2018 Tennessee State University Football Media Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents.........................................................................................................3 Quick Facts...................................................................................................................4 Ohio Valley Conference.................................................................................................5 Tennessee State University........................................................................................6-9 Dr. Glenda Glover, President........................................................................................ 10 Teresa Phillips, Athletics Director................................................................................ 11 Head Coach Rod Reed............................................................................................ 12-13 Jeff Parker, Offensive Coordinator................................................................................ 14 Garry Fisher, Defensive Coordinator............................................................................. 14 Russ Ehrenfeld, Offensive Line..................................................................................... 15 Antonio Bradford, Tight Ends...................................................................................... 15 Kevin Mashack, Running Backs.................................................................................... 16 Chris Chestnut, Wide Receivers.................................................................................... 16 Nick Davison, Defensive Ends...................................................................................... 17 Gerald Chatman, Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator.......... 17 Ahmaad Smith, Cornerbacks....................................................................................... 18 Tersoo Uhaa, Director of Strength & Conditioning.............................................................. 18 Trevor Searcy, Athletic Trainer..................................................................................... 19 Eddie Hardin, Equipment Manager.............................................................................. 19 Football Staff............................................................................................................ 19 2018 Numerical Roster.......................................................................................... 20-21 2018 Football Outlook........................................................................................... 22-23 Player Profiles....................................................................................................... 24-39 2017 Game Recaps................................................................................................ 40-50

2017 Statistics....................................................................................................... 51-55 Game Day Broadcast................................................................................................... 56 Individual Records................................................................................................. 57-65 Team Records........................................................................................................ 66-67 Year-by-Year Leaders............................................................................................. 68-74 Single Game Performances.................................................................................... 75-78 Single Season Team Performances.......................................................................... 79-80 Preseason All-OVC Selections...................................................................................... 81 All-OVC Selections................................................................................................. 82-83 Draft Picks............................................................................................................ 84-85 Tigers in the NFL................................................................................................... 86-88 Tigers in the Super Bowl............................................................................................. 89 All-Time Letterwinners.......................................................................................... 90-95 All-Americans........................................................................................................ 96-97 Nissan Stadium..................................................................................................... 98-99 Hale Stadium.....................................................................................................100-101 The Classics........................................................................................................102-103 John Merritt and Brown Jug Classic............................................................................ 104 Sgt. York Trophy.................................................................................................105-106 Homecoming........................................................................................................... 107 Records vs. Opponents.............................................................................................. 108 Results vs. Opponents........................................................................................ 109-113 Year-by-Year Results...........................................................................................114-122

CREDITS The 2018 Tennessee State University Football Media Guide was prepared by the Office of Athletic Media Relations. Layout and design by Jose’ Garcia. Photographs by Sam Jordan and the Tennessee State University Athletic Archives. All rights reserved. Thanks to the TSU Xerox Service. Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents Institution and is an affirmative action institution committed to educating a non-racially identifiable student-body. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons who need assistance with this material may contact TSU’s Athletic Media Relations Office.

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2018 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Name of School ............................ Tennessee State University City/Zip ..................................................Nashville, Tenn. 37209 Founded ...........................................................................1912 Enrollment .......................................................................9,165 Nickname......................................................................... Tigers School Colors ....................................... Reflex Blue and White Affiliation ..........................................................NCAA Division I Conference .............................. Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Stadium ............................................ Nissan Stadium (69,143) Surface................................................... Tifsport Bermuda Sod Stadium.........................................W.J. Hale Stadium (15,000) Surface................................................................Bermuda Sod President ..................................................... Dr. Glenda Glover Director of Athletics.............................................Teresa Phillips Athletics Department Phone ............................ (615) 963-5034 Ticket Manger................................................. Zellina Anderson Ticket Office Phone.......................................... (615) 963-5841 Web Site........................................................... TSUTigers.com University Web Site...............................................TNState.edu

COACHING STAFF Head Coach ................................................................ Rod Reed Alma Mater, Year .................................... Tennessee State, 1988 TSU Record (Years) ................... 49-42, 24-35 OVC (9th year) Career Record .................................................................Same Offensive Coordinator/QB’s......................................Jeff Parker Alma Mater....................... Bethune-Cookman, 1994 (9th year) Defensive Coordinator...........................................Garry Fisher Alma Mater, Year....................Bowling Green, 2002 (2nd year) Offensive Line Coach....................................... Russ Ehrenfeld Alma Mater, Year........................Chattanooga, 1981 (7th year) Tight Ends/Offensive Tackles Coach..............Antonio Bradford Alma Mater, Year.....................Alabama State, 2005 (4th year) Wide Receivers Coach....................................... Kevin Mashak Alma Mater, Year..................Tennessee State, 2007 (4th year) Defensive Line Coach .........................................Nick Davison Alma Mater, Year .......................Chattanooga, 2012 (4th year) Def. End/OLB Coach/Special Teams...............Gerald Chatman Alma Mater, Year............Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2010 (2nd year) Corners Coach.................................................. Ahmaad Smith Alma Mater...........................Tennessee State, 2006 (1st year) Director of Operations......................................... Jared Coulter Alma Mater..........................Tennessee State, 2016 (2nd year) Director of Strength & Conditioning.......................Tersoo Uhaa Alma Mater, Year................................ Furman, 2012 (1st year) Equipmet Manager .............................................. Eddie Hardin Alma Mater, Year .................................... UAB, 2015 (1st year) Athletic Trainer ................................................... Trevor Searcy Alma Mater, Year .............. Middle Tennessee, 2006 (3rd year)

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TSU FOOTBALL HISTORY First Season......................................................................1912 All-Time Record.......................................................560-289-33 First Year in OVC...............................................................1988 Record in the OVC......................................................... 95-113 OVC Championships (Last)......................................... 2 (1999) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last)....................... 5 (2013) HBCU National Championships (Last).......................14 (2013) Cumulative All-Americans....................................................332 TEAM INFORMATION 2017 Overall Record.............................................................6-5 Home: ..................................................................................2-2 Away: ...................................................................................2-3 Neutral: ................................................................................2-0 2017 OVC Record (Finish).......................................... 2-5 (7th) Home: ..................................................................................1-2 Away: ...................................................................................1-3 Offensive Formation.......................................Spread/Pro Style Defensive Formation............................................................4-3 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost.........................................8/3 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost........................................5/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................................39/28 Newcomers........................................................................... 22 ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Jose’ F. Garcia Assistant Director (Football Contact) Phone............................................615-963-5674 Cell................................................615-838-4199 E-mail........................................ jgarcia1@tnstate.edu Football, Softball, M&W Golf

Gavin Nevill Assistant (Football Secondary) Phone............................................615-963-5674 Cell................................................610-442-3431 E-mail........................................tnevill@tnstate.edu Men’s Basketball, M&W Track and Field

Zekeya Anderson Harrison Director (FB & BB Credentials) Phone............................................615-963-1867 Cell................................................615-828-3603 E-mail.................................. zanderson01@tnstate.edu Women’s Basketball

Ashley Fontenot Intern Phone............................................615-963-5922 Cell................................................615-586-8012 E-mail...................................afonteno@tnstate.edu Volleyball, M&W Tennis, Women’s Basketball (Secondary)

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THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE Entering 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. For only the second time in a decade, the Conference expanded by adding Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as the league’s 11th member in 2008. The move expanded the OVC’s geographical footprint to the St. Louis market and marked the first change in membership since expanding to the state of Alabama (Jacksonville State, Samford) in 2003. The 2009-10 school year saw a change in leadership as Beth DeBauche was named the seventh fulltime Commissioner in league history. She is currently one of just five females to be the head of a Division I conference, and one of just eight 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. It was then that Roy Stewart, the athletics director at Murray State, Charles (Turkey) Hughes, the athletics director at Eastern Kentucky, and Kelly Thompson, the public relations director at Western Kentucky, first broached the idea of forming a new conference. Discussions were put on hold by World War II, but reemerged Feb. 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as the three original institutions combined with Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville to form the OVC. In the 1950s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more significant

scale socially. During times of racial segregation, league member Morehead State became one of the first non-traditionally black mid-southern institutions to accept a black student. In 1958, Marshall Banks earned athletically-related aid at Morehead, which signed a second black athlete, Howard Murphy, a year later. In 1961, Murphy earned all-conference recognition as a halfback in football. With racial barriers broken, the rest of the institutions in the league began to provide educational and athletic opportunities to African-Americans.

draft pick in both the NFL (Tennessee State’s Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie) and Major League Baseball (Eastern Kentucky’s Christian Friedrich) Drafts in the same school year. The OVC 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.

A first in the OVC occurred in 2008, when the league had a first round

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Founded in 1912, Tennessee State University has grown dramatically from a small college to two campuses: the 500-acre main campus and the downtown Avon Williams campus which is located in the heart of Nashville near the State capitol. The diverse student population of more than 8,000 represents 46 states and 45 countries. TSU has been listed for 11 consecutive years in the U.S. News & World Report “Guide to America’s Best Colleges.” Tennessee State University is a comprehensive, urban, coeducational land-grant university offering 45 bachelor degrees and 24 master’s degrees. Doctoral programs include biological sciences, psychology, public administration, computer information systems engineering, administration and supervision, and curriculum and instruction. When you think about Tennessee State University, many things come to mind – a rich heritage and legacy in athletics, academics, entertainment, research and service. Tennessee State University has long been a rising star among universities across the country. It is designated as one of the best public historically black colleges and universities in the nation, and it’s not by accident. Tennessee State University is among the few historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with a chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the oldest and largest freshman honor society in the United States and a Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, the most prestigious honor society comprising all academic disciplines. A great deal of focus has been given to improving the academic environment – strengthening our research reputation, attracting and retaining the best and brightest students, encouraging service-focused programs, engaging and supporting expert faculty in diverse fields, building on our student-centered philosophy and holding steadfast to our motto of “Think. Work. Serve.”

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Today, Tennessee State University’s student enrollment is more than 9,000. There are more than 400 faculty and more than 1,200 staff who are part of the university’s team. Additionally, the university’s rich strength in embracing diversity is evident with 45 countries and 46 states representative of the student body. The beauty and accessibility of the university’s main campus is a plus with now 65 buildings on more than 450 acres.

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Complimenting the main campus is a newly renovated downtown campus that features a simulated stock-trading center, a student computer laboratory and continuing education, distance learning and multimedia services. The university is arming students with the intellectual resources to compete in a global environment. In support of that, important partnerships have been established with leading global companies such as Boeing, Raytheon, Dell, IBM and others, in which both funding and service-learning opportunities are currently active.

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The DAVIS BUILDING is topped by its landmark cupola and houses the Department of Languages, Literature and Philosophy and the Thomas E. Poag Auditorium. The building, which once housed the administrative offices, is named after TSU’s second president Dr. Walter S. Davis. KEAN HALL, a simplified Art Deco style gymnasium erected in 1951 at a cost of $1,500,000 was dedicated Wednesday, November 25, 1953. The structure is located on the south side of the campus at John Merritt Boulevard and 33rd Avenue, North and is named after former TSU Football head coach and Athletic Director, Henry A. Kean. The building contained at the time of its construction: a gymnasium, health, physical education and recreation classrooms, laboratories, staff offices, and facilities for indoor intramural sports, staff and student recreation and physical therapy. The building was vacated in 1980 when the HPER moved to the new Gentry Center Complex. The $300,000 renovation, approved in 1986-1987, connected the building to the Floyd-Payne campus center in 1991. The building became a recreational facility for the general campus population. It also serves as the headquarters for the Air Force ROTC, TSU Athletics and the academic and Hall of Fame.

The PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is located adjacent to the east side of the existing Strange Music Building. The facility houses the Theater, Television, Radio and Music Departments and includes a complete renovation of the Strange Music Building. A performance theater seating for 400 was constructed as part of the new building. Theater department spaces include classrooms, support spaces and offices. Rehearsal and production facilities are provided for television and radio departments, as well as offices and support areas. The music department has new laboratory facilities, practice rooms, classrooms, offices and an expanded band practice room and support facilities. The project included approximately 30,400 sq. ft. of renovated space (the Strange Music Building) and 43,000 sq. ft. of new construction.

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The FLOYD-PAYNE CAMPUS CENTER contains various student and administrative offices, campus bookstore, post office, and dining services. The Center is named after former TSU student and fifth president, Otis L. Floyd, and long-time Dean of Students and Vice-President of Student Affairs, Joseph A. Payne. The BROWN-DANIEL LIBRARY was erected in 1976 and opened for service during the summer of 1977. This present structure has 82,000 square feet of space with special study and research facilities for faculty and graduate students, and a Special Collections Room which houses the University’s historical archives, theses, dissertations, and other special materials. The library is named in memory of Library Directors, Martha M. Brown and Lois H. Daniel.

The AVERITTE AMPHITHEATER located in the center of campus; landscaped and has permanent seating for 200. The structure is named after Laura M. Averitte, author of Tennessee State University’s alma mater.

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DR. GLENDA

GLOVER

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

6TH YEAR, TENNESSEE STATE Glenda Glover joined the University January 2, 2013, as its eighth president. Glover previously served as the Dean of the School of Business at Jackson State University.

the implementation of online learning programs, developed the university’s internal fiscal accountability measures and served as a key liaison to local and national elected officials.

the Board of Directors of MetroJackson Chamber of Commerce, Chairperson of the City of Jackson Planning Board, District of Columbia Housing and Community Development Advi-

A licensed attorney and certified public accountant, Glover earned her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from TSU in 1974, an MBA from Clark Atlanta University in 1976, the J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1994 and her Ph.D. in Business Economics and Policy from George Washington University in 1990.

Before joining Jackson State, she began her full-time academic career as chairperson of the accounting department at Howard.

sory Board, and member of the Harvard Business School Management Alliance. She is a recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award, Distinguished Woman of the Year Award, Dean of the Year Award, and Most Outstanding Philanthropist.

President Glover served at Jackson State University since 1994 and led the College of Business to implement programs leading up through the Ph. D. degree. Her guidance has included the development of retention strategies and ensuring compliance with accreditation standards. President Glover has also played an important role in fundraising for the college, leading a successful $5 million initiative and obtaining the university’s first endowed chair. She spearheaded

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University in Washington, D.C., from 19901994. She went to Howard after serving in increasingly responsible roles in industry, including as chief financial officer and senior vice president of Metter Industries, manager of investor relations for the Potomac Electric Power Co. in D.C., and accountant at Arthur Andersen in Memphis. President Glover has served on the boards of directors of several private and public companies, including First Guaranty Bancshares, Student Loan Corp., The Lenox Group, Regions Bank of Mississippi, Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, and Economic Analysis. Dr. Glover has also served as a member of

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Along with her academic and administrative accomplishments, President Glover has been published in several highly regarded journals and refereed proceedings, and made numerous presentations at professional meetings and conferences. She has also served as an editorial advisor for one of the most prestigious journals in the accounting profession. President Glover, a Memphis native, and her husband, Charles, have two adult children, Candace and Charles.


TERESA

PHILLIPS

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

17TH YEAR, VANDERBILT Teresa Lawrence-Phillips became head of the Tennessee State University

1993–94 squad to the program’s first-ever OVC regular season crown, the

Phillips earned several honors as a three-year letter winner at Vanderbilt.

athletics department in April of 2002. As director, the athletic department

Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship, and the team’s first ap-

She was the first recipient of the Lady Commodore Athlete of the Year honor,

has made tremendous strides on the playing field, campus, community and

pearance ever in the NCAA tournament.

given to the best all-around female athlete. In addition, she received the

classroom.

Nashville Civitan’s Sportsmanship Award in 1979 and 1980. Phillips and her staff enjoyed their most successful season in 1994–95 as the

Some accomplishments under the Phillips’ administration include the

Lady Tigers (22–7, 12–4 OVC) shared the regular season title. TSU claimed

Community oriented, Phillips has assisted with the National Youth Sports

launching of the first official website for TSU Athletics in August of 2002, the

its second consecutive tournament title and a trip to the NCAA tournament.

Drug Program and has been appointed to several boards and committees

revitalization of the Big Blue Booster Club, the recognition of Ohio Valley Con-

which include: NCAA Basketball Rules, NCAA Championship Cabinet, Fellow-

ference Scholar Athletes, and conference championships in volleyball, wom-

She has been invited twice to serve as an assistant coach for USA Basketball

ship of Christian Athletes, Boys’ & Girls’ Club, the Vanderbilt Alumni Advisory

en’s track including a PGA minority national championship in men’s golf.

(1995 and 1999) and was invited to serve as an assistant coach for the U.S.

Board and the Nashville Sports Council Executive Board.

Olympic Festival North Squad. Phillips also has the distinction of being the first woman ever to coach an

She has held memberships in several organizations, including the Black

NCAA Division I men’s basketball team en route to being named one of the

Prior to her stint at TSU, Phillips was head coach at Fisk University for four

Coaches Association, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, the NCAA

“101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports” by Sports Illustrated in 2003.

years. She guided the Bulldogs to WIAC League and Tournament Champion-

Championship and Competition Cabinet and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

ships in 1987 and 1988 and was tabbed WIAC Coach of the Year twice (1987, She was also named as the Second Most Influential Woman in Sports in

1988). She compiled a 68-34 overall record with the Bulldogs.

Tennessee by The Tennessean newspaper. In addition, she was named USA

She is an inaugural member of the Girls’ Preparatory School Sports Hall of Fame and a 2008 inductee of the Lookout Mountain Sports Hall of Fame. She lives in

Today’s National Coach of the Year in 1990 and was a three-time OVC Coach

She graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor’s degree in Eco-

of the Year selection.

nomics before obtaining a Masters in Education from TSU in 1999. Phillips,

Nashville with her two sons, Micah and Kyle.

who helped recruit six All-Americans and seven All-State players, served as No stranger to athletic success, she was head coach of the Lady Tigers bas-

an assistant coach with the Lady Commodores (1981-1984) winning the

ketball program at TSU for 11 seasons from 1989-2000. Phillips guided the

N.I.T. in 1983.

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ROD

REED

HEAD COACH

9TH YEAR, TENNESSEE STATE ‘88 AT A GLANCE - COACHING CAREER 62 All-OVC Selections 15 OVC All-Newcomer Selections 4 NFL Draft Picks 13 NFL Undrafted Free Agent Signees 4 BOXTOROW HBCU #1 Recruiting Classes 2013 HBCU National Championship 2013 NCAA Head Coaches Award - Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation 2013 Eddie Robinson SBN Black College Coach of the Year Rod Reed enters his eighth season at the helm of the Tennessee State football program after being named head coach on December 18, 2009. He served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator during the 2009 season. Reed experienced immediate success as a head coach, leading the Tigers to a win in his debut game, 27-14, over Alabama A&M on Sept. 4, 2010 in the John Merritt Classic. He also broke an eight-game losing streak to Florida A&M, downing the Rattlers, 29-18, in the Atlanta Classic. Reed coached six players to All-OVC Teams including safety Eugene Clifford who also was a Sports Network, Phil Steele and BOXTOROW All-American. The Tigers increased their win total in their second season under Reed and finished the 2011 season on a hot streak, winning four of their last six games. The stretch included a, 42-40, upset win at No. 19 ranked Tennessee Tech on Oct. 15. Reed produced even more All-OVC players in year two, as seven made postseason squads. Two more defenders garnered All-American honors under Reed’s tutelage in linebacker Rico Council and Joseph Wylie. He also helped Lamar Divens and Sidney Tarver ink NFL contracts. Big Blue continued its success in 2012 by rattling off seven straight victories to open the season. The Tigers finished the year with an 8-3 record, its best since 2001. The performance earned TSU HBCU Program of the Year honors by HBCU Huddle. Several players earned postseason accolades including running back Trabis Ward who was named to the College Sports All-American Team after running for 1,460 yards and 15 touchdowns. Three more Tigers were Sheridan All-Americans including Sherman Carter who signed an NFL deal with fellow offensive lineman Rogers Gaines following suit.

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Reed turned in his finest season to date in 2013, as the Tigers finished 10-4 and won a FCS Playoff Game for the first time since 1986. It capped an impressive run in which Reed improved his club’s win total by at least two in each of his first four campaigns. TSU won its first HBCU National Championship since 1982 and the

team’s shutout win over Butler in the first round of the playoffs was the first victory for the OVC in postseason play in nearly 30 years. A school record 12 Tigers were chosen to the league’s all-conference teams at seasons end and Kadeem Edwards (143rd) and Demetrius Rhaney (250th) were selected in the NFL Draft.

THE ROD REED FILE Tennessee State (15 Years) Head Coach............................................................................... 2010 - Present Assistant Coach............................................................................. 2003 - 2009 East Texas Baptist (Three Years) Defensive Coordinator............................................................. 2000 - 2003 Seabreeze HS (Four Years) Defensive Coordinator.............................................................. 1996 - 2000 Bethune-Cookman (Four Years) Linebackers Coach................................................................... 1992 - 1995 Prairie View A&M (One Year) Linebackers Coach...............................................................................1991 Tennessee State Year-by-Year Results

Year Overall Pct. OVC Pct. 2017................................. 6-5....................... .545........................ 2-5.............. .286 2016................................. 7-4....................... .636........................ 4-3.............. .571 2015................................. 4-6........................ .400........................ 1-6.............. .143 2014................................. 6-6........................ .500........................ 3-5.............. .375 2013............................... 10-4........................ .715........................ 6-2.............. .750 2012................................. 8-3........................ .727........................ 4-3.............. .571 2011................................. 5-6........................ .455........................ 4-4.............. .500 2010................................. 3-8........................ .273........................ 0-7.............. .000 Head Coach................. 49-42........................ .538.................... 24-35.............. .407 2009................................. 4-7........................ .364........................ 3-4.............. .429 2008................................. 8-4........................ .667........................ 5-3.............. .625 2007................................. 5-6........................ .455........................ 4-3.............. .571 2006................................. 6-5........................ .545........................ 5-2.............. .714 2005................................. 2-9........................ .182........................ 1-6.............. .143 2004................................. 4-7........................ .364........................ 2-5.............. .286 2003................................. 7-5........................ .583........................ 5-3.............. .625 Assistant Coach........... 36-43........................ .456.................... 25-26.............. .490 TSU Total..................... 85-85........................ .500.................... 49-61.............. .445

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In 2014, Reed’s defense ranked inside the top-10 for the third straight season. Middle linebacker Nick Thrasher tallied 128 stops on the season, which was sixth-most in a single-season in school history and the highest total for a Tiger since 1991. Thrasher also moved up to second-place in tackles in the TSU record book over the course of the season, finishing with 358. Quarterback Mike German threw for 2,846 yards on the year, helping him break the 34 year old school-mark with 8,664 career yards.

backers, 2001), Bethune-Cookman University (Linebackers, 9295), and Seabreeze High School (DC, 96-00) in Daytona Beach, Fla. Within those positions he coached five first-team all-conference linebackers and a pair of All-Americans. Before coming to TSU, Reed previously coached at East Texas Baptist College (00-03) in his hometown of Marshall, Texas. He served as defensive coordinator for East Texas Baptist, which launched its football program during the 2000 season.

Reed has coached a total of 25 All-Americans and 51 All-OVC Players in his six seasons as a head coach and has staked a 43-37 record.

The 2002 Texas Baptist defense ranked second in their conference in scoring defense and third in rushing defense. The team

did not allow points in either the first or third periods through the first eight games in 2002. Reed is the son of Robert Reed, Jr., an All-America offensive guard for the Tigers in 1963 and 1964 who later played professionally for the Washington Redskins. Reed is the university’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes representative and in 2009 he participated in the NCAA Football Coaches Academy. He and his wife, Tamika, are the parents of four children, Terry, Takara, Briah, and Marcel.

He began coaching at TSU in 2003 and served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. At the conclusion of the season in which Reed returned to the TSU sideline, the Tigers led the OVC in total defense for the first time in school history. The defense accomplished the same feat in 2008 finishing at the top of the OVC in total defense. A keen recruiter as an assistant, Reed was responsible for bringing several notable key players into the TSU program. Reed is noted for recruiting Javarris Williams (2009 seven-round draft pick, Kansas City Chiefs), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (2008 first-round draft pick, Arizona Cardinals), Shaun Richardson, Lamar Divens (Baltimore Ravens, 2008) and Cornelius Lewis. He has also coached All-America and professional player, Jamar Landrom (Jacksonville Jaguars). Reed was a four-year letter winner for the TSU Tigers from 1984 - 1988. He capped off his career by being named Sheridan All-America his senior season. He set the Tiger record for career tackles from his linebacker slot and in 1987, he set the single season record for tackles with 197. He helped lead the Tigers to the second round of the 1986 Division I-AA playoffs and was selected as Defensive MVP in 1987 and 1988. Following completion of his bachelor’s degree, Reed entered the coaching profession. He held positions at Prairie View A&M (Line-

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JEFF

GARRY

9TH YEAR

2ND YEAR

PARKER OC/QBs

FISHER DC/S

Jeff Parker joined the Tennessee State University Football staff in spring of 2010 as the pass game coordinator, quarterback coach. He was named assistant head coach at the start of the 2012 season and offensive coordinator in 2015.

Garry Fisher began at Tennessee State in January of 2017 as the defensive coordinator. He joins the staff after spending the 2016 season at Western Illinois as linebackers coach and co-special teams coordinator on Charlie Fisher’s staff.

In 2016, Parker’s offense made significant leaps as they became the top scoring unit in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Tigers jumped from sixth in 2015 to the top spot a year later. Parker’s group also improved in Total Offense (seventh to second), Rushing (eighth to fourth), Passing (fourth to second) and Passing Efficiency (fourth to first) in just a year’s time.

In his first season at TSU, Fisher produced the seventh ranked defensive unit in the nation and finished second in pass defense, holding opponents to 164.5 yards through the air. The squad also set a Tennessee State record allowing the fewest yards per completion (9.90), breaking the previous mark of 10.74 set in 1970. Under his tutelage, Vincent Sellers earned a spot on the All-Ohio Valley Conference Second Team, as well as the All-Newcomer Team. Sellers was named a 2017 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American and finished 15th in the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award race.

The offense generated five OVC All-Conference selections, which included lineman Jessamen Dunker and Kevin Kenton, wide receivers Patrick Smith and Steven Newbold, along with receiver and return specialist Chris Rowland. Dunker was named to several First Team All-American teams, including Associated Press, while Newbold and Rowland were named HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-Americans.

During his time at Western, Fisher coached First Team Walter Camp All-American Linebacker Brett Taylor, the nation’s leader with 94 solo tackles in 2016. Fisher helped Taylor, who finished 7th in the Buck Buchanan Award voting (National Defensive Player of the Year), earn First Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference and First Team Academic All-MVFC accolades.

The offense averaged 32.3 points and 415.1 yards per game despite losing starting quarterback O’Shay Ackerman-Carter early in the third game of the season. Ronald Butler started the final eight game of the season and was responsible for 28 touchdowns leading all OVC signal callers. Butler finished 137-of-234 for 2,014 yards, averaging 251.8 yards per game which would be 21st in FCS and 2nd in the OVC. Butler led the OVC and was 14th in the FCS in Passing Efficiency (147.8), was ranked nationally in passing touchdowns (26th, 21), yards per completion (9th, 14.41), yards per pass attempt (13th, 8.33), total offense (44th, 237.1), 17th in points responsible for (170) and points responsible for per game (15.5). Butler finished second in conference games rushing as he averaged 5.7 yards per carry and was the top rushing QB in Conference Games.

Prior to Western Illinois, Fisher spent seven years in the OVC at Eastern Kentucky.

Under Parker’s guidance, redshirt freshman quarterback Michael German had just seven starts in 2011, but earned the Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year honors and was picked as the Newcomer of the Week four times. German was also a finalist for the Sports Network’s Jerry Rice Award which honors the freshman of the year in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Fisher was a four-year letter winner at Bowling Green (1998-01) as an outside linebacker before transitioning into the Falcons’ coaching ranks in 2002. After serving two years as a defensive assistant at BGSU, Fisher moved to Utah where he served as an offensive assistant for the 2004 Mountain West Conference and 2005 Fiesta Bowl champions. At both of his first two coaching jobs, Fisher served under current Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer.

Parker spent the previous five seasons serving as wide receivers, quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Norfolk State. Under Parker’s guidance, two Spartan quarterbacks threw for more than 2,000 yards in a single season.

Following a one-year stint at Heidelberg College (2005) as the special teams coordinator, Fisher landed at Shenandoah University for two years (2006-07) as the defensive coordinator.

Two of his All-MEAC players, quarterback Casey Hansen (Philadelphia Eagles) and wide receiver Chris Bell (New Orleans Saints) went on to sign free agent contracts in the NFL. Parker has extensive experience coaching on the offensive side of the ball. He served as an assistant and offensive coordinator alongside current TSU head coach Rod Reed at Seabreeze (Fla.) HS from 1993-2001. His offense went on to set Florida high school’s all-time record for passing yards completions and touchdowns.

Fisher, who worked with inside linebackers, saw the linebackers corps have eight players earn All-Ohio Valley Conference honors (three 1st Team, five 2nd Team). EKU finished three seasons ranked in the Top 25 and made two FCS Playoff appearances during Fisher’s time with the Colonels. Before arriving at EKU, the native of Columbus, Ohio, served as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Kentucky State in 2008.

Fisher graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2002 with a degree in sociology. He then earned his master’s degree in exercise and sport science from the University of Utah in 2006. In the summer of 2012, Fisher was selected to participate in the NCAA and NFL Coaches Academy in Dallas. He also spent some of that summer participating in the Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Internship program with the New Orleans Saints. Garry married the former Lucretia Hughes in 2010. Together they have six children: daughters Tseday (13), Amari (11) and Gianna (4), and sons Rece (9) and twins Garry III (2) and Terry (2).

Parker then followed with a short stint as head coach at Spruce Creek (Fla.) HS in the spring and summer of 2002 before joining the staff at Bethune-Cookman College. As a player, Parker played two seasons at TSU before finishing his eligibility at Bethune-Cookman College, now University. In just two seasons with the Wildcats, Parker caught 125 passes for 1,765 yards, and earned a share of the Wildcats’ all-time reception record (125). Parker led the conference in receptions in 1990 with 58 and broke the Wildcats’ single season record with 67 catches in 1991. He received first-team All-MEAC honors in each of those seasons. He capped his career by receiving first-team All-America honors in 1991. For his efforts, he was inducted into the Bethune-Cookman Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. After college, Parker played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL (1992), the Charlotte Rage (1994), Orlando Predators (1995-98) of the Arena Football League, and the Rhine Fire of the World Football League (1995). In 2008, he was selected to participate in the NCAA’s Coaches Academy, which is designed to identify and nurture minority coaches, in 2008. Parker, a native of Daytona Beach, Fla. earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education and recreation from Bethune-Cookman in 1994. He and his wife, Onya, are the parents of two children daughters, Jai and son Jayce (JD).

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EHRENFELD OL Russ Ehrenfeld enters the eighth year of his third stint at Tennessee State after spending three seasons at Chattanooga.

BRADFORD TEs Antonio Bradford joined the TSU staff in the fall of 2015 after spending ten seasons as an assistant coach at his Alma Mater, Alabama State University. He will work with the tight ends and tackles with the Big Blue.

Since returning, Ehrenfeld has produced numerous professional linemen, including four NFL draft picks in a two year span. Kadeem Edwards and Demetrius Rhaney were taken in the 2014 draft, while Robert Myers and Anthony Morris were selected in 2015. This marked the first time in TSU history that four lineman were drafted during a two year period.

In 2016, Bradford helped in the training of All-American Jessamen Dunker who went on to sign a free agent contract with the New York Giants.

In 2016, Jessamen Dunker and Kevin Kenton were All-Ohio Valley Conference selections and both earned invites to NFL camps. Dunker earned All-American honors and signed a free agent contract with the New York Giants. Kenton was invited to the New York Jets rookie minicamp

Working with the offensive line, Bradford’s unit opened the hole for the Hornet runners for a SWAC-leading 231.5 yards per game, good enough for 14th among the Football Championship Series (FCS) schools. Throughout his tenure, he also served as video coordinator, assistant recruiting coordinator, assistant head coach and interim head coach for ASU.

Prior to his return, Ehrenfeld helped the Mocs allow only nine sacks in 2009, tied for fewest in the Southern Conference and third lowest in the nation. UTC did not allow a sack for the last four games of the season, including a trip to FBS National Champion Alabama in the season finale.

The former Hornet was a three-year starter at left guard from 2002 to 2004. His teams won back-to-back Eastern Division titles in 2003 and 2004, and won the ASU’s second SWAC football championship in 2004.

In 2010, he turned his attention to the centers and guards, helping T.J. Hurless earn a spot on the All-SoCon second team. Add in Chris Harr and Ehrenfeld has guided two Mocs to all-league honors in his two years at UTC.

Bradford was a member of an offense that was the most prolific in America and featured – among others – former Alabama State standout Tarvaris Jackson, who went on to be drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round in 2006, and current member of Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seattle Seahawks.

In 2011, Ehrenfeld coached tight ends, helping the Mocs to a 5-6 overall record, including a 38-17 win at then ranked No. 10 Jacksonville State on Sept. 10. Faysal Shaffat was a 2011 All-Southern Conference freshman tight end for the Mocs.

Bradford, who began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at ASU, holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in general counseling. He and his wife, Faith, have one daughter, Autumn.

In his second stop at TSU, Ehrenfeld’s offensive line set the tone for the No. 1 rushing offense in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2007 and 2008 while allowing just the second fewest number of sacks in the league. All totaled, he has coached more than ten offensive lineman that have gone on to play professionally. Ehrenfeld previously coached the offensive line at TSU for three seasons (1997-99), helping the Tigers capture backto-back OVC championships in 1998 and 1999. Notably, four linemen from the 1999 team went on to play in the NFL. A native of Hillside, N.J., Ehrenfeld played four seasons at Chattanooga, helping the Mocs claim three SoCon titles as a starting offensive guard. He earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education-history in 1981. Following graduation, Ehrenfeld’s first coaching position was at TMI Academy as the offensive line coach. His first collegiate position was as a graduate assistant at the University of South Carolina, where he had the opportunity to coach the Gamecocks in the 1984 Gator Bowl. Since then, he has also coached at Austin Peay (1985-87, 95-96), Itawamba Community College (1988-89), Southeast Missouri State (1990-92), Eastern Michigan (1993-94), Alabama State (2000) and Bucknell (2001-02).

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KEVIN

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CHESTNUT WRs

Kevin Mashack returned to Tennessee State in the spring of 2015 after spending three years in the player personnel department for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Mashack will work closely with the Tigers’ running backs and will serve as the recruiting coordinator. In his first two seasons with the Tigers, Mashack headed the wide receiving unit which produced a preseason Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year and two All-Americans. Patrick Smith is a two-time All-OVC selection and amassed 1,962 yards on 115 catches in his two seasons. Smith has scored 23 touchdowns in 21 games.

Chris Chestnut enters his second season on the Tennessee State staff in 2017 and first as the wide receivers coach. Chestnut spent the 2016 season at TSU as an offensive quality control coach, working closely with the tight ends. Chestnut arrived at TSU after a coaching stop at Miami (FL) as an offensive assistant, stepping in as interim tight ends coach for the Hurricanes for the 2015 campaign. Prior to that, Chestnut served as the offensive coordinator at Northern Durham High School in North Carolina for the 2013 and 2014 seasons after spending 2012 as a graduate assistant the University of South Florida.

Steven Newbold and Chris Rowland were named HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American under Mashack. Newbold finished 19th in the nation averaging 19.12 yards per reception while catching 41 passes for 784 yards. Rowland finished third on the team in receptions and earned his honor for his duties a return specialist.

Other previous collegiate coaching experience includes two seasons at Campbell (2010 and 2011) coaching running backs and one year at Ellsworth Community College (2009) working with wide receivers.

Mashack was added to the Jaguars staff as a scouting assistant in May 2013. Mashack is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the player personnel department, watching and grading film and attending pro days to scout and evaluate players prior to the NFL Draft.

Chestnut began his coaching career at Northern Durham High School from 2004-08. He spent five years working in various coaching positions, including passing game coordinator (2006-07), special teams coordinator (2006-08) and strength and conditioning coach (2004-08). Chestnut also worked with the track and field program, who won four straight conference titles while he was coaching.

Mashack served two seasons (2011-12) as the running backs coach and one season with the tight ends (2010) at Tennessee State University, where he previously acted as the video coordinator after beginning as a student assistant in 2003. Mashack acted as the pro liaison, performed daily video responsibilities and was instrumental in recruiting purposes.

The Durham, N.C. native began his collegiate playing career for College of the Canyons in Valencia, Calif. Chestnut led the team in receiving in each of his two years and was named first-team Western State Conference as a sophomore. He then transferred to Western Michigan, where he started all 11 games as a junior. He was a two-year letterwinner at WMU and served as a team captain as a senior. He ended his career with the Broncos with 30 catches for 412 yards.

Mashack is a native of Miami, Florida and graduated from Tennessee State in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts and Science and a Masters in Sports Administration in 2009. He is married to the former Tiffany Gilliam.

Chestnut played professionally in the Arena Football League from 2004-2006. He was in camp with the New York Dragons in 2004 and spent two years playing for the Las Vegas Gladiators (2004-05) and a year for the Georgia Wildcats (2006). Chestnut received his bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Western Michigan in 2008. Chestnut has three children: Jaylon, Carter and Christina. He is married to Maria Chestnut.

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CHATMAN DEs/OLB

Nick Davison returned to the Tennessee State football coaching staff in the spring of 2015 as the team’s defensive ends coach. After two seasons with the ends, Davison will move inside to run the defensive linemen.

Gerald Chatman enters his first season on Rod Reed’s staff at Tennessee State in 2017, working directly with the defensive ends and outside linebackers.

In 2017, the defensive front was the anchor to a unit which ranked seventh in the nation allowing 278.5 yards per game and 19.6 points against. Davison helped guide senior Jason Morrow to his first All-Ohio Valley Conference Second Team selection.

In his first season with the Tigers, the defense held opponents to 278.5 yards per game and 19.6 points per contest. The squad ranked seventh defensively in all of FCS play. Chatman helped Ebenezer “Ebo” Ogundeko earn his third All-Ohio Valley Conference selection.

In his first two seasons with the Tigers, Davison found success with defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko who earned two consecutive Ohio Valley Conference First Team selections. Ogundeko was named to several Preseason All-American teams in 2016 and 2017, as well as the media’s selection for Preseason Defensive Player of the Year in the OVC in 2016. Prior to his arrival on campus, Davison spent 2013 as a graduate assistant on the Tiger staff. While at TSU, Davison helped guide Big Blue to a 10-4 record and top-10 nationally ranked defense. Davison coached five All-OVC players on the defensive front, including end Anthony Bass who was named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year after recording 14.5 sacks. In addition, the Tennessee State defense ranked as one of the best in the country, only allowing 296 total yards per game. The unit also forced 32 turnovers and gave up just 18.1 points per contest. Prior to arriving at TSU, Davison worked as the defensive tackle coach at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in 2012 after an accomplished playing career. Davison played his first two years at the University of Alabama-Birmingham where he notched 33 tackles and saw action in all 24 games for the Blazers. He then transferred to UTC and was named Preseason 2nd Team All-SoCon as a senior.

Chatman comes to Nashville after serving as the defensive line coach at Elon during the 2016 season. Chatman spent a portion of the 2016 NFL preseason as a defensive coaching intern with the Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos. During his time with the Broncos he worked with the inside and outside linebackers. Chatman spent the 2015 season working with the defensive line at Texas A&M University as a defensive graduate assistant. The Aggies posted an 8-5 record and played in the Music City Bowl. His coaching assisted defensive end Myles Garrett to All-SEC and All-America honors. During the summer of 2015, he worked as a defensive coaching intern with the Green Bay Packers where he assisted with both the defensive line and linebacker units. He was also selected to participate in the NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy. Chatman spent the 2014 campaign as the defensive line coach and assistant recruiting coordinator at Butler University. In part due to his defensive line’s play, Butler led the Pioneer Football League in rushing defense and was second in sacks. Chatman had one player earn all-conference accolades. Chatman worked as a defensive graduate assistant at Ball State University during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. While with the Cardinals, Chatman mentored two high-profile defensive ends. Jonathan Newsome earned first-team All-Mid American Conference honors under the guidance of Chatman. Upon graduation, Newsome was selected in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. The second Cardinal to earn all-conference honors under Chatman was defensive tackle Nathan Ollie. During Chatman’s time at BSU, the program played in consecutive bowl games and posted 19 victories. Chatman got his start in collegiate coaching at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh where he was the defensive line coach from 2010-11. Chatman was a defensive lineman at Wisconsin Oshkosh. He received a bachelor’s degree in educational leadership and human services from Wisconsin Oshkosh. He then earned a master’s degree in adult and community education from Ball State.

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AHMAAD

TERSOO

1ST YEAR

1ST YEAR

SMITH CBs

UHAA STRENGTH

Ahmaad Smith, a former Tiger standout, returned to Tennessee State in the spring of 2017 to take over the coaching duties of the cornerback corps. Smith comes back to TSU after a five-year professional playing career and six years of coaching experience. Smith joins the Tigers staff after three seasons as the defensive backs coach at Catawba College, as well as an assistant academic coordinator and assistant special team coordinator. During his tenure with CC, Smith produced two All-South Atlantic Conference and Super Region defensive backs in Case Woodard and Christophe Page. Woodard would also be name to the 2016 All-American 2nd team. Prior to Catawba, Smith coached the defensive backs at Hampden-Sydney College from 2012-14. Smith’s unit was the top ranked defense in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, which produced five all-conference defensive backs, including All-American corner, Zach Morgan. Smith finished runner-up as the 2013 AFCA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year and was selected as a D2 All-Star Game defensive back coach in 2014. Smith is a two-time recipient of the Bill Walsh Internship Program, spending time with the Tennessee Titans in 2015 and the Minnesota Vikings in 2017. He also completed an internship with the Calgary Stampede of the CFL in 2016, was a 2017 NFL and NCAA Coaching Academy Participant and a 2018 AFCA 35 Under-35 Coaches Leadership Institute Participant.

Uhaa joined the Tennessee State Strength and Conditioning staff in August of 2016. He serves as the Assistant Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning, working directly with men’s basketball, volleyball and football. Prior to his arrival in Nashville, Uhaa worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Arkansas State University where he assisted with all aspects of football training. Uhaa was a standout running back at Furman University, garnering All-Southern Conference accolades three times in addition to being named to the All-Freshman team in his first season. Upon graduation, the Stone Mountain, Ga. native went on to work as a weight training coach at Mount Pisgah Christian School in Georgia. He went on to intern with the Strength and Conditioning program at Georgia Tech during the 2015-16 academic year. Uhaa graduated from Furman University in 2012 with a degree in Health and Exercise Science.

As a player, Smith spent time with the BC Lions and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He played for several arena teams, including two seasons with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League. Smith gained notoriety as a finalist in the Michael Irvin reality show ‘4th and Long’. Smith graduated from Tennessee State in 2006 with a B.B.A. in Business Information Systems. He is also a certified personal trainer.

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SEARCY SPORTS MEDICINE

HARDIN EQUIPMENT

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1ST YEAR

Trevor Searcy began his service with Tennessee State University in December of 2015. During his time here he has worked with athletes in most every sport, most directly with women’s basketball, football and track.

Hardin came to Tennessee State in the fall of 2017, serving as an assistant equipment manager. Hardin was promoted to head equipment manager during the summer of 2018.

A native of Portland, Tenn., Searcy earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training from Middle Tennessee State University in 2006 and is licensed in the state of Tennessee.

Hardin came to TSU after internships with Georgia State (2016-17) and Lafayette College (2015-16). At GSU, Hardin primarily worked with football and assisted with the Panthers Olympic sports. He worked exclusively with the football program while at LC.

Searcy joined TSU after nine years of service in the field of sports medicine. During his tenure as an athletic trainer, Searcy has worked with teams from Middle Tennessee State University, Jackson State University, Germantown High School in Mississippi and Portland High School. Searcy has also completed two NFL internships. He is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Hardin has worked with USA Football, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons. He worked on two occasions with USA Football, including a stint with the program for the International Bowl at the beginning of 2018. Hardin spent two years as a training camp intern for the Buccanneers in 2014 and 2015, before serving in the same capacity for the Falcons during their Super Bowl appearance season of 2016. Hardin served as a student equipment manager at UAB from 2011-14. He graduated from UAB in 2015 with a B.A. in Foreign Languages and Cultures.

Searcy and his wife Sheena currently reside in Portland. They have one son, Austin Davis.

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Name Steven Newbold Major Bellamy, Jr. Antonio Zita Chris Rowland Sabree Curtis, Jr. John Robinson IV Treon Harris Christion Abercrombie Demry Croft Ronnie Killings James Green Al-Malik Moore Dajour Nesbeth Solomon Cummings Jahsun Bryant Micheal Hughes DeVon Johnson Kalen Whitlow Kenyon Garlington Kaemon Dunlop Cameron Rosendahl Terry Straughter Josh Green Shakur Jackson Neiman Armstrong Seth Rowland Te’kendrick Roberson Andrew Knox Vincent Sellers LaQuarius Cook DeMarco Corbin Shawn McColley Nick Harper, Jr. Blair Edwards Ray Coggins Earl Harrison Jeremiah Caine Dieuseul Stcyr Jordan Bell Desmond Johnson Michael Crawford Donavan Wallace Thomas Newberg Kaleb Mosley Antowan Malone Mitchell Boudreaux Landon Brazile Dell Porter James Reese IV Mekhi Brown Dewayne Johnson Demetrius Cooley Ian Martin Daniel Bonner Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. Anthony Geter Justin Brown

Pos. WR WR K/P WR RB DB WR LB QB DB LB WR CB QB LB QB WR QB DB RB QB LB DB DB CB RB RB FB DB SS RB RB DB LB CB RB DT DB RB DB LB DB LS P/K LB K DE DE DB DE LB OC LB LB LB OC LB

Ht. 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-8 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-5 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-7 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-6 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-4 5-10 5-11 5-5 6-5 6-1 5-10 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-2

Wt. 170 160 170 170 175 195 195 230 205 185 205 170 187 185 220 230 175 190 175 165 210 215 180 170 185 185 180 250 180 190 225 210 175 202 185 205 280 185 200 190 210 185 190 180 225 150 270 250 170 250 230 288 245 215 225 258 220

Yr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. R-Sr. R-So. R-Jr. Jr. So. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. R-Sr. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. So. R-Sr. Jr. R-Fr. R-So. Sr. Fr. Jr. R-So. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Jr. GR R-Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. R-So. Fr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Carol City, Fla. (Miami Carol City HS) Lawrenceville, Ga. (Georgia Military College) Fayetteville, Tenn. (Lincoln County HS) Nolensville, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS) Englewood, N.J. (Connecticut) Miami, Fla. (Florida) Atlanta, Ga. (Illinois) Rockford, Ill. (Minnesota) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Navy) Orlando, Fla. (Olympia HS) Miami, Fla. (Northwestern HS) Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange HS) Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS) Huntsville, Ala. (Alabama A&M) Montgomery, Ala. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) Antioch, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) Hendersonville, Tenn. (Beech HS) Acworth, Ga. (Georgia Military) Opa Locka, Fla. (Miami Carol City HS) Orlando, Fla. (Olympia HS) Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS) Dallas, Texas (Cisco College) Brentwood, Tenn. (Georgia Prep) Winter Haven, Fla. (Ellsworth CC) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel HS) Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS) Euless, Texas (Pima CC) Chattanooga, Tenn. (McCallie HS) Brentwood, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS) Lebanon, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS) Columbus, Miss. (Coahoma CC) Macon, Ga. (Westside HS) Antioch, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS) Huntsville, Ala. (J.O. Johnson HS) Lansing, Ill. (Thornton Fractional South HS) Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown HS) Thompson Station, Tenn. (Independence HS) Montgomery, Ala. (Carver HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn HS) Slidell, La. (Brother Martin HS) Dayton, Ohio (Cincinnati) Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS) Columbus, Ga. (Alabama) Nashville, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS) Decatur, Ga. (Eastern Arizona CC) Johnson City, Tenn. (David Crockett HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Hillwood HS) Lithonia, Ga. (Arabia Mountain HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) Smiths Station, Ala. (Smiths Station HS)

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Lorenzo Stewart Noah Shattuck Timerik Cook Lachavious Simmons Adrian Sims J.C. Goins III Herman Joseph Thomas Burton Myles Sails Justin Brooks Cedrick Banks Jamahl Covington Anthony Williams Jamahl Jelks Raymond Horton Chidi Okeke Tyrese Thornton Keith Thomas Raekwon Allen Marlon Black, Jr. Miles Cavitt Isaiah Owens Aaron Cauthen Lawrence Segree II Malik Abdul-Haqq Robert Lilly-Sneed Dejuan Miller Josh Trueheart Kyle Oliver Khalil Jones LaDarrius Jackson Jeremy Patterson Justin Culpepper Michael Perry III

LB OT LS OT DT DT OG OC OL OT OG OL OG OL OG OL OL OL OG OT TE WR TE WR WR WR WR TE TE DT DT DT DT DT

6-0 6-6 6-1 6-5 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-6 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-6 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-1

230 295 215 305 300 310 285 305 270 300 320 295 300 305 325 315 315 315 330 295 230 190 235 175 185 180 175 235 226 300 260 350 275 315

Fr. Fr. R-Jr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Sr. So. R-Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-Sr. Fr. R-So. So. Fr. Jr. R-So. R-So. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-So. R-Sr. R-Sr. Jr. Jr.

Chattanooga, Tenn. (East Ridge HS) Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS) Decatur, Ga. (DeKalb HS) Selma, Ala. (Selma HS) Brookwood, Ga. (Brookwood HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Cordova HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Bethel) Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Southern University Lab HS) Fairburn, Ga. (Georgia Military) Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS) Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS) Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland HS) Anambra, Nigeria (LSU) LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Tyner HS) Columbus, Ga. (Georgia Military College) Blountstown, Fla. (Liberty County HS) Greenfield, Tenn. (Greenfield HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Memphis) Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS) La Vergne, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) Seattle, Wash. (Fullerton College) Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS) Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Memphis) Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS) Birmingham, Ala. (USF) Screven, Ga. (Wisconsin) Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)

Coaching Staff: Head Coach: Rod Reed (Tennessee State, 1988), Ninth Season Assistant Coaches: Asst. Head/Offensive Coordinator/QBs Offensive Line Coach TEs/Tackles/Run Game Coordinator Running Backs Coach Wide Receivers Coach Defensive Coordinator Defensive Line Coach Def. Ends/OLB Coach/Special Tms Coord. Corners Coach Linebackers Quality Control Defense Intern Offensive Analyst Offense Intern Director of Football Operations Director of Strength & Conditioning Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager

Jeff Parker (Bethune-Cookman, 1994 – 9th season) Russ Ehrenfeld (Chattanooga, 1981 – 5th season) Antonio Bradford (Alabama State, 2005 – 4th season) Kevin Mashack (Tennessee State, 2007 – 4th season) Christopher Chestnut (Western Michigan, 2008 – 2nd season) Garry Fisher (Bowling Green, 2002 – 2nd season) Nick Davison (Chattanooga, 2012 – 4th season) Gerald Chatman (Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2010 – 2nd season) Ahmaad Smith (Tennessee State, 2006 – 1st season) Rico Council (Tennessee State, 2012 - 3rd season) Anthony Bass (Tennessee State, 2015 – 1st season) Shannon Harris (Tennessee State, 2004 – 1st season) Andre Sims (Michigan State, 2016 – 1st season) Jared Coulter (Tennessee State, 2015 - 2nd season) Tersoo Uhaa (Furman, 2012 – 1st season) Trevor Searcy (Middle Tennessee, 2006 – 3rd season) Eddie Hardin (UAB, 2015 – 1st season)

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2018 SEASON PREVIEW

Tennessee State is coming off their fifth non-losing campaign over the past six seasons. The Tigers hope to continue the trend as they enter the 2018 season with eight returning starters on offense. The defense ranked seventh in the nation, and second in pass defense, under first year defensive coordinator Gary Fisher, but will look to replace seven starters.

touchdown performance against Michigan State. With Harris moving to wide receiver, the Tigers will look for depth from transfers Kalen Whitlow and Cameron Rosendahl, along with freshman Solomon Cummings.

Chris Rowland

The Big Blue held opposing teams to 164.5 yards through the air and returns three starters in the backfield. Safeties LaQuarius Cook and sophomore Vincent Sellers are joined by junior cornerback Dajour Nesbeth. Juniors Neiman Armstrong and Shakur Jackson are back to provide depth along with transfers Nick Harper, Jr. and John Robinson IV as they try to replace Terrell Bonds. The recent graduated corner led the unit with four interceptions a year ago. The defense will look to replace all-conference performers Chris Collins, Ebo Ogundeko and Jason Morrow. Collins was the team’s field general at middle linebacker and led TSU with 97 tackles, 13.0 for loss. Ogundeko was a two-time All-American performer at defensive end and a three-time All-OVC selection. The offense will have to replace one of the top threats in TSU history with the departure of Patrick Smith. The wide receiver led the Tigers in receptions (42), receiving yards (648) and touchdowns. Smith also closed out his career with the third most receiving touchdowns in program and OVC history. Head coach Rod Reed and offensive coordinator Jeff Parker still posses one of the more dangerous receivers in the conference in Steven Newbold. The offense also enters with experience as they feature their top five rushers from a season ago and three of the top four receivers. The unit looks to regain its 2016 form with the help of four returning linemen.

QUARTERBACKS Michael Hughes started the final six games of the season after replacing Treon Harris who was under center through the first five games. Harris threw for 729 yards and two touchdowns after completing 58 passes on 106 attempts. The senior added another 318 yards on the ground and crossed the goal line on three occasions. Hughes entered and led the OVC in efficiency at 143.8 as he went 86-for-162 for 1,304 yards and 15 touchdowns. The junior to be was picked off six times last season and looks to improve on his first action as a starter. Hughes will battle with Minnesota transfer Demry Croft for the main signal caller position. Croft took over for the Gophers half way through the season and started the final six games last year, which included a three

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Micheal Hughes BACKFIELD The Tigers feature the top five rushers from a season ago. Sabree Curtis, Jr. led the running attack with 439 yards and was followed by Seth Rowland at 421 yards and two touchdowns. Fullback Andrew Knox and the versatile Chris Rowland trailed Harris in yardage gained. The backfield will have plenty of competition as Earl Harrison returns after suffering an injury that ended his season prematurely. Coach Reed added a pair of junior college thrashers who look to contribute immediately in Te’kendrick Roberson and DeMarco Corbin. Redshirt freshmen Shawn McColley and Jordan Bell also look to be in the mix for carries.

RECEIVERS Steven Newbold closed out his sophomore season with 34 receptions for 627 yards and four touchdowns. Newbold enters the season as an OVC Preseason All-Conference selection and will replace Smith as the

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receiver to stop. Chris Rowland caught 17 passes in 2017 and hauled in his first career touchdown during the final game of the season at Jacksonville State. DeVon Johnson pulled in 10 passes and showed flashes of a big play receiver. Harris will bring his athleticism and dynamic play to the receiving corps. Transfer Major Bellamy, Jr. and redshirt freshmen Al-Malik Moore and Lawrence Segree II will add speed to the unit. Kyle Oliver, Aaron Cauthen and Miles Cavitt bring athleticism to the tight end position.

OFFENSIVE LINE The line enters the 2018 season with experience and depth. Thomas Burton, Jamahl Jelks, Chidi Okeke and Justin Brooks all return as starters. Burton will anchor the trenches at center for the fourth year and will be flanked by Lachavious Simmons at left guard. Simmons played in all 11 games, starting six at various spots, a year ago. The redshirt junior replaces departing senior Ty Allen, who started at center for the first four games due to an injury to Burton, before moving to guard. Newcomers Raekwon Allen, Jamahl Covington, Raymond Horton and Marlon Black, Jr. will provide depth, as well as provide competition for starts. Redshirt freshman Anthony Geter impressed during his first year with the Tigers and will push Burton for time at center.


Thomas Burton Blair Edwards

Thomas Newberg DEFENSIVE LINE

DEFENSIVE BACKS

The defensive line will have a new look, as the Tigers will replace four mainstays from 2017. Ogundeko, as well as tackles Terrence Summers and Jason Morrow have all departed due to graduation. Marvin Maddox, who started five games last season opposite Ogundeko, chose to end his collegiate career after earning his degree in the spring. Dell Porter returns with six starts under his belt from a season ago at defensive end. He will be pushed by Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. who played in 10 contests as a redshirt sophomore. Alabama transfer, Mekhi Brown, will replace Ogundeko after helping the Crimson Tide to a national championship in 2017. Jeremy Patterson, Khalil Jones and Justin Culpepper saw significant time last year and will anchor the middle of the line along with a pair of transfers.

The backfield looks to continue as the strength of the defense with Cook, Sellers, Nesbeth, Armstrong and Jackson. Harper learned the TSU system last season as he sat a mandatory year after transferring from Missouri State and impressed during the spring in his replacement of Bonds. Robinson brings added experience to the safety position, coming in for the spring semester from the University of Connecticut. True freshman Josh Green, brother of linebacker James Green, is expected to see time at corner in his initial collegiate season.

SEPTEMBER 1 Bethune-Cookman 1 6:00 P.M. 20TH Annual John Merritt Classic 8 vs. Jackson State 1 6:00 P.M. 29TH Annual Southern Heritage Classic 15 at Hampton 5:00 P.M. 22 at Eastern Illinois* 2:00 P.M. 29 at Vanderbilt TBA OCTOBER 6 at Austin Peay* 13 at Murray State* 20 TENNESSEE TECH* 1 Homecoming NOVEMBER 3 at Southeast Missouri* 10 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 3 17 UT MARTIN*3

6:00 P.M. 1:00 P.M. 4:30 P.M.

1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M.

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1 – Nissan Stadium (68,798) – Nashville, Tenn. 2 – Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (61,008) – Memphis, Tenn. 3 – Hale Stadium (15,000) – Nashville, Tenn.

Dell Porter SPECIAL TEAMS LINEBACKERS Like the defensive front, the linebacking corps will showcase many new faces. Senior Blair Edwards as the lone starter after producing 59 tackles, the third highest amount by a defender last season. Edwards amassed 6.0 tackles for loss, including 2.0 sacks, two quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and two recoveries; along with two pass deflections and two break ups. Transfer Roderick Woods will provide depth behind Edwards, while fellow transfer Christion Abercrombie (Illinois) is penciled in to replace Collins in the middle. Newcomer Terry Straughter is expected to see time at middle linebacker as a freshman. Coach Reed will turn to James Green and Desmond Johnson to replace Justin North, who matched Edwards with 59 stops a year ago. The new set of linebackers has large shoes to fill replacing Collins and North who roamed the defensive as starters for the past three seasons.

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Lane Clark leaves a large hole for the Tigers after providing a lethal weapon for the special teams over the past four seasons. Clark leaves TSU as one of the most decorated kicker in program history. The twotime All-American produced eight of the top 11 longest field goals in school history and finished second in scoring as a kicker at TSU behind Jamin Godfrey, fifth overall trailing only Godfrey, Alfred Reese, Javarris Williams and Mike Jones. The Big Blue will look to three kickers to replace Clark, starting with redshirt junior Mitchell Boudreaux and highly touted freshmen Antonio Zita and Kaleb Mosley. Junior Thomas Newberg will handle the long-snapping duties for the third consecutive year. Newberg highlighted his sophomore campaign with a touchdown reception against Austin Peay.

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STEVEN

NEWBOLD

2

Jr. • WR 5-11 • 170

2017 - Sophomore Season Played in all 11 games, starting 10… finished with 34 receptions for 627 yards and four touchdowns… was named player of the game at the Tampa Classic versus Florida A&M (9/17) after catching five passes for 117 yards, including an ESPN Top 10 – 44 yard touchdown where he eluded eight defenders… pulled down a scoring pass on a four receptions for 30 yard performance at Eastern Kentucky (10/7)… caught a season high seven passes for 108 yards at Tennessee Tech (10/28)… finished with three catches for 83 yards and two touchdowns against Virginia University Lynchburg (11/4)… tallied a season high 153 yards receiving on five receptions and added 23 yards on a kickoff return, totaling 176 all purpose yards… returned four kickoffs for 76 yards, including a 35 yarder at Jacksonville State (11/16) 2016 - Freshman Season Second on the team in receptions (41), receiving yards (784) and touchdowns caught (6) while playing in 11 games, starting nine, as a true freshman… Placed 11th in the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award voting, garnering three first place votes… Finished 13th in the nation averaging 19.12 yards per reception… Earned Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week honors for his play at Eastern Illinois (10/8); caught four passes for 121 yards including a 44 yard touchdown… Hauled in two touchdowns, including the 26-yard game winner with less than two seconds on the clock, at Austin Peay (11/5), finishing the night with four catches for 72 yards… Caught five passes for 74 yards in first game as a collegian against Arkansas-Pine Bluff… Recorded first touchdown versus Jackson State (9/10) as one of four catches for 96 yards… Registered season long on a 71 yard touchdown pass from O’Shay Ackerman-Carter at Bethune-Cookman (9/17); finishing with three catches for 104 yards… Matched season high in receptions with five for 62 yards at Vanderbilt (10/22)… Equaled season best, gathering five passes for 59 yards and a touchdown against Tennessee Tech (11/12) Carol City HS Rated a 2-star recruit by Rivals.com and a 3-star prospect by 247Sports… Helped CCHS reach the second round of the Florida Class 6A State Tournament… Ranked as the 10th rated wide receiver in the Miami-Dade area… Played for Harold Barnwell… Had offers from Southern Illinois… Generated interest from LSU, Miami (FL) and Nebraska… Plans to major in HPSS

BELLAMY, Jr.

Jr. • WR 5-9 • 160

CAROL CITY, FLA. CAROL CITY HS 2018 Black College Football Player of the Year Watch List 2018 Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference Team 2016 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American 2016 Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team

MAJOR

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA.

GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE

Georgia Military College Played in 21 games at GMC over two seasons… Amassed 87 receptions for 1,092 yards and seven touchdowns… Averaged 12.2 yards per carry, rushing 32 times for 390 yards and five scores… Returned five punts for 104 yards, for a 20.8 average per return… Totaled 1,633 all-purpose yards at GMC Central Gwinnett HS Prepped for Todd Wofford at CGHS… Guided Central Gwinnett HS to the second round of the Georgia 6A State playoffs… Played in 22 games over final two seasons… Hauled in 156 receptions for 2,524 and 24 touchdowns, including 16 in his senior campaign… Averaged 16.2 receptions per game and 114.7 yards per game… Selected as the 2015 Daily Post’s Offensive Player of the Year… Played in 31 career games, pulling in 185 receptions for 2,815 yards and 26 touchdowns… Rushed for 122 yards and three scores on 33 carries over the past three seasons… Named Touchdown Club of Atlanta Player of the Week for his play against Brookwood HS… Finished with 14 catches for 254 yards and a TD versus BHS… The performance ranked as the 10th best receiving night in Georgia High School football history… Ranked by 247 Sports as a 3-star (No. 127 Athlete) prospect and a 2-star by Rivals… Offers from Georgia State, Marshall, Memphis, Miami (OH), Samford and Youngstown State out of high school

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Ravenwood HS Hauled in a team-leading 47 receptions for 924 yards and nine touchdowns… On the ground, totaled 744 yards rushing and 10 scores on 98 carries… Averages 49.6 yards per kick return and 18.6 yards on punt returns, converting on five for touchdowns… A member of the 2014 Class 6A State Runner-Up, guided RHS to the 2015 Class 6A State Championship… Played in the Ninth Annual Toyota East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Classic… Played for Will Hester… Had offers from Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin… Son of Ingrid and Tony Rowland

Fr. • K/P 5-9 • 170

FAYETTEVILLE, TENN. LINCOLN COUNTY HS Lincoln County HS Scored 40 points as a senior… Connected on 7-of-12 field goals and 19of-20 PATs… Booted a season long 49 yard field goal… Registered 33 touchbacks while averaging 66.1 yards per kickoff… Totaled 1,527 yards on 41 punts, averaging 37.2 yards per punt… Had a season long of 58 and pinned 15 punts inside the 20 2017 - Illinois

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CHRIS

ROWLAND

NOLENSVILLE, TENN. RAVENWOOD HS

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2016 - Freshman Season Played in 11 games, starting three, as a true freshman… Used on special teams, at wide receiver and at running back… Led the nation in combined return yards 1,103… Set TSU single season records in kickoff returns (42) and kickoff return yards (965)... Averaged 23.0 yards per kick return, 8.5 yards on punt returns and 124.5 all-purpose yards… Caught 16 passes for 236 yards and ran for 57 yards on 14 carries… Collected 227 all-purpose yards at Murray State (10/29); 142 on five kick returns, 70 yards on a season high five receptions, 10 yards on two punt returns and five yards on two carries… Picked up 65 yards on his longest kick return of the season at Eastern Illinois (10/8)… Caught three passes for 48 yards, had three kick returns for 96 yards and three punt returns for 11 yards as part of 161 total yards versus Jackson State (9/10)

ANTONIO ZITA

Jr. • WR 5-8 • 170

NEWBOLD

chael Hughes at Jacksonville State (11/16)… caught four passes for 43 yards against Eastern Illinois (9/30)… hauled in four passes for 10 yards and added 30 on the ground on three attempts against Virginia University Lynchburg (11/4)… recorded a season high 47 yards rushing on six attempts against Southeast Missouri (11/11)

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SABREE

CURTIS, JR.

Jr. • RB 5-10 • 175

FAIRBURN, GA. CREEKSIDE HS

2017 Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference 2016 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American 2016 BOXTOROW Honorable Mention 2016 All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team 2016 Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team

2017 - Sophomore Season Played in 11 games, starting six, at running back… led the Tigers with 439 yards on 91 carries… caught nine passes for 68 yards… combined for 106 yards versus Florida A&M (9/17) at the Tampa Classic, rushing for 80 yards on nine touches and pulling in two passes for 26… ran for 73 yards on 17 carries in the upset win over FBS opponent Georgia State (8/31) in the season opener… gained 72 yards on nine attempts against Southeast Missouri (11/11)

2017 - Sophomore Season Played in 10 contests, starting four… finished the season with 17 receptions for 178 yards and a touchdown… rushed 19 times for 113 yards… returned 16 kickoffs for 312 yards and five punts for 84 yards… scored first collegiate touchdown on a 27 yard pass from Mi-

2016 - Freshman Season Played in 10 games at running back as a true freshman… Ran for 169 yards on 38 carries with two touchdowns… Caught seven passes for 68 yards and a touchdown… Returned one kick for 13 yards against Tennessee Tech (11/12)… Scored first collegiate touchdown on sea-

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son long 25 yard carry against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/3); rushed for 48 yards on seven attempts… Rushed for 24 yards on nine carries and a touchdown against Eastern Kentucky (10/15)… Tallied 87 all-purpose yards at Murray State (10/29); rushed for 46 yards on eight attempts and hauled in a 22 yard touchdown pass, finishing with 41 yards on three receptions Creekside HS Played for Will Rodgers at Creekside HS… Rushed for 1,600 yards and 25 touchdowns… Recorded a 74-yard punt return for a score on special teams on his way to being named First Team All-Region… Listed as a 2-star recruit by Rivals.com who has been clocked with a 4.5 40… Led CHS to a 8-3 record and a spot in the Georgia State 5A Playoffs… Had offers from Alcorn State, Colorado State, Georgia State, Kent State and Miami (OH)… Garnered interest from Georgia Southern, Middle Tennessee, Troy and Western Kentucky… Son of Sabree Curtis, Sr. and Sharon Mercer

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JOHN

ROBINSON IV

R-Jr. • DB 6-2 • 195

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TREON

HARRIS

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ATLANTA, GA.

MIAMI, FLA. FLORIDA

2014-15 - at Florida Played in 21 games, starting 15, completing 174-of-346 passes for 2,695 yards, 10 interceptions and 18 touchdowns… added 570 yards on the ground, carrying 171 times and reached the end zone on three occasions… As a sophomore, started the final eight games of the season, including the 2015 SEC Championship game… As a true freshman, started the final six games of the season, including an upset win over No. 9 Georgia in his first career start… was named to SEC All-Freshman Team after throwing for 1,019 yards with nine touchdowns… named team’s Offensive Player of the Game against Vanderbilt… led UF to a nine-point comeback win at Tennessee, engineering two scoring drives in the fourth quarter Booker T. Washington HS Guided Tim Harris’ squad to Class 4A state championships in 2012 and 2013 and a runner-up finish in 2011… was selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl… ranked as a 4-Star prospect and the No. 7 Athlete according to ESPN300

ILLINOIS

2017 - Illinois Played in 11 games… Made 11 tackles, six solo… Made his Illinois debut in the opener against Ball State 2016 - Illinois Redshirted Westlake HS Three-star recruit by ESPN.com and Scout… Ranked the No. 89 outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com… Ranked the No. 71 inside linebacker in the nation by Scout… Totaled 106 tackles (55 solo), 4.0 sacks and four interceptions as a senior… Led WHS to a 10-3 record in 2015… Georgia Sports Writers Association AAAAAA All-State first team as a senior… All-Metro and Class AAAAAA All-State Honorable Mention by the Atlanta Journal Constitution as a senior… Georgia Region 3-AAAAAA Defensive Player of the Year… Led WHS to 2014 and 2015 Region 3-AAAAAA championships… Played basketball as a freshman

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CONNECTICUT

BRYANT

Bellwood, Ill. PROVISO WEST HS Proviso West HS Played in nine games as a senior… Rushed for 631 yards and 10 touchdowns on 112 carries… Threw 12 scoring passes and nine interceptions… Finished with 1,314 yards through the air, completing 66 passes on 143 attempts

DEMRY CROFT

R-Jr. • QB 6-5 • 205

2017 - Connecticut Played in five games, recording two tackles

ROCKFORD, ILL.

2016 - Connecticut As a redshirt-freshman, registered seven tackles while playing in all 12 games… Career-high two tackles at Boston College (11/19)

MINNESOTA

2017 - Minnesota Played in nine games, starting the final six of the 2017 season… Completed 41.5 percent of his passes for 674 yards and four touchdowns… Rushed 79 times for 311 yards and four touchdowns… Earned first career rushing touchdown with a 64-yard scamper at Oregon State… Threw for three touchdowns versus Michigan State

2015 - Connecticut Redshirted Dwight Morrow HS Cornerback, safety and wide receiver at DMHS… Ranked a top-50 prospect in New Jersey by 247Sports and ESPN… Participated in the 2014 National Underclassmen Combine Five-Star East Showcase… As a receiver, posted 24 catches for 372 yards and five touchdowns as a senior… Totaled 22 tackles on the year… Ranked No. 34 in New Jersey by Schulman’s National Underclassmen Combine

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ENGLEWOOD, N.J.

ABERCROMBIE

R-So. • LB 6-1 • 230

R-Sr. • WR 5-11 • 195

2017 - Redshirt Junior Played in six games at quarterback, starting the first five… went 58of-106 for 729 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions… carried the ball 54 times for 318 yards and three scores… averaged 5.9 yards per carry… rushed 11 times for 91 yards and a score in back-to-back games to open the season… led the Tigers to a win in the season opener at FBS opponent Georgia State with 236 total yards, 145 coming through the air on 12-of-25 passes… through for 78 yards, to go along with his 91 yard rushing performance at the Southern Heritage Classic versus Jackson State (9/9)… threw for a season best 211 yards and two touchdowns in a 14-of-18 feat in the Tampa Classic versus Florida A&M (9/17) and was OVC Newcomer of the Week… carried the ball 11 times for 67 yards and went 12-of-17 for 119 yards against Eastern Illinois (9/30)

CHRISTION

HARRIS

2016 - Minnesota Redshirted 2015 - Minnesota Played in three games as a true freshman… Completed 7-of-17 passes for 34 yards, while rushing nine times for 38 yards Boylan HS Passed for 2,011 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior… Rushed for 845 yards and 10 scores during his final prep season… Named AllState Honorable Mention All-State… Competed in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, completing 12-of-15 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns… Played in

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12 games as a junior, passing for 1,879 yards and 16 touchdowns, while rushing for 685 yards and 12 scores… Prepped for head coach John Cacciatore… Ranked as a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports and Scout… 247Sports tagged him as the No. 7 prospect in Illinois, while Rivals had him at No. 18 and ESPN listed him at No. 41… 247Sports ranked him as the No. 18 dual-threat quarterback in his class, while Rivals slotted him at No. 29 in their quarterback rankings and ESPN had him at No. 48… Scout listed him as a the No. 1 quarterback in Illinois, the No. 4 quarterback in the Midwest and the No. 26 quarterback in the nation… Also lettered in basketball, track and bowling

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RONNIE

KILLINGS

Jr. • S 6-1 • 185

MURFREESBORO, TENN.

NAVY

2017 - Sophomore Season Made a start versus Jackson State at the Southern Heritage Classic (9/9)… played in all 11 games at wide receiver and on special teams… recorded first career touchdown while hauling in three catches for 44 yards against Virginia University Lynchburg (11/4)… had one rushing attempt for 11 yards against VUL… returned a kickoff for 11 yards against Eastern Illinois (9/30)… made five tackles, four solo, on the season

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GREEN

10

So. • LB 6-1 • 205

Olympia High School Rated as a 3-Star prospect by 247Sports… ranked 97th in the Sentinel’s Florida Top 100… moved to linebacker as a senior after playing safety as a junior… averaged eight tackles per game as a senior and had 11 tackles for loss and two sacks… known as a hard-hitting FBS type player who had committed to Akron… also had offers from Buffalo, Florida International, Florida Atlantic, Georgia State, UMass, Ohio, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Western Michigan, Florida A&M, McNeese State, South Dakota and 2016 FCS champions, James Madison… also garnered interest from Florida State, Kentucky, Michigan State, Purdue and UCF… played at Dr. Phillips HS before transferring to Olympia HS for senior season.

NESBETH

Jr. • CB 6-1 • 187

ORLANDO, FLA. OLYMPIA HS 2017 - Freshman Season Played in all 11 games… finished the season with 10 tackles, nine solo and one for loss… notched two tackles in four contests… tackle for loss came at Eastern Kentucky (10/7)

DAJOUR

WINTER GARDEN, FLA. WEST ORANGE HS 2018 Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference Team 2017 - Sophomore Season Started all 11 games at cornerback… picked off two passes, broke up nine and made 48 stops… collected 33 solo tackles and 1.5 for loss… intercepted a pass and returned it 32 yards to secure the win in the season opener over FBS opponent Georgia State (8/31)… picked off a pass for 26 yards at Tennessee Tech (10/28) and had three pass breakups… amassed a season high seven tackles versus Jackson State (9/9) at the Southern Heritage Classic, against Southeast Missouri State (11/11) and at Jacksonville State (11/16) 2016 - Freshman Season Collected 14 tackles while playing in nine games as a true freshman… Notched season high in tackles (4) at Austin Peay (11/5)… Recorded a pass breakup and two tackles at Southeast Missouri (11/19)… Finished with three tackles against Eastern Kentucky (10/15)... Earned first collegiate solo tackle at Bethune-Cookman (9/17) West Orange HS Helped West Orange HS to a 12-2 record and the semifinals of the Florida 8A State Championships… Runs a 4.53 40, bringing size and speed to the defensive backfield… Played for Bob Head… Had offer from Florida A&M… Son of Shelly Scott and Michael Lawrence

2016 - Freshman Season Played in 10 games, starting three at wide receiver… Pulled in three receptions for 19 yards… Recorded first collegiate catch versus Jackson State (9/10) good for 13 yards… Earned a tackle as a part of special teams at Austin Peay (11/5) Navy Redshirted Blackman HS Caught 27 passes as a senior for a team-high 803 yards and 11 touchdowns, including three on special teams… Collected 52 catches for a school-record 1,225 receiving yards during his career… Played for Philip Shadowens at BHS… Had offers from Air Force and Central Arkansas before choosing Navy

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MOORE

Fr. • WR 6-1 • 170

MIAMI, FLA. NORTHWESTERN HS 2017 - Freshman Season Redshirted

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Northwestern High School Helped Northwestern HS to an 11-2 record and the second round of the Class 6A State Championships as a senior… Invited to play in the Miami Dolphins Dade vs. Broward All-Star Game… Been referred to as “Glue Hands” for his catching abilities… Received offers from East Carolina and North Carolina State.

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SOLOMON

CUMMINGS

Fr. • QB 6-2 • 185

CINCINNATI, OHIO WALNUT HILLS HS Walnut Hills HS Played two years of varsity football at Walnut Hills High School… As a senior in 2017, passed for 464 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 89 yards and a score. During his junior campaign in 2016, passed for 874 yards in eight games for five touchdowns. He also ran for 60 yards… Spent first two years at Summit Country Day School in Ohio, playing two seasons of varsity football.


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JAHSUN BRYANT

Fr. • LB 6-2 • 220

NASHVILLE, TENN. CANE RIDGE HS Cane Ridge HS A two-Star recruit by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com… A Tennessean 1st Team 6A All-State selection… Earned 1st Team All-Region, All-Metro in final season… Was a member of the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association West All-Star team… Selected Defensive MVP of Middle Tennessee All-Star game… Led CRHS to its first appearance in the Tennessee 6A Championship game… Collected a game high 15 tackles, eight solo, and recovered a fumble in the title game… Registered a team high 11 tackles in the semifinal win over Whitehaven HS… Totaled 108 tackles, 81 solo, and 16.0 for loss in final campaign… Had 2.0 sacks, three quarterback hurries and a blocked kick… Offers from Jackson State and Arkansas-Monticello

ship Game of Class 5A… Completed 104 passes for 1,694 yards as a junior… Threw 16 touchdowns in 2013… Completed 51 percent of his passes as a junior… Ran for a pair of touchdowns as a junior and two as a sophomore… Completed 63 percent of his passes… Named All-District and All-City in 2014… Selected All-State as well in 2015… Coached by Louis C. Clayton… Born May 8, 1996

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LARRY

WILHOITE

R-So. • CB 6-0 • 185

NASHVILLE, TENN.

FRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY

Illinois (9/30)… caught four passes for 91 yards against Austin Peay (10/14)… earned his first receiving touchdown as a Tiger against the Governors on a 66 yard bomb 2016 – Junior Season Redshirted 2015 – Alabama A&M Played in nine games… finished with 18 receptions for 260 yards… added 52 yards on 11 carries… ran Track for the Bulldogs 2014 – Alabama A&M Played in all 11 games for AAMU… caught 13 passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns… scored twice against Alcorn State (11/8/14) Personal: Prepped at J.O. Johnson HS… son of Danny and Susan Johnson… brother of current Tiger, Desmond Johnson… Birthday: 1/23/96

2017 - Sophomore Season Medical Redshirt 2016 - Freshman Season Finished seventh in tackles with 33 playing in just nine games, starting seven as a true freshman… Registered first career interception, returning it 46 yards, and added season highs in tackles (6) and solos (4) against Eastern Kentucky (10/15)… Had six tackles and 0.5 for loss at Eastern Illinois (10/8)… Collected five tackles at Vanderbilt (10/22), at Murray State (10/22) and against Tennessee Tech (11/12)… Picked up first collegiate tackle and pass breakup against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/3) Franklin Road Academy Had 107 carries in 12 games for 824 yards as a senior… Averaged 7.7 yards per carry with 10 touchdowns… Caught 45 passes for 724 yards, averaging 16.1 yards per catch and scored four touchdowns for his career… On defense, recorded 208 tackles, 117 solo, 9.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions over his career… Helped FRA to the Quarterfinals of the Division II Class A State Tournament and a 11-1 record… Named First Team TSWA and Prep Insider DII-A All-State… Played in the Ninth Annual Toyota East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Classic… Played for Bill Whitemore… Had offers from Murray State, Samford

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JOHNSON 14

MONTGOMERY, ALA

HUGHES

MISS. GULF COAST CC

R-Jr. • QB 6-2 • 230

2017 - Redshirt Sophomore Season Played in nine games at quarterback, starting the final six games of the season… led the Ohio Valley Conference in passing efficiency at 143.85… completed 86-of-162 for 1,304 yards and 15 touchdowns opposed to six interceptions… had a six touchdown performance while completing 15-of-20 for 262 yards against Virginia University Lynchburg (11/4)… posted season highs in completions (20), attempts (36) and yards (331) to go along with three scoring passes at Tennessee Tech (10/28)… lone rushing touchdown of the season came at Eastern Kentucky (10/7) 2016 - Redshirt Freshman Season Did not play 2015 - Freshman Season Redshirted Hillsboro HS Played under center at Hillsboro HS in Nashville… Threw for over 1,300 yards and 14 scores in 2014… Led team to a 14-1 overall record, 7-0 in the district as a senior… Made it to the State Champion-

WHITLOW

R-Jr • QB/WR 6-1 • 190

MICHEAL

NASHVILLE, TENN. HILLSBORO HS

KALEN

Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Went 72-of-122 for 733 yards and six touchdowns in first season at MGCCC

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DeVON

JOHNSON

2015 - Western Carolina Redshirted Northview HS Passed for over 2,500 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior at NHS… Earned All-State Honorable Mention honors… Listed as a three-star recruit by 247sports.com… A two-star recruit by Rivals.com… Brother Jalen played quarterback at Kentucky before transferring and holding the same position at Eastern Illinois

R-Jr. • WR 6-1 • 165

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. ALABAMA A&M 2017 – Redshirt Junior Season Played in eight games, starting two, at wide receiver… caught 10 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown… averaged 25.9 yards per return on kickoffs… scored on a 96 yard touchdown return at UT Martin (9/23)… pulled in a season high five catches against Eastern

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KENYON

GARLINGTON

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ANTIOCH, TENN.

KAEMON DUNLOP

Miami Carol City HS Named an ESPN 3-star recruit… Rated as a 2-Star prospect by 247Sports… ranked as the 131st inside linebacker… Guided Miami Carol City to an 11-3 record and a Class 6A State Championship as a senior in 2016… Had offers from Florida International, Toledo and UAB… Drew interest from Arizona, East Carolina and Florida Atlantic

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BEECH HS

CAMERON

ROSENDAHL

R-Jr. • QB 6-2 • 210

ACWORTH, GA.

GA. MILITARY COLLEGE

2017 – Did Not Play 2016 – Georgia Military Played in all 11 games… Led GMC to a 9-2 record… Completed 64.7 percent of his passes by connecting on 139-of-215 pass attempts for 2,343 yards… Tossed 27 touchdowns opposed to six interceptions… Added 149 yards and four scores on the ground… Threw for four touchdowns on two occasions 2015 – Georgia Military Played in 10 games as a freshman… Went 66-for-119 with 10 touchdowns and five picks… Led GMC with 976 yards passing… Crossed the goal line three times on the ground… Tossed four touchdown passes in a 5-of-9 for 227 yard performance against Arkansas Baptist College (10/24)… Caught a nine-yard scoring pass versus Jireh Prep (N.C.) (10/17) Kell HS Threw for 2,341 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior… Completed 180of-264 passes with two interceptions while playing in 12 games… Added another seven touchdowns rushing, amassing 406 yards on 88 carries… Played in 13 games as a junior at KHS… Finished 83-of-123 for 932 yards and 11 touchdowns… Ran for 94 yards on 28 carries, entering the end zone once

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ORLANDO, FLA. OLYMPIA HS

HENDERSONVILLE, TENN.

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JOSH

Fr. • DB 6-0 • 180

Fr. • RB 5-7 • 165

Beech HS Led BHS to a 14-1 record and the Tennessee Class 5A State Championship game… Averaged 164.9 yards per game and 7.1 yards per carry… Rushed for 2,474 yards and 34 touchdowns as a senior

Olympia HS Tallied 114 tackles, 67 solo, 8.0 for loss over final two seasons at OHS… Averaged 6.0 tackles per game… As a junior, earned 1.0 sacks, recovered two fumbles and picked off four passes… Returned three kickoffs for a 21.3 yard average and five punts for 20 yards… Offer from Florida Atlantic… Brother of current Tiger, James Green

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SHAKUR JACKSON

R-Jr. • DB 5-9 • 170

ROSWELL, GA.

ROSWELL HS

2017-18 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA) 2016-17 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA) 2015-16 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA)

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NEIMAN

ARMSTRONG

Jr. • CB 6-1 • 185

DALLAS, TEXAS CISCO COLLEGE 2017 - Sophomore Season Played in 11 games, starting in the Southern Heritage Classic versus Jackson State (9/9) and versus Florida A&M at the Tampa Classic (9/17)… finished the season with 18 tackles, two for loss, a sack and two pass breakups… picked up a sack for 10 yards in season opening win at Georgia State (8/31)… tallied a season high eight tackles and three solos versus Jackson State (9/9) 2016 - at Cisco College Played in eight games… recorded 12 tackles in eight games… recorded a fumble recovery and four pass breakups DeSoto HS Ranked a 3-Star by 247Sports and 2-Stars by Rivals… accepted offer from Texas Tech before attending Cisco College… had an offer from Tulsa and drew interest from Texas, TCU and Baylor

2017 - Redshirt Sophomore Season Played in 10 games, earned a start at UT Martin (9/23) where he picked up three tackles… notched a season high tackles and three solos against Southeast Missouri (11/11)… broke up two passes and added two tackles against Virginia University Lynchburg (11/4)... Member of the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA). 2016 - Redshirt Freshman Season Played in 11 games, totaling five tackles… Tallied two tackles against UT Martin (10/1)… Had quarterback hurry and a tackle versus Jackson State (9/10)… Registered a pass breakup at Austin Peay (11/5)... Member of the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA). 2015 - Freshman Season Redshirted... Member of the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA). Roswell HS Played wide receiver and cornerback at Roswell HS in Georgia… Led team to an 8-4 record overall and a 6-2 mark in region as a senior… Played in five games according to Maxpreps and caught15 passes for 109 yards… Scored a touchdown… Named First Team All North Fulton County 6A as a senior… Played in the 2014 Senior Chamber Bowl… Earned his team a playoff berth for the first time since 2010… Had offers from Air Force, Army, Austin Peay and Campbell… Son of Tabitha Hanes

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MEMPHIS, TENN. TREZEVANT HS

BRENTWOOD ACADEMY

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STRAUGHTER

Fr. • LB 6-0 • 215

Fr. • DB 5-9 • 175

Brentwood Academy Helped BA to a perfect 14-0 record and a Tennessee Division II Class AAA State Title… Recorded an interception and forced two breakups in State Championship Game… Offers from Murray State, Southeast Missouri and Virginia Military… Brother, Weldon, and father, Leon, played football for Tennessee State

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SETH

ROWLAND

Jr. • RB 5-6 • 185

NOLENSVILLE, TENN. GA PREP ACADEMY 2017 - Sophomore Season Played in 10 games at running back, starting three… also served on the special team units, registering four tackles on the year and blocking a punt versus Florida A&M (9/17) in the Tampa Classic… led the team in carries with 94 and was second in yards with 421… scored two touchdowns, while averaging 4.5 yards per carry… also caught four passes for 23 yards on the year… busted out in the season opening win over FBS opponent Georgia State (8/31) with 76 yards on nine carries… scored first collegiate touchdown at Georgia State on a four yard burst around the right side… rushed for 58 yards and a score on 11 carries versus Florida A&M in the Tampa Classic (9/17); also caught his first pass which went for five yards… finished with 66 yards on 12 carries at UT Martin (9/23)… posted his second highest performance, going for 69 yards on 11 touches at Eastern Kentucky (10/7)… combined for 73 total yards at Tennessee Tech (10/28), 62 rushing on a season high 15 carries and 11 receiving 2016 - Freshman Season Played on special teams in 10 games… Finished with five tackles on the season… Recorded a season high two tackles at Southeast Missouri (11/19)… Collected first tackle at Eastern Illinois (10/8) Ravenwood HS Ran for 1,243 yards during his senior season leading RHS to a 16-1 record… Averaged 103.6 yards per game while rushing for 16 touchdowns… Spent a season at Georgia Prep Academy… Brother of current Tiger Chris Rowland

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R-Jr. • FB 5-11 • 250

SARASOTA, FLA. RIVERVIEW HS

SIEGEL HS

2016 - Redshirt Freshman Season Played in eight games, starting three at fullback… Caught three passes for 24 yards, including a season long 11-yarder against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/3)… Rushed three times for three yards and a touchdown against Eastern Kentucky (10/15) 2015 - Freshman Season Redshirted after suffering a season ending injury in the second week of the season… Had one carry for three yards versus Jackson State in the Southern Heritage Classic (9/12) Siegel HS Played fullback and middle linebacker at Siegel HS in Murfreesboro, Tennessee… Scored 12 touchdowns and 74 total points as a senior… Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.57 seconds… Can bench press 325lbs…. Can squat 485lbs…. Has a twin brother, Andre who also played for Siegel HS and is a current Tiger… Played for the East Team in the eighth annual Toyota East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Classic… Ran for 106 yards against Blackman as a junior… Coached by Greg Wyant… Son of Andrea and Earl Knox… Majoring in Business... Born on September 28, 1996

SELLERS

Fr. • S 6-1 • 180

MURFREESBORO, TENN. 2017 - Redshirt Sophomore Season Played in 11 games, starting seven… carried the ball 42 times for 135 yards… caught five passes for 32 yards on the season… rushed the ball a season high 12 times on three separate occasions… gained a season high 64 yards at Eastern Kentucky (10/7), including a season high 26 yard romp… followed with a 42 yard performance against Austin Peay (10/14)… rushed for 27 yards against Southeast Missouri (11/11) while hauling in a six yard reception

VINCENT

2018 Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference Team 2017 STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award Nominee (15th) 2017 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America Team Honorable Mention 2017 All-OVC Second Team 2017 OVC All-Newcomer Squad 2017 - Freshman Season Played in all 11 games, starting 10, at safety as a true freshman… finished the season with 49 tackles, 36 solo, 2.0 for loss, two interceptions, five pass breakups, a safety and a blocked punt… was named STATS Freshman Player of the Week (10/9) for his outing at Eastern Kentucky… was a two-time OVC Newcomer of the Week recipient (9/4 and 10/9)… earned OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors (10/8)… opened his career with a season high 10 tackles and seven solo in the season opening win at FBS opponent Georgia State (8/31)… had two pick-sixes to go along with eight tackles, seven solo, at EKU (10/7)… hit a ball carrier behind the line of scrimmage and in the end zone for a safety at Tennessee Tech (10/28)… blocked a punt against Southeast Missouri (11/11) late in the fourth quarter which led to the game winning field goal with just over two minutes to play… finished 15th in the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award for the top freshman player in the nation… was a HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America Team Honorable Mention member… earned a spot on the All-OVC Second Team and the OVC All-Newcomer squad Riverview High School Named Second Team All-State for Class 8A by FloridaHSFootball.com as a senior… Helped lead Riverview to a 9-2 record and the second round of the Class 8A Regional Semifinals in 2016… Recorded 23 tackles, 16 solo and one interception during senior season.

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TE’KENDRICK ROBERSON

KNOX

Jr. • RB 6-0 • 195

WINTER HAVEN, FLA. ELLSWORTH CC Ellsworth CC A 2017 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference All-Conference honoree… Had 163 carries for 816 yards and five touchdowns… Averaged 5.0 yards/carry and 74.2 yards/game in second season at ECC… Rushed for 597 yards, scoring three touchdowns as a freshman… Offers from Western Kentucky and Florida A&M… Interest from Florida Atlantic, Florida International and South Alabama

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DEMARCO

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CORBIN

R-Sr. • SS 6-0 • 175

R-Jr. • RB 6-1 • 225

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

2016 - Redshirt Sophomore Season Played in nine games, starting eight at safety… Second on team with 66 tackles, averaging over seven tackles per game… Finished 16th in the nation forcing 0.33 fumbles per game, forced three on the season… Collected 38 solo tackles and six quarterback hurries on the season… Had a season best 2.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and nine solo tackles finishing with 10 tackles and a pass breakup at Austin Peay (11/5)… Registered nine tackles at Murray State (10/29)… Amassed a season high 12 tackles at Eastern Illinois (10/8)… Finished with 10 tackles and forced a fumble against UT Martin (10/1)… Had a season best three pass breakups at Bethune-Cookman (9/17) 2015 - Redshirt Freshman Season One of six Tigers to start all 10 games... Second on team in tackles with 58... had seven tackles-for-loss and two pass breakups... Had a season best eight tackles at the Southern Heritage Classic versus Jackson State (9/12)... Recorded seven tackles and a breakup against Austin Peay (10/31)... Registered a season high five solo tackles, seven total, at Eastern Kentucky (10/24)... Finished with seven tackles at UT Martin (10/10) 2014 - Freshman Season Redshirted Wenonah HS Played strong safety at Wenonah High School in Birmingham, Ala... Registered 110 tackles in his four-year career... Picked off seven passes including five during his senior season, returning one for a touchdown... Forced one fumble and recovered three... Tallied one sack... Was coached by Ronald Cheatham... Helped lead team to a 10-2 mark during his junior season... Chosen to the West Sqaud of the Preseason All-Star Team... Received offers from Alabama State, Southern Illinois and Murray State... Plans to major in Engineering or Sports Medicine

2017 - Pima CC Carried the ball 42 times for 232 yards… Scored two touchdowns on the ground… Averaged 5.5 yards per carry 2016 - Illinois State Played in all 12 games for the Redbirds ... led the team with four rushing touchdowns and ranked second on the team with 494 yards rushing on 96 carries ... averaged 4.9 yards per carry ... scored a pair of touchdowns in first collegiate game against Valparaiso (Sept. 3) ... recorded first career 100-yard effort with 108 yards on 12 carries with a touchdown at South Dakota (Oct. 22) ... tallied second 100-plus yard effort with 102 yards in a win over Missouri State (Nov. 12), including a career-long run of 54 yards 2015 - Illinois State Redshirted Colleyville Heritage HS Three-year varsity starter and two-year team captain for head coaches Darren Allman and Mike Fuller… ranked as two-star recruit by Scout. com … named his team’s offensive MVP as a senior, after totaling 1,388 yards of total offense and scoring 18 touchdowns… District 7-6A First-Team All-District selection and all-area pick, while leading his team to the playoffs… rushed for 1,068 yards and totaled 320 yards receiving out of the backfield… as a junior, finished the season with 772 all-purpose yards and 16 touchdowns… rushed for 377 yards and recorded 395 yards receiving, on his way to being named a District 6-5A Second-Team All-District selection… accounted for 560 yards of total offense and nine touchdowns as a sophomore … also a standout in track and basketball Personal Birthday April 30, 1997… Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma… son of Erica Murphy… has one sibling, Riley… member of the National Honor Society of High School Scholars… major in kinesiology

SHAWN

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R-Fr. • RB 5-11 • 210

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

McCALLIE HS

2017 - Freshman Season Redshirted McCallie High School Secured Division II-AA All-State honors from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association in 2016… Also named All-Region for Division II-AA East/Middle for his play as a senior… Scored 16 rushing touchdowns and finished with 938 rushing yards during senior season… As a junior, recorded 850 rushing yards on 114 rushes for an average of 7.5 yards per carry… Caught 13 passes for 110 yards and scored a total of 11 touchdowns… Led the defense with 67 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery, and compiled 1,002 all-purpose yards for the season.

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NICK

HARPER JR.

R-So. • S 5-11 • 175

EULESS, TEXAS PIMA CC

WENONAH HS

2017 - Redshirt Junior Season Started all 11 contests at safety… finished second on the team with 61 tackles… made 36 solo stops and 2.5 for loss… picked off two passes and broke up two… his 71 yard interception return versus Jackson State at the Southern Heritage Classic (9/9) tied for the ninth longest return in Big Blue history… the mark tied Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in 2007 and De’Ante “Pop” Saunders in 2011… finished the JSU contest with a season high nine tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss… matched his tackle mark at Tennessee Tech (10/28) and against Southeast Missouri (11/11)… his second pick of the season came at TTU

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BRENTWOOD, TENN. MISSOURI STATE 2017 - Redshirt Freshman Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules 2016 - At Missouri State Spent freshman season on the football team at Missouri State University… Redshirt season. Ravenwood High School Was part of back-to-back 14-1 seasons at Ravenwood High School in Brentwood, Tenn., as an honorable mention all-conference cornerback… Coached by Will Hester … Raptors won three straight conference titles during his playing tenure from 2013-15. Personal Born Dec. 10, 1997… Son of Nick and Danielle Harper … Father played cornerback in the NFL for the Colts and Titans … Undecided on a major.

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BLAIR

EDWARDS

Sr. • LB 6-1 • 195

GADSDEN, ALA. GADSDEN CITY HS 2017 - Junior Season Started all 11 games at linebacker… amassed 59 tackles, 34 solo and 6.0 for loss… collected 2.0 sacks and recovered two fumbles, forcing one… notched two pass breakups and quarterback hurries… registered a season high 12 tackles versus Jackson State at the Southern Heritage Classic (9/9)… had a sack and a breakup in the contest… made a season high seven solo stops against Eastern Illinois (9/30) and at Eastern Kentucky (10/7)… added a sack, had 1.5 tackles for loss and a breakup in the contest with EIU…recorded 1.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage at Tennessee Tech (10/28) and at Jacksonville State (11/16) 2016 - Sophomore Season Played in 10 games, starting two at linebacker… Notched 20 tackles, 12 solo for the season… Tallied a season high five at Eastern Illinois (10/8)… Recovered a fumble in the season opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/3)… Had four tackles and half a tackle-for-loss at Vanderbilt (10/22)… Matched a season high with four solo tackles at Southeast Missouri (11/19), equaling number at EIU… Pulled in three tackles against Eastern Kentucky 2015 - Freshman Season Played in all ten games as a true freshman, starting two… Seventh on the team with 33 tackles… Recorded lone sack of the season, matching season high in tackles (13) and recovered a fumble against Murray State (11/7)… Set a season high of 13 tackles and six solos against Austin Peay (10/31) Gadsden City HS Played middle and outside linebacker as well as safety at Gadsden City HS in Alabama… Notched 133 stops… Recovered a pair of fumbles… Scored a touchdown of defense… Had eight tackles for loss… Was honored by the Alabama High School Association for his 16 tackle and two sack performance in the Titans’ 34-28 double overtime win over Auburn… Named Second Team All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior… Led team to a 10-3 overall record and 6-1 region record as a senior… Named Fox 6 2014 7A Defensive Player of the Year… Selected to the Pigskin Roundup All-star Team… Coached by Matt Scott… Son of Freda and Rodney Edwards… Born Jan. 30, 1997… Brother of former Tiger Rodney Edwards.


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DESMOND JOHNSON

R-Fr. • DB 6-1 • 190

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. J.O. JOHNSON HS

2017-18 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA)

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COGGINS

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R-Fr. • CB 5-11 • 185

Wilson Central HS Rated a 3-Star athlete by 247Sports… tallied 22 tackles and an interception as a senior… led Wilson Central HS to an 8-3 record; their best regular-season finish since 2011… selected TSU over several Ohio Valley Conference opponents… also received interest from Southern Miss, Memphis and Vanderbilt

EARL

HARRISON

Jr. • RB 6-1 • 205

MEMPHIS, TENN. RIDGEWAY HS

Ridgeway HS A 3-star recruit by 247Sports, ranked as the No. 39 player in Tennessee and No. 114 running back in the nation... 3-star recruit by ESPN, rated as the No. 34 player in Tennessee... Named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State Team following his senior season... Topped 1,000 yards for the second straight season in 2014 after rushing for 1,937 yards and 20 touchdowns as junior en route to being named Ridgeway’s Player of the Year... Began career as a fullback and ran for 800 yards and eight touchdowns before making the switch to running back prior to the start of his junior season

JEREMIAH CAINE

COLUMBUS, MISS. COAHOMA CC 2017 - Coahoma CC Played in nine games at defensive tackle… Recorded 20 tackles, 12 solo, and 3.5 for loss… Had 1.5 sacks and a pass breakup… Received interest from Vanderbilt and Mississippi Valley State

J.O. Johnson HS Played free safety, wide receiver and quarterback last season for Harold Wells at J.O. Johnson H.S… He recorded 67 tackles and two interceptions… On offense, he had 25 receptions for 432 yards and three scores… Listed as a 2-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports… Was selected to play for the United States Under-19 Select team against Canada… Had offers from Alabama A&M, Army, Campbell, Murray State, Navy, Samford, Southern Illinois, UT Martin, Western Carolina… Had interest from Alabama, Auburn, Cincinnati, Clemson, Duke, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee, UAB, Utah, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest and Western Kentucky… Son of Susann and Danny Johnson… Plans to major in Sports Management

2016 - East Mississippi CC Did not play Columbus High School Played four years of varsity football at Columbus High School… Split time on the defensive and offensive lines… Four-year starter… Served as a team captain as a junior and senior… Also lettered in basketball at Columbus

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DIEUSEUL STCYR

Fr. • DB 6-0 • 185

2017 - Sophomore Season Played four games before season ending injury… finished with 42 yards on 16 attempts and a score… carried twice for seven yards and a touchdown against Eastern Illinois (9/30)… lone reception of the season went for four yards against EIU… carried 10 times for 18 yards in the Southern Heritage Classic versus Jackson State (9/9) 2016 - Freshman Season Played in eight games, starting one, as a running back… Ran for 475 yards on 73 carries for a 6.5 average per rush and two touchdowns… Recorded season bests in attempts (23), yards (168), receiving yards (14) and posted his longest run for the year (64) in the final game of the season at Southeast Missouri (11/19)… Crossed the goal line for the first time in his career at Bethune-Cookman (9/17), rushing for 113 yards on 13 carries and earning Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week

2016 - Freshman Season Redshirted

R-So. • DT 6-2 • 280

LEBANON, TENN. WILSON CENTRAL HS

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MACON, GA. WESTSIDE HS Westside HS Played in 11 games as a senior… Recorded 60 tackles, 19 solo… Averaged 5.5 tackles per game… Picked off one pass during final campaign

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BELL

CANE RIDGE HS

2017 - Freshman Season Redshirted CANE RIDGE HS Helped lead CRHS to a 12-1 record and the third round of the Class 5A tournament...Named Second Team All-Midstate by The Tennessean as a senior.

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CRAWFORD

R-Fr. • LB 6-1 • 210

R-Fr. • RB 5-10 • 200

ANTIOCH, TENN.

MICHAEL

LANSING, ILL.

THORNTON FRACTIONAL SOUTH HS

2017 - Freshman Season Redshirted Thornton Fractional South HS Helped TFSHS to a 7-3 record as a senior... Recorded 48 tackles, 31 solo, and had a pair of tackles for loss... Recovered a fumble and caused eight pass breakups... Played wide receiver on offense... Caught nine passes for 239 yards... Scored three touchdowns

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DONOVAN WALLACE

ANTOWAN

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MALONE

Fr. • DB 5-11 • 185

R-Fr. • LB 5-11 • 225

GERMANTOWN, TENN. GERMANTOWN HS Germantown HS Helped GHS to an 11-1 record in 2017… Made 12 stops, eight solo… Had one punt return for 40 yards

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THOMAS

NEWBERG

Jr. • LS 6-4 • 190

FRANKLIN, TENN. INDEPENDENCE HS

Personal: Son of John and Karen Newberg... born in Kennesaw, Ga.... has one brother, McCoy... Birthday: 9/20/97

NEWBERG

LANDON BRAZILE

GR. • DE 6-5 • 270

NASHVILLE, TENN. PEARL-COHN HS

DAYTON, OHIO

CINCINNATI

2017 - Freshman Season Redshirted

2017 - Cincinnati Did Not Play

Pearl-Cohn High School Sat out his senior season due to injury… as a junior, was named the 2015 Region 5-4A Defensive MVP after registering 84 tackles, 12 for loss, eight sacks, one interception and a fumble recovery as PCHS finished as the Class 4A runner-up

2016 - Cincinnati Tore his ACL with four games left in the season and missed the rest of the season with the injury... tied a career high with three tackles in the opener against UT Martin... had his first career pass breakup against East Carolina... made the first two starts of his career against USF and at UConn... reset his career mark with five tackles against USF

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BOUDREAUX

2015 - Cincinnati Saw action in five games on the year… Recorded a pair of tackles in the season-opener versus Alabama A&M… Had one tackle at Memphis… Made three tackles versus UConn

SLIDELL, LA.

2014 - Cincinnati Redshirted

R-Jr. • K 5-5 • 150

2017 - Sophomore Season Held the long snapping duties in all 11 games… caught a two-yard touchdown pass against Austin Peay (10/14)… registered a tackle against Eastern Illinois (9/30) and at Jacksonville State (11/16) 2016 - Freshman Season Played in all 11 games as team’s long snapper… Collected first collegiate tackle at Eastern Illinois (10/8)… Earned second tackle at Murray State (10/29)

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BROTHER MARTIN HS

2015-16 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2017 - Redshirt Sophomore Season Saw action in three games… had four kickoffs for 214 yards and a touchback against Virginia University Lynchburg (11/4)… kicked off twice at Georgia State (8/31)… recorded first point as a Tiger with a PAT at Eastern Kentucky (10/7) 2016 - Redshirt Freshman Season Played in the opening game of the season against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/3)… Had two kickoffs for 98 yards… Converted a pooch kick recovered for an onside kick

Thurgood Marshall HS Played for coach Earl White... Helped team to second round of OHSA Division III Playoffs... Rated a three-star prospect as an athlete by Scout, Rivals and 247 Sports, but projected to play defensive end at UC... Listed as the nation’s No. 49 prospect at defensive end by Scout... Ranked the No. 69 overall prospect in Ohio by 247... Chose Cincinnati over Arkansas, Purdue, Indiana and Ohio, among others

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PORTER

R-Sr. • LB 6-1 • 235

2015 - Freshman Season Redshirted Brother Martin HS Finished his career with 33 extra points in his final three years

DELL

MEMPHIS, TENN.

MELROSE HS

2017-18 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA) 2017 - Redshirt Junior Season Played in 11 games, starting the first five games… finished with 28 tackles, four for loss… recorded a career high seven tackles at UT Martin (9/23), while adding a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry… forced a fumble and had five stops in season opening win at Georgia State... Earned a place on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA)

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2016 - Redshirt Sophomore Season Played in eight games, starting four, including the final two games of the season… Collected 12 tackles, four for loss and three sacks… Concluded the season with a sack in each of the last three games… Picked up a season high in tackles (5), solo’s (3) and TFL’s (2.5) at Austin Peay (11/5)… Tallied four tackles and 1.5 for loss at Southeast Missouri (11/19)

KALEB

MOSLEY

Fr. • P/K 5-10 • 180

MONTGOMERY, ALA. CARVER HS

BOUDREAUX

2015 - Redshirt Freshman Season Played in nine games and earning a start in the final game of the season… Finished with 16 tackles, nine solo and one for-loss… Collected a season high five tackles against Eastern Illinois (10/17)… Registered his first tackle in a three grab performance at Jacksonville State (9/19)… Totaled three tackles at Eastern Kentucky (10/24) 2014 - Freshman Season Redshirted

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Melrose HS Started at linebacker for Melrose High School in Memphis, Tenn… Tallied 59 tackles during his senior year… Recorded six sacks in 2013… Forced three fumbles and recovered four others… Selected defensive MVP of his high school following his last two seasons… Ran the 800 meter dash for his high school track team… Helped lead his team to an 8-4 record during his senior season… Played on the same team as fellow TSU commit Justin Brooks… Named Second Team All-District as a defensive end / outside linebacker…Coached by Eddie Woods… Plans to major in Criminal Justice or Business… Son of Tamara Porter… Born April 29, 1996

PORTER

end… Ranked No. 88 in the ESPN300, the site’s No. 10 outside linebacker and No. 12 player in Georgia… Was No. 58 on the Prepstar Top 100 Dream Team… Ranked 210th in the Rivals250 and the No. 9 weakside defensive end... Collected 56 tackles with 14 tackles for loss and 11 sacks as a junior in 2013; along with four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries… Was a three-time All-State selection for head coach Joseph Kegler at CHS in Columbus, Ga.… Garnered firstteam honors in 2013 and 2014 with honorable mention accolades in 2012… Was recruited by Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, Stanford, Auburn and Louisville

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DEWAYNE JOHNSON

Fr. • LB 6-2 • 230

NASHVILLE, TENN. CANE RIDGE HS

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JAMES

REESE IV

Fr. • DB 5-10 • 170

NASHVILLE, TENN.

CANE RIDGE HS

Cane Ridge HS Played defensive back for Cane Ridge High School in Antioch... Played three years for the varisty team and was a three-year starter... Served as team captain as a senior... Also competed in basketball and track and field for Cane Ridge

NASHVILLE,, TENN. HILLWOOD HS Hillwood HS Totaled 127 tackles, averaging 11.5 stops per game, during senior campaign… Recorded 18.0 tackles for loss, including 4.0 sacks… Forced and recovered four fumbles, blocked a kick and has three pass deflections

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R-Jr. • DE 6-5 • 250 COLUMBUS, GA.

ALABAMA

2017 - Alabama Played in 12 games… Recorded seven tackles, three solo 2016 - Alabama Played on special teams… First action came against Mississippi State… Earned playing time against Chattanooga and Florida 2015 - Alabama Redshirted

FERGUSON

R-Jr. • LB 6-2 • 220

LITHONIA, GA.

ARABIA MOUNTAIN HS

2017-18 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA)

Jr. • C 6-2 • 288

2017 - Redshirted Sophomore Season Played in 10 games… had two tackles at the Southern Heritage Classic versus Jackson State (9/9) and at Tennessee Tech (10/28)… hauled in first career interception and returned it 36 yards against Virginia University Lynchburg (11/4)... Member of the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA)

COOLEY

Eastern Arizona CC Registered 20 tackles as a freshman defensive tackle at EACC… Notched three sacks in first collegiate season Deactur HS Played middle linebacker and tight end at DHS

IAN

2016 - Redshirted Freshman Season Played in all 11 games, mainly as a part of special teams 2015 - Freshman Season Redshirted Arabia Mountain HS Teamed with former Tiger Demetro Stephens, Jr. at AMHS...

MARTIN

R-So. • LB 6-2 • 245

JOHNSON CITY, TENN. DAVID CROCKETT HS

MEKHI

BROWN

DANTE’

DEMETRIUS

DECATUR, GA. EASTERN ARIZONA CC

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BONNER

Fr. • LB 6-1 • 215

Cane Ridge HS Helped CRHS to its first appearance in the Tennessee 6A Championship game… Made 75 tackles, 55 solo as a senior… Collected 13.0 tackles for loss in his final season… Had 6.0 sacks and nine quarterback hurries

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DANIEL

2017-18 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA) 2017 - Redshirt Freshman Season Played against Virginia University Lynchburg (11/4)... Earned a place on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA) 2016 - Freshman Season Redshirted David Crockett HS Registered 52 tackles over his last two seasons at DCHS... Recorded five sacks during same time span... Was a two-sport athlete playing basketball and football

FERGUSON

Personal: Son of Daniele and Issac Martin... has one brother, Levan... born in Johnson City, Tenn.... Birthday: 3/11/98

Carver HS A unanimous four-star prospect… Selected to participate in the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl… Ranked No. 88 in the Top247, the No. 5 weakside defensive end and No. 10 player in Georgia by 247Sports. com… Ranked No. 114 in the 247 Composite and the No. 6 weakside

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ANTHONY

2016 - Redshirt Freshman Season Played on special teams in lone action of season at Murray State (10/29)

R-Fr. • OL 5-11 • 258

Personal: Son of Patrick Cook and Vickie Hayes-Cook... has one brother, Isaiah, and one sister, Ashley... Born 9/25/96... Major: Psychology

GETER

MEMPHIS, TENN. WHITEHAVEN HS 2017 - Freshman Season Redshirted Whitehaven HS Played on the offensive and defensive lines for Whitehaven High School… Mainly played tackle on the offensive line… Named Class 6A First Team All-State for Tennessee as an offensive lineman by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association… Helped Whitehaven claim the Class 6A State Championship

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JUSTIN BROWN

R-Fr. • LB 6-2 • 220

Smith Stations, Ala. WESTERN KENTUCKY 2017-18 OVC Academic Medal of Honor (4.0 GPA) 2017-18 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA)

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R-Jr. • OT 6-5 • 290

2017 - Freshman Season Redshirted... Earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor (4.0 GPA) and a spot on the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA) Smith Stations HS Played football and basketball at SSHS... Recorded 28 tackles, eight solo, two sacks, 12 quarterback hurries and forced a fumble

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NOAH

SHADDUCK

Fr. • OL 6-6 • 295

ENTERPRISE, ALA. ENTERPRISE HS Enterprise HS Rated a 2-star recruit by 247 Sports and Rivals… Ranked the No. 262 offensive tackle by 247 Sports… offers from Virginia, UT Martin, Eastern Kentucky, Howard and Morehead State… Was a two-year member of the EHS basketball team

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TIMERIK COOK

SELMA, ALA. SELMA HS 2017 - Redshirt Sophomore Season Played in all 11 games at right guard and right tackle… started seven games at right tackle

Slema HS: Played on both sides of the line at Selma HS in Alabama… Also had offers from Jacksonville State, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Samford and Savannah State… Led team to a 6-4 record as a senior… Coached by Leroy Miles… Son of Quincella Simmons and Eric Young… Born Sept. 12, 1996… Majoring in Human Performance and Sport Sciences.

ADRIAN

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SIMS

R-Jr. • LS 6-1 • 215

R-Fr. • DT 6-0 • 300

DECATUR, GA.

BROOKWOOD, GA. BROOKWOOD HS

DeKALB HS

2017-18 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA) 2016-17 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA) 2017 - Redshirt Sophomore Season Did not see game action... Member of the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA)

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GOINS III

R-Fr. • DT 6-0 • 310

GERMANTOWN, TENN.

GERMANTOWN HS

2017 - Freshman Season Redshirted Germantown HS Rated a 2-star prospect by 247Sports... Ranked as 167th defensive tackle... Received offer from Texas-San Antonio

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2016 - Redshirt Freshman Season Played in all 11 games predominantly at right tackle, started at left tackle against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/3)… a part of the line for the top scoring team in the OVC, averaging 32.3 points per game… Helped offense generate 415.1 yards per game and topped the OVC at 6.6 yards per play… The line allowed an OVC low, 14 sacks 2015 - Freshman Season Redshirted

J.C.

HERMAN JOSEPH

Fr. • OL 6-2 • 285

MEMPHIS, TENN. CORDOVA HS Cordova HS Played three years of varsity football for Cordova High School… Twoyear starter on the offensive line for Cordova… Served as a team captain as a junior and senior… Earned three varsity letters in wresting at Cordova… Was a sprinter and thrower on the track and field team all four years of high school… Spent freshman year at Evan E. Worthing High School in Houston, Texas… Lettered in football and track and field at Evan E. Worthing HS

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THOMAS BURTON

R-Sr. • OL 6-2 • 290

MEMPHIS, TENN. WHITEHAVEN HS

2017 - Freshman Season Redshirted

2017 HBCU Gameday Preseason FCS 2nd Team All-American Team 2017 Preseason All-OVC

Brookwood HS Played in 12 games as a senior... Helped BHS to an 8-4 record during his final season... Played on both sides of the ball... Played guard on offense and nose tackle on defense

2017 - Redshirt Junior Season Sat the first three games due to injury… played in eight games, starting the final seven games at center

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2016 - Redshirt Sophomore Season Started all 11 games at center… Helped offensive line to become top scoring team in the OVC, averaging 32.3 points per game… Helped offense generate 415.1 yards per game and topped the OVC at 6.6 yards per play… The line allowed an OVC low, 14 sacks

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BROOKS

R-Sr. • OL 6-5 • 270

2015 - Redshirt Freshman Season Played in nine games, starting the final six games at center… Anchored an offense who totaled over 2,100 yards during his six starts 2014 - Freshman Season Redshirted

BURTON

2016 - Redshirt Sophomore Season Played in all 11 games, starting ten at right tackle… Helped offensive line to become top scoring team in the OVC, averaging 32.3 points per game… Helped offense generate 415.1 yards per game and topped the OVC at 6.6 yards per play… The line allowed an OVC low, 14 sacks 2015 - Redshirt Freshman Season Played in seven contests, starting against Austin Peay (10/31)… Was a member of an offense who amassed over 3,000 total yards on the year 2014 - Freshman Season Redshirted Melrose HS Played on the offensive line at Melrose HS in Memphis… Helped lead Melrose to an 8-4 record as a senior... Born on December 5, 1995... Son of Shequendolyn Williams and Todd Carter... Majoring in Criminal Justice

JAMAL

COVINGTON

So. • OL 6-2 • 295

MEMPHIS, TENN. MELROSE HS 2017 - Redshirt Junior Season Played in all 11 games, starting 10 at right tackle

Whitehaven HS Played on the offensive line for Whitehaven High School… Led the Tigers to a 9-3 record and a 5-1 mark in the region…Received an offer from UT Martin… Selected Offensive Player of the Game following a win against Mitchell on Aug. 24, 2013… Named to the 16-AAA All-Region Team as a senior… Was chosen as a team-captain as a senior… Intends on majoring in Engineering… Son of Sherman and Toleda Brown…

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FAIRBURN, GA. GA. MILITARY COLLEGE 2017 - Georgia Military College Helped Georgia Military College post an 8-2 record in 2017… Part of the offensive line that helped produce 37.2 points per game and average 367.4 yards of offense per game. Creekside HS Graduated from Creekside High School in Georgia... Played on the offensive line for the football team as a junior and senior... Also a member of the wrestling team... Spent freshman and sophomore seasons at McIntosh High School, playing on the offensive line

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JAMAHL JELKS

Jr. • OL 6-5 • 285

GADSDEN, ALA. GADSDEN CITY HS 2017 - Sophomore Season Played 11 games at left guard… started 10 games 2016 - Freshman Season Played in all 11 games, starting six… Took over at left guard in the fifth game; did not start final game due to injury… Helped offensive line to become top scoring team in the OVC, averaging 32.3 points per game… Helped offense generate 415.1 yards per game and topped the OVC at 6.6 yards per play… The line allowed an OVC low, 14 sacks

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MYLES SAILS

R-So. • OL 6-2 • 270

BROOKS

MEMPHIS, TENN. MARYVILLE COLLEGE 2016 & 2017 - at Maryville College Spent first two collegiate seasons at Maryville College, an NCAA Division III school in Maryville, Tenn. … Did not appear in a game as a freshman, practiced with the offensive line… Played on the defensive line as a redshirt freshman in 2017 Whitehaven HS Played four years of varsity football for Whitehaven High School, playing on the offensive line

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Gadsden City HS Is versatile on the front line as a tackle and a center… Selected to play in the 2015 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game… Named to the Alabama 100, an independent of Scout.com’s… Ranked as the No. 8 offensive lineman in Alabama… Earned a spot on the 2015 Alabama Sports Writers Association 7A All-State First Team… Honored as part of the TV24 Pigskin All-Star Football Team… Played for Matt Scott… Had offers from Jacksonville State, Southern Miss, Tennessee Tech and UAB… Received interest from Auburn, Middle Tennessee and Troy… Son of Sabrina Reid… Plans to major in Business

CEDRIC BANKS

Fr. • OG 6-4 • 320

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

RIBAULT HS

Southern University Lab HS Listed as the No. 27 offensive center and a 3-star athlete by 247 Sports… Ranked a 2-star prospect by Rivals… Selected as the No. 69 player in the state of Louisiana by 247 Sports… Member of the National Team at the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl… Offers from Jacksonville State, Northwestern State, Louisiana-Monroe, Southeastern Louisiana, Houston Baptist and Howard… Interest from LSU

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RAYMOND HORTON

TYRESE

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THORNTON

Fr. • OG 6-3 • 325

Fr. • OL 6-6 • 315

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.

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CHIDI OKEKE

LaGrange HS Selected to play in the Georgia vs. Florida All-Star Game… Was 1st Team Region 5 AAAA All-Region Team in junior and senior seasons… Selected two time Best Offensive Lineman honoree… Earned Offensive MVP honors

KEITH

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THOMAS

R-Sr. • OT 6-6 • 315

R-So. • OL 6-3 • 315

ANAMBRA, NIGERIA LSU 2017 - Redshirt Sophomore Season Played in all 11 games… started at left tackle in the final 10 games of the season 2016 - at LSU Played in 11 games, seeing most of his action on special teams… played a career-high nine snaps in win over Jacksonville State… played seven offensive snaps in wins over Missouri and Southern Miss and tallied five plays vs. Arkansas… had two knockdowns versus Jacksonville State 2015 - at LSU Redshirted as a freshman High School Played at Champagnat Catholic in Palm Bay, Fla., before transferring to Faith Baptist in Georgia as a senior… rated as a five-star prospect by 247 Sports while ESPN and Scout give him four stars... ranked as high as the No. 2 offensive tackle nationally and the No. 22 overall prospect regardless of position by 247 Sports... participated in the US Army All-American Game... coached by Larry Wiley… didn’t play football until her arrived in the United States in 2013

CAVITT

GREENFIELD, TENN. GREENFIELD HS 2017 - Sophomore Season Started the final three games of the season… played in 10 contests… caught four passes for 50 yards, averaging 12.5 yards per reception… caught two passes for 26 yards against Austin Peay (10/14)… earned first collegiate reception with a 12 yard catch at Georgia State Greenfield HS Selected to play in the 2013 SportsPlus West Tennessee All-Star Game

CAVITT

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

TYNER HS

2017 - Redshirt Freshman Season Did not play 2016 - Freshman Season Redshirted Tyner HS Three-year letterwinner on the football team at Tyner High School… Two-year starter on the offensive line… Served as a team captain of the football team as a senior… Also earned three varsity letters as a member of the wrestling team… Played club lacrosse… Spent freshman season at Brookwood High School in Snellville, Ga. … Member of Brookwood’s freshman football team

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RAEKWON ALLEN

So. • DG 6-3• 330

ISAIAH

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OWENS

R-So. • WR 6-2 • 190

COLUMBUS, GA. GA. MILITARY COLLEGE Georgia Military College Played in 18 games over his two-year career at GMC Spencer HS Drew interest from Georgia Southern

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OKEKE

MILES

Jr. • TE 6-3 • 230

LAGRANGE, GA. LAGRANGE HS

MAINLAND HS

Mainland HS Rated a 2-Star recruit by 247 Sports and Rivals… Ranked the No. 156 offensive guard by 247 Sports… Was listed at No. 58 in the Sentinel Central Florida Super60… Offers from Florida International, Florida Atlantic and Marshall

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MARLON

BLACK, JR.

Fr. • OT 6-6 • 295

BLOUNTSTOWN, FLA. LIBERTY COUNTY HS Liberty County HS Played four seasons at LCHS… rated as a 2-star recruit by Rivals… Offers from Marshall and Buffalo… Interest from Georgia Tech

NASHVILLE, TENN. MEMPHIS 2017 – Redshirt Freshman Did not play at TSU 2016 – at Memphis Attended the University of Memphis Cane Ridge HS Played three years of varsity football at Cane Ridge High School… Three-year starter at wide receiver… Team captain as a senior… Also played basketball for Cane Ridge

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AARON

CAUTHEN

R-So. • TE 6-5 • 235

DOUGLASVILLE, GA.

DOUGLAS COUNTY HS

2017 - Redshirt Freshman Season Played in seven games… saw time at tight end and special teams

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2016 - Freshman Season Redshirted Douglass County HS Played quarterback as a sophomore, completing 10-of-25 for 132 yards and rushing for 74 yards on 19 carries… As a tight end in his senior season, caught 16 passes for 202 yards with two touchdowns… Was selected All-Region 3-AAAAAA First Team… Played for John Respert… Had an offer from Furman… Son of Arthur and Toni Cauthen… Born on Dec. 31, 1997... Majoring in Sports Management with a minor in Mass Communications

Cleveland HS Threw for 21 touchdowns, ran for another 11 scores as a senior… Caught 19 passes in his career for 361 yards… Recorded four touchdown receptions… Had two interceptions on defense… Led CHS to a 9-3 record and to the second round of the Washington 3A state playoffs… Played basketball at CHS, averaged eight points per game… Led his squad in rebounds and steals… Helped CHS to a third place finish in the Metro League… As a senior, recorded 19 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and three blocks against nationally-renowned powerhouse Rainier Beach HS

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ROBERT

LILLEY-SNEED

Fr. • WR 5-11 • 180

Oakland HS Played at Oakland High School in Murfreesboro for head coach Thomas McDaniel... Ranked a 3-star player by ESPN, Rivals and Scout... Ranked the No. 2 tight end in Tennessee by Scout and the No. 13 prospect in Tennessee by ESPN... In his three-year prep career, finished with 102 receptions for 1,474 yards and five TD... Played in the East-West Tennessee All-Star Classic in 2014... Helped his senior squad to a 14-2 record with 40 catches for 574 yards, added three sacks on defense... His junior team was 12-1 Personal Son of Kevin and Hope Oliver... Brother Kevin played for the Big Blue from 2013-15... Brother, Kaleb, will be a freshman at Georgia Tech in 2017... Birthday is April 6... Sport and leisure management major

NASHVILLE, TENN. STRATFORD HS Stratford HS Played four years of varsity football at Stratford… Played quarterback most of high school while taking snaps at wide receiver as well… Team captain of the football team as a senior… Also competed in baseball and basketball… Helped basketball team qualify for the state tournament as a senior… Team captain of the basketball team during senior season… Infielder for the baseball team… Captained the baseball team in final two seasons… Named to the Regional All-Academic Team as a senior… Candidate for the Hume Award

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LAWRENCE

LA VERGNE, TENN.

BRENTWOOD ACADEMY

2017 - Freshman Season Redshirted Brentwood Academy Named a 2-Star prospect by 247Sports… helped BA to back-to-back Division II Class AA State Championships... as a senior, caught five passes for 76 yards in the title game, scoring two touchdowns including a 49-yarder and a six yard score just before halftime… was a member of the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association All-Star – West Squad… was on the receiving end of a Hail-Mary batted 57-yard touchdown versus Montgomery Bell Academy which was #1 on Sportscenter’s Top 10

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MALIK

ABDUL-HAQQ

R-Jr. • WR 6-6 • 185

SEATTLE, WASH. FULLERTON COLLEGE 2017 - Fullerton College Played in 10 games as a sophomore… Helped FC to a perfect 13-0 record and a California Community College Athletic Association Championship… had seven receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown… Received offers from UAB, Nevada, Marshall, Hampton 2016 - Western Oregon Played in eight games as a defensive back… Registered 19 tackles, 12 solo… Had three pass breakups… Blocked a kick versus Simon Fraser (10/8)… Recorded a career high seven tackles against Central Washington (9/10)… Broke up two passes at Humboldt State (9/24)

TRUEHEART

OLIVER

R-Fr. • TE 6-5 • 235

SEGREE II

Fr. • WR 6-0 • 175

JOSH

NASHVILLE, TENN. STRATFORD HS 2017-18 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2017 - Freshman Season Redshirted... Member of the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll Stratford High School Threw for just under 3,000 yards during his career tossing for 31 touchdowns… on the ground, ran for another 754 yards and 14 scores… started eight games as a senior, leading Stratford to an 8-0 record in those games… completed 65 of 123 passes for 807 yards and 10 touchdowns… rushed for 275 yards and five touchdowns… also played Baseball and Basketball for Stratford HS

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KYLE

OLIVER

R-Jr. • TE 6-4 • 226

MURFREESBORO, TENN.

MEMPHIS

2017 - Redshirt Sophomore Season Played in nine games… saw time at tight end and special teams 2016 - Memphis Was a medical redshirt for the 2016 season 2015 - Jones CC Played in five games as a freshman at Jones CC... Finished with eight catches for 107 yards and one touchdown... Season-long catch went for 39 yards

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JEREMY

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PATTERSON

R-So. • DT 6-1 • 310

R-Sr. • DL 6-3 • 350

SCREVEN, GA. WISCONSIN

NASHVILLE, TENN. STRATFORD HS 2017 - Redshirt Freshman Season Played in four games… recorded career firsts in tackles (2), tackles for loss (1.5), sacks (1.0) and forced fumbles (1) against Virginia University Lynchburg 2016 - Freshman Season Redshirt Year Stratford HS Spent his senior year at Stratford HS after transferring from Augustus Hawkins HS, Los Angeles, Calif… Played in 12 games, recorded 131 tackles, 71 solo, 29 tackles for loss… Picked up 8.5 sacks, nine hurries, two pass deflections and two fumble recoveries… Guided SHS to the second round of the Tennessee Division I Class 3A State Championships… Was named All-Region 5-3A… Played for Maurice Fitzgerald… Had interest from Arizona, California, Colorado, Fresno State, San Jose State and UCLA… Son of Gabriella and Pharoah Jones… Plans to major in Business

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JUSTIN

CULPEPPER

Jr. • DT 6-1 • 255

LAKELAND, FLA. KATHLENN HS

2017 - Redshirt-Junior Season Played in 10 games, missing one due to injury… recorded eight tackles on the season… posted a season high three tackles against eastern Illinois (9/30)… earned 0.5 tackles for loss at Tennessee Tech (10/28) and against Southeast Missouri (11/11)

2017 - Sophomore Season Played in the first 10 games of the season… finished with five tackles, four solos, one for loss, and a sack… had a season high two tackles with a sack against Virginia University Lynchburg (11/4)… recovered a fumble against Austin Peay (10/14)

2016 - at Wisconsin Earned second letter, appearing in two games ... made season debut vs. Illinois on Nov. 12 ... saw action at Purdue on Nov. 19 2015 Season - at Wisconsin Earned first letter, playing in two games ... made Badgers debut vs. Iowa on Oct. 3 … saw action vs. Rutgers on Oct. 31

2016 - Freshman Season Played in 11 games, starting the final three of the season… Registered 12 tackles on the season, including seven solo… Recorded half a sack for a four yard loss against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/3) and half a sack for a five yard loss at Murray State (10/29)… Collected a season high four tackles at Austin Peay (11/5)… Earned two solo tackles at Murray State (10/29)

2014 Season - at Wisconsin Redshirt season Wayne County High School Three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals, Scout and 247 Sports ... finished career with 118 tackles, 33 TFLs, 23 sacks, 14 pass breakups and 11 fumble recoveries ... all-state selection by Atlanta Journal Constitution and Associated Press as a senior ... selected to play in Georgia Sports Alliance East/West All-Star Game as a senior ... recorded 53 tackles, 18 TFLs and 14 sacks as a senior ... two-time all-region pick in track and field ... also lettered in basketball ... high school coach was Jody Grooms

Kathleen HS Listed as a 3-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports… Recorded 53 tackles, 37 solo, with 11 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, nine quarterback hurries and one pass breakup… Was named 2015 All-County First Team for his efforts… Played for Irving Sterling and helped Kathleen HS to an appearance in the Florida 7A State playoffs… Had offers from Kentucky, Louisville, Marshall, UMass, South Alabama, South Florida, UCF and Virginia Tech… Generated interest from Florida State and Georgia… Son of Stacy Andrews, Toby Culpepper

Personal Has an older brother, Jarod Patterson ... undecided on a major

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LADARIUS JACKSON

R-Sr. • DT 6-5 • 260

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. USF 2017 - Did Not Play 2016 - USF Played in seven games on the defensive line… Made three tackles, one solo Hinds CC Redshirted during his sophomore season… Had 21 tackles and one sack as a freshman Parker HS Completed his senior campaign with 70 tackles… Made 21.0 tackles for loss and 18.0 sacks

2018 Tennessee State University Tigers

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Game 1 • Tennessee State 17, Georgia State 10

Quotes and Notes Junior Offensive Tackle Christian Morris - On beating an FBS Team “First of all, this is a huge win. We’re an FCS team, and we came out there and beat an FBS team. They were very talented, but we handled business.” - On the offensive line “The Offensive line played phenomenal tonight. We had a couple mishaps, but we played phenomenal.” Senior Linebacker Chris Collins - On winning the opener “It means a lot to the team. We felt like we wanted to start off the season strong. We feel like we played a great defensive game. Offensively, we played well too. I feel like we played a great game and now we just have to get ready for Jackson State.” - On beating an FBS Team “I don’t think many people outside of us thought we would win, but it’s good to prove people wrong. In our heart, we felt like we’re the best, so we expect to do things like that.”

Game 1 • Aug. 31, 2017

Box Score (Final) Georgia State STennessee tadium (24,333) • Atlanta, Ga. State vs Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017 at Atlanta, Ga.) 1 2 3 4 Final Score byState Quarters 3 1 7 2 3 4 0 17 Total Tennessee 7 Tennessee State 3 7 7 0 17 Georgia State 0 3 0 7 10 Georgia State 0 3 0 7 10 Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 06:05 TSU - CLARK, Lane 18 yd field goal, 13-72 6:42 2nd 10:15 TSU - ROWLAND, Seth 4 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 9-64 4:11 04:07 GSU - Wright, Brandon 20 yd field goal, 12-49 6:08 3rd 04:32 TSU - HARRIS, Treon 12 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 10-96 4:47 4th 11:29 GSU - Bateman, Taz 36 yd pass from Winchester, A. (Wright, Brandon kick), 6-63 3:25 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TSU 21 42-238 145 25-12-0 67-383 0-0 0-0 3-44 1-32 5-37.8 1-0 12-101 34:59 4 of 14 1 of 1 3-5 3-17

GSU 14 29-49 224 23-18-1 52-273 0-0 2-10 3-42 0-0 3-36.3 3-3 6-51 25:01 4 of 11 1 of 3 1-2 1-3

- On scoring a touchdown “That was my first touchdown so I was really excited, but I have to give the credit to Sabree (Curtis) for getting us down there in the first place, and the line for blocking as well as they did. Treon (Harris) had a great drive, and it just played out for us.” Freshman Safety Vincent Sellers - On getting the win “It feels good. It’s been a long camp, and we’ve been working very hard. Coach (Garry) Fisher has been on us every single day and it got us better. I just want to thank God because it’s a true blessing.” - On winning his first college game “I have my mom and dad here supporting me. They’ve been waiting to see me play my first college game. It was a total team effort. (Laquarius) Cook taught me everything I know right now, and we’re just going to keep pushing from here on.

RUSHING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 11-91; ROWLAND, Seth 9-76; CURTIS, Sabree 17-73; KNOX, Andrew 3-2; TEAM 2-minus 4. Georgia State-Bateman, Taz 11-31; Winchester, A. 8-12; Manning, Conner 4-6; Neal, Kyler 5-2; TEAM 1-minus 2. PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 12-25-0-145. Georgia State-Manning, Conner 14-17-0-159; Winchester, A. 4-6-1-65. RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 6-70; NEWBOLD, Steven 2-37; CAVITT, Miles 1-12; KNOX, Andrew 1-11; JOHNSON, DeVon 1-10; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-5. Georgia State-Bateman, Taz 6-74; Hart, Penny 5-36; Werts, Ari 2-62; Boyd, Todd 2-36; Neal, Kyler 1-8; Scaife, Emiere 1-5; Smith, Glenn 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-NESBETH, Dajour 1-32. Georgia State-None. FUMBLES: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 1-0. Georgia State-Winchester, A. 1-1; Bateman, Taz 1-1; Neal, Kyler 1-1. Tennessee State (1-0) vs. Georgia State (0-1) Date: Aug 31, 2017 • Site: Atlanta, Ga. • Stadium: Georgia St. Stadium Attendance: 24333 Kickoff time: 7:05 pm • End of Game: 10:14 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:09 Officials: Referee: Jason Autrey; Umpire: Jason Yates; Linesman: Jim Kelley; Line judge: Ryan Hagan; Back judge: Tim Smith; Field judge: Wes Booker; Side judge: Fred Wiedower; Center judge: Kyle Olson; Temperature: 81 • Wind: SW 4MPH • Weather: Mostly Cloudy

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Sophomore Running Back Seth Rowland - On the win “It means a lot to us. Coming into this game, I wanted to do it for the alumni and for our school. The alumni are what started this. Before the game, I tweeted, ‘keep the tradition alive,’ and that’s what we wanted to do.”

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NOTES Captains for TSU were Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Patrick Smith and Chris Collins... Georgia State won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Weather at the time of kickoff was 82 degrees and mostly sunny... TSU was facing Georgia State for the first time in program history... Thursday was the first-ever collegiate game at the new Georgia State Stadium, formerly Turner Field... The official attendance for the game was 24,333, which is a sellout crowd... TSU was squaring off with an FBS program for the second season in a row after taking on Vanderbilt during the 2016 season... TSU is now 1-3 versus FBS opponents... The Tigers have gone 7-1 in season openers under Head Coach Rod Reed... Senior All-American kicker Lane Clark scored the team’s first points on a 19-yard field goal in the opening quarter... Sophomore running back Seth Rowland scored TSU’s first touchdown of the season. The touchdown was a four-yard rush in the second quarter... With nine minutes left in the 3rd quarter, TSU picked up a 59-yard rush by Seth Rowland, which was the longest play allowed by Georgia State since the 2015 season... Thursday’s game aired live on ESPN3


Game 2 • Tennessee State 17, Jackson State 15

Quotes and Notes Defensive Coordinator Garry Fisher - On what he liked from the defense “They just fought. That was the biggest thing. They fought hard all night. No matter what the situation was, they rose up to the occasion. We gave up some yards and they got into the red zone a couple times, but we were able to hold them to field goals, which was huge for us tonight.” - On bending but not breaking “I thought we tackled well. They hit us with a couple of plays. Their passing attack was on point, so they found some creases in our defense, and they drove down there, but we work on red zone defense every day. We were able to hold them to field goals and come up with a big interception.” - On the defense coming up big “We take pride as a team. No matter how the game goes, we have to find a way to stop the other team’s offense. Both defenses played well but at the end of the night, our defense outplayed theirs.”

Senior Wide Receiver Patrick Smith - On winning in Memphis “It’s very important. It being a rivalry game and me being from Memphis, you never want to come back home and lose a game whether it’s conference or non-conference. It was very big for us to come out Game 2 • Sept. 9, 2017 here and get a win. I’m proud of my team. The defense really stepped Box Score (Final) up for us. The offense wasn’t really clicking like how we expected, but Liberty#23 Bowl (47,407) • Memphis, TState enn. Tennessee vs Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017 at Memphis, Tenn.) we know it’s early in the season.” 1 2 3 4 Final Score byState Quarters 10 1 0 0 7 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 17 Tennessee State 10 0 0 7 17 Jackson State 3 6 0 6 15 Jackson State 3 6 0 6 15 Qtr 1st

Time 13:30 07:45 03:56 2nd 12:06 00:00 4th 05:03 04:48

Scoring play TSU - HARRIS, Treon 13 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 4-63 1:23 JKST - Ch. Jacquemin 34 yd field goal, 12-57 5:41 TSU - CLARK, Lane 26 yd field goal, 10-52 3:44 JKST - Adrian Salazar 25 yd field goal, 15-59 6:41 JKST - Ch. Jacquemin 49 yd field goal, 8-20 1:09 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 56 yd punt return (CLARK, Lane kick) JKST - Terrell Kennedy 89 yd kickoff return, 1-0 0:00

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TSU 11 35-160 78 17-5-1 52-238 0-0 3-41 4-49 2-77 6-41.8 2-1 8-97 26:22 4 of 13 0 of 1 2-3 4-18

JKST 21 33-107 196 46-24-2 79-303 0-0 3-31 4-144 1--2 5-41.8 0-0 9-75 33:38 8 of 18 2 of 3 3-5 1-4

RUSHING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 11-91; ROWLAND, Seth 9-34; HARRISON, Earl 10-18; CURTIS, Sabree 4-15; NEWBOLD, Steven 1-2. Jackson State-Brent Lyles 13-55; Jordan Johnson 16-48; Terrell Kennedy 4-4. PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 5-17-1-78. Jackson State-Brent Lyles 24-45-2-196; TEAM 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 3-46; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-24; NEWBOLD, Steven 1-8. Jackson State-Jevon Floyd 6-43; Carle Ollie 4-45; Miquel James 4-34; Kyland Richey 3-24; Benjy Parrish 3-22; Keenan Young 2-18; Jordan Williams 1-6; Terrell Kennedy 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-COOK, Laquarius 1-71; JOHNSON, Joseph 1-6. Jackson State-Dario Robinson 1-minus 2.

- On the punt return for a touchdown “It was a designed left return. As soon as I caught the ball I saw a lot of white jerseys on the left, so I knew it was going to be a good return. As soon as I started to run, I just took advantage of it and took it to the endzone.” Junior Safety Laquarius Cook - On being 2-0 “It’s big. The team came out playing hard and kept our confidence up. The win was good for us.” - On winning with room for improvement “It lets us know that if we get to hitting on all cylinders, that we’ll be running and we’ll be unstoppable.” Senior Defensive Lineman Jason Morrow - On being 2-0 “It’s a great feeling to be 2-0, but it’s still the beginning of the season. We still have a long road ahead of us. We can’t look too far ahead in the season.” - On the positives of the defense “We just kept fighting. That’s one thing Coach Fisher told us. You don’t quit. If everything is going wrong, you still don’t quit. You don’t hold your head down. You just keep fighting, and that’s what we did tonight, and that’s a big reason why we won tonight. Notes Tennessee State entered Saturday night's game ranked No. 23 in the STATS Top 25 and 24th in the FCS Coaches Poll... For the second game in a row Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith served as team captains for TSU... Jackson State won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Weather at the time of kickoff was 79 degrees and clear... Official attendance for the game was 47,407... TSU is 17-11 all time in Southern Heritage Classic Games... The Tigers are 30-21-2 in the all-time series versus Jackson State.. TSU has won six in a row over Jackson State... TSU is 2-0 for the third year in a row

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 1-0; HARRISON, Earl 1-1. Jackson State-None. Tennessee State (2-0) vs. Jackson State (0-2) Date: Sep 09, 2017 • Site: Memphis, Tenn. • Stadium: Liberty Bowl Attendance: 47407 Kickoff time: 6:05 PM • End of Game: 9:31 PM • Total elapsed time: 3 h 26m Officials: Temperature: 73 deg. • Wind: ENE 9mph • Weather: Clear 2017 Southern Heritage Classic

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Game 3 • Tennessee State 24, Florida A&M 13

Quotes and Notes Senior Defensive Lineman Jason Marrow - On the win tonight “It’s always good to win. I’m going to say what I said last week, it’s still early in the season. We still have to go out there and keep working because we still have a long road ahead of us. We’ve got a lot of teams that we need to beat on our schedule.” - On blocking the kicks “Being relentless and coming off the ball. Not taking ‘no’ for an answer. Points are points. We have to do whatever we can to keep the offense off the board.” - On how he blocked the kicks “It was just in the moment. I just did what I was taught. I just wanted to get back there and make something happen.” Senior Wide Receiver Patrick Smith - On the play of the offense “We stepped it up, especially after the first two games. In the first half, we started off slowly, but we saw that we could do what we wanted to do. We picked it up in the second half. As we keep going on throughout the season, especially going into conference play, we need to keep getting better.”

Game 3 • Sept. 16, 2017

Box Score (Final) Raymond James STennessee tadium (17,102) State • Tampa, Fvs la. Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017 at Tampa, Fla) Score by Quarters 1 1 2 2 4 Final 3 3 4 Total Tennessee 3 7 7 7 24 TennesseeState State 3 7 7 7 24 FloridaA&M A&M 0 6 0 7 13 Florida 0 6 0 7 13 Qtr Time 1st 03:29 2nd 14:56 01:15 3rd 03:41 4th 09:16 00:24

Scoring play TSU - CLARK, Lane 49 yd field goal, 11-53 7:05 FAMU - BOWERS,Devin 1 yd run (ALY,Yahia kick blockd), 10-68 3:31 TSU - NEWBOLD, Steven 44 yd pass from HARRIS, Treon (CLARK, Lane kick), 5-77 2:26 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 2 yd pass from HARRIS, Treon (CLARK, Lane kick), 16-89 9:19 TSU - ROWLAND, Seth 10 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 9-95 4:51 FAMU - WILLIAMS.Marcus 18 yd pass from STANLEY,Ryan (FADDOUL,Chris kick), 7-80 1:38

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TSU 23 38-241 273 25-18-0 63-514 0-0 1-7 3-63 0-0 2-45.0 2-1 14-141 38:25 8 of 11 0 of 0 3-3 0-0

FAMU 14 15-46 216 34-21-0 49-262 0-0 0-0 4-82 0-0 5-34.8 0-0 4-25 21:35 6 of 13 1 of 1 2-3 1-2

Senior Defensive Lineman Latrelle Lee - On the defense “We missed a couple tackles here and there. We weren’t as precise and fundamentally sound as we’ve been, but we played a good game and got the win.” - On being undefeated through three games “That’s big. Just mentally being 3-0 is always a good thing. To be undefeated heading into conference and keeping that streak alive, we want to keep it going.” - On beating Florida A&M “It’s always good to beat your rivals. It’s a storied rivalry, so it’s great to get the win.” Junior Quarterback Treon Harris - On the success of the offense “Controlling the line of scrimmage was big. We controlled the line of scrimmage from the offensive line. They did a great job of moving their guys out of the way to create some lanes to run the ball and throw the ball.” - On beating FAMU “It means a lot. Nobody wants to leave the stadium with a loss in a classic game and a rivalry game like this. We prepared all week and we got better. We executed the plan that we had.” - On winning in the state of Florida “In my home state. It was great. I had my mother, my dad, my grandma, my auntie and friends here. And my daughter, this was her first game seeing me play, so it’s special.”

RUSHING: Tennessee State-CURTIS, Sabree 9-80; ROWLAND, Seth 11-58; HARRIS, Treon 8-37; BLACK, Tyler 4-22; SMITH, Patrick 1-20; HARRISON, Earl 3-14; HUGHES, Michael 1-12; TEAM 1-minus 2. Florida A&M-BOWERS,Devin 12-34; STANLEY,Ryan 3-12. PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 14-18-0-211; HUGHES, Michael 4-7-0-62. Florida A&M-STANLEY,Ryan 21-34-0-216. RECEIVING: Tennessee State-NEWBOLD, Steven 5-117; SMITH, Patrick 5-40; ROWLAND, Chris 2-43; RHODES, Mazio 2-36; CURTIS, Sabree 2-26; KNOX, Andrew 1-6; ROWLAND, Seth 1-5. Florida A&M-NORWOOD,Brandon 8-76; WILLIAMS.Marcus 4-28; HUNTER,Chad 2-46; NOIRD,Desmond 2-30; YISRAEL,Emmanue 2-25; SMITH,Kareem 1-4; BOWERS,Devin 1-4; SPELLS,Tevin 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-None. Florida A&M-None. FUMBLES: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 1-0; HARRISON, Earl 1-1. Florida A&M-None. Tennessee State (3-0) vs. Florida A&M (1-2) Date: Sep 17, 2017 • Site: Tampa, Fla • Stadium: Raymond James Attendance: 17102 Kickoff time: 6:07 pm • End of Game: 8:49 om • Total elapsed time: 2:41 Officials: Referee: Jason Soistman; Umpire: Dauntae Finer; Linesman: John Rice; Line judge: Jared Williams; Back judge: Harlan Bizzell; Field judge: Corey Berry; Side judge: Bobby Gallagher; Center judge: FAMU Sports Inf; Temperature: 92 • Wind: NNE 4MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy

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- On being 3-0 “It’s very important to be 3-0 right now. It builds confidence in the team. It helps you think about being 4-0, 5-0 and take it one game at a time. We feel like the only people who can stop us is us. You can tell from this game. We had a lot of mistakes that took us back on offense, but once we get it together, we’ll be very, very explosive and hard to stop.”

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NOTES Tennessee State is ranked 22nd in the STATS Top 25 and 24th in the FCS Coaches Poll... Captains for TSU were Chris Collins, Patrick Smith, Ebo Ogundeko and Lane Clark... FAMU won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff.... Official attendance for the FAMU Tampa Classic was 17,102... Tennessee State now leads the all-time series versus Florida A&M by a 30-25 margin... TSU has won six in a row versus the Rattlers... TSU is 3-0 for the second year in a row... Smith moved into eighth in career receiving yards at TSU with 2,118, passing Lawrence Segree (1992-95)... Smith now has 129 career receptions, helping him move into eighth ahead of Chris Johnson (2004-08) who had 127 catches... Lane Clark kicked a 49 yard field goal which is tied for the ninth longest kick in TSU history... Clark tied his own mark from Nov. 19, 2016 at Southeast Missouri... The senior now owns seven of the top 10 distances in school history... Clark became the third Tiger kicker to surpass the 200 point scoring mark... Jamin Godfrey (2010-13) scored 311 points, while Erik Benson (2005-08) finished his career with 232


Game 4 • UT Martin 31, Tennessee State 16

Quotes and Notes Junior Safety LaQuarius Cook - On the defense “I thought we played alright. We can always play better when there’s 31 points on the board. We’ve got to do better.” - On moving on to next week “EIU, I haven’t really looked at them yet, but we’ll know by tomorrow.” Junior Defensive End Dell Porter - On playing at home next week “It will be very nice to go home and play in front of our fan base there. It’s going to be exciting.” - On opening Ohio Valley Conference play “During non-conference games, we’re trying to see what tools we have and what we can work with. In conference games, everyone’s just trying to play to the best of their abilities. Fourth and goal – that’s the mentality.”

Game 4 • Sept. 23, 2017

Hardy M. Graham Stadium (6,484 ) • Martin, Tenn. Box Score (Final) #20 Tennessee State vs #24 UT Martin (Sep 23, 2017 at Martin, Tenn.) 1 2 3 4 Final Score by Quarters 0 1 9 2 3 4 0 16 Total Tennessee State 7 0 7 7 0 9 7 0 16 UTTennessee Martin State 17 31 UT Martin

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Time Scoring play 09:14 UTM - GALLOWAY, Ladar 3 yd run (MERSMAN, Mitch kick), 11-76 5:46 06:12 UTM - MERSMAN, Mitch 32 yd field goal, 6-11 2:11 00:02 UTM - WEATHERS, Caylo 1 yd pass from COOK, Troy (MERSMAN, Mitch kick), 9-58 4:52 2nd 09:49 UTM - HOWARD, Devonte 0 yd blocked punt return (MERSMAN, Mitch kick) 09:36 TSU - JOHNSON, DeVon 96 yd kickoff return (CLARK, Lane kick) 08:42 TSU - TEAM safety 3rd 09:10 TSU - HARRIS, Treon 1 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 11-69 5:44 03:02 UTM - GALLOWAY, Ladar 12 yd run (MERSMAN, Mitch kick), 3-49 0:57 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TSU 15 35-100 159 26-13-0 61-259 0-0 3-3 5-160 0-0 6-34.7 2-2 8-80 26:35 6 of 13 0 of 1 1-2 1-5

UTM 21 35-100 140 32-20-0 67-240 1-5 1-14 3-67 0-0 6-38.2 2-0 3-53 33:25 5 of 13 0 of 1 4-4 2-12

Junior Wide Receiver DeVon Johnson - On affecting the game on special teams “We went over a lot of films on special teams this week. They gave me an opportunity and I just hit the hole.” - On scoring his first TSU touchdown “It feels the same. I’ve been playing football for a long time, but I’m happy to be able to help the team today.” Sophomore Running Back Seth Rowland - On the offense today “We didn’t really play our A Game today. The defense has been playing great for us, but we need to help the defense out by going out and having long drives. We have to hold the ball. We can’t just let the defense have to go back out there. We have to get our groove back on.” - On moving on “Losing is the worst feeling in the world. I don’t take losing very well. It’s a terrible feeling. We’ve just got to regroup and come together. We need to pick ourselves up.”

RUSHING: Tennessee State-ROWLAND, Seth 12-66; HARRIS, Treon 10-25; CURTIS, Sabree 7-10; ROWLAND, Chris 1-7; HARRISON, Earl 1-3; SMITH, Patrick 1-3; HUGHES, Michael 1-1; TEAM 2-minus 15. UT Martin-GALLOWAY, Ladar 25-90; BROWN, Ty 7-33; WEATHERS, Caylo 1-4; COOK, Troy 1-minus 5; TEAM 1-minus 22. PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 10-18-0-118; HUGHES, Michael 3-8-0-41. UT Martin-COOK, Troy 20-32-0-140.

NOTES: Tennessee State is ranked 20th in the STATS Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Top 25 this week... UT Martin is ranked 24th in the STATS Top 25 and receiving votes in the FCS Coaches Top 25... UT Martin won the coin toss and decided to receive the opening kickoff... Weather at the kickoff was 91 degrees and sunny... DeVon Johnson’s second quarter kickoff for a touchdown was TSU’s first kickoff return for a touchdown since Nov. 1, 2014 by Darion Hall versus Eastern Kentucky... TSU is now 16-11 in the all-time series versus UT Martin... In road games versus the Skyhawks, TSU is 5-9... The Tigers are 12-10 in Sgt. York Trophy Games under Head Coach Rod Reed

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 5-63; NEWBOLD, Steven 3-61; MEDLEY, Mahlon 2-21; ROWLAND, Chris 2-3; CURTIS, Sabree 1-11. UT Martin-WEATHERS, Caylo 4-37; THOMPSON, Brett 4-22; MOORE, Jaylon 4-16; LEE, Londell 3-17; GALLOWAY, Ladar 2-28; WILLIAMS, Donne 1-13; HOWARD, Devonte 1-4; BROWN, Ty 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-None. UT Martin-None. FUMBLES: Tennessee State-MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-1; HARRIS, Treon 1-1. UT Martin-MOORE, Jaylon 1-0; TEAM 1-0. Tennessee State (3-1,0-1) vs. UT Martin (3-1,1-0) Date: Sep 23, 2017 • Site: Martin, Tenn. • Stadium: Graham Stadium Attendance: 6484 Kickoff time: 4 p.m. • End of Game: 7:31 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:31 Officials: Referee: Stephen Hazle; Umpire: S. Marshall; Linesman: Chris Barney; Line judge: D. Crosthwaite; Back judge: G. Laurentius; Field judge: Burney Jenkins; Side judge: Steve Thomas; Temperature: 90 • Wind: 5 mph NE • Weather: Sunny

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Game 5 • Eastern Illinois 19, Tennessee State 16 2OT

Notes Notes: Tennessee State is ranked 24th in the STATS Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Top 25... EIU won the coin toss and elected to defer the opening kickoff... Captains for TSU are Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith... Weather at the time of kickoff was 73 degrees and sunny... Saturday marked the first home game of the season for TSU after four games on the road to start the season... Today was one of two games at Nissan Stadium for the Tigers on the season... Official attendance for the John Merritt Classic was 11,013... TSU’s last overtime game was on Nov. 7, 2015 versus Murray State... TSU’s record in the all-time series is now 8-14... TSU is 21-13 in home games under Head Coach Rod Reed. TOTALS - The Tigers outgained EIU, 278-237 - The Panthers rushed for 191 yards against the Tigers - The Big Blue defense allowed 46 yards through the air - TSU committed a season high four turnovers

Game 5 • Sept. 30, 2017

Box Score (Final)

NissanEastern Stadium (11,103) • Nashville Tenn. Tennessee State (Sep 30, 2017 at Nashville, Tenn.) Illinois vs, #24 1 2 3 4 2ot Final Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT O1 O2 Total Eastern Illinois 7 3 0 0 9 1919 Eastern Illinois 7 3 0 0 9 0 6 Tennessee State 0 7 0 3 6 1616 Tennessee State 0 7 0 3 6 6 0 Qtr Time 1st 12:25 2nd 09:30 02:17 4th 03:18 OT 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00

Scoring play EIU - GILKEY, Scotty 9 yd run (WILSON, Nick kick), 4-21 1:38 EIU - WILSON, Nick 32 yd field goal, 10-34 5:18 TSU - HARRISON, Earl 1 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 12-79 7:07 TSU - CLARK, Lane 51 yd field goal, 8-46 2:45 EIU - SEVERINO, Matt 42 yd field goal, 7-0 0:16 TSU - CLARK, Lane 36 yd field goal, 6-6 0:00 TSU - CLARK, Lane 40 yd field goal, 4-2 0:00 EIU - GILKEY, Scotty 1 yd run, 8-25 0:00

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

EIU 14 52-191 46 26-11-1 78-237 0-0 2-8 1-26 1-0 8-35.0 2-0 6-55 31:01 5 of 20 1 of 2 3-3 1-9

TSU 14 37-83 195 30-17-1 67-278 0-0 2-0 3-48 1-22 6-41.5 3-3 12-91 28:59 3 of 14 1 of 2 2-2 0-0

RUSHING: Eastern Illinois-GILKEY, Scotty 25-104; JOHNSON, Isaiah 16-55; McCULLOUGH, D 8-40; GOOCH, Aaron 1-12; TEAM 1-0; HOLLINS, A. 1-minus 20. Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 11-67; CURTIS, Sabree 9-14; HARRISON, Earl 2-7; ROWLAND, Seth 12-5; ROWLAND, Chris 1-minus 1; HUGHES, Michael 2-minus 9. PASSING: Eastern Illinois-GILKEY, Scotty 11-26-1-46. Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 12-17-1-119; HUGHES, Michael 5-13-0-76. RECEIVING: Eastern Illinois-GOOCH, Aaron 4-19; McCULLOUGH, D 2-minus 11; LOFTON, Robbie 1-17; WELCH, Jacob 1-10; TURNER, Dennis 1-4; HOLLINS, A. 1-4; JOHNSON, Isaiah 1-3. Tennessee State-JOHNSON, DeVon 5-57; ROWLAND, Chris 4-43; SMITH, Patrick 3-60; NEWBOLD, Steven 2-11; RHODES, Mazio 1-12; CURTIS, Sabree 1-8; HARRISON, Earl 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Eastern Illinois-HORNE, Nick 1-0. Tennessee State-NORTH, Justin 1-22. FUMBLES: Eastern Illinois-HOLLINS, A. 1-0; GILKEY, Scotty 1-0. Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 1-1; JOHNSON, DeVon 1-1; HUGHES, Michael 1-1. Eastern Illinois (3-2,2-0) vs. Tennessee State (3-2,0-2) Date: Sep 30, 2017 • Site: Nashville, Tenn. • Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 11013 Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 9:56pm • Total elapsed time: 3:56 Officials: Referee: Drew Myers; Umpire: John Graham; Linesman: Steve Horn; Line judge: James Bryant; Back judge: P.J. Doyen; Field judge: Randy Jackson; Side judge: Greg Eddy; Temperature: 76 • Wind: WE13 MPH • Weather: Cloudy 2017 John Merritt Classic

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INDIVIDUAL - Lane Clark’s 51 yard field goal is tied for the fifth longest in FCS play this season - The distance is tied for sixth best in TSU history; matching Jamin Godfrey at EIU in 2011 - Justin North recorded his first interception of his career - Patrick Smith passes Tyrone Butterfield (1997-98) in career receiving yards in TSU history; Smith now has 2,241 (Butterfield - 2,182) - Chris Collins moved past Elliott Pilton (1990-91) and Lee Smith (1987-90) in career tackles at TSU - Collins has amassed 216 stops, while Pilton finished with 210 and Smith at 206 - Treon Harris completed 12-of-17 passes for 119 yards; he rushed for 67 yards on 11 carries - DeVon Johnson led the Tigers with five receptions, which resulted in 57 yards - Collins and Terrence Summers each recorded 10 stops - Blair Edwards notched seven solo tackles, ahead of Summers (6) and Collins (5)


Game 6 • Tennessee State 45, Eastern Kentucky 21

Quotes and Notes Safety Vincent Sellers - On the defense “We had to come out with the ‘w’ for Coach Fisher. He put together a great scheme for us. We had good practices all week. The scout team had been running their plays, and we just came out and we executed. - First thoughts after getting the INT “I was thinking, ‘man, I have to score.’ Once I got in the end zone, I couldn’t do anything but thank God. It was a wonderful feeling.” - On getting the first Ohio Valley Conference win “It means a lot. I’ve been hoping that we get this win for the seniors. I play this game for them right now. We just have to keep it going.” Offensive Lineman Thomas Burton - On getting the first Ohio Valley Conference win “It means a lot. Coming off two losses back-to-back, that’s never a good feeling. It feels great to bounce back like we did.” - On the offense “As far as the offense, today we came out and we wanted to make a statement running the ball. I feel like we did just that.”

Game 6 • Oct. 7, 2017

Box Score (Final) Roy Kidd STennessee tadium (8,410) • Richmond, Ky. State vs Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017 at Richmond, Ky.) 1 2 3 4 Final Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee State 3 14 0 28 45 Tennessee State 3 14 0 28 45 Eastern 0 0 14 7 21 EasternKentucky Kentucky 0 0 14 7 21 Qtr Time 1st 03:58 2nd 10:36 02:22 3rd 08:45 01:05 4th 13:27 06:53 06:40 03:47 03:09

Scoring play TSU - CLARK, Lane 49 yd field goal, 7-17 3:57 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 11 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 14-76 5:54 TSU - NEWBOLD, Steven 8 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 11-64 5:28 EKU - BOYLE, Tim 1 yd run (WILLIAMS, Lucas kick), 10-82 4:39 EKU - MARKUSH, Ryan 10 yd pass from BOYLE, Tim (WILLIAMS, Lucas kick), 6-48 1:55 EKU - MARKUSH, Ryan 6 yd pass from BOYLE, Tim (WILLIAMS, Lucas kick), 4-39 1:42 TSU - HUGHES, Michael 1 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 13-88 6:34 TSU - SELLERS, V. 34 yd interception return (CLARK, Lane kick) TSU - SELLERS, V. 44 yd interception return (WEISS, Coby kick) TSU - BONDS, Terrell 36 yd interception return (BOUDREAUX, M. kick)

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TSU 21 46-193 106 23-12-1 69-299 0-0 1--3 3-25 4-116 5-37.4 2-0 3-24 34:09 7 of 14 1 of 1 3-3 1-1

EKU 16 32-124 246 35-21-4 67-370 0-0 3-19 2-18 1-18 4-45.2 2-0 8-72 25:51 8 of 16 0 of 2 3-4 1-1

RUSHING: Tennessee State-ROWLAND, Seth 11-69; KNOX, Andrew 12-64; CURTIS, Sabree 10-39; HUGHES, Michael 7-9; BLACK, Tyler 3-8; ROWLAND, Chris 2-4; TEAM 1-0. Eastern Kentucky-McCLESKEY, D. 11-73; LEWIS, Jason 4-27; SCOTT, LJ 7-12; THOMAS, Ethan 2-12; SMITH, BK 1-7; MARKUSH, Ryan 1-6; BOYLE, Tim 4-3; TEAM 2-minus 16. PASSING: Tennessee State-HUGHES, Michael 12-23-1-106. Eastern Kentucky-BOYLE, Tim 18-27-3-212; SCOTT, Austin 3-8-1-34. RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 4-48; NEWBOLD, Steven 4-30; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-15; CAVITT, Miles 1-12; ROWLAND, Seth 1-4; ROWLAND, Chris 1-minus 3. Eastern Kentucky-PAUL, Dan 8-76; MARKUSH, Ryan 5-74; CARTER, Jaelin 2-39; SCOTT, LJ 2-23; THOMAS, Ethan 2-13; CREAMER, Neiko 1-12; SMITH, BK 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-SELLERS, V. 2-78; BONDS, Terrell 1-36; MORROW, Jason 1-2. Eastern Kentucky-REED, Eric 1-18. FUMBLES: Tennessee State-JOHNSON, DeVon 1-0; HUGHES, Michael 1-0. Eastern Kentucky-TEAM 2-0. Tennessee State (4-2,1-2) vs. Eastern Kentucky (1-4,1-2) Date: Oct 07, 2017 • Site: Richmond, Ky. • Stadium: Roy Kidd Stadium Attendance: 8410

Quarterback Michael Hughes - On the offense “I’m glad we were able to click tonight. We did a great job preparing for the game this week, and I’m just glad we came out here and executed all of the plays that we needed to execute to get this win.” - On getting the first OVC victory “It means everything. I’m just glad these guys are happy. I just want to get the ‘w’ for the team. That’s all that matters at this point.” - On his first start “It started off a little rough, but I finally got into the groove of things. I took care of the ball and did what I had to do. I did my part – it was great.” NOTES: Tennessee State received votes is this week’s STATS Top 25 and FCS Coaches Top 25 polls... Captains for TSU were Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith... TSU won the coin toss and elected to defer the opening kickoff... Weather at the time of kickoff was 81 degrees and cloudy... Saturday marked the first time TSU held an opponent off the scoreboard in the first half this season... TSU is now 7-23 in the all-time series versus EKU... The Tigers improve to 3-14 against EKU in Richmond, Ky... Vincent Sellers tied an NCAA FCS record with two interceptions returned for touchdowns... The feat has been accomplished by 27 other players, last by Ray Mitchell of UNI on Nov. 23, 2013... Michael Hughes earns his first collegiate start... Hughes completed two of his first three attempts, before tossing an interception at the EKU two yard line... Hughes finished with three touchdowns – two passing, one rushing – as he completed 12-of-23 for 106 yards, while running for nine yards on seven carries... Ebenezer Ogundeko returned to action after missing the last two contests... Ogundeko was injured on the first play of the game in the third contest of the season versus Florida A&M... The senior defensive end finished with four stops and three quarterback hurries... Lane Clark tied for the 10th longest field goal in TSU history with a 49-yarder late in the first quarter... The distance matched Clark’s distance versus Florida A&M (9/16) and his mark at Southeast Missouri (11/19/16)... Andrew Knox entered the contest with a career seven carries for eight yards; and 49 combined yards... Knox rushed 12 times for 64 yards in the contest... Seth Rowland led TSU in rushing with 69 yards on 11 attempts... Patrick Smith pulled in four receptions, giving him 141 in his career... Smith moves past Patrick Robinson (1989-92, 140) into sixth all-time at TSU... Steven Newbold matched Smith with receptions and scored his second touchdown of the season... Sellers and Blair Edwards led the defense with eight stops, seven solos... Edwards added 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup

Kickoff time: 6:00 pm • End of Game: 8:58 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:58 Officials: Referee: David Seewer; Umpire: Bill Ballard; Linesman: Mike Freeman; Line judge: Travis Muhammad; Back judge: W. Kirk Walker; Field judge: Al Studstill; Side judge: Troy McMaken; Center judge: Steve Joest; Temperature: 80-83 • Wind: 8-9 SSW • Weather: overcast 60% humid Hall of Fame game

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Game 7 • Tennessee State 17, Austin Peay 21

Quotes and Notes Middle Linebacker Chris Collins -On the game "The game didn’t go the way we wanted to go. We beat ourselves. There were high points, but they canceled out with the low points. We have to bounce back and harmonize as one, then everything else will work itself out." -On preparations for TN Tech "We’ll buckle down. We’ll watch extra film, do extra work and make sure everyone is on the same page – players and coaches." Quarterback Michael Hughes -On the game "It started off a little rough, eventually bounced back, but didn’t do a good job of finishing the game. We missed a lot of big opportunities and left a lot on the field. We didn’t finish like we were supposed to."

Game 7 • Oct. 14, 2017

Box Score (Final) Nissan Stadium ( 21,127) • Nashville, Tenn. Austin Peay vs Tennessee State (Oct 14, 2017 at Nashville, Tenn.) 1 2 3 4 Final ScorePeay by Quarters 7 0 7 7 1 2 3 4 Total Austin 21 Austin Peay 7 0 7 7 21 Tennessee State 3 0 7 7 17 Tennessee State

Qtr 1st 3rd 4th

Time 11:04 03:06 09:33 02:31 10:18 01:26

3

0

7

7

17

Scoring play APSU - WILLIAMS, Kente 3 yd run (BIRCHFIELD, Log kick), 5-20 2:20 TSU - WEISS, Coby 39 yd field goal, 7-6 3:32 APSU - MOMODU, Prince 1 yd run (BIRCHFIELD, Log kick), 10-60 5:16 TSU - NEWBERG, Thomas 2 yd pass from SMITH, Patrick (WEISS, Coby kick), 8-42 4:20 TSU - JOHNSON, DeVon 66 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (WEISS, Coby kick), 7-91 3:15 APSU - TANNER, Ahmaad 2 yd run (BIRCHFIELD, Log kick), 5-49 1:15

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

APSU 15 44-179 85 14-9-1 58-264 1-17 2-54 4-82 0-0 5-38.6 1-1 7-60 27:05 6 of 12 0 of 1 3-3 4-11

TSU 16 38-106 208 31-16-0 69-314 0-0 2-13 3-64 1-4 4-43.2 2-1 10-85 32:55 7 of 18 2 of 2 2-2 1-5

Defensive Lineman Marvin Maddox -On the game "We came out and played hard. We made a few mistakes here and there. We have to study our mistakes, work on it and build from there." -On preparations for Tennessee Tech "We have to get back in the office and study. We have to go harder. We cannot stop. This is not the end of the road for us. We know what we have to do. We just have to go back and rebuild." Tight End Miles Cavitt: -On the game "The game went well, but we didn’t finish. So the result was offense not getting enough points." -On preparations for Tennessee Tech "We get a little break for a few days, and then we’ll get right back at it. We’ll work on passing offense, getting blocks and knowing our assignments."

RUSHING: Austin Peay-OATSVALL, Jerem 11-82; TANNER, Ahmaad 12-41; WILLIAMS, Kente 8-26; CRAIG, JaVaughn 3-10; HARLEY, Baniko 3-9; MOMODU, Prince 2-7; MOORE, Kyran 2-6; NATION, Tre 2-2; ROLLINS-DAVIS 1-minus 4. Tennessee State-KNOX, Andrew 12-42; ROWLAND, Seth 8-31; ROWLAND, Chris 2-15; CURTIS, Sabree 6-11; HARRIS, Treon 3-7; HUGHES, Michael 7-0. PASSING: Austin Peay-OATSVALL, Jerem 9-13-1-85; HARLEY, Baniko 0-1-0-0. Tennessee State-HUGHES, Michael 10-19-0-148; HARRIS, Treon 5-11-0-58; SMITH, Patrick 1-1-0-2. RECEIVING: Austin Peay-SOUMARE, Gorel 4-48; MOORE, Kyran 4-37; ALEXANDER, Josh 1-0. Tennessee State-JOHNSON, DeVon 4-91; CAVITT, Miles 2-26; NEWBOLD, Steven 2-19; CURTIS, Sabree 2-13; MEDLEY, Mahlon 2-8; ROWLAND, Chris 1-20; RHODES, Mazio 1-20; SMITH, Patrick 1-9; NEWBERG, Thomas 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Austin Peay-None. Tennessee State-BONDS, Terrell 1-4. FUMBLES: Austin Peay-OATSVALL, Jerem 1-1. Tennessee State-JOHNSON, DeVon 1-0; HUGHES, Michael 1-1. Austin Peay (4-3,3-1) vs. Tennessee State (4-3,1-3) Date: Oct 14, 2017 • Site: Nashville, Tenn. • Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 21127 Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 9:06 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:06 Officials: Referee: Stephen Hazle; Umpire: S. Marshall; Linesman: Chris Barney; Line judge: D. Crosthwaite; Back judge: G. Laurentius; Field judge: Burney Jenkins; Side judge: Steve Thomas; Temperature: 84 • Wind: S 10 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy TSU Homecoming 2017

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-On preparations for Tennessee Tech "We keep working. We still have an opportunity to make it to the playoffs. We can finish this thing 8-3, so we just keep working, keep winning, keep playing."

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NOTES •TSU won the toss and deferred the opening kickoff •Tennessee State received votes in the STATS Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Top 25 this week •TSU’s captains were Ebo Ogundeko, Lane Clark, Patrick Smith and Chris Collins •The official attendance for the game was 21,127 •TSU leads the all-time series versus Austin Peay, 13-7 •The Tigers are now 8-2 in games versus Austin Peay in Nashville •Saturday marked TSU’s final game at Nissan Stadium this season


Game 8 • Tennessee State 26, Tennessee Tech 30

Quotes and Notes Wide Receiver Steven Newbold - On the offense “I thought we did some really good things. We capitalized on the mistakes, so the offense did pretty good today.” - On the connection with Michael Hughes “The connection got stronger as the season went on. We just need more chemistry though.” - On moving on “The best thing we can do is just keep our head up and just try to keep winning on and finish the season strong.” Quarterback Michael Hughes - On three touchdown passes to Patrick Smith “Pat is definitely one of the best receivers in the country. We worked a lot in the offseason, and today we finally got to connect. He got open and he saw what I was seeing. We connected, and we scored. It was great to see him catch a few touchdowns today.”

Game 8 • Oct. 28, 2017

Tucker Stadium (5,235) • Cookeville, Tenn. Box Score (Final) Tennessee1 State vs2 Tennessee (Oct 28, 2017 at Cookeville, Tenn.) 3 Tech4 Final Tennessee 26 Score State by Quarters7 10 7 1 2 3 4 2 Total Tennessee 7 10 7 2 26 Tennessee Tech State 13 7 7 3 30 Tennessee Tech

Qtr 1st

Time 12:59 10:43 06:32 00:57 2nd 14:38 05:29 00:38 3rd 09:05 04:06 4th 06:31 02:14

13

7

7

3

30

Scoring play TTU - MADONIA, Nick 40 yd field goal, 5-47 2:01 TTU - BYRD, Dontez 27 yd pass from GOLDSMITH, Andr (MADONIA, Nick kick), 2-39 0:39 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 16 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 8-63 4:05 TTU - MADONIA, Nick 37 yd field goal, 12-51 5:27 TTU - GOLDSMITH, Andr 31 yd run (MADONIA, Nick kick), 2-46 0:16 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 30 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 3-37 1:21 TSU - CLARK, Lane 23 yd field goal, 9-53 2:08 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 16 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 9-86 5:51 TTU - KILPATRICK, Tav 8 yd pass from SALE, Andre (MADONIA, Nick kick), 7-32 2:59 TTU - MADONIA, Nick 39 yd field goal, 6-51 3:20 TSU - SELLERS, V. safety

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TSU 19 31-83 331 36-20-2 67-414 0-0 1--2 6-135 2-26 4-34.5 2-2 11-104 30:23 9 of 16 1 of 1 3-5 1-9

TTU 18 39-160 172 24-11-2 63-332 0-0 1-13 3-56 2-3 3-39.7 0-0 8-69 29:37 1 of 10 1 of 1 2-2 4-30

- On connecting with Steven Newbold “Newbold is really smart on the field. We talk a lot. We communicate on the field. I’m proud Newbold got seven catches. We’ve still got a lot of work to do. There was some stuff we missed, but it’s only up from here.” Defensive End Ebo Ogundeko - On the defense “I feel like we could have played a lot better. We started off pretty slow and it’s all up to us as the players to lock in and start off fast. We need to finish strong as well. We started to play better in the beginning of the second quarter, but we just need to play better as a defense and just finish out the season strong.” - On the turnovers forced by the defense “Those are big. Our coaches always emphasize on getting turnovers. Coach (Garry) Fisher and Coach (Rod) Reed both put an emphasis on getting turnovers. That helped us out, but we just have to play better in all three phases." GAME NOTES Captains were Lane Clark, Patrick Smith, Ebo Ogundeko and Chris Collins... TSU won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Weather at kickoff was 42 degrees and cloudy... TSU wide receiver Patrick Smith moved from fifth to third place on TSU's career touchdown list with 28 in his career. Smith also moved from sixth to fifth place in TSU history in both career receptions (149) and career receiving yards (2,450)... Running back Seth Rowland and tight end Miles Cavitt made their first career starts... Tennessee State is 18-13 in the all-time series versus Tennessee Tech... The Tigers are now 4-2 away from home this season

RUSHING: Tennessee State-ROWLAND, Seth 15-62; CURTIS, Sabree 4-15; ROWLAND, Chris 3-9; NEWBOLD, Steven 1-0; HUGHES, Michael 6-minus 1; KNOX, Andrew 2-minus 2. Tennessee Tech-GOLDSMITH, Andr 12-101; THAENRAT, Yeede 17-41; SALE, Andre 6-14; BYRD, Dontez 1-8; TEAM 3-minus 4. PASSING: Tennessee State-HUGHES, Michael 20-36-2-331. Tennessee Tech-SALE, Andre 10-23-2-145; GOLDSMITH, Andr 1-1-0-27. RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 7-152; NEWBOLD, Steven 7-108; KNOX, Andrew 2-9; ROWLAND, Chris 1-28; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-16; ROWLAND, Seth 1-11; CURTIS, Sabree 1-7. Tennessee Tech-BYRD, Dontez 5-111; KILPATRICK, Tav 2-21; CARLING, Alex 1-18; THAENRAT, Yeede 1-12; GOLDSMITH, Andr 1-5; WRIGHT, Jerome 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-NESBETH, Dajour 1-26; CLARK, Lane 1-0. Tennessee Tech-DAVIS, Clay 2-3. FUMBLES: Tennessee State-KNOX, Andrew 1-1; SMITH, Patrick 1-1. Tennessee Tech-None. Tennessee State (4-4,1-4) vs. Tennessee Tech (1-7,1-4) Date: Oct 28, 2017 • Site: Cookeville, Tenn. • Stadium: Tucker Stadium Attendance: 5235 Kickoff time: 1:34 p.m • End of Game: 4:37 • Total elapsed time: 3:03 Officials: Referee: Andy Faust; Umpire: Thomas Floyd; Linesman: Jeff Irwin; Line judge: Craig Dunn; Back judge: Jim Toth; Field judge: K. Merriweather; Side judge: Jimmy Colwell; Temperature: 42 • Wind: breezy • Weather: overcast

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Game 9 • Tennessee State 60, Virginia University Lynchburg 0

Quotes and Notes Sophomore Quarterback Michael Hughes (Nashville, Tenn.) -On seeing the field “I’ve been getting more comfortable with the game. The receivers and I are connecting a little more, so it’s been great.” -On the game “It was a great opportunity to get better – that’s what I did, that’s what the whole team did. Hopefully we carry that on next week.” -On the Ronnie Killings touchdown “Ronnie is definitely great. He’s a good guy to come off the bench and go to. When he comes in, I feel just as comfortable with him as when Steve and Pat are in. It felt good to give him one.” Sophomore Wide Receiver Ronnie Killings -On first touchdown at TSU “It felt great. It felt like a long time coming, but it felt great to finally get into the end zone. I knew I was going to have the opportunity to get into the end zone, it just depended on if I was going to get the ball or not. Once I saw the ball and that I had the right position on the defender, I just went up for the ball and made the play.” Sophomore Linebacker Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. (Lithonia, Ga.) -On the game “Today was a good day for us defensively and offensively as a whole. We ran up the scoreboard, got defensive plays all across the board.”

Game 9 • Nov. 4, 2017

William J. Hale Stadium (7,487) • Nashville, Tenn. Box Score (Final) VUL 1 vs Tennessee State 04, 2017 at Nashville, Tenn.) 2 3 (Nov4 Final Virginia U. by Lynchburg 0 Score Quarters0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 Total VUL 0 0 0 0 0 Tennessee State 21 17 10 12 60 Tennessee State

Qtr 1st

Time 10:31 06:07 03:03 2nd 07:37 04:01 00:28 3rd 08:14 02:44 4th 12:21 12:07 02:08

21

17

10

12

60

Scoring play TSU - NEWBOLD, Steven 4 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 5-58 2:18 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 43 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 4-59 1:54 TSU - NEWBOLD, Steven 51 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 3-74 1:22 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 16 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 5-49 2:30 TSU - CLARK, Lane 20 yd field goal, 4-4 1:30 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 52 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 4-58 1:47 TSU - CLARK, Lane 27 yd field goal, 14-62 6:34 TSU - KILLINGS, R. 20 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 6-56 3:13 TSU - FERGUSON, Dante 36 yd interception return (WEISS, Coby kick) TSU - TEAM safety TSU - WEISS, Coby 25 yd field goal, 10-28 5:22

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

VUL 5 27--21 79 18-4-2 45-58 0-0 1-1 6-54 0-0 10-41.8 2-1 12-78 26:59 0 of 11 0 of 1 0-0 3-19

TSU 23 41-174 274 23-16-0 64-448 0-0 6-94 1-18 2-100 3-40.0 1-0 9-70 33:01 5 of 12 0 of 0 6-6 6-34

Freshman Running Back Arkeem Granger -On first carry at TSU “My first time going out, I was nervous, I had butterflies and I didn’t know what to think, but once I got the first contact I was ready to go. It feels great to be back. Thank you, God.” -On the game “This game was a confidence booster. We plan on going out next week and attacking them, taking it one game at a time. Hopefully we’ll end up in the playoffs if we beat SEMO and Jacksonville State.” Junior Defensive End Marvin Maddox (Jacksonville, Fla.) -On VUL’s negative rushing yards “It’s a good [thing], but we have to carry that on to next week. We’re going to enjoy this win, but tomorrow we’ll be back up and running and working hard for the next game.” -On defense “It goes back to everybody doing their jobs. Nobody wants to be the big guy to make the plays, everybody sticks to their job and with that more good things will happen.”

RUSHING: VUL-Maurice Richard 11-21; Eric Clay 1-4; Kevin McBride 1-minus 1; Tomas Newman 1-minus 1; Bryan Reed 1-minus 2; TEAM 1-minus 4; DeAnthony Walke 4-minus 11; Thomas Jones 7-minus 27. Tennessee State-CURTIS, Sabree 4-53; BLACK, Tyler 8-44; GRANGER, Arkeem 17-35; ROWLAND, Chris 3-30; ROWLAND, Seth 2-12; KILLINGS, R. 1-11; RHODES, Mazio 1-6; TEAM 1-minus 2; WELLS, Kullen 1-minus 4; HUGHES, Michael 3-minus 11. PASSING: VUL-DeAnthony Walke 2-9-2-20; Thomas Jones 1-6-0-8; Kevin McBride 1-3-0-51. Tennessee State-HUGHES, Michael 15-20-0-262; WELLS, Kullen 1-3-0-12. RECEIVING: VUL-Corye Smith 2-51; Decarlos Frazie 1-20; Kevin McBride 1-8. Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 4-118; ROWLAND, Chris 4-10; NEWBOLD, Steven 3-83; KILLINGS, R. 3-44; RHODES, Mazio 2-19. INTERCEPTIONS: VUL-None. Tennessee State-JOHNSON, L. 1-64; FERGUSON, Dante 1-36. FUMBLES: VUL-DeAnthony Walke 1-1; Thomas Jones 1-0. Tennessee State-WELLS, Kullen 1-0. VUL (0-8) vs. Tennessee State (5-4,1-4) Date: Nov 04, 2017 • Site: Nashville, Tenn. • Stadium: Hale Stadiuum Attendance: 7487 Kickoff time: 2 pm • End of Game: 4:55 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:55 Officials: Referee: Douglas Mercer; Umpire: Jason Morgan; Linesman: Jeff Estes; Line judge: Scott Speropoul; Back judge: Jaime Martinez; Field judge: Gary McCarthy; Side judge: Kirt Shay; Temperature: 76 deg • Wind: 7 mph S • Weather: Mostly Cloudy

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-On contribution to the 12th ranked defense in the country “It was my first interception ever, including high school. It feels good to have a pick six. All I’ve been doing is following coaching and doing whatever they’ve said to do since camp, just executing. It was my time to prove myself for the upcoming two years.”

#BigBlueRising

Notes TSU won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Captains for TSU Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith... Weather at the time of kickoff was 75 degrees and mostly sunny... The 60 points for TSU are the most since putting up 73 in a 73-6 win over Central State on Sept. 28, 2013... Saturday was the first-ever meeting between TSU and Virginia University of Lynchburg... Redshirt sophomore running back Arkeem Granger picked up his first career carry on the afternoon... Redshirt senior wide receiver Patrick Smith now has 31 career receiving touchdowns, moving to a tie for fourth in Ohio Valley Conference history... Smith increased his receiving yards total to 2,568, moving him past Corey Sullivan for third in TSU history... The last time TSU had a quarterback throw for six touchdowns was Nov. 22, 2014 when Michael German tossed four at Murray State... Sophomore wide receiver Ronnie Killings caught his first career touchdown... Redshirt sophomore Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. secured his first career interception and first career pick six... Tennessee State was playing its first game at Hale Stadium this season... TSU’s defense picked up a safety for the second week in a row... The last time TSU’s defense posted a shutout was Sept. 3, 2016 – a 44-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the 2016 John Merritt Classic.


Game 10 • Tennessee State 23, Southeast Missouri 20

Quotes and Notes Head Coach Rod Reed -On the game “We talked in pre-game about the things we needed to do to be successful, and the main thing was to protect the football, dominate on our kicking game and dominate on both sides of the lines of scrimmage – win at the offense line, win at the defensive line and win at the line of scrimmage. Out guys came out and did that. We played hard. With the exception of a few big plays we gave up defensively, we did extremely well. Newbold gave us a shot when we needed it, giving us a good field position to make plays. L. Cook makes the checks in the secondary. SEMO does a lot in the secondary with motions and shifts and we did a good job defensively. Coach Fisher had a great game plan for this team, as did Coach Parker.” Senior Kick Lane Clark -On the game “It was intense. It came all the way down to the end. Both sides of the ball played hard and special teams was a big part of the game today.”

Game 10 • Nov. 11, 2017

Box Score (Final) William J. Hale Stadium (8,693) Nashville, Tenn. State (Nov 11, 2017 at Nashville, Tenn.) SEMO vs•Tennessee

Score by Quarters Southeast Missouri SEMO Tennessee State Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Total 6 0 7 7 20 6 0 7 7 20 6 7 0 10 23 6 7 0 10 23

Qtr 1st

Time Scoring play 07:25 TSU - CLARK, Lane 37 yd field goal, 8-69 3:14 03:57 TSU - CLARK, Lane 45 yd field goal, 6--7 3:16 02:09 SEMO - ALEXANDER, D. 21 yd interception return (LITANG, N. kick blockd) 2nd 02:14 TSU - MEDLEY, Mahlon 28 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 8-92 3:55 3rd 02:46 SEMO - WILKERSON, K. 9 yd pass from HOSKET, Jesse (LITANG, N. kick), 9-44 5:31 4th 13:27 TSU - HARRIS, Terence 9 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 7-81 4:05 09:12 SEMO - WILKERSON, K. 8 yd pass from HOSKET, Jesse (LITANG, N. kick), 7-50 4:04 02:07 TSU - CLARK, Lane 44 yd field goal, 4-4 2:21

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

SEMO 9 28-148 83 19-12-1 47-231 0-0 1-5 4-97 1-21 4-29.8 2-1 4-35 24:33 5 of 12 0 of 2 2-2 5-33

TSU 14 45-147 196 14-9-1 59-343 0-0 1-29 4-103 1-0 4-32.8 0-0 6-42 35:27 4 of 12 0 of 0 3-5 1-5

RUSHING: SEMO-TERRY, Marquis 16-116; SANDERS, C. 8-28; HOSKET, Jesse 4-4. Tennessee State-CURTIS, Sabree 9-72; ROWLAND, Chris 6-47; KNOX, Andrew 12-27; SMITH, Patrick 4-7; TEAM 2-minus 1; HUGHES, Michael 12-minus 5. PASSING: SEMO-HOSKET, Jesse 12-19-1-83. Tennessee State-HUGHES, Michael 9-14-1-196. RECEIVING: SEMO-WILKERSON, K. 7-55; WILLIAMS, Eric 1-12; TERRY, Marquis 1-8; BILLINGTON, T. 1-5; SANDERS, C. 1-3; SMITH, Zack 1-0. Tennessee State-NEWBOLD, Steven 5-153; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-28; HARRIS, Terence 1-9; KNOX, Andrew 1-6; CURTIS, Sabree 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: SEMO-ALEXANDER, D. 1-21. Tennessee State-BONDS, Terrell 1-0. FUMBLES: SEMO-HOSKET, Jesse 2-1. Tennessee State-None. SEMO (2-8,2-5) vs. Tennessee State (6-4,2-5) Date: Nov 11, 2017 • Site: Nashville, Tenn. • Stadium: Hale Stadium Attendance: 8693

-On moving into No. 5 in all-time career points “Points don’t mean that much. It feels good, but when it comes down to it, I’m going to be ready regardless.” -On short week preparation “Same thing as every week – I’m starting to feel stronger. Protection has been doing really well. Each day we’re going to work special teams like we always do, hopefully I’ll be kicking a lot of PATs instead of field goals.” Sophomore Quarterback Michael Hughes -On the offense “It started off a little rough. I threw a pick six, but eventually we bounced back and put up some more points on the scoreboard. We came out the win.” -On pass options “Today was actually Steven Newbold. I think they were trying to double-team Pat because of what he’s produced in the past, but they left Steve 1-on-1 on the backside a lot, so I went to him and made big plays.” Senior Linebacker Chris Collins -On how he wants to finish out the season “I think Jacksonville State is top five in the nation, so a ‘W’ there… I would be satisfied. It’ll be a huge win for us.” NOTES TSU won the coin toss and chose to defer to the second half... Captains for TSU Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith... Seven seniors served as secondary captains... Weather at kickoff was 58 degrees and Mostly Cloudy... The Tigers lead the series with the Redhawks 14-11... TSU is 9-2 versus SEMO in Nashville... Tennessee State is 6-0 this season when scoring first... The Tigers forced two turnovers on the day... The Big Blue entered the game ranked 34th in the nation... Senior kicker Lane Clark surpassed Charles Anthony to place fifth in all-time career points with 254 after kicking for 11 today... Terence Harris scored his first touchdown of his career during his final game at home... The pass play was the first reception for the senior fullback in his four year career; Harris also has no rush attempts during his career

Kickoff time: 2:00 pm • End of Game: 4:48 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:48 Officials: Referee: Andy Faust; Umpire: Thomas Flay; Linesman: Jeff Irwin; Line judge: Craig Dunn; Back judge: Jimmy Colwell; Field judge: K. Merriweather; Side judge: Jim Toth; Center judge: Wilson Jackson; Temperature: 59 deg • Wind: E 6mph • Weather: Partly Sunny

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Game 11 • Jacksonville State 36, Tennessee State 6

Quotes and Notes Wide Receiver Patrick Smith - On his time at TSU “Even though we came up short today, the season didn’t turn out how we wanted it to in the end, I don’t regret anything about being here at TSU. Even the moments when we were down, I appreciate all of that because it’s a learning experience… I enjoyed every bit of it. I wish I could relive some of the moments.” Junior Linebacker Blair Edwards - On the play of the defense tonight “We’ve just got to capitalize and finish strong. We started well but the finish wasn’t as strong as we hoped it would be.” - On playing near his home town “It was just like feeling at home. Some of those guys on (Jacksonville State), I played against in high school, so I knew them and had played against them before.” - On his role next year “I just have to step up and lead. Tomorrow is not an off day. It’s a day that we start our next season, and that’s how we’re going to take it."

Box Score (Final) Tennessee State vs #2 Jacksonville State (Nov Burgess-Snow Field (18,782) • Jacksonville , Ala.16, 2017 at Jacksonville, Ala.)

Game 11 • Nov. 16, 2017

Score by Quarters 1 2 2 3 3 4 Final 1 4 Total Tennessee State 0 0 6 0 6 Tennessee State 0 0 6 0 6 Jacksonville State 0 10 14 12 10 14 12 36 Jacksonville State 0 36

Qtr Time Scoring play 2nd 04:07 JSU - STINNETT,Cade 19 yd field goal, 9-52 4:36 02:00 JSU - CUMMINS,Austin 45 yd pass from HORN,Bryant (STINNETT,Cade kick), 3-53 0:59 3rd 11:33 JSU - THOMAS,Roc 50 yd run (STINNETT,Cade kick), 5-63 1:40 10:29 JSU - HORN,Bryant 44 yd run (STINNETT,Cade kick), 1-44 0:10 07:52 TSU - ROWLAND, Chris 27 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (SMITH, Patrick pass failed), 4-40 2:29 4th 14:48 JSU - STINNETT,Cade 33 yd field goal, 5-40 1:35 14:33 JSU - HAGLER,Jonathan safety 11:06 JSU - TERRY,Tramel 8 yd run (STINNETT,Cade kick), 7-76 3:17 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

TSU 7 28-15 82 22-8-2 50-97 0-0 1-1 6-140 1-0 11-38.5 0-0 12-104 25:28 0 of 12 0 of 0 0-0 1-9

JSU 19 47-368 125 20-12-1 67-493 0-0 2-4 3-59 2-29 6-35.8 2-0 10-80 34:32 5 of 14 0 of 0 3-4 7-60

-On the entire offense returning "Personally, next year I want the entire offensive line to be better. The attitude I'm taking on for next year is, 'We got it.' If you want to run the ball, you can run it. If you want to throw the ball, you can throw it. It's on us." -On heading into spring ball "It's time to lock in. This season is a learning experience. We'll look at what went right and capitalize on that, then look at what went wrong and improve." Senior Linebacker Chris Collins -On defensive output "We came out pretty strong and were excited to play. It was our last one, so we had nothing to lose and we came out and had fun. Second half we tailed off. They came out of the locker room with plays we hadn't seen. We were still prepared for it, but we gave up big runs which messed us up." - On playing for Tennessee State "I appreciate the University for taking a chance on me. A lot of teams said I was too short, so them taking a chance on me was big. The number one thing is that I'll miss my brothers. It's like a family around here and I truly love every last one of them, so that'll be the biggest thing. It'll be hard saying bye."

RUSHING: Tennessee State-CURTIS, Sabree 12-57; ROWLAND, Seth 5-8; SMITH, Patrick 1-6; ROWLAND, Chris 1-2; KNOX, Andrew 1-2; HUGHES, Michael 8-minus 60. Jacksonville State-HORN,Bryant 13-148; THOMAS,Roc 14-105; TERRY,Tramel 13-44; DOSS,Kendrick 2-42; FLOWERS,De'Marc 4-35; TEAM 1-minus 6. PASSING: Tennessee State-HUGHES, Michael 8-22-2-82. Jacksonville State-HORN,Bryant 11-18-1-115; DOSS,Kendrick 1-2-0-10. RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 4-42; ROWLAND, Chris 2-34; CURTIS, Sabree 1-3; ROWLAND, Seth 1-3. Jacksonville State-DAVIDSON,Shaq 4-35; HESTER,Jamari 3-9; THOMAS,Roc 2-9; CUMMINS,Austin 1-45; TERRY,Tramel 1-24; TERRY,Demontez 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-BONDS, Terrell 1-0. Jacksonville State-BRIDGES,Marlon 1-30; McCANDLESS,Joel 1-minus 1. FUMBLES: Tennessee State-None. Jacksonville State-FLOWERS,De'Marc 1-0; TEAM 1-0. Tennessee State (6-5,2-5) vs. Jacksonville State (10-1,8-0) Date: Nov 16, 2017 • Site: Jacksonville, Ala. • Stadium: Burgess-Snow Field Attendance: 18782 Kickoff time: 6:05 pm • End of Game: 9:15 • Total elapsed time: 3:10 Officials: Referee: Drew Myers; Umpire: John Graham; Linesman: Steve Horn; Line judge: James Bryant; Back judge: PJ Doyen; Field judge: Randy Jackson; Side judge: Greg Eddy; Temperature: 52 • Wind: NW 1 mph • Weather: Clear

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Junior Center Thomas Burton - On the offense "We had a bad game tonight. There were a lot of mistakes and errors."

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-On helping the guys that are still here "I'll talk to them about leadership and putting the team first. I want to be a mentor for those that are still here and for them to look to me anytime they need me." NOTES: Captains for TSU Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith... TSU won the coin toss and chose to defer to the second half... The remaining six seniors served as secondary captains... Weather at kickoff was 60 degrees and Mostly Clear... The Gamecocks lead the series 10-2, 6-2 at JSU... The Tigers intercepted their 15th pass of the season... TSU entered the game ranked 15th in the nation in picks... Chris Rowland recorded his first touchdown of his career in the third quarter... This marked the final game for Clark, Ogundeko, Collins, Smith, Terrell Bonds, Justin North, Terence Harris II, Joseph Johnson, Ty Allen, Terrence Summers, Jason Morrow and junior Tyrell Doss (who leaves due to early graduation)


2017 TOTAL TEAM STATS Tennessee State Overall Team Statistics (as of Jul 16, 2018) All games

Team Statistics

TSU

SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games

Score by Quarters Tennessee State Opponents

267 24.3 64 184 88 82 14 1540 1862 322 416 3.7 140.0 7 2047 146-272-8 7.5 14.0 186.1 18 3587 688 5.2 326.1 41-849 21-183 15-377 20.7 8.7 25.1 17-10 105-939 85.4 56-2159 38.6 34.6 56-3031 54.1 37.6 31:31 57/149 38% 6/9 67% 19-103 10 31 15-22 0-0 (28-36) 78% (17-36) 47% (30-30) 100% 48320 4/12080 1st

56 53

2nd

78 42

3rd

51 56

4th

76 56

OT

6 9

Total 267 216

OPP

216 19.6 37 166 71 75 20 1451 1731 280 381 3.8 131.9 13 1612 163-291-15 5.5 9.9 146.5 10 3063 672 4.6 278.5 37-727 18-159 8-69 19.6 8.8 8.6 16-6 77-653 59.4 59-2246 38.1 33.9 47-2719 57.9 37.1 28:29 53/150 35% 6/17 35% 30-184 39 26 12-16 0-1 (26-32) 81% (17-32) 53% (22-24) 92% 110651 6/18442 1/17102

2017 OVC TEAM STATS Tennessee State Overall Team Statistics (as of Jul 16, 2018) Conference games

Team Statistics

TSU

SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games

Score by Quarters Tennessee State Opponents

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149 21.3 48 106 48 51 7 727 974 247 260 2.8 103.9 3 1277 95-182-7 7.0 13.4 182.4 10 2004 442 4.5 286.3 30-675 11-41 10-168 22.5 3.7 16.8 11-8 62-530 75.7 40-1509 37.7 34.3 32-1781 55.7 37.5 30:34 36/99 36% 5/7 71% 6-34 0 17 9-13 0-0 (14-19) 74% (9-19) 47% (16-16) 100% 40833 3/13611 1st

19 50

2nd

47 27

3rd

27 56

4th

50 36

OT

6 9

OPP

178 25.4 37 112 57 44 11 1270 1435 165 277 4.6 181.4 12 897 96-170-10 5.3 9.3 128.1 8 2167 447 4.8 309.6 20-405 12-117 7-71 20.2 9.8 10.1 11-2 46-424 60.6 36-1336 37.1 34.3 37-2202 59.5 37.9 29:26 35/97 36% 2/9 22% 24-156 39 22 8-10 0-0 (20-22) 91% (15-22) 68% (20-21) 95% 38911 4/9728 0/0

Total 149 178

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2017 TEAM Tennessee State Team GAME-BY-GAME Game-by-Game (as of Jul 16, 2018) All games

TEAM STATISTICS Date

Opponent

no.

Aug 31 at Georgia State Sep 09 at Jackson State Sep 17 vs Florida A&M Sep 23 at UT Martin Sep 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS Oct 07 at Eastern Kentucky Oct 14 AUSTIN PEAY Oct 28 at Tennessee Tech Nov 04 VUL Nov 11 SEMO Nov 16 at Jacksonville State Tennessee State Opponents

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg

42 238 2 35 160 1 38 241 1 35 100 1 37 83 1 46 193 1 38 106 0 31 83 0 41 174 0 45 147 0 28 15 0 416 1540 7 381 1451 13

59 26 41 29 14 26 15 28 42 19 15 59 50

12 145 0 5 78 0 18 273 2 13 159 0 17 195 0 12 106 2 16 208 2 20 331 3 16 274 6 9 196 2 8 82 1 146 2047 18 163 1612 10

21 12-25-0 145 32 5-17-1 78 44 18-25-0 273 30 13-26-0 159 28 17-30-1 195 17 12-23-1 106 66 16-31-0 208 39 20-36-2 331 52 16-23-0 274 38 9-14-1 196 27 8-22-2 82 66 146-272-8 2047 59 163-291-15 1612

0 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 6 2 1 18 10

21 3 44 32 4 49 44 3 63 30 5 160 28 3 48 17 3 25 66 3 64 39 6 135 52 1 18 38 4 103 27 6 140 66 41 849 59 37 727

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

23 0 0 31 3 41 23 1 7 96 3 3 25 2 0 20 1 -3 28 2 13 33 1 -2 18 6 94 33 1 29 50 1 1 96 21 183 89 18 159

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

tot off

0 383 56 238 0 514 3 259 0 278 0 299 10 314 0 414 30 448 0 343 1 97 56 3587 35 3063

Games: 11 • Avg/rush: 3.7 • Avg/catch: 14.0 • Pass effic: 132.85 • KR avg: 20.7 • PR avg: 8.7 • All purpose avg/game: 454.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 326.1 Date

Opponent

Aug 31 at Georgia State Sep 09 at Jackson State Sep 17 vs Florida A&M Sep 23 at UT Martin Sep 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS Oct 07 at Eastern Kentucky Oct 14 AUSTIN PEAY Oct 28 at Tennessee Tech Nov 04 VUL Nov 11 SEMO Date Opponent Nov State Aug 16 31 at Jacksonville at Georgia State Tennessee State Sep 09 at Jackson State Opponents Sep 17 vs Florida A&M

ua

37 44 28 29 41 44 47 33 31 31 47 412 390

Tackles a total

tfl-yds

Sacks no-yds

Fumble ff fr-yds

Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick

PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf

22 59 7.0-26 3.0-17 2 3-0 1-32 0 1 0 2-2 32 76 6.0-21 4.0-18 0 0-0 2-77 2 7 0 2-2 10 38 4.0-19 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 3 3-3 Tennessee Opponent (as 48 77 State 7.0-21 1.0-5Game-by-Game 1 0-0 0-0of Jul 4 16,22018) 0 2-2 32 73 4.0-14 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-22 0 6 0 1-1 All games 16 60 4.0-8 1.0-1 0 0-0 4-116 6 5 0 6-6 14 61 4.0-11 OPPONENT 1.0-0 STATISTICS 0 1-0 1-4 2 1 0 2-2 29 62 8.5-28 1.0-9 0 0-0 2-26 0 3 0 3-3 10 Rushing 41 14.0-45 Receiving 6.0-34 2 1-0 Passing 2-100 0 4 Kick0 Returns 7-7 26 57 7.0-14 1.0-5 2 1-0 1-0 1 2 2 2-2 no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td 24 4971 0 17 6.0-1818 224 1.0-9 1 590 0-0 29 18-23-1 1-0 224 21 59 1 3 0 42 0-0 0 263 675 71.5-225 18.0-98 7 6-0 15-377 33 107 0 18 24 196 0 16 24-46-2 196 180 1633 4 514430-30 1 342 732 1 71.5-294 15 46 18 21 29.0-180 216 1 12 40 10-22 21-34-0 8-69 216 261 4035 4 3 8222-24 0

2017 OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME

off t/o

0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 10 0 Punt 0 Returns 1 13 0 0 0 10 lg no. yds td lg 0 0 0 33 2 10 0 0 5 89 0 3 0 313 06421 32 0 0 0 01 037 0

pts

17 17 24 16 16 45 17 26 60tot 23off 6273 267303 216262

Sep 23 at UT Martin 35 100 2 18 20 140 1 20 20-32-0 140 1 20 3 67 0 24 1 14 1 0 240 Sep 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS 52 191 2 14 Punting 11 46 0 17 11-26-1 46 0Field 17 Goals 1 26 0 26 Kickoffs 2 8 0 8 237 Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds Oct 07 at Eastern Kentucky 32 124 1 36 21 246 2 36 21-35-4 246 2 36 2 18 0 18 3 19avg 0 tb20 ob370 Aug 31 at Georgia 5 44 189 17937.83 34 54 9 085 0 0 15 1 9-14-1 1 185 0 1-4 45.2 0 35 0 1264 Oct 14 AUSTINState PEAY 15 18 4 821 0 434 1812 54 Sep 09 at Jackson State 6 251 41.8 58 0 0 0 1 2 1-1 26 0 4 220 55.0 0 0332 Oct 28 at Tennessee Tech 39 160 1 36 11 172 2 44 11-24-2 172 2 44 3 56 0 24 1 13 0 13 Sep 17 vs Florida A&M 2 90 45.0 45 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 49 0 5 240 48.0 Nov 04 VUL 27 -21 0 13 4 79 0 51 4-18-2 79 0 51 6 54 0 19 1 1 0 01 058 Sep 23 at UT Martin 6 208 34.7 45 1 1 2 0 183 2 0-0 Nov 11 SEMO 28 148 0 36 12 83 2 15 12-19-1 15 40 970 0 345 1751 58.3 5 0 05 0231 Sep 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS 6 249 41.5 49 0 0 1 0 2 3-3 51 0 3 190 63.3 Nov 16 at Jacksonville State 47 368 3 50 12 125 1 45 12-20-1 125 1 45 3 59 0 29 2 4 0 13 1493 Oct 07 at Eastern Kentucky 5 187 37.4 47 0 0 0 0 1612 0 10 1-1 51.5 1 35 4 3063 0 381 1451 13 50 163 1612 10 59 163-291-15 59 3749 7270 1 889 41218 159 Opponents Oct 14 AUSTIN PEAY 4 173 43.2 57 0 0 0 1 1 1-3 39 0 4 224 56.0 0 0 Tennessee State 416 1540 7 59 146 2047 18 66 146-272-8 2047 18 66 41 849 1 96 21 183 1 56 3587 Oct 28 at Tennessee Tech 4 138 34.5 37 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 23 0 5 232 46.4 0 0 Nov 04 VUL 3 120 40.0 43 0 1 1 0 2 3-3 27 0 11 609 55.4 1 3 Games: 11 • Avg/rush: 3.8 • Avg/catch: 9.9 • Pass effic: 103.58 • KR avg: 19.6 • PR avg: 8.8 • All purpose avg/game: 365.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 278.5 Nov 11 SEMO 4 131 32.8 40 0 0 0 0 1 3-4 45 1 6 357 59.5 2 0 Nov 16 at Jacksonville State 11 423 38.5 48 0 0 4 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 191 63.7 0 0 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off 56 2159 38.6 58 1 3 9 3 12 15-22 51 2 56 3031 54.1 8 5 Tennessee State Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Opponents 59 2246 38.1 55 2 3 17 6 18 12-16 49 1 47 2719 57.9 5 1 Aug 31 at Georgia State 32 30 62 4.0-10 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 2 4 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 Sep 09 at Jackson State 27 40 67 3.0-7 1.0-4 2 1-0 1--2 1 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 15 Sep 17 vs Florida A&M 41 20 61 1.0-2 1.0-2 2 1-0 0-0 1 3 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 13 Sep 23 at UT Martin 24 52 76 5.0-16 2.0-12 2 2-5 0-0 6 3 1 4-4 0 0 0 3 31 Sep 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS 41 28 69 8.0-25 1.0-9 2 3-0 1-0 3 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 19 Oct 07 at Eastern Kentucky 47 16 63 6.0-20 1.0-1 0 0-0 1-18 1 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Oct 14 AUSTIN PEAY 48 10 58 7.0-18 4.0-11 2 1-17 0-0 1 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 21

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Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jul 16, 2018) 2017 INDIVIDUAL All games STATISTICS Rushing

gp

att

gain loss

net avg td

CURTIS, Sabree ROWLAND, Seth HARRIS, Treon KNOX, Andrew ROWLAND, Chris BLACK, Tyler HARRISON, Earl SMITH, Patrick GRANGER, Arkeem KILLINGS, R. RHODES, Mazio NEWBOLD, Steven WELLS, Kullen TEAM HUGHES, Michael Total Opponents

11 91 456 17 439 4.8 0 10 94 456 35 421 4.5 2 7 54 344 26 318 5.9 3 11 42 146 11 135 3.2 0 10 19 116 3 113 5.9 0 5 15 75 1 74 4.9 0 4 16 44 2 42 2.6 1 11 7 36 0 36 5.1 0 5 17 58 23 35 2.1 0 11 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 10 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 11 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 1 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 8 9 0 24 -24 -2.7 0 9 47 112 176 -64 -1.4 1 11 416 1862 322 1540 3.7 7 11 381 1731 280 1451 3.8 13

Passing

gp

HUGHES, Michael HARRIS, Treon WELLS, Kullen SMITH, Patrick Total Opponents Receiving

SMITH, Patrick NEWBOLD, Steven ROWLAND, Chris JOHNSON, DeVon MEDLEY, Mahlon CURTIS, Sabree RHODES, Mazio KNOX, Andrew CAVITT, Miles ROWLAND, Seth KILLINGS, R. HARRIS, Terence HARRISON, Earl NEWBERG, Thomas Total Opponents

9 7 1 11 11 11 gp

effic comp-att-int

143.85 114.94 66.93 446.80 132.85 103.58 no.

86-162-6 58-106-2 1-3-0 1-1-0 146-272-8 163-291-15

yds

11 42 648 11 34 627 10 17 178 8 10 158 11 9 117 11 9 68 10 6 87 11 5 32 10 4 50 10 4 23 11 3 44 10 1 9 4 1 4 11 1 2 11 146 2047 11 163 1612

avg

15.4 18.4 10.5 15.8 13.0 7.6 14.5 6.4 12.5 5.8 14.7 9.0 4.0 2.0 14.0 9.9

pct

lg avg/g

42 59 26 26 19 12 9 20 8 11 6 2 0 0 28 59 50

yds td

53.1 1304 15 54.7 729 2 33.3 12 0 100.0 2 1 53.7 2047 18 56.0 1612 10 td

8 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 18 10

39.9 42.1 45.4 12.3 11.3 14.8 10.5 3.3 7.0 1.0 0.6 0.2 -4.0 -3.0 -7.1 140.0 131.9 lg avg/g

66 44 12 2 66 59

144.9 104.1 12.0 0.2 186.1 146.5

lg avg/g

52 51 32 66 28 14 22 11 25 11 20 9 4 2 66 59

58.9 57.0 17.8 19.8 10.6 6.2 8.7 2.9 5.0 2.3 4.0 0.9 1.0 0.2 186.1 146.5

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Punt Returns

no.

11 5 1 1 1 1 1 21 18

55 84 -3 1 7 10 29 183 159

Interceptions

no.

yds avg td

Kick Returns

no.

16 8 6 6 3 1 1 41 37

312 207 148 117 44 8 13 849 727

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

33 96 50 35 23 8 13 96 89

Fumble Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

SMITH, Patrick ROWLAND, Chris JOHNSON, DeVon ARMSTRONG, N. ROWLAND, Seth CURTIS, Sabree SELLERS, V. Total Opponents BONDS, Terrell SELLERS, V. NESBETH, Dajour COOK, Laquarius JOHNSON, L. FERGUSON, Dante NORTH, Justin MORROW, Jason JOHNSON, Joseph Total Opponents ROWLAND, Chris JOHNSON, DeVon SMITH, Patrick NEWBOLD, Steven SIMPKINS, Jared MEDLEY, Mahlon KILLINGS, R. Total Opponents Total Opponents

4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 15 8

0 2

yds avg td

40 78 58 71 64 36 22 2 6 377 69

5.0 16.8 -3.0 1.0 7.0 10.0 29.0 8.7 8.8

10.0 39.0 29.0 35.5 64.0 36.0 22.0 2.0 6.0 25.1 8.6

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1

yds avg td

19.5 25.9 24.7 19.5 14.7 8.0 13.0 20.7 19.6

0 0.0 22 11.0

0 0

lg

56 30 0 1 0 10 0 56 35 lg

36 44 32 71 64 36 22 2 6 71 30 lg

0 17

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2017 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jul 16, 2018) All games

Scoring

CLARK, Lane SMITH, Patrick NEWBOLD, Steven HARRIS, Treon SELLERS, V. JOHNSON, DeVon ROWLAND, Seth WEISS, Coby BONDS, Terrell HUGHES, Michael NEWBERG, Thomas HARRISON, Earl HARRIS, Terence FERGUSON, Dante KILLINGS, R. MEDLEY, Mahlon ROWLAND, Chris TEAM BOUDREAUX, M. Total Opponents Field Goals

CLARK, Lane WEISS, Coby FG Sequence

Georgia State Jackson State Florida A&M UT Martin Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Tennessee Tech VUL SEMO Jacksonville State

td

9 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 31 26 fg

fg

kick

13-18 25-25 2-4 4-4 1-1 15-22 30-30 12-16 22-24

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

-

- - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 - -

-

pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99

13-18 72.2 1-1 2-4 50.0 0-0 Tennessee State

(18),38,30,54 (26) (49) (51),(36),(40) (49) (39),47,39 (23),41 (20),(27),(25) (37),(45),42,(44) -

4-4 1-1

2-4 1-2

5-7 0-1

Opponents

1-2 0-0

(20) (34),(25),(49),47 33 (32) (32),(42) 41 (40),(37),(39) (19),36,(33)

pts

Total Offense

- 64 - 54 - 24 - 18 1 14 - 12 - 12 - 10 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 4 1 3 267 1 216 lg blk

51 39

2 0

rush pass

Punting

no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Kickoffs

no. yds avg tb ob retn

ROWLEY, Austin TEAM Total Opponents WEISS, Coby CLARK, Lane BOUDREAUX, M. ROWLEY, Austin Total Opponents

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209 -64 1304 160 318 729 91 439 0 94 421 0 42 135 0 19 113 0 15 74 0 16 42 0 8 36 2 17 35 0 1 11 0 4 -4 12 1 6 0 2 2 0 9 -24 0 688 1540 2047 672 1451 1612

total avg/g

9 7 11 10 11 10 5 4 11 5 11 1 10 11 8 11 11

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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g plays

HUGHES, Michael HARRIS, Treon CURTIS, Sabree ROWLAND, Seth KNOX, Andrew ROWLAND, Chris BLACK, Tyler HARRISON, Earl SMITH, Patrick GRANGER, Arkeem KILLINGS, R. WELLS, Kullen RHODES, Mazio NEWBOLD, Steven TEAM Total Opponents

55 2159 1 0 56 2159 59 2246 28 1444 21 1235 6 290 1 62 56 3031 47 2719

39.3 58 0.0 0 38.6 58 38.1 55 51.6 58.8 48.3 62.0 54.1 57.9

1 6 1 0 8 5

1240 1047 439 421 135 113 74 42 38 35 11 8 6 2 -24 3587 3063

137.8 149.6 39.9 42.1 12.3 11.3 14.8 10.5 3.5 7.0 1.0 8.0 0.6 0.2 -3.0 326.1 278.5

3 9 12 0 0 0 3 9 12 3 17 18

3 0 3 6

1 0 1 2

net ydln

4 1 0 0 5 19.6 37.6 1 20.7 37.1

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Tennessee State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Jul 16, 2018) 2017 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS All games Tackles ## Defensive Leaders 32 26 30 19 25 10 1A 76 45 91 92 5A 21 58 20 50 27 54 94 22 7 97 33 36 1C 40 6 5 90 99 2 72 TM 14 1 41 47 64 71 52 1D

COLLINS, Chris COOK, Laquarius EDWARDS, Blair NORTH, Justin SELLERS, V. NESBETH, Dajour OGUNDEKO, E. SUMMERS, T. PORTER, Dell MADDOX, Marvin MORROW, Jason BONDS, Terrell ARMSTRONG, N. LEE, Latrelle JACKSON, Shakur JOHNSON, Joseph GREEN, James FERGUSON, Dante PATTERSON, J. HOLLAND, L. KILLINGS, R. CULPEPPER, J. ROWLAND, Seth JOHNSON, D. JOHNSON, L. NEWBERG, Thomas HARRISON, Earl HARRIS, Treon JONES, Khalil PERRY, Michael SMITH, Patrick JONES, Camren TEAM WELLS, Kullen NEWBOLD, Steven CLARK, Lane RICHARDSON, A. BURTON, Thomas MORRIS, C. COTHRAN, Andrew GUNN, Reggie Total Opponents

gp

11 11 11 11 11 11 9 11 11 11 11 9 11 9 10 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 8 8 11 4 7 4 5 11 5 8 1 11 10 5 8 10 10 5 11 11

ua

58 36 34 31 36 33 25 16 13 13 11 15 9 11 10 10 9 6 . 4 4 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 412 390

a

39 25 25 28 13 15 18 12 15 10 10 4 9 7 4 4 1 2 8 4 1 1 2 . . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . 1 263 342

tot

97 61 59 59 49 48 43 28 28 23 21 19 18 18 14 14 10 8 8 8 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 675 732

Sacks tfl/yds

13.0-46 2.5-5 6.0-9 9.5-29 2.0-4 1.5-2 7.5-30 1.0-2 4.0-8 4.5-20 5.0-21 0.5-1 2.0-11 3.5-11 . 3.0-11 1.0-1 . 1.0-2 . . 1.0-3 . . . . . . 1.5-6 1.5-3 . . . . . . . . . . . 71-225 71-294

no-yds

3.5-22 . 2.0-5 1.0-5 . . 4.0-22 . 0.5-0 1.5-14 2.5-11 . 1.0-10 . . . . . . . . 1.0-3 . . . . . . 1.0-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-103 30-184

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Pass defense int-yds

. 2-71 . 1-22 2-78 2-58 . . . . 1-2 4-40 . . . 1-6 . 1-36 . . . . . . 1-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-377 8-69

brup

2 2 2 2 5 9 3 . . . 1 3 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 35

Fumbles qbh

1 . 2 . . 1 4 1 1 3 1 . . 2 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 18 26

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RECORDS - PASSING

Single Game Passing Yards

Single Season Touchdowns

1. Leon Murray at Murray State (11/14/98) 2. Gilbert Renfroe vs. District of Columbia (11/5/83) 3. James Wade at Southeast Missouri (10/19/91) 4. Michael German at Murray State (11/22/14) 5. Kenton Evans at Murray State (11/11/00) 6. Leon Murray at Middle Tennessee State (9/5/98) 7. Riley Walker vs. Eastern Illinois (11/2/02) 8. Shannon Harris at Eastern Illinois (10/27/01) 9. Chris Perkins at Southeast Missouri (11/20/99) 10. Joe Adams vs. Alabama State (10/18/80)

491 484 467 463 451 445 435 417 413 412

1. 2. 4. 7. 8.

Single Season Passing Yards 1. Brian Ransom, 1981 2. Shannon Harris, 2001 3. Leon Murray, 1998 4. Joe Adams, 1980 5. Michael German, 2014 6. Michael German, 2012 7. James Wade, 1992 8. Gilbert Renfroe, 1985 9. Joe Adams, 1979 10. Joe Adams, 1978

30 26 26 25 25 25 24 22 22 22 22

Career Passing Touchdowns

3,182 3,008 3,002 2,848 2,846 2,751 2,541 2,492 2,476 2,328

75 In Brian Ransom’s 1981 season, he set the school 67 record for yards (3,182), completions (221) and com65 pletions in a game (36, at UT-Chattnooga). 57 56 50 43 41 34 33

1. Joe Adams, 1977-80 2. Eldridge Dickey, 1964-67 3. Michael German, 2011-14 4. Kenneth Biggles, 1982-84 5. Leon Murray, 1997-99 6. Joe Gilliam Jr., 1969-71 7. Ronald Butler, 2013-16 8. James Wade, 1989-92 9. Antonio Heffner, 2006-08 10. Daryl Williams, 1993-95

Career Passing Yards 1. Michael German, 2011-2014 2. Joe Adams, 1977-80 3. Leon Murray, 1997-99 4. James Wade, 1989-92 5. Eldridge Dickey, 1964-67 6. Kenneth Biggles, 1981-84 7. Gilbert Renfroe, 1982-85 8. Antonio Heffner, 2006-08 9. Joe Gilliam, Jr., 1969-71 10. Daryl Williams, 1993-95

Joe Adams, 1980 Shannon Harris, 2001 Joe Adams, 1979 Kenneth Pettiford, 1973 Joe Gilliam, Jr., 1971 Eldridge Dickey, 1966 Kenneth Biggles, 1984 Leon Murray, 1998 Brian Ransom, 1981 Kenneth Pettiford, 1972 Michael German, 2014

Single Game Completions 8,664 8,653 7,207 6,613 6,523 5,993 5,556 5,393 5,213 4,785

Single Game Touchdowns 1. Shannon Harris vs. Jackson State (11/22/01) 2. Michael Hughes (11/4/17) Michael German at Murray State (11/22/14) Kenneth Biggles vs. Miss. Valley State (11/13/82) 5. Shannon Harris at Eastern Illinois (10/27/01) Leon Murray at UT Martin (10/16/99) Leon Murray vs. Alabama A&M (10/3/98) Stacy Grear at Morgan State (1986) 9. Ronald Butler at Southeast Missouri (11/19/16) Ronald Butler at Austin Peay (11/5/16) O’Shay Ackerman-Carter vs. Murray State (11/7/15) Michael German at Austin Peay (11/8/14) Michael German vs Eastern Kentucky (11/1/14) Antonio Heffner vs. Eastern Illinois (11/8/08) Kenton Evans vs. Southeast Missouri (11/18/00) Kenton Evans at Murray State (11/11/00) Kenton Evans vs. Jackson State (9/16/00)

7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

1. 2. 4. 6. 8. 9.

Brian Ransom at UT-Chattanooga (11/14/81) Chris Perkins at Southeast Missouri (11/20/99) Michael German at Southeast Mo. (10/4/14) James Wade at Southeast Missouri (10/19/91) Michael German vs Jacksonville State (10/11/14) Leon Murray at Middle Tennessee State (9/5/98) Michael German at Austin Peay (11/8/14) Shannon Harris at Eastern Illinois (10/27/01) Michael German at UT Martin (11/17/12) Leon Murray vs. Murray State (11/14//98) Todd Valentine at Tennessee Tech (11/9/96) Michael German at Murray State (11/22/14)

36 34 34 32 32 30 30 Joe Adams is TSU’s leader in career passing touch29 downs (75) and second in career passing yards 28 (8,653) and career completions (604). 28 28 28

Single Season Completions 1. Brian Ransom, 1981 2. Michael German, 2014 3. Michael German, 2012 4. Shannon Harris, 2001 5. Joe Adams, 1980 6. Gilbert Renfroe, 1985 7. Leon Murray, 1998 8. Joe Adams, 1979 9. James Wade, 1992 10. Todd Valentine, 1996

221 216 215 211 200 188 183 178 163 160 Leon Murray is the only Tiger to throw for over 400 yards more than once. He tossed a school record 491 yards against Murray State on November 14th, 1998.

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RECORDS - PASSING CONT. Career Completions

Single Season Interceptions

1. Michael German, 2011-14 2. Joe Adams, 1977-80 3. Leon Murray, 1997-99 4. Eldridge Dickey, 1964-67 5. James Wade, 1989-92 6. Kenneth Biggles, 1981-84 7. Daryl Williams, 1993-95 8. Ronald Butler, 2013-16 9. Gilbert Renfroe, 1982-85 10. Antonio Heffner, 2006-08

615 604 460 430 420 408 393 385 370 354

Single Game Attempts 1. Michael German at Alabama State (9/6/14)

61 59 55 4. Leon Murray vs. Murray State (11/14//98) 54 5. Chris Perkins at Southeast Missouri (11/20/99) 51 6. Michael German vs. Jacksonville State (10/11/14) 50 7. Leon Murray at Middle Tennessee State (9/5/98) 49 8. Shannon Harris at Eastern Kentucky (11/17/01) 48 Michael German at Murray State (11/22/14) 48 10. James Wade at Southeast Missouri (10/19/91) 47

Single Season Attempts 1. Michael German, 2014 2. Gilbert Renfroe, 1985 3. Shannon Harris, 2001 4. Brian Ransom, 1981 5. Michael German, 2012 6. Leon Murray, 1998 7. Joe Adams, 1979 8. Joe Adams, 1980 Eldridge Dickey became the first African-American 9. Todd Valentine, 1996 quarterback to ever get drafted. The Oakland Raiders 10. James Wade, 1992

1. Joe Adams, 1977-80 2. Eldridge Dickey, 1964-67 3. Ken Pettiford, 1970-73 4. Daryl Williams, 1993-95 5. James Wade, 1990-92 6. Joe Gilliam, Jr., 1968-71 7. Antonio Heffner 2006-08 Austin Thompson, 1975-76 Michael German, 2011-14 10. Kenneth Biggles, 1982-84

66 59 40 37 35 33 32 32 32 30

1. Kenneth Biggles, 1984 2. Leon Murray, 1999 3. Joe Adams, 1980 Michael German, 2012 Michael German, 2013 6. Antonio Heffner, 2008 7. Brian Ransom, 1981 8. Ronald Butler, 2013 9. Ronald Butler, 2016 10. Daryl Williams, 1993

60.9 60.3 60.0 60.0 60.0 59.8 59.1 58.7 57.8 57.4

Longest Passing Play

Career Attempts 1,145 1,100 841 805 714 682 678 619 522 521

Single Game Interceptions A four-year starter, Michael German finished his ca1. Eldridge Dickey vs. Florida A&M (10/22/66) reer as TSU’s leader in passing yards (8,664), attempts 2. Michael German vs. Jacksonville State (10/11/14) (397) and completions (655). 3. Six Tied

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Single Season Completion Percentage 397 395 382 374 358 353 343 333 316 308

used their first round pick on Dickey in 1968.

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Eldridge Dickey, 1965 Joe Adams, 1980 Kenneth Pettiford, 1972 Kenneth Pettiford, 1973 Brian Ransom, 1981 Eldridge Dickey, 1966 Joe Adams, 1979 Austin Thompson, 1976 Chauncey Hines, 1989 Joe Adams, 1978 Lonnie Stewart, 1974

Career Interceptions

In 1985, Gilbert Renfroe attempted the second-most 2. Michael German at Southeast Mo. (10/4/14) passes in TSU history (395). He also sits at sixth on the 3. Brian Ransom at UT-Chattanooga (11/14/81) single season completions list (188).

1. Michael German, 2011-14 2. Joe Adams, 1977-80 3. Leon Murray, 1997-99 4. Eldridge Dickey, 1964-67 5. Ken Biggles, 1982-84 6. Joe Gilliam, Jr., 1969-71 7. Ronald Butler, 2013-16 8. Antonio Heffner, 2006-08 9. Shannon Harris, 2000-01 10. Ken Pettiford, 1970-73

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 9.

5 4 3

1. Riley Walker to Fred Burnette at Jacksonville State (10/6/04, TD) 2. Ronald Butler to Patrick Smith at Vanderbilt (10/22/16, TD) Joe Gilliam, Jr. to Joe Sweet vs. Bishop (11/22/69, TD) 4. Jeremy Perry to Calvin McNairl at Eastern Kentucky (10/22/11, TD) 5. Joe Gilliam to David Davis vs. Grambling (10/10/70, TD) 6. Leon Murray to Corey Sullivan vs. Florida A&M (9/26/98, TD) 7. Ronald Butler to Patrick Smith at Jacksonville State (9/19/15, TD) 8. Riley Walker to Carlos Wright UT Martin (9/27/03) 9. O’Shay Ackerman-Carter to Patrick Smith vs. Murray State (11/7/15, TD) 10. James Wade to Patrick Robinson vs. Tennessee Tech (11/9/91, TD)

99 93 93 89 88 85 84 82 81 80


RECORDS - RUSHING

Single Game Rushing Yards 1. Charles Anthony vs. Samford (10/23/04) 2. Trabis Ward at Southeast Missouri (10/13/12) 3. Charles Anthony vs. Southeast Mo. (11/6/04) 4. Preston Brown vs. Florida A&M (9/25/10) Darron Davis at Austin Peay (10/16/93) 6. Lee Derrick vs. Bluefield State (11/25/54) 7. Javarris Williams vs. Florida A&M (9/30/06) 8. Preston Brown vs. Jackson State (9/11/10) 9. Amariah Robb (11/10/99) 10. Charles Middlebrooks (11/5/77)

Career Rushing Touchdowns

285 267 248 233 233 230 229 218 213 203

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9.

Single Season Rushing Yards 1. Charles Anthony 2004 2. Charles Anthony, 2003 3. Trabis Ward, 2012 4. Javarris Williams 2006 5. Javarris Williams, 2007 6. Tim Broughton, 2013 7. Darron Davis, 1994 8. Javarris Williams, 2008 9. Trabis Ward, 2011 10. Charles Anthony, 2002

1,739 1,708 1,422 1,233 1,187 1,146 1,101 1,037 978 882

5,057 4,329 2,844 2,582 2,149 1,736 1,673 1,667 1,655 1,641

Single Game Touchdowns 1. 2. 5.

Charles Thomas vs. Central State (11/20/71) Tom Smith vs. Edward Waters (8/30/14) Trabis Ward at Southeast Missouri (10/13/12) Javarris Williams vs. Tennessee Martin (11/17/07) Trabis Ward vs. Jackson State (9/8/12) Javarris Williams vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08) Javarris Williams vs. Murray State (11/3/07) Antonio Heffner vs. Samford (10/28/06) Javarris Williams vs. Jackson State (9/16/06)

5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

Single Season Touchdowns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8.

Fay Mitchell, 1956 Javarris Williams, 2008 Trabis Ward, 2012 Charles Anthony, 2004 Charles Anthony, 2003 Donnell Brantley, 1999 Javarris Williams, 2007 Trabis Ward, 2011 Javarris Williams, 2006 Larry Kinnebrew, 1982 Alfred Reese, 1972

42 41 29 28 25 24 24 22 17 17

Single Game Attempts

Career Rushing Yards 1. Charles Anthony, 2001-04 2. Javarris Williams, 2005-08 3. Darron Davis, 1991-94 4. Trabis Ward, 2009-12 5. Dante Thomas, 2008-11 6. Telvin Hooks, 2012-15 7. Larry Kinnebrew, 1978-82 8. Eugene Bowen, 1963-66 9. Nathaniel Simpson, 1973-76 10. Lee Derricks, 1953-55

Javarris Williams, 2005-08 Charles Anthony, 2001-04 Trabis Ward, 2009-12 Fay Mitchell, 1955-57 Darron Davis, 1991-94 Alfred Reese, 1970-72 Larry Kinnebrew, 1978-82 Henry Arnold, 1959-61 Dante Thomas, 2008-11 Marlon Johnson, 1982-85

1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9.

Trabis Ward at Southeast Missouri (10/13/12) Charles Anthony at Murray State (11/22/03) Darron Davis vs. Austin Peay (10/16/93) Trabis Ward at Murray State (11/3/12) Javarris Williams vs. Samford (10/28/06) Preston Brown vs. Jackson State (9/11/10) Javarris Williams vs. Florida A&M (9/30/06) Javarris Williams at Tennessee Tech (10/13/05) Javarris Williams vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08) Javarris Williams at Southeast Missouri (10/11/08)

43 38 38 Charles Anthony rushed for a school record 5,057 37 yards from 2001-2004. He also set the record for most 35 yards in a game with 285 vs. Samford (10/23/04) 33 33 31 30 30

Single Season Attempts 1. Charles Anthony, 2003 2. Trabis Ward, 2012 3. Charles Anthony, 2004 4. Javarris Williams, 2006 5. Tim Broughton, 2013 6. Darron Davis, 1994 7. Javarris Williams, 2008 8. Javarris Williams, 2005 9. Javarris Williams, 2007 10. Trabis Ward, 2011

322 309 306 245 237 234 207 202 195 193

Career Rushing Attempts 1. Charles Anthony, 2001-04 2. Javarris Williams, 2005-08 3. Darron Davis, 1991-94 4. Trabis Ward, 2009-12 5. Dante Thomas, 2008-11 6. Telvin Hooks, 2012-15 7. Steve Griffin, 1983-86 8. Melvin Waters, 1987-90 9. Antonio Heffner, 2006-08 10. Preston Brown, 2008-10

17 16 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 11

Nobody has more rushing touchdowns in TSU history than Javarris Williams. Over his four year career, Williams found the endzone 42 times.

910 849 600 564 466 396 297 294 289 285

At Southeast Missouri State on Oct. 13th, 2012, Trabis Ward ran for 267 yards and four touchdowns while carrying the ball a school record 43 times.

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RECORDS - RECEIVING Single Game Receiving Yards

1. Tyrone Butterfield at Murray State, (11/14/98) 2. Patrick Smith vs. Murray State (11/7/15) 3. C.J. Johnson, vs. Eastern Illinois, (11/2/02) 4. Golden Tate at Florida A&M, (9/24/83) 5. Tyrone Butterfield at Southeast Mo. (11/22/97) 6. C.J. Johnson at Tennessee Tech (11/2/00) Ryan Mitchell at Murray State (11/22/14) 8. Corey Sullivan vs. Florida A&M (9/26/98) 9. Golden Tate at Southern (10/29/83) 10. C.J. Johnson, Eastern Kentucky (11/15/03)

249 248 245 242 240 231 231 213 206 204

Single Season Receiving Yards Golden Tate had the most prolific season by any receiver in TSU history in 1983, tallying 1,307 yards. That campaign put him third in career yards (3,100).

1. Golden Tate, 1983 2. Tyrone Butterfield, 1998 3. C. J. Johnson, 2003 4. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997 5. C.J. Johnson, 2002 6. Juan Hall, 1996 7. Patrick Smith, 2015 8. Mike Jones, 1982 9. Patrick Smith, 2016 10. Mike Jones, 1980

1,307 1,129 1,106 1,053 1,034 1,021 996 979 966 934

Career Receiving Yards 1. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 2. Mike Jones, 1979-82 3. Golden Tate, 1980-83 4. Patrick Smith, 2015-17 5. Corey Sullivan, 1996-99 6. Patrick Robinson, 1989-92 7. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997-98 8. Chris Johnson, 2004-08 9. Lawrence Segree, 1992-95 10. Johnnie Robinson, 1964-65 Tyrone Butterfield finished sixth all-time with 2,182 yards and seventh with 131 receptions. He also set a school record with 249 yards at Murray State .

3,903 3,571 3,100 2,610 2,487 2,439 2,182 2,155 2,102 1,702

Single Game Receptions 1. 2. 8.

Tyrone Butterfield at Southeast Missouri (1/22/97) 13 Tyrone Butterfield at Middle Tennessee (9/5/08) 12 Lawrence Segree vs. South Carolina State (9/30/95) 12 Lawrence Segree vs. Southeast Missouri (11/19/94) 12 Frank Pillow vs. Central State (10/3/87) 12 Golden Tate at Florida A&M (9/24/83) 12 Mike Jones vs. UT-Chattanooga (11/14/81) 12 Patrick Smith at Southeast Missouri (11/19/16) 11 JaJuan Spillman at Murray State (11/22/08) 11 Clarence Jones at Tennessee Tech (11/5/94) 11

Single Season Receptions

C.J. Johnson leads all TSU receivers with 3,903 yards from 2000-2003. He has two of the six 1,000 yard receiving season in schools history.

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1. Tyrone Butterfield, 1998 Juan Hall, 1996 3. Corey Sullivan, 1999 4. Lawrence Segree, 1993 5. Golden Tate, 1983 6. Corey Sullivan, 1999 7. Patrick Smith, 2016 8. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997 Barry Collins, 1984 10. Weldon Garlington, 2014

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72 72 66 65 63 62 61 59 59 58

Career Receptions 1. Mike Jones, 1979-82 2. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 3. Golden Tate, 1980-83 4. Lawrence Segree, 1992-95 5. Patrick Smith, 2015-17 6. Corey Sullivan, 1996-99 7. Patrick Robinson, 1989-92 8. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997-98 9. Chris Johnson, 2004-08 10. Travis James, 2009-12

197 194 162 160 157 145 140 131 127 119

Single Game Touchdowns 1. Golden Tate vs. North Carolina A&T (11/19/83) Mike Jones vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/13/82) Mike Jones vs. North Carolina A&T (11/15/80)

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Single Season Touchdowns 1. Mike Jones, 1982 2. Patrick Smith, 2016 Golden Tate, 1980 Golden Tate, 1983 5. Barry Collins, 1984 6. C.J. Johnson, 2003 Tyrone Butterfield, 1998 John Holland, 1973 9. Patrick Smith, 2015 10. C.J. Johnson, 2002 Leon Jamison, 1954

15 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 9 9

Career Touchdowns 1. Mike Jones, 1979-82 2. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 3. Patrick Smith, 2015-17 4. Golden Tate, 1980-83 5. Larry Dorsey, 1972-75 6. John Holland, 1970-73 7. Johnnie Robinson, 1964-66 8. Patrick Robinson, 1989-92 9. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997-98 10. Leon Jamison, 1954-57 James Thaxton, 1969-72 Corey Sullivan, 1996-99

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RECORDS - SCORING & KICKING

Single Game Points 1. 2. 7.

Single Season Touchdowns

Charles Thomas vs. Central State (11/20/71) 30 Trabis Ward at Southeast Mo. (10/13/12) 24 Javarris Williams vs. Tenn.-Martin (11/17/07) 24 Golden Tate vs. North Carolina A&T (11/19/83) 24 Mike Jones vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/13/82) 24 Mike Jones vs. North Carolina A&T (11/15/80) 24 Patrick Smith vs. Virginia Univ. Lynchburg (11/4/17) 18 Patrick Smith at Tennessee Tech (10/28/17) 18 Trabis Ward vs. Jackson State (9/8/12) 18 Brandon Belvin vs. Eastern Illinois (11/08/08) 18 Javarris Williams vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08) 18 Javarris Williams vs. Murray State (11/03/07) 18 Antonio Heffner vs. Samford (10/28/06) 18 Javarris Williams vs. Jackson State (9/16/06) 18 C.J. Johnson at Samford (10/25/03) 18 Charles Anthony vs. UT-Martin (9/27/03) 18 Charles Anthony vs. S.C. State (8/30/03) 18 Marvin Jones vs. Jackson State (11/22/01) 18 KaRon Key vs. UT Martin (10/20/01) 18

Single Season Points 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9.

Alfred Reese, 1972 Alfred Reese, 1970 Fay Mitchell, 1966 Javarris Williams, 2008 Jamin Godfrey, 2013 Charles Anthony, 2004 Javarris Williams, 2008 Charles Anthony, 2003 Mike Jones, 1982 Trabis Ward, 2012

112 112 102 98 97 96 96 92 90 90

Career Points 1. Jamin Godfrey 2010-13 2. Alfred Reese, 1969-72 3. Javarris Williams 2005-08 4. Mike Jones, 1979-82 5. Lane Clark, 2014-17 6. Charles Anthony, 2001-04 7. Eric Benson, 2005-08 8. Larry Watkins, 1978-81 9. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 10. Carlos Jones, 1982-84

311 306 264 258 253 252 232 198 192 172

Single Game Touchdowns 1. 2.

Charles Thomas vs. Central State (11/20/71) Trabis Ward at Southeast Missouri (10/13/12) Javarris Williams vs. Tennessee Martin (11/17/07) Golden Tate vs. North Carolina A&T (11/19/83) Mike Jones vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/13/82) Mike Jones vs. North Carolina A&T (11/15/80)

5 4 4 4 4 4

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 9.

Fay Mitchell, 1966 Javarris Williams, 2008 Trabis Ward, 2012 Charles Anthony, 2004 Patrick Smith, 2016 Charles Anthony, 2003 Javarris Williams, 2007 Donnell Brantley, 1999 Trabis Ward, 2011 Javarris Williams, 2006 Larry Kinnebrew, 1982 Alfred Reese, 1972

17 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11

Career Touchdowns 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9.

Jamin Godfrey set the school’s all-time scoring mark in 2014. He also sits atop the single-game scoring for 42 kickers and career field goals made.

Javarris Williams, 2005-08 Mike Jones, 1979-82 Charles Anthony, 2001-04 C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 Patrick Smith, 2015-17 Larry Dorsey, 1972-75 Fay Mitchell, 1955-57 Golden Tate, 1980-83 Trabis Ward, 2009-12 Larry Dorsey, 1972-75 Larry Kinnebrew, 1978-82

42 41 32 31 28 28 27 26 26 26

Single Game Scoring Kicking 1. 3. 4. 6. 7.

Jamin Godfrey vs. Tennessee Tech (10/27/12) Joey Hudak vs. Jackson State (11/22/01) Lane Clark vs. UAPB (9/3/16) Jamin Godfrey vs. Southeast Missouri (10/8/11) Eric Benson vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08) Lane Clark vs. Virginia Univ. Lynchburg (11/4/17) Lane Clark vs. Southeast Missouri (11/11/17) Lane Clark at Murray State (10/29/16) Jamin Godfrey vs. Florida A&M (10/25/10) Eric Benson vs. Jackson State (09/13/08)

16 16 14 13 13 12 Mike Jones holds the Tennessee State record for 11 receiving touchdows in a season (15) and career (42). 11 His 197 catches also ranks first all-time for the Tigers. 11 11

Single Season Scoring Kicking 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Jamin Godfrey (43 PAT, 18 FG), 2013 Lane Clark (38 PAT, 17 FG), 2016 Eric Benson (45 PAT, 14 FG), 2008 Jamin Godfrey, (37 PAT, 16 FG), 2011 Jamin Godfrey, (PAT 33, FG 16), 2012

97 89 87 85 81

Career Scoring Kicking 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Jamin Godfrey (134 PAT, 59 FG), 2010-13 Lane Clark, (115 PAT, 46 FG) 2014-17 Eric Benson, (118 PAT, 38 FG), 2005-08 Larry Watkins, 1978-81 Carlos Jones, 1982-1984 Joey Hudak, (105 PAT, 20 FG), 2001-04 Seth Goodowens, (60 PAT, 20 FG), 1999-00

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311 253 232 198 All-purpose specialist Alfred Reese was the Tigers’ ca172 reer leader in points (306) for 41 years until 2013. He 150 has the best two scoring years in TSU history (112). 120

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RECORDS - SCORING & KICKING CONT. Single Game PAT Attempts

1. 2. 4.

Roy Meneese vs. Kentucky State (11/24/66) Joey Hudak vs. Jackson State (11/22/01) Jamin Godfrey vs Central State (9/28/13) Joey Hudak, Tenn.-Martin (10/20/01) Jamin Godfrey, Southeast Missouri (10/08/11)

Single Season FG Attempts

11 8 8 7 7

1. 2. 3. 5.

attempted a TSU football record, 11 PATs in the Tigers’ 83-0 victory, capping off a perfect season

Carlos Jones, 1984 Joey Hudak, 2001 Carlos Jones, 1983 Eric Benson, 2008 Seth Goodowens, 1999 Jamin Godfrey, 2013 Lane Clark, 2016 Buck Billings, 1998 Jamin Godfrey, 2011

53 48 47 46 46 45 42 40 39

Career PAT Attempts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Larry Watkins, 1978-81 Carlos Jones, 1982-84 Jamin Godfrey, 2010-13 Eric Benson, 2005-08 Joey Hudak, 2001-04

151 150 144 128 121

Single Game PAT’s Made 1. 2. 3. 4.

Roy Meneese vs. Kentucky State (11/24/66) Jamin Godfrey vs Central State (9/28/13) Jamin Godfrey vs. Southeast Missouri (10/08/11) Joey Hudak, vs. Jackson State (11/22/01) (8 times)

9 8 7 7 6

Single Season PAT’s Made In 1999 against Jackson State, Seth Goodwens booted the longest field goal in TSU history, at 53 yards. He also attempted a school-record 24 FGs that year.

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7.

Carlos Jones, 1984 Eric Benson, 2008 Jamin Godfrey, 2013 Joey Hudak, 2001 Carlos Jones, 1983 Lane Clark, 2016 Jamin Godfrey, 2011

50 45 43 42 42 38 37

Career PAT’s Made 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Carlos Jones, 1982-84 Jamin Godfrey, 2010-13 Larry Watkins, 1978-81 Eric Benson, 2005-08 Lane Clark, 2014-17 Joey Hudak, 2001-04 James Matthews, 1971-74

136 134 123 118 115 105 87

Single Game FG Attempts Eric Benson trails only Jamin Godfrey in the career field goals made category (38) and his 232 total points are sixth-most in school history.

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1. 3. 4.

Lane Clark at Murray State (10/29/16) Jamin Godfrey vs. Tennessee Tech (10/27/12) Jamin Godfrey vs. Jackson State (9/14/13) Lane Clark vs. Southeast Missouri (11/11/17) Lane Clark at Georgia State (8/31/17) Flournoy at Austin Peay (10/06/90) (12 times)

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Career FG Attempts

Single Season PAT Attempts 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. On Nov. 24 1966 versus Kentucky State, Roy Meneese 8. 9.

Jamin Godfrey, 2013 Lane Clark, 2016 Jamin Godfrey, 2011 Seth Goodowens, 1999 Eric Benson, 2008

5 5 5 4 4 4 3

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Jamin Godfrey, 2010-2013 Lane Clark, 2014-17 Eric Benson, 2005-08 Joey Hudak, 2001-04 Seth Goodowens,1999-00

91 72 52 49 39

Single Game FG’s Made 1. 2. 6.

Jamin Godfrey vs. Tennessee Tech (10/27/12) Jamin Godfrey at Eastern Kentucky (10/22/11) Jamin Godfrey vs. Southern (09/03/11) J.J. Flournoy at Austin Peay (10/06/90) Jamin Godfrey vs. Jackson State (9/14/13) Lane Clark vs. Southeast Missouri (11/11/17) Lane Clark vs. Eastern Illinois (8/30/17) Lane Clark vs Tennessee Tech (11/12/16) Lane Clark at Murray State (10/29/16) Lane Clark vs. UAPB (9/3/16) Eric Benson, Austin Peay (10/18/08) Joey Hudak, vs. Jackson State (11/22/01) Jamin Godfrey vs. Bethune-Cookman (9/1/13) Lane Clark vs. Eastern Illinois (10/17/15)

5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Single Season FG’s Made 1. 2. 3. 5.

Jamin Godfrey, 2013 Lane Clark, 2016 Jamin Godfrey, 2012 Jamin Godfrey, 2011 Eric Benson, 2008

18 17 16 16 14

Career FG’s Made 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Jamin Godfrey, 2010-2013 Lane Clark, 2014-17 Eric Benson, 2005-08 Joey Hudak, 2001-04 Larry Watkins, 1978-81

59 46 28 26 25

Longest FG Made 1. Lane Clark vs. UT Martin (10/1/16) 2. Lane Clark vs. Tennessee Tech (11/12/16) 3. Lane Clark vs. UT Martin (10/1/16) 4. Seth Goodowens vs. Jackson State, 1999 5. Lane Clark at Eastern Illinois (10/8/16) 6. Lane Clark vs. Eastern Illinois (9/30/17) Jamin Godfrey at Eastern Illinois (11/05/11) 8. Jamin Godfrey at Jacksonville State (10/12/13) Lane Clark vs. Eastern Illinois (10/17/15) 10. Lane Clark at Eastern Kentucky (10/7/17) Lane Clark vs. Florida A&M (9/16/17) Lane Clark at Southeast Missouri (11/9/16)

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RECORDS - PUNTING & RETURNS

Most Punts in a Game 1. 2. 3.

Austin Rowley at Jacksonville State (11/16/17) Joey Hudak, Eastern Kentucky (11/15/03) Taylor Cisneros at Eastern Kentucky (10/20/07) Matt Moseley, at Murray State (09/17/11) Leon Holderhead at Eastern Kentucky (11/02/13) Leon Holderhead vs Tennessee Tech (9/20/14)

11 10 9 9 9 9

Terence Harris, 1987 Taylor Cisneros, 2009 Joey Hudak, 2004 Leon Holderhead, 2013 Van Overton, 1988 Leon Holderhead, 2014 Colin Godfrey, 1991 David Hood, 1985 Clifford Green, 1994 Joey Hudak, 2003

80 76 73 73 69 65 63 62 59 59

Most Punts in a Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Taylor Cisneros, 2007-2010 Joey Hudak, 2001-04 Clifford Green, 1993-96 Colin Godfrey, 1989-1992 Ashley Johnson, 1997-2000 Austin Rowley, 1995-97 Greg Swinney, 1976-79 Leon Holderhead, 2013-14 Thomas Headen, 1979-82

230 225 215 213 184 148 144 138 131

Longest Punt 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 8.

Ashley Johnson vs. Tennessee Tech (11/8/97) Matt Moseley at Eastern Kentucky (10/22/11) Ashley Johnson at Western Kentucky (10/23/99) Matt Moseley at Murray State (09/17/11) Colin Godfrey vs. Tennessee Tech (11/3/90) Clifford Green at Austin Peay (10/21/95) Van Overton (1988) Taylor Cisneros, Eastern Illinois (11/08/08) Taylor Cisneros, at UT Martin (10/04/08) Matt Moseley, at Eastern Illinois (11/05/11) Taylor Cisneros vs. Eastern Illinois (11/8/08) Taylor Cisneros at UT Martin (10/4/08)

Leon Holderhead vs. Southeast Mo. (10/05/13) Matt Moseley, at Eastern Kentucky (10/22/11) Leon Holderhead vs. Jax State (10/11/14) Taylor Cisneros at Southeast Mo. (10/9/10) Joey Hudak, at Samford (10/25/03) Taylor Cisneros at Southern (9/19/09) Joey Hudak at Murray State (11/22/03) Joey Hudak, Jacksonville State (10/18/03)

Colin Godfrey, 1989-92 Taylor Cisneros, 2007-10 Clifford Green, 1993-96 Ashley Johnson, 1997-2000

9,012 8,776 7,772 7,145

Most Kickoff Returns in a Game 6 6 6

Most Kickoff Returns in a Season 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Chris Rowland, 2016 Patrick Jenkins, 2002 Craig Hodge, 1987 Anthony Owens, 1990 Marcus Dowdell, 1991 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, 2007 Herman Hunter, 1983

42 38 38 36 35 33 29

Most Kickoff Returns in a Career 1. Herman Hunter, 1981-84 2. Carlos Wright, (72-1501), 2000-03 3. Patrick Jenkins (65-1359), 1999-02

99 72 65

Most Kickoff Returns Yards in a Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 6.

Herman Hunter vs. Mississippi Valley St. (11/13/82) 262 Darion Hall vs Eastern Kentucky (11/1/14) 174 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie vs. UT Martin (11/17/07) 171 DeVon Johnson at UT Martin (9/23/17) 144 JaJuan Spillman at Alabama A&M (08/03/08) 144 Chris Rowland at Murray State (10/29/16) 142

Most Kickoff Returns Yards in a Season 74 73 70 69 69 66 66 62 62 62 62 62

Highest Punting Average in a Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4.

1. Carlos Wright, at Tenn. Tech (11/10/01) Maurice Young vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/19/05) Travis James vs. Tennessee Tech (10/15/11)

Most Punts in a Season 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Most Punt Returns in a Season

Most Punting Yards in a Career

52.3 50.8 47.7 46.0 45.7 44.8 44.7 44.5

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Chris Rowland, 2016 Avion Black, 1999 Marcus Dowdell, 1991 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, 2007 Patrick Jenkins, 2002 Craig Hodge, 1987 Anthony Owens, 1990 Herman Hunter, 1983

965 958 915 806 797 750 717 703

1. 2. 3. 4.

Darrell Williams, 1994 De’Ante Saunders, 2013 Jarrick Hillery, 1998 Herman Hunter, 1984

40 33 32 31

Most Punt Return Yards in a Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Noland Smith, 1966 Darrell Williams, 1994 Craig Hodge, 1987 Jarrick Hillery, 1998 Patrick Jenkins, 1999 Ben Robinson, 1986 Herman Hunter, 1983 Herman Hunter, 1984 Chris Johnson, 2007

572 445 398 382 311 285 275 258 240

Most Punt Return Yards in a Career 1. Noland Smith, 1963-66 2. Carlos Wright (67-767), 2000-03 3. Patrick Jenkins (80-688), 1999-02

1,933 767 688

Longest Punt Return in a Game 1. Crow Carter vs. West Virginia State, 1951 94 2. Weldon Garlington vs. Southeast Missouri St. (10/08/11) 91 3. Chris Johnson vs. Murray State (11/03/07) 77

Punt Return Average in a Career 1. Noland Smith, 1963-66

19.3

Punt Return Touchdowns in a Season 1. Noland Smith, 1966

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Punt Return Touchdowns in a Career 1. Noland Smith, 1963-66

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Most Kickoff Returns Yards in a Career 1. Herman Hunter, 1981-84 2. Carlos Wright, 2000-03

2,285 1,501

Highest Kickoff Return Average in a Career

1. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997-98 2. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, 2004-07 3. Julius Hull, 1999-00

26.5 24.3 21.29

Longest Kickoff Return in a Game T1. 100, Five Players ( Avion Black had two in 1999) Last, Darion Hall vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/1/14)

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RECORDS - DEFENSE Interceptions in a Game

Single Season Interception Return Yards

1. Donald Pinson, vs. Southwestern La. (11/12/70) 5 2. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie vs. Murray State (9/6/06) 3 Justin Williams vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/19/05) 3

Interceptions in a Season 1. 2. 5. 9. Dominique-Rodgers Cromartie starred at both foot- ball and track while at TSU, and his athleticism helped him pick off 11 passes, which stands third all-time.

Craig Gilliam, 1966 Daniel Fitzpatrick, 2013 Brent Alexander, 1993 Roger Robinson, 1984 Steven Godbolt III, 2012 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, 2006 Roger Holmes, 1985 Carl McAfee, 1984 Ezra Robinson, 2016 De’Ante Saunders, 2014 Justin Williams, 2005 Deon Giddens, 2002 Darrell Hinton, 1996 Randy Fuller, 1990

14 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5

Interceptions in a Career 1. 2. 3. 6. 9. Current head football coach Rod Reed is also TSU’s career leader in tackles with an astounding 406 from 1985-88.

Granville Lyons, 1971-74 Craig Gilliam, 1966 Daniel Fitzpatrick, 2011-14 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, 2004-07 Roger Robinson, 1983-1984 Terrell Bonds, 2014-17 Justin Williams, 2002-05 Darrell Hinton, 1995-1998 Deon Giddens, 2002-2003 Roger Holmes, 1985-1987 Steven Godbolt III, 2011-2013

19 14 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9

Dave Coleman vs. Grambling State (11/6/79) 97 Ezra Robinson vs. Eastern Kentucky (10/15/16) 93 Garr Holland (1999) 93 Sidney Tarver, Tennessee Tech (10/13/09) 89 Danny Taylor at Grambling State (10/11/86) 89 Ahmed Safeullah vs. Prairie View A&M (9/7/02) 85 Marquez Hall, Eastern Illinois, (10/27/07) 78 Ezra Robinson at Jacksonville State (9/19/16) 72 LaQuarius Cook vs. Jackson State (9/9/17) 71 De’Ante Saunders vs. Jackson State (9/14/2013) 71 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Murray State, (11/03/07) 71

Interception Return Yards in a Game

Rico Council manned the middle linebacker spot for four seasons (2008-11), placing him third in school history with 296 stops.

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1. Justin Williams, Eastern Kentucky, (11/19/05) 2. Dave Coleman vs. Grambling State (11/6/79) 3. James Johnson vs. Alabama A&M (9/15/73) Fay Mitchell vs. Prairie View State (10/56) 5. Ezra Robinson vs. Eastern Kentucky (10/15/16) 6. Garr Holland (1999) 7. Sidney Tarver, Tennessee Tech (10/13/09) Danny Taylor at Grambling State (10/11/86) 9. Ahmed Safeullah vs. Prairie View A&M (9/7/02) 10. Vincent Sellers at Eastern Kentucky (10/7/17) Marquez Hall, Eastern Illinois, (10/27/07)

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Roger Robinson, 1984 Justin Williams, 2005 Ezra Robinson, 2016 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, 2007 Daniel Fitzpatrick, 2013 Mark McCutcheon, 1990 Brent Alexander, 1993

176 165 149 140 140 139 121

Career Interception Return Yards 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, 2004-07 Justin Williams, 2002-05 Ezra Robinson, 2014-16 Roger Robinson, 1984 Terrell Bonds, 2014-17 Ahmed Safeullah, 2002-03 Daniel Fitzpatrick, 2011-14 Mark McCutcheon, 1990 Brent Alexander, 1993

281 250 221 176 174 145 140 139 121

Tackles in a Game

Longest Interception Returns 1. 2. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9.

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7.

98 97 95 95 94 93 89 89 85 78 78

1. Kalvin Baker vs. UT Martin, (11/17/07) 2. Nick Thrasher vs Eastern Kentucky (11/1/14) Wesley Holmes at UT Martin, (09/17/05) James Dumervill, at Samford (10/25/03) Jermaine Beale (11/9/02) Jermaine Beale (11/27/99) 7. Nick Thrasher at Southeast Mo. (10/4/14) Nick Thrasher at Jacksonville State (10/20/12) Kalvin Baker vs. Eastern Illinois (10/27/07) 10. Rico Council at Southeast Missouri State (10/9/10)

18 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 15

Tackles in a Season 1. Rod Reed, 1987 2. Michael Hegman, 1974 3. Elliot Pilton, 1991 4. Simon Shanks, 1989 5. Fred Robinson, 1987 6. Nick Thrasher, 2014 7. James Derico, 1984 8. Ryan Falker, 1995 9. Rod Reed, 1986 10. Jermaine Beale, 2002 Lee Smith Jr., 1987 Nick Thrasher, 2013

197 158 152 141 132 128 115 113 111 110 110 110

Tackles in a Career 1. Roderick Reed, 1985-88 2. Nick Thrasher, 2011-14 3. Randy Fuller, 1990-93 4. Rico Council, 2008-11 5. Brent Alexander, 1991-93 6. Jermaine Beale, 1999-02 7. Chris Collins, 2014-17 8. Daniel Fitzpatrick, 2011-14 9. Simon Shanks, 1989-90 10. Elliot Pilton, 1990-91

406 358 308 293 283 271 262 261 246 210


RECORDS DEFENSE CONT. Solo Tackles in a Season Sacks in a Season 1. Elliot Pilton, 1991 2. Simon Shanks, 1989 3 Ryan Falker, 1995 Simon Shanks, 1990 5. Sheldrick Hawkins, 1991 6. Darrell Williams, 1994 Rod Reed, 1987 8. Randy Fuller, 1991 9. Chuck Price, 1989 10. Rod Reed, 1988 Nick Thrasher 2013

119 107 82 82 78 77 77 71 70 69 69

1. Joe “Turkey” Jones, 1968 2. Richard Dent, 1982 3. Mike Robinson, 1985 4. Paul Thomas, 2003 Lamar Carter, 1996 Anthony Pleasant, 1988 Onzy Elam, 1986 Ed “Too Tall” Jones, 1978 9. Gabe Terry, 2014 10. Alex Carter, 1984

19.0 14.0 13.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.5 10.0

Sacks in a Career Tackles For Loss in a Game 1. 2. 3.

Eric Joyce, vs. Florida A&M, (09/22/01) Jermaine Beale, Alabama A&M (09/01/01) Larry Williford at Murray State (11/22/08) Shaun Richardson at Austin Peay (9/15/07)

5.0 4.5 4.0 4.0

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Richard Dent, 1979-82 Cleveland Elam, 1971-74 Lamar Carter, 1996-99 Ed “Too Tall” Jones, 1970-73 Claude Humphrey, 1964-67 Joe “Turkey” Jones, 1967-69

45 Also the first TSU football player enshrined in the NFL 42 Hall of Fame, Richard Dent is the Tigers’ all-time sack 40.5 leader with 45 from 1979-82. 40 39 38

Tackles For Loss in a Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8.

Jermaine Beale, 2001 Lamar Carter, 1996 Paul Thompson, 2003 Jermaine Beale, 2002 Lamar Carter, 1999 Larry Floyd, 1999 Michael Holcey, 1994 Shaun Richardson, 2007 Brent Sterling, 1999 Anthony Bass, 2013

22.0 21.0 20.0 18.0 18.0 16.5 16.0 14.5 14.5 14.5

Tackles For Loss in a Career 1. Jermaine Beale, 1999-02 2. Danny Roberson,1999-01 3. Paul Thomas, 2003-04

One of the most iconic TSU football players of alltime, Ed “Too Tall” Jones recorded an even 40 sacks which puts him fourth in the record book.

50 37.5 34

Sacks in a Game 1. 2. 3. 4.

Joe “Turkey” Jones, vs. Kentucky State (09/03/68) Walter Reese, vs. Howard, (10/06/01) Lamar Carter, vs. Eastern Kentucky (10/30/99) Ebenezer Ogondeko vs. Murray State (11/17/15) Gabe Terry at Murray State (11/22/15) Detorrius Shipley at Murray State (11/22/15) Gabe Terry vs. Florida A&M (9/27/15) Kellen Woodard, vs. Florida A&M, (09/27/08) Maurice Davis vs. SE Missouri State (11/11/06)

7.0 4.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

With 0.5 career sacks above Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Lamar Carter is the most prolific Tiger at getting to the quarterback in the last 30 years.

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RECORDS - TEAM

1998 Ohio Valley Conference Champions Total Offense - Game

Most Yards Gained: 780, vs. District of Columbia (11/5/83) Most Yards Gained: Both Teams, 1,182 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/2/2002); 1,153 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/13/82)

Passes Defended

Fewest Passes Completed: 0, vs. Morris Brown (10/3/64)

Rushing

Lowest Percentage Completed (Min. 10 atts.): 14.3%, (2-14), vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/3/88)

Passing

Fewest Yards: 0, vs. Morris Brown (10/3/64)

Most Yards: 410, vs. UT Martin (11/5/77)

Most Yards Gained: 517, at Murray State (11/14/98) Most Passes Intercepted: 7, at Grambling State (10/11/80) Most Yards Gained, Both Teams: 911, at Murray State (11/14/80) Touchdown Passes: 8, vs. Kentucky State (11/24/66); vs. Kentucky State (10/20/84)

Scoring

Most Points: 98, vs. Mississippi Industrial, 1935 Most Points, Both Teams: 104, TSU 63 vs. Mississippi Valley State 41 (11/13/82) Greatest Margin of Victory: 98, vs. Mississippi Industrial, 1935

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Greatest Margin of Defeat: 50, at Tennessee Tech, (11/10/2001)

Most Passes Intercepted: 8, vs. Southwestern Louisiana (12/12/70)

First Downs

Fewest First Downs: 0, vs. Morris Brown (10/3/64) Fewest Rushing First Downs: 0, vs. Morris Brown (10/3/64) Fewest Passing First Downs: 0, several times, last vs. Southern (11/12/88)

Fumbles

Most Fumbles: 9, vs. Parsons (11/21/70) Most Fumbles Lost: 6, vs. Parsons (11/21/70)

Total Offense - Season

Most Yards Per Game: 467.2 (1998) Highest Average Per Play: 6.71 (1956) Most Yards: 5,139 (1998)

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Most Touchdowns: 63 (1984) Fewest Yards Per Game: 222.8 (1952) Lowest Average Per Play: 3.97 (1975) Fewest Yards: 2,067 (1957) Fewest Touchdowns: 13 (1962)

Rushing Offense

Most Yards: 2,698 (1956) Most Yards Per Game: 269.8 (1956) Highest Average Per Carry: 6.27 (1956) Most Touchdowns: 29 (1964) Fewest Yards: 707 (1991) Fewest Yards Per Game: 64.3 (1991) Lowest Average Per Carry: 2.2 (1991) Most Rushing Plays: 528 (1986) Fewest Rushing Plays: 288 (1964)

Passing Offense

Most Passes Attempted: 475 (2014) Most Passes Completed: 257 (2014) Most Yards: 3,765 (1984) Most Yards Per Game: 342.2 (1984) Highest Completion Percentage: 61.6% (175 of 284) 2008 Most Touchdown Passes: 42 (1984) Fewest Passes Attempted: 70 (1957) Fewest Passes Completed: 28 (1957) Fewest Yards: 505 (1962) Fewest Yards Per Game: 56.1 (1962) Lowest Completion Percentage: 29.9% (43 of 143) 1953 Most Interceptions: 25 (1972) Fewest Interceptions: 4 (2013)


RECORDS - TEAM Scoring

Kickoff Returns

First Downs (Since 1971) Most First Downs: 270 (2001) Most Rushing First Downs: 105 (1994) Most Passing First Downs: 169 (1984) Most Penalty First Downs: 31 (2001) Fewest First Downs: 111 (1975) Fewest Rushing First Downs: 40 (1971) Fewest Passing First Downs: 56 (1975) Fewest Penalty First Downs: 9 (1991)

Fumbles

Most Points: 450 (1984) Most Points Per Game: 40.9 (1984) Most Touchdowns: 63 (1984) Most PAT Made: 53 (1984) Most Field Goals Made: 18 (2003)

Punting

Most Punts: 82 (1986) Fewest Punts: 20 (1964) Highest Average Per Punt: 45.1 (1990)

Most Kickoff Returns: 65 (2011) Fewest Kickoff Returns: 16 (1974) Most Yards: 1,256 (1999) Fewest Yards: 305 (1974)

Most Fumbles: 44 (1978) Most Fumbles Lost: 25 (1978) Fewest Fumbles: 10 (1987) Fewest Fumbles Lost: 2 (1987)

Penalties (Since 1977)

Most Penalties: 162 (1981) Most Yards Penalized: 1,536 (1981) Fewest Penalties: 73 (1987) Fewest Yards Penalized: 587 (2011)

Rushing Defense

Total Defense Fewest Yards: 1,046 (1957) Fewest Touchdowns: 6 (1957) Most Yards: 4,870 (2011)

Fewest Yards: 302 (1954) Fewest Yards Per Game: -12.3 (1965) Lowest Average Per Play: -0.37 (1965) Fewest Touchdowns: 2 (1954) Most Yards: 2,508 (1992) Most Yards Per Game: 228.0 (1992) Highest Average Per Play: 5.2 (1992)

Punt Returns

Passing Defense

Team—Single Season Defense

Most Punt Returns: 43 (1986) Fewest Punt Returns: 10 (2011) Most Yards: 568 (1973) Fewest Yards: 83 (1988)

Fewest Yards: 333 (1957-6 games); 565 (1963-9 games) Fewest Yards Per Game: 55.5 (1957) Fewest Yards Per Attempt: 3.92 (1977) Fewest Yds Per Completion: 9.90 (2017)

Lowest Completion Percentage: 27.5% (1955) Fewest Touchdowns: 1 (1956) Most Interceptions By: 28 (1984) Most Yards on Interceptions: 426 (1984) Most TDs on Interceptions: 5 (1971, 1986) Highest Completion Percentage: 59.5% (2016) Most Yards: 2,904 (2011) Most Yards Per Attempt: 7.8 (1995) Most Yards Per Completion: 21.05 (1953)

Scoring

Fewest Points: 40 (1957) Fewest Points Per Game: 6.4 (1956) Most Points: 331 (2016) Most Points Per Game: 30.1 (2016)

First Downs (Since 1971)

Fewest First Downs: 132 (1978) Fewest Rushing First Downs: 60 (1984) Fewest Passing First Downs: 52 (1984) Fewest Penalty First Downs: 9 (1996) Most First Downs: 232 (2016) Most Rushing First Downs: 134 (1991) Most Passing First Downs: 103 (2016) Most Penalty First Downs: 36 (1986)

Fumbles (Since 1977)

Most Fumbles Caused: 41 (1983) Most Fumbles Recovered: 22 (1977) Fewest Fumbles Caused: 10 (2014) Fewest Fumbles Recovered: 6 (2017)

The 1957 Tigers with six games played are statistically known as the best defense in TSU history. The team gave up the fewest total yards (1,046), touchdowns (6) and passing yards in a season

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YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS TOTAL OFFENSE Year Name 1952 Roy Kimble (HB) 1953 Fred Valentine (QB) 1954 Fred Valentine (QB) 1955 Robert Crawford (QB) 1956 Jesse Wilburn (HB) 1957 Jesse Wilburn (HB) 1958 Wilbur Suesberry (QB) 1959 Henry Arnold (HB) 1960 Henry Arnold (HB) 1961 Henry Arnold (HB) 1962 Charlie Powell (QB) Stanley Randle (RB) 1963 David Boone (QB) 1964 Eldridge Dickey (QB) 1965 Eldridge Dickey (QB) 1966 Eldridge Dickey (QB) 1967 Eldridge Dickey (QB) 1968 Bob Shannon (QB) 1969 Joe Gilliam, Jr. (QB) 1970 Joe Gilliam, Jr. (QB) 1971 Joe Gilliam, Jr. (QB) 1972 Kenneth Pettiford (QB) 1973 Kenneth Pettiford (QB) 1974 Lonnie Stewart (QB) 1975 Austin Thompson (QB) 1976 Austin Thompson (QB) 1977 Joe Adams (QB) 1978 Joe Adams (QB) 1979 Joe Adams (QB) 1980 Joe Adams (QB) 1981 Brian Ransom (QB) 1982 Kenneth Biggles (QB) 1983 Kenneth Biggles (QB) 1984 Kenneth Biggles (QB) 1985 Gilbert Renfroe (QB) 1986 Stacy Grear (QB) 1987 Stacy Grear (QB) 1988 Chauncey Hines (QB) 1989 Chauncey Hines (QB) 1990 James Wade (QB) 1991 James Wade (QB) 1992 James Wade (QB) 1993 Daryl Williams (QB) 1994 Daryl Williams (QB) 1995 Daryl Williams (QB) 1996 Todd Valentine (QB) 1997 Leon Murray (QB) 1998 Leon Murray (QB) 1999 Leon Murray (QB) 2000 Kenton Evans (QB) 2001 Shannon Harris (QB) 2002 Dwayne Buchanan (QB) 2003 Charles Anthony (RB) 2004 Charles Anthony (RB) 2005 Richard Hartman (QB) 2006 Antonio Heffner (QB) 2007 Antonio Heffner (QB) 2008 Antonio Heffner (QB) 2009 Calvin McNairl (QB)

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Plays 51 70 143 65 110 67 123 130 89 71 55 64 274 105 239 146 292 230 153 235 331 281 308 229 124 275 178 334 382 362 426 278 274 296 466 365 249 302 303 337 243 424 338 353 285 390 331 411 249 300 445 187 324 306 247 278 265 365 272

Rush. Pass. Total Yds. Yds. Yds. 361 145 606 15 575 590 30 1,279 1,309 0 410 410 688 193 881 421 45 466 -8 777 769 696 0 696 477 0 477 421 0 421 123 127 250 250 0 250 199 1,226 1,425 181 1,133 1,238 61 1,837 1,899 46 1,812 1,858 68 1,654 1,722 -25 1,284 1,259 -31 1,220 1,189 -96 1,530 1,434 34 2,116 2,150 -86 1,748 1,662 -138 1,762 1,624 -162 1,377 1,215 -109 649 540 -66 1,729 1,663 -113 1,001 888 -230 2,328 2,098 -238 2,476 2,238 -96 2,848 2,752 -209 3,182 2,973 25 2,001 2,026 -29 1,798 1,769 -1 2,242 2,241 36 2,492 2,528 -58 1,925 1,867 -88 1,316 1,228 279 1,096 1,375 202 1,301 1,503 -99 2,052 1,953 -110 2,020 1,910 60 2,541 2,601 319 1,813 2,132 214 1,531 1,745 8 1,441 1,449 -94 2,080 1,986 -67 2,207 2,140 54 3,002 3,056 64 1,998 2,062 -36 1,952 1,916 129 3,008 3,137 73 842 915 1,708 0 1,708 1,739 0 1,739 -116 1293 1,177 172 1668 1,840 337 1486 1,823 503 2239 2,742 628 920 1,548

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Jeremy Perry (QB) Michael German (QB) Michael German (QB) Ronald Butler (QB) Michael German (QB) O’Shay Ackerman-Carter (QB) Ronald Butler (QB) Micheal Hughes (QB)

RUSHING Year Name 1952 Willie Carter 1953 Roy Kimble 1954 Lee Derrick 1955 Jesse Wilburn 1956 Jesse Wilburn 1957 Jesse Wilburn 1958 Andrew Earthman 1959 Henry Arnold 1960 Henry Arnold 1961 Henry Arnold 1962 Stanley Randle 1963 Eugene Bowen 1964 Eugene Bowen 1965 Bill Tucker 1966 Eugene Bowen 1967 Wayne Reese 1968 Wayne Reese 1969 Wayne Reese 1970 Alfred Reese 1971 Fred Lane 1972 Alfred Reese 1973 Nathaniel Jackson 1974 Nathaniel Simpson 1975 Nathaniel Simpson 1976 Lawrence Barnes 1977 Ralph Carnahan 1978 Larry Kinnebrew 1979 Aaron Jones 1980 Henry Foster 1981 Morris Harris 1982 Larry Kinnebrew 1983 Mickey Avery 1984 Marlon Johnson 1985 Marlon Johnson 1986 Steve Griffin 1987 Melvin Waters 1988 Melvin Waters 1989 Tim Cross 1990 Tim Cross 1991 Chad McCollam 1992 Darron Davis 1993 Darron Davis 1994 Darron Davis 1995 Jarrick Hillery 1996 Lamarr Wallace 1997 Calvin Davenport 1998 DeJuan Marshall 1999 Amariah Robb 2000 Amariah Robb 2001 Charles Anthony

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280 276 404 291 422 216 348 209

19 71 40 103 1 23 476 -64

1,469 1,899 2,751 1,405 2,846 1,279 2,132 1,304

Carries Yards Avg. 71 462 6.5 59 510 8.6 96 827 8.6 57 347 6.1 101 688 6.8 61 421 6.9 59 215 3.6 129 696 5.4 89 477 5.4 71 421 5.9 64 250 3.9 67 316 4.7 83 398 4.8 130 536 4.1 107 443 4.1 127 507 4.0 106 420 4.0 113 549 4.9 64 340 5.3 80 493 6.2 143 802 5.6 144 652 4.5 111 549 4.9 115 495 4.3 129 596 4.6 69 384 5.6 83 529 6.4 122 539 4.4 95 437 4.6 121 644 5.3 159 619 3.9 85 479 5.6 109 536 4.9 123 543 4.4 115 437 3.8 54 278 5.1 109 465 4.3 84 423 5.0 85 364 4.3 93 328 3.5 184 839 4.6 142 772 5.4 234 1,101 4.7 163 644 4.0 62 400 6.5 151 793 5.3 113 691 6.1 117 701 6.0 97 447 4.6 132 812 5.5

1,488 1,970 2,791 1,508 2,847 1,302 2,608 1,240 TD — 9 7 4 8 4 4 9 8 5 — 3 8 — 2 7 4 8 8 4 11 3 2 5 5 1 3 3 1 3 11 8 7 3 2 1 6 0 1 2 9 7 7 5 5 8 2 2 3 4


YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Charles Anthony Charles Anthony Charles Anthony Javarris Williams Javarris Williams Javarris Williams Javarris Williams Calvin McNairl Dante’ Thomas Trabis Ward Travis Ward Tim Broughton Tom Smith Telvin Hooks Erick Evans Sabree Curtis

PASSING Year Name 1952 Clarence Thomas Bush 1953 Fred Valentine 1954 Fred Valentine 1955 Robert Crawford 1956 Robert Crawford 1957 Wilbur Suesberry 1958 Wilbur Suesberry 1959 Gloria Gardner 1960 Eugene Stewart 1961 Eugene Stewart 1962 Charles Powell 1963 David Boone 1964 Eldridge Dickey 1965 Eldridge Dickey 1966 Eldridge Dickey 1967 Eldridge Dickey 1968 Bob Shannon 1969 Joe Gilliam, Jr. 1970 Joe Gilliam, Jr. 1971 Joe Gilliam, Jr. 1972 Kenneth Pettiford 1973 Kenneth Pettiford 1974 Lonnie Stewart 1975 Austin Thompson 1976 Austin Thompson 1977 Joe Adams 1978 Joe Adams 1979 Joe Adams 1980 Joe Adams 1981 Brian Ransom 1982 Kenneth Biggles 1983 Kenneth Biggles 1984 Kenneth Biggles 1985 Gilbert Renfroe 1986 Stacy Grear 1987 Stacy Grear 1988 Chauncey Hines 1989 Chauncey Hines 1990 James Wade 1991 James Wade 1992 James Wade 1993 Daryl Williams

150 322 306 202 245 195 207 125 155 193 309 237 86 109 127 91

882 1,708 1,739 872 1233 1187 1037 628 793 978 1,422 1,234 385 424 597 439

Att. Cmp. 94 47 50 26 132 59 63 26 101 45 29 13 92 45 82 36 85 38 30 15 11 6 184 83 160 79 217 121 210 106 193 109 230 97 136 60 206 88 282 143 236 117 259 146 189 102 107 51 226 121 146 74 278 152 343 178 333 200 374 221 235 122 221 121 258 157 395 188 290 149 206 102 208 75 205 78 247 126 243 132 308 163 249 143

5.9 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.1 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.5 3.9 4.7 4.8

10 13 14 4 11 12 15 6 6 11 15 8 6 4 4 0

Int. Pct. Yards TD 5 50.0 608 5 6 52.0 575 8 8 43.9 1,279 14 6 41.9 410 8 9 44.6 709 10 3 44.8 282 2 9 48.9 777 6 3 43.9 570 4 6 44.7 534 6 2 50.0 247 2 3 54.5 138 1 14 45.1 1,226 5 8 49.4 1,133 12 22 55.8 1,837 18 18 50.5 1,812 25 11 56.5 1,741 12 15 42.2 1,284 11 7 44.1 1,220 10 13 42.7 1,530 15 13 50.7 2,116 25 20 49.6 1,748 22 19 56.4 1,762 25 15 54.0 1,377 17 15 47.7 649 5 17 53.5 1,729 12 12 50.7 1,001 6 16 54.7 2,328 13 17 51.9 2,476 26 21 60.1 2,848 30 18 59.1 3,182 22 13 51.9 2,001 20 10 54.8 1,798 13 7 60.9 2,242 24 12 47.6 2,492 15 13 51.4 1,925 19 11 49.5 1,316 10 6 37.0 1,096 4 16 38.0 1,301 9 12 51.0 2,052 16 11 54.3 2,020 15 12 52.9 2,541 10 13 57.4 1,813 14

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Daryl Williams Daryl Williams Todd Valentine Leon Murray Leon Murray Leon Murray Kenton Evans Shannon Harris Riley Walker Bryson Rosser Bryson Rosser Richard Hartman Antonio Heffner Antonio Heffner Antonio Heffner Calvin McNairl Jeremy Perry Michael German Michael German Ronald Butler Michael German O’Shay Ackerman-Carter Ronald Butler Micheal Hughes

RECEPTIONS Year Name 1952 Floyd Johnson 1953 William Reed 1954 Leon Jamison 1955 Napoleon Holmes 1956 Donald Taylor 1957 Leon Jamison 1958 Donald Taylor 1959 Aubrey Winston 1960 Charles Ferguson 1961 Edmond Francois 1962 Maurice McDonald 1963 Willie Mitchell 1964 Johnnie Robinson 1965 Johnnie Robinson 1966 Johnnie Robinson 1967 Leo Johnson 1968 Joe Cooper 1969 Joe Scales 1970 David Davis 1971 James Thaxton 1972 John Holland Ollie Smith 1973 John Holland 1974 James Matthews 1975 Loaird McCreary 1976 Jerrold McRae 1977 Jerrold McRae 1978 John Smith 1979 Mike Jones 1980 Mike Jones 1981 Mike Jones 1982 Mike Jones 1983 Golden Tate 1984 Barry Collins

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122 128 160 144 183 132 125 211 45 97 101 117 109 96 149 78 131 140 215 135 216 110 148 86

No. 25 18 24 13 18 8 18 17 14 7 6 28 23 32 40 51 41 21 35 37 26 26 53 31 27 30 29 45 46 55 49 47 63 59

13 11 11 14 12 3 12 6 5 6 6 8 11 9 12 8 6 7 10 4 15 5 9 6

48.6 54.0 50.6 53.5 51.8 60.3 49.0 55.2 50.6 50.0 48.3 57.4 54.8 56.1 59.8 53.1 53.7 56.0 60.1 58.7 54.4 57.9 57.8 53.1

Yards 285 284 580 177 460 188 343 222 223 115 90 478 432 630 640 716 579 366 767 641 419 446 739 490 400 432 485 770 786 934 872 979 1,307 908

1,531 1,441 2,080 2,207 3,002 1,998 1,952 3,008 899 1,458 1,219 1,293 1,668 1,486 2,239 920 1,469 1,899 2,751 1,405 2,846 1,279 2,132 1,304

Avg. 11.4 15.8 22.3 13.6 25.6 23.5 19.1 13.1 15.9 16.4 15.0 17.1 18.8 19.7 16.0 14.0 14.1 17.4 21.9 17.3 16.1 17.2 13.9 15.8 14.8 14.4 16.7 17.1 17.0 17.0 17.8 20.8 20.7 15.4

10 9 17 16 22 18 19 26 6 18 10 4 9 10 15 8 9 12 15 13 22 11 21 15 TD 1 5 9 2 2 2 1 2 4 1 0 1 4 8 6 3 5 1 8 7 5 4 11 4 4 4 7 4 8 13 6 15 13 12

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YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS RECEPTIONS - CONTINUED Year Name 1985 Quinton Johnson 1986 Steve Holloway 1987 Frank Pillow 1988 Alvin Griffin 1989 Anthony Owens 1990 Patrick Robinson 1991 Patrick Robinson 1992 Charles Hunter 1993 Lawrence Segree 1994 Clarence Jones Lawrence Segree 1995 Jerome Hurd, II 1996 Juan Hall 1997 Tyrone Butterfield 1998 Tyrone Butterfield 1999 Corey Sullivan 2000 C.J. Johnson 2001 C.J. Johnson 2002 C.J. Johnson 2003 C.J. Johnson 2004 Charles Anthony 2005 Gerald Morrow 2006 Mike Mason 2007 Chris Johnson 2008 Chris Johnson Brandon Belvin 2009 Joseph Hills 2010 Joseph Hills 2011 Devin Wilson 2012 Travis James 2013 Ryan Mitchell 2014 Weldon Garlington 2015 Patrick Smith 2016 Patrick Smith 2017 Patrick Smith RECEIVING YARDS Year Name 1952 Floyd Johnson 1953 William Reed 1954 Leon Jamison 1955 Donald Taylor 1956 Donald Taylor 1957 Leon Jamison 1958 Donald Taylor 1959 Aubrey Winston 1960 Charles Ferguson 1961 Edmond Francois 1962 Maurice McDonald 1963 Willie Mitchell 1964 Johnnie Robinson 1965 Johnnie Robinson 1966 John Robinson 1967 Leo Johnson 1968 Joe Cooper 1969 Joe Scales 1970 David Davis 1971 James Thaxton 1972 Ollie Smith

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No. 22 32 37 17 22 39 49 54 65 54 54 53 72 59 72 62 42 50 45 57 39 40 31 41 44 44 39 40 48 55 35 58 54 61 42 No. 25 18 26 9 18 8 18 17 14 7 6 28 23 32 40 51 40 21 35 37 26

Yards 329 400 597 251 457 714 782 855 870 752 707 644 1,021 1,053 1,129 853 853 910 1,034 1,106 318 482 322 740 779 684 538 462 586 730 632 879 996 966 648

Avg. 15.0 12.5 16.1 14.8 20.8 18.3 16.0 15.8 13.4 13.9 13.1 12.2 14.2 17.8 15.7 13.8 20.3 18.2 23.0 19.4 8.2 12.1 10.4 18.0 17.7 15.5 13.8 11.6 12.2 13.3 18.1 15.2 18.4 15.8 15.4

TD 4 4 4 0 6 8 6 3 5 7 7 6 5 7 11 6 7 5 9 11 4 1 0 4 3 8 3 4 2 3 7 7 10 13 8

Yards 285 284 580 203 460 188 343 222 223 115 90 478 432 630 640 716 569 366 767 641 446

Avg. 11.4 15.8 22.3 22.6 25.6 23.5 19.1 13.1 15.9 16.4 15.0 17.1 18.8 19.7 16.0 14.0 14.2 17.4 21.9 17.3 17.2

TD 1 5 9 2 2 2 1 2 4 1 0 1 4 8 6 3 5 1 8 7 4

RECEIVING YARDS - CONTINUED Year Name 1973 John Holland 1974 James Matthews 1975 Loaird McCreary 1976 Rodney Parker 1977 Jerrold McRae 1978 John Smith 1979 Mike Jones 1980 Mike Jones 1981 Mike Jones 1982 Mike Jones 1983 Golden Tate 1984 Barry Collins 1985 Quinton Johnson 1986 Bart Evans 1987 Frank Pillow 1988 Alvin Griffin 1989 Anthony Owens 1990 Patrick Robinson 1991 Patrick Robinson 1992 Charles Hunter 1993 Lawrence Segree 1994 Clarence Jones 1995 Jerome Hurd, II 1996 Juan Hall 1997 Tyrone Butterfield 1998 Tyrone Butterfield 1999 Avion Black 2000 C.J. Johnson 2001 C.J. Johnson 2002 C.J. Johnson 2003 CJ. Johnson 2004 Fred Burnette 2005 Fred Burnette 2006 Chris Johnson 2007 Chris Johnson 2008 Chris Johnson 2009 Joseph Hills 2010 Joseph Hills 2011 Calvin McNairl 2012 A.C. Leonard 2013 Ryan Mitchell 2014 Weldon Garlington 2015 Patrick Smith 2016 Patrick Smith 2017 Patrick Smith

No. 53 31 27 25 29 45 46 55 49 47 63 59 22 30 37 17 22 39 49 54 65 54 53 72 59 72 47 42 50 45 57 37 39 20 41 44 39 40 41 51 35 58 54 61 42

Yards 739 490 400 552 485 770 786 934 872 979 1,307 908 329 406 597 251 457 714 782 855 870 752 644 1,021 1,053 1,129 894 853 910 1,034 1,106 624 503 410 740 779 538 462 735 733 632 879 996 966 648

Avg. 13.9 15.8 14.8 22.1 16.7 17.1 17.0 17.0 17.8 20.8 20.7 15.4 15.0 13.5 16.1 14.8 20.8 18.3 16.0 15.8 13.4 13.9 12.2 14.2 17.8 15.7 19.0 20.3 18.2 23.0 19.4 16.9 12.9 20.5 18.0 17.7 13.8 11.6 17.9 14.4 18.1 15.2 18.4 15.8 15.4

TD 11 4 4 5 7 4 8 13 6 15 13 12 4 2 4 0 6 8 6 3 5 7 6 5 7 11 8 7 5 9 11 6 3 4 4 3 3 4 7 6 7 7 10 13 8

SCORING Year Name TD PAT CV FG PTS 1952 Roy Kimble 5 30 Matthew Maiden 5 30 1953 Roy Kimble 9 54 1954 Leon Jamison 9 54 1955 Fay Mitchell 7 42 1956 Fay Mitchell 17 102 1957 Wilbur Suesberry 4 7/15 31 1958 Wilbur Suesberry 4 6/7 30 1959 Henry Arnold 9 54 1960 Henry Arnold 8 48 1961 Henry Arnold 5 30

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YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS SCORING - CONTINUED Year Name TD PAT CV FG PTS 1962 John Kenney 2 2 16 1963 Charlie Powell 5 30 1964 Eugene Bowens 8 2 52 1965 Johnnie Robinson 8 1 50 1966 Nolan Smith 12 72 1967 Wayne Reese 10 60 1968 Albert Davis 6 36 1969 Jacob Mayes 13 78 1970 Alfred Reese 9 40/48 6/9 112 1971 Alfred Reese 7 17/24 0/1 59 1972 Alfred Reese 11 34/38 4/7 112 1973 Larry Dorsey 13 78 1974 James Matthews 4 31/34 7/9 76 1975 Nathaniel Simpson 5 30 1976 Nathaniel Simpson 6 36 1977 Jerrold McRae 7 42 1978 Larry Watkins 21/28 8/10 45 1979 Larry Watkins 34/40 13/18 73 1980 Mike Jones 13 78 1981 Jackie Coffee 9 54 1982 Mike Jones 15 90 1983 Herman Hunter 13 78 Golden Tate 13 78 1984 Barry Collins 12 1 74 1985 David Hood 20/- 8/- 44 1986 Quinton Crawford 6 1 34 1987 André Sherrill 22/24 6/8 40 1988 Melvin Waters 6 36 1989 Anthony Owens 6 42 1990 J.J. Flournoy 30/32 10/11 60 1991 Patrick Robinson 6 36 1992 Darron Davis 9 1 56 1993 Darron Davis 7 42 1994 Darron Davis 8 48 1995 Jerome Hurd 6 36 1996 Lamarr Wallace 7 42 1997 Calvin Davenport 9 54 1998 Tyrone Butterfield 11 66 1999 Donell Brantley 13 78 2000 Julius Hull 8 48 2001 Joey Hudak 42/48 10/15 72 2002 Charles Anthony 11 2/2 70 2003 Charles Anthony 15 1/2 92 2004 Charles Anthony 16 0-1 96 2005 Eric Benson 12/13 6/8 30 2006 Javarris Williams 12 72 2007 Javarris Williams 12 72 2008 Javarris Williams 16 96 2009 Calvin McNairl 6 36 2010 Jamin Godfrey 21/24 9/18 48 2011 Jamin Godfrey 37/39 16/24 85 2012 Trabis Ward 15 90 2013 Jamin Godfrey 43/45 18/29 97 2014 Lane Clark 26/28 8/15 50 2015 Patrick Smith 10 60 2016 Lane Clark 38/42 17/25 89 2017 Lane Clark 25/25 13/18 64

PUNT RETURN Year Name 1966 Noland Smith 1999 Avion Black 2000 Carlos Wright 2002 Patrick Jenkins 2003 Jarrett Morrow 2004 Jarrett Morrow 2005 Gerald Morrow 2006 Jarrett Morrow 2007 Chris Johnson 2008 Chris Johnson 2009 Eugene Clifford 2010 Ryan Berry 2011 Weldon Garlington 2012 Weldon Garlington 2013 De’Ante Saunders 2014 De’Ante Saunders 2015 Patrick Smith 2016 Chris Rowland 2017 Patrick Smith

TD 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1

AVG ATT YDS 19 27 513 12.1 9 109 13.8 16 220 13.8 5 69 19.4 5 97 8.8 25 219 7.8 15 177 7.6 11 84 12.0 20 240 13.3 7 93 5.8 13 75 9.2 14 129 19.4 9 175 5.5 13 71 5.8 33 190 7.6 24 183 8.4 15 126 8.5 13 111 5.0 11 55

KICK RETURN Year Name 1999 Avion Black 2000 Carlos Wright 2001 Patrick Jenkins 2003 Carlos Wright 2004 Gerald Morrow 2005 Denard Cox 2006 Jarrett Morrow 2007 D. Rodgers-Cromartie 2008 JaJuan Spillman 2009 Travis James 2010 Julian Mallory 2011 Weldon Garlington 2012 Weldon Garlington 2013 Martine Stevenson 2014 Darion Hall 2015 Gabe Scott 2016 Chris Rowland 2017 Chris Rowland

TD 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

AVG ATT YDS 36.9 26 958 21.4 20 427 22.0 24 527 21.2 16 338 21.7 19 412 22.8 11 244 20.1 15 301 24.4 33 806 24.9 28 697 21.6 15 324 20.9 15 315 20.9 26 544 18.8 21 395 23.2 18 419 28.4 16 455 16.7 18 301 23.0 42 965 19.5 16 312

INTERCEPTIONS Year Name INT YDS TD 1966 Craig Gilliam 16 1983 Ronald Howard 4 1985 Roger Holmes 6 16 1986 Ronald Johnson 3 18 0 1987 Leon Garlington 2 41 0 Ben Robinson 2 0 0 Tony Stargell 2 9 0 Albert Thomas 2 0 0 1988 Roger Jones 2 40 0 1989 Joe Stone 4 56 1 1990 Randy Fuller 5 81 0 1991 Lamont Wortham 3 13 0 1993 Brent Alexander 8 121 0 1994 Cedric Davis 4 50 0 1995 Benny Gaston 4 34 1 1996 Darrell Hinton 5 50 0

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YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS INTERCEPTIONS - CONTINUED Year Name INT YDS TD 1997 Jarrick Hillery 3 49 0 Darrell Hinton 3 41 0 1998 Jarrick Hillery 4 35 0 1999 Bennie Zeigler 3 59 0 2000 Chane Price 3 46 1 2001 Ahmed Safeeullah 4 76 0 Marquis Stephens 4 36 0 2002 Deon Giddens 5 3 0 2003 Deon Giddens 4 6 0 2004 Justin Williams 5 85 1 2005 Justin Williams 5 165 1 2006 D. Rodgers-Cromartie 6 37 0 2007 D. Rodgers-Cromartie 2 140 2 2008 Eugene Clifford 3 81 1 Larry Williford 3 32 0 Anthony Levine 3 29 0 2009 Eugene Clifford 2 69 1 Ty’Ron Johnson 2 14 1 Anthony Levine 2 70 0 2010 Eugene Clifford 4 47 0 2011 Steven Godbolt 2 0 0 2012 Steven Godbolt 6 67 0 2013 Daniel Fitzpatrick 8 140 3 2014 De’Ante Saunders 5 49 1 2015 Javon Brandon 2 34 0 Ezra Robinson 2 72 0 2016 Ezra Robinson 5 149 2 2017 Terrell Bonds 4 40 1 TACKLES Year Name 1978 Aaron Joseph 1983 Ronald Howard 1984 James Derico 1985 James Derico 1986 Rod Reed 1987 Rod Reed 1988 Rod Reed 1989 Simon Shanks 1990 Simon Shanks 1991 Elliot Pilton 1993 Brent Alexander 1994 Darrell Williams 1995 Ryan Falker 1996 T.J. Smith 1997 Brent Sterling 1998 Brent Sterling 1999 Brent Sterling 2000 Marquis Stephens 2001 Walter Reese 2002 Jermaine Beale 2003 James Dumervil 2004 Paul Thomas 2005 Jamar Landrom 2006 Daniel Williams 2007 Ramond Willis 2008 Rico Council 2009 John Jones, Jr. 2010 Eugene Clifford

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TOT 67 72 115 87 111 197 100 141 105 152 113 100 113 81 86 81 92 71 83 110 91 59 91 65 84 67 70 83

TACKLES - CONTINUED Year Name 2011 Rico Council 2012 Nick Thrasher 2013 Nick Thrasher 2014 Nick Thrasher 2015 Chris Collins 2016 Chris Collins 2017 Chris Collins

UA

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56 76 51 60 77 69 107 82 119 81 77 82 51 47 46 48 50 51 64 45 35 61 35 50 40 41 44

16 39 36 51 120 31 34 23 33 32 23 31 30 39 35 44 21 32 46 46 24 30 30 34 27 29 39

TACKLES FOR LOSS Year Name 1988 Anthony Pleasant 1989 Chuck Price 1990 Elliot Pilton Lee Smith Bernard Wilson 1991 Elliot Pilton Bernard Wilson 1993 Gerome Gardner 1994 Michael Holcey 1995 Ryan Falker 1996 Lamar Carter 1997 Brent Sterling 1998 Lamar Carter 1999 Lamar Carter 2000 Desmond Scantling Walter Reese 2001 Jermaine Beale 2002 Jermaine Beale 2003 Paul Thomas 2004 Paul Thomas 2005 Jamar Landrom 2006 Shaun Richardson 2007 Shaun Richardson 2008 Maurice Davis 2009 John Jones, Jr. Kellen Woodard 2010 Marcus Broxie 2011 Antonio Harper 2012 Nick Thrasher 2013 Anthony Bass 2014 Anthony Bass Samquan Evans 2015 Ebenezer Ogundeko Rodney Edwatds 2016 Ebenezer Ogundeko 2017 Chris Collins SACKS Year Name 1983 Charles Buchanan 1984 Alex Carter 1985 Mike Robinson 1986 Onzy Elam 1987 Bryan Williams 1988 Anthony Pleasant 1989 Anthony Pleasant 1990 Lee Smith 1991 Elliot Pilwon 1993 Gerome Gardner

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TOT 87 105 110 128 79 87 97

UA 49 68 69 69 38 58 58

A 38 37 41 59 41 29 39

TOT YDS 14 71 10 40 10 51 10 55 10 60 6 18 6 8 13 52 16 77 11.5 39 21 126 12 26 13 80 17.5 84 13 66 13 87 21 68 18 42 20 98 14 47 12.5 52 8 40 14.5 82 11.5 46 8.5 18 8.5 32 10.5 34 9.0 34 9.0 27 14.5 79 12.5 56 12.5 47 10.0 52 10.0 34 11.0 58 13.0 46 TOT 8 10 13 12 5.5 14 7 7 7.5 6

YDS

49 54 38


YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS SACKS -CONTINUED Year Name TOT YDS Robert Hillman 6 48 1994 Michael Holcey 8 53 1995 Benny Gaston 3.5 22 1996 Lamar Carter 12 95 1997 Lamar Carter 8 57 1998 Lamar Carter 9.5 73 1999 Lamar Carter 12 73 2000 Desmond Scantling 8 50 2001 Walter Reese 8 42 2002 Keith Rogers 3 26 2003 Paul Thomas 12 72 2004 Jonathan Edwards 3 19 2005 Jamar Landrom 4 26 Courtney Richardson 4 14 2006 Maurice Davis 3 19 Jonathan Edwards 3 16 2007 Shaun Richardson 7 61 2008 Marcus Broxie 6 27 Rodney Fritz 5 30 2009 Kellen Woodard 5 17 2010 Rico Council 4 18 2011 Antonio Harper 6.5 31 2012 Anthony Bass 4 31 Antonio Harper 4 18 2013 Anthony Bass 10 47 2014 Gabe Terry 11.5 95 2015 Ebenezer Ogundeko 5 40 2016 Ebenezer Ogundeko 5.5 33 2017 Ebenezer Ogundeko 4.0 22 FORCED FUMBLES Year Name 1993 Randy Fuller Jim Lackey 1994 Michael Holcey 1995 Richard Freeman Benny Gaston Jim Lackey Eric McCray 1996 Brian Hubbard 1997 Lamar Carter 1998 Lamar Carter Brent Sterling 1999 Danny Roberson 2000 Desmond Scantling 2001 B. McCartherenes 2003 Wesley Holmes 2004 Paul Thomas 2005 Jamar Landrom 2006 Nikkieda Rutland 2007 Shaun Richardson 2008 Larry Williford 2009 (10 players) 2010 Eugene Clifford 2011 John Jones Antonio Harper Andrew Taylor 2012 Daniel Fitzpatrick Stephen Godbolt III

TOT 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 5 2 4 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

FORCED FUMBLES Year Name 2013 Nick Thasher 2014 Daniel Fitzpatrick Samquan Evans Gabe Terry 2015 Javon Brandon Latrelle Lee Trevion Duncan 2016 Laquarius Cook 2017 Chris Collins Justin North

TOT 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2

FUMBLES RECOVERED Year Name TOT RET YDS TD 1988 Rod Reed 4 1989 Kenny Jones 4 1990 Elliot Pilton 3 1991 William Tucker 3 1993 Richard Freeman 2 Gerome Gardner 2 Thomas Jackson 2 William Tucker 2 Nate Wellington 2 1994 Michael Holcey 3 1 34 1995 Clifford Green 2 2 96 2 1996 Lamar Carter 2 Kato Smith 2 1997 Jon Mitchell 3 1998 Ligarius Jennings 3 1999 Brent Sterling 3 2000 Chane Price 4 2 18 1 2001 Curley Grayson 3 2002 Isa Rahman 2 2003 Justin Williams 2 2004 D. Rodgers-Cromartie 2 1 2 1 2005 9 Players 1 2006 7 Players 1 2007 D. Rodgers-Cromartie 2 2008 Eugene Clifford 2 Remond Willis 2 2009 Eugene Clifford 2 1 78 1 2010 Brandon Bather 2 2 2011 3 players 2 2012 7 players 1 2013 Nick Thrasher 3 2014 9 players 1 2015 Rodney Edwards 2 2016 Ebenezer Ogundeko 2 2017 Blair Edwards 2 PASS BREAK-UPS Year Name TOT 1988 Roger Jones 7 1989 Tony Stargell 11 1990 Roger Jones 20 1991 Randy Fuller 11 1993 Brent Alexander 7 Randy Fuller 7 1994 Cedric Davis 10 1995 Clifford Green 11

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YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS PASS BREAK-UPS - CONTINUED Year Name TOT 1996 Clifford Green 17 1997 Eric Joyce 10 1998 Ligarius Jennings 11 1999 Ligarius Jennings 14 2000 Ligarius Jennings 12 2001 Dion Giddens 8 2002 Scott Cunningham 19 2003 Deon Giddens 6 2004 Paul Thomas 5 2005 Jamal Landrom 4 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 4 2006 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 7 2007 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 11 2008 Rico Council 4 2009 Marquez Hall 9 2010 Eugene Clifford 10 2011 Stephen Godbolt 7 Andrew Taylor 7 2012 Daniel Fitzpatrick 8 2013 De’Ante Saunders 9 2014 De’Ante Saunders 6 Bernell Brooks 6 2015 Ezra Robinson 7 Terrell Bonds 7 2016 Terrell Bonds 12 2017 Dajour Nesbeth 9

BLOCKED KICKS - CONTINUED Year Name TOT 2012 3 Players 1 2013 6 Players 1 2014 Samquan Evans (PAT, PAT) 2 2015 David Kamara (Punt) 1 Ty Law (Punt) 1 2016 Ebenezer Ogundeko (PAT) 1 2017 Jason Morrow (PAT,FG,PAT) 3

BLOCKED KICKS Year Name TOT 1993 Brent Alexander 2 1994 David Bell (PAT) 1 Cedric Davis (Punt) 1 Darrell Williams (FG) 1 1995 Lamar Barker (Punt) 1 Benny Gaston (FG) 1 1996 Lamar Carter (Punt) 1 Brian Hubbard (PAT) 1 1997 Jarrick Hillery (FG) 1 1998 Donell Brantley (Punt) 1 Jarrick Hillery (FG) 1 KaRon Key (Punt) 1 1999 Ed Sanders (FG) 2 2000 (3 players) 1 2001 Dion Giddens 2 Marquis Stephens 2 2002 Steve Farmer 3 2003 Paul Thomas 2 2004 Paul Thomas 5 2005 Frantzy Dorlean 1 Almonte Duncan 1 Dom. Rodgers-Cromartie 1 Daniel Williams 1 2006 Jonathan Edwards 2 2007 Dom. Rodgers-Cromartie 4 2008 Kellen Woodard 1 2009 Rodney Fritz 1 2010 Lamar Wallace 2 2011 Donte’e Nicholls 1

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OUTSTANDING SINGLE GAME PERFORMANCES 200 - Yard Rushing Games

285 - Charles Anthony vs. Samford 267 - Trabis Ward at Southeast Missouri 248 - Charles Anthony vs. Southeast Missouri 233 - Darron Davis at Austin Peay State 233 - Preston Brown vs. Florida A&M 230 - Lee Derrick vs. Bluefield State 229 - Javarris Williams vs. Florida A&M 218 - Preston Brown vs. Jackson State 213 - Amariah Robb vs. Tennessee Tech 203 - Charles Middlebrooks vs. UT-Martin 202 - Charles Anthony vs. Alabama A&M

100 - Yard Rushing Games 195 Javarris Williams 195 Javarris Williams 194 Charles Anthony 194 Tim Cross 192 Charles Anthony 190 Javarris Williams 190 Tim Broughton 187 Charles Anthony 186 Dante Thomas 180 Trabis Ward 175 Darron Davis 171 DeJuan Marshall 171 Charles Anthony 169 Charles Anthony 168 Earl Harrison 168 Trabis Ward 168 Larry Kinnebrew 164 Alfred Reese 163 Javarris Williams 163 Jarrick Hillery 162 Jackie Coffee 162 Javarris Williams 161 Charles Anthony 161 Henry Arnold 160 DeJuan Marshall 159 Tevin Hooks 158 Charles Anthony 158 Nate Simpson 157 Charles Anthony 157 Melvin Waters 156 Charles Anthony 156 Jackie Coffee 155 Charles Anthony 155 Charles Anthony 154 Trabis Ward 154 Charles Anthony 154 Charles Anthony 152 Steve Griffin 151 Tom Smith 151 Gene Bowens 150 Charles Anthony

10/23/04 10/13/12 11/06/04 10/16/93 9/25/10 11/25/54 9/30/06 9/11/10 11/06/99 11/05/77 9/04/04

vs. Tennessee Tech 10/14/06 vs. Austin Peay 10/18/08 at Murray State 11/22/03 vs. Austin Peay 11/04/89 vs. Eastern Illinois 11/02/02 vs Tennessee Tech 10/15/05 at Jacksonville State 10/12/13 vs. Eastern Kentucky 11/22/03 vs. North Carolina A&T 10/2/10 vs. UT Martin 11/12/11 at Morehead State 9/17/94 at Eastern Illinois 10/31/98 vs. Jackson State 9/18/04 at UT-Martin 9/27/03 at Southeast Missouri 11/19/16 at Jacksonville State 10/20/12 vs. UT-Chattanooga 10/16/82 vs. Norfolk State 9/09/72 at UT -Martin 10/04/08 vs. Morehead State 10/07/95 at North Carolina A&T 11/21/81 vs. Samford 10/28/06 at UT-Martin 9/9/04 at Central State 10/22/60 vs. UT-Martin 10/24/98 vs. Southeast Missouri 10/05/13 at Eastern Kentucky 11/13/04 vs. Central State 11/01/75 at Southeast Missouri 11/08/03 at Morehead State 10/22/88 at Alabama A&M 9/06/03 at Southern 10/31/81 vs. Florida A&M 9/20/03 vs. Florida A&M 9/25/04 at Bethune-Cookman 9/22/12 at Samford 10/25/03 vs. Mississippi Valley 10/13/01 at Jackson State 10/20/84 vs. Edward Waters 8/30/14 at North Carolina A&T 9/24/66 at Tennessee Tech 10/11/03

150 Darron Davis 147 Mickey Avery 146 Herman Hunter 146 Charles Anthony 145 Preston Brown 144 Jesse Wilburn 142 Trabis Ward 141 Trabis Ward 139 Tyrone Cook 136 Alfred Reese 136 Lawrence Barnes 135 Morris Harris 135 Terrence Wright 135 Trabis Ward 134 Vincent Thomas 134 Darron Davis 134 Darron Davis 134 Javarris Williams 133 Fred Lane 133 Darron Davis 133 Charles Anthony 133 Terrance Wright 132 Jarrick Hillery 131 Charles Anthony 131 Wayne Reese 131 Morris Harris 130 Ronald Butler 130 Gene Bowens 129 Tevin Hooks 129-Trabis Ward 127 Darron Davis 126 Jake Mayes v 126 Javarris Williams 125 Javarris Williams 125 Javarris Williams 124 Trabis Ward 124 Tim Broughton 123 Aaron Jones 123 Javarris Williams 122 Ralph Carnahan 122 Calvin Davenport 122 Calvin McNairl 121 Wayne Reese 121 Javarris Williams 120 Paul McNeal 120 Darron Davis 120 Calvin Davenport 119 Darron Davis 118 Nate Jackson 118 Craig Lewis 118 Dante Thomas 117-Javarris Williams 117 Charles Anthony 117 Jesse Wilburn 116 Preston Brown

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vs. UT-Martin 10/17/92 at North Carolina A&T 11/19/83 vs. Mississippi Valley State 11/13/82 vs. UT-Martin 10/26/02 vs. North Carolina A&T 10/2/10 vs. Paul Quinn 10/15/55 at Eastern Illinois 11/5/11 vs. Southern 9/3/11 vs. Texas Southern 9/30/72 vs. Florida A&M 10/23/71 at UT-Martin 11/06/76 at Southern Illinois 9/19/81 vs. Eastern Illinois 11/6/10 vs. Southeast Missouri 10/8/11 vs. Grambling State 10/08/77 at Morehead State 10/10/92 vs. Jackson State 9/10/94 vs. Jacksonville State 10/22/05 vs. Drake 12/09/72 vs. Southeast Missouri 11/21/92 vs. Florida A&M 9/22/01 at Murray State 11/20/10 vs. Jackson State 9/09/95 at Jacksonville State 10/16/04 at Southern 11/01/69 at Nicholls State 10/25/80 at Austin Peay 11/5/16 at North Carolina A&T 9/26/64 vs. Murray State 11/16/13 vs. Tennessee Tech 10/27/12 at Eastern Kentucky 10/08/94 vs. Bishop 11/22/69 vs. Southeast Missouri 11/12/05 at Southeast Missouri 10/25/08 vs. Tennessee Tech 11/01/08 vs. Florida A&M 9/01/12 at Florida A&M 9/07/13 vs. Florida A&M 10/20/79 vs. Murray State 9/09/06 vs. UT-Martin 11/05/77 vs. South Carolina State 9/27/97 vs. Southeast Missouri State 10/03/09 vs. Bishop 11/22/69 vs. Alabama A&M 9/02/06 vs. Lincoln 11/12/60 vs. UT-Martin 10/22/94 vs. Jackson State 9/12/98 vs. Tennessee Tech 11/6/93 vs. Alabama State 11/17/73 at Austin Peay 11/05/88 at Southeast Missouri State 10/9/10 vs. Eastern Kentucky 9/20/08 vs. South Carolina State 8/30/03 vs. Central State 10/26/57 vs. Austin Peay 9/18/10

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OUTSTANDING SINGLE GAME PERFORMANCES 100 - Yard Rushing Games - Continued 115 Darron Davis 115 Steve Griffin 115 Tom McClain 114 Trabis Ward 114 Charlie Thomas 113 Earl Harrison 113 Trabis Ward 113 Carlos Wright 113 Charles Anthony 113 Donell Brantley 112 Clarence Love 112 Darron Davis 111 Erick Evans 111 Trabis Ward 111 Javarris Williams 111 DeJuan Marshall 110 Charles Anthony 110 Melvin Waters 110 Darron Davis 109 Ronald Butler 109 Erick Evans 109 Wayne Reese 108 Tim Broughton 108 Telvin Hooks 108 Lawrence Barnes 108 Larry Kinnebrew 106 Trabis Ward 106 Lee Derrick 105 Sugar Sanders 105 Bill Tucker 105 Alfred Reese 105 Alfred Reese 104 Ronald Butler 104 Herman Hunter 104 Charles Anthony 103 Charles Anthony 103 Morris Harris 102 Herman Hunter 102 Lamarr Wallace 101 Al Davis 101 Lawrence Barnes 101 Jarrick Hillery 101 Calvin McNairl 101 Trabis Ward 100 Darron Davis 100 Charles Anthony

vs. South Carolina State 9/24/94 at Louisville 11/10/84 at North Carolina A&T 9/27/58 vs. Jackson State 9/08/12 vs. Central State 11/20/71 at Bethune-Cookman 9/17/16 vs. Eastern Kentucky 10/6/12 vs. Jackson State 9/13/03 vs. Jackson State 9/14/02 vs. Alabama A&M 10/03/98 vs. Texas Southern 10/03/70 at Tennessee Tech 11/05/94 at Tennessee Tech 11/21/15 at Murray State 11/3/12 vs. Jackson State 9/16/06 at Eastern Kentucky 10/10/98 vs. Jackson State` 9/13/03 vs. Morgan State 10/24/87 vs. Austin Peay 10/24/92 at Murray State 10/29/16 vs. Jackson State 9/10/16 at Southern 10/28/67 vs. Central State 9/29/13 at Murray State 9/29/12 at Grambling State 10/09/76 at Central State 9/18/72 at UT-Martin 11/17/12 vs. North Carolina Central 10/30/54 vs. Prairie View A&M 9/07/02 vs. Central State 11/25/65 vs. Southern 10/28/72 vs. Drake 12/09/72 vs. Eastern Illinois 10/17/15 vs. Grambling State 10/08/83 vs. Murray Sate 11/20/04 vs. Grambling 9/21/02 vs. North Carolina Central 11/04/78 vs. Southern 10/30/82 vs. Morehead State 10/07/95 vs. Albany State 9/26/70 at Southern 10/27/73 vs. Lane 10/05/96 vs. Jackson State 9/12/09 at Austin Peay 10/1/11 vs. Murray State 11/13/93 vs. Murray State 11/03/01

400 - Yard Passing Games 491 Leon Murray 484 Gilbert Renfroe 467 James Wade 463 Michael German 445 Leon Murray 435 Riley Walker

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413 Chris Perkins 412 Joe Adams 407 Kenneth Biggles 400 Brian Ransom

at Southeast Missouri vs. Alabama State at Alabama A&M at UT-Chattanooga

300 - Yard Passing Games 399 James Wade 395 Michael German 389 Joe Adams 384 Joe Gilliam 381 Riley Walker 382 Shannon Harris 369 James Wade 365 Riley Walker 364 Michael German 363 Leon Murray 362 Michael German 362 Brian Ransom 360 Shannon Harris 357 Leon Murray 355 Michael German 353 Gilbert Renfroe 350 Gilbert Renfroe 349 Joe Adams 344 Shannon Harris 343 Eldridge Dickey 342 Joe Adams 341 James Wade 341 James Wade 340 Michael German 339 Joe Adams 339 Leon Murray 338 Joe Adams 338 Brian Ransom 336 Micheal Hughes 333 Kenneth Biggles 332 James Wade 329 Ronald Butler 329 O’Shay Ackerman-Carter 328 Gilbert Renfroe 327 Daryl Williams 326 Michael German 325 Joe Adams 324 Shannon Harris 325 James Wade 325 Shannon Harris 318 Michael German 317 Kenneth Biggles 316 Eldridge Dickey 315 Antonio Heffner 315 Joe Adams 314 Michael German 314 Antonio Heffner 313 Leon Murray 311 Michael German

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11/20/99 10/18/80 9/17/83 11/14/81

vs. Jackson State 9/12/92 at Austin Peay 11/08/14 vs. UT-Chattanooga 11/18/78 vs. Grambling State 10/09/71 at Jacksonville State 10/16/04 at Eastern Illinois 10/27/01 at Austin Peay 10/06/90 vs. South Carolina State 8/30/03 vs. Jacksonville State 10/11/14 vs. Middle Tennessee State 9/06/97 at Southeast Missouri 10/04/14 at Louisville 10/17/81 vs. Jackson State 11/22/01 vs. North Carolina A&T 10/04/97 at UT-Martin 11/17/12 at Jackson State 9/04/85 vs. Mississippi Valley State 10/05/85 vs. Kentucky State 11/22/80 vs. Southeast Missouri State 9/29/01 at Grambling State 10/08/66 vs. Florida A&M 10/22/77 at Austin Peay 10/26/91 at Southern 11/16/92 at Alabama State 9/06/14 vs. Central State 11/08/80 at Southeast Missouri State 11/22/97 vs. Southern 11/01/80 vs. Nicholls State 10/24/81 at Tennessee Tech 10/28/17 vs. Mississippi Valley State 11/13/82 at Eastern Kentucky 10/31/92 at Murray State 10/29/16 vs. Murray State 11/7/15 at Southern 10/29/83 at Southeast Missouri 11/20/93 vs. Eastern Kentucky 11/01/14 at Nevada-Las Vegas 11/09/79 vs. Murray State 11/3/01 vs. Austin Peay 10/24/92 vs. UT-Martin 10/20/01 vs. Austin Peay 9/15/12 at Florida A&M 9/24/83 vs. Muskingum 12/10/66 vs. Southern 9/6/08 vs. Southern Illinois 9/15/79 vs. UT Martin 10/18/14 vs. Eastern Kentucky 9/20/08 vs. Florida A&M 9/26/98 at Jacksonville State 10/20/12


OUTSTANDING SINGLE GAME PERFORMANCES 311 Daryl Williams 309 Shannon Harris 306 Eldridge Dickey 304 Eldridge Dickey 304 Brian Ransom 304 Michael German 303 Ronald Butler 303 James Wade 302 Eldridge Dickey 302 Eldridge Dickey 301 Todd Valentine

vs. Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky at Florida A&M vs. Southern vs. Central State at Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri vs. Florida A&M vs. Kentucky State vs. Florida A&M

11/6/93 11/17/01 10/22/66 10/31/64 11/7/81 10/1/11 10/8/16 11/21/92 10/21/67 11/24/66 8/31/96

200 - Yard Receiving Games 249 Tyrone Butterfield 248 Patrick Smith 245 C.J. Johnson 242 Golden Tate 240 Tyrone Butterfield 231 C.J. Johnson 231 Ryan Mitchell 213 Corey Sullivan 206 Golden Tate 204 C.J. Johnson 203 Frank Pillow

at Murray State vs. Murray State vs. Eastern Illinois at Florida A&M at Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech at Murray State vs. Florida A&M at Southern vs. Eastern Kentucky vs. Central State

100 - Yard Receiving Games 193 John Robinson 193 Marcus Dowdell 188 Mike Jones 188 Quinton Crawford 186 Charles Hunter 185 Fred Burnette 183 McDonald Oden 182 Patrick Robinson 179 Weldon Garlington 175 C.J. Johnson 172 Dave Davis 172 Tyrone Butterfield 171 Tyrone Butterfield 170 Patrick Smith 166 Patrick Smith 163 Corey Sullivan 163 Corey Sullivan 162 C.J. Johnson 160 Patrick Smith 160 Ollie Smith 159 C.J. Johnson 158 Mike Jones 158 Mike Jones 158 Chris Johnson 157 Patrick Smith 156 Jerrold McRae 156 Golden Tate 156 Juan Hall

11/14/98 11/7/15 11/2/02 9/24/83 11/22/97 11/2/00 11/22/14 9/26/98 10/29/83 11/15/03 10/3/87

vs. Muskingum 12/10/66 at Austin Peay 10/6/90 at Louisville 10/17/81 vs. Mississippi Valley State 10/5/85 vs. Southeast Missouri 11/21/92 at Jacksonville State 10/16/04 vs. UT-Chattanooga 11/18/78 vs. Jackson State 9/19/72 vs. Jacksonville State 10/11/14 at Tennessee Tech 10/11/03 vs. Parsons 11/21/70 at UT-Martin 10/25/97 at Middle Tennessee State 9/5/98 at Vanderbilt 10/22/16 at Southeast Missouri 11/19/16 at UT-Martin 10/25/97 vs. Eastern Kentucky 10/30/99 vs. Murray State 11/11/00 at Eastern Illinois 10/8/16 vs. McNeese State 12/11/71 at Samford 10/25/03 at UNLV 11/9/79 at UNLV 11/9/79 vs. Southern 9/6/08 at Florida A&M 9/26/15 at Central State 10/2/76 at Alabama A&M 9/17/83 vs. Lane 10/5/96

156 Chris Johnson 156 Ryan Mitchell 155 Golden Tate 154 Mike Jones 153 Steven Newbold 152 Herman Hunter 152 Travis James 152 Patrick Smith 151 Patrick Robinson 149 Patrick Robinson 149 Lawrence Segree 147 Mike Jones 147 C.J. Johnson 146 Albert Thomas 146 Calvin McNairl 144 Patrick Robinson 143 Weldon Garlington 140 Tyrone Butterfield 139 Travis James 139 Mike Jones 138 John Holland 137 Rodney Parker 137 John Frierson 135 Clarence Jones 135 Tyrone Butterfield 134 Weldon Garlington 134 John Frierson 134 Lawrence Segree 134 Juan Hall 133 Mike Jones 132 C.J. Johnson 131 Mike Jones 131 Calvin McNairl 130 Clarence Jones 129 Quentin Johnson 129 Patrick Robinson 129 Avion Black 128 Mike Jones 128 Joseph Hills 127 Chris Johnson 127 Tyrone Butterfield 125 Marcus Dowdell 125 Patrick Robinson 124 Marcus Dowdell 123 Patrick Robinson 123 Juan Hall 122 AC Leonard 122 Ryan Mitchell 122 Lawrence Segree 121 Steven Newbold 121 Jeremy Pryor 120 Brandon Belvin 120 Tyrone Watson 119 Patrick Smith 119 C.J. Johnson

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at Jacksonville State 10/21/06 vs. UT Martin 10/18/14 at North Carolina A&T 11/19/83 at UT-Chattanooga 11/14/81 vs. Southeast Missouri 11/11/17 vs. Southern 10/27/84 vs. UT Martin 11/12/11 at Tennessee Tech 10/28/17 at Grambling State 9/15/90 at Austin Peay 10/26/91 vs. Southeast Missouri State 11/19/94 vs. Central State 11/7/81 at Eastern Illinois 10/27/01 vs. Tennessee Tech 10/29/88 at Eastern Kentucky 10/22/11 vs. Tennessee Tech 11/9/91 at Austin Peay 11/08/14 at Florida A&M 8/30/97 at UT-Martin 11/17/12 vs. California Poly-Pomona 11/22/79 vs. Central State 11/10/73 vs. Middle Tennessee State 9/4/76 at Morehead State 10/10/92 at Tennessee Tech 11/5/94 vs. UT-Martin 10/24/98 at Alabama State 9/06/14 at Southern 11/16/91 at Murray State 11/12/94 vs. Middle Tennessee State 9/7/96 vs. Alabama State 10/18/80 vs. Florida A&M 9/27/02 vs. North Carolina A&T 11/20/82 vs. Tennessee Tech 10/23/10 vs. Eastern Kentucky 10/9/93 at Grambling State 10/6/84 vs. Murray State 11/13/93 at Appalachian State 11/28/98 at Nicholls State 10/25/80 at Murray State 11/20/10 at Alabama A&M 8/30/08 vs. North Carolina A&T 10/4/97 vs. Central State 9/29/90 at Southern 11/16/91 at Southeast Missouri 10/19/91 vs. Florida A&M 9/26/92 vs. Southeast Missouri 11/23/96 at Tennessee Tech 9/21/13 vs. Southeast Missouri 10/05/13 vs South Carolina State 9/30/95 at Eastern Illinois 10/8/16 vs. Eastern Illinois 11/6/10 vs. Eastern Kentucky 9/20/08 at Jackson State 9/9/89 at Eastern Kentucky 10/24/15 vs. South Carolina State 8/30/03

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OUTSTANDING SINGLE GAME PERFORMANCES 119 Barry Collins vs. North Carolina A&T 11/17/84 119 Kevin Jackson vs. Tennessee Tech 11/8/97 119 Tyrone Butterfield vs. Alabama A&M 10/3/98 119 Ryan Mitchell vs. Eastern Kentucky 11/01/14 118 Patrick Smith vs. Virginia Univ. Lynchburg 11/4/17 118 John Frierson vs. Jackson State 9/12/92 117 Steven Newbold vs. Florida A&M 9/17/17 117 Mike Jones vs. Southern Illinois 9/15/79 117 Juan Hall at Eastern Kentucky 11/2/96 116 Carlos Wright at Southeast Missouri 10/5/02 116 Terence Harris vs. Central State 10/3/87 116 Tyrone Butterfield vs. South Carolina State 9/27/97 116 Calvin McNairl at Murray State 11/20/10 116 Calvin McNairl vs. Southeast Missouri 10/8/11 115 A.C. Leonard at Murray State 11/3/12 115 Rodney Parker at Grambling State 10/9/76 115 Lee Haynes at Nicholls State 10/25/80 115 Barry Collins at North Carolina A&T 11/20/82 115 Bart Evans at Jackson State 9/14/86 115 Charles Hunter at Grambling State 9/19/92 115 Gerald Morrow vs. Southeast Missouri 11/12/05 115 Travis James vs. Jackson State 9/10/11 115 Lawrence Segree vs. Grambling State 9/18/93 114 Lee Haynes at Central State 11/8/80 114 Golden Tate at Jackson State 9/10/83 114 John Frierson at Grambling State 9/19/92 114 Juan Hall vs. Middle Tennessee State 9/6/97 113 Kenneth Gardner at Southern 10/31/81 113 Mike Jones vs. Jackson State 9/11/82 113 Patrick Robinson at Southeast Missouri 10/19/91 113 Lawrence Segree at Eastern Kentucky 10/31/92 113 Clarence Jones at Morehead State 9/17/94 112 Chris Johnson vs. Eastern Kentucky 9/20/08 112 Charles Wade at Prairie View 10/16/71 112 Barry Collins at Hampton 9/1/84 112 Golden Tate vs. Bethune-Cookman 10/23/82 112 Calvin Davenport vs. Murray State 11/11/95 111 Marcus Dowdell vs. Florida A&M 9/22/90 111 Jerome Hurd, II at UT Martin 10/14/95 110 Lee Haynes at North Carolina A&T 11/3/79 110 Lawrence Segree vs. Jackson State 9/11/93 110 Juan Hall vs. UT Martin 10/19/96 109 Travis James vs. Austin Peay 9/15/12 108 Steven Newbold at Tennessee Tech 10/28/17 108 Jerrold McRae vs. Texas Southern 9/24/77 108 Sylvester Lawson vs. Florida A&M 10/22/77 108 Lee Haynes vs. Grambling State 10/6/79 108 Leon Floyd vs. Grambling State 10/8/83 108 Fred Burnette vs. Samford 10/23/04 107 Patrick Smith at Jacksonville State 9/19/15 107 Devin Wilson at Austin Peay 10/8/11 106 McDonald Oden vs. Cameron State 11/11/78 106 Lawrence Segree vs. Middle Tennessee State 10/3/93 106 Tyrone Butterfield at Eastern Kentucky 10/10/98 106 Corey Sullivan at Tennessee Tech 11/7/98 105 Brandon Belvin vs. Florida A&M 9/27/08 105 Golden Tate at Southern Illinois 9/19/81 105 Clarence Jones at Southeast Missouri 11/20/93 105 Jerome Hurd, II vs. South Carolina State 9/24/94 105 Brandon Belvin vs Florida A&M 9/2//08 104 Steven Newbold at Bethune-Cookman 9/17/16 104 Chris Sanders-McCollum vs. Southeast Missouri 10/04/14

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104 JaJuan Spillman at Jacksonville State 11/15/08 104 C.J. Johnson vs. Tennessee Tech 11/2/02 104 John Holland vs. Wisconsin State-Superior 11/13/71 104 Alvin Griffin vs. Jackson State 9/10/88 104 Patrick Robinson vs. Middle Tennessee State 9/5/92 103 Corey Sullivan vs. Alabama A&M 10/3/98 103 Juan Hall vs. North Carolina A&T 10/4/97 103 Patrick Robinson vs. Tennessee Tech 11/3/90 103 Maceo Coleman at Texas Southern 10/4/69 102 Chris Sanders-McCollum vs. Jackson State 9/13/14 102 A.C. Leonard vs. Tennessee Tech 10/27/12 102 Arcentae Broome at Murray State 11/14/98 102 Clarence Jones at Murray State 11/12/94 102 Jerrold McRae vs. Florida A&M 10/22/77 101 A.C. Leonard vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 9/22/12 101 John Frierson vs. Middle Tennessee State 9/7/91 101 John Holland at Virginia State 10/13/73 100 Patrick Smith vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 9/3/16 100 Julian Sample vs. UT Martin 11/7/09 100 Ron Jackson vs. UT Martin 10/20/01 100 Corey Sullivan at Eastern Kentucky 10/10/98

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SINGLE SEASON TEAM HIGHS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

1. 2. 4. 5. 8. 9.

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 8. 9.

Points Scored

450 in 1984 430 in 1998 426 in 1999 416 in 1999 402 in 1972 394 in 1956 393 in 1983 389 in 2001 381 in 2013 377 in 1971

Touchdowns Scored

63 in 1984 61 in 1998 59 in 1956 58 in 1999 56 in 1972 54 in 1971 53 in 1983 52 in 2001 51 in 1970 51 in 1982

Rushing Touchdowns

29 in 1964 28 in 1969 28 in 1972 27 in 1965 26 in 1970 26 in 2007 26 in 2008 25 in 1983 24 in 1959 24 in 1971 24 in 1998

Passing Touchdowns

42 in 1984 31 in 1999 30 in 1980 30 in 2001 29 in 1982 28 in 1973 28 in 1983 27 in 1998 26 in 2016 26 in 2013

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 5. 8. 9.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8.

Field Goals Made 18 in 2013 17 in 2016 16 in 2012 16 in 2011 14 in 2008 13 in 2017 13 in 1979 12 in 1999 11 in 2002 10 in 1990 10 in 1985 10 in 2001 10 in 2006

Field Goals Attempted

29 in 2013 25 in 2016 24 in 1999 24 in 2011 20 in 2014 20 in 2012 20 in 1985 19 in 2008 18 in 2017 18 in 1979

XP Kicks Attempted

59 in 1956 57 in 1984 53 in 1972 52 in 1998 50 in 1971 50 in 1982 50 in 2001 49 in 1965 49 in 1954 48 in 1970

XP Kicks Made 53 in 1984 51 in 1996 48 in 1972 45 in 2008 44 in 1982 43 in 2001 43 in 2001 42 in 1971 42 in 1983 42 in 2001

Total Plays

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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943 in 2013 884 in 2014 854 in 2001 845 in 1981 825 in 2003 821 in 2008 819 in 1996 818 in 2012 817 in 1986 803 in 1985

Total Offense

5,139 in 1998 5,112 in 2001 5,095 in 1984 5,031 in 1981 5,017 in 1999 4,872 in 2013 4,829 in 2014 4,825 in 2008 4,813 in 1983 4,688 in 2012

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Rushing Yds. Per Game

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269.8 in 1956 246.8 in 1957 224.9 in 1955 221.5 in 1961 210.8 in 2007 203.7 in 1959 197.1 in 1962 195.8 in 2008 190.3 in 1954 175.7 in 2012

3,765 in 1984 3,501 in 1999 3,336 in 1998 3,327 in 1983 3,326 in 1981 3,324 in 2001 3,268 in 2014 2,962 in 1992 2,917 in 1997 2.896 in 1980

Yards Passing Per Game

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Yards Rushing

2,698 in 1956 2,350 in 2008 2,319 in 2007 2,293 in 2013 2,037 in 1959 2,024 in 1955 1,933 in 2012 1,903 in 1954 1,836 in 2016 1,826 in 2003

Yards Passing

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

342.2 in 1984 303.3 in 1998 302.2 in 2001 302.0 in 1983 291.8 in 1999 289.6 in 1980 277.1 in 1981 272.3 in 2014 269.3 in 1992 265.2 in 1997

Pass Attempts

475 in 2014 428 in 1999 426 in 1984 424 in 2001 415 in 1985 407 in 1996 406 in 2000 398 in 1998 398 in 1999 391 in 1981

Pass Completions

257 in 2014 253 in 1984 248 in 1999 235 in 1999 233 in 1981 233 in 2001 220in 1981 216 in 2012 212 in 1998 203 in 1980

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SINGLE SEASON TEAM HIGHS

6.27 in 1956 5.26 in 1954 5.20 in 1955 4.90 in 2016 4.89 in 1952 4.87 in 1964 4.83 in 1961 4.78 in 1982 4.76 in 1998 4.73 in 1957

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

467.2 in 1998 464.7 in 2001 463.1 in 1984 432.1 in 1999 437.5 in 1983 426.2 in 2012 419.2 in 1981 414.3 in 1956 414.2 in 1980 416.0 in 2011

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61.6% in 2008 59.6% in 1981 59.4% in 1984 59.3% in 2012 59.1% in 2013 58.7% in 1980 58.1% in 2016 57.9% in 1999 56.2% in 2015 56.0% in 2006

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Rushing Yards Per Play

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Total Offense Per Game

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Highest Completion Pct.

Interceptions Thrown 25 in 1972 25 in 1965 24 in 1975 24 in 1980 23 in 1994 22 in 1991 22 in 2002 21 in 1993 20 in 1973 20 in 1979 20 in 1981 20 in 2000

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Rushing Plays

571 in 2013 537 in 2008 528 in 1986 518 in 1959 503 in 2007 479 in 1953 478 in 1988 467 in 1972 454 in 2012 454 in 1981

First Downs (since 1971) 270 in 2001 263 in 1984 253 in 2008 253 in 2013 248 in 1999 246 in 2014 243 in 2012 239 in 1983 238 in 1981 233 in 1998

First Downs - Passing (since 1971)

169 in 1984 152 in 2014 145 in 1983 143 in 1999 139 in 1981 139 in 1998 135 in 2001 128 in 1992 124 in 1980 123 in 1979

First Downs - Rushing (since 1971)

133 in 2008 118 in 2007 114 in 2013 105 in 1994 104 in 2012 104 in 2001 100 in 2003 99 in 2011 95 in 1985 90 in 2006

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First Downs - Penalties

1. 2. 4. 5. 9. 10.

31 in 2001 29 in 2016 29 in 2015 24 in 1987 23 in 1986 23 in 2003 23 in 2004 23 in 2013 22 in 2014 21 in 1980 21 in 1982 21 in 1999

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 10.

82 in 1986 81 in 1987 75 in 2013 73 in 1988 73 in 2004 69 in 2003 66 in 1985 66 in 2014 66 in 2002 65 in 1989

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

1. 2. 3. 5. 10.

Punts

Highest Punting Average 45.1 in 1990 41.6 in 1985 41.4 in 1991 41.4 in 1992 41.3 in 1986 41.0 in 1982 39.9 in 1999 39.8 in 1974 39.7 in 1969 39.7 in 2004

Passes Intercepted (Def.) 28 in 1984 22 in 1985 21 in 1954 21 in 2013 20 in 1955 20 in 1956 20 in 1971 20 in 1972 20 in 1990 19 in 1970 19 in 1974 19 in 2001


PRESEASON ALL-OVC SELECTIONS

1989 DL – Anthony Pleasant DB – Joe Stone DB – Tony Stargell 1990 WR – Anthony Owens DL – Arbutus Price LB - Simon Shanks 1991 QB – James Wade WR – Marcus Dowdell P – Colin Godfrey 1992 OT – Robert Moorman QB – James Wade WR – Patrick Robinson P – Colin Godfrey HM: Randy Fuller, DB; Brent Alexander, DB

1993 C – Marshun Middleton G – Royce McGowan DL – Jim Lackey LB – Thomas Jackson DB – Brent Alexander DB – Randy Fuller 1994 WR – Lawrence Segree DL – Jim Lackey HM: Clarence Jones, WR Thomas Jackson, LB Cedric Davis, DB 1995 QB – Daryl Williams WR – Lawrence Segree T – Royce MGowan DL – Jim Lackey DB – Darrell Williams HM: Dan Pride, OT; Michael Holcey, LB 1996 WR – Jereme Hurd HM: Jarrick Hillery, RB Ryan Falker, LB 1997 WR – Juan Hall OG – Shawn Thompson DL – Lamar Carter DB – Darrell Hinton HM: Todd Valentine, QB Bennie Anderson, OT 1998 QB – Leon Murray WR – Tyrone Butterfield OG – Deshawn Thompson LB – Armand Williams P – Ashley Johnson HM: Bennie Anderson, OG

1999 QB – Leon Murray WR – Corey Sullivan OG – Bennie Anderson OT – Michael Thompson DL – Lamar Carter LB – LaBrent Sterling HM: Avion Black, Jr. WR; Ike Boone, C; Ligarius Jennings, DB

2009 DB - Eugene Clifford 2010 DB - Eugene Clifford DL- Donte’e Nicholls

2011 LB - Rico Council (Co-Defensive Player of the Year) RB - Dante’ Thomas OL - Kadeem Edwards

2000 RB – Amariah Robb WR – Julius Hull OL – Lawrence Smith DL – Danny Robertson DB Ligarius Jennings HM: Ed Sanders, DB; Orlando Dotson, DL

2012 OL - Kadeem Edwards DL - Antonio Harper RS - Weldon Garlington 2013 OL - Demetrius Rhaney OL - Kadeem Edwards TE - A.C. Leonard DE - Antonio Harper LB - Nick Thrasher DB - Daniel Fitzpatrick DB - Stephen Godbolt III (Defensive Player of the Year)

2001 WR - C.J. Johnson OL - Lawrence Smith OL - Benedict Ibisi RET - Carlos Wright DL - Curley Grayson LB - Walter Reese HM: Marquis Stephens, DB

Anthony Pleasant highlights the list becoming the first preseason and post season All-OVC pick for the Tigers.

2014 OL - Robert Myers QB - Mike German DE - Anthony Bass (Defensive Player of the Year) LB - Nick Thrasher DB - Daniel Fitzpatrick DB - D’Ante Saunders

2002 WR - C.J. Johnson TE - Steve Farmer DL - Desmond Scantling LB - Jermaine Beale DB - Dion Giddens HM: Charles Anthony, RB 2003 WR - C.J. Johnson PK - Joey Hudak DB - Scott Cunningham DB - Deon Giddens

DE– Gabe Terry

2015

2016 DE – Ebenezer Ogundeko OL - Jessaman Dunker WR - Patrick Smith

2004 RB - Charles Anthony DL - Paul Thomas LB - James Dumervil

Brent Alexander carried the torch and was named to the preseason team in 1992.

2017 WR-Patrick Smith (Offensive Player of the Year) DE - Ebenezer Ogundeko K-Lane Clark KR-Chris Rowland C-Thomas Burton

2005 DL - Almonte Duncan 2006 DB – Aaron Strong 2007 QB - Antonio Heffner RB - Javarris Williams DL - Shaun Richardson DB - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie

2018 WR-Steven Newbold CB-Dajour Nesbeth S-Vincent Sellers

2008 RB - Javarris Williams WR - Chris Johnson OT - Cornelius Lewis LB - Remond Willis

Jim Lackey was the first Tiger selected to three preseason squads while gaining post season honors twice.

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POSTSEASON ALL-OVC SELECTIONS 1988 DL - Anthony Pleasant DB - Ben Robinson 1989 FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Anthony Pleasant LB - Simon Shanks DB - Tony Stargell DB - Joe Stone SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Gerald Hall OG - Michael Tharpe TE - Al Griffin WR - Anthony Owens SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Arbutus Price 1990 OFFENSE TE - Anthony Owens WR - Marcus Dowdell K - J.J. Flournoy 1991 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE C - John Macon QB - James Wade FIRST TEAM DEFENSE LB - Elliot Pilton P - Colin Godfrey SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Larry Tharpe WR - Patrick Robinson WR - Marcus Dowdell SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DB - Sheldrick Hawkins 1992 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE WR - Patrick Robinson FIRST TEAM DEFENSE P - Colin Godfrey SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Robert Moorman OG - Gerod Duff TE - Charles Hunter QB - James Wade SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DB - Brent Alexander DB - Randy Fuller 1993 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE WR - Lawrence Segree FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Gerome Gardner DB - Brent Alexander DB - Randy Fuller SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Royce McGowan QB - Daryl Williams WR - Clarence Jones

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1994 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE WR - Lawrence Segree FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DE - David Bell DB - Cedric Davis DB - Darrell Williams SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OG - Royce McGowan RB - Darron Davis WR - Clarence Jones SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Jim Lackey 1995 SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Royce McGowan WR - Jerome Hurd SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Jim Lackey LB - Ryan Falker DB - Victor Bonds 1996 FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Lamar Carter DB - Clifford Green OG - Shawn Thompson WR - Juan Hall SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DB - Darrell Hinton 1997 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE WR - Tyrone Butterfield RET - Tyrone Butterfield SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Bennie Anderson OG - Shawn Thompson SECOND TEAM DEFENSE LB - Armand Williams DB - Darrell Hinton P - Ashley Johnson 1998 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Bennie Anderson WR - Tyrone Butterfield FIRST TEAM DEFENSE LB - Lamar Carter DB - Jarrick Hillery SECOND TEAM OFFENSE RB - DeJuan Marshall WR - Corey Sullivan RET - Avion Black SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DB - Darrell Hinton 1999 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Michael Thompson OG - Bennie Anderson WR - Corey Sullivan RS - Avion Black FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Lamar Carter SECOND TEAM OFFENSE C - Ike Boone QB - Leon Murray

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RB - Amariah Robb WR - Avion Black SECOND TEAM DEFENSE LB - Brent Sterling DB - Ligarius Jennings DB - Ed Sanders

2000 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE RS - Carlos Wright FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Walter Reese SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Lawrence Smith SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Curley Grayson DB - Ligarius Jennings 2001 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE TE - Steve Farmer WR - C.J. Johnson FIRST TEAM DEFENSE LB - Walter Reese DB - Marquis Stephens SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OG - Lawrence Smith WR - Patrick Jenkin SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Desmond Scantling LB - Jermaine Beale DB - Eric Joyce 2002 FIRST TEAM DEFENSE LB - Jermaine Beale DB - Scott Cunningham DB - Deon Giddens SECOND TEAM OFFENSE TE - Steve Farmer WR - C.J. Johnson K - Joey Hudak RS - Carlos Wright 2003 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE RB - Charles Anthony WR - C.J. Johnson FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Paul Thomas DB - Scott Cunningham LB - James Dumervil DB - Deon Giddens DB - Ahmed Safeullah 2004 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE RB - Charles Anthony FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Paul Thomas SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Almonte Duncan 2005 FIRST TEAM DEFENSE LB - Wesley Holmes DB - Jamar Landrom SECOND TEAM OFFENSE RB - Javarris Williams SECOND TEAM DEFENSE


POSTSEASON ALL-OVC SELECTIONS

DL - Ernest Jones ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM RB - Javarris Williams

2006 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Antonio Heffner FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Leonard Davis DB - D. Rodgers-Cromartie DB - Nikkieda Rutland SECOND TEAM OFFENSE RB - Javarris Williams OG - Cecil Newton SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DB - Aaron Strong ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM QB - Antonio Heffner DL - Shaun Richardson 2007 FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Shaun Richardson DB - D. Rodgers-Cromartie SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Cornelius Lewis 2008 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE RB - Javarris Williams C - Cecil Newton OT - Cornelius Lewis SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Dumaka Atkins SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Maurice Davis DB - Eugene Clifford DB - Larry Williford ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM DL - Marcus Broxie DB - Eugene Clifford LB - Rico Council WR/KR - JaJuan Spillman 2009 FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DB - Eugene Clifford SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Kellen Woodard, LB - John Jones, Jr. DB - Anthony Levine ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM LB - John Jones, Jr. 2010 FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DB - Eugene Clifford SECOND TEAM OFFENSE RB - Preston Brown OL - Alex Davis OL - Gershom Jordan SECOND TEAM DEFENSE LB - Rico Council ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM LB - Wilson Robinson

2011 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE WR - Calvin McNairl FIRST TEAM DEFENSE LB - Rico Council DB - Joseph Wylie SECOND TEAM OFFENSE C - Sherman Carter OG - Kadeem Edwards OT - Rogers Gaines SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Antonio Harper ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM QB - Michael German DB - Stephen Godbolt 2012 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE RB - Trabis Ward TE - A.C. Leonard C - Sherman Carter G - Kadeem Edwards T - Rogers Gaines FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DB - Stephen Godbolt III SECOND TEAM OFFENSE K - Jamin Godfrey SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Antonio Harper LB - Nick Thrasher DB - Daniel Fitzpatrick ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM TE - A.C. Leonard TE - Joe Bowens 2013 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE G - Kadeem Edwards FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Anthony Bass DL - Antonio Harper LB - Nick Thrasher DB - Daniel Fitzpatrick SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Ronald Butler RB - Tim Broughton TE - AC Leonard OL - Robert Myers K - Jamin Godfrey SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DB - David Van Dyke ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM QB - Ronald Butler DB - D’Ante Saunders 2014 FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Anthony Bass DL - Samquan Evans LB - Nick Thrasher DB - De’Ante Saunders SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OL - Robert Myers SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DB - Daniel Fitzpatrick DL - Gabe Terry ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM DL - Gabe Terry

2015 FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Ebenezer Ogundeko SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OL - Jessaman Dunker WR - Patrick Smith ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM DL - Ebenezer Ogundeko WR - Patrick Smith QB - O’Shay Ackerman-Carter 2016 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OL - Jessaman Dunker WR - Patrick Smith FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Ebenezer Ogundeko CB - Ezra Robinson FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS K - Lane Clark RS - Chris Rowland SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OL - Kevin Kenton SECOND TEAM DEFENSE LB - Chris Collins ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM WR - Steven Newbold RS/WR - Chris Rowland

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie made the OVC First Team Defense in 2006 and 2007.

2017 FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Ebenezer Ogundeko LB - Chris Collins FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS K - Lane Clark SECOND TEAM OFFENSE WR - Patrick Smith SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DT - Jason Morrow S-Vincent Sellers ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM S-Vincent Sellers INDIVIDUAL AWARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR WR - Tyrone Butterfield (1997)* QB - Leon Murray (1998) DE - Lamar Carter (1999) WR - Charles Anthony (2004) RB - Javarris Williams (2008) LB - Rico Council (2011) DE - Anthony Bass (2013)

In 1990, Joe Gilliam Sr. became the first TSU head coach to be named OVC Coach of the Year.

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR RB - Javarris Williams (2005) QB - Michael German (2011) COACH OF THE YEAR Joe Gilliam, Sr. (1990)* L.C. Cole (1998) L.C. Cole (1999) *- shared the award

Sherman Carter was one of three TSU offensive lineman to make the All-OVC Team in 2012.

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TSU AND THE NFL DRAFT

In 1952, Hal Turner became the first TSU Tiger selected in the NFL Draft . He was selected with the 333rd pick in the 28th round by the Detroit Lions.

Player (Pos.) Hal Turner (DE) Jim Caldwell (T) George Balthazar (T) George Balthazar (T) Izzy Lang (RB) Robert Reed (G) Roosevelt Davis (T) Robert Reed (G) John Robinson (E) Willie Walker (FL) Franklin McRae (DT) Jim Carer (G) Bill Tucker (HB) Alvin Coleman (DB) Noland Smith (KR/WR) Eugene Bowens (HB) Leon Moore (DB) John Robinson (FL) Howard Finley (DB) Claude Humphrey (DE) Eldridge Dickey (QB) John Robinson (FL) Tommy Davis (G) Lee Johnson (WR) Jim Marsalis (DB) Elbert Drungo (T) King Dunlap (DT) Joe Cooper (FL) Harold Rice (LB) Bob Shannon (DB) Harry Carpenter (T) Joe Jones (DE) Claude Brumfield (G) Charles Williams (G) Vernon Holland (T) Larry Woods (DT) Jacob Mayes (RB) Dave Davis (WR) Fred Herring (CB) Bill West (DB) Albert “Sonny” Davis (RB) Don Pinson (DB) Joe Sweet (WR) Clifford Brooks (DB) Robert Stevenson (LB) Joe Gilliam, Jr. (QB) Robert Woods (T) James Thaxton (TE) Ollie Smith (WR) Charles McTorry (DB) William Wynn (DE) Larry Pettus (T) Alfred Reese (RB) Charlie Wade (WR) Ed Jones (DE) Waymond Bryant (LB) John Holland (WR) Greg Kindle (T) Carl Wafer (DT) Ed Gatewood (LB)

Year 1952 1963 1961 1961 1964 1965 1965 1965 1966 1966 1966 1966 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1970 1970 1970 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971 1972 1972 1972 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1974 1974 1974 1974 1974 1974

RD. (Selection #) Team 28-333 Detroit 28-329 Chicago 8-103 Pittsburgh 16-122 Boston 18-240 Philadelphia 16-217 Washington 8-112 Baltimore 12-90 Houston 7-102 Buffalo 4-59 Detroit 6-92 Chicago 12-185 Baltimore 3-65 San Francisco 4-87 Minnesota 6-156 Kansas City 10-260 Dallas 10-252 L.A. Rams 12-315 New Orleans 13-318 Buffalo 1-3 Atlanta 1-25 Oakland 4-108 Green Bay 8-216 Baltimore 6-141 San Francisco 1-23 Kansas City 3-65 Houston 5-129 Baltimore 8-186 Pittsburgh 11-284 Oakland 12-295 Washington 13-313 Atlanta 2-36 Cleveland 5-117 N.Y. Giants 16-393 Miami 1-15 Cincinnati 4-100 Detroit 6-143 San Diego 7-168 Green Bay 8-197 Cincinnati 10-238 Oakland 11-264 Philadelphia 11-273 San Diego 17-435 L.A. Rams 2-45 Cleveland 11-258 N.Y. Jets 11-273 Pittsburgh 2-38 N.Y. Jets 4-84 San Diego 4-85 Baltimore 5-113 Denver 7-159 Philadelphia 12-305 San Francisco 13-318 San Diego 17-442 Miami 1-1 Dallas 1-4 Chicago 2-29 Minnesota 2-33 St. Louis 2-42 Denver 13-331 Buffalo

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Claude Humphrey was the first Tennessee State alum to be taken the First Round of the NFL Draft. It was well warranted, he entered the HOF in 2014.

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On January 30, 1968, Dickey was drafted with the 25th pick of the first round by the Oakland Raiders becoming the first HBCU player to be drafted as a quarterback.

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TSU AND THE NFL DRAFT Player (Pos.) Cleveland Elam (DE) Mike Hegman (LB) James Johnson (DB) James Lewis (DB) Loaird McCreary (WR) Larry Dorsey (WR) Melvin Mitchell (G) John Owens (DE) Melvin Shy (DB) Oliver Davis (DB) Nate Simpson (RB) Kevin Russell (DB) Larry Barnes (RB) Johnny Jackson (NT) Nate Jackson (RB) Sylvester Hicks (DE) Stan Johnson (DT) Danny Johnson (LB) Dwight Wheeler (T) Homer Elias (G) Jerrold McRae (WR) Rodney Parker (WR) John Smith (WR) Billy McBride (DB) Jesse Deramus (DT) Joe Adams (QB) Malcolm Taylor (DE) Bryan Howard (DB) Donald Laster (T) Steve Moore (G) Mike Jones (WR) Larry Kinnebrew (RB) Richard Dent (DE) Walter Tate (C) Golden Tate (WR) Herman Hunter (RB) Onzy Elam (LB) Charles Buchanan (DE) Frank Pillow (WR) Tony Stargell (CB) Anthony Pleasant (DE) Anthony Shelton (DB) Tyrone Watson (WR) Larry Tharpe (OT) Marcus Dowdell (WR) Patrick Robinson (WR) Randy Fuller (DB) Cedric Davis (DB) Clarence Jones (WR) Darrell Williams (DB) Avion Black (WR) Michael Thompson (T) Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (DB) Javarris Williams (RB) Kadeem Edwards (OT) Demetrius Rhaney (C) Robert Myers (OG) Anthony Morris (OT)

Year 1975 1975 1975 1975 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1978 1978 1978 1978 1978 1978 1978 1979 1979 1979 1981 1982 1982 1982 1983 1983 1983 1983 1983 1984 1985 1987 1987 1988 1990 1990 1990 1990 1992 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996 2000 2000 2008 2009 2014 2014 2015 2015

RD. (Selection #) Team 4-85 San Francisco 7-173 Dallas 9-218 San Francisco 14-338 Miami 2-49 Miami 3-64 San Diego 4-96 Miami 7-200 Miami 14-385 Philadelphia 4-102 Cleveland 5-122 Green Bay 6-145 Philadelphia 6-151 San Diego 9-243 St. Louis 11-282 Buffalo 2-29 Kansas City 2-46 L.A. Rams 4-85 Kansas City 4-102 New England 4-107 Detroit 5-112 Kansas City 6-152 Atlanta 10-261 Cleveland 11-276 San Francisco 11-301 L. A. Rams 12-322 San Francisco 5-121 Houston 9-233 Minnesota 12-309 Washington 3-80 New England 6-159 Minnesota 6-165 Cincinnati 8-203 Chicago 10-266 Minnesota 5-120 Indianapolis 11-289 Philadelphia 3-75 N.Y. Jets 8-205 Pittsburgh 11-279 Tampa Bay 3-56 New York Jets 3-73 Cleveland 11-289 San Francisco 11-300 Philadelphia 6-146 Detroit 10-276 New Orleans 7-187 Houston 4-123 Denver 5-150 Arizona 7-227 Jacksonville 7-245 Kansas City 5-181 Buffalo 4-100 Atlanta 1-16 Arizona 7-212 Kansas City 4-143 Tampa Bay 7-250 St . Louis 5-176 Baltimore 7-218 Oakland

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Ed “Too Tall” Jones was selected No.1 in 1974 and is currently the only HBCU player to be picked first overall in the NFL Draft.

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While Ed Jones was taken No. 1 overall in 1974, Waymond Bryant was selected with fourth overall pick by the Chicago Bears.

TSU IN THE NFL DRAFT BY THE NUMBERS 49ers................................... 8 Bears................................... 4 Bengals.............................. 3 Bills...................................... 6 Broncos............................. 2 Browns............................... 5 Buccaneers........................ 2 Cardinals........................... 5 Chargers............................ 6 Chiefs................................. 8 Colts................................... 6 Cowboys........................... 3 Dolphins........................... 6 Eagles................................. 7 Falcons............................... 3 Giants................................. 1 Jaguars.............................. 1 Jets...................................... 4 Lions................................... 6 Oilers.................................. 4

Packers.............................. 3 Patriots.............................. 3 Raiders............................... 4 Rams................................... 6 Ravens............................... 1 Redskins............................ 3 Saints................................. 2 Steelers.............................. 4 Vikings............................... 5 Total Picks.............. 121

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TIGERS IN THE NFL 72 Charles Buchannan 71 Homer Elias

52 Onzy Elam

84 Marcus Dowdell

72 Cleveland Elam 75 Elbert Drungo

58 Mike Hegman

95 Richard Dent 89 Avion Black

21 Oliver Davis

Benny Anderson, OL Baltimore Ravens, 2001-04 Buffalo Bills, 2005 Brent Alexander, DB Arizona Cardinals, 1994-97 Carolina Panthers, 1998-99 Pittsburgh Steelers, 2000-2003 New York Giants, 2004-05 Larry Barnes, RB San Diego Chargers, 1977-78 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978 Philadelphia Eagles, 1978-79 Avion Black, WR Buffalo Bills, 2000-01 Houston Texans, 2002 Clifford Brooks, CB Cleveland Browns, 1972-74 Philadelphia Eagles, 1975-76 New York Jets, 1976 Buffalo Bills, 1976 Ben Brown, QB Phiadelphia Eagles, 1990-91 Claude Brumfield, OG New York Giants, 1970 Waymond Bryant, LB Chicago Bears, 1974-77

17 Joe Gilliam, Jr.

Willie Carter, HB Chicago Cardinals, 1953 Alvin Coleman, DB Minnesota Vikings, 1967 Cincinnati Bengals, 1969-71 Philadelphia Eagles, 1972 Rico Council, LB Tennessee Titans, 2012 Al Davis, RB Philadelphia Eagles, 1971-72 Cedric Davis, CB Arizona Cardinals, 1995 Dave Davis, WR Green Bay Packers, 1971-72 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1973 New Orleans Saints, 1974 Oliver Davis, DB Cleveland Browns,1977-80 Cincinnati Bengals, 1981-82 Roosevelt Davis, DE New York Giants, 1965-67 Tommy Davis, OT Baltimore Colts, 1968

Darryl Caldwell, OT Buffalo Bills, 1983

Richard Dent, DE **2011 NFL Hall of Fame** Chicago Bears, 1983-93 San Francisco 49ers, 1994 Chicago Bears, 1995 Indianapolis Colts, 1996 Philadelphia Eagles, 1997

Alex Carter, DE Cleveland Browns, 1987

Eldridge Dickey, QB, WR Oakland Raiders, 1968, 1971

Charles Buchannan, DE Cleveland Browns, 1988

James Carter, DE Pittsburgh Steelers, 1966

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11 Ben Brown

23 Clifford Brooks

80 John Holland

29 Randy Fuller 96 Lamar Divens

Lamar Divens, DT San Diego Chargers, 2011 Baltimore Ravens, 2008-2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2011 Tennessee Titans, 2012 San Francisco 49ers, 2013 Larry Dorsey, WR San Diego Chargers, 1976-77 Kansas City Chiefs, 1978 Marcus Dowdell, WR/KR New Orleans Saints, 1992-93 Arizona Cardinals, 1995-96 Elbert Drungo, T Houston Oilers, 1969-71 Houston Oilers, 1973-77 Buffalo Bills, 1978 Jessamen Dunker, OL New York Giants, 2017-Present King Dunlap, DT Baltimore Colts, 1969 Cid Edwards, RB St. Louis Cardinals, 1968-71 San Diego Chargers, 1972-74 Chicago Bears, 1975 Kadeem Edwards, T Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2014-15 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2015-16 Dallas Cowboys, 2017 Cleveland Elam, DE San Francisco 49ers, 1975-78 Detroit Lions, 1979 Onzy Elam, LB New York Jets, 1987-88 Washington Redskins, 1989 Homer Elias, OG Detroit Lions, 1978-84

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38 Larry Barnes 37 Cid Edwards

46 Brent Alexander

66 Bennie Anderson

Charley Ferguson, SE-TE Cleveland Browns, 1961 Minnesota Vikings, 1962 Buffalo Bills 1963, 65-66, 69 Randy Fuller, DB Denver Broncos, 1994 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1995-97 Atlanta Falcons, 1998-2000 Rogers Gains, DE Denver Broncos, 2013 New York Giants 2014 Chuck Gavin, DE Denver Broncos, 1960-63 George Gilchrist, OT Chicago Cardinals, 1953 Joe Gilliam, Jr., QB Pittsburgh Steelers, 1972-75 Steve Griffin, RB Kansas City Chiefs, 1987 Michael Hegmen, LB Dallas Cowboys, 1976-88 Fred Herring, DB Cincinnati Bengals, 1971 Sylvester Hicks, DT Kansas City Chiefs, 1978-81 John Holland, WR Minnesota Vikings, 1974 Buffalo Bills, 1975-77 Vernon Holland, OT Cincinnati Bengals, 1971-79 Detroit Lions, 1980 New York Giants, 1980 Steve Holloway, WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987 Bryan Howard, S Minnesota Vikings, 1982


TIGERS IN THE NFL 70 Larry Woods

23 Anthony Shelton

81 Patrick Robinson

71 William Wynn

Claude Humphrey, DE ** 2014 NFL Hall of Fame ** Atlanta Falcons, 1968-74, 1976-78 Philadelphia Eagles, 1979-81 Herman Hunter, RB-KR Philadelphia Eagles, 1985 Nathaniel Jackson, FB Buffalo Bills, 1977 Ligarius Jennings, DB Cincinnati Bengals, 2001-02 Danny Johnson, LB Green Bay Packers, 1978 Leo Johnson, WR San Francisco 49ers, 1969-70 James “Monk” Johnson, WR San Francisco 49ers, 1974-76 Stan Johnson, DT Kansas City Chiefs, 1978 Clarence Jones, WR Jacksonville Jaguars, 1996 Ed “Too Tall” Jones, DE Dallas Cowboys, 1974-78 Dallas Cowboys, 1980-89 Joe “Turkey” Jones, DE Cleveland Browns, 1970-71, Cleveland Browns, 1973, 75-78 Philadelphia Eagles, 1974-75 Washington Redskins, 1979-80 Mike Jones, WR Minnesota Vikings, 1983-85 New Orleans Saints, 1986-87 New England Patriots, 1989 Roger Jones, CB Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1991-93 Cincinnati Bengals, 1994-96 Tennessee Oilers, 1997

72 Robert Woods

1 Noland Smith

40 Javarris Williams

66 Michael Thompson

94 Benard Wilson

72 Lawrence Smith

71 Larry Tharpe

83 Charley Wade

45 Tony Stargell

62 Dwight Wheeler

96 Malcolm Taylor

Eric Joyce, DB Chicago Bears, 2002 Arizona Cardinals, 2004

Loaird McCreary, TE Miami Dolphins, 1976-78 New York Giants, 1979

Jim Kelly, TE Chicago Bears, 1974

Franklin McRae, DT Chicago Bears, 1967

Anthony Pleasant, DE Cleveland Browns, 1990-95 Baltimore Ravens, 1996 Atlanta Falcons, 1997 New York Jets, 1998-2000 New England Patriots, 2001-2003

Jerrold McRae, WR Kansas City Chiefs, 1978 Philadelphia Eagles, 1979

David Pool, DB San Diego Chargers, 1990 (9)

Greg Kindle, T-G St. Louis Cardinals, 1974-75 Atlanta Falcons, 1976 Larry Kinnebrew, FB Cincinnati Bengals, 1983-87 Buffalo Bills, 1989

Melvin Mitchell, G-C Miami Dolphins, 1976-78 Detroit Lions, 1977 Minnesota Vikings, 1980

Mack Lamb, CB Miami Dolphins, 1967-68

Willie Mitchell, DB Kansas City Chiefs, 1964-71

Izzy Lang, FB Philadelphia Eagles, 1964-68 Los Angeles Rams, 1969 Donald Laster, T Washington Redskins, 1982 Detroit Lions, 1984 AC Leonard, TE Minnesota Vikings, 2014 Anthony Levine, DB Green Bay Packers, 2011-2012 Baltimore Ravens, 2012-Present

Leon Moore, DB Los Angeles Rams, 1967-69 Washington Redskins, 1970 Steve Moore, G-T New England Patriots, 1983-87 Anthony Morris, T Oakland Raiders, 2015 Robert Myers, G Baltimore Ravens, 2015 Indianapolis Colts, 2015 Denver Broncos, 2015-16 Seattle Seahawks, 2016-Present

James Lewis, DB Miami Dolphins, 1975

Cecil Newton, Jr., C Jacksonville Jaguars, 2009-2011 Dallas Cowboys, 2012

Jao Makor, K Philadelphia Eagles, 1989

McDonald Oden, TE Cleveland Browns, 1980-82

Larry Mallory, S New York Giants, 1976-78 Jim Marsalis, CB Kansas City Chiefs, 1969-75 New Orleans Saints, 1977

John Owens, DE Miami Dolphins, 1976 Rodney Parker, WR Philadelphia Eagles, 1980-81 Frank Pillow, WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1988-90

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Dan Pride, LB Chicago Bears, 1968 (3) Brian Ransom, QB Houston Oilers, 1983-85 Robert Reed, G Washington Redskins, 1965 Alfred Reeves, HB San Diego Chargers, 1973 Demetrius Rhaney, C St. Louis/ Los Angeles Rams, 2014-16 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2017 Washington Redskins, 2017 Harold Rice, DE Oakland Raiders, 1971 Johnnie Robinson, DB Detroit Lions, 1966-67 Patrick Robinson, WR/KR Cincinnati Bengals,1993 Arizona Cardinals, 1994 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, DB Arizona Cardinals, 2008-10 Philadelphia Eagles, 2011-12 Denver Broncos, 2013 New York Giants, 2014-17 Kevin Russell, DB Philadelphia Eagles, 1977

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TIGERS IN THE NFL Anthony Shelton, CB San Diego Chargers, 1990-93 Nate Simpson, RB Green Bay Packers, 1977-79 Fletcher Smith, DB Kansas City Chiefs, 1966-67 Cincinnati Bengals, 1968-71 John Smith, WR Cleveland Browns, 1979 Lawrence Smith, OL Baltimore Ravens, 2003-03 Buffalo Bills, 2004-05 Nate Simpson, RB Green Bay Packers, 1977-79 Fletcher Smith, DB Kansas City Chiefs, 1966-67 Cincinnati Bengals, 1968-71 John Smith, WR Cleveland Browns, 1979 Lawrence Smith, OL Baltimore Ravens, 2003-03 Buffalo Bills, 2004-05 Noland Smith, KR-WR Kansas City Chiefs, 1967-69 San Francisco 49ers, 1969 Ollie Smith, WR Baltimore Colts, 1973-74 Green Bay Packers, 1976-77 Tony Stargell, CB New York Jets, 1990-91 Indianapolis Colts, 1992-93 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1994-95 Kansas City Chiefs, 1996 Chicago Bears, 1997

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Larry Tharpe, OT Detroit Lions, 1992-94 Arizona Cardinals, 1995 New England Patriots, 1996 Detroit Lions, 1997-98 James Thaxton, TE San Diego Chargers, 1973-74 Cleveland Browns, 1974 New Orleans Saints, 1976-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978 Charlie Thomas, RB Kansas City Chiefs, 1975 Michael Thompson, OL Atlanta Falcons, 2000-02 Bill Tucker, RB San Francisco 49ers, 1967-70 Chicago Bears, 1971

Javarris Williams, RB Kansas City Chiefs, 2009-11 Houston Texans, 2011 Larry Woods, T Detroit Lions, 1971-72 Miami Dolphins, 1973 New York Jets, 1974-75 Seattle Seahawks, 1976 Robert Woods, T New York Jets, 1973-77 New Orleans Saints, 1977-80 Washington Redskins, 1981 William Wynn, DE Philadelphia Eagles, 1973-76 Washington Redskins, 1977

Hal Turner, DE Detroit Lions, 1954 David Van Dyke, S Kansas City Chiefs, 2014 Charley Wade, WR Chicago Bears, 1974 Green Bay Packers, 1975 Kansas City Chiefs, 1977 Carl Wafer, DE-DT Green Bay Packers, 1974 New York Giants, 1974 Willie Walker, FL Detroit Lions, 1966

Former TSU Facilities Manager Jerrold McRae played two seasons in the league for a pair of teams.

Riley Walton, TE Kansas City Chiefs, 1987 Bill West, DB Oakland Raiders, 1971

Joe Sweet, WR Los Angeles Rams, 1972-73 New England Patriots, 1974

Dwight Wheeler, T-C New England Patriots, 1978-83 Los Angeles Raiders, 1984-88

Malcolm Taylor, DE Houston Oilers, 1982-83 Los Angeles Raiders, 1986-88 Atlanta Falcons, 1989

Bernard Wilson, NT Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1993 Arizona Cardinals, 1994-97 Joe “Turkey” Jones played for nearly a decade in the NFL from 1970-80 for four different teams.

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TIGERS IN THE SUPER BOWL Tennessee State has been well represented on the rosters of 23 teams in 20 Super Bowls. Out of the 20 players who made Super Bowl appearances, nine have won a championship with their respective teams. Former Tigers Willie Mitchell and Fletcher Smith were on the Kansas City Chiefs in the first ever Super Bowl in 1967. Bennie Anderson was the last former Tiger to win a Super Bowl ring, playing offensive guard on the world champion, Baltimore Ravens, in 2001. Anthony Pleasant (New England Patriots), Joe Gilliam, Jr. (Pittsburgh Steelers), Ed “Too Tall” Jones (Dallas Cowboys), Mike Hegman (Dallas Cowboys) and Randy Fuller played in more than one Super Bowl. Fuller is the only Tiger to make appearances with two different teams playing with the Pittsburg Steelers and Atlanta Falcons while Hegman and Jones were teammates in Super Bowl XII and XIII. Thus far, Jones has tallied the most apperances with three. In Super Bowl XV, Claude Humphrey and Rodney Parker became another TSU pair to play for the NFL Championship with the Philadelphia Eagles. TSU great Richard Dent is the only alum to be named game MVP , helping to lead the Chicago Bears over New England to conclude the 1985 season in Super Bowl XX. in his rookie season, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie helped the Arizona Cardinals to their first NFL Championship in 2009 appearing in Super Bowl XLIII. This past season, Robert Myers suited up for the Broncos in Super Bowl 50. TSU has had four former players compete in five of the last six Super Bowls.

In his rookie season, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie became the 17th TSU football alum to play for a NFL Championship, helping the Arizona Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII in 2009.

Willie Mitchell, DB Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl I

Donald Laster, OG Washington Redskins Super Bowl XVII

Fletcher Smith, DB Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl I

Richard Dent, DE Chicago Bears Super Bowl XX MVP

Jim Marsalis, DB Kansas City Chief Super Bowl IV

Randy Fuller, DB Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XXX Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl XXXIII

Nolan Smith, KR Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl IV Larry Woods, OT Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VIII Joe Gilliam, Jr. QB Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowls IX, X John Holland, FL Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl IX Ed “Too Tall” Jones, DE Dallas Cowboys Super Bowls X, XII, XIII Mike Hegman, LB Dallas Cowboys Super Bowls XII, XIII Claude Humphrey, DE Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl XV

Richard Dent played for the 1986 NFL Champions, Chicago Bears, and was named Super Bowl XX MVP.

Rodney Parker, WR Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl XV

Bennie Anderson, OG Baltimore Ravens Super Bowls XXXV Anthony Pleasant, DE New England Patriots Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, DB Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl XLIII Denver Broncos Super Bowl XLVIII Anthony Levine, DB Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XLVII Lamar Divens, DL San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XLVII Robert Myers, OL Denver Broncos Super Bowl 50

Oliver Davis, DB Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl XVI

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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Abernathy, Mingo, 1997 Ackerman-Carter, O’Shay, 2015-16 Adams, Joe, 1977-80 Adams, Roderick, 1982-85 Adams, Zenoch, 1946-47 Ages, Lamel, 2004 Adeboyejo, Qudus 2004-07 Alexander, Avern 2004-07 Alexander, Brent, 1990-93 Alexander, Hubbard, 1958-61 Alexander, Patrick, 2002 Allen, Donnell, 1980-81 Allen, Donnie, 1958-60 Allen, Lytle, 1957-60 Allen, Robert, 1976 Allen, Ty, 2016-17 Alvarez, Juan, 1999 Alyaseen, Bader, 2008 Ammons, Ilya, 1988 Anderson, Allen, 1947 Anderson, Bennie, 1996-99 Anderson, Brock, 2003 Anderson, Joseph, 1962 Anderson, Kevin, 2003 Anderson, Nathaniel, 1956-59 Anderson, Paul, 1949-52 Andrews, James, 2007-09 Anthony, Charles, 2001-04 Anthony, Shaq, 2014-15 Applewhite, Louis, 2001-03 Arkle, Jerome, 1951 Armstrong, Curtis, 1959-60 Armstrong, Denzel, 2012 Armstrong, Mike, 1984-85 Armstrong, Neiman, 2017Arnold, Henry, 1958-61 Arrington, Dan, 1953 Atkins, Dumaka, 2008-09 Avery, Mickey, 1980-83 Ayoola, Dare, 2011

Bailey, Kevin, 1990 Bailey, Robert, 2014 Baker, Kalvin, 2006-09 Baker, Phillip 2005 Balthazer, George, 1957-60 Banks, Eugene 2005,06 Baptiste,Crosby 2006 Barbee, Ronald, 1959-62 Barkan, Scott, 1990-91 Barker, Lamar, 1992-93; 95 Barksdale, Gregory, 2012-13 Barnes, Lawrence, 1973-76 Bass, Anthony, 2011-14 Bass, William, 1944-45 Batson, John, 1951-52 Bather, Andrew, 2012-15 Bather, Brandon, 2007-10

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Bather, Justin, 2009-2012 Beachman, Booker, 1977-80 Beachum, Kent, 1986 Beale, Jermaine, 1999-2002 Beamon, Michael, 1987-88 Beavers, Oscar, 1951-52 Becker,Michael, 2008-09 Bell, David, 1994 Belvin,Brandon 2006 -08 Benson, Eric 2005-08 Bentley ,Billie Berry, Ryan, 2009-2012 Berry, Dexter, 1978-80 Bethea, Jimmy, 1990-92 Biggles, Kenneth, 1981-84 Bigham, Nahshon 2005-08 Billings, Buck, 1997-98 Bills, Darmont, 1980 Black, Avion, 1997-99 Black, DeVaughn, 1995 Black, Tyler, 2016-17 Blackmon, Brandon, 2007-08 Bledsoe,Kelvin, 2006 -08 Blue, Willie, 1976-79 Bobo, Odgra, 1949-50 Bobo, Primes, 1979-82 Bolden, Eddie, 1964-67 Bolden, John, 1915-17 Bond, Kevin, 1992 Bond, Lucius, 1943-44 Bonds, Victor, 1992-95 Bonds, Terrell, 2014-17 Bonner, Charles, 1987 Booker, Lionel, 1980-81 Boone, David, 1961-62 Boone, Ike, 1996-99 Bossie, Elijah, 1965 Boudreaux, Mitchell, 2016Bowen, Eugene, 1963-66 Bowen, Samuel, 1957-58 Bowens, Corey, 1998 Bowens, Joe, 2012-15 Bowers, Danny, 1988 Boyd, Robert, 1981-82 Bradford, Jimmy, 1969 Brady, Ken, 1965 Bread, Anthony, 2001 Brandon, Javon, 2014-15 Brandon, Phillip, 2008 Brannon, Robert, 1984-86 Brantley, Donell, 1997- 2000 Brantley, Otis, 1955-56 Brewer, Coleridge, 1944 Brewer, Darian, 2012 Bride, Larry, 1993-94 Bridges, Marvin, 1948 Bright, Ronald, 2009-10 Broadway, Jeremy, 2009 Broner, Jerome, 1986 Brooks, Bernell, 2012-15 Brooks, Cliff, 1968-71 Brooks, Darrell, 1989-91

Brooks, Darrell, 1984 Brooks, Germaine, 2000 Brooks, Justin, 2015Brooks, Sidney, 1988 Brooks, Stephen, 2010-11 Broome, Arcentae, 1995-98 Broughton, Tim, 2012-13 Broussard, Herbert, 1960 Brown, Allen, 2000-01 Brown, Alton, 1979-80 Brown, Anthony, 2001-03 Brown, Ben, 1987-89 Brown, Carl, 1991; 1993-94 Brown, George, 1947-48 Brown, Jimmy, 1972 Brown, John, 1927-30 Brown, Jonathan, 1999 Brown, Jonathan, 2008-09 Brown, Nathaniel, 1969-71 Brown, Preston, 2008-10 Brown, Robert, 2002-03 Brown, Roscoe, 1944-46 Brown, Samuel, 1965-68 Brown, Van, 1995 Brown, Willie Bo, 1964-65 Brownley, Clarence, 1951-54 Broxie, Marcus, 2008-10 Brumfield, Claude, 1968-69 Bryant, Waymond, 1970-73 Buchanan, Charles, 1983-86 Buchanan, Dwayne, 2001-03 Buchanan, Singer, 1944 Buchanan, Wilkie, 1961 Buford, Carl, 2005-08 Buford, James, 1953-56 Bullard, Fred, 1944 Bumgardner, Jody, 1990 Burley, Ivan, 2003-04 Burnette, Fred, 2003-05 Burris, Brian, 1987 Burton, Myron, 1996 Burton, Thomas, 2014Bush, Clarence, 1950-52 Butler, John, 1971-74 Butler, Ronald, 2013-16 Butterfield, Tyrone, 1997-98 Butts, Johnny, 2008 Byrd, Clinton, 1951 Byrd, DeShawn, 2012-13 Byrdsell, Paul, 1962

Caldwell, Darryl, 1981-82 Caldwell, James, 1950-52 Campbell, Albert, 1958 Campbell, Levell, 1959 Campbell, Lee, 1995-96 Cannon, Pierre, 2003 Cansler, Bud, 1929-30 Canty,Jarvis, 2007-08 Carnahan, Ralph, 1975-76

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Carpenter, Harry, 1965-68 Carter, Alex, 1983-84 Carter, Cameron, 2014 Carter, Carl, 1946-49 Carter, George, 1965 Carter, James, 1965 Carter, Jimmy Paul, 1975-78 Carter, Lamar, 1996-99 Carter, McArthur, 1962 Carter, Sherman, 2009-12 Carter, Terry, 1996 Carter, Willie, 1950-52 Caruthers, James, 1975-76 Cato, Issac H., 1929-30 Cauthen, Aaron, 2017Cavitt, Miles, 2017Cephas, Anthony, 2000 Champine, Daniel, 1954-57 Chatman, Jeff, 1983-85 Chatman, Karl, 1987-89 Cheeseborough, Clarence, 1944 Cisneros, Taylor, 2007-10 Claiborne, Holt, 2012-13 Clark, David, 1998- 2001 Clark, Dorian, 1992-95 Clark, Lane, 2014-17 Clark, Major, 1950-51 Clark, Willie, 1988 Clay, Benny, 1956-59 Clay, Evan, 2014-15 Clay, George Clay, Marshall, 1944 Clay, Roy, 1960-61-62 Clayborne, Edward, 1948-51 Clemmons, Modell, 2003 Clifford, Eugene, 2008-10 Cochran, Daron, 1997 Coffee, Jackie, 1980-81 Coffey, Jeremy, 2011-12 Coleman, Alvin, 1963-66 Coleman, Cornelius, 2009-10 Coleman, Dave, 1976-79 Coleman, Fonzy, 1962 Coleman, Frank, 1952 Coleman, Jamal, 2008-10 Coleman, Maceo, 1967-71 Coleman, Sam, 1975-76 Coleman, St. Clair, 1974 Collins, Abe, 1979-80 Collins, Barry, 1981-84 Collins, Chris, 2008-09 Collins, Chris, 2014-17 Collins, Dale, 1979 Collins, Keith, 1992-95 Collins, Robert, 1951 Cook, Jerald, 2005-06 Cook, Laquarius, 2015Cook, Latwaun, 1995-96 Cook, Stanley, 1994-97 Cook, Timerik, 2016Cooks, Tyrone, 1971-74 Cooley, Willie, 1954-57


ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Cooper, Juandale, 2000-03 Cooper, Joe, 1965-68 Cooper, Mark, 1990 Cooper, William, 2015 Copeland, George, 1991-93 Cork, Kippie, 1997-98 Cornelius, Joe, 1965-68 Cothran, Andrew, 2016Council, Rico, 2007-11 Coure, Eric, 1996 Cousin, Quindell, 2014-16 Cox, Denard, 2004-06 Cox, William, 1934-35 Crawford, Fred, 1955 Crawford, George, 1970-71 Crawford, James, 1958 Crawford, Malcolm, 2008-10 Crawford, Quinton, 1985-87 Crawford, Robert, 1954-57 Crawford, Robert, 2015-16 Crockett, Ryan, 1988-90 Crooks, Anthony, 1984 Cross, Tim, 1987-90 Crowe, John, 1992 Crum, Paul, 1946-49 Culbreath, Anthony, 1990 Culpepper, Justin, 2016Cummings, R., 1946-47 Cummings, Sidney, 1953-56 Cunningham, Scott, 2000-03 Cunningham, Sean, 2008-09 Curtis, Sabree, 2016Cyrus, Warren, 1946

Dale, Andrew, 2012-15 Dance, Wayne, 1951-53 Dandridge, Tony, 1988 Daniels, David, 1980-84 Davenport, Adam, 2013 Davenport, Calvin, 1995-98 Davis, Al, 1998 Davis, Albert, 1967-70 Davis, Andre, 2004-05 Davis, Alex, 2007-10 Davis, Brent, 2009-11 Davis, Cedric, 1991-94 Davis, Darron, 1991-94 Davis, Gary, 1979-82 Davis, Grannison, 1946-49 Davis, Leonard, 2003-06 Davis, Levi, 1954-55 Davis, London 2010-12 Davis, Maurice 2005-08 Davis, Oliver, 1973-76 Davis, Robert, 1999- 2001 Davis, Tommy, 1965 Davis, Walter S., 1929-30 Dawson, Lewis, 2009 Dean, Byron, 1980-81 Dean, Criven, 1959-60

Dean, Demardre, 2009-11 Dean, Marlon, 1984; 1986 Deanes, Marcus, 2014-16 Delaney, George, 1962 Deloney, Chris, 2010-11 DeLong, Gabe, *1998-99 Dennard, Archie, 2014-15 Dent, Richard, 1979-82 Deramus, Jesse, 1976-78 Derico, James, 1982-85 Derrick, Lee, 1953-56 DeWalt, Kevin, 2016 Dickens, John, 1978 Dickey, Eldridge, 1964-67 Dillard, Marcus, 1988 Dixon, Billy, 1945-48 Dixon, Harvey, 1965 Dixon, Terrance, 1994, 96-97 Dobbins,Neon 2006 Dodd, Maurice, 1995-96 Dollar, Luther, 1998- 2000 Donaldson, Shannon, 2003 Dorlean, Frantzy, 2004-05 Dorsey, Larry, 1972-75 Doss, Nate, 1997 Doss, Tyrell, 2016-17 Dotson, Orlando, 1998-2001 Doughty, Willie, 1978-81 Dove, Aliff, 1986 Dowdell, Marcus, 1988-91 Dowdell, Steve, 1984-86 Downs, Olten, 2003-05 Drummond, Amos, 1983 Drummond, Robert, 1944-47 Drungo, Elbert, 1965-68 Dumervil, James, 2003-04 Duff, Gerod, 1990-92 Duncan, Almonte, 2003-06 Duncan, Trevion, 2015-16 Dunham, Maurice, 1992-95 Dunker, Jessaman, 2013-16 Dunlap, King, 1965-68 Durden, Michael, 1997- 2000 Durojaiye, Ande, 2000-03

Eady, Saul, 1989-90 Earthman, Andrew, 1956-59 Easterly, Daniel, 2014 Edmondson, Alton, 1982-84 Edwards, Blair, 2015Edwards, Jonathon, 2003-06 Edwards, Kadeem, 2009-13 Edwards, Rodney, 2013-15 Eggleston, Leo, 1991 Ehret, Tim 2006 Elam, Cleveland, 1971-74 Elam, Onzy, 1983-86 Elder, John, 1986 Elias, Homer, 1975-76 Ellington, Thomas, 1995 Ellis, Stephen, 1975-76;78 Esaw, Charles, 1965-68

Eskew, Robert, 1965-68 Etheredge, Carlos, 1961-62 Evans, Bart, 1983-84; 86 Evans, Erick, 2015-16 Evans, Kenton, 2000 Evans, Ronald, 2007-08 Evans, Samquan, 2011Ezelle, Willie, 1994-95

Falker, Quincy, 1997-98 Falker, Ryan, 1993; 95-97 Farmer, Steve, 2001-02 Farrell, Carl, 1961 Ferguson, Charles, 1957-60 Ferguson, Dante’, 2016Ferguson, Kenneth, 1999 Finley, Howard, 1965 Finch, James, 2008 Fite, Ray, 1969-70 Fitzgerald, Maurice, 1975-78 Fitzpatrick, Daniel, 2011-14 Fitzpatrick, Robert, 1987 Fleetwood, Ronald, 1979-81 Fleming, Derek, 1996 Flemming, Joe, 1983 Flemming, Marvin, 1979; 81-82 Flemming, Nathaniel, 1958 Fletcher, B.J., 2000-02 Flournoy, J.J., 1989-90 Floyd, Larry, 1996-99 Floyd, Leon, 1982-83 Foggy, Joe, 1952 Folkes, William, 1946-49 Ford, Aaron, 1977-80 Foreman, Hezekiah, 1945-46 Ford, Lamont, 1997 Forge, Ronald, 1976-79 Foster, Henry, 1978-80 Francis, Charles, 1949-52 Francis, Eric, 2004 Francois, Edmond, 1958-61 Franklin, Glasco, 1949-50 Fraser, Frank, 1955 Freeman, Arthur, 1965 Freeman, Chuck, 1995 Freeman, Isaiah, 2014-15 Freeman, Richard, 1992-95 Freeman, Rodney, 1978-80 Freeman, Terryl, 1989 Frett, Vernon, 2011-13 Frierson, John, 1990-92 Fritz, Rodney, 2008-09 Fuller, Randy, 1990-93

Gaines, Clarence, 1950-52 Gaines, Rogers, 2009-12 Gardner, Gerome, 1990-93 Gardner, Gloria, 1957-60 Gardner, Kenneth, 1979-82 Garlington, Leon, 1986-87 Garlington, Weldon, 2011-14 Garrett, James, 1957-59 Gaston, Benny, 1994-95

#BigBlueRising

Gatewood, Eddie, 1972-73 Gavin, Charles, 1954-57 Gay, Melvin, 1951 Gayle, Richard, 2005 -06 German, Michael, 2011-14 Germany, Chad, 1990-93 Gholston, Calvin, 1975-78 Gibbs, Ricki, 2001 Giddens, Deon, 2000-03 Gilbert, James, 1944 Gilchrist, George, 1946-49 Gillespie, Walter, 1948-51 Gilliam, Craig, 1963-66 Gilliam, Jr., Joe, 1968-71 Gillis, James, 1962-64 Gleaves, Johntae, 2009-12 Glover, Ashberry, 1969-71 Glover, Lorenzo, 1984-85 Godbolt III, Stephen, 2011-13 Godfrey, Colin, 1989-92 Godfrey, Jamin 2010-13 Golden, Ricky, 1977-80 Goodloe, Marcel, 2001 Goodowens, Seth, 1998-2001 Gordon, Rosmond, 1979-80 Gore, Timothy, 1973-74 Graddick, Sherard, 2005-08 Graham, Antonio, 2005-08 Graham, Jamil, 1997 Graham, Thomas, 1996-99 Granger, Arkeem, 2017 Grant, Michael, 1973-74 Gray, Billy, 1950-51-52 Gray, Chris, 2008 Gray, Clinton, III ,2005 Gray, Eric, 1985-86-87 Grayson, Curley, 1998- 2000 Grear, Stacy, 1984-88 Green, Clifford, 1993-96 Green, Dez, 2006 Green, Ervin, 1960-61-62 Green, James, 1951-54 Green, James, 2017Green, Lendyburgh, 1984 Green, Marquel, 2007-08 Greene, Corey, 2000 Greer, James, 1965-68 Gregory, Joshua, 2008-09 Griffin, Alvin, 1987-89 Griffin, Richard, 1960 Griffin, Steve, 1983-86 Griffin, William, 1954-57 Grooms, Dominic, 2008-10 Gunn, Jerrold, 2007-08 Gunn, Reggie, 2016-17 Guthrie, Jarron, 2009-12 Guydon, Joe, 1986-88 Guyton, Terrence, 1997-2000

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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Haigler, Allen, 1972-74 Hairston, Perry, 1953 Hairston, Richard, 1950-52 Hall, Darion, 2012-14 Hall, Gerald, 1988-90 Hall, Juan, 1994-97 Hall, Marquez, 2007-10 Hall, Miguel 2005-09 Hall, Perry, 1989-92 Hall, Rayburn, 1996-97 Hall, Robert, 1984-86 Ham, Chris 2002-05 Hamilton, Charles, 1946-49 Hammock, Courtney, 1991-94 Hammond, Sydney, 2016 Hammonds, Philip, 1995-96 Hancock, George, 1974 Hancock, James, 1973-74; 76 Hanna, Darien, 2012 Haralson, Larry, 2015-16 Harper, Antonio 2010-13 Hardin, Brandon, 2008-09 Harrell, Ozzie, 2007-09 Harrell, Charles, 1969 Harris, Aaron, 2002 Harris, Artrell, 1990 Harris, Brian, 2001-03 Harris, Charlie, 1959-62 Harris, Louis, 1977-80 Harris, Morris, 1978-81 Harris, Patrick, 1986 Harris, Rod, 1992 Harris, Shannon, 2001 Harris, Terence, 1984-85; 87 Harris II, Terence, 2013-17 Harris, Treon, 2017Harris, Vincent, 1979-80 Harrison, Earl, 2016Hartman, Richard, 2003-06 Haskin, Brandon, 2011-12 Haskin, John, 1996-97 Hawkins, Sheldrick, 1990-91 Hawkins, Virgil, 1987-88 Hayes, Barry, 2003 Hayes, Chris, 1988 Hayes, Robert, 1991 Hayes, Samuel, 1959 Haynes, DeAndre, 2014-15 Haynes, Emmett, 1976-79 Haynes, Lee, 1977-80 Headen, Thomas, 1979-82 Hector, Anton, 1998-99 Heffner, Antonio 2006-08 Hegman, Michael, 1972-74 Henderson, John, 1948-50 Henderson, Larry, 1999- 2000 Henderson, Vynell, 1979-82 Hendricks, George, 1974-75 Henson, Mike, 1998 Herndon, Joseph, 1948-51

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Herrera, Desi, 1992 Herring, Freddie, 1968-69 Hester, Ernest, 1996 Hester, Solomon 1928-30 Heyward, Isiah, 1997- 2000 Hicks, Sylvester, 1974-76 High, Walter, 1968-69 Hill, Earnest, 1979-82 Hill, Enoch, 2007-09 Hill, Jaccari, 2003 Hillery, Jarrick, 1995-98 Hillman, Robert, 1991-93 Hills, Joseph, 2009-10 Hines, Andre, 1988-89 Hines, Chauncey, 1986-89 Hines, Percy, 1954-57 Hinton, Darrell, 1995-98 Hockett, Gary, 1985-88 Hodge, Craig, 1984-87 Holbert, Henry, 1936 Holcey, Michael, 1993-96 Holderhead, Leon, 2013-14 Holiday, George, 1949-51 Holiday, Herman, 1936 Holland, Garr, 1997- 2000 Holland, Jacob, 1976 Holland, John, 1971-73 Holland, LaKhalon, 2014-17 Holland, Ronald, 1978-81 Holland, Vernon, 1968-69 Hollie, Alex, 1968; 1970 Hollis, Kevin, 2001-04 Holliman, Ulysses, 1951 Holloman, Byron, 1996-99 Holloway , Steve, 1983-86 Holman, Arthur, 1959-62 Holmes, Napolean, 1953-56 Holmes, Roger, 1985-87 Holmes, Welsey, 2003-05 Holt, James, 1944 Hood, David, 1985-86 Hooks, Telvin, 2012-15 Horton, Willie, 1981-84 Horne, Hilton, 2000-03 House, Howard, 1994 Hopkins, Stephen, 2014 Howard, Bryan, 1979-81 Howard, Camron, 1997 Howard, Clarence, 1954-55 Howard, Hunter, 2009-12 Howard, John, 1991-92 Howard, Riley 2006-08 Howard, Ronald, 1982-84 Howard, Thaddeus, 1986-87 Howard, Walter, 1946-48 Howse, Larry, 1971-74 Hubbard, Brian, 1996-98 Hubbard, Brandon 2004-05 Hudak, Joey, 2001-04 Hughes, Micheal, 2016Hull, Julius, 1999, 2000 Humphrey, Claude, 1964-67

Hugh, James, 1995-96 Hunt, Johnny, 1962-63 Hunter, Charles, 1991-92 Hunter, Herman, 1981-84 Hurd, Clinton, 1996 Hurd, Jerome, 1994-96 Hurston, Justin, 2017Husband, Gregory, 1974-76

Ibisi, Benedict, 1998-2001 Ingram, Charles, 1997-2000 Irby, Kenny, 2001-02 Isabell, Billy, 1962

Jackson, Brandon 2006-08 Jackson, Dennis, 1971-72 Jackson, Dinsdale, 2012-15 Jackson, Greg, 1978 Jackson, Javier, 2008-09 Jackson, Kevin, 1996-97 Jackson, Kevin, 1998-99 Jackson, Leslie, 1947 Jackson, Marquaveus, 2012-13 Jackson, Michael, 1987-88 Jackson, Nathaniel, 1973-76 Jackson, Orlandis, 2008 Jackson, Orsorio, 1987-89 Jackson, Ron, 2000-03 Jackson, Shakur, 2016Jackson, Thomas, 1992-93-94; 96 Jamerson, Najee, 2013 James, Detoy, 1997 James, Jesse, 1968; 70-72 James, Travis, 2008-12 Jamison, Leon, 1954-57 Jamison, Morris, 1991-94 Jarrett, Sylvester, 1978-80 Jelks, Jamahl, 2016Jenkins, Anthony, 1954-57 Jenkins, Justin, 2007-10 Jenkins, Patrick, 1999- 2002 Jenkins, William, 1993 Jennings, Ligarius, 1997- 2000 Johnson, Ashley, 1997- 2000 Johnson, Aurther, 1992; 94 Johnson, Avery, 1991-94 Johnson, Brandon, 1999 Johnson, C.J., 2000-03 Johnson, Chris 2005-08 Johnson, Danny, 1974-76 Johnson, Desmond, 2017Johnson, DeVon, 2017Johnson, Floyd, 1951-52 Johnson, George S., 1974 Johnson, Henry, 1953-56 Johnson, James, 1971-74 Johnson, James, 1993-96 Johnson, Joe, 2012 Johnson, John, 1980-83

#BigBlueRising

Johnson, Joseph, 2014-17 Johnson, Kelcey, 1994 Johnson, Kevin, 1999-2000 Johnson, Ladarius, 2015-17 Johnson, Leo, 1965 Johnson, Marlon, 1982-85 Johnson, Quentin, 1984-85 Johnson, Robert, 1976 Johnson, Ronald, 1985-86 Johnson, Stan, 1976 Johnson, Ty’Ron, 2007-09 Johnson, Val Gene, 1954-55 Johnson, Waymon, 1947 Johnson, William, 1944-47 Johnson, Willie, 1968 Jolly, Mike, 1978-79-80 Joiner, Reuben, 2001 Jones, Aaron, 1976-79 Jones, Antonio, 1997- 2000 Jones, Aubrey, 1979-80 Jones, Barion, 2002-04 Jones, Camren, 2016-17 Jones, Carlos, 1982-84 Jones, Clarence, 1992-94 Jones, Cornelius, 1944-45 Jones, David, 1998-99 Jones, Douglas, 1952 Jones, Ed “Too Tall”,1970-74 Jones, Ernest, 2004-05 Jones, Carlos, 2004-06 Jones, Germain, 1995-96 Jones, Gino, 1999 Jones, Israel, 1945 Jones, Joe, 1968-69 Jones, John Jr., 2009, 11 Jones Jeremy, 2010 Jones, Kazuo “Carlos”, 1983-84 Jones, Kenny, 1987-90 Jones, Khalil, 2017Jones, Leon, 1960 Jones, Marvin, 1998- 2001 Jones, Mike, 1979-82 Jones, Nate, 1981-82 Jones, Paul, 1952-53 Jones, Paul, 1988-90 Jones, Raymond, 1994-97 Jones, Roger, 1988-90 Jones, Sam, 1927-30 Jordan, Clarence, 2012 Jordan, Fred, 1929-30 Jordan, Gershom, 2008-10 Joseph, Aaron, 1978-79 Joseph, Jesse, 1946-49 Joyce, Eric, 1997-99, 2001 Junior, E.J., 2015-16 Justice Jr., Antonio 2013-16

Kamara, David, 2015-16 Kellione, Jordan, 2012 Kelly, James, 1971-73 Kelly, Lavatiae, 2013


ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Kemp, Tyson, 2009 Kenney, John, 1960-62 Kenton, Kevin, 2014-16 Kertcheval, Sebastian, 2015 Key, KaRon, 1998- 20001 Key, Michael, 1962 Key, Timothy, 1999 Killen, Josh, 2008 Killins, Henry, 1962 Kilgore, Deonte, 2008-09 Killings, Ronnie, 2016Kimble, Roy, 1951-1954 Kincaide, Clyde, 1929-32 Kindle, Gregory, 1970-73 King, Jonathan, 1997 King, Russell, 1949 Kinnebrew, Larry, 1978; 1980-82 Kirk, Kello. 2003 Knight, Rashad, 2012 Knight, Stevie, 1991 Knox, Andrew, 2015-

Lacey, Lafayette, 1948-51 Lacey, Mike, 1994-96 Lackey, Jimmy, 1992-95 Lamb, Mack, 1962 Lambert, Eddie, 1968-69 Landrom, Jamar, 2004-05 Lane, Fred, 1970-71 Larkins, Glenn, 1969 Laster, Donald, 1978-81 Lassiter, Mieco, 1999 Law, Ty, 2014-15 Laws, Bryan, 1987 Lawson, Sylvester, 1975-76 Leaks, Michael, 1988 Lee, Burrell, 1956 Lee, Cain, 1929-30-31 Lee, Charles, 1965 Lee, Dorian, 1983 Lee, Latrelle, 2014-17 Lee, Travis, 2004-05 Leeper, Louis, 1984-86 Leonard, A.C., 2012-13 Leveque, Sterlin, 2014-15 Levine, Anthony 2006 -09 Lewis, Cornelius, 2007-08 Lewis, Craig, 1988 Lewis, Donald, 1985-86-87 Lewis, James, 1971,73-74 Lewis, James, 2013-15 Lewis, Norris, 1958-59 Lewis, Zachary, 1988 Lewter, James, 2009 Lightfoot, Shannon, 2003-05 Ligon, Lemual, 1995-96 Little, Shannon D., 1944 Lloyd, Tim, 1983-84-85 Lockett, Albert, 1965 Logan, Kikko, 2008 Long, George, 1978-79 Lopez, John, 2008-10

Lorthridge, El, 1996 Love, Clarence, 1967-70 Love, Jhaquelle, 2012-14 Lucas, Michael, 1984, 86 Luckey, Aaron, 1990 Lusk Tyler, 2009-11 Lyons, Granville, 1971-74 Lyons, Marshall, 1996

Mable, Thomas, 1953, 55-56 Mackey, Curtis, 1984-85 Macon, John, 1989-91 Maddox, Marvin, 2015-17 Major, DeCarlos, 1995-97 Makor, Jao’s1982-85 Mallory, Julian 2010-11 Mallory, Larry, 1972-74 Malone, Roosevelt, 1958 Malone, Shawn, 1988 Marable, Trevelle, 1992; 94 Mars, Aaron, 2003-06 Marsalis, James, 1965-68 Marsalis, Romannie, 1988 Marsh, John, 1995-96 Marshall, DeJuan, 1998 Marshall, Kendrick, 1946-49 Marshall, Willie, 1965 Martin, Claude, 1953-54 Martin, Dion, 1985-88 Martin, Ian, 2017Martin, Lannie, 1976-79 Martin, Nigel 2006 Martin, Tyler, 2003 Martinez, Leo, 2003 Mason, Mike 2006 Massengale, Lendell, 1952-55 Massey, Harry, 1962 Massie, John, 1990 Matthews, James, 1972-74 Maul, James, 1949 May, Joey, 1996 Mayes, Ernie, 1956 Mayes, Jacob, 1968-70 McAfee, Carl, 1983-86 McAllister, Jason, 1998-2000 McAllister, Xzavier, 2016 McBride, Billy, 1976 McCartherenes, Brian, 1999- 2000 McCellion, D.J., 2010-11 McClain, Thomas, 1956-57 McClanahan, James, 1952-55 McClean, Stuart, 2007-09 McCollam, Chad, 1991-92 McCord, Deerwood, 1965 McCord, Donnie, 1975-76 McCord, Thomas, 1965-68 McCoy, Clinton, 1946 McCoy, Vincent, 1974 McCray, Eric, 1995-98 McCreary, Loaird, 1972-75 McCrumbly, Donald, 1972-74

McCurdy, Willie, 1981, 83-84 McCutcheon, Mark, 1988-90 McDaniels, Levertis, 1985 McDonald, Maurice, 1961-62 McFall, Patrick, 1995-96 McFarland, Errick, 1999-2000 McGee, Wendell, 1990 McGill, Nate, 2015 McGowan, Royce, 1992-95 McKelpin, Chris, 1979 McKinney, George, 1988 McMillion, Mike, 1978-80 McNairl,Calvin 2007-11 McNairy, Tim, 1993 McNeal, George, 1960-63 McNeal, Paul, 1959-62 McNutt, Antoine, 1998-99 McPherson, Joseph, 1952-53 McPherson, Michael, 1999 McPherson, Ulyesses,1944-47 McRae, Franklin, 1965 McRae, Jerrold, 1974-77 McTorry, Charles, 1970-72 McWilliams, John, 1969-72 Medley, Mahlon, 2015-17 Meneese, Roy, 1964-66 Merritt, Don, 1965 Metcalf, Fred, 1956-59 Middlebrooks, Charles,1977-78 Middleton, Brent, 1979-82 Middleton, Marshun, 1990-93 Miles, Harold, 1984-86 Milian, Nicholas, 2002-05 Miller, Darrell, 1988-90 Miller, Jeremy 2006 Mims, Lawrence, 1984-86 Mitchell, Curtis, 1978-81 Mitchell, Fay, 1954-57 Mitchell, Jon, 1996-97 Mitchell, Melvin, 1973-75 Mitchell, Ryan, 2011-14 Mitchell, Willie, 1960-62 Monroe, Anthony, 1988-89 Moore, Charles, 1958-61 Moore, Derrick 2005-06 Moore, Duane, 1993-96 Moore, Greg, 1990 Moore, Jonathan, 2007-09 Moore, Kelton, 1999 Moore, Leon, 1963-66 Moore, Reginald 2005-08 Moore, Riley, 1970 Moore, Scott, 1988 Moore, Steve, 1979-82 Moore, Terrance, 1993-94; 96 Moorman, Robert, 1990-92 Morgan, Mike, 1976-78 Morgan, Robert, 1973-76 Morgan, Toriano, 1998- 2000 Morgan, Willie, 1984 Morigney, Brian, 1984-85 Morris, Anthony, 2011-14

#BigBlueRising

Morris, Christian, 2017 Morris, Rodney, 2015-16 Morris, Roger, 2008-09 Morris, Theodore, 1962 Morrow, Gerald, 2003-06 Morrow, Jarrett, 2003-06 Morrow, Jason, 2015-17 Morse, Jack, 1990-91 Morton, Edgar, 1944 Moseley, Matt, 2011 Motley, Zachary, 2008 Moye, Marcus, 1991-93 Muhammad, Hamid 1991 Murray, Leon, 1997-98-99 Murphy, Machellas, 2003-04 Murphy, Michael, 2009-13 Murphy, Robert, 1979-80 Myers, Carnell, 2000-02 Myers, Darius, 2009 Myers, Robert, 2011-14

Nails, Clarence, 1946-49 Ndem, Jack, 2012-13 Nesbeth, Dajour, 2016Nesbitt, Roc-M, 2014-17 Nevels,Robert 2006 Newberg, Thomas, 2016Newbold, Steven, 2016Newton, Cecil 2005-08 Nicholas, Everett, 2014 Nicholls, Donte’e, 2009-11 Nixon, Barry, 1987-89 North, Justin, 2013-17 Nunnally, Hoyt, 1968-71

O’Neal, Dantwaun, 2013-16 Odell, Richard, 1978-79 Oden, McDonald, 1976-79 Ogundeko, Ebenezer, 2015-17 Okeke, Chidi, 2017Oliver, Harold, 1978-79 Oliver, Kevin, 2013-14 Oliver, Kyle, 2017Overton, Van, 1988 Owens, Anthony, 1987-90 Owens, Johnny, 1972-75 Owens, Vincal, 1993

Pannell, Darrell, 1988-89 Parker, Jeffrey, 1988 Parker, Hakeem, 2011; 2014-15 Parker, Rodney, 1975-76 Parks, Jerry, 1961 Parks, Samuel, 1954-57 Patana, Clint, 1989,1991 Patrick, Kwane, 2009 Patrick, Rodney, 1984-85 Patterson, Jeremy, 2017-

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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Patterson, Wendall, 2008 Patton, Charles, 1952 Patton, William, 1952-54 Payne, Elbert, 1981 Payne, Eric, 1999 Pearson, Kaylen, 2012 Pelote, Shawn, 1988 Perkins, Calvin, 1978 Perkins, Chris, 1998-99 Perkins, Tommy, 1981-84 Perry, Gerald, 1977-80 Perry, Jeremy, 2008-11 Perry, John, 1976 Perry, Luke, 1959-60 Perry, Michael, 2016Perry, Mose, 1979 Peterson, Lawrence 2010-11 Pettiford, Kenneth, 1972-73 Pettus, James, 1971,73-74 Pettus, Larry, 1969,71-72 Phillips, Al, 1997 Phillips, Donnie, 1987 Phillips, Michael, 1979-81 Phillips, Russell, 1981-83 Pinson, Charles, 2001 Pillow Jr., Frank, 1984-87 Pilton, Elliot, 1990-91 Pinson, Donald, 1969-70 Pitts, Damion, 2003-06 Platt, Gregory, 1980 Player, James, 1952-55 Pleasant, Anthony, 1987-89 Pollard, Richard, 1950 Poole, Johnnie, 2009-10 Pope, Rodney, 1979-82 Porter, Dell, 2014Porter, Frederick, 1962 Powell, Charlie, 1961-62 Powell, Howard, 1950 Presley, Earl, 1990 Preston, Frederick, 1953 Price, Arbutus, 1987-90 Price, Chane, 1997- 2000 Price, Lamar, 2000-01 Price, Robert, 1944 Pride, Dan, 1992-95 Pride, Danny, 1965 Pruitt, Brian, 1992-95 Pruitt, Sam, 1992-93 Pruitt, Tim 2010 Pryor, Jeremy, 2009-12 Puckett, Sam, 1979 Pulley, George, 2009 Pulley, Ralph, Pulliam, Charles,

Quarles, Derek, 1996 Quarles, George, 1950 Quarles, John, 1962

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Rahman, Isa, 2001-02 Ramsey, Jamal, 2011 Rand, Larry, 1965 Randle, Stanley, 1959-62 Randolph, Tracey, 1984 Ransom, Brian, 1979-82 Ratliff, Preston, 1997- 2000 Ratliff, Tim, 1995-97 Ray, Darnell, 2004-05 Reaves, Priestly, 1986 Reed, Robert, 1962-64 Reed, Roderick, 1985-88 Reed, William, 1951-54 Reese, Alfred, 1970-72 Reese, James, 1988-90 Reese, Walter, 1997- 2001 Reese, Wayne, 1967-69 Reeves, Charles, 1982-83 Reid, Lonnie, 1960 Reid, Tyric, 2016 Releford, James, 1952-55 Renfroe, Gilbert, 1982-85 Repress, Mike, 1984-85 Revere, Arthur, 1980-81 Rhaney, Demetrius, 2012-13 Rhoden, John, 2004-05 Rhodes, John, 1946-49 Rhodes, Mazio, 2014-17 Rice, Bryan, 1994-96 Rice, Harold, 1965-68 Richardson, Ahmed, 2017 Richardson, Chris, 2001 Richardson, Courtney 2005 -06 Richardson, Shaun 2006 Rickman, Arthur, 1950 Ridgeway, Justin, 2007-11 Robb, Amariah, 1998- 2000 Roberson, Danny, 1998- 2001 Roberson, Kevin, 2002-03 Roberts, Calvin, 2009 Roberts, DeWayne, 1981-82 Robertson, Darnell, 1984 Robertson, Nathan, 1988-90 Robinett, Cedrick, 1991, 1993 Robinson, Allen, 1963-64 Robinson, Arthur Lee, 1933-36 Robinson, Ben, 1985-88 Robinson, Chris, 2012 Robinson, Ezra, 2014-16 Robinson, Fred, 1987-88 Robinson, John, 1966-68 Robinson, Johnnie, 1965-66 Robinson, Julian, 2015 Robinson, Mike, 1982-85 Robinson, Pat, 1988 Robinson, Patrick, 1989-92 Robinson, Preston, 1948-49 Robinson, Ricky, 1977-80 Robinson, Roger, 1981-84 Robinson, William, 1984-87 Robinson, Wilson 2010-13 Robles, Manny, 1999- 2003 Rogers, Brandon, 2011 Rodgers-Cromartie, Dominique, 2004-07 Rogers, Darryle, 1992-94

Rogers, Keith, 2002-04 Ross, Clyde, 1949 Rosser, Bryson, 2002-03-05 Roux, Abdul, 1997 Rowe, Algene, 1950 Rowland, Chris, 2016Rowland, Seth, 2016Rowley, Austin, 2015Rowser, Roshaun, 2003-06 Royster, Maurice, 2007-08 Rudolph, LaDarian, 2003 Rugley, Josiah, 1999 Rutland, Nikkeda 2004-06 Russell, Kevin, 1975-76

Sadler, David, 1988-89 Safeullah, Ahmed, 2000-03 Salters, John, 1948-49 Sample, Julian 2007-09 Samuels, Wesley 2010-13 Sanders, Ed, 1997-98-99 Sanders, Shelton, 1974 Sanders, Sugar, 2002 Sanders, Willie, 1965 Sanders-McCollum, Chris, 2013-16 Sanford, George, 1950-52 Sarieh, Adi, 1991-92 Saunders, John, 1946-49 Saunders, De’Ante, 2013-14 Savage, Willie, 1947-48 Scales, Joseph, 1969-70 Scantling, Desmond, 2000-01 Scott, Gabe, 2015-16 Scott, Mario, 1998 Scott, Ricky, 1981-82 Scott, William, 1946 Seabrooks, Glenn, 1968-69 Sears, JeMarc, 2011-14 Sears, Tim, 1979-80 Seay, Reggie, 1981-84 Segree, Lawrence, 1992-95 Sellars, Lorenzo, 1975-76 Sellars, William, 1992 Sellers, Vincent, 2017Shanks, Simon, 1989-90 Shannon, Robert, 1965-68 Sharpe, Alvin, 1948-51 Sharpe, John, 1948-51 Shaw, Rashad, 2000-03 Shelton, Anthony, 1988-89 Shelton, Steven, 2008-09 Shepard, Allen 2006 Sherrill, Andre’, 1987 Shipley, Detorrius, 2011-14 Shoats, Gary, 1983-84 Shockley, Jeff, 1979 Shy, Melvin, 1974-75 Sibley, Derek, 2011-14 Simmons, Arthur, 1936-38 Simmons, Jimmy, 2004 Simmons, Joseph, 1950-51

#BigBlueRising

Simmons, Kelvin, 1997-99 Simmons, Lachavious, 2016Simmons, Lawrence, 1936-37 Simmons, Marvin, 1971-72 Simmons, Patrick, 1959 Simpkens, Jared, 2017 Simpson, Nathaniel, 1973-75 Sims, Chris, 1985-87 Sims, Dorsey, 1952-55 Sims, Rodger, 1968-70 Sims, Tracy, 2008-09 Singleton, Allen, 1992 Singleton, Armond, 1991 Singleton, Harold, 1958-61 Sippial, Fred, 1999 Sleigh, Charles, 1928-30 Smith, Ahmaad, 2002-05 Smith, Amzie, 1987-88 Smith, Avis, 1981-82 Smith, Blake, 2009-10 Smith, Brice, 2001 Smith, Dave, 1954-55 Smith, Elgin, 2000-01 Smith, Fletcher, 1962-65 Smith, Jermaine, 1999- 2000 Smith, Joe C., 1965 Smith, John, 1976-78 Smith, Jonathan, 1995 Smith, Kato, 1994-96 Smith, Kevin, 1988 Smith, Lawrence, 1998-2001 Smith, Jr., Lee, 1987-88; 90 Smith, Jr., Michael, 2017 Smith, Milton, 1947-48 Smith, Noland, 1963-66 Smith, Patrick, 2015-17 Smith, Sam, 1965-66 Smith, T. J., 1995-97 Smith, Tom, 2014-15 Smith,Troy 2006 Smith, Wilbur, 1979-82 Smith, William, 1948-51 Smith, William P., 1944-47 Snow, Marcus, 2009-10 Sorrells, Calvin, 1955-58 Sparkman, Charles, 2007-10 Spears, Eric, 1983-85 Spells, Tevin, 2013-14 Spillman, JuJuan, 2008 Spivey, Samuel, 1965 Springfield, James, 2007-08 St. Clair, Reggie, 1999 St. Fleur,Renaloski, 2007-09 St. Louis, Sadrack 2005-06 St. Pierre, Mario, 1996 Stampley, Clay, 1952 Stargell, Sabastian1984-86 Stargell, Tony, 1986-89 Steadham, William, 1961 Steel, Charles, 1956 Steele, Ashmal, 1999 Stephens, Jeremy 2004-06 Sterling, Brent, 1996-99 Stephens, Demetro, 2015-16


ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Stephens, Marquis, 1999-2001 Stevens, Billy, 1962 Stevens, Willie, 1952-53 Stevenson, Martine, 2011-14 Stevenson, Robert, 1968-71 Stewart, Eugene, 1959-60 Stewart, Lonnie, 1973-74 Stewart, Michael, 1962 Stith, Richard, 1950 Stith, Robert, 1951 Stokes, Jeremy 2006 Stokes, Theodore, 1949-52 Stone, Andre, 2001 Stone, Joe, 1987-89 Strange, Forrest, 1933-35 Street, Alvin, 1984-86 Street, Harold, 1947 Streiff, Micah, 2005-06 Strickland, Wade, 1985-86 Stroe, Matt, 1998 Strong, Aaron, 2003-06 Stubblefield, Travis, 2007-08 Studdard, Steve, 1986-88 Suesberry, Wilbur, 1955-58 Sullivan, Corey, 1996-99 Summers, Terrance, 2016-17 Sumrall, Fred, 1965-68 Sweet, Joe, 1968-70 Swift, Odell, 1962 Swinney, Gregory, 1976-79

Tahir, Henry, 2003 Tahir, Vejin, 2009 Taliaferro, Claude, 1954-57 Tanner, James, 1948-49 Tanner, Willie, 1948-51 Tarver, Keith, 1985 Tarver, Sidney 2007-10 Tate, Golden, 1980-83 Tate, Walter, 1979 Taylor, Andrew 2010-13 Taylor, Brian, 2001 Taylor, Danny, 1984-87 Taylor, Darryl, 1980-82 Taylor, Donald, 1955-58 Taylor, James, 1978-79 Taylor, Malcolm, 1980-81 Taylor, Nathaniel, 1945-48 Tepper, Terrell, 2001-04 Tepper, Tewann, 2002-04 Terry, Gabe, 2014-15 Terry, Ryan, 1990 Thalmadge, Vick, 1951 Tharpe, Larry, 1989-91 Thaxton, Frank, 1975-76 Thaxton, James, 1970-72 Thomas, Albert, 1985-88 Thomas, Carlo, 1997- 2000 Thomas, Charles, 1968, 71-72 Thomas, Dante’ 2008-11 Thomas, Eddie, 1952-53 Thomas, Mike, 1976-79 Thomas, Paul, 2003-04 Thomas, Vincent, 1975-76 Thomas, William, 1945-48

Thomas, William, 1967-70 Thomas, Woodrow, 1955-58 Thompson, Al, 1988 Thompson, Austin, 1974-76 Thompson, Michael, 1995-96, 99 Thompson, Ralph, 1994 Thompson, Reno, 2005-08 Thompson, Shawn, 1995-98 Thompson, Tim, 1985 Thrasher, Nick, 2011-14 Tiddle, Milton, 1952-53 Tippens, Eric, 1996-97 Toomer, JaMar, 1997 Trotter, Jesse, 1977-80 Troutman, Jeff, 1985-86 Townsend, Jason, 2008-09 Townson, Jason, 2009 Tuck, William, 1992 Tucker, Mike, 1985 Tucker, William, 1991-93 Tucker, William, 1965 Turks, Harold, 1983-86 Turnage III, Ryan, 2012 Turner, Harold, 1948-51 Turner, Steve, 1979-82 Turner, Warren, 1981 Tyus, Andre, 2001

Ulmer, David, 1943-46 Umphrey, Albert, 1935-38

Valentine, Fred, 1953-54 Valentine, Todd, 1996-97 Van Dyke, David 2010-13 Vasser, Rommie, 1992-95 Vil, Eluzeis, 2011 Vinson, Ronnie, 2012-14 Vipond, Robert, 2009 Veach, Stanley, 1927-30

Wade, Charles, 1970-72 Wade, James, 1989-92 Wade, Issac, 1981-83 Wafer, Carl, 1970-73 Walker, Alfred, 2001-05 Walker, Bruce, 1978-80 Walker, Charles, 1956-59 Walker, James, 1968-69 Walker, Kenny, 1979-80 Walker, Riley, 2001-03 Walker, Willie, 1965 Wallace, Chris, 2015-16 Wallace, Jason, 2010 Wallace, Lamar, 2009-12 Wallace, Lamarr, 1993-96 Walton, Charles, 1980 Walton, Riley, 1983-85 Ward, Clyde, 1980-83 Ward, Trabis, 2009-12 Washington, Marshall, 1954 Washington, William,1945-48 Waters, Melvin, 1987-90

Watkins, Jamie, 1999 Watkins, Larry, 1978-81 Watson, Harold, 2011-13 Watson, Tyrone, 1988-89 Weatherspoon, Johnny, 1985-87 Weatherspoon, Rashawn, 2008-11 Weldon, Batavia, 2000-01 Weaver, Mardae, 2001-03 Weiss, Coby, 2017 Welch, Terry, 1985-86 Wellington, Nate, 1991-93 Wells, Kevin, 1996 Wells, Kullen, 2017 West, Bill, 1968, 1970 West, Mike, 2011-14 West, Loranzo, 1995-96 Whatley, Amos, 1980-81 Wheeler, Dwight, 1975-77 Whitaker, Michael, 2012 Whitaker, Selmon, 1965-66 White, Greg, 2014 White, James, 1965-66 White, John, 1955 White, Willie, 1946-48 Whitmon, Cecil, 1951-53 Whitmon, David, 1944-45 Whitmon, Raymond, 1944-47 Whitrow, Thomas, 1930 Wilburn, Jesse, 1954-57 Wilcox, Paris, 2015 Wiley, Leonard, 1944-45 Wilhoite, Larry, 2016Wilkerson, Al, 1978-79 Wilkerson, James, 1988 Wilkins, Marques, 2009-10 Williams, Armand, 1997-98 Williams, Brandon, 2005-06 Williams, Bryan, 1984-87 Williams, C., 1946 Williams, Chadwick, 2013-14 Williams, Charles, 1968-69 Wiliams, Daniel, 2003-05 Williams, Darrell, 1992-94 Williams, Daryl, 1993-95 Williams, Duaron, 2015 Williams, Fred, 1991-94 Williams, James, 1965 Williams, Javarris, 2005-08 Williams III, John, 2009-12 Williams, Justin, 2002-05 Williams, Leroy, 1960 Williams, Marcell, 1978-80 Williams, Robey, 1994-96 Williams, Ronald, 1965 Williams, Roy, 1952-53 Williams, Vantavious, 2014-15 Williams, Wendall, 1999-2000 Williamson, Randolph, 1975-76 Williford, Larry 2005-08 Willis, Jeffrey, 2005 Willis, Remond, 2007-08 Wilson, Bernard, 1988-91 Wilson, Bryce, 2011 Wilson, Devin, 2009-13 Wilson, George, 1960 Winfrey, Victor, 1987-89 Winston, Aubrey, 1957-59

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Wisdom, Erik, 2008 Womble, Doug, 1988 Wright, Carlos, 2000-01 Wood, Marshall, 1951-53 Woods, Aaron, 2012-15 Woods, Anthony, 2009-12 Woods, Eddie, 2004-05 Woods, Jeremy, 2005-06 Woods, Larry, 1968-70 Woods, Robert, 1970-72 Woodard, Kellen 2006-09 Woodson, Ronnie, 1984 Wortham, Lamont, 1991-92 Wright, Carlos, 2000-03 Wright, Terrence 2006-07; 09-10 Wylie, Joseph, 2009-11 Wynn, Earl, 1944-47 Wynn, Franklyn, 1960-62 Wynn, Raleigh, 1946-49 Wynn, Shawney, 1970-73 Wynn, William, 1969-72

Yette, Emmett, 1951-52 Young,Duval 2006-08 Young, Maurice 2004-05 Zeigler, Bennie, 1996-99 *-medical redshirt, lettered.

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TSU ALL-AMERICANS 1934 Forrest Strange, C (CD, PC) 1935 William Cox, HB (CD, PC) 1936 Albert Umphrey, HB (CD, PC) 1937 Albert Umphrey, HB (CD, PC) Jimmie Harris, G (CD, PC) William Braudnex, E (CD, PC) 1944 William Bass, HB (CD, PC) 1945 William Bass, HB (CD, PC) Robert Drummond, T (CD, PC)

Forrest Strange made history becoming TSU’s First All-American in 1934.

1946

Robert Drummond, T (CD, PC) Nathaniel Taylor, QB (CD, PC) William Washington, E (CD, PC) Raymond Whitmon, HB (CD, PC)

1947

Robert Drummond, T (CD, PC) Nathaniel Taylor, QB (CD, PC) William Washington, E (CD, PC) Raymond Whitmon, HB (CD, PC) Raleigh Wynn, T (CD, PC)

1949 George Gilchrist, T (CD, PC) Grannison Davis, HB (CD, PC) 1950 Harold Turner, E (CD, PC) Walter Gillespie, C (CD, PC) Willie Tanner, T (CD, PC) 1951 Harold Turner, E (CD, PC) James Caldwell, E (CD, PC)

Robert Drummond (40), Raymond Whitmon (12), William Washington (17) and Nathaniel Taylor (14) were named All-Americans in 1946 before repeating in 1947. Drummond became the first Tiger to recieve All-America honors in three seasons from 1945-47.

1952 Matthew Maiden, FB (CD, PC) James Caldwell, T (CD, PC) 1953 Perry Hairston, E (CD, PC) Roy Kimble, HB (CD, PC) 1955 Charles Patton, G (CD, PC) 1956 James Buford, G (CD, PC) Charles Gavin, T (CD, PC) Fay Mitchell, HB (CD, PC) 1957 Leon Jamison, E (CD, PC) Charles Gavin, T (CD, PC) 1959 Charles Walker, E (CD, PC) Fred Metcalf, T (PC) 1960 George Balthazar, T (CD, PC) 1963 Robert Reed, G (PC) 1964 Robert Reed, G (PC) 1965 James Carter, G (PC) Johnnie Robinson, FL (PC) Eldridge Dickey, QB (PC)

(Key: A-Athlon, ADW-Atlanta Daily World, AFCA-American Football Coaches, AP-Associated Press, BM-Black Mutual, CD-Chicago Defender, CDS-Consensus Draft Services, CSN-College Sporting News, E-Ebony Scoreboard, FG-Don Hansen’s Football Gazette, HERO-HERO Sports, J-Jet Magazine, K-Kodak, ND-NFLDraft Report, 100%-100% Wrong Club, PC-Pittsburgh Courier, PF-Pro Football Magazine, SC-Small College, SH-Sheridan Poll, SBN-Sheridan Black College Network, SN-Sporting News, SPN-Sports Network, T-Time Magazine, UPI-United Press International, WC-Walter Camp, HM-Honorable Mention, BTR-BoxToRow. com/BASN, PS-Phil Steele, DC-Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Black College Football, CSJ-College Sports Journal All-Freshman, HSRN-Heritage Sports Radio Network, CSM-College Sports Madness

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1966

William Tucker, HB (PC) Eldridge Dickey, QB (PC, E) Claude Humphrey, T (PC, E) Tommie Davis, T (SC) Harvey Dixon, G (E) Leo Johnson, WR (E)

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1967 Eldridge Dickey, QB (PC) Claude Humphrey, T (PC, SN, T, AP) 1968 James Marsalis, DB (AP, SN, PC) Elbert Drungo, T (PC) 1969

Claude Brumfield, T (PC) Joe Jones, E (PC, AP, SC) Vernon Holland, T (PC) Wayne Reese, HB (PC)

1970

David Davis, WR (PC) Joe Gilliam, Jr., QB (PC) Vernon Holland, T (AP, T, K, SN, PC) Asberry Glover, T (PC) Freddie Herring, DB (PC) Rodger Sims, LB (PC)

1971

Joe Gilliam, Jr., QB (K, AP, PC) Clifford Brooks, DB (AP, PC) Waymond Bryant, LB (PC) Nathaniel Brown, T (PC) Asberry Glover, T (PC) Charles McTorry, DB (PC) James Thaxton, TE (PC)

1972

Robert Woods, T (PC, AP, BM) Ed “Too Tall” Jones, E (PC, AP, BM) Ollie Smith, WR (PC) Waymond Bryant, LB (PC, AP) James Thaxton, TE (PC, BM) Charles McTorry, DB (PC)

1973

Ed “Too Tall” Jones, DE (SN, T, AP, PC, K, FA) Waymond Bryant, LB (SN, T, AP, PC, K) John Holland, WR (T, AP, PC) Gregory Kindle, G (AP, PC) Kenneth Pettiford, QB (BM)

1974

Cleveland Elam, DE (PC, AP, NB) Granville Lyons, DB (AP) Allen Haigler, T (AP, PC) John Butler, C (PC) Larry Dorsey, WR (PC) James Johnson, DB (PC)

1975

Larry Dorsey, WR (PC, AP, UPI, SN, T) Loaird McCreary, TE (PC) Melvin Mitchell, G (PC)

1976 Oliver Davis, DB (PC) Sylvester Hicks, DT (PC) Jerrold McRae, WR (PC) 1977

Jerrold McRae, WR (PF, PC, J, BM) Sylvester Hicks, DT (PF, PC, J, ADW, BM) Joe Adams, QB (PF) Stanley G. Johnson, DT (PC) Danny Johnson, DE (PC) Homer Elias, OG (ADW, PC) Dwight Wheeler, OT (PC) Sylvester Lawson, TE (ADW)

1978

John Smith, WR (PC, BM) Jimmy Carter, OG (E) Joe Adams, QB (AP, SN, PC, BM) Maurice Fitzgerald, DE (E)


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1979

Joe Adams, QB (AP, SN, PC, BM) McDonald Oden, TE (PC, BM, SH) Aaron Jones, HB (SH, ADW, BM) Lannie Martin (ADW) Mike Jones (SN)

1980

Joe Adams, QB (SH, AP, ADW, J, 100%) Richard Dent, DE (ADW) Aaron Ford, LB (ADW) James Taylor, OC (ADW)

1981

Mike Jones, WR (K, SN, AFCA, SH) Brian Ransom, QB (SH, SN) Malcolm Taylor, DT (K, AFCA) Donald Lester, OT (SH) Malcolm Taylor, DE (SH)

2004 Charles Anthony, RB (AFCA, AP, SBN, I-AA.org, FG, SH)

1982

Golden Tate, WR (SN, AFCA, SH) Roger Robinson, DB (SN, SH) Walter Tate, OC (AP, SH, K) Steve Moore, OT (SH) Richard Dent, DE (SH) Kenneth Biggles, QB (SH) Vynell Henderson, LB (SH)

2008

Cornelius Lewis,OT (AP, CSN, SBN) Cecil Newton, C (CSN) Javarris Williams, RB (AFCA, CSN-HM,SBN) JuJuan Spillman, KR/PR (CDS-HBCU) Eugene Clifford, DB (CDS-FCS/HBCU) Rico Council, LB (CDS-HBCU) Brandon Jackson, FB (CDS-HBCU) Marcus Broxie, DE (CDS-HBCU) Roger Morris, DT (CDS-HBCU)

2009

Eugene Clifford, DB (BTR/CDS-FCS/HBCU) Rico Council, LB (CDS-HBCU) Marcus Broxie, DE (CDS-HBCU) John Jones, Jr., LB (CDS-HBCU)

1983 Golden Tate, WR (SH, SN) 1984

Carl McAfee, DB (SN) Barry Collins, TE (SH) Herman Hunter, RB (SH) James Derico, LB (SH) Roger Robinson, DB (SH)

1985 Carl McAfee, DB 1986

Onzy Elam, LB (K, 100%, SH, E) Charles Buchanan, DE (SH) Carl McAfee, DB (SH, E) Steve Holloway, TE (SH) Wade Strickland, OT (SH, E) David Hood, P (E) Alvin Street, OC (E)

1988 Roderick Reed, LB (SH) 1989 Anthony Pleasant, DE (SH, ND, AP, FG) Simon Shanks, LB (E) 1990

Colin Godfrey, P (E, SH, AP, FG, WC, SPN) Simon Shanks, LB (SH) Anthony Owens, TE (SPN)

1991 Colin Godfrey, P (SH) Elliot Pilton, DE (SPN, ND) 1992 Colin Godfrey, P (SH) Perry Hall, LB (SH) 1993 Brent Alexander, FS (AP, NFL, SH, SPN) Randy Fuller, CB (NFL) 1994 Cedric Davis (SH, NFL) 1999

Lamar Carter, DE (SPN) Leon Murray, QB (SPN) Bennie Anderson (SBN) Avion Black (Team Link) Michael Thompson (SBN)

2000 Walter Reese, LB (FG) Carlos Wright, KR (FG) 2001

Steve Farmer, TE (HM) Walter Reese, LB (HM) Marquis Stephens, DB (HM) C. J. Johnson, WR (HM)

2003 Charles Anthony, RB  (AFCA, AP, SPN, SH, FG) C.J. Johnson, WR (SBN)

2007 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie,DB (SBN, AP, TSN,)

2010 Eugene Clifford, DB (AP/BTR/WC/CSN-FCS/SBN/SN/PS-FCS) 2011

Rico Council, LB (BTR/SPN) Stephen Godbolt III, DB (CSJ - Freshman All-American) Joseph Wylie, DB (DC, BTR - Honorable Mention)

2012

Joe Bowens, TE (CSJ - Freshman All-American) Sherman Carter, C, (SBN) Kadeem Edwards, OG, (BT - HM) Rigers Gaines, OT, (AP, TSN, HBCU, BT) Stephen Godbolt III, DB (AP, TSN, CSN, SBN, HBCU, BT - HM) Jamin Godfrey, K, (HBCU) A.C. Leonard, TE (AP, TSN, CSN, SBN, HBCU, CFPA - Player of the Year, BT) Trabis Ward, RB, (SBN, HBCU, BT)

2013

Anthony Bass, DE (SN, AP, BTR, HSRN, HBCU) Kadeem Edwards, OT (BTR, SN, AP, HSRN, HBCU) Antonio Harper (BTR) Nick Thrasher (HBCU, BTR) Daniel Fitzpatrick (HBCU, BTR, SN, AP, CFPA, HSRN, ADA) AC Leonard (HBCU, BTR, AP, HSRN)

2014

Anthony Bass, DE (BTR, HBCU) Robert Myers, OG (PS) De’Ante Saunders (AFCA, SN, AP) Nick Thrasher (AFCA, PS, AP)

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2016

Jessamen Dunker, OL (AP/HERO/A/BTR/SBN/ STATS/ CSM) Lane Clark, K (AP, HERO, STATS, BTR) Ezra Robinson, CB (STATS, BTR, SBN) Steven Newbold, WR (HERO) Chris Rowland, RS (HERO)

2017 Lane Clark, K (PS, HERO) Chris Collins, LB (BTR) Ebenezer “Ebo” Ogundeko, DE (BTR) TOTAL ALL-AMERICANS........................................... 359 MOST ALL-AMERICANS NAMED................................ PC

NUMBER OF ALL-AMERICANS BY MEDIA OUTLET AFCA..........................3 AP.............................31 CD.............................37 PC.............................95 E...............................13 SC...............................2 T.................................4 AD............................26 SN.............................17 BM............................11 K.................................7 FA...............................1 NB...............................1 SBN..........................12 PF...............................3 ADW...........................8 SH.............................34 AFCA..........................8 CDS-FCS.....................2

CDS-HBCU...............15 FG...............................6 ND..............................2 WC..............................2 SPN.............................7 NFL.............................3 HM..............................5 I-AA.ORG...................1 TSN.............................4 CSN............................6 BTR...........................13 CSJ..............................2 DC...............................1 PS...............................4 CFPA...........................2 HERO..........................5 A.................................1 STATS.........................3 CSM............................1

MWC CHAMPIONS 1946 • 1947 • 1954 • 1956 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1963 1964 • 1965 • 1966 OVC CHAMPIONS 1998 • 1999 BLACK COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1946 • 1947 • 1954 • 1956 1965 • 1966 • 1970 • 1971 1973 • 1979 • 1981 • 1982 • 2013 GRANTLAND RICE BOWL NCAA MID-EAST REGION CHAMPIONS 1965 (Co-Champs) 1966 • 1970 • 1971 NCAA DIVISION I-AA PLAYOFFS 1981 • 1982 • 1998 1986 • 1999 • 2013

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The Tennessee State Tigers play two home games in one of the nation’s finest sports venues in Nissan Stadium, sharing the facility for home games with the National Football League’s Tennessee Titans. The state-of-the-art facility has served as home of the Tigers and the Titans since the 1999 season. Nissan Stadium is located on the east bank of the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville. Nissan Stadium, which seats approximately 69,143 fans, boasts incredible amenities, ranging from spacious and tastefully appointed locker rooms to massive scoreboards. The natural grass field was rated as the fourth best

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playing surface in the NFL in a poll conducted among league players in 2001. Nissan Stadium has 144 luxury suites and 9,600 club seats with access to the stadium club and club lounges. There are also approximately 7,500 parking spaces on the site. Nissan Stadium grounds are also designed to help create a park-like setting along the Cumberland River, not just a showplace for bland concrete and asphalt. More than 205 trees have been planted on the 105-acre campus. Tiger fans gather early and stay late to enjoy tailgating on Nissan Stadium grounds. In

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addition to games featuring the Tigers and Titans. Nissan Stadium also hosts college football’s annual Music City Bowl in late December. Nissan Stadium hosts concerts and other special events during the course of a year. In 2016, the Tigers will play their 18th season at Nissan Stadium. Since beginning play in the state-of-the-art NFL facility in 1999, the Tigers have posted a 39-29 record in games played at Nissan Stadium.


• Nissan Stadium was built with the Tigers very own locker room • Former names include Adelphia Coliseum (1999–2002), The Coliseum (2002–2006) and LP Field (2006-2015) • TSU posts a 40-30 record at Nissan Stadium moving into their 18th season at the stadium • 144 luxury suites and 9,600 club seats • 60 concession stands throughout stadium • Two scoreboards with video screens located on north and south ends of stadium • Four suite elevators • 7,500 parking spaces available with more than 20,000 existing parking spaces nearby • New high-definition video screens and LED ribbon boards • A distributed sound system for Nissan Stadium will employ 600 speakers strategically placed in proximity to each seating area throughout the stadium • Fan-friendly dining and entertainment zones out on the east and west sides of Nissan Stadium gatherings • Tifsport Bermuda sod, which grew for a year before being laid down. Each roll of sod weighed 2,000 pounds and was cut into 108-foot long, 42-inch wide strips that were 1.5 inches thick

TSU opened play at Nissan Stadium, then called Adelphia Coliseum, with a 41-8 win over Alabama State in the first ever John Merritt Classic.

TOP ATTENDANCES AT NISSAN STADIUM TEAM RESULT DATE ATT. 1. Tennessee Tech* W 25-19 11/6/99 41,132 2. Arkansas-Pine Bluff* W 40-13 9/29/12 31,765 3. Alabama State W 41-8 9/3/15 31,119 4. Southern W 34-32 9/6/08 28,830 5. Alabama A&M L 14-27 9/3/05 25,342 6. Southern W 33-7 10/3/11 25,209 7. Alabama A&M W 42-7 9/4/04 25,117 8. Eastern Illinois* W 24-14 11/1/03 25,037 9. Murray State* W 42-28 11/3/07 24,878 10. Tennessee Tech* W 41-14 11/1/08 24,361 11. Alabama A&M L 7-24 9/5/09 23,871 12. Southeast Missouri* W 38-36 11/6/04 23,421 13. Eastern Illinois* L 3-27 11/5/05 23,481 14. Alabama A&M L 23-49 9/1/07 23,440 15. UT Martin* W 26-8 10/26/02 22,438 16. Alabama A&M W 27-14 9/4/10 22,607 17. Alabama State W 24-14 9/6/15 22,455 18. Eastern Illinois* L 22-25 OT 10/17/15 22,144 19. UT Martin* L 7-28 11/7/09 22,092 * Denotes Homecoming Games

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WILLIAM JASPER HALE

Hale Stadium is a 15,000-seat outdoor stadium located on the campus of Tennessee State University. Built in 1953 and affectionately nicknamed “The Hole”, the stadium hosted TSU Tigers football games until 1999, home games were then moved to LP Field, home of the Tennessee Titans. The facility was named for William J. Hale, who served as TSU’s first president. It remains in use as the site of TSU’s annual spring football game, as well as hosting Homecoming festivities. The stadium hosted a second-round NCAA Division I-AA playoff game in 1982, with the Tigers defeating Eastern Illinois University 20-19 in front of a crowd of 8,000. During their years at Hale, TSU Football went undefeated ten times, won ten championships in the now-defunct Midwestern Conference and claimed the Ohio Valley Conference championship in 1998, its final season in the stadium. In the last game at Hale Stadium, Tennessee State won 28-14 over Texas Southern University on November 21, 1998. In 2012, the Tigers returned to ‘The Hole’ . TSU hosted three games starting with Austin Peay on Sept. 15, 2012. The Tigers will continue to play some home contests in Hale Stadium moving forward.

Individual Records Most Rushing Yards: Most Passing Yards: Most Receiving Yards: Most Receptions: Most Rushing Touchdowns: Most Receiving Touchdowns: Most Points: Most Rushes: Most PAT Attempted: Most PAT Made: Longest FG Made:

William Jasper Hale Stadium 230 484 248 12 5 4 30 36 11 9 57

Team Records Most Rushing Yards: 410 Most Passing Yards: 484 Total Yards: 780 Most Points: 83 Fewest Passing Yards Allowed: 0 Fewest Completions Allowed: 0 Fewest First Downs Allowed: 0 Most Touchdown Passes: 8

Lee Derrick Gilbert Renfroe Patrick Smith Lawrence Segree Charles Thomas Mike Jones Charles Thomas Darron Davis Roy Meneese Roy Meneese Lane Clark

vs. Bluefield State vs. District of Columbia vs. Murray State vs. Southeast Missouri vs. Central State vs. North Carolina A&T vs. Central State vs. UT Martin vs. Kentucky State vs. Kentucky State vs. UT Martin

vs. UT Martin vs. District of Columbia vs. District of Columbia vs. Kentucky State vs. Morris Brown vs. Morris Brown vs. Morris Brown vs. Kentucky State

Opponents – Individual Most Rushing Yards: 221 Markus Thomas Eastern Kentucky Longest Rush: 90 James Jackson Kentucky State Longest Kickoff Return: 100 Larry Douglas Southern Longest Interception Return: 92 Collier Florida A&M Longest Punt Return: 85 Donald Davis Grambling State Longest Pass Play: 96 Matthew Reed to Lee Fobbs Grambling State Longest FG Made: 57 Nick Mardonia Tennessee Tech

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Hale Stadium Records by Decades 1950s 23-2-1 1960s 35-8-2 1970s 34-2-1 1980s 20-4-1 1990s 23-11-0 2010s 9-4-0

TOTAL 143-31-5 TOP ATTENDANCE AT HALE STADIUM TEAM RESULT DATE ATT. 1. UT Martin W 76-0 *10/24/98 22,046 2. UT Martin W 37-14 *10/19/96 21,331 3. Florida A&M W 33-20 10/25/69 20,000 4. Jackson State T 26-26 09/10/88 18,954 5. Austin Peay W 35-14 *10/24/92 18,341 6. UT-Chattanooga W 27-21 10/16/82 18,200 7. Eastern Kentucky L 20-27 *11/2/91 18,150 8. Jackson State W 23-20 09/11/76 18,106 9. Grambling State W 41-35 10/9/71 18,000 10. Tennessee Tech W 28-21 *11/8/97 17,255 11. Grambling State L 25-28 10/11/75 17,000 12. Texas Southern W 48-25 09/26/81 16,300 13. Grambling W 24-13 10/16/79 16,200 14. Tennessee Tech L 24-28 *11/4/95 16,128 15. Texas Southern W 28-14 11/21/98 16,091 16. Texas Southern W 38-15 09/30/72 16,000 17. Grambling W 19-13 10/6/73 16,000 18. Jackson State W 20-10 09/14/86 16,000 19. Middle Tennessee W 24-14 09/7/96 15,761 20. Middle Tennessee L 10-45 09/3/94 15,511 21. Austin Peay W 34-14 09/15/12 14,264 22. Hampton Institute W 20-14 09/3/83 13,500 23. North Carolina A&T W 31-15 08/31/85 13,500 * Denotes Homecoming Games TSU Football bid farewell to home games played inside Hale Stadium with 28-14 win over Texas Southern on November 21, 1998. Tyrone Butterfield catches a touchdown pass in front of a crowd of more than 16, 000 fans.

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TSU PLAYS THE CLASSICS Overall Record in Classics: 71-46-3 Overtime Record: 2-2 Largest Classic Crowd: 67, 712 - 9/25/04 - Atlanta Football Classic Longest Winning / Losing Streak: 21 / 11 Largest Win Margin: 71 points - 10/20/84 - W 71-0 Kentucky State, Louisville, KY Smallest Win Margin: 1 point (twice vs. Jackson State) 9/18/04 - W31-30 OT 9/16/06 - W21-20 Largest Loss Margin: 39 points - 10/9/93 - L13-52 Eastern Kentucky Smallest Loss Margin: 1 point (twice) 9/29/07 - L17-18 Florida A&M 9/28/96 - L18-19 Southern

vs. Alabama A&M: 3-2 vs. Alabama State: 4-0 vs. Alcorn State: 4-0 vs. Arkansas State: 1-0 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-0 vs. Bethune-Cookman: 0-1 vs. Bishop: 1-0 vs. Central State: 3-2 vs. Howard: 1-0 vs. Eastern Kentucky: 0-1

DATE W-L SCORE —/—/46 L 6-14 —/—/47 W 26-0 —/—/47 W 27-12 —/—/48 W 30-26 —/—/49 W 49-13 —/—/50 W 20-0 ONLY APPEARANCES —/—/50 W 28-13 —/—/51 W 26-21 COSBY FOOTBALL CLASSIC: MOTOR CITY CLASSIC: —/—/51 W 25-0 9/15/89 - W14-13 vs. Central State 11/2/85 - L10-13 vs. Southern —/—/52 L 12-20 —/—/53 T 19-19 GATEWAY CLASSIC: RIVER FRONT CLASSIC: 9/4/93 - L15-23 vs. Florida A&M 9/9/00 - L14-16 vs. North Carolina A&T 9/25/54 W 33-13 9/17/55 W 7-0 LIL’ BROWN JUG CLASSIC: ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC: 11/10/56 W 52-6 10/20/84 - W71-0 vs. Kentucky State 12/1/56 - W41-39 vs. Florida A&M —/—/56 W 6-0 12/1/56 W 41-39 11/13/65 W 31-6 ATLANTA FOOTBALL CLASSIC 11/12/66 W 28-6 First Appearance: *9/15/72 11/22/69 W 49-14 W14-0 vs. Morgan State 9/12/70 W 24-14 Last Appearance: 9/25/10 9/19/70 W 62-7 W29-18 vs. Florida A&M 11/21/70 W 21-3 vs. Florida A&M: 5-12* *AEC Record: 2-1 9/25/71 W 18-7 vs. Morgan State: 1-0* AFC Record: 6-14 9/9/72 W 55-6 vs. South Carolina State: 3-1 *1972-89 held different names in- 9/15/72 W 14-0 vs. Southern: 0-1 cluding Atlanta Ebony Classic 9/23/72 W 40-13 9/13/74 W 44-12 BLUFF CITY CLASSIC 10/23/76 W 21-3 First Appearance: —/—/47 11/4/78 W 41-7 W26-0 vs. Arkansas State 09/22/79 W 21-3 Last Appearance: 9/17/88 10/12/80 W 35-17 W13-6 vs. Mississippi Valley State 10/3/81 W 21-20 vs. Alcorn State: 1-0 vs. Mississippi Valley State: 2-1 11/13/82 W 63-41 vs. Arkansas State: 1-0 vs. Norfolk State: 1-0 11/12/83 L 38-51 vs. Jackson State: 1-0-1 vs. Southern: 1-0 9/8/84 W 34-14 vs. Kentucky State: 1-0 vs. Texas Southern: 1-0 10/20/84 W 71-0 vs. Lincoln (Mo.): 4-1-1 Overall Record: 13-2-2 10/5/85 L 13-28 11/2/85 L 10-13 CAPITOL CLASSIC 11/1/86 T 17-17 First Appearance: --/--/46 09/12/87 T 17-17 L6-14 vs. North Carolina State 10/3/87 L 28-31 Last Appearance: 11/04/78 09/17/88 W 13-6 W41-7 vs. North Carolina Central 09/15/89 W 14-13 09/23/89 L 9-21 vs. Maryland State: 1-0 vs. West Virginia State: 1-0 09/8/90 W 23-14 vs. North Carolina A&T: 1-0 vs. Wilberforce: 1-0 09/22/90 W 20-16 vs. North Carolina State: 0-1 Overall Record: 4-1 09/29/90 L 14-35 8/31/91 L 7-10 CHICAGO FOOTBALL CLASSIC 9/14/91 L 19-41 First Appearance: 9/23/72 9/28/91 L 7-43 W40-13 vs. Alcorn State 9/12/92 L 18-38 Last Appearance: 9/11/93 9/26/92 L 12-20 L18-24 vs. Jackson State 9/4/93 L 15-23 vs. Alcorn State:1-0 vs. Jackson State: 0-1 9/11/93 L 18-24 vs. Central State: 1-0 Overall Record: 2-1 9/18/93 L 28-33 10/9/93 L 13-52 9/10/94 L 12-31

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vs. Florida A&M: 7-14 vs. Grambling State: 0-2 vs. Jackson State: 16-10-1 vs. Kentucky State: 2-0 vs. Lincoln (Mo.): 6-1-1 vs. Mississippi Valley State: 2-3 vs. Morgan State: 1-0 vs. Norfolk State: 1-0 vs. North Carolina A&T: 2-3 vs. North Carolina Central: 1-0

vs. North Carolina State: 0-1 vs. Maryland State: 1-0 vs. Parsons: 1-0 vs. Prarie View A&M: 1-0 vs. South Carolina State: 3-2 vs. Southern: 1-2-1 vs. Texas Southern: 1-0 vs. West Virginia State: 1-0 vs. Wilberforce: 1-0

OPPONENT LOCATION ATT. North Carolina State Washington D.C. ——— Arkansas A&M Memphis, Tenn. ——— West Virginia State Washington D.C. ——— Wilberforce Washington D.C. ——— Jackson State Jackson, Miss. ——— Lincoln Memphis, Tenn. ——— North Carolina A&T Washington D.C. ——— Lincoln Memphis, Tenn. ——— Jackson State Jackson, Miss. ——— Lincoln Memphis, Tenn. ——— Lincoln Memphis, Tenn. ——— Lincoln Memphis, Tenn. ——— Lincoln Memphis, Tenn. ——— Alcorn State Memphis, Tenn. ——— Maryland State Washington D.C. ——— Florida A&M Miami, Fla. (Orange Bowl) 41,808 Lincoln St. Louis, Mo. (Busch Stadium) ——— Lincoln St. Louis, Mo. (Busch Stadium) 3,500 Bishop Dallas, Texas (Cotton Bowl) 12,000 Alcorn State Los Angeles, Ca. (LA Coliseum) ——— Kentucky State Memphis, Tenn. (Crump Stadium) 15,000 Parsons St. Louis, Mo. (Busch Stadium) ——— Alcorn State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 17,006 Norfolk State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) ——— Morgan State Atlanta, Ga. (Atlanta-Fulton Co.) 10,093 Alcorn State Chicago, Ill. (Soldier Field) 40,000 Central State Chicago, Ill. (Soldier Field) ——— Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Doak Campbell Stadium) ——— North Carolina Central Washington, D.C. (RFK Stadium) ——— Texas Southern Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 32,000 Alabama State Birmingham, Ala. (Legion Field) ——— Alabama State Birmingham, Ala. (Legion Field) 18,233 Mississippi Valley State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 16,000 Mississippi Valley State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 25,000 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 34,500 Kentucky State Louisville, Ky. (Cardinal Stadium) 9,200 Mississippi Valley State Indianapolis, Ind. (Hoosier Dome) 40,000 Southern Detroit, Mich. (Tiger Stadium) 23,000 Southern Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 25,000 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 26,853 Central State Indianapolis, Ind. (Hoosier Dome) 47,417 Mississippi Valley State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 15,232 Central State Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland Stadium) 8,078 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Bobby Dodd Stadium) 47,373 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 39,579 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Bobby Dodd Stadium) 46,024 Central State Louisville, Ky. (Cardinal Stadium) 28,842 Mississippi Valley State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 25,891 Jackson State Birmingham, Ala. (Legion Field) 17,581 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Atlanta-Fulton Co.) 49,767 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 37,437 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Atlanta-Fulton Co.) 43,211 Florida A&M Jacksonville, Fla. (Gator Bowl) 30,097 Jackson State Chicago, Ill. (Soldier Field) 43,800 Grambling State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 41,669 Eastern Kentucky Louisville, Ky. (Cardinal Stadium) 21,863 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 50,047

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9/24/94 W 32-28 9/9/95 L 19-24 9/23/95 L 7-24 9/30/95 W 15-14 9/14/96 L 14-21 9/28/96 L 18-19 9/13/97 L 28-31 9/27/97 L 28-34 10/4/97 L 37-49 10/18/97 L 7-28 9/12/98 W 33-21 9/26/98 L 23-31 9/5/99 W 41-8 9/10/99 W 48-33 9/18/99 W 42-25 9/2/00 W 39-13 9/9/00 L 14-16 9/16/00 L 39-42 9/23/00 L 6-31 9/1/01 W 27-6 9/22/01 W 27-7 10/6/01 W 45-0 11/22/01 W 64-33 9/7/02 W 41-8 9/14/02 L 28-31 9/21/02 L 14-49 9/28/02 L 24-37 8/30/03 W 37-20 9/13.03 W 44-14 9/20/03 L 7-10 9/4/04 W 42-7 9/18/04 W 21-20 9/25/04 L 15-21 10/2/04 L 13-30 9/3/05 L 14-27 9/10/05 W 20-14 OT 9/24/05 L 7-12 10/1/05 L 3-16 9/2/06 L 20-27 9/16/06 W 31-30 OT 9/30/06 L 22-25 OT 9/8/07 W 16-13 9/1/07 L 23-49 9/29/07 L 17-18 9/6/08 W 34-32 9/13/08 W 41-18 9/27/08 L 21-28 9/5/09 L 24-7 9/12/09 W 14-7 9/26/09 L 31-12 9/4/10 W 27-14 9/11/10 L 26-33 9/25/10 W 29-18 10/2/10 W 37-7 9/3/11 W 33-7 9/10/11 L 29-35 9/1/12 W 17-14 9/8/12 W 38-12 9/1/13 L 12-9 9/14/13 W 26-16 9/28/13 W 73-6 8/30/14 W 58-6 9/13/14 W 35-7 9/6/15 W 24-14 9/12/15 W 35-25 9/3/16 W 44-0 9/10/16 W 40-26 9/9/17 W 17-15 9/16/17 W 24-13 9/30/17 L 19-16 2OT

South Carolina State Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 58,131 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 48,533 Florida A&M Orlando, Fla. (Citrus Bowl) 20,079 South Carolina State Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 52,387 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 55,212 Southern Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 45,894 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 61,171 South Carolina State Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 41,293 North Carolina A&T Indianapolis, Ind. (RCA Dome) 59,011 UT-Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. (Finley Stadium) 20,000 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 55,545 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 28,987 Alabama State Nashville, Tenn. (The Coliseum) 31,119 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 50,723 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 43,800 Alabama State Nashville, Tenn. (The Coliseum) 20,463 North Carolina A&T Cincinnati, Ohio (Cinergy Field) 30,300 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 52,173 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 62,455 Alabama A&M Nashville, Tenn. (The Coliseum) 22,000 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 61,052 Howard Indianapolis, Ind. (RCA Dome) 28,960 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 28,960 Prairie View A&M Nashville, Tenn. (The Coliseum) 18,652 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 38,496 Grambling State Las Vegas, Nev. (Boyd Stadium) 22,537 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 67,167 South Carolina State Nashville, Tenn. (The Coliseum) 18,124 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 52,603 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 70,185 Alabama A&M Nashville, Tenn. (The Coliseum) 25,117 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 55,015 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 67,712 South Carolina State Indianapolis, Ind. (RCA Dome) 51,082 Alabama A&M Nashville, Tenn. (The Coliseum) 25,342 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 48,300 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 56,297 North Carolina A&T Indianapolis, Ind. (RCA Dome) 42,310 Alabama A&M Nashville, Tenn. (LP Field) 19,487 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 53,441 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 57,885 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 50,879 Alabama A&M Nashville, Tenn. (LP Field) 23,440 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 56,990 Southern Nashville, Tenn. (LP Field) 28,830 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn.(Liberty Bowl) 50,794 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 50,428 Alabama A&M Nashville, Tenn.(LP Field) 23,871 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 43,306 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 51,950 Alabama A&M Nashville, Tenn. (LP Field) 22,607 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 44,688 Florida A&M Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 54,202 North Carolina A&T Indianapolis, Ind. (RCA Dome) 35,217 Southern Nashville, Tenn. (LP Field) 25,209 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 43,532 Florida A&M Nashville, Tenn. (LP Field) 15,562 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 42,257 Bethune-Cookman Nashville, Tenn. (LP Field) 16,108 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 42,400 Central State St. Louis, Mo. (Edward Jones Dome) 22,000 Edward Waters Nashville, Tenn. (LP Field) 10,541 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 46,914 Alabama State Nashville, Tenn. (Nissan Stadium) 22,455 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 48,385 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nashville, Tenn. (Nissan Stadium) 15,078 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 46,263 Jackson State Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) 47,407 Florida A&M Tampa, Fla. (Raymond James Stad.) 17,102 Eastern Illinois Nashville, Tenn. (Nissan Stadium) 11,013

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TAMPA CLASSIC First Appearance: 9/16/17 W24-13 vs. Florida A&M vs. Florida A&M: 1-0

vs. Central State: 0-1 vs. Howard: 1-0 vs. Jackson State: 0-1 vs. Mississippi Valley State: 0-1

vs. North Carolina A&T: 1-2 vs. South Carolina State: 0-1 Overall Record: 2-5

DALLAS LONESTAR CLASSIC First Appearance: 11/22/69 W, 49-14 vs. Bishop Last Appearance: 11/22/69 W, 49-14 vs. Bishop GATEWAY CLASSIC First Appearance: 11/13/65 W, 31-6 vs. Lincoln Last Appearance: 9/28/13 W, 73-6 vs. Central State vs. Lincoln: 2-0 vs. Parsons: 1-0

vs. Central State: 1-0 Overall Record: 4-0 JOHN MERRITT CLASSIC First Appearance: 9/5/99 W, 41-8 vs. Alabama State Last Appearance: 9/3/16

W, 44-0 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Alabama A&M: 3-4 vs. Alabama State: 3-0 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 1-0 vs. Edward Waters: 1-0 vs. Florida A&M: 1-0 vs. Bethune Cookman: 0-1

vs. Prarie View: 1-0 vs. South Carolina State: 1-0 vs. Southern: 2-0 vs. Eastern Illinois 0-1 Overall Record: 13-6

MAGIC CITY CLASSIC First Appearance: 10/12/80 W, 35-17 vs. Alabama State Last Appearance: 9/14/91 L, 19-41 vs. Jackson State vs. Alabama State: 2-0 Overall Record: 2-1 vs. Jackson State: 0-1 MAGNOLIA CLASSIC First Appearance: —/—/49 W49-13 vs. Jackson State Last Appearance: —/—/51 W25-0 vs. Jackson State

Overall Record: 2-0

RIVER CITY CLASSIC First Appearance: 9/29/90 L, 14-35 vs. Central State Last Appearance: 10/18/97 L, 28-7 vs. UT-Chattanooga vs. Central State: 0-1 vs. Eastern Kentucky: 0-1

Overall Record: 0-3

SILVER DOLLAR CLASSIC First Appearance: 9/21/02 L, 14-49 VS. Grambling State Last Appearance: 9/21/02 L, 14-49 vs. Grambling State SOUTHERN HERITAGE CLASSIC First Appearance: 9/8/90 W, 23-14 vs. Jackson State Last Appearance: 9/9/17 W, 17-15 vs. Jackson State vs. Grambling State: 0-1 vs. Jackson State: 17-10

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Overall Record: 1-0

CIRCLE CITY CLASSIC First Appearance: 10/5/85 L, 13-28 VS. Mississippi Valley State Last Appearance: 10/2/10 W, 37-7 VS. North Carolina A&T

vs. Mississippi Valley State: 0-1 Overall Record: 17-12

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THE BROWN JUG AND JOHN MERRITT CLASSIC Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Home (RES) TSU - 41 (W) TSU - 39 (W) TSU - 27 (W) TSU - 41 (W) TSU - 37 (W) TSU - 42 (W) TSU - 14 (L) TSU - 20 (L) TSU - 23 (L) TSU - 34 (W) TSU - 7 (L) TSU - 27 (W) TSU - 33 (W) TSU - 17 (W) TSU - 9 (L) TSU - 58 (W) TSU - 24 (W) TSU - 44 (W) TSU - 16 (L)

Visitor Alabama State - 8 Alabama State - 13 Alabama A&M - 6 Prairie View A&M - 8 South Carolina ST. - 20 Alabama A&M - 7 Alabama A&M - 27 Alabama A&M - 27 Alabmaa A&M - 49 Southern - 32 Alabama A&M - 24 Alabama A&M - 14 Southern - 7 Florida A&M - 14 Bethune-Cookman - 12 Edward Waters - 6 Alabama State - 14 Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 0 Eastern Illinois - 19 2OT

The John Merritt Classic, first played in 1999, honors John A. Merritt, the legendary TSU football coach who led the Tigers from 1963-1983. During 21 seasons, “Big John” won four undisputed national championships among historically black colleges ranked by the Sheridan Poll, while compiling a lifetime record of 172-33-1. The JMC, one of only two football Classics solely hosted by a single NCAA FCS institution, is intended to allow Tennessee State to raise funds for scholarships and other related needs for TSU students.

The 1950 TSU Football Team holding “The Little Brown Jug”, the symbol of victory between Tennessee State and Kentucky State.

TSU players pose to promote the Lil’ Brown Jug Classic. Val Gene Johnson, Lee Derrick, Lindale Massengale and Charles Patton.

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The Lil’ Brown Jug now sits in the TSU athletic director’s office.

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THE SGT. YORK TROPHY In July 2007, the Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference announced the creation of the Sergeant York Trophy which goes to the winner of the quadrangular season football series between the four Ohio Valley Conference schools located in the state of Tennessee – Austin Peay State University, University of Tennessee at Martin, Tennessee State University and Tennessee Technological University. The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief’s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since 1972. In a close race, Tennessee State and Austin Peay shared the inaugural award, finishing with identical 2-1 records in 2007. Tennessee State took the trophy home thanks to a one-point victory in overtime over the Governors; that game was decided by a block extra point by NFL First Round Draft Pick Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. The Tigers repeated as champions in 2008, winning all three of its Sgt. York games. The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. As a corporal in the 2nd battalion, 328th Infantry, in the Battle of the Meuse River-Argonne (Oct. 8, 1918), York and seven other soldiers captured 132 prisoners, was promoted to sergeant and received the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Guerra of Italy and the War Medal of Montenegro. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor. Following the war, York returned his home in Pall Mall, Tenn. (located in north central Tennessee, 55 miles northeast of Cookeville) where he dedicated his life to improving education and facilitating educational opportunities for children in the state of Tennessee. In 1927, he established the Alvin C. York Institute after spending several years raising money for the school which opened as a private institution. That school was established, in part, to provide educational opportunities denied to the boys and girls of Fentress Country. In 1937, the Institute became a state special school after an appeal to the Tennessee State Legislature. The school, located in Jamestown, Tenn., is still in operation today. York died on Sept. 2, 1964 and the foundation which he helped establish in 1920 – The Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation – was dormant for many years. The Foundation was re-established by Lipscomb Davis, Jr. in 1992 and is currently run by Sgt. York’s grandson Gerald (U.S. Army Colonel, Retired). York’s papers are archived by Michael E. Birdwell, Ph.D., who is an associate professor of history at Tennessee Technological University, one of the four institutions that will compete for the yearly honor. After the completion of the football season, the Sergeant York Trophy is awarded to the institution with the best head-to-head record in the match-ups with their fellow Tennessee schools. In the event of a tie, the award is shared; however, the previous winner will retain the trophy if they are part of the tie. If the tie is between two other institutions, the trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy. The award is presented to the winning institution annually at the Pepsi Celebration of Champions which is hosted each spring by the Nashville Sports Council. The event was created in 1999 and salutes amateur and professional sports in Tennessee.

Members of the York Family with former OVC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher (back row, far left), OVC head football coaches and Gary Alexander of the Nashville Sports Council (back row, far right) at the 2007 OVC Football Media Day, when the announcement of the trophy was first made.

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THE SGT. YORK TROPHY

All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Winners 2007 - Tennessee State*, Austin Peay 2008 - Tennessee State 2009 - Tennessee Tech 2010 - UT Martin 2011 - Tennessee State*, Tennessee Tech 2012 - Tennessee State*, UT Martin 2013 - Tennessee State 2014 - UT Martin 2015 - UT Martin 2016 - UT Martin*, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech 2017 - Austin Peay *Took home the trophy due to winning the tiebreaker

2011 Oct. 1 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

@Austin Peay 37, Tennessee State 34 Tennessee Tech 34, @UT Martin 31 @UT Martin 61, Austin Peay 23 Tennessee State 42, @Tennessee Tech 40 @Tennessee State 35, UT Martin 30 @Tennessee Tech 49, Austin Peay 7

2012 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Oct. 27 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 17

@Tennessee State 34, Austin Peay 14 UT Martin 31, @Austin Peay 6 @Tenessee State 22, Tennessee Tech 21 @Tennessee Tech 45, UT Martin 44 @UT Martin 35, Tennessee State 26 @Austin Peay 38, Tennessee Tech 31

Tennessee State 33, @Austin Peay 32 (OT) @ Austin Peay 17, UT Martin 14 Tennessee Tech 13, @UT Martin 10 Austin Peay 30, @Tennessee Tech 27 Tennessee State 45, @Tennessee Tech 28 UT Martin 43, @Tennessee State 38

2008 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1

2013 Sept. 21 Oct. 10 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23

Tennessee State 41, @Tennessee Tech 21 UT Martin 28, @Tennessee Tech 17 Tennessee State 29, @UT Martin 15 UT Martin 38, @Austin Peay 14 @Tennessee State 31, Austin Peay 6 @Tennessee Tech 34, Austin Peay 0

UT Martin 31, @Austin Peay 17 Tennessee State 30, @UT Martin 27 (OT) UT Martin 35, @Tennessee Tech 7 @Tennessee State 37, Austin Peay 34 @Austin Peay 31, Tennessee Tech 28 @Tennessee State 41, Tennessee Tech 14

2014 Sept. 20 Oct. 9 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 22

@ Tennessee State 10, Tennessee Tech 7 @ UT Martin 17, Tennessee Tech 10 UT Martin 21, @ Tennessee State 16 @ UT Martin 37, Austin Peay 7 Tennessee State 31, @ Austin Peay 27 Tennessee Tech 41, @ Austin Peay 15

2009 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21

@Tennessee Tech 31, Austin Peay 23 Tennessee Tech 35, @UT Martin 28 @Tennessee Tech 20, Tennessee State 13 UT Martin 28, @Tennessee State 7 @Austin Peay 24, Tennessee State 21 @UT Martin 48, Austin Peay 38

2015 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 31 Nov. 14 Nov. 21

UT Martin 31, @ Tennessee Tech 17 @ UT Martin 28, Tennessee State 14 UT Martin 44, @ Austin Peay 14 @ Tennessee State 20, Austin Peay 6 @ Tennessee Tech 42, Austin Peay 24 @ Tennessee Tech 30, Tennessee State 24

2010 Sept. 18 Sept. 30 Oct. 9 Oct. 23 Nov. 6 Nov. 13

Austin Peay 26, @Tennessee State 23 UT Martin 27, @Tennessee Tech 24 Tennessee Tech 34, @Austin Peay 21 Tennessee Tech 21, @Tennessee State 10 UT Martin 28, @Austin Peay 12 @UT Martin 37, Tennessee State 0

2016 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

Tennessee Tech 41, @ Austin Peay 7 @ UT Martin 44, Tennessee Tech 23 @ Tennessee State 34, UT Martin 30 @ UT Martin 45, Austin Peay 31 Tennessee State 41, @ Austin Peay 40 Tennessee Tech 44, @Tennessee State 16

2007 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 27 Oct. 6 Oct. 11 Nov. 17

All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Game Results

2017 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 18

@ UT Martin 31, Tennessee State 16 @ Austin Peay 7, UT Martin 0 Austin Peay 21, @ Tennessee State 17 @ Tennessee Tech 30, Tennessee State 26 Austin Peay 35, @ Tennessee Tech 28 UT Martin 24, @ Tennessee Tech 0

SGT. YORK GAME RECORDS

Team Points: Total Offensive Yards: First Downs:

61 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11) 644 - Austin Peay vs. Tennessee State (11/5/16) 36 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11)

Rushing Yards: Rushing Attempts: Rushing Touchdowns:

377 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08) 63 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (9/15/07) 5 - Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay (11/19/11)

Passing Yards: Passing Attempts: Passing Touchdowns: Completions:

387 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11) 58 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11) 6 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11) 34 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11)

Interceptions: INT Return Yards:

3 - Done Seven Times 92 - Tennessee State vs. Tennessee Tech (10/31/09)

Fumbles Lost: Fumble Recoveries: Sacks: Turnovers Committed: Penalites: Penalty Yards:

3 - Done Five Times 3 - Done Five Times 8 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (10/3/15) 5 - Done Three Times 15 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08) 164 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (10/10/09)

Individual Rushing Yards: Rushing Attempts: Rushing Touchdowns: Longest Rush:

195 - Javarris Williams, TSU vs. APSU (10/18/08) 35 - Don Chapman, UTM vs. TSU (11/17/07) 4 - Javarris Williams, TSU vs. UTM (11/17/07) 84 - Ronald Butler, TSU vs. APSU (11/5/16)

Passing Yards: Passing Attempts: Completions:  Passing Touchdowns: Longest Pass: Most Interceptions:

387 - Derek Carr, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11) 58 - Tre Lamb, TTU vs. TSU (10/15/11) 34 - Tre Lamb, TTU vs. TSU (10/15/11) 6 - Derek Carr, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11) 84 - Jeremy Perry, TSU vs. TTU (10/23/10) 3 - Done Three Times

Receiving Yards: Receptions: Receiving Touchdowns: Longest Reception: Field Goals Made: Longest Field Goal: Punts: Longest Punt: Punt Return Yards: Longest Punt Return: Kick Return Yards: Longest Kick Return: All-Purpose Yards: Interceptions: Tackles: Sacks:

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198 - Ben Axline, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/16) 11 - Quentin Sims, UTM vs. TSU (11/12/11) 3 - Done Two Times 84 - Calvin McNairl, TSU vs. TTU (10/23/10) 4 - Done Three Times 57 - Lane Clark, TSU vs. UTM (10/1/16) 57 - Nick Madonia, TTU vs. TSU (11/12/16) 10 - Jonathan King, TTU vs. UTM (10/3/15) 66 - Devin Stuart, APSU vs. TTU (9/10/16) 107 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (11/6/10) 76 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11) 243 - Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09) 100 - Weldon Garlington, TSU vs. APSU (10/1/11) 312 - Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09) 2 - Done Six Times 20 - Corey Reed, TTU vs. UTM (10/16/08) 2.5 - Antonio Harper, TSU vs. TTU (10/15/11) 2.5 - Jaison Williams, APSU vs. UTM (9/30/17)


HOMECOMING RECORDS 1926 TENNESSEE STATE 1927 TENNESSEE STATE 1928 Fisk 1929 Fisk 1930 Fisk 1931 TENNESSEE STATE 1932 TENNESSEE STATE 1933 TENNESSEE STATE 1934 TENNESSEE STATE 1935 Kentucky State 1936 TENNESSEE STATE 1937 TENNESSEE STATE 1938 TENNESSEE STATE 1939 TENNESSEE STATE 1944 TENNESSEE STATE 1945 TENNESSEE STATE 1946 TENNESSEE STATE 1947 TENNESSEE STATE 1948 TENNESSEE STATE 1949 TENNESSEE STATE 1950 TENNESSEE STATE 1951 TENNESSEE STATE 1952 TENNESSEE STATE 1953 TENNESSEE STATE 11/25/54 TENNESSEE STATE 11/24/55 TENNESSEE STATE 11/22/56 TENNESSEE STATE 11/28/57 TENNESSEE STATE 11/27/58 TENNESSEE STATE 11/26/59 TENNESSEE STATE 11/24/60 TENNESSEE STATE 11/23/61 Jackson State 11/22/62 TENNESSEE STATE 11/28/63 TENNESSEE STATE 11/26/64 TENNESSEE STATE 11/25/65 TENNESSEE STATE 11/24/66 TENNESSEE STATE 11/23/67 TENNESSEE STATE 11/28/68 TENNESSEE STATE 11/27/69 TENNESSEE STATE 11/26/70 TENNESSEE STATE 10/23/71 TENNESSEE STATE 11/4/72 TENNESSEE STATE 11/10/73 TENNESSEE STATE 11/2/74 TENNESSEE STATE 11/1/75 TENNESSEE STATE 11/13/76 TENNESSEE STATE 11/5/77 TENNESSEE STATE 10/28/78 TENNESSEE STATE 10/20/79 TENNESSEE STATE 11/1/80 TENNESSEE STATE 10/30/82 TENNESSEE STATE 10/08/83 TENNESSEE STATE 10/27/84 TENNESSEE STATE 10/26/85 TENNESSEE STATE 10/18/86 TENNESSEE STATE 10/10/87 Grambling 11/12/88 Southern

13 0 12 20 13 41 26 37 91 13 13 29 2 14 19 9 33 26 34 53 55 13 13 32 59 25 47 38 19 26 34 12 33 36 31 46 83 67 48 41 39 50 24 45 17 21 14 55 30 20 49 28 7 42 21 25 51 10

Fisk Fisk TENNESSEE STATE TENNESSEE STATE TENNESSEE STATE Louisville-Munic. Alabama A&M Lane Rust TENNESSEE STATE Kentucky St. Louisville-Munic. Lane Lincoln Wilberforce Kentucky State Knoxville Lincoln Louisville-Munic. Louisville-Munic. Grambling Kentucky State Kentucky State Kentucky State Bluefield State Kentucky State Lincoln Kentucky State Kentucky State Jackson State Kentucky State TENNESSEE STATE Kentucky State Langston Kentucky State Central State Kentucky State Allen Bishop College Parsons Bishop Florida A&M Morris Brown Central State UT-Chattanooga Central State UT-Chattanooga Tennessee-Martin Southern Florida A&M Southern Southern Grambling Southern Morgan State Western Kentucky TENNESSEE STATE TENNESSEE STATE

13 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 13 0 0 0 18 0 0 7 7 0 7 7 0 13 0 18 0 0 6 6 12 6 10 8 30 12 0 0 12 13 21 8 14 7 0 9 14 7 13 3* 9* 21* 7* 7* 0* 3* 9* 7*

10/7/89 TENNESSEE STATE 11/10/90 TENNESSEE STATE 11/2/91 Eastern Kentucky 10/24/92 TENNESSEE STATE 10/30/93 TENNESSEE STATE 10/1/94 Florida A&M 11/4/95 Tennessee Tech 10/19/96 TENNESSEE STATE 11/08/97 TENNESSEE STATE 10/24/98 TENNESSEE STATE 11/06/99 TENNESSEE STATE 10/14/00 TENNESSEE STATE 10/13/01 TENNESSEE STATE 10/26/02 TENNESSEE STATE 11/1/03 TENNESSEE STATE 11/1/04 TENNESSEE STATE 11/5/05 Eastern Illinois 10/28/06 TENNESSEE STATE 11/3/07 TENNESSEE STATE 11/1/08 TENNESSEE STATE 11/7/09 Tennessee-Martin 11/7/09 Tennessee-Martin 11/06/10 Eastern Illinois 11/12/11 TENNESSEE STATE 9/29/12 TENNESSEE STATE 10/26/13 Eastern Illinois 9/27/14 TENNESSEE STATE 10/17/15 Eastern Illinois 10/15/16 TENNESSEE STATE 10/14/17 Austin Peay

15 31 27 35 15 14 28 37 28 76 25 33 41 26 24 38 27 29 42 41 28 28 31(OT) 35 40 34 27 25 35 21

Grambling State Southern TENNESSEE STATE Austin Peay Morehead State TENNESSEE STATE TENNESSEE STATE Tennessee-Martin Tennessee Tech Tennessee-Martin Tennessee Tech Tennessee-Martin Miss. Valley State Tennessee-Martin Eastern Illinois S.E. Missouri State TENNESSEE STATE Samford Murray State Tennessee Tech TENNESSEE STATE TENNESSEE STATE TENNESSEE STATE UT Martin Arkansas-Pine Bluff TENNESSEE STATE Florida A&M TENNESSEE STATE Eastern Kentucky TENNESSEE STATE

14* 21* 20 14 0 10* 24 14 21 0 19 6 3 8 14 36 3 7 28 14 7 7 28 30 13 16 7 22 28 17

All-Time: 66-16-5 Current streak: 1 Loss * denotes played at Vanderbilt Stadium

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TSU RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS Opponent Record Air Force 0-1 Alabama A&M 21-8 Alabama State 11-3 Albany State 2-0 Alcorn State 7-0 Allen University 10-0 Appalachian State 0-1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4-0 Atlanta University 0-1 Austin Peay 12-8 Ball State 0-0-1 Bethune-Cookman 7-2 Bishop College 3-0 Bluefeild State Teachers 1-0 Butler 1-0 California Poly-Tech 1-0 Cameron (Okla) 1-0 Central State 26-5 Clark College 6-1-1 Drake 1-0 East Texas State 1-0 Eastern Illinois 7-14 Eastern Kentucky 7-22 Edwards Waters 1-0 Fisk University 1-4-2 Florida A&M 31-24 Fort Benning 1-0 Fort Campbell 1-0 Fort Knox 1-0 Georgia State 1-0 Grambling State 20-21-1 Hampton 2-0

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Opponent Record Howard 1-0 J.C. Smith 1-1 Jackson State 30-20-2 Jacksonville State 2-10 Kentucky State 28-5-1 Knoxville College 3-2-1 Lane College 5-0-4 Langston University 12-2-1 Lemoyne-Owen 1-0-1 Lincoln University 18-4-3 Long Beach State 1-0 Louisville 2-0 Louisville Municipal 5-1 Maryland State 1-0 McNeese State 1-0 Middle Tennessee 8-10 Miles College 1-1-1 Mississippi Industrial 8-0 Mississippi Valley State 4-3 Morehouse College 1-1-1 Morehead State 6-0 Morgan State 4-0 Morris Brown 23-5 Morristown 2-0 Murray State 13-16 Muskingum 1-0 Nevada 0-1 Nicholls State 2-0 Norfolk State 1-0 North Carolina A&T 19-6-1 North Carolina Central 7-3 Prairie View A&M 4-1-1

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Opponent Record Parsons College 3-0 Paul Quinn College 2-0 Philander Smith College 1-0 Roger Williams College 1-0 Rust College 4-0 Samford 3-2 San Diego State 0-1-1 Simmons College 0-0-2 South Carolina State 5-4 Southeast Missouri 14-11 Southern Illinois 1-1 Southern 27-12-2 Southwestern Louisiana 1-0 Tennessee Tech 18-13 Texas College 3-0 Texas Southern 14-4-2 Tuskegee 1-0 Univ. District of Columbia 1-0 UNLV 0-1 UT Chattanooga 4-3-2 UT Martin 16-11 Vanderbilt 0-2 Virginia State 7-1 Virginia Union 2-1 Virginia University Lynchburg 1-0 Walden University 3-0 West Kentucky Industrial 2-1 West Virginia State 6-4-2 Western Kentucky 2-2 Wilberforce 9-6 Wisconsin State 1-0 Youngstown State 0-1


TSU RESULTS VS. OPPONENTS Air Force 0-1 2011 L Air Force

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Alabama A&M 21-8 1930 W Alabama A&M 1933 L Alabama A&M 1935 W Alabama A&M 1936 W Alabama A&M 1937 W Alabama A&M 1938 W Alabama A&M 1939 W Alabama A&M 1973 W Alabama A&M 1974 W Alabama A&M 1975 W Alabama A&M 1976 W Alabama A&M 1977 W Alabama A&M 1978 W Alabama A&M 1983 W Alabama A&M 1984 W Alabama A&M 1985 W Alabama A&M 1986 L Alabama A&M 1987 L Alabama A&M 1998 W Alabama A&M 1999 W Alabama A&M 2001 W Alabama A&M 2002 L Alabama A&M 2003 L Alabama A&M 2004 W Alabama A&M 2005 L Alabama A&M 2006 L Alabama A&M 2007 L Alabama A&M 2008 W Alabama A&M 2010 W Alabama A&M

18 0 14 12 29 26 34 35 36 21 26 23 20 40 42 24 6 9 59 36 27 21 31 42 14 20 23 34 27

6 20 0 0 0 0 12 7 0 7 0 10 0 28 21 14 7 27 24 15 6 25 24 7 27 27 49 13 14

Alabama State 11-3 1928 L Alabama State 1939 W Alabama State 1972 W Alabama State 1973 W Alabama State 1974 W Alabama State 1980 W Alabama State 1981 W Alabama State 1982 W Alabama State 1983 W Alabama State 1999 W Alabama State 2000 W Alabama State 2009 L Alabama State 2014 L Alabama State 2015 W Alabama State

0 14 43 54 56 35 21 42 52 41 39 7 21 24

6 13 0 21 0 17 20 0 19 8 8 24 27 14

Albany State 2-0 1969 W Albany State 1970 W Albany State

42 54

7 7

Alcorn State 1947 W 1948 W 1956 W 1970 W 1971 W 1972 W 1995 W

66 47 52 24 18 40 26

7 0 6 14 7 13 18

26 27 56 26 32 41 44 21 39 67

0 0 0 6 0 6 0 2 6 0

7-0 Alcorn State Alcorn State Alcorn State Alcorn State Alcorn State Alcorn State Alcorn State

Allen University 10-0 1947 W Allen University 1948 W Allen University 1949 W Allen University 1950 W Allen University 1951 W Allen University 1952 W Allen University 1953 W Allen University 1954 W Allen University 1966 W Allen University 1967 W Allen University

Appalachian State 0-1 1998 L Appalachian State

31

45

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4-0 1923 Arkansas State 1944 W Arkansas State 50 1947 W Arkansas State 26 2012 W Arkansas-Pine Bluff 40 2016 W Arkansas-Pine Bluff 44

20 0 13 0

Atlanta University 0-1 1923 L Atlanta University

0

12

Austin Peay 12-8 1988 L Austin Peay 1989 W Austin Peay 1990 W Austin Peay 1991 L Austin Peay 1992 W Austin Peay 1993 W Austin Peay 1994 L Austin Peay 1995 L Austin Peay 1996 W Austin Peay 2007 W Austin Peay 2008 W Austin Peay 2009 L Austin Peay 2010 L Austin Peay 2011 L Austin Peay 2012 W Austin Peay 2013 W Austin Peay 2014 W Austin Peay 2015 W Austin Peay 2016 W Austin Peay 2017 L Austin Peay

12 38 33 17 35 21 26 6 38 33 37 21 23 34 34 31 31 20 41 17

16 10 7 31 14 16 22 28 14 32 34 24 26 37 14 6 27 6 40 21

Ball State 0-0-1 1965 T Ball State

14

14

Bethune-Cookman 7-2 1982 W Bethune-Cookman 1983 W Bethune-Cookman 1984 W Bethune-Cookman 1985 W Bethune-Cookman 1986 W Bethune-Cookman 1987 L Bethune-Cookman 2012 W Bethune-Cookman 2013 L Bethune-Cookman 2016 W Bethune-Cookman

41 21 41 24 13 13 21 9 31

11 19 8 17 10 16 14 12 24

Bishop College 3-0 1968 W Bishop College 1969 W Bishop College 1970 W Bishop College

48 49 39

12 14 21

Bluefeild State Teachers 1-0 1954 W Bluefeild State Teachers

59

0

Butler 1-0 2013 W Butler

31

0

California Poly-Tech 1-0 1979 W California Poly-Tech

71

3

Cameron (Okla) 1-0 1978 W Cameron (Okla)

34

0

Central State 26-5 1951 L Central State 1952 W Central State 1953 W Central State 1954 W Central State 1955 W Central State 1956 W Central State

7 35 31 40 52 32

13 0 6 0 12 6

#BigBlueRising

1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1987 1989 1990 2013

W W W W W L W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W L W L W

Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State Central State

45 20 14 28 28 6 16 61 46 61 41 45 44 21 18 17 13 40 30 43 34 28 14 14 73

7 6 0 12 13 26 7 8 12 0 0 7 12 9 24 0 11 3 8 0 0 31 13 35 6

Clark College 6-1-1 1933 T Clark College 1934 W Clark College 1935 W Clark College 1936 W Clark College 1944 W Clark College 1944 L Clark College 1945 W Clark College 1946 W Clark College

6 13 6 14 14 6 21 26

6 6 0 0 6 7 0 0

Drake 1-0 1972 W Drake

29

7

East Texas State 1-0 1986 W East Texas State

15

6

Eastern Illinois 7-14 1982 W Eastern Illinois 1998 W Eastern Illinois 1999 W Eastern Illinois 2000 L Eastern Illinois 2001 L Eastern Illinois 2002 L Eastern Illinois 2003 W Eastern Illinois 2004 L Eastern Illinois 2005 L Eastern Illinois 2006 L Eastern Illinois 2007 L Eastern Illinois 2008 W Eastern Illinois 2009 W Eastern Illinois 2010 L Eastern Illinois 2011 W Eastern Illinois 2013 L Eastern Illinois 2013 L Eastern Illinois 2014 L Eastern Illinois 2015 L Eastern Illinois 2016 L Eastern Illinois 2017 L Eastern Illinois

20 27 19 19 49 48 24 24 3 3 35 45 21 28 18 10 16 3 22 34 16

19 21 33 33 52 54 14 34 27 29 38 24 10 31 17 51 34 28 25 35 19

Eastern Kentucky 7-22 1982 L Eastern Kentucky 1988 L Eastern Kentucky 1989 L Eastern Kentucky 1990 L Eastern Kentucky 1991 L Eastern Kentucky 1992 L Eastern Kentucky 1993 L Eastern Kentucky

7 0 9 17 20 28 13

13 10 21 55 27 49 52

109


Eastern Kentucky (continued) 1994 L Eastern Kentucky 1995 L Eastern Kentucky 1996 L Eastern Kentucky 1997 L Eastern Kentucky 1998 W Eastern Kentucky 1999 W Eastern Kentucky 2000 L Eastern Kentucky 2001 L Eastern Kentucky 2003 L Eastern Kentucky 2004 L Eastern Kentucky 2005 L Eastern Kentucky 2006 L Eastern Kentucky 2007 L Eastern Kentucky 2008 W Eastern Kentucky 2009 W Eastern Kentucky 2011 L Eastern Kentucky 2012 W Eastern Kentucky 2013 L Eastern Kentucky 2014 L Eastern Kentucky 2015 L Eastern Kentucky 2016 W Eastern Kentucky 2017 W Eastern Kentucky

17 20 10 7 31 33 0 10 38 14 0 3 7 34 20 22 23 0 14 21 35 45

28 56 30 49 21 28 28 13 43 29 49 20 49 20 17 33 20 44 56 45 28 21

Edwards Waters 1-0 2014 W Edwards Waters

58

6

Fisk University 1-4-2 1922 W Fisk University 1925 L Fisk University 1926 T Fisk University 1927 T Fisk University 1928 L Fisk University 1929 L Fisk University 1930 L Fisk University

7 0 13 0 0 0 0

6 6 13 0 12 29 13

Florida A&M 31-24 1944 W Florida A&M 1944 W Florida A&M 1945 L Florida A&M 1956 W Florida A&M 1962 L Florida A&M 1963 W Florida A&M 1964 L Florida A&M 1965 W Florida A&M 1966 W Florida A&M 1967 W Florida A&M 1968 L Florida A&M 1969 W Florida A&M 1970 W Florida A&M 1971 W Florida A&M 1972 W Florida A&M 1973 W Florida A&M 1974 W Florida A&M 1975 L Florida A&M 1976 W Florida A&M 1977 L Florida A&M 1978 W Florida A&M 1979 W Florida A&M 1983 W Florida A&M 1984 W Florida A&M 1985 W Florida A&M 1986 W Florida A&M 1987 W Florida A&M 1988 L Florida A&M 1989 L Florida A&M 1990 W Florida A&M 1991 L Florida A&M 1992 L Florida A&M 1993 L Florida A&M 1994 W Florida A&M 1995 L Florida A&M 1996 L Florida A&M 1997 L Florida A&M 1998 L Florida A&M

12 19 18 41 0 14 20 45 29 32 13 33 21 50 44 45 17 0 21 28 24 20 25 41 12 34 21 6 9 20 7 12 15 10 7 20 28 23

0 7 20 39 20 12 22 6 0 8 32 20 10 8 25 0 14 20 3 31 21 3 13 20 0 12 16 23 21 16 43 20 23 14 24 35 43 31

110

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017

W L W L L L L L L L L W W W W W W

Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Flordia A&M Flordia A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M

42 6 27 24 10 15 7 22 17 21 12 29 17 27 27 30 24

25 31 7 37 7 21 12 25 18 28 31 18 14 7 7 14 13

Fort Benning 1-0 1945 W Fort Benning

32

0

Fort Campbell 1-0 1964 W Fort Campbell

32

26

Fort Knox 1-0 1964 W Fort Knox

58

7

Georgia State 1-0 2017 W Georgia State 17 Grambling State 20-21-1 1950 W Grambling State 55 1951 W Grambling State 30 1955 L Grambling State 0 1956 W Grambling State 33 1958 L Grambling State 6 1959 W Grambling State 26 1960 L Grambling State 6 1961 L Grambling State 8 1962 L Grambling State 6 1963 L Grambling State 14 1964 L Grambling State 18 1965 W Grambling State 40 1966 W Grambling State 31 1967 L Grambling State 24 1968 L Grambling State 21 1969 W Grambling State 34 1970 W Grambling State 34 1971 W Grambling State 41 1972 L Grambling State 18 1973 W Grambling State 19 1974 W Grambling State 7 1975 L Grambling State 25 1976 W Grambling State 34 1977 W Grambling State 26 1978 L Grambling State 11 1979 W Grambling State 24 1980 L Grambling State 27 1981 W Grambling State 14 1982 W Grambling State 22 1983 T Grambling State 7 1984 W Grambling State 34 1985 L Grambling State 24 1986 W Grambling State 21 1987 L Grambling State 9 1988 L Grambling State 33 1989 W Grambling State 15 1990 L Grambling State 20 1991 L Grambling State 21 1992 L Grambling State 28 1993 L Grambling State 28 2002 L Grambling State 14

7 13 12 0 7 21 20 25 26 26 20 7 23 26 30 20 27 35 27 13 21 28 20 8 16 13 52 10 8 7 24 31 10 51 35 14 37 24 38 33 49

Hampton 2-0 1983 W Hampton Institute 1984 W Hampton Institute

14 0

20 44

#BigBlueRising

10

Howard 1-0 2001 W Howard university

45

0

9 0

0 3

Jackson State 30-20-2 1949 W Jackson State 1950 W Jackson State 1951 W Jackson State 1958 L Jackson State 1959 W Jackson State 1960 W Jackson State 1961 L Jackson State 1962 L Jackson State 1975 L Jackson State 1976 W Jackson State 1977 W Jackson State 1978 L Jackson State 1979 L Jackson State 1980 W Jackson State 1981 L Jackson State 1982 W Jackson State 1983 L Jackson State 1984 W Jackson State 1985 W Jackson State 1986 W Jackson State 1986 W Jackson State 1987 T Jackson State 1988 T Jackson State 1989 L Jackson State 1990 W Jackson State 1991 L Jackson State 1992 L Jackson State 1993 L Jackson State 1994 L Jackson State 1995 L Jackson State 1996 L Jackson State 1997 L Jackson State 1998 W Jackson State 1999 W Jackson State 2000 L Jackson State 2001 W Jackson State 2002 L Jackson State 2003 W Jackson State 2004 W Jackson State 2005 W Jackson State 2006 W Jackson State 2007 W Jackson State 2008 W Jackson State 2009 W Jackson State 2010 L Jackson State 2011 L Jackson State 2012 W Jackson State 2013 W Jackson State 2014 W Jackson State 2015 W Jackson State 2016 W Jackson State 2017 W Jackson State

49 34 25 13 26 25 6 6 0 23 17 24 21 20 23 21 31 34 44 20 32 17 26 7 23 19 18 18 12 19 14 28 33 48 39 64 28 44 21 20 31 16 41 14 27 15 38 26 35 35 40 17

13 0 0 18 6 22 12 12 43 20 7 35 27 0 31 0 35 14 31 10 23 17 26 33 14 41 38 24 31 24 21 31 21 33 42 33 31 14 20 14 30 13 18 7 33 29 12 16 7 25 26 15

Jacksonville State 2-10 2003 L Jacksonville State 2004 L Jacksonville State 2005 L Jacksonville State 2006 W Jacksonville State 2008 L Jacksonville State 2010 L Jacksonville State 2011 L Jacksonville State 2012 L Jacksonville State 2013 W Jacksonville State 2014 L Jacksonville State 2015 L Jacksonville State 2017 L Jacksonville State

34 35 3 38 21 0 16 28 31 20 13 6

7 49 33 31 26 24 38 31 15 27 48 36

J.C. Smith 1-1 1938 W J.C. Smith 1939 L J.C. Smith


Kentucky State 28-5-1 1922 L Kentucky State 2 1923 Kentucky State 1930 L Kentucky State 6 1931 L Kentucky State 0 1935 L Kentucky State 0 1936 T Kentucky State 13 1945 W Kentucky State 9 1946 W Kentucky State 19 1947 W Kentucky State 20 1948 L Kentucky State 0 1949 W Kentucky State 28 1950 W Kentucky State 45 1951 W Kentucky State 13 1952 W Kentucky State 13 1953 W Kentucky State 34 1954 W Kentucky State 34 1955 W Kentucky State 25 1956 W Kentucky State 40 1957 W Kentucky State 38 1958 W Kentucky State 19 1959 W Kentucky State 19 1960 W Kentucky State 34 1961 W Kentucky State 14 1962 W Kentucky State 33 1963 W Kentucky State 26 1964 W Kentucky State 31 1965 W Kentucky State 19 1966 W Kentucky State 83 1967 W Kentucky State 13 1968 W Kentucky State 40 1969 W Kentucky State 40 1970 W Kentucky State 62 1979 W Kentucky State 26 1980 W Kentucky State 38 1984 W Kentucky State 71 Knoxville College 3-2-1 1924 W Knoxville College 1925 W Knoxville College 1926 L Knoxville College 1927 T Knoxville College 1928 L Knoxville College 1946 W Knoxville College

13 13 0 0 0 33

7 18 18 13 13 0 0 13 19 0 13 7 0 13 12 18 0 0 6 8 12 10 10 14 30 8 0 0 7 0 7 13 13 0 6 6 21 0 13 0

Lane College 5-0-4 1916 T Lane College 0 1927 T Lane College 7 1929 T Lane College 6 1933 W Lane College 37 1934 W Lane College 42 1935 W Lane College 6 1936 T Lane College 0 1938 W Lane College 2 1996 W Lane College 43 Langston University 12-2-1 1944 T Langston University 6 1944 W Langston University 33 1945 L Langston University 0 1946 W Langston University 27 1947 W Langston University 33 1948 W Langston University 45 1949 W Langston University 10 1950 W Langston University 6 1951 W Langston University 28 1952 W Langston University 34 1953 W Langston University 8 1954 W Langston University 14 1955 L Langston University 0 1956 W Langston University 46 1963 W Langston University 36

6 7 13 0 0 0 0 13 2 0 0 0 3 7 8

Lemoyne-Owen 1-0-1 1931 W Lemoyne-Owen 1939 T Lemoyne-Owen

12 0

13 0

0 7 6 6 6 0 0 0 26

Lincoln University 18-4-3 1937 T Lincoln University 1938 L Lincoln University 1944 W Lincoln University 1945 W Lincoln University 1946 W Lincoln University 1947 W Lincoln University 1948 W Lincoln University 1949 W Lincoln University 1950 L Lincoln University 1951 W Lincoln University 1952 L Lincoln University 1953 T Lincoln University 1954 W Lincoln University 1955 W Lincoln University 1956 W Lincoln University 1957 W Lincoln University 1958 L Lincoln University 1959 W Lincoln University 1960 W Lincoln University 1961 W Lincoln University 1962 T Lincoln University 1963 W Lincoln University 1964 W Lincoln University 1965 W Lincoln University 1966 W Lincoln University

0 0 31 33 12 27 32 19 20 26 12 19 33 7 47 26 12 27 38 29 16 14 31 31 28

0 7 13 6 0 7 0 6 0 21 20 19 13 0 0 6 24 0 8 20 16 10 13 6 6

Long Beach State 1-0 1980 W Long Beach State

35

18

Louisville 2-0 1981 W Louisville 1984 W Louisville

42 24

30 15

Louisville Municipal 5-1 1933 W Louisville Municipal 1934 W Louisville Municipal 1936 L Louisville Municipal 1946 W Louisville Municipal 1948 W Louisville Municipal 1949 W Louisville Municipal

7 19 0 32 34 53

0 6 6 0 7 0

Maryland State 1-0 1956 W Maryland State

6

0

McNeese State 1-0 1971 W McNeese State

26

23

Middle Tennessee 8-10 1973 W Middle Tennessee State 1974 L Middle Tennessee State 1975 W Middle Tennessee State 1976 W Middle Tennessee State 1977 W Middle Tennessee State 1978 W Middle Tennessee State 1986 W Middle Tennessee State 1987 L Middle Tennessee State 1988 L Middle Tennessee State 1989 L Middle Tennessee State 1990 L Middle Tennessee State 1991 L Middle Tennessee State 1992 L Middle Tennessee State 1993 W Middle Tennessee State 1994 L Middle Tennessee State 1995 L Middle Tennessee State 1996 W Middle Tennessee State 1997 W Middle Tennessee State 1998 L Middle Tennessee State

23 10 21 26 27 13 7 19 7 7 6 6 31 34 10 7 24 25 28

0 20 14 17 0 6 6 55 14 36 38 42 35 33 45 11 14 16 27

Miles College 1-1-1 1928 T Miles College 1929 W Miles Memorial 1934 L Miles College

6 25 0

6 0 7

Mississippi Industrial 8-0 1929 W Mississippi Industrial

46

0

#BigBlueRising

1930 1933 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

W W W W W W W

Mississippi Industrial Mississippi Industrial Mississippi Industrial Mississippi Industrial Mississippi Industrial Mississippi Industrial Mississippi Industrial

45 56 98 56 38 27 72

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mississippi Valley State 4-3 1982 W Mississippi Valley State 1983 L Mississippi Valley State 1985 L Mississippi Valley State 1988 W Mississippi Valley State 1990 W Mississippi Valley State 1991 L Mississippi Valley State 2001 W Mississippi Valley State

63 38 13 13 45 7 41

41 51 28 6 7 10 3

Morehouse College 1-1-1 1924 L Morehouse college(foefeit) 1926 T Morehouse college 1927 W Morehouse college

0 0 20

1 0 13

Morehead State 6-0 1988 W Morehead State 1989 W Morehead State 1992 W Morehead State 1993 W Morehead State 1994 W Morehead State 1995 W Morehead State

29 23 24 15 48 45

14 14 14 0 10 14

Morgan State 4-0 1972 W Morgan State 1985 W Morgan State 1986 W Morgan State 1987 W Morgan State

14 21 52 37

0 0 10 17

Morris Brown 23-5 1923 Morris Brown 1924 W Morris Brown 10 1925 W Morris Brown 10 1926 L Morris Brown 0 1927 L Morris Brown 0 1928 L Morris Brown 0 1929 W Morris Brown 7 1950 W Morris Brown 14 1951 W Morris Brown 13 1952 W Morris Brown 26 1953 W Morris Brown 27 1958 W Morris Brown 32 1959 W Morris Brown 14 1960 W Morris Brown 21 1961 L Morris Brown 8 1962 L Morris Brown 8 1963 W Morris Brown 14 1964 W Morris Brown 35 1965 W Morris Brown 32 1965 W Morris Brown 24 1966 W Morris Brown 28 1967 W Morris Brown 34 1968 W Morris Brown 58 1969 W Morris Brown 48 1970 W Morris Brown 36 1971 W Morris Brown 61 1972 W Morris Brown 24 1986 W Morris Brown 27 1987 W Morris Brown 17

0 0 6 18 10 0 0 12 0 7 6 12 12 28 13 7 0 7 0 0 0 6 17 14 7 14 0 7

Morristown 2-0 1929 W Morristown 1930 W Morristown

14 12

Murray State 13-16 1988 L Murray State 1989 L Murray State 1990 W Murray State

7 24 23

0 0 22 27 17

111


Murray State (continued) 1991 W Murray State 1992 W Murray State 1993 W Murray State 1994 W Murray State 1995 L Murray State 1996 L Murray State 1997 L Murray State 1998 W Murray State 1999 W Murray State 2000 L Murray State 2001 W Murray State 2002 L Murray State 2002 L Murray State 2003 W Murray State 2004 L Murray State 2006 W Murray State 2007 W Murray State 2008 L Murray State 2009 L Murray State 2010 L Murray State 2011 L Murray State 2012 L Murray State 2013 W Murray State 2014 W Murray State 2015 L Murray State 2016 L Murray State

28 19 26 24 19 14 7 46 42 40 38 27 20 35 13 25 42 17 6 23 27 28 17 48 43 31

Muskingum 1-0 1966 W Muskingum

34

Nevada 0-1 1986 L Nevada

6

7 10 13 21 24 50 13 44 41 62 25 51 45 10 30 15 28 24 9 28 58 49 10 33 46 38 7 33

Nicholls State 2-0 1980 W Nicholls State 1981 W Nicholls State

40 49

15 11

Norfolk State 1-0 1972 W Norfolk State

56

6

North Carolina A&T 19-6-1 1949 W North Carolina A&T 20 1949 W North Carolina A&T 19 1950 W North Carolina A&T 28 1957 T North Carolina A&T 6 1958 W North Carolina A&T 23 1959 W North Carolina A&T 26 1960 W North Carolina A&T 13 1961 W North Carolina A&T 37 1962 L North Carolina A&T 13 1963 L North Carolina A&T 18 1964 W North Carolina A&T 60 1965 W North Carolina A&T 42 1966 W North Carolina A&T 55 1967 W North Carolina A&T 35 1979 W North Carolina A&T 37 1980 W North Carolina A&T 25 1981 W North Carolina A&T 27 1982 W North Carolina A&T 34 1983 W North Carolina A&T 57 1984 W North Carolina A&T 44 1985 W North Carolina A&T 31 1997 L North Carolina A&T 37 1999 L North Carolina A&T 10 2000 L North Carolina A&T 14 2005 L North Carolina A&T 3 2010 W North Carolina A&T 37 North Carolina Central 7-3 1946 L North Carolinia Central 6 1947 W North Carolinia Central 26 1948 L North Carolinia Central 6 1950 W North Carolinia Central 27 1951 L North Carolinia Central 6

112

14 18 13 6 6 24 12 21 16 20 6 12 0 0 14 16 18 6 0 14 15 49 24 16 16 7 14 7 7 20 7

1952 1953 1954 1978

W W W W

North Carolinia Central North Carolinia Central North Carolinia Central North Carolinia Central

28 19 13 41

26 0 3 7

Prairie View A&M 4-1-1 1956 W Paririe View A&M 1957 W Paririe View A&M 1960 L Paririe View A&M 1961 T Paririe View A&M 1971 W Paririe View A&M 2002 W Prairie View A&M

45 32 0 21 42 41

6 7 21 21 20 8

Parsons College 3-0 1968 W Parsons College 1969 W Parsons College 1970 W Parsons College

21 41 21

12 13 3

Paul Quinn College 2-0 1954 W Paul Quinn College 1955 W Paul Quinn College

74 85

6 0

Philander Smith College 1-0 1945 W Philander Smith College

87

0

Roger Williams College 1-0 1923 W Roger Williams College

13

0

Rust College 4-0 1924 W Rust College 40 1925 W Rust College 61 1926 W Rust College 21 1934 W Rust College 91 Samford 3-2 2003 W Samford 29 2004 L Samford 36 2005 L Samford 11 2006 W Samford 29 2007 W Samford 38 San Diego State 0-1-1 1967 L San Diego State 1968 T San Diego State

0 0 13 0 24 42 31 7 28

8 13

13 13

Simmons College 0-0-2 1923 Simmons College 1924 T Simmons College 0 1925 t Simmons College 0

0 0

South Carolina State 5-4 1959 W South Carolinia State 1960 W South Carolinia State 1981 L South Carolinia State 1994 W South Carolinia State 1995 W South Carolinia State 1997 L South Carolinia State 2002 L South Carolinia State 2003 W South Carolinia State 2004 L South Carolinia State

47 60 25 32 15 28 20 37 13

8 0 26 28 14 34 26 20 30

Southeast Missouri 14-11 1991 L Southeast Missouri 1992 W Southeast Missouri 1993 L Southeast Missouri 1994 L Southeast Missouri 1995 L Southeast Missouri 1996 L Southeast Missouri 1997 W Southeast Missouri 1998 W Southeast Missouri 1999 W Southeast Missouri 2000 W Southeast Missouri 2001 W Southeast Missouri 2002 L Southeast Missouri 2003 L Southeast Missouri

34 37 13 12 24 21 32 38 35 51 20 25 35

37 27 14 17 41 24 27 7 28 33 14 49 52

#BigBlueRising

2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017

W L W L W L W W W L W W

Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri

38 24 31 20 23 17 55 40 40 21 32 23

36 32 0 27 17 19 3 28 16 28 31 20

Southern Illinois 1-1 1979 L Southern Illinois 1981 W Southern Illinois

16 17

18 14

Southern 27-12-2 1945 W Southern University 1946 W Southern University 1956 W Southern University 1957 W Southern University 1958 L Southern University 1959 W Southern University 1960 L Southern University 1961 L Southern University 1962 L Southern University 1963 L Southern University 1964 W Southern University 1965 W Southern University 1966 W Southern University 1967 W Southern University 1968 W Southern University 1969 L Southern University 1970 W Southern University 1971 W Southern University 1972 W Southern University 1973 W Southern University 1976 W Southern University 1977 W Southern University 1978 W Southern University 1979 W Southern University 1980 W Southern University 1981 W Southern University 1982 W Southern University 1983 W Southern University 1984 W Southern University 1985 L Southern University 1986 T Southern University 1987 L Southern University 1988 L Southern University 1989 T Southern University 1990 W Southern University 1991 W Southern University 1996 L Southern University 2007 L Southern University 2008 W Southern University 2009 L Southern University 2011 W Southern University

33 21 52 33 14 17 6 0 0 9 32 40 31 27 16 22 38 27 35 21 21 15 30 17 49 28 28 49 42 10 17 7 7 7 31 33 18 34 34 17 23

0 20 6 14 23 13 7 7 13 21 21 36 9 16 0 30 7 16 0 6 7 7 13 7 9 18 21 24 7 13 17 14 10 7 21 14 19 41 32 24 7

Southwestern Louisiana 1-0 1970 W Southwestern Louisiana

26

25

Tennessee Tech 18-13 1984 W Tennesse Tech 1985 W Tennesse Tech 1988 W Tennesse Tech 1989 W Tennesse Tech 1990 W Tennesse Tech 1991 W Tennesse Tech 1992 L Tennesse Tech 1993 L Tennesse Tech 1994 L Tennesse Tech 1995 L Tennesse Tech 1996 L Tennesse Tech

33 26 27 21 36 14 15 21 20 24 19

3 13 23 19 14 10 26 24 28 28 21


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

W W W L L L W W W W W L L W W W W L L L

Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech Tennesse Tech

28 42 25 23 13 14 27 31 30 45 41 13 10 42 22 41 10 24 16 26

21 21 19 56 63 20 23 20 20 28 14 20 21 40 21 27 7 30 44 30

Texas College 3-0 1945 W Texas College 1946 W Texas College 1947 W Texas College

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

33 20 34

6 13 6

Vanderbilt 0-2 2006 L Vanderbilt 2016 L Vanderbilt

9 17

38 35

Texas Southern 14-4-2 1954 W Texas Southern 1955 W Texas Southern 1966 W Texas Southern 1967 L Texas Southern 1968 W Texas Southern 1969 T Texas Southern 1970 W Texas Southern 1971 L Texas Southern 1972 W Texas Southern 1973 W Texas Southern 1974 W Texas Southern 1976 W Texas Southern 1977 W Texas Southern 1978 L Texas Southern 1979 W Texas Southern 1980 W Texas Southern 1981 W Texas Southern 1982 T Texas Southern 1987 L Texas Southern 1998 W Texas Southern

18 38 52 10 11 26 41 23 38 23 27 21 23 0 21 13 48 20 21 28

15 14 0 14 10 26 9 28 15 20 6 7 7 16 3 3 25 20 30 14

Virginia State 7-1 1952 L Virginia State 1953 W Virginia State 1954 W Virginia State 1955 W Virginia State 1972 W Virginia State 1973 W Virginia State 1974 W Virginia State 1975 W Virginia State

0 25 18 12 49 21 41 31

6 7 0 7 0 6 0 14

Virginia Union 2-1 1952 W Virginia Union 1974 L Virginia Union 1975 W Virginia Union

44 10 14

12 0 7

Virginia University Lynchburg 1-0 2017 W Virginia University Lynchburg

60

0

Tuskegee 1-0 1944 W Tuskegee

Walden University 3-0 1923 W Walden University 1924 W Walden University 1925 W Walden University

19 60 60

14 0 0

13

Univ. District of Columbia 1-0 1983 W Univ. District of Columbia

55

UNLV 0-1 1979 L UNLV

28

0 6 36

UT Chattanooga 4-3-2 1973 W UT Chattanooga 1974 W UT Chattanooga 1975 L UT Chattanooga 1976 T UT Chattanooga 1977 T UT Chattanooga 1978 W UT Chattanooga 1981 L UT Chattanooga 1982 W UT Chattanooga 1997 L UT Chattanooga

44 17 6 14 14 27 9 27 7

7 0 31 14 14 23 28 21 28

UT Martin 16-11 1976 L UT Martin 1977 W UT Martin 1992 W UT Martin 1993 L UT Martin 1994 W UT Martin 1995 L UT Martin

21 55 23 14 20 7

26 7 15 21 3 28

W W W W W W W W W L L W L L W L W L L W L

UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin

37 27 76 43 33 55 26 41 27 20 38 30 7 0 35 26 29 16 14 34 16

West Kentucky Industrial 2-1 1930 L West Kentucky Industial 6 1931 West Kentucky Industial 1933 W West Kentucky Industial 58 1934 W West Kentucky Industial 48

14 20 0 7 6 7 8 10 13 42 42 27 28 37 30 35 15 21 28 30 31

0 6 0 7 6 13 0 0 19 21 25 14 7 28 0

18 2 25 13 3 0 20 13 18 0 7 7 26 7 6

Wisconsin State 1-0 1971 W Wisconsin State

54

7

Youngstown State 0-1 1959 L Youngstown State

12

13

0 0 0

West Virginia State 6-4-2 1935 T West Virgina State 1936 L West virgina State 1937 L West Virgina State 1938 W West Virgina State 1939 L West Virgina State 1946 W West Virgina State 1947 W West Virgina State 1948 T West Virgina State 1949 L West Virgina State 1950 L West virgina State 1951 W West Virgina State 1952 W West Virgina State 1953 W West Virgina State

0 0 0 13 7 27 27 6 21 13 23 22 13

0 6 7 2 18 7 12 6 25 2 13 7 8

Western Kentucky 2-2 1985 L Western Kentucky 1986 W Western Kentucky 1999 W Western Kentucky 2000 L Western Kentucky

17 25 28 14

22 3 21 52

#BigBlueRising

Wilberforce 9-6 1927 L Wilberforce University 1934 W Wilberforce University 1935 L Wilberforce University 1936 L Wilberforce University 1937 W Wilberforce University 1938 W Wilberforce University 1939 L Wilberforce University 1944 L Wilberforce University 1944 W Wilberforce University 1945 W Wilberforce University 1946 W Wilberforce University 1947 W Wilberforce University 1948 L Wilberforce University 1949 W Wilberforce University 1950 W Wilberforce University

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Note:  Although the records from 1912-1932 are incomplete, the following games have been verified. 1912 Coach H.N. Robinson Won  3 Lost 1  Tied 1913 Coach H.N. Robinson Won  6 Lost 0  Tied 1916 Coach Buck Hunt Won  Lost  Tied 1 Lane College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 1921 Coach Joe Scruggs Won Lost Tied Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1922 Coach Joe Scruggs Won 1  Lost 1  Tied Fisk University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 1923 Coach Joe Scruggs Won 2  Lost 1  Tied Walden University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 19-14 Atlanta University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 Simmons College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roger Williams College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas-Pine Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1924 Coach Joe Scruggs Won 4  Lost 1  Tied 1 Walden University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 60-0 Rust College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 40-0 Knoxville College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 10-0 Simmons University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Morehouse College(forfeit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 1925 Coach George Davenport Won 4  Lost 1  Tied 1 Walden University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 60-0 Rust College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 61-0 Knoxville College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 10-0 Simmons University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Fisk University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 1926 Coach George Davenport Won 1  Lost 2  Tied 2 Rust College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 21-13 Knoxville College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-21 Fisk University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 13-13 Morris Brown College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 Morehouse College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

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1927 Coach Felton Gale Won 1  Lost 2  Tied 3 Wilberforce University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-18 Knoxville College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Fisk University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Morehouse College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 20-13 Morris Brown College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-18 Lane College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . . ?-? 1928 Coach Harry Long Won  Lost 4  Tied 1 Knoxville College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-13 Alabama State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 Fisk University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-12 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-10 Miles College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 1929 Coach Alton Jackson Won 4   Lost 1  Tied 1 Miles Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 25-0 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0 Morristown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 Lane College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Mississippi Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 46-0 Fisk University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-20 1930 Coach T. D. Upshaw Won 3  Lost 3  Tied Morristown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 West Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 18-6 Kentucky State College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-18 Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 45-0 Fisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-13 1931 Coach T. D. Upshaw Won 1  Lost 1  Tied Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-18 Lemoyne-Owen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 13-12 West Kentucky Industrial College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1933 Coach Walter S. Davis Won 4  Lost 1  Tied 1 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-20 West Kentucky Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 58-0 Lane College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 37-6 Mississippi Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 56-0 Louisville Municipal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0 Clark College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

1934 Coach Walter S. Davis Won 6  Lost 1  Tied 0 Miles College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7 West Kentucky Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 48-0 Wilberforce University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Lane College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 42-6 Clark College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 Rust College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 91-0 Louisville Municipal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 19-6

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1935 Coach Walter S. Davis Won 4  Lost 2  Tied 1 Wilberforce University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-25 Kentucky State College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-13 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Clark College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 Mississippi Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 98-0 Lane College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 1936 Coach Walter S. Davis Won 3  Lost 3  Tied 2 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 Mississippi Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 56-0 Clark College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 Louisville Municipal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 Lane College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Wilberforce University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 13-13 1937 Coach Reubin Mundy Won 3  Lost 1  Tied 1 Mississippi Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 38-0 Wilberforce University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Louisville Municipal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 29-0 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7 1938 Coach Lawrence Simmons Won 6  Lost 1  Tied 0 Mississippi Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 J. C. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 9-0 Wilberforce University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 26-0 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-2 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7 Lane College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 1939 Coach Lawrence Simmons Won 3  Lost 3  Tied 1 Alabama State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 14-13 J. C. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 Wilberforce University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-20 Mississippi Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 72-0 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 34-12 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-18 Lemoyne-Owen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 1944 Coach Henry Kean Won 8 Lost 2 Tied 1 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 33-7 Clark College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 14-6 Wilberforce University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-13 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 19-7 Clark College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 31-13 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 Wilberforce University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 19-18 Arkansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 50-20 Tuskegee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-0


YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1945 Coach Henry Kean Won 8  Lost 2  Tied 0 Fort Benning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 32-0 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-13 Philander Smith College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 87-0 Clark College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-0 Wilberforce University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-0 Florida A&M College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 18-20 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 33-0 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 36-6 Kentucky State College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 9-0 Texas College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 33-6 1946 Coach Henry Kean Won 10  Lost 1  Tied 0 Texas College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 20-13 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 Clark College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 26-0 Wilberforce University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 25-7 North Carolina College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 21-20 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 19-0 Knoxville College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 33-0 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 27-7 Louisville Municipal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 32-0 1947 Coach Henry Kean Won 10  Lost 0  Tied 0 Arkansas State College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 26-0 Texas College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 34-6 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 33-0 Allen University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 26-0 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 27-12 Wilberforce University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 14-7 North Carolina St. College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 26-7 Alcorn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 66-7 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 26-7 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 20-13 1948 Coach Henry Kean Won 5  Lost 3  Tied 1 Alcorn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 47-0 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 45-0 Allen University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 27-2 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Wilberforce State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-26 North Carolina St. College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 32-0 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-19 Louisville Municipal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 34-7 1949 Coach Henry Kean Won 9 Lost 1 Tied 0 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 19-6 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 10-0 Allen University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 56-0 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 21-25 Wilberforce State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 28-7 North Carolina St. College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. . . . . . . . . . 19-18 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 20-14 Louisville Municipal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 53-0 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 28-0 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 49-13

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1947 Tigers - Black College National Champions 1950 Coach Henry Kean Won 9  Lost 2  Tied 0 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-13 Allen University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 26-6 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-2 Wilberforce State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 North Carolina St. College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 27-20 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 28-13 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 45-13 Grambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 55-7 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 1951 Coach Henry Kean Won 8 Lost 2 Tied 0 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 26-21 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 28-2 Allen University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 32-0 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 23-13 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 North Carolina College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 13-12 Grambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 30-13 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-7 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 25-0

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1952 Coach Henry Kean Won 8  Lost 2  Tied 0 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 12-20 Virginia State College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 Allen University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 41-6 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 22-7 Central State College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 35-0 North Carolina College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 28-26 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 26-0 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 Virginia Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 44-12 1953 Coach Henry Kean Won 8  Lost 0  Tied 1 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 19-19 Virginia State College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 25-7 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 8-0 Allen University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 44-0 West Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-8 Central State College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 31-6 North Carolina St. College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 19-0 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 27-7 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 34-13

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1954 Coach Henry Kean Won 10  Lost 0  Tied 0 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 33-13 Virginia State College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 18-0 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 Allen University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-2 Paul Quinn College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 74-6 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 40-0 North Carolina St. College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-3 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 18-15 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 34-12 Bluefield State Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 59-0 1955 Coach Howard Gentry Won 7 Lost 2 Tied 0 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0 Virginia State College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 12-7 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 Grambling College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-12 Paul Quinn College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 85-0 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 52-12 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 38-14 Alcorn College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 26-18 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 25-18 1956 Coach Howard Gentry Won 10  Lost 0  Tied 0 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 46-7 Grambling College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 33-0 Prairie View A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 45-6 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 32-6 Maryland State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 52-6 Alcorn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 52-6 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 40-0 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 47-0 (Orange Blossom Classic) Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 41-39 1957 Coach Howard Gentry Won 5  Lost 0  Tied 1 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 45-7 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 33-14 Prairie View A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 32-7 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 26-6 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 38-0 1958 Coach Howard Gentry Won 4  Lost 4  Tied 0 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 23-6 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 32-6 Grambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 20-6 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 14-23 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 12-24 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 13-18 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 19-6

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1956 Tigers - Black College National Champions 1959 Coach Howard Gentry Won 9  Lost 1  Tied 0 Youngstown State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 12-13 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 26-24 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 14-12 Grambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 26-21 South Carolina State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 47-8 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 17-13 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 19-8 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 26-6

1963 Coach John Merritt Won 6  Lost 3  Tied 0 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 14-7 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 18-20 Grambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 14-26 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 16-7 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 14-12 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 9-21 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 14-10 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 26-14 Langston University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 36-8

1960 Coach Howard Gentry Won 7  Lost 3  Tied 0 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 13-12 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 21-12 Grambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-20 South Carolina State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 60-0 Central State College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 28-12 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 38-8 Prairie View A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-21 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 34-12 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 25-22

1964 Coach John Merritt Won 8  Lost 2  Tied 0 Fort Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 32-26 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 60-6 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 35-0 Grambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 18-20 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 61-8 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 20-22 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 32-21 Fort Knox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 58-7 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 31-13 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 31-30

1961 Coach Lawrence Simmons Won 4 Lost 4 Tied 1 Prairie View A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 21-21 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 37-21 Grambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 8-25 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 8-28 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 28-13 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 29-20 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 14-10 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

1965 Coach John Merritt Won 9  Lost 0  Tied 1 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 42-12 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 32-7 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 40-7 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 45-6 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 40-36 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 24-0 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 31-6 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 19-8 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 46-12 (Grantland Rice Bowl) Ball State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 14-14

1962 Coach Lawrence Simmons Won 1  Lost 7  Tied 1 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 13-16 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 8-13 Grambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-26 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-26 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-20 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-13 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 16-16 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 33-10 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-36

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1966 Coach John Merritt Won 10  Lost 0  Tied 0 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 55-0 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 52-0 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 31-23 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 29-0 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 31-9 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 28-0 Lincoln University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 28-6 Allen University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 39-6 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 83-0 (Grantland Rice Bowl) Muskingum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 34-7 1967 Coach John Merritt Won 6  Lost 3  Tied 0 San Diego State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 8-13 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 35-0 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 10-14 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 24-26 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 32-8 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 27-16 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 Allen University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 67-0 1968 Coach John Merritt Won 6  Lost 2  Tied 1 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 40-7 Parsons College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 21-12 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 11-10 Grambling College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 21-30 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 13-32 Southern Unversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 16-0 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 58-6 San Diego State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 13-13 Bishop College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 48-12 1969 Coach John Merritt Won 7  Lost 1  Tied 1 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 40-0 Albany State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 42-7 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 26-26 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 34-20 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 33-20 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 22-30 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 48-17 Bishop College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 49-14 Parsons College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 41-13 1970 Coach John Merritt Won 11  Lost 0  Tied 0 Alcorn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 24-14 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 62-7 Albany State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 54-7 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 41-9 Grambling College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 34-27 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 21-10 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 38-7 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 36-14 Parsons College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-3 Bishop College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 39-21 (Grantland Rice Bowl) Southwestern Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 26-25

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1970 Tigers - Black College National Champions 1971 Coach John Merritt Won 9  Lost 1  Tied 0 Alcorn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 18-7 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 23-28 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 41-35 Prairie View A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 42-20 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 50-8 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 27-16 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 61-7 Wisconsin State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 54-7 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 61-0 (Grantland Rice Bowl) McNeese State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 26-23 1972 Coach John Merritt Won 11  Lost 1  Tied 0 Norfolk State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 56-6 Morgan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 Alcorn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 40-13 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 38-15 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 18-27 Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 49-0 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 44-25 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 35-0 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 24-14 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 41-0 Alabama State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 43-0 (Pioneer Bowl) Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 29-7

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1973 Coach John Merritt Won 10  Lost 0  Tied 0 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 23-0 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 54-21 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 23-20 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 19-13 Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-6 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 45-0 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-6 UT-Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 44-7 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 45-7 Alabama State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 35-7 1974 Coach John Merritt Won 8  Lost 2  Tied 0 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 10-20 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 44-12 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 36-0 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 27-6 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-21 Virginia Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 10-0 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 17-14 UT-Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 Alabama State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 56-0 Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 41-0

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1975 Coach John Merritt Won 5  Lost 4  Tied 0 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 21-14 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-43 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-7 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 25-28 Virginia Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 14-7 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-20 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-9 UT-Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-31 Virginia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 31-14 1976 Coach John Merritt Won 7  Lost 2  Tied 1 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 26-17 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 23-20 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 26-0 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-7 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 18-24 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 34-20 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-3 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-7 Tennessee-Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 21-26 UT-Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 14-14 1977 Coach John Merritt Won 8  Lost 1  Tied 1 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 17-7 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 23-10 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 23-7 *Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 26-8 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 28-31 Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 15-7 Tennessee-Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 55-7 UT-Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 14-14 *forfeited to TSU 1978 Coach John Merritt Won 8  Lost 3  Tied 0 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 24-35 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-16 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 13-11 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 11-16 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 24-21 Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 30-13 North Carolina Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 41-7 Cameron (Okla.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 UT-Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 27-23 1979 Coach John Merritt Won 8  Lost 3  Tied 0 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 21-27 Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 16-18 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-3 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 40-8 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 24-13 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 20-3 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 17-7 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 37-14 Nevada/Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 28-36 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 26-13 California Poly-Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 71-3

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1979 Tigers - Black College National Champions 1980 Coach John Merritt Won 9  Lost 1  Tied 0 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-3 Long Beach State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 35-18 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 27-52 Alabama State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 35-17 Nicholls State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 40-15 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 49-9 Central State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 30-8 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 25-16 Kentucky State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 38-13 1981 Coach John Merritt Won 9  Lost 2  Tied 0 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 23-31 Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 17-14 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 48-25 Alabama State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 21-20 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 14-10 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 42-30 Nicholls State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 49-11 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 28-18 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 43-0 UT-Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 9-28 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 27-18 (Division I-AA Playoffs) *South Carolina State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 25-26 *-denotes later voided

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1982 Coach John Merritt Won 9  Lost 0  Tied 1 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-0 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 20-20 Alabama State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 42-0 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 22-8 UT-Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 27-21 Bethune-Cookman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 41-11 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 28-21 Mississippi Valley State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 63-41 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 34-6 (Division I-AA Playoffs) #Eastern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 20-19 #Eastern Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 #-denotes later voided 1983 Coach John Merritt Won 8  Lost 2  Tied 1 Hampton Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 20-14 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 31-35 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 40-28 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 23-13 Alabama State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 52-19 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 Bethune-Cookman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 21-19 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 49-24 Univ. District of Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 55-6 Mississippi Valley State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 38-51 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 57-0


YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1984 Coach William Thomas Won 11  Lost 0  Tied 0 Hampton Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 44-0 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 34-14 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 42-21 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 41-20 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 34-24 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 33-3 Kentucky State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 71-0 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 42-7 Bethune-Cookman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 41-8 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 24-15 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 44-14 1985 Coach William Thomas Won 7  Lost 4  Tied 0 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 31-15 Western Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 17-22 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 44-31 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 Mississippi Valley State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 13-28 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 24-31 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 26-13 Morgan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 21-0 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 10-13 Bethune-Cookman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 24-17 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 24-14 1986 Coach William Thomas Won 10  Lost 2  Tied 1 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 20-10 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 34-12 East Texas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 15-6 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 21-10 Western Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 25-3 Morgan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 52-10 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 17-17 Bethune-Cookman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 13-10 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 (Division I-AA Playoffs) Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 32-23 Nevada-Reno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-33 1987 Coach William Thomas Won 3  Lost 7  Tied 1 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 19-55 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 17-17 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 21-16 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 28-31 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 9-51 Morris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 17-7 Morgan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 37-17 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 Bethune-Cookman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 13-16 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 21-30 Alabama A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 9-27

1988 Coach William Thomas Overall: Won 3  Lost 7  Tied 1 OVC: Won 2 Lost 4 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . 26-26 Mississippi Valley State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-23 Eastern Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 0-10 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 33-35 Murray State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-22 Morehead State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 29-14 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 27-23 Austin Peay State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 12-16 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-10 1989 Coach Joe Gilliam, Sr. Overall: Won 5  Lost 5  Tied 1 . . . . . . . . . OVC: Won 3 Loss 3 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-36 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-33 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 14-13 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 9-21 Eastern Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 9-21 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 15-14 Murray State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 24-27 Morehead State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 23-14 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 21-19 Austin Peay State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 38-10 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

1990 Coach Joe Gilliam, Sr. Overall: Won 7  Lost 4 OVC: Won 4 Lost 2 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-38 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 23-14 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 20-37 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 20-16 Central State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 14-35 Austin Peay State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 33-7  Eastern Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 17-55 Murray State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 23-17 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 36-14 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 31-21 Mississippi Valley State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 45-7

1991 Coach Joe Gilliam, Sr. Overall: Won 3  Lost 8 OVC: Won 2 Lost 5 Mississippi Valley State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-10 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-42 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 19-41 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 21-24 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-43 Murray State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 28-7 Southeast Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 34-37 Austin Peay State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 17-31 Eastern Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 20-27 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 14-10 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 33-14

1981 Tigers - Black College National Champions

1982 Tigers - Black College National Champions

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1992 Coach Joe Gilliam, Sr. Overall: Won 5  Lost 6 OVC: Won 5 Lost 3 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 31-35 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 18-38 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 28-38 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 12-20 Morehead State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 24-14 Tennessee-Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 23-15 Austin Peay State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 35-14 Eastern Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 28-49 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 15-26 Murray State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 19-10 Southeast Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 37-27

1996 Coach L.C. Cole Overall: Won 4 Lost 7 OVC: Won 3 Lost 5 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 20-35 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 24-14 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 14-21 Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 18-19 Lane College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 43-26 Tennessee-Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 37-14 Austin Peay State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 38-14 Eastern Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 10-30 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 19-21 Murray State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 14-50 Southeast Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 21-24

1993 Coach Bill Davis Overall: Won 4  Lost 7 OVC: Won 4 Lost 4 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 15-23 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 18-24 Grambling State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 28-33 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 34-33 Eastern Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 13-52 Austin Peay State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 21-16 Tennessee-Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 14-21 Morehead State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . 15-0 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 21-24 Murray State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 26-13 Southeast Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 13-14

Overall: Won 4 Lost 7 OVC: Won 4 Lost 3 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 28-43 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 25-16 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 28-31 South Carolina State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 28-34 North Carolina A&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 37-49 Eastern Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-49 Tennessee-Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-28 Tennessee-Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 27-20 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 28-21 Murray State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 Southeast Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 32-27

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1998 Coach L.C. Cole

Overall: Won 5 Lost 6 Sept. 3 Middle Tennessee Sept. 10 Jackson State Sept. 17 Morehead State Sept. 24 South Carolina State Oct. 1 Florida A&M Oct. 8 Eastern Kentucky Oct. 15 Austin Peay State Oct. 22 Tennessee-Martin Nov. 5 Tennessee Tech Nov. 12 Murray State Nov. 19 Southeast Missouri

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OVC: Won 4 Lost 4 10-45 15,511 12-31 50,047 48-10 3,000 32-28 58,131 10-14 39,543 17-28 15,200 26-22 3,930 20-3 3,000 20-28 3,320 24-21 5,138 12-17 4,712

1995 Coach Bill Davis Overall: Won 2 Lost 9 OVC: Won 1 Lost 7 Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 Jackson State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 19-24 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-24 South Carolina State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 15-14 Morehead State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . 45-14 Tennessee-Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 7-28 Austin Peay State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . 6-28 Eastern Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 20-56 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 24-28 Murray State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 19-24 Southeast Missouri State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . 24-41

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Overall: Won 9 Lost 3 OVC: Won 6 Lost 1 Sept. 5 at Middle Tennessee State L 28-27 Sept. 12 vs. Jackson State W 33-21 Sept. 26 vs. Florida A&M L 23-31 Oct. 3 Alabama A&M W 59-24 Oct. 10 at Eastern Kentucky W 31-21 Oct. 17 at Southeast Missouri W 38-7 Oct. 24 UT-Martin W 76-0 Oct. 31 at Eastern Illinois W 27-21 Nov. 7 at Tennessee Tech W 42-21 Nov. 14 at Murray State W 46-44 Nov. 21 Texas Southern W 28-14 (Division I-AA Playoffs) Nov. 28 Appalachian State L 31-45 1999 Coach L.C. Cole Overall: Won 11 Lost 1 OVC: Won 7 Lost 0 Sept. 3 Alabama State W 41-8 31,119 Sept. 10 vs. Jackson State W 48-33 50,723 Sept. 18 vs. Florida A&M W 42-25 43,800 Oct. 2 at Alabama A&M W 36-15 18,339 Oct. 9 Eastern Illinois W 19-33 4,185 Oct. 16 at UT-Martin W 43-7 6,148 Oct. 23 Western Kentucky W 28-21 13,100 Oct. 30 Eastern Kentucky W 33-28 10,017 Nov. 6 Tennessee Tech W 25-19 41,132 Nov. 13 Murray State W 42-4 11,135 Nov. 20 at Southeast Missouri W 35-28 6,850 (Division I-AA Playoffs) Nov. 27 North Carolina A&T L 10-24 10,736

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2000 Coach James Reese Overall: Won 3 Lost 8 OVC: Won 2 Lost 5 Sept. 2 Alabama State W 39-8 20,463 Sept. 9 vs. North Carolina A&T L 14-16 30,300 Sept. 16 vs. Jackson State L 39-42 52,173 Sept. 23 vs. Florida A&M L 6-31 62,455 Oct. 7 at Eastern Illinois L 19-33 8,164 Oct. 14 UT-Martin W 33-6 26,708 Oct. 21 Western Kentucky L 14-52 6,932 Oct. 26 at Eastern Kentucky L 0-28 7,345 Nov. 2 at Tennessee Tech L 23-56 6,845 Nov. 11 at Murray State L 40-62 4,257 Nov. 18 Southeast Missouri W 51-33 1,845 2001 Coach James Reese Overall: Won 8 Lost 3 OVC: Won 3 Lost 3 Sept. 1 Alabama A&M W 27-6 Sept. 8 Florida A&M W 27-7 Sept. 15 Southeast Missouri W 20-14 Sept. 22 Howard University W 45-0 Sept. 29 Mississippi Valley St. W 41-3 Oct. 6 UT Martin W 55-7 Oct. 13 Eastern Illinois L 49-52 Oct. 27 Murray State W 38-25 Nov. 3 Tennessee Tech L 13-63 Nov. 10 Eastern Kentucky L 10-13 Nov. 17 Jackson State W 64-33 2002 Coach James Reese Overall: Won 2 Lost 10 OVC: Won 1 Lost 5 Aug. 31 at South Carolina State L 20-26 8,741 Sept. 7 vs. Prairie View A&M W 41-8 18,652 Sept. 14 vs. Jackson State L 28-31 38,496 Sept. 21 vs. Grambling State L 14-49 22,537 Sept. 27 vs. Florida A&M L 24-37 67,167 Oct. 5 at Southeast Missouri L 25-49 8,135 Oct. 12 at Alabama A&M L 21-25 16,162 Oct. 26 UT-Martin W 26-8 22,438 Nov. 2 Eastern Illinois L 48-54 7,216 Nov. 9 at Murray State L 27-51 3,774 Nov. 16 Tennessee Tech L 4-20 4,217 Nov. 21 Murray State L 20-45 2,329 2003 Coach James Reese Overall: Won 7 Lost 5 OVC: Won 5 Lost 3 Aug. 30 South Carolina State W 37-20 18,124 Sept. 6 at Alabama A&M L 31-24 18,085 Sept. 13 vs. Jackson State W 44-14 52,603 Sept. 20 vs. Florida A&M L 10-7 70,185 Sept. 27 UT Martin W 41-10 8,434 Oct. 11 at Tennessee Tech W 27-23 8,127 Oct. 18 Jacksonville State L 34-7 8,023 Oct. 25 at Samford W 29-24 10,360 Nov. 1 Eastern Illinois W 24-14 25,037 Nov. 8 at Southeast Missouri L 35-52 5,375 Nov. 15 Eastern Kentucky L 38-43 3,875 Nov. 22 at Murray State W 35-10 2, 814


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2008 Coach James Webster Overall: Won 8 Lost 4 OVC: Won 5 Lost 3 Aug. 30 at Alabama A&M W 34-13 10,072 Sept. 6 Southern W 34-32 28,830 Sept. 13 vs. Jackson State W 41-18 50,794 Sept. 20 Eastern Kentucky W 34-20 8,276 Sept. 27 vs. Florida A&M L 21-28 50,428 Oct. 4 at UT Martin W 30-27 7,549 Oct. 18 Austin Peay W 37-34 9,358 Oct. 25 at Southeast Missouri L 20-27(OT) 9,750 Nov. 1 Tennessee Tech W 41-14 24,361 Nov. 8 Eastern Illinois W 45-24 6,393 Nov. 15 at Jacksonville State L 21-26 7,956 Nov. 22 at Murray State L 17-24 2,292 2009 Coach James Webster Overall: Won 4 Lost 7 OVC: Won 3 Lost 4 Sept. 5 Alabama A&M L 7-24 23,871 Sept. 12 vs. Jackson State W 14-7 43,257 Sept. 19 at Southern L 17-24 12,247 Sept. 26 at Florida A&M L 12-31 51,950 Oct. 3 Southeast Missouri W 23-17 6,314 Oct. 10 at #16 Eastern Kentucky W 20-17 7,100 Oct. 17 Murray State L 6-9 5,572 Oct. 31 at Tennessee Tech L 13-20 7,999 Nov. 7 UT Martin L 7-28 22,092 Nov. 14 at Austin Peay L 21-24 6,968 Nov. 19 at #13 Eastern Illinois W 21-10 3,509

1998 Ohio Valley Conference Champions 2004 Coach James Reese Overall: Won 4 Lost 7 OVC: Won 2 Lost 5 Sept. 4 Alabama A&M W 42-7 Sept. 9 at UT-Martin W 27-13 Sept. 18 vs. Jackson State W 21-20 Sept. 25 vs. Florida A&M L 15-21 Oct. 2 vs. South Carolina State L 13-30 Oct. 16 at Jacksonville State L 35-49 Oct. 23 Samford L 36-42 Oct. 30 at Eastern Illinois L 24-34 Nov. 6 Southeast Missouri W 38-36 Nov. 13 at Eastern Kentucky L 14-29 Nov. 20 Murray State L 13-30 2005 Coach James Webster Overall: Won 2 Lost 9 OVC: Won 1 Lost 6 Sept. 3 Alabama A&M L 14-27 Sept. 10 vs. Jackson State W 20-14 Sept. 17 at UT-Martin L 20-42 Sept. 24 vs. Florida A&M L 7-12 Oct. 1 vs. North Carolina A&T L 3-16 Oct. 13 at Tennessee Tech W 31-20 Oct. 22 Jacksonville State L 3-33 Oct. 29 at Samford L 11-31 Nov. 5 Eastern Illinois L 3-27 Nov. 12 at Southeast Missouri L 24-32 Nov. 19 Eastern Kentucky L 0-49

25,117 7,019 55,015 67,712 51,082 14,722 5,041 5,422 23,421 7,100 4,864

2006 Coach James Webster Overall: Won 6 Lost 5 OVC: Won 5 Lost 2 Sept. 2 Alabama A&M L 20-27 19,487 Sept. 9 Murray State W 25-15 10,613 Sept. 16 vs. Jackson State W 31-30 53,441 Sept. 23 at Vanderbilt L 9-38 27,460 Sept. 30 vs. Florida A&M L 22-25 57,885 Oct. 14 Tennessee Tech W 30-20 9,720 Oct. 21 at Jacksonville State W 38-31 11,800 Oct. 28 Samford W 29-7 18,758 Nov. 4 at Eastern Illinois L 3-29 5,912 Nov. 11 Southeast Missouri W 31-0 4,271 Nov. 18 at Eastern Kentucky L 3-20 5,500

25,342 48,300 5,263 56,297 42,310 10,226 6,490 8,278 23,481 2,512 4,779

2007 Coach James Webster Overall: Won 5 Lost 6 OVC: Won 4 Lost 3 Alabama A&M L 23-49 23,440 vs. Jackson State W 16-13 50,879 at Austin Peay W 33-32(OT) 8,359 at Southern L 34-41 15,371 vs. Florida A&M L 17-18 56,990 at Tennessee Tech W 45-28 9,369 at #21 Eastern Kentucky L 7-49 11,500 #25 Eastern Illinois L 35-38 8,935 Murray State W 42-28 24,878 at Samford W 38-28 4,193 UT Martin L 38-43 7,859

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2010 Coach Rod Reed Overall: Won 3 Lost 8 OVC: Won 0 Lost 7 Sept. 4 Alabama A&M W 27-14 22,607 Sept. 11 vs. Jackson State L 26-33 44,688 Sept. 18 Austin Peay L 23-26 8,502 Sept. 25 at Florida A&M W 29-18 54,202 Oct. 2 at North Carolina A&T W 37-7 35,217 Oct. 9 at #25 Southeast Missouri L 17-19 10,316 Oct. 16 at #3 Jacksonville State L 0-24 15,218 Oct. 23 Tennessee Tech L 10-21 6,739 Nov. 6 Eastern Illinois L 28-31(OT) 2 1,596 Nov. 13 at UT Martin L 0-37 3,141 Nov. 20 at Murray State L 23-28 2,904 2011 Coach Rod Reed Overall: Won 5 Lost 6 OVC: Won 4 Lost 4 Sept. 3 Southern W 23-7 25,209 Sept. 10 vs. Jackson State L 15-29 43,532 Sept. 17 at Murray State L 27-58 10,031 Sept. 24 at Air Force L 24-63 33,487 Oct. 1 at Austin Peay L 34-37 8,614 Oct. 8 Southeast Missouri W 55-3 6,234 Oct. 15 at #19 Tennessee Tech W 42-40 8,676 Oct. 22 at Eastern Kentucky L 22-33 10,800 Nov. 5 at Eastern Illinois W 18-17 6,774 Nov. 12 UT Martin W 35-30 19,537 Nov. 19 Jacksonville State L 16-38 6,137

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2012 Coach Rod Reed Overall: Won 8 Lost 3 OVC: Won 4 Lost 3 Sept. 1 Florida A&M W 17-14 15,652 Sept. 8 vs. Jackson State W 38-12 42,257 Sept. 15 Austin Peay W 34-14 14,264 Sept. 22 at Bethune-Cookman W 21-14 9,461 Sept. 29 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 40-13 31,765 Oct. 6 #16 Eastern Kentucky W 23-20 9,878 Oct. 13 Southeast Missouri W 40-28 4,800 Oct. 20 at Jacksonville State L 28-31(OT) 14,867 Oct. 27 Tennessee Tech W 22-21 11,373 Nov. 3 at Murray State L 28-49 3,112 Nov. 17 at UT Martin L 26-35 6,322 2013 Coach Rod Reed Overall: Won 10 Lost 4 OVC: Won 6 Lost 2 Sept. 1 Bethune-Cookman L 9-12 16,108 Sept. 7 at Florida A&M W 27-7 14,237 Sept. 14 vs. Jackson State W 26-16 42,400 Sept. 21 at Tennessee Tech W 41-21 10,044 Sept. 28 vs. Central State W 73-6 22,000 Oct. 5 Sotheast Missouri W 40-16 7,374 Oct. 12 at Jacksonville State W 31-15 19,092 Oct. 19 at UT Martin W 29-15 14,867 Oct. 26 Eastern Illinois L 16-34 22,157 Nov. 2 at Eastern Kentucky L 0-44 5,700 Nov. 9 Austin Peay W 31-6 5,258 Nov. 16 Murray State W 17-10 6,412 FCS Playoffs Nov. 30 at Butler W 31-0 1,982 Dec. 7 at Eastern Illinois L 10-51 4,825 2014 Coach Rod Reed Overall: Won 6 Lost 6 OVC: Won 3 Lost 5 Aug. 30 Edward Waters W 58-6 10,541 Sept. 6 at Alabama State L 21-27 15,725 Sept. 13 vs. Jackson State W 35-7 46,914 Sept. 20 Tennessee Tech W 10-7 9,217 Sept. 27 Florida A&M W 27-7 29,225 Oct. 4 at Sotheast Missouri L 21-28 8,089 Oct. 11 Jacksonville State L 20-27 5,849 Oct. 18 UT Martin L 16-21 6,738 Oct. 25 at Eastern Illinois L 3-28 8,289 Nov. 1 Eastern Kentucky L 42-56 5,052 Nov. 8 at Austin Peay W 31-27 6,143 Nov. 22 at Murray State W 48-33 1,962

ALL TIME COACHING RECORDS COACH.............................................SEASONS........... YEARS......RECORD.....PCT. H.N. ROBINSON.......................................... 1912-13...................... 2.................9-1-0*......... .900 BUCK HUNT.....................................................1916......................... 1.................0-0-1*......... .000 JOE SCRUGGS............................................. 1921-24...................... 4.................7-3-1*......... .636 GEORGE DAVENPORT.............................. 1925-26...................... 2.................5-3-3*......... .454 FELTON GALE..................................................1927......................... 1.................1-2-3*......... .166 HARRY LONG...................................................1928......................... 1.................0-4-1*......... .000 ALTON JACKSON............................................1929......................... 1.................4-1-1*......... .667 T. D. UPSHAW.............................................. 1930-31...................... 2..................4-4-0.......... .500 WALTER S. DAVIS........................................ 1934-36...................... 3.................11-5-4......... .550 REUBIN MUNDY..............................................1937......................... 1..................3-1-1.......... .600 LAWRENCE SIMMONS#................. 1938-39 / 1961-62............ 4............... 14-15-3....... .438 HENRY KEAN............................................... 1944-54.....................10............. 93-15-3....... .838 HOWARD GENTRY, SR............................... 1956-60...................... 5............... 42-10-1....... .792 JOHN MERRITT........................................... 1963-83.....................20............ 174-35-7...... .806 WILLIAM THOMAS..................................... 1984-88...................... 5............... 34-20-3....... .507 JOE GILLIAM, SR......................................... 1989-92...................... 4............... 20-23-1....... .455 BILL DAVIS.................................................... 1993-95...................... 3............... 11-22-0....... .333 L. C. COLE...................................................... 1996-99...................... 4............... 28-18-0....... .609 JAMES REESE............................................... 2000-04...................... 5................. 24-33......... .421 JAMES WEBSTER........................................ 2005-09...................... 5................. 25-31......... .446 ROD REED................................................ 2010-Present................. 8................. 49-42......... .538 * - FROM 1912-1932 SOME RECORDS ARE INCOMPLETE BUT THE LISTED HAVE BEEN VERIFIED # - SERVED TWO SEPERATE COACHING TERMS

2016 Coach Rod Reed Overall: Won 7 Lost 4 OVC: Won 4 Lost 3 Sept. 3 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 44-0 15,078 Sept. 10 vs. Jackson State W 40-26 46,263 Sept. 17 at Bethune-Cookman W 31-24 9,385 Oct. 1 UT Martin W 34-30 10,001 Oct. 8 at Eastern Illinois L 34-35 4,319 Oct. 15 Eastern Kentucky W 35-28 21,053 Oct. 22 at Vanderbilt L 17-35 31,084 Oct. 29 at Murray State L 31-38 8,605 Nov. 5 at Austin Peay W 41-40 6,041 Nov. 12 Tennessee Tech L 16-44 8,891 Nov. 19 at Southeast Missouri W 32-31 3,117

2015 Coach Rod Reed Overall: Won 4 Lost 6 OVC: Won 1 Lost 6 Sept. 6 Alabama State W 24-14 22,455 Sept. 12 vs. Jackson State W 35-25 48,385 Sept. 19 at Jacksonville State L 13-48 23,413 Sept. 26 at Florida A&M W 30-14 18,020 Oct. 10 at UT-Martin L 14-28 7,123 Oct. 17 Eastern Illinois L 22-25 (ot) 22,144 Oct. 24 at Eastern Kentucky L 21-45 9,400 Oct. 31 Austin Peay W 20-6 5,985 Nov. 7 Murray State L 43-46 (ot) 7,897 Nov. 21 at Tennessee Tech L 24-30 3,924

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2017 Coach Rod Reed Overall: Won 6 Lost 5 OVC: Won 2 Lost 5 Aug. 31 at Georgia State W 17-10 24,333 Sept. 9 vs. Jackson State W 17-15 47,407 Sept. 16 vs. Florida A&M W 24-13 17,102 Sept. 23 at UT Martin L 16-31 6,484 Sept. 30 Eastern Illinois L 16-19 2OT 11,013 Oct. 7 at Eastern Kentucky W 45-21 8,410 Oct. 14 Austin Peay L 17-21 21,127 Oct. 28 at Tennessee Tech L 26-30 5,235 Nov. 4 Virginia Univ. Lynchburg W 60-0 7,487 Nov. 11 Southeast Missouri W 23-20 8,693 Nov. 16 at Jacksonville State L 6-36 18,782



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