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TABLE OF CONTENTS / QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location...........................................................................................Valdosta, Ga. Founded.......................................................................................................1906 Enrollment.................................................................................................10,448 Nickname................................................................................................. Blazers Colors........................................................................... Red (PMS 186) and Black Athletic Affiliation......................................................................... NCAA Division II Conference...........................................................................................Gulf South President............................................................................... Dr. Richard Carvajal Athletic Director..............................................................................Herb Reinhard Website...........................................................................www.vstateblazers.com FOOTBALL STAFF Head Coach..............................................................................Tremaine Jackson Alma Mater......................................................................... Texas Southern, 2006 Collegiate Record (Years).............................................................. 11-3 (3rd year) Record at VSU (Years)..........................................................1-0 (1st year) Office Phone................................................................... (229) 333-5970 Best Time To Call............................................................Contact Kit Strief Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line/Special Teams..........................Trent Earley Defensive Coordinator.............................................................. Brandon Andersen Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks.....................................................Rick Bowie Defensive Backs........................................................................... Taylor Richards Offensive Line.................................................................................... Mike Barela Wide Receivers...............................................................Brandon Johnson-Farrell Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator................................................ Jackson Hadley Assistant Defensive Line/Special Teams........................................Rob McElhaney Running Backs.................................................................................. Jeremy King Assistant Quarterbacks.....................................................................Matt Giampa Assistant Defensive Backs............................................................. Jack Louisdort Assistant Offensive Line................................................................Ryne Strickland Assistant Linebackers.......................................................................Blake Potash Director of Football Operations........................................................ Marty McGhin Strength and Conditioning............................................................. Lonnie Maddox Head Athletic Trainer......................................................................... Jay Johnson Football Adminstrative Assistant....................................................... Angie Colbert

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PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Football......................................................................................1982 Overall All-Time Record.............................................................317-129-4 (.709) Overall Gulf South Record............................................................206-88-3 (.700) Gulf South Championships..................................................................................9 (1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2021) NCAA Championships.........................................................................................4 (2004, 2007, 2012, 2018) NCAA Playoff Appearances................................................................................18 (‘94, ‘96, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘10, ‘12, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘18, ‘19, 21) NCAA Postseason Play Record.................................................................... 29-14 2021 Record................................................................................................. 12-2 2021 Gulf South Conference Record............................................................... 6-1 2021 Gulf South Conference Finish...............................................................T-1st Letterwinners Returning / Lost.................................................................... 30/32 Starters Returning / Lost............................................................................. 12/13 (6/5 offense, 3/8 defense, 3/0 special teams) SPORTS INFORMATION Assistant Athletic Director for Communications....................................... Kit Strief Strief’s Email....................................................................... kstrief@valdosta.edu Strief’s Office Phone.................................................................... (229) 333-5903 Sports Information Fax................................................................. (229) 333-5972 Press Box Phone.......................................................................... (229) 245-3779 Mailing Address...................................................................1500 N. Patterson St. Valdosta, GA 31698

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VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS RECORD: 1-0, 0-0 GSC AFCA RANKING: 3rd HEAD COACH: Tremaine Jackson ALMA MATER: Houston RECORD OVERALL: 11-3 (3rd season) VSU RECORD: 1-0 (1st season) SEP. 1 KEISER UNIVERSITY W, 36-21 SEP. 10 VIRGINIA UNION 5 P.M. Sep. 17 at Miles College 7 p.m. ET Sep. 24 at Shorter* 12 p.m.

Oct. 1 at Delta State* 7 p.m. ET OCT. 8 WEST ALABAMA* 7 P.M. OCT. 15 MISSISSIPPI CLLEGE*# 3 P.M. Oct. 22 at West Georgia* 6 p.m.

Oct. 29 at North Greenville* 3 p.m.

NOV. 5 WEST FLORIDA* 7 P.M. NOV. 12 SHORTER# 3 P.M. *GSC Contest / #GSC Bracket Challenge #Homecoming

Saturday, September 10 • 5 p.m.

Valdosta, Ga. • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium The No. 2/3-ranked and defending national-runner up Valdosta State football team continues at home this week as it hosts Virginia Union Saturday at 5 p.m. at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in a matchup of 1-0 teams. The Blazers won 36-21 over Keiser last week, while VUU won 77-0 versus NCCAA foe Virginia-Lynchburg.

TALK 92.1 FM will broadcast the Blazer games all season long with Spencer Van Horn and Wade Beale having the call of the game. Fans also can access the broadcast at www.talk921.com. In addition, Dave Garner and Taylor Biddle will have the call of the game on the webstream which can be accessed at vstateblazers. com on the football schedule page for each home game this season.

The Gulf South Conference signed a league-wide, four-year agreement with FloSports to broadcast all GSC football games. The GSC package includes, all VSU football livestream broadcasts will be available exclusively through FloSports. Fans can purchase a monthly membership for $19.99 or an annual subscription for $150 ($12.50/month). The yearly membership is a saving of nearly $90. Subscribe to FloSports at www.flosports.tv/gulfsouth. The membership will include: • Access to livestream broadcasts of ALL GSC football playing institutions • Access to FloSports’ weekly GSC Football studio show (in front of pay wall) • Access to FloSports produced features on GSC student-athletes • Access to GSC championship tournament game broadcasts • Access to other FloSports broadcasts

VIRGINIA UNION PANTHERS RECORD: 1-0, 0-0 CIAA AFCA RANKING: None HEAD COACH: Alvin Parker ALMA MATER: Virginia Union RECORD OVERALL: 22-9 (5th season) KU RECORD: 22-9 (5th season) SEP. 1 VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG W, 77-0 Sep. 10 at Valdosta State 5 p.m.

SEP. 17 LIVINGSTONE* 6 P.M. Sep. 24 at Fayetteville State* 4 p.m.

OCT. 1 ST. AUGUSTINE’S* 1 P.M. OCT. 8 ELIZABETH CITY STATE* 12 P.M. Oct. 15 at Bowie State* 1 p.m.

Oct. 22 at Lincoln (Pa.)* 12 p.m.

OCT. 29 CHOWAN* 1 P.M. Nov. 5 at Virginia State* 12 p.m. *Sun Conference Contest Listen live in Valdosta on Talk 92.1 FM or streaming at www.talk921.com.

Additional coverage links and live stats located at www.vstateblazers.com

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Season tickets and single-game tickets currently are available for purchase online at vstateblazers.com or by calling the Athletic Department Ticket Office at 229-333-SEAT (7328). The Athletic Department Ticket Office is Open Monday-Friday and tickets can be purchased until 2:45 p.m., the day prior to each home game (i.e. Friday at 2:45 p.m. for Saturday home game). The Athletic Department Ticket Office is located in The P.E. Complex on Sustella Avenue until 3 p.m. the day before a game.

Following the 36-21 victory on Thursday, Valdosta State had three players earn Gulf South Conference Players of the Week in senior linebacker Jameon Gaskin (Defensive POW), redshirt freshman linebacker Akil Lampley (Freshman POW) and sophomore kicker Estin Thiele (Special Teams POW). Gaskin finished with nine total tackles, assisted on a tackle for loss and had one interception return for 37 yards. Lampley led the team with ten total tackles and five solo stops, while also assisting on a tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry. Thiele went a school and Gulf South Conference record-tying 5 for 5 in field goals with a long of 45 and went 3 for 3 in extra-points.

In the opener, redshirt freshman Akil Lampley, graduate wide receiver Davie Henderson and sophomore kicker Estin Thiele were named Guardian Bank Blazer Players of the Game. Lampley finished with a team-high ten total tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss, while Henderson had a touchdown reception and Thiele tied the GSC and school-record for field goals in a game, going 5 for 5. He was 3 for 3 in extra-points also and had two kickoffs.

The Blazers scored the first 37 points in the game through three quarters and settled for a 51-7 victory last season in Richmond, Va. VSU tallied 559 yards of offense, 14 points off turnovers and tow rushers over 100 yards in the game, along with five rushing touchdowns. VSU tallied 307 yards on the ground and 252 yards passing as Seth McGill tallied 129 yards on the ground and was one of four rushing scores. Quarterback Ivory Durham was 16 of 31 passing for 175 yards and two scores, while he rushed four times for 112 yards and two rushing touchdowns. VSU forced three turnovers in the game. The Blazers held VUU to 274 total yards and just 97 yards passing. VUU’s Byers was the bright spot for the Panthers, with 21 carries for 107 yards and a score. He also had two catches for 11 yards.

VSU leads the all-time series with VUU 1-0 after the 51-7 victory last season. The Blazers have become quite familiar with CIAA teams over the last couple of years as VSU defeated Bowie State in the postseason in both 2018 and 2021 and Winston-Salem State in 2012 for the Blazers’ third national title. VSU is 6-0 all-time against current CIAA institutions, 2-0 vs. Bowie State, 3-0 vs. Winston-Salem State and 1-0 vs. Virginia Union.

VSU Media Relations • (229) 333-5903 • www.vstateblazers.com Football Contact: Kit Strief (kstrief@valdosta.edu)

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HEAD COACH TREMAINE JACKSON

TREMAINE JACKSON Discipline.

Obedience.

Grit.

Three words that Valdosta State University Head Football Coach Tr e m a i n e Jackson lives by that have become fundamentals in his coaching philosophy.

Jackson, who was named

by ESPN as one of 45 minority coaches under 45 to watch and to FootballScoop’s 2022 Minority Watch List, is in his first season with the Blazers after spending the 2020 and 2021 seasons leading the Colorado Mesa Mavericks.

In just two years in Grand Junction, Jackson raised the bar both on and off the field and has quickly made an impact on the total program in Titletown since he was hired as the 11th head coach in VSU history in January, 2022. In addition to a successful 2022 Black-Red Spring Game, the team produced nearly 600 hours of community service, assisting with Habitat for Humanity, Blazer Kids’ Day and the #ValdostaMiracles Softball Game and had 45 student-athletes achieve a 3.0 grade-point average or better in the classroom.

During Jackson’s tenure at Colorado Mesa, he went 10-3 in his two seasons, including an 8-2 mark in 2021, highlighted by a thrilling 26-21 victory over then-No. 3-ranked Colorado School of Mines. It was the Mavericks’ first victory over a top-5 opponent since becoming an NCAA Division II school in 1994. Jackson’s squad went 2-1 in the spring of 2021 during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Statistically, the Mavericks finished 13th nationally in scoring defense in 2021, allowing just 15.6 points per game, while the team was 34th nationally in scoring offense at 33.7 points per game.

CMU finished in the top 20 nationally in both total defense (10th – 258.2 ypg) and total offense (16th – 452.0 ypg).

Jackson coached two Academic All-Ameri-

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cans and one AFCA Second Team All-America honoree, along with 21 All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) performers, including RMAC Offensive Freshman of the Year in Karst Hunter.

Prior to Colorado Mesa, Jackson was the defensive line coach at Texas State and before that served as defensive coordinator at Abilene Christian (2017-18). He also spent time as assistant head coach at the University of Sioux Falls, helping lead the Cougars to a combined 32-5 record in four seasons. During his time in South Dakota, Jackson assisted in guiding the team to a 2016 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championship and postseason appearances in all three years after being promoted to the Cougars' defensive coordinator (2014-16). He began at USF as defensive line coach in 2013.

The Cougars went 12-1 in 2016 as they won their first-ever NCAA playoff game and finished No. 5 in the national poll. Jackson guided 11 defensive players to All-NSIC honors while his unit led the conference in four defensive categories.

In 2015, USF went 9-3 and earned the program's first Division II playoff berth to go along with a No. 21 national ranking following an 11-1 season in 2014 and No. 18 final national ranking.

Promoted to the role of assistant head coach after those two seasons, Jackson coached seven defensive players to All-NSIC honors and a back-to-back AFCA First Team All-America defensive back in Solomon St. Pierre in both 2014 and 2015.

At Abilene Christian, Jackson led one of the biggest defensive turnarounds in the country as the Wildcats recorded their first winning season in their Division I history in 2018 (6-5).

Ranking last in the country prior to his arrival, Jackson's defensive unit entered the nation's

THE TREMAINE JACKSON FILE EDUCATION B.A. Univ. of Houston - Interdisciplinary Studies, 2006 COLLEGIATE COACHING POSITIONS Texas A&M-Kingsville (2006) - Defensive Line Trinity Valley (2007) - Defensive Line Texas Southern (2008-11) - Def. Coord./Tight Ends Evangel (2012) - Defensive Coordinator Sioux Falls (2013-16) - Defensive Coord./Defensive Line Abilene Christian (2017-18) - Defensive Coordinator Texas State (2019) - Defensive Line Coach Colorado Mesa (2019-2022) - Head Coach Valdosta State (2022-present) - Head Coach

top 25 in five different team categories in 2018 after leading the Southland Conference in pass defense in 2017.

Earlier in his professional career, Jackson had stops at Evangel University, Texas Southern and Trinity Valley Community College after beginning his coaching career at Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 2006 as the Javelinas' defensive line coach. He also completed NFL internships with the Houston Texans and San Diego Chargers.

At Texas Southern, where he served from 2008-11, Jackson helped the Tigers win a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) title in 2010 as the program led the country (FCS) in total defense, sacks and tackles for loss. They also led the country in total defense in 2011 in his lone season as the Tigers' defensive coordinator.

Jackson, Vice President of the Minority Coaches Advancement Association, has served on several AFCA committees and was recipient of the 2022 Harry Butler Community Service Award for dedicated community service and outstanding volunteerism.

A former student-athlete, Jackson played on the defensive line at Texas Southern for two years after transferring from the University of Louisiana-Monroe. He is a 2006 graduate of the University of Houston, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies.

The Houston, Texas native has one daughter, Harmony.

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TRENT EARLEY

COACHING STAFF Assistant Head Coach Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Line First Season at Valdosta State Southern Arkansas, ‘12 Sports Management

Earley begins his first season at VSU after spending two seasons at Colorado Mesa University for now-VSU head coach Tremaine Jackson. Earley led the defensive line at Colorado Mesa, he helped the team to a 10-3 record, including an 8-2 finish in the 2021 season and posted a thrilling 26-21 victory over then no. 3 ranked Colorado school of Mines. It was the Mavs’ first victory over a top 5 opponent since the mavericks became an NCAA Division 2 school in 1994. The 2021 fall edition of the mavericks finished 13th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 15.6 points per game, finished 10th nationally in total defense, 4th nationally in yards per play. In a 2020 covid shorten season , the mavericks finished 2-1 holding opponents to 12.7 points per game, as well as 80 yards rushing a game. While also coaching current blazers Torren Calhoun to the defensive player of the year ballot for the RMAC, as well as Brian Rattery to a second team allconference finish. With Mike Gayden and 2 others gaining Honorable mention recognition.

He was elevated to defensive analyst in 2018 after joining the USF coaching staff in 2017 as a defensive graduate assistant working with the defensive line. In 2017, Earley worked with Bruce Hector, Mike Love and Deadrin Senat, who earned first team All-Conference, while Senat was drafted in the third round by the Atlanta Falcon. Winning the Birmingham Bowl to cap an 11-2 finish in 2017. At USF in 2019 the bulls finished 9th nationally in turnovers forced. He also Served as the on field DE coach in the 2018 Gasparilla Bowl.

Before USF, Earley served as a graduate assistant at the University of Texas under Coach Charlie Strong. Assisting LB Coach Brian Jean- Mary from 2015-2017. Earley assisted coach Jean-Mary with All American and Big 12 Defensive freshman of the year, Malik Jefferson, and second team ALL-Big 12 performer Pete Jinkens. In the spring of 2015, Earley assisted North Texas as a special team’s analyst.

Earley was the graduate assistant LB coach in the fall of 2014 at Northwestern State. Helping the Demon defense to a huge win over FBS program and rival La Tech. The purple swarm defense finished 3rd nationally in turnovers gained and 4th in the conference in total defense, while assisting in the development of 1st team all-southland selection Marion Chapman.

At Oklahoma Baptist , Earley coached the outside linebackers/ Rovers and helped guiding the defense to a number 1 ranking nationally in sacks per game, as well as finishing 2nd nationally in total sacks in Fall 2013.

Earley played collegiately as a Linebacker at Texas Southern, where the tigers boasted a top- 10 nationally ranked defense, and at Southern Arkansas.

After finishing a successful football playing career, Earley worked for the Muleriders working with the defensive Line and linebackers helping the team to a 9-2 finish in 2012, while also finishing his degree. In his time as a Mulerider, Earley played for David Reeves, current UAB defensive Coordinator. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sports management from Southern Arkansas. Earley then went on to graduate with a master’s degree in physical education, teacher education from The University of Texas at Austin in 2017.

BRANDON ANDERSEN

Defensive Coordinator First Season at Valdosta State Sioux Falls '11 Business Administration

Prior to being hired at Valdosta State in January 2022, Brandon Andersen spent two seasons as defensive coordinator for the Mavericks under now-VSU head coach Tremaine Jackson. He helped lead CMU to an 8-2 record this past season, including a thrilling 26-21 victory over then-No. 3-ranked Colorado School of Mines on Oct. 23, 2021, for Homecoming.

It was the Mavericks’ first victory over a top five opponent since they became a NCAA Division II institution in 1994.

In 2021, the Mavericks finished 13th nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 15.6 points per game, while the team finished tenth nationally in total defense at 258.2 yards allowed per game. Andersen’s defense was 33rd nationally in rushing defense at 110.1 yards allowed on the ground per game, while the team was 11th nationally in passing yards allowed at just 148.1 per contest. CMU allowed just 168 first downs for the season for 16th nationally and finished 35th nationally in sacks at 2.8 per game.

Individually, CMU safety Damar’ren Mitchell earned AP Division II All-America Second Team honors, finishing with a team-high 73 tackles and registered three games of double-digit tackles. Mitchell also earned AFCA All-America honors as a second team selection. Andersen’s defense had Mitchell, along with defensive end Torren Calhoun earn First Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors, while cornerback Darrien Young and defensive tackle Brian Rattery were second team honorees.

Prior to CMU, Andersen spent three seasons with the Lions of Lindenwood as the team’s linebacker coach. He coached a strong core of linebackers, as Lindenwood allowed the fewest yards since the 2013 season. The Lions allowed just 385.3 yards per game, the best mark for the Lions in the last eight years. Andersen played a strong role in the success of Drew Seers and CJ Bivens. Seers was named third-team all-MIAA, while Bivens was named honorable-mention all-MIAA. In his first season at Lindenwood, Andersen oversaw a linebackers unit that returned no starters from the previous season. His linebackers played a key role in the team’s defense allowing 27.2 points a game, 7.2 points fewer than the previous year. It was the first time since the 2012 season that Lindenwood allowed fewer than 30 points a game for the season. Lindenwood’s linebackers helped the Lions improve across the board statistically, including allowing over 100 fewer yards per game.

Andersen helped true freshman Drew Seers be named the team’s Newcomer of the Year. Seers, CJ Bivens, and Nate Blanchard all ranked among the team’s top-five tackles for the season.

Prior to his time at Lindenwood, Andersen served as the linebackers coach for University of Sioux Falls from 2012-2016. He was also the recruiting coordinator for his final three seasons in Sioux Falls.

Andersen played a big role in Sioux Falls’ defensive success. In the span of three seasons, the Cougars sported a 32-5 record and advanced to three postseason appearances. The 2016 squad, which was ranked in the top-five nationally, won the NSIC Championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

In 2016, Andersen coached a linebacker core that earned First Team All NSIC, Second-Team All-NSIC and Honorable Mention All- Conference recognition. In all he has coached seven all-conference performers.

Andersen was a four-year linebacker at Sioux Falls from 2008-2011. He was a two-year starter, and tallied 87 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, and four sacks throughout his career. From 2008-2010, Andersen helped Sioux Falls to 34-1, advance to three NAIA National Championship games, and win two NAIA National Championships.

He received his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s both in Business Administration from the University of Sioux Falls.

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RICK BOWIE

COACHING STAFF

Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks First Season at Valdosta State Dickinson College, ’12 Sociology

Bowie came to Titletown in January, 2022, from the University of Houston where he has been an offensive graduate assistant there since February 2019 on former Blazer assistant coach Dana Holgorsen’s staff. This past season, Bowie helped lead Houston to a 12-2 record, an 8-0 mark in the American Conference and a 17-13 Birmingham Bowl victory over Auburn.

Prior to Houston, Bowie spent one season with Holgorsen at West Virginia where he worked with the wide receivers under assistant coach Tyron Carrier. He also aided in game planning, scout team preparation and on-campus recruiting.

Bowie spent two seasons before WVU at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Md., where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks/tight ends coach and director of admissions and enrollment. He received his coaching start as a football coaching intern at Florida International University in the summer of 2011, before becoming the tight ends and quarterbacks coach for four seasons at Gilman School in Baltimore.

TAYLOR RICHARDS

Defensive Backs First Season at Valdosta State Purdue '16 Health and Safety Education

Richards came to VSU in January, 2022, as the defensive backs coach after working this past season with current VSU head coach Tremaine Jackson at Colorado Mesa. Prior to CMU, Richards spent three-and-a-half years at Oregon State as a defensive graduate assistant. He also had stints at Virginia Union (2016) and Rutgers (2017).

Richards was a 38-game starter at safety at Purdue, and helped the Boilermakers win the 2011 Little Caesar’s Bowl. For his career he made 168 tackles, two interceptions and also helped Purdue qualify for the Heart of Dallas Bowl. While at Purdue he played for current OSU defensive coordinator Tim Tibesar. Richards graduated from Purdue in 2016 with a degree in health and safety education and a master’s degree in student services from Oregon State in 2021.

While at Lake Mary High School in his hometown of Orlando, Fla., he was a 2010 All-Central Florida and All-Seminole County by the Orlando Sentinel. In addition, he was a 2011 Florida 6A All-State 1st Team member.

BRANDON JOHNSON-FARRELL

Wide Receivers First Season at VSU Rhode Island, ‘13 Human Development

Brandon Johnson-Farrell joined VSU in January, 2022, as wide receivers coach after six seasons at the University of Sioux Falls as special teams coordinator and USF’s NFL liaison. During his time at USF, the Cougars qualified for the playoffs three times and his receiving groups have been among the best in the NSIC. A year ago, he had two receivers to rank in the league’s top 10 in catches or yardage. In 2018, Michael Maxwell and Nate Johnson (2018, 2019) were named All-NSIC performers under Johnson-Farrell’s guidance.

A native of Odenton, Md., Johnson-Farrell was a coach on the 2016 NSIC champions team, in which he mentored receivers including all-league performers Josh Angulo, Brady Rose and Kyle Groeneweg. The Cougars won the NSIC with a perfect 11-0 league mark and finished 12-1 with a berth in the NCAA DII “Sweet 16” while earning a No. 8 ranking in the final AFCA Poll.

He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Human Development in 2012 from the University of Rhode Island.

There, he started 11 games as a senior at wide receiver, accumulating 44 catches and 567 receiving yards with four TDs. He also totaled 27 kickoff returns for 653 yards and 12 punt returns for 91 yards. He became the sixth player in school history to reach 4,000 all-purpose yards and moved into fourth place on the school’s all-time receiving list with 162 catches. He was a 2012 all-conference selection at wide receiver and also a 2012 First Team All-new England performer. He had 400 receiving yards as a junior. As a freshman, he caught at least one pass in every game and led the Rams with 1,478 all-purpose yards, in which he ranked third in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). During his freshman season, he was chosen as the CAA Football Rookie-of-the-Week. At the end of the season, he was selected CAA Football Third Team All-Conference.

He earned a master’s degree in business administration from Sioux Falls in 2016.

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MIKE BARELA

COACHING STAFF Offensive Line First Season at Valdosta State North Texas ‘97 Kinesiology

Mike Barela joins Valdosta State University in 2022 coaching the Offensive Line. He is a 26-year veteran of coaching

with prior stops at Colorado Mesa University, University of the Incarnate Word, Northeastern State (Ok), Southwest Baptist, Texas State University, University of North Texas, Sam Houston State University, and Morningside College.

At Colorado Mesa in 2020 under first year Head Coach Tremaine Jackson, Barela took over the duties of coaching the offensive line after originally coaching the Tight Ends.

In 2021, he added the Co-Offensive Coordinator title and helped CMU to an 8-2 record and rank 19th in Division II in total offense (452.3 ypg). In addition, CMU led the RMAC in total offense and rushing offense (194.8 ypg / 5.2 yds per attempt / 24 TDs), finished second in passing offense (257.5 ypg), and third in scoring offense (33.7 pts per game).

During the pandemic shortened 2020 season, the CMU run game averaged 241.7 yds per game in the 3 games played (5.1 yds per attempt).

The 2019 season saw the CMU tight ends combine for 30 receptions and 419 yards with 3 TDs. This included RMAC All-Conference TE selection sophomore Dagan Rienks production of 23 catches, 306 yards, 3 TDs. Barela also coordinated the kick-off return unit. CMU finished the regular season ranked 3rd nationally in Division II kick-off returns averaging 26.95 per return. Freshman Justin White finished #1 nationally in D2 kick-off returns averaging 38.1 yards (15 returns for 571 yds / 1 TD).

In 2018, he inherited an experienced group of tight ends that helped an offense to rank nationally in total offense (485.2 yds), passing offense (275.4 yds, 21 TDs), and rushing offense (209.8 yds, 26 TDs). He also mentored TE Tanner Quick to RMAC All-Conference honors.

He spent 2015-2017 at the University of Incarnate Word coaching the tight ends in 2015 and 2017.

In 2016 he spent one year tutoring the team’s nickelbacks on UIW’s nationally ranked defense.

Coaching the tight ends in 2015, the Cardinals finished 6-5 in just their second year as a NCAA FCS and Southland Conference member. Barela helped to develop 1st Team All-Conference TE Cole Wick (30 receptions, 364 yds/2 TDs). Wick would eventually sign with the NFL Detroit Lions. He returned to coaching the tight ends in 2017 and added the title of Run Game Coordinator. In 2017, the tight ends combined for 36 catches for 321 yards and 7 TD’s. Also, he coordinated the kick-off return unit for the Cardinal special teams in 2017. The kick-off return unit featured a kick returner who led D-1 FCS with 3 TD’s on 23 returns in 8 games averaging 29.78 yards per return.

From 2012-13, he served as offensive line coach and run-game coordinator at NCAA D-II Northeastern State (OK). In his final season at NSU, Barela was named a finalist for the 2013 AFCA Division II Assistant Coach of the Year.

In 2013, returning two starters to the offensive line, and despite injuries to key personnel; the offense was able to average 157.5 rushing yards per game with 17 rushing TD’s. Barela tutored three MIAA all-conference offensive linemen and a 2013 Capital One Division II Academic All-American (Ross Dvorak).

The 2012 season was Northeastern State’s first in the MIAA, and Barela helped mold an offensive line that featured five new starters. He helped produce a 1,000-yard rusher (NSU’s first since 2003), two MIAA all-conference offensive linemen, and an All-American (Michael Bowie – a 7th round draft pick of the Seattle Seahawks). The offensive line allowed 11 sacks in 338 pass attempts for the entire year. During Barela’s tenure, NSU rushed for 3,490 yds and scored 34 TDs on the ground.

In 2011, his lone season at Southwest Baptist, Barela helped the Bearcats to their third consecutive winning season. The offensive line helped SBU’s spread offense average 154.8 rushing yards per game with 20 rushing TD’s.

From 2007-10, Barela served as the tight ends coach at Texas State University. During his tenure at Texas State, he was part of a staff that helped establish numerous school records, including a conference championship (2008). In 2009, the offense ranked #7 nationally in passing (289 ypg) and 12th in scoring offense (32 points per game). 2008 saw the offense finish #7 nationally in scoring (36 points per game), and #8 in total offense (453.2 ypg). In addition, Tight End John Gilley earned All-Southland Conference honors. In 2007 for the first time in school history, the offense produced a 1,000 yd rusher, 1,000 yd receiver, and 2,000 yd passer in the same year.

From 2002-06, Barela served as the Director of Football Operations at North Texas. While a member of Darrell Dickey’s Mean Green staff, Barela was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the football program. UNT won three straight Sun Belt Conference Championships during Barela’s five seasons.

In 2000 and ‘01, Barela coached the tight ends for Coach Ron Randleman at Sam Houston State. Barela coached First-Team All-America tight end Keith Heinrich during his two seasons at Sam Houston State. Heinrich would go on to be the sixth-round pick of the Carolina Panthers in the 2002 NFL Draft. During his two seasons with Sam Houston State, the Bearkats had a combined 17-7 record including a 10-3 record in 2001 with a shared Southland Conference championship.

Barela’s coaching experience also includes time at then NCAA D-II Morningside College (1999) where he was the offensive line coach. He helped produce two North Central all-conference offensive linemen.

He was a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater North Texas from 1996-98, working with the offensive line and tight ends after he completed his career at North Texas playing linebacker and special teams.

Barela is married to wife Lauren and are the proud parents of sons Reece (9) and Hudson (7).

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JACKSON HADLEY

Tight Ends & Recruiting Coordinator First Season at Valdosta State Tennessee '19 Sport Managment

Jackson Hadley begins his first year as tight ends and recruiting coordinator for the Blazers. He came to Titletown from Colorado Mesa with new Blazer head football coach Tremaine Jackson for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. There, he coached the tight ends, along with the slot receivers and was the recruiting coordinator for the Mavericks.

Hadley spent the 2019 season under former Blazer Hall of Famer Chris Hatcher as an offensive analyst and quarterback assistant.

He enrolled at Tennessee where he graduated in 2019 after serving as a student-assistant under former Volunteer head coaches Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt. He was a member of the personnel/recruiting department and offensive student coach.

Hadley, a native of Clarksville, Tenn., graduated from Clarksville High School in 2015.

ROB MCELHANEY

Asst. Defensive Line/Special Teams Second Season at VSU Slippery Rock '20 Interdisciplinary Studies

Rob McElhaney begins his second year at Valdosta State and first as Assistant Defensive Line Coach/ Special Teams. McElhaney was Offensive and Special Teams assistant in 2021 as he helped lead VSU to a 12-2 record overall, the program’s third-straight Gulf South Conference title and a national runner-up finish.

Prior to Valdosta State, McElhaney was the Defensive Line Coach/Academic Coordinator at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. There he led the team to break the team honor roll with 49 players (50.5% of active roster) with over a 3.0 GPA. Before Saint Vincent, McElhaney was a student assistant at Slippery Rock from 2016-2019, prior to becoing the head student assistant at SRU from 2019-2020. He was an offensive line assistant, film coordinator and offensive quality control coordinator.

McElhaney, an Aliquippa, Pa., native, helped coach SRU to a Pennsylvania State Athletic Confenrece title and two appearances in the NCAA playoffs, including one semifinal appearance. McElhaney was on staff when former Blazer Rolan Rivers won the Harlon Hill Award.

JEREMY KING

Running Backs Second Season at Valdosta State Valdosta State '19 Psychology

In his second season with the Blazers, King moves to coach the running backs after serving as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line in 2021. King graduated from VSU in 2019 with a degree in psychology. He was a standout offensive lineman for the Blazers for four years from 2015-2018, helping lead VSU to the program’s fourth national title in 2018.

King had a standout senior campaign in 2018 as he was a finalist for the prestigious Gene Upshaw Award which goes to the top lineman in all of NCAA Division II each season.

King started all 14 games in 2018 on the offensive line and earned First Team All-Gulf South Conference honors. For his career, he had over 45 starts on the offensive line. He had over 140 knockdowns for his career and graded out at over 92 percent. King was a three-time team captain and only allowed two sacks in his career.

In 2018, King blocked for Harlon Hill runner-up and NCAA Division II National Championship Game Most Valuable Player, Rogan Wells, as VSU set numerous school records and led the nation in a number of offensive categories.

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MATT GIAMPA

COACHING STAFF Assistant Quarterbacks First Season at Valdosta State Temple '16 Sports & Recreation Managment

Matt Giampa begins his first year at Valdosta State and came to Titletown from Alvernia College where he coached since 2018. While at Alverina, he served as offensive line coach and tight end coach in 2019, while his players led the Middle Atlantic Conference in rushing yards per game and running back Malcolm Carey earned first team all-conference honors for the second-straight season.

Giampa joined Alvernia in 2018 and that fall was the first season of football in program history as the special teams and running back coach. Giampa’s squads finished in the top four in the conference in net punting, kickoff return yards allowed and punt return average.

Prior to joining Alvernia University, Giampa was a member of the Villanova University coaching staff, where he served as the Special teams quality control coach and defensive assistant. Giampa was a large part of Villanova’s top rated defense. The Villanova Special Teams finished top three in the conference with all conference selections at Punter and returner.

Giampa is a 2016 graduate of Temple University, where he received a degree in Sport and Recreation Management and served as a Student coaching assistant for Temple University Football. In addition, Giampa received his Master’s in Business Administration from Alvernia University in 2019.

JACK LOUISDORT

Assistant Defensive Backs First Season at Valdosta State Regina '21 Physical Education

Jack Louisdort came to Valdosta State in 2022 as the assistant defensive backs coach, after working the 2021 season at Augustana (S.D.) as the defensive backs graduate assistant, where he assisted in the development of two first-team all-conference defensive backs Peyton Buckley and Eli Webber. Louisdort also assisted Vikings in winning their first Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship in over 60 years and a second consecutive playoff appearance.

Previous to Augustana, Louisdort was the defensive backs coach at Miller Comprehensive High School and the Saskatchewan Selects in Regina, Saskatchewan.

The Florida native played his high school football at several schools in the state and played his college football in Canada at the University of Regina, in Saskatchewan, Canada. Louisdort graduated from Regina in 2021, with a bachelor’s degree in physical education.

RYNE STRICKLAND

Assistant Offensive Line First Season at Valdosta State Georgia Southwestern '17 Education

Ryne Strickland begins his first season at Valdosta State as assistant offensive line coach. Prior to Valdosta State, Strickland spent five successful seasons in the high school ranks in Georgia and Alabama. For the 2020 and 2021 seasons, Strickland coached the offensive line at Central-Phenix City in Phenix City, Alabama, posting a record of 21-6 over two seasons. While there, he had three offensive linemen sign to play football at the next level. Strickland helped guide his team to a 6A state runner-up finish in 2021 and a region 2-6A title as the team averaged 236 rushing yards per game and allowed just five sacks. In 2020, the team finished in the 6A state semifinals, averaging 237 yards on the ground per game.

Strickland spent the 2017, 2018, and 2019 seasons in various roles at Lee County High School in Leesburg, Georgia, helping lead the Trojans to a 40-3 record over during that span, including back to back 6A State Championships in 2017 and 2018, and three-straight region 1-6A championships. In three seasons at Lee County, he helped develop five offensive linemen to sign NCAA Division I football scholarships.

In 2019, Strickland was responsible for coaching TE’s/H-Backs, leading to both players being named to the 1-6A all-region team on the way to the 6A state quarterfinals as the team averaged 143 rushing yards per game. In 2018, he served as offensive line coach/run game coordinator on the way to a perfect 15-0 season, the 6A State Championship, and all five starting offensive linemen earning region 1-6A all-region honors.

The 2017 season saw him serve as assistant offensive line coach, primarily working with the tackles/tight ends during a 14-1 campaign.

The team won the 6A State Championship (first in school history), while averaging 123 yards on the ground per game.

Strickland graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2017, and obtained a Master’s Degree in Education from Valdosta State in 2020.

He is married to Dr. Shelby Hooks.

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BLAKE POTASH

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL Assistant Linebackers First Season at Valdosta State Roosevelt '16 Accounting

Blake Potash begins his first season as assistant linebackers coach. Prior to Valdosta State, Potash spent two seasons at defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Black Hills State (S.D.). There, the team played two games in 2020 and 11 in 2021.

Prior to BHSU, Potash was the Senior Defensive Analyst and Director of Analytics at Abilene Christian University from 2018-19. There, the ACU defense finished the 2019 season ranked top-20 in the FCS in three major defensive categories: fumbles recovered (fourth), sacks (10th) and tackles for loss (11th).

In 2018, they finished ranked top-20 in the FCS in four major defensive categories: fourth down percentage (sixth), sacks (seventh), rush defense (14th) and third down percentage (14th). The ACU defense also led the Southland Conference in red zone touchdown percentage. Potash coached with current VSU head coach Tremaine Jackson at ACU in 2017 and 2018.

Potash was the Linebackers Assistant at ACU from 2016-17, before being promoted and helped improve the defense over that time in scoring defense (8.7 ppg), rush defense (11 ypg) and pass defense (82 ypg).

Prior to ACU, Potash worked as a Varsity Assistant and JV Defensive Coordinator at Buffalo Grove High School in Buffalo Grove, Ill. He graduated from Roosevelt University (Ill.) in 2016 with a B.S. in accounting.

JAY JOHNSON

Head Athletic Trainer Sixth Season at Valdosta State Valdosta State '05 Sports Medicine/Athletic Training

The Valdosta State Athletic Training program is held in high regard within the profession of athletic training, and

that reputation carries on under the leadership of Jay Johnson, who was announced as Blazer Athletics' newest Head Athletic Trainer during the summer of 2017.

Having served as a Head Athletic Trainer at Georgia Southwestern for four years before taking over the head position at Florida Tech in 2011, Johnson brings over 10 years of experience in the position to Valdosta State. His roots run deep at VSU, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training under the tutelage of former Head Athletic Trainer Russ Hoff, whom Johnson refers to as a mentor.

Following his graduation from VSU, Johnson achieved a Masters degree in Health and Physical Education with a concentration in Health Promotion at Georgia College and State University, which led to the start of his professional career at Georgia Southwestern. While at Florida Tech, Johnson brought tremendous growth to the program. He oversaw the growth of the institution's expansion from three to six full-time athletic trainers and helped to develop a community among athletic trainers throughout the Space Coast region.

During his career, Johnson has served as a member of both the Georgia Athletic Trainers Association and the Athletic Training Association of Florida, as well also being a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association since 2005. He is currently one of the Southwest Region Representatives for the Georgia Athletic Trainers Association.

He currently is the Chair of the Gulf South Conference Athletic Training Committee.

LONNIE MADDOX

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Third Season at Valdosta State Troy '08 Sport & Fitness Management

Valdosta State Director of Athletics, Herb Reinhard announced June 29, 2020, the hiring of Lonnie Maddox as the

Blazers’ new Head Strength and Conditioning Coach.

In his first season at VSU, Maddox led strength and conditioning efforts for men’s basketball, softball and men’s tennis, who all won Gulf South Conference titles and each participated in the NCAA postseason. Last season, he handled strength aond conditioning efforts fo the Blazer football team, who qualified for the national championship game for the second time in three years. He also is a registered strength and conditioning coach through the National Strength an Conditioning Coaches Association.

“My family and I are beyond excited and honored to join the Blazer family as the new Head Strength and Conditioning Coach,” Maddox said. “This is family with a winning tradition, and I can’t wait to be a part and help develop the studentathletes to compete at the highest level possible.”

Maddox came to Titletown from NCAA Division I Alcorn State, where he has served as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach since February, 2017. While working with the Braves, Maddox helped the football program achieve back-to-back Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championships and a pair of appearances in the Celebration Bowl in 2018 and 2019. In conference play, the Braves went 19-4 with Maddox as the strength and conditioning coach in three seasons.

“I’m excited about Lonnie joining our Blazer team,” Reinhard said. “He is passionate about helping our studentathletes reach their athletic potential and supporting them in their academic endeavors as well. Alcorn State has had considerable success during Lonnie’s tenure there. Our strength and conditioning program is an important part of our success and I know Lonnie will continue that.”

Maddox also worked closely with Sterling Shippy from the football program who signed as an undrafted free agent with

the Indianapolis Colts in 2019.

Maddox came to Alcorn State after spending the 2016 season at the University of South Carolina where he was an intern strength coach. He also served as an assistant strength coach for a year-and-a-half at NCAA Division I Troy University.

He graduated from Troy in 2008, earning a bachelor of science degree in sport and fitness management. Maddox then earned his master’s degree in exercise science from Auburn Montgomery in December, 2015.

Maddox is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with the NSCA, and a Level I sports performance coach with the USAW weightlifting.

He is married to his wife Jessica and they have one son Alik.

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SUPPORT STAFF

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Marty McGhin Football Operations

Jenora Matthews Asst. Football Ops.

Angie Colbert Football Admin. Asst.

Jennifer Grubbs Senior Assoc. A.D.

Mason Barfield Director of Compliance

Kit Strief Asst. A.D. Comm.

Vaconna Hardin Director of Ticketing

Matt Malone Asst. A.D. Development

Debbie Wisenbaker Executive Assistant

Dr. David Kuhlmeier Faculty Ath. Rep.

Bobby Tucker Eligibility Coordinator

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The 2022 Blazers

The SENIORS

(Front Row, L-R): Javiontae Martin, Jackson Bull, Head Coach Tremaine Jackson, Seth McGill, Ivory Durham, Jeremiah Campbell. (Second Row, L-R): Travon Roberts, Caleb Riley, Damarkus Robins, Isaiah Wilson, Victor Talley, Keirston Johnson, Ravarius Rivers, Jamar Thompkins, Eddie Rox. (Third Row, L-R): Darrien Young, Ryan McDonough, Juan De La Torre, Isaiah Curry, James Barnes, Davie Henderson, Kiaran Turner, Brian Rattery. (Fourth Row, L-R): Jhonny Quest, Dwayne Thompson, Jalen Smith, Torren Calhoun, Andrew Farley, Mike Gayden, Micah Dennis, BK Smith.

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POSITION BREAKDOWN

QUARTERBACKS (Front Row, L-R): Ivory Durham, Coach Rick Bowie, Coach Matthew Giampa, Wanya Williams. (Second Row, L-R): Seth Smith, Trent Townsend, Sam Edwards.

RUNNING BACKS (Front Row, L-R): Jamar Thompkins, Coach Jeremy King, Seth McGill.

(Second Row, L-R): Andrew Carner, Tanjuatco Gelin, Travis Tisdale, James Chaney. (Third Row): Ja’Daniel Nettles.

TIGHT ENDS (Front Row, L-R): Tyson Ross, Coach Jackson Hadley, Jalan Davis. (Second Row, L-R): Noah Gillan, Aeden Sheehan, Jackson Epes.

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OFFENSIVE LINE

(Front Row, L-R): Eddie Rox, Jeremiah Campbell, Coach Ralph Freeman, Coach Mike Barela, Coach Ryne Strickland, Caden Marcum, Juan De La Torre. (Second Row, L-R): Chris Graham, Elijah Melendez, Alajujuan Sparks, William Racely, Ashton Jones-Obikpo, Michael Marotta, Brennan Shepstone, Kenley-Mary Asse. (Third Row, L-R): Kody Chisholm, Jason Jackson, Michael Garcia, Brayden Rasnek, Jacob Johannning, Izaia Anderson.

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THE TEAM

SPECIAL TEAMS

(Front Row, L-R): Estin Thiele, Coach Rob McElhaney, Coach Trent Earley, Austin McKay. (Second Row, L-R): Brett Buckridge, Bryce Robinson, John Miller, Clark Miller.

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WIDE RECEIVERS

(Front Row, L-R): Travon Roberts, Victor Talley, Coach Brandon Johnson-Farrell, BK Smith, Council Allen. (Second Row, L-R): James Barnes, Justin Jeffery, Kiaran Turner, Isaiah Wilson, Davie Henderson, Jaheim Jerry. (Third Row, L-R): Jerson Jacques, Zaylan Reese, Abasi Scott, Ted Hurst, Antinez Blount.

LINEBACKERS

(Front Row, L-R): Jaylen Dunbar, Jackson Bull, Coach Brandon Andersen, Coach Blake Potash, Jameon Gaskin, Akil Lampley. (Second Row, L-R): Deion Coleman, Phillip Sparks, Terrell Dudley, Donte Carpenter, Damarkus Robins. (Third Row, L-R): Keirston Johnson, Aree Booker.

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THE TEAM

DEFENSIVE LINE

(Front Row, L-R): Brian Rattery, Ryan McDonough, Coach Rob McElhaney, Coach Trent Earley, Javiontae Martin, Torren Calhoun. (Second Row, L-R): Andrew Farley, Dallas Anthony, Damien Deloney, Larry Brooks, Michael Gayden. (Third Row, L-R): Myles Harp, Isaiah Curry, Zaire Harrison, Jaden Blount. (Fourth Row, L-R): Alcivial Henrisme, Colin Jackson, Pharee Reed, Shanard Lo-Ray, Anwar Johnson.

DEFENSIVE BACKS

(Front Row, L-R): Micah Dennis, Caleb Riley, Taylor Richards, Coach Jack Louisdort, Ravarius Rivers, Dwayne Thompson II. (Second Row, L-R): Jhonny Quest, La’Ken Nettles, Darrien Young, Travis Cooper, Jalan Smith, Montae Boyd. (Third Row, L-R): La’Terrian Hicks, Sean Colman, Aaron Dawson, Jordan Jones, Jordan Billups, Daniel Jean.

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2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL Valdosta State's home football field for 37 of the Blazers' 40 playing years, Cleveland Field at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium offers Valdosta State with a football facility conveniently located adjacent to VSU's main campus.

The original stadium was constructed in 1922 and was named for the late Dr. A.G. Cleveland, who was superintendent of Valdosta City Schools from 1919 through 1949.

In the spring of 1996, two legendary coaches from the Valdosta area were honored when the complex was named after the late Wright Bazemore and Nick Hyder.

The original stadium was leveled following the 2003 season and rebuilt from the ground up, providing the Blazers with a state-ofthe-art facility for its home games. The seating capacity of the stadium rose to 10,100 including three prime sections featuring theater-style seating with the ramainder of the stands featuring benches with seat backs. New SprintTurf was installed on the playing surface while locker rooms were added to each end of the stadium and a new press box was built above the main stands on the home side of the field.

Valdosta State played its first seven seasons at Cleveland Field, tallying a 24-14 record, before returning to the stadium prior to the 1992 season. The Blazers have been dominant since returning to the stadium as they have gone 166-49-1 over the 36 playing years there. Since 2000, the Blazers have gone 10924 at home for a blistering .830 winning percentage.

In 2018, VSU went a perfect 8-0 at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium for its eighth undfeated season at home in program history.

The eight home wins in 2018 were the most since recording a school-record nine home victories in 2002. In addition, the eight wins tied the record with the 1994 team for second all-time in a season. VSU is 17-7 all-time in the NCAA Playoffs at home.

Following the 2020 season being cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021 saw the Blazers record their ninth undefeated season at home, going 9-0 for the second time in program history (2002).

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VALDOSTA STATE AT HOME YEAR STADIUM HOME RECORD 1982 Cleveland Field 3-2 1983 Cleveland Field 3-3 1984 Cleveland Field 2-3 1985 Cleveland Field 5-2 1986 Cleveland Field 4-0 1987 Cleveland Field 3-2 1988 Cleveland Field 4-2 1989 Martin Stadium 3-1 1990 Martin Stadium 2-2 1991 Martin Stadium 4-1 1992 Cleveland Field 3-0-1 1993 Cleveland Field 5-1 1994 Cleveland Field 8-0 1995 Cleveland Field 5-0 1996 Cleveland Field 6-1 1997 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 3-2 1998 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 2-3 1999 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 2-4 2000 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 4-1 2001 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 7-1 2002 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 9-0 2003 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 3-2 2004 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 6-0 2005 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 5-2 2006 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 5-0 2007 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 7-1 2008 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 5-1 2009 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 4-2 2010 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 4-2 2011 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 3-2 2012 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 6-1 2013 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 3-2 2014 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 3-2 2015 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 5-1 2016 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 5-1 2017 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 2-2 2018 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 8-0 2019 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 5-1 2020 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* (No Season due to COVID-19) 0-0 2021 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 9-0 2022 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium* 1-0 Total Home Record 175-53-1 (.766) Cleveland Field/Bazemore-Hyder Stadium 166-49-1 (.770) Martin Stadium 9-4 (.692) *The official stadium named changed to Cleveland Field at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in 1996

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The home to the Valdosta State football and women's soccer programs is the Valdosta State Athletic Fieldhouse. The 41,000 square foot Fieldhouse opened in January 2009 at a cost of $5.8 million, giving the Blazer program one of the top athletic facilities in the nation.

Beyond football and soccer, the fieldhouse also houses the 7,690 square foot Jessie Tuggle Weight Room and a 2,437 square foot stateof-the-art Athletic Training Room that is used by all VSU teams.

The Tuggle Weight Room, which encases nearly 10 times the space of its predecessor, is one of, if not the top, weight facilities among NCAA Division II schools nationwide. It featJessie Tuggle Weight Room ures 10 brand new eight-post stations as well as a reinforced medicine ball wall. New self-contained dumbbell stations were also added to the area while a 30-yard speed track was included in the design of the floor.

The Jesse Tuggle Weight Room also features elliptical machines and two stationary bikes for cardio workouts and a built-in microphone/stereo system to aid the strength and conditioning staff while working with large groups of VSU athletes. Additionally, each of the 10 eight-post stations has also been pre-wired for video recording, which will be added in the near future, for further evaluation and instruction by the strength and conditioning staff. The newest addition to the facility are two Cognisens "caves," which allow for an increased mental training to provide Blazer athletes with an additional edge in competition. Valdosta State is the only university on any level in the nation to own the Cognisens machines, with additional owners including Manchester United and multiple NHL hockey teams.

Next door to the Tuggle Weight Room is the Athletic Training Room.

The area includes offices for the Valdosta State Athletic Training staff and a private physician exam room as well as a hydrotherapy room for rehabilitation work. The main Athletic Training area features six taping stations as well as six additional treatment areas plus a cardiovascular/ rehabilitation area featuring stationary bikes.

Additionally, outside of the facility are two lighted football practice fields and a soccer stadium.

The Athletic Fieldhouse features many amenities that will aid the football team as it endures the rigors of a football season. A 3,265 square

ing each player’s equipment separated.

foot locker room is the centerpiece of the project and is lined with 126

The remainder of the Athletic Fieldhouse includes a 3,458 square

lockers, enough to house all members of the VSU football squad. Ad-

foot office suite for the football coaches as well as 2,200 square feet

jacent to the locker room is a 2,100 square foot equipment room with

of meeting rooms, each equipped with state-of-the-art video equip-

secure “Football Locker Roompass-through” equipment bins that allow

ment. The academic needs of the student-athlete is also addressed as

managers to address the equipment needs of all the Blazers while keep-

a 1,500 square foot computer lab is equipped with 19 computers.

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TEAM RECORDS

Rushing: Attempts: Yards: Long Rush: Touchdowns:

35, by Tregnel Thomas of Delta State 263, by Vontrell Mitchell of VSU 84, by Jamar Thompkins of VSU 4, by Rogan Wells of VSU

Passing: Attempts: Completions: Yards: Touchdowns: Interceptions: Long Completion:

Passing: Attempts: 66, by Dane King of Henderson State Oct. 8, 2005 Completions: 45, by Chris Hatcher of VSU Oct. 23, 1993 Yards: 497, by Dusty Bonner of VSU Nov. 17, 2001 Touchdowns: 7, 3x - Last by Dusty Bonner of VSU Nov. 4, 2000 5, 2x - Last Greg Jackson of West Florida Sept. 24, 2016 Total Offense: 94 by Nate Poppell of Texas A&M-Kingsville Nov. 1, 2012 Yards:

Receiving: Receptions: Yards: Touchdowns: Long Reception:

20, by Sean Pender of VSU Nov. 4, 1995 319, by Kyle Henderson of West Alabama Oct. 26, 2002 4, 4x - Last Seantavius Jones of VSU Oct. 12, 2012 94, by Robert Armstrong of Texas A&M-Kingsville Nov. 1, 2012

Total Offense: Yards:

508, by Scott Eyster of Delta State

Nov. 1, 1997 Nov. 9, 1996 Dec. 8, 2018 Oct. 28, 2017

Rushing: Attempts: Yards: Touchdowns:

Defense: Interceptions: Int. Return Yards: Fumbles Forced: Fumble Recoveries: Return Yards:

Defense: Tackles: Tackles for Loss: Sacks: Interceptions: Long Return: Fumbles Forced: Fumbles Recovered: Long Return:

Oct. 2, 2004 Scoring: Touchdowns: Points: 21, by Chris Pope of VSU Dec. 1, 2012 PAT Attempts: 5.0, Lawrence Virgil of VSU Nov. 24, 2012 PAT Made: 4.0, 2x - Last Tyler Josey of VSU Nov. 1, 2012 FG Attempted: 3, 2x - Last Oatha Foster of West Ala. Sept. 22, 2012 FG Made: 100, by David Brown of VSU Dec. 8, 2018 3, by Tyler Josey of VSU Nov. 1, 2012 Punt Return: 2, 2x - Last Dominic Splinks of Delta State Oct. 2, 2008 Total Yards: 86 by Dominique Wheeler of VSU Sept. 28, 2013 Touchdowns:

Scoring: Touchdowns: Points: PAT Attempts: PAT Made: FG Attempted: FG Made: Long FG:

4, 5x - Last Rogan Wells of VSU 24, 5x - Last Rogan Wells of VSU 10, by Daniel Andersen of VSU 10, by Daniel Andersen of VSU 5, Estin Thiele of VSU 5, Estin Thiele of VSU 54 by Keith Moore of VSU

Kickoff Returns: Oct. 6, 2018 Total Yards: Oct. 6, 2018 Touchdowns: Nov. 7, 2009 Nov. 7, 2009 Miscellaneous: Sept. 1, 2022 First Downs: Sept. 1, 2022 Penalties: Sept. 21, 1985 Penalty Yards:

Punting: Punts: Total Yards: Average: Long Punt:

12, by VSU vs. West Florida 494, by Lewis Hays of Shorter 54.0, by Andrew Jones of Delta State 65, by Andrew Jones of Delta State

Sept. 24, 2016 Sept. 22, 2018 Oct. 20, 2012 Oct. 20, 2012

Punt Return: Total Yards: 168, by Sherard Reynolds of VSU Touchdowns: 1, 5x - Last by Gary Simon Longest Return: 94, by Quin Roberson of VSU Kickoff Returns: Total Yards: Touchdowns: Longest Return:

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196, by Michael Allen of West Alabama 1, 9x times - Last Vincent Dallas of VSU 98 by Tyran Robinson of VSU

68, by Jacksonville State 395, by Valdosta State vs. West Georgia 7, 2x - Last by VSU vs. Edward Waters

Sept. 24, 1988 Nov. 10, 2018 Sept. 29, 2012

68, by VSU vs. St. Ambrose 48, by VSU vs. St. Ambrose 508, by VSU vs. St. Ambrose 7, 3x - Last by VSU vs. Ouachita Baptist

Oct. 14, 1995 Oct. 14, 1995 Oct. 14, 1995 Nov. 4, 2000

686, by Carson-Newman

Nov. 21, 2015

5, 3x - Last vs. UNCP 105, by North Alabama 5, by VSU vs. Carson-Newman 4, 5x - Last by VSU vs. Albany State 86, by VSU vs. Angelo State

Nov. 18, 2016 Nov. 12, 2005 Nov. 15, 2008 Sept. 6, 2014 Sept. 28, 2013

10, 2x - Last by VSU vs. Edward Waters 70, by VSU vs. Edward Waters 10, 2x - Last by VSU vs. Edward Waters 10, by VSU vs. Edward Waters 5, by VSU vs. Keiser 5, by VSU vs. Keiser

Nov. 7, 2009 Nov. 7, 2009 Nov. 7, 2009 Nov. 7, 2009 Sept. 1, 2022 Sept. 1, 2022

202, by VSU vs. Arkansas Tech 2, by VSU vs. North Alabama

Sept. 23, 2006 Dec. 1, 2007

243, by Edward Waters 1, 9x - Last by VSU vs. Albany State

Nov. 7, 2009 Sept. 6, 2014

39, by VSU vs. Carson-Newman 19, by VSU vs. Arkansas-Monticello 170, by VSU vs. Albany State

Nov. 21, 2015 Oct. 11, 1997 Aug. 28, 1999

Sept. 23, 2006 Oct. 22, 2016 Sept. 8, 2012

Oct. 21, 2000 Sept. 6, 2014 No. 22, 2003

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W L All Games 317 129 Home 175 53 Cleveland Field 166 49 Martin Stadium 9 4 Road/Neutral 142 76 GSC Games 206 88 Home 104 40 Away 102 48 Non-Conference 111 41 Home 69 15 Away/Neutral 42 26 In August 10 2 In September 103 37 In October 123 45 In November 67 42 In December 14 3 NCAA Playoffs 29 14 Home 20 7 Away 5 5 Neutral 4 2 Overtime Games 2 5

T 4 1 1 0 3 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

PCT. .708 .765 .768 .692 .649 .699 .720 .678 .783 .819 .615 .833 .726 .724 .610 .824 .674 .741 .500 .667 .286

YEARLY RECORDS Year Overall GSC Finish Coach 1982 5-5-1 2-4 6th Jim Goodman 1983 5-6 2-5 8th Jim Goodman 1984 5-6 3-5 T-6th Jim Goodman 1985 5-6 3-5 T-6th Jim Berryman 1986 9-2 7-1 2nd Mike Cavan 1987 6-4 4-4 4th Mike Cavan 1988 6-3-1 4-3-1 4th Mike Cavan 1989 5-5 5-3 3rd MIke Cavan 1990 5-5 5-3 4th Mike Cavan 1991 6-3-1 4-1-1 T-2nd Mike Cavan 1992 5-4-1 3-2-1 T-2nd Hal Mumme 1993 8-3 5-2 2nd Hal Mumme 1994 11-2 6-1 T-2nd Hal Mumme 1995 6-5 4-3 5th Hal Mumme 1996 10-3 6-2 1st Hal Mumme 1997 6-5 5-3 T-4th Mike Kelly 1998 5-6 4-5 T-5th Mike Kelly 1999 4-7 3-6 T-6th Mike Kelly/Mark Nelson 2000 10-2 8-1 T-1st Chris Hatcher 2001 12-1 9-0 1st Chris Hatcher 2002 14-1 9-0 1st Chris Hatcher 2003 10-2 8-1 2nd Chris Hatcher 2004 13-1 9-0 1st Chris Hatcher 2005 9-3 7-2 T-2nd Chris Hatcher 2006 8-2 6-2 T-3rd Chris Hatcher 2007 13-1 7-1 T-2nd David Dean 2008 9-3 6-2 3rd David Dean 2009 6-4 5-3 T-3rd David Dean 2010 8-3 6-2 T-1st David Dean 2011 6-4 1-3 5th David Dean 2012 12-2 4-1 2nd David Dean 2013 6-4 3-3 4th David Dean 2014 10-3 5-2 T-3rd David Dean 2015 9-3 5-2 T-3rd David Dean 2016 8-3 6-2 T-2nd Kerwin Bell 2017 5-4 5-3 T-2nd Kerwin Bell 2018 14-0 8-0 1st Kerwin Bell 2019 10-1 8-0 1st Gary Goff 2020 NO SEASON DUE TO COVID-19 2021 12-2 6-1 T-1st Gary Goff 2022 1-0 Tremaine Jackson

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL Date 09/08/84 09/21/85 09/13/86 09/21/91 09/02/93 09/03/94 10/01/94 09/23/95 10/14/95 10/26/96 09/13/97 10/04/97 09/02/00 08/31/02 09/21/02 11/08/03 09/08/07 10/20/07 09/25/10 10/14/10 09/21/13 10/18/14 11/12/16 11/11/17 09/22/18 10/09/21

SHUTOUT VICTORIES Score Opponent 49-0 Clark Atlanta 27-0 Kentucky State 17-0 vs. Fort Valley State 7-0 Fort Valley State 65-0 Mount Senario 36-0 Knoxville 63-0 at West Alabama 6-0 Arkansas Tech 41-0 St. Ambrose 42-0 Southern Arkansas 10-0 at Fort Valley State 21-0 at North Alabama 46-0 Fort Valley State 26-0 at Albany State 42-0 Delta State 30-0 at Arkansas Tech 69-0 at Fort Valley State 37-0 at West Alabama 27-0 at Southern Arkansas 5-0 at North Alabama 41-0 Shorter 62-0 Mississippi College 44-0 Shorter 52-0 at Shorter 52-0 Shorter 55-0 Delta State

MILESTONE VICTORIES No. Score Opponent, Date 1 24-21 Troy State, 09/18/82 50 42-15 at West Alabama, 10/07/89 81 14-7# Albany State, 11/19/94 96 63-30* Central Arkansas, 11/09/96 100 21-0 at North Alabama, 10/04/07 122 45-35* at West Georgia, 11/11/00 133 31-6* West Georgia, 11/10/01 145 19-3* at West Georgia, 11/16/02 150 45-17 at Florida Atlantic, 09/06/03 167 35-12* at West Georgia, 11/06/04 171 36-31^ vs. Pittsburg State, 12/11/04 200 28-24 at California (Pa.), 12/08/07 201 25-20^ vs. NW Missouri State, 12/15/07 224 31-13* West Georgia, 11/06/10 242 35-7^ vs. Winston-Salem State, 12/15/12 250 22-17 vs. Winston-Salem State, 09/13/14 275 44-0 Shorter, 11/12/16 290 47-31 West Georgia, 11/10/18 294 49-47^ vs. Ferris State, 12/15/18 300 34-13 at Delta State, 10/12/19 *GSC Title / ^NCAA Title / #1st NCAA Playoff Win

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Att. 11,473 10,948 10,558 10,473 10,214 10,199 10,100 10,039 9,891 9,576

TOP TEN HOME CROWDS Opponent (Score) Albany State (VSU, 41-6) Albany State (VSU, 14-7) West Georgia (VSU, 47-31) Albany State (VSU, 21-3) West Georgia (VSU, 49-33) Albany State (VSU, 18-6) Fort Valley State (FVSU, 17-3) North Alabama (VSU, 34-31) Fort Valley State (VSU, 46-0) Fort Valley State (VSU, 32-6)

HOME ATTENDANCE BREAKDOWN Year Games Total Avgerage 1982 5 36,800 7,360 1983 6 28,500 4,750 1984 5 25,468 5,094 1985 5 37,100 6,183 1986 5 25,000 5,000 1987 5 27,000 5,400 1988 5 20,500 4,100 1989 4 18,286 4,571 1990 4 20,330 5,083 1991 7 32,762 4,680 1992 4 16,064 4,016 1993 6 35,559 5,927 1994 8 59,212 7,402 1995 5 24,602 4,920 1996 7 49,251 7,036 1997 4 19,910 4,978 1998 5 23,741 4,748 1999 6 27,126 4,521 2000 5 37,569 7,514 2001 8 50,382 6,298 2002 9 48,826 5,425 2003 6 40,466 6,744 2004 6 25,628 4,271 2005 7 37,293 5,328 2006 5 26,199 5,240 2007 7 36,643 5,235 2008 6 34,989 5,832 2009 6 30,730 5,122 2010 6 28,906 4,818 2011 5 27,087 5,417 2012 7 31,875 4,554 2013 5 22,684 4,537 2014 5 25,735 5,147 2015 6 18,499 3,083 2016 6 27,555 4,593 2017 4 17,585 4,396 2018 8 39,119 4,890 2019 6 29,950 4,992 2020 NO SEASON DUE TO COVID-19 2021 9 35,399 3,933

Date 08/25/01 11/19/94 11/10/18 08/30/03 10/15/94 08/28/99 09/14/85 10/05/96 09/02/00 09/07/02

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CHEER AND RED HOTS

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RED HOTS

(Front L-R): Anna Perry, Caliyah Sinkfield, Alexis Stone, Kristen Mulford, Caroline Schenck, Mylin Harris. (Middle L-R): Madison Griffin, Maria Tsemelis, Sarabeth Adams, Yasmyn Hopkins, Lyzavia Holloway. (Back L-R): Emiyah Rich, Yakia Pettis, Clair Durden, Carmen Rowser, Ashley Beck, Ivey Brown.

CHEERLEADERS

(Front L-R): Alexis Jones, Jade Harper; Nyla Scott. (Middle, L-R): Courtney Sullivan, Jenae Washington, Isabel Tucker, Camren Boyce. (Back, L-R): Acacia Jenkins, Faith Wilkerson, Michael Reaves, Zacharius Roberts, Dariel Rhone, Joscie Johnson.

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THE BLAZIN’ BRIGADE

the blazin’ brigade

Established in 1983, the Blazin’ Brigade Marching Band is one of the largest student organizations and one of the deepest held traditions at Valdosta State University. Blazin’ Brigade members represent nearly every major on campus. Membership is open to all students regardless of major. For 39 years, Blazin’ Brigade has provided entertaining shows for students, fans, and alumni at home in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium and across South Georgia.

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THE BLAZIN’ BRIGADE VALDOSTA STATE 2022 MARCHING BAND ROSTER NAME SECTION YEARS IN BRIGADE Olivia Adams Piccolo 2nd Elijah Alford Saxophone, Alto 1st Brandon Allen Trumpet 2nd Christyana Alston Guard 3rd Gary Anderson Trombone 2nd Jacob Bady Trumpet 3rd Elizabeth Bagley Clarinet 2nd Alexandrea Baker Piccolo 1st Asa Ballard Trumpet 1st Molly Barclay Mellophone 2nd Manuel Barreto Clarinet 1st Kasey Beck Sousaphone 4th Tanner Belanger Saxophone, Tenor 1st Callie Belflower Piccolo 3rd Allison Berger Baritone 1st Jacob Briscoe Percussion 3rd Jaliyah Brooks Mellophone 2nd Julian Brown Trumpet 1st Tucker Browning Percussion 2nd Jakalin Bryant Percussion 1st Shaniya Carter Clarinet 1st Blair Cavannaugh Drum Major 5th Hailey Centobene Guard 1st Sakihya Chambers Guard 3rd Hunter Cosper Baritone 1st Steven Covington Trumpet 1st Lily Crumbley Piccolo 1st James Dahne Sousaphone 4th Haley Davis Piccolo 1st Taniya Davis Trumpet 1st Cary DeLuke Guard 1st Izannah Donaldson Piccolo 3rd Abbie Dunnavant Guard 1st John Durrance Trumpet 1st Madison Edmonson Piccolo 1st Ronald English Saxophone, Alto 1st Isabella Espino Clarinet 1st Jaylon Farley Drum Major 4th Alina Farries Clarinet 2nd Ramiyah Fulton Percussion 1st Adriane Godfrey Guard 2nd Calista Godwin Sousaphone 2nd William Griffin Sousaphone 4th Dylan Guinyard Trombone 1st Jacob hadley Percussion 3rd Dylan Hagin Percussion 1st Lorelai Hamby Piccolo 1st Christina Hansard-Rutherford Saxophone, Alto 1st Michae’la Harper Clarinet 1st D’Angelo Harris Trumpet 2nd TyAsija Hooten Clarinet 1st William Howard Percussion 4th John Hunter Percussion 4th Mariah Jackson Guard 3rd Myles Jackson Saxophone, Alto 1st Evan Jimmerson Trombone 1st Jaquavious Jones Trombone 2nd Christina Kato Sousaphone 3rd Dustin Kirby Trumpet 3rd Jayla Lewis Baritone 2nd Anaya Lofton Guard 1st Leonardo Lopez-Hernandez Saxophone, Tenor 1st Taylor Maige Majorette 2nd Jalaya McDowell Guard 1st Mercedes McElroy Trumpet 1st Tyress McGauley Percussion 1st Destiny McGlashan Guard 1st Mico McGovern Mellophone 1st Lauren McGuire Staff 3rd Janell Meronvil Trombone 1st Alyssia Miller Piccolo 1st Sierra Miller Piccolo 3rd Savannah Mitchell Percussion 4th Tytiuna Morgan Piccolo 3rd Reagan Mosley Clarinet 1st

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL HOMETOWN Jacksonville, Fla. Asburn, Ga. Thomasville, Ga. Locust Grove, Ga. Adel, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. Waycross, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. Norman Park, Ga. Dallas, Ga. Hackensack, N.J. Lakeland, Ga. Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta, Ga. Largo, Fla. McDonough, Ga. Macon, Ga. Monroe, Ga. Lakeland, Ga. Fort Valley, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga. Glen St. Mary, Fla. Lakeland, Ga. Douglas, Ga. Thomas County, Ga. Locust Grove, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. Lakeland, Ga. Colquitt, Ga. Waycross, Ga. Myrtle Beach, S.C. Quitman, Ga. Cordele, Ga. Lakeland, Ga. Norman Park, Ga. Sylvester, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. Hampton, Ga. Hiram, Ga. Waycross, Ga. Butler, Ga. Valdosta, Ga. Winder, Ga. Fort Myers, Fla. Tifton, Ga. Largo, Fla. Toccoa, Ga. Bristol, Tenn.

Brunswick, Ga. Macon, Ga. Perry, Ga. Cochran, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. Sylvania, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Brunswick, Ga. Valdosta, Ga. Thomasville, Ga. Jackson, Ga. Leesburg, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Washington, Ga. Cairo, Ga. Butler, Ga. Kingsland, Ga. Waycross, Ga. Locust Grove, Ga. Kingsland, Ga. Thomasville, Ga. Locust Grove, Ga. Myrtle Beach, S.C. Valdosta, Ga. Hiawassee, Ga. Jesup, Ga. Guyton, Ga.

VALDOSTA STATE 2022 MARCHING BAND ROSTER NAME SECTION YEARS IN BRIGADE Mary Moss Trumpet 2nd Joely Myrick Baritone 1st Michael Newman Sousaphone 2nd Chloe Norman Piccolo 1st Lezli Ocampo Piccolo 1st Ghavin Okorley Percussion 1st Kaitlyn Oswalt Clarinet 2nd Jalon Palmer Trombone 2nd Sarah Parker Piccolo 4th Mary Peed Guard 1st Isai Perez Mellophone 1st Bryce Perry Sousaphone 2nd Michele Phinazee Trumpet 1st Elizabeth Prior Clarinet 1st Jesse Ratliff Drum Major 4th Aria Reese Guard 1st Jazmin Rendon Piccolo 2nd Faith Ridley Saxophone, Alto 2nd Dominique Rivera Clarinet 3rd Colton Roberts Percussion 3rd Tamekah Roberts Guard 3rd Jermarion Robinson Saxophone, Alto 1st JahKaylah Rogers Baritone 1st Zachary Rogers Trumpet 1st Abigail Rosenthal Majorette 2nd Abigail Rowan Clarinet 1st Kaelynn Samp Guard 1st Keon Sello Percussion 1st Michelle Shacklee Mellophone 2nd Katelyn Shipley Guard 1st Allison Smith Majorette 1st Colton Smith Clarinet 3rd Datavion Smith Saxophone, Tenor 1st Amber Smylie Trumpet 4th Lindsey Sparks Baritone 1st Ella Stephenson Clarinet 1st Kailey Stephenson Mellophone 1st Hanna Sutherland Guard 2nd Oscar Suy-Perez Sousaphone 1st Jabriya Terrell Guard 2nd Jayden Thompson Trumpet 1st Felix Tinajero Trumpet 3rd Lance Tucker Saxophone, Alto 1st Sheyenne Turlington Guard 1st Aiyana Turner Staff 4th Jonathan Varnes Trumpet 1st Alexander Watkins Percussion 4th Seth Watson Mellophone 1st Diamond White Guard 1st Zachary Whitesides Percussion 1st Richard Wierner Trumpet 3rd Charles Williams Sousaphone 3rd Tirik Williams Trombone 1st Trinity Williams Percussion 2nd De’smon Yearby Guard 1st Emily Young Percussion 3rd

HOMETOWN South Bend, Ind. Blackshear, Ga. Hampton, Ga. Sylvester, Ga. Jesup, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. Buford, Ga. Lawrenceville, Ga. Butler, Ga. Madison, Fla. Cairo, Ga. Thomasville, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. Waycross, Ga. Waycross, Ga. Nahunta, Ga. Thomasville, Ga. Thomaston, Ga. Perry, Ga. Jesup, Ga. Valdosta, Ga. Perry, Ga. Lake City, Fla. Panama City, Fla. Lakeland, Ga. Cumming, Ga. Statesboro, Ga. Enterprise, Ala. Tallahassee, Fla. Tallahassee, Fla. Grovetown, Ga. Gaffney, S.C. Valdosta, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. Nashville, Ga. Nahunta, Ga. Milton, Ga. Madison, Fla. Cherokee Bluff, Ga. Thomasville, Ga. Douglas, Ga. Madison, Fla. Waycross, Ga. Jesup, Ga. Hilliard, Fla. Peachtree Corners, Ga. Roberta, Ga. Ocilla, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. Leesburg, Ga. Baxley, Ga. Valdosta, Ga. Tallapoosa, Ga. Valdosta, Ga. Leesburg, Ga.

Blazin’ Brigade Instructors Sky Holmes - Director of Athletic Bands Benjamin Harper - Director of Bands Ryan Smith - Professor of Percussion Kautia Matayko - Majorette Instructor Keisha Thomas - Color Guard Instructor Franklin Carmona - Graduate Student Tucker Prestridge - Graduate Assistant

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SERIES RECORDS VS. 2022 OPPONENTS

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL Keiser University VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: First Meeting 09/01/22

Valdosta W, 36-21

Virginia Union VSU leads 1-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 1-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 09/11/21 09/10/22

Richmond W, 51-7 Valdosta 5 p.m.

Miles College Tied 0-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: First Meeting 09/17/22

Fairfield 7 p.m. ET

Shorter VSU leads 9-0-0 5-0-0 (H) • 4-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W9 10/25/12 09/21/13 10/25/14 10/22/15 11/12/16 11/11/17 09/22/18 09/28/19 10/02/21 09/24/22 11/12/22

Rome W Valdosta W Valdosta W Rome W Valdosta W Rome W Valdosta W Rome W Valdosta W Rome Valdosta

37-6 41-0 37-6 37-22 44-0 52-0 52-0 44-7 49-13 12 p.m.

3 p.m.

Delta State

DSU leads 20-19-1 9-10-0 (H) • 10-10-1 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W6 10/09/82 10/08/83 11/10/84 11/16/85 11/15/86 11/14/87 11/05/88 11/04/89 11/03/90 11/09/91 11/07/92 10/30/93 10/29/94 10/21/95 11/02/96 11/01/97 09/19/98 09/18/99 10/07/00 11/18/00^ 10/06/01 09/21/02 09/20/03

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L L L W W L T L L W W W W W L L L L L L W W W

27-0 24-16 17-11 39-20 31-8 24-21 28-28 24-16 26-11 34-27 45-7 33-8 57-10 37-19 34-28 27-23 20-17 9-6 45-35 45-12 70-12 42-0 28-17

10/02/04 Valdosta W 51-48 10/01/05 Cleveland W 24-23 10/12/06 Cleveland L 35-28 10/11/07 Valdosta L 35-31 10/02/08# Valdosta L 27-24 10/01/09 Cleveland L 31-23 09/18/10 Valdosta L 27-23 10/22/11 Cleveland L 36-33 10/20/12 Valdosta W 59-41 11/02/13 Cleveland L 63-55 09/20/14 Valdosta L 49-32 11/07/15## Cleveland W 40-34 10/22/16 Valdosta W 56-27 10/21/17 Cleveland W 34-13 10/06/18 Valdosta W 59-28 10/12/19 Cleveland W 34-13 10/09/21 Valdosta W 55-0 10/01/22 Cleveland 7 p.m. ET ^NCAA Playoff #Overtime West Alabama VSU leads 35-5-0 19-2-0 (H) • 16-3-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W3 11/13/82 11/12/83 10/13/84 10/19/85 10/18/86 09/19/87 10/08/88 10/07/89 10/06/90 10/12/91 10/10/92 10/02/93 10/01/94 10/07/95 10/19/96 10/18/97 10/10/98 10/09/99 10/21/00 10/20/01 10/26/02 10/25/03 10/16/04 10/15/05 10/21/06 10/20/07 09/27/08 09/26/09 11/11/10 10/15/11 09/22/12 11/24/12^ 10/10/13 10/30/14 10/31/15 11/05/16 11/04/17 09/15/18

Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Livingston Livingston Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Valdosta Valdosta Livingston Livingston Valdosta Livingston Valdosta Livingston

W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L W L W L W W W L W

22-21 29-14 17-16 10-5 17-12 19-9 20-7 17-6 46-7 20-7 42-15 42-13 63-0 27-20 52-16 33-20 19-3 21-19 50-20 56-8 43-31 58-13 34-17 31-19 16-14 37-0 33-14 35-6 24-21 22-21 39-28 49-21 49-30 24-17 55-28 37-22 38-14 58-24

09/21/19 Valdosta W 44-27 10/16/21 Livingston W 42-17 10/08/22 Valdosta 7 p.m. ^NCAA Playoff Mississippi College VSU leads 12-8-1 7-4-0 (H) • 5-4-1 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W11 09/11/82 09/10/83 11/03/84 11/09/85 11/08/86 11/07/87 10/29/88 10/28/89 10/27/90 11/02/91 10/31/92 10/23/93 10/22/94 11/04/95 10/18/14 10/17/15 10/15/16 10/14/17 09/29/18 10/05/19 10/23/21 10/15/22

Clinton L Valdosta L Valdosta L Clinton L Valdosta W Clinton L Valdosta L Clinton L Valdosta L Clinton T Valdosta W Valdosta W Clinton W Valdosta W Clinton W Valdosta W Clinton W Valdosta W Clinton W Valdosta W Clinton W Valdosta

28-13 26-3 10-3 28-7 21-10 20-12 31-21 32-3 17-10 10-10 28-14 42-21 24-7 42-16 62-0 34-7 42-41 55-3 63-42 42-17 41-14 3 p.m.

West Georgia VSU leads 28-13 14-4-0 (H) • 11-9-0 (A) • 3-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W4 10/22/83 10/20/84 10/26/85 10/25/86 10/24/87 10/15/88 10/14/89 10/13/90 10/19/91 10/17/92 10/16/93 10/15/94 11/11/95 11/16/96 11/15/97 11/14/98 11/13/99 11/11/00 11/10/01 11/16/02 11/15/03 11/06/04 11/05/05 11/09/06 11/08/07 10/30/08 10/29/09

Columbus Columbus Columbus Carrollton Valdosta Carrollton Valdosta Carrollton Valdosta Carrollton Carrollton Valdosta Carrollton Valdosta Carrollton Carrollton Valdosta Carrollton Valdosta Carrollton Valdosta Carrollton Valdosta Carrollton Valdosta Valdosta Carrollton

W W W W W W W W W L L W L L L L L W W W W W L W W W W

20-13 20-13 49-12 41-26 49-14 17-14 34-16 37-2 37-37 42-28 23-16 49-33 44-6 42-21 35-21 26-13 23-16 45-35 31-6 19-3 30-17 35-12 29-15 38-13 35-10 41-14 31-20

11/06/10 Valdosta W 10/29/11 Carrollton L 10/06/12 Carrollton W 10/19/13 Carrollton W 10/11/14 Valdosta W 12/06/14^ Valdosta L 10/10/15 Carrollton L 11/28/15^ Carrollton L 10/08/16 Valdosta W 10/07/17 Carrollton L 11/10/18 Valdosta W 11/16/19 Carrollton W 10/30/21 Valdosta W 11/27/21 Valdosta^ W 10/22/22 Carrollton ^NCAA Playoff

31-13 23-20 42-7 35-30 40-6 31-17 49-28 27-20 38-27 42-13 47-31 42-14 36-34 66-35 6 p.m.

North Greenville

VSU leads 3-0-0 2-0-0 (H) • 1-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W3 10/20/18 10/26/19 11/06/21 10/29/22

Valdosta W Tigerville W Valdosta W Tigerville

44-21 20-15 31-21 3 p.m.

West Florida VSU leads 4-2-0 2-1-0 (H) • 2-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: UWF W2 09/24/16 Valdosta W 09/23/17 Pensacola W 11/03/18 Pensacola W 11/09/19 Valdosta W 11/30/19^ Valdosta L 11/13/21 Pensacola L 11/05/22 Valdosta ^NCAA Playoff

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40-28 30-19 48-21 26-21 38-35 61-42 7 p.m.

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2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL American International VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 10/24/92 Valdosta W 31-21

Bishop College VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 11/02/85 Valdosta W 19-2

Albany State VSU leads 20-2-0 11-0-0 (H) • 9-2-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W3 10/23/82 Albany W 36-13 11/19/94^ Valdosta W 14-7 11/23/96^ Valdosta W 38-28 08/29/98 Albany W 20-10 08/29/99 Valdosta W 18-6 08/26/00 Albany W 42-6 08/25/01 Valdosta W 41-6 08/31/02 Albany W 26-0 08/30/03 Valdosta W 21-3 09/04/04 Albany L 24-22 11/27/04^ Albany W 38-24 09/03/05 Valdosta W 24-9 09/02/06 Albany W 20-16 09/01/07 Valdosta W 41-3 09/17/11 Albany W 30-27 09/06/14 Valdosta W 38-10 09/05/15 Albany W 21-13 09/03/16 Valdosta W 16-7 09/02/17 Albany L 29-12 09/01/18 Valdosta W 45-14 09/07/19 Albany W 38-3 09/18/21 Valdosta W 21-3

Bowie State VSU leads 2-0-0 2-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W2 11/24/18^ Valdosta W 66-16 12/04/21^ Valdosta W 41-17

Angelo State VSU leads 2-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 1-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W2 09/15/12 Arlington, TX W 43-10 09/28/13 Valdosta W 37-3

Catawba

VSU leads 2-1-0 2-1-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W2 11/24/01^* Valdosta L 37-34 11/23/02^ Valdosta W 24-7 11/24/07^ Valdosta W 55-29

Arkansas-Monticello VSU leads 8-2-0 4-1-0 (H) • 4-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: UAM W1 10/12/96 Monticello W 52-24 10/11/97 Valdosta W 58-14 10/31/98 Monticello W 50-10 10/30/99 Valdosta L 35-31 10/12/02 Valdosta W 45-17 10/11/03 Monticello W 31-28 11/04/06 Valdosta W 51-3 11/03/07 Monticello W 63-28 10/23/10 Valdosta W 21-17 10/01/11 Monticello L 23-9 Arkansas Tech VSU leads 9-1-0 5-0-0 (H) • 4-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W5 09/23/95 Valdosta W 6-0 09/21/96 Russellville W 43-26 09/20/97 Valdosta W 31-14 09/26/98 Valdosta W 31-24 09/25/99 Russellville L 21-14 11/09/02 Valdosta W 31-14 11/08/03 Russellville W 30-0 09/23/06 Valdosta W 51-14 09/22/07 Russellville W 28-27 10/30/10 Russellville W 21-7

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California (Pa.)

VSU leads 1-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 1-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 12/08/07^ California (Pa.) W 28-24

Carson-Newman VSU leads 5-3-0 5-2-0 (H) • 0-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W4 11/30/96^ Jefferson City L 24-19 09/06/97 Valdosta L 28-7 11/30/02^ Valdosta W 31-28 11/22/03^ Valdosta L 35-29 11/20/04^ Valdosta W 38-12 11/15/08^ Valdosta W 24-20 12/01/12^ Valdosta W 48-26 11/21/15^ Valdosta W 61-59

Central Arkansas VSU leads 9-2-0 4-1-0 (H) • 5-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W7 09/30/995 Conway L 30-24 11/09/96 Valdosta W 63-30 11/08/97 Conway W 31-22 10/24/98 Valdosta L 17-10 10/3/99 Conway W 33-20 09/23/00 Valdosta W 53-20 09/22/01 Conway W 42-34 10/19/02 Conway W 35-11 10/18/03 Valdosta W 26-21 09/25/04 Conway W 22-12 09/24/05 Valdosta W 12-7 Central Florida UCF leads 5-3 2-0-0 (H) • 1-5-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 10/02/82 Valdosta W 13-7 10/01/83 Orlando L 20-0 09/20/86 Orlando L 10-7 10/22/88 Valdosta W 48-19 09/09/89 Orlando L 35-10 09/14/91 Orlando L 12-0 09/11/93 Orlando L 35-30 09/10/94 Orlando W 31-14

ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY Clark Atlanta VSU leads 3-0-0 3-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W3 09/08/84 Valdosta W 49-0 09/25/93 Valdosta W 41-12 09/24/94 Valdosta W 63-6 Colorado School of Mines VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 12/11/21^ Valdosta W 34-31 Cumberland VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 09/26/15 Valdosta W 56-22 East Tennessee State ETSU leads 1-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 0-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: ETSU W1 10/20/90 Johnson City L 37-22 Edward Waters College VSU leads 2-0-0 2-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W2 11/07/09 Valdosta W 70-6 09/29/12 Valdosta W 58-10 Ferris State Series Tied 1-1-0 0-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 1-1-0 (N) Streak: FSU W1 12/15/18^ McKinney, TX W 49-47 12/18/21^ McKinney, TX L 58-17 Florida Atlantic VSU leads 1-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 1-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 09/06/03 Boca Raton W 45-17 Florida Tech VSU leads 6-1-0 4-0-0 (H) • 2-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W3 10/05/13 Valdosta W 52-14 11/15/14 Melbourne W 31-29 11/14/15 Valdosta W 39-21 10/29/16 Melbourne L 38-20 10/28/17 Valdosta W 42-14 10/13/18 Melbourne W 51-21 10/19/19 Valdosta W 55-28 Fort Valley State VSU leads 19-3-0 10-2-0 (H) • 5-1-0 (A) • 4-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W11 09/14/85 Valdosta L 17-3 09/13/86 Warner Robins W 17-0 09/12/87 Valdosta W 21-14 09/10/88 Valdosta W 14-13 09/21/91 Valdosta W 7-0 09/19/92 Fort Valley W 24-17 09/18/93 Fort Valley W 49-24 09/17/94 Valdosta W 58-6 09/13/97 Fort Valley W 10-0 09/05/98 Valdosta L 20-14

2004, 2007, 2012 AND 2018 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS

09/04/99 09/02/00 09/01/01 11/17/01^ 09/07/02 08/27/05 09/09/06 09/08/07 08/23/08 08/08/12 09/07/13 09/08/18

Fort Valley Valdosta Fort Valley Valdosta Valdosta Macon Valdosta Fort Valley Valdosta Valdosta Macon Waycross

L W W W W W W W W W W W

24-13 46-0 42-6 40-24 32-6 32-10 31-3 69-0 56-3 62-14 36-21 55-6

Gardner-Webb VSU leads 2-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 1-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W2 09/02/95 Valdosta W 34-21 08/31/96 Boiling Springs W 42-16 Georgia Southern GSU leads 6-1-1 1-1-0 (H) • 0-5-1 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: GSU W5 09/25/82 Statesboro T 27-27 11/20/82 Valdosta L 45-29 11/19/83 Valdosta W 34-29 10/27/84 Statesboro L 38-8 09/02/89 Statesboro L 31-10 09/01/90 Statesboro L 17-10 09/12/92 Statesboro L 24-13 08/30/97 Statesboro L 45-26 Grand Valley State GVSU leads 1-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-1-0 (N) Streak: GVSU W1 12/14/02^ Florence, AL L 31-24 Harding VSU leads 5-1-0 3-0-0 (H) • 2-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W2 10/14/00 Searcy W 50-39 10/13/01 Valdosta W 51-17 09/18/04 Valdosta W 32-19 09/17/05* Searcy L 16-13 10/18/08 Valdosta W 21-13 10/17/09 Searcy W 23-17 Henderson State VSU leads 10-0-0 5-0-0 (H) • 5-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W10 11/13/93 Arkadelphia W 42-20 11/12/94 Valdosta W 49-7 09/12/98 Arkadelphia W 12-8 09/11/99 Valdosta W 39-3 09/30/00 Arkadelphia W 56-21 09/29/01 Valdosta W 59-3 10/09/04 Arkadelphia W 27-18 10/08/05 Valdosta W 52-12 10/11/08 Arkadelphia W 27-23 10/10/09 Valdosta W 33-20 Jacksonville State JSU leads 8-3-0 2-3-0 (H) • 1-5-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: JSU W2 10/16/82 Jacksonville L 43-11 10/15/83 Valdosta L 37-11 09/29/84 Valdosta L 12-5 10/05/85 Jacksonville L 12-10

ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY 10/04/86 10/03/87 09/24/88 09/23/89 09/22/90 09/28/91 09/26/92

Valdosta Jacksonville Valdosta Jacksonville Valdosta Jacksonville Jacksonville

W W L L W L L

29-25 27-10 31-21 17-15 18-17 24-3 20-6

Kentucky State VSU leads 4-0-0 2-0-0 (H) • 1-0-0 (A) • 1-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W4 11/06/82 Frankfort W 48-13 11/05/83 Valdosta W 32-20 09/21/85 Valdosta W 27-0 10/01/16 Waycross W 48-10 Knoxville College VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 09/03/94 Valdosta W 36-0 Lenoir-Rhyne VSU leads 2-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 1-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W2 11/29/14^ Hickory W 23-21 12/01/18^ Valdosta W 61-21 Lees-McRae College VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 10/26/91 Valdosta W 59-13 Minnesota State VSU leads 1-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 1-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 12/08/12^ Mankato W 35-19 Mount Senario College VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 09/02/93 Valdosta W 65-0 New Haven VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 10/08/94 Valdosta W 38-7 Newberry VSU leads 3-1-0 1-1-0 (H) • 2-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W2 08/30/08 Newberry W 14-9 08/29/09 Valdosta L 34-21 09/11/10 Newberry W 45-17 09/08/11 Valdosta W 24-17 North Alabama UNA leads 25-16-1 7-13-1 (H) • 9-12-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: UNA W3 10/30/82 Valdosta L 53-7 10/29/83 Florence L 27-0 11/17/84 Valdosta L 35-24 11/23/85 Florence L 45-0 11/22/86 Valdosta W 24-7

11/21/87 Florence 11/12/88 Valdosta 11/11/89 Florence 11/10/90 Valdosta 11/16/91 Florence 11/14/92 Valdosta 11/06/93 Valdosta 11/05/94 Florence 11/26/94^** Florence 10/28/95 Florence 10/05/96*** Valdosta 10/04/07 Florence 11/07/98 Valdosta 11/06/99 Florence 10/28/00 Florence 10/27/01 Valdosta 11/02/02 Florence 11/01/03 Valdosta 10/23/04 Florence 10/20/05 Valdosta 11/12/05^ Valdosta 10/28/06* Florence 10/27/07 Valdosta 12/01/07^ Valdosta 10/25/08 Florence 11/22/08^ Florence 10/22/09 Valdosta 10/14/10 Florence 11/20/10^ Valdosta 11/12/11 Valdosta 10/13/12 Florence 10/26/13 Valdosta 09/27/14 Florence 11/22/14^ Florence 10/03/15 Valdosta 09/17/16 Florence 09/16/17 Valdosta

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL L W W L W T L L L L W W L L W W W L W W L L W W L L L W L L W L L W L L L

17-16 35-28 24-10 26-10 34-17 24-24 31-21 38-21 27-24 26-9 34-31 21-0 35-7 31-28 45-21 54-7 45-28 17-10 24-20 26-23 40-13 31-24 27-24 37-23 41-23 37-10 62-27 5-0 43-20 30-23 24-21 57-7 31-29 33-31 34-12 44-19 30-24

North Carolina-Pembroke UNCP leads 2-1-0 0-2-0 (H) • 1-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: UNCP W1 11/07/13 Valdosta L 34-29 11/08/14 Pembroke W 36-7 11/19/16^ Valdosta L 24-21 North Dakota State NDSU leads 1-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 0-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: NDSU W1 09/09/95 Fargo L 19-14 Northwest Missouri State VSU leads 1-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 1-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 12/15/07^ Florence, AL W 25-20 Notre Dame College VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 12/8/18^ Valdosta W 30-24 Ohio Dominican VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 09/14/19 Valdosta W 48-21

Ouachita Baptist VSU leads 11-1-0 6-0-0 (H) • 5-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W2 11/04/00 Valdosta W 49-21 11/03/01 Arkadelphia W 56-14 10/05/02 Arkadelphia W 51-10 10/04/03 Valdosta W 42-21 09/11/04 Arkadelphia W 40-19 09/10/05 Valdosta W 52-20 09/28/06 Arkadelphia W 49-21 09/29/07 Valdosta W 31-30 09/20/08 Valdosta W 29-6 09/19/09 Arkadelphia L 24-14 10/02/10 Valdosta W 21-19 10/08/11 Arkadelphia W 40-13 Pittsburg State VSU leads 1-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 1-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 12/11/04^ Florence, AL W 36-31 Saginaw Valley State SVSU leads 1-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 0-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: SVSU W1 09/01/12 Saginaw L 28-24 Saint Ambrose VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 10/14/95 Valdosta W 41-0 Savannah State VSU leads 6-0-0 4-0-0 (H) • 2-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W6 09/24/83 09/15/84 11/01/86 10/31/87 09/14/96 09/04/21

Valdosta Savannah Valdosta Savannah Valdosta Valdosta

W 14-10 W 28-7 W 21-7 W 35-15 W 21-7 W 53-7

Southern Arkansas VSU leads 13-3-0 7-1-0 (H) • 6-2-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W12 10/26/96 Valdosta W 42-7 10/25/97 Magnolia L 17-7 10/17/98 Magnolia L 40-13 10/16/99 Valdosta L 28-14 09/16/00 Magnolia W 30-29 09/15/01 Valdosta W 41-14 09/28/02 Valdosta W 31-28 09/27/03 Magnolia W 41-17 10/30/04 Valdosta W 45-28 10/29/05 Magnolia W 44-41 10/07/06 Valdosta W 41-7 10/06/07 Magnolia W 33-21 11/03/08 Magnolia W 38-16 09/12/09 Valdosta W 32-7 09/25/10 Magnolia W 27-0 09/24/11 Valdosta W 38-21 Tarleton State VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 10/09/93 Valdosta W 68-10

Tennessee-Martin VSU leads 6-1-0 3-0-0 (H) • 3-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W2 09/22/84 Martin W 38-6 09/28/85 Valdosta W 31-7 09/27/86 Martin W 49-24 09/26/87 Valdosta W 24-10 09/17/88 Martin L 13-9 09/16/89 Valdosta W 35-14 09/15/90 Martin W 28-14 Texas A&M-Kingsville VSU leads 3-0-0 2-0-0 (H) • 1-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W3 12/07/02^ Valdosta W 21-12 11/01/12 Valdosta W 38-31 11/16/13 Kingsville W 35-27 Texas-El Paso UTEP leads 1-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 0-1-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: UTEP W1 09/16/95 El Paso L 34-24 Troy Troy leads 7-4-0 2-3-0 (H) • 2-3-0 (A) • 0-1-0 (N) Streak: TSU W2 09/18/82 Valdosta W 24-21 09/17/83 Troy L 13-12 10/06/84 Dothan, AL L 27-12 10/12/85 Valdosta L 10-3 10/11/86 Troy L 45-10 10/10/87 Valdosta L 44-7 10/01/88 Troy W 21-16 09/30/89 Valdosta W 20-14 09/29/90 Troy W 22-20 10/05/91 Valdosta L 20-14 10/03/92 Troy L 26-10 Truman State VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 09/07/96 Valdosta W 49-35 West Chester VSU leads 1-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W1 12/04/04^ Valdosta W 45-21 Wingate VSU leads 2-0-0 1-0-0 (H) • 1-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W2 09/04/10 Valdosta W 25-22 09/03/11 Wingate W 30-23 Winston-Salem State VSU leads 3-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 3-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W3 12/15/12^ Florence, AL W 35-7 09/13/14 Powder Springs W 22-17 09/12/15 Powder Springs W 31-3 ^NCAA Playoff • *Overtime Game

1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2018, 2019 AND 2021 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

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SERIES RECORDS

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL Opponent Albany State American Int'l Angelo State Arkansas-Monticello Arkansas Tech Bishop College Bowie State California (Pa.) Carson-Newman Catawba Central Arkansas Central Florida Clark Atlanta Colorado School of Mines Cumberland Delta State East Tennessee State Edward Waters College Ferris State Florida Atlanic Florida Tech Fort Valley State Gardner-Webb Georgia Southern Grand Valley State Harding Henderson State Jacksonville State Keiser Kentucky State Knoxville College Lenoir-Rhyne Lees-McRae Minnesota State Mississippi College Mount Senario College New Haven Newberry North Alabama North Carolina-Pembroke North Dakota State North Greenville Northwest Missouri State Notre Dame College Ohio Dominican Ouachita Baptist Pittsburg State Saginaw Valley State Savannah State Shorter St. Ambrose Southern Arkansas Tarleton State Tennessee-Martin Texas A&M-Kingsville Texas-El Paso Troy State Truman State Virginia Union West Alabama West Chester West Florida West Georgia Wingate Winston-Salem State

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W-L-T 20-2-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 8-2-0 9-1-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 5-3-0 2-1-0 9-2-0 3-5-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 19-20-1 0-1-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 6-1-0 19-3-0 2-0-0 1-6-1 0-1-0 5-1-0 10-0-0 3-8-0 1-0-0 4-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 12-8-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 3-1-0 16-25-1 1-2-0 0-1-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 11-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 6-0-0 9-0-0 1-0-0 13-3-0 1-0-0 6-1-0 3-0-0 0-1-0 4-7-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 35-5-0 1-0-0 4-2-0 28-13-0 2-0-0 3-0-0

1st Game 10/23/82 10/24/92 09/15/12 10/12/96 09/23/95 11/02/85 11/24/18 12/08/07 11/30/96 11/24/01 09/30/95 10/02/82 09/08/84 12/11/21 09/26/15 10/09/82 10/20/90 11/07/09 12/15/18 09/06/03 10/05/13 09/14/85 09/02/95 09/25/82 12/14/02 10/14/00 11/13/93 10/16/82 09/01/22 11/06/82 09/03/94 11/29/14 10/26/91 12/08/12 09/11/82 09/02/93 10/08/94 08/30/08 10/30/82 11/07/13 09/09/95 10/20/18 12/15/07 12/08/18 09/14/19 11/04/00 12/11/04 09/01/12 09/24/83 10/25/12 10/14/95 10/26/96 10/09/93 09/22/84 12/07/02 09/16/95 09/18/82 09/07/96 09/11/21 11/13/82 12/04/04 9/24/16 10/22/83 09/04/10 12/15/12

Result W, 36-13 W, 31-21 W, 43-10 W, 52-24 W, 6-0 W, 19-2 W, 66-16 W, 28-24 L, 24-19 L, 37-34 L, 30-24 W, 13-7 W, 49-0 W, 34-31 W, 56-22 L, 27-0 L, 37-22 W, 70-6 W, 49-47 W, 45-17 W, 52-14 L, 17-3 W, 34-21 T, 27-27 L, 31-24 W, 50-39 W, 42-20 L, 43-11 W, 36-21 W, 48-13 W, 36-0 W, 23-21 W, 59-13 W, 35-19 L, 28-13 W, 65-0 W, 38-7 W, 14-9 L, 53-7 L, 34-29 L, 19-14 W, 44-21 W, 25-20 W, 30-24 W, 48-21 W, 49-21 W, 36-31 L, 28-24 W, 14-10 W, 37-6 W, 41-0 W, 42-7 W, 68-10 W, 38-6 W, 21-12 L, 34-24 W, 24-21 W, 49-35 W, 51-7 W, 22-21 W, 45-21 W, 40-28 W, 20-13 W, 25-22 W, 35-7

Last Game 09/18/21 10/24/92 09/28/13 10/01/11 10/30/10 11/02/85 12/04/21 12/08/07 11/21/15 11/24/07 09/24/05 09/10/94 09/24/94 12/11/21 09/26/15 10/02/21 10/20/90 09/29/12 12/18/21 09/06/03 10/19/19 09/08/18 08/31/96 08/30/97 12/14/02 10/17/09 10/10/09 09/26/92 09/01/22 10/01/16 09/03/94 12/01/18 10/26/91 12/08/12 10/23/21 09/02/03 10/08/94 09/08/11 09/16/17 11/19/16 09/09/95 11/06/21 12/15/07 12/08/18 09/14/19 10/08/11 12/11/04 09/01/12 09/04/21 10/02/21 10/14/95 09/24/11 10/09/93 09/15/90 11/16/13 09/16/95 10/03/93 09/07/96 09/11/21 10/16/21 12/04/04 11/13/21 11/27/21 09/03/11 09/12/15

Result W, 21-3 W, 31-21 W, 37-3 L, 23-9 W, 21-7 W, 19-2 W, 41-17 W, 28-24 W, 61-59 W, 55-29 W, 12-7 W, 31-14 W, 63-6 W, 34-31 W, 56-22 W, 55-0 L, 37-22 W, 58-10 L, 58-17 W, 45-17 W, 55-28 W, 55-6 W, 42-16 L, 45-26 L, 31-24 W, 23-17 W, 33-20 L, 20-6 W, 36-21 W, 48-10 W, 36-0 W, 61-21 W, 59-13 W, 35-19 W, 41-14 W, 65-0 W, 38-7 W, 24-17 L, 30-24 L, 24-21 L, 19-14 W, 31-21 W, 25-20 W, 30-24 W, 48-21 W, 40-13 W, 36-31 L, 28-24 W, 51-7 W, 49-13 W, 41-0 W, 38-21 W, 68-10 W, 28-14 W, 35-27 L, 34-24 L, 26-10 W, 49-35 W, 51-7 W, 42-17 W, 45-21 L, 61-42 W, 66-35 W, 30-23 W, 31-3

Home 11-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 4-1-0 5-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 5-2-0 2-1-0 4-1-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 9-10-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-0 10-2-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 5-0-0 2-3-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 7-4-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 7-13-1 0-2-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 6-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-0 5-0-0 1-0-0 7-1-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-3-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 19-2-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 15-4-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

Away 9-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-1-0 4-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 5-1-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 10-10-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 5-1-0 1-0-0 0-5-1 0-0-0 2-1-0 5-0-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 5-4-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 9-12-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 2-0-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 6-2-0 0-0-0 3-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 2-3-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 16-3-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 11-9-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

Neutral 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0

2004, 2007, 2012 AND 2018 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS

PF 622 31 80 411 286 19 107 28 257 113 351 139 153 34 56 1,264 22 128 66 45 290 731 76 157 24 190 396 156 36 155 36 84 59 35 578 65 38 104 924 86 14 95 25 30 48 474 36 24 172 393 41 517 68 214 94 24 155 49 51 1,328 45 221 1,269 55 88

PA 261 21 13 199 147 2 33 24 232 73 224 152 18 31 22 1,008 37 16 105 17 165 211 37 227 31 121 135 248 21 43 0 42 13 19 394 0 7 77 1,203 65 19 57 20 24 21 218 31 28 53 54 0 321 10 88 70 34 235 35 7 684 21 188 943 45 27

NCAA 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 5-2 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-0

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL

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BLAZER ROSTER

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 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 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

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Name Dwayne Thompson II Travon Roberts B.K. Smith Jackson Bull Davie Henderson Kiaran Turner Sean Colman Council Allen Ivory Durham Eric Ross Seth Smith Sammy Edwards Victor Talley Jhonny Quest Justin Jeffery Micah Dennis Marcel Williams Jamar Thompkins Phillip Starks La’Darius Henry Damarkus Robins Bud Chaney Jordan Jones Ravarius Rivers Montae Boyd Aaron Dawson Caleb Riley Seth McGill Travis Cooper Jordan Billups Travis Tisdale Darrien Young Donte Carpenter Akil Lampley La’Ken Nettles Tanjuatco Gelin Daniel Jean Deion Coleman Terrell Dudley Aree Booker Estin Thiele Javiontae Martin Jaylen Dunbar Austin McKay Jameon Gaskin Isaiah Curry Keirston Johnson Brett Buckridge Michael Gayden Jeremiah Campbell Kenley-Mary Asse Larry Brooks Pierre Hayes Torren Calhoun Andrew Farley Juan De La Torre Demetrius Cooley Jacob Johanning Brayden Rasnek Izaia Anderson Kody Chisholm Michael Marotta Caden Marcum Eddie Rox Jason Jackson Peyton Gunn Chris Graham Ashton Jones-Obikpo Elijah Melendez Brennan Shepstone Kris Thigpen Michael Garcia Anwar Johnson William Racely Zaire Harrison Alajujuan Sparks, Jr. James Barnes Jerson Jacques Psaveon Reaves Abasi Scott Zaylan Reese Ted Hurst Jackson Epes Noah Gillan Tyson Ross Shanard Lo-Ray Brian Rattery Antar Thompson Jalen Norwood Damien Deloney Dallas Anthony Bryce Robinson Jaden Blount John Miller Armon Williams

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

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

Wt. 192 158 185 183 180 187 170 169 200 190 196 188 213 186 183 185 180 205 210 160 223 204 185 201 168 164 188 193 164 176 179 186 214 198 182 180 185 232 213 213 185 224 204 173 215 246 218 206 282 320 320 266 227 237 240 326 295 325 305 292 296 288 283 283 249 262 319 325 305 331 310 255 338 305 258 347 177 223 158 164 180 180 228 250 203 283 305 287 220 267 247 273 244 217 315

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

Hometown / Previous School Farmington Hills, Mich. / Indiana State Miami, Fla. / Miami Norland HS Louisville, Ky. / Western Kentucky Fleming Island, Fla. / Fleming Island HS Winter Haven, Fla. / Duquesne Orange Park, Fla. / Presbyterian College Ackworth, Ga. / Chattahoochee Tech Hialeah, Fla. / American Senior HS Jacksonville, Fla. / Raines HS Lithonia, Ga. / Arabia Mountain HS Spartanburg, S.C. / Marshall St. Augustine, Fla. / St. Augustine HS Brunswick, Ohio / Slippery Rock Valrico, Fla. / Marist Richmond Hill, Ga. / Charlotte Frisco, Texas / Bucknell Miami, Fla. / Carol City HS Miami, Fla. / Coral Gables HS Jacksonville, Fla. / Sandalwood HS St. Petersburg, Fla. / Florida Atlantic Columbus, Ga. / West Georgia Lehigh Acres, Fla. / Lehigh Acres HS Thomasville, Ga. / Thomasville Central HS Ellenwood, Ga. / Martin Luther King HS Snellville, Ga. / Presbyterian College Cross City, Fla. / Dixie County HS Lawrenceville, Ga. / Alabama A&M Miami Gardens, Fla. / Miami Central HS Tallahassee, Fla. / Godby HS Kingsland, Ga. / Camden County HS Valdosta, Ga. / Kentucky Katy, Texas / Colorado Mesa Sebring, Fla. / Sebring HS Jacksonville, Fla. / Sandalwood HS Atlanta, Ga. / Lenoir-Rhyne Thomasville, Ga. / Thomasville HS Miami Gardens, Fla. / Western HS St. Petersburg, Fla. / Iowa Central CC Tallahassee, Fla. / Lincoln HS Orange, N.J. / Morgan State St. Augustine, Fla. / Florida International Douglas, Ga. / Coffee HS Thomasville, Ga. / Thomas County Central HS Aiken, S.C. / Gardner-Webb Douglas, Ga. / Coffee County HS Oxon Hill, Md. / Texas A&M-Commerce Jacksonville, Fla. / Stony Brook Crawfordville, Fla. / Wakulla HS Houston, Texas / Colorado Mesa Gahanna, Ohio / Tiffin Opa Locka, Fla. / Monsignor Pace HS Ocala, Fla. / West Port HS Compton, Calif. / Colorado Mesa Fort Worth, Texas / Colorado Mesa Stockton, Calif. / Colorado Mesa Los Angeles, Calif. / Eastern Kentucky Decatur, Ga. / Colorado Mesa Largo, Fla. / Pinellas Park HS Opp, Ala. / Opp HS Altamonte Springs, Fla. / Lake Brantley HS Auburndale, Fla. / Auburndale HS Spring Hill, Fla. / Nature Coast Technical HS Port Charlotte, Fla. / Port Charlotte HS Birmingham, Ala. / Campbell St. Augustine, Fla. / St. Augustine HS Valdosta, Ga. / Lowndes HS Jacksonville, Fla. / Florida State Streatham, England / Dodge City CC Navarre, Fla. / Navarre HS Athens, Ga. / Athens Academy HS Grand Prairie, Texas / Abilene Christian Orlando, Fla. / Timber Creek HS Fort Walton Beach, Fla. / Choctawhatchee HS Flushing, Mich. / Eastern Michigan Warrenville, S.C. / Georgia Military College Hoover, Ala. / Alabama Tavares, Fla. / Southwest Miami HS Lantana, Fla. / Keiser University St. Petersburg, Fla. / Bryant Savannah, Ga. / Windsor Forest HS Miami, Fla. / Miami Central HS Savannah, Ga. / Johnson HS Garland, Texas / Austin College St. Augustine, Fla. / Menendez HS Atlanta, Ga. / Westlake HS Coconut Creek, Fla. / Monarch HS West Palm Beach, Fla. / Colorado Mesa St. Louis, Mo. / Richmond Heights HS Missouri Tallahassee, Fla. / Garden City CC Jacksonville, Fla. / First Coast HS Darien, Ga. / McIntosh County Academy Winston, Ga. / Alexander HS Augusta, Ga. / Aquinas HS Valdosta, Ga. / Valwood HS Snellville, Ga. / Colorado Mesa

VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS

BLAZER OFFENSE

QB RB TE WR WR WR WR LT LG C RG RT

9 30 87 4 1 13 2 52 76 65 70 71

Ivory Durham Seth McGill Noah Gillan Davie Henderson Travon Roberts Victor Talley B.K. Smith Jeremiah Campbell William Racely Caden Marcum Ashton Jones-Obikpo Elijah Melendez

E DT DT E LB LB LB CB S S CB

56 51 91 44 36 47 21 7 31 10 34

Torren Calhoun Michael Gayden Brian Rattery Javiontae Martin Akil Lampley Jameon Gaskin Phillip Starks Sean Colman Travis Cooper Eric Ross Darrien Young

K P LS H KR PR

43 98 96 12 30 1

Estin Thiele John Miller Bryce Robinson Sammy Edwards Seth McGill Travon Roberts

12 20 89 85 8 5 81 66 63 53 64 58

Sammy Edwards Jamar Thompkins Tyson Ross Ted Hurst Council Allen Kiaran Turner Jerson Jacques Eddie Rox Kody Chisholm Kenley-Mary Asse Michael Marotta Juan De La Torre

BLAZER DEFENSE 55 92 75 48 3 35 23 27 0 25 28

Pierre Hayes Antar Thompson Anwar Johnson Isaiah Curry Jackson Bull Donte Carpenter Damarkus Robins Montae Boyd Dwayne Thompson II Jordan Jones Aaron Dawson

BLAZER SPECIALISTS

Blazer Coaching Staff

46 43 50 43 33 2

Austin McKay Estin Thiele Brett Buckridge Estin Thiele Travis Tisdale B.K. Smith

Head Coach: Tremaine Jackson Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line: Trent Earley Defensive Coordinator: Brandon Andersen Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Rick Bowie Defensive Backs: Taylor Richards Offensive Line: Mike Barela Wide Receivers: Brandon Johnson-Farrell Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator: Jackson Hadley Assistant Defensive Line/Special Teams: Rob McElhaney Assistant Running Backs: Jeremy King Assistant Quarterbacks: Matthew Giampa Assistant Defensive Backs: Jack Louisdort Assistant Offensive Line: Ryne Strickland Assistant Linebackers: Blake Potash Football Operations: Marty McGhin Head Athletic Trainer (Football): Jay Johnson Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer (Football): Jessica Bellow Head Strength & Conditioning (Football): Lonnie Maddox

2004, 2007, 2012 AND 2018 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS

PANTHER ROSTER

VIRGINIA UNION PANTHERS

PANTHER OFFENSE

QB RB FB LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR

1 3 44 76 63 59 58 57 80 5 17

Jahkari Grant Jada Byers Steven McKinney Darian Bryant Larry Jones, Jr. Mark Lawton Justin Meade Brian Gibson Kalen Carver James Jackson Larry Hackey

10 22 43 72 77 55 65 73 89 0 2

Christian Reid Rashad Jackson Jimmie Reed Devonte Boyd Ahmad Holloway Marquas Gregg Jamaree Moyer Demetrie Massey Dwayne Chandler John Jiles Said Sidibe

DE DT N DE PAN LB LB CB S BAN CB

4 95 99 5 7 6 36 10 17 39 20

Devin Sanders Isaiah Dickens Ronald Johnson Armanil Burden Demetrius Mann Damontay Rhem Shamar Graham Ephraim Moore Jabari Parker RJ Roundtree Raylyn Manley

42 90 92 1 13 53 45 26 12 31 19

Xzavier Hines Keenen Evans Bramon Lane Yusuf Leigh William Davis Lumumba Howard Malique Miller Satchel McKinney Donald Gatling Rasheed Jackson K’Jon Coley

P PK LS

62 Marvin Holmes 47 Andrew Kibler 54 Miles Solomon

PANTHER DEFENSE

PANTHER SPECIALISTS

47 Andrew Kibler 88 Brady Myers 5 James Jackson

Panther Coaching Staff Alvin Parker | Head Coach (Fifth Season) Mike Morita | Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Edward Pointer | Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Monterio Hand | Wide Receivers / Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Diego Ryland | Recruiting Coordinator / Special Teams / Running Backs Luke Bengtson | Passing Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks Solomon Brown | Defensive Line Rodney Brown | Secondary Nico Rogers | Safeties Anthony Prevost | Specialist Anthony Smith | Defensive Ends Justin Smith | Tight Ends Bernard Rucker | Equipment Manager Keith Swinson | Special Assistant Joe Ellison | Team Chaplin

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL # 0 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 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 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 61 63 65 72 73 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 96 97 98 99

NAME John Jiles Jahkari Grant Yusuf Leigh Said Sidibe Jada Byers Alvin Howard Devin Sanders Armonii Burden James Jackson Damontay Rhem Demetrius Mann Kyron McKinney-Harper Xzavier Hines Ephraim Moore Christian Reid Larry Hackey Donald Gatling Rodney Manning William Davis Mykael Anderson Zion Edmonds Joseph D. Johnson Jabari Parker RJ Rosales K’Jon Coley Raylyn Manley Kenneth Davis Rashard Jackson Rmondo Walker Joseph J. Johnson Curtis Allen Satchel McKinney Haraan Ransom Dev’on Grant Marvin Holmes Jamal Thomas Rasheed Jackson Lamumba Howard Shamore Collins Donovan Owens Jalen Mayo Shamar Graham Mingo Peterson Wali-Shahad Sabree RJ Rountree Vince Willis Xavier Wilson Jymere Melendez Jimmie Reed Steven McKinney Malique Miller Davon Lum Andrew Kibler Jah’Ke Hilliard Zachary Weaver Joseph Rounds Noah Livingston Kole Williams Carlik Humes Christian Solomon Marquas Gregg Brian Gibson Justin Meade Mark Lawton Josue Gomez Larry Jones, Jr. Jamaree Moyer Devonte Boyd Demetrie Massey Dequan Boone Darian Bryant Ahmad Holloway Keondre Ruff DeMont Wynne Kalen Carver Ricky Key, Jr. Darrell Johnson, Jr. Jordan Cotman Shoye Sampson Jason Richardson Keyon Dickens Uriah Lawrence Brady Myers Dwayne Chandler Keenen Evans Tahj Hayden Bramon Lane Trevon Harrington Isaiah Dickens Jalen Williamson Isaac Anderson Jadacus Logan Ronald Johnson

CL Jr. Gr. Gr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. Sr. Gr. Gr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. R-Fr. So. So. Jr. Gr. R-Fr. Fr. Gr. R-Fr. R-So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. R-So. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Gr. Sr. Gr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-So. So. Fr. Gr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. R-So. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-So. Jr. R-So. R-So. R-Fr. R-Sr. Fr. Gr. R-Sr. So. Jr. R-So. So. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. R-Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. R-So. So. Jr.

POS WR QB DE WR RB WR DE DE WR RB S CB DE CB QB WR S QB S WR S QB S QB CB CB RB RB S WR RB CB S LB K/P RB S LB LB S S LB DB LB S LB CB S FB FB LB FB K/P DE LB OL LB LB DE OL OL OL OL OL K/P OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR WR TE WR WR K/P TE DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL

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

WT 190 190 245 185 180 175 220 229 170 225 180 190 235 190 195 175 190 190 195 185 180 200 190 180 180 175 180 200 190 175 215 160 195 210 175 185 200 230 220 185 190 210 175 210 185 195 170 170 250 245 215 235 220 220 225 290 230 215 215 285 271 285 265 280 150 275 285 300 275 305 320 300 260 290 220 180 195 175 190 230 210 192 145 225 285 275 310 250 295 275 270 300 290

HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN Wake Forest HS Wake Forest, NC Windsor HS Windsor, CT Linfield Christian HS Dallas, TX Warwick HS Newport News, VA St. Joseph’s HS Hammonton, NJ Key West HS Key West, FL CH Flowers HS Seat Pleasant, MD Lafayette HS Williamsburg, VA Highland Springs HS Richmond, VA East Wake HS Wendell, NC King HS Tampa, FL Cass Tech Detroit, MI DuVal HS Lanham, MD Arundel HS Odenton, MD East Coweta HS Newnan, GA Quince Orchard HS Gaithersburg, MD Phoebus HS Hampton, VA Bowie HS Bowie, MD Halifax County HS South Boston, VA LC Bird HS Richmond, VA West Palm Beach HS Palm Beach, FL Vicksburg HS Vicksburg, MS Highland Springs HS Richmond, VA Mass Immokalee HS Immokalee, FL Benedictine HS Richmond, VA Lake Taylor HS Norfolk, VA Halifax County HS South Boston, VA St. Mary’s Ryken Leonardtown, MD Bethel HS Hampton, VA Wise HS Forestville, MD Prince George HS Prince George, VA The Avalon School Brandywine, MD Don Bosco Prep Newark, NJ Wake Forest HS Wake Forest, NC Varina HS Richmond, VA Colonial Forge HS Stafford, VA Henrico HS Richmond, VA St. Stephens/St. Andrews Washington, DC Millville HS Millville, NJ Indian River HS Chesapeake, VA Phoebus HS Hampton, VA Thomas Jefferson HS Richmond, VA Wakefield HS Arlington, VA Sun Valley HS Chester, PA Eleanor Roosevelt HS Silver Spring, MD Downey HS Los Angeles, CA Monacan HS Richmond, VA Bridgeton HS Bridgeton, NJ Southampton HS Courtland, VA Lee County HS Sanford, NC McKinley Tech Washington, DC Hodgson Vo-Tech HS Newark, DE Mariner HS Cape Coral, FL Oscar Smith HS Chesapeake, VA Dinwiddie HS Dinwiddie, VA Kings Fork HS Suffolk, VA Buford HS (SC) Long Island City, NY Nansemond River HS Suffolk, VA Huguenot HS Richmond, VA St. Joseph Academy Hammonton, NJ Churchland HS Portsmouth, VA Oakland Mills HS Baltimore, MD J.R. Tucker HS Richmond, VA Friendship HS Washington, DC T.C. Williams HS Alexandria, VA Nandua HS Onley, VA Armstrong HS Richmond, VA Freedom HS Woodbridge, VA North Miami Senior HS Miami, FL Southampton HS Courtland, VA Chestnut Hill Academy Philadelphia, PA Clarence HS Clarance, NY Prince George HS Petersburg, VA Matoaca HS Chesterfield, VA North Cobb HS Kennesaw, GA Woodside HS Newport News, VA Norview HS Norfolk, VA Life Christian Academy Richmond, VA John Marshall HS Richmond, VA John Marshall HS Richmond, VA JR Tucker HS Richmond, VA Washington HS Washington, NC Boone HS Orlando, FL Colgan HS Manassas, VA Cary HS Raleigh, NC Robinson HS Tampa, FL North Stafford HS Woodbridge, VA Dunbar HS Washington, DC Wake Forest HS Wake Forest, NC GW Danville HS Danville, VA SW Onslow HS Jacksonville, NC Wake Forest HS Wake Forest, NC Camden HS Camden, NJ

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VS. RANKED TEAMS

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL VS. RANKED TEAMS Overall: 71-62-2 (135 games) Home: 40-26-1; Away: 26-33-1; Neutral: 5-3 Date W/L/T Game Site 10/30/82 L #7 North Alabama 53, Valdosta State 7 VALDOSTA 10/29/83 L #4 North Alabama 27, Valdosta State 0 Florence, Ala. 10/06/84 L #2 Troy State 27, Valdosta State 12 Dothan, Ala. 11/09/85 L #11 Mississippi College 28, Valdosta State 7 Clinton, Miss.

11/23/85 L #4 North Alabama 45, Valdosta State 0 Florence, Ala. 10/11/86 L #11 Troy State 45, Valdosta State 10 Troy, Ala. 11/08/86 W #17 Valdosta State 21, #15 Miss. College 10 VALDOSTA 10/03/87 W #7 Valdosta St. 27, #10 Jacksonville St. 10 Jacksonville, Ala. 10/10/87 L #18 Troy State 44, #7 Valdosta State 7 VALDOSTA 10/01/88 W Valdosta State 21, #8 Troy State 16 Troy, Ala. 10/22/88 W Valdosta State 48, #10 Central Florida 19 VALDOSTA 10/29/88 L #10 Mississippi College 31, Valdosta State 21 VALDOSTA 09/23/89 L #3 Jacksonville St. 17, Valdosta State 15 Jacksonville, Ala. 10/28/89 L #13 Mississippi College 32, Valdosta State 3 Clinton, Miss.

11/10/90 L #15 North Alabama 26, Valdosta State 10 VALDOSTA 09/28/91 L #3 Jacksonville St. 24, Valdosta State 3 Jacksonville, Ala. 11/02/91 T Valdosta State 10, #3 Miss. College 10 Clinton, Miss.

09/26/92 L #3 Jacksonville St. 20, Valdosta State 6 Jacksonville, Ala. 11/14/92 T #20 Valdosta State 24, #16 North Ala. 24 VALDOSTA 09/18/93 W #10 Valdosta St. 49, #17 Fort Valley St. 24 Fort Valley, Ga. 11/06/93 L #1 North Alabama 31, #18 Valdosta State 21 VALDOSTA 10/15/94 W #3 Valdosta State 49, #15 West Georgia 33 VALDOSTA 11/05/94 L #1 North Alabama 38, #2 Valdosta State 21 Florence, Ala. 11/19/94 W #6 Valdosta State 14, #11 Albany State 7 VALDOSTA 11/26/94 L #1 North Alabama 27, #6 Valdosta State 24 Florence, Ala. 09/09/95 L #10 North Dakota St. 19, #14 Valdosta St. 14 Fargo, N.D. 09/30/95 L #15 Central Arkansas 30, Valdosta State 24 Conway, Ark. 10/28/95 L #1 North Alabama 26, Valdosta State 9 Florence, Ala. 11/11/95 L #17 West Georgia 44, Valdosta State 6 Carrollton, Ga. 11/16/96 L #12 West Georgia 42, #5 Valdosta State 21 VALDOSTA 11/23/96 W #5 Valdosta State 38, #14 Albany State 28 VALDOSTA 11/30/96 L #6 Carson-Newman 24, #5 VSU 19 Jefferson City, Tenn.

09/06/97 L #2 Carson-Newman 28, Valdosta State 7 VALDOSTA 11/15/97 L #16 West Georgia 35, Valdosta State 21 Carrollton, Ga. 08/29/98 W Valdosta State 20, #8 Albany State 10 Albany, Ga. 10/17/98 L #15 Southern Ark. 40, Valdosta State 13 Magnolia, Ark. 11/14/98 L #18 West Georgia 26, Valdosta State 13 Carrollton, Ga. 08/28/99 W Valdosta State 18, #7 Albany State 6 VALDOSTA 10/16/99 L #12 Southern Arkansas 28, Valdosta State 14 VALDOSTA 09/02/00 W Valdosta State 46, #12 Fort Valley State 0 VALDOSTA 09/16/00 W #21 Valdosta State 30, #9 Southern Ark. 29 Magnolia, Ark. 10/07/00 L #15 Delta State 45, #9 Valdosta State 35 VALDOSTA 11/11/00 W #7 Valdosta State 45, #4 West Georgia 35 Carrollton, Ga. 11/18/00 L #11 Delta State 45, #6 Valdosta State 12 Cleveland, Miss.

09/22/01 W #4 Valdosta State 42, #21 Central Ark. 34 Conway, Ark. 10/06/01 W #4 Valdosta State 70, #1 Delta State 12 Cleveland, Miss.

11/10/01 W #1 Valdosta State 31, #18 West Georgia 6 VALDOSTA 11/17/01 W #1 Valdosta State 40, #21 Fort Valley State 24 VALDOSTA 11/24/01 L #7 Catawba 37, #1 Valdosta State 34 VALDOSTA 09/07/02 W #3 Valdosta State 32, #21 Fort Valley State 6 VALDOSTA 10/19/02 W #2 Valdosta State 35, #14 Central Ark. 11 Conway, Ark. 11/23/02 W #2 Valdosta State 24, #16 Catawba 7 VALDOSTA 11/30/02 W #2 Valdosta State 31, #3 Carson-Newman 28 VALDOSTA 12/07/02 W #2 Valdosta State 21, #18 Texas A&M-Kingsville 12 VALDOSTA 12/14/02 L #1 Grand Valley St. 31, #2 Valdosta State 24 Florence, Ala. 09/27/03 W #2 Valdosta State 41, #9 Southern Ark. 17 Magnolia, Ark. 11/01/03 L #3 North Alabama 17, #1 Valdosta State 10 VALDOSTA 11/22/03 L #8 Carson-Newman 35, #5 Valdosta State 29 VALDOSTA 09/04/04 L #23 Albany State, #3 Valdosta State 22 Albany, Ga. 09/25/04 W #12 Valdosta State 22, #19 Central Ark. 12 Conway, Ark. 10/02/04 W #12 Valdosta State 51, #11 Delta State 48 VALDOSTA 10/23/04 W #5 Valdosta State 24, #23 North Alabama 20 Florence, Ala. 11/20/04 W #3 Valdosta State 38, #13 Carson-Newman 12 VALDOSTA 11/27/04 W #3 Valdosta State 38, #2 Albany State 24 Albany, Ga. 12/04/04 W #3 Valdosta State 45, #23 West Chester 21 VALDOSTA 12/11/04 W #3 Valdosta State 36, #1 Pittsburg State 31 Florence, Ala. 09/03/05 W #1 Valdosta State 24, #10 Albany State 9 VALDOSTA 10/01/05 W #5 Valdosta State 24, #24 Delta State 23 Cleveland, Miss.

10/20/05 W #3 Valdosta State 26, #14 North Alabama 23 VALDOSTA 11/12/05 L #13 North Alabama 40, #9 Valdosta Staet 13 VALDOSTA 09/02/06 W #6 Valdosta State 20, #9 Albany State 16 Albany, Ga. 09/23/06 W #5 Valdosta State 51, #25 Arkansas Tech 14 VALDOSTA 10/12/06 L #16 Delta State 35, #5 Valdosta State 28 Cleveland, Miss.

10/28/06 L #3 North Alabama 31, #12 Valdosta State 24 (ot) Florence, Ala. 09/01/07 W #6 Valdosta State 41, #21 Albany State 3 VALDOSTA 10/11/07 L #8 Delta State 35, #5 Valdosta State 31 VALDOSTA 10/27/07 W #11 Valdosta State 27, #2 North Alabama 24 VALDOSTA 11/24/07 W #8 Valdosta State 55, #12 Catawba 29 VALDOSTA 12/01/07 W #8 Valdosta State 37, #10 North Alabama 23 VALDOSTA 12/08/07 W #8 Valdosta State 28, #6 California (Pa.) 24 California, Pa. 12/15/07 W #8 Valdosta St. 25, #5 NW Missouri St. 20 Florence, Ala. 08/30/08 W #1 Valdosta State 14, #20 Newberry 20 Newberry, S.C. 10/02/08 L #14 Delta State 27, #1 Valdosta State 24 (ot) VALDOSTA 10/25/08 L #8 North Alabama 41, #9 Valdosta State 23 Florence, Ala. 11/15/08 W #13 Valdosta St. 24, #21 Carson-Newman 20 VALDOSTA 11/22/08 L #5 North Alabama 37, #13 Valdosta State 10 Florence, Ala. 10/01/09 L #25 Delta State 31, Valdosta State 23 Cleveland, Miss.

10/22/09 L #1 North Alabama 62, Valdosta State 27 VALDOSTA 10/14/10 W Valdosta State 5, #3 North Alabama 0 Florence, Ala. 09/03/11 W #20 Valdosta State 34, #14 Wingate 28 (2ot) Wingate, N.C. 09/17/11 W #12 Valdosta State 30, #6 Albany State 27 Albany, Ga. 10/15/11 W #12 Valdosta State 22, #22 West Alabama 21 VALDOSTA 10/22/11 L #1 Delta State 36, #10 Valdosta State 33 Cleveland, Miss.

11/12/11 L #13 North Alabama 30, Valdosta State 23 VALDOSTA 09/22/12 L #23 West Alabama 39, #16 Valdosta State 28 VALDOSTA 12/01/12 W #17 Valdosta St. 48, #22 Carson-Newman 26 VALDOSTA 12/08/12 W #17 Valdosta St. 35, #5 Minn. St.-Mankato 19 Mankato, Minn.

12/15/12 W #17 Valdosta St. 35, #2 Winston-Salem St. 7 Florence, Ala.

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10/10/13 11/07/13 09/13/14 09/20/14 09/27/14 10/11/14 11/22/14 11/29/14 12/06/14 10/03/15 10/10/15 11/21/15 11/28/15 09/17/16 10/09/16 11/19/16 09/17/17 11/04/17 09/15/18 11/10/18 11/24/18 12/01/18 12/08/18 12/15/18 09/21/19 11/09/19 11/30/19 10/16/21 10/30/21 11/13/21 11/27/21 12/04/21 12/11/21 12/18/21 09/01/22

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#14 West Alabama 49, #1 Valdosta St. 30 Livingston, Ala. #14 UNC-Pembroke 34, Valdosta State 29 VALDOSTA VSU 22, #12 Winston Salem St. 17 Powder Springs, Ga. #14 Delta St. 49, Valdosta State 32 VALDOSTA #5 North Alabama 31, Valdosta State 29 Florence, Ala. Valdosta State 40, #21 West Georgia 6 VALDOSTA Valdosta State 33, #12 North Alabama 31 Florence, Ala. Valdosta State 23, #3 Lenoir-Rhyne 21 Hickory, N.C. #25 West Georgia 31, Valdosta State 17 VALDOSTA #8 North Alabama, #8 Valdosta State 12 VALDOSTA #2 West Georgia 49, #21 Valdosta State 28 Carrollton, Ga. #17 Valdosta St. 61, #22 Carson-Newman 59 VALDOSTA #7 West Georgia 27, #17 Valdosta St. 20 Carrollton, Ga. #20 North Alabama 44, #23 Valdosta St. 19 Florence, Ala. #25 Valdosta State 38, #12 West Georgia 27 VALDOSTA #16 UNC-Pembroke 24, #23 Valdosta St. 21 VALDOSTA #11 North Alabama 30, Valdosta State 24 VALDOSTA #23 West Alabama 38, Valdosta State 14 VALDOSTA Valdosta State 58, #8 West Alabama 24 Livingston, Ala. #5 Valdosta State 47, #3 West Georgia 31 VALDOSTA #3 Valdosta State 66, #22 Bowie State 16 VALDOSTA #3 Valdosta State 61, #17 Lenoir-Rhyne 21 VALDOSTA #3 Valdosta State 30, #11 Notre Dame College 24 VALDOSTA #3 Valdosta State 49, #2 Ferris State 47 McKinney, Texas #1 Valdosta State 44, #20 West Alabama 27 VALDOSTA #1 Valdosta State 26, #20 West Florida 21 VALDOSTA #20 West Florida 38, #1 Valdosta State 35 VALDOSTA #3 Valdosta State, 42, #10 West Alabama 17 Livingston, Ala. #2 Valdosta State 36, #3 West Georgia 34 VALDOSTA #4 West Florida 61, #2 Valdosta State 42 Pensacola, Fla. #5 Valdosta State 66, #13 West Georgia 35 VALDOSTA #5 Valdosta State 41, #10 Bowie State 17 VALDOSTA #5 Valdosta State 34, #9 Colorado School of Mines 31 VALDOSTA #1 Ferris State 58, #5 Valdosta State 17 McKinney, Texas #2 Valdosta State 36, #7 Keiser (NAIA) VALDOSTA VALDOSTA STATE VS. NO. 1 Overall: 2-6 (8 games) Home: 0-2; Away: 1-3; Neutral: 1-1

Date W/L Game 11/06/93 L #1 North Alabama 31, #18 Valdosta State 21 11/05/94 L #1 North Alabama 38, #2 Valdosta State 21 10/28/95 L #1 North Alabama 26, Valdosta State 9 10/06/01 W #4 Valdosta State 70, #1 Delta State 12 12/14/02 L #1 Grand Valley St. 31, #2 Valdosta St. 24 12/11/04 W #3 Valdosta State 36, #1 Pittsburg State 31 10/22/09 L #1 North Alabama 62, Valdosta State 27 10/22/11 L #1 Delta St. 36, No. 10 Valdosta State 33 12/18/21 L #1 Ferris State 58, #5 Valdosta State 17

Site VALDOSTA Florence, Ala. Florence, Ala. Cleveland, Miss.

Florence, Ala. Florence, Ala. VALDOSTA Cleveland, Miss.

McKinney, Texas

VALDOSTA STATE AS NO. 1 Overall: 29-7 (36 games) Home: 17-4; Away: 10-3; Neutral: 2-0 Date W/L Game 10/26/96 W #1 Valdosta State 42, Southern Arkansas 7 11/02/96 L Delta State 34, #1 Valdosta State 28 10/13/01 W #1 Valdosta State 51, Harding 17 10/20/01 W #1 Valdosta State 56, West Alabama 8 10/27/01 W #1 Valdosta State 54, North Alabama 7 11/03/01 W #1 Valdosta St. 56, Ouachita Baptist 14 11/10/01 W #1 Valdosta State 31, #18 West Georgia 6 11/17/01 W #1 Valdosta State 40, #21 Fort Valley State 24 11/24/01 L #7 Catawba 37, #1 Valdosta State 34 10/25/03 W #1 Valdosta State 58, West Alabama 13 11/01/03 L #3 North Alabama 17, #1 Valdosta State 10 08/27/05 W #1 Valdosta State 32, Fort Valley State 10 09/03/05 W #1 Valdosta State 24, #10 Albany State 9 09/10/05 W #1 Valdosta State 52, Ouachita Baptist 20 09/17/05 L Harding 16, #1 Valdosta State 13 08/23/08 W #1 Valdosta State 56, Fort Valley State 3 08/30/08 W #1 Valdosta State 14, #20 Newberry 20 09/20/08 W #1 Valdosta State 29, Ouachita Baptist 6 09/27/08 W #1 Valdosta State 33, West Alabama 14 10/02/08 L #14 Delta State 27, #1 Valdosta State 24 (ot) 09/07/13 W #1 Valdosta State 36, Fort Valley State 21 09/21/13 W #1 Valdosta State 41, Shorter 0 09/28/13 W #1 Valdosta State 37, Angelo State 3 10/05/13 W #1 Valdosta State 52, Florida Tech 14 10/10/13 L #14 West Alabama 49, #1 Valdosta St. 30 09/07/19 W #1 Valdosta State 38, Albany State 3 09/14/19 W #1 Valdosta State 48, Ohio Dominican 21 09/21/19 W #1 Valdosta State 44, #20 West Alabama 27 09/28/19 W #1 Valdosta State 44, Shorter 7 10/05/19 W #1 Valdosta State 42, Mississippi College 17 10/12/19 W #1 Valdosta State 34, Delta State 13 10/19/19 W #1 Valdosta State 55, Florida Tech 28 10/26/19 W #1 Valdosta State 20, North Greenville 15 11/09/19 W #1 Valdosta State 26, #20 West Florida 21 11/16/19 W #1 Valdostda State 42. West Georgia 14 11/30/19 L #20 West Florida 38, #1 Valdosta State 35

2004, 2007, 2012 AND 2018 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS

Site VALDOSTA Cleveland, Miss.

VALDOSTA Livingston, Ala. VALDOSTA Arkadelphia, Ark. VALDOSTA VALDOSTA VALDOSTA Livingston, Ala. VALDOSTA Macon, Ga. VALDOSTA VALDOSTA Searcy, Ark. VALDOSTA Newberry, S.C. VALDOSTA Livingston, Ala. VALDOSTA Macon, Ga. VALDOSTA VALDOSTA VALDOSTA Livingston, Ala. Albany, Ga. VALDOSTA VALDOSTA Rome, Ga. VALDOSTA Cleveland, Miss.

VALDOSTA Tigerville, S.C. VALDOSTA Carrollton, Ga. VALDOSTA

2022 SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS

2022 Schedule/Opponents/Highlights #7 KEISER UNIVERSITY September 1 Valdosta, Georgia W, 36-21

VIRGINIA UNION September 10 Valdosta, Georgia 5 p.m. at Miles College September 17 Fairfield, Alabama 7 p.m. ET at Shorter September 24 Rome, Georgia 12 p.m. at Delta State October 1 Cleveland, Mississippi 7 p.m. ET WEST ALABAMA October 8 Valdosta, Georgia 7 p.m.

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE October 15 Valdosta, Georgia 3 p.m. at West Georgia October 22 Carrollton, Georgia 6 p.m. at North Greenville October 29 Tigerville, South Carolina 3 p.m.

WEST FLORIDA November 5 Valdosta, Georgia 7 p.m.

SHORTER November 12 Valdosta, Georgia 3 p.m.

The Blazers sruggled in the first half, trailing 7-6, but responded nicely in the second half, outscoring Keiser 30-14 for the 36-21 victory. VSU sophomore kicker Estin Thiele tied the school-record and GSC records for made field goals in a game, going 5 for 5, while he was 3 for 3 in extra-points, scoring 18 points. Coach Tremaine Jackson won his first game as a Blazer.

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL The Blazers when . . .

Following a loss At home On the road Neutral site Against League Opponents vs. Non-Conference Opponents vs. Ranked teams vs. In-State teams In the NCAA Playoffs On natural grass On artificial turf In day games In home day games In road day games In night games In neutral site games In August In September In October In November In December Leading after 1st quarter Trailing after 1st quarter Tied after 1st quarter Leading after 2nd quarter Trailing after 2nd quarter Tied after 2nd quarter Leading after 3rd quarter Trailing after 3rd quarter Tied after 3rd quarter In overtime VSU scores first Opponent scores first VSU has first possession Opponent has first possession VSU has more turnovers VSU has fewer turnovers Turnovers are the same VSU scores 0-10 points VSU scores 11-20 points VSU scsores 21-30 points VSU scores 31-40 points VSU scores 41-50 points VSU scores 51-60 points VSU scores 60-plus points Opponent scores 0-10 points Opponent scores 11-20 points Opponent scores 21-30 points Opponent scores 31-40 points Opponent scores 41-50 points Opponent scores 51-60 points Opponent scores 60-plus points VSU 0-100 yards rushing VSU 101-200 yards rushing VSU 201-300 yards rushing VSU over 301-400 yards rushing VSU over 400 yards rushing Opponent negative rushing yards Opponent 0-100 yards rushing Opponent 101-200 yards rushing Opponent 201-300 yards rushing Opponent over 300 yards rushing VSU 0-100 yards passing VSU 101-200 yards passing VSU 201-300 yards passing VSU 301-400 yards passing VSU 401-500 yards passing VSU 500-plus yards passing Opponent 0-100 yards passing Opponent 101-200 yards passing Opponent 201-300 yards passing Opponent 301-400 yards passing Opponent 401-500 yards passing Opponent 500-plus yards passing VSU gains 0-100 net yards VSU gains 101-200 net yards VSU gains 201-300 net yards VSU gains 301-400 net yards VSU gains 401-500 net yards VSU gains 501-600 net yards VSU gains plus-600 net yards Opponent gains 0-100 net yards Opponent gains 101-200 net yards Opponent gains 201-300 net yards Opponent gains 301-400 net yards Opponent gains 401-500 net yards Opponent gains 501-plus net yards VSU commits 0-5 penalties VSU commits 6-10 penalties VSU commits 11+penalties Opponent commits 0-5 penalties Opponent commits 6-10 penalties Opponent commits 11+ penalties VSU leads in time of possession VSU trails in time of possession * Includes Record at Colorado Mesa

In 2022 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-0

1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2018, 2019 AND 2021 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Jackson Record* 3-0 7-1 4-2 0-0 9-3 2-0 2-0 3-2 0-0 1-1 10-2 8-3 4-1 4-2 3-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 5-3 2-0 0-0 7-0 2-3 2-0 7-1 3-2 1-0 9-1 1-2 1-0 1-1 6-0 5-3 5-2 6-1 5-2 5-1 1-0 1-2 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-0 4-0 0-0 6-0 2-1 2-2 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 2-2 5-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 7-2 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 6-3 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 5-3 3-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 4-2 2-0 5-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 5-2 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 8-2 2-0 7-2 3-1 1-0 2-1 9-2

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2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL

Tale of the Tape

VSU

AFCA TOP 25 POLL VUU

SCORING 36 77 Points Per Game 36.0 77.0 Points Off Turnovers 9 7 FIRST DOWNS 26 24 Rushing 9 9 Passing 13 12 Penalty 4 3 RUSHING YARDAGE 193 183 Yards gained rushing 197 191 Yards lost rushing 4 8 Rushing attempts 36 37 Average Per Rush 5.4 4.9 Average Per Game 193.0 183.0 TDs Rushing 2 3 PASSING YARDAGE 270 306 Comp-Att-Int 17-39-0 16-24-0 Average Per Pass 6.9 12.8 Average Per Catch 15.9 19.1 Average Per Game 270.0 306.0 TDs Passing 1 5 TOTAL OFFENSE 463 489 Total Plays 75 61 Average Per Pay 6.2 8.0 Average Per Game 463.0 489.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-87 1-70 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1--10 5-89 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-37 0-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 29.0 70.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE -10.0 17.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.3 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 3-1 1-0 PENALTIES-Yards 7-76 9-104 Average Per Game 76.0 104.0 PUNTS-Yards 2-72 2-57 Average Per Punt 36.0 28.5 Net punt average 36.0 22.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 8-481 11-652 Average Per Kick 60.1 59.3 Net kick average 32.5 44.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:13 26:49 3RD-DOWN Conversions 8/16 7/10 3rd-Down Pct. 50% 70% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 0/1 4th-Down Pct 0% 0% SACKS BY-YARDS 1-9 8-50 MISC YARDS 0 79 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 3 11 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-5 0-0 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (5-5) 100% (4-5) 80% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-5) 40% (4-5) 80% PAT-ATTEMPTS (3-3) 100% (11-11) 100%

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INSIDE THE GAME

September 6, 2022 1. Ferris State (28) 2. Northwest Missouri State 3. Valdosta State 4. Grand Valley State (1) 5. Shepherd 6. Angelo State 7. West Florida (1) 8. Harding 9. Bowie State 10. West Georgia 11. Nebraska-Kearney 12. Colorado School of Mines 13. Newberry 14. Lenoir-Rhyne 15. Albany State 16. Ouachita Baptist 17. California (Pa.) 18. Slippery Rock 19. Augustana (S.D.) 20. Ashland 21. Colorado State-Pueblo 21. Notre Dame (Ohio) 23. West Texas A&M 24. New Haven 25. Indianapolis

Rec. 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-0

Pts. 748 706 686 667 608 582 524 509 500 475 428 424 361 326 286 278 252 229 152 122 102 102 88 85 76

BLAZER TOP 25 HISTORY...

Prv. 1 2 3 5 6 7 11 9 8 12 14 4 15 T-19 18 T-19 21 23 25 NR NR 10 NR 16 NR

Last Time Ranked in the AFCA Top 25.......... Sept. 5, 2022 Last Time Ranked in the AFCA Top 10.......... Sept. 5, 2022 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 25................. 280 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 10................. 184 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 5................... 131 Highest Ranking All-Time.............................1st (41 times) vs. Top 25 in 2022.......................................................1-0 vs. Top 25 all-time............................................... 71-62-2 vs. GSC...................................................... 30-52-2 at home..................................................... 40-26-1 on the road................................................ 26-33-1 neutral sites.......................................................5-3

VALDOSTA STATE 2022 WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE POLLS DATE Preseason September 5

Others Receiving Votes: Washburn (Kan.), 56; Kutztown (Pa.), 53; Minnesota St., 53; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 52; Frostburg St. (Md.), 42; Minnesota-Duluth, 31; Tiffin (Ohio), 27; Western Colorado, 25; Henderson St. (Ark.), 23; Indiana (Pa.), 20; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 18; Virginia Union, 8; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 7; West Alabama, 7; Colorado Mesa, 4; Assumption (Mass.), 3; Ohio Dominican, 3; Missouri Western St., 1; Emporia St. (Kan.), 1.

D2FOOTBALL.COM September 5, 2022 1. Ferris State 2. Valdosta State 3. Northwest Missouri State 4. Grand Valley State 5. Shepherd 6. West Florida 7. Angelo State 8. Harding 9. Colorado School of Mines 10. West Georgia 11. Bowie State 12. Nebraska-Kearney 13. Ouachita Baptist 14. Newberry 15. Albany State 16. Augustana (S.D.) 17. Lenoir-Rhyne 18. California (Pa.) 19. West Texas A&M 20. Slippery Rock 21. Minnesota State 22. Washburn 23. Notre Dame (Ohio) 24. Colorado State-Pueblo 25. Ashland

Rec. 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 10 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0

LW 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 10 12 13 17 19 20 21 22 23 NR 24 NR 25 11 NR NR

2004, 2007, 2012 AND 2018 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS

AFCA 3rd 3rd

D2 2nd 2nd

SR2 ---

LAST TIME OUT . . .

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL No. 2 Blazers Start Slow; Finish Strong in Tremaine Jackson Era Opener

2022 SEASON-OPENER Sept. 1, 2022 • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, Ga. • Att: 5,381

#7 KEISER SEAHAWKS #2 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS Score by Quarters KEISER VALDOSTA STATE Scoring Summary

1st 2nd 3rd

4th

06:37 08:33 00:01 12:15 08:12 05:38 00:19 11:01 07:33 05:49 02:43

VSU KU VSU VSU KU VSU VSU KU VSU VSU VSU

0 3

7 3

7 17

7 13

-

21 36

21 36 1-1 1-0

Thiele 35-yard field goal Burgess 2-yard run (Gagnon kick) Thiele 38-yard field goal Henderson 22-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) Rolle 43-yard pass from Spencer (Gagnon kick) Thiele 36-yard field goal Thompkins 5-yard run (Thiele kick) Arnold 8-yard pass from Spencer (Gagnon kick) McGill 11-yard run (Thiele kick) Thiele 22-yard field goal Thiele 45-yard field goal

Individual Stats RUSHING: Keiser-M. Burgess 24-87; S. Spencer 6-22; J. Meizinger 1-17. Valdosta State-J. Thompkins 19-113; S. McGill 10-44; I. Durham 5-29; J. Chaney 1-4; T. Tisdale 1-3.

PASSING: Keiser-S. Spencer 22-42-3-263. Valdosta State-I. Durham 17-39-0270.

RECEIVING: Keiser- J. Arnold 7-86; M. Henderson 6-89; S. Rolle 5-59; J. Santos 2-8; J. Meizinger 1-11; M. Burgess 1-10. Valdosta State-B.K. Smith 4-92; V. Talley 4-41; D. Henderson 2-38; T. Roberts 2-31; J. Thompkins 2-22; J. Jeffery 1-25; T. Hurst 1-21; S. McGill 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Keiser-None. Valdosta State-J. Gaskin 1-37; R. Rivers 1-0; S. Colman 1-0.

FUMBLES: Keiser-None. Valdosta State-J. Thompkins 2-1; T. Roberts 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Keiser-None. Valdosta State-J. Martin 0-1; M. Gayden 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Keiser-J. Stewart 5-1; W. Philord 3-3; J. Carcel 4-1; A. Cantillo 3-2; B. Edwards 3-2; L. KU VSU Lubin 3-1; C. Allen 1-3; M. Team Stats 21 26 Desulme 1-3; J. Black 0-4; FIRST DOWNS 31-126 36-193 L. Wakefield 2-1; N. Curtis RUSHING YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) 263 270 1-2; J. Willis 1-2; A. Gray Passes Comp-Att-Int. 22-42-3 17-39-0 1-2; S. Chen-Young 2-0; TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 73-389 75-463 M. Burgess 2-0; T. Sutton Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 1-1; J. Meizinger 1-0; K. Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1--10 Johnson 1-0; J. Santos 5-171 3-87 0-1; B. Parr 0-1. Valdosta Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD Interception Returns-Yards-TD 0-0 3-37 State-A. Lampley 5-5; J. Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-41.0 2-36.0 Gaskin 2-7; P. Starks 5-2; Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1 J. Martin 1-4; B. Rattery Penalties-Yards 10-107 7-76 1-4; M. Gayden 0-5; T. Possession Time 31:47 28:13 Calhoun 0-5; T. Cooper Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 8 of 16 3-1; A. Thompson 2-2; S. Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 0 of 1 Colman 2-1; E. Ross 1-2; Red-Zone Scoring Chance 2-4 5-5 D. Coleman 1-2; R. Rivers Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-9 2-0; D. Thompson 2-0; D. Points off Turnovers 7 9 Young 1-0; A. McKay 1-0; K. Turner 1-0; L. Brooks 1-0; J. Jones 1-0.

VALDOSTA, Ga. – Behind a Gulf South Conference record-tying five field goals from sophomore kicker Estin Thiele and three key interceptions by three different Blazers helped lead the No. 2/3-ranked Valdosta State football team to a 36-21 victory over Keiser University Thursday evening at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium.

Thiele’s five field goals in five attempts, including a long of 45 late in the game, also tied the school-record set by Will Rhody against Central Arkansas in 2004. Thiele also converted his three extra-points, while senior linebacker Jameon Gaskin, redshirt sophomore defensive back Sean Colman and redshirt junior defensive back Ravarius each had interceptions in the contest.

First-year head coach Tremaine Jackson won his opening game for the Blazers as he improved to 11-3 all-time as a head coach after two seasons at the helm of Colorado Mesa, in front of an announced crowd of 5,381 fans. His saw his new team outgain KU 463 to 389 in total offense, while Blazer senior running back Jamar Thompkins finished with 113 yards on the ground on 19 carries and one touchdown. Graduate-transfer wide receiver Davie Henderson hauled in two catches for 38 yards and his first touchdown as a Blazer. Defensively, redshirt freshman defensive back Akil Lampley finished with a game-high ten tackles and five solo stops. The Blazer “D” finished with six tackles for loss for 15 yards and one sack for nine yards.

Lampley, Henderson and Thiele were named the Guardian Bank Players of the Game following the contest for their outstanding play in the opener.

VSU (1-0) improved to 28-12 all-time in season-openers and 13-8 all-time on Thursday’s.

Colman came up with the huge pick in the end zone as Keiser (1-1) marched right down the field on the opening possession of the game, converting two third down conversions and one fourth down conversion as quarterback Shea Spencer had a good scamper and two good throws to Jaylen Arnold. Arnold finished with seven catches for 86 yards and a score, while Spencer was 22 of 43 passing for 263 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions.

Blazer senior quarterback Ivory Durham came out following the interception and he connected with graduate transfer B.K. Smith for 45 yards on the first play from scrimmage. The drive stalled at the KU 18 as Thiele connected on his first field goal attempt.

Keiser, ranked No. 7 nationally in the preseason National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Top 25, had a huge kick return on the ensuing possession as the Seahawks finished with four kick returns for 227 yards, but the Blazer “D” stood tall at the goal line as it stuffed the Seahawks on fourth and goal from the one, as senior Torren Calhoun and Lampley combined to stop Spencer in the backfield forcing the turnover on downs. Following a promising start to the next Blazer drive, which included a key scamper from Durham, stalled with a holding penalty on the Blazers on a touchdown pass and an intentional grounding, forced VSU to punt.

KU then methodically moved down the field and Marques Burgess scored from two yards out for a 7-3 lead with 8:33 left in the first half. Late in the half, a great slant pass from Durham to a cutting freshman Ted Hurst for 21 yards put the Blazers at the KU 22 with 19 seconds left. Thiele kicked his second field goal of the game for a 7-6 deficit at intermission.

The six points marked the fewest points at halftime since the Blazers were held scoreless in a thrilling 20-15 victory at North Greenville on Oct. 26, 2019. It also marked the first time VSU trailed at halftime in a regular season home game since a 17-7 loss to West Alabama on Nov. 4, 2017. VSU last trailed at the half in a home game in which it came back to win was in the season-opener versus Albany State on Sept. 3, 2016, 16-7.

VSU came out of halftime with more vigor and moved right down the field with a couple of rushes by Thompkins and a couple of passes from Durham. A big block in the back on Keiser gave VSU a first and 10 at the KU 22 as Durham hit Henderson for a 22yard strike and a 13-7 Blazer lead in the first 2:44 minutes of the second half.

Following the lone Blazer turnover of the game on a fumble, KU’s Seth Rolle hit pay dirt on a 43-yard catch and run on third and two for a 14-13 Seahawk lead with 8:05 left in the quarter. The Blazers then regained the lead as the penalties started to mount for Keiser. Blazer graduate student Victor Talley caught a 17-yard pass from Durham and Thiele converted on a 36-yarder with 5:38 left in the quarter and a 16-14 lead.

VSU turned the Seahawks over on downs, once again, as KU was 6 of 14 on third down for the game and 1 of 4 on fourth. Conversely, VSU went 8 of 16 on third down and 0 of 1 on fourth. Late in the third, Durham found senior Travon Roberts for 26 yards and Thompkins used runs of 8, 7 and 5 yards for a score and a 23-14 lead with 19 ticks left in the third.

Keiser wouldn’t go away quietly, however, as the Seahawks used an eight play, 75yard drive as Spencer hit Arnold for a score and a 23-21 VSU lead. Big catches from Henderson and Thompkins fueled the ensuing drive for VSU as senior Seth McGill rushed from 11-yards out for a touchdown and a 30-21 lead with 7:33 remaining. McGill finished with ten carries for 44 yards and the score on the ground. Durham finished the game 17 of 39 passing for 270 yards and a score, while he had five rushes for 29 yards.

Gaskin came up with his pick on the second play from scrimmage for the Seahawks on the ensuing drive and returned it 37 yards to the KU seven, as the Blazers settled for another field goal from Thiele for a 33-21 score.

Spencer was picked off, once again, this time by Rivers at midfield and the Blazers capitalized with another field goal from Thiele, this time the league and school-tying fifth field goal for a 3621 lead with 2:35 left.

The Blazers continue at home a week from Saturday as they battle Virginia Union at 5 p.m. at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium.

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NATIONALLY SPEAKING

Team Rankings (154 Ranked) Statistic NCAA Rank GSC Rank Value National Leader Value GSC Leader Value 3rd Down Conversion Pct. 23 3 0.500 Ohio Dominican 0.810 West Georgia 0.588 3rd Down Conversion Def. 108 6 0.429 Benedict/Erskine 0.000 Shorter 0.143 4th Down Conversion Pct. 82 6 0.000 28 teams tied 1.000 Shorter/West Florida 1.000 4th Down Conversion Def. 73 4 0.250 72 teams tied 0.000 Miss. College/North Greenville, West Fla. 0.000 Blocked Kicks Virginia Union 5 West Alabama/West Florida 1 Blocked Kicks Allowed 1 1 0 121 teams tied 0 7 teams tied 0 Blocked Punts Virginia Union 2 Blocked Punts Allowed 1 1 0 142 teams tied 0 7 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage 132 6 0.436 Eastern N.M. 0.794 Shorter 0.759 Defensive TD’s Minnesota State 2 Fewest Penalties 77 6 7 Lincoln (Mo.) 0 North Greenville 1 Fewest Penalties Per Game 76 6 7.00 4 teams tied 1.00 North Greenville 1.00 Fewest Penalty Yards 109 7 76 Lincoln (Mo.) 0 North Greenville 5 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 108 7 76.00 Kutztown/North Greenville 5.00 North Greenville 5.00 First Down Defense 109 6 21 Erskine 2 Shorter 10 First Down Offense 18 2 26 Edward Waters 38 Shorter 31 Fumbles Lost 75 3 1 74 teams tied 0 West Florida/West Georgia 0 Fumbles Recovered Miles 5 West Alabama/West Georgia 2 Kickoff Return Defense 146 7 34.20 9 teams tied 0.00 Shorter 14.50 Kickoff Returns 15 1 29.00 Virginia Union 70.00 Valdosta State 29.00 Net Punting 63 3 36.00 Arkansas-Monticello 56.00 West Florida 49.00 Passes Had Intercepted 1 1 0 69 teams tied 0 Valdosta State/Shorter 0 Passes Intercepted 2 1 3 Wheeling Jesuit 4 Valdosta State 3 Passing Offense 40 4 270.0 South Dakota Mines 443.0 West Florida 310.0 Passing Yards Allowed 115 6 263.0 Erskine 4.0 West Georgia 68.0 Passing Yards Per Completion 36 4 15.88 Harding 40.33 West Florida 17.22 Punt Return Defense 10 1 0.00 Ferris State -4.00 4 teams tied 0.00 Punt Returns 153 7 -10.00 Southwestern Oklahoma 65.00 Mississippi College 12.33 Red Zone Defense 27 2 0.500 20 teams tied 0.00 West Georgia 0.00 Red Zone Offense 1 1 1.000 66 teams tied 1.000 4 teams tied 1.000 Rushing Defense 82 4 126.0 Erskine -59.0 West Florida 28.0 Rushing Offense 36 3 193.0 Southern Arkansas 375.0 Mississippi College 322.0 Sacks Allowed 1 1 0.00 35 teams tied 0.00 Valdosta State/West Florida/West Georgia 0.00 Scoring Defense 68 5 21.0 9 teams tied 0.0 West Florida 3.0 Scoring Offense 36 4 36.0 Virginia Union 77.0 West Florida 52.0 Tackles for Loss Allowed 1 1 1.00 7 teams tied 1.0 Valdosta State 1.00 Team Passing Efficiency 95 5 110.21 Harding 384.40 Shorter 219.94 Team Passing Eff. Defense 57 4 106.41 Erskine -9.49 West Georgia 80.66 Team Sacks 94 4 1.00 Sioux Falls/Va. Union/West Va. St. 8.00 West Alabama/West Florida 5.00 Team Tackles for Loss 79 4 6.0 Virginia-Wise 16.0 West Alabama 12.0 Time of Possession 100 6 28:13 Southwest Baptist 42:05 Shorter 32:35 Total Defense 98 6 389.0 Erskine -55.0 West Florida 144.0 Total Offense 24 2 463.0 Southern Arkansas 625.0 Shorter 561.0 Turnover Margin 16 1 2.00 Northwood/Indianapolis 5.00 Valdosta State 2.00 Turnovers Gained 20 1 3 Edward Waters/Miles 6 Valdosta State/West Alabama 3 Turnovers Lost 31 1 1 30 teams tied 0 4 teams tied 1 Winning Percentage 1 1 1.000 77 teams tied 1.000 5 teams tied 1.000

Individual Rankings (In Top 30 Only) Statistic Field Goal Percentage Field Goals Per Game Interceptions Per Game

VSU Player Estin Thiele Estin Thiele Sean Colman Jameon Gaskin Ravarius Rivers Kickoff Returns Seth McGill Points Responsible For Estin Thiele Points Responsible For P.G. Estin Thiele Rushing Yards Jamar Thompkins Rushing Yards Per Game Jamar Thompkins Scoring Estin Thiele Total Offense Ivory Durham Total Points Scored Estin Thiele

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GSC Rank 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 2 1

Value 1.000 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 37.5 18 18.0 113 113.0 18.0 299.0 18

National Leader 50 players tied Estin Thiele, Valdosta State 16 players tied

Value 1.000 5.0 2.0

GSC Leader 4 players tied E. Thiele, Valdosta State 6 players tied

Jamal Jones, Allen Kory Curtis, Gannon Kory Curtis, Gannon Emmanuel Wilson, Fort Valley State Emmanuel Wilson, Fort Valley State 11 players tied Jayden Johannsen, S.D. Mines De’Shaun Hugee, Edward Waters

65.0 34 34.0 262 262.0 18.0 489.0 24

S. McGill, Valdosta State 37.5 3 players tied 24 3 players tied 24.0 M. Williams, Mississippi Coll. 121 M. Williams, Mississippi Coll. 121.0 Anderson, SU/Thiele, VSU 18.0 H. Frost, West Georgia 307.0 Anderson, SU/Thiele, VSU 18

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BLAZER SUPERLATIVES 2022 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Rushes 19 Yards Rushing 113 TD Rushes 1 1 Long Rush 24 Pass Attempts 39 Pass Completions 17 Yards Passing 270 TD Passes 1 Long Pass 45 Receptions 4 4 Yards Receiving 92 TD Receptions 1 Long Reception 45 Field Goals 5 Long Field Goal 45 Punts 2 Punting Average 36.0 Long Punt 38 Punts Inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return 42 Tackles 10 Sacks 0.5 0.5 Tackles For Loss 1.5 Interceptions 1 1 1

Jamar Thompkins vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Jamar Thompkins vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Jamar Thompkins vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Seth McGill vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Jamar Thompkins vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Ivory Durham vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Ivory Durham vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Ivory Durham vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Ivory Durham vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Ivory Durham vs. Keiser (Sep 01) B.K. Smith vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Victor Talley vs. Keiser (Sep 01) B.K. Smith vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Davie Henderson vs. Keiser (Sep 01) B.K. Smith vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Estin Thiele vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Estin Thiele vs. Keiser (Sep 01) John Miller vs. Keiser (Sep 01) John Miller vs. Keiser (Sep 01) John Miller vs. Keiser (Sep 01) N/A N/A Seth McGill vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Akil Lampley vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Javiontae Martin vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Michael Gayden vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Javiontae Martin vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Sean Colman vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Jameon Gaskin vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Ravarius Rivers vs. Keiser (Sep 01)

2022 TEAM SUPERLATIVES Rushes 36 Yards Rushing 193 Yards Per Rush 5.4 TD Rushes 2 Pass Attempts 39 Pass Completions 17 Yards Passing 270 Yards Per Pass 6.9 TD Passes 1 Total Plays 75 Total Offense 463 Yards Per Play 6.2 Points 36 Sacks By 1 First Downs 26 Penalties 7 Penalty Yards 76 Turnovers 1 Interceptions By 3 Punts 2 Punting Average 36.0 Long Punt 38 Punt Inside 20 Long Punt Return

vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) N/A N/A

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Rushes 24 Marques Burgess vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Yards Rushing 87 Marques Burgess vs. Keiser (Sep 01) TD Rushes 1 Marques Burgess vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Long Rush 17 Jaden Meizinger vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Pass Attempts 42 Shea Spencer vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Pass Completions 22 Shea Spencer vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Yards Passing 263 Shea Spencer vs. Keiser (Sep 01) TD Passes 2 Shea Spencer vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Long Pass 43 Shea Spencer vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Receptions 7 Jaylen Arnold vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Yards Receiving 89 Myles Henderson vs. Keiser (Sep 01) TD Receptions 1 Jaylen Arnold vs. Keiser (Sep 01) 1 Seth Rolle vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Long Reception 43 Seth Rolle vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Field Goals N/A Long Field Goal N/A Punts 3 Chance Gagnon vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Punting Average 41.0 Chance Gagnon vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Long Punt 46 Chance Gagnon vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Punts Inside 20 N/A Long Punt Return N/A Long Kickoff Return 60 Wendol Philord vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Tackles 6 Wendol Philord vs. Keiser (Sep 01) 6 Jace Stewart vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Sacks N/A Tackles For Loss 1.0 Louis Lubin vs. Keiser (Sep 01) Interceptions N/A OPPONENT TEAM SUPERLATIVES Rushes 31 Yards Rushing 126 Yards Per Rush 4.1 TD Rushes 1 Pass Attempts 42 Pass Completions 22 Yards Passing 263 Yards Per Pass 6.3 TD Passes 2 Total Plays 73 Total Offense 389 Yards Per Play 5.3 Points 21 Sacks by First Downs 21 Penalties 10 Penalty Yards 107 Turnovers 3 Interceptions By Punts 3 Punting Average 41.0 Long Punt 46 Punt Inside 20 Long Punt Return

vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) N/A vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) N/A vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) vs. Keiser (Sep 01) N/A N/A

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Valdosta State 2022 Opponent Results Keiser Seahawks (1-1, 0-0 SC) Aug. 27 at Warner University (Fla.) Sept. 1 at #2 Valdosta State Sept. 10 at Missisisppi College Sept. 17 at Lindenwood (Mo.) Sept. 24 IDLE Oct. 1 FLORIDA MEMORIAL* Oct. 8 ST. THOMAS (FLA.)* Oct. 15 WARNER UNIVERSITY* Oct. 22 at Southeastern (Fla.)* Oct. 29 AVA MARIA* Nov. 5 IDLE Nov. 12 at Webber International Shorter Hawks (1-0, 0-0 GSC) Sept. 3 at Brevard Sept. 10 CATAWBA Sept. 17 ALBANY STATE Sept. 24 VALDOSTA STATE* Oct. 1 at West Alabama* Oct. 8 at Mississippi College* Oct. 15 WEST FLORIDA* Oct. 20 DELTA STATE* Oct. 29 at West Georgia* Nov. 5 NORTH GREENVILLE* Nov. 12 at Valdosta State

Mississippi College Choctaws (0-1, 0-0 GSC) Sept. 3 at #18 Albany State Sept. 10 KEISER Sept. 17 NORTH GREENVILLE* Sept. 24 at McNeese State Oct. 1 at West Georgia* Oct. 8 SHORTER* Oct. 15 at Valdosta State* Oct. 22 at West Florida* Oct. 29 DELTA STATE* Nov. 5 at West Alabama* Nov. 12 WEST FLORIDA

#6 West Florida Argonauts (0-0, 0-0 GSC) Sept. 3 WARNER UNIVERSITY Sept. 10 at Southwest Baptist Sept. 17 IDLE Sept. 24 DELTA STATE* Oct. 1 NORTH GREENVILLE* Oct. 8 at West Georgia* Oct. 15 at Shorter* Oct. 22 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* Oct. 29 WEST ALABAMA* Nov. 5 at Valdosta State* Nov. 12 at Mississippi College*

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Virginia Union Panthers (1-0, 0-0 CIAA) Sept. 1 VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG Sept. 10 at #2 Valdosta State Sept. 17 LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE* Sept. 24 at Fayetteville State* Oct. 1 ST. AUGUSTINE’S* Oct. 8 ELIZABETH CITY STATE* Oct. 15 at Bowie State* Oct. 22 at Lincoln (Pa.)* Oct. 29 CHOWAN* Nov. 5 at Virginia State*

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Miles College Golden Bears (0-1, 0-0 SIAC) Sept. 3 at Alabama State Sept. 10 WEST ALABAMA Sept. 17 VALDOSTA STATE Sept. 24 at Central State* Oct. 1 at Albany State* Oct. 8 at Benedict* Oct. 15 Lane College* Oct. 22 KENTUCKY STATE* Oct. 27 EDWARD WATERS* Nov. 5 at Tuskegee* Nov. 12 TBA (SIAC Title Game)

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West Alabama Tigers (1-0, 0-0 GSC) Sept. 3 at Morehouse College Sept. 10 at Miles College Sept. 17 TUSKEGEE Sept. 24 WEST GEORGIA* Oct. 1 SHORTER* Oct. 8 at Valdosta State* Oct. 15 at Delta State Oct. 22 NORTH GREENVILLE* Oct. 29 at West Florida* Nov. 5 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* Nov. 12 at Delta State

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North Greenville Crusaders (0-1, 0-0 GSC) Sept. 1 at Furman Sept. 10 #13 NEWBERRY Sept. 17 at Mississippi College* Sept. 24 FINDLAY Oct. 1 at West Florida* Oct. 8 DELTA STATE Oct. 15 WEST GEORGIA* Oct. 22 at West Alabama* Oct. 29 VALDOSTA STATE* Nov. 5 at Shorter* Nov. 12 WEST GEORGIA

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Delta State Statesmen (1-0, 0-0 GSC) Sept. 3 at Kentucky State Sept. 10 at McKendree Sept. 17 at Mississippi Valley State Sept. 24 at West Florida* Oct. 1 VALDOSTA STATE* Oct. 8 at North Greenville Oct. 15 WEST ALABAMA* Oct. 20 at Shorter* Oct. 29 at Mississippi College* Nov. 5 WEST GEORGIA* Nov. 12 WEST ALABAMA

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#10 West Georgia Wolves (1-0, 0-0 GSC) Sept. 1 CARSON-NEWMAN Sept. 10 at Morehouse College Sept. 17 IDLE Sept. 24 at West Alabama* Oct. 1 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* Oct. 8 WEST FLORIDA* Oct. 15 at North Greenville* Oct. 22 VALDOSTA STATE* Oct. 29 SHORTER* Nov. 5 at Delta State* Nov. 12 at North Greenville

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#2 Valdosta State Blazers (0-0, 0-0 GSC) Sept. 1 KEISER UNIVERSITY Sept. 10 VIRGINIA UNION Sept. 17 at Miles College Sept. 24 at Shorter* Oct. 1 at Delta State* Oct. 8 WEST ALABAMA* Oct. 15 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* Oct. 22 at West Georgia* Oct. 29 at North Greenville* Nov. 5 WEST FLORIDA* Nov. 12 SHORTER

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VIRGINIA UNION NATIONAL RANKINGS

Virginia Union National Rankings Team Rankings (154 Ranked)

Statistic NCAA Rank CIAA Rank Value National Leader Value 3rd Down Conversion Pct. 5 1 0.700 Ohio Dominican 0.810 3rd Down Conversion Def. 27 3 0.235 Benedict/Erskine 0.000 4th Down Conversion Pct. 82 4 0.000 28 teams tied 1.000 4th Down Conversion Def. 87 6 0.500 72 teams tied 0.000 Blocked Kicks 1 1 5 Virginia Union 5 Blocked Kicks Allowed 1 1 0 121 teams tied 0 Blocked Punts 1 1 2 Virginia Union 2 Blocked Punts Allowed 1 1 0 142 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage 20 2 0.667 Eastern N.M. 0.794 Defensive TD’s Minnesota State 2 Fewest Penalties 116 4 9 Lincoln (Mo.) 0 Fewest Penalties Per Game 115 4 9.00 4 teams tied 1.00 Fewest Penalty Yards 138 7 104 Lincoln (Mo.) 0 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 137 7 104.00 Kutztown/North Greenville 5.00 First Down Defense 29 1 14 Erskine 2 First Down Offense 24 2 24 Edward Waters 38 Fumbles Lost 1 1 0 74 teams tied 0 Fumbles Recovered 28 3 1 Miles 5 Kickoff Return Defense 32 4 14.73 9 teams tied 0.00 Kickoff Returns 1 1 70.00 Virginia Union 70.00 Net Punting 145 11 22.50 Arkansas-Monticello 56.00 Passes Had Intercepted 1 1 0 69 teams tied 0 Passes Intercepted Wheeling Jesuit 4 Passing Offense 25 2 306.0 South Dakota Mines 443.0 Passing Yards Allowed 39 3 142.0 Erskine 4.0 Passing Yards Per Completion 14 1 19.12 Harding 40.33 Punt Return Defense 117 9 12.00 Ferris State -4.00 Punt Returns 17 1 17.80 Southwestern Oklahoma 65.00 Red Zone Defense 1 1 0.000 20 teams tied 0.00 Red Zone Offense 72 3 0.800 66 teams tied 1.000 Rushing Defense 33 4 61.0 Erskine -59.0 Rushing Offense 43 2 183.0 Southern Arkansas 375.0 Sacks Allowed 1 1 0.00 35 teams tied 0.00 Scoring Defense 1 1 0.0 9 teams tied 0.0 Scoring Offense 1 1 77.0 Virginia Union 77.0 Tackles for Loss Allowed 25 2 4.00 7 teams tied 1.0 Team Passing Efficiency 5 1 242.52 Harding 384.40 Team Passing Eff. Defense 26 1 85.08 Erskine -9.49 Team Sacks 1 1 8.00 Sioux Falls/Va. Union/West Va. St. 8.00 Team Tackles for Loss 5 1 12.0 Virginia-Wise 16.0 Time of Possession 113 8 26:49 Southwest Baptist 42:05 Total Defense 20 1 203.0 Erskine -55.0 Total Offense 18 2 489.0 Southern Arkansas 625.0 Turnover Margin 34 3 1.00 Northwood/Indianapolis 5.00 Turnovers Gained 75 6 1 Edward Waters/Miles 6 Turnovers Lost 1 1 0 30 teams tied 0 Winning Percentage 1 1 1.000 77 teams tied 1.000

Individual Rankings (In Top 30 Only) Statistic All-Purpose Yards Blocked Kicks

VUU Player Jada Byers John Jiles RJ Roundtree Completion Percentage Jahkari Grant Forced Fumbles William Davis Fumbles Recovered Donald Gatling Kick Return Touchdowns Larry Hackey Passing Efficiency Jahkari Grant Passing Touchdowns Jahkari Grant Passing Yards Jahkari Grant Passing Yards Per Game Jahkari Grant Passing Yards Per Comp’l Jahkari Grant Points Responsible For Jahkari Grant Points Responsible For P.G. Jahkari Grant Punt Return Touchdowns Malique Miller Punt Returns Demetrius Mann Receiving Touchdowns John Jiles Scoring Curtis Allen Jada Byers John Jiles Total Points Scored Curtis Allen Jada Byers John Jiles Total Touchdowns Curtis Allen Jada Byers John Jiles Yards Per Pass Attempt Jahkari Grant

NCAA Rank 27 1 2 6 5 2 1 1 5 22 22 14 14 14 1 5 3 17 17 17 19 19 19 13 13 13 4

CIAA Rank 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Value 172.0 3 2 0.750 1.00 1 1 264.4 4 301 301.0 20.07 24 24.0 1 19.0 2 12.0 12.0 12.0 12 12 12 2 2 2 15.05

CIAA Leader Virginia Union Fayetteville State Johnson C. Smith 5 teams tied Virginia Union 6 teams tied Virginia Union 9 teams tied Johnson C. Smith

Value 0.700 0.083 1.000 0.000 5 0 2 0 0.732

Elizabeth City State Elizabeth City State Saint Augustine’s Saint Augustine’s Virginia Union Johnson C. Smith 6 teams tied Fayetteville State/Virginia State Elizabeth City State Virginia Union Fayetteville State 5 teams tied Virginia State/Shaw/Winston-Salem State Johnson C. Smith Livingstone Virginia Union Livingstone Virginia Union Virginia Union Bowie State/Saint Augustine’s Bowie State Winston-Salem State Virginia Union Virginia Union Virginia Union Bowie State Virginia Union Virginia Union Virginia Union Virginia Union Johnson C. Smith Virginia Union Johnson C. Smith Shaw/Virginia State Virginia State Bowie State/Elizabeth City State/Va. Union Bowie State/Fayetteville St./Va. Union

5 5.00 38 38.00 14 35 0 2 5.33 70.00 39.80 0 3 371.0 65.0 19.12 -3.00 17.80 0.000 1.000 18.0 193.0 0.00 0.0 77.0 3.00 242.52 85.08 8.00 12.0 36:11 203.0 497.0 2.00 5 0 1.000

National Leader Keilahn Harris, Oklahoma Baptist John Jiles, Virginia Union

CIAA Leader Jada Byers, VUU John Jiles, VUU

Value 172.0 3

Eric Phoenix, Benedict 0.824 4 players tied 2.00 Ben Straatmann, Missouri S&T 2 7 players tied 1 Jahkari Grant, Virginia Union 264.4 4 players tied 5 Jayden Johannsen, S.D. Mines 433 Jayden Johannsen, S.D. Mines 433.0 Carlton Aiken, Pace 31.50 Kory Curtis, Gannon 34 Kory Curtis, Gannon 34.0 5 players tied 1 Kendale Allen, Harding 28.5 D. Anderson, Shorter/R. Beach, Shepherd 3 11 players tied 18.0

Jahkari Grant, VUU 8 players tied 9 players tied Larry Hackey, VUU Jahkari Grant, VUU Jahkari Grant, VUU Tyrell Jackson, JCS Tyrell Jackson, JCS Jahkari Grant, VUU S. Cruse, LC/J. Grant, VUU S. Cruse, LC/J. Grant, VUU Malique MIller, VUU Demetrius Mann, VUU 4 players tied 7 players tied

0.750 1.00 1 1 264.4 4 371 371.0 20.07 24 24.0 1 19.0 2 12.0

De’Shaun Hugee, Edward Waters

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7 players tied

12

De’Shaun Hugee, Edward Waters

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2

Kellen Simoncic, Washburn

Value 285.0 3

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SEASON-OPENERS

Overall Coaching Records

Season-Opener Records All-time

28-12 (.700)

09/11/82

H

Mississippi College

L

28-13

09/10/83

H

Mississippi College

L

26-3

Home Games

17-4

09/14/84

H

Clark Atlanta

W

49-0

Road Games

9-8

09/08/85

H

Fort Valley State

L

17-3

Neutral Games

09/14/86

H

Fort Valley State

W

17-0

Longest Winning Streak

09/12/87

H

Fort Valley State

W

21-14

Longest Losing Streak

4, (1989-1992)

09/10/88

H

Fort Valley State

W

14-13

Points Scored

1081 (27.0ppg)

09/02/89

A

Georgia Southern

L

31-10

Points Against

578 (14.5 ppg)

09/01/90

A

Georgia Southern

L

17-10

Most-Played Opponent

09/14/91

A

Central Florida

L

12-0

09/12/92

A

Georgia Southern

L

24-13

Albany State

13-2

7-0

6-2

--

09/02/93

H

Mount Senario

W

65-0

Central Florida

0-1

--

0-1

--

09/03/94

H

Knoxville

W

36-0

Clark Atlanta

1-0

1-0

--

--

09/02/95

H

Gardner-Webb

W

34-21

Fort Valley State

6-1

3-1

1-0

2-0

08/31/96

A

Gardner-Webb

W

42-16

Gardner-Webb

2-0

1-0

1-0

--

08/30/97

A

Georgia Southern

L

45-26

Georgia Southern

0-4

--

0-4

--

08/29/98

A

Albany State

W

20-10

Keiser

1-0

1-0

--

--

08/28/99

H

Albany State

W

18-6

Knoxville

1-0

1-0

--

--

08/26/00

A

Albany State

W

42-6

Mississippi Coll.

0-2

0-2

--

--

08/25/01

H

Albany State

W

41-6

Mount Senario

1-0

1-0

--

--

08/31/02

A

Albany State

W

26-0

Newberry

0-1

0-1

--

--

08/30/03

H

Albany State

W

21-3

Saginaw Valley St. 0-1

--

0-1

--

09/04/04

A

Albany State

L

24-22

Savannah State

1-0

1-0

--

--

08/27/05

N

Fort Valley State

W

32-10

Wingate

2-0

1-0

1-0

--

09/02/06

A

Albany State

W

20-16

09/01/07

H

Albany State

W

41-3

08/23/08

A

Fort Valley State

W

56-3

08/29/09

H

Newberry

L

31-24

09/04/10

H

Wingate

W

25-22

09/03/11

A

Wingate

W 34-28 (2OT)

09/01/12

A

Saginaw Valley St.

L

28-24

09/07/13

N

Fort Valley State

W

36-21

09/06/14

H

Albany State

W

38-10

09/03/15

A

Albany State

W

21-13

09/03/16

H

Albany State

W

16-7

09/02/17

A

Albany State

L

29-12

09/01/18

H

Albany State

W

45-14

09/07/19

A

Albany State

W

38-3

09/04/21

H

Savannah State

W

53-7

Keiser

W

36-21

09/01/22 H

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Opponent

2-0 6, (1998-2003)

Albany State

Overall Home

Away Neutral

Victories - All Games Coach Years David Dean 2007-15 Chris Hatcher 2000-06 Hal Mumme 1993-96 Mike Cavan 1986-91 Kerwin Bell 2006-18 Gary Goff 2019-21 Mike Kelly 1997-99 Jim Goodman 1982-84 Jim Berryman 1985 Tremaine Jackson 2022-Pres.

Mark Nelson 1999

W 79 76 40 37 27 22 15 15 5 1 0

L 27 12 17 22 7 3 16 17 6 0 2

T PCT 0 .745 0 .864 1 .698 2 .623 0 .794 0 .880 0 .484 1 .470 0 .455 0 1.000 0 .000

Winning Percentage - All Games (Min 1 Season) Coach Years W L T PCT Gary Goff 2019-21 22 3 0 .880 Chris Hatcher 2000-06 76 12 0 .864 Kerwin Bell 2006-18 27 7 0 .794 David Dean 2007-15 79 27 0 .745 Hal Mumme 1993-96 40 17 1 .698 Mike Cavan 1986-91 37 22 2 .623 Mike Kelly 1997-99 15 16 0 .484 Jim Goodman 1982-84 15 17 1 .470 Jim Berryman 1985 5 6 0 .455 Mark Nelson 1999 0 2 0 .000 Victories - GSC Games Coach Years Chris Hatcher 2000-06 David Dean 2007-15 Mike Cavan 1986-91 Hal Mumme 1993-96 Kerwin Bell 2016-18 Gary Goff 2019-21 Mike Kelly 1997-99 Jim Goodman 1982-84 Jim Berryman 1985 Mark Nelson 1999

W 56 42 29 24 19 14 12 7 3 0

L 6 19 15 10 5 1 12 14 5 2

T 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

PCT .903 .688 .652 .700 .792 .933 .500 .333 .375 .000

Winning Percenage - GSC Games (Min 1 Season) Coach Years W L T PCT Gary Goff 2019-21 14 1 0 .933 Chris Hatcher 2000-06 56 6 0 .903 Kerwin Bell 2016-18 19 5 0 .792 Hal Mumme 1993-96 24 10 1 .700 David Dean 2007-15 42 19 0 .688 Mike Cavan 1986-91 29 15 2 .652 Mike Kelly 1997-99 12 12 0 .500 Jim Berryman 1985 3 5 0 .375 Jim Goodman 1982-84 7 14 0 .333 Mark Nelson 1999 0 2 0 .000

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YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS VALDOSTA STATE

Year 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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021

First Downs 193 144 152 169 178 169 190 156 159 164 195 251 301 229 300 190 154 198 308 328 307 263 284 338 197 313 340 238 185 186 303 227 313 272 266 197 341 276 338

Net Rushing 894 1662 1300 1968 1958 1823 1459 1349 1711 1726 1019 1388 1606 833 2022 1521 1575 1842 1444 2278 1816 1296 2706 1257 1068 2360 1619 1320 1652 1812 3065 1791 2845 2092 1279 1680 3676 2862 3563

Net Passing 2635 1176 1217 1373 1513 1473 2001 1681 1313 1353 2586 3871 4389 3842 4275 2225 2294 1813 4361 4356 4162 3433 3119 3307 2830 3431 2950 2864 1783 2103 3506 2505 3066 2973 3420 1925 3658 2881 3541

Total Plays 767 689 730 781 720 652 672 638 651 665 674 785 964 812 915 736 697 724 861 868 1095 853 936 850 663 1003 804 759 749 668 993 753 971 869 906 648 930 752 961

Plays/ Game 69.7 62.6 66.4 71.0 65.5 65.2 67.2 63.8 65.1 66.5 67.4 71.4 74.2 73.8 70.4 66.9 63.4 65.8 71.8 66.8 73.0 71.1 62.4 70.8 66.3 71.6 67.0 75.9 68.1 66.8 70.9 75.3 74.6 72.4 82.4 72.9 66.4 68.4 68.6

Total Offense 3543 2838 2517 3341 3471 3296 3460 3030 3024 3079 3605 5259 5995 4675 6297 3746 2869 3655 5805 6634 5978 4729 5825 4564 3898 5791 4569 4184 3435 3915 6571 4296 5911 5065 4699 3605 7334 5743 7122

Yards/ Game 322.1 257.9 228.8 303.7 315.5 329.6 346.0 303.0 302.4 307.9 360.5 478.1 461.2 425.0 484.4 340.6 260.8 332.3 483.8 510.3 398.5 394.1 416.1 380.3 389.9 413.6 380.8 418.4 312.3 391.5 469.4 429.6 454.7 422.1 427.2 400.6 523.9 522.1 508.7

Yards/ Play 4.6 4.1 3.4 4.3 4.8 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.6 5.3 6.7 6.2 5.8 6.9 5.1 4.1 5.1 6.7 7.6 5.5 5.5 6.2 5.4 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.5 4.6 59 6.6 5.7 6.1 5.8 5.2 5.6 7.9 7.6 7.4

Att.-Comp.

396-191 197-79 212-83 236-105 200-107 180-99 265-144 238-132 194-106 213-108 416-273 513-363 594-409 570-373 544-346 339-176 383-174 296-135 522-372 478-337 547-355 483-293 420-302 489-317 391-261 524-334 427-256 420-258 332-180 325-180 422-264 394-233 411-275 412-268 545-304 315-169 419-241 331-232 420-251

Pts.-Avg. 230-20.9 171-15.1 215-19.5 193-17.5 267-24.3 231-23.1 234-23.4 188-18.8 214-21.4 219-21.9 251-25.1 449-40.8 527-40.5 286-26.0 504-38.8 268-24.4 206-18.7 233-21.2 513-42.8 617-47.5 500-33.3 391-32.6 489-34.9 338-28.2 349-34.9 540-38.6 340-28.3 312-31.2 260-23.6 273-27.3 582-41.6 357-35.7 424-32.6 434-36.2 381-34.6 276-30.7 728-52.0 428-38.9 579-41.4

TD 29 22 24 22 35 31 29 23 23 26 33 62 73 38 70 38 27 31 73 86 65 51 59 40 47 71 46 40 32 34 80 49 49 55 43 37 97 58 77

VSU Net Punt Avg. 38.3 34.3 34.9 37.9 39.2 32.2 33.2 34.1 33.0 37.6 31.8 33.6 29.7 36.7 35.1 33.4 30.9 33.0 36.7 30.6 33.3 36.5 31.8 34.4 33.3 36.3 36.3 34.4 35.6 37.3 36.7 36.5 35.7 36.2 30.2 34.4 36.3 35.0 32.9

VSU Passes Intercepted 14 14 17 13 32 17 14 9 13 13 10 8 14 9 11 13 16 10 15 18 26 9 22 20 13 27 10 7 20 15 22 10 14 15 27 11 18 9 9

INT Yards Ret. 164 127 188 154 277 311 118 80 159 82 159 154 222 138 69 92 120 173 264 219 197 120 258 227 292 497 203 45 363 331 159 197 -12.1 287 149 261 506 175 140

Avg. Ret. 11.7 9.1 11.1 11.8 8.7 18.3 8.4 8.9 12.2 6.3 15.9 19.3 15.9 15.3 6.3 7.1 7.5 17.3 17.6 12.2 7.6 13.3 11.7 11.4 22.5 18.4 20.3 6.4 18.1 22.1 7.2 19.7 -0.9 23.9 13.5 23.7 28.1 19.4 15.6

OPPONENTS

First Net Year Downs Rushing 1982 235 2664 1983 195 2115 1984 177 2005 1985 167 1757 1986 197 1228 1987 181 1550 1988 178 1624 1989 165 1644 1990 162 1527 1991 171 1365 1992 166 1801 1993 169 1423 1994 207 1559 1995 195 1853 1996 241 2091 1997 183 1403 1998 148 1852 1999 184 1730 2000 212 2043 2001 221 1397 2002 218 832 2003 229 1712 2004 251 2205 2005 212 1675 2006 148 1125 2007 251 1693 2008 223 1299 2009 224 1129 2010 189 1011 2011 198 1477 2012 253 2211 2013 208 1481 2014 313 1878 2015 243 2372 2016 178 1759 2017 157 1478 2018 268 1883 2019 204 1648 2021 269 2636 School Record No 2020 season due to COVID-19

Net Passing 1731 1319 1281 1471 2122 1564 1450 1255 1280 1783 1330 1613 1924 1524 2236 1798 1100 1484 2088 2130 3227 2443 2563 2873 1577 2876 2356 2302 2200 2148 2742 2784 2982 2295 2162 1662 2929 2058 2239

Tot Yds. Allowed 4395 3434 3286 3228 3350 3114 3074 2899 2807 3148 3131 3036 3483 3377 4327 3201 2952 3214 4131 3352 4059 4155 4768 4548 2702 4569 3655 3431 3211 3625 4953 4265 4860 4667 3921 3140 4812 3426 4875

Yards/ Game Att.-Comp.

Pts.-Avg. 399.5 285-145 298-27.1 312.2 237-104 233-21.2 298.7 234-94 181-16.5 293.5 269-106 163-14.8 304.5 358-194 174-15.8 311.4 268-131 178-17.8 307.4 242-112 200-20.0 289.9 208-96 210-21.0 280.7 197-101 183-18.3 314.8 258-129 167-16.7 313.1 248-103 210-21.0 276.0 247-136 197-17.9 267.9 303-148 162-12.5 307.0 243-116 229-20.8 332.9 323-162 313-24.1 291.0 278-130 222-20.2 268.4 216-80 213-19.4 292.2 234-107 219-19.9 344.3 316-161 310-25.8 271.3 408-224 188-14.5 270.6 526-264 236-15.7 346.2 395-207 206-17.2 340.6 366-187 305-21.8 379.0 399-225 249-20.8 270.2 252-126 157-15.7 326.4 482-270 247-17.6 304.6 454-259 223-18.6 343.1 353-194 224-22.4 291.9 389-211 189-17.2 362.5 347-189 239-23.9 353.8 390-187 280-20.0 426.5 308-187 298-29.8 373.8 403-216 255-19.6 388.9 327-179 319-26.6 356.5 330-157 268-24.4 348.9 255-131 188-20.9 343.7 457-252 316-22.6 311.5 326-173 204-18.6 348.2 372-179 318-22.7

1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2018, 2019 AND 2021 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

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2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL Year 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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021

TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS Player G Plays James Owens 10 402 Terry Mallory 8 173 Mark Dace 11 216 Mark Dace 7 186 Mark Dace 11 315 Tye Cottle 9 146 Tye Cottle 10 334 Tye Cottle 10 311 Tye Cottle 10 243 Chris Hatcher 7 186 Chris Hatcher 10 424 Chris Hatcher 11 495 Chris Hatcher 13 537 Lance Funderburk 11 581 Lance Funderburk 13 570 Donnie Johnston 11 198 Brandon Cowart 9 282 Kenn Barnett 11 187 Dusty Bonner 12 534 Dusty Bonner 13 469 Buster Faulkner 15 611 Barrett Wilkes 12 487 Fabian Walker 14 534 Barrett Wilkes 11 453 Willie Copeland 10 428 Willie Copeland 14 569 Chris Hart 12 332 Kellen Lewis 10 481 Brett Whitmire 9 240 Austen Roberts 8 220 Cayden Cochran 13 438 Cayden Cochran 8 291 Jake Medlock 11 385 EJ Hilliard 12 460 Adam Robles 10 345 Rogan Wells 9 333 Rogan Wells 14 500 Rogan Wells 11 382 Ivory Durham 14 531

Yards 2,906 732 680 899 1,744 816 1,969 1,582 1,182 1,044 2,493 3,532 3,955 3,549 4,167 935 1,267 964 3,965 4,035 3,513 3,220 3,465 2,703 2,618 3,331 2,084 2,999 1,241 1,239 3,060 1,577 2,643 2,737 2,024 1,897 3,807 3,352 4,416

Year 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 2016 2017

RUSHING LEADERS Player G Rushes Henry Chubb 11 100 Henry Chubb 11 121 Michael Williams 10 67 Tony Allen 9 127 Eric Clark 11 118 Donnie Harrell 10 142 Ramon Allen 10 155 Ramon Allen 10 197 Ramon Allen 10 211 Ramon Allen 9 109 Dominique Ross 9 153 Dominique Ross 11 167 Dominique Ross 13 256 David Glisson 11 147 Vontrell Mitchell 13 186 Vontrell Mitchell 9 170 Marcus Ray 19 81 Mike Christopher 10 104 Aaron Jenkins 12 72 Aaron Jenkins 13 199 Aaron Jenkins 14 214 Tyran Robinson 12 104 Tyran Robinson 14 213 Vincent Brown 9 136 Rashawn Robinson 10 66 Michael Terry 14 164 Markus Manson 12 84 Kellen Lewis 10 109 David Arnold 11 107 David Bailey 8 95 Cedric O’Neal 13 180 Cedric O’Neal 10 140 Austin Scott 13 155 Cedric O’Neal 12 176 Cedric Hollingshed 9 107 Rogan Wells 9 116

Yards 475 668 362 564 565 632 780 846 957 488 734 1,030 1,473 837 1,355 840 351 507 499 1,503 1,304 571 1,267 768 392 1,107 447 485 516 516 1,198 975 943 1,069 476 492

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ANNUAL SEASON LEADERS

2018 Jamar Thompkins 2019 Jamar Thompkins 2021 Seth McGill

14 11 14

137 124 189

1,329 950 1,235

Year 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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021

PASSING LEADERS Player G Comp.-Att. James Owens 10 169-339 Terry Mallory 8 41-98 Mark Dace 11 42-106 Mark Dace 7 53-108 Mark Dace 11 104-186 Tye Cottle 9 54-98 Tye Cottle 10 143-262 Tye Cottle 10 131-235 Tye Cottle 10 99-179 Chris Hatcher 7 81-150 Chris Hatcher 10 264-400 Chris Hatcher 11 335-471 Chris Hatcher 13 367-508 Lance Funderburk 11 356-544 Lance Funderburk 13 342-532 Donnie Johnston 11 83-155 Brandon Cowart 9 109-240 Kenn Barnett 11 61-133 Dusty Bonner 12 351-488 Dusty Bonner 13 298-425 Buster Faulkner 15 327-503 Barrett Wilkes 12 272-431 Fabian Walker 14 299-417 Barrett Wilkes 11 266-376 Willie Copeland 10 250-372 Willie Copeland 14 311-489 Chris Hart 12 143-251 Kellen Lewis 10 232-372 Brett Whitmire 9 109-195 Austen Roberts 8 98-182 Cayden Cochran 13 218-338 Cayden Cochran 8 139-245 Jake Medlock 11 172-246 EJ Hilliard 12 225-346 Adam Robles 10 173-315 Rogan Wells 9 121-217 Rogan Wells 14 209-364 Rogan Wells 11 213-297 Ivory Durham 14 244-406

Yards 2,258 681 662 762 1,435 767 1,960 1,677 1,189 1,088 2,548 3,651 4,076 3,706 4,226 924 1,446 889 4,126 4,037 3,826 3,269 3,062 2,668 2,663 3,160 1,841 2,514 1,107 1,034 2,710 1,538 2,024 2,425 2,046 1,897 3,075 2,650 3,425

Year 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

RECEIVING LEADERS Player G Rec. Carl Armstrong 11 61 Kelvin Sheppard 11 22 Kevin Gray 11 23 Darrien Teals 11 33 Randy Fisher 11 46 Randy Fisher 10 36 Randy Fisher 10 52 Randy Fisher 10 51 Dexter Holiday 8 25 Dexter Holiday 10 23 Calvin Walker 10 71 Calvin Walker 11 82 Robert Williams 13 86 Sean Pender 11 111 Rodney Brown 13 61 Mike Bowman 11 43 Nikko Cooper 11 35 Reggie Mosley 11 24 Reggie Mosley 12 67 Reggie Mosley 13 65 Reggie Mosley 15 79 Andre Zellner 12 42 Tyran Robinson 14 67 Sherard Reynolds 12 38 Cedric Jones 10 66 Cedric Jones 14 102 Cedric Jones 11 57 Cedric Jones 8 57 Ronnye Nelson 11 33 Griffin Roelle 10 35 Gerald Ford 13 69 Seantavius Jones 10 55

Yards 1,028 388 455 448 753 585 864 690 393 375 867 944 1,187 983 1,148 728 581 384 1,106 1,063 1,295 558 672 650 911 1,171 551 544 295 395 1,026 777

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021

Chris Anderson Greg Dent Xay Howard Dallas Baldner Lio'undre Gallimore Brian Saunds Brian Saunds

Year 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 2016 2017 2018 2019

2021

SCORING LEADERS Player G Carl Armstrong 11 Brad Bauer 11 Tracy Soles 9 Keith Moore 11 Keith Moore 11 Randy Fisher 11 Rodney Fulk 10 Jack McTyre 10 Jack McTyre 10 Ramon Allen 10 Don Kelly 10 Dominique Ross 9 Dominique Ross 11 Robert Williams 13 Stanley Flanders 13 Rodney Brown 10 Nikko Cooper 13 Mike Bowman 11 James Lightfoot 11 Carlos Hope 11 Aaron Jenkins 12 C.J. Lofton 12 Aaron Jenkins 13 Will Rhody 15 Will Rhody 12 Will Rhody 14 Michael Green 12 Zachary Williams 10 Zachary Williams 14 Albert Dukes 12 Kellen Lewis 10 Daniel Andersen 11 Daniel Andersen 10 Daniel Andersen 12 Seantavius Jones 10 Anthony Pistelli 13 Cedric O’Neal 13 Andrew Gray 11 Andrew Gray 9 Andrew Gray 14 Seth McGill 11 Jamar Thompkins 11 Estin Thiele 14

Year 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

TACKLE LEADERS Player UT Cliff Fouty 20 Lenny Parker 47 Lenny Parker 62 Jimmy Francis 63 Jessie Tuggle 42 Jimmy Brookins 69 Jimmy Brookins 73 Shaun Utley 44 Freddie Richardson 45 Chris Dupree 33 Chris Dupree 40 Erasmus Harvey 39 Edward Mitchell 55 Ryan Branch 67 Jarmal Stevens 56 Jesse Sutton 43 Jesse Sutton 43 Michael Williams 42 Mike Fowler 67 Ced Dickerson 53 Marlin Adams 52 Jason Cost 36 Spencer Fortson 45 Tim Thompson 38

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13 12 11 9 14 11 14

67 60 48 29 36 54 73

714 863 669 347 900 938 1,200

TDs 8 0 9 0 0 10 0 0 0 13 0 12 13 21 21 9 14 11 0 7 13 13 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 0 0 0 13 0 19 0 0 0 13 13 0

Points 48 48 54 59 59 60 44 58 33 78 59 72 78 126 126 54 86 66 38 42 78 78 126 105 82 121 94 66 104 50 54 60 67 87 78 114 114 87 52 144 78 78 115

AT 135 76 63 62 87 36 52 35 36 39 41 41 44 53 46 62 67 46 34 29 43 50 36 17

TT 155 123 125 125 129 105 125 79 81 72 81 80 99 120 102 105 110 88 101 82 95 86 81 55

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ANNUAL SEASON LEADERS 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021

Will Montford Will Montford Larry Dean Larry Dean Larry Dean Chris Pope Chris Pope Chris Pope Duran Lowe Kenny Murphy Shar. Washington Kenny Moore Malik Slater Jameon Gaskin Cory Roberts Nick Moss

43 48 42 40 49 43 54 45 54 57 60 45 37 34 30 57

42 74 53 40 73 49 73 47 38 35 34 20 46 41 31 64

85 122 95 80 122 92 127 92 92 92 94 65 83 75 61 121

Year 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

2016

2017 2018 2019 2021

INTERCEPTION LEADERS Player G No. Timmy Massey 11 3 Jimmy Francis 11 3 Dallis Smith 11 5 Jimmy Francis 11 4 Jimmy Francis 11 5 Dallis Smith 11 9 Calvin Orr 10 4 Deon Searcy 10 5 Deon Searcy 10 4 Derick McCant 10 2 Chris Dupree 10 5 Antonio Hill 10 2 Walt Foy 10 2 Tony Hill 11 3 Tony Hill 11 2 Marcus Johnson 11 2 Cornelius Seymour 11 2 Albert Fanoga 8 2 Austin Harmon 13 4 Jerome Mills 10 5 Terrell Battle 8 3 Vaughn Clark 11 3 Tabious Carter 10 2 Shamonta Dean 9 2 Demeakey Williams 10 2 Ced Dickerson 12 4 Wesley Brown 13 4 Chris Fowler 14 7 Ellitot Burkes 12 2 Sam Reynolds 14 5 Bernard George 10 4 Sherard Reynolds 10 3 Maurice Leggett 10 3 Sherard Reynolds 14 7 Sherard Reynolds 12 4 Carlos Anderson 10 3 Stevie Harden 11 8 Harrison Dreiling 10 3 Ryan Smith 9 3 Matt Pierce 10 3 Lance Holder 13 4 Dominique Wheeler 10 4 Kenny Murphy 13 2 Tavaris Williams 13 2 Isaiah Gresham 13 2 Kenny Moore 13 2 Brandon Brown 13 2 Kenny Moore 12 3 Malcolm McClenton 12 3 Kenny Moore 11 5 Brandon Roe 11 5 Brandon Roe 9 5 Alex Brown 14 4 Cory Roberts 11 4 Taurus Dotson 14 3

Yards 30 28 91 31 109 53 71 11 29 35 45 72 28 36 33 18 97 13 3 59 37 0 56 48 0 77 35 35 35 1 13 81 3 176 132 3 229 59 43 127 44 86 5 0 0 23 34 114 10 87 64 174 95 16 53

Year 1982 1983 1984

PUNT RETURN LEADERS Player No. Yards Jimmy Francis 30 199 Derrick Harris 24 155 Derrick Harris 18 198

Avg. 6.6 6.5 11.0

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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021

Jimmy Francis Randy Fisher Randy Fisher Edward Jackson Edward Jackson Deon Searcy Antonio Hill Antonio Hill Stanley Flanders Stanley Flanders Gary Goff Gary Goff Eric Doggett Eric Doggett Eric Doggett Reggie Mosley Michael Greer Reggie Mosley Bama Adams Bama Adams Waymon Ford Sherard Reynolds Sherard Reynolds Roger King Chris Wellborn Ronnye Nelson Quin Roberson Quin Roberson Regginald Lewis Nick Burgman Greg Dent Gary Simon Dallas Baldner Brian Saunds Brian Saunds Brian Saunds

29 23 19 10 26 15 27 18 18 13 8 20 24 28 32 25 16 33 33 13 11 30 24 18 23 24 17 24 12 27 18 30 9 26 14 21

140 205 192 100 158 124 276 110 200 158 31 64 260 359 452 224 91 250 372 174 60 496 320 195 154 173 219 394 138 188 117 408 88 327 139 151

4.8 8.9 10.1 10.0 6.1 8.3 10.2 6.1 11.1 12.2 3.9 3.2 10.8 12.8 14.1 9.0 5.7 7.6 11.3 13.4 5.5 16.5 13.3 10.8 6.7 7.2 12.9 16.4 11.5 6.9 6.5 13.6 9.8 12.6 9.9 7.2

Year 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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021

KICK RETURN LEADERS Player No. Yards Kelvin Sheppard 20 422 Derrick Harris 21 610 Derrick Harris 27 534 Donnie Harrell 15 280 Derwin Whatley 11 288 Clifford Scott 16 435 Donnie Harrell 11 258 Eric Luke 15 307 Eric Luke 10 201 Calvin Walker 12 300 Calvin Walker 8 182 Calvin Walker 8 188 Billy Poole 12 284 Chris Jackson 12 235 Vontrell Mitchell 17 436 Wendell Olden 19 427 Eric Doggett 12 280 Reggie Mosley 11 303 Reggie Mosley 29 522 Reggie Mosley 22 522 Reggie Mosley 20 433 Tyran Robinson 14 361 Vincent Brown 34 774 Sherard Reynolds 16 391 Tyler Aurandt 5 116 Roger King 15 279 Isaiah Jupiter 9 147 Ronnye Nelson 14 318 Ronnye Nelson 28 625 Troy Braswell 22 442 Matt Pierce 25 579 Regginald Lewis 15 337 Cedric O’Neal 15 326 Gary Dent 36 707 Jeray Demby 21 440 Kenny Benjamin 25 543 Michael Henderson 19 414 Seth McGill 9 242 Lio'undre Gallimore 12 372

Avg. 21.1 29.0 19.8 18.7 26.2 27.2 23.5 20.5 20.1 25.0 22.8 23.5 23.7 19.6 25.7 22.5 23.3 27.6 18.0 23.7 21.6 25.8 22.8 24.4 23.2 18.6 16.3 22.7 22.3 20.1 23.2 22.5 21.7 19.6 20.9 21.7 21.8 26.9 31.0

Year 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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021

PUNTING LEADERS Player G Punts Brad Bauer 11 60 Terry Mallory 11 76 Terry Mallory 11 66 Terry Mallory 11 72 Terry Mallory 11 58 Kevin Maddox 9 44 Mike McCullough 9 39 Mike McCullough 10 60 Brian Chestnutt 7 32 Chad Mosley 5 27 Chad Mosley 10 45 David Ashby 9 30 David Ashby 11 32 Wayne DeVane 9 41 Wayne DeVane 12 45 Wayne DeVane 10 48 Andy Gibbs 11 80 Kenn Barnett 11 62 Andy Gibbs 12 38 Brent Palma 12 37 Kenn Barnett 15 77 Kenn Barnett 12 68 Travis Tidwell 14 58 Travis Tidwell 12 60 Steven Wright 10 40 Steven Wright 14 56 Jack Fulford 12 53 Jack Fulford 10 50 Jack Fulford 11 62 Jack Fulford 9 41 Daniel Andersen 12 51 Dominic DeMasi 10 47 Anthony Pistelli 13 30 Gavin Wilson 12 47 Gavin Wilson 11 63 Gavin Wilson 9 38 Gavin Wilson 14 42 Tyson Shaw 11 30 John Miller 11 30

1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2018, 2019 AND 2021 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Avg. 37.1 37.6 37.6 42.2 40.6 35.6 34.9 36.1 35.8 40.6 36.4 39.4 40.4 40.0 38.1 36.8 35.7 36.9 35.7 33.7 37.3 38.6 38.7 37.3 35.2 37.1 40.8 40.0 41.5 41.9 40.1 39.9 39.1 37.8 35.5 40.7 39.1 38.2 37.0

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2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL RUSHING ATTEMPTS No. Att. Opponent 1.

75 Arkansas Tech 2.

63 West Alabama 3.

58 Delta State 4.

57 UT-Martin 5.

53 Harding

53 A&M-Kingsville

53 West Georgia 8.

52 Lees-McRae

52 Catawba

52 Mississipp College

Date Sept. 25, 1999 Oct. 6, 1990 Nov. 7, 2015 Sept. 15, 1990 Sept. 18, 2004 Nov. 16, 2013 Oct. 11, 2014 Oct. 26, 1991 Nov. 24, 2007 Oct. 18, 2014

RUSHING YARDS No. Yds. Opponent 1.

446 Shorter 2.

401 Delta State 3.

395 West Georgia

395 North Alabama 5.

391 West Florida

391 Arkansas Tech 7.

379 Mississippi College 8.

358 Delta State 9.

382 Lenoir-Rhyne 10.

365 West Georgia

Date Sept. 28, 2019 Oct. 09, 2021 Nov. 10, 2018 Nov. 22, 2014 Nov. 3, 2018 Sept. 25, 1999 Oct. 23, 2021 Oct. 12, 2019 Dec. 1, 2018 Nov. 27, 2021

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS No. TDs Opponent Date 1.

7 Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009

7 Edward Waters Sept. 29, 2012 3.

6 Lees-McRae Oct. 26, 1991

6 West Alabama Nov. 24, 2012

6 Mississippi College Oct. 18, 2014

6 West Georgia Nov. 27, 2021 7.

5 6 Times (Last, Oct. 23, 2021)

PASS ATTEMPTS No. Att. Opponent Date 1.

70 West Georgia Nov. 11, 1995 2.

68 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995 3.

67 Kentucky State Oct. 1, 2016 4.

62 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000

62 West Georgia Oct. 16, 1993 6.

61 North Alabama Oct. 28, 1995 7.

58 Delta State Sept. 20, 2014 8.

56 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993

56 Delta State Oct. 1, 2009 10.

55 four times (Last, Nov. 21, 2015) PASS COMPLETIONS No. Comp.

Opponent 1.

48 St. Ambrose 2.

45 Mississippi College

45 West Georgia 4.

43 Delta State 5.

42 West Georgia

42 Kentucky State 7.

41 West Georgia 8.

40 West Alabama

40 Mississippi College

40 Tarleton State

56

Date Oct. 14, 1995 Oct. 23, 1993 Oct. 16, 1993 Oct. 7, 2000 Nov. 11, 1995 Oct. 1, 2016 Oct. 15, 1994 Oct. 19, 1996 Nov. 4, 1995 Oct. 9, 1993

TEAM RECORDS - SINGLE GAME

PASSING YARDS No. Yds. Opponent Date 1.

575 Kentucky State Oct. 1, 2016 2.

508 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995 3.

488 Ouachita Baptist Sept. 11, 2004 4.

480 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993 5.

477 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000 6.

474 Southern Arkansas Sept. 28, 2002 7.

463 West Alabama Oct. 7, 1995 8.

462 Ouachita Baptist Oct. 8, 2011 9.

457 Delta State Oct. 29, 1994 10.

455 twice (Last, Oct. 28, 2000) PASSING TOUCHDOWNS No. Att. Opponent Date 1.

7* West Alabama Oct. 20, 2001

7* Ouachita Baptist Nov. 4, 2000

7* Delta State Oct. 29, 1994

7* Clark-Atlanta Sept. 24, 1994

7* Tarleton State Oct. 9, 1993 6.

6 11 times (Last, Dec. 15, 2018) TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS No. Plays Opponent 1.

101 Delta State 2.

97 Arkansas Tech 3.

95 A&M-Kingsville

95 Carson-Newman 5.

91 West Georgia

91 Kentucky State 7.

90 Arkansas Tech

90 North Alabama 9.

89 St. Ambrose

Date Sept. 20, 2014 Sept. 25, 1999 Nov. 16, 2013 Nov. 21, 2015 Oct. 20, 1984 Oct. 1, 2016 Sept. 22, 2007 Oct. 28, 1995 Oct. 14, 1995

TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS No. Yds. Opponent 1.

719 West Georgia 2.

682 Carson-Newman 3.

671 Shorter 4.

659 North Alabama 5.

651 Mississippi College 6.

648 North Alabama 7.

642 Kentucky State 8.

633 Southern Arkansas 9.

631 West Alabama 10.

629 North Alabama

Date Nov. 27, 2021 Nov. 21, 2015 Sept. 28, 2019 Oct. 27, 2001 Oct. 18, 2014 Oct. 28, 2000 Oct. 1, 2016 Oct. 14, 1995 Oct. 19, 1996 Nov. 22, 2014

FIRST DOWNS No. FD 1.

39

39 3.

34

34 5.

33

33

33 8.

32

6.

66 65

West Ga. (W, 66-35) Nov. 27, 2021 Mount Senario (W 65-0) Sept. 2, 1993

KICKOFF RETURN YARDS No. Yds. Opponent 1.

223 Carson-Newman 2.

217 West Alabama 3.

211 North Alabama 4.

199 Delta State 5.

192 Central Arkansas 6.

180 North Alabama 7.

169 West Alabama 8.

166 Carson-Newman 9.

154 UNC-Pembroke 10.

153 West Alabama

153 Truman State

Date Nov. 22, 2003 Oct. 10, 2013 Oct. 26, 2013 Oct. 2, 2004 Sept. 22, 2001 Nov. 11, 2011 Sept. 22, 2012 Sept. 6, 1997 Nov. 7, 2013 Nov. 4, 2017 Nov. 7, 1996

PUNT RETURN YARDS No. Yds. Opponent 1.

202 Arkansas Tech 2.

183 North Alabama 3.

175 Southern Arkansas 4.

138 Delta State 5.

129 Fort Valley State 6.

117 West Georgia 7.

119 Arkansas Tech

119 West Georgia 9.

111 West Georgia 10.

109 Arkansas-Monticello

Date Sept. 23, 2006 Dec. 1, 2007 Oct. 7, 2006 Oct. 6, 2001 Sept. 8, 2012 Nov. 15, 2003 Oct. 26, 1998 Nov. 10, 2001 Oct. 30, 2008 Nov. 4, 2006

Opponent Date Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015 West Alabama Oct. 19, 1996 North Alabama Oct. 28, 2000 Mississippi College Oct. 18, 2014 West Florida Nov. 3, 2018 Shorter Nov. 17, 2017 Fort Valley State Sept. 17, 1994 6 Times (Last, Nov. 27, 2021)

POINTS SCORED No. Pts. Opponent Date 1.

70 Delta State (W, 70-12) Oct. 6, 2001

70 Edward Waters (W, 70-6) Nov. 7, 2009 3.

69 Fort Valley State (W, 69-0) Sept. 8, 2007 4.

68 Tarleton State (W, 68-10) Oct. 9, 1993 5.

66 Bowie State (W, 66-16) Nov. 24,2018

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12 2.

11

11

11

11

11 7.

10

10

10 10.

9

9

Opponent Date West Florida September 24, 2016 Albany State Aug. 25, 2001 Delta State Sept. 19, 1998 West Georgia Sept. 14, 1998 Fort Valley State Sept. 5, 1998 Central Florida Sept. 9, 1989 Albany State Sept. 4, 2004 Southern Arkansas Sept. 25, 2010 UNC-Pembroke Nov. 7, 2013 Wingate Sept. 4, 2010 Albany State Sept. 18, 2021

PUNT YARDS No. Yds. 1.

451 2.

448 3.

436 4.

391 5.

385 6.

379 7.

376 8.

367 9.

359 10.

348

Opponent Delta State Southern Arkansas UNC-Pembroke Wingate West Florida West Georgia Fort Valley State North Alabama Arkansas Tech Wingate

PUNT AVERAGE (MIN FOUR PUNTS) No. Avg. Opponent 1.

49.8 West Alabama 2.

49.5 North Alabama 3.

47.7 Jacksonville State 4.

47.1 Harding 5.

46.8 Delta State

46.8 Fort Valley State

46.8 West Alabama 8.

46.0 West Georgia 9.

45.9 North Alabama 10.

45.6 North Alabama

Date Sept. 19, 1998 Sept. 25, 2010 Nov. 7, 2013 Sept. 4, 2010 Sept. 24, 2016 Nov. 14, 1998 Sept. 5, 1998 Oct. 22, 2009 Oct. 30, 2010 Sept. 3, 2011

Date Oct. 19, 1985 Nov. 22, 1986 Oct. 6, 1985 Oct. 18, 2008 Oct. 7, 2000 Sept. 4, 1999 Sept. 22, 2012 Oct. 6, 2012 Oct. 22, 2009 Nov. 1, 2003

FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED No. FD Opponent Date 1.

3 Fort Valley State Sept. 7, 2002 2.

4 Mount Senario Sept. 2, 1993 3.

5 Henderson State Sept. 11, 1999

5 West Alabama Oct. 10, 1998 5.

6 Shorter Sept. 28, 2019

6 West Alabama Oct. 18, 1997

6 North Alabama Oct. 14, 2010 8.

7 six times (Last, Oct. 18, 2014) FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED No. Yds. Opponent Date 1.

-29 Central Florida Oct. 22, 1988 2.

-15 Clark Atlanta Sept. 24, 1994 3.

-14 UT-Martin Sept. 16, 1989

-14 Southern Arkansas Sept. 12, 2009 5.

-13 Mount Senario Sept. 2, 1993 6.

-12 Fort Valley State Sept. 13, 1986 7.

-10 West Alabama Oct. 12, 1991 8.

-6 New Haven Oct. 8, 1994

-6 West Florida Sept. 24, 2016 10.

-5 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2018 FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED No. Yds. Opponent 1.

0 Henderson State

0 Missisisppi College 3.

3 West Alabama 4.

6 Troy State 5.

7 Jacksonville State

Date Oct. 9, 2004 Oct. 23, 2021 Oct. 21, 2000 Oct. 3, 1992 Sept. 23, 1989

6.

7.

8.

10.

12 14 17 17 20

North Alabama West Alabama Fort Valley State Troy State North Alabama

Nov. 26, 1994 Oct. 9, 1999 Sept. 7, 2002 Oct. 1, 1988 Oct. 29, 1983

AVERAGE PER RUSH Avg. Opponent 13.4 West Alabama PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Pct. Opponent 92.5 Mississippi Coll. (25-of-27)

Date Oct. 1, 1994

Date Oct. 18, 2014

FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED No. Yds. Opponent 1.

22 Mount Senario 2.

41 Southern Arkansas 3.

53 Clark Atlanta 4.

64 Fort Valley State 5.

75 Shorter

75 Southern Arkansas 7.

78 Henderson State 8.

80 Arkansas Tech 9.

83 North Alabama 10.

94 Kentucky State

Date Sept. 2, 1993 Sept. 12, 2009 Sept. 8, 1984 Sept. 7, 2002 Nov. 12, 2016 Oct. 14, 1995 Sept. 11, 1999 Nov. 8, 2003 Oct. 4, 1997 Sept. 21, 1985

INTERCEPTIONS No. Int. 1.

6

6 3.

5

5

5

5

5

Opponent Arkansas-Monticello UT-Martin Delta State West Alabama Newberry Fort Valley State West Florida

Date Oct. 31, 1998 Sept. 27, 1986 Nov. 7, 1992 Oct. 6, 1990 Sept. 11, 2010 Sept. 8, 2012 Sept. 24, 2016

FIELD GOALS MADE FG Opponent 5 Keiser 5 Central Arkansas

Date Sept. 1, 2022 Sept. 25, 2004

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED FG Opponent 5 Keiser 5 Central Arkansas

Date Sept. 1, 2022 Sept. 25, 2004

INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS No. Yds. Opponent 1.

166* Southern Arkansas 2.

159 West Alabama 3.

126 Fort Valley State 4.

117 West Alabama 5.

103 West Alabama 6.

100 Notre Dame College 7.

99 Delta State 8.

97 West Georgia 9.

96 Delta State 10.

94 Fort Valley State

Date Oct. 6, 2007 Oct. 15, 2011 Sept. 8, 2007 Oct. 6, 1990 Oct. 31, 2015 Dec. 8, 2018 Nov. 2, 2013 Nov. 9, 2006 Nov. 7, 2015 Aug. 23, 2008

POINT AFTER ATTEMPT MADE PAT Opponent Date 10 three times (Last, Ed. Waters, Nov. 7, 2009)

TACKLES FOR LOSS No. TFL Opponent 1.

15 Shorter 2.

14 Arkansas Tech 3.

13 West Georgia

13 Mississippi College 5.

12 Fort Valley State

12 Arkansas Tech

12 Henderson State

12 North Alabama

12 Fort Valley State 10.

11 Arkansas Tech

11 Shorter

11 Savannah State

Date Sept. 22, 2018 Oct. 30, 2010 Nov. 8, 2007 Oct. 14, 2017 Sept. 8, 2018 Sept. 21, 1996 Oct. 11, 2008 Oct. 28, 2006 Sept. 7, 2013 Sept. 23, 2006 Sept. 21, 2013 Sept. 4, 2021

SACKS No. Sack 1.

8

8 3.

7

7

7

7

7 8.

6

COMPLETIONS WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION Comp.

Opponent Date 56 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993 INTERCEPTIONS THROWN INT Opponent 7* Fort Valley State

Date Sept. 14, 1985

TOUCHDOWNS TD Opponent Date 10 three times (Last, Ed. Waters, Nov. 7, 2009)

POINT AFTER ATTEMPTS PAT Opponent Date 10 three times (Last, Ed. Waters, Nov. 7, 2009) FUMBLE RECOVERIES FR Opponent 5 Southern Arkansas

Date Oct. 26, 1996

MOST PENALTIES Pen. Opponent 19 Arkansas-Monticello

Date Oct. 11, 1997

MOST PENALTIES YARDS Yds. Opponent 237 West Georgia

Date Oct. 7, 2017

FEWEST PENALTIES Yds. Opponent Date 1 two times (Last, North Ala., Nov. 23, 1985) FEWEST PENALTIES YARDS Yds. Opponent Date 5 two times (Last, North Ala., Nov. 23, 1985)

Opponent Date Fort Valley State Sept. 21, 1991 Delta State Nov. 7, 1992 Fort Valley State Sept. 4, 1999 Arkansas Tech Sept. 26, 1998 Arkansas Tech Sept. 20, 1997 Fort Valley State Sept. 13, 1997 Knoxville Sept. 3, 1994 Eight Times (Last, Nov. 16, 2019)

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Score/Opponent

VSU Record

Year

Score/Opponent

VSU Record

Year

Score/Opponent

1982

Valdosta State 13, Central Florida 7. . . . . . . . . . . . (1-0)

1998

Valdosta State 19, West Alabama 3. . . . . . . . . . . (14-3)

2014

Valdosta State 37, Shorter 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (29-4)

1983

Delta State 24, Valdosta State 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1-1)

1999

Southern Arkanas 28, Valdosta State 14 . . . . . . . (14-4)

2015

Valdosta State 39, Florida Tech 21. . . . . . . . . . . . (30-4)

1984

Mississippi College 10, Valdosta State 3 . . . . . . . . (1-2)

2000

Valdosta State, 50, West Alabama 20. . . . . . . . . . (15-4)

2016

Valdosta State 56, Delta State 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . (31-4)

1985

Valdosta State 19, Bishop 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2-2)

2001

Valdosta State 51, Harding 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (16-4)

2017

West Alabama 38, Valdosta State 14. . . . . . . . . . (31-5)

1986

Valdosta State 21, Savannah State 7. . . . . . . . . . . (3-2)

2002

Valdosta State 45, Arkansas-Monticello 17 . . . . . (17-4)

2018

Valdosta State 44, North Greenville 21. . . . . . . . . (32-5)

1987

Valdosta State 49, West Georgia 14. . . . . . . . . . . . (4-2)

2003

Valdosta State 26, Central Arkansas 21. . . . . . . . (18-4)

2019

Valdosta State 55, Florida Tech 28. . . . . . . . . . . . (33-5)

1988

Valdosta State 48, Central Florida 19. . . . . . . . . . . (5-2)

2004

Valdosta State 34, West Alabama 17. . . . . . . . . . (19-4)

2020

No Season (COVID-19). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (33-5)

1989

Valdosta State 34, West Georgia 16. . . . . . . . . . . . (6-2)

2005

Valdosta State 52, Henderson State 12. . . . . . . . (20-4)

2021

Valdosta State 31, North Greenville 21. . . . . . . . . (34-5)

1990

Mississippi College 17, Valdosta State 10 . . . . . . . (6-3)

2006

Valdosta State 41, Southern Arkansas 7 . . . . . . . (21-4)

1991

Valdosta State 38, West Georgia 37. . . . . . . . . . . . (7-3)

2007

Valdosta State 31, Ouachita Baptist 3 . . . . . . . . . (22-4)

1992

Valdosta State 42, West Alabama 15. . . . . . . . . . . (8-3)

2008

Valdosta State 21, Harding 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (23-4)

1993

Valdosta State 42, Mississippi College 21 . . . . . . . (9-3)

2009

Valdosta State 33, Henderson State 20. . . . . . . . (24-4)

1994

Valdosta State 49, West Georgia 33. . . . . . . . . . . (10-3)

2010

Valdosta State 21, Ouachita Baptist 19 . . . . . . . . (25-4)

1995

Valdosta State 41, St. Ambrose 0. . . . . . . . . . . . . (11-3)

2011

Valdosta State 22, West Alabama 21. . . . . . . . . . (26-4)

1996

Valdosta State 42, Southern Arkansas 7 . . . . . . . (12-3)

2012

Valdosta State 59, Delta State 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . (27-4)

1997

Valdosta State 58, Arkansas-Monticello 14 . . . . . (13-3)

2013

Valdosta State 52, Florida Tech 14. . . . . . . . . . . . (28-4)

Opponent

W

L

T

Years Played

Arkansas-Monticello

2

0

0

1997, 2002

Bishop

1

0

0

1985

Central Arkansas

1

0

0

2003

Central Florida

2

0

0

1982, 1988

Delta State

2

1

0

1983, 2012, 2016

Florida Tech

3

0

0

2013, 2015, 2019

Harding

2

0

0

2001, 2008

Henderson State

2

0

0

2005, 2009

Mississippi College

1

2

0

1984, 1990, 1993

North Greenville

2

0

0

2018, 2021

Ouachita Baptist

2

0

0

2007, 2010

Savannah State

1

0

0

1986

Shorter

1

0

0

2014

Southern Arkansas

2

1

0

1996, 1999, 2006

St. Ambrose

1

0

0

1995

West Alabama

5

1

0

1992, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2011, 2017

West Georgia

4

0

0

1987, 1989, 1991, 1994

Homecoming Record Current streak Last Five Last Ten Last 15 Last 20 Longest Winning Streak Longest Losing Streak Points Scored Points Against Most-Played Opponent

VSU Record

34-5 (.872) W3 4-1 9-1 14-1 19-1 17, (2000-2016) 2, (1983-1984) 1,280 662 West Alabama (6)

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2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL RUSHING YARDS PER GAME No. Year Att. Net Yds. 1. 2018 511 3676 2. 2019 421 2862 3. 2021 541 3581 4. 2012 571 3065 5. 2004 516 2706 6. 2017 333 1686 7. 1987 472 1823 8. 2011 343 1812 9. 2013 298 1791 10. 1985 545 1968 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS No. Year Att. Net Yds. 1.

2018 511 3676 2012 571 3065 3.

2021 541 3581 4.

2019 421 2862 5.

2004 516 2706 6.

2007 479 2360 7.

1996 371 2022 8.

2001 390 2278 2013 298 1791 10. 2009 339 1320

YPR 7.2 6.8 6.6 5.4 5.2 5.1 3.9 5.3 5.0 3.6 YPR 7.2 5.4 6.6 6.8 5.2 4.9 5.5 5.8 5.0 3.9

YPG 262.6 260.2 255.8 218.9 193.3 187.3 182.3 181.2 179.1 178.9 TD 40 40 39 35 32 29 28 24 24 23

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TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME No. Year Rush Pass Yds. 1. 2018 3676 3658 7334 2. 2019 3030 2881 5743 3. 2001 2278 4356 6634 4. 2021 3581 3541 7122 5. 1996 2022 4275 6297 6. 2000 1444 4361 5805 7. 1993 1388 3871 5259 8. 2012 3065 3506 6571 9. 1994 1606 4389 5995 10. 2013 1791 2505 4296 POINTS PER GAME No. Year TD 1.

2018 97 2.

2001 86 3.

2000 73 4.

2012 80 5.

2021 77 6.

1993 65 7.

1994 73 8.

2019 58 9.

1996 70 10. 2007 71

PAT 93 81 59 72 73 56 68 52 51 65

FG 17 5 5 8 14 6 6 8 8 13

Pts. 728 617 513 582 579 449 527 428 504 540

YPG 523.9 522.1 510.3 508.7 484.4 483.8 478.1 469.4 461.2 429.6

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME No. Year Att. Net Yds. YPR 1. 2002* 458 832 1.8 2.

2010 388 1011 2.6 3.

2001 544 1397 2.6 4.

2008 348 1299 3.1 5.

1986 429 1228 2.9 6.

2006 386 1125 2.9 7.

2009 349 1129 3.2 8.

1994 505 1559 3.1 9.

2007 529 1693 3.2 10. 2019 358 1368 3.8

YPG 55.5 91.9 107.5 108.2 111.6 112.5 112.9 119.9 120.9 124.4

PPG 52.0 47.5 42.8 41.6 41.4 40.8 40.5 38.9 38.8 38.6

FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME No. Year Att. Comp.

Yds. 1.

1998 216 80 1100 2.

1984 234 94 1281 3.

1983 237 104 1319 4.

1989 208 96 1255 5.

1990 197 101 1280 6.

1992 248 103 1330 7.

1985 269 106 1471 8.

1999 234 107 1484 9.

1995 243 116 1524 10. 1988 242 112 1450

YPG 100.0 116.5 119.9 125.5 128.0 133.0 133.7 134.9 138.5 145.0 YPG 267.9 268.4 270.2 270.6 271.3 276.0 280.7 289.9 291.0 291.9

PASSING YARDS PER GAME No. Year Att. Comp.

1. 2000 522 372 2. 1993 513 363 3. 1995 570 373 4. 1994 594 409 5. 2001 478 337 6. 1996 544 346 7. 2016 545 304 8. 2009 420 258 9. 2003 483 293 10. 2006 391 261

Yds. 4361 3871 3842 4389 4356 4275 3420 2864 3433 2830

YPG 363.4 351.9 349.3 337.6 335.1 328.8 310.9 286.4 286.1 283.0

KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE No. Year No. 1.

1996 44 2.

1987 30 3.

1983 34 4.

2019 30 5.

2021 35 6.

1986 30 7.

2003 35 8.

2018 48

1997 32 10.

1994 28

Yds. 1117 744 802 695 807 676 785 1058 705 608

Avg. 25.4 24.8 23.6 23.2 23.1 22.5 22.4 22.0 22.0 21.7

FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME No. Year Rush Pass Yds. 1.

1994 1559 1924 3483 2.

1998 1852 1100 2952 3.

2006 1125 1577 2702 4.

2002 832 3227 4059 5.

2001 1397 2130 3527 6.

1993 1423 1613 3036 7.

1990 1527 1280 2807 8.

1989 1644 1255 2899 9.

1997 1403 1798 3201 10. 2010 1011 2200 3211

MOST COMPLETIONS No. Year Att. 1. 1994* 594 2. 1995 570 3. 2000 522 4. 1993 513 5. 2002 547 6. 1996 544 7. 2001 478 8. 2007 524 9. 2005 489 10. 2004 420

Comp.

409 373 372 363 355 346 337 334 317 302

TDs 55 27 56 40 42 38 56 30 22 23

Yds. 4389 3842 4361 3871 4162 4275 4356 3431 3307 3119

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE No. Year No. 1.

2006 39 2.

2012 25 3.

2007 42 4.

1999 37 5.

2018 36 6.

2011 17 7.

2003 36 8.

1994 15 9.

2017 12 10.

2016 38

Yds. 674 394 588 498 467 219 424 175 139 438

Avg. 17.3 15.8 14.0 13.5 13.0 12.9 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.5

INTERCEPTIONS No. Year 1.

1986* 2.

2007 3.

2016 4.

2002 5.

2004

2012 7.

2005

2010 9.

2018

2001

MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS No. Year Att. Comp.

1. 2001* 478 337 2000* 522 372 3. 1994 594 409 4. 2018 419 241 5. 2002 547 355 6. 1993 513 363 7. 1996 544 346 8. 2012 422 264 9. 2021 420 251 10. 2016 545 304

TDs 56 56 55 50 42 40 38 36 33 31

Yds. 4356 4361 4389 3658 4162 3871 4275 3506 3541 3420

FIRST DOWNS No. Year 1.

2018 2.

2021 3.

2001 4.

2007 5.

2000 6.

2002 7.

2012 8.

1994 9.

1996 10.

2004

Total 341 338 328 313 308 307 303 301 300 284

SACKS No. 1.

2.

3.

5.

6.

7.

8.

TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS No. Year Plays Rush 1. 2002 1095 1816 2. 2007 1003 2360 3. 2012 993 3065 4. 1994 964 1606 5. 2021 961 3581 6. 2004 936 2706 7. 2018 930 3676 8. 1996 915 2022 9. 2016 906 1279 10. 2001 868 2278

Pass 4162 3431 3506 4389 3541 3119 3658 4275 3420 4356

Yds. 5978 5791 6571 5995 7122 5825 7334 6297 4699 6634

FEWEST POINTS PER GAME ALLOWED No. Year Pts. 1.

1994 162 2.

2001 188 3.

1985 163 4.

2006 157 5.

1986 174 6.

1984 181 7.

1991 167 8.

2010 189 9.

2007 247 10.

1987 178

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Rush 165 162 125 129 93 108 156 88 107 156

Pass 147 154 180 153 191 151 136 190 162 118

Pen. 29 22 23 31 24 48 11 23 31 10

Avg. 12.5 14.5 14.8 15.7 15.8 16.5 16.7 17.2 17.6 17.8

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Yds. 277 497 365 197 258 159 227 363 506 219

TD 0 3 1 0 1 3 2 5 6 2 Sacks 58 47 42 42 41 39 38 37 37 37

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Cedric O’Neal 4. Ramon Allen 5. Dominique Ross

Dominique Ross 7. Henry Chubb

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Dominique Ross

Cedric O’Neal

Att. 35 33 33 32 31 31 30 30 30 30

RUSHING YARDS No. Player 1. Vontrell Mitchell 2. Dominque Ross 3. Dominique Ross 4. Aaron Jenkins 5. Ramon Allen 6. Cedric O’Neal 7. Ramon Allen 8. Cedric O’Neal

Aaron Jenkins 10. Seth McGill

Yards 263 248 218 204 199 194 192 191 191 190

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Opponent Tennessee-Martin West Alabama Delta State Jacksonville State Central Florida West Georgia West Alabama West Alabama Fort Valley State Texas A&M-Kingsville

Date Sept. 15, 1990 Oct. 18, 1997 Oct. 20, 2012 Sept. 22, 1990 Sept. 10, 1994 Oct. 15, 1994 Nov. 12, 1983 Oct. 10, 1992 Sept. 18, 1993 Nov. 16, 2013

Opponent Central Arkansas West Alabama Fort Valley State Central Arkansas Tennessee-Martin Carson-Newman Jacksonville State Shorter Ouachita Baptist Delta State

Date Nov. 9, 1996 Oct. 1, 1994 Sept. 18, 1993 Oct. 19, 2002 Sept. 15, 1990 Dec. 1, 2012 Sept. 22, 1990 Oct. 22, 2015 Nov. 3, 2001 Oct. 9, 2021

YARDS PER CARRY (MIN 10 CARRIES) No. Player Yards Att. YPC 1. Dominique Ross 248 11 22.5 2. Aaron Jenkins 191 12 15.9 3. Jamar Thompkins 149 10 14.9 4. Seth McGill 190 13 14.6 5. Aaron Jenkins 170 12 14.2 6. Travis Francis 140 10 14.0 7. Jamar Thompkins 145 11 13.2 8. Cedric O’Neal 131 10 13.1 9. Cedric O’Neal 194 15 12.9 10. Dominique Ross 141 11 12.8

Opponent West Alabama Ouachita Baptist Mississippi College Delta State Ark.-Monticello Fort Valley State Notre Dame College Fort Valley State Carson-Newman Clark Atlanta

Date Oct. 1, 1994 Nov. 3, 2001 Oct. 5, 2019 Oct. 9, 2021 Oct. 12, 2002 Sept. 4, 1999 Dec. 8, 2018 Sept. 8, 2012 Dec. 1, 2012 Sept. 24, 1994

PASSING ATTEMPTS No. Player 1. Lance Funderburk 2. Dusty Bonner 3. Chris Hatcher

Lance Funderburke 5. Lance Funderburke 6. Chris Hatcher

Kellen Lewis 8. E.J. Hilliard

Dusty Bonner 10. Barrett Wilkes

Opponent West Georgia Delta State West Georgia North Alabama North Dakota State Mississippi College Delta State Carson-Newman Fort Valley State Harding

Date Nov. 11, 1995 Oct. 7, 2000 Oct. 16, 1993 Oct. 28, 1995 Sept. 9, 1995 Oct. 23, 1993 Oct. 1, 2009 Nov. 15, 2015 Nov. 17, 2001 Sept. 17, 2005

PASSING COMPLETIONS No. Player 1. Chris Hatcher Chris Hatcher 3. Dusty Bonner 4. Lance Funderburke 5. Chris Hatcher 6. E.J. Hilliard

Chris Hatcher

Lance Funderburke 9. Lance Funderburke 10. two times PASSING YARDS No. Player 1. Dusty Bonner 2. Chris Hatcher

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Att. 70* 62 61 61 57 56 56 55 55 54

Comp.

45 45 43 42 41 39 39 39 38 37 Yds. 497 480

Opponent West Georgia Mississippi College Delta State West Georgia West Georgia Carson-Newman New Haven North Alabama St. Ambrose (Last Willie Copeland vs. UWA) Opponent Fort Valley State Mississippi College

Date Oct. 16, 1993 Oct. 23, 1993 Oct. 7, 2000 Nov. 11, 1995 Oct. 15, 1994 Nov. 21, 2015 Oct. 8, 1994 Oct. 28, 1995 Oct. 14, 1995 Oct 21, 2006

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Dusty Bonner Lance Funderburke Barrett Wilkes E.J. Hilliard Lance Funderbruke Chris Hatcher Lance Funderburke Ivory Durham

477 463 456 448 447 430 428 415

Delta State West Alabama West Alabama Carson-Newman Arkansas-Monticello West Georgia St. Ambrose West Florida

Oct. 7, 2000 Oct. 7, 1995 Oct. 25, 2003 Nov. 21, 2015 Oct. 12, 1996 Oct. 15, 1994 Oct. 14, 1995 Nov. 13, 2021

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (MIN 15 COMPLETIONS) No. Player Comp. Att. Pct. Opponent 1. Jake Medlock* 19 20 .950 Mississippi College Lance Funderburke 15 16 .938 Tarleton State 3. Fabian Walker 31 34 .912 Henderson State 4. Chris Hatcher 39 44 .886 New Haven 5. Rogan Wells 23 26 .885 Albany State 6. Cayden Cochran 20 23 .870 Shorter 7. Dusty Bonner 26 30 .867 Henderson State 8. Fabian Walker 24 28 .857 West Chester 9. Dusty Bonner 29 34 .853 West Alabama 10. Chris Hatcher 34 40 .850 Henderson State

Date Oct. 18, 2014 Oct. 9, 1993 Oct. 9, 2004 Oct. 8, 1994 Sept. 7, 2019 Oct. 25, 2012 Sept. 29, 2001 Dec. 4, 2004 Oct. 21, 2000 Nov. 12, 1994

RECEPTIONS No. Player 1. Sean Pender 2. Sean Pender 3. Calvin Walker

Calvin Walker

Sean Pender 6. Brian Saunds 7. Steve Greer

C.J. Lofton

Cedric Jones

Cedric Jones

Rec. 20 17 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 14

Opponent Mississippi College West Georgia Mississippi College Delta State North Dakota State North Greenville Henderson State North Alabama Arkansas Tech Delta State

Date Nov. 4, 1995 Nov. 11, 1995 Oct. 31, 1992 Nov. 7, 1992 Sept. 9, 1995 Nov. 6, 2021 Nov. 12, 1994 Oct. 28, 2000 Sept. 22, 2007 Oct. 1, 2009

RECEIVING YARDS No. Player 1. Brian Saunds 2. Reggie Mosley 3. Calvin Walker 4. Brian Saunds 5. Seantavius Jones 6. Seantavius Jones 7. Greg Dent 8. Randy Fischer 9. Lio'undre Gallimore

Sherard Reynolds

Yds. 246 232 230 220 210 204 203 200 194 194

Opponent Florida Tech West Georgia Delta State North Greenville Delta State Ouachita Baptist Mississippi College Jacksonville State Delta State Southern Arkansas

Date Oct. 19, 2019 Nov. 11, 2000 Nov. 7, 1992 Nov. 6, 2021 Oct. 20, 2012 Oct. 8, 2011 Oct. 17, 2015 Sept. 24, 1988 Oct. 6, 2018 Oct. 29, 2005

TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS No. Player 1. Lance Funderburk 2. Kellen Lewis 3. E.J. Hilliard 4. Dusty Bonner 5. Kellen Lewis 6. Chris Hatcher

Chris Hart

Kellen Lewis

Lewis Kuffuor

Kaleb Nobles

Plays 74 69 67 66 65 61 61 61 61 61

Opponent West Georgia Harding Carson-Newman Delta State Delta State West Georgia Delta State Ouachita Baptist Delta State Delta State

Date Nov. 11, 1995 Oct. 17, 2009 Nov. 21, 2015 Oct. 7, 2000 Oct. 1, 2009 Oct. 16, 1993 Oct. 2, 2008 Sept. 19, 2009 Oct. 1, 2005 Nov. 2, 2013

Date Nov. 17, 2001 Oct. 23, 1993

2004, 2007, 2012 AND 2018 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SINGLE GAME TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS No. Player Rush Pass 1. Dusty Bonner -2 497 2. E.J. Hilliard 46 448 3. Ivory Durham 58 415 4. Lance Funderburke 0 463 5. Chris Hatcher -22 480 6. Dusty Bonner -24 477 7. Cayden Cochran 22 424 Ivory Durham 92 354 9. Cayden Cochran 30 412 10. Barrett Wilkes -16 456 POINTS SCORED No. Player 1. Seantavius Jones 2. Aaron Jenkins 3. Darrien Teals Ramon Allen Stanley Flanders Stanley Flanders Rodney Brown Seantavius Jones Rogan Wells 10. Mike Davis

Pts. 36 30 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 20

Total 495 494 473 463 458 453 446 446 442 440

Opponent Fort Valley State Carson-Newman West Florida West Alabama Miss. College Delta State Ouachita Baptist West Georgia Delta State West Alabama

Opponent Delta State Ouachita Baptist Central Florida Tennessee-Martin Fort Valley State Delta State Truman State Delta State Florida Tech Arkansas Tech

Date Nov. 17, 2001 Nov. 21, 2015 Nov. 13, 2021 Oct. 7, 1995 Oct. 23, 1993 Oct. 7, 2000 Oct. 8, 2011 Nov. 27, 2021 Oct. 20, 2012 Oct. 25, 2003

Date Nov. 2, 2013 Nov. 3, 2001 Oct. 22, 1988 Sept. 15, 1990 Sept. 17, 1994 Oct. 29, 1994 Sept. 7, 1996 Oct. 20, 2012 Oct. 28, 2017 Sept. 23, 1995

POINT AFTER ATTEMPTS No. Player PAT Att. Opponent 1. Reid Bethea 10 Delta State Daniel Andersen 10 Edward Waters 3. Nine tied with 9 (Last Estin Thiele vs. West Ga.)

Date Oct. 6, 2001 Nov. 7, 2009 Nov. 27, 2021

POINT AFTER ATTEMPTS MADE No. Player PAT Made 1. Reid Bethea 10 Daniel Andersen 10 3. Nine tied with 9

Date Oct. 6, 2001 Nov. 7, 2009 Nov. 27, 2021

TOTAL TACKLES No. Player 1. Ryan Branch 2. Jimmy Francis Chris Pope 4. Cliff Fouty Mikeal Lovejoy Jesse Sutton Chris Pope 8. Four tied with

Opponent Delta State Edward Waters (Last Estin Thiele vs. West Ga.)

Tackles Opponent 24 Texas-El Paso 21 Mississippi College 21 Carson-Newman 20 Georgia Southern 20 Delta State 20 Central Arkansas 20 Delta State 19

SOLO TACKLES No. Player Tackles 1. Jimmy Brookins 17 2. Chris Pope 14 3. Mikeal Lovejoy 13 4. Erasmus Harvey 12 5. Jimmy Brookins 11 Antonio Speed 11 Everett Kitchens 11 Chris Pope 11 Kenny Murphy 11 10. 13 tied with 10

Opponent Mississippi College Delta State Delta State Fort Valley State Delta State Central Arkansas Catawba Carson-Newman Delta State Last (Guito Ervilus vs. M.C.)

ASSISTED TACKLES No. Player 1. Harvey Carter 2. Cliff Fouty Cliff Fouty Cliff Fouty Lenny Parker Danny Metcalf 7. Jimmy Francis Scott Mowry Danny Metcalf Larry Dean

Tackles 18 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14

Opponent Georgia Southern West Alabama Georgia Southern Mississippi College Savannah State Troy State Mississippi College Mississippi College Delta State Ark.-Monticello

Date Nov. 20, 1982 Nov. 13, 1982 Nov. 20, 1982 Sept. 10, 1983 Sept. 24, 1983 Oct. 1, 1988 Nov. 9, 1985 Nov. 7, 1987 Nov. 3, 1990 Oct. 23, 2010

PUNT RETURN YARDS No. Player 1. Sherard Reynolds 2. Sherard Reynolds 3. Quin Roberson 4. Eric Doggett 5. Gary Simon 6. Tony Hill 7. Sherard Reynolds 8. Eric Doggett 9. Reggie Mosley 10. Reggie Mosley

Yds. 168 154 129 119 110 104 103 102 99 97

Opponent Arkansas Tech Southern Arkansas Fort Valley State Arkansas Tech Delta State Fort Valley State North Alabama Henderson State Fort Valley State Delta State

Date Sept. 23, 2006 Oct. 7, 2006 Sept. 8, 2012 Sept. 26, 1998 Oct. 22, 2016 Sept. 21, 1991 Dec. 1, 2007 Sept. 11, 1999 Sept. 2, 2000 Sept. 21, 2002

KICKOFF RETURN YARDS No. Player 1. Derrick Harris 2. Wendell Olden 3. Matt Pierce 4. Aaron Jenkins 5. Vincent Brown 6. Kenny Benjamin 7. Reggie Mosley Austin Scott 9. Willie Downs 10. Michael Hederson Vincent Brown

Yds. 147 143 141 138 136 134 131 131 125 124 124

Opponent Georgia Southern Carson-Newman North Alabma West Alabama North Alabama West Georgia North Alabama UNC-Pembroke West Alabama Delta State Delta State

Date Nov. 19, 1983 Sept. 6, 1997 Nov. 12, 2011 Oct. 26, 2002 Oct. 23, 2004 Nov. 10, 2018 Nov. 6, 1999 Nov. 7, 2013 Oct. 10, 2013 Oct. 6, 2018 Oct. 2, 2004

Date Sept. 16, 1995 Nov. 9, 1985 Dec. 1, 2012 Nov. 20, 1982 Nov. 5, 1988 Oct. 24, 1998 Nov. 2, 2013

Date Oct. 29, 1988 Nov. 2, 2013 Nov. 5, 1988 Sept. 19, 1992 Nov. 5, 1988 Oct. 23, 1999 Nov. 24, 2007 Dec. 1, 2012 Sept. 20, 2014 Sept. 29, 2018

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2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL LONGEST RUSH No. Player 1. Dominique Ross 2. Cedric O’Neal 3. Jamar Thompkins 4. Rogan Wells 5. Aaron Jenkins Seth McGill 7. Tyran Robinson David Arnold Troy Braswell 10. Vontrell Mitchell Austin Scott LONGEST COMPLETION No. Quarterback 1. EJ Hilliard 2. Chris Hatcher 3. Dusty Bonner 4. Rogan Wells Patrick Prewitt 6. Donnie Johnston 7. Buster Faulkner 8. Chris Hatcher Lance Funderburke Cayden Cochran

Yds. 93 91 84 81 76 76 75 75 75 73 72

Opponent West Alabama Shorter Notre Dame College West Florida Ouachita Baptist West Georgia West Georgia Newberry West Georgia Delta State Florida Tech

Date Oct. 1, 1994 Oct. 22, 2015 Dec. 8, 2018 Nov. 3, 2018 Nov. 3, 2001 Nov. 27, 2021 Nov. 6, 2004 Sept. 11, 2010 Oct. 29, 2011 Nov. 1, 1997 Oct. 5, 2013

Opponent Cumberland UCF West Alabama West Alabama Central Ark. North Alabama Central Ark. Albany State Gardner-Webb North Alabama

Date Sept. 26, 2015 Sept. 11, 1993 Oct. 21, 2000 Sept. 15, 2018 Nov. 8, 1997 Nov. 7, 1998 Oct. 19, 2002 Nov. 19, 1994 Sept. 2, 1995 Oct. 13, 2012

LONGEST FIELD GOAL MADE No. Player FG Length 1. Keith Moore 54* 2. James Lightfoot 52 Michael Green 52 Anthony Pistelli 52 5. Keith Moore 51 Jack McTyre 51 Daniel Andersen 51 8. Estin Thiele 50 9. Michael Green 49 Daniel Andersen 49 Daniel Andersen 49

Opponent Kentucky State Arkansas-Monticello West Georgia North Alabama Clark Atlanta Delta State North Alabama Savannah State Albany State Southern Arkansas Delta State

Date Sept. 21, 1985 Oct. 11, 1997 Nov. 5, 2005 Nov. 22, 2014 Sept. 8, 1984 Nov. 3, 1990 Oct. 13, 2012 Sept. 4, 2021 Sept. 3, 2005 Sept. 12, 2009 Oct. 20, 2012

LONGEST PUNT No. Player 1. Andy Gibbs 2. Jack Fulford 3. Jake Medlock Wayne DeVane 4. Chad Mosley David Ashby Jack Fulford Jack Fulford Daniel Andersen

Yds. 72 69 65 65 64 64 64 64 64

Opponent Delta State West Alabama Winston-Salem St. Arkansas-Monticello Lees-McRae Albany State Southern Arkansas Ouachita Baptist West Georgia

Date Sept. 19, 1998 Oct. 15, 2011 Sept. 13, 2014 Oct. 12, 1996 Oct. 26, 1991 Nov. 19, 1994 Sept. 25, 2010 Oct. 8, 2011 Oct. 6, 2012

LONGEST PUNT RETURN No. Player 1. Quin Roberson* 2. Quin Roberson 3. Roger King 4. Sherard Reynolds 5. Gary Simon 6. Eric Doggett 7. Sherard Reynolds Roger King 9. Derrick Harris Willie Downs

Yds. 94 (td) 81 (td) 80 (td) 78 (td) 70 (td) 68 65 (td) 65 (td) 62 (td) 62 (td)

Opponent Fort Valley State Newberry North Alabama Southern Arkansas Delta State Arkansas Tech North Alabama Henderson State West Alabama Florida Tech

Date Sept. 8, 2012 Sept. 8, 2011 Dec. 1, 2007 Oct. 7, 2007 Oct. 22, 2016 Sept. 26, 1998 Dec. 1, 2007 Oct. 11, 2008 Nov. 12, 1983 Oct. 5, 2013

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN No. Player 1. Aaron Jenkins 2. Billy Poole 3. Tyran Robinson 4. Sean Pender

Yds. 100 (td) 99 (td) 98 (td) 97 (td)

Opponent West Georgia West Alabama Carson-Newman Albany State

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Receiver Yds. D’Amonte Ridley 92 Calvin Walker 90 Reggie Mosley 89 L. Gallimore 88 Mike Bowman 88 Nikko Cooper 85 Reggie Mosley 82 Robert Williams 81 Sean Pender 81 Gerald Ford 81

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SINGLE GAME

7.

Vincent Brown Willie Downs Rodney Brown Matt Pierce Matt Pierce Lio'undre Gallimore

97 (td) 97 (td) 96 (td) 96 (td) 96 (td) 96 (td)

North Alabama West Alabama Texas-El Paso North Alabama Winston-Salem State Delta State

Oct. 23, 2004 Oct. 10, 2013 Sept. 16, 1995 Nov. 11, 2011 Dec. 15, 2012 Oct. 9, 2021

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN No. Player Yds. 1. David Brown 100 (td) 2. Kenny Moore 94 (td) Sherard Reynolds 94 (td) 4. Shawn Harris 86 (td) 5. Matt Pierce 85 (td) 6. Aaron Dawson 80 (td) 7. Kenny Murphy 79 (td) Adrian Bryant 79 (td) 9. Kenny Murphy 73 (td) 10. Shaunta Dismuke 70 (td) Dominique Wheeler 70 (td)

Opponent Notre Dame College Delta State Fort Valley State Southern Arkansas West Alabama West Alabama West Georgia Arkansas-Monticello West Alabama Delta State Delta State

Date Dec. 8, 2018 Nov. 7, 2015 Aug. 23, 2008 Oct. 6, 2007 Oct. 15, 2011 Sept. 21, 2019 Nov. 28, 2015 Nov. 4, 2006 Oct. 31, 2015 Oct. 6, 2001 Nov. 2, 2013

LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN No. Player Yds. Opponent Date 1. Dee Williford 97 (td) Southern Arkansas Sept. 27, 2003 2. Aaron Dawson 88 (td) Florida Tech Oct. 13, 2018 3. Dominique Wheeler 86 (td) Angelo State Sept. 28, 2013 4. Stevie Harden 62 (td) Southern Arkansas Sept. 25, 2010 5. Maurice Leggett 57 (td) Southern Arkansas Oct. 7, 2007 6. Tevin Davis 56 (td) Florida Tech Oct. 5, 2013 7. Dudley Spence 55 (td)** North Alabama Nov. 15, 2008 8. Matt Pierce 49 (td) Newberry Sept. 8, 2011 9. Michael Flood 48 Albany State Sept. 3, 2005 10. Dee Williford 47 (td) Florida Atlantic Sept. 6, 2003 **Yardage came after a lateral by Jermel Daniels. Play covered 73 yards total.

MISCELLANEOUS SINGLE GAME RECORDS Rushing Touchdowns 4 (Last A. Jenkins vs. Ouachita Bapt. 11/03/01) four times Consecutive Completions 20 Chris Hatcher vs. New Haven 10/08/94* Passing Touchdowns 7 (Last D. Bonner vs. Ouachita Baptist) three times Interceptions Thrown 5 Chris Hatcher vs. North Alabama 11/06/93 Passes Without INT 56 Chris Hatcher vs. Mississippi College 10/23/93 Receiving Touchdowns 6 Seantavius Jones vs. Delta State 11/02/13 Total Touchdowns 6 Seantavius Jones vs. Delta State 11/02/13 TDs Responsible For 8 Dusty Bonner vs. Delta State (2 Rush, 6 Pass) 10/06/01 Field Goals Attempts 5 2x; Last, Estin Thiele vs. Keiser (5 for 5) 9/01/22 Field Goals Made 5 2x; Last, Estin Thiele vs. Keiser 9/01/22 Interceptions 3 Jimmy Francis vs. Bishop 11/02/85 Sacks 4.0 (Last R. Freeman vs. North Ala., 10/04/07) three times Fumbles Recovered 3 Anthony Newsome vs. Delta State 10/08/83 Punts 12 Gavin Wilson vs. West Florida 9/24/16 Average (min. 4 punts) 49.8 Terry Mallory vs. West Alabama 10/19/85 Punt Returns 7 (Last, Brian Saunds vs. Shorter, 9/22/18) three times Kickoff Returns 6 Ronnye Nelson vs. Delta State 09/18/10

Date Nov. 11, 2000 Oct. 1, 1994 Nov. 22, 2003 Nov. 23, 1996

2004, 2007, 2012 AND 2018 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SINGLE SEASON RUSHING YARDS No. Player 1. Aaron Jenkins 2. Dominique Ross 3. Vontrell Mitchell 4. Jamar Thompkins 5. Aaron Jenkins 6. Tyran Robinson 7. Seth McGill 8. Michael Terry 9. Cedric O’Neal 10. Dominique Ross Austin Scott

Year 2001 1994 1996 2018 2002 2004 2021 2007 2015 1993 2012

Att. 199 256 186 137 214 213 189 164 176 167 175

Net Yards 1503 1473 1355 1329 1304 1267 1235 1107 1069 1030 1030

YPC 7.6 5.8 7.3 9.7 6.1 5.9 6.5 6.8 6.1 6.2 5.9

TD 15 13 3 9 11 12 14 12 17 13 9

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS No. Player 1. Cedric O’Neal 2. Aaron Jenkins 3. Carlos Brown Cedric O’Neal Seth McGill 6. Dominique Ross Dominique Ross Ivory Durham 9. Michael Terry Tyran Robinson Vincent Brown Ramon Allen Cedric O’Neal

Year 2015 2001 1996 2012 2021 1994 1993 2021 2007 2004 2004 1990 2014

Att. 176 199 74 180 189 256 167 128 164 213 129 211 164

Net Yards 1069 1503 405 1198 1235 1473 1030 1012 1107 1267 856 957 873

YPC 6.1 7.6 5.5 6.7 6.5 5.8 6.2 7.9 6.8 5.9 6.6 4.5 5.3

TD 17 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12

PASSING YARDS No. Player 1. Lance Funderburk* 2. Dusty Bonner 3. Chris Hatcher 4. Dusty Bonner 5. Buster Faulkner 6. Lance Funderburk 7. Chris Hatcher 8. Ivory Durham 9. Barrett Wilkes 10. Willie Copeland

Year 1996 2000 1994 2001 2002 1995 1993 2021 2003 2007

Att. 532 488 508 425 503 544 471 406 431 489

Comp.

342 351 367 298 327 356 335 244 272 311

TD 38 55 55 52 41 26 37 32 26 28

Yds. 4226 4126 4076 4037 3826 3706 3651 3425 3269 3160

COMPLETIONS No. Player 1. Chris Hatcher* 2. Lance Funderburk 3. Dusty Bonner 4. Lance Funderburk 5. Chris Hatcher 6. Buster Faulkner 7. Willie Copeland 8. Fabian Walker 9. Dusty Bonner 10. Barrett Wilkes

Year 1994 1995 2000 1996 1993 2002 2007 2004 2001 2003

Att. 508 544 488 532 471 503 489 417 425 431

Comp.

367 356 351 342 335 327 311 299 298 272

TD 55 26 55 38 37 41 28 23 52 26

Yds. 4076 3706 4126 4226 3651 3826 3160 3062 4037 3269

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS No. Player 1. Dusty Bonner* Chris Hatcher* 3. Dusty Bonner 4. Buster Faulkner 5. Rogan Wells Lance Funderburk 7. Chris Hatcher 8. Ivory Durham 9. Willie Copeland 10. Willie Copeland

Year 2000 1994 2001 2002 2018 1996 1993 2021 2007 2006

Att. 488 508 425 503 364 532 471 406 489 372

Comp.

351 367 298 327 209 342 335 244 311 250

TD 55 55 52 41 38 38 37 32 28 27

Yds. 4126 4076 4037 3826 3075 4226 3651 3425 3160 2663

RECEPTIONS No. Player 1. Sean Pender* 2. Cedric Jones 3. Sean Pender 4. Robert Williams 5. Calvin Walker 6. Steve Greer 7. Reggie Mosley 8. C.J. Lofton 9. C.J. Lofton 10. Brian Saunds

Year 1995 2007 1996 1994 1993 1994 2002 2002 2000 2021

Rec. 111 102 89 86 82 81 79 77 76 73

Yds. 983 1171 782 1187 944 829 1295 913 862 1200

YPC 10.1 11.5 8.8 13.8 11.5 10.2 16.4 11.9 11.3 16.4

TD 2 10 3 21 6 7 15 6 13 7

RECEIVING YARDS No. Player 1. Reggie Mosley 2. Brian Saunds 3. Robert Williams 4. Cedric Jones 5. Rodney Brown 6. Lio'undre Gallimore 7. Stanley Flanders 8. Reggie Mosley 9. Carl Armstrong 10. Gerald Ford

Year 2002 2021 1994 2007 1996 2021 1994 2001 1982 2012

Rec. 79 73 86 102 61 58 70 65 61 69

Yds. 1295 1200 1187 1171 1148 1123 1083 1063 1028 1026

YPC 16.4 16.4 13.8 11.5 18.8 19.4 15.5 16.4 16.9 14.9

TD 15 7 21 10 12 15 20 18 8 13

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS No. Player 1. Robert Williams* 2. Stanley Flanders 3. Reggie Mosley 4. Reggie Mosley Lio'undre Gallimore 6. Nikko Cooper 7. C.J. Lofton Gerald Ford Seantavius Jones Seantavius Jones

Year 1994 1994 2001 2002 2021 1996 2000 2012 2012 2013

Rec. 86 70 65 79 58 63 76 69 51 55

Yds. 1187 1083 1063 1295 1123 865 862 1026 922 777

YPC 13.8 15.5 16.4 16.4 19.4 13.7 11.3 14.9 18.1 14.1

TD 21 20 18 15 15 14 13 13 13 13

TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS No. Player 1. Buster Faulkner* 2. Lance Funderburk 3. Lance Funderburk 4. Willie Copeland 5. Chris Hatcher 6. Dusty Bonner 7. Ivory Durham 8. Fabian Walker 9. Rogan Wells 10. Chris Hatcher

Year 2002 1995 1996 2007 1994 2000 2021 2004 2018 1993

Plays 611 581 570 569 537 534 531 513 500 495

Rush -313 -157 -59 171 -121 -161 1012 403 732 -119

Pass 3826 3706 4226 3160 4076 4126 3425 3062 3075 3651

Yds. 3513 3549 4167 3331 3955 3965 4437 3465 3807 3532

TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS No. Player 1. Ivory Durham 2. Lance Funderburk 3. Dusty Bonner 4. Dusty Bonner 5. Chris Hatcher 6. Rogan Wells 7. Lance Funderburk 8. Chris Hatcher 9. Buster Faulkner 10. Fabian Walker

Year 2021 1996 2001 2000 1994 2018 1995 1993 2002 2004

Plays 531 570 469 534 537 500 581 495 611 513

Rush 1012 -59 -2 -161 -121 732 -157 -119 -313 403

Pass 3425 4226 4037 4126 4076 3075 3706 3651 3826 3062

Yds. 4437 4167 4035 3965 3955 3807 3549 3532 3513 3465

* Denotes Gulf South Conference Record throughout record section

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2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL SCORING PERFORMANCES No. Player 1. Andrew Gray 2. Aaron Jenkins Robert Williams Stanley Flanders 5. Will Rhody 6. Reggie Mosley 7. Estin Thiele 8. Cedric O’Neal Anthony Pistelli 10. Will Rhody

Year 2018 2001 1994 1994 2004 2001 2021 2015 2014 2002

TD 0 21 21 21 0 19 0 19 0 0

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SINGLE SEASON

PAT 93 0 0 0 55 1 73 0 45 57

FG 17 0 0 0 22 0 14 0 23 16

Pts. 144 126 126 126 121 116 115 114 114 105

KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE (MIN 10 RETURNS) No. Player Year No. 1. Lio'undre Gallimore 2021 12 2. Derrick Harris 1983 21 3. Reggie Mosley 1999 11 4. Clifford Scott 1987 16 5. Dervin Whatley 1986 11 6. Tyran Robinson 2003 14 7. Vontrell Smith 1996 17 8. Austin Scott 2013 13 9. Calvin Walker 1991 12 10. Sherard Reynolds 2005 15

Yds. 366 610 303 435 288 361 436 329 300 367

Avg. 30.5 29.0 27.6 27.2 26.2 25.8 25.6 25.3 25.0 24.5

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE (MIN 10 RETURNS) No. Player Year 1. Sherard Reynolds 2006 2. Quin Roberson 2012 3. Eric Doggett 1999 4. Roger King 2007 5. Gary Simon 2016 6. Bama Adams 2004 7. Sherard Reynolds 2007 8. Quinn Roberson 2011 9. Eric Doggett 1998 10. Brian Saunds 2018

No. 30 24 32 14 30 13 24 17 28 26

Yds. 496 394 452 195 408 174 320 219 359 327

Avg. 16.5 16.4 14.1 13.9 13.6 13.4 13.3 12.9 12.8 12.6

PUNTING AVERAGE No. Player 1. Jake Medlock 2. Terry Mallory 3. Jack Fulford 4. Jack Fulford 5. Jack Fulford 6. Gavin Wilson 7. Chad Mosley

Terry Mallory 9. David Ashby 10. Daniel Andersen

Year 2014 1985 2011 2010 2008 2017 1991 1986 1994 2012

No. 26 72 41 62 53 38 27 58 32 51

Yds. 1144 3037 1718 2570 2162 2809 1097 2355 1293 2044

Avg. 44.0 42.2 41.9 41.5 40.8 40.7 40.6 40.6 40.4 40.1

TOTAL TACKLES No. Player 1. Cliff Fouty 2. Jessie Tuggle 3. Chris Pope 4. Jimmy Brookins Jimmy Francis Lenny Parker 7. Lenny Parker 8. Larry Dean William Montford 10. David Gilyard Nick Moss

Year 1982 1986 2012 1988 1985 1984 1983 2010 2007 1982 2021

UT 20 42 54 73 63 62 47 49 48 18 57

AT 135 87 73 52 62 63 76 73 74 103 64

Tot. 155 129 127 125 125 125 123 122 122 121 121

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INTERCEPTIONS No. Player 1. Dallis Smith 2. Stevie Harden 3. Chris Fowler

Sherard Reynolds 5. Harrison Dreiling

Dennis Smith 7. 9x (Last Brandon Roe)

Year 1986 2010 2002 2007 2010 1986 2017

INT 9 8 7 7 6 6 5

Yds. 53 229 35 176 72 53 174

TD 0 4 0 0 0 0 1

SACKS No. Player 1. Richard Freeman Antonio Edwards 3. Andre Hampton Antonio Edwards Robert Morris 6. Dewayne Smith 7. Marlin Adams 8. 4x (Last Tyler Josey)

Year 1997 1990 1994 1991 1988 2002 2002 2012

SK 14.0 14.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.5 10.5 10.0

TACKLES FOR LOSS No. Player 1. Dewayne Smith 2. Artie Ulmer Andre Hampton 4. Richard Freeman Robert Morris 6. Arto Vartanian Antonio Edwards 8. Antonio Speed 9. Jesse Sutton 10. Marlin Adams

Year 2002 1996 1994 1997 1988 1998 1990 1998 1997 2002

TFL 30.0 24.0 24.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 22.0 21.0 20.0 18.5

2004, 2007, 2012 AND 2018 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS

2022 BLAZER FOOTBALL

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - CAREER RUSHING YARDS No. Player 1. Cedric O’Neal 2. Aaron Jenkins 3. Jamar Thompkins 4. Dominique Ross 5. Ramon Allen 6. Tyran Robinson 7. Austin Scott 8. Seth McGill 9. Vontrell Mitchell 10. Rogan Wells

Years 2012-15 2000-03 2018-P 1992-94 1988-91 2001-04 2012-15 2018-P 1995-98 2017-19

Att. 660 616 425 576 672 532 507 439 485 337

Net Yards 4115 3859 3393 3237 3071 3029 3015 2695 2655 1932

YPC 6.2 6.3 8.0 5.6 4.6 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.5 5.7

TD 49 34 30 36 26 24 23 38 11 25

RECEPTIONS No. Player 1. Cedric Jones 2. Sean Pender 3. Reggie Mosley 4. C.J. Lofton 5. Brian Saunds 6. Randy Fisher Robert Williams 8. Steve Greer 9. Calvin Walker 10. Chris Anderson

Years 2006-09 1992-96 1999-02 1999-02 2017-21 1986 89 1991-94 1991-94 1990-93 2012-15

Rec. 282 247 235 228 187 185 185 179 167 159

Yds. 3177 2072 3738 2724 3082 2892 2726 2025 2026 1457

YPC 11.3 8.4 15.9 11.9 16.5 10.1 14.7 11.3 12.1 9.2

TD 21 9 48 32 28 26 31 13 150 12

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS No. Player 1. Cedric O’Neal 2. Seth McGill 3. Dominique Ross 4. Aaron Jenkins 5. Jamar Thompkins 6. Ramon Allen 7. Rogan Wells 8. Tyran Robinson 9. Austin Scott 10. Ivory Durham

Years 2012-15 2018-P 1992-94 2000-03 2018-P 1988-91 2017-19 2001-04 2012-15 2018-P

Att. 660 439 576 616 425 672 337 532 507 215

Net Yards 4115 2695 3237 3859 3393 3071 1932 3029 3015 1803

YPC 6.2 6.1 5.6 6.3 8.0 4.6 5.7 5.7 5.9 8.4

TD 49 38 36 34 30 26 25 24 23 22

RECEIVING YARDS No. Player 1. Reggie Mosley* 2. Cedric Jones 3. Brian Saunds 4. Randy Fisher 5. Lio'undre Gallimore 6. Robert Williams 7. C.J. Lofton 8. Seantavius Jones 9. Sean Pender 10. Calvin Walker

Years 1999-02 2006-09 2017-21 1986 89 2017-21 1991-94 1999-02 2010-13 1992-96 1990-93

Rec. 235 282 187 185 145 185 228 149 247 167

Yds. 3738 3177 3082 2892 2808 2726 2724 2374 2072 2026

YPC 15.9 11.3 16.5 10.1 19.4 14.7 11.9 15.9 8.4 12.1

TD 48 21 28 26 32 31 32 33 9 15

PASSING YARDS No. Player 1. Chris Hatcher 2. Lance Funderburk 3. Dusty Bonner 4. Rogan Wells 5. Barrett Wilkes 6. Willie Copeland 7. Tye Cottle 8. Cayden Cochran 9. Ivory Durham 10. Buster Faulkner

Years 1991-94 1992-96 2000-01 2017-2019 2002-06 2006-07 1987-90 2011-13 2018-P 2001-03

Comp.

1047 731 649 543 571 561 427 434 300 381

Att. 1529 1127 913 878 858 861 774 718 515 593

Yds. 11,363 8192 8163 7130 6296 5823 5593 5196 4304 4213

TD 121 67 107 69 44 55 50 46 43 44

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS No. Player Years 1. Reggie Mosley* 1999-02 2. Seantavius Jones 2010-13 3. C.J. Lofton 1999-02 Lio'undre Gallimore 2017-21 5. Robert Williams 1991-94 6. Stanley Flanders 1993-94 7. Brian Saunds 2017-21 8. Randy Fisher 1986 89 9. Nikko Cooper 1996, 98 Cedric Jones 2006-09 Gerald Ford 2009-10, 2012

Rec. 235 149 228 145 185 101 187 185 98 282 134

Yds. 3738 2374 2724 2808 2726 1581 3082 2892 1446 3177 1880

YPC 15.9 15.9 11.9 19.4 14.7 15.7 16.5 10.1 14.8 11.3 14.0

TD 48 33 32 32 31 30 28 26 21 21 21

COMPLETIONS No. Player 1. Chris Hatcher* 2. Lance Funderburk 3. Dusty Bonner 4. Barrett Wilkes 5. Willie Copeland 6. Rogan Wells 7. Cayden Cochran 8. Tye Cottle 9. Buster Faulkner 10. Ivory Durham

Years 1991-94 1992-96 2000-01 2002-06 2006-07 2017-2019 2011-13 1987-90 2001-03 2018-P

Comp.

1047 731 649 571 561 543 434 427 381 300

Att. 1529 1127 913 858 861 878 718 774 593 515

Yds. 11,363 8192 8163 6296 5823 7130 5196 5593 4213 4304

TD 121 67 107 44 55 69 46 50 44 43

TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS No. Player Years 1. Chris Hatcher 1991-94 2. Rogan Wells 2017-2019 3. Dusty Bonner 2000-01 4. Lance Funderburk 1992-96 5. Barrett Wilkes 2002-06 6. Ivory Durham 2018-P 7. Willie Copeland 2006-07 8. Cayden Cochran 2011-13 9. Tye Cottle 1987-90 10. Cedric O’Neal 2012-15

Plays 1642 1215 1003 1206 1012 730 997 915 1034 724

Rush -339 1932 -163 -232 37 1803 126 596 44 4115

Pass 11,363 7130 8163 8192 6296 4304 5823 5196 5593 485

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS No. Player 1. Chris Hatcher 2. Dusty Bonner 3. Rogan Wells 4. Lance Funderburk 5. Willie Copeland 6. Tye Cottle 7. Cayden Cochran 8. Barrett Wilkes Buster Faulkner 10. Ivory Durham

Years 1991-94 2000-01 2017-2019 1992-96 2006-07 1987-90 2011-13 2002-06 2001-03 2018-P

Comp.

1047 649 543 731 561 427 434 571 381 300

Att. 1529 913 878 1127 861 774 718 858 593 515

Yds. 11,363 8163 7130 8192 5823 5593 5196 6296 4213 4304

TD 121 107 69 67 55 50 46 44 44 43

SCORING PERFORMANCES No. Player Years 1. Andrew Gray 2015-18 2. Aaron Jenkins 2000-03 3. Will Rhody 2002-04 4. Cedric O’Neal 2012-15 5. Reggie Mosley 1999-02 6. Seth McGill 2018-P 7. Dominique Ross 1992-94 8. Zac Williams 2006-08 9. Keith Moore 1983 86 10. Tyran Robinson 2001-04 Seantavius Jones 2010-13

TD 0 53 0 49 49 41 38 0 0 33 33

FG 39 0 51 0 0 0 0 24 32 0 0

PAT 211 0 158 0 1 0 0 131 76 0 0

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Yds. 11,024 9062 8000 7960 6333 6107 5949 5792 5549 4600

Pts. 328 318 308 306 296 246 228 203 202 198 198

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KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE (MIN 20 RETURNS) No. Player Years No. 1. Vontrell Mitchell 1995-98 23 2. Matt Pierce 2009-12 38 3. Clifford Scott 1987-90 26 4. Calvin Walker 1990-93 28 5. Derrick Harris 1983-84 48 6. Aaron Jenkins 2000-03 33 7. Ronnye Nelson 2007-10 51 8. Eric Doggett 1997-99 27 9. Vincent Brown 2004-05 39 10. Kenny Benjamin 2017-19 48

Yds. 572 918 627 670 1144 770 1170 612 774 1056

Avg. 24.9 24.2 24.1 23.9 23.8 23.3 22.9 22.7 22.2 22.0

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE (MIN 20 RETURNS) No. Player Years 1. Quin Roberson 2011-12 2. Sherard Reynolds 2005-08 3. Eric Doggett 1997-99 4. Roger King 2007-08 5. Bama Adams 2002-04 7. Stanley Flanders 1993-94 8. Brian Saunds 2017-21 9. Reggie Mosley 1999-02 Tony Hill 1991-94 Randy Fisher 1986-89 Derrick Harris 1983-84

Yds. 613 937 1071 390 546 358 607 532 395 473 353

Avg. 15.0 13.8 12.8 12.2 11.9 11.5 10.0 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4

No. 41 68 84 32 46 31 61 63 47 56 42

PUNTING (MIN 60 PUNTS) No. Player Years 1. Jack Fulford 2008-11 2. David Ashby 1993-94 3. Terry Mallory 1983-86 4. Wayne DeVane 1995-97 5. Chad Mosley 1991-92 6. Travis Tidwell 2004-05 7. Gavin Wilson 2015-18 8. Kenn Barnett 1999, 02-04 9. Brad Bauer 1982-84 10. Andy Gibbs 1998, 00

No. 206 62 272 134 72 118 190 210 63 118

Yds. 8452 2476 10,732 5119 2735 4481 7200 7903 2341 4331

Avg. 41.0 39.9 39.5 38.2 38.0 38.0 37.9 37.6 37.2 36.7

TOTAL TACKLES No. Player 1. Chris Pope 2. Larry Dean 3. Jessie Tuggle 4. Jesse Sutton 5. Ryan Branch 6. Ced Dickerson 7. Erasmus Harvey 8. Antonio Speed 9. William Montford 10. Jeremy Grable

UT 161 163 143 119 156 174 146 139 122 120

AT 211 205 197 180 142 123 143 148 158 139

Tot. 372 368 340 299 298 297 289 287 280 259

INT 21 14 14 12 11 10 10 10 10 9

Yds. 209 389 160 73 236 220 157 172 258 131

TD 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0

Years 2010-13 2007-10 1983-86 1995-98 1993-96 1999-02 1991-94 1995, 97-99 2004-07 2010-13

INTERCEPTIONS No. Player 1. Dallis Smith* 2. Sherard Reynolds Jimmy Francis 4. Deon Searcy 5. Kenny Moore 6. Wesley Brown Tony Hill Calvin Orr Brandon Roe 10. 5x (Last Harrison Dreiling)

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PASS DEFLETIONS No. Player 1. Dallis Smith 2. Matt Pierce 3. Vaughn Clark 4. Deon Searcy 5. Ced Dickerson Calvin Orr 7. Jimmy Francis Kenny Moore 9. Maurice Leggett Dennis Smith

Years 1983-86 2009-12 1996-99 1987-90 1999-02 1986-89 1982-85 2013-16 2004-07 1983-86

PD 40 35 28 27 26 26 25 25 23 23

SACKS No. Player 1. Andre Hampton Antonio Edwards 3. Robert Morris 4. Marlin Adams 5. Richard Freeman 6. Antonio Speed 7. Tim Thompson 8. Arto Vartanian 9. Lawrence Virgil 10. Tommy Johnson

Years 1991-94 1989-92 1986-89 2000-03 1996-97 1995, 97-99 2002-05 1997-98 2010-13 1994-95

TD 34.0 34.0 29.0 28.0 22.0 20.0 17.5 16.0 15.5 15.0

TACKLES FOR LOSS No. Player 1. Tim Thompson 2. Marlin Adams 3. Antonio Speed 4. Jesse Sutton 5. Dewayne Smith 6. Larry Dean 7. Lawrence Virgil 8. Reggie Rhodes 9. Fatari Lyons Robert Morris

Years 2002-05 2000-03 1995, 97-99 1995-98 2001-02 2007-10 2010-13 2001-02 2001-02 1986-89

TFL 49.0 48.5 41.0 40.0 39.0 33.0 29.0 28.0 27.0 27.0

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THE GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE

Academic excellence and a leadership role in NCAA’s Division II make the Gulf South Conference (GSC) something special. Entering its 51st year, the GSC is a charter Division II member that prides itself as one of the first conferences to be created and administered by its CEOs. We take pride in our 50-plus National Team Championships in 13 sports, one individual men’s cross country champion, five men’s golf individual champions, and one track and field champion, as well as more than 150 regional titles, especially because there is no sacrifice on the academic side, where GSC student-athletes graduate at a much higher rate than the general student body.

The conference saw all 13 full-time institutions either earn a conference title or advance to NCAA Championship action in 2021-22.

The GSC sponsors 19 sports, including 18 championship events. Official sponsored sports include baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, and volleyball. Prior to the 2020-21 academic year, the conference officially added women's lacrosse after three seasons as an emerging sport.

In the summer of 1970, six college presidents met to discuss athletics and when the meeting ended, a new league emerged—the Mid-South Conference. Delta State, Florence State (now North Alabama), Jacksonville State, Livingston (now West Alabama), Tennessee-Martin (UTM) and Troy State (TSU) were the charter members, but scheduling problems for the 1970-71 academic year limited the conference to only football. Southeast Louisiana (SELA) and Nicholls State (NSU) joined in 1971 and the league opened an office in Hammond, La., changed its name to the Gulf South Conference, and began championships in nine men’s sports. Mississippi College (MC) and Northwestern Louisiana (NWLA, now Northwestern State) joined in 1972 and two years later, NWLA left for Division I, followed by SELA and NSU in 1979.

The conference continued with seven teams until 1981, when the CEOs admitted Valdosta State and West Georgia (1983). In 1991, UTM and TSU went Division I, briefly dropping the GSC back to seven members, but an aggressive expansion resulted in 10 new members: Lincoln Memorial (1992-93); Alabama Huntsville, Henderson State, Central Arkansas and Mississippi University for Women (MUW, 1993-94); West Florida (1994-95); and ArkansasMonticello, Arkansas Tech, Montevallo and Southern Arkansas (1995-96). Jacksonville State moved to Division I at the end of 1992-93. MC dropped to Division III at the end of 1995-96, and was replaced by Christian Brothers to keep the conference at 16 schools. In July 2000, the GSC welcomed Harding University and Ouachita Baptist University, making it the largest NCAA-playing conference at any level with 18 schools. MUW dropped its athletics program at the end of the 2002-03 season, decreasing the membership to 17. Central Arkansas reclassified to Division I and Lincoln Memorial moved to the South Atlantic Conference following the 2006-07 year. Montevallo’s departure for the Peach Belt Conference dropped the number to 14 in 2009-10.

North Alabama completed its final year with the GSC in 2017-18, as the Lions accepted an invitation to go Division I and join the Atlantic Sun Conference.

The GSC moved away from divisional play after the 2010-11 season after its six Arkansas members broke away, dropping the membership to eight. The league implemented a five-year expansion plan in 2012 resulting in the addition of new members Shorter University (2014-15), Union University (2014-15), Lee University (2015-16) and Auburn University at Montgomery (2019-20) along with the return of Mississippi College (2016-17) and Montevallo (2017-18). Auburn Montgomery became a provisional member in 2017-18 as they advanced through the NCAA membership process. The Warhawks are on track to be a full member, eligible for all awards and postseason opportunities, in 2019-20. The conference also adopted affiliate memberships to boost its ranks, resulting in sport-specific members, Flagler (women’s lacrosse), North Greenville (football), Spring Hill College (men’s and women’s soccer and women’s golf), and Young Harris College (women’s lacrosse).

FOOTBALL PARTICIPATING MEMBERS

GSC National Championships 1971-2022 (54) Baseball (6) Women's Golf (3) West Florida (2011) Troy State (1984, '86, '89) Delta State (2004) Jacksonville State (1990, '91) Women's Gymnastics (2) Troy State (1986, '87) Jacksonville State (1984, '85)

Men's Basketball (3) Men's Hockey (2) North Alabama (1979, '91) Alabama-Huntsville (1996, '98) Jacksonville State (1985)

Women's Soccer (2) Women's Basketball (7) West Florida (2012) Delta State (1975, '76, '77, '89, '90, '92) Christian Brothers (2002) Southeastern Louisiana (1977)

Softball (2) Football (13) Valdosta State (2012) Valdosta State (2004, '07, '12, '18) North Alabama (2015) Delta State (2000) West Alabama (1971) Men's Tennis (6) West Florida (2019) West Florida (2004, '05', '14, '17) North Alabama (1993, '94, '95) Valdosta State (2006, '11) Jacksonville State (1992) Troy State (1984, '87) Men's Track and Field (1)

Southeastern Louisiana (1975) Men's Golf (5) West Florida (2001, '08) Women's Volleyball (1) Troy State (1976, '77, '84) North Alabama (2003) Lee (2022) * Mississippi College vacated national title in 1989 / Men's Hockey not GSC Sponsored Sport

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GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE STANDINGS...

SCHOOL Delta State Shorter Valdosta State West Alabama West Florida West Georgia Mississippi College North Greenville

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THIS WEEK IN GSC FOOTBALL...

AWAY Catawba Keiser Delta State Virginia Union West Georgia West Alabama West Florida Newberry

HOME Shorter Mississippi College McKendree Valdosta State Morehouse Miles College Southwest Baptist North Greenville

LOCATION Rome, Ga. Clinton, Miss.

Lebanon, Ill. Valdosta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Birmingham, Ala. Bolivar, Mo. Tigerville, S.C.

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