2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone - (615) 371-1698 FAX - (615) 891-1682 www.OVCSports.com www.OVCDigitalNetwork.com

STAFF Beth DeBauche, Commissioner E-mail: bdebauche@ovc.org Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations E-mail: kschwartz@ovc.org Brian Pulley, Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs E-mail: bpulley@ovc.org Stephanie Castera Assistant Commissioner for Institutional Services/SWA E-mail: scastera@ovc.org Heather Brown, Director of Media Relations E-mail: hbrown@ovc.org Bryce Robinson, Director of Compliance and Digital Media E-mail: brobinson@ovc.org Lauren Berst, Director of Administration E-mail: lberst@ovc.org Jon Kuka, General Manager - OVC IMG Sports Marketing E-mail: jkuka@ovc.org Jim Jackson, Coordinator of Football Officiating E-mail: ovcfootball@epbfi.com

MEMBERSHIP Austin Peay State University - Clarksville, Tenn.

Member since 1962 Belmont University - Nashville, Tenn.

Member since 2012 Eastern Illinois University - Charleston, Ill. Member since 1996 Eastern Kentucky University - Richmond, Ky. Member since 1948 Jacksonville State University - Jacksonville, Ala. Member since 2003 Morehead State University - Morehead, Ky. Member since 1948 Murray State University - Murray, Ky. Member since 1948 Southeast Missouri State University - Cape Girardeau, Mo. Member since 1991 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Edwardsville, Ill. Member since 2008 Tennessee State University - Nashville, Tenn.

Member since 1986 Tennessee Technological University - Cookeville, Tenn.

Member since 1949 University of Tennessee at Martin - Martin, Tenn.

Member since 1992

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Media Information............................................................................... 2 OVC Style Guide ................................................................................ 3 Conference History..........................................................................4-5 OVC Honors/Awards .......................................................................... 6 OVC Commissioner............................................................................ 7 OVC Staff ......................................................................................8-10 FCS Conference Alignment .............................................................. 11 Division I Football Information .....................................................12-13 2016 Season Preview/Notes .......................................................14-15 2016 Composite Schedule/2016 Schedule ...................................... 16 2016 Team Information/Outlooks Austin Peay .................................................................................17-22 Eastern Illinois .............................................................................23-28 Eastern Kentucky ........................................................................29-34 Jacksonville State........................................................................35-40 Murray State ................................................................................41-46 Southeast Missouri ......................................................................47-52 Tennessee State..........................................................................53-58 Tennessee Tech ..........................................................................59-64 UT Martin .....................................................................................65-70 2015 in Review 2015 All-OVC Teams ........................................................................ 71 Final 2015 OVC Standings/Statistics ..........................................72-75 OVC Teams and Players in Final National Statistics ........................ 76 2015 OVC Players of the Week/Final FCS Top 25 polls .................. 77 OVC Records/History Year-by-Year OVC Final Standings .............................................78-79 Year-by-Year OVC Champions ......................................................... 80 Year-by-Year All-OVC Teams ......................................................81-85 All-Time OVC Player and Coach of the Year Winners.................86-87 OVC First-Team All-Americans......................................................... 88 Record Book - Individuals ...........................................................89-92 Record Book - Team ....................................................................93-94 Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders .................................................95-97 All-Time OVC Players of the Week ...........................................98-103 All-Time OVC Preseason Polls................................................104-105 NCAA Division I Football Championship/Bracket ....................106-107 OVC Postseason History.........................................................108-109 Final FCS/I-AA Yearly Polls ......................................................110-111 Conference Series Game-by-Game ........................................ 112-113 OVC Schools vs. FBS Teams ......................................................... 114 Largest Crowds in OVC History ..................................................... 115 Sgt. York Trophy Presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee ..... 116-117 Delta Dental of Tennessee ............................................................. 118 DoubleTree ..................................................................................... 119 All-Time Sports Network Award Winners.................................120-121 NCAA Overtime Rules/OVC Overtime History ............................... 122 OVC Players in the NFL Draft ........................................................ 123 OVC Digital Network............................................................................... 124 Wilson ..................................................................................................... 125 Millennium Maxwell House ..................................................................... 126 Composite Schedule Grid....................................................................... 127

CREDITS This 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide was written, designed and edited by Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations. Assistance provided by and a special thanks to the sports information directors at the nine OVC football playing institutions for providing content and assistance.

The guide is available at OVCSports.com as a PDF download. Upon request it is also available on CD. The CD also contains the PDF media guides of all nine OVC football schools as well as a Logo/Headshot Library of the Conference office and member institutions. To request a copy, contact Kyle Schwartz in the OVC office.

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SCHOOL WEBSITES Ohio Valley Conference ............. www.OVCSports.com Austin Peay ..............................www.LetsGoPeay.com Eastern Illinois ......................... www.EIUpanthers.com Eastern Kentucky .......................www.EKUSports.com Jacksonville State ...... www.JSUGamecockSports.com Murray State ................................ www.GoRacers.com Southeast Missouri ................. www.GoSoutheast.com Tennessee State ......................... www.TSUTigers.com Tennessee Tech.......................... www.TTUSports.com UT Martin ................................... www.UTMSports.com

OVC GAMES ON THE RADIO/INTERNET Austin Peay On the Radio ..ESPN Clarksville (540 AM/100.7 FM) On the Internet......................... www.letsgopeay.com Talent .................................. Brian Rives, Van Stokes Eastern Illinois On the Radio ............................. Hit Mix 88.9 (WEIU) On the Internet........................... www.weiuhitmix.net Talent .............................. Mike Bradd, Jack Ashmore Eastern Kentucky On the Radio ................................. WCYO-FM 100.7 On the Internet.............................. www.wcyofm.com Talent ............................. Greg Stotelmyer, Jim Tirey Jacksonville State On the Radio .....................................WLJS-FM 91.9 On the Internet.................................www.jsu.edu/92j Talent ..............................Mike Parris, Ray Hammett Murray State On the Radio ..................................WFGE-FM 103.7 On the Internet.......................... www.GoRacers.com Talent .................................................... Neal Bradley Southeast Missouri On the Radio ........................ ESPN 92.9 FM (KLSC) On the Internet.............................. GoSoutheast.com Talent .............Erik Sean, Rick Wieser, Todd Bonacki Tennessee State On the Radio ..............................102.1 FM The Light On the Internet.................................. TSURadio.com Talent ............................ Greg Pogue, Albert Dawson Tennessee Tech On the Radio ........................................98.5 Kiss FM On the Internet......................... www.TTUSports.com Talent: ...Roger Ealey, Buddy Pearson, Dylan Vazzano UT Martin On the Radio ............. WCMT-FM 101.3/WUTM 90.3 On the Internet........................ www.UTMSports.com Talent .................................. Tom Britt, Chris Brinkley Note: All above radio listings are Flagship stations only and does not include radio network affiliates.

OVC PRESS BOX PHONE NUMBERS Austin Peay ......................................... (931) 221-7191 Eastern Illinois ..................................... (217) 581-7770 Eastern Kentucky ................................ (859) 622-2226 Jacksonville State ....................... (256) 782-5585/5586 Murray State ........................................ (270) 809-6811 Southeast Missouri .............................. (573) 651-2191 Tennessee State .................................. (615) 565-4450 Tennessee Tech.......................... (931) 372-6030/6031 UT Martin .................................... (731) 881-7694/7632

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MEDIA INFORMATION OVCSPORTS.COM The official website of the Ohio Valley Conference is OVCSports.com. The website is a direct partnership with SIDEARM Sports. The website contains all the latest news on the conference including releases, statistics and standings.

OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK The OVC will name an Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams and Newcomer of the Week each Sunday afternoon during the regular season. A full report featuring league standings, statistics and weekly matchups will be available on Monday afternoons. The release will be posted on OVCSports.com and emailed to local and national media. If you would like to be added to the distribution list send an email to kschwartz@ovc.org.

OVC COACHES TELECONFERENCES During the regular season a weekly teleconference featuring the league’s nine head coaches will be held every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m.

Central Time. The first teleconference will take place on Tuesday, August 30. A schedule of what times coaches will appear weekly is below. For information on how to access the call, please contact Kyle Schwartz in the OVC Office (615-690-6685 or kschwartz@ovc.org).

10:00 - Mitch Stewart, Murray State 10:07 - Marcus Satterfield, Tennessee Tech 10:14 - Kim Dameron, Eastern Illinois 10:21 - John Grass, Jacksonville State 10:28 - Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri 10:35 - Will Healy, Austin Peay 10:42 - Jason Simpson, UT Martin 10:49 - Rod Reed, Tennessee State 10:56 - Mark Elder, Eastern Kentucky OVC AND SOCIAL MEDIA Media and fans can get the latest updates on Ohio Valley Conference happenings by using the social media outlets of Twitter and Facebook. Followers and fans of the OVC on each application will get breaking news first and have the chance to access special content and receive special deals. The OVC can be found on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ovcsports and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ ovcsports. You can also check out the league’s YouTube Channel at http://www.YouTube.com/ ohiovalleyconference and the OVC’s Blog at OVCExtra.com.

FCS PLAYOFFS/OVC TIEBREAKER The participants in the 2016 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) Playoffs will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 20.

In the event of a tie for the OVC Championship, the following procedures will be used to break all ties and to determine the league’s NCAA playoff representative.

TWO-WAY TIES 1.) A two-way tie shall exist only if the tied teams have the same number of losses.

2.) Should two teams have the same number of losses, and the two teams played each other during the regular season, the winner of the head-to-head contest shall be the league’s postseason representative.

3.) If the two tied teams have the same number of losses, but did not play each other during the regular season, the following procedure shall be utilized to break the tie: a.) A comparison of each team’s headto-head record against the team occupying the highest position in the regular-season standings that each team has played. If one team won its game against that team, the winning team shall be declared the representative. b.) Should the procedure outlined in Item a. fail to break the tie, the process will continue to the next-place team and beyond until the tie is broken. c.) When arriving at another group of tied teams, composite records between the tying teams shall be utilized to determine if one of the tied teams has won more games against the group of tied teams.

4.) If the procedures described previously fail to break the tie, the representative shall be determined by a coin flip.

MULTIPLE TIES 1.) A multiple tie (three or more teams) shall exist only if the tied teams have the same number of losses.

2.) If all of the teams involved in the multiple tie played each other during the regular season, then the composite records among the tied teams shall be compared to break the tie.

3.) If the process outlined in Step 2 reduces the tie to a tie among two teams, the two-team tiebreaker formula shall then be utilized.

4.) If not all of the tied teams played each other during the regular season, or if step 2 does not break or reduce the tie, the following procedure shall be utilized: a.) A comparison of each of the tied teams’ head-to-head record against the team occupying the highest position in the regularseason standings that each team has played. If one team won its game against that team, the winning team shall be declared the representative. b.) Should the procedure outlined in Item a. fail to break the tie, the process will continue to the next-place team and beyond until the tie is broken. c.) When arriving at another group of tied teams, composite records between the tying teams shall be utilized to determine if one of the tied teams has won more games against the group of tied teams.

5.) If the procedures described previously fail to break the tie, the representative shall be determined by a blind drawing.

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE STYLE GUIDE Official Institution Name “Nickname”

Preferred Athletics Reference

Unacceptable Usages

PMS Colors

Austin Peay State University “Governors” or “Govs”

Austin Peay, APSU

Austin Peay State, AP Lady Governors, Lady Govs

200 Red

Belmont University “Bruins”

Belmont

Lady Bruins

Red 186, Blue 281

Eastern Illinois University “Panthers”

Eastern Illinois, EIU

Lady Panthers

2945 Blue, 422 Gray White

Eastern Kentucky University “Colonels”

Eastern Kentucky, EKU

--White

209 Maroon, 429 Gray

Jacksonville State University “Gamecocks”

Jacksonville State, JSU Jax State

Jacksonville, Jack State Lady Gamecocks

186 Red, 122 Gold

Morehead State University “Eagles”

Morehead State, MSU

Morehead

286 Blue, 116 Yellow

Murray State University “Racers”

Murray State, MSU

Murray, Lady Racers

123 Gold, 289 Blue

Southeast Missouri State University “Redhawks”

Southeast Missouri State Southeast Missouri, Southeast

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186 Red, 05 Cool Grey Black

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville “Cougars”

SIUE (preferred) SIU Edwardsville

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville SIU-E

485 Red, 462 Dark Brown 7505 Brown, 465 Gold 7504 Light Brown

Tennessee State University Tennessee State, TSU “Tigers”, “Lady Tigers” (WBB only), “Tigerbelles” (W-Track only)

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Reflex Blue

Tennessee Technological University “Golden Eagles”

Tennessee Tech, TTU, Tech

Tenn. Tech, TT

266 Purple, 109 Gold

The University of Tennessee at Martin “Skyhawks”

UT Martin, UTM

Tennessee-Martin UT-Martin, Martin

289 Blue, 151 Orange

Ohio Valley Conference

Ohio Valley, OVC

Valley

194 Maroon, 874 Gold Black

Above are the primary logos for the Ohio Valley Conference member institutions. All logos are trademarks of their respective universities.

This reference is intended only for media-related, non-commercial use. For more information or to request access to logos, contact Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations, at the Ohio Valley Conference at (615) 690-6685 or kschwartz@ovc.org.

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ow in its 69th year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference.

In May 2011 the Conference expanded for the second time in four years, adding Belmont University which began competition in the 2012-13 academic year.

The addition of Belmont gave the OVC 12 members, the most the league has had at one time in its illustrious history. The move added a second team in the city of Nashville and was the first addition to the league since Southern Illinois University Edwardsville joined in 2008. Subsequently, the league has shown its stability over the past decade, seeing only one member institution depart over the past 16 years.

The 2009-10 school year saw a change in leadership as Beth DeBauche was named the seventh full-time Commissioner in league history on July 28, 2009. 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 history 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 February 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.

After Title IX legislation passed in 1972, women’s athletics began a rebirth on the national scene as the NCAA began sponsoring and marketing women’s sports.

Recognizing the need to provide increased opportunities for female athletes, the OVC began formulating plans for women’s athletics in 1975 and established women’s championships in the sports of basketball, tennis and track in 1977, with cross country and volleyball added over the next four years. Those sports were initially governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), but the overall strength of women’s programs in the league was demonstrated by the automatic bids the OVC instantly received when the NCAA became the governing body in 1982. The conference added women’s golf and softball in 1994 and women’s soccer in 1998.

Through the past 68 years, 15 teams have won or shared the league’s football title. The list is led by Eastern Kentucky, winner of 21 outright or shared football crowns, which is tied for the most in Football Championship Subdivision history (with Massachusetts). Among OVC teams, former member Middle Tennessee is next with 11 titles, followed by Tennessee Tech with 10, and Murray State and former member Western Kentucky with eight apiece. Eastern Illinois has claimed seven football crowns and Jacksonville State has five, while Morehead State, Tennessee State and former members Evansville and East Tennessee State have captured two apiece. Austin Peay, Southeast Missouri, UT Martin and former member Youngstown State have one title apiece.

Murray State and Evansville tied for the initial football championship, and the Racers participated in the first-ever bowl game by an OVC team, tying Sul Ross State 21-21 in the 1948 Tangerine Bowl. From 1948 to 1975, OVC teams played in 15 bowl games, winning eight of them. Eastern Kentucky and Western Kentucky were also participants in the NCAA Division II playoffs in the early and mid-1970s prior to the NCAA’s reclassification of football programs into Division I-AA. The term “I-AA” lasted until the end of the 2006 season when it was changed to Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

The first Division I-AA/FCS football playoff was held in 1978 with only four teams, which is the only year through present day that the OVC did not field a playoff representative. In 1979, four of the nation’s top teams were invited to the playoffs, and two of them - Eastern Kentucky and Murray State - were from the OVC. Murray dropped its semifinal game to Lehigh, but the Colonels nipped Nevada-Reno in double overtime and claimed the national championship a week later with a 30-7 victory over Lehigh. EKU was coached by former All-America quarterback Roy Kidd, who was in his 16th year at the helm of his alma mater and who skippered the Colonels to a second national title three years later. Following the 2002 season, Kidd retired after 39 years at EKU; upon retirement, he ranked sixth all-time among Division I coaches with 315 victories, earning him a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame. EKU’s now 21 FCS playoff appearances are the second for the most all-time (behind only Montana’s 24 berths).

In addition to Kidd, other coaching legends in the OVC include Charles “Bubber” Murphy, who coached at Middle Tennessee from 1947-1968, Western Kentucky’s Jimmy Feix (1968-83), Wilburn Tucker (1954-67) and Don Wade (1968-82) of Tennessee Tech, Bill Ferguson (1967-77) of Murray State, Guy Penny (1959-67) of Morehead State and Boots Donnelly (1977-78 at Austin Peay; 1979-1998 at Middle Tennes-

see). Following the 2011 season Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo retired after 25 years at the school (the last 16 as members of the OVC). In his time as an OVC coach he compiled 92 total victories (fifth-most in league history) and 68 OVC wins (fourth-most in league history) and was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2012.

In 2016 former Murray State head coach Frank Beamer (1981-86) was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame; he introduced his wide tackle six defense to the OVC and compiled a 43-23-2 record with the Racers before leaving for his alma mater Virginia Tech where he won 280 games of 29 seasons.

A sampling of former OVC football stars, some of whom were All-Americans during their collegiate careers before achieving stardom at the professional ranks, include Jim Youngblood and Larry Schreiber (Tennessee Tech), Phil Simms (Morehead State), Virgil Livers and Dale Lindsey (Western Kentucky), Myron Guyton and Chad Bratzke (Eastern Kentucky), Cortland Finnegan (Samford) and Tony Romo and Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois). In 2008, former Tennessee State standout Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie became just the fourth NFL First Round draft pick in OVC history when he was selected 16th overall by the Arizona Cardinals. He would break into the starting lineup halfway through his rookie season and started at cornerback for the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. The 2007 season marked a return to scholarship football and the OVC for the Austin Peay Governors. Following the 1996 season the Governors dropped scholarship football and competed as both an independent (1997-00, 2006) and as a member of the Pioneer Football League (2001-05).

The 2007 season also brought new vernacular to the Ohio Valley Conference and the division formerly known as I-AA. Beginning with the 2006 National Championship game the term I-AA was changed to NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in a decision by the Division I Board of Directors. The new label was chosen to communicate in a positive and clear manner the unique differences between Division I football categories (chiefly, the post-season opportunity) while still defining them within the Division I experience. The FCS includes programs that compete in an effort to participate in the NCAA championship postseason structure (one of 90 NCAA national championships) as opposed to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) which competes in an effort to participate in the postseason bowl system (the 41 NCAA-licensed events which includes the College Football Playoff).

In 2010 Southeast Missouri State, picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll, compiled a 7-1 Conference record on the way to its first OVC Championship since joining the league in 1991. Overall the Redhawks were 9-2 during the regular season and earned a berth in the FCS Playoffs, its first playoff berth at any level in the program’s 104-year history. Southeast would lose to eventual national champion Eastern Washington in the second round of the playoffs. Head coach Tony Samuel capped the year by winning the Sports Network’s Eddie Robinson Award, given to the National Coach of the Year. Samuel was the second OVC coach to win the award (joining Murray State’s Houston Nutt who won the award in 1995).

For only the second time in league history in 2011, three teams shared the OVC football championship, as Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech finished with 6-2 records. The only other time in league history more than two champions were crowned at the end of the year was 1962 (when four teams shared the crown).

In 2012 Eastern Illinois became just the fourth football team in OVC history to go from worst-to-first in winning the OVC Championship. The Panthers were led by head coach Dino Babers who became just the fourth first-year head coach to win an OVC Championship (joining Boots Donnelly in 1977, Jason Simpson in 2006 and Dean Hood in 2008 – Jacksonville State head coach John Grass would become the fifth coach to achieve that feat in 2014). During the year Eastern Illinois junior wide receiver Erik Lora shattered the FCS single-season receptions record, hauling in 136 passes in 12 games; that mark was 13 more than the previous NCAA record and 44 more than the previous OVC mark.

In 2013 Eastern Illinois repeated as OVC Champions behind Walter Payton Award winner Jimmy Garoppolo. The quarterback became just the second OVC player to earn the National Player of the Year Award, joining former EIU signal caller Tony Romo (2002). Garoppolo passed for 5,050 yards (second most in NCAA single-season history) and 53 touchdowns (fourth in NCAA history) in leading the Panthers to a 12-2 record and berth to the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs. Garoppolo was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, becoming just the fifth OVC player selected in that round and just the fifth OVC quarterback ever selected (and first since 1998).

The 2013 season saw the OVC snap a 19-game playoff losing streak dating back to the 2000 season. Tennessee State shutout Butler (marking the first OVC road playoff victory since 1986) to snap the streak while later that day Jacksonville State smashed Samford in the first round. A week later Eastern Illinois beat Tennessee State while Jacksonville State won at McNeese State to each advance to the quarterfinals; that marked the first time the OVC put two teams in the quarterfinals in the same season since 1991. Overall the four total playoff wins in the same season established a new OVC record.

In 2015 Jacksonville State ascended to No. 1 in both major Top 25 polls, becoming the first OVC team to be ranked No. 1 since the 1999 season. The Gamecocks

FORMER COMMISSIONERS OF THE OVC

Art Guepe (1963-75)

Paul Dietzel (1975-76)

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Bob Vanatta (1976-79)

Jim Delany (1979-89)

Dan Beebe (1989-2003)

Dr. Jon Steinbrecher (2003-09)

would go on to complete its second-straight 8-0 Conference mark and won three playoff games to become the first OVC team to advance to the Division I National Championship Game since 1982 (Eastern Kentucky). JSU lost to North Dakota State in the title game but finished the year 13-2 overall and ranked No. 2 in the final Top 25 polls. Head coach John Grass became the first OVC coach honored as the AFCA National Coach of the Year while quarterback Eli Jenkins was named the FCS ADA National Quarterback of the Year, finishing the year with 2,788 passing and 1,161 rushing yards (one of just three Division I quarterbacks – FBS or FCS - to achieve those numbers during the year).

Football wasn’t the only sport in which the OVC was quickly gaining respect.

In 1955, the OVC became only the second six-member league nationally to earn an automatic bid to the prestigious NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which, at that time, was limited to only 24 participants. The Conference quickly proved worthy of that bid, as Morehead State defeated Marshall (107-92) and Wayne State (95-84) in the 1956 tournament. Fifteen years later, former OVC member Western Kentucky became the first and only Conference team to reach the Final Four. The Hilltoppers defeated Jacksonville, Kentucky and Ohio State before losing to Villanova in double overtime in the national semifinals. WKU went on to finish in third place after beating Kansas 77-75 in the consolation game.

The league also had another historical moment in November 2008 when the NCAA awarded Nashville the 2014 NCAA Women’s Division I Final Four. The OVC served as the host of the prestigious event, which is one of the biggest sporting events the city of Nashville can host. The event was held April 6 & 8 at Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville and was played in front of sold-out crowds for both the semifinals and championship as UConn topped Notre Dame in a battle of undefeated teams to win its ninth national title.

Over its 68 years, OVC teams have garnered national championships and bowl games in football, along with national team or individual titles in the sports of rifle, cross country, track and golf. The OVC has also produced several Olympic athletes, including Murray State’s Morgan Hicks, who was a member of the 2004 United States Olympic Rifle Team and Morehead State’s Brian Shimer who competed in five Winter Olympics in bobsled (winning a bronze medal in 2002) and coached the 2010 United States bobsled team to its first gold medal since 1948. In addition, some of the greatest players in professional sports were educated at OVC institutions. The list includes former greats such as football’s Phil Simms (Morehead State), basketball’s Clem Haskins (Western Kentucky) and Bubba Wells (Austin Peay) and two-sport star Steve Hamilton (Morehead State) to present-day standouts like basketball player Kenneth Faried (Morehead State), football players Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) and Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) and baseball players A.J. Ellis (Austin Peay) and Shawn Kelley (Austin Peay). Hamilton is the only athlete to ever play in the NCAA Basketball Championship, a Major League Baseball World Series (New York Yankees) and a NBA Championship Series (Los Angeles Lakers).

The playing field is not the only place where OVC athletes are working hard.

The league also recognizes excellence in the classroom. Six Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented yearly to male and female athletes, while others are commended for their academic success by being Medal of Honor recipients or earning a spot on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Additionally, the league annually presents one institutional Academic Achievement Award, as well as separate team awards in each Conferencesponsored sport. Since the CoSIDA Academic All-America program began, the OVC has had 250 student-athletes honored with the award.

Through the early years of the league, administrators wrestled with fan behavior due to the close proximity of the Conference members and the intense rivalries which developed. Just as it did decades ago, the OVC took the leadership role on what has become a national issue. In 1995, the OVC implemented a first-of-its-kind “Sportsmanship Statement,” a policy which promotes principles of fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one’s opponent. The statement has become a model for others to follow across the nation, and has answered the challenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve sportsmanship in collegiate athletics.

Additionally, the OVC annually presents the Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, in honor of the former Morehead State student-athlete, coach and athletics director, to a junior or senior student-athlete with significant athletic contributions who best exemplifies the characteristics of sportsmanship and citizenship. Most recently, the Conference has also implemented the OVC Institutional and Team Sportsmanship Awards, which are presented to one institution and 18 sport-specific teams voted by their peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Founding Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the Ohio Valley Conference prepares for the future. One example is in regard to the current trend in collegiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always governed the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme.

The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifle.

Now in its seventh decade of competition, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown significantly from its humble beginnings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. Current league representatives include charter members Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University and Murray State University, along with Austin Peay State University, Belmont University, Eastern Illinois University, Jacksonville State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin.

A LOOK AT THE OVC

Morehead State (Morehead, KY)

Eastern Illinois (Charleston, IL)

SIUE SIU Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) (Edwardsville, IL)

Eastern Kentucky (Richmond, KY)

Southeast Missouri State (Cape Girardeau, MO)

Tennessee Tech (Cookeville, TN)

Murray State (Murray, KY)

Tennessee State (Nashville, TN)

Belmont (Nashville, TN)

UT Martin (Martin, TN)

Austin Peay (Clarksville, TN)

Ohio Valley Conference (Brentwood, TN)

Jacksonville State (Jacksonville, AL)

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OVC HONORS AND AWARDS The Ohio Valley Conference implemented a first-of-its-kind “Sportsmanship Statement,” a policy promoting fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one’s opponent in 1995. The statement answered a challenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve sportsmanship in college athletics, and has become a model for others to follow across the nation.

The development of the OVC sportsmanship statement began in June 1993 at the direction of the league’s presidents. A committee made up of athletics directors and faculty representatives drafted the initial statement, and all coaches and other administrators had the opportunity for input. The statement sets forth expectations for spirit groups, officials and fans, as well as the student-athletes and coaches. Here is a brief synopsis of each group’s expectations within the sportsmanship statement.

Administrators: Institutional administrators will create an environment of hospitality for visiting teams, particularly for those individuals at Conference institutions. Administrators will treat the visiting teams and its fans in the same manner that they would want their teams to be treated.

Coaches: Coaches have the greatest amount of influence over whether young people in their programs are taught and follow the high principles of sportsmanship. The OVC has been benefited by coaches who have risked losing a contest by removing student-athletes who have demonstrated disrespect for their opponents. This discipline measure educates that individual about the importance of sportsmanship over participation and winning, and helps counteract the constant messages received from many professional athletes who demonstrate a lack of respect for opponents.

Student-Athletes: Student-athletes at OVC institutions will be expected to treat opponents with sportsmanship, and there will be no tolerance for taunting and baiting of opponents. OVC student-athletes must understand that they are perhaps the most visible representatives of their institutions and their behavior is observed and emulated by many who are younger. OVC student-athletes must honor the responsibilities that accompany the privilege of representing our schools by behaving with dignity and class on and off the field.

Spirit Groups: Like our student-athletes, spirit groups are visible representatives of our universities, and they are expected to show decent behavior.

Cheerleaders, bands and other spirit groups are admitted to contests to support their teams and assist in creating a fun atmosphere, but they will not be allowed to disrupt or confront opposing teams.

Officials: Officials will enforce the rules regarding sportsmanship without tolerance for abuse. Players and coaches will receive their only warning prior to the contest, and once the contest begins, penalties will be assessed for violations of unsportsmanlike conduct.

Fans: We know all fans are embarrassed by the inappropriate behavior of a few who may engage in confrontational and threatening actions towards officials, visiting fans, players or coaches. Those individuals may be dismissed to provide a better environment for others.

The Conference believes that the effort to meet the expectations outlined in the sportsmanship statement will increase the attractiveness at our athletics events by creating a healthy environment for competition. A complete copy of the sportsmanship statement can be obtained by calling the OVC office at (615) 371-1698.

The OVC has a variety of awards to recognize sportsmanship by its studentathletes, coaches, administrators and teams. In 1998, the OVC established the Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, presented annually to a male or female junior or senior student-athlete who best exemplifies the characteristics of the former Morehead State student-athlete, coach and administrator. Hamilton is

OVC HALL OF FAME

the only individual to have ever played in a NCAA Basketball Championship, a Major League Baseball World Series (New York Yankees) and a National Basketball Association Championship Series (Minnesota Lakers).

In 2003-04 the League began awarding the Institutional Sportsmanship Award, given to the OVC member institution selected by its peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. In 2005-06 the League expanded the sportsmanship award program by adding the Team Sportsmanship Award. An award is given to each sport sponsored by the OVC and is voted on by the student-athletes and coaches of the respective sports.

OVC SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award Winners 1998-99 Julie Virta (women’s basketball), Austin Peay 1999-00 Michael Turner (men’s basketball), Murray State 2000-01 Kelly Pendleton (women’s basketball), UT Martin 2001-02 Grant Swallows (football), Tennessee Tech 2002-03 Brooke Armistead (women’s basketball), Austin Peay 2003-04 Kandi Brown (women’s basketball), Morehead State 2004-05 Cassandra Peek (women’s basketball), Austin Peay 2005-06 Zac Schlader (men’s basketball), Austin Peay 2006-07 Adonia Bivins (women’s soccer), Austin Peay 2007-08 Beth Boden (softball), Tennessee Tech 2008-09 Carrie Burggraf (track & field), Austin Peay 2009-10 Carrie Burggraf (track & field), Austin Peay 2010-11 Abby O’Connor (volleyball), Eastern Kentucky 2011-12 Jon Clinard (baseball), Austin Peay 2012-13 Sean Bailey (tennis), Austin Peay 2013-14 J.J. Mann (basketball), Belmont 2014-15 Alison Alcott (soccer), Belmont 2015-16 Dalton Screws (football), Jacksonville State Institutional Sportsmanship Award Winners 2003-04 Southeast Missouri State University 2004-05 Samford University 2005-06 Samford University 2006-07 Morehead State University 2007-08 Austin Peay State University 2008-09 Eastern Kentucky University 2009-10 Eastern Kentucky University 2010-11 Southeast Missouri State University 2011-12 Tennessee Tech University 2012-13 Eastern Kentucky University 2013-14 Belmont University 2014-15 Belmont University 2015-16 Belmont University Football Team Sportsmanship Award Winners 2005-06 Samford University 2006-07 Eastern Illinois University 2007-08 Austin Peay State University 2008-09 Austin Peay State University 2009-10 Eastern Illinois University 2010-11 Southeast Missouri State University 2011-12 Austin Peay State University 2012-13 Southeast Missouri State University 2013-14 Eastern Kentucky University 2014-15 Eastern Kentucky University 2015-16 Tennessee Technological University

The Ohio Valley Conference organized a Hall of Fame in 1977. Membership is limited to coaches, administrators, faculty and staff members who have been associated with the OVC for at least five (5) years and have had extensive outstanding service to the Conference. Unless a tie in the selection procedure occurs, there shall be no more than three (3) inductees annually. Voting for the award is done in the spring and the induction takes place at the OVC Honors Luncheon, which is held annually at the end of May. Following the 2016 ceremony, the Hall of Fame now has 79 members.

Dr. Joe Morgan, APSU (1977) Mr. Charles Hughes, EKU (1977) Dr. Robert Martin, EKU (1977) Dr. Adron Doran, MOR (1977) Mr. Roy Stewart, MUR (1977) Dr. W.E. Derryberry, TTU (1977) Mr. Hooper Eblen, TTU (1997) Dr. Kelly Thompson, WKU (1977) Mr. Ed Diddle, Sr., WKU (1977) Mr. L.T. Smith, WKU (1977) Dr. Dave Aaron, APSU (1978) Mr. Bob Laughlin, MOR (1978) Mr. Ted Hornback, WKU (1978) Dr. Quill E. Cope, MTSU (1978) Mr. J.D. Rayburn, MUR (1979) Mr. Nick Denes, WKU (1979) Mr. Raymond H. Brown, TTU (1980) Dr. Dero G. Downing, WKU (1980) Mr. P.V. Overall, TTU (1981) Mr. Arthur L. Guepe, OVC (1982)

Mr. Charles M. Murphy, MTSU (1982) Mr. Malcolm P. Quillen, TTU (1984) Mr. Ellis T. Johnson, MOR (1985) Mr. John “Sonny” Allen, MOR (1987) Mr. Wilburn Tucker, TTU (1987) Mr. Johnny Reagan, MUR (1988) Dr. George Fisher, APSU (1988) Mr. John Oldham, WKU / TTU (1989) Mr. Jimmy Earle, MTSU (1989) Dr. Sam Ingram, MTSU (1990) Mr. Bennie Purcell, MUR (1990) Mr. Donald G. Combs, EKU (1991) Mr. Steve Hamilton, MOR (1991) Mr. James E. Delany, OVC (1992) Mr. E.K. Patty, MTSU (1993) Ms. Marynell Meadors, TTU (1993) Mr. Edward S. Temple, TSU (1995) Mr. John Ogles, APSU (1996) Dr. Guy Penny, MOR (1996) Dr. Arliss Roaden, TTU (1996)

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Mr. John Stanford, MTSU (1997) Dr. Kala Stroup, MUR / SEMO (1997) Dr. Margaret N. Perry, UTM (1998) Dr. Leon Bibb, APSU (1999) Mr. Cal Luther, MUR / UTM (2000) Mr. R.L. “Buddy” Patey, OVC (2000) Dr. Nolan Fowler, MOR / TTU (2001) Dr. Angelo Volpe, TTU (2001) Mr. Jim Ward, EKU (2002) Mr. Roy Kidd, EKU (2003) Dr. Bobby Barton, EKU (2004) Mr. Wayne Martin, MOR (2004) Mr. Bill Cornell, MUR (2005) Dr. David Larimore, TTU (2005) Mr. Karl Park, EKU (2005) Dr. Geri Polvino, EKU (2005) Mr. Dan Beebe, OVC (2006) Mr. Paul McBrayer, EKU (2006) Mr. Don Wade, TTU (2006) Dr. Thurston Banks, TTU (2007)

Mr. Steve Newton, MUR (2007) Mr. Bill Worrell, TTU (2007) Mr. Elvis Green, MUR (2008) Mr. Joey Haines, SEMO/AP (2009) Mr. Larry Inman, EKU/MTSU (2009) Mr. Chuck Kimmel, APSU (2010) Mr. David Mays, TTU (2010) Mr. Ron English, OVC (2011) Mr. Bobby Nichols, TTU (2011) Mr. Bob Spoo, EIU (2012) Dr. Martha Mullins, EKU (2013) Dr. Robert “Bob” Bell, TTU (2014) Margaret Simmons, MUR (2014) Dr. Rex Chaney, MOR (2015) Jim Skidmore, JSU (2015) Dr. Doug Whitlock, EKU (2015) Frank Beamer, MUR (2016) Dr. Gaines Hunt, APSU (2016) Dr. William Meehan, JSU (2016)

Beth DeBauche - Commissioner Elizabeth (Beth) DeBauche was named Commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference on July 29, 2009 and began her duties with the league in September 2009.

DeBauche (pronounced De-BUSH) is the seventh full-time Commissioner in the 67-plus year history of the OVC. She follows Art Guepe (1963-75), Paul Dietzel (1975-76), Bob Vanatta (1976-79), Jim Delany (1979-89), Dan Beebe (19892003) and Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher (2003-09).

In May 2011 the league announced the addition of Belmont University to the OVC beginning in 2012-13. The addition of Belmont brought the OVC to 12 teams, the largest membership total in league history.

DeBauche served as the Chair of the Nashville Local Organizing Committee (NLOC) for the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Final Four; the OVC served as the host institution of the event held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

It was termed one of the most successful Women’s Final Four’s ever by the NCAA staff, bringing more than 30,000 people to the city and resulting in an estimated economic impact of more than 20 million dollars. It also left a long-term mark on the city and middle Tennessee through a variety of legacy programs.

Under DeBauche the league started an extensive strategic planning and branding initiative which led to the development of the league’s first tagline of “Inspiring Excellence Since 1948.” The project also produced the league’s first 30-second PSA commercial in over a decade as well as a longer feature video highlighting the Conference. The league recently adopted an updated strategic plan that includes goals for the league through 2019.

In October 2013 the League launched OVCExtra.com, a fan-focused blog which features compelling, offbeat, and social media-sourced content from around the league. During the 2014-15 year the blog added a Campus Correspondents program that included students from each member institution contributing material to the blog highlighting each of their campus communities in a creative way.

During the 2012-13 school DeBauche oversaw the switch of the league’s web streaming efforts to a free access model which was rebranded the OVC Digital Network (OVCDN). The new OVCDN included HD video for the first time and was made available on any platform/device. The Digital Network focuses on both athletic competition as well as telling the story of OVC and its member institutions. After seeing extreme growth in viewership in its first year as a free service, the OVCDN has increased its viewership in each of its four years, broadcast over 2,000 events and had a viewership of over one million.

In October 2013 the league signed a new five-year agreement with ESPN that runs through the completion of the 201718 season and includes a seven-game men’s basketball package as well as an eight-game ESPN3 Game of the Week football package which is done through a partnership with WebStream Sports. DeBauche also secured a deal with the CBS Sports Network to produce a four-game men’s basketball package for the first time in 2013-14.

During the 2015-16 academic year the OVC had the largest national basketball television package in its history with three national partners in ESPN, CBS Sports Network and the American Sports Network (ASN). The package included 22 total games including at least one national appearance for each member institution.

In her time with the league the OVC has seen postseason success in men’s basketball as Murray State topped Vanderbilt in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2010, Morehead State beat Louisville in the second round in 2011 and Murray State bested Colorado State in the second round in 2012. The league won NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament games in four-straight years (2009-12) which marked a first in league history. In 2016 the league had a record six men’s basketball programs compete in national postseason tournaments. Overall the OVC has had at least one victory in eight-straight postseasons, an all-time league record.

In 2013 the OVC qualified three teams for the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs for the first time in league history, with each of those teams winning at least one game. Overall the OVC recorded a league-record four wins in the postseason and advanced two teams to the quarterfinals in the same season for just the second time in league history.

In 2015 Jacksonville State became the first OVC team to be ranked No. 1 nationally since 1999 and first OVC squad to advance to the Division I National Championship game since 1982.

OVC student-athletes have continued to achieve high levels of success not only on the field but also in the classroom. The league has consistently seen record number of honorees on the OVC Medal of Honor and OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll lists during her tenure. During her tenure 71 OVC student-athletes have been named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.

DeBauche has also sponsored leadership programming for OVC student-athletes and coaches through comprehensive on-campus summits.

In October 2014 the league held its first Health and Safety Summit which was designed to engage team physicians and athletic trainers regarding national and conference issues.

In 2012-13 DeBauche helped spearhead a year-long celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Title IX. As part of the celebration each of the OVC’s 12-member institutions identified a pioneer in women’s athletics and gender equality from their school to be honored during the year and celebrated at a home athletic event on their campus. The celebration was capped in May when those honorees were recognized at a special luncheon as part of the OVC Spring Meetings. Throughout the 2014-15 academic year the OVC celebrated diversity with through the stories of pioneers and leaders from each of our member institutions who paved and continue to pave the way for future generations of student-athletes and administrators.

DeBauche currently serves on the NCAA Committee on Institutional Performance, the Committee on Academics, the NCAA Division I Leadership Council, the Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee and is the FCS representative to the “Coalition to Protect the Student-Athlete Experience” communications steering committee. She also serves as the chair of the National Letter of Intent (NLI) Policy and Review Committee.

From August 2002 through August 2009 DeBauche, along with the vice-president of Division I, was responsible for coordinating Division I initiatives through the NCAA governance structure, as well as helping to manage the Division I agenda. Her duties included developing agendas and providing leadership for the Division I Board of Directors, Presidential Advisory Group and the Leadership Council. DeBauche has overseen the entire Division I governance structure and worked directly with the Legislative Council, the six cabinets and the supporting communications and coordination committee.

She was also a liaison to governance representatives, external constituent groups and NCAA staff regarding legislative and governance activities. That role required DeBauche to have regular interaction with the Collegiate Commissioner’s Association (CCA), the CCA Compliance Coordinators, the Division I-A Athletics Directors Association, the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) and the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA). DeBauche also served as a liaison to the Women’s Basketball Issues Committee, the Presidential Oversight and Monitoring Group, the Men’s Basketball Academic Enhancement Group, the Presidential Task Force on Commercial Activity in Intercollegiate Athletics and the Two-Year College Relations Panel.

In 2008, DeBauche was named the NACWAA Conference/Organization Administrator of the Year.

Prior to her work at the NCAA, DeBauche worked at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) from November 1996 through August 2002. As an assistant and later associate commissioner, she managed all aspects of the SEC’s rules compliance program. DeBauche provided NCAA and SEC rules interpretations, developing rules education materials and programming, conducting compliance reviews and assisting member institutions with the NCAA certification program. At times during her tenure, she also served as the league’s liaison to the faculty athletics representatives, the compliance coordinators, directors of academic support and Student-Athletes Advisory Committee (SAAC) as well as the sports liaison to the leagues women’s golf, women’s tennis and women’s volleyball coaches.

From 1996 to 1998 DeBauche was the Director of the National Letter of Intent (NLI) Program for the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA). In that role she was the administrator in charge of issuing all NLI rules interpretations, creating rules education materials and providing NLI rules education presentations as well as being the primary information resource for parents, student-athletes and the media.

DeBauche got her start in collegiate athletics at Vanderbilt University where she was the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance from August 1994 to November 1996.

DeBauche received her Bachelor of Arts degree in history and government from Saint Mary’s College (Ind.) and earned her Master’s Degree in communications from Notre Dame. After completing the Concannon Program of International Law in London, England, DeBauche received her Juris Doctorate from the Notre Dame School of Law. A member of the Illinois, Wisconsin and Georgia Bar, following law school graduation DeBauche worked as an attorney in each Green Bay, Atlanta and Marietta, as well as serving as a Judicial Clerk to P. Harris Hines, who is currently serving on the Georgia Superior Court.

DeBauche has been a member of the Notre Dame Club of Indianapolis Board of Directors, as well as a graduate of the Sports Management Institute and a participant in the Division I-A Athletic Directors Institute. She is a board member with the Nashville Sports Council and the Nashville YWCA, a member of the Nashville Catholic Business Women’s League, the women’s networking group CABLE, the Nashville Rotary, the International Women’s Forum of Tennessee and Leadership Nashville.

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Kyle Schwartz - Asst. Commissioner/Media Relations

Brian Pulley - Asst. Commissioner/External Affairs

Kyle Schwartz joined the Ohio Valley Conference as Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations in November 2006. He is in charge of publicity efforts for the Conference and is the primary contact for football, men’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s cross country and men’s and women’s golf among other duties. He also serves as the media coordinator for the OVC’s annual basketball and baseball tournaments and is also in charge of coordinating special events for the Conference, including the Honors Brunch and Hall of Fame. Beginning in 2015 he took over as the staff liaison to the men’s and women’s golf coaches groups and serves as tournament director for the OVC Men’s & Women’s Golf Championships.

In 2014 Schwartz served as the Local Media Coordinator for the 2014 Women’s Basketball Final Four which was held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The year prior he had served on the Media Coordination Committee for the Women’s Basketball Final Four in New Orleans. In 2012 he served as the Media Coordinator for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Second/Third Rounds that the OVC hosted in Nashville.

Schwartz served as a timeout coordinator for the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournaments and worked with the ConSIDA group at the Final Fours in Detroit, Indianapolis, Houston, New Orleans, Indianapolis and Houston.

Schwartz is active with the promotion of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and serves as a voter in the FCS Top 25 poll in addition to also being a pollster in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 30 poll.

Schwartz came to the OVC after spending four and a half years at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. There he served as the Assistant Director of Media Relations for two years, was promoted to Media Relations Coordinator in July 2004 and served as Director of Media Relations in his final year.

At Northern Colorado, Schwartz helped coordinate the media efforts of two NCAA, two conference and six independent championships, including four during the 2005-06 school year. Schwartz was honored by Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU.com) with the first RESPecting Volleyball (Recognition for Excellence in Supporting and Promoting Volleyball) Award in 2005 and was ranked the No. 3 soccer SID in the country by Soccer Buzz magazine in 2004. The 2003 Northern Colorado volleyball guide he wrote, designed and edited won third place honors nationally in the CoSIDA publications contest.

Schwartz also spent two years as a graduate assistant in the Southeast Missouri State sports information department (2000-02). It was at SEMO that Schwartz received his master’s degree in athletic administration, graduating with honors. Schwartz received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Kentucky in May 2000, graduating cum laude.

As an undergraduate, he interned with the Host Communications publishing group and also worked with the Kentucky Thoroughblades minor league hockey team.

Schwartz, a native of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the United States Basketball Writer’s Association (USBWA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He also serves on the NCAA Media Coordination/Statistics Advisory Group. For 11 years (June 2003-2014) he was a member of CoSIDA’s Academic All-American committee, serving as a district coordinator for football and the men’s at-large teams for the university division.

Schwartz and his wife, Angella, were married in June 2004. They welcomed their first child, Harrison Alexander, in August 2014.

Brian Pulley was named Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs on August 7, 2007.

Pulley’s duties include overseeing the league’s web streaming efforts, which included an overhaul and rebranding into the OVC Digital Network in 2012-13. The web streaming changed to a free model with HD-quality and availability across all platforms which dramatically increased viewership and streamed a record number of events over the first three years. Pulley is the liaison to the OVC Digital Network Assessment and Accountability Group.

He is the liaison for the Conference’s multimedia rights holder, IMG College, as well as the OVC Alumni Directors, the OVC Middle Tennessee Alumni Board and oversees the OVC Internship Program.

Pulley helped develop and executive a comprehensive marketing plan for the OVC Basketball Championship as the event expanded and moved to Municipal Auditorium in Nashville prior to the 2010-11 season. The 2012 OVC Basketball Tournament saw the second-highest attendance at a neutral site in the event’s history.

Pulley served as the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Youth Clinics liaison for the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Final Four in Nashville.

Pulley brought over five years of sales experience to his current position, including completing an internship with the Conference in 2005-06.

He has cultivated relationships for an array of business types and brings a comprehensive knowledge of game day operations as it applies to corporate activation.

Pulley came to the OVC after being an account executive with ISP Sports in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was responsible for soliciting and cultivating corporate partners for Georgia Tech Athletics. He also helped develop and implement promotions for Georgia Tech football, baseball and men’s basketball as well as being responsible for managing advertising inventory for Georgia Tech.

Pulley, a native of Springfield, Tennessee, received his bachelor’s degree in public relations from Middle Tennessee State University in December 1998.

He completed his master’s of science degree in sports administration from Belmont University in May 2006.

It was during graduate school that he served as an intern with the Ohio Valley Conference, helping establish a group sales base, formulating a marketing plan and assisting with the OVC Basketball Championship among other duties.

Pulley is active with the Big Brother Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee.

He and his wife Ashley were married in April 2011 and became proud parents to Ava Mae in July 2013.

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Stephanie Castera - Asst. Commissioner/Institutional Services Castera was named Assistant Commissioner for Institutional Services on November 22, 2013 and began her duties with the OVC in January 2014. In February 2015 she added the role of Senior Woman Administrator (SWA).

Castera manages NCAA Division I governance, legislative and policy matters on behalf of the OVC while overseeing legislative issues such as the OVC’s annual balloting on NCAA legislative proposals, rules interpretations and education and outreach initiatives. She also serves as a liaison to the OVC Senior Compliance Administrators, Faculty Athletic Representatives (FAR’s), Senior Woman Administrators (SWA’s), Academic Services Administrators and the NCAA Academic and Membership Affairs staff. Castera also manages the NCAA Student Assistance Fund Program on behalf of OVC membership, coordinates the nomination and selection process for OVC Academic Awards and serves as sport oversight administrator for the sport of women’s volleyball.

Castera joined the OVC staff after spending six-plus years working at the

NCAA in several different roles. She started as an intern in the NCAA Eligibility Center in June 2007 and was in that role for a year before being hired as a coordinator in Academic and Membership Affairs. After nine months in the role as coordinator, Castera was promoted to assistant director, a position she has held until joining the OVC staff.

In her role at the NCAA she was a member of the Division I legislation team where she drafted proposals, editorial revisions and question and answer documents and assisted in NCAA Manual production. Castera is also a liaison to the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabinet, the Amateurism Fact-Finding Committee and the Division I National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), as she provided legislative, interpretive and membership expertise to each group.

She was also an internal liaison to the NCAA Eligibility Center’s Amateurism Certification Team, a member of the Interpretation Leadership Development Team, a Rules Working Group member and the primary liaison to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Castera also helped evaluate Division I APR Improvement Plans as well as analyzing and processing Division I penalty waivers. Castera has extensive experience in academic issues, including initial-eligibility issues, and is a regular presenter at NCAA regional rules seminars.

Castera received her undergraduate degree in sport administration from Ball State University in June 2006. At Ball State she was a student-athlete on the volleyball team. Following graduation she served a summer internship with the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour.

Castera received her Master’s degree in sports administration higher education from Ball State in December 2007. During that time she served as a graduate assistant, teaching physical education/wellness classes in the Ball State Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Science Department.

A native of Remsen, Iowa, the former Stephanie Bacan and her husband Luis Castera were married in March 2010. They welcomed their first child, Luis Andrew, in May 2016.

Heather Brown - Director of Media Relations Heather Brown is in her 12th year with the Ohio Valley Conference in 2015-16. After the completion of a 10-month internship with the OVC, she served in the position of Assistant Director for Media Relations until her promotion of Director of Media Relations in December 2006.

Brown, the longest tenured member of the OVC staff, is the primary contact for soccer, volleyball, women’s basketball, softball, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s rifle and men’s and women’s tennis.

She also serves at the Media Coordinator for the OVC Softball Championship which was held at a neutral site (Oxford, Alabama) for the first time in 2016. She also serves as the Assistant Media Coordinator for the OVC’s Basketball and Baseball Championships, including serving as the Baseball Championships official photographer.

In 2014 she served as the Local Media Coordinator for the 2014 Division I NCAA Women’s Final Four which was held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Along with that role she has served on the Legacy Committee for the event including working with Junior Journalism and Women’s Portryal in the Media.

Brown has done extensive work with NCAA Championships, first serving as the assistant media relations coordinator for the first and second rounds of the 2005 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and the second and third Rounds of the 2012 Championship in Nashville. She has also worked the first and second round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament in each 2004, 2006 and 2007 and the Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2008 and 2011. In 2012 she worked the Women’s Final Four in New Orleans.

Brown was instrumental in getting the OVC started in the social network/ new media phenomenon, starting both Facebook and Twitter accounts for the league.

In 2013 helped plan the OVC’s Title IX Celebration Luncheon, an event that capped off a year-long celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Title IX. Each of the OVC’s 12-member institutions identified a pioneer in women’s athletics from their school to be honored during the year and celebrated at a home athletic event on their campus as well as the luncheon.

Prior to working with the Conference, the West Liberty, Ohio, native

served a three-month internship in the sports information office at The Ohio State University after a one-year stint as a student assistant in the Bowling Green State University sports information office.

A 2003 graduate of BGSU, Brown earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management with an emphasis in sports information. She is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Bryce Robinson - Director of Compliance and Digital Media Bryce Robinson joined the OVC staff full-time in June 2014 as the Director of Compliance and Digital Media after serving as an intern for the 2013-14 school year.

In his role Robinson serves as the primary contact for the National Letter of Intent Program and for OVC financial aid agreement and compliance forms while also serving as a secondary liaison to compliance administrators, faculty athletic representatives and directors of academic services.

Robinson will also serve as a secondary liaison for OVC member institutions for matters pertaining to the OVC Digital Network as well as the OVCDN Assessment and Accountability Group. He also produces video content from OVC Championships in addition to producing ancillary content and video spots for the Conference.

In 2013-14 Robinson served as the league’s broadcasting and multimedia production intern. In that role he had oversight in producing, directing and filming six OVC Championships during the year, including baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. Each of those championships were broadcast on the OVC Digital Network while the volleyball and women’s basketball championships were also streamed on ESPN3. In addition Robinson assisted in editing and developing multiple video series for OVC platforms including “OVC Road Trip” and “What Inspires You” in addition to producing highlights of championship events.

Robinson, a native of Berea, Kentucky, obtained his bachelor’s degree in telecommunications from the University of Kentucky in 2010. He completed his master’s degree in sport administration from Belmont in May 2014.

At Belmont Robinson served as a graduate assistant where he worked directly with Belmont’s Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations as the Video Services Director, producing and directing OVC Digital Network broadcasts for home sporting events as well as other ancillary content and video spots.

Lauren Berst - Director of Administration Berst joined the OVC staff in the fall of 2015 moving to Nashville after living in New York 15 years.

When in New York, Berst worked primarily as an actor on stage and on camera and voiced many commercials for television and radio. Berst has extensive experience as an office manager, and worked for years as a personal and professional organizer. She is also a wine nerd, passing her Level 2 test with merit from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust.

Berst grew up around college athletics – her father worked at the NCAA for 43 years and her brother builds sports arenas.

A native of Kansas City, Berst got a B.F.A. in acting from the University of Evansville and an M.F.A. in acting from the National Theatre Conservatory.

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Jon Kuka - General Manger, OVC IMG Sports Marketing

Jim Jackson - Coordinator of Football Officiating

Jon Kuka joined the Ohio Valley Conference staff in April 2010 as the General Manager for OVC IMG Sports Marketing.

Kuka has over 15 years in sales and sports marketing experience.

He joined the Conference staff as part of the OVC’s agreement with IMG College which was signed in February 2008. With the deal, IMG represents the OVC through category exclusive corporate partnership sales, as well as multimedia rights for the men’s basketball championship and other championship events.

In 2011 and 2012 Kuka was the recipient of the prestigious IMG Chairman’s Cup Award.

Prior to joining the OVC Kuka was the Director of Sales for Nelligan Sports Marketing at Middle Tennessee State University for two years. In that position he managed corporate sponsorships and initiated multimedia marketing rights for the Blue Raiders athletic department.

From 2001-07 Kuka worked in Knoxville with the Tennessee Smokies baseball club, the AA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. He began as a group sales representative and was promoted to Director of Group Sales and eventually Director of Sales. As the Director of Sales, Kuka oversaw ticket sales and corporate sponsorships sales.

Kuka received his bachelor’s degree in sports administration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2000. While in school Kuka interned with the Chattanooga Sports & Events Committee that assisted in marketing the city for attracting events such as the NCAA Division I Football National Championship. He was also a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, the university cycling club and a participant in the 1999 Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships.

Kuka completed his MBA from Ohio Valley Conference member Tennessee Tech University in 2009.

A native of Chattanooga, Kuka resides with his wife, Alicia, daughter, Leah, and son, Andrew, in the Greater Nashville area.

Jim Jackson is in his 10th year as Coordinator of Football Officiating for the Ohio Valley Conference in 2015. Jackson is in charge of recruiting, training and developing the officials, as well the game selection, assignment and evaluation of those officials.

During his tenure as Coordinator, he has represented the OVC at all functions of the CFO Division I Coordinators. Jackson has attended the NCAA Football Rules Committee meeting, spoken at clinics in Baton Rouge, Houston, Reno, Oxford, Knoxville, Miami, Charleston, WV and Roanoke. He was the clinician at the annual convention of the British American Football Referees Association in Coventry, England. He developed the OVC Football Officials Website, which has become a model that has been duplicated by several conferences. Jackson serves as Chair of the Technology Committee charged with producing a platform to distribute training videos on a national level through a Website authorized by the Board of Managers of College Football Officiating, LLC. He is on the review panel charged with viewing video of targeting hits and recommending action to the respective conference; the purpose of this review panel is to insure consistency in administering this rule nationwide. Jackson also served on the Editorial Sub-Committee to advise the NCAA Football Rules Committee from 2010 through 2012.

In 2009 an OVC crew officiated the Division I National Championship Game in Chattanooga that saw Villanova defeat Montana 23-21 in a game televised nationally on ESPN. In 2010 an OVC crew officiated the Division I National Semifinal game in Cheyney, Wash., that saw eventual national champion Eastern Washington defeat Villanova in a game televised nationally on ESPN. In 2014, an OVC crew officiated the Division I national semifinal game in Durham, New Hampshire between New Hampshire and Illinois State.

Jackson came to the OVC after spending six years as a referee with the Sun Belt Conference. At the Sun Belt he was also the President of the SBC Football Officials Association (2001-03), Position Chief (2001-02) and winner of the Silver Whistle Award for being the league’s highest rated official (2002). He also worked a pair of bowl games, the Silicon Valley Bowl and the Alamo Bowl, during his tenure with the conference. From 1992 through 2000, Jackson was a referee in the Southern Conference, working a pair of playoff games, including the national semi-final game in 1999. Jackson has also served as a head linesman in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (1986-89) and worked in the Southeast Tennessee Football Officials Association (SETFOA) for 18 years (1975-92).

Jackson received his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee in 1972. He retired after a 30-year career with Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Amherst, NY. During his career, he was an industrial engineer, plant manager and business analyst. Jackson lives in Chattanooga with his wife, Charlene; has two grown sons, Russ and Matt, and a grandson, Cooper.

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FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION (FCS) CONFERENCE ALIGNMENT BIG SKY (13) Cal Poly Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana Montana State North Dakota Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Portland State Sacramento State Southern Utah UC Davis Weber State BIG SOUTH (6) Charleston Southern Gardner-Webb Kennesaw State Liberty Monmouth Presbyterian College CAA FOOTBALL (12) Albany Delaware Elon James Madison Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Richmond Stony Brook Towson Villanova William & Mary IVY (8) Brown Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Pennsylvania Princeton Yale MID-EASTERN (11) Bethune-Cookman Delaware State Florida A&M* Hampton Howard* Morgan State* Norfolk State North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central Savannah State* South Carolina State

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL (10) Illinois State Indiana State Missouri State North Dakota State UNI South Dakota South Dakota State Southern Illinois Western Illinois Youngstown State NORTHEAST (7) Bryant Central Connecticut State Duquesne Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis (Pa.) Wagner OHIO VALLEY (9) Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin PATRIOT (7) Bucknell Colgate Fordham Georgetown Holy Cross Lafayette Leigh PIONEER (11) Butler Campbell Davidson Dayton Drake Jacksonville Marist Morehead State San Diego Stetson Valparaiso

SOUTHERN (9) Chattanooga Citadel East Tennessee State Furman Mercer Samford VMI Western Carolina Wofford SOUTHLAND (11) Abilene Christian* (eligible in 2017) Central Arkansas Houston Baptist Incarnate Word* (eligible in 2017) Lamar McNeese State Nicholls Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin SOUTHWESTERN (10) East Alabama A&M Alabama State Alcorn State Jackson State Mississippi Valley State West Arkansas-Pine Bluff Grambling State Prairie View A&M Southern* Texas Southern INDEPENDENTS (1) Coastal Carolina* (moving to FBS) *Not eligible for postseason play

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2016 OVC SEASON NOTES/PREVIEW

PRESEASON ALL-OVC HONORS Predicted Order of Finish 1. Jacksonville State (16 first-place votes) 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Eastern Illinois (2) 4. UT Martin 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Tennessee State 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Murray State 9. Austin Peay

128 100 97 96 66 55 45 43 18

For the fifth time in seven years Jacksonville State has been picked the preseason favorite in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Gamecocks, who were a perfect 8-0 in league play for the second-straight year in 2015, received 16 of a possible 18 first-place votes in a poll of league head coaches and sports information directors.

Preseason All-OVC Team QB Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State RB Tremane McCullough, Southeast Missouri RB Devin Church, Eastern Illinois WR Josh Barge, Jacksonville State WR Patrick Smith, Tennessee State WR Brock McCoin, Tennessee Tech TE Jesse Blackburn, Murray State C Casey Dunn, Jacksonville State OG Jessamen Dunker, Tennessee State OG Garret Baker, Southeast Missouri OT Justin Lea, Jacksonville State OT Dylan Cline, Jacksonville State OT Justin Adekoya, Eastern Kentucky DL DL DL DL LB LB LB DB DB DB DB DB

Ebenezer Ogundeko, Tennessee State Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State Damani Taylor, UT Martin Desmond Owino, Jacksonville State Roper Garrett, Southeast Missouri Joel McCandless, Jacksonville State Seth McDonald, Eastern Illinois Maleek Hall, Tennessee Tech Mike Ford, Southeast Missouri Bradley Dewberry, Eastern Illinois Jaylen Hill, Jacksonville State Eriq Moore, Southeast Missouri

K P RS

Lucas Williams, Eastern Kentucky Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky Lawon DeBardelaben, Jacksonville State

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Eli Jenkins (QB), Jacksonville State Preseason Defensive Players of the Year Darius Jackson (DL), Jacksonville State Jacksonville State senior quarterback Eli Jenkins and senior defensive lineman Darius Jackson were named the 2016 OVC Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year.

Jacksonville State led the way with 10 total preseason selections. Southeast Missouri had five picks, followed by Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee State with three selections apiece. Tennessee Tech had two selections while Murray State and UT Martin each had one player selected.

Returning players who were first-team All-OVC selections last year (8 in total) were automatic selections to the preseason team this year. The squad also included 12 players who were second-team picks in 2015. Of the 28 total selections, 17 were seniors and 11 were juniors.

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Let’s Get It Started: The 69th season of Ohio Valley Conference football will get underway on Thursday, September 1 when three OVC squads take to the gridiron; the other six schools will start action on Saturday, September 3. The OVC is made up of nine football-playing schools in 2016. Since its beginning, 15 of the 18 total schools that have played football in the league have claimed at least one championship.

Recent Playoff Success: Beginning with the 2001 season the OVC went until 2013 without a FCS Playoff victory. But over the past three seasons OVC teams have performed well in the playoffs. In 2013 the OVC placed three teams in the field for the first time and each won at least one game with Eastern Illinois and Jacksonville State advancing to the quarterfinals (the first time that had happened in the league since 1991). This past season Jacksonville State (who during the year became the first OVC team ranked No. 1 in the Top 25 since 1999) won three playoff games to become the first OVC team to advance to the National Championship game since 1982. Along the way JSU set an OVC record for points in a playoff game with 58 against Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals, and then broke the record a week later in a 62-10 victory over Sam Houston State in the semifinals.

The FCS Playoffs: In 2010 the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff field expanded to 20 teams, up from 16 previously, and in 2013 the field increased to 24 for the first time. The expansion in 2010 to 20 teams was the first since the field grew from 12 to 16 teams in 1997. The 24-team field is comprised of 10 automatic bids and 14 at-large berths. There are eight first round matchups (16 total teams), while eight (8) teams receive a bye into the second round. For the seventh time in 2016, the championship game will be played in Frisco, Texas at Toyota Stadium, a 20,500-seat multi-purpose stadium. The Southland Conference will serve as the host of the championship, which will be held on Saturday, January 7.

OVC on ESPN3: For the fourth-straight year the OVC is producing a “Game of the Week” package that will air on ESPN3 this fall. The eight-game schedule is once again in conjunction with WebStream Sports, an Indianapolis-based company which is a proven leader in video production, streaming video and content creation Kevin Ingram, host of “The Wake Up Zone” on 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, will handle play-by-play duties while Bob Belvin, on-air talent and contributor at 100.7 FM/AM 540 (ESPN Clarksville), will provide analysis. The duo has worked together each of the past four years in the league’s TV package. The OVC Football Game of the Week package is part of an overall five-year agreement with ESPN which was announced in October 2013.

Sept. 19 - Southeast Missouri at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. CT Sept. 26 - UT Martin at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. CT Oct. 8 - Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m. CT Oct. 15 - Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. CT Oct. 29 - Wildcard Selection Nov. 5 - Wildcard Selection Nov. 12 - Wildcard Selection Nov. 19 - Wildcard Selection Sgt. York Trophy Presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee: Beginning in 2014 Delta Dental of Tennessee became the presenting sponsor of the Sgt. York Trophy.

The trophy (founded in 2007 by the Nashville Sports Council and OVC) goes to the winner of the quadrangular season football series between the four OVC footballplaying schools located in the state of Tennessee (Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin). 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. 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.

A Look at the Coaches: Six of the nine OVC coaches from last season return to their respective teams in 2016. The new coaches include Austin Peay’s Will Healy, Eastern Kentucky’s Mark Elder and Tennessee Tech’s Marcus Satterfield.

Jacksonville State’s John Grass and Tennessee State’s Rod Reed are currently the only two OVC coaches who are coaching at their alma mater. The longest tenured coach in the league is UT Martin’s Jason Simpson who enters his 11th season with

the Skyhawks in 2016; Simpson is the ninth-winningest coach in OVC history (65 total victories).

Preseason Forecasts: Jacksonville State has been tabbed the favorite heading into the 2016 season. But is being picked first in the preseason poll necessarily a good thing? In the past 37 years of preseason polls (all that were available), the preseason predicted champion has only gone on to win the OVC Championship 16 times (43.2%). Only four times in the past 10 years as the preseason favorite gone on to win the OVC Championship, although it has happened each of the past three years. Those years were in 2011 (when three teams claimed the regular season title including preseason favorite Jacksonville State), 2013 (Eastern Illinois) and each of the past two years (Jacksonville State).

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Predicted Champion Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Jacksonville State

Actual Champion Eastern Illinois/UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky/Jax State/Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Jacksonville State ?

OVC Digital Network: The OVC launched the OVC Digital Network (OVCDN) in August 2012. The OVCDN is the exclusive home for live web streamed athletic contests involving OVC schools. Overall 2016-17 marks the 11th year the OVC has streamed live events. Starting with the re-branding of the streaming in 201213, events were offered free of charge and in an HD format and featured improved quality thanks to an investment in new equipment conference-wide. Fans also find it easier to log onto OVCDigitalNetwork.com to access the streams and can do so without any registration. The events are available on any computer, tablet or smart phone as well as the Roku streaming media player. Approximately 37 OVC football games will be available on the OVCDN this season.

RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Following are a look at the top statistical returners this season based on their production during the 2015 season (current year of eligibility indicated in parenthesis).

Passing Comp.-Att. Yds. KD Humphries, MUR (Sr.) 330-532 3,778 Bennie Coney, EKU (Sr.) 225-367 2,471 Eli Jenkins, JSU (Sr.) 227-374 2,788 Dante Vandeven, SEMO (So.) 155-250 1,568 Ronald Butler, TSU (Sr.) 62-115 813

TD/Int. 22/7 23/8 21/8 11/7 8/7

Rushing Eli Jenkins, JSU (Sr.) Tremane McCullough, SEMO (Sr.) Roman Clay, MUR (Sr.) Devin Church, EIU (Sr.) Kendall Morris, APSU (So.)

Att. 192 170 190 167 142

Yds. 1,161 1,028 935 743 690

TD’s 15 5 11 9 5

Receiving Josh Barge, JSU (Sr.) Patrick Smith, TSU (Jr.) Caylon Weathers, UTM (Jr.) Brock McCoin, TTU (Jr.) Jesse Blackburn, MUR (Sr.)

Rec. 92 54 62 61 48

Yds. 1,145 996 726 747 612

TD’s 11 10 8 4 5

UT 57 42 38 35 34

AT 52 64 41 44 33

Total 109 106 79 79 67

Tackles Seth McDonald, EIU (Sr.) Roper Garrett, SEMO (Sr.) Chris Collins, TSU (Jr.) Jonathan Jackson, MUR (Sr.) Bill Dillard, TTU (Sr.) Sacks Darius Jackson, JSU (Jr.) Damani Taylor, UTM (Sr.) Ebenezer Ogundeko, TSU (Jr.) John Popovich, SEMO (Sr.) Latrelle Lee, TSU (Jr.) Interceptions Mike Ford, SEMO (Jr.) Jaylen Hill, JSU (Sr.) Bradley Dewberry, EIU (Jr.) Roderick Owens, APSU (Sr.) Kiante Northington, EKU (Sr.)

Sacks 7.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.5 Int. 5 4 4 3 3

Yds. 30 33 40 32 34

Yds. 21 59 9 32 0

TD’s 1 0 0 0 0

ALL-TIME COACHING VICTORIES Following the 2011 season Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo retired after compiling 92 wins while EIU was a member of the OVC, the fifth-most in Conference history. In total 89 coaches have led programs while a member of the OVC from 1948 to the present.

Coach Years Record 1. Roy Kidd (EKU) 1964-02 315-123-8 (.715) 2. Boots Donnelly (AP/MT) 1977-78, 79-98 154-94-1 (.620) 3. Charles Murphy (MTSU) 1952-68 117-53-5 (.683) 4. Jimmy Feix (WKU) 1968-81 99-43-5 (.690) 5. Bob Spoo (EIU) 1996-11 92-82 (.529) 6. Don Wade (TTU) 1968-82 81-78-3 (.509) 7. Jack Crowe (JSU) 2003-12 73-39 (.652) 8. Wilburn Tucker (TTU) 1954-67 70-66-5 (.514) 9. Jason Simpson (UTM) 2006-present 65-49 (.570) 9. Bill Furgerson (MUR) 1967-77 60-49-4 (.549) 23. Rod Reed (TSU) 2010-present 36-33 (.522) 40. John Grass (JSU) 2014-present 23-4 (.852) 62. Kim Dameron (EIU) 2014-present 12-12 (.500) 68. Tom Matukewicz (SEMO) 2014-present 9-14 (.391) 79. Mitch Stewart (MUR) 2015-present 3-8 (.273) - Will Healy (APSU) 2016-present 0-0 (.000) - Mark Elder (EKU) 2016-present 0-0 (.000) - Marcus Satterfield (TTU) 2016-present 0-0 (.000)

Eli Jenkins was named the 2016 OVC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after taking home that award following the 2015 season. A year ago he was named the FCS ADA National Quarterback of the Year in helping Jacksonville State to the FCS National Championship Game. Jenkins finished the year with 3,949 yards of total offense, the second most in a season in OVC history.

Note: Wins are in all games while team has been a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.

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2017 OVC SCHEDULE

2016 COMPOSITE OVC SCHEDULE Thursday, September 1 North Alabama at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m.

Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois, 6:00 p.m.

UT Martin at Cincinnati, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Wofford at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 29 *Eastern Kentucky at UT Martin, 1:00 p.m. *Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State, 2:00 p.m. *Tennessee State at Murray State, 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 3 Eastern Kentucky at Purdue, 11:00 a.m. (ESPNews) Murray State at Illinois, 2:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network) Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m.

Southeast Missouri at Memphis, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Austin Peay at Troy, TBA

Saturday, November 5 *UT Martin at Eastern Illinois, 1:00 p.m. *Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. *Tennessee State at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. *Murray State at Eastern Kentucky, TBA Tennessee Tech at Tennessee, TBA

Thursday, September 8 Pikeville at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 12 *Jacksonville State at Murray State, 1:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. *Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State, 3:00 p.m. *Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 10 Eastern Illinois at Miami (Ohio), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN3) *Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m.

Southeast Missouri at Southern Illinois, 6:00 p.m.

Missouri State at Murray State, 6:00 p.m.

Tennessee St. vs. Jackson St., 6:00 p.m. (Memphis, TN) Jacksonville State at LSU, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) UT Martin at Hawaii, 11:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 17 Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois at Illinois St., 2:00 p.m. (CSN Chicago) Bacone College at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky at Ball State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Tennessee State at Bethune-Cookman, 3:00 p.m.

Tennessee Tech at Mercer, 5:00 p.m.

Murray State at Southern Illinois, 6:00 p.m.

Indiana State at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 19 *UT Martin at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m. *Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. *Murray State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky, TBA Austin Peay at Kentucky, TBA Saturday, November 26 FCS Playoffs First Round (campus sites) Saturday, December 3 FCS Playoffs Second Round (campus sites) Friday, December 9/Saturday, December 10 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals (campus sites)

September 23 Austin Peay at Murray State Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State at UT Martin September 30 UT Martin at Austin Peay Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech October 7 Jacksonville State at Austin Peay Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky Murray State at UT Martin October 14 Austin Peay at Tennessee State Eastern Illinois at Murray State Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri October 21 Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky October 28 Eastern Illinois at UT Martin Eastern Kentucky at Murray State

Saturday, September 24 *Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois, 1:00 p.m. *Tennessee Tech at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Jacksonville State at Liberty, 6:00 p.m.

Friday, December 16/Saturday, December 17 FCS Playoffs Semifinals (campus sites)

Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State

Saturday, January 7 Division I National Championship, TBA (Frisco, Texas)

November 4

Saturday, October 1 *UT Martin at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *Murray State at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m. *Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m.

* - Denotes OVC contest All Times CENTRAL Dates and times subject to change

Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois

All Conference games and home non-conference games featuring OVC schools will be available live on the OVC Digital Network at OVCDigitalNetwork. com.

November 11

Saturday, October 8 *Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St., 1 p.m. (ESPN3) *Austin Peay at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. *Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Eastern Kentucky, TBA

ESPN3 Game of the Week Wild Card Dates 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19

Saturday, October 15 *Austin Peay at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m. *UT Martin at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. *Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee St., 6 p.m. (ESPN3) *Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m.

Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech

Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech Murray State at Jacksonville State UT Martin at Southeast Missouri

Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State at UT Martin Tennessee Tech at Murray State Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State November 18 Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay Tennessee State at Jacksonville State Murray State at Southeast Missouri UT Martin at Tennessee Tech All Future Schedules Are Subject to Change

Saturday, October 22 *Murray State at Eastern Illinois, 1:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. *Jacksonville State at Eastern Kentucky, 2:00 p.m.

Mercer at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m.

UT Martin at Georgia State, TBA Tennessee State at Vanderbilt, TBA

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AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS Fortera Stadium (8,000) - Opened in 1946; Renovated in 2014.

Alisa White President

Ryan Ivey Athletics Director

at Troy

TBA

Troy leads 8-7-1; Last Meeting: Troy won 41-3 (10/5/02)

Sept. 10 Tennessee Tech*

6:00 p.m.

Tennessee Tech leads 31-18; Last Meeting: TTU won 42-24 (11/14/15)

Sept. 24 at Eastern Illinois*

1:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois leads 13-3; Last Meeting: EIU won 40-16 (10/3/15)

Oct. 1

Murray State*

4:00 p.m.

Murray State leads 35-14; Last Meeting: MSU won 34-18 (10/10/15)

Oct. 8

at UT Martin*

2:00 p.m.

UT Martin leads 37-25-2; Last Meeting: UTM won 44-14 (10/17/15)

Oct. 15

at Jacksonville State*

1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 17-6-3; Last Meeting: JSU won 27-7 (10/24/15)

Oct. 22

Mercer (HC)

4:00 p.m.

Mercer leads 2-0; Last Meeting: Mercer won 28-7 (9/5/15)

Oct. 29

at Southeast Missouri*

1:00 p.m.

Southeast Missouri leads 14-6; Last Meeting: SEMO won 44-15 (11/7/15)

Nov. 5

Tennessee State*

4:00 p.m.

Tennessee State leads 12-6; Last Meeting: TSU won 20-6 (10/31/15)

Nov. 12

Eastern Kentucky*

4:00 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky leads 43-5; Last Meeting: EKU won 51-13 (9/26/15)

Nov. 19

at Kentucky

Will Healy Head Coach

QUICK FACTS

2016 SCHEDULE Sept. 3

Colby Wilson Football Contact

TBA

First meeting

* Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Matchup Home Games in Bold HC - Homecoming All Times Central and Subject to Change

Basic Information Location: .................................................................................Clarksville, Tenn.

Enrollment: ............................................................................................. 10,111 Founded: ...................................................................................................1927 Nickname:.........................................................................................Governors Colors: .......................................................................................Red and White President: ........................................................................................Alisa White Athletic Director: ................................................................................Ryan Ivey Stadium (Capacity): .................................................... Fortera Stadium (8,000) Surface: .................................................................................. FieldTurf XT Twitter: ........................................................... @LetsGoPeay, @AustinPeayFB Media Relations Football Contact: ..........................................................................Colby Wilson Office Phone: ..................................................................... (931) 221-6562 Cell Phone: ........................................................................ (615) 604-3803 Fax: .................................................................................... (931) 221-7562 Email: .......................................................................... wilsonrc@apsu.edu Web site:........................................................................www.LetsGoPeay.com Press Box Phone: ..................................................................... (931) 221-7191 Team Information Offense: ................................................................................................. Spread Defense: ................................................................................................... 4-2-5 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ........................................................................56/21 Offensive Starters Returning: .................................................................17 Defensive Starters Returning:...................................................................9 Specialist Starters Returning: ...................................................................8 2015 Record/OVC Record (Finish):............................................. 0-11/0-8 (9th) Postseason: ........................................................................................none All-Time Record/OVC Record: ................... 277-518-16 (.351)/97-207-2 (.320) Joined OVC: ...................................... 1963 (was not a member from 1997-06) OVC Championships (Last): ................................................................ 1 (1977) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last): .........................................................0 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 17

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

PLAYERS TO WATCH

OFFENSE WR 4 3 WR 21 6 OT 60 74 OG 70 75 C 67 72 OG 55 63 OT 69 73 QB 12 7 RB 34 22 TE 8 88 WR 1 9

Kyran Moore Jermer Braswell Rashaan Coleman Corey Simmons Darryl Johnson Franklin Green Tyler Miles Ryan Rockenseuss Byron Glass Hunter Schmeisser Ethan Self Connor Massey Max Ewoldt Chad Cessna Timarious Mitchell Mickey Macius Marvin Franklin Kendall Morris James Coleman Dillon Daniels Jared Beard LaRon Golden

5-10 6-0 5-9 5-9 6-3 6-8 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-0 6-3 5-11 5-10 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-0

155 200 188 160 302 301 321 295 290 332 290 305 316 262 205 205 176 188 272 240 195 211

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

DEFENSE DE 43 93 DT 71 76 DT 94 44 DE 47 7 LB 50 17 LB 36 53 CB 8 4 CB 1 5 FS 2 7 SS 12 26 WS 11 20

Tyler Schneider Hunter Lane Jue Pace Nico Mays Trevor Morehead Nick Putman Shaun Whittinghill Byron Carver Antonio Turner Jeremiah Mitchell Gunnar Scholato AJ Williams Donovan Jackson BJ Wilson Roderick Owens DeKeivis Perry Malik Boynton James Bond D. Fort-Merriweather Juantarius Bryant Demarion Allen Carliss Settles

6-3 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-9 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-9 5-9

233 257 284 296 319 265 226 255 220 211 230 225 170 188 183 176 190 181 175 205 191 174

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

6-0 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-0 5-7

165 165 172 200 233 171 182 180

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

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 85 Logan Birchfield P 85 Logan Birchfield 39 Devin Stuart LS 59 Jarrett Giacchino 43 Tyler Schneider HO 82 Blake Schnieders KR 2 Malik Boynton PR 21 Rashaan Coleman

JARED BEARD

Junior • Wide Receiver 6-0 • 206 • Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Led all Austin Peay receivers with 49 catches, 576 yards and six touchdowns in 2015...Was the first Gov with more than 500 receiving yards in a season since 2012 (Devin Stark)...Saved the best for last in 2015 with a six-catch, 110-yard day against Tennessee Tech, hauling in two touchdown receptions including a season-long 79-yarder that was Austin Peay’s longest reception in 2015...Five of his season’s six touchdown receptions were tallied during the season’s second half...As a freshman in 2014 caught 18 passes for 175 yards and four touchdowns.

RODERICK OWENS Senior • Defensive Back 5-11 • 184 • Memphis, Tenn.

Led the Governors in interceptions for a second straight season with three in 2015...Recorded interceptions in back-to-back weeks against Jacksonville State and Tennessee State in 2015...Broke up four passes over the last five weeks of the 2015 season, including two in the home finale against Southeast Missouri...Leader of a defense that returns 82 percent of its total pass breakups (27-of-33), 71 percent of its tackles (566-of797) and 59 percent of its tackles for loss (33.5-of-57.0) from the 2015 season...61 tackles were third-most in the APSU team last season...Had 47 tackles and three interceptions in 2014.

TEAM NOTES • Will Healy was named the 19th head football coach in Austin Peay history in December 2015. Entering this season he is the second-youngest head football coach in Division I (31), trailing only Maine’s Joe Harsymiak (29).

• Two years ago Austin Peay opened its renovated stadium (then known as Governors Stadium) after an off-season of construction. The stadium was renovated at a cost of $19 million and included club seating, luxury suites and new team locker rooms. The original Governors Stadium was built in 1946. This past season the venue was renamed Fortera Stadium.

• Healy’s staff, with a huge assist from recruiting coordinator Carter Crutchfield, already scored a big victory back in February. Austin Peay pulled in one of the nation’s best recruiting classes, ranking fifth overall in FCS and tops in the Ohio Valley Conference according to 247sports.com.

Returning Starters in Bold Key Losses QB Trey Taylor 130-of-255, 1058 yards, 6 TDs, 2 rushing TDs LB Adam Noble 59 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1 PBU, 1 QBH DB Malik Boynton 58 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 5 PBU DL Nicholis Matiere-Bey 39 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 1 PBU

• The Governors have been consistently among the nation’s best over the last few seasons in ball control, finishing 46th nationally in turnover margin (0.18/g) and second in total turnovers lost, with the 11 total turnovers marking the third straight season Austin Peay’s offense committed less than 20 turnovers. Governor quarterbacks threw just four interceptions, fewest in the OVC and fifth-fewest in the nation.

• Kendall Morris finished seventh in the OVC in rushing with 690 yards during the regular season, averaging 4.9 yards per carry on 142 attempts, earning OVC All-Newcomer honors in the process. He was among the nation’s top performers in yards (82nd), yards per carry (80th) and yards per game (92nd) and finished the regular season with five rushing touchdowns. He’s the fourth Governor to earn OVC All-Newcomer honors, and the first since Reco Williams in 2012. Coincidentally, all four—Morris, Williams, Ryan White (2008) and Terrence Holt (2007)—earned the honor at least in part due to work as running backs.

With eyes already turned toward 2016, Morris hopes to be the first Governor to lead the team in rushing in back-to-back seasons since Ryan White (2008-09).

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 53 55 56 58 59 60 61 62 63 66 67 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 99

Name Pos. Roderick Owens DB Jared Beard WR Tommy Hays QB Malik Boynton DB Jermer Braswell WR Chris Hopkins DB/LB Kyran Moore WR Kentel Williams WR DeKeivis Perry DB Elijah Sheppard LB Corey Simmons RB Mickey Macius QB James Bond S Donovan Jackson DB James Coleman TE Trent Taylor DB LaRon Golden WR Justin Roberson RB B.J. Wilson DB Demarion Allen DB Zeandre Floyd WR Timarious Mitchell QB Dontavious Fort-Merriweather DB JaVaughn Craig QB Jamel Jackson DB Josh Alexander WR Zach Stuart LB Jeremiah Mitchell S Derrick James QB Terry Beckham DB Carliss Settles DB Rashaan Coleman WR/RB Kendall Morris RB Devon Jones S Marvin Franklin RB Neonta Alexander LB Juantarius Bryant DB Rodney Saulsberry, Jr. DB Prince Momodu RB Cynterius Lyons DB Jaleel Stubbs RB Julian Franklin RB Jerome Jones TE Tyler Reed LB Christian Berry RB Gunnar Scholato LB Logan Birchfield K/P Dallin Bridges RB Devin Stuart DB Isiah McDaniel DB Benedict Louis LB Jalen Moore LB Tyler Schneider DE Nick Putman DL Carlos Walden RB William Davis DB Shaun Whittinghill DE Tyler Reid LB Antonio Turner LB AJ Williams LB Ethan Self OL Corey McDonald DL Justin Bourk OL Jarrett Giacchino LS Darryl Johnson OL Ryan Sinkler OL Brady Dorris OL Connor Massey OL Delvin Salter OL Byron Glass OL Max Ewoldt OL Tyler Miles OL Jule Pace DE Hunter Schmeisser OL Chad Cessna OL Franklin Green OT Ryan Rockensuess OL Nico Mays DT Austin Donegan OL Jaylen Flye-Sadler OL Tristen Pierce OL Terrius Callahan WR Gorel Soumare WR Blake Schnieders WR Juwan Davis WR Griff Wattley TE/HB Trey Salisbury TE Michael Hoover TE Dillon Daniels TE Kevin Robinson WR Jaison Williams DE Matthew Gayle DE Malcom Swann DL Hunter Lane DL Trevor Morehead DL Gino Roberson DT Byron Carver DE

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Ht. 5-11 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-0 5-9 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-4 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-9 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-9 6-2 5-7 6-2 5-10 5-8 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-3 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-8 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-8 6-5 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-2

Wt. 184 206 200 190 204 200 155 190 176 200 160 200 181 170 263 170 211 199 188 191 159 205 175 180 177 180 212 211 210 165 174 188 188 210 176 215 205 175 205 175 182 196 230 230 169 230 153 237 172 195 236 200 231 265 190 171 226 200 221 225 287 270 285 208 302 297 299 325 275 286 316 321 284 332 262 301 308 296 325 327 275 175 200 171 198 215 239 214 240 190 225 215 280 257 319 326 255

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Hometown (Last School) Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Lancaster Christian Acad.)

Oroville, Ca. (Butte CC) Detroit, Mich. (Melvindale HS) Delray Beach, Fla. (Lake Worth HS) Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) Bessemer, Ala. (McAdory HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Fulton HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan HS) Pell City, Ala. (Pell City HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS) Arlington Heights, Ill. (La Lumiere School) Jackson, Tenn. (Trinity Christian Academy) Detroit, Mich. (Minnesota West CC) Ford Heights, Ill. (Bloom Trail HS) Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) Gary, Ind. (Bowman Academy) Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Palm Beach Atlantic) Flint, Mich. (Carman-Ainsworth HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (West Creek HS Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Northeast HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McCallie School) Cocoa, Fla. (Cocoa HS) Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (West HS) Matteson, Ill. (Rich Central HS Columbus, Ga. (Columbus HS) Tucker, Ga. (Tucker HS) Cordova, Tenn. (Harding Academy) Portage, Ind. (Portage HS) St. Peters, Mo. (Francis Howell Central HS) East St. Louis, Ill. (Lake County (Tenn.) HS) Brownstown, Mich. (Oscar A. Carlson HS) Piedmont, Ala. (Piedmont HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Maplewood HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) Smyrna, Tenn. (Stewarts Creek HS) Woodlawn, Tenn. (Clarksville Academy) Fairview, Tenn. (Fairview HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Northeast HS/Bethel) Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Fort Campbell HS) Hendersonville, Tenn. (Western Kentucky) Elizabethton, Tenn. (Elizabethton HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Alderson-Broaddus) Kingsport, Tenn. (Dobyns-Bennett HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Tennessee) Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter HS) Jackson, Tenn. (South Side HS) Hainesport, N.J. (Rancocas Valley Regional HS) Ooltewah, Tenn. (Ooltewah HS) Medina, Tenn. (South Gibson HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Red Bank HS) Louisville, Ky. (Moore Traditional School) Ooltewah, Tenn. (Ooltewah HS) Louisville, Ky. (Western HS) Chicago, Ill. (Kernwood Academy) Melbourne, Fla. (Melbourne Cent. Catholic HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McCallie School) Hendersonville, Tenn. (Hendersonville HS) Bourbonnais, Ill. (Bradley-Bourbonnais Comm. HS) Flint, Mich. (Carman-Ainsworth HS) Kansas City, Mo. (Coffeyville CC) Greenbrier, Tenn. (Greenbrier HS) Ozark, Mo. (Ozark HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) Acworth, Ga. (Harrison HS) Blaine, Tenn. (Grainger HS) Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (West Creek HS) Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood HS) Hopkinsville, Ky. (Hopkinsville HS) St. Peters, Mo. (Ft. Zumwalt East HS) Troy, Mich. (Troy Athens HS) Gallatin, Tenn. (Gallatin HS) Huntsville, Ala. (Westminster Christian Acad.)

Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Cape Central HS) Ringgold, Ga. (Ringgold HS) Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville HS) Dandridge, Tenn. (Jefferson County HS) Shawnee, Kan. (Coffeyville CC) Antioch, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS) Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) Lebanon, Tenn. (Smith County HS) Canton, Mich. (Salem Canton HS) Batesville, Ark. (Batesville HS) Shelton, Conn. (Shelton HS) Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Fulton HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Gibbs HS) Chaffee, Mo. (Chaffee HS) Buffalo, N.Y. (Buffalo Academy) Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren Central HS/WKU)

No. 15 25 11 1 19 35 37 7 58 2 3 38 26 80 73 8 21 13 88 83 46 77 62 69 11 78 12 32 24 91 59 67 9 74 2 87 4 8 14 18 60 23 33 93 41 29 7 63 76 40 56 70 17 12 28 42 4 94 22 1 71 5 79 44 34 48 99 10 89 75 86 66 27 72 43 82 36 55 20 6 6 61 81 39 16 31 92 9 50 45 85 47 53 90 5 10

Name Josh Alexander Neonta Alexander Demarion Allen Jared Beard Terry Beckham Christian Berry Logan Birchfield James Bond Justin Bourk Malik Boynton Jermer Braswell Dallin Bridges Juantarius Bryant Terrius Callahan Byron Carver Chad Cessna James Coleman Rashaan Coleman JaVaughn Craig Dillon Daniels Juwan Davis William Davis Austin Donegan Brady Dorris Max Ewoldt Zeandre Floyd Jaylen Flye-Sadler D. Fort-Merriweather Julian Franklin Marvin Franklin Matthew Gayle Jarrett Giacchino Byron Glass LaRon Golden Franklin Green Tommy Hays Michael Hoover Chris Hopkins Donovan Jackson Jamel Jackson Derrick James Darryl Johnson Devon Jones Jermone Jones Hunter Lane Benedict Louis Cynterius Lyons Mickey Macius Connor Massey Nico Mays Isiah McDaniel Corey McDonald Tyler Miles Jeremiah Mitchell Timarious Mitchell Prince Momodu Jalen Moore Kyran Moore Trevor Morehead Kendall Morris Roderick Owens Jule Pace DeKeivis Perry Tristen Pierce Nick Putman Tyler Reed Tyler Reid Gino Roberson Justin Roberson Kevin Robinson Ryan Rockensuess Trey Salisbury Delvin Salter Rodney Saulsberry, Jr. Hunter schmeisser Tyler Schneider Blake Schnieders Gunnar Scholato Ethan Self Carliss Settles Elijah Sheppard Corey Simmons Ryan Sinkler Gorel Soumare Devin Stuart Zach Stuart Jaleel Stubbs Malcolm Swann Trent Taylor Antonio Turner Carlos Walden Griff Wattley Shaun Whittinghill AJ Williams Jaison Williams Kentel Williams B.J. Wilson

Pos. WR LB DE WR DB RB K/P DB OL WR/DB WR RB LB WR DE OL TE RB/WR QB TE WR DB OL OL OL WR OL DB RB RB DE LS OL WR OT QB WR/TE DB/LB DB DB QB OL S TE DL LB DB QB OL DL RB DL OG LB QB RB LB WR DL RB CB DL DB OL DL LB LB DL WR WR OL TE OL DB OL DE WR LB OL DB LB RB OL WR DB LB RB DL DB LB RB TE/HB DE LB DE WR DB

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WILL HEALY

HEAD COACH 1ST SEASON 0-0 CAREER RECORD Birthdate: Hometown: College: Family:

January 16, 1985 Chattanooga, Tenn.

Richmond, 2008 (Rhetoric & Communication Studies) Wife - Emily Children - Eli

Career Record Year School First season

Overall

Conf. (Finish)

Was named Austin Peay’s 19th head football coach on December 20, 2015 and officially announced at a press conference two days later. Entering his inaugural year with the Governors, Healy is the second youngest coach in Division I football.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Healy enters the 2016 season as the second youngest coach in Division I football.

• Prior to taking over at Austin Peay, Healy spent seven seasons as an assistant coach at Chattanooga where he helped head coach Russ Huesman take the program to new levels of success. With the program he served as the wide receivers coach, passing-game coordinator and recruiting coordinator over his tenure.

• After arriving in Chattanooga in 2009, was part of a staff that made biggest turnaround in program history, going from 1-11 to 6-5.

Team went on to win Southern Conference Championships in each 2013, 2014 and 2015 and qualifying for back-to-back FCS Playoff appearances.

• Healy earned all-state honors twice as a quarterback at Chattanooga’s Boyd-Buchanan High School. He was a finalist for Mr. Football as a senior and holds the Chattanooga area prep passing record (more than 7,700 yards).

• After initially enrolling at Air Force, Healy finished his career at Richmond where he was a team captain and backup quarterback for the Spiders team that topped Montana to win the 2008 FCS National Championship (which was played in Chattanooga’s Finley Stadium).

• Healy’s father Rob was a standout football player at Georgia Tech while his uncle Chip was an All-American linebacker at Vanderbilt.

ASSISTANT COACHES Asst. HC/Co-Def. Coordinator/Def. Line: ............... Marcus West Alma Mater: ................................Memphis, 2005 (1st season) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: ........... Wesley Satterfield Alma Mater: ............................... Sewanee, 2007 (1st season) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Def. Backs:.............Brandon Cooper Alma Mater: .............................. UT Martin, 2007 (1st season) Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line:....... Joshua Eargle Alma Mater: ................................Memphis, 2001 (1st season) Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers: ..........Max Thurmond Alma Mater: ................. Jacksonville State, 2001 (1st season) Running Backs: ..........................................................J.D. Sellers Alma Mater: ........................... Austin Peay, 2010 (7th season) Wide Receivers: ..................................................... Todd Pinkston Alma Mater: ....................... Southern Miss, 1999 (1st season) Cornerbacks/Nickel Package Coach: ...................... Eddie Hicks Alma Mater: ....................... Southern Miss, 2010 (1st season) Director of Operations: ....................................Carter Crutchfield Alma Mater: .................... Tennessee Tech, 2013 (1st season)

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2015 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

2015 TEAM STATISTICS APSU 133 12.1

Opponent 429 39.0

146 68 60 18

254 120 114 20

1402 1732 330 424 3.3 127.5 9

2348 2544 196 442 5.3 213.5 34

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

1325 151-301-4 4.4 8.8 120.5 9

2615 232-369-5 7.1 11.3 237.7 17

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

2727 725 3.8 247.9

4963 811 6.1 451.2

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME

29:59

30:01

3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 3rd-Down Pct.

41/168 24%

78/161 48%

4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS 4th-Down Pct.

11/28 39%

7/12 58%

RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

17-23 (74%) 12-23 (52%) 10-14 (71%)

48-54 (89%) 38-54 (70%) 51-54 (94%)

23,386 5/4,677 -

91,945 6/15,324 0/0

SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

ATTENDANCE Games/Avg. Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Austin Peay Opponents

1st 35 99

2nd 60 166

3rd 13 97

4th 25 67

OT -

RUSHING Player Kendall Morris Trey Taylor Julian Franklin Taye Davis Justin Roberson PASSING Player Trey Taylor Timarius Mitchell

Total 133 429

G 11 11 7 6 10

G 11 6

Att. 142 90 37 56 44

Yds. 690 178 169 133 122

Cmp.-Att. 130-255 21-44

Pct. 51.0 47.7

Avg. 4.9 2.0 4.6 2.4 2.8

TD 5 2 1 1 0

Yds./G 62.7 16.2 24.1 22.2 12.2

Yds. 1058 267

TD/Int. 6/4 3/0

Avg. 96.2 44.5

RECEIVING Player Jared Beard Wesley Thomas Rashaan Coleman James Coleman Juwan Davis

G 11 11 11 10 9

No. 49 32 25 10 7

Yds. 576 248 191 94 53

Avg. 11.8 7.8 7.6 9.4 7.6

TD 6 0 2 1 0

Yds./G 52.4 22.5 17.4 9.4 5.9

SCORING Player Jared Beard Kendall Morris Logan Birchfield Rashaan Coleman Trey Taylor

G 11 11 11 11 11

TD 6 5 0 2 2

XPt. 10-14 -

FG 5-7 -

Pts. 36 30 25 12 12

Pts./G 3.3 2.7 2.3 1.1 1.1

TACKLES Player Damien Whitfield Devon Jones Roderick Owens Adam Noble Malik Boynton

G 11 11 11 11 11

Solo 43 31 45 28 38

Asst.

25 37 16 31 20

Total 68 68 631 59 58

TFL 1.5 3.0 2.0 3.5 2.5

Sacks 0 1.0 1.0 0 0

INTERCEPTIONS Player Roderick Owens Kyran Moore James Bond

G 11 8 11

No. 3 1 1

Yds. 32 33 1

Avg. 10.7 33.0 1.0

TD 0 0 0

PBU 8 1 0

Returning Players in Bold

2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14

Opponent Mercer at Southern Miss at Vanderbilt at #18 Eastern Kentucky* Eastern Illinois* at Murray State* UT Martin* #1 Jacksonville State* at Tennessee State* Southeast Missouri* at Tennessee Tech*

Result L, 28-7 L, 52-6 L, 47-7 L, 51-13 L, 40-16 L, 34-18 L, 44-14 L, 27-7 L, 20-6 L, 44-15 L, 42-24

Attendance 5,814 23,042 31,399 11,400 2,531 9,019 3,183 5,411 5,985 6,447 11,100

* - Ohio Valley Conference Contest Home Games in Bold

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TEAM RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Most Attempts Game: 47 - Jay Bailey vs. Ky. Wesleyan (2002) Season: 319 - Jay Bailey (2002) Career: 935 - Chris Fletcher (2004-07) Most Yards Game: 244 - Floyd Jones vs. Morehead St. (1981) Season: 1,687 - Jay Bailey (2002) Career: 4,688 - Chris Fletcher (2004-07) INDIVIDUAL PASSING Most Attempts Game: 59 - Brian Baker vs. Virginia-Wise (1999) Season: 421 - Brian Baker (1999) Career: 1,063 - Jesse Kellogg (2002-05) Most Completions Game: 40 - Brian Baker vs. Virginia-Wise (1999) Season: 247 - Brian Baker (1999) Career: 504 - Jesse Kellogg (2002-05) Most Yards Game: 438 - Brian Baker vs. Virginia-Wise (1999) Season: 2,809 - Brian Baker (1999) Career: 5,587 - Brian Baker (1998-01) INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Most Receptions Game: 20 - Harold Roberts vs. Murray State (1969) Season: 77 - Lanis Frederick (2006) Career: 232 - Harold Roberts (1967-70) Most Receiving Yards Game: 252 - Harold Roberts vs. Murray State (1969) Season: 1,101 - Lanis Frederick (2006) Career: 3,005 - Harold Roberts (1967-70)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972

ALL OVC 3-4-1 -3-2-2 -3-2-2 -No Games Played No Games Played No Games Played 2-5 -2-6 -3-5-1 -4-5 -4-7 -4-5 -No Games Played No Games Played No Games Played No Games Played 5-4 -3-6-1 -8-2 -8-2 -5-2-1 -1-8-1 -7-2-1 -4-4 -3-5-2 -2-7-1 -5-6 -4-6 -3-7 -1-9 -2-8 -2-8 -0-10 -1-9 0-7 8-1-1 5-1-1 8-1 6-1 6-4 4-3 2-8 2-5 5-5 3-4 2-7-1 2-5 3-7 2-5 2-8 1-6 3-8 1-6

COACH Scott Alden Scott Alden Scott Alden

Fred T. Brown Fred T. Brown Fred T. Brown Fred T. Brown Fred T. Brown Fred T. Brown

David Aaron David Aaron David Aaron David Aaron David Aaron David Aaron David Aaron David Aaron David Aaron Ken Cooper Ken Cooper Ken Cooper Earl Gartman Earl Gartman Art Van Tone Art Van Tone Art Van Tone Bill Dupes Bill Dupes Bill Dupes Bill Dupes Bill Dupes Bill Dupes Bill Dupes Bill Dupes Bill Dupes Bill Dupes

YEAR 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL 2-8 3-7-1 3-8 5-6 8-3 6-4 7-4 7-4 5-5 3-7 6-5 7-4 5-6 5-6 2-9 3-8 1-10 0-11 5-6 3-8 1-10 4-7 3-8 1-10 0-10 4-7 3-8 2-9 3-7 7-5 4-7 2-9 2-9 3-8 7-4 2-9 4-7 2-9 3-8 2-9 0-12 1-11 0-11

OVC 1-6 1-5-1 3-4 3-4 6-1 3-3 2-4 5-2 3-5 2-5 3-4 4-3 2-5 3-4 1-5 2-4 1-5 0-6 3-4 2-6 0-8 3-5 2-6 1-7 ----------5-3 2-6 3-5 1-7 2-6 1-7 0-8 1-7 0-8

COACH J. Bushofsky J. Bushofsky J. Bushofsky J. Bushofsky Boots Donnelly Boots Donnelly Watson Brown Watson Brown Emory Hale Emory Hale Emory Hale Emory Hale Emory Hale Emory Hale Emory Hale Paul Brewster Paul Brewster John Palermo Roy Gregory Roy Gregory Roy Gregory Roy Gregory Roy Gregory Roy Gregory Bill Schmitz Bill Schmitz Bill Schmitz Bill Schmitz Bill Schmitz Bill Schmitz Carroll McCray Carroll McCray Carroll McCray Carroll McCray Rick Christophel Rick Christophel Rick Christophel Rick Christophel Rick Christophel Rick Christophel Kirby Cannon Kirby Cannon Kirby Cannon

OVC Championships (1) 1977 NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances none

ALL-TIME COACHES

Terrence Holt (2007-10) finished his career as the NCAA all-time leader (all divisions) in kickoff returns (191) and kickoff yards (4,683). He is also the only player with four 1,000+ yard kick return seasons.

Coach Scott Alden Fred D. Brown David B. Aaron Ken Cooper Earl Gartman Art Van Tope Bill Dupes Jack Bushofsky James “Boots” Donnelly Watson Brown Emory Hale Paul Brewster John Palermo Roy Gregory Bill Schmitz Carroll McCray Rick Christophel Kirby Cannon

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Years 1930-32 1936-41 1946-54 1955-57 1958-59 1960-62 1963-72 1973-76 1977-78 1979-80 1981-87 1988-89 1990 1991-96 1997-02 2003-06 2007-12 2013-15

Overall Record 9-8-5 (.523) 19-33-1 (.368) 44-35-6 (.553) 11-19-1 (.371) 4-16 (.200) 4-26 (.133) 40-58-2 (.410) 13-29-1 (.314) 14-7 (.667) 14-8 (.634) 33-42 (.440) 4-18 (.182) 0-11 (.000) 17-49 (.258) 19-46 (.292) 11-33 (.250) 20-46 (.303) 1-34 (.029)

OVC Record 26-43-1 (.379) 8-19-1 (.304) 9-4 (.692) 7-6 (.538) 18-31 (.367) 3-9 (.250) 0-6 (.000) 11-36 (.234) 14-36 (.280) 1-23 (.042)

OVC Titles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Playoff Appearances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS O’Brien Field (10,000) - Opened in 1970.

Dr. David M. Glassman President

Tom Michael Athletics Director

Western Illinois

6:00 p.m.

Western Illinois leads 41-21-4; Last Meeting: WIU won 33-5 (9/3/15)

Sept. 10 at Miami (Ohio)

2:30 p.m.

First meeting

Sept. 17 at Illinois State (Comcast SN Chicago) 2:00 p.m.

Illinois State leads 54-41-9; Last Meeting: ISU won 34-31 in OT (9/19/15)

Sept. 24 Austin Peay*

1:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois leads 13-3; Last Meeting: EIU won 40-16 (10/3/15)

Oct. 1

Southeast Missouri*

6:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois leads 17-6; Last Meeting: EIU won 33-28 (10/10/15)

Oct. 8

Tennessee State*

6:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois leads 12-7; Last Meeting: EIU won 25-22 in OT (10/17/15)

Oct. 15

at Tennessee Tech*

6:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois leads 16-6; Last Meeting: EIU won 51-20 (10/24/15)

Oct. 22

Murray State* (HC)

1:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois leads 18-13; Last Meeting: EIU won 34-20 (10/31/15)

Oct. 29

at Jacksonville State*

2:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 7-6; Last Meeting: JSU won 24-3 (11/7/15)

Nov. 5

UT Martin*

1:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois leads 14-7; Last Meeting: EIU won 23-21 (11/14/15)

Nov. 19

at Eastern Kentucky*

Kim Dameron Head Coach

QUICK FACTS

2016 SCHEDULE Sept. 1

Rich Moser Football Contact

TBA

Eastern Kentucky leads 13-10; Last Meeting: EIU won 21-7 (11/21/14)

* Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Matchup Home Games in Bold HC - Homecoming All Times Central and Subject to Change

Basic Information Location: .....................................................................................Charleston, Ill. Enrollment: ...............................................................................................7,876 Founded: ...................................................................................................1895 Nickname:........................................................................................... Panthers Colors: ............................................................................ Blue, Grey and White President: .....................................................................Dr. David M. Glassman Athletic Director: ........................................................................... Tom Michael Stadium (Capacity): ....................................................... O’Brien Field (10,000) Surface: .....................................................................................Matrix Turf Twitter: .....................................................................................@EIU_Panthers Media Relations Football Contact: ............................................................................ Rich Moser Office Phone: ..................................................................... (217) 581-7480 Cell Phone: ........................................................................ (217) 508-8317 Fax: .................................................................................... (217) 581-7001 Email: .............................................................................. rlmoser@eiu.edu Web site:....................................................................... www.EIUpanthers.com Press Box Phone: ..................................................................... (217) 581-7770 Team Information Offense: ................................................................................................. Spread Defense: ............................................................................................... Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost: ........................................................................41/20 Offensive Starters Returning: ...................................................................9 Defensive Starters Returning:...................................................................4 Specialist Starters Returning: ...................................................................3 2015 Record/OVC Record (Finish):..............................................7-5/7-1 (2nd) Postseason: ...............................................0-1 (FCS Playoffs First Round) All-Time Record/OVC Record: ...................... 503-512-43 (.496)/101-54 (.652) Joined OVC: ..............................................................................................1996 OVC Championships (Last): ................................................................ 7 (2013) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last): ........................................... 16 (2015) 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 23

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

PLAYERS TO WATCH

OFFENSE WR 3 82 WR 1 88 OT 73 68 OG 74 78 C 70 60 OG 67 79 OT 72 71 QB 14 15 RB 9 22 WR 4 20 TE 89 80

Anthony Taylor Paul Gossage James Brooks Shawn Mitchell, Jr. Evan Kanz Luther Harris Aaron Callaway Kurtis Brummerstedt Louis Vailopa Aaron Miller Austin Askin Cal Ibanez Grant Branch IV Jason Mitchell Austin Green Jared Pilson Devin Church Korliss Marshall Isaiah Nelson Corey Patterson Addison Bounds Ben Odugbesan

6-0 6-3 5-9 6-0 6-5 6-6 6-5 6-7 6-3 6-5 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-1 5-8 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-4 6-4

187 175 200 178 310 350 295 320 310 280 282 320 282 320 210 175 190 205 180 180 220 215

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

DEFENSE DE 8 58 DT 56 95 NT 91 92 LB 52 39 LB 51 44 LB 30 59 CB 3 13 CB 12 9 HUS 28 31 ROV 7 31 FS 4 6

Mack Weaver David Owens Taylon Shepard James Jackson Jarvis Williams Inoke Tuai Jaylon Winston Chibuike Nwuda Seth McDonald Josh Price Nick Horne Jareem Fleming Cedric Julius Xzavier Shugars DySaun Smith Jermiah Rainey Vincent Speller Malcolm Miller Bradley Dewberry Malcolm Miller Pono Choy Tray Mitchell

6-5 6-5 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-11

255 245 281 225 245 285 220 240 230 235 210 25 175 178 172 175 205 205 196 205 182 186

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

6-1 6-1 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-0

170 170 242 175 196 205 200 180

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

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 43 Nick Bruno P 43 Nick Bruno LS 54 AJ Hantak HO 15 Jared Pilson KR 6 Tray Mitchell 22 Korliss Marshall PR 1 James Brooks 4 Isaiah Nelson Returning Starters in Bold

Key Losses QB Jalen Whitlow 1,909 passing yards, 512 rushing yards DT Dino Fanti OVC Co-Def. Player of the Year; 22 TFL, 7.5 sacks LB Kamu Grugier-Hill 1st Team All-OVC; 70 tackles, 16.5 TFL, 6.5 sacks DB Jourdan Wickliffe 68 tackles, 5 TFL, 5 interceptions OT Jimmy Lowery Second-Team All-OVC

DEVIN CHURCH Senior • Running Back 5-8 • 190 • Detroit, Mich.

Preseason All-OVC selection ... Church was a focal point of the Panthers offense last season leading the Panthers in rushing yards (743), all-purpose yards (997) and pass receptions (36) ... Set the school record for pass receptions in a game by a running back with 10 in the FCS playoff game at Northern Iowa ... Scored nine rushing touchdowns and had two receiving touchdowns during the season ... Returned 17 kickoffs (second-most on the team) for 357 yards (21.0 yards/return) ...Prior to transferring to EIU, played two seasons at Illinois ...

Was named a second-team All-OVC selection last year and also a member of the OVC All-Newcomer team.

SETH McDONALD Senior • Linebacker 6-1 • 230 • Sandwich, Ill.

Preseason All-OVC selection...McDonald led the Panthers in tackles last season with 109 stops (57 solo) which ranked second in the OVC; he also ranked fourth in the league in tackles/game (9.1) ... Became the 38th player at EIU to record 100 or more tackles in a season ... Was named the OVC Defensive Player of the Week twice last season after games against Western Illinois and Illinois State ... Played as a reserve and on special teams as a freshman and sophomore ... Played at Sandwich High School and was recruited as a preferred walk-on before earning a scholarship.

TEAM NOTES • Eastern Illinois made the FCS playoffs for the 16th time in 2015. The 16 FCS playoff appearances rank tied for sixth most all-time. Since the 2000 season EIU has made ten FCS playoff appearances which ranks as the fourth most since that season.

• Eastern Illinois will play at Miami of Ohio this year in a match-up of two schools that have had some success in churning out future NFL head coaches. EIU NFL head coaching alumni include current New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton along with former NFL head coaches Brad Childress and Mike Shanahan. Among the famous NFL head coaching alumni from Miami are current Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, Weeb Ewbank and Paul Brown.

• EIU head coach Kim Dameron became the fifth Eastern Illinois head coach to lead the Panthers to the FCS playoffs with last year’s appearance. Dameron has won 12 Ohio Valley Conference games in his first two seasons at the helm in Charleston.

• Eastern Illinois will return three starters and two key reserves from an offensive line that ranked among the best in the nation in protecting the quarterback. EIU ranked fifth in the FCS in fewest sacks allowed with only nine during the 2015 season. In fact the Panthers ended the season with a streak of 636 consecutive plays without allowing a sack.

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 62 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 98 99

Name James Brooks Cedric Julius Anthony Taylor Julian Hess Pono Choy Isaiah Nelson Iziah Gulley Brandon Neverdon Tray Mitchell Bradley Dewberry Bud Martin Mack Weaver Devin Church Jermiah Rainey Scotty Gilkey, Jr. DySaun Smith Xzavier Shugars Mitch Kimble Austin Green Jared Pilson Jeff Jones, Jr Max Draper Corey Patterson Mark Williams Korliss Marshall Darshon McCullough Cornelius Page Jordan Jackson Raymond Crittenden Vincent Speller Elven Walker IV Nick Horne Malcolm Miller Marion Waltower Tony Elias Cole Hoover Jacob Ivey, Jr Malik Harrison Octavious Dandridge Chibuike Nwuda Robert Columbus Antonio Crosby Nick Bruno Josh Price Joe Caputo Spencer Eversole Derrek Tiburzi Alex Smith Nathan Kelly Sean Williams Seth McDonald Jaylon Winston Camden Meade AJ Hantak Taylon Shepard Markell Jefferson David Owens Jareem Fleming Aaron Miller Travis Buckwalter Aaron Sanders Drew Walega Austin Askin Luther Harris Cody Edwards Louis Vailopa Jason Mitchell Grant Branch IV Evan Kanz Aaron Callaway Josh Doyle Kurtis Brummerstedt Cal Ibanez Ben Odugbesan Aaron Gooch Paul Gossage Colby Barnes Robbie Lofton Nick Atoyebi James Sheehan Matt Christensen Shawn Mitchell, Jr Addison Bounds Levi Watson Jarvis Williams Inoke Tuai Stephen Davis James Jackson III Tayler Arterburn Kylin Washington

Pos. WR CB WR DB DB WR SAF RB SAF SAF QB DE RB DB QB DB DB QB QB QB DL QB RB DB RB RB DB DB SAF SAF CB LB DB RB LB TE WR RB DB DE SAF LB K/P DL LB LB LB DE TE LB LB LB LB LS DT LB DE LB OL OL DL OL OL OL P OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR DE DL DL DL DL DL DL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Ht. 5-9 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-8 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-5 5-8 5-9 6-4 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-5 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-5 5-11 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-6 6-7 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-4 5-9 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-2

Wt. 200 175 187 175 182 180 180 170 186 196 214 255 190 175 225 172 178 185 210 175 220 215 180 160 205 173 175 165 185 195 185 210 205 182 205 235 230 198 160 240 190 210 170 235 210 220 195 230 205 225 230 220 220 242 281 230 245 225 280 285 225 275 282 350 220 310 330 282 310 295 301 320 320 215 170 175 185 181 170 210 182 178 220 250 245 285 261 225 240 287

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

Hometown (Last School) Groveland, Fla. (Kent State Univ.)

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (S. Bernardino Valley) Wheaton, Ill. (Lombard Montini) Champaign, Ill. (Centennial) Kalihi, Haw. (Kamehameha) West Palm Beach, Fla. (LA Pierce College) Camden, Ark. (Camden Fairview) Baltimore, Md. (Univ. of Toledo) Wentzville, Mo. (Holt) Stockbridge, Ga. (Eagles Landing) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Florida International Univ.)

Collierville, Tenn. (Vanderbilt Univ.)

Detroit, Mich. (Univ. of Illinois) Charlotte, NC (Contra Costa College) Tulsa, Okla. (Edison) Lake Cormorant, Miss. (Lake Cormorant) Chamblee, Ga. (Chamblee) Jerseyville, Ill. (Syracuse Univ.)

Rochester, Ill. (Rochester) Mattoon, Ill. (Mattoon) Fairview Heights, Ill. (O’Fallon Township) Streamwood, Ill. (Streamwood) St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Osceola, Ark. (Univ. of Arkansas) Chicago, Ill. (Marist) Camden, Ark. (Camden Fairview) Blytheville, Ark. (Blytheville) Hallandale, Fla. (Hallandale) Chicago, Ill. (Chicago Mt. Carmel) Wheaton, Ill. (Glenbard South) Park Forest, Ill. (Winona State Univ.)

Park Forest, Ill. (Winona State Univ.)

Richton Park, Ill. (Rich South) Plano, Ill. (Plano) Charleston, Ill. (Charleston) Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown) Springfield, Ill. (Springfield) Chicago, Ill. (Solorio Academy) Upland, Calif. (San Bernardino Valley College) Kirkwood, Mo. (Kirkwood) Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland) Marietta, Ga. (Hillgrove) Mount Prospect, Ill. (John Hersey) Villa Grove, Ill. (Villa Grove) Gillespie, Ill. (Gillespie) Pompano Beach, Fla. (Blanche Ely) Sherrard, Ill. (Sherrard) Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park) Sandwich, Ill. (Sandwich) Bessemer, Ala. (Bessemer Academy) West Chicago, Ill. (Wheaton Academy) Fenton, Mo. (Rockwood Summit) Brenham, Texas (Brenham) Chicago, Ill. (Solorio Academy) Baltimore, Md. (Ventura College) Chicago, Ill. (Northern Illinois Univ.)

Honolulu, Haw. (St. Louis Prep) Freeport, Ill. (Freeport) Chicago, Ill. (King) Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita) Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier) Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall) High Ridge, Mo. (Rockwood Summit) Waianae, Haw. (Saint Louis Prep) Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central) Bolingbrook, Ill. (Lombard Montini) Luxemburg, Wis. (Luxemburg-Casco) St. Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell) Lake Geneva, Wis. (Northern Illinois Univ.)

Yorkville, Ill. (Yorkville) Miami, Fla. (Fullerton College) Elmont, NY (Nassau CC) Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East) Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) Lexington, Ky. (Tates Creek) Homewood, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) Racine, Wis. (Wilmot Union) Matteson, Ill. (Southern Illinois Univ.)

Fairbury, Ill. (Prairie Central) Aurora, Colo. (Itasca CC) Greer, S.C. (Troy Univ.)

Oakland, Calif. (Snow College) Chicago, Ill. (Thornridge) Plainfield, Ill. (Robert Morris Univ.)

Carterville, Mo. (Webb City) Fort Smith, Ark. (Northside)

No. 98 67 85 83 89 72 1 78 43 62 74 45 4 87 9 41 27 42 38 94 7 77 19 69 34 46 59 11 81 82 14 5 54 68 37 3 35 30 79 36 95 26 57 16 2 73 49 13 84 22 8 24 51 53 60 31 71 88 6 4 5 39 80 58 25 20 15 44 9 65 86 56 13 48 12 28 3 47 92 70 66 29 33 99 90 8 91 21 50 52

Name Tayler Arterburn Austin Askin Nick Atoyebi Colby Barnes Addison Bounds Grant Branch IV James Brooks Kurtis Brummerstedt Nick Bruno Travis Buckwalter Aaron Callaway Joe Caputo Pono Choy Matt Christensen Devin Church Robert Columbus Raymond Crittenden Antonio Crosby Octavious Dandridge Stephen Davis Bradley Dewberry Josh Doyle Max Draper Cody Edwards Tony Elias Spencer Eversole Jareem Fleming Scotty Gilkey, Jr. Aaron Gooch Paul Gossage Austin Green Iziah Gulley AJ Hantak Luther Harris Malik Harrison Julian Hess Cole Hoover Nick Horne Cal Ibanez Jacob Ivey, Jr James Jackson III Jordan Jackson Markell Jefferson Jeff Jones, Jr Cedric Julius Evan Kanz Nathan Kelly Mitch Kimble Robbie Lofton Korliss Marshall Bud Martin Darshon McCullough Seth McDonald Camden Meade Aaron Miller Malcolm Miller Jason Mitchell Shawn Mitchell, Jr Tray Mitchell Isaiah Nelson Brandon Neverdon Chibuike Nwuda Ben Odugbesan David Owens Cornelius Page Corey Patterson Jared Pilson Josh Price Jermiah Rainey Aaron Sanders James Sheehan Taylon Shepard Xzavier Shugars Alex Smith DySaun Smith Vincent Speller Anthony Taylor Derrek Tiburzi Inoke Tuai Louis Vailopa Drew Walega Elven Walker IV Marion Waltower Kylin Washington Levi Watson Mack Weaver Jarvis Williams Mark Williams Sean Williams Jaylon Winston

Pos. DL OL WR WR WR OL WR OL K/P OL OL LB DB WR RB SAF SAF LB DB DL SAF OL QB P LB LB LB QB WR WR QB SAF LS OL RB DB TE LB OL WR DL DB LB DL CB OL TE QB WR RB QB RB LB LB OL DB OL WR SAF WR RB DE TE DE DB RB QB DL DB DL WR DT DB DE DB SAF WR LB DL OL OL CB RB DL DE DE DL DB LB LB

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

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KIM DAMERON HEAD COACH 3RD SEASON 12-12 CAREER RECORD Birthdate: Hometown: College: Family:

November 7, 1960 Rogers, Ark. Arkansas, 1983 (Physical Education) Wife - Debbie Children - Krystle

Career Record Year School 2014 Eastern Illinois 2015 Eastern Illinois

Overall 5-7 7-5

Conf. (Finish) 5-3 (3rd-t) 7-1 (2nd)

Kim Dameron was named the 24th head coach in EIU football history on January 10, 2014. Dameron, who was most recently the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech, served as an assistant coach at Eastern Illinois under Hall of Fame coach Bob Spoo in 2000.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Was named the 24th head coach in Eastern Illinois football history on January 10, 2014. Dameron had previously been the defensive coordinator at Eastern Illinois during the 2000 season under Hall of Fame coach Bob Spoo.

• In second season with program led Eastern Illinois to an at-large berth in the FCS Playoffs after finishing second in the OVC with a 7-1 record (losing only to eventual national runner-up Jacksonville State).

• In his season as an assistant coach at Eastern Illinois, helped transform a defense for a team that was 2-10 the previous season and turned them into an 8-4 squad who would make an FCS playoff appearance.

• Prior to taking over as head coach at EIU, Dameron spent the 2013 season as the defensive coordinator at FBS Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs finished the season ranked 69th nationally in total defense after ranking 120th nationally prior to his arrival.

• Dameron has also been on the coaching staffs at Cornell, Mississippi, Louisiana Monroe, Stephen F. Austin, Cincinnati, Murray State, UNLV, Missouri State and Arkansas as well as a coach with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

• Began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Lou Holtz at Arkansas (1983).

• Made at least one playoff appearance in each of his coaching stops at FCS programs Eastern Illinois (2000), Murray State (1993-95) and Missouri State (1986-91).

• Played wide receiver and defensive back at Arkansas (1979-82).

During his time with the program Dameron played in four bowl games including the 1979 Sugar Bowl, the 1980 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl, the 1981 Gator Bowl and the 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl.

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ASSISTANT COACHES Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: ........... Greg Stevens Alma Mater: ........................... Eastern Oregon, 1992 (3rd season) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: .......... Michael Hodges Alma Mater: ...................................Texas A&M, 2010 (3rd season) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Def. Line: ........ DeMarcus Covington Alma Mater: ........................................Samford, 2011 (1st season) Special Teams/Defensive Backs: .............................Tony Gilbert Alma Mater: .............................. Missouri State, 1989 (3rd season) Offensive Line: .................................................... Mike Simmonds Alma Mater: ................................Indiana State, 1984 (1st season) Outside Receivers: ................................................... Micah Smith Alma Mater: ............................. Chadron State, 2008 (3rd season) Operations:........................................................... Lucas Stortzum Alma Mater: ............................. Eastern Illinois, 2010 (3rd season)

2015 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

2015 TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game

EIU 283 23.6

Opponent 319 26.6

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

214 111 86 17

224 109 93 22

2079 2406 327 500 4.2 173.2 20

2097 2470 373 538 3.9 174.8 18

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

1992 178-350-16 5.7 11.2 166.0 11

2265 185-369-19 6.1 12.2 188.8 13

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

4071 850 4.8 339.2

4362 907 4.8 363.5

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME

28:24

31:36

3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 3rd-Down Pct.

54/178 30%

68/206 33%

4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS 4th-Down Pct.

8/24 33%

15/31 48%

RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

29-39 (74%) 22-39 (56%) 31-33 (94%)

35-52 (67%) 20-52 (38%) 32-34 (94%)

28,387 5/5,677 -

72,722 7/10,389 0/0

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

ATTENDANCE Games/Avg. Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Eastern Illinois Opponents

1st 77 43

2nd 75 110

3rd 61 79

4th 67 84

OT 3 3

RUSHING Player Devin Church Jalen Whitlow Shepard Little Malik Harrison Jerron Seymour

G 12 12 12 11 8

PASSING Player Jalen Whitlow Austin Green

Total 283 319

G 12 12

Att. 167 132 93 23 39

Yds. 743 512 435 239 100

Cmp.-Att. 171-331 5-15

Pct. 51.7 33.3

Avg. 4.4 3.9 4.7 10.4 2.6

TD 9 2 6 2 0

Yds./G 61.9 42.7 36.2 21.7 12.5

Yds. 1909 74

TD/Int. 10/14 1/1

Avg. 159.1 6.2

RECEIVING Player Devin Church Anthony Taylor Isaiah Nelson Addison Bounds Shepard Little

G 12 12 12 12 12

No. 36 23 22 17 15

Yds. 254 310 347 274 120

Avg. 7.1 13.5 15.8 16.1 8.0

TD 2 1 1 4 0

Yds./G 21.2 25.8 28.9 22.8 10.0

SCORING Player Devin Church Nick Bruno Shepard Little Addison Bounds

G 12 12 12 12

TD 11 6 4

XPt. 31-32 -

FG 10-16 -

Pts. 66 61 36 26

Pts./G 6.0 5.1 3.0 2.2

TACKLES Player Seth McDonald Bradley Dewberry Kamu Grugier-Hill Jourdan Wickliffe Dino Fanti

G 12 12 10 9 12

Solo 57 53 45 46 29

Asst.

52 20 25 22 34

Total 109 73 70 68 63

TFL 6.0 3.5 16.5 5.0 22.0

Sacks 2.0 0 6.5 1.0 7.5

INTERCEPTIONS Player Jourdan Wickliffe Bradley Dewberry Dylan Chatman Seth McDonald

G 9 12 12 12

No. 5 4 4 2

Yds. 89 9 0 27

Avg. 17.8 2.2 0.0 13.5

TD 0 0 0 1

PBU 5 5 7 1

Returning Players in Bold

2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date 9/3 9/12 9/19 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21 11/28

Opponent at Western Illinois at Northwestern #5 Illinois State at Austin Peay* Southeast Missouri* at Tennessee State* Tennessee Tech* at Murray State* #1 Jacksonville State* at UT Martin* #23 Eastern Kentucky* at #14 Northern Iowa #

* - Ohio Valley Conference Contest Home Games in Bold

Result Attendance L, 33-5 10,108 L, 41-0 29,131 L, 34-31 (OT) 8,104 W, 40-16 2,531 W, 33-28 7,911 W, 25-22 (OT) 22,144 W, 51-20 6,713 W, 34-20 2,108 L, 24-3 4,221 W, 23-21 3,761 W, 21-7 1,438 L, 53-17 7,062 # - FCS Playoffs

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TEAM RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Most Attempts Game: 48 - Willie High vs. Northern Iowa (1993) Season: 314 - Willie High (1995) Career: 930 - Poke Cobb (1976-79) Most Yards Game: 308 - J.R. Taylor vs. Florida Atlantic (2002) Season: 1,609 - Poke Cobb (1979) Career: 5,042 - Poke Cobb (1976-79) INDIVIDUAL PASSING Most Attempts Game: 61 - Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Illinois St. (2012) Season: 568 - Jimmy Garoppolo (2013) Career: 1,668 - Jimmy Garoppolo (2010-13) Most Completions Game: 40 - Sean Payton vs. Saginaw Valley (1985) Season: 375 - Jimmy Garoppolo (2013) Career: 1,047 - Jimmy Garoppolo (2010-13) Most Yards Game: 509 - Sean Payton vs. Saginaw Valley (1985) Season: 5,050 - Jimmy Garoppolo (2013) Career: 13,156 - Jimmy Garoppolo (2010-13) INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Most Receptions Game: 21 - Erik Lora vs. Murray State (2012) Season: 136 - Erik Lora (2012) (NCAA Record) Career: 332 - Erik Lora (2009-10, 12-13) Most Receiving Yards Game: 269 - Erik Lora vs. Murray State (2012) Season: 1,664 - Erik Lora (2012) Career: 4,006 - Erik Lora (2009-10, 12-13)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR ALL OVC COACH 1899 0-2 -Otis Caldwell 1900 3-3 -Otis Caldwell 1901 6-0-3 -Otis Caldwell 1902 2-4 -T. Smallwood 1903 5-2-2 -Thomas Briggs 1904 6-1-1 -Joseph Brown 1905 1-6-1 -Joseph Brown 1906 2-1-1 -Joseph Brown 1907 3-1-3 -Joseph Brown 1908 6-2-1 -Joseph Brown 1909 0-3 -Joseph Brown 1910 2-3-1 -Harold Railsback 1911 4-2 -Charles Lantz 1912 6-1 -Charles Lantz 1913 6-2 -Charles Lantz 1914 8-0-1 -Charles Lantz 1915 2-2-1 -Charles Lantz 1916 4-3 -Charles Lantz 1917 4-1-1 -Charles Lantz 1918 No games played 1919 3-5-1 -Charles Lantz 1920 2-3-0 -Charles Lantz 1921 2-5-1 -Charles Lantz 1922 4-0-2 -Charles Lantz 1923 4-2-2 -Charles Lantz 1924 6-2 -Charles Lantz 1925 4-3-1 -Charles Lantz 1926 3-5-1 -Charles Lantz 1927 5-2 -Charles Lantz 1928 7-0-1 -Charles Lantz 1929 6-1 -Charles Lantz 1930 6-1-1 -Charles Lantz 1931 3-4 -Charles Lantz 1932 1-7 -Charles Lantz 1933 1-8 -Charles Lantz 1934 3-4 -Charles Lantz 1935 1-7 -Winfield Angus 1936 4-4 -Gilbert Carson 1937 3-4-1 -Gilbert Carson 1938 5-3 -Harold Ave 1939 4-3-1 -Gilbert Carson 1940 6-1-1 -Gilbert Carson 1941 0-7 -Gilbert Carson 1942 1-6 -Clayton Miller 1943 No games played 1944 1-3 -Charles Lantz 1945 2-3-2 -James Goff 1946 2-6 -Maynard O’Brien 1947 2-6 -Maynard O’Brien 1948 7-3 -Maynard O’Brien 1949 3-5 -Maynard O’Brien 1950 5-3 -Maynard O’Brien 1951 4-2-2 -Rex Darling 1952 2-7 -Maynard O’Brien 1953 1-8 -Maynard O’Brien 1954 2-6-1 -Maynard O’Brien 1955 3-6 -Maynard O’Brien 1956 2-7 -Keith Smith 1957 0-8 -Ralph Kohl OVC Championships (7) 2001, 2002*, 2005, 2006*, 2009, 2012, 2013

YEAR 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL 2-6 2-6-1 2-7 4-3-1 1-7 2-7 3-6 3-5 1-6-1 2-6-1 4-5 2-7 2-8 4-6 1-9 2-9 3-6-1 3-5-2 5-6 1-10 12-2 7-4 11-3 6-5 11-1-1 9-3 6-5 6-5 11-2 5-6 5-6 9-4 5-6 4-7 5-6 3-7-1 6-5 10-2 8-4 8-3 6-5 2-10 8-4 9-2 8-4 4-8 5-6 9-3 8-5 8-4 5-7 8-4 2-9 2-9 7-5 12-2 5-7 7-5

OVC --------------------------------------6-2 5-2 4-3 2-5 6-1 6-0 5-1 3-5 4-4 8-0 7-1 7-1 3-5 6-2 2-6 1-7 6-1 8-0 5-3 7-1

COACH Ralph Kohl Ralph Kohl Ralph Kohl Ralph Kohl Ralph Kohl Ralph Kohl Ralph Kohl Clyde Biggers Clyde Biggers Clyde Biggers Clyde Biggers Clyde Biggers Clyde Biggers Clyde Biggers Jack Dean Jack Dean Jack Dean J. Konstantinos J. Konstantinos J. Konstantinos Darrell Mudra Darrell Mudra Darrell Mudra Darrell Mudra Darrell Mudra Al Molde Al Molde Al Molde Al Molde Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Mark Hutson (Acting) Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Bob Spoo Dino Babers Dino Babers Kim Dameron Kim Dameron

* Co Champions

NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (16) 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015

ALL-TIME COACHES

Former Panther quarterback Sean Payton (who still holds numerous EIU passing records) led the New Orleans Saints to the Super Bowl XLIV title in Feb. 2010.

Coach Years Otis Caldwell 1899-01 Thornton Smallwood 1902 Thomas Briggs 1903 Joseph Brown 1904-09 Harold Railsback 1910 Charles Lantz 1911-34, 44 Winfield Angus 1935 Gilbert Carson 1936-37, 39-41 Harold Ave 1938 Clayton Miller 1942 James Goff 1945 Maynard O’Brien 1946-50, 52-55 Rex Darling 1951 Keith Smith 1956 Ralph Kohl 1957-64 Clyde Biggers 1965-71 Jack Dean 1972-74 John Konstantinos 1975-77 Darrell Mudra 1978-82 Al Molde 1983-86 Bob Spoo 1987-05, 07-11 Mark Hutson (Acting HC) 2006 Dino Babers 2012-13 Kim Dameron 2014-present

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Overall Record 9-5-3 (.618) 2-4 (.333) 5-2-2 (.666) 18-14-7 (.551) 2-3-1 (.420) 96-65-13 (.589) 1-7 (.125) 17-19-3 (.474) 5-3 (.625) 1-6 (.143) 2-3-2 (.429) 27-50-1 (.353) 4-2-2 (.625) 2-7 (.222) 17-49-2 (.265) 18-43-2 (.302) 6-24-1 (.210) 9-21-2 (.313) 47-15-1 (.754) 32-15 (.681) 144-131-1 (.524) 8-5 (.615) 19-7 (.731) 12-12 (.500)

OVC Record 68-44 (.607) 7-1 (.875) 14-1 (.933) 12-4 (.750)

Playoff OVC Titles Appearances 3 2 4 9 1 1 2 2 0 1

EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS Roy Kidd Stadium (20,000) - Opened in 1969.

Dr. Michael T. Benson President

Steve Lochmueller Athletics Director

at Purdue (ESPNews)

11:00 a.m.

Purdue leads 1-0; Last Meeting: Purdue won 48-6 (9/1/12)

Sept. 8

Pikeville

6:00 p.m.

First meeting

Sept. 17 at Ball State (ESPN3)

2:00 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky leads 3-0; Last Meeting: EKU won 13-12 (9/1970)

Oct. 1

at Tennessee Tech*

6:00 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky leads 53-19; Last Meeting: EKU won 48-17 (10/8/15)

Oct. 8

Southeast Missouri*

TBA

Eastern Kentucky leads 23-3; Last Meeting: EKU won 27-10 (10/17/15)

Oct. 15

at Tennessee State* (ESPN3)

6:00 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky leads 23-5; Last Meeting: EKU won 45-21 (10/24/15)

Oct. 22

Jacksonville State* (HC)

2:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 7-6; Last Meeting: JSU won 34-0 (10/31/15)

Oct. 29

at UT Martin*

2:00 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky leads 23-3; Last Meeting: UT Martin won 42-35 (11/7/15)

Nov. 5

Murray State*

TBA

Eastern Ky. leads 45-26-4; Last Meeting: EKU won 41-34 (2OT) (11/14/15)

Nov. 12

at Austin Peay*

4:00 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky leads 43-5; Last Meeting: EKU won 51-13 (9/26/15)

Nov. 19

Eastern Illinois*

Mark Elder Head Coach

QUICK FACTS

2016 SCHEDULE Sept. 3

Kevin Britton Football Contact

TBA

Eastern Ky. leads 13-10; Last Meeting: EIU won 21-7 (11/21/15)

* Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Matchup Home Games in Bold HC - Homecoming All Times Central and Subject to Change

Basic Information Location: .....................................................................................Richmond, Ky. Enrollment: .............................................................................................17,034 Founded: ...................................................................................................1906 Nickname:............................................................................................Colonels Colors: ................................................................................. Maroon and White President: .......................................................................Dr. Michael T. Benson Athletic Director: ..................................................................Steve Lochmueller Stadium (Capacity): ............................................... Roy Kidd Stadium (20,000) Surface: .......................................................................................Synthetic Twitter: ............................................................... @EKUSports, @EKUFootball Media Relations Football Contact: .......................................................................... Kevin Britton Office Phone: ..................................................................... (859) 622-2006 Cell Phone: ........................................................................ (859) 358-8359 Fax: .................................................................................... (859) 622-5108 Email: ......................................................................kevin.britton@eku.edu Web site:......................................................................... www.EKUSports.com Press Box Phone: ..................................................................... (859) 622-2226 Team Information Offense: ................................................................................................. Spread Defense: ............................................................................................... Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost: ........................................................................55/43 Offensive Starters Returning: ...................................................................6 Defensive Starters Returning:...................................................................3 Specialist Starters Returning: ...................................................................4 2015 Record/OVC Record (Finish):...............................................6-5/5-3 (4th) Postseason: ........................................................................................none All-Time Record/OVC Record: ................. 588-367-38 (.611)/327-129-7 (.714) Joined OVC: ..............................................................................................1948 OVC Championships (Last): ...............................................................21 (2011) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last): ........................................... 21 (2014) 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 29

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE WR 88 12 SL 8 33 OT 79 78 OG 62 61 C 65 57 OG 66 72 OT 64 78 QB 4 14 RB 20 22 TE 86 43 WR

DEFENSE DE 55 56 DT 40 91 DT 97 95 DE 44 LB 3 45 LB 53 48 NB 29 42 CB 36 CB LS RS

32 21 38 25 13 41

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Devin Borders Scott Daniel Bryan Green Arien Beasley Justin Adekoya Justin Myles Ryan Garretson Landon Rasnick Z Stephenson Colton Scurry Chance Edwards Justin Rawlins Cameron Kowalewski Justin Myles Bennie Coney Tyler Swafford Ethan Thomas Kentayvus Hopkins Dan Crimmins Tyler Malone Dan Paul Cameron Fogle Matt Clark

6-6 6-0 5-11 5-8 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-5 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-2

220 197 185 188 294 280 327 280 290 260 328 268 272 280 211 192 210 185 237 252 254 200 202

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

ETHAN THOMAS

Taquan Evans LaJuan Smith Patrick Graffree Sheldon Fleming Avery Pitt Kagen Skidmore Xavier Garcia Aaron Patrick Thomas Owens Corey Glass Jeffrey Canady Kamaree’ Walden Ben Bascom Rhyan Baker Jordan Whitfield Khylil Miller Buck Soloman Logan Oce Kobie Grace Tre’ Moore Kiante Northington Eric Reed

6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-9

219 220 302 250 290 305 260 235 220 200 230 222 174 180 185 175 175 170 183 195 188 192

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

Played in and started all 11 games at defensive tackle in 2015...Had 26 tackles, one sack, two quarterback hurries and one pass break-up...Was fourth on the team with six tackles for a loss...Recorded a sack for a loss of four yards at North Carolina State (Sept.

12)...Finished with a season-high seven tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss, at Eastern Illinois (Nov. 21)...Nominee for the 2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.

6-1 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-7 5-10 5-10 5-7

210 204 194 210 208 268 194 160 188 188 160

Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 76 Lucas Williams 93 Zack Burgy-VanHoose P 19 Keith Wrzuszczak 76 Lucas Williams LS 58 Matt Howard 72 Justin Rawlins HO 19 Keith Wrzuszczak KR 2 Jared Sanders 13 Kiante Northington PR 13 Kiante Northington 2 Jared Sanders

Sophomore • Running Back 5-11 • 210 • Johnson City, Tenn.

Named to 2015 OVC All-Newcomer Team...Led team with 498 rushing yards and tied for the team-high with four rushing touchdowns...Ranked ninth in the OVC with 55.3 rushing yards/game... Also caught 15 passes for 129 yards...Scored his first collegiate touchdown on his first career carry, taking it in from four yards out against Valparaiso (Sept. 3)...Led EKU with 84 yards rushing in an overtime loss at Kentucky...Rushed for a season-best 149 yards on 18 carries (8.3 ypc) and scored a touchdown against Tennessee State (Oct. 24)...Led Eastern Kentucky in rushing in six of the nine games he played in.

AVERY PITT

Senior • Defensive Tackle 6-3 • 290 • Henderson, Ky.

TEAM NOTES • EKU has made 21 NCAA FCS playoff appearances, the second most in FCS history behind only Montana (24).

• On March 30th, EKU announced upcoming improvements to Roy Kidd Stadium.

The expansion project on the east side will include over 3,000 new bleacher seats and a concourse that will feature modern concessions and restroom facilities. The first floor will include a new team locker room featuring a team lounge, equipment room and game-day training area.

• Last season Keith Wrzuszczak broke Jordan Berry’s school record for single season punting. Wrzuszczak finished his sophomore season with an average of 43.7 yards per punt, edging Berry’s average of 43.3 in 2013. Wrzuszczak finished ninth in FCS in punting at 43.7 yards per punt. Twenty of his 62 punts traveled 50 or more yards and 20 pinned opponents inside the 20 yard line.

Returning Starters in Bold Key Losses DL Noah Spence All-American; 22.5 TFL, 11.5 sacks, 63 tackles LB Trey Thomas 73 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 1 INT, 4 QBH, 1 FF DB Stanley Absanon 22 tackles, 3 INT, 7 PBU RB Dy’Shawn Mobley 347 rushing yards, 2 TD’s

• Senior wide receiver Devin Borders has blocked seven career field goals and 12 total kicks in his career, both of which are OVC records. In FCS career rankings he is currently second on the blocked kicks list (5 off the record) and third in the blocked field goals list (3 off the record).

• Last season All-American Noah Spence was drafted No. 39 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Second Round of the NFL Draft. He was just the sixth all-time player from the OVC to be selected in the Second Round.

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 2 3 4 8 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 25 28 29 32 33 35 36 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 48 50 53 55 56 57 58 61 62 64 65 66 72 73 76 78 79 85 86 88 89 91 93 95 97

Name Jared Sanders Thomas Owens Bennie Coney Bryan Green Scott Daniel Kiante Northington Tyler Swafford Barton Mann Keith Wrzuszczak Ethan Thomas Logan Oce Kentayvus Hopkins Tre’ Moore Demontre Boyd Ben Bascom Buck Solomon Arien Beasley Dilan Thomas Jordan Whitfield Kobie Grace Patrick Graffree Eric Reed Rhyan Baker Dan Paul Aaron Patrick Corey Glass Kamaree’ Walden Jared Bowling Jeffrey Canady Taquan Evans LaJuan Smith Colton Scurry Matt Howard Landon Rasnick Ryan Garretson Cameron Kowalewski Z Stephenson Chance Edwards Justin Rawlins Jalen Allen Lucas Williams Justin Myles Justin Adekoya Jon Floyd Tyler Malone Devin Borders Clayton Schmerber Sheldon Fleming Zack Burgy-VanHoose Kagen Skidmore Avery Pitt Jackson Bardall Malik Bell Josiah Bennett Jay Boyd Tim Boyle Logan Butler Alex Cabrera Nick Cavinee Dan Crimmins Dillon Denault Cameron Fogle Connor Foos Xavier Garcia Raynaldy Gustave Sam Hayworth Jeremy Hodowanic Ben Hoffman Caperton Humphrey Roy Hunter AJ Jackson Derius Jones Quinton Locklear Damon Lowe Maty Mauk Daryl McCleskey Jr. Khylil Miller Nathan Murray Ralph Patton Billy Reid Aaron Riddick Austin Scott De’jour Simpson James Smith Jr. Cameron Wallace DJ White Bryson Williams

Pos. WR/RB LB QB RB WR DB QB TE P RB CB RB DB S DB DB WR DB DB DB DL DB CB TE DL LB LB LB LB DE LB OL LS OL OL OL OL OL LS OL K OL OL TE TE WR TE DL K DL DL OL DB DL S QB LB WR OL TE DL WR DL DE RB K/P DL LS RB LB DB WR LB LB QB RB DB OL RB WR WR QB OL QB TE/LS DL WR

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Ht. 5-7 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-3 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-0 5-8 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-4 5-9 5-9 6-3 6-4 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-7 6-5 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-3 5-7 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-4 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-7 5-9 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-7 6-5 6-0

Wt. 160 220 211 185 197 188 192 235 194 210 170 185 195 187 174 175 188 205 185 183 302 192 180 254 235 200 222 228 230 219 220 260 208 280 327 272 290 328 268 288 210 280 294 242 252 220 238 250 204 305 290 280 180 297 165 225 193 175 260 237 250 200 256 260 158 168 285 225 215 210 175 153 210 235 200 178 175 325 180 164 162 215 320 170 220 210 185

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

Hometown (Last School) Hallandale, Fla. (Hallandale HS) Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods HS) Plant City, Fla. (University of Cincinnati) Farmington, Mich. (University of Akron) Georgetown, Ky. (Scott County HS) Louisville, Ky. (Butler HS) Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) Russell Springs, Ky. (Russell County HS) Geelong, Victoria, Australia (Oberon HS) Johnson City, Tenn. (Elizabethton HS) Miami, Fla. (Western Michigan University) Paris, Ky. (Bourbon County HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) Louisville, Ky. (Central HS) Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS) Groveland, Fla. (South Lake HS) Louisville, Ky. (North Oldham HS) North Lauderdale, Fla. (American Heritage HS) Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne HS) Winter Park, Fla. (West Orange HS) Elizabethtown, Ky. (University of Kentucky) Nashville, Tenn. (Goodpasture Christian School) Louisville, Ky. (Ballard HS) Naples, Fla. (Naples Community HS) Dayton, Ohio (Meadowdale HS) Jacksonville, Fla. (Ed White HS) Columbus, Ohio (Westerville South HS) Independence, Ky. (Simon Kenton HS) Barbourville, Ky. (Knox Central HS) Douglasville, Ga. (South Paulding HS) Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow HS) Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater HS) Berea, Ky. (Madison Southern HS) Orange, Va. (Orange County HS) Russellville, Tenn. (Morristown East HS) Dallas, Ga. (Hillgrove HS) Bloomington, Ind. (Bloomington North HS) Webster, Fla. (South Sumter HS) Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) Russell Springs, Ky. (Russell County HS) Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain HS) Ringgold, Ga. (Heritage HS) Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central HS) Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Choctawhatchee HS) Centerville, Ohio (Centerville HS) Lehigh Acres, Fla. (East Lee County HS) Pikeville, Ky. (Pikeville HS) Somerset, Ky. (Somerset HS) Henderson, Ky. (Henderson County HS) Cumming, Ga. (North Forsyth HS) Miami, Fla. (Miami Palmetto Senior HS) East Stroudsburg, Pa. (Lackawanna College) Melbourne, Fla. (Viera HS) Middlefield, Conn. (University of Connecticut) Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier HS) Melbourne, Fla. (Viera HS) Newark, Ohio (Newark Catholic HS) Closter, N.J. (Boston College) Lancaster, Ohio (Lancaster HS) Hebron, Ky. (University of Kentucky) Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) Austin, Texas (New Mexico Military Institute) Louisville, Ky. (Western Kentucky University) Ormond Beach, Fla. (Seabreeze HS) Forney, Texas (Naval Academy Prep School) Farragut, Tenn. (Farragut HS) Ona, W.Va. (Cabell Midland HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS) Louisville, Ky. (Kentucky State University) Sanford, N.C. (Southern Lee HS) Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) Kenton, Ohio (Kenton HS) Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS) Thomasville, N.C. (Fork Union Military Academy) Pineville, Ky. (Bell County HS) Cincinnati, Ohio (Shorter College) Louisville, Ky. (University of Pikeville) Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS) Moore, S.C. (Spartanburg HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS) Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) Liberty, Ky. (Casey County HS) Prestonsburg, Ky. (University of Kentucky)

No. 79 73 42 29 33 88 50 28

93 53 4 12 66 55 91 85

62 45 38 40 8 22 58

64 86 15

25 78 13 21 3 44 43 97 61 72 41 2 89 57 95 32 56 65 14 35 20 48 36 76 19

Name Justin Adekoya Jalen Allen Rhyan Baker Jackson Bardall Ben Bascom Arien Beasley Malik Bell Josiah Bennett Devin Borders Jared Bowling Demontre Boyd Jay Boyd Tim Boyle Logan Butler Zack Burgy-VanHoose Alex Cabrera Jeffrey Canady Nick Cavinee Bennie Coney Dan Crimmins Scott Daniel Dillon Denault Chance Edwards Taquan Evans Sheldon Fleming Jon Floyd Cameron Fogle Connor Foos Xavier Garcia Ryan Garretson Corey Glass Kobie Grace Patrick Graffree Bryan Green Raynaldy Gustave Sam Hayworth Kentayvus Hopkins Jeremy Hodowanic Ben Hoffman Matt Howard Caperton Humphrey Roy Hunter AJ Jackson Derius Jones Cameron Kowalewski Quinton Locklear Damon Lowe Tyler Malone Barton Mann Maty Mauk Daryl McCleskey Jr. Khylil Miller Tre’ Moore Nathan Murray Justin Myles Kiante Northington Logan Oce Thomas Owens Aaron Patrick Ralph Patton Dan Paul Avery Pitt Landon Rasnick Justin Rawlins Eric Reed Billy Reid Aaron Riddick Jared Sanders Clayton Schmerber Austin Scott Colton Scurry De’jour Simpson Kagen Skidmore Buck Solomon James Smith Jr. LaJuan Smith Z Stephenson Tyler Swafford Dilan Thomas Ethan Thomas Kamaree’ Walden Cameron Wallace DJ White Jordan Whitfield Bryson Williams Lucas Williams Keith Wrzuszczak

Pos. OL OL CB OL DB WR DB DL WR LB S S QB LB K WR LB OL QB TE WR DL OL DE DL TE WR DL DE OL LB DB DL RB RB K/P RB DL LS LS RB LB DB WR OL LB LB TE TE QB RB DB DB OL OL DB CB LB DL RB TE DL OL LS DB WR WR WR/RB TE QB OL OL DL DB QB LB OL QB DB RB LB TE/LS DL DB WR K P

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

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MARK ELDER HEAD COACH 1ST SEASON 0-0 CAREER RECORD Birthdate: Hometown: College: Family:

December 10, 1977 Sycamore, Ohio Case Western Reserve, 2000 (Economics) Wife - Lindsey Children - Owen

Career Record Year School First season

Overall

Conf. (Finish)

Mark Elder was named the 14th head coach in Eastern Kentucky history on December 8, 2015 and introduced two days later.

From 2007-15 he was an assistant on the staff of Butch Jones including stops at Central Michigan, Cincinnati and most recently Tennessee where he was special teams coordinator.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

ASSISTANT COACHES

• Mark Elder was introduced as the 14th head coach in EKU football history on Dec. 10, 2015. He had most recently served as the tight ends and special teams coach at Tennessee prior to taking over at EKU. Over the past 11 seasons, Elder has helped his teams reach nine bowl games (including winning the last five) and win four conference championships.

Defensive Coordinator: ...............................................Kurt Mattix Alma Mater: ....................................... Valparaiso (1st season)

• In his final season at Tennessee (2015) Elder helped Tennessee rank first nationally in kickoff returns (33.41 yards/return) and fourth in punt returns (17.18 yards/return) while helping the Volunteers to a 9-5 overall record and second place finish in the SEC East.

It was UT’s first winning record in SEC play since 2007. The team capped the year by beating Northwestern in the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day. • In three seasons at Cincinnati he helped the Bearcats to a pair of Big East Championships and victories in the Liberty and Belk Bowls. In 2011 he tutored Isaiah Pead who was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year and notched back-to-back 1,000 yard rushing seasons.

• Elder began his career at Akron as a defensive graduate assistant (2000-01) before stops at Lehigh (2002), Iona (2003) and Wayne State (2004).

• He then spent two seasons at Michigan, helping the Wolverines to a pair of bowl appearances before joining Butch Jones at Central Michigan.

• In three seasons at Central Michigan as linebacker coach, Elder produced an all-conference player in each season.

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Offensive Coordinator:........................................Angelo Mirando Alma Mater: ......... Case Western Reserve, 2008 (1st season) Co-Defensive Coord./Defensive Backs: ........Shannon Morrison Alma Mater: .................................Marshall, 1995 (1st season) Linebackers:........................................................... Chase Gibson Alma Mater: .................................Marshall, 2007 (1st season) Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line: ..................... Terry Heffernan Alma Mater: ...................................Dayton, 2003 (1st season) Wide Receivers: ........................................................ Kevin Koger Alma Mater: ................................Michigan, 2012 (1st season) Special Teams/Running Backs:................................ Greg Meyer Alma Mater: ......... Case Western Reserve, 2010 (1st season) Defensive Line: ..................................................... Walter Stewart Alma Mater: .............................. Cincinnati, 2012 (1st season) Tight Ends/Offensive Tackles: ...........................Tommy Zagorski Alma Mater: ......... Case Western Reserve, 2007 (1st season) Recruiting Coordinator: .................................... Brandon Lawson Alma Mater: ....................................Tennessee, 2013 (1st season) Director of Operations: ......................................... Kevin Cristello Alma Mater: ........................... Morehead State, 2006 (6th season)

2015 TEAM STATISTICS

2015 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game

EKU 333 30.3

Opponent 271 24.6

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

225 78 129 18

210 69 118 23

1452 1702 250 403 3.6 132.0 16

1230 1556 326 420 2.9 111.8 16

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

2816 262-436-15 6.5 10.7 256.0 24

2460 241-403-12 6.1 10.2 223.6 16

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

4268 839 5.1 388.0

3690 823 4.5 335.5

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME

27:58

32:02

3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 3rd-Down Pct.

75/182 41%

67/183 37%

4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS 4th-Down Pct.

10/20 50%

10/18 56%

RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

39-47 (83%) 31-47 (66%) 42-43 (98%)

30-38 (79%) 23-38 (61%) 32-34 (94%)

41,400 4/10,350 -

154,452 6/25,742 1/3,700

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

ATTENDANCE Games/Avg. Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Eastern Kentucky Opponents

1st 68 42

2nd 108 61

3rd 77 68

4th 66 86

OT 14 14

RUSHING Player Ethan Thomas Dy’Shawn Mobley Adam Lane Bennie Coney Kentay Hopkins PASSING Player Bennie Coney Kyle Romano Tyler Swafford

Total 333 271

G 9 9 8 11 6

G 11 9 5

Att. 82 110 57 72 35

Cmp.-Att. 225-367 21-34 15-32

Yds. 498 347 264 193 125

Pct. 61.3 61.8 42.7

Avg. 6.1 3.2 4.6 2.7 3.6

TD 4 2 4 2 2

Yds./G 55.3 38.6 33.0 17.5 20.8

Yds. 2471 202 127

TD/Int. 23/8 1/1 0/6

Avg. 224.6 22.4 25.4

RECEIVING Player Devin Borders Ben Madon Joel Brown Bryan Green Jeff Glover

G 10 11 11 9 7

No. 37 34 34 25 23

Yds. 376 456 331 294 348

Avg. 10.2 13.4 9.7 11.8 15.1

TD 4 3 3 5 4

Yds./G 37.6 41.5 30.1 32.7 49.7

SCORING Player Lucas Williams Bryan Green Jeff Glover Dy’Shawn Mobley Devin Borders

G 11 9 7 9 10

TD 5 4 4 4

XPt. 41-42 -

FG 11-14 -

Pts. 74 30 24 24 24

Pts./G 6.7 3.3 3.4 2.6 2.4

TACKLES Player Trey Thomas Noah Spence Kobie Grace Chris Kelly Marquise Piton

G 11 11 11 11 11

Solo 35 31 35 24 23

Asst.

38 32 26 32 21

Total 73 63 61 56 44

TFL 7.0 22.5 2.5 5.0 7.0

Sacks 0.5 11.5 0 1.0 3.5

INTERCEPTIONS Player Kiante Northington Stanley Absanon Kobie Grace

G 11 8 11

No. 3 3 2

Yds. 0 78 0

Avg. 0.0 26.0 0.0

TD 0 1 0

PBU 4 7 3

Returning Players in Bold

2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date 9/3 9/12 9/26 10/3 10/8 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21

Opponent Valparaiso at N.C. State Austin Peay* at Kentucky vs. Tennessee Tech* $ at Southeast Missouri* Tennessee State* at #1 Jacksonville State* UT Martin* at Murray State* at Eastern Illinois*

Result Attendance W, 52-10 12,800 L, 35-0 57,600 W, 51-13 11,400 L, 34-27 (OT) 63,380 W, 48-17 3,700 W, 27-10 7,589 W, 45-21 9,400 L, 34-0 21,988 L, 42-35 7,800 W, 41-34 (2OT) 2,457 L, 21-7 1,438

* - Ohio Valley Conference Contest $ - Game played at neutral site in Georgetown, Ky. Home Games in Bold 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 33

TEAM RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Most Attempts Game: 43 - Alfred Thompson vs. Morehead St. (1973) Season: 371 - Elroy Harris (1988) Career: 920 - Jimmie Brooks (1968-71) Most Yards Game: 300 - Markus Thomas vs. Marshall (1989) Season: 1,998 - Elroy Harris (1988) Career: 5,552 - Markus Thomas (1989-92) INDIVIDUAL PASSING Most Attempts Game: 71 - Josh Greco vs. Eastern Illinois (2005) Season: 387 - Josh Greco (2005) Career: 960 - T.J. Pryor (2009-12) Most Completions Game: 44 - Bennie Coney vs. Murray State (2015) Season: 225 - Bennie Coney (2015) Career: 540 - T.J. Pryor (2009-12) Most Yards Game: 417 - Bennie Coney vs. Murray State (2015) Season: 2,861 - Josh Greco (2005) Career: 7,300 - T.J. Pryor (2009-12) INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Most Receptions Game: 19 - Aaron Marsh vs. Northwood (1967) Season: 73 - Aaron Marsh (1966) Career: 165 - Andre Ralston (2002-05) Most Receiving Yards Game: 316 - Aaron Marsh vs. Northwood (1967) Season: 1,150 - Andre Ralston (2005) Career: 3,095 - Andre Ralston (2002-05)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

ALL OVC 0-0-4 -1-4 -1-3-1 -3-4-1 -1-2 -2-7 -2-1-2 -3-3 -No Games Played No Games Played 0-2 -2-1 -1-3-1 -2-3-2 -2-5-1 -5-3 -3-3-1 -4-5 -5-4 -0-6 -1-8 -1-7 -2-5-1 -2-1-2 -1-2-3 -1-6 -4-4-1 -7-2 -5-2-1 -6-1-1 -6-3 -8-0 -7-1 -4-2-2 -No Games Played No Games Played 4-3-1 -5-4 -5-4 -8-3 3-2 4-4-1 2-2-1 6-4 4-2 7-3 4-2 3-4-1 0-3-1 8-2 4-1 8-1-1 5-0 5-4-1 3-2 4-5 2-3 4-5 3-2 3-6 3-3 3-6 2-4 3-6-1 1-4-1 4-5 3-3 6-3 4-2

COACH James Park Clyde Wilson Clyde Wilson Charles Keith Ben Bernard Ben Bernard Ben Bernard Ben Bernard Clyde McCoy Clyde McCoy Clyde McCoy George Hembree George Hembree George Hembree George Hembree George Hembree George Hembree George Hembree Charles Hughes Charles Hughes Charles Hughes Charles Hughes Charles Hughes Charles Hughes Rome Rankin Rome Rankin Rome Rankin Rome Rankin Rome Rankin Rome Rankin Rome Rankin Rome Rankin Rome Rankin Rome Rankin Tom Samuels Tom Samuels Tom Samuels Tom Samuels Tom Samuels Tom Samuels Tom Samuels Glenn Presnell Glenn Presnell Glenn Presnell Glenn Presnell Glenn Presnell Glenn Presnell Glenn Presnell Glenn Presnell Glenn Presnell

YEAR 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL 2-8 3-5-1 4-4-1 7-3 8-1-2 8-2 6-4 8-2 6-4-1 5-6 7-4 8-2 8-2-1 8-3 5-5 8-2 11-2 10-3 12-2 13-0 7-3-1 8-4 8-3 10-3-1 9-3 11-3 9-3 10-2 12-2 9-3 8-4 10-3 9-3 6-5 8-4 6-5 7-4 6-5 8-2 8-4 7-5 6-5 7-4 6-5 9-3 8-4 5-6 6-5 7-5 8-3 6-6 9-4 6-5

OVC 1-6 2-4-1 4-2-1 4-3 5-0-2 7-0 4-3 5-2 3-4 3-4 4-3 6-1 5-2 6-1 4-3 6-1 5-1 5-2 8-0 7-0 6-1 6-1 5-2 6-1 5-1 6-0 5-1 5-1 7-0 7-1 8-0 8-0 7-1 6-2 7-0 4-3 4-3 3-4 5-1 4-2 6-2 6-2 7-1 5-3 8-0 7-1 5-3 5-2 6-2 6-2 4-4 6-2 5-3

COACH Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Roy Kidd Danny Hope Danny Hope Danny Hope Danny Hope Danny Hope Dean Hood Dean Hood Dean Hood Dean Hood Dean Hood Dean Hood Dean Hood Dean Hood

OVC Championships (21) 1954, 1962*, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986*, 1987*, 1988, 1990*, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2011* * Co-Champions NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (21) 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014 National Championships (2) 1979, 1982

ALL-TIME COACHES

James Wyatt “Spider” Thurman was chosen to the Little All-American football team in 1940 after leading EKU to its first undefeated and untied season in program history. He also lettered in basketball and track and later served in World War II. Thurman passed away in February 2015 at the age of 97.

Coach James Park Clyde Wilson Charles Keith Ben Bernard Clyde McCoy George Hembree Charles “Turkey” Hughes Rome Rankin Tom Samuels Glenn Presnell Roy Kidd Danny Hope Dean Hood

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Years 1909 1910-11 1912 1913-16 1919-21 1922-28 1929-34 1935-46 1947-53 1954-63 1964-02 2003-07 2008-15

Overall Record 0-0-4 (.500) 2-7-1 (.250) 3-4-1 (.438) 8-13-2 (.391) 3-6-1 (.350) 21-29-4 (.426) 8-29-6 (.256) 56-22-6 (.702) 41-24-2 (.627) 43-49-3 (.463) 315-123-8 (.715) 35-22 (.614) 55-38 (.591)

OVC Record OVC Titles 17-12-2 (.581) 0 27-29-1 (.482) 2 207-61-4 (.768) 16 32-8 (.800) 1 44-19 (.698) 2

Playoff Appearances 17 1 3

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium (24,000) - Opened in 1947.

Dr. John Beehler President

Greg Seitz Athletics Director

North Alabama

6:00 p.m.

Jax State leads 24-18-3; Last Meeting: JSU won 24-21 in OT (9/14/13)

Sept. 10 at LSU (ESPNU)

6:30 p.m.

First meeting

Sept. 17 Coastal Carolina

1:00 p.m.

First meeting

Sept. 24 at Liberty

6:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 2-0; Last Meeting: JSU won 42-13 (9/25/82)

Oct. 8

Tennessee Tech* (ESPN3)

1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 13-7; Last Meeting: JSU won 42-13 (10/17/15)

Oct. 15

Austin Peay*

1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 17-6-3; Last Meeting: JSU won 27-7 (10/24/15)

Oct. 22

at Eastern Kentucky*

2:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 7-6; Last Meeting: JSU won 34-0 (10/31/15)

Oct. 29

Eastern Illinois* (HC)

2:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 7-6; Last Meeting: JSU won 24-3 (11/7/15)

Nov. 5

at Southeast Missouri*

1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 15-5; Last Meeting: JSU won 56-28 (11/14/15)

Nov. 12

at Murray State*

1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 11-2; Last Meeting: JSU won 42-20 (11/21/15)

Nov. 19

UT Martin*

John Grass Head Coach

QUICK FACTS

2016 SCHEDULE Sept. 1

Josh Underwood Football Contact

1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 30-7; Last Meeting: JSU won 48-41 (9/26/15)

* Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Matchup Home Games in Bold HC - Homecoming All Times Central and Subject to Change

Basic Information Location: ................................................................................ Jacksonville, Ala. Enrollment: ...............................................................................................8,693 Founded: ...................................................................................................1883 Nickname:.......................................................................................Gamecocks Colors: .......................................................................................Red and White President: ..........................................................................Dr. John M. Beehler Athletic Director: ...............................................................................Greg Seitz Stadium (Capacity): .................. Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium (24,000) Surface: ........................................................................ Pro Grass Artificial Twitter: ................................................................................. @JSUGamecocks Media Relations Football Contact .....................................................................Josh Underwood Office Phone: ..................................................................... (256) 782-5915 Cell Phone: ........................................................................ (256) 453-0545 Fax: .................................................................................... (256) 782-5958 Email: .........................................................................underwood@jsu.edu Web site:.........................................................www.JSUGamecockSports.com Press Box Phone: ............................................................ (256) 782-5585/5586 Team Information Offense: ................................................................................................ Multiple Defense: ...................................................................................................... 5-2 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ........................................................................44/40 Offensive Starters Returning ....................................................................6 Defensive Starters Returning:...................................................................3 Specialist Starters Returning: ...................................................................3 2014 Record/OVC Record (Finish):............................................. 13-2/8-0 (1st) Postseason: ............................................... 3-1 (FCS National Runner-Up) All-Time Record/OVC Record: ........................ 521-344-40 (.598)/80-23 (.777) Joined OVC: ..............................................................................................2003 OVC Championships (Last): ................................................................ 5 (2015) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last): ............................................. 6 (2015) 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 35

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

PLAYERS TO WATCH

OFFENSE WR 9 5 WR 4 83 OT 58 54 OG 69 63 C 50 56 OG 70 74 OT 77 78 QB 7 14 RB 22 6 TE 80 21 WR 12 2 WR 82 9

Anthony Johnson Kevin Spears Dorien Dickey Brandon Wilson Nick Johnson Nuka Yobo Justin Lea Bronquvious Bussey Casey Dunn Spencer Watley Tyler Johnson Darius Anderson Dylan Cline Tyler Scozzaro Eli Jenkins Bryant Horn Josh Clemons Roc Thomas Luke Smith Jonathan Curry Josh Barge Tremaine Dillard Earl Calloway Anthony Johnson

6-4 6-2 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-4

205 217 165 185 280 250 295 200 285 253 320 330 290 290 205 190 220 203 240 250 178 185 185 205

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

DEFENSE DE 41 49 NT 93 99 DT 92 97 BAN 40 48 LB 5 26 LB 35 34 LB 3 42 CB 6 10 CB 11 17 FS 43 21 SS 37 23

Dalton Campbell Monty Young Randy Robinson Montrez Lang Desmond Owino Gerald Sterling Darius Jackson Joseph Roberts Siran Neal Selwyn Torbert Quan Stoudemire JaJuan Lee Joel McCandless Jalen Choice Reggie Hall DaQuan James Jaylen Hill Pat Porter Marlon Bridges Delwyn Torbert Ra’Shad Green Al’Dreecous Wilson

6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-11

230 235 330 300 289 275 221 241 196 200 235 204 229 227 215 182 175 163 185 200 180 165

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

6-0 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-1 5-8

226 270 170 270 225 205 215 165 178 168

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

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 98 Connor Rouleau 19 Cade Stinnett P 18 Dean Kelly 19 Cade Stinnett LS 47 Josh Brady 46 Alex Hopson KR 6 Reggie Hall 4 Dorien Dickey PR 12 Josh Barge 36 Lawon DeBardelaben Returning Starters in Bold

Key Losses RB Troymaine Pope All-American; OVC record 1,788 rushing yds, 19 TDs RB Miles Jones 717 yards, 9 TDs WR Ruben Gonzalez 44 catches, 655 yards, 4 TDs DB Brandon Bender 102 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks, 2 INT’s LB Dawson Wells 99 tackles, 12.0 TFL, 3 INT’s, 3 QBH

ELI JENKINS

Senior • Quarterback 6-3 • 205 • Birmingham, Ala. Preseason OVC Offensive Player of the Year...Was named FCS ADA National Quarterback of the Year and OVC Male Athlete of the Year (all sports) after record setting 2015 season...Was one of just three quarterbacks at Division I level (FBS or FCS) to throw for more than 2,700 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in 2015...Passed for 2,788 yards and rushed for 1,161 in leading JSU to FCS Title Game...His 3,949 yards of total offense in 2015 were second-most in OVC singleseason history...Enters his final season ranked seventh in OVC history for total offense (8,357).

JOSH BARGE

Senior • Wide Receiver 6-1 • 178 • Carrollton, Ga. Preseason All-OVC selection...First-Team All-OVC pick in 2015...Set the Jacksonville State single-season record for receptions (92) and receiving yards (1,145) during the Gamecocks national runner-up season in 2015...Also established a new JSU career record for receiving yards (2,949) which he will look to extend in 2016...The 2,949 receiving yards ranks him eighth in OVC career history while his 206 career catches ranks him sixth in league history...Set JSU single-game record for catches with 14 in game against No. 6 ranked FBS foe Auburn; JSU would take Tigers to overtime in that contest...His 92 catches were the fifth-most in OVC single-season history.

TEAM NOTES • Last season Jacksonville State not only became the first OVC team to be ranked No. 1 since 1999, it was the first time JSU had ever ascended to the top of the national polls at any level of football. JSU would go on to win three playoff games to become the first OVC team to reach the FCS Title Game since 1982. JSU lost to five-time defending champion North Dakota State 37-10 in that game played in Frisco, Texas.

• A season ago Jacksonville State ranked second nationally in average attendance with an average of 20,598 fans seeing each of its eight games at JSU Stadium in 2015. That total was second only to Montana (24,139). During a three-game playoff run the Gamecocks averaged 22,647 fans, which was tops in the nation; included was the largest crowd in stadium history (23,692 vs. Sam Houston State in the national semifinals) and third-largest crowd (22,797 vs. Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals).

Jacksonville State has ranked in the Top 13 nationally in attendance over the last five years as the Gamecocks more than 478,000 fans have seen the Gamecocks play during that span. Last year, JSU ranked seventh nationally with an average of 15,573 fans in six home games. The highest home attendance for the team last season was 18,912 for its home opener againts West Alabama.

• Since JSU Stadium opened in 1946, Jacksonville State has posted an incredible 26599-8 record at home. Since joining the Ohio Valley Conference in 2003, the Gamecocks are 56-15 for a 78.9 winning percentage and are 41-10 in OVC games during that span.

• Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium, home of the Gamecocks since 1947, finished an 18-month, $47 million expansion that pushed the capacity to 24,000 prior to the 2010 season. The facility consists of seven stories, with the bottom four floors dedicated to nearly 400 dorm beds. The top three floors include 33 luxury skyboxes, a press area, coaches booths, radio and television broadcast facilities and a game management booth.

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 55 56 58 59 60 63 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 97 98 99

Name Tramel Terry Al Harris, Jr. Tremaine Dillard Daniel Byrd Kendrick Doss Joel McCandless Dorien Dickey Kevin Spears Siran Neal Roc Thomas Reggie Hall Eli Jenkins Payton Carter Anthony Johnson Penny Smith DaQuan James Jaylen Hill Will Pyburn Josh Barge Thaddeus Philyaw Jayse Pruitt Bryant Horn Tyus Flakes Satchel Goodrich Pat Porter Dean Kelly Cade Stinnett Jarren Johnson Jonathan Curry Delwyn Torbert Josh Clemons Al’Dreecous Wilson Keegan Hill E.J. Moss Selwyn Torbert Jojo Wynn Cedric Miller Jonathan Hagler Antonio Bostic Kurtis Beaman JaJuan Lee Quan Stoudemire Lawon Debardelaben Ra’Shad Green Octavius Baxter Bryce Handy Darius Jackson Dalton Campbell Jalen Choice Marlon Bridges Matravious Williams Alex Hopson Josh Brady Joseph Roberts Monty Young Casey Dunn David Segers Emmanuel Fennell Nuka Yobo Jalyn Johnson Spencer Watley Nick Johnson Dallas Tucker Skylar Essman Bronqavious Bussey Justin Lea Tyler Johnson Brock Burkhalter Brock Gould Tyler Swindle Darius Anderson Kyron Samuels Dylan Cline Tyler Scozzaro Dylan Gibson Luke Smith Gavin Golsan Earl Calloway Brandon Wilson Jamari Hester Ronnie Reed Leo Aylsworth Demontez Terry Nate Craft Ty Anderson Eliah Goodman Desmond Owino Randy Robinson Gerald Sterling Connor Rouleau Montrez Lang

Pos. RB CB WR CB QB LB WR WR SAF RB CB QB WR WR QB CB CB QB WR CB QB QB RB WR CB P K/P RB TE SAF RB SAF CB DE SAF RB RB SAF CB DL LB LB CB DB LB LB DE DL LB SAF DB LS LS LB LB OL LB DE OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR TE WR TE WR WR TE DE DL DL DL PK DL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Ht. 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-2 5-7 6-0 6-5 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-8 6-0 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-10 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-8 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-9 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2

Wt. 200 154 185 180 205 229 165 217 186 203 198 200 178 197 181 182 175 200 172 190 194 190 195 175 163 170 270 200 250 200 220 165 163 223 195 207 185 210 183 315 204 235 168 185 220 220 221 237 227 185 184 205 225 251 235 289 225 255 250 260 253 275 280 260 200 271 320 255 255 295 330 320 271 290 275 240 185 185 185 210 195 215 165 195 213 210 265 320 275 226 300

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

Hometown (Last School) Goose Creek, S.C. (University of Georgia) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (South Carolina) Lovejoy, Ga. (Lovejoy HS) Pensacola, Fla. (Pensacola Catholic) Florence, Ala. (Northeast Mississippi CC) Birmingham, Ala. (Hinds (Miss.) CC) Greenville, S.C. (Chris Church Episcopal) New Orleans, La. (LSU) Eufaula, Ala. (Eufaula HS) Oxford, Ala. (Auburn) Opelika, Ala. (Opelika HS) Birmingham, Ala. (Parker HS) New Brockton, Ala. (Troy University) Maplesville, Ala. (Maplesville HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Northeast Oklahoma A&M) Jackson, Ala. (Jackson HS) Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS) Pasadena, Calif. (La Salle HS) Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton HS) San Jose, Calif. (De Anza College) Rainsville, Ala. (Plainview HS) Alexander City, Ala. (Benjamin Russell HS) Auburn, Ala. (Auburn HS) Fayetteville, Ga. (Starr’s Mill HS) Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Washington State) Melbourne, Australia (Stillman College) Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS) Jackson, Ala. (Jackson HS) Phenix City, Ala. (Purdue) Auburn, Ala. (Alabama State) Fayetteville, Ga. (Kentucky) Opelika, Ala. (Jones County JC) Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton HS) Ashville, Ala. (Ashville HS) Auburn, Ala. (Alabama State) Darien, Ga. (University of Arkansas) Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS) Leeds, Ala. (Arizona Western College) Buhl, Ala. (Sipsey Valley HS) Birmingham, Ala. (Huffman HS) Montgomery, Ala. (Jeff Davis HS) Opp, Ala. (Opp HS) Prattville, Ala. (Northwest Mississippi CC) Reserve, La. (East Saint John HS) Dothan, Ala. (Dothan HS) Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep) Bessemer, Ala. (McAdory HS) Vestavia, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Hillcrest HS) Lanett, Ala. (Lanett HS) Valley, Ala. (Valley HS) Pell City, Ala. (Pell City HS) Ringgold, Ga. (Silverdale Baptist Academy) Trussville, Ala. (UAB) Anniston, Ala. (Saks HS) Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville HS) Crossville, Ala. (Crossville HS) Robertsdale, Ala. (Robertsdale HS) Covington, Ga. (Newton HS) Dadeville, Ala. (Dadeville HS) Clanton, Ala. (Chilton County HS) Dadeville, Ala. (Dadeville HS) Tallahassee, Fla. (North Florida Christian HS) Chattooga, Ga. (Chattooga HS) Lanett, Ala. (Lanett HS) Henagar, Ala. (Ider HS) Glencoe, Ala. (Glencoe HS) Fayette, Ala. (Fayette County HS) Mobile, Ala. (McGill Toolen HS) Hayden, Ala. (Hayden HS) Jonesboro, Ga. (Mundy’s Mill HS) Fairhope, Ala. (East Central (Miss.) JC) McCalla, Ala. (McAdory HS) Bessemer, Ala. (Bessemer Academy) Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Muscle Shoals HS) Fort Myers, Fla. (South Fort Myers HS) Trussville, Ala. (Mountain Brook HS) Tallahassee, Fla. (Godby HS) Birmingham, Ala. (Parker HS) Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS) McIntosh, Ala. (Saraland HS) Douglasville, Ga. (Alexander HS) Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley HS) Brookwood, Ala. (Brookwood HS) Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth HS) College Park, Ga. (Hapeville Charter) Raleigh, N.C. (Navarro College) Lovejoy, Ga. (Lovejoy HS) Aliceville, Ala. (Washington State) Suwanee, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS) Prichard, Ala. (Vigor HS)

No. 74 89 86 12 38 32 31 47 43 71 63 2 82 41 8 42 22 77 88 21 36 4 2 3 50 60 52 15 79 81 91 16 72 37 29 6 39 1 84 11 24 46 14 40 10 7 9 55 20 58 70 18 99 69 34 3 28 25 5 92 13 17 13 11 85 48 93 98 75 78 51 80 10 5 97 19 35 73 87 1 6 21 26 59 56 44 23 83 27 54 49

Name Darius Anderson Ty Anderson Leo Aylsworth Josh Barge Octavius Baxter Kurtis Beaman Antonio Bostic Josh Brady Marlon Bridges Brock Burkhalter Bronqavious Bussey Daniel Byrd Earl Calloway Dalton Campbell Payton Carter Jalen Choice Josh Clemons Dylan Cline Nate Craft Jonathan Curry Lawon Debardelaben Dorien Dickey Tremaine Dillard Kendrick Doss Casey Dunn Skylar Essman Emmanuel Fennell Tyus Flakes Dylan Gibson Gavin Golsan Eliah Goodman Satchel Goodrich Brock Gould Ra’Shad Green Jonathan Hagler Reggie Hall Bryce Handy Al Harris, Jr. Jamari Hester Jaylen Hill Keegan Hill Alex Hopson Bryant Horn Darius Jackson DaQuan James Eli Jenkins Anthony Johnson Jalyn Johnson Jarren Johnson Nick Johnson Tyler Johnson Dean Kelly Montrez Lang Justin Lea JaJuan Lee Joel McCandless Cedric Miller E.J. Moss Siran Neal Desmond Owino Thaddeus Philyaw Pat Porter Jayse Pruitt Will Pyburn Ronnie Reed Joseph Roberts Randy Robinson Connor Rouleau Kyron Samuels Tyler Scozzaro David Segers Luke Smith Penny Smith Kevin Spears Gerald Sterling Cade Stinnett Quan Stoudemire Tyler Swindle Demontez Terry Tramel Terry Roc Thomas Delwyn Torbert Selwyn Torbert Dallas Tucker Spencer Watley Matravious Williams Al’Dreecous Wilson Brandon Wilson Jojo Wynn Nuka Yobo Monty Young

Pos. OL TE TE WR LB DL CB LS SAF DL OL CB WR DL WR LB RB OL WR TE CB WR WR QB OL OL DE RB OL WR DE WR OL DB SAF CB LB CB TE CB CB LS QB DE CB QB WR OL RB OL OL P DL OL LB LB RB DE SAF DL CB CB QB QB WR LB DL PK OL OL LB TE QB WR DL K/P LB OL WR RB RB SAF SAF OL OL DB SAF WR RB OL LB

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

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JOHN GRASS

HEAD COACH 3RD SEASON 23-4 CAREER RECORD Birthdate: Hometown: College:

February 28, 1968 Ashville, Alabama Jacksonville State, 1990 (Physical Education)

Family:

Wife - Jada Children - Jud, Jules, Jace

Career Record Year School 2014 Jacksonville State 2015 Jacksonville State

Overall 10-2 13-2

Conf. (Finish) 8-0 (1st) 8-0 (1st)

After serving as the team’s offensive coordinator in 2013, Grass was named Jacksonville State head coach on January 21, 2014. Grass graduated from Jacksonville State in 1990. He has been named OVC Coach of the Year in each of his first two seasons with the Gamecocks and led JSU to the National Title game in 2015.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

ASSISTANT COACHES

• Grass was named OVC Coach of the Year in 2014 after leading Jacksonville State to a perfect 8-0 record, OVC Championship and No. 9 final national ranking in his first year as n head coach. In the process he became one of just five first-year head coaches to win an OVC Championship.

Co-Defensive Coordinator/Inside LB’s: .............David Blackwell Alma Mater: ........................ East Carolina, 1997 (3rd season) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: ...................... Brandon Hall Alma Mater: ............................. Oklahoma, 2000 (3rd season)

• Followed his inaugural season by leading Jacksonville State to the FCS National Title game in 2015 and earning his second OVC Coach of the Year Award. JSU finished season 13-2 overall and were 8-0 in the OVC for the second-straight year. Gamecocks were ranked No. 1 for 11 weeks during the year and finished season ranked No. 2.

Offensive Line: ........................................................... Kevin Revis Alma Mater: ......................... Chattanooga, 2014 (1st season)

• Grass was named Jacksonville State’s Offensive Coordinator prior to the 2013 season. During that season he helped orchestrate an offense that get numerous school, OVC and national records on its way to a 11-4 overall record, FCS quarterfinals berth and a No. 10 final national record. That marked the highest finish in the poll for the program during its Division I Era.

Running Backs: ......................................................... Jimmy Ogle Alma Mater: .......................... Tennessee, 1999 (17th season)

• During the 2013 season the Gamecocks amassed 6,637 yards of total offense (1,755 more yards than the previous school record) and scored 528 points (107 more than the old record). The team also set a new record with 65 touchdowns, including 48 rushing scores which set the OVC all-time record (breaking a record that had stood since 1959).

• In 2013 running back DaMarcus James rushed for 1,477 yards and a school record 29 touchdowns. He also set the JSU and OVC record with five rushing touchdowns in a game against JSU. • Grass joined the JSU staff after coaching at the high school level for over 17 years and compiling a 122-61 career record.

• Grass served as head coach at Oxford High School (2008-12), posting five-straight winning records, a 41-16 overall record and the school’s first-ever appearance in the Alabama 6A State Semifinals.

• Was named the Alabama 6A Coach of the Year in 2007 after leading Spain Park High School to the state championship game. Also was the head coach at Moody High School (2003-05), Albertville High (2002-03), Ashville High School (1995-99).

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Defensive Line: ........................................................... Todd Bates Alma Mater: ................................Alabama, 2005 (3rd season)

Outside Linebackers: ................................................ Nick Gentry Alma Mater: ................................Alabama, 2012 (3rd season) Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator:.........................J.R. Sandlin Alma Mater: .......................................UCF, 2009 (3rd season) Quarterbacks: .............................................................Cody Wells Alma Mater: .......................................ULM, 2013 (1st season) Wide Receivers: .......................................................Nick Williams Alma Mater: ................................Alabama, 2012 (3rd season)

2015 TEAM STATISTICS

2015 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game

JSU 584 38.9

Opponent 299 19.9

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

362 199 144 19

249 107 115 27

4511 4829 318 725 6.2 300.7 53

1814 2255 441 540 3.4 120.9 15

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

3102 256-429-9 7.2 12.1 206.8 21

2691 231-460-20 5.8 11.6 179.4 17

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

7613 1154 6.6 507.5

4505 1000 4.5 300.3

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME

31:18

28:42

3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 3rd-Down Pct.

102/230 44%

69/219 32%

4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS 4th-Down Pct.

22/30 73%

7/27 26%

RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

63-74 (85%) 47-74 (64%) 70-74 (95%)

35-41 (85%) 22-41 (54%) 35-35 (100%)

164,781 8/20,598 -

122,452 6/20.409 1/21,836

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

ATTENDANCE Games/Avg. Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Jacksonville State Opponents

1st 110 38

2nd 191 78

3rd 158 68

4th 119 108

OT 6 7

RUSHING Player Troymaine Pope Eli Jenkins Miles Jones Josh Clemons Christian LeMay

G 15 15 15 7 11

PASSING Player Eli Jenkins Christian LeMay

Total 584 299

G 15 11

Att. 218 192 152 70 32

Yds. 1788 1161 717 405 233

Cmp.-Att. 227-374 26-50

Pct. 60.7 52.0

Avg. 8.2 6.0 4.7 5.8 7.3

TD 19 15 9 4 3

Yds./G 119.2 77.4 47.8 57.9 21.2

Yds. 2788 284

TD/Int. 21/8 0/1

Avg. 185.9 25.8

RECEIVING Player Josh Barge Ruben Gonzalez Dalton Screws Markis Merrill Anthony Johnson

G 15 11 15 14 15

No. 92 44 35 27 18

Yds. 1145 655 387 388 175

Avg. 12.4 14.9 11.1 14.4 9.7

TD 11 4 3 2 0

Yds./G 76.3 59.5 25.8 27.7 11.7

SCORING Player Troymaine Pope Connor Rouleau Eli Jenkins Josh Barge Miles Jones

G 15 15 15 15 15

TD 20 15 11 9

XPt. 65-68 -

FG 17-27 -

Pts. 120 116 90 66 56

Pts./G 8.0 7.7 6.0 4.4 3.7

TACKLES Player Brandon Bender Dawson Wells Folo Johnson Joel McCandless Debarriaus Miller

G 15 15 15 15 15

Solo 45 40 37 36 31

Asst.

57 59 46 43 38

Total 102 99 83 79 69

TFL 11.5 12.0 3.0 10.5 4.0

Sacks 3.0 0.5 0 2.5 0.5

INTERCEPTIONS Player Jaylen Hill Dawson Wells Rashod Byers Brandon Bender DeBarriaus Miller

G 15 15 15 15 15

No. 4 3 3 2 2

Yds. 59 83 32 54 32

Avg. 14.8 27.7 10.7 27.0 16.0

TD 0 2 0 0 0

PBU 3 4 8 4 3

Returning Players in Bold

2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21 12/5 12/11 12/19 1/9

Opponent at #8 Chattanooga at #6 Auburn Tennessee State* at UT Martin* Mississippi Valley State at Tennessee Tech* at Austin Peay* #13 Eastern Kentucky* at Eastern Illinois* Southeast Missouri* Murray State* #7 Chattanooga # #7 Charleston Southern # #6 Sam Houston State # vs. #2 North Dakota State !

Result Attendance W, 23-20 15,812 L, 27-20 (OT) 87,451 W, 48-13 23,413 W, 48-41 3,982 W, 49-7 13,889 W, 42-13 5,575 W, 27-7 5,411 W, 34-0 21,988 W, 24-3 4,221 W, 56-28 18,995 W, 42-20 18,555 W, 41-35 (OT) 21,452 W, 58-38 22,797 W, 62-10 23,692 L, 37-10 21,836

* - Ohio Valley Conference Contest Home Games in Bold # - FCS Playoff Game ! - FCS Title Game (Frisco, Texas) 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 39

TEAM RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Most Attempts Game: 39 - Boyce Callahan vs. Livingston (1972) Season: 292 - DaMarcus James (2013) Career: 800 - Boyce Callahan (1970-73) Most Yards Game: 298 - Kory Chapman vs. UT Martin (2003) Season: 1,788 - Troymaine Pope (2015) Career: 4,237 - Boyce Callahan (1970-73) INDIVIDUAL PASSING Most Attempts Game: 53 - Reggie Stencil vs. Stephen F. Austin (1999) Season: 418 - Montressa Kirby (1997) Career: 1,027 - Ed Lett (1979-82) Most Completions Game: 30 - Marques Ivory vs. Eastern Ky. (2010) Season: 218 - Montressa Kirby (1987) Career: 563 - Ed Lett (1979-82) Most Yards Game: 444 - Marques Ivory vs. Eastern Ky. (2010) Season: 2,817 - Montressa Kirby (1997) Career: 7,145 - Ed Lett (1979-82) INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Most Receptions Game: 14 - Donald Young vs. North Alabama (1978) 14 - Josh Barge vs. Auburn (2015) Season: 92 - Josh Barge (2015) Career: 206 - Josh Barge (2013-present) Most Receiving Yards Game: 247 - Ronald Bonner vs. Northwestern St. (1997) Season: 1,145 - Josh Barge (2015) Career: 2,949 - Josh Barge (2013-present)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

ALL OVC 1-4-0 -1-1-0 -No Games Played No Games Played 4-3-0 -0-2-0 -1-3-2 -3-2-1 -1-4-0 -5-2-1 -3-1-0 -5-2-0 -2-4-1 -9-0-1 -1-2-1 -3-4-1 -7-1-1 -5-2-2 -4-4-0 -3-2-1 -6-3-0 -1-6-0 -1-7-0 -2-4-1 -5-2-0 -5-3-0 -4-3-1 -0-9-1 -2-3-1 -2-5-1 -5-4-0 -2-5-0 -1-3-1 -0-5-0 -1-6-1 -0-7-2 -3-5-0 -No Games Played No Games Played No Games Played No Games Played 1-1-0 -3-5-1 -9-0-0 -8-1-1 -6-3-0 -6-2-1 -3-3-2 -3-6-0 -3-5-1 -7-2-1 -10-1-0 -5-3-0 -4-4-0 -5-4-0 -6-2-1 --

OVC Championships (5) 2003, 2004, 2011*, 2014, 2015

COACH C.A. Holton C. A. Holton

YEAR 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Earl Wells F.A. Harwood G.W. Penton Ben Harris Ben Harris Ben Harris Ben Harris Ben Harris Ben Harris Ben Harris Ben Harris Ben Harris J.W. Stepehnson J.W. Stephenson C.C. Bush C.C. Bush C.C. Bush Earl Wren Al Clemmons Al Clemmons Al Clemmons J.W. Stephenson J.W. Stephenson T.B. Shotts T.B. Shotts T.B. Shotts T.B. Shotts T.B. Shotts T.B. Shotts T.B. Shotts C.C. Dillon C.C. Dillon Osmo Smith

C.C. Dillon Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls * Co-Champions

ALL 3-6-0 5-4-0 4-3-2 4-4-1 4-4-1 7-2-0 8-2-0 4-5-1 3-6-0 3-6-0 10-0-0 6-3-0 7-2-1 7-2-0 7-4-0 7-3-0 6-4-0 11-3-0 7-3-0 4-6-0 8-3-0 8-3-0 10-2-0 6-5-0 4-5-1 3-6-1 5-4-1 5-4-1 10-2-0 13-1-0 9-3-0 12-1-0 12-1-1 3-7-0 4-7-0 7-4 1-9 1-10 7-4 1-10 4-6 5-6 5-6 8-4 9-2 6-5 6-5 6-5 8-3 8-3 9-3 7-4 6-5 11-4 10-2 13-2

OVC -------------------------------------------7-1 7-1 6-2 5-3 5-3 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-3 5-3 8-0 8-0

COACH Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Don Salls Jim Blevins Jim Blevins Jim Blevins Jim Blevins Charley Pell Charley Pell Charley Pell Charley Pell Charley Pell C. Mayfield C. Mayfield C. Mayfield Jim Fuller Jim Fuller Jim Fuller Jim Fuller Jim Fuller Jim Fuller Jim Fuller Joe Hollis Bill Burgess Bill Burgess Bill Burgess Bill Burgess Bill Burgess Bill Burgess Bill Burgess Bill Burgess Bill Burgess Bill Burgess Bill Burgess Bill Burgess Mike Williams Mike Williams Mike Williams Jack Crowe Jack Crowe Jack Crowe Jack Crowe Jack Crowe Jack Crowe Jack Crowe Jack Crowe Jack Crowe Jack Crowe Jack Crowe Jack Crowe Jack Crowe Bill Clark John Grass John Grass

NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (6) 2003, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015

ALL-TIME COACHES

After his playing days at JSU (1986-88), Eric Davis went on to play in the NFL (with San Francisco and Carolina) and played in Super Bowl XXIX.

Coach C.A. Holton Milton Harper G.Z. Henderson Earl Wells F.A. Harwood Ernest Jones Ben Harris J.W. Stephenson C.C. Bush Earl Wren Al Clemmons T.B. Shotts C.C. Dillon Osmo Smith Don Salls Ray Wedgeworth Jim Blevins Charley Pell Clarkie Mayfield Jim Fuller Joe Hollis Bill Burgess Mike Williams Jeff Richards Jack Crowe Bill Clark John Grass

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Years 1904-05 1906 1906-07 1908 1909 1910 1911-19 1920-21, 29-30 1922-24 1925 1926-28 1931-37 1938-39, 45 1940 1946-52, 54-64 1953 1965-68 1969-73 1974-76 1977-83 1984 1985-96 1997-99 1999 2000-12 2013 2014-present

Overall Record 2-5 (.286) No Record No Record 4-3 (.571) 0-2 (.000) 1-3-2 (.500) 29-13-8 (.656) 21-8-3 (.703) 9-5 (.643) 1-6 (.143) 8-13-1 (.386) 18-24-4 (.435) 2-16-3 (.167) 3-5 (.375) 95-57-11 (.647) 3-5-1 (.388) 22-15-1 (.592) 33-13-1 (.713) 20-11 (.645) 54-25-0 (.683) 4-5-1 (.450) 84-49-4 (.628) 9-17 (.364) 1-5 (.166) 87-57 (.604) 11-4 (.733) 23-4 (.852)

OVC Record 59-20 (.747) 5-3 (.625) 16-0 (1.000)

OVC Titles 3 0 2

Playoff Appearances 3 1 2

MURRAY STATE RACERS Roy Stewart Stadium (16,800) - Opened in 1973.

Dr. Bob Davies President

Allen Ward Athletics Director

at Illinois (Big Ten Network)

2:30 p.m.

First meeting.

Sept. 10 Missouri State

6:00 p.m.

Murray State leads 7-1; Last Meeting: Murray State won 41-38 (9/14/13)

Sept. 17 at Southern Illinois

6:00 p.m.

Murray State leads 10-8-2; Last Meeting: SIU won 32-7 (9/13/03)

Sept. 24 Southeast Missouri* (ESPN3)

6:00 p.m.

Murray St. leads 39-10-1; Last Meeting: SEMO won 27-10 (10/3/15)

Oct. 1

at Austin Peay*

3:00 p.m.

Murray State leads 35-14; Last Meeting: MSU won 34-18 (10/3/15)

Oct. 15

UT Martin*

6:00 p.m.

Murray St. leads 35-19-1; Last Meeting: UT Martin won 52-45 (10/24/15)

Oct. 22

at Eastern Illinois*

1:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois leads 18-13; Last Meeting: EIU won 34-20 (10/31/15)

Oct. 29

Tennessee State* (HC)

3:00 p.m.

Murray State leads 14-13; Last Meeting: MSU won 46-43 in OT (11/17/15)

Nov. 5

at Eastern Kentucky*

TBA

Eastern Kentucky leads 45-26-4; Last Meeting: EKU won 41-34 (11/14/15)

Nov. 12

Jacksonville State*

1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 11-2; Last Meeting: JSU won 42-20 (11/21/15)

Nov. 19

at Tennessee Tech*

Mitch Stewart Head Coach

QUICK FACTS

2016 SCHEDULE Sept. 3

Parker Griffith Football Contact

1:30 p.m.

Tennessee Tech leads 43-37-1; Last Meeting: TTU won 31-29 (9/26/15)

* Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Matchup Home Games in Bold HC - Homecoming All Times Central and Subject to Change

Basic Information Location: ..........................................................................................Murray, Ky. Enrollment: .............................................................................................11,207 Founded: ...................................................................................................1922 Nickname:.............................................................................................. Racers Colors: .......................................................................................Navy and Gold President: ..................................................................................Dr. Bob Davies Athletic Director: .............................................................................. Allen Ward Stadium (Capacity): .......................................... Roy Stewart Stadium (16,800) Surface: ........................................................................................FieldTurf Twitter: ..........................................................@MSURacers, @RacersFootball Media Relations Football Contact: ........................................................................ Parker Griffith Office Phone: ..................................................................... (270) 809-3351 Cell Phone: ........................................................................ (662) 341-0979 Fax: .................................................................................... (270) 809-6814 Email: .............................................................. pgriffith2@murraystate.edu Web site:........................................................................... www.GoRacers.com Press Box Phone: ..................................................................... (270) 809-6811 Team Information Offense: ................................................................................................. Spread Defense: ................................................................................................... 4-2-5 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ........................................................................44/49 Offensive Starters Returning: ...................................................................6 Defensive Starters Returning:...................................................................6 Specialist Starters Returning: ...................................................................4 2015 Record/OVC Record (Finish):...............................................3-8/2-6 (7th) Postseason: ........................................................................................none All-Time Record/OVC Record: ................. 471-418-36 (.529)/219-236-9 (.482) Joined OVC: ..............................................................................................1948 OVC Championships (Last): ................................................................ 8 (2002) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last): ............................................. 5 (2002) 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 41

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

PLAYERS TO WATCH

OFFENSE WR 16 20 WR 12 1 OT 78 56 OG 57 74 C 60 51 OG 69 75 OT 66 71 QB 2 19 RB 7 26 TE 85 35 WR 80 3

Jordan Gandy Mareio McGraw Mitch Stults Malik Golson Joe Irby Rangel Lowery Kwan Stallworth Steven Clemmons Brant Newman Ryan Rainey Chris White Cam Carter Tony Mays Noah Banks KD Humphries Houston Hartz Mark Dodson Demetric Johnson Jesse Blackburn Drew Rutland Sterling Taylor LJ Gainey

6-4 6-0 5-9 5-9 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-0 5-11

210 180 175 180 297 305 295 295 286 295 310 280 305 310 225 195 198 185 240 215 190 187

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

DEFENSE DE 94 32 DT 90 92 NT 99 96 DE 91 97 LB 51 25 LB 13 31 CB 5 34 CB 31 27 FS 8 23 SS 22 21 S 24 29

Silas Owens Zuri Elrington Dee Nalls Quindarius Coles Rasahad Johnson Griffin Martin Bishop Woods Ryan Duvall Lamont Crittendon Marico Paige Quincy Williams Sean Rodriguez D’Montre Wade Nigel Walton Marquez Sanford Greg Willard Zach Shipley Marcus Meredith Dylan Boone Zach Wade Toby Omli Isaiah Foster

6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-5 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-2

240 265 305 250 270 250 253 225 235 220 215 210 195 170 170 170 178 190 193 215 200 175

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

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 38 James Sappington 41 Connor Mitchell P 37 Landon Stratton 79 Sid Herndon LS 40 Wes Drewery HO 8 Zach Shipley 37 Landon Stratton KR 7 Mark Dodson 31 Marquez Sanford PR 31 Marquez Sanford 7 Mark Dodson

6-5 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-10

220 185 180 190 230 178 180 198 170 170 198

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

Returning Starters in Bold

KD HUMPHRIES

Senior • Quarterback 6-3 • 225 • Montgomery, Ala. In the offseason participated in the Manning Passing Academy in Louisiana...Tabbed one of the quarterbacks to watch in the FCS in 2016...Finished seventh in the STATS National Offensive Player of the Year voting last season after completing 330-of-532 passes for 3,778 yards and 22 touchdowns...His 3,831 yards of total offense and 3,778 passing yards each ranked third in OVC history...330 completions were fourthmost in league history...Enters season with 657 career completions which is fifth in OVC history; is ninth in OVC history in career passing yards (7,342).

TOBY OMLI

Senior • Safety 6-0 • 200 • Brookeville, Kan. Transferred to Murray State from Butler Community College prior to the 2015 season...In seven games had 49 tackles with 0.5 tackles-for-loss and a pass breakup...Had a season-high 15 tackles in game at FBS foe Western Michigan on Sept. 19...Added eight tackles against Tennessee Tech and seven tackles in victory over Austin Peay.

TEAM NOTES • Last season Murray State ranked second nationally in passing yards/game (347.3) and 12th in total offense (466.1 yards/game). Individually quarterback KD Humphries was first nationally in passing yards/game (343.5) and second in total offense (348.3 yards/game).

• The Racers will become quite fond of the “Land of Lincoln” this season as three of their six road games will take place in the state of Illinois.

• Murray State renews its rivalry with Southern Illinois this season, taking on the Salukis for the first time since 2003. Murray State leads the all-time series with SIU 10-8-2.

• After a six-year absence, from 2001-08, Murray State has now had 10 AllAmerican selections since 2008.

Key Losses WR Paul Rice 79 catches, 905 yards, 2 TDs WR Jeremy Harness 70 catches, 912 yards, 4 TDs WR Janawski Davis 51 catches, 686 yards, 7 TDs DB DeQuinten Spraggins 90 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2 INTs, 8 PBU LB Joey Cicoria 68 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 PBU

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 12 13 13 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 66 67 68 69 70 71 73 74 75 78 79 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Name Malik Golson KD Humphries LJ Gainey Jonathan Jackson D’Montre Wade Marquez Sanford Mark Dodson Zach Shipley Nate Embry Lamont Crittendon Mitch Stults Brendan Bognar Quincy Williams Tyre Gray Jordon Gandy Eli Oltean Houston Hartz Mareio McGraw Zach Wade Dylan Boone Marcus Meredith Toby Omli Marico Paige Demetric Johnson Greg Willard Nick Collins Reece Broomfield Isaiah Foster Trae Gordon Sean Rodriguez Zuri Elrington Ethon Felton Nigel Walton Drew Rutland D’Vaughn Whitt Landon Stratton James Sappington Andre Davis Wes Drewery Connor Mitchell Jordan Tyler John Welsh Josh Malone Derrick Shaw Ernest Kenty Nathan Gregory Drake VanHooser Paris Wilson Chase Boling Ryan Rainey Robert Adams Chris Stahl Collin Travis Rangel Lowery Iverson Ware Kwan Stallworth Austin Hogancamp Brant Newman Nate Wilkinson Tony Mays II Wyatt Dawson Leighton Colby Chris White Jace Bragg Noah Banks Michael Magochy Steven Clemmons Cam Carter Joe Irby Sid Herndon Sterling Taylor Sylvaughn Turner Reid Lucas Rajai Perkins Jesse Blackburn Jensen Feggins Hector Garcia Markel Atkins Jonathan Moss Dee Nalls Bishop Woods Quindarius Coles Caleb Sheffer Silas Owens Troy Quinn Griffin Martin Ryan Duvall Korey Tillman Rashad Johnson

Pos. WR QB WR LB DB DB RB DB QB LB WR QB DB WR WR QB QB WR S DB S S LB RB CB WR CB S RB LB DE WR CB WR S P K CB LS K LB DB S LB S S FB S LB OL LB DL DE OL LB OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL OL P WR WR LB WR WR WR K WR WR DL DL DL TE DE DE DE DL DL DL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Ht. 5-9 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-4 5-10 5-9 6-6 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-7 5-8 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-5 5-10 6-0 6-5 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-1

Wt. 180 225 211 211 192 170 198 178 220 235 175 225 215 170 210 190 195 180 215 193 190 200 220 185 170 185 152 175 185 210 240 217 170 215 170 180 220 175 230 185 221 168 185 240 205 205 240 215 235 295 235 285 230 305 230 295 250 286 290 305 266 255 310 275 310 220 295 280 297 190 190 170 207 187 240 200 215 185 165 305 253 250 200 240 245 250 225 270 270

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

Hometown (Last School) Dover, Del. (Delaware St.) Montgomery, Ala. (Jefferson Davis HS) Snellville, Ga. (Fullerton Col.) Mayfield, Ky. (Mayfield HS) Columbia, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) Macon, Ga. (Westside HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Ole Miss) Shelbyville, Ky. (Shelby County HS) Madisonville, Ky. (North Hopkins HS) Decatur, Ala. (Austin HS) Hamilton, Ala. (Hamilton HS) St. Louis, Mo. (Lindenwood [MO]) Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS) Alexander, Ala. (Benjamin Russell HS) Athens, Ala. (East Limestone HS) St. Joseph, Ill. (St. Joseph-Ogden HS) Owensboro, Ky. (Owensboro Catholic HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Overton HS) Newport Beach, Calif. (Saddleback CC) Murray, Ky. (Murray HS) San Clemente, Calif. (Saddleback CC) Brookeville, Kan. (Butler CC) Wesson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) South Pittsburg, Tenn. (South Pittsburg HS) Decatur, Ala. (Austin HS) Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge HS) Bruceton, Tenn. (Central HS) Pacoima, Calif. (College of the Canyons) Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual HS) Nickerson, Kan. (Butler CC) Los Angeles, Calif. (West Los Angeles) Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Muscle Shoals HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Carver HS) Memphis, Tenn. (First Assembly Christian) Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) Russellville, Ky. (Logan County HS) Peculiar, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar HS) Lexington, Ky. (Bryant Station HS) Franklin, Tenn. (UAB) Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy) Paducah, Ky. (Western Ky.) Paducah, Ky. (McCracken County HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS) Alabaster, Ala. (Thompson HS) Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan HS) Princeton, Ky. (Caldwell County HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS) Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic HS) Saucier, Miss. (Harrison Central HS) Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Northridge HS) St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis University HS) Benton, Ky. (Marshall County HS) Brentwood, Calif. (Diablo Valley) Benton, Ky. (Marshall County HS) Lithonia, Ga. (Martin Luther King, Jr. HS) North Sutton, N.H. (Kearsarge HS) Germantown, Tenn. (Memphis University HS) Franklin, Tenn. (Centennial HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis) Duck, W.Va. (Clay County HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) Daphne, Ala. (Daphne HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Central HS) Pensacola, Fla. (West Florida HS) Franklin, Tenn. (Page HS) Lewisburg, Tenn. (Marshall County HS) Adamsville, Ala. (Minor HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy) Mayfield, Ky. (Mayfield HS) Morrow, Ga. (Contra Costa HS) Athens, Ala. (East Limestone HS) Park Hills, Mo. (Central HS) St. Louis, Mo. (Hazlewood East HS) Gardendale, Ala. (Gardendale HS) Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren Central HS) Sedalia, Ky. (Graves County HS) Memphis, Tenn. (East HS) Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) Fayette, Ala. (Fayette County HS) Duluth, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS) McCalla, Ala. (McAdory HS) Hodgenville, Ky. (Western Ky.) New Market, Ala. (Buckhorn HS) Prattville, Ala. (Harrison Central HS) Elba, Ala. (Elba HS) Owensboro, Ky. (Western Ky.) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) Barnesville, Ga. (Lamar County HS)

No. 52 88 71 85 13 50 22 70 28 75 74 68 92 28 9 39 67 7 40 97 32 8 86 33 29 3 16 87 1 30 15 47 19 79 59 2 78 4 26 99 46 56 83 73 44 96 66 20 23 41 89 90 60 18 24 94 25 84 95 51 31 35 6 38 45 93 8 54 58 37 12 80 98 55 82 42 72 5 21 34 57 43 69 36 62 27 13 49 91

Name Robert Adams Markel Atkins Noah Banks Jesse Blackburn Brendan Bognar Chase Boling Dylan Boone Jace Bragg Reece Broomfield Cam Carter Steven Clemmons Leighton Colby Quindarius Coles Nick Collins Lamont Crittendon Andre Davis Wyatt Dawson Mark Dodson Wes Drewery Ryan Duvall Zuri Elrington Nate Embry Jensen Feggins Ethon Felton Isaiah Foster LJ Gainey Jordon Gandy Hector Garcia Malik Golson Trae Gordon Tyre Gray Nathan Gregory Houston Hartz Sid Herndon Austin Hogancamp KD Humphries Joe Irby Jonathan Jackson Demetric Johnson Rashad Johnson Ernest Kenty Rangel Lowery Reid Lucas Michael Magochy Josh Malone Griffin Martin Tony Mays II Mareio McGraw Marcus Meredith Connor Mitchell Jonathan Moss Dee Nalls Brant Newman Eli Oltean Toby Omli Silas Owens Marico Paige Rajai Perkins Troy Quinn Ryan Rainey Sean Rodriguez Drew Rutland Marquez Sanford James Sappington Derrick Shaw Caleb Sheffer Zach Shipley Chris Stahl Kwan Stallworth Landon Stratton Mitch Stults Sterling Taylor Korey Tillman Collin Travis Sylvaughn Turner Jordan Tyler Drake VanHooser D’Montre Wade Zach Wade Nigel Walton Iverson Ware John Welsh Chris White D’Vaughn Whitt Nate Wilkinson Greg Willard Quincy Williams Paris Wilson Bishop Woods

Pos. LB WR OL WR QB LB DB OL CB OL OL OL DL WR LB CB OL RB LS DL DE QB WR WR S WR WR K WR RB WR S QB P OL QB OL LB RB DL S OL LB DL S DE OL WR S K WR DL OL QB S DE LB WR DE OL LB WR DB K LB TE DB DL OL P WR WR DL DE WR LB FB DB S CB LB DB OL S OL CB DB S DL

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

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MITCH STEWART HEAD COACH 2ND SEASON 3-8 CAREER RECORD Birthdate: Hometown: College: Family:

November 8, 1982 Newnan, Ga. Valdosta State, 2005 (Business Education) Wife - Rikki Children - Stella, Emerson

Career Record Year School 2015 Murray State

Overall 3-8

Conf. (Finish) 2-6 (7th)

Mitch Stewart was named the 18th head coach in Murray State history on Dec. 15, 2014. He took the position after serving five years on the Racers staff as the program’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

ASSISTANT COACHES

• Prior to being named head coach, Stewart served as an assistant coach with the Murray State program for five years (2010-14) under Chris Hatcher, with the final four of those as the team’s offensive coordinator. He helped the Racers to one of the top offenses nationally in that time frame.

Asst. HC/Defensive Coordinator/Secondary:......... Chris Boone Alma Mater: ......................Southern Miss, 1997 (2nd season)

• Last season Stewart led MSU to a No. 15 nationally ranking in total offense (468.3 yards/game) and an OVC-best 36.6 points/game (also 15th nationally).

Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator: ..............Gordon Steele Alma Mater: .......................Valdosta State, 2011 (3rd season)

• In 2012 he helped Murray State rank fifth nationally in each passing offense, total offense and scoring offense. The season quarterback Casey Brockman (now an assistant with the program) earned his second-straight All-American honor after setting numerous school and OVC records.

• Stewart spend three years (2007-09) as a member of the Georgia Southern coaching staff, working with the wide receivers. In his second year with the Eagles he helped the offense led the Southern Conference and rank 20th nationally in passing offense.

• After college Stewart served as a graduate assistant at Valdosta State and also as an offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Newnan High School.

• As a college quarterback Stewart played for former Murray State head coach Chris Hatcher at Valdosta State from 2001-05. He was part of the 2002 National Runner-Up squad and the 2004 National Championship Team.

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Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator: ............Jake Johnson Alma Mater: .................. Eastern Kentucky, 2002 (1st season)

Wide Receivers: .................................................Casey Brockman Alma Mater: ........................ Murray State, 2013 (2nd season) Running Backs/Co-Run Game Coordinator: ....... Sean Dawkins Alma Mater: ....................................... Troy, 2007 (6th season) Defensive Line: ............................................................Kevin Park Alma Mater: .................................... Baylor, 2013 (1st season) Cornerbacks:........................................................... Corico Wright Alma Mater: ................................ Clemson, 2013 (1st season) Director of Recruiting & Player Personnel: ...........Steve Adams Alma Mater: ......................... Murray State, 2013 (6th season)

2015 TEAM STATISTICS

2015 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS MUR 336 30.5

Opponent 409 37.2

255 83 155 17

266 109 142 15

1307 1645 338 363 3.6 118.8 16

2174 2469 295 468 4.6 197.6 23

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

3820 333-538-8 7.1 11.5 347.3 23

3298 262-404-8 8.2 12.6 299.8 29

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

5127 901 5.7 466.1

5472 872 6.3 497.5

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME

27:50

32:10

3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 3rd-Down Pct.

74/193 38%

75/174 43%

4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS 4th-Down Pct.

12/26 46%

8/12 67%

RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

36-47 (77%) 24-47 (51%) 37-39 (95%)

40-44 (91%) 32-44 (73%) 44-51 (86%)

30,241 5/6,048 -

71,294 6/11,882 0/0

SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

ATTENDANCE Games/Avg. Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Murray State Opponents

1st 103 79

2nd 76 110

3rd 73 122

4th 71 81

OT 13 17

RUSHING Player Roman Clay Nick Taylor KD Humphries Jesse Blackburn Marcus Holliday PASSING Player KD Humphries Janawski Davis

Total 336 409

G 11 11 11 10 7

G 11 10

Att. 190 55 100 2 6

Yds. 935 307 53 35 15

Cmp.-Att. Pct. 330-532 62.0 1-1 100.0

Avg. 4.9 5.6 0.5 17.5 2.5

TD 11 1 4 0 0

Yds./G 85.0 27.9 4.8 3.5 2.1

Yds. 3778 16

TD/Int. 22/7 1/0

Avg. 343.5 1.6

RECEIVING Player Paul Rice Jeremy Harness Janawski Davis Jesse Blackburn Roman Clay

G 11 11 10 10 11

No. 79 70 51 48 27

Yds. 905 912 686 612 184

Avg. 11.5 13.0 13.5 12.8 6.8

TD 2 4 7 5 0

Yds./G 82.3 82.9 68.6 61.2 16.7

SCORING Player Roman Clay Connor Mitchell Janawski Davis Jesse Blackburn Carson Greifenkamp

G 11 8 10 10 6

TD 11 8 5 -

XPt. 24-25 13-14

FG 9-14 4-7

Pts. 66 51 48 30 25

Pts./G 6.0 6.4 4.8 3.0 4.2

TACKLES Player DeQuinten Spraggins Jonathan Jackson Joey Cicoria Marquez Sanford Toby Omli

G 11 11 11 11 7

Solo 50 35 25 33 24

Asst.

40 44 43 17 25

Total 90 79 68 50 49

TFL 4.0 7.0 3.0 1.0 0.5

Sacks 0 1.0 1.5 0 0

INTERCEPTIONS Player G Marquez Sanford 11 DeQuinten Spraggins 11 Shawn Samuels-Connell 11 T-Ray Malone 9 DeAndre Cooper 11

No. 2 2 2 1 1

Yds. 46 14 13 11 0

Avg. 23.0 7.0 6.5 11.0 0.0

TD 1 0 0 0 0

PBU 3 8 1 0 3

Returning Players in Bold

2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date 9/3 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21

Opponent Kentucky Wesleyan at Northern Illinois at Western Michigan Tennessee Tech* at Southeast Missouri* Austin Peay* at UT Martin* Eastern Illinois* at Tennessee State* #24 Eastern Kentucky* at #1 Jacksonville State*

Result Attendance W, 52-12 6,037 L, 57-26 17,465 L, 52-20 20,543 L, 31-29 10,620 L, 27-10 4,376 W, 34-18 9,019 L, 52-45 2,458 L, 34-20 2,108 W, 46-43 (OT) 7,897 L, 41-34 2,457 L, 42-20 18,555

* - Ohio Valley Conference Contest Home Games in Bold

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TEAM RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Most Attempts Game: 41 - Stevie Chaney vs. Austin Peay (2005) Season: 276 - Don Clayton (1974) Career: 557 - Don Clayton (1972-74) Most Yards Game: 310 - Stevie Chaney vs. Austin Peay (2005) Season: 1,765 - Derrick Cullors (1995) Career: 2,804 - Don Clayton (1972-74) INDIVIDUAL PASSING Most Attempts Game: 67 - Casey Brockman vs. Tennessee State (2011) 67 - Casey Brockman vs. UT Martin (2012) Season: 532 - KD Humphries (2015) Career: 1,405 - Casey Brockman (2009-12) Most Completions Game: 48 - KD Humphries vs. Tennessee Tech (2014) Season: 359 - Casey Brockman (2012) Career: 938 - Casey Brockman (2009-12) Most Yards Game: 600 - Casey Brockman vs. Tennessee State (2011) Season: 3,778 - KD Humphries (2015) Career: 9,990 - Casey Brockman (2009-12) INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Most Receptions Game: 16 - Harvey Tanner vs. Austin Peay (1967) Season: 94 - Walter Powell (2012) Career: 216 - Marcus Harris (2007-10) Most Receiving Yards Game: 255 - Harvey Tanner vs. Middle Tenn. (1967) Season: 1,213 - Walter Powell (2012) Career: 2,650 - Walter Powell (2010-13)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

ALL OVC 3-3-3 -6-0-1 -5-2-1 -7-1-1 -9-0-1 -5-4 -5-4 -5-3-1 -4-2-3 -9-0 -6-3 -3-5 -5-4 -8-1-1 -6-2-1 -4-4-1 -4-3-2 -4-3-2 -1-5-2 -No Games Played 5-2-0 -5-2-1 -5-5 -6-3 -9-1-1 3-1 1-7-1 1-6 7-2-1 5-0-1 8-1 5-1 4-4 3-2 3-6 1-4 5-4 3-2 6-4 2-3 6-4 4-1 3-5-1 1-3-1 3-7 2-4 0-10 0-6 5-5 4-2 4-6 2-4 5-5 1-5 5-5 3-4 5-4-1 3-3-1 2-6-2 1-4-2 0-10 0-7 4-6 2-5 7-2-1 5-2 5-4-1 2-4-1

COACH Irby Koffman Carlisle Cutchin Carlisle Cutchin Carlisle Cutchin Carlisle Cutchin Carlisle Cutchin Carlisle Cutchin Ray Morgan Roy Stewart Roy Stewart Roy Stewart RoyStewart Roy Stewart Roy Stewart Roy Stewart Roy Stewart Roy Stewart Jim Moore Roy Stewart Roy Stewart Roy Stewart Jim Moore Jim Moore Fred Faurot Fred Faurot Fred Faurot Fred Faurot Fred Faurot Fred Faurot Fred Faurot Fred Faurot Jim Cullivan Jim Cullivan Jim Cullivan Jim Cullivan Don Shelton Don Shelton Don Shelton Don Shelton Don Shelton Don Shelton Don Shelton Bill Furguson Bill Furguson Bill Furguson

YEAR 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

OVC Championships (8) 1948*, 1950, 1951, 1979, 1986*, 1995, 1996, 2002*

ALL 4-6 5-4-1 4-6 7-3 9-2 4-5-1 5-6 6-5 4-7 9-2-1 9-2 8-3 4-7 7-4 9-2 7-3-1 7-4-1 6-5 4-6 6-4-1 2-9 3-8 2-9 4-7 5-6 11-1 11-2 7-4 7-4 7-4 6-5 4-6 7-5 4-8 7-4 2-9 1-10 2-9 5-7 3-8 6-5 7-4 5-6 6-6 3-9 3-8

OVC 1-6 3-3-1 2-5 5-2 5-2 3-3-1 4-3 4-3 1-5 6-0 5-2 5-3 2-5 4-3 5-2 5-2 6-1 3-3 4-2 3-3 1-5 1-6 1-7 4-4 4-4 8-0 8-0 5-2 5-2 5-2 4-3 2-4 5-1 3-5 6-2 0-7 0-8 1-7 4-4 2-6 5-3 5-3 4-4 4-4 1-7 2-6

COACH Bill Furguson Bill Furguson Bill Furguson Bill Furguson Bill Furguson Bill Furgeson Bill Furgeson Bill Furgeson Mike Gottfried Mike Gottfried Mike Gottfried Frank Beamer Frank Beamer Frank Beamer Frank Beamer Frank Beamer Frank Beamer Mike Mahoney Mike Mahoney Mike Mahoney Mike Mahoney Mike Mahoney Mike Mahoney Houston Nutt Houston Nutt Houston Nutt Houston Nutt Denver Johnson Denver Johnson Denver Johnson Joe Pannunzio Joe Pannunzio Joe Pannunzio Joe Pannunzio Joe Pannunzio Joe Pannunzio Matt Griffin Matt Griffin Matt Griffin Matt Griffin Chris Hatcher Chris Hatcher Chris Hatcher Chris Hatcher Chris Hatcher Mitch Stewart

OVC Titles 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

Playoff Appearances 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

* Co Champions

NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (5) 1979, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2002

ALL-TIME COACHES

Gil Mains played on three OVC Championship teams (1948, 1950, 1951) and earned all-conference honors. He would later play for the Detroit Lions in the NFL.

Coach Irby Koffman Carlisle Cutchin Ray Morgan Roy Stewart Jim Moore Fred Faurot Jim Cullivan Don Shelton Bill Furgerson Mike Gottfried Frank Beamer Mike Mahoney Houston Nutt Denver Johnson Joe Pannunzio Matt Griffin Chris Hatcher Mitch Stewart

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Years 1924 1925-30 1931 1932-40, 42, 44-45 1941, 46-47 1948-55 1956-59 1960-66 1967-77 1978-80 1981-86 1987-92 1993-96 1997-99 2000-05 2006-09 2010-14 2015-present

Overall Record 3-3-3 (.500) 37-11-4 (.750) 5-3-1 (.611) 60-33-11 (.630) 16-11-1 (.589) 43-29-3 (.593) 12-26-1 (.321) 26-41-3 (.393) 60-49-4 (.549) 22-11-1 (.662) 42-23-2 (.642) 23-41-1 (.362) 31-16 (.660) 21-12 (.636) 30-37 (.448) 11-34 (.244) 27-30 (.474) 3-8 (.273)

OVC Record 23-19-1 (.547) 7-14-1 (.341) 14-29-3 (.333) 36-38-3 (.487) 12-7 (.632) 27-16 (.628) 13-26 (.333) 24-8 (.750) 15-6 (.714) 20-22 (.476) 7-25 (.219) 19-21 (.475) 2-6 (.250)

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE REDHAWKS Houck Stadium (10,000) - Opened in 1930.

Dr. Carlos Vargas President

Brady Barke Athletics Director

at Memphis (ESPN3)

6:00 p.m.

First meeting

Sept. 10 at Southern Illinois

6:00 p.m.

Southeast leads 40-34-8; Last Meeting: SEMO won 27-24 (9/12/15)

Sept. 17 Indiana State

6:00 p.m.

Series tied 4-4; Last Meeting: Indiana State won 29-28 (9/19/15)

Sept. 24 at Murray State* (ESPN3)

6:00 p.m.

Murray State leads 39-10-1; Last Meeting: SEMO won 27-10 (10/3/15)

Oct. 1

Eastern Illinois*

6:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois leads 17-6; Last Meeting: EIU won 33-28 (10/10/15)

Oct. 8

at Eastern Kentucky*

TBA

Eastern Kentucky leads 23-3; Last Meeting: EKU won 27-10 (10/17/15)

Oct. 22

at Tennessee Tech*

1:30 p.m.

Tennessee Tech leads 14-10; Last Meeting: SEMO won 38-17 (10/31/15)

Oct. 29

Austin Peay*

1:00 p.m.

Southeast leads 14-6; Last Meeting: SEMO won 44-15 (11/7/15)

Nov. 5

Jacksonville State* (HC) at UT Martin*

2:00 p.m.

UT Martin leads 16-15; Last Meeting: UTM won 28-25 (11/21/15)

Nov. 19

Tennessee State*

Basic Information Location: .......................................................................... Cape Girardeau, Mo. Enrollment: .............................................................................................12,087 Founded: ...................................................................................................1873 Nickname:.........................................................................................Redhawks Colors: ....................................................................................... Red and Black President: ..............................................................................Dr. Carlos Vargas Athletic Director: ............................................................................Brady Barke Stadium (Capacity): ....................................................Houck Stadium (10,000) Surface: ........................................................................................FieldTurf Twitter: ......................................................... @GoSoutheast, @SEMOFootball Media Relations Football Contact: ..............................................................................Jeff Honza Office Phone: ..................................................................... (573) 651-2933 Cell Phone: ........................................................................ (618) 528-1145 Fax: .................................................................................... (573) 651-2810 Email: ............................................................................jhonza@semo.edu Web site:...............................................................................GoSoutheast.com Press Box Phone: ..................................................................... (573) 651-2191

1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 15-5; Last Meeting: JSU won 56-28 (11/14/15)

Nov. 12

Tom Matukewicz Head Coach

QUICK FACTS

2016 SCHEDULE Sept. 3

Jeff Honza Football Contact

1:00 p.m.

Tennessee State leads 12-11; Last Meeting: SEMO won 28-21 (10/4/14)

* Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Matchup Home Games in Bold HC - Homecoming All Times Central and Subject to Change

Team Information Offense: ....................................................................................Multiple/Spread Defense: .......................................................................................Pro Style 3-4 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ........................................................................46/16 Offensive Starters Returning: ...................................................................8 Defensive Starters Returning:...................................................................8 Specialist Starters Returning: ...................................................................2 2015 Record/OVC Record (Finish):...............................................4-7/3-4 (5th) Postseason: ........................................................................................none All-Time Record/OVC Record: ...................... 445-514-36 (.465)/66-123 (.349) Joined OVC: ..............................................................................................1991 OVC Championships (Last): ................................................................ 1 (2010) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last): ............................................. 1 (2010) 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 47

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE WR 6 12 WR 16 11 OT 76 61 OG 74 66 C 62 63 OG 60 78 OT 73 95 QB 18 TB FB SB TE WR

39 37 47 36 8 89 48 85 87 13

DEFENSE DE 69 97 DT 54 71 NT 93 90 LB 81 45 LB 43 42 LB 9 96 LB 57 29 CB 4 10 CB 25 34 FS 24 17 SS 5 26

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Darrius Darden-Box Richie Eisenhart Tyler Manne Adrian Davis Drew Forbes Gabe Phillips Garret Baker Giovanni Negron Jake McCandless Billy Dasher Michael Cooke Drew Swihart Alex Snyder Lawton Kietzman Dante Vandeven Jesse Hosket Will Young Cameron Sanders Logan Larson Zach Cox Tremane McCullough Jacquan Fuller Stephen Dunn Marquette Murdock Kristian Wilkerson Tyler McLemore

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

168 169 170 190 311 270 280 315 297 270 274 319 274 263 190 220 195 208 237 242 170 165 249 225 217 209

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

John Popovich Ryan Truvillion Fletcher Evans Fernando Whigham Marlon Hampton Anthony Cheatum Kendall Donnerson Arsante Conners Roper Garrett Rider Garrett Terrance Hill Lloyd Laufili Time Chad Meredith Byron Wilson Mike Floyd JJ Flye Jamarl Holloway Steve Durosier Ryan Moore Rudie Frye Eriq Moore Taron Divens

6-4 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-4 5-11 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-1

251 265 270 265 314 306 220 219 234 206 215 229 222 235 188 179 185 190 174 170 202 190

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

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 35 Ryan McCrum P 46 Alex Knight HO 16 Tyler Manne

6-0 228 6-1 199 5-10 170

Sr. Sr. Sr.

Returning Starters in Bold Key Losses WR Paul McRoberts 1st Team All-OVC; 76 catches, 940 yards, 9 TD’s WR Peter Lloyd 25 catches, 156 yards OG Traven Mable Three-year starter DT Jon Slania 35 tackles, 6 TFL, 1.5 sacks

TREMANE McCULLOUGH Senior • Running Back 5-10 • 170 • Royal Palm Beach, Fla.

Preseason All-OVC selection...Was a first-team All-OVC selection in 2015 after rushing for 1,028 yards and five touchdowns in his first season with the Redhawks after transferring from Arizona Western Community College...

Also caught 33 passes which was the second-most on the team...Ranked 20th nationally in rushing yards/carry (6.05), 26th in rushing yards/game (93.5) and 22nd in all-purpose yards (134.18/game)...Had a season-high 220 rushing yards against Murray State on Oct. 3...

Caught a season-high six passes for 104 yards against No. 1 Jacksonville State on Nov. 14.

ROPER GARRETT

Senior • Linebacker 6-1 • 234 • Farmington, Mo. Preseason All-OVC selection...Was a second-team All-OVC selection in 2015 after tallying 106 tackles (42 solo), 10.0 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks and forcing and fumbling a recovery in 11 games...His 9.6 tackles/game ranked him second in the OVC...Had six games with double-digit tackles including the last three of the season...Had a season-high 14 tackles in the season finale against UT Martin...Had 13 tackles against Southern Illinois...In 2014 made 96 tackles in nine games before suffering a season-ending injury; that season his 10.7 tackles/game were second in the OVC...Started his career as a walk-on and redshirted in 2012.

TEAM NOTES • Southeast Missouri has 25 seniors on its roster this season, the most for the program since 2012 (24).

• Senior punter Alex Knight was named a second-team Preseason All-American by Lindy’s magazine. He earned second-team All-OVC honors in 2015 after ranking fifth nationally in punting at 44.8 yards/punt. Knight saw 29 of his punts downed inside the 20-yard line and 18 punts travel 50 or more yards.

• Southeast returns four starters on the offensive line this season in junior LT Alex Snyder, senior RT Michael Cooke, senior LG Garret Baker and senior C Jake McCandless. The quartet has combined for 77 starts with McCandless having started 33 consecutive games entering the season.

• Sophomore Dante Vandeven resumes his starting quarterback duties after taking over as a freshman a year ago (after starting the year No. 3 on the depth chart). He started the second half against nationally-ranked Indiana State on Sept. 19 and nearly led Southeast to the come-from-behind victory. On the year he completed 155-of-250 passes for 1,568 yards and 11 touchdowns while rushing for 292 yards and six additional scores. Those numbers earned him OVC Freshman of the Year honors.

• If Roper Garrett leads Southeast Missouri in tackles this season he would become the first player in the program’s Division I era to lead the team in tackles for three-straight seasons.

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 26 29 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 54 55 56 57 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 69 71 73 74 76 78 79 81 82 83 85 87 88 89 90 92 93 94 95 96 97 98

Name Mike Ford Eriq Moore Darrius Darden-Box Tremane McCullough Terrance Hill JJ Flye Adrian Davis Richie Eisenhart Tyler McLemore Tyler Manne Anthony Cooper Rudie Frye Dante Vandeven Omar Pierre-Louis Brendan Stewart Josh Kinzer Ryan Moore Jamarl Holloway Taron Divens Byron Wilson Ryyan Wilkins Steve Durosier Ryan McCrum Zach Cox Cameron Sanders Tyler Fallert Will Young Rider Garrett Roper Garrett Arsante Conners Alex Knight Logan Larson Stephen Dunn Keldon Warfield Zach Stagner Travis Sanders Fletcher Evans Bud Hilburn Logan Misner Chad Meredith Michael Cooke Gabe Phillips Jake McCandless Billy Dasher Jermell Massey Christian Guerrero Giovanni Negron John Popovich Fernando Whigham Alex Snyder Garret Baker Drew Forbes Drew Swihart Mitch Yant Kendall Donnerson Trevon Billington Broedy Wheeler Marquette Murdock Kristian Wilkerson Eric Williams Jacquan Fuller Anthony Cheatum Ryan Ochoa Marlon Hampton Taj Jenkins Lawton Kietzman Lloyd Laufili Time Ryan Truvillion Joshua Wilson Corey Manne Chase Abbington Devin Alexander Victor Alvarez Camden Boyle Mike Brown Colby Cornett Alex Cowins Austin Crump Omardrick Douglas Marlon Eugene Zach Hall Britt Harris Devin Hebert Z’Quan Hogan Jesse Hosket Gabe Jones Traionn Jones Bydarrius Knighten Terez Long Jerome Miller Jordan Perry Jake Reynolds Brandt Selesky Zack Smith Justin Swift Nick Thompson Clarence Thornton Kendrick Tiller Clay Vassalli Joe Welte Al Young

Pos. CB SS WR RB ILB CB WR WR WR WR QB DB QB S RB OLB CB CB SS OLB RB CB K TE S RB RB ILB ILB ILB P/K TE TE OLB LS DE DT TE OL OLB OT OT C G DL G G DT DL OT G OT OT OT OLB WR TE TE WR WR WR DL OL NT CB OL ILB DL NT WR RB LB OLB LS C QB DB TE OLB ATH ILB ILB DL RB QB WR WR DB S OL WR K/P FB WR OLB ILB DL K/P CB ILB WR

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Ht. 5-11 5-10 5-7 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-3 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-4 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-5 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-5 6-6 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-8 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-6 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-4 5-11 5-9 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-4 5-9 5-9 6-1 5-7 6-5 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-0

Wt. 188 202 168 170 215 179 190 169 209 170 196 170 190 190 211 208 174 185 190 235 185 190 228 242 208 202 195 206 234 219 199 237 249 165 226 262 270 232 277 222 274 270 297 270 250 272 315 251 265 274 280 311 319 265 220 176 255 225 217 213 165 306 260 314 175 263 229 265 311 170 215 225 235 220 300 165 170 240 210 195 245 205 287 210 220 170 190 175 165 295 180 170 255 180 205 235 290 170 180 225 185

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

Hometown (Last School) Alton, Ill. (Marquette Catholic) St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway Central) Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn) Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Arizona Western CC) Kansas City, Mo. (Raytown) Southaven, Miss. (Southaven) St. Petersburg, Fla. (Lakewood Senior) St. Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell) Godfrey, Ill. (Alton) St. Louis, Mo. (Lafayette) Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo) Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) Jackson, Mo. (Jackson) Loxahatchee, Fla. (Independence CC) Carlinville, Ill. (Carlinville) Owasso, Okla. (Owasso) St. Louis, Mo. (Missouri Western) St. Martin, Miss. (Pearl River CC) McComb, Miss. (Pearl River CC) Memphis, Tenn. (Highland CC) Florissant, Mo. (McCluer North) Miami, Fla. (American) St. Charles, Mo. (St. Charles West) Owensboro, Ky. (Daviess County) Memphis, Tenn. (Christian Brothers) Ste. Genevieve, Mo. (Valle Catholic) Wichita, Kan. (Highland CC) Farmington, Mo. (Farmington) Farmington, Mo. (Farmington) St. Louis, Mo. (Oakville) Boca Raton, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Springfield, Ill. (Bowling Green) Jackson, Mo. (Jackson) Sikeston, Mo. (Sikeston) Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Central) St. Clair, Mo. (St. Clair) Champaign, Ill. (Centennial) Kennett, Mo. (Kennett) Poplar Bluff, Mo. (Poplar Bluff) Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy) Alton, Ill. (Marquette) Springfield, Ill. (Glenwood) Newburgh, Ind. (Castle) Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain) St. Louis, Mo. (Confluence Prep Academy) Chicago, Ill. (South Elgin) Tampa, Fla. (Countryside) Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy) St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran North) Humble, Texas (St. Thomas) Owensville, Mo. (Owensville) Bonne Terre, Mo. (North County) Manchester, Mo. (Parkway West) Kirkwood, Mo. (St. John Vianney) Maumelle, Ark. (Maumelle) St. Louis, Mo. (Soldan) Spring, Texas (Klein Oak) Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway) Memphis, Tenn. (Craigmont) St. Louis, Mo. (Carnahan) Largo, Fla. (Indian Rocks Christian) Monterey Park, Calif. (East Los Angeles CC) Hillsboro, Mo. (Hillsboro) Webster Groves, Mo. (Webster Groves) Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson) Springfield, Ill. (Glenwood) Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain) Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill) Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach) St. Louis, Mo. (Lafayette) St. Louis, Mo. (Missouri) St. Louis, Mo. (Toledo) West Palm Beach, Fla. (Oxbridge Academy) Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich) Seffner, Fla. (Armwood) Joplin, Mo. (Joplin) St. Louis, Mo. (Trinity Catholic) Eureka, Mo. (Eureka) Louisville, Ky. (Ballard) Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach) Louisville, Ky. (Male) Kennett, Mo. (Kennett) Thibodaux, La. (Thibodaux) Norman, Okla. (Norman North) French Camp, Miss. (East Central CC) Maumelle, Ark. (Maumelle) West Palm Beach, Fla. (Oxbridge Academy) Tunica, Miss. (Rosa Fort) St. Louis, Mo. (Culver-Stockton) Hutchinson, Kan. (Highland CC) St. Louis, Mo. (University City) Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette) Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville) Louisville, Ky. (Male) Memphis, Tenn. (Trezevant) Malden, Mo. (Malden) Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway) Lebanon, Mo. (Lebanon) Hillsboro, Mo. (Hillsboro) Arnold, Mo. (Fox) Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Central)

No.

74 82 90 45 60 17 36 6 63 11 26 81 48 34 12 54 38 10 76 4 17 89 42 43 65 93 55 9 25 94 95 23 46 47 96 16 64 62 35 8 13 57 56 5 24 85 66 92 61 21 69 37 51 73 50 22 78

97 18 49 83 71 87 32 88 29 98 79 39

Name Chase Abbington Devin Alexander Victor Alvarez Garret Baker Trevon Billington Camden Boyle Mike Brown Anthony Cheatum Arsante Conners Michael Cooke Anthony Cooper Colby Cornett Alex Cowins Zach Cox Austin Crump Darrius Darden-Box Billy Dasher Adrian Davis Taron Divens Kendall Donnerson Omardrick Douglas Stephen Dunn Steve Durosier Richie Eisenhart Marlon Eugene Fletcher Evans Tyler Fallert JJ Flye Drew Forbes Mike Ford Rudie Frye Jacquan Fuller Rider Garrett Roper Garrett Christian Guerrero Zach Hall Marlon Hampton Britt Harris Bud Hilburn Devin Hebert Terrance Hill Z’Quan Hogan Jamarl Holloway Jesse Hosket Taj Jenkins Gabe Jones Traionn Jones Lawton Kietzman Josh Kinzer Alex Knight Bydarrius Knighten Logan Larson Lloyd Laufili Time Terez Long Corey Manne Tyler Manne Jermell Massey Jake McCandless Ryan McCrum Tremane McCullough Tyler McLemore Chad Meredith Jerome Miller Logan Misner Eriq Moore Ryan Moore Marquette Murdock Giovanni Negron Ryan Ochoa Jordan Perry Gabe Phillips Omar Pierre-Louis John Popovich Jake Reynolds Cameron Sanders Travis Sanders Brandt Selesky Zack Smith Alex Snyder Zach Stagner Brendan Stewart Justin Swift Drew Swihart Nick Thompson Clarence Thornton Kendrick Tiller Ryan Truvillion Dante Vandeven Clay Vassalli Keldon Warfield Joe Welte Broedy Wheeler Fernando Whigham Kristian Wilkerson Ryyan Wilkins Eric Williams Byron Wilson Joshua Wilson Mitch Yant Al Young Will Young

Pos. RB LB OLB G WR LS C DL ILB OT QB QB DB TE TE WR G WR SS OLB OLB TE CB WR ATH DT RB CB OT CB DB WR ILB ILB G ILB NT ILB TE DL ILB RB CB QB CB WR WR OL OLB P/K DB TE ILB S WR WR DL C K RB WR OLB OL OL SS CB TE G OL WR OT S DT K/P S DE FB WR OT LS RB OLB OT ILB DL K/P DL QB CB OLB ILB TE DL WR RB WR OLB NT OT WR RB

Yr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr.

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TOM MATUKEWICZ HEAD COACH 3RD SEASON 10-14 CAREER RECORD 9-14 AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Birthdate: Hometown: College: Family:

August 5, 1973 Silver Lakes, Kan. Fort Hays State, 1997 (Physical Education) Wife - Lenna Children - Georgia, Shelby

Career Record Year School 2010 Northern Illinois 2014 Southeast Missouri 2015 Southeast Missouri

Overall 1-0 5-7 4-7

Conf. (Finish) 3-5 (6th-t) 3-4 (5th)

Tom Matukewicz was named the 13th head coach in Southeast Missouri State football history on December 18, 2013. Prior to arriving in Cape Girardeau Coach “Tuke” spent two seasons at Toledo.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Matukewicz was named the 13th head coach in Southeast Missouri State football history on December 18, 2013.

• Prior to taking over at Southeast, Matukewicz spent two years (2012-13) as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Toledo, and four seasons at Northern Illinois where he was the run-game coordinator before moving into the role as linebackers coach in 2011.

• At Northern Illinois he held lead the Huskies to the Mid-American Conference West Title in 2010 and the outright MAC Championship in 2011. He served as the team’s Interim Head Coach for the 2010 Humanitarian Bowl (after Jerry Kill accepted the job at Minnesota) and led the team to a commanding 40-17 victory over Fresno State.

• Matukewicz spent seven seasons (2001-07) as Southern Illinois where he was the linebackers coach and run-game coordinator and played a big part in three Missouri Valley Conference Championships (2003, 2004 and 2005). and five NCAA FCS Playoff appearances (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007). He was named the 2007 FCS Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).

• Matukewicz got his coaching start at his alma mater, Fort Hayes State, as the defensive line and special teams coach in 1996-97.

He also was a coach at Pittsburg State (1997-99), Coffeyville CC (1999-00) and Emporia State (2000-01).

ASSISTANT COACHES Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers:...........Bryce Saia Alma Mater: ............................Fort Hays State, 1996 (3rd season) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: ................... Jon Wiemers Alma Mater: ................... Saginaw Valley State, 1998 (3rd season) Asst. HC/Defensive Line: ...........................................Ricky Coon Alma Mater: ............................. Bethel College, 2005 (3rd season) Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator: ............................. Eric Burrow Alma Mater: ....................................... Missouri, 2009 (3rd season) Wide Receivers/Special Teams: ................................ Matt Martin Alma Mater: .............................. Emporia State, 2006 (3rd season) Cornerbacks:............................................................ Salim Powell Alma Mater: ............... Southeast Missouri, 2009 (6th season) Tight Ends/Fullbacks/Football Operations: ................. Joe Uhls Alma Mater: ...................... Southeast Missouri, 2012 (4th season) Inside Linebackers: .................................................. Tyler French Alma Mater: ...................... Southeast Missouri, 2013 (1st season) Offensive Line: ..............................................................Ben Blake Alma Mater: .......................... Concordia (Wis.), 2004 (1st season) Running Backs: .............................. Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford Alma Mater: ...................................... Wyoming, 2013 (1st season)

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2015 TEAM STATISTICS

2015 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS SEMO 279 35.4

Opponent 299 27.2

200 105 82 13

245 105 121 19

2012 2340 328 431 4.7 182.9 17

2081 2416 335 454 4.6 189.2 18

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

1898 196-325-8 5.8 9.7 172.5 12

2663 206-339-11 7.9 12.9 242.1 19

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

3910 756 5.2 355.5

4744 793 6.0 431.3

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME

29:51

30:09

3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 3rd-Down Pct.

61/163 37%

60/154 39%

4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS 4th-Down Pct.

12/20 60%

12/21 57%

RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

27-34 (79%) 22-34 (65%) 32-33 (97%)

31-36 (86%) 24-36 (67%) 33-35 (94%)

28,822 6/4,804 -

104,809 5/20,962 0/0

SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

ATTENDANCE Games/Avg. Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Southeast Missouri Opponents

1st 55 68

2nd 61 67

3rd 80 100

4th 83 64

OT -

RUSHING Player Tremane McCullough Dante Vandeven DeMichael Jackson Tay Bender Brendan Stewart PASSING Player Dante Vandeven Tay Bender

Total 279 299

G 11 9 4 7 9

G 9 7

Att. 170 87 56 48 26

Yds. 1028 292 265 220 83

Cmp.-Att. 155-250 39-71

Pct. 62.0 54.9

Avg. 6.0 3.4 4.7 4.6 3.2

TD 5 6 0 2 2

Yds./G 93.5 32.4 66.2 31.4 9.2

Yds. 1568 311

TD/Int. 11/7 1/1

Avg. 174.2 44.4

RECEIVING Player Paul McRoberts Tremane McCullough Peter Lloyd Darrius Darden-Box Adrian Davis

G 11 11 11 11 5

No. 76 33 25 19 11

Yds. 940 279 156 137 89

Avg. 12.4 8.5 6.2 7.2 8.1

TD 9 0 0 1 0

Yds./G 85.5 25.4 14.2 12.5 17.8

SCORING Player Paul McRoberts Ryan McCrum Dante Vandeven Tremane McCullough Darrius Darden-Box

G 11 11 9 11 11

TD 10 6 5 2

XPt. 29-29 -

FG 9-16 -

Pts. 60 56 36 30 14

Pts./G 5.5 5.1 4.0 2.7 1.3

TACKLES Player Roper Garrett Chad Meredith Eriq Moore Ryan Moore Stephon Williams

G 11 11 11 11 11

Solo 42 31 36 36 18

Asst.

64 37 24 18 32

Total 106 68 60 54 50

TFL 10.0 10.5 0.5 0.5 6.5

Sacks 4.5 3.5 0 0 1.5

INTERCEPTIONS Player Mike Ford Eriq Moore Josh Kinzer Ryan Moore

G 11 11 11 11

No. 5 4 1 1

Yds. 21 20 28 0

Avg. 4.2 5.0 28.0 0.0

TD 1 0 1 0

PBU 7 1 0 3

Returning Players in Bold

2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21

Opponent at #23 Missouri Southern Illlinois at #23 Indiana State Shorter University Murray State* at Eastern Illinois* #14 Eastern Kentucky* Tennessee Tech* at Austin Peay* at #1 Jacksonville State* UT Martin*

Result L, 34-3 W, 27-24 L, 29-28 L, 26-21 W, 27-10 L, 33-28 L, 27-10 W, 38-17 W, 44-15 L, 56-28 L, 28-25

Attendance 64,670 8,015 6,786 4,125 4,376 7,911 7,589 2,985 6,447 18,995 1,732

* - Ohio Valley Conference Contest Home Games in Bold

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TEAM RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Most Attempts Game: 40 - Kelvin Anderson vs. Austin Peay (1993) Season: 305 - Henry Harris (2010) Career: 637 - Walter Smallwood (1965-68) Most Yards Game: 293 - Henry Harris vs. SW Baptist (2010) Season: 1,735 - Henry Harris (2010) Career: 3,392 - Kelvin Anderson (1992-94) INDIVIDUAL PASSING Most Attempts Game: 63 - Mke Haley vs. Kent State (2005) Season: 466 - Andrew Goodenough (2004) Career: 885 - Jason Liley (1989-92) Most Completions Game: 34 - Andrew Goodenough vs. EIU (2004) 34 - Mike Haley vs. Kent State (2005) Season: 279 - Andrew Goodenough (2004) Career: 556 - Jason Liley (1989-92) Most Yards Game: 429 - Jack Tomco vs. UT Martin (2002) Season: 3,132 - Jack Tomco (2002) Career: 6,179 - Jason Liley (1989-92) INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Most Receptions Game: 14 - Farron Haley vs. Lincoln (1989) Season: 87 - Willie Ponder (2002) Career: 181 - Darrell Philon (1988-91) Most Receiving Yards Game: 211 - Art Miller vs. Evansville (1969) Season: 1,453 - Willie Ponder (2002) Career: 2,543 - Willie Ponder (2001-02)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

ALL OVC 2-0 -2-1 -2-3-1 -1-3 -0-3 -1-1 -1-1 -2-2 -2-2 -1-3-1 -No games played 2-4 -4-5 -2-2-1 -2-0 -2-4 -0-4 -1-4-2 -5-2-1 -4-3 -3-5 -4-2-2 -0-6-1 -1-5-2 -1-5-1 -3-3-1 -1-6-1 -2-8 -2-6-1 -5-3-1 -8-1 -7-2 -4-5 -9-0 -3-5 -5-3-1 -4-5-1 -4-4-1 -6-2 -4-2 -3-4 -No games played 8-0-1 -2-6-1 -0-7-2 -2-7 -4-5-1 -2-5-1 -4-4 -4-3-2 -7-2 -9-0 -2-7 -6-2-1 -7-1-1 -7-2 --

COACH ----------F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux F. Courleaux George Flamank George Flamank Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Abe Stuber Wayne Goddard Wayne Goddard Wayne Goddard Wayne Goddard Wayne Goddard Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox

OVC Championships (1) 2010

YEAR 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL 6-4 5-5 7-3 4-6 5-5 2-8 5-5 8-2 6-4 8-2 5-5 7-3-1 5-4-1 6-4 7-4 7-4 7-3-1 7-3-1 6-5 6-4-1 4-7 2-9 5-5-1 1-9 1-10 4-7 6-5 6-4-1 6-4 7-4 7-3 3-8 2-9 3-8 7-5 5-6 3-8 4-7 3-8 3-8 3-8 4-7 8-4 5-7 3-8 2-9 4-7 3-8 4-8 2-9 9-3 3-8 3-8 3-9 5-7 4-7

OVC -------------------------------3-4 2-6 2-6 5-3 5-3 3-5 1-6 2-5 2-5 1-6 1-5 4-2 5-3 3-5 2-6 2-6 1-7 2-6 1-7 7-1 2-6 2-6 2-6 3-5 3-4

COACH Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Kenneth Knox Tom Thrower Tom Thrower Tom Thrower Tom Thrower Tom Thrower Tom Thrower Jim Lohr Jim Lohr Jim Lohr Jim Lohr Jim Lohr Jim Lohr Jim Lohr Jim Lohr Jim Lohr Jim Lohr Bob Smith Bob Smith Bob Smith Bob Smith Bill Maskill Bill Maskill John Mumford John Mumford John Mumford John Mumford John Mumford John Mumford John Mumford John Mumford John Mumford John Mumford Tim Billings Tim Billings Tim Billings Tim Billings Tim Billings Tim Billings Tony Samuel Tony Samuel Tony Samuel Tony Samuel Tony Samuel Tony Samuel Tony Samuel Tony Samuel Tom Matukewicz Tom Matukewicz

NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (1) 2010

ALL-TIME COACHES

Henry Harris was named an All-American and OVC Offensive Player of the Year after a record-breaking season in 2010. Harris set the Redhawks single season rushing record with 1,735 yards, the fourthhighest mark in OVC history.

Coach F. Courleaux George Flamank Abe Stuber Wayne Goddard Kenneth Knox Tom Thrower Jim Lohr Bob Smith Bill Maskill John Mumford Tim Billings Tony Samuel Tom Matukewicz

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Years 1915-29 1930-31 1932-46 1947-51 1952-67 1968-73 1974-83 1984-87 1988-89 1990-99 2000-05 2006-13 2014-present

Overall Record 34-53-11 (.347) 3-14-1 (.166) 72-46-6 (.600) 10-30-5 (.222) 89-58-4 (.583) 32-22-2 (.607) 52-53-4 (.477) 17-26-1 (.386) 13-8-0 (.619) 40-70 (.364) 25-43 (.321) 31-60 (.341) 9-14 (.391)

OVC Record 25-43 (.368) 16-27 (.372) 19-44 (.302) 6-9 (.400)

OVC Titles 0 0 1 0

Playoff Appearances 0 0 1 0

TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS Nissan Stadium (69,143) - Opened in 1999/Hale Stadium (15,000) - Reopened in 2012

Dr. Glenda Glover President

Teresa Phillips Athletics Director

Arkansas-Pine Bluff #%

6:00 p.m.

Tennessee State leads 1-0; Last Meeting: TSU won 40-13 (9/2912)

Sept. 10 vs. Jackson State $

6:00 p.m.

Tennessee State leads 27-20-2; Last Meeting: TSU won 35-25 (9/12/15)

Sept. 17 at Bethune-Cookman

3:00 p.m.

Tennessee State leads 6-2; Last Meeting: BC won 12-9 (9/1/13)

Oct. 1

UT Martin* @ (ESPN3)

2:00 p.m.

Tennessee State leads 15-10; Last Meeting: UTM won 28-14 (10/10/15)

Oct. 8

at Eastern Illinois*

6:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois leads 12-7; Last Meeting: EIU won 25-22 in OT (10/17/15)

Oct. 15

Eastern Kentucky* % (HC) (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky leads 23-5; Last Meeting: EKU won 45-21 (10/24/15)

Oct. 22

at Vanderbilt

TBA

Vanderbilt leads 1-0; Last Meeting: Vandy won 38-9 (9/23/06)

Oct. 29

at Murray State*

3:00 p.m.

Murray State leads 14-13; Last Meeting: MSU won 46-43 in OT (11/7/15)

Nov. 5

at Austin Peay*

Rod Reed Head Coach

QUICK FACTS

2016 SCHEDULE Sept. 3

Jose Garcia Football Contact

4:00 p.m.

Basic Information Location: .................................................................................. Nashville, Tenn.

Enrollment: ...............................................................................................9,165 Founded: ...................................................................................................1912 Nickname:................................................................................................Tigers Colors: ............................................................................ Royal Blue and White President: .............................................................................Dr. Glenda Glover Athletic Director: ........................................................................ Teresa Phillips Stadium (Capacity): ...... Nissan Stadium (69,143)/W.J. Hale Stadium (15,000) Surface: ............................................Tifsport Bermuda Sod/Bermuda Sod Twitter: ........................................................................................ @TSU_Tigers Media Relations Football Contact: ........................................................................... Jose Garcia Office Phone: ..................................................................... (615) 963-5922 Cell Phone: ........................................................................ (615) 838-4199 Fax: .................................................................................... (615) 963-7692 Email: ........................................................................jgarcia1@tnstate.edu Web site:.......................................................................... www.TSUTigers.com Press Box Phone: ............................................................. (615) 565-4450/TBA

Tennessee State leads 12-6; Last Meeting: TSU won 20-6 (10/31/15)

Nov. 12

Tennessee Tech* @

3:00 p.m.

Tennessee State leads 18-11; Last Meeting: TTU won 30-24 (11/21/15)

Nov. 19

at Southeast Missouri*

1:00 p.m.

Tennessee State leads 12-11; Last Meeting: SEMO won 28-21 (10/4/14)

* Denotes OVC Matchup HC - Homecoming Home Games in Bold; All Times Central and Subject to Change % - Game Played at Nissan Stadium @ - Game Played at Hale Stadium # - John Merritt Classic (Nashville, Tenn.) $ - Southern Heritage Classic (Memphis, Tenn.)

Team Information Offense: ................................................................................. Spread/Pro Style Defense: ...................................................................................................... 4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ........................................................................65/25 Offensive Starters Returning: ..........................................................................6 Defensive Starters Returning:...................................................................8 Specialist Starters Returning: ...................................................................4 2015 Record/OVC Record (Finish):...............................................4-6/1-6 (8th) Postseason: ........................................................................................none All-Time Record/OVC Record: ...................... 547-279-33 (.656)/94-107 (.468) Joined OVC: ..............................................................................................1988 OVC Championships (Last): ................................................................ 2 (1999) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last): ............................................. 5 (2013) 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 53

PLAYERS TO WATCH

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE WR 9 7 OT 66 60 OG 72 65 C 64 74 OG 74 73 OT 67 70 QB 2 10 RB 27 15 FB 46 38 WR 17 13 TE 84 8 DEFENSE DE 1 48 DT 94 92 NT 99 55 DE 58 48 LB 52 42 LB 32 50 LB 53 30 CB 21 19 CB 5 23 FS 26 3 SS 24 35

Chris Sanders-McCollum 6-5 Ronnie Killings 6-1 Jessaman Dunker 6-5 Lachavious Simmons 6-5 Camren Jones 6-3 Ty Allen 6-3 Thomas Burton 6-2 Kevin Kenton 6-2 Kevin Kenton 6-2 Jamahl Jelks 6-5 Justin Brooks 6-5 Chris Wallace, Jr. 6-6 O’Shay Ackerman-Carter 6-2 Ronald Butler 6-3 Erick Evans 5-10 Tyler Black 5-10 E.J. Junior 6-0 Andrew Knox 5-11 Patrick Smith 6-0 Dantwaun O’Neal 6-3 Larry Haralson II 6-4 Mahlon Medley 6-2

Ebenezer Ogundeko Marvin Maddox Roc-M Nesbitt Jason Morrow Rodney Edwards Robert Crawford Latrelle Lee Marvin Maddox Antonio Justice, Jr. Demetro Stephens, Jr. Chris Collins Joe Johnson Justin North Blair Edwards Ezra Robinson Gabe Scott Terrell Bonds Ladarius Johnson Laquarius Cook David Kamara Trevion Duncan Paris Wilcox

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 41 Lane Clark 43 Mitchell Boudreaux P 49 Austin Rowley 43 Mitchell Boudreaux LS 94 Roc-M Nesbitt KR 19 Gabe Scott 28 Christian Rowland PR 17 Patrick Smith 3 Christian Rowland

190 185 290 290 290 290 290 300 300 305 270 270 215 180 185 180 220 250 190 210 215 225

6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-9

255 245 255 285 305 265 225 245 225 235 230 215 230 195 180 165 176 170 175 200 180 188

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

5-11 5-6 5-11 5-6 6-3 5-10 5-8 6-0 5-8

170 150 165 150 255 165 170 190 170

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

Returning Starters in Bold Key Losses LB Vantavious Williams 47 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 QBH DT Dinsdale Jackson 22 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks DB Javon Brandon 53 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2 INTs, 5 PBU RB Telvin Hooks 441 rushing yards, 4 TDs

PATRICK SMITH

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

Junior • Wide Receiver 6-0 • 190 • Memphis, Tenn.

Preseason All-OVC selection...Was a second-team All-OVC pick and All-Newcomer selection in 2015 following his first season with Tennessee State...Ranked seventh nationally and led the OVC with 99.6 receiving yards/game...Overall caught 54 passes for 996 yard and 10 touchdowns while finishing the year with 1,121 all-purpose yards...Also ranked in the Top 20 nationally in touchdowns, total receiving yards and yards/ reception...Caught nine passes for 248 yards (one off TSU single-game record) and two touchdowns against Murray State which earned him OVC Offensive Player of the Week honors.

EBENEZER OGUNDEKO Junior • Defensive End 6-3 • 255 • Brooklyn, N.Y.

Preseason All-OVC selection...Was named first-team All-OVC and to the OVC All-Newcomer Team last season after transferring from Clemson...Had 52 tackles (31 solo), 10 tackles-for-loss and five sacks in nine total games...Named OVC Player of the Week on Nov. 8 after netting nine tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, three sacks and forcing a fumble against Murray State...

Had eight tackles in victory over Austin Peay...Made five tackles and made a sack for -12 yards in season finale against Tennessee Tech...At Clemson made five tackles in 16 total plays in 2014; played in Russell Athletic Bowl against Oklahoma.

TEAM NOTES • In 2015, the Tigers looked to rebuild a defense which returned returned only one of the top eight tacklers. In 2016, the defense has an identity by returning ten of the teams’ top 13 tacklers, including Justin North, who finished 13th with 20, despite getting very early in the third game of the season. Chris Collins tops the returnees with 79 stops and is joined by Laquarius Cook (58), Ebo Ogundeko (52), Rodney Edwards (41), Blair Edwards (33), Ezra Robinson (30), Latrelle Lee (29), Terrell Bonds (28) and David Kamara (25).

• Tennessee State returns its top score at quarterback, wide receiver, running back and kicker. Despite missing action due to injuries during his redshirt-freshman campaign, O’Shay Ackerman-Carter was able to throw 11 scoring passes. He finished just ahead of returning senior Ronald Butler, who tossed eight. Patrick Smith led all receivers with 10 touchdown receptions, while Erick Evans entered the end zone six times, leading all rushers. Lane Clark will return for his junior season after scoring 50 points on 26-of-29 extra points and 8-of-14 field goals.

• Kicker Lane Clark is just one of 16 returning kickers who converted on a field goal of 50 yards or more in 2015. The junior split the uprights from 50 yards at Nissan Stadium against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 17.

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 58 59 60 61 64 65 66 67 68 70 72 73 74 76 78 79 82 84 86 87 90 91 92 93 94 97 98 99

Name Ebenezer Ogundeko Steven Newbold O’Shay Ackerman-Carter David Kamara Chris Rowland Rodney Morris Terrell Bonds Ronnie Killings Mahlon Medley Chris Sanders-McCollum Ronald Butler Dajour Nesbeth Roderick Robinson Michael Hughes Larry Wilhoite Dantwaun O’Neal Cedric Maynard Tyler Black Quindell Cousin Reggie Gunn Patrick Smith Aaron Cauthen Gabe Scott Shakur Jackson Ezra Robinson LaKhalon Holland Ladarius Johnson Trevion Duncan Sabree Curtis, Jr. Laquarius Cook Erick Evans Marcus Deanes Andre Knox Blair Edwards William Summers Chris Collins Seth Rowland Arkeem Granger Paris Wilcox Desmond Johnson Tyric Reid Andrew Knox Terence Harris, II Kevin DeWalt Lane Clark Demetro Stephens, Jr. Mitchell Boudreaux Quintis Maddox Dell Porter EJ Junior, IV Greg Harvey, Jr. Austin Rowley Joseph Johnson Ian Martin Antonio Justice, Jr. Justin North Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. Robert Crawford Latrelle Lee William Cooper Lachavious Simmons Tyrell Doss Thomas Burton Ty Allen Jessaman Dunker Justin Brooks Igor Misigaro Chris Wallace, Jr. Camren Jones Jamahl Jelks Kevin Kenton Terrence Summers Jeff Scott Xzavier McAllister Patrick Hill Larry Haralson II Jamal Kirklen Mazio Rhodes Khalil Jones Marvin Maddox Jason Morrow Michael Perry III Roc-M Nesbitt Justin Andrews Myles Chalmers Rodney Edwards

Pos. DE WR QB CB WR TE CB WR TE WR QB CB QB QB S WR RB WR WR LB WR TE CB DB CB CB CB SS RB SS RB RB RB LB RB LB RB RB DB DB LB FB FB DE K LB K DE LB RB CB P LB LB LB LB LB DT DE LB OT OG OC OL OT OL DT OL OG OL OG DT OL OL WR WR WR WR DT DE DT DT DT DT DT DT

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Ht. 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-10 5-8 6-3 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-8 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-5 5-10 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-9 5-11 5-6 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-2 5-5 6-3 6-1 6-0 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-7 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-2

Wt. 255 170 215 200 170 220 176 185 225 190 180 187 177 230 185 210 178 180 200 195 190 235 165 170 180 175 170 180 175 175 185 190 210 195 170 230 185 220 188 190 243 250 242 230 170 235 150 260 235 220 180 180 215 245 225 230 220 265 225 220 290 290 290 290 290 270 300 270 290 305 300 310 298 350 180 215 167 165 310 245 285 330 255 255 320 305

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

Hometown (Last School) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Clemson) Carol City, Fla. (Carol City HS) Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy) Loganville, Ga. (Ole Miss) Nolensville, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) Alpharetta, Ga. (UAB) Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Navy) Charlotte, NC (Mallard Creek HS) Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS) Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln HS) Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange HS) Miami Gardens, Fla. (Miami Norland HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy) DeLand, Fla. (DeLand HS) Hogansville, Ga. (Callaway HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy) Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Trezevant HS) Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS) Sarasota, Fla. (Michigan State) Jacksonville, Fla (Ribault HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Hillwood HS) Houston, Texas (Lamar HS) Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS) Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS) Dallas, Texas (North Texas) Memphis, Tenn. (Southwind HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel HS) Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS) Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS) Brentwood, Tenn. (Georgia Prep) Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan HS) Miami, Fla. (Warner) Huntsville, Ala. (J.O. Johnson HS) Eustis, Fla. (Eustis HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy) Cincinnati, Ohio (Kent State) Hays, Kan. (Hays HS) Lithonia, Ga. (Arabia Mountain HS) Slidell, La. (Brother Martin HS) Conyers, Ga. (Salem HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS) Middletown, Ohio (Cincinnati) Cordova, Tenn. (Cordova HS) San Diego, Calif. (Helix Charter HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) Johnson City, Tenn. (David Crockett HS) Montgomery, Ala. (St. Jude Educational Institute) Orlando, Fla. (Freedom HS) Lithonia, Ga. (Arabia Mountain HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan HS) Dothan, Ala. (Dothan HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Austin Peay) Selma, Ala. (Selma HS) Dyersburg, Tenn. (Dyersburg HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) Warner Robins, Ga. (Merced CC) Boynton Beach, Fla. (Florida) Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS) Antioch, Tenn. (Antioch HS) Springfield, Ill. (Lanphier HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS) Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS) West Palm Beach, Fla. (Palm Beach Lakes HS) Springfield, Tenn. (Hutchinson CC) Peoria, Ill. (Peoria HS) Canton, Ohio (Merced CC) Memphis, Tenn. (Sheffield HS) Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Hillwood HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Hunters Lane HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS) Jacksonville, Fla. (Ribault HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Glencliff HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Carver HS) Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen HS) Memphis, Tenn. (White Haven HS) Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS)

No. 2 65 97 15 5 43 67 64 10 18 98 41 32 26 59 16 55 25 28 40 61 24 66 30 99 27 54 34 6 84 39 48 82 22 12 20 73 36 50 23 72 90 46 52 3 74 7 86 29 38 58 91 44 51 14 79 8 68 4 92 10 94 1 53 1 13 93 45 37 87 21 11 3 33 49 9 19 78 60 17 42 76 31 70 35 12

Name Pos. O’Shay Ackerman-Carter QB Ty Allen OL Justin Andrews DT Tyler Black WR Terrell Bonds CB Mitchell Boudreaux K Justin Brooks OL Thomas Burton OC Ronald Butler QB Aaron Cauthen TE Myles Chalmers DT Lane Clark K Chris Collins LB Laquarius Cook SS William Cooper LB Quindell Cousin WR Robert Crawford DT Sabree Curtis, Jr. RB Marcus Deanes RB Kevin DeWalt DE Tyrell Doss OG Trevion Duncan SS Jessaman Dunker OT Blair Edwards LB Rodney Edwards DL Erick Evans RB Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. LB Arkeem Granger RB Reggie Gunn LB Larry Haralson II WR Terence Harris II FB Greg Harvey, Jr. CB Patrick Hill WR LaKhalon Holland CB Michael Hughes QB Shakur Jackson DB Jamahl Jelks OL Desmond Johnson DB Joseph Johnson LB Ladarius Johnson CB Camren Jones OG Khalil Jones DT EJ Junior, IV RB Antonio Justice, Jr. LB David Kamara CB Kevin Kenton OG Ronnie Killings WR Jamal Kirklen WR Andre Knox RB Andrew Knox FB Latrelle Lee DE Marvin Maddox DE Quintis Maddox DE Ian Martin LB Cedric Maynard RB Xzavier McAllister OL Mahlon Medley TE Igor Misigaro DT Rodney Morris TE Jason Morrow DT Dajour Nesbeth CB Roc-M Nesbitt DT Steven Newbold WR Justin North LB Ebenezer Ogundeko DE Dantwaun O’Neal WR Michael Perry III DT Dell Porter LB Tyric Reid LB Mazio Rhodes WR Ezra Robinson CB Roderick Robinson QB Chris Rowland WR Seth Rowland RB Austin Rowley P Chris Sanders-McCollum WR Gabe Scott CB Jeff Scott OL Lachavious Simmons OT Patrick Smith WR Demetro Stephens, Jr. LB Terrence Summers DT William Summers RB Chris Wallace, Jr. OL Paris Wilcox DB Larry Wilhoite S

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

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ROD REED

HEAD COACH 7TH SEASON 36-33 CAREER RECORD Birthdate: Hometown: College: Family:

September 15, 1966 Marshall, Texas Tennessee State, 1989 (Health & Physical Ed.) Wife - Tamika Children - Terry, Takara, Briah, Marcel

Career Record Year School 2010 Tennessee State 2011 Tennessee State 2012 Tennessee State 2013 Tennessee State 2014 Tennessee State 2015 Tennessee State

Overall 3-8 5-6 8-3 10-4 6-6 4-6

Conf. (Finish) 0-7 (8th-t) 4-4 (5th-t) 4-3 (5th) 6-2 (2nd) 3-5 (6th-t) 1-6 (8th)

Rod Reed was named head coach at Tennessee State on Dec. 18, 2009. He took over after having spent seven seasons on the Tigers staff, including as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

ASSISTANT COACHES

• In each of his first four seasons at his alma mater, Reed led the Tigers to more wins than the previous season. In 2013 the team won 10 games, including a 31-0 first round playoff victory over Butler.

That marked the first playoff victory for TSU since 1986. It was only the second shutout by an OVC team in the playoffs and first road victory by an OVC team since 1986.

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: .......................Jeff Parker Alma Mater: ................Bethune-Cookman, 1994 (7th season)

• Prior to being named the 22nd head coach in Tennessee State football history, Reed served as an assistant coach for two years and defensive coordinator for five years on the Tiger staff.

• As a recruiter for the Tigers, Reed was responsible for bringing several key players to campus, including running back Javarris Williams (a seventh round NFL pick in 2009) and Dominique RodgersCromartie (a first round NFL pick in 2008).

• Reed got his coaching start at Prairie View A&M in 1991, and followed that up with jobs at Bethune-Cookman (1992-96), Seabreeze High School (1996-2000) and East Texas Baptist (2000-03) where he was the defensive coordinator at the school which is located in his hometown of Marshall, Texas.

• Reed was a four-year letterwinner as a linebacker at Tennessee State (1984-88) and concluded his career by being named a Sheridan All-American during his senior season. Along the way he set the TSU record for career tackles (406) and tackles in a season (197); both marks still stand in the Tiger record book. In 1986 Reed led TSU to the second round of the I-AA playoffs and was selected the team’s MVP in each 1987 and 1988.

• Reed is the son of the late Robert Reed, Jr., an All-American at Tennessee State in 1963 and 1964 who later went on to play with the Washington Redskins.

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Defensive Coordinator: ............................................Osita Alaribe Alma Mater: .............. North Carolina A&T, 2004 (8th season) Running Backs: ..................................................... Sidney Powell Alma Mater: ............................ Morehouse, 1997 (1st season) Wide Receivers: ....................................................Kevin Mashack Alma Mater: .................. Tennessee State, 2007 (2nd season) Offensive Line: ..................................................... Russ Ehrenfeld Alma Mater: ......................... Chattanooga, 1981 (5th season) Tight Ends: ......................................................... Antonio Bradford Alma Mater: ...................... Alabama State, 2005 (1st season) Defensive Line: ........................................................ Nick Davison Alma Mater: ................Missouri Southern, 1996 (2nd season) Safeties/Special Teams Coordinator: ...................... Ed Sanders Alma Mater: ................... Tennessee State, 2000 (8th season) Cornerbacks:...................................................... Mikhal Kornegay Alma Mater: ......................... Florida State, 2006 (5th season)

2015 TEAM STATISTICS

2015 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game

TSU 246 24.6

Opponent 281 28.1

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

174 53 92 29

191 88 86 17

1234 1460 226 352 3.5 123.4 13

1591 1853 262 372 4.3 159.1 17

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

2092 172-306-12 6.8 12.2 209.2 19

2088 185-316-6 6.6 11.3 208.8 17

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

3326 658 5.1 332.6

3679 688 5.3 367.9

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME

32:25

27:35

3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 3rd-Down Pct.

58/150 39%

57/145 39%

4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS 4th-Down Pct.

5/10 50%

9/16 56%

RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

20-28 (71%) 17-28 (61%) 26-29 (90%)

32-41 (78%) 24-41 (59%) 30-32 (94%)

58,481 4/14,620 -

61,880 5/12,376 1/48,385

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

ATTENDANCE Games/Avg. Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Tennessee State Opponents

1st 50 63

2nd 58 78

3rd 73 75

4th 62 56

OT 3 9

RUSHING Player Telvin Hooks Erick Evans Ronald Butler Tom Smith Marcus Deanes

G 10 10 9 10 9

PASSING Player G O. Ackerman-Carter 7 Ronald Butler 9

Total 246 281

Att. 109 80 55 59 10

Cmp.-Att. 110-190 62-115

Yds. 424 413 199 167 30

Pct. 57.9 53.9

Avg. 3.9 5.2 3.6 2.8 3.0

TD 4 6 1 2 0

Yds./G 42.2 41.3 22.1 16.7 3.3

Yds. 1279 813

TD/Int. 11/5 8/7

Avg. 182.7 90.3

RECEIVING Player G Patrick Smith 10 Joshawn Bowens 10 C. Sanders-McCollum 10 Erick Evans 10 I. Jeffries-Freeman 8

No. 54 28 18 16 11

Yds. 996 253 236 85 155

Avg. 18.4 9.0 13.1 5.3 14.1

TD 10 3 3 0 1

Yds./G 99.6 25.3 23.6 8.5 19.4

SCORING Player Patrick Smith Lane Clark Erick Evans Telvin Hooks Joshawn Bowens

G 10 10 10 10 10

TD 10 6 4 3

XPt. 26-29 -

FG 8-14 -

Pts. 60 50 36 24 20

Pts./G 6.0 5.0 3.6 2.4 2.0

TACKLES Player Chris Collins Laquarius Cook Ebenezer Ogundeko Javon Brandon Vantavious Williams

G 10 10 9 10 9

Solo 38 30 32 33 22

Asst.

41 28 26 20 25

Total 79 58 58 53 47

TFL 6.0 2.0 10.5 2.0 6.0

Sacks 1.0 0 5.0 0 1.5

INTERCEPTIONS Player Ezra Robinson Javon Brandon Chris Collins Terrell Bonds

G 10 10 10 10

No. 2 2 1 1

Yds. 72 34 3 69

Avg. 36.0 17.0 3.0 69.0

TD 0 0 0 0

PBU 7 5 2 7

Returning Players in Bold

2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date 9/6 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/21

Opponent Alabama State # vs. Jackson State $ at #1 Jacksonville State* at Florida A&M at UT Martin* Eastern Illinois* at #13 Eastern Kentucky* Austin Peay*@ Murray State*@ at Tennessee Tech*

Result Attendance W, 24-14 20,055 W, 35-25 48,385 L, 48-13 23,413 W, 30-14 18,020 L, 28-14 7,123 L, 25-22 (OT) 22,144 L, 45-21 9,400 W, 20-6 5,985 L, 46-43 (OT) 7,897 L, 30-24 3,924

* - Ohio Valley Conference Contest Home Games in Bold # - John Merritt Classic (Nissan Stadium - Nashville, Tenn.) $ - Southern Heritage Classic (Liberty Bowl - Memphis, Tenn.) @ - Game played at Hale Stadium (Nashville, Tenn.)

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TEAM RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Most Attempts Game: 43 - Trabis Ward (2012) Season: 322 - Charles Anthony (2003) Career: 910 - Charles Anthony (2001-04) Most Yards Game: 285 - Charles Anthony vs. Samford (2004) Season: 1,739 - Charles Anthony (2004) Career: 5,057 - Charles Anthony (2001-04) INDIVIDUAL PASSING Most Attempts Game: 55 - Brian Ransom vs. Chattanooga (1981) Season: 397 - Michael German (2014) Career: 1,147 - Michael German (2011-14) Most Completions Game: 36 - Brian Ransom vs. Chattanooga (1981) Season: 221 - Brian Ransom (1981) Career: 655 - Michael German (2011-14) Most Yards Game: 491 - Leon Murray vs. Murray State (1998) Season: 3,182 - Brian Ransom (1981) Career: 8,669 - Michael German (2011-14) INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Most Receptions Game: 13 - Tyrone Butterfield vs. Southeast Mo. (1997) Season: 72 - Tyrone Butterfield (1998) 72 - Juan Hall (1996) Career: 200 - Mike Jones (1979-82) Most Receiving Yards Game: 249 - Tyrone Butterfield vs. Murray St. (1998) Season: 1,307 - Golden Tate (1983) Career: 3,903 - C.J. Johnson (2000-03)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963

ALL OVC 3-1 -6-0 -Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete 4-1-1 -4-1-1 -Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete Records Incomplete 4-1-1 -6-1 -4-2-1 -3-3-2 -3-1-1 -6-1 -3-3-1 -No Games Played No Games Played No Games Played No Games Played 8-2-1 -8-2 -10-1 -10-0 -5-3-1 -9-1 -9-2 -8-2 -8-2 -8-0-1 -10-0 -7-2 -10-0 -5-0-1 -4-4 -9-1 -7-3 -4-4-1 -1-7-1 -6-3 --

COACH H.N. Robinson H.N. Robinson Buck Hunt Buck Hunt Buck Hunt Buck Hunt Buck Hunt Buck Hunt Joe E. Scruggs Joe E. Scruggs Joe E. Scruggs Joe E. Scruggs Joe E. Scruggs George Davenport George Davenport Felton Gale Harry Long Alton Jackson T.D. Upshaw T.D. Upshaw Harry Benjamin Walter S. Davis Walter S. Davis Walter S. Davis Walter S. Davis Ruebin Mundy Lawrence Simmons Lawrence Simmons

Henry Kean Henry Kean Henry Kean Henry Kean Henry Kean Henry Kean Henry Kean Henry Kean Henry Kean Henry Kean Henry Kean Howard Gentry Howard Gentry Howard Gentry Howard Gentry Howard Gentry Howard Gentry L. Simmons L. Simmons John Merritt

OVC Championships (2) 1998, 1999

YEAR 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL 8-2 9-0-1 10-0 6-3 6-2-1 7-1-1 11-0 9-1 11-1 10-0 8-2 5-4 7-2-1 8-1-1 8-3 8-3 9-1 9-2 9-0-1 8-2-1 11-0 7-4 10-2-1 3-7-1 3-7-1 5-5-1 7-4 3-8 5-6 4-7 5-6 2-9 4-7 4-7 9-3 11-1 3-8 8-3 2-10 7-5 4-7 2-9 6-5 5-6 8-4 4-7 3-8 5-6 8-3 10-4 6-6 4-6

OVC ------------------------2-4 3-3 4-2 2-5 5-3 4-4 4-4 1-7 3-5 4-3 6-1 7-0 2-5 3-3 1-5 5-3 2-5 1-6 5-2 4-3 5-3 3-4 0-7 4-4 4-3 6-2 3-5 1-6

COACH John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt John Merritt Bill Thomas Bill Thomas Bill Thomas Bill Thomas Bill Thomas Joe Gilliam, Sr. Joe Gilliam, Sr. Joe Gilliam, Sr. Joe Gilliam, Sr. Bill Davis Bill Davis Bill Davis L.C. Cole L.C. Cole L.C. Cole L.C. Cole James Reese James Reese James Reese James Reese James Reese James Webster James Webster James Webster James Webster James Webster Rod Reed Rod Reed Rod Reed Rod Reed Rod Reed Rod Reed

NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (4) 1986, 1998, 1999, 2013 (Note: Appearances in 1981 & 1982 were later vacated)

ALL-TIME COACHES

Former Tiger Richard Dent was a fourtime Pro Bowl selection for the Chicago Bears. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.

Coach H.N. Robinson Buck Hunt* Joe E. Scruggs* George Davenport* Felton “Zip” Gale* Harry Long* Alton Jackson* T.D. Upshaw* Harry Benjamin* Walter S. Davis Ruebin Mundy Lawrence Simmons Henry Kean Howard Gentry, Sr. John Merritt Bill Thomas Joe Gilliam, Sr. Bill Davis L.C. Cole James Reese James Webster Rod Reed

Years 1912-13 1914-19 1920-23 1925-26 1927 1928 1929 1930-31 1932 1933-36 1937 1938-39, 61-62 1944-54 1955-60 1963-83 1984-88 1989-92 1993-95 1996-99 2000-04 2005-09 2010-present

Overall Record 9-1 (.900) 4-1 (.800) 4-1 (.800) 17-8-4 (.586) 3-1-1 (.600) 14-15-3 (.438) 109-15-2 (.865) 42-10-1 (.792) 174-35-7 (.822) 34-20-3 (.596) 20-23-1 (.455) 11-22 (.333) 28-18 (.609) 24-33 (.421) 25-31 (.446) 36-33 (.522)

* Records incomplete for some portion of tenure

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OVC Record 2-4 (.333) 14-13 (.519) 9-15 (.375) 20-9 (.690) 13-21 (.382) 18-19 (.486) 18-27 (.400)

OVC Titles 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Playoff Appearances 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1

TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES Tucker Stadium (16,500) - Opened in 1966.

Dr. Philip Oldham President

Mark Wilson Athletics Director

Wofford

6:00 p.m.

Wofford leads 3-0; Last Meeting: Wofford won 34-14 (9/12/15)

Sept. 10 at Austin Peay*

6:00 p.m.

Tennessee Tech leads 31-18; Last Meeting: TTU won 42-24 (11/14/15)

Sept. 17 at Mercer

5:00 p.m.

Tennessee Tech leads 1-0; Last Meeting: TTU won 29-22 (9/19/15)

Sept. 24 at UT Martin*

2:00 p.m.

Tennessee Tech leads 22-13-2; Last Meeting: UTM won 31-17 (10/3/15)

Oct. 1

Eastern Kentucky*

6:00 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky leads 53-19; Last Meeting: EKU won 48-17 (10/8/15)

Oct. 8

at Jacksonville State* (ESPN3)

1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 13-6; Last Meeting: JSU won 42-13 (10/17/15)

Oct. 15

Eastern Illinois*

6:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois leads 16-6; Last Meeting: EIU won 51-20 (10/24/15)

Oct. 22

Southeast Missouri* (HC)

1:30 p.m.

Tennessee Tech leads 14-10; Last Meeting: SEMO won 38-17 (10/31/15)

Nov. 5

at Tennessee

TBA

Tennessee leads 5-0; Last Meeting: UT won 68-0 (10/27/51)

Nov. 12

at Tennessee State*

3:00 p.m.

Tennessee State leads 18-11; Last Meeting: TTU won 30-24 (11/21/15)

Nov. 19

Murray State*

Marcus Satterfield Head Coach

QUICK FACTS

2016 SCHEDULE Sept. 1

Thomas Corhern Football Contact

1:30 p.m.

Tenn. Tech leads 43-37-1; Last Meeting: TTU won 31-29 (9/26/15)

* Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Matchup Home Games in Bold HC - Homecoming All Times Central and Subject to Change

Basic Information Location: ................................................................................ Cookeville, Tenn.

Enrollment: .............................................................................................11,385 Founded: ...................................................................................................1915 Nickname:.................................................................................. Golden Eagles Colors: .....................................................................................Purple and Gold President: ..............................................................................Dr. Philip Oldham Athletic Director: ............................................................................Mark Wilson Stadium (Capacity): ................................................... Tucker Stadium (16,500) Surface: ....................................................................................... 24/7 Turf Twitter: ...............................................@TTUGoldenEagles, @TNTechFootball Media Relations Football Contact: ....................................................................Thomas Corhern Office Phone: ..................................................................... (931) 372-6139 Cell Phone: ........................................................................ (931) 703-4927 Fax: .................................................................................... (931) 372-6139 Email: ........................................................................ tcorhern@tntech.edu Web site:..........................................................................www.TTUSports.com Press Box Phone: ............................................................ (931) 372-6030/6031 Team Information Offense: .............................................................................................. Pro Style Defense: .......................................................................................Pro Style 4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ........................................................................40/27 Offensive Starters Returning: ...................................................................7 Defensive Starters Returning:...................................................................5 Special Teams: .........................................................................................0 2015 Record/OVC Record (Finish)................................................4-7/3-5 (6th) Postseason: ........................................................................................none All-Time Record/OVC Record: ................. 494-581-31 (.461)/211-245-3 (.463) Joined OVC: ..............................................................................................1949 OVC Championships (Last): ...............................................................10 (2011) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last): ..............................................1 (2011) 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 59

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE WR 81 Austin Hicks 15 Krys Cates WR 2 Jordan Smith Dontez Byrd OT 76 Chandler Nelson 72 Charles Rutledge OG 74 Joel Forrester 78 Myles Douglas C 60 Sage Stockton 50 J.T. Rankin OG 57 Charles Mouton 77 Lowell Furlow OT 71 Will Chatmon 94 Brady Bose QB Michael Birdsong 5 Colby Brown RB 22 Dorian Carter 25 Trey Burks FB 46 Cooper Jackson 48 Corey DeBoe TE 55 Cory Malone 49 Jacob Buttram SLOT 8 Brock McCoin 17 Josh Cunningham DEFENSE DE 97 50 NT 92 91 DT 99 67 DE 54 86 LB 86 LB

47

WS

68 49 28 35 12

CB CB FS SS

45 4 41 40

Chris McElderry William Bronson Mike Cain Kyron Hart Kevin Robinson-White Anthony Akers Tim Collins Joe Robertson Deven Sullivan D.J. Wilkes Jake Warwick Toron Morten Josh Poplar Elliott Normand Steven Lillard A.J. Flemister Maleek Hall Brandon Thomas Deontay Wilson Tyus Jobe Isaiah McKinney Senquay Eichelberger

PLAYERS TO WATCH

6-3 6-3 5-11 5-10 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-9 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-0 5-10

205 215 195 180 290 285 285 290 285 285 305 330 290 285 241 200 181 195 240 245 245 250 185 175

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

6-1 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-2

260 265 295 285 300 264 228 230 230 225 215 230 220 220 170 180 190 195 180 195 210 200

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

Returning Starters in Bold Key Losses RB Ladarius Vanlier 754 rushing yds., 6 TDs, 18 catches, 174 yds., 1 TD QB Jared Davis 1132 passing yards, 8 TD’s, 4 rushing TDs LB Tra’Darius Goff 132 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 4 QBH LB Jay Rudwall 103 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 QBH

BROCK McCOIN

Junior • Wide Receiver 6-0 • 185 • Livington, Tenn.

Preseason All-OVC selection...Was a second-team AllOVC selection in 2015 after catching 61 passes for 747 yards and four touchdowns in the first eight games of the season...Included in that was a 264-yard receiving game against Houston; the 264 receiving yards were the most by an OVC player against a FBS opponent...

Started the final three games of the season at quarterback, passing for 458 yards and four touchdowns and recording a 2-1 record...Also rushed for 271 yards...

Become only Division I player in last 20 years to have a 100-yard rushing game, 200-yard passing game and 200-yard receiving game in the same season.

MALEEK HALL

Senior • Cornerback 5-10 • 190 • Clarksville, Tenn.

Preseason All-OVC selection...Was a second-team All-OVC selection in 2015 after registering 64 tackles (47 solo), 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 17 pass breakups and two blocked kicks in 11 games...His 17 pass breakups ranked first in the nation...Took a blocked PAT 90 yards for a two-point conversion as the Golden Eagles topped Tennessee State 30-24 in the season finale...Also blocked two kicks in team’s 31-29 victory over Murray State which earned him National Special Teams Player of the Week; in that game he also added 10 tackles and three pass breakups.

TEAM NOTES • 2016 marks the first season for head coach Marcus Satterfield in his first head coaching post. Most recently the offensive coordinator at Temple, and helping lead the Owls to a Top 25 spot and a bowl berth, Satterfield is no stranger to the Ohio Valley Conference, as he was on the UT Martin coaching staff from 2006-08.

• The Golden Eagles’ November 5 to face the University of Tennessee marks the fourth Southeastern Conference opponent Tech has faced in the last 10 years. The Golden Eagles have also played at Auburn, Georgia and Arkansas in recent seasons. It is the first time Tech will have played the Knoxville school in football since 1951 -- 65 years ago.

Satterfield was previously a graduate assistant for Phil Fulmer at Tennessee.

• Tech utilized four quarterbacks last season, but junior Brock McCoin will return to the wide receiver spot this season. McCoin rushed for 271 yards and caught 61 passes for 747 yards and four touchdowns a year ago. The Golden Eagles currently have four quarterbacks on the 2016 roster, including Marshall and James Madison transfer Michael Birdsong.

• Of its top 10 tacklers last season on defense, the Golden Eagles only return three, led by Maleek Hall (64 tackles), Tim Collins (38) and Kevin Robinson-White (35). Hall, however, led Tech in pass break-ups with 17.

• On the roster entering July, the Golden Eagles had Football Bowl Subdivision transfers from Appalachian State (William Bronson), Louisville (Dontez Byrd), Temple (Eriq Fadahunsi and Alex Carling), Marshall (Michael Birdsong) and Virginia Tech (Jerome Wright).

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 2 4 5 6 8 10 10 12 15 17 22 25 21 26 26 28 29 35 37 40 41 44 45 46 47 48 49 49 50 50 51 52 54 55 57 59 60 67 68 69 71 72 74 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 86 89 91 92 94 95 96 97 98 99

Name Jordan Smith Ty Jobe Colby Brown Xavier Kynard Brock McCoin Luke Ward Bryson Wilkins Maleek Hall Krys Cates Josh Cunningham Dorian Carter Trey Burks Deven Sullivan Xavier Knight Andrew Swicegood Steven Lillard John Bronson Anthony Flemister J.P Evans Senquay Eichelberger Isaiah McKinney Jordan Jackson Deontay Wilson Cooper Jackson Jake Warwick Corey DeBoe Elliott Normand Jacob Buttram J.T. Rankin William Bronson Johnathan Coleman Nick Madonia Tim Collins Zach Malone Charles Mouton Robert Hill Bronson Sage Stockton Anthony Akers Josh Poplar Riley Patton William Chatmon Charles Rutledge Joel Forrester Chandler Nelson Lowell Furlow Myles Douglas Richie Koons Austin Hicks Darrius Stafford Hayden Freels Joe Robertson Cory Malone Kyron Hart Mike Cain Brady Bose Preston Reed Chris Moore Chris McElderry Taylor Underwood Kevin Robinson-White Alex Alcorn Ricky Ballard Michael Birdsong Dontez Byrd Alex Carling Lucien Charles Matt Cook Miles Corpening Clay Davis Eriq Fadahunsi Shannon Fayne R.D. Ford Shade Foster Jordan Giberti Andrew Goldsmith Normand Hand Jeremiah Jackson Matthew Leifheit Chandler Mayers Aderick Moore Toron Morton Roderick Napper Andre Sale Xavier Schlueter Hudson Smith Adam Swayze Blake Taylor Brandon Thomas Will Warner Dantae Wilkes Storm Williams Jerome Wright Haidar Zaidan Clint Zierke

Pos. WR CB QB LB WR QB WR/CB CB WR CB RB RB RB ATH LB/TE CB S S SS SS S RB S H LB DL LB DE OL DL B K DE DE OL LB OL DT LB LS OL OL OL OL OL OL DT WR WR TE DE TE NG NG DL DE DE DT DT DT OL DB QB WR TE OL LB DB DB DB DB WR OL TE RB DE LB/FB TE DE LB LB ATH QB DT OL WR DB DB QB LB LB RB K TE

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Ht. 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-3 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-1 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-9 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-9 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-5 5-10 6-5 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-5 6-3 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-8 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-4

Wt. 195 195 200 200 185 205 170 190 215 175 181 195 215 175 200 170 190 180 220 200 210 190 180 240 215 245 220 250 285 265 220 175 228 245 305 215 285 264 220 195 290 285 285 290 330 290 279 205 170 215 230 240 285 295 285 205 250 260 275 300 250 185 241 180 245 265 210 173 205 178 185 185 280 232 205 245 235 240 230 245 230 170 210 310 285 190 165 195 200 225 190 224 182 220

Yr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Jr. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. R-Fr. So. So. Sr. Sr. So. R-Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Gr. So. So. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. R-Fr. So. Fr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. So. R-Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. R-Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr, Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Fr.

Hometown (Last School) LaVergne, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy) Watertown, Tenn. (Watertown HS) Tampa, Fla. (Coffeyville CC) Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna HS) Livingston, Tenn. (Livingston Academy) Decaturville, Tenn. (River Side HS) Nashville, Tenn. (McGavock HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Kenwood HS) Newport, Tenn. (Cocke County HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS) Hendersonville, Tenn. (Beech HS) Tullahoma, Tenn. (Tullahoma HS) Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Muscle Shoals HS) Plantersville, Ala. (Dallas County HS) Asheville, NC (Reynolds HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Hunters Lane HS) Inverness, Fla. (Citrus HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Notre Dame HS) Lynchburg, Tenn. (Moore County HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn HS) Morristown, Tenn. (Morristown West HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Hardin Valley HS) Trussville, Ala. (Trussville HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Lipscomb Academy) Alcoa, Tenn. (Alcoa HS) Gallatin, Tenn. (Carson-Newman) Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Roane State CC) Alcoa, Tenn. (Alcoa HS) Brooksville, Fla. (Appalachian State) Delray Beach, Fla. (Village Academy HS) Franklin, Tenn. (Centennial HS) Fairfield, Ala. (Restoration Academy) Henderson, Tenn. (Chester County HS) Victorville, Calif. (Victor Valley JC) Brooksville, Fla. (Hernando HS) Savannah, Tenn. (Hardin County HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Knox Catholic HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Halls HS) Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb HS) Decatur, Ga. (Columbia HS) Oxford, Miss. (Itawamba CC ) Cullman, Ala. (West Point HS) Plantersville, Ala. (Dallas County HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Ensworth HS) Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville HS) Gardendale, Ala. (Gardendale HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Kirby HS) Rockwood, Tenn. (Rockwood HS) Franklin, Tenn. (Page HS) Henderson, Tenn. (Chester County HS) Lebanon, Tenn. (Lebanon HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Whites Creek HS) Ashland City, Tenn. (Cheatham County HS) Lebanon, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS) Signal Mountain, Tenn. (Signal Mountain HS) Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS) Hazel Green, Ala. (Hazel Green HS) Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller HS) Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Notre Dame HS) Matoaca, Va. (Marshall) Louisville, Ky. (Louisville) Scranton, Pa. (Temple) Orlando, Fla. (Colonial HS) Dalton, Ga. (Dalton HS) Rock Hill, SC (Northwestern HS) Louisville, Ky. (Louisville Christian Academy) Indian Head, Md. (Temple) Nashville, Tenn. (Donelson Christian Academy) Huntsville, Ala. (Buckhorn HS) Crossville, Tenn. (Stone Memorial HS) Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS) Jackson, Tenn. (Trinity Christian Academy) Walterboro, SC (Colleton County HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Ooltewah HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) Biloxi, Miss. (Biloxi HS) Selma, Ala. (Selma HS) Phenix City, Ala. (Central HS) Hendersonville, Tenn. (Beech) Little Rock, Ark. (Catholic HS) Fayetteville, Tenn. (Lincoln County HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS) Thompson’s Station, Tenn. (Independence HS) Murfeesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) Jacksonville, Fla. (Ribault HS) Rockwood, Tenn. (Rockwood HS) Jackson, Tenn. (Liberty Tech Magnet School) Milan, Tenn. (Milan) Richmond, Va. (Virginia Tech) Paris, Tenn. (Henry County HS) Hanover Park, Ill. (Bartlett HS)

No. 67 94 29 59 50 5 25 49 92 22 15 71 51 54 17 48 78 40 37 35 74 83 77 12 91 81 46 44 4 26 79 6 28 52 89 55 8 97 41 96 57 76 49 69 68 50 95 86 99 72

2 82 60 21 26 98 10 47 10 45

Name Alex Alcorn Anthony Akers Ricky Ballard Michael Birdsong Brady Bose John Bronson Robert Hill Bronson William Bronson Colby Brown Trey Burks Jacob Buttram Dontez Byrd Mike Cain Alex Carling Dorian Carter Krys Cates Lucien Charles William Chatmon Johnathan Coleman Tim Collins Matt Cook Miles Corpening Josh Cunningham Clay Davis Corey DeBoe Myles Douglas Senquay Eichelberger J.P Evans Eriq Fadahunsi Shannon Fayne Anthony Flemister R.D. Ford Joel Forrester Shade Foster Hayden Freels Lowell Furlow Jordan Giberti Andrew Goldsmith Maleek Hall Normand Hand Kyron Hart Austin Hicks Cooper Jackson Jeremiah Jackson Jordan Jackson Ty Jobe Xavier Knight Richie Koons Xavier Kynard Matthew Leifheit Steven Lillard Nick Madonia Cory Malone Zach Malone Chandler Mayers Brock McCoin Chris McElderry Isaiah McKinney Aderick Moore Chris Moore Toron Morton Charles Mouton Roderick Napper Chandler Nelson Elliott Normand Riley Patton Josh Poplar J.T. Rankin Preston Reed Joe Robertson Kevin Robinson-White Charles Rutledge Andre Sale Xavier Schlueter Hudson Smith Jordan Smith Darrius Stafford Sage Stockton Deven Sullivan Adam Swayze Andrew Swicegood Blake Taylor Brandon Thomas Taylor Underwood Luke Ward Will Warner Jake Warwick Dantae Wilkes Bryson Wilkins Storm Williams Deontay Wilson Jerome Wright Haidar Zaidan Clint Zierke

Pos. OL DT DB QB DL S LB DL QB RB DE WR NG TE RB WR OL OL B DE LB DB CB DB DL OL SS SS DB DB S WR OL OL TE OL TE RB CB DE NG WR H LB/FB RB CB ATH DT LB TE CB K TE DE DE WR DT S LB DE LB OL ATH OL LB LS LB OL DE DE DT OL QB DT OL WR WR OL RB WR LB/TE DB DB DT QB QB LB LB WR/CB LB S RB K TE

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

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MARCUS SATTERFIELD HEAD COACH 1ST SEASON 0-0 CAREER RECORD Birthdate: Hometown: College: Family:

April 9, 1976 Greenback, Tenn.

East Tennessee State, 1999 (History) Wife - Sarah Children - Harper

Career Record Year School First season

Overall

Conf. (Finish)

Marcus Satterfield was named the 12th head coach in Tennessee Tech history on January 4, 2016. The Tennessee native returned to his home state after previously serving as offensive coordinator at Temple.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Spent three seasons on Matt Rhule’s staff at Temple as the program’s offensive coordinator. Helped Owls to a 10-win regular season and American Athletic Conference East Division title in 2015.

The team also bested Penn State for the first time in 73 years and started the season with a program record 7-0 mark. That came just two years after the program won only two games.

• Spent 2009-12 as offensive coordinator at Chattanooga, helping the Mocs post winning records in each season.

• Had previous experience in the OVC when he was at UT Martin from 2006-08. Was the offensive coordinator in 2006-07 and then moved up to Associate Head Coach and Passing Game Coordinator in 2008. Helped the Skyhawks win the OVC Championship in 2006 (the program’s first and only OVC championship).

• Started his career as a graduate assistant under Phil Fulmer at Tennesseee where the team went to back-to-back Peach Bowls.

Satterfield then became wide receivers coach at Richmond (2004) and also spent one season (2005) as wide receivers coach at Western Carolina.

• Played high school football for his father Bill at Greenback High School. After one season at Chattanooga State Community College, was a three-year letterwinner at East Tennessee State (1995-98).

ASSISTANT COACHES Asst. HC/Defensive Coordinator: ....................................... Shawn Quinn Alma Mater: ............................... Carson-Newman, 1995 (1st season) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: ...............................Justin Rascati Alma Mater: ................................. James Madison, 2005 (1st season) Receivers:................................................................................. Derek Carr Alma Mater: .......................................... UT Martin, 2013 (1st season) Running Backs: .................................................................Tyree Foreman Alma Mater: .............................................. Virginia, 2001 (1st season) Defensive Backs: .................................................................. Bobby Maffei Alma Mater: ........................................... Nebraska, 2011 (1st season) Offensive Line: ...................................................................... David Napert Alma Mater: ..........................................Troy State, 1982 (1st season) Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator:........................... Chris Polizzi Alma Mater: ....................................... Lake Forest, 2005 (1st season) Defensive Line: ................................................................ Sam Williamson Alma Mater: ...............................................UAB, 2005 (10th sesason) Tight Ends: .............................................................................. Cam Wentz Alma Mater: ..........................................N.C. State, 2012 (1st season) Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator: ........................ Dontae Wright Alma Mater: ..................................... Miami (Ohio), 2007 (1st season) Director of Operations: ...................................................Justin Matheney Alma Mater: ................................Tennessee Tech, 2014 (3rd season)

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2015 TEAM STATISTICS

2015 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game

TTU 254 23.1

Opponent 395 35.9

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

181 77 86 18

272 130 130 12

1440 1881 441 395 3.6 130.9 18

2624 2869 245 496 5.3 238.5 26

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

2126 162-316-12 6.7 13.1 193.3 13

2772 247-392-4 7.1 11.2 252.0 22

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

3566 711 5.0 324.2

5396 888 6.1 490.5

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME

27:11

32:49

3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 3rd-Down Pct.

47/154 31%

78/172 45%

4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS 4th-Down Pct.

6/11 55%

16/30 53%

RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

28-38 (74%) 22-38 (58%) 31-31 (100%)

45-53 (85%) 33-53 (62%) 43-48 (90%)

32,779 5/6,556 -

57,631 5/11,526 1/3,700

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

ATTENDANCE Games/Avg. Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Tennessee Tech Opponents

1st 88 116

2nd 58 108

3rd 34 87

4th 74 84

OT -

RUSHING Player Ladarius Vanlier Brock McCoin Dorian Carter Radir Annoor Jared Davis

G 11 11 10 11 7

PASSING Player Jared Davis Colby Brown Brock McCoin

Total 254 395

G 7 3 11

Att. 133 69 48 39 60

Yds. 754 271 176 162 83

Cmp.-Att. 90-171 43-85 27-51

Pct. 52.6 50.6 52.9

Avg. 5.7 3.9 3.7 4.2 1.4

TD 6 0 5 0 4

Yds./G 68.5 24.6 17.6 14.7 11.9

Yds. 1132 462 458

TD/Int. 8/8 1/1 4/4

Avg. 161.7 154.0 41.6

RECEIVING Player Brock McCoin Krys Cates Jordan Smith Ladarius Vanlier Steve Wilson

G 11 11 11 11 11

No. 61 24 22 18 11

Yds. 747 525 248 174 97

Avg. 12.2 21.9 11.3 9.7 8.8

TD 4 6 2 1 0

Yds./G 67.9 47.7 22.5 15.8 8.8

SCORING Player John Arnold Ladarius Vanlier Krys Cates Dorian Carter Jared Davis

G 11 11 11 10 7

TD 7 6 5 4

XPt. 31-31 -

FG 9-11 -

Pts. 58 42 38 30 24

Pts./G 5.3 3.8 3.5 3.0 3.4

TACKLES Player Tra’Darius Goff Jay Rudwall Bill Dillard Maleek Hall Jordan Patrick

G 11 11 9 11 11

Solo 54 27 34 47 17

Asst.

78 76 33 17 47

Total 132 103 67 64 64

TFL 7.0 3.5 2.5 3.0 4.5

Sacks 2.0 1.0 0 0 2.0

INTERCEPTIONS Player Maleek Hall Daniel Pierce Chris Moore Anthony Flemister

G 11 6 9 11

No. 1 1 1 1

Yds. 0 12 52 44

Avg. 0.0 12.0 52.0 44.0

TD 0 0 1 0

PBU 17 1 1 6

Returning Players in Bold

2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/8 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/14 11/21

Opponent at Houston at Wofford Mercer at Murray State* UT Martin* (ESPN3) vs. #17 Eastern Kentucky*$ #1 Jacksonville State* at Eastern Illinois* at Southeast Missouri* Austin Peay* Tennessee State*

Result L, 52-24 L, 34-14 W, 29-22 W, 31-29 L, 31-17 L, 48-17 L, 42-13 L, 51-20 L, 38-17 W, 42-24 W, 30-24

Attendance 30,479 6,834 9,028 10,620 3,152 3,700 5,575 6,713 2,985 11,100 3,924

* - Ohio Valley Conference Contest $ - Game played at neutral site in Georgetown, Ky. Home Games in Bold 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 63

TEAM RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Most Attempts Game: 40 - Larry Schreiber vs. Middle Tennessee (1968) Season: 286 - Larry Schreiber (1968) Career: 877 - Larry Schreiber (1966-69) Most Yards Game: 261 - Michael Penix vs. Southeast Mo. (1993) Season: 1,522 - Larry Schreiber (1969) Career: 4,421 - Larry Schreiber (1966-69) INDIVIDUAL PASSING Most Attempts Game: 57 - Lee Sweeney vs. Southeast Mo. (2006) 57 - Tre Lamb vs. Southeast Missouri (2012) Season: 367 - Robert Craft (2004) Career: 1,084 - Lee Sweeney (2006-09) Most Completions Game: 38 - Tre Lamb vs. Southeast Missouri (2012) Season: 201 - Robert Craft (2004) Career: 625 - Lee Sweeney (2006-09) Most Yards Game: 481 - Tre Lamb vs. Southeast Missouri (2012) Season: 2,448 - Robert Craft (2002) Career: 7,157 - Lee Sweeney (2006-09) INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Most Receptions Game: 18 - Da’Rick Rogers vs. SE Missouri (2012) Season: 68 - Tim Benford (2008) Career: 195 - Larry Shipp (2004-07) Most Receiving Yards Game: 303 - Da’Rick Rogers vs. SE Missouri (2012) Season: 909 - Craig Rolle (1976) Career: 2,950 - Larry Shipp (2004-07)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

ALL 2-14 2-3-1 5-3-1 3-2-1 1-4-1 2-5-1 6-0-1 3-3-1 6-2-1 6-3 4-0-3 4-4 3-5-1 1-5-1 2-5-1 3-5-1 6-3 6-3-1 2-6 5-4 3-4-2 1-5 1-2 1-8 5-5 4-7 5-6 3-6 4-7 5-5-1 9-2 7-4 4-4-2 7-3 5-4-1 6-4 7-3 6-2-2 8-3 7-3 2-8 6-4 1-9 3-7 5-5 3-7 2-8

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

COACH Loyall Duyck Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Putty Overall Hooper Eblen Hooper Eblen Hooper Eblen Star Wood Star Wood Putty Overall Putty Overall Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Wilburn Tucker Don Wade

YEAR 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL 5-5 4-6 8-2 10-2 2-8-1 6-5 8-3 8-3 9-2 5-6 1-8-2 4-7 6-5 3-8 2-8 0-11 1-10 0-10 5-6 1-10 5-5 6-5 2-9 7-4 8-3 5-6 3-8 5-6 6-5 4-7 5-5 8-3 7-3 5-7 2-9 6-5 4-7 4-7 4-7 3-9 6-5 5-6 7-4 3-8 5-7 5-7 4-7

OVC Championships (10) 1952*, 1953, 1955, 1958*, 1959*, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1975 , 2011*

OVC 4-3 2-5 5-2 7-0 1-6 4-3 6-1 5-2 5-2 4-2 05-1 1-6 4-4 1-6 2-5 0-7 1-6 0-7 2-4 1-5 3-3 3-3 2-4 6-2 7-1 3-5 2-6 4-4 4-3 2-5 4-3 5-2 4-2 2-4 1-7 3-4 3-5 4-4 2-6 1-7 5-3 4-4 6-2 1-7 2-6 4-4 3-5

COACH Don Wade Don Wade Don Wade Don Wade Don Wade Don Wade Don Wade Don Wade Don Wade Don Wade Don Wade Don Wade Don Wade Don Wade Gary Darnell Gary Darnell Gary Darnell Jim Ragland Jim Ragland Jim Ragland Jim Ragland Jim Ragland Jim Ragland Jim Ragland Jim Ragland Jim Ragland Jim Ragland Mike Hennigan Mike Hennigan Mike Hennigan Mike Hennigan Mike Hennigan Mike Hennigan Mike Hennigan Mike Hennigan Mike Hennigan Mike Hennigan Doug Malone (Acting) Watson Brown Watson Brown Watson Brown Watson Brown Watson Brown Watson Brown Watson Brown Watson Brown Watson Brown

* Co Champions

NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (1) 2011

ALL-TIME COACHES

Jim Youngblood was a two-time AllAmerican and was twice the OVC Defensive Player of the Year. He went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL.

Coach Years Loyall Duyck 1922 Putty Overall 1923-46, 52-53 Hooper Eblen 1947-49 Star Wood 1950-51 Wilburn Tucker 1954-67 Don Wade 1968-82 Gary Darnell 1983-85 Jim Ragland 1986-95 Mike Hennigan 1996-05 Doug Malone (Acting) 2006 Watson Brown 2007-15

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Overall Record 2-1-4 (.571) 97-95-18 (.505) 12-19 (.387) 9-12-1 (.432) 70-66-5 (.514) 81-78-3 (.509) 3-29 (.094) 42-66 (.389) 52-57 (.477) 4-7 (.364) 42-60 (.418)

OVC Record 9-1 (.900) 3-6 (.333) 4-8 (.333) 49-34-2 (.588) 60-52-1 (.534) 3-18 (.143) 29-41 (.414) 32-39 (.451) 4-4 (.500) 28-44 (.389)

OVC Titles 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1

Playoff Appearances 0 0 0 0 0 1

UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS Hardy M. Graham Stadium (7,500) - Opened in 1930.

Dr. Robert Smith Interim Chancellor

Kevin McMillan Interim Athletics Director

at Cincinnati (ESPN3)

6:00 p.m.

First meeting

Sept. 10 at Hawaii

11:00 p.m.

First meeting

Sept. 17 Bacone College

2:00 p.m.

First meeting

Sept. 24 Tennessee Tech*

2:00 p.m.

Tennessee Tech leads 22-13-2; Last Meeting: UTM won 31-17 (10/3/15)

Oct. 1

at Tennessee State* (ESPN3)

2:00 p.m.

Tennessee State leads 15-10; Last Meeting: UTM won 38-14 (10/10/15)

Oct. 8

Austin Peay* (HC)

2:00 p.m.

UT Martin leads 37-25-2; Last Meeting: UTM won 44-14 (10/17/15)

Oct. 15

at Murray State*

6:00 p.m.

Murray State leads 35-19-1; Last Meeting: UTM won 52-45 (10/24/15)

Oct. 22

at Georgia State

TBA

First meeting

Oct. 29

Eastern Kentucky*

2:00 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky leads 23-3; Last Meeting: UTM won 42-35 (11/7/15)

Nov. 5

at Eastern Illinois*

1:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois leads 14-7; Last Meeting: EIU won 23-21 (11/14/15)

Nov. 12

Southeast Missouri*

2:00 p.m.

UT Martin leads 16-15; Last Meeting: UTM won 28-25 (11/21/15)

Nov. 19

at Jacksonville State*

Jason Simpson Head Coach

QUICK FACTS

2016 SCHEDULE Sept. 1

Alex Boggis Football Contact

1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State leads 29-7; Last Meeting: JSU won 48-41 (9/26/15)

* Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Matchup Home Games in Bold HC - Homecoming All Times Central and Subject to Change

Basic Information Location: .......................................................................................Martin, Tenn.

Enrollment: ...............................................................................................7,042 Founded: ...........................................................1900 (Senior College in 1951) Nickname:......................................................................................... Skyhawks Colors: .......................................................................... Navy Blue and Orange Interim Chancellor: ................................................................. Dr. Robert Smith Interim Athletic Director: ........................................................... Kevin McMillan Stadium (Capacity): ................................... Hardy M. Graham Stadium (7,500) Surface: ........................................................................................FieldTurf Twitter: .............................................................@UTMSports, @UTM_Football Media Relations Football Contact: ............................................................................Alex Boggis Office Phone: ..................................................................... (731) 881-7694 Cell Phone: ........................................................................ (618) 357-1536 Fax: .................................................................................... (731) 881-7624 Email: .......................................................................... daboggis@utm.edu Web site:......................................................................... www.UTMSports.com Press Box Phone: ..................................................................... (731) 881-7694 Team Information Offense: ................................................................................................ Multiple Defense: ................................................................................................... 3-3-5 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ........................................................................65/33 Offensive Starters Returning: ...................................................................4 Defensive Starters Returning:...................................................................5 Specialist Starters Returning: ...................................................................0 2015 Record/OVC Record (Finish):...............................................7-4/6-2 (3rd) Postseason: ........................................................................................none All-Time Record/OVC Record: ...................... 352-467-18 (.431)/71-112 (.388) Joined OVC: ..............................................................................................1992 OVC Championships (Last): ................................................................ 1 (2006) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last): ............................................. 1 (2006) 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 65

PLAYERS TO WATCH

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE WR 11 83 WR 17 37 OT 77 77 OG 74 72 C 62 65 OG 60 71 OT 64 73 QB 10 1 RB 24 1 TE 80 42 WR 88 19

Caylon Weathers Jaylon Moore Kyle Kerrick Wilfred Taylor Corey Madlock Austin Newsom Robert Burleigh Isaac Chapman Kenneth Crenshaw Kyle Naes Olandrious Booker Alex Roberts Kadarren Bond Tyrone Patterson Troy Cook Gunnar Holcombe Jaimiee Bowe Najee Ray CJ McElrath Demonta Daniel Ben Axline Jack Gammon

6-4 6-2 6-1 5-8 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-10

230 180 175 160 300 325 305 325 265 295 350 270 290 320 207 215 210 180 225 250 195 180

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

DEFENSE DE 2 93 NT 94 56 DE 91 48 LB 45 36 LB 40 7 LB 50 55 CB 9 28 CB 8 23 S 3 24 S 18 32 S 27 6

Anthony Brown 6-3 Mike Turner 6-4 Keith Jones 6-1 Jay Murphy 6-4 Damani Taylor 6-2 Chris Turner, Jr. 6-4 Caleb Counce 6-0 Julian Thompson-Clay 6-5 Kevin Prather, Jr. 6-0 Ervin Alston 6-2 James Gilleylen 6-2 DJ Simmons 5-10 Antonio Clifton 5-9 Logan Burns 6-0 Joseph Este 5-11 Justin Jackson 5-10 Tae Martin 6-0 AJ Daniel 6-0 Kahlid Hagens 6-3 JP Fowler 5-10 Porter Streator III 6-0 Andrew Horton-Martindale 6-1

270 225 300 335 285 250 225 225 230 215 220 215 175 190 200 175 187 185 200 200 190 190

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

190 190 225 165 187 180 187 180

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

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 49 Mitch Mersman P 49 Mitch Mersman LS 39 Bobby Daggett HO 25 Garrett Walton KR 3 Tae Martin 1 Najee Ray PR 3 Tae Martin 1 Najee Ray

6-2 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1

Returning Starters in Bold Key Losses QB Jarod Neal 2nd-Team All-OVC; 3117 passing yards, 30 TDs WR Rod Wright 62 catches, 963 yards, 14 TDs WR William Tanner 47 catches, 656 yards, 5 TDs RB Trent Garland 674 rushing yards, 8 TDs K Jackson Redditt 46-of-47 PATs, 12-of-17 FGs, 82 points DB Marquis Clemons 79 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 INT, 3 PBU, 2 QBH

CAYLON WEATHERS Junior • Wide Receiver 6-4 • 230 • Germantown, Tenn.

Had a breakout season as a sophomore in catching 62 passes for 726 yards and eight touchdowns in 2015 after catching just eight passes as a freshman...

Caught five passes for 105 yards and three touchdowns in victory over Bethel (Sept. 10)...Also had multiple touchdowns in game against Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 7) where he had seven catches for 106 yards...Also had a 100-yard receiving game at FBS foe Arkansas...

Redshirted in 2013...Played both receiver and safety at Germantown High School and played in the Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game.

DAMANI TAYLOR Senior • Defensive End 6-2 • 285 • Martin, Tenn.

Preseason All-OVC selection...Earned All-OVC second-team and OVC All-Newcomer honors in 2015 after transferring from Bethel College...Had 54 tackles and led the Skyhawks with 9.0 tackles-for-loss and 5.5 sacks...Had a career-high 10 tackles in game against No. 1 ranked Jacksonville State (Sept. 26)...Had six games of five or more tackles a season ago...Attended Westview High School in Martin where he earned backto-back all-state honors as an offensive lineman and played in the Tennessee East vs. West All-Star Game.

TEAM NOTES • Head coach Jason Simpson has won 65 total games in 10 years at UT Martin.

Before Simpson arrived, UT Martin managed just 37 total wins in 14 years (19922005) under the direction of five head coaches. Simpson currently ranks ninth in OVC history in all-time victories and last year became one of just 16 coaches in league history to coach 10 or more years at one OVC school.

• Last season UT Martin captured the Sgt. York Trophy for the second-straight year. The trophy is contested between the four football playing OVC institutions in the state of Tennessee. It marked the fourth overall championship and third time the team has taken home the trophy outright (2010, 2014, 2015) since the series started in 2007. UT Martin is a league-best 19-8 all-time in Sgt. York Trophy series games.

• Shortly after the completion of the 2015 season construction on a $6 million dollar renovation project got underway at Hardy Graham Stadium. A new fourstory structure includes seating on the west grandstands, a new visiting locker room, academic support areas, a club level and a state-of-the-art working area of media, coaching staffs and game management officials.

• Due to a game at Hawaii this season UT Martin will play 12 total contests in a traditional 11-game season. Included in that are three games against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents in Cincinnati, Hawaii and Georgia State.

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 28 30 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 43 44 45 46 47 49 50 55 56 58 60 62 64 65 71 72 73 74 75 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 98 99

Name Najee Ray Sheldon Dawson Joseph Este Tae Martin Gunnar Holcombe Rakeem Battle Marquez Grayson Ervin Alston Anthony Brown Antonio Clifton Troy Cook Caylon Weathers Londell Lee Ian Leggett Clay Beathard Brett Thompson Kyle Akin Kyle Kerrick Kahlid Hagens Jack Gammon Ty Brown Andrew Horton-Martindale Terry Norris Justin Jackson Jaimiee Bowe AJ Daniel Ladevin Fair Evan Gowdy Porter Streator III Brandon Alexander Brandon Anderson Trey Warren JP Fowler Malik Harris David DuBose Julian Thompson-Clay Lamarcus Young Kevin Reid Bobby Daggett Kevin Prather, Jr. Garrett Wall James Cotton TJ Jefferson Caleb Counce Justyce White Austin Pickett Mitch Mersman James Gilleylen DJ Simmons Jay Murphy Zach Parker Olandrious Booker Kenneth Crenshaw Kadarren Bond Kyle Naes Alex Roberts Isaac Chapman Tyrone Patterson Robert Burleigh James Walker Corey Madlock Austin Newsom Mark Garrett CJ McElrath Rod Williams II Ryan Courtright Chance Key Jaylon Moore Collin Tatko Donnell Williams Tyler Eddings Ben Axline Wilfred Taylor Tyler Sweeden Damani Taylor Joseph Murry Mike Turner Keith Jones Donald Cofield, Jr. Kade Larson Chris Coleman TJ Crabtree Demonta Daniel Devonte Howard Chris Jackson Joseph Jones Greg McKillion Landon Pitcher Colton Randolph Dallis Sangster D’Carrious Stephens Chris Turner, Jr. Garrett Walton Bryce Warner

Pos. RB WR DB S QB DB RB LB DL DB QB WR WR QB QB WR QB WR S WR RB DB RB DB RB S RB DB S DB DB LB S LB DL LB RB/DB DB LS LB LB LB LB LB LB DL K LB LB DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR K TE WR TE WR WR WR WR DL DL DE DL DL DL DL DL DL TE WR OL DL WR TE TE OL DB DL WR RB

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Ht. 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-3 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-8 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-8 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-41 6-2 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-6 6-3 5-10 6-3 5-8 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-8 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-4 5-10 5-11

Wt. 180 180 200 187 215 170 189 215 270 175 207 230 210 215 185 205 200 200 200 180 180 190 220 175 210 185 200 170 190 175 180 189 200 215 220 225 175 170 225 230 210 223 205 225 210 280 190 220 215 335 250 350 265 290 295 270 325 320 305 285 300 325 350 225 210 170 225 180 255 200 180 195 160 235 300 260 225 300 300 275 240 270 250 170 275 250 230 210 190 310 195 250 165 195

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

Hometown (Last School) Paris, Tenn. (Henry County HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Georgia) Kenner, La. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel HS) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Marshall) Lake City, Fla. (Southwest Mississippi CC) Lexington, N.C. (East Carolina) Jacksonville, Fla. (UAB) Miami, Fla. (Arkansas) Tupelo, Miss. (Itawamba CC) Miami, Fla. (Florida State) Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown HS) Palos Heights, Ill. (Phoenix College) Davie, Fla. (City College of San Francisco) Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy) Olive Branch, Miss. (Northeast Mississippi CC) Jackson, Tenn. (Trinity Christian Academy) Coatesville, Pa. (Michigan State) Maplewood, Mo. (Maplewood-Richmond Hts. HS) Columbus, Ohio (Marshall) Martin, Tenn. (Westview HS) Antioch, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS) Springfield, Mass. (Lackawanna College) Johns Creek, Ga. (Chattahoochee HS) Spartanburg, SC (Fork Union Military Academy) Columbia, Tenn. (Cannon County HS) Troy, Tenn. (Obion County Central HS) Nashville, Tenn. (McGavock HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS) Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) Frisco, Texas (Centennial HS) Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS) South Fulton, Tenn. (South Fulton HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Maplewood HS) Huntsville, Ala. (Columbia HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview HS) Bartlett, Tenn. (Bartlett HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Northeast HS) Pascagoula, Miss. (Pearl River CC) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS) Fairview, Tenn. (Fairview HS) Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy) Paris, Tenn. (Henry County HS) Mount Juliet, Tenn. (Mount Juliet HS) Lake Minneola, Fla. (Lake Minneola HS) Dickson, Tenn. (Dickson County HS) Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo HS) Rogersville, Ala. (Lauderdale County HS) Lewisburg, Tenn. (Marshall County HS) Union City, Tenn. (Union City HS) Lambert, Miss. (Hinds CC) Stone Mountain, Ga. (Tucker HS) Brownsville, Tenn. (Haywood County HS) Bartlett, Tenn. (Memphis University School) St. Louis, Mo. (Webster Groves HS) Clinton, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) Gautier, Miss. (Jones County JC) Jackson, Tenn. (South Side HS) Eufaula, Ala. (Eufaula HS) Buffalo, NY (Bowling Green State) White Bluff, Tenn. (Creek Wood HS) Selma, Ala. (Selma HS) Decaturville, Tenn. (Riverside HS) Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown HS) Lexington, Tenn. (Lexington HS) Brilliant, Ala. (Brilliant HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Mitchell HS) Southaven, Miss. (Northpoint Christian School) St. Louis, Mo. (Gateway Tech HS) Shelbyville, Tenn. (Central HS) Shelbyville, Ky. (Martha Layne Collins HS) Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland HS) Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) Martin, Tenn. (Bethel) Birmingham, Ala. (Midfield HS) Cordova, Tenn. (Cordova HS) Florissant, Mo. (McCluer North HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) Louisburg, Kan. (Louisburg HS) Brighton, Tenn. (Brighton HS) Fayetteville, Tenn. (Lincoln County HS) Dickson, Tenn. (Memphis) Bryant, Ark. (Memphis) Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic HS) Jackson, Tenn. (Liberty Tech HS) Blytheville, Ark. (Memphis) Martin, Tenn. (Westview HS) Paris, Tenn. (Henry County HS) Bolivar, Tenn. (Bolivar Central HS) Union City, Tenn. (Union City HS) Memphis, Tenn. (KIPP Collegiate School) Union City, Tenn. (Union City HS) Troy, Tenn. (Obion County HS)

No. 16 28 7 28 88 5 14 64 60 24 8 20 74 72 9 95 99 10 43 45 82 62 39 24 1 35 87 2 25 32 19 79 50 26 6 18 34 4 21 23 44 94 17 83 98 12 13 77 3 80 49 84 56 92 65 78 22 58 73 47 40 1 38 71 55 27 90 85 91 89 15 36 93 75 41 30 11 46 86 81 37

Name Kyle Akin Brandon Alexander Ervin Alston Brandon Anderson Ben Axline Rakeem Battle Clay Beathard Kadarren Bond Olandrious Booker Jaimiee Bowe Anthony Brown Ty Brown Robert Burleigh Isaac Chapman Antonio Clifton Donald Cofield, Jr. Chris Coleman Troy Cook James Cotton Caleb Counce Ryan Courtright TJ Crabtree Kenneth Crenshaw Bobby Daggett AJ Daniel Demonta Daniel Sheldon Dawson David DuBose Tyler Eddings Joseph Este Ladevin Fair JP Fowler Jack Gammon Mark Garrett James Gilleylen Evan Gowdy Marquez Grayson Kahlid Hagens Malik Harris Gunnar Holcombe Andrew Horton-Martindale Devonte Howard Chris Jackson Justin Jackson TJ Jefferson Joseph Jones Keith Jones Kyle Kerrick Chance Key Kade Larson Londell Lee Ian Leggett Corey Madlock Tae Martin CJ McElrath Greg McKillion Mitch Mersman Jaylon Moore Jay Murphy Joseph Murry Kyle Naes Austin Newsom Terry Norris Zach Parker Tyrone Patterson Austin Pickett Landon Pitcher Kevin Prather, Jr. Colton Randolph Najee Ray Kevin Reid Alex Roberts Dallis Sangster DJ Simmons D’Carrious Stephens Porter Streator III Tyler Sweeden Collin Tatko Damani Taylor Wilfred Taylor Brett Thompson Julian Thompson-Clay Mike Turner Chris Turner, Jr. James Walker Garrett Wall Garrett Walton Bryce Warner Trey Warren Caylon Weathers Justyce White Donnell Williams Rod Williams II Lamarcus Young

Pos. QB DB LB DB WR DB QB OL OL RB DL RB OL OL DB DL DL QB LB LB K DL OL LS S TE WR DL WR DB RB S WR OL LB DB RB S LB QB DB WR OL DB LB DL DL WR TE DL WR QB OL S TE WR K WR DL DE OL OL RB OL OL DL TE LB TE RB DB OL OL LB DB S DL TE DL WR WR LB DL DL OL LB WR RB LB WR LB WR WR RB/DB

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

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JASON SIMPSON HEAD COACH 11TH SEASON 65-49 CAREER RECORD Birthdate: Hometown: College: Family:

Jason Simpson was the choice for the 2006 Roy Kidd OVC Coach of the Year Award. That year - his first with the program he led the Skyhawks to their first OVC Championship and first NCAA FCS Playoff berth.

Jan. 25, 1971 Ellisville, Miss.

Southern Miss, 1995 (Sports Administration) Wife - Julie Children - Ty, Emma, Graham

Career Record Year School 2006 UT Martin 2007 UT Martin 2008 UT Martin 2009 UT Martin 2010 UT Martin 2011 UT Martin 2012 UT Martin 2013 UT Martin 2014 UT Martin 2015 UT Martin

Overall 9-3 4-7 8-4 5-6 6-5 5-6 8-3 7-5 6-6 7-4

Conf. (Finish) 6-1 (1st-t) 4-4 (6th) 6-2 (2nd-t) 4-4 (4th-t) 5-3 (4th-t) 4-4 (5th-t) 6-2 (2nd-t) 5-3 (3rd-t) 5-3 (3rd-t) 6-2 (3rd)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

ASSISTANT COACHES

• Simpson enters the 2016 season with 65 career victories, which ranks him 9th in OVC history. He is beginning his 11th season at UTM, making him one of just 16 coaches in league history to coach 10 or more years at one school.

Associate Head Coach/LB’s/Special Teams: .... Jordon Hankins Alma Mater: .............................. UT Martin, 2005 (7th season)

• Has a 51-30 OVC record in 10 years; UTM won just 20 Conference games in the 14 seasons prior to Simpson.

• In his first three years at UT Martin Simpson won 21 games, which was the highest three-year win total in school history.

• In his first season as a head coach (2006), Simpson led UT Martin to its best season of football at the FCS level and was named OVC Coach of the Year for his efforts. The Skyhawks won nine games overall (the most since winning 11 in 1988 when the team competed at the Division II level), shared its first Ohio Valley Conference Championship and advanced to the FCS Playoffs for the first time in school history.

It was only the team’s third .500 or better record since the move up from Division II. • Simpson came to UTM after three seasons at Chattanooga as that program’s offensive coordinator. At UTC, he helped the Mocs to a 6-5 record in 2006, the program’s first winning season since 1997.

There he coached quarterback Cedric Stevens, who threw for more than 3,100 yards and had a 66 percent completion percentage. He also coached Alonzo Nix, who set the Southern Conference record for receptions (90) on his way to All-America honors.

• Simpson got his start at Delta State (1994-95) serving as the defensive backs coach for two years before moving onto Jacksonville State (1997-99). At JSU he was a member of the staff that was responsible for the third best turnaround in Division I football for the 1997 and 1998 seasons. That was followed by one year at Blinn Junior College (2000) and four seasons as quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas State (2000-03).

• Simpson played two seasons of college football at Mississippi State, where he was also a member of the baseball team. He then transferred to Southern Miss, where he was a two-time all-conference pick on the diamond and a team captain.

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Defensive Coordinator: ..................................................Jeff Byrd Alma Mater: ....................... Southern Miss, 1982 (5th season) Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator: ...............Kevin Bannon Alma Mater: .............................. UT Martin, 2009 (4th season) Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator: ....Adam Lechtenberg Alma Mater: ...............................Nebraska, 2002 (1st season) Running Backs: ...................................................... Julius McNair Alma Mater: .............................. UT Martin, 2013 (4th season) Defensive Line: .................................................. Buddha Williams Alma Mater: .............................Charleston, 2009 (1st season) Secondary: .................................................................. Mike Treier Alma Mater: ...................................Temple, 2013 (1st season) Quarterbacks: ......................................................Josh Zettergren Alma Mater: .......................Central Florida, 2012 (1st season) Tight Ends: ...............................................................Will Burnham Alma Mater: ..........................Florida State, 2014 (1st season)

2015 TEAM STATISTICS

2015 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game

UTM 390 35.5

Opponent 370 33.6

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

258 91 152 15

205 92 99 14

1795 1963 168 399 4.5 163.2 16

1974 2267 293 392 5.0 179.5 23

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

3228 258-430-15 7.5 12.5 293.5

2363 172-335-11 7.1 13.7 214.8

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

5023 829 6.1 456.6

4337 727 6.0 394.3

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME

33:28

26:32

3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 3rd-Down Pct.

78/171 46%

52/154 34%

4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS 4th-Down Pct.

14/24 58%

11/20 55%

RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS

46-53 (87%) 34-53 (64%) 46-47 (98%)

28-35 (80%) 24-35 (69%) 48-49 (98%)

23,742 5/4,798 -

140,259 6/23,376 0/0

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

ATTENDANCE Games/Avg. Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS UT Martin Opponents

1st 61 115

2nd 140 98

3rd 88 80

4th 101 77

OT -

RUSHING Player Trent Garland Ladevin Fair Najee Ray Jarod Neal Jaimiee Bowe

G 10 9 11 11 8

PASSING Player Jarod Neal Troy Cook

Total 390 370

G 11 4

Att. 149 68 47 49 40

Yds. 674 375 264 208 153

Cmp.-Att. 246-411 11-16

Pct. 59.9 68.8

Avg. 4.5 5.5 5.6 4.2 3.8

TD 8 2 2 0 3

Yds./G 67.4 41.7 24.0 18.9 19.1

Yds. 3117 109

TD/Int. 30/14 1/0

Avg. 283.4 27.2

RECEIVING Player Rod Wright Caylon Weathers William Tanner Ben Axline Ladevin Fair

G 11 11 11 7 9

No. 62 62 47 16 13

Yds. 963 726 656 133 114

Avg. 15.5 11.7 14.0 8.3 8.8

TD 14 8 5 1 0

Yds./G 87.5 66.0 59.6 19.0 12.7

SCORING Player Rod Wright Jackson Redditt Trent Garland Caylon Weathers William Tanner

G 11 11 10 11 11

TD 14 8 8 5

XPt. 46-47 -

FG 12-17 -

Pts. 88 82 48 48 30

Pts./G 6.3 7.5 4.8 6.0 2.7

TACKLES Player Marquis Clemons Terrious Triplett Kevin Prather, Jr. James Gilleylen Damani Taylor

G 10 10 11 11 11

Solo 37 32 18 22 16

Asst.

42 29 39 33 38

Total 79 61 57 55 54

TFL 2.5 3.0 8.0 5.5 9.0

Sacks 0 1.0 2.5 0 5.5

INTERCEPTIONS Player Walter Evans Jordan Landry

G 11 11

No. 2 2

Yds. 27 22

Avg. 13.5 11.0

TD 0 0

PBU 6 8

Returning Players in Bold

2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date 9/5 9/10 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21

Opponent at #15 Ole Miss Bethel #1 Jacksonville State* at Tennessee Tech* Tennessee State* at Austin Peay* Murray State* at Arkansas at #18 Eastern Kentucky* Eastern Illinois* at Southeast Missouri*

Result L, 76-3 W, 72-10 L, 48-41 W, 31-17 W, 28-14 W, 44-14 W, 52-45 L, 63-28 W, 42-35 L, 23-21 W, 28-25

Attendance 60,186 6,418 3,982 3,152 7,123 3,183 2,458 64,206 7,800 3,761 1,732

* - Ohio Valley Conference Contest Home Games in Bold

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TEAM RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Most Attempts Game: 47 - Don Chapman vs. Murray State (2005) Season: 302 - Don Chapman (2005) Career: 1046 - Don Chapman (2004-07) Most Yards Game: 272 - Don Chapman vs. Southeast Mo. (2004) Season: 1,412 - Don Chapman (2006) Career: 5,017 - Don Chapman (2004-07) INDIVIDUAL PASSING Most Attempts Game: 65 - Brady Wahlberg vs. Jacksonville St. (2003) Season: 424 - Leon Reed (1988) Career: 1,110 - Derek Carr (2009-12) Most Completions Game: 44 - Brady Wahlberg vs. Jacksonville St. (2003) Season: 264 - Derek Carr (2012) Career: 665 - Derek Carr (2009-12) Most Yards Game: 560 - Derek Carr vs. Murray State (2012) Season: 3,276 - Derek Carr (2012) Career: 8,428 - Derek Carr (2009-12) INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Most Receptions Game: 16 - William Mackall vs. Delta State (1987) Season: 90 - William Mackall (1987) Career: 225 - William Mackall (1985-88) Most Receiving Yards Game: 283 - William Mackall vs. Troy State (1988) Season: 1,092 - Quentin Sims (2012) Career: 2,494 - William Mackall (1985-88)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

ALL 3-4 2-5 2-6 2-5-1 4-4 6-1 7-0-1 4-4 7-3 4-5 6-3 5-5 4-5-1 4-5 5-5 10-1 3-5-1 3-6 7-3 5-5 1-9 2-8-1 2-9 2-8 8-3 8-3 2-8 5-5 4-7 4-7 5-6 4-7 2-8-1 1-10

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COACH James Henson James Henson James Henson James Henson James Henson Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll Bob Carroll George MacIntyre George MacIntyre George MacIntyre Vester Newcomb Vester Newcomb Lynn Amadee Lynn Amadee Fred Pickard Fred Pickard Fred Pickard Fred Pickard

YEAR 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

ALL 3-8 5-6 11-2 2-9 4-7 5-6 3-8 6-5 5-6 5-6 1-10 1-10 0-11 1-10 2-9 1-10 2-10

OVC ------2-6 5-3 2-6 4-4 1-7 0-7 0-7 0-7 0-7 0-6 0-6

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2-10 2-9 6-5 9-3 4-7 8-4 5-6 6-5 5-6 8-3 7-5 6-6 7-4

1-7 1-7 4-4 6-1 4-4 6-2 4-4 5-3 4-4 6-2 5-3 5-3 6-2

COACH Don McLeary Don McLeary Don McLeary Don McLeary Don McLeary Don McLeary Don McLeary Don McLeary Don McLeary Don McLeary Don McLeary Jim Marshall Jim Marshall Jim Marshall Sam McCorkle Sam McCorkle Sam McCorkle Johnny Jernigan Matt Griffin Matt Griffin Matt Griffin Jason Simpson Jason Simpson Jason Simpson Jason Simpson Jason Simpson Jason Simpson Jason Simpson Jason Simpson Jason Simpson Jason Simpson

OVC Titles 0 0 0 0 0 1

Playoff Appearances 0 0 0 0 0 1

Above Includes Years as a Senior College Only OVC Championships (1) 2006*

* Co Champions

NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (1) 2006

ALL-TIME COACHES

UT Martin running back Don Chapman (2004-07) became the No. 3 leading rusher in OVC history and only 14th Division I player to rush for 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons.

Coach James Henson Bob Carroll George MacIntyre Vester Newcomb Lynn Amadee Fred Pickard Don McLeary Jim Marshall Sam McCorkle Johnny Jernigan Matt Griffin Jason Simpson

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Years 1952-56 1957-74 1975-77 1978-79 1980-81 1982-85 1986-96 1997-99 2000-02 2002 2003-05 2006-present

Overall Record 13-24-1 (.355) 85-82-4 (.509) 18-14 (.563) 7-13 (.350) 8-14 (.364) 12-31-1 (.284) 50-73 (.407) 2-31 (.061) 5-25 (.167) 0-4 (.000) 10-24 (.294) 65-49 (.570)

OVC Record 14-26 (.350) 0-21 (.000) 0-16 (.000) 0-3 (.000) 6-18 (.250) 51-28 (.646)

2015 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE TEAMS OVC Offensive Player of the Year: Eli Jenkins (QB), Jacksonville State OVC Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Dino Fanti (DT), Eastern Illinois OVC Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Noah Spence (DE), Eastern Kentucky OVC Freshman of the Year: Dante Vandeven (QB), Southeast Missouri Roy Kidd OVC Coach of the Year: John Grass, Jacksonville State FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE Player, School Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State * Troymaine Pope, Jacksonville State Tremane McCullough, Southeast Missouri Paul McRoberts, Southeast Missouri * Josh Barge, Jacksonville State #!

Ben Madon, Eastern Kentucky Casey Dunn, Jacksonville State Adam Wright, Jacksonville State * Blake Burks, Jacksonville State Justin Lea, Jacksonville State #% Brett Eyckmans, Eastern Kentucky *

Pos. QB RB RB WR WR TE C OG OG OT OT

Ht. 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-5

Wt. 205 205 170 197 178 252 285 310 320 295 301

Yr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr.

Hometown Birmingham, Ala. Anniston, Ala. Royal Palm Beach, Fla. St. Louis, Mo. Carrollton, Ga. Pineville, Ky. Trussville, Ala. Centerpoint, Ala. Hoover, Ala. Henagar, Ala. Lexington, Ky.

Key Stats 2185 pass yds., 18 TDs, 640 rush yds., 8 TDs 1092 yards, 11 TDs, 10 catches, 1 TD 1028 yds, 5 TDs, 33 catches, 279 yds.

76 catches, 940 yards, 9 TDs 75 catches, 887 yards, 11 TDs 34 catches, 456 yards, 3 TDs

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE Player, School Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky Dino Fanti, Eastern Illinois #^ Chris Landrum, Jacksonville State #!

Ebenezer Ogundeko, Tennessee State Kamu Grugier-Hill, Eastern Illinois * Dawson Wells, Jacksonville State Tra’Darius Goff, Tennessee Tech ^ Jourdan Wickliffe, Eastern Illinois *$ Brandon Bender, Jacksonville State Jermaine Hough, Jacksonville State *& Folo Johnson, Jacksonville State

Pos. DL DL DL DL LB LB LB DB DB DB DB

Ht. 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-9 5-10 5-11

Wt. 261 265 260 255 215 235 240 200 180 185 202

Yr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Hometown Harrisburg, Pa. Venice, Fla. Sweet Water, Ala. Brooklyn, N.Y. Papakolea, Hawaii Ocean Springs, Miss.

Columbia, Tenn.

Columbus, Ohio McCalla, Ala. Lovejoy, Ga. Dallas, Ga.

Key Stats 63 tackles, 22.5 TFL, 11.5 sacks, 15 QBH, 3 FF 60 tackles, 21.0 TFL, 7.5 sacks, 9 QBH, 5 FF 37 tackles, 13.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks, 5 QBH, 2 FF 58 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 3 QBH, 1 FF 62 tackles, 14.5 TFL, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT, 1 FR 71 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 3 INT, 3 QBH, 2 TDs 132 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR 58 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 5 INT, 4 PBU 68 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks, 3 PBU, 3 FF 27 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1 INT, 2 PBU 53 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 INT, 5 PBU

FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS Player, School Lucas Williams, Eastern Kentucky Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky Ladarius Vanlier, Tennessee Tech #&

Pos. K P RS

Ht. 6-1 5-11 5-8

Wt. 210 194 175

Yr. So. So. Sr.

Hometown Russell Springs, Ky. Geelong, Australia Nashville, Tenn.

Key Stats 11-of-14 FGs, Long of 45, 41-of-42 PATs 43.7 yards/punt, Long of 75, 20 of 50+ yds.

25.8 yards/KOR, Long of 55

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE Player, School KD Humphries, Murray State Jarod Neal, UT Martin Devin Church, Eastern Illinois Roman Clay, Murray State Brock McCoin, Tennessee Tech % Rod Wright, UT Martin Patrick Smith, Tennessee State Jesse Blackburn, Murray State Charles Mouton, Tennessee Tech Jessamen Dunker, Tennessee State Garret Baker, Southeast Missouri Jackson Roberts, UT Martin Jimmy Lowery, Eastern Illinois !

Pos. QB QB RB RB WR WR WR TE C OG OG OT OT

Ht. 6-3 6-1 5-8 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-7 6-4

Wt. 225 210 190 225 185 175 190 240 305 290 280 300 290

Yr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

Hometown Montgomery, Ala. Hendersonville, Tenn.

Detroit, Mich.

Lancaster, Pa. Livingston, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Gardendale, Ala. Victorville, Calif.

Boynton Beach, Fla. Owensville, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Burr Ridge, Ill.

Key Stats 3778 pass yds., 22 TDs, 224 rush yds., 4 TDs 3117 pass yds., 30 TDs, 208 rush yds.

708 yards, 8 TDs, 26 catches, 208 yds., 2 TDs 935 yards, 11 TDs, 27 catches, 184 yds.

61 catches, 747 yards, 4 TDs 62 catches, 963 yards, 14 TDs 54 catches, 996 yards, 10 TDs 48 catches, 612 yards, 5 TDs

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE Player, School Devaunte Sigler, Jacksonville State *% Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State Bryce Krebs, Eastern Kentucky Damani Taylor, UT Martin Chris Kelly, Eastern Kentucky Marquise Piton, Eastern Kentucky Roper Garrett, Southeast Missouri Marquis Clemons, UT Martin Maleek Hall, Tennessee Tech Dylan Chatman, Eastern Illinois DeQuinten Spraggins, Murray State Mike Ford, Southeast Missouri

Pos. DL DL DL DL LB LB LB DB DB DB DB DB

Ht. 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-2 5-11

Wt. 290 230 300 300 220 220 234 220 190 180 187 188

Yr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So.

Hometown Mobile, Ala. Bessemer, Ala. Greenwood, Ind. Martin, Tenn.

Cold Spring, Ky. Pembroke Pines, Fla. Farmington, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Clarksville, Tenn.

Belleville, Ill. West Point, Miss.

Alton, Ill.

Key Stats 20 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 1 PBU 33 tackles, 14.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks, 2 QBH 26 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1 PBU, 1 QBH 54 tackles, 9.0 TFL, 5.5 sacks, 2 QBH 56 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, 4 QBH, 1 FR 44 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 4 QBH, 1 FF 106 tackles, 10.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR 79 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 INT, 3 PBU, 2 QBH 64 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1 INT, 17 PBU 29 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 4 INT, 7 PBU 90 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2 INT, 8 PBU 44 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 5 INT, 7 PBU, 1 TD

SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS Player, School Jackson Redditt, UT Martin Alex Knight, Southeast Missouri Lawon DeBardelaben, Jacksonville State

Pos. K P RS

Ht. 6-1 6-1 5-8

Wt. 230 199 168

Yr. Sr. Jr. Jr.

Hometown Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

Boca Raton,. Fla. Prattville, Ala.

Key Stats 12-of-17 FGs, Long of 41, 46-of-47 PATs 44.8 yards/punt, Long of 65, 18 of 50+ yds.

23.1 yards/KOR, Long of 37

* - 1st Team All-OVC in 2014 $ - 1st Team All-OVC in 2013 ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM Player, School Kendall Morris, Austin Peay Devin Church, Eastern Illinois Dylan Chatman, Eastern Illinois Ethan Thomas, Eastern Kentucky Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky Desmond Owino, Jacksonville State Joel McCandless, Jacksonville State Tremane McCullough, Southeast Missouri Dante Vandeven, Southeast Missouri Ebenezer Ogundeko, Tennessee State O’Shay Ackerman-Carter, Tennessee State Patrick Smith, Tennessee State Damani Taylor, UT Martin

# - 2nd Team All-OVC in 2014 ^ 2nd Team All-OVC in 2013 Pos. RB RB DB RB DE DL LB RB QB DE QB WR DE

Ht. 5-10 5-8 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-5 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-2

Wt. 188 190 180 210 261 289 229 170 190 255 215 190 300

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

Hometown St. Peters, Mo. Detroit, Mich.

Belleville, Ill. Johnson City, Tenn.

Harrisburg, Pa. Nairobi, Kenya Birmingham, Ala. Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Jackson, Mo. Brooklyn, N.Y. Jacksonville, Fla. Memphis, Tenn.

Martin, Tenn.

% - OVC All-Newcomer Team in 2014 ! - OVC All-Newcomer in 2013 & - OVC All-Newcomer in 2012 Key Stats 690 rush yards, 5 TDs, 6 catches, 44 yards 708 yards, 8 TDs, 26 catches, 208 yds., 2 TDs 29 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 4 INT, 7 PBU 498 rush yards, 4 TDs, 15 catches, 129 yds.

63 tackles, 22.5 TFL, 11.5 sacks, 15 QBH, 3 FF 28 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 5 QBH 56 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT, 2 QBH 1028 yds, 5 TDs, 33 catches, 279 yds.

1568 pass yds., 11 TDs, 292 rush yds., 6 TDs 58 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 3 QBH, 1 FF 1279 passing yards, 11 TDs 54 catches, 996 yards, 10 TDs 54 tackles, 9.0 TFL, 5.5 sacks, 2 QBH 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 71

2015 FINAL TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS OVC GAMES Pct. PF PA 1.000 321 125 .875 230 158 .750 287 221 .625 254 192 .429 200 186 .375 187 287 .250 238 288 .143 157 228 .000 113 302

W Jacksonville State *# 8 Eastern Illinois # 7 UT Martin 6 Eastern Kentucky 5 Southeast Missouri 3 Tennessee Tech 3 Murray State 2 Tennessee State 1 Austin Peay 0

L 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 8

* - OVC Champion

# - NCAA FCS Playoff Participant

TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Jacksonville State 2. Murray State 3. UT Martin 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Eastern Illinois 7. Tennessee State 8. Tennessee Tech 9. Austin Peay

G 15 11 11 11 11 12 10 11 11

RUSH 4511 1307 1795 1452 2012 2079 1234 1440 1402

RUSHING OFFENSE 1. Jacksonville State 2. Southeast Missouri 3. Eastern Illinois 4. UT Martin 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Austin Peay 8. Tennessee State 9. Murray State

G 15 11 12 11 11 11 11 10 11

PASS OFFENSE 1. Murray State 2. UT Martin 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Tennessee State 5. Jacksonville State 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Eastern Illinois 9. Austin Peay

G 11 11 11 10 15 11 11 12 11

SCORING OFFENSE 1. Jacksonville State 2. UT Martin 3. Murray State 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Tennessee State 7. Eastern Illinois 8. Tennessee Tech 9. Austin Peay

G 15 11 11 11 11 10 12 11 11

KICKOFF RETURNS 1. Murray State 2. Southeast Missouri 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Jacksonville State 7. UT Martin 8. Austin Peay 9. Tennessee State PUNTING 1. Southeast Missouri 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Murray State 4. Jacksonville State 5. Tennessee Tech 6. UT Martin 7. Austin Peay 8. Tennessee State 9. Eastern Illinois

PASS PLAYS YDS 3102 1154 7613 3820 901 5127 3228 829 5023 2816 839 4268 1898 756 3910 1992 850 4071 2092 658 3326 2126 711 3566 1325 725 2727 ATT 725 431 500 399 403 395 424 352 363

ATT CMP 538 333 430 258 436 262 306 172 429 256 316 162 325 196 350 178 301 151 TD 76 50 43 43 36 32 36 32 18

XP 70 46 37 42 32 26 31 31 10

YDS 4511 2012 2079 1795 1452 1440 1402 1234 1307

G 11 11 11 15 11 11 11 10 12

NO 66 62 63 64 76 46 90 61 78

AVG/P 6.6 5.7 6.1 5.1 5.2 4.8 5.1 5.0 3.8

AVG 6.2 4.7 4.2 4.5 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.6

PCT 61.9 60.0 60.1 56.2 59.7 51.3 60.3 50.9 50.2

YDS 3820 3228 2816 2092 3102 2126 1898 1992 1325

AVG 7.1 7.5 6.5 6.8 7.2 6.7 5.8 5.7 4.4

2XP 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0

DXP 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

FG 18 12 13 11 9 8 10 9 5

SAF 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

RET 50 44 43 40 48 48 46 43 37 YDS 2890 2708 2631 2617 3063 1852 3224 2279 2723

AVG 43.8 43.7 41.8 40.9 40.3 40.3 35.8 37.4 34.9

YDS 1074 908 866 803 951 946 874 727 617 PR 180 305 66 143 321 220 264 209 243

TD 74 39 47 40 29 31 32 31 18

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L 2 5 4 5 7 7 8 6 11

ALL GAMES Pct. PF .867 584 .583 283 .636 390 .545 333 .364 279 .364 254 .273 336 .400 246 .000 133

PA 299 319 370 271 299 395 409 281 429

TOTAL DEFENSE 1. Jacksonville State 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Tennessee State 5. UT Martin 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Austin Peay 8. Tennessee Tech 9. Murray State

YDS/G 300.7 182.9 173.2 163.2 132.0 130.9 127.5 123.4 118.8

RUSHING DEFENSE 1. Eastern Kentucky 2. Jacksonville State 3. Tennessee State 4. Eastern Illinois 5. UT Martin 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Murray State 8. Austin Peay 9. Tennessee Tech

TD YDS/G 23 347.3 31 293.5 24 256.0 19 209.2 21 206.8 13 193.3 12 172.5 11 166.0 9 120.5

PASS DEFENSE 1. Jacksonville State 2. Eastern Illinois 3. Tennessee State 4. UT Martin 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Austin Peay 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Tennessee Tech 9. Murray State

G 15 12 10 11 11 11 11 11 11

AVG 38.9 35.5 30.5 30.3 25.4 24.6 23.6 23.1 12.1

SCORING DEFENSE 1. Jacksonville State 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Southeast Missouri 5. Tennessee State 6. UT Martin 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Murray State 9. Austin Peay

G 15 11 12 11 10 11 11 11 11

AVG 21.5 20.6 20.1 20.1 19.8 19.7 19.0 16.9 16.7

PUNT RETURNS 1. Eastern Illinois 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Southeast Missouri 4. Jacksonville State 5. Murray State 6. Tennessee State 7. UT Martin 8. Austin Peay 9. Tennessee Tech

NET/P 39.2 37.8 37.5 36.5 35.3 35.0 32.2 31.6 30.3

TURNOVER MARGIN 1. Southeast Missouri 2. Eastern Illinois 3. Jacksonville State 4. Austin Peay 5. Tennessee Tech Tennessee State 7. Murray State 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. UT Martin

PTS 584 390 336 333 279 246 283 254 133 TD 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

YDS 2.7 4.9 1.0 2.2 4.2 4.8 2.9 3.4 3.1

W 13 7 7 6 4 4 3 4 0

YDS/G 507.5 466.1 456.6 388.0 355.5 339.2 332.6 324.2 247.9

TD 53 17 20 16 16 18 9 13 16

INT 8 15 15 12 9 12 8 16 4

G 11 11 11 11 12 15 11 11 10

Strk.

W8 W2 W1 L1 L2 W2 L2 L2 L8

TBg 6 3 10 7 3 1 3 7 6

G 15 11 12 10 11 11 11 11 11

Home Away 8-0 5-1 3-2 4-3 3-2 4-2 3-1 2-4 3-3 1-4 3-2 1-4 2-3 1-5 2-2 1-4 0-5 0-6

RUSH 1814 1230 2097 1591 1974 2081 2348 2624 2174 G 11 15 10 12 11 11 11 11 11

G 12 11 11 15 11 10 11 11 11 G 11 12 15 11 11 10 11 11 11

PASS PLAYS YDS 2691 1000 4505 2460 823 3690 2265 907 4362 2088 688 3679 2363 727 4337 2663 793 4744 2615 811 4963 2772 888 5396 3298 872 5472

RUSH 420 540 372 538 392 454 468 442 496

ATT CMP 460 231 369 185 316 185 335 172 403 241 369 232 339 206 392 247 404 262 TD 36 35 38 39 36 51 51 55 55

Neutral 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-0

XP 35 32 32 33 30 48 43 44 51 RET 17 24 26 27 26 17 13 15 13

YDS 1230 1814 1591 2097 1974 2081 2174 2348 2624

Strk.

L1 L1 W1 L1 L2 W2 L2 L2 L11

AVG/P 4.5 4.5 4.8 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.3

AVG 2.9 3.4 4.3 3.9 5.0 4.6 4.6 5.3 5.3

TD 16 15 17 18 23 18 23 34 26

INT 20 19 6 11 12 5 11 4 8

PCT 50.2 50.1 58.5 51.3 59.8 62.9 60.8 63.0 64.9

YDS 2691 2265 2088 2363 2460 2615 2663 2772 3298

AVG 5.8 6.1 6.6 7.1 6.1 7.1 7.9 7.1 8.2

2XP 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0

DXP 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

FG 16 9 19 10 9 4 14 11 16

SAF 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

YDS 203 249 250 251 234 148 76 68 52

GAINED FUM INT TOT 10 11 21 12 19 31 8 20 28 8 5 13 15 4 19 9 6 15 11 8 19 6 12 18 3 11 14

TD YDS/G 32 300.3 32 335.5 31 363.5 34 367.9 48 394.3 37 431.3 51 451.2 48 490.5 52 497.5

TD 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

LOST FUM INT TOT 3 8 11 8 16 24 12 9 21 7 4 11 7 12 19 3 12 15 12 8 20 5 15 20 8 15 23

YDS/G 111.8 120.9 159.1 174.8 179.5 189.2 197.6 213.5 238.5

TD YDS/G 17 179.4 13 188.8 17 208.8 25 214.8 16 223.6 17 237.7 19 242.1 22 252.0 29 299.8 PTS 299 271 319 299 281 370 395 409 429

AVG 19.9 24.6 26.6 27.2 28.1 33.6 35.9 37.2 39.0

AVG 11.9 10.4 9.6 9.3 9.0 8.7 5.8 4.5 4.0 MAR +10 +7 +7 +2 +0 +0 -1 -2 -9

PER/G 0.91 0.58 0.47 0.18 0.00 0.00 -0.09 -0.18 -0.82

PASSING 1. KD Humphries, MUR 2. Jarod Neal, UTM 3. Bennie Coney, EKU 4. Eli Jenkins, JSU 5. Dante Vandeven, SEMO 6. Jalen Whitlow, EIU 7. Trey Taylor, APSU 8. Ronald Butler, TSU 9. Brock McCoin, TTU 10. Kyle Romano, EKU

CL Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr.

G 11 11 11 15 9 12 11 9 11 9

ATT CMP INT PCT. YDS TD AVG/G 532 330 7 62.0 3778 22 343.5 411 246 14 59.9 3117 30 283.4 367 225 8 61.3 2471 23 224.6 374 227 8 60.7 2788 21 185.9 250 155 7 62.0 1568 11 174.2 331 171 14 51.7 1909 10 159.1 255 130 4 51.0 1058 6 96.2 115 62 7 53.9 813 8 90.3 51 27 2 52.9 458 4 41.6 34 21 1 61.8 202 1 22.4

PUNT RETURNS 1. Paul McRoberts, SEMO 2. Josh Barge, JSU 3. Patrick Smith, TSU 4. Kiante Northington, EKU 5. Janawski Davis, MUR KICK RETURNS 1. Ladarius Vanlier, TTU 2. Pokey Harris, MUR 3. Gabe Scott, TSU

CL Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr.

G 11 15 10 11 10

CL Sr. Sr. Fr.

G 11 11 9

LONG YDS/G 76 119.2 81 93.5 49 85.0 83 77.4 79 68.5 28 67.4 74 62.7 42 61.9 80 55.3 45 47.8

FIELD GOALS 1. Lucas Williams, EKU 2. Connor Rouleau, JSU 3. Jackson Redditt, UTM 4. Nick Bruno, EIU 5. John Arnold, TTU Ryan McCrum, SEMO 7. Lane Clark, TSU 8. Logan Birchfield, APSU

CL So. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. So. Fr.

CL Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

G RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/G 11 53 3778 632 3831 348.3 11 208 3117 460 3325 302.3 15 1161 2788 566 3949 263.3 11 193 2471 439 2664 242.2 9 292 1568 337 1860 206.7 12 512 1909 463 2421 201.8 15 1788 0 218 1788 119.2 9 199 813 170 1012 112.4 11 178 1058 345 1236 112.4 11 1028 0 170 1028 93.5

PUNTING 1. Alex Knight, SEMO 2. Keith Wrzuszczak, EKU 3. Landon Stratton, MUR 4. Hamish MacInnes, JSU 5. Jackson Redditt, UTM 6. Jonathan King, TTU 7. Evan Toby, APSU 8. Austin Rowley, TSU 9. Mike Bernier, EIU

CL Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr.

CL Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. So. So. Sr. Jr.

G 11 11 11 15 11 11 11 10 10 10

REC YDS TD LONG 79 905 2 61 76 940 9 44 70 912 4 73 92 1145 11 35 62 963 14 41 62 726 8 48 61 747 4 77 54 996 10 84 51 686 7 71 48 612 5 63

AVG/C REC/G 11.5 7.18 12.4 6.91 13.0 6.36 12.4 6.13 15.5 5.64 11.7 5.64 12.2 5.55 18.4 5.40 13.5 5.10 12.8 4.80

INTERCEPTIONS 1. Jourdan Wickliffe, EIU 2. Mike Ford, SEMO 3. Eriq Moore, SEMO 4. Bradley Dewberry, EIU Dylan Chatman, EIU 6. Roderick Owens, APSU Kiante Northington, EKU 8. Jaylen Hill, JSU 9. Dawson Wells, JSU Ezra Robinson, TSU

RECEIVING YARDS 1. Patrick Smith, TSU 2. Rod Wright, UTM 3. Paul McRoberts, SEMO 4. Jeremy Harness, MUR 5. Paul Rice, MUR 6. Josh Barge, JSU 7. Janawski Davis, MUR 8. Brock McCoin, TTU 9. Caylon Weathers, UTM 10. Jesse Blackburn, MUR

CL So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Jr.

G 10 11 11 11 11 15 10 11 11 10

REC YDS TD LONG 54 996 10 84 62 963 14 41 76 940 9 44 70 912 4 73 79 905 2 61 92 1145 11 35 51 686 7 71 61 747 4 77 62 726 8 48 48 612 5 63

YDS/C YDS/G 18.4 99.6 15.5 87.5 12.4 85.5 13.0 82.9 11.5 82.3 12.4 76.3 13.5 68.6 12.2 67.9 11.7 66.0 12.8 61.2

TACKLES CL 1. Tra’Darius Goff, TTU Sr. 2. Roper Garrett, SEMO Jr. 3. Jay Rudwall, TTU Sr. 4. Seth McDonald, EIU Jr. 5. DeQuinten Spraggins, MUR Sr. 6. Marquis Clemons, UTM Sr. Chris Collins, TSU So. 8. Jourdan Wickliffe, EIU Sr. 9. Bill Dillard, TTU Jr. 10. Jonathan Jackson, MUR Jr.

SCORING 1. Lucas Williams, EKU 2. Troymaine Pope, JSU Rod Wright, UTM 4. Connor Rouleau, JSU 5. Jackson Redditt, UTM 6. Roman Clay, MUR Patrick Smith, TSU Eli Jenkins, JSU 9. Nick Bruno, EIU 10. Devin Church, EIU

CL So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr.

RUSHING 1. Troymaine Pope, JSU 2. Tremane McCullough, SE 3. Roman Clay, MUR 4. Eli Jenkins, JSU 5. Ladarius Vanlier, TTU 6. Trent Garland, UTM 7. Kendall Morris, APSU 8. Devin Church, EIU 9. Ethan Thomas, EKU 10. Miles Jones, JSU

CL Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr.

G 15 11 11 15 11 10 11 12 9 15

TOTAL OFFENSE 1. KD Humphries, MUR 2. Jarod Neal, UTM 3. Eli Jenkins, JSU 4. Bennie Coney, EKU 5. Dante Vandeven, SEMO 6. Jalen Whitlow, EIU 7. Troymaine Pope, JSU 8. Ronald Butler, TSU 9. Trey Taylor, APSU 10. Tremane McCullough, SEMO RECEPTIONS 1. Paul Rice, MUR 2. Paul McRoberts, SEMO 3. Jeremy Harness, MUR 4. Josh Barge, JSU 5. Rod Wright, UTM Caylon Weathers, UTM 7. Brock McCoin, TTU 8. Patrick Smith, TSU 9. Janawski Davis, MUR 10. Jesse Blackburn, MUR

ALL PURPOSE 1. Ladarius Vanlier, TTU 2. Tremane McCullough, SE 3. Troymaine Pope, JSU 4. Devin Church, EIU 5. Patrick Smith, TSU 6. Paul McRoberts, SEMO 7. Roman Clay, MUR 8. Janawski Davis, MUR 9. Brock McCoin, TTU 10. Josh Barge, JSU

CL Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr.

ATT YDS 218 1788 170 1028 190 935 192 1161 133 754 149 674 142 690 167 743 82 498 152 717

G 9 15 11 15 11 11 10 15 11 12

TD 0 20 14 0 0 11 10 15 0 11

G 11 11 15 12 10 11 11 10 11 15

RUSH 754 1028 1788 743 -1 0 935 0 271 0

AVG 8.2 6.0 4.9 6.0 5.7 4.5 4.9 4.4 6.1 4.7

XPT 41 0 0 65 46 0 0 0 31 0 RCV 174 279 83 254 996 940 184 686 747 1145

FG 11 0 0 17 12 0 0 0 10 0 PR 50 0 0 0 126 162 0 107 0 217

TD 19 5 11 15 6 8 5 9 4 9

2XP 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 74 120 88 116 82 66 60 90 61 66

PTS/G 8.2 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5

SACKS 1. Noah Spence, EKU 2. Chris Landrum, JSU 3. Dino Fanti, EIU 4. Darius Jackson, JSU 5. Kamu Grugier-Hill, EIU 6. Damani Taylor, UTM 7. Ebenezer Ogundeko, TSU 8. John Popovich, SEMO 9. Latrelle Lee, TSU 10. Roper Garrett, SEMO

KR 645 169 50 357 0 78 0 163 0 0

YDS 1623 1476 1921 1354 1121 1180 1119 956 1018 1362

AVG/G 147.5 134.2 128.1 112.8 112.1 107.3 101.7 95.6 92.5 90.8

TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. Noah Spence, EKU 2. Dino Fanti, EIU 3. Darius Jackson, JSU 4. Chris Landrum, JSU 5. Kamu Grugier-Hill, EIU 6. Dawson Wells, JSU 7. Brandon Bender, JSU 8. Demetrius Mason, MUR 9. Joel McCandless, JSU 10. Chad Meredith, SEMO

CL Sr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

YDS 162 217 126 79 107

RET 25 38 18

YDS 645 859 301

G 9 15 11 11 11 11 10 11

FG 11 17 12 10 9 9 8 5

G 11 11 11 15 11 11 10 10 12

G 9 11 11 12 12 11 11 15 15 10 G 11 11 11 12 11 10 10 9 9 11

CL Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr.

RET 14 22 15 11 17

INT 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 2 SOLO 54 42 27 57 50 37 38 46 34 35

G 11 13 12 14 10 11 9 11 9 11

CL Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. So.

PUNT 64 62 62 62 45 75 70 58 62

G 11 12 14 13 10 15 15 11 15 11

SOLO 9 6 7 5 6 5 4 3 3 4

YDS 89 21 20 9 0 32 0 59 83 72 AST 78 64 76 52 40 42 41 22 33 44 AST 5 5 1 4 1 1 2 4 3 1

TD 1 0 0 0 0

AVG 11.6 9.9 8.4 7.2 6.3

TD LONG 0 55 0 61 0 45

FGA 14 27 17 16 11 16 14 7

YDS 2867 2708 2601 2570 1852 3063 2724 2234 2335

TD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 TOTAL 132 106 103 109 90 79 79 68 67 79

LONG 69 33 28 38 28 AVG 25.8 22.6 16.7

PCT. 78.6 63.0 70.6 62.5 81.8 56.2 57.1 71.4

FG/G 1.22 1.13 1.09 0.91 0.82 0.82 0.80 0.45

LONG 65 75 74 58 61 58 60 57 56

AVG 44.8 43.7 42.0 41.5 41.2 40.8 38.9 38.5 37.7

LONG 78 21 15 6 0 32 0 45 48 72 AVG/G 12.0 9.6 9.4 9.1 8.2 7.9 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.2

INT/G 0.56 0.45 0.36 0.33 0.33 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.20 0.20 SACK 2.0 4.5 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0

YDS TOTAL 83 11.5 44 8.5 51 7.5 30 7.0 42 6.5 33 5.5 40 5.0 32 5.0 34 4.5 29 4.5

AVG/G 1.05 0.65 0.62 0.50 0.65 0.50 0.56 0.45 0.50 0.41

SOLO AST YDS TOTAL 18 9 113 22.5 17 10 73 22.0 15 8 57 19.0 12 14 64 19.0 15 3 74 16.5 8 8 32 12.0 7 9 43 11.5 9 3 25 10.5 7 7 33 10.5 8 5 34 10.5

AVG/G 2.05 1.83 1.36 1.46 1.65 0.80 0.77 0.95 0.70 0.95

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2015 FINAL TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS (CONFERENCE-ONLY) TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Jacksonville State 2. Murray State 3. UT Martin 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Tennessee State 9. Austin Peay

G 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 8

RUSH 2279 961 1343 1110 1569 1117 1244 813 1216

RUSHING OFFENSE 1. Jacksonville State 2. Eastern Illinois 3. UT Martin 4. Southeast Missouri 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Austin Peay 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Murray State 9. Tennessee State

G 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 7

PASS OFFENSE 1. Murray State 2. UT Martin 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Jacksonville State 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Tennessee State 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Eastern Illinois 9. Austin Peay

G 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8

SCORING OFFENSE 1. Jacksonville State 2. UT Martin 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Murray State 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Tennessee State 9. Austin Peay

G 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 8

KICKOFF RETURNS 1. Murray State 2. Southeast Missouri 3. Jacksonville State 4. UT Martin 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Austin Peay 9. Tennessee State

PUNTING 1. Southeast Missouri 2. Jacksonville State 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Murray State 5. UT Martin 6. Tennessee State 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Austin Peay 9. Eastern Illinois

PASS PLAYS YDS 1911 650 4190 2848 683 3809 2375 617 3718 2273 646 3383 1313 558 2882 1372 477 2489 1350 536 2594 1362 442 2175 934 531 2150 ATT 391 350 295 256 308 313 300 271 232

ATT CMP 412 251 322 189 346 212 259 155 221 132 210 118 228 107 208 104 218 102 TD 43 36 32 30 30 26 23 20 15

XP 38 32 32 26 25 24 23 14 8

YDS 2279 1569 1343 1117 1244 1216 1110 961 813

NO 39 35 44 47 29 43 57 63 50

AVG 5.8 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.5

PCT 60.9 58.7 61.3 59.8 59.7 56.2 46.9 50.0 46.8

YDS 2848 2375 2273 1911 1372 1362 1350 1313 934

AVG 6.9 7.4 6.6 7.4 6.2 6.5 5.9 6.3 4.3

2XP 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0

DXP 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

FG 7 11 10 10 7 6 8 7 5

SAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

RET 33 28 23 31 25 31 29 30 25

YDS 1721 1456 1913 1970 1146 1648 2244 2277 1691

AVG 44.1 41.6 43.5 41.9 39.5 38.3 39.4 36.1 33.8

YDS 819 607 478 617 497 606 523 513 361

PR 96 53 170 16 94 96 278 158 126

YDS/G 523.8 476.1 464.8 422.9 360.2 355.6 324.2 310.7 268.8

TOTAL DEFENSE 1. Jacksonville State 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Eastern Illinois 4. UT Martin 5. Tennessee State 6. Austin Peay 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Tennessee Tech 9. Murray State

YDS/G 284.9 196.1 167.9 159.6 155.5 152.0 138.8 120.1 116.1

RUSHING DEFENSE 1. Jacksonville State 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Eastern Illinois 4. UT Martin 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Murray State 7. Tennessee State 8. Tennessee Tech 9. Austin Peay

TD YDS/G 15 356.0 23 296.9 20 284.1 15 238.9 10 196.0 12 194.6 9 168.8 9 164.1 6 116.8

PASS DEFENSE 1. Tennessee State 2. Eastern Illinois 3. Jacksonville State 4. UT Martin 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Austin Peay 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Tennessee Tech 9. Murray State

G 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8

AVG 40.1 35.9 31.8 29.8 28.8 28.6 23.4 22.4 14.1

SCORING DEFENSE 1. Jacksonville State 2. Eastern Illinois 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Southeast Missouri 5. UT Martin 6. Tennessee State 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Murray State 9. Austin Peay

G 8 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 8

AVG 24.8 21.7 20.8 19.9 19.9 19.5 18.0 17.1 14.4

PUNT RETURNS 1. Eastern Illinois 2. Southeast Missouri 3. Jacksonville State 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Murray State 6. UT Martin 7. Tennessee State 8. Tennessee Tech 9. Austin Peay

NET/P 39.6 38.9 38.7 37.7 35.6 34.2 33.4 32.7 28.9

TURNOVER MARGIN 1. Eastern Illinois 2. Southeast Missouri 3. Jacksonville State 4. Tennessee Tech Murray State Austin Peay 7. Tennessee State 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. UT Martin

TD 41 27 33 30 26 21 22 20 15 TD 26 17 10 11 13 9 10 12 8

INT 4 12 13 4 5 10 10 8 2

G 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7

G 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8

AVG/P 6.4 5.6 6.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.9 4.0

PTS 321 287 254 238 230 200 187 157 113 TD 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

YDS 2.5 1.5 3.9 0.3 3.2 2.2 4.9 2.5 2.5

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TBg 4 2 2 9 1 4 3 3 6

G 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 8 8

RUSH 676 938 1137 1200 1393 1701 1368 1651 1588 G 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 8 8

G 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 8

G 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 8

PASS PLAYS YDS 1581 525 2257 1705 594 2643 1558 596 2695 1680 541 2880 1352 502 2745 1770 595 3471 1689 514 3057 2146 638 3797 2257 635 3845

RUSH 255 307 316 275 282 340 281 328 332

ATT CMP 221 126 280 137 270 137 266 129 287 165 263 163 232 136 310 194 295 183 TD 15 19 24 24 30 29 38 38 38

XP 14 15 22 21 28 25 31 31 35 RET 14 17 17 17 19 11 9 10 13

YDS 676 938 1137 1200 1368 1588 1393 1651 1701

AVG/P 4.3 4.4 4.5 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.1

AVG 2.7 3.1 3.6 4.4 4.9 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.1

TD 3 10 8 11 12 17 15 16 24

INT 6 17 7 9 8 3 6 4 8

PCT 57.0 48.9 50.7 48.5 57.5 62.0 58.6 62.6 62.0

YDS 1352 1558 1581 1680 1705 1770 1689 2146 2257

AVG 6.1 5.6 5.9 6.3 5.9 6.7 7.3 6.9 7.7

2XP 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0

DXP 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

FG 7 9 8 7 3 7 8 9 13

SAF 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

YDS 177 203 162 161 155 69 47 50 63

GAINED FUM INT TOT 7 17 24 6 6 12 4 7 11 11 4 15 7 8 15 5 3 8 5 6 11 3 8 11 3 9 12

TD YDS/G 12 282.1 21 330.4 15 336.9 28 360.0 28 392.1 35 433.9 24 436.7 35 474.6 37 480.6

TD 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

LOST FUM INT TOT 4 8 12 1 5 6 7 4 11 6 10 16 12 4 16 7 2 9 3 10 13 4 13 17 7 12 19

YDS/G 84.5 117.2 142.1 150.0 195.4 198.5 199.0 206.4 212.6

TD YDS/G 13 193.1 7 194.8 9 197.6 17 210.0 11 213.1 11 221.2 12 241.3 19 268.2 20 282.1 PTS 125 158 192 186 221 228 287 288 302

AVG 15.6 19.8 24.0 26.6 27.6 32.6 35.9 36.0 37.8

AVG 12.6 11.9 9.5 9.5 8.2 6.3 5.2 5.0 4.8

MAR +12 +6 +0 -1 -1 -1 -2 -6 -7

PER/G 1.50 0.86 0.00 -0.12 -0.12 -0.12 -0.29 -0.75 -0.88

PASSING 1. KD Humphries, MUR 2. Jarod Neal, UTM 3. Bennie Coney, EKU 4. Eli Jenkins, JSU 5. Dante Vandeven, SEMO 6. Jalen Whitlow, EIU 7. Trey Taylor, APSU 8. Ronald Butler, TSU 9. Brock McCoin, TTU 10. Christian LeMay, JSU RUSHING 1. Tremane McCullough, SE 2. Roman Clay, MUR 3. Troymaine Pope, JSU 4. Ladarius Vanlier, TTU 5. Kendall Morris, APSU 6. Trent Garland, UTM 7. Ethan Thomas, EKU 8. Eli Jenkins, JSU 9. Devin Church, EIU 10. Miles Jones, JSU

CL G ATT CMP INT PCT. YDS TD AVG/G Jr. 8 408 249 3 61.0 2808 14 351.0 Sr. 8 317 185 12 58.4 2349 23 293.6 Jr. 8 296 190 8 64.2 2056 19 257.0 Jr. 8 211 130 3 61.6 1668 15 208.5 Fr. 7 216 130 5 60.2 1349 10 192.7 Sr. 8 199 101 8 50.8 1271 8 158.9 Sr. 8 173 81 2 46.8 667 3 83.4 Jr. 7 83 43 6 51.8 521 5 74.4 So. 8 51 27 2 52.9 458 4 57.2 Sr. 8 45 23 1 51.1 229 0 28.6 CL Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

G 7 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8

TOTAL OFFENSE 1. KD Humphries, MUR 2. Jarod Neal, UTM 3. Bennie Coney, EKU 4. Eli Jenkins, JSU 5. Dante Vandeven, SEMO 6. Jalen Whitlow, EIU 7. Trey Taylor, APSU 8. Tremane McCullough, SEMO 9. Roman Clay, MUR 10. Ronald Butler, TSU

CL Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

PUNT RETURNS 1. Shepard Little, EIU 2. Paul McRoberts, SEMO 3. Josh Barge, JSU 4. Janawski Davis, MUR

CL Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.

KICK RETURNS 1. Cameron Sanders, SEMO 2. Tray Mitchell, EIU 3. Ladarius Vanlier, TTU 4. Pokey Harris, MUR

CL Fr. So. Sr. Sr.

FIELD GOALS 1. Lucas Williams, EKU 2. Jackson Redditt, UTM 3. Connor Mitchell, MUR 4. Lane Clark, TSU John Arnold, TTU 6. Nick Bruno, EIU 7. Ryan McCrum, SEMO 8. Connor Rouleau, JSU 9. Logan Birchfield, APSU

CL So. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. So. Fr.

G RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/G 8 15 2808 483 2823 52.9 8 164 2349 357 2513 314.1 8 173 2056 349 2229 278.6 8 522 1668 295 2190 273.8 7 236 1349 293 1585 226.4 8 404 1271 283 1675 209.4 8 169 667 241 836 104.5 7 726 0 129 726 103.7 8 764 24 151 788 98.5 7 139 521 123 660 94.3

PUNTING 1. Alex Knight, SEMO 2. Keith Wrzuszczak, EKU 3. Landon Stratton, MUR 4. Hamish MacInnes, JSU 5. Jackson Redditt, UTM 6. Jonathan King, TTU 7. Austin Rowley, TSU 8. Evan Toby, APSU 9. Mike Bernier, EIU

CL Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr.

YDS 726 764 734 627 617 583 408 522 507 500

AVG 5.6 5.1 6.6 6.1 5.2 4.5 6.8 6.2 4.4 5.2

TD 4 9 8 6 5 7 3 6 7 5

CL Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr.

G 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8

REC YDS TD LONG 59 731 7 44 61 709 1 61 52 686 10 35 49 798 13 41 49 483 5 48 48 537 1 41 47 603 5 63 43 587 5 71 36 668 6 84 40 596 5 63

AVG/C REC/G 12.4 8.43 11.6 7.62 13.2 6.50 16.3 6.12 9.9 6.12 11.2 6.00 12.8 5.88 13.7 5.38 18.6 5.14 14.9 5.00

INTERCEPTIONS 1. Jourdan Wickliffe, EIU 2. Bradley Dewberry, EIU 3. Mike Ford, SEMO 4. Dylan Chatman, EIU 5. Ezra Robinson, TSU Eriq Moore, SEMO 7. Dawson Wells, JSU Marquez Sanford, MUR DeBarriaus Miller, JSU Walter Evans, UTM

RECEIVING YARDS 1. Paul McRoberts, SEMO 2. Rod Wright, UTM 3. Patrick Smith, TSU 4. Paul Rice, MUR 5. Josh Barge, JSU 6. Jesse Blackburn, MUR 7. William Tanner, UTM 8. Janawski Davis, MUR 9. Jeremy Harness, MUR 10. Caylon Weathers, UTM

CL Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So.

G 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

REC YDS TD LONG 59 731 7 44 49 798 13 41 36 668 6 84 61 709 1 61 52 686 10 35 47 603 5 63 40 596 5 63 43 587 5 71 48 537 1 41 49 483 5 48

YDS/C YDS/G 12.4 104.4 16.3 99.8 18.6 95.4 11.6 88.6 13.2 85.8 12.8 75.4 14.9 74.5 13.7 73.4 11.2 67.1 9.9 60.4

TACKLES CL 1. Tra’Darius Goff, TTU Sr. 2. Jay Rudwall, TTU Sr. 3. Roper Garrett, SEMO Jr. 4. Chris Collins, TSU So. 5. DeQuinten Spraggins, MUR Sr. 6. Seth McDonald, EIU Jr. 7. Marquis Clemons, UTM Sr. 8. Devon Jones, APSU So. 9. Jonathan Jackson, MUR Jr. 10. Bill Dillard, TTU Jr.

SCORING 1. Rod Wright, UTM 2. Lucas Williams, EKU 3. Jackson Redditt, UTM 4. Josh Barge, JSU 5. Connor Mitchell, MUR 6. Paul McRoberts, SEMO 7. Troymaine Pope, JSU Roman Clay, MUR Devin Church, EIU 10. Connor Rouleau, JSU

CL Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. CL Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr.

G 7 8 8 8

LONG YDS/G 81 103.7 49 95.5 46 91.8 79 78.4 74 77.1 28 72.9 80 68.0 65 65.2 42 63.4 45 62.5

ATT 129 150 112 102 119 130 60 84 115 96

RECEPTIONS 1. Paul McRoberts, SEMO 2. Paul Rice, MUR 3. Josh Barge, JSU 4. Rod Wright, UTM Caylon Weathers, UTM 6. Jeremy Harness, MUR 7. Jesse Blackburn, MUR 8. Janawski Davis, MUR 9. Patrick Smith, TSU 10. William Tanner, UTM

ALL PURPOSE 1. Ladarius Vanlier, TTU 2. Tremane McCullough, SE 3. Paul McRoberts, SEMO 4. Roman Clay, MUR 5. Troymaine Pope, JSU 6. Janawski Davis, MUR 7. Josh Barge, JSU 8. Rod Wright, UTM 9. Patrick Smith, TSU 10. Devin Church, EIU

G 8 7 8 8

G 8 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8

TD 13 0 0 10 0 8 9 9 9 0

G 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 8

RUSH 627 726 0 764 734 0 0 0 -1 507

PTS 82 61 65 60 51 48 54 54 54 52

PTS/G 10.2 8.7 8.1 7.5 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.5

SACKS 1. Noah Spence, EKU 2. Dino Fanti, EIU 3. Chris Landrum, JSU 4. Darius Jackson, JSU 5. Damani Taylor, UTM 6. Kamu Grugier-Hill, EIU 7. Ebenezer Ogundeko, TSU 8. Elijah Daniel, MUR 9. Roper Garrett, SEMO 10. E.J. Moss, JSU

RCV PR KR YDS 163 48 454 1292 239 0 17 982 731 162 78 971 167 0 0 931 81 0 50 865 587 100 165 852 686 151 0 837 798 0 0 798 668 25 0 692 131 0 55 693

AVG/G 161.5 140.3 138.7 116.4 108.1 106.5 104.6 99.8 98.9 86.6

TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. Noah Spence, EKU 2. Dino Fanti, EIU 3. Chris Landrum, JSU 4. Kamu Grugier-Hill, EIU 5. Darius Jackson, JSU 6. Elijah Daniel, MUR 7. Demetrius Mason, MUR Joel McCandless, JSU 9. Brandon Bender, JSU Nicholis Matiere-Bey, APSU

XPT 0 31 32 0 24 0 0 0 0 34

FG 0 10 11 0 9 0 0 0 0 6

2XP 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CL Sr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr.

RET 9 15 18 25

YDS 295 380 454 627 FG 10 11 9 7 8 7 6 6 5

G 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8

G 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 6

CL Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So.

YDS 105 162 151 100

G 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 8 8

G 8 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 8

CL Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr.

RET 8 14 15 15

PUNT 39 44 46 34 28 56 41 53 42

INT 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 SOLO 41 21 26 29 36 36 32 25 25 23

G 8 8 7 8 8 6 6 8 7 6

SOLO 6 6 4 3 4 4 4 2 3 3 G 8 8 7 6 8 8 8 8 8 8

YDS 89 9 0 0 72 18 83 46 32 27 AST 56 57 39 31 30 29 32 35 34 21 AST 4 1 4 4 1 1 0 3 0 0

TD 0 1 0 0

AVG 13.1 11.6 10.1 6.7

TD LONG 1 32.8 1 25.3 0 25.2 0 25.1

FGA 12 15 14 10 10 11 9 13 6

YDS 1721 1913 1940 1429 1146 2244 1603 2046 1578

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 TOTAL 97 78 65 60 66 65 64 60 59 44

LONG 37 69 21 28 AVG 99 94 55 61

PCT. 83.3 73.3 64.3 70.0 80.0 63.6 66.7 46.2 83.3

FG/G 1.43 1.38 1.29 1.00 1.00 0.88 0.86 0.75 0.62

LONG 65 75 74 55 61 57 55 56 55

AVG 44.1 43.5 42.2 42.0 40.9 40.1 39.1 38.6 37.6

LONG 78 6 0 0 72 15 48 26 16 15 AVG/G 12.1 9.8 9.3 8.6 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.3

INT/G 0.62 0.50 0.43 0.38 0.29 0.29 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 SACK 2.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0

YDS TOTAL 59 8.0 44 6.5 27 6.0 17 5.0 31 4.5 31 4.5 35 4.0 21 3.5 21 3.0 21 3.0

AVG/G 1.00 0.81 0.86 0.62 0.56 0.75 0.67 0.44 0.43 0.50

SOLO AST YDS TOTAL 14 8 88 18.0 14 7 60 17.5 7 11 36 12.5 10 2 57 11.0 7 5 30 9.5 7 4 33 9.0 6 3 20 7.5 4 7 26 7.5 4 6 24 7.0 4 6 28 7.0

AVG/G 2.25 2.19 1.79 1.83 1.19 1.12 0.94 0.94 0.88 0.88

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OVC TEAMS/PLAYERS IN 2015 NATIONAL STATISTICAL LEADERS 147.55 134.18 128.07 112.83

FIELD GOALS (MADE/GAME) 21.

Lucas Williams, EKU 30.

Connor Rouleau, JSU 32.

Jackson Redditt, UTM 43.

Nick Bruno, EIU

1.22 1.13 1.09 0.91

RUSHING (YDS/GAME) 6.

Troymaine Pope, JSU 26.

Tremane McCullough, SEMO 39.

Roman Clay, MUR

119.2 93.5 85.0

FIELD GOALS PERCENTAGE 13.

John Arnold, TTU 18.

Lucas Williams, EKU 33.

Jackson Redditt, UTM

81.8% 78.6% 70.6%

RUSHING YARDS/CARRY 1.

Troymaine Pope, JSU 20.

Tremane McCullough, SEMO 21.

Eli Jenkins, JSU 38.

Ladarius Vanlier, TTU

8.20 6.05 6.05 5.67

TOTAL RUSHING YARDS 3.

Troymaine Pope, JSU 19.

Eli Jenkins, JSU 29.

Tremane McCullough, SEMO 42.

Roman Clay, MUR

PUNTING (YDS/PUNT) 5.

Alex Knight, SEMO 9.

Keith Wrzuszczak, EKU 19.

Landon Stratton, MUR 23.

Hamish MacInnes, JSU 26.

Jackson Redditt, UTM 34.

Jonathan King, TTU

44.8 43.7 42.0 41.5 41.2 40.8

1,788 1,161 1,028 935

INTERCEPTIONS (PER GAME) 6.

Jourdan Wickliffe, EIU 9.

Mike Ford, SEMO 29.

Eriq Moore, SEMO 42.

Dylan Chatman, EIU 42.

Bradley Dewberry, EIU

0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (YDS/GAME) 12.

Ladarius Vanlier, TTU 22.

Tremane McCullough, SEMO 25 Troymaine Pope, JSU 48.

Devin Church, EIU

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 5.

Troymaine Pope, JSU 11.

Eli Jenkins, JSU 27.

Roman Clay, MUR 42.

Devin Church, EIU 42.

Miles Jones, JSU

19 15 11 9 9

PASSES INTERCEPTED 3.

Jacksonville State 7.

Eastern Illinois 30.

Eastern Kentucky 41.

UT Martin 41.

Southeast Missouri

20 19 12 11 11

FUMBLES LOST 2.

Tennessee State 2.

Southeast Missouri 11.

Eastern Kentucky 31.

Tennessee Tech 31.

Austin Peay 50.

UT Martin 50.

Eastern Illinois

3 3 5 7 7 8 8

INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 5.

Austin Peay 30.

Murray State 30.

Southeast Missouri 43.

Jacksonville State

4 8 8 9

TURNOVERS GAINED 3.

Eastern Illinois 13.

Jacksonville State 42.

Southeast Missouri

31 28 21 11 11 15

TACKLES/GAME 4.

Tra’Darius Goff, TTU 35.

Roper Garrett, SEMO 41.

Jay Rudwall, TTU

12.0 9.6 9.4

TURNOVERS LOST 2.

Southeast Missouri 2.

Austin Peay 21.

Tennessee State

PASSING EFFICIENCY 26.

Jarod Neal, UTM 32.

Eli Jenkins, JSU 33.

Bennie Coney, EKU 36.

KD Humphries, MUR

140.8 137.6 134.2 132.7

SACKS/GAME 5.

Noah Spence, EKU 27.

Chris Landrum, JSU 29.

Kamu Grugier-Hill, EIU 41.

Dino Fanti, EIU

1.05 0.65 0.65 0.63

PASSING EFFICIENCY 25.

UT Martin 36.

Murray State 39.

Jacksonville State

139.87 132.67 132.37

TOTAL OFFENSE 2.

KD Humphries, MUR 9.

Jarod Neal, UTM 23.

Eli Jenkins, JSU 31.

Bennie Coney, EKU

348.3 302.3 263.3 242.2

FORCED FUMBLES/GAME 3.

Dino Fanti, EIU 22.

Noah Spence, EKU

0.42 0.27

PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE 10.

Jacksonville State 11.

Eastern Illinois 38.

Eastern Kentucky

102.86 103.02 118.22

PASSING YARDS/GAME 1.

KD Humphries, MUR 7.

Jarod Neal, UTM 30.

Bennie Coney, EKU

343.5 283.4 224.6

PASSING YARDS/COMPLETION 36.

Jarod Neal, UTM 46.

Eli Jenkins, JSU

12.67 12.28

TOTAL PASSING YARDS 1.

KD Humphries, MUR 9.

Jarod Neal, UTM 16.

Eli Jenkins, JSU 29.

Bennie Coney, EKU PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 4.

Jarod Neal, UTM 12.

Bennie Coney, EKU 14.

KD Humphries, MUR 17.

Eli Jenkins, JSU

3,778 3,117 2,788 2,471 30 23 22 21

COMPLETIONS/GAME 1.

KD Humphries, MUR 10.

Jarod Neal, UTM 16.

Bennie Coney, EKU 37.

Dante Vandeven, SEMO

30.00 22.36 20.45 17.22

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 22.

KD Humphries, MUR 23.

Dante Vandeven, SEMO 26.

Bennie Coney, EKU 32.

Eli Jenkins, JSU 36.

Jarod Neal, UTM

62.0% 62.0% 61.3% 60.7% 59.9%

RECEPTIONS PER GAME 6.

Paul Rice, MUR 9.

Paul McRoberts, SEMO 23.

Jeremy Harness, MUR 24.

Josh Barge, JSU 33.

Caylon Weathers, UTM 33.

Rod Wright, UTM 37.

Brock McCoin, TTU 40.

Patrick Smith, TSU 49.

Janawski Davis, MUR

7.2 6.9 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.1

RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME 7.

Patrick Smith, TSU 23.

Rod Wright, UTM 24.

Paul McRoberts, SEMO 29.

Jeremy Harness, MUR 30.

Paul Rice, MUR 36.

Josh Barge, JSU

99.6 87.5 85.5 82.9 82.3 76.3

TOTAL RECEIVING YARDS 9.

Josh Barge, JSU 16.

Patrick Smith, TSU 19.

Rod Wright, UTM 21.

Paul McRoberts, SEMO 25.

Jeremy Harness, MUR 28.

Paul Rice, MUR

1,145 996 963 940 912 905

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 4.

Rod Wright, UTM 7.

Josh Barge, JSU 13.

Patrick Smith, TSU 14.

Paul McRoberts, SEMO 23.

Caylon Weathers, UTM 39.

Janawski Davis, MUR

14 11 10 9 8 7

SCORING (PTS/GAME) 16.

Lucas Williams, EKU 22.

Troymaine Pope, JSU 23.

Rod Wright, UTM 26.

Connor Rouleau, JSU 38.

Jackson Redditt, UTM POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR/GAME 9.

Jarod Neal, UTM 19.

Eli Jenkins, JSU 21.

KD Humphries, MUR 28.

Bennie Coney, EKU 43.

Dante Vandeven, SEMO PUNT RETURNS (YARDS/RETURN) 13.

Paul McRoberts, SEMO 23.

Josh Barge, JSU 28.

Patrick Smith, TSU 45.

Janawski Davis, MUR KICKOFF RETURNS (YDS/RETURN) 21.

Ladarius Vanlier, TTU 38.

Tray Mitchell, EIU

8.2 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.5 16.7 14.4 14.4 13.6 12.0 11.6 9.9 8.4 6.3 25.8 24.0

PASSES DEFENDED/GAME 2.

Maleek Hall, TTU 28.

Jourdan Wickliffe, EIU 30.

Mike Ford, SEMO 38.

Antoine Johnson, EIU 38.

Roderick Owens, APSU 38.

D’Montre Wade, MUR

1.6 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0

TACKLES FOR LOSS/GAME 4.

Noah Spence, EKU 8.

Dino Fanti, EIU 12.

Kamu Grugier-Hill, EIU 20.

Chris Landrum, JSU 27.

Darius Jackson, JSU

2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4

FUMBLES RECOVERED 4 Kamu Grugier-Hill, EIU 26.

8 Players Tied With

3 2

BLOCKED KICKS 8.

Ben Odugbesan, EIU 15.

Devin Borders, EKU 15.

Mike Cain, TTU 15.

Zach Dean, MUR 15.

Maleek Hall, TTU

3 2 2 2 2

RUSHING OFFENSE (YDS/GAME) 3.

Jacksonville State 38.

Southeast Missouri 47.

Eastern Illinois

300.7 182.9 173.3

PASSING OFFENSE (YDS/GAME) 2.

Murray State 11.

UT Martin 30.

Eastern Kentucky

347.3 293.5 256.0

PASSING YARDS/COMPLETION 25.

Tennessee Tech 47.

UT Martin TOTAL OFFENSE (YDS/GAME) 4.

Jacksonville State 12.

Murray State 14.

UT Martin

KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE DEFENSE 3.

Eastern Kentucky 19.

Eastern Illinois 26.

Murray State 34.

UT Martin 35.

Austin Peay SACKS/GAME 15.

Southeast Missouri 20.

Jacksonville State 38.

Eastern Kentucky TACKLES FOR LOSS/GAME 4.

Jacksonville State 10.

Eastern Illinois 29.

Southeast Missouri 31.

Eastern Kentucky 45.

Tennessee State

7.15 7.33 15.46 17.84 18.59 18.98 19.00 2.82 2.67 2.27 9.0 8.2 7.2 7.0 6.4

13.12 12.51 507.5 466.1 456.6

TACKLES FOR LOSS ALLOWED 5.

UT Martin 32.

Jacksonville State 33.

Tennesseee State

3.91 5.23 5.25

RUSHING DEFENSE 14.

Eastern Kentucky 16.

Jacksonville State

111.8 120.9

PASS DEFENSE 18.

Jacksonville State 28.

Eastern Illinois

179.4 188.8

TOTAL DEFENSE 12.

Jacksonville State 27.

Eastern Kentucky 43.

Eastern Illinois 48.

Tennessee State

300.3 335.5 363.5 367.9

SCORING DEFENSE 18.

Jacksonville State

19.9

NET PUNTING 5.

Southeast Missouri 13.

Eastern Kentucky 18.

Murray State 35.

Jacksonville State

39.24 37.79 37.54 36.47

PUNT RETURNS (YDS/RETURN) 22.

Eastern Illinois 33.

Eastern Kentucky 49.

Jacksonville State

11.94 10.38 9.30

KICKOFF RETURNS (YDS/RETURN) 42.

Murray State

21.48

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PUNT RETURN YARDAGE DEFENSE 38.

Jacksonville State 43.

Murray State

43.36 44.82

0.75 0.91 1.27 1.45 1.70

38.9 35.5 30.5 30.3

FUMBLES RECOVERED 4.

Tennessee Tech 17.

Eastern Illinois 25.

Murray State 40.

Southeast Missouri

FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED PER GAME 16.

Tennessee Tech 22.

Austin Peay

5.00 5.73 5.73

SACKS ALLOWED/GAME 5.

Eastern Illinois 8.

UT Martin 26.

Jacksonville State 34.

Eastern Kentucky 48.

Tennessee State

SCORING OFFENSE 8.

Jacksonville State 13.

UT Martin 33.

Murray State 35.

Eastern Kentucky

TURNOVER MARGIN (PER GAME) 11.

Southeast Missouri 19.

Eastern Illinois 28.

Jacksonville State 46.

Austin Peay

FEWEST PENALTIES PER GAME 16.

Tennessee Tech 42.

Austin Peay 42.

Murray State

+0.91 +0.58 +0.47 +0.18 15 12 11 10

BLOCKED KICKS 2.

Eastern Illinois 9.

Tennessee Tech 26.

Murray State 26.

UT Martin 44.

Eastern Kentucky

8 6 4 4 3

BLOCKED PUNTS 1.

Eastern Illinois 11.

Tennessee State 11.

Eastern Kentucky 11.

Jacksonville Stae 29.

UT Martin 29.

Tennessee Tech 29.

Southeast Missouri

7 2 2 2 1 1 1

3RD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE 16.

UT Martin 27.

Jacksonville State 41.

Eastern Kentucky

45.6% 44.3% 41.2%

4TH DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE 4.

Jacksonville State 20.

Southeast Missouri 26.

UT Martin 38.

Tennessee Tech

73.3% 60.0% 58.3% 54.5%

3RD DOWN CONVERSION DEFENSE 13.

Jacksonville State 18.

Eastern Illinois 24.

UT Martin 44.

Eastern Kentucky

31.5% 33.0% 33.8% 36.6%

4TH DOWN CONVERSION DEFENSE 4.

Jacksonville State

25.9%

TIME OF POSSESSION 6.

UT Martin 20.

Tennessee State 38.

Jacksonville State

33:28 32:24 31:22

RED ZONE OFFENSE 13.

UT Martin 21.

Jacksonville State 34.

Eastern Kentucky

86.8% 85.1% 83.0%

RED ZONE DEFENSE 11.

Eastern Illinois

67.3%

2015 ALL-AMERICANS

2015 OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE 9/7 Brock McCoin, Tennessee Tech 9/13 Josh Barge, Jacksonville State 9/20 Krys Cates, Tennessee Tech 9/27 Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State Jarod Neal, UT Martin 10/4 Paul McRoberts, Southeast Missouri 10/11 Bennie Coney, Eastern Kentucky 10/18 Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State 10/25 Jarod Neal, UT Martin 11/1 Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State 11/8 Patrick Smith, Tennessee State 11/15 Bennie Coney, Eastern Kentucky Ladarius Vanlier, Tennessee Tech 11/22 Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State

SPECIALIST 9/7 Connor Rouleau, Jacksonville State 9/13 Jackson Redditt, UT Martin 9/20 Landon Stratton, Murray State 9/27 Maleek Hall, Tennessee Tech 10/4 Stanley Absanon, Eastern Kentucky 10/11 Mike Bernier, Eastern Illinois 10/18 Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky 10/25 Janawski Davis, Murray State 11/1 Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky 11/8 Zach Dean, Murray State 11/15 Cameron Sanders, Southeast Missouri 11/22 Pokey Harris, Murray State

DEFENSIVE 9/7 Seth McDonald, Eastern Illinois 9/13 Dawson Wells, Jacksonville State Michael Ford, Southeast Missouri 9/20 Seth McDonald, Eastern Illinois 9/27 Tra’Darius Goff, Tennessee Tech 10/4 Chris Kelly, Eastern Kentucky Chad Meredith, Southeast Missouri 10/11 Demetrius Mason, Murray State 10/18 Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky 10/25 Kamu Grugier-Hill, Eastern Illinois 11/1 Dawson Wells, Jacksonville State 11/8 Dawson Wells, Jacksonville State Ebenezer Ogundeko, Tennessee State 11/15 Dino Fanti, Eastern Illinois 11/22 Dino Fanti, Eastern Illinois

NEWCOMER 9/7 Joel McCandless, Jacksonville State O’Shay Ackerman-Carter, Tennessee St. 9/13 Joel McCandless, Jacksonville State 9/20 Dante Vandeven, Southeast Missouri 9/27 Elijah Daniel, Murray State 10/4 Tremane McCullough, SE Missouri 10/11 Kendall Morris, Austin Peay 10/18 Devin Church, Eastern Illinois 10/25 Ethan Thomas, Eastern Kentucky 11/1 Tremane McCullough, SE Missouri 11/8 Patrick Smith, Tennessee State.

11/15 Dante Vandeven, Southeast Missouri 11/22 Tremane McCullough, SE Missouri Erick Evans, Tennessee State

Note: A complete list of all-time OVC Players of the Week from 1978 to the present is available starting on page 98 of this publication.

Bold indicates players who went on to win National Player of the Week honors that week.

CSN FABULOUS 50 QB - Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State OL - Casey Dunn, Jacksonville State DL - Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky DB - Jermaine Hough, Jacksonville State RB - Troymaine Pope, Jacksonville State (HM) DL - Dino Fanti, Eastern Illinois (HM) STATS QB - Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State (1st Team) DL - Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky (1st Team) OL - Casey Dunn, Jacksonville State (2nd Team) DL - Dino Fanti, Eastern Illinois (2nd Team) RB - Troymaine Pope, Jacksonville State (3rd Team) DL - Chris Landrum, Jacksonville State (3rd Team) DB - Jermaine Hough, Jacksonville State (3rd Team) WALTER CAMP DL - Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky

FCS COACHES POLL

STATS MEDIA POLL Record 13-2 13-2 11-4 10-4 10-3 10-3 10-1 9-5 9-4 9-3 9-3 9-4 9-4 8-5 8-4 9-3 9-5 8-4 9-3 9-1 10-2 7-6 9-1 9-3 7-5

AFCA OL - Casey Dunn, Jacksonville State DL - Dino Fanti, Eastern Illinois

FCS ADA POSITIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR QB - Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State

2015 FINAL NATIONAL POLLS

Team (1st Place Votes) 1. North Dakota State (150) 2. Jacksonville State 3. Sam Houston State 4. Richmond 5. Illinois State 6. Charleston Southern 7. McNeese State 8. Northern Iowa 9. Chattanooga 10. Portland State 11. James Madison 12. William & Mary 13. The Citadel 14. Montana 15. South Dakota State 16. Coastal Carolina 17. Colgate 18. Southern Utah 19. Fordham 20. Harvard 21. North Carolina A&T 22. Western Illinois 23. Dartmouth 24. Grambling State 25. Eastern Illinois

ASSOCIATED PRESS DL - Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky (1st Team) DB - Jermaine Hough, Jacksonville Staet (1st Team) QB - Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State (2nd Team) RB - Troymaine Pope, Jacksonville State (3rd Team) DL - Dino Fanti, Eastern Illinois (3rd Team)

Pts. 3,750 3,599 3,315 3,267 3,081 2,698 2,683 2,679 2,620 2,339 1,909 1,839 1,782 1,773 1,675 1,667 1,320 1,178 1,067 857 679 580 536 285 278

Others Receiving Votes: Eastern Washington (220), Bethune-Cookman (182), Alcorn State (143), New Hampshire (131), Duquesne (117), Northern Arizona (113), Dayton (108), North Dakota (91), Central Arkansas (40), Penn (35), Eastern Kentucky (33), UT Martin (31), North Carolina Central (15), Youngstown State (14), Western Carolina (8), Towson (7), Montana State (2), Villanova (2), Liberty (2).

Team (1st Place Votes) Record 1. North Dakota State (25) 13-2 2. Jacksonville State 13-2 3. Richmond 10-4 4. Sam Houston State 11-4 5. Illinois State 10-3 6. Northern Iowa 9-5 7. Charleston Southern 10-3 8. Chattanooga 9-4 9. McNeese State 10-1 10. Portland State 9-3 11. James Madison 9-3 12. William & Mary 9-4 13. Colgate 9-5 14. Montana 8-5 15. The Citadel 9-4 16. South Dakota State 8-4 17. Coastal Carolina 9-3 18. Southern Utah 8-4 19. Fordham 9-3 20. Harvard 9-1 21. North Carolina A&T 10-2 22. Western Illinois 7-6 23. Eastern Illinois 7-5 24. Dartmouth 9-1 25. Bethune-Cookman 9-2

Pts. 625 597 560 538 513 491 460 410 395 368 319 317 297 285 276 257 251 204 171 117 107 102 67 64 47

Others Receiving Votes: New Hampshire (40), Alcorn State (34), Duquesne (34), Northern Arizona (33), Eastern Washington (33), Dayton (27), Grambling State (21), North Dakota (16), Towson (13), Central Arkansas (9), Villanova (9), Youngstown State (6), Prairie View A&M (5), UT Martin (5), Liberty (2).

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ALL-TIME OVC YEAR-BY-YEAR FINAL STANDINGS 1959 Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech East Tennessee Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Murray State

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

ALL 10-0-1 7-2-2 7-3-0 5-4-0 3-6-0 3-6-0 0-10-0

ALL 6-4-0 8-3-0 7-2-1 6-3-0 4-4-1 5-4-0 1-7-1 3-6-0

1960 Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Murray State Morehead State East Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky

OVC 6-0-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 2-4-0 1-3-2 1-4-1 1-4-1

ALL 8-2-0 5-5-0 5-5-0 5-4-0 3-4-2 3-6-1 2-6-1

OVC 5-0-1 3-1-2 4-2-0 3-3-0 2-4-0 1-4-1 1-5-0

ALL 7-2-1 6-2-2 6-4-0 4-4-0 2-8-0 3-6-1 4-7-0

1961 Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Murray State East Tennessee Morehead State

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

ALL 7-3-0 7-3-0 6-3-0 4-5-0 4-6-0 3-7-0 1-6-1

1951 Murray State Eastern Kentucky Marshall Evansville Tennessee Tech Western Kentucky Morehead State

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

ALL 8-1-0 7-3-0 5-5-1 5-5-0 5-5-1 4-5-0 1-7-0

1962 East Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Murray State Tennessee Tech

OVC 4-2-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 3-3-0 1-5-0 1-5-0

ALL 7-3-0 6-3-0 5-3-0 6-4-0 5-3-0 5-5-0 2-8-0

1952 Tennessee Tech Western Kentucky Murray State Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Morehead State

OVC 4-1-0 4-1-0 3-2-0 2-2-0 0-3-1 0-4-1

ALL 9-1-0 8-1-0 4-4-0 6-5-0 3-4-1 1-6-1

1953 Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Murray State Morehead State

OVC 5-0-0 4-1-0 3-2-0 2-3-0 1-4-0 0-5-0

ALL 7-4-0 8-2-0 7-4-0 6-4-0 3-6-0 0-8-0

1963 Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee East Tennessee Tennessee Tech Murray State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay

OVC 7-0-0 6-1-0 5-2-0 3-4-0 3-4-0 3-4-0 1-6-0 0-7-0

ALL 9-0-1 8-2-0 7-2-0 6-4-0 5-5-0 5-4-0 2-8-0 1-9-0

1954 Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Morehead State

OVC 5-0-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 2-2-1 1-3-1 0-5-0

ALL 8-0-1 7-3-0 5-4-0 4-4-2 4-4-2 0-9-0

1964 Middle Tennessee Austin Peay Western Kentucky Murray State Morehead State East Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech

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

ALL 7-2-1 8-1-1 6-3-1 5-4-1 5-4-0 5-5-0 3-5-1 1-9-0

1955 Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Morehead State

OVC 5-0-0 4-1-0 3-2-0 2-3-0 1-4-0 0-5-0

ALL 7-3-0 7-2-1 5-4-1 6-4-0 3-6-0 0-9-0

1965 Middle Tennessee Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Tennessee Tech Murray State Western Kentucky East Tenneseee

OVC 7-0-0 6-1-0 4-2-1 3-4-0 3-4-0 1-4-2 1-5-1 1-6-0

ALL 10-0-0 8-1-0 4-4-1 3-6-0 3-7-0 2-6-2 2-6-2 2-6-1

1956 Middle Tennessee Murray State Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Morehead State

OVC 5-0-0 4-1-0 2-3-0 2-3-0 2-3-0 0-5-0

ALL 7-2-0 6-4-0 5-4-0 5-4-1 4-5-0 2-6-0

1966 Morehead State Middle Tennessee Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Western Kentucky East Tennessee Murray State

OVC 6-1-0 5-2-0 4-3-0 4-3-0 4-3-0 3-4-0 2-5-0 0-7-0

ALL 7-2-0 7-3-0 6-4-0 7-3-0 5-5-0 5-5-0 3-6-0 0-10-0

1957 Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State Morehead State

OVC 5-0-0 4-1-0 3-2-0 1-3-1 1-3-1 0-5-0

ALL 10-0-0 6-4-0 4-5-0 5-3-1 3-5-1 2-7-0

1958 Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech East Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State Morehead State

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

ALL 8-2-0 7-3-0 5-4-0 3-6-0 4-5-0 3-7-0 0-8-1

1967 Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee East Tennessee Tennessee Tech Morehead State Murray State Austin Peay

OVC 5-0-2 5-1-1 4-3-0 3-4-0 3-4-0 2-4-1 2-5-0 2-5-0

ALL 7-1-2 7-1-1 5-5-0 3-7-0 3-7-0 4-5-1 4-6-0 2-8-0

1968 Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State East Tennessee Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Morehead State Middle Tennessee

OVC 7-0-0 5-2-0 5-2-0 4-3-0 3-4-0 2-5-0 1-6-0 1-6-0

ALL 8-2-0 7-2-1 7-2-1 5-5-0 5-5-0 2-8-0 3-6-1 2-8-0

1948 Murray State Evansville Eastern Kentucky Louisville Western Kentucky Morehead State

OVC 3-1-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 1-1-0 2-3-0 0-3-0

ALL 9-1-0 5-3-0 8-3-0 5-5-0 5-4-0 3-5-0

1949 Marshall Louisville Evansville* Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State Tennessee Tech

OVC 4-0-0 3-0-0 3-1-1 3-3-0 2-2-1 2-3-0 1-6-0 0-3-0

1950 Murray State Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Marshall Evansville Tennessee Tech

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1969 East Tennessee Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Morehead State Murray State Austin Peay Middle Tennessee

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

ALL 9-0-1 6-3-1 6-4-0 5-5-0 6-4-0 5-4-1 2-7-1 1-9-0

1970 Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky East Tennessee Morehead State Middle Tennessee Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Murray State

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

ALL 8-1-1 8-2-0 7-1-2 6-4-0 6-3-1 3-7-0 4-6-0 4-6-0

1971 Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Morehead State Murray State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay East Tennessee

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

ALL 8-2-0 8-2-0 7-4-0 7-3-0 5-4-1 5-6-0 4-6-0 0-9-1

1972 Tennessee Tech Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Murray State East Tennessee Austin Peay

OVC 7-0-0 5-2-0 4-2-1 3-3-1 3-4-0 2-5-0 2-5-0 1-6-0

ALL 10-1-0 7-3-0 7-3-1 3-6-1 5-6-0 4-6-0 3-7-0 3-8-0

1973 Western Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Morehead State East Tennessee Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Austin Peay

OVC 7-0-0 5-2-0 4-3-0 4-3-0 3-4-0 3-4-0 1-6-0 1-6-0

ALL 10-0-0 7-3-0 7-4-0 6-5-0 4-7-0 4-7-0 2-8-1 2-8-0

1974 Eastern Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech East Tennessee Middle Tennessee Austin Peay Morehead State

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

ALL 8-2-0 9-2-0 7-3-0 6-5-0 4-6-1 3-8-0 3-7-1 3-8-0

1975 Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Murray State Austin Peay Middle Tennessee East Tennessee Morehead State

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

ALL 9-1-0 8-3-0 8-2-1 4-5-1 3-8-0 4-7-0 2-8-1 3-7-0

1976 Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Murray State Austin Peay Western Kentucky East Tennessee State Middle Tennessee ^Morehead State

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

ALL 8-3-0 8-3-0 5-6-0 5-6-0 4-5-1 3-7-0 4-7-0 2-9-0

1977 Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Murray State Middle Tennessee Morehead State East Tennessee State Western Kentucky

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

ALL 8-3-0 9-2-0 5-5-0 6-5-0 3-8-0 2-6-2 3-8-0 1-8-1

1978 Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Murray State Morehead State Middle Tennessee

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

ALL 8-2-0 8-2-0 5-6-0 6-4-0 4-7-0 2-6-1 1-9-1

1979 #Murray State #Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Western Kentucky Austin Peay Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech

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

ALL 9-2-1 11-2-0 5-4-1 5-5-0 7-4-0 1-9-0 1-8-2

1980 Western Kentucky #Eastern Kentucky Murray State Austin Peay Akron Morehead State Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech

OVC 6-1-0 5-2-0 5-2-0 5-2-0 2-4-1 2-5-0 2-5-0 1-6-0

ALL 9-1-0 10-3-0 9-2-0 7-4-0 3-7-1 4-7-0 2-8-0 4-7-0

1981 #Eastern Kentucky Murray State Youngstown State Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Akron Austin Peay Morehead State

OVC 8-0-0 5-3-0 5-3-0 4-4-0 4-4-0 4-4-0 4-4-0 3-5-0 0-8-0

ALL 12-2-0 8-3-0 7-4-0 6-5-0 6-5-0 6-5-0 5-5-0 5-5-0 1-9-0

1982 #Eastern Kentucky Akron Middle Tennessee Youngstown State Morehead State Murray State Austin Peay Tennessee Tech

OVC 7-0-0 5-2-0 4-3-0 4-3-0 2-5-0 2-5-0 2-5-0 1-6-0

ALL 13-0-0 6-5-0 8-3-0 6-5-0 5-6-0 4-7-0 3-7-0 3-8-0

1983 #Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Akron Murray State Austin Peay Youngstown State Tennessee Tech Morehead State

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

ALL 7-2-1 8-2-0 8-3-0 7-4-0 6-5-0 4-7-0 2-8-0 2-9-0

1984 #Eastern Kentucky #Middle Tennessee Murray State Youngstown State Austin Peay Akron Morehead State Tennessee Tech

OVC 6-1 5-2 5-2 5-2 4-3 2-5 1-6 0-7

ALL 8-4-0 11-3-0 9-2-0 7-4-0 7-4-0 4-7-0 2-9-0 0-11-0

1985 #Middle Tennessee #Akron Eastern Kentucky Murray State Youngstown State Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Morehead State

OVC 7-0 5-2 5-2 5-2 4-3 2-5 1-6 0-7

ALL 11-1-0 8-4-0 8-3-0 7-3-1 5-6-0 5-6-0 1-10-0 1-10-0

1986 #Eastern Kentucky #Murray State Akron Middle Tennessee Morehead State Austin Peay Youngstown State Tennessee Tech

OVC 6-1 6-1 4-3 4-3 3-4 3-4 2-5 0-7

ALL 10-3-1 7-4-1 7-4-0 6-5-0 7-4-0 5-6-0 2-9-0 0-10-0

1987 #Eastern Kentucky #Youngstown State Middle Tennessee Murray State Tennessee Tech Morehead State Austin Peay

OVC 5-1 5-1 4-2 3-3 2-4 1-5 1-5

ALL 9-3-0 8-4-0 6-5-0 6-5-0 5-6-0 2-8-0 2-9-0

1988 #Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Murray State Tennessee State Austin Peay Morehead State Tennessee Tech

OVC 6-0 4-2 4-2 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-5

ALL 11-3-0 7-4-0 4-6-0 3-7-1 3-8-0 3-8-0 1-10-0

1989 #Middle Tennessee #Eastern Kentucky Murray State Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay %Morehead State

OVC 6-0 5-1 3-3 3-3 3-3 1-5 0-6

ALL 9-4-0 9-3-0 6-4-1 5-5-1 5-5-0 1-10-0 1-10-0

1990 #Eastern Kentucky #Middle Tennessee Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Morehead State Murray State Austin Peay

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

ALL 10-2 11-2 7-4 6-5 5-6 2-9 0-11

1991 #Eastern Kentucky #Middle Tennessee Austin Peay Morehead State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Murray State

OVC 7-0 6-1 3-4 3-4 3-4 2-5 2-5 1-6

ALL 12-2 9-4 5-6 4-7 3-8 3-8 2-9 3-8

1992 #Middle Tennessee #Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Morehead State Austin Peay UT Martin Southeast Missouri Murray State

OVC 8-0 7-1 6-2 5-3 3-5 2-6 2-6 2-6 1-7

ALL 10-3 9-3 7-4 5-6 3-8 3-8 3-8 2-9 2-9

1993 #Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech UT Martin Middle Tennessee Murray State Tennessee State Morehead State Southeast Missouri Austin Peay

OVC 8-0 7-1 5-3 4-4 4-4 4-4 2-6 2-6 0-8

ALL 8-4 8-3 6-5 5-6 4-7 4-7 3-8 3-8 1-10

1994 #Eastern Kentucky #Middle Tennessee Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Murray State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay UT Martin Morehead State

OVC 8-0 7-1 5-3 4-4 4-4 3-5 3-5 2-6 0-8

ALL 8-4-0 8-3-1 7-5-0 5-6-0 5-6-0 5-6-0 4-7-0 5-6-0 0-11-0

1995 #Murray State #Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Southeast Missouri UT Martin Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Morehead State Tennessee State

OVC 8-0 7-1 6-2 5-3 4-4 2-6 2-6 1-7 1-7

ALL 11-1 9-3 7-4 5-6 5-6 3-8 3-8 2-8 2-9

1996 #Murray State #Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Southeast Missouri Austin Peay UT Martin

OVC 8-0 6-2 6-2 4-4 4-4 3-5 3-5 1-7 1-7

ALL 11-2 8-4 6-5 6-5 5-6 4-7 3-8 1-10 1-10

2005 #Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State UT Martin Samford Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Murray State

OVC 8-0 7-1 6-2 4-4 4-4 3-5 2-6 1-6 0-7

ALL 9-3 7-4 6-5 6-5 5-6 4-7 2-9 2-9 2-9

2011 #Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State #Eastern Kentucky Murray State Tennessee State UT Martin Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois

OVC 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-3 4-4 4-4 2-6 2-6 1-7

ALL 7-4 7-4 7-5 7-4 5-6 5-6 3-8 3-8 2-9

1997 #Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Murray State Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Middle Tennessee Southeast Missouri UT Martin

OVC 7-0 5-2 5-2 4-3 4-3 2-5 1-6 0-7

ALL 8-4 8-3 7-4 6-5 4-7 4-6 4-7 1-10

2006 #Eastern Illinois #UT Martin Tennessee State Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Samford Murray State

OVC 7-1 6-1 5-2 5-3 5-3 4-4 2-6 1-7 0-8

ALL 8-5 9-3 6-5 6-5 6-5 4-7 4-7 3-8 1-10

2012 #Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Jacksonville State Tennessee State Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Austin Peay

OVC 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-3 4-3 4-4 2-6 3-8 1-7

ALL 7-5 8-3 8-3 6-5 8-3 5-6 3-8 1-7 2-9

1998 #Tennessee State Murray State Middle Tennessee Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri UT Martin

OVC 6-1 5-2 5-2 4-3 4-3 2-5 2-5 0-7

ALL 9-3 7-4 5-5 6-5 6-5 4-7 3-8 0-11

1999 #Tennessee State Murray State Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois UT Martin

OVC 7-0 5-2 4-3 4-3 4-3 2-5 2-5 0-7

ALL 11-1 7-4 7-4 6-5 5-5 3-8 2-10 1-10

2007 #Eastern Kentucky #Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Jacksonville State Tennessee State UT Martin Samford Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Murray State

OVC 8-0 7-1 5-3 5-3 4-3 4-4 2-6 2-6 1-6 1-7

ALL 9-3 8-4 7-4 6-5 5-6 4-7 4-7 4-7 3-8 2-9

2013 #Eastern Illinois #Tennessee State #Jacksonville State UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Murray State Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Austin Peay

OVC 8-0 6-2 5-3 5-3 4-4 4-4 2-6 2-6 0-8

ALL 12-2 10-4 11-4 7-5 6-6 6-6 5-7 3-9 0-12

2000 #Western Kentucky #Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Murray State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Southeast Missouri UT Martin

OVC 7-0 6-1 5-2 4-3 3-4 2-5 1-6 0-7

ALL 11-2 8-4 8-3 6-5 6-5 3-8 3-8 2-9

2008 #Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State UT Martin Tennessee State Murray State Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Austin Peay Tennessee Tech

OVC 7-1 6-2 6-2 5-3 4-4 3-5 2-6 2-6 1-7

ALL 8-4 8-3 8-4 8-4 5-7 5-7 4-8 2-9 3-9

2014 #Jacksonville State #Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Southeast Missouri Murray State Austin Peay

OVC 8-0 6-2 5-3 5-3 4-4 3-5 3-5 1-7 1-7

ALL 10-2 9-4 6-6 5-7 5-7 6-6 5-7 3-9 1-11

2001 #Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Murray State Southeast Missouri UT Martin

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

ALL 9-1 8-2 7-3 8-3 4-6 4-7 1-10

2009 #Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Tennessee State Austin Peay Murray State Southeast Missouri $Jacksonville State

OVC 6-2 5-3 5-3 4-4 3-4 3-5 2-6 1-7 6-1

ALL 8-4 6-5 5-6 5-6 4-7 4-7 3-8 2-9 8-3

2015 #Jacksonville State #Eastern Illinois UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Murray State Tennessee State Austin Peay

OVC 8-0 7-1 6-2 5-3 3-4 3-5 2-6 1-6 0-8

ALL 13-2 7-5 7-4 6-5 4-7 4-7 3-8 4-6 0-11

2002 #Eastern Illinois #Murray State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Tennessee State UT Martin

OVC 5-1 5-1 4-2 4-2 2-4 1-5 0-6

ALL 8-4 7-5 8-4 8-4 5-7 2-10 2-10

2010 #Southeast Missouri #Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Murray State UT Martin Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Tennessee State

OVC 7-1 6-2 5-2 5-3 5-3 4-4 2-6 1-7 0-7

ALL 9-3 9-3 6-5 6-5 6-5 5-6 2-9 2-9 3-8

2003 #Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Samford Tennessee State Southeast Missouri Murray State Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech UT Martin

OVC 7-1 6-2 5-3 5-3 5-3 3-5 3-5 1-7 1-7

ALL 8-4 7-5 7-4 7-5 5-7 4-8 4-8 2-9 2-10

2004 #Jacksonville State Murray State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Samford Southeast Missouri Tennessee State UT Martin

OVC 7-1 6-2 6-2 4-4 3-4 3-5 3-5 2-5 1-7

ALL 9-2 7-4 6-5 5-6 6-5 4-7 3-8 4-7 2-9

Legend # - FCS/I-AA Playoff Participant * - Evansville declared champion because Marshall and Louisville did not play required games in 1949 ^ - Morehead State finished the year 3-8 overall but forfeitted a game to Marshall to finish 2-9. % - Morehead State finished the season 5-6 overall (2-4 OVC) but forfeited two non-conference and two conference games following the season $ - Jacksonville State was ineligible for OVC Championship due to a NCAA postseason ban (APR penalties)

ALL-TIME WINNING PERCENTAGES Current Members Austin Peay (1963-96, ’07-present) Eastern Illinois (1996-present) Eastern Kentucky (1948-present) Jacksonville State (2003-present) Murray State (1948-present) Southeast Missouri (1991-present) Tennessee State (1988-present) Tennessee Tech (1949-present) UT Martin (1992-present)

OVC Games 97-204-2 (.323) 101-50-0 (.669) 327-129-7 (.714) 80-23-0 (.777) 219-236-9 (.482) 66-123-0 (.349) 94-107-0 (.468) 211-245-3 (.463) 71-112-0 (.388)

All Games 158-300-3 (.346) 131-105-0 (.555) 482-253-13 (.653) 107-47-0 (.695) 350-357-16 (.495) 98-184-0 (.348) 147-167-2 (.468) 327-384-9 (.460) 102-168-0 (.378)

Former Members Western Kentucky (1948-81, 99-00) Morehead State (1948-95) Louisville (1948-49) Evansville (1948-51) Marshall (1949-51) Middle Tennessee State (1952-98) East Tennessee State (1958-77) Akron (1980-86) Youngstown State (1981-87) Samford (2003-07)

OVC Games 132-87-9 (.599) 83-223-5 (.275) 4-1-0 (.800) 10-9-2 (.524) 10-6-0 (.625) 193-114-4 (.627) 56-71-8 (.444) 27-22-1 (.550) 27-22-0 (.551) 15-25-0 (.375)

All Games 223-122-14 (.641) 155-312-10 (.335) 13-8-0 (.619) 20-16-2 (.553) 13-17-1 (.435) 297-205-9 (.592) 85-105-9 (.450) 41-35-1 (.539) 39-39-0 (.500) 23-32-0 (.418)

Note: Record in “all games” is each team’s overall record in all games only in the seasons they were members of the OVC. It is not reflective of the program’s all-time record.

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OVC CHAMPIONS YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

SCHOOL Murray State Evansville Evansville Murray State Murray State Tennessee Tech Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky East Tennessee Middle Tennessee Morehead State Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky East Tennessee Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Western Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Youngstown State Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Murray State Murray State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State

OVC 3-1-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 5-0-1 5-1-0 4-1-0 4-1-0 5-0-0 5-0-0 5-0-0 5-0-0 5-0-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 5-0-1 5-0-1 6-0-0 6-0-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 7-0-0 6-1-0 7-0-0 6-1-0 5-0-2 7-0-0 6-0-1 5-1-1 5-2-0 7-0-0 7-0-0 6-1-0 6-1-0 6-1-0 6-1-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 6-1-0 8-0-0 7-0-0 6-1-0 6-1-0 7-0-0 6-1-0 6-1-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 7-0-0 8-0-0 8-0-0 8-0-0 8-0-0 8-0-0 7-0-0 6-1-0

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OVERALL 9-1-0 5-3-0 7-2-1 7-2-1 8-1-0 9-1-0 8-1-0 7-4-0 8-0-1 7-3-0 7-2-0 10-0-0 8-2-0 7-3-0 10-0-1 7-2-2 8-2-0 7-3-0 6-3-0 7-3-0 6-4-0 5-3-0 9-0-1 7-2-1 10-0-0 7-2-0 7-1-2 8-2-0 9-0-1 8-1-1 8-2-0 10-1-0 10-0-0 8-2-0 9-1-0 8-3-0 9-1-0 8-2-0 9-2-1 9-1-0 12-2-0 13-0-0 7-2-1 8-4-0 11-1-0 10-3-1 7-4-1 9-3-0 8-4-0 11-3-0 9-4-0 10-2-0 11-2-0 12-2-0 10-3-0 8-4-0 8-4-0 11-1-0 11-2-0 8-4-0 9-3-0

YEAR 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

SCHOOL Tennessee State Western Kentucky Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Murray State Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Jacksonville State

OVC 7-0-0 7-0-0 6-0-0 5-1-1 5-1-1 7-1-0 7-1-0 8-0-0 7-1-0 6-1-0 8-0-0 7-1-0 6-2-0 7-1-0 6-2-0 6-2-0 6-2-0 6-1-0 8-0-0 8-0-0 8-0-0

OVERALL 11-1-0 11-2-0 9-2-0 8-4-0 7-5-0 8-4-0 9-2-0 9-3-0 8-5-0 9-3-0 9-3-0 8-4-0 8-4-0 9-3-0 7-4-0 7-4-0 7-5-0 7-5-0 12-2-0 10-2-0 13-2-0

CHAMPIONSHIPS BREAKDOWN School Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee State* Tennessee Tech Murray State Western Kentucky* Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State East Tennessee State* Evansville* Morehead State* Tennessee State Austin Peay Southeast Missouri UT Martin Youngstown State* Louisville* Marshall* Samford*

# of Titles 21 11 10 8 8 7 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

Last Title 2011 1992 2011 2002 2000 2013 2015 1969 1949 1966 1999 1977 2010 2006 1987 -

Current OVC Members in Bold * No longer a OVC football-playing member institution

ALL-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS 1948 E - Frank Wallheiser, WKU E - Bob Sanders, MUR T - John Hackney, MUR T - Harold Mullins, MOR G - Powell Puckett, MUR G - Delmas Freeman, EKU C - Paul Wright, EKU B - Jim Pickens, WKU B - Ross Lucia, UL B - Joe Trabue, UL B - Winnie Bill, MUR

1955 E - Tom Schulte, EKU E - Don Heine, MUR T - Bill Hix, MTSU T - Bill Stogner, TTU G - Al Giordano, MUR G - Vernon Wilson, WKU C - Bill Strawn, WKU B - Terry Sweeney, MTSU B - Carl Walker, MUR B - Travis Akin, MTSU B - Ted Schwanger, TTU

1963 E - John Mutchler, WKU E - George Dykes, MTSU T - Wayne King, ETSU T - Harold Chambers, WKU G - Joe Bugel, WKU G - John Wheeler, MUR C - Bryan Draper, TTU QB - Jimmy Baker, ETSU HB - Jim Burt, WKU HB - Dale Lindsey, WKU FB - Ron Reeves, TTU

DEFENSE E - Charles Siemon, EKU E - George Claxton, MTSU T - Walter Heath, WKU T - Dave Haverdick, MOR MG - Ted Taylor, EKU LB - Ron Reed, EKU LB - Doug Linebarger, ETSU B - Harry Lenz, EKU B - Ron Overbay, ETSU B - Mike Matheny, MTSU B - Jim Garrett, WKU

1949 E - Frank Wallheiser, WKU E - Jack Crouch, EU T - Harold Mullins, MOR T - John Hackney, MUR G - Carl Plantholt, EKU G - Robert Gerhardt, EU C - Alvin Cope, MUR B - Gene Logel, UL B - Ray Pelfrey, EKU B - Ed Zoretic, EKU B - Jerry Wing, MOR

1956 E - Jerry Hurst, MTSU E - Don Heine, MUR T - Gerald DeLucca, MTSU T - Don Simonic, TTU G - Al Giordano, MTSU G - Harold Greer, MTSU C - Don Plonk, MTSU B - Jerre Stripling, MUR B - Doug Caldwell, TTU B - Dave Bottos, MUR B - Terry Sweeney, MTSU

1950 E - Stewart Kirtley, MOR E - Flavious Smith, TTU T - Gilbert Mains, MUR T - Hoyte Threet, WKU G - Roy Hina, WKU G - George Maier, MAR C - Clyde McLaughlin, MOR B - Chuck Porter, MOR B - Phil Foster, MUR B - Joe Unfried, EU B - Jerry Wing, MOR

1957 E - Jerry Hurst, MTSU E - G.E. McCormack, MTSU T - Darrell Ferguson, TTU T - Ralph Massey, MTSU G - Lester Rizor, MTSU G - Jim Hardin, WKU C - Tom Scott, MOR B - Bobby Hallum, MTSU B - John Sebest, EKU B - Marvin Roiman, MTSU B - Ken Wright, TTU

1964 OFFENSE E - Jack Smith, MOR E - Pete Hunt, ETSU T - Jack Armstrong, MTSU T - Ed Bunio, APSU G - Ed Crum, WKU G - Bob Borkowski, TTU C - Dave Satterfield, APSU QB - Charlie Forrest, MUR HB - Jim Burt, WKU HB - David Holtsclaw, ETSU FB - Tommy Glover, MUR DEFENSE E - Richard Pare, MOR E - Stan Napper, WKU T - James Osborne, MOR T - James Anderson, ETSU MG - Keith Atchley, MTSU LB - Dale Lindsey, WKU LB - John Wheeler, MUR B - Tim Chilcutt, APSU B - Jimbo Pearson, MTSU B - Pat Counts, WKU B - Carlton Flatt, APSU

1951 E - Flavious Smith, TTU E - James Swieczek, MAR T - Gilbert Mains, MUR T - Ed Wessel, EU G - Marv Rammelsburg, MOR G - Marvin Satterly, WKU C - Lawrence Gilbert, WKU B - Chuck Hertzer, EKU B - Jimmy Feix, WKU B - Bernie Behrendt, MUR B - Charles Fisher, EU

1958 E - Rudy Schmittou, TTU E - Bert Dixon, MOR T - Don Franklin, MTSU T - Larry Nutter, WKU G - Willie Hickerson, MUR G - Jim Hardin, WKU C - Mickey Banyas, ETSU B - Bobby Hallum, MTSU B - Bucky Pitts, MTSU B - Dave Bishop, EKU B - Jack Morris, MUR

1968 OFFENSE E - Harold Roberts, APSU E - Marvin Hicks, MOR T - Bill Brewer, EKU T - George Rice, MUR G - Fred Troike, EKU G - Tony Sims, MUR C - John Walton, ETSU QB - Larry Tillman, MUR TB - Larry Schreiber, TTU WB - Billy Hess, MUR FB - Louis Rogan, MOR PK - Jerry Pullins, EKU DEFENSE E - Lawrence Brame, WKU E - Bill McPherson, TTU T - Walter Heath, WKU T - Dave Haverdick, MOR MG - Ted Taylor, WKU LB - Doug Linebarger, ETSU LB - Jim Moberly, EKU B - Ron Overbay, ETSU B - Howell Flatt, APSU B - Don Veatch, MUR B - Leon Wesley, MOR P - Ron Taylor, MTSU

1952 OFFENSE E - Eddie Scott, TTU E - R. E. Simpson, WKU T - Chuck Schmitt, EKU T - Tom Fann, TTU G - Marvin Satterly, WKU G - Ben Chamness, MUR C - Bernie Fieler, MOR B - Jimmy Feix, WKU B - Bernie Behrendt, MUR B - Gene McFadden, WKU B - Bobby Young, MTSU DEFENSE E - Alex Kilakowski, EKU E - Mac Catlett, MUR T - Howard Alsup, MTSU T - John Roberts, MUR G - Marvin Satterly, WKU G - John Satterly, MOR LB - Bernie Behrendt, MUR LB - Bernie Fieler, MOR HB - Garnett Rather, MTSU HB - Max Stevens, WKU S - John Bohna, MUR

1959 E - Tommy Hackler, TTU E - Brady Luckett, MTSU T - Ralph Adams, MTSU T - Steve Herszeg, EKU G - Eddie Miller, EKU G - Darman Place, ETSU C - Joe Graybeal, EKU B - Gordon Mason, TTU B - W.J. Shumaker, TTU B - Ray Purvis, MTSU B - Bucky Pitts, MTSU B - Gene Windham, MTSU

1953 E - Bill Ploumis, WKU E - Marshall Taylor, TTU T - Howard Alsup, MTSU T - James Parsons, TTU G - Marvin Satterly, WKU G - Carl Oakley, EKU C - Arnie Oaken, WKU B - Bobby Young, MTSU B - Roy Kidd, EKU B - Gene McFaddn, WKU B - John Bohna, MUR B - Max Stevens, WKU 1954 E - Fred Winscher, EKU E - Walt Apperson, WKU T - Frank Nassida, EKU T - James Passons, TTU G - Jerry Johns, EKU G - Joe Collier, EKU C - Tom Patterson, WKU B - James Hanlon, EKU B - Don Daly, EKU B - Garner Ezell, MTSU B - Bob Muller, EKU

1960 E - Tommy Hackler, TTU E - Bill Hughes, ETSU T - Ray Thomas, TTU T - Bob Burton, MUR G - Herb Wassom, WKU G - Joe Windham, MTSU C - Tom Scott, MOR QB - Gordon Mason, TTU HB - Ronnie Quillen, ETSU HB - Ralph Broyles, TTU FB - Larry Puryear, MTSU 1961 E - George Dykes, MTSU E - Jim Hughes, WKU E - Rudy Schmittou, TTU T - Dave Baxter, TTU T - Ernie DeCourley, MOR G - Ralph McMillan, TTU G - Don MacDonald, EKU C - Lowell Smith, TTU QB - Terry Bailey, MTSU HB - Jimmy Chittum, EKU HB - Howard Murphy, MOR FB - Ken Fults, TTU 1962 E - Gary Foltz, MUR E - George Dykes, MTSU T - Pat Carter, ETSU T - Ernie DeCourley, MOR G - Harry Harman, ETSU G - Ken Goodhew, EKU C - Jerry Kirk, ETSU QB - Jimmy Baker, ETSU HB - Jimmy Chittum, EKU HB - Jim Shaeffer, TTU FB - Tommy Glover, MUR

1965 OFFENSE E - John Watsun, MUR E - Ronnie Parson, APSU T - Charlie Mitchell, MUR T - Tom Fiveash, MTSU G - Roscoe Perkins, EKU G - Tommy Dobbs, APSU C - Bryan Draper, TTU QB - Teddy Morris, MTSU HB - Jerry Smith, MTSU HB - Dickie Moore, WKU FB - John Ogles, APSU DEFENSE E - George Claxton, MTSU E - Chuck Siemon, EKU T - Tommy Dillard, APSU T - Roy Evans, EKU MG - Keith Atchley, MTSU LB - Bobby Byrd, APSU LB - Larry Dotson, MTSU B - Buddy Pfaadt, EKU B - Andy Toombs, APSU B - Tim Chilcutt, APSU B - Jim Whaley, TTU 1966 OFFENSE E - Aaron Marsh, EKU E - Ronnie Parson, APSU T - Paul Connor, MOR T - Calvin Walter, APSU G - Tommy Dobbs, APSU G - Steve Dillard, TTU C - Bill Holloway, TTU QB - Jim Guice, EKU HB - Tommy Gray, MOR B - Bob Holden, MTSU FB - John Ogles, APSU DEFENSE E - George Claxton, MTSU E - Wes Simpson, WKU T - Bill Hull, TTU T - Frank Victory, MTSU MG - LeRoy Gray, ETSU LB - Larry Dotson, MTSU LB - Gary Virden, MOR B - Buddy Pfaat, EKU B - Andy Toombs, APSU B - Mike Smith, EKU B - Steve Edging, MTSU 1967 OFFENSE E - Aaron Marsh, EKU E - Harold Roberts, APSU T - Bill Brewer, EKU T - Larry Watkins, WKU G - Roy Bondurant, WKU G - Fred Troike, EKU C - Allen Hogan, WKU QB - Billy Walker, MTSU B - Dickie Moore, WKU B - Larry Schreiber, TT B - Harvey Tanner, MU

1969 OFFENSE SE - Harold Roberts, APSU TE - Jack Wolf, MUR T - Andy Thompson, MTSU T - Darryl Sadowski, MOR G - Bill Swaggerty, TTU G - Don Williams, MUR C - John Walton, ETSU QB - Johnny Vance, WKU RB - Larry Schreiber, TTU RB - Jim Brooks, EKU FB - John High, MOR PK - Ronnie Harrold, ETSU DEFENSE E - Lawrence Brame, WKU E - Ron Mendheim, ETSU T - Dave Haverdick, MOR T - Frank Patterson, ETSU MG - Teddy Taylor, EKU LB - Doug Linebarger, ETSU LB - David Duval, MTSU B - Bill Casey, ETSU B - Bill Green, WKU B - Joe Mulvhill, TTU B - Al Guy, ETSU P - Bill Marston, MOR 1970 OFFENSE SE - Harold Roberts, APSU TE - David Wade, ETSU T - Charles Holt, MTSU T - Ed Mignery, MOR G - Harry Irwin, EKU G - Dennis Durso, WKU C - Greg Chestnut, ETSU QB - Larry Graham, ETSU TB - Jimmy Brooks, EKU WB - Jay Davis, WKU FB - Buch Evans, EKU PK - Steve Wilson, WKU DEFENSE E - Lawrence Brame, WKU E - Willie Bush, ETSU T - Dave Ford, MUR T - Wallace Chambers, EKU LB - Jim Barber, WKU LB - Harry Lyles, MOR LB - James Croudep, EKU DB - Bill Green, WKU DB - Bill Casey, ETSU DB - Larry Baldridge, MOR DB - Ed Miller, MTSU P - Chuck Cantrell, MUR 1971 OFFENSE WR - John High, MOR TE - James Wilson, EKU T - Terry Kokinda, WKU T - Mike Defino, TTU G - John Chuy, TTU

G - Jim Inglis, MTSU C - Bill Sykes, WKU QB - Leo Peckenpaugh, WKU RB - Rick Fisher, MUR RB - Jeff Axel, TTU RB - Jimmy Brooks, EKU PK - Stan Watts, MUR DEFENSE E - John Matlock, TTU E - Jim Hughes, APSU T - Bonnie Sloan, APSU T - Terry Thompson, WKU LB - Jim Youngblood, TTU LB - Frank Head, MUR LB - Jimmy Barber, WKU B - Ray Oldham, MTSU B - James Porter, EKU B - Robert Morehead, WKU B - Mike Rucker, MOR P - Mike Shawen, MTSU 1972 OFFENSE WR - Larry Kirksey, EKU TE - Gary Shirk, MOR T - Allen Byrd, TTU T - Bob Orsillo, MTSU G - Charlie Holt, MTSU G - Howard Cochran, TTU C - Jim Dorsey, TTU QB - Dave Schaetzke, MOR RB - George Greenfield, MUR RB - Clarence Jackson, WKU RB - Jeff Axel, TTU PK - Butch Gentry, TTU DEFENSE E - Brad Watson, WKU E - Elois Grooms, TTU T - Bonnie Sloan, APSU T - Wally Chambers, EKU LB - Jim Youngblood, TTU LB - Mike Hennigan, TTU LB - James Croudep, EKU B - John Fitzpatrick, TTU B - Ray Oldham, MTSU B - Mike McCoy, WKU B - Andrew Francis, WKU P - Chuck Cantrell, MUR 1973 OFFENSE WR - Porter Williams, WKU TE - Bill Farrell, MUR T - Mike Defino, TTU T - Charles Carpenter, MUR G - David Noliner, WKU G - Rodney Pickering, MUR C - Nick Nighswander, MOR QB - Alan Chadwick, ETSU RB - Don Clayton, MUR RB - Clarence Jackson, WKU RB - Alfred Thompson, EKU PK - Don Russell, MOR DEFENSE E - Jeff Williamson, ETSU E - Charles Echert, MUR T - Lonnie Schuster, WKU T - John Bushong, WKU LB - Aundra Skiles, WKU LB - Bruce Farris, MUR LB - Rich Thomas, EKU B - Mike McCoy, WKU B - Nate Porter, MTSU B - Bob Morehead, WKU B - Mark Hickman, MUR P - Charlie Johnson, WKU 1974 OFFENSE WR - John Revere, EKU TE - Keith Mescher, MOR T - Robyn Hatley, EKU T - Charles Carpenter, MUR G - John Humphrey, WKU G - Joe Alvino, EKU C - David Carter, WKU QB - Thomas Pandolfi, MUR B - Everett Talbert, EKU B - Don Clayton, MUR B - Frank Jones, MOR PK - Earl Cody, EKU DEFENSE E - Keith Tandy, WKU E - Elois Grooms, TTU T - John Bushong, WKU T - Junior Hardin, EKU LB - Rick Green, WKU LB - Stan Roberts, EKU LB Dana Winningham, TTU B - Virgil Livers, WKU B - Vic Williams, MOR B - Peppy McCary, ETSU B - Robert Tripp, APSU P - Mike Shawen, MTSU

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1975 OFFENSE G - Joe Alvino, EKU G - Chip Carpenter, WKU T - Robyn Hatley, WKU T - Ed Burns, TTU RB - Mike Moore, MTSU RB - Scott McCallister, EKU WR - Elmo Boyd, EKU WR - Willie DeLoach, MUR TE - Keith Mescher, MOR QB - Gary Perdue, TTU PK - Murray Cunningham, TTU DEFENSE LB - Rick Green, WKU LB - Pee Wee Brown, ETSU LB - Howard Stidham, TTU L - Tony Plavich, TTU L - Keith Tandy, WKU L - Junior Hardin, EKU L - John Csir, MTSU B - John Leathers, WKU B - Vic Williams, MOR B - Ed McFarland, MUR P - Walt Herod, WKU 1976 OFFENSE WR - Elmo Boyd, EKU WR - Craig Rolle, TTU TE - Keith Mescher, MOR T - Ed Burns, TTU T - Les Jones, APSU G - Joe Alvino, EKU G - Chip Carpenter, WKU C - Roosevelt Kelly, EKU QB - Ernie House, EKU B - Everett Talbert, EKU B - Mike Moore, MTSU B - Jimmy Woods, WKU B - Tony Harris, MOR PK - Hank Lagorce, MUR DEFENSE DL - Charles Norman, ETSU DL - Joe Jachimowicz, TTU DL - James Green, APSU LB - Biff Madon, WKU LB - Bob Bible, APSU LB - Terry McCabe, APSU LB - Jerry Spaeth, MOR DE - Keith Tandy, WKU DE - Chuck Wempe, MUR DB - Eddie McFarland, MUR DB - Anthony Miller, EKU DB - Johnny Tucker, TTU DB - Bruce Walker, MUR P - Don Rardin, MOR 1977 OFFENSE B - Stan Mitchell, EKU B - Mike Moore, MTSU B - Waddell Whitehead, APSU B - Cecil Fore, TTU QB - Phil Simms, MOR TE - Joe Ware, TTU OT - Lance House, TTU OT - Randy Haeberlin, EKU OG - Chip Carpenter, WKU OG - Dean Stucky, EKU OG - Dan Hutchinson, MUR C - Darrell Williams, MTSU C - Jim Jez, MUR WR - Dennis Law, ETSU WR - Jim Nelson, EKU WR - Craig Rolle, TTU PK - Wayne Anderson, TTU DEFENSE DL - James Green, APSU DL - Reggie Bell, MTSU DL - Tony Towns, WKU LB - Biff Madon, WKU LB - Mo Bell, MTSU LB - Bob Bible, APSU DE - Ron Sebree, APSU DE - Dean Ratledge, TTU DB - Eddie McFarland, MUR DB - Greg Bauer, TTU DB - Anthony Miller, EKU DB - Mike Betts, APSU P - Randy Saunders, MTSU 1978 OFFENSE B - Danny Johnson, MUR B - Dale Patton, EKU B - Cecil Fore, TTU QB - John Hall, WKU TE - David Thomas, MUR OT - Ken Dew, TTU OT - Joe Huenefeld, MOR OG - Dean Stucky, EKU OG - Dan Hutchinson, MUR C - David Neal, EKU WR - Craig Rolle, TTU WR - Eddie Preston, WKU K - Wayne Anderson, TTU

DEFENSE DL - Tony Towns, WKU DL - Bruce Martin, MUR DL - Joe Richard, EKU DE - Ron Sebree, APSU DE - Chris Roberts, EKU LB - Stan Wright, MTSU LB - Reginald Hayden, WKU LB - Rodney Jefferson, MOR DB - Mike Betts, APSU DB - Danny Martin, EKU DB - Carl Brazley, WKU DB - Lynn Hailstock, APSU DB - Joe Grimsley, APSU P - Steve Davis, TTU

WR - Jack Kelly, TTU K - David Flores, EKU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Tim Ford, WKU DL - Jeff Gardner, MUR DL - Don Edwards, TTU DE - Lamar Williams, MUR DE - Mark Daniel, APSU LB - Danny Gooch, MOR LB - Alex Dominguez, EKU DB - Greg Evans, MUR DB - James Griffin, MTSU DB - Rodney Byrd, EKU DB - Tony Chatman, TTU P - Andy Graham, AKR

1979 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE B - Bernard McIntosh, MOR B - Dale Patton, MOR B - Danny Johnson, MUR QB - John Hall, WKU TE - Ricky Gwinn, WKU OT - Ken Dew, TTU OT - Charlie Young, MOR OG - Jeff Alsup, WKU OG - Kevin Greve, EKU OG - Fred Rockymore, TTU C - David Neal, EKU WR - Eddie Preston, WKU K - David Flores, EKU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Richard Wozniak, APSU DL - Joe Richard, EKU DL - Tim Ford, WKU DL - Rick Lanpher, MUR DE - Carl Estelle, WKU DE - Glen Jones, MUR LB - Rodney Jefferson, MOR LB - Bob McIntyre, EKU DB - Terry Love, MUR DB - Lynn Halistock, APSU DB - Danny Martin, EKU DB - Greg Evans, MUR P - Steve Davis, TTU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE RB - Alvin Miller, EKU RB - Sam Smith, TTU QB - Bill Hughes, EKU QB - Ricky Ray, MUR TE - Bruce Bryant, MUR OL - Vernon Broadnax, MUR OL - Stan Burns, APSU WR - Jerry Parrish, EKU TE - Kris Robbins, MUR OL - Norman Fell, MUR K - Gerald Robinson, MTSU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Tim Brewer, MOR DL - Mike Watson, MUR DE - Timi Frommeyer, EKU DE - Ronnie Dyer, TTU DE - Lamar Williams, MUR LB - Tommy Warren, MOR LB - Chuck DeLacey, WKU DB - Greg Bright, MOR DB - George Floyd, EKU DB - Joe Grimsley, APSU DB - Greg Hamilton, TTU P - Ray Farmer, WKU 1980 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE B - Troy Snardon, WKU B - Dorron Hunter, MOR QB - Sonny Defilippis, APSU TE - Ricky Gwinn, WKU OT - Phil Rich, WKU OT - Darryl Lawson, EKU OG - Pete Walters, WKU OG - Kevin Greve, EKU C - Joe Schipske, EKU WR - Steve Puthoff, APSU WR - Jerry Flippin, WKU K - Wayne Anderson, TTU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Donnie Evans, WKU DL - Rick Lanpher, MUR DL - James Shelton, EKU DE - Brett Williams, APSU DE - Glenn Jones, MUR LB - Donald White, MUR LB - Brad Reese, AKR DB - George Floyd, EKU DB - Barry Bumm, WKU DB - Terry Love, MUR DB - Lamont Meacham, WKU P - Ray Farmer, WKU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE RB - Dennis Brumfield, AKR RB - Nate Jones, WKU RB - Dale Patton, EKU QB - Chris Isaac, EKU TE - Tim Devine, MOR OT - Charles Tucker, APSU OT - Ronnie Dyer, TTU OG - Davey Locke, TTU C - Greg Gallas, WKU WR - David Booze, EKU

1981 OFFENSE B - Terence Thompson, EKU B - Paris Wicks, YSU QB - Gino Gibbs, MUR TE - Brad Millice, TTU OT - David Dihrkop, EKU OT - Phil Poirier, MUR OG - Kevin Greve, EKU OG - Chris Taylor, EKU C - Brad Johnson, MUR WR - John Newby, WKU WR - Jerry Parrish, EKU K - Kelly Potter, MTSU DEFENSE DL - Donnie Evans, WKU DL - Randy Taylor, EKU DL - Emanuel Toles, MTSU DE - Dennis Mix, MTSU DE - Tom Cullen, YSU LB - Alex Dominguez, EKU LB - Paul Gray, WKU LB - Brad Reese, AKR DB - George Floyd, EKU DB - Barry Bumm, WKU DB - Greg Evans, MUR DB - James Griffin, MTSU P - John Christopher, MOR

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1982 OFFENSE B - Paris Wicks, YSU B - James Black, AKR QB - Tuck Woolum, EKU TE - Tron Armstrong, EKU OT - Rick McDonald, YSU OT - Charles Tucker, APSU OG - Chris Taylor, EKU OG - Phil Poirier, MUR C - Brian Clark, AKR WR - Steve Bird, EKU WR - Mark Ledford, MOR WR - Stan Trice, MUR K - Dennis Heckman, AKR DEFENSE DL - Emmanuel Toles, MTSU DL - Randy Taylor, EKU DL - Joe Myers, AKR DE - Dennis Mix, MTSU DE - Tony Philpott, AKR LB - Alex Dominguez, EKU LB - Ed Grimsley, AKR DB - James Griffin, MTSU DB - Billy Blaylock, TTU DB - Ronald Hopkins, MUR DB - Dave Peters, YSU P - John Christopher, MOR K - Dennis Heckman, AKR 1983 OFFENSE B - James Black, AKR B - Vince Hall, MTSU QB - Mickey Corwin, MTSU TE - John Goode, YSU OT - Rick Brunot, YSU OT - Mike Bobek, EKU OG - Roger Carroll, MTSU OG - Jimmy Hopkins, MUR C - Chris Sullivan, EKU WR - Tron Armstrong, EKU WR - Mark Ledford, MOR K - Kelly Potter, MTSU DEFENSE DL - Dave Arango, AKR DL - Dan Coleman, MUR DL - Mike McSnane, EKU DE - Russell Holmes, AKR DE - Jim Piercefield, MUR LB - Jeff Lake, AKR LB - David Hill, EKU DB - Don Griffin, MTSU DB - Robert Johnson, AKR DB - Anthony Jones, EKU DB - Mike Newton, APSU P - Scott Meadows, TTU 1984 OFFENSE TB - Vince Hall, MTSU TB - Mike Clark, AKR

FB - Mike Hardie, YSU QB - Mike Hanlin, MOR TE - Frank Pokorny, YSU OT - Joe Spadafino, EKU OT - Colby Schreckengost, MUR OG - Phil Cowan, MTSU OG - Billy Poe, MOR C - Chris Sullivan, EKU WR - Todd Short, MOR WR - Willie Davis, AKR K - Kelly Potter, MTSU DEFENSE DL - Dan Coleman, MUR DL - Jim Barlow, APSU DL - Wayne Grant, AKR DE - Chris Stec, YSU DE - Charles Keller, EKU LB - Fred Harvey, EKU LB - Pat Toler, YSU DB - Don Griffin, MTSU DB - Anthony Jones, EKU DB - Ralph Robinson, MUR DB - Ron Shegog, APSU P - Nick Xides, YSU 1985 OFFENSE TB - Mike Clark, AKR TB - Gerald Anderson, MTSU TB - James Crawford, EKU FB - Tony Burse, MTSU QB - Marvin Collier, MTSU TE - Mike Clark, MTSU OT - Keith Bosley, EKU OT - David Kercell, MTSU OG - Joe Spadafino, EKU OG - Cecil Andrews, MTSU C - Mike Teifke, AKR WR - Rick Shepas, YSU WR - Lee McCormick, MUR K - Russ Klaus, AKR DEFENSE DL - Wayne Grant, AKR DL - Aaron Jones, EKU DL - Martin Chapman, APSU DE - Scott Fox, APSU DE - Bill Hadden, AKR LB - Ed Grimsley, AKR LB - Roosevelt Colvard, MTSU DB - Don Griffin, MTSU DB - Ron Shegog, APSU DB - James Yarbrough, MUR DB - Willie Thompson, TTU P - Nick Xides, YSU 1986 OFFENSE TB - Mike Clark, AKR TB - Dwight Stone, MTSU FB - Tony Burse, MTSU QB - Adrian Breen, MOR TE - Chris Kelley, AKR OT - John Jackson, EKU OT - Ron Pasquale, AKR OG - Billy Poe, MOR OG - Cecil Andrews, MTSU C - Byron Ingram, EKU WR - Rick Shepas, YSU WR - Stanley Howard, MUR K - Dale Dawson, EKU DEFENSE DL - Eugene Banks, EKU DL - Willie Bester, MUR DL - Harold Torrens, EKU DE - John Klingel, EKU DE - Tony Woodle, MUR LB - Fred Harvey, EKU LB - Eddie Walls, APSU LB - Roosevelt Colvard, MTSU DB - Pat Smith, EKU DB - Danny Copeland, EKU DB - Dejuan Buford, MTSU DB - Brian Moran, AKR P - Greg Burke, MOR 1987 OFFENSE RB - Elroy Harris, EKU RB - Lorenza Rivers, TTU RB - James Crawford, EKU QB - Trenton Lykes, YSU TE - Elliott Fedd, YSU OT - John Jackson, EKU OT - David Miller, EKU OG - Roy Berkemeier, APSU OG - Gary Greve, EKU C - Marshall Sills, MUR WR - Stanley Howard, MUR WR - Kenneth Gilstrap, TTU K - Paul Hickert, MUR DEFENSE DL - Aaron Jones, EKU DL - Eugene Banks, EKU DL - Harold Torrens, EKU DE - Kenny Tippins, MTSU DE - Jessie Small, EKU LB - Paul Solis, YSU

LB - Thomas Squires, TTU DB - Danny Copeland, EKU DB - Jimmy Isom, TTU DB - Darrien Thomas, MTSU DB - Rod Henderson, YSU P - Greg Burke, MOR 1988 OFFENSE OT - Eric Crigler, MUR OT - Joe Gagliano, MOR OG - Mike Kelly, EKU OG - Mark Burke, MUR C - Mike Delvisco, EKU TE - Oscar Angulo, EKU QB - Michael Proctor, MUR TB - Elroy Harris, EKU FB - Tim Lester, EKU WR - Mike Cadore, EKU WR - Glen Arterburn, MUR WR - Ty Howard, MOR K - Greg Duncan, MUR DEFENSE DL - Jack Pittman, MTSU DL - Anthony Pleasant, TSU DL - Jim Murphy, MUR DE - Kenny Tippins, MTSU DE - Jessie Small, EKU LB - Don Thomas, MTSU LB - Chris Coffey, EKU DB - Tommy Barnes, MTSU DB - Kelly Cutright, EKU DB - Ben Robinson, TSU DB - Elzie Anderson, APSU P - Chuck Daniel, MTSU HONORABLE MENTION C - Marshall Sills, MUR QB - Lorenzo Fields, EKU TB - Joe Campbell, MTSU DL - Lance Golden, MUR LB - Roderick Reed, TSU DE - Tim Tomaszewski, EKU DB - Myron Guyton, EKU DB - Chuck Swafford, MTSU DB - Michael Thornton, TTU 1989 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Al Jacevicius, EKU OT - Eric Crigler, MUR OG - Mark Mitchell, EKU OG - Keith Askin, MUR C - Jim Von Handorf, EKU TE - Melvin James, MTSU QB - Michael Proctor, MUR TB - Markus Thomas, EKU TB - Joe Campbell, MTSU FB - Wade Johnson, MTSU WR - Glen Arterburn, MUR WR - Randy Bohler, EKU K - Ryan Weeks, TTU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Bernard Rhodes, EKU DL - Anthony Pleasant, TSU DL - Ernest Thompson, EKU DE - Greg Pollard, MTSU DE - Anthony Brewer, MUR LB - Anthony Coleman, MTSU LB - Simon Shanks, TSU DB - Jimmy McCamey, MTSU DB - Tony Stargell, TSU DB - Joe Stone, TSU DB - Felix Parham, TTU P - Chuck Daniel, MTSU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Gerald Hall, TSU OT - Eric Coker, MOR OG - Michael Tharpe, TSU OG - Brooks Dalrymple, EKU C - Walter Underwood, MOR TE - Al Griffin, TSU QB - Lorenzo Fields, EKU TB - Jerome Williams, MOR FB - John Webb, TTU WR - Ty Howard, MOR WR - Kenny Donaldson, MTSU WR - Anthony Owens, TSU K - Joe Lisle, MTSU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Marlon Placide, TTU DL - Arbutus Price, TSU DL - Toby Gilbert, EKU DE - Brett Kolnick, EKU DE - David Gifford, MOR LB - Danny Amato, MUR LB - Gerald Dossett, TTU DB - Darrell Beavers, MOR DB - Robbie Andrews, EKU DB - Chris McNamee, EKU DB - Mike Turner, MOR P - Tracy Graham, TTU 1990 OFFENSE OT - Steve McAdoo, MTSU OT - Carl Satterly, EKU OG - John Holmes, EKU

OG - Tim Wimbley, EKU C - Jerry Jared, TTU TE - Anthony Owens, TSU QB - Phil Ironside, MTSU RB - Joe Campbell, MTSU FB - Wade Johnson, MTSU WR - Vince Parks, MTSU WR - Marcus Dowdell, TSU K - Matt Crews, MTSU DEFENSE DL - Ernest Thompson, EKU DL - Richard Shadwick, MOR DL - Greg McKee, EKU DE - David Wilkins, EKU DE - Brett Kolnick, EKU DE - Greg Pollard, MTSU LB - Anthony Coleman, MTSU LB - Kelly Blount, EKU DB - Marty Carter, MTSU DB - Jimmy McCarney, MTSU DB - Darrell Beavers, MOR DB - Craig Brooks, EKU HONORABLE MENTION OG - Keith Askin, MUR OT - Al Jacevicius, EKU C - Jim VonHandorf, EKU TE - Steve Dark, MTSU TE - Brandon Ford, MOR QB - Chris Swartz, MOR RB - Tim Lester, EKU WR - David Pingue, MOR K - J.J. Flournoy, TSU DL - Chris Burns, MTSU LB - Danny Amato, MUR DE - Mike Caldwell, MTSU DB - Felix Parham, TTU P - Chuck Daniel, MTSU 1991 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Steve McAdoo, MTSU OT - Carl Satterly, EKU OG - Mike Roth, EKU OG - Tim Wimbley, EKU C - John Macon, TSU TE - Steve Dark, MTSU QB - James Wade, TSU RB - Joe Campbell, MTSU FB - Tim Lester, EKU WR - Darrell Philon, SEMO WR - Vince Parks, MTSU K - Garth Petrilli, MTSU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Ernest Thompson, EKU DL - Chris Burns, MTSU DL - Greg McKee, EKU LB - Scott Boykin, MTSU LB - Elliot Pilton, TSU DE - David Wilkins, EKU DE - Randy Wardlow, EKU DB - Jamie Redmond, MTSU DB - Chris McNamee, EKU DB - James Chinn, SEMO DB - Tyrone Fisher, MOR P - Colin Godfrey, TSU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Larry Tharpe, TSU OT - Greg Armstrong, MUR OG - Chris Smith, MTSU OG - James Appel, MOR C - Brandon Norman, SEMO TE - Jesse Olverson, MOR QB - Kelly Holcomb, MTSU QB - Eric Cohoon, SEMO RB - Markus Thomas, EKU FB - Dave Cox, MUR WR - Patrick Robinson, TSU WR - Marcus Dowdell, TSU K - Daniel Gipson, TTU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Chad Bratzke, EKU DL - Jeff Crutchfield, APSU DL - Ricky Sanders, TTU DL - Randy Houston, MTSU DE - Mike Caldwell, MTSU DE - Shane Queen, TTU LB - Maurice Drain, TTU LB - Fred Johnson, MOR DB - Sheldrick Hawkins, TSU DB - Carlos Tuck, MOR DB - Pete Hoston, MUR DB - Jerod Thomas, MOR P - Bryan Barrett, EKU 1992 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Steve McAdoo, MTSU OT - Brian Pressler, EKU OG - Mike Thomas, EKU OG - Mike Hodge, SEMO C - Brandon Norman, SEMO TE - Steve Dark, MTSU QB - Kelly Holcomb, MTSU RB - Markus Thomas, EKU FB - Walt Crowder, MTSU WR - Patrick Robinson, TSU WR - Glenn Krupa, SEMO K - Garth Petrilli, MTSU

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Chad Bratzke, EKU DL - Randy Houston, MTSU DL - Richard Shadwick, MOR LB - Mike Caldwell, MTSU LB - Maurice Draine, TTU DE - Fred Johnson, MOR DE - Richard Darden, APSU DB - Jamie Richmond, MTSU DB - Brad Ladd, EKU DB - Mike Stewart, TTU DB - Eric McBroom, MTSU P - Colin Godfrey, TSU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Robert Moorman, TSU OT - Shawn Corbett, SEMO OT - Derrick Shepherd, TTU OG - Marcus Kimbrell, MUR OG - Gerod Duff, TSU C - Larry Maggard, MOR TE - Charles Hunter, TSU QB - James Wade, TSU RB - Walter Dunson, MTSU FB - Carlo Stallings, EKU WR - Vince Parks, MTSU WR - Aaron Layton, SEMO WR - Scott Stidham, UTM K - Todd Duffy, EKU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Montrell Toney, MTSU DL - Joe Keating, UTM DL - Doug Berg, SEMO DE - Shane Queen, TTU DE - Melvin Aldridge, MUR LB - Jabbar Troutman, MTSU LB - Jaime Phillips, MOR DB - James Chinn, SEMO DB - Brent Alexander, TSU DB - Randy Fuller, TSU DB - Tyrone Fisher, MOR P - Tim McNamee, EKU 1993 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Patrick Hicks, MTSU OT - Jason Combs, EKU OG - James Hand, EKU OG - Chris Reid, TTU C - Joel Woods, EKU TE - Xavier Shepherd, MUR QB - Mike Jones, TTU RB - Leon Brown, EKU RB - Kippy Bayless, MTSU WR - Lawrence Segree, TSU WR - Charles Malone, UTM K - Garth Petrilli, MTSU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Doug Berg, SEMO DL - Gerome Gardner, TSU DL - Craig Long, TTU DE - Chad Bratzke, EKU DE - Shane Queen, TTU LB - Maurice Draine, TTU LB - Carlos Timmons, EKU DB - Brent Alexander, TSU DB - Randy Fuller, TSU DB - Chris Guyton, EKU DB - Dewayne Harper, UTM P - Tim McNamee, EKU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Royce McGowan, TSU OT - Dave Stukenberg, SEMO OT - J.B. Norment, UTM OG - Marcus Kimbrell, MUR OG - Todd Neace, MOR C - Tracy Russell, TTU TE - Jason Dunn, EKU QB - Kelly Holcomb, MTSU QB - Daryl Williams, TSU RB - Mike Penman, EKU RB - Kelvin Anderson, SEMO RB - Michael Penix, TTU WR - Dennis Mimms, MTSU WR - Clarence Jones, TSU K - Marc Collins, EKU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Brian Pankey, TTU DL - Daryle Wagner, EKU DL - Brian Turpin, MOR DE - Anthony Hutch, MUR DE - Don Mathews, MOR LB - Anthony Hicks, MTSU LB - Brian Spano, UTM DB - Jermaine Scott, MUR DB - Barry Clark, MOR DB - Tab Vowell, UTM DB - Michael Swift, APSU P - Derek Norton, SEMO 1994 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Patrick Hicks, MTSU OT - Jason Combs, EKU OG - James Hand, EKU OG - Chris Reid, TTU C - Tracy Russell, TTU TE - Chris Whitefield, EKU

QB - Kelly Holcomb, MTSU RB - Kippy Bayless, MTSU RB - Kelvin Anderson, SEMO WR - Lawrence Segree, TSU WR - Cory Simpson, MTSU K - Garth Petrilli, MTSU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Doug Berg, SEMO DL - Roosevelt Givens, EKU DL - Brian Pankey, TTU DE - David Bell, TSU DE - Brian Harvey, APSU LB - Tony McCombs, EKU LB - Nathanial Claybrooks, MTSU LB - Brian Spano, UTM DB - Cedric Davis, TSU DB - Eric McBroom, MTSU DB - Dewayne Harper, UTM DB - Joe Smith, EKU DB - Darrell Williams, TSU P - Marc Collins, EKU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Dave Stukenberg, SEMO OT - J.B. Norment, UTM OG - Royce McGowan, TSU OG - Steve Haywood, APSU C - Durand Frierson, SEMO C - Mike Gossett, MUR TE - Scott Trent, TTU QB - John Sacca, EKU RB - Darron Davis, TSU RB - Michael Penix, TTU WR - Bobby Washington, EKU WR - Clarence Jones, TSU K - Marc Collins, EKU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Jim Lackey, TSU DL - Brad Godwin, UTM DL - Angel Rubio, SEMO DE - Derick Pinkney, MOR DE - Cordez Vaughn, SEMO LB - Bobby Haggerty, SEMO LB - Carlos Timmons, EKU DB - Cliff Freeman, MOR DB - Bob Head, EKU DB - Kevin Jackson, TTU DB - Greg Klund, SEMP P - Brandon Thomas, MTSU 1995 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Jason Combs, EKU OT - Burt Talley, MTSU OG - James Hand, EKU OG - Mike Ruppe, MUR C - Brian Cox, MUR TE - Scott Trent, TTU QB - Mike Cherry, MUR RB - Derrick Cullors, MUR RB - William Murrell, EKU WR - Dee Mostiller, MTSU WR - Gerald Bentley, TTU K - Chris Dill, MUR RET - Dione Tyler, SEMP FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Brad Godwin, UTM DL - Anthony McCord, MTSU DL - Anthony Hutch, MUR DL - Anthony Hicks, MTSU LB - Tony McCombs, EKU LB - Nathanial Claybrooks, MTSU LB - Ronnie Merritt, MUR DB - William Hampton, MUR DB - Fred Thomas, UTM DB - Frank Russell, SEMP DB - Joe Ganns, EKU P - Marc Collins, EKU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Royce McGowan, TSU OT - Mark Robinson, MUR OG - Chris Reid, TTU OG - Mike Nielsen, SEMO C - Durand Frierson, SEMO TE - Chris Whitefield, EKU QB - Tommy Luginbill, EKU RB - Michael Penix, TTU WR - Jerome Hurd, TSU RB - Brigham Lyons, MTSU WR - Kwabene Idelette, MUR WR - Gary Williams, APSU K - Marc Collins, EKU RET - Fred Thomas, UTM SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Emmanuel Duviella, MUR DL - David Hoelscher, EKU DL - Jim Lackey, TSU DL - Steve Gulash, EKU LB - Reuel Shepherd, MUR LB - Ronnie Bell, EKU LB - Ryan Falker, TSU LB - Bobby Haggerty, SEMP DB - Renardo Hampton, MUR DB - Robert Taylor, TTU DB - Kirk Pointer, APSU DB - Victor Bonds, TSU DB - Kenny Thomas, MUR P - Erik Lombard, MUR

1996 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Travis Hunerburg, EIU OT - Roger Orlandi, EKU OG - Brandyon Brantley, EKU OG - Lemont Clark, EIU C - Chris Westenberger, EIU TE - Mitch Fryer, SEMO QB - Mike Cherry, MUR RB - Anthony Downs, MUR RB - William Murrell, EKU WR - Dee Mostiller, MTSU WR - Reginald Swinton, MUR K - Rob Hart, MUR RET - Dee Mostiller, MTSU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Anthony Hutch, MUR DL - Anthony Hicks, MTSU DL - Byran DeGraffenreid, MTSU DL - Lamar Carter, TSU LB - Tony McCombs, EKU LB - Ronnie Merritt, MUR LB - Sammy Sanders, TTU LB - Britt Bowen, EKU DB - Robert Taylor, TTU DB - William Hampton, MUR DB - Scooter Asel, EKU DB - Clifford Green, TSU P - Jay Henderson, TTU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Willy Van Gorder, MUR OT - Mike Lytle, TTU OG - Mark Robinson, MUR OG - Gary McVicar, TTU OG - Shawn Thompson, TSU C - Son Tran, EKU TE - Bob Rosenstiel, EIU QB - Mike Simpson, EIU RB - Justin Lynch, EIU RB - David McCann, MUR WR - Juan Hall, TSU WR - Jesse Jones, MUR K - Keegan Ray, MTSU RET - William Murrell, EKU RET - Chris Watson, EIU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Anthony McCord, MTSU DL - Angel Rubio, SEMO DL - John Moyer, EIU DL - Antonio Strobridge, UTM LB - Brian Burton, SEMP LB - Thomas Williams, APSU LB - Rodney Wilson, EIU DB - Greg Klund, SEMO DB - Hasheem Rasheed, EIU DB - Darrell Hinton, TSU DB - Bob Head, EKU P - Shawn Denzer, EIU 1997 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Dan Brown, MUR OT - Tyrone Hopson, EKU OG - Pete Wilkes, EIU OG - Josh Hunter, EKU C - Chris Dunkle, EIU TE - Gary Davis, MTSU QB - Simon Fuentes, EKU RB - Anthony Downs, MUR RB - Derick Logan, EKU WR - Tyrone Butterfield, TSU WR - Rondel Menendez, EKU K - Rob Hart, MUR RET - Tyrone Butterfield, TSU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Angel Rubio, SEMO DL - David Hoelscher, EKU DL - Branon Vaughn, TTU DL - Eddie Arnell, TTU LB - Thomas Williams, EIU LB - Ronnie Merritt, MUR LB - Sammy Sanders, TTU DB - Kenny Thomas, MUR DB - Chris Watson, EIU DB - Chris Guyton, EKU DB - Fred Hambrick, SEMO P - Justin Terrill, SEMO SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Wes Gallagher, TTU OT - Bennie Anderson, TSU OG - Mark Robinson, MUR OG - Shawn Thompson, TSU C - Brian Cox, MUR TE - Mitch Fryer, SEMO QB - Jonathan Quinn, MTSU QB - Mike Simpson, EIU RB - Justin Lynch, EIU RB - Darriel Ruffin, UTM WR - Walter Hill, TTU WR - Dante Bryant, SEMO K - John Wright, EKU RET - Bobby Washington, EKU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Marcus Stepp, MUR DL - Justin Ernest, EKU DL - Troy Baglio, SEMO DL - Antonio Strobridge, UTM

LB - Britt Bowen, EKU LB - Rodney Wilson, EIU LB - Armand Williams, TSU DB - Josh Symonette, TTU DB - Corey Clark, EKU DB - Antwan Perry, EIU DB - Darrell Hinton, TSU P - Ashley Johnson, TSU 1998 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Bennie Anderson, TSU OT - Tyrone Hopson, EKU OG - Jessie Eaton, SEMO OG - Ryan Shuff, EIU C - Matt Norwood, MTSU TE - Seth Willingham, EIU QB - Leon Murray, TSU RB - Justin Lynch, EIU RB - Corey Williams, SEMO WR - Tyrone Butterfield, TSU WR - Rondel Menendez, EKU K - Greg Miller, MUR RET - Sulecio Sanford, MTSU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Branon Vaughn, TTU DL - Marcus Stepp, MUR DL - Troy Baglio, SEMO DL - Josh Harris, TTU LB - Lamar Carter, TSU LB - Kevin Meacham, SEMO LB - Chris Vaughn, MUR DB - Jarrick Hillery, TSU DB - Joshua Symonette, TTU DB - Cedric Stegall, MTSU DB - Antwan Perry, EIU P - Andy Dorsey, TTU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Wes Gallagher, TTU OT - Jerrell Smith, EIU OT - Barry Hall, MTSU OG - Josh Hunter, EKU OG - Mark Williams, TTU C - Jason Williams, MUR TE - Mitch Fryer, SEMO QB - Justin Fuente, MUR RB - Justin Bivins, MUR RB - DeJuan Marshall, TSU WR - Sulecio Sanford, MTSU WR - Corey Sullivan, TSU K - David Collett, TTU RET - Avion Black, TSU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Kenneth Knotts, MUR DL - Reggie Scott, EIU DL - Eddie Arnell, TTU DL - Jerry Turner, TTU DL - Jason Muchow, EKU LB - Keith Pauldo, MTSU LB - Tony Esters, MUR LB - Chad Evitts, TTU DB - Darrell Hinton, TSU DB - Fred Hambrick, SEMO DB - Steffan Nicholson, EIU DB - Shawn Gallant, EKU P - Stephen Brown, EKU 1999 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Michael Thompson, TSU OT - Wes Gallagher, TTU OG - Josh Hunter, EKU OG - Bennie Anderson, TSU C - Patrick Goodman, WKU TE - John Borne, SEMO QB - Justin Fuente, MUR RB - Rod Smart, WKU RB - Jermaine Manning, MUR WR - Terrence Tillman, MUR WR - Corey Sullivan, TSU K - David Collett, TTU RS - Avion Black, TSU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Branon Vaughn, TTU DL - Lamar Carter, TSU DL - Ben Wittman, WKU DL - Terry Thomas, EKU LB - Chad Evitts, TTU LB - Melvin Wisham, WKU LB - Jeremy Atwell, SEMO DB - Bobby Sippio, WKU DB - Brian Hinton, SEMO DB - Joshua Symonette, TTU DB - John Williams, EIU P - Brian Bivens, MUR SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Ron Brown, MUR OT - Lewis Diaz, EKU OG - Mark Williams, TTU OG - Paul Carrizal, MUR C - Ike Boone, TSU C - Jason Williams, MUR TE - Anthony Watson, EKU QB - Anthony Buich, EIU QB - Leon Murray, TSU RB - Corey Crume, EKU RB - Amariah Robb, TSU WR - Joe Perez, MUR

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WR - Avion Black, TSU K - Jason Martin, EKU RS - Bobby Sippio, WKU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Jerry Turner, TTU DL - Joel Becker, SEMO DL - Jason Muchow, EKU DL - Steve Williams, MUR LB - Lavante Epson, UTM LB - Brent Sterling, TSU LB - Donovan LaViness, SEMO DB - Scooter Asel, EKU DB - Troy Grant, TTU DB - Ligarius Jennings, TSU DB - Mel Mitchell, WKU DB - Ed Sanders, TSU P - Bill Besenhofer, EIU 2000 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Andrew McGraw, TTU OT - Dan Fellows, EIU OG - Matt Gehrig, EIU OG - Chris Price, WKU C - Joey Bishop, TTU TE - Nathan Kreke, EIU QB - Tony Romo, EIU RB - Corey Crume, EKU RB - DeWayne Gallishaw, WKU WR - Alex Bannister, EKU WR - Michael Slater, MUR K - Peter Martinez, WKU RS - Carlos Wright, TSU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Mike Carlin, EIU DL - D.J. Bleisath, TTU DL - Nick Hill, EKU DL - Walter Reese, TSU LB - Chad Evitts, TTU LB - Melvin Wisham, WKU LB - Jai Williams, MUR DB - Bobby Sippio, WKU DB - Kourtney Young, EIU DB - Yeremiah Bell, EKU DB - Troy Grant, TTU DB - Beau Guest, MUR P - Jason Witczak, SEMO SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Lawrence Smith, TSU OT - Lewis Diaz, EKU OG - Brett O’Buck, EKU C - Josh Foster, MUR TE - Josh McKeel, MUR QB - Stewart Childress, MUR RB - Garner Byars, MUR RB - Mario Riley, MUR WR - Frank Cutolo, EIU WR - Shaun Boykins, MUR K - David Collett, TTU RS - Curtis Cooper, SEMO SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Marcus Adams, EKU DL - Phillip Wasson, MUR DL - Curley Grayson, TSU DL - Nick Stamper, UTM LB - Sherrod Coates, WKU LB - Corey Mathis, SEMO LB - Nick Ricks, EIU DB - Joseph Jefferson, WKU DB - Joe Williams, SEMO DB - Mel Mitchell, WKU DB - Ligarius Jennings, TSU P - Andy Dorsey, TTU 2001 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Mike Bujnak, EIU OT - Brent Fox, EKU OG - Kevin Hill, EIU OG - Lee Lawrence, UTM C - Joey Bishop, TTU TE - Steve Farmer, TSU QB - Tony Romo, EIU RB - C.J. Hudson, EKU RB - J.R. Taylor, EIU WR - C.J. Johnson, TSU WR - Willie Ponder, SEMO K - Shane Andrus, MUR RS - Curtis Cooper, SEMO FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Marcus Adams, EKU DL - D.J. Bleisath, TTU DL - Chris Minter, EKU DL - Nick Stamper, UTM LB - Fred Miller, EIU LB - Walter Reese, TSU LB - Nick Ricks, EIU DB - Yeremiah Bell, EKU DB - Jameel Brown, TTU DB - Marquis Stephens, TSU DB - Kourtney Young, EIU P - Bill Besenhofer, EIU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Dan Connolly, SEMO OT - Clint Parker, MUR OG - Eugene Amano, SEMO OG - Lawrence Smith, TSU

C - Scott Sholl, EIU TE - Scott Gilkey, EIU QB - Grant Swallows, TTU RB - Curtis Cooper, SEMO RB - Andre Raymond, EIU WR - Patrick Jenkins, TSU WR - Derek Lee, TTU K - David Collett, TTU RS - Andre Raymond, EIU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - James Bridges, MUR DL - James Jennette, SEMO DL - Ed Johnson, MUR DL - Danny Roberson, TTU DL - Desmond Scantling, TSU LB - Jermaine Beale, TSU LB - Tim Gibbens, EKU LB - Corey Mathis, SEMO DB - Prince Anderson, SEMO DB - Jeremy Davis, MUR DB - Eric Joyce, TSU DB - Eric Sims, EKU DB - Vincent Thomas, UTM P - Kyle East, SEMO 2002 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE OT - Mike Bujnak, EIU OT - Cint Parker, MUR OG - Kevin Hill, EIU OG - Larry Turner, EKU C - Scott Sholl, EIU TE - Nick Eller, EIU QB - Tony Romo, EIU RB - Billy Blanchard, MUR RB - J.R. Taylor, EIU WR - Deandre Green, MUR WR - Willie Ponder, SEMO PK - Shane Andrus, MUR RS - Andre Raymond, EIU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Marcus Adams, EKU DL - D.J. Bleisath, TTU DL - Nick Hill, EKU DL - James Jennette, SEMO LB - Jermaine Beale, TSU LB - Nick Ricks, EIU LB - Justen Rivers, EKU DB - Perez Boyd, UTM DB - Scott Cunningham, TSU DB - Deon Giddens, TSU DB - Sunsett Graham, EKU P - Brian Bivens, MUR SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OT - Frank Castagnoli, EIU OT - Dan Connolly, SEMO OG - Dan Bieg, SEMO OG - Chris Rosenlund, EIU C - Eugene Amano, SEMO TE - Steve Farmer, TSU QB - Jack Tomcv, SEMO RB - C.J. Hudson, EKU RB - Corey Kinsey, SEMO WR - C.J. Johnson, TSU WR - Andre Raymond, EIU K - Joey Hudak, TSU RS - Carlos Wright, TSU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Clint Alexander, EIU DL - Chad Dewberry, EKU DL - Ryan Roth, SEMO DL - John Ruff, TTU LB - Ricky Farmer, SEMO LB - Fred Miller, EIU LB - Bobby Sanders, MUR LB - Daniel Wentzel, TTU DB - Obinno Coley, EIU DB - Mandrell McGregory, MUR DB - Dimitri Patterson, SEMO DB - Marco Tipton, SEMO DB - Demetrick Westbrook, MUR P - Phil Kuhl, EKU 2003 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Ray Nelson, SAM RB - Charles Anthony, TSU RB - Kory Chapman, JSU WR - Efrem Hill, SAM WR - C.J. Johnson, TSU TE - Ray Goodson, SEMO C - Larry Turner, EKU OG - Dan Bieg, SEMO OG - Burt Shurette, TTU OT - Frank Castagnoli, EIU OT - Levet Jones, JSU PK - Derek Kutz, SEMO RS - Allen Evans, EKU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Chad Dewberry, EKU DL - Ryan Roth, SEMO DL - Paul Thomas, TSU DL - Marcus White, MUR LB - Ricky Farmer, SEMO LB - Nick Ricks, EIU LB - Justen Rivers, EKU LB - Daniel Wentzel, TTU

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DB - Donnell Allison, EKU DB - Scott Cunningham, TSU DB - Cortland Finnegan, SAM DB - Dimitri Patterson, SEMO P - Richie Rhodes, JSU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Matt Guice, EKU RB - Jason Ballard, TTU RB - Terry Ennis, EKU WR - Deandre Green, MUR WR - Andre Ralston, EKU TE - Nick Eller, EIU C - Eugene Amano, SEMO OG - Will Heineman, EKU OG - Justen Meyer, SEMO OT - Dan Connolly, SEMO OT - Frank Omiyale, TTU PK - Jesse Ohliger, MUR RS - Cortland Finnegan, SAM SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Mike Dunn, EKU DL - Kory Lothe, EIU DL - Marcus Lorick, EIU DL - Mark Tibbs, JSU DL - Darold Williams, SAM LB - Jonathan Crutcher, JSU LB - James Dumervil, TSU LB - Fred Miller, EIU DB - Laroni Gallishaw, MUR DB - Deon Giddens, TSU DB - Michael Hanley, MUR DB - Ahmed Safeullah, TSU P - David Simonhoff, SEMO 2004 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Ray Nelson, SAM RB - Charles Anthony, TSU RB - Oscar Bonds, JSU WR - Efrem Hill, SAM WR - Ryan Voss, EIU TE - Ray Goodson, SEMO C - John Pettus, JSU OG - Dan Bieg, SEMO OG - Rod Olds, JSU OT - Justin Ard, MUR OT - Frank Omiyale, TTU K - Josh Foster, TTU RS - Craig Agee, JSU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Chad Dewberry, EKU DL - Marcus Lorick, EIU DL - Yusuf Sharif, TTU DL - Paul Thomas, TSU LB - Jamarr Day, EIU LB - Jerome Jones, EKU LB - Justen Rivers, EKU DB - Cortland Finnegan, SAM DB - Russell Green, JSU DB - Brandon Shelby, TTU DB - Pierre Wright, EKU P - David Simonhoff, SEMO SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Andrew Goodenough, SEMO QB - Matt Schabert, EIU RB - Donald Chapman, UTM RB - C.J. Hudson, EKU WR - Andre Ralston, EKU WR - Taurean Stephens, UTM TE - Patrick Bugg, EKU C - Pascal Matla, EIU OG - Eugene Russell, MUR OG - Steve Sobolewski, EIU OT - Dan Connolly, SEMO OT - Sean Dumford, EKU K - Derek Kutz, SEMO RS - Kyle Barber, EKU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Almonte Duncan, TSU DL - Kory Lothe, EIU DL - Andre Plummer, UTM DL - Marcus White, MUR LB - Jonathan Crutcher, JSU LB - LeMarcus Rowell, JSU LB - Brett Vavra, TTU DB - Ben Brown, EIU DB - Laroni Gallishaw, MUR DB - Russell Gambrell, UTM DB - Onsha Whitaker, MUR P - Richie Rhodes, JSU 2005 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Josh Greco, EKU RB - Clay Green, JSU RB - Don Chapman, UTM WR - Andre Ralston, EKU WR - Larry Shipp, TTU TE - Patrick Bugg, EKU C - Rod Olds, JSU OG - Jon Rueter, EIU OG - Kimani Brown, JSU OT - Eric Johnson, EIU OT - Sean Dumford, EKU K - Colin Schermann, SEMO RS - Cortland Finnegan, SAM FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Mark Cristiani, EKU

DL - Justin Komondoreas, SEMO DL - Kory Lothe, EIU DL - Andre Plummer, UTM LB - Clint Sellers, EIU LB - Brandon Rosser, EKU LB - Wesley Holmes, TSU DB - Tristan Burge, EIU DB - Jamar Landrom, TSU DB - Kenny Brown, JSU DB - Cortland Finnegan, SAM P - David Simonhoff, SEMO SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Brady Wahlberg, UTM RB - Vincent Webb, EIU RB - Javarris Williams, TSU WR - Taurean Stephens, UTM WR - T.J. Milcic, SEMO TE - Joseph Tuineau, SEMO C - Pascal Matla, EIU OG - Alex Atkins, UTM OG - Shaun Sherrill, TTU OT - Anthony Rubican, EIU OT - Kevin Pughsley, SAM K - Josh Foster, TTU RS - Nick Turner, MUR SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Ernest Jones, TSU DL - Cardius Dowell, EKU DL - Edgar Jones, SEMO DL - John Jackson, TTU LB - Lucius Seymour, EIU LB - David Gilmore, UTM LB - Marcus Mayes, EKU DB - Brandon Fields, TTU DB - Tremayne Perkins, EKU DB - Mike Miller, SEMP DB - Haneef Haqq, JSU P - Tom Schofield, EIU ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM RB - Tim Holloman, SEMO RB - Javarris Williams, TSU RB - Cameron Kirnes, TTU WR - Maurice Marchman, MUR OL - Keith Gergel, JSU K - Zach Yates, EIU K - Colin Schermann, SEMO LB - Clint Sellers, EIU LB - Greg Rolfes, TTU DB - Darren Williams, JSU DB - Maurice Smith, TTU 2006 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Antonio Heffner, TSU RB - Don Chapman, UTM RB - Vincent Webb, EIU WR - Micah Rucker, EIU WR - Larry Shipp, TSU TE - Patrick Bugg, EKU C - Billy Krause, UTM OG - Jon Reuter, EIU OG - Alex Atkins, UTM OT - Adam Hansen, UTM OT - Anthony Rubican, EIU K - Shannon Flemming, SAM RS - Jessie Burton, UTM FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Edgar Jones, SEMO DL - Mark Cristiani, EKU DL - Geoffrey Woods, TTU DL - Leonard Davis, TSU LB - Donald Thomas, EIU LB - Lucius Seymour, EIU LB - Adam Casper, SEMO DB - Tristan Burge, EIU DB - D. Rodgers-Cromartie, TSU DB - Brandon Gathof, EKU DB - Nikkieda Rutland, TSU P - David Simonhoff, SEMO SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Lee Sweeney, TTU RB - Javarris Williams, TSU RB - Clay Green, JSU WR - Tauren Rhetta, JSU WR - Jeff Moore, SAM TE - Adam Parsill, EIU C - Graham Lemmond, SAM OG - Keith Gergel, JSU OG - Cecil Newton, TSU OT - Eric Johnson, EIU OT - Sean Dumford, EKU K - Taylor Brown, UTM RS - Davin Walker, EKU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Greg Green, JSU DL - Pierre Walters, EIU DL - Nate Wilson, UTM DL - Joel Kilpatrick, UTM LB - Markeseo Jackson, UTM LB - LeMarcus Rowell, JSU LB - Brandon Rosser, EKU DB - Kenny Brown, JSU DB - Craig Agee, JSU DB - Kevin Rondo, UTM DB - Aaron Strong, TSU P - Chris Hicks, SAM ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM WR - Micah Rucker, EIU

DB - Dontrelle Miller, UTM QB - Antonio Heffner, TSU QB - Lee Sweeney, TTU DL - Shaun Richardson, TSU RB - Bobby Washington, EKU LB - Tamar Butler, MUR QB - Cole Stinson, EIU WR - E.J. Daniel, UTM DT - Jeff Sobol, EIU DB - Montae Pitts, JSU OT - Derek Hardman, EKU OL - Devon May, JSU 2007 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Allan Holland, EKU RB - Chris Fletcher, APSU RB - Ademola Adeniji, EIU WR - Micah Rucker, EIU WR - Larry Shipp, TTU TE - DeAngelo Nelson, MUR C - Shawn Dedden, EKU OG - Chaz Millard, EIU OG - Bakahri Thornton, EKU OT - Anthony Rubican, EIU OT - Sean Dumford, EKU K - Gavin Hallford, JSU RS - Larry Shipp, TTU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Pierre Walters, EIU DL - Chris Coy, EKU DL - John Scott, JSU DL - Shaun Richardson, TSU LB - Donald Thomas, EIU LB - Adam Casper, SEMO LB - Josh Yarbrough, UTM DB - Derrick Huff, EKU DB - Brandon Gathof, EKU DB - D. Rodgers-Cromartie, TSU DB - Maurice Smith, TTU P - Doug Spada, SEMO SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Jeff Ehrhardt, MUR RB - Bobby Washington, EKU RB - Don Chapman, UTM WR - Rod Harper, MUR WR - Jeff Moore, SAM TE - Stephen Sizemore, EKU C - Drew Cairo-Gross, EIU OG - Devon May, JSU OG - Kevin Bannon, UTM OG - Cage Major, APSU OT - Cornelius Lewis, TSU OT - Adam Hansen, UTM K - Taylor Long, EKU RS - Maurice Dupree, JSU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Cardius Dowell, EKU DL - John Jackson, TTU DL - Geoffrey Woods, TTU DL - Ray Williams, UTM LB - George Anderson, EKU LB - Justin Curry, EKU LB - Devin Phillips, JSU DB - Rashad Haynes, EIU DB - Ke’Andre Sams, EIU DB - Zach Denton, EKU DB - Derrick Parrott, MUR P - Kevin Cook, EIU ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM RS/RB - Terrence Holt, APSU P - Kevin Cook, EIU DB - Rashad Haynes, EIU OG - Kevin Mahoney, EIU QB - Cedric Johnson, JSU QB - Jeff Ehrhardt, MUR RB - Chris Evans, SAM OL - Thomas Gray, SAM WR - Miles Edwards, SEMO RB/RS - Henry Sailes, TTU QB - Cade Thompson, UTM 2008 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Cade Thompson, UTM RB - Travorus Bess, EIU RB - Javarris Williams, TSU WR - Maurice Dupree, JSU WR - Mike Hicks, UTM TE - Stephen Sizemore, EKU C - Cecil Newton, TSU OG - Chaz Millard, EIU OG - Kevin Bannon, UTM OT - Derek Hardman, EKU OT - Cornelius Lewis, TSU K - Taylor Long, EKU RS - Terrence Holt, APSU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Pierre Walters, EIU DL - Chris Coy, EKU DL - Austen Lane, MUR DL - Ray Williams, UTM LB - Alexander Henderson, JSU LB - Nathan Williams, MUR LB - Nick Stauffer, SEMO DB - Kevis Buckley, APSU

DB - Brandon Gathof, APSU DB - Carnell Clark, JSU DB - Dontrell Miller, UTM P - Doug Spada, SEMO SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Ryan Perrilloux, JSU RB - Daniel Jackson, JSU RB - Brandyn Young, UTM WR - Derrick Townsel, MUR WR - Walter Peoples, SEMO TE - DeAngelo Nelson, MUR C - Sam Reid, EKU OG - Keith Gergel, JSU OG - Scott Eller, TTU OT - Dumaka Atkins, TSU OT - Joe Gibbs, UTM K - Gavin Hallford, JSU RS - Maurice Dupree, JSU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Donovan Johnson, EIU DL - Jeff Sobol, EIU DL - Brandt Thomas, JSU DL - Maurice Davis, TSU LB - Daniel Becker, APSU LB - Tyjuan Jones, EKU LB - Josh Bey, UTM DB - Zach Denton, EKU DB - Eugene Clifford, TSU DB - Larry Williford, TSU DB - Maurice Smith, TTU P - Adam Ivey, UTM ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM RB - Ryan White, APSU WR - Stephon Fuqua, EKU DB - A.J. Davis, JSU QB - Ryan Perrilloux, JSU LB - Phillip Klaproth, SEMO DL - Marcus Broxie, TSU DB - Eugene Clifford, TSU LB - Rico Council, TSU WR/KR - JaJuan Spillman, TSU WR - Tim Benford, TTU WR - Mike Hicks, UTM 2009 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Ryan Perrilloux, JSU RB - Ryan White, APSU RB - Terrence Holt, APSU WR - Tim Benford, TTU WR - James Wilkerson, JSU TE - DeAngelo Nelson, MUR C - Chaz Millard, EIU OG - Tylor Chambers, JSU OG - Stanley Brooks, APSU OT - Derek Hardman, EKU OT - Joe Gibbs, UTM K - Austin Signor, EIU RS - Terrence Holt, APSU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Austen Lane, MUR DL - Trevor Frericks, EIU DL - Andrew Soucy, EKU DL - Brandt Thomas, JSU LB - Alexander Henderson, JSU LB - Josh Bey, UTM LB - Daniel Becker, APSU DB - Eugene Clifford, TSU DB - T.J. Heath, JSU DB - Jeremy Caldwell, EKU DB - CJ James, EIU P - Kienan Cullen, MUR SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Jake Christensen, EIU RB - Brandyn Young, UTM RB - Mon Williams, EIU WR - Garnett Phelps, EKU WR - Derrick Townsel, MUR TE - Cory Freeman, JSU C - Reggie Wade, JSU OG - Willie Henderson, EIU OG - Slade Adams, TTU OT - Chris Campbell, EIU OT - Curt Porter, JSU K - Kienan Cullen, MUR RS - Derrick Townsel, MUR SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Rocky Dee Peeler, APSU DL - Perry Burge, EIU DL - Chris Hall, EKU DL - Kellen Woodard, TSU LB - Jordan Dalrymle, EKU LB - Tamar Butler, MUR LB - John Jones, Jr., TSU DB - Kevis Buckley, APSU DB - Rashad Haynes, EIU DB - Carnell Clark, JSU DB - Anthony Levine, TSU P - Doug Spada, SEMO ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM QB - Jake Christensen, EIU RB - Mon Williams, EIU QB - T.J. Pryor, EKU WR/RS - Alan Bonner, JSU DL - Torrey Davis, JSU WR - Greg Smith, JSU RB - Jamal Young, JSU

LB - Justin Woodlief, SEMO LB - John Jones, Jr., TSU OL - Slade Adams, TTU DB - Caleb Mitchell, TTU RB/RS - Jason McNair, UTM 2010 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Matt Scheible, SEMO RB - Henry Harris, SEMO RB - Mike Harris, MUR WR - Marcus Harris, MUR WR - Tim Benford, TTU TE - Cory Freeman, JSU C - Sean Middleton, SEMO OG - Bryan Curry, SEMO OG - Frank Knights, SEMO OT - Curt Porter, JSU OT - Evan Conrad, SEMO K - Kienan Cullen, MUR RS - Terrence Holt, APSU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Andrew Soucy, EKU DL - Spyros Bazigos, EIU DL - Monte Lewis, JSU DL - J.J. Sanchez, SEMO LB - Nick Nasti, EIU LB - Jordan Dalrymple, EKU LB - Josh Bey, UTM DB - Jeremy Caldwell, EKU DB - Keginald Harris, JSU DB - Tylor Brock, SEMO DB - Eugene Clifford, TSU P - Kevin Cook, EIU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Casey Brockman, MUR RB - Terrence Holt, APSU RB - Preston Brown, TSU WR - Orlandus Harris, EKU WR - Jeffrey Cameron, JSU TE - Cody Bruns, EIU C - Tyler Ogletree, JSU OG - Justin Kay, JSU OG - Alex Davis, TSU OT - Gershom Jordan, TSU OT - Jeremy Buchanan, UTM K - James Esco, JSU RS - Dontrell Johnson, MUR SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Emory Attig, EKU DL - Jamison Wadley, JSU DL - Justin Hilliard, TTU DL - Tim Cox, UTM LB - Antonio Bonner, JSU LB - Joshua Jackson, SEMO LB - Justin Woodlief, SEMO LB - Rico Council, TSU DB - CJ James, EIU DB - Patrick McClellan, EKU DB - Dontrell Johnson, MUR DB - Kendal Harper, UTM P - Jordan Berry, EKU ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM QB - Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU P - Jordan Berry, EKU DL - Anthony Brown, EKU RB - Darius Barksdale, JSU P/QB - Coty Blanchard, JSU DL - Marquis George, JSU WR - Arthur Brackett, MUR RB - Mike Harris, MUR DB/RS - Dontrell Johnson, MUR LB - Wilson Robinson, TSU RB - Jocques Crawford, TTU 2011 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Casey Brockman, MUR RB - Matt Denham, EKU RB - Washaun Ealey, JSU RB - Mike Harris, MUR WR - Calvin McNairl, TSU WR - Tim Benford, TTU TE - Kenny Jones, UTM C - O.J. Enabosi, EKU OG - Scott Schweitzer, TTU OG - Michael Mancini, UTM OT - Aaron Adams, EKU OT - Patrick Ford, EKU K - Cody Sandlin, UTM RS - Jeremy Caldwell, EKU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Anthony Brown, EKU DL - Emory Attig, EKU DL - Jamison Wadley, JSU DL - Marcus Edwards, TTU LB - Ichiro Vance, EKU LB - Blake Peiffer, SEMO LB - Rico Council, TSU DB - Amius Smith, APSU DB - Justin Bell, EKU DB - Joseph Wylie, TSU DB - Richmond Tooley, TTU P - Jordan Berry, EKU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Matt Scheible, SEMO RB - Ryan White, APSU

RB - Dontey Gay, TTU WR - Tyrone Goard, EKU WR - Quentin Sims, UTM TE - Von Wise, EIU C - Sherman Carter, TSU OG - Eric Zink, EIU OG - Kadeem Edwards, TSU OT - Raymond Hopson, MUR OT - Rogers Gaines, TSU K - Kienan Cullen, MUR RS - Dontrell Johnson, MUR SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Artavious Dowdell, EIU DL - Monte Lewis, JSU DL - Antonio Harper, TSU DL - Travis Adkins, TTU LB - Cory Leman, EIU LB - Sam Small, MUR LB - Qua Huzzie, MUR DB - Jeremy Caldwell, EKU DB - Patrick McClellan, EKU DB - A.J. Davis, JSU DB - Dontrell Johnson, MUR DB - Will Johnson, TTU P - Nick Campbell, TTU ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM LB - Kevin Hamlin, EKU RB - Washaun Ealey, JSU C - Max Holcombe, JSU LB - Sam Small, MUR LB - Qua Huzzie, MUR WR/RS - Spencer Davis, SEMO DB - Steven Godbolt, TSU QB - Michael German, TSU DB - Austin Tallant, TTU LB - Ben Johnson, UTM WR - Quentin Sims, UTM 2012 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Casey Brockman, MUR RB - Matt Denham, EKU RB - Trabis Ward, TSU WR - Erik Lora, EIU WR - Quentin Sims, UTM TE - A.C. Leonard, TSU C - Sherman Carter, TSU OG - Collin Seibert, EIU OG - Kadeem Edwards, TSU OT - Aaron Adams, EKU OT - Rogers Gaines, TSU K - Cameron Berra, EIU RS - Walter Powell, MUR FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Artavious Dowdell, EIU DL - Robert Knowles, EKU DL - DeMitrio Tyson, JSU DL - Montori Hughes, UTM LB - Anthony Brown, EKU LB - Blake Peiffer, SEMO LB - Ben Johnson, UTM DB - Nick Beard, EIU DB - Brooklyn Fox, EKU DB - Tylor Brock, SEMO DB - Steven Godbolt, TSU P - Chad Zinchini, TTU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU QB - Derek Carr, UTM RB - Jake Walker, EIU RB - Levi Terrell, SEMO WR - Tyrone Goard, EKU WR - Walter Powell, MUR TE - Sam Hendricks, EIU C - Kevin Kapellas, EIU OG - Justin Meredith, EKU OG - Tori Mobley, JSU OT - Patrick Ford, EKU OT - Roderick Tomlin, MUR K - Jamin Godfrey, TSU RS - Ladarius Vanlier, TTU RS - Jason McNair, UTM SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Roosevelt Holliday, EIU DL - Pat Wertz, EIU DL - Shawn Shupperd, EKU DL - Antonio Harper, TSU DL - DJ Roberts, UTM LB - Ichiro Vance, EKU LB - Kevin Hamlin, EKU LB - Nick Thrasher, TSU DB - Justin Bell, EKU DB - Brandon Stanley, EKU DB - Daniel Fitzpatrick, TSU DB - Thad Williams, UTM P - James Satterfield, UTM ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM RB - Reco Williams, APSU LB - LeQuince McCall, EIU DB - Jermaine Hough, JSU RB - Jaamal Berry, MUR QB - Scott Lathrop, SEMO TE - A.C. Leonard, TSU TE - Joe Bowens, TSU WR - Da’Rick Rogers, TTU RS/RB - Ladarius Vanlier, TTU P - Chad Zinchini, TTU WR - Jeremy Butler, UTM

2013 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU RB - DaMarcus James, JSU RB - Shepard Little, EIU WR - Erik Lora, EIU WR - Walter Powell, MUR TE - Jeff LePak, EIU C - Max Holcombe, JSU OG - Collin Seibert, EIU OG - Kadeem Edwards, TSU OT - Dominic Pagliara, EIU OT - Wesley Sherrill, TTU K - Griffin Thomas, JSU RS - Walter Powell, MUR FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Anthony Bass, TSU DL - Pat Wertz, EIU DL - Antonio Harper, TSU DL - DJ Roberts, UTM LB - Nick Thrasher, TSU LB - Ben Johnson, UTM LB - Tony Bell, UTM DB - Daniel Fitzpatrick, TSU DB - Jourdan Wickliffe, EIU DB - Pierre Warren, JSU DB - Nick Beard, EIU P - Chad Zinchini, TTU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Max Shortell, JSU QB - Ronald Butler, TSU RB - Tim Broughton, TSU RB - DJ McNeil, UTM RB - Taylor Duncan, EIU WR - Jeremy Butler, UTM WR - Adam Drake, EIU TE - A.C. Leonard, TSU C - Nick Borre, EIU OG - Justin Meredith, EKU OG - Travon Carter, EKU OT - Charles Sweeton, UTM OT - Robert Myers, TSU K - Jamin Godfrey, TSU RS - Shepard Little, EIU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Dino Fanti, EIU DL - Anthony Brown, EKU DL - Caleb Lawrence, JSU DL - Malcolm Mitchell, TTU LB - Ichiro Vance, EKU LB - Robert Haynes, EIU LB - Tra’Darius Goff, TTU DB - J’Vontez Blackmon, UTM DB - Brandon Wicks, MUR DB - David Van Dyke, TSU DB - Marty Jones, TTU P - Jordan Berry, EKU ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM TE - Jeff LePak, EIU RB/RS - Shepard Little, EIU OL - Jimmy Lowery, EIU WR - Devin Borders, EKU WR - Josh Barge, JSU QB - Max Shortell, JSU DE - Chris Landrum, JSU QB - Maikhail Miller, MUR DT - Austin Black, SEMO CB/RS - De’Ante Saunders, TSU QB - Ronald Butler, TSU QB - Dylan Favre, UTM 2014 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Eli Jenkins, JSU RB - Dy’Shawn Mobley, EKU RB - DaMarcus James, JSU WR - Adam Drake, EIU WR - Paul McRoberts, SEMO TE - Jeff LePak, EIU C - Max Holcombe, JSU OG - Collin Seibert, EIU OG - Adam Wright, JSU OT - Charles Sweeton, UTM OT - Brett Eyckmans, EKU K - Ryan McCrum, SEMO RS - Pokey Harris, MUR FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Devaunte Sigler, JSU DL - LaMichael Fanning, JSU DL - Samquan Evans, TSU DL - Anthony Bass, TSU LB - Tony Bell, UTM LB - Nick Thrasher, TSU LB - Kamu Grugier-Hill, EIU DB - De’Ante Saunders, TSU DB - Jermaine Hough, JSU DB - Jourdan Wickliffe, EIU DB - Marty Jones, TTU P - Hamish MacInnes, JSU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Jalen Whitlow, EIU RB - Abou Toure, UTM RB - DeMichael Jackson, SEMO WR - Josh Barge, JSU WR - Janawski Davis, MUR TE - Bo Brummel, JSU C - Nick Borre, EIU

OG - Trey Shelton, EKU OG - Robert Myers, TSU OT - Justin Lea, JSU OT - Evan Kanz, EIU K - Andrew Lloyd, EKU RS - Ladarius Vanlier, TTU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Dino Fanti, EIU DL - Chris Landrum, JSU DL - Caleb Lawrence, JSU DL - Gabe Terry, TSU LB - Ben Endress, JSU LB - Tyrelle Johnson, EKU LB - Robert Haynes, EIU DB - Brandon Stanley, EKU DB - Daniel Fitzpatrick, TSU DB - Tim Hamm-Bey, SEMO DB - Austin Tallant, TTU P - Jonathan King, TTU ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM QB - Jalen Whitlow, EIU K/P - Nick Bruno, EIU RB - Dy’Shawn Mobley, EKU OT - Justin Lea, JSU DE - LaMichael Fanning, JSU DT - Devaunte Sigler, JSU TE - Bo Brummel, JSU DE - Gabe Terry, TSU WR - Brock McCoin, TTU P - Jonathan King, TTU LB - Nick Dance, UTM 2015 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB - Eli Jenkins, JSU RB - Troymaine Pope, JSU RB - Tremane McCullough, SEMO WR - Paul McRoberts, SEMO WR - Josh Barge, JSU TE - Ben Madon, EKU C - Casey Dunn, JSU OG - Adam Wright, JSU OG - Blake Burks, JSU OT - Justin Lea, JSU OT - Brett Eyckmans, EKU K - Lucas Williams, EKU RS - Ladarius Vanlier, TTU FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - Noah Spence, EKU DL - Dino Fanti, EIU DL - Chris Landrum, JSU DL - Ebenezer Ogundeko, TSU LB - Kamu Grugier-Hill, EIU LB - Dawson Wells, JSU LB - Tra’Darius Goff, TTU DB - Jourdan Wickliffe, EIU DB - Brandon Bender, JSU DB - Jermaine Hough, JSU DB - Folo Johnson, JSU P - Keith Wrzuszczak, EKU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - KD Humphries, MUR QB - Jarod Neal, UTM RB - Devin Church, EIU RB - Roman Clay, MUR WR - Brock McCoin, TTU WR - Rod Wright, UTM WR - Patrick Smith, TSU TE - Jesse Blackburn, MUR C - Charles Mouton, TTU OG - Jessamen Dunker, TSU OG - Garret Baker, SEMO OT - Jackson Roberts, UTM OT - Jimmy Lowery, EIU K - Jackson Redditt, UTM RS - Lawon DeBardelaben, JSU SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Devaunte Sigler, JSU DL - Darius Jackson, JSU DL - Bryce Krebs, EKU DL - Damani Taylor, UTM LB - Chris Kelly, EKU LB - Marquise Piton, EKU LB - Roper Garrett, SEMO DB - Marquis Clemons, UTM DB - Maleek Hall, TTU DB - Dylan Chatman, EIU DB - DeQuinten Spraggins, MUR DB - Mike Ford, SEMO P - Alex Knight, SEMO ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM RB - Kendall Morris, APSU RB - Devin Church, EIU DB - Dylan Chatman, EIU RB - Ethan Thomas, EKU DE - Noah Spence, EKU DL - Desmond Owino, JSU LB - Joel McCandless, JSU RB - Tremane McCullough, SEMO QB - Dante Vandeven, SEMO DE - Ebenezer Ogundeko, TSU QB - O’Shay Ackerman-Carter, TSU WR - Patrick Smith, TSU DE - Damani Taylor, UTM

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OVC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR OFFENSE YEAR PLAYER 1963 Jim Baker, QB 1964 Carlton Flatt, QB 1965 Teddy Morris, QB 1966 Tommie Gray, HB 1967 Dickie Moore, HB 1968 Larry Tillman, QB 1969 Larry Schreiber, HB 1970 Larry Graham, QB 1971 Rick Fisher, TB 1972 George Greenfield, RB 1973 Alan Chadwick, QB 1974 Everett Talbert, RB 1975 Mike Moore, FB 1976 Ernie House, QB Everett Talbert, RB 1977 Phil Simms, QB 1978 Danny Johnson, RB 1979 John Hall, QB 1980 Sonny Defilippis, QB 1981 Gino Gibbs, QB 1982 Steve Bird, WR ** 1983 James Black, RB 1984 Vince Hall, TB 1985 Marvin Collier, QB 1986 Mike Clark, TB 1987 Trenton Lykes, QB 1988 Elroy Harris, TB 1989 Michael Proctor, QB 1990 Joe Campbell, TB 1991 Markus Thomas, TB 1992 Markus Thomas, TB ** 1993 Kippy Bayless, TB 1994 Kippy Bayless, TB 1995 Derrick Cullors, TB 1996 Mike Cherry, QB 1997 Tyrone Butterfield, WR Simon Fuentes, QB 1998 Leon Murray, QB 1999 Justin Fuente, QB 2000 Tony Romo, QB 2001 Tony Romo, QB 2002 Tony Romo, QB 2003 Efrem Hill, WR ** 2004 Charles Anthony, RB ** 2005 Josh Greco, QB 2006 Vincent Webb, RB Don Chapman, RB 2007 Allan Holland, QB 2008 Javarris Williams, RB 2009 Ryan Perrilloux, QB 2010 Henry Harris, RB 2011 Tim Benford, WR 2012 Erik Lora, WR ** 2013 Jimmy Garoppolo, QB ** 2014 Dy’Shawn Mobley, RB 2015 Eli Jenkins, QB **

SCHOOL East Tennessee Austin Peay Middle Tennessee Morehead State Western Kentucky Murray State Tennessee Tech East Tennessee Murray State Murray State East Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Murray State Western Kentucky Austin Peay Murray State Eastern Kentucky Akron Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Akron Youngstown State Eastern Kentucky Murray State Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Murray State Murray State Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Murray State Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Samford Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State

DEFENSE YEAR PLAYER 1963 John Mutchler, DE 1964 John Wheeler, NG 1965 Keith Atchley, NG 1966 Buddy Pfaadt, DB 1967 Ron Overbay, DB 1968 Ron Overbay, DB 1969 Lawrence Brame, DE 1970 Lawrence Brame, DE 1971 Jim Youngblood, LB 1972 Jim Youngblood, LB 1973 Lonnie Schuster, DT 1974 Virgil Livers, DB 1975 Rick Green, LB 1976 Biff Madon, LB 1977 Bob Bible, LB 1978 Mike Betts, DB 1979 Terry Love, DB 1980 George Floyd, DB 1981 George Floyd, DB ** 1982 Dennis Mix, DE 1983 Dave Arango, DL 1984 Fred Harvey, LB 1985 Don Griffin, DB ** 1986 Fred Harvey, LB ** 1987 Aaron Jones, DL Paul Solis, LB 1988 Don Thomas, LB 1989 Anthony Coleman, LB 1990 Marty Carter, DB 1991 David Wilkins, DE 1992 Mike Caldwell, LB 1993 Chad Bratzke, DE 1994 Doug Berg, DL 1995 William Hampton, DB 1996 Tony McCombs, LB 1997 Angel Rubio, DL 1998 Branon Vaughn, DE 1999 Lamar Carter, DE 2000 Chad Evitts, LB 2001 Yeremiah Bell, DB 2002 Nick Ricks, LB 2003 Cortland Finnegan, DB 2004 Justen Rivers, LB 2005 Clint Sellers, LB 2006 Donald Thomas, LB 2007 Derrick Huff, DB 2008 Nathan Williams, LB 2009 Austen Lane, DL 2010 Andrew Soucy, DL 2011 Rico Council, LB 2012 Blake Peiffer, LB 2013 Anthony Bass, DE 2014 Devaunte Sigler, DT 2015 Dino Fanti, DT Noah Spence, DE

SCHOOL Western Kentucky Murray State Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky East Tennessee East Tennessee Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Austin Peay Austin Peay Murray State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Akron Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Youngstown State Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Murray State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Samford Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Murray State Murray State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky

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OVC COACHES OF THE YEAR YEAR 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

COACH, SCHOOL Nick Denes, Western Kentucky Bill Dupes, Austin Peay Charles Murphy, Middle Tennessee Guy Penny, Morehead State Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky Bill Furgerson, Murray State John Bell, East Tennessee Bill Peck, Middle Tennessee Don Wade, Tennessee Tech Don Wade, Tennessee Tech Jimmy Feix, Western Kentucky Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky Don Wade, Tennessee Tech Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky Boots Donnelly, Austin Peay Jimmy Feix, Western Kentucky Mike Gottfried, Murray State Jimmy Feix, Western Kentucky Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky Jim Dennison, Akron Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky Boots Donnelly, Middle Tennessee Bill Narduzzi, Youngstown State Boots Donnelly, Middle Tennessee Bill Baldridge, Morehead State Jim Tressel, Youngstown State Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky Boots Donnelly, Middle Tennessee

YEAR 1990

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

COACH, SCHOOL Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky Cole Proctor, Morehead State Joe Gilliam, Tennessee State Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky Jim Ragland, Tennessee Tech Jim Ragland, Tennessee Tech John Mumford, Southeast Missouri Houston Nutt, Murray State Houston Nutt, Murray State Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky L.C. Cole, Tennessee State L.C. Cole, Tennessee State Jack Harbaugh, Western Kentucky Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois Tim Billings, Southeast Missouri Bill Gray, Samford Jack Crowe, Jacksonville State Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois Jason Simpson, UT Martin Danny Hope, Eastern Kentucky Dean Hood, Eastern Kentucky Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois Tony Samuel, Southeast Missouri Watson Brown, Tennessee Tech Dino Babers, Eastern Illinois Dino Babers, Eastern Illinois John Grass, Jacksonville State John Grass, Jacksonville State

In 2003, the OVC’s Coach of the Year award was renamed the Roy Kidd Coach of the Year Award after the Eastern Kentucky legend who won the award 10 times during his career. He is pictured here with former EKU QB Ernie House.

MOST COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS Coach, School Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky Boots Donnelly, APSU/MTSU Jimmy Feix, Western Kentucky Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois Don Wade, Tennessee Tech

Awards 10 4 3 3 3

OVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR YEAR 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

COACH Don Chapman, RB Javarris Williams, RB Lee Sweeney, QB Jeff Ehrhardt, QB Tim Benford, WR T.J. Pryor, QB Coty Blanchard, P/QB Michael German, QB Scott Lathrop, QB Devin Borders, WR Justin Lea, OT Dante Vandeven, QB

SCHOOL UT Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Murray State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Tennessee State Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri

Southeast Missouri State quarterback Dante Vandeven became the second Redhawk to win the OVC Freshman of the Year honor. In 2015 he passed for 1,568 yard and 11 touchdowns and also rushed for 292 yards and six additional scores after taking over as the team’s starter in the fourth game of the season.

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ALL-TIME OVC FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS AKRON Brad Reese, LB - 1980, 1981 Wayne Grant, DL - 1985 Mike Clark, RB - 1986

Derrick Huff, DB - 2007 Taylor Long, K - 2008 Derek Hardman, OL - 2009 Noah Spence, DL - 2015

AUSTIN PEAY L.E. Oakley, E - 1950 Jack Bushofsky, G - 1960 Tim Chilcutt, HB - 1965 John Ogles, FB - 1966 Harold Roberts, E - 1970 Bob Bible, LB - 1977 Mike Betts, DB - 1978 Brett Williams, DE - 1980 Charles Tucker, OT - 1982 Richard Darden, DE - 1992

JACKSONVILLE STATE Curt Porter, OL - 2010 Griffin Thomas, K - 2013 Max Holcombe, OL - 2014 Casey Dunn, OL - 2015 Jermaine Hough, DB - 2015 Eli Jenkins, QB - 2015

EAST TENNESSEE Ron Overbay, DB - 1968 William Casey, DB - 1970 EASTERN ILLINOIS Kevin Hill, OL - 2002 Nick Ricks, LB - 2002 Tony Romo, QB - 2002 J.R. Taylor, RB - 2002 Clint Sellers, LB - 2005 Tristan Burge, S - 2006 Donald Thomas, LB - 2006 Erik Lora, WR - 2012, 2013 Jimmy Garoppolo, QB - 2013 Collin Seibert, OL - 2013, 2014 Dino Fanti, DT - 2015 EASTERN KENTUCKY Don Daly, HB - 1952 Roy Kidd, QB - 1953 Jimmy Chittum, HB - 1963 Buddy Pfaadt, S - 1966 Aaron Marsh, SE - 1967 Jim Guice, QB - 1968 Fred Troike, OG - 1968 Teddy Taylor, NG - 1969 Everett Talbert, TB - 1974 Junior Hardin, LB - 1975 Roosevelt Kelly, C - 1976 Bob McIntyre, LB - 1979 George Floyd, ROV - 1980, 1981 Kevin Greve, OG - 1981 Steve Bird, SE - 1982 Chris Sullivan, C - 1983, 1984 Joe Spadafino, OG - 1985 Fred Harvey, LB - 1986 Aaron Jones, DT - 1987 Elroy Harris, TB - 1988 Jessie Small, DE - 1988 Al Jacevicius, OT - 1989, 1990 Carl Satterly, DT - 1991 Ernest Thompson, DL - 1991 Markus Thomas, TB - 1992 Chad Bratzke, DE - 1993 James Hand, OG - 1994, 1995 Marc Collins, P - 1995 Tony McCombs, LB - 1996 Chris Guyton, DB - 1997 Tyrone Hopson, OT - 1998 Alex Bannister, WR - 2000 Yeremiah Bell, DB - 2001 Pierre Wright, DB - 2004 Patrick Bugg, TE - 2005

MIDDLE TENNESSEE Terry Sweeney, FB - 1956 Ralph Massey, T - 1957 G.E. McCormack, E - 1957 Jerry Hurst, E - 1957 George Dykes, E - 1963 Jimbo Pearson, HB - 1964 Keith Atchley, G - 1965 Mike Moore, FB - 1976 Roger Carroll, OG - 1983 Kelly Potter, PK - 1984 Don Griffin, DB - 1985 Don Thomas, LB - 1988 Joe Campbell, RB - 1990, 1991 Steve McAdoo, OT - 1991, 1992 Patrick Hicks, OT - 1993 Nathanial Claybrooks, LB - 1995 MOREHEAD STATE Dave Haverdick, T - 1969 John Christopher, P - 1982 Billy Poe, G - 1986 MURRAY STATE Al Giordana, G/LB - 1955 Gary Foltz, E - 1962 Don Clayton, TB - 1973 Eddie McFarland, DB - 1977 Terry Love, DB - 1979 Charley Wiles, G - 1986 Derrick Cullors, RB - 1995 William Hampton, DB - 1995, 1996 Shane Andrus, PK - 2001 Nathan Williams, LB - 2008 Austen Lane, DL - 2009 Walter Powell, WR/RS - 2012 Pokey Harris, RS - 2014 SAMFORD Efrem Hill, WR - 2003 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Doug Berg, DL - 1994 Frank Russell, DB - 1995 Angel Rubio, DL - 1997 Willie Ponder, WR - 2002 Eugene Amano, OL - 2004 Edgar Jones, DL - 2006 David Simonhoff, P - 2006 Doug Spada, P - 2008 Henry Harris, RB - 2010 Sean Middleton, OL - 2010 Brandon Gabbard, LS - 2012

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TENNESSEE STATE Colin Godfrey, P - 1990 Brent Alexander, DB - 1993 Bennie Anderson, OL - 1999 Charles Anthony, RB - 2003 Lamar Carter, DL - 1999 Avion Black, KR/PR - 1999 Charles Anthony, RB - 2003 Charles Anthony, RB - 2004 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, DB - 2006, 2007 Cornelius Lewis, OL - 2008 Javarris Williams, RB - 2008 Eugene Clifford, DB - 2010 A.C. Leonard, TE - 2012 Rogers Gaines, OL - 2012 Daniel Fitzpatrick, DB - 2013 Kadeem Edwards, OL - 2013 Nick Thrasher, LB - 2014 De’Ante Saunders, DB - 2014 Robert Myers, OL - 2014 TENNESSEE TECH Tom Fann, T - 1952 Tommy Fackler, E - 1959, 1960 Dave Baxter, T - 1961 Larry Schreiber, B - 1969 Jim Youngblood, LB - 1971, 1972 Elois Grooms, DE - 1974 Ed Burns, OT - 1976 Wayne Anderson, PK - 1980 Ryan Weeks, PK - 1989 Robert Taylor, CB - 1996 Branon Vaughn, DE - 1999 D.J. Bleisath, DL - 2001 Chad Zinchini, P - 2013 UT MARTIN Dontrell Miller, DB - 2008 CJ Estelle, RS - 2011 Montori Hughes, DL - 2012 WESTERN KENTUCKY Jimmy Feix, QB - 1952 Jim Hardin, G - 1957 John Mutchler, E - 1963 Dale Lindsey, LB - 1964 Lawrence Brame, DE - 1970 Jim Barber, LB (Academic) - 1971 Virgil Livers, DB - 1974 John Bushong, DT - 1974 Dave Carter, C - 1976 Chip Carpenter, G - 1977 Pete Walters, G - 1980 Tim Ford, DE - 1980 Donnie Evans, DE - 1981 Patrick Goodman, C - 1999 Melvin Wisham, LB - 2000 Bobby Sippio, DB - 2000 YOUNGSTOWN STATE Paris Wicks, RB - 1981, 1982 Lists includes players named first-team All-Americans by the Associated Press, AFCA, Phil Steele, Sports Network and Walter Camp organizations.

OVC RECORD BOOK - INDIVIDUALS Note: Prior to 2002, the NCAA only recognized regular-season games for records-keeping purposes. Beginning in 2002, all postseason games are now included in league and NCAA records. FCS/I-AA playoff games prior to 2002 still are not factored into league or NCAA records.

TOTAL OFFENSE MOST ATTEMPTS GAME: SEASON: CAREER:

86 - Bennie Coney, Eastern Kentucky vs. Murray State (11/14/15) 638 - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (2013) 1,928 - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (2010-13)

MOST YARDS GAME: SEASON: CAREER:

610 - Casey Brockman, Murray State vs. Tennessee State (2011) 5,112 - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (2013) 13,089 - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (2010-13)

PLAYER Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) Eli Jenkins (Jacksonville State) KD Humphries (Murray State) Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) Casey Brockman (Murray State) KD Humphries (Murray State) Ray Nelson (Samford) Casey Brockman (Murray State) Justin Fuente (Murray State) Jarod Neal (UT Martin)

YEARS 2010-13 2009-12 1986-89 2011-14 1987-90 2009-12 2013-present 2009-12 1999-02 2000-03

PLAYER Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) Casey Brockman (Murray State) Michael Proctor (Murray State) Michael German (Tennessee State) Chris Swartz (Morehead State) Derek Carr (UT Martin) Eli Jenkins (Jacksonville State) T.J. Pryor (Eastern Kentucky) Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) Stewart Childress (Murray State)

YEARS 2010 2009 1995 2002 2013 2002 2001 2012 2010 2005

PLAYER Henry Harris (Southeast Missouri) Terrence Holt (Austin Peay) Derrick Cullors (Murray State) Andre Raymond (Eastern Illinois) Shepard Little (Eastern Illinois) Jay Bailey (Austin Peay) Curtis Cooper (Southeast Missouri) Walter Powell (Murray State) Terrence Holt (Austin Peay) Clay Green (Jacksonville State)

YARDS 5,112 3,949 3,831 3,823 3,802 3,678 3,606 3,487 3,407 3,325

TOTAL OFFENSE (CAREER)

RUSHING MOST ATTEMPTS GAME: SEASON: CAREER:

TOTAL OFFENSE (SEASON) YEAR 2013 2015 2015 2012 2012 2014 2004 2011 1999 2015

52 - James Black, Akron vs. Austin Peay (1983) 351 - James Black, Akron (1983) 1,046 - Don Chapman, UT Martin (2004-07)

YARDS 13,089 10,502 9,886 8,752 8,648 8,484 8,357 8,341 8,059 7,803

ALL-PURPOSE (SEASON) MOST YARDS GAME: SEASON: CAREER:

310 - Steve Chaney, Murray State vs. Austin Peay (2005) 1,788 - Troymaine Pope, Jacksonville State (2015) 5,149 - Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky (1989-92)

MOST YARDS PER CARRY GAME (min. 5 att.): 24.6 - Malik Harrison, Eastern Illinois vs. Tenn. Tech (10/24/15) SEASON (min. 50 att.): 9.1 - Ray Purvis, Middle Tennessee (1959) CAREER (min. 400 att.): 6.57 - Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky (1989-92) MOST TOUCHDOWNS GAME: 5 - Dy’Shawn Mobley, Eastern Kentucky vs. Murray State (2014) 5 - DaMarcus James, Jacksonville State vs. Austin Peay (2013) 5 - Derek White, Tennessee Tech vs. Concordia (Ala.) (2007) 5 - Daniel Williams, Austin Peay vs. UT Martin (1996) 5 - Paris Wicks, Youngstown State vs. Northern Iowa (1981) SEASON: 29 - DaMarcus James, Jacksonville State (2013) CAREER: 58 - Elroy Harris, Eastern Kentucky (1985-88) LONGEST RUN:

99 yds. - Bobby Washington, Eastern Ky. vs. Murray St. (2007) 99 yds. - Leon Washington, SE Missouri vs. Tennessee State (2013)

YDS 2,609 2,373 2,369 2,268 2,192 2,153 2,127 2,123 2,049 2,048

RUSHING (SEASON) YEAR 2015 1986 1995 2004 2010 2003 1989 2011 1983 2013

PLAYER Troymaine Pope (JSU) Mike Clark (AKR) Derrick Cullors (MUR) Charles Anthony (TSU) Henry Harris (SEMO) Charles Anthony (TSU) Markus Thomas (EKU) Matt Denham (EKU) James Black (AKR) Shephard Little (EIU)

ATT 218 245 269 306 305 322 232 254 351 216

YDS 1788 1,786 1,765 1,739 1,735 1,708 1,620 1,570 1,568 1,548

YDS/GM 119.2 162.4 160.5 158.1 144.6 142.3 147.3 130.8 142.5 110.6

RUSHING (CAREER) CONSECUTIVE 1,000-YARD SEASONS:

4 - Don Chapman, UT Martin (2004-07)

YEARS 1989-92 2001-04 2004-07 1966-69 2005-08 1984-86 2003-06 2001-04 1968-71 1985-88

PLAYER Markus Thomas (EKU) Charles Anthony (TSU) Don Chapman (UTM) Larry Schreiber (TTU) Javarris Williams (TSU) Mike Clark (AKR) Vincent Webb (EIU) C.J. Hudson (EKU) Jimmie Brooks (EKU) Elroy Harris (EKU)

ATT 784 910 1046 877 849 804 869 846 920 648

YDS 5,149 5,057 5,017 4,421 4,329 4,257 4,233 4,149 3,842 3,829

TD’s 51 55 49 32 42 24 43 42 32 58

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS (SEASON) YEAR 2013 1988 2014 2015 2004 2002 2001 2010 1992 1987 1995

PLAYER Da’Marcus James (JSU) Elroy Harris (EKU) Dy’Shawn Mobley (EKU) Troymaine Pope (JSU) Oscar Bonds, JSU J.R. Taylor (EIU) J.R. Taylor (EIU) Henry Harris (SEMO) Markus Thomas (EKU) Elroy Harris (EKU) Derrick Cullors, MUR

TD 29 21 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS (CAREER) YEAR 1985-88 1989-92 1999-02 2011-14 2004-07 1988-91 2003-06 2001-04 2005-08 2001-04 Eastern Kentucky running back Markus Thomas finished his career (1989-92) as the OVC’s all-time leading rusher (5,149 yards) and scorer (322 points).

PLAYER Elroy Harris (EKU) Markus Thomas (EKU) J.R. Taylor (EIU) Da’Marcus James (JSU) Don Chapman, UTM Joe Campbell (MTSU) Vincent Webb (EIU) C.J. Hudson (EKU) Jarvis Williams (TSU) Charles Anthony (TSU)

TD 58 52 51 49 49 44 43 42 42 41

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PASSING MOST ATTEMPTS GAME: 71 - Josh Greco, Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois (2005) SEASON: 568 - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (2013) CAREER: 1,668 - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (2010-13) MOST COMPLETIONS GAME: 48 - KD Humphries, Murray State vs. Tennessee Tech (2014) SEASON: 375 - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (2013) CAREER: 1,047 - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (2010-13) MOST YARDS GAME: 600 - Casey Brockman, Murray State vs. Tennessee State (2011) SEASON: 5,050 - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (2013) CAREER: 13,156 - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (2010-13) HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE GAME: 100% (16-of-16) - Tony Romo, Eastern Illinois vs. Indiana St. (2001) SEASON: 69.4% (359-of-517) - Casey Brockman, Murray State (2012) CAREER: 67.1% (331-of-493) - Mike Simpson, Eastern Illinois (1996-97) MOST TOUCHDOWNS GAME: 8 - Casey Brockman, Murray State (2012) SEASON: 53 - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (2013) CAREER: 118 - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois (2010-13) LONGEST COMPLETION 99 yds. - Riley Walker to Fred Burnette, Tennessee St. vs. Jacksonville St. (2004) MOST CONSECUTIVE COMPLETIONS (GAME) 19 - Butch Mosby, Murray State vs. UT Martin (1993) MOST TWO-POINT CONVERSION PASSES COMPLETIONS (GAME) 3 - Billy Walker, Middle Tennessee vs. UT Martin (1967) MOST PASSING YARDS IN A HALF (GAME) 422 - Casey Brockman, Murray State vs. Tennessee State (2011) (NCAA Record)

PASSING YARDS (SEASON) YEAR 2013 2012 2015 2012 1999 2014 2011 2012 2002 2002

PLAYER ATT Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) 568 Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) 540 KD Humphries (Murray State) 532 Casey Brockman (Murray State) 517 Justin Fuente (Murray State) 400 KD Humphries (Murray State) 473 Casey Brockman (Murray State) 316 Derek Carr (UT Martin) 415 Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) 407 Jack Tomco (Southeast Missouri) 372

COMP 375 331 330 359 240 319 477 264 258 242

PASSING YARDS (CAREER) YEARS PLAYER 2010-13 Jimmy Garoppolo (EIU) 2009-12 Casey Brockman (MUR) 1987-90 Chris Swartz (MOR) 1986-89 Michael Proctor (MUR) 2011-14 Micheal German (TSU) 2009-12 Derek Carr (UTM) 1999-02 Tony Romo (EIU) 2000-03 Stewart Childress (MUR) 2012-present KD Humphries (MUR) 2009-12 T.J. Pryor (EKU)

ATT 1,668 1,405 1,407 1,148 1,145 1,110 941 1,118 1016 960

COMP 1,047 938 774 578 655 665 584 649 657 540

PASS COMPLETIONS (SEASON) PLAYER COMP Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) 375 Casey Brockman (Murray State) 359 Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) 331 KD Humphries (Murray State) 330 KD Humphries (Murray State) 319 Casey Brockman (Murray State) 316 Andrew Goodenough (Southeast Missouri) 279 Derek Carr (UT Martin) 264 Ray Nelson (Samford) 258 Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) 258

YEARS 2010-13 2009-12 1987-90 2009-12 2012-present 2011-14 2000-03 2006-09 1999-02 2002-05

PLAYER Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) Casey Brockman (Murray State) Chris Swartz (Morehead State) Derek Carr (UT Martin) KD Humphries (Murray State) Michael German (Tennessee State) Stewart Childress (Murray State) Lee Sweeney (Tennessee Tech) Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) Brady Wahlberg (UT Martin)

YEARS 2010-13 1987-90 2009-12 1986-89 2011-14

PLAYER Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) Chris Swartz (Morehead State) Casey Brockman (Murray State) Michael Proctor (Murray State) Michael German (Tennessee State)

PASS COMPLETIONS (CAREER) COMP 1,047 938 774 665 657 655 649 625 584 584 COMP 1,668 1,407 1,405 1,148 1,147

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS (CAREER) YEARS 2010-13 1999-02 2009-12 2009-12 2011-14 1997-99 1987-90 2012-15 1986-89 2009-12

PLAYER Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) Casey Brockman (Murray State) Derek Carr (UT Martin) Michael German (Tennessee State) Leon Murray (Murray State) Chris Swartz (Morehead State) Jarod Neal (UT Martin) Michael Porter (Murray State) T.J. Pryor (Eastern Kentucky)

TD’S 118 85 71 69 65 56 55 53 52 51

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS (SEASON)

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YDS 13,156 9,990 9,028 8,682 8,669 8,428 8,212 7,581 7,342 7,300

YEAR 2013 2012 2012 2015 2014 2011 2004 2012 2004 2002

PASS ATTEMPTS (CAREER)

Jimmy Garoppolo shattered nearly every OVC quarterback record when he completed his career in 2013. The Walter Payton Award winner holds the OVC career total offense, passing yards and passing touchdown records.

YDS 5,050 3,823 3,778 3,729 3,497 3,483 3,276 3,276 3,165 3,132

YEAR 2013 2002 2012 2012 2015 2002 2012 2014 2000 1999

PLAYER Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) Derek Carr (UT Martin) Jarod Neal (UT Martin) Jack Tomco (Southeast Missouri) Casey Brockman (Murray State) KD Humphries (Murray State) Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) Justin Fuente (Murray State)

TD’S 53 34 31 31 30 29 28 27 27 27

RECEIVING MOST CATCHES GAME: 21 - Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois vs. Murray State (2012) SEASON: 136 - Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois (2012) (NCAA Record) CAREER: 332 - Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois (2009-13) MOST YARDS GAME: 316 - Aaron Marsh, Eastern Kentucky vs. Northwood (1967) SEASON: 1,664 - Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois (2012) CAREER: 4,006 - Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois (2009-13) MOST TOUCHDOWNS GAME: 5 - Marcus Harris, Murray State vs. Missouri State (2010) 5 - Quentin Sims, UT Martin vs. Jacksonville State (2012) 5 - Alan Bonner, Jacksonville State vs. UT Martin (2012) SEASON: 19 - Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois (2013) CAREER: 35 - Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois (2009-13) CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A CATCH 44 - Jeff Moore, Samford (2004-07 - made a catch in every career game)

SCORING MOST POINTS GAME: 36 - Derrick Cullors, Murray State vs. Morehead State (1995) 36 - Dy’Shawn Mobley, Eastern Kentucky vs. Murray State (2014) SEASON: 174 - DaMarcus James, Jacksonville State (2013) CAREER: 322 - Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky (1989-92) MOST TOUCHDOWNS GAME: 6 - Derrick Cullors, Murray State vs. Morehead State (1995) 6 - Dy’Shawn Mobley, Eastern Kentucky vs. Murray State (2014) SEASON: 29 - DaMarcus James, Jacksonville State (2013) CAREER: 54 - Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky (1989-92) MOST EXTRA POINTS GAME: 12 - Tom Hansen, UT Martin vs. Concordia (2008) SEASON: 77 - Cameron Berra, Eastern Illinois (2013) CAREER: 172 - Cameron Berra, Eastern Illinois (2010-13) MOST CONSECUTIVE EXTRA POINTS GAME: 12 - Tom Hansen, UT Martin vs. Concordia (2008) SEASON: 56 - Chris Dill, Murray State (1995) CAREER: 100 - Garth Petrilli, Middle Tennessee (1991-93) MOST FIELD GOALS GAME: 7 - Ryan Weeks, Tennessee Tech vs. Chattanooga (1989) SEASON: 24 - Griffin Thomas, Jacksonville State (2013) CAREER: 59 - Jamin Godfrey, Tennessee State (2010-13) MOST POINTS SCORED BY KICKING GAME: 22 - Ryan Weeks, Tennessee Tech vs. Chattanooga (1989) SEASON: 134 - Griffin Thomas, Jacksonville State (2013) CAREER: 311 - Gavin Hallford, Jacksonville State (2004-08) MOST FG’S ATTEMPTS (CAREER) 91 - Jamin Godfrey, Tennessee State (2010-13) LONGEST FIELD GOAL 62 yds - Paul Hickert, Murray State vs. Eastern Kentucky (1986) MOST 2-POINT CONVERSIONS (CAREER) 8 - Bill Marston, Morehead State (1966-69)

RECEIVING

PUNTING MOST PUNTS GAME: SEASON:

14 - Mike Johnson, Austin Peay vs. Tennessee Tech (1971) 14 - Bubba Beasley, UT Martin vs. Eastern Kentucky (1993) 93 - John Christopher, Morehead State (1982) 93 - Ben Campbell, Austin Peay (2014)

BEST PUNTING AVERAGE GAME: 59.3 - Jordan Berry, Eastern Kentucky vs. SE Missouri (2013) SEASON: 46.0 - David Simonhoff, Southeast Missouri (2004) LONGEST PUNT: 90 yds. - Brian Bivens, Murray St. vs. Southeast Missouri (2002) MOST BLOCKED PUNTS (Career): 9 - Taurean Rhetta, Jacksonville St. (2004-07)

RECEPTIONS (SEASON) YEAR 2012 2013 2012 2014 2015 2003 2013 1967 2002 2012

PLAYER Erik Lora (EIU) Erik Lora (EIU) Walter Powell (MUR) Adam Drake (EIU) Josh Barge (JSU) Efrem Hill (SAM) Jeremy Butler (UTM) Harvey Tanner (MUR) Willie Ponder (SEMO) Quentin Sims (UTM)

YEAR 2009-13 1967-70 2008-11 2007-10 2010-13 2013-pres.

2012-15 2011-14 2003-06 2004-07

PLAYER Erik Lora (EIU) Harold Roberts (APSU) Tim Benford (TTU) Marcus Harris (MUR) Walter Powell (MUR) Josh Barge (JSU) Jeremy Harness (MUR) Adam Drake (EIU) Taurean Stephens (UTM) Larry Shipp (TTU)

YEAR 2012 2013 2002 2003 2014 2013 2012 2013 2005 2015

PLAYER Erik Lora (EIU) Erik Lora (EIU) Willie Ponder (SEMO) Efrem Hill (SAM) Adam Drake (EIU) Adam Drake (EIU) Walter Powell (MUR) Jeremy Butler (UTM) Andre Ralston (EKU) Josh Barge (JSU)

YEAR 2009-13 2000-03 2008-11 2002-05 1967-70 2011-14 2004-07 2013-pres.

1995-98 1975-78

PLAYER Erik Lora (EIU) C.J. Johnson (TSU) Tim Benford (TTU) Andre Ralston (EKU) Harold Roberts (APSU) Adam Drake (EIU) Larry Shipp (TTU) Josh Barge (JSU) Rondel Menendez (EKU) Craig Rolle (TTU)

REC 136 123 94 93 92 92 90 88 87 86

YDS 1,664 1,544 1,213 1,321 1,145 1,387 1,203 996 1,453 1,092

YDS/REC 11.3 12.6 12.9 14.2 12.4 15.1 13.4 11.3 16.7 12.6

RECEPTIONS (CAREER) REC 332 232 217 216 208 206 204 202 201 195

YDS 4,006 3,005 3,104 2,471 2,650 2,949 2,326 2,979 2,148 2,950

YDS/REC 12.1 13.0 14.3 11.4 12.7 14.3 11.4 14.7 10.7 15.1

RECEIVING YARDS (SEASON) REC 136 123 87 92 93 85 94 90 62 92

YDS 1,664 1,544 1,453 1,387 1,321 1,305 1,213 1,203 1,150 1,145

YDS/REC 12.2 12.6 16.7 15.1 14.2 15.4 12.9 13.4 18.5 12.4

RECEIVING YARDS (CAREER) REC 332 194 217 165 232 202 195 206 145 146

YDS 4,006 3,903 3,104 3,095 3,005 2,979 2,950 2,949 2,902 2,813

YDS/REC 12.1 20.1 14.3 18.8 13.0 14.7 15.1 14.3 20.0 19.3

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS (SEASON) YEAR 2013 2012 2003 2002 1999 2015 2013 2013 2006 2002 1968 2014

PLAYER Erik Lora (Eastern Illinois) Quentin Sims (UT Martin) Efrem Hill (Samford) Willie Ponder (Southeast Missouri) Terrance Tillman (Murray State) Rod Wright (UT Martin) Adam Drake (Eastern Illinois) Walter Powell (Murray State) Micah Rucker (Eastern Illinois) Will Bumphus (Eastern Illinois) Billy Hess (Murray State) Janawski Davis (Murray State)

TD’s 19 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS (CAREER) YEAR 2009-13 2009-12 2000-03 1967-70 2010-13 2012-15 1995-98 2008-11 2004-07 2011-12 1998-00 2001-02 2011-14

PLAYER Erik Lora (Eastern Illinois) Chris Wright (Eastern Illinois) C.J. Johnson (Tennessee State) Harold Roberts (Austin Peay) Walter Powell (Murray State) Paul McRoberts (Southeast Missouri) Rondel Menendez (Eastern Kentucky) Tim Benford (Tennessee Tech Larry Shipp (Tennessee Tech) Quentin Sims (UT Martin) Terrance Tillman (Murray State) Willie Ponder (Southeast Missouri) Adam Drake (Eastern Illinois)

TD’s 35 32 32 31 29 29 27 27 27 26 26 26 26

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KICKOFF RETURNS

MOST RETURNS GAME: SEASON: CAREER:

11 - Ladarius Vanlier, Tennessee Tech vs. Murray State (2012) 52 - Terrence Holt, Austin Peay (2008) 191 - Terrence Holt, Austin Peay (2007-10) (NCAA Record)

MOST YARDS GAME: SEASON: CAREER:

250 - Terrence Holt, Austin Peay vs. North Dakota State (2008) 1,285 - Terrence Holt, Austin Peay (2008) 4,683 - Terrence Holt, Austin Peay (2007-10) (NCAA Record)

LONGEST KICK RETURN:

100 yds. - Buford Crager, Morehead St. vs. East Tennessee (1959) 100 yds. - Dickie Fulton, Tennessee Tech vs. East Tennessee (1973) 100 yds. - Leon Brown, Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay (1989) 100 yds. - Leon Brown, Eastern Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky (1992) 100 yds. - Darriel Ruffin, UT Martin vs. Murray State (1997) 100 yds. - Avion Black, Tennessee State vs. Jackson State (1999) 100 yds. - Avion Black, Tennessee State vs. Alabama A&M (1999) 100 yds. - Davin Walker, Eastern Kentucky vs. Murray State (2006) 100 yds. - Weldon Garlington, Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (2011) 100 yds. - Darion Hall, Tennessee State vs. Eastern Kentucky (2014) 100 yds. - Pokey Harris, Murray State vs. Eastern Illinois (2014) 100 yds. - Pokey Harris, Murray State vs. Eastern Kentucky (2014)

SCORING (SEASON) YEAR 2013 2013 1988 2014 2013 2001 1995 2015 2015 2013 2010 2004 1967

BEST KICK RETURN AVERAGE (Season): 34.2 - Avion Black, Tennessee State (1999) KICKOFF RETURNS FOR A TOUCHDOWN (Season): 3 - Larry Shipp, Tennessee Tech (2007)

MOST RETURNS GAME:

PUNT RETURNS

SEASON:

9 - Allen Coker, Western Kentucky vs. Butler (1971) 9 - Allen Coker, Western Kentucky vs. Middle Tennessee (1972) 55 - Tommy Houk, Murray State (1980)

MOST YARDS GAME: SEASON:

183 - Dewayne Harper, UT Martin vs. Charleston Southern (1994) 564 - Dewayne Harper, UT Martin (1994)

LONGEST PUNT RETURN:

100 yds. - Phil Foster, Murray State vs. Morehead State (1959) 100 yds. - Walter Powell, Murray State vs. SE Missouri (2012 (FCS Record) MOST RETURNS FOR TD (GAME): 2 - Dewayne Harper, UT Martin vs. Charleston Southern (1994) 2 - Bobby Sippio, Western Ky. vs. Cumberland (1999) 2 - Frank Cutolo, Eastern Illinois vs. Ky. Wesleyan (2000) MOST RETURNS FOR TD (SEASON): 3 - Mo Hollingsworth, Morehead State (1971) 3 - Virgil Livers, Western Kentucky (1974) BEST PUNT RETURN AVG. (SEASON): 20.5 - Craig Agee, Jacksonville State (2004)

PLAYER POINTS DaMarcus James (Jacksonville St.) 174 Griffin Thomas (Jacksonville State) 134 Elroy Harris (Eastern Kentucky) 128 Dy’Shawn Mobley (Eastern Kentucky) 126 Erik Lora (Eastern Illinois) 124 J.R. Taylor (Eastern Illinois) 120 Derrick Cullors (Murray State) 120 Troymaine Pope (Jacksonville St.) 120 Connor Rouleau (Jacksonville St.) 116 Shephard Little (Eastern Illinois) 114 Henry Harris (Southeast Missouri) 114 Oscar Bonds (Jacksonville State) 114 Dickie Moore (Western Kentucky) 114

SCORING (CAREER) YEAR 1989-92 2004-08 2010-13 1999-02 2004-07 2008-11 1985-88 1991-94 2001-04 2010-13

PLAYER POINTS Markus Thomas (Eastern Kentucky) 322 Gavin Hallford (Jacksonville State) 311 Jamin Godfrey (Tennessee State) 311 J.R. Taylor (Eastern Illinois) 310 Don Chapman (UT Martin) 296 Kienan Cullen (Murray State) 295 Elroy Harris (Eastern Kentucky) 288 Garth Petrilli (Middle Tennessee) 280 Charles Anthony (Tennessee State) 276 Cameron Berra (Eastern Illinois) 274

CAREER KICK RETURN (KICK + PUNT) YARDAGE: 5,230 - Terrence Holt, APSU (2007-10) (NCAA Record) CAREER KICK RETURNS (KICK + PUNT): 241 - Terrence Holt, Austin Peay (2007-10) (NCAA Record)

INTERCEPTIONS

MOST INTERCEPTIONS GAME: 4 - Jim Pickens, Western Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky (1948) 4 - Buddy Pfaadt, Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay (1966) 4 - Bud Qualk, Murray State vs. Austin Peay (1969) 4 - Jim Hardie, Austin Peay vs. Morehead State (1970) 4 - Pat Smith, Eastern Kentucky vs. Marshall (1986) 4 - Marty Jones, Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Kentucky (2014) SEASON: 12 - John Fitzpatrick, Tennessee Tech (1972) CAREER: 22 - Robert Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1993-96) 22 - George Floyd, Eastern Kentucky (1978-81) 22 - Bill Casey, East Tennessee (1968-70) MOST YARDS GAME: SEASON: CAREER:

119 - Bobby Sippio, Western Kentucky vs. Tennessee State (2000) 280 - William Hampton, Murray State (1995) 409 - William Hampton, Murray State (1993-96)

MOST INTERCEPTIONS FOR TOUCHDOWNS SEASON: 4 - William Hampton, Murray State (1995) (NCAA Record) CAREER: 6 - William Hampton, Murray State (1993-96) LONGEST INT. RET.:

100 yds. - Ray Oldham, Middle Tennessee vs. Chattanooga (1970) 100 yds. - George Floyd, Eastern Kentucky vs. Youngstown State (1980) 100 yds. - Eddie Calvin, Southeast Missouri vs. Southwest Baptist (2007) 100 yds. - Branden Spann, Southeast Missouri vs. Tennessee Tech (2012) CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A INTERCEPTION FOR A TD: 4 - Jacksonville State (2006-07)

OTHER RECORDS CONSECUTIVE OVERTIME GAMES: 3 - Jacksonville State (2013) (NCAA Record) LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN: 99 yds. - Ray Neal, Middle Tennessee vs. Muskingum (1964) MOST DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS - SEASON (PLAYER): 5 - Dontrell Miller, UT Martin (2008) (NCAA Record) MOST FUMBLE RETURNS FOR TOUCHDOWN - SEASON (TEAM): 6 - UT Martin (2008) (NCAA Record) TOTAL TACKLES - SEASON: 221 - Brad Reese, Akron (1980) CONSECUTIVE GAMES STARTED - CAREER: 49 - Max Holcombe, Jacksonville State (2011-14) LONGEST OVERALL WIN STREAK (ALL GAMES): LONGEST OVERALL LOSING STREAK (ALL GAMES): LONGEST OVERALL WIN STREAK (OVC GAMES): LONGEST OVERALL LOSING STREAK (OVC GAMES): 92 • 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide

18 - Eastern Kentucky (1982-83) 27 - Morehead State (1952-55) 22 - Eastern Kentucky (1980-83) 43 - UT Martin (1996-2003)

Austin Peay’s Terrence Holt finished his career as the NCAA all-time leader (all divisions) in kickoff returns (191) and kickoff yards (4,683). He is also the only player with four 1,000+ yard kick return seasons.

OVC RECORD BOOK - TEAM SINGLE GAME Most Points: Most Points in an OVC Game:

97 - UT Martin vs. Bethel (1995) 76 - Tennessee State vs. UT Martin (1998) 76 - UT Martin vs. Murray State (2007) Most Combined Pts. in OVC Game: 125 - UT Martin (66) vs. Murray State (59) (2012) Most Points in a Half: 62 - Murray State vs. Campbellsville (2013) Most Touchdowns: 14 - UT Martin vs. Bethel (1995) Most PAT Kicks: 13 - UT Martin vs. Bethel (1995) Most 2-Pt. Conversions: 3 - Middle Tennessee vs. UT Martin (1967) 3 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Northwood (1968) 3 - Tennessee Tech vs. UT Martin (1980) Most Touchdowns Rushing: 9 - UT Martin vs. Bethel (1995) Most Touchdowns Passing: 8 - Murray State vs. Tennessee State (2011) 8 - Murray State vs. UT Martin (2012) Most First Downs: 40 - Murray State vs. UT Martin (2012) Most First Downs Rushing: 29 - Austin Peay vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (1994) Most First Downs Passing: 30 - Murray State vs. Tennessee State (2011) 30 - Murray State vs. UT Martin (2012) Most Plays: 123 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Murray State (2015) (NCAA Record) Most Combined Plays: 210 - Murray State (110) vs. Eastern Illinois (100) (2012) Most Total Yards: 821 - UT Martin vs. Murray State (2007) Most Combined Total Yards: 1,423 - Murray State (816) vs. Missouri State (607) (2010) Most Yards Rushing: 674 - Austin Peay vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (1994) Most Combined Rushing Yards: 850 - Jacksonville St. (440) & SE Missouri (410) (2013) (NCAA Record) Fewest Yards Rushing: -88 - Morehead State vs. Austin Peay (1983) Most Rushing Attempts: 83 - Tennessee Tech vs. Morningside (1972) 83 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Morehead State (1989) Fewest Rushing Attempts: 5 - UT Martin vs. Eastern Kentucky (1995) Best Rushing Average: 12.0 - Murray State vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (2014) Most Yards Passing: 630 - Murray State vs. Tennessee State (2011) Most Passes Attempted: 73 - Murray State vs. Tennessee State (2011) Most Passes Completed: 50 - Murray State vs. Tennessee Tech (2014) Best Completion Percentage: .957 (22-of-23) - Murray State vs. UT Martin (1993) Most 2-Pt Conv. Pass Comp.: 3 - Middle Tennessee vs. UT Martin (1967) 3 - Tennessee Tech vs. UT Martin (1980) Most Field Goals Kicked: 7 - Tennessee Tech vs. Chattanooga (1989) Most Safeties Scored: 2 - Austin Peay vs. Middle Tennessee (1968) 2 - Tennessee Tech vs. Murray State (1993) 2 - Middle Tennessee vs. Tennessee State (1996) 2 - Murray State vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (2009) Most Kickoffs: 14 - UT Martin vs. Bethel (1995) 14 - UT Martin vs. Concordia (2008) Most Kickoffs Returned: 12 - Murray State vs. UT Martin (2007) Most Kickoff Return Yards: 325 - Tennessee State vs. Jackson State (1999) Most Punts: 14 - Austin Peay vs. Tennessee Tech (1971) 14 - UT Martin vs. Eastern Kentucky (1993) Best Punting Average: 59.3 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Southeast Missouri (2013) Most Punt Return Yards: 190 - Eastern Illinois vs. Tennessee Tech (2013) Most Interceptions: 7 - Western Kentucky vs. Morehead State (1965) 7 - East Tennessee vs. Austin Peay (1971) 7 - Tennessee Tech vs. Middle Tennessee (1981) 7 - Middle Tennessee vs. Akron (1985) Most Interception Return Yds.: 198 - Tennessee State vs. Jackson State (2013) Most Fumbles: 14 - Middle Tennessee vs. Murray State (1976) Most Fumbles Lost: 9 - Middle Tennessee vs. Murray State (1976) Most Fumbles Recovered: 9 - Murray State vs. Middle Tennessee (1976) Most Yards Penalized: 201 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Morehead State (1988) Fewest Total Yds. Allowed: 1 - Tennessee Tech vs. Morehead State (1975) Fewest Rush Yds. Allowed: -88 - Austin Peay vs. Morehead State (1983) Fewest Passing Yds. Allowed: -3 - Western Kentucky vs. Austin Peay (1973)

Jacksonville State’s Troymaine Pope set the OVC single-season rushing record (1,788) in 2015. During the playoffs Pope rushed for 234 and 250 yards in back-to-back games in helping the Gamecocks to the FCS Title Game.

During his career at Southeast Missouri (2008-11) quarterback Matt Scheible became the first player in OVC history to pass for 4,000 or more yards (4,841) and rush for 2,000 or more yards (2,595) in a career. His 7,436 yards of total offense ranks in the Top 10 in league history.

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SEASON Most Points Scored: Fewest Points Scored: Most Touchdowns Scored: Most PAT’s Kicked: Most Points Scored Kicking: Most Field Goals Kicked: Most Safeties Scored: Most Touchdowns Rushing: Most Touchdowns Passing:

675 - Eastern Illinois (2013) 20 - Morehead State (1953) 95 - Eastern Illinois (2013) 78 - Eastern Illinois (2013) 134 - Jacksonville State (2013) 24 - Jacksonville State (2013) 4 - Middle Tennessee (1965) 53 - Jacksonville State (2015) 55 - Eastern Illinois (2013)

Most First Downs: Most First Downs Rushing: Most First Downs Passing:

395 - Eastern Illinois (2013) 199 - Jacksonville State (2015) 213 - Eastern Illinois (2013)

Most Plays: Most Total Yards: KICKOFF RETURNS Most Total Yards Per Game: Most Yards Rushing: Most Rushing Attempts: Best Rushing Average: Most Yards Passing: Most Passes Attempted: Most Passes Completed: Best Passing Yards Average: Best Completion Percentage:

1,219 - Eastern Illinois (2013) 8,253 - Eastern Illinois (2013) 589.5 - Eastern Illinois (2013) 4,511 - Jacksonville State (2015) 758 - Jacksonville State (2013) 311.4 - Middle Tennessee (1959) 5,213 - Eastern Illinois (2013) 608 - Eastern Illinois (2013) 395 - Eastern Illinois (2013) 372.4 - Eastern Illinois (2013) 69.4 - Murray State (2012)

EIU’s Erik Lora had one of the greatest seasons for a wide receiver in NCAA history in 2012. He set the all-time FCS record for receptions in a season (136) and also racked up 1,664 receiving yards, which set a new OVC record and ranked fifth in NCAA history.

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Fewest Interceptions Thrown: Most Interceptions Thrown: Consecutive Passes Without INT:

0 - Western Kentucky (2000) 35 - Austin Peay (1969) 218 - Eastern Illinois (2007)

Most Kickoffs Returned: Most Kickoff Return Yards: Most Punts: Best Punting Average: Most Punts Returned: Most Punt Return Yards:

85 - Morehead State (1994) 1,586 - Tennessee Tech (2007) 98 - Austin Peay (2014) 45.1 - Tennessee State (1990) 60 - Western Kentucky (1974) 633 - Eastern Kentucky (1967)

Most Fumbles Lost: Most Penalties: Most Penalty Yards: Fewest Yards Penalized:

36 - Middle Tennessee (1976) 143 - Tennessee State (1998) 1,345 - Tennessee State (1999) 250 - Middle Tennessee (1954)

Fewest Points Allowed: Most Points Allowed:

40 - Middle Tennessee (1957) 556 - Morehead State (1994)

Fewest First Downs Allowed: Fewest Total Yards Allowed: Fewest Rushing Yds Allowed: Fewest Passing Yds Allowed: Fewest TD Passes Allowed:

84 - Middle Tennessee (1957) 1,511 - Western Kentucky (1971) 485 - Western Kentucky (1963) 365 - Western Kentucky (1960) 1 - Middle Tennessee (1957) 1 - Tennessee Tech (1972) 1 - Middle Tennessee (1990)

Most Interceptions: Most Fumbles Recovered: Most Punts Blocked:

34 - East Tennessee (1969) 40 - Murray State (1976) 9 - Middle Tennessee (1988)

Murray State kicker Rob Hart set OVC records for field goals in a season (22) and points scored in a season (112) in 1996. The barefooted kicker earned first-team All-OVC honors in 1996 and 1997.

YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING YEAR 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

PLAYER Winnie Dill, MUR Winnie Dill, MUR Phil Foster, MUR Gene McFadden, WKU Gene McFadden, WKU Bobby Young, MTSU Don Daly, EKU Carl Walker, MUR Tillman Harris, MTSU Moe Wright, TTU Bucky Pitts, MTSU W.J. Schumaker, TTU Ronnie Quillen, ETSU Phil Morgan, ETSU Tommy Glover, MUR Ron Reeves, TTU Tommy Glover, MUR Dickie Moore, WKU John Ogles, APSU Dickie Moore, WKU Larry Schreiber, TTU Larry Schreiber, TTU Jim Brooks, EKU Rick Fisher, MUR George Greenfield, MUR Don Clayton, MUR Everett Talbert, EKU Mike Moore, MTSU Mike Moore, MTSU Mike Moore, MTSU Danny Johnson, MUR Bernard McIntosh, MOR Dennis Brumfield, AKR Paris Wicks, YSU Paris Wicks, YSU James Black, AKR Vince Hall, MTSU Mike Clark, AKR Mike Clark, AKR Elroy Harris, EKU Elroy Harris, EKU Markus Thomas, EKU Joe Campbell, MTSU Markus Thomas, EKU Kelvin Anderson, SEMO Leon Brown, EKU Kippy Bayless, MTSU Derrick Cullors, MUR William Murrell, EKU Anthony Downs, MUR Torin Kirtsey, MTSU Rod Smart, WKU Travis Rogers, TTU C.J. Hudson, EKU J.R. Taylor, EIU Charles Anthony, TSU Charles Anthony, TSU Don Chapman, UTM Don Chapman, UTM Chris Fletcher, APSU Javarris Williams, TSU Ryan White, APSU Henry Harris, SEMO Matt Denham, EKU Trabis Ward, TSU Shepard Little, EIU Dy’Shawn Mobley, EKU Troymaine Pope, JSU

ATT 89 114 71 110 108 186 110 89 80 104 104 131 143 105 138 149 145 203 247 208 286 271 248 224 251 242 262 212 249 296 253 124 254 245 282 351 260 301 245 192 277 232 151 178 205 144 268 269 192 210 154 188 137 217 254 322 306 302 269 251 207 230 305 254 309 216 258 218

YDS 602 463 519 568 601 1082 699 667 571 684 639 874 728 708 599 555 697 1055 1054 1444 1251 1522 913 1078 1155 1403 1478 1247 1188 1015 1217 745 1000 1363 1392 1568 1439 1299 1786 1152 1543 1620 1136 1353 1371 1046 1346 1765 1115 1011 774 1249 809 1221 1522 1708 1739 1396 1412 1343 1037 1081 1735 1570 1422 1548 1491 1788

PASSING Y/RUSH 6.7 4.1 7.0 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.3 7.4 7.1 6.6 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 4.3 3.7 4.8 5.2 4.3 6.9 4.4 5.6 5.3 4.7 4.6 5.8 5.6 5.6 4.8 3.4 4.8 6.0 3.9 5.7 4.9 4.5 5.5 4.3 7.3 6.0 5.6 7.0 7.5 7.6 6.7 7.3 5.0 6.6 5.8 4.8 5.0 6.6 5.9 5.6 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.6 5.2 5.4 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.2 4.6 7.2 5.8 8.2

Y/GAME 70.8 59.9 55.5 69.7 105.5 105.4 160.4 125.1 152.2 91.3 107.8 115.5 140.3 147.8 113.4 108.0 92.3 110.6 74.5 90.9 123.9 126.5 142.5 130.8 118.1 162.4 115.2 154.3 147.3 113.6 123.0 137.1 116.2 122.4 160.5 101.4 101.1 96.8 113.6 89.9 135.7 126.8 142.3 158.1 126.9 128.4 122.1 103.7 98.3 144.6 130.8 129.3 110.6 114.7 119.2

YEAR 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

PLAYER Not available Not available Charles Porter, MOR Jimmy Feix, WKU Jimmy Feix, WKU Whitey Sanders, WKU Jerry Nassand, WKU Francis Reynolds, MTSU Carrol Van Hooser, WKU Bobby Hallum, MTSU Denny Wedge, WKU Gordon Mason, TTU Gordon Mason, TTU Jim Baker, ETSU Tony Fioravanti, MTSU Teddy Morris, MTSU Teddy Morris, MTSU Teddy Morris, MTSU Jim Guice, EKU Larry Tillman, MUR Larry Tillman, MUR Matt Haug, MUR Larry Graham, ETSU Rich McGlothin, ETSU Alan Chadwick, ETSU Alan Chadwick, ETSU Dennis Tomek, WKU Mike Hobbie, MUR Phil Simms, MOR Phil Simms, MOR John Hall, WKU John Hall, WKU Gino Gibbs, MUR Ralph Antone, WKU Tuck Woolum, EKU Mickey Corwin, MTSU Mike Hanlin, MOR Adrian Breen, MOR Adrian Breen, MOR Michael Proctor, MUR Michael Proctor, MUR Michael Proctor, MUR Chris Swartz, MOR James Wade, TSU James Wade, TSU Mike Jones, TTU Kelly Holcomb, MTSU Jeff McCrone, UTM Mike Cherry, MUR Jonathan Quinn, MTSU Leon Murray, TSU Justin Fuente, MUR Stewart Childress, MUR Shannon Harris, TSU Tony Romo, EIU Ray Nelson, SAM Andrew Goodenough, SEMO Josh Greco, EKU Lee Sweeney, TTU Jeff Ehrhardt, MUR Cade Thompson, UTM Cade Thompson, UTM Derek Carr, UTM Casey Brockman, MUR Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU KD Humphries, MUR KD Humphriers, MUR

ATT. 219 181 176 76 126 94 101 66 76 117 128 111 159 139 156 211 226 380 307 311 243 233 220 320 156 260 241 367 209 215 175 191 208 202 316 232 347 287 277 375 354 243 308 271 244 394 301 293 353 400 392 382 407 408 466 387 356 393 328 339 328 477 540 568 473 532

COMP. 145 86 111 43 60 39 41 36 25 53 62 64 83 87 84 108 117 190 162 161 135 101 105 185 70 118 115 134 106 108 79 101 111 117 167 114 202 152 132 192 210 132 163 148 146 241 170 167 183 240 230 211 258 242 279 222 189 236 190 207 191 316 331 375 319 330

INT. 9 12 8 5 8 8 8 5 9 10 8 12 9 7 9 12 12 17 17 29 11 14 18 15 12 21 12 13 10 13 5 11 11 10 12 13 9 11 7 16 12 11 12 9 9 17 14 10 12 9 10 6 16 9 15 19 17 12 14 15 12 9 15 9 12 7

YDS. TD’S 2345 20 1189 8 1581 15 540 4 805 5 757 8 528 1 551 11 420 4 903 6 878 2 859 7 1055 9 1325 12 999 7 1749 16 1468 14 2291 18 2206 25 2327 19 1701 10 1338 4 1176 11 2173 9 1017 9 1329 5 1375 5 2041 15 1439 12 1418 10 1243 10 1356 8 1544 11 1658 14 1897 20 1373 6 2301 16 2375 12 1987 9 2812 22 2548 20 2020 15 2541 10 2000 18 2154 15 2519 17 2406 18 2209 16 3002 22 3497 27 2928 20 3008 26 3165 34 2759 23 2820 16 2861 25 2292 17 2567 21 2680 24 2546 16 2543 13 3276 25 3823 31 5050 53 3483 27 3778 22

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YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICAL LEADERS TOTAL OFFENSE YEAR 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

NAME PLAYS Winnie Dill, MUR Winnie Dill, MUR 114 Charles Porter, MOR Jimmy Feix, WKU 201 Jimmy Feix, WKU 196 Bobby Young, MTSU 201 Jerry Nassano, WKU Francis Reynolds, MTSU 129 Bill Robinson, TTU Bobby Hallum, MTSU 184 Bobby Hallum, MTSU 170 Gordon Mason, TTU 207 Henry Schutte, MOR 176 Jim Baker, ETSU 203 Jim Baker, ETSU 188 Jim Baker, ETSU 213 Charlie Forrest, MUR 236 Teddy Morris, MTSU 300 Carl Williams, APSU 276 Larry Tillman, MUR 464 Larry Tillman, MUR 373 Matt Haug, MUR 363 Larry Graham, ETSU 352 Dave Schaetzke, MOR 275 Alan Chadwick, ETSU 276 Alan Chadwick, ETSU 379 Everett Talbert, EKU 262 Mike Moore, MTSU 212 Ernie House, EKU 274 Phil Simms, MOR 363 John Hall, WKU 263 Brown Sanford, MTSU 308 Sonny Defilippis, APSU 432 Gino Gibbs, MUR 367 Tuck Woolum, EKU 264 Mickey Corwin, MTSU 262 Kevin Sisk, MUR 338 Marvin Collier, MTSU 262 Trenton Lykes, YSU 418 Michael Proctor, MUR 359 Michael Proctor, MUR 436 Michael Proctor, MUR 523 Chris Swartz, MOR 380 James Wade, TSU 296 James Wade, TSU 424 Daryl Williams, TSU 338 Kelly Holcomb, MTSU 312 Jeff McCrone, UTM 428 Mike Cherry, MUR 348 Jonathan Quinn, MTSU 359 Leon Murray, TSU 411 Justin Fuente, MUR 436 Stewart Childress, MUR 441 Shannon Harris, TSU 445 Tony Romo, EIU 442 Ray Nelson, SAM 523 Ray Nelson, SAM 627 Josh Greco, EKU 474 Lee Sweeney, TTU 400 Jeff Ehrhardt, MUR 539 Antonio Heffner, TSU 365 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU 334 Casey Brockman, MUR 399 Casey Brockman, MUR 568 Casey Brockman, MUR 619 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU 638 KD Humphries, MUR 565 Eli Jenkins, JSU 566

RUSH 602 463 437 9 -35 1082 109 11 348 460 373 195 225 406 350 366 590 184 367 35 7 -139 59 226 163 124 1478 1247 133 -27 12 -88 581 563 54 63 277 594 198 197 515 451 -109 -110 60 319 97 -49 -97 170 54 -90 -43 129 -16 381 799 183 -25 375 503 443 292 211 73 62 195 1161

PASS 41 0 2345 1189 1581 83 804 757 452 551 301 903 724 736 898 1149 975 1749 1103 2291 2206 2327 1701 1127 1176 2173 0 0 1336 2041 1439 1474 1618 1310 1544 1658 1524 1171 2188 2375 1987 2812 2548 2020 2541 1813 2154 2519 2406 2209 3002 3497 2928 3008 3165 2759 2807 2861 2292 2567 2239 2350 2442 3276 3729 5050 3483 2788

RECEPTIONS TOTAL 643 463 2782 1198 1546 1165 913 768 800 1011 674 1098 949 1142 1248 1515 1565 1933 1470 2326 2213 2188 1760 1353 1339 2297 1478 1247 1471 2014 1451 1386 2199 1873 1598 1721 1801 1765 2386 2572 2502 3263 2439 1910 2601 2132 2251 2470 2309 2379 3056 3407 2885 3137 3149 3140 3606 3044 2267 2942 2742 2793 2734 3487 3802 5112 3678 3949

YDS/GM 114.2 124.8 168.3 156.5 193.3 147.0 232.6 221.3 218.7 176.0 135.3 133.9 208.8 147.8 113.4 133.7 201.4 145.1 138.6 199.9 170.3 159.8 172.1 200.1 160.5 216.9 233.8 250.2 296.6 221.7 212.2 236.5 213.2 204.6 224.5 209.9 237.9 277.8 309.7 262.3 285.2 262.4 285.5 327.8 276.7 206.1 267.5 249.3 279.3 303.8 317.0 345.6 365.1 306.5 263.3

YEAR 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

PLAYER Not Available Not Available Corky Kirtley, MOR Gene McFadden, WKU Bill Ploumis, WKU Bill Ploumis, WKU Don Heine, MUR Don Heine, MUR Don Heine, MUR Joe Cunningham, WKU Bucky Pitts, MTSU Tommy Hackler, TTU Tommy Hackler, TTU George Dykes, MTSU Gary Foltz, MUR Bobby Haile, TTU Jimbo Pearson, MTSU Jerry Smith, MTSU Aaron Marsh, EKU Harvey Tanner, MUR Harold Roberts, APSU Harold Roberts, APSU Harold Roberts, APSU John High, MOR Ron Hillman, ETSU Porter Williams, WKU Dave Maley, WKU Elmo Boyd, EKU Craig Rolle, TTU Jim Nelson, EKU Craig Rolle, TTU Eddie Preston, WKU Steve Puthoff, APSU John Newby, WKU Steve Bird, EKU Mark Ledford, MOR Todd Short, MOR Rick Shepas, YSU Rick Shepas, YSU Maury Bibent, YSU Jerome Williams, MOR Jerome Williams, MOR Dave Pingue, MOR Darrell Philon, SEMO Glenn Krupa, SEMO Lawrence Segree, TSU Clarence Jones, TSU Lawrence Segree, TSU Nikki Jackson, UTM Juan Hall, TSU Tyrone Butterfield, TSU Tyrone Butterfield, TSU Joe Perez, MUR Alex Bannister, EKU Wille Ponder, SEMO Wille Ponder, SEMO Efrem Hill, SAM Efrem Hill, SAM Andre Ralston, EKU Larry Shipp, TTU Jeff Moore, SAM Tim Benford, TTU Garnett Phelps, EKU Marcus Harris, MUR Tim Benford, TTU Erik Lora, EIU Erik Lora, EIU Adam Drake, EIU Josh Barge, JSU

*All-Time NCAA Record

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REC. 36 16 34 17 20 24 16 13 13 30 37 24 25 32 38 53 52 88 63 67 46 49 36 45 39 29 38 40 53 39 43 48 47 74 62 61 54 48 47 61 58 60 77 65 54 54 63 72 59 72 64 71 70 87 92 71 62 51 61 68 58 84 65 136* 123 93 92

YDS. 412 150 405 189 376 300 272 168 152 522 508 647 353 436 394 809 870 1019 990 869 474 571 427 849 618 647 990 741 878 739 912 736 803 948 633 959 821 625 367 566 836 815 773 870 752 707 425 1021 1053 1129 920 1122 1090 1453 1387 984 1150 799 996 782 752 1057 923 1664 1544 1321 1145

TD’S 10 1 4 3 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 7 4 0 1 8 11 3 8 9 3 4 3 10 2 6 7 7 6 6 3 3 8 2 9 3 2 4 4 1 7 4 4 5 7 7 0 5 7 11 6 12 11 15 15 10 8 8 6 10 3 9 5 12 19 12 11

YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING YEAR 1948 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

PLAYER Joe Bronson, MUR Winnie Dill, MUR Phil Foster, MUR Max Stevens, WKU Bobby Young, MTSU Carl Walker, MUR Carl Walker, MUR Dave Bottos, MUR Bobby Hallum, MTSU Bobby Hallum, MTSU W.J. Schumaker, TTU Ronnie Quillen, ETSU George Dykes, MTSU Jim Baker, ETSU Sharon Miller, WKU Jim Burt, WKU Ronnie Parson, APSU Tommy Gray, MOR Dickie Moore, WKU Bill Hess, MUR Larry Schreiber, TTU Jim Brooks, EKU Jim Brooks, EK Butch Gentry, TTU Clarence Jackson, WKU Everett Talbert, EKU Murray Cunningham, TTU Mike Moore, MTSU Wayne Anderson, TTU Dale Patton, EKU Lindsey Hudspeth, MUR Troy Snardon, WKU Paris Wicks, YSU Paul McFadden, YSU Willie Cannon, MUR Kelly Potter, MTSU Elroy Harris, EKU Dale Dawson, EKU Paul Hickert, MUR Elroy Harris, EKU Markus Thomas, EKU Joe Campbell, MTSU Tim Lester, EKU Markus Thomas, EKU Kippy Bayless, MTSU Kippy Bayless, MTSU Derrick Cullors, MUR Rob Hart, MUR Anthony Downs, MUR Corey Williams, SEMO Rondel Menendez, EKU Terrence Tillman, MUR Peter Martinez, WKU J.R. Taylor, EIU J.R. Taylor, EIU Charles Anthony, TSU Oscar Bonds, JSU Don Chapman, UTM Clay Green, JSU Gavin Hallford, JSU Javarris Williams, TSU Terrence Holt, APSU Henry Harris, SEMO Dontey Gay, TTU Matt Denham, EKU DaMarcus James, JSU Dy’Shawn Mobley, EKU Troymaine Pope, JSU

TD 7 5 7 12 9 6 9 8 8 7 10 7 7 7 10 10 6 14 19 13 13 11 9 16 11 9 15 9 12 17 11 14 21 15 14 14 18 17 15 20 12 12 12 14 20 18 15 19 16 16 16 15 19 15 17 29 21 20

PUNTING PAT 17 1 1 5 2 1 17 23 27 25

FG 1 4 4 11 14

42 1 21 32 2 33 30 1 1 1 46 44 2 33 -

5 17 14 18 19 22 15 22 -

PTS 42 30 42 72 71 37 54 49 56 44 60 42 44 71 60 60 71 84 114 78 78 66 54 60 96 66 67 54 57 90 54 72 104 72 66 74 88 87 87 128 92 86 84 108 104 90 120 112 72 72 72 84 89 120 112 92 114 96 96 99 96 90 114 90 104 174 126 120

YEAR 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

PLAYER Ralph McClain, MUR Allen Butcher, MUR Bob Vaughn, MUR John Gill, WKU Glin Jeffrey, MUR Bobby Young Jack Van Hooser, TTU Jere Stripling, MUR Tom Schulte, EKU Bobby Tillman, MTSU Dave Bishop, EKU Denny Wedge, WKU Mike Brown, MOR Gene Stuber, EKU Mike Brown, MOR Dave Lobo, EKU Fred Malins, EKU Fred Malins, EKU Bob Plotts, EKU Billy Walker, MTSU Ron Taylor, MTSU Bill Marston, MOR Chuck Cantrell, MUR Mike Shawen, MTSU Chuck Cantrell, MUR Charlie Johnson, WKU Mike Shawen, MTSU Walt Herod, WKU Don Rardin, MOR Randy Saunders, MTSU Steve Davis, TTU Steve Davis, TTU Ray Farmer, WKU John Christopher, MOR John Christopher, MOR Nick Xides, YSU Nick Xides, YSU Greg Burke, MOR Greg Burke, MOR Tracy Graham, TTU Jeff Buffaloe, APSU Tracy Graham, TTU Colin Godfrey, TSU Colin Godfrey, TSU Colin Godfrey, TSU Tim McNamee, EKU Brandon Thomas, MTSU Marc Collins, EKU Shawn Denzer, EIU Justin Terrill, SEMO Andy Dorsey, TTU Brian Bivens, MUR Jason Witczak, SEMO Bill Besenhofer, EIU Brian Bivens, MUR Richie Rhodes, JSU David Simonhoff, SEMO David Simonhoff, SEMO David Simonhoff, SEMO Kevin Cook, EIU Doug Spada, SEMO Kevin Cook, EIU Jordan Berry, EKU Joe Vucic, SEMO Chad Zinchini, TTU Chad Zinchini, TTU Jonathan King, TTU Alex Knight, SEMO

NO. 33 43 52 35 19 24 18 24 14 17 38 23 38 35 42 38 46 48 55 33 58 69 67 74 61 40 62 58 59 53 62 79 62 76 93 58 77 49 68 54 48 54 57 63 54 59 32 43 38 72 65 43 47 36 56 67 69 63 59 36 47 50 54 44 65 75 79 64

AVG. 35.5 32.0 37.3 32.3 37.4 40.3 31.6 36.8 40.1 40.5 41.7 38.2 39.5 39.2 39.3 40.2 40.2 42.2 38.8 40.1 41.9 39.3 40.7 38.5 40.3 42.2 43.9 42.4 42.8 40.6 40.5 42.5 42.4 43.7 43.9 40.0 41.5 43.1 44.1 40.2 38.9 40.2 45.9 41.4 42.2 40.7 40.6 42.7 41.1 43.5 41.9 44.8 41.1 38.2 40.3 41.2 46.0 42.8 44.8 44.6 44.7 42.0 42.9 41.1 44.8 45.9 41.5 44.8

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ALL-TIME OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 1978 Offensive S11 Milton Jenkins, TTU S18 Jimmy Woods, WKU S25 Bill Hughes, EKU Cecil Fore, TTU O2 Phil Simms, MOR O9 Dale Patton, EKU Mike Dickens, MUR O16 Bill Hughes, EKU O23 None Selected O30 Steve Brewer, APSU John Hall, WKU N6 Steve Brewer, APSU N13 Jimmy Maynord, TTU N20 Jimmy Maynord, TTU Defensive S11 Russell Brown, APSU S18 Reginald Hayden, WKU Stanley Wright, MTSU S25 Charles DeLacey, WKU O2 Tony Towns, WKU O9 Rodney Jefferson, MOR O16 Reginald Hayden, WKU O23 None Selected O30 Stan Wright, MTSU N6 Mike Betts, APSU N13 Joe Richard, EKU N20 Tony Towns, WKU 1979 Offensive S24 Danny Johnson, MUR O1 Bill Hughes, EKU O8 Eddie Preston, WKU O15 Nick Nance, MUR O22 Elmer Caldwell, WKU O29 Craig Woods, APSU N5 None Selected N12 Elmer Caldwell, WKU Defensive S24 Chuck DeLacey, WKU O1 Greg Jones, MUR O8 Rodney Jefferson, MOR O15 Rodney Jefferson, MOR O22 Joe Richard, EKU Rick Lanpher, MUR O29 Terry Love, MUR N5 None Selected N12 Joe Richard, EKU Rookie S24 Ricky Anderson, WKU O1 Ronald Lee Hopkins, MUR O8 Nicky Yeast, EKU O15 Ricky Chatman, WKU O22 Reggie Bazel, TTU O29 John Christopher, MOR N5 None Selected N12 Ricky Anderson, WKU 1980 Offensive S7 John Hall, WKU S15 Dennis Brumfield, AKR S22 Tony Braxton, EKU S29 Nate Jones, WKU O6 James Aaron, TTU O13 Sonny Defilippis, APSU O20 Gino Gibbs, MUR O27 Don Reeves, MOR N3 Troy Snardon, WKU Chris Isaac, EKU N10 Tony Braxton, EKU Nate Jones, WKU N17 Chris Isaac, EKU N24 Lindsey Hudspeth, MUR Defensive S7 Lamar Williams, MUR S15 Davlin Mullen, WKU S22 Bryan Gray, WKU Johnny Walker, APSU S29 Gary Carmichael, MOR Brett Williams, APSU O6 Donald White, MUR O13 Mark Willoughby, EKU O20 Dan Gooch, MOR O27 Kent Pettyjohn, TTU N3 Lamnot Meacham, WKU N10 Brett Williams, APSU N17 Dan Gooch, MOR N24 David Hill, EKU Rookie S7 Paul Gray, WKU

S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10 N17 N24

None Selected Marvin McClennon, TTU Lenn Duff, MOR Marvin McClennon, TTU Jamie Lovett, EKU David Hill, EKU Jeff Lancaster, MUR Floyd Jones, APSU None Selected Marvin McClennon, TTU None Selected

1981 Offensive S8 Gino Gibbs, MUR Paris Wicks, YSU S14 Terence Thompson, EKU S21 Nick Nance, MUR S28 Terence Thompson, EKU O5 Chris Isaac, EKU O12 Floyd Jones, APSU O19 Tony Costantine, TTU O26 Paris Wicks, YSU N2 Chris Isaac, EKU N9 Danny Embree, WKU N16 Paris Wicks, YSU Defensive S8 Dennis Mix, MTSU S14 Donnie Wilson, MUR S21 Donald White, MUR S28 Ken Alexander, MOR O5 Gregg Evans, MUR O12 David Suggs, WKU O19 Dennis Mix, MTSU O26 George Floyd, EKU N2 George Floyd, EKU Paul Gray, WKU N9 Paul Gray, WKU N16 Alonzo Martin, APSU Rookie S8 Marcus Moss, MUR S14 Rodney Long, APSU S21 Kelly Potter, MTSU Mike Hardie, YSU S28 Marcus Moss, MUR O5 Kelly Potter, MTSU O12 Mike Hanlin, MOR O19 Van Smith, MTSU O26 Ed Grimsley, AKR N2 Mike Hanlin, MOR N9 Terry Simmons, EKU N16 Mark Powers, TTU 1982 Offensive S7 Dennis Heckman, AKR S14 Ed Hairston, EKU S21 Paris Wicks, YSU S27 Vince Hall, MTSU O4 Dennis Hickman, AKR O11 Steve Bird, EKU O18 Paris Wicks, YSU O25 Mike Hanlin, MOR Terence Thompson, EKU N1 Steve Bird, EKU N8 Mike Hardie, YSU N15 Reggie Bazel, TTU Defensive S7 Allen Young, EKU S14 Mike Owens, APSU S21 Keith Curry, MOR S27 Jeff Daughtry, TTU O4 Danny Gooch, MOR O11 Randy Taylor, EKU O18 Danny Gooch, MOR O25 Rodney Lofton, MUR N1 Glenn Jones, MUR N8 Dennis Mix, MTSU N15 Donald White, MUR Rookie S7 Tony Moore, MUR S14 Pat Wilson, APSU S21 Brent Fisher, TTU S27 None Selected O4 Fred Motes, APSU O11 Fred Motes, APSU O18 Kevin Baker, MTSU O25 Kevin Baker, MTSU N1 Roger Cleveland, MOR N8 Kevin Baker, MTSU Roger Cleveland, MOR N15 Kaelin Byrd, APSU

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1983 Offensive S6 Mickey Corwin, MTSU S12 Jamie Lovett, EKU S19 Jamie DeVore, YSU S26 Mickey Corwin, MTSU O3 Vince Hall, MTSU O10 Willie Cannon, MUR O17 James Black, AKR O24 Allen Lawrence, TTU O31 James Black, AKR Vince Hall, MTSU N7 James Black, AKR N18 Willie Johnson, APSU Defensive S6 Mike McShane, EKU S12 Fred Harvey, EKU S19 Mike Newton, APSU S26 Pat Wilson, APSU O3 Eugene Walker, EKU O10 Kaelin Byrd, APSU O17 Greg Reed, AKR O24 Jeff Spencer, MTSU O31 James Yarborough, MUR N7 Robert Johnson, AKR Randy Frazier, MOR Michael Shelton, APSU N18 Dan Coleman, MUR Special Teams S6 Jeff Lancaster, MUR S12 Nont Selected S19 Fred Motes, APSU S26 Brian Yarbrough, APSU O3 Steve Williams, APSU O10 Robert Thompson, YSU O17 Kelly Potter, MTSU O24 Dennis Heckman, AKR O31 Mark Ledford, MOR N7 None Selected N18 Brian Yarbrough, APSU Rookie S6 Greg Parker, EKU S12 Eddie Walls, APSU S19 Rick Shepas, YSU S26 Willie Cannon, MUR O3 Willie Cannon, MUR O10 David Hensley, EKU O17 Mike Mathis, MTSU O24 Mike Mathis, MTSU O31 Willie Cannon, MUR N7 Barry Cox, EKU N18 Greg Parker, EKU 1984 Offensive S4 Trenton Lykes, YSU S10 Mike Clark, AKR S17 Vince Hall, MTSU S24 Vince Hall, MTSU O1 Kevin Sisk, MUR O8 Floyd Jones, APSU O15 Vince Hall, MTSU O22 Mike Hanlin, MOR N5 Mickey Corwin, MTSU N12 David Hensley, EKU N19 Rickey Rice, APSU Defensive S4 Ralph Robinson, MUR S10 Fred Harvey, EKU S17 Steve Rrafac, AKR S24 Dan Coleman, MUR O1 Robert Frazier, MTSU O8 Randy Carr, MTSU O15 Steve Rafac, AKR O22 Ralph Robinson, MUR Ron Shegog, APSU N5 Woody Clark, MUR N12 Randy Carr, MTSU N19 Pat Toler, YSU Offensive Lineman S4 Billy Poe, MOR S10 None Selected S17 Charlie Wiles, MUR S24 Jeff Ulmer, MUR O1 Rick Brito, MTSU Joe Spadafino, EKU O8 Colby Schreckengost, MUR O15 Chris Sullivan, EKU Phil Cowan, MTSU O22 Billy Poe, MOR N5 Rick Brito, MTSU N12 Keith Bosley, EKU N19 Chris Sullivan, EKU

Special Teams S4 Kelly Potter, MTSU S10 Brian Yarbrough, APSU S17 Kelly Potter, MTSU S24 Dale Dawson, EKU O1 Kelly Potter, MTSU O8 Greg Burke, MOR O15 Steve Rowe, EKU O22 Brian Yarbrough, APSU N5 John Dowling, YSU N12 Mark Morrison, MTSU N19 Tony James, KEU Rookie S4 Trenton Lykes, YSU Bill Bird, MUR Daman Stephens, MOR S10 None Selected S17 Roderick Love, YSU S24 Daman Stephens, MOR O1 Kelly Cutright, EKU O8 Trenton Lykes, YSU O15 Mike Woznichak, MUR O22 Daman Stephens, MOR N5 Gerald Robinson, MTSU N12 Daman Stephens, MOR N19 Daman Stephens, MOR 1985 Offensive S9 Dwight Stone, MTSU S16 Mike Clark, AKR S23 Gerald Anderson, MTSU S30 Mike Whitaker, EKU O7 Mike Clark, AKR Stanley Howard, MUR O14 Marvin Collier, MTSU O21 Mike Clark, AKR O28 Gerald Anderson, MTSU N11 Gerald Anderson, MTSU N18 Marvin Collier, MTSU N25 Kevin Sisk, MUR Defensive S9 Anthony Harper, EKU S16 James Clark, MUR S23 Kelvin Bellamy, MOR S30 Mike Peterson, YSU O7 Fred Harvey, EKU O14 Bill Hadden, AKR O21 Willie Bester, MUR O28 Herbert Jones, MUR N11 Wayne Grant, AKR N18 Don Griffin, MTSU Dino DeIuliis, MTSU N25 Wayne Grant, AKR Offensive Lineman S9 Jeff Ulmer, MUR S16 Larry Pickett, MTSU S23 Mike Teifke, AKR S30 Joe Spadafino, EKU O7 Charlie Wiles, MUR O14 David Kercell, MTSU O21 Keith Bosley, EKU O28 Cecil Andrews, MTSU N11 Keith Bosley, EKU N18 Joe Spadafino, EKU N25 Byron Ingram, EKU Special Teams S9 Dale Dawson, EKU S16 Brian Yarbrough, APSU S23 Russ Klaus, AKR S30 Russ Klaus, AKR O7 Nick Xides, YSU O14 Scott Meadows, TTU O21 Nick Xides, YSU O28 Dale Dawson, EKU N11 Mike Knapp, AKR N18 Brian Yarbrough, APSU N25 Don Griffin, MTSU Rookie S9 Rodney Payne, MUR S16 Marvin Collier, MTSU S23 Derrick Warren, MTSU S30 Rodney Payne, MUR O7 Elroy Harris, EKU O14 Pat Narduzzi, YSU O21 Elroy Harris, EKU O28 Mike Lewis, APSU N11 Elroy Harris, EKU N18 Mike Lewis, APSU Elroy Harris, EKU N25 Elroy Harris, EKU

1986 Offensive S8 Bill Bird, MUR S15 Adrian Breen, MOR S22 Adrian Breen, MOR S29 Mike Clark, AKR O6 Mike Lewis, APSU O13 Rod Love, YSU O20 Vernon Stewart, AKR O27 Mike Clark, AKR N3 Marvin Collier, MTSU N10 Mike Whitaker, EKU N17 Bill Bird, MUR Defensive S8 Randy Frazier, MOR S15 Fred Harvey, EKU S22 Pat Smith, EKU S29 Fred Harvey, EKU O6 Eddie Walls, APSU O13 Roosevelt Colvard, MTSU O20 Scott Fox, APSU O27 Kirk Brunson, MUR N3 Gary Tyler, AKR N10 Roosevelt Colvard, MTSU N17 Fred Harvey, EKU Offensive Lineman S8 Charles Wiles, MUR S15 Billy Poe, MOR S22 Joe Wagner, MOR Mike Grimm, MOR S29 Ron Pasquale, AKR O6 None Selected O13 John Nevotne, YSU O20 Cecil Andrews, MTSU O27 Byron Ingram, EKU N3 Charley Wiles, MUR N10 Larry Pickett, MTSU N17 Howard Jacobs, MOR Special Teams S8 Bob Jacob, MUR S15 Dale Dawson, EKU S22 Charlie Stepp, MOR S29 None Selected O6 Mark Morrison, MTSU O13 Paul Hickert, MUR O20 Danny Copeland, EKU O27 Mike Knapp, AKR N3 Dale Dawson, EKU N10 Greg Burke, MOR N17 Dale Dawson, EKU Rookie S8 Pierce Joiner, AKR S15 Joe Warren, APSU S22 Sammy Gholston, APSU S29 Michael Proctor, MUR O6 None Selected O13 Michael Proctor, MUR O20 Tom McMillan, APSU O27 Randy Bohler, EKU N3 Michael Proctor, MUR N10 Frank Thigpen, MUR N17 Pierce Joiner, AKR 1987 Offensive S8 Dale Edwards, APSU S14 Patrick Pope, TTU S21 Elroy Harris, EKU O5 Trenton Lykes, YSU Patrick Pope, TTU O12 Trenton Lykes, YSU O19 Lorenza Rivers, TTU O26 James Crawford, EKU N2 Lorenzo Davis, YSU N9 Elroy Harris, EKU N16 Lorenza Rivers, TTU N23 Michael Proctor, MUR Defensive S8 Don Thomas, MTSU S14 Ron Jekel, EKU S21 Kenny Meadows, MOR O5 Myron Guyton, EKU O12 Ron Clark, APSU O19 Paul Soltis, YSU Kenny Tippins, MTSU O26 Jessie Small, EKU N2 Kent Lapa, MUR N9 Mike Metcalf, MOR N16 Marlon Placide, TTU N23 Marty Euverard, MTSU Offensive Lineman S8 Greg Hurd, MUR S14 Clark Richey, TTU

S21 O5 O12 O19 O26

John Jackson, EKU Doug Hintemeyer, MTSU Gary Greve, EKU Clark Richey, TTU John Jackson, EKU Marshall Sills, MUR N2 Dave Miller, EKU Greg Hurd, MUR N9 Gary Greve, EKU N16 Elliott Fedd, YSU N23 Greg Hurd, MUR Special Teams S8 Tom McMillan, APSU S14 John Dowling, YSU S21 Danny Copeland, EKU O5 Robert Alford, MTSU O12 Lorenza Rivers, TTU O19 Paul Hickert, MUR O26 Paul Hickert, MUR N2 Danny Copeland, EKU N9 Paul Hickert, MUR N16 Chuck Daniel, MTSU N23 Paul Hickert, MUR Rookie S8 John Tate, MTSU S14 Chris Swartz, MOR S21 Chuck Daniel, MTSU O5 Lorenzo Fields, EKU O12 Lorenzo Fields, EKU O19 Chris Swartz, MOR O26 Tracy Graham, TTU N2 Alan Blythe, YSU N9 Chris Swartz, MOR N16 Chris Swartz, MOR Ricky Martin, MTSU N23 Chuck Daniel, MTSU 1988 Offensive S6 Ty Howard, MOR S13 Mike Cadore, EKU S20 Chris Swartz, MOR S26 Joe Lisle, MTSU O3 Jerome Williams, MOR O10 Elroy Harris, EKU O17 Elroy Harris, EKU O24 Melvin Waters, TSU O31 Chris Swartz, MOR N7 Elroy Harris, EKU N14 Michael Proctor, MUR Elroy Harris, EKU N21 Ricky Martin, MTSU Defensive S6 Don Thomas, MTSU S13 Kelly Cutright, EKU S20 Marty Euverard, MTSU S26 Don Thomas, MTSU O3 Chris Coffey, EKU O10 Shelton Burruss, MUR O17 Gerald Dossett, TTU O24 Chris Coffey, EKU O31 Tim Tomaszewski, EKU N7 Elzie Anderson, APSU N14 Tony Clark, MUR N21 Jamie Lowicz, MUR Offensive Lineman S6 None Selected S13 Mike Kelly, EKU Mike Delvisco, EKU S20 Mike Delvisco, EKU Joe Gagliano, MOR S26 None Selected O3 Eric Crigler, MUR O10 Al Jacevicius, EKU O17 None Selected O24 Barry Nixon, TSU O31 Joe Gagliano, MOR N7 Joe Kelly, EKU Mike Delvisco, EKU N14 Eric Crigler, MUR Oscar Angulo, EKU N21 Mike Delvisco, EKU Marshall Sills, MUR Special Teams S6 Chuck Daniel, MTSU Van Overton, TSU S13 None Selected S20 Chuck Daniel, MTSU S26 Greg Duncan, MUR O3 None Selected O10 Grad Wright, APSU O17 Greg Duncan, MUR O24 Mike Cadore, EKU O31 Tracy Graham, TTU N7 Monty McIntyre, MOR

N14 N21 Rookie S6 S13 S20 S26 O3 O10 O17 O24 O31 N7 N14 N21

Greg Duncan, MUR None Selected Bill Desmond, APSU Tim Lester, EKU Van Overton, TSU Joe Campbell, MTSU Norman Drake, TTU Tim Lester, EKU Joe Campbell, MTSU Norman Drake, TTU Tim Lester, EKU Craig Lewis, TSU Tim Lester, EKU Jeff Buffaloe, APSU Tim Lester, EKU

1989 Offensive S5 Michael Proctor, MUR S11 Ryan Weeks, TTU S18 Chris Swartz, MOR S25 Markus Thomas, EKU O2 Anthony Jerdine, MOR O9 Markus Thomas, EKU O16 Chauncey Hines, TSU O23 Markus Thomas, EKU Michael Proctor, MUR O30 Michael Proctor, MUR N6 Joe Campbell, MTSU N13 Joe Campbell, MTSU Defensive S5 Anthony Coleman, MTSU S11 Jeff Urbano, MUR S18 Simon Shanks, TSU S25 Tony Gilbert, EKU Jamie Lowicz, MUR O2 Felix Parham, TTU J.G. Porter, MOR O9 Anthony Brewer, MUR O16 Ernest Thompson, EKU Andre Dyer, MTSU O23 Joe Stone, TSU O30 Chuck Price, TSU N6 Anthony Coleman, MTSU N13 Doug Bowell, MOR Offensive Lineman S5 Mark Mitchell, EKU Keith Askin, MUR S11 Mark Mitchell, EKU S18 None Selected S25 Al Jacevicius, EKU O2 Bruce Lamb, TTU O9 Al Jacevicius, EKU Eric Crigler, MUR O16 Mark Mitchell, EKU Jim VonHandorf, EKU O23 Mark Mitchell, EKU Brooks Dalrymple, EKU O30 Al Jacevicius, EKU N6 Larry Tharpe, TSU John Tate, MTSU N13 Melvin James, MTSU Special Teams S5 Joe Lisle, MTSU S11 Chuck Daniel, MTSU S18 David Asbery, MOR S25 Robby Lannon, MUR O2 Chuck Daniel, MTSU O9 Greg Duncan, MUR O16 Tracy Graham, TTU O23 Greg Duncan, MUR O30 Ryan Weeks, TTU N6 Chuck Daniel, MTSU N13 Melvin James, MTSU Rookie S5 Mike Stewart, TTU S11 Markus Thomas, EKU S18 Billy Shackleford, TTU Mike Stewart, TTU S25 Simon Shanks, TSU O2 Markus Thomas, EKU O9 Leon Brown, EKU Simon Shanks, TSU O16 Xavier Pope, MUR O23 Simon Shanks, TSU O30 Markus Thomas, EKU N6 Simon Shanks, TSU N13 Mitch Fedak, MOR 1990 Offensive S4 Joe Campbell, MTSU S10 Jimmy Bethea, TSU S17 Leon Brown, EKU

S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29

Joe Campbell, MTSU Phil Ironside, MTSU Bert Browne, TTU Bert Browne, TTU Phil Ironside, MTSU Joe Campbell, MTSU Tim Lester, EKU N5 Chris Swartz, MOR N12 Ricky Martin, MTSU N19 Ricky Martin, MTSU Chris Swartz, MOR Defensive S4 Darrell Beavers, MOR S10 Scott Boykin, MTSU Simon Shanks, TSU S17 Kelly Blount, EKU S24 Brett Kolnick, EKU Danny Amato, MUR O1 Craig Brooks, EKU O8 Brett Kolnick, EKU David Wilkins, EKU O15 Rick Sanders, TTU O22 Darrell Beavers, MOR O29 Mark McCutcheon, TSU Felix Parham, TTU N5 Perry Hall, TSU N12 Roger Jones, TSU David Wilkins, EKU N19 Tom Cohan, MOR Offensive Lineman S4 James Appel, MOR S10 Al Jacevicius, EKU S17 Eric Coker, MOR S24 Mike Gibson, MTSU Rick Mitchell, MTSU Carlos James, TTU O1 Al Jacevicius, EKU Jim VonHandorf, EKU Carl Satterly, EKU O8 Larry Tharpe, TSU Paul Jones, TSU O15 Jerry Jared, TTU O22 Jim VonHandorf, EKU John Holmes, EKU O29 Tim Wimbley, EKU N5 Brandon Ford, MOR N12 Al Jacevicius, EKU N19 John Macon, TSU Larry Tharpe, TSU Special Teams S4 Daniel Gibson, TTU S10 Matt Crews, MTSU S17 Colin Godfrey, TSU S24 J.J. Flournoy, TSU Colin Godfrey, TSU O1 Daniel Gibson, TTU O8 J.J. Flournoy, TSU O15 Matt Crews, MTSU O22 Todd Duffey, EKU O29 Colin Godfrey, TSU N5 Colin Godfrey, TSU Richard Darden, APSU N12 Bryan Barrett, EKU Orlando Crenshaw, MTSU N19 Greg Duncan, MUR Rookie S4 Shane Queen, TTU S10 Damyen Taylor, TTU Samy Hillman, APSU S17 Walter Dunson, MTSU S24 Randy Fuller, TSU O1 Bryan Nichols, MOR Maurice Draine, TTU O8 Mark Cooper, TSU O15 Daniel Gipson, TTU O22 Leonard Love, EKU O29 Thomas Maxwell, APSU N5 Fred Johnson, MOR N12 Damyen Taylor, TTU N19 Fred Johnson, MOR 1991 Offensive S3 Tim Lester, EKU S9 Joe Campbell, MTSU S16 Tim Lester, EKU Marcus Dowdell, TSU S23 Jimmy Bethea, TSU S30 Walter Dunson, MTSU Darrin Harris, MOR O7 Joe Campbell, MTSU O14 Markus Thomas, EKU O21 James Wade, TSU O28 Tim Lester, EKU

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Joe Campbell, MTSU Steve Donato, MOR N11 Markus Thomas, EKU Patrick Robinson, TSU N18 James Wade, TSU N25 Jody Smith, APSU Defensive S3 Ara Jackson, EKU S9 Richard Darden, APSU S16 Brad Ladd, EKU S23 Bunky Beasley, APSU Chris McNamee, EKU David Wilkins, EKU S30 James Mesidor, APSU O7 Lamont Wortham, TSU O14 James Chinn, SEMO O21 Shane Queen, TTU O28 Fred Johnson, MOR N4 Randy Wardlow, EKU N11 Randy Wardlow, EKU Fred Johnson, MOR N18 Elliot Pilton, TSU Lamont Wortham, TSU N25 Scott Boykin, MTSU Offensive Lineman S3 None Selected S9 James Appel, MOR S16 Tim Wimbley, EKU Brian Neville, EKU S23 Jimmy Betea, TSU S30 None Selected O7 Mike Roth, EKU O14 Greg Armstrong, MUR O21 Shawn Corbett, SEMO O28 Jaime Hagan, APSU N4 Mike Roth, EKU Carl Satterly, EKU N11 Mike Roth, EKU N18 Tim Wimbley, EKU N25 Mike Roth, EKU Carl Satterly, EKU Special Teams S3 Marcus Dowdell, TSU Colin Godfry, TSU S9 Chris Dill, MUR S16 Bryan Barrett, EKU Marshall Hale, TTU S23 Tomas Cobb, MUR S30 Steve Munnell, APSU O7 Garth Petrilli, MTSU O14 Todd Duffy, EKU O21 Daniel Gipson, TTU O28 Bryan Barrett, EKU N4 Colin Godfrey, TSU N11 Colin Godfrey, TSU N18 Garth Petrilli, MTSU N25 Bryan Flynn, MOR Rookie S3 Chad McCollam, TSU S9 Garth Petrilli, MTSU S16 Martin Diehl, MUR S23 Arthur King, APSU Waynee McGowan, MUR S30 Jay Hampton, APSU O7 Randy Beaman, TTU O14 Randy Beaman, TTU O21 Kelly Holcomb, MTSU O28 Kippy Bayless, MTSU N4 Jamie Phillips, MOR Willie Queen, TTU N11 Donnie Matthews, MOR N18 Claude Sanders, SEMO N25 Ron Jones, EKU 1992 Offensive S6 Walter Dunson, MTSU S13 Kelvin Anderson, SEMO S20 Markus Thomas, EKU S27 Walter Dunson, MTSU O4 Randy Beaman, TTU O11 Brigham Lyons, MTSU O18 Kelly Holcomb, MTSU O25 James Wade, TSU N1 Markus Thomas, EKU N8 Joey Crenshaw, EKU N15 Markus Thomas, EKU N22 Markus Thomas, EKU Defensive S6 Lamont Wortham, TSU S13 Anthony Hutch, MUR S20 Brad Ladd, EKU S27 Kirk Pointer, APSU O4 Kevin Gibbs, MUR O11 Kevin Jackson, TTU

O18 Jaime Phillips, MOR O25 Chris Young, EKU N1 Fred Johnson, MOR N8 Kevin Gibbs, MUR N15 Thomas Jackson, TSU N22 Randy Fuller, TSU Offensive Lineman S6 Bill Christmas, MUR S13 None Selected S20 Larry Duncan, EKU Mike Thomas, EKU Brian Pressler, EKU S27 Steve McAdoo, MTSU O4 None Selected O11 None Selected O18 Marshun Middleton, TSU O25 Robert Moorman, TSU N1 Dave Stukenberrg, SEMO N8 Marcus Kimbrell, MUR N15 Brian Pressler, EKU N22 Brian Pressler, EKU Special Teams S6 Leon Brown, EKU S13 Patrick Robinson, TSU S20 Bradd Ladd, EKU S27 Mike Penman, EKU O4 Tim McNamee, EKU O11 Colin Godfrey, TSU O18 Chad Brummitt, TTU O25 Mike Stewart, TTU N1 Craig Bere, MOR N8 Patrick Robinson, TSU N15 Garth Petrilli, MTSU N22 Timmy Bland, MUR Rookie S6 Kelvin Anderson, SEMO S13 Kirk Pointer, APSU S20 Mike Penix, TTU S27 Brigham Lyons, MTSU O4 Eric McBroom, MTSU O11 Gerald Bentley, TTU O18 Shane Kennedy, SEMO O25 Craig Long, TTU N1 Daniel Williams, APSU N8 Anthony Franklin, MTSU N15 Kelvin Anderson, SEMO N22 Kelvin Anderson, SEMO 1993 Offensive S5 Mike Jones, TTU S12 Willie Queen, TTU S19 Butch Mosby, MUR S26 Kippy Bayless, MTSU O3 Butch Mosby, MUR O10 Michael Penix, TTU O17 Darron Davis, TSU O24 Leon Brown, EKU O31 Mike Penman, EKU N7 Daryl Williams, TSU N14 Kelly Holcomb, MTSU N21 Mike Jones, TTU Defensive S5 Anthony Hutch, MUR S12 Brent Alexander, TSU S19 Calon Yeldon, APSU S26 Emerson Wells, EKU O3 Brent Alexander, TSU O10 Carlos Timmons, EKU O17 Neil Fittery, EKU O24 Jaime Phillips, MOR O31 Brian Burton, SEMO N7 Derrick Carroll, MTSU N14 Chad Bratzke, EKU N21 Brian Spano, UTM Special Teams S5 Tim McNamee, EKU S12 Joey O’Donnell, UTM S19 Derek Norton, SEMO S26 Marc Collins, EKU O3 Garth Petrilli, MTSU O10 Chris Dill, MUR O17 tim McNamee, EKU O24 Bubba Beasley, UTM O31 Jay Henderson, TTU N7 Garth Petrilli, MTSU N14 Derek Norton, SEMO N21 Marc Collins, EKU Newcomer S5 Maurice Sanders, SEMO S12 Jesse Smith, APSU S19 Rontae Bass, MOR S26 Rodney Shelton, MTSU O3 Daryl Williams, TSU O10 Jason Griffin, UTM

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O17 O24 O31 N7 N14 N21

Chris Guyton, EKU Darrell Cross, MOR Tim Scarborough, MUR Cory Rodney, MUR Chris Guyton, EKU Victor Hyland, EKU

1994 Offensive S4 Charles Gamble, UTM S11 Kelly Holcomb, MTSU S18 Darron Davis, TSU S25 Michael Penix, TTU O2 John Sacca, EKU O9 Kippy Bayless, MTSU O16 Kelvin Anderson, SEMO O23 Kippy Bayless, MTSU O30 Kelly Holcomb, MTSU N6 Willie Queen, TTU N13 Lawrence Segree, TSU N20 Kippy Bayless, MTSU Defensive S4 Markee Tate, MTSU S11 Brian Pankey, TTU S18 Tony McCombs, EKU S25 Cedric Davis, TSU Greg Klund, SEMO O2 Dennis Friendly, APSU O9 Renardo Hampton, MUR O16 Joe Smiith, EKU O23 Tony McCombs, EKU O30 Angel Rubio, SEMO N6 Brad Simmons, TTU N13 Thomas Jackson, TSU N20 Victor Hyland, EKU Special Teams S4 Dione Tyler, SEMO S11 Marc Collins, EKU S18 Darrell Williams, TSU S25 Frank Diaz, MOR O2 Dione Tyler, SEMO O9 Donnie Stephens, MUR O16 Darrell Williams, TSU O23 David Young, APSU O30 Brian Nurick, MOR N6 Dewayne Harper, UTM N13 Dione Tyler, SEMO N20 Marc Collins, EKU Newcomer S4 Anthony Lee, APSU S11 David Hoelscher, EKU S18 Ronnie Merritt, MUR S25 Eric Clay, EKU O2 Eric Clay, EKU J.P. Blair, MOR O9 Fred Hoston, SEMO O16 Todd Mather, UTM Robey Williams, TSU O23 Jacob Dickson, APSU O30 Fred Hoston, SEMO N6 William Murrell, EKU N13 Jason Johnson, UTM N20 Chris Berry, MOR 1995 Offensive S3 Mike Cherry, MUR S10 Dee Mostiller, MTSU S17 Derrick Cullors, MUR Lance Hoeltke, APSU S24 Shane Kennedy, SEMO O1 Jeff McCrone, UTM O8 Jarrick Hillery, TSU O15 Derrick Cullors, MUR O22 Michael Penix, TTU O29 Mike Cherry, MUR Dione Tyler, SEMO N5 Mike Cherry, MUR N12 Daymon Carter, EKU N20 Derrick Cullors, MUR Defensive S3 Anthony Hutch, MUR S10 Chris Guyton, EKU S17 Nathanial Claybrooks, MTSU S24 William Hampton, MUR O1 Richard Freeman, TSU O8 William Hampton, MUR O15 Fred Thomas, UTM Tony McCombs, EKU O22 Kirk Pointer, APSU Anthony HIcks, MTSU O29 Greg Klund, SEMO N5 Ronnie Merritt, MUR N12 Joe Smith, EKU N20 Frank Russell, SEMO

Special Teams S3 Brandon Thomas, MTSU S10 Marc Collins, EKU Gerald Bentley, TTU S17 Justin Terrill, SEMO S24 Fred Thomas, UTM O1 Marc Collins, EKU O8 Rhett Kopp, MTSU O15 Kirk Pointer, APSU O22 Brandon Thomas, MTSU O29 Chris Dill, MUR N5 Brandon Thomas, MTSU N12 None Selected N20 Dione Tyler, SEMO Newcomer S3 Lance Hoeltke, APSU Derrick Cullors, MUR S10 Jarrick Hillery, TSU S17 Charles Hall, APSU S24 Derrick Cullors, MUR O1 Tommy Luginbill, EKU O8 Derrick Cullors, MUR O15 Jeff McCrone, UTM O22 Tommy Luginbill, EKU O29 David Bone, MOR N5 Jamie Sander, TTU Jonathan Quinn, MTSU N12 Jonathan Quinn, MTSU N20 David Bone, MOR 1996 Offensive S8 Justin Lynch, EIU S15 Reginald Swinton, MUR S22 Andre Caballero, TTU S29 William Murrell, EKU O6 Mike Cherry, MUR O13 Dee Mostiller, MTSU O20 William Murrell, EKU O27 Jabarey McDavid, EIU N3 Anthony Downs, MUR N10 Mike Cherry, MUR N17 William Murrell, EKU N24 Daniel Williams, APSU Defensive S8 Lamar Carter, TSU S15 Hasheem Rasheed, EIU S22 Robert Taylor, TTU S29 Rodney Wilson, EIU O6 Tony McCombs, EKU O13 Anthony Hutch, MUR O20 Renardo Hampton, MUR O27 Danny Thomas, EKU N3 Hasheem Rasheed, EIU N10 Anthony Hicks, MTSU Robert Taylor, TTU N17 Typail McMullen, MTSU DeAndre James, MTSU N24 Angel Rubio, SEMO Special Teams S8 Donald Hitson, MUR S15 Chris Watson, EIU S22 Rob Hart, MUR S29 Jay Henderson, TTU O6 Rob Hart, MUR O13 Shawn Denzer, EIU O20 Chris Wiggins, APSU O27 Patrick McFall, TSU N3 Rob Hart, MUR N10 Rob Hart, MUR N17 Jay Henderson, TTU N24 Keegan RAy, MTSU Newcomer S8 Scooter Asel, EKU S15 Jermaine Womack, MTSU S22 Scooter Asel, EKU S29 Mike Simpson, EIU Lamar Carter, TSU O6 Todd Valentine, TSU Brant Billen, TTU O13 Andre Caballero, TTU O20 Kelverick Green, MTSU Shane Cowan, UTM O27 Todd Valentine, TSU N3 Adam Joyner, UTM N10 Kelverick Green, MTSU N17 Mancel Elam, MUR N24 Lamar Carter, TSU 1997 Offensive A31 Anthony Downs, MUR S7 Leon Murray, TSU S14 Donnie Davis, EIU S21 Mike Simpson, EIU

S28 O5 O12 O19 O26

Anthony Downs, MUR Jonathan Quinn, MTSU Derick Logan, EKU Justin Lynch, EIU Jonathan Quinn, MTSU Mike Simpson, EIU N2 Justin Lynch, EIU N9 Todd Valentine, TSU N16 Anthony Downs, MUR N23 Simon Fuentees, EKU Rondel Menendez, EKU Defensive A31 Angel Rubio, SEMO S7 Branon Vaughn, TTU S14 Lamar Carter, TSU S21 Ronnie Merritt, MUR S28 Josh Symonette, TTU O5 Ed Jackson, EIU O12 Mancel Elam, MUR O19 Chris Guyton, EKU O26 Jason Muchow, EKU N2 Corey Chamblin, TTU N9 Marcus Stepp, MUR N16 Corey Cobb, UTM N23 Darrell Hinton, TSU Special Teams A31 Justin Terrill, SEMO S7 John Fowle, EIU S14 Tyrone Butterfield, TSU S21 John Fowle, EIU S28 Buck Billings, TSU O5 Darriel Ruffin, UTM O12 Mancel Elam, MUR O19 John Wright, EKU Casey Roberts, TTU O26 Terrance Smith, UTM N2 Bobby Washington, EKU N9 Tyrone Butterfield, TSU N16 Jerome Tillman, TTU N23 Andy Dorsey, TTU Newcomer A31 Tyrone Butterfield, TSU S7 Dan Loyd, MUR S14 Corey Crume, EKU S21 Darriel Ruffin, UTM S28 Brian Durham, EKU O5 Dan Loyd, MUR O12 Darriel Ruffin, UTM O19 Stanley McGraw, TTU O26 Tyrone Butterfield, UTM N2 Aaron Layne, SEMO N9 Charlie Walker, MTSU N16 Corey Crume, EKU N23 Leon Murray, TSU Tyrone Butterfield, TSU 1998 Offensive S6 Torin Kirtsey, MTSU S13 Justin Fuente, MUR S20 Corey Crume, EKU S27 Corey Williams, SEMO O4 Justin Bivins, MUR O11 Torin Kirtsey, MTSU O18 Leon Murray, TSU O25 DeJuan Marshall, TSU N1 Wes Counts, MTSU N8 Justin Fuente, MUR Kelverrick Green, MTSU N15 Leon Murray, TSU N22 Rondel Menendez, EKU Defensive S6 Jerry Turner, TTU S13 Lamar Carter, TSU S20 Antwan Perry, EIU S27 Charles Tinsley, EKU O4 Keith Pauldo, MTSU O11 Labrent Sterling, TSU O18 Kenneth Knotts, MUR O25 Branon Vaughn, TTU N1 Scott Brown, MTSU N8 Darrell Hinton, TSU N15 Chad Evitts, TTU N22 Joshua Symonette, TTU Special Teams S6 Corey Chester, SEMO S13 Greg Miller, MUR S20 Stephen Brown, EKU S27 Andy Dorsey, TTU O4 Chris Watson, EIU O11 Jarrick Hillery, TSU O18 Ashley Johnson, TSU O25 David Collett, TTU N1 Greg Miller, MUR N8 Greg Miller, MUR N15 Andy Dorsey, TTU

N22 Jarrick Hillery, TSU Newcomer S6 Justin Fuente, MUR Jon Denton, EKU S13 Anthony Boggs, EKU S20 Anthony Buich, EIU S27 Wes Counts, MTSU O4 Bobby Brune, SEMO O11 Kendall Newson, MTSU O18 Jon Denton, EKU O25 Anthony Buich, EIU N1 DeJuan Marshall, TSU N8 Tony Wesley, MTSU N15 Justin Fuente, MUR Anthony Buich, EIU N22 Tony Woods, EKU 1999 Offensive S6 Leon Murray, TSU S12 Justin Fuente, MUR S19 Leon Murray, TSU S26 Jabarey McDavid, EIU O3 Walter Hill, TTU O10 Justin Fuente, MUR O17 Leon Murray, TSU O24 Jermaine Manning, MUR O31 Rod Smart, WKU Chris Perkins, TSU N7 Justin Fuente, MUR N14 Chris Perkins, TSU N21 Anthony Buich, EIU Defensive S6 Ed Sanders, TSU S12 Chad Evitts, TTU S19 Scooter Asel, EKU S26 Melvin Wisham, WKU O3 Mel Mitchell, WKU O10 Branon Vaughn, TTU O17 Branon Vaughn, TTU O24 Brian Hinton, SEMO O31 Lamar Carter, TSU N7 Benny Zeigler, TSU N14 Joshua Symonette, TTU N21 Jeremy Atwell, SEMO Special Teams S6 Brian Bivens, MUR S12 Avion Black, TSU S19 David Collett, TTU S26 Seth Carriere, SEMO O3 Ashley Johnson, TSU O10 Greg Miller, MUR O17 Frank Cutolo, EIU O24 Brian Bivens, MUR O31 Jason Martin, EKU N7 Brian Bivens, MUR N14 Jason Martin, EKU Seth Goodowens, TSU N21 Alan Ogletree, WKU Newcomer S6 Sherrod Coates, WKU S12 Bobby Sippio, WKU S19 Julius Hull, TSU S26 Tony Romo, EIU O3 Patrick Jenkins, TSU O10 Yeremiah Bell, EKU O17 Brian Bivens, MUR O24 Rashad West, SEMO O31 Shaka Jones, MUR N7 Amariah Robb, TSU Rashad West, SEMO N14 Bobby Sippio, WKU N21 Rashad West, SEMO 2000 Offensive S3 Tony Romo, EIU S10 Waylon Chapman, EKU Bobby Brune, SEMO S17 Tony Romo, EIU S24 Mario Riley, MUR O1 Corey Crume, EKU O8 Garner Byars, MUR O15 Tony Romo, EIU O22 Alex Bannister, EKU O29 Travis Rogers, TTU N5 J.R. Taylor, EIU N12 Garner Byars, MUR N19 Travis Rogers, TTU Defensive S3 Jai Williams, MUR S10 Sherrod Coates, WKU S17 Melvin Wisham, WKU S24 Chad Evitts, TTU O1 Nick Sullivan, EKU O8 Melvin Wisham, WKU O15 Chance Price, TSU

O22 Bobby Sippio, WKU O29 Bobby Sippio, WKU N5 Phillip Wasson, MUR N12 Chad Evitts, TTU N19 Mike Carlin, EIU Special Teams S3 Luke Anderson, EKU S10 Frank Cutolo, EIU S17 Jason Witczak, SEMO S24 Andy Dorsey, TTU O1 Alan Ogletree, WKU O8 Alan Ogletree, WKU O15 Andy Dorsey, TTU O22 Bill Besenhofer, EIU O29 Joseph Jefferson, WKU N5 Jahi Henley, TTU N12 Kourtney Young, EIU N19 David Collett, TTU Bobby Sippio, WKU Newcomer S3 Kenton Evans, TSU S10 Curtis Cooper, SEMO S17 Michael Slater, MUR S24 Stewart Childress, MUR O1 Keith Brooks, WKU Stewart Childress, MUR O8 Ricky Farmer, SEMO O15 Jason Johnson, WKU Nick Ricks, EIU O22 Michael Slater, MUR O29 Marcus Patton, SEMO N5 Andre Raymond, EIU C.J. Johnson, TSU N12 Stewart Childress, MUR N19 Kenton Evans, TSU 2001 Offensive S2 Shannon Harris, TSU S9 Tony Romo, EIU S16 None Selected S25 Curtis Cooper, SEMO S30 Tony Romo, EIU O7 Curtis Cooper, SEMO O14 J.R. Taylor, EIU O21 J.R. Taylor, EIU O28 Grant Swallows, TTU N4 Grant Swallows, TTU N11 Grant Swallows, TTU N18 Tony Romo, EIU Defensive S2 Corey Mathis, SEMO S9 Antione Livingston, EIU S16 None Selected S25 Yeremiah Bell, EKU S30 Marcus Reese, TSU O7 Jameel Brown, TTU O14 Yeremiah Bell, EKU O21 Yeremiah Bell, EKU O28 D.J. Bleisath, TTU N4 Chris Minter, EKU N11 D.J. Bleisath, TTU N18 D.J. Bleisath, TTU Special Teams S2 David Collett, TTU S9 Shane Andrus, EIU Kyle East, SEMO S16 None Selected S25 Marquis Stephens, TSU S30 Bill Bessenhoffer, EIU O7 None Selected O14 Shane Andrus, EIU O21 None Selected O28 Andre Raymond, EIU N4 Frank Cutolo, EIU N11 David Collett, TTU N18 Adam Smith, EKU Newcomer S2 C.J. Hudson, EKU S9 Jeromy McDowell, SEMO S16 None Selected S25 C.J. Hudson, EKU S30 C.J. Hudson, EKU O7 C.J. Hudson, EKU O14 Charles Anthony, TSU O21 C.J. Hudson, EKU O28 Willie Ponder, SEMO N4 C.J. Hudson, EKU N11 Billy Blanchard, MUR N18 Steve Farmer, TSU 2002 Offensive A31 Andre Raymond, EIU S7 Willie Ponder, SEMO

S14 S21 S28 O5 O12 O19 O26 N2 N9

Billy Blanchard, MUR Will Bumphus, EIU Keiki Misipeka, SEMO Tony Romo, EIU Tony Romo, EIU Tony Romo, EIU Billy Blanchard, MUR Charles Anthony, TSU Willie Ponder, SEMO J.R. Taylor, EIU N16 J.R. Taylor, EIU N23 Jason Ballard, TTU Defensive A31 Marcus Adams, EKU S7 Ahmed Safeullah, TSU S14 Daniel Wentzel, TTU S21 Marcus Adams, EKU S28 Ricky Farmer, SEMO O5 Justen Rivers, EKU O12 Nick Ricks, EIU O19 Ricky Farmer, SEMO O26 Chad Dewberry, EKU N2 Dmitri Patterson, SEMO N9 Perez Boyd, UTM N16 Bobby Sanders, MUR N23 Tyrone Parks, MUR Special Teams A31 Andrew Winters, SEMO S7 Brent Harris, UTM S14 Nick Hodges, TTU S21 Andre Raymond, EIU S28 Nick Hodges, TTU O5 Chris NesSmith, SEMO O12 Carlos Wright, TSU O19 None Selected O26 Brian Bivens, MUR N2 Shane Andrus, MUR N9 None Selected N16 None Selected N23 Shane Andrus, MUR Newcomer A31 Matt Miller, EKU S7 Jack Tomco, SEMO S14 Keiki Misipeka, SEMO S21 Trey Bonner, TTU S28 Keiki Misipeka, SEMO O5 Jack Tomco, SEMO O12 Jack Tomco, SEMO O19 Matt Miller, EKU O26 Sugar Sanders, TSU N2 Deandre Green, MUR N9 Nick Eller, EIU N16 Jack Tomco, SEMO N23 Nick Eller, EIU 2003 Offensive A30 Charles Anthony, TSU S6 Matt Guice, EKU S13 Andre Ralston, EKU S20 Charles Anthony, TSU S27 Ray Nelson, SAM O4 Brady Wahlberg, UTM O11 Kory Chapman, JSU O18 Efrem Hill, SAM O25 C.J. Johnson, JSU N1 Ray Nelson, SAM N8 Maurice Mullins, JSU N15 Andre Ralston, EKU N22 Charles Anthony, TSU Defensive A30 Michael Hanley, MUR S6 Mike Dunn, EKU S13 Brandon Shelby, TTU S20 Fred Miller, EIU S27 Yusuf Sharif, TTU O4 Ricky Farmer, SEMO O11 Jerome Jones, EKU O18 Ben Brown, EIU O25 George Summers, JSU N1 Justen Rivers, EKU N8 Dimitri Patterson, SEMO N15 O.J. Turner, SEMO N22 Justen Rivers, EKU Special Teams A30 Richie Rhodes, JSU S6 Cortland Finnegan, SAM S13 Gerald Morrow, TSU Jarrett Morrow, TSU S20 Ty Neil, SAM S27 Richie Rhodes, JSU O4 Derek Kutz, SEMO O11 Chris Hicks, SAM O18 Charles Owens, EIU O25 Chris Hicks, SAM

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N1 Jesse Ohliger, MUR N8 Adam Smith, EKU N15 Richie Rhodes, JSU N22 Richie Rhodes, JSU Newcomer A30 Michael Hanley, MUR S6 Matt Guice, EKU S13 Matt Guice, EKU S20 David Taufou, SEMO S27 Derek White, TTU O4 Derek White, TTU O11 James Dumervil, TSU O18 David Simonhoff, SEMO O25 Vincent Webb, EIU N1 Andrew Goodenough, SEMO N8 Matt Guice, EKU N15 Matt Guice, EKU N22 Adam Ellis, EKU 2004 Offensive S4 Charles Anthony, TSU S11 Charles Anthony, TSU S18 Oscar Bonds, JSU S25 Oscar Bonds, JSU O2 C.J. Hudson, EKU O9 Trey Bonner, TTU O16 Riley Walker, TSU O23 Ray Nelson, SAM O30 Don Chapman, UTM N6 Oscar Bonds, JSU N13 Charles Anthony, TSU N20 Craig Agee, JSU Defensive S4 Cortland Finnegan, SAM S11 Justin Williams, TSU S18 Paul Thomas, TSU S25 LaMarcus Rowell, JSU O2 Jamar Landrom, TSU O9 Perry Kyles, TTU O16 Pierre Wright, EKU O23 Brett Vavra, TTU O30 Kellin White, SEMO N6 Brett Vavra, TTU N13 Marcus Lorick, EIU N20 Pierre Wright, EKU Special Teams S4 David Simonhoff, SEMO S11 Brandon Robinson, EIU S18 Gavin Hallford, JSU S25 Derek Kutz, SEMO O2 Rayvon Sims, UTM O9 Antoine Bullock, JSU O16 Phil Kuhl, EKU O23 Josh Foster, TTU O30 David Simonhoff, SEMO N6 Craig Agee, JSU N13 Kyle Barber, EKU N20 Phil Kuhl, EKU Newcomer S4 Don Chapman, UTM S11 Josh Greco, EKU S18 Don Chapman, UTM S25 Matt Schabert, EIU O2 Matt Schabert, EIU O9 Derrick Parrott, MUR O16 LaMarcus Rowell, JSU O23 Josh Greco, EKU O30 Don Chapman, UTM N6 Matt Schabert, EIU N13 Nick Turner, MUR N20 Matt Schabert, EIU 2005 Offensive S4 Brady Wahlberg, UTM S11 Josh Greco, EKU S18 Brady Wahlberg, UTM S25 Josh Greco, EKU O2 Stephen Britton, TTU O9 Chad Cook, MUR O16 Javarris Williams, TSU O23 Tim Holloman, SEMO O30 Clay Green, JSU N6 Anthony Ash, TTU N13 Mark Dunn, EKU N20 Don Chapman, UTM Defensive S4 Tristan Burge, EIU S11 Jamar Landrom, TSU S18 Michael Sturgis, MUR S25 Jason Coleman, UTM O2 Derrick Huff, EKU O9 David Gilmore, UTM O16 Lucius Seymour, EIU O23 Tristan Burge, EIU

O30 Clint Sellers, EIU N6 Seth Harrell, SEMO N13 Gavin Slaughter, JSU N20 Clint Sellers, EIU Special Teams S4 Zach Walden, JSU S11 Josh Foster, TTU S18 Nick Turner, MUR S25 Taurean Rhetta, JSU O2 David Simonhoff, SEMO O9 Taylor Brown, UTM O16 Cortland Finnegan, SAM O23 Darren Williams, JSU O30 Jon Mahan, TTU N6 David Simonhoff, SEMO N13 David Simonhoff, SEMO N20 Tom Schofield, EIU Newcomer S4 Clint Sellers, EIU S11 K.J. Austin-Bruce, TSU S18 Darren Williams, JSU S25 Adam Kesler, EIU O2 Jonathan Eiland, MUR O9 Dante Harrold, UTM O16 Courtney Richardson, TSU O23 Tim Holloman, SEMO O30 Tim Holloman, SEMO N6 Cameron Kirnes, TTU N13 Stevie Chaney, MUR N20 Clint Sellers, EIU 2006 Offensive S3 Javarris Williams, TSU S10 Vincent Webb, EIU S17 Chad Cook, MUR S24 Vincent Webb, EIU O1 Clay Green, JSU O8 Josh Greco, EKU O15 Javarris Williams, TSU O22 Norris Smith, EIU O29 Javarris Williams, TSU N5 Don Chapman, UTM N12 Don Chapman, UTM N19 Lee Sweeney, TTU Defensive S3 LeMarcus Rowell, JSU S10 Brandon Rosser, EKU S17 Derrick Parrott, MUR S24 Aaron Williams, TTU O1 LeMarcus Rowell, JSU O8 Lucius Seymour, EIU O15 Lucius Seymour, EIU O22 Markeseo Jackson, UTM O29 Kevin Rondo, UTM N5 Donald Thomas, EIU N12 Brandon Gathof, EKU N19 Kenny Brown, JSU Special Teams S3 Shannon Fleming, SAM S10 Chris Hicks, SAM S17 David Simonhoff, SEMO S24 John Mahan, TTU O1 Zach Walden, JSU O8 Zach Walden, JSU O15 Chris Hicks, SAM O22 David Simonhoff, SEMO O29 Zach Walden, JSU N5 Jessie Burton, UTM N12 Matt Schoborg, EKU N19 Clay Green, JSU Special Teams S3 Micah Rucker, EIU S10 Micah Rucker, EIU S17 Marcus Dawson, UTM S24 E.J. Daniel, UTM O1 Lee Sweeney, TTU O8 Cole Stinson, EIU O15 Lee Sweeney, TTU O22 Antonio Heffner, TSU O29 Aaron Williams, TSU N5 Cole Stinson, EIU N12 Bobby Washington, EKU N19 Lee Sweeney, TTU 2007 Offensive S2 Cole Stinson, EIU S9 Derek White, TTU S16 Derek White, TTU S23 Bobby Washington, EKU S30 Antonio Heffner, TSU O7 Allan Holland, EKU O14 Cedric Johnson, JSU O21 Chris Fletcher, APSU O28 Jefferson Adcock, SAM

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N4 Jeff Ehrhardt, MUR N11 Don Chapman, UTM N18 Ademola Adeniji, EIU Defensive S2 Dontrell Miller, UTM S9 Drew Robinson, JSU S16 Daniel Becker, APSU Shaun Richardson, TSU S23 Maurice Smith, TTU S30 Carnell Clark, JSU O7 Donald Thomas, EIU O14 Corey Reed, TTU O21 Derrick Huff, EKU O28 Derrick Huff, EKU N4 D. Rodgers-Cromartie, TSU N11 Michael Torres, EIU Brandon Gathof, EKU N18 Craig Worthen, UTM Special Teams S2 Terrence Holt, APSU Gavin Hallford, JSU S9 Gavin Hallford, JSU S16 Eric Benson, TSU S23 Mark Prevost, SAM S30 Maurice Dupree, JSU Gavin Hallford, JSU O7 Taylor Long, EKU O14 Zach Walden, JSU O21 Sean O’Brien, MUR O28 Larry Shipp, TTU N4 Maurice Dupree, JSU N11 Quinten Ponius, EIU N18 Terrence Holt, APSU Taurean Rhetta, JSU Newcomer S2 Victor Anderson, SEMO S9 Kevin Cook, EIU Justin Kraemer, TTU S16 Chris Evans, SAM S23 Alex Barnett, SAM Henry Sailes, TTU S30 Rashad Haynes, EIU O7 Cedric Johnson, JSU O14 Cedric Johnson, JSU O21 Chris Evans, SAM O28 Jeff Ehrhardt, MUR Cade Thomopson, UTM N4 Jeff Ehrhardt, MUR N11 Cade Thompson, UTM N18 Justin Kraemer, TTU 2008 Offensive A31 Houston Lillard, SEMO S7 Antonio Heffner, TSU S14 Henry Sailes, TTU S21 Antonio Heffner, TSU S28 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU O5 Derrick Townsel, MUR Javarris Williams, TSU O12 Brandyn Young, UT Martin O19 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU O26 Trent Caffee, APSU N2 Allan Holland, EKU N9 Antonio Heffner, TSU N16 C.J. Walker, EKU N23 Travorus Bess, EIU Jeff Ehrhardt, MUR Defensive A31 Eddie Calvin, SEMO S7 Seymour Loftman, EIU S14 Nathan Williams, MUR S21 A.J. Davis, JSU S28 Dontrell Miller, UTM O5 Eugene Clifford, TSU O12 Nathan Williams, MUR O19 Alexander Henderson, JSU O26 Nick Stauffer, SEMO N2 Nathan Williams, MUR N9 Austen Lane, MUR N16 Andrew Ridgeway, JSU N23 Brandon Gathof, EKU Special Teams A31 Terrence Holt, APSU S7 Jamaal Akbar, UTM S14 Justin Kraemer, TTU S21 Tyler Wilke, EIU S28 Taylor Long, EKU O5 Maurice Dupree, JSU O12 Quentin Ponius, EIU O19 Gavin Hallford, JSU Eric Benson, TSU O26 Doug Spada, SEMO N2 Terrence Holt, APSU N9 Derrick Townsel, MUR N16 Gavin Hallford, JSU

N23 Ricky Thomas, APSU Newcomer A31 JaJuan Spillman, TSU S7 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU S14 Henry Harris, SEMO Daryl Bourne, UTM S21 Mike Hicks, UTM S28 Henry Harris, SEMO Ryan Perrilloux, JSU O5 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU O12 Shannon Davis, EKU O19 Desmin Ward, EIU Ryan Perrilloux, JSU O26 Ryan White, APSU N2 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU N9 Mike Hicks, UTM N16 Ryan White, APSU N23 Matt Scheible, SEMO 2009 Offensive S6 Jake Christensen, EIU S13 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU S20 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU S27 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU O4 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU O11 Ryan White, APSU O18 Garnett Phelps, EKU O25 Terrence Holt, APSU N1 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU Tim Benford, TTU N8 Brandyn Young, UTM N15 Jake Christensen, EIU Ryan Perrilloux, JSU N22 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU Defensive S6 Jeremy Caldwell, EKU S13 Jawaan Booker, JSU S20 Andre Evans, EKU S27 Bryan Blanfort, SEMO O4 Jeremy Caldwell, EKU T.J. Heath, JSU O11 Dustin Dillehay, TTU O18 Patrick McClellan, EKU O25 Antonio Faulkner, APSU N1 Caleb Mitchell, TTU N8 Alexander Henderson, JSU Austin Lane, MUR N15 CJ James, EIU Alexander Henderson, JSU N22 Alexander Henderson, JSU Special Teams S6 Marcus Harris, MUR S13 Austin Signor, EIU S20 Alan Bonner, JSU S27 Patrick Tatum, JSU O4 Patrick Tatum, JSU O11 Kevin Cook, EIU O18 Kienan Cullen, MUR O25 Lorence Ricks, EIU N1 Austin Signor, EIU Kevin Cook, EIU N8 Terrence Holt, APSU N15 Terrence Holt, APSU N22 Terrence Holt, APSU Newcomer S6 Jason McNair, UTM S13 Mon Williams, EIU S20 Jake Christensen, EIU S27 Jake Christensen, EIU Jamal Young, UTM O4 T.J. Pryor, EKU O11 Jeremy Ross, APSU O18 T.J. Pryor, EKU O25 Jason McNair, UTM N1 Caleb Mitchell, TTU N8 Casey Brockman, MUR N15 Greg Smith, JSU N22 T.J. Pryor, EKU 2010 Offensive S5 Marques Ivory, JSU Coty Blanchard, JSU S12 Matt Scheible, SEMO S19 Henry Harris, SEMO S26 Jamal Young, JSU Henry Harris, SEMO Preston Brown, TSU O3 Henry Harris, SEMO O10 Casey Brockman, MUR O17 Henry Harris, SEMO O24 Matt Scheible, SEMO O31 T.J. Pryor, EKU N7 Chris Wright, EIU Orlandus Harris, EKU

N14 N21

Casey Brockman, MUR Casey Brockman, MUR Cass Barnes, TTU Defensive S5 Rodney Garrott, JSU S12 Jeremy Ross, Austin Peay Aaron Grimes, SEMO S19 Darrin Nalls, UTM S26 Rico Council, TSU O3 Darrick Borum, SEMO O10 Rico Council, TSU O17 Caleb Mitchell, TTU Marcus Edwards, TTU O24 Brannon Byrd, JSU O31 Joshua Jackson, SEMO N7 Tyson Patrick, EKU N14 Jason Horton, JSU N21 Richmond Tooley, TTU Specialist S5 Rayshawn Weatherspoon, TSU S12 Drew Geldbach, SEMO S19 Stephen Stansell, APSU S26 Dontrell Johnson, MUR O3 Kevin Cook, EIU O10 Matthew Barker, TTU O17 Rashad Haynes, EIU Jordan Berry, EKU O24 Drew Geldbach, SEMO Nick Campbell, TTU O31 Joe Hook, UTM N7 Jeremy Caldwell, EKU N14 James Esco, JSU N21 Jeremy Caldwell, EKU Newcomer S5 Coty Blanchard, JSU S12 Coty Blanchard, JSU S19 CJ Estelle, UTM S26 Mike Harris, MUR O3 Coty Blanchard, JSU Arthur Brackett, MUR O10 Mike Harris, MUR O17 Jocques Crawford, TTU O24 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU O31 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU N7 Mike Harris, MUR N14 Darius Barksdale, JSU Duane Brady, MUR N21 Jocques Crawford, TTU 2011 Offensive S4 Coty Blanchard, JSU S11 Mike Harris, MUR S18 Casey Brockman, MUR S25 Dontey Gay, TTU O2 Jake Ryan, APSU Matt Scheible, SEMO O9 Derek Carr, UTM O16 Mike Harris, MUR O23 Matt Denham, EKU O30 Matt Denham, EKU N6 T.J. Pryor, EKU N13 Calvin Middleton, JSU N20 Casey Brockman, MUR Dontey Gay, TTU Defensive S4 Patrick McClellan, EKU S11 Ichiro Vance, EKU S18 Richmond Tooley, TTU S25 Antwaun Majors, APSU O2 Clarence Jackson, JSU O9 Ben Johnson, UTM O16 Antonio Harper, TSU O23 Montori Hughes, UTM O30 Qua Huzzie, MUR Corey Watson, TTU N6 Antonio Harper, TSU N13 Blake Peiffer, SEMO N20 Richmond Tooley, TTU Specialst S4 Jordan Berry, EKU S11 Jeremy Caldwell, EKU Travis James, TSU S18 Scott Weatherford, EIU S25 Coty Blanchard, JSU Cody Forbes, TTU O2 Stephen Stansell, APSU O9 Jamin Godfrey, TSU O16 Zach Sharp, TTU O23 Gabriel Chambers, JSU O30 Nick Campbell, TSU N6 Kienan Cullen, MUR N13 Kienan Cullen, MUR N20 James Esco, JSU Newcomer S4 Washaun Ealey, JSU

S11 S18 S25 O2 O9 O16 O23 O30 N6 N13 N20

Jeremiah Williams, EKU Clarence Jackson, JSU Washaun Ealey, JSU Washaun Ealey, JSU Michael German, TSU Michael German, TSU Michael German, TSU Tim Hamm-Bey, SEMO Qua Huzzie, MUR Cameron Bailey, EKU Washaun Ealey, JSU Michael German, TSU Kevin Hamlin, EKU

2012 Offensive S2 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU S29 DaMarcus James, JSU Trabis Ward, TSU S16 Michael German, TSU S23 Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois S30 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU O7 Casey Brockman, MUR O14 Derek Carr, UTM Trabis Ward, TSU O21 T.J. Pryor, EKU O28 Washaun Ealey, JSU N4 Derek Carr, UTM N11 Darian Stone, TTU N18 Quentin Sims, UTM Jake Ryan, APSU Defensive S2 Brooklyn Fox, EKU S9 Rashad Smith, JSU S16 Brandon Wicks, MUR S23 Cejay Ceniza, EKU S30 Pete Houlihan, EIU O7 Nick Thrasher, TSU O14 Steven Godbolt III, TSU Thad Williams, UTM O21 Jermaine Hough, JSU DJ Roberts, UTM O28 Artavious Dowdell, EIU N4 Brooklyn Fox, EKU N11 Rashad Smith, JSU N18 Artavious Dowdell, EIU Brandon Wicks, MUR Specialist S2 Cody Sandlin, UTM S9 Griffin Thomas, JSU S16 Cameron Berra, EIU S23 Jordan Benton, MUR Drew Geldbach, SEMO S30 Ladarius Vanlier, TTU O7 Kevin Barfield, UTM O14 Cameron Berra, EIU O21 Griffin Thomas, JSU O28 Jamin Godfrey, TSU N4 Steven Mix, MUR N11 Zach Sharp, TTU N18 Walter Powell, MUR Newcomer S2 Troymaine Pope, JSU Da’Rick Rogers, TTU S9 Troymaine Pope, JSU S16 Jaamal Berry, MUR S23 Da’Rick Rogers, TTU S30 Jaamal Berry, MUR O7 Telvin Brown, JSU O14 Jeremy Butler, UTM O21 Jermaine Hough, JSU O28 Scott Lathrop, SEMO N4 Jaamal Berry, MUR N11 Jeremy Butler, UTM N18 Alex Helms, EIU 2013 Offensive S2 Eastern Illinois Offensive Line (Borre, Lowery, Pagliara, Pierce, Seibert) S8 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU JSU State Rushing Attack (James, Jenkins, Jones, Pope) S15 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU S22 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU S29 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU O6 DaMarcus James, JSU O13 Scott Lathrop, SEMO O20 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU O27 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU N3 DaMarcus James, JSU N10 Eli Jenkins, JSU N17 Shepard Little, EIU N24 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU Defensive S2 Alex McNulty, EIU

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Robert Haynes, EIU J’vontez Blackmon, UTM Samquan Evans, TSU Anthony Goodman, EKU James Huguely, TTU O6 Josh Manning, MUR O13 Daniel Fitzpatrick, TSU O20 Daniel Fitzpatrick, TSU O27 Rashod Byers, JSU N3 Tony Bell, UTM N10 Marty Jones, TTU N17 Ben Johnson, UTM N24 Perry Cooper, MUR Specialist S2 Shepard Little, EIU Ladarius Vanlier, TTU S8 Martine Stevenson, TSU Chad Zinchini, TTU S15 Griffin Thomas, JSU Walter Powell, MUR S22 Jamin Godfrey, TSU S29 Jordan Johnson, TTU O6 Walter Powell, MUR O13 Alex Knight, SEMO O20 Steven Mix, MUR Spencer Davis, SEMO O27 Jordan Berry, EKU N3 Erik Lora, EIU N10 Griffin Thomas, JSU N17 Jackson Redditt, UTM N24 Steven Mix, MUR Newcomer S2 Max Shortell, JSU S8 Eli Jenkins, JSU S15 Maikhail Miller, MUR Dylan Favre, UTM S22 JJ Jude, EKU S29 Maikhail Miller, MUR O6 Maikhail Miller, MUR O13 Maikhail Miller, MUR O20 Shephard Little, EIU O27 Jeff LePak, EIU N3 Omar Williams, APSU N10 Eli Jenkins, JSU N17 Shepard Little, EIU N24 Maikhail Miller, MUR 2014 Offensive A31 Adam Drake, EIU S7 Eli Jenkins, JSU S14 Dy’Shawn Mobley, EKU S21 Kyle Snyder, SEMO Paul McRoberts, SEMO S28 Eli Jenkins, JSU Peter Lloyd, SEMO O5 Miles Jones, JSU KD Humphries, MUR O12 KD Humphries, MUR O19 Darian Stone, TTU O26 Shepard Little, EIU N2 Abou Toure, UTM N9 DaMarcus James, JSU N16 Dy’Shawn Mobley, EKU N23 Michael German, TSU Defensive A31 Anthony Bass, TSU S7 Stanley Absanon, EKU S14 De’Ante Saunders, TSU S21 Ronnie Vinson, TSU S28 Gabe Terry, TSU O5 Tim Hamm-Bey, SEMO O12 Jermaine Hough, JSU O19 Marty Jones, TTU O26 Anthony Goodman, EIU N2 Kamu Grugier-Hill, EIU N9 Folo Johnson, JSU Austin Tallant, TTU N16 Michael Carlisle, JSU N23 Walter Evans, UTM Specialist A31 Andrew Lloyd, EKU S7 Ladarius Vanlier, TTU S14 Ryan McCrum, SEMO S21 Antoine Johnson, EIU S28 Alex Knight, SEMO O5 John Arnold, TTU O12 Andrew Lloyd, EKU O19 Ladarius Vanlier, TTU O26 Hamish MacInnes, JSU N2 Darion Hall, TSU N9 Pokey Harris, MUR N16 Pokey Harris, MUR N23 Jackson Redditt, UTM Newcomer A31 Tom Smith, TSU

S7 S14 S21 S28 O5 O12 O19 O26 N2 N9 N16 N23

Devaunte Sigler, JSU Dy’Shawn Mobley, EKU Jalen Whitlow, EIU Dy’Shawn Mobley, EKU Jalen Whitlow, EIU Trey Thompson, TTU Jalen Whitlow, EIU Mickey Macius, APSU Jalen Whitlow, EIU Dy’Shawn Mobley, EKU Jalen Whitlow, EIU Jalen Whitlow, EIU Dy’Shawn Mobley, EKU Gabe Terry, TSU

2015 Offensive S7 Brock McCoin, TTU S13 Josh Barge, JSU S20 Krys Cates, TTU S27 Eli Jenkins, JSU Jarod Neal, UTM O4 Paul McRoberts, SEMO O11 Bennie Coney, EKU O18 Eli Jenkins, JSU O25 Jarod Neal, UTM N1 Eli Jenkins, JSU N8 Patrick Smith, TSU N15 Bennie Coney, EKU Ladarius Vanlier, TTU N22 Eli Jenkins, JSU Defensive S7 Seth McDonald, EIU S13 Dawson Wells, JSU Michael Ford, SEMO S20 Seth McDonald, EIU S27 Tra’Darius Goff, TTU O4 Chris Kelly, EKU Chad Meredith, SEMO O11 Demetrius Mason, MUR O18 Noah Spence, EKU O25 Kamu Grugier-Hill, EIU N1 Dawson Wells, JSU N8 Dawson Wells, JSU Ebenezer Ogundeko, TSU N15 Dino Fanti, EIU N22 Dino Fanti, EIU Specialist S7 Connor Rouleau, JSU S13 Jackson Redditt, UTM S20 Landon Stratton, MUR S27 Maleek Hall, TTU O4 Stanley Absanon, EKU O11 Mike Bernier, EIU O18 Keith Wrzuszczak, EKU O25 Janawski Davis, MUR N1 Keith Wrzuszczak, EKU N8 Zach Dean, MUR N15 Cameron Sanders, SEMO N22 Pokey Harris, MUR Newcomer S7 Joel McCandless, JSU O’Shay Ackerman-Carter, TSU S13 Joel McCandless, JSU S20 Dante Vandeven, SEMO S27 Elijah Daniel, MUR O4 Tremane McCullough, SEMO O11 Kendall Morris, APSU O18 Devin Church, EIU O25 Ethan Thomas, EKU N1 Tremane McCullough, SEMO N8 Patrick Smith, TSU N15 Dante Vandeven, SEMO N22 Tremane McCullough, SEMO Erick Evans, TSU

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ALL-TIME OVC PRESEASON POLLS OVC preseason football polls for most seasons are available dating back to the 1978 poll. Not all years are available. Where available, first-place votes are indicated in parenthesis after team name. Preseason Players of the Year were not selected on a regular basis until 2008 and are indicated after that year’s results.

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1978 1. Tennessee Tech Poll results incomplete 1979 1. Eastern Kentucky 2. Western Kentucky 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Murray State 5. Austin Peay 6. Middle Tennessee 7. Morehead State

68 66 48 40 30 22 20

1980 1. Murray State (5) 2. Eastern Kentucky (3) 3. Western Kentucky 4. Akron 5. Austin Peay 6. Morehead State 7. Middle Tennessee 8. Tennessee Tech

47 41 35 34 26 18 13 10

1981 1. Eastern Kentucky (5) 2. Western Kentucky (2) 3. Murray State (2) 4. Akron 5. Morehead State 6. Middle Tennessee 7. Austin Peay 8. Youngstown State 9. Tennessee Tech

60.5 56.5 52 39 31 29 23 18 14

1982 1. Eastern Kentucky (6) 2. Youngstown State (1) 3. Murray State (1) 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Akron 7. Austin Peay 8. Morehead State

48 40 35 34 25 19 13 10

1983 1. Eastern Kentucky (6) 2. Akron (2) 3. Middle Tennessee 4. Youngstown State 5. Murray State 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Morehead State 8. Austin Peay

48 44 36 27 22 21 15 4

1984 1. Eastern Kentucky (6) 2. Middle Tennessee (2) 3. Akron 4. Murray State 5. Austin Peay 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Youngstown State 8. Morehead State

48 40 36 33 20 18 17 12

1985 1. Eastern Kentucky (4) 2. Middle Tennessee (3) 3. Murray State (1) 4. Youngstown State 5. Austin Peay 6. Akron 7. Morehead State 8. Tennessee Tech

44.5 43 36 29 26 23.5 14 8

1986 Poll not available 1987 1. Eastern Kentucky (4) 2. Murray State (2) 3. Middle Tennessee (1) 4. Youngstown State

34 30 28 19

Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Morehead State

17 11 8

1988 Poll not available 1989 1. Eastern Kentucky 2. Middle Tennessee 3. Murray State 4. Tennessee State 5. Tennessee tech 6. Austin Peay 7. Morehead State

54 44.5 41.5 37 22 17.5 14.5

1990 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Murray State Tennessee Tech 5. Tennessee State 6. Morehead State 7. Austin Peay

35 32 21 21 19 10 9

1991 1. Eastern Kentucky (13) 2. Middle Tennessee (3) 3. Tennessee State 4. Morehead State Tennessee Tech 6. Murray State 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Austin Peay

125 115 89 69 69 47 44 18

1992 1. Eastern Kentucky (10) 2. Middle Tennessee (8) 3. Morehead State 4. Austin Peay 5. Tennessee State 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Southeast Missouri 8. UT Martin 9. Murray State

138 136 89 84 81 67 65 41 28

1993 1. Middle Tennessee (16) 2. Eastern Kentucky (2) 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Tennessee State 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Morehead State 7. Austin Peay 8. UT Martin 9. Murray State

152 144 124 106 75 69 58 46 36

1994 1. Eastern Kentucky (12) 2. Middle Tennessee (3) 3. Tennessee Tech (3) 4. Tennessee State 5. Murray State 6. UT Martin 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Austin Peay 9. Morehead State 1995 1. Eastern Kentucky (15) 2. Middle Tennessee (2) 3. Tennessee State (1) 4. Southeast Missouri 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Murray State 7. Austin Peay 8. UT Martin 9. Morehead State 1996 1. Murray State (9.5) 2. Eastern Kentucky (6.5)

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1997 1. Eastern Illinois (6) 2. Eastern Kentucky (5) 3. Murray State (4) 4. Middle Tennessee (1) 5. Tennessee State 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Southeast Missouri 8. UT Martin

104 80 56 55 48 42 26 89 85 79 65 46 40 29 15

1998 1. Eastern Kentucky (13) 2. Eastern Illinois (1) 3. Murray State (2) 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Tennessee State 7. Southeast Missouri 8. UT Martin

97 79 77 54 53 46 26 16

1999 1. Tennessee State (12) 2. Murray State (2) 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Eastern Illinois (2) 5. Western Kentucky 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Southeast Missouri 8. UT Martin

95 77 71 66 56 42 26 15

2000 1. Eastern Kentucky (12) 2. Murray State (3) 3. Tennessee State (1) 4. Western Kentucky 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Eastern Illinois 7. Southeast Missouri 8. UT Martin

96 75 73 56 55 46 33 14

2001 1. Eastern Illinois (9) 2. Tennessee Tech (3) 3. Eastern Kentucky (2) 4. Murray State 5. Tennessee State 6. Southeast Missouri 7. UT Martin

69 56 52 50 32 23 12

2002 1. Eastern Illinois (4) 2. Eastern Kentucky (3) 3. Tennessee State Tennessee Tech 5. Murray State 6. Southeast Missouri 7. UT Martin

71 61 45 45 36 24 12

2003 1. Southeast Missouri (5) 2. Murray State (4) 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech 7. Tennessee State 8. Samford 9. UT Martin

60 58 48 45 33 33 23 16 8

2004 1. Eastern Kentucky (10) 2. Jacksonville State (8) 3. Samford 4. Southeast Missouri

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70 67 52 36 19

2005 1. Jacksonville State (15) 2. Eastern Kentucky (1) 3. Murray State (2) 4. Eastern Illinois 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Samford 7. Tennessee State 8. Southeast Missouri 9. UT Martin

127 108 94 81 72 49 47 45 25

2006 1. Eastern Kentucky (11) 2. Eastern Illinois (7) 3. Jacksonville State 4. Samford 5. Murray State 6. UT Martin 7. Tennessee State Tennessee Tech 9. Southeast Missouri

120 117 102 75 64 46 45 45 34

2007 1. Eastern Illinois (8) 2. Jacksonville State (6) 3. UT Martin (4) 4. Eastern Kentucky (1) 5. Tennessee State (1) 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Murray State 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Samford 10. Austin Peay

150 139 126 119 103 79 60 57 46 21

2008 1. Jacksonville State (6) 2. Eastern Kentucky (6) 3. Eastern Illinois (6) 4. Tennessee State 5. UT Martin 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Austin Peay 8. Murray State 9. Southeast Missouri

113 111 108 84 69 55 50 36 22

Preseason Offensive Player Allan Holland (QB), EKU Preseason Defensive Player Pierre Walters (DL), EIU 2009 1. Eastern Kentucky (10) 2. UT Martin (4) 3. Eastern Illinois (2) 4. Tennessee State (1) 5. Murray State (1) 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State

105 92 89 74 61 35 33 33 n/a

Note: JSU was not included in the Predicted Order of Finish because they were not eligible to win the OVC Championship due to NCAA APR penalties.

Preseason Offensive Player Cade Thompson (QB), UTM Preseason Defensive Player Austen Lane (DE), MUR

2010 1. Jacksonville State (11) 2. Eastern Illinois (4) 3. Eastern Kentucky (1) 4. Tennessee Tech (1) 5. Tennessee State (1) 6. UT Martin 7. Austin Peay Southeast Missouri 9. Murray State

120 114 102 78 70 59 38 38 29

123 106 93 81 73 64 57 33 18

2016 1. Jacksonville State (16) 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Eastern Illinois (2) 4. UT Martin 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Tennessee State 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Murray State 9. Austin Peay

128 100 97 96 66 55 45 43 18

Preseason Offensive Player Eli Jenkins (RB), JSU Preseason Defensive Player Darius Jackson (DL), JSU

Preseason Offensive Player Casey Brockman (QB), MUR Preseason Defensive Player Monte Lewis (DL), JSU Rico Council (LB), TSU 2012 1. Eastern Kentucky (12) 2. Jacksonville State (6) 3. Murray State 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Tennessee State 6. UT Martin 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Eastern Illinois 9. Austin Peay

128 107 106 78 66 63 45 38 17

Preseason Offensive Player Dy’Shawn Mobley (RB), EKU Preseason Defensive Player Devaunte Sigler (DL), JSU

Preseason Offensive Player Terrence Holt (RB/KR), APSU Preseason Defensive Player Josh Bey (LB), UTM 2011 1. Jacksonville State (13) 2. Murray State (4) 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Southeast Missouri 5. Tennessee Tech 6. UT Martin 7. Eastern Illinois 8. Tennessee State 9. Austin Peay

2015 1. Jacksonville State (16) 2. Eastern Illinois 3. Eastern Kentucky (2) 4. UT Martin 5. Tennessee State 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Murray State 9. Austin Peay

124 177 85 83 69 67 44 42 17

Preseason Offensive Player Casey Brockman (QB), MUR Preseason Defensive Player Blake Peiffer (LB), SEMO 2013 1. Eastern Illinois (12) 2. Eastern Kentucky (4) 3. Tennessee State (2) 4. Jacksonville State 5. UT Martin 6 . Murray State Tennessee Tech 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Austin Peay

122 114 90 87 78 53 53 35 16

Preseason Offensive Player Erik Lora (WR), EIU Preseason Defensive Player Steven Godbolt III (DB), TSU 2014 1. Jacksonville State (10) 2. Eastern Illinois (4) 3. Tennessee State (4) 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. UT Martin 6. Murray State 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Austin Peay

118 110 107 82 79 54 48 34 16

Preseason Offensive Player DaMarcus James (RB), JSU Preseason Defensive Player Anthony Bass (DE), TSU

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NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP In the first title game played in Frisco, Eastern Washington erased 16-point deficit to beat Delaware 20-19 in January 2011. The entertaining game certainly did not disappoint the 13,000-plus fans who attended the first college football game in Frisco.

A year later, the perfect blend of two passionate fan bases combined with a “local” team making it to the championship game led to a standing-room only crowd of 20,586 to watch North Dakota State beat Sam Houston State 17-6. North Dakota State quarterback Brock Jensen threw a touchdown pass right after a fake punt and then added a 1-yard run for another score following a long interception return to help the No. 2 seed Bison upset the top-seeded Bearkats, snapping Sam Houston’s 16-game win streak and preventing it from winning its first national championship It was NDSU’s first national championship at the Division I level to go with five Division II titles, the last in 1990.

The 2012 title game was a rematch between the Bison and Bearkats with North Dakota State claiming its second-straight title with a 39-13 victory. The game was played in front of 21,411 fans, including more than 10,000 wearing green and gold. Brock Jensen ran for three touchdowns and Sam Ojuri added two more scores as NDSU broke a 10-10 halftime tie as they outscored SHSU 29-3 in the second half.

In 2013 North Dakota State made it three-straight titles with a convincing 35-7 victory over Towson in front of 19,802 fans. It completed a perfect 15-0 season for the Bison and tied the FCS victory for overall consecutive victories (24). In 2014 NDSU made it four titles in a row with a dramatic 29-27 victory over Illinois State as Carson Wentz scored from five yards out with 37 seconds remaining to upend the Redbirds who had surged ahead with 1:38 to play.

A year ago Jacksonville State became the first OVC team to advance to the Division I National Championship game since 1982 when they took on North Dakota State. The Gamecocks ultimately lost 37-10 to the Bison who won its fifth-straight national title.

While the games have no doubt been the highlight, it is a week’s worth of events that have separated the event in Frisco from past championships – not to mention the great Texas hospitality.

The teams arrive in Texas four days before the game starts. They’re greeted by signs and banners around town as well as great crowds at their respective team headquarters. The next day, the teams visit local elementary schools where they are welcomed by students eager to show off their school spirit for their newly adopted college teams. Later that night, the two participating teams gather for the Great Texas Barbecue Bowl that showcase the legendary Texas culture and hospitality. On Friday, teams attend the Champions Luncheon and make last-minute tweaks in game preparation.

The day of the game, fans begin gathering at restaurants and parking lots surrounding Toyota Stadium and take part in Tailgate Town that features quality entertainment and even more Texas sounds, flavors and hospitality.

The local organizing committee, collectively known as Team Frisco consists of the City of Frisco, its Economic Development Corporation and Convention & Visitors Bureau, Hunt Sports Group/Toyota Stadium, the Frisco Chamber of Commerce and Frisco-based Southland Conference.

The Football Championship Subdivision is comprised of the conferences and institutions that compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship - Big Sky, Big South, Colonial Athletic Association, Ivy League, Mid-Eastern Athletic, Missouri Valley Football, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Pioneer, Southern, Southland and the Southwestern Athletic. The Ivy League, Mid-Eastern Athletic and Southwestern Athletic Conference choose not to participate in the football championship. The FCS embodies a tradition of excellence through high level competition, student-athlete character and sportsmanship throughout the regular season and the championship experience.

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2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship

First Round November 26

Second Round December 3

Quarterfinals December 9/10

Semifinals December 16/17

Final January 7

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OVC POSTSEASON HISTORY 1948 Murray State 21, Sul Ross State 21 (Tangerine Bowl) 1952 Western Kentucky 34, Arkansas State 19 (Refrigerator Bowl) East Texas State 33, Tennessee Tech 0 (Tangerine Bowl) 1954 Omaha 7, Eastern Kentucky 6 (Tangerine Bowl) Sam Houston State 27, Middle Tennessee 13 (Refrigerator Bowl) 1959 The Citadel 27, Tennessee Tech 0 (Tangerine Bowl) 1960 Middle Tennessee 21, Presbyterian 12 (Tangerine Bowl) 1961 Lamar 21, Middle Tennessee 14 (Tangerine Bowl) 1963 Western Kentucky 27, Coast Guard 0 (Tangerine Bowl) 1964 Middle Tennessee 20, Muskingham 0 (Grantland Rice Bowl) 1967 Eastern Kentucky 27, Ball State 13 (Grantland Rice Bowl) 1969 East Tennessee St. 34, Louisiana Tech 13 (Grantland Rice Bowl) 1972 Louisiana Tech 34, Tennessee Tech 0 (Grantland Rice Bowl) 1973 Western Kentucky 25, Lehigh 16 (NCAA Division II 1st Round) Western Kentucky 28, Grambling 20 (Grantland Rice Bowl) Louisiana Tech 34, Western Kentucky 0 (NCAA Division II Champ.)

1975 Western Kentucky 14, Northern Iowa 12 (NCAA Division II 1st Round) Western Kentucky 14, New Hampshire 3 (Grantland Rice Bowl) Northern Michigan 16, Western Kentucky 14 (NCAA Division II Champ.)

1976 North Dakota St. 10, Eastern Kentucky 7 (NCAA Division II 1st Round)

FCS/I-AA PLAYOFFS HISTORY The I-AA (re-named the Football Championship Subdivision at the end of the 2006 season) Playoffs began in 1978. Eastern Kentucky, which won the I-AA national championship in 1979 and 1982, has been to the playoffs 20 times in the 36-year history of the event. That is the second-most appearances all-time (trailing only Montana).

1982 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Eastern Kentucky 38, Idaho 30 (Quarterfinals) at Eastern Kentucky 13, Tennessee State 7 (Semifinals) Eastern Kentucky 17, Delaware 14 (Championship - Wichita Falls, Texas) 1983 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS Boston University 24, at Eastern Kentucky 20 (1st Round) 1984 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS Middle Tennessee 27, at Eastern Kentucky 10 (1st Round) Middle Tennessee 42, at Indiana State 41 (3OT) (Quarterfinals) Louisiana Tech 21, at Middle Tennessee 13 (Semifinals) 1985 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS Georgia Southern 28, at Middle Tennessee 21 (1st Round) at Rhode Island 35, Akron 27 (1st Round) 1986 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS Eastern Kentucky 23, at Furman 10 (1st Round) at Eastern Illinois 28, Murray State 21 (1st Round) Eastern Kentucky 24, at Eastern Illinois 22 (Quarterfinals) at Arkansas State 24, Eastern Kentucky 10 (Semifinals) 1987 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Eastern Kentucky 40, Western Kentucky 17 (1st Round) at Northern Iowa 31, Youngstown State 28 (1st Round) at NE Louisiana 33, Eastern Kentucky 32 (Quarterfinals) 1988 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Eastern Kentucky 28, Massachusetts 17 (1st Round) at Eastern Kentucky 41, Western Kentucky 24 (Quarterfinals) at Georgia Southern 21, Eastern Kentucky 17 (Semifinals) 1989 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Middle Tennessee 24, Appalachian State 21 (1st Round) Youngstown State 28, at Eastern Kentucky 24 (1st Round) at (1) Georgia Southern 45, Middle Tennessee 3 (Quarterfinals) 1990 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at (1) Middle Tennessee 28, Jackson State 7 (1st Round) Furman 45, at Eastern Kentucky 17 (1st Round) at Boise State 20, Middle Tennessee 13 (Quarterfinals) 1991 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Middle Tennessee 20, Sam Houston 19 (OT) (1st Round) at Eastern Kentucky 14, Appalachian St. 3 (1st Round) at Eastern Kentucky 23, Middle Tennessee 13 (Quarterfinals) at Marshall 14, Eastern Kentucky 7 (Semifinals) 1992 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Middle Tennessee 35, Appalachian State 10 (1st Round) at Marshall 44, Eastern Kentucky 0 (1st Round) at Marshall 35, Middle Tennessee 21 (Quarterfinals) 1993 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Georgia Southern 14, Eastern Kentucky 12 (1st Round) 1994 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Eastern Kentucky 30, Boston University 23 (1st Round) at Marshall 49, Middle Tennessee 14 (1st Round) at Youngstown State 18, Eastern Kentucky 15 (Quarterfinals)

The NCAA field included 4 teams from 1978-80, 8 teams in 1981, 12 teams from 1982-85, 16 teams from 1986-2009, 20 teams from 2010-12 and 24 teams from 2013-present.

1995 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS Northern Iowa 35, at Murray State 34 (1st Round) at Montana 48, Eastern Kentucky 0 (1st Round)

1978 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS no participants

1996 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Murray State 34, Western Illinois 6 (1st Round) at Northern Iowa 21, Eastern Illinois 14 (1st Round) at Troy State 31, Murray State 3 (Quarterfinals)

1979 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Eastern Kentucky 33, Nevada-Reno 30 2OT (Semifinals) Lehigh 28, at Murray State 9 (Semifinals) Eastern Kentucky 30, Lehigh 7 (Championship - Orlando, Fla.) 1980 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Eastern Kentucky 23, Lehigh 20 (Semifinals) Boise State 31, Eastern Kentucky 29 (Championship - Sacramento, Calif.)

1981 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Eastern Kentucky 35, Delaware 28 (Quarterfinals) Eastern Kentucky 23, at Boise State 17 (Semifinals) Idaho State 34, Eastern Kentucky 23 (Championship - Wichita Falls, Texas)

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1997 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Western Kentucky 42, Eastern Kentucky 14 (1st Round) 1998 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at (7) Appalachian State 45, (10) Tennessee State 31 (1st Round) 1999 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS (16) North Carolina A&T 24, at (1) Tennessee State 10 (1st Round) 2000 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at (5) Western Kentucky 27, (12) Florida A&M 0 (1st Round) at (1) Montana 45, (16) Eastern Illinois 13 (1st Round) (13) Appalachian State 17, at Western Kentucky 14 (Quarterfinals)

2001 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS Northern Iowa 49, at Eastern Illinois 43 (1st Round) 2002 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at (2) Western Illinois 48, Eastern Illinois 9 (1st Round) at Western Kentucky 59, Murray State 20 (1st Round) 2003 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at Western Kentucky 45, Jacksonville State 7 (1st Round) 2004 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS at (2) Furman 49, Jacksonville State 7 (1st Round) 2005 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS Southern Illinois 21, at Eastern Illinois 6 (1st Round) 2006 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS Illinois State 24, at Eastern Illinois 13 (1st Round) at Southern Illinois 36, UT Martin 30 (1st Round) 2007 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS at (4) Southern Illinois 30, Eastern Illinois 11 (1st Round) at Richmond 31, Eastern Kentucky 14 (1st Round) 2008 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS at Richmond 38, Eastern Kentucky 10 (1st Round) 2009 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS at (3) Southern Illinois 48, Eastern Illinois 7 (1st Round)

2011 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS James Madison 20, at Eastern Kentucky 17 (1st Round) Central Arkansas 34, at Tennessee Tech 14 (1st Round) 2012 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS at South Dakota State 58, Eastern Illinois 10 (1st Round) 2013 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS Tennessee State 31, at Butler 0 (1st Round) at Jacksonville State 55, Samford 14 (1st Round) at (2) Eastern Illinois 51, Tennessee State 10 (2nd Round) Jacksonville State 31, at McNeese State 10 (2nd Round) Towson 49, at (2) Eastern Illinois 39 (Quarterfinals) at Eastern Washington 35, Jacksonville State 24 (Quarterfinals) 2014 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS Indiana State 36, at Eastern Kentucky 16 (1st Round) Sam Houston State 37, at (3) Jacksonville State 26 (2nd Round) 2015 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS at Northern Iowa 53, Eastern Illinois 17 (1st Round) at Jacksonville State 41, Chattanooga 35 (OT) (2nd Round) at Jacksonville State 58, Charleston Southern 38 (Quarterfinals) at Jacksonville State 62, Sam Houston State 10 (Semifinals) North Dakota State 37, Jacksonville State 10 (Championship - Frisco, Texas) OVC All-Time Record: 31-57 (Home: 22-19; Away: 7-35; Neutral: 2-3)

2010 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS Wofford 17, at Jacksonville State 14 (2nd Round) at (5) Eastern Washington 37, Southeast Missouri 17 (2nd Round)

OVC TEAMS IN FCS/I-AA PLAYOFFS 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Eastern Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Akron Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Youngstown State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee (at-large) Murray State Eastern Kentucky (at-large) Murray State Eastern Illinois (at-large) Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Tennessee State Western Kentucky Eastern Illinois (at-large) Eastern Illinois

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Murray State Eastern Illinois (at-large) Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois UT Martin Eastern Illinois (at-large) Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois (at-large) Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State (at-large) Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky (at-large) Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State (at-large) Tennessee State (at-large) Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky (at-large) Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois (at-large)

*From 1978-92, all playoff participants were determined on an at-large basis.

The automatic-qualifying process began in 1993.

ALL-TIME FCS/I-AA CHAMPIONS Since the FCS/I-AA football playoffs began in 1978, there have been 21 different champions in the 36-year history of the playoffs. Eastern Kentucky is among seven teams (Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Marshall, Montana, North Dakota State and Youngstown State are the others) to have won more than one title. Here is a year-by-year list of FCS/I-AA champions: 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Florida A&M EASTERN KENTUCKY Boise State Idaho State EASTERN KENTUCKY Southern Illinois Montana State Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Northeast Louisiana Furman Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Youngstown State Marshall Youngstown State Youngstown State Montana Marshall

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Youngstown State Massachusetts Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Montana Western Kentucky Delaware James Madison Appalachian State Appalachian State Appalachian State Richmond Villanova Eastern Washington North Dakota State North Dakota State North Dakota State North Dakota State North Dakota State

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1982 EASTERN KENTUCKY Louisiana Tech Delaware Tennessee State Eastern Illinois Furman South Carolina State Jackson State Colgate Grambling Idaho Northen Illinois Holy Cross Bowling Green Boise State Western Michigan Tenn.-Chattanooga Northwestern State Montana Lafayette 1983 Southern Illinois Furman Holy Cross North Texas State Indiana State Eastern Illinois Colgate EASTERN KENTUCKY Western Carolina Grambling Nevada Reno Idaho State Boston University Northeast Louisiana Jackson State MIDDLE TENNESSEE Tennessee State South Carolina State Mississippi Valley State New Hampshire 1984 Alcorn State Montana State Rhode Island Boston Universaity Indiana State Mississippi Valley MIDDLE TENNESSEE EASTERN KENTUCKY Louisiana Tech Arkansas State New Hampshire Richmond MURRAY STATE Western Carolina Holy Cross Furman Tenn.-Chattanooga Northern Iowa Delaware McNeese State

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ALL-TIME CONFERENCE SERIES GAME-BY-GAME APSU-EIU EIU lead 13-3 1958 APSU, 21-6 (H) 1959 APSU, 12-8 (A) 1988 EIU, 44-0 (H) 1989 EIU, 36-0 (A) 1992 EIU, 14-9 (A) 1995 EIU, 31-13 (A) 1996 EIU, 42-7 (A) 1997 EIU, 42-14 (H) 2008 APSU, 15-13 (A) 2009 EIU, 30-20 (A) 2010 EIU, 28-10 (H) 2011 EIU, 19-10 (A) 2012 EIU, 65-15 (H) 2013 EIU, 63-7 (A) 2014 EIU, 63-7 (H) 2015 EIU, 40-16 (A) APSU-EKU EKU leads 43-5 1959 EKU, 21-7 (H) 1960 EKU, 27-13 (A) 1961 EKU, 21-7 (H) 1962 EKU, 14-7 (A) 1963 EKU, 14-0 (H) 1964 APSU, 26-0 (H) 1965 APSU, 30-25* (A) 1966 EKU, 33-15 (A) 1967 EKU, 37-0 (H) 1968 EKU, 21-20 (A) 1969 EKU, 29-10 (H) 1970 EKU, 38-7 (A) 1971 EKU, 14-9 (H) 1972 EKU, 21-6 (A) 1973 EKU, 24-7 (H) 1974 EKU, 22-7 (A) 1975 EKU, 49-0 (H) 1976 EKU, 27-13 (A) 1977 APSU, 20-17 (A) 1978 EKU, 14-0 (H) 1979 EKU, 35-10 (H) 1980 EKU, 23-10 (A) 1981 EKU, 41-12 (H) 1982 EKU, 27-18 (A) 1983 EKU, 31-14 (H) 1984 EKU, 20-3 (A) 1985 EKU, 20-10 (H) 1986 EKU, 27-17 (A) 1987 EKU, 50-7 (H) 1988 EKU, 56-10 (A) 1989 EKU, 45-20 (H) 1990 EKU, 38-14 (A) 1991 EKU, 21-0 (H) 1992 EKU, 45-14 (A) 1993 EKU, 48-7 (H) 1994 EKU, 27-14 (A) 1995 EKU, 28-0 (H) 1996 EKU, 24-10 (A) 1997 EKU, 56-3 (H) 2007 EKU, 28-14 (A) 2008 EKU, 13-10 (OT) (H) 2009 APSU, 24-20 (H) 2010 EKU, 17-3 (H) 2011 APSU, 23-17 (H) 2012 EKU, 45-14 (H) 2013 EKU, 38-3 (H) 2014 EKU, 31-0 (A) 2015 EKU, 51-13 (H) * - APSU won by forfeit APSU-JSU JSU leads 17-6-3 1947 JSU, 7-6 (H) 1948 APSU, 14-13 (H) 1949 JSU, 19-7 (H) 1950 Tie, 13-13 (at AP) 1951 Tie, 6-6 (at JSU) 1952 APSU, 20-7 (H) 1953 APSU, 47-16 (A) 1954 Tie, 14-14 (at AP) 1955 JSU, 20-0 (H) 1956 APSU, 7-0 (A) 1957 JSU, 20-0 (H) 1958 JSU, 8-6 (A) 1959 JSU, 15-14 (H) 1960 JSU, 14-8 (A) 1961 JSU, 21-6 (H) 1962 JSU, 23-13 (A) 1979 APSU, 21-13 (A) 2007 JSU, 42-9 (A) 2008 JSU, 35-22 (H) 2009 JSU, 28-10 (A) 2010 JSU, 56-3 (H) 2011 JSU, 44-14 (A) 2012 JSU, 38-23 (H) 2013 JSU, 42-10 (A) 2014 JSU, 56-0 (H) 2015 JSU, 27-7 (A) APSU-MUR MUR leads 35-14 1953 MUR, 33-13 (A) 1954 MUR, 44-7 (H) 1955 MUR, 20-13 (A) 1956 MUR, 33-27 (H)

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APSU-SEMO SEMO leads 14-6 1953 SEMO, 19-6 1965 APSU, 50-7 1966 APSU, 28-27 1991 APSU, 24-21 (H) 1992 APSU, 21-16 (A) 1993 SEMO, 17-7 (A) 1994 SEMO, 31-10 (H) 1995 SEMO, 38-23 (A) 1996 SEMO, 17-13 (H) 1997 SEMO, 31-0 (A) 2006 SEMO, 38-13 (A) 2007 APSU, 34-31 (2OT) (A) 2008 SEMO, 33-30 (A) 2009 APSU, 24-14 (A) 2010 SEMO, 41-24 (A) 2011 SEMO, 17-13 (H) 2012 SEMO, 48-27 (A) 2013 SEMO, 36-34 (A) 2014 SEMO, 42-7 (H) 2015 SEMO, 44-15 (A) APSU-TSU TSU leads 12-6 1988 APSU, 16-12 (H) 1989 TSU, 38-10 (H) 1990 TSU, 33-7 (A) 1991 APSU, 31-17 (H) 1992 TSU, 35-14 (H) 1993 TSU, 21-16 (A) 1994 TSU, 26-22 (H) 1995 APSU, 28-6 (H) 1996 TSU, 38-14 (H) 2007 TSU, 33-32 (OT) (A) 2008 TSU, 37-34 (H) 2009 APSU, 24-21 (H) 2010 APSU, 26-23 (A) 2011 APSU, 37-34 (H) 2012 TSU, 34-14 (H) 2013 TSU, 31-6 (H) 2014 TSU, 31-27 (A) 2015 TSU, 20-6 (H) APSU-TTU TTU leads 31-18 1938 TTU, 27-0 1939 TTU, 25-0 1954 TTU, 27-13 1955 TTU, 37-6 (H) 1956 TTU, 17-7 (A) 1963 TTU, 28-13 (H) 1964 APSU, 29-0 (H) 1965 APSU, 23-13 (A) 1966 APSU, 20-15 (H) 1967 TTU, 38-13 (H) 1968 TTU, 10-0 (A) 1969 TTU, 56-20 (H) 1970 APSU, 10-6 (H) 1971 TTU, 37-17 (H)

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TTU, 19-7 (A) TTU, 31-12 (H) TTU, 28-7 (A) TTU, 20-0 (H) TTU, 31-13 (A) APSU, 24-21 (A) TTU, 28-14 (A) TTU, 21-14 (H) APSU, 18-10 (H) TTU, 29-24 (H) APSU, 31-27 (H) APSU, 21-7 (A) APSU, 27-7 (H) APSU, 24-20 (A) APSU, 23-13 (A) TTU, 14-9 (A) APSU, 10-6 (A) TTU, 17-15 (A) TTU, 20-14 (OT) (H) TTU, 32-7 (H) TTU, 10-0 (A) TTU, 35-17 (A) APSU, 34-27 (A) APSU, 20-7 (A) TTU, 23-17 (A) TTU, 36-3 (A) APSU, 30-27 (A) APSU, 31-28 (H) TTU, 31-23 (H) TTU, 34-21 (A) TTU, 49-7 (H) APSU, 38-31 (H) TTU, 34-0 (H) TTU, 41-15 (A) TTU, 42-24 (H)

APSU-UTM UTM leads 37-25-2 1930 UTM, 32-0 (A) 1931 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 1932 Tie, 6-6 (at AP) 1936 UTM, 19-0 (H) 1936 UTM, 33-0 (A) 1937 UTM, 20-12 (H) 1938 APSU, 14-13 (H) 1939 APSU, 7-0 (A) 1940 APSU, 20-0 (H) 1941 APSU, 13-0 (A) 1946 APSU, 33-0 (H) 1946 APSU, 14-6 (A) 1947 APSU, 20-7 (H) 1948 APSU, 39-0 (A) 1959 UTM, 21-10 (A) 1960 UTM, 13-7 (H) 1961 UTM, 14-7 (A) 1962 UTM, 16-0 (H) 1963 APSU, 20-6 (H) 1964 APSU, 35-0 (A) 1965 APSU, 49-0 (H) 1966 APSU, 17-3 (A) 1967 UTM, 47-6 (A) 1968 APSU, 9-7 (A) 1969 UTM, 7-6 (A) 1970 UTM, 22-21 (H) 1971 UTM, 17-3 (A) 1972 APSU, 28-14 (A) 1973 UTM, 26-0 (A) 1974 UTM, 31-26 (H) 1975 UTM, 24-15 (A) 1976 UTM, 24-0 (H) 1977 UTM, 23-10 (A) 1978 APSU, 21-14 (A) 1979 APSU, 24-7 (H) 1980 UTM, 24-20 (H) 1981 APSU, 28-24 (H) 1982 UTM, 17-14 (A) 1983 APSU, 45-6 (A) 1984 APSU, 13-10 (H) 1985 APSU, 13-7 (A) 1986 APSU, 36-0 (H) 1987 UTM, 30-10 (H) 1989 UTM, 21-0 (H) 1990 UTM, 24-10 (A) 1991 UTM, 34-28 (H) 1992 APSU, 32-18 (H) 1993 UTM, 39-33 (2OT) (A) 1994 APSU, 27-21 (A) 1995 UTM, 31-28 (H) 1996 APSU, 55-24 (H) 1997 UTM, 36-26 (A) 2003 UTM, 21-20 (H) 2004 UTM, 31-14 (A) 2006 UTM, 20-10 (A) 2007 APSU, 17-14 (H) 2008 UTM, 31-17 (A) 2009 UTM, 48-38 (H) 2010 UTM, 28-12 (A) 2011 UTM, 61-23 (H) 2012 UTM, 31-6 (A) 2013 UTM, 38-14 (A) 2014 UTM, 37-7 (H) 2015 UTM, 44-14 (A) EIU-EKU EKU leads 13-10 1947 EKU, 14-13 (A)

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EKU, 25-14 (H) EKU, 24-22 (A) EIU, 45-21 (H) EKU, 49-7 (A) EKU, 28-24 (H) EIU, 20-14 (A) EIU, 49-6 (H) EIU, 21-17 (A) EIU, 25-24 (H) EKU, 41-0 (A) EKU, 49-6 (H) EIU, 53-22 (H) EIU, 28-21 (A) EKU, 28-21 (A) EKU, 20-7 (H) EKU, 36-31 (A) EKU, 35-7 (H) EKU, 48-16 (A) EIU, 24-7 (A) EIU, 42-7 (H) EKU, 36-33 (OT)(H) EIU, 21-7 (H)

EIU-JSU JSU leads 7-6 2003 JSU, 36-24 (H) 2004 JSU, 31-21 (A) 2005 EIU, 10-6 (A) 2006 EIU, 28-24 (H) 2007 EIU, 37-23 (A) 2008 JSU, 23-10 (A) 2009 EIU, 28-20 (A) 2010 JSU, 28-23 (A) 2011 JSU, 28-21 (H) 2012 EIU, 31-28 (H) 2013 EIU, 52-14 (H) 2014 JSU, 27-20 (H) 2015 JSU, 24-3 (A) EIU-MUR EIU leads 18-13 1946 MUR, 38-13 (H) 1974 MUR, 13-0 (H) 1975 EIU, 14-6 (H) 1977 MUR, 35-7 (H) 1978 EIU, 35-14 (H) 1986 EIU, 28-21 (H) 1990 MUR, 14-10 (H) 1991 MUR, 28-27 (H) 1992 EIU, 48-9 (H) 1993 EIU, 34-7 (A) 1994 MUR, 31-15 (A) 1996 MUR, 35-28 (A) 1997 MUR, 24-17 (H) 1998 MUR, 35-21 (A) 1999 MUR, 37-32 (H) 2000 EIU, 48-7 (H) 2001 EIU, 37-6 (H) 2002 MUR, 37-35 (H) 2003 EIU, 27-17 (A) 2004 EIU, 24-9 (H) 2005 EIU, 35-28 (A) 2006 EIU, 20-10 (H) 2007 EIU, 27-24 (A) 2008 EIU, 34-6 (H) 2009 EIU, 16-10 (A) 2010 MUR, 38-28 (A) 2011 MUR, 36-27 (H) 2012 EIU, 50-49 (OT)(H) 2013 EIU, 37-17 (A) 2014 EIU, 48-26 (H) 2015 EIU, 34-20 (A) EIU-SEMO EIU leads 17-6 1956 SEMO, 46-13 (H) 1957 SEMO, 41-0 (A) 1995 EIU, 35-18 (H) 1996 EIU, 41-21 (A) 1997 EIU, 32-7 (A) 1998 EIU, 35-33 (H) 1999 SEMO, 45-38 (H) 2000 EIU, 38-9 (H) 2001 EIU, 41-21 (H) 2002 EIU, 44-27 (A) 2003 SEMO, 30-17 (H) 2004 EIU, 35-28 (H) 2005 EIU, 48-24 (A) 2006 EIU, 21-0 (H) 2007 EIU, 31-16 (A) 2008 EIU, 24-21 (H) 2009 EIU, 23-14 (A) 2010 SEMO, 28-13 (A) 2011 SEMO, 37-30 (H) 2012 EIU, 39-20 (H) 2013 EIU, 55-33 (H) 2014 EIU, 52-13 (A) 2015 EIU, 33-28 (H) EIU-TSU EIU leads 12-7 1982 TSU, 20-19 (H) 1998 TSU, 27-21 (A) 1999 TSU, 43-25 (H) 2000 EIU, 33-19 (H) 2001 EIU, 52-49 (H)

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015

EIU, 54-48 (A) TSU, 24-14 H) EIU, 34-24 (H) EIU, 27-3 (A) EIU, 29-3 (H) EIU, 38-35 (A) TSU, 45-24 (H) TSU, 21-10 (A) EIU, 31-28 (OT) (A) TSU, 18-17 (A) EIU, 34-16 (A) EIU, 51-10 (H) EIU, 28-3 (H) EIU, 25-22 (OT) (A)

EIU-TTU EIU leads 16-6 1975 TTU, 37-0 (H) 1976 TTU, 41-14 (A) 1996 EIU, 35-27 (A) 1997 EIU, 10-7 (A) 1998 EIU, 13-6 (A) 1999 TTU, 14-7 (A) 2000 EIU, 27-6 (A) 2001 EIU, 44-33 (H) 2002 EIU, 35-28 (A) 2003 EIU, 37-10 (H) 2004 TTU, 40-37 (OT) (H) 2005 EIU, 31-20 (H) 2006 EIU, 38-14 (A) 2007 EIU, 45-24 (H) 2008 EIU, 38-20 (A) 2009 EIU, 23-15 (H) 2010 TTU, 34-20 (H) 2011 TTU, 31-20 (A) 2012 EIU, 31-24 (A) 2013 EIU, 56-21 (H) 2014 EIU, 41-10 (A) 2015 EIU, 51-20 (H) EIU-UTM EIU leads 14-7 1995 EIU, 30-22 (H) 1996 EIU, 38-0 (A) 1997 EIU, 42-6 (H) 1998 EIU, 56-35 (A) 1999 EIU, 42-21 (H) 2000 EIU, 42-7 (A) 2001 EIU, 56-16 (A) 2002 EIU, 55-43 (H) 2003 EIU, 29-12 (H) 2004 UTM, 32-14 (H) 2005 EIU, 26-7 (H) 2006 UTM 15-9 (H) 2007 EIU, 29-23 (H) 2008 UTM, 29-26 (H) 2009 EIU, 49-13 (H) 2010 UTM, 20-10 (H) 2011 UTM, 24-23 (A) 2012 UTM, 51-37 (H) 2013 EIU, 70-22 (A) 2014 UTM, 37-16 (A) 2015 EIU, 23-21 (A) EKU-JSU JSU leads 7-6 2003 JSU, 49-14 (H) 2004 JSU, 30-23 (A) 2005 EKU, 31-14 (A) 2006 JSU, 28-0 (A) 2007 EKU, 31-20 (A) 2008 EKU, 38-35 (H) 2009 JSU, 34-26 (H) 2010 EKU, 49-37 (H) 2011 EKU, 52-48 (A) 2012 EKU, 51-21 (H) 2013 JSU, 68-10 (H) 2014 JSU, 20-6 (A) 2015 JSU, 34-0 (H) EKU-MUR EKU leads 45-26-4 1929 MUR, 46-0 (H) 1930 MUR, 52-0 (A) 1941 EKU, 6-0 (H) 1942 Tie, 6-6 (at MUR) 1945 Tie, 7-7 (at EKU) 1946 EKU, 26-13 (A) 1947 MUR, 21-13 (H) 1948 EKU, 6-0 (H) 1949 EKU, 20-0 (A) 1950 MUR, 19-0 (A) 1951 MUR, 9-0 (H) 1952 MUR, 20-0 (A) 1953 EKU, 19-14 (A) 1954 EKU, 25-6 (H) 1955 EKU, 21-6(A) 1956 MUR, 14-7 (A) 1957 EKU, 26-19 (A) 1958 EKU, 14-6 (H) 1959 EKU, 7-0 (A) 1960 MUR, 21-19 (A) 1961 EKU, 14-13 (A) 1962 MUR, 17-14 (A) 1963 MUR, 20-0 (H) 1964 Tie, 6-6 (at EKU)

1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Tie, 17-17 (at MUR) EKU, 27-6 (H) EKU, 28-7 (A) EKU, 21-20 (H) EKU, 34-13 (A) EKU, 17-7 (H) MUR, 17-7 (H) MUR, 7-3 (A) MUR, 21-20 (H) EKU, 30-16 (H) MUR, 26-7 (H) EKU, 12-10 (H) MUR, 24-20 (H) EKU, 24-21 (H) MUR, 24-7 (H) EKU, 24-14 (H) EKU, 24-20 (A) EKU, 21-20 (H) MUR, 24-10 (H) EKU, 27-14 (H) MUR, 27-20 (H) MUR, 17-15 (H) EKU, 29-21 (H) EKU, 31-24 (OT) (A) EKU, 38-36 (H) EKU, 42-0 (A) EKU, 42-17 (A) EKU, 21-18 (OT) (H) EKU, 21-13 (A) EKU, 49-13 (H) MUR, 17-7 (H) MUR, 17-14(A) EKU, 29-8 (A) MUR, 28-21 (A) MUR, 45-30 (H) MUR, 24-22 (A) EKU, 21-13 (A) EKU, 31-7 (H) EKU, 38-20 (A) MUR, 19-16 (OT) (A) EKU, 43-7 (A) EKU, 51-21 (H) EKU, 46-35 (A) EKU, 34-7 (H) EKU, 23-13 (A) EKU, 28-21 (H) EKU, 34-33 (A) EKU, 55-24 (H) MUR, 34-27 (OT)(H) EKU, 43-36 (H) EKU, 41-34 (2OT)(A)

EKU-SEMO EKU leads 23-3 1990 EKU, 45-0 (H) 1991 EKU, 49-7 (A) 1992 EKU, 20-10 (H) 1993 EKU, 35-21 (A) 1994 EKU, 34-6 (H) 1995 EKU, 42-24 (A) 1996 EKU, 45-0 (H) 1997 EKU, 20-10 (A) 1998 EKU, 19-7 (H) 1999 EKU, 37-28 (A) 2000 EKU, 48-24 (H) 2001 EKU, 42-24 (A) 2002 SEMO, 35-21 (A) 2003 SEMO, 41-38 (A) 2004 EKU, 38-13 (A) 2005 EKU, 33-32 (H) 2006 EKU, 27-21 (A) 2007 EKU, 44-17 (H) 2008 EKU, 29-16 (A) 2009 EKU, 20-6 (H) 2010 SEMO, 40-21 (H) 2011 EKU, 41-17 (H) 2012 EKU, 31-7 (A) 2013 EKU, 31-7 (A) 2014 EKU, 33-21 (H) 2015 EKU, 27-10 (A) EKU-TSU EKU leads 23-5 1982 EKU, 13-7 (H) 1988 EKU, 10-0 (H) 1989 EKU, 21-9 (A) 1990 EKU, 55-17 (H) 1991 EKU, 27-20 (A) 1992 EKU, 49-28 (H) 1993 EKU, 52-13 (A) 1994 EKU, 28-13 (H) 1995 EKU, 56-20 (A) 1996 EKU, 30-10 (H) 1997 EKU, 49-7 (A) 1998 TSU, 31-21 (A) 1999 TSU, 33-28 (H) 2000 EKU, 28-0 (H) 2001 EKU, 13-10 (H) 2002 EKU, 45-20 (A) 2003 EKU, 43-38 (A) 2004 EKU, 29-14 (H) 2005 EKU, 49-0 (A) 2006 EKU, 20-3 (H) 2007 EKU, 49-7 (H) 2008 TSU, 34-20 (H) 2009 TSU, 20-17 (A)

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EKU, 33-22 (H) TSU, 23-20 (H) EKU, 44-0 (H) EKU, 56-42 (A) EKU, 45-21 (H)

EKU-TTU EKU leads 53-19 1937 EKU, 6-0 (H) 1942 EKU, 13-0 (A) 1945 EKU, 14-12 (A) EKU, 32-0 (H) 1946 TTU, 20-7 (A) EKU, 13-0 (A) 1950 EKU, 47-7 (H) 1951 EKU, 15-14 (A) 1952 TTU, 28-14 (A) 1953 TTU, 7-0 (H) 1954 EKU, 14-7 (H) 1955 TTU, 13-7 (H) 1956 EKU, 25-13 (H) 1957 TTU, 34-14 (H) 1958 TTU, 20-19 (A) 1959 TTU, 14-10 (H) 1960 TTU, 20-0 (A) 1961 TTU, 14-8 (H) 1962 EKU, 21-0 (H) 1963 TTU, 21-19 (H) 1964 TTU, 27-7 (A) 1965 EKU, 28-14 (A) 1966 TTU, 7-3 (A) 1967 EKU, 24-0 (H) 1968 EKU, 38-14 (A) 1969 EKU, 17-7 (H) 1970 EKU, 20-13 (A) 1971 EKU, 14-7 (H) 1972 TTU, 14-0 (H) 1973 EKU, 30-14 (H) 1974 EKU, 29-14 (A) 1975 TTU, 14-3 (A) 1976 EKU, 28-14 (A) 1977 EKU, 28-21 (H) 1978 EKU, 20-16 (A) 1979 EKU, 35-0 (H) 1980 EKU, 48-7 (A) 1981 EKU, 63-10 (H) 1982 EKU, 34-17 (A) 1983 EKU, 24-7 (H) 1984 EKU, 21-14 (A) 1985 EKU, 35-17 (H) 1986 EKU, 42-14 (H) 1987 EKU, 44-8 (A) 1988 EKU, 14-7 (H) 1989 EKU, 21-20 (A) 1990 EKU, 29-20 (H) 1991 EKU, 19-13 (A) 1992 EKU, 35-0 (H) 1993 EKU, 10-7 (H) 1994 EKU, 23-3 (A) 1995 EKU, 21-3 (A) 1996 EKU, 28-7 (H) 1997 EKU, 26-7 (H) 1998 TTU, 31-29 (3OT) (H) 1999 EKU, 23-20 (2OT) (A) 2000 TTU, 9-3 (A) 2001 EKU, 34-10 (H) 2002 EKU, 19-0 (A) 2003 EKU, 27-14 (H) 2004 EKU, 19-18 (A) 2005 EKU 52-3 (H) 2006 TTU, 27-14 (H) 2007 EKU, 38-24 (H) 2008 EKU, 33-12 (A) 2009 EKU, 17-7 (H) 2010 EKU, 42-29 (A) 2011 TTU, 28-21 (A) 2012 EKU, 42-28 (A) 2013 EKU, 24-10 (H) 2014 TTU, 39-31 (H) 2015 EKU, 48-17 (*) * Georgetown, Ky. EKU-UTM EKU leads 23-3 1973 EKU, 16-14 (H) 1974 EKU, 24-9 (A) 1991 EKU, 56-21 (H) 1992 EKU, 35-9 (A) 1993 EKU, 30-0 (H) 1994 EKU, 34-14 (A) 1995 EKU, 38-15 (H) 1996 EKU, 45-7 (A) 1997 EKU, 49-0 (H) 1998 EKU, 47-29 (A) 1999 EKU, 54-7 (H) 2000 EKU, 27-0 (A) 2001 EKU, 42-10 (A) 2002 EKU, 58-3 (H) 2003 EKU, 41-32 (H) 2004 EKU, 41-14 (A) 2005 EKU, 31-17 (H) 2006 EKU, 31-28 (A) 2008 EKU, 33-31 (A) 2009 EKU, 31-25 (H) 2010 UTM, 10-7 (H) 2011 EKU, 23-16 (H) 2012 EKU, 28-16 (A) 2013 UTM, 16-7 (A) 2014 EKU, 49-24 (A) 2015 UTM, 42-35 (A)

JSU-MUR JSU leads 11-2 2003 MUR, 23-17 (OT) (H) 2004 JSU, 35-14 (H) 2005 JSU, 28-23 (A) 2006 JSU, 49-17 (H) 2007 JSU, 40-24 (A) 2008 JSU, 31-21 (H) 2009 JSU, 41-7 (A) 2010 JSU, 40-34 (H) 2011 JSU, 38-30 (A) 2012 JSU, 38-35 (H) 2013 MUR, 35-34 (OT)(A) 2014 JSU, 52-28 (A) 2015 JSU, 42-20 (H) JSU-SEMO JSU leads 15-5 1961 SEMO, 13-12 (H) 1962 JSU, 6-0 (H) 1963 SEMO, 10-7 (H) 1964 SEMO, 24-0 (A) 1965 JSU, 24-13 (A) 1969 SEMO, 19-13 (H) 1971 JSU, 57-0 (H) 2003 JSU, 22-17 (A) 2004 JSU, 47-9 (H) 2005 JSU, 24-10 (A) 2006 JSU, 38-7 (H) 2007 SEMO, 32-25 (H) 2008 JSU, 38-17 (H) 2009 JSU, 24-3 (A) 2010 JSU, 29-27 (H) 2011 JSU, 22-21 (A) 2012 JSU, 31-16 (H) 2013 JSU, 42-34 (H) 2014 JSU, 49-30 (A) 2015 JSU, 56-28 (H) JSU-TSU JSU leads 9-2 2003 JSU, 34-7 (A) 2004 JSU, 49-35 (H) 2005 JSU, 33-3 (A) 2006 TSU, 38-31 (A) 2008 JSU, 26-21 (H) 2010 JSU, 24-0 (H) 2011 JSU, 38-16 (A) 2012 JSU, 31-28 (OT)(H) 2013 TSU, 31-15 (A) 2014 JSU, 27-20 (A) 2015 JSU, 48-13 (H) JSU-TTU JSU leads 13-6 1936 TTU, 33-0 1977 TTU, 27-20 (H) 1979 JSU, 23-7 (H) 1980 JSU, 7-3 (A) 2001 TTU, 35-27 (A) 2002 JSU, 35-29 (A) 2003 JSU, 37-20 (H) 2004 TTU, 16-13 (H) 2005 JSU, 43-17 (H) 2006 JSU, 17-10 (OT) (A) 2007 JSU, 38-10 (H) 2008 JSU, 41-17 (A) 2009 JSU, 55-28 (H) 2010 TTU, 35-24 (H) 2011 TTU, 21-14 (A) 2012 JSU, 37-28 (A) 2013 JSU, 34-14 (A) 2014 JSU, 49-3 (H) 2015 JSU, 42-13 (A) JSU-UTM JSU leads 30-7 1967 UTM, 38-0 (A) 1968 JSU, 16-12 (H) 1969 JSU, 22-20 (H) 1970 JSU, 16-14 (A) 1971 JSU, 30-10 (H) 1972 JSU, 20-6 (A) 1973 JSU, 50-7 (H) 1974 JSU, 17-0 (A) 1975 JSU, 11-3 (H) 1976 JSU, 24-3 (A) 1977 JSU, 36-13 (H) 1978 JSU, 44-15 (A) 1979 UTM, 15-14 (A) 1980 JSU, 19-14 (A) 1981 JSU, 44-7 (H) 1982 JSU, 41-13 (A) 1983 JSU, 31-19 (H) 1984 JSU, 23-16 (A) 1985 JSU, 19-13 (H) 1986 JSU, 30-20 (A) 1987 UTM, 28-17 (A) 1988 UTM, 31-24 (H) 1989 JSU, 63-0 (H) 1990 JSU, 21-7 (A) 2003 JSU, 34-24 (H) 2004 JSU, 59-12 (A) 2005 JSU, 37-17 (H) 2006 UTM, 24-14 (H) 2007 JSU, 27-24 (H) 2008 UTM, 31-30 (H) 2009 JSU, 52-7 (H) 2010 JSU, 30-20 (A)

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JSU, 24-23 (H) UTM, 49-47 (H) JSU, 41-27 (A) JSU, 38-14 (H) JSU, 48-41 (A)

MUR-SEMO MUR leads 39-10-1 1926 MUR, 3-0 (H) 1927 MUR, 6-0 (A) 1928 MUR, 12-0 (H) 1929 SEMO, 13-0 (H) 1930 MUR, 7-0 (H) 1931 MUR, 32-6 (A) 1948 MUR, 40-0 (A) 1960 MUR, 21-10 (H) 1961 MUR, 22-7 (A) 1962 MUR, 19-15 (A) 1968 MUR, 27-14 (A) 1969 MUR, 34-14 (H) 1976 MUR, 14-3 (H) 1977 MUR, 13-6 (A) 1978 SEMO, 24-12 (A) 1979 Tie, 21-21 (at SEMO) 1980 MUR, 19-6 (H) 1981 MUR, 37-23 (A) 1982 MUR, 16-6 (H) 1983 MUR, 25-11 (A) 1984 MUR, 42-3 (H) 1985 MUR, 33-25 (H) 1986 MUR, 42-17 (A) 1987 MUR, 30-12 (H) 1988 SEMO, 16-13 (H) 1991 MUR, 14-10 (H) 1992 SEMO, 27-21 (H) 1993 MUR, 17-14 (H) 1994 MUR, 23-16 (A) 1995 MUR, 34-0 (H) 1996 MUR, 16-0 (A) 1997 MUR, 17-3 (H) 1998 MUR, 26-14 (A) 1999 MUR, 45-18 (H) 2000 MUR, 38-28 (A) 2001 MUR, 45-35 (A) 2002 MUR, 38-31 (H) 2003 MUR, 27-24 (A) 2004 MUR, 28-13 (H) 2005 SEMO, 52-21 (H) 2006 SEMO, 24-17 (A) 2007 MUR, 31-17 (A) 2008 MUR, 17-10 (H) 2009 SEMO, 49-13 (H) 2010 SEMO, 30-17 (A) 2011 MUR, 35-34 (A) 2012 MUR, 42-35 (H) 2013 SEMO, 37-34 (3OT)(H) 2014 MUR, 44-41 (2OT) (H) 2015 SEMO, 27-10 (H) MUR-TSU MUR leads 14-13 1988 MUR, 22-7 (H) 1989 MUR, 27-24 (H) 1990 TSU, 23-17 (A) 1991 TSU, 28-7 (H) 1992 TSU, 19-10 (A) 1993 TSU, 26-13 (H) 1994 TSU, 24-21 (A) 1995 MUR, 24-19 (A) 1996 MUR, 50-14 (H) 1997 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1998 TSU, 46-44 (A) 1999 TSU, 42-41 (H) 2000 MUR, 62-40 (H) 2001 TSU, 38-25 (H) 2002 MUR, 51-27 (H) 2003 TSU, 35-10 (A) 2004 MUR, 30-13 (A) 2006 TSU, 25-15 (H) 2007 TSU, 42-28 (H) 2008 MUR, 24-17 (H) 2009 MUR, 9-6 (A) 2010 MUR, 28-23 (H) 2011 MUR, 58-27 (H) 2012 MUR, 49-28 (H) 2013 TSU, 17-10 (H) 2014 TSU, 48-33 (A) 2015 MUR, 46-43 (OT)(A) MUR-TTU TTU leads 43-37-1 1930 TTU, 26-6 (A) 1931 TTU, 19-7 (H) 1932 Tie, 0-0 (at MUR) 1933 MUR, 9-6 (A) 1934 MUR, 40-7 (H) 1935 MUR, 13-0 (A) 1936 MUR, 47-0 (A) 1937 MUR, 14-6 (H) 1941 TTU, 14-6 (*) 1942 TTU, 14-6 (**) 1945 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1946 MUR, 20-13 (***) 1947 MUR, 7-2 (A) 1948 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1949 MUR, 26-7 (A) 1950 MUR, 6-0 (H) 1951 MUR, 20-7 (A) 1952 TTU, 14-3 (A)

1953 TTU, 9-0 (H) 1954 MUR, 19-12 (H) 1955 TTU, 20-7 (H) 1956 MUR, 34-7 (H) 1957 TTU, 26-14 (H) 1958 TTU, 15-14 (A) 1959 TTU, 29-16 (H) 1960 TTU, 14-12 (A) 1961 TTU, 27-8 (H) 1962 TTU, 16-12 (A) 1963 MUR, 28-27 (A) 1964 MUR, 28-21 (H) 1965 TTU, 23-14 (H) 1966 TTU, 51-13 (A) 1967 TTU, 22-21 (A) 1968 MUR, 19-0 (A) 1969 TTU, 28-21 (A) 1970 TTU, 21-7 (H) 1971 TTU, 27-3 (A) 1972 TTU, 10-0 (H) 1973 MUR, 18-17 (H) 1974 TTU, 26-0 (H) 1975 TTU, 14-7 (A) 1976 TTU, 24-7 (H) 1977 TTU, 21-19 (A) 1978 TTU, 24-14 (H) 1979 MUR, 24-3 (H) 1980 MUR, 10-3 (A) 1981 MUR, 15-10 (H) 1982 TTU, 10-3 (H) 1983 MUR, 20-6 (H) 1984 MUR, 37-0 (A) 1985 MUR, 29-21 (H) 1986 MUR, 23-16 (H) 1987 MUR, 24-21 (A) 1988 TTU, 16-13 (OT) (A) 1989 TTU, 21-20 (H) 1990 TTU, 16-3 (A) 1991 TTU, 45-7 (H) 1992 TTU, 35-10 (A) 1993 TTU, 31-16 (H) 1994 TTU, 38-21 (A) 1995 MUR, 45-14 (A) 1996 MUR, 41-3 (H) 1997 TTU, 16-13 (OT) (H) 1998 MUR, 23-3 (H) 1999 MUR, 22-11 (A) 2000 TTU, 36-21 (A) 2001 TTU, 15-12 (H) 2002 MUR, 31-14 (H) 2003 TTU, 49-24 (H) 2004 MUR, 34-15 (H) 2005 TTU, 42-21 (H) 2006 TTU, 20-14 (OT) (A) 2007 TTU, 48-24 (H) 2008 MUR, 51-21 (H) 2009 TTU, 45-14 (H) 2010 MUR, 44-13 (H) 2011 MUR, 38-37 (A) 2012 MUR, 70-35 (H) 2013 MUR, 35-24 (H) 2014 TTU, 30-27 (OT)(H) 2015 TTU, 31-29 (A) * Owensboro, Ky. ** Henderson, Ky. *** Paducah, Ky. MUR-UTM MUR leads 35-19-1 1924 MUR, 13-0 (H) 1925 MUR, 6-0 (A) 1926 MUR, 25-0 (H) 1927 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1928 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1929 MUR, 13-7 (H) 1930 MUR, 7-0 (A) 1961 MUR, 25-15 (H) 1962 MUR, 15-12 (A) 1963 MUR, 19-8 (H) 1964 MUR, 32-14 (A) 1965 UTM, 17-7 (A) 1966 UTM, 16-12 (H) 1967 UTM, 16-9 (H) 1968 Tie, 7-7 (at MUR) 1971 UTM, 41-0 (H) 1972 MUR, 14-7 (H) 1973 MUR, 21-10 (A) 1974 MUR, 14-6 (H) 1975 MUR, 17-10 (A) 1976 UTM, 24-0 (A) 1977 UTM, 31-20 (H) 1978 MUR, 21-7 (H) 1979 MUR, 24-0 (A) 1980 MUR, 20-6 (H) 1981 MUR, 10-7 (A) 1982 UTM, 10-7 (A) 1987 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1988 UTM, 32-24 (A) 1989 MUR, 24-3 (A) 1991 MUR, 40-34 (H) 1992 UTM, 13-7 (H) 1993 MUR, 28-21 (OT) (A) 1994 MUR, 28-24 (H) 1995 MUR, 33-9 (H) 1996 MUR, 28-14 (A) 1997 MUR, 45-7 (A) 1998 MUR, 47-35 (H) 1999 MUR, 62-14 (H) 2000 MUR, 48-3 (A)

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

MUR, 35-17 (H) MUR, 42-3 (A) MUR, 41-26 (A) MUR, 38-0 (H) UTM, 49-20 (H) UTM, 42-14 (A) UTM, 76-34 (A) UTM, 63-38 (H) UTM, 38-24 (H) MUR, 52-16 (H) UTM, 48-26 (H) UTM, 66-59 (A) UTM, 45-17 (H) UTM, 62-38 (A) UTM, 52-45 (H)

SEMO-TSU TSU leads 12-11 1991 SEMO, 37-34 (H) 1992 TSU, 37-27 (H) 1993 SEMO, 14-13 (H) 1994 SEMO, 17-12 (A) 1995 SEMO, 41-24 (H) 1996 SEMO, 24-21 (A) 1997 TSU, 32-27 (A) 1998 TSU, 38-7 (A) 1999 TSU, 35-28 (A) 2000 TSU, 51-33 (H) 2001 TSU, 20-14 (H) 2002 SEMO, 49-24 (H) 2003 SEMO, 52-35 (H) 2004 TSU, 38-36 (H) 2005 SEMO, 32-24 (H) 2006 TSU, 31-0 (H) 2008 SEMO, 27-20 (OT) (H) 2009 TSU, 23-17 (H) 2010 SEMO, 19-17 (H) 2011 TSU, 55-3 (H) 2012 TSU, 40-28 (A) 2013 TSU, 40-16 (H) 2014 TSU, 28-21 (H) SEMO-TTU TTU leads 14-10 1991 SEMO, 34-31 (H) 1992 TTU, 49-14 (H) 1993 TTU, 24-3 (A) 1994 SEMO, 19-14 (A) 1995 SEMO, 33-12 (H) 1996 TTU, 30-20 (H) 1997 TTU, 17-14 (A) 1998 SEMO, 29-24 (A) 1999 TTU, 21-7 (A) 2000 TTU, 31-6 (H) 2001 TTU, 41-21 (H) 2002 SEMO, 36-30 (H) 2003 SEMO, 24-20 (A) 2004 SEMO, 31-28 (OT) (H) 2005 TTU, 31-24 (H) 2006 TTU, 32-29 (A) 2008 TTU, 29-27 (A) 2009 TTU, 28-16 (H) 2010 SEMO, 23-21 (H) 2011 TTU, 38-21 (H) 2012 SEMO, 41-38 (2OT)(H) 2013 TTU, 41-16 (A) 2014 TTU, 27-26 (H) 2015 SEMO, 38-17 (H) SEMO-UTM UTM leads 16-15 1966 UTM, 17-14 (A) 1967 UTM, 39-0 (H) 1984 UTM, 21-7 (H) 1985 SEMO, 57-17 (H) 1986 SEMO, 37-29 (A) 1987 UTM, 25-13 (A) 1991 UTM, 36-29 (H) 1992 SEMO, 37-13 (H) 1993 UTM, 17-14 (H) 1994 SEMO, 10-0 (H) 1995 SEMO, 38-17 (A) 1996 UTM, 7-6 (A) 1997 SEMO, 42-7 (A) 1998 SEMO, 41-14 (H) 1999 SEMO, 36-7 (A) 2000 SEMO, 34-14 (H) 2001 SEMO, 45-30 (H) 2002 SEMO, 50-35 (A) 2003 SEMO, 20-7 (A) 2004 SEMO, 35-7 (H) 2005 UTM, 24-21 (H) 2006 UTM, 28-14 (A) 2007 UTM, 55-20 (H) 2008 UTM, 31-21 (A) 2009 UTM, 29-22 (H) 2010 SEMO, 24-17 (H) 2011 UTM, 38-30 (H) 2012 UTM, 27-17 (A) 2013 UTM, 17-7 (A) 2014 SEMO, 31-27 (A) 2015 UTM, 28-25 (A)

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

TSU, 36-14 (H) TSU, 14-10 (H) TTU, 26-15 (H) TTU, 24-21 (A) TTU, 28-20 (H) TTU, 28-24 (A) TTU, 21-19 (H) TSU, 28-21 (H) TSU, 42-21 (A) TSU, 25-19 (H) TTU, 56-23 (H) TTU, 63-13 (H) TTU, 20-14 (A) TSU, 27-23 (A) TSU 31-20 (A) TSU, 30-20 (H) TSU, 45-28 (A) TSU, 41-14 (H) TTU, 20-13 (H) TTU, 21-10 (A) TSU, 42-40 (A) TSU, 22-21 (H) TSU, 41-21 (A) TSU, 10-7 (H) TTU, 30-24 (H)

TSU-UTM TSU leads 15-10 1976 UTM, 26-21 (H) 1977 TSU, 55-7 (H) 1992 TSU, 23-15(H) 1993 UTM, 21-14 (H) 1994 TSU, 20-3 (H) 1995 UTM, 28-7 (H) 1996 TSU, 37-14 (H) 1997 TSU, 27-20 (A) 1998 TSU, 76-0 (H) 1999 TSU, 43-7 (A) 2000 TSU, 33-6 (H) 2001 TSU, 55-7 (H) 2002 TSU, 26-8 (H) 2003 TSU, 41-10 (H) 2004 TSU, 27-13 (A) 2005 UTM, 42-20 (H) 2007 UTM, 43-38 (H) 2008 TSU, 30-27 (OT) (A) 2009 UTM, 28-7 (A) 2010 UTM, 37-0 (H) 2011 TSU, 35-30 (H) 2012 UTM, 35-26 (H) 2013 TSU, 29-15 (A) 2014 UTM, 21-16 (A) 2015 UTM, 28-14 (H) TTU-UTM TTU leads 22-13-2 1926 TTU, 12-0 (H) 1927 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 1928 TTU, 14-13 (H) 1931 TTU, 26-7 (H) 1932 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 1970 TTU, 17-6 (A) 1971 TTU, 10-7 (H) 1972 TTU, 13-10 (A) 1973 TTU, 16-9 (H) 1980 TTU, 30-28 (A) 1981 UTM, 24-21 (A) 1982 UTM, 35-21 (H) 1991 UTM, 24-16 (H) 1992 TTU, 17-13 (H) 1993 TTU, 20-3 (H) 1994 UTM, 20-10 (H) 1995 UTM, 36-31 (H) 1996 TTU, 21-14 (2OT) (H) 1997 TTU, 33-2 (H) 1998 TTU, 31-24 (OT) (A) 1999 TTU, 45-9 (A) 2000 TTU, 46-6 (H) 2001 TTU, 41-7 (A) 2002 TTU, 68-7 (H) 2003 UTM, 30-23 (OT) (A) 2004 TTU, 49-20 (H) 2005 UTM, 46-16 (H) 2006 UTM, 35-16 (A) 2007 TTU, 13-10 (A) 2008 UTM, 35-7 (A) 2009 TTU, 35-28 (A) 2010 UTM, 27-24 (A) 2011 TTU, 34-31 (A) 2012 TTU, 45-44 (OT)(H) 2013 UTM, 28-17 (A) 2014 UTM, 17-10 (H) 2015 UTM, 31-17 (A)

TSU-TTU TSU leads 18-11 1984 TSU, 33-3 (A) 1985 TSU, 26-13 (H) 1988 TSU, 27-23 (H) 1989 TSU, 21-19 (A)

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OVC SCHOOLS VS. FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION TEAMS OVC teams have compiled a 33-204-1 record all-time against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, previously known as I-A) teams. That is counting only games while the teams were members of the Conference. Below is a complete list of current OVC schools and how they have fared against FBS competition.

Austin Peay (1-19) 1980 Arkansas State 1985 Cincinnati 1987 Kansas State 1987 Cincinnati 1988 Cincinnati 1988 Toledo 9/15/90 Temple 9/04/93 Cincinnati 9/07/96 Arkansas State 9/11/10 Middle Tennessee 9/25/10 #10 Wisconsin 9/3/11 Cincinnati 9/17/11 Memphis 9/1/12 Western Kentucky 9/8/12 #15 Virginia Tech 8/31/13 Tennessee 9/7/13 Vanderbilt 9/21/13 Ohio 8/30/14 Memphis 9/19/15 Vanderbilt

L, 41-14 L, 31-0 W, 25-22 L, 42-10 L, 52-7 L, 38-14 L, 28-0 L, 42-10 L, 24-0 L, 56-33 L, 70-3 L, 72-10 L, 27-6 L, 49-10 L, 42-7 L, 45-0 L, 38-3 L, 38-0 L, 63-0 L, 47-7

Eastern Illinois (4-23*) 8/29/96 Western Michigan 9/12/98 Central Florida 9/19/98 Northern Illinois 9/02/99 Central Michigan 9/11/99 Hawaii 10/02/99 Central Florida 9/16/00 Toledo 10/06/01 San Diego State 8/31/02 Hawaii 9/14/02 Kansas State 9/13/03 Missouri 9/25/04 Eastern Michigan 9/10/05 Brigham Young 9/02/06 Illinois 9/30/06 Hawaii 9/08/07 Purdue 8/28/08 Central Michigan 9/6/08 #24 Illinois 1010/09 #12 Penn State 9/4/10 #9 Iowa 9/10/11 Northwestern 9/8/12 Western Michigan 8/31/13 San Diego State 9/21/13 Northern Illinois 8/28/14 Minnesota 9/27/14 Ohio 9/12/15 Northwestern

W, 28-20 L, 48-0 W, 24-10 L, 33-17 L, 31-27 L, 31-21 L, 26-31 L, 40-7 L, 61-36 L, 63-13 L, 37-0 W, 31-28 L, 45-10 L, 42-17 L, 44-9 L, 52-6 L, 31-12 L, 47-21 L, 52-3 L, 37-7 L, 42-21 L, 52-21 W, 40-19 L, 43-39 L, 42-20 L, 34-19 L, 41-0

*Does not include 5-12 record while not a OVC member

Eastern Kentucky (7-23) 9/23/78 East Tennessee W, 49-6 9/08/79 Kent State W, 17-14 9/22/79 East Tennessee L, 27-20 10/13/79 Cal State-Fullerton W, 33-17 10/18/80 East Tennessee W, 25-6 11/15/80 East Carolina W, 28-16 9/19/81 Navy L, 24-0 11/23/85 Louisville W, 45-21 8/31/91 Louisville L, 24-14 9/12/98 Kentucky L, 52-7 10/14/00 Central Florida L, 34-3 8/30/01 Central Michigan L, 42-28 8/29/02 Oregon State L, 49-10 8/28/03 Bowling Green L, 63-13 9/13/03 Central Michigan L, 42-41 10/23/04 Vanderbilt L, 19-7 9/17/05 North Carolina State L, 54-10 9/02/06 Cincinnati L, 31-0 9/01/07 Kentucky L, 50-10 8/28/08 Cincinnati L, 40-7 9/3/09 Indiana L, 19-13 11/7/09 Kentucky L, 37-12 9/11/10 Louisville L, 23-13 9/3/11 Kansas State L, 10-7 9/1/12 Purdue L, 48-6 9/7/13 #8 Louisville L, 44-7 9/6/14 Miami (Ohio) W, 17-10 11/22/14 Florida L, 52-3 9/12/15 N.C. State L, 35-0 10/3/15 Kentucky L, 34-27 (OT)

Jacksonville State (2-12*) 9/20/03 Kansas 9/17/05 UAB 10/14/06 Mississippi State 9/15/07 Memphis 8/28/08 Georgia Tech 9/5/09 #15 Georgia Tech 9/12/09 Florida State 9/4/10 Ole Miss 10/22/11 Kentucky 9/1/12 #10 Arkansas 11/17/12 #7 Florida 9/21/13 Georgia State 8/29/14 #8 Michigan State 9/12/15 #6 Auburn

L, 41-6 L, 35-28 L, 35-3 L, 35-14 L, 41-14 L, 37-17 L, 19-9 W, 49-48 (2ot) L, 38-14 L, 49-24 L, 23-0 W, 32-26 (OT) L, 45-7 L, 27-20 (OT)

*Does not include 3-7 record while not a OVC member

Murray State (3-26-1) 10/21/78 East Tennessee 9/20/80 Louisville 9/17/83 East Carolina 9/01/84 Louisville 9/14/85 Memphis State 9/26/87 Louisville 9/08/90 Louisville 10/20/90 Northern Illinois 9/26/98 Brigham Young 9/04/99 Wisconsin 9/16/00 Middle Tennessee 9/01/01 Ole Miss 10/27/01 Minnesota 8/31/02 Memphis 9/06/03 Kentucky 9/04/04 Connecticut 9/03/05 Mississippi State 9/02/06 Missouri 8/30/07 Louisville 9/6/08 Indiana 9/12/09 N.C. State 9/2/10 Kent State 9/1/11 Louisville 9/1/12 #7 Florida State 8/31/13 Missouri 9/21/13 Bowling Green 9/6/14 #25 Louisville 9/20/14 Western Michigan 9/12/15 Northern Illinois 9/19/15 Western Michigan

W, 34-21 W, 13-9 L, 50-25 W, 26-23 T, 10-10 L, 34-10 L, 68-0 L, 49-7 L, 43-9 L, 49-10 L, 44-28 L, 49-14 L, 66-10 L, 52-6 L, 37-6 L, 52-14 L, 38-6 L, 47-7 L, 73-10 L, 45-3 L, 65-7 L, 41-10 L, 21-9 L, 69-3 L 58-14 L, 48-7 L, 66-21 L, 45-14 L, 57-26 L, 52-20

Southeast Missouri (1-20) 11/12/94 Hawaii 10/19/96 Arkansas State 8/31/00 Marshall 9/01/01 Eastern Michigan 9/14/02 Eastern Michigan 9/28/02 Middle Tennessee 8/30/03 Ohio 9/13/03 Arkansas State 9/11/04 Bowling Green 9/18/04 Central Michigan 9/10/05 Kent State 10/14/06 Arkansas 8/30/07 Cincinnati 9/6/08 #6 Missouri 9/12/09 #23 Cincinnati 9/2/10 Ball State 9/17/11 Purdue 8/30/12 Central Michigan 9/7/13 Ole Miss 9/6/14 Kansas 9/5/15 #23 Missouri

L, 34-0 L, 38-9 L, 63-7 L, 16-12 L, 35-32 W, 24-14 L, 17-3 L, 21-3 L, 49-10 L, 44-27 L, 33-12 L, 63-7 L, 59-3 L, 52-3 L, 70-3 L, 27-10 L, 59-0 L, 38-27 L, 31-13 L, 34-28 L, 34-3

Tennessee State (0-2*) 9/23/06 Vanderbilt 9/24/11 Air Force

L, 38-9 L, 63-24

*Does not include 4-3 record while not a OVC member

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Tennessee Tech (2-32) 1978 Western Carolina 1978 East Tennessee 1979 Western Carolina 1980 Western Carolina 1981 East Tennessee 1984 Kansas State 1985 UNLV 1986 Tulsa 1987 Cincinnati 1988 East Carolina 9/22/90 Ohio 9/14/91 Ohio 11/15/97 UAB 9/19/98 UAB 9/11/99 Bowling Green 9/16/00 Ohio 9/08/01 Air Force 8/31/02 Bowling Green 9/07/02 Iowa State 8/30/03 Memphis 9/06/03 Northern Illinois 9/11/04 South Florida 9/17/05 Northern Illinois 9/14/06 Middle Tennessee 11/03/07 Auburn 9/6/08 Louisville 9/26/09 Kansas State 11/7/09 Georgia 9/4/10 #17 Arkansas 9/11/10 #4 TCU 9/3/11 Iowa 9/15/12 #4 Oregon 9/7/13 #21 Wisconsin 9/5/15 Houston

W, 22-20 L, 38-17 L, 24-7 W, 26-10 L, 31-22 L, 28-12 L, 35-7 L, 51-0 L, 38-17 L, 52-13 L, 42-32 L, 35-14 L, 38-14 L, 38-6 L, 40-15 L, 52-14 L, 42-0 L, 41-7 L, 57-6 L, 40-10 L, 42-17 L, 21-7 L, 42-3 L, 44-0 L, 35-3 L, 51-10 L, 49-7 L, 38-0 L, 44-3 L, 62-7 L, 34-7 L, 63-14 L, 48-0 L, 52-24

UT Martin (1-19*) 11/21/98 UAB 9/28/02 Arkansas State 9/06/03 Arkansas State 9/02/04 Western Michigan 9/10/05 Arkansas State 9/02/06 Ohio 9/01/07 Southern Miss 8/30/08 #19 South Florida 11/8/08 Auburn 9/19/09 Memphis 9/4/10 Tennessee 11/5/11 Mississippi State 9/1/12 Memphis 9/8/12 Northern Illinois 9/7/13 Boise State 9/9/13 Memphis 8/30/14 Kentucky 11/8/14 #1 Mississippi State 9/5/15 #15 Ole Miss 10/31/15 Arkansas

L, 48-17 L, 30-10 L, 63-6 L, 42-0 L, 56-7 L, 29-3 L, 35-13 L, 56-7 L, 37-20 L, 41-14 L, 50-0 L, 55-17 W, 20-17 L, 35-7 L, 63-14 L, 21-6 L, 59-14 L, 45-16 L, 76-3 L, 63-28

*Does not include 0-1 record while not a OVC member

Current Member Total

21-176-1

Former Member Records Akron Middle Tennessee State Morehead State Samford Youngstown State Western Kentucky Former Member Total

6-6 1-10 1-2 0-5 4-5 0-0 12-28

LARGEST CROWDS IN OVC HISTORY Over the years some large crowds have watched OVC football games. Overall there have been 55 crowds above 55,000 fans to see a game involving an OVC squad (including both non-conference and Conference games). In 2009, there were 104,488 fans at the Penn State/Eastern Illinois game, marking the largest crowd to ever see a game. Below is a list of every crowd above 55,000 as well as the largest 10 crowds to see a Conference matchup (all of which were above 20,000 fans).

Largest Crowds - All Games 104,488 Eastern Illinois at #12 Penn State 99,123 UT Martin at Tennessee 97,169 Austin Peay at Tennessee 92,746 Tennessee Tech at Georgia 87,451 Jacksonville State at #6 Auburn 85,754 Tennessee Tech at Auburn 85,365 UT Martin at Auburn 83,399 Eastern Kentucky at Florida 82,691 Jacksonville State at #7 Florida 77,785 Tennessee Tech at #21 Wisconsin 77,527 Murray State at Wisconsin 77,224 Austin Peay at #10 Wisconsin 75,127 Jacksonville State at #8 Michigan State 72,453 Southeast Missouri State at Arkansas 71,420 Jacksonville State at Florida State 71,062 Jacksonville State at #10 Arkansas 70,585 Eastern Illinois at #9 Iowa 70,585 Tennessee Tech at Iowa 70,185 Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M (in Atlanta) 70,047 Murray State at #7 Florida State 69,596 Tennessee Tech at #17 Arkansas 67,712 Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M (in Atlanta) 67,167 Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M (in Atlanta) 67,053 Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky 66,512 Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky 65,632 Austin Peay at Virginia Tech 64,670 Southeast Missouri at #23 Missouri 64,206 UT Martin at Arkansas 63,380 Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky 63,306 Murray State at Kentucky 62,455 Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M (in Atlanta) 62,305 Southeast Missouri at Missouri 61,171 Tennessee State vs. Jackson State (in Memphis) 61,421 UT Martin at #1 Mississippi State 61,052 Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M (in Atlanta) 60,815 Southeast Missouri at Ole Miss 60,186 UT Martin at #15 Ole Miss 60,131 Eastern Illinois at Illinois 59,303 Murray State at BYU 59,011 Tennessee State vs. N.C. A&T (in Indianapolis) 58,131 Tennessee State vs. S.C. State (in Atlanta) 58,038 Murray State at Missouri 57,885 Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M (in Atlanta) 57,776 Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky 57,600 Eastern Kentucky at N.C. State 57,091 Tennessee Tech at #4 Oregon 56,990 Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M (in Atlanta) 56,747 Eastern Kentucky at N.C. State 56,297 Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M (in Atlanta) 55,768 Jacksonville State at Ole Miss 55,545 Tennessee State vs. Jackson State (in Memphis) 55,510 Murray State at North Carolina State 55,212 Tennessee State vs. Jackson State (in Memphis) 55,096 UT Martin at Mississippi State 55,015 Tennessee State vs. Jackson State (in Memphis)

Oct. 10, 2009 Sept. 4, 2010 Aug. 31, 2013 Nov. 7, 2009 Sept. 12, 2015 Nov. 5, 2007 Nov. 8, 2008 Nov. 22, 2014 Nov. 17, 2012 Sept. 7, 2013 Sept. 4, 1998 Sept. 25, 2010 Aug. 29, 2014 Oct. 14, 2006 Sept. 12, 2009 Sept. 1, 2012 Sept. 4, 2010 Sept. 3, 2011 Sept. 20, 2003 Sept, 1, 2012 Sept. 4, 2010 Sept. 25, 2004 Sept. 28, 2002 Nov. 7, 2009 Sept. 1, 2007 Sept. 8, 2012 Sept. 5, 2015 Oct. 31, 2015 Oct. 3, 2015 Sept. 6, 2003 Sept. 23, 2000 Sept. 6, 2008 Sept. 13, 1997 Nov. 8, 2014 Sept. 22, 2001 Sept. 7, 2013 Sept. 5, 2015 Sept. 6, 2008 Sept. 26, 1998 Oct. 4, 1997 Sept. 24, 1994 Aug. 31, 2013 Sept. 30, 2006 Sept. 12, 1998 Sept. 12, 2015 Sept. 15, 2012 Sept. 29, 2007 Sept. 17, 2005 Sept. 24, 2005 Sept. 4, 2010 Sept. 12, 1998 Sept. 12, 2009 Sept. 14, 1996 Nov. 5, 2011 Sept. 18, 2004

Largest Crowds - OVC-Only Games 41,132 Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State (Nov. 6, 1999) 25,300 Eastern Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky (Oct. 20, 1979) 25,000 Eastern Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky (Oct. 22, 1977) 24,878 Murray State at Tennessee State (Nov. 3, 2007) 24,500 Eastern Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky (Oct. 23, 1971) 24,361 Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State (Nov. 1, 2008) 24,200 Eastern Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky (Oct. 25, 1975) 23, 413 Tennessee State at Jacksonville State (Sept. 19, 2015) 22,500 Eastern Kentucky vs. Murray State (Oct. 31, 2007) 22,157 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State (Oct. 26, 2013) 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide • 115

SGT. YORK TROPHY PRESENTED BY DELTA DENTAL OF TENNESSEE 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 with it thanks to a one-point victory in overtime over the Governors; that game was decided by a blocked extra point by NFL First Round Draft Pick Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Tennessee State has won the most Sgt. York Championships (5).

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 reestablished 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.

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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SGT. YORK SERIES HISTORY All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Winners 2012 - Tennessee State*, UT Martin 2007 - Tennessee State*, Austin Peay 2013 - Tennessee State 2008 - Tennessee State 2014 - UT Martin 2009 - Tennessee Tech 2015 - UT Martin 2010 - UT Martin 2011 - Tennessee State*, Tennessee Tech *Took home the trophy due to winning the tiebreaker All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Game Results 2007 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 27 Oct. 6 Oct. 11 Nov. 17

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

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

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

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

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 @Tennessee State 22, Tennessee Tech 21 @Tennessee Tech 45, UT Martin 44 (OT) @Austin Peay 38, Tennessee Tech 31 @UT Martin 35, Tennessee State 26

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 6http @Tennessee Tech 34, Austin Peay 0

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

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

SGT. YORK GAME RECORDS Team Points: Total Offensive Yards: First Downs:

61 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11) 579 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (11/10/12) 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) 5 - Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay (11/23/13)

Passing Yards: Passing Attempts: Passing Touchdowns: Completions:

422 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (11/10/12) 58 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11) 6 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11) 35 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (11/10/12)

Interceptions: INT Return Yards:

3 - Done Eight Times 92 - Tennessee State vs. Tennessee Tech (10/31/09)

Fumbles Lost: Fumble Recoveries: Sacks: Turnovers Committed: Penalites: Penalty Yards:

3 - Done 10 Times 3 - Done 10 Times 8 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (10/3/15) 5 - Done Twice 19 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee State (10/19/13) 167 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (11/8/14)

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 - Ladarius Vanlier, TTU vs. APSU (11/22/14)

Passing Yards: Passing Attempts: Completions: Passing Touchdowns: Longest Pass: Most Interceptions:

422 - Derek Carr, UTM vs. TTU (11/10/12) 58 - Tre Lamb, TTU vs. TSU (10/15/11) 35 - Derek Carr, UTM vs. TTU (11/10/12) 6 - Derek Carr, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11) 84 - Jeremy Perry, TSU vs. TTU (10/23/10) 3 - Done Four Times

Receiving Yards: Receptions: Receiving Touchdowns: Longest Reception:

176 - Quentin Sims, UTM vs. TSU (11/17/12) 13 - Jeremy Butler, UTM at TTU (11/10/12) 3 - Done Four Times 84 - Calvin McNairl, TSU vs. TTU (10/23/10)

Field Goals Made: 5 - Jamin Godfrey, TSU vs. TTU (10/27/12) Longest Field Goal: 50 - Stephen Stansell, APSU vs. TSU (9/18/10) Punts: 10 - Jonathan King, Tennessee Tech vs. UT Martin (10/3/15) Longest Punt: 73 - James Satterfield, UTM vs. TTU (11/10/12) Punt Return Yards: 107 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (11/6/10) Longest Punt Return: 76 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11) Kick Return Yards: 243 - Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09) Longest Kick Return: 100 - Weldon Garlington, TSU vs. APSU (10/1/11) All-Purpose Yards: 312 - Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09) Interceptions: Tackles: Sacks:

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 - Antonio Harper, TSU at UTM (10/19/13) 2.5 - Damani Taylor, UTM vs. TTU (10/3/15)

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OVC FINALISTS FOR SPORTS NETWORK/STATS AWARDS Annually the Sports Network (which was bought out by STATS in 2015) presents awards for the top players and coach in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The awards include the Walter Payton Award (National Offensive Player of the Year), the Buck Buchanan Award (National Defensive Player of the Year), the Eddie Robinson Award (National Coach of the Year) and the Jerry Rice Award (National Freshman of the Year). The Payton & Robinson awards began in 1987 (the Buchanan Award was first handed out in 1995; the Rice Award in 2011); voting totals and finishes are available from 2000 to the present and listed below.

Eastern Illinois quarterback Tony Romo took home the Walter Payton Award in 2002. That year he passed for 3,165 yards and 34 touchdowns.

Former Murray State head coach Houston Nutt was the Eddie Robinson Award winner in 1995 after leading the Racers to a 11-1 overall and 8-0 OVC record.

Southeast Missouri State head coach Tony Samuel was the Eddie Robinson Award winner in 2010 after leading the Redhawks to its first-ever playoff berth.

PAYTON AWARD VOTING RESULTS 2000 Tony Romo, EIU 10th (37) 2001 Tony Romo, EIU 10th (37) Shannon Harris, TSU 11th (29) C.J. Hudson, EKU 16th (5) 2002 Tony Romo, EIU 1st (268) Willie Ponder, SEMO 5th (94) 2003 Charles Anthony, TSU 5th (74) 2004 Charles Anthony, TSU 5th (98) Oscar Bonds, JSU 14th (36) 2005 Barrick Nealey, TSU 5th (100) 2009 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU 6th (142) 2010 Henry Harris, SEMO 5th (155) Marcus Harris, MUR 22nd (1) 2011 Casey Brockman, MUR 11th (73) Matt Denham, EKU 21st (5) 2012 Erik Lora, EIU 4th (164) Casey Brockman, MUR 6th (139) Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU 10th (84) Matt Denham, EKU 19th (8) 2013 Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU 1st (576) Erik Lora, EIU 7th (85) Walter Powell, MUR 17th (17) 2014 Dy’Shawn Mobley, EKU 19th (24) DaMarcus James, JSU 20th (18) 2015 Eli Jenkins, JSU 6th (173) KD Humphries, MUR 7th (98)

BUCHANAN AWARD VOTING RESULTS 2000 Melvin Wisham, WKU 4th (108) Chad Evitts, TTU 14th (34) 2001 Yeremiah Bell, EKU 8th (85) D.J. Bleisath, TTU 15th (38) 2002 Nick Ricks, EIU 9th (82) 2003 Nick Ricks, EIU 13th (44) 2006 Edgar Jones, SEMO 12th (62) Markeseo Jackson, UTM 16th (25) 2007 D. Rodgers-Cromartie, TSU 13th (30) Donald Thomas, EIU 19th (3) 2008 Nathan Williams, MUR 5th (140) Brandon Gathof, EKU 21st (2) 2009 Austen Lane, MUR 6th (120) 2010 Eugene Clifford, TSU 13th (47) Josh Bey, UTM 20th (5) 2011 Jeremy Caldwell, EKU 17th (12) 2012 Blake Peiffer, SEMO 12th (67) 2013 no finalists 2014 Tony Bell, UTM 16th (33) 2015 Noah Spence, EKU 4th (227) Jermaine Hough, JSU 13th (58)

ROBINSON AWARD VOTING RESULTS 1995 Houston Nutt, MUR 1st (n/a) 2000 Bob Spoo, EIU 2nd (158) Jack Harbaugh, WKU 3rd (148) 2001 Bob Spoo, EIU 11th (76) 2002 Tim Billings, SEMO 12th (49) Joe Pannunzio, MUR 16th (4) 2003 Jack Crowe, JSU 9th (42) 2004 Jack Crowe, JSU 13th (35) 2005 Bob Spoo, EIU 11th (69) Matt Griffin, UTM 13th (43) 2006 Jason Simpson, UTM 4th (172) 2007 Danny Hope, EKU 13th (54) 2008 Dean Hood, EKU 18th (21) 2009 Bob Spoo, EIU 16th (21) 2010 Tony Samuel, SEMO 1st (269) Jack Crowe, JSU 10th (94) 2011 Watson Brown, TTU 9th (77) 2012 Dino Babers, EIU 3rd (229) Jason Simpson, UTM 17th (23) 2013 Dino Babers, EIU 2nd (370) Rod Reed, TSU 18th (17) 2014 John Grass, JSU 4th (176) Dean Hood, EKU 17th (31) 2015 John Grass, JSU 2nd (418)

RICE AWARD VOTING RESULTS Michael German, TSU 7th (82) Scott Lathrop, SEMO 14th (27) Austin Black, SEMO 19th (12) Justin Lea, JSU 6th (115)

DORIS & EDDIE ROBINSON SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR WINNER 2015 Dalton Screws, JSU

2011 2012 2013 2014

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ALL-TIME SPORTS NETWORK/STATS AWARD WINNERS ALL-TIME WALTER PAYTON AWARD WINNERS 1987 Kenny Gamble, RB Colgate 1988 Dave Meggett, RB Towson 1989 John Friesz, QB Idaho 1990 Walter Dean, RB Grambling State 1991 Jamie Martin, QB Weber State 1992 Michael Payton, QB Marshall 1993 Doug Nussmeier, QB Idaho 1994 Steve McNair, QB Alcorn State 1995 Dave Dickenson, QB Montana 1996 Archie Amerson, RB Northern Arizona 1997 Brian Finneran, WR Villanova 1998 Jerry Azumah, RB New Hampshire 1999 Adrian Peterson, RB Georgia Southern 2000 Louis Ivory, RB Furman 2001 Brian Westbrook, RB Villanova 2002 Tony Romo, QB Eastern Illinois 2003 Jamaal Branch, RB Colgate 2004 Lang Campbell, QB William & Mary 2005 Erik Meyer, QB E. Washington 2006 Ricky Santos, QB New Hampshire 2007 Jayson Foster, QB Georgia Southern 2008 Armanti Edwards, QB Appalachian State 2009 Armanti Edwards, QB Appalachian State 2010 Jeremy Moses, QB Stephen F. Austin 2011 Bo Levi Mitchell, QB E. Washington 2012 Taylor Heinicke, QB Old Dominion 2013 Jimmy Garoppolo, QB Eastern Illinois 2014 John Robertson, QB Villanova 2015 Cooper Kupp, WR E. Washington

ALL-TIME BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WINNERS 1995 Dexter Coakley, LB Appalachian State 1996 Dexter Coakley, LB Appalachian State 1997 Chris McNeil, DE North Carolina A&T 1998 James Milton, LB Western Illinois 1999 Al Lucas, DT Troy 2000 Edgerton Hartwell, LB Western Illinois 2001 Derrick Lloyd, LB James Madison 2002 Rashean Mathis, FS Bethune-Cookman 2003 Jared Allen, DE Idaho State 2004 Jordan Beck, LB Cal Poly 2005 Chris Gocong, DE Cal Poly 2006 Kyle Shotwell, LB Cal Poly 2007 Kroy Biermann, DE Montana 2008 Greg Peach, DE E. Washington 2009 Arthur Moats, DE James Madison 2010 J.C. Sherritt, LB E. Washington 2011 Matt Evans, LB New Hampshire 2012 Caleb Schreibeis, DE Montana State 2013 Brad Daly, DE Montana State 2014 Kyle Emanuel, DE North Dakota State 2015 Tyrone Holmes, DE Montana

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL-TIME JERRY RICE AWARD WINNERS Terrance West, RB Towson John Robertson, QB Villanova Cooper Kupp, WR E. Washington Chase Edmonds, RB Fordham Case Cookus, QB Northern Arizona

ALL-TIME EDDIE ROBINSON AWARD WINNERS 1987 Mark Duffner Holy Cross 1988 Bill Russo Lafayette 1989 Erk Russell Georgia Southern 1990 Gene McDowell UCF 1991 Chris Ault Nevada 1992 Charlie Taaffe The Citadel 1993 Dan Allen Boston University 1994 Jim Tressel Youngstown State 1995 Houston Nutt Murray State 1996 Darren Barbier Nicholls State 1997 Andy Talley Villanova 1998 Paul Johnson Georgia Southern 1999 Mickey Matthews James Madison 2000 Joe Glenn Montana 2001 Pete Lembo Lehigh 2002 Tommy Tate McNeese State 2003 Mike Ayers Wofford 2004 Jerry Kill Southern Illinois 2005 Sean McDonnell New Hampshire 2006 Jerry Moore Appalachian State 2007 Mark Farley Northern Iowa 2008 Mickey Matthews James Madison 2009 Henry Frazier III Prairie View A&M 2010 Tony Samuel SE Missouri State 2011 Rob Ambrose Towson 2012 Craig Bohl North Dakota State 2013 Craig Bohl North Dakota State 2014 Sean McDonnell New Hampshire 2015 Bruce Barnum Portland State

FCS ADA POSITIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS Starting with the 2013 season the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA), in conjunction with the 13 FCS conference offices, began to recognize the top student-athletes at each of 11 different positions. The awards are voted on by a national panel of media and SID’s and announced each December. The positional awards consist of: QB, RB, OL, TE, WR, DL, LB, DB, K, P and RS in addition to a National Offensive and National Defensive Player of the Year. Below are a list of OVC winners from each season.

2013 Off. POTY: Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU QB - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois WR - Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois DB - Daniel Fitzpatrick Tennessee State

2014 RS - Pokey Harris, Murray State 2015 QB - Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State

In 2013 Eastern Illinois QB Jimmy Garoppolo became the second OVC player to be named the winner of the Walter Payton Award as the FCS National Player of the Year.

Garoppolo also was named the FCS ADA National Offensive Player of the Year in addition to being the National Quarterback of the Year.

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OVC/NCAA OVERTIME PROCEDURES PROCEDURE FOLLOWING REGULATION PLAY Immediately following the conclusion of the fourth quarter, officials will instruct both teams to retire to their respective team areas. The officials will escort the captains to the center of the field for the coin toss. The winner of the toss shall be given the option of selecting offense or defense, with the offense at the opponent’s 25-yard line to start the series, or which end of the field shall be used for both series of that overtime period. The winner of the toss may not defer his choice. The loser of the toss shall have the first choice of the two options for subsequent even-numbered extra periods.

EXTRA PERIODS An extra period shall consist of two series with Team A and Team B each putting the ball in play by snap at the designated 25-yard line, which becomes the opponent’s 25-yard line.

TEAM SERIES Each team retains the ball during a series until it scores or fails to make a first down. The ball remains alive after a change of team possession until it is declared dead. However, Team A may not have a first and 10 if it again possesses the ball after a change of team possession.

SCORING The team scoring the greater number of points during the regulation and extra periods shall be declared the winner. There shall be an equal number of series, as defined, in each extra period, except if Team B scores during a period other than on the try (i.e.: on the first possession of a period, Team A scores a touchdown. On the try, Team B intercepts a pass and returns it for a two-point touchdown. Ruling: Team B is awarded the ball on the 25-yard line to start its series with the overtime score 6-2.). Beginning with the third extra period, teams scoring a touchdown must attempt a two-point try. A one-point try, although not illegal, will not score a point.

TIMEOUTS Each team shall be allowed one timeout for each extra period. Unused extra-period timeouts may not be carried over to other extra periods.

OVC OVERTIME GAMES Date 10/13/84 11/03/84 10/19/85 11/04/85 10/04/86 10/10/87 11/07/87 10/01/88 10/29/88 11/18/89 11/10/90 11/17/90 11/07/92 10/2/93 11/20/93 10/05/96 10/26/96 11/01/97 10/17/98 10/24/98 11/13/99 10/04/03 10/04/03 09/25/04 10/02/04 10/23/04 10/30/04 11/06/04 11/13/04 09/30/06 10/28/06 09/15/07 11/03/07 09/27/08 10/04/08 10/25/08 11/06/10 09/22/12 09/22/12 10/20/12 10/10/12 9/28/13 10/12/13 11/23/13 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/11/14 10/17/15 11/7/15 11/14/15

Teams and Final Score Youngstown State 17, Austin Peay 13 Murray State 20, Austin Peay 13 Middle Tennessee 31, Murray State 24 Middle Tennessee 28, Youngstown State 21 Austin Peay 7, Middle Tennessee 0 Austin Peay 20, Morehead State 13 Youngstown State 20, Murray State 13 Tennessee Tech 16, Murray State 13 Eastern Kentucky 31, Murray State 24 Eastern Kentucky 38, Morehead State 3 Tennessee Tech 20, Austin Peay 14 Murray State 31, Austin Peay 24 Eastern Kentucky 21, Murray State 18 Murray State 28, UT Martin 21 UT Martin 39, Austin Peay 33 Tennessee Tech 21, UT Martin 14 Southeast Missouri 16, Middle Tennessee 13 Tennessee Tech 16, Murray State 13 Tennessee Tech 31, UT Martin 24 Tennessee Tech 31, Eastern Kentucky 29 Eastern Kentucky 23, Tennessee Tech 20 Murray State 23, Jacksonville State 17 UT Martin 30, Tennessee Tech 23 Southeast Missouri 51, Samford 48 Eastern Kentucky 39, Samford 36 Samford 42, Tennessee State 36 Murray State 19, Eastern Kentucky 16 Tennessee Tech 40, Eastern Illinois 37 Southeast Missouri 31, Tennessee Tech 28 Tennessee Tech 20, Murray State 14 Jacksonville State 17, Tennessee Tech 10 Tennessee State 33, Austin Peay 32 Austin Peay 34, Southeast Missouri 31 Eastern Kentucky 13, Austin Peay 10 Tennessee State 30, UT Martin 27 Southeast Missouri 27, Tennessee State 20 Eastern Illinois 31, Tennessee State 28 Eastern Illinois 50, Murray State 49 Southeast Missouri 41, Tennessee Tech 38 Jacksonville State 31, Tennessee State 28 Tennessee Tech 45, UT Martin 44 Murray State 35, Jacksonville State 34 Southeast Missouri 37, Murray State 34 Murray State 34, Eastern Kentucky 27 Tennessee Tech 30, Murray State 27 Eastern Kentucky 36, Eastern Illinois 33 Murray State 44, Southeast Missouri 41 Eastern Illinois 25, Tennessee State 22 Murray State 46, Tennessee State 43 Eastern Kentucky 41, Murray State 34

OT Periods 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 2

Score After Regulation 10-10 10-10 17-17 14-14 0-0 13-13 13-13 10-10 24-24 21-21 14-14 14-14 18-18 21-21 26-26 14-14 13-13 13-13 24-24 17-17 17-17 17-17 23-23 31-31 36-36 36-36 13-13 34-34 28-28 14-14 10-10 26-26 21-21 10-10 24-24 20-20 28-28 42-42 31-31 28-28 38-38 27-27 27-27 27-27 27-27 33-33 35-35 22-22 40-40 27-27

NOTE: Overtime policy adopted by the Conference prior to the 1982 season.

OVC FOOTBALL OFFICIALS Ohio Valley Conference football officials have been selected to work numerous FCS/I-AA playoff games over the year. Since 1981, OVC officials have been assigned to over 100 post-season games, including 30 semifinal playoff games and seven national championship contests (including the 2009 national championship game between Villanova and Montana). In 1995, the NCAA selected OVC officials to work all four rounds of the playoffs - an honor never before bestowed on a conference officiating program. Following is a list of the 2016 OVC Football Officials.

Bill Ballard - Lexington, Ky. Chris Barney - Shepherdsville, Ky. Jimm Colwell - Independence, Ky. Daryl Crosthwaite - Edgewood, Ky. Shane DeWitt - Lenoir City, Tenn.

P.J. Doyen - Alexandria, Ky. Craig Dunn - Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Greg Eddy - Southaven, Miss.

Thomas Floyd - Cane Ridge, Tenn.

Mike Freeman - Loveland, Ohio John Graham - Versailles, Ky. Tom Hahs - Bourbannais, Ill.

Brandon Harris - Fishers, Ind. Steve Hazle - Cox’s Creek, Ky. Brian Hewitt - St. Charles, Mo. Steve Horn - Gleason, Tenn.

Neil Hughes - Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Jeff Irwin - Nashville, Tenn.

Randy Jackson - Brevard, N.C. Burney Jenkins - Georgetown, Ky. Greg Koerner - Champaign, Ill. Greg Laurentius - Cape Girardeau, Mo. Steve Lewis - Sylacauga, Ala. Stephen Marshall - Elizabethtown, Ky.

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Troy McMaken - Brentwood, Tenn.

Drew Myers - Nashville, Tenn.

Pat Pownall - Morton, Ill. David Seewer - Louisville, Ky. John Smoot - Lexington, Ky. Al Studstill - Nashville, Tenn.

Mike Sweatman - Fayetteville, Ga. Jim Toth - Knightstown, Ind. Kirk Walker - Douglasville, Ga. Rod Whittier - Wildwood, Mo. Matt Young - Alexandria, Ky.

OVC PLAYERS IN THE NFL DRAFT Since the OVC was formed in 1948, the league has had 153 players selected in the National Football League (NFL) Draft. Amongst that picks are four first-round selections, Wally Chambers (No. 8 overall in 1973), Phil Simms (No. 7 in 1979), Aaron Jones (No. 18 in 1988) and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (No. 16 in 2008). This lists does not include AFL selections (1960-66).

The first combined NFL/AFL Draft was held in 1967.

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Pick 151 170 260 147 197 266 237 251 287 347 204 228 266 163 185 229 329 354 84 115 116 137 204 263 229 241 313 333 352 97 134 204 131 442 60 207 252 445 243 331 367 221 378 407 432 116 388 8 42 81 186 189 242 252 412 183 186 395 63 83 184 378 439 226 269 360 392 416 65 165 244 99 331 7 224 301 207 107 280 130 193 252 314 122 136 312 154 142 162 219 324 18 244 252 279 280 49 71 218 327 56 73 261

Player, School Frank Wallheiser, WKU (DE) Norm Wiley, MAR (DE) John Hackney, MUR (OG) Stew Kirtley, MOR (DE) Ray Pelfrey, EKU (WR) Waldo Binkley, APSU (T) Gil Mains, MUR (DT) Howard Alsup, MTSU (T) Jerry Daniels, TTU (T) Ted Dunn, MUR (Back) Don Daly, EKU (RB) Bob Muller, EKU (FB) Karl Bays, EKU (T) Ted Schwanger, TTU (Back) Billy Hix, MTSU (T) John Sebest, EKU (DE) Bill Strawn, WKU (LB) Terry Sweeney, MTSU (RB) Jerry DeLucca, MTSU (T) Joe Grisham, APSU (DE) Jerry Hurst, MTSU (DE) Don Simonic, TTU (T) Don Heine, MUR (DE) Tom Schulte, EKU (DE) Dave Bottos, MUR (Back) Bill Curry, WKU (T) Joe Bruce, MTSU (T) Jim Murphy, ETSU (T) Bobby Hallum, MTSU (Back) Dale Lindsey, WKU (LB) Jim Burt, WKU (RB) Phillip Morgan, ETSU (Back) Tom Dillard, APSU (OT) George Adams, MOR (LB) Aaron Marsh, EKU (WR) Tom Gray, MOR (WR) Bob Langford, MTSU (OT) Bill Hull, TTU (OG) Larry Schreiber, TTU (RB) Dave Haverdick, MOR (DT) Pat Hauser, ETSU (WR) John Tanner, TTU (LB) Bill Green, WKU (DB) Lawrence Brame, WKU (LB) Sam Pearson, WKU (DB) Jim Bishop, TTU (TE) Mike Sivert, ETSU (OG) Wally Chambers, EKU (DE) Jim Youngblood, TTU (LB) Mike Hennigan, TTU (LB) Isaac Brown, WKU (RB) Ray Oldham, MTSU (DB) Bonnie Sloan, APSU (DT) Ray Bonner, MTSU (DB) George Greenfield, MUR (RB) Mike McCoy, WKU (DB) Alan Chadwick, ETSU (QB) Jazz Jackson, WKU (RB) Elois Grooms, TTU (DE) Virgil Livers, WKU (DB) John Bushong, WKU (DE) Don Clayton, MUR (RB) Dwaine Copeland, MTSU (RB) Bobby Joe Easter, MTSU (RB) Junior Hardin, EKU (NG) Rick Caswell, WKU (WR) Tony Williams, MTSU (WR) Howard Stidham, TTU (LB) Elmo Boyd, EKU (WR) David Carter, WKU (OC) Roosevelt Kelly, EKU (OC) Dennis Law, ETSU (WR) Mike Moore, MTSU (RB) Phil Simms, MOR (QB) Greg Bright, MOR (DB) Eddie Preston, WKU (WR) Mark Reed, MOR (QB) George Floyd, EKU (DB) Lamont Meacham, WKU (DB) Steve Bird, EKU (WR) James Griffin, MTSU (DB) Ronald Hopkins, MUR (DB) Billy Blaylock, TTU (DB) Tron Armstrong, EKU (WR) John Goode, YSU (TE) Paul McFadden, YSU (K) Keith Lester, MUR (TE) Bob Thompson, YSU (WR) Don Griffin, MTSU (DB) Joe Mauntel, EKU (LB) Tony Burse, MTSU (RB) Aaron Jones, EKU (DE) Danny Copeland, EKU (DB) John Jackson, EKU (OT) Frank Pillow, TSU (WR) Paul Hickert, MUR (K) Jessie Small, EKU (LB) Elroy Harris, EKU (RB) Myron Guyton, EKU (DB) Mike Cadore, EKU (RB) Tony Stargell, TSU (DB) Anthony Pleasant, TSU (DE) Eric Crigler, MUR (OT)

Team Chicago Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Green Bay Packers New York Giants Detroit Lions San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Chicago Cardinals Baltimore Colts Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Browns Philadelphia Eagles Baltimore Colts Chicago Bears Baltimore Colts San Francisco 49ers Baltimore Colts Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Baltimore Colts Chicago Bears Cleveland Browns New York Jets Minnesota Vikings Houston Oilers Dallas Cowboys Boston Patriots San Francisco 49ers Denver Broncos Minnesota Vikings San Francisco 49ers Detroit Lions Miami Dolphins San Diego Chargers Cleveland Browns St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Bengals San Diego Chargers Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears Los Angeles Rams Detroit Lions New England Patriots Baltimore Colts St. Louis Cardinals Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns Houston Oilers Chicago Bears New York Jets New Orleans Saints Chicago Bears Baltimore Colts New England Patriots Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills New Orleans Saints New York Giants Buffalo Bills San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers Houston Oilers Pittsburgh Steelers Cincinnati Bengals Miami Dolphins New York Giants Cincinnati Bengals Houston Oilers New York Giants New York Jets Baltimore Colts St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Bengals Baltimore Colts San Diego Chargers New York Jets St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles Cincinnati Bengals New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Raiders Seattle Seahawks Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cincinnati Bengals Philadelphia Eagles Seattle Seahawks New York Giants New Orleans Saints New York Jets Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengals

Year 1990 1990 1991 1991 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1993 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2006 2008 2008 2009 2010 2010 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016

Round 11 11 8 12 6 6 6 10 10 3 5 7 4 5 5 2 2 4 7 7 6 6 3 7 3 5 7 7 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 5 7 1 3 7 5 5 5 6 2 5 6 7 5 7 2 6

Pick 289 300 207 327 142 144 145 255 276 83 134 187 123 155 150 47 54 113 227 245 171 188 86 221 67 161 221 247 100 121 140 199 213 238 239 163 215 16 79 212 152 153 139 195 62 143 196 250 176 218 39 208

Player, School Anthony Shelton, TSU (DB) Tyrone Watson, TSU (WR) Marty Carter, MTSU (FS) Darrell Beavers, MOR (S) Chris Burns, MTSU (DT) Joe Campbell, MTSU (RB) Larry Tharpe, TSU (OT) Tim Lester, EKU (RB) Marcus Dowdell, TSU (WR) Mike Caldwell, MTSU (LB) Walter Dunson, MTSU (WR) Patrick Robinson, TSU (WR) Randy Fuller, TSU (CB) Chad Bratzke, EKU (DE) Cedric Davis, TSU (CB) Fred Thomas, UTM (DB) Jason Dunn, EKU (TE) Kirk Pointer, APSU (DB) Clarence Jones, TSU (WR) Darrell Williams, TSU (DB) Mike Cherry, MUR (QB) Tony McCombs, EKU (LB) Jonathan Quinn, MTSU (QB) Angel Rubio, SEMO (DE) Chris Watson, EIU (CB) Tyrone Hopson, EKU (OG) Sulecio Sanford, MTSU (WR) Rondel Menendez, EKU (WR) Michael Thompson, TSU (OT) Avion Black, TSU (WR) Alex Bannister, EKU (WR) Willie Ponder, SEMO (WR) Yeremiah Bell, EKU (DB) Larry Turner, EKU (OC) Eugene Amano, SEMO (OC) Frank Omiyale TTU (OT) Cortland Finnegan, SAM (DB) Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, TSU (CB) Antwaun Molden, EKU (CB) Javarris Williams, TSU (RB) Otis Hudson, EIU (OG) Austen Lane, MUR (DE) Montori Hughes, UTM (DL) Alan Bonner, JSU (WR) Jimmy Garoppolo, EIU (QB) Kadeem Edwards, TSU (OG) Walter Powell, MUR (WR) Demetrius Rhaney, TSU (OC) Robert Myers, TSU (OG) Anthony Morris, TSU (OT) Noah Spence, EKU (DE) Kamu Grugier-Hill, EIU (LB)

Team San Francisco 49ers Philadelphia Eagles Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles Cincinnati Bengals Los Angeles Rams Detroit Lions Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Cleveland Browns San Diego Chargers Houston Oilers Denver Broncos New York Giants Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks Philadelphia Eagles Miami Dolphins Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs New York Giants Arizona Cardinals Jacksonville Jaguars Pittsburgh Steelers Denver Broncos San Francisco 49ers Chicago Bears Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons Buffalo Bills Seattle Seahawks New York Giants Miami Dolphins St. Louis Rams Tennessee Titans Atlanta Falcons Tennessee Titans Arizona Cardinals Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs Cincinnati Bengals Jacksonville Jaguars Indianapolis Colts Houston Texans New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaneers Arizona Cardinals St. Louis Rams Baltimore Ravens Oakland Raiders Tampa Bay Buccaneers New England Patriots

Wally Chambers, Eastern Kentucky 1973, No. 8 overall (Chicago)

Phil Simms, Morehead State 1979, No. 7 overall (N.Y. Giants)

Aaron Jones, Eastern Kentucky 1988, No. 18 overall (Pittsburgh)

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, TSU 2008, No. 16 overall (Arizona)

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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

MURRAY STATE

JACKSONVILLE STATE

EASTERN KENTUCKY

@Southern Illinois 6:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Missouri State 6:00 p.m.

@LSU 6:30 p.m.

(ESPNU)

(OVC Digital Network)

Pikeville 6:00 p.m.

(Sept. 8)

(OVC Digital Network)

Murray State* 4:00 p.m.

@Eastern Illinois* 1:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Oct. 1

Sept. 24

(OVC Digital Network)

@UT Martin* 2:00 p.m.

Oct. 8

(OVC Digital Network)

Mercer 4:00 p.m.

@Jacksonville State* 1:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Oct. 22

Oct. 15

(OVC Digital Network)

@Southeast Missouri* 1:00 p.m.

Oct. 29

@Hawaii 11:00 p.m.

@Cincinnati 6:00 p.m.

(ESPN3)

(OVC Digital Network)

Bacone College 2:00 p.m.

@Mercer 5:00 p.m.

@BethuneCookman 3:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Indiana State 6:00 p.m.

@Southern Illinois 6:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Coastal Carolina* 1:00 p.m.

@Ball State 2:00 p.m.

(ESPN3)

(OVC Digital Network)

Tennessee State* 4:00 p.m.

Nov. 5

(ESPN3)

Eastern Kentucky* 6:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

UT Martin* 6:00 p.m.

Network)

(ESPN3)

Network)

Network)

Network)

Network)

@Murray @Tennessee Austin Peay* State* 2:00 p.m.

State* 6:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital 2:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital (OVC Digital Network)

Tennessee Tech* 2:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

@Eastern Illinois* 6:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

@Eastern Kentucky* TBA

(ESPN3)

(ESPN3)

Network)

@Vanderbilt TBA

(OVC Digital Network)

@Georgia State* TBA

(OVC Digital Network)

Eastern Kentucky* 2:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

@Murray State* 3:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

(OVC Digital Network)

Tennessee State* 3:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Eastern Illinois* 2:00 p.m.

Network)

(OVC Digital Network)

@Eastern Illinois* 1:00 p.m.

@Tennessee TBA

(OVC Digital Network)

@Austin Peay* 4:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

(OVC Digital Network)

@Eastern Kentucky* TBA

(OVC Digital Network)

@Southeast Missouri* 1:00 p.m.

Network)

(OVC Digital Network)

Southeast Missouri* 2:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

@Tennessee State* 3:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Tennessee Tech* 3:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

(OVC Digital Network)

(OVC Digital Network)

@Jacksonville State* 1:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Murray State* 1:30 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

@Southeast Missouri* 1:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Tennessee State* 1:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

(OVC Digital Network)

UT Martin* 1:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Eastern Illinois* TBA

(OVC Digital Network)

@Eastern Kentucky* TBA

@Kentucky TBA

Nov. 19

Jacksonville @Tennessee State* Tech* 1:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

@Murray State* 1:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

@Austin Peay* 4:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Eastern Kentucky* 4:00 p.m.

Nov. 12

Jacksonville @Tennessee Austin Peay* @UT Martin* State* Tech* 1:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

@Eastern Illinois* 1:00 p.m.

Network)

Network)

@Eastern Tennessee Austin Peay* Kentucky* Tech* 1:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. (OVC Digital (OVC Digital

Network)

Murray @Tennessee Jacksonville @UT Martin* State* State* State* 2:00 p.m.

TBA 2:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital (OVC Digital (OVC Digital (OVC Digital Southeast Missouri* TBA

Southeast Eastern @Jacksonville Missouri* Illinois* State* 1:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital (OVC Digital (OVC Digital (ESPN3)

(ESPN3)

UT Martin* 2:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Eastern Illinois* 6:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

@Austin Peay* 4:00 p.m.

Eastern @UT Martin* Kentucky* 2:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

(ESPN3)

@Murray State* 6:00 p.m.

Southeast Missouri* 6:00 p.m.

(ESPN3)

@Liberty 6:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

@Tennessee Tech* 6:00 p.m.

* - Denotes OVC Game; Home Games in Bold; All Times Are Central and Subject to Change

(OVC Digital Network)

@Austin Peay* 6:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital Network)

Wofford 6:00 p.m.

(Sept. 1)

Network)

Sept. 17

@Southeast Tennessee @Tennessee @Illinois @Jacksonville Murray Austin Peay* Missouri* UT Martin* @Miami (Ohio) State* State State* State* Tech* 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

(ESPN3) (Comcast SN (OVC Digital (OVC Digital (OVC Digital (OVC Digital (OVC Digital (OVC Digital (OVC Digital Network) Network) Network) Network) Network) Network) Network) Chicago)

(OVC Digital Network)

Tennessee Tech* 6:00 p.m.

Sept. 10

Jackson State 6:00 p.m.

(OVC Digital (in Memphis)

ArkansasPine Bluff 6:00 p.m.

@Memphis 6:00 p.m.

(ESPN3)

@Illinois 2:30 p.m.

(BTN)

(OVC Digital Network)

North Alabama 6:00 p.m.

(Sept. 1)

@Purdue 11:00 a.m.

(ESPNews)

EASTERN ILLINOIS

@Troy TBA

Western Illinois 6:00 p.m.

(Sept. 1)

AUSTIN PEAY

Sept. 3

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