NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 1 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY 2022 Valdosta State Football Record Book The 2022 Valdosta Football Record Book was designed and produced by the Valdosta State University Athletic Communications Office using Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Design The 2021 record book was written and designed by Kit Strief, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications at Valdosta State and Graduate Assis tants Callie Cline and Keelyn Harkey. Editorial The book was edited by the Athletic Communicaitons Office at Valdosta State University. Photography Photos were taken by Paul Leavy, Bill Malone, Kit Strief, Hamilton Tillman, George Wilkes, Mary Ann Miller, Ethan Lowe. SEASON2022 DIVISION II PLAYOFFS Nov. 19 • Nov. 26 • Dec. 3 • Dec. 10 • Dec. 18 WEST ALABAMA Saturday, Oct. 8 • Valdosta, Ga. • 7 p.m. SHORTER Nov. 12 • Valdosta, Ga. • 4 p.m. DELTA STATE Saturday, Oct. 9 • Valdosta, Ga. • 7 p.m. VIRGINIA UNION Saturday, Sept. 10 • Valdosta, Ga. • 5 p.m. KEISER UNIVERSITY Thursday, Sept. 1 • Valdosta, Ga. • 7 p.m. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE Saturday, Oct. 15 • Valdosta, Ga. • 3 p.m. WEST FLORIDA Saturday, Nov. 5 • Valdosta, Ga. • 7 p.m. MILES COLLEGE Saturday, Sept. 17 • Fairfield, Ala. • 7 p.m. SHORTER Saturday, Sept. 24 • Rome, Ga. • 12 p.m. DELTA STATE Saturday, Oct. 1 • Cleveland, Miss. • 7 p.m. WEST GEORGIA Saturday, Oct. 22 • Carrollton, Ga. • 6 p.m. NORTH GREENVILLE Saturday, Oct. 29 • Tigerville, S.C. • 3 p.m.
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER2 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY SEASON2022 PREVIEW INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION 2022 Season Schedule 1 Table of Contents 2 2022 SEASON PREVIEW Valosta State Quick Facts 4 Percentages Returning 5 2022 Blazer Football Rosters 6-8 Blazer Apparel 9 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium 10 Athletic Field House 11 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium Records 12 Meet The Blazers 13-18 Cheerleaders and Red Hots ................................ 19-21 Blazin' Brigade 22-23 The Online College for Career Advancement 24 BLAZER COACHING STAFF Head Coach Tremaine Jackson 26-27 Trent Earley 28 Brandon Andersen 28 Rick Bowie 29 Taylor Richards 29 Brandon Johnson-Farrell 29 Mike Barela 30 Jackson Hadley 31 Rob McElhaney 31 Jeremy King 31 Matt Giampa 32 Jack Louisdort 32 Ryne Strickland 32 Blake Potash 33 Jay Johnson 33 Lonnie Maddox 33 Blazer Football Support Staff 34 2022 BLAZER OPPONENTS Keiser 36 Virginia Union 36 Miles College 36 Shorter 37 Delta State 37 West Alabama 37 Mississippi College 38 West Georgia .......................................................... 38 North Greenville 38 West Florida 39 NCAA Football Playeoff History ................................ 39 Valdosta State vs. 2022 Opponents 40 INSIDE THE GSC 2021 GSC Final Standings 42 2021 GSC Final Statistics 43-46 Gulf South Conference Annual Leaders 47-50 Gulf South Conference All-Time Standings 54-55 About The Gulf South Conference 56 2021 SEASON REVIEW 2021 Blazer Season Statistics 58-61 Blazer Game-by-Game Stats 62-65 2021 Superlatives 66 Blazer/Opponent Scoring Drives 67 Inside the Red Zone 68 2022 Blazer Fall Sports ........................................... 69 Miscellaneous Stats 70-72 2021 Participation Report 73 Game-by-Game Leaders ......................................... 74 Game Results 75 National Rankings 76-77 Opponent Schedules 78-79 Coversion Chart 80 2021 National Championship Bracket 81 Last Time It Happened 82 2021 GAME RECAPS Savannah State 84 Virginia Union 85 Albany State 86 Shorter 87 Delta State 88 West Alabama 89 Mississippi College 90 West Georgia 91 North Greenville 92 West Florida 93 West Georgia (Playoff) 94 Bowie State 95 Colorado School of Mines 96 Ferris State 97 Birthday Bash 98 VSU FOOTBALL RECORDS Wins and Losses/Attendance 100 Series Records 101-102 All-Time Series History ......................................... 103 Year-by-Year Results 104-106 Season-Openers/Coaching Records 107 Blazers on Homecoming ....................................... 108 Year-by-Year Statistics 109 Annual Stat Leaders 110-111 Team Records Single Game 112-113 Team Records Single Season 115-117 Individual Records Single Season 118-119 Individual Career Records 120-121 Versus Ranked Teams 122 BLAZER HISTORY Blazers and the Harlon Hill Trophy 124 VSU Athletic Hall of Fame 125 Blazer National Honors 126 All-Gulf South Conference Awards 127 Blazer GSC Players of the Week 128-129 GSC All-Decade Team (2010-19) 130 Blazer Letterwinners 131-135 2002 National Runner-Up Team 136-137 2004 National Championship Team 138-139 2007 National Championship Team 140-141 2012 National Championship Team 142-143 2018 National Championship Team 144-145 2021 National Runner-Up Team 146-147 Notable Playoff Appearances 148 NCAA Postseason Superlatives 149 Blazers in the NCAA Postseason 150 NCAA Postseason Record Book 151 The Tremaine Jackson Coaches Show 152
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VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER4 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY
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Undefeated Seasons 1 (2018)
11-Win Seasons 1 (1994) 10-Win Seasons 4 (1996, 2003, 2014, 2019)
Most Consecutive Games w/o a Loss 25 (2017-19)
SID Email
Cell Phone
University
All-Time GSC Record 200-87-3 (.694)
Points Scored 13,347 All-Time Points Allowed 8,588 All-America Selections 62 Academic All-Americans 5 NFL Players (Active) 29
Winning Seasons 31 Non-Losing Seasons 3 (1982, 1989, 1990)
Assistant Coaches/Staff 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 Graduate Assistant (Running Backs) Jeremy King Graduate Assistant (Assistant Quarterbacks) Matt Giampa Graduate Assistant (Assistant Defensive Backs) Jack Louisdort Assistant Offensive Line Ryne Strickland Assistant Linebackers Blake Potash Athletic Training/Director of Sports Medicine Jay Johnson Strength and Conditioning Lonnie Maddox Equipment Manager Rob McElhaney Football Secretary Angie Colbert Football Operations Marty McGhin & Ruth Mensah Blazers This Season Returning 13 6 4 Teams 3 Starters Lost 11 7 4 Teams 0 Total Lettermen Returning 27 14 10 Teams 3 Lettermen Lost 31 Offensive 11 Defensive 20 Teams 0 2021 Final Record 12-2 2021 GSC Record 6-1
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Graduate Assistant SID Callie Cline Email cncline@valdosta.edu Cell Phone
GSC Titles 9 (1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2021)
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All-Time (3) Director (Football Contact) Kit Strief Office Phone (229) 333-5903 kstrief@wtamu.edu (515) 490-4627 Harkey ktharkey@valdosta.edu (432) 940-6471 (704)
Sports Information Assistant Athletic
Graduate Assistant SID Keelyn
Most Consecutive Wins (One Season) 14 (2002, 2018) Most Consecutive Wins (Total) 25 (2017-19)
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491-6420 Press Box Phone (515) 490-4627 Mailing ValdostaAddressStateAthletic Web Site www.vstateblazers.com Facebook facebook.com/wtathletics Twitter @wtathletics YouTubeInstagram youtube.com/wtathletics *QuickFactsInformationasof...August24,2022 ValdostaStateBlazer2022PreseasonQuickFactsSEASON2022 PREVIEW
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• L, 58-17 in Nat. Champ. Game)
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Name of School Valdosta State University City/Zip Valdosta, Georgia/31698 Founded 1906 Enrollment 10,448 Nickname Blazers School Colors Red and Black (PMS 186) Stadium (Capacity) Bazemore-Hyder Stadium (10,500) Surface Synthetic Grass Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference Gulf South President Dr. Richard Carvajal Athletic Director Herb Reinhard Athletic Department Phone (229) 651-4400)
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Valdosta State Football History
for Communications
All-Time NCAA Postseason Record 29-14 ('94, '96, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '07, '08, '10, '12, '14, '15, '16, '18, '19, '21 )
Last Posteason Playoff Opponent • vs. Ferris State (12/18/21)
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14-Win Seasons 2 (2002, 2018) 13-Win Seasons 2 (2004, 2007) 12-Win Seasons 3 (2001, 2012, 2021)
NCAA Championships 4 (2004, 2007, 2012, 2018)
First Year of Football 1982 (40th playing season) Overall All-Time Record Number of Years in National Playoffs (Division II) 18
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Ticket Office Manager Vacanna Hardin Ticket Office Phone (229) 333-SEAT Head Athletic Trainer Jay Johnson Coaching Staff Head Coach Tremaine Jackson Alma Mater, Yr. Houston, 2006 Record at School (Yrs.) 0-0 (1st) Career Record (Yrs.) 10-3 (3rd) Football Office Phone (229) 333-5844
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 5 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY ValdostaStateReturningInformation PERCENTAGES RETURNING FROM 2021 SEASON Rushing Yards 99% (3,550 of 3,581) Rushing Attempts 98% (533 of 541) Rushing Touchdowns 97% (38 of 39) Passing Yards 99% (3,537 of 3,541) Passing Attempts 99% (419 of 420) Passing Touchdowns 99% (32 of 33) Receptions 40% (101 of 251) Receiving Yards 30% (1,059 of 3,541) Points Scored 69% (397 of 579) Punts 100% (43 of 43) Punting Yards 100% (1,566 of 1,566) Punt Returns 17% (4 of 25) Punt Return Yards 17% (32 of 183) Kickoff Returns 46% (16 of 35) Kickoff Return Yards 38% (306 of 807) Total Offensive Yards 99% (7,084 of 7,122) Total Offensive Plays 98% (947 of 961) All-Purpose Yards 60% (4,947 of 8,252) Interceptions 11% (1 of 9) Tackles 32% (303 of 938) Tackles for Loss 35% (25.5 of 72) Sacks 32% (12 of 37) TOP INDIVIDUAL RETURNING RUSHING STATISTICS RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Seth McGill 14-12 189 1269 34 1235 6.5 14 76 88.2 Ivory Durham 14-14 128 1070 58 1012 7.9 13 59 72.3 Jamar Thompkins 14-2 145 1016 15 1001 6.9 9 63 71.5 James Chaney 14-0 41 243 17 226 5.5 1 42 17.4 Totals (2021) . . . . . . . 14 541 3753 172 3581 6.6 39 76 255.8 Opponents . . . . . . . . . 11 554 2921 285 2636 4.8 21 78 188.3 TOP INDIVIDUAL RETURNING PASSING STATISTICS PASSING GP-GS Effic Comp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G Ivory Durham 14-14 151.55 244-406-11 60.1 3425 32 60 244.6 Sam Edwards 13-0 154.08 6-10-0 60.0 112 0 64 8.6 Total (2021) . . . . . . . . 14 151.27 251-40-11 59.8 3541 33 64 252.9 Opponents . . . . . . . . . 14 110.72 178-371-9 48.0 2239 19 72 159.9 TOP INDIVIDUAL RETURNING RECEIVING STATISTICS RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Victor Talley 13-6 32 433 13.5 3 64 36.1 Travon Roberts 13-11 30 306 10.2 2 37 23.5 Seth McGill 14-12 20 147 7.4 2 19 10.5 Council Allen 14-0 9 90 10.0 0 31 6.4 Jamar Thompkins 14-2 6 46 7.7 0 22 3.3 Total (2021) . . . . . . . . . 14 251 3541 14.1 33 64 252.9 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . 14 178 2239 12.6 19 72 159.9 TOP INDIVIDUAL RETURNING TACKLE LEADERS TACKLES GP-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks Jameon Gaskin 13-8 28 54 82 2.5-12 1.5-8 Javiontae Martin 14-10 17 29 46 6.0-16 1.0-7 Jackson Bull 12-4 23 18 41 6.0-35 3.5-26 Sean Coleman 14-1 15 6 21 1.0-6 1.0-6 Julian Baldi 14-1 16 5 21 1.0-3 0-0 Miles Harp 14-1 13 8 21 6.0-26 3.5-12 Aleem Coley 14-3 11 8 19 0-0 0-0 Total (2021) . . . . . . . . 14 498 448 938 72-301 37-206 Opponents . . . . . . . . . 14 523 364 887 50-147 4-33 SEASON2022
Jhonny Quest DB 5-10 186 Gr. Tampa, Fla. Armwood HS Marist 15
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Justin Jeffery WR 6-1 183 Gr. Richmond HIll, Ga. Richmond Hill HS Charlotte 16 Micah Dennis DB 5-9 186 Gr. Frisco, Texas Independence HS Bucknell 19 Marcel Williams DB 5-9 180 So. Miami, Fla. Carol City HS 20 Jamar Thompkins RB 5-11 205 Sr. Miami, Fla. Coral Gables HS 21 Phillip Starks LB 5-11 210 So. Jacksonville, Fla. Sandalwood HS 22 La'Darius Henry DB 6-2 160 So. St. Petersburg, Fla. Gibbs HS Florida Atlantic 23 Damarkus Robins DB 6-0 223 Jr. Columbus, Ga. Spencer HS West Georgia 24 Bud Chaney RB 5-11 204 So. Lehigh Acres, Fla. Lehigh Acres HS 25 Jordan Jones LB 6-0 185 R-Fr. Thomasville, Ga. Thomasville Central HS 26 Ravarius Rivers DB 6-1 201 R-Jr. Ellenwood, Ga. Martin Luther King HS 27 Montae Boyd DB 6-0 168 So. Snellville, Ga. Shiloh HS Presbyterian College 28 Aaron Dawson DB 5-10 164 Jr. Cross City, Fla. Dixie County HS 29 Caleb Riley DB 5-10 188 Gr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Brookwood HS Alabama A&M 30 Seth McGill RB 5-9 193 Sr. Miami Gardens, Fla. Miami Central HS 31 Travis Cooper DB 6-1 164 So. Tallahasse, Fla. Godby HS 32 Jordan Billups DB 5-8 176 R-Fr. Kingsland, Ga. Camden County HS 33 Travis Tisdale RB 5-9 179 So. Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes HS Kentucky 34 Darrien Young DB 5-10 186 So. Katy, Texas Morton Ranch HS Colorado Mesa 35 Donte Carpenter LB 5-10 214 Sr. Sebring, Fla. Sebring HS 36 Akil Lampley LB 6-2 198 R-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Snadalwood HS 37 La'Ken Nettles DB 5-11 182 So. Atlanta, Ga. Alcovy HS 38 Tanjuatco Gelin RB 5-8 180 R-Fr. Thomasville, Ga. Thomasville HS 39 Daniel Jean DB 5-11 185 Fr. Miami Gardens, Fla. Western HS 40 Deion Coleman LB 6-2 232 So. St. Petersburg, Fla. Gibbs HS Iowa Central CC 41 Terrell Dudley LB 6-0 213 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. Lincoln HS 42 Aree Booker LB 5-11 213 So. Orange, N.J. DePaul Catholic HS Morgan State 43 Estin Thiele K 6-1 185 So. St. Augustine, Fla. Menendez HS Florida International 44 Javiontae Martin DL 6-4 224 Sr. Douglas, Ga. Coffeee County HS 45 Jaylen Dunbar LB 6-1 204 R-So. Thomasville, Ga. Thomas County Centra HS 46 Austin McKay K 5-11 173 Gr. Aiken, S.C. Aiken HS Gardner-Webb 47 Jameon Gaskin LB 5-10 216 Sr. Douglas, Ga. Coffee County HS 48 Isaiah Curry DL 6-3 246 Gr. Oxon Hill, Md. Oxon Hill HS Texas A&M-Commerce 49 Keirston Johnson LB 6-0 218 Gr. Jacksonville, Fla. Robert E. Lee HS Stony Brook 50 Brett Buckridge LS 5-10 206 R-So. Crawfordville, Fla. Wakulla County HS 51 Michael Gayden DL 6-2 282 Sr. Houston, Texas Dulles HS Colorado Mesa 52 Jeremiah Campbell OL 6-6 320 Gr. Gahanna, Ohio Lincoln HS Tiffin 53 Kenley-Mary Asse OL 6-4 320 So. Opa Locka, Fla. Monsignor Pace HS 54 Larry Brooks DL 6-3 266 R-Fr. Ocala, Fla. West Port HS 55 Pierre Hayes DL 6-2 227 Sr. Compton, Calif. Los Angeles HS Colorado Mesa 56 Torren Calhoun DL 6-1 237 Sr, Fort Worth, Texas Martin HS Colorado Mesa 57 Andrew Farley DL 6-0 240 Jr. Stockton, Calif. Weston Ranch HS Colorado Mesa 58
Juan De La Torre OL 6-5 326 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. Bishop Salesian HS Eastern Kentucky 59 Demetrius Cooley OL 6-2 295 Jr. Decatur, Ga. Decatur HS Colorado Mesa 60 Jacob Johanning OL 6-3 325 Fr. Largo, Fla. Pinellas Park HS 61 Brayden Rasnek OL 6-5 305 Fr. Opp, Ala. Opp HS 62 Izaia Anderson OL 6-3 292 Fr, Altamonte Springs, Fla. Lake Brantley HS 63 Kody Chisholm OL 6-5 296 Fr. Auburndale, Fla. Auburndale HS 64 Michael Marotta OL 6-5 288 R-Fr. Spring Hill, Fla. Nature Coast Technical HS 65 Caden Marcum OL 6-3 283 Jr. Port Charlotte, Fla. Port Charlotte HS 66 Eddie Rox OL 6-2 283 Sr. Birmingham, Ala. Clay-Chalkville HS Campbell 67 Jason Jackson OL 6-4 249 Fr. St. Augustine, Fla. St. Augustine HS 68 Peyton Gunn OL 6-4 262 Fr. Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes HS 69 Chris Graham OL 6-3 319 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Sandalwood HS Florida State 70 Ashton Jones-Obikpo OL 6-5 325 Jr. Streatham, Englad Trinity School, Croydon Dodge City CC 71 Elijah Melendez OL 6-5 296 So. Navarre, Fla. Navarre HS 72 Brennan Shepstone OL 6-6 331 Fr. Athens, Ga. Athens Academy 73 Kris Thigpen OL 6-3 315 R-Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas Bowie HS Abilene Christian 74 Michael Garcia OL 6-3 255 Fr. Orlando, Fla. Timber Creek HS 75 Anwar Johnson DL 6-3 338 Fr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Choctawhatchee HS 76 William Racely OL 6-4 305 Fr. Flushing, Mich. Flushing HS Eastern Michigan
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Blazer Football Roster
2022 Valdosta State Alphabetical Roster 8 Council Allen WR 62 Izaiah Anderson OL 95 Dallas Anthony DL 53 Kenley-Mary Asse OL Julian Baldi LB 80 James Barnes WR Nyshun Bell DB 32 Jordan Billups DB 97 Jaden Blount DL 42 Aree Booker LB 27 Montae Boyd DB 54 Larry Brooks DL Chris Bruglio DL 50 Brett Buckridge LS 3 Jackson Bull LB Rodney Bullard WR 56 Torren Calhoun DL 52 Jeremiah Campbell OL Andrew Carner RB 35 Donte Carpenter LB 24 James Chaney RB 63 Kody Chisholm OL 40 Deion Coleman LB 7 Sean Colman DB 59 Demetrius Cooley OL 31 Travis Cooper DB 48 Isaiah Curry DL Jalan Davis TE 28 Aaron Dawson DB 58 Juan De La Torre OL 94 Damien Deloney DL 16 Micah Dennis DB 41 Terrell Dudley LB 45 Jaylen Dunbar LB 9 Ivory Durham QB 12 Sam Edwards QB 86 Jackson Epes TE 57 Andrew Farley DL Isaiah Flowers RB Javarius Franklin DL Robert Fulton, III WR 74 Michael Garcia OL 47 Jameon Gaskin LB 51 Michael Gayden DL 38 Tanjuatco Gelin RB 87 Noah Gillan TE Chris Graham OL 68 Peyton Gunn OL Myles Harp DL 77 Zaire Harrison DL 55 Pierre Hayes DL 4 Davie Henderson WR Alcival Henrisme DL 22 La'Darius Henry DB La'Terrian Hicks DB 85 Ted Hurst WR Colin Jackson DL 67 Jason Jackson OL 81 Jerson Jacques WR 39 Daniel Jean DB 15 Jusin Jeffery WR 60 Jacob Johanning OL 75 Anwar Johnson DL
No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown High School Previous School 0 Dwayne Thompson, II DB 6-1 192 Sr. Farmington Hills, Mich. West Bloomfield HS Indiana State 1 Travon Roberts WR 5-10 158 R-Sr. Miami, Fla. Miami Norland HS 2 B.K. Smith WR 5-10 185 Gr. Louisville, Ky. Male HS Western Kentucky 3 Jackson Bull LB 6-0 183 Sr. Fleming Island, Fla. Fleming Island HS 4 Davie Henderson WR 6-2 180 Gr. Winter Haven, Fla. Winter Haven HS Duquesne 5 Kiaran Turner WR 5-9 187 Gr. Orange Park, Fla. Ridgeview HS Presbyterian College 7 Sean Colman DB 6-1 170 R-So. Ackworth, Ga. Allatoona HS Chattahoocheee Tech 8 Council Allen WR 5-10 169 So. Hialeah, Fla. American Senior HS 9 Ivory Durham QB 5-11 204 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. Raines HS 10 Eric Ross DB 5-10 190 Jr. Lithonia, Ga. Arabia Mountain HS 11 Seth Smith QB 6-2 196 Fr. Spartanburg, S.C. Spartanburg HS Marshall 12 Sammy Edwards QB 6-2 188 So. St. Augustine, Fla. St. Augustine HS 13 Victor Talley WR 6-5 213 Gr. Brunswick, Ohio Brunswick HS Slippery Rock 14
Assistant Running Backs: Jeremy King (2nd Season)
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator: Trent Earley (1st Season)
Assistant Quarterbacks: Matthew Giampa (1st Season)
2022 Valdosta State Blazer Football Roster
COACHES Head Coach: Tremaine Jackson (1st Season)
Football Operations: Marty McGhin Head Athletic Trainer (Football): Jay Johnson Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer (Football): Jessica Bellow Head Strength & Conditioning (Football): Lonnie Maddox
Defensive Coordinator: Brandon Andersen (1st Season)
No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown High School Previous School 77 Zaire Harrison DL 6-0 258 Jr. Warrenville, S.C. Carvers Bay HS Georgia Military College 79 Alajujuan Sparks OL 6-4 347 R-Fr. Hoover, Ala. Hoover HS Alabama 80 James Barnes WR 5-8 177 Fr. Tavares, Fla. Southwest Miami HS 81 Jerson Jacques WR 6-3 223 Jr. Lantana, Fla. Santa Luces HS Keiser University 82 Psaveon Reaves WR 5-11 158 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Admiral Farragut HS Bryant 83 Abasi Scott WR 6-4 164 Fr. Savannah, Ga. Windsor Forrest HS 84 Zaylan Reese WR 6-0 180 Fr. Miami, Fla. Miami Central HS 85 Ted Hurst WR 6-4 180 Fr. Savannah, Ga. Johnson HS 86 Jackson Epes TE 6-2 228 Jr. Garland, Texas Bishop Lynch HS Austin College 87 Noah Gillan TE 6-3 251 So. St. Augustine, Fla. Menendez HS 89 Tyson Ross TE 6-4 203 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Westlake HS 90 Shanard Lo-Ray DL 6-4 283 Fr. Coconut Creek, Fla. Monarch HS 91 Brian Rattery DL 6-0 305 So. West Palm Beach, Fla. Lakes HS Colorado Mesa 92 Antar Thompson DL 6-5 287 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Richmond Heights HS Missouri 93 Jalen Norwood DL 6-1 220 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. North Florida Christian HS Garden City CC 94 Damien Deloney DL 6-3 267 R-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. First Coast HS 95 Dallas Anthony DL 6-4 247 R-Jr. Darien, Ga. McIntosh County Academy 96 Bryce Robinson LS 6-7 273 R-Fr. Winston, Ga. Alexander HS 97 Jaden Blount DL 6-2 244 R-Fr. Augusta, Ga. Aquinas HS 98 John Miller K/P 6-0 217 R-So. Valdosta, Ga. Valwood West Georgia 99 Armon Williams DL 6-2 315 Fr. Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett HS Colorado Mesa Julian Baldi LB 6-1 230 Sr. Clearwater, Fla. Clearwater Academy Ellsworth CC Nyshun Bell DB 6-0 191 So. Vidalia, Ga. Vidalia HS Pikeville Chris Bruglio DL 6-0 220 Fr. Chicago, Ill. St. Rita HS Eastern Michigan Rodney Bullard WR 6-0 170 Fr. Albany, Ga. Westover HS Andrew Carner RB 5-8 176 R-Fr. Gray, Ga. Jones County HS Jalan Davis TE 6-1 243 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Maynard Jackson HS Murray State Isaiah Flowers RB 5-9 180 So. Tallahassee, Fla. Edward H. White HS Javerius Franklin DL 6-3 230 Fr. Thomasville, Ga. Thomas County Central HS Robert Fulton, III WR 5-11 190 R-Fr. Lake City, Fla. Columbia HS Myles Harp DL 6-1 290 So. Durham, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons HS Alcivial Henrisme DL 6-2 220 Fr. South Bay, Fla. Glades Central HS La'Terrian Hicks DB 5-8 151 Fr. Tampa, Fla. Hillsborough HS Colin Jackson DL 6-4 208 Fr. Colquitt, Ga. Miller County HS Isaiah Martin DB 6-2 190 So. Conyers, Ga. Heritage HS Fort Valley State Mike McCray WR 5-10 178 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. Jean Ribault HS Fullerton College Clark Miller LS 5-10 205 R-Fr. Valdosta, Ga. Valwood HS Ja'Daniel Nettles RB 6-2 196 Fr. Uriah, Ala. Escambia County HS Pharee Reed DL 6-2 226 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Lakewood HS Jaxson Rivera P 5-7 170 Fr. Zephyrhills, Fla. Zephyrhills HS Aeden Sheehan TE 6-6 236 So. St. John's, Fla. Homeschool Trent Townsend QB 6-0 227 Fr. Dunnellon, Fla. Dunnello HS Anthony Trepen TE 6-3 225 R-Fr. Brooksville, Fla. Nature Coast Technical HS Wanya Williams QB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Hialeah, Fla. American HS Isaiah Wilson WR 6-1 175 R-Sr. Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville HS Al-Nour Yacoub TE 6-3 222 Fr. Lake Mary, Fla. Lake Mary HS
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Assistant Defensive Line/Special Teams: Rob McElhaney (2nd Season)
Assistant Defensive Backs: Jack Louisdort (1st Season) Assistant Offensive Line: Ryne Strickland (1st Season)
Defensive Backs: Taylor Richards (1st Season)
Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator: Jackson Hadley (1st Season)
Assistant Linebackers: Blake Potash (1st Season)
Offensive Line: Mike Barela (1st Season)
Wide Receivers: Brandon Johnson-Farrell (1st Season)
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Rick Bowie (1st Season)
Alphabetical Roster 49 Keirston Johnson LB 25 Jordan Jones LB 70 Ashton Jones-ObikpoOL 36 Akil Lampley DB 90 Shanard Lo-Ray DL 65 Caden Marcum OL 64 Michael Marotta OL 44 Javiontae Martin DL Mike McCray WR 30 Seth McGill RB 46 Austin McKay K 71 Elijah Melendez OL Clark Miller LS 98 John Miller P Ja'Daniel Nettles RB 37 La'Ken Nettles DB Jalen Norwood DL 14 Jhonny Quest DB 76 William Racely OL 61 Brayden Rasnek OL 91 Brian Rattery DL 82 Psaveon Reaves WR Pharee Reed DL 84 Zaylan Reese WR 29 Caleb Riley DB Jaxson Rivera P 26 Ravarius Rivers DB 1 Travon Roberts WR 23 Demarkus Robins DB 96 Bryce Robinson TE 10 Eric Ross DB 89 Tyson Ross TE 66 Eddie Rox OL 83 Abasi Scott WR Aeden Sheehan TE 72 Brennan Shepstone OL 2 B.K. Smith WR 11 Seth Smith QB 79 Alajujuan Sparks OL 21 Phillip Starks DB 13 Victor Talley WR 43 Estin Thiele K 73 Kris Thigpen OL 20 Jamar Thompkins RB 92 Antar Thompson DL 0 Dwayne Thompson DB 33 Travis Tisdale RB Trent Townsend QB Anthony Trepen TE 5 Kiaran Turner WR 99 Armon Williams DL 19 Marcel Williams DB Wanya Williams QB Isaiah Wilson WR Al-Nour Yacoub TE 34 Darrien Young DB SEASON2022
Special Teams Starters Returning (2) 49 John Cummings P, 6-0, 218, Sr. 60 Tyler McMahon LS, 6-1, 248, So. 2017 Redshirt Freshmen (18) 1 Skyler Bonneau QB, 6-0, 204, R-Fr. 7 Justin Houghtaling QB, 6-5, 205, R-Fr. 18 Josiah Pennington DB, 6-2, 187, R-Fr. 19 Taylor O’Neal-Givens RB, 5-10, 187, R-Fr. 23 Keimone Davis DB, 5-11, 165, R-Fr. 26 Dailyn Wells DB, 5-11, 180, R-Fr. 31 Jared Shirley WR, 6-2, 179, R-Fr. 32 Talon Baskin DB, 6-0, 185, R-Fr. 36 Joseph Radke LB, 6-4, 215, R-Fr. 37 Dreyson Williams DB, 5-10, 187, R-Fr. 41 Keshon Cervantes LB, 6-0, 212, R-Fr. 58 Reese Forest OL, 6-0, 303, R-Fr. 65 Kellon Smith OL, 6-4, 295, R-Fr. 66 Chris Johnson OL, 6-2, 318, R-Fr. 72 Sawyer Ulmer OL, 6-2, 259, R-Fr. 98 Patrick Dickerson DL, 6-1, 255, R-Fr. Gavin Pruett QB, 5-10, 195, R-Fr. Sean Williams LB, 6-1, 185, R-Fr. 2022 Position Breakdown Quarterbacks (5) 9 Ivory Durham 5-11, 200, Sr. 12 Sammy Edwards 6-2, 180, So. 11 Seth Smith 6-2, 205, Fr. Trent Townsend 6-2, 218, Fr. Wanya Williams 6-0, 175, R-Fr. Running Backs (8) 20 Jamar Thompkins 5-11, 200, Sr. 24 James “Bud” Chaney 5-11, 185, So. 30 Seth McGill 5-9, 195, Sr. 30 Travis Tisdale 5-9, 173, So. Andrew Carner 5-8, 175, R-Fr. Tanjuatco Gelin 5-9, 190, R-Fr. Ja’Daniel Nettles 6-2, 190, Fr. Wide Receivers (17) 1 Travon Roberts 5-10, 170, Sr. Tight Ends (5) 39 Brock Gerlich 6-4, 221, So. 42 Markel Steward-Gilespie 6-4, 208, Jr. 80 Bryce Wade 6-6, 234, Fr. 87 Junior Pome’e 6-4, 288, Sr. 88 Ja’Quarius Daniels 6-4, 259, Sr. Offensive Linemen (18) 55 Parker Hanna 6-5, 267, Fr. 58 Reese Forest 6-0, 303, R-Fr. 61 Remington Weis 6-2, 297, So. 62 Marshall Crabb 6-0, 270, Fr. 63 Moses Mondesir 6-1, 289, Sr. 64 Nathaniel Nanai 6-0, 280, So. 65 Kellon Smith 6-4, 295, R-Fr. 66 Chris Johnson 6-2, 318, R-Fr. 67 Justin Mayo 6-5, 307, Fr. 69 Tucker Kisel 6-3, 311, So. 70 Dillon Vaughan 6-6, 312, Sr. 71 Michael Whitfield 6-2, 270, Jr. 72 Sawyer Ulmer 6-2, 259, R-Fr. 76 Daniel Hammons 6-3, 267, Fr. 77 Travis Vornkahl 6-5, 270, Jr. 78 Seth Greer 6-2, 284, Fr. 79 Khayman Johnson 5-10, 302, Fr. Eric Smith 6-1, 274, Fr. Placekickers/Punters (2) 12 Alex Schrag 5-10, 176, Fr. 49 John Cummings 6-0, 218, Sr. Longsnappers (1) 60 Tyler McMahon 6-1, 248, So. Defensive Backs (16) 3 Keith Blank 5-10, 176, Jr. 4 Isaiah Barnett 6-2, 214, So. 8 Niko Brown 5-11, 195, Jr. 10 Ayrton Payne 5-8, 169, Fr. 13 Kadrian Seaton 6-1, 173, Fr. 15 Tyler Robertson 5-9, 175, Fr. 17 Harold Watson 5-10, 178, Fr. 18 Josiah Pennington 6-2, 187, R-Fr. 23 Keimone Davis 5-11, 165, R-Fr. 24 Kevon Thomas 6-0, 180, So. 26
Linebackers (14) 22 Isaac Watson 6-1, 228, Sr. 36 Joseph Radke 6-4, 215, R-Fr. 40 Marcus Braswell 6-1, 219, So. 41 Keshon Cervantes 6-0, 212, R-Fr. 44 Hayden Dennis 6-2, 222, So. 46 Daelin Young 6-2, 240, Sr. 47 Joseph Barron 6-0, 215, Fr. 48 Justin Breitling 5-11, 225, R-Jr. 50 Eric Collins 6-3, 189, Fr. 51 Trevor Myklebust 6-0, 244, Sr. 52 Nathan Smith 5-9, 187, Fr. 56 Carter James 6-2, 248, Sr. Derek Ditto 6-3, 207, Fr. Sean Williams 6-1, 185, R-Fr.
Dailyn Wells 5-11, 180, R-Fr. 28 Chazz Slatinsky 5-10, 195, Jr. 32 Talon Baskin 6-0, 185, R-Fr. 37 Dreyson Williams 5-10, 187, R-Fr. 38 Frank Honang 5-10, 190, So. Kevin Wong 5-7, 157, Fr.
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER8 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY 2022 Blazer Roster Position Breakdown 2022 Squad Breakdown Total Lettermen Returning 27 Offensive 14 Defensive 10 Special Teams 3 Lettermen Lost 31 Offensive 10 Defensive 21 Special Teams 0 Players who redshirted in 2021 Position Starters Returning 13 Offensive 6 Defensive 4 Special Teams 3 2021TotalTrueRedshirtSophomoresJuniorsSeniors/GraduatesFreshmenFreshmenOverallRecord 12-2 2021 GSC Record/Place 6-1 / T-1st Offensive Starters Returning (8) 6 P.J. Leonce WR, 5-7, 161, Jr. 11 Ben Arbuckle QB, 6-4, 209, Jr. 64 Nathaniel Nanai OL, 6-0, 280, So. 70 Dillon Vaughan OL, 6-6, 312, Sr. 71 Michael Whitfield OL, 6-2, 264, So. 77 Travis Vornkahl OL, 6-5, 270, Jr. 87 Junior Pome’e TE, 6-4, 288, Sr. 88 Ja’Quarius Daniels TE, 6-4, 259, Sr. Defensive Starters Returning (6) 28 Chazz Slatinsky DB, 5-10, 195, Jr. 46 Daelin Young LB, 6-2, 240, Sr. 51 Trevor Myklebust LB, 6-0, 244, Sr. 54 Gerred Johnson DL, 6-2, 254, So. 56 Carter James LB, 6-2, 248, Sr. 97 Solomon Perdue DL, 6-0, 276, Jr.
Defensive Linemen (10) 53 Lance Hyder 6-4, 264, Jr. 54 Gerred Johnson 6-2, 254, So. 57 Eric Douglas 6-1, 240, Fr. 74 Xavier Rivera 6-2, 292, Fr. 90 Mykeil Clayton 5-10, 242, Jr. 91 Dalton Gumina 6-2, 250, Fr. 92 Henry Paul 6-1, 252, Jr. 95 Allen Roberson 6-2, 287, So. 97 Solomon Perdue 6-0, 276, Jr. 98 Patrick Dickerson 6-1, 255, R-Fr.
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Bazemore-HyderStadium
Valdosta State's home football field for 36 of the Blazers' 39 playing years, Cleveland Field at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium offers Valdosta State with a football facility conve niently located adjacent to VSU's main cam pus.The original stadium was constructed in 1922 and was named for the late Dr. A.G. Cleveland, who was superintendent of Val dosta 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-of-theart facility for its home games. The seating capacity of the stadium rose to 10,100 in cluding three prime sections featuring the ater-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 sta dium 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 165-49-1 over the 36 playing years there. Since 2000, the Blazers have gone 11724 at home for a blistering .830 winning percentage. In 2018, VSU went a perfect 8-0 at Bazemore-Hyder Stadi um 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 Total Home Record 174-53-1 (.765) Cleveland Field/Bazemore-Hyder Stadium 165-49-1 (.770) Martin Stadium 9-4 (.692) *The official stadium named changed to Cleveland Field at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in 1996
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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 foot ball team as it endures the rigors of a football season. A 3,265 square foot locker room is the centerpiece of the project and is lined with 126 lockers, enough to house all members of the VSU football squad. Ad jacent to the locker room is a 2,100 square foot equipment room with secure “Football Locker Roompass-through” equipment bins that allow managers to address the equipment needs of all the Blazers while keep ing each player’s equipment separated.
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 eightpost 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 Cognis ens machines, with additional owners including Manchester United and multiple NHL hockey teams.
The home to the Valdosta State football and women's soccer pro grams 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 Valdosta State Athletic Field House
The remainder of the Athletic Fieldhouse includes a 3,458 square foot office suite for the football coaches as well as 2,200 square feet of meeting rooms, each equipped with state-of-the-art video equipment. The academic needs of the student-athlete is also addressed as a 1,500 square foot computer lab is equipped with 19 computers.
Touchdowns: 7, 3x - Last by Dusty Bonner of VSU Nov. 4, 2000 Interceptions: 5, 2x - Last Greg Jackson of West Florida Sept. 24, 2016
Kickoff
TotalReturns:Yards: 196, by Michael Allen of West Alabama Oct. 21, 2000
Touchdowns: 4, 4x - Last Seantavius Jones of VSU Oct. 12, 2012 Long Reception: 94, by Robert Armstrong of Texas A&M-Kingsville Nov. 1, 2012
PuntTotalReturn:Yards: 168, by Sherard Reynolds of VSU Sept. 23, 2006
Completions: 48, by VSU vs. St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995 Yards: 508, by VSU vs. St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
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Scoring:Touchdowns: 10, 2x - Last by VSU vs. Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
PAT Attempts: 10, 2x - Last by VSU vs. Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
Passing:Attempts: 66, by Dane King of Henderson State Oct. 8, 2005
Points: 70, by VSU vs. Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
FG Attempted: 4, 4x - Last by VSU vs. West Georgia Nov. 10, 2018
Penalties: 19, by VSU vs. Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 11, 1997
Rushing:Attempts:
Fumbles Forced: 3, by Tyler Josey of VSU Nov. 1, 2012 Fumbles Recovered: 2, 2x - Last Dominic Splinks of Delta State Oct. 2, 2008 Long Return: 86 by Dominique Wheeler of VSU Sept. 28, 2013
Punting:Punts: 12, by VSU vs. West Florida Sept. 24, 2016 Total Yards: 494, by Lewis Hays of Shorter Sept. 22, 2018 Average: 54.0, by Andrew Jones of Delta State Oct. 20, 2012 Long Punt: 65, by Andrew Jones of Delta State Oct. 20, 2012
Defense:Interceptions: 5, 3x - Last vs. UNCP Nov. 18, 2016 Int. Return Yards: 105, by North Alabama Nov. 12, 2005
Bazemore-HyderStadiumRecords INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Passing:Attempts: 68, by VSU vs. St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
Touchdowns: 1, 5x - Last by Gary Simon Oct. 22, 2016 Longest Return: 94, by Quin Roberson of VSU Sept. 8, 2012
Touchdowns: 4, by Rogan Wells of VSU Oct. 28, 2017
TEAM RECORDS
TotalYards:Offense: 508, by Scott Eyster of Delta State Oct. 2, 2004
Rushing:Attempts: 68, by Jacksonville State Sept. 24, 1988 Yards: 395, by Valdosta State vs. West Georgia Nov. 10, 2018
Completions: 45, by Chris Hatcher of VSU Oct. 23, 1993 Yards: 497, by Dusty Bonner of VSU Nov. 17, 2001
FG Attempted: 4, 3x - Last Andrew Gray of VSU Nov. 10, 2018 FG Made: 4 2x - Last Andrew Gray of VSU Nov. 10, 2018 Long FG: 54 by Keith Moore of VSU Sept. 21, 1985
Fumble Recoveries: 4, 5x - Last by VSU vs. Albany State Sept. 6, 2014 Return Yards: 86, by VSU vs. Angelo State Sept. 28, 2013
Tackles for Loss: 5.0, Lawrence Virgil of VSU Nov. 24, 2012 Sacks: 4.0, 2x - Last Tyler Josey of VSU Nov. 1, 2012
FG Made: 4, 2x - Last by VSU vs. West Georgia Nov. 10, 2018
Penalty Yards: 170, by VSU vs. Albany State Aug. 28, 1999
Touchdowns: 7, 3x - Last by VSU vs. Ouachita Baptist Nov. 4, 2000
35, by Tregnel Thomas of Delta State Nov. 1, 1997 Yards: 263, by Vontrell Mitchell of VSU Nov. 9, 1996 Long Rush: 84, by Jamar Thompkins of VSU Dec. 8, 2018
Touchdowns: 1, 9x - Last by VSU vs. Albany State Sept. 6, 2014
Defense:Tackles: 21, by Chris Pope of VSU Dec. 1, 2012
Touchdowns: 1, 9x times - Last Vincent Dallas of VSU Sept. 6, 2014 Longest Return: 98 by Tyran Robinson of VSU No. 22, 2003
Long Completion: 94 by Nate Poppell of Texas A&M-Kingsville Nov. 1, 2012
PAT Made: 10, by VSU vs. Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
Scoring:Touchdowns: 4, 5x - Last Rogan Wells of VSU Oct. 6, 2018 Points: 24, 5x - Last Rogan Wells of VSU Oct. 6, 2018 PAT Attempts: 10, by Daniel Andersen of VSU Nov. 7, 2009 PAT Made: 10, by Daniel Andersen of VSU Nov. 7, 2009
TotalReturn:Yards: 202, by VSU vs. Arkansas Tech Sept. 23, 2006
Miscellaneous:FirstDowns: 39, by VSU vs. Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015
Touchdowns: 2, by VSU vs. North Alabama Dec. 1, 2007
KickoffTotalReturns:Yards: 243, by Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
TotalYards:Offense: 686, by Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015
Touchdowns: 7, 2x - Last by VSU vs. Edward Waters Sept. 29, 2012
Punt
Interceptions: 3, 2x - Last Oatha Foster of West Ala. Sept. 22, 2012 Long Return: 100, by David Brown of VSU Dec. 8, 2018
Receiving:Receptions: 20, by Sean Pender of VSU Nov. 4, 1995 Yards: 319, by Kyle Henderson of West Alabama Oct. 26, 2002
Fumbles Forced: 5, by VSU vs. Carson-Newman Nov. 15, 2008
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(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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(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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(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. TEAMS
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(Front Row, L-R): Jaylen Dunbar, Jackson Bull, Brandon Andersen, Blake Potash, Gaskin, Lampley. Row, L-R): Coleman, Sparks, Robins. Row,
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(Front Row, L-R): Roberts, Victor Talley, Brandon Row, L-R): James Barnes, Row, L-R): Jacques, Abasi Scott, Hurst, Blount.
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Justin Jeffery, Kiaran Turner, Isaiah Wilson, Davie Henderson, Jaheim Jerry. (Third
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BACKS
(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
(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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(Front L-R): Anna Perry, Caliyah Sinkfield, Alexis Stone, Kristen Mulford, Caroline Schenck, Mylin Harris. (Middle L-R): Mad ison 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
RED HOTS
(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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Membership
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. is open to all students regardless of major. 39 years, Blazin’ Brigade has provided en tertaining shows for students, fans, and alumni at home in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium and across South Georgia.
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Jaquavious Jones Trombone 2nd Valdosta, Ga. Christina Kato Sousaphone 3rd Thomasville, Ga. Dustin Kirby Trumpet 3rd Jackson, Ga.
Diamond White Guard 1st Ocilla, Ga.
Amber Smylie Trumpet 4th Valdosta, Ga. Lindsey Sparks Baritone 1st Brunswick, Ga. Ella Stephenson Clarinet 1st Nashville, Ga.
D’Angelo Harris Trumpet 2nd Macon, Ga.
Anaya Lofton Guard 1st Columbus, Ga.
Aiyana Turner Staff 4th Jesup, Ga.
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Tyress McGauley Percussion 1st Waycross, Ga.
Jabriya Terrell Guard 2nd Cherokee Bluff, Ga.
Myles Jackson Saxophone, Alto 1st Jacksonville, Fla.
TyAsija Hooten Clarinet 1st Perry, Ga. William Howard Percussion 4th Cochran, Ga. John Hunter Percussion 4th Brunswick, Ga. Mariah Jackson Guard 3rd Sylvania, Ga.
Christina Hansard-Rutherford Saxophone, Alto 1st Bristol, Tenn.
Destiny McGlashan Guard 1st Locust Grove, Ga. Mico McGovern Mellophone 1st Kingsland, Ga.
Alexander Watkins Percussion 4th Peachtree Corners, Ga.
Oscar Suy-Perez Sousaphone 1st Madison, Fla.
Datavion Smith Saxophone, Tenor 1st Gaffney, S.C.
Jonathan Varnes Trumpet 1st Hilliard, Fla.
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Emily Young Percussion 3rd Leesburg, Ga.
Richard Wierner Trumpet 3rd Leesburg, Ga.
Taylor Maige Majorette 2nd Cairo, Ga. Jalaya McDowell Guard 1st Butler, Ga.
Zachary Whitesides Percussion 1st Brunswick, Ga.
Abigail Rosenthal Majorette 2nd Panama City, Fla. Abigail Rowan Clarinet 1st Lakeland, Ga. Kaelynn Samp Guard 1st Cumming, Ga. Keon Sello Percussion 1st Statesboro, Ga. Michelle Shacklee Mellophone 2nd Enterprise, Ala. Katelyn Shipley Guard 1st Tallahassee, Fla. Allison Smith Majorette 1st Tallahassee, Fla.
Lauren McGuire Staff 3rd Thomasville, Ga.
Kautia Matayko - Majorette Instructor
De’smon Yearby Guard 1st Valdosta, Ga.
Tirik Williams Trombone 1st Valdosta, Ga. Trinity Williams Percussion 2nd Tallapoosa, Ga.
Dylan Guinyard Trombone 1st Fort Myers, Fla. Jacob hadley Percussion 3rd Tifton, Ga. Dylan Hagin Percussion 1st Largo, Fla.
Elijah Alford Saxophone, Alto 1st Asburn, Ga. Brandon Allen Trumpet 2nd Thomasville, Ga. Christyana Alston Guard 3rd Locust Grove, Ga. Gary Anderson Trombone 2nd Adel, Ga.
Charles Williams Sousaphone 3rd Baxley, Ga.
Benjamin Harper - Director of Bands
Hanna Sutherland Guard 2nd Milton, Ga.
Felix Tinajero Trumpet 3rd Douglas, Ga.
Jayla Lewis Baritone 2nd Leesburg, Ga.
Ryan Smith - Professor of Percussion
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Jacob Bady Trumpet 3rd Brunswick, Ga. Elizabeth Bagley Clarinet 2nd Waycross, Ga. Alexandrea Baker Piccolo 1st Brunswick, Ga. Asa Ballard Trumpet 1st Norman Park, Ga. Molly Barclay Mellophone 2nd Dallas, Ga. Manuel Barreto Clarinet 1st Hackensack, N.J. Kasey Beck Sousaphone 4th Lakeland, Ga. Tanner Belanger Saxophone, Tenor 1st Valdosta, Ga. Callie Belflower Piccolo 3rd Valdosta, Ga. Allison Berger Baritone 1st Largo, Fla.
Jayden Thompson Trumpet 1st Thomasville, Ga.
Julian Brown Trumpet 1st Monroe, Ga. Tucker Browning Percussion 2nd Lakeland, Ga. Jakalin Bryant Percussion 1st Fort Valley, Ga. Shaniya Carter Clarinet 1st Warner Robins, Ga. Blair Cavannaugh Drum Major 5th Glen St. Mary, Fla. Hailey Centobene Guard 1st Lakeland, Ga. Sakihya Chambers Guard 3rd Douglas, Ga. Hunter Cosper Baritone 1st Thomas County, Ga. Steven Covington Trumpet 1st Locust Grove, Ga. Lily Crumbley Piccolo 1st Brunswick, Ga. James Dahne Sousaphone 4th Lakeland, Ga. Haley Davis Piccolo 1st Colquitt, Ga. Taniya Davis Trumpet 1st Waycross, Ga. Cary DeLuke Guard 1st Myrtle Beach, S.C. Izannah Donaldson Piccolo 3rd Quitman, Ga. Abbie Dunnavant Guard 1st Cordele, Ga. John Durrance Trumpet 1st Lakeland, Ga. Madison Edmonson Piccolo 1st Norman Park, Ga. Ronald English Saxophone, Alto 1st Sylvester, Ga. Isabella Espino Clarinet 1st Brunswick, Ga.
Kailey Stephenson Mellophone 1st Nahunta, Ga.
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Colton Smith Clarinet 3rd Grovetown, Ga.
Lance Tucker Saxophone, Alto 1st Madison, Fla.
Franklin Carmona - Graduate Student Tucker Prestridge - Graduate Assistant
Sky Holmes - Director of Athletic Bands
Jacob Briscoe Percussion 3rd McDonough, Ga. Jaliyah Brooks Mellophone 2nd Macon, Ga.
Keisha Thomas - Color Guard Instructor
Leonardo Lopez-Hernandez Saxophone, Tenor 1st Washington, Ga.
Lorelai Hamby Piccolo 1st Toccoa, Ga.
SECTION YRS IN BRIGADE HOMETOWN
Evan Jimmerson Trombone 1st Brunswick, Ga.
Dominique Rivera Clarinet 3rd Thomaston, Ga.
Jaylon Farley Drum Major 4th Hampton, Ga. Alina Farries Clarinet 2nd Hiram, Ga. Ramiyah Fulton Percussion 1st Waycross, Ga. Adriane Godfrey Guard 2nd Butler, Ga. Calista Godwin Sousaphone 2nd Valdosta, Ga. William Griffin Sousaphone 4th Winder, Ga.
Mercedes McElroy Trumpet 1st Kingsland, Ga.
Olivia Adams Piccolo 2nd Jacksonville, Fla.
VALDOSTA STATE 2022 MARCHING BAND ROSTER
Sheyenne Turlington Guard 1st Waycross, Ga.
Seth Watson Mellophone 1st Roberta, Ga.
Janell Meronvil Trombone 1st Locust Grove, Ga. Alyssia Miller Piccolo 1st Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Sierra Miller Piccolo 3rd Valdosta, Ga. Savannah Mitchell Percussion 4th Hiawassee, Ga. Tytiuna Morgan Piccolo 3rd Jesup, Ga. Reagan Mosley Clarinet 1st Guyton, Ga. Mary Moss Trumpet 2nd South Bend, Ind. Joely Myrick Baritone 1st Blackshear, Ga. Michael Newman Sousaphone 2nd Hampton, Ga. Chloe Norman Piccolo 1st Sylvester, Ga. Lezli Ocampo Piccolo 1st Jesup, Ga. Ghavin Okorley Percussion 1st Warner Robins, Ga. Kaitlyn Oswalt Clarinet 2nd Brunswick, Ga. Jalon Palmer Trombone 2nd Buford, Ga. Sarah Parker Piccolo 4th Lawrenceville, Ga. Mary Peed Guard 1st Butler, Ga. Isai Perez Mellophone 1st Madison, Fla. Bryce Perry Sousaphone 2nd Cairo, Ga. Michele Phinazee Trumpet 1st Thomasville, Ga. Elizabeth Prior Clarinet 1st Brunswick, Ga. Jesse Ratliff Drum Major 4th Waycross, Ga. Aria Reese Guard 1st Waycross, Ga. Jazmin Rendon Piccolo 2nd Nahunta, Ga. Faith Ridley Saxophone, Alto 2nd Thomasville, Ga.
VALDOSTA STATE 2022 MARCHING BAND ROSTER NAME
Jermarion Robinson Saxophone, Alto 1st Valdosta, Ga. JahKaylah Rogers Baritone 1st Perry, Ga. Zachary Rogers Trumpet 1st Lake City, Fla.
Michae’la Harper Clarinet 1st Brunswick, Ga.
Colton Roberts Percussion 3rd Perry, Ga. Tamekah Roberts Guard 3rd Jesup, Ga.
Texas A&M-Kingsville (2006) - Defensive Line Trinity Valley (2007) - Defensive Line Texas Southern (2008-11) - Def. Coord./Tight Ends
EDUCATION B.A. Univ. of Houston - Interdisciplinary Studies, 2006 COLLEGIATE COACHING POSITIONS
THE TREMAINE JACKSON FILE
Abilene Christian (2017-18) - Defensive Coordinator Texas State (2019) - Defensive Line Coach Colorado Mesa (2019-2022) - Head Coach Valdosta State (2022-present) - Head Coach by ESPN as one of 45 minority coaches un der 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. Injusttwo years in Grand Junction, Jack son 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 Jan uary, 2022. In addition to a successful 2022 Black-Red Spring Game, the team produced nearly 600 hours of community service, as sisting 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 class room.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 thrill ing 26-21 victory over then-No. 3-ranked Colorado School of Mines. It was the Maver icks’ 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 Pan demic.Statistically, the Mavericks AcademicJackson(16th –and(10th –bothtopCMU33.7scoring34th nationallywhile15.62021,scoring13th nationallyfinishedindefenseinallowingjustpointspergame,theteamwasinoffenseatpointspergame.finishedinthe20nationallyintotaldefense258.2ypg)totaloffense452.0ypg).coachedtwoAll-Ameri
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JACKSON Head Coach First Season at Valdosta State Houston, 2006 Interdisciplinary Studies cans and one AFCA Second Team All-America honoree, along with 21 All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) performers, in cluding RMAC Offensive Freshman of the Year in Karst Hunter. Prior to Colorado Mesa, Jackson was the defensive line coach at Texas State and be fore 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 af ter 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 hon ors while his unit led the conference in four defensive categories. In 2015, USF went 9-3 and earned the pro gram'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 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 South ern 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' de fensiveJackson,coordinator.VicePresident of the Minori ty Coaches Advancement Association, has served on several AFCA committees and was recipient of the 2022 Harry Butler Commu nity Service Award for dedicatedHarmony.oneTexasciplinarygreebachelor'sheHouston,Universitygraduateroe.Louisiana-MonthetransferringtwoassiveonJacksondent-athlete,teerism.standingservicecommunityandoutvolunAformerstuplayedthedefenlineatTexSouthernforyearsafterfromUniversityofHeisa2006oftheofwhereobtainedadeininterdisstudies.TheHouston,nativehasdaughter,
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Long Pass 77 Karst Hunter vs. South Dakota Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
Tackles For Loss 4.0 P. Hayes at Black Hills State (Oct 17, 2020)
Yards Rushing 392 at Black Hills State (Oct 17, 2020)
TD Passes 3 Karst Hunter vs. Colorado School of Mines (Oct 23, 2021)
Long Punt 62 Blake Moore vs. South Dakota Mines (Oct 24, 2020)
Points 56 at Black Hills State (Oct 17, 2020) at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Long Punt Return 32 vs. William Jewell (Sep 02, 2021)
Rushes 24 J. Rodriquez at Black Hills State (Oct 17, 2020)
Pass Completions 29 vs. Chadron State (Sep 25, 2021)
First Downs 26 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Yards Receiving 196 CJ Sims at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Punting Average 53.6 vs. South Dakota Mines (Oct 16, 2021)
Yards Passing 335 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Punts 9 Blake Moore at Colorado State-Pueblo (Oct 02, 2021)
JACKSON TEAM SUPERLATIVES
Total Offense 586 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Rushes 33 J. Cummings at Western Colorado (Oct 30, 2021)
TD Rushes 1 4x; Last, J. Cummings at Western Colo. (Oct 30, 2021)
TD Receptions 1 21x; Last, Dwight Blakey vs. S.D. Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
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TD Rushes 6 at Fort Lewis (Oct 16, 2021)
Sacks By 4 4x; Last, vs. Colorado School of Mines (Oct 23, 2021)
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES
TD Receptions 3 CJ Sims at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Yards Per Rush 4.3 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Long Punt Return 32 Dwight Blakey vs. William Jewell (Sep 02, 2021)
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Long Field Goal 40 H. Villavicencio at Fort Lewis (Oct 02, 2021)
Game/OpponentCareerRecordsUnderJackson
TD Passes 4 R. Atkins at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
TD Rushes 1 5x; Last, at Western Colorado (Oct 30, 2021)
Turnovers 4 at Fort Lewis (Oct 16, 2021)
3 Karst Hunter at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Long Field Goal 43 Lucas Ruiz Diaz vs. Black Hills State (Nov 06, 2021)
Receptions 8 3x; Last, Lionel McConnell vs. S.D. Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
Michael Gayden vs. South Dakota Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
Punting Average 53.7 Blake Moore vs. South Dakota Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
Punting Average 53.6 C. Knutsen vs. South Dakota Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
Yards Receiving 165 Lionel McConnell at N.M. Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Yards Per Rush 8.3 vs. Black Hills State (Nov 06, 2021)
OPPONENT TEAM SUPERLATIVES
TD Passes 4 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Punt Inside 20 4 at Colorado State-Pueblo (Oct 02, 2021)
Pass Completions 29 at Colorado State-Pueblo (Oct 02, 2021)
First Downs 27 at Fort Lewis (Oct 16, 2021)
Punting Average 48.0 vs. South Dakota Mines (Oct 24, 2020)
Rushes 59 at Black Hills State (Oct 17, 2020)
Pass Completions 29 Karst Hunter at Colorado State-Pueblo (Oct 02, 2021)
Penatly Yards 118 vs. Adams State (Oct 09, 2021) Turnovers 4 at Fort Lewis (Oct 16, 2021)
45 Karst Hunter at Colorado State-Pueblo (Oct 02, 2021)
Long Pass 65 R. Atkins at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Long Reception 65 CJ Sims at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Long Rush 82 Gavin Herberg vs. William Jewell (Sep 02, 2021)
Field Goals 2 D. Faithfull at Colorado State-Pueblo (Oct 02, 2021)
Yards Passing 314 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Long Punt 73 C. Knutsen vs. South Dakota Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
Total Plays 90 at Colorado State-Pueblo (Oct 02, 2021)
Punts Inside 20 4 J. Dwinell, at Colorado State-Pueblo (Oct 02, 2021)
Pass Attempts 45 Karst Hunter vs. William Jewell (Sep 02, 2021)
Yards Passing 314 Karst Hunter at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Punts 9 at Colorado State-Pueblo (Oct 02, 2021)
Long Punt 62 vs. South Dakota Mines (Oct 24, 2020) Punt Inside 20 4 vs. South Dakota Mines (Oct 24, 2020)
Yards Rushing 128 J. Cummings at Western Colorado (Oct 30, 2021)
TD Rushes 4 Darick Holmes vs. Black Hills State (Nov 06, 2021)
Long Punt Return 25 M. Fine at Colorado State-Pueblo (Oct 02, 2021)
Long Kickoff Return 77 E. Fray vs. Chadron State (Oct 10, 2020)
Tackles For Loss 3.5 T. Phillo at Colorado State-Pueblo (Oct 02, 2021)
Rushes 48 at Western Colorado (Oct 30, 2021)
Yards Rushing 190 Darick Holmes vs. Black Hills State (Nov 06, 2021)
Field Goals 4 Lucas Ruiz Diaz vs. William Jewell (Sep 02, 2021)
Yards Per Pass 15.2 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
TD Passes 3 vs. Colorado School of Mines (Oct 23, 2021) vs. Black Hills State (Nov 06, 2021)
Pass Completions 29 D. Holst vs. Chadron State (Sep 25, 2021)
Sacks 2.5 C. Rutz at Fort Lewis (Oct 16, 2021)
Pass Attempts 45 vs. William Jewell (Sep 02, 2021)
Penalties 13 vs. Adams State (Oct 09, 2021)
Yards Per Pass 18.6 vs. Black Hills State (Nov 06, 2021)
Long Rush 35 J. Johannsen vs. South Dakota Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
Receptions 9 M. Carp, vs. Colorado School of Mines (Oct 23, 2021)
Total Plays 91 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Total Offense 525 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Yards Per Play 5.8 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Tackles 15 4x; Last, D. Mitchell vs. Chadron State (Sep 25, 2021)
Yards Rushing 200 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Long Reception 77 Dwight Blakey vs. South Dakota Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
Penalties 12 at Fort Lewis (Oct 16, 2021)
Sacks By 6 at Fort Lewis (Oct 16, 2021)
Penatly Yards 94 at Fort Lewis (Oct 16, 2021)
Interceptions By 1 6x; Last, vs. South Dakota Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
Long Punt 73 vs. South Dakota Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
Long Punt Return 25 at Colorado State-Pueblo (Oct 02, 2021) COACHES
Yards Per Play 9.3 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Punts Inside 20 3 Blake Moore vs. South Dakota Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
Yards Passing 335 R. Atkins at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Sacks 2.0 P. Hayes at Black Hills State (Oct 17, 2020)
Long Kickoff Return 68 Elijah Lilly at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Interceptions 2 D. Mitchell at Black Hills State (Oct 17, 2020)
Tackles 20 B. Rosenstrauch at Black Hills State (Oct 17, 2020)
Interceptions 1 5x; Last, A. Eastman vs. So. Dak. Mines (Nov 13, 2021)
Points 37 at New Mexico Highlands (Sep 18, 2021)
Punts 11 at Fort Lewis (Oct 16, 2021)
Interceptions By 3 at Fort Lewis (Oct 16, 2021)
Punts 10 M. Waid at Fort Lewis (Oct 02, 2021)
JACKSON INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES
Pass Attempts 51 vs. Chadron State (Sep 25, 2021)
Pass Attempts 51 D. Holst vs. Chadron State (Sep 25, 2021)
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Defensive Coordinator First Season at Valdosta State Sioux Falls '11 Business Administration
TRENT Assistant Head Coach Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Line First Season at Valdosta State Southern Arkansas, ‘12 Sports Management
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.
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 all-conference 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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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.
TAYLOR RICHARDS
BRANDON JOHNSON-FARRELL
Wide Receivers First Season at VSU Rhode Island, ‘13 Human Development
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-anda-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.
Defensive Backs First Season at Valdosta State Purdue '16 Health and Safety Education 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.Anative 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.Heearneda master’s degree in business administration from Sioux Falls in 2016.
RICK BOWIE Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks First Season at Valdosta State Dickinson College, ’12 Sociology
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.
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.
Offensive Line First Season at Valdosta State North Texas ‘97 Kinesiology
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.
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).
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 Inseasons.2000and ‘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 is married to wife Lauren and are the proud parents of sons Reece (9) and Hudson (7). BARELA
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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.
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.
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).
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.
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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).
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.AtColorado 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 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 (RossTheDvorak).2012season 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.
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.
Hadley, a native of Clarksville, Tenn., graduated from Clarksville High School in 2015.
Asst. Defensive Line/Special Teams Second Season at VSU Slippery Rock '20 Interdisciplinary Studies
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.
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 20152018, helping lead VSU to the program’s fourth national title in 2018.
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.
JACKSON HADLEY Tight Ends & Recruiting Coordinator First Season at Valdosta State Tennessee '19 Sport Managment
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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
Running Backs Second Season at Valdosta State Valdosta State '19 Psychology
ROB MCELHANEY
Regina '21 Physical Education
MATT GIAMPA Assistant Quarterbacks First Season at Valdosta State Temple '16 Sports & Recreation Managment
Assistant Offensive Line First Season at Valdosta State Georgia Southwestern '17 Education
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.
RYNE STRICKLAND
JACK LOUISDORT
Assistant Defensive Backs First Season at Valdosta State
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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 allconference 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.
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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.
“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.”
BLAKE POTASH Assistant Linebackers First Season at Valdosta State Roosevelt '16 Accounting
LONNIE MADDOX
Head Athletic Trainer Sixth Season at Valdosta State
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.
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.
“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 student-athletes to compete at the highest level possible.”
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.
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).
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.
He is married to his wife Jessica and they have one son Alik. Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Third Season at Valdosta State Troy '08 Sport & Fitness Management
JAY
Valdosta State '05 Sports Medicine/Athletic Training
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
Maddox also worked closely with Sterling Shippy from the football program who signed as an undrafted free agent with the Indianapolis Colts in 2019.
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QUICK FACTS Location: Richmond, Virginia Colors: Maroon & Steel Stadium: Hovey Field Capacity: 10,000 Playing Surface: FieldTurf Surface Conference: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc. Head Coach: Dr. Alvin Parker Alma Mater: Virginia Union, 2000 Phone Number: 804-257-5685 Career Record: 21-11 / 4th season At VUU: 21-11 / 4th season 2021 Overall Record: 6-4 2021 Conference Record: 5-2 (2nd-Northern Div.)
Sept. 10, 2022 • Valdosta, Ga. 5 p.m. • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium
2022 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at Valdosta State 5 p.m. Sept. 17 LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE* 6 p.m. Sept. 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* 2 p.m. Nov. 12 CIAA Championship Game TBA
Last MC win: First Meeting
Final Ranking: Not Ranked Lettermen Returning/Lost: Starters Returning/Lost: MEDIA INFORMATION Football Contact: A.A. Moore Office Phone: 205-929-3298 Main Athletic Phone: 205-929-1774 Press Box Phone: TBA Email: aamoore@miles.edu Website: www.milesgoldenbears.com
Final Ranking: Not Ranked Lettermen Returning/Lost: Starters Returning/Lost: MEDIA INFORMATION Football Contact: Jim Junot Office Phone: 804-342-1493 Main Athletic Phone: 804-342-1484 Press Box Phone: Email: jjunot@vuu.edu Website: www.vuusports.com
Streak: First Meeting
• VSU is 6-0 all-time against current CIAA teams (3-0 Winston-Salem State, 2-0 Bowie State, 1-0 vs. Virginia •Union)..VSU played both VUU and Bowie State in 2021 as the Blazers downed Bowie State 41-17 in the NCAA National Quarterfinal.
OPPONENTS
Largest VSU win: First Meeting Largest MC win: First Meeting
First Meeting: First Meeting
Last Meeting: First Meeting
Sept. 17, 2022 • Fairfield, Ala. 7 p.m. • Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Stadium
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* CIAA Game / All Game Times Local to Site SERIES HISTORY - GAME BY GAME ON PAGE 32 Series Record: VSU leads 1-0 Streak: VSU won last meeting First Meeting: Sept. 11, 2021 Last Meeting: VSU 51-7 (9/11/2021) in Richmond
• The Blazers are 58-45-1 all-time against teams from Alabama and are 28-23 all-time in games played in Alabama.
• VSU leads the all-time series 1-0.
Last VSU win: First Meeting
• Pits two first year head coaches at their respective schools.
SEAHAWKSUNIVERSITY
SEASON2022
2022 SCHEDULE Sept. 3 at Alabama State TBA Sept. 10 WEST ALABMA 6 p.m. Sept. 17 VALDOSTA STATE 7 p.m. ET Sept. 24 at Central State* 12 p.m. Oct. 1 at Albany State* 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at Benedict* 1 p.m. Oct. 15 LANE* 4 p.m. Oct. 22 KENTUCKY STATE* 2 p.m. Oct. 27 EDWARD WATERS* 6 p.m. Nov. 5 at Tuskegee* 1 p.m. Nov. 12 SIAC Championship Game TBA * SIAC Game / All Game Times Local to Site SERIES HISTORY - GAME BY GAME ON PAGE 32 Series Record: First Meeting
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• First Meeting between the two teams on the •gridiron.VSUis 54-5 all-time against current members of the SIAC.
QUICK FACTS Location: Fairfield, Alabama Colors: Purple and Gold Stadium: Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Stadium Capacity: 8,500 Playing Surface: Enviroturf Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Head Coach: Sam Shade Alma Mater: Alabama, 1995 Phone Number: 205-929-1100 Career Record: 0-0 / 1st Season At MC: Same 2021 Overall Record: 6-5 2021 Conference Record: 4-2 (T-1st West)
First Meeting: First Meeting Last Meeting: First Meeting Last VSU win: First Meeting Last KU win: First Meeting Largest VSU win: First Meeting Largest KU win: First Meeting SERIES NOTES • First Meeting between the two teams on the •gridiron.FirstThursday Night football game for VSU since Oct. 22, 2015. • First time for VSU to open the season on a Thurs day since Sept. 2, 1993 with a 65-0 victory over Mount Senario (Wis.). • Marks the first game in the Tremaine Jackson era at Valdosta State.
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Sept. 1, 2022 • Valdosta, Ga. 7 p.m. • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium
Last VSU win: 51-7 (9/11/2021) in Richmond Last VUU win: None Largest VSU win: 51-7 (9/11/2021) in Richmond Largest VUU win: None SERIES NOTES
QUICK FACTS Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Colors: Columbia Blue and White Stadium: Keiser Football Stadium Capacity: 1,500 Playing Conference:Surface: The Sun Conference Head Coach: Doug Socha Alma Mater: Cal State-Northridge, (Year) Phone Number: Career Record: 33-9 At KU: Same 2021 Overall Record: 9-3 2021 Conference Record: 5-1 Final Ranking: #7 (NAIA) Lettermen Returning/Lost: Starters Returning/Lost: MEDIA INFORMATION Football Contact: TBA Office Phone: 561-681-7908 Main Athletic Phone: 561-681-7908 Press Box Phone: TBA Email: TBA Website: www.kuseahawks.com 2022 SCHEDULE Aug. 27 at Warner University 5 p.m. Sept. 1 at Valdosta State 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at Mississippi College 12 p.m. Sept. 17 at Lindenwood 6 p.m. Oct. 1 FLORIDA MEMORIAL* 5 p.m. Oct. 8 at St. Thomas (Fla.)* 12 p.m. Oct. 15 WARNER UNIVERSITY* 5 p.m. Oct. 22 at Southeastern (Fla.)* 7 p.m. Oct. 29 AVE MARIA* 5 p.m. Nov. 12 at Webber International* 1:30 p.m. * Sun Conf. Game / All Game Times Local to Site SERIES HISTORY - GAME BY GAME ON PAGE 32 Series Record: First Meeting Streak: First Meeting
• The Blazers won 51-7 on Sept. 11, 2021 in Rich mond, Va., in the first meeting in the series.
First Meeting: DSU 27-0 (10/9/82) in Cleveland Last Meeting: VSU 55-0 (10/09/21) in Valdosta
Streak: VSU won the last three meetings First Meeting: VSU 22-21 (11/13/82) in Valdosta
SHORTERHAWKS
• VSU leads the all-time series 9-0 and has posted three shutouts in the last five meetings.
First Meeting: VSU 37-6 (10/25/12) in Rome Last Meeting: VSU 49-13 (10/2/21) in Valdosta Last VSU win: 49-13 (10/2/21) in Valdosta Last SU win: None Largest VSU win: 52-0 (11/17/18 & 11/11/17) Largest SU win: None SERIES NOTES
At UWA: Same 2021 Overall Record: 6-4 2021 Conference Record: 4-3 (4th)
Sept. 24, 2022 • Rome, Ga. 12 p.m. • Barron Stadium QUICK FACTS Location: Rome, Georgia Colors: Blue and White Stadium: Barron Stadium Capacity: 5,000 Playing Surface: Synthetic Turf Conference: Gulf South Conference Head Coach: Zach Morrison Alma Mater: Shorter, 2008 Phone Number: 706-233-7613 Career Record: 6-31 / 5th season At SU: Same 2021 Overall Record: 3-8 2021 Conference Record: 0-7 (8th)
Final Ranking: Not Ranked Lettermen Returning/Lost: Starters Returning/Lost: MEDIA INFORMATION Football Contact: Brian Kortz Office Phone: Main Athletic Phone: 205-652-3719 Press Box Phone: Website:Email: www.uwaathletics.com 2022 SCHEDULE Sept. 3 at Morehouse 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at Miles College 6 p.m. Sept. 17 TUSKEGEE 2 p.m. Sept. 24 WEST GEORGIA* 2 p.m. Oct. 1 SHORTER* 2 p.m. Oct. 8 at Valdosta State* 7 p.m. ET Oct. 15 at Delta State* 6 p.m. Oct. 22 NORTH GREENVILLE* 4 p.m. Oct. 29 at West Florida* 4 p.m. Nov. 5 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* 2 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. GSC Challenge TBA * GSCGame/Allgametimeslocaltosite
Last UWA win: 38-14 (11/4/17) in Valdosta
*GSCGame/Allgametimeslocaltosite
Largest UWA win: 38-14 (11/4/17) in Valdosta
• The Blazers have scored 40 or more points in four of the last six games during the winning streak.
• VSU has outscored SU 170-35 in four meetings in Rome in series history, inclduing 96-7 in the last two meetings there.
• The 13 points scored by Shorter in 2021 marked just the second time of double-digit scoring vs. VSU.
• The Blazers are 19-2 all-time at home versus West Alabama.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 37 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
Oct. 8, 2022 • Valdosta, Ga. 7 p.m. • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium
QUICK FACTS Location: Livingston, Alabama Colors: Red and White Stadium: Tiger Stadium Capacity: 7,000 Playing Conference:Surface: Gulf South Conference Head Coach: Brett Gilliland Alma Mater: West Alabama, 2004 Phone Number: 205-652-3483 Career Record: 51-30 / 9th season
Last VSU win: 55-0 (10/09/21) in Valdosta Last DSU win: 49-32 (9/20/14) in Valdosta Largest VSU win: 70-11 (10/6/01) in Cleveland Largest DSU win: 45-12 (11/18/00) in Cleveland SERIES NOTES
• DSU leads the all-time series 20-19-1, but VSU has won the last six meetings.
Oct. 1, 2022 • Cleveland, Miss. 7 p.m. • Parker Field at McCool Stadium
• The Blazers lead the all-time series 35-5 and the last three meetings including a 42-17 victory in Livingston in 2021 (10/26/21).
• VSU began the series winning 27 of the first 38 games, but have gone 8-4 since 2010.
WESTTIGERSALABAMA
DELTA STATESMENSTATE
• VSU has scored 30 or more points in five of the last six games.
Last VSU win: 42-17 (10/26/21) in Livingston
Streak: VSU won last six meetings
2022 SCHEDULE Sept. 3 at Brevard 1 p.m. Sept. 10 CATAWBA COLLEGE 12 p.m. Sept. 17 ALBANY STATE 12 p.m. Sept. 24 VALDOSTA STATE* 12 p.m. Oct. 1 at West Alabama* 2 p.m. Oct. 8 at Mississippi College* 2 p.m. Oct. 15 WEST FLORIDA* 12 pm. Oct. 20 DELTA STATE* TBA Oct. 29 at West Georgia* TBA Nov. 5 NORTH GREENVILLE* 12 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. GSC Challenge TBA * GSC Game / All Game Times Local to Site SERIES HISTORY - GAME BY GAME ON PAGE 32 Series Record: VSU leads 9-0 Streak: VSU won last nine meetings
Last Meeting: VSU 42-17 (10/26/21) in Livingston
• Prior to the run by the Blazers, DSU had won •eight-of-nine.VSUposted a 55-0 victory in the last outing (10/09/21) in Valdosta for the second shutout victory in series history (42-0 / 9/21/02 in Valdosta).
Final Ranking: Not Ranked Lettermen Returning/Lost: Starters Returning/Lost: MEDIA INFORMATION Football Contact: Jenna VanHoose Office Phone: 706-233-7966 Main Athletic Phone: 706-233-7469 Press Box Phone: Email: jvanhoose@shorter.edu Website: www.goshorterhawks.com
Largest VSU win: 63-0 (10/1/94) in Livingston
SERIES NOTES
QUICK FACTS Location: Cleveland, Mississippi Colors: Forest Green & White Stadium: Parker Field at McCool Stadium Capacity: 8,000 Playing Surface: Hellas Artificial Turf Conference: Gulf South Conference Head Coach: Todd Cooley Alma Mater: Arkansas Tech, 1999 Phone Number: 662-846-4300 Career Record: 48-38 / 10th season At DSU: Same 2021 Overall Record: 5-6 2021 Conference Record: 3-4 (5th) Final Ranking: Not Ranked Lettermen Returning/Lost: Starters Returning/Lost: MEDIA INFORMATION Football Contact: Office Phone: 662-846-4284 Main Athletic Phone: 662-846-4291 Press Box Phone: 662-719-9160 Website:Email: www.gostatesmen.com 2022 SCHEDULE Sept. 3 at Kentucky State 1 p.m. Sept. 10 at McKendree 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at Mississippi Valley State 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at West Florida* 6 p.m. Oct. 1 VALDOSTA STATE* 7 p.m. ET Oct 8 at North Greenville* 1 p.m. Oct. 15 WEST ALABAMA* 6 p.m. Oct. 22 at Shorter* TBA Oct. 29 at Mississippi College 6 p.m. Nov. 5 WEST GEORGIA* 2 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. GSC Challenge TBA
SERIES HISTORY - GAME BY GAME ON PAGE 32 Series Record: DSU leads 20-19-1
SERIES HISTORY - GAME BY GAME ON PAGE 32 Series Record: VSU leads 35-5
SEASON2022OPPONENTS
• The Blazers have scored 37 or more points in each of the nine games and outscored SU 393-54.
Last Meeting: VSU 66-35 (11/27/21) in Valdosta Last VSU win: 66-35 (11/27/21) in Valdosta
QUICK FACTS Location: Clinton, Mississippi Colors: Navy Blue & Old Gold Stadium: Robinson-Hale Stadium Capacity: 8,500 Playing Surface: EnviroMax by EnviroTurf Conference: Gulf South Conference Head Coach: John Bland Alma Mater: Arkansas, 1989 Phone Number: 601-925-3356 Career Record: 94-78 / 18th season At MC: 19-52 / 9th season 2021 Overall Record: 4-6 2021 Conference Record: 2-5 (7th) Final Ranking: Not Ranked Lettermen Returning/Lost: Starters Returning/Lost: MEDIA INFORMATION Football Contact: Blake Weir Office Phone: 601-925-3234 Main Athletic Phone: 601-925-3819 Press Box Phone: Email: bweir@mc.edu Website: www.gochoctaws.com 2022 SCHEDULE Sept. 3 at Albany State 7 p.m. Sept. 10 KEISER 12 p.m. Sept. 17 NORTH GREENVILLE* 2 p.m. Sept. 24 at McNeese State 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at West Georgia 6 p.m. Oct. 8 SHORTER* 2 p.m. Oct. 15 at Valdosta State* 3 p.m. ET Oct. 22 at West Florida* 4 p.m. Oct. 29 DELTA STATE* 6 p.m. Nov. 5 at West Alabama* 2 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. GSC Challenge TBA
WESTWOLVESGEORGIA
• VSU is 11-9 in Carrollton and snapped a threegame skid there in 2019 with a 42-14 victory.
*GSCGame/Allgametimeslocaltosite
• VSU is 5-4-1 in Valdosta and has won the last six meetings at home.
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER38 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY SEASON2022 OPPONENTS
SERIES NOTES
Lettermen Returning/Lost: Starters Returning/Lost: MEDIA INFORMATION Football Contact: Matt Cooke Office Phone: 678-839-6544 Main Athletic Phone: 678-839-6533 Press Box Phone: 770-820-9760 Email: mcooke@westga.edu Website: www.uwgsports.com 2022 SCHEDULE Sept. 3 CARSON-NEWMAN 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at Morehouse 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at West Alabama* 3 p.m. Oct. 1 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* 6 p.m. Oct. 8 WEST FLORIDA* 6 p.m. Oct. 15 at North Greenville* 1 p.m. Oct. 22 VALDOSTA STATE* 6 p.m. Oct. 29 SHORTER* 6 p.m. Nov. 5 at Delta State* 2 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. GSC Challenge TBA
SERIES NOTES
QUICK FACTS Location: Carrollton, Georgia Colors: Blue and Red Stadium: University Stadium Capacity: 10,000 Playing Conference:Surface: Gulf South Conference Head Coach: David Dean Alma Mater: Georgia Tech, 1986 Phone Number: 678-839-6539 Career Record: 113-41 / 15th season At UWG: 34-14 / 6th season 2021 Overall Record: 9-3 2021 Conference Record: 5-2 (3rd) Final Ranking: #13 (AFCA) / #13 (D2Football)
NORTH
Press Box Phone: Email: rgawrys@ngu.edu Website: www.nguathletics.com 2022 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 at Furman 7 p.m. Sept. 10 NEWBERRY 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Mississippi College* 2 p.m. Sept. 24 FINDLAY 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at West Florida* 4 p.m. Oct. 8 DELTA STATE* 1 p.m. Oct. 15 WEST GEORGIA* 1 p.m. Oct. 22 at West Alabama* 4 p.m. Oct. 29 VALDOSTA STATE* 3 p.m. Nov. 5 at Shorter* 12 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. GSC Challenge TBA
CHOCTAWSCOLLEGE
MISSISSIPPI
Oct. 15, 2022 • Valdosta, Ga. 3 p.m. • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium
Last NGU win: None Largest VSU win: 44-21 (10/20/18) in Valdosta
First Meeting: VSU 44-21 (10/20/18)
Last UWG win: 42-13 (10/7/17) in Carrollton Largest VSU win: 66-35 (11/27/21) in Valdosta Largest UWG win: 44-6 (11/11/95) in Carrollton
• The 66-35 victory in the NCAA postseason in 2021 marked the most points scored by one team (66) and combined (101) in series history.
Streak: VSU won last eleven meetings First Meeting: MC 28-13 (9/11/82) in Clinton Last Meeting: VSU 41-14 (10/23/21) in Clinton Last VSU win: 41-14 (10/23/21) in Clinton Last MC win: 17-10 (10/27/90) in Valdosta Largest VSU win: 62-0 (10/18/14) in Clinton Largest MC win: 32-3 (10/28/89) in Clinton
SERIES HISTORY - GAME BY GAME ON PAGE 32 Series Record: VSU leads 12-8-1
• This marks the second time VSU has played MC for Homecoming, with the last being in 2019.
Oct. 29, 2022 • Tigerville, S.C. 3 p.m. • Younts Stadium
SERIES HISTORY - GAME BY GAME ON PAGE 32 Series Record: VSU leads 3-0
• VSU last won in Tigerville with a thrilling 20-15 in 2019, as VSU scored the winning touchdown with less than a minute remaining.
Streak: VSU won the last three meetings
• This will be the fourth-straight time the teams have played on Homecoming - 2018 in Valdosta, 2019 in Tigerville, S.C., and 2021 in Valdosta previously.
Streak: VSU won last four meetings First Meeting: VSU 20-13 (10/22/83) in Columbus
QUICK FACTS Location: Tigerville, South Carolina Colors: Red and Black Stadium: Younts Stadium Capacity: 4,500 Playing Conference:Surface: Gulf South Conference Head Coach: Jeff Farrington Alma Mater: The Citadel, 1982 Phone Number: 864-977-7112 Career Record: 44-44 / 10th season
Final Ranking: Not Ranked Lettermen Returning/Lost: Starters Returning/Lost: MEDIA INFORMATION Football Contact: Robbie Gawrys Office Phone: 864-907-9531 Main Athletic Phone: 864-977-7151
• VSU leads the all-time series 28-13 and won the last four meetings, inclding two victories in 2021.
• VSU leads the all-time series 12-8-1 and has gone 11-0-1 in the last 12 games.
*GSCGame/Allgametimeslocaltosite
Oct. 22, 2022 • Carrollton, Ga. 6 p.m. • University Stadium
• The Blazers posted the most points by one team (63) and most combined points (105) in the 63-42 win in 2018 in Clinton.
CRUSADERSGREENVILLE
Largest NGU win: None SERIES NOTES
Last Meeting: VSU 31-21 (11/06/21) in Valdosta
SERIES HISTORY - GAME BY GAME ON PAGE 32 Series Record: VSU leads 28-13
Last VSU win: 31-21 (11/06/21) in Valdosta
• Since former VSU head coach David Dean took over at UWG, VSU is 4-1 against the Wolves.
*GSCGame/Allgametimeslocaltosite
• VSU leads the all-time series 3-0 following a 3121 victory last season for Homecoming (11/06/21).
At NGU: Same 2021 Overall Record: 5-6 2021 Conference Record: 2-5 (6th)
ValdostaState38,AlbanyState24 12/4/04 - Semifinals, Valdosta, Ga.
*GSCGame/Allgametimeslocaltosite
12/15/18 - Championship, McKinney, Texas ValdostaState49,FerrisState47 11/30/19 - Secound Round, Valdosta, Ga. WestFlorida38,ValdostaState35
11/21/15 - First Round, Valdosta, Ga.
12/8/18 - Semifinals, Valdosta, Ga.
12/18/21 - Championship, McKinney, Texas FerrisState58,ValdostaState17
Nov. 19, 2022 - First Round Nov. 26, 2022 - Second Round Dec. 3, 2022 - National Quarterfinals Dec. 10, 2022 - National Semifinals Dec. 17, 2022 - Championship Game in McKinney, Texas
UNC-Pembroke24,ValdostaState21 11/24/18 - Second Round, Valdosta, Ga.
ValdostaState21,TexasA&M-Kingsville12 12/14/02 - Championship, Florence, Ala.
ValdostaState45,WestChester21 12/11/04 - Championship, Florence, Ala.
NCAA DIVISION II FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
11/27/21 - Second Round, Valdosta, Ga.
12/11/21 - Semifinals, Valdosta, Ga.
ValdostaState35,MinnesotaState19 12/15/12 - Championship, Florence, Ala. ValdostaState35,Winston-SalemState7 11/22/14 - First Round, Florence, Ala.
NorthAlabama37,ValdostaState10
ValdostaState66,BowieState16 12/1/18 - Quarterfinals, Valdosta, Ga.
ValdostaState30,NotreDame(Ohio)24
ValdostaState66,WestGeorgia35 12/4/21 - Quarterfinals, Valdosta, Ga. ValdostaState41,BowieState17
ValdostaState61,Carson-Newman59 11/28/15 - Second Round, Carrollton, Ga.
WestGeorgia31,ValdostaState17
ValdostaState31,Carson-Newman28 12/7/02 - Semifinals, Valdosta, Ga.
ValdostaState49,WestAlabama21 12/1/12 - Quarterfinals, Valdosta, Ga.
VALDOSTA STATE NCAA HISTORY 11/19/94 - First Round, Valdosta, Ga. ValdostaState14,AlbanyState7 11/26/94 - Quarterfinals, Florence, Ala. NorthAlabama27,ValdostaState24(2-OT) 11/23/96 - First Round, Valdosta, Ga. ValdostaState38,AlbanyState28 11/30/96 - Quarterfinals, Jefferson City, Tenn.
GrandValleyState31,ValdostaState24 11/22/03 - First Round, Valdosta, Ga.
• UWF won the last meeting in Pensacola, 61-42 •(11/13/21).TheBlazers and Argos split two meetings in 2019 in Valdosta with VSU winning 26-21 in the regular season and UWF winning 38-35 in the postseason.
ValdostaState33,NorthAlabama31 11/29/14 - Second Round, Hickory, N.C.
SERIES NOTES
ValdostaState28,California(Pa.)24 12/15/07 - Championship, Florence, Ala.
• VSU leads the all-time series 4-2.
SERIES HISTORY - GAME BY GAME ON PAGE 32 Series Record: VSU leads 4-2 Streak: UWF won last two meetings First Meeting: VSU 40-28 (9/24/16) in Valdosta Last Meeting: UWF 61-42 (11/13/21) in Pensacola Last VSU win: 26-21 (11/09/19) in Valdosta Last UWF win: 61-43 (11/13/21) in Pensacola Largest VSU win: 48-21 (11/3/18) in Pensacola Largest UWF win: 61-42 (11/13/21) in Pensacola
ValdostaState24,Carson-Newman20 11/22/08 - Second Round, Florence, Ala.
ValdostaState23,Lenoir-Rhyne21 12/6/14 - Quarterfinals, Valdosta, Ga.
11/20/10 - First Round, Valdosta, Ga. NorthAlabama43,ValdostaState20 11/24/12 - Second Round, Valdosta, Ga.
ValdostaState61,Lenoir-Rhyne21
WESTARGONAUTSFLORIDA
• The 103 points scored in the previous meeting marked the most in the series' history.
ValdostaState34,ColoradoSchoolofMines31
11/15/08 - First Round, Valdosta, Ga.
Final Ranking: #12 AFCA / #9 D2Football Lettermen Returning/Lost: 68/26 Starters Returning/Lost: 14/8 MEDIA INFORMATION Football Contact: Brian Henry Office Phone: 850-474-2140 Main Athletic Phone: 850-474-3003 Press Box Phone: N/A Email: bhenry@uwf.edu Website: www.goargos.com 2022 SCHEDULE Sept. 3 WARNER 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at Southwest Baptist 6 p.m. Sept. 24 DELTA STATE* 6 p.m. Oct. 1 NORTH GREENVILLE* 4 p.m. Oct. 8 at West Georgia* 6 p.m. Oct. 15 at Shorter* 12 p.m. Oct. 22 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* 4 p.m. Oct. 29 WEST ALABAMA* 4 p.m. Nov. 5 at Valdosta State* 7 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. GSC Challenge TBA
NorthAlabama40,ValdostaState13 11/24/07 - Second Round, Valdosta, Ga. ValdostaState55,Catawba29 12/1/07 - Quarterfinals, Valdosta, Ga.
Nov. 5, 2022 • Valdosta, Ga. 7 p.m. • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium QUICK FACTS Location: Pensacola, Florida Colors: Royal Blue & Kelly Green Stadium: Pen Air Field Capacity: 4,000 Playing Surface: Field Turf Conference: Gulf South Conference Head Coach: Pete Shinnick Alma Mater: Colorado, 1988 Phone Number: 850-474-3003 Career Record: 147-65 (.687) / 21st season At UWF: 44-19 / 7th season 2021 Overall Record: 9-2 2021 Conference Record: 6-1 (T-1st)
WestGeorgia27,ValdostaState20 11/19/16 - First Round, Valdosta, Ga.
Carson-Newman35,ValdostaState29 11/20/04 - Second Round, Valdosta, Ga. ValdostaState38,Carson-Newman12 11/27/04 - Quarterfinals, Albany, Ga.
ValdostaState36,PittsburgState31 11/12/05 - First Round, Valdosta, Ga.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 39 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY SEASON2022OPPONENTS
ValdostaState25,NorthwestMissouriState20
Carson-Newman24,ValdostaState19 11/18/00 - First Round, Cleveland, Miss. DeltaState45,ValdostaState12 11/17/01 - First Round, Valdosta, Ga. ValdostaState40,FortValleyState24 11/24/01 - Quarterfinals, Valdosta, Ga. Catawba37,ValdostaState34(OT) 11/23/02 - First Round, Valdosta, Ga. ValdostaState24,Catawba7 11/30/02 - Quarterfinals, Valdosta, Ga.
ValdostaState48,Carson-Newman26 12/8/12 - Semifinals, Manketo, Minn.
ValdostaState37,NorthAlabama23 12/8/07 - Semifinals, California, Pa.
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 Valdosta W 22-21 11/12/83 Livingston W 29-14 10/13/84 Valdosta W 17-16 10/19/85 Livingston L 10-5 10/18/86 Valdosta W 17-12 09/19/87 Livingston W 19-9 10/08/88 Valdosta W 20-7 10/07/89 Livingston W 17-6 10/06/90 Valdosta W 46-7 10/12/91 Livingston W 20-7 10/10/92 Valdosta W 42-15 10/02/93 Valdosta W 42-13 10/01/94 Livingston W 63-0 10/07/95 Valdosta W 27-20 10/19/96 Livingston W 52-16 10/18/97 Valdosta W 33-20 10/10/98 Valdosta W 19-3 10/09/99 Livingston W 21-19 10/21/00 Valdosta W 50-20 10/20/01 Livingston W 56-8 10/26/02 Valdosta W 43-31 10/25/03 Livingston W 58-13 10/16/04 Valdosta W 34-17 10/15/05 Livingston W 31-19 10/21/06 Valdosta W 16-14 10/20/07 Livingston W 37-0 09/27/08 Livingston W 33-14 09/26/09 Valdosta W 35-6 11/11/10 Livingston L 24-21 10/15/11 Valdosta W 22-21 09/22/12 Valdosta L 39-28 11/24/12^ Valdosta W 49-21 10/10/13 Livingston L 49-30 10/30/14 Livingston W 24-17 10/31/15 Valdosta W 55-28 11/05/16 Livingston W 37-22 11/04/17 Valdosta L 38-14 09/15/18 Livingston W 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 Clinton L 28-13 09/10/83 Valdosta L 26-3 11/03/84 Valdosta L 10-3 11/09/85 Clinton L 28-7 11/08/86 Valdosta W 21-10 11/07/87 Clinton L 20-12 10/29/88 Valdosta L 31-21 10/28/89 Clinton L 32-3 10/27/90 Valdosta L 17-10 11/02/91 Clinton T 10-10 10/31/92 Valdosta W 28-14 10/23/93 Valdosta W 42-21 10/22/94 Clinton W 24-7 11/04/95 Valdosta W 42-16 10/18/14 Clinton W 62-0 10/17/15 Valdosta W 34-7 10/15/16 Clinton W 42-41 10/14/17 Valdosta W 55-3 09/29/18 Clinton W 63-42 10/05/19 Valdosta W 42-17 10/23/21 Clinton W 41-14 10/15/22 Valdosta 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 Columbus W 20-13 10/20/84 Columbus W 20-13 10/26/85 Columbus W 49-12 10/25/86 Carrollton W 41-26 10/24/87 Valdosta W 49-14 10/15/88 Carrollton W 17-14 10/14/89 Valdosta W 34-16 10/13/90 Carrollton W 37-2 10/19/91 Valdosta W 37-37 10/17/92 Carrollton L 42-28 10/16/93 Carrollton L 23-16 10/15/94 Valdosta W 49-33 11/11/95 Carrollton L 44-6 11/16/96 Valdosta L 42-21 11/15/97 Carrollton L 35-21 11/14/98 Carrollton L 26-13 11/13/99 Valdosta L 23-16 11/11/00 Carrollton W 45-35 11/10/01 Valdosta W 31-6 11/16/02 Carrollton W 19-3 11/15/03 Valdosta W 30-17 11/06/04 Carrollton W 35-12 11/05/05 Valdosta L 29-15 11/09/06 Carrollton W 38-13 11/08/07 Valdosta W 35-10 10/30/08 Valdosta W 41-14 10/29/09 Carrollton W 31-20 11/06/10 Valdosta W 31-13 10/29/11 Carrollton L 23-20 10/06/12 Carrollton W 42-7 10/19/13 Carrollton W 35-30 10/11/14 Valdosta W 40-6 12/06/14^ Valdosta L 31-17 10/10/15 Carrollton L 49-28 11/28/15^ Carrollton L 27-20 10/08/16 Valdosta W 38-27 10/07/17 Carrollton L 42-13 11/10/18 Valdosta W 47-31 11/16/19 Carrollton W 42-14 10/30/21 Valdosta W 36-34 11/27/21 Valdosta^ W 66-35 10/22/22 Carrollton 6 p.m. ^NCAA Playoff 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 Valdosta W 44-21 10/26/19 Tigerville W 20-15 11/06/21 Valdosta W 31-21 10/29/22 Tigerville 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 40-28 09/23/17 Pensacola W 30-19 11/03/18 Pensacola W 48-21 11/09/19 Valdosta W 26-21 11/30/19^ Valdosta L 38-35 11/13/21 Pensacola L 61-42 11/05/22 Valdosta 7 p.m. ^NCAA Playoff
Keiser University Tied 0-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 0-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: First Meeting 09/01/22 Valdosta 7 p.m. 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 Richmond W, 51-7 09/10/22 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 VSUShorterleads 9-0-0 5-0-0 (H) • 4-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) Streak: VSU W9 10/25/12 Rome W 37-6 09/21/13 Valdosta W 41-0 10/25/14 Valdosta W 37-6 10/22/15 Rome W 37-22 11/12/16 Valdosta W 44-0 11/11/17 Rome W 52-0 09/22/18 Valdosta W 52-0 09/28/19 Rome W 44-7 10/02/21 Valdosta W 49-13 09/24/22 Rome 12 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 Cleveland L 27-0 10/08/83 Valdosta L 24-16 11/10/84 Cleveland L 17-11 11/16/85 Valdosta W 39-20 11/15/86 Cleveland W 31-8 11/14/87 Valdosta L 24-21 11/05/88 Cleveland T 28-28 11/04/89 Valdosta L 24-16 11/03/90 Cleveland L 26-11 11/09/91 Valdosta W 34-27 11/07/92 Cleveland W 45-7 10/30/93 Cleveland W 33-8 10/29/94 Valdosta W 57-10 10/21/95 Cleveland W 37-19 11/02/96 Cleveland L 34-28 11/01/97 Valdosta L 27-23 09/19/98 Cleveland L 20-17 09/18/99 Valdosta L 9-6 10/07/00 Valdosta L 45-35 11/18/00^ Cleveland L 45-12 10/06/01 Cleveland W 70-12 09/21/02 Valdosta W 42-0 09/20/03 Cleveland W 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 #OvertimePlayoff
ValdostaStatevs.2022OpponentsSeriesRecords
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER40 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY
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RS Quan Harrison, West Georgia STU Trevon Hawkins, Shorter STU Joe Skinner, West Georgia
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER42 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY 2021FinalGSCStandingsandPostseasonAwards 2021 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE FINAL STANDINGSGULFSOUTH CONFERENCE OVERALL W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral Streak Valdosta State (2/2) 6-1 .857 296 160 12-2 .857 579 318 9-0 3-1 0-1 L1 West Florida (12/9) 6-1 .857 333 173 9-2 .818 503 273 3-2 6-0 0-0 L1 West Georgia (13/13) 5-2 .714 241 159 9-3 .750 435 246 4-1 5-2 0-0 L1 West Alabama 4-3 .571 198 193 6-4 .600 303 235 1-4 5-0 0-0 L2 Delta State 3-4 .429 166 227 5-6 .455 283 326 4-2 1-4 0-0 L1 North Greenville 2-5 .286 176 224 5-6 .455 288 306 2-3 3-3 0-0 W1 Mississippi College 2-5 .286 174 227 4-6 .400 265 275 1-5 3-1 0-0 W1 Shorter 0-7 .000 63 284 3-8 .273 183 350 2-3 1-5 0-0 L1 ( ) = Rank in Final AFCA National Poll/D2 Football Poll GSC Coaches of the Year Gary Goff, Valdosta State Offensive Player of the Year Austin Reed, QB, West Florida Offensive Freshmen of the Year Marcus Williams, RB, Mississippi College Defensive Player of the Year Marvin Terry, LB, Delta State Defensive Freshman of the Year De'Iveon Donald, LB, North Greenville 1ST TEAM ALL-GSC OFFENSE QB Austin Reed, West Florida RB Seth McGill, Valdosta State RB Demetrius Battle, West Alabama TE Chris Barrett, Valdosta State WR Tyriq Martin, West Alabama WR David Durden, West Florida WR Mechane Slade, West Georgia WR Brian Saunds, Valdosta State AP Jamar Thompkins, Valdosta State C Innis Claud V, Delta State C Dalton Simpler, West Florida OG Benjamin Walters, West Georgia OG Mike Dilla, West Florida OT Ralph Singleton, Valdosta State OT Jacob Bruce, West Florida 1ST TEAM ALL-GSC SPECIAL TEAMS K Omar Cervantes, West Georgia P Myles Prosser, North Greenville RS Brian Saunds, Valdosta State STU Marcus Clayton, West Florida STU Nick Jones, North Greenville 1ST TEAM ALL-GSC DEFENSE DL Chris Terrell, West Alabama DL Tim Williams, Delta State DL Matthew Gotel, West Florida DL Brian Williams, Valdosta State LB Marvin Terry, Delta State LB Nick Moss, Valdosta State LB Shea Campbell, West Florida LB Josh Hatcher, West Alabama LB Dante Williams, Delta State DB D'Anthony Bell, West Florida DB Christian Matthew, Valdosta State DB Trent Archie, West Florida DB Deontae Overstreet, West Georgia
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2ND TEAM ALL-GSC OFFENSE QB Ivory Durham, Valdosta State RB Shomari Mason, West Florida RB Deion Dampier, Delta State TE Kyle Morlock, Shorter WR Lio'undre Gallimore, Valdosta State WR Kar'Ron Ashley, West Florida WR Bayley Blanchard, West Alabama WR Quan Harrison, West Georgia AP Dre' Williams, North Greenville C David Bodden, West Georgia OG Keyshawn Jennings, Delta State OG Joe Oliver, West Alabama OT Tyrin Arceneaux, West Georgia OT Nicholas Melsop, Delta State 2ND TEAM ALL-GSC SPECIAL TEAMS K Estin Thiele, Valdosta State P Parker Burleson, Delta State GSCTHE
2ND TEAM ALL-GSC DEFENSE DL Undraez Lilly, West Alabama DL Marzavion Dix, West Georgia DL Arrington Dulin, Valdosta State DL Fabian Reid, Shorter LB Jonathan Jones, Mississippi College LB De'Iveon Donald, North Greenville LB Stephon Williams, West Florida LB Jameon Gaskin, Valdosta State DB Junior Faulk, Delta State DB Cory Roberts, Valdosta State DB Taurus Dotson, Valdosta State DB Aaron Watson, North Greenville
1. Valdosta State 55-59 93.2 44 30/14 11-13 0 0 1 2. West Georgia 47-53 88.7 36 19/17 11-12 1 0 3 3. North Greenville 25-29 86.2 20 9/11 5-5 0 2 2 4. West Florida 53-62 85.5 46 23/23 7-9 0 2 4 5. Miss. College 27-34 79.4 27 27/0 0-0 1 0 4 6. West Alabama 30-39 76.9 21 13/8 9-13 0 0 2 7. Shorter 17-27 63.0 13 8/5 4-9 1 2 1 8. Delta State 25-45 55.6 19 16/3 6-16 2 2 4 RED ZONE DEF. ATT % TD R/P FG-AT FUM INT DWNS 1. Valdosta State 35-52 67.3 28 16/12 7-13 2 1 7 2. West Alabama 21-29 72.4 19 13/6 2-5 1 1 3 3. North Greenville 30-40 75.0 24 18/6 6-9 1 1 2 4. Shorter 30-38 78.9 29 17/12 1-5 1 0 1 5. West Georgia 32-39 82.1 25 15/10 7-7 1 2 3 6. West Florida 30-35 85.7 26 18/8 4-5 1 1 2 7. Delta State 30-35 85.7 21 9/12 9-10 0 2 1 8. Miss. College 32-37 86.5 25 18/7 7-9 0 1 0 TIME OF POSSESSION G TIME AVG/G 1. Delta State 11 376:47 34:15 2. Shorter 11 362:22 32:56 3. Miss. College 10 328:08 32:48 4. Valdosta State 14 423:24 30:14 5. West Georgia 12 348:59 29:04 6. North Greenville 11 316:53 28:48 7. West Alabama 10 283:52 28:23 8. West Florida 11 298:52 27:10 INSIDEGSCTHE
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51 39.5 5. Miss. College 10 48 2688 56.0 747 3 38.9 6. Shorter 11 41 2405 58.7 655 7 38.4 7. West Alabama 10 62 3499 56.4 1098 6 36.3 8. North Greenville 11 54 2984 55.3 489 24 35.1 FIELD GOALS G MADE ATT PCT 1. North Greenville 11 9 11 .818 2. West Georgia 12 15 19 .789 3. West Florida 11 11 14 .786 4. Valdosta State 14 14 18 .778 5. West Alabama 10 15 22 .682 6. Delta State 11 8 19 .421 7. Shorter 11 4 11 .364 8. Miss. College 10 0 2 .000 PAT KICKING G MADE ATT PCT 1. North Greenville 11 35 35 1.000 2. Valdosta State 14 73 74 .986 3. West Alabama 10 36 37 .973 4. West Florida 11 64 66 .970 5. West Georgia 12 52 54 .963 6. Miss. College 10 35 37 .946 7. Delta State 11 33 35 .943 8. Shorter 11 21 25 .840 PUNTING G NO YDS AVG/P RET AVG TB FC NET 1. North Greenville 11 58 2557 44.1 187 3.2 5 13 39.1 2. West Florida 11 27 1087 40.3 85 3.1 1 10 36.4 3. Delta State 11 57 2238 39.3 143 2.5 2 14 36.1 4. West Alabama 10 48 1727 36.0 36 0.8 0 22 35.2 5. Shorter 11 70 2674 38.2 138 2.0 4 17 35.1 6. West Georgia 12 34 1270 37.4 107 3.1 1 10 33.6 7.
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PASS EFF. G C-A-I PCT YDS AVG TD EFF 1. West Florida 11 216-399-9 541. 3468 8.7 38 154.1 2. Valdosta State 14 251-420-11 59.8 3541 8.4 33 151.3 3. Miss. College 10 26-71-3 36.6 748 10.5 6 144.6 4. West Georgia 12 318-497-10 64.0 3825 7.7 27 142.5 5. North Greenville 11 178-304-9 58.6 2101 6.9 21 133.5 6. West Alabama 10 205-359-7 57.1 2584 7.2 19 131.1 7. Shorter 11 172-297-8 57.9 1897 6.4 14 121.7 8. Delta State 11 237-399-10 59.4 2595 6.5 13 119.8 PASS EFF. DEF. G C-A-I PCT YDS AVG TD EFF 1. Valdosta State 14 178-371-9 48.0 2239 6.0 19 110.7 2. West Alabama 10 154-304-9 50.7 2062 6.8 14 116.9 3. West Georgia 12 221-363-8 60.9 2284 6.3 14 122.1 4. Delta State 11 164-331-13 49.5 2476 7.5 22 126.5 5. West Florida 11 249-403-9 61.8 2820 7.0 16 129.2 6. Miss. College 10 155-263-9 58.9 1925 7.3 13 129.9 7. North Greenville 11 200-341-7 58.7 2455 7.2 16 130.5 8. Shorter 11 193-312-5 61.9 2632 8.4 22 152.8 KICKOFF RETURNS G NO YDS TD AVG 1. Valdosta State 14 35 807 1 23.1 2. Delta State 11 50 1147 0 22.9 3. North Greenville 11 28 633 1 22.6 West Florida 11 29 627 0 21.6 Miss. College 10 23 497 0 21.6 West Georgia 12 37 744 0 20.1 West Alabama 10 33 644 0 19.5 Shorter 11 29 550 0 19.0 RETURNS G NO YDS TD AVG West Georgia 12 27 343 2 12.7 2. West Florida 11 13 135 0 10.4 Delta State 11 23 189 0 8.2 Valdosta State 14 25 183 0 7.3 West Alabama 10 26 0 6.4 10 6 34 0 5.7 14 68 1 4.9 10 23 0 2.3 COVERAGE G NO YDS RET TB NET West Florida 11 5485 61.6 946 Delta State 11 3143 59.3 581 Georgia 5073 61.1 892 Valdosta State 103 6208 60.3 861 Valdosta State 14 43 1566 36.4 92 2.1 3 7 32.9 8. Miss. College 10 34 1181 34.7 12 0.4 3 13 32.6 SACKS AGAINST G SACKS YARDS 1. Valdosta State 14 4 33 2. West Georgia 12 9 59 3. West Florida 11 9 61 4. Miss. College 10 10 58 5. West Alabama 10 20 134 6. North Greenville 11 22 156 7. Delta State 11 24 159 8. Shorter 11 28 164 SACKS BY G SACKS YARDS 1. Valdosta State 14 37 206 2. West Florida 11 32 207 3. Delta State 11 27 191 4. West Alabama 10 17 109 5. Miss. College 10 16 91 6. West Georgia 12 14 84 7. Shorter 11 12 105 8. North Greenville 11 12 86 INTERCEPTIONS G NO YDS TD AVG 1. Delta State 11 13 91 2 7.0 2. Miss. College 10 9 149 0 16.6 3. West Alabama 10 9 87 0 9.7 4. West Florida 11 9 202 2 22.4 5. Valdosta State 14 9 140 2 15.6 6. West Georgia 12 8 62 0 7.8 7. North Greenville 11 7 3 0 0.4 8. Shorter 11 5 52 0 10.4 1ST DOWNS G RUSH PASS PEN TOTAL AVG/G 1. West Georgia 12 85 191 33 309 25.8 2. West Florida 11 88 145 45 278 25.3 3. Valdosta State 14 162 154 22 338 24.1 4. West Alabama 10 95 113 32 240 24.0 5. Delta State 11 96 107 18 221 20.1 6. Miss. College 10 153 22 15 190 19.0 7. North Greenville 11 93 95 20 208 18.9 8. Shorter 11 89 84 26 199 18.1 OPP 1ST DOWNS G RUSH PASS PEN TOTAL AVG/G 1. West Alabama 10 70 87 29 186 18.6 2. Valdosta State 14 139 98 31 268 19.1 3. West Georgia 12 87 108 35 230 19.2 4. Miss. College 10 94 88 14 196 19.6 5. Shorter 11 104 112 13 229 20.8 6. West Florida 11 84 131 21 236 21.5 7. Delta State 11 102 100 36 238 21.6 8. North Greenville 11 120 103 17 240 21.8 CONVERSIONS G MADE ATT PCT 1. Valdosta State 14 86 175 49.1 2. West Georgia 12 75 153 49.0 Miss. College 10 53 112 47.3 West Florida 11 48 106 45.3 5. West Alabama 10 60 149 40.3 North Greenville 11 54 144 37.5 7. Delta State 11 58 181 32.0 8. Shorter 11 47 152 30.9 3RD CONV G MADE ATT PCT 1. Delta State 11 49 153 32.0 2. West Alabama 10 43 133 32.3 Miss. College 10 36 100 36.0 4. West Georgia 12 58 160 36.3 Valdosta State 14 71 195 36.4 West Florida 11 74 175 42.3 Shorter 11 58 135 43.0 North Greenville 11 68 157 43.3 CONVERSIONS G MADE ATT PCT 1. West Alabama 10 7 11 63.6 2. Miss. College 10 13 22 59.1 North Greenville 11 8 14 57.1 4. West Florida 11 6 12 50.0 Delta State 11 17 34 50.0 6. Valdosta State 14 10 21 47.6 7. West Georgia 12 9 19 47.4 8. Shorter 11 5 17 29.4
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 43 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY 2021FinalGSCTeamStatisticalLeaders(AllGames) SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP SAF PTS AVG 1. West Florida 11 67 11 64 1 0 1 503 45.7 2. Valdosta State 14 77 14 73 0 0 1 579 41.4 3. West Georgia 12 56 15 52 0 0 1 435 36.3 4. West Alabama 10 37 15 36 0 0 0 303 30.3 5. Miss. College 10 38 0 35 1 0 0 265 26.5 6. North Greenville 11 37 9 35 1 0 1 288 26.2 7. Delta State 11 37 8 33 1 0 1 283 25.7 8. Shorter 11 25 4 21 0 0 0 183 16.6 SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP SAF PTS AVG 1. West Georgia 12 32 8 26 1 0 1 246 20.5 2. Valdosta State 14 42 9 39 0 0 0 318 22.7 3. West Alabama 10 32 4 29 1 0 0 235 23.5 4. West Florida 11 37 6 29 1 0 1 273 24.8 5. Miss. College 10 36 8 35 0 0 0 275 27.5 6. North Greenville 11 40 9 39 0 0 0 306 27.8 7. Delta State 11 41 13 37 2 0 0 326 29.6 8. Shorter 11 49 3 47 0 0 0 350 31.8 TOTAL OFFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. Valdosta State 14 3581 3541 961 7122 7.4 72 508.7 2. West Florida 11 1870 3468 696 5338 7.7 65 485.3 3. West Georgia 12 1563 3825 859 5388 6.3 52 449.0 4. West Alabama 10 1767 2584 727 4351 6.0 35 435.1 5. Delta State 11 1775 2595 842 4370 5.2 35 397.3 6. Miss. College 10 2965 748 595 3713 6.2 38 371.3 7. North Greenville 11 1799 2101 702 3900 5.6 36 354.5 8. Shorter 11 1552 1897 731 3449 4.7 24 313.5 TOTAL DEFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. West Alabama 10 1322 2062 655 3384 5.2 29 338.4 2. West Georgia 12 1855 2284 789 4139 5.2 31 344.9 3. Valdosta State 14 2636 2239 924 4875 5.3 40 348.2 4. Miss. College 10 1826 1925 596 3751 6.3 34 375.1 5. West Florida 11 1361 2820 828 4181 5.0 34 380.1 6. Delta State 11 1943 2476 771 4419 5.7 39 401.7 7. North Greenville 11 2091 2455 783 4546 5.8 38 413.3 8. Shorter 11 2101 2632 682 4733 6.9 48 430.3 RUSH OFFENSE G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. Miss. College 10 524 2965 5.7 32 296.5 2. Valdosta State 14 541 3581 6.6 39 255.8 3. West Alabama 10 368 1767 4.8 16 176.7 4. West Florida 11 297 1870 6.3 27 170.0 5. North Greenville 11 398 1799 4.5 15 163.5 6. Delta State 11 443 1775 4.0 22 161.4 7. Shorter 11 434 1552 3.6 10 141.1 8. West Georgia 12 362 1563 4.3 25 130.3 RUSH DEFENSE G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. West Florida 11 425 1361 3.2 18 123.7 2. West Alabama 10 351 1322 3.8 15 132.2 3. West Georgia 12 426 1855 4.4 17 154.6 4. Delta State 11 440 1943 4.4 17 176.6 5. Miss. College 10 333 1826 5.5 21 182.6 6. Valdosta State 14 553 2636 4.8 21 188.3 7. North Greenville 11 442 2091 4.7 22 190.1 8. Shorter 11 370 2101 5.7 26 191.0 PASS OFFENSE G C-A-I PCT YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. West Georgia 12 318-497-10 64.0 3825 7.7 27 318.8 2. West Florida 11 216-399-9 54.1 3468 8.7 38 315.3 3. West Alabama 10 205-359-7 57.1 2584 7.2 19 258.4 4. Valdosta State 14 251-420-11 59.8 3541 8.4 33 252.9 5. Delta State 11 237-399-10 59.4 2595 6.5 13 235.9 6. North Greenville 11 178-304-9 58.6 2101 6.9 21 191.0 7. Shorter 11 172-297-8 57.9 1897 6.4 14 172.5 8. Miss. College 10 26-71-3 36.6 748 10.5 6 74.8 PASS DEFENSE G C-A-I PCT YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. Valdosta State 14 178-371-9 48.0 2239 6.0 19 159.9 2. West Georgia 12 221-363-8 60.9 2284 6.3 14 190.3 3. Miss. College 10 155-263-9 58.9 1925 7.3 13 192.5 4. West Alabama 10 154-304-9 50.7 2062 6.8 14 206.2 5. North Greenville 11 200-341-7 58.7 2455 7.2 16 223.2 6. Delta State 11 164-331-13 49.5 2476 7.5 22 225.1 7. Shorter 11 193-312-5 61.9 2632 8.4 22 239.3 8. West Florida 11 249-403-9 61.8 2820 7.0 16 256.4
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2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER44 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY 2021FinalGSCTeamStatisticalLeaders(ConferenceOnly) SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP SAF PTS AVG 1. West Florida 7 44 8 41 1 0 1 333 47.6 2. Valdosta State 7 40 6 38 0 0 0 296 42.3 3. West Georgia 7 30 11 28 0 0 0 241 34.4 4. West Alabama 7 25 8 24 0 0 0 198 28.3 5. North Greenville 7 23 5 21 1 0 0 176 25.1 6. Miss. College 7 25 0 22 1 0 0 174 24.9 7. Delta State 7 21 6 18 1 0 1 166 23.7 8. Shorter 7 9 1 6 0 0 0 63 9.0 SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP SAF PTS AVG 1. West Georgia 7 20 7 14 1 0 1 159 22.7 2. Valdosta State 7 21 5 19 0 0 0 160 22.9 3. West Florida 7 23 4 21 0 0 1 173 24.7 4. West Alabama 7 26 4 23 1 0 0 193 27.6 5. North Greenville 7 29 7 29 0 0 0 224 32.0 6. Miss. College 7 30 6 29 0 0 0 227 32.4 7. Delta State 7 28 10 25 2 0 0 227 32.4 8. Shorter 7 40 2 38 0 0 0 284 40.6 TOTAL OFFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. Valdosta State 7 1939 1817 485 3756 7.7 37 536.6 2. West Florida 7 1308 2359 440 3667 8.3 42 523.9 3. West Georgia 7 845 2278 510 3123 6.1 28 446.1 4. West Alabama 7 1188 1754 519 2942 5.7 23 420.3 5. Delta State 7 1163 1640 561 2803 5.0 19 400.4 6. Miss. College 7 2099 527 443 2656 5.9 25 375.1 7. North Greenville 7 972 1228 422 2200 5.2 23 314.3 8. Shorter 7 803 963 447 1766 4.0 8 252.3 TOTAL DEFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. West Georgia 7 1065 1404 452 2469 5.5 19 352.7 2. West Alabama 7 826 1654 470 2480 5.3 23 354.3 3. Valdosta State 7 1436 1105 472 2541 5.4 20 363.0 4. West Florida 7 938 1882 540 2820 5.2 21 402.9 5. Delta State 7 1424 1499 482 2923 6.1 26 417.6 6. Miss. College 7 1428 1582 430 3010 7.0 30 430.0 7. North Greenville 7 1433 1638 538 3071 5.7 27 438.7 8. Shorter 7 1767 1802 443 3569 8.1 39 509.9 RUSH OFFENSE G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. Miss. College 7 391 2099 5.4 21 299.9 2. Valdosta State 7 272 1939 7.1 23 277.0 3. West Florida 7 179 1308 7.3 17 186.9 4. West Alabama 7 257 1188 4.6 11 169.7 5. Delta State 7 313 1163 3.7 15 166.1 6. North Greenville 7 243 972 4.0 10 138.9 7. West Georgia 7 199 845 4.2 13 120.7 8. Shorter 7 258 803 3.1 3 114.7 RUSH DEFENSE G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. West Alabama 7 243 826 3.4 11 118.0 2. West Florida 7 274 938 3.4 10 134.0 3. West Georgia 7 248 1065 4.3 11 152.1 4. Delta State 7 287 1424 5.0 12 203.4 5. Miss. College 7 229 1428 6.2 20 204.0 6. North Greenville 7 297 1433 4.8 16 204.7 7. Valdosta State 7 279 1436 5.1 11 205.1 8. Shorter 7 255 1767 6.9 22 252.4 PASS OFFENSE G C-A-I PCT YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. West Florida 7 142-261-4 54.4 2359 9.0 25 337.0 2. West Georgia 7 198-311-7 63.7 2278 7.3 15 325.4 3. Valdosta State 7 133-213-5 62.4 1817 8.5 14 259.6 4. West Alabama 7 148-262-5 56.5 1754 6.7 12 250.6 5. Delta State 7 155-248-5 62.5 1640 6.6 4 234.3 6. North Greenville 7 105-179-6 58.7 1228 6.9 13 175.4 7. Shorter 7 92-189-5 48.7 963 5.1 5 137.6 8. Miss. College 7 18-52-1 34.6 527 10.1 4 75.3 PASS DEFENSE G C-A-I PCT YDS AVG TD YDS/G 1. Valdosta State 7 90-193-5 46.6 1105 5.7 9 157.9 2. West Georgia 7 136-204-2 66.7 1404 6.9 8 200.6 3. Delta State 7 90-195-7 46.2 1499 7.7 14 214.1 4. Miss. College 7 124-201-5 61.7 1582 7.9 10 226.0 5. North Greenville 7 140-241-4 58.1 1638 6.8 11 234.0 6. West Alabama 7 125-227-5 55.1 1654 7.3 12 236.3 7. Shorter 7 123-188-3 65.4 1802 9.6 17 257.4 8. West Florida 7 163-266-7 61.3 1882 7.1 11 268.9 PASS EFF. G C-A-I PCT YDS AVG TD EFF 1. West Florida 7 142-261-4 54.4 2359 9.0 25 158.9 2. Valdsota State 7 133-213-5 62.4 1817 8.5 14 151.1 3. Miss. College 7 18-52-1 34.6 527 10.1 4 141.3 4. West Georgia 7 198-311-7 63.7 2278 7.3 15 136.6 5. North Greenville 7 105-179-6 58.7 1228 6.9 13 133.5 6. West Alabama 7 148-262-5 56.5 1754 6.7 12 124.0 7. Delta State 7 155-248-5 62.5 1640 6.6 4 119.3 8. Shorter 7 92-189-5 48.7 963 5.1 5 94.9 PASS EFF. DEF. G C-A-I PCT YDS AVG TD EFF 1. Valdosta State 7 90-193-5 46.6 1105 5.7 9 104.9 2. North Greenville 7 140-241-4 58.1 1638 6.8 11 126.9 3. Delta State 7 90-195-7 46.2 1499 7.7 14 127.2 4. West Florida 7 163-266-7 61.3 1882 7.1 11 129.1 5. West Alabama 7 125-227-5 55.1 1654 7.3 12 129.3 6. West Georgia 7 136-204-2 66.7 1404 6.9 8 135.5 7. Miss. College 7 124-201-5 61.7 1582 7.9 10 139.2 8. Shorter 7 123-188-3 65.4 1802 9.6 17 172.6 KICKOFF RETURNS G NO YDS TD AVG 1. Valdosta State 7 18 417 1 23.2 2. West Florida 7 19 433 0 22.8 3. Delta State 7 35 758 0 21.7 4. Miss. College 7 16 326 0 20.4 5. North Greenville 7 17 344 0 20.2 6. West Alabama 7 24 475 0 19.8 7. West Georgia 7 26 500 0 19.2 8. Shorter 7 21 387 0 18.4 PUNT RETURNS G NO YDS TD AVG 1. West Georgia 7 13 166 1 12.8 2. West Florida 7 9 92 0 10.2 3. Delta State 7 10 70 0 7.0 4. Shorter 7 6 34 1 5.7 5. Miss. College 7 2 11 0 5.5 6. Valdosta State 7 9 42 0 4.7 7. West Alabama 7 17 69 0 4.1 8. North Greenville 7 5 -3 0 -0.6 KICKOFF COVERAGE G NO YDS AVG RET TB NET 1. West Florida 7 60 3666 61.1 610 17 43.9 2. Delta State 7 32 1927 60.2 331 10 42.1 3. West Georgia 7 48 2900 60.4 429 19 41.6 4. Valdosta State 7 52 3127 60.1 358 26 40.8 5. Miss. College 7 32 1770 55.3 484 1 39.4 6. West Alabama 7 40 2351 58.8 717 5 37.7 7. North Greenville 7 32 1909 59.7 372 14 37.1 8. Shorter 7 17 965 56.8 339 2 33.9 FIELD GOALS G MADE ATT PCT 1. West Florida 7 8 9 .889 2. West Georgia 7 11 13 .846 3. North Greenville 7 5 6 .833 4. Valdosta State 7 6 9 .667 5. West Alabama 7 8 13 .615 6. Delta State 7 6 13 .462 7. Shorter 7 1 4 .250 8. Miss. College 7 0 2 .000 PAT KICKING G MADE ATT PCT 1. West Georgia 7 28 28 1.000 2. North Greenville 7 21 21 1.000 3. Valdosta State 7 38 39 .974 4. West Alabama 7 24 25 .960 5. West Florida 7 41 43 .953 6. Delta State 7 18 19 .947 7. Miss. College 7 22 24 .917 8. Shorter 7 6 8 .750 PUNTING G NO YDS AVG/P RET AVG TB FC NET 1. North Greenville 7 39 1785 45.8 154 3.9 3 7 40.3 2. West Florida 7 18 735 40.8 2 0.1 1 6 39.6 3. Shorter 7 52 2048 39.4 93 1.8 3 12 36.4 4. West Georgia 7 16 625 39.1 45 2.8 0 3 36.3 5. West Alabama 7 36 1315 36.5 25 0.7 0 17 35.8 6. Delta State 7 37 1377 37.2 56 1.5 2 10 34.6 7. Miss. College 7 28 928 33.1 12 0.4 3 9 30.6 8. Valdosta State 7 18 638 35.4 94 5.2 1 3 29.1 SACKS AGAINST G SACKS YARDS 1. Valdosta State 7 0 0 2. West Georgia 7 4 21 3. West Florida 7 7 51 4. Miss. College 7 9 56 5. West Alabama 7 12 67 6. North Greenville 7 15 101 7. Shorter 7 20 128 8. Delta State 7 21 146 SACKS BY G SACKS YARDS 1. West Florida 7 19 127 2. Valdosta State 7 15 68 3. West Alabama 7 13 87 4. Delta State 7 13 98 5. Miss. College 7 9 54 6. North Greenville 7 8 56 7. Shorter 7 6 54 8. West Georgia 7 5 26 INTERCEPTIONS G NO YDS TD AVG 1. West Florida 7 7 181 2 25.9 2. Delta State 7 7 64 2 9.1 3. Valdosta State 7 5 93 2 18.6 4. West Alabama 7 5 56 0 11.2 5. Miss. College 7 5 22 0 4.4 6. North Greenville 7 4 0 0 0.0 7. Shorter 7 3 30 0 10.0 8. West Georgia 7 2 41 0 20.5 1ST DOWNS G RUSH PASS PEN TOTAL AVG/G 1. West Georgia 7 44 123 20 187 26.7 2. Valdosta State 7 93 81 7 181 25.9 3. West Florida 7 55 97 26 178 25.4 4. West Alabama 7 68 79 23 170 24.3 5. Delta State 7 70 67 12 149 21.3 6. Miss. College 7 112 15 11 138 19.7 7. North Greenville 7 54 57 13 124 17.7 8. Shorter 7 47 42 15 104 14.9 OPP 1ST DOWNS G RUSH PASS PEN TOTAL AVG/G 1. West Alabama 7 45 73 22 140 20.0 2. West Georgia 7 53 69 19 141 20.1 3. Valdosta State 7 75 51 15 141 20.1 4. Miss. College 7 69 72 11 152 21.7 5. Delta State 7 72 59 30 161 23.0 6. West Florida 7 57 90 15 162 23.1 7. Shorter 7 85 72 7 164 23.4 8. North Greenville 7 87 75 8 170 24.3 3RD CONVERSIONS G MADE ATT PCT 1. West Georgia 7 50 90 55.6 2. Valdosta State 7 47 85 55.3 3. Miss. College 7 43 89 48.3 4. West Alabama 7 38 104 36.5 5. West Florida 7 23 63 36.5 6. North Greenville 7 32 89 36.0 7. Delta State 7 42 120 35.0 8. Shorter 7 25 96 26.0 OPP 3RD CONV G MADE ATT PCT 1. Delta State 7 27 87 31.0 2. West Alabama 7 34 95 35.8 3. Miss. College 7 24 66 36.4 4. West Georgia 7 33 87 37.9 5. Valdosta State 7 43 102 42.2 6. West Florida 7 48 111 43.2 7. North Greenville 7 50 105 47.6 8. Shorter 7 41 83 49.4 4TH CONVERSIONS G MADE ATT PCT 1. West Alabama 7 7 10 70.0 2. Miss. College 7 10 16 62.5 3. Valdosta State 7 4 7 57.1 4. Delta State 7 11 20 55.0 5. West Florida 7 5 10 50.0 6. North Greenville 7 4 8 50.0 7. West Georgia 7 4 8 50.0 8. Shorter 7 0 9 0.0 OPP 4TH CONV G MADE ATT PCT 1. West Alabama 7 4 10 40.0 2. West Georgia 7 5 12 41.7 3. Valdosta State 7 6 14 42.9 4. North Greenville 7 4 9 44.4 5. West Florida 7 9 16 56.3 6. Delta State 7 4 7 57.1 7. Miss. College 7 9 14 64.3 8. Shorter 7 4 6 66.7 PENALTIES G NO YDS AVG/G 1. North Greenville 7 16 175 25.0 2. Miss. College 7 41 323 46.1 3. Shorter 7 47 334 47.7 4. West Georgia 7 49 464 66.3 5. West Alabama 7 46 473 67.6 6. Valdosta State 7 45 491 70.1 7. West Florida 7 56 616 88.0 8. Delta State 7 66 622 88.9 OPP PENALTIES G NO YDS AVG/G 1. West Florida 7 58 569 81.3 2. Shorter 7 47 535 76.4 3. West Alabama 7 54 515 73.6 4. West Georgia 7 48 472 67.4 5. North Greenville 7 49 457 65.3 6. Delta State 7 37 373 53.3 7. Miss. College 7 36 304 43.4 8. Valdosta State 7 37 273 39.0 RED ZONE OFF. ATT % TD R/P FG-AT FUM INT DWNS 1. West Georgia 29-31 93.5 21 10/11 8-8 0 0 1 2. Miss. College 18-20 90.0 18 18/0 0-0 0 0 1 3. Valdosta State 26-29 89.7 21 18/3 5-7 0 0 0 4. North Greenville 16-18 88.9 13 6/7 3-3 0 1 1 5. West Florida 34-39 87.2 29 13/16 5-6 0 1 3 6. West Alabama 18-25 72.0 14 9/5 4-6 0 0 2 7. Delta State 17-30 56.7 12 11/1 5-12 2 1 2 8. Shorter 5-11 45.5 4 3/1 1-3 1 2 0 RED ZONE DEF. ATT % TD R/P FG-AT FUM INT DWNS 1. Valdosta State 17-27 63.0 14 8/6 3-8 0 1 4 2. Shorter 21-27 77.8 20 13/7 1-4 0 0 1 3. West Georgia 20-25 80.0 14 9/5 6-6 1 1 2 4. North Greenville 24-29 82.8 19 14/5 5-7 1 0 0 5. Delta State 20-24 83.3 13 7/6 7-8 0 1 1 6. West Florida 16-19 84.2 14 10/4 2-2 1 1 1 7. Miss. College 27-32 84.4 22 17/5 5-7 0 1 0 8. West Alabama 18-20 90.0 16 10/6 2-3 0 0 1 TIME OF POSSESSION G TIME AVG/G 1. Delta State 7 264:35 37:47 2. Miss. College 7 238:03 34:00 3. Shorter 7 213:51 30:33 4. Valdosta State 7 209:29 29:55 5. West Georgia 7 202:48 28:58 6. West Alabama 7 197:15 28:10 7. West Florida 7 189:29 27:04 8. North Greenville 7 187:52 26:50 INSIDE GSCTHE
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 45 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY 2021FinalGSCIndividualStatLeaders(AllGames) RUSHING TEAM G ATT YDS AVG TD LONG YDS/G 1. S. Mason UWF 11 120 1024 8.5 10 73 93.1 2. S. McGill VSU 14 190 1236 6.5 15 76 88.3 3. D. Battle UWA 9 151 760 5.0 8 0 84.4 4. D. Williams NGU 11 120 815 6.8 6 94 74.1 5. I. Durham VSU 14 127 1011 8.0 12 59 72.2 6. J. Thompkins VSU 14 145 1001 6.9 9 63 71.5 7. D. Smith-Moore MC 9 135 634 4.7 6 21 70.4 8. C. Fagan MC 10 120 658 5.5 4 64 65.8 9. D. Dampier DSU 11 125 683 5.5 8 91 62.1 10. J. Dollard SU 10 130 516 4.0 5 46 51.6 PASSING/GAME TEAM G C-A-I PCT YDS TD LONG AVG/G EFF 1. A. Reed UWF 11 207-378-8 54.8 3418 38 90 310.7 159.7 2. H. Frost UWG 12 303-470-9 64.5 3597 25 82 299.8 142.5 3. J. McDaniels UWA 10 204-354-6 57.6 2559 19 93 255.9 132.7 4. I. Durham VSU 14 244-406-11 60.1 3425 32 60 244.6 151.6 5. P. Shegog DSU 8 139-233-8 59.7 1614 10 65 201.8 125.1 6. A. Dennis SU 11 164-279-8 58.8 1838 13 45 167.1 123.8 7. K. Riley NGU 11 151-256-7 59.0 1701 17 79 154.6 131.2 8. C. Kirk DSU 11 98-166-2 59.0 981 3 56 89.2 112.2 REC YARDS/G TEAM G REC YDS TD LONG AVG/C REC/G AVG/G 1. T. Martin UWA 10 57 890 8 93 15.6 5.7 89.0 2. D. Durden UWF 9 34 787 10 90 23.1 3.8 87.4 3. B. Saunds VSU 14 72 1191 7 59 16.5 5.1 85.1 4. L. Gallimore VSU 14 58 1123 15 60 19.4 4.1 80.2 5. M. Slade UWG 12 78 961 8 40 12.3 6.5 80.1 6. K. Ashley UWF 11 47 677 12 38 14.4 4.3 61.5 7. D. Meyers DSU 11 55 665 5 65 12.1 5.0 60.5 8. R. Coates UWF 11 38 656 6 69 17.3 3.5 59.6 9. B. Blanchard UWA 10 37 595 5 43 16.1 3.7 59.5 10. T. Cole UWG 12 47 662 2 43 14.1 3.9 55.2 RECEPTIONS/G TEAM G REC YDS TD LONG AVG/C AVG/G REC/G 1. M. Slade UWG 12 78 961 8 40 12.3 6.5 80.1 2. T. Martin UWA 10 57 890 8 93 15.6 5.7 89.0 3. B. Saunds VSU 14 72 1191 7 59 16.5 5.1 85.1 4. D. Meyers DSU 11 55 665 5 65 12.1 5.0 60.5 5. K. Ashley UWF 11 47 677 12 38 14.4 4.3 61.5 6. L. Gallimore VSU 14 58 1123 15 60 19.4 4.1 80.2 7. L. Bradley SU 11 45 330 2 36 7.3 4.1 30.0 8. T. Cole UWG 12 47 662 2 43 14.1 3.9 55.2 9. D. Durden UWF 9 34 787 10 90 23.1 3.8 87.4 10. B. Blanchard UWA 10 37 595 5 43 16.1 3.7 59.5 SCORING TEAM G TD FG XPT 2XP PTS PTS/G 1. G. Cerra UWF 8 0 11 44 0 77 9.6 2. E. Thiele VSU 14 0 14 73 0 115 8.2 3. G. Dunkle UWA 10 0 15 36 0 81 8.1 4. O. Cervantes UWG 12 0 15 52 0 97 8.1 5. D. Durden UWF 9 11 0 0 0 66 7.3 6. S. McGill VSU 14 17 0 0 0 102 7.3 7. L. Gallimore VSU 14 16 0 0 0 96 6.9 8. J. Jordan UWG 10 11 0 0 0 66 6.6 9. M. Williams MC 10 11 0 0 0 66 6.6 10. K. Ashley UWF 11 12 0 0 0 72 6.5 SCORING (TD's) TEAM G TD RUSH REC RET PAT PTS PTS/G 1. D. Durden UWF 9 11 1 10 0 0 66 7.3 2. S. McGill VSU 14 17 15 2 0 0 102 7.3 3. L. Gallimore VSU 14 16 0 15 1 0 96 6.9 4. J. Jordan UWG 10 11 10 1 0 0 66 6.6 5. M. Williams MC 10 11 9 2 0 0 66 6.6 6. K. Ashley UWF 11 12 0 12 0 0 72 6.5 7. S. Mason UWF 11 11 10 1 0 0 66 6.0 8. I. Durham VSU 14 13 12 1 0 0 78 5.6 9. D. Dampier DSU 11 10 8 2 0 0 60 5.5 10. D. Battle UWA 9 8 8 0 0 0 48 5.3 SCORING (KICK) TEAM G PAT/M PAT/A FG/M FG/A PTS PTS/G 1. G. Cerra UWF 8 44 46 11 12 77 9.6 2. E. Thiele VSU 14 73 74 14 18 115 8.2 3. O. Cervantes UWG 12 52 54 15 19 97 8.1 4. G. Dunkle UWA 10 36 37 15 22 81 8.1 5. C. Karhu NGU 11 35 35 9 11 62 5.6 6. C. Mantelli DSU 11 33 35 8 19 57 5.2 7. N. Pope SU 8 19 22 3 8 28 3.5 8. J. Riley MC 10 31 33 0 2 31 3.1 KICK RETURNS TEAM G NO YDS TD LONG AVG 1. L. Gallimore VSU 14 12 366 1 90 30.5 2. M. Clayton UWF 11 14 368 0 65 26.3 3. M. Williams MC 10 14 349 0 50 24.9 4. J. Edwards NGU 11 23 546 1 100 23.7 5. K. Gainwell DSU 11 43 1000 0 48 23.3 6. R. Blackmon UWG 12 17 360 0 36 21.2 7. G. McConico UWA 10 16 321 0 47 20.1 PUNT RETURNS TEAM G NO YDS TD LONG AVG 1. R. Evans DSU 11 16 156 0 24 9.8 2. K. Ashley UWF 11 12 114 0 22 9.5 3. R. Blackmon UWG 12 16 135 1 82 8.4 4. B. Saunds VSU 14 21 151 0 25 7.2 5. G. McConico UWA 10 26 167 0 25 6.4 TOTAL OFFENSE TEAM G RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/G 1. A. Reed UWF 11 174 3418 407 3592 326.5 2. I. Durham VSU 14 1011 3425 533 4436 316.9 3. H. Frost UWG 12 -27 3597 484 3570 297.5 4. J. McDaniels UWA 10 61 2559 408 2620 262.0 5. P. Shegog DSU 8 225 1614 311 1839 229.9 6. A. Dennis SU 11 380 1838 395 2218 201.6 7. K. Riley NGU 11 38 1701 315 1739 158.1 8. D. Smith-Moore MC 9 634 575 175 1209 134.3 9. S. Mason UWF 11 1024 0 120 1024 93.1 10. S. McGill VSU 14 1236 0 192 1236 88.3 ALL-PURPOSE TEAM G RUSH RCV PR KR YDS YDS/G 1. K. Gainwell DSU 11 268 14 2 1000 1284 116.7 2. S. Mason UWF 11 1024 209 0 0 1233 112.1 3. L. Gallimore VSU 14 0 1123 0 366 1489 106.4 4. D. Williams NGU 11 815 314 0 0 1129 102.6 5. S. McGill VSU 14 1236 147 0 0 1389 98.8 6. D. Durden UWF 9 10 787 0 87 884 98.2 7. B. Saunds VSU 14 0 1191 151 30 1372 98.0 8. M. Williams MC 10 500 92 0 349 941 94.1 9. D. Battle UWA 9 760 85 0 0 845 93.9 10. J. Thompkins VSU 14 1001 46 0 202 1249 89.2 PUNTING TEAM G NO YDS TB FC BLK I20 50+ LONG AVG 1. M. Prosser NGU 11 57 2542 5 13 1 19 18 70 44.6 2. S. Dawson UWF 11 25 1046 1 10 0 8 5 55 41.8 3. B. Bardenwerper SU 10 43 1721 2 7 0 10 4 63 40.0 4. P. Burleson DSU 11 56 2238 2 14 1 24 8 59 40.0 5. B. Pellegrino UWG 12 33 1267 1 10 1 14 4 54 38.4 6. N. Pope SU 8 20 745 1 9 0 6 1 65 37.3 7. J. Miller VSU 11 31 1152 1 6 2 5 2 53 37.2 8. T. Sullivan UWA 10 48 1727 0 22 0 17 1 56 36.0 9. J. Riley MC 10 34 1181 3 13 0 10 3 54 34.7 FIELD GOALS TEAM G MADE ATT PCT MADE/G LONG 1. G. Dunkle UWA 10 15 22 68.2 1.5 47 2. G. Cerra UWF 8 11 12 91.7 1.4 47 3. O. Cervantes UWG 12 15 19 78.9 1.3 46 4. E. Thiele VSU 14 14 18 77.8 1.0 50 5. C. Karhu NGU 11 9 11 81.8 0.8 49 6. C. Mantelli DSU 11 8 19 42.1 0.7 42 7. N. Pope SU 8 3 8 37.5 0.4 33 TACKLES/GAME TEAM G SOLO ASST YDS TOTAL AVG/G SACKS 1. N. Moss VSU 13 57 64 22 121 9.3 0 2. J. Jones MC 10 58 19 20 77 7.7 3 3. S. Campbell UWF 11 43 37 16 80 7.3 3 4. D. Williams DSU 9 39 26 13 65 7.2 1 5. D. Donald NGU 10 28 36 10 64 6.4 0 6. J. Miller MC 8 31 19 4 50 6.3 0 7. J. Gaskin VSU 13 28 53 12 81 6.2 1.5 8. E. Martin NGU 11 37 31 7 68 6.2 0 9. N. Reddish SU 8 32 17 0 49 6.1 0 10. C. Roberts VSU 13 55 23 33 78 6.0 4
SACKS TEAM G SOLO ASST YDS TOTAL AVG/G
TACKLES FOR LOSS/G TEAM G SOLO ASST YDS TOTAL AVG/G
1. M. Terry DSU 11 9 2 68 10 0.91 2. T. Carter UWA 9 8 0 42 8 0.89 3. T. Williams, Jr. DSU 11 6 3 56 7.5 0.68 4. C. Terrell UWA 10 6 0 31 6 0.60 5. F. Reid SU 8 4 0 39 4 0.50 6. U. Lilly UWA 10 4 1 34 4.5 0.45
AVG/G 1. M.
VSU 13 2 18 0.15 3. J. Boyd UWA 9 1 5 0.11 4. B. Wade UWF 10 1 19 0.10 5. T. Woods DSU 11 1 33 0.09 6. R.
UWG 12 1 3 0.08 7. N. Moss VSU 13 1 44 0.08 8. M. Jefferson VSU 14 1 21 0.07 9. D. Anthony VSU 14 1 9 0.07 INSIDEGSCTHE
7. D. Artis UWF 11 4 1 32 4.5 0.41 8. A. Dulin VSU 14 4 3 29 5.5 0.39 9. B. Williams VSU 14 5 1 35 5.5 0.39 10. T. Archie UWF 11 3 1 21 3.5 0.32 PASSES DEFENDED/G TEAM G BRUP INT TOTAL AVG/G 1. D. Snow DSU 11 15 0 15 1.36 2. C. Matthew VSU 14 15 1 16 1.14 3. D. Mays UWA 10 9 0 9 0.90 4. S. Lewis UWA 9 5 3 8 0.89 5. J. Miller MC 8 5 2 7 0.88 6. S. Archie UWA 7 4 2 6 0.86 7. A. Watson NGU 10 7 1 8 0.80 8. S. Paige DSU 10 3 5 8 0.80 9. T. Dotson VSU 14 8 3 11 0.79 10. J. Boyd UWA 9 5 2 7 0.78 INTERCEPTIONS/G TEAM G NO YDS TD LONG AVG/G 1. S. Paige DSU 10 5 33 1 33 0.50 2. N. Walker MC 9 3 0 0 0 0.33 3. S. Lewis UWA 9 3 35 0 20 0.33 4. S. Archie UWA 7 2 2 0 2 0.29 5. K. Burton NGU 11 3 3 0 3 0.27 6. J. Miller MC 8 2 47 0 47 0.25 7. J. Boyd UWA 9 2 40 0 25 0.22 8. T. Dotson VSU 14 3 53 1 47 0.21 FUMBLES RECOVERED/G TEAM G NO YDS AVG/G 1. J. Valesco DSU 11 4 0 0.36 2. M. Jefferson VSU 14 4 21 0.29 3. F. Reid SU 8 2 0 0.25 4. T.J. Arnold UWG 9 2 0 0.22 5. S. Showers UWF 11 2 0 0.18 6. E. Barber DSU 11 2 0 0.18 7. M. Miller UWG 12 2 YDS Miller UWG Roberts Chatman
110 0.17 8. C. Roberts VSU 13 2 18 0.15 9. G. Watts MC 7 1 0 0.14 10. H. Hodson SU 8 1 0 0.13 FUMBLES FORCED/G TEAM G NO AVG/G 1. D. Overstreet UWG 12 3 0.25 2. K. Whetzel UWF 11 2 0.18 3. D. Bell UWF 11 2 0.18 4. T. Woods DSU 11 2 0.18 5. E. Barber DSU 11 2 0.18 6. J. Gaskin VSU 13 2 0.15 7. G. Watts MC 7 1 0.14 FUMBLES RETURNS/G TEAM G NO
1. M. Terry DSU 11 16 5 93 18.5 1.68 2. C. Terrell UWA 10 13 0 47 13.0 1.30 3. F. Reid SU 8 8 1 48 8.5 1.06 4. U. Lilly UWA 10 8 3 44 9.5 0.95 5. T. Williams, Jr. DSU 11 8 4 60 10.0 0.91 6. T. Carter UWA 9 8 0 42 8.0 0.89 7. D. Artis UWF 11 8 3 41 9.5 0.86 8. B. Williams VSU 14 9 3 43 10.5 0.75 9. B. Rice SU 11 8 0 34 8.0 0.73 10. Z. Samuel DSU 11 7 2 37 8.0 0.73
12 2 110 0.17 2. C.
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER46 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY 2021FinalGSCIndividualStatLeaders(ConferenceOnly) RUSHING TEAM G ATT YDS AVG TD LONG YDS/G 1. S. Mason UWF 7 71 744 10.5 7 73 106.3 2. S. McGill VSU 7 96 652 6.8 10 37 93.1 3. J. Thompkins VSU 7 78 631 8.1 5 63 90.1 4. C. Fagan MC 7 105 590 5.6 3 64 84.3 5. D. Smith-Moore MC 6 111 503 4.5 5 32 83.8 6. D. Battle UWA 7 119 584 4.9 7 27 83.4 7. D. Dampier DSU 7 97 553 5.7 7 91 79.0 8. I. Durham VSU 7 57 476 8.4 7 32 68.0 9. D. Williams NGU 7 69 381 5.5 3 71 54.4 10. M. Williams MC 7 59 370 6.3 6 35 52.9 PASSING/GAME TEAM G C-A-I PCT YDS TD LONG AVG/G EFF 1. A. Reed UWF 7 139-249-4 55.8 2373 25 90 339.0 165.8 2. H. Frost UWG 7 193-301-6 64.1 2158 14 43 308.3 135.7 3. I. Durham VSU 7 131-208-5 63.0 1803 13 59 257.6 151.6 4. J. McDaniels UWA 7 147-260-5 56.5 1729 12 93 247.0 123.8 5. K. Riley NGU 7 95-160-5 59.4 979 10 40 139.9 125.1 6. D. Aeneas SU 7 87-177-5 49.2 937 5 42 133.9 97.3 7. K. Cole DSU 7 81-138-2 58.7 808 2 56 115.4 109.8 REC YARDS/G TEAM G REC YDS TD LONG AVG/C REC/G AVG/G 1. T. Martin UWA 7 48 767 7 93 16.0 6.9 109.6 2. B. Saunds VSU 7 44 729 2 59 16.6 6.3 104.1 3. M. Slade UWG 7 50 650 3 40 13.0 7.1 92.9 4. D. Durden UWF 5 19 424 5 90 22.3 3.8 84.8 5. L. Gallimore VSU 7 32 557 9 57 17.4 4.6 79.6 6. K. Ashley UWF 7 32 501 9 38 15.7 4.6 71.6 7. R. Coates UWF 7 24 457 3 69 19.0 3.4 65.3 8. T. Cole UWG 7 31 424 2 43 13.7 4.4 60.6 9. B. Blanchard UWA 7 29 405 3 25 14.0 4.1 57.9 10. Q. Harrison UWG 7 29 354 2 40 12.2 4.1 50.6 RECEPTIONS/G TEAM G REC YDS TD LONG AVG/C REC/G AVG/G 1. M. Slade UWG 7 50 650 3 40 13.0 7.1 92.9 2. T. Martin UWA 7 48 767 7 93 16.0 6.9 109.6 3. B. Saunds VSU 7 44 729 2 59 16.6 6.3 104.1 4. D. Meyers DSU 7 34 303 1 27 8.9 4.9 43.3 5. L. Gallimore VSU 7 32 557 9 57 17.4 4.6 79.6 6. K. Ashley UWF 7 32 501 9 38 15.7 4.6 71.6 7. T. Cole UWG 7 31 424 2 43 13.7 4.4 60.6 8. B. Blanchard UWA 7 29 405 3 25 14.0 4.1 57.9 9. Q. Harrison UWG 7 29 354 2 40 12.2 4.1 50.6 10. R. Blackmon UWG 7 27 272 1 30 10.1 3.9 38.9 SCORING/G TEAM G TD FG XPT 2XP PTS PTS/G 1. G. Cerra UWF 7 0 8 41 0 65 9.3 2. O. Cervantes UWG 7 0 11 28 0 61 8.7 3. L. Gallimore VSU 7 10 0 0 0 60 8.6 4. S. McGill VSU 7 10 0 0 0 60 8.6 5. E. Thiele VSU 7 0 6 38 0 56 8.0 6. K. Ashley UWF 7 9 0 0 0 54 7.7 7. M. Williams MC 7 8 0 0 0 48 6.9 8. G. Dunkle UWA 7 0 8 24 0 48 6.9 9. I. Durham VSU 7 8 0 0 0 48 6.9 10. S. Mason UWF 7 8 0 0 0 48 6.9 SCORING (TD's) TEAM G TD RUSH REC RET PAT PTS PTS/G 1. L. Gallimore VSU 7 10 0 9 1 0 60 8.6 2. S. McGill VSU 7 10 10 0 0 0 60 8.6 3. K. Ashley UWF 7 9 0 9 0 0 54 7.7 4. M. Williams MC 7 8 6 2 0 0 48 6.9 5. I. Durham VSU 7 8 7 1 0 0 48 6.9 6. S. Mason UWF 7 8 7 1 0 0 48 6.9 7. D. Battle UWA 7 7 7 0 0 0 42 6.0 8. T. Martin UWA 7 7 0 7 0 0 42 6.0 9. D. Durden UWF 5 5 0 5 0 0 30 6.0 10. D. Dampier DSU 7 7 7 0 0 0 42 6.0 SCORING (KICK) TEAM G PAT/M PAT/A FG/M FG/A PTS PTS/G 1. G. Cerra UWF 7 41 43 8 9 65 9.3 2. O. Cervantes UWG 7 28 28 11 13 61 8.7 3. E. Thiele VSU 7 38 39 6 9 56 8.0 4. G. Dunkle UWA 7 24 25 8 13 48 6.9 5. C. Karhu NGU 7 21 21 5 6 36 5.1 6. C. Mantelli DSU 7 18 19 6 13 36 5.1 7. J. Riley MC 7 22 24 0 2 22 3.1 KICK RETURNS TEAM G NO YDS TD LONG AVG 1. L. Gallimore VSU 7 8 238 1 90 29.8 2. M. Clayton UWF 7 11 283 0 65 25.7 3. M. Williams MC 7 11 251 0 41 22.8 4. K. Gainwell DSU 7 29 638 0 40 22.0 5. J. Edwards NGU 7 15 311 0 36 20.7 6. R. Blackmon UWG 7 14 287 0 36 20.5 7. G. McConico UWA 7 13 260 0 47 20.0 8. T. Thomas SU 6 8 152 0 26 19.0 9. T. Webb UWA 6 6 109 0 42 18.2 10. J. Thompkins VSU 7 8 136 0 44 17.0 PUNT RETURNS TEAM G NO YDS TD LONG AVG 1. K. Ashley UWF 7 8 71 0 22 8.9 2. R. Evans DSU 7 9 68 0 17 7.6 3. B. Saunds VSU 7 9 42 0 14 4.7 4. R. Blackmon UWG 7 7 30 0 11 4.3 5. G. McConico UWA 7 17 69 0 15 4.1 TOTAL OFFENSE TEAM G RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/G 1. A. Reed UWF 7 131 2373 271 2504 357.7 2. I. Durham VSU 7 476 1803 265 2279 325.6 3. H. Frost UWG 7 1 2158 310 2159 308.4 4. J. McDaniels UWA 7 82 1729 299 1811 258.7 5. A. Dennis SU 7 249 937 255 1186 169.4 6. D. Smith-Moore MC 6 503 459 144 962 160.3 7. K. Riley NGU 7 11 979 201 990 141.4 8. C. Kirk DSU 7 -60 808 166 748 106.9 9. S. Mason UWF 7 744 0 71 744 106.3 10. S. McGill VSU 7 652 0 97 652 93.1 ALL-PURPOSE TEAM G RUSH RCV PR KR YDS YDS/G 1. S. Mason UWF 7 744 177 0 0 921 131.6 2. K. Gainwell DSU 7 193 7 2 638 840 120.0 3. L. Gallimore VSU 7 0 557 0 238 795 113.6 4. J. Thompkins VSU 7 631 17 0 136 784 112.0 5. B. Saunds VSU 7 0 729 42 0 771 110.1 6. T. Martin UWA 7 0 767 0 0 767 109.6 7. M. Williams MC 7 370 92 0 251 713 101.9 8. M. Slade UWG 7 0 650 0 59 709 101.3 9. S. McGill VSU 7 652 55 0 0 707 101.0 10. D. Battle UWA 7 584 60 0 0 644 92.0 PUNTING TEAM G NO YDS TB FC BLK I20 50+ LONG AVG 1. M. Prosser NGU 7 38 1770 3 7 1 14 15 70 46.6 2. S. Dawson UWF 7 17 694 1 6 0 6 4 55 40.8 3. B. Bardenwerper SU 6 28 1102 1 3 0 6 2 63 39.4 4. B. Pellegrino UWG 7 16 625 0 3 0 8 1 54 39.1 5. P. Burleson DSU 7 36 1377 2 10 1 14 4 55 38.3 6. J. Miller VSU 6 17 622 1 3 1 1 1 53 36.6 7. T. Sullivan UWA 7 36 1315 0 17 0 12 1 53 36.5 8. J. Riley MC 7 28 928 3 9 0 7 1 53 33.1 FIELD GOALS TEAM G MADE ATT PCT MADE/G LONG 1. O. Cervantes UWG 7 11 13 84.6 1.6 45 2. G. Dunkle UWA 7 8 13 61.5 1.1 47 3. G. Cerra UWF 7 8 9 88.9 1.1 47 4. E. Thiele VSU 7 6 9 66.7 0.9 41 5. C. Mantelli DSU 7 6 13 46.2 0.9 42 6. C. Karhu NGU 7 5 6 83.3 0.7 49 7. J. Riley MC 7 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 TACKLES/GAME TEAM G SOLO ASST YDS TOTAL AVG/G SACKS 1. N. Moss VSU 6 30 29 18 59 9.8 0 2. J. Jones MC 7 42 17 20 59 8.4 3 3. S. Campbell UWF 7 34 22 16 56 8.0 3 4. E. Alexander NGU 7 32 20 6 52 7.4 0 5. K. Burton NGU 7 28 22 0 50 7.1 0 6. J. Miller MC 5 21 14 3 35 7.0 0 7. E. Martin NGU 7 25 24 7 49 7.0 0 8. D. Williams DSU 6 23 16 3 39 6.5 0 9. D. Donald NGU 7 22 23 6 45 6.4 0 10. C. Roberts VSU 7 37 8 1 45 6.4 0 TACKLES FOR LOSS/G TEAM G SOLO ASST YDS TOTAL AVG/G 1. M. Terry DSU 7 9 3 56 10.5 1.50 2. C. Terrell UWA 7 10 0 37 10.0 1.43 3. B. Williams VSU 7 7 1 27 7.5 1.07 4. F. Reid SU 6 6 0 41 6.0 1.00 5. D. Artis UWF 7 5 2 29 6.0 0.86 6. T. Williams, Jr. DSU 7 4 3 22 5.5 0.79 7. U. Lilly UWA 7 4 2 32 5.0 0.71 8. J. Valesco DSU 7 4 2 18 5.0 0.71 9. L. Spooner NGU 6 4 0 20 4.0 0.67 10. S. Williams UWF 6 3 2 19 4.0 0.67 SACKS/G TEAM G SOLO ASST YDS TOTAL AVG/G
NO YDS AVG/G 1. F. Reid SU 6 2 0 0.33 2. S. Showers UWF 7 2 0 0.29 3. J. Valesco DSU 7 2 0 0.29 4. C. Williams SU 5 1 0 0.20 5. G. Watts MC 5 1 0 0.20 6. C. Sehring DSU 5 1 0 0.20 7. T.J. Arnold UWG 6 1 0 0.17 8. D. Harris UWG 6 1 0 0.17 9. K. Williams UWG 6 1 0 0.17 10. B. Hall MC 6 1 0 0.17 FUMBLES FORCED/G TEAM G NO AVG/G 1. D. Overstreet UWG 7 2 0.29 2. G. Watts MC 5 1 0.20 3. C. Rush MC 5 1 0.20 FUMBLES RETURNS/G TEAM G NO YDS AVG/G 1. J. Boyd UWA 6 1 5 0.17 2. M. Miller UWG 7 1 34 0.14 3. R. Chatman UWG 7 1 3 0.14 INSIDE GSCTHE
1. M. Terry DSU 7 6 1 43 6.5 0.93 2. F. Reid SU 6 4 0 39 4 0.67 3. U. Lilly UWA 7 4 0 31 4 0.57 4. C. Terrell UWA 7 4 0 22 4 0.57 5. B. Williams VSU 7 4 0 21 4 0.57 6. M. Harp VSU 7 3 1 12 3.5 0.50 7. S. Williams UWF 6 2 2 18 3 0.50 8. D. Artis UWF 7 3 1 26 3.5 0.50 9. J. Jones MC 7 3 0 16 3 0.43 10. S. Campbell UWF 7 3 0 15 3 0.43 PASSES DEFENDED/G TEAM G BRUP INT TOTAL AVG/G 1. C. Matthew VSU 7 12 1 13 1.86 2. D. Snow DSU 7 10 0 10 1.43 3. J. Boyd UWA 6 5 2 7 1.17 4. C. Roberts VSU 7 6 2 8 1.14 5. L. Gray UWA 5 5 0 5 1.00 6. S. Oliver UWF 7 6 0 6 0.86 7. D. Mack NGU 6 5 0 5 0.83 8. J. Miller MC 5 3 1 4 0.80 9. L. Patrick, Jr. DSU 5 3 1 4 0.80 INTERCEPTIONS TEAM G NO YDS TD LONG AVG/G 1. J. Boyd UWA 6 2 40 0 25 0.33 2. N. Walker MC 7 2 0 0 0 0.29 3. K. Burton NGU 7 2 0 0 0 0.29 4. T. Dotson VSU 7 2 53 1 47 0.29 5. C. Roberts VSU 7 2 0 0 0 0.29 6. D. Bell UWF 7 2 114 1 90 0.29 7. S. Paige DSU 7 2 33 1 33 0.29 8. J. Miller MC 5 1 0 0 0 0.20 9. S. Archie UWA 5 1 2 0 2 0.20 10. L. Patrick, Jr. DSU 5 1 0 0 0 0.20 FUMBLES RECOVERED/G TEAM G
GSC Annual Team Rushing Defense Leaders Year School Att. Yds. Avg. 2021 West Florida 425 1361 123.7 2019 Delta State 346 1220 122.0 2018 West Alabama 410 1320 110.0 2017 Delta State 463 1307 100.5 2016 Florida Tech 345 1059 96.3 2015 West Georgia 524 1438 102.7 2014 Delta State 466 1424 129.5 2013 West Alabama 440 1398 127.1 2012 West Alabama 500 1930 148.5 2011 Delta State 503 1877 134.1 2010 Arkansas Tech 304 950 86.4 2009 Ouachita Baptist 303 850 85.0 2008 Delta State 362 998 83.2 2007 Delta State 428 808 67.3 2006 Delta State 481 1255 83.7 2005 West Georgia 375 847 77.0 2004 Harding 410 1529 139.0 2003 Delta State 406 1270 115.5 2002 West Alabama 335 687 62.5 2001 Valdosta State 544 1397 107.5 2000 Delta State 486 1369 91.3 1999 Southern Arkansas 371 1370 137.0 1998 North Alabama 348 768 76.8 1997 Southern Arkansas 407 1168 106.2 1996 Delta State 293 823 82.3 1995 North Alabama 415 796 56.9 1994 North Alabama 489 1304 93.1 1993 North Alabama 425 1538 109.9 1992 Jacksonville State 519 1704 121.7 1991 Valdosta State 420 1365 136.5 1990 North Alabama 377 1265 126.5 1989 Mississippi College 412 1175 117.5 1988 Jacksonville State 340 832 83.2 1987 Troy State 405 1246 113.3 1986 Troy State 340 855 85.5 1985 North Alabama 436 1123 102.1 1984 Troy State 333 761 76.1 1983 North Alabama 501 1150 88.5 1982 West Alabama 373 738 73.8 1981 West Alabama 328 886 98.4 1980 North Alabama 340 1105 110.5 1979 Mississippi College 460 1369 124.5 1978 Southeastern La. 499 976 88.7 1977 Delta State 464 1324 132.4 1976 Tennesee-Martin 467 1159 105.4 1975 Delta State 473 1312 131.2 1974 Jacksonville State 498 1593 144.8 1973 West Alabama 466 1392 139.2 1972 Northwestern State 420 1323 132.3 1971 West Alabama 393 915 91.5 INSIDE
GSC Football Champions Year Champion(s) 1971 West Alabama, Troy State 1972 Northwestern Louisiana 1973 Troy State 1974 Jacksonville State 1975 Nicholls State 1976 Troy State 1977 Jacksonville State 1978 Jacksonville State 1979 Mississippi College 1980 North Alabama 1981 Jacksonville State 1982 Jacksonville State 1983 North Alabama 1984 Troy State 1985 North Alabama 1986 Troy State 1987 Troy State 1988 Jacksonville St., Miss. Coll., UT-Martin 1989 Jacksonville State 1990 Mississippi College 1991 Jacksonville State 1992 Jacksonville State 1993 North Alabama 1994 North Alabama 1995 North Alabama 1996 Valdosta State 1997 Southern Arkansas, West Georgia 1998 Delta State, West Georgia 1999 Arkansas Tech 2000 Delta St., Valdosta St., West Georgia 2001 Valdosta State 2002 Valdosta State 2003 North Alabama 2004 Valdosta State 2005 Central Arkansas 2006 North Alabama 2007 Delta State 2008 Delta State 2009 North Alabama 2010 Delta St., Valdosta St., Henderson St. 2011 Delta State 2012 West Alabama 2013 North Alabama, West Alabama 2014 Delta State, North Alabama 2015 North Alabama, West Georgia 2016 North Alabama 2017 West Alabama 2018 Valdosta State 2019 Valdosta State 2021 Valdosta State, West Florida GSC Football Championships North Alabama 13 Jacksonville State 9 Valdosta State................................................ 9 Delta State 7 Troy State 6 West Alabama 4 West Georgia 4 Mississippi College 3 Arkansas Tech 1 Central Arkansas 1 Henderson State 1 Nicholls State 1 Southern Arkansas 1 Tennessee-Martin 1 West Florida 1 GSC Annual Team Rushing Offense Leaders Year School Att. Yds. Avg. 2021 Mississippi College 524 2965 296.5 2019 Valdosta State 421 2862 260.2 2018 Mississippi College 546 2989 271.7 2017 Delta State 624 2973 228.7 2016 Florida Tech 502 2423 220.3 2015 Shorter 504 2804 280.4 2014 West Alabama 472 2526 229.6 2013 West Alabama 513 3356 305.1 2012 West Alabama 565 2926 225.1 2011 West Alabama 589 2729 227.4 2010 Harding 534 2722 272.2 2009 Ouachita Baptist 441 1972 197.2 2008 Ark.-Monticello 525 2685 244.1 2007 Ark.-Monticello 508 2418 219.8 2006 West Alabama 490 2254 204.9 2005 Southern Arkansas 630 3260 296.4 2004 Henderson State 566 2999 299.9 2003 Henderson State 666 3531 321.0 2002 Henderson State 620 3152 286.5 2001 Delta State 541 2624 262.4 2000 Delta State 768 4644 309.6 1999 Southern Arkansas 549 2852 285.2 1998 Southern Arkansas 526 2703 270.3 1997 North Alabama 596 3418 284.8 1996 Henderson State 585 2610 237.3 1995 North Alabama 762 4352 310.9 1994 North Alabama 755 4144 296.0 1993 North Alabama 803 5196 371.1 1992 North Alabama 688 3586 298.8 1991 Jacksonville State 489 2992 332.4 1990 Jacksonville State 550 2747 274.7 1989 Jacksonville State 562 2648 264.8 1988 Jacksonville State 588 2719 271.9 1987 Troy State 599 3190 290.0 1986 Troy State 578 3164 316.4 1985 Troy State 565 2840 284.0 1984 Troy State 572 2458 245.8 1983 North Alabama 696 2861 220.1 1982 Mississippi College 652 3267 297.0 1981 Mississippi College 483 2114 211.4 1980 North Alabama 528 2426 242.6 1979 Mississippi College 683 3460 314.5 1978 Mississippi College 528 2393 239.3 1977 Tennessee-Martin 678 3013 273.9 1976 Tennessee-Martin 576 2411 224.1 1975 West Alabama 683 3135 285.0 1974 West Alabama 632 3135 285.0 1973 West Alabama 582 2584 258.4 1972 Delta State 550 2479 247.9 1971 Jacksonville State 489 1976 219.5 GSC Annual Team Passing Offense Leaders Year School Att. Comp. Yds. Avg. 2021 West Georgia 497 318 3825 318.8 2019 West Florida 510 289 4218 281.2 2018 Valdosta State 419 241 3568 261.3 2017 West Alabama 505 328 3607 277.5 2016 Valdosta State 545 304 3426 311.5 2015 Delta State 458 270 3361 305.5 2014 Delta State 458 291 3631 330.1 2013 Delta State 456 304 3587 358.7 2012 Valdosta St. 422 264 3506 250.4 2011 North Alabama 456 299 3546 295.5 2010 Henderson State 517 326 4051 368.3 2009 Arkansas Tech 580 357 4635 386.2 2008 Harding 629 363 4187 380.6 2007 Harding 457 299 3220 322.0 2006 Valdosta State 391 261 2830 283.0 2005 Delta State 387 225 3112 282.9 2004 Delta State 384 232 3384 338.4 2003 Delta State 429 264 3810 346.4 2002 Central Ark. 315 176 2255 225.5 2001 Central Ark. 511 330 4421 368.4 2000 Valdosta St. 522 372 4361 363.4 1999 Ark.-Monticello 388 199 2764 251.3 1998 Ark.-Monticello 398 200 2315 210.5 1997 Central Ark. 315 176 2255 225.5 1996 Valdosta State 544 346 4275 328.8 1995 Valdosta State 570 373 3842 349.3 1994 Valdosta State 594 409 4389 337.6 1993 West Alabama 538 294 3778 377.8 1992 West Alabama 443 237 2824 313.8 1991 West Georgia 350 198 2624 238.5 1990 Tenn.-Martin 371 183 2515 228.6 1989 Mississippi Coll. 238 134 1732 173.2 1988 Tenn.-Martin 401 224 2991 271.9 1987 Tenn.-Martin 400 244 2431 221.0 1986 Tenn.-Martin 447 251 2856 259.6 1985 West Alabama 375 186 1973 179.4 1984 Delta State 364 186 2591 235.5 1983 Delta State 372 184 2598 259.8 1982 Jacksonville St. 372 215 2538 253.8 1981 Jacksonville St. 368 217 2665 242.2 1980 Jacksonville St. 341 182 2059 205.9 1979 Troy State 220 113 1734 173.4 1978 Jacksonville St. 275 165 2103 233.6 1977 Jacksonville St. 231 138 1769 160.8 1976 Delta State 195 95 1398 139.8 1975 Mississippi Coll. 244 110 1436 143.6 1974 Northwestern St. 263 146 1750 159.0 1973 Delta State 230 103 1684 153.1 1972 Delta State 176 82 1381 138.1 1971 North Alabama 238 108 1572 142.9
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 47 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
GSC Annual Team Total Offense Leaders Year School Plays Yds. Avg. 2021 Valdosta State 961 7122 508.7 2019 Valdosta State 752 5733 521.2 2018 Valdosta State 930 7334 523.9 2017 West Alabama 980 5700 438.5 2016 Florida Tech 786 5150 468.2 2015 North Alabama 911 5679 473.2 2014 Delta State 861 5395 490.5 2013 West Alabama 775 5930 539.1 2012 Valdosta State 993 6571 469.4 2011 Delta State 1138 6492 463.7 2010 Henderson State 822 5089 462.6 2009 Arkansas Tech 954 6329 527.4 2008 Ark.-Monticello 896 5492 499.3 2007 Delta State 923 5638 469.8 2006 Valdosta State 663 3898 389.8 2005 Delta State 800 4870 442.7 2004 Delta State 757 5173 517.3 2003 Delta State 839 5794 526.7 2002 Central Arkansas 787 4905 445.9 2001 Central Arkansas 876 6536 544.7 2000 Valdosta State 861 5825 485.4 1999 Southern Arkansas 699 3993 399.3 1998 North Alabama 670 3635 363.5 1997 North Alabama 740 4602 383.5 1996 Valdosta State 914 6297 484.4 1995 Valdosta State 812 4678 425.3 1994 Valdosta State 965 5995 461.2 1993 North Alabama 957 6734 481.0 1992 West Georgia 763 4470 406.4 1991 West Georgia 766 4637 421.5 1990 North Alabama 694 3702 370.2 1989 Mississippi College 641 3507 350.7 1988 Tennessee-Martin 777 4361 387.4 1987 Troy State 792 4778 434.4 1986 Troy State 736 4599 459.9 1985 Troy State 747 3931 393.1 1984 Delta State 870 4523 411.2 1983 Delta State 820 4185 418.5 1982 Jacksonville State 753 4196 419.6 1981 North Alabama 687 3752 375.2 1980 Troy State 638 3754 375.4 1979 Mississippi College 796 4196 381.5 1978 Jacksonville State 689 3339 371.0 1977 Tennessee-Martin 818 4428 402.9 1976 Tennessee-Martin 728 3589 236.3 1975 West Alabama 776 3502 350.3 1974 Troy State 669 3654 365.4 1973 Jacksonville State 634 3588 386.0 1972 Delta State 726 3860 386.0 1971 Jacksonville State 577 3179 353.2 GSC Annual Scoring Offense Leaders Year School G Pts. Avg. 2021 West Florida 11 503 45.7 2019 Valdosta State 11 428 38.9 2018 Valdosta State 14 728 52.0 2017 West Alabama 13 481 37.0 2016 Florida Tech 11 411 37.4 2015 North Alabama 12 455 37.9 2014 Delta State 11 491 44.6 2013 West Alabama 11 544 49.5 2012 Valdosta State 14 582 41.6 2011 Delta State 14 468 33.4 2010 Henderson State 11 388 35.3 2009 Arkansas Tech 12 489 40.8 2008 North Alabama 14 578 41.3 2007 Valdosta State 13 515 39.6 2006 Valdosta State 10 349 34.9 2005 Central Arkansas 14 563 40.2 2004 Delta State 11 443 40.3 2003 Delta State 11 457 41.5 2002 Central Arkansas 11 411 37.5 2001 Valdosta State 13 617 47.5 2000 Valdosta State 12 513 42.8 1999 Arkansas Tech 12 354 29.5 1998 Southern Arkansas 10 330 33.0 1997 West Georgia 10 299 29.9 1996 Valdosta State 13 504 38.8 1995 North Alabama 14 508 36.3 1994 Valdosta State 13 527 40.5 1993 Valdosta State 11 449 40.8 1992 West Georgia 11 339 30.8 1991 Jacksonville State 9 316 35.1 1990 North Alabama 10 303 30.3 1989 Jacksonville State 10 322 32.2 1988 Tennessee-Martin 11 334 30.4 1987 Troy State 11 360 32.7 1986 Troy State 10 345 34.5 1985 Mississippi College 10 281 28.1 1984 Troy State 10 278 27.8 1983 North Alabama 13 418 32.1 1982 Jacksonville State 10 366 36.6 1981 Jacksonville State 11 335 30.5 1980 North Alabama 10 302 30.2 1979 Troy State 10 259 25.9 1978 Jacksonville State 9 256 28.4 1977 Tennessee-Martin 11 311 28.3 1976 Tennessee-Martin 11 276 25.1 1975 North Alabama 10 270 27.0 1974 Troy State 10 274 27.4 1973 Jacksonville State 9 319 35.4 1972 Delta State 10 234 23.4 1971 Jacksonville State 9 297 33.0
Records
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INSIDE GSCTHE
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER48 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY Gulf South Conference Team Annual Records GSC Annual Team Passing Defense Leaders Year School Att. Comp. Yds. Avg. 2021 Valdosta State 371 178 2239 159.9 2019 West Georgia 271 132 1739 158.1 2018 West Georgia 340 174 1880 156.7 2017 North Alabama 271 148 1453 145.3 2016 North Alabama 461 242 2280 175.4 2015 West Georgia 362 190 2047 146.2 2014 West Alabama 252 142 1865 169.5 2013 West Georgia 315 185 1974 179.5 2012 West Alabama 325 165 1749 134.5 2011 West Georgia 298 184 1998 199.8 2010 North Alabama 449 262 2203 169.5 2009 North Alabama 475 245 2237 172.1 2008 North Alabama 514 268 2685 191.8 2007 Henderson State 296 148 1367 136.7 2006 West Georgia 233 137 1533 153.3 2005 North Alabama 479 248 2683 191.6 2004 North Alabama 317 159 1801 180.1 2003 North Alabama 397 201 2419 172.8 2002 Harding 309 151 1797 163.4 2001 West Alabama 221 110 1592 144.7 2000 Ark.-Monticello 295 130 1838 167.1 1999 Valdosta State 234 107 1484 134.9 1998 Valdosta State 216 80 1100 100.0 1997 Southern Arkansas 271 133 1435 130.5 1996 West Georgia 304 155 1884 157.0 1995 Southern Arkansas 189 98 1210 121.0 1994 North Alabama 342 158 1710 122.1 1993 Valdosta State 247 136 1613 146.6 1992 Valdosta State 248 103 1330 133.0 1991 North Alabama 173 85 1150 115.0 1990 Tennessee-Martin 182 87 1175 106.8 1989 Jacksonville State 256 115 1115 111.5 1988 Delta State 194 101 1160 105.5 1987 North Alabama 225 89 1406 127.8 1986 West Alabama 267 139 1699 154.5 1985 North Alabama 230 81 1063 96.6 1984 Valdosta State 234 94 1281 116.5 1983 Valdosta State 237 104 1319 119.9 1982 Delta State 223 113 1306 130.6 1981 North Alabama 262 122 1438 143.8 1980 Delta State 189 81 967 87.9 1979 West Alabama 181 89 1094 109.4 1978 Mississippi College 167 71 756 75.6 1977 Nicholls State 165 68 982 89.3 1976 Nicholls State 162 61 766 76.6 1975 Tennessee-Martin 160 71 920 92.0 1974 Tennessee-Martin 134 54 905 82.3 1973 Troy State 193 70 924 92.4 1972 Troy State 142 64 729 72.9 1971 Tennessee-Martin 164 65 734 73.4 GSC Annual Team Passing Defense Efficiency Leaders Year School Att. Comp. Yds. Eff. 2019 Valdosta State 371 178 2239 110.7 2019 West Georgia 271 132 1739 110.3 2018 West Georgia 340 174 1880 105.7 2017 North Alabama 271 148 1453 94.9 2016 North Alabama 461 242 2280 90.5 2015 North Alabama 328 162 1884 101.1 2014 North Alabama 346 195 1916 164.3 2013 North Alabama 394 223 2400 109.0 2012 West Alabama 325 165 1749 89.8 2011 Valdosta State 347 189 2148 116.8 2010 North Alabama 449 262 2203 99.3 2009 North Alabama 475 245 2237 93.6 2008 North Alabama 514 268 2685 93.8 2007 Henderson State 296 148 1367 136.7 2006 Delta State 422 210 2404 101.3 2005 North Alabama 479 248 2683 101.8 2004 North Alabama 317 159 1801 103.0 2003 North Alabama 397 201 2419 102.5 2002 Valdosta State 526 264 3227 100.6 2001 Valdosta State 408 224 2130 97.5 2000 Ark.-Monticello 295 130 1838 98.7 1999 Southern Arkansas 233 98 1393 87.3 1998 Valdosta State 216 80 1100 80.3 1997 Southern Arkansas 271 133 1435 94.9 1996 Henderson State 283 132 1825 106.1 1995 North Alabama 416 193 2265 88.0
GSC Annual Scoring Defense Leaders Year School G Pts. Avg. 2021 West Georgia 12 246 20.5 2019 Valdosta State 11 204 18.5 2018 West Georgia 12 251 20.9 2017 West Georgia 13 198 15.2 2016 North Alabama 13 189 14.5 2015 West Georgia 14 228 16.3 2014 West Georgia 15 269 17.9 2013 North Alabama 13 257 19.8 2012 West Alabama 13 252 19.4 2011 North Alabama 12 248 20.7 2010 North Alabama 13 191 14.7 2009 North Alabama 13 223 17.2 2008 North Alabama 14 243 17.4 2007 Delta State 12 167 13.9 2006 Delta State 15 201 13.4 2005 North Alabama 14 250 17.9 2004 North Alabama 10 213 21.3 2003 North Alabama 14 198 14.1 2002 Valdosta State 15 236 15.7 2001 Valdosta State 13 188 14.5 2000 West Georgia 12 228 19.0 1999 Southern Arkansas 10 169 16.9 1998 Southern Arkansas 10 137 13.7 1997 Southern Arkansas 11 118 10.7 1996 North Alabama 11 202 18.4 1995 North Alabama 14 155 11.1 1994 Central Arkansas 10 108 10.8 1993 Valdosta State 11 197 17.9 1992 North Alabama 12 163 13.6 1991 Jacksonville State 9 78 8.7 1990 Jacksonville State 10 122 12.2 1989 Jacksonville State 10 70 7.0 1988 Jacksonville State 10 105 10.5 1987 Troy State 11 125 11.4 1986 Mississippi College 11 164 14.9 1985 North Alabama 11 83 7.5 1984 North Alabama 11 141 12.8 1983 North Alabama 13 182 14.0 1982 North Alabama 10 138 13.8 1981 North Alabama 10 140 14.0 1980 Troy State 10 105 10.5 1979 Troy State 10 116 11.6 1978 Southeastern Louisiana 11 78 7.1 1977 Jacksonville State 11 140 12.7 1976 Jacksonville State 9 98 10.8 1975 Jacksonville State 10 101 10.1 1974 Mississippi College 11 137 12.5 1973 Troy State 10 111 11.1 1972 Northwestern State 10 81 8.1 1971 West Alabama 10 100 10.0
1977
GSC Annual Turnover Margin Leaders Year School Gain Lost Mar. Avg. 2021 West Georgia 19 13 +6 0.50 2019 West Florida 37 21 +16 1.07 2018 Valdosta State 27 18 +9 0.64 2017 West Alabama 31 16 +15 1.15 2016 North Alabama 36 24 +12 0.92 2015 Valdosta State 23 13 +10 0.83 2014 Shorter 32 17 +15 1.36 2013 North Alabama 39 21 +18 1.38 2012 Valdosta State 37 19 +18 1.29 2011 West Alabama 29 20 +9 0.75 2010 North Alabama 41 26 +15 1.15 2009 North Alabama 38 26 +12 0.92 2008 North Alabama 44 15 +29 2.07 2007 Valdosta State 40 20 +20 1.43 2006 North Alabama 24 16 +8 0.67 2005 North Alabama 41 22 +19 1.36 2004 Valdosta State 38 16 +22 1.57 2003 Valdosta State 32 20 +12 1.00 2002 Central Arkanasas 36 20 +16 1.45 2001 Arkansas Tech 26 13 +13 1.30 2000 Harding 38 20 +18 1.64 1999 Southern Arkansas 31 20 +11 1.10 1998 North Alabama 33 19 +14 1.40 Central Arkansas 34 20 +14 1.40 1997 Central Arkansas 36 18 +18 1.80 1996 West Alabama 30 16 +14 1.40 1995 North Alabama 41 24 +17 1.21
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GSC Annual Total Defense Leaders Year School Plays Yds. Avg. 2021 West Alabama 655 3384 338.4 2019 Delta State 635 3092 309.2 2018 West Georgia 750 3711 309.3 2017 West Georgia 874 3693 284.1 2016 West Georgia 785 3310 300.9 2015 West Georgia 886 3485 248.9 2014 West Georgia 1031 4980 332.0 2013 West Alabama 794 3723 338.5 2012 West Alabama 825 3679 283.0 2011 Delta State 924 4712 336.6 2010 North Alabama 894 3716 285.8 2009 North Alabama 970 4026 309.7 2008 Valdosta State 878 3655 304.6 2007 Delta State 863 2729 227.4 2006 Delta State 903 3659 243.9 2005 West Georgia 800 4870 442.7 2004 Valdosta State 877 4783 341.6 2003 North Alabama 905 5794 526.7 2002 Valdosta State 832 4059 270.6 2001 Valdosta State 952 3527 271.3 2000 West Georgia 817 3591 299.3 1999 Southern Arkansas 604 2763 276.3 1998 North Alabama 621 2236 223.6 1997 Southern Arkansas 678 2763 276.3 1996 Delta State 592 2941 294.1 1995 North Alabama 831 3061 218.6 1994 North Alabama 831 3014 215.3 1993 Valdosta State 670 3036 276.0 1992 North Alabama 752 3586 298.8 1991 Jacksonville State 609 2409 267.7 1990 Mississippi College 736 3147 286.1 1989 Jacksonville State 626 2338 233.8 1988 Jacksonville State 592 2360 236.0 1987 West Alabama 737 2811 255.5 1986 Mississippi College 736 3147 286.1 1985 North Alabama 666 2301 198.7 1984 North Alabama 752 2669 242.6 1983 North Alabama 850 3019 232.2 1982 West Alabama 632 2110 211.0 1981 North Alabama 753 2469 246.9 1980 Troy State 643 2541 254.1 1979 North Alabama 715 2690 244.5 1978 Southeastern Louisiana 691 1992 181.1 Mississippi College 667 2513 251.3 1976 Delta State 612 1870 187.0 1975 Delta State 658 2434 243.4 1974 Mississippi College 717 2693 244.8 1973 Troy State 639 2328 232.8 1972 West Alabama 671 2196 219.6 West Alabama 626 2106 210.6
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1998 K. McCarn, UAM 468 131 2108 2239 248.8
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1994 C. Hatcher, VSU 480 -121 4076 3955 304.2 1993 M. Washington, UWA 453 84 3062 3146 393.3
1992 C. Hatcher, VSU 424 -55 2548 2493 249.3 1991 C. Teal, UWG 315 -64 2216 2152 239.1
1985 K. Williams, DSU 446 280 1842 2122 192.9
1981 E. Lett, JSU 295 -78 1969 1891 210.1 1980 W. Tullis, TSU 299 450 1880 2330 233.0 1979 W. Tullis, TSU 256 348 1158 1506 150.6 1978 B.R. Green, JSU 236 -35 1314 1279 159.8
GSC Annual Reception Leaders Year Name, School Rec. Yds. Avg. 2021 Mechane Slade, UWG 78 961 6.5 2019 Tate Lehtio, UWF 95 1120 6.8 2018 Ronnell Guerrier, FT 59 1062 4.9 2017 Donta Armstrong, UWA 76 950 5.8 2016 Donta Armstrong, UWA 91 904 8.3 2015 Jarvis York, DSU 61 840 5.6 2014 Casey Osborne, DSU 76 1007 6.9 2013 Xavier Milton, FT 84 938 7.0 2012 Gerald Ford, VSU 69 1026 5.3 2011 Mo Milliam, UNA 64 794 7.1 2010 Gerald Worsham, UWA 80 1201 7.2 2009 Landon Turner, ATU 86 1164 7.8 2008 Julius Pruitt, OBU 77 1116 7.7 2007 Cedric Jones, VSU 92 1076 7.1 2006 Cedric Jones, VSU 66 911 6.6 2005 Robert Davis, DSU 66 921 6.0 2004 Ellis Debow, DSU 64 1151 6.4 2003 Ellis Debrow, DSU 77 1637 7.0 2002 Gerald Gales, UWA 96 994 8.7 2001 Tiago Collins, HU 71 768 7.1 2000 Chad Luttrull, HSU 92 1505 8.4 1999 Lance Strother, ATU 61 989 5.1 1998 Anthony Giovingo, UAM 81 1010 7.4 1997 Anthony Giovingo, UAM 55 856 5.5 1996 Sean Pender, VSU 89 782 6.8 1995 Sean Pender, VSU 111 983 10.1 1994 Robert Williams, VSU 87 1202 6.7 1993 Matt Carman, UWA 88 1085 8.8 1992 Matt Carman, UWA 66 759 7.3 1991 Leo Mendenhall, UWG 53 887 5.3 1990 Robert Thomas, UTM 52 795 4.7 1989 Randy Fisher, VSU 51 690 5.1 1988 William Mackall, UTM 66 1020 6.0 1987 William Mackall, UTM 90 792 8.2 1986 William Mackall, UTM 63 655 5.7 1985 Tony Eddins, MC 42 739 4.2 1984 Kyle Finney, DSU 64 1105 5.8 1983 Roy Matthews, DSU 50 819 5.6 1982 Carl Armstrong, VSU 61 1028 5.5 1981 Kelvin Murdock, TSU 42 634 4.2 1980 Dwayne McKinney, UTM 37 829 3.4 1979 Derrick Whitely, JSU 37 619 3.7 1978 Butch Barker, JSU 47 534 5.2 1977 Donald Young, JSU 44 539 4.0 1976 Gerald Butler, NSU 37 529 3.7 1975 Roger Ralph, UNA 48 767 4.8 1974 Roger Ralph, UNA 46 700 4.6 1973 Robert Hill, MC 54 754 5.4 1972 Bobby Hill, SELA 48 525 4.8
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GSC Annual Rushing Leaders Year Name, School Att. Yds. Avg. 2021 Shomari Mason, UWF 120 1024 93.1 2019 Jamar Thompkins, VSU 124 950 86.4 2018 Devontae Jackson, UWG 215 1320 110.0 2017 Chris Robinson, DSU 268 1324 101.8 2016 Antwuan Haynes, FT 169 1075 97.7 2015 B.J. McCoy, SU 207 1489 148.9 2014 Trevor Sand, FT 173 1105 100.5 2013 Javae Swindle, UWA 145 1296 117.8 2012 Cedric O'Neal, VSU 180 1198 92.2 2011 Matt Willis, UWA 135 1296 117.8 2010 Kale Gelles, HU 190 1099 109.9 2009 KJ Johnson, OBU 231 1122 112.2 2008 Scott Buisson, UAM 199 1319 119.9 2007 Willie Hopson, OBU 234 1178 117.8 2006 Kyle Wess, HU 169 915 91.5 2005 D.D. Holyfield, SAU 171 1154 104.9 2004 Michael Alexis, UWG 207 1232 136.9 2003 Willie Hopson, UCA 184 1157 105.2 2002 Corwin Elliot, UAM 274 1192 119.2 2001 Corwin Elliot, UAM 302 1616 146.9 2000 Nick Price, UWG 211 1409 117.4 1999 Ed Duncan, ATU 163 850 70.8 1998 Greg Manson, UNA 158 917 91.7 1997 Tregnel Thomas, DSU 215 1145 114.5 1996 Tregnel Thomas, DSU 275 1604 160.4 1995 Will Smith, DSU 170 868 96.4 1994 Felix Addo, UWG 200 1276 127.6 1993 Greg Walker, DSU 240 1394 139.4 1992 Tyrone Rush, UNA 221 1441 113.7 1991 Revis Davis, DSU 177 985 109.4 1990 Fred McAfee, MC 189 1205 120.5 1989 Revis Davis, DSU 88 746 93.3 1988 Tommy Compton 205 934 93.4 1987 Londale Bankston, DSU 175 1120 101.8 1986 Marvin Marsh, UNA 187 1106 100.5 1985 Clarence Johnson, UNA 183 878 97.6 1984 Ted Horstead, TSU 180 877 87.4 1983 Alvin Kidd, MC 189 897 89.7 1982 Major Everett, MC 184 1161 115.3 1981 Johnny Shepherd, UWA 156 955 106.1 Major Everett, MC 163 864 96.0 1979 Calvin Howard, MC 234 1401 127.4 1978 Ezra Tate, MC 223 1319 131.9 Floyd Fortenberry, DSU 242 908 90.8 Ken Kovacevich, JSU 153 786 98.2 Horace Belton, SELA 246 1168 106.2 Horace Belton, SELA 206 1091 106.1 Callahan, JSU 163 949 105.4 Boyce Callahan, JSU 228 1087 108.7 Boyce Callahan, JSU 207 910 100.5 Annual Passing Yards Game Leaders Year Name, School Att. Comp. Yds. TD YPG. A. Reed, UWF 378 207 3418 310.7 A. Reed, UWF 491 279 4089 272.6 S. Vaughan, UWF 306 171 2201 20 244.6 H. Satterwhite, UWA 495 322 3421 26 263.2 2016 A. Grammer, UWA 420 273 2940 21 294.0 2015 L. Wingo, UNA 343 231 3203 25 266.9 2014 T. Sullivan, DSU 420 268 3358 27 305.3 2013 K. Caldwell, UWA 227 143 2271 28 206.5 2012 C. Cochran, VSU 338 218 2710 26 208.5 2011 L. Chapple, UNA 437 284 3322 24 276.8 2010 N. Hardesty, DSU 507 320 4007 30 364.3 2009 N. Graziano, ATU 538 333 4313 38 359.4 2008 D. Knighton, HU 566 327 3834 24 383.4 2007 D. Knighton, HU 453 297 3198 32 319.8 2006 W. Copeland, VSU 372 250 2663 27 266.3 2005 S. Eyster, DSU 379 224 3107 23 282.5 2004 S. Eyster, DSU 371 229 3369 28 336.9 2003 C. Allred, UAM 456 260 3606 33 327.8 2002 B. Gilliland, UWA 451 280 3213 20 291.1 2001 D. Bonner, VSU 425 298 4307 52 310.5 2000 D. Bonner, VSU 488 351 4126 55 343.8 1999 K. Nawracaj, UCA 263 143 2422 19 242.2 1998 K. McCarn, UAM 336 175 2108 15 234.2 1997 C. Freeman, UCA 305 172 2213 14 221.3 1996 L. Funderburk, VSU 491 317 3932 37 327.7 1995 L. Funderburk, VSU 544 356 3706 36 336.9 1994 C. Hatcher, VSU 508 367 4076 55 313.5 1993 C. Hatcher, VSU 471 334 3651 37 331.9 1992 C. Hatcher, VSU 400 264 2548 21 254.8 1991 C. Teal, UWG 290 169 2216 19 246.2 1990 L. Williams, UTM 246 137 1858 16 206.4 1989 T. Cottle, VSU 235 131 1677 14 167.7 1988 L. Reed, UTM 349 192 2679 21 243.5 1987 L. Reed, UTM 273 174 1791 10 179.1 1986 T. Sikes, UTM 231 136 1554 10 194.2 1985 K. Williams, DSU 297 148 1842 5 167.4 1984 S. Butler, DSU 351 178 2478 13 225.2 1983 S. Butler, DSU 353 174 2470 13 274.4 1982 E. Lett, JSU 307 174 2107 20 210.7 1981 E. Lett, JSU 239 141 1969 20 218.7 1980 E. Lett, JSU 330 174 1987 18 198.7 1979 W. Tullis, TSU 156 79 1158 9 115.8 1978 B.R. Green, JSU 166 106 1314 10 164.2 1977 B.R. Green, JSU 201 119 1555 13 155.5 1976 A. Smalls, UTM 141 71 1006 5 100.1 1975 T. Bergeron, NSU 180 87 1206 8 120.6 1974 B. Ballard, NWLA 245 140 1668 3 151.6 1973 D. Brock, JSU 176 84 1293 17 143.6 1972 D. Brock, JSU 222 102 1351 10 135.1 1971 R. Elmore, UNA 217 107 1527 3 169.6
1990 L. Williams, UTM 323 99 1858 1957 217.4
1982 J. Owens, VSU 402 -162 2258 2096 209.6
1988 L. Reed, UTM 467 175 2679 2854 259.5 1987 L. Reed, UTM 395 315 1791 2106 210.6
1977 A. Smalls, UTM 353 582 1379 1961 178.3 1976 A. Smalls, UTM 284 489 1006 1495 149.5 1975 T. Bergeron, NSU 294 108 1206 1314 131.4 1974 B. Barnett, DSU 237 236 1365 1601 145.5 1973 D. Bradberry, DSU 347 536 1427 1963 178.5 1972 D. Bradberry, DSU 300 652 1189 1841 184.1 1971 R. Elmore, UNA 410 199 1527 1728 148.0
1986 T. Sikes, UTM 293 137 1554 1691 211.4
1997 C. Freeman, UCA 349 -35 2213 2178 217.8
1984 S. Butler, DSU 456 88 2478 2566 233.3 1983 S. Butler, DSU 465 137 1554 1691 211.4
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1996 L. Funderburk, VSU 570 -59 4226 4167 320.5 1995 L. Funderburk, VSU 581 -157 3706 3549 322.6
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GSC Annual Passing Efficiency Leaders Year Name, School Att. Comp. Yds. TD Eff. 2021 A. Reed, UWF 378 207 3418 38 159.7 2019 R. Wells, VSU 298 213 2650 19 164.5 2018 R. Wells, VSU 364 209 3075 38 160.6 2017 W. Candler, UWG 344 220 2913 25 154.4 2016 M. Cato, FT 238 132 2260 19 152.3 2015 L. Wingo, UNA 343 231 3203 12 162.8 2014 L. Wingo, UNA 238 161 2291 14 162.0 2013 K. Caldwell, UWA 227 143 2271 28 184.2 2012 C. Cochran, VSU 338 218 2710 26 152.5 2011 L. Chapple, UNA 437 284 3322 24 141.5 2010 D. Williams, UWA 356 223 3392 25 159.7 2009 N. Graziano, ATU 538 333 4313 38 148.1 2008 A.J. Milwee, UNA 363 239 3313 27 164.3 2007 A.J. Milwee, UNA 360 236 2783 24 148.6 2006 S. Eyster, DSU 371 229 3369 28 159.1 2005 N. Brown, UCA 273 189 2410 25 166.3 2004 S. Eyster, DSU 371 229 3369 28 159.1 2003 W. Hall, UNA 372 267 3531 30 173.3 2002 B. Faulkner, VSU 502 326 3821 41 149.1 2001 D. Bonner, VSU 425 298 4037 52 183.7 2000 D. Bonner, VSU 488 351 4126 55 176.9 1999 K. Nawracaj, UCA 263 143 2422 19 146.4 1998 K. Nawracaj, UCA 216 116 1765 16 137.5 T. Strange, UWG 277 169 2166 18 137.3 1996 L. Funderburk, VSU 532 342 4226 38 149.3 J. Austin, UAM 222 126 2018 18 152.7 Annual Total Offense Leaders Year Name, School Plays Rush Pass Tot. Avg. A. Reed, UWF 407 174 3418 3592 326.5 R. Wells, VSU 383 702 2650 3352 304.7 R. Wells, VSU 500 732 3075 3087 271.9 H. Satterwhite, UWA 547 41 3421 3462 266.3 2016 A. Grammer, UWA 478 145 2940 3085 308.5 2015 L. Wingo, UNA 455 186 3203 3389 282.4 2014 T. Sullivan, DSU 493 208 3358 3566 324.2 2013 K. Caldwell, UWA 322 432 2271 2703 245.7 2012 C. Cochran, VSU 438 350 2710 3060 235.4 2011 M. Davis, DSU 635 161 3788 3949 282.1 2010 N. Hardesty, HSU 581 180 4007 4187 380.6 2009 N. Graziano, ATU 614 455 4313 4768 397.3 2008 D. Knighton, HU 662 104 3834 3938 393.8 2007 D. Knighton, HU 535 112 3198 3310 331.0 2006 S. Eyster, DSU 552 53 3926 3979 265.3 2005 S. Eyster, DSU 449 122 3107 3229 293.5 2004 S. Eyster, DSU 435 194 3369 3563 356.3 2003 C. Allred, AUM 632 661 3606 4267 387.9 2002 B. Gilliland, UWA 575 0 3213 3213 292.1 2001 D. Bonner, VSU 469 -2 4037 4035 310.4 2000 D. Bonner, VSU 534 -161 4126 3965 330.4 1999 K. Nawracaj, UCA 316 -177 2422 2245 224.5
Gulf South Conference 1971 Dana Witten, UTM 33 516 3.3 GSC Annual Scoring Leaders Year Name, School Pts. Avg. 2021 Estin Thiele, VSU 115 8.2 2019 Jamar Thompkins, VSU 78 7.1 Seth McGill, VSU 78 7.1 2018 Andrew Gray, VSU 144 10.3 2017 Chris Robinson, DSU 122 9.4 2016 Chris Robinson, DSU 144 14.4 2015 Cedric O'Neal, VSU 114 9.5 2014 Anthony Pistelli, VSU 114 8.8 2013 Mark Grant, UWA 93 8.5 2012 Ryne Smith, UWA 98 7.5 2011 Matt Willis, UWA 114 9.5 2010 Jason Fowler, OBU 80 8.0 2009 Trevar Deed, DSU 93 9.3 2008 Tom Schneider, UNA 130 9.3 2007 Zac Williams, VSU 99 7.6 2006 Willie Hopson, OBU 54 6.8 2005 Kentrel Rogers, UCA 148 10.6 2004 Michael Alexiss, UWG 78 8.7 2003 Trey Crum, DSU 111 10.1 2002 DeMarcus Blount, UNA 122 11.1 2001 Aaron Jenkins, VSU 126 9.7 2000 Travis Horn, ATU 102 10.2 1999 Jason Williams, SAU 72 7.2 1998 Jason Williams, SAU 96 9.6 1997 Greg Manson, UNA 90 7.5 1996 A.J. Lamar, UNA 84 7.6 1995 Eldren Milton, UAM 80 7.3 1994 Stanley Flanders, VSU 126 9.7 Robert Williams, VSU 126 9.7 1993 Matt Carman, UWA 88 8.8 1992 Dominique Ross, VSU 72 8.0 1991 Louis Lomax, UWG 66 6.6 1990 Fred McAfee, MC 96 9.6 1989 Nathaniel Bolton, MC 90 9.0 1988 David Gulledge, JSU 84 8.4 1987 Ted Clem, TSU 82 7.5 1986 Prentiss Baker, MC 54 6.0 1985 James Knowles, UNA 73 6.6 1984 Andy Lomax, UWA 67 6.7 1983 Clarence Johnson, UNA 96 10.7 1982 Walter Broughton, JSU 90 9.0 1981 Johnny Shepherd, UWA 90 10.0 1980 Lawson Fletcher, UNA 74 7.4 1979 Brad McNealy, MC 48 4.4 1978 Nelson McMurrain, UNA 49 5.4 1977 Curtis Simmones, UNA 60 6.0 1976 Mickey Hamilton 71 6.5 1975 Mike Hobson, JSU 72 9.0 1974 Horace Belton, SELA 90 9.0 1973 Nate Fairconnetue, DSU 78 7.1 1972 Terry Beckham, DSU 78 7.8 1971 Boyce Callahan, DSU 60 6.6 GSC Annual Interception Leaders Year Name, School No. Yds. 2021 Sherrod Paige, DSU 5 33 2019 Junior Faulk, DSU 9 131 2018 Aaron Watson, NGU 6 9 2017 Chris Johnson, UNA 6 14 2016 Phibert Martial, UNA 7 23 2015 Floyd Johnes, UNA 5 28 2014 Jordan Shaw, SU 8 118 2013 Dominic Wheeler, VSU 4 86 Frankie Lee, DSU 4 23 Caleb Masey, UNA 4 42 Tavarius Wilson, UNA 4 69 2012 Otha Foster, UWA 6 85 2011 Dominique Davenport, DSU 5 43 2010 Stevie Harden, VSU 8 229 2009 Josh Jones, HU 8 116 2008 Augustus Ashley, UAM 7 65 2007 Sherard Reynolds, VSU 7 76 Jamarcus Wiggins, DSU 7 132 2006 Quincy Skinner, ATU 8 95 Robert Towns, HU 8 83 2005 Blake Farris, UNA 10 192 2004 Lavar Wyatt, UAM 7 14 2003 Chris Porter, OBU 7 75 Evan Oglesby, UNA 7 40 2002 Chris Fowler, VSU 7 35 2001 Daetwan Wells, UWG 6 183 2000 Marquis Floyd, UWG 9 150 1999 Shawn Manning, UAM 5 61 Joseph Daniels, UCA 5 55 1998 Dennison Robinson, UWG 7 65 1997 Danny Johnson, UCA 5 55 1996 Troy Mumphrey, SAU 5 65 Gerald Smith, UNA 5 11 1995 Jerome Williams, DSU 7 15 1994 Zack Phillips, UNA 5 24 1993 Robert Haynes, UNA 6 69 1992 Tim Sudduth, JSU 7 70 1991 Harvey Summerhill, UNA 5 48 1990 Charles Wilson, UTM 5 74 1989 Eric Davis, JSU 6 117 1988 Doug Mims, TSU 8 165 1987 Pat Cheatham, DSU 6 65 1986 Dallis Smith, VSU 9 53 1985 Ken Watson, UWA 8 155 1984 Al Carey, DSU 6 73 1983 Paul Meyerchick, MC 5 65 1982 Donnie Arnold, TSU 7 141 1981 Paul Meyerchick, MC 7 55 1980 Sherman Wilkinson, TSU 6 123 1979 Keith Rowell, MC 6 70 1978 Manuel Walker, UNA 5 41 1977 Bobby Morse, SELA 6 41 1976 Clay Blalock, UTM 8 269 1975 Stanley King, UWA 10 248 1974 John Dilworth, NWLA 6 55 1973 Robbie Hudson, UNA 8 64 1972 John Kelly, NWLA 7 96 1971 Kerry Duplessis, SELA 8 53 GSC Annual Punt Return Leaders Year Name, School No. Yds. Avg. 2021 Robbie Evans, DSU 16 156 9.8 2019 Brian Saunds, VSU 14 139 9.9 2018 Malik Henry, UWG 14 253 18.1 2017 Antoine Griffin, UWF 27 426 15.8 2016 Gary Simon, VSU 29 381 13.1 2015 Tyreek Hill, UWA 20 285 14.2 2014 Denarius Appling, UWG 24 326 13.6 2013 Ricky Hunt, DSU 14 221 15.8 2012 Quin Roberson, VSU 24 394 16.4 2011 Janoris Jenkins, UNA 18 390 21.7 2010 Demarlus Appling, UWG 17 275 16.2 2009 LaMarcus Howard, SAU 21 303 14.4 2008 Chad Schroeder, DSU 19 307 16.2 2007 Greg Godfrey, HSU 13 252 19.4 2006 Sherad Reynolds, VSU 30 496 14.5 2005 Tracey Stiger, ATU 17 262 15.4 2004 Chris Porter, OBU 9 180 20.0 2003 Nik Lewis, SAU 21 450 21.4 2002 Santiago Collins, HU 17 234 13.8 2001 Shelton Belton, DSU 21 255 12.1 2000 Rodney Woodruff, ATU 12 305 25.4 1999 Vonnie Armistad, UWA 19 277 14.6 1998 Jeff Sustaire, SAU 20 323 16.1 1997 LaRon Marbley, ATU 13 154 11.8 1996 Fred Perry, SAU 26 358 13.8 1995 Nolaski Houston, UWA 11 145 13.2 1994 Tim Woods, UCA 16 227 14.2 1993 Benin Sanford, MC 26 420 16.2 1992 Danny Lee, JSU 29 400 13.8 1991 Miguel Callier, MC 26 420 16.2 1990 Nickey Edmondson, JSU 20 270 13.5 1989 Nickey Edmondson, JSU 32 364 11.4 1988 Nickey Edmondson, JSU 13 133 10.2 1987 Randy Fisher, VSU 19 192 10.1 1986 Greg Harris, TSU 9 126 14.0 1985 Kyle Finney, DSU 26 262 10.1 1984 Michael Fields, MC 23 487 21.2 1983 Walter Broughton, JSU 12 188 15.6 1982 Randall Mallard, UWA 21 278 13.2 1981 Micahel Kincaid, MC 15 219 14.6
1980 Sherman Wilkinson, TSU 24 195 8.1 1979 Virgil Seay, TSU 25 457 18.3 1978 Dwight Walker, NSU 16 284 17.8 1977 Stanley King, UWA 13 172 13.2 1976 Mike Wimberly, UWA 13 207 15.9 1975 Perry Griggs, TSU 8 126 15.1 1974 Perry Griggs, TSU 10 280 28.0
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1973 Wayne Boyd, JSU 20 265 13.2 1972 Wayne Boyd, JSU 22 403 18.3 1971 Jerry Barrett, DSU 15 180 12.0 GSC Annual Kick Return Leaders Year Name, School No. Yds. Avg. 2021 Lio'undre Gallimore, VSU 12 366 30.5 2019 Cole Rotenberry, MC 14 399 28.5 2018 LaPerion Perry, UWG 22 752 34.2 2017 LaDarion Peterson, DSU 41 934 22.8 2016 LaDarion Peterson, DSU 31 381 27.5 2015 Philbert Martial, UNA 21 542 25.8 2014 Denarius Appling, UWG 25 765 30.6 2013 Malcolm Butler, UNA 13 363 27.9 2012 Lavon Downs, DSU 10 688 28.7 2011 Gerald Worsham, UWA 13 356 27.4 2010 Darius Davis, HSU 14 406 29.1 2009 Jeremy Young, OBU 10 321 32.1 2008 Eric Jackson, DSU 13 316 24.3 2007 Clarence Wright, SAU 20 534 26.7 2006 Bruce Steele, OBU 21 502 23.9 2005 Anthony Merritt, UNA 14 595 25.9 2004 Anthony Merritt, UNA 17 461 27.1 2003 Jordan Babineaux, SAU 12 487 28.6 2002 Donald Butler, SAU 13 400 30.8 2001 Evan Oglesby, UNA 13 335 25.8 2000 Michael Beck, SAU 15 360 24.0 1999 Reggie Mosley, VSU 11 303 27.5 1998 Troy Mumphrey, SAU 16 490 30.6 1997 Wendell Olden, VSU 19 427 22.5 1996 Eldren Milton, UAM 22 711 32.3 1995 Rodney Brown, VSU 6 194 32.3 1994 Raphael McCurien, UCA 14 415 29.6 1993 Erron Bobo, UCA 18 504 28.0 1992 Danny Lee, JSU 17 587 34.5 1991 Calvin Walker, VSU 11 275 26.6 1990 Alfred Banks, UWA 17 529 31.1 1989 Darrell Malone, JSU 14 379 27.1 1988 Donnie Harrell, VSU 11 258 23.5 1987 Darrell Malone, JSU 9 352 28.0 1986 Titus Dixon, TSU 22 572 26.3 1985 Michael Fields, MC 24 560 23.3 1984 Jimmie Haywood, TSU 16 419 26.2 1983 Derrick Harris, VSU 16 463 28.9 1982 Michael Kincaid, MC 24 581 24.2 1981 Michael Kincaid, MC 20 579 29.0 1980 Johnny Shepherd, UWA 23 526 22.9 1979 AW Clark, JSU 21 510 24.8 1978 Virgil Seay, TSU 12 315 26.2 1977 Tim Martin, UTM 11 313 28.5 1976 Isiah Wagner, NSU 7 226 32.3 1975 Perry Griggs, TSU 14 393 28.0 1974 Burnis Rose, UNA 19 519 27.3 1973 Larry Lightfoot, UWA 13 386 29.7 1972 Gary Fontenot, NSU 19 517 27.2 1971 Terry Beckham, DSU 11 266 24.2
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Individual Annual Records
Best Winning Percentage Season: 1.000, 3x; last, Valdosta State (14-0) 2018
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Most Season:Losses 11, 6x; last Shorter (0-11) 2018
Average Per Return Season: 35.7, West Georgia (10 returns, 357 yards) 2011 Most Punt Returns for Touchdowns Game: 3, Troy State vs. West Alabama 1979
Most Passes without an Interception Game: 67, Harding vs. Southwest Baptist 2008 Season: 179, West Alabama 1993
FIRST DOWNS Most by Rushing Game: 26, Valdosta State vs. Arkansas Tech 1999 Season: 250, North Alabama 1993
Most Consecutive Regular Season Wins 35, Valdosta State 2000-03
Rushing Touchdowns Game: 11, Southern Arkansas vs. Henderson State 2000 Season: 63, North Alabama 1993
Yards on Interception Returns Game: 166, Valdosta State vs. Southen Arkansas (4 returns) 2007 Season: 627, North Alabama (32 returns) 2013
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed Game: Minus-72, West Georgia vs. Henderson State 1999 Season: 738, West Alabama (10 games) 1982
Lowest Average Total Yardage Allowed Per Game Season: 177.9, Delta State (11 games, 1,957 yards) 1976
Total Defense-Fewest Yards Allowed Game: Minus-9, North Alabama vs. Miles College 1987 Season: 1,957, Delta State (1,111 rush, 846 pass, 11 games) 1976
Most Consecutive Wins Versus Division II Opponents 41, North Alabama 1993-95
Consecutive Wins 25, Valdosta State 2017-19
Most Game:Punts 14, 2x; last, Miss. College vs. West Alabama 1976 Season: 97, Shorter 2016 Fewest Season:Punts 27, West Florida (11 games) 2021
Most Punt Return Yards Game: 221, Troy State vs. West Alabama (9 returns) 1979 Season: 674, Valdosta State (39 returns) 2006
Highest Season Average Gain Per Attempt: 10.5, Miss. Coll. (71 att., 748 yds) 2013 Per Completion: 21.6, West Alabama (39 comp., 824 yds 1975 Highest Completion Percentage (min 200 att.) Season: 71.9, Valdosta State (302-420) 2004
Most Kickoffs Returned Game: 11, 4x; last West Florida vs. West Georgia 2016 Season: 78, Arkansas-Monticello 1998
Fewest Passing Yards Allowed Game: Minus-10, Nicholls State vs. Mississippi College 1977 Season: 729, Troy State (10 games) 1972
Most Opponent's Punts Blocked Game: 5, Southeastern Louisiana vs. Troy State 1978
Most Consecutive Conference Championships 4, North Alabama 2013-16
Most Kickoff Yards Returned Game: 366, Arkansas-Monticello vs. Arkansas Tech (9 returns) 1996 Season: 1,633, Arkansas-Monticello (78 returns) 1998
Gulf South Conference Team Records
Average Per Return Season: 29.1, Jacksonville State (42 returns, 1,223 yards) 1992
InterceptionsDEFENSIVEMadeGame: 7, North Alabama vs. West Alabama 1990 Season: 32, North Alabama 2008
WON/LOSS RECORDS Most Season:Wins14, 5x; last, Valdosta State (14-0) 2018
MostPASSINGPassAttemptsGame: 84, West Alabama vs. Jacksonville St. (49 comp.) 1992 Season: 629, Harding (363 comp.) 2008
Most Game:PATs 13, West Alabama vs. Central State 2013 Season: 93, Valdosta State (96 att.) 2018 Most Two-Point PATs Season: 9, West Georgia 2015 Most Season:Safeties 4, 5x; last, Valdosta State 2007
Consecutive Losses 48, Shorter 2015-19
Most Punts Had Blocked Season: 5, 8x; last, North Greenville 2021
Lowest Average Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game Season: 55.5, Valdosta State (15 games, 832 yards) 2002
Longest Unbeaten Streak in GSC Regular Season Games 29, Valdosta State 2000-03
Most by Passing Game: 28, Harding vs. Arkansas Tech 2007 Season: 227, Arkansas Tech 2009 Most by Penalties Game: 8, Arkansas-Monticello vs. Delta State 2008 Season: 48, Valdosta State 2002
TOTAL OFFENSE Most Game:Plays 127, Harding vs. Southwest Baptist 2009 Season: 1,138, Delta State (600 rush, 538 pass) 2011 Yards Game:Gained 804, Central Ark. vs. Henderson St. (206 rush/ 598 pass 2002 Both Teams: 1,368, Valdosta St. (686) vs. Carson-Newman (682) 2015 Season: 7,334, Valdosta State (3,676 rush, 3,658 pass) 2018 Average Yards Gained Per Play Game: 12.5, West Alabama vs. Faith Coll. (35 plays, 439 yards) 2012 Season: 7.9, Valdosta State (930 plays, 7,334 yards) 2018 Average Yards Gained Per Game Season: 544.7, Central Ark. (876 plays, 6,536 yards, 12 games) 2001
PUNTING/PUNT RETURNS
Highest Punting Average Season: 44.6, West Alabama (50 punts, 2,232 yards) 2019
Most Fumbles Lost Game: 7, Delta State vs. North Alabama 1972 Season: 29, Troy State 1977
Fewest Points Allowed Season: 78, Southeastern Louisiana (11 games) 1978
Most Consecutive Home Field Wins 28, North Alabama 1993-96
MostRUSHINGRushesGame: 82, Southern Arkansas vs. Arkansas-Monticello 2000 Season: 828, West Alabama (13 games, 3,882 yds.) 1975 Yards Game:Gained 637, Southern Arkansas vs. Henderson State 2000 Season: 5,196, North Alabma (14 games, 803 att.) 1993
Average Rushing Yards Gained Per Game Season: 371.1, North Alabama (14 games, 5,196 yds.) 1993 Yards Gained Per Rush Game: 13.4, Valdosta State vs. West Alabama (20 att., 267 yds.) 1994 Season: 7.2, Valdosta State (511 att., 3,676 yds.) 2018 Yards Lost Rushing Game: 129, Nicholls State vs. Jacksonville State (48 att.) 1974 Season: 674, Valdosta State (548 att.) 2002
Most Total First Downs Game: 41, Harding vs. Southwest Baptist 2009 Season: 344, Delta State 2011
Most Punt Returns Game: 10, Nicholls State vs. Southeastern Louisiana 1976 Season: 64, Valdosta State 2012
Most Game:Touchdowns 13, West Alabama vs. Central State 2013 Season: 97, Valdosta State 2018 Most Field Goals Made Game: 5, 6x; last, Delta State vs. Florida Tech 2019 Season: 27, West Florida (37 att.) 2017
Most Game:Completions 49, West Alabama vs. Jacksonville St. (84 att.) 1992 Season: 409, Valdosta State 1994 Average Passing Yards Gained Per Game Season: 386.2, Arkansas Tech (4,635 yds., 12 games) 2009 Touchdown Passes Game: 7, 10x; Last, Arkansas Tech vs. West Georgia 2009 Season: 56, 2x, by Valdosta State Last 2001 Passes Had Intercepted Game: 7, 2x; Last, West Alabama vs. North Alabama 1990 Season: 31, Henderson State (218 comp.-450 att.) 2000
MostSCORINGPointsGameBothTeams: 120, Valdosta St. (61), Carson-Newman (59) 2015 Game One Team: 91, West Alabama vs. Central State 2013 Season: 728, Valdosta State (14 games) 2018
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MostTURNOVERSFumblesGame: 11, West Alabama vs. West Georgia 1989 Season: 52, Delta State 1977
KICK RETURNS
Interception Returns for Touchdowns Season: 8, Jacksonville State 1989
Lowest Passing Yardage Allowed Per Game Season: 72.4, Nicholls State (11 games, 920 yards) 1976
Yards Per Game Season: 160.4, Tregnel Thomas, Delta State (1,604 yards, 275 att., 10 games 1996
MostRECEIVINGCatchesGame:
Yards Per Carry Game (Min. 5 att.): 24.3, 2x; Last, David McCants, North Ala. vs. West Ga. (6 att., 146 yards) 2008 Season (Min 50 att.): 9.7, Jamar Thompkins, Valdosta State (137 att., 1,329 yards) 2018 Career (Min. 275 att.): 8.1, Jamar Thompkins, Valdosta State (396 att., 3,298 yards) 2018-Pres.
Most Touchdowns Responsible For Season: 56, Dusty Bonner, Valdosta State (1 rushing, 55 passing) 2000 Career: 128, Scott Eyster, Delta State (12 rushing, 116 passing) 2003-06
Punting Average Game (Min 5): 54.6, Tony Faggioni, North Alabama vs. Central Arkansas 1995 Season (Min 3.6 P.G.): 45.3, Cody Mills, Delta State (61 punts, 2,763 yards) 2018 Career: 44.8, Michael Podobnik, Arkansas Tech (67 punts, 3,002 yards) 2007-08
Most Touchdown Passes Game: 7, 6x; Last, David Knighton, Harding vs. Delta State 2008 Season: 55, 2x by VSU; Last, Dusty Bonner, Valdosta State (12 games) 2000 Career: 121, Chris Hatcher, Valdosta State (41 games) 1991-94
Touchdown Catches Game: 6, Seantavius Jones, Valdosta State vs. Delta State............................................................. 2013 Season: 21, Robert Williams, Valdosta State 1994 Career: 48, Reggie Mosley, Valdosta State 1999-02
Most Yards Gained Game: 597, Chris Bell, Henderson State vs. Arkansas Tech (35-56) 2000 Season: 4,313, Nick Graziano, Arkansas Tech (333-538) 2009 Season Average: 383.4, David Knighton, Harding, (3,834 yards, 10 games) 2008 Career: 13,889, Scott Eyster, Delta State (1,001-1,644) 2003-06
TOTAL OFFENSE MostGame:Plays82, 2x; Last, Josh Powell, Harding vs. Southwest Baptist (25 rush, 57 pass) 2009 Season: 662, David Knighton, Harding (96 rush, 566 pass) 2008 Career: 1,946, Scott Buisson, Arkansas-Monticello (616 rush, 1,330 pass) 2007-10
MostGame:Touchdowns 6, 3x; Last, Chris Robinson vs. West Florida 2016 Season: 24, 2x; Last Chris Robinson, Delta State 2016 Career: 63, DeMarus Blount, North Alabama (48 games) 2002-05
Gulf South Conference Individual Records
Field Goals Attempted Game: 7, Jim Turcotte, Mississippi College vs. Troy State (made 2) 1981 Season: 37, Austin Williams, West Florida (made 27) 2017 Career: 83, James Knowles, North Alabama (made 51) 1982-85
MostPUNTINGPuntsGame:14, David Brown, Tennessee-Martin vs. Nicholls State 1975 Season: 95, David Thompson, Shorter (3,514 yards, 37.0 avg.) 2016 Career: 292, Terry McGee, Nicholls State (11,966 yards, 40.9 avg.) 1972-75
Yards Game:Gained 352, Chad Luttrull, Henderson State vs. Arkansas Tech 2000 Season: 1,637, Ellis Debrow, Delta State (77 catches) 2003 Career: 3,738, Reggie Mosley, Valdosta State (235 catches) 1999-02
Yards Game:Gained 316, Greg Walker, Delta State vs. West Alabama (42 carries) 1993 Season: 1,637, Rico McDonald, Delta State (278 carries) 2000 Career: 4,421, Tyrone Rush, North Alabama (791, att., 36 TD, 5.6 avg.) 1989, 91-93
Field Goals Made Game: 5, 5x; Last, Michael Crabtree, Delta State vs. Florida Tech (5 att.) 2019 Season: 27, Austin Williams, West Florida (37 att.) 2017 Career: 51, 2x; Last Will Rhody, Valdosta State (65 att.) 2002-04
MostSCORINGPointsGame:36, 3x; Last, Chris Robinson, Delta State vs. West Florida 2016 Season: 148, Kentrel Rogers, Central Arkansas (24 TD, 2 two-point PAT) 2005 Career: 382, DeMarcus Blount, North Alabama, 63 TD, 2 two-point PAT) 2002-05
Most Interceptions Thrown Game: 7, Chris McClure, West Alabama vs. North Alabama 1990 Season: 23, Otis Hugley, West Alabama (269 att.) 1985 Career: 48, Carter Pierce, West Georgia (872 att.) 1984-86
YardsGame:Gained 640, Scott Buisson, Arkansas-Monticello vs. Henderson State (216 rush, 424 pass) 2008 Season: 4,768, Nick Graziano, Arkansas Tech (455 rush, 4,313 pass, 614 plays) 2009 Career: 14,342, Scott Eyster, Delta State (432 rush, 13,889 pass, 47 games) 2003-06
Most Passes without an Interception Game: 74, David Knighton, Harding vs. Henderson State 2008 Season: 177, Chris Hatcher, Valdosta State 1993
10, 4x; Last, Louis Henry, Nicholls State vs. Southeastern Louisiana 1977 Game: 42, 2x; Last, Travis Horn, Arkansas Tech vs. Central Arkansas (288 yards) 2001 Season: 307, Matt Willis, West Alabama (1,606 yards, 12 games) 2011 Career: 811, Fred McAfee, Mississippi College, (4,416 yards, 48 games) 1987-90
PAT Kicks Attempted Game: 13, Mark Grant, West Alabama vs. Central State (made 13) 2013 Season: 96, Andrew Gray, Valdosta State (made 93) 2018 Career: 224, Andrew Gray, Valdosta State (made 211) 2015-18
MostPASSINGAttemptsGame: 74, David Knighton, Harding vs. Henderson State (36 comp.) 2008 Season: 566, David Knighton, Hading (327 comp.) 2008 Career: 1,644, Scott Eyster, Delta State (1,001 comp.) 2003-06
Consecutive Field Goals Made Season: 16, Ryne Smith, West Alabama 2012 Career: 24, Ryne Smith, West Alabama (NCAA Record) 2011-12
MostRUSHINGRushesConsecutive:
Lowest Percentage of Passes Had Intercepted Season (Min 100 att.): 1.06%, Andy Rogers, Central Arkansas (2 INT, 188 att.) 2001 Career (Min 1,000 att.): 1.81%, Willie Candler, West Georgia (15 INT, 1,051 att.) 2016-19
20, Sean Pender, Valdosta State vs. Mississippi College (174 yards) 1995 Season: 111, Sean Pender, Valdosta State (983 yards) 1995 Career: 282, Cedric Jones, Valdosta State (3,177 yards, 21 TD) 2006-09
Most Consecutive:Completions 26, Travis Champion, Delta State vs. Texas A&M-Commerce 2013 Game: 46, David Knighton, Harding vs. Arkansas Tech (62 att.) 2007 Season: 367, Chris Hatcher, Valdosta State (508 att.) 1994 Season Average: 32.7, David Knighton, Harding (327 comp., 11 games) 2008 Career: 1,047, Chris Hatcher, Valdosta State (1,529 att.) 1991-94 Best Completion Percentage Game (Min 15 att.): 95.0%, Jake Medlock, Valdosta State vs. Mississippi College (19-20) 2014 Season (Min 225 att.): 72.2%, Chris Hatcher, Valdosta State (367-508) 1994 Career (Min 500 att.): 71.1%, Dusty Bonner, Valdosta State (649-913) 2000-01
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MostDEFENSIVEInterceptionsGame: 4, 2x; Last, Ernest Jackson, Tennesee-Martin vs. West Alabama (23 yards) 1986 Season: 10, 2x; Last, Blake Farris, North Alabama (267 yards, 14 games) 2005 Career: 21, Dallis Smith, Valdosta State (209 yards) 1983-86 YardsGame:Returned 147, Corey Harris, North Alabama vs. Alabama A&M (3 INT) 1997 Season: 269, Clay Black, Tennessee-Martin (8 INT) 1976 Career: 429, Darrell Malone, Jacksonville State (13 INT) 1987-90
TotalGame:Tackles28.0, Danielle Rollins, Arkansas-Monticello vs. Southern Arkansas 2000 Season: 131, 2x; Last J.D. Douglas, West Alabama 2009 Career: 372, Chris Pope, Valdosta State (45 games) 2010-13
PassSeason:Breakups 22, Devon Hughes, Henderson State (11 games) 2006 Career: 61, Devon Hughes, Henderson State (41 games) 2005-08
ReturnGame:Touchdowns
23, Brian Davis, Southern Arkansas vs. Henderson State 2002 Season: 97, Rory Bell, Delta State 2000 Assisted Tackles Game: 20, Brian Davis, Southern Arkansas vs. Henderson State 2002 Season: 82, Randall Jones, West Alabama 2004 PassGame:Sacks5.0, Jeremy Cook, West Georgia vs. Concordia (Ala.) 2010 Season: 14.5, John Williamson, West Florida 2017 Career: 45.0, Michael Eubanks, Delta State (47 games) 2004-07
Most Two-Point PATs Season Attempted: 6, Clemit Spruiell, West Alabama 1971 Made: 4, 3x; Last, Kentrel Rogers, Central Arkanas 2005
PUNT RETURNS
Consecutive PATs Made Season: 87, Mark Grant, West Alabama 2013-14 Career: 87, Mark Grant, West Alabama 2013-14
Passes
Averaged Yards Returned Season (Min 1.0 Ret. P.G.): 39.4, Danny Lee, Jacksonville State (12 returns, 473 yards) 1992
YardsGame:Returned 215, Virgil Seay, Troy State vs. West Alabama (7 returns) 1979 Season: 548, Anthony Merritt, North Alabama (44 returns) 2003 Career: 1,760, Anthony Merritt, North Alabama (136 returns, 12.05 avg.) 2003-06
Most Blocked Kicks Season: 9, Clinton Washington, West Alabama 1997 Career: 22, Clinton Washington, West Alabama 1996-99
Season:Defended 27, Devon Hughes, Henderson State (11 games) 2006 Career: 74, Devon Hughes, Henderson State (41 games) (NCAA Record) 2005-08
Gulf South Conference Individual Records
PAT Kicks Made Game: 13, Mark Grant, West Alabama vs. Concordia, Ala. (made 13) 2013 Season: 93, Andrew Gray, Valdosta State (96 att.) 2018 Career: 211, Andrew Gray, Valdosta State (224 att.) 2015-18
Averaged Yards Returned Season (Min 1.0 Ret. P.G.): 28.0, Perry Griggs, Troy State (10 returns, 280 yards, 10 games 1974
MostGame:Returns 10, Nolaski Houston, West Alabama vs. Arkansas Tech (201 yards) 1995 Season: 52, Maurice Moore, Delta State (1,094 yards) 2010 Career: 109, Terry Allen, West Alabama (2,493 yards) 2007-09 ReturnGame:Touchdowns 2, 2x; Last, Tyreek Hill, West Alabama vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville 2015 Season: 3, Danny Lee, Jacksonville State 1992 Career: 4, 2x; Terry Allen, West Alabama 2007-09
SoloGame:Tackles
Tackles For Loss Game: 7.0, T.J. Bingham, Ouachita Baptist vs. Harding 2001 Season: 29.0, Dewayne Smith, Valdosta State 2002 Career: 70.5, Michael Eubanks, Delta State (47 games) 2004-07
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Interception Touchdowns
KICKOFF RETURNS
INSIDEGSCTHE
MostGame:Returns 8, Santiago Collins, Harding vs. West Georgia (97 yards) 2002 Season: 51, Anthony Merritt, North Alabama (546 yards) 2005 Career: 146, Anthony Merritt, North Alabama (1,706 yards) 2003-06
Most Punts Blocked Season: 5, Bruce Jones, North Alabama 1985 Career: 6, Bruce Jones, North Alabama 1982-85
Total Points Scored by Kicking Game: 18, 2x; Last, Jordan Bennett, West Alabama vs. Delta State (4 FG, 6 PAT) 2016 Season: 144, Andrew Gray, Valdosta State (17 FG, 93 PAT) 2018 Career: 340, Vince Sciorrotta, Delta State (46-71 FG, 202-213 PAT) 2013-17
3, Virgil Seay, Troy State vs. West Alabma 1979 Season: 4, Mike Fields, Mississippi College 1984 Career: 6, 2x; Last, Denarius Appling, West Georgia (70 returns) 2010-14
Game: 2, 2x; Last, Matt Pierce, Valdosta State vs. West Alabama 2011 Season: 4, 2x; Last, Stevie Harden, Valdosta State (229 yards) 2010 Career: 4, 2x; Last, Stevie Harden, Valdosta State (229 yards) 2009-10
LONGEST PLAYS Rushing 98, 2x; Last, Nakita Myles0, Arkansas-Monticello vs. West Georgia 2010 Passing 99, 2x; Last, Ken Collums-Jerome Davis, Central Arkansas vs. Delta State 1994 Kickoff Returns 100, 18x; Last, LaPerion Perry, West Georgia vs. Albany State 2018 Punt Returns 94, 2x; Last, Quin Robinson, Valdosta State vs. Fort Valley State 2012 Punts 85, Brian Watts, West Georgia vs. North Alabama 1985 Field Goals 59, Sean MacMillian, Arkansas-Monticello vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State 2000 Interception Returns 100, 10x; Last, David Brown, Valdosta State vs. Notre Dame College (Ohio) 2018
YardsGame:Returned 245, LaDarion Peterson, Delta State vs. West Alabama 2016 Season: 1,094, Maurice Moore, Delta State (52 returns) 2010 Career: 2,493, Terry Allen, West Alabama (109 returns, 22.9 avg., 4 TD) 2007-09
1993 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. North Alabama 7-0 14-0 2. Valdosta State 5-2 8-3 T3. Central Arkansas 4-3 6-4-1 T3. West Georgia 4-3 4-6 5. Mississippi College* 3-3-1 6-3-1 6. Henderson State 2-5 4-6 7. West Alabama 1-5-1 2-7-1 8. Delta State 1-6 3-7 *Mississippi College was not eligible for GSC Champ. 1994 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. North Alabama 7-0 13-1 T2. Valdosta State 6-1 11-2 T2. Central Arkansas 6-1 8-2 4. West Georgia 4-3 7-3 5. Delta State 2-4-1 3-5-2 6. Mississippi College* 2-5 4-5-1 7. Henderson State 1-5-1 2-8-1 8. West Alabama 0-7 1-9 *Mississippi College was not eligible for GSC Champ. 1995 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. North Alabama 8-0 14-0 2. West Georgia 7-1 8-3 T3. Central Arkansas 6-3 7-4 T3. Henderson State 6-3 6-5 5. Valdosta State 4-3 6-5 6. Delta State 5-4 5-6 7. Arkansas-Monticello 3-3 6-5 8. Arkansas Tech 2-6-1 3-6-1 9. Mississippi College 2-7-1 2-7-1 10. Southern Arkansas 1-6 4-6 11. West Alabama 0-8 2-9 1996 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Valdosta State 6-2 10-3 2. West Georgia 5-2 9-3 3. Delta State 6-3 6-4 4. Central Arkansas 5-3 6-5 T5. North Alabama 4-4 6-5 T5. Henderson State 4-4 5-6 T7. Arkansas Tech 3-5 5-6 T7. Arkansas-Monticello 3-5 5-6 9. Southern Arkansas 2-5 4-6 10. West Alabama 1-6 3-7 1997 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall T1. Southern Arkansas 6-1 9-2 T1. West Georgia 6-1 8-2 3. North Alabama 6-2 9-3 T4. Valdosta State 5-3 6-5 T4. Central Arkansas 5-3 6-4 6. Arkansas Tech 4-4 4-7 7. Henderson State 3-5 4-6 8. Delta State 3-6 3-7 9. West Alabama 1-6 4-6 10. Arkansas-Monticello 0-8 0-10 1998 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall T1. Delta State 8-1 8-3 T1. West Georgia 8-1 10-2 T3. Southern Arkansas 7-2 8-2 T3. North Alabama 7-2 8-2 T5. Arkansas Tech 4-5 5-5 T5. Central Arkansas 4-5 5-5 T5. Valdosta State 4-5 5-6 8. West Alabama 2-7 3-7 9. Henderson State 1-8 2-9 10. Arkansas-Monticello 0-9 0-11 1999 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Arkansas Tech 8-1 9-3 T2. Southern Arkansas 7-2 8-2 T2. West Georgia 7-2 8-3 4. Delta State 6-3 6-4 5. North Alabama 5-4 5-6 T6. Central Arkansas 3-6 4-6 T6. Arkansas-Monticello* 3-6 4-7 T6. Valdosta State 3-6 4-7 9. Henderson State 2-7 2-9 10. West Alabama 1-8 1-10 *Ark.-Monticello forfeited four wins for NCAA Violations 2000 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall T1. Delta State 8-1 14-1 T1. Valdosta State 8-1 10-2 T1. West Georgia 8-1 10-2 4. Arkansas Tech 7-2 7-3 5. Arkansas-Monticello 6-3 8-3 T6. Southern Arkansas 4-5 5-5 T6. Harding 4-5 5-6 8. North Alabama 3-6 3-7 T9. Central Arkansas 2-7 3-8 T9. West Alabama 2-7 3-8 T9. Ouachita Baptist 2-7 2-8 12. Henderson State 0-9 1-10 2001 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Valdosta State 9-0 12-1 T2. Arkansas Tech 7-2 8-2 T2. Central Arkansas 7-2 9-3 T4. West Georgia 6-3 8-3 T4. Delta State 6-3 7-3 6. Southern Arkansas 5-4 5-5 T7. Arkansas-Monticello 4-5 5-6 T7. Harding 4-5 4-6 9. North Alabama 3-6 4-6 10. Ouachita Baptist 2-7 3-7 11. Henderson State 1-8 1-10 12. West Alabama 0-9 1-10 2002 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Valdosta State 9-0 14-1 2. Harding 7-2 9-2 T3. Central Arkansas 6-3 8-3 T3. Southern Arkansas 6-3 7-4 T5. Ouachita Baptist 5-4 5-5
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GulfSouthConferenceFootballStandings(Since1982WhenVSUAddedFootball)
INSIDE GSCTHE
1982 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Jacksonville State 7-0 10-2 2. Mississippi College 6-1 8-3 3. North Alabama 4-3 7-3 T4. Delta State 3-4 6-4 T4. West Alabama 3-4 6-4 6. Valdosta State 2-4 5-5-1 7. Troy State 2-5 2-8 8. Tennessee-Martin 0-6 5-6 1983 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. North Alabama 8-0 11-1-1 T2. Mississippi College 4-3 8-3 T2. Troy State 4-3 6-5 T4. Jacksonville State 4-4 6-5 T4. West Alabama 4-4 6-4 6. Tennessee-Martin 3-4 4-7 7. Delta State 3-5 5-5 8. Valdosta State 2-5 5-6 9. West Georgia 1-5 4-6 1984 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Troy State 7-1 12-1 2. Mississippi College 5-2-1 6-2-1 3. North Alabama 4-1-3 7-1-3 4. Delta State 5-2-1 7-3-1 5. Jacksonville State 4-4 4-5-1 T6. Valdosta State 3-5 5-6 T6. West Alabama 3-5 5-5 8. Tennessee-Martin 1-6-1 2-8-1 9. West Georgia 1-7 3-8 1985 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. North Alabama 7-1 12-2 2. Mississippi College 6-1-1 7-2-1 3. Troy State 6-2 6-4 4. West Alabama 4-4 6-5 5. Delta State 3-4-1 4-6-1 T6. Jacksonville State 3-5 3-6-1 T6. Valdosta State 3-5 5-6 T6. West Georgia 3-5 5-5 9. Tennessee-Martin 0-8 1-10 1986 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Troy State 8-0 10-2 2. Valdosta State 7-1 9-2 3. Mississippi College 5-3 7-4 T4. Delta State 4-3-1 6-4-1 T4. Jacksonville State 4-3-1 5-4-1 T6. West Alabama 2-6 3-8 T6. Tennesee-Martin 2-6 3-8 T6. West Georgia 2-6 4-7 9. North Alabama 1-7 4-7 1987 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Troy State 8-0 12-1-1 2. Mississippi College 5-3 6-5 3. North Alabama 4-3-1 5-5-1 4. Valdosta State 4-4 6-4 T5. Delta State 3-4-1 6-4-1 T5. Jacksonville State 3-4-1 5-4-1 T5. West Alabama 3-4-1 5-5-1 8. Tennesee-Martin 3-5 5-6 9. West Georgia 1-7 2-9 1988 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall T1. Jacksonville State 7-1 10-2 T1. Mississippi College 7-1 9-3 T1. Tennessee-Martin 7-1 11-2 4. Valdosta State 4-3-1 6-3-1 T5. Troy State 3-5 4-6 T5. West Georgia 3-5 4-6 7. Delta State 2-5-1 4-6-1 8. North Alabama 2-6 2-8 9. West Alabama 0-8 0-11 1989 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Jacksonville State 8-0 13-1 2. Mississippi College 6-2 11-3 3. Valdosta State 5-3 5-5 4. Delta State 4-3-1 6-3-1 5. North Alabama 4-4 6-5 T6. Troy State 3-5 4-6 T6. West Georgia 3-5 4-7 8. West Alabama 1-6-1 3-7-1 9. Tennessee-Martin 1-7 2-9 1990 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Mississippi College 8-0 11-2 T2. Jacksonville State 6-2 9-3 T2. North Alabama 6-2 8-3 4. Valdosta State 5-3 5-5 T5. Delta State 4-4 5-5 T5. Troy State 4-4 5-5 7. Tennessee-Martin 2-6 4-7 8. West Alabama 1-7 3-8 9. West Georgia 0-8 1-10 1991 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Jacksonville State 6-0 12-1 T2. Mississippi College 4-1-1 7-4-1 T2. Valdosta State 4-1-1 6-3-1 T4. West Alabama 2-4 6-5 T4. West Georgia 2-4 6-5 T6. Delta State 1-5 3-7 T6. North Alabama 1-5 3-7 1992 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Jacksonville State 5-0-1 12-1-1 T2. North Alabama 3-2-1 7-4-1 T2. Valdosta State 3-2-1 5-4-1 4. Mississippi College 2-3-1 4-5-1 T5. Delta State 2-4 3-6-1 T5. West Alabama 2-4 5-4 T5. West Georgia 2-4 5-6
2017 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. West Alabama 7-1 10-3 T2. West Florida 5-3 11-4 T2. Delta State 5-3 9-4 T2. West Georgia 5-3 9-4 T2. Valdosta State 5-3 5-4 T2. North Alabama 5-3 5-5 7. Florida Tech 3-5 5-6 8. Mississippi College 1-7 1-9 9. Shorter 0-8 0-11
GulfSouthConferenceFootballStandings(Since1982WhenVSUAddedFootball)
T5. Henderson State 5-4 5-6 7. Delta State 4-5 4-7 T8. West Alabama 3-6 5-6 T8. North Alabama 3-6 4-7 T8. Arkansas Tech 3-6 4-7 11. Arkansas-Monticello 2-7 2-8 12. West Georgia 1-8 3-8
2021 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall T1. Valdosta State 6-1 12-2 T1. West Florida 6-1 9-2 3. West Georgia 5-2 9-3 4. West Alabama 4-3 6-4 5. Delta State 3-4 5-6 T6. North Greenville 2-5 5-6 T6. Mississippi College 2-5 4-6 8. Shorter 0-7 3-8
2003 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. North Alabama 9-0 13-1 2. Valdosta State 8-1 10-2 T3. Southern Arkansas 7-2 9-3 T3. Delta State 7-2 9-2 T5. Ouachita Baptist 4-5 5-5 T5. Arkansas Tech 4-5 5-6 T7. Central Arkansas 3-6 5-6 T7. Harding 3-6 4-6 T7. Arkansas-Monticello 3-6 4-7 T7. Henderson State 3-6 4-7 11. West Georgia 2-7 3-8 12. West Alabama 1-8 2-9 2004 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Valdosta State 9-0 13-1 2. Arkansas Tech 8-1 10-2 T3. Central Arkansas 6-3 8-3 T3. Delta State 6-3 6-4 5. Arkansas-Monticello 5-4 6-5 T6. Harding 4-5 6-5 T6. North Alabama 4-5 5-5 8. Southern Arkansas 3-6 5-6 T9. West Georgia 2-6 2-7 T9. Ouachita Baptist 2-6 2-7 T11. Henderson State 2-7 2-8 T11. West Alabama 2-7 2-9
2005 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Central Arkansas 8-1 11-3 T2. North Alabama 7-2 11-3 T2. Valdosta State 7-2 9-3 T2. West Georgia 7-2 7-4 T5. Arkansas Tech 6-3 7-3 T5. Delta State 6-3 7-4 T7. Harding 4-5 6-5 T7. Southern Arkansas 4-5 6-5 T9. Henderson State 2-7 3-8 T9. Ouachita Baptist 2-7 2-8 11. Arkansas-Monticello 1-8 1-10 12. West Alabama 0-9 2-9 2006 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. North Alabama 8-0 11-1 2. Delta State 7-1 12-3 T3. Valdosta State 6-2 8-2 T3. Henderson State 6-2 8-3 T5. Arkansas Tech 5-3 7-3 T5. Harding 5-3 6-4 7. West Alabama 3-5 6-5 T8. Ouachita Baptist 1-7 2-8 T8. Southern Arkansas 1-7 2-9 T8. West Georgia 1-7 1-9 T8. Arkansas-Monticello 1-7 1-10 2007 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Delta State 8-0 10-2 T2. Valdosta State 7-1 13-1 T2. North Alabama 7-1 10-2 4. Henderson State 6-2 7-3 5. Harding 5-3 6-4 T6. Arkansas Tech 3-5 5-5 T6. Arkansas-Monticello 3-5 4-7 T8. Ouachita Baptist 2-6 4-6 T8. Southern Arkansas 2-6 3-7 10. West Georgia 1-7 2-9 11. West Alabama 0-8 1-9 2008 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Delta State 8-0 10-2 2. North Alabama 7-1 12-2 3. Valdosta State 6-2 9-3 T4. Ouachita Baptist 5-3 7-3 T4. Arkansas-Monticello 5-3 7-4 T6. Henderson State 4-4 5-5 T6. Arkansas Tech 4-4 5-5 T8. West Alabama 2-6 4-7 T8. Southern Arkansas 2-6 2-8 10. Harding 1-7 2-9 11. West Georgia 0-8 0-10 2009 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. North Alabama 7-1 11-2 2. Arkansas Tech 6-2 9-3 T3. West Alabama 5-3 8-5 T3. Valdosta State 5-3 6-4 T5. Ouachita Baptist 4-4 6-4 T5. Delta State 4-4 5-5 T5. Arkansas-Monticello 4-4 5-6 T8. Harding 3-5 5-6 T8. Henderson State 3-5 3-7 10. Southern Arkansas 2-6 3-7 11. West Georgia 1-7 1-9 2010 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall T1. Delta State 6-2 11-4 T1. Valdosta State 6-2 8-3 T1. Henderson State 6-2 7-4 T4. North Alabama 5-3 9-4 T4. West Alabama 5-3 7-4 T6. Ouachita Baptist 4-4 6-4 T6. Harding 4-4 6-4 8. Arkansas-Monticello 3-5 4-7 T9. Arkansas Tech 2-6 4-7 T9. West Georgia 2-6 3-7 11. Southern Arkansas 1-7 1-9 2011 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Delta State 3-1 11-3 T2. North Alabama 2-2 9-3 T2. West Alabama 2-2 8-4 T2. West Georgia 2-2 6-4 5. Valdosta State 1-3 6-4 2012 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. West Alabama 5-0 9-4 2. Valdosta State 4-1 12-2 T3. North Alabama 2-3 5-5 T3. Shorter* 2-3 6-5 T5. West Georgia 1-4 3-7 T5. Delta State 1-4 3-7 *Shorter not eligible for GSC Championship 2013 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall T1. North Alabama 5-1 10-3 T1. West Alabama 5-1 8-3 3. Delta State 4-2 7-3 T4. Valdosta State 3-3 6-4 T4. West Georgia 3-3 6-5 6. Florida Tech 1-5 5-7 7. Shorter* 0-6 2-9 *Shorter not eligible for GSC Championship 2014 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall T1. Delta State 6-1 9-2 T1. North Alabama 6-1 9-2 T3. West Georgia 5-2 12-3 T3. Valdosta State 5-2 10-3 5. Florida Tech 3-4 6-5 6. West Alabama 2-5 5-6 7. Shorter 1-6 3-8 8. Mississippi College* 0-7 1-9 *Mississippi College not eligible for GSC Championship 2015 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall T1. West Georgia 6-1 12-2 T1. North Alabama 6-1 9-3 T3. Valdosta State 5-2 9-3 T3. Florida Tech 5-2 7-4 5. West Alabama 3-4 7-4 6. Delta State 2-5 6-5 7. Shorter 1-6 2-8 8. Mississippi College* 0-7 1-9 *Mississippi College not eligible for GSC Championship 2016 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. North Alabama 7-0 11-2 T2. Valdosta State 6-2 8-3 T2. West Alabama 6-2 7-4 4. Florida Tech 5-2 8-3 5. West Georgia 4-4 7-4 T6. West Florida 3-5 5-6 T6. Delta State* 3-5 4-6 8. Mississippi College 1-7 3-7 9. Shorter 0-8 0-11 *Delta State vacated two wins for NCAA Violation
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2019 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Valdosta State 8-0 10-1 2. West Florida 7-1 13-2 3. Delta State 5-3 6-4 T4. West Georgia 4-4 6-5 T4. Mississippi College 4-4 5-5 T6. West Alabama 3-5 6-5 T6. Florida Tech 3-5 5-6 8. North Greenville 2-6 3-7 9. Shorter 0-8 1-10 2020 (No Season due to COVID-19 Pandemic)
2018 Gulf South Conference GSC Overall 1. Valdosta State 8-0 14-0 2. West Georgia 7-1 10-2 T3. Florida Tech 5-3 8-4 T3. West Alabama 5-3 8-4 5. West Florida 4-4 6-5 6. North Greenville 3-4 4-6 7. Delta State 2-6 2-8 8. Mississippi College 1-6 3-7 9. Shorter 0-8 0-11
Men's Basketball (3) Men's Hockey (2) North Alabama (1979, '91) Alabama-Huntsville (1996, '98)
* Mississippi College vacated national title in 1989 / Men's Hockey not GSC Sponsored 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 mem bers, 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 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.
The Gulf South Conference
Baseball (6) Women's Golf (3) West Florida (2011) Troy State (1984, '86, '89) Delta State Jacksonville(2004)State (1990, '91) Women's Gymnastics (2) Troy State (1986, '87) Jacksonville State (1984, '85)
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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 Arkan sas-Monticello, 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 Hard ing University and Ouachita Baptist University, making it the largest NCAA-playing conference at any level with 18 schools. MUW dropped its athlet ics 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.
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)
The conference saw all 13 full-time institutions either earn a conference title or advance to NCAA Championship action in 2021-22.
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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 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).
GSC National1971-2022Championships(54)
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2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER58 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY
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* Gulf South Conference Game ^ NCAA Playoffs TEAM STATISTICS VSU OPP SCORING 579 318 Points Per Game 41.4 22.7 Points Off Turnovers 65 44 FIRST DOWNS 338 268 Rushing 162 139 Passing 154 98 Penalty 22 31 RUSHING YARDAGE 3581 2636 Yards Gained Rushing 3753 2921 Yards Lost Rushing 172 285 Rushing Attempts 541 553 Average Per Rush 6.6 4.8 Average Per Game 255.8 188.3 TDs Rushing 39 21 PASSING YARDAGE 2881 2058 Comp-Att-Int 251-420-11 178-371-9 Average Per Pass 8.4 6.0 Average Per Catch 14.2 12.5 Average Per Game 252.9 159.9 TDs Passing 33 19 TOTAL OFFENSE 7122 4875 Total Plays 961 924 Average Per Play 7.4 5.3 Average Per Game 508.7 348.2 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 34-807 43-861 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 25-183 10-92 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 9-140 11-86 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.7 20.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.3 9.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.6 7.8 FUMBLES-LOST 13-5 21-12 PENALTIES-YARDS 97-999 82-639 Average Per Game 71.4 45.6 PUNTS-YARDS 43-1556 68-2785 Average Per Punt 36.4 41.0 Net Punt Average 32.9 37.4 KICKOFFS-YARDS 103-6198 62-3583 Average Per Kick 60.2 57.8 Net Kick Average 39.4 37.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 30:05 29:55 3RD-DOWN Conversions 86/174 71/195 3rd-Down Pct. 49% 36% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/21 17/31 4th-Down Pct. 48% 55% SACKS BY-YARDS 37-206 4-33 MISC YARDS 0 -13 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 75 34 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 14-18 9-18 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-3 RED-ZONE SCORES (55-59) 93% (35-52) 67% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (44-59) 75% (28-52) 54% PAT-ATTEMPTS (73-74) 99% (39-41) 95% ATTENDANCE 35,399 19,964 Games/Avg Per Game 9/3933 5/3993 Neutral Site Games 1/3933 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Valdosta State 155 172 151 101 0 579 OPPONENTS 61 112 66 79 0 318 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Seth McGill 14-12 189 1269 34 1235 6.5 14 76 88.2 Ivory Durham 14-14 128 1070 58 1012 7.9 13 59 72.3 Jamar Thompkins 14-2 145 1016 5 1001 6.9 9 63 71.5 James Chaney 14-0 41 243 17 226 5.5 1 42 16.1 Isaiah Flowers 8-0 8 56 1 55 6.9 1 25 6.9 Sam Edwards 13-0 10 55 8 47 4.7 0 16 3.6 Cedric Hollingshed 4-0 7 32 1 31 4.4 1 9 7.8 Victor Talley 13-6 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 0.9 Brian Saunds 14-13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Council Allen 14-0 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.4 John Miller 11-0 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -0.8 TEAM 10-0 9 0 23 -23 -2.6 0 0 -2.3 Total . . . . . . . . . . 14 541 3753 172 3581 6.6 39 76 255.8 Opponents . . . . . . . . . 14 553 2921 285 2636 4.8 21 78 188.3 PASSING GP-GS Effic Comp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G Ivory Durham 14-14 151.55 244-406-11 60.0 3425 32 60 244.6 Sam Edwards 13-0 154.08 6-10-0 60.0 112 0 64 8.6 Brian Saunds 14-13 463.60 1-1-0 100.0 4 1 4 0.3 Seth McGill 14-12 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Estin Thiele 14-0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total . . . . . . . . . . 14 151.27 251-420-11 59.7 3541
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SEP 18 ALBANY STATE W, 21-3 2:49 3376 OCT 02 SHORTER* W, 49-13 2:57 5346 OCT 09 DELTA STATE* W, 55-0 2:43 3063 Oct 16 at #10 West Alabama* W, 42-17 3:11 2563 Oct 23 at Mississippi College* W, 41-14 2:34 1256 OCT 30 #3 WEST GEORGIA* W, 36-34 3:16 6102 NOV 06 NORTH GREENVILLE* W, 31-21 2:48 4781 Nov 13 at #3 West Florida* L, 61-42 3:45 7193 NOV 27 #13 WEST GEORGIA^ W, 66-35 3:05 2087 DEC 04 #10 BOWIE STATE^ W, 41-17 2:59 2444 DEC 11 #9 COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES^ W, 34-31 3:23 3197 Dec 18 vs. #1 Ferris State^ L, 58-17 3:19 3933 33 64 252.9 . . . . . 14 110.72 178-371-9 48.0 2239 19 72 159.9 GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Saunds 14-13 73 1200 16.4 7 59 85.7 Gallimore 14-14 58 1123 19.4 15 60 80.2 Talley 13-6 32 433 13.5 3 64 33.3 Roberts 13-11 30 306 10.2 2 37 23.5 Seth McGill 14-12 20 147 7.3 2 19 10.5 Allen 14-0 9 90 10.0 0 31 6.4 Dixon 8-4 9 90 10.0 0 19 11.2 Barrett 14-5 8 59 7.4 2 22 4.2 Thompkins 14-2 6 46 7.7 0 22 3.3 Gillan 11-2 1 12 12.0 1 12 1.1 Kelly 9-0 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.1 Antinez Blount 2-0 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5 Durham 14-14 1 4 4.0 1 4 0.3 Total . . . . . . . . . . 14 251 3541 14.1 33 64 252.9 . . . . . . . . . 14 178 2239 12.6 19 72 159.9 RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Brian Saunds 21 151 7.2 0 25 Travon Roberts 4 32 8.0 0 21 Total . . . . . . . . . . 25 183 7.3 0 25 . . . . . . . . . . 10 92 9.2
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2021 RESULTS (12-2, 6-1 GSC) Date Opponent Score Time Attend SEP 04 SAVANNAH STATE W, 53-7 2:40 5003 Sep 11 at Virginia Union W, 51-7 3:12 5019
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1 78 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Taurus Dotson 3 53 17.7 1 47 Cory Roberts 2 0 0.0 0 0 Christian Matthew 1 40 40.0 1 40 Mondrell Jefferson 1 24 24.0 0 24 Jameon Gaskin 1 0 0.0 0 0 Jaylen Jackson 1 23 23.0 0 23 Total . . . . . . . . . . 9 140 15.6 2 47 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . 11 49 4.5 0 17 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Lio'undre Gallimore 12 366 30.5 1 90 Jamar Thompkins 11 202 18.4 0 44 Antwan Dixon 6 105 17.5 0 23 Travon Roberts 4 84 21.0 0 23 Council Allen 1 20 20.0 0 20 Brian Saunds 1 30 30.0 0 30 Total . . . . . . . . . . 34 807 23.7 1 90 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . 43 860 20.0 0 38 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Cory Roberts 2 18 9.0 0 18 Mondrell Jefferson 2 21 21.0 2 21 Dallas Anthony 1 9 9.0 0 9 Nick Moss 1 44 44.0 0 44 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total . . . . . . . . . . 7 92 15.3 2 44 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . 4 48 12.0 1 37 SEASON2021 REVIEW
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 59 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY 2021 Valdosta State Blazer Individual Season Stats PAT PAT PAT PAT SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PTS Estin Thiele 14-18 73-74 0-1 0-1 115 Seth McGill 16 96 Lio'undre Gallimore 16 96 Ivory Durham 14 84 Jamar Thompkins 9 54 Brian Saunds 7 42 Victor Talley 3 18 Chris Barrett 2 12 Mondrell Jefferson 2 12 Travon Roberts 2 12 James Chaney 1 6 Taurus Dotson 1 6 Isaiah Flowers 1 6 Noah Gillan 1 6 Cedric Hollingshed 1 6 Christian Matthew 1 6 Arrington Dulin 1 2 Sam Edwards 0-1 0 Total . . . . . . . . . . 77 14-18 73-74 0-2 0-1 1 579 Opponents . . . . . . . . . 42 9-18 39-41 - - 0-1 - - 318 TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Ivory Durham 14 534 1012 3425 4437 316.9 Seth McGill 14 191 1235 0 1235 88.2 Jamar Thompkins 14 144 1002 0 1002 71.6 James Chaney 14 41 226 0 226 17.4 Sam Edwards 13 20 47 112 159 12.2 Isaiah Flowers 8 8 55 0 55 6.9 Cedric Hollingshed 4 7 31 0 31 7.8 Victor Talley 13 1 12 0 12 0.9 Brian Saunds 14 2 0 4 4 0.3 Council Allen 14 1 -6 0 -6 -0.4 John Miller 11 1 -9 0 -9 -0.8 TEAM 10 9 -23 0 -23 -2.3 Total . . . . . . . . . . 14 960 3581 3541 7122 508.7 Opponent . . . . . . . . . . 14 924 2636 2239 4875 348.2 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC i20 50+ Blkd John Miller 31 1152 37.2 53 1 6 5 2 2 Estin Thiele 8 342 42.8 56 2 1 1 2 0 TEAM 3 40 13.3 24 0 0 0 0 1 Seth McGill 1 32 32.0 32 0 0 1 0 0 Total . . . . . . . . . . 43 1566 36.4 56 3 7 7 4 3 Opponents . . . . . . . . 67 2744 41.0 63 3 15 21 16 0 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Estin Thiele 92 5661 61.5 47 1 John Miller 11 547 49.7 4 0 Total . . . . . . . . . . 103 6208 60.3 51 1 20.0 39.4 25 Opponents . . . . . . . 62 3701 59.7 17 2 23.7 37.6 27 FIELD GOALS Made-Att Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long Blk Estin Thiele 14-18 77.8 2-2 7-9 2-2 2-3 1-2 50 1 Total . . . . . . . . . . 14-18 77.8 2-2 7-9 2-2 2-3 1-2 50 1 Opponents . . . . . . . . 9-18 50.0 1-7 2-4 2-2 4-5 0-0 47 1 FIELD GOALS VALDOSTA STATE OPPONENTS Savannah State (50) Virginia Union 56,(37) 27 Albany State (19) Shorter 29 Delta State (36),(41) 36,44,31 West Alabama 44 (25),36,42 Mississippi College (17),(18),28 33 West Georgia (20) (44),(35) North Greenville (22) 38 West Florida 33,(26),(47) West Georgia (28) Bowie State (25),(24) (35) Colorado School of Mines (26),(42) (28) Ferris State (25) (32) ALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Lio'undre Gallimore 14 0 1123 0 366 0 1489 106.4 Seth McGill 14 1235 147 0 0 0 1382 98.7 Brian Saunds 14 0 1200 151 30 0 1381 98.6 Jamar Thompkins 14 1001 46 0 202 0 1249 89.2 Ivory Durham 14 1012 4 0 0 0 1016 72.6 Victor Talley 13 12 433 0 0 0 445 37.1 Travon Roberts 13 0 306 32 84 0 422 32.5 James Chaney 14 226 0 0 0 0 226 16.1 Antwan Dixon 8 0 90 0 105 0 195 24.4 Council Allen 14 -6 90 0 20 0 104 7.4 Chris Barrett 14 0 59 0 0 0 59 4.5 Isaiah Flowers 8 55 0 0 0 0 55 6.9 Taurus Dotson 14 0 0 0 0 53 53 4.1 Sam Edwards 13 47 0 0 0 0 47 3.6 Christian Matthew 14 0 0 0 0 40 40 2.9 Cedric Hollingshed 4 31 0 0 0 0 31 7.8 Mondrell Jefferson 14 0 0 0 0 24 24 1.7 Jaylen Jackson 14 0 0 0 0 23 23 1.6 Noah Gillan 11 0 12 0 0 0 12 1.1 Isaiah Wilson 12 0 12 0 0 0 12 1.0 Damari Kelly 9 0 10 0 0 0 10 1.1 Antinez Blount 2 0 9 0 0 0 9 4.5 John Miller 11 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -0.8 TEAM 10 -23 0 0 0 0 -23 -2.3 Total . . . . . . . . . . 14 3581 3541 183 807 140 8252 589.4 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . 14 2636 2239 92 861 86 5914 422.4 SEASON2021REVIEW
Javiontae Martin (44) had a strong season in 2021 finishing with 46 tackles, 17 solo stops, 6.0 tackles for loss and one sack. He played in all 14 games with ten starts on the defensive line.
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Jackson Bull (3) had another strong campaign as he finished with 41 tackles and 23 solo stops, while recording six tackles forr loss for 35 yards and 3.5 sacks for 26 yards in 12 games in 2021.
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER60 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY 2021 Valdosta State Blazer Individual Defensive Season Stats DEFENSIVE STATISTICS # NAME GP-GS UT AT TT TFL SACK INT-YDS BU QBH FR-YDS FF BLK SAF 5 Nick Moss 13-13 57 64 121 4.5-22 4 4 1-44 47 Jameon Gaskin 13-8 28 54 82 2.5-12 1.5-8 1-0 3 4 2 19 Cory Roberts 13-13 56 23 79 5.0-33 4.0-32 2-0 8 3 2-18 1 11 Mondrell Jefferson 14-14 37 42 79 1.5-9 1.0-8 1-24 3 2 4-21 1 10 Jaylen Jackson 14-14 36 29 65 3.0-7 1-23 1 1 7 Arrington Dulin 14-7 20 29 49 9.0-36 5.5-29 11 1-0 1 1 44 Javiontae Martin 14-10 17 29 46 6.0-16 1.0-7 1 2 92 Ja'Davien Williams 12-4 16 26 42 6.0-15 3.0-10 . . 11 . 1 . . 94 Brian Williams 14-14 21 21 42 10.5-43 5.5-35 1 9 3 Jackson Bull 12-4 23 18 41 6.0-35 3.5-26 1 4 42 Elijah Watson 13-4 18 22 40 3.5-16 3.0-15 1-0 9 Christian Matthew 14-12 26 11 37 0.5-3 0.5-3 1-40 15 1 4 Taurus Dotson 13-13 21 12 33 0.5-2 3-53 8 95 Eric Williams 13-10 15 14 29 1.5-7 1.5-7 2 1 38 Julian Baldi 14-1 16 5 21 1.0-3 34 Myles Harp 14-1 13 8 21 6.0-26 3.5-12 . . 3 1-0 1 . . 27 Sean Colman 14-1 15 6 21 1.0-6 1.0-6 3 35 Aleem Coley 14-3 11 8 19 1 1 90 Dallas Anthony 13-5 3 5 8 1.0-2 1.0-2 1 1-9 45 Jaylen Dunbar 11-0 5 2 7 22 Marcel Williams 9-0 5 1 6 1.0-2 8 Council Allen 14-0 4 2 6 56 Larry Johnson 8-0 2 4 6 0.5-1 21 Phillip Starks 14-0 3 3 6 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . . . 1 . . 40 Michyl Shaw 10-0 1 3 4 99 Corey Brown 12-0 2 1 3 1.0-4 1.0-4 29 Kermit Solomon 14-0 1 2 3 37 Jaylen Jackson 13-0 2 1 3 31 Travis Cooper 11-0 3 3 48 Jalen Norwood 2-0 1 1 2 16 Steve Durosier 9-0 2 2 6 Lio'undre Gallimore 14-14 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 24 James Chaney 14-0 1 1 1 Travon Roberts 13-11 1 1 89 Isaiah Wilson 12-0 1 1 20 Jamar Thompkins 14-2 1 1 63 Richard LeClair 13-13 1 1 30 Seth McGill 14-12 1 1 43 Estin Thiele 14-0 1 1 13 Victor Talley 13-6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 50 Brett Buckridge 13-0 1 1 9 Ivory Durham 14-14 1 1 TM TEAM 10-0 1-0 TOTALS . . . . . . . . . . 14-14 490 448 938 72-301 37-206 9-140 50 55 12-92 11 1 1 OPPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . 14-14 523 364 887 50-147 4-33 11-49 34 38 5-48 5 4 . Jameon Gaskin (47) finished second on the team in tackles in 2021 with 82, while he had 2.5 tack les for loss for 12 yards and 1.5 sacks for eight yards. He had three breakups, four hurries along with two forced fumbles to lead to lead the team.
2021ValdostaStateBlazerGame-by-GameStats
GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES - MINIMUM 21 TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT SSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU Nick Moss 57-64 121 2-9 8-6 5-3 8-5 8-9 5-0 DNP 3-10 2-3 4-2 3-2 4-3 2-9 3-3 Jameon Gaskin 28-54 82 3-2 2-3 3-1 1-7 2-4 4-0 DNP 2-4 5-6 0-3 3-6 2-7 0-8 1-3 Cory Roberts 56-23 79 3-4 2-2 DNP 2-2 9-2 7-0 5-0 8-1 2-3 4-0 5-0 1-1 4-6 4-2 Mondrell Jefferson 37-42 79 4-2 4-2 3-3 2-5 2-6 4-0 1-2 2-2 2-6 2-2 3-5 0-4 4-2 4-1 Jaylen Jackson 36-29 65 1-2 2-2 2-1 1-2 3-4 2-0 9-1 2-2 1-2 3-2 2-0 2-4 0-6 6-1 Arrington Dulin 20-29 49 2-1 2-1 0-2 1-3 0-7 2-0 3-1 4-0 2-2 3-1 0-4 1-5 0-2 Javiontae Martin 17-29 46 3-4 0-7 4-4 1-0 2-0 2-5 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-2 1-3 Ja'Davien WIlliams 16-26 42 1-3 1-0 1-2 0-3 DNP DNP 2-0 1-3 4-1 2-3 0-2 1-7 3-2 Brian Williams 21-21 42 0-2 1-0 2-3 1-2 3-2 4-0 2-1 2-1 1-4 1-0 0-1 0-1 3-3 1-1 Jackson Bull 23-18 41 1-0 4-3 4-1 0-2 1-3 2-0 4-2 0-1 DNP DNP 2-2 1-0 2-4 2-0 Elijah Watson 18-22 40 1-2 0-1 DNP 1-3 3-0 4-0 2-0 0-1 1-4 2-0 0-2 1-2 0-5 3-2 Christian Matthew 26-11 37 2-1 3-2 1-3 1-3 3-0 2-1 1-0 4-0 4-0 5-1 Taurus Dotson 21-12 33 1-0 4-1 2-1 2-2 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-2 2-0 2-2 2-2 2-3 DNP Eric Williams 15-14 29 1-1 1-1 2-3 2-1 1-0 1-0 3-1 1-1 2-1 1-3 0-2 DNP Myles Harp 13-8 21 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 2-2 1-1 2-1 1-0 0-2 0-1 Sean Coleman 15-6 21 2-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 2-1 1-0 1-1 4-0 3-2 Julian Baldi 16-5 21 2-0 1-0 1-2 0-1 1-0 9-1 1-0 1-1 MINIMUM TWO TFL'S UA-A TOT SSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU Brian Williams 9-3 10.5 0.5-1 1.0-1 1.5-14 1.0-7 2.0-8 1.0-3 2.0-4 0.5-1 1.0-5 Arrington Dulin 6-6 9.0 1.5-5 1.0-8 0.5-2 1.0-2 1.0-4 1.0-1 1.0-7 2.0-7 Ja'Davien Williams 3-6 6.0 2.0-6 0.5-1 DNP DNP 0.5-1 1.0-1 0.5-2 1.5-5 Myles Harp 5-2 6.0 1.0-5 1.0-1 1.0-4 0.5-1 1.0-2 1.5-13 Javiontae Martin 4-4 6.0 2.0-9 1.0-4 0.5-1 1.0-1 1.0-1 0.5-1 Jackson Bull 5-2 6.0 1.5-9 1.0-1 DNP DNP 1.5-9 1.0-9 1.0-7 Cory Roberts 4-2 5.0 1.5-5 1.0-9 DNP 0.5-1 1.0-8 1.0-10 Nick Moss 3-3 4.5 1.0-2 1.0-13 1.0-4 DNP 0.5-1 1.0-2 Elijah Watson 3-1 3.5 1.0-7 DNP 1.0-4 1.0-4 0.5-1 Jaylen Jackson 3-0 3.0 1.0-3 1.0-1 1.0-3 Jameon Gaskin 1-3 2.5 1.0-4 0.5-1 0.5-5 DNP 0.5-2 GAME BY GAME SACKS - MINIMUM THREE SACKS UA-A TOT SSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU Brian Williams 5-1 5.5 1.5-14 1.0-7 1.0-6 1.0-3 1.0-5 Arrington Dulin 4-3 5.5
0.5-3 1.0-8 1.0-4 1.0-7 2.0-7 Cory Roberts 4-0 4.0 1.5-5 1.0-9 DNP 1.0-8 1.0-10 Myles Harp 3-1 3.5 1.0-1 1.0-4 1.0-2 0.5-5 Jackson Bull 3-1 3.5 1.5-9 DNP DNP 1.0-8 1.0-9 Ja'Davien Williams 1-4 3.0 0.5-3 0.5-1 DNP DNP 0.5-2 1.5-5 Elijah Watson 3-0 3.0 1.0-7 DNP 1.0-4 1.0-4 IVORYPASSINGDURHAM CMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD LNG SKS-YDS EFFIC Savannah State 13-18-0 72.2 160 2 42 0-0 183.56 Virginia Union 16-31-1 51.6 175 2 27 0-0 113.87 Albany State 14-29-0 48.3 207 3 43 1-3 142.37 Shorter 17-32-1 53.1 258 2 51 0-0 135.23 Delta State 7-13-0 53.8 165 2 35 0-0 211.23 West Alabama 21-31-1 67.7 342 3 59 0-0 185.63 Mississippi College 9-18-0 50.0 97 0 35 0-0 95.27 West Georgia 19-23-0 82.6 212 2 30 0-0 188.73 North Greenville 27-40-2 67.5 315 1 29 0-0 131.90 West Florida 30-50-1 60.0 413 3 57 0-0 145.18 West Georgia 22-31-1 71.0 354 3 47 0-0 192.37 Bowie State 22-32-2 68.8 348 4 43 1-14 188.85 Colorado School of Mines 12-23-0 52.2 220 3 60 0-0 175.57 Ferris State 14-34-2 41.2 158 2 34 2-16 87.86 TOTALS 244-406-11 60.1 3425 32 60 4-33 151.64 SAM EDWARDS CMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD LNG SKS-YDS EFFIC Savannah State 3-4-0 75.0 25 0 11 0-0 127.50 Virginia Union 2-3-0 66.7 77 0 64 0-0 282.27 Shorter 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 Delta State 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 Mississippi College 1-1-0 100.0 10 0 10 0-0 184.00 TOTALS 6-10-0 60.0 112 0 64 0-0 154.08 JOHNPUNTINGMILLER NO YDS AVG LNG BLK TB FC 50+ I20 Savannah State 3 129 43.0 53 0 0 1 1 2 Virginia Union 3 108 36.0 49 0 0 0 0 0 Albany State 8 293 36.6 48 1 0 2 0 2 Shorter 3 95 31.7 46 0 0 0 0 1 Delta State 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 0 0 0 West Alabama 3 144 48.0 53 0 1 0 1 0 North Greenville 2 59 29.5 33 1 0 1 0 0 West Florida 4 118 29.5 45 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 30 1110 37.0 53 2 1 5 2 5 ESTIN THIELE NO YDS AVG LNG BLK TB FC 50+ I20 West Georgia (11/27) 2 64 32.0 43 0 1 0 0 0 Bowie State 2 103 51.5 56 0 0 0 1 1 Colo. School of Mines 2 80 40.0 41 0 0 1 0 0 Ferris State 2 95 47.5 50 0 1 0 1 0 TOTALS 8 342 42.8 56 0 2 1 2 1 SEASON2021REVIEW
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 61 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
GAME BY GAME TACKLES FOR LOSS -
Ivory Durham 128-1012/13 6-31/0 4/112/2 7-42/0 9-82/2 4-29/1 7-41/0 7-87/1 10-72/2 11-107/0 7-39/1 14-92/3 12-61/0 15-153/1 13-45/0
SSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU Seth McGill 189-1235/14 11-75/1 11-129/1 16-60/0 13-104/2 13-190/1 14-47/1 16-112/2 14-56/0 15-39/3 11-104/1 17-186/1 14-45/1 113-59/0 11-29/0
2021ValdostaStateBlazerGame-by-GameStats
Jamar Thomkins 145/1002/9 5-43/1 12-55/1 13-45/0 10-117/0 11-135/2 12-54/1 9-78/1 14-150/1 14-70/0 7-28/0 13-69/2 8-34/0 6-88/0 10-36/0
James Chaney 41-226/1 9-35/0 1-12/0 1-10/0 5-36/0 7-20/0 5-71/0 1--10/0 2-4/0 7-19/0 3-20/0
Victory Talley 1-12/0 DNP 1-12/0 Brian Saunds 1-0/0 1-0/0 Council Allen 1--6/0 1--6/0 John Miller 1--9/0 1--9/0 DNP DNP DNP TEAM 9--23/0 1--2/0 DNP DNP 1--2/0 3--6/0 1--2/0 2--9/0 DNP DNP 1--2/0 GAME BY GAME RECEIVINGNO-YDS/TD
PUNTNO-YDSRETURNS
Thompkins 10-196
FSU Taurus Dotson 3-53 1-0 1-47 1-6 DNP Cory Roberts 2-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 Jameon Gaskin 1-0 DNP 1-0 Mondrell Jefferson 1-24 1-24 Jaylen Jackson 1-23 1-23 Christian Matthew 1-40 1-40 GAME-BY-GAME FUMBLENO-YDSRETURNSSSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU Nick Moss 1-44 1-44 DNP Mondrell Jefferson 1-21 1-21 Cory Roberts 2-18 DNP 2-18 Dallas Anthony 1-9 1-9 DNP TEAM 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 FUMBLES FORCED NO. SSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU Jameon Gaskin 2 1 1 DNP Jaylen Jackson 1 1 Eric Williams 1 1 DNP Phillip Starks 1 1 Aleem Coley 1 1 Arrington Dulin 1 1 Ja'Davien Williams 1 DNP DNP 1 Myles Harp 1 1 Cory Roberts 1 DNP 1 Mondrell Jefferson 1 1 SEASON2021 REVIEW
NO-YDSRETURNS
SSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU Brian Saunds 72-1200/7 1-11/0 5-36/1 3-70/1 1-18/0 3-65/0 9-168/1 3-70/0 8-105/0 15-220/1 5-90/0 6-135/0 10-146/3 3-64/0 L. Gallimore 58-1123/15 5-112/2 3-31/0 4-73/1 7-135/2 3-78/1 4-79/2 3-6/0 5-49/1 1-12/0 9-198/3 7-141/1 3-99/1 3-10/1 1-9/0 Victor Talley 32-433/3 2-16/0 3-78/1 4-87/0 2-16/0 DNP 2-25/0 5-41/0 6-47/0 3-31/1 3-58/0 2-33/1 Travon Roberts 30-306/2 2-10/0 2-46/0 2-16/0 DNP 2-10/0 1-10/0 1-12/0 1-6/0 7-62/0 2-14/0 2-23/0 4-75/1 4-22/1 Seth McGill 20-147/2 1-9/0 2-11/0 2-7/0 1-7/0 2-11/0 2-8/0 1-10/0 2-12/0 1-17/1 1-4/0 2-7/0 3-44/1 Antwan Dixon 9/90/0 2-22/0 4-5/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-4/0 DNP 1-4/0 1-8/0 Council Allen 9-90/0 3-11/0 2-56/0 1-5/0 1-7/0 2-11/0 Chris Barrett 8-59/2 1--4/0 2-15/1 1-22/1 1-4/0 2-18/0 1-4/0 Jamar Thompkins 6-46/0 2-9/0 1-22/0 2-17/0 1--2/0 Isaiah Wilson 2-12/0 DNP DNP 1-5/0 1-7/0 Noah Gillan 1-12/1 DNP DNP DNP 1-12/1 Damari Kelly 1-10/0 DNP 1-10/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP Antinez Blount 1-9/0 1-9/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Ivory Durham 1-4/1 1-4/1 GAME-BY-GAME SSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU Brian Saunds 21-151 5-48 1-11 3-14 4-12 1-5 1-1 3-24 2-32 1-4 Travon Roberts 4-32 DNP 4-32 GAME BY GAME KICK SSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU Lio'undre Gallimore 12-372 1-34 2-87 1-90 1-19 2-14 2-67 3-48 1-7 Jamar 1-44 1-6 3-50 1-6 2-30 2-49 1-17 1-22 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-16 DNP 4-67 Travon 4-84 DNP 2-43 2-41 ASU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM
Isaiah Flowers 8-55/1 DNP 2-5/0 DNP 1-8/0 DNP DNP 1-16/1 DNP DNP 4-26/0 Sam Edwards 10-47/0 2-7/0 1--6/0 2-10/0 2-11/0 1-16/0 1-7/0 DNP 1-2/0 Cedric Hollingshed 7-31/1 3-21/1 DNP DNP DNP 2-2/0 2-8/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Antwan Dixon 6-105
GAME-BY-GAME RUSHINGNO-YDS/TD
Roberts
Brian Saunds 1-30 1-30 Council Allen 1-20 1-20 GAME-BY-GAME INTERCEPTION RETURNS NO-YDS SSU VUU
SU DSU
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER62 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 63 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY 2021ValdostaStateBlazerGame-by-GameStats FUMBLES RECOVERED NO. SSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU Mondrell Jefferson 4 2 1 1 Cory Roberts 2 DNP 2 Elijah Watson 1 1 DNP Dallas Anthony 1 1 DNP Nick Moss 1 1 DNP Myles Harp 1 1 TEAM 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1 Arrington Dulin 1 1 FUMBLES NO. SSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU Jamar Thompkins 3-2 1-1 2-1 Ivory Durham 3-1 2-0 1-1 Brian Saunds 3-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 TEAM 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP Lio'undre Gallimore 1-0 1-0 John Miller 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP DNP James Chaney 1-1 1-1 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS NO. SSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU Lio'undre Gallimore 1495 146 118 73 135 174 98 20 49 79 246 148 99 101 9 Seth McGill 1382 75 138 71 111 190 54 123 64 49 116 203 49 66 73 Brian Saunds 1379 89 47 84 30 65 173 70 106 244 90 167 150 64 Jamar Thompkins 1244 52 55 67 161 135 104 78 150 93 58 67 83 105 36 Ivory Durham 1012 31 112 42 82 29 41 87 72 107 43 92 61 153 45 Victor Talley 445 16 78 87 16 DNP 26 41 47 43 58 33 Travon Roberts 422 10 46 16 DNP 10 10 55 6 62 14 23 107 63 James Chaney 226 35 12 10 36 20 71 -1 4 19 20 Antwan Dixon 195 22 52 22 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 4 16 DNP 4 75 Council Allen 104 20 5 56 5 7 11 Chris Barrett 59 -4 15 22 4 18 4 Isaiah Flowers 55 DNP 5 DNP 8 DNP DNP 16 DNP DNP 26 Taurus Dotson 53 47 6 DNP Sam Edwards 47 7 -6 10 11 16 7 DNP 2 Christian Matthew 40 40 Cedric Hollingshed 31 21 DNP DNP DNP 2 8 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Mondrell Jefferson 24 24 Jaylen Jackson 23 23 Noah Gillan 12 DNP DNP DNP 12 Isaiah Wilson 12 DNP DNP 5 7 Damari Kelly 10 DNP 10 DNP DNP DNP DNP Antinez Blount 9 9 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP John Miller -9 -9 DNP DNP DNP TEAM -23 -2 -2 -6 -2 -9 -2 SEASON2021REVIEW
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER64 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY Valdosta State Blazer 2021 Statistics |---RUSHING---| |---RECEIVING---| |---PASSING---| |---KICK RET---| |---PUNT RET---| Tot Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Off Sep 04 SAVANNAH STATE 37 210 3 42 16 185 2 42 16-22-0 185 2 42 3 84 0 34 5 48 0 25 395 Sep 11 at Virginia Union 31 307 5 59 18 252 2 64 18-34-1 252 2 64 2 87 0 66 1 11 0 11 559 Sep 18 ALBANY STATE 35 147 0 34 14 207 3 43 14-29-0 207 3 43 1 22 0 22 3 14 0 8 354 Oct 02 SHORTER 37 325 4 37 17 252 2 51 17-33-1 258 2 51 1 44 0 44 4 12 0 5 583 Oct 09 DELTA STATE 38 401 4 40 7 165 2 35 7-14-0 165 2 35 1 96 1 96 0 0 0 0 556 Oct 16 at West Alabama 45 163 2 24 21 341 3 59 21-31-1 341 3 59 4 69 0 22 1 5 0 5 504 Oct 23 at Miss. College 41 379 5 42 10 107 0 35 10-19-0 107 0 35 2 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 486 Oct 30 WEST GEORGIA 39 276 3 63 19 212 2 30 19-23-0 212 2 30 2 43 0 22 1 1 0 1 488 Nov 06 NORTH GREENVILLE 41 215 3 26 27 315 1 29 27-41-2 315 1 29 3 73 0 25 3 24 0 14 530 Nov 13 at West Florida 28 162 2 32 31 417 4 57 31-51-1 417 4 57 5 78 0 24 0 0 0 0 579 Nov 27 WEST GEORGIA 48 365 6 76 22 354 3 47 22-31-1 354 3 47 2 23 0 16 2 32 0 16 719 Dec 04 BOWIE STATE 45 185 1 25 22 348 4 43 22-33-2 348 4 43 2 49 0 31 1 4 0 4 533 Dec 11 COLO. SCH. MINES 38 318 1 40 12 220 3 60 12-23-0 220 3 60 1 17 0 17 4 32 0 21 538 Dec 18 vs. Ferris State 34 110 0 19 14 158 2 34 14-35-2 158 2 34 6 108 0 23 0 0 0 0 268 Valdosta State 538 3563 39 76 250 3539 33 64 250-419-11 3539 33 64 35 807 1 96 25 183 0 25 7102 Opponents 556 2636 21 78 179 2237 19 72 179-372-9 2237 19 72 43 860 0 38 10 92 1 78 4873 Games Played: 14 Avg per rush: 6.6 Avg per catch: 14.2 Pass efficiency: 151.35 Kick ret avg: 23.7 Punt ret avg: 7.3 All-purpose avg/game: 588.0 Total offense avg/game: 507.3 |-------TACKLES-------| |-SACKS-| |--FUMBLE--| |-----PASS DEF-----| |------PAT ATT------| Off Date Opponent UA A TOT TFL-Yds No.-Yds FF Fr-Yds Int-Yds QBH BU Blk Kick Rush RCV Saf TO Pts Sep 04 SAVANNAH STATE 31 38 69 11.0-40 5.0-27 2 3-21 0-0 2 2 0 6-6 0 0 1 21 53 Sep 11 at Virginia Union 44 28 72 3.0-18 2.0-17 0 2-44 1-24 7 3 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 51 Sep 18 ALBANY STATE 31 32 63 7.0-40 5.0-34 2 2-9 2-23 5 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Oct 02 SHORTER 30 52 82 6.0-30 4.0-13 0 0-0 1-40 4 2 0 7-7 0 0 0 7 49 Oct 09 DELTA STATE 47 50 97 8.0-35 3.0-20 0 1-0 0-0 7 9 0 7-7 0 0 0 3 55 Oct 16 at West Alabama 44 0 44 3.0-8 1.0-4 0 0-0 1-47 1 8 0 6-6 0 0 0 7 42 Oct 23 at Miss. College 47 8 55 3.0-8 2.0-7 1 1-0 1-6 0 0 0 5-5 0 0 0 3 41 Oct 30 WEST GEORGIA 37 34 71 4.0-10 1.0-4 2 0-0 1-0 4 6 0 3-4 0 0 0 7 36 Nov 06 NORTH GREENVILLE 21 40 61 5.0-10 2.0-6 0 0-0 1-0 3 0 1 4-4 0 0 0 0 31 Nov 13 at West Florida 33 16 49 5.0-25 2.0-14 0 0-0 0-0 4 6 0 6-6 0 0 0 0 42 Nov 27 WEST GEORGIA 36 24 60 4.0-18 2.0-15 0 0-0 0-0 5 4 0 9-9 0 0 0 0 66 Dec 04 BOWIE STATE 23 36 59 5.0-24 3.0-21 0 0-0 0-0 7 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 41 Dec 11 COLO. SCH. MINES 33 66 99 5.0-21 4.0-14 1 1-0 1-0 5 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 34 Dec 18 vs. Ferris State 33 24 57 3.0-14 1.0-10 3 2-18 0-0 1 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17 Valdosta State 490 448 938 72.0-301 37.0-206 11 12-92 9-140 55 50 1 73-74 0 0 1 65 579 Opponents 523 364 887 50.0-147 4.0-33 5 5-48 11-49 38 34 4 39-41 0 0 0 51 318 |---------------------PUNTING---------------------| |----FIELD GOALS----| |------------KICKOFFS-----------| Date Opponent No. Yds Avg Lg Blkd TB FC 50+ i20 M-Att Lg Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Sep 04 SAVANNAH STATE 3 129 43.0 53 0 0 1 1 2 1-1 50 0 8 513 64.1 5 0 Sep 11 at Virginia Union 3 108 36.0 49 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 37 0 9 559 62.1 5 0 Sep 18 ALBANY STATE 9 293 32.6 48 1 0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 4 248 62.0 0 0 Oct 02 SHORTER 3 95 31.7 46 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 8 512 64.0 4 0 Oct 09 DELTA STATE 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 41 0 10 635 63.5 4 0 Oct 16 at West Alabama 3 44 48.0 53 0 1 0 1 0 0-1 0 0 7 450 64.3 4 0 Oct 23 at Miss. College 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 18 1 8 468 58.5 5 0 Oct 30 WEST GEORGIA 3 127 42.3 44 0 0 1 0 0 1-1 20 0 7 440 62.9 4 0 Nov 06 NORTH GREENVILLE 3 75 25.0 33 1 0 1 0 0 1-1 22 0 6 362 60.3 4 0 Nov 13 at West Florida 4 118 29.5 45 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 6 250 41.7 1 0 Nov 27 WEST GEORGIA 3 96 32.0 43 0 1 0 0 1 1-1 28 0 11 692 62.9 6 0 Dec 04 BOWIE STATE 2 103 51.5 56 0 0 0 1 1 2-2 25 0 8 491 61.4 5 0 Dec 11 COLO. SCH. MINES 2 80 40.0 41 0 0 1 0 0 2-2 42 0 7 357 51.0 2 1 Dec 18 vs. Ferris State 3 95 31.7 50 1 1 0 1 0 1-1 25 0 4 221 55.2 2 0 Valdosta State 42 1500 35.7 56 3 3 6 4 7 14-18 50 1 103 6198 60.2 51 1 Opponents 68 2702 39.7 63 0 3 16 16 21 9-18 47 1 62 3564 57.5 17 2 SEASON2021 REVIEW
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 65 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY OpponentStatistics SEASON2021REVIEW |---RUSHING---| |---RECEIVING---| |---PASSING---| |---KICK RET---| |---PUNT RET---| Tot Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg C-A-I Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Off Sep 04 SAVANNAH STATE 44 127 0 22 6 60 1 20 6-14-0 60 1 20 3 53 0 25 1 -35 0 0 187 Sep 11 at Virginia Union 46 177 1 15 10 97 0 46 10-24-1 97 0 46 4 107 0 38 1 -11 0 0 274 Sep 18 ALBANY STATE 39 148 0 22 4 65 0 30 4-21-2 65 0 30 4 92 0 30 2 27 0 6 213 Oct 02 SHORTER 41 115 1 13 12 136 1 39 12-25-1 136 1 39 4 64 0 21 1 3 0 3 251 Oct 09 DELTA STATE 51 159 0 21 17 202 0 46 17-32-0 202 0 46 6 110 0 30 1 2 0 0 361 Oct 16 at West Alabama 30 174 0 39 14 155 2 39 14-38-1 155 2 39 3 57 0 20 2 11 0 13 329 Oct 23 at Miss. College 53 345 2 34 0 0 0 0 0-7-1 0 0 0 1 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 345 Oct 30 WEST GEORGIA 28 111 0 11 27 228 3 18 27-43-1 228 3 18 3 50 0 25 1 78 1 78 339 Nov 06 NORTH GREENVILLE 39 185 2 21 5 73 1 35 5-11-1 73 1 35 1 36 0 36 0 0 0 0 258 Nov 13 at West Florida 40 370 6 66 16 309 2 43 16-38-0 309 2 43 2 20 0 16 0 0 0 0 679 Nov 27 WEST GEORGIA 21 29 1 13 29 381 4 63 29-44-0 381 4 63 5 114 0 38 0 0 0 0 410 Dec 04 BOWIE STATE 26 72 0 21 14 149 2 28 14-28-0 149 2 28 3 80 0 32 0 0 0 0 221 Dec 11 COLO. SCH. MINES 47 188 2 18 22 260 0 2 22-40-1 260 2 42 2 45 0 25 1 17 0 17 448 Dec 18 vs. Ferris State 51 436 6 78 3 122 1 72 3-7-0 122 1 72 2 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 558 Opponents 556 2636 21 78 179 2237 19 72 179-372-9 2237 19 72 43 860 0 38 10 92 1 78 4873 Valdosta State 538 3563 39 76 250 3539 33 64 250-419-11 3539 33 64 35 807 1 96 25 183 0 25 7102 Games Played: 14 Avg per rush: 4.7 Avg per catch: 12.5 Pass efficiency: 110.65 Kick ret avg: 20.0 Punt ret avg: 9.2 All-purpose avg/game: 419.6 Total offense avg/game: 348.1 |-------TACKLES-------| |-SACKS-| |--FUMBLE--| |-----PASS DEF-----| |------PAT ATT------| Off Date Opponent UA A TOT TFL-Yds No.-Yds FF Fr-Yds Int-Yds QBH BU Blk Kick Rush RCV Saf TO Pts Sep 04 SAVANNAH STATE 35 36 71 5.0-12 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 11 at Virginia Union 40 10 50 4.0-13 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 5 7 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 18 ALBANY STATE 30 34 64 5.0-9 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 4 3 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Oct 02 SHORTER 31 36 67 4.0-19 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-5 2 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 13 Oct 09 DELTA STATE 24 22 46 3.0-11 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 2 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 16 at West Alabama 50 10 60 5.0-16 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-15 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 Oct 23 at Miss. College 42 6 48 3.0-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2-2 0 0 0 0 14 Oct 30 WEST GEORGIA 33 30 63 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 34 Nov 06 NORTH GREENVILLE 44 44 88 4.0-7 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-0 4 1 1 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Nov 13 at West Florida 38 10 48 2.0-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 7 7 0 7-8 0 0 0 3 61 Nov 27 WEST GEORGIA 49 28 77 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 35 Dec 04 BOWIE STATE 41 38 79 8.0-24 1.0-14 0 0-0 2-29 2 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17 Dec 11 COLO. SCH. MINES 29 30 59 1.0-1 0.0-0 3 2-3 0-0 3 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31 Dec 18 vs. Ferris State 37 30 67 5.0-21 2.0-16 1 1-45 2-0 8 6 1 7-8 0 0 0 17 58 Opponents 523 364 887 50.0-147 4.0-33 5 5-48 11-49 38 34 4 39-41 0 0 0 51 318 Valdosta State 490 448 938 72.0-301 37.0-206 11 12-92 9-140 55 50 1 73-74 0 0 1 65 579 |---------------------PUNTING---------------------| |----FIELD GOALS----| |------------KICKOFFS-----------| Date Opponent No. Yds Avg Lg Blkd TB FC 50+ i20 M-Att Lg Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Sep 04 SAVANNAH STATE 6 240 40.0 50 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 3 191 63.7 0 0 Sep 11 at Virginia Union 7 299 42.7 52 0 2 0 3 1 0-1 0 0 2 116 58.0 0 0 Sep 18 ALBANY STATE 8 305 38.1 51 0 0 0 2 4 1-1 19 0 1 60 60.0 0 0 Oct 02 SHORTER 8 329 41.1 47 0 0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 183 61.0 1 1 Oct 09 DELTA STATE 5 159 31.8 39 0 0 2 0 2 0-3 0 0 1 61 61.0 0 0 Oct 16 at West Alabama 6 227 37.8 47 0 0 4 0 2 1-3 25 0 4 247 61.8 0 0 Oct 23 at Miss. College 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0 0 3 108 36.0 0 0 Oct 30 WEST GEORGIA 3 131 43.7 54 0 0 1 1 2 2-2 44 0 7 450 64.3 5 0 Nov 06 NORTH GREENVILLE 5 263 52.6 60 0 1 0 4 2 0-1 0 1 4 249 62.2 1 0 Nov 13 at West Florida 2 13 6.5 55 0 0 1 1 1 2-3 47 0 11 540 49.1 0 0 Nov 27 WEST GEORGIA 7 289 41.3 52 0 0 3 2 2 0-0 0 0 6 366 61.0 4 0 Dec 04 BOWIE STATE 7 268 38.3 63 0 0 3 1 2 1-1 35 0 3 180 60.0 0 1 Dec 11 COLO. SCH. MINES 4 179 44.8 59 0 0 0 1 0 1-1 28 0 4 253 63.2 3 0 Dec 18 vs. Ferris State 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 32 0 10 560 56.0 3 0 Opponents 68 2702 39.7 63 0 3 16 16 21 9-18 47 1 62 3564 57.5 17 2 Valdosta State 42 1500 35.7 56 3 3 6 4 7 14-18 50 1 103 6198 60.2 51 1
Sacks by 2 vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Tackles 13 Liam Daly vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Tackles For Loss 3.0 Brandarious vs. Albany State (Sep 18)
Total Offense 679 at West Florida (Nov 13)
Long Rush 76 Seth McGill vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
2021 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES
Total Offense 719 vs. West Georgia (Nov 27) Yards Per Play 10.9 vs. Delta State (Oct 09) Points 66 vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Yards Passing 381 Harrison Frost vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Penalty Yards 98 at West Alabama (Oct 16)
Receptions 15 Brian Saunds vs. North Greenville (Nov 06)
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Long Reception 64 Victor Talley at Virginia Union (Sep 11)
Tackles 17 Nick Moss vs. Delta State (Oct 09)
Yards Per Play 9.6 vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Receptions 9 Phil Patterson vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Points 61 at West Florida (Nov 13)
Punts 8 2x; Last, Brett Bardenwerper vs. Shorter (Oct 02)
Yards Rushing 401 vs. Delta State (Oct 09)
Pass Attempts 51 at West Florida (Nov 13)
Pass Completions 29 Harrison Frost vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
TD Passes 4 vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Total Plays 87 vs. Colorado Mines (Dec 11)
Yards Rushing 436 vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Long Field Goal 47 Griffin Cerra at West Florida (Nov 13)
Long Punt 63 Kenny Amaya vs. Bowie State (Dec 04)
Sacks By 5 2x; Last, vs. Albany State (Sep 18)
Rushes 28 Michael Zeman vs. Colorado Mines (Dec 11)
Penalties 9 vs. Bowie State (Dec 04)
Sacks 1.0 4x; Last, Lere Oladipo vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Sacks 2.0 Arrington Dulin vs. Colorado Mines (Dec 11)
First Downs 32 vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Long Punt Return 78 Quan Harrison vs. West Georgia (Oct 30)
Rushes 53 at Mississippi College (Oct 23)
First Downs 28 at West Florida (Nov 13)
Turnovers 4 vs. Albany State (Sep 18)
Penalties 13 at West Florida (Nov 13)
Long Pass 64 Sam Edwards at Virginia Union (Sep 11)
TD Receptions 3 2x; Last, Brian Saunds vs. Bowie State (Dec 04)
Rushes 48 vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Long Punt 56 vs. Bowie State (Dec 04)
Yards Per Pass 11.8 vs. Delta State (Oct 09)
Pass Completions 31 at West Florida (Nov 13)
Long Kickoff Return 96 Lio’undre Gallimore vs. Delta State (Oct 09)
TD Passes 4 Ivory Durham vs. Bowie State (Dec 04)
Punts 8 2x; Last, vs. Shorter (Oct 02)
Long Punt Return 78 vs. West Georgia (Oct 30)
Punts Inside 20 2 2x by John Miller, Last, vs. Albany State (Sep 18)
Interceptions By 2 3x; Last, vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Long Rush 78 Jeremy Burnell vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Yards Receiving 159 Phil Patterson vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Long Field Goal 50 Estin Thiele vs. Savannah State (Sep 04)
Field Goals 2 2x; Last, Omar Cervantes at West Florida (Nov 13)
Turnovers 3 vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Punt Inside 20 2 2x; Last, vs. Albany State (Sep 18)
TD Passes 4 Harrison Frost vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Field Goals 2 4x by Estin Thiele, Last, vs. Colorado Mines (Dec 11)
Long Pass 72 Mylik Mitchell vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Yards Receiving 220 Brian Saunds vs. North Greenville (Nov 06)
Yards Passing 417 at West Florida (Nov 13)
Pass Completions 29 vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Rushes 17 Seth McGill vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Punting Average 51.5 vs. Bowie State (Dec 04)
Interceptions 1 9x; Last, Jameon Gaskin vs. Colorado Mines (Dec 11)
Yards Per Rush 10.6 vs. Delta State (Oct 09) TD Rushes 6 vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
TD Passes 4 2x; Last, vs. Bowie State (Dec 04)
TD Rushes 3 2x; Last, Ivory Durham vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
2021 TEAM SUPERLATIVES
Long Punt Return 25 vs. Savannah State (Sep 04)
Yards Rushing 190 Seth McGill vs. Delta State (Oct 09)
2021ValdostaStateBlazerSuperlatives
Yards Rushing 195 Shomari Mason at West Florida (Nov 13)
Pass Attempts 44 Harrison Frost vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Punting Average 55.0 Steve Dawson at West Florida (Nov 13)
OPPONENT TEAM SUPERLATIVES
Long Punt 63 vs. Bowie State (Dec 04)
Punt Inside 20 4 vs. Albany State (Sep 18)
Long Kickoff Return 38 2x; Last, Christian Royalston vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Yards Passing 413 Ivory Durham at West Florida (Nov 13)
Yards Per Rush 9.2 at West Florida (Nov 13)
Pass Attempts 44 vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Long Punt 56 Estin Thiele vs. Bowie State (Dec 04)
Pass Attempts 50 Ivory Durham at West Florida (Nov 13)
Yards Passing 381 vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
Punts 9 vs. Albany State (Sep 18)
TD Rushes 3 2x; Last, Jared Bernhardt vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Yards Per Pass 17.4 vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Penalty Yards 70 vs. Bowie State (Dec 04)
Long Punt Return 25 Brian Saunds vs. Savannah State (Sep 04)
Punting Average 52.6 vs. North Greenville (Nov 06)
Total Plays 82 vs. North Greenville (Nov 06)
Pass Completions 30 Ivory Durham at West Florida (Nov 13)
Interceptions 2 2x; Last, Raymond Boone vs. Bowie State (Dec 04)
TD Rushes 6 2x; Last, vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Punts 8 John Miller vs. Albany State (Sep 18) Punting Average 51.5 Estin Thiele vs. Bowie State (Dec 04)
Tackles For Loss 2 5x; Last, Arrington Dulin vs. Colorado Mines (Dec 11)
Interceptions By 2 vs. Albany State (Sep 18)
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER66 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES
Long Reception 72 Xavier Wad vs. Ferris State (Dec 18)
Punts Inside 20 4 Gabriel Ballinas vs. Albany State (Sep 18)
TD Receptions 2 3x; Last, Ronnie Blackmon vs. West Georgia (Nov 27)
3rd 04:15 BSU McGill 5-yard run (Thiele kick) 5 83 2:12 4th 06:44 BSU Thiele 24-yad field goal 12 58 6:21
CSM Talley 20-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 8 64 1:13 3rd 12:08 CSM Thiele 42-yard field goal 7 50 2:52 3rd 03:44 CSM Durham 38-yard run (Thiele kick) 5 68 1:32 1st 07:58 FSU McGill 18-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 13 75 5:11 1st 03:44 FSU Roberts 8-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 6 77 2:48 1st 02:47 FSU Thiele 25-yard field goal 4 1 0:47
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Blazer Scoring Drives • Offensive Scoring Drives/Total Scoring: 86/92 • Other Scores: 2 Fumble Returns / 2 INT / 1 Safety / 1 KO Return Qtr. Clock OPP Scoring Play Plays Yds. TOP 1st 11:42 SSU McGill 1-yard run (Thiele rush failed) 8 64 3:18
1st 1:28 SSU Gallimore 8-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 11 73 5:04 2nd 3:48 SSU Jefferson 0-yard fumble return (Thiele kick) 0 0 0:00 2nd 2:23 SSU Jefferson 21-yard fumble return (Thiele kick) 0 0 0:00 2nd 0:01 SSU Thiele 50-yard field goal 1 13 0:01 3rd 11:43 SSU Thompkins 10-yard run (Thiele kick) 4 66 1:32 3rd 9:51 SSU Gallimore 42-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 1 42 0:10 4th 14:44 SSU Dulin Safety 0 0 0:00 4th 2:06 SSU Hollingshed 9-yard run (Thiele kick) 10 78 5:02 1st 4:02 VUU Thompkins 1-yard run (Thiele kick) 3 9 1:12 1st 0:35 VUU McGill 50-yard run (Thiele kick) 1 50 0:11 2nd 8:14 VUU Durham 39-yard run (Thiele kick) 6 80 1:48 2nd 3:55 VUU Talley 1-yard pass from Durham (Thiele pass failed) 8 80 2:34 3rd 12:08 VUU Thiele 37-yard field goal 7 34 2:37 3rd 8:37 VUU Durham 59-yard run (Thiele kick) 4 100 2:03 4th 8:11 VUU Saunds 7-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 10 69 3:41 4th 0:38 VUU Chaney 12-yard run (Thiele kick) 7 88 3:13 1st 9:34 ASU Barrett 8-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 10 73 5:16 3rd 05:39 ASU Gallimore 33-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 6 60 2:22 4th 9:16 ASU Saunds 43-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 7 86 3:45 1st 11:11 SU Gallimore 37-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 2 83 0:32 1st 02:43 SU Durham 9-yard run (Thiele kick) 7 70 2:56 3rd 13:00 SU Durham 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 5 75 2:00 3rd 01:11 SU McGill 5-yard run (Thiele kick) 8 75 2:51 4th 11:24 SU McGill 37-yard run (Thiele kick) 7 63 2:34 4th 04:46 SU Gallimore 51-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 9 91 3:59 4th 04:34 SU Matthew 40-yard INT Return (Thiele kick) 0 0 0:00 1st 14:46 DSU Gallimore 90-yard kick off return (Thiele kick) 0 0 0:00 1st 12:50 DSU Gallimore 31-yard pass from Duham (Thiele kick) 3 50 0:36 1st 04:07 DSU Thompkins 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 7 89 2:35 2nd 10:14 DSU McGill 35-yard run (Thiele kick) 6 96 1:53 2nd 01:03 DSU Thompkins 5-yard run (Thiele kick) 6 73 1:28 3rd 10:44 DSU Barrett 22-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 4 83 1:28 3rd 04:55 DSU Durham 10-yard run (Thiele kick) 6 57 2:28 4th 14:14 DSU Thiele 36-yard field goal 8 48 4:07 4th 05:49 DSU Thiele 41-yard field goal 6 13 2:45 1st 05:48 UWA Gallimore 46-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 5 73 2:19 1st 03:15 UWA Thompkins 18-yard run (Thiele kick) 4 70 1:30 2nd 11:40 UWA Gallimore 21-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 7 60 2:48 2nd 01:44 UWA Saunds 59-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 7 90 3:19 3rd 09:52 UWA McGill 16-yard run (Thiele kick) 11 81 5:03 3rd 07:57 UWA Dotson 47-yard INT Return (Thiele kick) 0 0 0:00 1st 09:24 MC Thiele 17-yard field goal 13 73 5:34 2nd 11:28 MC Durham 32-yard run (Thiele kick) 9 77 4:01 2nd 07:29 MC Thiele 18-yard field goal 7 24 3:02 3rd 08:15 MC Thompkins 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 6 68 2:27 3rd 00:03 MC McGill 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 9 80 4:33 4th 09:09 MC McGill 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 5 78 2:36 4th 02:55 MC Flowers 16-yard run (Thiele kick) 5 41 2:13 1st 13:01 UWG Durham 27-yard run (Thiele kick) 5 75 1:59 1st 06:55 UWG Gillan 12-yard pass from Duham (Thiele kick) 8 75 3:50 2nd 09:04 UWG Gallimore 30-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 7 48 2:22 2nd 00:13 UWG Durham 1-yard run (Thiele kick failed) 11 78 3:44 3rd 10:39 UWG Thompkins 63-yard run (Edwards rush failed) 2 88 1:07 4th 11:28 UWG Thiele 20-yard field goal 13 72 6:32 2nd 12:26 NGU McGill 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 11 70 4:06 2nd 04:31 NGU McGill 9-yard run (Thiele kick) 9 80 4:40 2nd 00:22 NGU Saunds 24-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 5 65 0:42 3rd 11:43 NGU McGill 2-yard run (Thiele kick) 9 75 3:17 4th 07:03 NGU Thiele 22-yard field goal 9 68 3:49 2nd 11:38 UWF Gallimore 57-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 7 88 2:22 2nd 08:11 UWF McGill 1-yard run (Thiele kick) 7 71 2:16 2nd 00:01 UWF Durham 4-yard pass from Saunds (Thiele kick) 7 75 1:00 3rd 09:20 UWF Durham 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 8 75 3:23 3rd 00:27 UWF Gallimore 36-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 7 83 2:22 4th 08:47 UWF Gallimore 7-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 8 75 2:05 1st 10:34 UWG McGill 17-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 2 33 0:43 1st 07:45 UWG Thompkins 5-yard run (Thiele kick) 6 60 1:54 2nd 14:03 UWG McGill 7-yard run (Thiele kick) 2 23 0:47 2nd 07:09 UWG Gallimore 8-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 8 86 3:20 2nd 02:13 UWG Thompkins 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 7 75 3:10 3rd 13:22 UWG Durham 1-yard run (Thiele kick) 4 85 1:32 3rd 08:44 UWG Talley 17-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 6 78 3:16 3rd 02:04 UWG Thiele 28-yard field goal 9 64 3:20 4th 11:21 UWG Durham 2-yard run (Thiele kick) 11 66 4:29 4th 04:38 UWG Durham 9-yard run (Thiele kick) 9 82 5:26 1st 12:20 BSU Saunds 26-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 3 27 0:46 1st 06:19 BSU Gallimore 39-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 9 95 4:10 2nd 10:53 BSU Saunds 4-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 7 65 2:42 2nd 02:41 BSU Saunds 23-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 7 66 2:58
Game-by-Game Minutes Lead, Tied, Trailed
Qtr. Clock OPP Scoring Play Plays Yds. TOP 4th 7:14 SSU Carr 18-yard pass from Hartage (Lockhart kick) 9 91 4:35 4th 11:58 VUU Byers 3-yard run (Souza kick) 13 76 5:49 2nd 0:01 ASU Ballinas 19-yard field goal 9 69 3:03 2nd 09:16 SU Dennis 1-yard run (Pope kick) 8 64 3:18 2nd 03:18 SU Morlock 28-yard pass from Dennis (Shirley pass INT) 10 87 4:35 1st 11:45 UWA Martin 6-yard pass from McDaniels (Dunkle kick) 9 75 3:15
1st 13:56 CSM Gallimore 60-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 1 60 0:08
2021ValdostaState&OpponentScoringDrives
1st 01:54 FSU Burrell 78-yard run (Barnett kick) 2 75 0:53 2nd 09:18 FSU Bernhardt 2-yard run (Barnett kick) 10 44 4:14 2nd 01:36 FSU Minor 1-yard run (Barnett kick) 9 80 4:44 2nd 00:11 FSU Thompson 47-yard pass from Mitchell (Barnett kick) 2 37 0:44 3rd 07:53 FSU Barnett 32-yard field goal 4 13 2:06 3rd 03:44 FSU Cummins 1-yard run (Barnett kick) 5 80 2:11 3rd 01:33 FSU Daly 37-yard INT (Barnett kick) 0 0 0:00
1st 08:14 UWA Martin 39-yard pass from Daniels (Dunkle kick) 2 66 0:20 2nd 06:56 UWA Dunkle 25-yard field goal 16 72 4:39 4th 11:45 MC Heard 1-yard run (Riley kick) 8 75 3:18 4th 05:11 MC Williams 34-yard run (Riley kick) 9 75 3:58 1st 10:45 UWG Cervantes 44-yard field goal 7 49 2:16 2nd 14:54 UWG Harrison 9-yard pass from Frost (Cevantes kick) 3 21 0:50 2nd 04:04 UWG Cervantes 35-yard field goal 14 57 5:00 3rd 05:40 UWG Slade 5-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick) 10 75 4:59 3rd 03:00 UWG Harrison 78-yard punt return (Cervantes kick) 0 0 0:00 4th 03:09 UWG Jordan 9-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick) 17 94 8:08 1st 06:10 NGU Riley 6-yard run (Karhu kick) 6 40 2:38 2nd 01:13 NGU Byrd 21-yard pass from Riley (Karhu kick) 7 61 3:05 4th 05:22 NGU Riley 18-yard run (Karhu kick) 5 75 1:41 1st 04:09 UWF Johnson 2-yard run (Cerra kick) 9 65 4:01 2nd 14:05 UWF Cerra 26-yard field goal 8 63 2:21 2nd 10:33 UWF Ashley 18-yard pass from Reed (Cerra kick) 4 75 1:05 2nd 01:00 UWF Reed 13-yard run (Cerra kick) 8 68 3:35 3rd 12:43 UWF Reed 43-yard run (cerra kick) 6 58 2:11 3rd 07:20 UWF Johnson 1-yard run (Cerra kick) 4 69 1:57 3rd 05:10 UWF Ashley 11-yard pass from Reed (Cerra kick) 3 15 1:21 4th 14:19 UWF Mason 8-yard run (Cerra kick) 4 63 1:08 4th 10:52 UWF Cerra 47-yard field goal 8 59 1:50 4th 07:13 UWF Johnson 66-yard run (Cerra kick failed) 3 75 1:34 1st 07:37 UWG Patterson 63-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick) 5 78 2:27 2nd 05:23 UWG Blackmon 31-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick) 3 59 1:38 2nd 00:36 UWG Blackmon 21-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick) 10 75 1:37 3rd 06:24 UWG Jordan 1-yard run (Cervantes kick) 5 47 2:12 3rd 05:24 UWG Slade 15-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick) 3 17 0:48 2nd 13:35 BSU Omerhodzic 35-yard field goal 7 50 2:12 2nd 05:47 BSU Rainey-Nix 9-yard pass from Johnson (Omerhodzic) 11 78 5:00 4th 04:20 BSU Hall 17-yard pass from Johnson (Omerhodzic kick) 8 60 2:16 1st 02:57 CSM Eich 28-yard field goal 11 64 5:45 2nd 12:19 CSM Matocha 7-yard run (Eich kick) 8 33 3:32 2nd 06:30 CSM Matocha 1-yard run (Eich kick) 9 75 4:24 4th 03:37 CSM McLeod 17-yard pass from Matocha (Eich kick) 11 66 2:30 4th 00:34 CSM Johnson 6-yard pass from Matocha (Eick kick) 8 72 1:06 1st 13:09 FSU Bernhardt 32-yard run (Barnett kick failed) 1 32 0:11 1st 06:37 FSU Bernhardt 5-yard run (Barnett kick) 3 60 1:17
SAVANNAH STATE 56:42 3:18 0:00 at Virginia Union 49:02 10:58 0:00 ALBANY STATE 54:44 5:16 0:00 SHORTER 56:11 3:49 0:00 DELTA STATE 59:46 0:14 0:00 at West Alabama 41:40 9:50 8:30 at Mississippi College 54:24 5:36 0:00 WEST GEORGIA 58:01 1:59 0:00 NORTH GREENVILLE 34:31 16:45 8:44 at West Florida 0:00 10:51 49:09 WEST GEORGIA 55:34 4:26 0:00 BOWIE STATE 57:20 2:40 0:00 COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 51:32 8:28 0:00 vs. Ferris State 3:11 1:51 54:58 TOTALS 632:38 86:01 121:21
3rd 08:00 BSU Thiele 25-yard field goal 15 70 6:56
BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
• Offensive Scoring Drives/Total Scoring: 44/46
1st 08:42 CSM Thiele 26-yard field goal 12 64 3:58 2nd 10:54 CSM Roberts 37-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 4 75 1:25 2nd 00:31
Opponent Lead Tied Trailed
• Other Scores: 1 Punt Return / 1 INT
Opponent Scoring Drives
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER68 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY Blazers In the Red Zone SEASON2021 REVIEW BLAZERS IN THE RED ZONE Times Times Points Rush Pass FGs Failed to score in RZ Date Opponent W/L Score in RZ Scored Scored TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int. Fumb. Half Game Sep 04 SAVANNAH STATE W 53-7 5 4 27 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 11 at Virginia Union W 51-7 5 5 30 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 18 ALBANY STATE W 21-3 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 02 SHORTER W 49-13 4 3 21 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 09 DELTA STATE W 55-0 4 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 16 at West Alabama W 42-17 2 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 23 at Mississippi College W 41-14 7 6 34 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 30 WEST GEORGIA W 36-34 3 3 16 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 06 NORTH GREENVILLE W 31-21 5 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nov 13 at West Florida L 62-41 4 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 27 WEST GEORGIA W 66-35 10 10 66 9 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 04 BOWIE STATE W 41-17 4 4 20 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 11 COLO. SCH. MINES W 34-31 2 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 18 vs. Ferris State L 58-17 3 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 59 55 338 44 30 14 11 2 1 0 0 1 0 55 of 59 (93.2%) OPPONENTS IN THE RED ZONE Times Times Points Rush Pass FGs Failed to score in RZ Date Opponent W/L Score in RZ Scored Scored TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int. Fumb. Half Game Sep 04 SAVANNAH STATE W 53-7 1 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 11 at Virginia Union W 51-7 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Sep 18 ALBANY STATE W 21-3 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 02 SHORTER W 49-13 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 09 DELTA STATE W 55-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 16 at West Alabama W 42-17 4 2 10 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 23 at Mississippi College W 41-14 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 30 WEST GEORGIA W 36-34 4 4 24 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 06 NORTH GREENVILLE W 31-21 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Nov 13 at West Florida L 62-41 9 7 45 6 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Nov 27 WEST GEORGIA W 66-35 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 04 BOWIE STATE W 41-17 3 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 11 COLO. SCH. MINES W 34-31 7 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Dec 18 vs. Ferris State L 58-17 7 5 31 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 52 35 217 28 16 12 7 6 7 1 2 1 0 35 of 52 (67.3%)
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2021ValdostaStateBlazerLongPlays Plus Plays Yards Type Player(s) Opponent 96* Kick Return Jamar Thompkins & Lio'undre Gallimore Delta State 76 Rush Seth McGill West Georgia 66 Kick Return Lio'undre Gallimore Virginia Union 64 Pass Victor Talley from Sam Edwards Virginia Union 63* Rush Jamar Thompkins West Georgia 60* Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham Colorado School of Mines 59* Pass Brian Saunds from Ivory Durham West Alabama 59* Rush Ivory Durham Virignia Union 57* Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham West Florida 51* Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham Shorter 50* Rush Seth McGill Virginia Union 47 Pass Brian Saunds from Ivory Durham West Georgia 47* Interception Taurus Dotson West Alabama 46* Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham West Alabama 46 Pass Victor Talley from Ivory Durham Shorter 45 Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham West Georgia 45 Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham West Georgia 44
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2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER70 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY
Fumble Return Nick Moss Virginia Union 44 Kick Return Jamar Thompkins Shorter 43 Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham Bowie State 43* Pass Brian Saunds from Ivory Durham Albany State 42 Rush Seth McGill Savannah State 43* Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham Savannah State 42 Rush James Chaney Mississippi College 40 Rush Jamar Thompkins Delta State 40* Interception Christian Matthew Shorter 40 Rush Jamar Thompkins Colorado School of Mines 39* Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham Bowie State 39* Rush Ivory Durham Virginia Union 38* Rush Ivory Durham Colorado School of Mines 37* Pass Travon Roberts from Ivory Durham Colorado School of Mines 37* Rush Seth McGill Shorter 37* Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham Shorter 36* Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham West Florida 35* Rush Seth McGill Delta State 35 Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham Delta State 35 Pass Brian Saunds from Ivory Durham Mississippi College 34 Rush Ivory Durham Albany State 34 Kick Return Lio'undre Gallimore Savannah State 34 Pass Brian Saunds from Ivory Durham Ferris State 33* Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham Albany State 32* Rush Ivory Durham Mississippi College 32 Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Iovry Durham West Florida 32 Rush James Chaney Delta State 32 Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham West Florida 32 Rush Seth McGill Virginia Union 32 Rush Seth McGill West Florida 32 Pass Victor Talley from Ivory Durham Bowie State 31* Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham Delta State Rush Ivory Durham Colorado School of Mines Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham Colorado School of Mines Pass Brian Saunds from Ivory Durham West Alabama Rush Seth McGill Colorado School of Mines Kick Return Jamar Thompkins Bowie State 31 Kick Return Jamar Thompkins
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& Lio'undre Gallimore North Greenville 31 Pass Brian Saunds from Ivory Durham Delta State 31 Pass Council Allen from Ivory Durham West Alabama 30* Pass Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham West Georgia 30 Kick Return Brian Saunds Savannah State 30 Rush Seth McGill West Georgia 30 Rush Jamar Thompkins Virginia Union * touchdown scored on play By LongYardsPlays By Yards No. TD 100+ 0 0 90-99 1 1 80-89 0 0 70-79 1 0 60-69 4 2 50-59 5 5 40-49 16 5 30-39 34 12 20-29 69 8 By LongPlaysPlays By Type No. TD Rushing 47 9 Passing 58 20 Punt Returns 2 0 Kick Returns 17 1 Interceptions 4 2 Fumble Returns 2 1 Other 0 0 TOTAL 133 30 30-Yard Plus By Player Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR Lio'undre Gallimore 26 12 0 22 4 0 0 0 Brian Saunds 26 5 0 24 1 1 0 0 Jamar Thompkins 19 1 14 1 4 0 0 0 Seth McGill 15 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 Ivory Durham 14 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 Travon Roberts 7 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 Victor Talley 5 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 James Chaney 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Council Allen 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 Mondrell Jefferson 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 J. Thompkins and L. Gallimore 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Antwan Dixon 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Taurus Dotson 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Chris Barrett 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Christian Matthew 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jaylen Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Isaiah Flowers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Moss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 130 33 47 58 17 2 4 2 SEASON2021 REVIEW Longest Plays of theYear Rushing 76 Seth McGill vs. West Georgia (11/27/21) Rushing Touchdown 63 Jamar Thompkins vs. West Georgia (10/30/21) Passing 64 Victor Talley from Sam Edwards at Virginia Union (9/11/21) Passing Touchdown 60 Lio'undre Gallimore from Ivory Durham vs. Colo. Sch. of Mines (12/11/21) Punt Return 25 Brian Saunds vs. Savannah State (9/4/21) Kick Return 96 Lio'undre Gallimore & Jamar Thompkins vs. Delta State (10/9/21) Interception Return 47 Taurus Dotson at West Alabama (10/16/21) Fumble Return 44 Nick Moss at Virginia Union (9/11/21) Punt 56 Estin Thiele vs. Bowie State (12/4/21) Field Goal 50 Estin Thiele vs. Savannah State (9/4/21)
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 71 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY 2021 Valdosta State Blazer Miscellaneous Tackle Statistics ALL TACKLES (Min. 19 Tackles) PLAYER Total Rush Pass Sack KO Punt Int Fumb FF Other Nick Moss 121 90 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jameon Gaskin 82 63 12 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 Mondrell Jefferson 79 61 12 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 Cory Roberts 79 41 32 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jaylen Jackson 65 43 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 Arrington Dulin 49 35 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 Javiontae Martin 46 43 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Williams 42 35 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ja'Davien Williams 42 35 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jackson Bull 41 29 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 Elijah Watson 40 37 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Christian Matthew 37 20 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taurus Dotson 33 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Williams 23 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Julian Baldi 21 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sean Colman 21 5 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Myles Harp 21 14 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Aleem Coley 19 9 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 TOTALS (ALL) 932 646 175 45 47 6 5 1 7 0 Rushing Tackles (Min. 2) Player Total Nick Moss 90 Jameon Gaskin 63 Mondrell Jefferson 61 Jaylen Jackson 43 Javiontae Martin 43 Cory Roberts 41 Elijah Watson 37 Brian Williams 35 Ja'Davien Williams 35 Arrington Dulin 35 Jackson Bull 29 Christian Matthew 20 Eric Williams 19 Julian Baldi 17 Taurus Dotson 16 Myles Harp 14 Aleem Coley 9 Dallas Anthony 7 Jaylen Dunbar 6 Larry Johnson 6 Sean Colman 5 Marcel Williams 3 Steve Durosier 2 Michyl Shaw 2 Travis Cooper 2 Jalen Norwood 2 TOTALS (ALL) 646 Passing Tackles (Min. 3) Player Total Cory Roberts 32 Nick Moss 30 Jaylen Jackson 18 Christian Matthew 16 Taurus Dotson 16 Sean Colman 12 Mondrell Jefferson 12 Jameon Gaskin 12 Arrington Dulin 5 Julian Baldi 4 Aleem Coley 3 TOTALS (ALL) 175 Special Teams Tackles (Min. 2) Player Total KO Punt Aleem Coley 6 5 1 Jackson Bull 6 6 0 Council Allen 5 5 0 Mondrell Jefferson 5 5 0 Phillip Starks 4 4 0 Jaylen Jackson 3 3 0 Sean Colman 3 3 0 Jaylon Jackson 3 3 0 Kermit Solomon 2 2 0 Arrington Dulin 2 0 2 Jameon Gaskin 2 2 0 Michyl Shaw 2 1 1 Cory Roberts 2 2 0 TOTALS (ALL) 53 47 6 Kickoff Return Tackles Player Total Jackson Bull 6 Mondrell Jefferson 5 Aleem Coley 5 Council Allen 5 Phillip Starks 4 Sean Colman 3 Jaylon Jackson 3 Jaylen Jackson 3 Jameon Gaskin 2 Cory Roberts 2 Kermit Solomon 2 Michyl Shaw 1 Estin Thiele 1 Marcel Williams 1 Nick Moss 1 Travis Cooper 1 Taurus Dotson 1 James Chaney 1 TOTALS 47 Punt Return Tackles Player Total Arrington Dulin 2 Brett Buckridge 1 Victor Talley 1 Michyl Shaw 1 Aleem Coley 1 TOTALS 6 SEASON2021REVIEW
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 7/50 2:57 3 Field Goal 11/65 5:32 0 Fumble vs. Ferris State 5/22 1:51 0 Fumble 5/69 3:10 0 Downs
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER72 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY 2021 Valdosta State Blazer Miscellaneous Statistics SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME OpponentFACTS
SAVANNAH STATE Lost SSU Deferred 7 p.m. 2:40 Black/Black W, 53-7 at Virginia Union Won Deferred 5 p.m. 3:12 White/White W, 51-7 ALBANY STATE Lost ASU Deferred 7 p.m. 2:49 Red/Red W, 21-3 SHORTER Lost SU Receive 7 p.m. 2:57 Grey/Black W, 49-13
WEST GEORGIA 2/88 1:07 6 Touchdown (Rush Failed) 8/32 3:14 0 Punt
BOWIE STATE 15/70 7:04 3 Field Goal 3/6 1:25 0 Punt
DELTA STATE Lost DSU Deferred 7 p.m. 2:43 Black/Black W, 55-0 at West Alabama Won Deferred 2 p.m. ET 3:11 White/Black W, 42-17 at Mississippi College Won VSU Receive 3 p.m. ET 2:34 Red/White W, 41-14
Coin Toss Decision Game Time Length Jersey/Pants Result
SECOND HALF OPENING DRIVES Valdosta State Opponent Game Plays/Yds Poss. Pts 1st Possession Plays/Yds Poss. Pts. 1st Possession SAVANNAH STATE 4/66 1:39 7 Touchdown 3/5 1:45 0 Punt at Virginia Union 7/34 2:43 7 Touchdown 4/13 1:22 0 Punt ALBANY STATE 6/19 3:05 0 Punt 4/18 1:46 0 Punt SHORTER 5/75 2:06 7 Touchdown 6/14 3:22 0 Punt DELTA STATE 4/83 1:28 7 Touchdown 4/24 2:48 0 Punt at West Alabama 11/81 5:03 7 Touchdown 5/18 1:55 0 INT (VSU Touchdown) at Mississippi College 6/68 2:27 3 Field Goal 8/43 4:18 0 Downs
NORTH GREENVILLE Won Deferred 3 p.m. 2:48 Red/Black W, 31-21 at West Florida Lost UWF Deferred 5 p.m. ET 3:45 White/Red L, 61-42 WEST GEORGIA Won VSU Deferred 1 p.m. 3:05 Black/Black W, 66-35 BOWIE STATE Won VSU Deferred 1 p.m. 2:59 Black/Black W, 41-17 COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES Lost CSM Receive 12 p.m. 3:23 Black/Black W, 34-31 vs. Ferris State Lost FSU Deferred 9 p.m. ET 3:19 White/White L, 58-17 GAME OPENING DRIVES Valdosta State Opponent Game Plays/Yds Poss. Pts 1st Possession Plays/Yds Poss. Pts. 1st Possession SAVANNAH STATE 8/64 3:18 6 TD (Missed EP) 10/48 5:10 0 Fumble at Virginia Union 4/7 1:12 0 Missed FG (56 yds.) 3/3 2:05 0 Punt ALBANY STATE 10/73 5:22 7 Touchdown 2/1 0:32 0 Fumble SHORTER 2/83 0:39 7 Touchdown 8/26 3:17 0 Punt DELTA STATE 0/0 0:14 7 Touchdown (Kick Return) 3/-2 1:20 0 Punt at West Alabama 6/5 3:04 0 Punt 9/75 3:22 7 Touchdown at Mississippi College 13/73 5:42 3 Field Goal 14/54 8:47 0 Missed FG WEST GEORGIA 5/75 1:59 7 Touchdown 7/49 2:16 3 Field Goal NORTH GREENVILLE 6/9 2:38 0 Punt 6/10 3:24 0 Punt at West Florida 3/4 1:34 0 Punt 5/25 2:31 0 Missed FG WEST GEORGIA 3/5 1:19 0 Punt 3/2 1:32 0 Punt BOWIE STATE 3/27 0:46 7 Touchdown 3/-10 1:54 0 Punt COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 1/60 0:08 7 Touchdown 3/0 0:56 0 Punt vs. Ferris State 3/7 1:40 0 Blocked Punt 1/32 0:11 7 Touchdown
WEST GEORGIA Lost VSU Receive 7 p.m. 3:16 Black/Black W, 36-34
NORTH GREENVILLE 9/75 3:17 7 Touchdown 5/9 2:53 0 Punt at West Florida 8/75 3:26 7 Touchdown 6/58 2:11 7 Touchdown WEST GEORGIA 4/85 1:32 7 Touchdown 3/1 1:22 0 Punt
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 73 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY 2021ValdostaStateBlazerParticipationReport SEASON2021REVIEW # Player GP-GS SSU VUU ASU SU DSU UWA MC UWG NGU UWF UWG BSU CSM FSU 8 Council Allen 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 90 Dallas Anthony 13/5 START XXX START START XXX START XXX START XXX . . . XXX XXX XXX XXX 53 Kenley-Mary Asse 2/- XXX XXX 77 Jacob Baker 8/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 38 Julian Baldi 14/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 23 Chris Barrett 14/5 XXX XXX XXX START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX XXX 86 Antinez Blount 2/- XXX XXX 99 Corey Brown 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 50 Brett Buckridge 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 3 Jackson Bull 12/4 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START START . . . . . . START XXX XXX XXX 52 Jeremiah Campbell 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 24 James Chaney 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 35 Aleem Coley 14/3 START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 27 Sean Colman 14/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX 31 Travis Cooper 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 2 Antwan Dixon 8/4 START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX START 4 Taurus Dotson 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 7 Arrington Dulin 14/7 XXX XXX START XXX START XXX XXX XXX START START START START XXX START 45 Jaylen Dunbar 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 9 Ivory Durham 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 16 Steve Durosier 9/- . . . . . . XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX . . . . . . . . . 12 Sam Edwards 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 25 Isaiah Flowers 8/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 6 Lio’undre Gallimore 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 47 Jameon Gaskin 13/8 XXX XXX START XXX START START XXX START START XXX START START START 87 Noah Gillan 11/2 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX 34 Myles Harp 14/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX 33 Zaire Harrison 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 75 Zane Hekking 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 83 Michael Henderson 3- XXX XXX XXX 60 Ty Hinson 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 36 Cedric Hollingshed 4/- XXX . . . . . . . . . XXX XXX XXX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Noah Hollingsworth 1/- XXX 10 Jaylen Jackson 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 37 Jaylon Jackson 13/- XXX XXX . . . XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 11 Mondrell Jefferson 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 82 Jahim Jerry 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 56 Larry Johnson 8/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 70 Ashton Jones-Obikpo 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 91 Jon Jordan 1/- XXX 15 Damari Kelly 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 63 Richard Leclair 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 65 Caden Marcum 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START . . . 44 Javiontae Martin 14/10 START START XXX START START START START START XXX XXX XXX START START START 9 Christian Matthew 14/13 START START START START START START START START START XXX START START START START 30 Seth McGill 14/12 XXX START START XXX START START START START START START START START START START 71 Elijah Melendez 7/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 55 John Miller 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 5 Nick Moss 13/13 START START START START START START XXX START START START START START START 48 Jalen Norwood 2/- XXX XXX 19 Cory Roberts 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 1 Travon Roberts 13/11 START START START XXX START START START START START START XXX START START 84 Tyson Ross 3/- XXX XXX XXX 66 Eddie Rox 3/- XXX . . . . . . XXX XXX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Brian Saunds 14/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START XXX START 40 Michyl Shaw 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 41 Aeden Sheehan 1/- . . . . . . . . . . . . XXX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Ralph Singleton 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 29 Kermit Solomon 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 58 Kwan Stallworth 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 21 Phillip Starks 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 13 Victor Talley 13/6 XXX XXX XXX START START XXX XXX START START XXX START START XXX 43 Estin Thiele 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 20 Jamar Thompkins 14/2 START XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 42 Elijah Watson 13/4 XXX XXX . . . XXX START XXX START XXX START XXX XXX XXX START XXX 94 Brian Williams 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START 95 Eric Williams 13/10 START START START START XXX START START START XXX START START START XXX 92 Ja’Davien Williams 12/4 XXX START XXX XXX . . . . . . XXX XXX START XXX START XXX START XXX 39 Michael Williams 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX 22 Marcel Williams 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 89 Isaiah Wilson 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
UWA BARRETT SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM MCGILL ROBERTS
VUU DIXON SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM MCGILL ROBERTS
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER74 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY 2021ValdostaStateBlazerGame-By-GameStartersandLeaders SEASON2021 REVIEW OFFENSE
SHORTER I. Durham - 17-32-1, 258 yds., 2TD J. Thompkins - 8 rush, 108 yds L. Gallimore - 7 Rec., 135 yds., 2 TD N. Moss - 8-5-13, TFL
COLORADO MINES I. Durham - 12-23-0, 220 yds., 3 TD I. Durham - 15 rush, 153 yds., TD L. Gallimore 3 rec., 101 yds., TD N. Moss - 2-9-11 vs. Ferris State I. Durham - 14-32-2, 158 yds., 2 TD I. Durham - 13 rush, 45 yds B. Saunds - 3 rec., 64 yds. Jackson - 6-1-7, TFL, FF
SU BARRETT SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM THOMPKINS TALLEY
SSU DIXON SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM THOMPKINS ROBERTS
SSU ANTHONY B. WILLIAMS E. WILLIAMS J. MARTIN MOSS COLEY ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW VUU J. WILLIAMS B. WILLIAMS E. WILLIAMS J. MARTIN MOSS COLEY ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW ASU ANTHONY B. WILLIAMS E. WILLIAMS DULIN MOSS GASKIN COLEY DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW SU ANTHONY B. WILLIAMS E. WILLIAMS J. MARTIN MOSS BULL ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW DSU DULIN B. WILLIAMS WATSON J. MARTIN MOSS GASKIN ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW UWA ANTHONY B. WILLIAMS E. WILLIAMS J. MARTIN MOSS GASKIN ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW MC B. WILLIAMS E. WILLIAMS WATSON J. MARTIN BULL BALDI ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW UWG ANTHONY B. WILLIAMS E. WILLIAMS J. MARTIN MOSS Rushing Receiving Tackles
NORTH GREENVILLE I. Durham - 27-40-2, 315 yds., TD I. Durham - 11 rush, 107 yds. B. Saunds - 15 rec., 220 yds., TD J. Gaskin - 5-6-11 at West Florida I. Durham - 30-50-1, 413 yds., 3 TD S. McGill - 11 rush, 104 yds., TD L. Gallimore - 9 rec., 198 yds., 3 TD N. Moss - 4-2-6
UWG BARRETT SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM MCGILL ROBERTS
NGU TALLEY SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM MCGILL ROBERTS
BSU BARRETT SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM MCGILL TALLEY CSM GILLAN TALLEY CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM MCGILL ROBERTS
UWF TALLEY SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM MCGILL ROBERTS
FSU DIXON SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUS SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM MCGILL ROBERTS DEFENSE OPP. DE NT DT DE M W N LC SS FS RC
OPP. X/TE Y LT LG C RG RT Z QB RB H
DSU BARRETT SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM MCGILL TALLEY
BULL ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW NGU DULIN B. WILLIAMS J. WILLIAMS WATSON MOSS GASKIN ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW UWF DULIN B. WILLIAMS E. WILLIAMS HARP MOSS GASKIN ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON COLEMAN UWG J. WILLIAMS B. WILLIAMS E. WILLIAMS DULIN MOSS BULL ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW BSU J. WILLIAMS B. WILLIAMS E. WILLIAMS DULIN MOSS GASKIN ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW CSM DULIN B. WILLIAMS E. WILLIAMS J. MARTIN MOSS GASKIN ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW FSU DULIN B. WILLIAMS E. WILLIAMS J. MARTIN MOSS GASKIN ROBERTS DOTSON JACKSON JEFFERSON MATTHEW 2021 Game-by-Game Stat Leaders Passing
DELTA STATE I. Durham - 7-13-0, 165 yds., 2TD S. McGill - 13 rush, 190 yds., TD L. Gallimore - 3 Rec., 78 yds., TD N. Moss - 8-9-17, TFL at West Alabama I. Durham - 21-31-1, 341 yds., 3TD J. Thompkins - 12 rush, 54 yds., TD B. Saunds - 9 rec., 168 yds., TD C. Roberts - 7-0-7 at Miss. Coll. I. Durham - 9-18-0, 97 yds S. McGill - 16 rush, 112 yds., 2TD B. Saunds - 3 rec., 70 yds. Baldi/Jackson - 9-1-10
SAVANNAH STATE I. Durham - 13-18-0, 160 yds., 2TD S. McGill - 11 rush, 75 yds., TD L. Gallimore - 5 Rec., 112 yds., 2 TD N. Moss - 2-9-11, TFL at Virginia Union I. Durham - 16-31-1, 175 yds., 2TD S. McGill - 11 rush, 129 yds., TD V. Talley - 3 Rec., 78 yds., TD N. Moss - 8-6-14, FR ALBANY STATE I. Durham - 14-29-0, 207 yds., 3TD S. McGIill - 16 rush, 60 yds L. Gallimore - 4 Rec., 73 yds., TD N. Moss - 5-3-8
UWG BARRETT SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM MCGILL TALLEY
MC GILLAN SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM MCGILL ROBERTS
WEST GEORGIA I. Durham - 19-23-0, 212 yds., 2TD J. Thompkins - 14 rush, 150 yds., TD B. Saunds - 7 rec., 96 yds. N. Moss - 3-10-13, BU
WEST GEORGIA I. Durham - 22-31-1, 354 yds., 3 TD S. McGill - 17 rush, 186 yds., TD L. Gallimore - 7 rec., 141 yds., TD J. Gaskin - 3-6-9, BU BOWIE STATE I. Durham - 22-32-2, 348 yds., 4 TD I. Durham - 12 rush, 61 yds. B. Saunds - 10 rec., 146 yds., 3 TD J. Gaskin - 2-7-9
ASU DIXON SAUNDS CAMPBELL LECLAIR HINSON MARCUM SINGLETON GALLIMORE DURHAM MCGILL ROBERTS
VSU gains 101-200 net yards 0-0 0-0 VSU gains 201-300 net yards 0-1 0-1
VSU gains 501-600 net yards 7-1 11-2
Opponent gains 301-400 net yards 4-0 9-0 Opponent gains 401-500 net yards 2-0 3-1
VSU 201-300 yards passing 5-0 9-0
VSU started out of the gates fast with a touchdown on its first tojustments,Hawksdriveofthegame,buttheoffensestaalledastheupset-mindedpulledwithin14-13athalftime.FollowinghalftimeadtheBlazersoutscoredShorter35-0inthesecondhalffora49-13victory.VSUamassed574yardsofandheldShorterjust49yardsofoffenseinthesecondhalf.
VSU scores first 10-0 18-0 Opponent scores first 2-2 4-3 VSU has first possession 6-2 9-2 Opponent has first possession 6-0 13-1 VSU has more turnovers 5-2 11-2 VSU has fewer turnovers 5-0 8-1 Turnovers are the same 2-0 3-0
Opponent 0-100 yards rushing 2-0 7-0 Opponent 101-200 yards rushing 9-0 13-1 Opponent 201-300 yards rushing 0-0 1-0 Opponent over 300 yards rushing 1-2 1-2
Trailing for the first time all season,the Blazers responded em just“D”straightupsetphaticallywitha42-3spurttoturnbackNo.10WestAlabama’sbid.VSUamassedover500yardsofoffenseforthethird-game(504)andtossedaseason-high341yards.VSU’sheldUWAtojust58yardsofoffenseinthesecondhalfand309yardsforthegame.
VSU gains 401-500 net yards 2-0 5-0
Opponent gains 201-300 net yards 5-0 8-0
SAVANNAH STATE September 4 Valdosta, Ga. W, 53-7
VSU gains 0-100 net yards 0-0 0-0
VSU over 301-400 yards rushing 5-0 8-0
Opponent commits 6-10 penalties 7-2 11-2 Opponent commits 11+ penalties 0-0 1-0
VSU trails in time of possession 6-2 9-3
The Blazers started quickly and posted a 41-17 victory over Bowie State to advance to the program’s sixth NCAA National Semifinal. The Blazers held a 533-221 advantage in total of fense, crushing the the nation’s fifth-ranked scoring defense (12.7ppg)andfifth-rankedtotaldefense(234.1ypg). Graduate BrianSaundshad10catchesfor149yardsandthreescores.
VSU scores 11-20 points 0-1 1-1 VSU scsores 21-30 points 1-0 2-0
Opponent 401-500 yards passing 0-0 0-0
The Blazers dominated at all three facets of the game, opening a 46-0 lead en route to a 53-7 victory in the first football game forVSU in 644 days dating back to Nov.30,2019. Senior Mon drell Jefferson returned two fumbles for touchdowns with one on defenseandoneonspecialteams. VSUjuniorquarterbackIvory Durhamhadastrongoutinginhisfirstcareerstartundercenter.
VSU leads in time of possession 6-0 13-0
#13 West W,Valdosta,NovemberGeorgia27Ga.66-35
October 23 Clinton, Miss. W, 41-14
afterhalftime,edFollowingatwohour,30-minutelightningdelay,theBlazersposta21-3victoryinalightrainoverAlbanyState.VSUled7-3atscoringonitsfirstpossession,butstruggledoffensivelythat.VSUforcedASUintofourturnoversforthegame,buttheBlazersdidn’tscoreoffthemiscues.
SEASON2021REVIEW
VSU 0-100 yards passing 0-0 0-0
VSU over 400 yards rushing 1-0 2-0
ALBANY W,Valdosta,SeptemberSTATE18Ga.21-3
VSU 301-400 yards passing 4-0 7-1
Opponent 301-400 yards passing 1-1 2-1
Opponent negative rushing yards 0-0 0-0
forreer-highbuttimeTrailingforjustthesecondtimeallseason,theBlazersrespondedwitha21-7secondquarterastheybuilta21-14leadathalfagainstNorthGreenville.TheCrusadersgaveittheirall,theBlazeroffensedidjustenoughledbyBrianSaunds’ca15catchesand220yards,whileIvoryDurhamrushedateam-high107yards. #3 West Florida November L,Pensacola,13Fla.61-42 graduateterbackwithTheBlazersranintoabuzz-sawatWestFloridaandcameawaythefirstregularseasonlosssince2017.Thegameliveduptothehypeoffensivelybetweenbothteamswithover1,200yardsofoffensecombinedand103pointscombined.VSUquarIvoryDurhamthrewforacareer-high417yards,whileWRLio’undreGallimorehadthreeTDreceptions.
VSU gains plus-600 net yards 1-0 3-0 Opponent gains 0-100 net yards 0-0 0-0
Bowie State December
VSU 101-200 yards rushing 3-2 6-3
NORTH W,Valdosta,NovemberGREENVILLE6Ga.31-21
Opponent scores 51-60 points 0-1 0-1 Opponent scores 60-plus points 0-1 0-1
VSU gains 301-400 net yards 2-0 3-0
BlazersaVSUracedouttoa37-0leadthroughthreequartersenrouteto51-7victoryinthefirstmeetingbetweenthetwoteams.Thehadtworushersover100yardsandhadfiverushingtouchdownsforthemostunderGoffatVSU.TheBlazersforcedVUUintothreeturnoversandturnedinto14pointsforVSU.
Leading after 3rd quarter 12-0 22-0 Trailing after 3rd quarter 0-2 0-3 Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 0-0 In overtime 0-0 0-0
DELTA W,Valdosta,OctoberSTATE9Ga.55-0 ingperformance14andTheBlazersscoredontheopeningkickoffasLio’undreGallimoreJamarThompkinscombinedforthe96-yardTDscorejustsecondsintothecontest.VSUputtogetheritsmostcompleteoftheseasonwithaseason-high401yardsrushandacareer-high190yardsonthegroundbyjuniorrunningbackSethMcGill.VSUtallied566totalyardsofoffense.
The Blazers when . . . In Under 2021 Goff Following a loss 1-0 2-0 At home 9-0 14-1 On the road 3-1 8-1 Neutral site 0-1 0-1 Against GSC Opponents 6-1 14-2 vs. Non-Conference Opponents 6-1 8-1 vs. Ranked teams 5-2 7-3 vs. In-State teams 5-0 8-0
In one of the more unusual games in recent memory,the Blaz ers posted a 41-14 victory at Mississippi College for the 21ststraight GSC regular season victory. Both MC and VSU didn’t punt in the game and the Blazers held MC to 0 passing yards (0-7-1). VSUoutgainedtheChoctaws486-345and379-345on the ground. Seth McGill went over 100 yards with two scores #3 WEST GEORGIA October W,Valdosta,30Ga.36-34
at #10 West Alabama October Livingston,16 Ala. W, 42-17
at Virginia Union September 11 Richmond, Va. W, 51-7
Opponent gains 101-200 net yards 1-0 2-0
at Mississippi College
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 75 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
Opponent gains 501-plus net yards 0-2 0-2
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The Blazers built a 27-13 lead at halftime only to see UWF roar back in the second half, outscoring VSU 21-9 for the final half. VSU amassed 488 yards of offense and held UWF to just 339 yards, including just 228 passing. VSU quarterback Ivory Durham threw for two scores and ran for two more.
VSU 201-300 yards rushing 3-0 6-0
Opponent scores 31-40 points 3-0 3-1 Opponent scores 41-50 points 0-0 0-0
VSU 401-500 yards passing 0-1 0-1
Opponent 500-plus yards passing 0-0 0-0
VSU 101-200 yards passing 3-1 6-1
sinceifyofForthefifth-straightgametheBlazersrecordedover500yardstotaloffenseandheldonforathrilling34-31victorytoqualfortheprogram’ssixthNCAANationalChampionshipgame2002.VSUquarterbackIvoryDurhamranforacareer-high153yards,onetouchdownrushandtossedthreescoresinthevictory.
VSU commits 0-5 penalties 3-0 5-0
VSU commits 6-10 penalties 8-1 15-2 VSU commits 11+penalties 1-1 2-1 Opponent commits 0-5 penalties 5-0 10-0
#1 Ferris L,McKinney,DecemberState18Texas58-17
VSU scores 31-40 points 3-0 5-1
Leading after 1st quarter 10-0 18-1 Trailing after 1st quarter 1-2 2-2 Tied after 1st quarter 1-0 2-0 Leading after 2nd quarter 12-0 21-0 Trailing after 2nd quarter 0-2 1-3 Tied after 2nd quarter 0-0 0-0
VSU scores 0-10 points 0-0 0-0
Valdosta,OctoberSHORTER2 Ga. W, 49-13
VSU 0-100 yards rushing 0-0 0-0
A school-record 719 yards of offense and a career day from numerous players helped leadVSU to a 66-35 victory over rival West Georgia in the second round of the playoffs. Junior quar andterbackIvoryDurhamhadacareerday,rushingforthreescoresthrowingforthreeinthegameasVSUposteditsfifthgameofover60pointsandthirdtimeintheplayoffssince2015.
#9 Colo. School of Mines December 11 Valdosta, Ga. W, 34-31
Playing for their sixth national championship and looking for ter.Stateeredtheirfifthvictory,theBlazersstartedofffastwiththehigh-powBulldogsandheldleadstwiceinthefirstquarter,butFerrisusedbigplaysfora58-17victory,outscoringVSU45-0aftertheBlazershada17-13leadwith2:47leftinthefirstquarVSUhadaseason-low268yardsofoffenseinthegame.
In the NCAA Playoffs 3-0 3-1 On natural grass 0-1 2-1 On artificial turf 12-1 20-2 In day games 6-1 7-2 In home day games 3-0 3-1 In road day games 2-1 2-1 In night games 6-1 15-1 In neutral site games 0-1 0-1 In August 0-0 0-0 In September 3-0 7-0 In October 5-0 9-0 In November 2-1 4-2 In December 2-1 2-1
VSU 500-plus yards passing 0-0 0-0 Opponent 0-100 yards passing 5-0 8-0 Opponent 101-200 yards passing 3-1 7-1 Opponent 201-300 yards passing 3-0 5-1
2021GameRecapsandResults
VSU scores 41-50 points 4-1 9-1 VSU scores 51-60 points 3-0 4-0 VSU scores 60-plus points 1-0 1-0 Opponent scores 0-10 points 4-0 6-0 Opponent scores 11-20 points 4-0 8-0 Opponent scores 21-30 points 1-0 5-0
#10 4 Valdosta, Ga. W, 41-17
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER76 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY 2021FinalRankings/GSCPlayersoftheWeek SEASON2021 REVIEW AFCA TOP 25 POLL December 20, 2021 Rec. Pts. Prv. 1. Ferris State (31) 14-0 750 1 2. Valdosta State 12-2 720 5 3. Colorado School of Mines 12-2 651 9 4. Northwest Missouri State 11-2 646 3 5. Shepherd 13-2 628 8 6. Bowie State 12-2 545 10 7. Grand Valley State 10-2 521 4 8. Kutztown 11-2 497 12 9. Notre Dame (Ohio) 11-2 454 6 10. Harding 11-2 448 7 11. Angelo State 11-3 437 NR 12. West Florida 9-2 422 2 13. West Georgia 9-3 413 3 14. New Haven 10-2 307 18 15. Nebraska-Kearney 10-3 304 21 16. Western Colorado 10-2 293 11 17. Newberry 10-3 271 NR 18. Albany State 10-2 233 16 19. Bemidji State 10-3 175 NR 20. Slippery Rock 9-3 166 19 21. California (Pa.) 9-1 135 14 22. Frostburg State 10-1 134 15 23. Ouachita Baptist 9-2 101 17 24. Bentley 9-2 97 20 25. Washburn 9-3 84 24 Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota-Duluth, 82; Lindenwood (Mo.), 71; Augustana (S.D.), 55; Henderson St. (Ark.), 51; Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 40; Charleston (W.Va.), 12; Colorado Mesa, 6; Findlay (Ohio), 3. D2FOOTBALL.COM December 31, 2021 Rec. LW 1. Ferris State 14-0 1 2. Valdosta State 12-2 6 3. Northwest Missouri State 11-2 4 4. Colorado School of Mines 12-2 10 5. Grand Valley State 10-2 5 6. Shepherd 13-2 9 7. Harding 11-2 3 8. Bowie State 12-2 7 9. West Florida 9-2 2 10. Angelo State 11-3 24 11. Kutztown 11-2 12 12. Notre Dame (Ohio) 11-2 11 13. West Georgia 9-3 8 14. Nebraska-Kearney 10-3 21 15. Western Colorado 10-2 13 16. New Haven 10-2 23 17. Newberry 10-3 NR 18. Bemidji State 10-3 NR 19. Albany State 10-2 14 20. Augustana 9-3 16 21. Washburn 9-3 17 22. Slippery Rock 9-3 18 23. Lindenwood 9-3 22 24. Ouachita Baptist 9-2 15 25. Lenoir-Rhyne 8-3 NR BLAZERTOP 25 HISTORY... Last Time Ranked in the AFCA Top 25 Dec 20, 2021 Last Time Ranked in the AFCA Top 10 Dec. 20, 2021 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 25 278 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 10 183 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 5 ................. 129 Highest Ranking All-Time 1st (41 times) vs. Top 25 in 2021 5-2 vs. Top 25 all-time 67-62-2 vs. GSC 30-52-2 at home 36-26-1 on the road 26-33-1 neutral sites 5-3 VALDOSTA STATE 2021 WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE POLLS DATE AFCA D2 SR2 Preseason 6th 6th Sept. 6 5th 6th Sept. 13 4th 3rd Sept. 20 4th 3rd Sept. 27 4th 3rd Oct. 4 4th 3rd Oct. 11 4th 3rd Oct. 18 2nd 2nd Oct. 25 2nd 2nd 1st Nov. 1 2nd 2nd 1st Nov. 8 2nd 2nd 1st Nov. 15 5th 6th 1st Dec. 31 2nd 2nd AWARDS DURING 2021 SEASON 9/6 Mondrell Jefferson GSC Defensive POW 9/6 Estin Thiele GSC Special Teams POW 9/13 Ivory Durham Co-GSC Offensive POW 9/13 Nick Moss GSC Defensive POW 9/13 Estin Thiele GSC Defensive POW (2) 10/11 Seth McGill GSC Offensive POW 10/11 Nick Moss GSC Defensive POW (2) 10/11 Estin Thiele GSC Special Teams POW (3) 10/18 Brian Saunds GSC Co-Offensive POW 10/25 Seth McGill GSC Offensive POW (2) 11/1 Ivory Druham GSC Offensive POW (2) 11/1 Cory Roberts GSC Defensive POW 11/8 Brian Saunds GSC Offensive POW (2) GSC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offense 9/6 Austin Reed, So., QB West Florida 9/13 Ivory Durham, Jr., QB Valdosta State Rodney Coates, R-Sr., WR West Florida 9/20 Demetrius Battle, Sr., RB West Alabama 9/27 Dre’ Williams, So., RB North Greenville 10/4 DeAnte Smith-Moore, So., QB Mississippi College 10/11 Seth McGill, Jr., RB Valdosta State 10/18 Brian Saunds, Gr., WR Valdosta State Terrill Cole, Fr., WR West Georgia 10/25 Seth McGill, Jr., RB Valdosta State 11/1 Ivory Durham, Jr., QB Valdosta State 11/8 Brian Saunds, Gr., WR Valdosta State 11/15 Shomari Mason, So., RB West Florida Defense 9/6 Mondrell Jefferson, Sr., DB Valdosta State 9/13 Nick Moss, Sr., LB Valdosta State 9/20 Trent Archie, R-Sr., DB West Florida 9/27 Marvin Terry, Sr., LB Delta State 10/4 Shea Campbell, Gr., LB West Florida 10/11 Nick Moss, Sr., LB Valdosta State 10/18 Matt Miller, Sr., S West Georgia 10/25 Sherrod Paige, Jr., DB Delta State 11/1 Cory Roberts, Sr., DB Valdosta State 11/8 D’Anthony Bell, R-Sr., DB West Florida 11/15 Trent Archie, Gr., DB West Florida Special Teams 9/6 Estin Thiele, So., K Valdosta State 9/13 Estin Thiele, So., K Valdosta State 9/20 Omar Cervantes, Jr., K West Georgia 9/27 Colin Karhu, Fr., K North Greenville 10/4 Gabriel Dunkle, Sr., K West Alabama 10/11 Estin Thiele, So., K Valdosta State 10/18 Omar Cervantes, Jr., K West Georgia 10/25 Omar Cervantes, Jr., K West Georgia 11/1 Quan Harrison, Sr., WR/PR West Georgia 11/8 Connor Mantelli, Fr., K Delta State 11/15 Griffin Cerra, Jr., K West Florida Freshman 9/6 Cody Gast, Fr., DE West Georgia 9/13 Kory Gainwell, Fr., RB Delta State 9/20 Will Breland, Fr., LB West Florida 9/27 Cale Swift, Fr., RB North Greenville 10/4 Jared Smith, Fr., WR West Florida 10/11 Will Breland, Fr., LB West Florida 10/18 Colin Karhu, Fr., K North Greenville 10/25 Cole Kirk, Fr., QB Delta State 11/1 Cole Kirk, Fr., QB Delta State Will Breland, Fr., LB West Florida 11/8 Connor Mantelli, Fr., K Delta State 11/15 Cale Swift, Fr., RB North Greenville
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 77 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY 2021 Valdosta State NCAA Statistics SEASON2021REVIEW Team Rankings (163 Ranked) Statistic NCAA Rank GSC Rank Value National Leader Value GSC Leader Value 3rd Down Conversion Pct. 8 1 0.491 Harding 0.552 Valdosta State 0.491 3rd Down Conversion Def. 67 4 0.364 Albany State 0.251 Delta State 0.320 4th Down Conversion Pct. 75 6 0.476 Truman State 0.846 West Alabama 0.636 4th Down Conversion Def. 116 6 0.533 Mars Hill 0.071 West Georgia 0.370 Blocked Kicks 123 4 1 Edinboro 12 Delta State 8 Blocked Kicks Allowed 114 7 4 14 teams tied 0 Mississippi College/West Alabama 1 Blocked Punts Alderson Broaddus 6 Delta State 4 Blocked Punts Allowed 142 8 3 65 teams tied 0 Mississippi College/Shorter/West Alabama 0 Completion Percentage 45 2 0.598 Southwest Baptist 0.694 West Georgia 0.638 Defensive TD’s 7 1 4 Bowie State 8 Valdosta State 4 Fewest Penalties 145 8 97 Michigan Tech 32 North Greenville 37 Fewest Penalties Per Game 88 5 6.93 Harding 3.08 North Greenville 3.36 Fewest Penalty Yards 153 8 997 Michigan Tech 265 North Greenville 363 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 122 6 71.21 Michigan Tech 26.50 North Greenville 33.00 First Down Defense 152 8 268 Bluefield State 115 Mississippi College 184 First Down Offense 3 1 338 Shepherd 369 Valdosta State 338 Fumbles Lost 30 4 5 Oklahoma Baptist 1 Shorter 2 Fumbles Recovered 16 2 12 Quincy 22 Delta State 13 Kickoff Return Defense 99 3 20.02 Allen 12.59 Delta State 19.37 Kickoff Returns 16 1 23.34 Assumption 29.34 Valdosta State 23.34 Net Punting 105 7 32.88 Ohio Dominican 42.46 North Greenville 39.14 Passes Had Intercepted 93 8 11 Bluefield State 1 Mississippi College 3 Passes Intercepted 89 2 9 Notre Dame (Ohio) 21 Delta State 13 Passing Offense 37 4 252.9 Mary 356.6 West Georgia 320.5 Passing Yards Allowed 15 1 160.0 Fayetteville State 112.6 Valdosta State 160.0 Passing Yards Per Completion 29 3 14.11 Mississippi College 28.77 Mississippi College 28.77 Punt Return Defense 99 7 9.20 Limestone 0.12 Mississippi College 2.50 Punt Returns 101 4 7.32 Saint Augustine’s 23.67 West Georgia 12.70 Red Zone Defense 15 1 0.673 Seton Hill 0.529 Valdosta State 0.673 Red Zone Offense 3 1 0.932 Nebraska-Kearney 0.936 Valdosta State 0.932 Rushing Defense 132 6 188.4 Augustana (S.D.) 41.8 West Florida 120.1 Rushing Offense 6 2 255.8 Harding 390.1 Mississippi College 293.8 Sacks Allowed 1 1 0.29 Valdosta State 0.29 Valdosta State 0.29 Scoring Defense 53 2 22.7 Albany State 6.2 West Georgia 20.5 Scoring Offense 5 2 43.2 Ferris State 46.4 West Florida 44.5 Tackles for Loss Allowed 9 3 3.43 West Florida 1.36 West Florida 1.36 Team Passing Efficiency 21 2 151.27 Nebraska-Kearney 187.97 West Florida 153.89 Team Passing Eff. Defense 23 1 110.74 Charleston (W.Va.) 87.92 Valdosta State 110.74 Team Sacks 44 2 2.64 Western Colorado 3.92 West Florida 2.82 Team Tackles for Loss 122 2 5.0 Bowie State 9.8 Delta State 8.4 Time of Possession 69 4 30:15 Harding 36:53 Delta State 34:15 Total Defense 68 3 348.4 Albany State 199.2 West Alabama 338.8 Total Offense 2 1 508.7 Ferris State 511.5 Valdosta State 508.7 Turnover Margin 51 2 0.36 Barton/Central Washington 1.55 West Georgia 0.50 Turnovers Gained 45 2 21 Notre Dame (Ohio) 36 Delta State 26 Turnovers Lost 64 7 16 Indiana (Pa.) 8 Shorter 10 Winning Percentage 4 1 0.857 Ferris State 1.000 Valdosta State 0.857 Individual Rankings (In Top 30 Only) Statistic VSU Player NCAA Rank GSC Rank Value National Leader Value GSC Leader Value Field Goal Percentage Estin Thiele 19 3 0.778 Anthony Beitko, California (Pa.) 0.941 C. Karhu, North Greenville 0.818 Field Goals Per Game Estin Thiele 27 3 1.00 C. Holmes, PSU / M. Robertson, Wingate 2.00 G. Dunkle, West Alabama 1.50 Fumbles Recovered Mondrell Jefferson 1 1 4 4 players tied 4 Jefferson, VSU / Valesco, DSU 4 Cory Roberts 23 3 2 Kickoff Return Toucdowns Lio'undre Gallimore 10 1 1 9 players tied 2 Gallimore, VSU / Edwards, NGU 1 Passing Efficiency Ivory Durham 19 2 151.6 Mike Hohensee, NW Mo. State 187.3 A. Reed, West Florida 157.6 Passing Touchdowns Ivory Durham 10 2 32 Tyson Bagent, Shepherd 53 A. Reed, West Florida 38 Passing Yards Ivory Durham 7 2 3,425 Tyson Bagent, Shepherd 5,000 H. Frost, West Georgia 3,618 Points Responsible For Ivory Durham 3 1 276 Tyson Bagent, Shepherd 338 I. Durham, Valdosta State 276 Points Responsible For P.G. Ivory Durham 11 2 19.7 Bryce Witt, Chowan 25.2 A. Reed, West Florida 23.1 Receiving Touchdowns Lio'undre Gallimore 7 1 15 Luke Little, Mary 20 L. Gallimore, Valdosta St. 15 Receiving Yards Brian Saunds 7 1 1,200 Danny Kittner, Mary 1,723 B. Saunds, Valdosta State 1,200 Lio'undre Gallimore 12 2 1,123 Receiving Yards Per Game Brian Saunds 30 2 85.7 Danny Kittner, Mary 156.6 T. Martin, West Alabama 90.0 Rush Yards Per Carry Jamar Thompkins 6 2 6.90 Shomari Mason, West Florida 8.46 S. Mason, West Florida 8.46 Seth McGill 12 4 6.53 Rushing Touchdowns Seth McGIll 16 1 14 Jared Bernhardt, Ferris State 26 S. McGill, Valdosta State 14 Ivory Durham 18 2 13 Rushing Yards Seth McGill 15 1 1,235 Cody Schrader, Truman State 2,074 S. McGill, Valdosta State 1,235 Scoring Estin Thiele 26 1 8.2 Kendel Givens, Ouachita Baptist 13.1 E. Thiele, Valdosta State 8.2 Total Offense Ivory Durham 11 2 316.9 Cooper Callis, Ouachita Baptist 340.8 A. Reed, West Florida 322.5 Total Points Scored Estin Thiele 9 1 115 3 players tied 156 E. Thiele, Valdosta State 115 Lio'undre Gallimore 24 3 96 Seth McGill 24 3 96 Total Touchdowns Lio'undre Gallimore 18 1 16 3 players tied 26 Gallimore, VSU / McGill, VSU 16 Seth McGill 18 1 16 Ivory Durham 26 3 14 Yards per Pass Attempt Ivory Durham 20 2 8.44 TJ Davis, Nebraska-Kearney 11.16 A. Reed, West Florida 8.93 Yards per Reception Lio'undre Gallimore 18 2 19.36 Malik Langley, Bloomsburg 26.46 D. Durden, West Florida 23.15
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Oct. 30 WEST ALABAMA* L, 31-14 Nov. 6 at #2 Valdosta State* L, 31-21 Nov. 13 SHORTER* W, 56-0 West Alabama Tigers (7-4, 4-3 GSC) Sept. 4 MOREHOUSE COLLEGE W, 48-7 Sept. 11 at Tuskegee W, 33-7 Sept. 16 NORTH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY W, 80-0 Sept. 25 at Mississippi College* W, 31-28 Oct. 2 at #9 West Georgia* W, 38-20 OCt. 9 at Shorter* W, 44-7 Oct. 15 #3 VALDOSTA STATE* L, 42-17 Oct. 23 DELTA STATE* L, 35-30 Oct. 30 at North Greenville* W, 31-14 Nov. 6 #5 WEST FLORIDA* L, 47-7 Nov. 13 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 28-14 Delta State Statesmen (5-6, 3-4 GSC) Sept. 2 BETHEL UNIVERSITY W, 48-14 Sept. 11 MCKENDREE W, 45-17 Sept. 18 at #18 West Georgia* L, 28-27 Sept. 25 at Jackson State L, 24-17 Oct. 2 #1 WEST FLORIDA* L, 39-33 Oct. 9 at #4 Valdosta State* L, 55-0 Oct. 16 NORTH GREENVILLE* L, 42-34 (2OT) Oct. 23 at #15 West Alabama* W, 35-30 Oct. 30 SHORTER* W, 14-13 Nov. 6 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* W, 24-21 (OT) Nov. 13 at #11 West Georgia L, 44-7 Mississippi College Choctaws (4-6, 2-5 GSC) Sept. 2 ALBANY STATE L, 24-0 Sept. 11 IDLE Sept. 18 UNIVERSITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE W, 63-0 Sept. 25 #21 WEST ALABAMA* L, 31-28 Oct. 2 at North Greenville* W, 42-21 Oct. 9 #13 WEST GEORGIA* L, 40-21. Oct. 16 at Shorter* W, 20-7 Oct. 23 #2 VALDOSTA STATE* L, 41-14 Oct. 30 #5 WEST FLORIDA* L, 63-28 Nov. 6 at Delta State* L, 24-21 (OT) Nov. 13 at West Alabama W, 28-14 Shorter Hawks (3-8, 0-7 GSC) Sept. 4 BREVARD COLLEGE W, 38-14 Sept. 11 at Albany State L, 28-12 Sept. 18 at Clark Atlanta W, 38-17 Sept. 25 #14 WEST GEORGIA* L, 56-0 Oct. 2 at #4 Valdosta State* L, 49-13 Oct. 9 #10 WEST ALABAMA* L, 44-7 Oct. 16 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* L, 20-7 Oct. 23 at #4 West Florida* L, 45-23 Oct. 30 at Delta State* L, 14-13 Nov. 6 ERSKINE COLLEGE W, 38-7 Nov. 13 at North Greenville* L, 56-0 #13 West Georgia Wolves (9-3, 5-2 GSC) Sept. 2 at #24 Carson-Newman W, 45-7 Sept. 11 MOREHOUSE COLLEGE W, 47-0 Sept. 18 #22 DELTA STATE* W, 28-27 Sept. 25 at Shorter* W, 56-0 Oct. 2 #15 WEST ALABAMA* L, 38-20 Oct. 9 at Mississippi College* W, 40-21 Oct. 16 at #1 West Florida* W, 30-26 Oct. 23 NORTH GREENVILLE* W, 34-12 Oct. 30 at #2 Valdosta State* L, 36-34 Nov. 6 IDLE Nov. 13 DELTA STATE W, 44-7 Nov. 20 at Albany State W, 23-7 Nov. 27 at #5 Valdosta State L, 66-35 #6 Bowie State Bulldogs (12-2, 7-0 CIAA) Sept. 4 at Delaware State L, 32-24 Sept. 11 SAGINAW VALLEY STATE W, 28-19 Sept. 18 at New Haven W, 21-13 Sept. 25 at Livingstone College* W, 49-0 Oct. 2 JOHNSON C. SMITH* W, 44-7 Oct. 9 at Chowan* W, 14-3 Oct. 16 VIRGINIA STATE* W, 51-44 Oct. 23 at Virginia Union* W, 27-7 Oct. 30 at Lincoln (Pa.)* W, 31-7 Nov. 6 ELIZABETH CITY STATE* W, 79-6 Nov. 13 vs. Fayetteville State (CIAA Champ.) W, 17-7
North Greenville Crusaders (5-6, 2-5 GSC) Sept. 4 LIMESTONE W, 37-16 Sept. 11 at Newberry W, 24-14 Sept. 18 at The Citadel L, 45-13 Sept. 25 at Erskine W, 38-7 Oct. 2 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* L, 42-21 Oct. 9 #1 WEST FLORIDA* L, 52-10 Oct. 16 at Delta State* W, 42-34 (2OT) Oct. 23 at #4 West Georgia* L, 34-12
#3 Colorado School of Mines Orediggers (12-2, 8-1 RMAC) Sept. 2 WESTERN OREGON W, 42-3 Sept. 11 NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS W, 31-21 Sept. 18 at Fort Lewis* W, 76-0 Sept. 25 at West Texas A&M W, 21-13
Nov. 6 at Colorado State-Pueblo* W, 28-12 Nov. 13 ADAMS STATE* W, 63-0 Nov. 27 BEMIDJI STATE^ W, 55-6 Dec. 4 ANGELO STATE^ W, 34-26 Dec. 11 at #5 Valdosta State^ L, 34-31
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Virginia Union Panthers (6-4, 5-2 CIAA) Sept. 4 at Hampton L, 42-28. Sept. 11 #5 VALDOSTA STATE L, 51-7 Sept. 18 VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG W, 49-7 Sept. 25 at Johnson C. Smith* W, 43-7 Oct. 2 SHAW* L, 27-7 Oct. 9 LINCOLN (PA.)* W, 32-0 Oct. 16 at Chowan* W, 38-31 Oct. 23 #14 BOWIE STATE* L, 27-7 Oct. 30 at Elizabeth City State* W, 44-14 Nov. 6 VIRGINIA STATE* W, 20-13 Nov. 13 IDLE Savannah State Tigers (8-2, 5-1 SIAC) Sept. 4 at #6 VALDOSTA STATE L, 53-7 Sept. 11 LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE W, 50-6 Sept. 18 BENEDICT COLLEGE* W, 41-34 Sept. 25 MOREHOUSE COLLEGE* W, 29-10 Oct. 2 at Kentucky State* W, 21-17 Oct. 9 ERSKINE COLLEGE W, 39-6 Oct. 16 CLARK ATLANTA* W, 49-14 Oct. 23 at Albany State* L, 30-0 Oct. 30 at Fort Valley State* W, 24-6 Nov. 6 EDWARD WATERS W, 24-0 Nov. 13 IDLE #12 West Florida Argonauts (9-2, 6-1 GSC) Sept.4 at McNeese State W, 42-36 Sept. 11 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST W, 63-14 Sept. 18 at #21 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 35-17 Sept. 25 FORT LAUDERDALE CANCELLED Oct. 2 at Delta State* W, 39-33 Oct. 9 at North Greenville W, 52-10 Oct. 16 #13 WEST GEORGIA* L, 30-26 Oct. 23 SHORTER* W, 45-23 Oct. 30 at Mississippi College* W, 63-28 Nov. 6 at #23 West Alabama* W, 47-7 Nov. 13 #2 VALDOSTA STATE* W, 61-42 Nov. 20 NEWBERRY^ L, 33-30 (OT)
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#18 Albany State Golden Rams (10-2, 6-0 SIAC) Sept. 2 at Mississippi College W, 24-0 Sept. 11 SHORTER W, 28-12 Sept. 18 at #4 Valdosta State L, 21-3 Sept. 25 CLARK ATLANTA* W, 49-0 Oct. 2 at Miles College* W, 31-3 Oct. 9 EDWARD WATERS W, 30-0 Oct. 16 at Benedict College* W, 28-6 Oct. 23 SAVANNAH STATE* W, 30-0 Oct. 30 at Morehouse College* W, 14-10 Nov. 6 vs. Fort Valley State* (Columbus, Ga.) W, 57-0 Nov. 13 vs. Miles College (Fairfield, Ala.) W, 31-0 Nov. 20 #13 WEST GEORGIA L, 23-7
Nov. 20 LENOIR-RHYNE^ W, 31-10 Nov. 27 NEWBERRY^ W, 13-10 Dec. 4 at #5 Valdosta State^ L, 41-17
Oct. 2 WESTERN COLORADO* W, 20-14 (OT) Oct. 9 at Black Hills State* W, 41-20 Oct. 16 SOUTH DAKOTA MINES* W, 44-24 Oct. 23 at Colorado Mesa* L, 26-21 Oct. 30 CHADRON STATE* W, 34-7
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 79 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY #1 Ferris State Bulldogs (14-0, 7-0 GLIAC) Sept. 2 FINDLAY W, 54-14 Sept. 11 at Ashland W, 45-19 Sept. 18 SAGINAW VALLEY STATE* W, 47-45 (OT) Sept. 25 DAVENPORT W, 38-0 Oct. 2 at Northwood* W, 67-25 Oct. 16 at Grand Valley State W, 35-28 Oct. 23 at Michigan Tech* W, 38-10 Oct. 30 NORTHERN MICHIGAN* W, 44-24 Nov. 6 at Davenport* W, 50-14 Nov. 13 WAYNE STATE* W, 35-13 Nov. 27 GRAND VALLEY STATE^ W, 54-20 Dec. 4 NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE^ W, 41-20 Dec. 11 SHEPHERD^ W, 55-7 Dec. 18 vs. #5 Valdosta State^ W, 58-17 ValdostaState2021OpponentResults/PlayoffsinPictures #2 Valdosta State Blazers (12-2, 6-1 GSC) Sept. 4 SAVANNAH STATE W, 53-7 Sept. 11 at Virginia Union W, 51-7 Sept. 18 Albany State W, 21-3 Oct. 2 SHORTER* W, 49-13 Oct. 9 DELTA STATE* W, 55-0 Oct. 15 at #10 West Alabama* W, 42-17 Oct. 23 at Mississippi College* W, 41-14 Oct. 30 #3 WEST GEORGIA* W, 36-34 Nov. 6 NORTH GREENVILLE* W, 31-21 Nov. 13 at #3 West Florida* L, 61-42 Nov. 27 #13 WEST GEORGIA^ W, 66-35 Dec. 4 #10 BOWIE STATE^ W, 41-17 Dec. 11 #9 COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES^ W, 34-31 Dec. 18 vs. #1 Ferris State^ L, 58-17 SEASON2021
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Oct 09 DELTA STATE W 55-0 2-5 40.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-3 0.0 Oct 16 at West Alabama W 42-17 7-14 50.0 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7 1-4 25.0 Oct 23 at Mississippi College W 41-14 6-10 60.0 1-2 50.0 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 Oct. 30 WEST GEORGIA W 36-34 6-11 54.5 1-2 50.0 3-4 75.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 Nov 06 NORTH GREENVILLE W 31-21 10-16 62.5 1-3 33.0 3-3 100.0 2-4 50.0 4-6 66.7 Nov 13 at West Florida L 61-42 8-15 53.3 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 Nov 27 WEST GEORGIA W 66-35 7-12 58.3 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 2-3 66.7 3-5 60.0 Dec 04 BOWIE STATE W 41-17 6-15 40.0 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 0-4 0.0 1-3 33.3 11 COLO. SCH. OF MINES W 34-31 3-11 27.3 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 18 vs. Ferris State L 58-17 6-15 40.0 5-7 71.4 0-3 0.0 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 VALDOSTA STATE 86-174 49.4 22-45 48.9 21-42 50.0 19-40 47.5 24-47 51.1 71-196 36.2 20-51 39.2 17-54 31.5 13-44 29.5 21-47 44.7 W/L Score Overall Pct. 1st Qtr. Pct. 2nd Qtr. Pct. 3rd Qtr. Pct. 4th Qtr. Pct. OT Sep 04 SAVANNAH STATE W 53-7 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Sep 11 at Virginia Union W 51-7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Sep 18 ALBANY STATE W 21-3 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 02 SHORTER W 49-13 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 09 DELTA STATE W 55-0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 16 at West Alabama W 42-17 2-3 66.7 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 Oct 23 at Mississippi College W 41-14 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct. 30 WEST GEORGIA W 36-34 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 06 NORTH GREENVILLE W 31-21 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 13 at West Florida L 61-42 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 Nov 27 WEST GEORGIA W 66-35 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Dec 04 BOWIE STATE W 41-17 2-3 66.7 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-1 0.0 Dec 11 COLO. SCH. OF MINES W 34-31 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 POSSESSION Opponent W/L Score Overall 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. OT Sep SAVANNAH STATE W 53-7 28:53 8:22 4:51 7:11 8:29 11 at Virginia Union W 51-7 24:26 4:23 6:50 6:13 7:00 Sep ALBANY STATE W 21-3 31:43 11:23 4:25 6:32 9:23 SHORTER W 49-13 27:36 5:31 5:18 8:23 8:24 Oct 09 DELTA STATE W 55-0 22:07 3:47 3:21 7:17 7:42 Oct 16 at West Alabama W 42-17 38:35 8:41 7:26 10:33 11:55 Oct 23 at Mississippi College W 41-14 27:48 6:05 9:51 7:00 4:52 Oct 30 WEST GEORGIA W 36-34 30:10 8:47 7:55 6:47 6:41 Nov 06 NORTH GREENVILLE W 31-21 34:11 5:34 8:05 8:42 11:50 Nov 13 at West Florida L 61-42 26:44 7:02 5:49 7:26 6:27 Nov 27 WEST GEORGIA W 66-35 38:16 9:43 7:53 9:16 11:24 Dec 04 BOWIE STATE W 41-17 36:35 7:38 7:17 11:18 10:22 Dec 11 COLO. SCH. OF MINES W 34-31 25:10 6:12 5:23 6:26 7:09
Dec 18 vs. Ferris State L 58-17 28:52 12:25 5:18 7:33 3:36 VALDOSTA STATE TOTAL 421:06 105:33 89:42 110:37 115:14 0:00 Avg. 30:04 7:32 6:24 7:54 8:13 0:00 OPPONENTS TOTAL 418:54 104:27 120:18 99:23 94:46 0:00 Avg. 29:55 7:27 8:35 7:05 6:46 0:00
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3RD-DOWN CONVERSION CHART Date Opponent W/L Score Overall Pct. 1st Qtr. Pct. 2nd Qtr. Pct. 3rd Qtr. Pct. 4th Qtr. Pct. OT Sep 04 SAVANNAH STATE W 53-7 5-9 55.6 3-3 100.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 Sep 11 at Virginia Union W 51-7 6-12 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 Sep 18 ALBANY STATE W 21-3 6-16 37.5 3-5 60.0 0-3 0.0 2-4 50.0 1-4 25.0 Oct 02 SHORTER W 49-13 8-13 61.5 1-2 50.0 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 4-4 100.0
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0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 Dec 18 vs. Ferris State L 58-17 0-3 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 VALDOSTA STATE 10-21 47.6 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 2-4 50.0 4-10 40.0 OPPONENTS 17-31 54.8 1-2 50.0 10-14 71.4 3-7 42.9 3-8 37.5 TIME OF
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Scored 30 Points in One Half
OPP: Nov. 27, 2021; Harrison Frost of West Georgia (4) Had a Player Score 4 Touchdowns
VSU: Nov. 27, 2021; vs. West Georgia (66) OPP: Nov. 13, 2021; at West Florida (61) Scored 50 Points
OPP: Oct. 9, 2021; vs Delta State (9 gms)
OPP: Dec. 20, 2018; Demajiay Rooks of North Greenville (256)
OPP: November 2, 2013; Jarvis York of Delta State (43 yards)
Returned a Fumble for a Touchdown VSU: Sept. 4, 2021; Mondrell Jefferson (21 yards) OPP: Dec. 8, 2018; Guam Lee of Notre Dame College (82 yards)
VSU: Dec. 4, 2021: Ivory Durham vs. Bowie State (4)
VSU: Oct. 23, 2021; at Mississippi College (41)
Returned a Kickoff for a Touchdown VSU: Oct. 9, 2021; Lio’undre Gallimore vs Delta State (96 yd.)
VSU: Sept. 29, 2018; Rogan Wells vs Mississippi College (6) OPP: Nov. 7, 2014; Tyler Sullivan of Delta State (5) Had a Quarterback Throw 4 Touchdowns
Didn't Punt
Returned a Blocked Punt for a Touchdown VSU: Dec. 8, 2018; Jamar Thompkins vs Notre Dame Coll. (84 yards) OPP: Nov. 12, 2011; Robbie Burdine of North Alabama (22 yards) Recovered a Fumble in the End Zone for a Touchdown VSU: Sept. 4, 2021; Mondrell Jefferson vs Savannah State OPP: Oct. 11, 1997; Corey Prosperie of Arkansas-Monticello Scored a Safety VSU: Sept. 4, 2021: Arrington Dulin vs. Savannah State OPP: Nov. 28, 2015; Damarcus Davis of West Georgia Recorded a Two-Point Conversion VSU: Sept. 21, 2019; Tyson Shawn vs. West Alabama (rush) OPP: Dec. 15, 2018; Jevon Shaw of Ferris State (reception)
Returned an Interception for a Touchdown VSU: Oct. 16, 2021; Taurus Dotson at West Alabama (47 yards) OPP: Sept. 16, 2017; Jaylan Daniels of UNA (36 yards)
VSU: Nov. 13, 2021; Ivory Durham at West Florida (413)
VSU: Nov. 6, 2021; Brian Saunds vs. North Greenville (15) OPP: Sept. 24, 2016; Ishmel Morrow of West Florida (10) Had a Player Record 200 Yards Receiving VSU: Nov. 6, 2021; Brian Saunds vs. North Greenville (220)
VSU: Sept. 14, 1991; at Central Florida (353 gms)
VSU: Oct. 9, 2021; vs Delta State (35) OPP: Nov. 13, 2021; at West Florida (37)
TheLastTimeItHappenedinBlazerFootball... Returned a Punt for a Touchdown VSU: Oct. 7, 2017; Barry Jackson vs West Georgia (9 yards) OPP: Oct. 30, 2021; Quan Harrison of West Georgia (78 yards)
Blocked a Punt VSU: Oct. 5, 2019; Stephon Williams vs. Mississippi College OPP: Dec. 18, 2021; Chaise Ford vs. Ferris State Blocked a Field Goal VSU: Nov. 6, 2021 vs North Greenville by Christian Matthew OPP: Oct. 26, 2013; Tavarius Wilson of North Alabama Blocked a Point after Attempt VSU: Sept. 16, 2017; vs North Alabama OPP: Dec. 20, 2018; of North Greenville Returned a Point after Attempt for Two Points VSU: Sept. 7, 2013; Jeremy Grable vs Fort Valley State OPP: Sept. 26, 2015 vs Cumberland Had a Player Rush for 200 Yards VSU: Oct. 19, 2002; Aaron Jenkins vs Central Arkansas (204) OPP: Oct. 22, 2015; BJ McCoy of Shorter (256) Had a Player Catch 10 Passes
Had a Quarterback Throw for 400 Yards
VSU: Oct. 19, 2019; vs. Florida Tech (41)
Scored 40 Points in One Half
VSU: Nov. 10, 2018; Andrew Gray vs West Georgia (4) OPP: Sept. 23, 2017;Austin Williams of West Florida (4) Had a Kicker Make 3 Field Goals
VSU: Sept. 21, 2019; Fernando Ramirez vs. West Alabama (3)
Was Shutout
OPP: Sept. 2, 2017;Gabrie Ballinas of Albany State (3)
Scored 60 Points
OPP: Dec. 18, 2021; vs. Ferris State (41)
VSU: Oct. 09, 2021; vs Delta State (55) OPP: Dec. 18, 2021; vs. Ferris State (58) Scored 40 Points
OPP: Dec. 15, 2018; Ferris State (47)
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER82 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY SEASON2021 REVIEW
OPP: Nov. 21, 2015; De’Andre Thomas of Carson-Newman (416) Had a Quarterback Throw 5 or More Touchdowns
VSU: Oct. 23, 2021; at Mississippi College OPP: Dec. 18, 2021; vs. Ferris State
VSU: Oct. 28, 2017; Rogan Wells vs Florida Tech (4) OPP: Nov. 18, 2000; Rico McDonald of Delta State (4) Had a Player Score 3 Touchdowns
VSU: Dec. 4, 2021; Brian Saunds vs. Bowie State (3) OPP: Dec. 18, 2021; Jared Bernhardt vs. Ferris State (3) Had a Kicker Make 4 Field Goals
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER84 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY GAME2021 RECAPS 2021 SEASON-OPENER Sept.4,2021•Bazemore-HyderStadium•Att:5,003 SAVANNAH STATE TIGERS 7 #6 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 53 Score by SAVANNAHQuartersSTATE 0 0 0 7 - 7 (0-1) VALDOSTA STATE 13 17 14 9 - 53 (1-0) Scoring Summary 1st 11:42 VSU McGill 1-yard run (Rush Failed) 01:28 VSU Gallimore 8-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 2nd 03:48 VSU Jefferson 0-yard fumble recovery (Thiele kick) 02:23 VSU Jefferson 21-yard fumble recovery (Thiele kick) 00:01 VSU Thiele 50-yard field goal 3rd 11:43 VSU Thompkins 10-yard run (Thiele kick) 09:51 VSU Gallimore 42-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 4th 14:44 VSU Dulin Safety 07:14 SSU Carr 18-yard pass from Hartage (Lockhart kick) 02:06 VSU Hollingshed 9-yard rush (Thiele kick)
RECEIVING: Savannah State-E. Carter 2-13; J. Darnsainville 1-20; B. Carr 1-18; A. Deveraux 1-6; D. Durham 1-3. Valdosta State-L. Galli more 5-112; A. Dixon 2-22; V. Talley 2-16; T. Roberts 2-10; J. Thomp kins 2-9; B. Saunds 1-11; A. Blount 1-9; C. Barrett 1-minus 4.
INTERCEPTIONS: Savannah State-None. Valdosta State-None. SACKS (UA-A): Savannah State-None. Valdosta State-A. Dulin 0-1; C. Roberts 1-0; E. Williams 1-0; E. Watson 1-0; S. Coleman 1-0; J. Williams 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Savannah State: S. Poole 4-2; M. Newbill 3-2; Q. Chapman 2-3; S. Mc Crae 2-2; J. Simpkins 1-3; N. Bozeman 3-0; T. Roundtree 3-0; D. Bell 1-2; B. Jackson 1-2; T. Moore 1-2; D. Dorsey 1-2; M. Newbill 1-2; C. Maculey 2-0; E. Carter 2-0; M. Wood 1-1; J. Clark 1-1; M. Jackson 1-1; T. Campbell 0-2; B. Roberts 0-2; J. Glover 0-2. Valdosta State-N. Moss 2-9; C. Roberts 3-4; M. Jefferson 4-2; J. Gaskin 3-2; J. Wil liams 1-3; C. Mattnew 2-1; A. Dulin 2-1; E. Watson 1-2; A. Coley 1-2; J. Jackson 1-2; L. Johnson 0-3; J. Baldi 2-0; S. Colman 2-0; J. Norwood 1-1; E. Williams 1-1; B. Williams 0-2. Team Stats SSU VSU FIRST DOWNS 14 21 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 44-127 37-210 YARDS (NET) 60 185 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 6-14-0 16-22-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-187 59-395 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 2-21 Punt Returns-Yards 1--35 5-48 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 3-53 3-84 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 6-40.0 3-43.0 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 1-0 Penalties-Yards 4-38 7-70 Possession Time 31:07 28:53 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 5 of 9 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of
Individual Stats RUSHING: Savannah State-D. Gibbons 11-33; D. Durham 11-26; J. Hartage 9-24; E. Carter 2-13; S. Poole 2-10; A. Deveraux 2-8; M. Walker 3-6; D.Colbert 1-6; B. Carr 1-5; J. Grant 2-minus 4. Valdosdta State-S. McGill 11-75; J. Thompkins 5-43; J. Chaney 9-35; I. Durham 6-31; C. Hollingshed 3-21; S. Edwards 2-7; TEAM 1-minus 2.
The Blazers continued their dominant scoring campaign in the second quarter, with VSU recovering a fumble from Savannah State’s Einaj Carter on a miss handled punt and recovered by senior Mondrell Jefferson in the Tigers’ end zone for a 20-0 advantage.
1 Red-Zone Scoring Chances 1-1 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 5-27 Points off Turnovers 0 21
Savannah State received the ball to start the second half and went 3-and-out for five yards. Durham and the Blazers took over and after two passes, McGill scampered 42 yards to the SSU ten. Junior Jamar Thompkins scored from ten yards out for a 37-0 lead. Durham and Gallimore combined again on the next Blazer drive on a 42-yard pass on the first play of the drive for a 44-0 lead in the third.
Blazers Dominate Savannah State
The Blazers scored two touchdowns offensively, one on defense and one on special teams in the first half. VSU had 27 plays for 162 yards, going 16 of 74 rushing and Durham was 7 of 11 passing for 88 yards and a score. Gallimore had four catches for 70 yards in the half. Senior linebacker Nick Moss was all over the field defensively with ten total tackles and one tackle for loss in the half.
PASSING
VSU went for a 4th and G early in the fourth and were stopped, but the defense stood tall, once again with SSU on its own goal line. Senior Arrington Dulin tackled Jordan Grant in the end zone for a safety and 46-0 lead. Following a Blazer punt as they pinned SSU at its own nine with a great punt from sophomore John Miller, SSU had its best drive of the game, going 91 yards in nine plays as Jamurian Hartage found Brent Carr for an 18-yard strike and a 46-7 score. To end the game, VSU went on a 78-yard drive as freshman quarterback Sam Edwards led the Blazers down the field and junior running back Cedric Hollingshed propelled the Blazers into the endzone to bring the final score to 53-7. Edwards finished his first game in black and red with 3 for 4 passing for 25 yards and rushed two times for seven yards. Blazer fans may remember Hollingshed from the 2016 and 2017 seasons where he recorded 130 carries for 691 yards and ten rushing touchdowns in two seasons for the Blazers.Forthe game, VSU recorded 210 yards on the ground on 37 carries, while going 16 of 22 in the air for 185 yards passing and scored 21 points off SSU miscues. The Blazer “D” held SSU to just 106 yards rushing on 44 carries for a 2.4 average per rush. SSU set a new school-record for rushing yards in 2019 and was 12th nationally in rushing offense. The Tigers went 6 of 14 passing for 60 yards for just 166 yards of total offense. VSU held the Tigers to 4 of 13 on third down and 1 of 2 on fourth down. Moss led the way defensively for the Blazers with 11 total tackles and one tackle for loss. VSU had four sacks for 24 yards and ten tackles for loss for 37 yards in the game. The Blazers were not sacked in the contest. VSU improved to 6-0 all-time against Savannah State as this was the first meeting between the two teams since 1996. It marked the most lopsided margin in the series as the previous was 21 points in a 28-7 win in Savannah by the Blazers on Sept. 15, 1984. Looking ahead, VSU makes its first road trip of the season to Richmond, Virginia, to face Virginia Union on Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. The Panthers were picked fifth in the CIAA and fourth in the North Division. Fol lowing VUU, the Blazers return home to host rival Albany State on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m., at Stadium.zemore-HyderBa
VSU stood tall on the ensuing drive and forced a downs by the Tigers. A critical per sonal foul penalty on 4th down put VSU in business at the SSU 33 with just one second left in the half. VSU sophomore kicker Estin Thiele hit a 50-yarder to give the Blazers a 30-0 lead going into the half.
PASSING: Savannah State-J. Hartage 5-10-0-40; D. Gibbons 1-4-0-20. Valdosta State-I. Durham 13-18-0-160; S. Edwards 3-4-0-25.
VALDOSTA, Ga. - Valdosta State junior quarterback Ivory Durham passed for 160 yards as No. 6 Valdosta State combined for 395 yards in a dominating 53-7 victory over Savan nah State Saturday night in Valdosta in the season-opener for both teams. The meeting between VSU and SSU marks the first football game for Valdosta State in 644 days, the last ending in a 38-35 defeat in the second round of the NCAA postseason on Nov. 30, 2019 against eventual national champion West Florida. Led by third year head coach Gary Goff, the Blazers started the scoring campaign early in the first quarter. VSU stormed down the field off a Savannah State kickoff. With a oneyard rush attempt by junior running back Seth McGill, the Blazers took a 6-0 (missed the extra-point on a bad snap). The Blazers held Savannah State to only 13 passing yards and 35 rushing yards in the first quarter on the defensive side. McGill finished the game with a dominating 75 rushing yards on 11 carries and one score.
The Blazers scored again with 1:28 to play in the first quarter from an over-the-top pass from Durham to senior wideout Lio’undre Gallimore to push the Blazers into the endzone a 13-0 lead. Gallimore finished the game with five receptions and 112 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
The defense came up huge again as the third turnover by the Tigers resulted in a defensive touchdown with 2:23 remaining in the half as Jefferson came up huge again with a fumble recovery at the 21 for a scoop-and-score and a 27-0 lead.
Penalties-Yards
PASSING:8. Valdosta State-I. Durham 16-31-1-175; S. Edwards 2-3-0-77. Virginia Union-K. Morris 10-24-1-97. RECEIVING: Valdosta State-B. Saunds 5-36; A. Dixon 4-52; V. Talley 3-78; L. Gallimore 3-31; T. Roberts 2-46; S. McGill 1-9. Virginia Union-J. Reavis 3-69; J. Byers 2-11; R. McKay 2-11; D. Rhem 1-3; J. Jackson 1-2; D. Smith 1-1.
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Individual Stats RUSHING: Valdosta State-S. McGill 11-129; I. Durham 4-112; J. Thompkins 12-55; J. Chaney 1-12; I. Flowers 2-5; S. Edwards 1-minus 6. Virginia Union-J. Byers 21-107; R. McKay 11-47; D. Rhem 2-8; J. Reavis 1-0; K. Morris 5-minus
Turnovers
RICHMOND, Va.- Behind a season-high 559 yards of total offense, 14 points off turn overs, two rushers over 100 yards, and five rushing touchdowns as the No. 6 Valdosta State football team put together a dominating 51-7 road victory at Virginia Union Sat urday.The Blazers (2-0) had a season-high 307 yards rushing and 252 yards passing as junior quarterback Ivory Durham passed for two scores and ran for two, while junior Seth McGill had 129 yards rushing with one score. Four different Blazers each had a rushing touchdown, while graduates Brian Saunds and Victor Talley each had receiving scores. Durham finished 16 of 31 passing and one interception late in the first half and 175 yards passing.Justlike last week, the Blazer “D” was outstanding once again, hold the Panthers without a score until the fourth quarter for the second-straight week, while GSC Defen sive Player of the Week Mondrell Jefferson was all over the field with one fumble recov ery and one interception for 24 yards. Senior Nick Moss led the team with 14 tackles and eight solo stops and a fumble return for 44 yards. Through two games, the Blazers have forced six turnovers and five fumbles leading to a 35-0 lead in points off turnovers. Jefferson’s fumble recovery was his third of the season and the INT Saturday gave him four turnovers gained for the season.
Opportunistic Blazers Tame Panthers, 51-7
VSU added touchdowns from Saunds and fresh man quarterback Sam Edwards hit Talley for 64 yards setting up a 12yard run from redshirt freshman James Chaney for his first collegiate touchdown and the 51-7 score.The Blazers return home to host Albany State on Saturday, Sep.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 85 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY GAME2021RECAPS 2021 GAME TWO Sept.11,2021•HoveyField•Richomond,Va.•Att:5,019 #5 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 51 VIRGINIA UNION PANTHERS 7 Score by VALDOSTAQuartersSTATE 14 13 10 14 - 51 2-0 (0-0 GSC) VIRGINIA UNION 0 0 0 7 - 7 0-2 (0-0 CIAA) Scoring Summary 1st 04:02 VSU Thompkins 1-yard run (Thiele kick) 00:35 VSU McGill 50-yard run (Thiele kick) 2nd 08:14 VSU Durham 39-yard run (Thiele kick) 03:55 VSU Talley 1-yard pass from Durham (Thiele pass failed) 3rd 12:08 VSU Thiele 37-yard field goal 08:37 VSU Durham 59-yard run (Thiele kick) 4th 11:38 VUU Byers 3-yard run (Souza kick) 08:11 VSU Saunds 7-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 00:38 VSU Chaney 12-yard run (Thiele kick)
VUU (0-2) was held in check all night, but managed to rush the ball somewhat ef fectively, but not pick up big chunk plays. The Panthers finished with 177 yards on the ground and 97 yards passing for 274 yards of offense. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week, receiver Charles Brown, was held without a catch in the game as the Blazer “D” clamped down on him, while D2Football.com First Team Pre season All-America kicker Jefferson Souza missed a 27-yard field goal which would’ve given VUU the early lead in the first quarter. Jada Byers paced the Panthers with 107 yards rushing and the lone TD in the fourth quarter. Byers finished with 225 all-purpose yards and had four kick returns for 107 yards.
The Blazers took a business trip approach to the road trip as it was 650 miles, mark ing one of the longest regular season trips in recent memory for VSU. The team began its travels on Thursday, staying in Lumberton, N.C. where it practiced and arrived in Richmond on Friday. VSU now has won its last 12 road games dating back to the 2017 season.After a three-and-out by the Panthers to begin the game and just an 18-yard punt from Keyon Dickens, VSU took over at the VUU 46 and moved to the VUU 39. GSC Special Teams Player of the Week, sophomore Estin Thiele, missed a field goal wide right from 56 yards as he hit a 50-yarder last week against Savannah State. VUU had a good drive going on the ensuing possession and moved to the VSU 9, high lighted by a pass from quarterback Khalid Morris to Reavis for 22 yards. Souza missed the field goal wide right also with 7:02 left in the first. Following the miss, it was all Blazers. VSU punted on its ensuing possession, but Rea vis fumbled and Jefferson recovered at the VUU 9. Durham found Saunds for six yards and junior Jamar Thompkins scored from one yard out for a 7-0 lead with 4:02 left in the first. Thompkins finished the game with 12 carries for 55 yards and a score. Opportunistic Jefferson picked off Morris’ pass and returned it 24-yards to the 50. On the first play from scrimmage, McGill went the distance for 50 yards and a 14-0 lead. Midway through the second, Durham called his own number on a 2nd and 6 from the VUU 39 for a touchdown and a 21-0 lead with 8:08 left in the half. Late in the half, VSU used an eight play, 80-yard drive as Thompkins began with a 30-yard scamper and later McGill went for 32 to the VUU 2. Durham hit Talley for a score and a 27-0 lead as VSU had a botched snap on the PAT heading into halftime. To begin the second half, VSU senior Lio’undre Gallimore returned the Souza kick 66 yards, but a penalty on the Blazers pushed them back to the VSU 46 after Gallimore got the VUU 30. VSU was flagged seven times for a season-high 93 yards, while VUU also had seven infractions for just 35 yards in the game. Despite the flag, VSU moved down to the VUU 20 and Thiele connected on a 37-yard field goal for a 30-0 lead. Gallimore finished the with three catches for 31 yards, while he had two kick returns for 87 yards and a long of 66. Durham scored on a 59-yard run for a 37-0 lead in the third. The Panthers then had their most productive drive of the game, going 13 plays for 76 yards ending the Byers TD run for a 37-7 score.
INTERCEPTIONS: Valdosta State-M. Jefferson 1-24. Virginia Union-B. Epps 1-0. FUMBLES: Valdosta State-None. Virginia Union-K. Morris 1-1; J. Reavis 1-1; D. Smith SACKS1-0.(UA-A): Valdosta State-A. Dulin 1-0; C. Roberts 1-0. Virginia UnionTACKLESNone. (UA-A): Valdosta State-N. Moss 8-6; J. Bull 4-3; A. Coley 4-3; M. Jef ferson 4-2; T. Dotson 4-1; C. Matthew 3-2; J. Gaskin 2-3; J. Jackson 2-2; C. Roberts 2-2; A. Dulin 2-1; M. Harp 2-0; E. Williams 1-1; B. Williams 1-0; J. Williams 1-0; M. Williams 1-0; J. Dunbar 1-0; J. Baldi 1-0; L. Gallimore 1-0; S. Coleman 0-1; E. Watson 0-1. Virginia Union-J. Grant 3-3; T. Parker 5-0; B. Epps 4-0; J. Wall 4-0; M. Dob bins 2-2; J. Jackson 3-0; J. Sumiel 2-1; D. Walker 2-1; X. Hines 2-1; D. Grant 2-1; S. Mckinney 2-0; D. DeCruz 2-0; D. Rhem 1-1; T. Davis 1-0; R. Monroe 1-0; A. Burden 1-0; J. Jones 1-0; N. Livingston 1-0; K. Morris 1-0. Team Stats VSU VUU FIRST DOWNS 22 20 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 31-307 46-177 PASSING YARDS (NET) 252 97 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 18-34-1 10-24-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-559 70-274 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-44 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-11 1--11 Returns-Yards-TD 2-87 4-107 Returns-Yards-TD 1-24 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-36.0 7-42.7 0-0 3-2 7-93 7-35 Time 24:26 35:34 6 of 12 5 of 15 Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scoring Chance 5-5 1-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 0-0 Points off 14 0
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Individual Stats RUSHING: Albany State-M. Fulks 17-94; K. Ward 10-44; D. Bonneau 12-10. Valdosdta State-S. McGill 16-60; J. Thompkins 13-45; I. Durham PASSING:7-42.Albany State-D. Bonneau 4-12-2-65. Valdosta State-I. Durham RECEIVING:14-29-0-207.AlbanyState-C. Lewis, V 2-39; J. Wooten 1-30; M. Fulks 1-minus 4. Valdosta State-L. Gallimore 4-73; B. Saunds 3-70; T. Rob erts 2-16; C. Barrett 2-15; S. McGill 2-11; J. Thompkins 1-22.
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER86 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY GAME2021 RECAPS 2021 GAME THREE Sept.18,2021•Bazemore-HyderStadium•Att:3,376 ALBANY STATE GOLDEN RAMS 3 #3 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 21 Score by SAVANNAHQuartersSTATE 0 3 0 0 - 3 (2-1) VALDOSTA STATE 7 0 7 7 - 21 (3-0) Scoring Summary 1st 09:44 VSU Barrett 8-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 2nd 00:01 ASU Ballinas 19-yard field goal 3rd 05:39 VSU Gallimore 33-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 4th 09:16 VSU Saunds 43-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick)
off Turnovers
INTERCEPTIONS: Albany State-None. Valdosta State-J. Jackson 1-23; T. Dotson FUMBLES:1-0.Albany State-K. Ward 1-1; D. Bonneau 1-0; M. Fulks 1-1. Valdosta State-I. Durham 2-0. SACKS (UA-A): Albany State-M. Barnes 1-0. Valdosta State-B. Williams 1-1; C. Matthew 0-1; M. Jefferson 1-0; J. Martin 1-0; D. Anthony 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Albany State: Brandarious 8-4; J. Hill 4-3; A. Leroy, Jr., 1-6; S. Pierre 3-3; C. Jones 4-1; M. Brown 2-2; D. Davis 0-4; A. Harvey 0-4; T. Bishop 2-1; J. Turner 2-0; M. Barnes 1-1; J. Hawkins 0-2; D. Bonneau 1-0; Femi Mays 1-0; C. Lewis, V 0-1; J. Baker 0-1; B. Manuel 0-1; A. Butler 0-1. Valdosta State-N. Moss 5-3; J. Martin 3-4; M. Jeffer son 3-3; J. Bull 4-1; B. Williams 2-3; J. Gaskin 3-1; D. Anthony 1-3; C. Matthew 1-3; T. Dotson 2-1; J. Jackson 2-1; M. Williams 2-1; J. Baldi 1-2; J. Williams 1-2; M. Shaw 1-1; A. Dulin 0-2; B. Buckridge 0-1. Team Stats ASU VSU FIRST DOWNS 14 15 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 39-148 36-147 PASSING YARDS (NET) 65 207 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 4-21-2 14-29-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-213 65-354 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-9 Punt Returns-Yards 2-27 3-14 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 4-92 1-22 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 0-0 2-23 Punts (Number-Avg.) 8-38.1 9-32.6 3-2 2-0 7-55 12-97 Possession Time 28:17 31:43 Conversions 2 of 12 6 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scoring Chances 1-2 1-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 5-34 Points 0 0
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Blazers Weather Lightning, Golden Rams, 21-3
VALDOSTA, Ga. - The No. 3-ranked Valdosta State football team forced four turn overs and defeated Albany State 21-3 Saturday evening/Sunday Morning after a 2:30 h/m lightning delay just before kickoff. The Blazers improved to 3-0 on the year, while Albany State fell to 2-1. VSU junior quarterback Ivory Durham went 14 of 29 passing for a career-high 207 yards and three touchdowns in the game throwing to three different receivers. Durham also had seven rushes for 42 yards. Senior Lio’undre Gallimore had four catches for 73 yards and a score, while graduate student Brian Saunds had three receptions for 70 yards and a score. The Blazers had 147 yards rushing and 207 through the air, outgaining ASU 354213. The defense held ASU to 4 of 21 passing with two interceptions and just 65 yards through the air, while the Golden Rams were led by 94 yards on 17 carries from Marcuis Defensively,Fulks.VSUrecorded five sacks for 34 yards and seven tackles for loss for 40 yards, two interception returns and two fumble returns. Reigning Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Week, Nick Moss, had eight tackles with five solo stops, while junior Javiontae Martin had seven tackles with one sack and two tackles for loss. Right after the coin toss, the game was suspended due to lightning in the area. Following the delay, the game finally started at approximately 9:30 p.m., and there was a light rain falling over Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. VSU took the opening kick and marched right down the field. On a 3rd and 9 from the VSU 28, Durham hit Gallimore for 16 yards and a first down. The duo then connected for 12 yards. Later during the drive, on a 2nd and 17 from the VSU 49, Durham scampered 34 yards for a first down. On first and goal from the eight, Durham hit senior Chris Barrett for a score and a 7-0 lead with 9:38 left in the opening quarter. On the first ASU possession, Fulks coughed up the ball on a 2nd and nine from the ASU 25. VSU senior Arrington Dulin recovered the fumble, but an unsportsman like conduct penalty on the Blazers moved the ball to the ASU 40. The Blazers had a bad snap on the punt on 4th down as ASU began at the VSU 31. The Blazer “D” came up big again as ASU quarterback Dionte Bonneau’s pass was intercepted by sophomore Jalen Jackson at the VSU 19 and returned 23 yards for the second turnover of the game. VSU moved to the ASU 26 late in the quarter, but was stopped on 4th and 9 from for a turnover on downs. Early in the second quarter, the Blazer “D” recorded its second fumble recovery of the game as ASU’s Kam Ward fumbled from a hit from junior Jameon Gaskin and junior Dallas Anthony recovered as the Golden Rams were driving once again. ASU closed out the half with one of its best drives of the game going nine plays for 69 yards in 3:07 of game time as Gabriel Ballinas kicked a 19-yard field goal as time expired in the first half for a 7-3 VSU lead. The Blazers had 167 yards of offense in the first half with 86 passing yards and 81 on the ground, while ASU had 60 yards passing on just two completions and 80 yards on the ground for 140 total. Durham was 7 of 17 passing in the half with first drive touchdown pass, while Bonneau was just 2 for 10 with one interception. The first three drives of the second half resulted in punts, but on the fourth drive and second possession for the Blazers, the Durham and the offense found some momentum thanks to a great run Durham from Durham, going 19 yards on a 3rd and 13 to keep the drive alive. VSU moved to the ASU 33 and Durham connected with Gallimore on a beautiful throw and catch for a touchdown and a 14-3 lead with 5:30 left in the frame. Blazer junior Taurus Dotson came up with the second Bonneau interception on the ensuing drive on a deep pass to the VSU 25 as Dotson outjumped the ASU re ceiver and pulled the ball away from him for the pick and the fourth turnover of the game. Once again, VSU was unable to score off the miscue. Early in the fourth, VSU began at its own 14 and drove down to the ASU 43 when Durham hit graduate Brian Saunds for a 43-yard strike and a 21-3 lead.
VSU improved to 20-2 all-time against Albany State and improved to 11-0 against the Golden Rams in Valdosta. The Blazers have allowed just six points in the last eight quarters in the 38-3 win at ASU in 2019 and the victory tonight. VSU forced ASU into four turnovers, but was unable to score any points off the miscues as the Blazers have forced ten turnovers with just one interception on the Blazers this sea son for a +9 average in turnover margin. The four turnovers were the most by VSU in a game this season as they had three turn overs in each of the first two games.The Blazers have a bye week this week and return enceSouthtoerversusOct.derBazemore-HytoStadiumon2at7p.m.ShortUniversitybeginGulfConferplay.
3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-13 Points off Turnovers 7 7
VALDOSTA, Ga. -Behind a 35-0 run in the second half, the No. 3 Valdosta State football team posted a 49-13 victory over Shorter University Saturday evening to improve to 4-0 on the year and 1-0 in Gulf South Conference play.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 87 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY GAME2021RECAPS 2021 GAME FOUR Oct.2,2021•Bazemore-HyderStadium•Att:5,346 SHORTER HAWKS 13 #3 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 49 Score by Quarters SHORTER 0 13 0 0 - 13 (2-2, 0-2) VALDOSTA STATE 14 0 14 21 - 49 (4-0, 1-0)
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FUMBLES: Shorter-None. Valdosta State-None. SACKS (UA-A): Short er-None. Valdosta State-B. Williams 1-0; C. Brown 1-0; J. Williams 0-1; M. Harp 1-0; J. Gaskin 0-1.
Thompkins and McGill each went over 100 yards, marking the second time this season the Blazers had two players over 100-yards rushing. Thompkins finished with 108 yards and McGill had 104 yards with two scores. Durham finished with 82 yards on the ground on nine carries and two rushing scores. He was 17 of 32 passing for the game for a season-high 258 yards and two scores, along with one interception. Gallimore had seven catches for a sea son-high 135 yards and two scores.
PASSING: Shorter-A. Dennis 12-24-1-136; H. Cook 0-1-0-0. Valdosta State-I. Durham 17-32-1-258; S. Edwards 0-1-0-0.
Scoring 1st 11:11 VSU Gallimore 37-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 02:43 VSU Durham 9-yard run (Thiele kick) 2nd 09:16 SU Dennis 1-yard run (Pope kick) 03:18 SU Morlock 28-yard pass from Dennis (Shirley pass INT) 3rd 13:00 VSU Durham 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 01:11 VSU McGill 5-yard run (Thiele kick) 4th 11:24 VSU McGill 37-yard run (Thiele kick) 04:46 VSU Gallimore 51-yard pass from Duham (Thiele kick) 04:36 VSU Matthew 40-yard interception return (Thiele kick)
The Hawks ran 24 plays in the second half for a total of 49 yards, while the running game was stymied to just 13 carries for 30 yards in the half and Dennis passed for just 19 yards in the second half. For the game, Dennis was 12 of 24 passing for 136 yards, one touchdown and one interception, while Noah Holland led the way with 71 yards on the ground on 18 carries. Dennis had 11 carries for eight yards and one score on the ground.
Individual Stats RUSHING: Shorter-N. Holland 18-71; T. Owens 8-20; L. Bradl 2-13; A. Dennis 11-8; B. Bardenwerper 1-5; TEAM 1-minus 2. Valdosta State-J. Thompkins 8-108; S. McGill 15-104; I. Durham 9-82; J. Chaney 1-10; S. Edwards 2-10; I. Flowers 1-8; C. Allen 1-minus 6.
Summary
INTERCEPTIONS: Shorter-D. Lane 1-5. Valdosta State-C. Matthew 1-40.
Stong Second Half Surges No. 3 Blazers Past Shorter, 49-13
RECEIVING: Shorter-L. Brandl 5-20; K. Morlock 3-68; J. Dietl III 2-32; D. Ander son 2-16. Valdosta State-L. Gallimore 7-135; V. Talley 4-87; C. Allen 3-11; S. McGill 2-7; B. Saunds 1-18.
The Blazer “D” recorded its third touchdown with a house call by graduate Christian Matthew late in the fourth quarter on a 40-yard pick six for the 49-13 margin. VSU senior linebacker Nick Moss recorded 13 tackles and eight solo stops to lead the team, while VSU recorded four sacks and six tackles for loss for 30 yards. It was Moss’ second-straight game of double-digit tackles. After a great start by the Blazers as they forced the Hawks into a punt on the first possession of the game, VSU wasted no time in getting on the board needing just two plays and an 83-yard drive. On the first play from scrimmage, junior quarterback Ivory Durham hit senior wide receiver Victor Talley for 46 yards and then Durham found senior Lio’undre Gallimore for 37 yards and a touchdown with 11:04 left in the first. VSU added its second score of the opening frame on a seven play, 70-yard drive late in the quarter as Durham used his feet for 23-yards on a 3rd and 10 from the VSU 47. He then scored from nine-yards out for a 14-0 lead. The upset-minded Hawks (2-3, 0-2 GSC) got things going offensively early in the second quarter, following an interception from Durham for just the second turnover of the season on the Blazers as Devonn Lane picked off the deflected pass. With renewed energy, SU quarterback Aeneas Dennis hit Kyle Morlock on a 2nd and 8 from the 50 for 39-yards and then Dennis scored from one yard out for a 14-7 score. Following a Blazer punt, the Hawks took over at their own 13 and Dennis hit John Dietl III for 20-yards on a 3rd and eight and then Dennis hit Tony Bethea for a 28-yard strike and a 14-13 score. SU went for two but the Cam Shirley pass was intercepted in the end zone. The game remained 14-13 at intermission, but the Blazers came out fir ing on all cylinders in the second half. The onslaught began with a five play, 75-yard drive to get things started as junior running back Jamar Thompkins rushed for 25 yards on the first play of the half and junior running back Seth McGill had back-to-back 14-yard scampers setting up Durham from four yards out for his second rushing touchdown of the game and a 21-13 lead. VSU went up 28-13 with another 75-yard drive later in the quarter as McGill scored from five yards out for a 28-13 lead through three frames. The offen sive production continued in the fourth as McGill scored his second rushing touchdown of the game, this time from 37-yards out and a 35-13 lead. The Blazers then used the longest drive of the game, going 91 yards on nine plays as Durham connected with Gallimore for his second score of the game and a 42-13 lead. Matthew then had the pick six for the final margin. After just 216 yards of total offense in the first half, the Blazers exploded with 25 rushes for 236 yards on the ground, while Durham and freshman quarter back Sam Edward threw for 122 yards and the Blazers had 41 plays in the half for 358 yards of total offense.
The Blazers amassed a season-high 574 yards of offense in the game and held Shorter to just 49 yards of offense in the second half as it accumulated 202 yards of offense in the first half and trailed 14-13 at intermission. VSU rushed for a season-high 316 yards and passed for a season-high 258 yards.
TACKLES (UA-A): Shorter: T. Walker 3-6 K. Reynolds 3-5; T. Thomas 5-2; N. Reddish 3-4; B. Rice 1-5; D. Moss 4-0; C. Williams 3-1; F. Reid 2-2; C. Wash ington 2-2; T. Jackson 2-1. Valdosta State-N. Moss 8-5; J. Gaskin 1-7; M. Jef ferson 2-5; J. Martin 0-7; C. Roberts T. Dotson 2-2; A. Dulin 1-3; E. Watson 1-3; C. Allen 2-1; D. Anthony 2-1; J. Jackson 1-2; B. Williams 1-2; J. Williams 0-3; J. Dunbar 1-1; C. Brown 1-1; J. Bull 0-2. Team Stats SU VSU FIRST DOWNS 16 28 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 41-115 37-316 PASSING YARDS (NET) 136 258 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 12-25-1 17-33-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-251 70-574 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 4-12 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 4-64 1-44 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 1-5 1-40-1 Punts (Number-Avg.) 8-41.1 3-31.7 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-50 8-68 Possession Time 32:24 27:36 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 8 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scoring Chances 1-1
SACKS (UA-A): Delta State-None. Valdosta State-J. Bull 1-1; J. Gaskin 0-1; B. Williams 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Delta State: B. Thomas 4-0; S. Paige 1-3; J. Valesco 2-1; L. Thomas 0-3; J. Henderson 2-0; T. Hall 1-1; Z. Samuel 1-1; A. Hill 1-1; M. Terry 1-1; T. Perry 0-2; S. Snow 1-0; D. Dampier 1-0; E. Mincey 1-0; J. Faulk 1-0; D. Snow 0-1; J. Boyd 0-1; E. Barber 0-1. Valdosta State-N. Moss 8-9; C. Roberts 9-2; J. Martin 4-4; M. Jefferson 2-6; J. Jackson 3-4; A. Dulin 0-7; J. Gaskin 2-4; B. Williams 3-2; C. Mat thew 1-3; J. Bull 1-3; E. Watson 3-0; P. Starks 2-0; J. Dunbar 2-0; K. Solomon 1-1; M. Shaw 0-2; C. Allen 1-0; S. Derosier 1-0; A. Coley 1-0; T. Cooper 1-0; E. Williams 0-1; L. Johnson 0-1; M. Harp 0-1. Team Stats DSU VSU FIRST DOWNS 20 25 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 51-129 38-401 PASSING YARDS (NET) 202 165 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 17-32-0 7-14-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 83-361 52-566 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 6-110 1-96-1 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 5-31.8 1-37.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-45 2-44 Possession Time 37:53 22:07 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 20 2 of 5 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 5 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scoring Chances 0-4 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-20 Points off 0 3
VSU won its 19th-straight regular season game against GSC competing dating back to the final game of 2017 and the 26th-straight regular season game overall. VSU now has won 33 of its last 34 games. Junior running back Seth McGill tallied a career-high 190 yards on 13 carries with one touchdown, while fellow junior Jamar Thompkins had 11 rushes for 135 yards and two touchdowns and junior quarterback Ivory Durham tallied four carries for 29 yards and a score. The 401 yards on the ground is the second-most all-time in program history for the team as VSU tallied 446 yards at Shorter on Sept. 28, 2019. VSU averaged a blister ing 10.3 yards per carry on the ground for the game against the Statesmen. The 566 yards for the game marked the second-straight game and third of the season VSU has eclipsed the 500-yard mark. Last week versus Shorter, VSU tallied a sea son-high 574 yards of offense and 559 yards at Virginia Union (Sept. 11). VSU finished the game 7 of 14 passing for 165 yards as Durham was 7 of 13 with two touchdowns and 165 yards passing. Blazer senior Lio’undre Gallimore had a night to remember as he took a lateral from Thompkins at the VSU ten on the opening kickoff and went 90 yards for a touchdown just 14 seconds into the contest and a 96-yard kickoff return for the duo. It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown for the Blazers since Vincent Dallas versus Albany State on Sept. 6, 2014 for 85-yards. The touchdown was the quickest score of the season for the Blazers and led the game for a season-high 59:46 minutes. VSU entered one of just two teams (Wingate) as the only teams in NCAA Division II who had not trailed so far this season. Wingate battled back from a 14-0 deficit to defeat Limestone Saturday for a 35-17 victory as the Blazers now are the only team in the country to not trail thus far this season. VSU now has led for 276:25 minutes and been tied for just 23:35 minutes this season. Following a three-and-out by the Statesmen, VSU took over at the 50. McGill scam pered 19 yards for a first down and then Durham hit Gallimore in stride for a 31-yard strike and score and a 14-0 lead with 12:44 left in the first quarter. DSU (2-4, 0-3 GSC) had one of its best drives of the game marching from its own 18 to the VSU 23 as starting quarterback Patrick Shegog had three incomplete passes from the VSU 23. DSU kicker Connor Mantelli missed a 33-yard field goal wide left as the Statesmen came away empty. VSU suffered its first lost fumble of the season on the ensuing possession, but the Blazer “D” stood tall and forced Delta State into another three-and-out. From there, McGill and the Blazers went to work, once again, with great runs of 12 and 27 yards, while Durham hit graduate studant Brian Saunds for 31 yards and McGill ran once again to the DSU 5. Thompkins scored from four yards out for a 21-0 lead with 4:07 left in the firstEarlyquarter.inthe second quarter, Shegog got hit hard and left the game and didn’t return to the field the rest of the evening. Cole Kirk came in for Shegog and drove the Statesmen to the VSU 5. Kory Gainwell rushed to the one and then a huge tackle on fourth down from Blazer sophomore Jaylen Jackson stymied DSU with the goal line stand. VSU held DSU to 0 for 4 in the red zone as Mantelli missed three field goals in the game. VSU then went 96 yards in six plays using just 1:53 on the clock for a 28-0 lead as Durham hit Gallimore for 35, Thompkins ran for 12 and McGill scored on a 35-yard run with 10:14 left in the half. The Statesmen then had a game-high, 18-play drive for 48 yards, using 7:43 on the clock as DSU converted two fourth downs on the drive. However, Mantelli missed his second field goal of the game, this time from 44-yards with 2:31 left in the half. McGill used a 40-yard run and Thompkins finished the drive with a five-yard score for a 35-0 lead with 57 seconds left in the half. VSU went into the break in complete com mand of the game and held a 331 to 186-yard advantage in total offense and the Blazers at 223 yards on the ground on just 15 carries. McGill had ten rushes for 176 yards and a score in the half as he and Thompkins were the only two rushers in the half. Despite leading 35-0, DSU held a staggering 22:52 to 7:08 lead in time of possession in the first half. For the game, DSU had the ball for 37:53 minutes, while VSU held it for 22:07.The Blazers added two touchdowns in the third quarter from senior Chris Barrett and Durham, while sophomore kicker Estin Thiele connected on two field goals in the fourth quarter from 36-yards and 41-yards. Defensively, senior linebacker Nick Moss was all over the field, yet again, as he record ed a career-high 17 tackles and eight solo stops. Moss entered the game 29th nationally and tops in the GSC in solo tackles per game at 5.8, while he entered seventh nationally in total tack les at 11.5 per contest. Moss also had one tackle for loss. Senior Cory Roberts had a game-high nine solo stops and 11 tackles to tal, while VSU recorded three sacks and eight tackles for loss in the game.
Turnovers
3rd 10:44 VSU Barrett 22-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 04:55 VSU Durham 10-yard run (Thiele kick)
4th 14:14 VSU Thiele 36-yard field goal 05:49 VSU Thiele 41-yard field goal
Delta State-None. Valdosta State-None. FUMBLES: Delta State-K. Gainwell 2-1. Valdosta State-J. Thompkins 1-1.
No. 3 Blazers Blast Delta State, 55-0 VALDOSTA, Ga. - Behind a season-high 401 yards on the ground, the No. 3 Valdosta State football team scored early and often in a 55-0 victory over Delta State Saturday evening at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. VSU amassed 566 yards of total offense for the second-most this season in a game. The Blazers improved to 5-0 on the year and 2-0 in Gulf South Conference play, post ing their first shutout since a 52-0 blanking of Shorter on Sept. 18, 2018. It was the 26th shutout in program history and the second time blanking the Statesmen (42-0, Sept. 21, 2002, in Valdosta).
PASSING: Delta State-C. Kirk 1-20-0-126; P. Shegog 7-12-0-76. Valdosta State-I. Durham 7-13-0-165; S. Edwards 0-1-0-0.
INTERCEPTIONS:1-22.
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER88 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY GAME2021 RECAPS 2021 GAME FIVE Oct.9,2021•Bazemore-HyderStadium•Att:3,063 DELTA STATE STATESMEN 0 #3 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 55 Score by Quarters DELTA STATE 0 0 0 0 - 0 (2-4, 0-3) VALDOSTA STATE 21 14 14 6 - 55 (5-0, 2-0) Scoring Summary 1st 14:46 VSU Gallimore 90-yard kickoff return (Thiele kick) 12:50 VSU Gallimore 31-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 04:07 VSU Thompkins 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 2nd 10:14 VSU McGill 35-yard run (Thiele kick) 01:03 VSU Thompkins 5-yard run (Thiele kick)
Individual Stats RUSHING: Delta State-K. Gainwell 15-65; D. Dampier 11-48; R. Owens II 10-31; J. ellison 5-24; P. Shegog 3-5; TEAM 2-minus 4; C. Kirk 5-minus 10. Valdosta State-S. McGill 13-190; Jamar Thompkins 11-135; J. Chaney 5-36; I. Durham 4-29; S. Edwards 2-11; C. Hollingshed 2-2; TEAM 1-minus 2.
RECEIVING: Delta State-D. Meyers 5-50; Todd Lee Battle 3-63; R. Owens II 2-9: J. Ellison 2-5; R. Evans 1-30; C. Tidwell 1-25; T. Kennedy 1-1. C. Edmonds 1-7; D. Dampier 1-2. Valdosta State-L. Gallimore 3-78; B. Saunds 3-65; C. Barrett
The Tigers (6-1, 3-1 GSC) came out and took the opening kickoff and moved methodically down the field as McDaniels hit Tyriq Martin for nine yards on a third and five and then Mc Daniels called his own number for 39 yards to the VSU 22. On second and five from the VSU five, senior Cory Roberts looked to have had an interception in the end zone, but was ruled incomplete. From there, McDaniels hit Martin for the score and a 7-0 lead with 11:38 left in the first half. It marked the first time VSU had trailed all season as VSU was the last remaining team in NCAA Division II to not trail in a game this season.
TACKLES (UA-A): Valdosta State-C. Roberts 7-0; N. Moss 5-0; M. Jefferson 4-0; E. Watson 4-0; J. Gaskin 4-0; B. Williams 4-0; J. Bull 2-0; A. Dulin 2-0; J. Jack son 2-0; E. Williams 1-0; J. Baldi 1-0; T. Roberts 1-0; S. Coleman 1-0; S. McGill 1-0; T. Dotson 1-0; A. Coley 1-0; M. Harp 1-0; J. Martin 1-0; L. Johnson 1-0. West Alabama-J. Hatcher 7-2; S. Lewis 6-0; C. Terrell 5-1; J. Boyd 5-0; M. Anderson 4-1; C. Embry 3-1; S. Archie 3-0; U. Lilly 2-1; R. Chatman 2-1; S. Gray 2-0; T. Carter 2-0; M. Sharpley 2-0; T. Newell 2-0; N. Ellis 1-1; D. Welker 1-0; D. Battle 1-0; T. Carter 1-0; A. Adams 1-0; G. McKenzie 0-1; S. Hood 0-1. Team Stats VSU UWA FIRST DOWNS 26 19 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 46-163 30-174 PASSING YARDS (NET) 341 155 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 21-31-1 14-38-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 76-504 68-329 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-5 2-11 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 4-69 3-57 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 1-47-1 1-15 Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-48.0 6-37.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-98 7-58 Possession Time 38:35 21:25 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 4 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scoring Chance 2-2 2-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 0-0 Points off Turnovers 7 0
Score by VALDOSTAQuartersSTATE 14 14 14 0 - 42 6-0 (3-0 GSC) WEST ALABAMA 14 3 0 0 - 17 6-1 (3-1 GSC)
No. 3 Blazers Tame No. 10 Tigers in Top Ten Matchup, 42-17 LIVINGSTON, Ala. – Trailing for the first time this season, the No. 3 Valdosta State football team didn’t panic and quickly erased thee early 14-0 deficit as it rolled to a 42-17 victory at No. 10 West Alabama Saturday afternoon. VSU improved to 35-5 all-time against West Alabama and 16-3 in Livingston, Ala. The win garnered VSU its 33rd winning season in 39 years of football. VSU (6-0, 3-0 GSC) won its 20th-straight regular season game in the Gulf South Conference and 27th-straight regular season game overall dating back to 2017. The Blazers also now have won 31 of the last 32 games overall also dating back to 2017. It was the 310th victory alltime in program history (310-127-4) and the 66th all-time victory against a ranked opponent (66-60-2).Behind the third-straight game of over 500 yards of total offense, the Blazers recorded 504 yards Saturday on 76 plays and 6.6 yards per play, while holding UWA to 329 yards of offense.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 89 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY GAME2021RECAPS 2021 GAME SIX Oct.16,2021•TigerStadium•Livingston,Ala.•Att:2,563 #3 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 42 #10 WEST ALABAMA TIGERS 17
INTERCEPTIONS: Valdosta State-T. Dotson 1-47-1. West Alabama-J. Boyd FUMBLES:1-15. Valdosta State-B. Saunds 1-0; J. Miller 1-0. West Alabama-None.
Scoring Summary 1st 11:45 UWA Martin 6-yard pass from McDaniels (Dunkle kick) 08:14 UWA Martin 39-yard pass from McDaniels (Dunkle kick) 05:48 VSU Gallimore 46-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 03:15 VSU Thompkins 18-yard run (Thiele kick)
VSU rushed for 163 yards and threw for a season-high 341 yards. VSU junior quarterback Ivory Durham went 21 of 31 passing for a career-high 341 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Graduate student Brian Saunds had a season-high 168 yards on nine receptions and one touchdown, while senior Lio’undre Gallimore had four catches for 79 yards and two scores. Junior Jamar Thompkins rushed 12 times for 54 yards and a score, while junior Seth McGill had 14 carries for 47 yards and a score. The Blazer “D” settled down following the 14-0 deficit and stymied the Tigers the rest of the way, spoiling UWA’s Hall of Fame Day and 50th Anniversary of its NAIA National Championship football season. VSU outscored UWA 42-3 after the 14-0 hole, moreover, after allowing 271 yards of offense in the first half and 17 points, the Blazers held UWA to just 58 yards of total of fense in the second half for 329 yards and no points. Junior Taurus Dotson had an interception return for a touchdown in the game, while senior Cory Roberts helped cause the interception with a big hit. UWA entered the game 18th nationally and second in the GSC behind VSU in total offense at 462.0 yards per game. For UWA, Demetrius Battle had 17 carries for 99 yards, while Jack McDaniels was 14 of 37 passing for 155 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Tyriq Martin had seven catches for 90 yards and two score. The VSU special teams also had a good outing Saturday as sophomore punter John Miller turned field position a couple of times in the first half with good punts as he tallied three punts for 144 yards and a 48.0 average. He had a long of 53 yards, while sophomore and reigning GSC Special Teams Player of the Week, Estin Thiele had seven kickoffs for 450 yards and a 64.3 average with four big touchbacks.
3rd 09:52 VSU McGill 16-yard run (Thiele kick) 07:57 VSU Dotson 47-yard Interception return (Thiele kick)
PASSING: Valdosta State-I. Durham 21-31-1-341. West Alabama-J. McDaniels 14-37-1-155; J. Hatcher 0-1-0-0.
2nd 11:40 VSU Gallimore 21-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 06:56 UWA Dunkle 25-yard field goal 01:44 VSU Saunds 59-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick)
RECEIVING: Valdosta State-B. Saunds 9-168; L. Gallimore 4-79; C. Allen 2-56; V. Talley 2-16; T. Roberts 2-10; S. McGill 1-7; I. Wilson 1-5. West Alabama-T. Martin 7-90; B. Blachard 3-48; D. Battle 2-2; O. Harper 1-9; D. Nalls 1-6.
VSU had a great pass from Durham to McGill, but the Blazers were called for offensive pass interference spoiling the ensuing drive as VSU was forced to punt. With the momentum, UWA needed just two plays as Battle rushed for 27 yards and McDaniels hooked up with Martin for the second score on a 39-yard strike for a 14-0 lead with 8:07 left in the quarter. From there, it was all Blazers as VSU roared back, beginning with a 46-yard strike on the ensuing possession to senior Lio’undre Gallimore from Durham for a 14-7 score deficit as the Blazers needed just five plays for 73 yards and 2:19 off the clock. After a three-and-out by the Tigers, Durham and Saunds connected for 47 yards on two passes and junior Jamar Thomp kins scored on the ground leveling the game at 14 with 3:08 left in the quarter. Durham hit Gallimore for his second touchdown of the half on a 21-yard pass for a 21-14 with 11:35 left in the half. UWA then used a 16 play, 72-yard drive and settled for a 25-yard field goal from Gabriel Dunkle for a 21-17 VSU lead. Later in the half, Durham found Saunds for a 59-yard strike and a 28-17 lead with 1:38 left in the half. The Tigers moved down the field on the ensuing drive and reached the VSU 19, but Dunkle missed the 36-yard field goal with 12 seconds left in the half. For the fifth time in six games, VSU began the second half with a touchdown on its opening possession (Punt, vs. Albany State). It wasn’t easy however, as freshman quarterback Sam Edwards, who had to borrow Durham’s helmet came in after Durham’s helmet got knocked off and scampered 16 yards on a 3rd and 14 at the VSU 15 to continue the drive. Durham returned and then hit Saunds for 19 yards and 7 yards, followed by freshman Council Allen for 25. Graduate transfer Victor made a great leaping catch for 10 yards and a first down at the UWA 21. Reigning Gulf South Conference Player of the Week, junior Seth McGill, scampered 16 yards for a score and a 35-17 lead. On the ensuing drive, Battle rushed for 18 yards for the Tigers and McDaniels’ pass was intercepted by junior Taurus Dotson as senior Cory Roberts put a huge hit on the UWA receiver forcing the ball in the air. Dotson went 47-yards for the score and the 42-17 lead with 7:57 left in the third. It was VSU’s fourth defensive touchdown of the season as it entered the game fifth nationally in defensive scores. UWA had a good drive moving to the VSU 25, but Dunkle missed his second field goal of the day – this time for 42-yards with 5:33 left in the quarter. The teams played a scoreless the rest of theTheway.Blazers continue on the road next week as they travel to Mississippi College for a 3 p.m. ET game in Clinton, Miss., then return home to host West Georgia on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium.
Individual Stats RUSHING: Valdosta State-J. Thompkins 12-54; S. McGill 14-47; I. Durham 7-41; J. Chaney 7-20; S. Edwards 1-16; TEAM 3-minus 6; J. Miller 1-minus 9. West Alabama-D. Battle 17-99; J. McDaniels 4-36; J. Smith 7-33; T. Webb 2-6.
SACKS (UA-A): Valdosta State-E. Watson 1-0. West Alabama-None.
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER90 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY GAME2021 RECAPS 2021 GAME SEVEN Oct.23,2021•Robinson-HaleStadium•Att:1,256 #2 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 41 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE CHOCTAWS 14 Score by VALDOSTAQuartersSTATE 3 10 14 14 - 41 7-0 (4-0 GSC) MISS. COLLEGE 0 0 0 14 - 14 3-4 (2-3 GSC) Scoring Summary 1st 09:24 VSU Thiele 17-yard field goal 2nd 11:28 VSU Durham 32-yard run (Thiele kick) 07:29 VSU Thiele 18-yard field goal 3rd 08:15 VSU Thompkins 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 00:03 VSU McGill 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 4th 11:45 MC Heard 1-yard run (Riley kick) 09:09 VSU McGill 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 05:11 MC Williams 34-yard run (Riley kick) 02:55 VSU Flowers 16-yard run (Thiele kick)
Individual Stats RUSHING: Valdosta State-S. McGill 16-112; I. Durham 7-87; J. Thompkins 9-78; J. Chaney 5-71; I. Flowers 1-16; C. Hollingshed 2-8; S. Edwards 1-7. Mississippi College-C. Fagan 14-75; D. Smith-Moore 11-67; M. Williams 6-67; T. Heard 9-58; J. Jones 6-53; R. Craten 3-14; S. Wilder 4-11.
VSU returns home to host nationally ranked West Geor gia on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at Game.nualStadiumBazemore-HyderfortheanPeachBasket
The Blazers outgained MC 446-342 as the Choctaws had 342 yards on the ground on 53 attempts. MC didn’t complete a pass in the game as it was 0 of 7 with an interception for no yards. Defensively, the Blazers were led by ten tackles each from sophomore Jaylen Jackson and junior Julian Baldi, while junior Jackson Bull had seven tackles with two tackles for loss and one of two sacks for the defense.
RECEIVING: Valdosta State-L. Gallimore 3-6; S. McGill 2-11; T. Roberts 1-10; D. Kelly 1-10. Mississippi College-None.
NO. 2 Blazers Win 21st-Straight GSC Game
PASSING: Valdosta State-I. Durham 9-18-0-97; S. Edwards 1-1-0-10. Missis sippi College-D. Smith-Moore 0-4-1-0; T. Heard 0-3-0-0.
VSU finished the game with 339 yards on the ground with junior Seth McGill recording two rushing scores and over 100 yards on the ground, while junior quarterback Ivory Durham also had a rushing score and redshirt freshman Isaiah Flowers also hit pay dirt on the ground. Soph omore kicker Estin Thiele went 2 for 3 in field goals for the game and had eight kickoffs for a 64.1 average in the game as MC had just one kick return for 21 yards. The Blazers were 10 of 19 for 107 yards pass ing as Durham was 9 of 18 passing for 97 yards, while freshman Sam Edwards was for 1 for ten yards. Neither team punted in the game. McGill had 14 rushes for 102 yards and two touchdowns, while Thompkins had nine rushes for 74 yards and a score. Durham had seven touches for 55 yards and a score. Reigning GSC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, graduate student Brian Saunds, had three catches for 70 yards.
VSU was 6 of 10 on third down for the game and went 6 of 7 in the red zone, while it was 1 of 1 on fourth down and held MC to 6 of 11 on third down and 1 of 4 on fourth down. The Blazers now have won 11-straight meetings in the series and 12-8-1 all-time in the series, while improving to 5-4-1 in Clinton, Miss.
The victory marked the 27th-straight regular season victory and 21st-straight GSC victory dating back to the 2017 season. Moreover, VSU has won 32 of its last 33 games overall and 35 of 37 dating back to the last five games of the 2017 season.
CLINTON, Miss. – The No. 2 Valdosta State football team posted a 41-14 victory at Mississippi College Saturday afternoon. The Blazers improved to 7-0 on the year and a 4-0 mark in Gulf South Conference play. Mississippi College fell to 3-4 on the year and 2-3 in GSC play.
INTERCEPTIONS: Valdosta State-T. Dotson 1-6. Mississippi College-None. FUMBLES: Valdosta State-L. Gallimore 1-0. Mississippi College-R. Craten 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Valdosta State-B. Williams 1-0; M. Harp 1-0. Mississippi TACKLESCollege-None.(UA-A): Valdosta State-J. Jackson 9-1; J. Baldi 9-1; J. Bull 4-2; C. Roberts 5-0; A. Dulin 3-1; C. Matthew 3-0; B. Williams 2-1; M. Jefferson 1-2; M. Harp 2-0; E. Watson 2-0; J. Martin 2-0; L. Johnson 1-0; J. Dunbar 1-0; T. Dotson 1-0; E. Williams 1-0; A. Coley 1-0. Mississippi College-J. Jones 7-0; G. Watts 6-1; N. Walker 5-1; Z. Hammann3-1; J. Woods 3-1; Z. Esters 3-0; D. Washington 3-0; C. Sims, Jr. 3-0; J. Mims 1-1; J. Miller 1-1; R. Broussard 1-0; G. Franklin 1-0; G. Greene 1-0; B. Hall 1-0; W. Jefferies 1-0; J. Stephens 1-0; C. Rush 1-0. Team Stats VSU MC FIRST DOWNS 23 19 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 41-379 53-345 PASSING YARDS (NET) 107 0 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 10-19-0 0-7-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-486 60-345 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 2-14 1-21 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 1-6 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 0-0.0 0-0.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 2-25 3-10 Possession Time 27:48 32:12 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 10 6 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 4 Red-Zone Scoring Chance 6-7 1-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-7 0-0 Points off Turnovers 3 0
VSU recorded 23 first downs and the Blazer “D” stood strong as it turned MC over on downs three times and the Choctaws missed their first attempted field goal of the season. Blazer defensive back junior Taurus Dotson had his second interception of the season on the second pass attempted by MC.
RECEIVING:23-0-212.
VALDOSTA
Scoring Summary
VSU junior quarterback Ivory Durham scampered for just enough on a nine-yard run for a fresh set of downs. UWG used its final timeout after a short run by the Blazers with 1:20 left. Blazer junior quarterback Seth McGill rushed for three years for a third and five at the VSU 40. McGill, the reigning GSC Offensive Player of the Week, finished with 14 carries for 56 yards and two catches for eight yards. The Blazers let the play clock run all the way down to one with 31 seconds left before calling a timeout. With no timeouts left for UWG, VSU took a knee as the game ended. In a game that saw the Blazers pile up 488 yards of offense, including 276 on the ground and 212 through the air, Durham finished 19 of 23 passing with two touchdown tosses, while he had ten rushes for 72 yards and two scores. Junior running back Jamar Thompkins had 14 rushes for 150 yards and a score, including a huge 63-yard scamper for a 27-13 lead with 10:39 left in the third. Graduate student Brian Saunds had seven catches for 96 yards, while fellow graduate student Lio’undre Gallimore had five catches for 49 yards and a score. Freshman Noah Gillan had one catch for 12 yards and a touchdown. The Blazer defense held the high-powered UWG offense to just 339 yards of total offense in the game as the Wolves entered averaging 478.2 yards per game, for second in the GSC behind VSU and eighth nationally. Frost passed for 228 yards on 27 of 43 with one interception and three touchdowns. Frost entered the game averaging 317.5 yards per game through the air for sixth nationally and the Wolves led the nation in passing offense as a team at 340 yards per game. Quan Harrison, Mechane Slade and Jace Jordan each had touchdown catches for the Wolves. Blazer senior Nick Moss had 13 tackles and three solo stops, while senior Cory Roberts had nine tackles and eight solo stops, along with his first interception of the season and sixth of his career. Leading pass defender, senior Chris tian Matthew, came up with three huge deflections in the game for 14 for the season. He entered the game seventh nationally and first in the GSC in passes defended at 1.7 per game.
VALDOSTA, Ga. - In a top five matchup Saturday evening in the Gulf South Conference, the No. 2 Val dosta State football team held off a furious second half rally by No. 3 West Georgia for a 36-34 victory to remain unbeaten at 8-0 overall and atop the Gulf South Conference standings at 5-0. VSU keeps the Peach Basket for another year and also takes a 3-0 lead in the new Red Clay Rivalry, which was announced as an annual series between the two schools encompassing all sports both schools sponsor, earlier in the week. VSU finished higher at both cross country championships last weekend in Clinton, Miss., for the early lead. VSU improved to 27-13 all-time against West Georgia and now has won the last three meetings in the series. VSU improved to 13-4 all-time against the Wolves in Valdosta and won the seventh-straight meeting between the two teams in Titletown. The win also gave VSU its 22nd-straight regular season GSC victory since 2017 and the 29th-straight regular season game overall since 2017. VSU now has won 33 of its last 34 games overall. UWG (7-2, 5-2 GSC) trailed 27-13 at halftime, but outscored the Blazers 21-9 in the second half and pulled within 33-26 with three minutes left in the third quarter. From there, VSU extended the lead to 36-27 with a field goal from sophomore kicker Estin Thiele with 11:28 remaining in the game.
No. 2 Blazers Hold Off No. 3 Wolves in Top Five Thriller, 36-34
Score WEST GEORGIA 3 10 14 7 - 34 (7-2, 5-2) STATE 14 13 6 3 - 36 (8-0, 5-0)
UWG won the toss and deferred as the Blazers started with two passes and one rush – all first downs getting to the UWG 29. After a run to the 27, Durham called his own number and scampered 27 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead with 13:01 left in the first quarter. It was Durham’s seventh rushing score of the season. VSU went five plays for 75 yards in just 1:59 for the early lead. Following a field goal by the Wolves, Durham used his feet, once again, on the ensuing drive for a huge gain on a second and five and then hit Gillan for a wide-open 12-yard touchdown pass for a 14-3 lead with 6:55 left in the first quarter. Saunds coughed up a punt return at the VSU 21 as UWG took over in plus territory. It was just the second lost fumble of the season by the Blazers as they entered leading the nation in fewest fumbles lost with just one this season. Frost connected with Harrison for a nine-yard touchdown pass, pulling UWG within 14-10 with 14:54 left in the first half. Durham found Gallimore for a 30-yard strike and a 21-10 lead with 9:04 left in the half. It was Gallimore’s ninth receiving touchdown of the season. VSU finished the game 6 of 11 on third down, while UWG was 8 of 13 on the pivotal down. Frost missed a deep pass to Harrison in the end zone on third down as Cervantes hit his second field goal of the game for a 21-13 VSU lead with 4:04 left in the half. It was a 14-play, 57-yard drive using 5:00 of game time. VSU came down the field with more great runs and passing as they got the second unsportsman like penalty of the game on UWG on a third down in the red zone. VSU then moved the ball to the UWG three for a second and goal with 27 seconds left in the half. McGill, got to the UWG one for a 3rd and goal with 17 seconds left in the frame. After back-to-back timeouts by both teams, Durham rushed in for his second rushing score of the game and a 27-13 lead as sophomore kicker Estin Thiele missed his first extra-point of the season with 13 seconds left in the half. For the half, VSU had 39 plays for 307 yards, including 22 rushes for 148 yards and 159 passing yards as Durham was 14 of 17 passing with touchdowns. UWG totaled 36 plays for 159 yards on 10 carries for 30 yards and Frost was 14 of 26 passing with one interception and one touchdown. Durham had seven carries for 59 yards to lead the Blazers on the ground and rushed for two scores. Saunds had six catches for 88 yards, while Gallimore had four catches for 35 yards and a score. Gillan had the one catch for 12 yards and a thein63-yardThompkinssecondVSUforyardscatchesHarrisontouchdown.hadfivefor61andascoretheWolves.UWGoutscored21-9inthehalf,buthadascamperthefinalhalfforBlazers.
The Wolves converted two big third downs and had a first and ten at the VSU 32 with 6:30 left in the game. A rush by quarterback Harrison Frost moved the ball to the 21 for a first down, but a big tackle for loss from sophomore Brian Williams brought up second and 13 from the 24. A third and ten followed and UWG converted its fourth third down conversion of the drive to the VSU seven with under four minutes left. On a reverse Frost found Jace Jordan in the back of the end zone pulling UWG within 36-34 with 3:09 left. UWG went 17 plays and 94 yards, chewing up 8:08 off the clock. UWG had two drives in the game of double-digit plays, but VSU held a 30:10 to 29:50 lead in possession time for the game. UWG elected for the kick into the end zone with 3:09 left and two timeouts. Two runs by the Blazers left them with a third and eight followed by the second timeout by the Wolves with 2:13 left.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 91 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY GAME2021RECAPS 2021 PEACH BASKET GAME Oct.30,2021•Bazemore-HyderStadium•Att:6,102 #3 WEST GEORGIA WOLVES 34 #2 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 36
by Quarters
PASSING: West Georgia-H. Frost 27-43-1-228. Valdosta State-I. Durham 19West Georgia-M. Slade 7-41; Q. Harrison 6-76: T. Cole 4-39; J. Jor dan 4-25; R. Mosley 2-16; R. Blackmon 1-11; P. Patterson 1-11; C. Royalston 1-8; M. Yost 1-1. Valdosta State-B. Saunds 7-96; L. Gallimore 5-49; V. Talley 2-26; S. McGill 2-8; N. Gillan 1-12; T. Roberts 1-12; I. Durham 1-9.
1st 13:01 VSU Durham 27-yard run (Thiele kick) 10:45 UWG Cervantes 44-yard field goal 06:55 VSU Gillan 12-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick)
Individual Stats RUSHING: West Georgia-R. Mosley 10-46; C. Royalston 7-31; J. Jordan 7-25; H. Frost 2-5; Q. Harrison 1-4; T. Devezin 1-0. Valdosta State-J. Thompkins 14150; I. Durham 10-72; S. McGill 14-56; TEAM 1-minus 2.
2nd 14:54 UWG Harrison 9-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick) 09:04 VSU Gallimore 30-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 04:04 UWG Cervantes 35-yard field goal 00:13 VSU Durham 1-yard run (Thiele kick failed)
INTERCEPTIONS: West Georgia-None. Valdosta State-C. Roberts 1-0.
FUMBLES: West Georgia-J. West 1-0; H. Frost 1-0. Valdosta State-B. Saunds SACKS1-1. (UA-A): West Georgia-None. Valdosta State-A. Dulin 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): West Georgia: M. Miller 5-1; D. Robins 5-1; R. Chatman 4-2; A. Davis 3-2; B. Dillard 2-3; D. Harris 2-2; M. Dix 1-3; K. Williams 1-2; D. Shaw 1-2; A. Dahn 1-2; J. Brown 1-2; S. O’Neal 2-0; J. Jordan 1-1; D. Overstreet 0-2; D. Gardenhire 0-2; M. Parker 0-2. Valdosta State-N. Moss 3-10; C. Roberts 8-1; J. Martin 2-5; J. Gaskin 2-4; A. Dulin 4-0; J. Jackson 2-2; M. Harp 2-2; M. Jefferson 2-2; C. Matthew 2-1; E. Williams 2-1; B. Williams 2-1; J. Williams 2-0; T. Dotson 1-1; P. Starks 1-1; S. Coleman 1-0; E. Watson 0-1; A. Coley 0-1; J. Bull 0-1. Team Stats UWG VSU FIRST DOWNS 24 25 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 28-111 39-276 PASSING YARDS (NET) 228 212 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 27-43-1 19-23-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-339 62-488 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards-TD 1-78-1 1-1 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 3-50 2-43 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-43.7 3-42.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 7-66 7-81 Possession Time 29:50 30:10 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 13 6 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scoring Chances 4-4 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-4 Points off Turnovers 7 7
3rd 10:39 VSU Thompkins 63-yard run (Edwards rush failed) 05:40 UWG Slade 5-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick) 03:00 UWG Harrison 78-yard punt return (Cervantes kick) 4th 11:28 VSU Thiele 20-yard field goal 03:09 UWG Jordan 9-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick)
No. 2 Blazers Turn Back North Greenville Upset-Bid on Homecoming
VSU converted one third down on the ensuing drive and then had a 3rd and 3 from its 46 when the Crusaders began using their timeouts and the first one with 2:43 left. Durham called his own number for a first down as he went over 100 yards on the ground for the game. VSU was then able to run out the clock for theNextvictory. Satur day’s game likely will be the second top five matchup in three weeks for the Blazers with a scheduled kickoff of 5 p.m. ET in Pensacola, Fla.
VALDOSTA, Ga. -The No. 2 Valdosta State football team scored 21 points in the second quarter, after trailing 7-0 early, for a 31-21 victory over North Greenville Saturday afternoon for Homecoming and Senior Day. The Blazers improved to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in Gulf South Conference play, while North Greenville fell to 4-6 and 1-5 in GSC play. VSU earned at least a share of its third-straight Gulf South Conference title with the victory and can win the outright title next week with a win at No. 4 West Florida in the regular season finale for both teams.The Blazers finished the game with 530 yards of offense for the fifth game this season of over 500 yards of offense. VSU had 215 yards on the ground, led by 107 yards on 11 carries from junior quarterback Ivory Durham, while he went a career-high 27 of 40 passing for 315 yards, one touch down and two interceptions. It was Durham’s second game of over 300 yards passing this season.
RECEIVING: North Greenville-C. Bruce 3-54; L. Byrd 1-21; J. Edwards 1-minus 2. Valdosta State-B. Saunds 15-220; V. Talley 5-41; J. Thompkins 2-17; L. Gallimore 1-12; S. McGill 1-10; T. Roberts 1-6; C. Allen 1-5; C. Barrett 1-4.
Individual Stats RUSHING: North Greenville-C. Swift 21-112; K. Riley 7-29; S. Lakin 7-29; EJ Humphrey 4-15. Valdosta State-I. Durham 11-107; J. Thompkins 14-70; S. McGill 15-39; J. Chaney 1-minus 1.
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER92 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY GAME2021 RECAPS 2021 HOMECOMING Nov.6,2021•Bazemore-HyderStadium•Att:4,781 NORTH GREENVILLE CRUSADERS 21 #2 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 31 Score by Quarters NORTH GREENVILLE 7 7 0 7 21 (4-6, 1-5) VALDOSTA STATE 0 21 7 3 - 31 (9-0, 6-0) Scoring Summary 1st 06:10 NGU Riley 6-yard run (Karhu kick) 2nd 12:26 VSU McGill 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 04:31 VSU McGill 9-yard run (Thiele kick) 01:13 NGU Byrd 21-yard pass from Riley (Karhu kick) 00:22 VSU Saunds 24-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 3rd 11:43 VSU McGill 2-yard run (Thiele kick) 4th 07:03 VSU Thiele 22-yard field goal 05:22 NGU Riley 18-yard run (Karhu kick)
INTERCEPTIONS: North Greenville-K. Burton 2-0. Valdosta State-C. Roberts 1-0.
Saunds had a career-high 15 catches for 220 yards, marking the second time he has gained over 200 yards receiving as he had a school-record 246 yards on ten catches against Florida Tech also on Homecoming in 2019. Saunds tied his career-high with 10 catches in the first half alone Saturday for 123 yards and a touchdown. Junior Seth McGill had 15 carries for 44 yards and three rushing touchdowns.Withthewin on Saturday, the Blazers won for the 34th on Homecoming in 39 seasons, while win ning their 23rd-straight Gulf South Conference regular season victory and the 30th-straight regular season victory overall since 2017. Third-year head coach Gary Goff improved to 19-1 at VSU. NGU came out ready to play and took the early lead as the Crusaders finished with 258 total yards, including 185 on the ground and 73 through the air. Cale Swift led the team with 21 carries for 113 yards and a score on the ground, while quarterback Kaelan Riley had 29 yards on the ground on seven carries and two touchdowns. He went 4 of 10 for 38 yards and one touchdown and one interception. Defensively, Blazer junior Jameon Gaskin paced the team with 11 total tackles, while Jefferson added eight stops. VSU recorded two sacks in the game and had five tackles for loss. Roberts, the reigning GSC Defensive Player of the Week, had his second interception in as many games and sev enth for his career. For NGU, Deandre Mack had nine tackles for the Crusaders and Kameron Burton recorded two interceptions in the game. After stalling on the first drive of the game for both teams, NGU’s Stephen Antley came up with a block on the Blazer punt as NGU took over at the VSU 40. Staying completely on the ground, the Crusaders used a six play, 40-yard drive and Riley scored for a 7-0 lead with 6:10 left in the first quarter. It marked just the second time VSU had trailed all season. Prior to that, VSU had trailed for just 8:30 for the entire season in the 42-17 victory at West Alabama (Oct. 16). NGU held the lead for 8:44FollowingSaturdaya three-and-out by the Blazers, NGU took over and moved down the field, courtesy of a pass interference penalty and a face mask on VSU. Matthew came up with the first blocked kick of the season for the Blazers on a 38-yard field goal attempt from Colin Karhu, keeping the deficit at 7-0. It was just Karhu’s second missed field goal of the season as he was 9 of 10 to that point. After the block, VSU took over at it’s 30 and moved to the NGU 29 highlighted by a good catch from Saunds and 14-yard run from junior Jamar Thompkins. On 3rd and nine from the NGU 28, Durham saw an opening and scampered 24 yards to the NGU 4. McGill scored on the ground to tie the game at 7-7 with 12:26 left in the second quarter.
(UA-A): North Greenville: D. Mack 4-5; K. Burton 5-3; E. Alexander 4-4; A. McGee 3-4; A. Wat son 3-3; D. Donald 3-3; E. Martin 3-2; R. Evans 3-2; C. Bynum 1-4; C. Croteau 1-4; L. Spooner 3-0; B. Capps 1-2; Z. Stinger 2-0; K. Livingston 2-0; T. Epps 1-1; S. Antley 1-1; K. bes sent 1-1; S. Monsanto 0-2. Valdosta State-J. Gaskin 5-6; M. Jefferson 2-6; C. Roberts 2-3; N. Moss 2-3; B. Williams 1-4; E. Watson 1-4; A. Dulin 2-2; 1-3; J. Jackson 1-2; T. Dotson 1-2; M. Harp 1-1; E. Williams 1-1; C. Matthew 1-0; J. Martin 0-1; S. Col man 0-1; C. Allen 0-1. Team Stats NGU VSU FIRST DOWNS 16 27 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 39-185 41-215 PASSING YARDS (NET) 73 315 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 5-11-1 27-41-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 50-258 82-530 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards-TD 0-0 3-24 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 1-36 3-73 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 2-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 5-52.6 3-25.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 1-5 5-72 Possession Time 25:49 34:11 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 10 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scoring Chances 2-3 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-6 Points off Turnovers 0 0
VSU took over after a North Greenville punt and used a huge run from Durham for 26 yards down to the NGU 22. Durham then threaded the needle to junior Victor Talley for a good first down to the NGU nine. From there, McGill scored his second touchdown for a 14-7 lead with 4:31 left in the half.
FUMBLES: North Greenville-None. Valdosta State-None. SACKS (UA-A): North Greenville-None. Valdosta State-E. Watson 1-0; M. Harp TACKLES1-0.
Riley completed his first pass of the game on a 3rd and nine inside VSU territory and then hit Logan Byrd out of the backfield for a 21-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 14 with 1:13 left in the first half.VSU used a good kickoff return between Gallimore and Thompkins to the VSU 35. The last time the duo shared a kick return, Gallimore took it to the house on the opening kickoff for 90 yards against Delta State (Oct. 9). Saunds had a pair of good catch and runs to the NGU 31 with 35 seconds left in the half. A run by Durham moved the ball to the NGU 24 and a timeout with 28 seconds left. Saunds made a great route for a 24-yard touchdown catch with a defender on him for a 21-14 lead. VSU went five plays in just 42 seconds on the drive for 65 yards as the Blazers won the toss to begin the game and deferred to the second half. Following a great catch on 3rd and 7 from Talley and Saunds made his career-record 11th catch of the game for 28 yards down to the NGU 32. Durham then ran for 16 more to the NGU 15. A great leaping catch from Gallimore followed by McGill on an option from Durham for his third rushing score of the game and a 28-14 lead with 11:43 left in the third. It was the second, three rushing touchdown game of McGill’s career as he scored three times in the Homecoming victory in 2019 against Florida Tech.VSU forced NGU to punt on the ensuing possession as VSU took over at its 29. Durham’s pass was picked off at the NGU 21 by Burton as Durham thought NGU had jumped offsides and floated a ball down the far side. VSU’s defense stood tall and forced a three-and-out.
NGU intercepted Durham for the second time by Burton at the VSU 39. A personal foul on VSU moved the ball to the VSU 17. The Blazers returned the favor with a great diving interception from Roberts in the end zone thwarting a key opportunity for the Crusaders to cut into the deficit. Two more great catch and runs by Saunds, as he went over 200 yards receiving, set the Blazers up at the NGU 10 with eight minutes left in the game. It was Saunds’ 14th catch of the day. VSU settled for a 22-yard field goal from sophomore Estin Thiele for a 31-14 lead with 7:03 left. A halfback toss from Swift set the Crusaders up at the VSU 40 with a little trickeration and then he went 21 yards, going over 100 yards for the game into the red zone. Riley called his own number, once again, for an 18-yard run and a 31-21 score with 5:22 left.
PASSING: North Greenville-K. Riley 4-10-1-38; C. Swift 1-1-0-35. Valdosta State-I. Durham 27-40-2-315; S. McGill 0-1-0-0.
B. Franks 2-0; TJ Limehouse 1-1. Team Stats VSU UWF FIRST DOWNS 26 28 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 28-162 40-370 PASSING YARDS (NET) 417 309 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 31-51-1 16-38-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 79-579 78-679 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 5-78 2-20 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 4-29.5 2-6.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 13-93 6-39 Possession Time 26:44 33:16 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 9 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scoring Chance 4-4 7-9 Sacks By:
Individual Stats RUSHING: Valdosta State-S. McGill 11-104; I. Durham 7-39; J. Thompkins 7-28; B. Saunds 1-0; TEAM 2-minus 9. West Florida-S. Mason 20-195; A. Johnson 10-96; A. Reed 6-56; S. Williams 2-22; R. Tanega-Doster 1-1; TEAM PASSING:1-0. Valdosta State-I. Durham 30-50-1-413; B. Saunds 1-1-0-4. West Florida-A. Reed 15-37-0-311; S. Williams 1-1-0-minus 2. RECEIVING: Valdosta State-L. Gallimore 9-198; T. Roberts 7-62; V. Talley 6-47; B. Saunds 5-90; S. McGill 2-12; A. Dixon 1-4; I. Durham 1-4. West Florida-D. Durden 5-120; K. Ashley 4-82; S. Mason 2-29; J. Smith 2-19; L. Rembert 1-41; M. Wolfey 1-20; K. Whetzel 1-minus 2.
No. 2 Blazers Fall 61-42 at No. 3 West Florida
In a game that saw 103 combined points and 1,257 yards of offense com bined, Blazer graduate student Lio’undre Gallimore had 198 yards receiving and three touchdowns receptions on nine catches, while junior quarterback Ivory Durham went a career-high 31 of 51 passing for a career-high 415 yards, three touchdown passes and one interception, while he also caught a touch down pass from graduate student Brian Saunds on a trickeration play at the end of the first half. Junior running back Seth McGill had 11 rushes for 104 yards and a score, while Durham had nine carries for 58 yards and a score.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 93 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY GAME2021RECAPS 2021 GAME TEN Nov.13,2021•BlueWahoosStadium•Pensacola,Fla.•Att:7,193 #2 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 42 #3 WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS 61 Score by VALDOSTAQuartersSTATE 0 21 14 7 42 9-1 (6-1 GSC) WEST FLORIDA 7 17 21 16 - 61 9-1 (6-1 GSC)
Saturday’s game marked the first time VSU hadn’t had the lead in a game all season and the first time since 2017. Since the final five games of 2017, VSU has won 37 of 40 games overall, including a Gulf South Conference-record 25-straight victories from the final game of 2017 through the 2019 regular season.UWFtook the lead midway through the first quarter and the Blazers played catchup the rest of the game. Following a big sack by the Blazers from Brian Williams forcing a 3rd and 15 from the VSU 44, Reed hit Durden for 17 yards and a first down, followed by a 20-yard pass to Maverick Wolfey. The Argos scored on a Johnson 2-yard run on 3rd and goal from the two with 4:09 left in the opening quarter.
Griffin Cerra made a 26-yard field goal, after he missed one in the first quar ter, for a 10-0 lead for the Argos with 14:00 left in the first half. From there, VSU began to find its footing in front of a record crowd of over 7,000. On a 4th and 3 from the VSU 43, Durham hit Gallimore in stride for a 57-yard touchdown strike and a 10-7 deficit. Each time in the game VSU pulled within striking distance, UWF would an swer as the Argos scored on the ensuing possession and then VSU pulled with in 17-14 on a McGill score. Later in the quarter, Reed scampered 13 yards for a score and a 24-14 lead. With one-minute left in the half, VSU took over as Durham hit Saunds for 25 yards after he found senior Victor Talley open for 14 yards. On a first and goal from the four less than five seconds left in the half, VSU pulled a reverse as Saunds took the ball from McGill and tossed to a wide-open Durham in the end zone for a 24-21 deficit. It was Saunds’ second touchdown pass of his career. With renewed momentum heading into the second half, UWF was faced with a 3rd and 10 at the VSU 44 and Reed went 44 yards for a score and a 31-21 lead with 12:43 left in the quarter. Once again, VSU answered and pulled with in three as Durham scored for a 31-28 deficit moments later. On the first play from scrimmage for the Argos, Mason broke free of a tackle and went 65 yards down the sideline and Johnson scored from 1-yard out for a 38-28. A special teams mistake on the Blazers set the Argos up in VSU territory at the Blazer 15. Reed then hit Asley for 11 yards and a 45-28 score with 5:04 left in the quarter. VSU kept within striking distance and pulled back within ten late in the quar ter as Durham found Galimore for 36 yards and a score for a 4535 deficit. The teams scored a combined 38 points in the second quarter and 35 in the third. UWF outscored the Blazers 16-7 in the fourth quarter for the 61-42 final mar gin.
INTERCEPTIONS: Valdosta State-None. West Florida-S. Showers 1-0. FUMBLES: Valdosta StateTEAM 1-0; J. Miller 1-0. West W.Bell6-0;da-T.T.Gaskinliams2-2;Martin3-2;WilliamsState-N.TACKLESWestHarpState-E.SACKSFlorida-None.(UA-A):ValdostaWilliams0-1;M.0-1;B.Williams1-0.Florida-None.(UA-A):ValdostaMoss4-2;J.4-1;J.JacksonC.Roberts4-0;J.2-2;M.JeffersonS.Colman2-1;E.Wil2-1;M.Harp2-1;J.0-3;E.Watson2-0;Dotson2-0.WestFloriArchie7-0;S.OliverS.Campbell4-1;A.4-1;S.Williams1-3;Breland3-0;K.Holder3-0; Number-Yards 2-14 0-0 0 3
Scoring Summary 1st 04:09 UWF Johnson 2-yard run (Cera kick) 2nd 14:05 UWF Cera 26-yard field goal 11:38 VSU Gallimore 57-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 10:33 UWF Ashley 18-yard pass from Reed (Cera kick) 08:11 VSU McGill 1-yard run (Thiele kick) 01:00 UWF Reed 13-yard run (Cera kick) 00:01 VSU Durham 4-yard pass from Saunds (Thiele kick)
3rd 12:43 UWF Reed 44-yard run (Cera kick) 09:20 VSU Durham 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 07:20 UWF Johnson 1-yard run (Cera kick) 05:10 UWF Ashley 11-yard pass from Reed (Cera kick) 00:27 VSU Gallimore 36-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick)
PENSACOLA, Fla. – In a highly anticipated matchup between two top five teams, No. 3 West Florida posted a 61-42 victory over No. 2 Valdosta State, snapping the Blazers’ nine-game winning streak and 30-game regular season winning streak. Both teams finished the regular season at 9-1 and 6-1 in Gulf South Conference play, each earning a share of the GSC title. This is the thirdstraight outright or shared league title for the Blazers and ninth overall.
Blazer senior Nick Moss had six tackles in the game as VSU recorded three tackles for loss and two sacks of Reed in the game. Trent Archie for UWF had seven solo stops and two tackles for loss for six yards.
Points off Turnovers
The Argos, who made timely big chunk plays when needed, were led on the ground by Shomari Mason as he had 20 carries for 195 yards and a score, while Anthony Johnson had ten carries for 96 yards and three scores. Quarter back Austin Reed had six receptions for 56 yards and two huge touchdowns in the game. Receiver David Durden had five catches for 120 yards and Ka’Ron Ashley had two receiving touchdowns for 82 yards on four receptions.
VSU had a season-high 419 yards passing on 32 of 52 with four touchdown passes and one interception, while rushing the ball 31 times for 180 yards.
Both VSU and UWF each had 27 first downs in the game. The high-powered UWF offense was as good as advertised as it racked up 658 yards of offense with 311 through the air and 347 on the ground as UWF averaged 9.4 yards per carry as VSU entered allowing just 4.2 yards per carry for the season.
4th 14:19 UWF Mason 8-yard run (Thiele kick) 10:52 UWF Cera 47-yard field goal 08:47 VSU Gallimore 7-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 07:13 UWF Johnson 66-yard run (Cera kick failed)
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER94 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY GAME2021 RECAPS 2021 NCAA SECOND ROUND Nov.27,2021•Bazemore-HyderStadium•Att:2,087 #13 WEST GEORGIA WOLVES 35 #5 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 66 Score by Quarters WEST GEORGIA 7 14 14 0 - 35 (9-3) VALDOSTA STATE 14 21 17 14 - 66 (10-1)
Individual Stats RUSHING: West Georgia-J. Jordan 10-24; T. Devezin 7-17; C. Royalston 2-3; H. Frost 2-minus 15. Valdosta State-S. McGill 17-186; I. Durham 14-92; J. Thompkins 13-69; V. Talley 1-12; J. Chaney 2-4; S. Edwards 1-2. PASSING: West Georgia-H. Frost 29-44-0-381. Valdosta State-I. Durham 22RECEIVING:31-1-354. West Georgia-P. Patterson 9-159; M. Slade 6-90; R. Blackmon 6-85; J. Jordan 4-13; T. Cole 3-31; Z. Britt 1-3. Valdosta State-L. Gallimore 7-141; B. Saunds 6-135; V. Talley 3-31; C. Barrett 2-18; T. Roberts 2-14; S. McGill 1-17; J. Thompkins 1-minus 2.
Turnovers
VALDOSTA, Ga. - The NCAA Super Region Two Top-Seed No. 5-ranked Valdosta State football team posted a 66-35 victory over No. 13-ranked West Georgia Saturday afternoon in the second round of the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs. The Blazers racked up a school-record 719 yards in the game and the 66 points scored marked the 14th time in program history VSU has scored 60 or more points in aVSUgame.improved to 10-1 on the year and marked the tenth time VSU has qualified for the NCAA Quarterfinals. The Blazers improved to 27-13 all-time in the NCAA postseason and 18-7 all-time in the postseason in Valdosta. The dominating victory erased some of the bad taste after a 61-42 loss at then-No. 3 West Florida in the regular season finale two weeks ago as VSU and UWF shared the Gulf South Conference title, finishing with identical 9-1 records overall and each had a 6-1 record in league play. The Blazers now will host No. 2-seed Bowie State (Md.) on Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in the NCAA Quarterfinal Round. The 66 points scored on Saturday marked the fifth time since 2015 VSU has scored over 60 points and the third time in the playoffs during that span. VSU won 61-59 against Carson-Newman in 2015 in the second round, 66-16 versus Bowie State and 61-21 against Lenoir-Rhyne the very next week in 2018 in the NCAA second round and quarterfinals, respectively. The 719 yards of offense marked a school-record surpassing the previous mark of 682 set also in the NCAA postseason against Car son-Newman on Nov. 21, 2015. In addition, the 719 yards of offense marked a career-high for head coach Gary Goff as his previous of 704 set on Sept. 9, 2015, at Findlay (Ohio) while Goff was the head coach at Tiffin University. Saturday also marked Goff’s 20th victory at VSU as he is 20-2 in Titletown and 59-51 overall in 11 years of coaching. The Blazers had a season-high 48 rushes for 365 yards and a 7.6 average per carry, marking the fifth time this season VSU has gone over 300 yards on the ground in a game. The Blazers had six rushing touchdowns, marked a tie for third-most all-time in a game, set on three previous occa sions, with the most recent being Oct. 18, 2014, against Mississippi College. Blazer junior running back Seth McGill had a season-high 18 carries for 187 yards and two rushing scores, while junior quarterback Ivory Durham had 13 carries for 91 yards and two touchdowns and junior running back Jamar Thompkins had 13 carries for 69 yards and two scores. McGill rattled off a blistering, and season-high, 76-yard scamper to the UWG one in the third quarter. McGill also had a punt and pinned the Wolves at their own one-yard line as he did it both on offense and special teams. Durham, who is a candidate for the Harlon Hill Trophy this season, finished 22 of 31 passing for 354 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Graduate student Lio’undre Gallimore had seven outstanding catches for 141 yards and a touchdown, while fellow graduate student Brian Saunds caught six balls for 135 yards. Defensively, the Blazers made big plays at crucial times and held UWG to just 2 of 12 on third down and 1 of 3 on fourth down, while stopping a fourth down run on a 4th and 1 early in the game, which led to VSU’s first score on the ensuing drive. VSU conversely was 7 of 12 on third down and 1 of 1 on fourth down. Senior Mondrell Jefferson and junior Jameon Gaskin each had eight tackles in the game as the Blazers recorded two sacks for 15 yards and had four tackles for loss for 18 yards. The Blazers have only given up one sack all season for tops in Division II. The Wolves finished the season at 9-3 on the year and tallied 410 yards of offense in the contest, including 381 through the air, but thanks to the stout Blazer “D”, just 29 yards on the ground on 21 carries for a 1.4 average per carry. Quarterback Harrison Frost, who also is a candidate for the Harlon Hill Trophy, went 29 of 44 passing for 381 yards and threw four touchdowns. Phil Patterson had nine catches for 159 yards and one touchdown, while Mechane Slade had six catches for 90 yards and a score and Ronnie Blackmon caught six balls for 85 yards and two scores. Both teams went three-and-out on their opening possessions and UWG took over at its own 24 gaining nine yards for a 4th and one. Tyray Devezin was stuffed for no gain as VSU took over at the UWG 33. Following a penalty on the Blazers, Thompkins scampered for 26 yards to the UWG 17 and Durham hit McGill over the middle for 17 yards and the first touchdown of the game with 10:34 left. After another three-and-out by UWG, Durham and the Blazers went to work for a six play, 60-yard drive ending in a 5-yard run by Thompkins for a 14-0 lead with 7:37 left in the first quarter.
Frost found Jace Jordan on a 3rd and 7 from the UWG 25 on the Wolves’ third offensive posses sion of the game for UWG’s first, first down of the game as the Wolves cut the deficit in half as Frost connected with Patterson for a 63-yard strike with 5:10 left in the quarter.
The Blazers moved to the UWG 33, but a penalty stalled the drive as McGill tallied the 32-yard punt to the UWG one which was a pivotal play in the first half. After a three-and-out by the Wolves early in the second quarter following the great punt, UWG punted to the UWG 39, but Saunds returned it to the UWG 23. From there, a personal foul penalty on UWG and McGill scored on the ground for a 21-7 lead. VSU then made the score 28-7 as VSU converted two third downs on the drive, including the scoring play as Durham hit Gallimore for an 8-yard strike with 7:01 left in the half. Frost and Blackmon connected for a 31-yard score on the ensuing drive, but the Blazers weren’t done for the half, as big gashes from McGill and key passes from Durham moved the Blazers down the field as Thompkins scored from one yard out for a 35-14 lead late second quarter.
UWG began to find its footing in the second quarter and started matching score-for-score as the Wolves converted a 4th and two on the drive, as Frost found Blackmon for his third passing score of the half with 36 seconds remaining for a 35-21 VSU lead at the break. In nine of the ten games this season, VSU has scored on its opening possession of the second half and Saturday marked 10 of 11. McGill had his 76-yard spurt as he accounted for 81 of the 85 yards on the drive and was rewarded with the one-yard score for a 42-21 lead. VSU made the score 49-21 following a UWG punt Durham hit senior Victor Talley for a 17-yard score, but the Wolves, who didn’t go away in the first meeting, clawed back into the contest with a Jace Jordan touchdown run and then Brian Dillard picked off Durham on the VSU 17, setting up a Slade touchdown pass from Frost for a 49-35 VSU lead with 5:24 left in the third. From there, it was all Blazers as the team scored two touchdowns and a field goal on its next three pos sessions for the 66-35 victory. The 66 points marked the most in series history against UWG, while the Blazers improved to 28-13 all-time against UWG and have won fourstraight meetings.
Possession
Scoring Summary
1st 10:34 VSU McGill 17-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 07:45 VSU Thompkins 5-yard run (Thiele kick) 07:37 UWG Patterson 63-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick) 2nd 14:03 VSU McGill 7-yard run (Thiele kick) 07:09 VSU Gallimore 8-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 05:23 UWG Blackmon 31-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick) 02:13 VSU Thompkins 4-yard run (Thiele kick) 00:36 UWG Blackmon 21-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick) 3rd 13:22 VSU Durham 1-yard run (Thiele kick) 08:44 VSU Talley 17-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 06:24 UWG Jordan 1-yard run (Cervantes kick) 05:24 UWG Slade 15-yard pass from Frost (Cervantes kick) 02:04 VSU Thiele 28-yard field goal 4th 11:21 VSU Durham 2-yard run (Thiele kick) 04:38 VSU Durham 9-yard run (Thiele kick)
INTERCEPTIONS: West Georgia-B. Dillard 1-0. Valdosta Parker4-1;Feagins4-3;M.Georgia:TACKLES1-0.State-J.Georgia-None.SACKSNone.gia-None.FUMBLES:State-None.WestGeorValdostaState-(UA-A):WestValdostaBull1-0;A.Dulin(UA-A):WestD.Overstreet7-1;Miller4-3;R.ChatmanC.Blackston5-1;C.3-3;D.RobinsA.Dahn3-1;M.2-2;D.Mathews2-1; K. Williams 2-1; D. Shaw 2-1; D. Gardenhire 2-1; B. Dillard 2-1; M. Dix 0-3. Valdosta State-J. Gaskin 3-6; M. Jefferson 3-5; C. Roberts 5-0; N. Moss 3-2; J. Williams 2-3; C. Matthew 4-0; A. Dulin 3-1; J. Bull 2-2. Team Stats UWG VSU FIRST DOWNS 21 32 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 21-29 48-365 PASSING YARDS (NET) 381 354 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 29-44-0 22-31-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-410 79-719 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards-TD 0-0 2-32 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 5-114 2-23 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 1-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 7-41.3 3-32.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-61 8-73 Time 21:44 38:16 2 of 12 7 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scoring Chances 2-2 10-10 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-15 Points off 0 7
Top-Seeded Blazers Explode for 66-35 Victory in NCAA Second Round
Third-Down Conversions
Scoring Summary
3rd 08:00 VSU Thiele 25-yard field goal 04:15 VSU McGill 5-yard run (Thiele kick) 4th 06:44 VSU Thiele 24-yard field goal 04:20 BSU Hall 17-yard pass from Johnson (Omerhodzic kick)
Fourth-Down Conversions
Blazer junior linebacker Jackson Bull came up with the second sack of the game by the Blazers and also a pass deflection on a fourth and 22 from the VSU 35 early in the fourth quarter for a turnover on downs. Thiele kicked his second field goal of the game for a 41-10 score with 6:44 left. Johnson en gineered an eight play, 60-yard drive for a 41-17 score with 4:20 left in the game for the final margin.
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SACKS (UA-A): Bowie State-J. Ross 1-0. Valdosta State-J. Bull 1-0; J. Williams 0-1; C. Roberts 1-0; J. Gaskin 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Bowie State-J. Carter 6-3; S. Gatling 5-3; M. Wolfolk 2-6; R. Boone 5-2; W. Bowers 2-4; J. Pryor 2-4; E. Jordan 1-5; J. Ross 2-3; D. Morsell 3-0; A. Wwebb 2-1; J. Murray 1-2; M. Carr 2-0; T. Singleton 2-0; J. Dews 1-1; K. Robinson 1-1; N. Johnson 1-0; T. King 1-0; Q. Winder 1-0; K. Williams 10; D. Williams 0-1; S. Coombs 0-1; M. Williams 0-1. Valdosta State-J. Gaskin 2-7; N. Moss 4-3; J. Jackson 2-4; C. Matthew 4-0; T. Dotson 2-2; E. Williams 1-3; A. Dulin 1-1; J. Williams 0-2; J. Thompkins 1-0; J. Bull 1-0; A. Coley 1-0; R. LeClair 1-0; B. Williams 0-1; J. Jackson 0-1. Team Stats BSU VSU FIRST DOWNS 14 29 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 26-72 45-185 PASSING YARDS (NET) 149 348 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 14-28-0 22-33-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 54-221 78-533 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards-TD 0-0 1-4 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 3-80 2-49 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 2-29 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 7-38.3 2-51.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 9-70 5-57 Time 22:25 36:35 4 of 13 6 of 15 0 of 1 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scoring Chances 3-3 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-14 3-21 Points off 3 0
D2CCA Super Region Two Defensive Player of the Year Jonathan Ross finished with five tackles, one sack for 14 yards and two tackles for loss for 16 yards. Raymond Boone had two interceptions for 29 yards in the game. Two big sacks and a bad snap on a punt by the Bulldogs set the Blazers up at the BSU 27 for their first drive of the game. On a third and nine from the BSU 26, Durham hooked up with Saunds for a 26-yard strike and an early 7-0 lead with 12:20 left in the first quarter. BSU’s second drive ended in a punt, but the Bulldogs changed field position with a great 63-yard punt to the VSU 5. From there, VSU engineered a nine-play, 95-yard drive in 4:10 capped with a 39-yard diving catch in the end zone by Gallimore for a 14-0 lead with 6:19 left in the first quarter. The Blazers converted two third downs on the drive, one by Durham with his feet, and one on a pass to senior Victor Talley. It was Gallimore’s team-leading 14th touchdown reception of the season.
INTERCEPTIONS: Bowie State-R. Boone 2-29. Valdosta State-None. FUMBLES: Bowie State-None. Valdosta State-None.
No. 5 Blazers Silence No. 10 Bulldogs in NCAA Quarterfinal
Durham finished with a career-high four touchdown passes in the game, the three to Saunds and a great diving catch for a score from graduate student Lio’undre Gallimore. Durham finished 22 of 32 passing for 34 yards, four scores and two interceptions. He also led the team in rushing with 12 carries for 61 yards. Saunds caught ten balls for 146 yards and a career-high three touchdown receptions. Gallimore finished with three catches for 99 yards and a score. Saunds moved into third all-time in career receiving yards with 3,016 surpassing Randy Fisher’s mark of 2,892 (1986-89).
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 95 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY 2021 NCAA QUARTERFINAL ROUND Nov.27,2021•Bazemore-HyderStadium•Att:2,087 #10 BOWIE STATE BULLDOGS 17 #5 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 41 Score by Quarters BOWIE STATE 0 10 0 7 - 17 (12-2) VALDOSTA STATE 14 14 10 3 - 41 (11-1)
Saunds’ three touchdown catches gave him 28 for his career also passing Fisher’s mark of 26 for sixth all-time in school history. The game also saw both Saunds and Gallimore each go over 1,000 yards receiving this season. Not only did the offense play well, but also the defense stood tall repeatedly, as it allowed just 221 yards of offense for the second-fewest this season and sacked the Bulldogs three times for 21 yards along with five tackles for loss for 24 yards. VSU had four pass breakups and seven hurries of BSU quarterback Ja’rome Johnson. Blazer junior linebacker Jameon Gaskin had a team-high nine tackles and assisted on a sack in the game, while senior linebacker Nick Moss had seven tackles. For the Bulldogs, who finish their season with a 12-2 record as they reached the national quarter finals for the first time in program history, saw Johnson finish 14 of 28 passing for 149 yards and two touchdowns, while Harlon Hill Trophy finalist Calil Wilkins was held to just 15 carries for 62 yards by the Blazer “D”. Wilkins entered the game averaging 96.9 yards per game for 23rd nationally. Isaiah Rainey-Nix got free on a couple of long passes as he had three catches for 50 yards and a score.
1st 12:20 VSU Saunds 26-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 06:19 VSU Gallimore 39-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 2nd 13:35 BSU Omerhodzic 35-yard field goal 10:53 VSU Saunds 4-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 05:47 BSU Rainey-Nix 9-yard pass from Johnson (Omerhodzic kick) 02:41 VSU Saunds 23-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick)
VALDOSTA, Ga. - Behind a strong defensive effort, four touchdown passes from junior quarterback Ivory Durham and three receiving touchdowns from graduate student Brian Saunds, the No. 5 Val dosta State football team posted a 41-17 victory over No. 10 Bowie State Saturday afternoon at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. With the victory, VSU improved to 11-1 on the year and now will await its semifinal opponent, location and time for next Saturday. Check back with vstateblazers.com to keep up to date when the semifinal opponent will be announced later this weekend. VSU improved to 28-13 all-time in the NCAA tournament and qualified for the semifinals for the sixth time in program history. The Blazers improved to 8-0 at home this season and won their 19th home game in the playoffs all-time (19-7). It was the fourth victory over a ranked team this season and 69th all-time. The Blazers now are 13-2 all-time in the month of December. VSU improved to 2-0 all-time against Bowie State as it beat the Bulldogs in the second round of the playoffs in Valdosta in 2018,The66-16.Blazers dominated the game on a beautiful 70-degree Saturday afternoon from the start and held a 533-221 advantage in total offense, including 185-72 in rushing yards and 348-149 in passing yards. BSU entered the game as the No. 5-ranked total defense in the country, allowing just 234.4 yards per game, while it was fifth nationally in passing yards allowed at 139.2 per game and fifth in scoring defense at 12.7 points allowed per game.
RECEIVING: Bowie State-K. Hall 5-47; D. Bowman 4-39; I. Rainey-Nix 3-50; K. Hinckley 2-13. Valdosta State-B. Saunds 10-146; L. Gallimore 3-99; V. Talley 3-58; T. Roberts 2-23; I. Wilson 1-7; C. Allen 1-7; C. Barrett 1-4; S. McGill 1-4.
The Bulldogs move to the VSU 18 for a third down, but two big hurries forced a fourth down for a field a 35-yard goal attempt by Alen Omarhodzic for a 14-3 score with 13:35 left in the first half. BSU was 0 for 5 on third down to that point. The second touchdown reception by Saunds gave VSU a 21-3 lead with 10:53 left in the half. BSU converted its first third down of the game (1/6) for a 23-yard pass to Rainey-Nix to the 50. An 11-yard scamper from Wilkins put BSU at the Blazer 31 for its second-straight third down conversion. BSU moved to the VSU nine and, on a third and six, Rainey-Nix caught a touchdown pass for a 21-10 score with 5:47 left in the half. VSU held the Bulldogs to just 4 of 13 on third down and 0 of 1 on fourth down for the game. Saunds then caught his third touchdown of the half for a 23-yard strike from Durham with 2:41 remaining and a 28-10 VSU lead. The Blazer “D” stood tall, once again, on third and one from the BSU 34, forcing a punt. Following the punt, a big run by Durham and a great catch from Saunds set the Blazers up at the BSU 41 with just over a minute left in the half. Ross came off the end and sacked Durham for just the second sack allowed on VSU all season pushing the Blazers back to their side of the field for a third and 26. Thiele punted as time expired in the half.
Turnovers
VSU drove to the Bowie 36 on the opening drive of the third quarter and went for it on fourth and one from there as junior Seth McGill went up the middle for four yards and a first down. BSU’s defense then forced a fourth and six from the 30 as VSU decided to go for it, once again, Durham hit Talley for 12 yards and a first down to the 13. Thiele connected on a 25-yard field goal for a 31-10 lead with eight minutes left in the third quarter as it marked the Blazers’ longest drive of the game to thatFollowingpoint. a punt from the Bulldogs, Durham found Gallimore for a 43-yard catch and run to the Bowie State 20 and Gallimore’s second big grab of the day. McGill then rattled off a 15-yard run to the BSU 5 and called his own number for a score and a 38-10 lead with 4:15 left in the quarter. It also marked McGill’s 14th rushing touchdown of the season, pulling him within three rushing touchdowns of the school-record of 17 for a season set by Cedric O’Neal in 2017.
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Individual Stats RUSHING: Bowie State-C. Wilkins 15-62; J. Johnson 10-14; L. Williams 1-mi nus 4. Valdosta State-I. Durham 12-61; S. McGill 14-45; J. Thompkins 8-34; I. Flowers 4-26; J. Chaney 7-19. PASSING: Bowie State-J. Johnson 14-28-0-149. Valdosta State-I. Durham 2232-2-348; S. McGill 0-1-0-0.
RUSHING YARDS (NET) 48-188 38-318 PASSING YARDS (NET) 260 220 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 22-40-1 12-23-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 87-448 61-538 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-3 1-0 Punt Returns-Yards-TD 1-17 4-32 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 2-45 1-17 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 4-44.8 2-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2 Penalties-Yards 3-40 7-68 Possession Time 34:50 25:10 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 18 3 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 4 of 5 2 of 4 Red-Zone Scoring Chances 5-7 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-14 Points off Turnovers 7 0
Scoring Summary 1st 13:56 VSU Gallimore 60-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 08:42 VSU Thiele 26-yard field goal 02:57 CSM Eich 28-yard field goal 2nd 12:19 CSM Matocha 7-yard run (Eich kick) 10:54 VSU Roberts 37-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 06:30 CSM Matocha 1-yard run (Eich kick) 00:31 VSU Talley 20-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 3rd 12:08 VSU Thiele 42-yard field goal 03:44 VSU Durham 38-yard run (Thiele kick) 4th 03:37 CSM McLeod 17-yard pass from Matocha (Eich kick) 00:34 CSM Johnson 6-yard pass from Matocha (Eich kick)
PASSING: Colorado Mines-J. Matocha 22-40-1-260. Valdosta State-I. Durham
RECEIVING:12-23-0-220.Colorado Mines-J. Golter 6-55; T. Smith 5-75; M. Karp 5-46; J. Johnston 4-64; M. McLeod 1-17; M. Zeman 1-3. Valdosta State-T. Roberts 4-75; L. Gallimore 3-101; V. Talley 2-33; S. McGill 2-7; A. Dixon 1-4.
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER96 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY GAME2021 RECAPS 2021 NCAA SEMIFINAL ROUND Dec.11,2021•Bazemore-HyderStadium•Att:3,197 #9 COLORADO MINES OREDIGGERS 31 #5 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 34 Score by COLORADOQuartersMINES 3 14 0 14 - 31 (12-2) VALDOSTA STATE 10 14 10 0 34 (12-1)
Championship Bound! No. 5 Blazers Down No. 9 Orediggers, 34-31
Individual Stats RUSHING: Colorado Mines-M. Zeman 28-105; J. Motocha 17-87; C. Yoo 1-3; M. Karp 1-minus 7. Valdosta State-I. Durham 15-153; J. Thompkins 6-88; S. McGill 13-59; J. Chaney 3-20; TEAM 1-minus 2.
INTERCEPTIONS: Colorado Mines-None. Valdosta State-J. Gaskin 1-0. FUMBLES: Colorado Mines-J. Matocha 1-1. Valdosta State-J. Thompkins 2-1; J. Chaney 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Colorado Mines-None. Valdosta State-A. Dulin 1-2; J. Wil liams 1-1; P. Starks 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Colorado Mines-N. Reeve 4-3; H. Gregg 3-4; M. Minnehan 2-5; C. Ross 2-5; Z. Hester 2-2; B. Fuchs 0-4; J. Williams 3-0; G. Kortz 1-2; K. Brewster 2-0; M. Pierce 2-0; B. Ramsey 2-0; J. McAdams 0-2; C. Reller 0-2; P. Rose 1-0; C. Forrest 1-0; L. Rayburn 1-0; L. Jeter 1-0; N. Sutter 1-0; M. Ruiz 1-0; J. Hess 0-1. Valdosta State-N. Moss 2-9; C. Roberts 4-6; J. Williams 1-7; J. Gaskin 0-8; C. Matthew 5-1; M. Jef ferson 4-2; B. Williams 3-3 J. Bull 2-4; A. Dulin 1-5; J. Jackson 0-6; T. Dotson 2-3; E. Watson 0-5; S. Coleman 4-0; J. Martin 1-2; E. Williams 0-2; M. Harp 0-2; A. Coley 1-0; V. Talley 1-0; J. Chaney 1-0; C. Allen 1-0; P. Starks 0-1. Team Stats CSM VSU FIRST DOWNS 20 25
VALDOSTA, Ga. - Behind a career-high 153 yards rushing by Valdosta State junior quarterback Ivory Durham and 318 yards rushing as a team, the No. 5 Blazers held off a furious fourth quarter rally by No. 9 Colorado School of Mines for a 34-31 victory in the NCAA Division II National Semifinal. VSU qualified for its sixth NCAA National Championship in program history with the victory. The Blazers (12-1) surpassed 300 yards rushing for the sixth time this season as VSU tallied 538 yards of total offense for the game, marking the ninth time this season of over 500 yards of offense and fifth-straight game. Durham went 12 of 23 passing for 220 yards and three scores, while the 153 yards on the ground surpassed his previous-best of 107 yards set against North Greenville (Nov. 6). Graduate student Lio’undre Gallimore finished with three catches for 101 yards and a score. The Orediggers (12-2), who qualified for the National Semifinals for the first time in program history, finished with 448 yards of offense and 260 passing. Harlon Hill Award finalist Michael Zeman finished with 105 yards on 28 carries on the ground, while quarterback John Matocha had 17 rushes for 87 yards and two scores, while he went 22 of 40 passing for 260 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.Blazerhead coach Gary Goff became the fourth VSU head coach to lead the team to the national championship as this marks the sixth trip to the title game in program history. VSU finished runner-up to Grand Valley State in 2002, while winning the titles in 2004, 2007, 2012 and most recently in 2018 in a 49-47 thriller over Ferris State. VSU becomes the first Division II school to have four different coaches reach the national championship game in Chris Hatcher, David Dean, Kerwin Bell and now Goff. Goff improved to 60-52 all-time as a college coach and 22-2 at VSU. Defensively the Blazers stood tall repeatedly in the game as senior Nick Moss led the way with 11 tackles, while senior Cory Roberts had ten stops. Senior Ja’Davien Williams finished with eight tackles and 1.5 sacks for five yards, while senior Arrington Dulin had two sacks for seven yards. The Blazers accounted for four sacks for 14 yards and five tackles for loss for 21 yards in the game. Following a three-and-out by the Orediggers to begin the game, VSU needed just one play with a 60-yard bomb from Durham to Gallimore for a 7-0 lead with 13:56 left in the first quarter. After another three-and-out by CSM, Durham scampered 31 yards for a first down and, on 4th and four, junior Jamar Thompkins gained five yards for a first down helped out by great blocking on the right side by Gene Upshaw Award finalist senior Ralph Singleton. VSU then settled for a 26-yard field goal from sophomore Estin Thiele with 8:42 left in the first quarter. CSM moved down the field on its next possession and came away with a 28-yard field goal with 2:57 left in the first quarter on an 11 play, 64-yard drive using 5:45 of clock time. VSU then was un able to convert a fourth down on its own 33 as CSM took over with 51 seconds left in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, CSM had a 3rd and 4 from the VSU 27, but the Blazers forced the fourth and two. CSM made the first down and had first and goal at the VSU 7. CSM went a staggering 4 of 5 on fourth down for the game. Matocha called his own number for a touchdown and a 10-10 score with 12:19 left in the half. Durham used his feet again for a great run for 22 yards and then he hooked up junior Travon Roberts for a great running catch in stride down the near side for 37 yards and a touchdown giving VSU a 17-10 lead with 10:54 left in the first half. It was Roberts’ first touchdown reception of the season and Durham’s second long touchdown strike of the game as he was 5 of 9 for 129 yards and two scores to that point, while rushing three times for 53 yards. On 3rd and 7, Matocha used a busted play for a great pass to Tristan Smith for 42 yards to the VSU 30. CSM converted its second fourth down and Matocha scored his second rushing score of the game to tie it at 17 with 6:30 left in the half. Following a punt by the Blazers, the first of the game for VSU, CSM took over at its 29 with 3:45 left in the half. The Blazer “D” stood tall and forced a punt by the Orediggers with 1:58 left in the half. VSU the moved to the CSM 31 for a 4th and 1 with 42 seconds left in the half. Durham went for 11 yards for a first down to the 20. Durham found senior Victor Talley on a slant for a 20-yard score and a 24-17 lead with 31 seconds left in the half. It was Durham’s third passing touchdown of the half. VSU went eight plays for 64 yards, using 1:13 for the drive as it looked to go for the two-for-one as it received the ball to start the second half. For the half, VSU held a 284-197 lead in total yards as the Blazers were led by Durham with 91 yards on the ground on eight carries, while he was 8 of 15 passing for 156 yards and three scores. Zeman led the way on the ground for the Orediggers with 15 carries for 62 yards, while Matocha had eight carries for 19 yards and two scores and was 10 of 17 passing for 116 yards. Thiele belted a 42-yard field goal for a 27-17 lead with 12:08 left in the third quarter as VSU went seven plays for 50 yards, using 2:52 on the clock on the opening drive of the second half. Matocha and the Orediggers moved mythodically down field, but he fumbled the ball on the goal line giving VSU a touchback.Ontheensuing VSU possession, Thompkins was stripped on a long run as CSM took over on its 33 following back-to-back fumbles by both teams. It was just the third lost fumble for the Blazers this season.VSU forced a three-and-out by the Orediggers much to the delight of the fans as VSU began its next drive at the VSU 32. On a 3rd and ten, Durham hit Gallimore for 31 yards and a first down at the CSM 37. Durham called his own number for 38 yards and a score for a 34-17 score with 3:44 left in theMatochathird. threw a tipped ball and it was picked off by junior Jameon Gaskin at the CSM 47 for the second turnover of the game by the Orediggers. VSU turned the ball over on downs for the second time in the game with 1:12 left in the third. The Orediggers moved to the VSU 12 early in the fourth and had a 4th and 2 from the four. Out of the shotgun and CSM tried the reverse to Mason Karp, but junior linebacker Jackson Bull came up with a huge tackle for loss back to the VSU 11 with CSM being denied once again in the second half in the red zone. The rally for the Orediggers began as they scored a touchdown with a 17-yard strike to Max McLeod with 3:37 left for a 34-24 score on a 3rd and 15. On a great onside kick by Jacob Click that bounced and sailed high in the air, graduate student Brian Saunds and were on it as Bull came up with it at the VSU 47. CSM used its final timeout with 3:29 remaining. VSU ran the clock down to 1:54 for a 4th and 9 from the VSU 48. VSU punted giving the Orediggers once last gasp with 1:40 left. On a 3rd and 10, Matocha tossed a 33-yard pass to Josh Johnston to the VSU six with 40 seconds remaining. Matocha pulled the Orediggers within 34-31 with a strike to Johnston with 34 seconds left and a 34-31 score. Click attempted the same onside kick and the ball did the same thing, but Saunds was there for the grab to secure the trip to the com.oneveningbeginningchampionship,etscanStadium.atMcKinney,atSaturday,onshipnationalherdriswinnernowchampionship.nationalTheBlazersawaitoftheoftheFerStatevs.ShepgameasthechampiissetforDec.189p.m.ETinTexas,McKinneyISDFanspurchasetickforthenationalthisat7p.m.vstateblazers.
VSU had 16 seniors playing their final game in a Blazer uniform and what this team accom plished this season was outstanding with its third-straight Gulf South Conference title, sixth appearance in the national championship game, and second time in three years with the championship in 2018. The Blazers have gone 40-4 overall since the final five games of the 2017 season, which includes a number of these seniors on this team.
RECEIVING: Valdosta State-T. Roberts 4-22; B. Saunds 3-64; S. McGill 3-44; C. Allen 2-11; L. Gallimore 1-9; A. Dixon 1-8. Ferris State-X. Wade 1-72; T. Hurt-Thompson 1-47; M. Taylor 1-3.
The Blazers came right back with a great drive as VSU converted three, third downs on the drive and junior quarterback Ivory Durham hit junior running back Seth McGill in the back of the end zone for a 7-6 VSU lead with 7:54 left in the first quarter. VSU went 13 plays for 75 yards and used 5:11 of the clock.
INTERCEPTIONS: Valdosta State-None. Ferris State-L. Daly 1-0; C. Williams FUMBLES:1-0. Valdosta State-I. Durham 1-1. Ferris State-M. Mitchell 2-0; J. Burrell 1-0; CJ Jefferson 1-1; J. Bernhardt 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Valdosta State-C. Roberts 1-0. Ferris State-L. Oladipo 1-0; C. Murphy TACKLES1-0.(UA-A): Valdosta State-J. Jackson 6-1; C. Roberts 4-2; N. Moss 3-3; M. Jefferson 4-1; S. Colman 3-2; J. Williams 3-2; E. Watson 3-2; J. Martin 1-3; J. Gaskin 1-3; J. Bull 2-0; B. Williams 1-1; J. Baldi 1-1; A. Dulin 0-2. Ferris State-L. Daly 5-8; C. Williams; 5-2; C. Murphy 4-3; A. Bock 5-1; A. Simpson 2-3; C. Smith 2-2; L. Oladipo 3-0; J. Thomas 2-1; S. Girodat 2-; N. Matiere-Bey 1-2; A. Thomas 2-0; K. Near 1-1; M. Dedmond 0-2; S. Bradford 0-2. Team Stats VSU FSU FIRST DOWNS 18 19 RUSHING YARDS (NET) 34-110 51-436 PASSING YARDS (NET) 158 122 Passes Comp-Att-Int. 14-35-2 3-7-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-268 58-558 Fumble Returns-Yards 2-18 3-45-1 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards-TD 6-108 2-11 Interception Returns-Yards-TD 0-0 2-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-31.7 0-0.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 5-2 Penalties-Yards 6-50 7-67 Possession Time 28:52 31:08 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 4 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scoring Chance 3-3 5-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-10 2-16 Points off Turnovers 3 17
Score by VALDOSTAQuartersSTATE 17 0 0 0 - 17 12-2
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 97 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY GAME2021RECAPS 2021 DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Dec.18,2021•McKinneyISDStadium•McKinney,Texas.•Att:3,933 #5 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS 17 #1 FERRIS STATE BULLDOGS 58
Scoring Summary 1st 13:09 FSU Bernhardt 32-yard run (Barnett kick failed) 07:58 VSU McGill 18-yard pass from Duham (Thiele kick) 06:37 FSU Bernhardt 5-yard run (Barnett kick) 03:44 VSU Roberts 8-yard pass from Durham (Thiele kick) 02:47 VSU Thiele 25-yard field goal 01:54 FSU Burrell 78-yard run (Barnett kick) 2nd 09:18 FSU Bernhardt 2-yard run (Barnett kick) 01:36 FSU Minor 1-yard run (Barnett kick) 00:11 FSU Hurt-Thompson 47-yard pass from Mitchell (Barnett kick) 3rd 07:53 FSU Barnett 32-yard field goal 03:44 FSU Cummins 1-yard run (Barnett kick) 01:33 FSU Daly 37-yard fumble return (Barnett kick)
No. 5 Blazers Fall in National Title Game to No. 1 Ferris State
Bernhardt and the Bulldogs needed just three plays on the ensuing drive for a 13-7 lead as Bernhardt called his own number for all 60 yards on the ground in the drive, including a 48-yard run and a five-yard score for his second rushing touchdown of the quarter.Durham hit graduate wide receiver Brian Saunds for 34 yards on the next drive and a personal foul on the Bulldogs moved the ball to the FSU 11. From there, Durham then found junior Travon Roberts in the end zone for a 14-13 lead with 3:44 left in the first quarter.Blazer senior Ja'Davien Williams forced Berhardt to fumble and senior Cory Roberts picked up the fumble at the FSU 11 setting the Blazers up in the red zone. VSU was unable to punch it in for a touchdown as sophomore kicker Estin Thiele connected on a 25-yard field goal for a 17-13 VSU lead with 2:47 left in the opening quarter. Continuing the back-and-fourth theme in the opening quarter, the Bulldogs' next pos session saw another explosive play as, on a 2nd and 13 from the FSU 22, Jeremy Burrell went 78-yards for a 20-17 Bulldog lead with 1:54 left in the quarter. On the ensuing VSU drive, Durham's pass was deflected in the air by Alex Thomas and intercepted by Cyntell Williams as FSU capitalized on the miscue with a rushing score from Berhardt as the Bulldogs converted two third downs on the drive and a fourth down for a 27-17 lead with 9:18 left in the half. VSU punted on its next possession followed by another FSU score and then, after VSU went four it late in the half on fourth down, FSU's Mylik Mitchell hit Tyrese Hunt-Thompson for a 47-yard touchdown strike and a 41-17 lead at intermission. The Blazers were uncharacteristically outscored 21-0 in the second quarter. VSU turned the Bulldogs over on downs in the red zone to begin the second half and had some momentum, but a strip sack fumble gave FSU the ball on the ensuing posses sion and the Bulldogs increased the lead to 44-17. Two more scores by the Bulldogs in the third quarter made the final margin of 58-17. For the game, VSU was held to 268 yards of offense, including 110 rushing yards and 158 passing yards. Durham went 14 of 32 passing for 158 yards two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also led the team with 45 rushing yards. Roberts and McGill each caught touchdown passes, while Saunds, who played in his last collegiate game, finished with a team-high 64 yards on nine catches. Defensively, VSU forced three fumbles and recovered two in the game, while sopho more Jaylen Jackson led the way with seven tackles and six solo stops. Roberts finished with one sack for ten yards, two fumble returns for 18 yards and a forced fumble to go along with five tackles. He, along with a number of outstanding defensive players fin ished their careers, including tackle leader Nick Moss who finished his final season with 121 total tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss. He had four breakups, four hurries and one fumble return this season. Ferris State tallied 581 yards of offense in the game, including 459 on the ground with three rushers over 100 yards each. Bernhardt led the way with 148 yards on the ground on 14 carries and three scores. Minor had 125 yards with a score and Burrell had 103 and a touchdown. FSU was 3 of 7 passing for 122 yards in the game and a score. Despite the loss, the Blazers had three players finish with 1,000 or more rushing yards this season led by McGill who finished the season with 1,235 yards rushing and a teamhigh 14 rushing scores, while Durham finished with 1,012 yards on the ground with 13 rushing touchdowns and junior running back Jamar Thompkins finished with 1,001 yards rushing and nine rushing touchdowns. In addition, VSU had two wide receivers over 1,000 yards receiving as Saunds finished with 1,200 yards receiving on 73 catches and seven touchdowns and Gallimore finished with 1,123 yards on 58 receptions with 15 receiving scores. VSU was the only Division II school to have three 1,000-yard rushers and two 1,000-yard receivers.
Individual Stats RUSHING: Valdosta State-I. Durham 13-45; J. Thompkins 10-36; S. McGill 11-29. Ferris State-T. Minor 8-125; J. Bernhardt 14-125; J. Burrell 4-103; CJ Jefferson 4-29; D. Lyburtus 2-25; E. Cummins 6-17; C. Clark 4-13; M. Taylor 1-2; M. Mitchell 5-1; TEAM 3-minus 4. PASSING: Valdosta State-I. Durham 14-32-2-158; E. Thiele 0-1-0-0. Ferris State-M. Mitchell 3-6-0-122; E. Cummins 0-1-0-0.
FERRIS STATE 20 21 17 0 - 58 14-0
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 5 Valdosta State football team struggled over the final three quarters as it lost 58-17 to No. 1 Ferris State in the NCAA Division II National Champion ship Game on Saturday evening at McKinney ISD Stadium. The Blazers finish the season with a 12-2 record. Ferris State won its first national title in football with a 14-0 record in a rematch of the 2018 national title where the Blazers won their fourth national title with a thrilling 49-47 victory. VSU became the first school in NCAA Division II to have four different head coaches compete for a national title and the four national titles won are tied for third alltime in NCAA Division II with Grand Valley State. In a game with very cold temperatures comparatively to South Georgia at this time of year, explosive plays by the Bulldogs proved costly for the Blazers. Following a threeand-out by the Blazers on the opening drive, Ferris State needed just one play as quar terback Jared Bernhardt went 56-yards for a touchdown on the ground and a 6-0 lead as the PAT attempt was missed. For the game, four of the Bulldogs' touchdowns came on just eight plays combined.
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER98 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY GAME2021 RECAPS Child and Parent Phone:Address/City/ST/Zip:Name: Email: Date of Event: Child’s Celebration Age: Cost: $10 per Child / Minimum $100 - 50% down is required to confirm reservation. **The final head count must be confirmed & the party must be payed in full 48 hours prior to the game** Includes free admission for 10 party attendees (including the birthday child), two complimentary adult general admission tickets, a cupcake per child or a cake for the party, a concession voucher per child, “Happy Birthday” sign, plates, forks, napkins, & red plastic tablecloths. Additional tickets for party attendees can be purchased for $10 per child. Concession Voucher states Child may have One Slice of Pizza OR Choice of One Candy Product + One Drink Parent may bring specialty paper goods/decorations. To book your party, please contact the Athletic Office at (229) 333-5462
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2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER100 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY Wins and Losses/Attendance FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS WON-LOSS WBREAKDOWNL T PCT. All Games 316 129 4 .708 Home 174 53 1 .765 Cleveland Field 163 49 1 .768 Martin Stadium 9 4 0 .692 Road/Neutral 142 76 3 .649 GSC Games 206 88 3 .699 Home 104 40 1 .720 Away 102 48 2 .678 Non-Conference 110 41 1 .783 Home 68 15 0 .819 Away/Neutral 42 26 1 .615 In August 10 2 0 .833 In September 102 37 1 .726 In October 123 45 0 .724 In November 67 42 3 .610 In December 14 3 0 .824 NCAA Playoffs 29 14 0 .674 Home 20 7 0 .741 Away 5 5 0 .500 Neutral 4 2 0 .667 Overtime Games 2 5 0 .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
18-6) 08/28/99 7. 10,100 Fort
(FVSU, 17-3) 09/14/85 8. 10,039 North Alabama (VSU, 34-31) 10/05/96 9. 9,891 Fort Valley State (VSU, 46-0) 09/02/00 10. 9,576 Fort Valley State (VSU, 32-6) 09/07/02 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
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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 44-0 Shorter, 11/12/16 47-31 West Georgia, 11/10/18 49-47^ vs. Ferris State, 12/15/18 34-13 at Delta State, 10/12/19 Title Title / #1st NCAA Playoff TEN HOME CROWDS Att. Opponent (Score) Date 11,473 Albany State (VSU, 41-6) 08/25/01 10,948 Albany State (VSU, 14-7) 11/19/94 10,558 West Georgia (VSU, 47-31) 11/10/18 State State (VSU, Valley State
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(VSU, 21-3) 08/30/03 5. 10,214 West Georgia (VSU, 49-33) 10/15/94 6. 10,199 Albany
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Date Score Opponent 09/08/84 49-0 Clark Atlanta 09/21/85 27-0 Kentucky State 09/13/86 17-0 vs. Fort Valley State 09/21/91 7-0 Fort Valley State 09/02/93 65-0 Mount Senario 09/03/94 36-0 Knoxville 10/01/94 63-0 at West Alabama 09/23/95 6-0 Arkansas Tech 10/14/95 41-0 St. Ambrose 10/26/96 42-0 Southern Arkansas 09/13/97 10-0 at Fort Valley State 10/04/97 21-0 at North Alabama 09/02/00 46-0 Fort Valley State 08/31/02 26-0 at Albany State 09/21/02 42-0 Delta State 11/08/03 30-0 at Arkansas Tech 09/08/07 69-0 at Fort Valley State 10/20/07 37-0 at West Alabama 09/25/10 27-0 at Southern Arkansas 10/14/10 5-0 at North Alabama 09/21/13 41-0 Shorter 10/18/14 62-0 Mississippi College 11/12/16 44-0 Shorter 11/11/17 52-0 at Shorter 09/22/18 52-0 Shorter 10/09/21 55-0 Delta State
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(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 VSUHardingleads 5-1-0
Streak: VSU W2 11/24/01^*
Fort
All-Time Valdosta (H) 9-2-0 (A) (N) VSU 10/23/82 Albany W 36-13 11/19/94^ Valdosta 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 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 VSUArkansas-Monticelloleads8-2-0 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 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 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 California (Pa.) VSU leads 1-0-0 0-0-0 (H) • 1-0-0 (A) • 0-0-0 (N) VSU W1 12/08/07^ (Pa.) W 28-24 (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 Valdosta Valdosta Valdosta (H) (A) (N) Valdosta Valdosta Valdosta Arkansas leads 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 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 Valley State VSU leads 19-3-0 10-2-0 (H) • 5-1-0 (A) • 4-0-0 (N) VSU W11 09/14/85 Valdosta Robins Valdosta Valdosta Valdosta Valley Valley Valdosta Valley 09/04/99 Valley 09/02/00 Valdosta 09/01/01 Fort Valley W 42-6 11/17/01^ Valdosta W 40-24 09/07/02 Valdosta W 32-6 08/27/05 Macon W 32-10 09/09/06 Valdosta W 31-3 09/08/07 Fort Valley W 69-0 08/23/08 Valdosta W 56-3 08/08/12 Valdosta W 62-14 09/07/13 Macon W 36-21 09/08/18 Waycross W 55-6 VSUGardner-Webbleads2-0-0 1-0-0 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 State VSU leads 10-0-0 5-0-0 (H) • 5-0-0
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L 17-3 09/13/86 Warner
W 10-0 09/05/98 Valdosta L 20-14
W 49-24 09/17/94
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(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 FOOTBALLVSURECORDS
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W 17-0 09/12/87
W 14-13 09/21/91
W 21-14 09/10/88
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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 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 VSUCumberlandleads1-0-0 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
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2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER102 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY All-Time Series Records 10/04/86 Valdosta W 29-25 10/03/87 Jacksonville W 27-10 09/24/88 Valdosta L 31-21 09/23/89 Jacksonville L 17-15 09/22/90 Valdosta W 18-17 09/28/91 Jacksonville L 24-3 09/26/92 Jacksonville L 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 VSULenoir-Rhyneleads2-0-0 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 VSUNewberryleads 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 L 17-16 11/12/88 Valdosta W 35-28 11/11/89 Florence W 24-10 11/10/90 Valdosta L 26-10 11/16/91 Florence W 34-17 11/14/92 Valdosta T 24-24 11/06/93 Valdosta L 31-21 11/05/94 Florence L 38-21 11/26/94^** Florence L 27-24 10/28/95 Florence L 26-9 10/05/96*** Valdosta W 34-31 10/04/07 Florence W 21-0 11/07/98 Valdosta L 35-7 11/06/99 Florence L 31-28 10/28/00 Florence W 45-21 10/27/01 Valdosta W 54-7 11/02/02 Florence W 45-28 11/01/03 Valdosta L 17-10 10/23/04 Florence W 24-20 10/20/05 Valdosta W 26-23 11/12/05^ Valdosta L 40-13 10/28/06* Florence L 31-24 10/27/07 Valdosta W 27-24 12/01/07^ Valdosta W 37-23 10/25/08 Florence L 41-23 11/22/08^ Florence L 37-10 10/22/09 Valdosta L 62-27 10/14/10 Florence W 5-0 11/20/10^ Valdosta L 43-20 11/12/11 Valdosta L 30-23 10/13/12 Florence W 24-21 10/26/13 Valdosta L 57-7 09/27/14 Florence L 31-29 11/22/14^ Florence W 33-31 10/03/15 Valdosta L 34-12 09/17/16 Florence L 44-19 09/16/17 Valdosta L 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 Valdosta W 14-10 09/15/84 Savannah W 28-7 11/01/86 Valdosta W 21-7 10/31/87 Savannah W 35-15 09/14/96 Valdosta W 21-7 09/04/21 Valdosta 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 VSUTennessee-Martinleads6-1-0 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 TroyTroy 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 VSUWingateleads 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 FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 103 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
All-TimeSeriesHistoryHistory
Tarleton State 1-0-0 10/09/93 W, 68-10 10/09/93 W, 68-10 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 68 10 0-0
Tennessee-Martin 6-1-0 09/22/84 W, 38-6 09/15/90 W, 28-14 3-0-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 214 88 0-0 Texas A&M-Kingsville 3-0-0 12/07/02 W, 21-12 11/16/13 W, 35-27 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 94 70 1-0 Texas-El Paso 0-1-0 09/16/95 L, 34-24 09/16/95 L, 34-24 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 24 34 0-0 Troy State 4-7-0 09/18/82 W, 24-21 10/03/93 L, 26-10 2-3-0 2-3-0 0-1-0 155 235 0-0
Grand Valley State 0-1-0 12/14/02 L, 31-24 12/14/02 L, 31-24 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 24 31 0-1 Harding 5-1-0 10/14/00 W, 50-39 10/17/09 W, 23-17 3-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 190 121 0-0 Henderson State 10-0-0 11/13/93 W, 42-20 10/10/09 W, 33-20 5-0-0 5-0-0 0-0-0 396 135 0-0 Jacksonville State 3-8-0 10/16/82 L, 43-11 09/26/92 L, 20-6 2-3-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 156 248 0-0 Kentucky State 4-0-0 11/06/82 W, 48-13 10/01/16 W, 48-10 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 155 43 0-0 Knoxville College 1-0-0 09/03/94 W, 36-0 09/03/94 W, 36-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 36 0 0-0 2-0-0 11/29/14 W, 23-21 12/01/18 W, 61-21 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 84 42 2-0 Lees-McRae 1-0-0 10/26/91 W, 59-13 10/26/91 W, 59-13 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 59 13 0-0 Minnesota State 1-0-0 12/08/12 W, 35-19 12/08/12 W, 35-19 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 35 19 1-0 Mississippi College 12-8-1 09/11/82 L, 28-13 10/23/21 W, 41-14 7-4-0 5-4-1 0-0-0 578 394 0-0 Mount Senario College 1-0-0 09/02/93 W, 65-0 09/02/03 W, 65-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 65 0 0-0 New Haven 1-0-0 10/08/94 W, 38-7 10/08/94 W, 38-7 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 38 7 0-0 Newberry 3-1-0 08/30/08 W, 14-9 09/08/11 W, 24-17 1-1-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 104 77 0-0 North Alabama 16-25-1 10/30/82 L, 53-7 09/16/17 L, 30-24 7-13-1 9-12-0 0-0-0 924 1,203 2-4 North Carolina-Pembroke 1-2-0 11/07/13 L, 34-29 11/19/16 L, 24-21 0-2-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 86 65 0-1 North Dakota State 0-1-0 09/09/95 L, 19-14 09/09/95 L, 19-14 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 14 19 0-0 North Greenville 3-0-0 10/20/18 W, 44-21 11/06/21 W, 31-21 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 95 57 0-0 Northwest Missouri State 1-0-0 12/15/07 W, 25-20 12/15/07 W, 25-20 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 25 20 1-0 Notre Dame College 1-0-0 12/08/18 W, 30-24 12/08/18 W, 30-24 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 30 24 1-0 Ohio Dominican 1-0-0 09/14/19 W, 48-21 09/14/19 W, 48-21 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 48 21 0-0 Ouachita Baptist 11-1-0 11/04/00 W, 49-21 10/08/11 W, 40-13 6-0-0 5-1-0 0-0-0 474 218 0-0
Southern Arkansas 13-3-0 10/26/96 W, 42-7 09/24/11 W, 38-21 7-1-0 6-2-0 0-0-0 517 321 0-0
Saginaw Valley State 0-1-0 09/01/12 L, 28-24 09/01/12 L, 28-24 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 24 28 0-0 Savannah State 6-0-0 09/24/83 W, 14-10 09/04/21 W, 51-7 4-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 172 53 0-0 Shorter 9-0-0 10/25/12 W, 37-6 10/02/21 W, 49-13 5-0-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 393 54 0-0 St. Ambrose 1-0-0 10/14/95 W, 41-0 10/14/95 W, 41-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 41 0 0-0
FOOTBALLVSURECORDS
Opponent W-L-T 1st Game Result Last Game Result Home Away Neutral PF PA NCAA Albany State 20-2-0 10/23/82 W, 36-13 09/18/21 W, 21-3 11-0-0 9-2-0 0-0-0 622 261 3-0 American Int'l 1-0-0 10/24/92 W, 31-21 10/24/92 W, 31-21 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 31 21 0-0 Angelo State 2-0-0 09/15/12 W, 43-10 09/28/13 W, 37-3 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 80 13 0-0 Arkansas-Monticello 8-2-0 10/12/96 W, 52-24 10/01/11 L, 23-9 4-1-0 4-1-0 0-0-0 411 199 0-0 Arkansas Tech 9-1-0 09/23/95 W, 6-0 10/30/10 W, 21-7 5-0-0 4-1-0 0-0-0 286 147 0-0 Bishop College 1-0-0 11/02/85 W, 19-2 11/02/85 W, 19-2 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 19 2 0-0 Bowie State 2-0-0 11/24/18 W, 66-16 12/04/21 W, 41-17 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 107 33 2-0 California (Pa.) 1-0-0 12/08/07 W, 28-24 12/08/07 W, 28-24 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 28 24 1-0 Carson-Newman 5-3-0 11/30/96 L, 24-19 11/21/15 W, 61-59 5-2-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 257 232 5-2 Catawba 2-1-0 11/24/01 L, 37-34 11/24/07 W, 55-29 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 113 73 2-1 Central Arkansas 9-2-0 09/30/95 L, 30-24 09/24/05 W, 12-7 4-1-0 5-1-0 0-0-0 351 224 0-0 Central Florida 3-5-0 10/02/82 W, 13-7 09/10/94 W, 31-14 2-0-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 139 152 0-0 Clark Atlanta 3-0-0 09/08/84 W, 49-0 09/24/94 W, 63-6 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 153 18 0-0 Colorado School of Mines 1-0-0 12/11/21 W, 34-31 12/11/21 W, 34-31 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 34 31 1-0 Cumberland 1-0-0 09/26/15 W, 56-22 09/26/15 W, 56-22 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 56 22 0-0 Delta State 19-20-1 10/09/82 L, 27-0 10/02/21 W, 55-0 9-10-0 10-10-1 0-0-0 1,264 1,008 0-1 East Tennessee State 0-1-0 10/20/90 L, 37-22 10/20/90 L, 37-22 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 22 37 0-0 Edward Waters College 2-0-0 11/07/09 W, 70-6 09/29/12 W, 58-10 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 128 16 0-0
Pittsburg State 1-0-0 12/11/04 W, 36-31 12/11/04 W, 36-31 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 36 31 1-0
Lenoir-Rhyne
Truman State 1-0-0 09/07/96 W, 49-35 09/07/96 W, 49-35 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 49 35 0-0 Virginia Union 1-0-0 09/11/21 W, 51-7 09/11/21 W, 51-7 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 51 7 0-0 West Alabama 35-5-0 11/13/82 W, 22-21 10/16/21 W, 42-17 19-2-0 16-3-0 0-0-0 1,328 684 1-0 West Chester 1-0-0 12/04/04 W, 45-21 12/04/04 W, 45-21 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 45 21 1-0 West Florida 4-2-0 9/24/16 W, 40-28 11/13/21 L, 61-42 2-1-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 221 188 0-0 West Georgia 28-13-0 10/22/83 W, 20-13 11/27/21 W, 66-35 15-4-0 11-9-0 2-0-0 1,269 943 1-2 Wingate 2-0-0 09/04/10 W, 25-22 09/03/11 W, 30-23 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 55 45 0-0
Ferris State 1-1-0 12/15/18 W, 49-47 12/18/21 L, 58-17 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 66 105 1-1 Florida Atlanic 1-0-0 09/06/03 W, 45-17 09/06/03 W, 45-17 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 45 17 0-0 Florida Tech 6-1-0 10/05/13 W, 52-14 10/19/19 W, 55-28 4-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 290 165 0-0 Fort Valley State 19-3-0 09/14/85 L, 17-3 09/08/18 W, 55-6 10-2-0 5-1-0 4-0-0 731 211 1-0 Gardner-Webb 2-0-0 09/02/95 W, 34-21 08/31/96 W, 42-16 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 76 37 0-0 Georgia Southern 1-6-1 09/25/82 T, 27-27 08/30/97 L, 45-26 1-1-0 0-5-1 0-0-0 157 227 0-0
Winston-Salem State 3-0-0 12/15/12 W, 35-7 09/12/15 W, 31-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 88 27 1-0
Year-By-YearResults
1982 Record: 5-5-1, 2-4 (6th)
Coach: Jim Goodman Date Opponent Result 09/11 at Mississippi College L, 28-13 09/18 TROY STATE W, 24-21 09/25 at Georgia Southern T, 27-27 10/02 CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 13-7 10/09 at Delta State L, 27-0 10/16 at Jacksonville State L, 43-11 10/23 at Albany State W, 36-13 10/30 NORTH ALABAMA L, 53-7 11/06 at Kentucky State W, 48-13 11/13 WEST ALABAMA W, 22-21 11/20 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L, 45-29 1983 Record: 5-6, 2-5 (8th)
Coach: Jim Goodman Date Opponent Result 09/10 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 26-3 09/17 at Troy State L, 13-12 09/24 SAVANNAH STATE W, 14-10 10/01 at Central Florida L, 20-0 10/08 DELTA STATE L, 24-16 10/15 JACKSONVILLE STATE L, 37-11 10/22 vs. West Georgia W, 20-13 10/29 at North Alabama L, 27-0 11/05 KENTUCKY STATE W, 32-20 11/12 at West Alabama W, 29-14 11/19 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 34-29 1984 Record: 5-6, 3-5 (6th) Coach: Jim Goodman Date Opponent Result 09/08 CLARK ATLANTA W, 49-0 09/15 at Savannah State W, 28-7 09/22 at Tennessee-Martin W, 38-6 09/29 JACKSONVILLE STATE L, 12-5 10/06 vs. Troy State L, 27-12 10/13 WEST ALABAMA W, 17-16 10/20 vs. West Georgia W, 20-13 10/27 at Georgia Southern L, 38-8 11/03 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 10-3 11/10 at Delta State L, 17-11 11/17 NORTH ALABAMA L, 35-24 1985 Record: 5-6, 3-5 (6th) Coach: Jim Berryman Date Opponent Result 09/14 FORT VALLEY STATE L, 17-3 09/21 KENTUCKY STATE W, 27-0 09/28 TENNESSEE-MARTIN W, 31-7 10/05 at Jacksonville State L, 12-10 10/12 TROY STATE L, 10-3 10/19 at West Alabama L, 10-5 10/26 WEST GEORGIA W, 49-12 11/02 BISHOP COLLEGE W, 19-2 11/09 at Mississippi College L, 28-7 11/16 DELTA STATE W, 39-20 11/23 at North Alabama L, 45-0 1986 Record: 9-2, 7-1 (2nd) Coach: Mike Cavan Date Opponent Result 09/13 vs. Fort Valley State W, 17-0 09/20 at Central Florida L, 10-7 09/27 at Tennessee-Martin W, 49-24 10/04 JACKSONVILLE STATE W, 29-25 10/11 at Troy State L, 45-10 10/18 WEST ALABAMA W, 17-12 10/25 at West Georgia W, 41-26 11/01 SAVANNAH STATE W, 21-7 11/08 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 21-10 11/15 at Delta State W, 31-8 11/22 NORTH ALABAMA W, 24-7 1987 Record: 6-4, 4-4 (4th)
NCAA Second Round
Coach: Mike Cavan Date Opponent Result 09/14 at Central Florida L, 12-0 09/21 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 7-0 09/28 at Jacksonville State L, 24-3 10/05 TROY STATE L, 20-14 10/12 at West Alabama W, 20-7 10/19 WEST GEORGIA 38-37 10/26 LEES-MCRAE W, 59-13 11/02 at Mississippi College T, 10-10 11/09 DELTA STATE W, 34-27 11/16 at North Alabama W, 34-17 1992 Record: 5-4-1, 3-2-1 (2nd) Coach: Hal Mumme Date Opponent Result 09/12 at Georgia Southern L, 24-13 09/19 at Fort Valley State W, 24-17 09/26 at Jacksonville State L, 20-6 10/03 at Troy State L, 26-10 10/10 WEST ALABAMA W, 42-15 10/17 at West Georgia L, 42-28 10/24 AMERICAN INT'L W, 31-21 10/31 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 28-14 11/07 at Delta State W, 45-7 11/14 NORTH ALABAMA T, 24-24 1993 Record: 8-3, 5-2 (2nd)
Coach: Mike Cavan Date Opponent Result 09/01 at Georgia Southern L, 17-10 09/15 at Tennessee-Martin W, 28-14 09/22 JACKSONVILLE STATE W, 18-17 09/29 at Troy State W, 22-20 10/06 WEST ALABAMA W, 46-7 10/13 at West Georgia W, 37-2 10/20 at East Tennessee State L, 37-22 10/27 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 17-10 11/03 at Delta State L, 26-11 11/10 NORTH ALABAMA L, 26-10 1991 Record: 6-3-1, 4-1-1 (2nd)
Coach: Hal Mumme Date Opponent Result 09/02 MOUNT SENARIO W, 65-0 09/11 at Central Florida L, 35-30 09/18 at Fort Valley State W, 49-24 09/25 CLARK ATLANTA W, 41-12 10/02 WEST ALABAMA W, 42-13 10/09 TARLETON STATE W, 68-10 10/16 at West Georgia L, 23-16 10/23 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 42-21 10/30 at Delta State W, 33-8 11/06 NORTH ALABAMA L, 31-21 11/13 at Henderson State W, 42-20 1994 Record: 11-2, 6-1 (2nd)
Coach: Hal Mumme Date Opponent Result 09/03 KNOXVILLE COLLEGE W, 36-0 09/10 at Central Florida W, 31-14 09/17 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 58-6 09/24 CLARK ATLANTA W, 63-6 10/01 at West Alabama W, 63-0 10/08 NEW HAVEN W, 38-7 10/15 WEST GEORGIA W, 49-33 10/22 at Mississippi College W, 24-7 10/29 DELTA STATE W, 57-10 11/05 at North Alabama L, 38-21 11/12 HENDERSON STATE W, 49-7 11/19 ALBANY STATE^ W, 14-7 11/26 at North Alabama^** L, 27-24 1995 Record: 6-5, 4-3 (5th)
Coach: Hal Mumme Date Opponent Result 09/02 GARDNER-WEBB W, 34-21 09/09 at North Dakota State L, 19-14 09/16 at UTEP L, 34-24 09/23 ARKANSAS TECH W, 6-0 09/30 at Central Arkansas L, 30-24 10/07 WEST ALABAMA W, 27-20 10/14 ST. AMBROSE W, 41-0 10/21 at Delta State W, 37-19 10/28 at North Alabama L, 26-9 11/04 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 42-16 11/11 at West Georgia L, 44-6 1996 Record: 10-3, 6-2 (1st) GSC Champions NCAA Second Round Coach: Hal Mumme Date Opponent Result 08/31 at Gardner-Webb W, 42-16 09/07 TRUMAN STATE W, 49-35 09/14 SAVANNAH STATE W, 21-7 09/21 at Arkansas Tech W, 43-26 10/05 NORTH ALABAMA*** W, 34-31 10/12 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 52-24 10/19 at West Alabama W, 52-16 10/26 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 42-7 11/02 at Delta State L, 34-28
Coach: Mike Cavan Date Opponent Result 09/12 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 21-14 09/19 at West Alabama W, 19-9 09/26 TENNESSEE-MARTIN W, 24-10 10/03 at Jacksonville State W, 27-10 10/10 TROY STATE L, 44-7 10/24 WEST GEORGIA W, 49-14 10/31 at Savannah State W, 35-15 11/07 at Mississippi College L, 20-12 11/14 DELTA STATE L, 24-21 11/21 at North Alabama L, 17-16 1988 Record: 6-3-1, 4-3-1 (4th) Coach: Mike Cavan Date Opponent Result 09/10 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 14-13 09/17 at Tennessee-Martin L, 13-9 09/24 JACKSONVILLE STATE L, 31-21 10/01 at Troy State W, 21-16 10/08 WEST ALABAMA W, 20-7 10/15 at West Georgia W, 17-14 10/22 CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 48-19 10/29 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L, 31-21 11/05 at Delta State T, 28-28 11/12 NORTH ALBAMA W, 35-28 1989 Record: 5-5, 5-3 (3rd) Coach: Mike Cavan Date Opponent Result 09/02 at Georgia Southern L, 31-10 09/09 at Central Florida L, 35-10 09/16 TENNESSEE-MARTIN W, 35-14 09/23 at Jacksonville State L, 17-15 09/30 TROY STATE W, 20-14 10/07 at West Alabama W, 17-6 10/14 WEST GEORGIA W, 34-16 10/28 at Mississippi College L, 32-3 11/04 DELTA STATE L, 24-16 11/11 at North Alabama W, 24-10 1990 Record: 5-5, 5-3 (4th)
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FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS
Coach: Chris Hatcher GSC Champions NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Date Opponent Result 09/04 at Albany State L, 24-22 09/11 at Ouachita Baptist W, 40-19 09/18 HARDING W, 32-19 09/25 at Central Arkansas W, 22-12 10/02 DELTA STATE W, 51-48 10/09 at Henderson State W, 27-18 10/16 WEST ALABAMA W, 34-17 10/23 at North Alabama W, 24-20 10/30 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 45-28 11/06 at West Georgia W, 35-12 11/20 CARSON-NEWMAN^ W, 38-12 11/27 at Albany State^ W, 38-24 12/04 WEST CHESTER^ W, 45-21 12/11 vs. Pittsburg State^ W, 36-31 2005 Record: 9-3, 7-2 (2nd)
Coach: Chris Hatcher GSC Champions NCAA National Runner-Up Date Opponent Result 08/31 at Albany State W, 26-0 09/07 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 32-6 09/21 DELTA STATE W,42-0 09/28 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 31-28 10/05 at Ouachita Baptist W, 51-10 10/12 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLOW, 45-17 10/19 at Central Arkansas W, 35-11 10/26 WEST ALABAMA W, 43-31 11/02 at North Alabama W, 45-28 11/09 ARKANSAS TECH W, 31-24 11/16 at West Georgia W, 19-3 11/23 CATAWBA^ W, 24-7 11/30 CARSON-NEWMAN^ W, 31-28 12/07 A&M-KINGSVILLE^ W, 21-12 12/14 vs. Grand Valley State^ L, 31-24 2003 Record: 10-2, 8-1 (2nd)
Coach: Mike Kelly Date Opponent Result 08/29 at Albany State W, 20-10 09/05 FORT VALLEY STATE L, 20-14 09/12 at Henderson State W, 12-8 09/19 at Delta State L, 20-17 09/26 ARKANSAS TECH W, 31-24 10/10 WEST ALABAMA W, 19-3 10/17 at Southern Arkansas L, 40-13 10/24 CENTRAL ARKANSAS L, 17-10 10/31 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 50-10 11/07 NORTH ALABAMA L, 35-7 11/14 at West Georgia L, 26-13 1999 Record: 4-7, 3-6 (6th) Coach: Mike Kelly / Mark Nelson Date Opponent Result 08/28 ALBANY STATE W, 18-6 09/04 at Fort Valley State L, 24-13 09/11 HENDERSON STATE W, 39-3 09/18 DELTA STATE L, 9-6 09/25 at Arkansas Tech L, 21-14 10/09 at West Alabama W, 21-19 10/16 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS L, 28-14 10/23 at Central Arkansas W, 33-20 10/30 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO L, 35-31 11/06 at North Alabama L, 31-28 11/13 WEST GEORGIA L, 23-16 -Mark Nelson coached final two games2000 Record: 10-2, 8-1 (1st)
Coach: David Dean Date Opponent Result 08/29 NEWBERRY L, 31-24 RECORDS
Coach: Chris Hatcher NCAA First Round Date Opponent Result 08/30 ALBANY STATE W, 21-3 09/06 at Florida Atlantic W, 45-17 09/20 at Delta State W, 28-17 09/27 at Southern Arkansas W, 41-17 10/04 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 42-21 10/11 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 31-28 10/18 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 26-21 10/25 at West Alabama W, 58-13 11/01 NORTH ALABAMA L, 17-10 11/08 at Arkansas Tech W, 30-0 11/15 WEST GEORGIA W, 30-17 11/22 CARSON-NEWMAN^ L, 35-29 2004 Record: 13-1, 9-0 (1st)
Coach: Mike Kelly Date Opponent Result 08/30 at Georgia Southern L, 45-26 09/06 CARSON-NEWMAN L, 28-7 09/13 at Fort Valley State W, 10-0 09/20 ARKANSAS TECH W, 31-14 10/04 at North Alabama W, 21-0 10/11 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLOW, 58-14 10/18 WEST ALABAMA W, 33-20 10/25 at Southern Arkansas L, 17-7 11/01 DELTA STATE L, 27-23 11/08 at Central Arkansas W, 31-22 11/15 at West Georgia L, 35-21 1998 Record: 5-6, 4-5 (5th)
Coach: Chris Hatcher GSC Champions NCAA First Round Date Opponent Result 08/26 at Albany State W, 42-6 09/02 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 46-0 09/16 at Southern Arkansas W, 30-29 09/23 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 53-20 09/30 at Henderson State W, 56-21 10/07 DELTA STATE L, 45-35 10/14 at Harding W, 50-39 10/21 WEST ALABAMA W, 50-20 10/28 at North Alabama W, 45-21 11/04 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 49-21 11/11 at West Georgia W, 45-15 11/18 at Delta State^ L, 45-12 2001 Record: 12-1, 9-0 (1st)
FOOTBALLVSU
11/09 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 63-30 11/16 WEST GEORGIA L, 42-21 11/23 ALBANY STATE^ W, 38-28 11/30 at Carson-Newman^ L, 24-19 1997 Record: 6-5, 5-3 (T-4th)
Coach: Chris Hatcher NCAA First Round Date Opponent Result 08/27 vs. Fort Valley State W, 32-10 09/03 ALBANY STATE W, 24-9 09/10 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 52-20 09/17 at Harding* L, 16-13 09/24 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 12-7 10/01 at Delta State W, 24-23 10/08 HENDERSON STATE W, 52-12 10/15 at West Alabama W, 31-19 10/20 NORTH ALABAMA W, 26-23 10/29 at Southern Arkansas W, 44-41 11/05 WEST GEORGIA L, 29-15 11/12 NORTH ALABAMA^ L, 40-13 2006 Record: 8-2, 6-2 (T-3rd)
Year-By-YearResults
Coach: David Dean GSC Champions NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Date Opponent Result 09/01 ALBANY STATE W, 41-3 09/08 at Fort Valley State W, 69-0 09/22 at Arkansas Tech W, 28-27 09/29 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 31-3 10/06 at Southern Arkansas W, 33-21 10/11 DELTA STATE L, 35-31 10/20 at West Alabama W, 37-0 10/27 NORTH ALABAMA W, 27-24 11/03 at Arkansas-Monticello W, 63-28 11/08 WEST GEORGIA W, 35-10 11/24 CATAWBA^ W, 55-29 12/01 NORTH ALABAMA^ W, 37-23 12/08 at California (Pa.)^ W, 28-24 12/15 vs. NW Missouri State^ W, 25-20 2008 Record: 9-3, 6-2 (3rd)
Coach: Chris Hatcher GSC Champions NCAA Second Round Date Opponent Result 08/25 ALBANY STATE W, 41-6 09/01 at Fort Valley State W, 42-6 09/15 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 41-14 09/22 at Central Arkansas W, 42-34 09/29 HENDERSON STATE W, 59-3 10/06 at Delta State W, 70-12 10/13 HARDING W, 51-7 10/20 at West Alabama W, 56-8 10/27 NORTH ALABAMA W, 54-7 11/03 at Ouachita Baptist W, 56-14 11/10 WEST GEORGIA W, 31-6 11/17 FORT VALLEY STATE^ W, 40-24 11/24 CATAWBA^* L, 37-34 2002 Record: 14-1, 9-0 (1st)
Coach: Chris Hatcher Date Opponent Result 09/02 at Albany State W, 20-16 09/09 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 31-3 09/23 ARKANSAS TECH W, 51-14 09/28 at Ouachita Baptist W, 49-21 10/07 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 41-7 10/12 at Delta State L, 35-28 10/21 WEST ALABAMA W, 16-14 10/28 at North Alabama* L, 31-24 11/04 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO W, 51-3 11/09 at West Georgia W, 38-13 2007 Record: 13-1, 7-1 (1st)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 105 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
Coach: David Dean NCAA Second Round Date Opponent Result 08/23 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 56-3 08/30 at Newberry W, 14-9 09/20 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 29-6 09/27 at West Alabama W, 33-14 10/02 DELTA STATE* L, 27-24 10/11 at Henderson State W, 27-23 10/18 HARDING W, 21-13 10/25 at North Alabama L, 41-23 10/30 WEST GEORGIA W, 41-14 11/03 at Southern Arkansas W, 38-16 11/15 CARSON-NEWMAN^ W, 24-20 11/22 at North Alabama^ L, 37-10 2009 Record: 6-4, 5-3 (3rd)
Coach: David Dean GSC Champions NCAA Quarterfinalist Date Opponent Result 09/06 ALBANY STATE W, 38-10 09/13 vs. Winston-Salem State W, 22-17 09/20 DELTA STATE L, 49-32 09/27 at North Alabama L, 31-29 10/11 WEST GEORGIA W, 40-6 10/18 at Mississippi College W, 62-0 10/25 SHORTER W, 37-6 10/30 at West Alabama W, 24-17 11/08 at UNC-Pembroke W, 36-7 11/15 at Florida Tech W, 31-29 11/22 at North Alabama^ W, 33-31 11/29 at Lenoir-Rhyne^ W, 23-21 12/05 WEST GEORGIA^ L, 31-17 2015 Record: 9-3, 5-2 (T-2nd)
Coach: David Dean NCAA Second Round Date Opponent Result 09/05 at Albany State W, 21-13 09/12 vs. Winston-Salem State W, 31-3 09/26 CUMBERLAND W, 56-22 10/03 NORTH ALABAMA L, 34-12 10/10 at West Georgia L, 49-28 10/17 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 34-7 10/22 at Shorter W, 37-22 10/31 WEST ALABAMA W, 55-28 11/07 at Delta State W, 40-34 11/14 FLORIDA TECH W, 39-21 11/21 CARSON-NEWMAN^ W, 61-59 11/28 at West Georgia^ L, 27-20 2016 Record: 8-3, 6-2 (T-2nd)
Coach: David Dean GSC Champions NCAA First Round Date Opponent Result 09/04 WINGATE W, 25-22 09/11 at Newberry W, 45-17 09/18 DELTA STATE L, 27-23 09/25 at Southern Arkansas W, 27-0 10/02 OUACHITA BAPTIST W, 21-19 10/14 at North Alabama W, 5-0 10/23 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLOW, 21-17 10/30 at Arkansas Tech W, 21-7 11/06 WEST GEORGIA W, 31-13 11/11 at West Alabama L, 24-21 11/20 NORTH ALABAMA^ L, 43-20 2011 Record: 6-4, 1-3 (5th)
Coach: David Dean Date Opponent Result 09/07 vs. Fort Valley State W, 36-21 09/21 SHORTER W, 41-0 09/28 ANGELO STATE W, 37-3 10/05 FLORIDA TECH W, 52-14 10/10 at West Alabama L, 49-30 10/19 at West Georgia W, 35-30 10/26 NORTH ALABAMA L, 57-7 11/02 at Delta State L, 63-55 11/07 UNC-PEMBROKE L, 34-29 11/16 at Texas A&M-Kingsville W, 35-27 2014 Record: 10-3, 5-2 (1st)
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER106 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY
Year-By-YearResults
Coach: Gary Goff GSC Champions NCAA Second Round Date Opponent Result 09/07 at Albany State W, 38-3 09/14 OHIO DOMINICAN W, 48-21 09/21 #20 WEST ALABAMA* W, 44-27 09/28 at Shorter* W, 44-7 10/05 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* W, 42-17 10/12 at Delta State* W, 34-13 10/19 FLORIDA TECH* W, 55-28 10/26 at North Greenville* W, 20-15 11/09 #20 WEST FLORIDA* W, 26-21 11/16 at West Georgia* W, 42-14 11/30 #20 WEST FLORIDA^ L, 38-35 2020 Record: 0-0
Coach: Kerwin Bell NCAA First Round Date Opponent Result 09/03 ALBANY STATE W, 16-7 09/17 at North Alabama L, 44-19 09/24 WEST FLORIDA W, 40-28 10/01 vs. Kentucky State W, 48-10 10/08 WEST GEORGIA W, 38-27 10/15 at Mississippi College W, 42-41 10/22 DELTA STATE W, 56-27 10/29 at Florida Tech L, 38-20 11/05 at West Alabama W, 37-22 11/12 SHORTER W, 44-0 11/19 UNC-PEMBROKE^ L, 24-21 2017 Record: 5-4, 5-3 (T-2nd)
FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS
Coach: Gary Goff GSC Co-Champions NCAA NATIONAL RUNNER-UP Date Opponent Result 09/04 SAVANNAH STATE W, 53-7 09/11 at Virginia Union W, 51-7 09/18 ALBANY STATE W, 21-3 10/02 SHORTER W, 49-13 10/09 DELTA STATE W, 55-0 10/16 at West Alabama W, 42-17 10/23 at Mississippi College W, 41-14 10/30 WEST GEORGIA W, 36-34 11/06 NORTH GREENVILLE W, 31-21 11/13 at West Florida L, 61-42 11/27 WEST GEORGIA^ W, 66-35 12/04 BOWIE STATE^ W, 41-17 12/11 COLO. SCH. MINES^ W, 34-31 12/18 vs. Ferris State^ L, 58-17
Coach: David Dean Date Opponent Result 09/03 at Wingate** W, 34-28 09/08 NEWBERRY W, 24-17 09/17 at Albany State W, 30-27 09/24 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 38-21 10/01 at Arkansas-Monticello L, 23-9 10/08 at Ouachita Baptist W, 40-13 10/15 WEST ALABAMA W, 22-21 10/22 at Delta State L, 36-33 10/29 WEST GEORGIA L, 23-20 11/12 NORTH ALABAMA L, 30-23 2012 Record: 12-2, 4-1 (2nd)
Coach: Kerwin Bell GSC Champions NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Date Opponent Result 09/01 ALBANY STATE W, 45-14 09/08 vs. Fort Valley State W, 55-6 09/15 at West Alabama W, 58-24 09/22 SHORTER W, 52-0 09/29 at Mississippi College W, 63-42 10/06 DELTA STATE W, 59-28 10/13 at Florida Tech W, 51-21 10/20 NORTH GREENVILLE W, 44-21 11/03 at West Florida W, 48-21 11/10 WEST GEORGIA W, 47-31 11/24 BOWIE STATE^ W, 66-16 12/01 LENOIR-RHYNE^ W, 61-21 12/08 NOTRE DAME COLL.^ W, 30-24 12/15 vs. Ferris State^ W, 49-47 2019 Record: 10-1, 8-0 (1st)
Coach: David Dean NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Date Opponent Result 09/01 at Saginaw Valley State L, 28-24 09/08 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 62-14 09/15 vs. Angelo State W, 43-10 09/22 WEST ALABAMA L, 39-28 09/29 EDWARD WATERS W, 58-10 10/06 at West Georgia W, 42-7 10/13 at North Alabama W, 24-21 10/20 DELTA STATE W, 59-41 10/27 at Shorter W, 37-6 11/01 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE W, 38-31 11/24 WEST ALABAMA^ W, 49-21
Coach: Kerwin Bell Date Opponent Result 09/02 at Albany State L, 29-12 09/16 NORTH ALABAMA L, 30-24 09/23 at West Florida W, 30-19 10/07 at West Georgia L, 42-13 10/14 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 55-3 10/21 at Delta State W, 34-13 10/28 FLORIDA TECH W, 42-14 11/04 WEST ALABAMA L, 38-14 11/11 at Shorter W, 52-0 2018 Record: 14-0, 9-0 (1st)
Coach: Gary Goff Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic 2021 Record: 12-2, 6-0 (T-1st)
09/12 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 32-7 09/19 at Ouachita Baptist L, 24-14 09/26 WEST ALABAMA W, 35-6 10/01 at Delta State L, 31-23 10/10 HENDERSON STATE W, 33-20 10/17 at Harding W, 23-17 10/22 NORTH ALABAMA L, 62-27 10/29 at West Georgia W, 31-20 11/07 EDWARD WATERS W, 70-6 2010 Record: 8-3, 6-2 (T-1st)
12/01 CARSON-NEWMAN^ W, 48-26 12/08 at Minnesota State^ W, 35-19 12/15 vs. Winston-Salem State^ W, 35-7 2013 Record: 6-4, 3-3 (4th)
David Dean 2007-15 79 27 0 .745 Hal Mumme 1993-96 40 17 1 .698
Season-Openers/OverallCoachingRecords 09/11/82 H Mississippi College L 28-13 09/10/83 H Mississippi College L 26-3 09/14/84 H Clark Atlanta W 49-0 09/08/85 H Fort Valley State L 17-3 09/14/86 H Fort Valley State W 17-0 09/12/87 H Fort Valley State W 21-14 09/10/88 H Fort Valley State W 14-13 09/02/89 A Georgia Southern L 31-10 09/01/90 A Georgia Southern L 17-10 09/14/91 A Central Florida L 12-0 09/12/92 A Georgia Southern L 24-13 09/02/93 H Mount Senario W 65-0 09/03/94 H Knoxville W 36-0 09/02/95 H Gardner-Webb W 34-21 08/31/96 A Gardner-Webb W 42-16 08/30/97 A Georgia Southern L 45-26 08/29/98 A Albany State W 20-10 08/28/99 H Albany State W 18-6 08/26/00 A Albany State W 42-6 08/25/01 H Albany State W 41-6 08/31/02 A Albany State W 26-0 08/30/03 H Albany State W 21-3 09/04/04 A Albany State L 24-22 08/27/05 N Fort Valley State W 32-10 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
Most-Played Opponent Albany State Opponent Overall Home Away Neutral Albany State 13-2 7-0 6-2 Central Florida 0-1 0-1 Clark Atlanta 1-0 1-0 Fort Valley State 6-1 3-1 1-0 2-0 Gardner-Webb 2-0 1-0 1-0 Georgia Southern 0-4 0-4 Knoxville 1-0 1-0 Mississippi Coll. 0-2 0-2 Mount Senario 1-0 1-0 Newberry 0-1 0-1 Saginaw Valley St. 0-1 0-1 Savannah State 1-0 1-0 Wingate 2-0 1-0 1-0
Victories - All Games
Coach Years W L T PCT
Season-OpenerRecords
All-time 27-12 (.692) Home Games 16-4 Road Games 9-8 Neutral Games 2-0 Longest Winning Streak 6, (1998-2003) Longest Losing Streak 4, (1989-1992) Points Scored 1045 (26.8 ppg) Points Against 557 (14.3 ppg)
Hal Mumme 1993-96 40 17 1 .698
Winning Percenage - GSC Games Coach Years W L T PCT
Gary Goff 2019-21 14 1 0 .933
Chris Hatcher 2000-06 56 6 0 .903
Mike Cavan 1986-91 37 22 2 .623 Mike Kelly 1997-99 15 16 0 .484
Winning Percentage - All Games 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
Mike Cavan 1986-91 29 15 2 .652
OverallCoachingRecordsSeason-OpenerGame-By-Game FOOTBALLVSURECORDS
Hal Mumme 1993-96 24 10 1 .700
Chris Hatcher 2000-06 56 6 0 .903
Mike Kelly 1997-99 12 12 0 .500
Jim Goodman 1982-84 15 17 1 .470
Victories - GSC Games Coach Years W L T PCT
Jim Goodman 1982-84 7 14 0 .333
David Dean 2007-15 42 19 0 .688
Kerwin Bell 2016-18 19 5 0 .792
Mark Nelson 1999 0 2 0 .000
Jim Goodman 1982-84 7 14 0 .333
Mark Nelson 1999 0 2 0 .000
David Dean 2007-15 42 19 0 .688
Mike Cavan 1986-91 37 22 2 .623 Kerwin Bell 2006-18 27 7 0 .794 Gary Goff 2019-21 22 3 0 .880 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
Jim Berryman 1985 3 5 0 .375
Kerwin Bell 2016-18 19 5 0 .792
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 107 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
David Dean 2007-15 79 27 0 .745 Chris Hatcher 2000-06 76 12 0 .864
Gary Goff 2019-21 14 1 0 .933
Mike Cavan 1986-91 29 15 2 .652
Jim Berryman 1985 5 6 0 .455 Mark Nelson 1999 0 2 0 .000
Hal Mumme 1993-96 24 10 1 .700
Mike Kelly 1997-99 12 12 0 .500
Jim Berryman 1985 3 5 0 .375
21,
2007 Valdosta State 31, Ouachita Baptist 3 (22-4)
1986
2
3
2018 Valdosta State 44, North Greenville 21 (32-5)
2019 Valdosta State 55, Florida Tech 28 (33-5)
2020 No Season (COVID-19) (33-5)
Homecoming
49,
24,
Year Score/Opponent
1987
VSU Record
1984 Mississippi
2010 Valdosta State 21, Ouachita Baptist 19 (25-4)
2016 Valdosta State 56, Delta State 27 (31-4)
2008 Valdosta State 21, Harding 3 (23-4)
7
2014 Valdosta State 37, Shorter 6 (29-4)
2011 Valdosta State 22, West Alabama 21 (26-4) 2012 Valdosta State 59, Delta State 41 (27-4)
1998 Valdosta State 19, West Alabama 3 (14-3) 1999 Southern Arkanas 28, Valdosta State 14 (14-4) 2000 Valdosta State, 50, West Alabama 20 (15-4) 2001 Valdosta State 51, Harding 17 (16-4) 2002 Valdosta State 45, Arkansas-Monticello 17 (17-4) 2003 Valdosta State 26, Central Arkansas 21 (18-4) 2004 Valdosta State 34, West Alabama 17 (19-4) 2005 Valdosta State 52, Henderson State 12 (20-4) 2006 Valdosta State 41, Southern Arkansas 7 (21-4)
Year Score/Opponent VSU Record
1985
16
19,
1983
13, Central
2015 Valdosta State 39, Florida Tech 21 (30-4)
7
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER108 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY 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
2013 Valdosta State 52, Florida Tech 14 (28-4)
ValdostaStateBlazersonHomecoming(34-5) Valdosta State Florida (1-0) Delta State Valdosta State (1-1) College Valdosta State (1-2) Valdosta State Bishop (2-2) Valdosta State Savannah State (3-2) Valdosta State West Georgia 14 (4-2) 1988 Valdosta State 48, Central Florida 19 (5-2) 1989 Valdosta State 34, West Georgia 16 (6-2) 1990 Mississippi College 17, Valdosta State 10 (6-3) 1991 Valdosta State 38, West Georgia 37 (7-3) 1992 Valdosta State 42, West Alabama 15 (8-3) 1993 Valdosta State 42, Mississippi College 21 (9-3) 1994 Valdosta State 49, West Georgia 33 (10-3) 1995 Valdosta State 41, St. Ambrose 0 (11-3) 1996 Valdosta State 42, Southern Arkansas 7 (12-3) 1997 Valdosta State 58, Arkansas-Monticello 14 (13-3)
34-5 (.872) Current streak W3 Last Five 4-1 Last Ten 9-1 Last 15 14-1 Last 20 19-1 Longest Winning Streak 17, (2000-2016) Longest Losing Streak 2, (1983-1984) Points Scored 1,280 Points Against 662 Most-Played Opponent West Alabama (6) FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS
10,
2009 Valdosta State 33, Henderson State 20 (24-4)
2017 West Alabama 38, Valdosta State 14 (31-5)
2021 Valdosta State 31, North Greenville 21 (34-5) Record
Year Score/Opponent VSU Record 1982
First
2021 338 3563 3541 961 68.6 7122 508.7 7.4 420-251 579-41.4 77 OPPONENTS First Net Net Tot Yds. Yards/ VSU Net VSU Passes INT Avg. Year Downs Rushing Passing Allowed Game Att.-Comp. Pts.-Avg. Punt Avg. Intercepted Yards Ret. Ret. 1982 235 2664 1731 4395 399.5 285-145 298-27.1 38.3 14 164 11.7 1983 195 2115 1319 3434 312.2 237-104 233-21.2 34.3 14 127 9.1 1984 177 2005 1281 3286 298.7 234-94 181-16.5 34.9 17 188 11.1 1985 167 1757 1471 3228 293.5 269-106 163-14.8 37.9 13 154 11.8 1986 197 1228 2122 3350 304.5 358-194 174-15.8 39.2 32 277 8.7 1987 181 1550 1564 3114 311.4 268-131 178-17.8 32.2 17 311 18.3 1988 178 1624 1450 3074 307.4 242-112
10 159 15.9 1993 169 1423 1613 3036 276.0
73 1995 229 833 3842 812 73.8
1990 159
1999
2002 218 832
2016 266
38 1996 300 2022 4275
2017 197
2001 221
2006 148
2013 208 1481
2014 313
2019 204 1648
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 109 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
69 6.3 1997 183 1403 1798 3201
13 82 6.3 1992 166 1801 1330 3131 313.1
33.2 14 118 8.4 1989 165 1644 1255 2899 289.9
138 15.3 1996 241 2091 2236 4327
2017 157 1478
154
2000
2018 268 1883
2005 212
School Record No 2020 season due to COVID-19 Year-By-YearStatistics FOOTBALLVSURECORDS
2016 178 1759
2019 276
9 80 8.9 1990 162 1527 1280 2807 280.7
1993 251
2015 243
2012 253
1992 195 1019
2003 229
62 1994 301 1606 4389 964 74.2
38 1998 154 1575
2021 269
1994 207 1559 1924 3483
70 1997 190 1521 2225
2004 251
2011
13 159 12.2 1991 171 1365 1783 3148 314.8
167-16.7
92 7.1 1998 148 1852 1100
15.9 1995 195 1853 1524 3377
1985
2007 251
VALDOSTA STATE Net Net Total Plays/ Total Yards/ Yards/ Year Downs Rushing Passing Plays Game Offense Game Play Att.-Comp. Pts.-Avg. TD 1982 193 894 2635 767 69.7 3543 322.1 4.6 396-191 230-20.9 29 1983 144 1662 1176 689 62.6 2838 257.9 4.1 197-79 171-15.1 22 1984 152 1300 1217 730 66.4 2517 228.8 3.4 212-83 215-19.5 24 169 1968 1373 781 71.0 3341 303.7 4.3 236-105 193-17.5 22 1986 178 1958 1513 720 65.5 3471 315.5 4.8 200-107 267-24.3 35 1987 169 1823 1473 652 65.2 3296 329.6 5.1 180-99 231-23.1 31 1988 190 1459 2001 672 67.2 3460 346.0 5.1 265-144 234-23.4 29 1989 156 1349 1681 638 63.8 3030 303.0 4.7 238-132 188-18.8 23 1711 1313 651 65.1 3024 302.4 4.6 194-106 214-21.4 23 1726 1353 665 66.5 3079 307.9 4.6 213-108 219-21.9 26 2586 674 67.4 3605 360.5 5.3 416-273 251-25.1 33 1388 3871 785 71.4 5259 478.1 6.7 513-363 449-40.8 5995 461.2 6.2 594-409 527-40.5 4675 425.0 5.8 570-373 286-26.0 915 70.4 6297 484.4 6.9 544-346 504-38.8 736 66.9 3746 340.6 5.1 339-176 268-24.4 2294 697 63.4 2869 260.8 4.1 383-174 206-18.7 27 1999 198 1842 1813 724 65.8 3655 332.3 5.1 296-135 233-21.2 31 2000 308 1444 4361 861 71.8 5805 483.8 6.7 522-372 513-42.8 73 2001 328 2278 4356 868 66.8 6634 510.3 7.6 478-337 617-47.5 86 2002 307 1816 4162 1095 73.0 5978 398.5 5.5 547-355 500-33.3 65 2003 263 1296 3433 853 71.1 4729 394.1 5.5 483-293 391-32.6 51 2004 284 2706 3119 936 62.4 5825 416.1 6.2 420-302 489-34.9 59 2005 338 1257 3307 850 70.8 4564 380.3 5.4 489-317 338-28.2 40 2006 197 1068 2830 663 66.3 3898 389.9 5.9 391-261 349-34.9 47 2007 313 2360 3431 1003 71.6 5791 413.6 5.8 524-334 540-38.6 71 2008 340 1619 2950 804 67.0 4569 380.8 5.7 427-256 340-28.3 46 2009 238 1320 2864 759 75.9 4184 418.4 5.5 420-258 312-31.2 40 2010 185 1652 1783 749 68.1 3435 312.3 4.6 332-180 260-23.6 32 2011 186 1812 2103 668 66.8 3915 391.5 59 325-180 273-27.3 34 2012 303 3065 3506 993 70.9 6571 469.4 6.6 422-264 582-41.6 80 2013 227 1791 2505 753 75.3 4296 429.6 5.7 394-233 357-35.7 49 2014 313 2845 3066 971 74.6 5911 454.7 6.1 411-275 424-32.6 49 2015 272 2092 2973 869 72.4 5065 422.1 5.8 412-268 434-36.2 55 1279 3420 906 82.4 4699 427.2 5.2 545-304 381-34.6 43 1680 1925 648 72.9 3605 400.6 5.6 315-169 276-30.7 37 3676 3658 930 66.4 7334 523.9 7.9 419-241 728-52.0 97 2862 2881 752 68.4 5743 522.1 7.6 331-232 428-38.9 58 200-20.0 208-96 210-21.0 34.1 197-101 183-18.3 33.0 258-129 37.6 248-103 210-21.0 31.8 247-136 197-17.9 33.6 8 19.3 267.9 303-148 162-12.5 29.7 14 222 307.0 243-116 229-20.8 36.7 9 332.9 323-162 313-24.1 35.1 11 291.0 278-130 222-20.2 33.4 13 2952 268.4 216-80 213-19.4 30.9 16 120 7.5 184 1730 1484 3214 292.2 234-107 219-19.9 33.0 10 173 17.3 212 2043 2088 4131 344.3 316-161 310-25.8 36.7 15 264 17.6 1397 2130 3352 271.3 408-224 188-14.5 30.6 18 219 12.2 3227 4059 270.6 526-264 236-15.7 33.3 26 197 7.6 1712 2443 4155 346.2 395-207 206-17.2 36.5 9 120 13.3 2205 2563 4768 340.6 366-187 305-21.8 31.8 22 258 11.7 1675 2873 4548 379.0 399-225 249-20.8 34.4 20 227 11.4 1125 1577 2702 270.2 252-126 157-15.7 33.3 13 292 22.5 1693 2876 4569 326.4 482-270 247-17.6 36.3 27 497 18.4 2008 223 1299 2356 3655 304.6 454-259 223-18.6 36.3 10 203 20.3 2009 224 1129 2302 3431 343.1 353-194 224-22.4 34.4 7 45 6.4 2010 189 1011 2200 3211 291.9 389-211 189-17.2 35.6 20 363 18.1 198 1477 2148 3625 362.5 347-189 239-23.9 37.3 15 331 22.1 2211 2742 4953 353.8 390-187 280-20.0 36.7 22 159 7.2 2784 4265 426.5 308-187 298-29.8 36.5 10 197 19.7 1878 2982 4860 373.8 403-216 255-19.6 35.7 14 -12.1 -0.9 2372 2295 4667 388.9 327-179 319-26.6 36.2 15 287 23.9 2162 3921 356.5 330-157 268-24.4 30.2 27 149 13.5 1662 3140 348.9 255-131 188-20.9 34.4 11 261 23.7 2929 4812 343.7 457-252 316-22.6 36.3 18 506 28.1 2058 3426 311.5 326-173 204-18.6 35.0 9 175 19.4 2636 2239 4875 348.2 372-179 318-22.7 32.9 9 140 15.6
2018 341
1991 164
2018
LEADERS Year
1984
2019
1990
1985
PASSING LEADERS Year Player G Comp.-Att. Yards 1982 James Owens 10 169-339 2,258 1983 Terry Mallory 8 41-98 681 1984 Mark Dace 11 42-106 662 1985 Mark Dace 7 53-108 762 1986 Mark Dace 11 104-186 1,435 1987 Tye Cottle 9 54-98 767 1988 Tye Cottle 10 143-262 1,960 1989 Tye Cottle 10 131-235 1,677 1990 Tye Cottle 10 99-179 1,189 1991 Chris Hatcher 7 81-150 1,088 1992 Chris Hatcher 10 264-400 2,548 1993 Chris Hatcher 11 335-471 3,651 1994 Chris Hatcher 13 367-508 4,076 1995 Lance Funderburk 11 356-544 3,706 1996 Lance Funderburk 13 342-532 4,226 1997 Donnie Johnston 11 83-155 924 1998 Brandon Cowart 9 109-240 1,446 1999 Kenn Barnett 11 61-133 889 2000 Dusty Bonner 12 351-488 4,126 2001 Dusty Bonner 13 298-425 4,037 2002 Buster Faulkner 15 327-503 3,826 2003 Barrett Wilkes 12 272-431 3,269 2004 Fabian Walker 14 299-417 3,062 2005 Barrett Wilkes 11 266-376 2,668 2006 Willie Copeland 10 250-372 2,663 2007 Willie Copeland 14 311-489 3,160 2008 Chris Hart 12 143-251 1,841 2009 Kellen Lewis 10 232-372 2,514 2010 Brett Whitmire 9 109-195 1,107 2011 Austen Roberts 8 98-182 1,034 2012 Cayden Cochran 13 218-338 2,710 2013 Cayden Cochran 8 139-245 1,538 2014 Jake Medlock 11 172-246 2,024 2015 EJ Hilliard 12 225-346 2,425 2016 Adam Robles 10 173-315 2,046 Rogan Wells 9 121-217 1,897 Rogan Wells 14 209-364 3,075 Rogan Wells 11 213-297 2,650 Ivory Durham 14 244-406 3,425
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2017
1987
1991
1982
2017
RECEIVING Player G Rec. Yards Carl Armstrong 11 61 1,028 Kelvin Sheppard 11 22 388 Kevin Gray 11 23 455 Darrien Teals 11 33 448 Randy Fisher 11 46 753 Randy Fisher 10 36 585 Randy Fisher 10 52 864 Randy Fisher 10 51 690 Dexter Holiday 8 25 393 Dexter Holiday 10 23 375 1992 Calvin Walker 10 71 867 1993 Calvin Walker 11 82 944 1994 Robert Williams 13 86 1,187 1995 Sean Pender 11 111 983 1996 Rodney Brown 13 61 1,148 1997 Mike Bowman 11 43 728 1998 Nikko Cooper 11 35 581 1999 Reggie Mosley 11 24 384 2000 Reggie Mosley 12 67 1,106 2001 Reggie Mosley 13 65 1,063 2002 Reggie Mosley 15 79 1,295 2003 Andre Zellner 12 42 558 2004 Tyran Robinson 14 67 672 2005 Sherard Reynolds 12 38 650 2006 Cedric Jones 10 66 911 2007 Cedric Jones 14 102 1,171 2008 Cedric Jones 11 57 551 2009 Cedric Jones 8 57 544 2010 Ronnye Nelson 11 33 295 2011 Griffin Roelle 10 35 395 2012 Gerald Ford 13 69 1,026 2013 Seantavius Jones 10 55 777 2014 Chris Anderson 13 67 714 2015 Greg Dent 12 60 863 2016 Xay Howard 11 48 669 2017 Dallas Baldner 9 29 347 2018 Lio'undre Gallimore 14 36 900 2019 Brian Saunds 11 54 938 2021 Brian Saunds 14 73 1,200 SCORING LEADERS Year Player G TDs Points 1982 Carl Armstrong 11 8 48 Brad Bauer 11 0 48 1983 Tracy Soles 9 9 54 1984 Keith Moore 11 0 59 1985 Keith Moore 11 0 59 1986 Randy Fisher 11 10 60 1987 Rodney Fulk 10 0 44 1988 Jack McTyre 10 0 58 1989 Jack McTyre 10 0 33 1990 Ramon Allen 10 13 78 1991 Don Kelly 10 0 59 1992 Dominique Ross 9 12 72 1993 Dominique Ross 11 13 78 1994 Robert Williams 13 21 126 Stanley Flanders 13 21 126 1995 Rodney Brown 10 9 54 1996 Nikko Cooper 13 14 86 1997 Mike Bowman 11 11 66 1998 James Lightfoot 11 0 38 1999 Carlos Hope 11 7 42 2000 Aaron Jenkins 12 13 78 C.J. Lofton 12 13 78 2001 Aaron Jenkins 13 21 126 2002 Will Rhody 15 0 105 2003 Will Rhody 12 0 82 2004 Will Rhody 14 0 121 2005 Michael Green 12 0 94 2006 Zachary Williams 10 0 66 2007 Zachary Williams 14 0 104 2008 Albert Dukes 12 8 50 2009 Kellen Lewis 10 9 54 2010 Daniel Andersen 11 0 60 2011 Daniel Andersen 10 0 67 2012 Daniel Andersen 12 0 87 2013 Seantavius Jones 10 13 78 2014 Anthony Pistelli 13 0 114 2015 Cedric O’Neal 13 19 114 2016 Andrew Gray 11 0 87 Andrew Gray 9 0 52 2018 Andrew Gray 14 0 144 2019 Seth McGill 11 13 78 Jamar Thompkins 11 13 78 2021 Estin Thiele 14 0 115
FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS
1986
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER110 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY Annual Statistical Leaders TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS Year Player G Plays Yards 1982 James Owens 10 402 2,906 1983 Terry Mallory 8 173 732 1984 Mark Dace 11 216 680 1985 Mark Dace 7 186 899 1986 Mark Dace 11 315 1,744 1987 Tye Cottle 9 146 816 1988 Tye Cottle 10 334 1,969 1989 Tye Cottle 10 311 1,582 1990 Tye Cottle 10 243 1,182 1991 Chris Hatcher 7 186 1,044 1992 Chris Hatcher 10 424 2,493 1993 Chris Hatcher 11 495 3,532 1994 Chris Hatcher 13 537 3,955 1995 Lance Funderburk 11 581 3,549 1996 Lance Funderburk 13 570 4,167 1997 Donnie Johnston 11 198 935 1998 Brandon Cowart 9 282 1,267 1999 Kenn Barnett 11 187 964 2000 Dusty Bonner 12 534 3,965 2001 Dusty Bonner 13 469 4,035 2002 Buster Faulkner 15 611 3,513 2003 Barrett Wilkes 12 487 3,220 2004 Fabian Walker 14 534 3,465 2005 Barrett Wilkes 11 453 2,703 2006 Willie Copeland 10 428 2,618 2007 Willie Copeland 14 569 3,331 2008 Chris Hart 12 332 2,084 2009 Kellen Lewis 10 481 2,999 2010 Brett Whitmire 9 240 1,241 2011 Austen Roberts 8 220 1,239 2012 Cayden Cochran 13 438 3,060 2013 Cayden Cochran 8 291 1,577 2014 Jake Medlock 11 385 2,643 2015 EJ Hilliard 12 460 2,737 2016 Adam Robles 10 345 2,024 2017 Rogan Wells 9 333 1,897 2018 Rogan Wells 14 500 3,807 2019 Rogan Wells 11 382 3,352 2021 Ivory Durham 14 531 4,416 RUSHING LEADERS Year Player G Rushes Yards 1982 Henry Chubb 11 100 475 1983 Henry Chubb 11 121 668 1984 Michael Williams 10 67 362 1985 Tony Allen 9 127 564 1986 Eric Clark 11 118 565 1987 Donnie Harrell 10 142 632 1988 Ramon Allen 10 155 780 1989 Ramon Allen 10 197 846 1990 Ramon Allen 10 211 957 1991 Ramon Allen 9 109 488 1992 Dominique Ross 9 153 734 1993 Dominique Ross 11 167 1,030 1994 Dominique Ross 13 256 1,473 1995 David Glisson 11 147 837 1996 Vontrell Mitchell 13 186 1,355 1997 Vontrell Mitchell 9 170 840 1998 Marcus Ray 19 81 351 1999 Mike Christopher 10 104 507 2000 Aaron Jenkins 12 72 499 2001 Aaron Jenkins 13 199 1,503 2002 Aaron Jenkins 14 214 1,304 2003 Tyran Robinson 12 104 571 2004 Tyran Robinson 14 213 1,267 2005 Vincent Brown 9 136 768 2006 Rashawn Robinson 10 66 392 2007 Michael Terry 14 164 1,107 2008 Markus Manson 12 84 447 2009 Kellen Lewis 10 109 485 2010 David Arnold 11 107 516 2011 David Bailey 8 95 516 2012 Cedric O’Neal 13 180 1,198 2013 Cedric O’Neal 10 140 975 2014 Austin Scott 13 155 943 2015 Cedric O’Neal 12 176 1,069 2016 Cedric Hollingshed 9 107 476 2017 Rogan Wells 9 116 492 2018 Jamar Thompkins 14 137 1,329 2019 Jamar Thompkins 11 124 950 2021 Seth McGill 14 189 1,235
2021
1988
1987
1989
TACKLE LEADERS Year Player UT AT TT 1982 Cliff Fouty 20 135 155 1983 Lenny Parker 47 76 123 1984 Lenny Parker 62 63 125 1985 Jimmy Francis 63 62 125 1986 Jessie Tuggle 42 87 129 Jimmy Brookins 69 36 105 1988 Jimmy Brookins 73 52 125 1989 Shaun Utley 44 35 79 1990 Freddie Richardson 45 36 81
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 111 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY Annual Statistical Leaders 1991 Chris Dupree 33 39 72 1992 Chris Dupree 40 41 81 1993 Erasmus Harvey 39 41 80 1994 Edward Mitchell 55 44 99 1995 Ryan Branch 67 53 120 1996 Jarmal Stevens 56 46 102 1997 Jesse Sutton 43 62 105 1998 Jesse Sutton 43 67 110 1999 Michael Williams 42 46 88 2000 Mike Fowler 67 34 101 2001 Ced Dickerson 53 29 82 2002 Marlin Adams 52 43 95 2003 Jason Cost 36 50 86 2004 Spencer Fortson 45 36 81 2005 Tim Thompson 38 17 55 2006 Will Montford 43 42 85 2007 Will Montford 48 74 122 2008 Larry Dean 42 53 95 2009 Larry Dean 40 40 80 2010 Larry Dean 49 73 122 2011 Chris Pope 43 49 92 2012 Chris Pope 54 73 127 2013 Chris Pope 45 47 92 2014 Duran Lowe 54 38 92 Kenny Murphy 57 35 92 2015 Shar. Washington 60 34 94 2016 Kenny Moore 45 20 65 2017 Malik Slater 37 46 83 2018 Jameon Gaskin 34 41 75 2019 Cory Roberts 30 31 61 2021 Nick Moss 57 64 121 INTERCEPTION LEADERS Year Player G No. Yards 1982 Timmy Massey 11 3 30 Jimmy Francis 11 3 28 1983 Dallis Smith 11 5 91 1984 Jimmy Francis 11 4 31 1985 Jimmy Francis 11 5 109 1986 Dallis Smith 11 9 53 1987 Calvin Orr 10 4 71 1988 Deon Searcy 10 5 11 1989 Deon Searcy 10 4 29 1990 Derick McCant 10 2 35 1991 Chris Dupree 10 5 45 1992 Antonio Hill 10 2 72 Walt Foy 10 2 28 1993 Tony Hill 11 3 36 1994 Tony Hill 11 2 33 Marcus Johnson 11 2 18 1995 Cornelius Seymour 11 2 97 Albert Fanoga 8 2 13 1996 Austin Harmon 13 4 3 1997 Jerome Mills 10 5 59 1998 Terrell Battle 8 3 37 Vaughn Clark 11 3 0 1999 Tabious Carter 10 2 56 Shamonta Dean 9 2 48 Demeakey Williams 10 2 0 2000 Ced Dickerson 12 4 77 2001 Wesley Brown 13 4 35 2002 Chris Fowler 14 7 35 2003 Ellitot Burkes 12 2 35 2004 Sam Reynolds 14 5 1 2005 Bernard George 10 4 13 2006 Sherard Reynolds 10 3 81 Maurice Leggett 10 3 3 2007 Sherard Reynolds 14 7 176 2008 Sherard Reynolds 12 4 132 2009 Carlos Anderson 10 3 3 2010 Stevie Harden 11 8 229 2011 Harrison Dreiling 10 3 59 Ryan Smith 9 3 43 Matt Pierce 10 3 127 2012 Lance Holder 13 4 44 2013 Dominique Wheeler 10 4 86 2014 Kenny Murphy 13 2 5 Tavaris Williams 13 2 0 Isaiah Gresham 13 2 0 Kenny Moore 13 2 23 Brandon Brown 13 2 34 2015 Kenny Moore 12 3 114 Malcolm McClenton 12 3 10 2016 Kenny Moore 11 5 87 Brandon Roe 11 5 64 2017 Brandon Roe 9 5 174 2018 Alex Brown 14 4 95 2019 Cory Roberts 11 4 16 2021 Taurus Dotson 14 3 53 PUNT RETURN LEADERS Year Player No. Yards Avg. 1982 Jimmy Francis 30 199 6.6 1983 Derrick Harris 24 155 6.5 1984 Derrick Harris 18 198 11.0 1985 Jimmy Francis 29 140 4.8 1986 Randy Fisher 23 205 8.9 1987 Randy Fisher 19 192 10.1 1988 Edward Jackson 10 100 10.0 1989 Edward Jackson 26 158 6.1 1990 Deon Searcy 15 124 8.3 1991 Antonio Hill 27 276 10.2 1992 Antonio Hill 18 110 6.1 1993 Stanley Flanders 18 200 11.1 1994 Stanley Flanders 13 158 12.2 1995 Gary Goff 8 31 3.9 1996 Gary Goff 20 64 3.2 1997 Eric Doggett 24 260 10.8 1998 Eric Doggett 28 359 12.8 1999 Eric Doggett 32 452 14.1 2000 Reggie Mosley 25 224 9.0 2001 Michael Greer 16 91 5.7 2002 Reggie Mosley 33 250 7.6 2003 Bama Adams 33 372 11.3 2004 Bama Adams 13 174 13.4 2005 Waymon Ford 11 60 5.5 2006 Sherard Reynolds 30 496 16.5 2007 Sherard Reynolds 24 320 13.3 2008 Roger King 18 195 10.8 2009 Chris Wellborn 23 154 6.7 2010 Ronnye Nelson 24 173 7.2 2011 Quin Roberson 17 219 12.9 2012 Quin Roberson 24 394 16.4 2013 Regginald Lewis 12 138 11.5 2014 Nick Burgman 27 188 6.9 2015 Greg Dent 18 117 6.5 2016 Gary Simon 30 408 13.6 2017 Dallas Baldner 9 88 9.8 2018 Brian Saunds 26 327 12.6 2019 Brian Saunds 14 139 9.9 2021 Brian Saunds 21 151 7.2
KICK RETURN LEADERS Year Player No. Yards Avg. 1982 Kelvin Sheppard 20 422 21.1 1983 Derrick Harris 21 610 29.0 1984 Derrick Harris 27 534 19.8 1985 Donnie Harrell 15 280 18.7 1986 Derwin Whatley 11 288 26.2 1987 Clifford Scott 16 435 27.2 1988 Donnie Harrell 11 258 23.5 1989 Eric Luke 15 307 20.5 1990 Eric Luke 10 201 20.1 1991 Calvin Walker 12 300 25.0 1992 Calvin Walker 8 182 22.8 1993 Calvin Walker 8 188 23.5 1994 Billy Poole 12 284 23.7 1995 Chris Jackson 12 235 19.6 1996 Vontrell Mitchell 17 436 25.7 1997 Wendell Olden 19 427 22.5 1998 Eric Doggett 12 280 23.3 1999 Reggie Mosley 11 303 27.6 2000 Reggie Mosley 29 522 18.0 2001 Reggie Mosley 22 522 23.7 2002 Reggie Mosley 20 433 21.6 2003 Tyran Robinson 14 361 25.8 2004 Vincent Brown 34 774 22.8 2005 Sherard Reynolds 16 391 24.4 2006 Tyler Aurandt 5 116 23.2 2007 Roger King 15 279 18.6 2008 Isaiah Jupiter 9 147 16.3 2009 Ronnye Nelson 14 318 22.7 2010 Ronnye Nelson 28 625 22.3 2011 Troy Braswell 22 442 20.1 2012 Matt Pierce 25 579 23.2 2013 Regginald Lewis 15 337 22.5 2014 Cedric O’Neal 15 326 21.7 2015 Gary Dent 36 707 19.6 2016 Jeray Demby 21 440 20.9 2017 Kenny Benjamin 25 543 21.7 2018 Michael Henderson 19 414 21.8 2019 Seth McGill 9 242 26.9 2021 Lio'undre Gallimore 12 372 31.0 PUNTING LEADERS Year Player G Punts Avg. 1982 Brad Bauer 11 60 37.1 1983 Terry Mallory 11 76 37.6 1984 Terry Mallory 11 66 37.6 1985 Terry Mallory 11 72 42.2 1986 Terry Mallory 11 58 40.6 1987 Kevin Maddox 9 44 35.6 1988 Mike McCullough 9 39 34.9 1989 Mike McCullough 10 60 36.1 1990 Brian Chestnutt 7 32 35.8 1991 Chad Mosley 5 27 40.6 1992 Chad Mosley 10 45 36.4 1993 David Ashby 9 30 39.4 1994 David Ashby 11 32 40.4 1995 Wayne DeVane 9 41 40.0 1996 Wayne DeVane 12 45 38.1 1997 Wayne DeVane 10 48 36.8 1998 Andy Gibbs 11 80 35.7 1999 Kenn Barnett 11 62 36.9 2000 Andy Gibbs 12 38 35.7 2001 Brent Palma 12 37 33.7 2002 Kenn Barnett 15 77 37.3 2003 Kenn Barnett 12 68 38.6 2004 Travis Tidwell 14 58 38.7 2005 Travis Tidwell 12 60 37.3 2006 Steven Wright 10 40 35.2 2007 Steven Wright 14 56 37.1 2008 Jack Fulford 12 53 40.8 2009 Jack Fulford 10 50 40.0 2010 Jack Fulford 11 62 41.5 2011 Jack Fulford 9 41 41.9 2012 Daniel Andersen 12 51 40.1 2013 Dominic DeMasi 10 47 39.9 2014 Anthony Pistelli 13 30 39.1 2015 Gavin Wilson 12 47 37.8 2016 Gavin Wilson 11 63 35.5 2017 Gavin Wilson 9 38 40.7 2018 Gavin Wilson 14 42 39.1 2019 Tyson Shaw 11 30 38.2 2021 John Miller 11 30 37.0
FOOTBALLVSURECORDS
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 Date 1. 48 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995 2. 45 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993 45 West Georgia Oct. 16, 1993 4. 43 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000 5. 42 West Georgia Nov. 11, 1995 42 Kentucky State Oct. 1, 2016 7. 41 West Georgia Oct. 15, 1994 8. 40 West Alabama Oct. 19, 1996 40 Mississippi College Nov. 4, 1995 40 Tarleton State Oct. 9, 1993
FIRST DOWNS No. FD Opponent Date 1. 39 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015 39 West Alabama Oct. 19, 1996 3. 34 North Alabama Oct. 28, 2000 34 Mississippi College Oct. 18, 2014 5. 33 West Florida Nov. 3, 2018 33 Shorter Nov. 17, 2017 33 Fort Valley State Sept. 17, 1994 8. 32 6 Times (Last, Nov. 27, 2021)
SCORED
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER112 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY TeamRecords-SingleGame
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)
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 66 West Ga. (W, 66-35) Nov. 27, 2021 6. 65 Mount Senario (W 65-0) Sept. 2, 1993
RECORDS
TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS No. Yds. Opponent Date 1. 719 West Georgia Nov. 27, 2021 2. 682 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015 3. 671 Shorter Sept. 28, 2019 4. 659 North Alabama Oct. 27, 2001 5. 651 Mississippi College Oct. 18, 2014 6. 648 North Alabama Oct. 28, 2000 7. 642 Kentucky State Oct. 1, 2016 8. 633 Southern Arkansas Oct. 14, 1995 9. 631 West Alabama Oct. 19, 1996 10. 629 North Alabama Nov. 22, 2014
POINTS
PUNT RETURN YARDS No. Yds. Opponent Date 1. 202 Arkansas Tech Sept. 23, 2006 2. 183 North Alabama Dec. 1, 2007 3. 175 Southern Arkansas Oct. 7, 2006 4. 138 Delta State Oct. 6, 2001 5. 129 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2012 6. 117 West Georgia Nov. 15, 2003 7. 119 Arkansas Tech Oct. 26, 1998 119 West Georgia Nov. 10, 2001 9. 111 West Georgia Oct. 30, 2008 10. 109 Arkansas-Monticello Nov. 4, 2006
TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS No. Plays Opponent Date 1. 101 Delta State Sept. 20, 2014 2. 97 Arkansas Tech Sept. 25, 1999 3. 95 A&M-Kingsville Nov. 16, 2013 95 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015 5. 91 West Georgia Oct. 20, 1984 91 Kentucky State Oct. 1, 2016 7. 90 Arkansas Tech Sept. 22, 2007 90 North Alabama Oct. 28, 1995 9. 89 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995
RUSHING ATTEMPTS No. Att. Opponent Date 1. 75 Arkansas Tech Sept. 25, 1999 2. 63 West Alabama Oct. 6, 1990 3. 58 Delta State Nov. 7, 2015 4. 57 UT-Martin Sept. 15, 1990 5. 53 Harding Sept. 18, 2004 53 A&M-Kingsville Nov. 16, 2013 53 West Georgia Oct. 11, 2014 8. 52 Lees-McRae Oct. 26, 1991 52 Catawba Nov. 24, 2007 52 Mississipp College Oct. 18, 2014 RUSHING YARDS No. Yds. Opponent Date 1. 446 Shorter Sept. 28, 2019 2. 401 Delta State Oct. 09, 2021 3. 395 West Georgia Nov. 10, 2018 395 North Alabama Nov. 22, 2014 5. 391 West Florida Nov. 3, 2018 391 Arkansas Tech Sept. 25, 1999 7. 379 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 2021 8. 358 Delta State Oct. 12, 2019 9. 382 Lenoir-Rhyne Dec. 1, 2018 10. 365 West Georgia 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)
No. Pts. Opponent Date
KICKOFF RETURN YARDS No. Yds. Opponent Date 1. 223 Carson-Newman Nov. 22, 2003 2. 217 West Alabama Oct. 10, 2013 3. 211 North Alabama Oct. 26, 2013 4. 199 Delta State Oct. 2, 2004 5. 192 Central Arkansas Sept. 22, 2001 6. 180 North Alabama Nov. 11, 2011 7. 169 West Alabama Sept. 22, 2012 8. 166 Carson-Newman Sept. 6, 1997 9. 154 UNC-Pembroke Nov. 7, 2013 10. 153 West Alabama Nov. 4, 2017 153 Truman State Nov. 7, 1996
FOOTBALLVSU
2021 SACKSNo.
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FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED No. Yds. Opponent Date 1. 22 Mount Senario Sept. 2, 1993 2. 41 Southern Arkansas Sept. 12, 2009 3. 53 Clark Atlanta Sept. 8, 1984 4. 64 Fort Valley State Sept. 7, 2002 5. 75 Shorter Nov. 12, 2016 75 Southern Arkansas Oct. 14, 1995 7. 78 Henderson State Sept. 11, 1999 8. 80 Arkansas Tech Nov. 8, 2003 9. 83 North Alabama Oct. 4, 1997 10. 94 Kentucky State Sept. 21, 1985
INTERCEPTIONS THROWN INT Opponent Date 7* Fort Valley State Sept. 14, 1985
FOOTBALLVSU
FIELD GOALS MADE FG Opponent Date 5 Central Arkansas Sept. 25, 2004 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED FG Opponent Date 5 Central Arkansas Sept. 25, 2004
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 113 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
TACKLES
AVERAGE PER RUSH Avg. Opponent Date 13.4 West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994
POINT AFTER ATTEMPTS PAT Opponent Date 10 three times (Last, Ed. Waters, Nov. 7, 2009)
2013 11 Savannah
7 Arkansas
INTERCEPTIONSNo.Int. Opponent Date 1. 6 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 31, 1998 6 UT-Martin Sept. 27, 1986 3. 5 Delta State Nov. 7, 1992 5 West Alabama Oct. 6, 1990 5 Newberry Sept. 11, 2010 5 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2012 5 West Florida Sept. 24, 2016 INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS No. Yds. Opponent Date 1. 166* Southern Arkansas Oct. 6, 2007 2. 159 West Alabama Oct. 15, 2011 3. 126 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2007 4. 117 West Alabama Oct. 6, 1990 5. 103 West Alabama Oct. 31, 2015 6. 100 Notre Dame College Dec. 8, 2018 99 Delta State Nov. 2, 2013 8. 97 West Georgia Nov. 9, 2006 9. 96 Delta State Nov. 7, 2015 10. 94 Fort Valley State Aug. 23, 2008 FOR LOSS No. TFL Opponent Date 15 Shorter Sept. 22, 2018 2. 14 Arkansas Tech Oct. 30, 2010 3. 13 West Georgia Nov. 8, 2007 13 Mississippi College Oct. 14, 2017 5. 12 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2018 12 Arkansas Tech Sept. 21, 1996 12 Henderson State Oct. 11, 2008 12 North Alabama Oct. 28, 2006 12 Fort Valley State Sept. 7, 2013 10. 11 Arkansas Tech Sept. 23, Sept. 21, State Sept. 4, Sack Opponent Date Fort Valley State Sept. 21, 1991 Delta State Nov. 7, 1992 Fort Valley State Sept. 4, 1999 Arkansas Tech Sept. 26, 1998 Tech Sept. 20, 1997 Fort Valley State Sept. 13, 1997 Knoxville Sept. 3, 1994 8. 6 Eight Times (Last, Nov. 16, 2019)
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)
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 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)
PUNTSNo.Punts
Opponent Date 1. 12 West Florida September 24, 2016 2. 11 Albany State Aug. 25, 2001 11 Delta State Sept. 19, 1998 11 West Georgia Sept. 14, 1998 11 Fort Valley State Sept. 5, 1998 11 Central Florida Sept. 9, 1989 7. 10 Albany State Sept. 4, 2004 10 Southern Arkansas Sept. 25, 2010 10 UNC-Pembroke Nov. 7, 2013 10. 9 Wingate Sept. 4, 2010 9 Albany State Sept. 18, 2021 PUNT YARDS No. Yds. Opponent Date 1. 451 Delta State Sept. 19, 1998 2. 448 Southern Arkansas Sept. 25, 2010 3. 436 UNC-Pembroke Nov. 7, 2013 4. 391 Wingate Sept. 4, 2010 5. 385 West Florida Sept. 24, 2016 6. 379 West Georgia Nov. 14, 1998 7. 376 Fort Valley State Sept. 5, 1998 8. 367 North Alabama Oct. 22, 2009 9. 359 Arkansas Tech Oct. 30, 2010 10. 348 Wingate Sept. 3, 2011 PUNT AVERAGE (MIN FOUR PUNTS) No. Avg. Opponent Date 1. 49.8 West Alabama Oct. 19, 1985 2. 49.5 North Alabama Nov. 22, 1986 3. 47.7 Jacksonville State Oct. 6, 1985 4. 47.1 Harding Oct. 18, 2008 5. 46.8 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000 46.8 Fort Valley State Sept. 4, 1999 46.8 West Alabama Sept. 22, 2012 8. 46.0 West Georgia Oct. 6, 2012 9. 45.9 North Alabama Oct. 22, 2009 10. 45.6 North Alabama Nov. 1, 2003
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COMPLETIONS WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION Comp. Opponent Date 56 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993
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FUMBLE RECOVERIES FR Opponent Date 5 Southern Arkansas Oct. 26, 1996
FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED No. Yds. Opponent Date 1. 0 Henderson State Oct. 9, 2004 0 Missisisppi College Oct. 23, 2021 3. 3 West Alabama Oct. 21, 2000 4. 6 Troy State Oct. 3, 1992 5. 7 Jacksonville State Sept. 23, 1989 6. 12 North Alabama Nov. 26, 1994 7. 14 West Alabama Oct. 9, 1999 8. 17 Fort Valley State Sept. 7, 2002 17 Troy State Oct. 1, 1988 10. 20 North Alabama Oct. 29, 1983
MOST PENALTIES Pen. Opponent Date 19 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 11, 1997 MOST PENALTIES YARDS Yds. Opponent Date 237 West Georgia Oct. 7, 2017
RECORDS
TOUCHDOWNSTDOpponent Date 10 three times (Last, Ed. Waters, Nov. 7, 2009)
PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Pct. Opponent Date 92.5 Mississippi Coll. (25-of-27) Oct. 18, 2014
FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME No. Year Att. Comp. Yds. YPG 1998 216 80 1100 100.0 1984 234 94 1281 116.5 1983 237 104 1319 119.9 1989 208 96 1255 125.5 1990 197 101 1280 128.0 1992 248 103 1330 133.0 1985 269 106 1471 133.7 1999 234 107 1484 134.9 1995 243 116 1524 138.5
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2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER114 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY TeamRecords-SingleSeason RUSHING YARDS PER GAME No. Year Att. Net Yds. YPR YPG 1. 2018 511 3676 7.2 262.6 2. 2019 421 2862 6.8 260.2 3. 2021 541 3581 6.6 255.8 4. 2012 571 3065 5.4 218.9 5. 2004 516 2706 5.2 193.3 6. 2017 333 1686 5.1 187.3 7. 1987 472 1823 3.9 182.3 8. 2011 343 1812 5.3 181.2 9. 2013 298 1791 5.0 179.1 10. 1985 545 1968 3.6 178.9 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS No. Year Att. Net Yds. YPR TD 1. 2018 511 3676 7.2 40 2012 571 3065 5.4 40 3. 2021 541 3581 6.6 39 4. 2019 421 2862 6.8 35 5. 2004 516 2706 5.2 32 6. 2007 479 2360 4.9 29 7. 1996 371 2022 5.5 28 8. 2001 390 2278 5.8 24 2013 298 1791 5.0 24 10. 2009 339 1320 3.9 23 PASSING YARDS PER GAME No. Year Att. Comp. Yds. YPG 1. 2000 522 372 4361 363.4 2. 1993 513 363 3871 351.9 3. 1995 570 373 3842 349.3 4. 1994 594 409 4389 337.6 5. 2001 478 337 4356 335.1 6. 1996 544 346 4275 328.8 7. 2016 545 304 3420 310.9 8. 2009 420 258 2864 286.4 9. 2003 483 293 3433 286.1 10. 2006 391 261 2830 283.0 MOST COMPLETIONS No. Year Att. Comp. TDs Yds. 1. 1994* 594 409 55 4389 2. 1995 570 373 27 3842 3. 2000 522 372 56 4361 4. 1993 513 363 40 3871 5. 2002 547 355 42 4162 6. 1996 544 346 38 4275 7. 2001 478 337 56 4356 8. 2007 524 334 30 3431 9. 2005 489 317 22 3307 10. 2004 420 302 23 3119 MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS No. Year Att. Comp. TDs Yds. 1. 2001* 478 337 56 4356 2000* 522 372 56 4361 3. 1994 594 409 55 4389 4. 2018 419 241 50 3658 5. 2002 547 355 42 4162 6. 1993 513 363 40 3871 7. 1996 544 346 38 4275 8. 2012 422 264 36 3506 9. 2021 420 251 33 3541 10. 2016 545 304 31 3420 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS No. Year Plays Rush Pass Yds. 1. 2002 1095 1816 4162 5978 2. 2007 1003 2360 3431 5791 3. 2012 993 3065 3506 6571 4. 1994 964 1606 4389 5995 5. 2021 961 3581 3541 7122 6. 2004 936 2706 3119 5825 7. 2018 930 3676 3658 7334 8. 1996 915 2022 4275 6297 9. 2016 906 1279 3420 4699 10. 2001 868 2278 4356 6634 TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME No. Year Rush Pass Yds. YPG 1. 2018 3676 3658 7334 523.9 2. 2019 3030 2881 5743 522.1 3. 2001 2278 4356 6634 510.3 4. 2021 3581 3541 7122 508.7 5. 1996 2022 4275 6297 484.4 6. 2000 1444 4361 5805 483.8 7. 1993 1388 3871 5259 478.1 8. 2012 3065 3506 6571 469.4 9. 1994 1606 4389 5995 461.2 10. 2013 1791 2505 4296 429.6 POINTS PER GAME No. Year TD PAT FG Pts. PPG 1. 2018 97 93 17 728 52.0 2. 2001 86 81 5 617 47.5 3. 2000 73 59 5 513 42.8 4. 2012 80 72 8 582 41.6 5. 2021 77 73 14 579 41.4 6. 1993 65 56 6 449 40.8 7. 1994 73 68 6 527 40.5 8. 2019 58 52 8 428 38.9 9. 1996 70 51 8 504 38.8 10. 2007 71 65 13 540 38.6 KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE No. Year No. Yds. Avg. 1. 1996 44 1117 25.4 2. 1987 30 744 24.8 3. 1983 34 802 23.6 4. 2019 30 695 23.2 5. 2021 35 807 23.1 6. 1986 30 676 22.5 7. 2003 35 785 22.4 8. 2018 48 1058 22.0 1997 32 705 22.0 10. 1994 28 608 21.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE No. Year No. Yds. Avg. 1. 2006 39 674 17.3 2. 2012 25 394 15.8 3. 2007 42 588 14.0 4. 1999 37 498 13.5 5. 2018 36 467 13.0 6. 2011 17 219 12.9 7. 2003 36 424 11.8 8. 1994 15 175 11.7 9. 2017 12 139 11.6 10. 2016 38 438 11.5 FIRST DOWNS No. Year Rush Pass Pen. Total 1. 2018 165 147 29 341 2. 2021 162 154 22 338 3. 2001 125 180 23 328 4. 2007 129 153 31 313 5. 2000 93 191 24 308 6. 2002 108 151 48 307 7. 2012 156 136 11 303 8. 1994 88 190 23 301 9. 1996 107 162 31 300 10. 2004 156 118 10 284 FEWEST POINTS PER GAME ALLOWED No. Year Pts. Avg. 1. 1994 162 12.5 2. 2001 188 14.5 3. 1985 163 14.8 4. 2006 157 15.7 5. 1986 174 15.8 6. 1984 181 16.5 7. 1991 167 16.7 8. 2010 189 17.2 9. 2007 247 17.6 10. 1987 178 17.8 FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME No. Year Att. Net Yds. YPR YPG 1. 2002* 458 832 1.8 55.5 2. 2010 388 1011 2.6 91.9 3. 2001 544 1397 2.6 107.5 4. 2008 348 1299 3.1 108.2 5. 1986 429 1228 2.9 111.6 6. 2006 386 1125 2.9 112.5 7. 2009 349 1129 3.2 112.9 8. 1994 505 1559 3.1 119.9 9. 2007 529 1693 3.2 120.9 10. 2019 358 1368 3.8 124.4
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10. 1988 242 112 1450 145.0 FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME No. Year Rush Pass Yds. YPG 1. 1994 1559 1924 3483 267.9 2. 1998 1852 1100 2952 268.4 3. 2006 1125 1577 2702 270.2 4. 2002 832 3227 4059 270.6 5. 2001 1397 2130 3527 271.3 6. 1993 1423 1613 3036 276.0 7. 1990 1527 1280 2807 280.7 8. 1989 1644 1255 2899 289.9 9. 1997 1403 1798 3201 291.0 10. 2010 1011 2200 3211 291.9 INTERCEPTIONSNo.Year INT Yds. TD 1. 1986* 32 277 0 2. 2007 27 497 3 3. 2016 27 365 1 4. 2002 26 197 0 5. 2004 22 258 1 2012 22 159 3 7. 2005 20 227 2 2010 20 363 5 9. 2018 18 506 6 2001 18 219 2 SACKSNo. Year Sacks 1. 2002 58 2. 2018 47 3. 2003 42 1994 42 5. 1996 41 6. 1997 39 7. 2007 38 8. 1991 37 1990 37 2021 37 FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS
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TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS No. Player Plays Opponent Date Lance Funderburk 74 West Georgia Nov. 11, 1995 Kellen Lewis 69 Harding Oct. 17, 2009 E.J. Hilliard 67 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015 Dusty Bonner 66 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000 Kellen Lewis 65 Delta State Oct. 1, 2009 Chris Hatcher 61 West Georgia Oct. 16, 1993 Hart 61 Delta State Oct. 2, 2008 Lewis 61 Ouachita Baptist Sept. 19, 2009 Kuffuor 61 Delta State Oct. 1, 2005 Nobles 61 Delta State Nov. 2, 2013
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RUSHING ATTEMPTS No. Player Att. Opponent Date 1. Ramon Allen 35 Tennessee-Martin Sept. 15, 1990 2. Vontrell Mitchell 33 West Alabama Oct. 18, 1997 Cedric O’Neal 33 Delta State Oct. 20, 2012 4. Ramon Allen 32 Jacksonville State Sept. 22, 1990 5. Dominique Ross 31 Central Florida Sept. 10, 1994 Dominique Ross 31 West Georgia Oct. 15, 1994 7. Henry Chubb 30 West Alabama Nov. 12, 1983 Dominique Ross 30 West Alabama Oct. 10, 1992 Dominique Ross 30 Fort Valley State Sept. 18, 1993 Cedric O’Neal 30 Texas A&M-Kingsville Nov. 16, 2013
No. Player Comp. Att. Pct. Opponent Date 1. Jake Medlock* 19 20 .950 Mississippi College Oct. 18, 2014 Lance Funderburke 15 16 .938 Tarleton State Oct. 9, 1993 3. Fabian Walker 31 34 .912 Henderson State Oct. 9, 2004 4. Chris Hatcher 39 44 .886 New Haven Oct. 8, 1994 5. Rogan Wells 23 26 .885 Albany State Sept. 7, 2019 6. Cayden Cochran 20 23 .870 Shorter Oct. 25, 2012 7. Dusty Bonner 26 30 .867 Henderson State Sept. 29, 2001
1. Sean Pender 20 Mississippi College Nov. 4, 1995 2. Sean Pender 17 West Georgia Nov. 11, 1995 3. Calvin Walker 16 Mississippi College Oct. 31, 1992 Calvin Walker 16 Delta State Nov. 7, 1992 Sean Pender 16 North Dakota State Sept. 9, 1995 6. Brian Saunds 15 North Greenville Nov. 6, 2021 7. Steve Greer 14 Henderson State Nov. 12, 1994 C.J. Lofton 14 North Alabama Oct. 28, 2000 Cedric Jones 14 Arkansas Tech Sept. 22, 2007 Cedric Jones 14 Delta State Oct. 1, 2009
RECEIVING YARDS No. Player Yds. Opponent Date 1. Brian Saunds 246 Florida Tech Oct. 19, 2019 2. Reggie Mosley 232 West Georgia Nov. 11, 2000 3. Calvin Walker 230 Delta State Nov. 7, 1992 4. Brian Saunds 220 North Greenville Nov. 6, 2021 Seantavius Jones 210 Delta State Oct. 20, 2012 Seantavius Jones 204 Ouachita Baptist Oct. 8, 2011 Greg Dent 203 Mississippi College Oct. 17, 2015 Randy Fischer 200 Jacksonville State Sept. 24, 1988 Lio'undre Gallimore 194 Delta State Oct. 6, 2018 Reynolds 194 Southern Arkansas Oct. 29, 2005
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4. Lance Funderburke 463 West Alabama Oct. 7, 1995 5. Barrett Wilkes 456 West Alabama Oct. 25, 2003 6. E.J. Hilliard 448 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015 7. Lance Funderbruke 447 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 12, 1996 8. Chris Hatcher 430 West Georgia Oct. 15, 1994 9. Lance Funderburke 428 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995 10. Ivory Durham 415 West Florida Nov. 13, 2021
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No. Player Yards Att. YPC Opponent Date 1. Dominique Ross 248 11 22.5 West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994 2. Aaron Jenkins 191 12 15.9 Ouachita Baptist Nov. 3, 2001 3. Jamar Thompkins 149 10 14.9 Mississippi College Oct. 5, 2019 4. Seth McGill 190 13 14.6 Delta State Oct. 9, 2021 Aaron Jenkins 170 12 14.2 Ark.-Monticello Oct. 12, 2002 Travis Francis 140 10 14.0 Fort Valley State Sept. 4, 1999 Jamar Thompkins 145 11 13.2 Notre Dame College Dec. 8, 2018 8. Cedric O’Neal 131 10 13.1 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2012 9. Cedric O’Neal 194 15 12.9 Carson-Newman Dec. 1, 2012 10. Dominique Ross 141 11 12.8 Clark Atlanta Sept. 24, 1994 PASSING ATTEMPTS No. Player Att. Opponent Date Lance Funderburk 70* West Georgia Nov. 11, 1995 2. Dusty Bonner 62 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000 Chris Hatcher 61 West Georgia Oct. 16, 1993 Lance Funderburke 61 North Alabama Oct. 28, 1995 Lance Funderburke 57 North Dakota State Sept. 9, 1995 Chris Hatcher 56 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993 Kellen Lewis 56 Delta State Oct. 1, 2009 E.J. Hilliard 55 Carson-Newman Nov. 15, 2015 Dusty Bonner 55 Fort Valley State Nov. 17, 2001 10. Barrett Wilkes 54 Harding Sept. 17, 2005 PASSING COMPLETIONS No. Player Comp. Opponent Date 1. Chris Hatcher 45 West Georgia Oct. 16, 1993 Chris Hatcher 45 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993 3. Dusty Bonner 43 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000 4. Lance Funderburke 42 West Georgia Nov. 11, 1995 5. Chris Hatcher 41 West Georgia Oct. 15, 1994 6. E.J. Hilliard 39 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015 Chris Hatcher 39 New Haven Oct. 8, 1994 Lance Funderburke 39 North Alabama Oct. 28, 1995 Lance Funderburke 38 St. Ambrose Oct. 14, 1995 10. two times 37 (Last Willie Copeland vs. UWA) Oct 21, 2006
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RUSHING YARDS No. Player Yards Opponent Date 1. Vontrell Mitchell 263 Central Arkansas Nov. 9, 1996 2. Dominque Ross 248 West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994 3. Dominique Ross 218 Fort Valley State Sept. 18, 1993 4. Aaron Jenkins 204 Central Arkansas Oct. 19, 2002 5. Ramon Allen 199 Tennessee-Martin Sept. 15, 1990 6. Cedric O’Neal 194 Carson-Newman Dec. 1, 2012 7. Ramon Allen 192 Jacksonville State Sept. 22, 1990 8. Cedric O’Neal 191 Shorter Oct. 22, 2015 Aaron Jenkins 191 Ouachita Baptist Nov. 3, 2001 10. Seth McGill 190 Delta State Oct. 9, 2021 YARDS PER CARRY (MIN 10 CARRIES)
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 115 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
PASSING YARDS No. Player Yds. Opponent Date 1. Dusty Bonner 497 Fort Valley State Nov. 17, 2001 2. Chris Hatcher 480 Mississippi College Oct. 23, 1993 3. Dusty Bonner 477 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000
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COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (MIN 15 COMPLETIONS)
1. Seantavius Jones 36 Delta State Nov. 2, 2013
2. Chris Pope 14 Delta State Nov. 2, 2013
ASSISTED TACKLES No. Player Tackles Opponent Date
1. Harvey Carter 18 Georgia Southern Nov. 20, 1982 2. Cliff Fouty 15 West Alabama Nov. 13, 1982 Cliff Fouty 15 Georgia Southern Nov. 20, 1982 Cliff Fouty 15 Mississippi College Sept. 10, 1983
No. Player Yds. Opponent Date
1. Sherard Reynolds 168 Arkansas Tech Sept. 23, 2006 2. Sherard Reynolds 154 Southern Arkansas Oct. 7, 2006 3. Quin Roberson 129 Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2012 4. Eric Doggett 119 Arkansas Tech Sept. 26, 1998 5. Gary Simon 110 Delta State Oct. 22, 2016 6. Tony Hill 104 Fort Valley State Sept. 21, 1991 7. Sherard Reynolds 103 North Alabama Dec. 1, 2007 8. Eric Doggett 102 Henderson State Sept. 11, 1999 9. Reggie Mosley 99 Fort Valley State Sept. 2, 2000 10. Reggie Mosley 97 Delta State Sept. 21, 2002
KICKOFF RETURN YARDS No. Player Yds. Opponent Date
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER116 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY
2. Aaron Jenkins 30 Ouachita Baptist Nov. 3, 2001
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SOLO TACKLES No. Player Tackles Opponent Date
6. Kenny Benjamin 134 West Georgia Nov. 10, 2018 7. Reggie Mosley 131 North Alabama Nov. 6, 1999 Austin Scott 131 UNC-Pembroke Nov. 7, 2013 9. Willie Downs 125 West Alabama Oct. 10, 2013 10. Michael Hederson 124 Delta State Oct. 6, 2018 Vincent Brown 124 Delta State Oct. 2, 2004
IndividualRecords-SingleGame
3. Darrien Teals 24 Central Florida Oct. 22, 1988
1. Reid Bethea 10 Delta State Oct. 6, 2001 Daniel Andersen 10 Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
3. Nine tied with 9 (Last Estin Thiele vs. West Ga.) Nov. 27, 2021
3. Mikeal Lovejoy 13 Delta State Nov. 5, 1988
POINTS SCORED No. Player Pts. Opponent Date
Danny Metcalf 15 Troy State Oct. 1, 1988
TOTAL TACKLES No. Player Tackles Opponent Date
9. Cayden Cochran 30 412 442 Delta State Oct. 20, 2012 10. Barrett Wilkes -16 456 440 West Alabama Oct. 25, 2003
2. Jimmy Francis 21 Mississippi College Nov. 9, 1985 Chris Pope 21 Carson-Newman Dec. 1, 2012 4. Cliff Fouty 20 Georgia Southern Nov. 20, 1982 Mikeal Lovejoy 20 Delta State Nov. 5, 1988 Jesse Sutton 20 Central Arkansas Oct. 24, 1998 Chris Pope 20 Delta State Nov. 2, 2013 8. Four tied with 19
1. Ryan Branch 24 Texas-El Paso Sept. 16, 1995
Danny Metcalf 14 Delta State Nov. 3, 1990 Larry Dean 14 Ark.-Monticello Oct. 23, 2010
7. Jimmy Francis 14 Mississippi College Nov. 9, 1985
Lenny Parker 15 Savannah State Sept. 24, 1983
5. Jimmy Brookins 11 Delta State Nov. 5, 1988 Antonio Speed 11 Central Arkansas Oct. 23, 1999 Everett Kitchens 11 Catawba Nov. 24, 2007 Chris Pope 11 Carson-Newman Dec. 1, 2012 Kenny Murphy 11 Delta State Sept. 20, 2014 10. 13 tied with 10 Last (Guito Ervilus vs. M.C.) Sept. 29, 2018
5. Vincent Brown 136 North Alabama Oct. 23, 2004
1. Jimmy Brookins 17 Mississippi College Oct. 29, 1988
1. Reid Bethea 10 Delta State Oct. 6, 2001 Daniel Andersen 10 Edward Waters Nov. 7, 2009
Scott Mowry 14 Mississippi College Nov. 7, 1987
PUNT RETURN YARDS
3. Ivory Durham 58 415 473 West Florida Nov. 13, 2021 4. Lance Funderburke 0 463 463 West Alabama Oct. 7, 1995
Seantavius Jones 24 Delta State Oct. 20, 2012 Rogan Wells 24 Florida Tech Oct. 28, 2017
TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS No. Player Rush Pass Total Opponent Date
3. Nine tied with 9 (Last Estin Thiele vs. West Ga.) Nov. 27, 2021 POINT AFTER ATTEMPTS MADE No. Player PAT Made Opponent Date
5. Chris Hatcher -22 480 458 Miss. College Oct. 23, 1993 6. Dusty Bonner -24 477 453 Delta State Oct. 7, 2000 7. Cayden Cochran 22 424 446 Ouachita Baptist Oct. 8, 2011 Ivory Durham 92 354 446 West Georgia Nov. 27, 2021
1. Dusty Bonner -2 497 495 Fort Valley State Nov. 17, 2001 2. E.J. Hilliard 46 448 494 Carson-Newman Nov. 21, 2015
Ramon Allen 24 Tennessee-Martin Sept. 15, 1990 Stanley Flanders 24 Fort Valley State Sept. 17, 1994 Stanley Flanders 24 Delta State Oct. 29, 1994 Rodney Brown 24 Truman State Sept. 7, 1996
4. Erasmus Harvey 12 Fort Valley State Sept. 19, 1992
1. Derrick Harris 147 Georgia Southern Nov. 19, 1983 2. Wendell Olden 143 Carson-Newman Sept. 6, 1997 3. Matt Pierce 141 North Alabma Nov. 12, 2011 4. Aaron Jenkins 138 West Alabama Oct. 26, 2002
10. Mike Davis 20 Arkansas Tech Sept. 23, 1995 POINT AFTER ATTEMPTS No. Player PAT Att. Opponent Date
2. Chris Hatcher Calvin Walker 90 UCF Sept. 11, 1993
Sherard Reynolds 94 (td) Fort Valley State Aug. 23, 2008 4. Shawn Harris 86 (td) Southern Arkansas Oct. 6, 2007
7. Buster Faulkner Reggie Mosley 82 Central Ark. Oct. 19, 2002
3. Jake Medlock 65 Winston-Salem St. Sept. 13, 2014
Consecutive Completions 20 Chris Hatcher vs. New Haven 10/08/94* Passing Touchdowns 7 (Last D. Bonner vs. Ouachita Baptist) three times
LONGEST COMPLETION No. Quarterback Receiver Yds. Opponent Date
5. Aaron Jenkins 76 Ouachita Baptist Nov. 3, 2001 Seth McGill 76 West Georgia Nov. 27, 2021
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1. EJ Hilliard D’Amonte Ridley 92 Cumberland Sept. 26, 2015
7. Tyran Robinson 75 West Georgia Nov. 6, 2004 David Arnold 75 Newberry Sept. 11, 2010 Troy Braswell 75 West Georgia Oct. 29, 2011 10. Vontrell Mitchell 73 Delta State Nov. 1, 1997 Austin Scott 72 Florida Tech Oct. 5, 2013
2. James Lightfoot 52 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 11, 1997 Michael Green 52 West Georgia Nov. 5, 2005 Anthony Pistelli 52 North Alabama Nov. 22, 2014
1. Aaron Jenkins 100 (td) West Georgia Nov. 11, 2000
4. Sean Pender 97 (td) Albany State Nov. 23, 1996
10. Shaunta Dismuke 70 (td) Delta State Oct. 6, 2001
8. Chris Hatcher Robert Williams 81 Albany State Nov. 19, 1994
1. Andy Gibbs 72 Delta State Sept. 19, 1998 2. Jack Fulford 69 West Alabama Oct. 15, 2011
MISCELLANEOUS SINGLE GAME RECORDS
Wayne DeVane 65 Arkansas-Monticello Oct. 12, 1996
3. Dusty Bonner Reggie Mosley 89 West Alabama Oct. 21, 2000
9. Derrick Harris 62 (td) West Alabama Nov. 12, 1983 Willie Downs 62 (td) Florida Tech Oct. 5, 2013
LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN No. Player Yds. Opponent Date
Matt Pierce 96 (td) Winston-Salem State Dec. 15, 2012
Interceptions Thrown 5 Chris Hatcher vs. North Alabama 11/06/93
6. Eric Doggett 68 Arkansas Tech Sept. 26, 1998
7. Kenny Murphy 79 (td) West Georgia Nov. 28, 2015
LONGEST FIELD GOAL MADE No. Player FG Length Opponent Date
4. Rogan Wells 81 West Florida Nov. 3, 2018
Vincent Brown 97 (td) North Alabama Oct. 23, 2004
Passes Without INT 56 Chris Hatcher vs. Mississippi College 10/23/93
7. Rodney Brown 96 (td) Texas-El Paso Sept. 16, 1995
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 117
Daniel Andersen 51 North Alabama Oct. 13, 2012 8. Estin Thiele 50 Savannah State Sept. 4, 2021
9. Michael Green 49 Albany State Sept. 3, 2005 Daniel Andersen 49 Southern Arkansas Sept. 12, 2009 Daniel Andersen 49 Delta State Oct. 20, 2012
4. Chad Mosley 64 Lees-McRae Oct. 26, 1991 David Ashby 64 Albany State Nov. 19, 1994 Jack Fulford 64 Southern Arkansas Sept. 25, 2010
Dominique Wheeler 70 (td) Delta State Nov. 2, 2013
**Yardage came after a lateral by Jermel Daniels. Play covered 73 yards total.
Jack Fulford 64 Ouachita Baptist Oct. 8, 2011 Daniel Andersen 64 West Georgia Oct. 6, 2012
3. Tyran Robinson 98 (td) Carson-Newman Nov. 22, 2003
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
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
6. Aaron Dawson 80 (td) West Alabama Sept. 21, 2019
BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN No. Player Yds. Opponent Date
Jack McTyre 51 Delta State Nov. 3, 1990
2. Billy Poole 99 (td) West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994
LONGEST PUNT No. Player Yds. Opponent Date
Adrian Bryant 79 (td) Arkansas-Monticello Nov. 4, 2006 9. Kenny Murphy 73 (td) West Alabama Oct. 31, 2015
Receiving 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
5. Keith Moore 51 Clark Atlanta Sept. 8, 1984
2. Quin Roberson 81 (td) Newberry Sept. 8, 2011 3. Roger King 80 (td) North Alabama Dec. 1, 2007 4. Sherard Reynolds 78 (td) Southern Arkansas Oct. 7, 2007
1. Keith Moore 54* Kentucky State Sept. 21, 1985
Field Goals Made 5 Will Rhody vs. Central Arkansas 9/25/04
5. Gary Simon 70 (td) Delta State Oct. 22, 2016
Punt Returns 7 (Last, Brian Saunds vs. Shorter, 9/22/18) three times Kickoff Returns 6 Ronnye Nelson vs. Delta State 09/18/10 RECORDS
Lance Funderburke Sean Pender 81 Gardner-Webb Sept. 2, 1995 Cayden Cochran Gerald Ford 81 North Alabama Oct. 13, 2012
LONGEST PUNT RETURN No. Player Yds. Opponent Date 1. Quin Roberson* 94 (td) Fort Valley State Sept. 8, 2012
1. Dominique Ross 93 West Alabama Oct. 1, 1994 2. Cedric O’Neal 91 Shorter Oct. 22, 2015 3. Jamar Thompkins 84 Notre Dame College Dec. 8, 2018
4. Rogan Wells L. Gallimore 88 West Alabama Sept. 15, 2018
5. Matt Pierce 85 (td) West Alabama Oct. 15, 2011
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
Willie Downs 97 (td) West Alabama Oct. 10, 2013
Patrick Prewitt Mike Bowman 88 Central Ark. Nov. 8, 1997 6. Donnie Johnston Nikko Cooper 85 North Alabama Nov. 7, 1998
Matt Pierce 96 (td) North Alabama Nov. 11, 2011
Rushing Touchdowns 4 (Last A. Jenkins vs. Ouachita Bapt. 11/03/01) four times
IndividualRecords-SingleGame
Field Goals Attempts 5 Will Rhody vs. Central Arkansas 9/25/04
Lio'undre Gallimore 96 (td) Delta State Oct. 9, 2021
Total Touchdowns 6 Seantavius Jones vs. Delta State 11/02/13
Interceptions 3 Jimmy Francis vs. Bishop 11/02/85
1. David Brown 100 (td) Notre Dame College Dec. 8, 2018
7. Sherard Reynolds 65 (td) North Alabama Dec. 1, 2007 Roger King 65 (td) Henderson State Oct. 11, 2008
2. Kenny Moore 94 (td) Delta State Nov. 7, 2015
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
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2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER118 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY IndividualRecords-SingleSeason RUSHING YARDS No. Player Year Att. Net Yards YPC TD 1. Aaron Jenkins 2001 199 1503 7.6 15 2. Dominique Ross 1994 256 1473 5.8 13 3. Vontrell Mitchell 1996 186 1355 7.3 3 4. Jamar Thompkins 2018 137 1329 9.7 9 5. Aaron Jenkins 2002 214 1304 6.1 11 6. Tyran Robinson 2004 213 1267 5.9 12 7. Seth McGill 2021 189 1235 6.5 14 8. Michael Terry 2007 164 1107 6.8 12 9. Cedric O’Neal 2015 176 1069 6.1 17 10. Dominique Ross 1993 167 1030 6.2 13 Austin Scott 2012 175 1030 5.9 9 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS No. Player Year Att. Net Yards YPC TD 1. Cedric O’Neal 2015 176 1069 6.1 17 2. Aaron Jenkins 2001 199 1503 7.6 15 3. Carlos Brown 1996 74 405 5.5 14 Cedric O’Neal 2012 180 1198 6.7 14 Seth McGill 2021 189 1235 6.5 14 6. Dominique Ross 1994 256 1473 5.8 13 Dominique Ross 1993 167 1030 6.2 13 Ivory Durham 2021 128 1012 7.9 13 9. Michael Terry 2007 164 1107 6.8 12 Tyran Robinson 2004 213 1267 5.9 12 Vincent Brown 2004 129 856 6.6 12 Ramon Allen 1990 211 957 4.5 12 Cedric O’Neal 2014 164 873 5.3 12 PASSING YARDS No. Player Year Att. Comp. TD Yds. 1. Lance Funderburk* 1996 532 342 38 4226 2. Dusty Bonner 2000 488 351 55 4126 3. Chris Hatcher 1994 508 367 55 4076 4. Dusty Bonner 2001 425 298 52 4037 5. Buster Faulkner 2002 503 327 41 3826 6. Lance Funderburk 1995 544 356 26 3706 7. Chris Hatcher 1993 471 335 37 3651 8. Ivory Durham 2021 406 244 32 3425 9. Barrett Wilkes 2003 431 272 26 3269 10. Willie Copeland 2007 489 311 28 3160 No.COMPLETIONSPlayer Year Att. Comp. TD Yds. 1. Chris Hatcher* 1994 508 367 55 4076 2. Lance Funderburk 1995 544 356 26 3706 3. Dusty Bonner 2000 488 351 55 4126 4. Lance Funderburk 1996 532 342 38 4226 5. Chris Hatcher 1993 471 335 37 3651 6. Buster Faulkner 2002 503 327 41 3826 7. Willie Copeland 2007 489 311 28 3160 8. Fabian Walker 2004 417 299 23 3062 9. Dusty Bonner 2001 425 298 52 4037 10. Barrett Wilkes 2003 431 272 26 3269 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS No. Player Year Att. Comp. TD Yds. 1. Dusty Bonner* 2000 488 351 55 4126 Chris Hatcher* 1994 508 367 55 4076 3. Dusty Bonner 2001 425 298 52 4037 4. Buster Faulkner 2002 503 327 41 3826 5. Rogan Wells 2018 364 209 38 3075 Lance Funderburk 1996 532 342 38 4226 7. Chris Hatcher 1993 471 335 37 3651 8. Ivory Durham 2021 406 244 32 3425 9. Willie Copeland 2007 489 311 28 3160 10. Willie Copeland 2006 372 250 27 2663 No.RECEPTIONSPlayer Year Rec. Yds. YPC TD 1. Sean Pender* 1995 111 983 10.1 2 2. Cedric Jones 2007 102 1171 11.5 10 3. Sean Pender 1996 89 782 8.8 3 4. Robert Williams 1994 86 1187 13.8 21 5. Calvin Walker 1993 82 944 11.5 6 6. Steve Greer 1994 81 829 10.2 7 7. Reggie Mosley 2002 79 1295 16.4 15 8. C.J. Lofton 2002 77 913 11.9 6 9. C.J. Lofton 2000 76 862 11.3 13 10. Brian Saunds 2021 73 1200 16.4 7
2001 65
2001 65
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YPC TD 1. Robert
2002 79
RECEIVING YARDS No. Player Year Rec. Yds. YPC TD Reggie Mosley 2002 79 1295 16.4 15 Brian Saunds 2021 73 1200 16.4 7 Robert Williams 1994 86 1187 13.8 21 Cedric Jones 2007 102 1171 11.5 10 Rodney Brown 1996 61 1148 18.8 12 6. Lio'undre Gallimore 2021 58 1123 19.4 15 Stanley Flanders 1083 Mosley 1063 1028 1026 Rec. Yds. Williams* 1187 13.8 Flanders 1083 Mosley 1063 Mosley 1295
16.4 15 Lio'undre Gallimore 2021 58 1123 19.4 15 6. Nikko Cooper 1996 63 865 13.7 14 7. C.J. Lofton 2000 76 862 11.3 13 Gerald Ford 2012 69 1026 14.9 13 Seantavius Jones 2012 51 922 18.1 13 Seantavius Jones 2013 55 777 14.1 13 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS No. Player Year Plays Rush Pass Yds. 1. Buster Faulkner* 2002 611 -313 3826 3513 2. Lance Funderburk 1995 581 -157 3706 3549 3. Lance Funderburk 1996 570 -59 4226 4167 4. Willie Copeland 2007 569 171 3160 3331 5. Chris Hatcher 1994 537 -121 4076 3955 6. Dusty Bonner 2000 534 -161 4126 3965 7. Ivory Durham 2021 531 1012 3425 4437 8. Fabian Walker 2004 513 403 3062 3465 9. Rogan Wells 2018 500 732 3075 3807 10. Chris Hatcher 1993 495 -119 3651 3532 TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS No. Player Year Plays Rush Pass Yds. 1. Ivory Durham 2021 531 1012 3425 4437 2. Lance Funderburk 1996 570 -59 4226 4167 3. Dusty Bonner 2001 469 -2 4037 4035 4. Dusty Bonner 2000 534 -161 4126 3965 5. Chris Hatcher 1994 537 -121 4076 3955 6. Rogan Wells 2018 500 732 3075 3807 7. Lance Funderburk 1995 581 -157 3706 3549 8. Chris Hatcher 1993 495 -119 3651 3532 9. Buster Faulkner 2002 611 -313 3826 3513 10. Fabian Walker 2004 513 403 3062 3465 * Denotes Gulf South Conference Record throughout record section FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 119 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY IndividualRecords-SingleSeason SCORING PERFORMANCES No. Player Year TD PAT FG Pts. 1. Andrew Gray 2018 0 93 17 144 2. Aaron Jenkins 2001 21 0 0 126 Robert Williams 1994 21 0 0 126 Stanley Flanders 1994 21 0 0 126 5. Will Rhody 2004 0 55 22 121 6. Reggie Mosley 2001 19 1 0 116 7. Estin Thiele 2021 0 73 14 115 8. Cedric O’Neal 2015 19 0 0 114 Anthony Pistelli 2014 0 45 23 114 10. Will Rhody 2002 0 57 16 105 KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE (MIN 10 RETURNS) No. Player Year No. Yds. Avg. 1. Lio'undre Gallimore 2021 12 366 30.5 2. Derrick Harris 1983 21 610 29.0 3. Reggie Mosley 1999 11 303 27.6 4. Clifford Scott 1987 16 435 27.2 5. Dervin Whatley 1986 11 288 26.2 6. Tyran Robinson 2003 14 361 25.8 7. Vontrell Smith 1996 17 436 25.6 8. Austin Scott 2013 13 329 25.3 9. Calvin Walker 1991 12 300 25.0 10. Sherard Reynolds 2005 15 367 24.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE (MIN 10 RETURNS) No. Player Year No. Yds. Avg. 1. Sherard Reynolds 2006 30 496 16.5 2. Quin Roberson 2012 24 394 16.4 3. Eric Doggett 1999 32 452 14.1 4. Roger King 2007 14 195 13.9 5. Gary Simon 2016 30 408 13.6 6. Bama Adams 2004 13 174 13.4 7. Sherard Reynolds 2007 24 320 13.3 8. Quinn Roberson 2011 17 219 12.9 9. Eric Doggett 1998 28 359 12.8 10. Brian Saunds 2018 26 327 12.6 PUNTING AVERAGE No. Player Year No. Yds. Avg. 1. Jake Medlock 2014 26 1144 44.0 2. Terry Mallory 1985 72 3037 42.2 3. Jack Fulford 2011 41 1718 41.9 4. Jack Fulford 2010 62 2570 41.5 5. Jack Fulford 2008 53 2162 40.8 6. Gavin Wilson 2017 38 2809 40.7 7. Chad Mosley 1991 27 1097 40.6 Terry Mallory 1986 58 2355 40.6 9. David Ashby 1994 32 1293 40.4 10. Daniel Andersen 2012 51 2044 40.1 TOTAL TACKLES No. Player Year UT AT Tot. 1. Cliff Fouty 1982 20 135 155 2. Jessie Tuggle 1986 42 87 129 3. Chris Pope 2012 54 73 127 4. Jimmy Brookins 1988 73 52 125 Jimmy Francis 1985 63 62 125 Lenny Parker 1984 62 63 125 7. Lenny Parker 1983 47 76 123 8. Larry Dean 2010 49 73 122 William Montford 2007 48 74 122 10. David Gilyard 1982 18 103 121 Nick Moss 2021 57 64 121 No.INTERCEPTIONSPlayer Year INT Yds. TD 1. Dallis Smith 1986 9 53 0 2. Stevie Harden 2010 8 229 4 3. Chris Fowler 2002 7 35 0 Sherard Reynolds 2007 7 176 0 5. Harrison Dreiling 2010 6 72 0 Dennis Smith 1986 6 53 0 7. 9x (Last Brandon Roe) 2017 5 174 1 No.SACKSPlayer Year SK 1. Richard Freeman 1997 14.0 Antonio Edwards 1990 14.0 3. Andre Hampton 1994 12.0 Antonio Edwards 1991 12.0 Robert Morris 1988 12.0 6. Dewayne Smith 2002 11.5 7. Marlin Adams 2002 10.5 8. 4x (Last Tyler Josey) 2012 10.0 TACKLES FOR LOSS No. Player Year TFL 1. Dewayne Smith 2002 30.0 2. Artie Ulmer 1996 24.0 Andre Hampton 1994 24.0 4. Richard Freeman 1997 23.0 Robert Morris 1988 23.0 6. Arto Vartanian 1998 22.0 Antonio Edwards 1990 22.0 8. Antonio Speed 1998 21.0 9. Jesse Sutton 1997 20.0 10. Marlin Adams 2002 18.5 FOOTBALLVSURECORDS
1. Cedric Jones 2006-09 282 3177 11.3 21 2. Sean Pender 1992-96 247 2072 8.4 9 Reggie Mosley 1999-02 235 3738 15.9 48 C.J. Lofton 1999-02 228 2724 11.9 32
1. Reggie Mosley* 1999-02 235 3738 15.9 48 2. Cedric Jones 2006-09 282 3177 11.3 21 3. Brian Saunds 2017-21 187 3082 16.5 28 4. Randy Fisher 1986 89 185 2892 10.1 26
5. Lio'undre Gallimore 2017-21 145 2808 19.4 32 6. Robert Williams 1991-94 185 2726 14.7 31 C.J. Lofton 1999-02 228 2724 11.9 32 8. Seantavius Jones 2010-13 149 2374 15.9 33 9. Sean Pender 1992-96 247 2072 8.4 9 10. Calvin Walker 1990-93 167 2026 12.1 15
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RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS No. Player Years Rec. Yds. YPC TD 1. Reggie Mosley* 1999-02 235 3738 15.9 48 2. Seantavius Jones 2010-13 149 2374 15.9 33 Lofton 1999-02 228 2724 11.9 Gallimore 2017-21 145 2808 19.4 Williams 1991-94 185 2726 14.7 Flanders 1993-94 101 1581 15.7 Saunds 2017-21 187 3082 16.5 Fisher 1986 89 185 2892 10.1 Cooper 1996, 98 98 1446 14.8 Jones 2006-09 282 3177 11.3 2009-10, 2012
32 Lio'undre
31 6. Stanley
21 Cedric
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5. Brian Saunds 2017-21 187 3082 16.5 28 Randy Fisher 1986 89 185 2892 10.1 26
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26 9. Nikko
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2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER120 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY Individual Records - Career RUSHING YARDS No. Player Years Att. Net Yards YPC TD 1. Cedric O’Neal 2012-15 660 4115 6.2 49 2. Aaron Jenkins 2000-03 616 3859 6.3 34 3. Jamar Thompkins 2018-P 406 3280 8.1 29 4. Dominique Ross 1992-94 576 3237 5.6 36 5. Ramon Allen 1988-91 672 3071 4.6 26 6. Tyran Robinson 2001-04 532 3029 5.7 24 7. Austin Scott 2012-15 507 3015 5.9 23 8. Vontrell Mitchell 1995-98 485 2655 5.5 11 9. Seth McGill 2018-P 429 2651 6.2 37 10. Rogan Wells 2017-19 337 1932 5.7 25 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS No. Player Years Att. Net Yards YPC TD 1. Cedric O’Neal 2012-15 660 4115 6.2 49 2. Seth McGill 2018-P 429 2651 6.2 37 3. Dominique Ross 1992-94 576 3237 5.6 36 4. Aaron Jenkins 2000-03 616 3859 6.3 34 5. Jamar Thompkins 2018-P 406 3280 8.1 29 6. Ramon Allen 1988-91 672 3071 4.6 26 7. Rogan Wells 2017-19 337 1932 5.7 25 8. Tyran Robinson 2001-04 532 3029 5.7 24 9. Austin Scott 2012-15 507 3015 5.9 23 10. Ivory Durham 2018-P 210 1774 8.4 22 PASSING YARDS No. Player Years Comp. Att. Yds. TD 1. Chris Hatcher 1991-94 1047 1529 11,363 121 2. Lance Funderburk 1992-96 731 1127 8192 67 3. Dusty Bonner 2000-01 649 913 8163 107 4. Rogan Wells 2017-2019 543 878 7130 69 5. Barrett Wilkes 2002-06 571 858 6296 44 6. Willie Copeland 2006-07 561 861 5823 55 7. Tye Cottle 1987-90 427 774 5593 50 8. Cayden Cochran 2011-13 434 718 5196 46 9. Buster Faulkner 2001-03 381 593 4213 44 10. Ivory Durham 2018-P 283 476 4034 42 No.COMPLETIONSPlayer Years Comp. Att. Yds. TD 1. Chris Hatcher* 1991-94 1047 1529 11,363 121 2. Lance Funderburk 1992-96 731 1127 8192 67 3. Dusty Bonner 2000-01 649 913 8163 107 4. Barrett Wilkes 2002-06 571 858 6296 44 5. Willie Copeland 2006-07 561 861 5823 55 6. Rogan Wells 2017-2019 543 878 7130 69 7. Cayden Cochran 2011-13 434 718 5196 46 8. Tye Cottle 1987-90 427 774 5593 50 9. Buster Faulkner 2001-03 381 593 4213 44 10. Ivory Durham 2018-P 283 476 4034 42 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS No. Player Years Comp. Att. Yds. TD 1. Chris Hatcher 1991-94 1047 1529 11,363 121 2. Dusty Bonner 2000-01 649 913 8163 107 3. Rogan Wells 2017-2019 543 878 7130 69 4. Lance Funderburk 1992-96 731 1127 8192 67 5. Willie Copeland 2006-07 561 861 5823 55 6. Tye Cottle 1987-90 427 774 5593 50 7. Cayden Cochran 2011-13 434 718 5196 46 8. Barrett Wilkes 2002-06 571 858 6296 44 Buster Faulkner 2001-03 381 593 4213 44 10. Ivory Durham 2018-P 283 476 4034 42 No.RECEPTIONSPlayer Years Rec. Yds. YPC TD
134 1880 14.0 21 TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS No. Player Years Plays Rush Pass Yds. 1. Chris Hatcher 1991-94 1642 -339 11,363 11,024 2. Rogan Wells 2017-2019 1215 1932 7130 9062 3. Dusty Bonner 2000-01 1003 -163 8163 8000 4. Lance Funderburk 1992-96 1206 -232 8192 7960 5. Barrett Wilkes 2002-06 1012 37 6296 6333 6. Willie Copeland 2006-07 997 126 5823 5949 7. Ivory Durham 2018-P 686 1774 4034 5808 8. Cayden Cochran 2011-13 915 596 5196 5792 9. Tye Cottle 1987-90 1034 44 5593 5549 10. Cedric O’Neal 2012-15 724 4115 485 4600 SCORING PERFORMANCES No. Player Years TD FG PAT Pts. 1. Andrew Gray 2015-18 0 39 211 328 2. Aaron Jenkins 2000-03 53 0 0 318 3. Will Rhody 2002-04 0 51 158 308 4. Cedric O’Neal 2012-15 49 0 0 306 5. Reggie Mosley 1999-02 49 0 1 296 6. Seth McGill 2018-P 40 0 0 240 7. Dominique Ross 1992-94 38 0 0 228 8. Zac Williams 2006-08 0 24 131 203 9. Keith Moore 1983 86 0 32 76 202 10. Tyran Robinson 2001-04 33 0 0 198 Seantavius Jones 2010-13 33 0 0 198 FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS
28 8. Randy
21 Gerald Ford
RECEIVING YARDS No. Player Years Rec. Yds. YPC TD
3. C.J.
Robert Williams 1991-94 185 2726 14.7 31 Steve Greer 1991-94 179 2025 11.3 13 Calvin Walker 1990-93 167 2026 12.1 150 10. Chris Anderson 2012-15 159 1457 9.2 12
30 7. Brian
32 5. Robert
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 121 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
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TACKLES
TOTAL TACKLES Player Years UT Tot. Pope 2010-13 Dean 2007-10 Tuggle 1983-86 Sutton 1995-98 Branch 1993-96 1999-02 Harvey 1991-94 Speed 1995, 97-99 Montford 2004-07 Grable 2010-13 INT Yds. Matt Pierce 2009-12 35 Vaughn Clark 1996-99 28 Deon Searcy 1987-90 Ced Dickerson 1999-02 26 Orr 1986-89 26 Jimmy Francis 1982-85 25 Kenny Moore 2013-16 25 Maurice Leggett 2004-07 23 Dennis Smith 1983-86 23 Years TD 1. Andre Hampton 1991-94 34.0 Antonio Edwards 1989-92 34.0 Robert Morris 1986-89 29.0 Marlin Adams 2000-03 28.0 Richard Freeman 1996-97 22.0 Antonio Speed 1995, 97-99 20.0 Tim Thompson 2002-05 17.5 Arto Vartanian 1997-98 16.0 Lawrence Virgil 2010-13 15.5 Tommy Johnson 1994-95 15.0 FOR LOSS No. Player Years TFL Tim Thompson 2002-05 49.0 Marlin Adams 2000-03 48.5 Antonio Speed 1995, 97-99 41.0 Jesse Sutton 1995-98 40.0 Dewayne Smith 2001-02 39.0 Larry Dean 2007-10 33.0 Lawrence Virgil 2010-13 29.0 Reggie Rhodes 2001-02 28.0 Fatari Lyons 2001-02 27.0 Robert Morris 1986-89 27.0
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No. Player Years No. Yds. Avg. 1. Jack Fulford 2008-11 206 8452 41.0 2. David Ashby 1993-94 62 2476 39.9 3. Terry Mallory 1983-86 272 10,732 39.5 4. Wayne DeVane 1995-97 134 5119 38.2 5. Chad Mosley 1991-92 72 2735 38.0 6. Travis Tidwell 2004-05 118 4481 38.0 7. Gavin Wilson 2015-18 190 7200 37.9 8. Kenn Barnett 1999, 02-04 210 7903 37.6 9. Brad Bauer 1982-84 63 2341 37.2 10. Andy Gibbs 1998, 00 118 4331 36.7
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KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE (MIN 20 RETURNS) Player Years No. Yds. Avg. Vontrell Mitchell 1995-98 23 572 24.9 Matt Pierce 2009-12 38 918 24.2 Clifford Scott 1987-90 26 627 24.1 Calvin Walker 1990-93 28 670 23.9 Derrick Harris 1983-84 48 1144 23.8 Aaron Jenkins 2000-03 33 770 23.3 Ronnye Nelson 2007-10 51 1170 22.9 Eric Doggett 1997-99 27 612 22.7 9. Vincent Brown 2004-05 39 774 22.2 Kenny Benjamin 2017-19 48 1056 22.0 RETURN AVERAGE (MIN 20 RETURNS)
PUNT
9.
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7.
No. Player Years No. Yds. Avg. 1. Quin Roberson 2011-12 41 613 15.0 Sherard Reynolds 2005-08 68 937 13.8 Eric Doggett 1997-99 84 1071 12.8 4. Roger King 2007-08 32 390 12.2 Bama Adams 2002-04 46 546 11.9 7. Stanley Flanders 1993-94 31 358 11.5 8. Brian Saunds 2017-21 61 607 10.0 9. Reggie Mosley 1999-02 63 532 8.4 Tony Hill 1991-94 47 395 8.4 Randy Fisher 1986-89 56 473 8.4 Derrick Harris 1983-84 42 353 8.4 (MIN 60 PUNTS)
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No.SACKSPlayer
TD 1. Dallis Smith* 1983-86 21 209 0 2. Sherard Reynolds 2005-08 14 389 2 Jimmy Francis 1982-85 14 160 0 4. Deon Searcy 1987-90 12 73 0 5. Kenny Moore 2013-16 11 236 2 6. Wesley Brown 2000-03 10 220 0 Tony Hill 1991-94 10 157 1 Calvin Orr 1986-89 10 172 0 Brandon Roe 2016-17 10 258 2 10. 5x (Last Harrison Dreiling) 2016-17 9 131 0 PASS DEFLETIONS No. Player Years PD 1. Dallis Smith 1983-86 40 2.
Individual Records - Career
163 205 368 3. Jessie
161 211 372 2. Larry
No.
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156 142 298 6. Ced Dickerson
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ValdostaStatevs.NationallyRankedTeams VS. RANKED TEAMS Overall: 70-62-2 (134 games) Home: 39-26-1; 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
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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. 10/10/13 L #14 West Alabama 49, #1 Valdosta St. 30 Livingston, Ala. 11/07/13 L #14 UNC-Pembroke 34, Valdosta State 29 VALDOSTA 09/13/14 W VSU 22, #12 Winston Salem St. 17 Powder Springs, Ga. 09/20/14 L #14 Delta St. 49, Valdosta State 32 VALDOSTA 09/27/14 L #5 North Alabama 31, Valdosta State 29 Florence, Ala. 10/11/14 W Valdosta State 40, #21 West Georgia 6 VALDOSTA 11/22/14 W Valdosta State 33, #12 North Alabama 31 Florence, Ala. 11/29/14 W Valdosta State 23, #3 Lenoir-Rhyne 21 Hickory, N.C. 12/06/14 L #25 West Georgia 31, Valdosta State 17 VALDOSTA 10/03/15 L #8 North Alabama, #8 Valdosta State 12 VALDOSTA 10/10/15 L #2 West Georgia 49, #21 Valdosta State 28 Carrollton, Ga. 11/21/15 W #17 Valdosta St. 61, #22 Carson-Newman 59 VALDOSTA 11/28/15 L #7 West Georgia 27, #17 Valdosta St. 20 Carrollton, Ga. 09/17/16 L #20 North Alabama 44, #23 Valdosta St. 19 Florence, Ala. 10/09/16 W #25 Valdosta State 38, #12 West Georgia 27 VALDOSTA 11/19/16 L #16 UNC-Pembroke 24, #23 Valdosta St. 21 VALDOSTA 09/17/17 L #11 North Alabama 30, Valdosta State 24 VALDOSTA 11/04/17 L #23 West Alabama 38, Valdosta State 14 VALDOSTA 09/15/18 W Valdosta State 58, #8 West Alabama 24 Livingston, Ala. 11/10/18 W #5 Valdosta State 47, #3 West Georgia 31 VALDOSTA 11/24/18 W #3 Valdosta State 66, #22 Bowie State 16 VALDOSTA 12/01/18 W #3 Valdosta State 61, #17 Lenoir-Rhyne 21 VALDOSTA 12/08/18 W #3 Valdosta State 30, #11 Notre Dame College 24 VALDOSTA 12/15/18 W #3 Valdosta State 49, #2 Ferris State 47 McKinney, Texas 09/21/19 W #1 Valdosta State 44, #20 West Alabama 27 VALDOSTA 11/09/19 W #1 Valdosta State 26, #20 West Florida 21 VALDOSTA 11/30/19 L #20 West Florida 38, #1 Valdosta State 35 VALDOSTA 10/16/21 W #3 Valdosta State, 42, #10 West Alabama 17 Livingston, Ala. 10/30/21 W #2 Valdosta State 36, #3 West Georgia 34 VALDOSTA 11/13/21 L #4 West Florida 61, #2 Valdosta State 42 Pensacola, Fla. 11/27/21 W #5 Valdosta State 66, #13 West Georgia 35 VALDOSTA 12/04/21 W #5 Valdosta State 41, #10 Bowie State 17 VALDOSTA 12/11/21 W #5 Valdosta State 34, #9 Colorado School of Mines 31 VALDOSTA 12/18/21 L #1 Ferris State 58, #5 Valdosta State 17 McKinney, Texas
VALDOSTA STATE VS. NO. 1 Overall: 2-6 (8 games) Home: 0-2; Away: 1-3; Neutral: 1-1 Date W/L Game Site 11/06/93 L #1 North Alabama 31, #18 Valdosta State 21 VALDOSTA 11/05/94 L #1 North Alabama 38, #2 Valdosta State 21 Florence, Ala. 10/28/95 L #1 North Alabama 26, Valdosta State 9 Florence, Ala. 10/06/01 W #4 Valdosta State 70, #1 Delta State 12 Cleveland, Miss. 12/14/02 L #1 Grand Valley St. 31, #2 Valdosta St. 24 Florence, Ala. 12/11/04 W #3 Valdosta State 36, #1 Pittsburg State 31 Florence, Ala. 10/22/09 L #1 North Alabama 62, Valdosta State 27 VALDOSTA 10/22/11 L #1 Delta St. 36, No. 10 Valdosta State 33 Cleveland, Miss. 12/18/21 L #1 Ferris State 58, #5 Valdosta State 17 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 Site 10/26/96 W #1 Valdosta State 42, Southern Arkansas 7 VALDOSTA 11/02/96 L Delta State 34, #1 Valdosta State 28 Cleveland, Miss. 10/13/01 W #1 Valdosta State 51, Harding 17 VALDOSTA 10/20/01 W #1 Valdosta State 56, West Alabama 8 Livingston, Ala. 10/27/01 W #1 Valdosta State 54, North Alabama 7 VALDOSTA 11/03/01 W #1 Valdosta St. 56, Ouachita Baptist 14 Arkadelphia, Ark. 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 10/25/03 W #1 Valdosta State 58, West Alabama 13 Livingston, Ala. 11/01/03 L #3 North Alabama 17, #1 Valdosta State 10 VALDOSTA 08/27/05 W #1 Valdosta State 32, Fort Valley State 10 Macon, Ga. 09/03/05 W #1 Valdosta State 24, #10 Albany State 9 VALDOSTA 09/10/05 W #1 Valdosta State 52, Ouachita Baptist 20 VALDOSTA 09/17/05 L Harding 16, #1 Valdosta State 13 Searcy, Ark. 08/23/08 W #1 Valdosta State 56, Fort Valley State 3 VALDOSTA 08/30/08 W #1 Valdosta State 14, #20 Newberry 20 Newberry, S.C. 09/20/08 W #1 Valdosta State 29, Ouachita Baptist 6 VALDOSTA 09/27/08 W #1 Valdosta State 33, West Alabama 14 Livingston, Ala. 10/02/08 L #14 Delta State 27, #1 Valdosta State 24 (ot) VALDOSTA 09/07/13 W #1 Valdosta State 36, Fort Valley State 21 Macon, Ga. 09/21/13 W #1 Valdosta State 41, Shorter 0 VALDOSTA 09/28/13 W #1 Valdosta State 37, Angelo State 3 VALDOSTA 10/05/13 W #1 Valdosta State 52, Florida Tech 14 VALDOSTA 10/10/13 L #14 West Alabama 49, #1 Valdosta St. 30 Livingston, Ala. 09/07/19 W #1 Valdosta State 38, Albany State 3 Albany, Ga. 09/14/19 W #1 Valdosta State 48, Ohio Dominican 21 VALDOSTA 09/21/19 W #1 Valdosta State 44, #20 West Alabama 27 VALDOSTA 09/28/19 W #1 Valdosta State 44, Shorter 7 Rome, Ga. 10/05/19 W #1 Valdosta State 42, Mississippi College 17 VALDOSTA 10/12/19 W #1 Valdosta State 34, Delta State 13 Cleveland, Miss. 10/19/19 W #1 Valdosta State 55, Florida Tech 28 VALDOSTA 10/26/19 W #1 Valdosta State 20, North Greenville 15 Tigerville, S.C. 11/09/19 W #1 Valdosta State 26, #20 West Florida 21 VALDOSTA 11/16/19 W #1 Valdostda State 42. West Georgia 14 Carrollton, Ga. 11/30/19 L #20 West Florida 38, #1 Valdosta State 35 VALDOSTA
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Valdosta State football has played a large role in the selection of the Division II player-ofthe-year, who receives the coveted Harlon Hill Trophy during festivities held in conjunction with the national championship game in December each year. The trophy is named after former Florence State Teacher’s College (now University of North Alabama) wide receiver Harlon Hill, who went on to start for the Chicago Bears in the NFL.
In 1994, Chris Hatcher won the Hill trophy by the second largest vote margin in the 17year history of the award. Hatcher won the award after throwing for 4,076 yards and 55 touchdowns, against just 10 interceptions, while completing 367 of 508 passes. Hatcher led Division II in passing efficiency during the regular season and directed VSU to its first Division II post-season appearance.
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Two years later, Lance Funderburk, his successor as Blazer quarterback, was runner-up for the prestigious honor. Funderburk completed 342 of 532 passes on the season, a .643 completion percentage, and threw 38 touchdowns while being intercepted 14 times. His 4,226 yards passing on the year are both a Valdosta State and Gulf South Conference record. In 2000, then junior quarterback Dusty Bonner was a landslide winner of the award, mak ing Valdosta State one of only three schools to boast multiple winners. Bonner directed VSU to a 10-2 mark on the year while completing 351 of 488 passes. He tied Hatcher’s Blazer and Gulf South Conference mark of 55 touchdown passes, against just eight interceptions, and tallied 4,126 yards. In 2001, Bonner took home the gold once again, becoming only the second player in the history of the award to win it in two consecutive seasons. Bonner completed 298 of his 425 passing attempts for 4,037, becoming the first player in VSU history to throw more than 4,000 yards in back-to-back years. The senior threw 52 touchdowns and 14 interceptions while completing 70.1% of his passes. Capping off the program's first undefeated season in 2018 at 14-0, sophomore quarter back Rogan Wells guided VSU to its fourth national championship as he was named runner-up for the prestigious award. Wells bested 2018 Harlon Hill winner Jayru Campbell of Ferris State in the 2018 title game as Wells was named Most Valuable Player for the championship in the 49-47 thriller. Wells went 19 of 31 passing for 349 yards, five touchdown passes, while rushing 13 times for 39 yards. Wells caught his first career touchdown on some trickeration as freshman quarterback Ivory Durham found Wells for a 25-yard strike putting VSU up 49-38 early in the fourth quarter. In 2019, Wells continued his outstanding play helping lead VSU to a GSC-record 25-straight victories from 2017-2019, VSU's second-straight Gulf South Conference title and a 10-1 record earning a berth in the NCAA Second Round. Wells went a blistering 28-3 as a starting quarterback for the Blazers. He played in 34 games with 31 starts.
Chris Hatcher (1991-94) 1994 Harlon Hill Trophy Winner Year Att Comp Int. Pct. Yds TDs 1991 150 81 4 .540 1088 8 1992 400 264 14 .660 2548 21 1993 471 335 11 .711 3651 37 1994 508 367 10 .722 4076 55 Totals 1529 1047 39 .685 11,363 121 Lance Funderburk (1992-96) 1996 Harlon Hill Trophy Runner-up Year Att Comp Int. Pct. Yds TDs 1992 10 5 1 .500 40 0 1993 41 28 0 .683 220 3 1995 544 356 12 .654 3706 26 1996 532 342 14 .643 4226 38 Totals 1127 731 27 .649 8192 67 Dusty Bonner (2000-01) 2000 and 2001 Harlon Hill Trophy Winner Year Att Comp Int. Pct. Yds TDs 2000 488 351 8 .719 4126 55 2001 425 298 14 .701 4037 52 Totals 913 649 22 .711 8163 107 Rogan Wells (2017-2019) 2018 Harlon Hill Trophy Runner-Up / 2019 Harlon Hill Finalist Year Att Comp Int. Pct. Yds TDs 2017 217 121 3 .558 1405 12 2018 364 209 4 .574 3075 38 2019 297 213 4 .717 2650 19 Totals 878 543 11 .618 7130 69 VALDOSTA STATE’S HARLON HILL FINALISTS Dusty Bonner 2000 and 2001 winner Lance Funderburk 1996 runner-up Chris Hatcher 1994 winner Rogan Wells (11) 2018 runner-up & 2019 FinalistBLAZER HISTORY
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2004 Class: Lance Funderburk, Football, 1992-96; Daryl Greenan, Men’s Tennis, 1991-95; Bridgett Moore, Women’s Basketball, 1983-87; Bryan Shover, Baseball, 1992-95
2022 Class: Cedric Jones, Football, 2006-09; Candice Ferrell Bryant, Woman's Bas ketball, 2002-11; Edmond Kugblia, Football, 2009-12; Raphaelle Durante, Women's Tennis, 2007-10; Courtney Albritton Carter, Softball, 2012-15; Mike Chason, Contributor, 1990-Present; Thomas Macera, Softball Coach, 2006-Present
Initiated in 1997, the Valdosta State University Athletic Hall of Fame is an honorary soci ety begun 25 years ago to further enhance the sparkling reputation of VSU athletics. Seven former student-athletes and one former coach/administrator comprised the inaugural class. Since that inaugural ceremony, VSU has held 24 more Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies, with 94 individuals and three teams garnering the prestigious honor of being recognized as the “best of the best” among Blazer student-athletes and supporters. Blazer football is well represented in the VSU Athletics Hall of Fame, as twenty-two former players are members of the Hall. Jessie Tuggle was a member of the inaugural class, while Antonio Edwards followed three years later. Chris Hatcher was enshrined in 2001 and Keith Moore in 2002 before another two-year lay-off among football inductees. Lance Fun derburk was added in 2004 before Dusty Bonner, who was inducted in 2007, began a string of eight straight years with a football honoree. The 2008 Class saw a pair of football players enter as C.J. Lofton and Reggie Mosley were inducted while Dallis Smith followed in 2009 and Randy Fisher in 2010. Aaron Jenkins gained the recognition in 2011, as did the 2004 National Championship team, and Antonio Speed and Andre Hampton were honored in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Sherard Reynolds entered the Hall in 2014, leading into a big year in 2016, when Dominique Ross, Coach Hal Mumme, and the 2007 National Championship team all became members. Followiong Ramon Allen's induction in 2018, the 2012 National Championship team was inducted, along with Torry Howard, who played for the Blazers from 2001-2004. In 2020, former football standouts Mark Catano, Larry Dean and York Kurinsky were inducted, while Cedric Jones and Edmond Kugblia were named in 2022, after no class in 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2015 Class: Joerg Ekkenga, Men’s Tennis, 2007-09; Marlon Jones, Men’s Basketball, 1982-87; Tom Odom, Contributor, Carley Peterson Kuhns, Women’s Basketball, 2004-08; Bryan Phillips, Men’s Basketball, 1966-68; Dr. F.D. Toth, Contributor; Brent Witcher, Golf, 2008-09
2020 Class: Mark Catano, Football, 1982-83; Dominique Rothlaender, Women's Tennis, 2007-09; York Kurinsky, Football, 1992-93; Jordanne Helton Cary, Women's Cross Coun try, 2008-11; Morgan Johnson Faulk, Softball, 2010-13; Larry Dean, Football, 2007-10; Jean Snyder, Supporter; Charles Cooper, Women's Basketball, Coach, 1982-94
1997 Class: Eric Anderson, Men’s Tennis, 1988-91; Sam Bowen, Men’s Basketball, 197374; Eddie Brown, Men’s Basketball, 1977-81; Chan Dixon, Women’s Tennis, 1988-91; Joe Germano, Cross Country, 1976-77; Billy Grant, Coach/AD, 1959-84; Susan Taylor, Women’s Basketball, 1976-80; Jessie Tuggle, Football, 1983-86
2018 Class: 2012 National Championship Softball Team; Ken Ferrell, Contributor; Ra mon Allen, Football, 1988-91; Andreas Boberg, Men's Golf, 1997-99; Dennis Fike, Men's Basketball/Baseball, 1962-66; Christian Hansen, Men's Tennis, 2009-11; Sonja Harper, Softball, 1995-99; Ivey Hubbard, Men's Basketball, 1979-83
2007 Class: Sal Almadeo, Baseball, 1977-79; Dusty Bonner, Football, 2000-01; Steve Rob erts, Sports Information, 1981-2006; Nico Sablowski, Men’s Tennis, 1998-2001; Tracy Spro lden Kimethu, Women’s Basketball, 1998-2001
2012 Class: 2006 National Championship Men’s Tennis Team; Eddie Fischer, Baseball, 1966-1969; Owen Harris, Supporter, 1978-present; Tommy Johnson, Baseball/Men’s Bas ketball, 1962-66; Eva Petschnig, Women’s Tennis, 2003-05; Christoph Schneider, Men’s Tennis 2003-06; Antonio Speed, Football, 1995-99
2009 Class: Tommy Clark, Supporter, 1966-present; James Dominey, Coach, 1971-2000; Cathy McCurdy Guzay, Women’s Basketball, 1976-79; John Hansen, Coach, 1972-present; Dallis Smith, Football, 1983-86
2001 Class: Briny Baird, Golf, 1994-95; JoJo Blaha, Baseball, 1984-87; Carol Chason, Women’s Basketball, 1975-79; Chris Hatcher, Football, 1991-94
Keith Moore Lance Funderburke Dusty Bonner C.J. Lofton Reggie Mosley Dallis Smith
2003 Class: Jeff Agerter, Baseball, 1982-83; Sue Ann Christie, Women’s Basketball, 197478; Masa Oreskovic, Women’s Tennis, 1991-94; Olivia Parks, Softball, 1992-95
2005 Class: 1979 National Championship Baseball Team; Tim Dominey, Men’s Basketball, 1970-73; Sachin Kirtane, Men’s Tennis, 1995-98; David Yarmitzky, Golf, 1990-92
Jessie Tuggle Antonio Edwards Chris Hatcher
1998 Class: Gary Colson, Coach, 1958-68; Gene Felts, Baseball, 1971-74; Bobby Ritch, Men’s Basketball, 1962-66; Shannon Williams, Women’s Basketball, 1986-90
2006 Class: Klaus Acker, Men’s Tennis, 1997-98; Kevin Durkin, Golf, 1998-99; Tommy Thomas, Coach, 1967-2007; Dawn Wynn, Women’s Basketball, 1991-95
2019 Class: 2012 National Championship Football Team; Dick Rockey, Contributor; Anna Einarsdottir McCall, Volleyball, 1998-01; Torrey Howard, Football, 2001-04; Pam Johnson, 1981-84 (Posthumously); Leon Jones, Men's Basketball, 1983-87; Konstatin Kutschenko, Men's Tennis, 2010-13; Marti Littlefield, Softball, 2009-12
2017 Class: 2011 National Championship Men’s Tennis Team; Marty McGhin, Contrib utor; Phillip Pakebusch, Men’s Tennis, 2010-11; Daniel Dueren, Men’s Tennis, 2009-11; Alyssa Shirey, Softball, 2010-11; Pam Hand Smith, Women’s Basketball, 1985-88; Frank Gonzalez, Baseball, 1978-79; Ron Fortner, Men’s Basketball/Baseball, 1964-68
2008 Class: Dr. Kurt Jacobson, Team Physician, 1984-present; C.J. Lofton, Football, 1999-2002; Kathy Kennedy Matthews, Women’s Basketball, 1993-1997; Reggie Mosley, Football, 1999-2002; Aparna Sreenivasan, Women’s Tennis 1999-2001
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2013 Class: Annika Biro, Women’s Tennis, 2003-06; Jon Good, Golf, 1995-96; Andre Hamp ton, Football, 1991-94; Jerry and Kay Jennett, Contributors, 1970s-present; Jim Madale no, Athletic Trainer, 1982-84, ‘89-97; Robert Morgan, Baseball, 2004-05; Don Reason, Men’s Basketball, 1972-75
2002 Class: Mike Jones, Baseball, 1982-85; Ray McCully, Men’s Basketball, 1962-66; Keith Moore, Football, 1984-87; Janice Washington, Women’s Basketball, 1980-84
2000 Class: Antonio Edwards, Football, 1989-92; Willie Oxford, Men’s Basketball, 1969-73; Kelly Scott, Baseball, 1979-80; Lyndal Worth, Coach, 1974-81
2016 Class: Bob Hagen, Contributor; 2007 National Championship Football Team; Hal Mumme, Football, 1192-96; Leos Jelinek Men’s Tennis, 2007-09; Brandon Decker, Baseball, 2009-10; Kristina Ely, Softball, 2007-08; Dominique Ross, Football, 1992-94; Coretta Bloom, Women’s Basketball, 1975-79
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1999 Class: Candace Fincher, Women’s Basketball, 1983-87; Nancy Irby, Women’s Tennis, 1979-82; Louise Odom Howell, American Ball, 1931-35; Mike Perry, Baseball/Men’s Bas ketball, 1960-64; Jackie Studstill, Women’s Basketball, 1931-35; Cecil Whitehead, Baseball, 1976-78
2011 Class: 2004 National Championship Football Team; Jason Bulger, Baseball, 19962001; Red Cross, Supporter, 1955-present; Jill Ferrell, Women’s Tennis, 1984-87; Aaron Jenkins, Football, 2000-03; Jerome Register, Baseball, 1973-74; Eduardo Rincon, Men’s 2004-05
2010 Class: Nicky Balanis, Coach, 1987-2000; Randy Fisher, Football, 1986-89; Bobby McDonald, Baseball, 1996-98; Dr. Lamar Pearson, Supporter, 1965-present; Kim Southall, Softball, 1991-94; Michael Terry, Men’s Basketball, 1964-68
2014 Class: Alex Acosta, Softball, 2007-08; Kenny Alston, Men’s Basketball, 1971-75; Wayne Fugett, Baseball, 1980-83; Shirley McCulley, Contributor, 2004-present; Jay Pen ny, Men’s Tennis, 1978-80; Sherard Reynolds, Football, 2005-08; Bobby Tucker, Admin istrator, 1970-present; Tevis Upton, Golf, 1997-99; Deidre Williams, Women’s Basketball, 1992-96
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Williams, DL COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES DIVISION II FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME 1993 - Chris Hatcher 2019 - Pippin Davis 1994 - Chris Hatcher 2001 - Dusty Bonner 2004 - Will Rhody COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL AMERICANS 1994 - Chris Hatcher 1994 - Chris Hatcher 1995 - Chris Hatcher 1997 - Lance Funderburke GSC COMMISSIONER’S TROPHY 2007 - JESSIE TUGGLE 1994 Chris Hatcher NCAA TODAY’S TOP EIGHT Awarded to the NCAA’s Top Eight Student-Athletes, based on athletic achievement, academic achievement and community service Presented to GSC’s Top Male Student-Athlete, based on athletic achievement, academic achievement and community service 1997 - Lance Funderburke 2001 - Dusty Bonner 2013 - Ryan Schraeder GSC TOP TEN Presented to GSC’s Top 10 Student-Athletes, based on athletic achievement, academic achievement and community service GSC PLAYEROFFENSIVEOFTHEYEAR 1994 Chris Hatcher, QB 1996 Lance Funderburke, QB 2000 Dusty Bonner, QB 2001 Dusty Bonner, QB 2002 Aaron Jenkins, RB 2012 Gerald Ford, WR 2018 Rogan Wells, QB 2019 Rogan Wells, QB GSC PLAYERDEFENSIVEOFTHEYEAR 1986 Jessie Tuggle, LB 1992 Antonio Edwards, DE 1998 Antonio Speed, LB 1995 Antonio Speed, LB 2002 Dewayne Smith, DE 2010 Larry Dean, LB GSC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 1986 Randy Fisher, WR 1988 Ramon Allen, RB 2006 Cedric Jones, WR 2008 Chris Hart, QB 2009 Gerald Ford, WR 2012 Cedric O’Neal, RB 2015 Malcolm McClenton, DB 2016 Cedric Hollingshed, RB 2018 Jameon Gaskin, LB Jamar Thompkins, RB GSC COACH OF THE YEAR 1996 Hal Mumme 2000 Chris Hatcher 2001 Chris Hatcher 2002 Chris Hatcher 2010 David Dean 2018 Kerwin Bell 2019 Gary Goff 2021 Gary Goff 2010 - Larry Dean NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR GSC 1980-89 TEAM OF THE DECADE OL Mark Catano LB Jessie Tuggle WR Randy Fisher (2nd) LB Lenny Parker (2nd) DB Dallis Smith (2nd) GSC 2000-09 TEAM OF THE DECADE QB Dusty Bonner RB Aaron Jenkins WR Reggie Mosley OG Torrey Howard TE C.J. Lofton PK Will Rhody DB Sherard Reynolds WR Cedric Jones (2nd) OT Gerald Davis (2nd) DL Tim Thompson (2nd) GSC OFFENSIVE2000-09PLAYEROFTHEDECADE QB Dusty Bonner GSC 2000-09 COACH OF THE DECADE Chris Hatcher GSC QUARTERTEAM1971-95OFTHECENTURY QB Chris Hatcher OL Mark Catano OL York Kurinsky WR Randy Fisher LB Jessie Tuggle DB Dallis Smith GSC OFFENSIVE1971-95PLAYER OF THE QUARTER CENTURY QB Chris Hatcher GSC 1990-99 TEAM OF THE DECADE QB Chris Hatcher RB Dominique Ross WR Robert Williams DL Antonio Edwards LB Antonio Speed Chris Hatcher was named the 1994 Offensive Player of the Year while winning the 2000, 2001 and 2002 Coach of the Year honors, making him one of only two people in GSC history to earn honors as both a player and coach. NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP BLAZER HISTORY 2002 - JESSIE TUGGLE 2005 - CHRIS HATCHER 2013 - DUSTY BONNER GSC 2010-19 TEAM OF THE DECADE QB Rogan Wells AP Seth McGill RB Cedric O'Neal RB Jamar Thompkins (HM) WR Seantavius Jones WR Gerald Ford (2nd) OG Adonis Sealey (2nd) OT Ryan Schraeder OT Brandon Kemp (2nd) DL Lawrence Virgil (HM) LB Chris Pope LB Kenny Murphy (2nd) LB Larry Dean DB Kenny Moore BT Iseoluwapo Jegede (2nd) GSC OFFENSIVE2010-19PLAYEROFTHEDECADE QB Rogan Wells GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE HALL OF FAME 2014 - CHRIS HATCHER 2019 - DUSTY BONNER 2012 Justin Roberts NCAA ELITE 90 AWARD Awarded to the NCAA’s Top Student-Athlete Grade-point Average at the National Championship Site
2006 Sherard Reynolds, FS 2007 Sherard Reynolds, FS; Cedric Jones, WR; William Montford, LB 2008 Sherard Reynolds, FS 2010 Larry Dean, LB (Defensive Player of the Year; Stevie Harden, CB 2011 Ryan Schraeder, OT; Edmund Kugbila, OT; Harrison Dreiling, FS 2012 Ryan Schraeder, OT; Edmund Kugbila, OG; Cayden Cochran, QB; Gerald Ford, WR; Tyler Josey, DE; Chris Pope, LB, Mesh Wokomaty, OT; Lawrence Virgil, DT 2013 Seantavius Jones, WR; Lawrence Virgil, DT 2014 Jake Medlock, QB; Jesse Yancey, OL; Felei Tauvae, DT 2015 Cedric O’Neal, RB; Greg Dent, WR; Kenny Murphy, LB; Kenny Moore, CB; Sharmaine Washington, LB; Jack Bradley, OL; David May, OL 2016 Kenny Moore, CB 2018 Jeremy King, OL; Adonis Sealey, OL; Rogan Wells, QB; Ravarius Rivers, DB; LaVonne Gauthney, OL; Jamar Thompkins, RB (HM) 2019 Brandon Kemp, OL; Adonis Sealey, OL; Rogan Wells, QB Ralph Singleton, OL; Nick Moss, Brian
LB;
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER126 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY Blazer National Honors 1982 Mark Catano, OT 1984 Lenny Parker, LB; Keith Moore, K; Chris Dupree (HM) 1986 Jessie Tuggle, LB 1988 Robert Morris, DL; Jimmy Brookins, LB (2nd); Mikeal Lovejoy, S (2nd); Randy Fisher, FL (HM) 1989 Randy Fisher, FL 1990 Deon Searcy, FS; Jack McTyre, K 1991 Antonio Edwards, DE (Defensive Lineman of the Year) 1993 Chris Hatcher, QB; York Kurinsky, OT 1994 Chris Hatcher, QB 1996 Lance Funderburke, QB 1997 Richard Freeman, DE 1998 Antonio Speed, LB 2000 Dusty Bonner, QB; C.J. Lofton, TE 2001 Dusty Bonner, QB; C.J. Lofton, TE; Reggie Mosley, WR; Tully Payne, C; Jason King, OT 2002 Aaron Jenkins, RB; C.J. Lofton, TE; Reggie Mosley, WR; Dewayne Smith, NG 2004 Will Rhody, K; Torrey Howard, OL; Tim Thompson, DL; Spencer Fortson, DB; Tyran Robinson, RB; Fabian Walker, QB
1990 Antonio Edwards, DE; Jack McTyre, K; Dexter Holiday, WR (2nd)
2003 Torrey Howard, OG; Tim Thompson, DE; Jason Cost, LB; Andre Zellner, TE (2nd); Derrick Hill, DE (2nd); Dee Williford, LB (2nd); Wesley Brown, FS/ BT (2nd); Elliott Burkes, CB (2nd)
2011 Edmund Kugbila, OT; Ryan Schraeder, OT; Mesh Wokomaty, OG; Larry Bryant, DT; Chris Pope, LB; Harrison Dreiling, FS; Matt Pierce, CB; Seantavius Jones, WR (2nd); Lawrence Virgil, DT (2nd); Ryan Smith, LB (2nd); Jack Fulford, P (2nd)
1992 Antonio Edwards, DE; Chris Dupree, SS; Calvin Walker, WR; York Kurinsky, OT; Chris Hatcher, QB (2nd); Matt Moore, OG (2nd); Andre Hampton, DE (2nd); Erasmus Harvey, LB (2nd)
2016 Donatello Brown, DB; Brandon Kemp, DB; Jamar Simpkins, DT (2nd); Kenny Moore, DB (2nd)
2007 Cedric Jones, WR; Sherard Reynolds, FS; William Montford, LB; Gerald Davis, OT; Maurice Leggett, BT; Travis Harrison, DE (2nd); Michael Terry, RB (2nd)
2017 Kevin Battle, OL; Malik Slater, LB; Dallas Baldner, WR (2nd); Joseph Mozone, DL (2nd); Sharmaine Washington, LB (2nd)
2013 Cedric O’Neal, RB; Seantavius Jones, WR; Lawrence Virgil, DT; Chris Pope, LB; Dominique Wheeler, DB; Dominic DeMasi, P; Regginald Lewis, WR (2nd); Felei Tauave, OG (2nd); Tevin Davis, DE (2nd); Jeremy Grable, LB (2nd)
2012 Cayden Cochran, QB; Cedric O’Neal, RB; Gerald Ford, WR; Seantavius Jones, WR; Regginald Lewis, WR; Edmund Kugbila, OG; Cam Short, OG; Ryan Schraeder, OT; Mesh Wokomaty, OT; Tyler Josey, DL; Jeremy Grable, LB; Chris Pope, LB; Matt Pierce, CB; Tevin Davis, DE (2nd); Lawrence Virgil, DT (2nd); Daniel Andersen, P (2nd)
2015 Cedric O’Neal, RB; Greg Dent, WR; David May, C; Kenny Murphy, LB; Sharmaine Washington, LB; Kenny Moore, DB; Jack Bradley, OG (2nd)
2020 No Awards due to COVID-19
1987 Randy Fisher, WR; Jimmy Brookins, LB (2nd) 1988 Randy Fisher, WR; Jimmy Brookins, LB; Buddy Phillips, OT; Robert Morris, DT (2nd) 1989 Randy Fisher, WR; Keith Jones, TE; Deon Searcy, CB; Robert Morris, DE; Ramon Allen, RB (2nd); Shaun Utley, LB (2nd); Randy Williams, C (2nd)
1995 Tauese Letuli, OG; Sean Pender, WR; Lance Funderburke, QB (2nd); Ryan Branch, LB (2nd); Drew McPhail, OT (2nd); Wayne DeVane, P (2nd) 1996 Lance Funderburke, QB; Rodney Brown, WR; Sean Pender, WR; Felise Muai, OL; Drew McPhail, OL; Artie Ulmer, DL; James Lockhart, LB 1997 Mike Bowman, WR; Richard Freeman, DE; Jesse Sutton, LB; Vontrell Mitchell, RB (2nd); David Fox, DE (2nd); Arto Vartanian, DT (2nd); Brad Trout, SS (2nd); James Lightfoot, K (2nd); Eric Doggett, RS (2nd) 1998 Arto Vartanian, DT; Antonio Speed, LB; Jesse Sutton, LB; Dennis Fryzel, WR (2nd); Vaughn Clark, CB (2nd) 1999 Antonio Speed, LB; Michael Williams, LB; Vaughn Clark, CB; Jason King, OT (2nd); Travis Francis, RB (2nd); Bo Barilauskas, DT (2nd); Willie Caldwell, NG (2nd); Eric Doggett, RS (2nd) 2000 Dusty Bonner, QB; C.J. Lofton, TE; Tully Payne, C (2nd); Mike Fowler, LB (2nd); Reggie Cockerm, LB (2nd); Ced Dickerson, FS (2nd); Derrick Hill, BT (2nd) 2001 Dusty Bonner, QB; Reggie Mosley, WR/RS; C.J. Lofton, TE; Aaron Jenkins, RB; Bill Epps, OG; Jason King, OT; Reggie Cockerm, LB; Mike Fowler, LB; Ced Dickerson, DB; Shaunta Dismuke, BT; Keith Gosse, OG (2nd); Anthony Poole, DT (2nd); Reggie Rhodes, DT (2nd); Derek Braxton, CB (2nd)
1986 Jessie Tuggle, LB; Dallis Smith, CB; Randy Fisher, WR; Terry Mallory, P; R.D. Swain, OG (2nd); James Gibson, DT (2nd); Keith Reddings, DE (2nd)
2005 Tim Thompson, DE; Richard Collier, OT; Michael Green, K; Dedrick Morrison, DE (2nd)
1985 Jessie Tuggle, LB; Dallis Smith, CB; Terry Mallory, P; Freddie Thomas, LB (2nd); Jimmy Francis, FS (2nd); Mark Dace, QB (2nd); R.D. Swain, OG (2nd); Darrien Teals, WR (2nd)
1983 Lenny Parker, LB; Mark Catano, OT; Cliff Fouty, LB (2nd); Dallis Smith, CB (2nd)
1993 Chris Hatcher, QB; Calvin Walker, WR; York Kurinsky, OL; Andre Hampton, DE; Erasmus Harvey, LB; Tony Hill, SS; Stanley Flanders, RS (2nd) 1994 Chris Hatcher, QB; Dominique Ross, FB; Robert Williams, WR; Stanley Flanders, WR; Matt Moore, OG; Andre Hampton, DE; Marcus Johnson, FS; Erasmus Harvey, LB (2nd); Shay Williams, DE (2nd); Edward Mitchell, LB (2nd)
2006 Cedric Jones, WR; Travis Harrison, DE; Sherard Reynolds, FS/RS (2nd); Shawn Harris, BT; Willie Copeland, QB (2nd); William Montford, LB (2nd)
1982 Carl Armstrong, WR; Mark Catano, OT (2nd); Cliff Fouty, LB (2nd); Jimmy Francis, CB (2nd); James Owens, QB (2nd)
2018 Rogan Wells, QB; Jamar Thompkins, RB; Lio'undre Gallimore, WR; LaVonne Gauthney, OL; Adonis Sealey, OL; Jeremy King, OL; Iseoluwapo Jegede, BT; Seth McGill, AP (2nd); Brian Saunds, WR (2nd); Brandon Kemp, OL (2nd); Andrew Gray, K (2nd); Iseoluwapo Jegede, DL (2nd); Joseph Mozone, DL (2nd); David Brown, LB (2nd); Stephen Denmark, DB (2nd); Ravarius Rivers, DB (2nd)
BLAZERHISTORY
All-Gulf South Conference Awards
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1991 Antonio Edwards, DE; Chris Dupree, SS; Don Kelly, K; Will O’Steen, C; Marcus Walker, DL (2nd); Dexter Holiday, WR (2nd); Scott Long, TE (2nd)
2014 Jesse Yancey, OT; Felei Tauvae, OG; Kenny Murphy, LB; Cedric O’Neal, RB (2nd); Jake Medlock, QB (2nd); Chris Anderson, WR (2nd); Anthony Pistelli, K (2nd); Tevin Davis, DL; Sharmaine Washington, LB (2nd); Justin Williams, LB (2nd); Duran Lowe, DB (2nd); Larry Murphy, DB (2nd); Jake Medlock, P (2nd)
1984 Lenny Parker, LB; Dallis Smith, CB (2nd); Jessie Tuggle, DE (2nd); Timmy Massey, SS (2nd); Chuck Dunmon, OG (2nd)
2008 Sherard Reynolds, FS; Demario Jones, DT; Albert Dukes, WR (2nd); Larry Dean, LB (2nd); Jack Fulford, P (2nd); Joey Farmer, DT (2nd)
2009 Larry Dean, LB; Cedric Jones, WR; Carlos Anderson, CB; Gerald Ford, WR (2nd); Jack Fulford, P (2nd)
2021 Seth McGill, RB; Chris Barrett, TE; Brian Saunds, WR; Jamar Thompkins, AP; Ralph Singleton, OL; Brian Williams, DL; Nick Moss, LB; Christian Matthew, DB; Brian Saunds, RS; Ivory Durham, QB, (2nd); Lio'undre Gallimore, WR, (2nd); Arrington Dulin, DL, (2nd); Jameon Gaskin, LB, (2nd); Cory Roberts, DB, (2nd); Taurus Dotson, DB, (2nd)
2010 Larry Dean, LB; Stevie Harden, CB; Demario Jones, DT; Ronnye Nelson, AP; Dudley Spence, FS (2nd); Jack Fulford, P (2nd)
2019 Rogan Wells, QB; Jamar Thompkins, RB; Seth McGill, AP; Brian Saunds, WR; Brandon Kemp, OL; Adonis Sealey, OL; Thomas Incoom, DL; Stephon Williams, DB; Brian Saunds RS; Lio'undre Gallimore, WR, (2nd); Ralph Singleton, OL, (2nd); Dalton Mydell, DL, (2nd); Cory Roberts, DB, (2nd); Fernando Ramirez, K, (2nd)
2002 Aaron Jenkins, RB; Buster Faulkner, QB; Reggie Mosley, WR; C.J. Lofton, TE/BT; Torrey Howard, OG; Chance Hutto, OT; Dewayne Smith, NG; Tabious Carter, LB; Ced Dickerson, DB; Reggie Rhodes, DT (2nd); Marlin Adams, LB (2nd); Jason Cost, LB (2nd)
2004 Tyran Robinson, RB; Torrey Howard, OL; Tim Thompson, DE; Spencer Fortson, DB; Will Rhody, K; Derrick Hill, DE (2nd); Terel Toomer, DL (2nd); Leighton Cooley, OL (2nd); Will Shelton, OL (2nd); Sam Reynolds, DB (2nd); Travis Tidwell, P (2nd)
GulfSouthConferencePlayeroftheWeekHonorees
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OFFENSE 09/20/82
BLAZER HISTORY
Brad Bauer, K 11/07/83 Tracy Soles, RB 11/14/83 Henry Chubb, FB 09/23/85 Tony Allen, RB 11/18/85 Mark Dace, QB 09/29/86 Mark Dace, QB 10/27/86 Michael Williams, RB 10/26/87 Tye Cottle, QB 10/03/88 Tye Cottle, QB 10/24/88 Darrien Teals, WR 11/07/88 Ramon Allen, RB 10/16/89 Tye Cottle, QB 09/17/90 Ramon Allen, RB 11/18/91 Robert Williams, WR 11/02/92 Chris Hatcher, QB 11/09/92 Chris Hatcher, QB 11/09/92 Calvin Walker, WR 09/20/93 Dominique Ross, FB 10/04/93 Chris Hatcher, QB 11/01/93 Dominique Ross, FB 09/12/94 Chris Hatcher, QB 09/19/94 Stanley Flanders, WR 09/26/94 Chris Hatcher, QB 10/03/94 Dominique Ross, FB 10/10/94 Chris Hatcher, QB 10/17/94 Robert Williams, WR 10/31/94 Chris Hatcher, QB 09/02/95 Lance Funderburke, QB 10/07/95 Lance Funderburke, QB 11/04/95 Sean Pender, WR 08/31/96 Lance Funderburke, QB 09/07/96 Rodney Brown, WR 10/05/96 Lance Funderburke, QB 10/12/96 Lance Funderburke, QB 10/19/96 Lance Funderburke, QB 11/09/96 Vontrell Mitchell, FB 10/04/97 Mike Bowman, WR 11/08/97 Mike Bowman, WR 08/29/98 Dennis Fryzel, WR 08/26/00 Dusty Bonner, QB 09/16/00 Dusty Bonner, QB 11/04/00 Dusty Bonner, QB 11/11/00 Reggie Mosley, WR 09/15/01 Dusty Bonner, QB 09/22/01 Aaron Jenkins, RB 09/29/01 Dusty Bonner, QB 10/06/01 Dusty Bonner, QB 10/13/01 Aaron Jenkins, RB 11/03/01 Aarnon Jenkins, RB 10/07/02 Buster Faulkner, QB 10/21/02 Aaron Jenkins, RB 09/08/03 Barrett Wilkes, QB 10/06/03 Barrett Wilkes, QB 10/27/03 Barrett Wilkes, QB 10/04/04 Fabian Walker, QB 08/29/05 Barrett Wilkes, QB 10/17/05 Barrett Wilkes, QB 09/30/06 Willie Copeland, QB 09/29/07 Michael Terry, RB 10/10/09 Kellen Lewis, QB 09/04/11 Austen Roberts, QB 10/09/11 Cayden Cochran, QB 09/09/12 Gerald Ford, WR 09/16/12 Gerald Ford, WR 10/21/12 Seantavious Jones, WR 10/28/12 Cayden Cochran, QB 11/04/12 Cayden Cochran, QB 10/06/13 Austin Scott, RB 11/03/13 Seantavius Jones, WR 09/14/14 Jake Medlock, QB 10/13/14 Jake Medlock, QB 11/10/14 Kaleb Nobles, QB 11/09/15 Cedric O’Neal, RB 11/07/16 Adam Robles, QB 10/30/17 Rogan Wells, QB 09/10/18 Rogan Wells, QB 09/17/18 Rogan Wells, QB 10/01/18 Rogan Wells, QB 10/08/18 Rogan Wells, QB 11/12/18 Rogan Wells, QB 09/09/19 Rogan Wells, QB 09/23/19 Rogan Wells, QB 10/21/19 Brian Saunds, WR 11/11/19 Rogan Wells, QB 09/13/21 Ivory Durham, QB 10/11/21 Seth McGill, RB 10/18/21 Brian Saunds, WR 10/25/21 Seth McGill, RB 11/01/21 Ivory Durham, QB 11/08/21 Brian Saunds, WR DEFENSE 09/26/83 Lenny Parker, LB 11/14/83 Derrick Harris, DB 09/24/84 Derrick Harris, DB 10/15/84 Lenny Parker, LB 11/12/84 Lenny Parker, LB 11/04/85 Jimmy Francis, FS 09/15/86 Jessie Tuggle, LB 09/22/86 Jeff Hanton, FS 10/06/86 Jessie Tuggle, LB 09/21/87 Jimmy Brookins, LB 10/17/88 Mikeal Lovejoy, FS 11/14/88 Robert Morris, DE 09/18/89 Robert Morris, DE 09/24/90 Freddie Richardson, LB 10/01/90 Antonio Edwards, DE 10/14/91 Antonio Edwads, DE 11/18/91 Chris Dupree, DB 09/21/92 Erasmus Harvey, LB 10/12/92 Andre Hampton, DE 09/27/93 Tony Hill, DB 11/01/93 Andre Hampton, DE 09/23/95 Tommy Johnson, DE 10/05/96 Jesse Sutton, LB 09/20/97 Richard Freeman, DE 10/04/97 Richard Freeman, DE 08/29/98 Mike Williams, LB 10/31/98 Antonio Speed, LB 08/28/99 Reggie Cockerm, LB 09/18/99 Michael Williams, LB 10/23/99 Antonio Speed, LB 08/26/00 Mike Fowler, LB 11/10/01 Wesley Brown, FS 09/02/02 Marlin Adams, LB 11/04/02 DeWayne Smith, DT 10/07/06 Maurice Leggett, CB 09/19/10 Larry Dean, LB 09/26/10 Stevie Harden, DB 11/07/10 Harrison Dreiling, SS 09/11/11 Ryan Smith, LB 09/18/11 Chris Pope, LB 10/16/11 Matt Pierce, CB 10/14/12 Chris Pope, LB 11/04/12 Tyler Josey, DE 09/29/13 Dominique Wheeler, DB 11/17/13 Jeremy Grable, LB 11/02/14 Kenny Murphy, LB 09/05/16 Dante Robinson, LB 09/17/18 Ravarius Rivers, DB 09/16/19 Thomas Incoom, DL 09/23/19 Aaron Dawson, DB 10/28/19 Cory Roberts, DB 09/13/21 Nick Moss, LB 10/11/21 Nick Moss, LB 11/01/21 Cory Roberts, DB SPECIAL TEAMS 08/29/98 Andy Gibbs, P 09/11/99 Eric Doggett, PR 09/02/00 Reggie Mosley, PR 10/07/00 Andy Gibbs, P 11/11/00 Aaron Jenkins, KR 09/15/01 Reggie Mosley, KR 11/04/02 Kenn Barnett, P 10/13/03 Bama Adams, PR 09/25/04 Will Rhody, K 10/24/05 Michael Green, K 09/23/06 Sherard Ryenolds, PR 10/07/06 Sherard Ryenolds, PR 10/19/08 Jack Fulford, P 09/05/10 Daniel Andersen, K 09/26/10 Jack Fulford, P 10/17/10 Jack Fulford, P 10/31/10 Jack Fulford, P 09/18/11 Daniel Andersen, K 09/09/12 Quin Roberson, PR 10/14/12 Daniel Andersen, K 10/21/12 Daniel Andersen, K 11/04/12 Daniel Andersen, K 09/29/13 Regginald Lewis, PR 09/07/14 Anthony Pistelli, K 09/14/14 Jake Medlock, P 10/26/14 Anthony Pistelli, P 10/24/16 Gary Simon, PR 10/23/17 Gavin Wilson, P 10/30/17 Gavin Wilson, P 10/08/18 Andrew Gray, K 10/15/18 Andrew Gray, K 11/12/18 Andrew Gray, K 10/21/19 Jay Hawthorne, DB 09/06/21 Estin Thiele, K 09/13/21 Estin Thiele, K 10/11/21 Estin Thiele, K FRESHMAN 09/26/16 Cedric Hollingshed, RB 10/10/16 Cedric Hollingshed, RB 10/17/16 Cedric Hollingshed, RB 11/07/16 Cedric Hollingshed, RB 10/30/17 Rogan Wells, QB 09/10/18 Jameon Gaskin, LB 09/17/18 David White, WR 09/24/18 Seth McGill, RB 10/01/18 Jamar Thompkins, RB 10/08/18 Michael Henderson, KR 11/12/18 Jamar Thompkins, RB
Denarius Appling, UWG (2010-14) 7 Omar Cervantes, UWG (2018-21) ... 6 Austin Williams, UWF (2017-18) 6 Daniel Andersen, VSU (2011-12) 5
Mark Cato, FT (2014) 8 Mike Beaudry, UWF (2017) ............ 4 Cedric Hollingshed, VSU (2016) 4 Willie Candler, UWG (2016) 3
Tyler Sullivan, DSU (2013-15) 6
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Steven Duncan, UWG (1998) 3 Revis Davis, DSU (1991) 3 Leon Reed, UTM (1988) 3 Larry Stephenson, UWA (1983) 3 Rusty Towery, UNA (1983) 3 Ed Lett, JSU (1982) 3 Calvin Howard, MC (1979) 3
Revis Davis, DSU (1989-91) ........... 7
OFFENSIVECAREER
Fred McAfee, MC (1987-90) 6 Barrett Wilkes, VSU (2003-05) 5 Mike Turk, TSU (1985-87) 5 SEASON Rogan Wells, VSU (2018) 5 Fred McAfee, MC (1990 5 Ed Lett, JSU (1981) ........................ 5
Dusty Bonner, VSU (2000-01) 6 Lance Funderburk, VSU (1995-96) . 6
Nick Hardesty, HSU (2010 4 Nick Graziano, ATU (2009 4 Scott Eyster, DSU (2004) ................ 4
DEFENSIVECAREER
Robert Thomas, HSU (1995-96) 5 Keith Humphrey, UNA (1993-95) .... 5 Ronald McKinnon, UNA (1992-95) 5 James Davis, UNA (1988-90) 5 Tavarius Wilson, UNA (2012-13) 4 L. Hicks-Green, DSU (2007-09) 4 Sevohn Greer, HU (2006-08) .......... 4 Nate Coggins, UWG (1999-2001) 4 Leon Carlyle, UWA (1983-85) 4 J.T. Hassell, FT (2018) .................... 3 J.J. Sanders, FT (2014-15) 3 Robert Towns, HU (2005-06) 3 Tim Love, HU (2001-02) ................. 3 Henry Morales, UWA (1996-99) 3 Damien Land, UCA (1997-98) 3 Lee Daily, HSU (1995-98) 3 Tim McClain, UWG (1994-95) 3 Jimmy Brown, TSU (1988-90) ........ 3 Emanuel McNeil, UTM (1987-88) 3 Earl Conway, MC (1983-85) 3 Lenny Parker, VSU (1983-84) ......... 3 Allen Danos, NSU (1974-75) 3 SEASON J.T. Hassell, FT (2018) 3 Tavarius Wilson, UNA (2013) 3 Robert Thomas, HSU (1995) 3 James Davis, UNA (1990) 3
Anthony Merritt, UNA (2003-05) 5 B. Koenigsberger, DSU (1998-01) 5 Jake Fulford, VSU (2008-10) .......... 4 Michael Podobnik, ATU (2007-08) 4 Greg Godfrey, HSU (2006-08) 4 Ben Thoma, UWA (2001-02) ........... 4 Kevin Craft, UAM (1997-2000) 4 Andrew Gray, VSU (2018) 3 Jordan Bennett, UWA (2016-18)..... 3 Marcus Sayles, UWG (2013-16) 3
Lance Funderburk, VSU (1996) 4 Chris Hatcher, VSU (1994) 4 Horace Belton, SELA (1974) 4 Rogan Wells, VSU (2019) 3 A.J. Milwee, UNA (2008) 3 Scott Eyster, DSU (2006) 3 D.D. Holyfield, SAU (2005) 3 Blake Christenson, HSU (2002) ...... 3
Michael Schuster, UNA (2012-13) 3 Andrew Jones, DSU (2011-12) 3
Andrew Gray, VSU (2018) 3 Austin Williams, UWF (2018) .......... 3 Austin Williams, UWF (2017) 3 Denarius Appling, UWG (2014) 3 Daniel Andersen, VSU (2012) .......... 3
Jake Fulford, VSU (2010) 3 Michael Podobnik (2007) 3 Blake Koenigsberger, DSU (2001) 3 Ben Thoma, UWA (2001) 3 Jason Williams, SAU (1998) ........... 3
FRESHMANSEASON
Chris Hatcher, VSU (1992-94) 7
Zach Massingill, SAU (2009-10) 3 Jared Guberman, UWG (2007-08) .. 3 Zac Wright, OBU (2006-08) 3 Glenn Wilson, ATU (2004-05) 3 Justin Laird, OBU (2002-04) ........... 3
Antwuan Haynes, FT (2015) 3 Harry Satterwhite, UWA (2015) 3 Cale Swift, NGU (2021) ................. 2 Cole Kirk, DSU (2021) 2 Mike Diliello, FT (2019) 2 Shomari Mason, UWF (2019) ......... 2
Ed Lett, JSU (1980-82) 10 Rogan Wells, VSU (2017-19) 9 Scott Eyster, DSU (2003-06) 9
Tommy Edwards, ATU (2002-03) 3 Coy Nance, HU (2000-02) 3 Scott Stephens, UCA (1998-99) ...... 3 Jason Williams, SAU (1998) 3 Greg Rudolph, DSU (1997-98) 3 SEASON Omar Cervanntes, UWG (2021)....... 3 Estin Thiele, VSU (2021) 3
Austin Reed, UWF (2019) 2 Patrick Shegog, DSU (2018) 2 Jamar Thompkins, VSU (2018) ...... 2 Devontae Jackson, UWG (2015) 2 Tyler Pullum, SU (2016) 2
Dusty Bonner, VSU (2001) 3 Dusty Bonner, VSU (2000) 3 Ed Duncan, ATU (1999) .................. 3
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SPECIALCAREERTEAMS
Steve Bodi, DL 1983-84 Erik Boland, OL ............................................. 2001 Elson Bolar, DL 1983-84 Donovan Bolden, WR 2014-16 Chris Bonica, DB ........................................... 2009 Keith Bonnell, OL 1983-85 Dusty Bonner, QB 2000-01 Bobby Booker, LB 1987-89 Abram Booty, WR 2001 Shawn Bostick, OL 1990-93 Mike Bowman, WR 1996-97 Robert Boyette, DL 1982 D.J. Boykin, DB ............................................. 2008 Demetrius Bozeman, DL 2009 Keith Braddock, DB 1993-94 Delrick Bradley, DB ................................. 1999-00 Jack Bradley, OL 2012 Ryan Branch, LB 1993-96 Shawn Brannen, OL 1993-94 Troy Braswell, RB 2011 Derek Braxton, DB 1998-01 Kevin Bray, DB 2006 Michael Brenton, OL 1987-90 Joey Brett, QB .............................................. 1991 Milon Brezial, DB 2000-02 Bryson Brindle, DL 2014 Lardell Brinson, WR ............................ 1994, 1996 Terrence Brisbon, RB 1984 Alexander Brock, OL 2012-13 Alex Brock, FB 2016 Jason Brock, OL 1989 Charles Brooks, DL 1985 Adam Brown, DL 1999, 2001-02 Alex Brown, DB 2016, 18, 19 Arthell Brown, DB ................................... 2000-01 Brandon Brown, DB 2014 Carlos Brown, FB 1996 Corey Brown, DL ........................................... 2021 David Brown, LB 2015, 2017-18 Donatello Brown, DB 2011, 2014-16 Eddie Brown, DL 2009 Jaleel Brown, DL 2014-15 Jamarian Brown, OL 2009-10 Jeremy Brown, DL 2009-10 Jerome Brown, OL 2019 John Brown, DL ............................................ 2010 Josh Brown, DL 2006 Michael Brown, RB 2008-10 Rodney Brown, WR ................................. 1995-96
Josten Clark, OL 1991-94
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Howard Akers, WR 1987-88
Xavier Crain, DB 2012 Scott Crawford, OL 2014 Vic Crawford, DB 1984
Reggie Cockerm, LB ......................... 1997, 99-01
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Roger Copeland, LB 1987 Willie Copeland, QB 2006-07
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Tye Cottle, QB 1987-90
CHAMPIONS
Schneider Cineus, DL 2007-10
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Vince Capece, LB 1983-85
Donte Carpenter, LB ......................... 2017-18
BLAZERHISTORY
Eric Clark, RB 1985-88
Leighton Cooley, OL 2002-04
Abundio Corchado, OL 2006-07
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David Banks, TE 1992-94 Tony Barnes, LB 1999-00 Chris Barrett, TE 2021 Kenn Barnett, QB/P 1999, 2002-04 Rodrigus Bartell, WR 1986 Bo Barzilauskas, DL 1999 Josh Bass, DT 2006 R.J. Bastone, WR 2007-09 Kevin Battle, OL 2017 Terrell Battle, DB 1996-98
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Gio Blalock, LB 2003-06 Andy Blanchard, LB 1984-86
Matt Alexander, OL 1990-91 Council Allen, WR ................................... 2021 Jody Allen, DL 1982 Joshua Allen, OL 2017 Ramon Allen, RB ..................................... 1988-91
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Jeff Corley, LS 1999-02
Vincent Brown, RB 2004-05 Wesley Brown, DB 2000-03 Chad Bryant, RB 2005-06 Larry Bryant, DL 2010-11 Terrance Bryant, DB 2017 Brett Buckridge, LS ................................ 2021 Brian Buford, FB 2008 Jackson Bull, LB .........................2018-19, 21 Dan Burdette, FB 2007, 09-10 Nick Burgman, WR 2014 Elliott Burkes, DB .......................... 1999, 2002-03 Kendall Burton, WR 2008 Dondre Butler, RB 2017 CCC Joel Cain, LB 2010 Shaun Calhoun, QB 2003-04 Clay Callaway, WR .................................. 2004-07 Rod Callaway, DL 1987-90
Travis Cooper, DB 2021 Marcus Copeland, FB 1987-90
Jason Cost, LB 2000-03
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Jeff Creveling, QB 2003 Kiece Crite, LB 2008
Decary Croaker, DB 2017 Elkannah Crockett, DB 1982 Nathan Cronic, QB 1997-99
Vincent Dallas, WR 2014 Rod Dalton, WR 2000, 02-04
All-Time Letterwinners
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Nikko Cooper, WR 1996, 1998
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Kevin Crosby, FB 1992 Kyler Crosby, FB 2019
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Steve Allen, OL 1982 Tony Allen, RB 1985 Greg Alley, OL 1982-83 Daniel Andersen, K 2009-12 Carlos Anderson, DB ............................... 2006-09 Chris Anderson, WR 2012-15 Jazzin Anderson, DB 2012-14 Kelvin Anderson, WR 1993 Tirrell Andrews, WR 1994-96 Ryan Angel, DL 2008-09 Dallas Anthony, DL ........................... 2019, 21 Greg Archibong, RB 2012 Carl Armstrong, WR 1982 Cary Arneson, DB 1982 David Arnold, RB 2009-10
Jeremiah Blount, RB 1987 Oliver Blount, DL 1985-86 Broderick Blue, DL 2008 Bubba Boatright, DL 2008-11
J.T. Black, OL 2018 Melvin Black, DE 2006-09 De'Sean Blair, WR 2017 Rori Blair, DL 2018 Stacey Blake, OL 1982-83
Sean Colman, DB ................................... 2021 Keith Cooksey, WR 1993, 95-97
Dantra Clements, WR 2002 Cayden Cochran, QB 2011-13
P.J. Curbeam, WR 2007-08
Julanda Clayton, DB 1995-96
Eugene Autry, DB 1993-94 BBB Keith Backstrom, LB 1988-89 Chris Bahr, DL 2014 David Bailey, RB 2010-11
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Selwyn Carrol, DL 2016 Harvey Carter, DL .......................................... 1982 Tabious Carter, DB 1999-02 Wilbert Carter, WR 2010-11
Tommy Clark, OL 1990-92, 94 Vaughn Clark, DB 1996-99
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Jamaal Clark, LB 2006-07
Mark Catano, OL 1982-83
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James "Bud" Chaney, RB ...................... 2021 Dean Chandler, DL 1996 Greg Chapman, OL 1999-00
Kody Case, WR ....................................... 2008-10
Greg Cooper, RB 1998-00
Bret Calzaretta, LB ........................................ 1982 Cedric Campbell, RB 1984 Jeremiah Campbell, OL .......................... 2021 Devin Cannon, DB 2008-09
Justin Curry, DL 2009 DDD Mark Dace, QB 1984-87
Timi Aganga-Williams, LB 2002-03
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Brad Bauer, K 1982-84 Marc Beach, WR 1991-92 Pernell Bee, RB 1983 Anthony Beedles, DB 1999 Terrence Bell, DB 2004 John Belt, DB 2011 Travis Bembry, DB 1992 Kenny Benjamin, WR 2017-19 Chris Berry, WR............................................. 2016 Mike Berry, DL 1992-94 Steve Betros, LB 2005-06 Reid Bethea, K 2001 Jason Birt, DB 1994 Andy Bishop, K 1998-2001
Russ Callaway, QB 2007-09
AAA Ashley Abrams, DB ....................................... 1982 Bama Adams, WR 2002-04
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Chris Caspari, DB 2010-13
Darryl Cherry, OL 1994 Jacob Chesser, QB 2016 Brian Chestnutt, P ................................... 1989-91
Darryl Baker, LB 1999-02 Desmon Baker, DL .................................. 1995-96 Jacob Baker, OL 2018-19, 21 Julian Baldi, LB 2021 Dallas Baldner, WR.................................. 2014-17 Mike Baldwin, DB 1990 Ashton Ballard, FS 2012-13
Austin Christopher, TE 2014 Mike Christopher, RB 1999-00
Cary Cody, WR 1982, 84-86
Oneil Cohen, DL 2012-15 Aleem Coley, LB 2021 Jay Coley, WR 1982 Richard Collier, OL 2004-05
Graham Craig, QB 2012
Michael Cullen, LB 2005-07
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NATIONAL 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018
Donnie Daniels, LB 2004
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Henry Chubb, RB 1982-83 Hunter Chumley, DL 2011-12
Bryan Banks, OL 1984-87
Josh Adams, OL 2015, 2017 Marlin Adams, LB 2000-03 Kevin Adkins, DB 2004-06
Xavier Carrington, DL 2001-03
Thomas Arnold, RB 2005 David Ashby, P 1993-94 Eddie Ashley, RB 1990 Tyler Aurandt, WR 2003-06
Rodney Fulk, K 1987 J.T. Fuller, LB 1996-99 Chris Fultcher, TE 2008 Darrell Funderburk, QB 1985-88
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Bryce Harrington, K 2001
Tracy Flounoy, DL 2003-04
Dwayne Hart, DB 1987-90
Sherman Hart, DL 2017 Erasmus Harvey, LB 1991-94
Cliff Fouty, LB 1982-83 Chris Fowler, DB 2002-03
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Ashley Henderson, OL 2000-01
Kris Gingrow, OL ..................................... 1995-97
Lewis Grier, QB/WR 1999-00
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Richard Freeman, DL 1996-97
Kenneth Hale, DB 2007 Jack Hall, DL 1996
BLAZER HISTORY
John Gladden, LB 1990-92
Rico Harley, OL 1999-00
Travis Dupart, OL 2008 Chris Dupree, DB 1989-91 Daniel Durden, DL 2014 Davis Durham, DB .................................. 2012-13 Ivory Durham, QB ........................2018-19, 21 Steve Durosier, DB 2017, 21 Stanley Dye, DB ............................................ 2019 EEE Josh Ealy, DL 2016-17
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Mike Fowler, LB 1999-01, 2006
Dennis Fryzel, WR 1997-98, 2000-01
Dominic DeMasi, P 2012-13 Jeray Demby, DB 2016 Stephen Denmark, DB 2015-18 Tahj Dennis, FB 2016 Greg Dent, WR 2015 Wayne DeVane, P.................................... 1994-97 Richard DeWees, LB 1989 Ced Dickerson, DB 1999-02 Jerry Dillard, K 1993 Shaunta Dismuke, DB 1999, 2001 Antwan Dixon, WR 2021 Derek Dixon, DB 1997-98
Matt Grabowski, WR 1998
John Gray, DE 2013 Leon Gray, LB 2002 Chad Grabowski, DE 1998-99
Lio'undre Gallimore, WR 2017-19, 21 Cameron Gannaway, DB 2008 Cedric Gantt, DL ........................................... 1986 Doug Garrity, DL 2000-03
Chris Hart, QB 2008
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Denzel Heck, DB 2018 Zane Hekking, OL 2021 Lance Helton, OL 2008-10
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Tim Fleming, OL 1993 Michael Flood, DB 2002-05
David Gilyard, LB .......................................... 1982
Jared Davis, WR 2010 Kelvin Davis, DL 1988 Mike Davis, WR 1994-95 Nick Davis, RB 2013-14 Pippin Davis, LS 2018-19 RJ Davis, WR 2011-14 Reginald Davis, WR 1988-91 Rick Davis, QB 1982 Tevin Davis, DL 2011-14 Aaron Dawson, DB ........................... 2018-19 Jackson Dean, WR 2007-10 Larry Dean, LB 2007-10 Shamonta Dean, DB 1999-02 Chauncey DeBose, DL 2009 Dustin DeHaven, DL 2004-05
Colin Glasco, OL 2012-13
Chris Davenport, LB 1989-90 Calvin Davis, LB 1990 Gerald Davis, OL 2004-07
Jeff Glazer, DB .............................................. 1998 Eugene Glenn, RB 2011 David Glisson, RB 1993, 1995 Alex Godfrey, RB 2003 Gary Goff, WR 1995-96 Matt Gonzalez, DL......................................... 2006 Keith Gosse, OL 1999-01
Derrick Harris, DB/RB 2008-09
Ryan Grubbs, LB 1984
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John Harrison, LS 2002-04
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Michael Green, K 2003-05 Shadrick Green, TE ....................................... 1993 Jeff Greer, DL 1995-96
Steve Griffin, QB 1982-83
Jody Dowda, OL 1990-91 Dezric Dugger, DL 2006 Tommie Duhart, DL 2009 Albert Dukes, WR 2008 Arrington Dulin, DL 2019, 21 Jaylen Dunbar........................................ 2021 Blake Duncan, FB 1989-91, 93 Chuck Dunmon, OL 1982-85 Andrew Dunn, OL.......................................... 2006 Fred Dunn, LB 2001-04
Paul Hall, LB 1990-91
James Gibson, DL ................................... 1983-86
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Isaiah Flowers, RB ................................. 2021 Steve Foote, OL 1994-95
Fran Delaney, LS 1988-89 Stephen Delk, K 2002-04 Jamie Deloach, QB 1992-95
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Austin Harmon, DB 1996-98
Derrick Harris, DB 1983-84
Gerald Ford, WR 2009-10, 12
All-TimeLetterwinners
Jack Fulford, P........................................ 2008-11
John Gray, DL 1982-83
Roshod Hampton, DL 2001 Jeff Hanton, DB 1982-83, 85-86
Donnie Harrell, RB 1985-88
Travis Harrison, DL 2005-07 Zaire Harrison, DL 2021
Isaiah Gresham, DB 2011-14
John Gulyas, OL...................................... 1997-99
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Brad Fleming, OL .................................... 2002-03
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Stevie Harden, DB................................... 2009-10
Sam Edwards, QB .................................. 2021 Calvin English, DL 2002-05
Willie Fletcher, DB 2016-17
Lance Funderburk, QB ................. 1992-93, 95-96 GGG Chad Gallahan, K .................................... 2005-07
Michael Greer, WR 2001 Steve Greer, WR 1991-94
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Dennis Hampton, DL ..................................... 1993
FFF Scott Fambrough, TE............................... 2010-11 Albert Fanoga, DB 1995 Joey Farmer, LS 2007-10
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Mike Gibson, DB 1993-95 Noah Gillan, TE ....................................... 2021 Evan Gilles, FB 2008, 09, 11
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Travis Francis, RB ................................... 1999-00
Antwan Harris, DB 2003-05
David Fox, DL 1996-98
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Jordan Harris, OL 2018 Shawn Harris, DB 2004-07
Jordan Heath, OL .......................................... 2011
Dorian Gilliam, RB 2001-04
Michael Henderson, WR 2018 Shane Henderson, WR 2014, 2017 Mike Henry, OL 1983-84 Kenny Henningsen, TE 2019
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Jay Hawthorne, DB 2019 Ross Hawthorne, LB 2000-01
Eric Faulkner, DL 1984-87 Jeffery Felton, WR................................... 2004-07
John Eaton, OL 1982 Jos Edison, OL 2003-06 Antonio Edwards, DL 1989-92 Kewon Edwards, LB 1999 Rodney Edwards, LB ............................... 2001-02
Jason Guzzardo, K 2000 HHH
Reggie Ford, WR ........................................... 1982 Jody Fortson, WR 2016, 2018 Spencer Fortson, DB 2002-04 Scott Foss, DB ........................................ 2002-05
Jameon Gaskin, LB .....................2018-19, 21 Chris Gaston, LB 1997 LaVonne Gauthney, OL 2018 Trokon Gaye, DL ..................................... 2010-12 Bert Gelis, DL 1985-88
Todd Hall, OL 1996 Wayne Hamm, TE 1982-84
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Andre Hampton, DL 1992-94
Stanley Hall, RB 1989-90
Tommy George, DL 1999 Jordan Germany, RB ............................... 2014-17 Andy Gibbs, P 1998, 00 Erik Gibson, WR 1997-98
Leon Farmer, LB ........................................... 1985 Ken Fasnacht, WR 1983 Maurice Fason, LB 2013-14, 2016 Buster Faulkner, QB 2001-03
Myles Harp, DL 2021
Jonathan Harris, TE 1992-94
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Bill Epps, OL 1997-98, 2000-01 Guito Ervilus, DL ..................................... 2016-18 Rashad Etheridge, DB 2009 Egim Etta-Tawo, LB 2014-16 Cedric Evans, WR 2007, 09 Connor Evans, LB 2019 Manny Evans, DB.................................... 2011-13
Chris Hatcher, QB 1991-94
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Matt Fiorelli, DL 1992-95 Randy Fisher, WR 1986-89 Mike Fitzpatrick, WR ..................................... 1990 Demarcus Flanagan, LB 2008-09 Stanley Flanders, WR 1993-94
Glen Gozier, DL 2002 Jeremy Grable, LB 2010-13 Chris Grant, DB 2007 Andrew Gray, K 2015-18
J.D. Daniels, WR 1982 Jeremy Daniels, OL 2013 Jermel Daniels, DL 2005-08 Chance Darley, DB 2005-07
Justin Dixon, LB 2016 Owen Dixon, WR 2009 Tyrone Dixon, DL 2015 Dustin Dodson, OL 2001-03 Eric Doggett, WR 1997-99 Lavarus Dollar, LB 2005-08 Taurus Dotson, DB 2018-19, 21 Artie Dovers, OL............................................ 1982 Eddie Dowdell, WR 2002-03 Willie Downs, WR 2013 Derek Dragon, DB ......................................... 1999 Harrison Dreiling, DB 2010-11 Todd Douthit, K 1995-96
Kevin Gray, WR ............................................. 1984 Brandon Green, DL 2012-13
Kyle Fox, OL............................................ 2007-10 Walt Foy, DB 1991-94 Jimmy Francis, DB 1982-85
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Michael Leslie, RB 2001 Tauese Letuli, OL 1994-95 Archie Lewis, DB .......................................... 1994 Chris Lewis, LB 2006 Kellen Lewis, QB 2009 Regginald Lewis, WR .............................. 2011-13 James Lightfoot, K 1997-98
Harvey Moore, OL 1996, 2000 Keith Moore, K 1983-86
Keir Moore, DL 2009-10 Kenny Moore, DB 2013-16
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Rob Mitchell, WR 1983
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Lance Holder, DB 2010-13 Dexter Holiday, WR 1986, 89-91 Hobie Holiday, DL 2003 Cedric Hollingshed, RB ..................... 2016-17, 21 Adam Hollingsworth, OL 2007-08 Mendez Hollis, DB 1997-99 Cameo Holloway, FB 2009-11 Cedric Holton, DB 1998 Jimmy Holton, OL 1987 Jeff Hooks, LB 1985-86 Carlos Hope, WR 1995, 97-99
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Jegede, DL 2016-18
Maurice Leggett, LB 2004-07
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William Montford, LB 2004-07
All-TimeLetterwinners
Bo May, DL ............................................. 2006-07
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Seth McGill, RB ...........................2018-19, 21 Trent McGuire, RB 2011-13 Alex McKinnie, RB 1982-83
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Cooper Lemonds, DL .............................. 2012-15
Exavious Medlock, DB 2015 Jake Medlock, QB 2014 Elijah Melendez, OL................................ 2021 Marik Merine, WR 2016-18
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Joseph Little, WR 2014-15 Ray Lloyd, OL 1983-86
BLAZERHISTORY
Entonia Johnson, DL 2008 Isaiah Johnson, WR 2017-18
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Isaiah Jupiter, WR ................................... 2008-09 KKK P.J. Katz, WR 2009 Damari Kelly, DB 2021 Don Kelly, K ............................................ 1990-92 Brandon Kemp, OL 2016-19 John Kenny, OL/DL 1989-91 Antonio Keuma, LB 2018-19 Raynell Killian, DB 2018-19 Darius Kimbrough, WR .................................. 2011 Jason King, OL 1998-01
Jeremy King, OL 2017-18
Thomas Incoom, DL 2018-19 Anthony Ingram, WR 2014-16
Antonio Howard, DB 2019 Torrey Howard, OL 2001-04 Xay Howard, WR 2014-16
Everett Kitchens, DB 2005-08
Terry Mallory, QB/P ................................. 1983-86
Donald Maxwell, LB 2009-10
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Deon McGhee, DL 1999-01
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John McWilliams, LB 2013-14
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Chris Jones, LB............................................. 2006 Demario Jones, DL 2007-10
Demetrick Moore, DB 2001
Matt Moore, OL 1991-94
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Derick McCant, DB ................................. 1989-91
Derryl Mason, WR 1983-84
William Massey, RB 1985 Saia Mataele, DL .......................................... 2011 Octavio Matamoros, OL 1992 Christian Matthew, DB 2021 Mat Mathews, OL ................................... 2013-15 Chas Matthews, LB 2010-12
Timmy Massey, DB 1982-85
John Miller, K/P 2021
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Casey Johnson, DL 1990 Chris Johnson, DL 1998-01 Emanuel Johnson, DL 1993-94
Scottie Long, LB ........................................... 1986 Stan Long, OL 1983 Vernon Loree, K 1993-95
Mikeal Lovejoy, DB ................................. 1986-88 Duran Lowe, DB 2014 Eric Luke, DB 1988-91 Jeremy Lundy, OL 1994-96 Marcellas Lyles, DL 1997, 99 Fatari Lyons, DL ...................................... 2001-02
Jack McTyre, K 1988-90
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Vontrell Mitchell, RB 1995-98
Jimmy King, TE ....................................... 1993-94 Roger King, DB 2007-08
Joseph McCauley, LB 2006 Harold McClain, DL 1989-92 Malcom McClenton, LB ....................... 2015, 2018 Wade McCool, OL 1999 Ryan McCormick, TE 1995 Bryndan McCoy, WR 2018-19
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James McRae, TE 1986-87
Danny Metcalf, LB 1987-88, 90
Jerome Mills, DB 1996-97
Willie Johnson, DL .................................. 2004-05 Donnie Johnston, QB 1995-98 Ashton Jones-Obikpo, OL ....................... 2021 Barry Jones, FB 1992-93
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Markus Manson, RB 2008 Andrew Marshall, OL 2017 Camen Marshall, DB ........................... 2013-2015
Maurice Jordan, DL 1986-89
Tyrone Jordan, WR 2000, 02-03 Tyler Josey, DE 2008-09, 11-12 Dominic June, LB 1997-98
Alvoid Mays, DB 1984 Matt Mazick, TE 2012 Mike McBride, RB 1982 Paul McCall, K 1996-97
Japree Miles, LB 2007-08, 10-11 Keith Miles, DL 1987
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JJJ Antwon Jackson, DL 2011 Barry Jackson, DL 2017 Chris Jackson, DB 1995 Edward Jackson, DB 1987-89 Jaylen Jackson, DB 2019, 21 Jaylon Jackson, DB 2021 Jerome Jackson, RB ......................... 1982-83, 86 Stonewall Jackson, RB 1985 Theseus Jackson, RB 2009-12 Eric Jarvis, OL 1982-83 Mondrell Jefferson, DB 2018-19, 21 Willie Jefferson, LB 1983
Vic Miller, LB 1999-00
Ted Ingram, WR 2019 Dequan Ivery, DL 2015 Gaughf Ivey, LB 2014-17
Alphonso Hopkins, DB................................... 2004 Marcel Horne, LB 2009 Averil Houston, DB 1995 Bo Houston, OL 1990-91 Greg Hoven, WR 1984-85
Michael Miller, OL 2011-14
Clifton Montgomery, RB 1984 Donald Monts, OL 1982
Tshumbi Johnson, WR .................................. 2017 Tommy Johnson, DL 1994-95 Will Johnson, TE 2012-15
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018
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Rodney Hunter, LB 2013-14 James Hutley, DL 2004-05 Chance Hutto, OL 2001-02 III Emenike Ikpa, OL 2018-19
Clint McCrory, DL 1982 Mike McCullough, P 1988-89
William Milton, RB 2002-05
Kenneth Johnson, DB 2014, 2017 Larry Johnson, DL 2021 Marcus Johnson, DB 1991-94 Ron Johnson, RB 2017
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Jarius Jones, DB 2017, 19 Jeff Jones, DB ........................................ 2010-11 Joel Jones, DL 2007 Keith Jones, TE 1986-89 Seantavius Jones, WR............................. 2010-13
Ty Hinson, OL 2019, 21 John Hobdy, QB 2000 Craig Hodge, DL 1999 Rory Hogan, DL 1997-00
Tray Herndon, WR 2011 Jonathan Hester, LB 2013, 2015 Chester Hightower, LB 1986 Derrick Hill, DL ................................. 2000, 02-04 Tony Hill, DB 1991-94 EJ Hilliard, QB 2015 John Hinson, DL 1992-94
Kelvin McDavis, OL 2001-04
Scott Klees, QB ............................................. 1990 Lee Klein, OL 2019 Justin Knott, DL 2008 Justin Kraemer, K 2009-10 Edmond Kubgila, OL 2009-12 York Kurinsky, OL .................................... 1992-93
Scott Long, TE 1989-91
Tyrell Lyons, DB ............................................ 2018 MMM Rico Mack, WR ............................................. 2009 George Mackey, DL 1982 Kevin Maddox, P 1987 Pat Magennis, OL 1995 Amel Magwood, DB 2011-13
Edward Mitchell, LB 1993-94
James Hubbard, OL/DL ........................... 1992-95 Tymon Hudson, DL 2010-11 Doug Hunter, QB 1983-85
Jason Jelks, DB 1993-95 Aaron Jenkins, RB 2000-03 Kenny Jennings, DB 1983-84 Brandon Jernigan, OL 1996-97
Jahim Jerry, WR 2021 Andre Johnson, DB 2013-2017 Carlos Johnson, WR 2000-01
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LLL Trevor Lansford, RB ...................................... 1994 Lance Laskey, TE 1988 Andrew Lauritsen, DL 2011-13 Mike Laussen, DL ......................................... 1995 Mark Lawson, LB 1982-84 Richard LeClair, OL 2021 Decaris Leeks, OL 2005-08
James Lockhart, LB 1993-96 C.J. Lofton, TE ........................................ 1999-02 Greg Lofton, WR 2002-03
Caden Marcum, OL ........................... 2019, 21 Brad Martin, WR 1983 Javiontae Martin, DL ...................2018-19, 21 John Marvin, DB 2016-17
Jordan McNair, WR 2010, 12 Drew McPhail, OL 1994-96
Cedric Jones, WR 2006-09
Herbert Mingo, RB 1991 Charles Mitchell, LB 1984-86
Cedric O’Neal, RB 2012-15
Kermit Solomon, DB 2019, 21
Gary Simon, DB 2016 Jamar Simpkins, DL 2016
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Stewart Spence, FB 2015-18
Tyrone Rogers, RB 1991 Tyler Rose, WR 2012-13
Albert Smith, RB 1984, 87
Timothy Sanders, DB .................................... 2015
Dewayne Smith, DL 2001-02
Lee Rourk, LB 1983
Steve Skeen, RB 2001-03
Anthony Smith, LB 1983 Brackin Smith, OL 2019 Brandon Smith, DL 2013 Dallis Smith, DB 1983-86
Dominique Ross, FB................................ 1992-94
Willie Osborn, WR 1989 Will O’Steen, OL 1988-91 James Owens, QB ........................................ 1982 Gideon Owusu, DB 2019 PPP Jameel Padgett, DL 2018-19 Don Page, DL 2003 Brent Palma, P 2001 Grant Palmer, DL 2018 Raymond Palmer, DB .............................. 2015-18 Scott Palmer, RB 2004-07 Ted Palmer, LS 1988-90 Justice Parham, WR ...................................... 2019 Josh Parker, DL 1997 Lenny Parker, LB 1983-84 Michael Parker, OL 1987-90 Tommy Parker, WR 2004 Zach Parker, WR 2004-07 George Parsons, LB 1992-93
Alex Norwood, DB ......................................... 2019 Jalen Norwood, LB 2019 Alberto Nurse, LB 1995-98
James Sirmans, LB 1993-94
Terry Smith, DB 1994-96
Jerome Smith, DL 1983 Larry Smith, WR 2000 Ryan Smith, LB 2009-12
Anthony Newsome, DL 1983 Robert Newton, OL 2010-11 David Niemeyer, DL 1982 Kaleb Nobles, QB 2013-14 John Norris, OL 1984-87
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Carlos Russell, DL 2005 Davis Russell, OL 2004-07 SSS
TJ Skelton, WR 2016 Malik Slater, LB 2016-17
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Tracy Soles, RB 1982-83
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Tavaris Smith, LB 1995-96
Micaiah Satterwhite, DL 2013-14
Eric Sledge, WR 2007-09
Calvin Orr, DB 1986-89
Phillip Moore, RB 2011 Zach Moore, LB 2019 Robert Morris, DL 1986-89 Teddy Morris, OL 2006, 08-09 Dedrick Morrison, DL .............................. 2002-05 Charles Morton, LS 2011-13 Gary Morton, DB 1992 Chad Mosley, P 1991-92
Ralph Singleton, OL 2018-19, 21
Patrick Prewitt, QB ........................................ 1997 Sammie Price, DL 1985 Tucker Pruitt, QB 2005-08 Tyler Pruitt, RB ........................................ 2004-06 Henry Pryor, DL 2016-17 Don Pumphrey, OL 1984-85 RRR Ratu Rabelo, LB 2009-10 Ryan Rackley, DB 2000-01 Todd Ragle, DL 2000-02
Darius Smalls, DL 2018-19
Dudley Spence, LB............................ 2006, 08-10
Homer Sanders, WR 1983 Shaun Sanders, DL 1999-00
All-TimeLetterwinners
Quentin Rainey, OL ................................. 2007-08 Tikere Ralands, OL 2018 Francisco Ramirez, K 2019 Jerry Randall, DL .................................... 1984-85 Andre Randle, DL 1993-94 Jessie Randle, DB 1990 Buddy Ratledge, OL 1983-85 Jason Ray, OL 1997 Marcus Ray, RB 1997-00 Josh Rayam, WR 2007 Ben Reaves, TE 1983-86 Charles Reddick, DL ............................... 1987-88 Keith Reddings, DL 1983-86 Quinton Reed, DB 1983-84 Jack Reeves, DL ........................................... 1992 Robert Renfro, DL 1983-84 Luis Reveiz, K 1983 Matt Revercomb, FB 2008 Carrington Reyes, OL 2013 Sam Reynolds, DB 2004 Sherard Reynolds, WR/DB 2005-08 Reggie Rhodes, DL 2001-02 Will Rhody, K .......................................... 2002-04 James Richards, OL 2003 Jason Richards, OL 1990 Khari Richards, DB .................................. 2017-19 Freddie Richardson, LB 1990 Tye Richardson, WR 2014 D’Amonte Ridley, WR 2012-15 Rodney Rigdon, DL 1994 Andrew Riley, TE 2000-01 Roland Rivers, QB 2015-16 Rusty Rivers, OL 1984 Ravarious Rivers, DB ............................. 2018 Barry Roberson, LB 1989-91 Quin Roberson, WR 2011-12 Austen Roberts, QB ................................. 2010-11
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Daveion Smith, DB 2006
Larry Pividal, TE ............................................ 1982 Alan Pohalski, DL 1982 Anthony Poole, DL 2000-01 Billy Poole, RB 1993-94 Chris Pope, LB 2010-13 Richard Popkin, OL 1992 Eric Porter, LB 1988 Donnie Powell, FB 2006-07
Mantevius Rucker, DL 2012-15
Brandon Roe, DB 2016-17
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Dean Siegel, DL 1984-85
Dennis Smith, DB 1983-86
Eric Ross, DB ................................... 2018-19
BLAZER HISTORY
Eric Scott, RB.......................................... 2012-15 Adonis Sealey, OL 2018-19 Deon Searcy, DB 1987-90 Mike Sellars, OL 1986-87 Brock Sellers, OL 1982 Cornelius Seymour, LB 1994-95 Andy Sharpless, OL 1982-84 Tyson Shaw, K 2019 Michyl Shaw, LB 2021
Richard Schilie, TE 1983 Walker Schwab, DL ...................................... 2018
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Kelvin Sheppard, WR 1982-83 Malik Sheppard, RB 2016 Cam Short, OL 2009-12 Jimbo Shubert, LB 1996-98
John Royal, LB.............................................. 1987
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Pete Shutters, DL 1982-83 Mark Sibenaller, DL 2007-08
Matt Pierce, DB 2009-12 Deondrick Pina, DB 2010 Buddy Phillips, OL 1987-88 Desmond Phillips, WR ................................... 1995 Bryant Pinkney, DB 2014-15 Anthony Pistelli, K 2013-14
Calvin Roberts, DB 2004 Cory Roberts, DB 2018-19, 21 Julian Roberts, DL 1996 Justin Roberts, QB 2012 Kelvin Roberts, DL 2005-06 Travon Roberts, WR .....................2017-18, 21 Dante Robinson, LB 2014-16 David Robinson, DL ...................................... 2008 Joe Robinson, WR 1999 Rashawn Robinson, RB 2006-07 Tyran Robinson, RB................................. 2001-04 Adam Robles, QB 2016-18
Devin Sabina, K 2008 Kevin Sams, DB 997 C.A. Sanders, OL ..................................... 2005-07
Austin Scott, RB 2012-15 Clifford Scott, DB 1987-90
OOO Alex Oakes, LB 1988 Sammy Ogletree, LB 1999 Tay Ogletree, DB 2009 Wendell Olden, RB 1997 Cameron Olds, DB 2013-14
Edwin Shepard, DB 2009
Michael Pate, DL 2011, 13 Oscar Patterson, DB ...................................... 2004 Quahlin Patterson, RB 2016, 2018-19 Tully Payne, OL 1998-01 Sean Pender, WR ........................ 1992-93, 95-96 Clifford Pettiford, WR 2011-12
Jackson Mosley, DB 1982 Reggie Mosley, WR 1999-02 Nick Moss, LB 2018-19, 21 Gabe Mould, FB 2008-10 Scott Mowry, LB 1985-88 Joseph Mozone, DL 2016-19 Felise Muai, OL 1995-96 Matt Mumme, QB ................................... 1994, 96 Kenny Murphy, LB 2012-15 Larry Murphy, DB 2014, 2016 Tony Murphy, LB ........................................... 1987 Dalton Mydell, LB 2015-17, 19 Darrell Mydell, DB 1993-94 Darrell Myers, WR 2018 NNN Davis Nall, OL 2005-08 J.R. Neal, OL 2000-01 Tremaine Neal, LB .................................. 1997-98 Marcus Nedd, DE 2009-10 Carlton Nelson, RB 1996-97 Ronnye Nelson, RB ................................. 2007-10 Clay NeSmith, DL 1986 Makenly Newbill, DL 2019
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Drew Sauls, WR 1984-85 Brian Saunds, WR 2017-19, 21 Mike Scantling, TE 1983 Cory Schaeffer, WR 2013 Ryan Schraeder, OL 2011-12
Dedric Smith, WR 2005-06
Greg Petty, DB 2005-07
Griffin Roelle, WR 2010-11
Twion Shealer, OL 2002 Will Shelton, OL 2002-05
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Edwin Thermidor, DL 2012 Estin Thiele, K 2021 Cody Thomas, LB 2003-04
Travis Tidwell, P 2004-05 Allen Tillman, QB/WR 2006 Terel Toomer, DL 2003-04 Jesus Torres, OL 2009-10 Brad Trout, DB 1993-94, 96-97 Jason Troutman, OL 2002 Tony Troutman, OL 2000-01
Gordon Steele, OL 2006-08, 10 Darrell Stephens, WR 2003-04 Josh Stephens, DL 2009-10
Arthur Webb, WR 1984 Marcus Webb, RB 2016 Alex Webster, DB 2009-11 Corey Weed, TE/DL 1995-96 Chris Wellborn, WR 2009-10 Dante Wells, OL 2008-09 Kelly Wells, OL 1988-90 Rogan Wells, QB ..................................... 2017-19 Kahlil Welsh, DL 2019 Tony Wesley, RB 2000-01, 03 Regional West, DL ................................... 1992-93 Zach West, WR 2010 Javaris Weston, RB 2002-04
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Brad Tate, LB 1992 Larry Tatum, OL 1984 Felei Tauave, OL............................................ 2013 Donte Taylor, DB 2016-17 Hunter Taylor, DL 1997 John Taylor, TE 1996-97 Travis Taylor, WR 2004-07
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Freddie Thomas, LB 1984-85 Jake Thomas, OL 2009-12 Leafus Thomas, DL 2018 Raymond Thomas, WR 2003-04, 06 Jamar Thompkins, RB .................2018-19, 21 Austin Thompson, OL 2013 Curtis Thompson, LB 1983 Hugh Thompson, QB 1982 Jay Thompson, OL 1996-97 Tim Thompson, DL 2002-04 Anthony Thornton, DL ............................. 1990-91 Gary Thornton, DB 1990-91 Bryant Thorpe, DL 2007-08
Thomas Wright, FB ................................. 2013-16
Mesh Wokomaty, OL 2009-12 Hershel Wooten, DL 1985-86 Marcus Worlds, DL 2006 Nekeyma Wright, WR 2000-03 Stephen Wright, P 2006-07
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Antonio Speed, LB ............................ 1995, 97-99 Caleb St. Louis, DL 2008 Kwan Stallworth, OL 2021 Chuck Stamey, OL 1990-93 Phillip Starks, DB 2021 Isaiah Staton, DL 2017-18
Mike Tuggle, OL 1991 Peter Tulloch, DB 2015 John Turley, DL 1984 Bubba Turner, OL 2008 Darren Turner, DL 1991 Marquis Turner, DB 2000-03 Sandy Turner, DB 2001-02 Terry Turner, DL 1995-98
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Jarmal Stevens, DB 1994-97 Mitch Stewart, QB 2002-05 Jeffrey Stokes, DL 2017-18
Derrick Tharpe, WR ................................. 2005-06
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Tyrell Wright, DL 2011 YYY Jesse Yancey, OL 2012-13 Roshmel Young, WR 2012-15 ZZZ Andre Zellner, TE 2002-03 --Fomer Letterwinner and on 2022 roster--
David White, LB 1988 David White, WR 2018-19
Stephon Williams, LB 2017, 19 T.J. Williams, WR 2008 Tavaris Williams, LB 2014 Taylor Williams, OL 2018 Wilbur Williams, RB 1984-85 Winston Williams, WR 1997-99
Victor Talley, TE 2021 Chad Tanner, RB 1990-92 Lee Tarpley, RB 2000-03
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Doral White, DE....................................... 2012-14 Brett Whitmire, QB 2010-11 Fabian Whylly, LB 2005-08 Brent Wildes, LS 2016-17
Demeakey Williams, DB 1997-00 Deon Williams, RB 2006 Eric Williams, DB 2005-08 Eric Williams, DL 2019, 21 Fitzgerald Williams, DB ........................... 1985-86
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Josh Wiley, DB 2009 Bill Wilhelm, TE 1983-86 Barrett Wilkes, QB 2002-06 Ahmad Williams, DB ..................................... 2019 Alec Williams, DL 2009 Alex Williams, DL 2015-18
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Fred Williamson, LB ...................................... 2012 Dee Williford, LB 2003 Drew Willis, TE 2003-04
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Tyre Waiters, WR 2013 Calvin Walker, WR 1990-93 Fabian Walker, QB ......................................... 2004 Jake Walker, K 2012-13 Latray Walker, RB 2002-05
Marcus Walker, DL 1989-92 Reggie Walker, RB 1992-94 Tyler Wallace, LB 2018 Jay Walls, DL 1983-85 Charles Walsh, OT 1992-94 Geoff Walters, TE .................................... 1984-85 Edwin Walton, DL 2010-11 Jordan Washington, DL 2015 Lorenzo Washington, DB ......................... 2014-15 Marcellus Washington, DL 2003-04 Reshad Washington, WR 2018 Sharmaine Washington, LB 2013-15, 17 Taequan Washington, DL 2019 Emmett Watkins, LB 1984-87 Elijah Watson, DL 2021 Mitch Watson, DL 2016, 2018 Zim Watters, DL ............................................ 1986 Craig Watts, LB 2018 Sean Weathers, LB 2007, 09 Will Weaver, LS ....................................... 2005-06
Ricky Sutton, DL 1982 R.D. Swain, OL........................................ 1983-86 Ricky Swales, DL 1990 TTT Greg Talley, DL 1992
Jessie Tuggle, LB 1983-86
Robert Williams, WR 1991-94 Rod Williams, OL 1982 Shay Williams, DL ................................... 1992-94
Darrien Teals, WR 1985-88 Michael Terry, RB 2005-07
Darrell Tarver, DL 1986-89
Ja'Davien Williams, OL 2016-19, 21 Johnny Williams, WR 2015-16
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Anthony Williams, DB 2015 Brian Williams, DL 2021 David Williams, TE 1982
Justin Williams, LB ................................. 2011-15 Lamar Williams, DL 1996 Marcel Williams, DB ............................... 2021 Michael Williams, RB 1985-86 Michael Williams, LB 1997-99 Michael Williams, DB 2018 Mike Williams, RB 1984 Mike Williams, OL 2006 Randy Williams, OL ................................. 1988-89
Isaiah Wilson, WR .......................2018-19, 21
Damien Strange, WR 2016 Paul Streacker, OL 2004-05 Dan Strickland, DL 1983-86 James Strickland, OL 1982 Mel Stripling, OL 1982 Brett Sudduth, DB 2010 Ryan Sulkowski, OL 1996-98 Roger Sullivan, OL 1996 Jesse Sutton, LB 1995-98
Artie Ulmer, DL 1996 Nick Utley, WR ........................................ 2015-16 Shawn Utley, LB 1989 VVV Arto Vartanian, DL 1997-98 Jason Vaughan, QB 1997 Max Vickers, FB 1983-86 Reggie Vickers, WR 2006 Cody Vining, LB 2008 Lawrence Virgil, TE 2010-13 WWW
Derwin Whatley, DB 1986 Dominique Wheeler, DB 2010-13 Robert Wheeler, TE 1989 Austin White, OL 2017 Billy White, RB 1994 Brandon White, LB .................................. 2011-12
Travis Taylor, TE 2018-19
Britt Wilson, OL/DL.................................. 2007-10 Gavin Wilson, K 2015-18
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Receiving: VSU - Mosley 9-47; Lofton 5-35; Jordan 4-57. GVSU - Kircus 11270/3td; Banks 9-66. Defense: VSU - Brown 10tckls/1ff; Aganga-Williams 9tckls/2tfl/1pd; Burkes 7tckls/1tfl/1pd. GVSU - Estes 12tckls/6tfl/2.5sacks; Marshall 12tckls/6tfl/1p d/1sack; Williams 8tckls/2tfl/1pd/1sack. Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Valdosta State 3 3 7 11 24 Grand Valley State 14 3 7 7 31 VSU Team Stats GVSU 14 First Downs 17 35 Rushing Attempts 30 65 Net Rushing Yards 65 27-42 Comp. - Att. 23-36 181 Passing Yards 361 77-246 Total Plays - Yards 66-426 3-15 Sacks By - Yards 6-42 1-36 Interceptions - Yards 3-8 3-0 Fumbles - Lost 2-2 1-10 Penalties - Yards 6-39 7-35.3 Punts - Average Yards 4-41.8 5-of-20 Third Down Conversions 6-of-14 32:35 Time of Possession 27:25
FLORENCE, Ala. - In a battle of unbeaten teams, Grand Valley State stopped a Valdosta State comeback bid with a touchdown with only 64 seconds remaining to defeat the Blazers 31-24 in the NCAA Division II National Championship game in Braly Stadium.
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In a defensive battle, Valdosta State topped Texas A&M-Kingsville 21-12 to advance to the school’s first national title game ... TAMUK was limited to just 192 yards of total offense in the contest, 71 of which came on its final drive that culminated in the Javelinas only touchdown of the day ... Meanwhile, VSU tallied 211 yards of total offense, but got a touchdown from its special teams unit on a blocked punt and saw its defense return an interception to the Texas A&M-Kingsville 10, setting up another score ... The Blazer defense tallied nine sacks in the contest.
The Road to Florence Second Round - Valdosta State 24, Catawba 7 Valdosta State tallied 494 yards of total offense as the Blazers topped Catawba 24-7 in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... VSU tallied 343 yards through the air as Buster Faulkner completed 25-of-38 passes, while also picking up 151 on the ground ... The Blazers built a 21-0 halftime lead as it put together scoring drives of 67, 85 and 74 yards in the first half ... A field goal in the third quarter pushed the lead to 24-0 before Catawba, which finished with just 258 total yards, got a touchdown pass in the third.
GRAND VALLEY STATE 31, VALDOSTA STATE 24 BRALY STADIUM, FLORENCE, ALA. DECEMBER 14, 2002
Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing: VSU - Jenkins 20-99/1td; Tarpley 1-1. GVSU - Lesniak 8-56; Spear mon 14-29/1td. Passing: VSU - Faulkner 41-26-3, 139yds. GVSU - Anes 36-23-1, 361yds/3td.
Grand Valley State quickly answered as it took over on its own 42 before getting a 49-yard pass completion on first down. A play later, Reggie Spearmon found the end zone for a 7-3 Laker lead. GVSU again went to the air for its next score as it picked up 54 yards for a touchdown on a third-and-10 play and added a 38-yard field goal on its first drive of the second quarter to go up 17-3. VSU responded with a 27-yard field goal from Rhody 34 seconds before the half to establish a 17-6 Laker lead at the break.
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Grand Valley State made it 24-6, on a 67-yard completion, on its first drive of the third quarter before Valdosta State began its comeback bid. Jenkins scored from seven yards out to cut the deficit to just 11 points with 3:51 remaining in the third quarter before Rhody added his third field goal of the game, a 43-yard try, with 3:30 to go in the game.
Quarterfinals - Valdosta State 31, Carson-Newman 28 Valdosta State scored with just 1:14 remaining in the contest to defeat Carson-Newman 31-28, earning its first ever trip to the National Semifinals ... Valdosta State got two first half touchdowns to overcome a touchdown and two field goals, including one with no time remaining in the first half, to grab a 1413 lead at the intermission ... Ten more points pushed the Blazer lead to 24-13 through three quarters, before CN stormed back with 15 fourth quarter points ... The Eagles scored two minutes into the fourth, adding a two-point conversion on the play, and again six minutes later to take the lead ... VSU proceeded to travel 80 yards on 13 plays for the winning score.
The Lakers jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the first half while passing for 190 yards in the half. After forcing a pair of punts on GVSU’s first two possessions, Valdosta State got on the board first after marching 89 yards on eight plays. The Blazers took over the ball on their own two yard line, but quickly got out of the shadow of the goal posts as Aaron Jenkins broke a 41-yard run on second down. Two plays later Bama Adams hit Tyrone Jordan for 42 yards, but the drive would stall, leading to a Will Rhody 26-yard field goal.
However, the Lakers would recover as they returned the ensuing kickoff 30 yards before handing the ball to Anes. The Laker quarterback promptly completed five-of-six passes, all to David Kircus, for 62 yards while Spearmon picked up six more on the ground. The winning score came with 64 seconds remaining in the contest as Anes and Kircus, who established a title game record with 270 yards receiving, hooked up from 10 yards out while the GVSU defense sealed the victory with an interception on the ensuing drive.
The ensuing kickoff was fielded at the GVSU six yard line, but the Blazer cov erage squad dropped kick returner Brent Lesniak for a three yard loss to pin the Lakers deep in their own territory. After an incomplete pass, Grand Valley State quarterback Curt Anes fumbled the ball in the end zone and VSU defensive end Tim Thompson fell on the loose ball for a touchdown. Blazer quarterback Buster Faulkner promptly found C.J. Lofton alone in the end zone for a two-point conver sion, knotting the game at 24-24 with 3:09 remaining in the contest.
Semifinals - Valdosta State 21, Texas A&M-Kingsville 12
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FLORENCE, Ala. - Valdosta State used a ground control offense and an defense to defeat Pittsburg State 36-31 in Braly Stadium to earn the school’s first NCAA Division II Football National Championship.
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Semifinals - Valdosta State 45, West Chester 21 Valdosta State never trailed as it jumped to a 31-7 halftime lead en route to a 45-21 victory over visiting West Chester ... VSU scored on five of six first half possessions ... The Blazers scored two first half touchdowns on the ground while getting two more through the air ... The Golden Rams scored two third quarter touchdowns to close to within 31-21, only to have Valdosta State respond with two fourth quarter scores ... The VSU offense tallied 476 yards in the game, as opposed to 316 for WCU, while the defense forced four turnovers in the contest.
Pittsburg State responded with an 11-play, 80 yard drive on its ensuing possession to close to within two points only to have Valdosta State again find the end zone as it took over possession of the ball after the kickoff. Walker proceeded to complete two passes for 13 yards while rushing twice for 22 yards on the drive, which ended with a seven-yard completion to Raymond Thomas with 14:15 remaining in the contest.
Second Round - Valdosta State 38, Carson-Newman 12 Valdosta State shut down the nation’s second-ranked offense as the Blazers topped Carson-Newman 38-12 in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... The Eagles man aged 364 total yards in the contest, but also turned the ball over four times ... The Blazers jumped to a 17-0 halftime lead before CN scored on an 86-yard third quarter punt return ... The only Eagle offensive score came on a touchdown with 51 seconds remaining ... The VSU special teams unit blocked both Carson-New man extra point attempts in the game.
Pittsburg State closed to within five points on a Neal Philpot one-yard touch down with 7:27 to go, but VSU answered with a drive that took 5:36 off the clock. After a punt, Bell registered his second interception of the day, sealing the victory for the Blazers, which held the Gorillas to 250 offensive yards under their season average.
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The Black Swarm defense forced its third turnover of the contest on the ensuing drive, leading to VSU’s final points of the game. On the first play from scrimmage, Terel Toomer forced a fumble that was recovered by the Blazers’ Scott Foss at the PSU 31. The Blazers closed to the Gorilla eight yard line before kicking a 28-yard field goal to build its largest lead at 36-24.
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Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing: VSU - Brown 13-72; Robinson 11-68/1td; Walker 11-55/1td. PSUPhilpot 20-117/1td; Race 8-39. Passing: VSU - Walker 19-27-1, 165yds/2td. PSU - Majors 11-14-1, 148yds.
Quarterfinals - Valdosta State 38, Albany State 24 In a tale of two halves, Valdosta State overcame a 24-0 halftime deficit to defeat Albany State 38-24 ... The Golden Rams rolled up 270 offensive yards in the first half while limiting VSU to 106 ... The second half saw the Blazers tally 258 yards of offense while holding ASU to 76 ... After forcing a punt on the first Albany State pos session of the second half, Valdosta State scored less than three minutes into the frame on a Tyran Robinson 22-yard run ... Robinson scored again six minutes later while Vincent Brown also scored two second half touchdowns for the Blazers ... The victory avenged Valdosta State’s only loss of the season as Albany State claimed a 24-22 victory in the season opener.
Receiving: VSU - Dalton 4-48; Robinson 4-22; Parker 2-12/1td. PSU - Austin 8-119; Carpenter 4-38/1td; Ward 2-31.
Defense: VSU - Foss 11tckls/1fr/1pd; Fortson 9tckls/1tfl; Toomer 8tckls/2tfl/1ff. PSU - Miller 12tckls/1ff/1fr; Lattimer 10tckls/1tfl/1pd; Dellasega 6tckls. Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Valdosta State 0 17 9 10 36 Pittsburg State 14 3 7 7 31 VSU Team Stats PSU 21 First Downs 22 37 Rushing Attempts 40 201 Net Rushing Yards 163 19-27 Comp. - Att. 16-25 165 Passing Yards 208 64-366 Total Plays - Yards 65-371 3-20 Sacks By - Yards 0-0 2-65 Interceptions - Yards 1-32 3-1 Fumbles - Lost 4-2 3-43 Penalties - Yards 5-37 4-33.5 Punts - Average Yards 2-33.0 2-of-8 Third Down Conversions 4-of-9 31:09 Time of Possession 28:51
The Road to Florence
A safety less than two minutes into the second half gave Valdosta State its first lead of the game before the Blazers extended their advantage to 26-17 on its next drive. VSU marched 72 yards on seven plays on the possession, capping it off with a 23-yard run by Tyran Robinson.
The Gorillas jumped on the scoreboard quickly as they intercepted a pass and returned it 32 yards for a score just 56 seconds into the contest. PSU pushed its lead to 14-0 seven minutes later as it scored on a Jermaine Carpenter 10-yard a turnover of its own to tally its first points of the game as Terrence Bell intercepted a pass and returned it to the Pittsburg State 19 yard line. Four plays later, Fabian Walker hooked up with Zach Parker for a one-yard scoring strike.After a Gorilla field goal, Walker capped off a 9-play, 69-yard drive with a four-yard run to move the Blazers to within three points. The Valdosta State defense again made its presence felt as Tim Thompson sacked PSU quarter back Neal Philpot, who fumbled the ball on the play. Thompson recovered the fumble at the VSU 45 yard line with 47 seconds remaining, giving the Blazers time to march to the PSU seven yard line. Will Rhody tied the game with a 27yard field goal just three seconds before intermission.
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The Bearcats used a pair of second quarter touchdowns, the first on an inter ception return and the second coming just 21 seconds before the half, to build a 14-3 advantage heading into the intermission.
However, NWMS responded by returning the ensuing kick-off 34 yards and scored three plays later on a Xavier Omon two-yard dive to regain the advantage. The extra point attempt was blocked and scooped up by Valdosta State’s Roger King, who re turned the ball 86 yards for a two-point defensive point-after-attempt.
The VSU defense held Northwest Missouri State to just 235 total yards in the contest, including just 87 on the ground. Omon, who was averaging 236 yards a game in his three previous play-off contests, was limited to just 63 yards, on 27 carries, in the Meanwhile,game.Valdosta State tallied 305 yards in the contest, including 271 through the air. Blazer star wideout Cedric Jones caught 10 passes for 95 yards while Calloway finished the contest with five receptions and 61 yards.
Quarterfinals - Valdosta State 37, North Alabama 23
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The Blazers sealed the victory on the first play from scrimmage following the Terry touchdown as Bearcat quarterback Joel Osborn was hit as he released a pass. The fluttering ball was intercepted by Blazer William Montford, allowing Copeland to take a knee to end the contest.
VALDOSTA STATE 25, NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE 20 BRALY STADIUM, FLORENCE, ALA. DECEMBER 15, 2007 FLORENCE, Ala. - The “Cardiac Kids” pulled off their fourth straight second half come-from-behind victory as Valdosta State defeated Northwest Missouri State 25-20 in Braly Stadium for the school’s second NCAA Division II National Championship.
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Clay Callaway caught a seven-yard pass from Copeland in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 14-10 while Zach Parker and Ronnye Nelson hooked up for a 14-yard scoring strike in the fourth to briefly give VSU the lead.
VSU used a pair of fourth quarter punt returns for touchdowns to come from behind in defeating North Alabama 37-23 ... Sherard Reynolds evened the game at 23-23 less than four minutes into the final quarter as he fielded a punt and returned it 65 yards for a touchdown ... The Blazer defense held the Lions on their next drive, setting up another punt, which Roger King returned a VSU school record 80 yards for a 30-23 advantage ... VSU scored its third touchdown in less than three minutes after recovering a fumble on the UNA three yard line ... Ronnye Nelson returned a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown on its first pos session and VSU set a NCAA Division II playoff record with 183 yards on punt returns.
Semifinals - Valdosta State 28, California (Pa.) 24
The Blazers scored the winning touchdown with just 22 seconds remaining in the contest when Michael Terry plunged in from one yard out to cap off an eight-play, 37-yard drive. VSU took over in Bearcat territory after an NWMS punt traveled just 26 yards before being downed. Valdosta State quarterback Willie Copeland promptly completed three straight passes for 19 yards and, after a fiveyard gain on the ground by Rashawn Robinson, connected with Scott Palmer for an eight-yard pick-up to the Northwest Missouri State five yard line. Terry took over from there, picking up four yards to establish a first-and-goal situation be fore being stopped for no gain on the next play. The Bearcats again appeared to stop Terry on second-and-goal, but the junior bounced out of the middle of the pile and slanted left to cross the goal line.
Valdosta State trailed by as much as 14 points in the second half before grabbing the lead with just over three minutes remaining to defeat California (Pa.) 28-24 ... The Vulcans scored 21 straight points in the second and third quarters to take a 21-7 lead, only to have VSU tie the game with a pair of touchdowns ... A field goal regained the lead for California, but Zach Parker made a diving, one-handed grab on a Willie Copeland pass in the end zone to put VSU back in front with 3:13 remaining ... His catch was named the Play of the Day on ESPN’s SportsCenter later that night ... Cal marched the length of the field only to have Maurice Leggett intercept a pass in the end zone with 57 seconds to go to seal the win.
Individual Statistical Leaders Rushing: VSU - Terry 12-36/1td; Nelson 4-12; R. Robinson 2-9. NWMSOmon 27-63/1td; Wright 2-15; Osborn 2-9. Passing: VSU - Copeland 29-44-1, 257yds/1td. NWMS - Osborn 18-28-2, 148yds/1td. Receiving: VSU - Jones 10-95; Nelson 6-40; Callaway 5-61/1td. NWMSPeterson 5-57/1td; Omon 4-6; Wright 3-21. Defense: VSU - Cullen 9tckls/1tfl/1pd; Montford 7tckls/1tfl/1int; Daniels 7tckls/1pd. NWMS - Robertson 15tckls/1sack/1tfl; Erspamer 12 tckls. Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Northwest Missouri State 0 14 0 6 20 Valdosta State 3 0 7 15 25 NWMS Team Stats VSU 12 First Downs 19 31 Rushing Attempts 24 87 Net Rushing Yards 34 18-28 Comp. - Att. 30-45 148 Passing Yards 271 59-235 Total Plays - Yards 69-305 4-29 Sacks By - Yards 0-0 1-31 Interceptions - Yards 2-9 1-0 Fumbles - Lost 1-0 8-63 Penalties - Yards 7-65 7-41.1 Punts - Average Yards 7-36.0 5-of-16 Third Down Conversions 4-of-13 30:38 Time of Possession 29:22
The Road to Florence Second Round - Valdosta State 55, Catawba 29
After receiving a first round bye, Valdosta State scored 35 unanswered points in the second half to defeat Catawba 55-29 in the second round of the NCAA playoffs ... The Blazer trailed 16-13 at the half, but scored less than four minutes into the second half to take the lead ... Michael Terry led the second half charge with two touchdowns and 108 of his 139 rushing yards.
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The Rams threatened to close to within a touchdown on their ensuing drive as they marched to the VSU 1, however, Jeremy Grable stripped Smith of the ball on a quarterback keeper and VSU recovered to perserve its lead.
The VSU running game picked up 50 yards on the drive while Cochran found Quin Roberson from 17 yards out for the eventual score that pushed the VSU lead to 28-7.A muffed punt led to a Cochran 1-yard touchdown run to close out the scoring with 3:32 to go in the game. Overall, the Valdosta State defense came up with six turnovers, three inter ceptions and three fumble recoveries, in the game and recorded five sacks, in cluding two by Tyler Josey. The Blazer offense tallied 316 total yards, 140 of which came on the ground from O’Neal. VSU totaled 207 rushing yards in the game, the most surrendered by Winston-Salem State on the season.
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Rushing: VSU - O’Neal 24-140/td; Scott 11-38; Cochran 8-14/2td. WSSULewis 16-58; Sherman 4-28; Smith 12-17. Passing: VSU - Cochran 18-26-0, 109yds/td. WSSU - Smith 16-37-2, 269yds/ td. Receiving: VSU - Roberson 6-38/td; Lewis 6-24; O’Neal 2-24. WSSUMassey 9-168/td; Butler 4-69; Brantley 2-42. Defense: VSU - Pope 10tckls/1tfl/1fr; Pierce 5tckls/2pbu; Josey 5tckls/4t fl/2sacks. WSSU - Owens 12tckls/1tfl/1sack/1pbu; Fields 10tckls/1tfl/1sack; Rowe 8tckls/2pbu. Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Valdosta State 14 7 0 14 35 Winston-Salem State 0 0 7 0 7 VSU Team Stats WSSU 18 First Downs 24 47 Rushing Attempts 33 207 Net Rushing Yards 102 18-27 Comp. - Att. 19-42 109 Passing Yards 310 74-316 Total Plays - Yards 75-412 5-19 Sacks By - Yards 2-2 3-5 Interceptions - Yards 0-0 1-0 Fumbles - Lost 4-3 12-111 Penalties - Yards 5-15 6-37.0 Punts - Average Yards 2-26.0 9-of-17 Third Down Conversions 4-of-13 35:54 Time of Possession 24:06
The Road to Florence Second Round - Valdosta State 49, West Alabama 21 Valdosta State exacted revenge for one of its two regular season losses as the Blazers defeated West Alabama 49-21 ... The Tigers jumped out to an early lead as they scored two touchdowns in the first 6:19 of play ... VSU evened the game with two second quarter touchdowns, only to have UWA score its third touchdown right before the half for a 21-14 halftime edge ... The Blazers dominated the remainder of the game, with Austin Scott and Cedric O’Neal combining for five touchdowns while limiting West Alabama to just 61 yards of total offense in the second half.
The Blazers set the tone from the opening seconds of the game as Matt Pierce fielded the kickoff and returned it 96 yards for a touchdown. After a turnover on downs by the Rams, VSU marched 63 yards on eight plays to score when Cedric O’Neal burst through the line and ran 24 yards for the first of three rushing touch downs by VSU on the day. Cayden Cochran added a one-yard run to finish off a 13-play, 72-yard drive in the second quarter as Valdosta State built a 21-0 halftime lead. The shutout marked the first time in the 2012 season that WSSU had not scored in a half. The VSU defense allowed 249 yards of offense in the first half, but also came up with wo turnovers and sacked Ram quarterback Kameron Smith three times to thwart any scoring Winston-Salemopportunity.State got on the board on its second drive of the third quarter as it marched 80 yards on eight plays. VSU almost stopped the scoring drive as Dominique Wheeler, who ended the previous Ram possession with an intercep tion, just missed coming up with his second picked-off pass of the half. Five plays later, Smith hooked up with Jameze Massey from 29 yards out to close WSSU to within 14 points.
Semifinals - Valdosta State 35, Minnesota State-Mankato 19
In a game of one of the nation’s top offenses versus one of the nation’s top defenses, Valdosta State tallied 498 yards of offense to defeat Minnesota State-Mankato 35-19 ... The total yardage marked the most surrendered by MSU all season as the Mavericks entered the game ranked third nationally as it allowed 267.7 yards a game ... Minnesota State-Mankato jumped out to an early 10-0 lead only to have VSU respond with 21 straight points ... After MSU’s second field goal of the game, the Blazers added a touchdown run by Cayden Cochran to seal the victory.
VALDOSTA STATE 35, WINSTON-SALEM STATE 7 BRALY STADIUM, FLORENCE, ALA. DECEMBER 15, 2012
The victory capped off a run of 10 straight wins for Valdosta State.
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FLORENCE, Ala. Valdosta State used a dominating defensive performance to claim its third national championship as the Blazers upended previously un beaten Winston-Salem State 35-7 in Braly Stadium.
Quarterfinals - Valdosta State 48, Carson-Newman 26 Valdosta State tallied 525 yards of total offense to defeat Carson-Newman 48-26 ... The two teams traded scores in the first half, with Carson-Newman scoring the final 10 points of the frame for a 20-14 halftime lead ... The Tigers opened the second half by wrapping a pair of field goals around a Seantavious Jones touchdown for VSU, but did not crack the scoreboard again while Valdosta State got four more touchdowns ... The Blazers passed for 246 yards and rushed for 279 more ... Meanwhile, after tallying 338 yards of offense in the first 37 minutes, CNU got just 58 over the remaining 23 minutes of action.
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The turnover spurred VSU’s longest scoring drive of the year as the Blazers took the ball and moved it 80 yards on 17 plays while taking 7:30 off of the clock.
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VALDOSTA STATE 49, FERRIS STATE 47 MCKINNEY ISD STADIUM, MCKINNEY, TEXAS DECEMBER 15, 2018 MCKINNEY, Texas - The first NCAA Division II national championship game at McKinney ISD Stadium was a Texas-sized shootout. In a game that featured one tie and seven lead changes, the Valdosta State Blazers defeated the Ferris State Bulldogs 49-47 Saturday, winning their fourth na tionalThechampionship.Bulldogscut the VSU lead to 49-47 on a 5-yard TD run by Sy Barnett with 40 seconds left in the game. Clinging to the two-point lead, the Blazers needed a stop as the Bulldogs went for the two-point conversion to force overtime.
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(Written by Shane Thomas - Valdosta Daily Times)
Wells tied an NCAA Division II national championship record with five touchdown passes. Overall, Wells completed 19 of 31 passes for 349 yards. However, it was Wells’ impact as a receiver that gave the Blazers a much-needed cushion.
A 2-yard rushing touchdown by the Bulldogs’ Marvin Campbell gave Ferris State a 31-28 lead with 9:49 left in the third quarter. The first half was a seesaw affair that saw the Blazers go ahead on a 1-yard TD run by Seth McGill to put VSU ahead 28-24 to end the half.
The Road to McKinney Second Round - #3 Valdosta State 66, #22 Bowie State 16
Quarterfinals - #3 Valdosta State 61, #17 Lenoir-Rhyne 21
Passing: FSU - J. Campbell 108-1-1, 99yds/1TD VSU - R. Wells 19-31-0, 349yds/5TD Receiving: FSU - K. Craig 3-89/2TD; D. Harrington 3-39. VSU - L. Gallimore 4-111/2TD; B. Saunds 3-75; K. Benjamin 3-55/1TD. Defense: FSU - D. Turner 8 Tckls/0.5TFL; A. Edwards 8 Tckls/1Sk, 1.5TFL. VSU - R. Palmer 7Tckls/2TFL; D. Brown 7Tckls; M. Jefferson 6Tckls/1Sk/1TFL. Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Ferris State 10 14 14 9 47 Valdosta State 7 21 14 7 49 FSU Team Stats VSU 26 First Downs 27 48 Rushing Attempts 42 270 Net Rushing Yards 122 11-19 Comp. - Att. 20-33 179 Passing Yards 374 67-449 Total Plays - Yards 75-496 1-5 Sacks By - Yards 1-4 0-0 Interceptions - Yards 1-31 5-0 Fumbles - Lost 1-1 7-56 Penalties - Yards 8-114 2-40.0 Punts - Average Yards 1-42.0 7 of 13 Third Down Conversions 11 of 17 27:10 Time of Possession 32:50
The Blazers finished with 496 yards of total offense compared to 449 for the Bulldogs. More importantly, the Blazers’ defense came up with a key takeaway in the thirdTrailingquarter.35-31, Ferris State looked to Campbell on third-and-11 from its own 31. Campbell dropped back to pass, but Alex Brown picked him off and nearly went for a touchdown.Theplay set up quick strike for the Blazers as Wells fired to tight end Travis Taylor alone in the end zone to put the Blazers up 42-31 — the first double-digit lead in the game.“We thought our receivers and our throw game were gonna be the difference, Bell said. “I said early on, we’re gonna put it in (Wells’) hands and be aggressive. That was the game plan and Rogan had to come up big for us in the biggest game of the year.”
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The Blazers tallied 335 yards of total offense in the first half, recording 17 first downs on 42 plays. Wells completed 11-of-17 passes for 242 yards and three touchdowns, including a 66-yard strike to Lio’undre Gallimore to give the Blazers a 21-17 lead with 10:06 to go in the Gallimorehalf. caught four passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns Saturday. Defensively, the Blazers were led by senior Raymond Palmer. Playing with a heavy heart after the death of his father on Dec. 5, Palmer tied for the team lead with seven tackles in the game — two for loss.
After receiving a first round bye, Valdosta State trailed 10-0 after the first quarter, but responded outscoring Bowie State 66-6 for the final three quar ters en route to a 66-16 win in the second round of the tournament ... The 66 points marked the most scored in a game by the Blazers this season and in the playoffs in program history ... VSU tallied a 549-310 lead in total offense and had its eighth game of the season of 500 or more yards offensively and outscored BSU 45-0 in the second half.
Individual Statistical Leaders
Rushing: FSU - J Campbell 22-122/1TD; D. Earls 5-67; M. Campbell 1033/1TD VSU - J. Thompkins 16-72; R. Wells 13-39; S. McGill 8-23/1TD.
VSU scored early and often and built a 27-0 lead before LR knew what hit it ... The Blazers led 34-7 at halftime and then outscored LR 27-14 in the second half for the big win, marking the second-straight game in the playoffs of scoring 60 or more points ... VSU tallied its fourth-straight game of over 500 yards of offense (597) and ninth overall this season ... The Blazer "D" held the high-pow ered Bears offense to just 60 plays for 319 yards as it entered averaging 461.8 yards per game and 42.5 points per game ... 11 different Blazers had catches in the game ... VSU broke the GSC single-season scoring record in the game and tallied its third game of 60 or more points this season.
The Bulldogs pulled off a double-reverse, looking for Jayru Campbell, but the pass sailed incomplete. The Blazers recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock to seal the victory. After finishing runner-up to Campbell for the coveted Harlon Hill Trophy, VSU quar terback Rogan Wells came through with the greatest game of his young career.
The Blazers cooked up a variation of the famed Philadelphia Eagles’ trick play, PhillyBackupSpecial.quarterback Ivory Durham took a handoff from Wells after going in motion and then threw it back to Wells, finding him near the left pylon for a touchdown to put the Blazers up 49-38 with 11:45 remaining. “(Durham) came in and that was a play we drew up in practice this week,” Wells said. “I was supposed to go out there, jog and then go by but the dude was on me so I didn’t think H.J. was gonna throw it but he threw it and I just went and got it.”
Semifinals - #3 Valdosta State 30, #11 Notre Dame College 24
In the tighest game of the year, VSU trailed at halftime for the first time all year and used a school-record 100-yard interception return for a score in the second half by senior David Brown to spark a 21-point final half en route to the 30-24 win over the pesky Falcons ... Redshirt freshman Jamar Thompkins rushed for 145 yards and a score, while sophomore Kenny Benjamin added four catches for 81 yards and a touchdown ... Notre Dame held VSU to just 329 yards for the game, while NDC had 371 yards ... The Blazers had 195 yards on the ground, while all-world freshman and Harlon Hill finalist Jaleel McLaughlin had 175 yards rushing ... VSU came up with the first of its two huge onside kick recoveries in the final two games of the season as fresh man Seth McGill made a leaping catch for the recovery ... Prior to that, NDC returned a VSU fumble for a score and pulled within 30-24 with just over two minutes remaining.
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FSU - X. Wade 1-72; T. Hunt-Thompson 1-47/1TD.
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The injury noticeably affected Durham’s ability to throw the ball and the rhythm the Blazers came out with early never returned.
(Written by Shane Thomas - Valdosta Daily Times)
Defense: VSU - C. Roberts 6Tckls/1TFL/1Sk/1FF/2FR; J. Jackson 7Tckls/ TFL/1FF. FSU - C. Murphy 7Tckls/1Sk/2TFL/6QBH; L. Daly 13Tckls/1FR/1INT. Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Valdosta State 17 0 0 0 17 Ferris State 20 21 17 0 58 VSU Team Stats FSU 18 First Downs 19 34 Rushing Attempts 51 110 Net Rushing Yards 436 14-35 Comp. - Att. 3-7 158 Passing Yards 122 69-268 Total Plays - Yards 58-558 1-10 Sacks By - Yards 2-16 0-0 Interceptions - Yards 2-0 1-1 Fumbles - Lost 5-2 6-50 Penalties - Yards 7-67 3-31.7 Punts - Average Yards 0-0.0 6 of 15 Third Down Conversions 4 of 10 28:52 Time of Possession 31:08
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Rushing: VSU - I. Durham 13-45; J. Thompkins 10-36. FSU - T. Minor 8-125/1TD; J. Bernhardt 14-125/3TD; J. Burrell 4-103/1TD.
Passing: VSU - I. Durham 14-32-2, 158yds/2TD. FSU - M. Mitchell 3-6-0, 122yds/1TD Receiving: VSU - T. Roberts 4-22/1TD; B. Saunds 3-64; S. McGill 3-44/1TD.
Ferris State senior quarterback Jared Bernhardt owned the night with 148 yards on 14 carries with three rushing touchdowns Saturday. But it wasn’t just Bernhardt running wild against the Blazers. Running backs Ty ler Minor and Jeremy Burrell combined for 228 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Bernhardt, Minor and Burrell gouged the Blazers for runs of 56, 73 and 78 yards respectively. Adding to the onslaught, running back CJ Jefferson had four carries for 32 yards with one run going for 24 yards. Mylik Mitchell completed 3 of 6 passes for 122 yards punctuated by a 72yard hookup with Xavier Wade in the third quarter and a 47-yard strike to Tyrese Hunt-Thompson with 11 seconds to go before halftime.
The Blazers started quickly and posted a 41-17 victory over Bowie State to advance to the program’s sixth NCAA National Semifinal ... The Blazers held a 533-221 advantage in total offense, crushing the the nation’s BSU entered the game as the No. 5-ranked total defense in the country, allowing just 234.4 yards per game, while it was fifth nationally in passing yards allowed at 139.2 per game and fifth in scoring defense at 12.7 points allowed per game ... Blazer graduate Brian Saunds had 10 catches for 149 yards and three scores, while junior quarterback Ivory Durham finished with a career-high four touch down passes in the game, the three to Saunds and a great diving catch for a score from graduate student Lio'undre Gallimore ... Durham finished 22 of 32 passing for 34 yards, four scores and two interceptions.
At one point late in the first half, the Blazers had a string of nine missed tackles as the Bulldogs turned a 17-13 first-quarter deficit into a 41-17 lead by halftime.
Though the Bulldogs led 20-17 at the end of the first quarter, they had run only seven plays to get 194 yards and three touchdowns. More impressively, the output only took 2 minutes and 35 seconds of possession time.
Quarterfinals - #5 Valdosta State 41, #10 Bowie State 17
The Blazers, whose previous season-high for rushing yards allowed was 347 against West Florida Nov. 13, had already given 318 by halftime.
Durham left the game briefly in the first quarter with what appeared to be an ankle injury. However, the injury he suffered was worse than it appeared as Goff revealed that the junior quarterback suffered an AC sprain in his throwing shoulder.
After completing 6 of 13 passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter, Durham hit on just 1 of 8 passes in the second quarter as the Bulldogs began to separate.Withmany senior holdovers from their 2018 national championship win over Fer ris State playing their final collegiate football games on Saturday, Valdosta State now turns the page to the future.
FERRIS STATE 58, VALDOSTA STATE 17 MCKINNEY ISD STADIUM, MCKINNEY, TEXAS DECEMBER 18, 2021 MCKINNEY, Texas - The top-ranked Ferris State Bulldogs (14-0) overpowered the Valdosta State Blazers (12-2) 58-17 Saturday night — claiming their first NCAA Division II national championship. The Bulldogs won with smashmouth football, throwing just seven passes all night. Using their size across the offensive line, the Bulldogs ran the ball on 51 of their 58 plays for 459 yards and five rushing touchdowns in the game. By game’s end, the Bulldogs hit the Blazers for 581 yards, averaging 13.21 yards per play. In their quest for a fifth national title, the Blazers never looked like the quick-strik ing, explosive team they’d been most of the season. In fact, the Blazers were held to season-lows in several areas of strength.
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Semifinals - #5 Valdosta State 34, #9 Colorado School of Mines 31 For the fifth-straight game the Blazers recorded over 500 yards of total of fense and held on for a thrilling 34-31 victory to qualify for the program’s sixth NCAA National Championship game since 2002 ... VSU quarterback Ivory Durham ran for a career-high 153 yards, one touchdown rush and tossed three scores in the victory ... Blazer then-head coach Gary Goff became the fourth VSU head coach to lead the team to the national championship game ... VSU became the first Division II school to have four different coaches reach the national championship game in Chris Hatcher, David Dean, Kerwin Bell and Goff.
The Road to McKinney
VSU posted season-worsts in total yards (268) and rushing yards (110) on Satur day. Defensively, the Blazers missed multiple tackles that led to long touchdown runs and explosive plays by the Bulldogs.
Second Round - #5 Valdosta State 66, #13 West Georgia 35 A school-record 719 yards of offense and a career day from numerous play ers helped lead VSU to a 66-35 victory over rival West Georgia in the second round of the playoffs ... Junior quarterback Ivory Durham had a career day, rushing for three scores and throwing for three in the game as VSU posted its fifth game of over 60 points and third time in the playoffs since 2015 ... The Blazers improved to 27-13 all-time in the NCAA postseason and 18-7 all-time in the postseason in Valdosta.
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2010 - NCAA First Round First Round - North Alabama 43, Valdosta State 20 North Alabama turned four Valdosta State turnovers into 26 first quarter points en route to a 43-20 victory at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... The Lions scored on three of the turnovers and added a fourth touchdown, but had two extra points blocked to build a 26-7 first quarter lead ... A blocked punt early in the second quarter led to seven more UNA points while a field goal cut the VSU deficit to 33-10 at the half ... The Blazers scored 10 third quarter points to close to within 13 points, but North Alabama added a field goal to open the fourth and, on the ensuing Valdosta State drive, intercepted a pass and scored to wrap up the victory.
Second Round - Valdosta State 23, Lenoir-Rhyne 21 VSU forced five turnovers and upset third-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne on the road ... The Blazers recovered the onside kick late in the game to seal the victory with 27 seconds left ... The Blazers turned the five miscues by the Bears into 13 points and used an interception in the end zone to prevent a score by LR ... The Bears outgained VSU 480-259, but the five miscues proved costly for the home team.
Quarterfinals - Catawba 37, Valdosta State 34 (OT) Catawba scored 14 first quarter points and sent the game into overtime with a touchdown with just eight seconds remaining in regulation in defeating Valdosta State 37-34 in overtime at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... VSU’s only points of the first quarter came on a safety after a mishandled snap on a punt ... The Indians got a pair of touchdowns over a 60-second span of the remainder of the quarter before the Blazers tacked on 17 more points in the second quarter ... Dusty Bonner hooked up with Reggie Mosley and Abram Booty for a pair of scoring strikes in the frame while Reid Bethea added a 36-yard field goal for a 19-14 Valdosta State lead at the half ... The two squads exchanged touchdowns in the third quarter and CC took a 27-26 lead on a Rodney Wallace 46-yard run in the fourth ... VSU responded with a 13-yard Bonner-to-Michael Greer touchdown pass and added a two-point conversion with 3:40 remaining ... Tony Hawkins scored from four yards out to force the extra period ... VSU was forced into a four-and-out before Matt Gross kicked a 35-yard field goal to seal the victory for Catawba.
2016 - NCAA First Round First Round - UNC-Pembroke 24, Valdosta State 21 A difficult offensive outing doomed VSU in the first round of the 2016 playoffs ... VSU's highly touted secondary came up with five interceptions in the game, but had difficulty capitalizing on the miscues by UNCP ... The Braves had 387 yards of offense and did just enough to pull out the win as the Blazer "D" stood tall for much of the game to give the offense a chance ... A long touchdown pass for UNCP put the Braves up 24-14 with 11 minutes left, but the Blazers pulled within 24-21 with 7:35 remain ing, but were uanble to get closer.
2019 - NCAA Second Round Second Round - West Florida 38, Valdosta State 35 After posting ten-straigh victories to start the season and the second-straight Gulf South Conference title, the Blazers earned the top-seed and hosted West Florida in the second round of the playoff ... UWF led for the majority of the game until VSU made a late comeback, outscoring UWF 21-7 in the fourth quarter for a 35-31 lead with 2:12 remaining ... UWF converted two critical fourth downs on the final drive and went 4 of 4 on fourth down for the game as it scored on 4th and goal from the one with six seconds left to snap the Blazers' GSC-record 25-game winning streak dating back to the final game of 2017 ... UWF went on to win the national championship that season.
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2014 - National Quarterfinalist First Round - Valdosta State 33, North Alabama 31 Valdosta State set a new school-record for rushing yards and kicker Anthony Pistelli booted four field goals as VSU upset North Alabama in the first round of the playoffs ... VSU rushed for 395 yards in the game and 629 total yards in the game ... Pistelli connected on a career-best 52-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter for a one-point deficit and kicked to more field goals in the frame for the win ... Austin Scott ran for a career-high 184 yards and Cedric O'Neal just missed giving VSU three rushers over 100 yards with 96 on the ground.
1996 - National Quarterfinalist First Round - Valdosta State 38, Albany State 28 Valdosta State overcame a 21-16 halftime deficit to defeat Albany State 38-28 in Bazemore-Hyder Sta dium ... VSU’s Sean Pender returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown and the Blazers later added a Lance Funderburke-to-Rodney Brown 15-yard touchdown pass to jump out 14-0 in the first ... However, the Golden Rams scored 21 second quarter points, including scoring passes of 51 and 63 yards, while surrendering just a safety to Valdosta State ... Funderburke and Nikko Cooper hooked up for a 10-yard scoring toss in the third, which was capped off by a two-point conversion, while Carlos Brown scored on a six-yard run for the Blazers in the fourth ... After an ASU 44-yard touchdown pass cut the VSU lead to 30-28, Brown again scored to seal the victory.
Quarterfinals - West Georgia 31, Valdosta State 17 West Georgia raced out to a 14-0 lead and never looked back in a 31-17 win in Valdosta in the quar terfinal round ... UWG scored on the first drive of the game and then used a one play, 54-yard strike for a 14-0 lead ... VSU pulled within 14-10 midway through the second quarter, but a touchdown from the Wolves and a VSU score made the margin 21-17 at intermission in favor of UWG ... Contrasting 495 yards of offense between the two teams in the first half, the defense dominated the third quarter as the team had a combined 87 yards of offense in the frame ... VSU had a chance to pull within one, but missed a 47-yard field goal and UWG converted its field goal attempt for a 24-17 score ... The Wolves added a touchdown for a 31-17 score as VSU outgained UWG 379-338 for the game.
An injury-depleted Valdosta State squad proved to be no match for Gulf South Conference foe North Ala bama as the Lions defeated the Blazers 40-13 in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... After a UNA fumble on the opening kickoff, Vincent Brown got VSU on the board first with a two-yard touchdown run just 78 seconds into the contest ... The Lions responded with 10 first quarter points and added two more touchdowns before the halftime intermission ... Valdosta State got its final points of the game on a 30-yard field goal from Green in the third while North Alabama scored 17 fourth quarter points.
2008 - NCAA Second Round First Round - Valdosta State 24, Carson-Newman 20 Valdosta State scored 17 second half points to defeat Carson-Newman 24-20 at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... The Eagles raced to a 14-0 lead on a pair of Buck Wakefield touchdowns before T.J. Williams got VSU to with-in 14-7 at the half on a 71-yard catch ... Tucker Pruitt gave the Blazers the lead with a touchdown run and two-point conversion in the third, only to have Wakefield again put CN back in front with a touchdown run ... Ronnye Nelson scored the winning touchdown with 13:08 to go while Devin Sabina added a field goal for Valdosta State with 5:12 remaining.
1994 - National Quarterfinalist First Round - Valdosta State 14, Albany State 7 In the first play-off game in school history, Valdosta State used a strong defensive showing to defeat Albany State 14-7 in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... The Blazers jumped out to a 14-0 first half lead, going to the air to score a pair of touchdowns ... Chris Hatcher completed seven-of-11 passes for 75 yards on the first scoring drive, ending the possession with a 15-yard completion to Robert Williams for the score ... Williams and Hatcher again hooked up for the second score as the duo connected for an 81-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter ... Albany State responded with an 80-yard Edward Hobbs touchdown run in the third quarter to close out the scoring.
Second Round - West Georgia 27, Valdosta State 20 The Blazers took their first lead of the game with 5:35 left in the fourth quarter, but a final drive from the Wolves ended the Blazers' season ... VSU took the lead on a Cedric O'Neal touchdown pass from EJ Hilliard, but UWG's Dallas Dickey used a seven play, 72-yard drive for the game winner ... UWG rushed for 292 yards for the game, while VSU had 201 yards passing 282 yards for the game, while the Wolves had 369 total yards ... VSU trailed 17-14 early in the fourth, but a safety proved costly, extending UWG's lead to 19-14.
2001 - National Quarterfinalist First Round - Valdosta State 40, Fort Valley State 24 Valdosta State scored 19 first quarter points en route to a 40-24 victory over Fort Valley State in Baze more-Hyder Stadium ... Carlos Johnson got the Blazers on the board as he hauled in a 23-yard pass from Dusty Bonner before a botched snap on a punt attempt led to a safety for VSU ... Reid Bethea added a 30-yard field goal and Bonner and C.J. Lofton hooked up for a nine-yard scoring strike ... Fort Valley State responded with 11 second quarter points, only to have VSU add two third quarter touchdowns ... Bonner found Reggie Mosley for a 34-yard touchdown pass less than three minutes into the third and, after a score by the Wildcats, again found Johnson to push the VSU advantage to 33-18 ... Mosley added his second scoring catch of the day in the fourth quarter.
Quarterfinals - Carson-Newman 24, Valdosta State 19 Carson-Newman jumped out to a 17-7 halftime lead before holding on for a 24-19 victory over Valdosta State at Burke-Tarr Stadium ... VSU threatened on its first possession, but had a pass intercepted and returned 94 yards for a touchdown ... Wayne Morton later added a 41-yard touchdown run for CN and a two-point conversion before Carlos Brown got the Blazers on the board with a three-yard touchdown run ... Carson-Newman added a field goal right before the end of the half while Brown added a two-yard scoring run in the third for VSU ... A missed extra point and a Tyrone Westmoreland one-yard run for the Eagles in the fourth gave CN a 24-13 lead ... Lance Funderburke found Rodney Brown from 36 yards out for the final points with 1:38 to go.
Second Round - North Alabama 37, Valdosta State 10 North Alabama raced to a 37-3 lead in defeating Valdosta State 37-10 at Braly Stadium ... The Lions got two first half touchdowns from Mike McLendon and added a safety before VSU hit a 27-yard field goal right before the intermission ... UNA scored the first three touchdowns of the second half as A.J. Milwee scored on a five-yard run and later hit Bobby Williams for a three-yard touchdown pass while Larry Wilson returned a fumble 69 yards for a score ... Dudley Spence scored the final points of the game on a 55-yard fumble return with 7:23 remaining in the contest.
Quarterfinals - North Alabama 27, Valdosta State 24 (2OT) Valdosta State’s comeback bid was not enough as North Alabama defeated the Blazers 27-24 in two overtimes at Braly Stadium ... The Lions got a pair of Cody Gross touchdown runs in the first half while holding VSU to a Vernon Loree field goal to build a 14-3 halftime lead ... A Jamie Stoddard field goal in the third quarter pushed the UNA lead to 17-3 before Valdosta State began its comeback bid ... Chris Hatcher threw three touchdowns passes, two coming in the fourth quarter and one in the first over time period ... Robert Williams caught two of the scores for the Blazers ... A 40-yard VSU field goal attempt was blocked in the second overtime while Stoddard kicked an 18-yard field goal for the Lions.
2015 - NCAA Second Round First Round - Valdosta State 61, Carson-Newman 59 VSU set a new single-game record with 682 total yards and scored on the final play of the game with a 28-yard touchdown pass for a thrilling 61-59 victory over Carson-Newman ... The red and black trailed 45-27 heading into the fourth quarter and scored three touchdowns to get back in the contest ... VSU took its first lead with 6:47 left for a 48-45 lead ... VSU began the final drive with 43 seconds left and freshman quarterback Roland Rivers delivered an 18-yard carry to the CNU 40 ... EJ Hilliard fired the final 28-yard pass to Greg Dent for the game winner ... Hilliard passed for 448 yards in the game, marking the second-most passing yards in a playoff game in VSU history.
NotablePlayoffAppearances
2000 - NCAA First Round First Round - Delta State 45, Valdosta State 12 After a pair of losing seasons, Valdosta State returned to the NCAA Division II playoffs, but fell 45-12 to Gulf South Conference foe Delta State at Parker Field ... The Statesmen never trailed in the contest as they scored 14 first quarter points and jumped out to a 21-6 halftime lead ... VSU’s only points of the first half came on a Dusty Bonner-to-C.J. Lofton pass with 2:13 remaining in the second quarter ... DSU added two more touchdowns in the third quarter, both coming on Rico McDonald carries, before the Blazers got their final touchdown with 7:29 to go on a Mike Christopher two-yard run ... McDonald added his fourth touchdown of the game just 17 seconds later while Delta State later added a 71-yard scoring jaunt by Trevan Dixon.
2003 - NCAA First Round First Round - Carson-Newman 35, Valdosta State 29 Carson-Newman raced out to a 22-7 first quarter lead and then withstood a Valdosta State comeback bid to defeat the Blazers 35-29 in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium ... The Eagles opened the scoring with a 67-yard pass completion and added a two-point conversion on the play, before also scoring on a one-yard Shane Kelley scoring run ... Tyran Robinson returned the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for a Blazer touchdown only to have CN respond by returning the kickoff 76 yards ... The Eagle lead grew to 25-7 on a field goal midway through the second while Barrett Wilkes found Nekemya Wright from nine yards out to cut the VSU deficit to 25-14 at the half ... Valdosta State moved to within three on a Wilkes touchdown run and two-point conversion pass to Andre Zellner in the third, but Carson-Newman added 10 points in the fourth quarter ... Zellner’s 28-yard scoring strike from Wilkes with 5:01 to go closed out the scoring.
2005 - NCAA First Round First Round - North Alabama 40, Valdosta State 13
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER148 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY
Yards Passing 497 vs. Fort Valley State (Nov 17, 2001)
30 L. Wingo vs. North Alabama (Nov 22, 2014)
Yards Per Pass 14.4 vs. West Florida (Nov 29, 2019)
Pass Attempts 45 vs. North Alabama (Dec 01, 2007)
Long Punt Return 59 D. Appling vs. West Georgia (Dec 06, 2014)
Pass Attempts 55 vs. Fort Valley State (Nov 17, 2001) vs. Carson-Newman (Nov 21, 2015)
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES
Greg Dent vs. Carson-Newman (Nov 21, 2015)
Penalties 13 vs. Albany State (Nov 23, 1996)
Pass Attempts 55 3x; Last, Adam Robles vs. UNC-Pembroke (Nov 19, 2016)
Penatly Yards 104 vs. Delta State (Nov 18, 2000)
Rushes 66 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov 29, 2014)
Total Offense 719 vs. West Georgia (Nov 27, 2021)
VALDOSTA STATE TEAM SUPERLATIVES
Penalties 12 vs. Winston-Salem State (Dec 15, 2012)
TD Rushes 6 vs. West Alabama (Nov 24, 2012) vs. West Georgia (Nov 27, 2021)
Yards Passing 381 H. Frost vs. West Georgia (Nov 27, 2021)
Long Punt 70 M. Stadler vs. NW Missouri State (Dec 15, 2007)
Sacks 4.0 D. Donahue vs. West Georgia (Nov 28, 2015)
Sacks 2.0 Arrington Dulin vs. Colo. School of Mines (Dec 11, 2021)
Receptions 13 Reggie Mosley vs. Delta State (Nov 18, 2000)
Long Field Goal 52 J. Dieterle vs. Ferris State (Dec 15, 2018)
Long Field Goal 47 Daniel Andersen vs. North Alabama (Nov 20, 2010)
TD Rushes 6 vs. Ferris State (Dec 18, 2021)
Yards Per Pass 17.4 vs. Ferris State (Dec 18, 2021)
Sacks By 3 3x; Last, vs. Notre Dame (Dec 08, 2018)
Punts 8 vs. UNC-Pembroke (Nov 19, 2016)
Long Punt 56 Estin Thiele vs. Bowie State (Dec 04, 2021)
Tackles For Loss 3.5 D. Donahue vs. West Georgia (Nov 28, 2015)
First Downs 32 vs. Carson-Newman (Nov 21, 2015)
Punts 8 M. Davis vs. UNC-Pembroke (Noc 16, 2016)
TD Passes 6 vs. Ferris State (Dec 15, 2018)
TD Receptions 3 Brian Saunds vs. Bowie State (Dec 04, 2021)
Punt Inside 20 3 vs. West Georgia (Nov 28, 2015)
TD Passes 4 H. Frost vs. West Georgia (Nov 27, 2021)
Long Reception 88 J. Smith vs. North Alabama (Nov 22, 2014)
Yards Rushing 194 Cedric O'Neal vs. Carson-Newman (Dec 01, 2012)
Long Kickoff Return 52 L. Williams vs. Carson-Newman (Nov 21, 2015)
Yards Rushing 404 vs. North Alabama (Nov 22, 2014)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 149 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
Punting Average 51.5 vs. Bowie State (Dec 04, 2021) Long Punt 56 vs. Bowie State (Dec 04, 2021)
R. Boone vs. Bowie State (Dec 04, 2021)
Points 59 vs. Carson Newman (Nov. 21, 2015)
Tackles For Loss 3.0 Tyler Josey vs. Winston-Salem State (Dec 15, 2012)
Long Punt Return 54 vs. North Alabama (Nov 20, 2010)
Pass Completions 39 vs. Carson-Newman (Nov 21, 2015)
Sacks By 5 vs. West Alabama (Nov 24, 2012)
First Downs 39 vs. Carson-Newman (Nov 21, 2015)
NCAAPlayoffSuperlatives
Yards Rushing 175 J. McLaughlin vs. Notre Dame (Dec 08, 2018)
TD Rushes 4 R. McDonald vs. Delta State (Nov 18, 2000)
Tackles 21 Chris Pope vs. Carson-Newman (Dec 01, 2012)
M. Davis vs. UNC-Pembroke (Nov 19, 2016)
OPPONENT TEAM SUPERLATIVES
Interceptions By 3 vs. Catawba (Nov 24, 2001)
Interceptions 2 M. Thomas vs. UNC-Pembroke (Nov 19, 2016)
TD Rushes 3 4x; Last, Ivory Durham vs. West Georgia (Nov 27, 2021)
Total Plays 98 vs. Fort Valley State (Nov 17, 2001)
Punting Average 50.7 vs. West Georgia (Nov. 28, 2015)
Long Punt 63 vs. Bowie State (Dec 04, 2021)
VALDOSTA STATE INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES
Long Pass 77 Buster Faulkner vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Dec 07, 2002)
Yards Receiving 214 T. Ward vs. Carson-Newman (Nov 21, 2015)
Long Kickoff Return 96 Matt Pierce vs. Winston-Salem State (Dec 15, 2012)
Yards Per Rush 8.4 vs. Colorado School of Mines (Dec 11, 2021)
Punts Inside 20 2 6x; Last, K. Amaya vs. Bowie State (Dec 04, 2021)
Yards Per Rush 8.5 vs. Ferris State (Dec 18, 2021)
Rushes 33 D. Blount vs. North Alabama (Nov 12, 2005)
Punting Average 50.7 J. Dugan vs. West Georgia (Nov 28, 2015)
Field Goals 4 Anthony Pistelli vs. North Alabama (Nov 22, 2014)
Rogan Wells vs. Ferris State (Dec 15, 2018)
Long Rush 78 J. Burrell vs. Ferris State (Dec 18, 2021)
Yards Per Play 9.1 vs. West Georgia (Nov 27, 2021) Points 66 vs. Bowie State (Nov 24, 2018) vs. West Georgia (Nov 27, 2021)
Punt Inside 20 4 vs. Winston-Salem State (Dec 15, 2012)
Interceptions By 1 12x; Last, vs. Colorado School of Mines (Dec 11, 2021) Punts 12 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Dec 07, 2002)
Long Pass 88 L. Wingo vs. North Alabama (Nov 22, 2014)
R. Blackmon vs. West Georgia (Nov 27, 2021)
Yards Passing 497 Dusty Bonner vs. Fort Valley State (Nov 17, 2001)
J. Iknew vs. West Alabama (Nov 24, 2012)
Tackles 14 S. Rich vs. North Alabama (Nov 22, 2014)
Pass Completions 31 vs. North Alabama (Dec 01, 2007)
Yards Passing 511 vs. North Alabama (Nov 22, 2014)
TD Passes 5 Dusty Bonner vs. Fort Valley State (Nov 17, 2001)
Rushes 51 vs. North Alabama (Nov 22, 2014)
Total Plays 102 vs. Catawba (Nov 24, 2001)
Turnovers 4 vs. North Alabama (Nov 20, 2010)
Receptions 14 T. Lehtio vs. West Florida (Nov 29, 2019)
Interceptions 1 12x; last, J. Gaskin vs. Colo. Sch. Mines (Dec 11, 2021)
Field Goals 4 C. Duncan vs. Carson-Newman (Dec 01, 2012)
TD Passes 4 vs. West Georgia (Nov 27, 2021)
Total Offense 558 vs. Ferris State (Dec 18, 2021)
Yards Per Play 9.6 vs. Ferris State (Dec 18, 2021)
Turnovers 5 vs. Ferris State (Dec 15, 2018)
Penatly Yards 111 vs. Winston Salem State (Dec 15, 2012)
Punts Inside 20 4 Daniel Andersen vs. Winston-Salem State (Dec 15, 2012) Gavin Wilson vs. Nortre Dame College (Dec 08, 2018)
TD Receptions 2 T. Ward vs. Carson-Newman (Nov 21, 2015)
Long Reception 77 Reggie Mosley vs. Catawba (Nov 23, 2002)
Long Punt Return 65 Sherard Reynolds vs. North Alabama (Dec 01, 2007)
Yards Receiving 179 Reggie Mosley vs. Catawba (Nov 23, 2002)
Pass Completions
Punts 12 Kenn Barnett vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Dec 07, 2002)
Pass Completions 39 EJ Hilliard vs. Carson-Newman (Nov 21, 2015)
Long Rush 76 Seth McGill vs. West Georgia (Nov 27, 2021)
Yards Rushing 436 vs. Ferris State (Dec 18, 2021)
Rushes 24 Cedric O'Neal vs. Minnesota State (Dec 08, 2012)
Pass Attempts 44 H. Frost vs. West Georgia (Nov 27, 2021)
Punting Average 54.0 Daniel Andersen vs. North Alabama (Nov 20, 2010)
Long Punt Return 68 vs. Bowie State (Nov 24, 2018)
2018 Valdosta State 49, Ferris State 47 26-12
2019 West Florida 38, Valdosta State 35 26-13
Playoff
Longest Losing Streak 2,
Longest
Current streak
2021 Valdosta State 66, West Georgia 35 27-13 2021 Valdosta State 41, Bowie State 17 28-13 2021 Valdosta State 34, Colorado School of Mines 31 29-13 2021 Ferris State 58, Valdosta State 17 29-14 Record 29-14 (.674) L1 Five 3-2 Ten 7-3 15 10-5 20 14-6 Winning Streak 5, (2007-08) 4x (last 2015-16) (7)
2022 VALDOSTA STATE RECORD BOOKBLAZER150 FOOTBALLSEASON2022 PREVIEW BLAZER COACHES BLAZER2022 OPPONENTS INSIDE GSCTHE SEASON2021 REVIEW GAME2021 RECAPS FOOTBALLVSU RECORDS BLAZER HISTORY Opponent W L PF PA Streak Years Played Albany State 3 0 90 59 W3 '94, '96, '04 Bowie State 2 0 107 33 W2 '18, '21 California (Pa.) 1 0 28 24 W1 '07 Carson-Newman 5 2 250 202 W4 '96, '02, '03, '04, '08, '12, '15 Catawba 2 1 113 73 W2 '01, '02, '07 Colorado School of Mines 1 0 34 31 W1 '21 Delta State 0 1 12 45 L1 '00 Ferris State 1 1 66 105 L1 '18, '21 Fort Valley State 1 0 42 24 W1 '01 Grand Valley State 0 1 24 31 L1 '02 Lenoir-Rhyne 2 0 84 42 W2 '14, '18 Minnesota State 1 0 35 19 W1 '12 North Alabama 2 4 137 201 W1 '94, '05, '07, '08, '10, '14 North Carolina-Pembroke 0 1 21 24 L1 '16 Northwest Missouri State 1 0 25 20 W1 '07 Notre Dame College 1 0 30 24 W1 '18 Pittsburg State 1 0 36 31 W1 '04 Texas A&M-Kingsville 1 0 21 12 W1 '02 West Alabama 1 0 49 21 W1 '12 West Chester 1 0 45 21 W1 '04 West Florida 0 1 35 38 L1 '19 West Georgia 1 2 103 93 W1 '14, '15, '21 Winston-Salem State 1 0 35 7 W1 '12 ValdostaStateNCAAPlayoffHistory(29-14) Year Score/Opponent VSU Record 1994 Valdosta State 14, Abany State 7 1-0 1994 North Alabama 27, Valdosta State 24 (2OT) 1-1 1996 Valdosta State 38, Albany State 28 2-1 1996 Carson-Newman 24, Valdosta State 19 2-2 2000 Delta State 45, Valdosta State 12 2-3 2001 Valdosta State 42, Fort Valley State 24 3-3 2001 Catawba 37, Valdosta State 34 (OT) 3-4 2002 Valdosta State 24, Catawba 7 4-4 2002 Valdosta State 31, Carson-Newman 26 5-4 2002 Valdosta State 21, Texas A&M-Kingsville 12 6-4 2002 Grand Valley State 31, Valdosta State 24 6-5 2003 Carson-Newman 35. Valdosta State 29 6-6 2004 Valdosta State 38, Carson-Newman 12 7-6 2004 Valdosta State 38, Albany State 24 8-6 2004 Valdosta State 45, West Chester 21 9-6 Year Score/Opponent VSU Record 2004 Valdosta State 36, Pittsburg State 31 10-6 2005 North Alabama 40, Valdosta State 13 10-7 2007 Valdosta State 55, Catawba 29 11-7 2007 Valdosta State 37, North Alabama 23 12-7 2007 Valdosta State 28, California (Pa.) 24 13-7 2007 Valdosta State 25, Northwest Missouri State 20 14-7 2008 Valdosta State 24, Carson-Newman 20 15-7 2008 North Alabama 37, Valdosta State 10 15-8 2010 North Alabama 43, Valdosta State 20 15-9 2012 Valdsota State 49, West Alabama 21 16-9 2012 Valdosta State 48, Carson-Newman 26 17-9 2012 Valdosta State 35, Minnesota State 19 18-9 2012 Valdosta State 35, Winston-Salem State 7 19-9 2014 Valdosta State 33, North Alabama 31 20-9 2014 Valdosta State 23, Lenoir-Rhyne 21 21-9
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2015 West Georgia 27, Valdosta State 20 22-11 2016 UNC-Pembroke 24, Valdosta State 21 22-12
2018 Valdosta State 66, Bowie State 16 23-12
2018 Valdosta State 61, Lenoir-Rhyne 21 24-12 2018 Valdosta State 30, Notre Dame College 24 25-12
2014 West Georgia 31, Valdosta State 17 21-10
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Year Score/Opponent VSU Record
2015 Valdosta State 61, Carson-Newman 59 22-10
Points Scored 1422 Points Against 1180 Most-Played Opponent Carson-Newman
Valdosta State won its second national championship in four years with a 25-20 win over D2 power Northwest Missouri State in 2007. VSU returned to the top of the national football scene in Division II in 2012 when it drubbed Winston-Salem State in the title game for the Blazers' third title, 35-7.
Total Offense Yards Per Game (Career) 12th 318.9, Dusty Bonner (2000-01)
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Consecutive Games of 200 yards or more 1st Chris Hatcher (28)
Winningest Team (2010-2019 by Percentage) 8th 88-27 (.765)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004, 2007, 2012, 2018 151 BLAZER FOOTBALL SEASON2022PREVIEW BLAZERCOACHES SEASON2016PREVIEW BLAZER2022OPPONENTS INSIDEGSCTHE SEASON2021REVIEW GAME2021RECAPS FOOTBALLVSURECORDS BLAZERHISTORY
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Touchdown Passes (Season) 1st 55, Dusty Bonner (2000) T-7th 50, Chris Hatcher (1994) T-21st 43, Dusty Bonner (2001)
Receptions (Career) T-20th 282, Cedric Jones (2006-09)
Annual Team Champions 1st Total Offense, 502.4 (2000) 1st Passing Offense, 377.9 (2000) 1st Scoring Offense, 52.0 (2018) 1st Turnover Margin, 1.6 (2004)
BLAZER NCAA POSTSEASON RECORDS
Field Goals (Season).................................................................................T-11th 23, Anthony Pistelli (23/27) (2014) T-14th 22, Will Rhody (22/23) (2004)
Forced Fumbles Multiple 1, 6x; Last, three times vs. Ferris State (Dec 18, 2021)
Most Games Played T-3rd 15, (2002) T-44th 14, (2018) 14, (2002)
Most Improved Team (Season) 1st 5.5, 4-7 (1999) / 10-2 (2000)
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Most Consecutive Games without being Shutout 1st 353, (Sept. 21, 1991, to Present)
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Touchdowns Responsible T-1st 6, Rogan Wells vs. Ferris State (Dec 18, 2018)
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Most Touchdowns Scored on INTs 4 times 4, Stevie Hardin (8 INT / 2010)
Tackles for Loss (Season) T-8th 29, Dwayne Smith (2002)
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Passing Efficiency Rating (Season) 1st Dusty Bonner (196.5 / 231-318-8, 2001 Season)
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Most Touchdown Passes Per Game 1st Dusty Bonner, 4.9 (2000)
Annual Field Goal Champion 1st Jack McTyre, 17-23 (.739), 1.7 PG, (1990) 1st Anthony Pistelli, 23-27, .852, 1.77 PG (2014)
Most Touchdown Passes (Season) 1st Dusty Bonner, 55 (2000)
Annual Recpetion Per Game Champion 1st 10.1, Sean Pender (1995)
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Passing Yards Per Game (Career) 4th 323.7, Dusty Bonner (2000-01)
Interception Return Times 100, David Brown vs. Notre Dame (Dec 08, 2018)
Postseason Consecutive Appearances T-9th 6, (2000-05) (7th among active)
Passing Completion Percentage) 1st Dusty Bonner (548-754 for 72.7%, 2000-01)
Season Total Yards 23rd Ivory Durham (4,437)
Career Touchdown Passes T-13th 116, Chris Hatcher (1991-94)
Punt Return Yards 1st 183, vs. North Alabama (Dec 01, 2007)
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CATEGORY NCAA RANK PLAYER(S)
Most Total First Downs (Both Teams & Regulation Game 1st 71, vs. Carson Newman (Nov 21, 2016)
All-Time Most Improved T-12th 6.5, 5-4 (2017) / 14-0 (2018)
Receptions (Game) T-6th 20, Sean Pender vs. Mississippi College (Nov 04, 1995)
All-Time Win/Loss Record (Percentage) 2nd .708, (316-129-4) / 39 years
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Winningest Team (2010-19 by Victories) 10th 88-27 (.765)
Postseason Victories 5th 29, (3rd among active)
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Postseason Appearances 18, (T-4th among active)
Gaining 1,000 yds Rushing & 1,000 yds Passing 30 times Ivory Durham, 2021 (1,012 rushing / 3,245 passing)
NCAA Championship Appearances T-3rd 6, Second Among Active (NWMSU 10) Punts Six Times 12, Kenn Barnett vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Dec 07, 2002)
NCAA Championship Victories T-3rd 4, Second Among Active D2 (NWMSU 6)
Where the Blazers Stand in the NCAA Record Book BLAZER NCAA RECORDS
Interception Returns (Yards) times 100, David Brown vs. Notre Dame College (OH) (Dec 08, 2018) Passes Defended T-5th 19, vs. West Alabama (Oct 30, 2014)
Three players 1,000 yds Rushing (Season) 1st Seth McGill/Jamar Thomkins/Ivory Durham (2021)
Most Touchdown Passes (Quarter) 3 times Dusty Bonner vs. Ouachita Baptist, 2nd quarter (Nov 04, 2000)
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Annual Passing Champion 1st Chris Hatcher, 321-430-9 (.747), 3,591, 50 TD, 179.0 Eff. (1994)
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Receptions (Season) 111, Sean Pender (1995)
Receptions Per Game (Season) T-14th 10.1, Sean Pender (1995)
Winningest Team (2000-09 by Victories) 3rd 104-20 (.839)
Passing Efficiency Rating (Career) 1st ......................... Dusty Bonner (190.8 / 548-754-14, 7,121 yds, 97 TD, 2000-01)
Postseason Winning Percentage 6th .674 (29-14) (4th among active)
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Winningest Team (1990-99 by Victories) T-22 66-43-2 (.604)
Winningest Team (2000-09 by Percentage) 4th 104-20 (.839)
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Annual Champion (Total Offense) 1st Dusty Bonner, 11 games / 3,795 yds / 345.0 ypg / 475 plays (2000)
