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Dear Yellow Jacket Fans, Greetings! Welcome to the beautiful campus of West Virginia State University. The campus community is looking forward to a positive 2009 football season. Football games are always exciting at “State.” Some of my most enjoyable experiences have been spent at Lakin Field cheering for the Yellow Jackets. Our outstanding student athletes put forth their best efforts in the classroom and on the field, a tradition they have upheld since our football program began in 1901. Your support and encouragement play an important role in the football team’s enthusiasm and eagerness to win. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for your patronage and dedication to West Virginia State University. Thank you for being a member of the “State” family. Have a great season!
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2 ……………………………... Programs of Study 3 ……………………………... President’s Welcome 6 ……………………………... 2008 Chicago Classic 5-20 ………………………….. 2008 Season in Review 21-47 ………………………… The 2009 Season 42-43 ………………………… Palmetto Classic Information 52-53 ………………………… All-Time Won-Loss Records 54 ……………………………. All-Conference and All-American 56 ……………………………... Athletic Department Staff 57……………………………... Directions to campus 55 ……………………………. Program/WVIAC Records
Photos by: Todd Griffith, WVSU photographer; John Simms, WVSU Sports Information Department; Roy Eagle, Eagle Eye Photo, and Quewanncoii Stephens, Sr Layout by: John Simms, WVSU Athletic Department Produced by: Joe Williams, WVSU Printing Services
RECORD: ALL GAMES........... CONFERENCE.......... NON-CONFERENCE......
DATE ---Aug Sep *Sep *Sep *Oct *Oct *Oct *Oct *Nov *Nov
30 06 13 20 04 11 18 25 01 08
OVERALL (7-3-0) (5-3-0) (2-0-0)
HOME (4-1-0) (3-1-0) (1-0-0)
AWAY (2-2-0) (2-2-0) (0-0-0)
OPPONENT W/L SCORE --------------------- -----LINCOLN (MO) W 67-13 vs Central State (OH) W 47-13 at Fairmont State W 21-20 at Charleston W 24-21 CONCORD W 41— 7 at #24 Seton Hill L 28-35 WEST LIBERTY W 34-24 at Glenville State L 28-50 SHEPHERD L 14-56 W.VA. WESLEYAN W OT 31-24 * denotes conference game
NEUTRAL (1-0-0) (0-0-0) (1-0-0)
The 2008 season started off in such a whirlwind of excitement and accomplishments that by the time the week five bye had rolled around fans, coaches and players all had to sit back and take a deep breath. After opening the season at Lakin Field with an offensive explosion that left Lincoln buried 67-13 the Jackets headed for Chicago. At historic Soldier Field they took on Central State in front of 15,000 fans in the Chicago Football Classic. The big city did nothing to disturb the team’s offensive rhythm as WVSU rolled to a 47-13 win. The squad then showed it had character to match its explosive offense when it rallied from a 21-7 fourth quarter deficit to defeat Fairmont State. It was the first time the Yellow Jackets had won in Fairmont since 1992. More “firsts” were on the way for this team. The very next week the Jackets took on Charleston in their own stadium and knocked off the Golden Eagles for the first time with a dominating performance. With a bye coming up the Jackets had finished off September with a 4-0 record and were promptly rewarded with the program’s first ever national ranking being voted #24 in the D2Football.com media poll and #25 in the American Football Coaches Association rankings. The bye week provided a little bump for WVSU as the Yellow Jackets moved up a notch in each poll. After rolling to a lopsided 41-7 win over visiting Concord WVSU climbed to #19 in the D2Football.com rankings and #20 in the AFCA poll. The team that had not had a winning season from 1992 to 2007 had now been nationally ranked for three straight weeks. But injuries were mounting in the backfield and on the line. The Jackets put up a valiant fight on the road at #23 Seton Hill before falling 35-28 as the host Griffins ran for the winning touchdown with just 10 seconds remaining. The loss dropped the Jackets to #25 in both polls. They rebounded the following week back at the friendly confines of Lakin Field with a 34-24 win over West Liberty. Then 6-1 WVSU climbed the polls to #21 in the D2Football.com poll and #22 in the AFCA rankings. Back-to-back losses to Glenville and Shepherd knocked to Jackets out of both the national rankings and conference race. The players did not lay down though and finished off the season in style with a hard fought 31-24 overtime win at home over West Virginia Wesleyan. Senior DeMichael Nesbitt and junior Andrew Eggleton were named first team All-WVIAC defensive players while junior quarterback Kevin O’Brien was named to the second team offense along with sophomore wide receiver Jermain King and running back Brian Mitchell. Senior William Jackson and junior Joe Clark were chosen for the second team defensive unit.
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GAME 1 — WVSU 67, LINCOLN 13 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ------------------ -- -- -Lincoln (MO)........ 0 0 7 6 W.Va. State......... 14 43 10 0
Score ----- 13 - 67
Score......................... FIRST DOWNS................... RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ PASSING YDS (NET)............. Passes Att-Comp-Int........... TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... Fumble Returns-Yards.......... Punt Returns-Yards............ Kickoff Returns-Yards......... Interception Returns-Yards.... Punts (Number-Avg)............ Fumbles-Lost.................. Penalties-Yards............... Possession Time............... Third-Down Conversions........ Fourth-Down Conversions....... Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... Lincoln (MO) Rushing D. BAKER C. Christiansen J. Simmons T. Stewart Passing A. McClain R. AUBREY
Team ---WVSU WVSU WVSU WVSU WVSU WVSU WVSU WVSU LINCOLN WVSU WVSU LINCOLN
Qtr --1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th
WVSU 67 25 44-278 229 22-10-3 66-507 0-0 7-66 2-52 1-34 3-31.7 1-0 13-120 29:11 3 of 9 0 of 1 5-5
W.Va. State No 7 1 3 11
Yds TD Lg Avg 25 0 11 3.6 13 0 13 13.0 12 0 6 4.0 2 0 2 0.2
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 14-4-1 16 0 7 14-5-0 37 0 10
Receiving M. Tuck D. Wilson G. Everett C. Williams
No. 3 2 2 2
Yds 20 17 11 5
Punting C. Christiansen
No. 11
Punt returns K. BROWN
Kick returns K. BROWN J. Williams Time ---10:20 02:12 14:49 13:23 07:41 05:06 02:30 02:03 11:29 08:56 03:36 08:36
LINCOLN 13 6 31-22 53 28-9-1 59-75 0-0 2--4 10-243 3-16 11-33.8 2-2 8-69 30:49 2 of 16 0 of 2 1-1
Record: (0-1) Record: (1-0)
TD Long 0 9 0 10 0 7 0 4
Rushing Brian Mitchell Fabian Payne Sterling Hardin Michael Thompso Passing Kevin O'Brien Patrick Ryan
No 13 13 14 1
Yds TD Lg Avg 143 1 39 11.0 79 2 18 6.1 63 1 13 4.5 5 0 5 5.0
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 14-9-2 216 4 67 7-1-1 13 0 13
Receiving Landon Johnson Larry Hinton Jermain King Brandon Kennedy
No. 3 3 2 1
Yds 53 19 81 67
Avg Long I20 33.8 55 2
Punting David Wissler
No. 3
Avg Long I20 31.7 38 1
No. 2
Yds -4
TD Long 0 1
Punt returns Joseph Clark Landon Johnson
No. 5 2
Yds 45 21
TD Long 0 17 0 20
No. 6 2
Yds 141 62
TD Long 0 47 0 41
Kick returns Landon Johnson Joseph Clark
No. 1 1
Yds 33 19
TD Long 0 33 0 19
Scoring play -----------Fabian Payne 4 yd run Fabian Payne 2 yd run Jermain King 64 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien Jermain King 17 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien Landon Johnson 10 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien Brian Mitchell 27 yd run Brandon Kennedy 67 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien Valentine Bon 34 yd interception return J. Robinson 16 yd interception return Sterling Hardin 13 yd run Craig Wissler 43 yd field goal R. AUBREY 1 yd run
Conversion ---------Craig Wissler kick Craig Wissler kick Jamar Dillon pass Craig Wissler kick Craig Wissler kick Craig Wissler kick Craig Wissler kick Craig Wissler kick C. Christiansen kick Craig Wissler kick
TD Long 1 30 0 13 2 64 1 67
Plays-Yards ----------6-71 5-41 2-60 1-17 6-58 1-27 2-60
TOP --2:08 2:01 0:40 0:06 3:13 0:09 1:16
6-81 9-35 7-30
2:26 4:10 3:00
C. Christiansen kick blockd
LINCOLN - WVSU ----------------0 - 7 0 - 14 0 - 22 0 - 29 0 - 36 0 - 43 0 - 50 0 - 57 7 - 57 7 - 64 7 - 67 13 - 67
GAME 2 — WVSU 47, CENTRAL STATE 13 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ------------------ -- -- -----W.Va. State......... 14 16 10 7 - 47 Central State (OH).. 7 0 0 6 - 13
Score......................... FIRST DOWNS................... RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ PASSING YDS (NET)............. Passes Att-Comp-Int........... TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... Fumble Returns-Yards.......... Punt Returns-Yards............ Kickoff Returns-Yards......... Interception Returns-Yards.... Punts (Number-Avg)............ Fumbles-Lost.................. Penalties-Yards............... Possession Time............... Third-Down Conversions........ Fourth-Down Conversions....... Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... W.Va. State Rushing Brian Mitchell Fabian Payne Michael Thompso Sterling Hardin Passing Kevin O'Brien
Qtr --1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th
WVSU CENTST 47 13 23 15 31-161 39-108 367 171 23-15-1 20-9-0 54-528 59-279 0-0 0-0 3-11 2--3 2-22 9-162 0-0 1-0 3-39.3 8-30.8 1-1 0-0 13-127 14-155 30:28 32:11 2 of 6 3 of 13 0 of 0 0 of 3 3-3 0-1
Central State (OH) No 14 10 2 3
Yds TD Lg 121 2 43 37 1 9 4 0 14 2 0 3
Avg 8.6 3.7 2.0 0.7
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 23-15-1 367 3 45
Rushing Brooks, Jeff Hicks, Keyonte Hampton, Keenan Diege, Jude Passing Brooks, Jeff Diege, Jude
No 9 12 7 5
Yds TD Lg 50 0 40 37 0 16 24 0 13 10 0 27
Avg 5.6 3.1 3.4 2.0
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 11-4-0 66 1 53 7-4-0 44 0 36
Receiving Brian Mitchell Brandon Kennedy Landon Johnson Jermain King
No. 4 3 2 2
Yds 65 105 82 60
TD Long 0 24 1 38 1 44 1 45
Receiving Williams, Roose Thompson, Tyrel Stover, Daniel Hicks, Keyonte
No. 3 2 1 1
Yds 45 65 53 6
Punting David Wissler
No. 3
Avg Long I20 39.3 43 2
Punting Thompson, Tyrel
No. 8
Avg Long I20 30.8 34 1
Punt returns Landon Johnson
No. Yds TD Long 1 11 0 11 Joseph Clark
Punt returns Clark, Marcus 1 0 0
No. 2
Yds -3
TD Long 0 1
No. 1 1
Kick returns Davis, Mike Jones, Julian
No. 4 2
Yds 88 16
TD Long 0 34 0 8
Kick returns Joseph Clark Fabian Payne Team ---WVSU WVSU CENTST WVSU WVSU WVSU WVSU WVSU WVSU
Record: (2-0) Record: (0-2)
Yds 8 14
TD Long 0 8 0 14
Time Scoring play --------------08:03 Brian Mitchell 43 yd run 02:08 Brian Mitchell 4 yd run 01:53 Stover, Daniel 53 yd pass from Brooks, Jeff 11:30 Craig Wissler 23 yd field goal 05:08 Landon Johnson 44 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien 02:06 Brandon Kennedy 36 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien 14:08 Jermain King 45 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien 02:56 Craig Wissler 44 yd field goal 09:15 Fabian Payne 4 yd run CENTST 4th 01:22 Thompson, Tyrel 61 yd pass from
TD Long 0 36 1 61 1 53 0 6
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Conversion ---------Craig Wissler kick Craig Wissler kick Lopez, Alphonso kick
Plays-Yards TOP ----------- --1-43 0:09 7-55 3:23 1-53 0:07 11-76 5:08 Craig Wissler kick 1-44 0:00 Craig Wissler kick failed 3-60 1:51 Craig Wissler kick 3-52 0:47 6-48 2:16 Craig Wissler kick 5-90 1:29 Dunson, Melvin McCorkle, Eriq rush failed
WVSU - CENTST ----------------7 - 0 14 - 0 14 - 7 17 - 7 24 - 7 30 - 7 37 - 7 40 - 7 47 - 7 3-15
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GAME 3 — WVSU 21, FAIRMONT STATE 20 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ------------------ -- -- -W.Va. State......... 0 7 0 14 Fairmont State...... 3 7 10 0
Score ----- 21 - 20
Score......................... FIRST DOWNS................... RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ PASSING YDS (NET)............. Passes Att-Comp-Int........... TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... Fumble Returns-Yards.......... Punt Returns-Yards............ Kickoff Returns-Yards......... Interception Returns-Yards.... Punts (Number-Avg)............ Fumbles-Lost.................. Penalties-Yards............... Possession Time............... Third-Down Conversions........ Fourth-Down Conversions....... Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... W.Va. State Rushing Brian Mitchell Fabian Payne Kevin O'Brien Landon Johnson Passing Kevin O'Brien
Team ---FSU WVSU FSU FSU FSU WVSU WVSU
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Qtr --1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th
WVSU 21 17 45-126 173 25-14-0 70-299 0-0 3-30 5-105 1-0 7-25.7 6-2 8-55 29:09 7 of 17 0 of 2 2-3
Record: (3-0,1-0) Record: (2-1,0-1) FSU 20 15 43-165 109 24-11-1 67-274 1-10 1-15 3-40 0-0 4-35.5 1-1 7-56 30:51 5 of 15 0 of 1 3-3
Fairmont State No 25 11 6 1
Yds TD Lg 104 1 24 33 0 14 7 0 6 1 0 1
Avg 4.2 3.0 1.2 1.0
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 25-14-0 173 2 28
Receiving Jermain King Brian Mitchell Ryan Douglas Sam Scroggins
No. 3 3 2 2
Punting David Wissler
TD Long 1 12 0 28 0 28 1 17
Passing Derek Taylor TEAM
No 25 13 3 1
Yds TD Lg Avg 159 0 36 6.4 15 1 8 1.2 11 0 8 3.7 -6 0 0 -6.0
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 23-11-1 109 1 23 1-0-0 0 0 0
Receiving Demetrius Davis Perry Baker T. Hawthorne Stephan Johnson
No. 4 3 2 1
Yds 22 39 35 7
No. Avg Long I20 6 30.0 35 3 Yellow Jackets
Punting Ben Landis 1 0.0 0
No. 4
Avg Long I20 35.5 38 0
Punt returns Landon Johnson
No. Yds TD Long 2 20 0 18 Joseph Clark
Punt returns Jay Rossignol 1 10 0 10
No. 1
Yds 15
TD Long 0 0
Kick returns Joseph Clark
No. Yds TD Long 4 83 0 27 Landon Johnson
Kick returns Zack Page 1 22 0
No. 3
Yds 40
TD Long 0 21
Time ---04:25 04:49 02:52 10:02 05:51 09:18 03:40
Yds 34 32 37 18
Rushing Doug Brazill Derek Taylor Omoniyi Bakare Demetrius Davis
Scoring play -----------Alex Ashley 51 yd field goal Sam Scroggins 1 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien Derek Taylor 7 yd run Alex Ashley 51 yd field goal T. Hawthorne 12 yd pass from Derek Taylor Brian Mitchell 24 yd run Jermain King 11 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien
TD Long 0 10 0 19 1 23 0 7
0
22
Conversion ---------Craig Wissler kick Alex Ashley kick Alex Ashley kick Craig Wissler kick Craig Wissler kick
Plays-Yards ----------11-48 6-8 5-71 12-42 6-30 6-60 7-53
TOP --5:03 2:35 1:50 5:00 2:50 2:41 3:20
WVSU - FSU ---------------0 - 3 7 - 3 7 - 10 7 - 13 7 - 20 14 - 20 21 - 20
GAME 4 — WVSU 24, CHARLESTON 21 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ------------------ -- -- -W.Va. State......... 0 9 8 7 Charleston.......... 0 7 7 7
Score ----- 24 - 21
Record: (4-0,2-0) Record: (2-2,1-1)
WVSU Score......................... 24 FIRST DOWNS................... 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 39-143 PASSING YDS (NET)............. 293 Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 36-25-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 75-436 Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards............ 3-20 Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 2-28 Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg)............ 4-30.8 Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-0 Penalties-Yards............... 9-85 Possession Time............... 37:09 Third-Down Conversions........ 10 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-6 W.Va. State Rushing Brian Mitchell Fabian Payne Sterling Hardin Aaron Lewis Passing Kevin O'Brien
Team ---WVSU UC WVSU UC WVSU WVSU UC
Qtr --2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th
Charleston No 21 8 3 1
Yds TD Lg Avg 130 1 27 6.2 14 0 12 1.8 7 0 5 2.3 -1 0 0 -1.0
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 36-25-1 293 1 46
Receiving Jermain King Deonta Landis Landon Johnson Brian Mitchell
No. 6 5 5 3
Yds 114 44 44 21
Punting David Wissler
No. 4
Punt returns Landon Johnson Joseph Clark Kick returns Joseph Clark
Time ---11:58 06:21 00:43 12:03 06:44 01:44 00:00
UC 21 15 38-231 104 12-9-0 50-335 0-0 2-3 5-93 1-0 5-37.4 5-2 7-43 22:51 3 of 9 0 of 0 2-3
TD Long 1 46 0 14 0 12 0 19
Rushing R. Southerland Aaron Higdon Vince Brown DaRante Hunter Passing DaRante Hunter
No 8 3 7 16
Yds TD Lg Avg 75 0 45 9.4 71 0 25 23.7 41 1 21 5.9 28 1 17 1.8
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 12-9-0 104 1 36
Receiving Andre Higgins T. Spencer Aaron Higdon Taylor Jovicic
No. 3 3 1 1
Yds 52 35 20 1
Avg Long I20 30.8 37 1
Punting Wes Sherrill
No. 5
Avg Long I20 37.4 49 0
No. 2 1
Yds 20 0
TD Long 0 15 0 0
Punt returns Brandon McKee David Pickett
No. 1 1
Yds 2 1
TD Long 0 2 0 1
No. 2
Yds 28
TD Long 0 16
Kick returns Julian Johnson Aaron Higdon
No. 3 1
Yds 55 19
TD Long 0 26 0 19
Scoring play -----------Jermain King 6 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien Vince Brown 8 yd run Craig Wissler 21 yd field goal DaRante Hunter 1 yd run Kevin O'Brien 1 yd run Brian Mitchell 4 yd run Andre Higgins 36 yd pass from DaRante Hunter
TD Long 1 36 0 21 0 20 0 1
Conversion Plays-Yards TOP -------------------- --Craig Wissler kick failed 9-65 4:13 Wes Sherrill kick 5-63 2:41 12-56 5:38 Wes Sherrill kick 9-81 2:52 Fabian Payne rush 10-73 5:11 Craig Wissler kick 8-77 3:57 Wes Sherrill kick 7-65 1:38
WVSU - UC --------------6 - 0 6 - 7 9 - 7 9 - 14 17 - 14 24 - 14 24 - 21
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GAME 5 — WVSU 41, CONCORD 7 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ------------------ -- -- -----Concord............. 0 0 0 7 - 7 W.Va. State......... 10 7 10 14 - 41
Score......................... FIRST DOWNS................... RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ PASSING YDS (NET)............. Passes Att-Comp-Int........... TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... Fumble Returns-Yards.......... Punt Returns-Yards............ Kickoff Returns-Yards......... Interception Returns-Yards.... Punts (Number-Avg)............ Fumbles-Lost.................. Penalties-Yards............... Possession Time............... Third-Down Conversions........ Fourth-Down Conversions....... Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... Concord Rushing James Wilson Tyrell Lynch Thomas Mayo Orlando Bryant Passing Thomas Frazier
Team ---WVSU WVSU WVSU WVSU WVSU WVSU CU WVSU
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Qtr --1st 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th
CU 7 10 27-36 114 33-15-3 60-150 0-0 2-2 8-123 1-90 7-36.6 4-3 6-42 27:42 2 of 14 1 of 2 0-1
Record: (0-6,0-4) Record: (5-0,3-0) WVSU 41 22 32-174 261 42-26-1 74-435 0-0 3-30 1-18 3-52 6-38.3 4-1 11-119 32:18 2 of 13 2 of 2 4-4
W.Va. State No 12 2 1 2
Yds TD Lg 35 0 18 13 0 9 4 0 4 2 0 3
Avg 2.9 6.5 4.0 1.0
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 31-14-3 105 0 15 Jerry Robinson
Passing Kevin O'Brien 1-1-0 9 0
No 15 9 3 2
Yds TD Lg 121 2 26 30 2 6 22 0 18 7 0 7
Avg 8.1 3.3 7.3 3.5
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 42-26-1 261 0 34 9
Receiving Thomas Mayo Kareem Royal Chris Carter Nathan Tanner
No. 5 3 2 2
TD Long 0 15 0 14 0 12 0 9
Receiving Deonta Landis Jermain King Larry Hinton Fabian Payne
No. 9 7 3 3
Yds 93 74 38 31
Punting Zach Boyd
No. Avg Long I20 5 48.0 56 3 Team
Punting David Wissler 2 8.0 16
No. 6
Avg Long I20 38.3 49 1
Punt returns Brian Kennedy Robert Lockett
No. 1 1
Punt returns Landon Johnson Joseph Clark
No. 1 1
Yds 5 15
TD Long 0 5 0 15
Kick returns Brian Kennedy
No. Yds TD Long 4 64 0 19 James Wilson
Kick returns Landon Johnson 1 20 0 20
No. 1
Yds 18
TD Long 0 18
Time ---01:35 01:18 08:39 09:19 02:43 09:50 07:36 01:52
Yds 47 18 21 10
Rushing Brian Mitchell Fabian Payne Sterling Hardin Alex Tibbs
Yds 2 0
TD Long 0 2 0 0
Scoring play -----------Craig Wissler 45 yd field goal Joseph Clark 41 yd interception return Fabian Payne 6 yd run Fabian Payne 5 yd run Craig Wissler 22 yd field goal Brian Mitchell 26 yd run Jeff Mehlhaff 90 yd interception return Brian Mitchell 5 yd run
Conversion ---------Craig Wissler kick Craig Wissler kick Craig Wissler kick Craig Wissler kick James Caudill kick Craig Wissler kick
TD Long 0 34 0 14 0 18 0 14
0
Plays-Yards TOP ----------- --10-52 3:31 12-77 12-78 6-32 4-35
5:38 5:32 2:21 2:07
1-5
0:04
CU - WVSU ---------------0 - 3 0 - 10 0 - 17 0 - 24 0 - 27 0 - 34 7 - 34 7 - 41
GAME 6 — SETON HILL 35, WVSU 28 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ------------------ -- -- -W.Va. State......... 7 7 7 7 Seton Hill.......... 7 0 7 21
Score ----- 28 - 35
Score......................... FIRST DOWNS................... RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ PASSING YDS (NET)............. Passes Att-Comp-Int........... TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... Fumble Returns-Yards.......... Punt Returns-Yards............ Kickoff Returns-Yards......... Interception Returns-Yards.... Punts (Number-Avg)............ Fumbles-Lost.................. Penalties-Yards............... Possession Time............... Third-Down Conversions........ Fourth-Down Conversions....... Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... W.Va. State Rushing Brian Mitchell Fabian Payne Sterling Hardin David Wissler Passing Kevin O'Brien
Team ---WVSU SHU WVSU WVSU SHU SHU WVSU SHU SHU
Qtr --1st 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th
WVSU 28 20 35-229 214 30-18-1 65-443 0-0 1-3 6-94 3-8 2-39.0 3-2 9-92 27:03 9 of 14 0 of 1 3-3
SHU 35 28 41-181 278 32-20-3 73-459 1-21 2-6 5-96 1-9 1-33.0 1-0 9-90 32:57 8 of 14 0 of 1 3-3
Seton Hill No 21 8 2 1
Yds TD Lg Avg 228 3 76 10.9 22 0 13 2.8 4 0 5 2.0 -11 0 0 -11.0
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 30-18-1 214 1 37
Receiving Jermain King Larry Hinton Deonta Landis Brian Mitchell
No. 5 3 3 2
Yds 66 26 11 42
Punting David Wissler
No. 2
Punt returns Landon Johnson
Kick returns Landon Johnson Terrance Washin Time ---04:09 01:45 06:27 09:51 06:05 14:27 10:54 06:44 00:10
Record: (5-1,3-1) Record: (7-0,4-0)
TD Long 1 18 0 11 0 7 0 35
Rushing Antwarn Jones RJ Butler Sammy Tranks David Wess Passing David Wess
No 23 8 1 8
Yds TD Lg 104 3 12 68 0 20 4 0 4 3 0 12
Avg 4.5 8.5 4.0 0.4
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 32-20-3 278 2 40
Receiving Sammy Tranks Clayton Shaver Dorian Scott Derek Thompson
No. 8 3 3 2
Yds 116 42 35 49
Avg Long I20 39.0 39 1
Punting Bryce Ogilbee
No. 1
Avg Long I20 33.0 33 0
No. 1
Yds 3
TD Long 0 3
Punt returns Calvin Stephens Sammy Tranks
No. 1 1
Yds 3 3
TD Long 0 3 0 3
No. 4 1
Yds 89 0
TD Long 0 25 0 0
Kick returns Calvin Stephens Sammy Tranks
No. 3 2
Yds 62 34
TD Long 0 38 0 23
Scoring play -----------Brian Mitchell 1 yd run Derek Thompson 40 yd pass from David Wess Brian Mitchell 8 yd run Brian Mitchell 50 yd run Antwarn Jones 4 yd run Sammy Tranks 34 yd pass from David Wess Jermain King 15 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien Antwarn Jones 5 yd run Antwarn Jones 12 yd run
Conversion ---------Craig Wissler Steve Padilla Craig Wissler Craig Wissler Steve Padilla Steve Padilla Craig Wissler Steve Padilla Steve Padilla
kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick
Plays-Yards ----------7-96 5-58 9-72 6-78 1-4 5-89 7-74 9-82 13-80
TD Long 1 34 0 29 0 18 1 40
TOP --3:26 2:13 4:23 2:21 0:05 1:55 3:27 4:06 4:58
WVSU - SHU ---------------7 - 0 7 - 7 14 - 7 21 - 7 21 - 14 21 - 21 28 - 21 28 - 28 28 - 35
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GAME 7 — WVSU 34, WEST LIBERTY 24 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ------------------ -- -- -West Liberty........ 7 7 3 7 W.Va. State......... 7 7 7 13
Score ----- 24 - 34
Record: (4-4,3-2) Record: (6-1,4-1)
WL Score......................... FIRST DOWNS................... RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ PASSING YDS (NET)............. Passes Att-Comp-Int........... TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... Fumble Returns-Yards.......... Punt Returns-Yards............ Kickoff Returns-Yards......... Interception Returns-Yards.... Punts (Number-Avg)............ Fumbles-Lost.................. Penalties-Yards............... Possession Time............... Third-Down Conversions........ Fourth-Down Conversions....... Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... West Liberty
W.Va. State
Rushing Branden Ore Eddie Hills Zach Amedro
No 20 6 5
Yds TD Lg Avg 139 2 27 6.9 41 0 24 6.8 -27 0 5 -5.4
Passing Zach Amedro
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 39-22-1 266 1 41
Receiving Ryan Travis Eddie Hills Johnny Bonar Branden Ore
No. 6 5 4 4
Yds 35 75 77 54
Punting CJ Besece
No. 2
Punt returns Darren Banks Kick returns Darren Banks Ted. Chrinshor Team ---WL WVSU WVSU WL WL WVSU WL WVSU WVSU
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Qtr --1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th
Time ---10:56 01:45 11:53 07:57 08:26 08:13 13:06 07:24 05:46
WVSU 34 20 39-168 215 32-19-1 71-383 0-0 0-0 5-158 1-4 5-36.0 0-0 13-137 32:17 9 of 16 1 of 1 3-4
24 22 31-153 266 39-22-1 70-419 0-0 1-8 5-85 1-0 2-38.5 2-2 12-86 27:43 6 of 13 0 of 3 2-3
TD Long 0 14 1 41 0 28 0 35
Rushing Fabian Payne Sterling Hardin Michael Thompso David Wissler
No 20 13 3 1
Yds TD Lg 91 2 21 45 0 7 26 0 14 3 0 3
Avg 4.6 3.5 8.7 3.0
Passing Kevin O'Brien Patrick Ryan
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 24-14-0 158 1 34 7-5-1 57 1 37
Receiving Jermain King Landon Johnson Alex Tibbs Deonta Landis
No. 7 6 2 2
Yds 51 84 29 14
Avg Long I20 38.5 39 0
Punting David Wissler Kevin O'Brien
No. 4 1
Avg Long I20 35.2 42 0 39.0 39 0
No. 1
Yds 8
TD Long 0 8
Punt returns
No.
Yds
TD Long
No. 2 2
Yds 32 27
TD Long 0 18 0 17
Kick returns Landon Johnson
No. 5
Yds 158
TD Long 1 89
Scoring play -----------Branden Ore 27 yd run Fabian Payne 11 yd run Landon Johnson 34 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien Eddie Hills 41 yd pass from Zach Amedro Billy Hager 39 yd field goal Landon Johnson 89 yd kickoff return Branden Ore 10 yd run Jermain King 5 yd pass from Patrick Ryan Fabian Payne 1 yd run
Conversion ---------Billy Hager kick Craig Wissler kick Craig Wissler kick Billy Hager kick Craig Billy Craig Craig
Wissler kick Hager kick Wissler kick Wissler kick failed
TD Long 1 12 1 34 0 16 0 12
Plays-Yards ----------8-74 11-78 8-70 9-63 7-68 4-42 10-57 3-31
TOP --4:04 5:01 3:32 3:50 2:23 1:17 5:26 1:19
WL - WVSU -------------7 - 0 7 - 7 7 - 14 14 - 14 17 - 14 17 - 21 24 - 21 24 - 28 24 - 34
GAME 8 — GLENVILLE 50, WVSU 28 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ------------------ -- -- -W.Va. State......... 7 7 7 7 Glenville State..... 14 23 7 6
Score ----- 28 - 50
Score......................... FIRST DOWNS................... RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ PASSING YDS (NET)............. Passes Att-Comp-Int........... TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... Fumble Returns-Yards.......... Punt Returns-Yards............ Kickoff Returns-Yards......... Interception Returns-Yards.... Punts (Number-Avg)............ Fumbles-Lost.................. Penalties-Yards............... Possession Time............... Third-Down Conversions........ Fourth-Down Conversions....... Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... W.Va. State Rushing Fabian Payne Michael Thompso Sterling Hardin Landon Johnson Passing Kevin O'Brien Patrick Ryan
Team ---WVSU GSC GSC GSC GSC WVSU GSC GSC GSC WVSU GSC WVSU GSC
Qtr --1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th
GSC 50 27 55-306 146 14-11-1 69-452 0-0 1-0 5-182 3-102 1-26.0 0-0 11-119 31:50 6 of 12 1 of 1 8-8
Glenville State No 11 10 4 1
Yds TD Lg Avg 73 0 18 6.6 35 0 14 3.5 22 0 12 5.5 -4 0 0 -4.0
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 40-23-3 282 4 39 1-0-0 0 0 0
Receiving Jermain King Deonta Landis Michael Thompso Fabian Payne
No. 8 4 4 2
Yds 112 74 24 12
Punting David Wissler
No. 3
Punt returns Derrick Chatman Kick returns Landon Johnson Derrick Chatman Time ---08:25 06:49 03:10 08:31 04:42 02:51 02:37 00:10 06:46 03:29 14:55 10:17 02:47
WVSU 28 25 30-107 282 41-23-3 71-389 0-0 1-16 7-86 1-24 3-34.3 2-0 11-101 28:10 6 of 12 1 of 3 3-4
Record: (6-2,4-2) Record: (6-3,5-1)
TD Long 0 21 2 24 1 13 0 9
Rushing Jerry Seymour James McCants Brian Miles Jared Dearing Passing James McCants TEAM
No 35 14 2 3
Yds TD Lg Avg 204 1 15 5.8 53 4 24 3.8 32 0 27 16.0 17 0 9 5.7
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 13-11-1 146 0 43 1-0-0 0 0 0
Receiving Brian Miles David Russell Anthony Mason Antwan Stewart
No. 4 3 1 1
Yds 45 61 24 17
Avg Long I20 34.3 44 1
Punting DJ Willis
No. 1
Avg Long I20 26.0 26 0
No. 1
Yds 16
TD Long 0 16
Punt returns Xavier Glenn
No. 1
Yds 0
TD Long 0 0
No. 3 2
Yds 37 18
TD Long 0 15 0 9
Kick returns Xavier Glenn Wes Hanson
No. 4 1
Yds 153 29
TD Long 1 89 0 29
Scoring play -----------Deonta Landis 16 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien James McCants 11 yd run Jerry Seymour 13 yd run Alex Amick 32 yd field goal James McCants 1 yd run Sam Scroggins 39 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien Xavier Glenn 89 yd kickoff return James McCants 2 yd run James McCants 3 yd run Deonta Landis 13 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien Alex Amick 40 yd field goal Michael Thompso 13 yd pass from Kevin O'Brien Alex Amick 36 yd field goal
Conversion ---------Craig Wissler kick Alex Amick kick Alex Amick kick Alex Amick kick Craig Wissler kick Alex Amick rush fumbld Alex Amick kick Alex Amick kick Craig Wissler kick Craig Wissler kick
Plays-Yards ----------7-42 4-41 6-61 11-59 4-14 6-63 11-97 7-71 9-74 7-30 13-71 12-71
TD Long 0 24 0 43 0 24 0 17
TOP --3:28 1:30 2:29 4:42 1:33 1:51 1:39 2:52 3:12 3:26 4:33 7:30
WVSU - GSC ---------------7 - 0 7 - 7 7 - 14 7 - 17 7 - 24 14 - 24 14 - 30 14 - 37 14 - 44 21 - 44 21 - 47 28 - 47 28 - 50
GAME 9 — SHEPHERD 56, WVSU 14 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ------------------ -- -- -----Shepherd............ 14 7 21 14 - 56 W.Va. State......... 0 7 7 0 - 14
Score......................... FIRST DOWNS................... RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ PASSING YDS (NET)............. Passes Att-Comp-Int........... TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... Fumble Returns-Yards.......... Punt Returns-Yards............ Kickoff Returns-Yards......... Interception Returns-Yards.... Punts (Number-Avg)............ Fumbles-Lost.................. Penalties-Yards............... Possession Time............... Third-Down Conversions........ Fourth-Down Conversions....... Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... Shepherd Rushing Jimmy Sutch Thomas Addison Bobby Humphries Tyler Lazear Passing Tyler Lazear
Team ---SU SU SU WVSU SU SU WVSU SU SU SU
Qtr --1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th
SU 56 23 49-321 73 15-8-0 64-394 0-0 3-65 3-103 2-38 5-36.8 0-0 6-55 34:47 5 of 10 0 of 0 4-4
Record: (5-5,3-5) Record: (6-3,4-3) WVSU 14 23 29-181 256 40-20-2 69-437 0-0 1-5 8-164 0-0 4-36.5 2-2 8-74 25:13 4 of 11 0 of 1 1-4
W.Va. State No 24 19 2 2
Yds TD Lg Avg 158 4 25 6.6 127 1 27 6.7 23 0 22 11.5 9 0 6 4.5
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 15-8-0 73 0 18
Receiving Jimmy Sutch Raymond Mends Neal Hardie Ryan Lavin
No. 3 3 1 1
Punting Matt Martin
Yds TD Lg 131 2 32 29 0 9 10 0 5 7 0 7
Avg 8.7 4.8 2.0 7.0
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 38-20-2 256 0 26 2-0-0 0 0 0 No. 5 5 4 4
Yds 65 52 72 43
No. Avg Long I20 4 35.8 43 2 Bryan Beverage
Punting David Wissler 1 41.0 41
No. 4
Avg Long I20 36.5 46 2
Punt returns Deante Steele
No. Yds TD Long 2 60 1 60 Taros Harris
Punt returns Derrick Chatman 1 5 0 5
No. 1
Yds 5
TD Long 0 5
Kick returns Deante Steele Anthony Gary
No. 2 1
Kick returns Derrick Chatman Landon Johnson
No. 3 3
Yds 75 51
TD Long 0 31 0 21
Yds 102 1
TD Long 0 18 0 9 0 12 0 0
Passing Kevin O'Brien Patrick Ryan
No 15 6 5 1
Receiving Ryan Douglas Landon Johnson Jermain King Deonta Landis
Time ---13:31 10:54 09:58 06:03 14:47 08:59 06:42 01:21 08:11 04:22
Yds 39 25 12 -3
Rushing Michael Thompso Brian Mitchell Fabian Payne Kevin O'Brien
TD Long 1 85 0 1
Scoring play -----------Jimmy Sutch 3 yd run Jimmy Sutch 5 yd run Thomas Addison 2 yd run Michael Thompso 1 yd run Deante Steele 85 yd kickoff return Jimmy Sutch 25 yd run Michael Thompso 32 yd run Jimmy Sutch 5 yd run Deante Steele 21 yd interception return Deante Steele 60 yd punt return
TD Long 0 23 0 16 0 26 0 19
0
Conversion ---------Eric Dobratz kick Eric Dobratz kick Eric Dobratz kick Craig Wissler kick Eric Dobratz kick Eric Dobratz kick Craig Wissler kick Eric Dobratz kick Bryan Beverage kick Bryan Beverage kick
Plays-Yards ----------3-25 3-21 14-84 10-77 6-80 7-83 10-89
TOP --1:22 1:23 7:35 3:49 2:50 2:08 5:18
SU - WVSU ---------------7 - 0 14 - 0 21 - 0 21 - 7 28 - 7 35 - 7 35 - 14 42 - 14 49 - 14 56 - 14
GAME 10 — WVSU 31, WV WESLEYAN 24 (OT) Score by Quarters ----------------W.Va. Wesleyan….... W.Va. State....
1 2 3 4 OT Score -- -- -- -- -----7 7 7 3 0 - 24 7 3 7 7 7 - 31
Score......................... FIRST DOWNS................... RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ PASSING YDS (NET)............. Passes Att-Comp-Int........... TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... Fumble Returns-Yards.......... Punt Returns-Yards............ Kickoff Returns-Yards......... Interception Returns-Yards.... Punts (Number-Avg)............ Fumbles-Lost.................. Penalties-Yards............... Possession Time............... Third-Down Conversions........ Fourth-Down Conversions....... Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... W.Va. Wesleyan Rushing Reggie Taylor Harry Lorusso Aaron Echard T.J. Benners Passing Harry Lorusso
Team ---WVWC WVSU WVSU WVWC WVSU WVWC WVSU WVWC WVSU
Qtr --1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th OT
WVSU 31 18 42-278 100 21-12-0 63-378 0-0 2-0 3-54 2-28 4-27.2 0-0 8-64 29:07 7 of 15 1 of 1 3-3
W.Va. State No 30 7 5 1
Yds TD Lg Avg 174 1 17 5.8 20 0 8 2.9 15 1 9 3.0 -7 0 0 -7.0
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 16-10-2 158 1 51
Receiving Reggie Taylor Aaron Echard Emmanuel Burrel W. Schiefelbein
No. 4 2 2 1
Yds 25 62 34 33
Punting Derek Moore
No. 4
Punt returns
Kick returns T.J. Benners Mike Price Time ---12:59 00:00 01:07 00:29 11:28 00:49 10:21 00:00 00:00
WVWC 24 16 43-202 158 16-10-2 59-360 0-0 0-0 3-44 0-0 4-32.8 0-0 5-45 45:53 4 of 11 1 of 2 3-4
Record: (1-10,1-7) Record: (7-3,5-3)
TD Long 0 27 0 51 0 27 1 33
Rushing Michael Thompso Fabian Payne Landon Johnson Derrick Chatman Passing Patrick Ryan Yellow Jackets
No 27 11 2 1
Yds TD Lg Avg 182 3 52 6.7 59 0 19 5.4 33 0 36 16.5 3 0 3 3.0
AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng 20-12-0 100 1 31 1-0-0 0 0 0
Receiving Jermain King Landon Johnson Sterling Hardin Michael Thompso
No. 7 3 1 1
Yds 58 46 1 -5
Avg Long I20 32.8 40 0
Punting David Wissler
No. 4
Avg Long I20 27.2 39 1
No.
Yds
TD Long
Punt returns Derrick Chatman
No. 2
Yds 0
TD Long 0 0
No. 2 1
Yds 37 7
TD Long 0 27 0 7
Kick returns Landon Johnson Andrew Eggleton
No. 2 1
Yds 45 9
TD Long 0 27 0 9
Scoring play -----------Reggie Taylor 10 yd run Michael Thompso 8 yd run Craig Wissler 37 yd field goal Aaron Echard 1 yd run Michael Thompso 52 yd run W. Schiefelbein 33 yd pass from Harry Lorusso Jermain King 12 yd pass from Patrick Ryan Derek Moore 25 yd field goal Michael Thompso 25 yd run
Conversion ---------Derek Moore kick Craig Wissler kick Derek Craig Derek Craig
Moore kick Wissler kick Moore kick Wissler kick
Craig Wissler kick
TD Long 1 15 0 31 0 1 0 0
Plays-Yards TOP ----------- --4-60 2:01 9-63 4:42 11-49 3:13 5-60 0:33 5-72 3:26 4-55 2:00 10-51 5:26 12-0 16:40 12-0 16:40
WVWC - WVSU ---------------7 - 0 7 - 7 7 - 10 14 - 10 14 - 17 21 - 17 21 - 24 24 - 24 24 - 31
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Team Statistics All games TEAM STATISTICS WVSU OPP -------------------------------------------------------SCORING....................... 335 263 Points Per Game............. 33.5 26.3 FIRST DOWNS................... 217 177 Rushing..................... 89 95 Passing..................... 110 63 Penalty..................... 18 19 RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1845 1725 Yards gained rushing........ 2078 2101 Yards lost rushing.......... 233 376 Rushing Attempts............ 366 397 Average Per Rush............ 5.0 4.3 Average Per Game............ 184.5 172.5 TDs Rushing................. 24 21 PASSING YARDAGE............... 2390 1472 Att-Comp-Int................ 312-182-13 233-124-12 Average Per Pass............ 7.7 6.3 Average Per Catch........... 13.1 11.9 Average Per Game............ 239.0 147.2 TDs Passing................. 18 8 TOTAL OFFENSE................. 4235 3197 Total Plays................. 678 630 Average Per Play............ 6.2 5.1 Average Per Game............ 423.5 319.7 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 41-781 56-1171 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 24-181 16-92 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 12-150 13-255 KICK RETURN AVERAGE........... 19.0 20.9 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE........... 7.5 5.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE............ 12.5 19.6 FUMBLES-LOST.................. 20-8 15-10 PENALTIES-YARDS............... 103-974 85-760 Average Per Game............ 97.4 76.0 PUNTS-YARDS................... 41-1362 48-1654 Average Per Punt............ 33.2 34.5 Net punt average............ 31.0 30.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 30:00 31:45 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 59/130 44/127 3rd-Down Pct................ 45% 35% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 5/12 3/15 4th-Down Pct................ 42% 20% SACKS BY-YARDS................ 30-199 12-70 MISC YARDS.................... 0 31
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TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd -------------------- --- --W.Va. State......... 66 113 Opponents........... 59 58
3rd --73 69
45 7-13 40-43 4th OT --- --76 7 77 0
35 7-12 32-34 Total --335 263
Overall Individual Statistics West Virginia Conference Football W.Va. State Overall Individual Statistics (Through games of Nov 22, 2008) All games RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G ---------------------------------------------------------------Brian Mitchell 7 115 916 40 876 7.6 10 76 125.1 Fabian Payne 10 106 487 39 448 4.2 7 21 44.8 Michael Thompson 6 58 415 32 383 6.6 5 52 63.8 Sterling Hardin 9 44 178 9 169 3.8 1 18 18.8 Landon Johnson 10 4 37 7 30 7.5 0 36 3.0 Alex Tibbs 6 4 10 0 10 2.5 0 7 1.7 Flen Sistrunk 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 Derrick Chatman 8 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.4 Aaron Lewis 3 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.3 Patrick Ryan 10 2 1 3 -2 -1.0 0 1 -0.2 Deonta Landis 10 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.3 Yellow Jackets 6 2 0 12 -12 -6.0 0 0 -2.0 David Wissler 10 3 3 20 -17 -5.7 0 3 -1.7 Kevin O'Brien 9 24 25 67 -42 -1.8 1 7 -4.7 Total.......... 10 366 2078 233 1845 5.0 24 76 184.5 Opponents...... 10 397 2101 376 1725 4.3 21 45 172.5 PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G -------------------------------------------------------------------Kevin O'Brien 9 140.18 272-164-11 60.3 2220 16 67 246.7 Patrick Ryan 10 94.27 37-18-2 48.6 170 2 37 17.0 Yellow Jackets 6 0.00 2-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 David Wissler 10 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total.......... 10 133.38 312-182-13 58.3 2390 18 67 239.0 Opponents...... 10 107.32 233-124-12 53.2 1472 8 61 147.2 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G -----------------------------------------------------Jermain King 10 51 722 14.2 8 64 72.2 Landon Johnson 10 30 419 14.0 3 44 41.9 Deonta Landis 10 28 288 10.3 2 34 28.8 Larry Hinton 8 14 142 10.1 0 22 17.8
Brian Mitchell Fabian Payne Sam Scroggins Ryan Douglas Brandon Kennedy Michael Thompson Alex Tibbs David Parsons Sterling Hardin Total.......... Opponents......
7 10 10 9 5 6 6 5 9 10 10
13 166 12 132 8 115 8 110 7 223 6 34 2 29 2 9 1 1 182 2390 124 1472
12.8 11.0 14.4 13.8 31.9 5.7 14.5 4.5 1.0 13.1 11.9
0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 18 8
PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long -------------------------------------------Joseph Clark 9 70 7.8 0 17 Landon Johnson 9 80 8.9 0 20 Derrick Chatman 4 21 5.2 0 16 Stephen Bumpus 1 0 0.0 0 0 Valentine Bon 1 10 10.0 0 0 Total.......... 24 181 7.5 0 20 Opponents...... 16 92 5.8 1 60 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long -------------------------------------------Joseph Clark 3 41 13.7 1 41 Stephen Bumpus 3 6 2.0 0 4 Andrew Eggleton 2 13 6.5 0 9 Will Jackson 1 4 4.0 0 4 Valentine Bon 1 34 34.0 1 34 Terrance Washin 1 24 24.0 0 24 Craig Rodarte 1 28 28.0 0 28 Total.......... 12 150 12.5 2 41 Opponents...... 13 255 19.6 3 90 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long -------------------------------------------Landon Johnson 20 453 22.6 1 89 Joseph Clark 10 169 16.9 0 27 Derrick Chatman 5 93 18.6 0 31 Michael Thompso 2 38 19.0 0 19 Fabian Payne 2 19 9.5 0 14 Terrance Washington 1 0 0.0 0 0 Andrew Eggleton 1 9 9.0 0 9 Total.......... 41 781 19.0 1 89 Opponents...... 56 1171 20.9 2 89 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long -------------------------------------------Total.......... 0 0 0.0 0 0 20
35 23.7 37 13.2 39 11.5 28 12.2 67 44.6 15 5.7 16 4.8 5 1.8 1 0.1 67 239.0 61 147.2
Opponents......
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Opposing WVIAC football coaches made West Virginia State Coach Earl Monroe's job a little bit easier when they shockingly tabbed the Yellow Jackets seventh in the nine-team football conference. "It makes our first meeting real easy," said an obviously upset Monroe. "I know it doesn't mean much but I just assumed we would get a little more respect than that." WVSU is coming off back-to-back 7-3 seasons. The Jackets were 5-3 in conference games and finished fourth each season. "We should get respect for what we've done the last two years," Monroe said. "But it is what it is." And it should be a great motivational tool for a Jacket squad that returns record-setting senior quarterback Kevin O'Brien, two-time All-WVIAC defender Andrew Eggleton, and leading receiver Jermain King. Monroe praised defending WVIAC champ Glenville State, which blasted the Jackets last year, and Seton Hill, which finished second and then advanced two rounds in the postseason. "They earned respect for what they did last year and who they have coming back," Monroe said. "We just deserve the same respect." (WEST LIBERTY, W.Va.)---Defending champion Glenville State is the choice to repeat as WVIAC football champions in 2009, but the Pioneers are expected to have plenty of company atop the league standings as six of the league's nine squads received a first place vote in the annual coaches' poll that was released this afternoon at West Liberty University as part of the 2009 WVIAC Football Media Day festivities. GSC grabbed four first place votes and was followed by second place Charleston, while 2009 NCAA playoff participant Seton Hill was third. West Liberty, Shepherd, and Fairmont State hold down the fourth through sixth spots. UC, SHU, WLU, SU, and FSU each notched one nod for the top position. West Virginia State, Concord, and West Virginia Wesleyan round out the poll.
2009 WVIAC Coaches’ Poll Pos. School (1st Place Votes) 1. Glenville State (4) 2. Charleston (1) 3. Seton Hill (1) 4. West Liberty (1) 5. Shepherd (1) 6. Fairmont State (1) 7. West Virginia State 8. Concord 9. West Virginia Wesleyan
Pts. 68 60 57 56 53 48 33 19 12
Glenville State (8-3, 7-1) must replace the nation's leading rusher in Jerry Seymour (WVIAC record 2282 yards in '08), but the Pioneers have plenty on hand in an attempt to defend their crown. Quarterback James McCants was ultra-efficient last season tossing a dozen touchdown passes, while only allowing four interceptions for an attack that averaged 33.9 points per game. Fleet Antwan Stewart grabbed 38 passes as a rookie, but Adam Adkins is the only returning starting offensive lineman from a unit that helped GSC establish a league record with 282.2 rush yards per game in 2008. Alan Fiddler's Pioneers should be tough on defense. Terrell Parker (18 TFL) and Kaleb Lawrence (19 TFL) are a potent pair at linebacker, while Scott Sears (15 TFL) can disrupt offenses from his defensive end slot. Charleston (7-4, 5-3) will rely on an experienced defense and speedy skill players in 2009. The Golden Eagles welcome back eleven defenders with significant starting experience, including a solid linebacker corps that includes Joey Lindamood (9 TFL) and LeDominique Williams. Free safety Xavier Drakeford (85 T) anchors the secondary, while Dominick Iacovone (10 TFL) and Ted Schaible (17 TFL) are forces up front. Tony DeMeo's Triple Gun attack is triggered by junior quarterback DaRante Hunter. The Florida native topped the WVIAC with a 163.42 pass efficiency rating and rushed for a team-high 478 yards. Aaron Higdon (9.6 ypr) and Julian Johnson (11.8 ypr) are big play threats from the slot back position. However, UC must find a replacement for Terrance Spencer, the school's career receiving leader, in the passing game.
Seton Hill (10-3, 6-2) shocked many in Division II football circles as the Griffins qualified for the NCAA postseason in the school's inaugural season of eligibility and the first season for head coach Joel Dolinski. SHU will look for back-to-back seasons of playoff football behind the electricifying duo of Antwarn Jones and Sammy Tranks. Jones, who ranks tenth on the WVIAC career rushing list with 3,501 yards, keys the Griffin rush attack. Tranks is one of the most dangerous kick returners in the country after posting five (4 punt, 1 kickoff) runbacks for scores in 2008. He also grabbed 63 receptions for 826 yards and seven more touchdowns. Matt Dowdell looks to resume his starting role at quarterback. The senior threw for 2092 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2007 as a regular. The Griffins face heavy losses in the secondary, but DE Matt Galadyk (21 TFL), DT Darnell Jones (44 T), LB Rob Ellis (12 TFL), and LB Steve Trent (82 T) should help form a strong front seven. West Liberty (7-4, 6-2) has developed into an annual contender for the WVIAC title after posting winning marks in each of Roger Waialae's four seasons at the helm in the Northern Panhandle. Strong-armed quarterback Zach Amedro, who has passed for 5730 yards and 39 scores in two seasons, leads a potentially explosive attack. Versatile Eddie Hills shuttles back into the tailback spot in 2009. The senior rushed for over 1,000 yards in his first two seasons as a Topper before leading the WVIAC in with 61 receptions as a junior. The WL defense returns eight starters and is led by the linebacker duo of Clay Beeler and Nick Harding. Beeler was recognized as an All-American by Don Hansen's Football Gazette after racking up 20 tackles for loss in 2008. Harding is a two-time All-WVIAC pick and paced the league with 115 stops last season. Shepherd (5-6, 3-5) experienced a rare down year in 2008 after the Rams had claimed four straight WVIAC crowns. Head coach Monte Cater, the all-time WVIAC leader with 155 victories, looks to get back in the championship chase with 17 returning starters. All-WVIAC honoree Jeremy Hairston is among five offensive linemen with starting experience. Running back Jimmy Sutch continued the Rams' tradition of a strong rush game with 885 yards and 15 touchdowns. Deante Steele, who took four (2 punts, 2 kickoffs) kicks back for scores in 2008, is an All-American return specialist. The junior pairs with Layton Hersh (5 INT) to comprise one of the WVIAC's top defensive backfields. Fairmont State (5-6, 3-5) returns a whopping 42 of 49 lettermen for head coach Mike Lopez, including 20 of 22 starters. Wide receiver Perry Baker established himself as a premier offensive threat after accounting for 589 receiving yards, 258 rush yards, and 11 scores as a sophomore. Quarterback Vick Bradford tossed 15 touchdown passes in 2008. The Falcon defense is keyed by senior Nate Black, a first team All-WVIAC selection after making a team-best 93 stops, including 13 for loss. Kicker Alex Ashley is climbing the WVIAC career charts after booting a dozen field goals last season, two of which were 50-plus yard efforts. West Virginia State (7-3, 5-3) has experienced back-to-back seven-win campaigns for head coach Earl Monroe after going through a drought of 14 seasons without a winning mark. Senior quarterback Kevin O'Brien is an all-region candidate and is a good bet to rewrite the Yellow Jacket career record book after throwing for 6088 yards in his first three years as a starter. Jermain King is one of O'Brien's favorite targets after making 51 grabs in 2008. St. Albans native Andrew Eggleton (90 T), a 2008 first team All-WVIAC pick at linebacker, is one of six returning starters on defense. Concord (0-11, 0-8) will look to turn things around as former California (PA) and Fairmont State Mike Kellar takes the helm of the Mountain Lion program after helping Cal to back-to-back regional titles. Only eight total starters are back for CU, including four on each side of the ball. Noseguard Dan Stone is one of the WVIAC's top interior defensive linemen. The wide receiver corps of Thomas Mayo (43 rec.), Kareem Royal (18 rec.), and Nate Tanner (24 rec.) could be a strength for the CU offense. West Virginia Wesleyan (1-10, 1-7) has a new head coach for the first time in a quarter-century as Dennis Creehan now guides the Bobcat program. The experienced Creehan has a 71-54-1 mark as a head coach with previous stops at Edinboro, South Dakota, and San Francisco State along with tenure as an assistant at Hamilton and Edmonton in the Canadian Football League. He also served on staffs at Army, Duke, Rutgers, and Arkansas State. WVWC welcomes back a league-low seven starters, but running back Reggie Taylor is one of the league's best after gaining 1165 yards in 2008. DL Keith Branch (6 TFL) and LB Donovan Pearson (50 T) lead the Bobcat stop troops.
West Virginia State University 2009 Football Prospectus
On Thursday, May 18, 2006 West Virginia State officials named longtime assistant Earl Monroe as the school's head football coach. A search committee presented a list of three finalists from among 125 applicants to Dr. Hazo W. Carter, Jr., the university's president, who made the final decision. Carter selected Monroe, the Yellow Jackets' interim coach. School officials were impressed with Monroe's aggressiveness in running the program as interim head coach, as the former defensive coordinator brought increased accountability for players on the academic and football sides. Their confidence was rewarded when, in Monroe’s first season, the Yellow Jackets recorded a 5-6 record, the most wins for the squad since 1999. His 2007 squad bettered that with a 7-3 performance marking the program’s first winning record since 1992. The Yellow Jackets followed that by winning their first five games of the 2008 season which led to the program entering the national rankings for the first time ever. The Jackets concluded the season 7-3 again giving Coach Monroe a career record of 19-12 in three years. Monroe, 52, has been with the WVSU football program since 1987, when he came to the Jackets' as a volunteer assistant. The Atlanta native and former Miami (Fla.) and West Virginia Rockets linebacker has been the State defensive coordinator since 1996. Monroe also has taught physical education classes at State, in individual and dual sports, strength and conditioning and golf.
Coach Monroe Comments on this year’s Yellow Jackets — “With O’Brien and the receivers we have back we’ll probably be more of a passing team but will still like to be able to run the ball.” “As a defensive minded person I like to see that clock run.” “Depending on how some of our young fullback candidates develop we may run more out of an ’I’ formation.” “Defensively we may try a 3-4 look at times instead of our usual 4-3.” On moving Valentine Bon to linebacker — “The move makes us a little faster at the linebacker spot. We just need to find a safety to move into his place that can do the job.”
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West Virginia State University 2009 Football Prospectus
A former Yellow Jacket player himself Clifford “Kip� Shaw was most recently the Assistant Head Coach and Receivers Coach at Southeast Missouri State, a NCAA Division I-AA program. During his tenure with the Redhawks they averaged 414 yards and 27.6 points per game with an average of 269.5 of the yards coming through the air. The Yellow Jackets averaged 188.7 total yards and 13.7 points per contest in 2005. Prior to that Shaw worked as a graduate assistant under Bob Pruett at Marshall and was on the sideline for two Herd MidAmerican Conference championships and two Motor City Bowl appearances. He also served as Head Coach for Clarksburg Notre Dame High School for two seasons. Since returning to Institute he has helped the Jackets be ranked in the top three in the WVIAC every season in passing offense
William King, a former Capital High and Marshall standout linebacker, stepped right into the opening left when Monroe was promoted and the Yellow jackets have not missed a beat. King formerly held the position of Linebacker Coach at NCAA Division I Morgan State in Baltimore where he also was director of the Bears' summer football camps. Prior to that he worked as an assistant defensive backs and ends coach at James Madison and as first the wide receivers and then defensive ends coach at Tusculum College in Tennessee. King also spent a season as the defensive line coach at Elon College in North Carolina. He also played one season at linebacker in the CFL. The Jackets have finished in the top three in the WVIAC in pass defense since King took over the defense and last year they led the conference by allowing only 147 yards per game through the air. This is his fourth season with the Yellow Jackets.
This is his fourth season with the Yellow Jackets.
Nate Wilson 1st year
Darryl Denson 1st year
Mike Hayes 1st year
J.R. Kinney 4th year
Nate King 6th year
Ralph Fink 4th year
Ryan Moore 4th year
2009 Schedule
Date Time
Opponent
08/29 1:00
Central State U
09/05 4:00
at Benedict College
09/12 1:00
U‐Charleston
09/26 6:00
at Concord U
10/03 1:30
Seton Hill U (HC)
10/10 1:00
at West Liberty U
10/17 1:00
Glenville State
10/24 1:00
at Shepherd U
10/31 1:00
at WV Wesleyan
11/07 1:00
Fairmont State U
The Yellow Jackets
Brad Allen #37
David Berry #89
Aaron Butler #87
Dillon Anthony #16
Cheron Bines #28
Pierre Chatman #17
Brandon Arthur #90
Soloman Boadi #35
Joe Clark #2
Jared Bailey #75
Valentine Bon #4
Corey Cole #74 27
Timmy DeBarr #12
Tim Duran #45
Frederick Garnett #27 28
William Delgadillo #53
Barry Dressel #43
Andrew Eggleton #49
Jarett Ford #68
Drayontae Fuller #11
William Gary #52
Zach Godsey #85
Ken Garnett #41
Keith DuPree #84
Dallas Goode #94
Casey Griffin #54
Larry Hinton #18
Chris Inghram #42
Landon Johnson #3
Mike Jones #55
Michael Harper-Thompson #22
Robert Jackson #10
Ronnie Jones #40
John Hightower #8
Charles Johnson #38
Brandon Kennedy #82 29
Jermain King #1
Elisha Merchant #97
A keem Nofiu #95 30
Justin King #65
Deonta Landis #8
Ryan Miller #53
Desmond Mills #79
Kevin O’Brien #9
Aaric Payne #72
Tyler Long #47
Nick Mullins #15
Fabian Payne #34
LeFloyd Phillips #19
Craig Rodarte #13
Sam Scroggins #6
Mongar Pratt #56
Chris Rouse #29
Flen Sistrunk #32
Wesley Price #67
Darius Priester #76
Patrick Ryan #7
Brandon Savage #64
Chris Sizemore #46
Aaron Smith #59 31
Ryan Smoot #5
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Andrew Spurgeon #48
Glenn Swan, Jr. #31
Desmond Thomas #98
Diondre Walker #44
Terrence Washington # 21
James Stormer #50
Michael Styles #36
Robert Turbeville #58
Donald Upshaw #81
Sedale Watson #23
Solomon Wheat #14
Mike Wilburn #20
Dominic Williams #71
David Wissler #24
Christopher Young #33
Frederick Wilson #92
Craig Wissler #26
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West Virginia State University 2009 Football Prospectus Top Returning Players on Offense
Quarterback Kevin O’Brien 6-4, 225, Senior from Port St. Lucie, Florida Entering his fourth year as the Yellow Jacket’s quarterback O’Brien already holds the program record for completions in a career with 514 and with 6,362 passing yards in his first three seasons he needs just 317 more to break the program career record in that category. “If he stays healthy we’ll be alright offensively,” said Coach Earl Monroe. “Since he has been here he has taken command and is like a coach on the field.” O’Brien also set a single season record for passing percentage in 2008 when he completed 60.3 % of his attempts.
Wide Receiver Jermaine King 6-3, 215, Junior from Wauchula, Florida The Yellow Jackets’ top receiver his first two seasons with a combined 107 catches for 1,284 yards and 11 touchdowns. King is the complete package with size, speed, and hands that make him dangerous both as a possession type receiver or deep threat. Other Key Offensive Players Returning Wide Receiver — Landon Johnson, soph., 5-11, 185, 30 catches, 419 yards Running Back — Fabian Payne, soph., 6-0, 190, 487 yards rushing Michael Thompson, jr., 5-10, 180, 415 yards rushing Offensive lineman — Mike Jones, sr.,6-5, 270 Offensive lineman — Corey Cole, sr., 6-3, 290 Offensive lineman — William Delgadillo, sr., 6-1, 300 Offensive lineman — Aaric Payne, sr., 6-2, 300 35
West Virginia State University 2009 Football Prospectus Top Returning Players on Defense
Linebacker Andrew Eggleton 5-11, 200, Senior from St. Albans, WV Had 90 tackles including 13 for loss and three sacks last season while recovering a team-high three fumbles. Enters his senior season with 228 total career tackles.
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Other Key Offensive Players Back Linebacker — Valentine Bon, sr., 5-11, 195, 80 tackles Defensive End — Sam Scoggins, sr., 6-5, 240 Defensive Tackle — Elisha Merchant, jr., 6-3, 235 Cornerback — Joe Clark, sr, 5-10, 170 Cornerback — Terrance Washington, sr., 5-11, 185
Special Teams Returning Placekicker — Craig Wissler, jr. 5-11, 160 7-13 Field Goals, 40-43 Extra Points Punter — Dave Wissler, soph., 5-10, 155 39 for 33.9 average www.wvsuyellowjackets.com
GENERAL Name of School: West Virginia State University City/Zip: Institute, WV 25112-1000 Founded: 1891 Nickname: Yellow Jackets School Colors: Old Gold & Black Stadium: Lakin Field (1963) Capacity: 5,000 Enrollment: 2,081 Surface: Grass Affiliation: NCAA II Conference: WV Intercollegiate President: Dr. Hazo W. Carter, Jr. Alma Mater / Year: Vanderbilt University Athletic Director: Sean Loyd Alma Mater / Year: WVSU 1995 Athletic Dept. Phone: 304-766-3061
COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Earl Monroe Alma Mater / Year: Miami 1978 Career Record / years: 19-12/4th At school / years: 19-12/4th WVIAC Record : 12-11/4th Football Phone: 304--766--3228 / 3204 E-Mail: monroeel@wvstateu.edu Best time to call: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Full Time Assistants (Alma Mater / Year/ Duties) - Kip Shaw WVSU-93/ Off-Coordinator kipshaw@wvstateu.edu - Will King Marshall-95/ Def-Coordinator wking@wvstateu.edu Athletic Trainer: Rick Ray, A. T. C., Cal-Pa. 1988
SPORT'S INFORMATION Sean McAndrews Phone: 304--766--4122 E-Mail: mcandrse@wvstateu.edu John Simms Phone: 304-766-5760 E-Mail: simmsj@wvstateu.edu Fax: 304--766--3364 Press Box Phone: 304--766--3299
TEAM INFORMATION Overall last year: 7-3 Conference Record: 5-3 Final ranking last year: 4th Basic Offense: 2 back set Basic Defense: 4-3 set
WVSU Athletic Department PO Box 1000 Institute, WV 25112-1000 Web Site: www.wvsuyellowjackets.com CALL/FAX list: (Area Code 304) AP 800-642-8291/ 346-0897 fax Gazette 800-982-6397/ 348-1740 fax Daily Mail 800-982-6397/ 348-4847 fax WSAZ 3 800-426-1075/ 697-4325 fax WOWK 13 800-234-9695/ 523-0545 fax WCHS 8 888-696-9247/ 345-1849 fax
Letter winners Returning: Off: 18 Def: 18 Specialty: 2 TOTAL: 38 Letter winners Lost: Off: 8 Def: 8 Specialty: 2 TOTAL: 18 Starters Returning: Off: 8 ` Def: 6 Specialty: 2 TOTAL: 16 Starters Returning on Offense Corey Cole – OL; Jermain King – WR; Fabian Payne – RB; Kevin O’Brien – QB; Starters Returning on Defense Valentine Bon – LB; Andrew Eggleton – LB; Terrence Washington – DB;
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NO 37 16 RS 90 75
NAME Allen, Brad Anthony, Dillon Auguste, Larry Arthur, Brandon Bailey, Jared
CL. FR FR SO FR FR
POS DB RB RB DE DL
HT. 6 5-9 5-9 6-1 6
WT. 185 195 200 220 260
HOMETOWN Aiken, SC Iberia, LA Margate, FL Clendenin, WV Nitro, WV
PREVIOUS INSTITUTION Silver Bluff HS Laurelville HS Nova SE U Herbert Hoover HS Nitro HS
89 28 35 04
Berry, David Bines, Cheron Boadi, Solomon Bon, Valentine
FR JR SR SR
WR DB LB LB
6-1 5-11 5-10 5-11
180 185 205 195
Greenup, KY Timmonsville, SC Dumfries, VA Sicklerville, NJ
Greenup County HS Feather River College Potomac Senior HS Livingstone College
87 17 02 74 RS RS 12 53 43 RS 84 45 49 68 11 27 41 52 85 94 54 22 88 18
Butler, Aaron Chatman, Pierre Clark, Joe Cole, Corey Copeland, Christopher Cutter, J Neil DeBarr, Timmy DelGadillo, William Dressell, Barry Dunham, Ricky Dupree, Keith Duran, Tim Eggleton, Andrew Ford, Jarrett Fuller, Drayontae Garnett, Frederick Garnett, Ken Gary, William Godsey, Zack Goode, Dallas Griffin, Casey Harper-Thompson, Michael Hightower, John Hinton, Larry
FR JR SR SR FR SO SO SR FR SO FR JR SR SO SO FR FR FR FR FR SO SO FR SR
WR DE DB OL FB QB WR OL FB WR TE LB LB OL WR DB LB LB TE DL DL RB WR WR
6-3 6-3 5-10 6-3 5-9 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-3 6 5-11 6-4 6 6 6 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-2
180 225 170 291 230 200 160 300 220 170 210 225 210 330 185 185 205 215 210 240 245 180 195 190
Hartford, CT Glastonberry HS Chicago, IL College of Dupage Cleveland OH Shaw HS Barboursville, WV Cabell Midland HS Boston, MA Boston English HS Oklahoma City, OK Highland CC Charleston, WV Sissonville HS La Habara, CA Fullerton CC Morgantown, WV Morgantown HS South Charleston, WV Salem International U Miami, FL Miami Killian HS Sacramento, CA American River JC St. Albans, WV St. Albans HS St. Louis, MO Vashon HS /Harmony Prep Cape Coral, FL Gateway Charter HS Jackson, SC Silver Bluff HS Jackson, SC Silver Bluff HS Washington DC Friendship Public HS Waxhaw, NC Marvin Ridge HS Spartansburg, SC Spartansburg HS Waldorf, MD LaPlata HS Pontiac, MI Pontiac Central HS North Augusta, SC Univ. South Carolina Henderson, NC St. Johns U
42 10 38 03
Inghram, Jackson, Johnson, Johnson,
Chris Robert Charles Landon
FF SO SO SO
K QB DB WR
6-1 6-3 5-10 5-11
170 210 175 185
Cedar Grove, WV Baltimore, MD Dumfries, VA Sugar Land, TX
Riverside HS Milford Mill Academy Urbana U St. Pius IX HS
55 40 RS 82 01 65 08 47 97 57
Jones, Mike Jones, Ronnie Josephs, Evans Kennedy, Brandon King, Jermain King, Justin Landis, Deonta Long, Tyler Merchant, Elisha Miller, Ryan
SR FR SO SR JR JR SR FR JR JR
OT FB QB WR WR OL WR LB DE OL
6-5 6 6-3 6 6-3 6-4 6-3 6 6-3 6-0
270 260 215 185 215 280 185 210 235 270
Dumfries, VA Lakeland, FL Chicago, IL Maple Heights, OH Wauchula, FL Atlanta, GA Creedmoor, NC Campbells Creek, WV Columbus, Ohio Chicago Hgts., IL
Forest Park HS Lakeland Sr. HS College of Dupage Kent State Univ. Hardee HS Antelope Valley JC South Granville HS Riverside HS Columbus HS Harper CC
79 15
Mills, Desmond Mullins, Nick
SO SR
DL DB
5-10 5-11
290 180
Hartford, CT Madison, WV
Hussen Univ. Scott HS
95 09 RS 72 34 19 56 67 76 13 29 07
Nofiu, Akeem O’Brien, Kevin Ortiz, Nicholas Payne, Aaric Payne, Fabian Phillips, LeFloyd Pratt, Monger Price, Wesley Priester, Darius Rodarte, Craig Rouse, Chris Ryan, Patrick
SO SR SO SR SO FR FR FR FR JR FR SO
DE QB LB OL RB RB LB DL OL DB DB QB
6-2 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-11 6 6-6 6-2 5-10 6-0
240 225 240 300 190 180 217 230 310 185 175 185
Laurel, MD Port St. Lucie, FL Sarasota, FL Capitol Hgts, MD Charleston, WV Atlanta, GA Germantown, MD Madison WV North Augusta, SC Converse, TX Aiken, SC Fort Myers, FL
Laurel HS John Carroll HS U. Charleston Forestville HS South Charleston HS Dunwoodie HS Seneca Valley HS Scott HS Prince Avenue Prep St. Phillips CC Silver Bluff HS Gateway Charter HS
64 06 32 46 59 05 48 50 36 31 98 58 81 44 21 23 14 20 71 92 26 24 33
Savage, Brandon Scroggins, Sam Sistrunk, Flen Sizemore, Chris Smith, Aaron Smoot, Ryan Spurgeon, Andrew Stormer, James Styles, Michael Swan, Glenn Thomas, Desmond Turbeville, Robert Upshaw, Donald Walker, Diondre Washington, Terrence Watson, Sedale Wheat, Solomon Wilburn, Mike Williams, Dominic Wilson, Fredrick Wissler, Craig Wissler, David Young, Christopher
FR SR JR FR SO SO FR JR JR FR SO JR FR FR SR FR FR JR FR SO JR SO FR
OL DE FB DB LB DB DL DL DB DB DL LB WR LB DB DB WR DB OL DE PK/P P/PK LB
6-3 6-5 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-8 6 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-6
270 240 215 190 210 190 250 260 200 170 275 220 205 215 185 200 185 180 260 215 160 155 280
Chapmanville, WV Florissant, MO Ann Arbor, MI Cedar Grove, WV Charleston, WV Columbus, OH Dunbar, WV Battle Creek, MI Miami, FL Brandywine, FL Columbus, OH Cleveland, OH Richmond, VA Jacksonville, FL Maple Heights, OH Charleston, WV Columbus, OH Chicago, IL Eastover, SC Detroit, MI Toledo, OH Toledo, OH St. Albans, WV
Chapmanville HS SE. Missouri U Pioneer HS Riverside HS George Washington HS Africentric HS South Charleston High College of Dupage College of Dupage Gwinn Park, HS Africentric HS Orange HS Varina HS Mandarin HS Gannon U South Charleston HS Africentric HS College of Dupage Lower Richmond HS Mumford HS Highland CC U. Of Toledo Fairmont State U
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NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52
NAME King, Jermain Clark, Joe Johnson, Landon Bon, Valentine Smoot, Ryan Scroggins, Sam Ryan, Patrick Landis, Deonta O’Brien, Kevin Jackson, Robert Fuller, Drayontae DeBarr, Timmy Rodarte, Craig Wheat, Solomon Mullins, Nick Anthony, Dillon Chatman, Pierre Hinton, Larry Phillips, LeFloyd Wilburn, Mike Washington, Terrence Harper-Thompson, Michael Watson, Sedale Wissler, David Wissler, Craig Garnett, Frederick Bines, Cheron Rouse, Chris Swan, Glenn Sistrunk, Flen Young, Christopher Payne, Fabian Boadi, Solomon Styles, Michael Allen, Brad Johnson, Charles Jones, Ronnie Garnett, Ken Inghram, Chris Dressell, Barry Walker, Diondre Duran, Tim Sizemore, Chris Long, Tyler Spurgeon, Andrew Eggleton, Andrew Stormer, James Gary, William
CL. JR SR SO SR SO SR SO SR SR SO SO SO JR FR SR FR JR SR FR JR SR SO FR SO JR FR JR FR FR JR FR SO SR JR FR SO FR FR FR FR FR JR FR FR FR SR JR FR
POS WR DB WR LB DB DE QB WR QB QB WR WR DB WR DB RB DE WR RB DB DB RB DB P/PK PK/P DB DB DB DB FB LB RB LB DB DB DB FB LB K FB LB LB DB LB DL LB DL LB
HT. 6-3 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-8 6-5 6 6-3 6-4 6-3 6 5-9 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-3 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-2 5-10 5-11 6 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-10 6 6 5-10 5-11 6 5-10 6 6 6-1 5-11 6-1 6 5-10 6 6 5-11 6-1 5-11
WT. 215 170 185 195 190 240 185 185 225 210 185 160 185 185 180 195 225 190 180 180 185 180 200 155 160 185 185 175 170 215 225 190 205 200 185 175 260 205 170 220 215 225 190 210 250 210 260 215
HOMETOWN Wauchula, FL Cleveland OH Sugar Land, TX Sicklerville, NJ Columbus, OH Florissant, MO Fort Myers, FL Creedmoor, NC Port St. Lucie, FL Baltimore, MD Cape Coral, FL Charleston, WV Converse, TX Columbus, OH Madison, WV Iberia, LA Chicago, IL Henderson, NC Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Maple Heights, OH Pontiac, MI Charleston, WV Toledo, OH Toledo, OH Jackson, SC Timmonsville, SC Aiken, SC Brandywine, FL Ann Arbor, MI St. Albans, WV Charleston, WV Dumfries, VA Miami, FL Aiken, SC Hampton, GA Lakeland, FL Jackson, SC Cedar Grove, WV Morgantown, WV Jacksonville, FL Sacramento, CA Cedar Grove, WV
PREVIOUS INSTITUTION Hardee HS Shaw HS St. Pius IX HS Livingstone College Africentric HS SE. Missouri U Gateway Charter HS South Granville HS John Carroll HS Milford Mill Academy Gateway Charter HS Sissonville HS St. Phillips CC Africentric HS Scott HS Laurelville HS College of Dupage St. Johns U Dunwoodie HS College of Dupage Gannon U Pontiac Central HS Sooth Charleston HS U. Of Toledo Highland CC Silver Bluff HS Feather River College
Silver Bluff HS Gwinn Park HS Pioneer HS Fairmont State U South Charleston HS Potomac Senior HS College of Dupage Silver Bluff HS Urbana University Lakeland Sr. HS Silver Bluff HS Riverside HS Morgantown HS Mandarin HS American River JC Riverside HS
Campbells Creek, WV
Riverside HS
Dunbar, WV St. Albans, WV Battle Creek, MI Washington DC
South Charleston HS St. Albans HS College of Dupage Friendship Public HS
53 54 55 56 57 58 59 64 65 67 68 71 72 74 75 76 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 89 90 92 94 95 97 98 RS RS RS RS RS RS
DelGadillo, William Griffin, Casey Jones, Mike Pratt, Monger Miller, Ryan Turbeville, Robert Smith, Aaron Savage, Branden King, Justin Price, Wesley Ford, Jarrett Williams, Dominic Payne, Aaric Cole, Corey Bailey, Jared Priester, Darius Mills, Desmond Upshaw, Donald Kennedy, Brandon Dupree, Keith Godsey, Zach Butler, Aaron Hightower, John Berry, David Arthur, Brandon Wilson, Fredrick Goode, Dallas Nofiu, Akeem Merchant, Elisha Thomas, Desmond Auguste, Larry Copeland, Christopher Cutter, Neil Dunham, Ricky Josephs, Evans Ortiz, Nicholas
SR SO SR FR JR JR SO FR JR FR SO FR SR SR FR FR SO FR SR FR FR FR FR FR FR SO FR SO JR SO SO FR SO SO SO SO
OL DL OT LB OL LB LB OL OL DL OL OL OL OL DL OL DL WR WR TE TE WR WR WR DE DE DL DE DE DL RB FB QB WR QB LB
6-1 6-1 6-5 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-4 6 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-3 6 6-6 5-10 6-1 6 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-9 6 5-11 6-3 6-2
300 245 270 217 270 220 210 270 280 230 330 260 300 291 260 310 290 205 185 210 210 180 195 180 220 215 240 240 235 275 200 230 200 170 215 240
La Habara, CA Waldorf, MD Dumfries, VA Germantown, MD Chicago Hgts., IL Cleveland, OH Charleston, WV Chapmanville, WV Atlanta, GA Madison, WV St. Louis, MO Eastover, SC Capitol Hgts, MD Barboursville, WV Nitro, WV North Augusta, SC Hartford, CT Richmond, VA Maple Heights, OH Miami, FL Waxhaw, NC Hartford, CN North Augusta, SC Greenup, KY Clendenin, WV Detroit, MI Spartansburg, SC Laurel, MD Columbus, Ohio Columbus, OH Margate, FL Boston, MA Oklahoma City, OK
Fullerton CC LaPlata HS Forest Park HS Seneca Valley HS Harper CC Orange HS George Washington HS
Chapmanville HS Antelope Valley JC Scott HS Vashon HS/Harmony Prep
Lower Richmond HS Forestville HS Cabell Midland HS Nitro HS Prince Avenue Prep Hussen U Varina HS Kent State Univ. Miami Killian High Marvin Ridge High Glastonberry HS Univ. South Carolina
Greenup County HS Herbert Hoover HS Mumford HS Spartansburg HS Laurel HS Columbus HS Africentric HS Nova SE U Boston English HS Highland CC
South Charleston, WV
South Charleston HS
Chicago, IL Sarasota, FL
College Of Dupage U. Charleston
Game #1 The Yellow Jackets face only one new opponent this season when they travel to Columbia, South Carolina for the second game of the season at Benedict College. The teams are meeting in the 8th Annual Palmetto Capital City Classic. The contest culminates a week of events in Columbia including a golf tournament and Battle of the Bands. Benedict replaces Lincoln on the schedule. This marks the second straight season the Yellow Jackets have been invited to participate in such an event having played in the Chicago Classic last year. The opponent in that event comes to Institute to open the season. The Jackets defeated Central State 47-13 last season in Chicago in what was designated as the Marauders’ home game. In that contest WVSU rolled to 528 total yards on offense with quarterback Kevin O’Brien accounting for 367 through the air. The rotating WVIAC schedule makes this year’s rivalry game against Kanawha Valley neighbor Charleston the conference opener for both teams. The Yellow Jackets defeated the Golden Eagles 24-21 at Laidley Field last season. It was the first win for WVSU over its rival since Charleston resurrected its football program in 2005. Homecoming is scheduled for October 3rd against Seton Hill. The Griffins handed State its first defeat of the season after five straight wins a year ago in a 35-28 seesaw battle. You can believe the Jackets will be out for payback in front of the Homecoming crowd. Other home games include a visit from defending conference champion Glenville State on October 17th and the season finale against Fairmont State. The Jackets dropped a shootout at Glenville last season by a 50-28 score in spite of O’Brien’s 282 yard, four touchdown performance. State’s biggest comeback win in years came at Fairmont last season as the Jackets overcame a 20-7 deficit entering the fourth quarter to take a 21-20 win. O’Brien hit Jermain King with an 11-yard strike for the victory. It was their first win at Fairmont since 1992.
Central State University Saturday, August 28 at Lakin Field, Institute, WV 1:00 p.m. Quick Facts Location: Wilberforce, Ohio Enrollment: 2,200 Founded: 1887 Nickname. Marauders Colors: Maroon/Yellow Conference: Great Lakes National Affiliation: NCAA Division II President: John W. Garland Athletic Director: Kellen Winslow Athletic Department Phone: 937-376-6289 Head Coach: E.J. Junior Alma Mater: Alabama Record at School: 1st year Overall Career Record: 1st year Lettermen Returning/Lost: 7/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Basic Offense Pro Basic Defense: 4-3 Football Office: 937-376-6008 Sports Information: Kenneth D. Marshall SID Office Number: 937-376-6681 SID Home: 937-372-0803 SID Cell: 937-475-5295 SID E-mail: kmarshall@centralstate.edu Website: www.centralstate.edu/athletics NAIA National Champs 1990, ‘92, and ‘95
2009 Schedule 8/29 9/5 9/12 9/19 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14
8/31 9/6 9/13 9/20 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/8
at West Virginia State 1:00 pm Virginia Union 5:00 pm at Southern University 6:00 pm vs. Stillman at Tuscaloosa 4:00 pm at Kentucky Wesleyan 1:00 pm Kentucky State 1:30 pm Lincoln University 1:30 pm at Ohio Dominican 12:30 pm at NC Central 1:30 pm St. Joseph’s 1:30 pm Urbana 1:30 pm
2008 Results Dayton WV State at Youngstown State at Alabama A&M at Kentucky State Langston at Lincoln Missouri S&T at Saint Joseph’s
L 12-31 L 13-47 L 0-38 L 17-37 L 29-31 L 16-21 W 36-17 W 29-28 L 7-30 44
Game #2
Game #3
Benedict College
University of Charleston
Concord University
Saturday, September 5 at Charles W. Johnson Stadium Columbia, SC 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 12 at Lakin Field Institute, WV 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 26th at Callaghan Stadium Athens, WV 6:00 p.m.
Quick Facts Location: Columbia, SC Enrollment: 2,500 Founded: 1870 Nickname: Tigers Colors: Purple and Gold Conference : Southern Intercollegiate National Affiliation: NCAA Division II Stadium: Charlie W. Johnson Stadium (11,000) President: Dr. Davis H. Swinton Athletic Director: Willie Washington Athletics Phone: (803) 705-4784 Head Coach: Stan Connor Alma Mater: Jackson State, 1983 Record at school/yrs: 6-12/3rd Overall Career Record Lettermen Returning/Lost Starters Returning/Lost Basic Offense N /A Basic Defense N /A Football Office: (803) 705-4420 Sports Information: Derrick A. Johnson SID Office Number (803) 705-4535 SID E-mail: johnsonde@benedict.edu Website: www.benedict.edu
Quick Facts Location: Charleston, WV Enrollment:1,400 Founded: 1889 Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Maroon and Gold Conference: WVIAC National Affiliation: NCAA DII Stadium:Laidley Field (22,500) President: Dr. Edwin Welch Athletic Director: Tom Nozica Head Coach: Tony DeMeo Alma Mater: Iona, 1971 Record at school/yrs: 28-16/5th Overall Career Record: 122-101-4/21st Lettermen Returning/Lost Offensive Starters Returning: 8 Defensive Starters Returning: 11 Basic Offense Triple Gun Basic Defense: 4-3 Sports Information: Andy Spradling SID Office Number: 304-357-4719 Press Box: 304-348-1134 SID E-mail: andyspradling@ucwv.edu Website: www.ucwv.edu
2009 Schedule 8/29 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7
at Morehouse College West Virginia State Miles College Concordia College at Albany State Tuskegee University Lane College at Kentucky State Fort Valley State at Stillman College at Clark Atlanta
8/30 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8
Morehouse College at South Carolina St. at Tuskegee Lenoir-Rhyne Albany State at Miles College at Lane College at Fort Valley State Stillman College Kentucky State at Clark Atlanta
Game #4
Quick Facts Location: Athens, WV Enrollment: 2,700 Founded Nickname: Mountain Lions Colors: Maroon and Gray Conference: WVIAC National Affiliation: NCAA DII Stadium: Callaghan Stadium (5,000) President Athletic Director Head Coach: Mike Kellar Alma Mater: Fairmont State Record at school/yrs: 0-0, 1st Overall Career Record: 1st year Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 4/7 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 4/7 Basic Offense: Multiple Basic Defense: 8 man front Football Office Sports Information SID Office Number: 304-384-5117 Press Box: 304-384-6051 or 6052 SID E-mail: sportsinformation@concord.edu Website: www.concordmountainlions.com
2009 Schedule 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
8/29 9/5. 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7
2008 Results
Tusculum at St. Augustine’s at W.Virginia State Concord U. at Shepherd at Fairmont St. at Seton Hill at North Greenville West Liberty Glenville WV Wesleyan
2009 Schedule 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
8/29 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7
at Southern Virginia Lenoir-Rhyne WV Wesleyan at Charleston WV State Shepherd at Glenville State Seton Hill UNC Pembroke at Fairmont State West Liberty
8/28 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/04 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8
Carson-Newman at Lenoir-Thyne West Liberty at WV Wesleyan Charleston at WV State at Shepherd Glenville State at Seton Hill at UNC Pembroke Fairmont State
2008 Results W L L W W L W L L W L
7-3 3-42 14-37 17-13 13-10 10-13 54-52 6-22 21-35 42-35 3-14
8/30 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8
at Tusculum St. Augustine at WV Wesleyan WV State at Concord Shepherd Fairmont State Seton Hill Lake Erie at West Liberty at Glenville State
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
2008 Results L, 0-40 W, 34-17 W, 24-17 L, 21-24 W, 42-17 W, 21-12 W, 21-7 W, 44-21 W, 55-34 L, 24-36 L, 20-50
L, 14-77 L, 10-28 L, 20-38 L, 26-31 L, 17-42 L, 7-41 L, 7-55 L, 14-34 L, 0-31 L, 0-57 L, 8-27
Game #5
Game #6
Game #7
Seton Hill
West Liberty
Glenville State
Saturday, October 3rd at Lakin Field Institute, WV Homecoming 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 10th at Russek Field West Liberty, WV 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 17th at Lakin Field Institute, WV 1:00 p.m.
Quick Facts Location: Greensburg, PA Enrollment: 1,700 Founded 1918 Nickname Griffins Colors: Crimson/Vegas Gold Conference: WVIAC National Affiliation: NCAA DII Stadium: Offutt Field President: Dr. JoAnne W. Boyle Athletic Director: Chris Snyder Head Coach: Joel Dolinski Alma Mater Cincinnati ‘98 Record at school: 10-3 (2nd yr.) Overall Career Record: 10-3 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6 Defensive Lettermen Returning: 9 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Offensive Lettermen Returning: 14 Basic Offense: Pro Basic Defense: 4-3 Sports Information: Jason Greene SID Office Number: 724-830-1132 SID Home: 724-880-4785 Athletic Department Phone: 724-830-1162 SID E-mail: greene@setonhill.edu
Quick Facts Location: West Liberty, WV Enrollment:2,400 Founded: 1837 Nickname: Hilltoppers Colors: Black and Gold Conference: WVIAC National Affiliation: NCAA DII Stadium: Russek Field (4,000) President: Robin C. Capehart Athletic Director: James W. Watson Head Coach: Roger Waialae Alma Mater: Univ. of Dubuque/1989 Record at school/yrs.: 28-16/4yrs. Overall Career Record: same Lettermen Returning/Lost: 41/15 Starters Returning/Lost: 13/11 Basic Offense: Multiple-I Basic Defense” Multiple Football Office: Sports Information: Matt Watson SID Office Number: 304-336-8107 SID Cell: 304-541-6001 SID Fax: 304-336-8304 Press Box: 304-336-8404 Website:
2009 Schedule 8/29 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31
Virginia Wise at Ohio Dominican Glenville State at Shepherd WV Wesleyan at WV State Charleston at Concord Fairmont State at West Liberty
2009 Schedule 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 3:00 PM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:30 PM 6:00 PM 4:00 PM 3:00 PM 1:00 PM
2008 Results 8/30 SLIPPERY ROCK 9/6 at Geneva 9/13 at Walsh 9/20 at Glenville State 9/27 SHEPHERD 10/4 at WV Wesleyan 10/11 WV STATE 10/18 at Charleston 10/25 CONCORD 11/1 at Fairmont State 11/8 WEST LIBERTY 11/15 * at American Int. 11/22 * at California (PA) * NCAA Playoff Game
Quick Facts Location: Glenville, WV Enrollment: 1,500 Founded: 1872 Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Blue & White Conference: WVIAC National Affiliation: NCAA DII Stadium: Morris Stadium (5,500) President: Dr. Peter Barr Athletic Director: Janet Bailey Head Coach: Alan Fiddler Alma Mater: WV State/1989 Record at GSC: 33-22 /6th season Overall Career Record Lettermen Returning/Lost Starters Returning/Lost Basic Offense: Spread Basic Defense: 4-3 Press Box: 304-462-7361, ext. 7239 Athletic Office: 304-462-4102 Sports Information SID Office Number SID Home SID E-mail Website:www.gscpioneers.com
W, 27-20 W, 27-18 W, 23-21 W, 34-29 W, 24-14 W, 35-32 W, 35-28 L, 44-21 W, 31-0 W, 41-38 L 35-32 W, 14-7 L, 48-7
8/29 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7
at Edinboro, Pa. Walsh Lake Erie at WV Wesleyan Fairmont State at Glenville State WV State at Shepherd at Charleston Seton Hill Concord
8/30 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/2 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8
Edinboro at Walsh atConcord Mars Hill WV Wesleyan at Fairmont State Glenville State at WV State Shepherd Charleston at Seton Hill
2009 Schedule 1:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
8/27 9/3 9/12 9/17 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/5
Stonehill at Chattanooga at Seton Hill at Fairmont State at Central Arkansas West Liberty Concord at WV State WV Wesleyan at Charleston Shepherd
L, 10-35 W, 24-10 W, 38-20 L, 35-38 W, 46-0 W, 20-13 L, 39-42 L, 24-34 W, 29-28 W, 26-24 W, 35-32
8/28 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/25 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8
at Lock Haven at Liberty at Shepherd Seton Hill Fairmont State at Lake Erie at West Liberty at Concord WV State at WV Wesleyan Charleston
2008 Results
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:40 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
2008 Results W, 30-0 L, 27-44 W, 21-14 L, 29-34 W, 23-13 L, 27-34 W, 42-39 W, 34-14 W, 50-28 W, 40-14 W, 50-20
Game #8
Game #9
Game #10
Shepherd
West Virginia Wesleyan
Fairmont State
Saturday, October 24 At Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 31 At Cebe Ross Field Buckhannon, WV 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 7 Lakin Field Institute, WV 1:00 p.m.
Quick Facts Location:Shepherdstown, WV Enrollment: 4,185 Founded: 1871 Nickname: Rams Colors: Blue and Gold Conference: WVIAC National Affiliation: NCAA DII Stadium: Ram Stadium (5,000) President: Dr. Suzanne Shipley Athletic Director: Karl Wolf Head Coach: Monte Cater Alma Mater: Millikin, 1971 Record at school/yrs: 155-76-1/22 yrs. Overall Career Record: 186-99-1/28 yrs. Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Basic Offense: Multiple I Basic Defense: 4-4 Football Office: 304-876-5263 Sports Information: Chip Ransom SID Office Number: 304-876-5228 SID Fax: 304-876-3267 SID E-mail: cransom@shepherd.edu Website: www.shepherdrams.com
Shippensburg at Bowie State at Fairmont State Seton Hill Charleston at Concord at WV Wesleyan West Liberty WV State at Glenville State
8/30 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1
at Shippensburg Bowie State Glenville State Fairmont State at Seton Hill at Charleston Concord WV Wesleyan at West Liberty at WV State
Quick Facts Location: Fairmont, WV Enrollment: 4,611 Founded: 1865 Nickname: Fighting Falcons Colors: Maroon, White, and Fairmont Tan Conference: WVIAC National Affiliation: NCAA DII Stadium: Duvall-Rosier Field (5,000) President: Dr. Thomas Krepel (Nebraska,‘72) Athletic Director: Rusty Elliott (FSU, ‘79) Head Coach: Mike Lopez Record at school/yrs.: 11-11/2 yrs. Overall Career Record: same Lettermen Returning/Lost: 42/7 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 11/0 Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Basic Offense: Spread/Multiple Basic Defense: 3-3 stack Football Office: 304-3674117 Sports Information: Adam Zundell SID Office Number: 304-367-4264 SID Fax: 304-367-0202 SID E-mail: azundell@fairmontstate.edu Website: www.fightingfalcons.com
2009 Schedule
2009 Schedule 8/29 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 11/5
Quick Facts Location:Buckhannon, WV Enrollment:1,250 Founded: 1890 Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Orange and Black Conference: WVIAC National Affiliation: NCAA DII Stadium: Cebe Ross Field (3,000) President: Dr. Pamela Balch Athletic Director:Ken Tyler Head Coach : Dennis Creehan Alma Mater: Edinboro, 1971 Record at school/yrs: 0-0/1st season Overall Career Record: 71-54-1/12 yrs. Lettermen Returning/Lost: 28/24 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/15 Basic Offense: Wing-T Basic Defense: 3-4 Sports Information: Duane Carpenter SID Office Number: 304-473-8102 SID Fax: 304-473-8056 SID E-mail: carpemter_d@wvwc.edu Website: www.wvwc.edu
1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
8/29 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7
at St. Paul’s, Va. at Urbana, Oh. at Concord West Liberty at Seton Hill at Liberty, Va. Shepherd Fairmont State at Glenville State WV State at Charleston
8/30 9/6 9/12 9/20 9/27 10/3 10/10 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8
Southern Connecticut at Virginia Union Charleston Concord at West Liberty Seton Hill UNC Pembroke at Shepherd at Fairmont State Glenville State at WV State
2008 Results
1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
2009 Schedule 8/27 9/5 9/12 9/17 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7
Clarion at Lake Erie Shepherd Glenville State at West Liberty Charleston UNC-Pembroke at WV Wesleyan at Seton Hill Concord at WV State
8/28 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/2 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8
at Clarion Lake Erie WV State at Shepherd at Glenville State West Liberty at Charleston at St. Joseph’s, In. WV Wesleyan Seton Hill at Concord
2008 Results W, 20-16 W, 14-0 L, 14-21 L, 42-46 L, 14-24 L, 12-21 W, 55-7 W, 27-12 L, 28-29 W, 56-14
L, 21-26 L, 14-35 L, 17-24 W, 31-26 L, 0-46 L, 32-35 L, 14-36 L, 12-27 L, 0-31 L, 14-40 L, 24-31
7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
2008 Results W, 23-20 W, 34-21 L, 20-21 W, 46-42 L, 13-23 L, 13-20 l, 7-21 L 14-38 W, 31-0 L, 38-41 W, 27-8
Community Relations/ Special Projects
Quewanncoii Stephens, Sr Plant City, FL YEARS COACHING - 23
A former Army Lieutenant Colonel and the Professor of Military Science at “State,” Colonel “Que” is a twotime Vietnam Veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He was trained and has taught throughout the world as an Armor Officer, “Green Beret,” Ranger; and Jump Master during his 23 years on active duty. Since the 1986 season he has served the football team as an assistant coach, Special Projects coordinator; Counselor; photographer; team chaplain, and team motivator. “Que” is presently employed as the Treatment and Programs Supervisor for the Southern Region, Division of Juvenile Services, State of West Virginia. He holds a commission as a Second Lieutenant from Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida. He also holds a BS in Social Science from Campbell College, North Carolina, and a Masters of Education in Counseling and Human Resources from Boston University. In the past year “Que” was the recipient of Governor Joe Manchin III’s Civil Rights Day Award and previously while serving as the Secretary of State he awarded him as a Distinguished Mountaineer for his service in the military. He was placed in the Army ROTC Hall of Fame, a member of the West Virginia Diversity Leadership Academy, and will serve as the President of the St. Albans Rotary Club for the 2009-2010. He is also a member of the 1994 Class of Leadership West Virginia. He is the father of Major Eurydice Stephens Stanley, PhD, daughter Grace Stanley and Christian Stanley; Quewanncoii C. Stephens, II, a graduate of State, and Quinton Cy Stephens, age 19.
Candis Baldwin
Jessica Gibson
Amber Sanders
Casey Jo Crawford
Cheyenne Peacock
Jordan Chestnut
Chastity Perdue
Talana Harris
Assistant Coach Nachette Montgomery Head Coach Lisa Bradley
Crishlen Spence
Jaiquala Smith
Beau LeMaster
Cynara Clark
Erica Painter
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Founded in 1924, the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) rates as one of the oldest leagues at the small-college level. The 16-member conference currently boasts the largest membership of any NCAA Division II league. The current membership includes Alderson- Broaddus College, Bluefield State College, University of Charleston, Concord University, Davis & Elkins College, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Ohio Valley University, Salem International University, Shepherd University, West Liberty State College, West Virginia State University, West Virginia Wesleyan College and Wheeling Jesuit University. The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and Seton Hill University joined the WVIAC for the 2006-07 season. Pitt Johnstown and Seton Hill are the WVIAC’s first out-of-state members since 1932. The WVIAC moved into the NCAA Division II ranks in 1994 after a long affiliation with the NAIA. The conference was the only one in Division II to place a team in the national quarterfinals in men’s basketball, football and baseball during the 1998-99 academic year. In 2002 the WVIAC, along with two other conferences, became the first league to earn four bids to the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship. Commissioner Barry Blizzard, who has held the post since 1987, led the move into the NCAA. Blizzard, a native of Bramwell, West Virginia, previously served as the athletics director at Bluefield State. The long-time conference chief has served in a variety of national leadership positions, including a stint as president of the Division II Conference Commissioners’ Association. He is currently the chairman of the NCAA Division II Nominating Committee. Alumni of conference members include West Virginia State’s Earl Lloyd (the first African-American to play in the National Basketball Association), Salem International’s Cecil Underwood (two-term West Virginia governor), Pitt Johnstown's John Murtha (current US representative), and Wheeling Jesuit’s John Beilein (current Michigan men’s basketball coach). The conference’s basketball tournament is one of the longest-running events in collegiate hoops; the 70th annual event was held earlier this year at the Charleston Civic Center. Attendance at the WVIAC tournament ranks among the highest in Division II. The conference also boasts a 10-station radio network for the tournament. Women’s sports were incorporated into the WVIAC during the 1981-82 academic year as the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association was absorbed. Currently, women’s championships are offered in softball, golf, tennis, track, basketball, volleyball, cross country and soccer. Men’s championships are conducted in football, cross country, soccer, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and track. The league was recognized by the State Journal as one of “55 Great Things About West Virginia” in the magazine’s April edition. The WVIAC is headquartered in Princeton, W.Va.
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7 — Davis & Elkins
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2 — Concord
8 — Alderson-Broaddus
13 — Wheeling Jesuit
3 — Charleston
9 — Salem
14 — West Liberty
4 — West Virginia State
10 — Ohio Valley
15 — Seton Hill
5 — Glenville State
11 — Fairmont State
16 — Pitt-Johnstown
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1962 Cornelius Jones
Anthony Weaver1981 Milton Spradley
1963 Cornelius Jones John Gilmore
1982 Clyde Harris John Thurman
1964 Cornelius Jones Fred McGlothlin
1983 Dave Lykins Dick McDade Harry Ravenel
1965 Robert Holstein 1968 Jim Sims 1969 Charles Ellis Dick Logan 1970 Ed Lee Jack Summers 1971 Jack Summers 1972 Jack Summers 1973 Fred Vernon 1974 Steve Swayne 1975 Warren Anderson Jim Abshire Ray Davidson 1976 Jim Abshire Warren Anderson Marshall Berger 1977 Terry Atkinson 1978 Terry Atkinson Bryce Casto Troy Eichelberger 1979 Terry Atkinson Bryce Casto Warren Breckenridge 1980 Bryce Casto Warren Breckenridge Harold Hughes Milton Spradley
1984 Sammy Truelove 1985 Bob Ashley Torin Clark Frank Campbell Pat George 1986 Bob Ashley 1987 Bob Ashley Keith Franklin Johnny Goodwin 1988 Julius McCleod Keith Franklin Britt Howard Johnny Goodwin Clinton Sills 1989 John Painter Brian Palmer Britt Howard Johnny Goodwin Clinton Sills 1990 Tommy Canterbury Ken Grier John Painter 1991 George Howard Sam Hrko Bryan Parker Ahmed Witten 1992 Sean Cash Aaron Cureton Mario Lewis 1993 Mike Gray Sam Hrko Eddie McCary 1996 Arnett Hoston
1997 Arnett Hoston Brandon Price Charles Smith 1998 Damon Booker Andre Jones Anthony Humphrey Charles Smith 1999 Damon Booker Varian Cunningham Jason Hunter Brandon Price Tim Thomas Terrance Quattlebaum 2000 Damon Booker 2001 Ibrahim Pessima Justin Valentine 2003 Mike Mayer 2004 Aaron Hill 2005 Aaron Hill 2006 Eugene Chop Mark Stolle 2007 Andrew Eggleton Brandon Truesdale 2008 Andrew Eggleton DeMichael Nesbitt
1923- Mark Cardwell 1924- Mark Cardwell
Single Game Records Yards Rushing Rushing Attempts Yards Passing Passing Attempts Pass Completions Pass Receptions Yards Receiving Touchdown Receptions Touchdown Passes
Total Offense Field Goals Made Punts Punt Return Yards Interceptions Kickoff Return Yards Tackles Made Quarterback Sacks
240, Vince Powell vs. WV Tech, 1988 36, Brian Parker vs. Shepherd, 1989 611, K. Grier vs. Glenville, 1990 67, Pat Rinard vs. Glenville, 1992 38, Kenneth Grier vs. Glenville, 1992 19, Carlton Jackson vs. Shepherd, 1990 384 C. Jackson vs. Glenville, 1990 4 Mario Lewis vs. Fairmont, 1992 4 M. Lewis vs. WV Wesleyan, 1992 5, Kenneth Grier vs. Glenville, 1990 5, Pat Rinard vs. Fairmont, 1992 5, Pat Rinard vs. VA State, 1992 5, Kerrick Cooper vs. Concord 2001 575 K. Grier vs. Glenville, 1990 6 Chuck Wood vs. VA State, 1991 13 Norman Forbes vs. Concord, 1983 100 yards L. Aheart vs. Grove City, 1967 5 T. Atkinson vs. Glenville, 1978 176 W. Anderson vs. Concord, 1976 27 Sammy Truelove vs. Cheyney, 1984 5 Sean Cash vs. Morehead State, 1992
Season Records Yards Passing Yards Rushing Passing Attempts Pass Completions Completion Percentage Interceptions Made Pass Receptions Yards Receiving Touchdown Receptions PAT Conversions Tackles Quarterback Sacks Blocked Kicks Fumbles Recovered Punt Return Yards Total Yards Scoring (points)
3.322, Kenneth Grier, 1990 1,066,Vince Powell, 1988 503, Pat Rinard 259, Kenneth Grier, 1990 60.3, Kevin O’Brien, 2008 11 Terry Atkinson, 1978 87 Carlton Jackson, 1990 1,568, Carlton Jackson, 1990 20 Mario Lewis, 1992 40, Craig Wissler, 2008 165 Jim Abshire, 1975 16 Sean Cash, 1992 6 John Kent Alexander, 1984 5 Troy Eichelberger, 1978 276 Robert Wallace, 1980 3,153, Pat Rinard 122, Mario Lewis, 1992
Career Records Specialty Records Longest Rush from scrimmage Longest Field Goal Longest Interception Return Longest Punt Longest Pass Play Consecutive PAT’s Longest Punt Return Longest Kickoff Return
97 yards, Harold Wicks vs. Bluefield St., 1979 52 Kevin Smith vs. UDC, 1986 102 Ellis Spann vs. Fairmont, 1979 73 M. Brenneman vs. Glenville, 1984 98 K. Grier to Carlton Jackson vs. Fairmont,1988 17 Ernest Yarborough, 1981 97 Bart Batten vs. Salem, 1978 106 W. Anderson vs. Concord, 1976
Total Offense Passing yards Rushing Yards Receiving Yards Pass Completions Touchdown Receptions Receptions Interceptions Made Punting Average Kickoff return Average Punt Return Average Scoring (points)
6,678 Varian Cunningham, 1999 (sr. year) 6,846, Ken Grier, 1991 2,660, Anthony Weaver, 1981 2,734, Mario Lewis, 1993 514, Kevin O’Brien, 2009 33, Mario Lewis 180, Mario Lewis 17, Mike Mayer, 2003 39.6, Bob Ashley 25.1, Robert Savoy, 2005 11.0, Bart Batten, 1979 202, Mario Lewis
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Department Secretary
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NCAA Compliance Office Sports Information
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Head Athletic Trainer
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Head Softball Coach
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Head Baseball Coach
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Head Women’s Basketball Coach
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Head Cheerleading Coach
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Head Men’s Golf Coach
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Head Volleyball Coach SAAC Advisor
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Head Football Coach Head Track Coach
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From Charleston: Travel 9 miles West towards Huntington on Interstate 64. Get off of the Interstate at exit 50 (Institute Exit). Turn Left at the stop sign, onto US Highway 25. Visitor parking is adjacent to Wallace Hall, the nine story building visible from the Interstate, and is well marked by signs. Please check in with Public Safety, located on the first floor of Wallace Hall, to obtain a visitor's pass for parking.
From Huntington: Travel 40 miles East towards Charleston on Interstate 64. Get off of the Interstate at exit 50 (Institute Exit). Turn Left at the stop sign, onto US Highway 25. Visitor parking is adjacent to Wallace Hall, the nine story building visible from the Interstate, and is well marked by signs. Please check in with Public Safety, located on the first floor of Wallace Hall, to obtain a visitor's pass for parking.
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