murray.....19-12 1955: Tech............ 20-7 1956: Murray....... 34-7 1957: Tech..........26-14 1958: Tech..........15-14 1959: Tech..........29-16 1960: Tech..........14-12 1961: Tech............ 27-8 1962: Tech..........16-12 1963: Murray.....28-27 1964: Murray.....28-21 1965: Tech..........23-14 1966: Tech........51-13* 1967: Tech..........22-21 1968: Murray....... 19-0 1969: Tech..........28-21 1970: Tech............ 21-7 1971: Tech............ 27-3 1972: Tech............ 10-0 1973: Murray.....18-17 1974: Tech............ 26-0 1975: Tech............ 14-7 1976: Tech............ 24-7 1977: Tech..........21-19 1978: Tech..........24-14 1979: Murray....... 24-3 1980: Murray....... 10-3 1981: Murray.....15-10 1982: Tech............ 10-3 1983: Murray....... 20-6 1984: Murray....... 37-0 1985: Murray.....29-21 1986: Murray.....23-16 1987: Murray.....24-21 1988: Tech..........16-13 1989: Tech..........21-20 1990: Tech............ 16-3 1991: Tech.......... 45-7* 1992: Tech..........35-10 1993: Tech..........31-16 1994: Tech..........38-21 1995: Murray.....45-14 1996: Murray....... 41-3 1997: Tech..........16-13 1998: Murray....... 23-3 1999: Murray.....22-11 2000: Tech..........36-21 2001: Tech..........15-12 2002: Murray.....31-14 2003: Tech..........49-24 2004: Murray.....34-15 2005: Tech..........42-21 2006: Tech..........20-14 2007: Tech..........48-24 2008: Murray.....51-21 2009: Tech..........45-14 2010: Murray.....44-13
2011: Murray.....38-37 2012: Murray.....70-35
UT Martin
Tech leads 20-10-2 1927: Tie...................0-0 1928: Tech..........14-13 1931: Tech............ 26-7 1932: Tie...................0-0 1970: Tech............ 17-6 1971: Tech............ 10-7 1972: Tech..........13-10 1973: Tech............ 16-9 1980: Tech..........30-28 1981: UTM..........24-21 1982: UTM..........35-21 1991: UTM..........24-16 1992: Tech..........17-13 1993: Tech............ 20-3 1994 UTM..........20-10 1995: UTM..........36-31 1996: Tech..........21-14 1997: Tech............ 33-2 1998: Tech..........31-24 1999: Tech............ 45-9 2000: Tech............ 46-6 2001: Tech............ 41-7 2002: Tech ......... 68-7* 2003: UTM..........30-23 2004: Tech..........49-20 2005: UTM....... 46-16# 2006: UTM..........35-16 2007: Tech..........13-10 2008: UTM............ 35-7 2009: Tech..........35-28 2010: UTM..........27-24 2011: Tech..........34-31 2012: Tech... 45-44 OT
Eastern Kentucky EKU leads 51-18
1937: EKU................6-0 1942: EKU............. 13-0 1945: EKU...........14-12 EKU............. 32-0 1946: Tech............ 20-7 EKU............. 13-0 1950: EKU............. 47-7 1951: EKU...........15-14 1952: Tech..........28-14 1953: Tech...............7-0 1954: EKU............. 14-7 1955: Tech............ 13-7 1956: EKU...........25-13 1957: Tech........34-14* 1958: Tech..........20-19 1959: Tech..........14-10 1960: Tech.......... 20-0* 1961: Tech............ 14-8 1962: EKU............. 21-0 1963: Tech..........21-19 1964: Tech.......... 27-7* 1965: EKU...........28-14 1966: Tech...............7-3 1967: EKU............. 24-0 1968: EKU...........38-14 1969: EKU............. 17-7
1970: EKU...........20-13 1971: EKU............. 14-7 1972: Tech............ 14-0 1973: EKU...........30-14 1974: EKU...........29-14 1975: Tech............ 14-3 1976: EKU...........28-14 1977: EKU...........28-21 1978: EKU...........20-16 1979: EKU............. 35-0 1980: EKU............. 48-7 1981: EKU........ 63-10# 1982: EKU...........34-17 1983: EKU............. 24-7 1984: EKU...........21-14 1985: EKU...........35-17 1986: EKU...........42-14 1987: EKU............. 44-8 1988: EKU............. 14-7 1989: EKU...........21-20 1990: EKU...........29-20 1991: EKU...........19-13 1992: EKU............. 35-0 1993: EKU............. 10-7 1994: EKU............. 23-3 1995: EKU............. 21-3 1996: EKU............. 28-7 1997: EKU............. 26-7 1998: Tech..........31-29 1999: EKU...........23-20 2000: Tech...............9-3 2001: EKU...........34-10 2002: EKU............. 19-0 2003: EKU...........27-14 2004: EKU...........19-18 2005: EKU............. 52-3 2006: Tech..........27-14 2007: EKU...........38-24 2008: EKU...........33-12 2009: EKU............. 17-7 2010: EKU...........42-39 2011: Tech..........28-21 2012: EKU...........42-28
Jacksonville State JSU leads 10-5
1938: Tech.......... 21-0* 1977: Tech..........27-20 1979: JSU.............. 23-7
1980: JSU.................7-3 2001: Tech..........35-27 2002: JSU............35-29 2003: JSU............37-20 2004: Tech..........16-13 2005: JSU............43-17 2006: JSU............17-10 2007: JSU......... 38-10# 2008: JSU............41-17 2009: JSU............55-28 2010: Tech .........35-24 2011: Tech..........21-14 2012: JSU............31-24
Eastern Illinois
1999: Tech............ 21-7 2000: Tech............ 31-6 2001: Tech..........41-21 2002: SEMO........36-30 2003: SEMO........24-20 2004: SEMO...ot 31-28 2005: Tech..........31-24 2006: Tech..........32-29 2008: Tech..........29-27 2009: Tech .........28-16 2010: SEMO........23-21 2011: Tech..........38-31 2012: SEMO.41-38 OT
Austin Peay
EIU leads series 13-6
Tech leads series 28-18-1
1975: Tech.......... 37-0* 1976: Tech..........41-14 1996: EIU.............35-27 1997: EIU............... 10-7 1998: EIU............... 13-6 1999: Tech............ 14-7 2000: EIU.............27-16 2001: EIU.............44-33 2002: EIU.............35-28 2003: EIU.......... 37-10# 2004: Tech... 40-37 OT 2005: EIU.............31-20 2006: EIU.............38-14 2007: EIU.............45-24 2008: EIU.............34-20 2009: EIU.............23-15 2010: Tech..........34-20 2011: Tech..........31-20 2012: EIU.............31-24
1938: Tech............ 28-0 1939: Tech............ 25-0 1954: Tech..........27-13 1955: Tech............ 37-7 1956: Tech............ 17-7 1963: Tech..........28-13 1964: APSU........29-0# 1965: APSU........23-12 1966: APSU........20-15 1968: Tech..........38-13 1969: Tech .........56-20 1970: APSU........... 10-6 1971: Tech..........37-12 1972: Tech............ 19-7 1973: Tech..........31-12 1974: Tech............ 28-7 1975: Tech............ 20-0 1976: Tech..........31-13 1977: APSU.........24-21 1978: Tech..........28-14 1979: APSU.........21-14 1980: APSU.........13-10 1981: Tech..........29-24 1982: APSU.........31-27 1983: APSU........... 21-7 1984: APSU........... 27-7 1985: APSU.........24-20 1986: APSU.........23-13 1987: Tech............ 14-9 1988: APSU........... 10-6 1989: Tech..........17-15 1990: Tech..........20-14 1991: Tech............ 32-7 1992: Tech............ 10-0 1993: Tech..........35-17 1994: APSU.........34-27 1995: APSU.........20-17 1996: Tech..........23-17 1997: Tech............ 36-3 2007: APSU.........30-27 2008: APSU.........31-28 2009: Tech..........31-23 2010: Tech..........34-21 2011: Tech............49-7* 2012: APSU.......... 38-31
Southeast Missouri Tech leads 12-9
1991: SEMO........34-31 1992: Tech........49-14* 1993: Tech............ 24-3 1994: SEMO........19-14 1995: SEMO..... 33-12# 1996: Tech..........30-20 1997: Tech..........17-14 1998: SEMO........29-24
* Tech’s largest victory # opponent’s largest victory
James Normand
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Opening Day (41-45-5) Year W/L Opponent Score 1922.......T.........Cumberland College...........................6-6 1923.......W.......Livingston Academy.........................24-0 1924.......W.......Livingston Academy.........................32-0 1925.......W.......Castle Heights......................................54-0 1926.......W.......Sewanee College..................................9-7 1927.......W.......Hiwassee...............................................12-0 1928.......T.........Hiwassee ................................................0-0 1929.......L.........Sewanee College................................0-46 1930.......L.........Sewanee College................................0-14 1931.......W.......Murray State.........................................19-7 1932.......W.......Lambuth College................................13-9 1933.......L.........Western Kentucky................................6-7 1934.......W.......Arkansas State.......................................6-0 1935.......W.......Milligan College..................................26-7 1936.......W.......Alabama Teachers .............................33-0 1937.......L.........Eastern Kentucky..................................0-6 1938.......L.........Chattanooga........................................6-27 1939.......T.........Vanderbilt ......................................... 13-13 1940.......L.........Chattanooga........................................0-28 1941.......L.........Chattanooga..................................... 19-26 1942.......L.........Eastern Kentucky................................0-13 1943.......L.........Georgia..................................................0-62 1944.......W.......Oak Ridge..............................................52-6 1945.......L.........Eastern Kentucky............................. 12-14 1946.......L.........Eastern Kentucky................................0-13 1947.......L.........@Carson-Newman.............................7-18 1948.......L.........@Morehead State...............................7-19 1949.......L.........Murray State.........................................7-26 1950.......W.......@Carson-Newman.............................21-6 1951.......L.........@Kentucky......................................... 13-72 1952.......W.......Fort Campbell......................................27-0 1953.......W.......Florence State......................................14-7 1954.......L.........Florence State......................................7-20 1955.......W.......Florence State......................................26-7 1956.......W.......@Florence State..................................20-6 1957.......L.........Florence State......................................0-20 1958.......L.........@Florida State......................................7-22 1959.......T.........Florence State................................... 14-14 1960.......W.......Louisville................................................21-7 1961.......L.........@Louisville......................................... 13-29 1962.......L.........@Memphis State.................................6-12 1963.......W.......@Arkansas State.................................42-0 1964.......L.........@Arkansas State.................................0-27 1965.......L.........Arkansas State....................................7-12 1966.......L.........@Arkansas State.............................. 13-49 1967.......L.........Youngstown State........................... 28-31 1968.......L.........@NW Louisiana................................ 15-33 1969.......L.........NW Louisiana.................................... 24-35 1970.......W.......@Youngstown State....................... 32-19 1971.......W.......Western Carolina............................. 27-17 1972.......W.......Morningside.........................................37-7 1973.......T ........@Western Carolina.......................... 10-10 1974.......W.......@South Dakota................................ 17-13 1975.......W.......@Furman...............................................17-5 1976.......L.........Furman...................................................7-17 1977.......W.......@Western Carolina.......................... 41-21 1978.......L.........@Nicholls State................................ 10-20 1979.......L.........@Western Carolina.............................7-24 1980.......W.......Western Carolina............................. 26-10 1981.......L.........@East Tennessee.............................. 22-31 1982.......W.......East Tennessee....................................14-0
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1983.......L.........@East Tennessee.................................7-14 1984.......L.........East Tennessee....................................3-10 1985.......L.........@Nevada-Las Vegas...........................7-35 1986.......L.........@Tulsa.....................................................0-51 1987.......W.......Liberty................................................. 43-23 1988.......L.........@East Carolina.................................. 13-52 1989.......W.......Lock Haven........................................ 38-17 1990.......W.......Lock Haven........................................ 45-14 1991.......L.........UT-Chattanooga.............................. 14-35 1992.......W.......Lock Haven........................................ 31-21 1993.......L.........Illinois State....................................... 18-23 1994.......W.......Lock Haven...........................................27-0 1995.......W.......Campbellsville.....................................49-0 1996.......L.........Appalachian State..............................3-16 1997.......L.........Chattanooga..................................... 10-13 1998.......W.......Kentucky Wesleyan............................52-0 1999.......L.........@Bowling Green.............................. 15-40 2000.......W.......Harding University.......................... 29-27 2001.......W.......Fayetteville State............................. 31-10 2002.......W.......UT- Chattanooga................................13-3 2003.......L.........@Memphis......................................... 10-40 2004.......W.......Gardner-Webb.................................. 32-26 2005......W........Lambuth University........................52-10 2006.......L.........Chattanooga........................................31-7 2007.......L.........@Eastern Illinois............................... 42-24 2008.......W.......Gardner-Webb.................................. 28-12 2009.......W.......Pikeville College............................... 51-10 2010.......L.........@Arkansas.............................................44-3 2011.......L.........@Iowa.....................................................34-7 2012.......W.......Hampton............................................ 41-31
Family Day (19-17) Year W/L Opponent Score 1977..........W........Jacksonville State......................... 27-20 1978..........W........Murray State................................... 24-14 1979..........W........Cameron University........................21-6 1980..........L .........Murray State......................................3-10 1981..........L..........Akron ..................................................7-10 1982..........W .......Murray State......................................10-3 1983..........L..........Western Carolina.......................... 10-42 1984..........L..........Tennessee State...............................3-33 1985..........L..........Western Carolina.............................3-30 1986..........L..........Morehead State............................ 20-28 1987..........L..........Youngstown State........................ 15-18 1988..........L .........UT- Chattanooga.............................0-41 1989..........W........Murray State................................... 21-20 1990..........W........Samford..............................................21-7 1991..........L..........Eastern Kentucky.......................... 13-19 1992..........L..........Samford........................................... 13-37 1993..........W........Morehead State...............................21-3 1994..........L..........Eastern Kentucky.............................3-23 1995..........L..........Eastern Kentucky.............................3-21 1996..........W........Samford........................................... 20-10 1997..........L..........Eastern Illinois..................................7-10 1998..........W........Western Carolina.............................17-6 1999..........W........Liberty.............................................. 18-15 2000..........W........Harding University....................... 29-27 2001..........W........West Virginia Tech...........................44-3 2002..........W........UT- Chattanooga.............................13-3 2003..........W........Murray State................................... 49-24 2004..........W........UT- Martin....................................... 49-20 2005..........W........Murray State...................................42-21 2006..........L..........Eastern Illinois............................... 38-14 2007..........L..........Samford........................................... 59-52 2008..........L..........Eastern Kentucky.......................... 33-12 2009..........W........Austin Peay..................................... 31-23 2010..........W........Eastern Illinois............................... 34-20 2011..........W........Southeast Missouri...................... 38-31 2012..........L..........Eastern Kentucky.......................... 42-28
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Homecoming (43-38-1) Year W/L Opponent Score 1930..........W ........ Lincoln Memorial...........................57-0 1931..........W......... Middle Tennessee..........................13-7 1932..........W......... Memphis State................................24-7 1933..........W......... Lambuth College...........................39-0 1934..........L........... Howard College..............................0-27 1935..........L........... Middle Tennessee............................ 6-7 1936..........L........... Murray State....................................0-47 1937..........L .......... Middle Tennessee..........................0-29 1938..........W......... Austin Peay.......................................28-0 1939..........W......... Middle Tennessee .........................20-3 1940..........W......... Maryville College...........................35-0 1941..........W......... Middle Tennessee............................ 6-0 1942..........L........... Union College.............................. 12-14 1943..........W......... Sewanee College...........................12-0 1944..........-............ No Game...............................................— 1945..........L........... Eastern Kentucky...........................0-32 1946..........W......... Middle Tennessee..........................21-7 1947..........W......... Georgetown (KY)...........................33-6 1948..........W......... Middle Tennessee..........................32-7 1949..........W......... Union College.................................34-0 1950..........L........... Middle Tennessee..........................7-27 1951..........L........... Eastern Kentucky...........................7-47 1952..........L........... Middle Tennessee..........................7-19 1953..........W......... Eastern Kentucky............................. 7-0 1954..........L........... Western Kentucky....................... 12-32 1955..........W......... Eastern Kentucky...........................13-7 1956..........W ........ Western Kentucky....................... 39-26 1957..........W......... Murray State................................. 26-14 1958..........W......... Western Kentucky............................ 7-3 1959..........W......... Murray State................................. 29-16 1960..........W......... Western Kentucky..........................10-7 1961..........W......... Murray State....................................27-8 1962..........L........... Western Kentucky..........................7-24 1963..........L........... Murray State................................. 27-28 1964..........L........... Western Kentucky....................... 14-19 1965..........L........... Eastern Kentucky........................ 18-24 1966..........W......... Western Kentucky....................... 21-14 1967..........L........... Morehead State........................... 16-21 1968..........L........... Western Kentucky..........................0-13 1969..........W......... Morehead State..............................21-6
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1970..........L........... Western Kentucky..........................0-28 1971..........W......... Morehead State..............................26-8 1972..........W......... Western Kentucky....................... 30-10 1973..........L........... Morehead State........................... 10-23 1974..........W......... Western Kentucky..........................10-6 1975..........W......... Morehead State........................... 28-13 1976..........W......... Western Kentucky....................... 22-12 1977..........W......... Morehead State........................... 24-22 1978..........L........... Western Kentucky....................... 20-26 1979..........T........... Morehead State................................ 3-3 1980..........L........... Western Kentucky...................... 17-28 1981..........W......... Morehead State............................ 35-17 1982..........L........... Western Kentucky.........................14-28 1983..........W......... Morehead State............................... 14-3 1984..........L........... Eastern Kentucky..........................14-21 1985..........W......... Morehead State............................... 59-6 1986..........L........... Akron.................................................14-42 1987..........L........... Eastern Kentucky............................ 8-44 1988..........L........... Western Kentucky.........................17-20 1989..........L........... Eastern Kentucky..........................20-21 1990..........W......... Western Kentucky.........................33-22 1991..........W......... Murray State..................................... 45-7 1992..........W......... Morehead State.............................31-12 1993..........W......... Murray State...................................31-16 1994..........L........... Austin Peay......................................27-34 1995..........L........... Murray State...................................14-45 1996..........W......... UT- Martin........................................21-14 1997..........W......... Murray State...........................16-13 (ot) 1998..........L........... MTSU.................................................16-19 1999..........L........... Murray State...................................11-22 2000..........W......... Southeast Missouri......................... 31-6 2001..........W......... Murray State...................................15-12 2002..........L........... Eastern Illinois................................28-35 2003..........L........... Samford............................................24-42 2004..........W......... Eastern Illinois........................40-37 (ot) 2005.........W..........Samford............................................42-21 2006..........L........... Eastern Illinois................................38-14 2007..........L........... Austin Peay......................................30-27 2008 .........L........... Jacksonville State..........................41-17 2009..........W......... Tennessee State.............................20-13 2010..........L........... Eastern Kentucky..........................42-29 2011..........L........... Murray State...................................38-37 2012..........L........... Eastern Illinois................................31-24
Austin Peay............................... Brad Kirtley Office phone: (931) 221-6561 FAX: (931) 221-7562 E-mail: kirtleyb@apsu.edu www.apsugovernors.com Cumberland.......................... Jo Jo Freeman Office phone: (615) 547-1350 FAX: (615) 443-8422 E-mail: jfreeman@cumberland.com www.gocumberlandathletics.com Eastern Illinois............................Rich Moser Office phone: (217) 581-7480 FAX: (217) 581-6434 E-mail: rlmoser@eiu.edu www.eiupanthers.com Eastern Kentucky........................ Mike Clark Office phone: (859) 622-6170 FAX: (859) 622-5108 E-mail: michael.clark@eku.edu www.ekusports.com Hampton.......................... Maurice Williams Office phone: (757) 727-5757 FAX: (757) 727-5813 E-mail: maurice.williams@hamptonu.edu www.hamptonpirates.com Indiana State.................................Ace Hunt Office phone: (812) 237-4161 FAX: (816) 237-2913 E-mail: ace.hunt@indstate.edu www.gosycamores.com Jacksonville State........................ Greg Seitz Office phone: (256) 782-5279 FAX: (256) 782-5958 E-mail: gseitz@jsu.edu www.jsugamecocksports.com Murray State.............................. John Brush Office phone: (270) 809-7044 FAX: (270) 809-6814 E-mail: john.brush@murraystate.edu www.goracers.com Southeast Missouri..................... Jeff Honza Office phone: (573) 651-2933 FAX: (573) 651-2810 E-mail: jhonza@semo.edu www.gosoutheast.com Tennessee-Martin................. Ryan Rickman Office phone: (731) 881-7632 FAX: (731) 881-7624 E-mail: rrickman@utm.edu www.utmsports.com Tennessee State...................... Alex Mitchell Office phone: (615) 963-5922 FAX: (615) 963-0086 E-mail: jmitch18@tnstate.edu www.tsutigers.com Wisconsin...................................Brian Lucas Office phone: (608) 263-5052 E-mail: bml@athletics.wisc.edu www.uwbadgers.com Ohio Valley Conference.........Kyle Schwartz Office phone: (615) 371-1698 FAX: (615) 371-1788 E-mail: kschwartz@ovc.org www.ovcsports.com
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Individual Records: Offense Rushing Records Most Carries Game: 40, Larry Schreiber vs. MTSU, 1968 38, Larry Schreiber vs. UTC, 1969 38, Larry Schreiber vs. Austin Peay, 1969 Season: 286, Larry Schreiber, 1968 271, Larry Schreiber, 1969 249, Michael Penix, 1995 Career: 877, Larry Schreiber, 1966-69 Most Yards Gained Game: 261, Michael Penix vs. SEMO, 1993 255, Larry Schreiber vs. NW La., 1969 235, Travis Rogers vs. W. Carolina, 2000 Season: 1,522, Larry Schreiber, 1969 1,251, Larry Schreiber, 1968 1,228, Willie Queen, 1992 Career: 4,421, Larry Schreiber, 1966-69 Most Consecutive Carries Without Loss Season: 97, Eddie Hayward, 1987 94, Larry Schreiber, 1969 Career: 147, Eddie Hayward, 1983-87 Most Touchdowns Game: 5, Derek White vs. Concordia, 2007 4, L. Schreiber vs. APSU, 1969 4, Michael Penix vs. Campbellsville, 1995 4, Michael Penix vs. Morehead St., 1995 3, Dontey Gay vs. SEMO/Murray State, 2011 Season: 15, Dontey Gay, 2011 14, Michael Penix, 1995 13, Larry Schreiber, 1969 11, Three players (most recent - Jason Ballard, 2003) Career: 32, Larry Schreiber, 1966-69
Larry Schreiber
piled up 312 all-purpose yards in one game, including 255 rushing yards against Northwestern Louisiana in 1969.
Passing Records Most Attempts Game: 58, Tre Lamb vs. TSU, 2011 57, Tre Lamb vs. Southeast Missorui, 2012 57Lee Sweeney vs. SEMO, 2006 50, Lee Sweeney vs. Tenn. State, 2006 50 Bert Browne vs. MTSU, 1989 Season: 367, Robert Craft, 2004 356, Lee Sweeney, 2006 313, Tre Lamb, 2011 310, Robert Craft, 2002 Career: 1,084, Lee Sweeney, 2006-2009 Most Completions Game: 38, Tre Lamb at Southeast Missouri, 2012 34, Tre Lamb vs. Tennessee State, 2011 32, Lee Sweeney vs. SEMO, 2006 28, Lee Sweeney vs. Tenn. State, 2006 26, Robert Craft vs. E. Illinois, 2004 26, Bert Browne vs. Ohio, 1990 Season: 204, Tre Lamb, 2011 201, Robert Craft, 2004 189, Lee Sweeney, 2006 161, Grant Swallows, 2001 161, Andre Caballero, 1997 Career: 625, Lee Sweeney, 2006-2009 Most Yards Game: 481, Tre Lamb vs. SEMO, 2012 437, Lee Sweeney vs. SEMO, 2006 412, Grant Swallows vs. Jacksonville St., 2001 410, Robert Craft vs. Jacksonville St., 2002 Season: 2,448, Robert Craft, 2002 2,385, Robert Craft, 2004 2,361, Grant Swallows, 2001 2,342, Tre Lamb, 2011 Career: 7,157, Lee Sweeney, 2006-2009 Most Touchdown Passes Game: 5, Grant Swallows vs. E. Illinois, 2001 4, Tre Lamb vs. JHampton, 2012 4, Tre Lamb vs. Eastern Ky., 2012 4, Robert Craft vs. E. Illinois, 2002 3, Total of 20 times Season: 19, Grant Swallows, 2001 18, Mike Jones, 1993 17, Lee Sweeney, 2006 17, Tre Lamb, 2012 17, Tre Lamb, 2011 Career: 49, Lee Sweeney, 2006- 2009 Most Times Intercepted Game: 6, Joey Bailey vs. SEMO, 2003 5, Jim Ragland vs. East Tenn., 1963, 5, Milt Jenkins vs. Nicholls State, 1978, 5, Mark Powers vs. UT Martin, 1982 5, Mark Powers vs. EKU, 1983 Season: 17, Robert Craft, 2004 17, Lee Sweeney, 2006 15, Mark Powers, 1982 Career: 45, Lee Sweeney, 2006-2009
Season: 65.2, Tre Lamb, 2011 63.6, Grant Swallows, 2001 63.6, Cass Barnes, 2010 Consecutive Passes Without Interception 199, Thomas DeBow, 1988-89
Receiving Records Most Receptions Game: 18, Da’Rick Rogers vs. SEMO, 2012 11, Ken Gilstrap vs. Morehead, 1987 10, Tim Benford vs. Tennessee State, 2011 10, Tim Benford vs. Austin Peay, 2008 10, Henry Sailes vs. Gardner-Webb, 2008 10, Craig Rolle vs. Middle Tenn., 1978 9, eight times (Derek Lee -3, Walter Hill, Sam Brooks, Drew Hixon, Derek White, Antonio Robinson) Season: 68, Tim Benford, 2008 65, Tim Benford, 2011 61, Da’Rick Rogers, 2012 55, Walter Hill, 1997 Career: 216, Tim Benford, 2008-11 195, Larry Shipp, 2004-07 Most Yards Receiving Game: 303, Da’Rick Rogers vs. SEMO, 2012 262, Ken Gilstrap vs. Morehead, 1987 206, Craig Rolle vs. UN-Omaha, 1976 191, Larry Shipp vs. Samford, 2007 183, Derek Lee vs. Valparaiso, 2002 Season: 923, Tim Benford, 2011 909, Craig Rolle, 1976 900, Larry Shipp, 2007 893, Da’Rick Rogers, 2012 878, Craig Rolle, 1978 812, Tim Benford, 2010 Career: 3,097, Tim Benford, 2008-11 2,950, Larry Shipp, 2004-07 Most Touchdown Catches Game: 3, Total of four times (Derek Lee -2, Da’Rick Rogers - 1) 2, Total of 27 times (Larry Shipp-4, Derek Lee-3, Tim Benford-3, Demond Stone-2, Brent McNeal-1, Steve Harris-1, Antonio Carter -1 , Tedarrell Scott-1, Marshall Hale-1, Jim Bishop-1, Craig, Rolle-1, Jack Kelley-1, Brad Millice-1, Kendall Taylor-1, Terry Goodloe -1, Kenneth Gilstrap-1, Antonio Robinson-1, Da’Rick Rogers - 1, Cody Matthews - 1) Season: 10, Da’Rick Rogers, 2012 10, Tim Benford, 2010 10, Tim Benford, 2008 10, Larry Shipp, 2007 10, Derek Lee, 2002 8, Brent McNeal, 2004 Career: 27, Tim Benford, 2008-11 27, Larry Shipp, 2004-07
Highest Completion Percentage Game: 86.9 Grant Swallows vs. UT Martin, 2001 (20-for-23)
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Total Offense Records Most Plays Game: 69, Tre Lamb vs. TSU, 2011 64, Lee Sweeney vs. SEMO, 2006 61, Bert Browne vs. MTSU, 1989 Season: 422, Tre Lamb, 2011 410, Andre Caballero, 1997 362, Robert Craft, 2002 359, Patrick Pope, 1987 Career: 1,228, Lee Sweeney, 2006-2009 Most Yards Gained Game: 474, Tre Lamb vs. SEMO, 2012 467, Daian Stone vs. TSU, 2012 437, Lee Sweeney vs. SEMO, 2006 419, Grant Swallows vs. J'ville, 2001 410, Robert Craft vs. Jacksonville, 2002 354, Randy Beaman vs. UT Martin, 1991 Season: 2,555, Tre Lamb, 2011 2,424, Grant Swallows, 2001 2,362, Robert Craft, 2002 2,267, Lee Sweeney, 2006 Career: 6,805, Lee Sweeney, 2006-2009 Most TDs Responsible For (Pass/Rush) Game: 5, Grant Swallows vs. SEMO, 2001 4, Total of six times (Randy Beaman-1, Patrick Pope-2, Larry Schreiber-1, Tommy Van Tone-1, Robert Craft-1) Season: 23, Tre Lamb, 2011 21, Grant Swallows, 2001
Patrick Pope
was the cool catalyst for the Golden Eagle offense in 1987
All-Purpose Records Most Yards Gained Game: 312, Larry Schreiber vs. NW La., 1969 301, Larry Shipp vs Samford, 2007 299, Larry Schreiber vs. WKU, 1969 291, Ladarius Vanlier vs. Murray State, 2012 Season: 1,901, Larry Schreiber, 1969 1,887, Larry Shipp, 2007 1,767, Lorenza Rivers, 1987 1,722, Larry Schreiber, 1968 Career: 5,819, Larry Schreiber, 1966-69 Most Touchdowns Game: 5, Derek Shite vs. Concordia, 2007 4, Michael Penix vs. Campbellsville, 1995 4, Michael Penix vs. Morehead, 1995 4, Willie Queen vs. Tenn. St., 1994 4, Michael Penix vs. Morehead, 1994 4, Willie Queen vs. Lock Haven, 1992 4, Larry Schreiber vs. Austin Peay, 1969 4, Derek White vs. Murray State, 2003 Season: 15, Dontey Gay, 2011 15, Larry Shipp, 2007 14, Michael Penix, 1995 13, Larry Schreiber, 1969 Career: 32, Larry Schreiber, 1966-69
72, Josh Foster, 2004 72, Jason Ballard, 2003 Career: 253, David Collett, 1998-2001 Most PATs Game: 9, Wayne Anderson vs. ETSU, 1977 8, Derek Scott vs. Morehead State, 1994 8, Murray Cunningham vs. UN-Omaha, 1976 8, David Collett vs. Tennessee State, 2000 8, Zach Sharp vs. Maryville, 2011 Season: 46, Zach Sharp, 2012 46, Zach Sharp, 2011 42, Wayne Anderson, 1977 39, Justin Kraemer, 2007 35, David Collett, 2001 35, Murray Cunningham, 1976 34, David Collett, 2000 Career: 106, David Collett, 1998-2001 Most Consecutive PATs 59, Zach Sharp, 2011-current 46, Bobby Holloway, 1951-53 Most Field Goals Game: 7 Ryan Weeks vs. UTC, 1989 4, Zach Sharp vs. TSU, 2011 4, Casey Roberts vs. UT Martin, 1997 4, Wayne Anderson vs. W. Carolina, 1980 Season: 16, Ryan Weeks, 1989 14, Josh Foster, 2004 14, David Collett, 1998 14, Murray Cunningham, 1975 Career: 49, David Collett, 1998-2001 Most Consecutive Field Goals 11, Wayne Anderson, 1980 Most Points Kicking Game: 22, Ryan Weeks vs. UTC, 1989 16, Zach Sharp vs. TSU, 2011 15, Casey Roberts vs. UT- Martin, 1997 15, David Collett vs. Tenn. State, 2001 Season: 75, Justin Kraemer, 2007 73, Zach Sharp, 2011 72, Josh Foster, 2004 67, David Collett, 2000 67, Murray Cunningham, 1975 65, Ryan Weeks, 1989
Scoring Records
Mike Jones
passed and rushed for 36 total touchdowns during his Tech career.
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Most Points Game: 30, Derek White, Concordia, 2007 24, Derek White vs. Murray, 2003 24, Michael Penix vs. Campbellsville, 1995 24, Michael Penix vs. Morehead,1995 24, Willie Queen vs. Tenn. St., 1994 24, Michael Penix vs. Morehead, 1994 24, Willie Queen vs. Lock Haven, 1992 24, Larry Schreiber vs. Austin Peay, 1969 Season: 90, Dontey Gay, 2011 90, Larry Shipp, 2007 84, Michael Penix, 1995 78, Larry Schreiber, 1969 75, Justin Kraemer, 2007
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Individual Records: Defense Tackles
Most Fumbles Recovered Game: 3, Donald Snyder vs. MTSU, 1984 Season: 4, seven players Career: 8, Norman Drake, 1988-91
Interceptions
Most Tackles and Assists Game: 23, Jim Youngblood vs. UT- Martin, 1972 21, Barry Wilmore vs. Austin Peay, 1985 20, Corey Reed vs. UT Martin, 2008 20, Broderick Jamison, Eastern Ky., 2007 20, Joshua Symonette vs. Samford, 1998 Season: 156, Jim Youngblood, 1972 151, Jeff Daughtry, 1982 143, Barry Wilmore, 1985 Career: 476, Jim Youngblood, 1968-72 Most Quarterbacks Sacks Game: 5, Branon Vaughn vs. EKU, 1998 5, Elois Grooms vs. Murray, 1974 Season: 10, D.J. Bleisath, 2001 10, Branon Vaughn, 1998 10, Shane Queen, 1991 9, Dean Ratledge, 1976 8, Three players (most recent John Ruff, 2002) Career: 24, Shane Queen, 1990-93 Most Tackles for Loss Game: 8, Chad Evitts vs. WCU, 1998 7, Branon Vaughn vs. EKU, 1998 6, Shane Queen vs. APSU, 1991 6, Eric Allen vs. E. Illinois, 2000 Season: 24, D.J. Bleisath, 2001 24, Chad Evitts, 2000 23, Chad Evitts, 1999 23, D. J. Bleisath, 2000 20, Branon Vaughn, 1997 Career: 68, Chad Evitts, 1996-2000 Most Yards, Tackles for Loss Game: 43, Branon Vaughn vs. EKU, 1998 33, Shane Queen vs. EKU, 1993 31, Marcus Edwards vs. Eastern Illinois, 2010 Season: 124, D.J. Bleisath, 2001 123, Branon Vaughn, 1997 99, Dean Ratledge, 1977 98, D.J. Bleisath, 2000 Career: 271, Shane Queen, 1990-93
Fumbles Most Fumbles Caused Game: 4, Ricky Sanders vs. APSU, 1991 2, Total of five players: (Zach Reed, Branon Vaughn, Shane Queen, Marlon Placide, Gerald Dossett) Season: 9, David Hooper, 1977 Career: 11, David Hooper, 1976-78
Most Interceptions Game: 3, Robert Taylor vs. Samford, 1996 3, John Fitzpatrick vs. WKU, 1972 Season: 12, John Fitzpatrick, 1972 10, Johnny Tucker, 1976 7, Tony Panebianco, 1981 Career: 22, Robert Taylor, 1993-96 Most Yards Returned Game: 98, Joshua Symonette vs. APSU, 1997 Season: 197, Robert Taylor, 1995 191, John Fitzpatrick, 1972 144, Skeet Owen, 1981 Career: 302, John Fitzpatrick, 1969-72
Passes Defended Most Passes Defended Game: 4, Taron Ryce vs. SE Missouri, 2008 4, Robert Taylor vs. Samford, 1996 Season: 20, Robert Taylor, 1996 Career: 48, Robert Tayor 1993-96
Individual Records: Special Teams Punt Returns Most Returns Game: 7, Sam Brooks vs. Tennessee State, 1989 Season: 31, Brad Perry, 1994 31, Walter Hill, 1997 28, Tony Chatman, 1978 Career: 78, Brad Perry, 1992-95
Most Yards Game: 237, Ladarius Vanlier vs. MUR, 2012 200, Gerald Bentley vs. Marshall, 1995 172, Dickie Fulton vs. ETSU, 1973 Season: 813, James Coney, 1986 700, Gerald Bentley, 1995 686, Lorenza Rivers, 1987 Career: 1,686, Henry Sailes, 2007-2010 1,418, Gerald Bentley, 1992-95
Punting Records Most Punts Game: 12, Chad Zinchini vs. Oregon, 2012 12, Mark Pemberton vs. WKU, 1981 12, Butch Gentry vs. La. Tech, 1972 11, Mark Pemberton vs. MTSU, 1981 11, Mark Pemberton vs. Jacksonville, 1980 11, Scott Meadows vs. Akron, 1985 Season: 81, Tom Pemberton, 1973 79, Steve Davis, 1979 76, Mark Pemberton, 1981 Career: 251, Scott Meadows, 1983-86 Most Yards Game: 492, Chad Zinchini vs. Oregon, 2012 446, Scott Meadows vs. Akron, 1985 442, Tracy Graham vs. Tenn. State, 1988 438, Andy Dorsey vs. E. Kentucky, 2000 Season: 3,359, Steve Davis, 1979 3,111, Scott Meadows, 1983 3,018, Tom Pemberton, 1973 Career: 10,251, Scott Meadows, 1983-86 Highest Average Game: 52.6, Chad Zinchini vs. TSU, 2012 52.5, Scott Meadows vs. EKU, 1985 50.5, Andy Dorsey vs. W. Carolina, 1998 50.0 Justin Kraemer, Eastern Ky., 2007 50.0, Jon Mahan vs. Eastern Ky., 2006 Season: 44.8, Chad Zinchini, 2012 44.5, Jon Mahan, 2005, 43.2, Scott Meadows, 1986 Career: 40.8, Scott Meadows, 1983-86
Most Yards Game: 105, Kendall Taylor vs. Morehead, 1981 Season: 328, Mike Stewart, 1992 236, James Robinson, 2001 225, Walter Hill, 1997 223, Kendall Taylor, 1981 Career: 617, James Robinson, 2000-2003
Kickoff Returns Most Returns Game: 11, Ladarius Vanlier vs. MUR, 2012 9, Mike Stewart vs. WKU, 1989 8, Gerald Bentley vs. Marshall, 1995 7, Lorenza Rivers vs. Cincinnati, 1987 Season: 34, Lorenza Rivers, 1987 33, James Coney, 1986 32, Ladarius Vanlier, 2012 Career: 72, Henry Sailes, 2007-2010 65, Gerald Bentley, 1992-95
Jim Youngblood (front) and Elois Grooms (back), defensive standouts in the early 70s, each had his number retired by Tech.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Team Records: Offense
Season: 27 in 2012 20 in 2001 18 in 1993
Rushing Most Attempts Game: 83 vs. Morningside, 1972 79 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1976 74 vs. Austin Peay, 1977 Season: 773 in 1972 585 in 1977 578 in 1975 Most Net Yards Gained Game: 412 vs. East Tennessee, 1956 409 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1976 404 vs. Morningside, 1972 Season: 2,694 in 1955 2,593 in 1972 2,551 in 1977 Most Touchdowns Game: 10 vs. UT- Martin, 2002 8 vs. Tennessee State, 2000 7 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1976 Season: 28 in 2000 28 in 1977
Passing Most Attempts Game: 58 vs. TSU, 2011 57 vs. SEMO, 2012 50 vs. Middle Tenn., 1989 48 vs. Murray State, 2008 Season: 394 in 2008 375 in 2004
Total Offense Most Plays Game: 96 vs. Eastern Ill., 2012 96 vs. Austin Peay, 1977 95 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1976 94 vs. Morningside, 1972 Season: 817 in 1972 815 in 1977 814 in 2012 801 in 2011 Most Yards Game: 644 vs. Valpo, 2002 631 vs. Morehead, 1987 623 vs. Austin Peay, 1955 Season: 4,822 in 2002 4,516 in 2011 4,481 in 2012 4,183 in 1977
Scoring Most Points (since joining OVC) Game: 68 vs. UT- Martin, 2002 63 vs. Tennessee State, 2001 63 vs. East Tennessee, 1977 61 vs. Howard, 1950 59 vs. Morehead State, 1985 Season: 355 in 2011 347 in 2012 343 in 1977 329 in 2007 328 in 2002
Most Completions Game: 38 vs. SEMO, 2012 34 vs. TSU, 2011 33 vs. Murray State, 2008 31 vs. Ohio, 1990 29 vs. UT- Martin, 2001 Season: 241 in 2008 208 in 2011 207 in 2012 206 in 2004 Most Yards Gained Game: 481 vs. SEMO 2012 420 vs. Jacksonville State, 2002 413 vs. Samford, 2007 412 vs. Jacksonville State, 2001 Season: 2,923 in 2002 2,658 in 2012 2,579 in 2004 2,551 in 2001 Most Touchdown Passes Game: 5 vs. Three opponents 4 vs. Hampton, 2012 4 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2012 4 vs. Maryville, 2011 4 vs. Murray St., 1991
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Most Times Intercepted Game: 7 vs. SEMO, 2003 6 vs. Eastern Ky., 1983 6 vs. Nicholls State, 1978 6 vs. Troy State, 1978 Season: 21 in 1981 21 in 1980 21 in 1978
Most Points (both teams) Game: 111 vs. Samford, 2007 Samford 59, Tech 52 Most TDs (since joining OVC) Game: 10 vs. UT- Martin, 2002 9 vs. Howard, 1950 9 vs. East Tennessee, 1977 Season: 55 in 2002 47 in 2012 47 in 1977
8 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1976 8 vs. Morehead State, 1994 8 vs. UT- Martin, 2002 Season: 47 in 2012 46 in 2011 42 in 1977 40 in 2007 Most Field Goals Game: 7 vs. UT-Chattanooga 1989 4 vs. Western Kentucky., 1980 3 vs. 14 opponents Most Points Kicking Game: 22 vs. UT-Chattanooga, 1989 16 vs. Tennessee State, 2011 15 vs. Tennessee State, 2001 14 vs. Western Kentucky, 1980 Season: 75 in 2007 72 in 2004 67 in 1975 65 in 2012 65 in 1998
Fumbles Most Fumbles Game: 12 vs. Murray State, 1972 9 vs. Austin Peay, 1988 Season: 56 in 1972 52 in 1975 52 in 1985 Most Fumbles Lost Game: 7 vs. Western Kentucky, 1967 6 vs. Akron, 1983 6 vs. Tulsa, 1986 Season: 30 in 1972 24 in 1975 24 in 1977
First Downs Most First Downs Game: 36 vs. Tennessee State, 2011 32 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1976 31 vs. Tennessee State, 1995 30 vs. Tennessee State, 2001 30 vs. Jacksonville State, 2010 Season: 238 in 2011 227 in 2012 221 in 2004 214 in 2000 214 in 1977 Most First Downs Rushing Game: 25 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1976 18 vs. Austin Peay, 2011 17 vs. UNLV, 1985 17 vs. Morehead State, 1985 Season: 144 in 1972 132 in 1977 118 in 1969 118 in 1971 Most First Downs Passing Game: 20 vs. Tennessee State, 2011 19 vs. SEMO, 2012 17 vs. Tennessee State, 1995 15 vs. Illinois State, 193 14 vs. Middle Tennessee, 1993 Season: 113 in 2008 107 in 1995 105 in 1990 105 in 2004 101 in 2012 101 in 2011
Eddie Hayward
Robert Craft
Most PATs Game: 9 vs. East Tennessee, 1977 8 vs. Maryville, 2011 8 vs. Tennessee State, 2000
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Team Records: Defense
Fumbles Most Fumbles Caused Game: 11 vs. Austin Peay, 1991 Season: 41 in 1981 39 in 1976 37 in 1978
First Downs Fewest Total First Downs Half: 0 vs. Middle Tenn., 1983 Game: 4 vs. Western Ky., 1974 Season: 97 in 1960 115 in 2011 116 in 1963 117 in 1972
Most Fumbles Recovered Game: 5 vs. Austin Peay, 1993 5 vs. Austin Peay, 1991 5 vs. Lock Haven, 1990 5 vs. UT -Martin, 1975 5 vs. Eastern Ky., 1973 4 vs. UTC, 1989 4 vs. Middle Tenn., 1984 Season: 20 in 1962 20 in 1973 20 in 1975 20 in 1977
Fewest First Downs Rushing Game: 1 vs. five opponents Season: 54 in 1971 56 in 1972 62 in 2004 Fewest First Downs Passing Game: 0 vs. four opponents Season: 41 in 1968 42 in 1975 50 in 1972 50 in 1974
QB Sacks / TFL
Total Offense Fewest Yards Allowed Total Offense Game: 1 vs. Morehead, 1975 Season: 1,947 in 1975 2,139 in 1972 2,145 in 1961 Fewest Yards Rushing Game: -41 vs. Morehead, 1975 -6 vs. Morehead., 1993 -6 vs. Eastern Illinois, 2011 0 vs. Austin Peay, 1997 Season: 810 in 1975 926 in 1972 1,023 in 1971 Fewest Yards Allowed Passing Game: 7 vs. Eastern Ky, 1994 15 vs. East Tenn., 1974 19 vs. UT- Martin, 2000 Season: 538 in 1956 611 in 1959 678 in 1962
Interceptions Most Interceptions Made Game: 7 vs. Middle Tenn., 1980 6. vs. SEMO, 2003 5. vs. Lock Haven, 1993 5 vs. Akron, 1982 5 vs. Ark-Pine Bluff, 1987 Season: 30 in 1972 25 in 1969 21 in 1971, 1977, 1981
Most Quarterback Sacks Made Game: 8 vs. SEMO, 1999 8 vs. EKU, 1998 8 vs. EIU, 2010 7 vs. Troy State, 1981 6 vs. UTC, 1989 Season: 47 in 1976 32 in 1998 32 in 1997 30 in 2002 Most Tackles for Loss Made Game: 18 vs. SEMO, 1999 18 vs. EKU, 1998 17 vs. Chattanooga, 1997 16 vs. Austin Peay, 1988 Season: 114 in 2001 109 in 2002 108 in 1998 Most TFL Yards Lost Game: 91 vs. Harding, 2000 83 vs. Austin Peay, 1991 79 vs. UTC, 1989 64 vs. EKU, 1998 Season: 474 in 2001 444 in 1997 438 in 1998
Punting
Most Yards Punting by Tech Game: 492 vs. Oregon, 2012 446 vs. Akron, 1985 442 vs. Tenn. State, 1988 Season: 3,359 in 1979 3,018 in 1973 2,933 in 1974 Highest Punting Average Game: 52.6 vs. TSU, 2012 52.5 vs. Eastern Ky., 1985 50.8 vs. Morehead, 1976 50.5 vs. WCU, 1998 Season: 44.8 in 2012 42.5 in 1979 41.9 in 1998 41.8 in 1986 Most Punts Forced Game: 13 vs. Western Ky., 1974 11 vs. Morehead St., 1993 10 vs. E. Kentucky, 2000 10 vs. Liberty, 1987 Season: 91 in 1975
90 in 1974 Punt Returns
Most Punts Returned Game: 7 vs. Tenn. State, 1989 6 vs. Maryville, 2011 6 vs. Ark-Pine Bluff, 1987 6 vs. Middle Tenn., 1971 Season: 40 in 1972 39 in 1975 35 in 1971 35 in 1994 Most Yards Returned Game: 105 vs. Morehead, 1981 90 vs. Ark-Pine Bluff, 1987 90 vs. UT Martin, 2000 83 vs. Maryville, 2011 77 vs. Tennessee State, 2000 Season: 323 in 1992 321 in 2007 278 in 1997
Team Records: Miscellaneous Turnovers Most Turnovers Game: 9 vs. Nicholls State, 1978 8 vs. Tulsa/Murray, 1986 8 vs. Eastern Ill., 2003 7 vs. Eastern Ky., 1983 7 vs. Western Ky., 1967 Season: 41 in 1978 39 in 1982 39 in 1983 Most Turnovers Caused Game: 10 vs. Western Ky., 1972 7 vs. Middle Tenn., 1980 Season: 49 in 1974 41 in 1977 40 in 1981 Best Turnover Margin Season: +16 in 1981 +12 in 2000 +9 in 1971 +9 in 1972 +8 in 2009
Worst Turnover Margin Season: -20 in 2008 -18 in 1978, 2003, 2007 -16 in 1983, 1986, 1988
Penalties Most Penalties Game: 14 vs. E. Kentucky, 2000 14 vs. Austin Peay, 1982 13 vs. Austin Peay, 2012 13 vs. Morehead St., 1993 13 vs. Middle Tenn., 1983 13 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2010 Season: 88 in 1975 86 in 2012 82 in 2002 78 in 2010 78 in 2011 77 in 1982 Most Yards Penalized Game: 141 vs. East Tenn., 1975 140 vs. E. Kentucky, 2000 127 vs. Morehead St., 1993 Season: 815 in 1975 793 in 197
Most Punts by Tech Game: 12 vs. Oregon, 2012 12 vs. Louisiana Tech, 1972 12 vs. Western Ky., 1981 11 vs. four opponents Season: 81 in 1973 79 in 1979 77 in 1974 77 in 1982
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Rushing
Total Offense
1960 - Ralph Broyles, 495 1961 - Ken Fults, 663 1962 - Jack Corbin, 377 1963 - Ron Reeves, 555 1964 - Ron Reeves, 398 1965 - Ron Reeves, 723 1966 - Larry Schreiber, 579 1967 - Larry Schreiber, 1,069 1968 - Larry Schreiber, 1,251 1969 - Larry Schreiber, 1,522 1970 - Roger Hill, 677 1971 - Jeff Axel, 875 1972 - Jeff Axel, 677 1973 - Mike DeRossett, 552 1974 - Terry Johnson, 462 1975 - Jesse Dorsey, 542 1976 - Cecil Fore, 516 1977 - Cecil Fore, 741 1978 - Kevin Tillman, 791 1979 - Ronald Bond, 474 1980 - Marvin McClennon, 623 1981 - Marvin McClennon, 558 1982 - Reggie Bazel, 889 1983 - Allen Lawrence, 456 1984 - Brent Fisher, 354 1985 - Eddie Hayward, 1,021 1986 - Travis Dunlap, 340 1987 - Lorenza Rivers, 975 1988 - James Hird, 466 1989 - Billy Shackelford, 403 1990 - Fred Lowery, 448 1991 - Willie Queen, 568 1992 - Willie Queen, 1,228 1993 - Michael Penix, 1,037 1994 - Michael Penix, 932 1995 - Michael Penix, 1,208 1996 - Brant Billen, 466 1997 - Jerome Tillman, 668 1998 - Nick Solomon, 610 1999 - Jerome Tillman, 598 2000 - Travis Rogers, 809 2001 - Travis Rogers, 514 2002 - Jason Ballard, 1000 2003 - Jason Ballard, 955 2004 - Trey Bonner, 795 2005 - Anthony Ash, 627 2006 - Anthony Ash, 689 2007 - Derek White, 1,270 2008 - Henry Sailes, 433 2009 - Dontey Gay, 556 2010 - Jacque Crawford, 668 2011 - Dontey Gay, 1,045 2012 - Darian Stone, 553
1960 - Gordon Mason, 866 1961 - Jim Ragland, 803 1962 - Jim Ragland, 539 1963 - Jim Ragland, 1,396 1964 - Paul Whaley, 714 1965 - Tom Van Tone, 1,030 1966 - Dale Swain, 859 1967 - Larry Schreiber, 1,069 1968 - Larry Schreiber, 1,251 1969 - Larry Schreiber, 1,522 1970 - Roger Hill, 677 1971 - Jeff Axel, 875 1972 - Mike Ledford, 857 1973 - Gary Perdue, 923 1974 - Gary Perdue, 804 1975 - Gary Perdue, 1,136 1976 - Gary Perdue, 1,317 1977 - Jimmy Maynord, 1,040 1978 - Kevin Tillman, 791 1979 - Jimmy Maynord, 889 1980 - James Aaron, 1,121 1981 - Tony Costantine, 1,186 1982 - Mark Powers, 1,069 1983 - Tony Costantine, 835 1984 - Brent Fisher, 811 1985 - Eddie Hayward, 1,021 1986 - Brent Fisher, 1,384 1987 - Patrick Pope, 1,938 1988 - Thomas DeBow, 1,239 1989 - Thomas DeBow, 926 1990 - Bert Browne, 2,031 1991 - Randy Beaman, 970 1992 - Willie Queen, 1,228 1993 - Mike Jones, 1,921 1994 - Mike Jones, 1,762 1995 - Jamie Sander, 1,658 1996 - Andre Caballero, 1,329 1997 - Andre Caballero, 2,225 1998 - Michael Peeples, 1,318 1999 - Grant Swallows, 1,293 2000 - Grant Swallows, 1,019 2001 - Grant Swallows, 2,424 2002 - Robert Craft, 2362 2003 - Jason Ballard, 955 2004 - Robert Craft, 2,290 2005 - Stephen Britton, 1,533 2006 - Lee Sweeney, 2,267 2007 - Lee Sweeney, 1,371 2008 - Lee Sweeney, 1,548 2009 - Lee Sweeney, 1,619 2010 - Tre Lamb, 1,074 2011 - Tre Lamb, 2,555 2012 - Tre Lamb, 1,882
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Top Seasons
Tre Lamb (2011).....................2,555 Grant Swallows (2001)........2,424 Robert Craft (2002)...............2,362 Robert Craft (2004)...............2,290 Lee Sweeney (2007).............2,267 Andre Caballero (1997).......2,225 Bert Browne (1990)...............2,031 Patrick Pope (1987)..............1,938 Mike Jones (1993).................1,921 Tre Lamb (2012).....................1,882
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Top Seasons
Larry Schreiber (1969)......... 1,522 Derek White (2007).............. 1,270 Larry Schreiber (1968)......... 1,251 Willie Queen (1992)............. 1,228 Michael Penix (1995)........... 1,208 Larry Schreiber (1967)......... 1,069 Dontey Gay (2011................. 1,045 Michael Penix (1993)........... 1,037 Eddie Hayward (1985)......... 1,021 Jason Ballard (2002)............. 1,000
Passing 1960 - Gordon Mason, 868 1961 - Jim Ragland, 449 1962 - Jim Ragland, 456 1963 - Jim Ragland, 1,135 1964 - Paul Whaley, 569 1965 - Tom Van Tone, 805 1966 - Dale Swain, 654 1967 - Dale Swain, 867 1968 - Rock Horne, 299 1969 - Steve Ailey, 533 1970 - David Fair, 361 1971 - Jim Waddell, 324 1972 - Mike Ledford, 492 1973 - Gary Perdue, 674 1974 - Gary Perdue, 559 1975 - Gary Perdue, 868 1976 - Gary Perdue, 952 1977 - Jimmy Maynord 812 1978 - Milt Jenkins, 602 1979 - Jimmy Maynord, 730 1980 - James Aaron, 1,338 1981 - Tony Costantine, 1,321 1982 - Mark Powers, 1,101 1983 - Tony Costantine, 906 1984 - Tony Costantine, 566 1985 - Brent Fisher, 323 1986 - Brent Fisher, 1,165 1987 - Patrick Pope, 1,541 1988 - Thomas DeBow, 1,213 1989 - Thomas DeBow, 933 1990 - Bert Browne, 2,050 1991 - Randy Beaman, 610 1992 - Randy Beaman, 778 1993 - Mike Jones, 2,000 1994 - Mike Jones, 1,912 1995 - Jamie Sander, 1,738 1996 - Andre Caballero, 971 1997 - Andre Caballero, 1,893 1998 - Michael Peeples, 1,527 1999 - Grant Swallows, 1,140 2000 - Grant Swallows, 1,037 2001 - Grant Swallows, 2,361 2002 - Robert Craft, 2,448 2003 - Robert Craft, 1,009 2004 - Robert Craft 2,385 2005 - Stephen Britton, 1,514 2006 - Lee Sweeney, 2,292 2007 - Lee Sweeney, 1,453 2008 - Lee Sweeney, 1,644 2009 - Lee Sweeney, 1,768 2010 - Tre Lamb, 974 2011 - Tre Lamb, 2,342 2012 - Tre Lamb, 1872
Top Seasons
1. Robert Craft (2002)................2,448 2. Robert Craft (2004)................2,385 3. Grant Swallows (2001)..........2,361 4. Tre Lamb (2011)......................2,342 5. Lee Sweeney (2007) .............2,292 6. Bert Browne (1990)................2,050 7. Mike Jones (1993)..................2,000 8. Mike Jones (1994)..................1,912 9. Andre Caballero (1997)........1,893 10. Tre Lamb (2012)......................1,872
Receiving 1960 - Tommy Hackler, 37/508 1961 - Rudy Schmittou, 15/277 1962 - Jim Schaffer, 11/184 1963 - Bob Haile, 32/436 1964 - Sammy Scott, 14/147 1965 - Sammy Scott, 19/320 1966 - Terry Parks, 23/267 1967 - David Hudson, 42/492 1968 - Harry Abofs, 20/364 1969 - Jim Bishop, 31/536 1970 - Jim Bishop, 30/355 1971 - Jim Bishop, 15/271 1972 - Tommy Pemberton, 15/323 1973 - David Quay, 28/411 1974 - David Quay, 17/233 1975 - David Quay, 28/387 1976 - Craig Rolle, 38/909 1977 - Craig Rolle, 42/734 1978 - Craig Rolle, 53/878 1979 - Glenn Roberts, 25/344 1980 - Jack Kelley, 35/748 1981 - Reggie Bazel, 31/280 1982 - Jack Kelley, 32/490 1983 - Jack Kelley, 27/419 1984 - Larry Hamrick, 25/369 1985 - Lorenza Rivers, 9/68 1986 - Nate Hooks, 34/443 1987 - Kenneth Gilstrap, 42/729 1988 - Sam Brooks, 23/252 1989 - Sam Brooks, 31/419 1990 - Marshall Hale, 30/690 1991 - Marshall Hale, 27/465 1992 - Glen Puryear, 18/156 1993 - Steve Harris, 25/389 1994 - Brad Perry, 29/262 1995 - Gerald Bentley, 54/616 1996 - Demond Stone, 21/291 1997 - Walter Hill, 55/808 1998 - Walter Hill, 43/555 1999 - Walter Hill, 34/426 2000 - Stevland Sills, 24/373 Tedarrell Scott, 24/219 2001 - Derek Lee, 39/624 2002 - Derek Lee, 36/760 2003 - Derek Lee, 38/383 2004 - Brent McNeal, 42/565 2005 - Larry Shipp, 50/803 2006 - Larry Shipp, 51/799 2007 - Larry Shipp, 53/900 2008 - Tim Benford, 68/782 2009 - Tim Benford, 33/580 2010 - Tim Benford, 50/812 2011 - Tim Benford, 65/923
2012 - Da’Rick Rogers, 61/893
Top Seasons/Receptions
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Tim Benford (2008)...................... 68 Tim Benford (2011)...................... 65 Da’Rick Rogers (2012)................. 61 Walter Hill (1997).......................... 55 Gerald Bentley (1995)................. 54
Top Seasons/Yardage
Tim Benford (2011)....................923 Craig Rolle (1976).......................909 Larry Shipp (2007).....................900 Da’Rick Rogers (2012)...............893 Craig Rolle (1978).......................878 Tim Benford (2010)....................812 Walter Hill (1997)........................808
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All-Purpose
1960 - Ralph Broyles, 30 1961 - Jim Ragland, 34 1962 - Jim Shaeffer, 24 1963 - Ron Reeves, 36 1964 - Paul Whaley, Ron Reeves, 18 1965 - Jim Stamps, 30 1966 - Frank Sorrells, 30 1967 - Larry Schreiber, 54 1968 - Larry Schreiber, 36 1969 - Larry Schreiber, 78 1970 - Butch Gentry, 34 1971 - Jeff Axel, 42 1972 - Butch Gentry, 60 1973 - Murray Cunningham, 35 1974 - Murray Cunningham, 46 1975 - Murray Cunningham, 67 1976 - Murray Cunningham, 50 1977 - Wayne Anderson, 57 1978 - Wayne Anderson, 51 1979 - Wayne Anderson, 23 1980 - Wayne Anderson, 49 1981 - Reggie Bazel, 60 1982 - Reggie Bazel, 44 1983 - Ray Mullican, 29 1984 - Bruce Winningham, 30 1985 - Eddie Hayward, 42 1986 - Ryan Weeks, 34 1987 - Lorenza Rivers, 56 1988 - Ryan Weeks, 36 1989 - Ryan Weeks, 65 1990 - Daniel Gipson, 46 1991 - Daniel Gipson, 61 1992 - Willie Queen, 60 1993 - Daniel Gipson, 49 1994 - Derek Scott, 62 1995 - Michael Penix, 78 1996 - Ryan Kelly, 50 1997 - Casey Roberts, 46 1998 - David Collett, 64 1999 - David Collett, 63 2000 - David Collett, 67 2001 - David Collett, 59 2002 - Jason Ballard, 68 2003 - Jason Ballard, 72 2004 - Josh Foster, 72 2005 - Josh Foster, 65 2006 - Larry Shipp, 48 2007 - Larry Shipp, 90 2008 - Tim Benford, 60 2009 - Tim Donegan, 42 2010 - Tim Benford, 60 2011 - Dontey Gay, 90 2012 - Zach Sharp, 64
1960 - Ralph Broyles, 558 1961 - Ken Fults, 663 1962 - Jim Shaeffer, 919 1963 - Jim Whaley, 702 1964 - Roy Sinkovich, 558 1965 - Terry Parks, 947 1966 - Terry Parks, 924 1967 - Larry Schreiber, 1,617 1968 - Larry Schreiber, 1,722 1969 - Larry Schreiber, 1,901 1970 - Roger Hill, 998 1971 - Jeff Axel, 875 1972 - Jeff Axel, 677 1973 - Mike DeRossett, 573 1974 - Lamar Mike, 606 1975 - Craig Rolle, 670 1976 - Craig Rolle, 1,353 1977 - Cecil Fore, 943 1978 - Kevin Tillman, 1,266 1979 - Sam Smith, 518 1980 - Marvin McClennon, 838 1981 - Reggie Bazel, 800 1982 - Reggie Bazel, 1,038 1983 - Jack Kelley, 553 1984 - Mike Beal, 558 1985 - Eddie Hayward, 1,021 1986 - James Coney, 982 1987 - Lorenza Rivers, 1,767 1988 - Kenneth Gilstrap, 818 1989 - Mike Stewart, 916 1990 - Marshall Hale, 1,281 1991 - Marshall Hale, 866 1992 - Willie Queen, 1,299 1993 - Michael Penix, 1,238 1994 - Michael Penix, 1,193 1995 - Michael Penix, 1,335 1996 - Brant Billen, 582 1997 - Jerome Tillman, 1,092 1998 - Nick Solomon, 1,199 1999 - Jerome Tillman, 791 2000 - Nick Solomon, 1,152 2001 - Nick Solomon, 943 2002 - Jason Ballard, 1,096 2003 - Jason Ballard, 1,061 2004 - Trey Bonner, 998 2005 - Larry Shipp, 883 2006 - Larry Shipp, 1,180 2007 - Larry Shipp, 1,887 2008 - Henry Sailes, 1,230 2009 - Dontey Gay, 833 2010 - Henry Sailes, 833 2011 - Dontey Gay, 1262 2012 - Ladarius Vanlier, 1,065
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Top Seasons
Larry Schreiber (1969).......... 1,901 Larry Shipp (2007)................. 1,887 Lorenza Rivers (1987)........... 1,767 Larry Schreiber (1968).......... 1,722 Larry Schreiber (1967).......... 1,617 Derek White (2007)................ 1,475 Craig Rolle (1976)................... 1,353 Michael Penix (1995)............. 1,335 Willie Queen (1992)............... 1,299 Marshall Hale (1990)............. 1,281
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Top Seasons
Dontey Gay (2011)....................... 90 Larry Shipp (2007)....................... 90 Michael Penix (1995)................... 78 Larry Schreiber (1969)................ 78 Justin Kraemer (2007)................. 75 Josh Foster (2004)........................ 72 Jason Ballard (2003).................... 72 Jason Ballard (2002).................... 68 Murray Cunningham (1975)..... 67 David Collett (2000).................... 67
Interceptions
Tackles 1972 - Jim Youngblood, 99-57=156 1973 - Dana Winningham, 70-63=133 1974 - Howard Stidham, 71-61=132 1975 - Howard Stidham, 69-39=108 1976 - Joe Jachimowicz, 61-47=108 1977 - Mark Shrum, 54-47=101 1978 - David Hooper, 45-41=86 1979 - Barry Courtney, 47-29=76 1980 - Tony Chatman, 42-42=84 1981 - Tony Chatman, 59-30=89 1982 - Jeff Daughtry, 93-58=151 1983 - Jeff Daughtry, 49-93=142 1984 - Jeff Daughtry, 53-48=101 1985 - Barry Wilmore, 68-75=143 1986 - Bruce Hatfield, 53-36=89 1987 - Thomas Squires, 74-62=136 1988 - Gerald Dossett, 56-47=103 1989 - Gerald Dossett, 65-50=115 1990 - Tim Ford, 56-40=96 1991 - Maurice Draine, 53-31=84 1992 - Maurice Draine, 58-32=90 1993 - Maurice Draine, 48-25=73 1994 - Jeff Moran, 62-23=85 1995 - Jeff Moran, 65-41=106 1996 - Sammy Sanders, 65-61=126 1997 - Sammy Sanders, 36-68=104 1998 - Josh Symonette, 47-61=108 1999 - Chad Evitts, 30-65=95 2000 - Chad Evitts, 48-70=118 2001 - Jameel Brown, 43-55=98 2002 - Daniel Wentzel, 79-53=132 2003 - Daniel Wentzel, 36-69=105 2004 - Tommy Harrison, 26-75=101 2005 - Brandon Fields, 38-45=83 2006 - Aaron Williams, 27-58=85 2007 - Broderick Jamison, 30-77=107 2008 - Corey Reed, 37-93=130 2009 - Dustin Dillehay, 39-39=78 2010 - Kelechi Ordu, 31-59=90 2011 - Austin Tallant, 34-58=92 2012 - Tra’Darius Goff, 29-72=101
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Top Seasons
Jim Youngblood (1972)............156 Jeff Daughtry (1982).................151 Barry Wilmore (1985)................143 Jeff Daughtry (1983).................142 Jim Youngblood (1971)............142 Thomas Squires (1987).............136 Dana Winningham (1973).......133 Howard Stidham (1974)...........132 Daniel Wentzel (2002)..............132 Corey Reed (2008).....................130
1959 - W. J. Shumaker, 5
1960 - Gordon Mason, 4 1961 - John Jenkins, 2 1962 - Jack Corbin, 2 1963 - Jim Whaley, 3 1964 - Jim Whaley, 6 1965 - Jim Whaley, Jerry Cantrell, Andy Odom, 3 1966 - Billy Bastle, 3 1967 - David Francis, Joe Mulvihill, 2 1968 - Joe Mulvihill, Stacy Webb, 2 1969 - Joe Mulvihill, Bill Perkins, 6 1970 - Butch Strickland, 4 1971 - John Fitzpatrick, 6 1972 - John Fitzpatrick, 12 1973 - Dana Winningham, Ronnie Summey, Frank Lynn, 4 1974 - Johnny Tucker, 5 1975 - Brad Gordon, 4 1976 - Johnny Tucker, 10 1977 - Greg Bauer, 6 1978 - Greg Bauer, Danny White, 3 1979 - Greg Bauer, Greg Hamilton, 4 1980 - Tony Chatman, Rod Demps, 2 1981 - Tony Panebianco, 7 1982 - Billy Blaylock, Danny Crooks, 6 1983 - Danny Crooks, Greg Maysonet, 3 1984 - Billy Stover, Willie Thompson, 4 1985 - Tim Maybin, 5 1986 - Jimmy Isom, Tim Maybin, 3 1987 - Jimmy Isom, 5 1988 - Frankie Bankhead, Norman Drake, 1 1989 - Felix Parham, 5 1990 - Alfonzo Alexander, Felix Parham, Kevin Smith, 2 1991 - Marrio Thomas, 5 1992 - Kevin Jackson, Ted Lockerby, Andrew Mathis, Mike Stewart, George Thompson, 2 1993 - Brad Simmons, 3 1994 - Robert Taylor, 5 1995 - Robert Taylor, 6 1996 - Robert Taylor, 9 1997 - Corey Chamblin, Chad Evitts, Trent McNaull, 2 1998 - Chad Evitts, 3 1999 - Troy Grant, 4 2000 - Jahi Henley, 4 2001 - James Robinson, 3 2002 - Jesse Rivers, 2 2003 - Brandon Shelby, 3 2004 - Brandon Shelby, 5 2005 - Brandon Fields, Anthony James, 3 2006 - Maurice Smith, 4 2007 - Taron Ryce, Broderick Jamison, Maurice Smith, 2 2008 - Justin Vann, 2 2009 - Richmond Tooley, Dustin Dillehay, 3 2010 - Marty Jones, 4 2011 - Corey Watson, 3 2012 - Seven players, 1
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Top Seasons
John Fitzpatrick (1972)............. 12 Johnny Tucker (1976)................ 10 Robert Taylor (1996).....................9 Tony Panebianco (1981)..............7 Nine players.....................................6 (Last time: Robert Taylor, 1995)
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Offensive
Defensive
Total Offense 1. Lee Sweeney (2006-09) 2. Robert Craft (2001-04) 3. Tre Lamb (2009-12) 4. Grant Swallows (1998-01) 5. Larry Schreiber (1966-69) 6. Gary Perdue (1973-76) 7. Mike Jones (1991-94) 8. Michael Penix (1992-95) 9. Andre Caballero (1996-97) 10. Tony Costantine (1980-84)
6,805 5,757 5,621 4,800 4,421 4,180 4,001 3,463 3,196 3,168
Receptions 1. Tim Benford (2008-11) 2. Larry Shipp (2004-07) 3. Walter Hill (1996-99) 4. Craig Rolle (1975-78) 5. Derek Lee (2000-03) 6. Brent McNeal (2003-06) Gerald Bentley (1992-95) 8. Jack Kelley (1979-83) 9. Anton Thomison (2000-03) 10. Tedarrell Scott (1998-01)
216 195 148 146 129 111 111 103 102 92
All-Purpose Yards 1. Larry Schreiber (1966-69) 2. Larry Shipp (2004-07) 3. Michael Penix (1992-95) 4. Nick Solomon (1998-01) 5. Derek White (2003-07) 6. Henry Sailes (2007-10) 7. Dontey Gay (2008-11) 8. Willie Queen (1991-94) 9. Tim Benford (2008-11) 10. Craig Rolle (1975-78)
5,925 4,938 4,055 3,802 3,749 3,589 3,354 3,215 3,116 2,878
Yards Receiving 1. Tim Benford (2008-11) 2. Larry Shipp (2004-07) 3. Craig Rolle (1975-78) 4. Walter Hill (1996 -99) 5. Derek Lee (2000-03) 6. Jack Kelley (1979-83) 7. Ken Gilstrap (1985-88) Marshall Hale (1988-91) 9. Anton Thomison (2000-03) 10. Brent McNeal (2003-06)
3,097 2,950 2,813 2,125 1,962 1,759 1,683 1,683 1,668 1,588
Rushing 1. Larry Schreiber (1966-69) 2. Michael Penix (1992-95) 3. Willie Queen (1991-94) 4. Derek White (2003-07) 5. Jason Ballard (2000-03) 6. Dontey Gay (2008-11) 7. Reggie Bazel (1979-82) 8. Nick Solomon (1998-01) 9. Cecil Fore (1975-78) 10. Jerome Tillman (1997-99)
4,421 3,463 2,972 2,948 2,315 2,219 1,986 1,932 1,850 1,781
Passing 1. Lee Sweeney (2006-present) 2. Robert Craft (2001-2004) 3. Tre Lamb (2009-12) 4. Grant Swallows (1998-01) 5. Mike Jones (1991-94) 6. Tony Costantine (1980-84) 7. Andre Caballero (1996-97) 8. Gary Perdue (1973-76) 9. Michael Peeples (1997-00 ) 10. Bert Browne (1988-90)
7,157 6,032 5,301 4,634 4,321 3,599 3,222 3,053 2,893 2,647
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Scoring David Collett (1998-2001) Josh Foster (2001-2005) Michael Penix (1992-95) Murray Cunningham (1973-76) Daniel Gipson (1990-93) Larry Shipp (2004-07) Larry Schreiber (1966-69) Ryan Weeks (1986-89) Derek White (2003-07) Wayne Anderson (1977-80)
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253 200 198 198 196 192 192 190 180 180
Tackles/Assists 1. Jim Youngblood (1969-72) 2. Jeff Daughtry (1981-84) 3. Tony Plavich (1972-75) 4. Joshua Symonette (1996-99) 5. Bruce Hatfield (1984-87) 6. Maurice Smith (2005-08) 7. Norman Drake (1988-91) 8. Sammy Sanders (1994-97) 9. Howard Stidham (1973-75) 10. Chad Evitts (1996-2000)
476 473 364 349 348 336 335 326 323 308
Interceptions Robert Taylor (1993-96) John Fitzpatrick (1969-72) Johnny Tucker (1973-76) Greg Bauer (1976-79) Greg Hamilton (1976-79) Danny Crooks (1982-85) Jim Whaley (1963-65) Brandon Shelby (2001-04) J.R. Mulvihill (1967-69)
22 21 18 17 14 12 12 11 11
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Some of the players ranked among Tech's career leaders include, top row from left: Maurice Smith (tackles), Derek White (rushing, all-purpose yards and scoring) and Jason Ballard (rushing). Bottom row, from left, Chad Evitts (tackles), Robert Craft (passing and total offense) and Robert Taylor (interceptions).
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% indicates longest non-scoring play in history
Longest Run From Scrimmage
Yards.... Player 92*......... Michael Penix vs. Murray State, 1994 89*......... Lorenza Rivers vs. UT-Chattanooga, 1987 88*......... Larry Schreiber vs. Middle Tennessee, 1967 87*......... Derek White vs. UT- Martin 2003 87*......... Jerome Tillman vs. Middle Tennessee, 1997 85*......... Patrick Pope vs. Austin Peay, 1985 80*......... Patrick Pope vs. Liberty, 1987 76*......... Jack Kelley vs. Morehead State, 1980 75*......... Willie Queen vs. Murray State, 1993 75*......... Eddie Hayward vs. Tennessee State, 1985 74*......Darian Stone vs. Maryville, 2011 74........... Willie Queen vs. Murray State, 1991 72*......... Michael Penix vs. Southeast Missouri, 1992 72*......... Lorenza Rivers vs. Morehead State, 1987 72*......... Cameron Kirnes vs. Eastern Illinois, 2005 72........... Lorenza Rivers vs. Youngstown State, 1987 71........... Henry Sailes vs. Tennessee State, 2007 71*......... Brant Billen vs. Middle Tennessee, 1997 71........... Jesse Dorsey vs. Eastern Illinois, 1975 69*......... Lorenza Rivers vs. Abilene Christian, 1987 68*......... Lorenza Rivers vs. Morehead State, 1987 68........... Randy Beaman vs. Southeast Missouri, 1991
Longest Pass Completion
Yards.... Player 87*......... Grant Swallows to Tony Fragale vs. W. Kentucky, 1999 86*......... Brent McNeal to Antonio Minor vs. E. Illinois, 2004 85*......... Rock Horne to Harry Abofs vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1968 85*......... Gordon Mason to Rudy Schmittou vs. MTSU, 1960 82%....... Robert Craft to Ronnie Sidler vs. Murray, 2002 82*......... Randy Beaman to Marshall Hale vs. APSU, 1991 80*......... Andre Caballero to Walter Hill vs. Eastern Illinois, 1996 80*......... Tony Costantine to Larry Hamrick vs. ETSU, 1981 80........... Grant Swallows to Steveland Sills vs. Murray State, 2000 79*......Darian Stone to Ryan Tilghman vs. UT Martin, 2012 78*......... Lee Sweeney to Henry Sailes vs. Austin Peay, 2008 78*......... Robert Craft to Derek White vs. UT-Martin, 2004 78*......... Grant Swallows to Anton Thomison vs. No. Illinois, 2003 78*......... Bert Browne to Marshall Hale vs. Western Ky., 1990 78*......... James Aaron to Jack Kelley vs. Morehead State, 1980 77*......... Tre Lamb to Adam Urbano vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2012 73*......... Robert Craft to Derek Lee vs. Valparaiso, 2002 73........... Robert Craft to Anton Thomison vs. No. Illinois, 2003 72*......... Tre Lamb to Tim Benford vs. UT Martin, 2011 72*......... Patrick Pope to Ken Gilstrap vs. Morehead State, 1987 72........... Mike Jones to Brad Perry vs. Tennessee State, 1993 71*......... Tre Lamb to Tim Benford vs. Maryville. 2011 71*......... Mike Jones to Willie Queen vs. Tennessee State, 1994 71*......... Thomas DeBow to Ken Gilstrap vs. E. Carolina, 1988 70........... Michael Peeples to Nick Solomon vs. SEMO, 1998 69*......... Ryan Nichols to Brent McNeal vs. Murray State, 2004 69*......... Bert Browne to Sam Brooks vs. Morehead State, 1990 68........... Robert Craft to Ryan Nichols vs. VMI, 2004 68*......... Andre Caballero to Tedarrell Scott vs. UAB, 1997
Longest Punt Return
Yards.... Player 87*......... Joe Lancaster vs. Howard, 1950 79*......... Marshall Hale vs. Ohio, 1991 74*......... Kendall Taylor vs. Morehead State, 1981 74*......... Jim Whaley vs. Morehead State, 1963 72*......... Mike Stewart vs. Southeast Missouri, 1992
Michael Penix raced 92 yards for a TD against Murray State in 1994 for Tech’s longest run
Wide receiver Brent McNeal threw the secondlongest pass in school history
Longest Kickoff Return
Longest Field Goal Attempted
Yards.... Player 100*...... Dickie Fulton vs. East Tennessee, 1973 99*......... Lorenza Rivers vs. Youngstown State, 1987 97* ........ Larry Shipp vs. Concordia, 2007 96*......... Lamar Mike vs. East Tennessee, 1976 95*......... Jim Schaeffer vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1961 94*......Ladarius Vanlier vs. Murray State, 2012 90*......... Larry Schreiber vs. Middle Tennessee, 1967 90*......... Mike Vise vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1977 87*......... Henry Sailes vs. UT Martin, 2008 87* ........ Larry Shipp vs. Cumberland, 2007 83*......... Billy Blaylock vs. Northeast Missouri, 1981
Longest Interception Return
Yards.... Player 98*......... Joshua Symonette vs. Austin Peay, 1997 96*......... Robert Taylor vs. Southeast Missouri, 1995 92*......... Robert Taylor vs. Samford, 1995 92*......... Chip Holmes vs. Austin Peay, 1989 91*......... John Deathridge vs. East Tennessee, 1975 90*......... Mike Stewart vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1990 78........... David McMahan vs. Tennessee State, 2003 78*......... John Fitzpatrick vs. East Tennessee, 1972 72........... Brandon Shelby vs Tennessee State, 2003 68*......... Brad Simmons vs. Lock Haven, 1993 68........... Skeet Owen vs. Middle Tennessee, 1981 68........... Mike Hennigan vs. Murray State, 1971 68*......... Butch Strickland vs. Middle Tennessee, 1970
Longest Punt
Yards.... Player 86........... Justin Kraemer vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2007 86........... Andy Dorsey vs. Eastern Illinois, 1998 85........... Carl Heinzig vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1975 84........... Jon Mahan vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2007 75........... Scott Meadows vs. Morehead State, 1983 73........... Jon Mahan vs. Jacksonville State, 2005 73........... Steve Davis vs. Middle Tennessee, 1977 71........... Mark Pemberton vs. Morehead State, 1980 71........... Steve Davis vs. Middle Tennessee, 1979 69........... Jason Lennartz vs. Eastern Illinois, 2009 68........... Tracy Graham vs. Austin Peay, 1988 68........... Scott Meadows vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1985 67........... Chad Brummitt vs. UT- Martin, 1992 67........... Tom Pemberton vs. Youngstown State, 1974
Yards.... Player 61........... Ray Mullican vs. Middle Tennessee, 1983 60........... David Collett vs. Fayetteville State, 2001 60........... Murray Cunningham vs. Murray State, 1973 57........... Derek Scott vs. Tennessee State, 1994
Longest Field Goal Made
Yards.... Player 53........... Ryan Weeks vs. Morehead State, 1989 53........... Murray Cunningham vs. Western Kentucky, 1974 51........... Justin Kraemer vs. Southeast Missouri, 2008 51........... Justin Kraemer vs. Murray State, 2007 51........... Josh Foster vs. Lambuth, 2005 51........... Ryan Weeks vs. Tennessee State, 1989 51........... Bruce Winningham vs. Akron, 1984 51........... Murray Cunningham vs. Eastern Illinois, 1975 51........... John Swords vs. Austin Peay, 1966 50........... Ryan Weeks vs. Austin Peay, 1989 49........Zach Sharp vs. Tennessee State, 2011 49 .......... David Collett vs. UT- Martin, 2000 49........... Derek Scott vs. Samford, 1994 48........... David Collett vs. Bowling Green, 1999 48........... Ryan Kelly vs. Samford, 1995 48........... Ryan Weeks vs. Tennessee State, 1989 48........... Wayne Anderson vs. Murray State, 1980 48........... Murray Cunningham vs. Appalachian State, 1975
Longest Scoring Play
Yards.... Player 100........ Dickie Fulton kick return vs. East Tennessee, 1973 99........... Lorenza Rivers kick return vs. Youngstown, 1987 98........... Joshua Symonette int. return vs. APSU, 1997 97........... Larry Shipp kick return vs. Concordia, 2007 96........... Robert Taylor interception return vs. SEMO., 1995 96........... Lamar Mike kick return vs. East Tennessee, 1976 95 .......... Jim Schaeffer kick return vs. E. Kentucky, 1961 94......... Ladarius Vanlier kick return vs. Murray State, 2012 92........... Robert Taylor int. return vs. Samford, 1995 92........... Michael Penix run vs. Murray State, 1994 92........... Chip Homes int. return vs. Austin Peay, 1989 91........... John Deathridge int. return vs. ETSU, 1975 90........... Mike Stewart int. return vs. E. Kentucky, 1990 90........... Mike Vise kick return vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1977 90........... Larry Schreiber kick return vs. MTSU, 1967
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SUPERLATIVE GAMES BOLD TYPE indicates active player
100-Yard Rushing Games Compiled since 1965
261 255 235 219 215 213 213 208 203 194 192 190 187 185 184 180 179 178 176 173 171 170 164 162 160 158 156 155 154 153 152 150 149 148 147 146
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Michael Penix vs. Southeast Missouri, 1993 Larry Schreiber vs. NW Louisiana, 1969 Travis Rogers vs. Western Carolina, 2000 Larry Schreiber vs. Austin Peay, 1969 Larry Schreiber vs. Murray State, 1969 Derek White vs. Cumberland, 2007 Trey Bonner vs. Chattanooga, 2004 Michael Penix vs. Morehead State, 1995 Larry Schreiber vs. UT-Chattanooga, 1969 Derek White vs. Concordia, 2007 Dontey Gay vs. Austin Peay, 2011 Larry Schreiber vs. Murray State, 1967 Darian Stone vs. UT Martin, 2012 Michael Penix vs. Morehead State, 1994 Randy Beaman vs. UT- Martin, 1991 Reggie Bazel vs. Austin Peay, 1982 Jeff Axel vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1971 Jason Ballard vs. UT- Martin, 2002 Larry Schreiber vs. Austin Peay, 1968 Willie Queen vs. Murray State, 1991 Lorenza Rivers vs. Morehead State, 1987 Michael Penix vs. Samford, 1995 Travis Rogers vs. Murray State, 2000 Derek White vs. Murray State, 2007 Lorenza Rivers vs. Murray State, 1987 Michael Penix vs. Murray State, 1994 Lorenza Rivers vs. UT-Chattanooga, 1987 Willie Queen vs. Austin Peay, 1992 Larry Schreiber vs. Middle Tennessee, 1967 Larry Schreiber vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1969 Reggie Bazel vs. Morehead State, 1979 Ronald Bond vs. Middle Tennessee, 1979 Derek White vs UT- Martin, 2003 Michael Penix vs. Tennessee State, 1995 Michael Penix vs. UT- Martin, 1995 Adam Urbano vs. Hampton, 2012 Larry Schreiber vs. NW Louisiana, 1968 Jerome Tillman vs. Samford, 1999 Dontey Gay vs. Maryville, 2011 Anthony Ash vs. Lambuth, 2005 Brant Billen vs. Middle Tennessee, 1997 Michael Penix vs. Southeast Missouri, 1995 Nick Solomon vs. Western Carolina, 1998 Willie Queen vs. Tennessee State, 1992 Larry Schreiber vs. Western Kentucky, 1969 Willie Queen vs. Lock Haven, 1992 Jason Ballard vs. Murray State, 2003 Derek White vs Murray State, 2003 Michael Penix vs. Samford, 1994 Eddie Hayward vs. Nevada-Las Vegas, 1985 Larry Schreiber vs. Middle Tennessee, 1968 Cecil Fore vs. Murray State, 1978 Trey Bonner vs. Valparaiso, 2002 Dontey Gay vs. Southeast Missouri, 2011
All-time rushing leader Larry Schreiber (left) had 21 games with 100 yards or more during his career. Willie Queen had 13 100-yard performances with a career-best 180 against Murray State in 1991. 145 144 141 139 138 137 136 135 134 133 132 130
Derek White vs. Gardner-Webb, 2004 Eddie Hayward vs. Tennessee State, 1985 Larry Schreiber vs. Arkansas State, 1968 Willie Queen vs. Murray State, 1992 Willie Queen vs. Tennessee State, 1994 Marvin McClennon vs. Austin Peay, 1980 Trey Bonner vs. UT- Martin, 2004 Jerome Tillman vs. Middle Tennessee, 1997 Willie Queen vs. Illinois State, 1993 Michael Penix vs. Morehead State, 1993 Jeff Axel vs. Morehead State, 1971 Adam Urbano vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2011 Lamar Mike vs. Austin Peay, 1977 Michael Penix vs. Middle Tennessee, 1993 Randy Beaman vs. Southeast Missouri, 1991 Ronald Bond vs. Cameron, 1979 Cameron Kirnes vs. Eastern Illinois, 2005 Marshall Williams vs. Middle Tennessee,1977 Willie Queen vs. Murray State, 1993 Roger Hill vs. Middle Tennessee, 1969 Oscar Bonds vs. Fayetteville, 2001
Derek White topped the 100-yard rushing mark 11 times in his career, including a career-high 213 against Cumberland in the 2007 season.
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Jeff Axel vs. Murray State, 1971 Patrick Pope vs. Murray State, 1985 Larry Schreiber vs. Western Kentucky, 1968 Jocque Crawford vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2010 Marvin McClennon vs. Murray State, 1981 Jerome Tillman vs. Southeast Missouri, 1999 Jocque Crawford vs.Eastern Illinois 2010 Allen Lawrence vs. Morehead State, 1983 Dontey Gay vs. Southeast Missouri, 2009 Larry Schreiber vs. Morehead State, 1967 Jason Ballard vs. UT- Chattanogoa, 2002 Adam Urbano vs. North Greenville, 2012 Willie Queen vs. Lock Haven, 1993 Nick Solomon vs. Tennessee State, 2001 Sylvester Gregory vs. Morehead State, 1984 Jason Ballard vs. Eastern Illinois, 2002 Darian Stone vs. Eastern Illinois, 2012 Adam Urbano vs. Murray State, 2011 Terry Johnson vs. Appalachian State, 1974 Lorenza Rivers vs. Youngstown State, 1987 Ron Reeves vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1965 Jason Ballard vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2003 Trey Bonner vs. UT- Chattanooga, 2005 Jason Ballard vs. Tennessee State, 2002 Derek White vs. Samford, 2006 Nick Solomon vs. Eastern Illinois, 2000 Eddie Hayward vs. Morehead State, 1985 Jeff Axel vs. Murray State, 1972 Terry Parks vs. Western Kentucky, 1966 Jason Ballard vs. UT-Chattanooga, 2003 Derek White vs. UT Martin, 2007 Terry Johnson vs. Middle Tennessee, 1971 Henry Sailes vs. Southeast Missouri, 2008 Brant Billen vs. UT- Martin, 1996 Michael Penix vs. Southeast Missouri, 1994 Willie Queen vs. Morehead State, 1991 Patrick Pope vs. Liberty, 1987 Reggie Bazel vs. Murray State, 1982 Cecil Fore vs. Austin Peay, 1977 Eddie Hayward vs. Murray State, 1985
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Jason Ballard vs. Southeast Missouri, 2002 Willie Queen vs. Murray State, 1994 Lamar Mike vs. East Tennessee, 1977 Terry Parks vs. Western Kentucky, 1965 Anthony Ash vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2006 Darryl Robinson vs. Morehead State, 1973 Jeff Axel vs. Western Kentucky, 1973 Larry Schreiber vs. Morehead State, 1969 Jason Ballard vs. Southeast Missouri, 2003 Larry Schreiber vs. Murray State, 1968 Dontey Gay vs. Iowa, 2011 Cameron Kirnes vs. Southeast Missouri, 2005 Willie Queen vs. Morehead State, 1992 Fred Lowery vs. Murray State, 1989 Anthony Ash vs. Eastern Illinois, 2006 Larry Schreiber vs. Arkansas State, 1969 Larry Schreiber vs. UT-Chattanooga, 1967 Mike Stewart vs. Samford, 1989 Eddie Hayward vs. Youngstown State, 1985 Larry Schreiber vs. UT-Chattanooga, 1968 Larry Schreiber vs. East Tennessee, 1968 Derek White vs. Samford, 2007 Anthony Ash vs. Samford, 2005 Jerome Tillman vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 1998 Jerome Tillman vs. UT- Martin, 1998 Jason Ballard vs. UT- Martin, 2003 Derek White vs. UT- Martin, 2004 Nick Solomon vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2000 Willie Queen vs. Southeast Missouri, 1992 Cecil Fore vs. Murray State, 1977 Darian Stone vs. Austin Peay, 2012 Dontey Gay vs. Murray State, 2009 Anthony Ash vs. Samford, 2006 Cameron Kirnes vs. Samford, 2005 Roger Hill vs. UT- Martin, 1970 Larry Schreiber vs. East Tennessee, 1969 Nick Solomon vs. Murray, 1999 Michael Penix vs. Lock Haven, 1994 Billy Shackelford vs. Samford, 1989 Ron Reeves vs. Morehead State, 1965 Lorenza Rivers vs. Youngstown State, 1985 John Webb vs. Murray State, 1989
200-Yard Passing Games Compiled since 1967 481 437 412 410 367 348 346 339 336 333 329 324 322 321 318 305 302 299 291 284 283 282 281 278 277 276 274 273 271 269
* indicates FCS playoff game Tre Lamb vs. Southeast Missouri, 2012 Lee Sweeney vs. Southeast Missouri, 2006 Grant Swallows vs. Jacksonville State, 2001 Robert Craft vs. Jacksonville State, 2002 Lee Sweeney vs. Samford, 2007 Tre Lamb vs. Tennessee State, 2011 Jamie Sander vs. Tennessee State, 1995 Tre Lamb vs. Hampton, 2012 James Aaron vs. UT- Martin, 1980 Robert Craft vs. Eastern Illinois, 2002 Grant Swallows vs. Eastern Illinois, 2001 Lee Sweeney vs. Austin Peay, 2008 John Conrad McCrary vs. Tennessee State, 2005 Robert Craft vs. Northern Illinois, 2003 Patrick Pope vs. Morehead State, 1987 Bert Browne vs. Morehead State, 1990 Lee Sweeney vs. UT Martin, 2009 Lee Sweeney vs. Tennessee State, 2006 Lee Sweeney vs. Eastern Illinois, 2007 Jamie Sander vs. Austin Peay, 1995 Tre Lamb vs. Central Arkansas, 2011 * Robert Craft vs. Jacksonville State, 2004 Tre Lamb vs. Eastern Kentucky, 20120 Tre Lamb vs. Southeast Missouri, 2011 Robert Craft vs. Gardner-Webb, 2004 Grant Swallows vs. Southeast Missouri, 2001 Robert Craft vs. UT- Martin, 2004 Tony Costantine vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1980 Tre Lamb vs. Murray State, 2012 Mike Jones vs. Illinois State, 1993 Darian Stone vs. UT Martin, 2012 Robert Craft vs. UT- Chattanooga, 2003 Mark Powers vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1983 Tre Lamb vs. North Greenville, 2012 Cass Barnes vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2010 Cass Barnes vs. Jacksonville State, 2010 Robert Craft vs. Southeast Missouri, 2004
All players with 100-yard games Larry Schreiber, RB......... 21 Willie Queen, TB.............. 13 Michael Penix, TB............ 13 Derek White, TB............... 11 Jason Ballard, TB.............. 11 Dontey Gay, RB...................6 Eddie Hayward, FB............6 Jeff Axel, FB..........................5 Jerome Tillman, TB............5 Nick Solomon, TB...............5 Lorenza Rivers, TB..............5 Anthony Ash, RB................5 Adam Urbano, RB..............4 Darian Stone, QB......... 3 Trey Bonner, TB...................3 Terry Parks, RB.....................3 Reggie Bazel, FB.................3 Ron Reeves, FB....................3 Cameron Kirnes, RB .........3 Cecil Fore, RB.......................3
Jocques Crawford, RB.......2 Ronald Bond, FB.................2 Marvin McClennon, TB....2 Roger Hill, RB.......................2 Terry Johnson, RB..............2 Travis Rogers, RB................2 Marshall Williams, DB.......2 Randy Beaman, QB...........2 Brant Billen, TB....................2 Henry Sailes, TB..................1 Oscar Bonds, TB..................1 John Webb, FB....................1 Sylvester Gregory, RB.......1 Darryl Robinson, RB..........1 Kevin Tillman, TB................1 Fred Lowery, TB..................1 Billy Shackelford, FB..........1 Mike Stewart, TB................1 Allen Lawrence, FB............1
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Mike Jones vs. Austin Peay, 1994 Robert Craft vs. Valparaiso, 2002 James Aaron vs. NE Missouri, 1980 Robert Craft vs. VMI, 2004 Bert Browne vs. Western Kentucky, 1990 Lee Sweeney vs. Gardner-Webb, 2006 Robert Craft vs. Bowling Green, 2002 Lee Sweeney vs. Murray State, 2006 Grant Swallows vs. Tennessee State, 2001 Tony Costantine vs. Western Kentucky, 1981 Tre Lamb vs. Southeast Missouri, 2010 Darian Stone vs. Austin Peay, 2012 Andre Caballero vs. Eastern Illinois, 1997 Mike Jones vs. Lock Haven, 1994 Mike Jones vs. Middle Tennessee, 1993 Mike Jones vs. Tennessee State, 1993 Tre Lamb vs. Eastern Illinois, 2011 Grant Swallows vs. Western Kentucky, 1999 Robert Craft vs. Samford, 2004 Bert Browne vs. Ohio, 1990 Bert Browne vs. Middle Tennessee, 1989 Mark Powers vs. UT-Martin, 1982 Lee Sweeney vs. Austin Peay, 2009 Lee Sweeney vs. Samford, 2006 Bert Browne vs. Tennessee State, 1990 Patrick Pope vs. Abilene Christian, 1987 Thomas DeBow vs. Liberty, 1988 Lee Sweeney vs. Southeast Missouri, 2008 Jamie Sander vs. Murray State, 1995 Tony Costantine vs. Youngstown State, 1983 Tre Lamb vs. UT Martin, 2011 Stephen Britton vs. UT- Chattanooga, 2005 Grant Swallows vs. Murray State, 2000 Grant Swallows vs. Western Kentucky, 1999 Thomas DeBow vs. Samford, 1988 Mike Jones vs. Lock Haven, 1993 Tre Lamb vs. Maryville, 2011 Grant Swallows vs. Murray State, 2001 Mike Jones vs. Southeast Missouri, 1994 Lee Sweeney vs. Eastern Illinois, 2008 Andre Caballero vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1997 Andre Caballero vs. UT Martin, 1997 Lee Sweeney vs. Cumberland, 2007 Michael Peeples vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1998 Grant Swallows vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2001 Grant Swallows vs. Harding, 2000 Stephen Britton vs. Murray State, 2005 Milt Jenkins vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1977 Tre Lamb vs. UT Martin, 2010 Joey Bailey vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2003 Robert Craft vs. Eastern Illinois, 2004 Cass Barnes vs. Murray State, 2010 Grant Swallows vs. UT- Martin, 2001
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Lee Sweeney wrapped up his career with 13 games passing for 200 yards or more, tying for most in school history. He set the single-game record in 2006 at Southeast Missouri with 437 yard in a 32-29 Tech come-from-behind win.
Robert Craft.................13 Lee Sweeney...............13 Tre Lamb.......................13 Grant Swallows...........10 Mike Jones..................... 7 Andre Caballero........... 5 Bert Browne................... 5 Jamie Sander................. 3
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Da’Rick Rogers vs. Southeast Missouri, 2012 Kenneth Gilstrap vs. Morehead State, 1987 Craig Rolle vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1977 Larry Shipp vs. Samford, 2007 Derek Lee vs. Valparaiso, 2002 Anton Thomison vs. Jacksonville, 2002 Tim Benford vs. Southeast Missouri, 2010 Ryan Nichols vs. VMI, 2004 Larry Shipp vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2007 Tim Benford vs. UT Martin, 2009 Anton Thomison vs Northern Illinois, 2003 Larry Shipp vs. UT- Chattanooga, 2005 Larry Shipp vs. Southeast Missouri, 2006 Kenneth Gilstrap vs. Abilene Christian, 1987 Walter Hill vs. UT- Martin, 1999 Rudy Schmittou vs. Ft. Campbell, 1961 Craig Rolle vs. Eastern Illinois, 1976 Jim Bishop vs. Middle Tennessee, 1969 Jack Kelley vs. UT- Martin, 1980 Jack Kelley vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1983 Kenneth Gilstrap vs. Akron, 1986 Derek Lee vs. Bowling Green, 2002 Tim Benford vs. Maryville, 2011 Antonio Robinson vs. Austin Peay, 2009 Craig Rolle vs. Middle Tennessee, 1976 Tony Fragale vs. Western Kentucky, 1999 Craig Rolle vs. Morehead State, 1978 Walter Hill vs. Eastern Illinois, 1997 Derek Lee vs. UT- Martin, 2001 Sam Brooks vs. Ohio, 1990 Tim Benford vs. Eastern Illinois, 2011 Ryan Tilghman vs. UT Martin, 2012 Tim Benford vs. Austin Peay, 2008 Marshall Hale vs. Tennessee State, 1990 Craig Rolle vs. Furman, 1976 Jack Kelley vs. Western Kentucky, 1980 Derek Lee vs. Eastern Illinois, 2002 Tim Benford vs. Tennessee State, 2011 Tim Benford vs. Tennessee State, 2009 Tim Benford vs. UT Martin, 2010 Larry Shipp vs. Southeast Missouri, 2005 Larry Shipp vs. Samford, 2006 Cody Matthews vs. Murray State, 2012 Walter Hill vs. Eastern Illinois, 1996 Jack Kelley vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1980 Larry Shipp vs. Tennessee State, 2005 Tim Benford vs. Murray State, 2011 Derek Lee vs. Eastern Illinois, 2001 Derek Lee vs. Jacksonville State, 2001 Craig Rolle vs. Murray State, 1976 Tim Benford vs. Jacksonville State, 2010 Craig Rolle vs. Nicholls State, 1978 Derek White vs. UT- Martin, 2004
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Marshall Hale vs. Morehead State, 1990 Craig Rolle vs. Western Kentucky, 1976 Kendall Taylor vs. Western Kentucky, 1981 Walter Hill vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1997 Sam Brooks vs. Morehead State, 1990 Bubba Griffin vs. Austin Peay, 1981
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Craig Rolle vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1978 Marshall Hale vs. Morehead State, 1989 Anton Thomison vs. Chattanooga, 2002 Jack Kelley vs. Middle Tennessee, 1980 Larry Hamrick vs. Austin Peay, 1984 Anton Thomison vs. Southeast Missouri, 2001 Stevland Sills vs. Murray State, 2000 Nate Hooks vs. Austin Peay, 1986 David Hudson vs. Morehead State, 1967 Walter Hill vs. Tennessee State, 1997 Jack Kelley vs. NE Missouri, 1980 Trey Bonner vs. Jacksonville State, 2004 Derek Lee vs. Memphis, 2003 Gerald Bentley vs. Austin Peay, 1995 Gerald Bentley vs. Murray State, 1995 Harry Abofs vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1968 Dontey Gay vs. Southeast Missouri, 2011 Kenneth Gilstrap vs. Tulsa, 1986 Larry Shipp vs. Murray State, 2005 Steve Harris vs. Illinois State, 1993 Marshall Hale vs. Western Kentucky, 1990 Sammy Scott vs. UT-Chattanooga, 1965
All players with 100-yard games
Derek Lee recorded seven 100-yard receiving games in his career between 2000 and 2003.
Tim Benford................10 Larry Shipp....................9 Craig Rolle.....................9 Derek Lee.......................7 Jack Kelley.....................6 Marshall Hale...............4 Ken Gilstrap..................4
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200-Yard All-Purpose Games Compiled since 1967
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Larry Schreiber vs. NW Louisiana, 1969 Da’Rick Rogers vs. Southeast Missouri, 2012 Larry Shipp vs. Samford, 2007 Larry Schreiber vs. Western Kentucky, 1969 Larry Shipp vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2007 Ladarius Vanlier vs. Murray State, 2012 Michael Penix vs. Southeast Missouri, 1993 Larry Schreiber vs. Middle Tennessee, 1967 Travis Rogers vs. Western Carolina, 2000 Kenneth Gilstrap vs. Morehead State, 1987 Lorenza Rivers vs. Abilene Christian, 1987 Michael Penix vs. Morehead State, 1994 Nick Solomon vs. Eastern Illinois, 2000 Dontey Gay vs. Southeast Missouri, 2011 Lorenza Rivers vs. Youngstown State, 1987 Trey Bonner vs. Chattanooga, 2004 Willie Queen vs. Tennessee State, 1994 Gerald Bentley vs. Marshall, 1995 Lorenza Rivers vs. Murray State, 1987 Michael Penix vs. Morehead State, 1995 Henry Sailes vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2010 Larry Schreiber vs. Austin Peay, 1969 Larry Schreiber vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1969
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Larry Schreiber vs. Murray State, 1967 Derek White vs. UT- Martin, 2004 Gerald Bentley vs. Austin Peay, 1995 Craig Rolle vs. Western Kentucky, 1976 Larry Shipp vs. Cumberland, 2007 Derek White vs. Murray State, 2003 Larry Schreiber vs. Middle Tennessee, 1968 Lorenza Rivers vs. Youngstown State, 1985 Lorenza Rivers vs. Morehead State, 1987 Larry Schreiber vs. UT-Chattanooga, 1969 Marshall Hale vs. Tennessee State, 1990 Larry Schreiber vs. Austin Peay, 1968 Reggie Bazel vs. Austin Peay, 1982
All players with 200-yard games Larry Schreiber, RB.......... 9 Lorenza Rivers, RB............5 Larry Shipp, WR.................3 Michael Penix, TB..............3 Gerald Bentley, WR...........2 Derek White, TB.................2 Ladarius Vanlier, RB.....1 Dontey Gay, RB..................1
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GOLDEN EAGLE HONORS Top OVC Honors Player of the Year
1969.........Larry Schreiber (Offensive) 1971.........Jim Youngblood (Defensive) 1972.........Jim Youngblood (Defensive) 1998.........Branon Vaughn (Defensive) 2000.........Chad Evitts (Defensive) 2011.........Tim Benford (Offensive)
Freshman of the Year
2006........Lee Sweeney, QB 2008........Tim Benford, WR
Coach of the Year
1971........Don Wade 1972........Don Wade 1975........Don Wade 1992........Jim Ragland 1993........Jim Ragland 2011........Watson Brown
First-Team All-Conference Awards 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Flavious Smith, E Flavious Smith, E Tom Fann, T Eddie Scott, E James Passions, T Marshall Taylor, E James Passions, T Ted Schwanger, B Bill Stogner, T Don Simonic, T Doug Caldwell, B Darrell Ferguson, T Ken Wright, B Rudy Schmittou, B Tommy Hackler, E Gordon Mason, QB W.J. Shumaker, B Ralph Broyles, HB Tommy Hackler, E Gordon Mason, QB Ray Thomas, T Lowell Smith, C Ken Fults, FB Ralph McMillan, G Rudy Schmittou, E Dave Baxter, T Jim Schaeffer, E Bryan Draper, C Ron Reeves, FB Bob Borkowski, G Bryan Draper, C Jim Whaley, DB Steve Dillard, G Bill Holloway, C Bill Hull, DT Larry Schreiber, RB
1968 Bill McPherson, E Larry Schreiber, RB 1969 J.R. Mulvihill, DB Larry Schreiber, RB Bill Swaggerty, OT 1971 Jeff Axel, FB John Chuy, G Mike Defino, OT John Matlock, DE Jim Youngblood, LB 1972 Jeff Axel, FB Allen Byrd, OT Howard Cochran, G Jim Dorsey, C John Fitzpatrick, DB Butch Gentry, K Elois Grooms, DE Mike Hennigan, LB Jim Youngblood, LB 1973 Mike Defino, OT 1974 Elois Grooms, DE Dana Winningham, LB 1975 Ed Burns, OT Murray Cunningham, PK Gary Perdue, QB Tony Plavich, DT Howard Stidham, LB 1976 Ed Burns, OT Joe Jachimowicz, DT Craig Rolle, WR Johnny Tucker, DB 1977 Wayne Anderson, K Greg Bauer, CB Cecil Fore, RB Lance House, OT Dean Ratledge, DE Craig Rolle, WR Joe Ware, TE
1978 Wayne Anderson, K Steve Davis, P Ken Dew, OT Cecil Fore, RB Craig Rolle, WR 1979 Steve Davis, P Ken Dew, OT Fred Rockymore, OG 1980 Wayne Anderson, K 1981 Brad Millice, TE 1982 Billy Blaylock, DB 1983 Scott Meadows, P 1985 Willie Thompson, DB 1987 Jimmy Isom, FS Ken Gilstrap, WR Thomas Squires, LB Lorenza Rivers, RB 1989 Felix Parham, DB Ryan Weeks, PK 1990 Jerry Jared, C 1992 Maurice Draine, LB Mike Stewart, CB 1993 Mike Jones, QB Shane Queen, DE Chris Reid, OG Craig Long, DT Maurice Draine, LB 1994 . Chris Reid, OG Tracy Russell, C Brian Pankey, DT 1995. Gerald Bentley, WR Scott Trent, TE 1997 Sammy Sanders, LB Branon Vaughn, DE 1998 Branon Vaughn, DE Josh Harris, DL Joshua Symonette, DB Andy Dorsey, P
1999 Branon Vaughn, DE Chad Evitts, LB Joshua Symonette, DB Wes Gallagher, OT David Collett, PK 2000 Joey Bishop, OC D.J. Bleisath, DL Chad Evitts, LB Troy Grant, CB Andrew McGraw, OL 2001 Joey Bishop, OC D.J. Bleisath, DE Jameel Brown, DB 2002 D.J. Bleisath, DL 2003 Burt Shurette, OG Daniel Wentzel, LB 2005 Larry Shipp, WR 2006 Larry Shipp, WR Geoffrey Woods, DT 2007 Larry Shipp, WR/RS Maurice Smith, DB 2009 Tim Benford, WR 2010 Tim Benford, WR 2011 Tim Benford, WR Scott Schweitzer, OG Marcus Edwards, DL Richmond Tooley, DB 2012 Chad Zinchini, P
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Second-team All-OVC 1965 Jerry Cantrell, LB 1971 Jim Waddell, QB Jim Bishop, TE 1989 John Webb, FB Marlon Placide, LB Gerald Dossett, LB Tracy Graham, P 1991 Daniel Gipson, PK .Ricky Sanders, DL Shane Queen, DL Maurice Draine, LB 1992 Shane Queen, DL Tracy Russell, OC Michael Penix, RB 1993 Tracy Russell, OC Michael Penix, RB Brian Pankey, DL 1994 . Scott Trent, TE Michael Penix, RB Kevin Jackson, DL 1995. Chris Reid, OC Michael Penix, RB Robert Taylor, DB 1996 Mike Lytle, OL Gary McVicar, DL 1997 Wes Gallagher, OL Walter Hill, WR Josh Symonette,, DB 1998 Wes Gallagher, OL Mark Williams, OL David Collett, PK Eddie Arnell, DL Jerry Turner, DL Chad Evitts, LB 1999 Mark Williams, OL Jerry Turner, DL Troy Grant, DB 2000 David Collett, PK Andy Dorsey, P 2001 Grant Swallows, QB Derek Lee, WR David Collett, PK 2002 Daniel Wentzel, LB John Ruff, DL 2003 Jason Ballard, RB Frank Omiyale, LT 2004 Brett Vavra, LB 2005 Brandon Fields, DB Josh Foster, K John Jackson, DL Shaun Sherrill, OG 2006 Lee Sweeney, QB 2007 John Jackson, DL Geoffrey Woods, DL 2008 Scott Eller, OG Maurice Smith, DB 2009 Slade Adams, OL 2010 Justin Hilliard, DL 2011 Dontey Gay, RB Travis Adkins, DL Will Johnson, DB Nick Campbell, P 2012 Ladarius Vanlier, RET
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Team Awards
The first four of these awards were established in 1986 under head coach Jim Ragland. The awards at the bottom of the page were established recently under head coach Watson Brown. Each award recognizes a Golden Eagle player for his unique contributions to the Golden Eagles during the season.
Sonny Allen Leadership Award
Golden Eagle / Tech Pride Award Presented to the player who best exemplifies the “Pride” in Tech Pride:
Presented to the most inspirational member of the team:
1986..............James Coney, WR 1987..............Jimmy Isom, FS 1988..............Sam Brooks, WR 1989..............John Webb, FB 1990..............Sam Brooks, WR 1991..............Shane Queen, DE 1992..............Mike Stewart, CB 1993..............Maurice Draine, LB 1994..............Willie Queen, TB 1995..............Chris Madewell, FB 1996..............Robert Taylor, CB 1997..............Andre Caballero, QB 1998..............Brad Taylor, TE T.J. Christian, FB 1999..............Jeff Hunnicutt, LB 2000..............D.J. Bleisath, DE 2001..............D.J. Bleisath, DE 2002..............Burt Shurette, OC 2003..............Danny Wentzel, LB Anton Thomison, WR 2004..............Brett Vavra, LB 2005..............John Jackson, DL 2006..............Anthony Ash, TB 2007..............Larry Shipp, WR/RS 2008..............Derrian Waters, RB 2009..............Derrian Waters, RB/LB 2010..............Kelechi Ordu, LB 2011..............Corey Watson, LB 2012..............Taylor Hennigan, DB
1986..............Kevin Sharpe, DE 1987..............Bruce Hatfield, LB 1988..............Jon Barksdale, DE 1989..............Gerald Dossett, LB 1990..............Jerry Jared, C Travis Wilson, DT 1991..............Ricky Sanders, DT 1992..............Marrio Thomas, LB 1993..............Maurice Draine, LB 1994..............Tracy Russell, C 1995..............Michael Penix, TB 1996..............Adam Wright, DT 1997..............Josh Symonette, ROV Branon Vaughn, DE 1998..............Josh Harris, DT 1999..............Branon Vaughn, DE 2000..............Nick Solomon, TB 2001..............Grant Swallows, QB 2002..............Ben Mebane, LB 2003..............Burt Shurette, OG 2004..............Tommy Harrison, LB 2005..............Shaun Sherrill, OL 2006..............Anthony Ash, TB 2007..............Brandon Barnes, OT 2008..............Scott Eller, OL 2009..............Taron Ryce, DB 2010..............Tre Lamb, QB 2011..............Tre Lamb, QB 2012..............Matt Moran, LB
Academic Award
Offensive Player of the Year
Presented to the player with the highest cumulative GPA:
2007..............John Jackson, DT 2008..............Bradley Thompson, DE 2009..............Taylor Askew, DE 2010..............Corey Watson, DB .......................Ben Davis, OL 2011..............Corey Watson, DB 2012..............Brett Dillard, OL
2009..............Tim Benford, WR 2010..............Jocques Crawford, RB 2011..............Tre Lamb, QB 2012..............Tre Lamb, QB
Headliner Award Presented to the player most exciting to cover and accessible by the media:
1986..............Nate Hooks, WR 1987..............Lorenza Rivers, RB 1988..............Sam Brooks, WR 1989..............Thomas DeBow, QB 1990..............Bert Browne, QB 1991..............Marshall Hale, WR 1992..............Shane Queen, DE 1993..............Mike Jones, QB 1994..............Michael Penix, TB 1995..............Michael Penix, TB 1996..............Robert Taylor, CB 1997..............Jeff Norman, LB 1998..............Branon Vaughn, DE 1999..............Branon Vaughn, DE 2000..............Chad Evitts, LB 2001..............Grant Swallows, QB D.J. Bleisath, DL 2002..............Derek Lee, WR 2003..............Jason Ballard, RB 2004..............Perry Kyles, CB 2005..............Larry Shipp, WR 2006..............Larry Shipp, WR 2007..............Larry Shipp, WE 2008..............Lee Sweeney, QB Henry Sailes, RB 2009..............Lee Sweney, QB 2010..............Tim Benford, WE 2011..............Dontey Gay, RB 2012...............Tre Lamb, QB
Defensive Player of the Year 2009..............Dustin Dillehay, DB 2010..............Dustin Dillehay, DB Kelechi Ordu, LB 2011............Corey Watson, LB 2012 Howard Griffin, LB
Team Player/ Unsung Hero Award Presented to the non-starter, redshirt or player who doesn’t receive many headlines, yet has made a major contribution to the team through daily effort:
1986..............Eddie Hayward, RB 1987..............Mike Thornton, DB Terry Goodloe, WR 1988..............James Hird, FB 1989..............John Webb, FB 1990..............Mark Wattenbarger, TE 1991..............Jerry Boyd, DB Norman Drake, DE 1992..............Gerald Bentley, WR 1993..............Troy Petersen, LB 1994..............Willie Queen, TB 1995..............Gerald Bentley, WR 1996..............David Clem, C 1997..............Al Bohannon, DE T.J. Christian, FB 1998..............Sant. McKeever, FS 1999..............Zach Reed, DL 2000..............Tommy McDaniel, FS 2001..............Tony Gomez, DT 2002..............Marcus Stone, DL 2003..............Tommy Harrison, LB 2004..............Drew Hixon, WR Curt Williams, S 2005..............Curt Williams, S 2006..............Curt Williams, S 2007..............Curt Williams, FB 2008..............Derrian Waters 2009..............Brendon Fisher, DL 2010..............Cass Barnes, QB 2011..............Zack Ziegler, RB 2012..............Jordan Adams, LS
Special Teams Player of the Year 2009..............Josh Paz, DB 2010..............Henry Sailes, WR/RS 2011..............Nick Campbell, P/HO
Most Valuable Players 2010..............Slade Adams, OG, O-Line 2012..............Michael Baker, offensive line 2010..............Justin Hilliart, DT, D-line 2012..............Chad Zinchini, P, special teams 2011..............Jamere Hogue, DL, D-line 2012..............Da’Rick Rogers, WR, receiver 2011..............Scott Schweitzer, OG, O-line .......................Cody Matthews, WR, receiver 2011..............Jake McIntosh, LB, linebacker 2012..............Tra’Darius Goff, LB, linebacker 2011..............Dontey Gay, RB, offensive back 2011..............Richmond Tooey, DB, Tony Stone Bumble Bee 2011..............Tim Benford, WR, receiver
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Robert Hill Johnson Award Winners
Senior quarterback Tre Lamb was named the recipient of the 2012 Robert Hill Johnson Award, becoming the third quarterback to receive the award since 2001. Robert Hill Johnson, a native of Sparta, Tenn., was a student and assistant football coach at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute when he was killed in an auto accident on January 14, 1952, at the age of 22. The son of Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Johnson, he attended White County High School and was a standout in football for one year. He then transferred to The Baylor School in Chattanooga where he earned three football letters. He enrolled at the University of Alabama, but a shoulder injury ended his playing career. In the fall of 1951 Johnson became a student at TPI, where he also coached offensive and defensive ends. After just one season at TPI, Johnson was killed instantly when his car crashed into a concrete bridge railing at Cripple Creek, about seven miles east of Murfreesboro, on U.S. Highway 70. The Jan. 25, 1952, edition of the Tennessee Tech Oracle said Johnson “exemplified all that is fine and good in the great game of football,” and urged that the university do something to honor his memory. Since then, Tech’s highest football honor has been called the Robert Hill Johnson Award. It is presented annually to the player who makes the largest contribution to Tech during the season and is selected by members of the football team. The first winner, based on his play during the 1951 season under Coach Johnson, was end Flavious Smith, now in the Golden Eagle Sports Hall of Fame. Among the other winners of the award have 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Flavious Smith, E Tom Fann, T Ken Broyles, HB James Passions, T Johnny Clark, RB William Robinson, QB Kenneth Wright, FB Richard Mann, QB W.J. Shumaker, HB Tommy Hackler, E Lowell Smith, C Jackie Corbin, HB Jim Ragland, QB Bob Borkowski, OG Ron Reeves, FB Sherold Walker, T Larry Schreiber, RB Larry Schreiber, RB Larry Schreiber, RB John Tanner, LB Jim Waddell, QB Jim Youngblood, LB
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The following players led the league in the following categories:
Total Offense 1956 1959 2006
All-Purpose Yardage 2007 Larry Shipp (1,887)
2012 Winner: Tre Lamb been all-Americans Tommy Hackler, Jim Youngblood, Larry Schreiber, Robert Taylor and Chad Evitts. In 2007, Larry Shipp captured a share of the award for the third consecutive year. Schreiber captured the honor in 1967, 1968 and 1969.
Dana Winningham, LB Elois Grooms, DE Ronnie Fain, DE Joe Jachimowicz, DT Lamar Mike, RB and Mark Shrum, LB Craig Rolle, WR Steve Davis, P Wayne Anderson, K Brad Millice, TE Billy Blaylock, DB Danny Templin, OT Jeff Daughtry, LB Barry Wilmore, LB Nate Hooks, WR Lorenza Rivers, RB Mike Thornton, ROV Fred Edgington, LB John Webb, FB Ricky Sanders, DT Marrio Thomas, LB Maurice Draine, LB
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Brian Pankey, DT Michael Penix, TB Robert Taylor, CB Sammy Sanders, LB Josh Harris, DL Branon Vaughn, DL Chad Evitts, LB Grant Swallows, QB Daniel Wentzel, LB Jason Ballard, RB Tommy Harrison, LB Larry Shipp, WR Anthony Ash, RB and Larry Shipp, WR Larry Shipp, WR and Derek White, RB Tim Benford, WR Lee Sweeney, QB Tim Benford, WR Tim Benford, WR Tre Lamb, QB
Passing 1959 1960 1993 2006
Gordon Mason (903) Gordon Mason (878) Mike Jones (2,000) Lee Sweeney (2,292)
Rushing 1957 1959 1963 1968 1969 2000
Kenneth Wright (684) W.J. Shumaker (874) Ron Reeves (555) Larry Schreiber (1,251) Larry Schreiber (1,522) Travis Rogers (809)
Receiving 1959 1960 1963 1976 1978 2006 2011
Tommy Hackler (30/522) Tommy Hackler (37/508) Bobby Haile (32/436) Craig Rolle (38/990) Craig Rolle (53/878) Larry Shipp (51/799) Tim Benford (65/923)
Scoring 1959 1969 1972 1975 1977 2007
W.J. Shumaker (60) Larry Schreiber (78) Butch Gentry (60) Murray Cunningham (67) Wayne Anderson (57) Larry Shipp (90)
Interceptions 1972 1976 1987 1989 1994 1996 Punting 1954 1978 1979 1987 1989 1998 2012 Punt Returns 2007
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Bill Robinson (800) Gordon Mason (1,098) Lee Sweeney (2,276)
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John Fitzpatrick (12) Johnny Tucker (10) Jimmy Isom (5) Felix Parham (5) Robert Taylor (5) Robert Taylor (9) Jack Van Hooser (31.6) Steve Davis (40.5) Steve Davis (42.5) Tracy Graham (40.2) Tracy Graham (40.2) Andy Dorsey (41.9) Chad Zinchini (44.8) Bryon Ottrix (11.5)
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a c a d e m i c h o n o r ro l l Listed below are members of the Golden Eagle football team who have been named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll at least one semester. To achieve the Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn at least a 3.0 GPA for the semester. The numbers in parenthesis indicate the total number of semesters that each player has been named. The Athletic Director’s Honor Roll was established in 1989. This list is updated through the 2013 Spring semester.
Cy Ables (2) Blake Adams (2) James Adams Jordan Adams Slade Adams Chris Abrams (2) James Akers (3) Alfonso Alexander (3) Andrew Alford Aveory Allen (2) Colin Allen (5) James Allen Sammie Allen (2) Chris Anderson William Andrews Radir Annoor (2) Christopher Ariks John Arnod Anthony Ash (7) Taylor Askew (8) Tim Atcher (2) Colton Baker (3) Joey Bailey Dontrell Baines Dominick Baker Michael Baker (3) Justin Banks Keith Baldwin (4) Jason Ballard Matthew Barker (2) Mike Barnard (2) Brandon Barnes (2) Billy Bates (8) Randy Beaman (4) Aaron Beckwith (2) Ronquez Beech (4) Hunter Beedle (2) Colton Belew Eric Belew Tim Benford (2) Gerald Bentley (2) Kyle Berglund (9) Joe Biache Brant Billen Joey Bishop (4) Scott Blankenship D.J. Bleisath (5) Bobby Blevins (2) Al Bohannon (2) Oscar Bonds Gevar Bonham Trey Bonner Jon Borum (4) Justin Borum (6) Michael Bowen Jerry Boyd
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Stepfon Boyd-Davis (2) Gary Boykin Jason Brewington Robert Bright Lee Brock Sam Brooks Chris Brown (3) DeJuan Brown Greg Brown Matthew Brown (5) Steven Brown (2) Brandon Bruce (2) Chad Brummitt (2) Jeff Bryant (3) Matt Buckner (2) Michael Burton (6) Nathan Bush (2) Stephen Bush (4) Zach Bush Scott Butler William Byrge Andre Caballero (4) Marc Campbell Nick Campbell (5)
Tommy Campbell Anthony Carano (2) Peter Carlson (5) Kelvin Carter Ryan Casey Kevin Casler (6) Charles Cassidy (5) Brett Cavender (2) Corey Chamblin Rusty Chapman (5) William Chatmon Matt Childs Matt Christian (3) T.J. Christian (8) David Clem David Clepper Charles Cline (2) Raymond Coleman (2) Robert Craft (4) Carter Crutchfield (2) Chris Cummings (2) Alvin Davie Ben Davis (6) Brian Davis (3)
Taylor Askew
C.J. Davis Jared Davis (2) David Daughtery Brett Dillard (2) Dustin Dillehay (6) Tim Donegan (2) Demario Donnell Andy Dorsey (8) Norman Drake Bryan Duncan Leslie Dunford Travis Dungee Curtis Dunn (8) Heath Dyer Kevin Eakes Collin Earnhardt Fred Edgington (3) Scott Eller Carl Ellis Jason Eskridge Aaron Evans Dwight Evans (2) Jacob Evans (2) Marc Evans (10) Robert Evans (2) Ty Fields (2) Brendon Fisher (5) Jamie Fitzpatrick (3) Nick Fletcher Taylor Fletcher Cody Forbes (3) Scott Ford (3) Tim Ford (2) Johnathan Forrest Aaron Foster Jason Foster (4) Josh Foster (5) Kewon Foster (2) Tony Fragale Beau Fullerton (2) Robert Gaines Wes Gallagher (10) Greg Gallatin Neil Gannaway (4) Brandon Garner Michael Gatson (2) Dontey Gay (2) Loftin Gerberding (3) Julian Goins Tony Gomez Nick Goodwin Tracy Graham (4) James Grantham (2) Kevin Graves Derrick Gray Jason Green (2)
Howard Griffin Arkee Grooms John Guice Matt Hamby James Hampton Brian Hamrick Troy Hangen Jason Hardy (2) Gerel Harlan (2) Brandon Harris Chris Harris Josh Harris Maurice Harris Tommy Harrison Kyron Hart Alec Haston (3) Robert Hazelwood Bruce Heady John Hendrix Jahi Henly (2) Michael Henningan (2) Taylor Hennigan (7) Jason Hiett (2) John Hiett (3) Andrew Higgins (3) Justin Hilliard (5) Alan Hire (2) Spencer Hissam (4) Nick Hodges (4) Jamere Hogue Jordan Holbrook (4) Jacob Hoot (4) Jamere Houge Jared Houston Kip Hubbert (2) John Ross Hudson (3) Kevin Huggins (2) William Hughes James Huguely Greg Hunnicut (2) Jeff Hunnicut (4) Adam Hunter (2) Jimmy Hull (2) Daniel Jackson John Jackson (7) Carlos James (4) Andy Johnson (8) Brian Johnson James Johnson Jordan Johnson (2) Nate Johnson (2) Will Johnson Zach Johnson Ben Jones John Jones (2) Malcolm Jones (2)
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Martin Jones (6) Marty Jones (2) Seth Jones Charles Karlovsky (2) Danny Kava (3) Bryan Kaylor (2) Travis Keeton (2) Nick Kelly (4) Ryan Kelly (6) Jerry King (6) Virgil Kirkland (2) Jake Kiser (4) Reggie Knighten (2) Justin Kraemer (2) Bob Kyslinger Trey Lamb (5) Tory Lane Antonio Lansdon (2) Jim Ledford (5) Derek Lee Jason Lennartz (5) Leon Lindsey Jibrin Linge Ted Lockerby (6) Matt Lollar (7) D’Juan Love (2) Allen Lovelace (2) Daniel Lovette Fred Lowery (2) Mike Lytle (4) Chris Madewell Jon Mahan (8) Conor Maitland (2) Robin Maitland Corey Malone Cory Malone Zach Malone Matt Martin (2) Brent Masingale Andrew Mathis Cody Matthews (6) Tommie McBride (2) Trey McCalla Brandon McCoin Brannon McCoin (2) Deosha McColley (2) Conner McChurch Tommy McDaniel (6) Tevin McDermott Cory McDonald (7) Jeremy McDonald Seth McDonald (8) Andrew McGraw (5) Jake McIntosh (2) Dewayne McIntyre (2) Santravius McKeever
a c a d e m i c h o n o r ro l l Chris McKinley (3) Isaiah McKinney David McMahan (4) Daniel McMillin Cody McMurtry (2) Brent McNeal (4) Gary McVicar Jon Mebane Craig Melton (9) Matthew Mercy (2) David Mikel (2) Corbin Miles (2) Dedrick Miley Daniel Miller Michael Miller Samuel Miller (2) Caleb Mitchell (5) Malcolm Mitchell Nicholas Mittel Dan Money (2) John Montgomery Tony Montiel Bryan Moore Lamar Moore (8) Jeff Moran (4) Matthew Moran Josh Morgan (7) Ryan Muench (4) Chris Mullins Chip Nanney Jonathan Nash (3) Jim Nelson Sherman Nolen (2) Jeff Norman (3) James Normand (5) Adam November (8) Adam Nunley (2) Ryan Ogletree Midoho Okpokowuruk Kelechi Ordu (6) Justin O’Toole Bryon Ottrix (2) Tamario Padgett Christian Padrnos (2) Doug Page Brian Pankey Price Patrick Marcus Patton Jonathan Paz (3) Josh Paz (5) Burlin Peace Michael Peeples (6) Anthony Pelham (2) Josh Perez (2) Brad Perry (5) Trey Perry (8) Rasohn Perry (2) Troy Peterson (3) Jamie Pettit (3) Taylor Plemons Shaun Potter Patrick Prewitt (3) Colby Prichard Wayne Pruett
John Jackson Xavier Purdy Glen Puryear Justin Qualls (2) Shane Queen (4) Ted Quinn Marcie Ramsey John Rankin J.T Rankin John Raulston (2) Jamison Real Corey Reed (2) Zach Reed (4) Jason Reel John Reeves Randal Reeves (3) Chris Reid (5) Kyle Rivers (4) Richard Roark Casey Roberts Jon Roberts Antonio Robinson Mike Rogers (2) Travis Rogers Zane Rogers Terrell Rollins Mark Romero Jay Rudwall Tracy Russell (4) Zach Salada (6) Darren Sanders (2) David Satterfield Brent Sayles (2) Andrew Saylors Tedarrell Scott
Scott Schweitzer Charlie Seivers (6) Billy Shackelford Keith Shackleford Yusuf Sharif (7) Zach Sharp Zachary Sharp Shaun Sherrill Wes Sherrill Larry Shipp Burt Shurette (5) Shawn Sickler Ron Sidler (2) Robbie Sills Stevland Sills (4) Reggie Simmons (4) Craig Simonton (5) Tim Singleton Matt Sitton Mark Skiles (3) Jacob Sluder (4) Calvin Smith Jordan Smith (2) Joshua Smith Kevin Smith (2) Matt Smith Matthew Smith William Smith Matt Solima (3) Nick Solomon (8) John Sons (2) Josh Sons (5) Steve Souder (2) Conor Sparkman (3)
Hunter Spencer Cody Spivey (3) Charlie Stevens (4) William Stevens (6) Craig Stewart Darian Stone (2) Demond Stone (3) Marcus Stone Chris Stubbs Jerime Studer (6) Dylan Sullivan Grant Swallows (11) Lee Sweeney (2) Keith Swift Joshua Symonette (2) Brad Taylor (5) Deon Taylor (2) Derrick Taylor James Taylor Peter Taylor (4) Robert Taylor (3) Gabe Teeple (7) Joseph Teeter Parker Teeter (2) Kevin Thomas Marrio Thomas (2) Anton Thomison Bradley Thompson (8) Ryan Tilghman (5) Michael Tomlinson Andrew Tompkins (2) Richmond Tooley Kedrick Towles (2) Scott Trent (5) Greg Triplett (7) Jerry Turner (2) Adam Urbano Tyler Vaden Justin Vann Brett Vavra (8) Benjamin Viaene Gabe Villarreal (3) Nick Vinson Paul Wade Rob Walters Brandon Waters (7) Derrian Waters (4) Corey Watson (7) Mark Wattenbarger (5) George Weaver John Webb (2) Corey Webber Ryan Weeks (2) Daniel Wentzel (3) Kayson Wharton Luke White Nick White (4) Tyler Whitlock Cedric Wilkerson Logan Wilks (4) Curt Williams (3) Jacques Williams (2)
Mark Williams (5) Josh Wilson James Witt Jason Wolf Adam Wood (2) Britton Woodall David Woodall (2) Luke Woodason
Geoffrey Woods (2) Adam Wright (6) Bryant Wyatt Nate Xanders (7) Stephen York (3) Tyler York (2) Chad Zinchini
Middle Tennessee Chapter National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame
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Taylor Jake Hennigan (photo above) Corey Shea Watson Kelechi Ordu Taylor Jarvis Askew Bradley Adam Thompson John Milton Jackson, III Anthony Quinn Ash, Jr. David McMahan Robert Craft Daniel Wentzel Trey Baxter Perry Grant Hayden Swallows James Andrew Dorsey (no program available) T. J. Christian Jeffrey Norman Robert L. Taylor, Jr. Adam Jeremy Wright Scott E. Trent Marc Evans Jason Scott Hiett Ted Guider Lockerby Spencer Hissam Ryan Weeks
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Harry Abofs..............1972-75 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) Toronto Argonauts (CFL) Wayne Anderson......1984-86 Buffalo Bills (NFL) Kelly Averitt................... 1988 New York Jets (NFL) Reggie Bazel.............1983-84 Seattle Seahawks (NFL) Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL) Tim Benford.................. 2012 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) Jim Bishop..................... 1975 Birmingham Americans (WFL) Billy Blaylock............1983-84 San Diego Chargers (NFL) Arizona Wranglers (USFL) D.J. Bleisath..............2004-09 Chicago Rush (AFL) Corey Chamblin.......1999-02 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) John Chuy...................... 1972 Hamilton Tigercats (CFL) Howard Cochran......1973-77 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) Jacksonville Sharks (WFL) David Collett................. 2002 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) Murray Cunningham.... 1977 Seattle Seahawks (NFL) Steve Davis...............1980-81 Seattle Seahawks (NFL) Buffalo Bills (NFL)
Chad Evitts.................... 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) Brandon Fields.........2007-12 Chicago Rush (AFL) Georgia Force (AFL) Beau Fullerton.............. 2004 New York Giants (NFL) Butch Gentry................. 1974 Hawaii Rainbows (WFL) Troy Grant..................... 2001 San Diego Chargers (NFL) Derrick Gray.................. 1993 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) Elois Grooms............1975-86 New Orleans Saints (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Bruce Hatfield............... 1988 New York Jets (NFL) Jahi Henley.................... 2001 New Orleans Saints (NFL) Mike Hennigan.........1973-79 Detroit Lions (NFL) New York Jets (NFL) John Jackson............2007-12 Peoria Pirates (AF2) Iowa Barnstormers (AFL) Perry Kyles................2007-11 Louisville Fire (AF2) Milwaukee Iron (AF2) Calgary Stampeders (CFL) Chicago Rush (AFL)
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Derek Lee.................2004-12 New York Jets (NFL) Chicago Rush (AFL) Georgia Force (AFL) Columbus Destroyers (AFL) Dallas Vigilantes (AFL) Frank Omiyale..........2005-12 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) Carolina Panthers (NFL) Chicago Bears (NFL) Seattle Seahawks (NFL) Tom Pemberton............ 1974 Washington Redskins (NFL) Patrick Pope.................. 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) Lorenza Rivers..........1988-89 British Columbia Lions (CFL) Da’Rick Rogers.............. 2013 Buffalo Bills (NFL) Craig Rolle..................... 1979 New Orleans Saints (NFL) Larry Schreiber........1970-78 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Chicago Bears (NFL) Larry Shipp...............2005-12 Detroit Lions (NFL) Alabama Vipers (AFL) Georgia Force (AFL) Flavious Smith.........1952-53 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) Donald Snyder.........1986-88 Detroit Lions (NFL)
Thomas Squires............ 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL) Howard Stidham........... 1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL) Joshua Symonette...2000-02 Washington Redskins (NFL) Green Bay Packers (NFL) Miami Dolphins (NFL) John Tanner..............1971-75 San Diego Chargers (NFL) Toronto Argonauts (CFL) John Trainor.............1971-74 Toronto Argonauts (CFL) Jerry Turner .............2003-12 Birmingham Steeldogs (AFL) Las Vegas Gladiators (AFL) Odessa Rough Necks (NIFL) Bakersfield Blitz (AF2) Kansas City Brigade (AFL) Arkansas Twisters (AFL) Spokane Shock (AFL) Georgia Force (AFL) Lonnie Warwick........1964-75 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) Atlanta Falcons (NFL) San Antonio Wings (WFL) Terry Wellesly...........1970-75 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) Hamilton Tigercats (CFL) Branon Vaughn............. 2000 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Jim Youngblood.......1973-85 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)
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re t i re d n u m b e r s Three numbers have been retired by Tennessee Tech in recognition of the outstanding playing careers of the men who wore them:
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Larry Schreiber
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Jim Youngblood
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Elois Grooms
Runningback Larry Schreiber was an Associated Press all-America selection in 1969, three-times named all-OVC, and was selected the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year as a senior. He won Tech's prestigious Robert Hill Johnson Award three times and is still the all-time leader in total offense and rushing in Golden Eagle history. He had three 1,000-yard rushing seasons, then went on to a professional career in the National Football League with the San Francisco 49ers and the Chicago Bears. He's a member of the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame.
Linebacker Jim Youngblood was a two-time all-America, two-time all-OVC selection, and was twice named the league's Player of the Year on defense. He holds the Tech record for career tackles and was the Robert Hill Johnson Award winner in 1972. Jim played 12 years in the NFL with the L.A. Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins. He is a member of the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame.
Defensive end Elois Grooms was named first-team all-America in 1974 and was twice named to the all-OVC squad. He was also the recipient of the 1974 Robert Hill Johnson Award, before embarking on a successful professional career that spanned more than a decade with the NFL's New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Cardinals. Elois is a member of the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame.
Football hall of fame Former All-American Jim Youngblood in College Football Hall of Fame Jim Youngblood, who earned numerous honors while playing linebacker at Tennessee Tech, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Youngblood, along with nine other players and four coaches, was part of the inaugural Divisional Hall of Fame Class, which included players and coaches from NCAA IAA, II, and III divisions and the NAIA. Twice named the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Youngblood was named to eight different allAmerica teams during his career at Tennessee Tech, including six following his senior season. He earned the Robert Hill Johnson Award in 1972 and is one of only three Tech players to have his number retired. He still ranks as Tech's all-time leader in tackles.
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a l l - a m e ri c a n s Golden Eagles named All-America Tech has had 28 players named All-America a total of 53 times by the Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp (WC),The Football News (FN), Kodak (K), The Sports Network (TSN), Don Hansen's Football Gazette (DHFG), Phil Steele’s Football (PS) and Teamlink.com (TLC):
1939 Holmes Neal, T (AP) 1939 Creed McClure, G (AP) 1952 Tom Fann, T (AP) 1959 Tommy Hackler, E (AP) 1960 Tommy Hackler, E (AP) 1961 Dave Baxter, T (AP) 1969 Larry Schreiber, RB (AP) 1971 Jim Youngblood, LB (AP/AFCA) 1972 Jim Youngblood, LB (AP/AFCA) 1974 Elois Grooms, DE (AFCA) 1976 Ed Burns, OT (AP/AFCA) 1979 Steve Davis, P (FN) 1980 Wayne Anderson, PK (AFCA) 1987 Thomas Squires, LB (FN) 1989 Ryan Weeks, PK (AP/K/TSN) 1996 Robert Taylor, CB (AP/WC/TSN) 1998 Branon Vaughn, DE (TSN/DHFG) 1999 Branon Vaughn, DE (TLC) 1999 David Collett, PK (TLC/AP) 1999 Wes Gallagher, OG (AP) 1999 Joshua Symonette, DB (AP/TLC) 2000 Joey Bishop, OC (DHFG) 2000 D.J. Bleisath, DE (DHFG) 2000 Chad Evitts, LB (DHFG/AP/TSN) 2000 Troy Grant, DB (DHFG) 2000 Andrew McGraw, OG (DHFG) 2001 Joey Bishop, OC (DHFG) 2001 D.J. Bleisath, DE (AP/TSN/DHFG/WC) 2004 Frank Omiyale, OT (DHFG) 2004 Brandon Shelby, DB (DHFG) 2007 Larry Shipp, WR/RS (AP/TSN) 2010 Tim Benford (TSN/PS) 2011 Scott Schweitzer (AP, TSN) 2011 Tim Benford (PS/TSN) 2012 Chad Zinchini (CSM)
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Holmes Neal - Neal was one of two Golden Eagle players to earn All-America honors in 1939, becoming the program’s first to earn the distinction. Neal played tackle on both sides of the line of scrimmage.
Creed McClure - McClure joined Holmes Neal as the first Golden Eagle players to earn All-America honors, receiving the recognition as a guard during the 1939 season. They helped coach Putty Overall’s team to a 6-3-1 record.
Tom Fann - Fann was a two-way tackle for coach Putty Overall, and earned All-America honors in Tech’s OVC Championship season in 1952, helping the Golden Eagles post a 9-2 overall record and advance to the Tangerine bowl.
Tommy Hackler - Hackler was Tech’s first two-time AllAmerican, winning honors in 1959 and 1960 as he led coach Wilburn Tucker’s team to back-to-back OVC titles. He was a sure-handed, fleetfooted wide receiver.
Dave Baxter - Baxter anchored the offensive and defensive lines as a two-way tackle for the 1961 OVC Championship team under coach Wilburn Tucker.
Larry Schreiber - Schreiber received Associated Press AllAmerica honors in 1969, the first to win the honor under coach Don Wade. Schreiber set school records with 1,522 rushing yards and 78 points scored.
Jim Youngblood - A future College Football Hall of Fame inductee and NFL Pro Bowler, Youngblood was twice voted All-America by both the Associated Press and the American Football Coaches Association, the first to be selected by two organizations.
Elois Grooms - Grooms was a 1974 All-America pick by the American Football Coaches Association. He set the school record with five quarterback sacks in Tech’s win over Murray State that season. He also went on to a successful career in the NFL.
Ed Burns - Burns was such a standout as an offensive tackle that both the Associated Press and the American Football Coaches Association named him All-America in 1976. He is also in the Tech Sports Hall of Fame.
Steve Davis - The league’s top punter, Davis was tabbed All-American in 1976 by The Football News. He set a school record for most yards punting which still stands today, and was the first of a long line of great TTU punters.
Wayne Anderson - A future TTU Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Anderson earned All-America honors in 1980 from the American Football Coaches Association. He set the school record with 11 consecutive field goals.
Thomas Squires - Squires was chosen by The Football News after his 136-tackle effort at linebacker in 1987. He was the leader on a team that went from 0-10 in 1986 to a 5-6 mark under coach Jim Ragland.
Ryan Weeks - Weeks earned All-American nods from all three organizations in 1989 (AP, Kodak and The Sporting News). His 65 points was the second-most by a Tech kicker in a season. He was inducted into the TTU Hall of Fame.
Robert Taylor - Taylor was the first All-American under coach Mike Hennigan, earning the award from AP, Walter Cap and The Sporting News in 1996. He led Tech and the OVC with nine interceptions.
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Branon Vaughn - Vaughn earned All-America honors in both 1998 and 1999. He was a three-time first-team allOVC defensive end, and was signed by the San Fransisco 49ers after earning the OVC Defensive Player of the Year award in 1998.
David Collett - The 1999 season produced four AllAmericans for the Golden Eagles, including placekicker David Collett, who led Tech in scoring all four years and was signed by the Indianapolis Colts. He was a first-team allOVC selection.
Wes Gallagher - One of four All-Americans for the Golden Eagles in 1999, Gallagher was the leader in an offensive line. He was the first football player in school history to earn All-America as well as Academic All-America, an award he received three times.
Josh Symonette - A threetime all-OVC selection, including back-to-back first-team honors, Symonette was an All-America pick in 1999 prior to an NFL career with Washington, Green Bay and Miami.
Joey Bishop - Bishop was part of a record season for the Golden Eagles, who placed five different players on the All-America lists in 2000. An offensive center, Bishop was a first-team all-OVC pick on a team that went 8-3, and repeated as All-American in 2001.
D.J. Bleisath - A two-time AllAmerica selection, Bleisath received the honor in both 2000 and 2001. A three-time first-team all-OVC pick, he was a national finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award. His 2001 All-America selections came from four different organizations.
Chad Evitts - One of five All-America picks in Tech’s 8-3 season of 2000, Evitts was also named the OVC Defensive Player of the Year. A first-team all-OVC pick, he topped Tech twice in tackles, including 118 stops in 2000. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Troy Grant - The team leader in interceptions in 1999, it took another year for Grant to receive national honors with his 2000 All-America pick. He signed with the San Diego Chargers after two allOVC selections.
Andrew McGraw - A firstteam all-OVC selecton in the offensive line, McGraw was one of five Golden Eagles to capture All-America honors in 2000 when the Golden Eagles posted an 8-3 mark.
Frank Omiyale- Before being drafted by the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, Omiyale distinguished himself as an outstanding offensive tackle with his 2004 All-America selection by The Football Gazette.
Brandon Shelby- Shelby led Tech in interceptions in both 2003 and 2004, including five as a senior, and was rewarded with All-America distinction by The Football Gazette.
Larry Shipp - A first-team all-OVC selection in three consecutive seasons, Shipp capped his record career in 2007 with All-America honors from AP and The Sports Network.
Scott Schweitzer - Scott was chosen to three All-America teams following the 2011 championship season, including Associated Press, College Sports Madness and Phil Steele’s College Football.
Chad Zinchini - Named to the OVC All-Newcomer Team and CFPA National Punter of the Week, Zinchini capped off a remarkable 2012 season by earning All-America honors form College Sports Madness.
Tim Benford - The OVC Offensive Player of the Year in 2011, Tim earned All-America honors in 2010 and 2011. He finished his career ranked second all-time in the OVC in receptions and yards.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL The Sports Information Office researched the names of all-time football participants. Some early information was incomplete and all we found was a last name. Any additions or corrections would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Sports Information at (931) 372-3088 or send an e-mail to sportsinfo@tntech.edu
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Felix Abel — ’39, ‘40, ’41 Cy Ables — ’10, ‘11, ‘12 Bob Abney — ‘66 Harry Abofs —’68, ‘69 Chris Abrams —‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Blake Adams — ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Dink Adams — ‘59 Jordan Adams — ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Slade Adams — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 LaRue Adcox — ’59, ‘60 Kunle Adewole — ’01, ‘02, ‘03 Travis Adkins — ’08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Raymond Agee —‘42 Steve Ailey — ’69, ’70, ‘71 James Akers — ’97, ‘98 Danny Albert— ’73, ’74, ‘75 Tommy Alderson — ’66, ‘67 Alfonzo Alexander — ’87, ’89, ‘90 Dewayne Alexander — ’85, ’86, ‘87 James Alexander — ‘45 Andrew Alford — ’00, ‘01 Gene Alford — ’39, ’40, ’41, ‘42 Aveory Allen — ’91, ’92, ‘93 Colin Allen — ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Doug Allen — ‘72 Eric Allen — ’98, 99, ’00, ‘01 Keenan Allen — ’87, ‘88 Kenneth Allen — ‘81 Kraig Allen — ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 “Sonny” Allen — ’51, ’52, ’53, ‘54 Miguel Almendarez — ’89, ‘90, ’91, ‘92 Dewey Alverson — ’54, ’55, ‘56 Cedric Anderson — ‘84, ‘85, ‘86 Chris Anderson — ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 James Anderson — ‘75, ‘76 Paul Anderson — ’51, ’52, ’53, ‘54 Sam Anderson — ’71, ‘72 Silias Anderson — ‘49 Tim Anderson — ’90, ‘91
Wayne Anderson — ’77, ’78, ’79, ‘80 Scott Anderton — ’94, ‘95 Radir Annoor --- ‘12, ‘13 John Apple— ‘57 Jerry Archibald — ‘71 Chris Ariks — ‘05 Eddie Arnell — ’94, ’95, ’97, ‘98 Jerry Archibald — ’70, ‘71 Chris Ariks — ’05 Oscar Armstrong — ‘45 Arney — ’39, ‘40 Anthony Ash — ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Mac Ashburn — ‘50 Tony Ashburn — ’70, ’71, ’72 David Ashley — ‘72 Taylor Askew — ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Ralph Askins — ‘51 Tim Atcher — ‘06, ‘07 Bruce Atwood — ’72, ‘73 Larry Austin — ’71, ’72, ’73, ‘74 Kelly Averitt — ’84, ’85, ’86, ‘87 Jeff Axel — ’71, ‘72
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Ally Baggett — ’57, ’58, ‘59 James Baggett — ’40, ‘45 Joey Bailey — ‘03, ‘04 Dontrell Baines — ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ’08 Colton Baker — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Dominick Baker — ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 James Allan Baker — ’79 Michael Baker — ’10, ‘11, ‘12 Keith Baldwin — ’91, ’92, ’93, ‘94 Johnny Ballard — ’47, ’48, ’49, ‘50 Jason Ballard — ’00, ’01, ‘02, ‘03 Jim Ballinger — ‘64 Frankie Bankhead — ’87, ‘88 Trey Barber — ’92, ‘93 Terry Barbour — ‘73 Raymond Barger — ’52, ‘53 Ron Barfield — ’92, ’93, ‘94 Matthew Barker — ’10, ‘11 Jon Barksdale — ’85, ’86, ’87, ‘88 Mike Barnard — ’96, ’97, ‘98 Brandon Barnes — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Cass Barnes —‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Tershaard Barr — ‘01 Jimmy Barrick — ‘45 Richard E. Barron — ‘66 Craig Basile — ‘68, ’69, ’70, ‘71 Billy Bates — ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Shane Bates — ‘07 ‘08 Steve Bates — ‘72 Jim Battcher — ‘89 Greg Bauer — ’76, ’77, ’78, ‘79 Billy Baxter — ’55, ‘56 David Baxter — ’58, ’59, ’60, ‘61
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Reggie Bazel —’79, ’80, ’81, ‘82 Mike Beal —‘84 Randy Beaman — ’91, ’92, ‘93 Ronquez Beech — ’10, ‘11 Hunter Beedle — ‘09, ’10, ‘11, ‘12 Carl Beidler — ’61, ‘62 Colton Belew --- ‘12, ‘13 Eric Belew --- ‘12, ‘13 Josh Belhu --- ‘13 Bob Bell — ’69, ‘70 Clarence Belvins — ‘58, ‘59, ‘60, ‘61 Tim Benford — ’08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Rias Bennett — ‘87 Larry Benson — ‘71 Gerald Bentley — ’92, ’93, ’94, ‘95 Jerry Benton — ‘57 Matt Berger — ‘91 Kyle Berglund — ‘05, ‘07 David Bernard — ‘65 Benjamin Berry — ‘47 Mark Berry — ’82, ‘83 David Berryhill — ’67, ’68, ’69, ‘70 Robert Bierbaum — ‘72 Benton S. Bilbrey — ’40, ’41, ‘42 Grant Billen — ’96, ’97, ‘99 Chas Billings — ’39, ’40, ’41, ’42 Charles Billings — ’46, ‘47 Byron Billingsley —‘96 Hugh Billingsley — ’46, ’47, ’48, ‘49 Colton Billups — ’09 Jim Bishop — ‘68, ’69, ’70, ‘71 Joey Bishop — ’98, 99, ’00, ‘01 Charles Black — ’58, ’59, ’60, ‘61 Jimmie Blair — ’09 Billy Blaylock — ’79, ’80, ’81, ‘82 D.J. Bleisath — ’99, ’00, ’01, ‘02 Clarence Blevins — ’58, ’59, ’60, ‘61 John Bobo — ’66, ‘67 Jim Bodron — ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 Don Boley — ’49, ’50, ‘51 Hollis Bolin — ‘67, ’68, ‘69 Trenard Bonapart — ‘01 Ronald Bond — ’78, ’79, ’80, ‘81 Willis Bond — ’95, ‘96 Jay Bonds — ’71, ‘72 Oscar Bonds — ’00, ‘01 Gevar Bonham — ‘04, ‘05 Trey Bonner — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Bob Borkowski — ’61, ’62, ’63, ‘64 Jon Borum — ’01, ‘02 Justin Borum — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Brady Bose --- ‘13 Travis Boulware — ’80, ‘81 John Bowen — ‘55 Michael Bowen — ‘97 Steven Bowen — ’91, ’92, ’93, ‘95 Wendell Bowler — ’83, ‘84 Jerry Boyd — ’89, ‘90, ‘91 Bill Boyette — ‘51 Nathan Brackett — ‘01 Jason Bradford — ’99, ’00, ‘01 Bill Branch — ‘50 Brandon — ‘39 Carl Brandt — ‘45 Robert Brannen — ’55, ‘56 Michael Branner — ‘04 David Braun — ‘79, ‘80, ‘81 Billie Bray — ’71, ‘72 Tony Breland — ‘72 Harold Brewer — ’42, ’47, ‘48 Clint Brewster — ‘09, ‘10 Dennie Brewster — ‘65 Rex Bridgeforth — ’79, ’80, ’81, ‘82 Bridges — ’39, ‘40 Bob Britton —’76, ’77, ’78 Dave Britton — ‘77 Stephen Britton — ‘04, ‘05 Steve Britton — ’77, ‘78 Jimmy Brock — ’76, ’77, ‘78 Robert Bronson --- ‘13 Doug Brooks — ‘71 Matt Brooks — ’74, ‘75
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Sam Brooks — ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 Walter Brooks — ‘45 Ray Brophy — ’71, ’72, ’73, ‘74 DaJaun Brown — ’10, ‘11, ‘12, 13 Dallas Brown — ’39, ’40, ‘41 Daniel Brown — ’06, ‘07 Doug Brown — ’67, ‘68, ’69, ‘70 Grady Brown — ’66, ’67, ’68, ‘69 Greg Brown — ‘67 Greg Brown — ’96, ‘97 Jameel Brown — ’99, ’00, ‘01 John Howard Brown — ‘45 Lance Brown — ‘88 Mal Brown — ‘69 Matt Brown — ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Melvin Brown — ‘42 Mike Brown — ‘73 Mike Brown — ’80, ’81, ’82, ‘83 Mike Brown — ’85, ‘87 Rick Brown — ‘86 Steve Brown — ‘81 Steven Brown — ‘07 Bert Browne — ’88, ’89, ‘90 Ed Browning — ’56, ‘57 Jim Broyles — ’62, ’63, ’64, ‘65 Kenneth Broyles — ’51, ’52, ‘53 Ralph Broyles — ’59, ‘60 Chad Brummitt — ’91, ‘92 Greg Brummitt — ‘81 Mark Bruno — ‘73 Jeff Bryant — ’94, ‘95 Kent Buckley — ’69, ‘70 Mike Buekle — ‘73 Steven Buffington — ’08 Tony Buhl — ‘88 Joey Burke — ‘81 Trey Burks ---- ‘13 Ed Burns — ’73, ’74, ’75, ‘76 Jeff Burns — ‘89 James Burse — ’75, ’77, ‘78 Michael Burton — ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Craig Busby — ‘68 Adrian Bush — ‘53 Nathan Bush — ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Stephen Bush --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Zach Bush -- ‘11, ‘12 Hugh Bussell — ’46, ‘48 Joey Butcher — ‘67 Bethel Butler — ’41, ‘42 Ralph Cortez Butler — ‘45, ‘46, ‘47, ‘48 Scott Butler — ’93, ‘94 Clarence Buttrey — ’42, ’45, ’46, ‘47 Allen Byrd — ’70, ’71, ‘72
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Andre Caballero — ’96, ‘97 Norman Cage — ‘72 Bill Cagle — ‘58 Jackie Cagle — ‘56 Mike Cain --- ‘13 Doug Caldwell — ’55, ’56, ‘57 Larry Caliste — ’89, ‘90, ‘91 Rick Camp — ‘71 Wayne Camp — ‘54 Marc Campbell — ’86, ’87, ’88, ‘89 Nick Campblell — ’08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Ruben Canny — ‘56 Ed Cantrell — ‘84 Fred Cantrell — ‘51 Jerry Cantrell — ’64, ’65, ‘66 Frank Caputo — ’73, ’74, ‘75 Anthony Carano — ’91, ’92, ’93, ‘94 Manny Carballo — ‘78 L.D. Carden — ’47, ’48, ‘49 Christian Cardwell --- ‘12 Peter Carlson — ’99, ’00, ‘01 Paul Carney — ‘45 Dennis Carr — ’47, ‘48 Jim Carr — ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 Hugh Carroll — ’39, ‘41 Jordan Carroll --- ‘13 Jared Carson — ‘82, ‘83 Antonio Carter — ’00, ’01, ‘02, ‘03 KJ Carter --- ‘12, ‘13 Raymond Case — ‘46 Kevin Casler — ’10, ‘11 Tommy Cassell — ’63, ’64, ’65, ‘66 Steve Cassidy — ’86
Matthew Barker (91) and Nick Campbell (93)
GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Cole Cassidy — ’08, ‘09 William Casteel — ’46, ‘47 Bill Castle — ’65, ’66, ’67, ‘68 Matthew Catalina — ‘71 Alfred Cate — ’54, ’55, ’56, ’57, ‘58 Krys Cates --- ‘12, ‘13 Logan Cavendar --- ‘12 Dennis Cebe — ’57, ’58, ’59, ‘60 Corey Chamblin — ’95, ’96, ’97, ‘98 Stanley Champion — ‘45 Dennis Chandler — ’65, ‘66 Joel Chandler — ’84, ‘86 Melvin Chapman — ’51, ‘52 Rusty Chapman — ’09 Leroy Chatman — ’78 Tony Chatman — ’78, ’79, ’80, ‘81 William Chatmon --- ‘12, ‘13 Mike Chemela — ’79, ’80, ’81, ‘82 Phillip Christopher — ’58, ’59, ’60, ‘61 Matthew Christian — ’98, ’99, ’00, ‘01 T.J. Christian — ’95, ’96, ’97, ‘98 William Chummey — ‘45 John Chuy — ’68, ’69, ’70, ‘71 Brandon Clabo — ‘94 Eugene Clark — ‘41 Johnny Clark — ’52, ’53, ’54, ‘55 Mike Clark — ‘69 John Clayton — ’57, ’58, ‘59 David Clem — ’93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Jerry Cobb — ‘50 Clarence Cobbs — ‘39, ‘40 Joe Bailey Cobbs — ‘42 Howard Cochran — ‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72 Tyler Coen --- ‘13 Coffey — ‘50 James Cole — ‘45 Raymond Coleman — ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 David Collett — ’98, ’99, ’00, ‘01 James Collier — ‘70, ‘71 James Collier — ‘93, ‘94 Mike Collier — ‘65 Charles Collins — ’84, ‘85 Gary Collins — ‘61, ‘62 Jim Collins — ‘61 Joe Collins — ‘52 Tony Colston — ‘00 James Coney — ’86, ‘89 David Connolly — ‘83 Jamel Cook --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Charles Cooper — ‘62 Larry Cope — ‘68 Jackie Corbin — ’60, ’61, ‘62 Gerald Cortner — ’37, ‘38, ‘39 Kenny Cosby — ’80, ’81, ’82 Tony Costantine — ’80, ’81, ’83, ‘84 Barry Courtney — ’76, ’77, ’78, ‘79 Robert Craft — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Woody Cranford — ’84, ‘86 Wayne Cravens — ’83, ’84, ’85 Gene Crawford — ‘63 Jacque Crawford — ‘09, ‘10 John Crockett — ‘75, ‘76 Bobby Cromwell — ‘69 Danny Crooks — ’82, ’83, ’84, ‘85 Danny Cross — ‘65 Pat Cross — ‘62 Ethan Crum --- ‘13 Devlyn Crutcher — ‘92 Don Crutcher — ’55, ‘56 Carter Crutchfield — ’10, ‘11, ‘12 Wade Crutchfield — ’66, ‘67 Jose Cuarta — ‘70 Chris Cummings — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 David Cummins — ‘55 Earl Cunningham — ’42, ’46, ’47, ‘48 Jack Cunningham — ’75, ’76, ’77, ‘78 Johnnie Cunningham — ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘94 Murray Cunningham — ’73, ’74, ’75, ‘76 Nelson Cunningham — ‘62 Tommy Cutrel — ‘63
Dontey Gay (25) and Demetrous Garrett (7)
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Robert Dalton — ‘72, ‘73, ‘74 Jerry Daniels — ‘49, ’52, ’53, ‘54 B.D. Darwin — ‘50 Jeff Daughtry — ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 Jerry Daunt — ‘64 John Davenport — ‘68 Jim Daves — ‘65, ‘66, ‘67 Alvin Davie — ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Ben Davis — ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Bob Davis — ‘66 Brian Davis — ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Eugene Davis — ’52, ‘53 Jared Davis --- ‘12, ‘13 John Davis — ‘60 Lamar Davis — ‘74 Mark Davis — ‘74, ‘75 Pete Davis — ’39, ’40, ‘41 Steve Davis — ‘76, ’77, ’78, ‘79 Tommy Davis — ‘93 Stepfon Davis-Boyd --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 J.W. Day — ’42, ’46, ‘47 Phillip Dean — ‘95 Thomas DeBow — ‘87, ’88, ‘89 Hugh DeBroeque — ‘52 Mike Defino — ‘69, ’70, ’71, ‘72 Rod Demps — ‘77, ‘78 Jerry Dennis — ‘69 Steve Dennison — ‘66, ‘67, ‘68, ‘69 Hugh Denny — ‘50, ‘51, ‘52, ‘53 Dennis Denton — ‘82 Mike Depew — ‘81 Mike DeRossett — ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘74, ‘75 John Derryberry — ‘45 Freddie Desroche — ‘90, ‘91 John Dethridge — ’75, ’76, ’77, ‘78 Ken Dew — ’76, ’77, ’78, ‘79 Josh Dial — ‘02 Chris Dickerson — ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Derrick Dickerson — ’08 Dick Dickerson — ‘30, ‘31, ‘32, ‘33, ‘34 Corey Didier — ‘07 Dan Diesel — ’79, ’80, ‘81 Bill Dillard --- ‘12, ‘13 Brett Dillard --- ‘12, ‘13 Steve Dillard — ‘65, ‘66, ‘67, ‘68 Duston Dillehay — ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Herman Dixon — ‘52 Bob Dominick — ‘64, ‘65, ‘66, ‘67 Tim Donegan — ‘09, ‘10 Demario Donnell --- ‘12, ‘13 Jesse Dorsey — ’75, ’76, ‘77 Andy Dorsey — ’97, ’98, ’99, ‘00 Jim Dorsey — ‘71, ‘72, ‘73 Gerald Dossett — ’86, ’87 ’88, ‘89 Dotson — ‘50 Richard Doutel — ‘47 Dan Dowds — ‘72 Frank Dowling — ’61, ’62, ’63, ‘64
Doug Dozier — ’81, ‘83 Maurice Draine — ’90, ’91, ’92, ‘93 David Drake — ‘95 Norman Drake — ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91 Bryan Draper — ‘63, ‘64, ‘65 Huland Draper — ‘39 Bill Driskill — ‘49 Ben Driver — ‘47, ‘49 Billy Drumwright — ‘47, ‘48, ‘49, ‘50 David Dulin — ‘67 W.C. Dunaway — ‘77, ‘78, ‘79 Bryan Duncan — ‘96 Travis Dungee — ‘08, ‘09 Travis Dunlap — ’84, ’85, ’86, ‘87 Curtis Dunn — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Mike Dunn — ’89, ‘90 Bill Dupes — ‘49, ‘51, ‘52 Ron Durbin --- ‘11 Heath Dyer — ‘10, ‘11. ‘12 Larry Dyer — ‘70 Pat Dyer — ’73, ‘74 Ronnie Dyer — ’77, ‘78, 79, 80
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Keith Earie — ‘70, ‘71 David Eble — ‘71 Ed Echols — ‘41, ‘42, ‘46, ‘47 Tony Eckler — ‘90, ’91, ‘92 Kenneth Eddleman — ‘51, ‘52, ‘53
David Edgington — ’77, ’78, ‘79 Fred Edgington — ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89 John Edgington — ’82, ‘83 Bob Edwards — ‘68 Don Edwards — ’77, ‘78 Marcus Edwards — ’09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Clifford Eldridge — ‘41 Matt Eldridge — ’82, ’83, ’84, ‘85 Kevin Elkins — ’77, ‘78 Scott Eller — ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Robert Elliott — ‘54, ‘55 Allan Ellis — ‘69 Carl Ellis — ‘07 John Ellis — ‘39 Tony Elmore — ‘70 Wesley Elrod — ‘62 Raymond Emanuel — ‘64 Chris Englane — ‘04 Charles Engle — ‘69, ‘70 James Kelly Ensor — ‘46, ‘47 Don Ervin — ‘49, ‘50, ‘52 Dorian Eskridge --- ‘12, ‘13 Jason Eskridge — ’93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Norman Eskridge — ‘70 Foster Lee Eslick — ‘46, ‘47, ‘48, ‘49 Durrand Estill — ’74, ’75, ’76, ‘77 Dwight Evans — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Jake Evans — ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Marc Evans — ‘90, ’91, ’92, ‘93 Steve Evans — ‘71, ‘72, ‘73 Terry Evans — ’61, ’62, ‘63 Chad Evitts — ’97, ’98, ’99, ‘00 Tom Ewing — ‘39
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Douglas Fagan — ‘45 Ronnie Fain — ’72, ’73, ’74, ‘75 David Fair — ’67, ’68, ’69, ‘71 Tom Fann — ’50, ’51, ‘52 Donnie Farley — ’61, ’62, ‘63 James Farley — ‘67 James Farmer —’90, ‘91 Justin Farrar — ’97, ‘98 Rick Fawver — ’83, ’84 Darrell Ferguson — ‘57 Roy Ferguson — ’47, ’48, 49 Zollie Ferrell — ‘45 Oscar Few — ’47, ‘48 Brandon Fields — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Ty Fields — ‘09, ‘10 Mike Findlay — ’83, ’84, ’85
Jamere Hogue (5) and Jordan Johnson (71)
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David Finley — ‘65 Floyd Fishel — ‘64 Brendon Fisher — ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Brent Fisher — ’83, ’84, ’85, ‘86 Bob Fitzpatrick — ’70, ’71, ‘72 Eric Fitzpatrick — ‘00 John Fitzpatrick — ’69, ’70, ’71 ‘72 Al Flanner — ’84, ‘85 Jerry Flatt — ’57, “58, “59 Wesley Flatt — ’42, ’45, ‘46 Taylor Fletcher --- ‘12 Tommy Florence — ’73 Dan Fluker — ‘65 Kenneth Fluts — ’59, ’60, ‘61 Cody Forbes — ’10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Scott Ford — ’89, ’90, ‘91 Tim Ford — ’89, ‘90, ’91, ‘92 Cecil Fore — ’75, ’76, ’77, ’78 Terry Foriska — ‘73 Johnathan Forrest — ’01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Ed Forth — ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 Aaron Foster — ‘04 Edward Foster —‘51 Jason Foster — ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Josh Foster — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Kewon Foster — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Johnny Fowlkes — ’73, ’74, ’75, ‘76 L.A. Fox — ‘47 Wally Fox — ‘71 Tony Fragale — ’96, ’97, ’98, 99 Bill Francis — ‘51 David Francis — ’67, ’68, ‘69, ‘70 Don Francisco — ’50, ’51, ‘52 Lynn Francisco — ’49, ’48, ’50 ‘51 Jim Franklin — ’65, ‘66 Hayden Freels --- ‘13 Charles Freeman — ‘52 Algin Frey — ’57, ’58, ‘59 Don Frider — ‘59 Donald Frost — ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 James Fughs — ’63, ‘64 Jim Fuchs — ‘63 Beau Fullerton — ’00, ’01, ‘02, ‘03 Tom Fullerton — ‘67 Dickie Fulton — ‘72 Kenneth Fults — ’59, ’60, ‘61 Tony Funfaro — ‘64
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Stephen Gallagher — ‘02 Tom Gallagher — ‘73 Wes Gallagher — ’96, ’97, ’98, ‘99 P.F. Galloway — ‘45 Marcus Gaines --- ‘12 John Gambone — ‘68 Neil Gannaway --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 David Garner — ‘73 J.B. Garner — ‘45 Demetrous Garrett — ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Michael Gaston — ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Dontey Gay — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 James Gaylor — ’55, ’56, ‘57 John Geiger — ’45, ’46, ‘47 Tom Gent — ‘65 Butch Gentry — ’69, ’70, ’71, ‘72 Edwin Gentry — ’42, ‘46 Ken George — ‘61 Loftin Gerberding — ’97, ’98, ’99, ‘00 Dick Gerbert — ‘73 Lillard Gibb — ’48, ’49, ‘50 Ken Gilstrap — ’85, ’86, ’87, ‘88 Daniel Gipson — ‘90, ’91, ’92, ‘93 Jeff Glass — ’89, ‘90 Glen Glover — ‘53 David Goff — ’86, ’87 Tra’Darius Goff --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Julian Goins — ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Bud Golden --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Tony Gomez — ’00, ‘01 David Gooding — ’76, ’78, ‘79
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Terry Goodloe — ’85, ‘87 Nick Goodwin — ‘07 Brad Gordon — ’73, ’74, ’75, ’76 Lloyd Gorence — ‘51 Bobby Graham — ’71, ’72, ‘73 Tracy Graham — ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 Troy Grant — ’97, ’98, ’99, ‘00 Sam Graves — ‘72 David Gray — ’77, ‘78 Derrick Gray — ’90, ’91, ‘92 Sylvester Gregory — ‘83, ‘84 Eugene Green — ‘62 Jason Green — ’86, ’87, ’88, ‘89 Paul Green — ’73, ’74, ’75, ‘76 Howard Greenhowe — ’71, ‘72 Steve Greer — ’66, ‘67 Donald Grider — ’59, ’60, ‘61 Doug Griffin — ’78, ’79, ’80, ‘81 Frank Griffin — ’48, ‘49 Howard Griffin — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Vince Griffin — ’94, ’95, ’96, ‘97 Hattin Grilliette — ’92, ‘93 Chris Grimes — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Joseph Grimes — ‘08, ‘09 Kyman Grindstaff — ‘51 Pete Grocery — ’39, ’40, ‘41 Elois Grooms — ’71, ’72, ‘73 Garlan Grudger — ‘62 Ed Guers — ‘73 Johnny Guffey — ‘63 Charles Guthrie — ‘45
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Tommy Hackler — ’58, ’59, ’60 Bob Haile — ’62, ’63, ‘64 Fred Haile — ‘61 Willie Haile — ‘07 Marshall Hale — ’88, ’89, ‘90, ‘91 Claude “Stud” Hall — ’40, ‘41 John M. Hall — ’46, ‘47 Maleek Hall --- ‘13 Roger Hall — ’68, ‘69 Steve Hall — ’72, ‘73 Matt Hamby --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Alonzo Hamilton — ‘90, ‘91 “Bone” Hamilton — ‘39 Greg Hamilton — ’76, ’77, ’78, ‘79 Larry Hammons — ‘74 James Hamner — ‘63 Joe Hamner — ’63, ’64, ‘65
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Cedric Hampton — ’82, ’83, ’84, ‘85 Brian Hamrick — ‘95 Larry Hamrick — ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 Robert Hargis — ’58, ’59, ‘60 Wendell Harkleroad — ‘60 Geral Harlan — ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Garry Harley — ’70, ‘71, ‘72 Claude Harlow — ‘47 Antonio Harris — ’93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Brandon Harris — ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Chris Harris --- ‘12, ‘13 DeShawn Harris — ’09, ‘10 Josh Harris — ’95, ’96, ’97, ‘98 Maurice Harris — ’01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Steve Harris — ’92, ‘93 Will Harris — ‘71 William Harris — ‘04 Emory Harrison — ’64, ’65 James H. Harrison —‘47 Jim Harrison — ‘48 Marcus Harrison — ’97, ‘99 Tommy Harrison — ’01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Kyron Hart --- ‘12, ‘13 Greg Hartsook — ‘66 Wardie Harvey — ’42, ’46, ‘47 Steve Hasch — ’83, ‘84 Bill Hassell — ‘70 Alex Haston — ‘06, ‘07 Bruce Hatfield — ’84, ’85, ’86, ‘87 Creed Hayes --- ‘13 Don Hayes — ’54, ‘55, ‘56 Howard Hayes — ‘45 Jermaine Hayes — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Eddie Hayward — ’83, ’84, ’85, ‘87 Bernie Head — ‘71 Carey Heard — ’80, ’81, ’82, ‘83 Lynn Hearn — ’48, ‘49 Travis Hearn — ‘64 Ross Heatherly --- ‘11 Matt Heinlen — ‘97 Darryl Heintzelman — ’84, ‘86 Tony Heitzman — ’57, ’58, ’60 Don J. Henderson — ’46, ‘47, ‘48 Jay Henderson — ’93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Mondreka Hendrix — ’93, ’94, ‘95 Jahi Henley — ’98, ’99, ‘00 Mike Hennigan — ’71, ‘72 Taylor Hennigan — ’09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Norman Herod — ‘56 Jerry Herron — ‘89 Gary Herting — ’69, ‘70
J.B. Hestand — ’50, ‘51 Hickerson — ’39, ‘40 Hickey — ‘39 Jud Hickey — ‘69 Ronald Hickman — ’54, ‘55 Hickner — ‘56 Jason Hiett — ‘90, ’91, ‘92 R.L. Highers — ’46, ‘47, 48 Andrew Higgans — ’09 Darren Hill — ’92, ‘93 Ernest Hill — ’40, ‘41 Roger Hill — ’69, ‘70 Vernon Hill — ‘63 Walter Hill — ’96, ’97, ’98, ‘99 Justin Hilliard — ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Martini Hilliard — ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Bob Hines — ‘57 Rick Hinz — ’82, ’83, ’84, ‘85 James Hird — ’85, ’87, ’88 Allen Hire — ‘07, 08 Curtis Hissam — ’86, ’87, ’88, ‘89 Spencer Hissam — ’89, ‘90 Manning Hitt — ‘62 Drew Hixon — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Jerry Hnat — ‘55, ‘56 Nick Hodges — ‘02 Gerald Hogan — ‘45 Jamere Hogue — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Chris Hohl — ‘07, ‘08 Cornice Hoke — ’73, ’74, ’75, ‘76 Jordan Holbrook — ’98, ‘99 Mitch Holcomb — ’78, ’79, ’80, ‘82 Chris Hollis — ‘02 Melvin Holland — ‘39 Alan Holloman — ‘68 Bill Holloway — ’65, ‘66 Gene Holloway — ’63, ’64, ’65, ‘66 Robert Holloway— ’51, ’52, ’53, ‘54 Samuel Holloway— ‘45 Roger Holman — ‘65 Chip Holmes — ’88, ‘89 Sidney Holston — ’87, ‘88 Bob Holt — ‘64 Charles Holt — ‘55 Nate Hooks — ’83, ’84, ’85, ‘86 Jacob Hoot — ’10, ‘11 David Hooper — ’77, ‘78 Charles Hopper — ’42, ‘46 Rock Horne Donnel Horton — ‘01, ‘02 Lance House — ’74, ’75, ’76, ‘77 Mark Houser — ‘77 Jarrod Houston — ‘05, ‘06 Kip Hubbert — ’97, ’98, ’99, ‘00 David Hudson — ’64, ’65, ’66, ’67 John Ross Hudson — ’05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Seth Hudson — ‘07 Tremaine Hudson — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12 Albert Huffman — ’42, ‘46 Kevin Huggins — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Larraine Huggins — ’69, ‘70 Jerry Hughes — ‘66 James Huguely — ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Richard Hulette — ‘ 60 Bill Hull — ’54, ’55, ’56, ’57 Billy Hull — ’64, ‘65 Jimmy Hull — ’86, ’87, ’88, ‘89 Ron Humphrey — ‘72 Greg Hunnicutt — ’00, ’01, ‘02, ‘03 Jeff Hunnicutt — ’96, ’97, ’98, ‘99 Jerry Hunt — ’55, ‘56 Adam Hunter --- ‘11 Hunter — ‘39, ‘40 George Hunter — ’42, ‘46 Paul Hunter — ’71, ‘72 Robert Hunter — ’39, ’40, ‘41 James Husky — ’68, ’70, ‘71 Powell Hutcherson — ‘39 Hutcheson — ‘40 Gerrod Hutchins — ‘96 Hutchinson — ‘39 C. Hutson — ’39, ‘41 Chuck Hynes — ’64, ’65, ‘66 Dan Hytry — ’00, ‘01
Jordan Adams (51) and Will Johnson (24))
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Edarwin Imler— ‘73 Eddie Ingram — ’65, ’66, ‘67 Desmond Irvin — ’97, ’99, ‘00 Jim Irvin — ‘55 Jimmy Isom — ’86, ’87, ‘88 Justin Ivory --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13
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Joe Jachimowicz — ’72, ’73, ’75, ‘76 Brian Jackson—’96, ’97, ’98, ‘00 Daniel Jackson — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Dimetre Jackson — ‘04 Guy Jackson—’41, ’42, ‘46 John Jackson — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Kevin Jackson — ’91, ’92, ’93, ‘94 Jeff Jacoby — ’73, ’74, ’75, ‘76 Dick Jacquet — ’58, ’59, ‘60 Anthony James — ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Billy James — ’58, ’59, ‘60 Carlos James — ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 Broderick Jamison — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Brian Janeway — ‘91 Joe Mac Jaquess — ’58, ’59, ’60, ‘61 Jerry Jared — ’88, ’89, ‘90 Walter Jared — ’47, ‘48, ‘49 James Gordon Jarrell — ’46, ’47, ‘48 Steve Jellicorse — ’75, ‘76 Mike Jenne — ‘86 Johnny Jenkins — ‘61 Marty Jenkins — ‘71 Milt Jenkins — ’76, ’77, ’78, ‘79 H.C. Jennings — ’39, ’40, ‘41 Steve Jewell — ’85, ’86, ’87 Bob Jicks — ’85, ’86, ’87, ‘88 Larry Jinright — ’64 Andy Johnson — ’96, ’97, ’98, ‘99 Brian Johnson — ’91, ‘92 Demario Johnson — ‘01 Edgar Johnson — ’46, ’47, ’48, ‘49 French Johnson — ’45, 46, ’47, ‘49 Lewis Johnson — ‘58 John Paul Johnson — ‘55 Jordan Johnson — ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Nate Johnson — ‘06 Newt Johnson — ’50, ’51, ’52, ’53 Ron Johnson — ‘06 Terry Johnson — ’71, ’72, ’73, ‘74 Will Johnson — ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Wrather Johnson — ‘36, ‘37, ‘38 Ben Jones — ‘04 Bobby Jones — ’51, ‘52
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Bobby Jones — ‘68 John Jones — ’88, ’89, ‘90 Harmon Jones — ’54, ‘55 Hugh Jones — ’50, 51, ’52, ‘53 Lyman Jones — ’60, ‘61 Malcolm Jones — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Marty Jones — ’09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Mike Jones — ’91, ’92, ’93, ‘94 Roy Jones — ‘70 Thomas Jones — ‘45 Tommy Jones — ’51,’52, ‘54 Tony Jones — ‘04, ‘05 Willie Jones — ’80, ‘81 Mike Jonson — ‘70 Jack Josey — ‘78 Ron Jurek — ’85, ’86, ‘87
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Al Kale — '02, '03 Tommy Kang — ‘80 Mike Karaffa — ‘73 Danny Kava — ‘05 Claude Keisling — ’40, ‘41 Leonard Keith — ‘68 Jack Kelley — ’80, ’81,’ 82, ‘83 Nick Kelly — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Ryan Kelly — ’95, ‘96 Chad Kennedy — ‘04 Ricky Kenny — ‘74 Mike Keough — ‘78 Temple Kessinger — ‘66 James Kidd — ’51, ’52, ’53, ‘54 James Kidwell — ‘45 Brian Kiepper — ’81, ’82, ’84, ‘85 Paul Kilger —‘70 Kyle Kilgore — ‘58 Jerry King — ’09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Jonathan King --- ‘13 Robert Lee King — ’39, ’40, ‘41 Bob Kirby — ’51, ’52, ‘53 Orlandus Kirby— ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Dean Kirk — ’54, ‘55 Tyran Kirkland — ‘98 Virgil Kirkland — ’95, ’96, ’97, ‘98 Cameron Kirnes — ‘05 Jake Kiser — ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Brandon Kleuner —‘08 Reggie Knighten — ’96, ’97, ’98, ‘99 Eddie Knowles — ‘68 Chuck Koczwara — ’70, ‘71 Kevin Kolff — ‘86 Justin Kraemer — ‘07, ‘08 John Krzywiec — ‘86 Ken Kudrey — ’69–70
GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Lewis Kuffour — ‘02 George Kuklen — ‘45 Louis Kuykendall — ‘83 Perry Kyles — ‘02, '03, ‘04
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Ira Lacy — ’93, ‘94 Bill LaFever — ’51, ‘52, ‘53 Bruce Lamb — ’89, ‘90 Trey Lamb — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Jim Lancaster— ‘47, ’48, ’49, ‘50 Joe Lancaster — ’47, ’48, ’49, ‘50 Ronnie Lane — ‘59 Tory Lane — ’98, ‘99 Dorrell Lankford — ‘06 Wayne Larkin — ’57, ‘59 Dickie Lassiter — ’67, ‘68 Jimmy Laughlin --- ‘12, ‘13 Charles Lawler — ’58, ‘59 Allen Lawrence — ’80, ’81, ’82, ‘83 Johnny Lawson — ‘49 Johnny Layne — ‘49 Willam Leach — ’55, ’56, ‘57 W.C. Leath — ‘49 Jim Ledford — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Mike Ledford — ’71, ’72, ’73, ‘74 Wade Ledford — ‘81 Derek Lee — ’00, ’01, ‘02, '03 Earl Leech — ’53–56 William Leech — ’49, ’54, ’55, ‘56 Dietrich Leftwich — ’99, ’00, ‘01 Happy Lempesis — ’66, ‘68 Jason Lennartz — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Barry Lenon — ‘09 Hubert Lester — ‘75 Doug Lewey — ’67, ‘68 Marshall Lewey — ’66, ’67, ‘68 Chuck Lewis — ’61, ‘62 Don Lewis — ‘54 Ladd Lewis — ‘69 Marc Lewis — ’86, ’87, ‘88 Robert Lewis — ‘45 Jake Libbey — ’60, ‘62 Steven Lillard --- ‘13 Jibrin Linge --- ‘12, ‘13 Dale Linkous — ’75, ‘76 Joe Mac Lipscomb — ’63, ‘64 Howard Locke — ’54, ‘55 Murford Locke — ‘41 Toby Locke— ‘84 Ted Lockerby — ’89, ‘90, ’91, ‘92 Mahlon Logan — ’00, ‘01 Matt Lollar — ’99, ’00, ’01, ‘02 Craig Long — ’92, ‘93 Dale Long — ’61–64 Jerry Long — ’63, ’64, ‘65 Mike Long — ‘95 Steve Louderback — ‘68 D’Juan Love — ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Allan Lovelace — ‘90, ‘91 Dan Lovette — ’93, ‘94 Fred Lowery — ’88, ’89, ‘90, ‘91 Josh Lowery — ‘07, ‘08 Fletcher Luck — ‘45
Caleb Mitchell
Rick Lutz — ’72, ‘73 Robert Lynn — ’52 ,’53 Thomas Lynn — ‘73 Mike Lytle — ’93, ’94, ’95, ‘96
James Normand
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Paul Macolly — ‘69, ‘70 Chris Madewell — ‘93, ‘94, ‘95 Jon Mahan — ‘04, ‘05 Conor Maitland --- ‘11 Pat Malcom — ‘68, ‘69, ‘70, ‘71 Rob Malcolm — ‘66 Cory Malone --- ‘12, ‘13 Ted Malone — ‘88 Zach Malone --- ‘12, ‘13 Mike Mancohi — ‘70 Richard Mann — ‘56, ‘57, ‘58 Robert (Rob) Mansolino — ‘76, ‘77 Don Marion — ‘47 Mike Marsh — ‘84 Mike Martel — ‘69 Eric Martin — ‘88, ‘89, ‘90 Keith Martin — ‘85, ‘87, ‘88 Kevin Martin — ‘86, ‘87 Matt Martin — ‘91, ‘92, ‘93 Matt Martin --- ‘12, ‘13 Mike Martin — ‘68 Brent Masingale — ’98, ‘99 Gene Masengale — ‘52 Gordon Mason — ’57, ’58, ‘60 Clifford Massa, Jr. — ’46, ‘47 Jimmy Massa — ’41, ‘42, 46 Winston Massengale — ’87, ‘88 Andrew Mathis — ’91, ’92, ’93, ‘94 John Matlock — ’59, ’60, ‘61 John Matlock — ’68, ‘71 Albert Matthews — ’47, ‘49 Billy Matthews — ‘51 Cody Matthews — ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Jack Matthews — ’51, ‘52 Ray Matthews — ’48, ‘49 Termaine Maxwell — ‘04 Donald Mayberry — ‘45 Tim Maybin — ’85, ‘86 Kelvin Maye — ‘88 Gary Mayes — ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84 Tommy Mayes — ‘89 Jack Mayfield — ‘49 Jimmy Maynord — ’75, ’77, ’78, ‘79 Greg Maysonet — ’83, ’84, ‘85 Jamie McBryar — ’94, ’95, ’96, ‘97 Tommie McBride — ’09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Trey McCalla --- ‘12 Anthony McCaskill — ’98, ‘99 Connor McChurch — ‘08 Marvin McClennon — ’80, ’81, ’82, ‘83 Creed McClure — ‘39 Brannon McCoin --- ‘11, ‘12 Reed McCollim — ‘71 Deosha McColley --- ‘13 Brock McCoin --- ‘13 Robert McCormick — ‘67 John Conrad McCrary — ‘04, ‘05 Bill McCreless — ’56, ‘57 Dillard McCullough — ’62, ‘63 Joe McCullough — ‘53 Ronnie McCurry — ’58, ’59, ‘60 Don McDaniel — ’72, ’73, ’75, ‘76 Nick McDaniel — ‘55 Tommy McDaniel — ’99, ‘00 Alvin McDermott — ‘01 Larry McDermott — ‘72 Tevin McDermott --- ‘12, ‘13 Cordell McDonald — ’45, 47, ’48, ‘49 Cory McDonald — ’10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Jeremy McDonald — ’01, ‘02, '03, ‘04 Seth McDonald — ‘09, ’10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Keith McFadden — ’80, ‘81 Lannie McGehee — ‘67 Andrew McGraw — ’97, ’98, ’99, ‘00 Stanley McGraw — ‘97 Ralph McGuffey — ‘73 Wayne McHarge — ‘72
Bill Neale — ‘70 Alan Neely — ’85, ‘86 Dennis Nelsom — ’81, ‘82 Jim Nelson — ’93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 William Nelson — ‘77 Mike Nestlebush — ‘73 Jimmie Newson — ’57–60 Bill Nichols — ‘60 Ryan Nichols — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Sherman Nolen — ’00, ‘01 Edward Norman — ’47, ’48, ‘49 Jeff Norman — ’96, ‘97 Elliot Normand --- ‘13 James Normand — ’10, ‘11, ‘12 Rob Norred — ’81, ’82, ‘83 Frank North — ’49, ‘50 James North — ‘53 Barry Norton — ’49, ‘50, ‘52 Adam November — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Eddie Nunley — ’72, ’73, ’74, ‘75 T.J. Nutter — ‘94
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Jake McIntosh — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Dewayne McIntyre — ’93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Jack McKee — ’51, ’52, ‘53 Santravius McKeever — ’95, ’96, ’97, ‘98 Chris McKinley — ’95, ’96, ‘97 Chris McKinney — ‘00 Rudolph McKinney — ’71, ‘72 Isaiah McKinney --- ‘13 David McMahan — ‘02, '03, ‘04, ‘05 Ralph McMillan — ’58, ’60, ‘61 Ron McNabb — ‘71 Trent McNaull — ’94, ’95, ’96, ‘97 Brent McNeal — ‘02, '03, ‘04, ‘05 Gerald McNee — ‘63 Bill McPherson — ’65, ’66, ’67, ‘68 Gary McVicar — ’94, ’95, ’96, ‘97 Bob Meador — ’48, ‘49 Scott Meadows — ’83, ’84, ’85, ‘86 Ben Mebane — ’99, ’00, ’01, 02 Craig Melton — ’99, ’00, ‘01, ’02, '03 Matt Mercy — ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Bernard Meredith — ’45, ’46, ‘47 Gary Meredith — ‘54 Manny Michel — ’80, ’81, ’82, ‘83 Lamar Mike — ’74, ’75, ’76, ‘77 Corbin Miles — ‘06, ‘07, 08, ‘09, ‘10 Dedrick Miley — ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Erik Miller — ’86, ‘87 Gordon Miller — ‘52 Mike Miller — ‘69 Sam Miller — ‘10 Brad Millice — ’78, ’79, ’80, ‘81 Jack Mills — ‘62 Millsaps — ‘50 Dustin Millsaps — ‘04 Arnee Milton — ’84, ‘85 John Minchey — ‘39 Antonio Minor — ‘04, ‘05 Ron Miranda — ‘73 Dudley Mitchell — ’82, ’83, ’84 Caleb Mitchell — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Erwin Mitchell — ’51, ’52, ‘53 Malcolm Mitchell --- ‘12, ‘13 David Mixon — ’83, ’84, ’85, ‘86 Gary Moeller — ’72, ‘73 Maurice Moffitt — ‘45 Tommy Moffitt — ’84, ‘85 Darius Mohn — ‘02, '03 Larry Monteen — ’71, ’72, ‘73 Tony Montiel — ’92, ‘93 Brian Moore — ’93, ‘94 Horace Moore — ’48, ‘49 Jim Moore — ’62, ’63, ‘64 Lamar Moore — ’10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13
Sonny Moore — ’70, ’71 William Milton Moore — ‘46 Tate Moorer — ’62, ‘63 Jeff Moran — ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95 Matt Moran — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11. ‘12 John Morehead — ’55, ’56, ’57, ‘58 James Morgan — ‘39 Mike Morie — ‘75, ‘76 Howell Morris — ’47, ’48, ‘49 Stewart Morris — ‘45 William Morris — ‘45 Moses — ‘50 James Monroe Mosier — ’46, ‘47 Ryan Muench — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Ray Mullican — ’81, ’82, ‘83 Thomas Mullican — ‘45 J.R. ‘Joe’ Mulvihill — ’67, ’68, ‘69 Vern Muncy — ’46, ’47 ‘48 Randall Munn — ‘86 Lawrence G. Murphy — ’46, ‘47 Montuka Murray — ’97, ’98, ‘99 Jon Myers — ‘97
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Shannon Nabors — ‘93, ‘94 Chip Nanney — ’95, ‘96 B. Holmes Neal — ‘39
Albert Oak — ‘64 Barry Oakley — ’86, ‘87 Mike O’Brien — ‘73 Andy Odom — ’64, ’65, ’66, ‘67 Joe Oggs — ’93, ’94, ‘95 Shane Oggs — ‘93 Mark Ogletree — ’76, ’77, ’78, ‘79 Midoho Okpokowuruk — ’10, ‘11, ‘13 Dave Oliphant — ‘42 Daniel Oliver —‘60 Eugene Oliver — ’58, ’59, ‘60 Jack Oliver— ‘56 Steve Olivera — ‘85 Dennis Olson — ‘52 Alden Olverson — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Bill Omar — ’51–52 Frank Omiyale — ‘02, '03, ‘04 Trey Ondrus — ‘94 Kelechi Ordu — ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Tim Ormond — ‘82 Johnny Orr — ‘88 John Osborne — ‘67 Morgan Otgilvie — ‘42 Bryon Ottrix — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Derrick Outlaw — ‘07, ‘08 Larry Overby — ‘55 Skeet Owen — ’80, ’81, ’82, ‘83 Charles Owens — ‘39 Thomas Owens — ’42, ‘46
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Doug Page — ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Pete Page — ‘72 Thomas Page — ‘47
Kedrick Towles
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Marty Jones
Tom Pajer — ’70–71 Keith Palmer — ’82, ’83, ‘84 Bill Palumbo — ‘62 Tony Panebianco — ’78, ’79, ’80, ‘81 Brian Pankey — ’91, ’92, ’93, ‘94 Felix Parham — ’88, ’89, ‘90 Matt Park — ‘04, ‘05 Earl Parks — ’54, ’55, ‘56 Terry Parks — ’65, ‘66 Jerry Parns — ‘58, ‘59, ‘60 Charles Parris — ’52, ‘53, ‘56 Jerry Parris — ’58, ’59, ‘60 Tyler Parsons — ‘02 Price Partrick --- ‘13 Johnny Pasker — ‘46 David Passons — ‘54 James Passons — ’53, ‘54 Don Patricca — ‘69 Jordan Patrick --- ‘13 David Patterson — ‘57 Hank Patterson — ‘70, ’71 Marshall Patterson — ’53, ’54, ’55, ‘56 Marcus Patton— ’93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Jonathan Paz — ‘08 Josh Paz —‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Pedro Paz — ’56, ’57, ’58, ‘59 Berlin Peace — ’98, ’99, ‘00 Bruce Pearson — ’72, ‘73 Charles Pearson — ’50, ’52, ‘53 Larry Pearson — ’77, ‘78 Ralph Pearson— ’47, ‘48 Ted Pearson — ’50, ‘51, ‘53 Mike Peeples — ’98, ’99, ‘00 C.W. Pemberton — ’49, ‘50 Mark Pemberton — ’80, ’81, ‘82 Tom Pemberton— ’71, ’72, ’73, ‘74 Larry Pendergrass — ‘63 Michael Penix — ’92, ’93, ’94, ‘95 Terry Penix — ‘73 Gary Perdue — ’73, ’74, ’75, ‘76 Joshua Perez —‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Bill Perkins — ’66, ’67, ’68, ‘69 Jerome Perkins — ’91, ’92, ‘93 Mike Perotti — ‘07 Abner Perry — ‘39 Brad Perry — ’92, ’93, ‘94 Bill Perry — ’70, ‘71 Rasohn Perry — ‘04, ‘05 Trey Perry — ’99, ’00, ’01, ‘02 Troy Petersen — ‘90, ’91, ’92, ‘93 Walt Peterson — ‘70 Dom Petrozello — ’74, ’75, ’76, ‘77 Jamie Pettit — ’92, ’93, ’94, ‘95 Michael Petty — ’93, ‘94 Kent Pettyjohn — ’79, ‘80, ‘81 Ira Phelps — ‘49 Don Phillips — ’60, ’61, ‘62 Frankie Phillips — ’84, ’85, ’86, ‘87 Gene Phillips — ‘50
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Ottis Phillips — ’69, ’70, ’71, ‘72 Ricky Phillips — ’83, ’84 Mike Phy — ‘73 Tom Pirinoli — ’00, ‘01 John Pickard — ’83 Sam Lee Pickering — ’46, 47, ’48, ’49 Daniel Pierce --- ‘13 Edward Pingston — ‘52 Randy Pippin — ’83, ‘84 Ernest Pitt — ‘42 Marlon Placide — ’86, ’87, ’88, ‘89 Tony Plavich — ’72, ’73, ’74, ‘75 Joshua Pleasant --- ‘11, ‘12 Wade Plemons --- ‘11, ‘12 Rick Plumbtree — ‘73 Lawrence Ponder — ‘59 Patrick Pope — ’85, ‘87 Tommy Poston — ‘76 James Potter — ‘50 Bobby Potts — ’51–52 Calvin Powell — ’46, ’47, ’48, ‘49 Ken Powell — ‘01 Cory Powers — ’09, ‘10 Mark Powers — ’81, ’82, ‘83 Clyde Preston — ‘45 Patrick Prewitt --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Ken Price — ‘73 Russell Priest — ‘40 Billie Proffit— ‘42 Mark Proffitt — ’83, ‘84 Pryor — ‘50 Lynn Pugh — ‘52 Xavier Purdy — ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Glen Puryear — ’89, ‘90, ’91, ‘92 Joe Puryear — ‘48 Tommy Pyle — ‘57
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Kelvin Quarles — ’09 David Quay — ’73, ’74, ‘75 Russ Quay — ‘69 Shane Queen — ‘90, ’91, ’92, ‘93 Willie Queen — ’91, ’92, ’93, ‘94 Malcolm Quillen — ‘30, ‘31, ‘32, ‘32, ‘33 Ted Quinn — ’86, ‘88
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Tony Racioppi — ‘98 Charles Rader — ’47, ‘48 Butch Rader — ‘64 Brian Rager — ’89, ‘90, ‘91 James Ragland — ’41, ‘42 Jim Ragland — ’61, ’62, ‘63 Ray Ragone — ’85, ‘86 James Rainey — ‘42 Virgil Rains — ’49, ’52–53
Joe Raleigh — ’65, ’66, ’67, ‘68 Mark Ralston — ’82, ’83, ’84, ‘85 James Ramsey — ‘72 Darrell Randolph — ‘82 J.T. Rankin --- ‘12, ‘13 David Ransom — ’51, ’52, ’53, ‘54 Don Rasch — ‘73 Dean Ratledge — ’74, ’75, ’76, ‘77 Jim Raudebaugh — ’63, ’64, ‘65 Bethel Ray — ‘47 Kenneth Redmond — ’46, ‘47 Ronnie Reece — ‘69 Reed — ‘50 Buster Reed — ‘47 Corey Reed — ‘07, ‘08 Gerald Reed — ‘07 Joe Mack Reed— ’53, ‘54, ’55, ‘56 Robert Reed — ‘46 Samuel Reed — ’45, ‘46 Zach Reed — ’97, ’98, ’99, ‘00 Randall Reeves — ’10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Ron Reeves — ’62, ’63, ’64, ‘65 Richard Regen — ’47, ’48, ‘49 Chris Reid — ’92, ’93, ’94, ‘95 Harrison Reid --- ‘12, ‘13 Gilbert Reynolds — ‘89 Matt Reynolds — ‘08 Phil Rice — ’68, ‘69 Troy Rice — ‘85 Steven Rich — ‘08 Richards — ‘39 Tate Richardson — ‘07 Clark Richey — ’86, ‘87 J.R. Richmond — ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Jimmy Ritten — ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 Andy Rittenhouse — ’85, ’86, ’87 Jesse Rivers — ‘02 Kyle Rivers — ‘02, '03, ‘04 Lorenza River — ’85, ‘87 Bill Roberson — ’63, ‘64 Bob Roberson — ’63, ’64, ‘65 Casey Roberts — ‘97 Glenn Roberts — ’76, ’77, ’78, ‘79 Jon Roberts — ‘98 Kevin Roberts — ‘09 Anton Robertson — ‘50 Antonio Robinson — ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Bill Robinson — ’54–57 Darryl Robinson — ‘73 DeCarlos Robinson — ‘04 James Robinson — ’00, ’01, ‘02, '03 Victor Robinson — ‘78 Kevin Robinson-White --- ‘13 Clay Rochelle — ‘08 Fred Rockymore — ’76, ’77, ’78, ’79 Roddna Rockymore — ’76, ’77, ’78, ‘79 Henry Rodgers --- ‘11 Da’Rick Rogers --- ‘12 Jimmy Rogers — ‘57 Mike Rogers —’97, ‘98 Ralph Rogers — ‘73 Travis Rogers — ’00, ‘01 William Rogers— ‘45 Zane Rogers — ‘08 Lee Roley — ‘73 Greg Rolfes — ‘04, ‘05 Craig Rolle — ’75, ’76, ’77, ‘78 Avery Rollins --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Terrell Rollins --- ‘12, ‘13 Matt Rongey — ‘01 Phil Rose — ‘71 Steve Rose — ‘68 Scott Ross — ‘88 Eric Rowe — ’93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Bill Rucker — ‘52 Jay Rudwall --- ‘12, ‘13 John Ruff — ’01, ‘02 Michael Rukavina — ’40, ‘41 Ben Rusche — ‘51 Alvin Rushing — ‘ 40, ‘41 Rusty Rushing — ’71, ’72, ‘73 Billy Russell— ‘60 Tracy Russell — ’91, ’92, ’93, ‘94
Marcus Rush — ‘96 David Rust — ’72, ‘73 Greg Ruth — ’74, ‘75 Charles Rutledge --- ‘13 Hollis Rutledge — ’85, ’86, ‘88 Sean Rutledge — '91 Taron Ryce — ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09
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Jim Sabo — ‘63 David Sadler — ‘66 Jason Sadler — ‘98 Jerry Sadler — ‘77 Henry Sailes — ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Zach Salada — ‘10, ‘11 Salmon — ‘39 Jack Sandefur — ‘41 Jamie Sander — ‘95 Darren Sanders — '03, ‘04, ‘05 Phil Sanders — ‘42 Ricky Sanders — ’88, ’89, ‘90, ‘91 Sammy Sanders — ’94, ’95, ’96, ‘97 Bob Sarn — ’63, ’66–‘67 Satterfield — ‘40 Paul Satterfield — ’52–53 Brent Sayles — ‘04, ‘05 Don Scale — ‘65 Jim Schaeffer — ’60, ’61, ’62, ‘63 Scott Schirmer — ’85, ‘87 Rudy Schmittou — ’58, ’60, ‘61 Tom Schmittou — ‘82 Larry Schreiber — ’66, ’67, ’68, ‘69 Steve Schroeder — ’68 Mike Schryburt — ‘69 Ted Schwanger — ’55, ‘56 Barry Schwartz — ‘69 Scott Schweitzer — ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 John Scoble — ’74, ’75, ’76, ’77 Terry Scoggins — ‘78 Coy Scott — ‘52 Derek Scott — ‘94 Eddie Scott — ’51–53 H.T. Scott — ’55, ‘56 Sammy Scott — ’64, ‘65 Tedarrell Scott — ’97, ’99, ’00, ‘01 O.J. Sealie — ‘03 Clyde Sears — ‘45 Ron Seay — ‘96 Tommy Seigler — ‘69 Charles Seivers — ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10
Wesley Sherrill
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Cody Seivers — ‘08 Paul Selesky — ’79, ’80, ’81, ‘82 Ramsey Sellers — ’09 Buford Self — ‘69 Angelo Sembiante — ‘70 Carmen Sensky — ‘75, ‘76, ‘77 Kim Sevitts — ‘73 Glen Sexton — ’62, ‘63, ‘65 Billy Shackelford — ’89, ‘90, ’91, ‘92 Jim Shaeffer — ‘60, ‘61, ‘62, ‘63 Yusaf Sharif — ‘02, '03, ‘04, ‘05 Zach Sharp --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Adonis Sharpe — ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Kevin Sharpe — ‘86 Max Sharpe — ‘54 Harry Wayne Shaub — ‘45 Lane Shaver — ‘92 Tay Shealey — ‘02, '03, ‘04, ‘05 Gil Shearon — ’65, ’67 Brandon Shelby — ’01, ‘02, '03, ‘04 Derrick Shepherd — ’91, ’92 Shaun Sherrill — ‘02, '03, ‘04, ‘05 Wesley Sherrill — ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Tim Shipe — ’81, ’82, ‘83 Larry Shipp — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Terry Shirley — ‘68 Myles J. Shower — ’58, ‘59 Mark Shrum — ’74, ’75, ’76, ‘77s W.J. Shumaker — ’57, ’58, ‘59 Burt Shurette — ’01, ‘02, '03 Josh Sublett — ‘00 Shawn Sickler — ’93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Ronnie Sidler — ’99, ’00, ’01, ‘02 Robby Sills — '99. '00, ’01, ‘02 Stevland Sills — ’99, ’00, ’01, ‘02 Brad Simmons — ’93, ’94, ‘95 Reggie Simmons — ‘05, ‘07 Don Simonic — ’55, ‘56 Mike Simonic —’77, ‘78, ‘79 Craig Simonton — '03, ‘04, ‘05 Brandon Simpson — ’97, ‘98 Jimmy Sims — ‘60 James Singleton — ‘68 Antonio Sinkfield — ’85, ’86, ’87 Gerald Sinkfield — ’86, ’87, ‘88 Roy Sinkovich — ’62, ’63, ’64, ‘65 Matt Sitton — ‘04 Mike Skiera — ‘73 Mark Skiles — ‘97 Calvin Smith — ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Danny Smith — ‘69
GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Flavious Smith — ’48, ’49, ‘50, ‘51 Gavin Smith — ‘07 James Lowell Smith — ‘91 Jeffrey Smith — ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Jimmy Smith — ’56, ‘57 Jordan Smith --- ‘12, ‘13 Josh Smith --- ‘13 Kenny Smith — ‘68 Kevin Smith — ’88, ’89, ‘90 Lowell Smith — ’58, ’59, ’60, ‘61 Lynn Smith — ’65, ’66, ’67, ’68 Matthew Smith — ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Maurice Smith — ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Reggie Smith — ’99, ‘00 Rubert Smith, Jr. — ‘45 Sam Smith — ’79, ’80, ‘81, ‘82 Donald Snyder — ’84, ‘85 Matt Solima — ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Nick Solomon — ’98, ’99, ’00, ‘01 Rick Somerall — ’65, ‘66 Josh Sons — ‘04, ‘05 Frank Sorrells — ’65, ‘66 Steve Souder — ‘93 Paul Sowders — ’71 ‘72 Daniel Spann — ’92, ’93, ’94, ‘95 Conor Sparkman --- ‘12, ‘13 Taylor Sparks — ‘08, ‘09 Charles Spears — ’54, ’55, ‘56, ‘59 James Spears — ‘91 Lafayette Spears — ‘70 Spicer — ‘39 Thomas Squires — ’85, ‘87 John Stafford — ‘82 Jim Stamps — ’64, ‘65 Bill Starnes — ’52, ‘53 Jason Staples — ‘98 Alan Stephens — ’68–69 Charlie Stevens — ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 William Stevens --- ‘11, ‘12 Marty Steward — ’86, ‘87 Herman Stewart — ‘50 Mike Stewart — ’89, ‘90, ’91, ‘92 Steve Stewart — ‘73 Eddie Stice — '02, '03 Howard Stidham — ’72, ’73, ’74, ‘75 Ryan St. John — ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Bill Stogner — ’52–55 Darian Stone — ’10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Demond Stone — ’93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Gus Stone — ’63, ’64, ‘65 Joe Stone — ’54–56 Marcus Stone — ‘02, '03 Tony Stone — ’56, ’57, ‘58 Bill Stonecipher — ‘42 Billy Stover — ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 Ray Stribling — ’58–59 Butch Strickland — ‘71 Steve Strickland — ’70, ’70, ‘71 Robert Strunk — ’49, ’50, ‘51 L.C. Stubblefield — ’40, ‘41 Chris Stubbs — ‘91 Jerime Studer — ‘07 Edward Stumph — ‘57 Tim Sturm — ’82, ‘83 Lonnie Styles — ‘57 Curtis Suffridge — ‘70 Sulentic — ‘40 Dylan Sullivan --- ‘12, ‘13 Ronnie Summey — ’72, ’73, ’74, ‘75 Mark Sutherland — ‘72 Jim Swafford — ‘89 JoJo Swafford — ’86, ’87, ’88, ‘89 Bill Swaggerty — ’68, ‘69, ‘70 Dale Swain — ’63, ’64, ’65, ‘67 Frank Swain — ‘42 Grant Swallows — ’98, ’99, ’00, ‘01 Matt Swallows — ‘94 Lee Sweeney — ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Bill Swift — ‘55 Keith Swift — '03, ‘04, ‘05 John Swords — ’83, ‘85 Johnny Swords — ‘66 Josh Symonette — ’96, ’97, ’98, ‘99
DeShawn Harris (28), Kedrick Towles (42) and Corey Watson (12)
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Austin Tallant --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Jim Tallman — ‘68 John Tanner — ’69, ‘70 Tim Tarte — ’68, ’69, ’70, ‘71 Billy Tarver — ’72, ‘73 Ben Tatum — ’81, ’82 Bobby Taylor — ’81, ‘82 Brad Taylor — ’95, ’96, ’97, ‘98 Damyen Taylor — ‘90, ‘91 Danny Taylor — ‘67 Deon Taylor — ’01, ‘02, '03 Derrick Taylor — ‘92 Greg Taylor — ‘02 Jalen Taylor --- ‘12, ‘13 Kendall Taylor — ’81, ‘82 Marshall Taylor — ’53, ’54, ‘55 Peter Taylor — ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Robert Taylor — ’93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Thurman Taylor — ’77, ‘78 Wilson Taylor — ‘66 Ralph Teague — ‘62 Kel Tears — ‘97 Lillard Teasley — ’82, ‘83 Gabe Teeple — ’96, ’97, ‘98 Parker Teeter --- ‘12, ‘13 Danny Templin — ’80, ’81, ’82, ‘83 Gage Terry --- ‘13 Bill Tesno — ’73, ‘74 Byron Thatcher — ‘71 Theodore Thaxton — ’46, ‘47, ‘49 Gerald Thomas — ‘66 Jim Thomas — ’69, ’70, ’71, ‘72 Marrio Thomas — ’89, ‘90, ’91, ‘92 Ray Thomas — ’57, ’58, ’59, ‘60 Anton Thomison — ’01, ‘02, '03 Ben Thompson — ’67, ‘68 Bradley Thompson — ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 George Thompson — ’89, ‘90, ’91, ‘92 Lewis Thompson — ‘49 Randy Thompson — ‘73 Trent Thompson --- ‘13 Trey Thompson --- ‘13 Willie Thompson — ’82, ’83, ’84, ‘85 Mike Thornton — ’85, ’86, ’87, ‘88 Leon Tidwell — ’60, ’61, ’62 Ryan Tilghman — ’10, ‘11, ‘12 John Edward Tigue — ’42, ‘46 Gabe Tillman — ‘96 Jerome Tillman — ’97, ’98, ‘99 Kevin Tillman — ’77, ’78 Tim Tinsley — ‘78 Wade Tippins — ‘82 Ikey Tobett — ’69, ’70, ‘71 Richmond Tooley — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11
Gerald Tonmas — ’66, ‘67 Kedrick Towles —’08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 John Trainor — ’69, ‘70 David Treece — ‘91 Mark Trent — ’93, ’94, ‘95 Scott Trent — ’92, ’93, ’94, ‘95 Patrick Trentham — ‘95, ‘96 Greg Triplett — ’95, ’96, ‘97 Brian Tucker — ‘96 Johnny Tucker — ’73, ’74, ’75, ‘76 Tommy Tucker — ’72, ’73 Riggs Tucker — ’45, ‘46 Wilburn Tucker — ’40, ’41, ‘42 Brad Turner — ‘94 Harley Turner — ‘71 Mike Turner — ‘73 Jerry Turner — ’96, ’97, ’98, ‘99 Ronald Turner — ‘85 Tad Turner — ‘80, ‘81 Tommy Turner — ‘65 Wayne Turner — ‘65 Tim Turpin — ‘67 Bob Tuscano — ‘73
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Jason Upton — ‘91 Chuck Usher — ’84, ‘85 Adam Urbano — ‘10, ‘11, ‘12
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Tyler Vaden — ’08 Jack Van Hooser — ’51–54 Tommy Van Tone — ’64, ’65 John Vanhorn — ‘45 LaDarius Vanlier --- ‘12, ‘13 Justin Vann — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 John Varnell — ’70–71 Antoine Varner — '03 Branon Vaughn — ’95, ’97, ’98, ‘99 Brett Vavra — ’01, ‘02, '03, ‘04 LaDarrius Verge — ’09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Ben Viane --- ‘13 Gabe Villarreal — ’98, ‘99 Jerquin Vines --- ‘13 Mike Vise — ’75, ’76, ‘77 Robert Vise — ’45, ’46, ‘47 John Vukelick — ‘45
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Jim Waddell — ’68, ’69, ’70, ‘71 Mike Waddell — ‘76 Russ Waddell — ’72, ’73, ’74, ‘75 Clint Wade — ’77, ‘78, ’79, ‘80
Bobby Waggoner — ‘66, ‘68 Donald Waggoner — ‘52 Jerry Waites — ‘69 Jackie Walker — ‘53 Jerry Walker — ‘62 Shenold Walker — ’63, ’64, ’65, ‘66 Bryan Wall — ’85, ’86, ‘87 Mauricio Wallace — ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Rob Walters — ‘02, '03, ‘04 Walthall — ‘40 Pete Warda — ‘88 Joe Ware — ’74, ’75, ’76, ‘77 Gregg Warnack — ‘94 Buddy Warwick — ’68, ’69, ’70, ‘71 Jack Warwick — ’55, ’56, ‘57 Lonnie Warwick — ’62, ‘63 Toby Washinger — ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 Brandon Waters — '03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Del Waters — ‘63 Derrian Waters — ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Corey Watson — ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Dametris Watson --- ‘13 Max Watson — ‘57 Mark Wattenbarger — ’88, ’89, ‘90 Marlen Weaver — ‘84 Ronald Weaver — ’79, ’80, ’81, ‘82 Jerry Webb — ’61, ‘62, ’63, ‘64 John Webb — ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 Phillip Webb — ’48–50 Stacy Webb — ’67–68 Woody Webb — ‘69 Cory Webber --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Terry Weber — ’68, ’69, ’70, ‘71 Herbert Webster — ’45, ’46, ’47, ‘48 Ryan Weeks — ’86, ’87, ’88, ‘89 Ryan Weeks — ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Don Welch — ’60, ’61, ‘62 Daniel Wentzel — ’01, ‘02, '03 Jim Werden — ’69–70 John Westmoreland — ‘69 Jim Whaley — ’62, ’63, ’64, ‘65 Paul Whaley — ’62–64 Kayson Wharton — ‘07, ‘08 Tommy Whitaker — ’48, ’49, ‘51 Bob White — ’60, ’61, ’62, ‘63 Danny White — ’77, ‘78, ’79, ‘80 Derek White — "03, ‘04, ‘07 Gill White — ’84, ’85, ’86, ‘87 Kevin White — ’82, ’83, ‘84 Nick White — ’10, ‘11 Robert White — ’60–63 Willie White — ’86, ’87, ‘88 Ray Whited — ’60–62 E.W. Whitfield — ’45, ’47, ’48 Clarence Whitmore — ‘52 Joe Whitson — ’54–55, ’57, ‘58 John Wichelman — ’65, ‘66
Rusty Wiggins — ‘69 Luther Wikle — ‘45 George Wilhelm — ’73, ’74, ’75, ‘76 Paul Wilhite — ‘90 Cedrick Wilkerson — ’10 Harry Wilkerson — ’59, ‘60 Antonio Wilkins — ’80, ’81 Logan Wilks — ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Williams — ‘50 Aaron Williams — ‘05, ‘06 Anthony Williams --- ‘11, ‘12 Curt Williams — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Dustin Williams — ‘07 Jacques Williams — ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Jimmy Williams — ‘81 Mark Williams — ’96, ’97, ’98, ‘99 Marshall Williams — ’74, ‘75 Ralph Williams — ‘39 Barry Wilmore — ’82, ’83, ’84,85 Silas Owens Wilshire — ‘46 Dennis Wilson — ’69–70 Don Wilson — ’47, ’48, ‘49 John Wilson — ‘54 Josh Wilson — ‘10, ‘11 Rob WIlson — ‘83, ‘84 Steve Wilson --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Travis Wilson — ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 S.O. Wiltshire — ’47, ’48, ‘49 Ronnie Windham — ‘67 Bruce Winningham — ’81, ’82, ’84, ‘85 Chester Winningham — ’61, ‘62 Dana Winningham — ’70, ’71, ’72, ‘73 Jim Winslett — ’71, ’72, ‘73 Bubba Winter — ‘89, ’91, ’92, ‘93 Bill Wise — ’55, ‘56 Brian Wolfe — ’97, ‘98 Mike Wood — ’68, ’69, ’70, ‘71 Byron Woods — ‘93 Geoffrey Woods — ‘04, ‘05, 06, ‘07 Jeremy Woods — ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Britton Woodall --- ‘13 Jim Woodall — ‘63 Dale Woodard — ’68, ’69, ‘70 Danny Woodard — ’66, ‘67 Luke Woodason --- ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Jim Wordall — ’63, ‘64 Larry Wray — ’55, ’56, ‘57 Adam Wright — ’93, ’94, ‘96 Carroll Wright — ’58, ‘59 Dustin Wright — ‘07 Kenneth Wright — ’55, ’56, ‘57 Ron Wright — ’86, ’87, ‘88 Ryan Wright — ‘05 Terry Wright — ’86, ‘87 Bryant Wyatt — ’87, ‘88 Gary Wyatt — ‘63
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL DUYCK – 1922 1922 Coach: Loyall Duyck Record: 2-1-4 Cumberland........................... T...................... 6-6 Bryson College...................... T...................... 7-7 Western Kentucky....................... L.............0-42 Bethel........................................ W................ 25-13 Milligan.................................... T...................... 0-0 Bethel........................................ T...................... 6-6 Ogden College...................... W...................26-0
OVERALL – 1923-53 1923 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 2-3-1 Livingston Academy............ W...................24-0 King College.................................. L.............0-75 Bryson College............................. L.............0-14 Bethel............................................... L.............7-12 Ogden College...................... T...................... 0-0 Sewanee Reserves................ W...................14-0 1924 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 5-3-1 Livingston Academy............ W...................32-0 Livingston Academy............ W...................35-0 Castle Heights............................... L.............0-20 Cumberland.................................. L.............0-14 Middle Tennessee................. W..................... 6-0 Bethel........................................ W...................22-7 Hiwassee.................................. W...................26-0 Chattanooga Frosh..................... L.............0-14 Ogden College...................... T...................... 6-6
1925 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 3-2-1 Castle Heights ...................... W...................54-0 Cumberland.................................. L.............0-51 Middle Tennessee................. T...................... 0-0 Hiwassee.................................. W...................39-2 Ogden College...................... W...................12-6 Gallatin............................................ L.............0-14 1926 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 1-4-1 Sewanee.................................. W..................... 9-7 Hall-Moody.................................... L.............0-12 Cumberland.................................. L.............0-19 Tennessee Wesleyan................... L.............0-35 Ogden College...................... T...................... 0-0 Castle Heights............................... L.............6-12 1927 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 2-5-1 Hiwassee.................................. W...................12-0 Cumberland.................................. L.............0-24 Castle Heights............................... L............... 0-9 Georgia Normal..................... W...................43-0 Tennessee Wesleyan................... L.............0-19 Middle Tennessee........................ L.............0-13 Cumberland.................................. L.............0-13 Tennessee Juniors................ T...................... 0-0 1928 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 6-0-1 Hiwassee.................................. T...................... 0-0 Sue Bennett............................ W...................68-0 Cumberland........................... W...................24-7 Alabama Normal................... W...................77-0 Bethel........................................ W...................25-7 Middle Tennessee................. W................ 25-12 Tennessee Juniors................ W................ 14-13
1929 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 3-3-1 Sewanee......................................... L.............0-46 Hiwassee.................................. W...................20-0 Cumberland........................... W...................26-6 Sue Bennett............................ W...................66-0 Milligan........................................... L.............0-13 Bethel............................................... L.............0-13 Middle Tennessee................. T................. 13-13 1930 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 6-2-1 Sewanee......................................... L.............0-14 Carson-Newman................... W...................20-0 Hiwassee.................................. W...................65-0 Bethel............................................... L............... 0-6 Lincoln Memorial.................. W...................57-0 Murray State........................... W...................26-6 Milligan.................................... W................ 25-20 East Tennessee....................... W...................19-0 Middle Tennessee................. T...................... 0-0 1931 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 6-3 Murray State........................... W...................19-7 Bethel........................................ W...................39-0 West Tennessee..................... W...................13-0 Tennessee Juniors................ W...................26-7 Middle Tennessee................. W...................13-7 Sewanee......................................... L.............7-24 Carson-Newman.......................... L.............7-20 Lincoln Memorial.................. W...................27-0 Vanderbilt ...................................... L............... 0-6 1932 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 4-0-3 Lambuth.................................. W...................13-9 UT- Martin............................... T...................... 0-0 West Tennessee..................... W...................24-7
Sewanee.................................. T...................... 0-0 Union........................................ W...................27-0 Murray State........................... T...................... 0-0 Middle Tennessee................. W...................32-6 1933 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 4-4 Western Kentucky....................... L............... 6-7 Lambuth.................................. W...................39-0 Arkansas A&M....................... W...................12-0 Union........................................ W...................14-7 Sewanee......................................... L.............0-13 Murray State.................................. L............... 6-9 West Tennessee............................ L.............0-13 Middle Tennessee................. W..................... 6-0 1934 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 3-5-1 Arkansas State....................... W..................... 6-0 Union............................................... L.............0-19 Western Kentucky ...................... L.............0-27 Murray State.................................. L.............7-40 Hiwassee ................................ W...................21-6 Sewanee......................................... L............... 6-7 Howard............................................ L.............0-27 West Tennessee..................... T...................... 0-0 Middle Tennessee................. W...................12-0 1935 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 1-5-1 Milligan.................................... W...................26-7 Louisiana Tech.............................. L.............0-44 Western Kentucky....................... L.............6-31 Murray State.................................. L.............0-13 Sewanee......................................... L............... 0-6 Memphis State...................... T...................... 0-0 Middle Tennessee........................ L............... 6-7
1952 OVC Champions - Front row: captain Tom Fann, alternate captain Ken Broyles. Second row: Bill Starnes, Hugh Denny, Donald Waggoner, Jerry Daniels, Jimmy Savage, Bobby Jones, Hugh Jones, Virgil Raines, Don Ervin, Jack McKee. Third row: Charles Parris, Bobby Holloway, Joe Collins, Bill Stogner, Bill Omar, Gene Massengale, Hugh DeBrogue, Coy Scott, Tommy Jones. Fourth row: Erwin Mitchell, Ken Eddleman, Bill Rucker, Lynn Pugh, Hugh Dixon, Ted Pearson, Ken Sircy, Newt Johnson, Ed Scott, James Kidd, Gene Davis. Fifth row: Charles Pearson, Malvin Chapman, Paul Anderson, Dennis Olson, Don Francisco, Gordon Miller, Paul Satterfield, Glen Young, Ronald Waggoner. Sixth row: Conrad Totty, Bob Kirby, Charles Freeman, Eddie Pingston, Bobby Potts, Jack Van Hooser, Robert Lynn, David Ransom, Jack Matthews, Leonard Allen. Coach: Putty Overall/Record: 9-2-0
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1955 OVC Champions - Front row: Don Simonic, Bill Baxter, Jack Warwick, Robert Eliot, co-captain Dean Kirk, co-captain Joe Mac Reeves, Earl Parks, Billy Hull, Alfred Cate, Joe
Whitson. Second row: Charles Holt, Howard Locke, James Gaylor, Charles Spears, Bill Stogner, Johnny Clark, Garmon Jones, Joe Stone, Doug Caldwell, Don Crutcher. Third row: Bill Wise, Bill Robinson, Earl Leach, Ted Schwanger, Kenneth Wright, William Leach, Marshall Patterson, Norman Herrod, Robert Brannen. Fourth row: Dewey Alverson, Ronald Hickman, Larry Wray, Marshall Taylor, Bill Swift, John Morehead, Jerrry Hunt.
1936 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 2-5-1 Alabama Teachers................ W...................33-0 West Tennessee..................... W...................25-0 Western Kentucky....................... L.............0-27 Sewanee.................................. T...................... 0-0 Union............................................... L.............0-25 Morehead State ........................... L.............0-14 Murray State.................................. L.............0-47 Middle Tennessee........................ L............... 6-7 1937 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 3-5-1 Eastern Kentucky ........................ L............... 0-6 Murray State.................................. L.............0-23 Cumberland........................... W...................15-0 Western Kentucky ...................... L.............0-20 Middle Tennessee................. T................. 13-13 Sewanee.................................. W..................... 9-6 Morehead State............................ L............... 6-9 West Tennessee..................... W................ 14-13 Middle Tennessee........................ L.............0-29 1938 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 6-3 Chattanooga................................. L.............6-27 Jacksonville State................. W...................21-0 Middle Tennessee................. W..................... 7-0 Western Kentucky................ W..................... 7-6 West Tennessee............................ L.......... 13-26 Sewanee.................................. W..................... 7-6 Cumberland.................................. L............... 0-6 Austin Peay............................. W...................28-0 Middle Tennessee................. W...................12-0 1939 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 6-3-1 Vanderbilt................................ T................. 13-13 Chattanooga................................. L.............0-20 Xavier (Ohio).................................. L.............0-19 Western Kentucky................ W...................10-0 Sewanee......................................... L............... 7-9 West Tennessee..................... W...................15-0
Austin Peay............................. W...................25-0 Youngstown State................ W..................... 7-6 Union........................................ W................ 33-12 Middle Tennessee................. W...................20-3 1940 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 2-6 Chattanooga................................. L.............0-28 West Tennessee..................... W................ 16-13 Sewanee......................................... L.............6-25 Western Kentucky ..................... L............... 0-6 Youngstown State....................... L.......... 13-28 Maryville College.................. W...................35-0 Vanderbilt ...................................... L.............0-21 Middle Tennessee........................ L............... 0-6 1941 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 5-4 Chattanooga................................. L.......... 19-26 Vanderbilt....................................... L.............0-42 Morris-Harvey........................ W...................25-6 Sewanee.................................. W...................14-0 Murray State........................... W...................14-6 Youngstown State....................... L.............0-14 Western Kentucky................ W...................26-6 Union............................................... L.............7-14 Middle Tennessee................. W..................... 6-0 1942 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 3-4-2 Eastern Kentucky......................... L.............0-13 Vanderbilt ...................................... L.............0-52 Camp Forrest.......................... W...................54-0 Morris-Harvey........................ T...................... 0-0 Chattanooga................................. L.............0-20 Murray State........................... W...................19-6 Western Kentucky................ T...................... 6-6 Middle Tennessee................. W...................25-6 Union............................................... L.......... 12-14 1943 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 1-5 Georgia............................................ L.............0-63
Vanderbilt....................................... L.............0-30 Milligan........................................... L.............0-27 Milligan........................................... L.............7-18 Sewanee.................................. W...................12-0 Vanderbilt....................................... L.............7-47 1944 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 1-2 Oak Ridge................................ W...................52-6 Vanderbilt....................................... L.............7-19 Vanderbilt....................................... L.............9-20 1945 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 1-8 Eastern Kentucky......................... L.......... 12-14 Vanderbilt....................................... L.............0-12 Chattanooga................................. L.............7-20 Murray State.................................. L.............7-13 Camp Forrest.......................... W...................62-0 Oak Ridge....................................... L.............6-12 Milligan........................................... L.............7-12 Eastern Kentucky......................... L.............0-32 Milligan........................................... L............... 6-7 1946 Coach: Putty Overall Record: 5-5 Eastern Kentucky......................... L.............0-13 @Vanderbilt................................... L.............3-35 @Chattanooga.............................. L.............6-37 Cumberland........................... W..................... 7-0 @Eastern Kentucky.............. W...................20-7 @Bradley Tech............................... L.......... 13-34 Western Kentucky................ W...................20-7 @Georgetown (Ky.).............. W...................32-6 @Murray State.............................. L.......... 13-20 Middle Tennessee................. W...................21-7
EBLEN – 1947-49 1947 Coach: Hooper Eblen Record: 4-7 @Carson-Newman...................... L.............7-18 Maryville College.................. W...................13-7 @Chattanooga.............................. L.............0-12 @Western Kentucky.................... L.............7-13 Cumberland........................... W...................42-0 @Tennessee................................... L.............0-49 Murray State.................................. L............... 2-7 @Vanderbilt................................... L.............0-68 Florida State........................... W...................27-6 Georgetown (Ky.).................. W...................33-6 @Middle Tennessee.................... L.............0-21 1948 Coach: Hooper Eblen Record: 5-6 @Morehead State........................ L.............7-19 Carson-Newman................... W...................26-7 @Chattanooga.............................. L.............7-18 @Georgetown (Ky.)..................... L.......... 19-27 Morehead State..................... W...................19-6 @Tennessee................................... L.............0-41 @Murray State.............................. L.............6-34 @Maryville College.............. W...................21-0 Wofford........................................... L............... 6-8 @Union..................................... W...................35-0 Middle Tennessee................. W...................32-7 1949 Coach: Hooper Eblen Record: 3-6/0-3 OVC Murray State.................................. L.............7-26 @Howard................................. W................ 33-18 Georgetown (Ky.).................. W...................39-6 @Morehead State........................ L.............7-12 @Tennessee................................... L.............6-36 Union........................................ W...................34-0 Marshall.......................................... L.............7-20 @Wofford........................................ L.............7-26 @Middle Tennesee...................... L.............0-14
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL WOOD – 1950-51 1950 Coach: Star Wood Record: 4-7/1-5 OVC @Carson-Newman............... W...................21-6 @Murray State.............................. L............... 0-6 Howard..................................... W...................61-6 Morehead State............................ L.......... 16-20 @Eastern Kentucky..................... L.............7-47 Union........................................ W................ 41-12 Western Kentucky....................... L.............0-21 @Marshall....................................... L.............0-13 @Tennessee................................... L.......... 14-48 @Evansville............................. W...................13-0 Middle Tennessee........................ L.............7-27 1951 Coach: Star Wood Record: 5-5-1/3-3 OVC @Kentucky..................................... L.......... 13-72 Carson-Newman................... W...................42-6 Murray State.................................. L.............7-20 @Morehead State................. W................ 17-14 Eastern Kentucky......................... L.......... 14-15 @Western Kentucky............. W...................14-7 @Tennessee................................... L.............0-68 Marshall.......................................... L.......... 13-20 @East Tennessee................... W...................33-0 Evansville................................. W................ 38-13 @Middle Tennessee............... T................. 14-14
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TUCKER – 1954-67
1952 (OVC Co-Champions) Coach: Putty Overall Record: 9-2/4-1 OVC Fort Campbell.......................... W..................27-0 Murray State............................. W............... 14-13 Morehead State....................... W..................30-6 Eastern Kentucky.................... W............... 28-14 Arkansas State......................... W............... 21-13 Western Kentucky.................. W............... 21-13 Marshall..................................... W..................28-7 Western Kentucky.................. W............... 21-13 Marshall..................................... W..................28-7 East Tennessee......................... W............... 21-13 Memphis State........................ W..................35-0 Middle Tennessee........................ L..............7-19 Tangerine Bowl at Orlando, Fla. East Texas State............................ L..............0-33
1954 Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 4-4-2/1-3-1 OVC Florence State............................... L..............7-20 Murray State.................................. L........... 12-19 Morehead State....................... W..................32-2 Eastern Kentucky......................... L..............7-14 Memphis State........................ T................. 25-25 Western Kentucky....................... L........... 12-32 East Tennessee......................... W..................21-7 Austin Peay............................... W............... 27-13 Arkansas State......................... W..................47-0 Middle Tennessee................... T......................7-7
1953 (OVC Champions) Coach: Putty Overall Record: 7-4/5-0 OVC Florence State.......................... W..................14-7 Murray State............................. W....................9-0 Morehead State....................... W..................27-0 Eastern Kentucky.................... W....................7-0 Memphis State............................. L..............7-14 Western Kentucky.................. W............... 34-21 East Tennessee.............................. L........... 13-21 Miami (Ohio)................................. L................6-4 Arkansas State.............................. L..............7-14 Northeast Louisiana.............. W............... 42-20 Middle Tennessee................... W............... 46-13
1955 (OVC Champions) Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 7-3/5-0 OVC Florence State.......................... W..................26-7 Murray State............................. W..................20-7 @Morehead State................... W..................55-0 Eastern Kentucky.................... W..................13-7 @Memphis State..................... L................. 12-20 @Western Kentucky............... W..................19-7 @East Tennessee.......................... L..............6-14 Austin Peay............................... W..................37-7 Arkansas State.............................. L........... 20-27 @Middle Tennessee............... W............... 55-14 1956 Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 5-4-1/2-3 OVC @Florence State...................... W..................20-6 Memphis State........................ T................. 14-14 @Morehead State................... W............... 26-19 @Austin Peay............................ W..................17-7 Western Kentucky.................. W............... 39-26 @Murray State.............................. L..............7-34 East Tennessee.............................. L........... 13-20 @Eastern Kentucky..................... L........... 13-25 @Arkansas State...................... W..................26-6 Middle Tennessee........................ L..............6-26
1957 Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 6-4/4-1 OVC Florence State............................... L..............0-20 @Youngstown State.............. W .................12-7 Morehead State....................... W..................14-6 @Memphis State.......................... L..............7-40 @Western Kentucky............... W............... 34-14 Murray State............................. W............... 26-14 @Chattanooga.............................. L..............0-26 Eastern Kentucky.................... W............... 34-14 Arkansas State......................... W....................7-6 @Middle Tennessee.................... L .............0-22 1958 (OVC Co-Champions) Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 7-3/5-1 OVC @Florida State............................... L..............7-22 Memphis State............................. L..............0-13 @Morehead State................... W..................22-7 East Tennessee.............................. L........... 14-25 Western Kentucky.................. W....................7-3 @Murray State......................... W............... 15-14 Chattanooga............................ W............... 13-12 @Eastern Kentucky................ W............... 20-19 @Florence State...................... W............... 20-14 Middle Tennessee................... W..................14-0 1959 (OVC Co-Champions) Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 6-2-2/5-0-1 OVC Florence State.......................... T................. 14-14 @Memphis State.......................... L..............3-14 Morehead State....................... W..................48-0 @East Tennessee..................... W..................19-7 @Western Kentucky............... W............... 29-19 Murray State............................. W............... 29-16 @Chattanooga.............................. L................3-6 Eastern Kentucky.................... W............... 14-10 Arkansas State......................... W..................16-6 @Middle Tennessee............... T................. 21-21 1960 (OVC Champions) Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 8-3/6-0 OVC Louisville.................................... W..................21-7 Memphis State............................. L..............6-37
1953 OVC Champions - Front row: co-captains Virgil Raines and Bill Starnes. Second row: Jack McKee, Eddie Scott, Erwin Mitchell, Hugh Jones, Don Francisco, Hugh Denny, Johnson, Ken Eddleman, Charles Pearson. Third row: James Kidd, Bob Kirby, Ted Pearson, Jerry Daniels, Raymond Barger, Paul Satterfield, Jack Van Hooser, Kenneth Broyles, David Ransom. Fourth row: Charles Parris, Bill Stogner, Jim Passons, Sonny Allen, Paul Anderson, Bobby Holloway, Corky Highsmith, Tommy Jones, Bill Davis. Fifth row: Jack Bowman, Marshall Taylor, Bobby North, Joe Mac Reeves, Johnny Clark, Bobby Lynn, Larry Bradford. Coach: Putty Overall/Record: 7-4-0
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1958 OVC Champions - Front row: Don Grider, John Morehead, Ronnie McCurry, Max Davis, Tony Stone, Dick Mann, Lowell Smith, Eugene Oliver. Second row: Billy James, Dennis
Cebe, W.J. Shumaker, Tony Heitzman, Robert Hargis, Kyle Kilgore, Lonnie Styles. Third row: Alcy Baggott, Louis Johnson, Jan Jeffers, Carl Thrasher, John Clayton, Jerry Flatt, Carroll Wright, Joe Mac Jacquess. Fourth row: Ed Browning, Jimmy Newsom, Alvin Frey, Ray Stribling, Charles Lawler, Tommy Hackler, Bob Hines, Buddy Parrish. Fifth row: Gordon Mason, Joe Whitson, Ray Thomas, Charles Black, Ralph McMillan, Jimmy Smith, Alfred Cate, Pedro Paz, Rudy Schmittou. Coach: Wilburn Tucker/Record: 7-3-0
@Morehead State................... W..................27-7 East Tennessee......................... W..................21-7 Western Kentucky.................. W..................10-7 @Murray State......................... W............... 14-12 Chattanooga................................. L..............6-20 @Eastern Kentucky................ W..................20-0 @Arkansas State...................... W..................17-6 Middle Tennessee................... W..................35-8 Tangerine Bowl at Orlando, Fla. The Citadel..................................... L..............0-27 1961 (OVC Champions) Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 7-3/6-0 OVC @Louisville..................................... L........... 13-29 @Chattanooga.............................. L..............7-19 Morehead State....................... W............... 20-16 @East Tennessee..................... W..................12-7 @Western Kentucky............... W............... 13-12 Murray State............................. W..................27-8 Louisiana Tech.............................. L........... 10-12 Eastern Kentucky.................... W..................14-8 @Fort Campbell...................... W..................33-0 @Middle Tennessee............... W....................7-6 1962 Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 2-8/1-5 OVC @Memphis State.......................... L..............6-12 Chattanooga................................. L..............7-20 @Morehead State........................ L..............6-14 East Tennessee.............................. L..............6-26 Western Kentucky....................... L..............7-24 @Murray State......................... W............... 16-12 @Louisiana Tech........................... L........... 20-33 @Eastern Kentucky..................... L..............0-21 Arkansas State......................... W............... 20-12 Middle Tennessee........................ L..............0-20 1963 Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 6-4/3-4 OVC @Arkansas State...................... W..................42-0 @Chattanooga......................... W....................7-5
Morehead State....................... W............... 21-17 @East Tennessee.......................... L..............0-16 @Western Kentucky.................... L........... 12-14 Murray State.................................. L........... 27-28 Louisiana Tech......................... W............... 21-19 Eastern Kentucky.................... W............... 21-19 Austin Peay............................... W............... 28-13 @Middle Tennessee.................... L........... 14-21 1964 Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 1-9/1-6 OVC @Arkansas State........................... L..............0-27 Chattanooga................................. L..............0-18 @Morehead State........................ L..............0-35 East Tennessee.............................. L................6-7 Western Kentucky....................... L........... 14-19 @Murray State.............................. L........... 21-28 @Louisiana Tech........................... L..............6-25 @Eastern Kentucky................ W..................27-7 @Austin Peay................................. L..............0-29 Middle Tennessee........................ L..............0-24 1965 Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 3-7/3-4 OVC Arkansas State.............................. L..............7-12 @Chattanooga.............................. L..............0-21 Morehead State............................ L........... 14-15 @East Tennessee..................... W............... 34-14 @Western Kentucky............... W..................46-6 Murray State............................. W............... 23-14 @Louisiana Tech........................... L..............6-20 Eastern Kentucky......................... L........... 14-28 Austin Peay.................................... L........... 12-23 @Middle Tennessee.................... L........... 21-28 1966 Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 5-5/4-3 OVC @Arkansas State........................... L........... 13-49 Chattanooga................................. L..............7-17 @Morehead State........................ L..............7-14 East Tennessee......................... W..................14-3
Western Kentucky.................. W............... 21-14 @Murray State......................... W............... 51-13 Louisiana Tech......................... W..................21-9 @Eastern Kentucky................ W....................7-3 @Austin Peay................................. L........... 15-20 Middle Tennessee........................ L........... 14-21 1967 Coach: Wilburn Tucker Record: 3-7/2-5 OVC Youngstown State....................... L........... 28-31 @Murray State......................... W............... 22-21 Arkansas State.............................. L..............7-15 East Tennessee......................... W............... 43-22 @Western Kentucky.................... L..............0-56 Morehead State............................ L........... 16-21 @Chattanooga.............................. L........... 13-28 @Eastern Kentucky..................... L..............0-24 Austin Peay............................... W............... 38-13 @Middle Tennessee.................... L........... 20-33
WADE – 1968-82 1968 Coach: Don Wade Record: 2-8/2-5 OVC @Northwestern Louisiana........ L........... 15-33 Murray State.................................. L..............0-19 @Arkansas State........................... L........... 12-15 @East Tennessee.......................... L..............6-14 Western Kentucky....................... L..............0-13 @Morehead State........................ L........... 12-14 Chattanooga................................. L..............6-20 Eastern Kentucky......................... L........... 14-28 @Austin Peay............................ W..................10-0 Middle Tennessee................... W....................7-3
Arkansas State.............................. L........... 22-29 East Tennessee.............................. L..............0-30 @Western Kentucky.................... L..............0-42 Morehead State....................... W..................21-6 @UT-Chattanooga.................. W............... 23-11 @Eastern Kentucky..................... L..............7-17 Austin Peay............................... W............... 56-20 @Middle Tennessee............... W.... .............21-7 1970 Coach: Don Wade Record: 4-6/2-5 OVC @Youngstown State..................W........... 32-19 Murray State.................................W..............21-7 @UT- Martin..................................W..............17-6 @East Tennessee..................... L....................7-30 Western Kentucky.................. L....................0-28 @Morehead State................... L................. 10-31 UT-Chattanooga..................... L....................7-21 Eastern Kentucky.................... L................. 13-20 @Austin Peay............................ L....................6-10 Middle Tennessee.......................W........... 17-13 1971 Coach: Don Wade Record: 8-2/5-2 OVC Western Carolina........................W........... 27-17 @Murray State.............................W..............27-3 UT- Martin.....................................W..............10-7 East Tennessee.............................W..............20-3 @Western Kentucky............... L....................7-15 Morehead State...........................W..............26-8 @UT-Chattanooga......................W..............14-7 @Eastern Kentucky................ L....................7-14 Austin Peay...................................W........... 37-12 Middle Tennessee.......................W..............14-3
1969 Coach: Don Wade Record: 5-5/4-3 OVC Northwestern Louisiana............ L........... 24-35 @Murray State......................... W............... 28-21
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1959 OVC Champions - Front row: Coach Wilburn Tucker, Ronnie McCurry, Alcy Baggott, John Clayton, Rudy Schmittou, Kyle Kilgore, W.J. Shumaker, Eugene Oliver, Robert Hargis.
Second row: Coach Bill Dupes, Ronnie Lane, John Matlack, Jerry Flatt, Don Frider, Tony Heitzman, Ray Thomas, Clarence Blevins, Ken Fults. Third row: Coach Ray Drost, Jimmy Newsom, Charles Spears, Dick Jacquet, Charles Lawler, Lawrence Ponder, LaRue Adcox, Joe Mac Jacquess. Fourth row: Ralph McMillan, Gordon Mason, Tommy Hackler, Billy James, Bobby Carter, Myles Showers, Dave Baxter. Fifth row: Dennis Cebe, Alvin Frey, Ralph Broyles, Carroll Wright, Lowell Smith, Phillip Christopher, Lyman Jones. Sixth row: Coach Chuck Newman, Jerry Parris, Harry Wilkerson, Dink Adams, Wayne Larkin, Charles Black, Ray Stribling, Pedro Paz.
1972 (OVC Champions) Coach: Don Wade Record: 10-2/7-0 OVC Morningside.................................W..............37-7 @Western Carolina................. L................. 13-31 Murray State.................................W..............10-0 @UT Martin...................................W........... 13-10 @East Tennessee.........................W........... 24-23 Western Kentucky......................W........... 30-10 @Morehead State.......................W........... 28-17 UT-Chattanooga.........................W..............24-8 Eastern Kentucky........................W..............14-0 @Austin Peay................................W..............19-7 Middle Tennessee.......................W........... 24-10 Grantland Rice Bowl, Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana Tech......................... L....................0-35 1973 Coach: Don Wade Record: 2-8-1/1-6 OVC @Western Carolina................. T................. 10-10 South Dakota................................ L..............0-30 @Murray State.............................. L........... 17-18 UT- Martin................................. W..................16-9 East Tennessee.............................. L........... 14-27 @Western Kentucky.................... L..............0-41 Morehead State............................ L........... 10-23 @UT-Chattanooga....................... L................3-7 @Eastern Kentucky..................... L........... 14-30 Austin Peay............................... W............... 31-12 @Middle Tennessee.................... L........... 10-17 1974 Coach: Don Wade Record: 6-5/4-3 OVC @South Dakota........................ W............... 17-13 Western Carolina......................... L................7-9 Murray State............................. W..................26-0 Appalachian State.................. W............... 24-14 @Youngstown State................... L..............0-23 Western Kentucky.................. W..................10-6 @Morehead State........................ L..............7-14 @East Tennessee.......................... L..............0-13 Eastern Kentucky......................... L........... 14-29 @Austin Peay............................ W..................28-7 Middle Tennessee................... W..................41-2
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1975 (OVC Champions) Coach: Don Wade Record: 8-3/6-1 OVC @Furman................................... W..................17-5 Youngstown State....................... L..............0-15 @Murray State......................... W..................14-7 @Appalachian State................... L........... 10-17 Eastern Illinois.......................... W..................37-0 @Western Kentucky.................... L..............7-20 Morehead State....................... W............... 28-13 East Tennessee......................... W..................48-6 @Eastern Kentucky................ W..................14-3 Austin Peay............................... W..................20-0 @Middle Tennessee............... W..................30-3 1976 Coach: Don Wade Record: 8-3/5-2 OVC Furman............................................ L..............7-17 @Youngstown State.............. W............... 13-10 Murray State............................. W..................24-7 Nebraska-Omaha................... W............... 56-28 @Eastern Illinois...................... W............... 41-14 Western Kentucky.................. W............... 22-12 @Morehead State................... W............... 28-23 @East Tennessee.......................... L..............7-18 Eastern Kentucky......................... L........... 14-28 @Austin Peay............................ W............... 31-13 Middle Tennessee................... W............... 33-10 1977 Coach: Don Wade Record: 9-2/5-2 OVC @Western Carolina................. W............... 41-21 Youngstown State.................. W............... 38-22 @Murray State......................... W............... 21-19 @Nebraska-Omaha................ W............... 35-28 Jacksonville State................... W............... 27-20 @Western Kentucky............... W............... 31-20 Morehead State....................... W............... 24-22 East Tennessee......................... W............... 63-20 @Eastern Kentucky..................... L........... 21-28 Austin Peay.................................... L........... 21-24 @Middle Tennessee............... W..................21-9
1978 Coach: Don Wade Record: 5-6/4-2 OVC @Nicholls State............................. L........... 10-20 Western Carolina.................... W............... 22-20 Murray State............................. W............... 24-14 @Cameron...................................... L........... 10-21 @East Tennessee.......................... L........... 17-38 Western Kentucky....................... L........... 20-26 @Morehead State................... W............... 21-20 @Troy State.................................... L..............0-45 Eastern Kentucky......................... L........... 16-20 @Austin Peay............................ W............... 28-14 Middle Tennessee................... W............... 35-10
1981 Coach: Don Wade Record: 6-5/4-4 OVC @East Tennessee............................ L........ 22-31 Northeast Missouri................W.................16-7 @Murray State................................ L........ 10-15 UT- Martin........................................ L........ 21-24 Akron................................................. L...........7-10 @Western Kentucky...............W.................14-3 Morehead State.......................W.............. 35-17 Troy State...................................W.............. 37-28 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L ....... 10-63 Austin Peay...............................W.............. 29-24 @Middle Tennessee...............W.................28-9
1979 Coach: Don Wade Record: 1-8-2/0-5-1 OVC @Western Carolina...................... L..............7-24 Cameron.................................... W..................21-6 @Murray State.............................. L..............3-24 Nicholls State................................ L........... 10-13 @Jacksonville State..................... L..............7-23 @Western Kentucky...................... L...........7-49 Morehead State.......................T..................... 3-3 Troy State...................................T................ 17-17 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L...........0-35 Austin Peay...................................... L........ 14-21 @Middle Tennessee...................... L........ 14-17
1982 Coach: Don Wade Record: 3-8/1-6 OVC East Tennessee.........................W.................14-0 @Western Carolina.................W.............. 17-10 @Youngstown State..................... L........ 14-37 Murray State.............................W.................10-3 @UT- Martin..................................... L........ 21-35 Western Kentucky......................... L........ 14-28 @Morehead State.......................... L........ 14-28 @Akron.............................................. L........ 14-28 Eastern Kentucky........................... L........ 17-34 @Austin Peay................................... L........ 27-31 Middle Tennessee.......................... L...........3-10
1980 Coach: Don Wade Record: 4-7/1-6 OVC Western Carolina....................W.............. 26-10 @Northeast Missouri.............W.............. 28-20 Murray State.................................... L...........3-10 @UT- Martin..............................W.............. 30-28 Jacksonville State.......................... L............. 3-7 Western Kentucky......................... L........ 17-28 @Morehead State...................W.............. 31-29 @Troy State...................................... L...........3-52 Eastern Kentucky........................... L...........7-48 @Austin Peay................................... L........ 10-13 Middle Tennessee.......................... L...........7-21
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1983 Coach: Gary Darnell Record: 2-8/2-5 OVC @East Tennessee............................ L...........7-14 Youngstown State......................... L........ 22-34 @Murray State................................ L...........6-20 Western Carolina........................... L........ 10-42 @Western Kentucky...................... L...........0-17 Morehead State.......................W.................14-3 Akron................................................. L........ 12-43 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L...........7-24 Austin Peay...................................... L...........7-21 @Middle Tennessee...............W.................12-8
1986 Coach: Jim Ragland Record: 0-10/0-7 OVC @Tulsa................................................ L...........0-51 @UT-Chattanooga......................... L...........3-33 Georgia Southern.......................... L........ 13-59 @Youngstown State..................... L...........6-30 Morehead State.............................. L........ 20-28 @Murray State................................ L........ 16-23 Akron................................................. L........ 13-38 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L........ 14-42 Austin Peay...................................... L........ 13-23 @Middle Tennessee...................... L...........6-21
1984 Coach: Gary Darnell Record: 0-11/0-7 OVC East Tennessee................................ L...........3-10 @Kansas State................................. L........ 12-28 Murray State.................................... L...........0-38 @Western Carolina........................ L...........6-34 @Youngstown State..................... L...........0-51 Tennessee State............................. L...........3-33 @Morehead State.......................... L........ 14-43 @Akron.............................................. L...........9-17 Eastern Kentucky........................... L........ 14-21 @Austin Peay................................... L...........7-27 Middle Tennessee.......................... L........ 10-28
1987 Coach: Jim Ragland Record: 5-6/2-4 OVC Liberty........................................W.............. 43-23 @Abilene Christian........................ L........ 30-41 @Austin Peay............................W.................14-9 Arkansas-Pine Bluff................W.................49-6 Youngstown State......................... L........ 15-18 @Morehead State...................W.............. 52-14 Murray State.................................... L........ 21-24 @Cincinnati...................................... L........ 17-38 Eastern Kentucky........................... L...........8-44 @UT-Chattanooga..................W.............. 20-13 Middle Tennessee.......................... L........ 13-17
1985 Coach: Gary Darnell Record: 1-10/1-6 OVC @Nevada-Las Vegas...................... L...........7-35 Western Carolina........................... L...........3-30 @Murray State................................ L........ 21-29 @Georgia Southern...................... L...........0-34 Youngstown State......................... L........ 16-23 @Tennessee State.......................... L........ 13-26 Morehead State.......................W.................59-6 Akron................................................. L...........9-27 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L........ 17-35 Austin Peay...................................... L........ 20-24 @Middle Tennessee...................... L........ 12-45
1988 Coach: Jim Ragland Record: 1-10/1-5 OVC @East Carolina................................ L........ 13-52 @Liberty............................................ L........ 20-24 Samford............................................ L...........9-19 UT-Chattanooga............................ L...........0-41 @Murray State (OT)................W.............. 16-13 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L...........7-14 Western Kentucky......................... L........ 17-20 @Tennessee State.......................... L........ 23-27 Morehead State.............................. L...........3-20 Austin Peay...................................... L...........6-10 @Middle Tennessee...................... L...........0-51
1989 Coach: Jim Ragland Record: 5-5/3-3 OVC Lock Haven...............................W.............. 38-17 @UT-Chattanooga..................W.............. 28-10 @Samford......................................... L........ 23-27 Murray State.............................W.............. 21-20 Eastern Kentucky........................... L........ 20-21 @Western Kentucky...................... L........ 14-61 Tennessee State............................. L........ 19-21 @Morehead State.......................... L.........8-14* @Austin Peay............................W.............. 17-15 Middle Tennessee.......................... L...........3-24 *later forfeited 1990 Coach: Jim Ragland Record: 6-5/3-3 OVC Lock Haven...............................W.............. 45-14 UT-Chattanooga............................ L........ 17-40 Samford.....................................W.................21-7 @Ohio University........................... L........ 32-42 @Murray State.........................W.................16-3 Morehead State.......................W.................24-7 Western Kentucky..................W.............. 33-22 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L........ 20-29 @Tennessee State.......................... L........ 14-36 Austin Peay (OT)......................W.............. 20-14 @Middle Tennessee...................... L...........0-42 1991 Coach Jim Ragland Record: 2-9/2-4 OVC @UT-Chattanooga......................... L........ 14-35 @Ohio University........................... L........ 14-35 @Samford University.................... L........ 16-20 Eastern Kentucky........................... L........ 13-19 @UT- Martin..................................... L........ 16-24 @Southeast Missouri.................... L........ 31-34 Austin Peay...............................W.................32-7 @Morehead State.......................... L........ 20-21 Murray State.............................W.................45-7 @Tennessee State.......................... L........ 10-14 Middle Tennessee.......................... L........ 10-28 1992 Coach: Jim Ragland Record: 7-4/6-2 OVC Lock Haven...............................W.............. 31-21 Samford University....................... L........ 13-37 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L...........0-35 UT- Martin.................................W.............. 17-13
Southeast Missouri................W.............. 49-14 @Austin Peay............................W.................10-0 Morehead State.......................W.............. 31-12 @Murray State.........................W.............. 35-10 Tennessee State......................W.............. 26-15 @Marshall University.................... L........ 14-52 @Middle Tennessee...................... L...........0-21 1993 Coach: Jim Ragland Record: 8-3/7-1 OVC Illinois State..................................... L........ 18-23 Lock Haven...............................W.............. 45-14 @Samford......................................... L...........3-30 Morehead State.......................W.................21-3 @Austin Peay............................W.............. 35-17 @Southeast Missouri.............W.................24-3 UT- Martin.................................W.................20-3 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L...........7-10 Murray State.............................W.............. 31-16 @Tennessee State...................W.............. 24-21 Middle Tennessee...................W.............. 35-14 1994 Coach: Jim Ragland Record: 5-6/3-5 OVC Lock Haven...............................W.................27-0 @Marshall......................................... L........ 10-24 Samford.....................................W.................20-7 @Morehead State...................W.............. 56-14 Austin Peay...................................... L........ 27-34 Southeast Missouri....................... L........ 14-19 @UT- Martin..................................... L........ 10-20 Eastern Kentucky........................... L...........3-23 @Murray State.........................W.............. 38-21 Tennessee State......................W.............. 28-20 @Middle Tennessee...................... L...........3-31 1995 Coach: Jim Ragland Record: 3-8/2-6 OVC Campbellsville.........................W.................49-0 @Marshall......................................... L........ 14-45 @Samford......................................... L........ 24-27 Eastern Kentucky........................... L...........3-21 @UT- Martin..................................... L........ 31-36 @Southeast Missouri.................... L........ 12-33 Austin Peay...................................... L........ 17-20 @Morehead State...................W.............. 36-29 Murray State.................................... L........ 14-45 @Tennessee State...................W.............. 28-24 Middle Tennessee.......................... L...........6-31
1960 OVC Champions - Front row: Richard Hullette, Eugene Oliver, Tony Heitzman, Robert Hargis, Daniel Oliver, Billy Russell, Richard Jacquet, Harold Watson, LaRue Adcox, Harry Wilkerson, Tom Hackler, Gordon Mason. Second row: Jimmy Sims, Don Welch, Jimmy Newsom, Rudy Schmittou, John Matlack, Leon Tidwell, Howard Locke, Lowell Smith, Robert White, Clarence Blevins, Ronnie McCurry, Donald Grider, Kenneth Fults, Jake Libbey. Third row: Jackie Corbin, Joe Mac Jacquess, Thomas Beam, Ralph McMillan, Phillip Christopher, Charles Black, Dave Taylor, Ray Thomas, Don Phillips, Lyman Jones, Dave Baxter, Ralph Broyles, Don Williams, Eugene Fizer, Ray Whited. Coach: Wilburn Tucker/Record: 8-3-0
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1961 OVC Champions - Front row: Jimmy Beasley, Bobby Haile, Donnie Farley, Richard Jacquet, Jim Collins, Dennis Cebe, Don Phillips, Phillip Christopher, Garlan Gudger, John
Matlack. Second row: Johnny Jenkins, Charles Black, Carl Beidler, Ralph McMillan, Leon Tidwell, Rudy Schmittou, Lowell Smith, Lyman Jones, Terry Evans, Clarence Blevins, Jim Ragland. Third row: Jim Shaeffer, Bob Borkowski, Fred Haile, Gary Collins, Don Grider, Dave Baxter, Jerry Webb, Ivan Klepzig, Tommy Roberts, Frank Dowling, Pat Cross, Chuck Lewis. Fourth row: Jackie Corbin, Jake Libbey, Bill Cherry, Jerry Long, Bob White, Ray Whited, Ralph Teague, Ken Fults, Tate Moore, Don Welch, Joe Mac Jacquess. Coach: Wilburn Tucker/Record: 7-3-0
HENNIGAN – 1996-2006 1996 Coach: Mike Hennigan Record: 5-6/4-4 OVC @Appalachian State..................... L...........3-16 Samford.....................................W.............. 20-10 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L...........7-28 UT- Martin (2OT).....................W.............. 21-14 Southeast Missouri................W.............. 30-20 @Austin Peay............................W.............. 23-17 Eastern Illinois................................. L........ 27-35 @Murray State................................ L...........3-41 Tennessee State......................W.............. 21-19 @Illinois State.................................. L........ 15-26 @Middle Tennessee...................... L........ 10-16 1997 Coach: Mike Hennigan Record: 6-5/4-3 OVC @Chattanooga................................ L........ 10-13 @Samford..................................W.................14-7 Eastern Illinois................................. L...........7-10 @Austin Peay............................W.................36-3 @Southeast Missouri.............W.............. 17-14 UT- Martin.................................W...... ..........33-2 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L...........7-26 Murray State (OT)...................W.............. 16-13 @Tennessee State.......................... L........ 21-28 @UAB................................................. L........ 14-38 Middle Tennessee...................W.............. 30-20 1998 Coach: Mike Hennigan Record: 4-7/2-5 OVC Kentucky Wesleyan................W.................52-0 @UAB................................................. L...........6-38 @Eastern Illinois............................. L...........6-13 Middle Tennessee.......................... L........ 16-19 Southeast Missouri....................... L........ 24-29 @UT- Martin (OT)....................W.............. 31-24 Eastern Kentucky (3OT)........W.............. 31-29 @Murray State................................ L...........3-23 Tennessee State............................. L........ 21-42 Western Carolina....................W.................17-6 Samford............................................ L........ 12-22
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1999 Coach: Mike Hennigan Record: 5-5/4-3 OVC @Bowling Green State................. L........ 15-40 Liberty .......................................W.............. 18-15 @UT- Martin..............................W.................45-9 @Southeast Missouri.............W.................21-7 Western Kentucky..................W.............. 23-10 @Eastern Illinois......................W.................14-7 Murray State.................................... L........ 11-22 @Tennessee State.......................... L........ 19-25 Eastern Kentucky (2OT)............... L........ 20-23 @Samford......................................... L........ 15-19 2000 Coach: Mike Hennigan Record: 8-3/5-2 OVC Harding University.................W.............. 29-27 @Ohio University........................... L........ 14-52 @Eastern Kentucky................W................... 9-3 UT- Martin.................................W.................46-6 Southeast Missouri................W.................31-6 @Western Kentucky...................... L........ 14-17 Eastern Illinois................................. L........ 16-27 @Murray State.........................W.............. 36-21 Tennessee State......................W.............. 56-23 Samford.....................................W.................29-0 @Western Carolina.................W.............. 37-35 2001 Coach: Mike Hennigan Record: 7-3/4-2 OVC Fayetteville State....................W.............. 31-10 @Air Force Academy (I-A)........... L...........42-0 @Samford..................................cancelled West Virginia Tech..................W.................44-3 @Eastern Illinois............................. L........ 44-33 Murray State.............................W.............. 15-12 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L........ 34-10 Southeast Missouri................W.............. 41-21 @Jacksonville State................W.............. 35-27 Tennessee State......................W.............. 63-13 @UT- Martin..............................W.................41-7
2002 Coach: Mike Hennigan Record: 5-7/2-4 OVC @Bowling Green (I-A)................... L...........41-7 @Iowa State (I-A)............................ L...........57-6 Chattanooga............................W.................13-3 Valparaiso..................................W.............. 62-10 Jacksonville State.......................... L........ 35-29 Eastern Illinois................................. L........ 35-28 @Murray State................................ L........ 31-14 Eastern Kentucky........................... L...........19-0 @Southeast Missouri.................... L........ 36-30 @Samford..................................W.............. 51-44 @Tennessee State...................W.............. 20-14 UT- Martin.................................W.................68-7 2003 Coach: Mike Hennigan Record: 2-9/1-7 OVC @Memphis (I-A).............................. L........ 40-10 @Northern Illinois (I-A)................ L........ 42-17 @Chattanooga.........................W.............. 35-10 Murray State.............................W.............. 49-24 @UT- Martin (OT)........................... L........ 30-23 Tennessee State............................. L........ 27-23 @Jacksonville State....................... L........ 37-20 Samford............................................ L........ 42-24 @Eastern Illinois............................. L........ 37-10 Southeast Missouri....................... L........ 24-20 @Eastern Kentucky....................... L........ 27-14
2005 Coach: Mike Hennigan Record: 4-7 / 3-5 OVC @ UT Chattanooga........................ L..23-30 OT Lambuth....................................W.............. 52-10 @ Northeastern Illinois................ L...........3-42 @ Eastern Kentucky...................... L...........3-52 Murray State ............................W.............. 42-21 @ UT- Martin.................................... L........ 16-46 Tennessee State............................. L........ 20-31 @ Jacksonville State...................... L........ 17-43 Samford.....................................W.............. 42-21 @ Eastern Illinois............................ L........ 20-31 Southeast Missouri................W.............. 31-24 2006 Head Coach: Mike Hennigan (Medical leave) Interim Head Coach: Doug Malone Record: 4-7 / 4-4 OVC UT Chattanooga............................. L...........31-7 @ Gardner-Webb........................... L........ 26-30 @Middle Tennessee...................... L...........44-0 Eastern Kentucky....................W.............. 27-14 @ Murray State (OT)...............W.............. 20-14 UT Martin.......................................... L........ 35-16 @ Tennessee State......................... L........ 30-20 Jacksonville State (OT)................. L........ 17-10 @ Samford.................................W.............. 20-14 Eastern Illinois................................. L........ 38-14 @ Southeast Missouri............W.............. 32-29
2004 Coach: Mike Hennigan Record: 6-5 / 3-4 OVC Gardner-Webb.........................W.............. 32-26 @ South Florida (I-A)..................... L...........7-21 @ VMI..........................................W.............. 16-10 @ Murray State............................... L........ 15-34 UT-Martin .................................W.............. 49-20 Chattanooga............................W.............. 52-34 Jacksonville State...................W.............. 16-13 @ Samford........................................ L........ 17-20 Eastern Illinois..........................W........40-37 OT @ Southeast Missouri................... L..28-31 OT Eastern Kentucky........................... L........ 18-19
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1972 OVC Champions - Front row: Rusty Rushing, Terry Johnson, Mike O'Brien, Russ Waddell, Ray Brophy, Gary Harley, Steve Evans, Larry Austin, Jim Thomas, Doug Allen, Dana
Winningham, Bruce Pearson, Mike Ledford, Jay Bonds. Second row: Danny Albert, Don Rasch, Pat Dyer, James Ramsey, Thomas Lynn, Tommy Pemberton, Jim Dorsey, Allen Byrd, Tony Plavich, Paul Souders, John Fitzpatrick, Ikey Torbett, Don McDaniel, Bruce Atwood. Third row: Billy Tarver, Mark Southerland, Larry Monteen, Eddie Nunley, Ottis Phillips, Larry McDermott, David Rust, Dickie Fulton, Murray Cunningham, Ronnie Sumney, Sam Anderson, Robert Dalton, David Garner, Jim Winslett, David Ashley. Fourth row: Mike DeRossett, John Zeigler, Howard Stidham, Joe Jachimowicz, Gary Moeller, Boby Graham, Gary Perdue, Paul Hunter, Ronnie Fain, Sam Graves, Jim Youngblood, Mike Defino, Elois Grooms, Guy Plavich. Coach Don Wade/Record: 10-2-0
1975 OVC Champions - Front row: Mike DeRossett, Marshall Williams, Russ Waddell, Don McDaniel, Ronnie Summey, Ronnie Fain, Howard Stidham, Tony Plavich, David Quay, Joe Jachimowicz, Matthew Brooks, Danny Albert, Eddie Nunley. Second row: Mark Ogletree, Jimmy Poore, Jimmy Brock, Dwayne Morse, Durrand Estill, John Yokosuk, George Wilhelm, Jeff Jacoby, Johnny Tucker, Tom Walters, Ricky Kinney, John Shelton, Cecil Fore, Murray Cunningham, Paul Green, Jack Borden, Craig Rolle, Steve Jellicorse, Brad Gordon. Third row: David Gooding, Carl Heinzig, Dub Cofer, Hubert Lester, Barry McCulley, Larry Hammons, Pat Dyer, Dom Petrozello, Frank Caputo, Jesse Dorsey, Frank Krause, Tony Watson, Lamar Davis, Carman Sensky, John Dethridge, Johnny Fowlkes, Bill Napier, Lamar Mike, Joey Wood, Mike Vice, James Burse, Fred Rockymore, Mike Waddell, Barry Sinor. Fourth row: Jack Cunningham, Dave Britton, Jimmy Maynord, Gary Perdue, Cornice Hoke, Mike Settle, Mark Shrum, Mark Davis, John Scoble, Trent Evans, Greg Ruth, Ken Dew, Joe Ware, Dean Ratledge, Tommy Florence, Fred Curry, Ed Burns, Wayne Miller, Lance House, Greg Hamilton, Milt Jenkins, Chuck Tilley, Larry Pearson. Coach: Don Wade/Record: 8-3-0.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL BROWN – 2007-present 2007 Coach: Watson Brown Record: 4-7 / 3-5 OVC @ Eastern Illinois............................ L........ 45-24 Cumberland.............................W.............. 45-21 Concordia..................................W.................55-7 Murray State.............................W.............. 48-24 @ UT Martin..............................W.............. 13-10 Austin Peay...................................... L........ 30-27 Tennessee State............................. L........ 45-28 @ Jacksonville State...................... L........ 38-10 Samford............................................ L........ 59-52 @ Auburn.......................................... L...........35-3 @ Eastern Kentucky...................... L........ 38-34
2009 Coach: Watson Brown Record: 6-5 / 5-3 OVC PIkeville College......................W.............. 51-10 @ Eastern Kentucky...................... L...........17-7 @ Kansas State................................ L...........49-7 Austin Peay...............................W.............. 31-23 @ UT Martin..............................W.............. 35-28 @ Eastern Illinois............................ L........ 23-15 Southeast Missouri................W.............. 28-16 Tennessee State......................W.............. 20-13 @ Georgia......................................... L...........38-0 @ Jacksonville State...................... L........ 55-28 Murray State.............................W.............. 45-14
2011 Coach: Watson Brown Record: 7-4 / 6-2 OVC @ Iowa............................................... L...........34-7 Maryville College....................W.................56-7 @ Eastern Illinois ....................W.............. 31-20 Southeast Missouri ...............W.............. 38-31 @ UT Martin .............................W.............. 34-31 Tennessee State ............................ L........ 42-40 @ Jacksonville State ..............W.............. 21-14 Murray State ................................... L........ 38-37 @ Eastern Kentucky ..............W.............. 28-21 Austin Peay ..............................W.................49-7 Central Arkansas (FCS)................. L........ 34-14
2008 Coach: Watson Brown Record: 3-9 / 1-7 OVC Gardner-Webb.........................W.............. 28-12 @ Louisville...................................... L........ 51-10 @ Southeast Missouri............W.............. 29-27 @ Western Michigan..................... L...........41-7 Central Methodist..................W.............. 47-19 Eastern Kentucky........................... L........ 33-12 @ Murray State............................... L........ 51-21 UT Martin.......................................... L...........35-7 @ Austin Peay.................................. L........ 31-28 @ Tennessee State......................... L........ 41-14 Jacksonville State.......................... L........ 41-17 Eastern Illinois................................. L........ 38-20
2010 Coach: Watson Brown Record: 5-6 / 4-4 OVC @Arkansas........................................ L...........44-3 @TCU.................................................. L...........62-7 Lane College.............................W.................43-0 @ Southeast Missouri................... L........ 23-21 UT Martin.......................................... L........ 27-24 @ Austin Peay...........................W.............. 34-21 Eastern Illinois..........................W.............. 34-20 @ Tennessee State..................W.............. 21-10 @Murray State................................ L........ 44-13 Eastern Kentucky........................... L........ 42-29 Jacksonville State...................W.............. 35-24
2012 Coach: Watson Brown Record:3-8 / 1-7 OVC Hampton.........................................W........ 41-31 North Greenville.....................W.............. 42-14 @ Oregon...................................L................ 14-63 @ SEMO......................................L(0)........... 38-41 @ Murray State........................L................ 35-70 Jacksonville State...................L................ 28-37 Eastern Kentucky....................L................ 28-42 @ Tennessee State..................L................ 21-22 Eastern Illinois..........................L................ 24-31 UT Martin...................................W(o)......... 45-44 @ Austin Peay...........................L................ 31-38
2011 OVC Champions - Front row: M Front row, from left: Darian Stone, Alden Olverson, Tim Benford, Will Johnson, Jamere Hogue, Adam Urbano, Demetrous Garrett, Ty Fields,
Ryan Tilghman, Tre Lamb, Ron Durbin, Taylor Hennigan, Marty Jones, Corey Watson, Marcus Edwards, Austin Tallant, Matthew Hamby. Second row: Caleb Mitchell, Zack Ziegler, Carter Crutchfield, Connor Maitland, Steve Wilson, Cory McDonald, Doug Page, Richmond Tooley, Josh Pleasant, Cody Forbes, James Huguely, Dontey Gay, Dominick Baker, Stephen Bush, Jamel Cook, Ronquez Beech, Tra’Darius Goff. Third row: Jake McIntosh, Chris Dickerson, Howard Griffin, Justin Vann, Cy Ables, Patrick Prewitt, Zach Salada, Heath Dyer, Seth McDonald, Cory Webber, Kedrick Towles, Charlie Stevens, Blake Adams, Matt Brown, Brannon McCoin. Fourth row: Luke Woodason, Tommie McBride, Dwight Evans, Ryan Weeks, Jerry King, Avery Rollins, Matt Moran, Malcolm Jones, Nick White, Sam Miller, James Normand, Jordan Adams, Randall Reeves, Matt Mercy. Fifth row: Justin Ivory, Ryan St. John, Michael Baker, Ben Davis, Ross Heatherly, Tommy Campbell, Hunter Beedle, Slade Adams, Wesley Sherrill, Matthew Smith, Jacob Hoot, Nathan Bush, Scott Schweitzer, Wade Plemons, Neil Gannaway, William Stevens. Back row: Travis Adkins, Adam Hunter, Cody Matthews, Kevin Casler, DaJuan Brown, Josh Wilson, Anthony Williams, Matthew Barker, J.R. Richmond, Nick Campbell, Midoho Okpokowuruk, Lamar Moore, Zach Sharp, Stepfon Davis-Boyd, LaDarrius Verge, Jordan Johnson. Coach: Watson Brown/Record: 7-4-0.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL The Early Years (pre-OVC) Year............ Coach...................... W........... L.......... T.......... Pts......... Opp 1922............... Loyall Duyck................ 2............... 1............. 4.............. 70.................74 1923............... Putty Overall............... 2............... 3............. 1.............. 41.............. 101 1924............... Putty Overall............... 5............... 3............. 1............127.................61 1925............... Putty Overall............... 3............... 2............. 1............105.................73 1926............... Putty Overall............... 1............... 4............. 1.............. 15.................85 1927............... Putty Overall............... 2............... 5............. 1.............. 55.................78 1928............... Putty Overall............... 6............... 0............. 1............233.................39 1929............... Putty Overall............... 3............... 3............. 1............125.................85 1930............... Putty Overall............... 6............... 2............. 1............212.................46 1931............... Putty Overall............... 6............... 3............. 0............151.................71 1932............... Putty Overall............... 4............... 0............. 3.............. 96.................22 1933............... Putty Overall............... 4............... 4............. 0.............. 83.................49 1934............... Putty Overall............... 3............... 5............. 1.............. 52.............. 126 1935............... Putty Overall............... 1............... 5............. 1.............. 38.............. 108
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Coach W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Hooper Eblen......3.........6......0..... 120.... 158 0....... 3........ 0..........21.......58 Star Wood.............4.........7......0..... 180.... 206 1....... 5........ 0..........36.... 107 Star Wood.............5.........5......1..... 205.... 249 3....... 3........ 0....... 103.......89 Putty Overall........9.........2......0..... 232.... 131 4....... 1........ 0....... 100.......65 Putty Overall........7.........4......0..... 212.... 154 5....... 0........ 0....... 123.......34 Wilburn Tucker....4.........4......2..... 197.... 139 1....... 3........ 1..........70.......74 Wilburn Tucker....7.........3......0..... 263.... 110 5....... 0........ 0....... 162.......35 Wilburn Tucker....5.........4......1..... 181.... 184 2....... 3........ 0..........91.... 130 Wilburn Tucker....6.........4......0..... 134.... 169 4....... 1........ 0....... 108.......70 Wilburn Tucker....7.........3......0..... 132.... 129 5....... 1........ 0..........92.......68 Wilburn Tucker....6.........2......2..... 196.... 113 5....... 0........ 1....... 160.......73 Wilburn Tucker....8.........3......0..... 177.... 118 6....... 0........ 0....... 127.......41 Wilburn Tucker....7.........3......0..... 156.... 117 6....... 0........ 0..........93.......57 Wilburn Tucker....2.........8......0........88.... 164 1....... 5........ 0..........35.... 117 Wilburn Tucker....6.........4......0..... 205.... 152 3....... 4........ 0....... 123.... 228 Wilburn Tucker....1.........9......0........74.... 199 1....... 6........ 0..........55.... 142 Wilburn Tucker....3.........7......0..... 177.... 181 3....... 4........ 0....... 164.... 128 Wilburn Tucker....5.........5......0..... 170.... 163 4....... 3........ 0....... 129.......88
Year............ Coach...................... W........... L.......... T.......... Pts......... Opp 1936............... Putty Overall............... 2............... 5............. 1.............. 64.............. 120 1937............... Putty Overall............... 3............... 5............. 1.............. 47.............. 119 1938............... Putty Overall............... 6............... 3............. 0............101.................71 1939............... Putty Overall............... 6............... 3............. 1............130.................82 1940............... Putty Overall............... 2............... 6............. 0.............. 70.............. 127 1941............... Putty Overall............... 5............... 4............. 0............105.............. 114 1942............... Putty Overall............... 3............... 4............. 2............116.............. 117 1943............... Putty Overall............... 1............... 5............. 0.............. 26.............. 185 1944............... Putty Overall............... 1............... 2............. 0.............. 68.................45 1945............... Putty Overall............... 1............... 8............. 0............107.............. 122 1946............... Putty Overall............... 5............... 5............. 0............135.............. 166 1947............... Hooper Eblen............. 4............... 7............. 0............131.............. 207 1948............... Hooper Eblen............. 5............... 6............. 0............178.............. 167 Totals.......................................... 92.......... 103...... 22.... 2,681....... 2,660
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Wilburn Tucker....3.........7......0..... 187.... 264 3....... 4........ 0....... 139.... 190 Don Wade.............2.........8......0........82.... 159 2....... 5........ 0..........49.......91 Don Wade.............5.........5......0..... 179.... 218 4....... 3........ 0....... 133.... 143 Don Wade.............4.........6......0..... 130.... 185 2....... 5........ 0..........74.... 139 Don Wade.............8.........2......0..... 189.......89 5....... 2........ 0....... 138.......58 Don Wade.............10......2......0..... 236.... 158 7....... 0........ 0....... 149.......67 Don Wade.............2.........8......1..... 125.... 224 1....... 6........ 0..........96.... 168 Don Wade.............6.........5......0..... 174.... 130 4....... 3........ 0....... 126.......71 Don Wade.............8.........3......0..... 225.......89 6....... 1........ 0....... 161.......52 Don Wade.............8.........3......0..... 276.... 180 5....... 2........ 0....... 159.... 111 Don Wade.............9.........2......0..... 343.... 233 5....... 2........ 0....... 202.... 142 Don Wade.............5.........6......0..... 203.... 248 4....... 2........ 0....... 144.... 104 Don Wade.............1.........8......2..... 103.... 232 0....... 5........ 1..........41.... 149 Don Wade.............4.........7......0..... 165.... 266 1....... 6........ 0..........78.... 201 Don Wade.............6.........5......0..... 229.... 231 4....... 4........ 0....... 155.... 172 Don Wade.............3.........8......0..... 165.... 244 1....... 6........ 0..........99.... 171 Gary Darnell.........2.........8......0........97.... 226 2....... 5........ 0..........80.... 153 Gary Darnell.........0.........11...0........78.... 329 0....... 7........ 0..........54.... 224 Gary Darnell.........1.........10...0..... 177.... 314 1....... 6........ 0....... 154.... 189 Jim Ragland.........0.........10...0..... 104.... 348 0....... 7........ 0..........88.... 205 Jim Ragland.........5.........6......0..... 283.... 246 2....... 4........ 0....... 123.... 126 Jim Ragland.........1.........10...0..... 114.... 291 1....... 5........ 0..........55.... 135 Jim Ragland.........5.........5......0..... 191.... 230 3....... 3........ 0..........88.... 115 Jim Ragland.........6.........5......0..... 242.... 256 3....... 3........ 0..........94.... 131 Jim Ragland.........2.........9......0..... 221.... 244 2....... 5........ 0....... 161.... 130 Jim Ragland.........7.........4......0..... 226.... 230 6....... 2........ 0....... 168.... 120 Jim Ragland.........8.........3......0..... 263.... 154 7....... 1........ 0....... 197.......87 Jim Ragland.........5.........6......0..... 236.... 213 3....... 5........ 0....... 179.... 182 Jim Ragland.........3.........8......0..... 234.... 311 2....... 6........ 0....... 147.... 239 Mike Hennigan...5.........6......0..... 180.... 242 4....... 4........ 0....... 142.... 197 Mike Hennigan...6.........5......0..... 205.... 174 4....... 3........ 0....... 131.... 113 Mike Hennigan...4.........7......0..... 219.... 245 2....... 5........ 0....... 132.... 179 Mike Hennigan...5.........5......0..... 201.... 177 4....... 3........ 0....... 153.... 103 Mike Hennigan...8.........3......0..... 317.... 217 5....... 2........ 0....... 208.... 103 Mike Hennigan...7.........3......0..... 313.... 213 4....... 2........ 0....... 203.... 131 Mike Hennigan...5.........7......0..... 328.... 333 2....... 4........ 0....... 160.... 142 Mike Hennigan...2.........9......0..... 245.... 340 1....... 7........ 0....... 183.... 248 Mike Hennigan...6.........5......0..... 290.... 265 3....... 4........ 0....... 183.... 174 Mike Hennigan...4.........7......0..... 269.... 351 3....... 5........ 0....... 191.... 269 Doug Malone*....4.........7......0..... 192.... 296 4....... 4........ 0....... 159.... 191 Watson Brown.....4.........7......0..... 329.... 352 3....... 5........ 0....... 226.... 289 Watson Brown.....3.........9......0..... 240.... 420 1....... 6........ 0....... 148.... 330 Watson Brown.....6.........5......0..... 267.... 286 5....... 3........ 0....... 209.... 189 Watson Brown.....5.........6......0..... 264.... 317 4....... 4........ 0....... 211.... 211 Watson Brown.....7.........4......0..... 355.... 279 6....... 2........ 0....... 278.... 204 Watson Brown.....3.........8......0..... 347.... 433 1....... 7........ 0....... 250.... 325
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL 1978 Offensive S11........ Milton Jenkins S25........ Cecil Fore N13....... Jimmy Maynord N20....... Jimmy Maynord 1979 Rookie O22....... Reggie Bazel 1980 Offensive O6.......... James Aaron Defensive O27....... Kent Pettyjohn Rookie S22........ Marvin McClennon O6.......... Marvin McClennon N17....... Marvin McClennon 1981 Offensive O19....... Tony Costantine Rookie N16....... Mark Powers 1982 Offensive N15....... Reggie Bazel Defensive S27........ Jeff Daughtry Rookie S21........ Brent Fisher 1983 O24....... Allen Lawrence 1985 Special Teams O14....... Scott Meadows 1987 Offensive S14........ Patrick Pope O5.......... Patrick Pope O19....... Lorenza Rivers N16....... Lorenza Rivers Defensive N16....... Marlon Placide Offensive Lineman S14........ Clark Richey O19....... Clark Richey Special Teams O12....... Lorenza Rivers Rookie O26....... Tracy Graham 1988 Defensive O17....... Gerald Dossett Special Teams O31....... Tracy Graham Rookie O3.......... Norman Drake O24....... Norman Drake
1989 Offensive S11........ Ryan Weeks Defensive O2.......... Felix Parham Offensive Lineman O2.......... Bruce Lamb Special Teams O16....... Tracy Graham O30....... Ryan Weeks Rookie S5........... Mike Stewart S18........ Billy Shackleford ............... Mike Stewart 1990 Offensive O8.......... Bert Browne O15....... Bert Browne Defensive O15....... Rick Sanders O29....... Felix Parham Offensive Lineman S24........ Carlos James O15....... Jerry Jared Special Teams S4........... Daniel Gibson O1.......... Daniel Gibson Rookie S4........... Shane Queen S10........ Damyen Taylor O1.......... Maurice Draine O15....... Daniel Gipson N12....... Damyen Taylor 1991 Defensive O21....... Shane Queen Special Teams S16........ Marshall Hale O21....... Daniel Gipson Rookie O7.......... Randy Beaman O14....... Randy Beaman N4.......... Willie Queen 1992 Offensive O4.......... Randy Beaman Defensive O11....... Kevin Jackson Special Teams O18....... Chad Brummitt O25....... Mike Stewart Rookie S20........ Mike Penix O11....... Gerald Bentley O25....... Craig Long 1993 Offensive S5........... Mike Jones S12........ Willie Queen O10....... Michael Penix N21....... Mike Jones Special Teams O31....... Jay Henderson
1994 Offensive S25........ Michael Penix N6.......... Willie Queen Defensive S11........ Brian Pankey N6.......... Brad Simmons 1995 Offensive O22....... Michael Penix Special Teams S10........ Gerald Bentley Newcomer N5.......... Jamie Sander 1996 Offensive S22........ Andre Caballero Defensive S22........ Robert Taylor N10....... Robert Taylor Special Teams S29........ Jay Henderson N17....... Jay Henderson Newcomer O6.......... Brant Billen O13....... Andre Caballero 1997 Defensive S7........... Branon Vaughn S28........ Josh Symonette N2.......... Corey Chamblin Special Teams O19....... Casey Roberts N16....... Jerome Tillman N23....... Andy Dorsey Newcomer O19....... Stanley McGraw 1998 Defensive S6........... Jerry Turner O25....... Branon Vaughn N15....... Chad Evitts N22....... Joshua Symonette Special Teams S27........ Andy Dorsey O25....... David Collett N15....... Andy Dorsey 1999 Offensive O3.......... Walter Hill Defensive S12........ Chad Evitts O10....... Branon Vaughn O17....... Branon Vaughn N14....... Joshua Symonette Special Teams S19........ David Collett 2000 Offensive O29....... Travis Rogers N19....... Travis Rogers Defensive S24........ Chad Evitts N12....... Chad Evitts Special Teams S24........ Andy Dorsey O15....... Andy Dorsey N5.......... Jahi Henley N19....... David Collett
2001 Offensive O28....... Grant Swallows N4.......... Grant Swallows N11....... Grant Swallows Defensive O7.......... Jameel Brown O28....... D.J. Bleisath N11....... D.J. Bleisath N18....... D.J. Bleisath Special Teams S2........... David Collett N11....... David Collett 2002 Offensive N23....... Jason Ballard Defensive S14........ Daniel Wentzel Special Teams S14........ Nick Hodges S28........ Nick Hodges Newcomer S21........ Trey Bonner 2003 Defensive S13........ Brandon Shelby S27........ Yusuf Sharif Newcomer S27........ Derek White O4.......... Derek White 2004 Offensive O9.......... Trey Bonner Defensive O9.......... Perry Kyles O23....... Brett Vavra N6.......... Brett Vavra Special Teams O23....... Josh Foster 2005 Offensive O2.......... Stephen Britton N6.......... Anthony Ash Special Teams S11........ Josh Foster O30....... Jon Mahan Newcomer N6.......... Cameron Kirnes 2006 Offensive N19....... Lee Sweeney Defensive S24........ Aaron Williams Special Teams S24........ John Mahan Freshman O1.......... Lee Sweeney O15....... Lee Sweeney N19....... Lee Sweeney
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2007 Offensive S9........... Derek White S16........ Derek White Defensive S23........ Maurice Smith O14....... Corey Reed Special Teams O28....... Larry Shipp Newcomer S9........... Justin Kraemer S23........ Henry Sailes N18....... Justin Kraemer 2008 Offensive S14........ Henry Sailes Special Teams S14........ Justin Kraemer 2009 Offensive N1.......... Tim Benford Defensive O11....... Dustin Dillehay N1.......... Caleb Mitchell Newcomer N1.......... Caleb Mitchell 2010 Offensive N21....... Cass Barnes Defensive O17....... Marcus Edwards O17....... Caleb Mitchell N21....... Richmond Tooley Special Teams O10....... Matthew Barker O24....... Nick Campbell Newcomer O17....... Jocques Crawford N21....... Jocques Crawford 2011 Offensive S25........ Dontey Gay N20....... Dontey Gay Defensive S18........ Richmond Tooley O30....... Corey Watson N20....... Richmond Tooley Special Teams S25........ Cody Forbes O16....... Zach Sharp O30....... Nick Campbell 2012 Offensive N11....... Darian Stone Special Teams S30........ Ladarius Vanlier N11....... Zach Sharp Newcomer S2........... Da’Rick Rogers S23........ Da’Rick Rogers
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Wilburn Tucker Tennessee Tech's football stadium is named for Wilburn Tucker. During his career as head football coach, Tucker: * Compiled a 70-65-5 record * Won 5 OVC championships * Named to OVC Hall of Fame * Named to Tech Hall of Fame
P.V. Putty Overall
Tech’s crowd of 12,831 for the 2007 game against Cumberland University was the largest opening day crowd in the 44-year history of Tucker Stadium. Tucker Stadium, the home venue for the Tennessee Tech football program since the Golden Eagles moved into the facility in 1966, underwent an extensive surface renovation in 2007. The facility upgrades included the installation of 24/7 turf by The Motz Group, as well as renovations and a new surface to the nine-lane track. In 2008, new lights were installed at the stadium, and in 2009 the working press box received a major overhaul and technological upgrades.
Tucker Stadium will host the TSSAA Tennessee State Championship Games through the 2016 season. The venue is named in tribute to former Golden Eagle coach Wilburn Tucker. The center stage of the stadium is Overall Field, named to recognize longtime Tech coach and administrator Putty Overall. The stadium features a two-level press box on each side, with the West Box hosting the working press and the East Box hosting the president and his guests. With the addition of the 24/7 turf, the latest in technology, material and equipment was used to ensure that Tucker Stadium is one of the finest facilities in the Ohio Valley Conference. Tucker Stadium opened for gridiron action for the 1966 season with seating for 12,500. In the first game in the facility, UT- Chattanooga came to town and handed coach Don Wade's Golden Eagles a 17-7 loss. Two weeks later, Tech posted its first victory in the stadium, topping East Tennessee State, 14-3. The facility was expanded to its present capacity of 16,500 prior to the 1971 season. In 39 college football seasons, it has hosted 1,532,281 fans at 221 games. Tech has hosted 21 crowds of better than 12,000 fans and owns a 12-8-1 record in
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The playing field in Tucker Stadium is named for Putty Overall. During his career as head football coach, Overall: * Compiled a 97-95-18 record * Won 2 OVC championships * Named to OVC Hall of Fame * Named to Tech Hall of Fame
those contests, including a record 12,831 for the game against Cumberland in the 2007 opener. The largest attendance came against Morehead State in 1971, when 16,521 folks crowded into the newly enlarged facility. The 2009 Golden Eagles were unbeaten at home, posting a 5-0 record. Golden Eagle teams have had three other unbeaten home seasons, going 11-0 over two conFILL 'ER UP... secutive seasons, with The largest crowd in Tucker Stadium history a 5-0 mark in 1971 (16,521) watched the Golden Eagles beat and 6-0 in 1972. Tech Morehead State, 26-8, on October 23, 1971. was also 5-0 in 2001. Jeff Axel rushed for 138 yards on 18 carries to lead the offense while Jim Youngblood’s 16 The facility was tackles topped the Golden Eagle defense as officially dedicated Tech posted a Homecoming victory. as Tucker Stadium at Homecoming ceremonies on Oct. 18, 1980, in honor of former coach Wilburn Tucker, who served on the Golden Eagle staff for 21 years. The playing field itself retained its designation as Overall Field, named for coach P.V. Overall, who was head coach at Tech for 26 years. Both men are in the Tech Sports Hall of Fame and the OVC Hall of Fame. When the stadium was built in 1966, it featured a press box on the West side for the working press. The second box -- for use by TTU's president and guests -- plus 4,000 additional seats, were added to the East side of the stadium in 1971. The first synthetic turf was laid in 1970 and was replaced in 1980. That turf lasted 13 years until Stadia Turf was installed in 1994. The surface that was replaced in 2007.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Largest Home Crowds Attendance (Year, Result) 1) 16,521 (1971, Morehead State 26-8 W) 2) 16,089 (1978, W. Kentucky 20-26 L) 3) 16,072 (1977, Morehead State 24-22 W) 4) 15,607 (1976, W. Kentucky 22-12 W) 5) 14,623 (1984, Tenn. State 3-33 L) 6) 14,586 (1978, Murray State 24-14 W) 7) 14,133 (1977, Austin Peay 21-24 L) 8) 13,859 (1982, W. Kentucky 14-28 L) 9) 13,627 (1980, Murray State 3-10 L) 10) 13,186 (1972, MTSU 24-10 W) 11) 13,124 (1976, UN-Omaha 56-28 W) 12) 12,831 (2007, Cumberland 45-21 W) 13) 12,746 (1978, W. Carolina 22-20 W) 14) 12,523 (1977, Youngstown 38-22 W) 15) 12,511 (1979, Morehead State 3-3 T) 16) 12,500 (1999, Murray State 11-22 L) 17) 12,310 (1981, Morehead State 35-17 W) 18) 12,237 (1998, MTSU 16-19 L) 19) 12,212 (1970, E. Kentucky 13-20 L) 20) 12,204 (1972, W. Kentucky 30-10 W) 21) 12,186 (1974, W. Kentucky 10-6 W)
Tech is 12-8-1 in front of crowds of 12,000 or more in Tucker Stadium.
Largest Road Crowds Attendance (Year, Site, Result) 1) 92,746 (2010, at Georgia, 38-0 L) 2) 85,754 (2007, at Auburn, 35-3, L) 3) 70,585 (2011, at Iowa, 34-7, L) 4) 69, 596 (2010, at Arkansas, 44-3, L) 5) 57,091 (2012, at Oregon, 63-14, L) 6) 48, 094 (2010, at Kansas State, 49-7 L) 7) 41,132 (1999, at Tennessee State, 19-25, L) 8) 40,155 (2002, at Iowa State, 58-6, L) 9) 38, 694 (2008, at Louisville, 51-10, L) 9) 37,117 (2010, at TCU, 62-7, L) 10) 32,000 (1984, at Kansas State, 28-12 L) 11) 29,702 (1988, at East Carolina, 52-13 L) 12) 28,525 (2001, at Air Force Academy, 42-0 L) 13) 26,123 (2005, at No. Illinois, 42-3 L) 14) 26,101 (2003, at Memphis, 40-10 L) 15) 26,000 (1951, at Kentucky, 72-13 L) 16) 25,546 (2004, at South Florida, 21-7 L) 17) 24,177 (1994, at Marshall, 24-10 L) 18) 23,743 (1995, at Marshall, 45-14 L) 19) 22,123 (1985, at UN-Las Vegas, 35-7 L) 20) 21,326 (2000, at Ohio University, 52-14 L) 21) 20,806 (2006, at Middle Tenn.. 44-0 L) 22) 19,926 (1971, at Western Kentucky, 15-7 L) 23) 18,500 (1998 at UAB, 6-38 L) 24) 18,500 (1969, at Western Kentucky, 42-0 L) 25) 18,300 (1988, at Eastern Kentucky, 14-7 L) 26) 18,200 (1958, at Florida State, 22-7 L) 27) 18,123 (2003, at Northern Illinois, L 42-17)
Year-by-Year Attendance in Tucker Stadium Year GP W-L Attend. 1966 5 3-2 30,600 1967 5 2-3 33,770 1968 5 1-4 34,500 1969 5 2-3 30,000 1970 5 2-3 47,538 1971 5 5-0 54,314 1972 6 6-0 46,210 1973 5 2-3 34,745 1974 6 4-2 41,000 1975 5 4-1 38,200 1976 6 4-2 68,202
1977 5 4-1 1978 5 3-2 1979 5 1-2-2 1980 6 1-5 1981 6 4-2 1982 5 2-3 1983 5 1-4 1984 5 0-5 1985 5 1-4 1986 4 0-4 1987 6 2-4 1988 5 0-5
56,500 55,200 38,800 58,014 45,204 41,105 34,509 50,027 29,063 25,816 52,154 19,278
1989 5 2-3 34,146 1990 6 5-1 37,810 1991 4 2-2 26,320 1992 6 5-1 31,843 1993 6 5-1 28,775 1994 6 3-3 27,540 1995 5 1-4 22,850 1996 5 4-1 21,456 1997 4 3-1 19,444 1998 7 3-4 26,468 1999 4 2-2 24,712 2000 6 5-1 29,799 2001 5 5-0 38,396 2002 6 3-3 36,520 2003 4 1-3 24,984 2004 6 5-1 30,625 2005 5 4-1 30,858 2006 5 1-4 25,174 2007 6 3-3 49,912 2008 6 2-4 38,306 2009 5 5-0 27,767 2010 5 3-2 35,603 2011 6 3-3 50,443 2012 6 3-3 41,922 TOTALS 249 132-115-2 1,726,322
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Newsweek names TTU among most affordable universities in the nation Where Quality Counts
For nearly 100 years, Tennessee Tech has served the various needs of the region, the state and beyond. Not only is Tech renowned as a fine institution of higher education, it also serves as a public resource center and encourages scholarly research and creative activity by its faculty and students. Today, Tech makes a number of contributions to economic development locally, regionally and nationally. Tech’s 65,000-plus alumni occupy positions of leadership in education, business, industry, government and public service. Tennessee Tech is widely known as an institution noted for its academic quality -- an institution where the energies of the faculty, staff and students are devoted to ensuring that the university’s quality is maintained and enhanced. The university is divided into seven academic divisions offering 44 programs of study leading to the bachelor’s degree and 20 programs of study at the graduate level. More than 75 percent of the 370 full-time faculty members hold doctoral degrees. Considered one of the most picturesque campuses in the South -and one of the safest -- the buildings carry an attractive Georgian style of architecture that lends the Tech campus an Ivy-league character. Tech was established in 1915 as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, located on the site of its forerunner, Dixie College. TPI gained university status in 1965, reflecting the institution’s role as a multipurpose, state-supported university. Tech’s current enrollment continues to
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include students from almost all 95 Tennessee counties, along with students from more than 40 other states and about 40 foreign countries.
Campus Life
Tennessee Tech students know that there is a lot more to college life than what goes on in the classroom. Nearly 200 student organizations on campus offer activities ranging from academic, athletic, cultural, political, community-oriented, social to spiritual. At Tech, it’s easy to get involved and make friends. Campus recreation coordinates 11 intramural and club sports: basketball, bowling, flag football, golf, racquetball, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. The Fitness Center is a free, full-service health club for students. It houses a fully equipped weight room, 25-meter indoor pool, cardiovascular equipment and an indoor track. Tech is also a center for the arts, presenting concerts, theatre productions, lectures, dance performances, films, workshops, demonstrations and art exhibits each year. And, of course there’s always an athletics event to attend. Tennessee Tech’s athletic teams compete in the Ohio Valley Conference for 14 sports on the NCAA Division I level, and students can attend all regular season athletic events absolutely free!
The Tennessee Tech Athletic Department unveiled a new brand on Aug. 31, 2006, with an all-new set of logos for the Golden Eagles. The brand is new, but the tradition remains -the name Golden Eagles. How did TTU adopt the name? In the first quarter of this century, Tennessee Polytechnic Institute was a tiny school, located in the rugged, mountainous Upper Cumberland region where Golden Eagles were plentiful, soaring above the lush, upland forests. It's easy to understand how those early students and faculty could narrow their choices for their athletic team's nicknames to "Golden Eagles" or "Mountaineers." On February 14, 1925, the nickname "Golden Eagles " was officially adopted. The school newspaper, The Oracle, printed a story that outlined the efforts of a committee to suggest several possible nicknames to Athletic Association members for their consideration. The two most popular names were "Golden Eagles" and "Mountaineers," and the association, by a vote of 139-18, proudly declared its preference. It wasn't until 27 years later that a tangible mascot found its way to the campus. Several Tech
students braved a driving night rainstorm to pilfer a huge block-tin eagle statue from the charred ruins of a resort hotel in Monteagle. They painted the creature - with a wingspan of over six feet - a glistening gold, and suspended it from the rafter for public inspection at the following day's basketball game in Memorial Gym. Then-Governor Frank G. Clement, a lifelong friend of the hotel owner, was in Cookeville to speak . He worked out a compromise between his friend and the school students, who wanted to retain the eagle as their mascot. Over the years, a wide variety of artwork and drawings have been used to represent the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Some of those include a drawing which appeared in media guides in the mid 1970s, and a cartoon-style mascots in the early 1980s that was dubbed ‘the purple chicken” by Tech students.
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Dr. Philip B. Oldham, who joined the university July 1, 2012, as its ninth president, is a former collegiate tennis player who understands the demands on studentathletes and who values how college athletics enhance the university and surrounding community. President Oldham previously served as provost and senior vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University
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of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a position he had held since 2007. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Freed-Hardeman University in 1980 and his doctorate in analytical chemistry from Texas A&M University in 1985. He spent a year following his graduate work as a Wellcome Research Fellow at Burroughs Wellcome Co. (Glaxo Smith-Kline) before joining the faculty at Mississippi
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Top: President Oldham and his son, Sam, visit with Mark Wilson during a preseason scrimmage. Below: The president addresses the Golden Eagles during 2012 Football Photo Day. Right: One of Dr. Oldham’s many speaking appearances.
State University in 1986. Oldham served as head of Mississippi State University’s chemistry department for five years prior to becoming MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences dean in 2001. During his five years as provost at UTC, enrollment grew 28 percent to more than 11,400 students. He led efforts to improve student retention and graduation rates resulting in a 15 percent increase in freshmen retention in just three years. Under his leadership, UTC established the Center for Advisement and Student Success, created the Math Plaza and initiated UTeaChattanooga to educate future teachers. He oversaw the addition of doctoral programs in advanced nursing practice and occupational therapy as well as the redesign of summer school. Under his guidance, the university raised significant private support, received board approval to create the University Honors College and launched a creative new “Degree in 3” program designed to accelerate degree completion at reduced student costs.
Oldham has served on statewide task forces to develop the new higher education funding formula for Tennessee and to create universal transfer pathways to provide seamless student transfers across all Tennessee public colleges and universities. Along with his administrative accomplishments, Oldham has authored more than 35 peer reviewed research articles in analytical chemistry, along with two patents and approximately 100 conference presentations. His research has been financially supported by the National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey and private industry. He has served on a number of scholarly editorial boards and as a peer reviewer for both the NSF and National Institutes of Health. Oldham and his wife, Kari, are proud of their family, which includes three sons (Clay, Paden and Sam), a daughter (Audrey) and a daughter-in-law (Rebecca).
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University of Maine, 1991
Tennessee Tech’s Mark Wilson was named in June as one of four winners of the Athletic Director of the Year Award for the Football Championship Subdivision, an honor that is selected and presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). “I am humbled that Tennessee Tech’s faculty athletic representative, Dr. Jeff Roberts, nominated me, and I’m honored to be selected by my peers at NACDA for this award,” Wilson said. “I love working hard for our student-athletes and community so they have pride in everything Tennessee Tech Athletics.” TTU President Philip Oldham recognized the efforts that led to Wilson’s selection. “Mark Wilson’s accomplishments and leadership have earned him this award and the respect of his peers and col-
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leagues,” Oldham said. “Most importantly, Mark measures his own successes by how well TTU student-athletes perform in the classroom and on the field. His expectations and vision for our athletic programs continue to represent the university well.” Upon his arrival at Tennessee Tech in 2004, Wilson embarked on an ambitious enhancement program to improve every facet of intercollegiate athletics at Tennessee Tech. Tennessee Tech’s annual team GPA improved from a 2.79 in 2003-04 to 3.16 in spring semester 2013, including an all-time high semester of 3.2 in the spring of 2010. Private fundraising has enhanced facilities for TTU studentathletes, highlighted by the construction of a 25,000 square-foot Athletic Performance Center and state-of-the-art basketball offices. He initiated a new branding and standard graphic identity program for regional and national recognition of TTU athletics and under his leadership, TTU’s teams have been highly active supporting community outreach programs such as Habitat for Humanity and Mustard Seed Ranch (a local home for disadvantaged youth). Wilson’s hiring decisions have also paid off. Twenty-two Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) regular season and tournament championships have been won, along with the 2012 OVC Sportsmanship
Award. The 2011 football team under Watson Brown won its first conference championship since 1975. Sytia Messer’s (TTU’s first female African-American head coach) and Jim Davis’ women’s basketball teams have won two OVC championships in the last three seasons. The tennis team, under the direction of two-time OVC Coach of the Year Kenny Doyle, has gone unbeaten in OVC play while winning the regular season championship each of the past two years. Wilson, 44, has served as chair of the OVC Board of Director of Athletics and represented the OVC on the NCAA Leadership Council. Wilson currently serves on the FCS ADA Executive Committee and the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee and Football Issues Committee. Wilson’s first nine years as Director of Athletics at TTU have showcased his vision, energy, and enthusiasm for providing outstanding experiences for Tech’s student-athletes and fans. In addition to major improvements in Tennessee Tech’s athletics facilities, high graduation and APR rates by Golden Eagle student-athletes, and outstanding academic success, Wilson has also cultivated excellent relationships with the campus, community and alumni. In short, Wilson has facilitated growth and excellence in all areas of TTU Athletics Following an appointment on the NCAA Leadership Council, Wilson is currently serving a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee and Division I Football Issues
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Committee, and has been active in the Ohio Valley Conference governance structure. Wilson also developed a strategic plan for Tech’s athletic facilities and has already seen some of those plans become reality. During the past six years Tech has completed several construction and renovation projects to athletic facilities, including a spectacular, new Athletic Performance Center on the western edge of campus, a spacious, new basketball office complex in Eblen Center, a new natural grass practice field, installation of new turf in Tucker Stadium, renovating the running track, renovating the football offices, meeting rooms and locker rooms, and new lights at Tucker Stadium. Additional building plans call for a new student-athlete center and an oncampus tennis center. Another step achieved under Wilson’s direction has been increased fund raising and development efforts with the goal of providing the necessary facilities and resources for Tech’s student-athletes, coaches and staff. All of those accomplishments have come while the department has continued to stay focused on compliance with all NCAA rules and regulations. The most recent NCAA announcements show that all 14 of Tech’s athletic programs are comfortably above the benchmark for compliance in the Athletic Progress Rate (APR). Just as important are the relationships that Wilson has developed and nurtured, including the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce, the student body, the campus community and the region at-large. His leadership has been instrumental in the overwhelming success in the community’s host role at Tucker Stadium for the annual Blue Cross Bowl for the TSSAA high school state championship football games Tech has also seen growth in regional and national media exposure for its student-athletes and coaches while his hands-on approach to marketing and branding Golden Eagle Athletics has earned increased opportunities and involvement for fans and sponsors. Some
of the ideas he has implemented include the Purple Pride Caravans, a new athletics logo and branding marks that have gained nationwide recognition, and an updated and modern ticketing system. Under Wilson’s direction, Tech has introducing an enhanced digital video presence for athletics, including free live web streaming productions and a variety of additional video programs, interviews and features that give fans, alumni and supporters greater access to Golden Eagle teams, student-athletes, coaches and staff. Wilson was named Director of Athletics on July 1, 2004. He came to Tennessee Tech from a position of Associate Athletic Director at Ohio University. Prior to that, he served as the Director of Athletic Marketing for the University of Massachusetts, worked as a graduate assistant in the UMass athletic department and interned with the Northwestern University ticketing and marketing departments.
Wilson received his bachelor’s degree in 1991 from the University of Maine in physical education and health, and earned his master’s in sports management from the University of Massachusetts in 1994. Mark has two daughters, Katey (18) and Meaghan (13).
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL HEAD COACHES
Bonnie Bynum Softball
Tony Cox Cross Country/Track
Matt Bragga Baseball
Daniel Brizard Soccer
Jim Davis Women’s Basketball
Kenny Doyle Men’s Tennis
Polk Brown Men’s/Women’s Golf
Steve Payne Men’s Basketball
Watson Brown Robin Burroughs Football Cheerleading/Dance
Chip Pugh Performance
Dave Zelenock Volleyball
Kim Meredith
Matt Hewett
Scott Schweitzer
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Ashlee Kiser
Katie Tallant
Adam Urbano
MARKETING & SALES
Marilyn Borch-Jensen
Justin Hilliard
COMPLIANCE
SPORTS INFORMATION / GOLDEN EAGLE SPORTS NETWORK
Mary Gray Johnson
Mike Lehman
Andrew Neff
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Mark Wilson Tennessee Tech University Director of Athletics
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TICKET OFFICE
Sandy Zimmerman
ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION
Virginia Lewis
Bobby Long
Jocelyn VerVelde
Casey Scarlett
Dylan Vazzano
Matt Wagner
CLERICAL STAFF
Matt Dexter
Patrena Hicks
Leveda Birdwell Kevin Bostian Corporate Sales & Associate A.D. Marketing Development
Frank Harrell Associate Athletics Director
Joe Erdeljac Director of Sports Medicine
Dr. Lance Jasitt Tammie McMillan Assistant A.D. Assistant A.D. Academics Business
Dr. Jeff Roberts Rob Schabert Mandy Faculty Athletics Assistant A.D. Thatcher Representative Sports Information Compliance & Special
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL The success of Tennessee Tech University’s athletic teams is tied closely to the academic progress of each student-athlete, and the academic performance of each Tech student-athlete is closely monitored by the coaching staff as well as an experienced staff in Academic Services, led by Dr. Lance Jasitt. Student-athletes are the most visible component of a university, entertaining thousands of fans, students, alumni, family and friends. Their athletic abilities and achievements are a focus for national attention, as athletic events not only bring back faithful alumni, but serve as a welcome mat to the university for potential new students. Student-athletes devote many hours to practice, conditioning and training in an effort to be the best they can be. These hours are not required by non-athletes in the student body, and these extra demands can compete with academics for the student-athlete’s time and energy. The Tech Athletics Department works to provide help with course content (through tutors and monitored study hours) as well as with time management and study skills and any other academic support services that will allow Tech student-athletes to maximize their academic potential.
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Penn State University,1978
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Dr. Lance Jasitt serves as Assistant Athletics Director for Academics and Student Welfare. Dr. Jasitt plays a key role in the academic success of each of Tech’s varsity student-athletes, managers, and graduate assistants. His primary goals are to provide guidance and academic resources to permit student-athletes to maintain their academic eligibility under NCAA rules and to progress to graduation. In this process, Dr. Jasitt serves as a primary liaison between coaches and faculty. A detail-oriented person and a diligent worker, Dr. Jasitt has developed a solid understanding of the operations of the Athletics Department, the staff and the needs of its student-athletes. In addition to his academics/student welfare roles within Athletics, he has served in compliance and administrative operations roles in the Tech Athletics Department since 1998.
Dr. Jasitt is also highly involved in promoting reading and literacy at all age levels. He was the 200809 president of the TTU Council of the International Reading Association and is actively involved in that organization. He also has served on the President’s Commission on the Status of Women for seven years. Raised in York, Pa., he earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State in 1978 and added a master’s in public administration from Valdosta State in 1987. In 1993, he received a master’s degree in education from Old Dominion University and added a Ph.D. in literacy education from Tennessee Tech in 2004. Dr. Jasitt is a former Commander in the U.S. Navy. His wife of 30 years, Donna White Jasitt, is a former Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. They have two children, Ian and Meagan. Ian recently received his second degree from Tech, this one in Environmental Geology. Meagan is a senior Pre-Physical Therapy major at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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Virginia Lewis Academic Coordinator
The WIN Program was implemented in the fall semester of 2004 to provide additional support for freshmen and student-athletes whose general academic progress places them at risk for maintaining eligibility and graduating. The program involves the student-athlete, coach(es), academic advisor, tutors, and others to build academic skills for success. Participation in the program is primarily based on grades, and coaches or the academic advisor may recommend additional participation at any time. All incoming freshmen meet at least one time per week with their coach to discuss academic progress and needs as well as time management and study skill techniques. Other aspects of the program include monitored study hours, tutoring, and study skills workshops.
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Tennessee Tech alumna Ashlee Kiser serves as Academic Advisor for Tech’s studentathletes. A native of Wartburg, Tenn., Kiser earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Tech in 2005 and a master’s in English in 2007. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2005 and finished her graduate degree with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Along with her accolades as a student, Kiser has also taught numerous English and writing courses at several levels in and around the Cookeville area including Cookeville High School, Tennessee Tech and Nashville State Community College. Along with her success in the classroom, both as a student and teacher, Kiser has also been active in the community having participated in a number of different events. She has served as a writing scorer at several events at Nashville State and Tennessee Tech. She has also been a yearly participant in the TTU Festival of Student Writing since 2006 and was a member of the Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society. Kiser and her husband, Brinn, recently welcomed their first child on Mother’s Day – Ian Lonnie Kiser was born May 13, 2012.
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Tennessee Tech welcomed back one of its own as Justin Hilliard has rejoined Tech Athletics in the role of an Academic Advisor where he will work with the TTU student-athletes, helping them to excel in the classroom. Hilliard, a Pikeville, Tenn. native, spent five seasons on the Golden Eagle football team including a redshirt freshman season. An All-OVC Selection in his senior season, he wrapped a solid career with 117 total tackles, 22.5 tackles-for-loss, two blocked kicks, and one and half sacks in 43 career games. He took advantage of his time in the classroom as well, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Human Resource Management in May of 2010. While at Tech, Hilliard was involved not only with the football team, but also with the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the prestigious Who’s Who Among Students honors program. He also served as an Academic Mentor, tutoring other students in math and business courses. Hilliard will be joined by his wife Staci during his time at Tech.
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1976..................... Donley Canary, Baseball 1978................... Pat Kannapel, Basketball 1982................. Jerilynn Harper, Basketball 1985.....................Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1986.................Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1986.....................Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1987......................... Derek Lane, Baseball 1987.....................Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1987.................Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1988.............................. Jim Cornelius, Golf 1990......................... Lisa Johnson, Softball 1993....................... Andrea Roark, Softball 1996................ Dena Adams, Track & Field 1996........................Stacy Hughes, Softball 1996...............Dena Adams, Cross Country 1997................ Dena Adams, Track & Field 1997..............Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball 1998 ............... Jenny Adams, Track & Field 1999......................Adnan Hadzialic, Tennis 1999.......................Wes Gallagher, Football 2000.......................Diane Seng, Basketball 2000.......................Nick Solomon, Football 2001......................... Janet Holt, Basketball 2002......................... Janet Holt, Basketball 2002...................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball 2003.................. Stephanie Ward, CC/Track 2003...................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball 2004.................. Stephanie Ward, CC/Track 2005..................... Anne Morrow, Volleyball 2007.......................... Beth Boden, Softball 2008...................Thomas Nelson, Baseball 2008.......................... Beth Boden, Softball 2008................. Stephanie Fischer, Softball 2009........................ Taylor Askew, Football 2009.......................Teresa Craig, Volleyball 2010.................................. Josh Simer, Golf
1985......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1985.......................... Barry Wilmore, Football 1985..................... Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1986..................... Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1986.............................Joel Chandler, Football 1986......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1987............................ Ed deHass, Basketball 1987..............................Derek Lane, Baseball 1987......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1987..................... Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1987.............................. Clark Richey, Football 1988...................................Jim Cornelius, Golf 1990.......................... Steve Arnette, Baseball 1990...........................Tuesday Frase, Softball 1990..............................Lisa Johnson, Softball 1990....................... Spencer Hissam, Football 1991............................ Ted Lockerby, Football 1991.................................. Ben Holt, Baseball 1991............................Andrea Roark, Softball 1992............................ Ted Lockerby, Football 1992............................Andrea Roark, Softball 1993............................Andrea Roark, Softball 1993.................................. Ben Holt, Baseball 1994....................Mary Beth Coombs, Softball 1995................................Scott Trent, Football 1995..................................... Lisa Phipps, Golf 1995.................. Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball 1996.............................. Jason Matson, Tennis 1996............................ Stacy Hughes, Softball 1996...............Kelly Carmichael, Track & Field 1996.....................Dena Adams, Track & Field 1996............................ Brandy Henry, Softball 1996.................. Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball 1996.............. Meggan Toohey, Cross Country 1997............................ Stacy Hughes, Softball 1997.....................Dena Adams, Track & Field 1997.....................Jenny Adams, Track & Field 1997.................................. Wade Morrell, Golf 1997..............................Jeff Norman, Football
1997........................... Wes Gallagher, Football 1997.................. Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball 1998........................... Diane Seng, Basketball 1998............................ Taylor Ralph, Baseball 1998................................. Amy Ayers, Softball 1998.....................Jenny Adams, Track & Field 1998........................... Wes Gallagher, Football 1999........................... Diane Seng, Basketball 1999.................. Collin Carmichael, Basketball 1999.......................... Adnan Hadzialic, Tennis 1999.................................. Shane Sewell, Golf 1999........................... Wes Gallagher, Football 1999.................Kevin Boucher, Cross Country 1999................Steven Gordon, Cross Country 2000........................... Diane Seng, Basketball 2000..............................Janet Holt, Basketball 2000.................. Collin Carmichael, Basketball 2000............................ Brandy Henry, Softball 2000..........................Mirza Duranovic, Tennis 2000........................... Nick Solomon, Football 2001..............................Janet Holt, Basketball 2001......................... Grant Swallows, Football 2001............................Kara Gilbert, Volleyball 2001.................................. Julie Tryon, Soccer 2002..............................Janet Holt, Basketball 2002............................. Brent Jolly, Basketball 2002....................... LeeAnne Mongar, Softball 2002................ Stephanie Ward, Track & Field 2002.................................Alexis Boyd, Soccer 2002............................Kara Gilbert, Volleyball 2002.................................Trey Perry, Football 2003.......................Stephanie Ward, CC/Track 2003 ...................... LeeAnne Mongar, Softball 2003.................................Alexis Boyd, Soccer 2004.......................Stephanie Ward, CC/Track 2004...............................Brett Vavra, Football 2004..........................Anne Morrow, Volleyball 2005.................................Eric Anderson, Golf 2005.........................Michelle Brigano, Soccer
2005............................ Jess Seyfert, Volleyball 2005..........................Anne Morrow, Volleyball 2005................................ Jon Mahan, Football 2006.....................Leah Watson, Track & Field 2006............................... Beth Boden, Softball 2006................................ Jon Mahan, Football 2007............................... Beth Boden, Softball 2007.............................Taylor Askew, Football 2007...................Bradley Thompson, Football 2008............................... Beth Boden, Softball 2008......................Stephanie Fischer, Softball 2008....................... Thomas Nelson, Baseball 2008......................... Keri Coulthard, CC/Track 2008.............................Taylor Askew, Football 2008...................Bradley Thompson, Football 2008...............................Kathryn Lally, Soccer 2008...............................Taren Brown, Soccer 2008........................... Teresa Craig, Volleyball 2009...........................Frank Davis, Basketball 2009.................................Keri Light, CC/Track 2009...................... Stephanie Place, CC/Track 2009.........................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2009........................... Teresa Craig, Volleyball 2009.............................Taylor Askew, Football 2010................................ Lee Henry, Baseball 2010.......................Chad Oberacker, Baseball 2010.........................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2010.......................................Josh Simer, Golf 2011............................Corey Watson, Football 2011....................... James Normand, Football 2011.........................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2012...........................Molly Heady, Basketball 2012...........................Stephen Bush, Football 2013.........................Dennis Ogbe, Basketball 2013............................ Beth Miller, CC & Track 2013...................... Adam McLeod, CC & Track Total honors since 1985.............. 112
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Responsible for providing medical coverage, recognition and treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation for all 14 intercollegiate teams and more than 300 student-athletes. Tennessee Tech’s Sports Medicine department provides some of the most complete and advanced care available.
Joe
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Joe Erdeljac was named in July 2008 as Head Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech University. Erdeljac previously served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech for seven years, and worked for nine years with high school athletes for the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Overall, he is currently in his 12th year at Tech. Erdeljac was at Tech from 1992 to 1999. During that time, he was the Athletics Trainer for the men’s basketball team and worked with the student-athletes on all of Tech’s teams. A native of West Virginia, Erdeljac, 48, begin his career in 1988 while an undergraduate at the University of West Virginia. Upon graduation with a bachelor’s degree in Science and Physical Education, he took a graduate assistant position at Austin Peay and received his master’s degree 1989. From there, he accepted his first full-time position as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at LaSalle University in Philadelphia, a post he held until
being hired for a similar assignment at Tech under former Head Athletic Trainer David Green. After seven years at TTU, he accepted a position in 1999 with the Cookeville Regional Medical Center as Head Athletic Trainer for Upperman High School in Baxter, a position he held until recently accepting the top post in Tech’s Sports Medicine Department. During his time with CRMC, he was a volunteer athletic trainer at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. A member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association (SEATA), and Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society (TATS). He was re-appointed by the governor to the Tennessee Board of Athletic Trainers, a post he’ll fill through 2014. Joe and his wife, Jessica, have one daughter, Riley Grace, 4.
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Dr. Richard Williams, M.S., M.D., serves as the Team Physician for Tennessee Tech student-athletes. A physician at Mid-State Sports Medicine, Dr. Williams has specialized in sports medicine throughout his professional medical career, including experience with high school, college, Olympic and professional athletes. He understands sports medicine from an athlete’s point of view, participating on track and field and basketball teams during his high school and collegiate careers. A 1975 graduate of Crawfordsville (Ind.) High School, Dr. Williams also spent one year as a foreign exchange student in West Germany. He graduated Cum Laude (A.B.) from Dartmouth College, and went on to earn an M.S. degree in Medical and Molecular Genetics from Indiana University, and an M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Williams worked with the Indianapolis Colts training camp and provided volunteer medical support for high school soccer and football teams in Indianapolis during his senior year in medical school, and also served as a research assistant at the Methodist Sports Medicine Center. During his residency at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals, Dr. Williams provided coverage for local high school and college football teams, and worked extensively with the University of Cincinnati athletic teams. He earned an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship with Kentucky Sports Medicine in Lexington, and during the 1994-95 season was the team physician at Eastern Kentucky University, including primary game coverage in football and basketball, and training room coverage for all sports. Since 1995, Dr. Williams has been in practice in the Upper Cumberland. He has assumed primary responsibility, training room care and game coverage and injury treatment for all of Tennessee Tech’s athletic programs along with area high schools.
Dr. James TALMAGE Consultant
Dr. James Talmage, M.D., has over a decade of providing a variety of services to Tennessee Tech’s more than 300 student-athletes as general practitioner and consultant to the sports medicine staff. Currently a physician at the Occupational Health Center, Dr. Talmage moved to Cookeville in 1979 and has worked closely with the Tech sports medicine staff since 1987. While working with all men and women athletes, his primary area is the women’s basketball program. After graduating with a degree in Physiology from The Ohio State University in 1968, he was Summa Cum Laude in 1972 from the OSU medical school. He is Board Certified both in orthopedic surgery and in emergency medicine, and among his published works and lectures have been numerous items relating to athletic injuries and sports medicine.
Medical Support Staff
Dr. Clark Childress Team Dentist
Dr. Garrett Shepherd Team Optometrist
Physical Therapy for Student-Athletes TTU/CRMC Golden Eagle Sports Medicine Therapy Center is located inside the east side of Tucker Stadium on the TTU campus. The center specializes in athletic and orthopedic injuries and creates a convenient way for students, faculty and staff to attend physical therapy without leaving campus. The center is operated by a community partnership between Cookeville Regional Medical Center and Tennessee Tech, and is also open to members of the community. Dr. Mario Cruz joined the Tennessee Tech Sports Medicine program in the spring of 2013. His duties include the provision of rehabilitation services to all student athletes, as well as assisting the sports medicine staff. A Colombian native, Dr. Cruz specializes in the treatment of non-operative and post-operative musculo-skeletal, orthopedic, and sports medicine pathologies. He graduated with honors from Georgia Southern University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine with an emphasis in Athletic Training. While at GSU, he worked with several athletic teams as a student trainer, including football, men’s soccer, baseball, women’s track and field, and men’s and women’s basketball. He was also the recipient of the Jerry Rhea Sports Medicine Scholarship Award, as well as the Georgia Athletic Trainer’s Association Undergraduate Student Scholarship Award. Following his graduation from GSU, he attended the Medical College of Georgia (now called Georgia Regents University), where he earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2009. While at MCG, he worked as an athletic trainer for Augusta State University, assisting with the medical care of student athletes. After finishing his training in rehabilitation sciences, Dr. Cruz gained experience working for private clinics providing both physical rehabilitation and athletic training services for a wide range of patients including high school, college, semi-professional, and professional athletes. In 2013, he became a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Rehabilitation/Medicine.
Dr. William C. Francis Athletic Training Complex Tennessee Tech University’s athletic training complex was renamed the Dr. William C. Francis Student Therapy/Athletic Training Complex on November 7, 1992, in recognition of the dedicated, long-time team physician who was instrumental in the health care of all Tech student-athletes for 35 years. The state-of-the-art facility is located in the east side of Tucker Stadium. A 1953 Tech graduate who served as the football team’s captain and was president of the student body, Dr. Francis was inducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. Dr. Francis passed away on October 13, 1996.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Emphasizing Player Development The Tennessee Tech strength and conditioning program is a blend of science, technology, nutrition and one-on-one attention to each athlete. Golden Eagle student-athletes make a year-round commitment to physically preparing to play their sport at the highest level. At TTU, a program is tailored to match each student-athlete’s individual needs with the sport-specific physical demands. This includes strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, metabolic conditioning and motivation. This combination allows Tennessee Tech’s student-athletes to better reach their specific goals. Another major focus of the strength staff is the development of sport-specific speed, agility and conditioning.
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v Director of Athletic Performance /Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Chip Pugh is in his sixth year as Tennessee Tech’s strength and conditioning head coach. He oversees the physical development of student-athletes in all 14 sports, providing support in building toward championships. Pugh served three years in the same position at Winthrop University where he created and developed a highly successful strength and conditioning program that helped win 12 conference championships. An alumnus of Ohio University, he was an offensive lineman on the football team while earning a bachelor’s degree in sport industry and a master’s degree in physical education. Pugh believes that the qualities that athletes can develop in strength and conditioning will not only aid in their athletic development, but will also help them build quality character components necessary for life. A native of Parkersburg, W. Va., he began his coaching career at his alma mater as an assistant strength and conditioning coach where he primarily worked with men’s and women’s track, men’s and women’s swimming, and women’s soccer. He also assisted coach Ethan Reeve,
currently the head strength and conditioning coach at Wake Forest, with football while at Ohio. After leaving Ohio University he became the head strength and conditioning coach for football at Marietta (Ohio) College, where he also worked as an assistant football coach. Additionally, during his two years at Marietta College he also served as a campus minister to the college. Pugh is a certified member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Association. He also holds the Club Coach certification through USA Weightlifting. He is a Level-I certified CrossFit trainer and conducts personal training classes open to the public using the CrossFit methods. Chip and his wife, the former Nicole Carey, were married July 29, 2000. They live in Cookeville, where they are active in sprint triathlons and CrossFit. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Rory Love Pugh, in October of 2010. Their family grew to four on June 12, 2012, with the arrival of their second daughter, Reagan Mercy Pugh.
Tennessee Tech’s strength and conditioning program features:
u Strength and conditioning coaches u A wide variety of workout stations at the new Athletic Performance Center u A comprehensive obstacle course u Nutrition analysis u Complete conditioning regimen
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Development of Core Strength Imagine the body is a 3-link chain with the head and arms being one link, the torso/trunk being the second link and the legs being the third link. If the core link (trunk/torso) is weak or inflexible, there is little chance of maximizing potential because all body movement stems from the core. Train using ground-based, multi-joint lifting versus machine lifting Most athletes participate in stand up power sports using many muscle groups at once. The emphasis of training should be on total body athleticism and flexibility rather than having body weight supported by a machine and forcing isolation of just one muscle group. By incorporating ground-based lifts and exercises that focus on the total body, the athlete becomes more prepared to use their whole body in sport skills.
By taking advantage of expert instruction, Golden Eagle student-athletes are afforded every opportunity to maximize their athletic potential
Assistant Strength Coaches
Train for Power (which results in increased speed) Power = (Mass Moved x Distance)/time. The less time it takes to move a mass a certain distance, the higher the output. As seen in the above formula, an increase in speed of movements results in an increase in power.
Matt Hewitt
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Train Athleticism Many factors are included in athleticism: strength, power, speed, agility, flexibility, coordination, fitness level and mental toughness are just a few. It is the goal to maximize an athlete’s overall athleticism. Train as a Team When teams train together, it provides another opportunity to develop chemistry, teamwork, leadership skills and a competitive environment. Within this competitive environment, teams can work on mental toughness, attacking the weights and maintaining a positive attitude. By enabling athletes to work on these things as a team, it helps to promote a stronger sense of unity, therefore making it harder to “fold” under pressure. Make workouts short and intense There are many philosophies on how to get athletes stronger, faster and more flexible. But, when combined, these philosophies have the same three underlying principles: a) The workouts should be highly organized b) The workouts should be short in duration c) The workouts should be extremely intense The following are recommendations for athletes concerning days and times of strength trainig (including warmups): * In-season: 3 days / week; 30-40 minutes/workout * Post-season: 3-4 days / week; 45-60 minutes/workout * Pre-season: 4 days / week; 50-60 minutes/workout
Golden Eagle Strength All-Americans under Chip Pugh Awarded by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
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Katie Sutherland, Softball Amadi McKenzie, Men’s Basketball Allison Price, Women’s Basketball John Jackson, Football Blair Bowens, Women’s Basketball Kelechi Odu, Football Kaleigh Gates, Softball Elijah Muhammad, Basketball Tacarra Hayes, Women’s Basketball Dustin Dillehay, Football Kendall Hooper, Softball Scott Schweitzer, Football
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL 1975 Inductees Preston V. (Putty) Overall (1923-67)--Football, Basketball, Track, Baseball Creed Denton McClure (1937-39)--Football, Track B. Holmes Neal (1937-39)--Football Tom Fann (1950-52)--Football James Dearing Miller (1920-25)--Football
1985 Inductees Earl Carrier (1929-34)--Football, Baseball, Basketball Ray Carter (1970-73)--Rifle Homer Hamdorff (1936-39)--Football, Baseball, Basketball Charles (Chuck) Kriese (1970-72)--Tennis
1976 Inductees Malcolm P. Quillen (1930-33)--Baseball, Football Raymond H. (Bull) Brown (1933-37)--Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track Elwin W. (Wink) Midgett (1930-34)--Baseball, Basketball, Football Sidney McGee (1939-68)--Sports Information Emmett T. Strickland (1933-36)--Football, Baseball, Basketball
1986 Inductees Glen (Pete) Davis (1938-42)--Basketball, Football Elois Grooms (1972-75)--Football Mike Hennigan (1971-72)--Football Ron Shumate (1957-61)--Baseball, Basketball
1977 Inductees Hooper Eblen (1941-74)--Basketball, Baseball, Football, Track, Tennis, Golf Kenneth Sidwell (1955-56)--Basketball Joe B. Sills (1927-31)--Football, Baseball, Basketball Wilburn Tucker (1941-67)--Baseball, Football Eddie Watson (1922-28)--Football, Baseball, Basketball 1978 Inductees Benton Bilbrey (1940-43)--Track, Football, Baseball Huland Draper (1937-40)--Baseball, Basketball Jack Van Hooser (1951-54)--Football, Baseball Lonnie Warwick (1961-63)--Football Homer (Rudy) Schmittou (1959-62)--Football, Track 1979 Inductees Carl S. (Cotton) Barlow (1936-39)--Football, Baseball Tom Chilton (1956-57)--Track William Dupes (1949-51)--Football James S. Hagan (1957-60)--Basketball Flavious Smith (1948-52)--Football, Basketball 1980 Inductees Albert Jobe (1927-30)--Football, Baseball, Basketball, Track Jim Ragland (1960-63)--Football Marshall (Stick) Taylor (1953-56)--Football, Basketball David C. Williamson (1927-33)--Football, Basketball Larry Schreiber (1966-69)--Football 1981 Inductees Frank R. Adams (1927-31)--Football Lowell Smith (1958-61)--Football James A. Carlen (1924-27)--Athletics 1982 Inductees David Baxter (1958-61)--Football Kenneth Broyles (1951-53)--Football Bannis Norris (1931-35)--Basketball, Baseball Virgil Rains (1949, 1952-54)--Football Ray Thomas (1957-60)--Football
1988 Inductees Everett Derryberry (1940-74)--Administration Herbie Merritt (1956-59)--Basketball Dana Winningham (1972-75)--Football Kenneth (Moe) Wright (1955-57)--Football 1989 Inductees Noble Cody (1952-90)--Athletics James M. Gaylor (1951, 1955-57)--Football, Baseball Gayle Burgess-Hastings (1975-76)--Basketball James G. (Red) Jarell (1944, 46-49)--Football, Basketball 1990 Inductees L.D. (Speedy) Carden (1946-50)--Basketball, Football Pam Chambers-Compton (1976-80)--Basketball Bobby Nichols (1960-63)--Golf Johnny Oldham (1955-64)--Basketball 1991 Inductees Ray Drost (1958-64)--Football, Baseball Ron Filipek (1964-67)--Basketball Rod M. Fitz-Randolph (1976-80)--Rifle Joseph (J.R.) Mulvihill (1967-69)--Football 1992 Inductees Robert Aylward (1970-73)--Rifle Jerilynn Harper (1979-82)--Basketball Jim Harrison (1943-49)--Baseball, Football Marynell Meadors (1970-86)--Basketball, Volleyball 1993 Inductees Marc Burnett (1977-82)--Basketball Dr. William Headrick (1941-43)--Basketball, Baseball Pam Cassity Smith (1973-77)--Basketball Don Wade (1968-82)--Football
1983 Inductees Edward Gracey (1939-42)--Golf, Football, Track Gordon Mason (1957-61)--Football Charles Pangle (1943-45)--Football, Basketball, Baseball W. J. Shumaker (1957-59)--Football Jim Youngblood (1968-72)--Football 1984 Inductees Edward F. Etzel (1971-74)--Rifle William C. Francis (1949-52)--Football Don Cook (1948-51)--Baseball, Basketball Tommy Hackler (1959-60)--Football Edd Zegarski (1942, 1947-48)--Football, Track
1987 Inductees R.L. Highers (1940-43)--Football, Baseball Basketball Frank Jones (1972-76)--Basketball L.C. (Lusk) Stubblefield (1938-42)--Football Baseball
1994 Inductees Murray Cunningham (1973-76)--Football Don J. Henderson (1946-49)--Football, Baseball Ed Hooper (1940-1998)--Athletics Hubie Smith Jr. (1950-56)--Golf 1995 Inductees Ed Burns (1975-79)--Football Kurt Fitz-Randolph (1976-80)--Rifle Rodney Moore (1975-79)--Track 1996 Inductees Eldon Burgess (1962-96) and Gene Davidson (1962-98)--Broadcasting Wayne Pack (1970-73)--Basketball Kim Tunnell-Suiter (1982-85)--Volleyball Mike Winchester (1972-75)--Baseball 1997 Inductees Wayne Anderson (1977-80)--Football Donley Canary (1973-77)--Baseball Jim Newkirk (1980-89)--Rifle Cheryl Taylor (1983-87)--Basketball
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1998 Inductees Juan Escudero (1986-88)--Tennis Bruce Harris (1955-57)--Basketball Bob Joye (1967-80)--Football Derek Lane (1984-87)--Baseball 1999 Inductees Jim Cornelius (1985-88)--Golf Johnny Donnelly (1989-98)--Supporter Melinda Clayton Hatfield (1986-90)--Basketball Elaine Proffitt Keagle (1978-82)--Rifle 2000 Inductees Bill Branch (1949-52)--Football, Baseball C. Stephen Lynn (1966-69)--Tennis Melanie Marshall (1986-89)--Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Golf John D. Wall (1950-53)--Track Lana Ward (1987-90)--Rifle 2001 Inductees Matt Bulow (1987-90)--Tennis, Paralympics Angela Moorehead (1988-91)-- Basketball Matt Stark (1977-80)--Rifle 2002 Inductees John Fitzpatrick (1969-72)--Football Todd Kemp (1985-88)--Baseball Roschelle Vaughn (1990-92)--Basketball 2003 Inductees Becky Murray Isom (1982-85)--Volleyball Stephen Kite, Sr. (1982-86)--Basketball Steve Moore(1968-83)--Athletics Trainer Raymond Slonena, Sr. (1980-84)--Rifle Barry Wilmore (1982-85)--Football 2004 Inductees Anthony Avery (1986-90)--Basketball Beth Keylon (1992-94)--Softball Andrea Roark (1990-93)--Softball Delores Wheatley (1969-2004)--Academics 2005 Inductees Leonard “Sonny” Allen (1951-54)--Football Scott Baerns (1985-88)--Baseball David Mays (1974-98)--Baseball Coach 2006 Inductees Shawn Monday Smith (1986-90)--Basketball Cecilia Ramsey Fisher (1988-91)--Basketball Angelo Volpe (1987-2000)--President Melanie Gray Walker (1991-95--Golf Bill Worrell (1981-2006)--Basketball Coach 2007 Inductees Dr. Thurston Banks (1973-2006)--Administrator Stacy Hughes Britt (19866-89)--Softball Dr. David Larimore (1976-2006)--Administrator Eddie Scott (1951-54)--Football, Track Ryan Weeks (1986-89)--Football 2008 Inductees Chris Hedman (1986-90)--Tennis Mark Maberry (1994-97)--Baseball John “Shakey” McClellan (1964-2007)--Supporter Rachel Melchiorre (1994-97)--Volleyball Tom Pack (1996-99)--Golf 2009 Inductees Dena Adams Fairley (1995-98)--Cross Country, Track Jim Bishop (1967-71)--Football, Baseball John Moorhead (1955-59)--Football, Track Tony Stone (1955-59/67-73)--Football/Coach Branon Vaughn (1995-99)--Football 2010 Inductees Steve Hawkins (1984-87)--Baseball Diane Seng Haynes (1996-2000)--Basketball, Volleyball, Track Brandy Henry Kleeman (1999-2000)--Softball Gene Palmer (1956-60)--Cross Country, Track
2011 Inductees Ralph Broyles (1959-60), Football Chad Evitts (1997-2000), Football Angie Duncan Hyche (1983-87), Volleyball James “Redbone” McMillan (1958-61), Football Esra Bayburt Roan (1994-98), Tennis 2012 Inductees Ralph Broyles (1959-60), Football Chad Evitts (1997-2000), Football Angie Duncan Hyche (1983-87), Volleyball James “Redbone” McMillan (1958-61), Football Esra Bayburt Roan (1994-98), Tennis 2013 Inductees Kylie Crouch (1997-01), Golf Stephanie Dallmann (2000-03), Softball Wes Gallagher (1996-99), Football Lupita Hernandez (2000-03), Tennis Damien Kinloch (2001-03), Basketball
A period of 10 years must pass after they complete their eligibility before athletes can be nominated for the Tech Sports Hall of Fame. Nominations are due each year by June 30. Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Raymond Brown...........................1933-1937 Hooper Eblen................................1941-1974 Tom Fann......................................1950-1952 P.V. Overall....................................1923-1967 Emmett Strickland........................1933-1936 Wilburn Tucker..............................1941-1967 Star Wood.....................................1950-1951 Jim Youngblood............................1968-1972 Bill Dupes......................................1954-1962 Watson Brown.......................................2006OVC Hall of Fame Dr. Thurston Banks........................1974-2006 Raymond Brown...........................1933-1937 Dr. Everett Derryberry...................1943-1974 Hooper Eblen................................1941-1974 David Larimore..............................1977-2004 David Mays....................................1974-1999 Marynell Meadors.........................1970-1986 Bobby Nichols...............................1963-2008 Johnny Oldham.............................1955-1964 P.V. Overall....................................1923-1967 Malcolm Quillen............................1930-1933 Dr. Arliss Roaden...........................1974-1985 Wilburn Tucker..............................1941-1967 Angelo Volpe.................................1987-2000 Don Wade.....................................1966-1982 Bill Worrell....................................1980-2006 College Football Hall of Fame Jim Youngblood............................1968-1972
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1991 - Dana Scott (Basketball) 1992 - Cecilia Ramsey (Basketball) 1993 - Bonnie Zoss (Volleyball/Track/BB) 1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball) 1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball) 1996 - Merrie Robin Caldwell (CC/Track) 1997 - Dena Adams (Track/CC) 1998 - Rachel Melchiorre (Volleyball) 1999 - Amber Clark (Basketball) 2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) and Collin Carmichael (Basketball) 2001 - Rachael Gobble (Basketball) and Adrienne Fortmann (Softball) 2002- Janet Holt (Basketball) 2003 - LeeAnne Mongar (Softball) 2004 - Alexis Boyd (Soccer) and Andrea Brown (Basketball) 2005 - Laura Sidorowicz (Volleyball) 2006 - Anne Morrow (Volleyball) 2007 - Kayla Garrison (Golf) 2008 - Beth Boden (Softball) 2009 - Kappy Lang (Volleyball) 2010 - Teresa Craig (Volleyball) 2011 - Brooke Mayo (Soccer) 2012 - Lindsey Reed (Soccer) 2013 - Kellie Cook (Basketball)
1993 - Ben Holt (Baseball) 1994 - Mike Kinney (Baseball) 1995 - Willie Queen (Football) 1996 - Gerald Bentley (Football) 1997 - Robert Taylor (Football) 1998 - Jeff Norman (Football) 1999 - T.J. Christian (Football) 2000 - Wes Gallagher (Football) 2001 - Larrie Smith (Basketball) 2002- Grant Swallows (Football) 2003 - Brent Jolly (Basketball) 2004 - Luis Aquerrevere (Tennis) 2005 - Brett Vavra (Football) 2006 - David McMahan (Football) 2007 - Anthony Ash (Football) 2008 - Thomas Nelson (Baseball) 2009 - Bradley Thompson (Football) 2010 - Josh Simer (Golf) 2011 - Kelechi Ordu (Football) 2012 - Corey Watson (Football) 2013 - Tristan Archer (Baseball)
An Honored Staff Tory Acheson - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 2003, 2006 John Blair - Women’s Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 2008 Matt Bragga - Baseball TBCA Coach of the Year - 2009 OVC Coach of the Year - 2010, 2013 Bill Branch - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1994 Watson Brown - Football OVC Coach of the Year - 2011 Kenny Doyle - Tennis OVC Coach of theYear - 2012, 2013 Jennie Gilbert - Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 1997 David Green - Athletic Trainer TATS Trainer of the Year - 1994 Frank Harrell - Men’s Basketball TSWA Coach of the Year - 1991
Diamond Henderson
Syrym Abdukhalikov
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Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year
1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball) 1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball) 1996 - Stacy Hughes (Softball) 1997 - Diane Seng (Basketball) 1998 - Diane Seng (Basketbal/VB/Track) 1999 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) 2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) 2001 - Janet Holt (Basketball) 2002 - Janet Holt (Basketball) and Lupita Hernandez (Tennis) 2003 - Stephanie Dallmann (Softball) 2004 - Lori Bayless (Softball) 2005 - Emily Christian (Basketball) 2006 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Emily Christian (Basketball) 2007 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Beth Boden (Softball) 2008 - Stephanie Fischer (Softball) 2009 - Stephanie Place (CC and Track) 2010 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) 2011 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) and Leah Meffert (Volleyball) 2012 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) 2013 - Diamond Henderson (Basketball)
1994 - Mike Jones (Football) 1995 - Greg Bibb (Basketball) 1996 - Michael Penix (Football) 1997 - Mark Maberry (Baseball) 1998 - Andre Caballero (Football) 1999 - Branon Vaughn (Football) 2000 - Branon Vaughn (Football) 2001 - Chad Evitts (Football) 2002 - Grant Swallows (Football) 2003 - Casey Benjamin (Baseball) 2004 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball) 2005 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball) and Frank Omiyale (Football) 2006 - Scott Stallings (Golf) 2007 - Scott Stallings (Golf) 2008 - Larry Shipp (Football) 2009 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball) 2010 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball) and Chad Oberacker (Baseball) 2011 - Zac Swansey (Basketball) 2012 - Tim Benford (Football) 2013 - Syrym Abdukhalikov (Tennis)
Tech Athletics staff members have won many honors and awards since 1986 Bobby Holloway - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 1994 Tom Kelly - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2001 Jeff Lebo - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001, 2002 Barry Lewis - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 2008 David Mays - Baseball OVC Coach of the Year -1993, 1995, 1997 Sytia Messer - Women’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year, 2011 George Moody - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2002, 2003 Bobby Nichols - Men’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1990, 2005 Bobby Nichols - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001 Steve Payne - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2006
Jim Ragland - Football OVC Coach of the Year - 1992, 1993 Rob Schabert - Sports Information TTU Outstanding Professional - 2004 Qasim Sheikh - Women’s Soccer OVC Coach of the Year - 1998 Randy Smith - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1991, 1992, 1999, 2006 Randy Smith - Women’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1999 Mike Sutton - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2005 BWAA Most Courageous, 2006 NSC Kaia Jergenson Courage Award, 2006 Bill Worrell - Women’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 1987, 1990, 1992, 2000 Bill Worrell - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1986
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Important Preseason Dates OVC Media Day.........................................July 22 All players report.......................................Aug. 2 Photo day (10 a.m.)...................................Aug. 3 Media lunch (12 p.m.)..............................Aug. 3 First practice in pads................................Aug. 5 First two-a-days..........................................Aug. 6 First scrimmage....................................... Aug. 10 Gathering of Eagles............................... Aug. 17 Second scrimmage................................. Aug 17 Great move-in day................................. Aug. 22 Classes begin........................................... Aug. 26 Opening game vs. Cumberland........ Aug. 29
Key Telephone Numbers Area Code is 931
Watson Brown - Football Coach: 372-3930 Debbie Parker - Football Secretary: 372-3930 Mark Wilson - Athletic Director: 372-3961 Frank Harrell - Compliance: 372-3939 Matt Dexter/Tyler Birdwell - Facilities: 372-3945 Joe Erdeljac - Athletic Trainer: 372-3934 Ticket Office - 372-3940
Sports Information Sports Information Suite located on upper level of Eblen Center (Rooms 442-446) Rob Schabert: Primary football contact: (931) 372-3088 Mike Lehman: Secondary football contact: (931) 372-6139 Dylan Vazzano: Sports Information: (931) 372-3293 Jocelyn VerVelde: Sports Information: (931) 372-3293 Matthew Wagner: Video Production: (931) 372-3883 Press Box Phones: (931) 372-6030, (931) 372-6031 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5057 TTU, Cookeville, TN 38505 Overnight Address: 1100 McGee Blvd Email: sportsinfo@tntech.edu CREDITS: This guide is a publication of the Tennessee Tech University Sports Information Office. Writing, designed and produced by Rob Schabert, with assistance from Mike Lehman and Jocelyn VerVelde. Special thanks to Watson Brown and his staff and Golden Eagle players, and to Roman Stone and his staff. Special thanks also go to Dean Carothers (for unselfishly helping the SID office in a variety of technical matters), Tony Marable, Brenda Taylor, opponent SIDs and Kyle Schwartz at the OVC office. Cover design: WD Stone and Associates. Photography: TTU Photo Services, Tony Marable, Jim Dillon, Rob Schabert, Mike Lehman.
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v Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Information and Broadcasting St. Cloud State, 1977
Now in his 32nd year on the Tennessee Tech athletics staff, Rob Schabert is assistant athletics director for sports information and broadcasting. He joined the Tech staff on Sept. 8, 1982, and has been going full-speed ever since, working not only in publicizing Tech’s student-athletes and staff but also in promotions and marketing for the athletics department. In September 2008 he was inducted into the Hall of Distinction at Minnesota State University (Mankato). An active member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), he has attended the organization’s annual workshop in 31 of his 36 years in the profession. He has served on numerous CoSIDA committees, including Ethics, Academic All-America and Writing, and he currently serves on the Olympic Liaison Committee. In 2004, he was voted winner of the university’s Outstanding Professional Award, and in July 2005 was promoted to his current title. Schabert has won dozens of national publications and writing awards, including “Best in the Nation” from USA Volleyball for his annual media guide six times. In addition to award-winning publications, he has kept pace with the fast-changing world of the sports information profession, moving Tech smoothly into the digital age and the exploding world of social media. Schabert, 57, has established several programs within the department. He created the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in 1987 and initiated the President’s Awards program in 1991. He also established the Woman of the Year/ Man of the Year awards along with the Outstanding Male and Female Athlete awards. He is active in the TTU Sports Hall of Fame selection process and serves as the emcee of the annual Hall of Fame Dinner. Schabert has promoted the selection of numerous Tech Academic All-Americans and is extremely active in promoting both the academic and athletic accomplishments of Tech’s studentathletes. Another wing of his operation is the day-to-day production and operations of the vast Tech athletics web site, TTUsports.com. Rob and his staff also serve as the hosts to all media attending athletics events on campus. Over the past several years, many of the interns who have worked for Schabert have moved into full-time positions in the Sports Information profession at a wide variety of colleges and universities, including Appalachian State, UAB, Xavier, Idaho, Texas State, New Mexico, Minnesota State (Mankato) and FLorida Atlantic. A Minnesota native who learned the trade under the guidance of his father, Bob (a long-time Minnesota Sportswriter), Rob earned his bachelor’s degree in mass communications from St. Cloud (Minn.) State University in 1977, spent one year in the Minnesota Twins public relations office, and was SID for five years at Mankato State University. He was a charter member of the St. Cloud chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2002, Rob was a volunteer with the Salt Lake Olympic Committee as a member of the Press Operations staff. Rob and his wife, Joan, have two grown children who are also in the public relation business -- Matt (Morehead State sports information) and Kristen (U.S. Army public affairs). They also have one grandson, Jacob.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Sports Information Coordinators Mike Lehman, 24, is in his second year on the Tech Sports Information
Staff. A Northern Illinois University graduate from Dundee, Ill., Lehman worked as an undergraduate in the NIU SID office. He serves as the primary contact for the Golden Eagle men’s basketball and baseball teams, as well as the tennis and golf programs. He is also heavily involved in providing daily updates on the official Tech Athletics website, producing department publications and a variety of social media projects. While at Northern Illinois, Lehman held several responsibilities over. After gaining experience his first year, he was kept on for a special summer project of reformatting the record books. Lehman earned new duties in his second year, including leading the statistics crew for basketball and assisting with volleyball. He was also the secondary contact for women’s tennis and was chosen to design the 2012 MAC Women’s Tennis Championship program. During his time with the Huskies, NIU was honored as a 2011 “Super 11” sport information department by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), which recognizes the best 11 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) departments in the nation during the season.
Dylan Vazzano, a graduate of Syracuse University and native of Los
Angeles, joined the Sports Information staff at Tennessee Tech University in mid-August, 2013, as a Sports Information Coordinator. Vazzano comes to Tech after spending the last two years as Sports Information Director and lead play-by-play broadcaster at Menlo College, an NAIA school in the San Francisco Bay Area. Vazzano, 24, is the primary contact for soccer and softball, and will broadcast the audio portion of webstreams of soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball games on the OVC Digital Network. He is also the sidelines reporter during football broadcasts on the Golden Eagle Sports Network, and provide play-by-play for selected basketball games. While at Menlo, Vazzano controlled all communications and media relations aspects for the department’s 14 sports, As a broadcaster, he provided play-by-play for football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, softball, men’s wrestling, and served as the “voice” of eight different regional and national tournaments.
Jocelyn VerVelde, a graduate of Central Michigan University and na-
tive of Oostburg, Wis., joined the Sports Information staff in July. VerVelde, 23, majored in sports studies at CMU and minored in journalism. She is the primary contact for the volleyball, women’s basketball and track & field teams, and will work with all 14 Golden Eagle programs. She also provides daily updates on TTUsports.com, provides content and updates for Tech’s social media including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, contributes to “unlimited” magazine, and provides photography and video support. A 2008 graduate of Sheboygan (Wis.) County Christian High School where she was a standout player in volleyball, basketball and soccer, she spent two years at North Dakota State University and was a member of the volleyball team. She transfered to Central Michigan where she played her final three seasons for the Chippewas, with current Golden Eagle volleyball head coach Dave Zelenock as one of the assistant coaches. During her final year at CMU, she worked as a student assistant in the sports information office, and was the primary contact for the men’s and women’s track & field teams.
Matt Wagner, 23, is in his second year as the primary Video Coordinator
for Tech Athletics, and has been instrumental in the department’s expanding video production area. A 2011 Western Kentucky University graduate, he produces all of the Athletics live web streaming, coach’s shows, and a wide variety of video features and special projects. His position utilizes both his creative abilities and his technical knowledge. He works in designing sports programming, promos and creative pieces for Tech athletics, as well as production of all Golden Eagle Athletics video and audio content for the OVC Digital Network, TTUsports.com and social media such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. He also serves as the Director for the weekly Watson Brown Show. Wagner assists in the promotion of all 14 Golden Eagle teams. He graduated from WKU with Summa Cum Laude honors and Bachelor of Arts degree in Television and Film production, with a minor in English. A Danville, Ky., resident, Wagner has worked on film sets, television sets, and sports productions ranging from Lexington, Ky., to Los Angeles.
Social Media Fans can follow and support Tech Athletics through several social media outlets, including Twitter and Facebook. The Tennessee Tech Sports Information Department has created a TTU Sports Fan Page on Facebook, and also send regular “tweets” via Twitter. Twitter provides up-to-the-minute, breaking news while Facebook focuses on feature stories, game previews and recaps for all Tech teams. Follow Tech on Facebook at: TTU Sports Follow Tech on Twitter at: @TTUGoldenEagles Tech Athletics also has an Instagram account under the name of TTUGoldenEagles
Sometimes a pen and paper just can’t tell the whole story. That’s where video comes in. After producing more than 100 videos during the 2012-13 academic year, Tech Athletics looks to continue its visual media efforts by providing quality videos on a regular basis. From feature stories and behind-the-scenes pieces to highlights and press conferences, the TTUSports1 YouTube channel is the exclusive home for Tech video content.
OVC Digital Network Watch for information about the all-new OVC Digital Network, which will provide free web streaming of all OVC football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball games, plus other featured content. In conjunction with member schools, the OVC provides the online destination for exclusive LIVE streaming video and audio straight to your computer. This broadband video channel is the ultimate place for fans of OVC member schools on the web. The OVC Digital Network is powered by OVCsports.com, the Official Site of the Ohio Valley Conference.
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The Tech Sports Information staff provides information about the student-athletes and staff of Tennessee Tech’s 14 intercollegiate teams. The staff works hard to make following the Golden Eagles as easy as possible for media and fans, including daily updates on TTUsports.com, game notes, e-mail newsletters, Facebook and Twitter updates, and this digital guide. The information in this guide was accurate as of July 20. We encourage you to check TTUsports.com for the Fall Camp Notebook to keep up with changes. As always, if there is something else you need, please ask us!
During The Week t WEEKLY LUNCHEON: Coach Watson Brown speaks each Monday at the Football Insider’s Lunch in the Eagles Nest of Eblen Center. Please contact the Sports Information Office if you would like to attend. No media filming will be allowed, but interviews can be arranged at the conclusion of the event. t PRACTICES: As a general rule, all Tech practices are open to the media and the public. The team works in the weight room each Sunday and Monday and is on the turf in Tucker Stadium Tuesday through Thursday. Please notify the Tech Sports Information office if you plan to atend practices. Television stations and photographers may shoot the 30 minutes of practice only. No post-practice interviews will be allowed without prior approval. t INTERVIEWS WITH COACH BROWN: Interviews with coach Watson Brown or his staff can be arranged by contacting the Sports Information Office. t PLAYER INTERVIEWS: All player interviews must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. This policy allows us to arrange a time that will not interfere with a student-athlete's academic schedule, which has top priority. No interviews will be granted in the day prior to any game. Please note: No player's phone number will be given out. t WEEKLY GAME NOTES: Tennessee Tech's Sports Information Office prepares and distributes weekly game notes, including statistics, records and game information. The release is distributed each Tuesday during the season by 8 p.m. The weekly game notes are available in PDF format on the Tech web site.
Post-Game Interview Room t POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCE: Coach Watson Brown and selected players will be available to the media in the meeting room in the West Stadium lower level approximately 15-20 minutes after the game. Quick stats will be provided at the press conference. Complete game stats and play-by-play will be available in the press box approximately 15 minutes after the contest. The Visiting Team will be invited to visit the Interview Room first after each home game (win or lose). Visiting team postgame plans will be announced in the press box during the game, and the visiting SID will be available to bring requested players along with the coach. Please note: This location is a change from past years. The new Interview Room is located on the opposite side of the stadium.
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Covering Tech On Game Day For complete details on covering Tech, please contact the Sports Information office. t MEDIA PASSES: Press credentials for working media and photographers covering Tennessee Tech’s home football games will be handled by Rob Schabert, Sports Information Director. Tennessee Tech follows the guidelines set forth by the NCAA governing the issuance of credentials. Press box credentials will be issued to accredited sports writers of daily and weekly newspaper. Similarly, photo and sideline passes will be issued only to accredited members of the photo media working for newspapers, magazine and televisions stations. All press requests should be made to the TTU sports information office AT LEAST TWO DAYS prior to gameday and will be carefully screened to ensure a professional working atmosphere. Space is limited in the West press box, and seats will be assigned first to members of the media who cover Tech on a regular basis and to opponents’ media. Spouses, dates, pets and minors will not be permitted in the Tucker Stadium press box. All requests for media credentials should be directed to the Tennessee Tech Sports Information Office. The mailing address is P.O. Box 5057, Cookeville, TN 38505. You may call (931) 372-3088 or send and email to: sportsinfo@tntech. edu. t SIDELINES CONTROL: Tennessee Tech follows guidelines set forth by the NCAA in sideline control. The NCAA has established a sideline control policy to keep those areas free from congestion. Only those photographers on assignment will be given sideline passes. t PRESS BOX SERVICES: The Tennessee Tech press box is equipped with wireless and hard-wired Internet throughout the first and second levels. A member of the Sports Information staff will be available to answer questions and offer assistance. TTU uses “The Automated Scorebook” for football computerized statistics. Working media will receive a complete play-by-play, final team and individual statistics, drive sharts, quickie stats at the end of each quarter, a game day program, flip card and updated game notes. t PARKING SPACE: Media parking is located in the lot adjacent to Eblen Center, unless special provisions are needed for equipment. Parking passes should be requested with media passes. t BROADCAST BOOTHS: Radio booths and radio phone lines are reserved for Cookeville Communications radio and the officially designated visiting radio station. These booths are located on the upper level of the press box. A television booth is also available. t DRESSING ROOMS: Tennessee Tech occupies the dressing room located beneath the East (opposite side) stands. The visitors’ dressing room is located beneath the West stands. The Tech locker room will not be open after the game, but players and coaches will be escorted to an interview room. t FOOD SERVICES: A pre-game meal will be served on the upper level of the press box beginning approximately one-and-a-half hours before gametime. Soft drinks will be available throughout the game. t WEEKLY OVC TELECONFERENCE: See information on next page.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Golden Eagle Sports Network Tennessee Tech Athletics and 98.5 KISS FM are partnering in 2013 to provide full coverage of every exciting Golden Eagle football game on the Golden Eagle Sports Network. Every game broadcast can be heard on the 50,000-watt FM station with Roger Buddy Dylan coverage throughout the middle Ealey Pearson Vazzano Tennessee region and into southern Kentucky. Veteran radio personality Roger Ealey returns for his 21st season as the “Voice of the Golden Eagles” and will be joined in the broadcast booth by local sports expert Buddy Pearson. Additional insight from the sidelines will come from Dylan Vazzano. In addition to the on-air broadcasts, games can also be heard on the Internet at www.kissfm985.com
WCTE TV For the 33rd consecutive year, football fans in the Upper Cumberland and mid-state region will enjoy watching Tennessee Tech football on WCTE-TV. The PBS Station for the Upper Cumberland, WCTE TV has been televising Tech athletic events since 1980. The station continues the tradition under the direction of station General Manager Becky Magura and Producer Rick Wells. Tim Scruggs and Sam Brooks will be in the booth calling the action.
t WEEKLY OVC TELECONFERENCE: Media are invited to call in each Tuesday during the season for the weekly OVC Coaches Teleconference. Tech’s Watson Brown will be the second coach on the conference call each week, beginning at 10:07 a.m. For teleconference call-in information, please contact the Tech Sports Information Office or the OVC Office. WEEKLY OVC COACH’S TELECONFERENCE CALL SCHEDULE (all times listed are Central) 9:55 a.m. Call opens/announcements 10:00 a.m. Chris Hatcher, Murray State 10:07 a.m. Watson Brown, Tech 10:14 a.m. Dino Babers, Eastern Illinois 10:21 a.m. Bill Clark, Jacksonville State 10:28 a.m. Tony Samuel, Southeast Missouri 10:35 a.m. Kirby Cannon, Austin Peay 10:42 a.m. Jason Simpson, UT Martin 10:49 a.m. Rod Reed, Tennessee State 10:56 a.m. Dean Hood, Eastern Kentucky
Driving directions to Tucker Stadium From points east and west on I-40 Take Willow Avenue exit (exit 286); turn north onto Willow Avenue and proceed three miles; Tucker Stadium will be on your right. From points north and south on SR 42/111 Exit at Cookeville/Algood exit and turn west onto 10th street; proceed three miles to Washington Avenue, and turn right; proceed 2/10 mile to 12th Street and turn left; after 1/2 mile, the campus and the stadium will be on your left. Media Parking Unless other arrangements are made with the Sports Information office, all media parking is in the South Lot next to Eblen Center, about one block from Tucker Stadium.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL Composite 2013 OVC Schedule Thursday, August 29 Robert Morris at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. UT Martin at Chattanooga, 6:00 p.m. Cumberland (Tenn.) at Tennessee Tech, 7:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Southeastern Louisiana, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 31 Austin Peay at Tennessee, 5:00 p.m. Jacksonville State at Alabama State, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois at San Diego State, 7:00 p.m. Murray State at Missouri, TBA Sunday, September 1 Bethune-Cookman at Tennessee State, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Saturday, September 7 Eastern Kentucky at Louisville, 11:00 a.m. (ESPN3) Tennessee Tech at Wisconsin, 11:00 a.m. (BTN) Tennessee State at Florida A&M, 1:00 p.m. UT Martin at Boise State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Eastern Illinois at Southern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. Jacksonville at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. Campbellsville at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Ole Miss, 6:00 p.m. Austin Peay at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m. (CSS) Saturday, September 14 North Alabama at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. Austin Peay at Chattanooga, 5:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Hampton, 5:00 p.m. Illinois State at Eastern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. Missouri State at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. Central Arkansas at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. Tenn. State vs. Jackson State, 6:00 p.m. (Memphis, Tenn.) Saturday, September 21 Austin Peay at Ohio, 1:00 p.m. So. Illinois vs. Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (in St. Louis) Jacksonville State at Georgia State, 1:00 p.m. Murray State at Bowling Green, 2:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State, 6:00 p.m. *Tenn. State at Tennessee Tech, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN3)
Saturday, September 28 *Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN3) Tennessee State vs. Central State, 2:00 p.m. (St. Louis, Mo.) *Murray State at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. *UT Martin at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m. Indiana State at Tennessee Tech, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 5 *Jacksonville State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *Tennessee Tech at Murray State, 3:00 p.m. *Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. Thursday, October 10 *Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m. *UT Martin at Tennessee Tech, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 12 *Murray State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. *Tennessee State at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 9 *Eastern Illinois at Murray State, 12:00 p.m. *Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. *Austin Peay at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. *Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. UT Martin at Memphis, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, November 16 *Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay, 1:00 p.m. *Murray State at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23 *Eastern Kentucky at Murray State, 12:00 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at UT Martin, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 30 FCS Playoffs First Round (campus sites)
Saturday, October 19 *Tennessee State at UT Martin, 1:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m. *Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky, 2:00 p.m. *Austin Peay at Murray State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN3)
Saturday, December 7 FCS Playoffs Second Round (campus sites)
Saturday, October 26 *Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri, 1 p.m. (ESPN3) *Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. *UT Martin at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State, 4:00 p.m.
Friday, December 20/Saturday, December 21 FCS Playoffs Semifinals (campus sites)
Saturday, November 2 *Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, 12:00 p.m. *Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *Murray State at UT Martin, 1:00 p.m. Urbana University at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. *Jacksonville State at Austin Peay, 1:00 p.m.
* - Denotes OVC contest All Times CENTRAL; dates and times subject to change
Friday, December 13/Saturday, December 14 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals (campus sites)
Saturday, January 4 FCS National Championship, TBA (Frisco, Texas)
All Conference games and home non-conference games featuring OVC schools will be available live and on-demand via the OVC Digital Network at OVCDigitalNetwork.com.
Join Coach Watson Brown each Monday at the Football Insiders’ Lunch Fans of Tennessee Tech football who’d like to look “inside” the Golden Eagles each week with head coach Watson Brown are invited as he hosts a weekly Football Insiders’ Lunch each Monday during the 2013 season. Each week at the Insiders’ Lunch, Brown talks about his team and shows video with a detailed explanation of several key plays. It has proven to be an extremely popular feature as the veteran coach points out aspects of plays that many fans don’t see while watching the games.
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Now in his seventh season as Golden Eagle head coach, Brown will talk each week about the previous contest and take a look forward to the next opponent. The lunches feature a relaxed, informal setting each Monday in the Eagles’ Nest in Eblen Center. The first lunch of the 2013 season is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 2, following Tech’s opening game against Cumberland. It will be held every Monday through Nov. 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., a total of 13 weekly lunches.
Fans can reserve an Insiders’ Lunch ticket to the entire year for $110 per person, a cost of less than $10 per week for the 13 weekly events. Fans ordering a ticket to the entire season of the Insiders’ Lunch can include it with their season ticket order, or purchase the meals separately. The meals will be catered by Chartwell’s, Tech’s on-campus food service. For Insiders’ Lunch tickets, or for more information, visit or call the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center at (931) 372-3940.
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t h e u p p e r c u m b e rl a n d PICTURESQUE VIEWS:
Two of America’s most picturesque lakes can be found within a short drive of Cookeville. Dale Hollow Lake is just to the north, while Center Hill Lake (shown here) is just south of town.
NICE WEATHER:
The Cookeville area enjoys a mild climate throughout the year, perfect for the abundant outdoor recreational opportunities. January: average high 53F, average low - 38F, July: average high 89F, average low 67F Annual average precipitation: 51 inches Annual average snowfall: 8 inches
CLOSE TO EVERYBODY: Tennessee Tech is less than a day’s drive from almost half of the USA. Mileage to Tech: Nashville (78), Chattanooga (95), Knoxville (102), Atlanta (210), Birmingham (238), Louisville (247), Cincinnati (250), Memphis (289), Indianapolis (357), Tallahassee (397), St. Louis (399), Detroit (525), Cleveland (529), Chicago (547), Orlando (646), New Orleans (648), ESPN Studios (933)
Tennessee Tech University Athletics Mission Statement The mission of Tennessee Technological University Intercollegiate Athletics, based upon and consistent with the university’s mission, is to encourage student scholarship and sportsmanship with emphasis placed on helping studentathletes make appropriate progress toward completion of their chosen academic degree programs and become productive members of society. The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Program serves as a rallying point for the university as well as a public relations outlet for university activities by striving to bring positive recognition to TTU through a program built on concepts including excellence, integrity, and enthusiasm.
Academic integrity is a key element in athletic decisions, thus ensuring that the educational values, practices, and the university’s mission set the standard for the program. TTU’s athletic program strives for student-athlete excellence in competition and in the academic setting. TTU seeks to field disciplined and competitive athletic teams dedicated to observing sportsmanship and applicable rules, to providing quality athletic training and medical support to intercollegiate athletics, and to supporting the general welfare of student-athletes. The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Program focuses on the overall development of all persons participating in athletics. Ethical conduct and good sportsmanship are pro-
moted among faculty and students, alumni and friends, athletics department staff, and student-athletes. The program adheres to the policies, rules, and guidelines of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA), the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), and the institution. Intercollegiate Athletics is as supportive of women as of men and as supportive of those in the minority as those in the majority. The program is committed to complying with Title IX regulations. Intercollegiate Athletics provides opportunities to eligible persons without regard to age, gender, color, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.
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GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL The Watson Brown Show returns to the air during the 2012 season for the fifth consecutive year, sponsored by IWC Cash & Carry. Beginning this year, the show will be produced by Tennessee Tech Athletics, and will be distributed to broadcast on regional television stations as well as via the OVC Digital Network. The 30-minute program, featuring head coach Watson Brown, invites fans to contact him with questions and comments via Twitter. Buddy Pearson serves as the program’s host. Submit questions for the show via Twitter - @TTUGoldenEagles.
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