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Location....................... Boone, North Carolina

Founded ...................................................1899

Enrollment ............................................18,811

Nickname .................................. Mountaineers

Colors ......................................... Black & Gold

Alumni ................................................. 120,000

APPALACHIAN STATE

Location......................... Jonesboro, Arkansas

Founded ...................................................1909

Enrollment ............................................13,930

Nickname ......................................Red Wolves

Colors ..................................... Scarlet & Black

Alumni ...................................................78,000

ARKANSAS STATE

Location..................... Conway, South Carolina

Founded ...................................................1954

Enrollment ............................................10,479

Nickname ....................................Chanticleers

Colors ............................ Teal, Bronze & Black

Alumni ...................................................80,000

COASTAL CAROLINA

Location........................... Statesboro, Georgia

Founded ...................................................1906

Enrollment ............................................27,459

Nickname ..............................................Eagles

Colors ......................................... Blue & White

Alumni ...................................................75,000

GEORGIA SOUTHERN

Location................................. Atlanta, Georgia

Founded ...................................................1913

Enrollment ............................................50,000

Nickname ..........................................Panthers

Colors ......................................... Blue & White

Alumni ................................................. 180,000

GEORGIA STATE

Location...........................Lafayette, Louisiana

Founded ..................................................1898

Enrollment ...........................................19,133

Nickname .................................. Ragin’ Cajuns

Colors ................................. Vermilion & White

Alumni ................................................. 115,000

LOUISIANA

Location............................. Monroe, Louisiana

Founded ...................................................1931

Enrollment ..............................................9,290

Nickname ........................................Warhawks

Colors ...................................... Maroon & Gold

Alumni ...................................................62,194

ULM

Location................................ Mobile, Alabama

Founded ...................................................1963

Enrollment ............................................16,699

Nickname ........................................... Jaguars

Colors .................................Blue, Red & White

Alumni ...................................................67,000

SOUTH ALABAMA

Location............................. San Marcos, Texas

Founded ...................................................1899

Enrollment ............................................38,849

Nickname ........................................... Bobcats

Colors ...................................... Maroon & Gold

Alumni ................................................. 120,000

TEXAS STATE

Location.....................................Troy, Alabama

Founded ...................................................1887

Enrollment ............................................20,000

Nickname .............................................Trojans

Colors ........................Cardinal, Silver & Black

Alumni ................................................. 140,000

TROY

Location.........................Little Rock, Arkansas

Founded ...................................................1927

Enrollment ............................................11,848

Nickname .............................................Trojans

Colors .................................... Maroon & Silver

Alumni ................................................. 160,000

LITTLE ROCK

Location................................. Arlington, Texas

Founded ...................................................1895

Enrollment ............................................39,714

Nickname ........................................Mavericks

Colors ...................................... Blue & Orange

Alumni ................................................. 184,116

UTA

OUR MEMBERS AT A GLANCE

THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE

(NON-FOOTBALL MEMBER)(NON-FOOTBALL MEMBER)

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2018 SUN BELT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDETABLE OF CONTENTS

The Sun Belt Conference ....................................................................................................... 4-9

2018 Season and Football Championship Game .....................................................................10

2018 Composite Schedule .....................................................................................................11

Commissioner Karl Benson ....................................................................................................12

Sun Belt Conference Staff ................................................................................................. 13-15

Sun Belt Offi ciating..................................................................................................................16

2018 Composite Bowl Schedule ..............................................................................................17

Appalachian State Mountaineers ...................................................................................... 18-25

Arkansas State Red Wolves ............................................................................................... 26-33

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers ........................................................................................... 34-41

Georgia Southern Eagles ................................................................................................... 42-49

Georgia State Panthers ..................................................................................................... 50-57

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns .................................................................................................... 58-65

ULM Warhawks ................................................................................................................. 66-73

South Alabama Jaguars .................................................................................................... 74-81

Texas State Bobcats .......................................................................................................... 82-89

Troy Trojans ....................................................................................................................... 90-97

2017 Statistical Leaders .................................................................................................. 98-114

All Games ................................................................................................................... 98-110

Sun Belt Games ....................................................................................................... 111-114

Sun Belt Conference Record Book ................................................................................ 115-135

Team Records .......................................................................................................... 115-123

Individual Records ................................................................................................... 124-131

Career Records ........................................................................................................ 132-135

Year-by-Year Recaps ..................................................................................................... 136-152

Honors and Awards ....................................................................................................... 153-176

All-Conference Teams ............................................................................................. 153-167

Players of the Week ................................................................................................. 168-175

All-Time Standings ........................................................................................................ 176-177

NFL Draft and Free Agency History ............................................................................... 178-181

RISE ABOVE ...........................................................................................................................182

R+L Carriers New Orleans BowlDec. 15 - New Orleans, La.

Sun Belt vs. C-USA

Dollar General BowlDec. 22 - Mobile, Ala.

Sun Belt vs. MAC

Raycom Media Camellia BowlDec. 15 - Montgomery, Ala.

Sun Belt vs. MAC

AutoNation Cure BowlDec. 15 - Orlando, Fla.

Sun Belt vs. AAC

NOVA Home Loans Arizona BowlDec. 28 - Tucson, Ariz.

Sun Belt vs. MWC

Sun Belt Football Championship GameDec. 1 -Campus Site

East vs. West Divisional Winners

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THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE

EST. 1976EST. 1976

BEGAN BEGAN FOOTBALL FOOTBALL

IN 2001IN 2001

OVER 3,100STUDENT-ATHLETES

1 OF 10 1 OF 10 CONFERENCES CONFERENCES

IN THE CFPIN THE CFP

ABOUT THE SUN BELT

Entering the second decade of the new millennium, the

Sun Belt Conference continues to challenge itself, and its

competitors, in all aspects of intercollegiate athletics. Not

content with being simply the youngest football conference in

the Football Bowl Subdivision, the conference has shown that

it can rise each and every season that comes along. And since

the birth of the league as a FBS member in 2001, the evidence

is clear that the conference is indeed rising above competitors

and peer conferences.

At no time has league athletic success been more obvious

than during the course of the last several football seasons. In

recent years, Sun Belt members have participated in as many

as six bowl games, a 50 percent increase in the league’s former

high-water mark and only a decade removed from a “one-bowl

league” moniker in its formative years. More importantly, Sun

Belt teams didn’t just get to bowl games … they won them,

again in record numbers.

During the last two seasons, the Sun Belt tied its record

for wins in the postseason with four wins in both 2016 and

2017. The Sun Belt fi nished second in bowl winning percentage

among all 10 FBS conferences in each of those years while also

fi nishing fourth in 2015.

Reaching back to the 2014 season, no conference has a

better total bowl winning

percentage (.611) than the

Sun Belt Conference. Fur-

ther, the Sun Belt has won

more games during that

period (11) than its peers the

American Athletic Confer-

ence (10) and the Mid-Ameri-

can Conference (6). That fact

is staggering when considering the Sun Belt has reached its

win mark despite those conferences having more opportunities

to win games (AAC – 27, MAC – 23, Sun Belt – 17).

All that success comes as the league begins a new tradi-

tion this year. The 2018 season will see the conference split

into divisions (East/West) for the fi rst time and will stage its

fi rst-ever championship game at the end of the regular season

on December 1, 2018. The game will be played at the home

site of the team with the highest overall winning percentage

and will be nationally broadcast on ABC or an ESPN network.

Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson expressed his enthu-

siasm by saying, “We are very excited going forward in foot-

ball. Having our championship game this year only increases

what we already have going. The footprint of this league was

done to ensure long-term success and sustainability, and with

the membership structure we now have in Texas, Louisiana,

Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas, that footprint is

set up for even more success.”

The Sun Belt gained much notoriety and notice during the

last several football seasons, but that has by no means been

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THE SUN BELT CONFERENCEABOUT THE SUN BELT

the league’s only hallmark. Men’s basketball – the league’s

symbol of success in its formative years – recently fi nished with

its highest conference RPI in more than a decade with a No.

13 national fi nish, and conference members found success in

several NCAA postseason events.

Those league successes have been more public in recent

years, in part because the Sun Belt itself has been progres-

sive and in the forefront of the digital media world. The league

continues to adapt to the ever-changing world of collegiate

athletics and continues the process of evolving to better serve

its membership, keeping the pledge it made at its founding to

be a league of opportunity. Athletic and academic

programs who have shown progressive thinking and

the desire to improve have always found a home in

the Sun Belt.

This past March, the Sun Belt was given a

major opportunity boost in presenting itself to the

viewing public as the league announced a continua-

tion of its relationship with ESPN. The partnership with ESPN

is the most signifi cant and extensive multimedia rights agree-

ment in conference history. Highlights of the contract include

that a minimum of 500 events a year will appear on an ESPN

platform beginning in 2020 and that every Sun Belt football,

men’s basketball and women’s basketball game will be view-

able on an ESPN platform. It was also announced that linear

network football games at Sun Belt home venues will expand

to a minimum of 10 games a year on a combination of ABC,

ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, that Sun Belt Championship events

will be on an ESPN platform each academic year that will give

Reaching back to the 2014 season, no conference has a better total bowl winning percentage (.611) than the Sun Belt Conference.

LONGEST RUNNING CONFERENCE LONGEST RUNNING CONFERENCE AFFILIATION WITH ESPN - SINCE 1978AFFILIATION WITH ESPN - SINCE 1978

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THE SUN BELT CONFERENCEABOUT THE SUN BELT

exposure to all conference sports, and that digital productions

will expand to include regular season competition in Sun Belt

sports that have received only limited coverage previously.

Opportunity for Sun Belt growth and success extends

beyond television deals. During the recent 2017-18 academic

year, Sun Belt member institutions awarded more than $50 mil-

lion in scholarships to more than 3,100 student-athletes, while

also providing life experiences such as team building, domestic

and foreign travel, community service, mentoring and recogni-

tion through honors and awards. Sun Belt institutions are also

leaders in providing career services and the tools to assist in

the pursuit of personal goals. Each member employs full-time

academic advisors and on average nearly two dozen tutors

for academic support. This past spring the Sun Belt hosted a

mental health summit aimed at putting mental health aware-

ness out front and reaching to erase the stigma associated with

mental health and the need to seek help.

Individual opportunities also extend beyond the league.

The Sun Belt had 40 players on active NFL rosters during the

past season, with representation on 23 of 32 NFL clubs. The

league recently became one of seven conferences nationwide to

have back-to-back fi rst-round selections in the NBA Draft when

Louisiana’s Elfrid Payton went No. 10 overall to the Orlando

Magic and Georgia State’s R. J. Hunter was the No. 28 pick of

the Boston Celtics the following year.

The Sun Belt has nationally-respected programs in nearly

every NCAA sport offering and remains a fi xture on the national

scene while remaining heavily involved in the conduct and

competition of college athletics. But it also provides opportuni-

ties for success on many unique and different levels. In athletic

parlance, the Sun Belt has “upside,” and its newest mantra of

“Rise Above” is just as applicable now as when it was founded

as a home to some of the nation’s premier mid-major basket-

ball programs.

In its very fi rst year, one of those programs reached the

pinnacle of NCAA men’s basketball competition when UNC

Charlotte earned a berth in the Final Four. That type of success

set the bar very high, but the league’s four-decade history is

Led by third-year head coach Neal

Brown, the Troy Trojans fi nished the

2017 season with an 11–2 mark, and

a 7–1 record in Sun Belt play to fi nish

in a tie for the Sun Belt Championship.

They received an invitation to the R+L

Carriers New Orleans Bowl where

they defeated North Texas by a score

of 50-30. Among the Trojan’s 11 wins

last season was a 24-21 road win over

#25 LSU.

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THE SUN BELT CONFERENCEABOUT THE SUN BELT

sprinkled with landmark success in all seasons.

In the spring, baseball and softball continue to put the

league in the national spotlight with deep runs in postsea-

son play and high visibility in national polls. Coastal Carolina

reigned supreme at the pinnacle of college baseball, winning

the College World Series for the 2016 season. Louisiana’s

baseball team ranked No. 1 nationally recently and reached

the NCAA Super Regional round in 2014 and 2015. The Cajun

softball team has advanced to Super Regional play fi ve times in

the last seven seasons including a trip to the Women’s College

World Series.

Just as important as on-fi eld success, the Sun Belt’s

commitment to academic excellence remains a league sym-

bol. The league’s record book for grade point averages and

academic honors is a constantly-changing document, seem-

ingly with each year’s success outdoing the previous year. This

5 FULL-TIME BOWL PARTNERS5 FULL-TIME BOWL PARTNERS

Coastal Carolina won the 2016 NCAA College World Series and is a stalwart in the league’s strong baseball lineup.

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ABOUT THE SUN BELT

THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE

past spring, a record 23 league programs were recognized for

outstanding performance in the classroom, with those teams

earning NCAA Public Recognition Awards for APR scores in the

top 10 percent nationally. It was the fourth consecutive year the

Sun Belt has broken or tied its record for teams honored.

Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Geor-

gia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana, ULM, South Alabama,

Texas State and Troy give the league 10 football members.

Little Rock and UTA compete as Sun Belt members in

all sports other than football, helping give the confer-

ence a mix of the “old” and the “new.” Long-time league

members, including charter member South Alabama’s

distinction in being a Sun Belt member since its founding

in 1976, continue to have success, and a solid corps of

conference newcomers continue to make their marks on

league and national levels.

The mix of members also gives the league vitality

and diversity across the South. The mix of regions and

regional cultures provides a rare opportunity for student-ath-

letes and staffers to experience many environments and the

chance to experience that diversity without leaving their own

campuses. The Sun Belt is also noteworthy for its attempts to

make each of its championship events in every sport a special

moment in the lives of its student-athletes and its many fans

and followers.

$50MILLIONDOLLARS

AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP

MONEY GIVEN TO SUN BELT MONEY GIVEN TO SUN BELT

STUDENT-ATHLETES IN 2017-18STUDENT-ATHLETES IN 2017-18

1,087STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH A 3.5 - 4.0 GPA.

1,044STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH A 3.0 - 3.49 GPA.

Appalachian State won a share of the 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship and has won three consecutive bowl games. The Mountaineers’ latest bowl triumph came in the 2017 Dollar General Bowl – in which they defeated Mid-American Conference Champion Toledo by a score of 34-0.

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ABOUT THE SUN BELT

THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE

Many individuals from Sun Belt institutions have brought

distinction to their alma maters, and not just in athletics. For every

All-Pro linebacker DeMarcus Ware (Troy), NFL Man of the Year

Charles Tillman (Louisiana), Super Bowl winning head coach Doug

Pederson (ULM), world ranked golfer and U.S. Open winner Dustin

Johnson (Coastal Carolina) and for every World Series MVP David

Freese (South Alabama) hailing from Sun Belt schools, there are

also U.S. presidents (Lyndon Johnson, Texas State), business icons

(Chick-fi l-A president Daniel Cathy, Georgia Southern), and na-

tionally known entertainers (Ludacris, Georgia State, Tim McGraw,

ULM and George Strait, Texas State).

These proud alumni, as well as those who represent the

dozen league institutions, are proof that the Sun Belt Conference

is a league of excitement, a league of opportunity, and one that

continues to provide the promise of success with each new day.

APPALACHIAN STATEBoone, N.C.

ARKANSAS STATEJonesboro, Ark.

COASTAL CAROLINA Conway, S.C.

GEORGIA SOUTHERNStatesboro, Ga.

GEORGIA STATEAtlanta, Ga.

LOUISIANALafayette, La.

ULMMonroe, La.

SOUTH ALABAMAMobile, Ala.

TEXAS STATESan Marcos, Texas

TROYTroy, Ala.

LITTLE ROCKLittle Rock, Ark.

UTAArlington, Texas

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THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE2018 SEASON AND FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The Sun Belt Conference will conduct its inaugural Football Championship Game on December 1, 2018 and the game will air on ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2. The game will feature the winners of the Sun Belt’s two divisions and will take place at the home site of the Divisional Champion with the best overall conference winning percentage.

Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson expressed his enthusiasm by saying, “We are very excited going forward in football. Having our championship game this year only increases what we already have going. The footprint of this league was done to ensure long-term success and sustainability, and with the membership structure we now have in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas, that footprint is set up for even more success.” The 2018 season will be the fi rst year the Sun Belt will conduct divisional play, with two fi ve-team divisions. The two divisions are:

EAST DIVISION: Appalachian StateCoastal CarolinaGeorgia Southern

Georgia StateTroy

Tiebreaking Procedure for Determination of Host SiteThe Championship Game shall be played at the home venue of the Division Champion with highest winning percentage in Conference games only.

The following tie-breaker procedure is used to determine the host location for the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game if neces-sary:

1. Head to head result between tied teams;

2. If still tied, if one team was ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings and wins in the fi nal weekend of the conference regular season, it will be declared the Division Champion. If in that same scenario, the team that was the highest-ranked team in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings loses in the fi nal weekend of the conference regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings will be used to determine the host;

3. If there are multiple teams ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings, the highest-ranked team that wins in the fi nal weekend of the conference regular season will be declared the host;

4. If none of the ranked teams win on the fi nal weekend of the conference regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings that include all games on the fi nal weekend of the conference regular season, will be used to determine the host;

5. If no teams are ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings going into the fi nal weekend of the conference regular season, a composite average of selected computer rankings that include all games on the fi nal weekend of the conference regular season, will be used to determine the host;

6. If still tied, the team with the highest winning percentage against all common conference opponents shall be the host;

7. If still tied, the team with the highest overall (conference and non-conference) winning percentage against FBS teams shall be the host;

8. If still tied, coin toss will be conducted by the Commissioner.

WEST DIVISION:Arkansas State

LouisianaULM

South AlabamaTexas State

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THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE2018 SUN BELT COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

Thursday, August 30Kennesaw State at Georgia State - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Southeastern Louisiana at ULM - 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, September 1Coastal Carolina at South Carolina - 11:00 a.m. (SEC Network)Texas State at Rutgers - 11:00 a.m. (BTN)Appalachian State at Penn State - 2:30 p.m. (BTN)Boise State at Troy - 5:00 p.m. (ESPNews)South Carolina State at Georgia Southern - 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Grambling at Louisiana - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3)Louisiana Tech at South Alabama - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Southeastern Missouri at Arkansas State - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, September 8Georgia State at NC State - 1:30 p.m. (Fox Regional) Arkansas State at Alabama - 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) UMass at Georgia Southern - 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Appalachian State at Charlotte - 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Texas Southern at Texas State - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3)Florida A&M at Troy - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)UAB at Coastal Carolina - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)ULM at Southern Miss - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3)South Alabama at Oklahoma State - 7:00 p.m. (Fox Sports Net)

Friday, September 14Georgia State at Memphis - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, September 15Troy at Nebraska - 11:00 a.m. (BTN) Southern Miss at Appalachian State - 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+)Georgia Southern at Clemson - 2:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)* Texas State at South Alabama - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)Arkansas State at Tulsa - 6:00 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)Campbell at Coastal Carolina - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3)Louisiana at Mississippi State - 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network)ULM at Texas A&M - 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network)

Saturday, September 22Texas State at UTSA - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Gardner Webb at Appalachian StateUNLV at Arkansas State* Coastal Carolina at LouisianaWestern Michigan at Georgia State* Troy at ULMSouth Alabama at Memphis

Saturday, September 29* South Alabama at Appalachian State* Arkansas State at Georgia Southern* Coastal Carolina at Troy* ULM at Georgia StateLouisiana at Alabama

Thursday, October 4* Georgia State at Troy - 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Saturday, October 6* South Alabama at Georgia Southern* Louisiana at Texas StateULM at Ole Miss

Tuesday, October 9* Appalachian State at Arkansas State - 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2)

Thursday, October 11* Georgia Southern at Texas State - 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Saturday, October 13* ULM at Coastal CarolinaNew Mexico State at LouisianaAlabama State at South AlabamaTroy at Liberty

Thursday, October 18* Georgia State at Arkansas State - 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Saturday, October 20* Louisiana at Appalachian StateCoastal Carolina at UMASSGeorgia Southern at New Mexico State* Texas State at ULM

Tuesday, October 23* Troy at South Alabama - 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2)

Thursday, October 25* Appalachian State at Georgia Southern - 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Saturday, October 27* Arkansas State at Louisiana * Coastal Carolina at Georgia State New Mexico State at Texas State

Saturday, November 3* Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina * South Alabama at Arkansas State* Georgia Southern at ULM* Texas State at Georgia State* Louisiana at Troy

Saturday, November 10* Appalachian State at Texas State* Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina* Troy at Georgia Southern* Georgia State at Louisiana * ULM at South Alabama

Saturday, November 17* Georgia State at Appalachian State* ULM at Arkansas State* Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina* South Alabama at Louisiana* Texas State at Troy

Friday, November 23* Coastal Carolina at South Alabama

Saturday, November 24* Troy at Appalachian State* Arkansas State at Texas State* Georgia Southern at Georgia State* Louisiana at ULM

Saturday, December 1Sun Belt Championship Game - TBA (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)

Saturday, December 15AutoNation Cure Bowl - 1:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)Raycom Media Camellia Bowl - 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl - 8:00 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, December 22Dollar General Bowl - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, December 28NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl - 4:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

All times Central (CT) and subject to change* denotes Sun Belt Conference game

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THE SUN BELT CONFERENCECOMMISSIONER KARL BENSON

Since being named the fi fth commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference on February 16, 2012, Karl Benson has helped reinvigorate the Sun Belt with his optimism, energy and enthusiasm. Immediately after his hir-ing, Benson set out to change the attitude and perception of the Sun Belt – going as far as re-imagining the brand, mem-bership, and student-athlete experience of the league that had just entered its second decade of membership in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). His vigor and forward

thinking have often been called upon during his tenure. Quickly after his arrival in the spring of 2012, Benson set the tone for the future of the Sun Belt Conference by adding Georgia State, UT Ar-lington and Texas State to the league after only being in his post for several weeks. In May of 2012, Benson had begun to further shape the Sun Belt Conference by promoting the league’s rebranding efforts. Sure enough only a year later, the Sun Belt had unveiled a new logo and new mantra - “Together We Rise” - that is in-line with the optimistic attitude that Benson has become so well-known for. Further solidifying the place of the Sun Belt Conference, Benson helped lead the league to the additions of Appalachian State and Georgia Southern as members in 2013. Benson’s foresight was called upon once again when the conference completed its 12-team alignment with the addition of Coastal Carolina to the league. CCU made a splash as it entered the Sun Belt, as the Chanticleers base-ball team won the 2016 College World Series. Additions to the Sun Belt’s membership had more than just competitive results. The conference will begin a new tradition in 2018 as the league will conduct its fi rst ever Football Championship Game on December 1. The game became a reality after the con-ference completed its football membership and split into East and West divisions. In addition to strengthening the league through membership additions and the creation of the Football Championship Game, Benson has been able to secure new homes for Sun Belt teams in football bowl games. As part of the College Football Playoff (CFP), the Sun Belt continues to fi nd itself among the 10 premier college football con-ferences and the system is guaranteed universal access based on performance – there are no automatic qualifi ers for the playoff sys-tem. Additionally, the CFP provides a spot among the premier bowl games of college football to the highest-ranked champion from the “Group of Five” conferences: the Sun Belt Conference, American Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Mid-American Conference and Conference USA. The CFP has provided much excitement as of late, but bowl games have long been a tradition in college football and the Sun Belt has established its own bowl tradition. The league has secured ties to no fewer than fi ve bowl games, having added three bowl games since Benson became Commissioner. In addition to the potential of the College Football Playoff, the league has guaranteed berths in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl – an honor it has held from its very fi rst football season -- the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile, Ala., the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Ala., the AutoNation Cure Bowl in Orlando, and the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl in Tucson, Ariz. No football conference in NCAA histo-ry has developed that quantity of bowl partners in its fi rst 16 years of existence. This past March, Benson led the Sun Belt to a continuation of

its relationship with ESPN. The partnership with ESPN is the most signifi cant and extensive multimedia rights agreement in confer-ence history. Highlights of the contract include that a minimum of 500 events a year will appear on an ESPN platform beginning in 2020 and that every Sun Belt football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball game will be viewable on an ESPN platform. It was also announced that linear network football games at Sun Belt home venues will expand to a minimum of 10 games a year on a combination of ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, that Sun Belt Championship events will be on an ESPN platform each academ-ic year that will give exposure to all conference sports, and that digital productions will expand to include regular season compe-tition in Sun Belt sports that have received only limited coverage previously. Upon his hiring, he immediately secured offi ce space for the conference headquarters in the world-famous Mercedes-Benz Superdome in downtown New Orleans. Adding to the “Big Easy” fl avor of the conference, he also brought the conference’s men’s and women’s basketball championships to New Orleans – and the coinciding tournaments will continue to be played in the hometown of the Sun Belt. Benson came to the Sun Belt after serving as the commis-sioner of the Western Athletic Conference since 1994. During his time at the WAC, Benson developed numerous multi-year agreements with postseason football games, includ-ing the Holiday Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Copper Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Silicon Valley Football Classic, GMAC Bowl, New Mexico Bowl, the Humanitarian Bowl, Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, Poinsettia Bowl and Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.

Under Benson’s leadership, the WAC achieved noted success by sending multiple teams to Bowl Championship Series (BCS) games as well as having sent a total of 38 teams to bowl games since 2001. Benson served on the NCAA Management Council from 1999-2002 and a fi ve-year term on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Commit-tee from 2002-06. Prior to his time at the WAC, Benson served as the commis-sioner of the Mid-American Conference for four years. There, he implemented several innovative projects and was instrumental in the formation of the Las Vegas Bowl. Prior to taking the reins of the MAC, Benson served on the NCAA staff for more than four years where he was the director of NCAA championships when selected as MAC commissioner. Benson joined the NCAA staff in January 1986 as a compliance representative and was appointed assistant director of champion-ships in June 1987. He was promoted to director of championships in 1988. In that position, Benson actively supervised eight assistant directors in their administration of 68 NCAA championships. A native of the state of Washington, Benson graduated from high school in Pullman in 1970, attended Spokane Falls Community College and then received a bachelor of science degree in phys-ical education from Boise State University in 1975. He has also completed course work toward his master’s degree in athletics administration at the University of Utah. Benson played baseball at both Spokane Falls Community College and Boise State University before serving as the baseball coach at Fort Steilacoom Community College in Tacoma, Wash., for six years and as the director of athletics at Fort Steilacoom from 1979-84. From 1984-86, he was an assistant baseball coach and an administrative assistant in the athletics department at Utah. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Boise State in April of 2006. Benson is also a member of the Spokane Falls and Fort Steilacoom Halls of Fame. Benson was born on December 1, 1951 and has been married to Sarah Glaza since October 2016. His daughter Jessica, 26, is a 2014 graduate of the University of Southern California with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. She is currently a Sports Anchor and Reporter for WATN-TV - an ABC affi liate in Memphis.

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Kathy Keene, Ph. D. is in her 12th year with the Sun Belt Conference and currently serves as the league’s Deputy Commissioner. Keene has responsibility for the preparation of conference sched-ules, activities of

Offi cial Coordinators and all other activities associated with the administration of sports on campus. Keene previously served as the Sun Belt Conference’s Associate Commissioner for Compliance from 2006 through 2010. In that role, she oversaw the league’s compliance program and is responsible for all NCAA and Sun Belt Conference rules education and interpretation. Prior to joining the conference offi ce, Dr. Keene spent nine years at the University of New Orleans athletics department. Her tenure at UNO included a fi ve year stint as the department’s senior woman’s adminis-trator. Dr. Keene joined the department as an academic tutor in 1997 and progressed to the Director of Student-Athlete Support Services. Keene graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1996 and received a master’s degree in counseling education in 1998 and her Ph. D. in counseling in 2000 from the University of New Orleans. She was a four-year letterwinner on the Ole Miss track and fi eld team, competing in the heptathlon and earning SEC all-academ-ic honors for three straight seasons (1994-96). Kathy and her husband Chris have two daughters, Madelyn and Katie, and two sons, Mayson and Christopher.

Herbert L. Car-ter, III (Bert) is in his 12th year with the Sun Belt Conference after being named Associate Commissioner/Chief Financial Offi cer of the Sun Belt Conference in August 2006. At the Sun Belt Conference, Carter

oversees all of the league’s fi nances, budget-ing and business operations.

Carter also serves as the league’s day-to-day liaison to all of the Sun Belt Conference’s bowl partners. He is routinely involved in matters related to the Sun Belt Conference Executive Committee and the league’s Chief Executive Offi cer’s. He currently serves as a member of the College Football Playoff Audit Committee, the College Football Playoff Budget Opera-tions Committee and the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee. Carter is also a member of the College Athletic Business Management Association. Carter received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of New Orleans. The New Orleans native is a CPA and has an extensive background in accounting and tax. He is a member of the American Institute of Certifi ed Public Accountants and the Louisiana Society of Certifi ed Public Accountants.

Carter, his wife Jennifer, their two sons, Patrick and Evan, and daughter Meredith, live in Metairie.

John McElwainSenior Associate CommissionerChief Branding & Communications Offi cer

Kathy Keene, Ph.D. Deputy Commissioner

Herbert L. Carter, III, CPASenior Associate CommissionerChief Financial Offi cer

John McElwain serves as the Sun Belt Conference’s Senior Associate Commis-sioner/Chief Branding and Communications Offi cer and is in his 13th year with the league. In his position, McElwain oversees the

strategic messaging of the Sun Belt Confer-ence through its brand and communications platforms. He also manages the league’s fi ve person communications staff. After serving as the Sun Belt Confer-ence’s Director of Media Relations for two years, McElwain was elevated to the role of Associate Commissioner for Communi-cations in June 2008. Prior to his position as Director of Media Relations, McElwain served as the conference’s Media Relations Assistant. McElwain has served as the day-to-day publicity contact for nearly every sport in his 13 seasons with the conference. He current-ly serves as the media contact for football and is the media operations manager for the Sun Belt Football Championship Game, and Men’s and Women’s Basketball tournaments. McElwain served on the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Committee from 2016 to 2018. He also serves on the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)

John BarrancoSenior Associate CommissionerCorporate Sponsorships & Marketing

A fi xture in the New Orleans business community and world of college athletics, John Barranco enters his sixth year with the Sun Belt Conference as Senior Associate Commissioner for Corporate Sales and Marketing.

Barranco oversees the corporate part-nerships program, which drives revenue to the conference, its member institutions and the league’s championship events. Barranco came to the Sun Belt from Cox Sports Television (CST) Network, a division of Cox Communications Louisiana, LLC. While with Cox he was responsible for core and digital advertising sales and his efforts led to an over 300% increase in total advertising sales on CST from the beginning of 2008 until the end of 2012. Prior to his time with Cox, Barranco served as the Associate Athletic Director for External Relations for the University of New Orleans Athletic Department. During his fi ve years with the Privateers, he was responsible for all external revenue generation for the athletic department including ticket sales, fundraising and corporate partnerships. Barranco was also responsible for marketing and promotions of all events related to UNO Athletics and he helped with the implemen-tation of game day activities, community outreach programs, as well as group and individual ticket sales. Barranco counts multiple honors and awards while also spending time in public service. He received the Cox Winner’s Circle Award for 2010, 2011 and 2012 – which is the national award for sales consultants at Cox Communications. In 2012, he was present-ed with the Digital Media President Award, which is given to the top seller of digital media in the country for Cox Media. He was the co-founder and Executive

Gender and Diversity Committee and is an ex offi cio member of the Football Writers Association of America Board of Directors. McElwain has been present on the media relations staffs for ten consecutive Allstate Sugar Bowls as well as the last nine college football national championship games. McElwain is a 2004 graduate of Indiana University, receiving his degree in sports broadcasting and communications. He lives in Uptown New Orleans.

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Director of the Leon V. Rosato, Sr. Memorial Golf Tournament benefi ting United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham. Since 2007, Barranco has been a member of the FORE!Kids Foundation which funds children’s service organizations through golf events like the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Barranco is a member of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, Jefferson Parish CVB and New Orleans & Com-pany. A 1999 graduate of UAB, Barranco earned a B.A. in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations. John and his wife, Natalie, have two sons, Dominic and Vincent.

Patrick Hair-ston joined the league offi ce in February 2016 conference’s Associate Commissioner for Com-pliance and Governance. In his role with the league offi ce, Hairston will oversee all Sun Belt compliance services and assist each Sun Belt in-

stitution with its campus compliance programs. He will also administer the conference’s NCAA Special Assistance Fund, NCAA Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund, Coaches Certifi cation Exam and the National Letter of Intent Program. Hair-ston will serve as a liaison between the member institutions and NCAA Membership Services and Enforcement staffs while providing interpreta-tions of NCAA and conference legislation. For a six-year period starting in 1999, Hairston served as an Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Governance at the Western Athletic Conference. He worked closely with member institutions in the areas of compliance, NCAA Certifi cation, secondary and major NCAA rules violations, plus conducted compliance re-views and audits. Hairston oversaw the National Letter of Intent Program, Coaches Certifi cation Test Program, the conference’s Student-Athlete Special Assistance and Student-Athlete Oppor-tunity Funds, and crafted amendments to NCAA and conference legislation. Hairston worked at the NCAA as an assis-tant director of championship where he served as a manager for selected governing sports committees, including ice hockey, men’s soccer, men’s tennis and men’s and women’s rifl e, as well as administering championships and managing selected coaches’ associations and selected national governing bodies. From 2011-14 Hairston served as the Executive Associate Athletic Director at the University of Albany. During his time there he was a Senior Executive Leadership Team mem-ber, helping manage 19 sports and over 500 student-athletes. Hairston also served as an adjunct professor for Albany’s College of Educa-tion and University Living-Learning Community. Prior to his time at Albany, Hairston held the position of Assistant Athletic Director

Patrick Hairston, Ed.DAssociate CommissionerCompliance & Governance

at West Virginia University from 2009-11. In addition to his role in overseeing the athletic de-partment’s compliance program, Hairston was an adjunct assistant professor in the College of Physical Activity and Sport Management. Hairston came to the Sun Belt having most recently served as an Associate Professor and Sport Management Program Director at the University of Valley Forge in Phoenixville, Pa. Additionally, he has served as the Business Department Chair and was the Director of the Patriots 5 Club – which serves to identify, culti-vate, and solicit gifts for the university. A native of Williamson, W.Va., Hairston and his wife, Vanessa, have two children, Patrick, Jr. and Faith.

Travis Llewellyn joined the Sun Belt Con-ference team in Decem-ber 2006 as the Director of Multimedia/New Media. He transitioned to the role of Assistant Commissioner in 2008 and was promoted to his current position of Associate Commissioner in 2015.

Llewellyn’s primary responsibilities include overseeing the broadcasts for all sports, operating the conference’s new media efforts and assembling the annual football schedule. He also oversees the conference’s instant replay integration for its member institutions in foot-ball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball. During his time with the Sun Belt, Llewel-lyn has overseen the advancement of the Sun Belt digital media efforts and worked with the conference’s television partners to increase the distribution and number of telecasts each year. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism emphasizing broadcast and a minor in political science. Llewellyn is a native of Rockville, Md., and resides with his wife Ashley in New Orleans.

Travis Llewellyn Associate CommissionerElectronic Media

The Sun Belt Con-ference added Scottie Rodgers as the league’s Associate Commissioner for Strategic Commu-nications in December 2017. Rodgers’ role at the Sun Belt sees him work with schools and host sites on publicity plans for Sun Belt cham-

pionships. He serves as a primary communi-

Scottie Rodgers Associate CommissionerStrategic Communications

Keith Nunez serves as the league’s Assistant Commissioner of Creative and Digital services and enters his ninth consecutive year with the league offi ce and tenth total in 2018-19. Presently, Nunez serves as the commu-

nications contact for men’s and women’s cross country, women’s soccer, women’s basketball,

Keith NunezAssistant CommissionerDigital & Creative Services

cations contact for men’s basketball, men’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s indoor track & fi eld, softball and men’s and women’s tennis. Rodgers came to the Sun Belt from Tulane University where he was Associate Director of Athletics, Strategic Communications, oversee-ing the media and public relations efforts of the Green Wave’s 16 varsity sports and serving as the primary communications contact for the football and women’s golf programs. Rodgers joined Tulane after spending eight years as the Associate Executive Director, Communications and External Relations at The Ivy League Offi ce. At The Ivy League, Rodgers led the overall communications strategy for all 33 sports and 15 championship events while overseeing all external relations areas including television, marketing/sponsorships, merchan-dising, licensing and branding as a member of the Executive Director’s senior management team. Prior to joining The Ivy League, Rodgers spent a little more than two years (2005-08) at CBS Sports Digital as a senior director of university relations. He was also the assistant and later associate director for the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship at the NCAA National Offi ce (2000-05) after working in vari-ous capacities at the Southeastern Conference Offi ce (1995-2000). Active nationally, Rodgers is a member of the College Football 150th Anniversary’s Communications/Public Affairs Committee and has been active with CoSIDA since 1996, currently serving on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee since February 2017, Special Awards Committee since June 2014 and Black College Sports Information Directors Steering Com-mittee since June 2015. He is also a current member of National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA). Rodgers has worked various NCAA cham-pionship events throughout his career, including 13 NCAA Men’s Final Fours, eight NCAA Wom-en’s Final Fours and the 2015 and 2018 CFP championship games. He also served on the NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Committee. The Atmore, Ala., native graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication in 1995.

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Spencer Dodd begins his fourth year with the league. Dodd was elevated to Director of Championships and Corporate Sales after previously serving as the Assistant Director of Championships and Corporate Sales. Dodd began his tenure with

the Sun Belt in 2014 as an intern in the Champi-onships department. In his position, Dodd is responsible for assisting with the championship administration and operations of all 18 championship events. In addition to championships, he works hand-in-hand with the coaches, offi cials, and campus administration on regular season operations for all 18 Sun Belt Conference sports. Dodd serves as the liaison to the Stu-dent-Athlete Advisory Committee and works with the student-athletes to develop and implement initiatives such as the mental health initiative and the Community Service and Com-munity Impact awards. Dodd came to the Sun Belt by way of Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration in May 2014. He also received a Masters of Education in Intercolle-

Spencer DoddDirectorChampionships & Corporate Sales

Whitney Haworth DirectorDigital & Social Media

men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s indoor track & fi eld and men’s and women’s outdoor track & fi eld and baseball. Nunez has served as the day-to-day contact for volleyball, men’s soccer, men’s basketball and softball. During his time with the league Nunez has been instrumental in the publication of numer-ous conference media guides and championship programs. Nunez was named Director of Media Rela-tions for the Sun Belt Conference in November 2009, coming to the Sun Belt after previously serving as the Communications Manager at the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). While at the USTFCCCA, Nunez was responsible for the day-to-day media operations of the organization that represents over 5,000 NCAA track & fi eld and cross country coaches, and the management of the association’s web-site - www.ustfccca.org. Nunez began his career at the Sun Belt Conference working as the Media/Public Rela-tions Assistant from July 2006 to June 2007. Nunez holds a Masters of Sports Admin-istration degree from the University of New Orleans, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Louisiana State University where he was an four-year All-Southeastern Conference member of the nationally recognized track & fi eld pro-gram. Nunez, a New Orleans native, resides in Metairie with his wife, Marci, and son, Benja-min.

giate Athletic Leadership from the University of Washington in May 2015. Dodd was a four-year baseball stu-dent-athlete from 2010-2014. During that time, he was a member of the Division II National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and served as the chair of the committee. Dodd, a native of Eagle, Idaho, currently resides in Uptown New Orleans.

Donna O’Brien joined the Sun Belt Conference in May 2017 as the confer-ence’s Director of Events and Offi ce Coordinator. O’Brien’s job responsibilities include managing schedules and itineraries for the Com-missioner of the Sun Belt Conference, as well as assisting the confer-

ence’s Chief Financial Offi cer with accounting

Donna O’Brien DirectorEvents & Offi ce Coordinator

and business management. Additionally, she will oversee important meetings and events for the conference’s membership. Prior to joining the Sun Belt, O’Brien worked as the Executive Assistant to the Direc-tor of Athletics at Tulane University. She man-aged all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Director of Athletics offi ce, and provided all standard and advanced administrative duties in support of the offi ce. She was responsible for assuring access and communication between the Athletics Administration and the Presidents offi ce, coaches and staff, student-athletes, parents, donors, and the campus community. O’Brien currently resides in Uptown New Orleans.

Kyle Wilborn joined the Sun Belt Conference in August 2015 as Assistant Direc-tor of Championships and Marketing and was elevated to the role of Director of Champion-ships and Marketing in January 2017. In his position, Wilborn is responsible

for assisting with the championship adminis-tration and operations of all 18 championship events, while also working with the coaches, offi cials, and campus administration on regular season operations for all 18 Sun Belt Confer-ence sports. Prior to joining the Sun Belt, Wilborn served as a Graduate Assistant with the Troy University Athletics Department. During this time, he was also part of the Sun Belt Rise Program, serving as a Championships Assistant with the conference offi ce. As an undergraduate, he we an active member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Com-mittee, serving as President from 2012-13. Wil-born was a four-year starter for the Troy Trojans football program under Coach Larry Blakeney. He served as a team captain both his junior and senior seasons and was selected to the Sun Belt All-Conference First Team and Raycom College Football All-Star Game his senior year. Wilborn, a native of Newnan, Georgia, graduated from Troy University in 2013 with a B.S. in Political Science and 2015 with an M.S. in Sports Administration. He currently resides in Uptown New Orleans.

Kyle WilbornDirectorChampionships & Marketing

Haworth joined the Sun Belt as the Digital and Social Media Correspondent in Sep-tember 2016 and was promoted to Director of Digital and Social Media in December 2017. In her role, Haworth creates original content for SunBeltSports.org and leads all digital and

social media initiatives for the conference offi ce. Haworth oversees a digital and social media strategy that has experienced exponen-tial growth in recent years. The Sun Belt has seen an 870% increase in total video views across all digital and social media platforms, including SunBeltSports.org, Facebook, Twit-ter and YouTube. This jump is separate from a dramatic increase in fan interaction on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app where fans watched more than 56 million minutes of Sun Belt Conference content during the last academic year alone. Haworth arrived in New Orleans fol-lowing a post-grad internship as a reporter and production assistant at the University of Florida. She was the primary reporter for the men’s and women’s golf and tennis teams and assisted with football and men’s and women’s basketball, in addition to four other Olympic sports. Haworth graduated from the University of Tennessee in December 2013 with a B.S. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and Electronic Media, Sports Journalism.

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THE SUN BELT CONFERENCESUN BELT CONFERENCE OFFICIATING

STEVE SHAW, COORDINATOR OF OFFICIALS

SUN BELT CONFERENCE OFFICIALS ROSTER

REFEREEJason AutreyMarshall LewisJeremy ParkerTed PittsKyle Olson

UMPIREJason YatesRyan AuldsStan JacksonJohn ShortMark Baynes

CENTER JUDGERon TurnerGreg Lefi ls, Jr.Mike BlockMichael SweatmanEddie Allbritton

HEAD LINESMANJim KelleyRalph GreenMike BolesStuart SlaughterScott Petersen

LINE JUDGERyan HaganTerry AllgeierJeff ChandlerRon TubbsDion Quinn

FIELD JUDGEJonathon MiddlebrooksClay BrownleeBrandon HarrisDuVal WestGrant Jackson

SIDE JUDGEFred WiedowerBryan MurphySean PettyChip ShieldsBarry Blackwell

BACK JUDGETim SmithKevin MitchellTom FimmenLance BobbittJay BrownFred McCrary

COLLABORATIVE REPLAY OFFICIALJeff Hilyer INSTANT REPLAY OFFICIALSPerry HavenerLarry LeatherwoodBill MerrittKen Switzer *Terry Walters COMMUNICATOR/OBSERVERSJamie GrantDan MooreAndy Vervilles *Jay VinesMike Wallace

*Will alternate and interchange roles

Steve Shaw enters his fi fth season as

Coordinator of Football Offi cials for the Sun

Belt Conference and begins his eighth season in

the same role at the Southeastern Conference.

Previously Shaw spent 15 years as a referee in

the SEC.

Under Shaw the Sun Belt Conference has

expanded technology in the offi ciating program

including video evaluations and training, upgrading replay technology, on fi eld

communications for offi cials and the implementation of collaborative replay.

Since becoming a member of the SEC Offi ciating staff, he was selected

for 14 postseason assignments, including two National Championship games,

eight BCS Bowls and four SEC Championship Games. They include the 2000

Sugar Bowl, 2005 and 2010 Orange Bowl, the 2003, 2009 and 2011 Rose Bowl,

the 2006 and 2008 Fiesta Bowl, 2001 Gator Bowl, 2003 Sun Bowl and the 1997,

1998, 2001 & 2006 SEC Championship Games.

Steve was the President of the SEC Football Offi cials Association (2009

– 2011), and had served his last three seasons as “Referee – In Chief.” He

previously worked NCAA games as a member of the Gulf South Conference

for six seasons, and was elected as “Referee – In Chief” from 1994 through

1996.

Steve worked High School football for 14 seasons (1981 - 1994) with the

Birmingham Football Offi cials Association – and worked the 1991 Class “6A”

Alabama State Championship Game.

Steve has received various offi ciating awards including the “Gaston/

Dudley Sprit of Offi ciating Award” and the "Rush Lester Silver Dollar Award.”

Steve served four years on the Board of Directors for the National Association

of Sports Offi cials (NASO), serving as Chairman 2011 - 2012.

Shaw currently serves as Secretary Rules Editor for NCAA Football

Playing Rules and is Chair of the CCA National Mechanics Committee.

Steve elected to retire in 2011 from AT&T in Birmingham, AL, with

over 30 years of service for the corporation. He retired as the GM for AT&T -

Connected Communities, with his organization covering a nine state territory

within the AT&T Southeast footprint. Steve’s service with AT&T included

holding various management positions within Business Sales, Network Engi-

neering, Consumer Operations and Marketing. He is a "Cum Laude" graduate

of the University of Alabama with a BS degree in Mathematics.

Steve is married to the former Jamelle Kabase. He is currently serving

on the Board of Directors for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for Central

Alabama, and has completed a six year term of the Board of Directors for the

St. Vincent’s Hospital Foundation. Additionally, Steve currently serves as a

Chairman for the Region’s Tradition, a Champions PGA TOUR event that has

donated over $10 million to local Alabama charities. Steve has been present-

ed the “Class of 2000 – Leadership Award” from the Alabama Chapter of the

National Multiple Sclerosis Society for his leadership in fundraising efforts.

He also led the 2001 BellSouth United Way campaign, raising over $2M for the

United Way of Central Alabama.

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THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE2018 BOWL SCHEDULE

First SelectionR+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Dec. 15 - New Orleans, La.Sun Belt vs. C-USA

December 15GILDAN New Mexico Bowl .........................................2 p.m. ET, ESPN

AutoNation Cure Bowl ....................................... 2:30 p.m. ET, CBSSN

Las Vegas Bowl .......................................................3:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl ..............................5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl ...............................9 p.m. ET, ESPN

December 18Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl .................7 p.m. ET, ESPN

December 19Frisco Bowl ................................................................8 p.m. ET, ESPN

December 20Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl .............................8 p.m. ET, ESPN

December 21Bahamas Bowl ....................................................12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl ........................................4 p.m. ET, ESPN

December 22Birmingham Bowl .......................................................Noon ET, ESPN

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl ..................3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Dollar General Bowl ..................................................7 p.m. ET, ESPN

Hawai'i Bowl .......................................................10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

December 26Heart of Dallas Bowl .............................................1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Quick Lane Bowl ...................................................5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN

Cactus Bowl ...............................................................9 p.m. ET, ESPN

December 27Walk-On's Independence Bowl .............................1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

New Era Pinstripe Bowl ........................................5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl ...................9 p.m. ET, ESPN

December 28Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl .....1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Camping World Bowl ............................................5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl ...................... 5:30 p.m. ET, CBSSN

Valero Alamo Bowl .....................................................9 p.m. ET, ESPN

December 29Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl ...............................................Noon ET, ESPN

Belk Bowl ...................................................................... Noon ET, ABC

College Football Playoff Semifi nal at the Capital One Orange Bowl4 or 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

College Football Playoff Semifi nal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl4 or 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

December 31San Francisco Bowl ...................................................... 3 p.m. ET, Fox

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman .......Noon ET, ESPN

AutoZone Liberty Bowl .........................................3:45 p.m. ET, ESPN

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl ..............7 p.m. ET, FS1

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl ............................................7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Hyundai Sun Bowl ........................................................2 p.m. ET, CBS

January 1Outback Bowl ............................................................ Noon ET, ESPN2

Citrus Bowl ..................................................................1 p.m. ET, ABC

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl .............................................1 p.m. ET, ESPN

Rose Bowl Game by Northwestern Mutual ...............5 p.m. ET, ESPN

Allstate Sugar Bowl ..............................................8:45 p.m. ET, ESPN

January 7College Football Playoff National Championship Presented By AT&T8 p.m. ET on ESPN

Second SelectionDollar General BowlDec. 22 - Mobile, Ala.

Sun Belt vs. MAC

Third SelectionRaycom Media Camellia Bowl

Dec. 15 - Montgomery, Ala.Sun Belt vs. MAC

Fourth SelectionAutoNation Cure BowlDec. 15 - Orlando, Fla.

Sun Belt vs. AAC

Fifth SelectionNOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl

Dec. 28 - Tucson, Ariz.Sun Belt vs. MWC

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APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS

Dr. Sheri N. EvertsChancellor

Dr. René SalinasFaculty Representative

Doug GillinAthletics Director

Brittney WhitesideSWA

ADMINISTRATION

ABOUT APPALACHIAN STATE

Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 19,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

Appalachian, founded in Boone, N.C. in 1899, again received high honors in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings for its academics, value, innovation and other factors. Appalachian has placed among the top 15 public and private south-ern universities since the rankings were fi rst published in 1986. In its 2017 list of best value among public colleges, Kiplinger’s ranked App State No. 29 overall, which was fi rst among “Group of 5” athletics universities and third among public institutions in the state of North Carolina.

The campus is located in downtown Boone, a town of 18,834 that doubles when the App State campus is full. In total, the campus encompasses 1,300 acres, including a main campus of 410 acres with 20 residence halls, three main dining facilities, 30 academic buildings, and 11 recreation/athletic facilities.

There are 120,000 living Appalachian alumni from all 50 states and many countries across the globe.

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV)

09/01 at Penn State State College, Pa. 2:30 p.m. (BTN)

09/08 at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

09/15 SOUTHERN MISS BOONE, N.C. 2:30 P.M. (ESPN+)

09/22 GARDNER WEBB BOONE, N.C. TBA

09/29 * SOUTH ALABAMA BOONE, N.C. TBA

10/09 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2)

10/20 * LOUISIANA BOONE, N.C. TBA

10/25 * at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

11/03 * at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. TBA

11/10 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas TBA

11/17 * GEORGIA STATE BOONE, N.C. TBA

11/24 * TROY BOONE, N.C. TBA

* denotes Sun Belt game

Home games in CAPS; All times central and subject to change

2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

KIDD BREWER STADIUM

Capacity: 30,000Playing Surface: FieldTurfRecord: 240-75-5First Game: September 15, 1962Largest Crowd: 35,126

Location.................Boone, North Carolina

Founded ............................................ 1899

Enrollment ..................................... 18,811

Nickname ............................Mountaineers

Colors ...................................Black & Gold

Athletics Website ......appstatesports.com

Primary Offense .............. Multiple Spread

Primary Defense ..................................3-4

All-Time Record ......................605-335-28

All-Time SBC Record .........................27-5

2017 Record .........................................9-4

2017 SBC Record (Finish) ........ 7-1 (T-1st)

SBC Championships ............................... 2

Bowl Appearances .................................. 3

Bowl Record .........................................3-0

Lettermen Returning: ........................... 58

Offense: ............................................. 27

Defense: ............................................ 27

Special Teams: ................................... 4

Lettermen Lost: ................................... 25

Offense: ............................................. 16

Defense: .............................................. 8

Special Teams: ................................... 1

Starters Returning: .............................. 15

Offense: ............................................... 6

Defense: .............................................. 5

Special Teams: ................................... 4

Starters Lost: ....................................... 11

Offense: ............................................... 5

Defense: .............................................. 6

Special Teams: ................................... 0

QUICK FACTS

HEAD COACH SCOTT SATTERFIELD

Appalachian State, 1996Sixth SeasonAppalachian State Record: 41-22Overall Record: 40-29

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JALIN MOORE

RB - 5-11 - 207SeniorShelby, N.C.

Gained a Sun Belt-leading 1,037 yards and rushed for 12 touchdowns in 11 offi cial games last season. Missed two full games (UMass, Georgia Southern) with injuries, the entire second half against Coastal Carolina and almost the entire second half (one carry) against Texas State … All-Sun Belt fi rst team ... Offi cially averaged 94.3 yards per game, but taking the absences into account, essentially averaged 103.7 rushing yards for every four quarters of play … Rushed for 241 yards (with two TDs on 19 carries) against New Mexico State and 239 yards (with one TD on 32 carries) against Georgia State … MVP of the Dollar General Bowl after rushing for three touchdowns (career high) and 125 yards on 22 carries … Rushed for at least 110 yards in each of his fi nal four games and had fi ve games with at least 100 yards … After missing a late-Octo-ber loss at UMass, came off the bench to amass 208 all-purpose yards at ULM despite being quarantined at the team hotel with a pregame illness. Rushed for 114 yards and two TDs on 21 carries while also catching two passes for 84 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown.

CLIFTON DUCK

CB - 5-10 - 175JuniorMatthews, N.C.

Started all 13 games at cornerback in 2017, making it two straight seasons he has started every game … Led the Sun Belt Conference in interceptions with six, tied for fourth most in the nation, and also contributed 50 tackles (sixth on the team) with one sack … Named All-Sun Belt fi rst team for the second year in a row … Since 2000, Duck is one of eight FBS players with at least fi ve picks in both his freshman and sophomore seasons … During the regular season, led Sun Belt cornerbacks by allowing a 43.6 passer rating when targeted, according to PFF College Football data ... Tied the school record with a three-interception game in a 45-31 win over New Mexico State, and he was named the Sun Belt’s Defensive Player of the Week after also posting seven tackles and one sack in the same game. Duck’s fi rst two interception returns of 15 yards and 39 yards set up two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 5:45 remaining, and his third interception occurred inside the App State 25 with 1:16 left to seal the win.

VICTOR JOHNSON

OL - 6-5 - 290JuniorNorth Augusta, S.C.

Started all 13 games at left tackle in 2017, making it 26 consecutive starts for his career … Named All-Sun Belt fi rst team, joining left tackle Beau Nunn and right guard Colby Gossett to make App State the fi rst Sun Belt squad with three fi rst-team selections … Helped the Mountaineers rank No. 2 nationally with only eight sacks allowed and 22nd nationally by rushing for 223.6 yards per game. App State rushed for more than 300 yards in each of its last three games, including 327 in the bowl win against Toledo … In 12 regular season games, led App State’s line with 813 snaps. Had a grade of 78 percent (637 plus plays) from the coaches with 26 knockdown blocks and six pancakes. The PFF College Football site gave him an 80.8 grade with one sack in 375 pass block snaps.

ANTHONY FLORY

LB - 6-2 - 233SeniorFort Lauderdale, Fla.

Started all 13 games at inside linebacker in 2017 and ranked second on the team with 87 tackles (56 solo) … Also had 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, fi ve QB hurries, one fumble recovery and three pass breakups … His 19-yard interception return set up App State’s fi rst touchdown in a 34-0 bowl win against Toledo. Was named the Defensive MVP with eight tackles and one QB hurry … Named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week after a nine-tackle, one-sack performance at Texas State … Posted a career-high 11 tackles against New Mexico State … Had six games with at least eight tackles, two more games with seven stops and a six-tackle debut at Georgia … Honor-able mention All-Sun Belt selection.

2018 APPALACHIAN STATE PLAYERS TO WATCH

CLIFTON DUCK VICTOR JOHNSON

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT (TV)

Sept. 2 at #15 Georgia Athens, Ga. L, 10-31 (ESPN)

SEPT. 9 SAVANNAH STATE BOONE, N.C. W, 54-7 (ESPN3)

Sept. 16 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas W, 20-13 (ESPN3)

SEPT. 23 WAKE FOREST BOONE, N.C. L,19-20 (ESPN3)

OCT. 7 * NEW MEXICO STATE BOONE, N.C. W, 45-31 (ESPN3)

Oct. 14 * at Idaho Moscow, Idaho W, 23-20 (ESPN3)

OCT. 21 * COASTAL CAROLINA BOONE, N.C. W, 37-29 (ESPN3)

Oct. 28 at UMASS Amherst, Mass. L, 27-30 (2OT) (Eleven Sports)

Nov. 4 * at ULM Monroe, La. L, 45-52 (ESPN3)

NOV. 9 * GEORGIA SOUTHERN BOONE, N.C. W, 27-6 (ESPNU)

Nov. 25 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. W, 31-10 (ESPN3)

DEC. 2 * LOUISIANA BOONE, N.C. W, 63-14 (ESPN3)

Dec. 23 Dollar General Bowl - vs. Toledo - Mobile, Ala. W, 34-0 (ESPN)

* denotes Sun Belt game; Home games in CAPS

2017 FOOTBALL RESULTS (9-4, 7-1 SUN BELT)

Joey Jones

Associate A.D. for Strategic Communications

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 828-262-2845

Cell: 828-964-7183

Secondary Contact

Bret Strelow

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 828-262-7602

Cell: 828-963-3069

Joey Jones

Media Contacts

MEDIA INFORMATION

Ethan Joyce

Winston-Salem Journal

@EthanJoyceWSJ

Steve Behr

Watauga Democrat

@WataugaDemocrat

David Ware

AppStateMania

@AppStateMania

Covering Appalachian State Broadcast TeamFlagship Station:

WKBC 97.3 FM

Adam Witten

Play-by-play

Simms McElfresh

Analyst

Molly Cotten

Sidelines

TAE HAYES

JALIN MOORE

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2018 APPALACHIAN STATE ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Previous School 2 Zeb Speir QB 6-2 204 Jr. Sylva, N.C./Smoky Mountain 2 Corey Sutton WR 6-3 200 So. Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek (Kansas State) 3 Darrynton Evans WR/RB 5-11 190 So. Oak Hill, Fla./New Smyrna Beach 4 Clifton Duck DB 5-10 175 Jr. Matthews, N.C./Butler 5 Thomas Hennigan WR 6-2 210 So. Greensboro, N.C./NW Guilford 6 Desmond Franklin DB 6-2 204 Jr. Inverness, Fla./Citrus 6 Camerun Peoples RB 6-2 200 Fr. Lineville, Ala./Clay Central 7 Jacob Huesman QB 6-3 206 So. Bradenton, Fla./Braden River 7 Josh Thomas DB 6-0 209 Jr. Montgomery, Ala./Montgomery Academy 8 Stephon Brown QB 6-5 220 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Glenn 8 Shemar Jean-Charles DB 5-11 188 So. Miramar, Fla./Miramar 9 Austin Exford DB 6-2 201 Sr. Snellville, Ga./Shiloh 10 Tim Frizzell LB 6-2 223 So. Knoxville, Tenn./Hardin Valley Academy 10 Tanner Wilson QB 6-2 218 R-Fr. Reidsville, N.C./Reidsville 11 Jeremy Level DB 6-2 199 So. Greensboro, N.C./Page 11 Jalen Virgil WR 6-2 211 So. Lawrenceville, Ga./Mountain View 12 Steven Jones DB 5-10 183 R-Fr. Rockingham, N.C./Richmond Senior 12 Zac Thomas QB 6-2 207 So. Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville 13 Peyton Derrick QB 6-2 185 R-Fr. Conway, S.C./Conway 13 Kaiden Smith DB 6-1 198 So. Lawrenceville, Ga./Mountain View 14 Malik Williams WR 5-11 180 So. Chester, S.C./Chester Senior 15 Mock Adams WR 6-4 205 Jr. Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood 17 Tae Hayes DB 5-11 185 Sr. Decatur, Ala./Decatur 17 Michael Queen WR 6-1 204 So. Pittsboro, N.C./Northwood 18 Brad Absher WR 5-10 177 Sr. Troy, N.C./West Montgomery 19 Daetrich Harrington RB 6-0 185 So. Douglasville, Ga./Alexander 19 Mike Price DB 5-10 185 Fr. Ellenwood, Ga./Stockbridge 20 Noel Cook OLB 6-0 213 Jr. Reidsville, N.C./Reidsville 20 A’Darius Purifoy WR 6-0 195 So. Pensacola, Fla./West Florida Tech 21 Ryan Huff DB 6-1 195 R-Fr. Athens, Ga./Cedar Shoals 22 D’Andre Hicks DB/RB 5-10 175 R-Fr. Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte 24 Akeem Davis-Gaither OLB 6-2 210 Jr. Thomasville, N.C./Thomasville 25 Kaleb Dawson DB 5-11 175 Fr. Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County 25 Jalin Moore RB 5-11 207 Sr. Shelby, N.C./Crest 26 Marcus Williams Jr. RB 5-10 200 So. Rocky Mount, N.C./SW Edgecombe 27 A.J. Beach DB 5-10 165 Jr. Smyrna, Ga./Milton (Georgia Military College) 27 DeMarcus Harper RB 5-11 190 So. Black Mountain, N.C./Owen 28 Jay Person OLB 6-2 210 Fr. Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central 29 Devonte Harrison OLB 6-1 195 So. Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood 30 Zareon Hayes OLB 6-1 235 Fr. Dillon, S.C./Dillon 30 Austin Metzger LS 6-4 210 Fr. Pinehurst, N.C./Pinecrest 31 Nick Hampton OLB 6-2 205 Fr. Anderson, S.C./Westside 33 Edward Davis ILB 6-0 230 Jr. Farmville, N.C./Farmville Central 34 Shaun Jolly DB 5-10 170 R-Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson 36 Brock Mattison OLB 6-1 215 Fr. Duluth, Ga./Buford 37 Tanner Ellenberger LB 6-3 210 R-Fr. Brevard, N.C./Brevard 39 Jace Frisbee TE 6-2 200 R-Fr. Brevard, N.C./Brevard 39 Xavier Subotsch P 6-2 204 So. Melbourne, Victoria, Austrailia/Haileyburg 40 Logan Doublin ILB 6-1 205 Fr. Clearwater, Fla./Largo 41 Michael Rubino K 6-3 210 Jr. Apex, N.C./Middle Creek 42 Harrison Taylor DL 6-4 230 Fr. McDonough, Ga./Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy 43 Matthew McQuinn LB 6-0 200 R-Fr. Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers 43 Hansky Paillant DL 6-2 220 Fr. Sunrise, Fla./Miramar 44 Anthony Flory ILB 6-2 233 Sr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./American Heritage 45 Trey Cobb LB 6-2 210 Fr. Waycross, Ga./Ware County 45 Clayton Howell P 6-0 185 R-Fr. High Point, N.C./High Point Central 46 Chris Washington DL 5-11 270 Fr. Newberry, Fla./Newberry 47 Okon Godwin DL 6-2 250 Sr. Covington, Ga./Alcovy 48 Demetrius Taylor DL 6-1 246 So. Miami, Fla./Northwestern 49 Blythe Hall LB 6-2 205 Jr. Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford 51 Tyler Bird LB 6-1 210 Fr. Acworth, Ga./North Paulding 51 Baer Hunter OL 6-3 280 So. Clemmons, N.C./West Forsyth 52 Tobias Edge-Campbell OL 6-2 294 Sr. Raeford, N.C./Hoke County

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2018 APPALACHIAN STATE ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Previous School 52 D’Marco Jackson LB 6-1 207 R-Fr. Spartanburg, S.C./Broome 54 Jermaine McDaniel Jr. OLB/DE 6-3 235 R-Fr. Dillon, S.C./Dillon 55 Matt Williams OL 6-6 280 So. Lehigh Acres, Fla./Lehigh 56 Nate Haskins OL 6-5 280 So. Orlando, Fla./Boone 57 Elijah Diarrassouba DL 6-0 250 So. Greensboro, N.C./Page 58 Ryan Neuzil OL 6-3 280 So. Bradenton, Fla./Braden River 59 Jordan Fehr ILB 6-2 227 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Providence 60 Noah Hannon OL 6-2 260 So. Greer, S.C./Greer 62 Weston Gillespie OL 6-4 240 R-Fr. Travelers Rest, S.C./Travelers Rest 63 Ivan Reyes OL 6-1 290 So. Hickory, N.C./Hickory 64 Will Hardin OL 6-2 295 Jr. Greensboro, N.C./Page 65 Gage Blackston OL 6-4 285 R-Fr. Savannah, Ga./Benedictine Military 66 Will Israel DL 6-2 210 R-Fr. Asheville, N.C./A.C. Reynolds 67 Logan Wright OL 6-4 305 So. Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth 68 Brody Barrett DL 6-3 290 Jr. San Juan Capistrano, Calif./JSerra Catholic 69 Joe Hartung OL 6-4 262 R-Fr. Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood 70 Cooper Hodges OL 6-3 290 Fr. Glen St. Mary, Fla./Baker County 73 Cole Garrison OL 6-4 294 So. Pinson, Ala./Clay-Chalkville 74 Anderson Hardy OL 6-6 260 Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson 75 Victor Johnson OL 6-5 290 Jr. North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta 77 Josh Headlee OL 6-4 265 Fr. Boone, N.C./Watauga 78 Chandler Greer OL 6-5 282 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden 79 Luke Burnette OL 6-4 250 Fr. Monroe, N.C./Sun Valley 81 Braden Collins WR 6-2 195 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut 82 Richard Tucker WR 6-0 190 Fr. Campobello, S.C./Chapman 83 Jake Henry WR 5-11 175 R-Fr. Cantonment, Fla./J.M. Tate 84 Mike Evans TE 6-3 260 Jr. Jacksonville, N.C./White Oak/Lenoir-Rhyne 86 Trey Ross TE 6-3 230 Fr. Sophia, N.C./Randleman 87 Collin Reed TE 6-3 248 Jr. Boiling Springs, S.C./Boiling Springs 88 Cameron Pack DL 6-3 210 So. Mount Airy, N.C./Mount Airy 88 Henry Pearson TE 6-3 220 Fr. Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Paramus Catholic 89 Carson Davis LB 5-10 200 R-Fr. Woodruff, S.C./Woodruff 89 Devin Papenheim TE 6-6 262 Jr. Bushnell, Fla./South Sumter 90 Chris Willis DL 6-2 252 So. Shelby, N.C./Crest 91 Tommy Dawkins DL 6-1 223 So. Concord, N.C./Cox Mill 91 Chandler Staton K 5-11 180 So. Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville 92 Myquon Stout DL 6-1 286 Sr. Salisbury, N.C./Jesse C. Carson 93 Elias McMurry LS 6-1 232 Sr. Statesville, N.C./Statesville 94 Josh Houser DL 6-2 260 Jr. Boonville, N.C./Starmount 95 George Blackstock DL 6-2 255 R-Fr. Eden, N.C./Eden Morehead 96 Markell Clark DL 6-2 264 So. Hoover, Ala./Spain Park 97 Caleb Spurlin DL 5-10 246 So. Galax, Va./Galax 98 E.J. Scott DL 6-2 280 Jr. Farmville, N.C./Farmville Central (Shaw) 99 Jordon Earle DL 6-2 295 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Forest Hill

Coaching and Support Staff:Scott Satterfi eld - Head CoachBryan Brown - Defensive Coordinator/CornerbacksShawn Clark - Co-Offensive Coordinator (Running Game)/Offensive LineDale Jones - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Inside LinebackersFrank Ponce - Co-Offensive Coordinator (Passing Game)/QuarterbacksMark Ivey - Assistant Head Coach/Defensive LineNic Cardwell - Tight EndsGreg Gasparato - SafetiesStu Holt - Running Backs/Special Teams CoordinatorD.J. Smith - Outside LinebackersJustin Watts - Wide Receivers/Recruiting CoordinatorJosh Thompson - Assistant Athletics Director for Football and Equipment OperationsEric McDaniel - Quality Control (Defense)Andrew Blaylock - Director of High School RelationsGeorge Claiborne - Director of Football Video OperationsPete Thomas - Graduate Assistant (Offense)

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Moore, Jalin 11 183 1076 39 1037 5.7 12 58 94.3Lamb, Taylor 13 78 676 92 584 7.5 5 44 44.9Williams, M. 8 97 508 8 500 5.2 2 34 62.5Upshaw, T. 7 68 329 15 314 4.6 4 50 44.9Harrington, D. 9 59 327 31 296 5.0 2 35 32.9Harper, D. 5 8 49 3 46 5.8 0 23 9.2Thomas, Zac 4 8 53 8 45 5.6 0 18 11.2Lewis, Ike 13 3 36 5 31 10.3 0 26 2.4Fuller, Caleb 13 1 23 0 23 23.0 0 23 1.8Smith, De’Vonta 1 6 24 9 15 2.5 0 11 15.0Huesman, Jacob 2 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 11 6.5Williams, Malik 13 6 11 5 6 1.0 1 6 0.5Fitch, Curtis 1 2 6 0 6 3.0 1 4 6.0Watkins, T.J. 11 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3Virgil, Jalen 13 2 6 6 0 0.0 0 6 0.0TEAM 7 6 0 12 -12 -2.0 0 0 -1.7Total.......... 13 530 3140 233 2907 5.5 27 58 223.6Opponents...... 13 459 2148 359 1789 3.9 14 95 137.6

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Lamb, Taylor 13 152.23 206-337-6 61.1 2737 27 84 210.5Thomas, Zac 4 87.72 6-10-0 60.0 33 0 14 8.2TEAM 7 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Williams, Malik 13 218.93 1-3-0 33.3 27 1 27 2.1Huesman, Jacob 2 71.00 1-2-0 50.0 5 0 5 2.5Fitch, Curtis 1 175.60 1-1-0 100.0 9 0 9 9.0Total.......... 13 149.30 215-356-6 60.4 2811 28 84 216.2Opponents...... 13 119.25 219-380-18 57.6 2666 14 73 205.1

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Lewis, Ike 13 51 733 14.4 8 48 56.4Hennigan, T. 13 45 585 13.0 7 51 45.0Watkins, T.J. 11 21 295 14.0 1 84 26.8Virgil, Jalen 13 20 364 18.2 3 83 28.0Williams, Malik 13 19 172 9.1 0 28 13.2Jones, Dante 10 14 87 6.2 0 12 8.7Moore, Jalin 11 12 163 13.6 1 75 14.8Reed, Collin 13 9 157 17.4 5 68 12.1Letman, Zy 5 8 106 13.2 1 26 21.2Duffi eld, Levi 13 6 97 16.2 2 57 7.5Williams, M. 8 4 27 6.8 0 10 3.4Harrington, D. 9 3 19 6.3 0 15 2.1Upshaw, T. 7 2 4 2.0 0 5 0.6Purifoy, A. 3 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.7Total.......... 13 215 2811 13.1 28 84 216.2Opponents...... 13 219 2666 12.2 14 73 205.1

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Hennigan, T. 15 102 6.8 0 35Duck, Clifton 9 85 9.4 0 35Fuller, Caleb 1 22 22.0 0 0Williams, Malik 1 16 16.0 0 16Total.......... 26 225 8.7 0 35Opponents...... 16 131 8.2 0 37

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Duck, Clifton 6 103 17.2 0 41Hayes, Tae 4 75 18.8 0 52Franklin, D. 3 67 22.3 0 35Boggs, Eric 2 57 28.5 0 36Howard, A.J. 1 61 61.0 0 61Fehr, Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0Flory, Anthony 1 19 19.0 0 19Total.......... 18 382 21.2 0 61Opponents...... 6 22 3.7 0 20

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Lewis, Ike 22 575 26.1 0 49Hennigan, T. 4 82 20.5 0 28TEAM 1 -1 -1.0 0 0Spurlin, Caleb 1 -7 -7.0 0 0Williams, Malik 1 24 24.0 0 24Duck, Clifton 1 -8 -8.0 0 0Total.......... 30 665 22.2 0 49Opponents...... 50 989 19.8 1 95

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Moore, Jalin 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78Staton, C. 0 8-9 31-31 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 55Lewis, Ike 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48Rubino, Michael 0 9-15 21-23 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48Hennigan, T. 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Reed, Collin 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Lamb, Taylor 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Upshaw, T. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Virgil, Jalen 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Williams, M. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Duffi eld, Levi 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Harrington, D. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Watkins, T.J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Williams, Malik 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Fitch, Curtis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Total.......... 55 17-24 52-54 0-1 0 0-0 0 1 435Opponents...... 30 18-23 29-30 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 263

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Lamb, Taylor 13 415 584 2737 3321 255.5Moore, Jalin 11 183 1037 0 1037 94.3Williams, M. 8 97 500 0 500 62.5Upshaw, T. 7 68 314 0 314 44.9Harrington, D. 9 59 296 0 296 32.9Thomas, Zac 4 18 45 33 78 19.5Harper, D. 5 8 46 0 46 9.2Williams, Malik 13 9 6 27 33 2.5Lewis, Ike 13 3 31 0 31 2.4Fuller, Caleb 13 1 23 0 23 1.8Huesman, Jacob 2 4 13 5 18 9.0Fitch, Curtis 1 3 6 9 15 15.0Smith, De’Vonta 1 6 15 0 15 15.0Watkins, T.J. 11 1 3 0 3 0.3TEAM 7 9 -12 0 -12 -1.7Total.......... 13 886 2907 2811 5718 439.8Opponents...... 13 839 1789 2666 4455 342.7

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Rubino, Michael 9-15 60.0 0-0 2-2 5-9 2-4 0-0 46 1Staton,C. 8-9 88.9 0-0 3-4 2-2 2-2 1-1 53 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Subotsch, X. 55 2193 39.9 58 5 22 16 5 0Critcher, Rylee 2 49 24.5 39 0 0 0 0 0Total.......... 57 2242 39.3 58 5 22 16 5 0Opponents...... 74 3113 42.1 68 6 26 19 14 1

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Rubino, Michael 81 4967 61.3 29 2 Staton, C. 1 64 64.0 0 0 Total.......... 82 5031 61.4 29 2 989 40.5 24Opponents...... 59 3627 61.5 27 3 665 38.8 26

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Lewis, Ike 13 31 733 0 575 0 1339 103.0Moore, Jalin 11 1037 163 0 0 0 1200 109.1Hennigan, T. 13 0 585 102 82 0 769 59.2Lamb, Taylor 13 584 0 0 0 0 584 44.9Williams, M. 8 500 27 0 0 0 527 65.9Virgil, Jalen 13 0 364 0 0 0 364 28.0Upshaw, T. 7 314 4 0 0 0 318 45.4Harrington, D. 9 296 19 0 0 0 315 35.0Watkins, T.J. 11 3 295 0 0 0 298 27.1Williams, Malik 13 6 172 16 24 0 218 16.8Duck, Clifton 13 0 0 85 -8 103 180 13.8Reed, Collin 13 0 157 0 0 0 157 12.1Letman, Zy 5 0 106 0 0 0 106 21.2Duffi eld, Levi 13 0 97 0 0 0 97 7.5Jones, Dante 10 0 87 0 0 0 87 8.7Hayes, Tae 13 0 0 0 0 75 75 5.8Franklin, D. 13 0 0 0 0 67 67 5.2Howard, A.J. 13 0 0 0 0 61 61 4.7Boggs, Eric 13 0 0 0 0 57 57 4.4Harper, D. 5 46 0 0 0 0 46 9.2Fuller, Caleb 13 23 0 22 0 0 45 3.5Thomas, Zac 4 45 0 0 0 0 45 11.2Flory, Anthony 13 0 0 0 0 19 19 1.5Smith, De’Vonta 1 15 0 0 0 0 15 15.0Huesman, Jacob 2 13 0 0 0 0 13 6.5Fitch, Curtis 1 6 0 0 0 0 6 6.0Purifoy, A. 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.7Spurlin, Caleb 13 0 0 0 -7 0 -7 -0.5TEAM 7 -12 0 0 -1 0 -13 -1.9Total.......... 13 2907 2811 225 665 382 6990 537.7Opponents...... 13 1789 2666 131 989 22 5597 430.5

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF45 Boggs, Eric 13 50 52 102 9.0-38 4.5-31 2-57 6 1 2-2 1 . .44 Flory, Anthony 13 56 31 87 3.5-13 1.0-8 1-19 3 5 0-6 . . .10 Howard, A.J. 13 41 25 66 2.5-5 . 1-61 7 . . . . .17 Hayes, Tae 13 34 19 53 4.5-17 1.5-9 4-75 12 . . 1 . .31 Townes, Rashaad 12 27 24 51 7.0-31 5.0-24 . 2 4 . 4 . .4 Duck, Clifton 13 36 14 50 3.0-15 1.0-11 6-103 6 . . . . .28 Stringer, Devan 10 25 24 49 2.0-11 2.0-11 . . 2 . . . .6D Franklin, D. 13 31 18 49 2.5-4 . 3-67 3 . 1-28 1 . .42 Sims, Tee 10 19 22 41 13.5-84 9.5-78 . . 3 2-0 1 . .92 Stout, Myquon 13 13 28 41 3.0-9 1.5-7 . . 1 . . . .24 Davis, Akeem 13 24 9 33 1.0-4 . . 1 . . . . .9D Exford, Austin 13 19 14 33 2.0-6 1.0-4 . 2 . 1-0 . . .51 Fuller, Caleb 13 13 14 27 6.5-22 3.0-16 . 2 1 . . 1 .47 Godwin, Okon 13 10 10 20 5.5-27 1.0-11 . . 3 1-0 . . .33 Davis, Edward 11 10 9 19 2.5-3 . . . 1 . . . .96 Clark, Markell 13 2 14 16 3.0-7 . . . . . . . .59 Fehr, Jordan 13 12 3 15 2.0-8 . 1-0 . . . . . .90 Willis, Chris 12 7 8 15 2.5-4 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . .7 Thomas, Josh 4 5 8 13 1.0-4 . . . . . . . .48 Taylor, D. 12 8 5 13 5.5-21 3.0-10 . . 2 . . . .8 Jean-Charles,S. 13 5 5 10 . . . 2 . . . . .53 Cook, Noel 10 6 3 9 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . .TM TEAM 7 . . . . . . . . . . . 19W Jennings, John 2 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . Total.......... 13 486 390 876 89-359 38-245 18-382 47 28 8-36 9 1 1 Opponents...... 13 514 396 910 72.0-207 8-55 6-22 41 14 8-45 9 3 .

2017 APPALACHIAN STATE STATS (ALL GAMES)

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2017 APPALACHIAN STATE STATS (SUN BELT GAMES)

RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Moore, Jalin 7 123 811 21 790 6.4 8 58 112.9Lamb, Taylor 8 47 432 48 384 8.2 3 44 48.0Williams, M. 4 54 256 1 255 4.7 2 34 63.8Harrington, D. 7 37 199 18 181 4.9 2 35 25.9Upshaw, T. 4 36 137 12 125 3.5 3 13 31.2Lewis, Ike 8 1 26 0 26 26.0 0 26 3.2Fuller, Caleb 8 1 23 0 23 23.0 0 23 2.9Harper, D. 2 2 14 0 14 7.0 0 9 7.0Thomas,Zac 1 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 7 13.0Huesman, Jacob 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 11.0Fitch, Curtis 1 2 6 0 6 3.0 1 4 6.0Watkins, T.J. 8 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.4Williams, Malik 8 3 0 5 -5 -1.7 0 0 -0.6TEAM 3 6 0 12 -12 -2.0 0 0 -4.0Total.......... 8 316 1931 117 1814 5.7 19 58 226.8Opponents...... 8 282 1323 231 1092 3.9 8 48 136.5

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Lamb, Taylor 8 157.05 128-201-5 63.7 1646 18 83 205.8Williams, Malik 8 328.40 1-2-0 50.0 27 1 27 3.4Fitch, Curtis 1 175.60 1-1-0 100.0 9 0 9 9.0Total.......... 8 158.82 130-204-5 63.7 1682 19 83 210.2Opponents...... 8 132.26 153-253-11 60.5 1992 11 73 249.0

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Lewis, Ike 8 36 480 13.3 7 48 60.0Hennigan, T. 8 31 427 13.8 6 51 53.4Watkins, T.J. 8 17 187 11.0 0 60 23.4Williams, Malik 8 13 122 9.4 0 28 15.2Virgil, Jalen 8 11 234 21.3 2 83 29.2Jones, Dante 6 8 57 7.1 0 12 9.5Moore, Jalin 7 7 109 15.6 1 75 15.6Reed, Collin 8 4 45 11.2 3 23 5.6Duffi eld, Levi 8 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.4Williams, M. 4 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8Harrington, D. 7 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.4Total.......... 8 130 1682 12.9 19 83 210.2Opponents...... 8 153 1992 13.0 11 73 249.0

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Hennigan, T. 7 26 3.7 0 7Duck, Clifton 4 50 12.5 0 35Fuller, Caleb 1 22 22.0 0 0Total.......... 12 98 8.2 0 35Opponents...... 8 76 9.5 0 37

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Duck, Clifton 5 103 20.6 0 41Hayes, Tae 3 58 19.3 0 52Howard, A.J. 1 61 61.0 0 61Boggs, Eric 1 21 21.0 0 21Franklin, D. 1 6 6.0 0 6Total.......... 11 249 22.6 0 61Opponents...... 5 24 4.8 0 20

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Lewis, Ike 17 477 28.1 0 49Hennigan, T. 2 39 19.5 0 28Spurlin, Caleb 1 -7 -7.0 0 0TEAM 1 -1 -1.0 0 0Duck, Clifton 1 -8 -8.0 0 0Total.......... 22 500 22.7 0 49Opponents...... 37 791 21.4 1 95

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Moore, Jalin 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54Lewis, Ike 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Hennigan, T. 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Staton,C. 0 4-4 23-23 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 35Rubino, Michael 0 5-9 13-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 28Upshaw, T. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Lamb, Taylor 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Reed, Collin 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Harrington, D. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Williams, M. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Virgil, Jalen 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Fitch, Curtis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Critcher, Rylee 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 0Total.......... 38 9-13 36-37 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 291Opponents...... 20 12-16 19-20 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 175

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Lamb, Taylor 8 248 384 1646 2030 253.8Moore, Jalin 7 123 790 0 790 112.9Williams, M. 4 54 255 0 255 63.8Harrington, D. 7 37 181 0 181 25.9Upshaw, T. 4 36 125 0 125 31.2Lewis, Ike 8 1 26 0 26 3.2Fuller, Caleb 8 1 23 0 23 2.9Williams, Malik 8 5 -5 27 22 2.8Fitch, Curtis 1 3 6 9 15 15.0Harper, D. 2 2 14 0 14 7.0Thomas,Zac 1 2 13 0 13 13.0Huesman, Jacob 1 1 11 0 11 11.0Watkins, T.J. 8 1 3 0 3 0.4TEAM 3 6 -12 0 -12 -4.0Total.......... 8 520 1814 1682 3496 437.0Opponents...... 8 535 1092 1992 3084 385.5

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Rubino, Michael 5-9 55.6 0-0 2-2 2-4 1-3 0-0 46 0Staton,C. 4-4 100.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 53 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Subotsch, X. 26 1068 41.1 58 3 9 3 4 0Critcher, Rylee 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 0 0Total.......... 27 1078 39.9 58 3 9 3 4 0Opponents...... 35 1402 40.1 68 3 12 12 3 1

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Rubino, Michael 53 3244 61.2 14 2 - - -Total.......... 53 3244 61.2 14 2 791 39.7 25Opponents...... 39 2382 61.1 16 2 500 38.0 27

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Lewis, Ike 8 26 480 0 477 0 983 122.9Moore, Jalin 7 790 109 0 0 0 899 128.4Hennigan, T. 8 0 427 26 39 0 492 61.5Lamb, Taylor 8 384 0 0 0 0 384 48.0Williams, M. 4 255 7 0 0 0 262 65.5Virgil, Jalen 8 0 234 0 0 0 234 29.2Watkins, T.J. 8 3 187 0 0 0 190 23.8Harrington, D. 7 181 3 0 0 0 184 26.3Duck, Clifton 8 0 0 50 -8 103 145 18.1Upshaw, T. 4 125 0 0 0 0 125 31.2Williams, Malik 8 -5 122 0 0 0 117 14.6Howard, A.J. 8 0 0 0 0 61 61 7.6Hayes, Tae 8 0 0 0 0 58 58 7.2Jones, Dante 6 0 57 0 0 0 57 9.5Reed, Collin 8 0 45 0 0 0 45 5.6Fuller, Caleb 8 23 0 22 0 0 45 5.6Boggs, Eric 8 0 0 0 0 21 21 2.6Harper, D. 2 14 0 0 0 0 14 7.0Thomas,Zac 1 13 0 0 0 0 13 13.0Huesman, Jacob 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0Duffi eld, Levi 8 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.4Fitch, Curtis 1 6 0 0 0 0 6 6.0Franklin, D. 8 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.8Spurlin, Caleb 8 0 0 0 -7 0 -7 -0.9TEAM 3 -12 0 0 -1 0 -13 -4.3Total.......... 8 1814 1682 98 500 249 4343 542.9Opponents...... 8 1092 1992 76 791 24 3975 496.9

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF45 Boggs, Eric 8 32 27 59 7.0-25 3.0-19 1-21 4 1 2-2 . . .44 Flory, Anthony 8 39 18 57 3.5-13 1.0-8 . 3 4 . . . .4 Duck, Clifton 8 32 8 40 2.0-12 1.0-11 5-103 5 . . . . .31 Townes, Rashaad 8 21 15 36 7.0-31 5.0-24 . 1 2 . 4 . .10 Howard, A.J. 8 22 13 35 . . 1-61 6 . . . . .17 Hayes, Tae 8 20 12 32 3.5-16 1.5-9 3-58 8 . . 1 . .42 Sims, Tee 6 13 15 28 9.5-63 6.5-58 . . 3 . . . .28 Stringer, Devan 6 12 15 27 . . . . 1 . . . .6D Franklin, D. 8 18 8 26 1.0-1 . 1-6 3 . 1-28 1 . .92 Stout, Myquon 8 9 16 25 2.5-9 1.5-7 . . . . . . .9D Exford, Austin 8 16 8 24 1.0-4 1.0-4 . 1 . . . . .24 Davis, Akeem 8 19 3 22 1.0-4 . . 1 . . . . .51 Fuller, Caleb 8 10 8 18 2.5-9 1.5-7 . 2 . . . 1 .47 Godwin, Okon 8 7 5 12 3.5-14 . . . 2 1-0 . . .33 Davis, Edward 8 7 4 11 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .90 Willis, Chris 7 6 4 10 1.5-3 1.0-3 . . . . . . .59 Fehr, Jordan 8 8 2 10 . . . . . . . . .96 Clark, Markell 8 1 8 9 1.5-1 . . . . . . . .48 Taylor, D. 8 6 3 9 3.5-13 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . .8 Jean-Charles,S. 8 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .7 Thomas, Josh 1 2 5 7 1.0-4 . . . . . . . .36 Smith, Kaiden 7 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .29 Harrison, D. 8 . 4 4 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .98 Scott, E.J. 5 4 . 4 . . . . 1 . . . .40 Frizzell, Tim 8 2 2 4 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . 1 . . . .57 Diarrassouba, E 6 2 1 3 . . . . 1 . . . .53 Cook, Noel 5 2 1 3 . . . . 1 . . . .91 Dawkins, Tommy 7 1 2 3 0.5-0 . . . . . . . . Total.......... 8 328 220 548 55-231 25-159 11-249 35 19 5-30 6 1 . Opponents...... 8 300 240 540 37.0-107 6-39 5-24 25 11 4-0 3 1 .

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ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES

ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Kelly DamphousseChancellor

Dr. Karen McDanielFaculty Representative

Terry MohajirAthletics Director

Amy HoltSWA

ABOUT ARKANSAS STATE

Arkansas State’s mission is to educate leaders, enhance intellectual growth and enrich lives. Founded in 1909, A-State is the second-largest university in the state and a leader within the Delta and Mid-South region. It hosts the fi rst osteopathic medical school in the state of Arkansas, NYIT’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, and opened the fi rst U.S.-style residential campus in Mexico in fall 2017.

Dedicated to teaching, research, and service, the university provides students with the broad educational foundations that help them develop critical thinking, decision-making, analytical, and communication skills. The university is the state’s leading provider of nursing graduates, early childhood educators, and agricultural business graduates. In addition, A-State has top-ranked programs in creative media and speech communication. Degree programs in the nursing and health professions are in great demand nationwide, and A-State boasts clinical affi liations with more than 500 health care facilities, where both physical therapy and occupational therapy doctoral programs are emphasized, alongside a doctoral nurse practitioner program. A-State offers management education that includes international business, technology, entrepreneurship, and economic devel-opment through action-based learning. Arkansas State is also home to the state-of-the-art Arkansas Biosciences Institute, where graduate and undergraduate students conduct cutting-edge research.

The campus has seen more than $150 million in renovations and new facilities in the past seven years, including the expansion of on-campus housing by 500 residents for fall 2017. Private funding is supporting another $80 million in facility work currently underway for the northeast corner of campus, including the Red Wolf Convention Center and Embassy Suites.

Arkansas State University has been selected as one of the top-70 institutions of higher education in the Southern region by the editors of U.S. News & World Report magazine in the 2016 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.” Arkansas State is also ranked in the top Southern universities by Princeton Review.

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV)

09/01 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI JONESBORO, ARK. 6:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

09/08 at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

09/15 at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 6:00 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

09/22 UNLV JONESBORO, ARK. TBA

09/29 * at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. TBA

10/09 * APPALACHIAN STATE JONESBORO, ARK. 7:00 P.M. (ESPN2)

10/18 * GEORGIA STATE JONESBORO, ARK. 6:30 P.M. (ESPNU)

10/27 * at Louisiana Lafayette, La. TBA

11/03 * SOUTH ALABAMA JONESBORO, ARK. TBA

11/10 * at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. TBA

11/17 * ULM JONESBORO, ARK. TBA

11/24 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas TBA

* denotes Sun Belt game

Home games in CAPS; All times central and subject to change

2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

CENTENNIAL BANK STADIUM

Capacity: 30,382Playing Surface: ProGreenRecord: 143-77-1First Game: September 28, 1974Largest Crowd: 31,243

HEAD COACH BLAKE ANDERSON

Sam Houston State, 1992Fifth SeasonArkansas State Record: 31-25Overall Record: 31-25

Location...................Jonesboro, Arkansas

Founded ............................................ 1909

Enrollment ..................................... 13,930

Nickname ............................... Red Wolves

Colors ...............................Scarlet & Black

Athletics Website ....astateredwolves.com

Primary Offense ...........................Multiple

Primary Defense ..........................Multiple

All-Time Record ......................465-482-37

All-Time SBC Record .......................73-45

2017 Record .........................................7-5

2017 SBC Record (Finish) ...........6-2 (2nd)

SBC Championships ............................... 6

Bowl Appearances ................................ 15

Bowl Record ..................................... 5-9-1

Lettermen Returning: ........................... 56

Offense: ............................................. 23

Defense: ............................................ 26

Special Teams: ................................... 5

Lettermen Lost: ................................... 24

Offense: ............................................. 12

Defense: ............................................ 12

Special Teams: ................................... 0

Starters Returning: .............................. 14

Offense: ............................................... 7

Defense: .............................................. 5

Special Teams: ................................... 2

Starters Lost: ....................................... 10

Offense: ............................................... 4

Defense: .............................................. 6

Special Teams: ................................... 0

QUICK FACTS

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JUSTICE HANSEN

QB - 6-4 - 218RS-SeniorEdmond, Okla.

Enters the season with at least one touchdown pass in 17 consecutive games . . . Among active players, ranked second in the nation in career passing yards per game (267.4), sixth in total offense per game (289.6 ypg) and touchdown passes (56), eighth in passing yards (6,686), ninth in total offense (7,239 yards), 10th in pass effi ciency (145.15) and 14th in completions (502) . . . Enters the season ranked second all-time at A-State in passing touchdowns and fourth in completions, passing yards and total offense . . . Lindy’s Sports, Athlon Sports Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt Conference . . . Sporting News list of “College Football’s Top 25 Quarterbacks for 2018” . . . USA Today’s No. 2 ranked player in its “10 Best College Football Quarterbacks in Group of Five Conferences” . . . Bleacher Report’s “Best QB in the Sun Belt Conference” . . . Lindy’s No. 21 ranked quarterback in the nation and No. 3 quarterback among the Group of Five Conferences . . . Ranked No. 2 in Lindy’s “Top 10 NFL Talent” in the Sun Belt Conference, while the publication also tabbed him the “Most Accurate Passer” and “Coolest in the Clutch” in the Sun Belt.

JUSTIN CLIFTON

DB - 6-0 - 204 SeniorTupelo, Miss.

Tabbed as the best overall defensive player in the Sun Belt Conference by SB Nation . . . Lindy’s Sports and Athlon Sports Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt Conference . . . Among current A-State players, returns for his senior season as the team’s career leader in almost every major defensive statistical category, including tackles (179), tackles for loss (18.0), interceptions (4), pass break-ups (19) and forced fumbles (4) . . . 23 career passes defended are the most among all Sun Belt players entering the 2018 season . . . Clifton is one of just 17 NCAA FBS players this decade (2010-17) to compile career numbers featuring at least 179 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 19 pass break-ups, while he is one of just three in the nation to do so over the last three seasons (2015-17) . . . Ranked No. 9 in Lindy’s “Top 10 NFL Talent” in the Sun Belt Conference.

RONHEEN BINGHAM

DE - 6-2 - 241SeniorBennettsville, S.C.

Athlon Sports, Lindy’s Sports and Street & Smith’s Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt Conference . . . Among returning Sun Belt Conference players, tied for the second most sacks and tied for the sixth most tackles for loss in the league in 2017. Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference . . . Played in every game and started twice, including the Camellia Bowl . . . Finished the season with 22 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 5 quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles . . . 5.0 sacks were the second most on the squad and ranked tied for 12th in the Sun Belt Conference . . . 8.0 tackles for loss were the fourth most on the team and ranked tied for 23rd in the Sun Belt . . . Recorded multiple tackles in eight games, including a season-high four against Georgia Southern . . . Eight of his 22 stops were behind the line of scrimmage, including a season-best two tackles for loss against South Alabama . . . Posted at least 0.5 TFL in eight contests and had 1.0 or more in fi ve outings.

LANARD BONNER

OL - 6-5 - 310RS-Senior

Birmingham, Ala.

Athlon Sports, Lindy’s Sports and Street & Smith’s Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt Conference. First Team All-Sun Belt Conference . . . Named the winner of the Gary Withrow Award, presented annually to the football team’s outstanding offensive lineman of the year . . . Started all 12 games at right tackle for a team that ranked No. 1 in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring offense (37.8 average), total offense (495.3 ypg), pass offense (342.2 ypg), 3rd down conversions (44.1 pct.) and fi rst downs (322) . . . Helped pave the way for 5,944 yards total offense that stands as the third most in school history, while its average total offense was the highest ever by an A-State team and ranked second all-time in the Sun Belt Conference . . . Part of the O-line that provided blocking for 17 rushing touchdowns and protection for a Sun Belt-record 38 passing scores . . . Key component to A-State’s offensive success that ranked it No. 10 in the nation in total offense and No. 13 in scoring offense.

2018 ARKANSAS STATE PLAYERS TO WATCH

RONHEEN BINGHAM LANARD BONNER

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT (TV)

Sept. 2 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. L, 36-43 (Big Ten Network)

SEPT. 9 #16 MIAMI JONESBORO, ARK. CANCELLED (ESPNU)

SEPT. 16 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF JONESBORO, ARK. W, 48-3 (ESPN3)

Sept. 23 at SMU Dallas, Texas L, 21-44 (ESPN3)

Oct. 4 * at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. W, 43-25 (ESPN2)

OCT. 14 * COASTAL CAROLINA JONESBORO, ARK. W, 51-17 (ESPN3)

OCT. 19 * LOUISIANA JONESBORO, ARK. W, 47-3 (ESPNU)

Oct. 28 * at New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. W, 37-21 (ESPN3)

Nov. 11 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. L, 19-24 (ESPN3)

NOV. 18 * TEXAS STATE JONESBORO, ARK. W, 30-12 (ESPN3)

Nov. 25 * at ULM Monroe, La. W, 67-50 (ESPN3)

DEC. 2 * TROY JONESBORO, ARK. L, 25-32 (ESPN2)

Dec. 16 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl - vs. Middle Tennessee - Montgomery, Ala. L, 30-35 (ESPN)

* denotes Sun Belt game; Home games in CAPS

2017 FOOTBALL RESULTS (7-5, 6-2 SUN BELT)

Jerry Scott

Associate Athletic Director/Media Relations

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 870-972-3405

Cell: 870-243-6021

Secondary Contact

Chris Graddy

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 870-972-2707

Cell: 870-340-7836

Jerry Scott

Media Contacts

MEDIA INFORMATION

Matt Roberson

Jonesboro Sun

@TheSunJonesboro

Brooks Kubena

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

@BKubena

Jeff Reed

A-State Nation (Scout)

@AStateNation

Covering Arkansas State Broadcast TeamFlagship Station:

KFIN-FM 107.9

Matt Stolz

Play-by-play

Tim Allison

Analyst

Brad Bobo

Sidelines

JUSTIN CLIFTON

JUSTICE HANSEN

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2018 ARKANSAS STATE ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School)2 Armond Weh-Weh RB 6-0 214 Sr.-R Houston, Texas (Scottsdale (Ariz.) CC)3 B.J. Edmonds S 6-0 206 Jr. Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal School)3 Jamal Jones RB 5-9 195 Jr.-R Memphis, Tenn. (Trezevant)4 Dahu Green WR 6-5 193 Jr.-R Oklahoma City, Okla. (Oklahoma)4 Michael Johnson S 6-1 200 Sr. Hialeah, Fla. (Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) Coll.)5 Kendrick Edwards WR 6-5 216 Sr.-R Miami, Fla. (Arkansas)6 Jefferie Gibson S 6-4 197 Sr. Hope Mills, N.C. (Arizona Western College)6 Warren Wand RB 5-5 191 Sr. Edmond, Okla. (Memorial)7 Omar Bayless WR 6-3 206 Jr.-R Laurel, Miss. (Laurel)8 Ronheen Bingham DE 6-2 241 Sr. Bennettsville, S.C. (Hutchinson (Kan.) CC)9 Jonathan Adams, Jr. WR 6-3 210 So. Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro)10 Justin Clifton DB 6-0 204 Sr. Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo)10 Carson Coats QB 6-1 198 Jr.-R Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro)11 Bubba Ogbebor WR 6-0 189 So.-R Frisco, Texas (Boise State)12 Logan Bonner QB 6-1 210 So.-R Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett)15 Justice Hansen QB 6-4 218 Sr.-R Edmond, Okla. (Butler (KS) CC)17 Darveon Brown WR 5-11 183 Jr.-R Warren, Ark. (Warren)18 Justin McInnis WR 6-6 210 Sr. Pierrefonds, Quebec (Dodge City (KS) CC) 19 Blake Dever QB 6-4 247 So.-R Palm Beach, Fla. (Savannah State)21 Jamari Gamble S 6-0 197 Fr.-R DeWitt, Ark. (DeWitt)22 Caleb Bonner LB 6-1 206 So. Reform, Ala. (Pickens County)24 Jeremy Smith CB 5-11 175 Jr. Atlanta, Texas (Atlanta)25 Blake Grupe K 5-8 140 Fr.-R Sedalia, Mo. (Smith-Cotton)26 Trent Ellis-Brewer LB 6-2 213 Jr. Daphne, Ala. (Daphne)27 Demari Medley S 5-10 175 So. Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville)28 Brandon Byner CB 5-11 177 Sr. Bessemer, Ala. (Bessemer City)29 Colby Sigears CB 5-8 160 So.-R Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas Tech)30 Brandon Williams CB 5-11 179 Fr.-R Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita)31 Jarrod Chandler DE 6-2 223 Sr.-R Barton, Ark. (Barton)32 Tajhea Chambers LB 6-2 247 So.-R Gordon, Ga. (Tift County)33 Griffi n Riggs DE 6-3 250 Sr. Auburn, Ala. (Auburn)34 Darreon Jackson S 6-0 204 Jr.-R Derby, Kan. (Coffeyville (Kan.) CC)35 Alex Roberts RB 5-7 166 Fr.-R Tokyo, Japan (Cabot (Ark.) HS)37 Logan Wescott S 6-0 202 Jr.-R Harrington, Del. (Delaware State)38 Sawyer Williams K 5-11 202 Jr.-R Allen, Texas (Allen)39 Dajon Emory DE 6-3 266 Sr.-R Bridgeville, Del. (Lackawanna (Pa.) College)40 Connor Haag WR 5-11 175 Fr.-R Trumann, Ark. (Trinity International Univ.)40 Antwon Turnage LB 6-2 220 Sr.-R Columbia, Mo. (Dodge City (Kan.) CC)41 Cody Grace P 6-2 223 Jr.-R Perth, Western Australia (Warwick Senior)42 Keyondre Brown LB 6-0 199 Fr.-R Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Chales W. Flanagan)42 Seth Cottengim DS 6-0 213 So.-R Fairport, NY (Wyoming)43 Kavin Alexander DB 5-10 199 Sr.-R North Little Rock, Ark. (Butte (Calif.) College)44 Jaelyn Jones S 6-1 225 So.-R Bryant, Ark. (Bryant)45 Christian Howard DL 6-2 281 Sr.-R Indianapolis, Ind. (Independence (Kan.) CC)47 Ty Mimbs DS 6-1 226 Jr.-R Sandersville, Ga. (Brentwood School)48 Kevin Powers LB 6-0 213 Jr.-R Sacramento, Calif. (Coll. of San Mateo (Calif.))50 William Bradley-King DE 6-4 250 So.-R Kansas City, Mo. (Hogan Prep)51 Kirk Louis LB 6-2 230 Jr.-R Baton Rouge, La. (McKinley)52 T.J. Harris DE 6-2 242 Jr.-R Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington)53 Luke Sexton DS 6-3 269 So.-R Jonesboro, Ark. (Nettleton)57 Bryce Williams LB 5-8 210 So.-R Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro)59 Holden Byassee LB 6-1 233 So.-R Cherry Valley, Ark. (Cross County)60 Jhamahl Bell OL 6-3 295 Sr.-R Warren, Ark. (Warren)61 Jennings Stanley OL 6-3 320 Fr.-R Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro)63 Chase Johnson OL 6-3 277 Sr. Olive Branch, Miss. (Northwest Miss. CC)64 Jacob Still OL 6-1 297 So.-R Collierville, Tenn. (St. George’s)65 Tyrell Reed OL 6-5 332 Jr.-R Mount Dora, Fla. (Henderson State)67 Troy Elliott OL 6-5 287 Jr. Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus)69 Marvis Brown OL 6-3 339 Sr. Orange, Texas (Tyler (Texas) Junior College)70 Lanard Bonner OL 6-5 310 Sr.-R Birmingham, Ala. (Highland (Kan.) CC)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School)71 Klint Harvey OL 6-6 326 Jr.-R Corning, Ark. (Arkansas)73 Cameron Davis OL 6-4 309 Jr.-R Bryant, Ark. (Bryant)75 Dalton Ford OL 6-4 304 Jr.-R Webb City, Mo. (Webb City) 76 Nour-Eddine Seidnaly OL 6-5 309 Jr.-R Silver Spring, Md. (ASA (N.Y.) College)77 Jacob Atnip OL 6-5 310 So.-R Sheridan, Ark. (Sheridan)78 Justin Dutton OL 6-4 319 Fr.-R Guthrie, Okla. (Guthrie)81 Javonis Isaac TE 6-2 225 So.-R Lafayette, La. (Acadiana)82 Brandon Bowling WR 5-9 187 So.-R McKinney, Texas (Boyd)87 Javier Carbonell DL 6-2 307 Jr.-R Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville)89 Jimmie Jackson TE 6-2 220 Sr.-R Bentonville, Ark. (Arkansas Tech)90 Josh Curry DL 6-2 307 Sr. Columbus, Ga. (Arizona Western College)91 Donovan Ransom DL 6-1 283 Sr. Garland, Texas (Garland)92 Andre Harris Jr. OL 6-5 347 Fr.-R Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City North)94 Hunter Moreton DL 6-1 293 So. Fort Smith, Ark. (Southside)95 Wyatt Luebke DE 6-5 266 Fr.-R DeWitt, Ark. (DeWitt)97 Kevin Thurmon DL 6-3 288 Jr.-R Chicago, Ill. (Ball State)99 Tony Adams DL 6-0 336 Sr. Fannin, Miss. (Jones County (Miss.) JC)99 Damon Foncham P 5-8 196 Jr.-R Plano, Texas (Plano West) Tukua Ahoia DL 6-0 310 So. Mountain View, Calif. (College of San Mateo (Calif.) Triston Anderson CB 6-0 167 Fr. Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall) Derrick Bean LB 6-2 195 Fr. Pinson, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville) Antonio Fletcher S 6-0 183 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. (Martin Luther King) Jax Gasaway OL 6-7 265 Fr. Star City, Ark. (Star City) Detravion Green S 6-0 175 Fr. Ashdown, Ark. (Ashdown) Terry Hampton DL 6-0 254 Fr. El Dorado, Ark. (El Dorado) Jaden Harris DB 6-2 190 Fr. Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish) Christian Hoz OL 6-5 308 Fr. Covington, La. (Archbiship Hannan) Noel Iwuchukwu DE 6-2 220 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (College of the Canyons (Calif Jevon Jones CB 6-0 160 Fr. Allen, Texas (Allen) Donovan Marshall RB 5-11 179 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (Luthern North) Kirk Merritt WR 6-0 210 Jr. Destrehan, La. (East Mississippi CC) Marcel Murray RB 5-10 200 Fr. Hiram, Ga. (Hiram) Nathan Page CB 6-0 175 Fr. Roland, Ark. (Joe T. Robinson) Ross Painter TE 6-4 225 Jr. Hernando, Miss. (Northeast Mississippi C Ryan Taylor DL 6-2 311 Fr. Loganville, Ga. (Grayson) Thomas Toki DL 6-1 290 So. Mountain View, Calif. (College of San Mateo (Calif.) Reed Tyler TE 6-3 236 Fr. Brandon, Miss. (Brandon)

Coaching and Support Staff:Blake Anderson - Head CoachBuster Faulkner - Offensive Coordinator, QuarterbacksAllen Rudolph - Offensive LineJoe Cauthen - Defensive Coordinator, LinebackersKyle Cefalo - Inside Wide ReceiversBrian Early - Defensive Line, Run Game CoordinatorNorval McKenzie - Running Backs, Special Teams CoordinatorAllen Johnson - SafetiesNick Paremski - Outside LinebackersTrooper Taylor - Assistant Head Coach, CornerbacksChris Buckner - Outside Wide ReceiversMatt Ellerbrock - Defensive Graduate AssistantParks Frazier - Offensive Graduate AssistantMichael Gibbs - Offensive Graduate AssistantBrandon Joiner - Offensive Graduate AssistantYvonne Foster - Administrative AssistantKaren Rinehart - Administrative AssistantScotty Conley - Assistant Athletic Director, Football OperationsDave Roberson - Director of Player PersonnelChris Buttgen - Director of Football VideoNick Nilo - Video Intern

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Wand, Warren 10 138 729 7 722 5.2 6 82 72.2White, Johnston 12 94 434 4 430 4.6 3 34 35.8Hansen, Justice 12 133 663 240 423 3.2 7 38 35.2Jones, Jamal 9 43 206 9 197 4.6 0 18 21.9Mason, Chauncey 9 27 138 1 137 5.1 1 25 15.2Weh-Weh, Armond 2 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 12 6.0Bonner, Logan 4 7 18 7 11 1.6 0 8 2.8Murray, Chris 12 3 9 6 3 1.0 0 7 0.2McInnis, Justin 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2Wilson, Kyle 12 2 2 3 -1 -0.5 0 2 -0.1Booker, C. 10 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.3Bayless, Omar 12 2 0 3 -3 -1.5 0 0 -0.2Coats, Carson 1 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -6.0Foncham, Damon 12 1 0 18 -18 -18.0 0 0 -1.5TEAM 5 8 0 69 -69 -8.6 0 0 -13.8Total.......... 12 463 2214 376 1838 4.0 17 82 153.2Opponents...... 12 459 2067 422 1645 3.6 17 74 137.1

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Hansen, Justice 12 149.55 305-487-16 62.6 3967 37 73 330.6Bonner, Logan 4 77.05 9-21-1 42.9 70 1 12 17.5TEAM 5 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Grace, Cody 11 276.40 1-1-0 100.0 21 0 21 1.9Brown, Darveon 11 217.60 1-1-0 100.0 14 0 14 1.3Mason, Chauncey 9 385.60 1-1-0 100.0 34 0 34 3.8Murray, Chris 12 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 12 147.13 317-512-17 61.9 4106 38 73 342.2Opponents...... 12 120.59 204-397-14 51.4 2897 18 75 241.4

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Murray, Chris 12 52 721 13.9 9 57 60.1McInnis, Justin 12 49 800 16.3 4 73 66.7Mack, Blake 12 48 618 12.9 7 50 51.5Edwards, K. 12 38 434 11.4 3 38 36.2Bayless, Omar 12 32 439 13.7 6 37 36.6Booker, C. 10 25 363 14.5 6 41 36.3Paschal, Dijon 12 24 295 12.3 1 30 24.6Wand, Warren 10 17 145 8.5 1 39 14.5White, Johnston 12 14 132 9.4 0 31 11.0Adams Jr., J. 11 8 77 9.6 1 23 7.0Jones, Jamal 9 5 9 1.8 0 7 1.0Hansen, Justice 12 2 48 24.0 0 34 4.0Mason, Chauncey 9 2 15 7.5 0 8 1.7Isaac, Javonis 10 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.0Total.......... 12 317 4106 13.0 38 73 342.2Opponents...... 12 204 2897 14.2 18 75 241.4

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Taylor, Blaise 27 370 13.7 1 63Total.......... 27 370 13.7 1 63Opponents...... 4 8 2.0 0 4

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Edmonds, BJ 3 19 6.3 0 19Martin, Kyle 2 0 0.0 0 0Taylor, Blaise 2 85 42.5 1 85Johnson, M. 2 30 15.0 0 30Wilson, Kyle 1 0 0.0 0 0Clifton, Justin 1 0 0.0 0 0Ellis-Brewer, T 1 3 3.0 0 3Gibson, J. 1 61 61.0 0 61Wagner, Nehemia 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 14 198 14.1 1 85Opponents...... 17 152 8.9 1 100

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Adams Jr., J. 12 229 19.1 0 55Murray, Chris 11 275 25.0 0 51Mason, Chauncey 7 129 18.4 0 25Mack, Blake 3 21 7.0 0 12Taylor, Blaise 2 22 11.0 0 15Total.......... 35 676 19.3 0 55Opponents...... 49 1045 21.3 3 99

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Williams, S. 0 16-22 48-53 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 96Murray, Chris 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54Mack, Blake 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 44Wand, Warren 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Hansen, Justice 7 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1-4 0 0 42Booker, C. 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Bayless, Omar 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36McInnis, Justin 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24White, Johnston 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Edwards, K. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Taylor, Blaise 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Adams Jr., J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Paschal, Dijon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Mason, Chauncey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Jackson, D. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Caston, Caleb 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Total.......... 59 16-22 48-54 0-1 1 1-4 0 1 454Opponents...... 40 9-17 35-38 1-1 1 1-1 0 1 308

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Hansen, Justice 12 620 423 3967 4390 365.8Wand, Warren 10 138 722 0 722 72.2White, Johnston 12 94 430 0 430 35.8Jones, Jamal 9 43 197 0 197 21.9Mason, Chauncey 9 28 137 34 171 19.0Bonner, Logan 4 28 11 70 81 20.2Grace, Cody 11 1 0 21 21 1.9Brown, Darveon 11 1 0 14 14 1.3Weh-Weh, Armond 2 2 12 0 12 6.0McInnis, Justin 12 1 3 0 3 0.2Murray, Chris 12 3 3 0 3 0.2Wilson, Kyle 12 2 -1 0 -1 -0.1Bayless, Omar 12 2 -3 0 -3 -0.2Booker, C. 10 1 -3 0 -3 -0.3Coats, Carson 1 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0Foncham, Damon 12 1 -18 0 -18 -1.5TEAM 5 9 -69 0 -69 -13.8Total.......... 12 975 1838 4106 5944 495.3Opponents...... 12 856 1645 2897 4542 378.5

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Williams, S. 16-22 72.7 1-1 7-7 4-9 4-5 0-0 46 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Grace, Cody 49 2014 41.1 61 0 27 24 9 0Foncham, Damon 6 213 35.5 56 0 1 4 1 0Total.......... 55 2227 40.5 61 0 28 28 10 0Opponents...... 83 3308 39.9 60 3 16 23 16 1

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Williams, S. 81 4682 57.8 23 5 - - - Foncham, Damon 4 230 57.5 1 1 - - -Total.......... 85 4912 57.8 24 6 1045 38.4 26Opponents...... 60 3537 59.0 21 3 676 38.9 26

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Murray, Chris 12 3 721 0 275 0 999 83.2Wand, Warren 10 722 145 0 0 0 867 86.7McInnis, Justin 12 3 800 0 0 0 803 66.9Mack, Blake 12 0 618 0 21 0 639 53.2White, Johnston 12 430 132 0 0 0 562 46.8Taylor, Blaise 12 0 0 370 22 85 477 39.8Hansen, Justice 12 423 48 0 0 0 471 39.2Bayless, Omar 12 -3 439 0 0 0 436 36.3Edwards, K. 12 0 434 0 0 0 434 36.2Booker, C. 10 -3 363 0 0 0 360 36.0Adams Jr., J. 11 0 77 0 229 0 306 27.8Paschal, Dijon 12 0 295 0 0 0 295 24.6Mason, Chauncey 9 137 15 0 129 0 281 31.2Jones, Jamal 9 197 9 0 0 0 206 22.9Gibson, J. 11 0 0 0 0 61 61 5.5Johnson, M. 12 0 0 0 0 30 30 2.5Edmonds, BJ 12 0 0 0 0 19 19 1.6Weh-Weh, Armond 2 12 0 0 0 0 12 6.0Bonner, Logan 4 11 0 0 0 0 11 2.8Isaac, Javonis 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 1.0Ellis-Brewer, T 10 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.3Wilson, Kyle 12 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1Coats, Carson 1 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -6.0Foncham, Damon 12 -18 0 0 0 0 -18 -1.5TEAM 5 -69 0 0 0 0 -69 -13.8Total.......... 12 1838 4106 370 676 198 7188 599.0Opponents...... 12 1645 2897 8 1045 152 5747 478.9

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF15 Wilson, Kyle 12 46 47 93 8.0-23 1.0-7 1-0 . 4 . 1 . .3 Edmonds, BJ 12 42 38 80 0.5-5 . 3-19 4 . . . . .10 Clifton, Justin 12 43 20 63 4.5-10 . 1-0 13 . . 2 . .34 Jackson, D. 12 29 29 58 4.0-16 1.0-6 . 2 . 1-28 1 . .11 Rolland-Jones 12 29 27 56 19.0-102 13.0-85 . 1 6 . 3 . .4 Johnson, M. 12 23 19 42 . . 2-30 . . 2-16 . . .54 Caston, Caleb 12 20 19 39 10.0-50 5.0-31 . . 8 2-60 1 . .26 Ellis-Brewer, T 10 21 14 35 3.5-17 . 1-3 2 2 . 1 . .1 Taylor, Blaise 12 21 11 32 5.0-11 . 2-85 14 . 1-0 1 . .12 Martin, Kyle 11 17 11 28 1.0-1 . 2-0 2 . . . . .6 Gibson, J. 11 10 17 27 . . 1-61 2 . . . . .25 Liner, Dee 11 10 14 24 6.0-13 . . 1 1 . . 1 .94 Moreton, Hunter 12 9 14 23 5.5-20 2.0-13 . . . 1-0 . . .23 Bingham, R. 12 11 11 22 8.0-42 5.0-32 . . 5 1-0 2 . .22 Bonner, Caleb 12 5 14 19 . . . . . . . . .87 Carbonell, J. 9 4 14 18 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . . . . . .27 Medley, Demari 11 7 10 17 . . . . . . . . .45 Howard, C. 12 8 8 16 6.0-19 3.0-12 . . 2 . . . .2 Wagner, Nehemia 11 11 5 16 . . 1-0 3 . . . . .91 Ransom, Donovan 12 8 6 14 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . .40 Turnage, Antwon 10 7 6 13 1.5-12 . . . . . . . .31 Chandler, J. 12 7 4 11 2.0-5 1.0-4 . . . . . . .39 Emory, Dajon 11 6 4 10 2.5-3 . . . 2 . . . .24 Smith, Jeremy 11 4 5 9 . . . 1 . . . . .98 Thomas, C. 9 4 4 8 2.5-14 2.0-14 . . . . . . .TM TEAM 5 . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Total.......... 12 432 406 838 99-406 35-216 14-198 48 32 10-104 13 2 1 Opponents...... 12 519 434 953 67.0-289 33-201 17-152 55 26 8-54 7 . 1

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Wand, Warren 6 90 468 7 461 5.1 4 82 76.8White, Johnston 8 75 373 3 370 4.9 3 34 46.2Hansen, Justice 8 97 497 146 351 3.6 6 38 43.9Jones, Jamal 6 30 147 9 138 4.6 0 18 23.0Mason, Chauncey 7 26 133 1 132 5.1 1 25 18.9Murray, Chris 8 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.9Bonner, Logan 2 2 4 0 4 2.0 0 4 2.0McInnis, Justin 8 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.4Weh-Weh, Armond 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Wilson, Kyle 8 2 2 3 -1 -0.5 0 2 -0.1Booker, C. 6 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.5Bayless, Omar 8 2 0 3 -3 -1.5 0 0 -0.4Foncham, Damon 8 1 0 18 -18 -18.0 0 0 -2.2TEAM 4 8 0 69 -69 -8.6 0 0 -17.2Total.......... 8 337 1634 262 1372 4.1 14 82 171.5Opponents...... 8 299 1262 329 933 3.1 9 74 116.6

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Hansen, Justice 8 151.93 188-305-13 61.6 2645 24 71 330.6Brown, Darveon 7 217.60 1-1-0 100.0 14 0 14 2.0Mason, Chauncey 7 385.60 1-1-0 100.0 34 0 34 4.9TEAM 4 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Bonner, Logan 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 8 151.91 190-309-13 61.5 2693 24 71 336.6Opponents...... 8 118.13 135-272-8 49.6 1937 12 55 242.1

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G McInnis, Justin 8 35 565 16.1 2 71 70.6Mack, Blake 8 33 445 13.5 4 50 55.6Murray, Chris 8 32 521 16.3 8 57 65.1Edwards, K. 8 18 223 12.4 2 29 27.9Bayless, Omar 8 17 264 15.5 4 37 33.0Paschal, Dijon 8 15 226 15.1 1 30 28.2White, Johnston 8 13 127 9.8 0 31 15.9Wand, Warren 6 8 88 11.0 0 39 14.7Booker, C. 6 7 115 16.4 3 39 19.2Adams Jr., J. 8 5 38 7.6 0 9 4.8Hansen, Justice 8 2 48 24.0 0 34 6.0Mason, Chauncey 7 2 15 7.5 0 8 2.1Jones, Jamal 6 2 8 4.0 0 7 1.3Isaac, Javonis 8 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.2Total.......... 8 190 2693 14.2 24 71 336.6Opponents...... 8 135 1937 14.3 12 55 242.1

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Taylor, Blaise 20 221 11.1 0 54Total.......... 20 221 11.1 0 54Opponents...... 1 0 0.0 0 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Martin, Kyle 2 0 0.0 0 0Johnson, M. 2 30 15.0 0 30Taylor, Blaise 1 85 85.0 1 85Ellis-Brewer, T 1 3 3.0 0 3Gibson, J. 1 61 61.0 0 61Edmonds, BJ 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 8 179 22.4 1 85Opponents...... 13 118 9.1 1 100

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Adams Jr., J. 11 213 19.4 0 55Mason, Chauncey 4 64 16.0 0 18Mack, Blake 3 21 7.0 0 12Murray, Chris 3 101 33.7 0 51Taylor, Blaise 1 7 7.0 0 7Total.......... 22 406 18.5 0 55Opponents...... 40 762 19.0 2 99

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Williams, S. 0 13-18 32-36 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 71Murray, Chris 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48Hansen, Justice 6 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1-3 0 0 36Mack, Blake 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 26Bayless, Omar 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Wand, Warren 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Booker, C. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18White, Johnston 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Edwards, K. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12McInnis, Justin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Paschal, Dijon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Jackson, D. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Caston, Caleb 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Mason, Chauncey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Taylor, Blaise 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Foncham, Damon 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0Total.......... 41 13-18 32-37 0-1 1 1-3 0 0 319Opponents...... 24 5-10 20-22 1-1 1 1-1 0 0 183

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Hansen, Justice 8 402 351 2645 2996 374.5Wand, Warren 6 90 461 0 461 76.8White, Johnston 8 75 370 0 370 46.2Mason, Chauncey 7 27 132 34 166 23.7Jones, Jamal 6 30 138 0 138 23.0Brown, Darveon 7 1 0 14 14 2.0Murray, Chris 8 1 7 0 7 0.9Bonner, Logan 2 3 4 0 4 2.0McInnis, Justin 8 1 3 0 3 0.4Wilson, Kyle 8 2 -1 0 -1 -0.1Booker, C. 6 1 -3 0 -3 -0.5Bayless, Omar 8 2 -3 0 -3 -0.4Foncham, Damon 8 1 -18 0 -18 -2.2TEAM 4 9 -69 0 -69 -17.2Total.......... 8 646 1372 2693 4065 508.1Opponents...... 8 571 933 1937 2870 358.8

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Williams, S. 13-18 72.2 1-1 6-6 2-6 4-5 0-0 46 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Grace, Cody 28 1138 40.6 53 0 18 16 5 0Foncham, Damon 6 213 35.5 56 0 1 4 1 0Total.......... 34 1351 39.7 56 0 19 20 6 0Opponents...... 61 2383 39.1 60 2 12 14 10 1

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Williams, S. 61 3499 57.4 16 2 - - - Total.......... 61 3499 57.4 16 2 762 38.3 26Opponents...... 35 1991 56.9 11 2 406 37.4 27

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Murray, Chris 8 7 521 0 101 0 629 78.6McInnis, Justin 8 3 565 0 0 0 568 71.0Wand, Warren 6 461 88 0 0 0 549 91.5White, Johnston 8 370 127 0 0 0 497 62.1Mack, Blake 8 0 445 0 21 0 466 58.2Hansen, Justice 8 351 48 0 0 0 399 49.9Taylor, Blaise 8 0 0 221 7 85 313 39.1Bayless, Omar 8 -3 264 0 0 0 261 32.6Adams Jr., J. 8 0 38 0 213 0 251 31.4Paschal, Dijon 8 0 226 0 0 0 226 28.2Edwards, K. 8 0 223 0 0 0 223 27.9Mason, Chauncey 7 132 15 0 64 0 211 30.1Jones, Jamal 6 138 8 0 0 0 146 24.3Booker, C. 6 -3 115 0 0 0 112 18.7Gibson, J. 8 0 0 0 0 61 61 7.6Johnson, M. 8 0 0 0 0 30 30 3.8Isaac, Javonis 8 0 10 0 0 0 10 1.2Bonner, Logan 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 2.0Ellis-Brewer, T 7 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.4Wilson, Kyle 8 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1Foncham, Damon 8 -18 0 0 0 0 -18 -2.2TEAM 4 -69 0 0 0 0 -69 -17.2Total.......... 8 1372 2693 221 406 179 4871 608.9Opponents...... 8 933 1937 0 762 118 3750 468.8

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF15 Wilson, Kyle 8 31 34 65 6.0-15 . . . 2 . . . .3 Edmonds, BJ 8 29 29 58 0.5-5 . 1-0 3 . . . . .11 Rolland-Jones 8 24 19 43 18.0-98 13.0-85 . . 5 . 3 . .10 Clifton, Justin 8 20 15 35 2.5-8 . . 10 . . 2 . .34 Jackson, D. 8 15 18 33 2.5-9 . . 1 . 1-28 . . .54 Caston, Caleb 8 12 15 27 5.5-32 3.0-21 . . 4 2-60 1 . .12 Martin, Kyle 8 15 11 26 1.0-1 . 2-0 2 . . . . .4 Johnson, M. 8 11 14 25 . . 2-30 . . 1-0 . . .1 Taylor, Blaise 8 15 8 23 3.5-9 . 1-85 11 . 1-0 1 . .6 Gibson, J. 8 9 13 22 . . 1-61 2 . . . . .25 Liner, Dee 8 10 9 19 5.0-12 . . 1 1 . . 1 .27 Medley, Demari 7 7 10 17 . . . . . . . . .26 Ellis-Brewer, T 7 7 9 16 1.5-9 . 1-3 . 2 . . . .23 Bingham, R. 8 8 8 16 5.0-31 4.0-27 . . 5 1-0 2 . .22 Bonner, Caleb 8 5 10 15 . . . . . . . . .45 Howard, C. 8 6 7 13 6.0-19 3.0-12 . . 1 . . . .40 Turnage, Antwon 7 7 6 13 1.5-12 . . . . . . . .94 Moreton, Hunter 8 4 8 12 4.5-19 2.0-13 . . . 1-0 . . .2 Wagner, Nehemia 7 7 3 10 . . . 1 . . . . .39 Emory, Dajon 7 5 3 8 1.5-2 . . . 2 . . . .87 Carbonell, J. 6 1 7 8 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . . . . . .24 Smith, Jeremy 8 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .51 Louis, Kirk 8 1 6 7 0.5-0 0.5-0 . . . . . . .91 Ransom, Donovan 8 2 4 6 . . . . 1 . . . .99 Adams, Tony 5 2 2 4 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .20 Wooden, Larry 4 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .31 Chandler, J. 8 3 1 4 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .50 Bradley-King, W 1 2 . 2 2.0-13 1.0-10 . . . . 1 . .35 Johnson, Mark 5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .33 Riggs, Griffi n 6 2 . 2 1.0-5 . . . . . . . .98 Thomas, C. 6 . 2 2 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .52 Harris, T.J. 6 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .90 Curry, Josh 2 2 . 2 1.0-4 . . . . . . . .38 Williams, S. 8 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 8 274 283 557 72-309 27-170 8-179 33 23 8-88 10 2 . Opponents...... 8 339 322 661 47.0-186 20-116 13-118 34 11 5-0 3 . .

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COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS

ADMINISTRATION

Dr. David DeCenzoPresident

Mark MitchellFaculty Representative

Matt HogueAthletics Director

ABOUT COASTAL CAROLINA

Cari RosiekSWA

Coastal Carolina University is a comprehensive, public liberal arts institution in Conway, South Carolina. The University offers 73 major fi elds of study toward the baccalaureate degree, 22 master’s degree programs, two educational specialist degrees and a Ph.D. program in coastal and marine systems science across fi ve academic colleges. A diverse population of more than 10,600 students from across the country and around the world engages with a world-class faculty, and they all enjoy an inspiring cultural calendar and a tradition of community interaction fueled by more than 160 student clubs, organizations and honor societies. Students learn, study and interact in high-quality facil-ities, including the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center, the Bryan Informa-tion Commons, and the Lib Jackson Student Union. The 19 Coastal Carolina athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Sun Belt Conference. The University’s mascot is the Chanticleer, a proud, fi erce and quick-thinking rooster derived from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” The football, softball and baseball teams all compete in the new TD Sports Complex, which houses the award-winning Springs Brooks Baseball Stadium. The University comprises 115 main buildings on 633 acres, including the Coastal Science Center and the Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies on the East Campus, and the General James Hackler Golf Course, a public 18-hole golf facility adjacent to campus. The University also offers courses and events at several satellite lo-cations along the Carolina coast. A 1,105-acre coastal tract, including a portion of Waties Island, provides a natural laboratory for extensive study in marine science and wetlands biology on an Atlantic coast barrier island. Coastal Carolina University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees.

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV)

09/01 at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 11:00 a.m. (SEC Network)

09/08 UAB CONWAY, S.C. 6:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

09/15 CAMPBELL CONWAY, S.C. 6:00 P.M. (ESPN3)

09/22 * at Louisiana Lafayette, La. TBA

09/29 * at Troy Troy, Ala. TBA

10/13 * ULM CONWAY, S.C. TBA

10/20 at UMass Amherst, Mass. TBA

10/27 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. TBA

11/03 * APPALACHIAN STATE CONWAY, S.C. TBA

11/10 * ARKANSAS STATE CONWAY, S.C. TBA

11/17 * GEORGIA SOUTHERN CONWAY, S.C. TBA

11/23 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. TBA

* denotes Sun Belt game

Home games in CAPS; All times central and subject to change

2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

BROOKS STADIUM

Capacity: 25,000Playing Surface: Artifi cialRecord: 67-23First Game: 2003Largest Crowd: 10,311

HEAD COACH JOE MOGLIA

Fordham, 1971Seventh SeasonCoastal Carolina Record: 51-15Overall Record: 51-15

Location...............Conway, South Carolina

Founded ............................................ 1954

Enrollment ..................................... 10,479

Nickname ............................. Chanticleers

Colors ...................Teal, Bronze and Black

Athletics Website . www.goccusports.com

Primary Offense ................. Spread Option

Primary Defense ..................................4-3

All-Time Record .............................115-63

All-Time SBC Record ...........................2-6

2017 Record .........................................3-9

2017 SBC Record (Finish) ......2-6 (T-11th)

SBC Championships ............................... 0

Bowl Appearances .................................. 0

Lettermen Returning: ........................... 49

Offense: ............................................. 25

Defense: ............................................ 20

Special Teams: ................................... 4

Lettermen Lost: ................................... 23

Offense: ............................................. 11

Defense: ............................................ 11

Special Teams: ................................... 1

Starters Returning: .............................. 16

Offense: ............................................... 8

Defense: .............................................. 4

Special Teams: ................................... 4

Starters Lost: ....................................... 11

Offense: ............................................... 3

Defense: .............................................. 7

Special Teams: ................................... 1

QUICK FACTS

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MALCOM WILLIAMS

WR - 5-10 - 190SeniorShreveport, La.

Named third team All-Sun Belt in 2017 as a wide receiver as he lead the Chan-ticleers in receptions (43), receiving yards (793) and receiving touchdowns (sev-en) … Finished with 1,093 all-purpose yards (793 yards receiving, 73 rushing, eight punt returns and 219 kick returns) to rank eighth on the CCU single-sea-son list ... Also, his 18.44 yards per catch ranks second on the CCU single-sea-son list … At UML, set the CCU record and had the second-best, single-game effort in Sun Belt history with 266 receiving yards on nine receptions -- one shy of the CCU single-game record. He also scored an 86-yard receiving TD versus the Warhawks to tie for second longest pass play in CCU history … Added a two-point conversion to accompany his two touchdowns on the day ... For the game, Williams had receptions for 86, 13, 23, 27, 47, 5, 38, 10 and 20 yards … Closed the season in fi ne fashion to secure postseason honors as he had four recep-tions for 120 yards, including touchdowns of 67 and 37 yards, versus Georgia Southern … Was the team’s Offensive MVP at UAB ... Just missed the 100-yard plateau at Arkansas as he caught seven passes for 96 yards and a TD.

TREY CARTER

OL - 6-1 - 300SophomoreMonroeville, Ala.

An honorable mention All-Sun Belt selection in 2017 … Led the team with 69 knockdown blocks (team leader for entire 2016 season was 29) … Was addition-ally the team’s top-graded offensive line six times in 12 games, including the UMass, UAB, Texas State, Troy, Idaho and Georgia Southern games … Tallied 12 knockdown blocks at ULM alone and had nine at Arkansas ... In his collegiate debut versus UMass, had eight of the team’s 18 knockdown blocks ... In addition to his blocking for All-Sun Belt running back Osharmar Abercrombie, Carter helped CCU average 14.4 yards per completion, which is second in the school’s season record book.

EVAN RABON

P/PK - 6-0 - 165SeniorFlorence, S.C.

Punts left footed and kicks right footed … An honorable mention All-Sun Belt selection in 2017 after a record-setting season … Averaged 43.16 yards per punt to shatter the CCU single-season record ... In fact, he was the fi rst Chant to average over 40 yards per punt for a season … Was the Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week twice (at Appalachian State and at Idaho) and the team’s Special Teams MVP for the UMass, Texas State and Arkansas games ... Had at least one 50-yard punt in seven straight games and fi nished with a CCU-record 13 punts going at least 50 yards for the season ... Booted a school-record, 65-yard punt at Idaho while his other two punts went for 51 and 48 yards ... Early in the season, Rabon had a then CCU record 59-yard punt at ULM ... Of his 135 career punts as 50 have been fair caught and 50 have pinned opponents inside their own 20 and just fi ve have gone for touchbacks … Also served as CCU’s placekicker and made two, 52-yard fi eld goals which are the second-longest kicks made in CCU history (one yard behind the CCU record).

SILAS KELLY

LB - 6-4 - 225SophomoreMount Airy, Md.

An honorable mention All-Sun Belt pick as a freshman in 2017 … Ranked third on the team in tackles (75) despite missing the Texas State game due to injury … His 6.8 tackles per game ranked 16th in the Sun Belt … Led the team in tack-les twice (eight at UAB and 11 at ULM) and was credited with nine tackles in his collegiate debut versus UMass.

2018 COASTAL CAROLINA PLAYERS TO WATCH

TREY CARTER EVAN RABON

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT (TV)

SEPT. 2 UMASS CONWAY, S.C. W, 38-28 (ESPN3)

Sept. 16 at UAB Birmingham, Ala. L, 23-30 (Raycom Sports)

SEPT. 23 WESTERN ILLINOIS CONWAY, S.C. L, 10-52 (ESPN3)

Sept. 30 * at ULM Monroe, La. L, 43-51 (ESPN3)

OCT. 7 * GEORGIA STATE CONWAY, S.C. L, 21-27 (ESPN3)

Oct. 14 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. L, 17-51 (ESPN3)

Oct. 21 * at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. L, 29-37 (ESPN3)

OCT. 28 * TEXAS STATE CONWAY, S.C. L, 7-27 (ESPN3)

Nov. 4 at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. L, 38-39 (SEC Network Alternate)

NOV. 11 * TROY CONWAY, S.C. L, 17-42 (ESPN3)

Nov. 18 * at Idaho Moscow, Idaho W, 13-7 (ESPN3)

DEC. 2 * GEORGIA SOUTHERN CONWAY, S.C. W, 28-17 (ESPN3)

* denotes Sun Belt game; Home games in CAPS

2017 FOOTBALL RESULTS (3-9, 2-6 SUN BELT)

Mike Cawood

Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 843-349-2822

Cell: 843-333-5730

Mike Cawood

Media Contacts

MEDIA INFORMATION

Brandon Dunn

WPDE News – ABC

@bdunnsports

Chris Parks

WBTW News – CBS

@ChrisParksWBTW

Max McGee

WMBF News – NBC

@MaxMcGeeTV

Covering Coastal Carolina Broadcast TeamFlagship Station:

99.5 FM WRNN

Joe Cashion

Play-by-play

@cashionj68

Layne Harris

Analyst

SILAS KELLY

MALCOM WILLIAMS

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2018 COASTAL CAROLINA ROSTER

No. Name Class Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Josh Anderson Jr. WR 6-1 190 Volo, Ill. / Wauconda HS 2 Jave Brown Jr. S 5-11 190 Franklin, N.J. /Lackawanna College 2 Kendrick Lowery Jr. WR 5-10 185 Baltimore, Md. / St. Frances Academy 3 T’Qele Holmes So. WR 5-11 190 Charleston, S.C. / West Ashley HS 3 Cam Jackson Sr. S 6-1 205 Pearland, Texas /Liberty University) 5 Tyriq Goodman Fr. QB 6-3 190 Newberry, S.C. / Newberry HS 6 Jaivon Heiligh Fr. WR 6-2 190 Venice, Fla. / Venice HS 7 Kilton Anderson Sr. QB 6-2 220 Naples, Fla. /New Mexico Military Institute 7 Mallory Claybourne Sr. CB 5-11 200 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Sto-Rox HS (Lackawanna College) 8 Larry Collins Jr. So. WR 6-1 210 Hopkins, S.C. / Lower Richland HS 8 Damari Kelly Fr. CB 5-11 165 Waynesboro, Ga. / Burke Country HS 9 Malcolm Williams Sr. WR 5-10 190 Shreveport, La. /Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College 9 Tarron Jackson So. DE 6-2 265 Aiken, S.C. / Silver Bluff HS 10 Matt Beale Fr. QB 6-1 175 Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Carolina Forest HS 11 Shadell Bell GrSr. TE 6-1 225 Decatur, Ga. / Columbia HS (Clemson) 12 Ryan Lee RSo. S 6-1 210 Columbia, S.C. / Spring Valley HS 12 Bryce Carpenter Fr. QB 6-1 195 Sarasota, Fla. / Venice HS 13 Chandler Kryst Jr. CB 5-9 180 Tega Cay, S.C. / Fort Mill HS 13 Fred Payton Fr. QB 6-2 200 Suwanee, Ga. / Parkview HS 14 Preston Carey Jr. CB 5-11 165 Hagerstown, Md. / North Hagerstown HS 14 James Fara Fr. QB 6-1 190 Point Pleasant, N.J. / Point Pleasant Boro HS 15 Chance Thrasher Jr. QB 6-2 220 Suwanee, Ga. / Peachtree Ridge HS 15 Johnathan Smith So. CB 5-6 160 St. Matthews, S.C. / Calhoun County HS 16 Zavier Jones Jr. WR 6-0 175 Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Socastee HS 16 Jordan Morris Fr. DB 6-1 165 Rock Hill, S.C. / Rock Hill HS 17 Anthony Chesley Sr. CB 5-11 185 Temple Hills, Md. / Gwynn Park HS 18 Quane’ Washington Jr. CB 5-10 190 Charlottesville, Va. / Covenant School 19 Ky’Jon Tyler Jr. WR 5-9 180 Sumter, S.C. / Sumter HS 19 William Stewart RFr. LB 6-0 185 Surfside Beach, S.C. / St. James HS 20 Fitz Wattley Sr. S 5-11 210 Powder Springs, Ga. / McEachern HS 20 Greg Latushko RFr. WR 5-10 180 Franklin Lakes, N.J. / Ramapo HS 21 Marcus Outlow Sr. RB 5-10 215 Norwich, Conn. /Boston College 22 Alex James So. RB 5-11 205 Florence, S.C. / Florence Christian School 22 Alex Spillum RFr. CB 6-2 180 Chanhassen, Minn. / Chanhassen HS 23 Derick Bush Fr. CB/S 6-1 180 Tucson, Ariz. / Salpointe Catholic HS 25 Laqavious Paul Jr. LB 5-11 220 Lake City, Fla. / Columbia HS 25 Anthony McAfee RFr. RB 5-8 185 Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Carolina Forest HS 26 Antonio Robinson Fr. RB 6-0 188 Decatur, Ala. / Austin HS 27 Jai Williams Fr. WR 6-0 170 Jacksonville, Fla. / Fletcher HS 28 Jacqez Hairston So. RB 5-7 180 Martinsville, Va. / Magna Vista HS 28 Jaiden Clayton RFr. LB 6-0 210 Gaffney, S.C. / Gaffney HS 29 Silas Kelly So. LB 6-4 225 Mount Airy, Md. / South Carroll Senior HS 29 Massimo Biscardi Fr. PK 5-11 195 Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West HS 30 Torrance Marable So. RB 5-10 185 Decatur, Ga. / Towers HS (Presbyterian College) 31 Baden Pinson RFr. RB 5-10 195 Cincinnati, Ohio / Reading HS 32 James Patterson Jr. LB 5-10 210 Blythewood, S.C. / Ben Lippen HS 33 Bryson Godfrey Fr. RB 6-0 180 Taylorsville, N.C. / Alexander Central HS 33 Cincir Evans Fr. LB 6-4 195 Memphis, Tenn. / White Station HS 34 Teddy Gallagher So. LB 6-1 235 Los Angeles, Calif. /Glendale Community College 34 Kared Class Fr. RB 5-8 160 Little River, S.C. / North Myrtle Beach HS 35 Evan Rabon Sr. P/PK 6-0 165 Florence, S.C. / South Florence HS 35 Brayden Matts RFr. S 6-1 185 Jacksonville, Fla. / Sandalwood HS 36 Derambez Drinkard So. CB 5-11 155 Blythewood, S.C. / Blythewood HS 36 Javontay Robinson Fr. RB 5-10 175 Darlington, S.C. / Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate HS 37 Myles Prosser RFr. PK 6-4 190 York, S.C. / York Comprehensive HS 37 Noah Freshley Fr. LB 6-2 210 Conway, S.C. / Conway HS 38 Eriziah “Tank” Walker Fr. DB 6-3 175 Springfi eld, Mass. /Milford (N.Y.) Acad. 39 Kameron Burton RFr. S 6-1 190 Belton-Honea Path, S.C. / Belton-Honea Path HS 40 Michael Makins RFr. LB 5-11 200 Lithonia, Ga. / Stephenson HS 40 Patrick McSweeney Fr. TE 6-4 195 Staten Island, N.Y. / Monsignor Farrell HS 41 Jerrod Clark Fr. TE 6-4 230 Dorchester, Mass. / Brighton HS 42 Connor Kubala Sr. LS 6-1 240 Evans, Ga. / Lakeside HS 43 Sheldon Billings RFr. LB 6-0 220 Georgetown, S.C. / Georgetown HS 44 E.J. Porter RFr. LB 6-1 200 Atlantic Beach, Fla. / The Bolles School 45 Chris Evans RFr. LB 6-2 210 Duncan, S.C. / Boiling Springs HS 46 Isaiah Likely Fr. TE 6-4 225 Malden, Mass. / Everett HS

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No. Name Class Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 47 Jamar Darboe Fr. LB 6-1 230 Kinston, N.C. / Christchurch (Va.) School 48 Jonathan Elder Fr. TE 6-3 205 Powder Springs, Ga, / Hillgrove HS 49 James Heft Sr. LB 6-2 225 Covington, Ga. / Young Americans Christian HS 50 Jalin Walker So. DT 6-2 290 Laurens, S.C. / Laurens District 55 HS 51 Sam Thompson So. OL 5-9 255 Spartanburg, S.C. / Dorman HS 52 C.J. Brewer So. DT 6-2 280 Bowdon, Ga. / Bowdon HS 53 Ryan Culbertson So. LS 6-0 210 Greenwood, S.C. / Greenwood HS 54 Aykelle Cross RFr. DT 6-2 290 Gresham, S.C. / Creek Bridge HS 55 CJ Schrimpf Jr. LS 5-10 225 Tempe, Ariz. / Carona Del Sol HS (Phoenix College) 56 Jack Flood Sr. OL 6-4 280 Miami, Fla. / Belen Jesuit HS 57 Kenneth Sims RJr. OL 6-4 305 Simpsonville, S.C./Georgia Military College 58 Jacob Porter Fr. OL 6-1 265 Loris, S.C. / Loris HS 59 Michael Peppin RFr. OL 6-3 285 Bunnell, Fla. / Flagler Palm Coast HS 62 Sean Fitzgerald RFr. OL 6-1 310 Mt. Pleasant, Mich. /Michigan 63 Trey Carter So. OL 6-1 300 Monroeville, Ala. / Monroe Academy 65 Adam Lawhorn Sr. OL 6-2 295 Blacksburg, S.C. / Blacksburg HS 67 Trevor Goude Fr. OL 6-4 285 Aynor, S.C. / Aynor HS 68 Shaquor Newkirk Fr. DE 6-5 210 Harrells, N.C. / Harrells Christian Academy 72 Cale Cagle RFr. OL 6-3 250 Georgetown, S.C. / Georgetown HS 71 Owen Okonsky Fr. OL 6-4 270 Houston, Texas / Langham Creek HS 72 Antwine Loper RFr. OL 6-3 280 Conway, S.C. / Carolina Forest HS 73 Caleb Davidson Fr. OL 6-4 250 Searcy, Ark. / Beebe HS 74 Jack Franklin So. OL 6-4 315 Buford, Ga. / Mill Creek HS 75 Ethan Howard Jr. OL 6-6 285 Brookwood, Ala. / Brookwood HS 76 Brock Hoffman So. OL 6-3 310 Statesville, N.C. / Statesville HS 77 Seth Harrell RFr. OL 6-3 320 Chesapeake, Va. / Grassfi eld HS 78 Will Webster RFr. OL 6-4 285 Chapin, S.C. / Chapin HS 79 Steven Bedosky So. OL 6-2 285 Douglasville, Ga. / Landmark Christian HS 80 Antawn Chandler Jr. WR 5-10 160 Aiken, S.C. / Aiken HS 81 Da’kendall “DK” James Fr. WR 6-1 180 Chesapeake, Va. / Portsmouth Christian School 82 Grant Thompson Fr. WR 6-2 195 West Jefferson, N.C. / Ashe County HS 83 Steven Peterson Fr. WR 6-2 185 Kennesaw, Ga. / Harrison HS 84 Jeremiah Miller RFr. WR 6-0 175 Monroe, S.C. / Sun Valley HS 86 Tre’ High RFr. WR 6-0 180 Columbia, S.C. / Ridge View HS 87 Michael McFarlane RFr. TE 6-5 225 Orlando, Fla. / Lake Nona HS 88 Conner McCarthy Fr. WR 6-2 185 Mt. Pleasant, S.C. / Wando HS 90 Rolan Wooden II Fr. DE 6-4 240 Acworth, Ga. / Allatoona HS 91 Taequan Gilmore RFr. DE 6-3 240 Darlington, S.C. / Darlington HS 92 Wallace Cowins So. DT 6-4 260 Conyers, Ga. / Heritage HS (Georgia Military College) 93 Ja’ree Tolbert Sr. DT 6-0 295 Miami, Fla. / Miami Springs Senior HS 94 Jeffrey Gunter So. DE 6-4 255 Durham, N.C. / Riverside HS 95 Myles Olufemi So. DE 6-1 215 Crofton, Md. / Dematha HS (Frostburg State Univ.) 96 Tyquan Ross Jr. DT 6-0 295 Great Falls, S.C. / Great Falls HS 96 Tyrese Johnson-Fisher Fr. RB 5-10 195 Leicester, England / Oakham School 97 Eric Stiemke Fr. DE 6-4 230 Bel Air, Md. / Milton Wright HS 98 Charles Ouverson So. PK/P 6-2 185 Murrells Inlet, S.C. / St. James HS 98 Michael Norman So. DT 6-0 285 Greenwood, S.C. / Greenwood HS 99 Jonathan Clayton So. DT 6-2 280 Jacksonville, Fla. / Sandalwood HS

Coaching and Support Staff:Joe Moglia- Head Football Coach, Executive Director of Football Operations and Chairman of the University’s Athletic DepartmentJamey Chadwell - Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBsMarvin Sanders - Defensive Coordinator/Corner BacksCurt Baldus - Defensive Backs-Safeties/Special Teams-Punt Return/SpecialistsPatrick Covington - Offensive LineBill Durkin - Tight Ends and Tackles/Special Teams-PAT/FGRyan Goodman - Linebackers/Special Teams-FG DefenseT.J. Hollowell - Assistant Defensive Line/EndsShawn Howe - Defensive Line/TacklesNewland Isaac - Running BacksWilly Korn - Wide Receivers/Special Teams-KORGeorge Glenn - Chief of Staff and Director of Football OperationsRick Mueller - Executive Director of Player PersonnelJill Kingston - Executive AssistantLouis Francois - Director of Technology and Assistant Recruiting CoordinatorJudy Cooley - Offi ce Assistant

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Abercrombie, O. 12 140 739 15 724 5.2 7 55 60.3Outlow, Marcus 10 61 290 11 279 4.6 1 43 27.9James, Alex 12 55 325 51 274 5.0 4 42 22.8Hairston, J. 12 24 142 2 140 5.8 0 25 11.7Demos, Dalton 7 30 138 35 103 3.4 3 22 14.7Keane, Tyler 10 39 138 55 83 2.1 0 16 8.3Williams, M. 12 14 86 13 73 5.2 0 17 6.1Tyler, Ky’Jon 11 11 73 0 73 6.6 0 20 6.6Anderson, K. 6 51 166 108 58 1.1 0 19 9.7Jones, Chris 10 4 45 0 45 11.2 0 20 4.5Thrasher, C. 3 4 37 5 32 8.0 0 17 10.7Holmes, T’Qele 10 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 1.1Bennett, R. 6 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 1.8Bradley, Austin 1 4 5 13 -8 -2.0 0 3 -8.0TEAM 6 7 0 23 -23 -3.3 0 0 -3.8Total.......... 12 446 2206 331 1875 4.2 15 55 156.2Opponents...... 12 469 2324 290 2034 4.3 28 88 169.5

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Keane, Tyler 10 145.45 100-170-5 58.8 1440 11 86 144.0Anderson, K. 6 117.90 49-109-3 45.0 743 7 67 123.8Demos, Dalton 7 29.71 3-11-1 27.3 27 0 16 3.9Thrasher, C. 3 53.68 5-10-2 50.0 52 0 23 17.3Wilson, Austin 2 39.70 1-4-0 25.0 7 0 7 3.5Bradley, Austin 1 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 12 126.97 158-304-11 52.0 2269 18 86 189.1Opponents...... 12 149.76 219-346-5 63.3 2895 20 83 241.2

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Williams, M. 12 43 793 18.4 7 86 66.1Jones, Chris 10 26 536 20.6 4 51 53.6Tyler, Ky’Jon 11 23 313 13.6 2 73 28.5Black, Omar 10 20 271 13.6 2 33 27.1James, Alex 12 11 61 5.5 0 28 5.1Collins Jr., L. 12 9 92 10.2 1 23 7.7Outlow, Marcus 10 9 78 8.7 0 15 7.8Abercrombie, O. 12 8 73 9.1 0 22 6.1Kjosa, Maxwell 12 4 41 10.2 2 16 3.4Hairston, J. 12 2 11 5.5 0 11 0.9Brown, Laquay 12 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.7Anderson, Josh 10 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.7Bradshaw, Gary 6 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.0Keane, Tyler 10 0 -21 0.0 0 0 -2.1Total.......... 12 158 2269 14.4 18 86 189.1Opponents...... 12 219 2895 13.2 20 83 241.2

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Jones, Chris 15 113 7.5 0 18Tyler, Ky’Jon 9 64 7.1 0 24Williams, M. 1 8 8.0 0 8Total.......... 25 185 7.4 0 24Opponents...... 22 140 6.4 0 50

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Wattley, Fitz 3 82 27.3 0 40Carey, Preston 2 28 14.0 0 28Total.......... 5 115 23.0 0 40Opponents...... 11 86 7.8 0 40

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Tyler, Ky’Jon 29 683 23.6 0 88Williams, M. 10 219 21.9 0 44Jones, Chris 7 123 17.6 0 22Outlow, Marcus 1 7 7.0 0 7Howard, Amir 0 2 0.0 0 2Carey, Preston 0 2 0.0 0 2Total.......... 47 1036 22.0 0 88Opponents...... 46 1082 23.5 4 91

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Rabon, Evan 0 12-19 30-31 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66Williams, M. 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 44Abercrombie, O. 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Jones, Chris 4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 26James, Alex 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 26Demos, Dalton 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Black, Omar 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Kjosa, Maxwell 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Tyler, Ky’Jon 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Collins Jr., L. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Outlow, Marcus 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Chesley, A. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Clark, Nicholas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Carey, Preston 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 2Keane, Tyler 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-3 0 0 0Total.......... 35 12-19 30-31 1-1 2 2-3 1 0 284Opponents...... 54 11-17 49-51 0-1 1 1-1 0 0 408

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Keane, Tyler 10 209 83 1440 1523 152.3Anderson, K. 6 160 58 743 801 133.5Abercrombie, O. 12 140 724 0 724 60.3Outlow, Marcus 10 61 279 0 279 27.9James, Alex 12 55 274 0 274 22.8Hairston, J. 12 24 140 0 140 11.7Demos, Dalton 7 41 103 27 130 18.6Thrasher, C. 3 14 32 52 84 28.0Williams, M. 12 14 73 0 73 6.1Tyler, Ky’Jon 11 11 73 0 73 6.6Jones, Chris 10 4 45 0 45 4.5Bennett, R. 6 1 11 0 11 1.8Holmes, T’Qele 10 1 11 0 11 1.1Wilson, Austin 2 4 0 7 7 3.5Bradley, Austin 1 4 -8 0 -8 -8.0TEAM 6 7 -23 0 -23 -3.8Total.......... 12 750 1875 2269 4144 345.3Opponents...... 12 815 2034 2895 4929 410.8

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Rabon, Evan 12-19 63.2 0-0 2-5 6-6 2-6 2-2 52 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Rabon, Evan 57 2460 43.2 65 3 18 18 13 0Total.......... 57 2460 43.2 65 3 18 18 13 0Opponents...... 53 2200 41.5 58 2 13 18 9 0

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Rabon, Evan 33 1940 58.8 7 1 Ishibashi, M. 23 1364 59.3 2 0 Total.......... 56 3304 59.0 9 1 1082 35.7 29Opponents...... 74 4552 61.5 25 0 1036 39.1 25

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Tyler, Ky’Jon 11 73 313 64 683 0 1133 103.0Williams, M. 12 73 793 8 219 0 1093 91.1Jones, Chris 10 45 536 113 123 0 817 81.7Abercrombie, O. 12 724 73 0 0 0 797 66.4Outlow, Marcus 10 279 78 0 7 0 364 36.4James, Alex 12 274 61 0 0 0 335 27.9Black, Omar 10 0 271 0 0 0 271 27.1Hairston, J. 12 140 11 0 0 0 151 12.6Demos, Dalton 7 103 0 0 0 0 103 14.7Collins Jr., L. 12 0 92 0 0 0 92 7.7Wattley, Fitz 12 0 0 0 0 82 82 6.8Keane, Tyler 10 83 -21 0 0 0 62 6.2Anderson, K. 6 58 0 0 0 0 58 9.7Kjosa, Maxwell 12 0 41 0 0 0 41 3.4Thrasher, C. 3 32 0 0 0 0 32 10.7Carey, Preston 12 0 0 0 2 28 30 2.5Bennett, R. 6 11 0 0 0 0 11 1.8Holmes, T’Qele 10 11 0 0 0 0 11 1.1Brown, Laquay 12 0 8 0 0 0 8 0.7Anderson, Josh 10 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.7Bradshaw, Gary 6 0 6 0 0 0 6 1.0Kryst, Chandler 12 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.4Howard, Amir 10 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2Bradley, Austin 1 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -8.0TEAM 6 -23 0 0 0 0 -23 -3.8Total.......... 12 1875 2269 185 1036 115 5480 456.7Opponents...... 12 2034 2895 140 1082 86 6237 519.8

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF9 Johnson, Shane 10 45 56 101 6.5-20 1.0-10 . 1 1 . 1 . .20 Wattley, Fitz 12 44 38 82 0.5-1 . 3-82 1 . . . . .29 Kelly, Silas 11 39 36 75 5.5-14 1.5-6 . 1 2 . . . .3 Williamson, M. 11 29 28 57 8.0-57 4.0-39 . 2 6 . . 1 .17 Chesley, A. 12 37 18 55 2.0-9 . . 8 . 1-50 . 1 .2 Hears, Dontay 12 36 17 53 3.5-7 . . 6 . . 1 . .46 White, Myles 12 22 31 53 5.5-12 . . 2 5 1-0 . . .27 Howard, Amir 10 28 23 51 . . . 1 . . 1 . .6 Johnson, Kerron 12 31 19 50 7.5-23 . . . 2 . . . .52 Brewer, C.J. 12 15 18 33 2.5-16 2.0-15 . 2 1 . 2 . .93 Tolbert, Ja’ree 12 11 22 33 3.5-7 1.5-6 . . 1 . . . .11 Clark, Nicholas 9 14 13 27 0.5-1 . . . . 2-31 . . .14 Carey, Preston 12 17 10 27 2.0-1 . 2-28 10 . . . . .94 Gunter, Jeffrey 12 11 15 26 3.5-6 . . . 1 . . . .49 Heft, James 11 13 10 23 2.0-8 1.0-6 . . . . . . .25 Paul, Laqavious 9 11 12 23 1.0-1 . . 1 1 . . . .90 Price, Dwayne 11 6 15 21 1.5-2 . . 1 . . . . .97 Jackson, Tarron 8 11 9 20 4.5-31 3.5-28 . . 1 . 1 . .10 Brown, Jave 8 10 7 17 1.0-1 . . 3 1 . . . .92 Walker, Jalin 12 5 7 12 3.0-11 . . . 1 1-0 1 . .1K Kryst, Chandler 12 6 5 11 . . 0-5 . . 1-0 1 . .5 Smith, Calvin 9 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .23 D’Angelo, L. 12 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .99 Clayton, J. 10 1 6 7 1.0-2 0.5-2 . . . . . . .33 Hall, Allen 7 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .1 Church, Eric 11 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .28 Hairston, J. 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 12 470 432 902 65-230 15-112 5-115 39 23 6-81 8 2 . Opponents...... 12 460 314 774 77.0-296 28-157 11-86 50 28 7-64 10 . .

2017 COASTAL CAROLINA STATS (ALL GAMES)

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2017 COASTAL CAROLINA STATS (SUN BELT GAMES)

RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Abercrombie, O. 8 89 478 11 467 5.2 3 55 58.4Outlow, Marcus 7 43 164 3 161 3.7 1 21 23.0James, Alex 8 33 173 27 146 4.4 2 42 18.2Hairston, J. 8 12 70 0 70 5.8 0 21 8.8Keane, Tyler 6 28 103 38 65 2.3 0 16 10.8Demos, Dalton 4 10 34 9 25 2.5 1 12 6.2Tyler, Ky’Jon 7 3 24 0 24 8.0 0 16 3.4Anderson, K. 5 44 129 108 21 0.5 0 19 4.2Williams, M. 8 8 32 13 19 2.4 0 15 2.4Jones, Chris 7 2 16 0 16 8.0 0 10 2.3Holmes, T’Qele 7 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 1.6Thrasher, C. 2 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 5.0TEAM 4 3 0 9 -9 -3.0 0 0 -2.2Total.......... 8 277 1244 218 1026 3.7 7 55 128.2Opponents...... 8 324 1514 212 1302 4.0 14 56 162.8

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Keane, Tyler 6 161.89 69-115-2 60.0 1089 9 86 181.5Anderson, K. 5 115.49 43-92-3 46.7 628 5 67 125.6Wilson, Austin 2 39.70 1-4-0 25.0 7 0 7 3.5Demos, Dalton 4 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 8 138.69 113-212-5 53.3 1724 14 86 215.5Opponents...... 8 142.75 150-241-5 62.2 1879 14 83 234.9

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Williams, M. 8 30 607 20.2 6 86 75.9Jones, Chris 7 20 398 19.9 2 51 56.9Tyler, Ky’Jon 7 16 250 15.6 2 73 35.7Black, Omar 6 14 222 15.9 1 33 37.0Abercrombie, O. 8 6 54 9.0 0 22 6.8James, Alex 8 6 51 8.5 0 28 6.4Collins Jr., L. 8 6 47 7.8 1 12 5.9Outlow, Marcus 7 6 43 7.2 0 15 6.1Kjosa, Maxwell 8 4 41 10.2 2 16 5.1Hairston, J. 8 2 11 5.5 0 11 1.4Brown, Laquay 8 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.0Anderson, Josh 7 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.0Bradshaw, Gary 4 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.5Keane, Tyler 6 0 -21 0.0 0 0 -3.5Total.......... 8 113 1724 15.3 14 86 215.5Opponents...... 8 150 1879 12.5 14 83 234.9

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Jones, Chris 10 58 5.8 0 13Tyler, Ky’Jon 4 -6 -1.5 0 0Total.......... 14 52 3.7 0 13Opponents...... 18 132 7.3 0 50

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Wattley, Fitz 3 82 27.3 0 40Carey, Preston 2 28 14.0 0 28Total.......... 5 115 23.0 0 40Opponents...... 5 66 13.2 0 40

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Tyler, Ky’Jon 17 427 25.1 0 88Williams, M. 9 204 22.7 0 44Jones, Chris 5 89 17.8 0 22Outlow, Marcus 1 7 7.0 0 7Carey, Preston 0 2 0.0 0 2Total.......... 32 729 22.8 0 88Opponents...... 26 687 26.4 4 91

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Rabon, Evan 0 7-12 18-19 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 39Williams, M. 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 38Abercrombie, O. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18James, Alex 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 14Kjosa, Maxwell 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Tyler, Ky’Jon 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Jones, Chris 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Demos, Dalton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Black, Omar 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Collins Jr., L. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Outlow, Marcus 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Chesley, A. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Keane, Tyler 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-3 0 0 0Total.......... 22 7-12 18-19 0-0 2 2-3 0 0 175Opponents...... 34 8-13 31-32 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 259

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Keane, Tyler 6 143 65 1089 1154 192.3Anderson, K. 5 136 21 628 649 129.8Abercrombie, O. 8 89 467 0 467 58.4Outlow, Marcus 7 43 161 0 161 23.0James, Alex 8 33 146 0 146 18.2Hairston, J. 8 12 70 0 70 8.8Demos, Dalton 4 11 25 0 25 6.2Tyler, Ky’Jon 7 3 24 0 24 3.4Williams, M. 8 8 19 0 19 2.4Jones, Chris 7 2 16 0 16 2.3TEAM 4 3 -9 0 -9 -2.2Total.......... 8 489 1026 1724 2750 343.8Opponents...... 8 565 1302 1879 3181 397.6

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD T. Bass 11-13 84.6 0-0 3-3 1-3 7-7 0-0 48 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Rabon, Evan 40 1750 43.8 65 1 12 12 11 0Total.......... 40 1750 43.8 65 1 12 12 11 0Opponents...... 35 1447 41.3 53 1 11 13 3 0

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Rabon, Evan 21 1243 59.2 5 1 - - -Ishibashi, M. 13 740 56.9 2 0 - - -Total.......... 34 1983 58.3 7 1 687 33.0 32Opponents...... 47 2926 62.3 14 0 729 39.3 25

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Williams, M. 8 19 607 0 204 0 830 103.8Tyler, Ky’Jon 7 24 250 -6 427 0 695 99.3Jones, Chris 7 16 398 58 89 0 561 80.1Abercrombie, O. 8 467 54 0 0 0 521 65.1Black, Omar 6 0 222 0 0 0 222 37.0Outlow, Marcus 7 161 43 0 7 0 211 30.1James, Alex 8 146 51 0 0 0 197 24.6Wattley, Fitz 8 0 0 0 0 82 82 10.2Hairston, J. 8 70 11 0 0 0 81 10.1Collins Jr., L. 8 0 47 0 0 0 47 5.9Keane, Tyler 6 65 -21 0 0 0 44 7.3Kjosa, Maxwell 8 0 41 0 0 0 41 5.1Carey, Preston 8 0 0 0 2 28 30 3.8Demos, Dalton 4 25 0 0 0 0 25 6.2Anderson, K. 5 21 0 0 0 0 21 4.2Holmes, T’Qele 7 11 0 0 0 0 11 1.6Thrasher, C. 2 10 0 0 0 0 10 5.0Brown, Laquay 8 0 8 0 0 0 8 1.0Anderson, Josh 7 0 7 0 0 0 7 1.0Bradshaw, Gary 4 0 6 0 0 0 6 1.5Kryst, Chandler 8 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.6TEAM 4 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -2.2Total.......... 8 1026 1724 52 729 115 3646 455.8Opponents...... 8 1302 1879 132 687 66 4066 508.2

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF9 Johnson, Shane 7 38 46 84 5.0-18 1.0-10 . . 1 . 1 . .20 Wattley, Fitz 8 27 23 50 . . 3-82 . . . . . .29 Kelly, Silas 7 25 23 48 4.0-8 1.0-1 . 1 1 . . . .17 Chesley, A. 8 27 16 43 2.0-9 . . 6 . 1-50 . 1 .3 Williamson, M. 8 20 23 43 7.0-49 3.0-31 . 2 5 . . . .27 Howard, Amir 6 23 15 38 . . . 1 . . . . .2 Hears, Dontay 8 23 13 36 1.5-3 . . 5 . . . . .46 White, Myles 8 15 21 36 3.5-5 . . 2 3 1-0 . . .93 Tolbert, Ja’ree 8 9 20 29 3.5-7 1.5-6 . . . . . . .6 Johnson, Kerron 8 15 13 28 3.0-8 . . . 2 . . . .52 Brewer, C.J. 8 11 14 25 2.5-16 2.0-15 . 2 . . 1 . .14 Carey, Preston 8 14 8 22 2.0-1 . 2-28 6 . . . . .90 Price, Dwayne 7 4 13 17 1.5-2 . . 1 . . . . .11 Clark, Nicholas 5 7 9 16 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .94 Gunter, Jeffrey 8 7 8 15 2.0-4 . . . 1 . . . .10 Brown, Jave 6 8 6 14 . . . 2 1 . . . .49 Heft, James 8 7 4 11 2.0-8 1.0-6 . . . . . . .92 Walker, Jalin 8 5 6 11 3.0-11 . . . 1 . 1 . .97 Jackson, Tarron 5 5 6 11 1.0-8 1.0-8 . . . . . . .25 Paul, Laqavious 6 5 5 10 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .5 Smith, Calvin 5 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .1K Kryst, Chandler 8 3 3 6 . . 0-5 . . . . . .99 Clayton, J. 7 1 5 6 1.0-2 0.5-2 . . . . . . .23 D’Angelo, L. 8 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .33 Hall, Allen 4 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .53 Culbertson, R. 5 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .1 Church, Eric 7 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .35 Rabon, Evan 8 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .36 Drinkard, D. 5 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .4 Black, Omar 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .85 Holmes, T’Qele 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .28 Hairston, J. 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .88 Brown, Laquay 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .22 James, Alex 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .47 Kjosa, Maxwell 8 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .42 Kubala, Connor 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .7 Claybourne, M. 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .76 Hoffman, Brock 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .1J Smith, J. 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 8 321 312 633 46-161 11-79 5-115 28 15 2-50 3 1 . Opponents...... 8 301 202 503 51.0-205 22-129 5-66 30 20 6-64 6 . .

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GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES

ADMINISTRATION

Shelley NickelInterim President

Dr. Chris GeyermanFaculty Representative

Tom KleinleinAthletics Director

Brandy ClouseSWA

ABOUT GEORGIA SOUTHERN

Georgia Southern University is the state’s largest and most comprehensive center of higher education south of Atlanta. With 141 degree programs at the bachelor’s, mas-ter’s and doctoral levels, Georgia Southern has been designated a Carnegie Doctoral/Research university and serves more than 27,000 students from all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, as well as 102 nations.

With three vibrant campuses — the Statesboro Campus, the Armstrong Campus in Savannah and the Liberty Campus in Hinesville — Georgia Southern offers an attractive campus environment that encourages learning, discovery and personal growth. Geor-gia Southern’s nationally accredited academic programs prepare diverse scholars for leadership and service as world citizens. A unit of the University System of Georgia, the University boasts 200-plus student organizations, outstanding Division I athletics, and state-of-the art residence halls and campus facilities.

Since 1906, the University’s hallmark has been a culture of engagement that bridges theory with practice, extends the learning environment beyond the classroom, and pro-motes student growth and life success. Central to the University’s mission is the faculty’s dedication to excellence in teaching and the development of a fertile learning environ-ment exemplifi ed by a free exchange of ideas, high academic expectations, and individual responsibility for academic achievement.

Faculty, staff, and students embrace core values expressed through integrity, civility, kindness, collaboration, and a commitment to lifelong learning, wellness, and social responsibility.

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV)

09/01 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE STATESBORO, GA. 5:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

09/08 UMASS STATESBORO, GA. 5:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

09/15 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. 2:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)

09/29 * ARKANSAS STATE STATESBORO, GA. TBA

10/06 * SOUTH ALABAMA STATESBORO, GA. TBA

10/11 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 6:30 P.M. (ESPNU)

10/20 at New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. 3:00 P.M.

10/25 * APPALACHIAN STATE STATESBORO, GA. 6:30 P.M. (ESPNU)

11/03 * at ULM Monroe, La. TBA

11/10 * TROY STATESBORO, GA. TBA

11/17 * at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. TBA

11/24 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. TBA

* denotes Sun Belt game

Home games in CAPS; All times central and subject to change

Location.....................Statesboro, Georgia

Founded ............................................ 1906

Enrollment ..................................... 27,459

Nickname ....................................... Eagles

Colors ............................... Blue and White

Athletics Website .......www.gseagles.com

Primary Offense .Gun/Pistol/Triple Option

Primary Defense ..................................3-4

All-Time Record ....................... 316-139-1

All-Time SBC Record .......................19-12

2017 Record .......................................2-10

2017 SBC Record (Finish) ......2-6 (T-10th)

Sun Belt Championships ........................ 1

Bowl Appearances .................................. 1

Bowl Record .........................................1-0

Lettermen Returning ............................ 42

Offense .............................................. 21

Defense ............................................. 19

Special Teams .................................... 2

Lettermen Lost .................................... 10

Offense ................................................ 5

Defense ............................................... 4

Special Teams .................................... 1

Starters Returning ............................... 19

Offense ................................................ 8

Defense ............................................... 9

Special Teams .................................... 2

Starters Lost .......................................... 6

Offense ................................................ 3

Defense ............................................... 2

Special Teams .................................... 1

QUICK FACTS

HEAD COACH CHAD LUNSFORD

ALLEN E. PAULSON STADIUM

2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Capacity: 25,000Playing Surface: Shaw Sports TurfRecord: 187-39First Game: September 29, 1984Largest Crowd: 25,753

Georgia College, 2000First Full SeasonGeorgia Southern Record: 2-4Overall Record: 2-4

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SHAI WERTS

QB - 5-11 - 200SophomoreClinton, S.C.

Played in and started 11 games … An honorable mention All-Sun Belt selection … Was on the fi eld for 694 offensive snaps … Finished his freshman year with 929 passing yards, a new school record for freshman quarterbacks, passing Hall of Famer Tracy Ham’s freshman mark for passing yards with 886 yards in 1983 … Finished with 1,486 yards of total offense (929 pass, 722 rush), setting a new freshman record for total offense in a season by a quarterback with 1,651 yards, passing Kevin Ellison’s mark of 1,642 yards (886 run, 756 pass) set in 2013 … Had a season-high 122 rushing yards against New Hampshire … Longest rush of season was of 42 yards, coming against New Hampshire … Had a season-high 160 passing yards against Arkansas State … Longest pass of season was 63 yards against Indiana … Threw a season-high two touchdowns against Indiana … Missed the UMass game with an injury … Against Coastal Carolina in the fi nale, became the fi rst FBS player to lead his team in passing (57), rushing (108) and receiving (30) yards in a game since Tennessee’s Joshua Dobbs (83-136-58) did it against Florida in 2015.

WESLEY FIELDS

RB - 6-0 - 205SeniorAmericus, Ga.

Played in all 12 games, starting 10 … An honorable mention All-Sun Belt selec-tion … Was on the fi eld for 625 offensive snaps … Led the team with 811 rushing yards on the season … Recorded fi ve touchdowns … Had 11 catches for 71 yards and a score … Ran for 103 yards (long of 48 yards) and a touchdown against New Mexico State University … Had 186 rushing yards (long of 48 yards) and a touchdown against Louisiana … Had rushing touchdowns against Arkansas State, New Mexico State, Troy, South Alabama and Louisiana … Had two recep-tions for 28 yards (long of 25 yards) and a touchdown against South Alabama … Caught a pass for 21 yards against Coastal Carolina … Had off-season shoulder surgery and missed the spring … Made the President’s List in the spring for a perfect 4.0 GPA.

MONQUAVION BRINSON

CB - 5-11 - 180JuniorAtlanta, Ga.

2014 second-team all-Sun Belt selection...was of only seven players to rank among the Sun Belt’s top 10 in sacks and tackles for loss in 2014...seven quarterback hurries were tied for the most by an Appalachian State player in a single season since 2011...22 of his 43 tackles, three of his six sacks, fi ve of his 13 tackles for loss and fi ve of his seven quarterback hurries came over the fi nal four games of the season (wins vs. UL Monroe, at Arkansas State, at UL Lafayette and vs. Idaho)...accounted for 10 percent of the sacks that UL Lafay-ette surrendered all season (2-of-20) ... for the season, led Appalachian State in both sacks and tackles for loss...led all Appalachian State linemen and tied for fi fth on the team overall in total tackles...was the heart and soul of the Sun Belt’s top-ranked defense (347.5 ypg – 26 per game fewer than the conference’s No. 2-ranked defense, ULM).

JOSHUA MOON

S - 6-0 - 200SeniorFairburn, Ga.

Played in 10 games, starting seven … Was on the fi eld for 438 snaps (431 de-fensive, 7 special teams) … Was third on the team in tackles with 47 … Included in that total were 3.5 tackles and a sack … Had two interceptions and two pass break ups … Had a big game against UMass with 14 tackles (8u, 6a) … Had a sack for a loss of 9 yards against Georgia State … Recorded interceptions in back to back games against Louisiana and Coastal Carolina … Made the Honor Roll in the spring.

2018 GEORGIA SOUTHERN PLAYERS TO WATCH

WESLEY FIELDS RAYMOND JOHNSON III

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Bryan Johnston

Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 912-478-5448

Cell: 912-531-3575

Secondary Contact

AJ Henderson

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 912-478-5071

Cell: 912-678-5052

Bryan Johnston

Media Contacts

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT (TV)

Sept. 2 at #12 Auburn Auburn, Ala. L, 7-41 (SEC Network)

Sept. 9 ^ New Hampshire Birmingham, Ala. L, 12-22 (ESPN3)

Sept. 23 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. L, 17-52 (Big Ten Network)

OCT. 4 * ARKANSAS STATE STATESBORO, GA. L, 25-43 (ESPN2)

OCT. 14 * NEW MEXICO STATE STATESBORO, GA. L, 27-35 (ESPN3)

Oct. 21 at UMass Amherst, Mass. L, 22-55 (Eleven Sports)

Oct. 28 * at Troy Troy, Ala. L, 16-38 (ESPN3)

NOV. 4 * GEORGIA STATE STATESBORO, GA. L, 17-21 (ESPN3)

Nov. 9 * at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. L, 6-27 (ESPNU)

NOV. 18 * SOUTH ALABAMA STATESBORO, GA. W, 52-0 (ESPN3)

Nov. 25 * at Louisiana Lafayette, La. W, 34-24 (ESPN3)

Dec. 2 * at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. L, 17-28 (ESPN3)

* denotes Sun Belt game; Home games in CAPS

^ Game played at Legion Field (Birmingham, Ala.) due to Hurricane Irma

2017 FOOTBALL RESULTS (2-10, 2-6 SUN BELT)

MEDIA INFORMATION

Travis Jaudon

Savannah Morning News

@JaudonSports

Mike Anthony

Statesboro Herald

@HeraldGSSports

Frank Sulkowski

WJCL

@TheBigGuyWJCL

Covering Georgia Southern Broadcast TeamFlagship Station:

WBMZ-FM 103.7

Danny Reed

Play-by-play

@GSEaglesVoice

Terry Harvin

Analyst

@TerryHarvin

TOMARCIO REESE

SHAI WERTS

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Previous School 1 Ellis Richardson TE 6-3 240 r-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. /Douglas County/Alabama State 2 LaBaron Anthony QB 6-0 195 r-Sr. Hinesville, Ga./Bradwell Institute/West Alabama 2 RJ Murray S 6-0 210 r-Sr. Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge 4 Monquavion Brinson CB 5-11 180 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. /Mays 4 Shai Werts QB 5-11 200 r-So. Clinton, S.C./Newberry 5 Jay Bowdry S 6-0 200 r-Jr. Thomasville, Ga./Thomasville 7 Grant Walker RB 6-1 210 r-Fr. Ellenwood, Ga./Cedar Grove 9 Obe Fortune WR 6-1 190 r-Jr. Alpharetta, Ga./Milton 10 Jaden Garrett CB 5-11 180 r-Fr. Plant City, Fla. /Durant 11 Todd Bradley ILB 6-0 230 r-So. Valdosta, Ga. /Valdosta 11 Malik Henry WR 6-0 180 Sr. Tifton, Ga./Tift County 12 Wesley Kennedy III SLOT 5-10 175 So. Savannah, Ga./Benedictine Military 13 Kado Brown QB 6-1 200 r-Sr. Ventura, Calif. /Rio Mesa/Moorpark College 13 Christian Matthew CB 6-3 185 r-Jr. Columbus, Ga./Chattahoochee County 14 Ivan Corbin Jr. QB 6-0 195 Jr. Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins/Limestone 14 Brandon Cross CB 5-11 185 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Jones 15 Monteo Garrett RB 5-10 190 r-Sr. Talladega, Ala./Munford 15 Jessie Liptrot S 6-0 190 r-Jr. Atlantic Beach, Fla./Fletcher 16 Davarius Bargnare SLOT 5-11 165 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips 16 Tyler Bass PK 5-10 180 r-Jr. Irmo, S.C. /Dutch Fork 17 Justin Tomlin QB 5-11 175 Fr. Decatur, Ga. /Southwest Dekalb 17 Martial Washington S 6-3 210 r-So. Riceboro, Ga. /Liberty County 18 Justin Birdsong CB 5-11 170 Fr. Lithonia, Ga./Stephenson 18 Jaalon Frazier QB 6-2 200 r-Fr. Riceboro, Ga. /Liberty County 19 D’Ondre Glenn WR 6-5 225 r-Jr. Douglasville, Ga. /Douglas County 19 Jaden Moreland CB 5-11 170 Fr. Franklin, Ga. /Heard County 20 Kindle Vildor CB 5-11 180 Jr. College Park, Ga./North Clayton 21 Wesley Fields RB 6-0 205 Sr. Americus, Ga. /Americus-Sumter 21 Zyon McGee OLB 6-1 200 Fr. Bainbridge, Ga. /Bainbridge 22 Joshua Moon S 6-0 200 Sr. Fairburn, Ga./Creekside 23 Deontae Grant OLB 6-1 200 Fr. Bushnell, Fla./South Sumter 23 Mark Michaud WR 6-4 220 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Paramus Catholic/Avon Old Farms 24 Sean Freeman S 6-0 190 Sr. Fort Valley, Ga. /Peach County/Eastern Arizona 25 Andrew Cunningham RB 6-0 215 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Cambridge Christian 25 Javon Reid S 6-0 170 Fr. Lincolnton, Ga. /Lincoln County 26 NaJee Thompson S 5-11 190 Fr. Boiling Springs, S.C. /Boiling Springs 27 Kenderick Duncan Jr. S 6-3 205 r-Fr. Stockbridge, Ga. /Stockbridge 28 Dexter Carter Jr. WR 6-0 190 r-So. Jacksonville, Fla. /Bolles School 28 Amari Thompson S 6-2 190 r-So. Minneola, Fla. /Lake Minneola 29 Ryan White S 5-11 190 r-Jr. Portal, Ga./Portal/Point 30 Lucas Moore CB 5-9 170 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga./Milton 31 Darrell Baker Jr. CB 6-1 190 r-So. Hephzibah, Ga./Hephzibah 32 Chris Harris Jr. ILB 6-1 245 So. Savannah, Ga. /Benedictine Military 33 Malik Murray SLOT 6-0 170 r-Fr. Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge 33 Tomarcio Reese ILB 5-11 230 Sr. Moultrie, Ga. /Colquitt County/Northwest Mississippi CC 34 Jon Ferguson ILB 6-1 210 Fr. Manchester, Ga./Manchester 34 Chase Walker RB 5-8 195 Fr. Brooklet, Ga./Southeast Bulloch 35 Tra Cofi eld S 5-11 185 r-So. Ellenwood, Ga. /Frederick Douglass/Middle Georgia State 35 Eric Montgomery RB 6-1 205 r-Jr. Marietta, Ga./Hillgrove 36 Jahee Anderson CB 5-10 160 r-Fr. Newnan, Ga./Northgate 36 Matt LaRoche RB 5-9 175 r-Fr. Venice, Fla./Venice 37 Lane Ecton OLB 5-11 195 r-Jr. Irmo, S.C. /Dutch Fork 38 Deonta Bembry CB 5-9 165 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson 39 Brandon Holley ILB 6-0 205 r-Jr. Buford, Ga. /Mill Creek 39 Logan Wright RB 6-0 225 r-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. /Sandalwood 40 Bryce Cross CB 5-11 180 r-Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. /Chattahoochee 40 Merrick Haston Jr. RB 5-10 195 r-Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell 41 Deshon Cooper DE 6-3 250 r-Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Columbia/Copiah-Lincoln CC 42 Alvin Ward Jr. OLB 6-4 230 r-So. Ahoskie, N.C./Hertford County/Atlanta Sports Academy 43 Tré Allen ILB 6-1 230 r-Fr. Stockbridge, Ga./Woodland 44 J.B. Kouassi DE 6-2 240 r-Jr. Norcross, Ga./Norcross 45 Rashad Byrd ILB 6-0 230 r-So. North Augusta, S.C. /North Augusta 46 Austin Parker S 5-10 180 r-So. McDonough, Ga./Ola 47 Jared Daniels RB 5-9 180 r-Fr. Oglethorpe, Ga./Macon County 47 Randy Wade Jr. OLB 6-2 250 r-So. Blakely, Ga. /Early County 48 Cam Brown TE 6-2 235 r-Fr. Suwanee, Ga. /Peachtree Ridge 49 Traver Vliem DE 6-4 255 r-So. Midland, Texas/Midland 50 August Bowers P 6-1 170 r-So. Brunswick, Ga./Glynn Academy 50 Caleb Kelly OL 6-2 285 So. Warner Robins, Ga./Northside 51 Aaron Dowdell OL 6-3 300 r-So. Fairburn, Ga./Creekside/Georgia Military College 51 Connor Lawson ILB 6-1 205 r-Fr. Albany, Ga./Deerfi eld Windsor 52 Drake Grall OL 5-10 285 r-Sr. Locust Grove, Ga./Henry County 52 Quan Griffi n DL 6-3 270 So. Glen Saint Mary, Fla./Baker County 53 Quin Williams DE 6-3 250 Fr. Madison, Ga. /Morgan County

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Previous School 54 Benz Josue OLB 6-0 210 r-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Mountain View 54 Tra Malloy OL 6-5 305 r-Sr. Lilburn, Ga./Parkview/Campbellsville 55 Quin Geer ILB 6-1 225 Fr. Leesburg, Ga./Lee County 55 Jawaski Webb OL 6-2 280 So. Senatobia, Miss./Senatobia/Holmes CC 56 Brian Miller OL 6-3 285 r-Fr. Savannah, Ga./Memorial Day 56 Logan Powell ILB 6-2 225 Fr. McDonough, Ga./Ola 57 Zack Copeland NT 6-1 285 r-Sr. Valdosta, Ga. /Lowndes 57 Parker Williams OL 6-1 295 r-Jr. Milledgeville, Ga. /Georgia Military College Prep 58 Jeremiah Culbreth OL 6-4 320 Sr. Fairburn, Ga. /Langston Hughes 59 Elijah Campbell Jr. DE 6-3 250 Fr. Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City 61 Drew Wilson OL 6-4 300 Jr. Bamberg, S.C. /Bamberg-Ehrhardt 62 Ryan Northrup OL 6-2 285 r-Sr. Norcross, Ga. /Norcross 64 Jakob Cooper OL 6-3 295 r-Jr. Lilburn, Ga. /Parkview 66 Jake Edwards OL 6-4 280 r-Jr. Franklin, Ga. /Heard County/Georgia 67 Alex Smith OL 6-4 300 r-So. Woodstock, Ga. /Etowah 68 Will Browning III OL 6-3 285 r-Jr. Alpharetta, Ga./Milton 69 Jeremy Smith OL 6-4 280 r-Fr. Evans, Ga./Greenbrier 70 Jarrod Leeds OL 6-4 270 r-Fr. Green Cove Springs, Fla./Clay 71 Peyton Backer OL 6-3 290 r-Fr. Tiger, Ga./Rabun County 72 Khalil Crowder OL 6-1 295 Fr. Gadsden, Ala./Carrollton 73 Gavin Adcock NT 5-11 270 r-Fr. Watkinsville, Ga. /Oconee 74 Lawrence Edwards OL 6-6 300 r-So. Port Orange, Fla./Spruce Creek 75 Curtis Rainey OL 6-2 295 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. /Robert E. Lee 76 Mitch Matthews Jr. OL 6-2 290 r-Fr. Lincolnton, Ga./Lincoln County 79 Kaylen Wright DE 6-4 250 Fr. Lakeland, Ga./Lanier County 80 D.J. Butler TE 6-2 225 r-Fr. Madison, Ala./Bob Jones 81 Darion Anderson WR 6-0 185 r-So. Warner Robins, Ga./Houston County 82 Ryan Langan LS 6-1 210 So. Cedar Rapids, Neb./Riverside 83 Colby Ransom WR 5-11 190 r-Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga./South Gwinnett 84 Magill Bauerle P 6-1 200 r-So. Athens, Ga. /Athens Academy 85 Marcus Rogers WR 6-3 200 Fr. Smyrna, Ga./Campbell 86 Scoobie Ford WR 5-11 170 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Marietta 88 Tre Adams WR 6-0 170 Fr. Madison, Fla./Madison County 89 Payton Dunagan LS 6-1 210 Fr. Cumming, Ga./West Forsyth 90 Logan Cox LS 6-0 225 r-Fr. Canton, Ga. /Woodstock 90 Parker Devine DE 6-3 245 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Bartram Trail 91 Logan Hunt DE 6-2 270 Sr. Sandersville, Ga./Washington County 92 Raymond Johnson III DE 6-3 240 So. Sumter, S.C./Sumter 93 Demetrice Lofton OLB 6-5 240 So. Fairburn. Ga./Creekside 94 CJ Wright NT 6-0 290 Fr. Sylvania, Ga./Screven County 95 Ian Bush NT 6-0 275 r-Sr. Port Charlotte, Fla./Charlotte 96 Ty Phillips NT 6-3 290 Jr. Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County 97 Bryce Christensen K/P 5-11 185 Fr. Suwanee, Ga./Lambert 98 Anthony Beck II P/TE 6-4 220 Fr. Guyton, Ga./South Effi ngham 99 Josh Johnson DE 6-5 240 r-Fr. Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge

Coaching and Support Staff:Chad Lunsford - Head CoachBob DeBesse - Offensive Coordinator (WRs)Scot Sloan - Defensive Coordinator (S)Victor Cabral - Assistant Coach (Defensive Line)Travis Cunningham - Assistant Coach (ILBs)Andrew Dodge - Assistant Coach (TEs/Special Teams Coordinator)Chris Foster - Assistant Coach (RBs/Recruiting Coordinator)Ron Hudson - Assistant Coach (OL)Cory Peoples - Assistant Coach (CBs)Jeremy Rowell - Assistant Coach (OLBs)Juston Wood - Assistant Coach (QBs)Cymone George - Director of Football OperationsMatt Greenhalgh - Strength & Conditioning, FootballDon Day - Assistant Strength & Conditioning, FootballMatt Brennan - Director of Player PersonnelAdrian Peterson - Director of Student-Athlete DevelopmentT.J. Anderson - Director of High School RelationsChris Ball - Video CoordinatorMike Adams - AnalystPhill Guard - Graduate AssistantDarius Jones Jr. - Graduate AssistantDimitri Donald - Graduate AssistantJake Brandon - Graduate Assistant

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G W. Fields 12 173 861 50 811 4.7 5 48 67.6S. Werts 11 207 957 235 722 3.5 3 42 65.6L. Ramsby 12 141 592 14 578 4.1 6 48 48.2M. Garrett 12 33 247 4 243 7.4 2 74 20.2K. Brown 6 53 200 55 145 2.7 2 14 24.2W. Kennedy 10 8 110 2 108 13.5 0 77 10.8D. Godfrey 11 12 67 0 67 5.6 1 21 6.1M. Campbell 12 6 34 10 24 4.0 0 19 2.0M. Henry 10 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2L. Anthony 3 4 2 1 1 0.2 0 1 0.3T. Bass 12 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.3TEAM 7 5 0 29 -29 -5.8 0 0 -4.1Total.......... 12 644 3072 404 2668 4.1 19 77 222.3Opponents...... 12 414 2427 263 2164 5.2 21 75 180.3

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G S. Werts 11 115.88 85-152-5 55.9 929 7 63 84.5K. Brown 6 156.79 18-30-2 60.0 354 1 71 59.0L. Anthony 3 15.88 1-10-0 10.0 7 0 7 2.3W. Kennedy 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0M. Garrett 12 352.00 1-1-0 100.0 30 0 30 2.5TEAM 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 12 117.07 105-195-7 53.8 1320 8 71 110.0Opponents...... 12 144.68 184-332-14 55.4 2761 28 71 230.1

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G M. Henry 10 20 268 13.4 1 55 26.8M. Campbell 12 17 120 7.1 1 28 10.0O. Fortune 7 15 189 12.6 1 50 27.0W. Fields 12 11 71 6.5 1 25 5.9E. Richardson 12 9 185 20.6 3 53 15.4D. Glenn 12 9 135 15.0 1 63 11.2M. Michaud 12 7 173 24.7 0 71 14.4D. Anderson 10 6 106 17.7 0 44 10.6W. Kennedy 10 4 5 1.2 0 4 0.5L. Ramsby 12 3 14 4.7 0 6 1.2D. Godfrey 11 2 18 9.0 0 12 1.6S. Werts 11 1 30 30.0 0 30 2.7M. Garrett 12 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5Total.......... 12 105 1320 12.6 8 71 110.0Opponents...... 12 184 2761 15.0 28 71 230.1

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG M. Campbell 12 96 8.0 0 43W. Kennedy 3 47 15.7 0 25Total.......... 15 143 9.5 0 43Opponents...... 15 153 10.2 1 70

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG M. Brinson 5 57 11.4 0 50K. Vildor 3 0 0.0 0 0C. DeLaRosa 2 18 9.0 0 15J. Moon 2 3 1.5 0 3D. Baker 1 2 2.0 0 2J. Bowdry 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 14 80 5.7 0 50Opponents...... 7 43 6.1 0 30

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG M. Campbell 36 790 21.9 0 47W. Kennedy 2 70 35.0 0 25D. Carter 2 98 49.0 1 70M. Garrett 2 6 3.0 0 0L. Ramsby 2 33 16.5 0 19R. Byrd 2 30 15.0 0 19S. Townsend 1 7 7.0 0 7M. Henry 1 16 16.0 0 16G. Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 49 1050 21.4 1 70Opponents...... 7 146 20.9 0 29

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS T. Bass 0 15-19 27-28 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72W. Fields 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36L. Ramsby 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36S. Werts 3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 20E. Richardson 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18K. Brown 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12M. Garrett 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12M. Campbell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6O. Fortune 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6D. Glenn 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6M. Henry 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6D. Carter 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6D. Godfrey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6T. Reese 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Total.......... 29 15-19 27-28 1-1 0 0-0 0 1 250Opponents...... 52 8-14 48-51 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 386

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G S. Werts 11 359 722 929 1651 150.1W. Fields 12 173 811 0 811 67.6L. Ramsby 12 141 578 0 578 48.2K. Brown 6 83 145 354 499 83.2M. Garrett 12 34 243 30 273 22.8W. Kennedy 10 9 108 0 108 10.8D. Godfrey 11 12 67 0 67 6.1M. Campbell 12 6 24 0 24 2.0L. Anthony 3 14 1 7 8 2.7M. Henry 10 1 2 0 2 0.2T. Bass 12 1 -4 0 -4 -0.3TEAM 7 6 -29 0 -29 -4.1Total.......... 12 839 2668 1320 3988 332.3Opponents...... 12 746 2164 2761 4925 410.4

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD T. Bass 15-19 78.9 0-0 3-3 3-5 9-11 0-0 48 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD M. Flynn 66 2656 40.2 61 6 25 13 13 0T. Bass 2 99 49.5 61 0 0 2 1 0TEAM 1 28 28.0 28 0 0 0 0 1Total.......... 69 2783 40.3 61 6 25 15 14 1Opponents...... 53 2237 42.2 66 8 19 17 9 0

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN T. Bass 54 3457 64.0 46 1 - - -Total.......... 54 3457 64.0 46 1 146 40.0 24Opponents...... 72 4186 58.1 19 0 1050 37.0 28

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G M. Campbell 12 24 120 96 790 0 1030 85.8W. Fields 12 811 71 0 0 0 882 73.5S. Werts 11 722 30 0 0 0 752 68.4L. Ramsby 12 578 14 0 33 0 625 52.1M. Henry 10 2 268 0 16 0 286 28.6M. Garrett 12 243 6 0 6 0 255 21.2W. Kennedy 10 108 5 47 70 0 230 23.0O. Fortune 7 0 189 0 0 0 189 27.0E. Richardson 12 0 185 0 0 0 185 15.4M. Michaud 12 0 173 0 0 0 173 14.4K. Brown 6 145 0 0 0 0 145 24.2D. Glenn 12 0 135 0 0 0 135 11.2D. Anderson 10 0 106 0 0 0 106 10.6D. Carter 10 0 0 0 98 0 98 9.8D. Godfrey 11 67 18 0 0 0 85 7.7M. Brinson 12 0 0 0 0 57 57 4.8R. Byrd 12 0 0 0 30 0 30 2.5C. DeLaRosa 12 0 0 0 0 18 18 1.5S. Townsend 12 0 0 0 7 0 7 0.6J. Moon 10 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.3D. Baker 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2L. Anthony 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.3T. Bass 12 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.3TEAM 7 -29 0 0 0 0 -29 -4.1Total.......... 12 2668 1320 143 1050 80 5261 438.4Opponents...... 12 2164 2761 153 146 43 5267 438.9

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF2M R. Murray 12 41 18 59 4.5-10 . . 2 . . 1 . .34 C. DeLaRosa 12 33 23 56 3.5-15 2.0-11 2-18 1 2 2-0 1 . .22 J. Moon 10 28 19 47 3.5-16 1.0-9 2-3 2 . . . . .45 R. Byrd 12 31 13 44 2.0-3 . . 4 1 . . . .3R T. Reese 12 23 20 43 4.0-16 2.5-14 . 2 . 1-22 . . .26 J. Bowdry 10 27 10 37 1.0-1 . 1-0 . . . . . .9J R. Johnson 12 24 12 36 6.5-24 4.0-18 . . 7 1-0 . . .4B M. Brinson 12 27 7 34 . . 5-57 12 . . . . .24 S. Freeman 11 21 11 32 1.5-2 . . 3 . . . . .91 L. Hunt 12 20 12 32 11.0-26 5.0-19 . . 6 . . . .96 T. Phillips 12 14 14 28 8.0-22 2.0-12 . 2 1 . 1 . .41 D. Cooper 12 11 14 25 3.5-9 1.5-4 . 7 9 1-12 1 . .11 T. Bradley 12 13 12 25 5.0-14 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . .20 K. Vildor 12 16 5 21 1.5-9 1.0-8 3-0 7 . . 1 . .49 T. Vliem 11 9 10 19 3.0-10 2.0-9 . . 2 . . . .31 D. Baker 12 14 5 19 1.0-1 . 1-2 . . . 1 . .37 L. Ecton 12 10 8 18 2.0-6 . . 3 . 1-0 . . .90 D. Sapp 11 5 7 12 1.0-1 . . . 2 . . . .30 J. Liptrot 12 7 4 11 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . .4R R. Wade 5 7 2 9 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .32 C. Harris 12 4 5 9 . . . . 1 . . . .25 G. Johnson 12 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .17 M. Washington 11 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .5Q Q. Griffi n 2 2 1 3 2.0-6 . . . . . . . .29 D. Godfrey 11 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .16 T. Bass 12 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .3M M. Murray 1 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .94 M. Brown 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .2C D. Carter 10 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .62 R. Northrup 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .44 J. Kouassi 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 7 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Total.......... 12 404 244 648 66-195 22-106 14-80 46 33 6-34 6 . 1 Opponents...... 12 535 378 913 92.5-354 29-171 7-43 21 21 13-91 17 1 .

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G W. Fields 8 118 666 34 632 5.4 5 48 79.0S. Werts 8 140 663 118 545 3.9 3 40 68.1L. Ramsby 8 100 396 11 385 3.8 5 48 48.1M. Garrett 8 29 201 4 197 6.8 2 74 24.6W. Kennedy 7 8 110 2 108 13.5 0 77 15.4K. Brown 4 28 108 25 83 3.0 0 13 20.8D. Godfrey 7 9 41 0 41 4.6 1 14 5.9M. Campbell 8 4 34 2 32 8.0 0 19 4.0M. Henry 7 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.3L. Anthony 2 3 1 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0T. Bass 8 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.5TEAM 4 4 0 27 -27 -6.8 0 0 -6.8Total.......... 8 445 2222 228 1994 4.5 16 77 249.2Opponents...... 8 238 1252 186 1066 4.5 10 75 133.2

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G S. Werts 8 123.35 64-108-3 59.3 699 5 53 87.4K. Brown 4 164.57 13-19-1 68.4 202 1 48 50.5M. Garrett 8 352.00 1-1-0 100.0 30 0 30 3.8L. Anthony 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0W. Kennedy 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 8 129.23 78-130-4 60.0 931 6 53 116.4Opponents...... 8 135.94 124-234-13 53.0 1913 18 70 239.1

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G M. Henry 7 17 197 11.6 1 51 28.1M. Campbell 8 13 97 7.5 1 28 12.1O. Fortune 4 11 164 14.9 1 50 41.0W. Fields 8 9 75 8.3 1 25 9.4E. Richardson 8 7 157 22.4 2 53 19.6D. Glenn 8 6 37 6.2 0 14 4.6D. Anderson 7 5 99 19.8 0 44 14.1W. Kennedy 7 4 5 1.2 0 4 0.7M. Michaud 8 2 46 23.0 0 39 5.8D. Godfrey 7 2 18 9.0 0 12 2.6S. Werts 8 1 30 30.0 0 30 3.8L. Ramsby 8 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.8Total.......... 8 78 931 11.9 6 53 116.4Opponents...... 8 124 1913 15.4 18 70 239.1

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG M. Campbell 7 6 0.9 0 4W. Kennedy 3 47 15.7 0 25Total.......... 10 53 5.3 0 25Opponents...... 9 65 7.2 0 32

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG M. Brinson 5 57 11.4 0 50K. Vildor 3 0 0.0 0 0J. Moon 2 3 1.5 0 3C. DeLaRosa 2 18 9.0 0 15D. Baker 1 2 2.0 0 2Total.......... 13 80 6.2 0 50Opponents...... 4 38 9.5 0 30

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG M. Campbell 25 500 20.0 0 47W. Kennedy 2 70 35.0 0 25D. Carter 2 98 49.0 1 70R. Byrd 1 19 19.0 0 19M. Henry 1 16 16.0 0 16M. Garrett 1 0 0.0 0 0S. Townsend 1 7 7.0 0 7Total.......... 33 710 21.5 1 70Opponents...... 3 69 23.0 0 29

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS T. Bass 0 11-13 21-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54W. Fields 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36L. Ramsby 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30S. Werts 3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 20M. Garrett 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12E. Richardson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12O. Fortune 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6D. Carter 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6D. Godfrey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6M. Campbell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6M. Henry 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......... 23 11-13 21-22 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 194Opponents...... 29 5-9 27-29 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 216

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G S. Werts 8 248 545 699 1244 155.5W. Fields 8 118 632 0 632 79.0L. Ramsby 8 100 385 0 385 48.1K. Brown 4 47 83 202 285 71.2M. Garrett 8 30 197 30 227 28.4W. Kennedy 7 9 108 0 108 15.4D. Godfrey 7 9 41 0 41 5.9M. Campbell 8 4 32 0 32 4.0M. Henry 7 1 2 0 2 0.3T. Bass 8 1 -4 0 -4 -0.5TEAM 4 4 -27 0 -27 -6.8Total.......... 8 575 1994 931 2925 365.6Opponents...... 8 472 1066 1913 2979 372.4

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD T. Bass 11-13 84.6 0-0 3-3 1-3 7-7 0-0 48 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD M. Flynn 39 1580 40.5 58 4 16 11 8 0T. Bass 2 99 49.5 61 0 0 2 1 0TEAM 1 28 28.0 28 0 0 0 0 1Total.......... 42 1707 40.6 61 4 16 13 9 1Opponents...... 37 1597 43.2 66 6 14 11 8 0

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN T. Bass 40 2555 63.9 36 1 Total.......... 40 2555 63.9 36 1 69 39.7 25Opponents...... 41 2328 56.8 5 0 710 36.4 28

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G W. Fields 8 632 75 0 0 0 707 88.4M. Campbell 8 32 97 6 500 0 635 79.4S. Werts 8 545 30 0 0 0 575 71.9L. Ramsby 8 385 6 0 0 0 391 48.9W. Kennedy 7 108 5 47 70 0 230 32.9M. Henry 7 2 197 0 16 0 215 30.7M. Garrett 8 197 0 0 0 0 197 24.6O. Fortune 4 0 164 0 0 0 164 41.0E. Richardson 8 0 157 0 0 0 157 19.6D. Anderson 7 0 99 0 0 0 99 14.1D. Carter 6 0 0 0 98 0 98 16.3K. Brown 4 83 0 0 0 0 83 20.8D. Godfrey 7 41 18 0 0 0 59 8.4M. Brinson 8 0 0 0 0 57 57 7.1M. Michaud 8 0 46 0 0 0 46 5.8D. Glenn 8 0 37 0 0 0 37 4.6R. Byrd 8 0 0 0 19 0 19 2.4C. DeLaRosa 8 0 0 0 0 18 18 2.2S. Townsend 8 0 0 0 7 0 7 0.9J. Moon 7 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.4D. Baker 8 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2T. Bass 8 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.5TEAM 4 -27 0 0 0 0 -27 -6.8Total.......... 8 1994 931 53 710 80 3768 471.0Opponents...... 8 1066 1913 65 69 38 3151 393.9

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF2M R. Murray 8 24 14 38 2.5-3 . . 2 . . . . .34 C. DeLaRosa 8 22 16 38 1.0-4 0.5-3 2-18 . 1 . . . .22 J. Moon 7 16 12 28 3.0-15 1.0-9 2-3 2 . . . . .3R T. Reese 8 15 13 28 4.0-16 2.5-14 . 2 . . . . .9J R. Johnson 8 19 8 27 4.5-18 3.5-15 . . 4 1-0 . . .4B M. Brinson 8 22 3 25 . . 5-57 10 . . . . .45 R. Byrd 8 16 9 25 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . . .91 L. Hunt 8 11 10 21 5.0-10 3.0-8 . . 2 . . . .96 T. Phillips 8 8 11 19 4.0-14 2.0-12 . . 1 . 1 . .24 S. Freeman 7 12 7 19 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . .41 D. Cooper 8 6 11 17 2.0-6 1.5-4 . 5 8 1-12 . . .49 T. Vliem 7 7 7 14 2.0-7 1.0-6 . . . . . . .20 K. Vildor 8 12 1 13 1.0-8 1.0-8 3-0 7 . . . . .26 J. Bowdry 7 11 2 13 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .31 D. Baker 8 9 3 12 1.0-1 . 1-2 . . . . . .37 L. Ecton 8 7 5 12 1.5-4 . . 1 . . . . .90 D. Sapp 8 4 5 9 1.0-1 . . . 2 . . . .30 J. Liptrot 8 4 2 6 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . .11 T. Bradley 8 2 3 5 1.0-2 . . . 2 . . . .25 G. Johnson 8 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .4R R. Wade 1 1 1 2 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .32 C. Harris 8 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .2C D. Carter 6 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .3M M. Murray 1 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .38 J. Belvin 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .81 D. Anderson 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .29 D. Godfrey 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .4W S. Werts 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .62 R. Northrup 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .5Q Q. Griffi n 1 1 . 1 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .23 M. Michaud 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .7 G. Walker 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 8 242 147 389 39-119 16-79 13-80 33 20 2-12 1 . . Opponents...... 8 349 293 642 55.5-183 13-60 4-38 15 12 6-69 10 1 .

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GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS

ADMINISTRATION

Mark P. BeckerPresident

George PierceFaculty Representative

Charlie CobbAthletics Director

Kelcey RoegiersSWA

ABOUT GEORGIA STATE

Georgia State University is an enterprising urban public research institution centered in the historic, cultural and fi nancial hub of downtown Atlanta. With seven campuses throughout metro Atlanta, the university’s 10 colleges and schools provide more than 50,000 students with unsurpassed connections to the city’s business, government, nonprofi t and cultural organizations. Georgia State’s Atlanta Campus offers more than 250 undergraduate programs and graduate degree programs in 100 fi elds of study while its fi ve community campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways to more freshmen than another college or university in the state.

Dedicated to ensuring its students’ success through graduation and beyond, Georgia State provides a rich experience with award-winning housing, hundreds of student clubs and organizations and one of the most diverse student bodies in the country. Students, faculty and alumni enjoy a unique campus personality and culture based on ambition, hard work, dedication and perseverance.

Founded in 1913, Georgia State is the largest institution in the University System of Geor-gia with more than 50,000 students, representing every county in Georgia and every state in the U.S. as well as 170 countries.

The University is a widely recognized national leader in the introduction of innovative programs and initiatives to foster student success. Georgia State leads the nation in eliminating disparities in graduation rates based on race, ethnicity or income, and as one of the most diverse universities in America, is fi rst in the nation among non-profi t institu-tions in graduating African-American students.

Among the national recognition it has received, Georgia State was ranked fourth in the nation among Most Innovative colleges and universities, following Arizona State Uni-versity, Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and eighth, tied with Stanford University, among national universities cited for “an unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching” by U.S. News & World Report.

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV)

08/30 KENNESAW STATE ATLANTA, GA. 6:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

09/08 at NC State Raleigh, N.C. 1:30 p.m. (Fox Regional)

09/14 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 6:00 p.m. (ESPN)

09/22 WESTERN MICHIGAN ATLANTA, GA. TBA

09/29 * ULM ATLANTA, GA. TBA

10/04 * at Troy Troy, Ala. 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

10/18 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

10/27 * COASTAL CAROLINA ATLANTA, GA. TBA

11/03 * TEXAS STATE ATLANTA, GA. TBA

11/10 * at Louisiana Lafayette, La. TBA

11/17 * at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. TBA

11/24 * GEORGIA SOUTHERN ATLANTA, GA. TBA

* denotes Sun Belt game

Home games in CAPS; All times central and subject to change

2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Location...........................Atlanta, Georgia

Founded ............................................ 1913

Enrollment ..................................... 50,000

Nickname ................................... Panthers

Colors ............................... Blue and White

Athletics Website .georgiastatesports.com

Primary Offense ...........................Multiple

Primary Defense ..................................3-4

All-Time Record ...............................27-66

All-Time SBC Record .......................10-21

2017 Record .........................................7-5

2017 SBC Record (Finish) ........... 5-3 (4th)

SBC Championships ............................... 0

Bowl Appearances .................................. 2

Bowl Record .........................................1-1

Lettermen Returning: ........................... 52

Offense: ............................................. 20

Defense: ............................................ 18

Special Teams: ................................... 4

Lettermen Lost: ................................... 21

Offense: ............................................... 8

Defense: ............................................ 12

Special Teams: ................................... 1

Starters Returning: .............................. 14

Offense: ............................................... 7

Defense: .............................................. 5

Special Teams: ................................... 2

Starters Lost: ....................................... 11

Offense: ............................................... 4

Defense: .............................................. 7

Special Teams: ................................... 0

QUICK FACTS

HEAD COACH SHAWN ELLIOTT

GEORGIA STATE STADIUM

Capacity: 24,035Playing Surface: Field TurfRecord: 1-4First Game: August 31, 2017Largest Crowd: 24,333

Appalachian State, 1996Second SeasonGeorgia State Record: 7-5Overall Record: 8-10

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PENNY HART

WR - 5-8 - 180 R-JuniorBuford, Ga.

Enters the 2018 season ranked FIRST IN THE NATION among active FBS receivers in career receiving yards (2,281) and touchdown receptions (17) and fi fth in receptions (153) in just 27 games ... Also fi rst in career receptions per game (5.67) and yards per game (84.5) and fi fth in consecutive games with a reception (27) - every game he has played) ... Two-time, fi rst-team All-Sun Belt Conference and the leading receiver in the Sun Belt in each of his two full seasons (2015 and 2017) ... Freshman All-America and Sun Belt Freshman of the Year in 2015 who missed most of 2016 due to injury, but returned to form in 2017 ... Ranks third in GSU history in career receptions, receiving yards and TD receptions, trailing only NFL receivers Albert Wilson and Robert Davis. Has nine career 100-yard games ... First-team All-Sun Belt Conference and mem-ber of the Biletnikoff Award Watch List in 2017, when he led the Sun Belt with a school-record 74 receptions for 1,121 yards and eight touchdowns ... Ranked 11th in FBS with 93.4 receiving yards per game and 17th with 6.2 receptions per game ... Named 2015 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and fi rst-team All-Sun Belt as he led the Sun Belt in receptions (5.5 pg) and receiving yards (84.5 pg) while ranking third with eight touchdown receptions.

MICHAEL SHAW

LB - 6-4 - 230R-SeniorSuwanee, Ga.

All-Sun Belt Conference selection and Georgia State’s career leader in tackles for loss with 25.5 ... Three-year starter at outside linebacker ... Ranks fi fth in GSU history with 169 career tackles and tied for third with 7.0 sacks ... Key performer on a Georgia State defense that set school records for fewest points per game allowed (24.75), fewest rushing yards per game (136.4), fewest yards per rushing attempt (4.13) and most sacks (24) in 2017 ... Tied for the team lead with 6.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks ... Fourth on the squad with 57 tackles, along with four pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the season ... Had seven tackles with two TFL as he helped the Panthers hold South Alabama to a school-record 41 yards rushing in the 21-13 victory ... Had fi ve tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss in shutout win at Charlotte ... Recorded a sack and then a shared sack on consecutive plays in the fourth quarter of win at ULM ... Forced and recovered a fumble at the GSU 21-yard line in the fourth quarter of the Panthers’ 21-17 win at Georgia Southern. Also had seven tackles and a pass breakup ... Game-high eight tackles and a pass breakup in AutoNation Cure Bowl win over Western Kentucky, which was limited to a school-record minus-2 rushing yards.

JEROME SMITH

CB - 5-10 - 180 R-JuniorAtlanta, Ga.

Three-year starter in the secondary and one of the top cornerbacks in the Sun Belt Conference ... Has fi ve career interceptions and 16 pass breakups, along with 122 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss and three sacks ... Second in school history with 21 career passes defended ... Finished the 2017 season with 38 tackles, one interception and four pass breakups, helping the GSU defense set school record for fewest points allowed per game (24.75) ... Grabbed an interception in the bowl game victory over Western Kentucky ... Strong effort in win over South Alabama with six tackles and two key pass breakups, including one in the end zone late in the game ... In 2016, he tied for team lead the team with three interceptions and was a key performer in a GSU secondary that fi nished sixth in the FBS in pass effi ciency defense and eighth in passing yards allowed (173.9) and did not allow any pass play longer than 37 yards. Helped GSU lead the Sun Belt with 4.9 yards per play allowed ... Grabbed interceptions on Ball State’s fi rst two possessions in the season opener, returning the fi rst one 48 yards for a touchdown ... Had a school-record 11 pass breakups as a redshirt freshman in 2015, along with one interception and 44 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack.

MARTERIOUS ALLEN

DE - 6-2 - 270SeniorHartwell, Ga.

All-Sun Belt Conference defensive end and three-year letterwinner ... Has also played defensive tackle in his career ... Career totals of fi ve sacks and 8.5 tack-les for loss, along with two fumble recoveries ... Earned third-team All-Sun Belt honors in 2017 as he led the team with four sacks, along fi ve TFL, 26 tackles and a fumble recovery ... Named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16, 2017) after he tied GSU single-game record with three sacks in win at ULM. Also recovered a fumble at midfi eld to set up a touchdown ... Made fi ve tackles with a sack in win at Coastal Carolina ... Career-high seven tackles in win at Texas State ... Started eight games in 2016 at either noseguard or defensive end ... Finished with 41 tackles ... Made one of the most memorable defensive plays of the season when he recovered a fumble in the backfi eld and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown in 31-6 win over UT Martin. Also broke up a pass in the game ... As a true freshman in 2015, he saw his fi rst action in Game 3 at Oregon and played in every game from there.

2018 GEORGIA STATE PLAYERS TO WATCH

MICHAEL SHAW MARTERIOUS ALLEN

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT (TV)

AUG. 31 TENNESSEE STATE ATLANTA, GA. L, 10-17 (ESPN3)

Sept. 16 at #5 Penn State State College, Pa. L, 0-56 (Big Ten Network)

Sept. 23 at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. W, 28-0 (WCCB-TV Charlotte)

SEPT. 30 MEMPHIS ATLANTA, GA. CANCELLED

Oct. 7 * at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. W, 27-21 (ESPN3)

Oct. 14 * at ULM Monroe, La. W, 47-37 (ESPN3)

OCT. 21 * TROY ATLANTA, GA. L, 10-34 (ESPN3)

OCT. 26 * SOUTH ALABAMA ATLANTA, GA. W, 21-13 (ESPNU)

Nov. 4 * at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. W, 21-17 (ESPN3)

Nov. 11 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas W, 33-30 (ESPN3)

NOV. 25 * APPALACHIAN STATE ATLANTA, GA. L, 10-31 (ESPN3)

DEC. 2 * IDAHO ATLANTA, GA. L, 10-24 (ESPN3)

Dec. 16 AutoNation Cure Bowl - vs. WKU - Orlando, Fla. W, 27-17 (CBS Sports Network)

* denotes Sun Belt game; Home games in CAPS

2017 FOOTBALL RESULTS (7-5, 5-3 SUN BELT)

Allison George

Assistant AD/Media Relations

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 404-413-4032

Cell: 678-595-7728

Secondary Contact

Mike Holmes

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 404-413-4033

Cell: 404-259-9716

Allison George

Media Contacts

MEDIA INFORMATION

Gabe Burns

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

@GabeBurnsAJC

Ben Moore

Panther Talk (247Sports)

@GSUPantherTalk

The Signal [campus]

@GSUSignal

Covering Georgia State Broadcast TeamFlagship Station: 92.9 THE GAME (WZGC-FM)

Dave CohenPlay-by-play

Harper LeBelAnalyst

Sam CrenshawSidelines

MICHAEL SHAW

PENNY HART

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2018 GEORGIA STATE ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Previous School1 Jontrey Hunter OLB 6’2 195 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Sickles2 Ed Curney LB 5’11 220 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Carver2 Jaquez Parks QB 6’1 195 R-Sr. Griffi n, Ga./Griffi n/Hinds (Miss.) C.C.3 Chris Bacon S 6’1 185 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Westlake4 Khai Anderson CB 5’10 185 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood4 Jawan Nobles WR 6’3 185 Jr. Smyrna, Ga./Campbell5 Tra Barnett RB 5’10 185 Jr. Elberton, Ga./Elbert County5 Chase Middleton LB 6’2 235 Sr. Lilburn, Ga./Brookwood6 Jonathan Ifedi WR 6’0 195 R-So. Charlotte, N.C./Vance6 Trajan Stephens-McQueen ILB 6’1 225 So. Charlotte, N.C./West Mecklenburg7 Tamir Jones WR 6’0 190 So. Norcross, Ga./Norcross7 Jordan Strachan OLB 6’4 215 R-Fr. Kingsland, Ga./Camden County8 Taz Bateman RB 5’8 190 R-Sr. Inglewood, Calif./Junipero Serra/Long Beach City9 Cedric Stone CB 5’10 185 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Independence10 Jacorey Crawford S 6’0 205 Fr. Thomson, Ga./Thomson10 Jack Walker QB 6’3 215 R-Fr. Madison, Miss./Madison Central11 Aaron Winchester QB 6’2 190 R-Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Mount Pisgah12 Tyler Gore CB 5’10 170 Fr. North Myrtle Beach, S.C./North Myrtle Beach12 Nick Ianone QB 6’0 195 Fr. Savannah, Ga./Benedictine13 Dan Ellington QB 6’3 205 Jr. Olive Branch, Miss./Center Hill/Itawamba (Miss.) CC14 Devin Gentry WR 5’10 195 Jr. Louisville, Ky./Male15 Sam Pinckney WR 6’4 210 Fr. Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood16 Swift Lyle QB 6’3 190 Fr. Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s Episcopal16 Jerome Smith CB 5’10 180 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Mays17 Destin Coates RB 5’11 190 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Rickards18 Penny Hart WR 5’8 180 R-Jr. Roswell, Ga./King’s Ridge Christian19 Kerryon Richardson CB 5’10 165 R-Fr. West Columbia, S.C./Airport20 Quavian White CB 5’10 185 Fr. Greer, S.C./Greer21 Remy Lazarus S 6’0 190 R-Jr. Alpharetta, Ga./King’s Ridge Christian21 Seth Paige RB 5’10 180 Fr. Macclenny, Fla./Baker County22 Trey Chapman S 5’11 197 R-So. Madison, Ga./Morgan County23 Darius Stubbs RB 5’10 200 R-So. McDonough, Ga./Luella23 Nygee Williams-Mitchell S 5’11 190 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga./Mill Creek24 DeAndre Applin S 6’1 210 Sr. Adairsville, Ga./Adairsville/Georgia Military25 Dawson Hill RB 5’11 195 Fr. Plantation, Fla./South Plantation25 Kyndall Phillips OLB 6’0 190 R-Jr. Cumming, Ga./West Forsyth26 Kendrec Grady OLB 6’2 215 R-So. Norcross, Ga./Norcross27 Terrance Dixon WR 5’7 170 So. Columbus, Ga./Columbus27 Jaylon Jones S 5’11 180 R-Fr. Dacula, Ga./Dacula28 Ben Hood CB 5’8 185 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Eagles Landing Christian/Auburn29 Courtney Williams S 6’2 185 Fr. LaGrange, Ga./Callaway30 Javonte Lain DE 6’2 230 R-So. Fayetteville, Ga./Sandy Creek31 Jabari Aiken CB 5’8 170 Fr. San Antonio, Texas/Johnson32 Zach Dixon ILB 6’1 210 Fr. Hollywood, Fla./Chaminade-Madonna33 T.J. Smith DE 6’3 240 Fr. Laurinburg, N.C./Scotland34 D’Angelo Knight OLB 6’2 205 Fr. North Charleston, S.C./Fort Dorchester34 Darius Snellings LB 6’2 210 So. Jonesboro, Ga./Mundy’s Mill35 Herman McCray TE 6’4 220 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Oxbridge Academy37 Victor Heyward OLB 6’2 215 So. Dacula, Ga./Mill Creek38 Demarcus Kirk RB 6’0 220 R-Sr. Dora, Ala./Dora/UAB41 Jordan Cornelius CB 5’10 180 R-Fr. Grayson, Ga./Grayson42 Blake Carroll ILB 6’1 220 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Mountain View43 Deandre Bowman RB 5’10 185 R-So. Columbus, Ga./Pacelli44 Michael Shaw OLB 6’4 230 R-Sr. Suwanee, Ga./Lanier45 Roger Carter TE 6’2 250 So. Columbia, S.C./Blythewood47 Jhi’Shawn Taylor OLB 6’3 211 R-Fr. Cordele, Ga./Crisp County48 Oliver Holdenson P 5’11 195 R-Jr. Melbourne, Australia 49 Justin Scola LB 5’11 215 Fr. Snellville, Ga./Brookwood50 T.J. Arnold LB 6’0 215 R-So. Rome, Ga./Model50 Jamal Paxton C 6’0 285 R-Sr. Scottdale, Ga./Tucker52 Dontae Wilson DT 6’0 275 So. Jefferson, Ga./Jefferson53 Jalen Wade LB 6’3 230 R-Jr. Lincolnton, Ga./Lincoln County/Georgia Military54 Tim Covington LS 5’9 260 R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn./Ensworth

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Previous School54 Tre Moore DE 6’3 250 Fr. North Augusta, S.C./Strom Thurmond55 Terry Thomas DE 6’3 270 So. McDonough, Ga./Luella56 Steven Banks DL 6’0 290 R-Fr. Grayson, Ga./Grayson57 Warren McWilliams LB 6’0 210 R-Sr. Norcross, Ga./Norcross62 Malik Sumter OL 6’1 285 R-Fr. Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork64 Pat Bartlett G 6’4 295 R-Fr. Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North65 Jalen Jackson OL 6’3 297 R-Fr. Duluth, Ga./Grayson66 Seth-Patrick Holman LS 5’11 200 Sr. Marietta, Ga./Walton69 Lucas Johnson G 6’4 285 Sr. Cartersville, Ga./Cass70 Chris Sibilia T 6’7 290 R-Fr. Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett72 Gabe Mobley C 6’2 280 R-Sr. Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County73 Travis Glover OL 6’6 330 Fr. Vienna, Ga./Dooly County74 Despelado Alexandre OL 6’5 280 Fr. Deerfi eld Beach, Fla./Deerfi eld Beach75 Shamarious Gilmore G 6’3 295 R-So. Riverdale, Ga./Drew76 Hunter Atkinson T 6’5 290 R-Jr. Flowery Branch, Ga./West Hall77 Johnathan Bass T 6’4 290 Fr. Acworth, Ga./Kell78 Kevin Kwapis OL 6’8 301 R-Jr. Commerce, Mich./Walled Lake Central/Iowa Western79 Connor Robbins OL 6’9 305 R-Fr. St. Augustine, Fla./Menendez80 Matlin Marshall WR 5’9 190 R-So. Evans, Ga./Evans81 Tyler Gillis WR 6’2 180 Fr. Buford, Ga./Buford82 Diondre Champaigne WR 6’3 195 Jr. North Charleston, S.C./Fort Dorchester/Jones Co. JC83 Cornelius McCoy WR 5’11 180 Fr. Deerfi eld Beach, Fla./Deerfi eld84 Camrin Knight TE 6’3 240 R-Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln/Florida85 Christian Owens WR 6’4 215 R-Jr. Griffi n, Ga./Griffi n/South Carolina86 Bryson Duckworth WR 6’4 220 R-So. Riverdale, Ga./Drew87 Camryn Johnson WR 6’4 190 R-Fr. Orangeburg, S.C./Calhoun County89 Michael Kouassi TE 6’4 225 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga./Archer90 Hardrick Willis DE 6’3 244 So. Jonesboro, Ga./Mundy’s Mill91 Marlon Young DE 6’2 250 Fr. Opelousas, La./Opelousas92 Mario Dungy DL 6’3 290 Jr. Mobile, Ala./Blount/Highlands (Kan.) CC93 Brandon Wright P-PK 5’10 180 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga./KIPP Atlanta Collegiate94 Barry Brown PK 6’4 190 R-So. Dublin, Ga./Dublin95 Marterious Allen DE 6’2 270 Sr. Hartwell, Ga./Hart County96 Dorrius Rodgers DL 6’2 255 Jr. Locust Grove, Ga./Locust Grove/James Madison97 Akeem Smith NG 6’0 299 Fr. Richmond, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic98 Jeff Hollingsworth P 5’7 175 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga./North Georgia Sports Academy99 Clifford Amazan NG 6’2 305 R-So. Dacula, Ga./Archer

Coaching and Support Staff:Head Coach - Shawn ElliottDefensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers - Nate FuquaOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks - Travis TrickettAssistant Coach-Running Backs - Tim BowensAssistant Coach-Safeties - Chris CollinsAssistant Coach-Wide Receivers - Trent McKnightAssistant Coach-Cornerbacks - Blake GideonAssistant Coach-Defensive Line - Skylor MageeAssistant Coach-Tight Ends - Josh SteppAssistant Coach-Offensive Line - Cedric WilliamsAssistant Coach-Inside Linebackers - Rusty WrightDirector of Player Personnel & Recruiting - Daniel WilcoxRecruiting Coordinator - High School Relations Ginny ThompsonHead Strength Coach - Scott HolsoppleAssistant AD-Football Operations - Steve WojcikowskiVideo Coordinator - Matt AxelrodGraduate Assistant - Alex NelsonGraduate Assistant - Jacob HuesmanGraduate Assistant - Antreal AllenGraduate Assistant - Daryl ViningGraduate Assistant - Michael LambrosAdministrative Assistant for Football - Susan Edwards

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Smith, Glenn 12 170 643 49 594 3.5 3 41 49.5Neal, Kyler 11 66 198 14 184 2.8 5 22 16.7Bateman, Taz 5 52 200 20 180 3.5 0 17 36.0Kirk, Demarcus 11 25 147 2 145 5.8 2 26 13.2Manning, Conner 12 64 257 134 123 1.9 1 44 10.2Gentry, Devin 12 12 87 5 82 6.8 1 27 6.8Winchester, A. 6 22 108 33 75 3.4 0 20 12.5Barnett, Tra 5 8 45 0 45 5.6 0 30 9.0Hart, Penny 12 6 27 0 27 4.5 0 12 2.2Middleton, C. 11 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 1.0TEAM 8 13 0 58 -58 -4.5 0 0 -7.2Total.......... 12 439 1723 315 1408 3.2 12 44 117.3Opponents...... 12 396 1880 243 1637 4.1 14 59 136.4

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Manning, Conner 12 137.83 259-403-7 64.3 3146 14 71 262.2Winchester, A. 6 176.31 6-9-1 66.7 102 1 36 17.0Smith, Glenn 12 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 12 137.85 265-413-9 64.2 3248 15 71 270.7Opponents...... 12 139.24 256-406-10 63.1 3017 23 85 251.4

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Hart, Penny 12 74 1121 15.1 8 70 93.4Smith, Glenn 12 47 377 8.0 1 34 31.4Jones, Tamir 12 33 396 12.0 0 49 33.0Werts, Ari 12 22 275 12.5 0 59 22.9Ifedi, Jonathan 12 20 190 9.5 0 30 15.8Boyd, Todd 12 16 195 12.2 0 34 16.2Bateman, Taz 5 13 148 11.4 1 36 29.6Gentry, Devin 12 12 259 21.6 3 71 21.6Neal, Kyler 11 11 120 10.9 0 21 10.9Carter, Roger 9 10 146 14.6 2 42 16.2Barnett, Tra 5 6 16 2.7 0 10 3.2Scaife, Emiere 6 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.8Total.......... 12 265 3248 12.3 15 71 270.7Opponents...... 12 256 3017 11.8 23 85 251.4

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Bateman, Taz 7 26 3.7 0 13Hart, Penny 6 42 7.0 0 23Sullivan, C. 1 28 28.0 0 28Stone, Cedric 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 15 96 6.4 0 28Opponents...... 19 190 10.0 0 27

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Williams, Bryan 4 42 10.5 0 30Stone, Cedric 1 26 26.0 0 26Applin, DeAndre 1 0 0.0 0 0Smith, Jerome 1 -1 -1.0 0 0Allen, Antreal 1 0 0.0 0 0Sullivan, C. 1 0 0.0 0 0Middleton, C. 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 10 67 6.7 0 30Opponents...... 9 240 26.7 0 61

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Smith, Glenn 17 407 23.9 1 90Gentry, Devin 8 173 21.6 0 46Hart, Penny 2 20 10.0 0 10Traylor, James 1 0 0.0 0 0Bateman, Taz 1 9 9.0 0 9Carter, Roger 1 5 5.0 0 5Total.......... 30 614 20.5 1 90Opponents...... 37 863 23.3 1 93

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Wright, Brandon 0 12-23 28-30 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 64Hart, Penny 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48Neal, Kyler 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Smith, Glenn 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Gentry, Devin 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Kirk, Demarcus 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Carter, Roger 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Sullivan, C. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Manning, Conner 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Gilmore, S. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Bateman, Taz 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......... 30 12-23 28-30 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 244Opponents...... 38 11-19 36-37 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 297

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Manning, Conner 12 467 123 3146 3269 272.4Smith, Glenn 12 171 594 0 594 49.5Neal, Kyler 11 66 184 0 184 16.7Bateman, Taz 5 52 180 0 180 36.0Winchester, A. 6 31 75 102 177 29.5Kirk, Demarcus 11 25 145 0 145 13.2Gentry, Devin 12 12 82 0 82 6.8Barnett, Tra 5 8 45 0 45 9.0Hart, Penny 12 6 27 0 27 2.2Middleton, C. 11 1 11 0 11 1.0TEAM 8 13 -58 0 -58 -7.2Total.......... 12 852 1408 3248 4656 388.0Opponents...... 12 802 1637 3017 4654 387.8

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Wright, Brandon 12-23 52.2 0-0 5-7 2-4 4-7 1-5 50 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Holdenson, O. 32 1226 38.3 49 2 5 14 0 0Wright, Brandon 27 1199 44.4 71 5 1 9 9 1Hollingsworth 2 63 31.5 40 0 0 0 0 0TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total.......... 62 2488 40.1 71 7 6 23 9 1Opponents...... 61 2673 43.8 62 4 22 22 19 0

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Brown, Barry 33 2005 60.8 0 0 - - - Wright, Brandon 20 1289 64.4 14 1 - - -Total.......... 53 3294 62.2 14 1 863 39.3 25Opponents...... 56 3426 61.2 21 5 614 40.8 24

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Smith, Glenn 12 594 377 0 407 0 1378 114.8Hart, Penny 12 27 1121 42 20 0 1210 100.8Gentry, Devin 12 82 259 0 173 0 514 42.8Jones, Tamir 12 0 396 0 0 0 396 33.0Bateman, Taz 5 180 148 26 9 0 363 72.6Neal, Kyler 11 184 120 0 0 0 304 27.6Werts, Ari 12 0 275 0 0 0 275 22.9Boyd, Todd 12 0 195 0 0 0 195 16.2Ifedi, Jonathan 12 0 190 0 0 0 190 15.8Carter, Roger 9 0 146 0 5 0 151 16.8Kirk, Demarcus 11 145 0 0 0 0 145 13.2Manning, Conner 12 123 0 0 0 0 123 10.2Winchester, A. 6 75 0 0 0 0 75 12.5Barnett, Tra 5 45 16 0 0 0 61 12.2Williams, Bryan 12 0 0 0 0 42 42 3.5Sullivan, C. 12 0 0 28 0 0 28 2.3Stone, Cedric 11 0 0 0 0 26 26 2.4Middleton, C. 11 11 0 0 0 0 11 1.0Scaife, Emiere 6 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.8Smith, Jerome 11 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1TEAM 8 -58 0 0 0 0 -58 -7.2Total.......... 12 1408 3248 96 614 67 5433 452.8Opponents...... 12 1637 3017 190 863 240 5972 497.7

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF42 Payne, Trey 12 38 28 66 4.0-25 2.5-23 . 1 1 . . . .39 Middleton, C. 11 37 27 64 3.0-9 1.5-7 1-0 1 . 1-19 . . .20 Williams, Bryan 12 38 25 63 . . 4-42 2 . . . . .44 Shaw, Michael 12 32 25 57 6.0-19 1.5-4 . 4 2 1-0 1 . .10 Sullivan, C. 12 41 5 46 1.0-1 . 1-0 5 . 1-28 . . .24 Applin, DeAndre 12 32 14 46 2.5-7 . 1-0 3 . . 1 . .33 Traylor, James 9 24 17 41 1.0-6 1.0-6 . 1 . 1-5 1 . .2 Curney, Ed 11 20 20 40 1.5-2 . . . 1 . . . .37 Heyward, Victor 12 23 15 38 5.0-28 3.0-25 . 2 . . . . .51 StephensMcQueen 12 16 22 38 2.0-2 . . 2 . . . . .16 Smith, Jerome 11 32 6 38 1.0-2 . 1--1 4 . . . . .21 Allen, Antreal 12 26 11 37 0.5-5 . 1-0 3 . . . . .95 Allen, M. 12 14 12 26 5.0-18 4.0-17 . . 4 1-0 . . .55 Thomas, Terry 11 6 20 26 2.0-10 1.5-10 . . 1 . 1 . .91 Laurent, Julien 12 14 10 24 6.5-21 . . 1 . . . 1 .52 Wilson, Dontae 12 14 10 24 5.5-29 4.5-28 . . 1 . 1 . .90 Willis, H. 11 12 7 19 2.5-12 1.5-11 . . . . . . .40 Lazarus, Remy 12 13 4 17 . . . . . . . . .32 Ricks, Malik 11 7 6 13 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . . . . . .5D Cheridor, M. 7 7 5 12 4.0-25 3.0-24 . 2 3 . 2 1 .36 Anderson, Khai 12 6 2 8 . . . . . 1-0 . . .26 Grady, Kendrec 10 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .29 Clay, B.J. 11 5 2 7 . . . 3 . . . . .31 Peterkin, R. 11 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .9 Stone, Cedric 11 2 1 3 . . 1-26 . . . . . .75 Gilmore, S. 12 1 1 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . .28 Hood, Ben 11 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .81 Jones, Tamir 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .17 Smith, Glenn 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .66 Holman, S. 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .18 Hart, Penny 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .94 Brown, Barry 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .25 Neal, Kyler 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .22 Chapman, Trey 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .38 Kirk, Demarcus 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .74 Willer, S. 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .46 Nesmith, Jacob 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .11 Winchester, A. 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 12 476 307 783 54-224 24-158 10-67 34 13 7-52 7 2 . Opponents...... 12 535 318 853 75.0-260 25-149 9-240 37 14 12-5 11 2 .

2017 GEORGIA STATE STATS (ALL GAMES)

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2017 GEORGIA STATE STATS (SUN BELT GAMES)

RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Smith, Glenn 8 116 464 33 431 3.7 1 41 53.9Neal, Kyler 8 54 182 7 175 3.2 4 22 21.9Kirk, Demarcus 7 20 103 2 101 5.1 1 13 14.4Manning, Conner 8 46 196 105 91 2.0 1 44 11.4Gentry, Devin 8 10 77 3 74 7.4 1 27 9.2Barnett, Tra 3 6 44 0 44 7.3 0 30 14.7Bateman, Taz 2 10 43 0 43 4.3 0 9 21.5Winchester, A. 4 2 24 0 24 12.0 0 20 6.0Middleton, C. 8 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 1.4Hart, Penny 8 3 6 0 6 2.0 0 3 0.8TEAM 5 10 0 53 -53 -5.3 0 0 -10.6Total.......... 8 278 1150 203 947 3.4 8 44 118.4Opponents...... 8 275 1278 137 1141 4.1 9 58 142.6

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Manning, Conner 8 140.46 183-292-4 62.7 2328 12 71 291.0Smith, Glenn 8 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 8 139.30 183-293-5 62.5 2328 12 71 291.0Opponents...... 8 137.20 181-283-6 64.0 1982 16 80 247.8

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Hart, Penny 8 50 861 17.2 7 70 107.6Smith, Glenn 8 36 291 8.1 1 34 36.4Jones, Tamir 8 25 290 11.6 0 39 36.2Werts, Ari 8 16 185 11.6 0 52 23.1Ifedi, Jonathan 8 12 108 9.0 0 30 13.5Boyd, Todd 8 10 115 11.5 0 34 14.4Gentry, Devin 8 9 246 27.3 3 71 30.8Neal, Kyler 8 9 100 11.1 0 21 12.5Carter, Roger 8 6 61 10.2 1 17 7.6Barnett, Tra 3 6 16 2.7 0 10 5.3Bateman, Taz 2 4 55 13.8 0 19 27.5Total.......... 8 183 2328 12.7 12 71 291.0Opponents...... 8 181 1982 11.0 16 80 247.8

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Hart, Penny 5 50 10.0 0 23Bateman, Taz 3 2 0.7 0 5Stone, Cedric 1 0 0.0 0 0Sullivan, C. 1 28 28.0 0 28Total.......... 10 80 8.0 0 28Opponents...... 15 136 9.1 0 25

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Williams, Bryan 2 36 18.0 0 30Stone, Cedric 1 26 26.0 0 26Sullivan, C. 1 0 0.0 0 0Applin, DeAndre 1 0 0.0 0 0Allen, Antreal 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 6 62 10.3 0 30Opponents...... 5 154 30.8 0 61

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Smith, Glenn 13 340 26.2 1 90Gentry, Devin 7 158 22.6 0 46Hart, Penny 2 20 10.0 0 10Carter, Roger 1 5 5.0 0 5Total.......... 23 523 22.7 1 90Opponents...... 25 604 24.2 1 93

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Wright, Brandon 0 9-16 20-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 47Hart, Penny 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Neal, Kyler 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Gentry, Devin 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Smith, Glenn 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Kirk, Demarcus 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Manning, Conner 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Carter, Roger 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Sullivan, C. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......... 22 9-16 20-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 179Opponents...... 26 9-11 24-25 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 207

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Manning, Conner 8 338 91 2328 2419 302.4Smith, Glenn 8 117 431 0 431 53.9Neal, Kyler 8 54 175 0 175 21.9Kirk, Demarcus 7 20 101 0 101 14.4Gentry, Devin 8 10 74 0 74 9.2Barnett, Tra 3 6 44 0 44 14.7Bateman, Taz 2 10 43 0 43 21.5Winchester, A. 4 2 24 0 24 6.0Middleton, C. 8 1 11 0 11 1.4Hart, Penny 8 3 6 0 6 0.8TEAM 5 10 -53 0 -53 -10.6Total.......... 8 571 947 2328 3275 409.4Opponents...... 8 558 1141 1982 3123 390.4

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Wright, Brandon 9-16 56.2 0-0 4-5 1-2 3-6 1-3 50 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Wright, Brandon 24 1091 45.5 71 4 1 9 9 1Holdenson, O. 18 697 38.7 49 2 3 5 0 0TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total.......... 43 1788 41.6 71 6 4 14 9 1Opponents...... 41 1821 44.4 58 3 15 16 13 0

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Brown, Barry 24 1454 60.6 0 0 - - -Wright, Brandon 14 902 64.4 11 1 - - -Total.......... 38 2356 62.0 11 1 604 38.9 26Opponents...... 39 2409 61.8 13 3 523 40.0 24

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Smith, Glenn 8 431 291 0 340 0 1062 132.8Hart, Penny 8 6 861 50 20 0 937 117.1Gentry, Devin 8 74 246 0 158 0 478 59.8Jones, Tamir 8 0 290 0 0 0 290 36.2Neal, Kyler 8 175 100 0 0 0 275 34.4Werts, Ari 8 0 185 0 0 0 185 23.1Boyd, Todd 8 0 115 0 0 0 115 14.4Ifedi, Jonathan 8 0 108 0 0 0 108 13.5Kirk, Demarcus 7 101 0 0 0 0 101 14.4Bateman, Taz 2 43 55 2 0 0 100 50.0Manning, Conner 8 91 0 0 0 0 91 11.4Carter, Roger 8 0 61 0 5 0 66 8.2Barnett, Tra 3 44 16 0 0 0 60 20.0Williams, Bryan 8 0 0 0 0 36 36 4.5Sullivan, C. 8 0 0 28 0 0 28 3.5Stone, Cedric 7 0 0 0 0 26 26 3.7Winchester, A. 4 24 0 0 0 0 24 6.0Middleton, C. 8 11 0 0 0 0 11 1.4TEAM 5 -53 0 0 0 0 -53 -10.6Total.......... 8 947 2328 80 523 62 3940 492.5Opponents...... 8 1141 1982 136 604 154 4017 502.1

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF39 Middleton, C. 8 27 22 49 2.0-5 0.5-3 . 1 . . . . .42 Payne, Trey 8 28 17 45 1.5-20 1.5-20 . 1 . . . . .44 Shaw, Michael 8 27 12 39 3.5-9 1.5-4 . 3 . 1-0 1 . .20 Williams, Bryan 8 24 13 37 . . 2-36 1 . . . . .10 Sullivan, C. 8 32 4 36 . . 1-0 2 . 1-28 . . .33 Traylor, James 6 18 14 32 1.0-6 1.0-6 . 1 . 1-5 1 . .21 Allen, Antreal 8 22 9 31 0.5-5 . 1-0 1 . . . . .2 Curney, Ed 8 18 13 31 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .24 Applin, DeAndre 8 21 9 30 2.0-6 . 1-0 2 . . 1 . .37 Heyward, Victor 8 18 10 28 5.0-28 3.0-25 . 2 . . . . .51 StephensMcQueen 8 12 16 28 1.5-2 . . . . . . . .16 Smith, Jerome 7 20 5 25 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . . .55 Thomas, Terry 8 5 18 23 1.0-0 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . .95 Allen, M. 8 11 10 21 4.0-17 4.0-17 . . 1 1-0 . . .52 Wilson, Dontae 8 8 9 17 2.5-6 1.5-5 . . . . . . .91 Laurent, Julien 8 10 5 15 3.0-10 . . . . . . 1 .40 Lazarus, Remy 8 11 3 14 . . . . . . . . .90 Willis, H. 7 6 6 12 0.5-3 0.5-3 . . . . . . .32 Ricks, Malik 7 6 5 11 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . . . . . .29 Clay, B.J. 7 5 2 7 . . . 3 . . . . .31 Peterkin, R. 8 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .36 Anderson, Khai 8 3 1 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . .9 Stone, Cedric 7 2 1 3 . . 1-26 . . . . . .5D Cheridor, M. 3 1 2 3 1.0-6 1.0-6 . 1 . . 1 . .26 Grady, Kendrec 7 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .28 Hood, Ben 8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .66 Holman, S. 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .81 Jones, Tamir 8 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .22 Chapman, Trey 8 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .75 Gilmore, S. 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .25 Neal, Kyler 8 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .11 Winchester, A. 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .38 Kirk, Demarcus 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .74 Willer, S. 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 8 345 213 558 32-129 15-92 6-62 20 2 5-33 4 1 . Opponents...... 8 365 192 557 44.0-154 17-101 5-154 27 8 6-5 6 2 .

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LOUISIANA RAGIN’ CAJUNS

ADMINISTRATION

Dr. E. Joseph SavoiePresident

Anita HazelwoodFaculty Representative

Bryan MaggardAthletics Director

Dr. Jessica LegerSWA

ABOUT LOUISIANA

The University of Louisiana Lafayette enrolls over 19,000 students, and offer bachelor’s,

master’s and doctoral degrees. Offerings range from the humanities to hard sciences,

and the University is among the nation’s leaders in areas such as computer science,

environmental biology, and nursing.

One-hundred percent of all undergraduate programs at the University are eligible for

accreditation by professional agencies. The University offers more than 80 majors and

more than 30 graduate programs.

The University owns a total of nearly 1,300 acres. Its main campus consists of 145 acres

and the athletic complex sits on 243 acres. The University Research Park has 148 acres

and the Center for Ecology and Environmental Technology has 51 acres.

The University is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, ac-

cording to the 2017 edition of “The Best 381 Colleges” published by the Princeton Review.

Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges are profi led in the college

guide.

The University is among the top 10 universities in the United States for its percentage of

research and development expenditures funded by business, according to the National

Science Foundation.

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV)

09/01 GRAMBLING LAFAYETTE, LA. 6:00 P.M. (ESPN3)

09/15 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network)

09/22 * COASTAL CAROLINA LAFAYETTE, LA. TBA

09/29 at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA

10/06 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas TBA

10/13 NEW MEXICO STATE LAFAYETTE, LA. TBA

10/20 * at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. TBA

10/27 * ARKANSAS STATE LAFAYETTE, LA. TBA

11/03 * at Troy Troy, Ala. TBA

11/10 * GEORGIA STATE LAFAYETTE, LA. TBA

11/17 * SOUTH ALABAMA LAFAYETTE, LA. TBA

11/24 * at ULM Monroe, La. TBA

* denotes Sun Belt game

Home games in CAPS; All times central and subject to change

2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

HEAD COACH BILLY NAPIER

CAJUN FIELD

Capacity: 41,426 Playing Surface: Pro Grass TurfRecord: 138-107-2First Game: September 25, 1971Largest Crowd: 41,264

Furman, 2002First SeasonLouisiana Record: First SeasonOverall Record: First Season

Location.................... Lafayette, Louisiana

Founded ........................................... 1898

Enrollment .................................... 19,133

Nickname ............................Ragin’ Cajuns

Colors ....................... Vermilion and White

Athletics Website .www.RaginCajuns.com

Primary Offense ...........................Multiple

Primary Defense ...................... Hybrid 4-3

All-Time Record ......................531-551-34

All-Time SBC Record .......................52-51

2017 Record .........................................5-7

2017 SBC Record (Finish) ........4-4 (T-5th)

SBC Championships ............................... 1

Bowl Appearances .................................. 7

Bowl Record .........................................3-1

Lettermen Returning: ........................... 55

Offense: ............................................. 29

Defense: ............................................ 26

Special Teams: ................................... 2

Lettermen Lost: ................................... 24

Offense: ............................................... 9

Defense: ............................................ 16

Special Teams: ................................... 1

Starters Returning: .............................. 14

Offense: ............................................... 7

Defense: .............................................. 5

Special Teams: ................................... 2

Starters Lost: ....................................... 12

Offense: ............................................... 5

Defense: .............................................. 6

Special Teams: ................................... 1

QUICK FACTS

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JOE DILLON

DE - 5-11 - 220JuniorTylertown, Miss.

Played in and started in 11 games ... Led the team in sacks with 4.5 ... Finished 16th in the Sun Belt Conference in sacks ... Had 30 tackles on the season (14 solo, 11 assisted) ... Recorded four quarterback hurries throughout the season ... Forced one fumble ... Was second on the team in tackles for loss with 7.0 (55 yards) ... Made at least one tackles in 10 out of 11 games during the season ... Had a fi ve game stretch recording at least three tackles ... Opened the season with two solo tackles and one sack for a loss of 15 yards against Southeastern La. (9/2) ... Credited with three tackles at Tulsa (9/9) ... Had a big game at Texas A&M (9/16) recording four tackles, one sack and forced a fumble ... Recorded three stops against ULM (9/23) ... At Idaho (10/7) had fi ve stops (2.0 for a 20-yard loss), one sack and three quarterback hurries ... Credited with four solo tackles and one sack for a 15 yard loss against Texas State (10/12) ... Finished with half a sack and two tackles at Arkansas State (10/19) ... Had two tackles, 0.5 for a loss, against New Mexico State (11/18) ... Made four stops, 1.0 for a loss, against Georgia Southern (11/25) ... Earned second letter.

TREY RAGAS

RB - 5-11 - 227SophomoreNew Orleans, La.

Appeared in 11 games, starting nine at running back ... Was the leading rushing on a Ragin’ Cajuns rushing attack that fi nished third in the Sun Belt Conference ... Finished with team high in rushing yards (813), rushing attempts (142) and average yards per carry (5.7) ... Finished tied for fi rst in average yards per carry, sixth in rushing yards and tied for fi fth in scoring touchdowns in the conference ... Scored at least one rushing touchdown in fi rst six games of the season ... Made fi rst career start in season opener against Southeastern La. (9/2), explod-ing for a season-long 54-yard touchdown run in the fi rst quarter, fi nishing with 61 yards on four carries ... Racked up 130 rushing yards on 11 carries at Tulsa (9/9) including a 46-yard run in the opening drive of the second half to set up a Ragin’ Cajuns touchdown ... Finished with 93 yards on the ground, on 14 car-ries, and one rushing touchdown at Texas A&M (9/16) ... On 17 carries, fi nished with 91 yards and on rushing touchdown against ULM (9/23) ... Ran for 78 yards, on 17 touches, scoring one rushing touchdown at Idaho (10/7) .

JA’MARCUS BRADLEY

WR - 6-1 - 195JuniorAckerman, Miss.

Played and started in all 12 games ... Finished second on the team in recep-tions (39), third on the team in receiving yards (475) and tied for second in touchdown receptions (two) ... Had six games with at least three receptions ... Rushed for 25 yards on two carries ... Opened the season against Southeastern La. (9/2) fi nishing with one reception for 34 yards and one rush for 11 yards ... Snagged four passes for 54 yards and one touchdown against ULM (9/23) ... Just missed getting 100 yards receiving at Idaho (10/7) fi nishing with 93 yards on fi ve receptions and one touchdown on a 45-yard bomb from Andre Nunez ... Began two game stretch where he had a career-high seven receptions per game with a big game at Ole Miss (11/11), fi nishing with 105 yards receiving and 14 yards rushing on one attempt ... Had second straight seven reception game against New Mexico State (11/18), fi nishing with 35 yards receiving ... Had season-long 49-yard reception against Georgia Southern (11/25) fi nishing with two receptions for 48 yards ... Earned second letter.

RYHEEM MALONE

WR - 5-9 - 187SeniorHouston, Texas

Appeared in 11 games, starting in six ... Led the Ragin’ Cajuns in receiving yards (676), receptions (44), receiving touchdowns (four) and average yards per catch (15.36) ... Ranked 10th in the Sun Belt Conference in receiving yards per game (61.5) and sixth in receiving touchdowns ... Returned punts, racking up 146 punt return yards ... Began the season snagging four passes for 37 yards and one touchdown, adding 52 yards on two punt returns ... Had career game at Tulsa (9/9) grabbing eight passes for 119 yards ... Grabbed second touchdown of the season at Texas A&M (9/16) with eight-yard reception, fi nishing with 40 yards on fi ve catches ... Finished with 104 all-purpose yards at Idaho (10/7) catching fi ve passes for 80 yards and returning four punts for 24 yards ... On the opening drive of the second half at Ole Miss (11/11) had a 52-yard run on an end around ... Snagged seven passes for 113 yards and one touchdown against New Mexico State (11/18), catching the touchdown on a 33-yard pass, in the fourth quarter, breaking a 34-34 tie and helping the Cajuns to the 47-34 win.

2018 LOUISIANA PLAYERS TO WATCH

JOE DILLON TREY RAGAS

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT (TV)

SEPT. 2 SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE, LA. W, 51-48 (ESPN3)

Sept. 9 at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. L, 42-66 (ESPN3)

Sept. 16 at Texas A&M College Station, Texas L, 21-45 (SEC Network)

SEPT. 23 * ULM LAFAYETTE, LA. L, 50-56 (2OT) (ESPN3)

Oct. 7 * at Idaho Moscow, Idaho W, 21-16 (ESPN3)

OCT. 12 * TEXAS STATE LAFAYETTE, LA. W, 24-7 (ESPNU)

Oct. 19 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. L, 3-47 (ESPNU)

Nov. 4 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. W, 19-14 (ESPN3)

Nov. 11 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. L, 22-50 (SEC Network)

NOV. 18 * NEW MEXICO STATE LAFAYETTE, LA. W, 47-34 (ESPN3)

NOV. 25 * GEORGIA SOUTHERN LAFAYETTE, LA. L, 24-34 (ESPN3)

Dec. 2 * at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. L, 14-63 (ESPN3)

* denotes Sun Belt game; Home games in CAPS

2017 FOOTBALL RESULTS (5-7, 4-4 SUN BELT)

Patrick Crawford

Assistant Director of Athletics for

Communications/Digital Strategy

E-mail: [email protected]

Cell: 337-412-4220

Secondary Contact

David Collins

E-mail: [email protected]

Cell: 908-334-5547Patrick Crawford

Media Contacts

MEDIA INFORMATION

Tim Buckley

Lafayette Daily Advertiser

@TDARaginCajuns

Raymond Partsch

Baton Rouge Advocate

@RPIII_Sports

Dan McDonald

McD Media

Covering Louisiana Broadcast teamFlagship Station: KPEL-AM 1420 (ESPN Radio)

Jay Walker, Play-by-play@JayESPN1420

Richie FalgoutAnalyst

Travis WebbSidelines

Scott PratherHost@Scott_1420

KEENAN BARNES

RYHEEM MALONE

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp. Hometown/Previous School2 Ja’Marcus Bradley WR 6-1 195 Jr. 2L Ackerman, Miss./Choctaw County 2 Lorenzo McCaskill LB 6-0 202 So. TR Detroit, Mich./Holmes CC 3 Ashton Johnson RB 5-10 209 Jr. 1L Baton Rouge, La./Woodlawn3 Joe Dillon DE 6-3 232 Jr. 2L Tylertown, Miss./Tylertown4 Raymond Calais RB 5-9 180 Jr. 2L Breaux Bridge, La./Cecilia 4 Kris Moncrief LB 6-1 250 Fr. HS Raleigh, Miss./ Raleigh6 Corey Turner DB 6-1 204 Sr. 2L New Orleans, La./Miller-McCoy Academy 7 Andre Nunez QB 6-3 205 Sr. 1L Pacoima, Calif./Iowa Western CC8 Dion Ray QB 6-0 215 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La./Helen Cox 8 Garrald McDowell DL 6-2 259 Sr. TR Covington, La./Ole Miss 9 Kamar Greenhouse DB 6-1 175 Jr. 1L Marksville, La./Marksville 9 Trey Ragas RB 5-11 227 So. 1L New Orleans, La./Archbishop Shaw 10 Kendall Johnson DB 6-0 192 Sr. TR Lafayette, La./Nevada 11 Michael Jacquet WR 6-2 201 Jr. 2L Beaumont, Texas/Beaumont Central13 Ryheem Malone WR 5-9 187 Sr. 1L Houston, Texas/SMU 13 Vince Thomas DB 6-0 201 Sr. 3L New Orleans, La./De La Salle 15 Bennie Higgins DE 6-0 266 Jr. 1L Greenwood, Miss./Miss. Delta JC 15 Elijah Mitchell RB 5-11 221 So. 1L Erath, La./Erath 16 Jake Arceneaux QB 6-2 201 Fr. RS Lafayette, La./Ascension Episcopal 16 Percy Butler DB 6-0 190 Fr. HS Plaquemine, La./Plaquemine17 Levi Lewis QB 5-11 185 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La./Scotlandville Magnet 17 Chauncey Manac LB 6-3 252 So. TR Homerville, Ga./Garden City CC18 Asjlin Washintgon DB 6-0 177 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/C.E. King18 Jalen Williams WR 6-3 221 Fr. RS Opelousas, La./LSU19 Kadon Harrison WR 6-3 188 So. Sq. Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial19 Eric Garror DB 5-9 180 Fr. HS Mobile, Ala./McGill Toolen 20 Jarrod Jackson WR 6-0 190 Jr. 1L Reserve, La./East St. John 21 Keenan Barnes WR 6-3 208 Sr. 3L Madison, Miss./Madison Central 22 Earnest Patterson WR 5-7 155 Sr. 1L Brenham, Texas/Blinn College 22 Daijuane Dorsey DB 6-1 180 Fr. TR Richmond, Va./Fullerton College 23 Jordan Wright RB 5-11 212 Jr. 2L Pearl, Miss./Pearl23 Jordan Cordova LB 6-0 210 Fr. HS Kinder, La./Kinder 24 Bralen Trahan DB 6-0 188 So. 1L Lafayette, La./Acadiana24 Chris Smith RB 5-9 200 Fr. HS Louisville, Miss./Nanih Waiya Attnd. Cent.25 Deuce Wallace DB 5-11 196 Jr. 1L Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More 26 Blair Brooks DB 6-1 200 Jr. Sq. Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux26 Lenard Calloway RB 5-10 188 Sr. Sq. Houma, La./Covenant Christian Academy 27 DJ Miller DB 5-11 180 Sr. 1L Cedar Hill, Texas/Navarro College28 Jeremiah West DB 6-1 185 So. Sq. New Orleans, La./St. Augustine 29 Koa Haynes DB 6-0 180 Sr. 1L Covina, Calif./Mt. San Antonio College 30 Julius Perkins DB 6-3 210 Sr. 1L Houston, Texas/Blinn College31 Alonzo Brown LB 6-0 213 Jr. 1L Magee, Miss./Magee33 Jamarius Williams DB 6-3 208 Sr. Sq. Farmerville, La./Union Parish HS 34 Jacob Jones LB 6-2 214 So. Sq. Long Beach, Miss./Long Beach Senior 34 Brayden Bailey LB 6-2 210 Sr. Sq. St. George, Utah/College of the Desert 35 Chaiziere Malbrue LB 6-2 213 Sr. 2L Carencro, La./Westminster Academy 36 Stevie Artigue K 5-10 175 Sr. 3L Lafayette, La./Lafayette 37 Errol Brown DB 6-1 195 Jr. Sq. New Orleans, La./St. Augustine 38 Terik Miller LB 6-0 215 Jr. 2L Pensacola, Fla./Escambia 39 Zi’Yon Hill DT 6-2 286 So. Sq. New Iberia, La./Catholic 40 Jalen Johnson DB 6-3 212 So. Sq. Morgan City, La./Central Catholic 41 Calvin Linden K 6-0 221 Sr. Sq. River Ridge, La./John Curtis43 Jourdon Quibodeaux LB 6-1 210 So. HS Lafayette, La./Acadiana 44 Tanner Holmes LB 6-2 213 Jr. Sq. Newton, Texas/Newton 45 Malik George DE 6-3 218 Fr. RS Lafayette, La./Stephen F. Austin 46 Mustafa Mitchell DB 6-2 225 Sr. 1L Newark, N.J./Lackawanna College 47 Caleb Glenn DB 6-2 190 So. Sq. Lafayette, La./Teurlings Catholic48 Noah Fontenot LB 6-0 228 So. Sq. Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More 49 Paul Boudreaux LS 5-10 231 So. Sq. Harahan, La./Brother Martin 50 Robert Hunt OL 6-5 336 Jr. 2L Burkeville, Texas/Burkeville 50 Andre Jones LB 6-5 225 So. 1L Angie, La./Varnado 51 Ken Jones LB 6-2 230 So. Sq. Lafayette, La./Westminster Christian 52 Ferrod Gardner LB 6-2 215 Jr. Sq. Trotwood, Ohio/Coffeyville CC 53 Tanner Wiggins LB 6-4 227 So. 1L Morgan City, La./Central Catholic54 Hunter Bergeron DE 6-5 240 So. Sq. Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp. Hometown/Previous School55 Tommy Whitted DE 6-1 225 Sr. 1L Orlando, Fla./Michigan 56 Terrence Jones DE 6-3 235 Jr. 2L Pearland, Texas/Pearland 57 Jackson Ladner LS 6-0 228 Sr. 1L New Orleans, La./De La Salle 58 Justin Middleton LB 6-1 225 Sr. 1L Mansfi eld, Texas/Trinity Valley CC 59 Jacques Boudreaux LB 6-1 228 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La./Holy Cross 61 Cole Prudhomme OL 6-3 292 Jr. 1L Eunice, La./Eunice63 Spencer Gardner OL 6-5 270 So. Sq. Opelousas, La./Opelousas Catholic 64 Shane Vallot OL 6-0 295 So. Sq. Lafayette, La./Comeaux 65 Carlos Rubio OL 6-5 250 So. Sq. Alexandria, La./Alexandria Senior 66 Rico Robinson OL 6-5 307 Jr. 1L Pensacola, Fla./Catholic 67 Ken Marks OL 6-4 303 Jr. 1L Beaumont, Texas/Beaumont Central 69 Caden Cunningham OL 6-0 266 Jr. Sq. Lafayette, La./Acadiana 70 Staten Wade OL 6-5 301 Jr. 1L Texarkana, Ark./Reedley (Calif.) JC 71 Akkai Ward OL 6-3 310 So. 1L Brusly, La./Brusly72 Max Yarbrough OL 6-4 273 Fr. HS Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood 73 David Hudson OL 6-1 280 So. Sq. Lafayette, La./Lafayette74 Max Mitchell OL 6-5 271 Fr. HS Monroe, La./Neville HS 75 Kevin Dotson OL 6-4 303 Jr. 1L Plaquemine, La./Plaquemine 76 Kendall Baker DT 6-5 307 Fr. RS McCalla, Ala./McAdory 77 Adrian Goodacre OL 6-4 311 Sr. 3L Carthage, Texas/Carthage78 Luke Junkunc OL 6-4 270 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit 79 Kordell Brewster OL 6-2 270 Sr. 1L San Bernardino, Calif./Chaffey College 80 Chase Rogers TE 6-4 246 So. 1L Bay St. Louis, Miss./St. Stanislaus81 Alex Allen TE 6-0 215 Jr. Sq. Slidell, La./Northshore 82 Daron Williams WR 6-2 187 So. Sq. Napoleonville, La./Assumption 83 Pat Hughes WR 6-4 190 So. Sq. New Orleans, La./Brother Martin 84 LeRoy Franklin WR 5-11 180 Fr. RS Richmond, Texas/George Ranch 85 Calif Gossett WR 6-5 188 Fr. RS Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola 86 Matt Barnes TE 6-3 255 GS 2L Groesbeck, Texas/Groesbeck 86 Bryson Broussard WR 5-9 183 Fr. RS Loreauville, La./ Loreauville 87 Chris Turner TE 6-3 243 Jr. 1L Lafayette, La./Lafayette 88 Johnny Lumpkin TE 6-6 262 So. TR Atlanta, Ga./Hutchinson CC 89 Carlos Robinson TE 6-3 236 Jr. 1L Monroe, La./Ouachita 90 Timaje Porter DL 6-2 335 Fr. HS Theodore, Ala./Theodore91 Keon Jean-Batiste LB 6-4 210 Fr. HS Lafayette, La./Carencro HS92 Rhys Byrns P 6-0 175 Fr. HS Melbourne, Australia/Padua College93 Darryl Johnson DT 6-3 335 Jr. Sq. Morgan City, La./Morgan City 94 Masry Mapieu DT 6-4 294 Fr. HS York, Neb./York95 Andre (AJ) Riley LB 6-2 205 Fr. HS Plaquemine, La./Plaquemine96 Malcolm Rollins DE 6-3 245 So. HS New Orleans, La./Archbishop Shaw 97 Andre Landry DE 6-5 237 So. Sq. Lafayette, La./Acadiana98 LaDarrius Kidd DT 6-3 317 Sr. 3L Gulfport, Miss./Harrison Central 99 Tra’Vontae Booker DT 6-4 304 Jr. 1L Jackson, La./East Feliciana

Coaching and Support Staff:Billy Napier - Head CoachRob Sale - Offensive Coordinator/OL Ron Roberts - Defensive CoordinatorMichael Desormeaux - Assistant Football Coach/TE Zac Etheridge - Assistant Football Coach/CornerbacksJabbar Juluke - Assistant Head Coach/RBs Tim Leger - Assistant Football Coach/Wide Receivers/Recruiting CoordinatorD.J. Looney - Assistant Football Coach/Assistant OL Matt Powledge - Assistant Football Coach/OLBs/Special Teams CoordinatorRory Segrest - Assistant Head Coach/DLPatrick Toney - Assistant Football Coach/SafetiesMark Hocke - Head Strength and Conditioning/Associate Head Coach Troy Wingerter - Director of Football Operations Ryan Trichel - Director of Player PersonnelAndrew Burkett - Director or Recruiting Research & EvaluationDanielle Roseberry - Administrative Assistant Ainslee Dyer - Recruiting Assistant

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Ragas, Trey 12 142 853 40 813 5.7 9 54 67.8Davis, Jordan 10 71 452 105 347 4.9 5 47 34.7Hoggins, Darius 10 51 340 17 323 6.3 1 75 32.3Mitchell, E. 5 42 273 16 257 6.1 4 36 51.4Lewis, Levi 4 37 199 24 175 4.7 1 32 43.8Wright, Jordan 9 23 97 1 96 4.2 1 15 10.7Calais, Raymond 12 15 92 4 88 5.9 1 31 7.3Malone, Ryheem 11 4 61 4 57 14.2 0 52 5.2Ray, Dion 9 16 41 14 27 1.7 4 14 3.0Bradley, J. 12 2 25 0 25 12.5 0 14 2.1Arceneaux, Jake 2 2 9 1 8 4.0 0 9 4.0Nunez, Andre 4 35 94 91 3 0.1 1 13 0.8Patterson, E. 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Varnado, L. 11 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1TEAM 5 10 0 14 -14 -1.4 0 0 -2.8Total.......... 12 452 2536 332 2204 4.9 27 75 183.7Opponents...... 12 537 3219 380 2839 5.3 39 77 236.6

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Davis, Jordan 10 118.91 120-212-8 56.6 1370 10 50 137.0Nunez, Andre 4 137.35 61-99-2 61.6 783 4 50 195.8Lewis, Levi 4 119.01 28-54-1 51.9 377 2 54 94.2Ray, Dion 9 83.60 2-4-0 50.0 16 0 10 1.8Bradley, J. 12 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Jacquet, Mic. 11 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Geraci, Sam 12 158.80 1-1-0 100.0 7 0 7 0.6Arceneaux, Jake 2 150.40 1-1-0 100.0 6 0 6 3.0Hoggins, Darius 10 259.60 1-1-0 100.0 19 0 19 1.9Total.......... 12 122.17 214-376-12 56.9 2578 16 54 214.8Opponents...... 12 150.67 236-362-9 65.2 3073 21 81 256.1

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Malone, Ryheem 11 44 676 15.4 4 42 61.5Bradley, J. 12 39 475 12.2 2 49 39.6Barnes, Keenan 10 37 539 14.6 2 50 53.9Jacquet, Mic. 11 31 288 9.3 2 54 26.2Jackson, Jarrod 12 18 219 12.2 2 26 18.2Patterson, E. 9 10 96 9.6 0 23 10.7Ragas, Trey 12 9 32 3.6 0 7 2.7Rogers, Chase 8 6 54 9.0 1 22 6.8Wright, Jordan 9 5 54 10.8 1 19 6.0Hoggins, Darius 10 4 16 4.0 0 15 1.6Scott, Devin 9 3 45 15.0 1 28 5.0Mitchell, E. 5 3 25 8.3 1 19 5.0Cryer, Lorenzo 11 2 25 12.5 0 16 2.3Total.......... 12 214 2578 12.0 16 54 214.8Opponents...... 12 236 3073 13.0 21 81 256.1

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Malone, Ryheem 12 146 12.2 0 31Patterson, E. 7 87 12.4 0 22Total.......... 19 233 12.3 0 31Opponents...... 8 117 14.6 1 60

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Walker, Tracy 2 14 7.0 0 10Haynes, Koa 1 0 0.0 0 0Posey, T.J. 1 3 3.0 0 3Trahan, Bralen 1 5 5.0 0 5Malbrue, C. 1 15 15.0 0 15Boudreaux, J. 1 50 50.0 0 50Middleton, J. 1 0 0.0 0 0Turner, Corey 1 22 22.0 0 22Total.......... 9 109 12.1 0 50Opponents...... 12 85 7.1 1 40

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Calais, Raymond 29 699 24.1 2 100Hoggins, Darius 5 57 11.4 0 23Patterson, E. 4 93 23.2 0 37Johnson, A. 2 35 17.5 0 21Total.......... 41 900 22.0 2 100Opponents...... 40 886 22.1 1 97

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Artigue, Stevie 0 10-14 31-37 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 61Ragas, Trey 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54Mitchell, E. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Davis, Jordan 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 30Malone, Ryheem 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Ray, Dion 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Calais, Raymond 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Jackson, Jarrod 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Jacquet, Mic. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Barnes, Keenan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Wright, Jordan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Bradley, J. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Hoggins, Darius 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Scott, Devin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Rogers, Chase 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Nunez, Andre 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Lewis, Levi 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......... 45 10-15 36-44 0-0 0 0-1 1 0 338Opponents...... 64 11-15 59-61 0-1 1 1-1 0 1 480

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Davis, Jordan 10 283 347 1370 1717 171.7Ragas, Trey 12 142 813 0 813 67.8Nunez, Andre 4 134 3 783 786 196.5Lewis, Levi 4 91 175 377 552 138.0Hoggins, Darius 10 52 323 19 342 34.2Mitchell, E. 5 42 257 0 257 51.4Wright, Jordan 9 23 96 0 96 10.7Calais, Raymond 12 15 88 0 88 7.3Malone, Ryheem 11 4 57 0 57 5.2Ray, Dion 9 20 27 16 43 4.8Bradley, J. 12 5 25 0 25 2.1Arceneaux, Jake 2 3 8 6 14 7.0Geraci, Sam 12 1 0 7 7 0.6Varnado, L. 11 1 -1 0 -1 -0.1TEAM 5 10 -14 0 -14 -2.8Total.......... 12 828 2204 2578 4782 398.5Opponents...... 12 899 2839 3073 5912 492.7 FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Artigue, Stevie 10-14 71.4 0-0 4-5 3-4 1-3 2-2 51 0Linden, C. 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Geraci, Sam 64 2606 40.7 61 6 28 23 6 0Total.......... 64 2606 40.7 61 6 28 23 6 0Opponents...... 51 2285 44.8 64 6 12 17 16 0

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Artigue, Stevie 46 2850 62.0 19 3 - - - Linden, C. 18 1003 55.7 0 2 - - -Total.......... 64 3853 60.2 19 5 886 38.9 26Opponents...... 82 5019 61.2 37 2 900 39.0 26

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Malone, Ryheem 11 57 676 146 0 0 879 79.9Ragas, Trey 12 813 32 0 0 0 845 70.4Calais, Raymond 12 88 9 0 699 0 796 66.3Barnes, Keenan 10 0 539 0 0 0 539 53.9Bradley, J. 12 25 475 0 0 0 500 41.7Hoggins, Darius 10 323 16 0 57 0 396 39.6Davis, Jordan 10 347 19 0 0 0 366 36.6Jacquet, Mic. 11 0 288 0 0 0 288 26.2Mitchell, E. 5 257 25 0 0 0 282 56.4Patterson, E. 9 0 96 87 93 0 276 30.7Jackson, Jarrod 12 0 219 0 0 0 219 18.2Lewis, Levi 4 175 0 0 0 0 175 43.8Wright, Jordan 9 96 54 0 0 0 150 16.7Rogers, Chase 8 0 54 0 0 0 54 6.8Boudreaux, J. 12 0 0 0 0 50 50 4.2Scott, Devin 9 0 45 0 0 0 45 5.0Johnson, A. 10 0 0 0 35 0 35 3.5Ray, Dion 9 27 0 0 0 0 27 3.0Cryer, Lorenzo 11 0 25 0 0 0 25 2.3Turner, Corey 11 0 0 0 0 22 22 2.0Wallace, Deuce 11 0 0 0 16 0 16 1.5Malbrue, C. 9 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.7Walker, Tracy 12 0 0 0 0 14 14 1.2Arceneaux, Jake 2 8 0 0 0 0 8 4.0Collins, Chris 12 0 6 0 0 0 6 0.5Trahan, Bralen 11 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.5Posey, T.J. 11 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.3Nunez, Andre 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.8Varnado, L. 11 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1TEAM 5 -14 0 0 0 0 -14 -2.8Total.......... 12 2204 2578 233 900 109 6024 502.0Opponents...... 12 2839 3073 117 886 85 7000 583.3

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF23 Walker, Tracy 12 62 35 97 3.5-12 0.5-2 2-14 6 . . . . .30 Posey, T.J. 11 32 40 72 2.5-34 2.0-33 1-3 1 . . . . .6D Turner, Corey 11 42 25 67 6.0-44 1.0-9 1-22 3 . . . . .17 Mitchell, D. 11 39 22 61 1.0-6 0.5-5 . 3 . 1-0 . . .59 Boudreaux, J. 12 33 25 58 2.5-4 . 1-50 1 . . . . .90 Perry, Kevon 12 27 22 49 10.5-31 3.5-18 . . 2 . . . .8D Thomas, Simeon 9 33 9 42 3.0-12 . . 12 . . . . .4D Miller, Trev 12 17 23 40 5.0-17 3.0-14 . 1 6 1-0 1 . .58 Middleton, J. 10 20 19 39 3.5-16 0.5-4 1-0 . . . . . .3D Dillon, Joe 11 14 16 30 7.0-55 4.5-49 . . 4 . 1 . .2D Varnado, L. 11 22 8 30 2.0-6 . . 6 . . 1 . .92 Lee, Taboris 12 15 14 29 2.5-16 2.5-16 . . . . . . .29 Haynes, Koa 12 18 10 28 0.5-1 . 1-0 . . . . . .98 Kidd, LaDarrius 12 10 11 21 1.5-6 . . . 2 . . . .55 Whitted, T. 12 10 10 20 . . . . . . . . .10 Jeffries, J. 11 4 14 18 . . . 1 1 1-0 . . .9D Greenhouse, K. 12 12 5 17 . . . 2 . . . . .5D Higgins, Bennie 11 6 6 12 3.0-6 . . . . . 1 . .2F Wallace, Deuce 11 8 2 10 . . . . . . . . .99 Booker, Tra. 12 3 7 10 1.5-2 . . . . . . . .16 Howard, D. 7 5 5 10 . . . . . . . . .11 Cryer, Lorenzo 11 8 1 9 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 12 503 381 884 61-313 20-164 9-109 36 16 6-0 6 . . Opponents...... 12 419 374 793 78.5-324 32-204 12-85 32 24 4-56 9 . 1

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Ragas, Trey 8 113 565 36 529 4.7 6 34 66.1Hoggins, Darius 8 45 308 15 293 6.5 1 75 36.6Davis, Jordan 6 37 242 59 183 4.9 1 47 30.5Lewis, Levi 3 26 169 5 164 6.3 1 32 54.7Mitchell, E. 2 18 126 5 121 6.7 2 36 60.5Calais, Raymond 8 10 46 4 42 4.2 0 16 5.2Wright, Jordan 5 10 34 1 33 3.3 0 10 6.6Ray, Dion 7 11 34 10 24 2.2 3 14 3.4Arceneaux, Jake 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 9.0Nunez, Andre 4 35 94 91 3 0.1 1 13 0.8Malone, Ryheem 7 2 7 4 3 1.5 0 7 0.4Varnado, L. 7 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1TEAM 3 6 0 8 -8 -1.3 0 0 -2.7Total.......... 8 315 1634 239 1395 4.4 15 75 174.4Opponents...... 8 328 1887 217 1670 5.1 22 77 208.8

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Davis, Jordan 6 114.95 56-105-4 53.3 669 5 49 111.5Nunez, Andre 4 137.35 61-99-2 61.6 783 4 50 195.8Lewis, Levi 3 129.73 14-28-1 50.0 211 2 54 70.3Ray, Dion 7 83.60 2-4-0 50.0 16 0 10 2.3Bradley, J. 8 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Geraci, Sam 8 158.80 1-1-0 100.0 7 0 7 0.9Arceneaux, Jake 1 150.40 1-1-0 100.0 6 0 6 6.0Total.......... 8 124.76 135-240-7 56.2 1692 11 54 211.5Opponents...... 8 139.78 158-247-6 64.0 1940 11 81 242.5

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Bradley, J. 8 27 303 11.2 2 49 37.9Malone, Ryheem 7 24 449 18.7 2 42 64.1Jacquet, Mic. 7 20 211 10.6 2 54 30.1Jackson, Jarrod 8 18 219 12.2 2 26 27.4Barnes, Keenan 6 14 227 16.2 1 50 37.8Patterson, E. 7 8 87 10.9 0 23 12.4Ragas, Trey 8 8 29 3.6 0 7 3.6Rogers, Chase 5 4 50 12.5 1 22 10.0Scott, Devin 8 3 45 15.0 1 28 5.6Hoggins, Darius 8 3 24 8.0 0 15 3.0Wright, Jordan 5 2 24 12.0 0 19 4.8Calais, Raymond 8 1 9 9.0 0 9 1.1Cryer, Lorenzo 7 1 9 9.0 0 9 1.3Collins, Chris 8 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.8Mitchell, E. 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 8 135 1692 12.5 11 54 211.5Opponents...... 8 158 1940 12.3 11 81 242.5

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Malone, Ryheem 9 68 7.6 0 25Patterson, E. 6 65 10.8 0 21Total.......... 15 133 8.9 0 25Opponents...... 3 -1 -0.3 0 7

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Boudreaux, J. 1 50 50.0 0 50Middleton, J. 1 0 0.0 0 0Turner, Corey 1 22 22.0 0 22Haynes, Koa 1 0 0.0 0 0Walker, Tracy 1 10 10.0 0 10Posey, T.J. 1 3 3.0 0 3Total.......... 6 85 14.2 0 50Opponents...... 7 30 4.3 0 21

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Calais, Raymond 20 366 18.3 0 37Hoggins, Darius 4 47 11.8 0 23Wallace, Deuce 1 16 16.0 0 16Total.......... 25 429 17.2 0 37Opponents...... 22 500 22.7 1 97

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Artigue, Stevie 0 8-11 18-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Ragas, Trey 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Ray, Dion 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Mitchell, E. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Jackson, Jarrod 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Bradley, J. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Malone, Ryheem 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Jacquet, Mic. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Lewis, Levi 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Nunez, Andre 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Davis, Jordan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Barnes, Keenan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Hoggins, Darius 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Scott, Devin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Rogers, Chase 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Linden, C. 0 0-1 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 4Total.......... 26 8-12 22-26 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 202Opponents...... 35 9-11 32-34 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 271

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Davis, Jordan 6 142 183 669 852 142.0Nunez, Andre 4 134 3 783 786 196.5Ragas, Trey 8 113 529 0 529 66.1Lewis, Levi 3 54 164 211 375 125.0Hoggins, Darius 8 45 293 0 293 36.6Mitchell, E. 2 18 121 0 121 60.5Calais, Raymond 8 10 42 0 42 5.2Ray, Dion 7 15 24 16 40 5.7Wright, Jordan 5 10 33 0 33 6.6Arceneaux, Jake 1 2 9 6 15 15.0Geraci, Sam 8 1 0 7 7 0.9Malone, Ryheem 7 2 3 0 3 0.4Varnado, L. 7 1 -1 0 -1 -0.1TEAM 3 6 -8 0 -8 -2.7Total.......... 8 555 1395 1692 3087 385.9Opponents...... 8 575 1670 1940 3610 451.2

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Artigue, Stevie 8-11 72.7 0-0 4-4 2-3 0-2 2-2 51 0Linden, C. 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Geraci, Sam 41 1677 40.9 61 3 21 18 5 0Total.......... 41 1677 40.9 61 3 21 18 5 0Opponents...... 36 1629 45.2 64 5 9 13 12 0

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Artigue, Stevie 33 2045 62.0 15 2 - - -Linden, C. 8 453 56.6 0 2 - - - Total.......... 41 2498 60.9 15 4 500 39.6 25Opponents...... 49 3019 61.6 23 1 429 41.1 23

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Ragas, Trey 8 529 29 0 0 0 558 69.8Malone, Ryheem 7 3 449 68 0 0 520 74.3Calais, Raymond 8 42 9 0 366 0 417 52.1Hoggins, Darius 8 293 24 0 47 0 364 45.5Bradley, J. 8 0 303 0 0 0 303 37.9Barnes, Keenan 6 0 227 0 0 0 227 37.8Jackson, Jarrod 8 0 219 0 0 0 219 27.4Jacquet, Mic. 7 0 211 0 0 0 211 30.1Davis, Jordan 6 183 0 0 0 0 183 30.5Lewis, Levi 3 164 0 0 0 0 164 54.7Patterson, E. 7 0 87 65 0 0 152 21.7Mitchell, E. 2 121 0 0 0 0 121 60.5Wright, Jordan 5 33 24 0 0 0 57 11.4Rogers, Chase 5 0 50 0 0 0 50 10.0Boudreaux, J. 8 0 0 0 0 50 50 6.2Scott, Devin 8 0 45 0 0 0 45 5.6Ray, Dion 7 24 0 0 0 0 24 3.4Turner, Corey 7 0 0 0 0 22 22 3.1Wallace, Deuce 7 0 0 0 16 0 16 2.3Walker, Tracy 8 0 0 0 0 10 10 1.2Arceneaux, Jake 1 9 0 0 0 0 9 9.0Cryer, Lorenzo 7 0 9 0 0 0 9 1.3Collins, Chris 8 0 6 0 0 0 6 0.8Nunez, Andre 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.8Posey, T.J. 7 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.4Varnado, L. 7 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1TEAM 3 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -2.7Total.......... 8 1395 1692 133 429 85 3734 466.8Opponents...... 8 1670 1940 -1 500 30 4139 517.4

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF23 Walker, Tracy 8 40 27 67 2.5-8 0.5-2 1-10 2 . . . . .59 Boudreaux, J. 8 30 18 48 1.0-1 . 1-50 1 . . . . .17 Mitchell, D. 8 24 19 43 1.0-6 0.5-5 . 2 . 1-0 . . .30 Posey, T.J. 7 24 17 41 2.0-33 2.0-33 1-3 1 . . . . .6D Turner, Corey 7 26 11 37 4.0-27 . 1-22 3 . . . . .8D Thomas, Simeon 7 27 8 35 3.0-12 . . 8 . . . . .4D Miller, Trev 8 12 19 31 3.0-9 2.0-8 . 1 4 . 1 . .90 Perry, Kevon 8 16 12 28 8.5-26 3.5-18 . . 2 . . . .58 Middleton, J. 7 14 11 25 1.5-8 0.5-4 1-0 . . . . . .92 Lee, Taboris 8 10 12 22 2.5-16 2.5-16 . . . . . . .3D Dillon, Joe 8 10 11 21 5.0-32 2.5-26 . . 4 . . . .2D Varnado, L. 7 15 4 19 2.0-6 . . 6 . . 1 . .55 Whitted, T. 8 7 10 17 . . . . . . . . .29 Haynes, Koa 8 7 8 15 . . 1-0 . . . . . .9D Greenhouse, K. 8 9 5 14 . . . 2 . . . . .98 Kidd, LaDarrius 8 6 6 12 1.0-4 . . . . . . . .2F Wallace, Deuce 7 8 2 10 . . . . . . . . .10 Jeffries, J. 7 1 8 9 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . .35 Malbrue, C. 7 6 3 9 2.0-14 2.0-14 . . 1 1-0 1 . .5D Higgins, Bennie 7 4 2 6 2.0-4 . . . . . 1 . .45 LaPorte, Shay 8 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .38 Miller, Terik 7 3 2 5 1.0-3 . . . . . . . .99 Booker, Tra. 8 2 2 4 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .19 McCollum, Troy 8 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .31 Archie, S. 6 1 3 4 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .95 Stephens, Rod 6 . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .46 Mitchell, M. 6 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 8 316 243 559 44-215 16-126 6-85 27 11 3-0 4 . . Opponents...... 8 278 270 548 57.5-224 25-151 7-30 22 11 2-52 4 . 1

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ULM WARHAWKS

ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Nick BrunoPresident

Brett BennettFaculty Representative

Nick FloydAthletics Director

ABOUT ULM

The University of Louisiana Monroe serves northeast Louisiana as part of the

nine-member University of Louisiana System.

Founded in 1931 as a junior college, ULM is the leader in healthcare curriculums in

north Louisiana and has one of only two public pharmacy schools in the state. ULM

is a Carnegie classifi ed R3 Doctoral University and a U.S. News & World Report Best

National University (2017 and 2018).

The Warhawk mascot honors regional hero Gen. Claire Lee Chennault and the Flying

Tigers of World War II. The Flying Tigers fl ew P-40 aircraft known as Warhawks.

Situated on both sides of scenic Bayou DeSiard, ULM has four colleges, Arts, Education

and Sciences, Business and Social Sciences and Health Sciences and Pharmacy, each

providing diverse offerings of majors, courses of study and graduate programs.

Nationally recognized online learning is offered through ULM Online. Students from all

64 parishes and 49 countries attended ULM in 2017 and 1,639 associate’s, bachelor’s,

master’s and doctoral degrees were awarded.

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV)

08/30 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA MONROE, LA. 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

09/08 at Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss. 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3)

09/15 at Texas A&M College Station, Texas 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network)

09/22 * TROY MONROE, LA. TBA

09/29 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. TBA

10/06 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. TBA

10/13 * at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. TBA

10/20 * TEXAS STATE MONROE, LA. TBA

11/03 * GEORGIA SOUTHERN MONROE, LA. TBA

11/10 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. TBA

11/17 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. TBA

11/24 * LOUISIANA MONROE, LA. TBA

* denotes Sun Belt game

Home games in CAPS; All times central and subject to change

2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

JPS FIELD AT MALONE STADIUM

Capacity: 30,427Playing Surface: FieldTurfRecord: 130-86-1First Game: September 16, 1978Largest Crowd: 31,175

HEAD COACH MATT VIATOR

McNeese State, 198613th SeasonULM Record: 8-16Overall Record: 86-49

Location..................................Monroe, La.

Founded ............................................ 1931

Enrollment ....................................... 9,290

Nickname ................................. Warhawks

Colors ................................Maroon & Gold

Athletics Website ..... ULMWarhawks.com

Primary Offense ..........One-Back Multiple

Primary Defense .............................. 4-2-5

All-Time Record ....................... 304-413-8

All-Time SBC Record .......................57-68

2017 Record .........................................4-8

2017 SBC Record (Finish) ........4-4 (T-5th)

SBC Championships ............................... 1

Bowl Appearances .................................. 1

Bowl Record .........................................0-1

Lettermen Returning ............................ 58

Offense............................................... 25

Defense .............................................. 31

Special Teams ..................................... 2

Lettermen Lost ..................................... 18

Offense................................................. 8

Defense ................................................ 8

Special Teams ..................................... 2

Starters Returning ................................ 18

Offense................................................. 9

Defense ................................................ 7

Special Teams ..................................... 2

Starters Lost ........................................... 8

Offense................................................. 2

Defense ................................................ 4

Special Teams ..................................... 2

QUICK FACTS

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2018 ULM PLAYERS TO WATCH

Earned All-Sun Belt Third-Team honors in 2017 … led the Warhawks in TD re-ceptions (6) and fi nished second in receiving yards (686) and third in receptions (39) … his 17.6 yards per catch led the Sun Belt … also ranked eighth in the league in receiving yards at 62.6 per game … caught multiple passes in 10 of 11 games and posted two 100-yard receiving games … had three catches for 111 yards in the home fi nale against Arkansas State, including a 27-yard TD grab late in the third quarter … set season highs for receptions (6), receiving yards (134) and TD receptions (2) against Appalachian State … his 50-yard TD recep-tion with 23 seconds left against App State proved to be the game winner.

Received All-Sun Belt honorable mention in 2017 … led ULM in tackles for loss with (9 for 24 yards) and ranked second in tackles (76 total) ... posted double fi gures in tackles in back-to-back games against Georgia State (season-high 12 stops) and at South Alabama (10) … recorded 11 tackles in ULM’s 56-50 dou-ble-overtime victory at ULL … produced 2.0 tackles for loss in three consecutive games: vs. Southern Miss, at ULL and vs. Coastal Carolina … has six career games with double-digit tackles.

CALEB EVANS

QB - 6-2 - 208JuniorMansfi eld, Texas

Received All-Sun Belt honorable mention in 2017 … completed 61 percent (211 of 344) of his throws for 2,868 yards, 17 touchdowns and six interceptions … also ranked second on the team in rushing with 137 carries for 579 yards (4.2 avg.) and a school single-season record 13 rushing TDs for a QB … his 13 rushing TDs led the Sun Belt and ranked No. 26 in the NCAA FBS … also ranked among the conference leaders in 300-yard passing games (third with 5), total offense (third at 287.2 yards per game), passing efficiency (fi fth with a 144.2 rating) and passing yards (fifth at 239.0 ypg.) … accounted for a 515 yards total offense and six TDs vs. Arkansas State in the home finale ... his 515 yards total offense were the 10th-best single-game total in the NCAA FBS in 2017 and the third-highest single-game total in school history ... his six TDs also tied the ULM single-game record (Kolton Browning was responsible for 6 TDs each vs. Troy and Western Kentucky in 2012) … set career highs for passing yards (454) and TD passes (4) against A-State … his 454 passing yards ranked as the eighth-best single-game total in ULM history.

MARCUS GREEN

WR - 5-8 - 188SeniorPontotoc, Miss.

Named Second-Team All-American by Sporting News (athlete), Football Writers Association of America (all-purpose player), CollegeFootballNews.com (kick returner) and Pro Football Focus (kick returner) in 2017 … became only the second ULM player to earn All-America recognition since the program moved to the NCAA FBS (formerly known as Division I-A) in 1994 … named to the All-Sun Belt First Team as both a return specialist and all-purpose player, as selected by the league’s head football coaches and media panel … accounted for a school single-season record 2,008 all-purpose yards and tied for the NCAA FBS lead with four kickoff returns for touchdowns in 2017 … led the Sun Belt in all-purpose yards (167.3 yards per game) and kickoff returns (32.4 avg.) and ranked among the league leaders in receiving yards (fourth at 70.6 ypg.) and receptions (tied for fi fth at 4.6 rpg.) … also ranked among the NCAA FBS leaders in combined kick return yards (fourth at 977), all-purpose yards (third) and kickoff returns (third) … his four kickoff returns for TDs represent ULM and Sun Belt single-season records.

RJ TURNER

WR - 6-2 - 201JuniorNatchitoches, La.

DAVID GRIFFITH

LB - 6-1 - 201SeniorPlano, Texas

DAVID GRIFFITH DERRICK GORE

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT (TV)

Aug. 31 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. L, 29-37 (CBS Sports Network)

Sept. 9 ^ at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. Cancelled

SEPT. 16 SOUTHERN MISS MONROE, LA. L, 17-28 (ESPN3)

Sept. 23 * at Louisiana Lafayette, La. W, 56-50 (2OT) (ESPN3)

SEPT. 30 * COASTAL CAROLINA MONROE, LA. W, 51-43 (ESPN3)

Oct. 7 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas W, 45-27 (ESPN3)

OCT. 14 * GEORGIA STATE MONROE, LA. L, 37-47 (ESPN3)

Oct. 21 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. L, 23-33 (ESPN3)

Oct. 28 * at Idaho Moscow, Idaho L, 23-31 (ESPN3)

NOV. 4 * APPALACHIAN STATE MONROE, LA. W, 52-45 (ESPN3)

Nov. 18 at #6 Auburn Auburn, Ala. L, 14-42 IESPN2)

NOV. 25 * ARKANSAS STATE MONROE, LA. L, 50-67 (ESPN3)

Dec. 2 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. L, 10-42 (ACC Network)

* denotes Sun Belt game; Home games in CAPS

^ Cancelled due to Hurricane Irma - rescheduled for Dec. 2

2017 FOOTBALL RESULTS (4-8, 4-4 SUN BELT)

John Lewandowski

Athletic Media Relations Director

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 318-342-5378

Cell: 517-896-3537

John Lewandowski

Media Contacts

MEDIA INFORMATION

Adam Hunsucker

Monroe News-Star

@Adam_Hunsucker

Dusty Thibodeaux

Warhawk Report (Rivals)

@WarhawkReport

Covering ULM Broadcast TeamFlagship Station: KJLO-FM 104.1

Nick WhitePlay-by-play@NickWhite67

Tag RomeSidelines

CALEB EVANS

MARCUS GREEN

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2018 ULM ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Javin Myers RB 5-7 184 Fr./So. RS Baton Rouge, La. (Woodlawn) 1 Tyler Glass S 6-2 201 Jr./Jr. JC Greenwood, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 2 RJ Turner WR 6-2 201 Jr./Sr. 2L Natchitoches, La. (Nachitoches Central) 2 Cal Kee III S 6-0 210 Jr./Jr. JC Hampton, Va. (East Central Community College) 3 Marcus Green WR 5-8 188 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Pontotoc, Miss. (North Pontotoc) 3 Collin Turner S 5-10 175 Sr./Sr.-5 1L Arlington, Texas (Cisco College) 4 Brandius Batiste WR 6-0 181 So./Jr. 1L Roanoke, La. (Welsh) 4 Rashaad Harding LB 5-11 234 So./So. 1L Lafayette, La. (Carencro) 5 Kerry Starks DE 6-2 231 So./Jr. 1L Marrero, La. (John Ehret) 5 CJ Fletcher WR 6-0 192 Fr./So. RS Houston, Texas (Lamar) 5 JT Jackson QB 6-4 223 Jr./Sr. SQ Monroe, La. (Neville) 6 Wesley Thompson S 6-1 194 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill) 6 Caleb Evans QB 6-2 208 Jr./Jr. 2L Mansfi eld, Texas (Bishop Dunne) 7 Cortez Sisco Jr. LB 5-11 219 Jr./Sr. 2L Southaven, Miss. (DeSoto Central) 7 Zachari Jackson WR 6-0 210 Fr./So. RS Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfi eld Lake Ridge) 8 Korian Reynaud S 5-11 179 Jr./Sr. 2L St. Rose, La. (Destrehan) 8 Bryant Badie WR 5-8 176 Fr./So. RS Houston, Texas (North Shore) 9 Marcus Hubbard CB 5-9 179 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Rowlett, Texas (Sachse) 9 Darius Rodrigue WR 5-8 177 So./Jr. 1L New Orleans, La. (Holy Cross) 10 D’Marius Gillespie WR 6-1 208 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Olive Branch, Miss. (Center Hill) 10 Traveion Webster LB 5-11 203 So./So. 1L Longview, Texas (Longview) 12 Jarell Brown CB 5-9 180 Sr./Sr.-5 2L Wylie, Texas (Texas Lutheran) 12 Markis McCray WR 5-11 172 Sr./Sr. 3L Euless, Texas (Trinity) 13 Rhoy Williams CB 6-1 197 Sr./Sr. 1L Yazoo City, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 13 Brennen Wooten QB 6-1 190 So./Jr. JC San Angelo, Texas (Tyler Junior College) 14 David Griffi th LB 6-1 201 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Plano, Texas (Plano Senior) 14 Perry Carter WR 5-8 179 Fr./So. RS Houston, Texas (St. Pius X) 15 Austin Hawley S 6-0 210 So./So. 1L Gladewater, Texas (Gladewater) 15 Matt Gardner QB 6-2 222 So./Jr. SQ Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More) 16 Craig Ford K 6-2 154 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Paradis, La. (Hahnville) 16 Colby Suits QB 6-3 233 Fr./Fr. HS Forney, Texas (North Forney) 17 Xavier Brown WR 6-0 206 Sr./Sr. 3L Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) 18 Jonathan Hodoh WR 6-0 205 Jr./Jr. 2L Geismar, La. (Dutchtown) 19 Tajhnick Bishop CB 5-10 165 Fr./So. RS Ashdown, Ark. (Ashdown) 20 Kenderick Marbles CB 5-9 169 So./So. 1L Monroe, La. (Neville) 21 Corey Straughter CB 5-10 177 So./So. 1L Monroe, La. (Neville) 22 Isaiah Phillips RB 5-7 189 Fr./Fr. HS Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 23 Nick Ingram S 5-11 199 Jr./Sr. 2L Little Rock, Ark. (Maumelle) 24 Jabari Johnson S 6-0 196 Fr./Fr. HS Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish) 25 Kayin White RB 5-11 222 So./Jr. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist) 26 Floyd Connell CB 6-1 165 Fr./Fr. HS Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove) 27 Jordan Oliver CB 5-11 175 Fr./Fr. HS Richmond, Texas (Kempner) 28 Kevin Jones S 6-3 191 Fr./Fr. HS Tallulah, La. (Madison) 29 Logan Latin S 5-9 173 So./Jr. 1L Houston, Texas (Lamar) 30 Bacari Middleton S 6-0 203 Fr./Fr. HS Grand Prairie, Texas (Grand Prairie) 30 Stephen Colvin WR 6-4 186 So./Jr. HS Sterlington, La. (Sterlington) 31 Montego Muckelvaney WR 6-3 207 Fr./Fr. HS Killeen, Texas (Killeen) 32 Chase Day LB 6-1 236 Jr./Sr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (The Dunham School) 33 Austin Vaughn RB 5-8 225 Jr./Sr. 2L Alexandria, La. (Menard) 34 Luke Hedrick S 6-1 197 Jr./Sr. 2L Winston-Salem, N.C. (Navy) 35 Keyshawn Johnson LB 6-0 231 Fr./Fr. HS Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) 36 Dylan Claiborne DB 5-8 193 So./Jr. HS Brusly, La. (Brusly) 37 Deuce Caston WR 5-7 184 So./Jr. TR Shreveport, La. (Arkansas Monticello) 38 Travis Gary S 5-9 204 So./Jr. HS Coushatta, La. (Red River) 39 Mark Deaves P 6-4 216 Fr./Fr. HS Girraween, Australia (Mercy College) 41 Semaj Franklin CB 5-9 175 So./Jr. 1L Kenner, La. (Bonnabel) 42 Hunter Smith LB 6-2 219 Fr./So. RS St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana) 43 Jared Doyle CB 5-10 176 So./Jr. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist) 44 Derrick Gore RB 5-10 208 Sr./Sr.-5 1L Syracuse, N.Y. (Alabama) 44 Ty Shelby DE 6-4 249 So./Jr. 1L Houston, Texas (Friendswood)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp. Hometown (Previous School 45 Shaquille Warren DE 6-2 243 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill) 46 Andy Becker LB 5-11 215 Fr./So. RS Liberty Hill, Texas (Liberty Hill) 47 Craig Walker K 5-11 228 Fr./So. HS Jena, La. (Jena) 48 Larance Shaw DL 5-11 277 Jr./Jr. JC Fort Worth, Texas (Cisco College) 49 Barry Howard DE 6-1 206 Jr./Jr. JC Hollandale, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 51 Zach Breaux OL 6-3 344 Fr./Fr. HS Harvey, La. (Brother Martin) 52 Tralon Thomas LB 5-11 225 Fr./So. RS Ville Platte, La. (Ville Platte) 53 Re’Lik Wilson LB 5-9 225 So./Jr. 1L Franklinton, La. (Franklinton) 54 Lee Marshall LB 6-0 223 Sr./Sr.-5 1L Monroe, La. (Wossman) 55 Re’Naz Wilson LB 5-8 223 So./Jr. 1L Franklinton, La. (Franklinton) 56 Bobby Reynolds C 6-2 282 Jr./Sr. 2L Keller, Texas (Keller) 57 Walker Easton SN 6-3 218 Jr./Sr. 1L Joplin, Mo. (Joplin) 58 Donald Louis Jr. DE 6-3 270 Jr./Sr. 2L Monroe, La. (Neville) 64 Eastwood Thomas OL 6-5 320 Jr./Sr. 2L Jackson, Ala. (Alabama) 65 Dakota Torbert OL 6-5 310 Fr./So. RS St. Rose, La. (Destrehan) 66 Ben Moye OL 6-4 282 Jr./Sr. 2L Garland, Texas (Sachse) 68 T.J. Fiailoa OL 6-4 325 So./Jr. 1L Lawton, Okla. (MacArthur) 70 Blake Lodes OL 6-7 335 Fr./Fr. HS Mansfi eld, Texas (Lake Ridge) 72 Samuel Williams OL 6-7 274 So./Jr. 1L Fordyce, Ark. (Bearden) 73 Devin Jackson Jr. OL 6-5 351 Jr./Sr. 2L Marrero, La. (Edna Karr) 74 Joquarius Savage OL 6-6 349 Sr./Sr. 1L Monroe, La. (Neville) 75 John Bolding OL 6-3 310 Fr./Fr. HS Oak Grove, La. (Oak Grove) 76 Conner Parsons OL 6-3 300 Fr./Fr. HS Mansfi eld, Texas (Mansfi eld) 77 Trace Ellison OL 6-5 296 Jr./Sr. 1L Frisco, Texas (Texas Tech) 78 Brandon Jones OL 6-3 340 Jr./Jr. 1L Montgomery, Texas (Kilgore College) 80 Malik Jackson WR 5-8 166 Fr./Fr. HS Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 81 Josh Newton WR 5-10 181 Fr./Fr. HS Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish) 82 Sloan Spiller TE 6-1 221 Sr./Sr. 1L Katy, Texas (Pearl River CC) 83 Matt Wylie K 6-4 200 Sr.-5/Gr. 1L Dripping Springs, Texas (UT San Antonio) 84 Jahquan Bloomfi eld WR 6-2 180 Fr./Fr. HS Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) 85 Reagan Heddins TE 6-4 232 Jr./Sr. 1L Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie) 86 Josh Pederson TE 6-5 220 So./Jr. 1L Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley North) 87 David Heaton K 5-10 166 Fr./So. RS Humble, Texas (Atascocita) 88 Tyler Lamm TE 6-5 242 So./Jr. 1L Metairie, La. (Holy Cross School) 90 Jaylen Veasley DL 6-2 265 Jr./Sr. 2L Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall) 91 Brandon Nettles DE 6-3 252 Fr./Fr. HS Arlington, Texas (Lake Ridge) 93 Mason Husmann DL 6-4 282 So./Jr. 1L Aurora, Mo. (Aurora) 94 Tyler Johnson DL 6-2 275 Sr./Sr. 2L Red Bank, SC (Coffeyville CC) 95 Myles Cole DE 6-6 251 Fr./Fr. HS Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Academy) 96 Dayonte Roberts DT 6-2 284 Fr./Fr. HS Cabot, Ark. (Cabot) 98 Sam Miller DE 6-3 239 Jr./Sr. 2L Canton, Texas (Canton) 99 Derion Ford DL 6-0 277 Sr./Sr. 3L Starkville, Miss. (Starkville)

Coaching and Support Staff:Matt Viator - Head CoachMike Collins - Assistant Head Coach / Defensive CoordinatorMatt Kubik - Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks CoachScott Stoker - Linebackers CoachAnthony Camp - Defensive Line CoachPerry Carter - Defensive Backs CoachAlan Ricard - Running Backs CoachEman Naghavi - Offensive Line CoachJohn Carr - Wide Receivers Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorKyle Segler - Tight Ends Coach / Special Teams CoordinatorCole Dial - Director of Recruiting & Player PersonnelPat Lambert - Director of Football OperationsMason Martin - Graduate AssistantZachary Muller - Graduate AssistantJames Roberson - Graduate AssistantSlade Buckley - Graduate Assistant

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Gore, Derrick 12 164 615 30 585 3.6 6 26 48.8Evans, Caleb 12 137 713 134 579 4.2 13 67 48.2Luckett, Ben 10 49 335 4 331 6.8 5 56 33.1Green, Marcus 12 15 194 10 184 12.3 0 74 15.3White, Kayin 8 38 172 10 162 4.3 2 25 20.2Smith, Garrett 4 25 100 26 74 3.0 0 32 18.5Carter, Duke 12 17 66 3 63 3.7 0 16 5.2McCray, Markis 7 1 37 0 37 37.0 0 37 5.3Vaughn, Austin 10 9 28 0 28 3.1 0 6 2.8Batiste, B. 8 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.4Williams, Brian 12 1 2 0 2 2.0 1 2 0.2TEAM 6 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -0.7Total.......... 12 459 2265 221 2044 4.5 27 74 170.3Opponents...... 12 499 3035 242 2793 5.6 32 82 232.8

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Evans, Caleb 12 144.19 211-344-6 61.3 2868 17 67 239.0Smith, Garrett 4 158.01 35-60-3 58.3 587 5 80 146.8Total.......... 12 146.24 246-404-9 60.9 3455 22 80 287.9Opponents...... 12 164.13 236-381-9 61.9 3592 32 86 299.3

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Green, Marcus 12 55 847 15.4 5 80 70.6Williams, Brian 12 45 626 13.9 4 70 52.2Turner, RJ 11 39 689 17.7 6 57 62.6Brown, Xavier 11 21 228 10.9 2 64 20.7Gillespie, D. 11 13 261 20.1 2 54 23.7Gore, Derrick 12 13 164 12.6 1 46 13.7Pederson, J. 11 12 136 11.3 0 29 12.4Spiller, Sloan 11 12 128 10.7 1 24 11.6McCray, Markis 7 9 125 13.9 0 46 17.9Hodoh, Jonathan 3 6 53 8.8 1 14 17.7Carter, Duke 12 5 55 11.0 0 32 4.6Batiste, B. 8 4 39 9.8 0 13 4.9White, Kayin 8 4 25 6.2 0 9 3.1Rodrique, D. 9 3 32 10.7 0 16 3.6Luckett, Ben 10 3 29 9.7 0 17 2.9Brown, Jarell 12 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.2Lamm, Tyler 7 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.6Total.......... 12 246 3455 14.0 22 80 287.9Opponents...... 12 236 3592 15.2 32 86 299.3

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Green, Marcus 13 101 7.8 0 30Williams, Rhoy 1 -2 -2.0 0 0Total.......... 14 99 7.1 0 30Opponents...... 19 148 7.8 0 35

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Jenkins, Roland 2 17 8.5 0 17Straughter, C. 2 16 8.0 0 16Day, Chase 1 6 6.0 0 6Turner, Collin 1 18 18.0 0 18Sisco, Cortez 1 23 23.0 0 23Offray, Juwan 1 0 0.0 0 0Marshall, Lee 1 2 2.0 0 2Total.......... 9 82 9.1 0 23Opponents...... 9 143 15.9 2 85

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Green, Marcus 27 876 32.4 4 95McCray, Markis 10 199 19.9 0 32Carter, Duke 8 137 17.1 0 39Batiste, B. 5 148 29.6 0 44Lamm, Tyler 3 37 12.3 0 27Gore, Derrick 1 2 2.0 0 2Warren, S. 1 8 8.0 0 8TEAM 1 6 6.0 0 0Total.......... 56 1413 25.2 4 95Opponents...... 43 1004 23.3 1 99

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Evans, Caleb 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 0 78Ford, Craig 0 10-13 45-47 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 75Green, Marcus 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54Gore, Derrick 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Turner, RJ 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Williams, Brian 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 32Luckett, Ben 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Brown, Xavier 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Gillespie, D. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12White, Kayin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Tucker, Caleb 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 8Spiller, Sloan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Hodoh, Jonathan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Shelby, Ty 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2Heim, Harrison 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 0Pederson, J. 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 0Sisco, Cortez 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0Total.......... 54 10-13 45-47 0-1 2 2-4 1 1 407Opponents...... 67 9-10 57-61 0-1 3 3-5 0 0 492

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Evans, Caleb 12 481 579 2868 3447 287.2Smith, Garrett 4 85 74 587 661 165.2Gore, Derrick 12 164 585 0 585 48.8Luckett, Ben 10 49 331 0 331 33.1Green, Marcus 12 15 184 0 184 15.3White, Kayin 8 38 162 0 162 20.2Carter, Duke 12 17 63 0 63 5.2McCray, Markis 7 1 37 0 37 5.3Vaughn, Austin 10 9 28 0 28 2.8Batiste, B. 8 1 3 0 3 0.4Williams, Brian 12 1 2 0 2 0.2TEAM 6 2 -4 0 -4 -0.7Total.......... 12 863 2044 3455 5499 458.2Opponents...... 12 880 2793 3592 6385 532.1

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Ford, Craig 10-13 76.9 1-1 3-4 4-5 2-3 0-0 44 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Heim, Harrison 58 2433 41.9 62 5 15 21 8 0Total.......... 58 2433 41.9 62 5 15 21 8 0Opponents...... 52 2122 40.8 71 2 16 17 7 0

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Wylie, Matt 69 4305 62.4 25 1 Total.......... 69 4305 62.4 25 1 1004 38.8 26Opponents...... 86 4984 58.0 23 6 1413 34.8 30

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Green, Marcus 12 184 847 101 876 0 2008 167.3Gore, Derrick 12 585 164 0 2 0 751 62.6Turner, RJ 11 0 689 0 0 0 689 62.6Williams, Brian 12 2 626 0 0 0 628 52.3Evans, Caleb 12 579 0 0 0 0 579 48.2McCray, Markis 7 37 125 0 199 0 361 51.6Luckett, Ben 10 331 29 0 0 0 360 36.0Gillespie, D. 11 0 261 0 0 0 261 23.7Carter, Duke 12 63 55 0 137 0 255 21.2Brown, Xavier 11 0 228 0 0 0 228 20.7Batiste, B. 8 3 39 0 148 0 190 23.8White, Kayin 8 162 25 0 0 0 187 23.4Pederson, J. 11 0 136 0 0 0 136 12.4Spiller, Sloan 11 0 128 0 0 0 128 11.6Smith, Garrett 4 74 0 0 0 0 74 18.5Hodoh, Jonathan 3 0 53 0 0 0 53 17.7Lamm, Tyler 7 0 4 0 37 0 41 5.9Rodrique, D. 9 0 32 0 0 0 32 3.6Vaughn, Austin 10 28 0 0 0 0 28 2.8Sisco, Cortez 12 0 0 0 0 23 23 1.9Turner, Collin 6 0 0 0 0 18 18 3.0Jenkins, Roland 12 0 0 0 0 17 17 1.4Straughter, C. 12 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.3Brown, Jarell 12 0 14 0 0 0 14 1.2Warren, S. 8 0 0 0 8 0 8 1.0Day, Chase 11 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.5TEAM 6 -4 0 0 6 0 2 0.3Marshall, Lee 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.4Williams, Rhoy 12 0 0 -2 0 0 -2 -0.2Total.......... 12 2044 3455 99 1413 82 7093 591.1Opponents...... 12 2793 3592 148 1004 143 7680 640.0

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF2 Jenkins, Roland 12 54 35 89 5.5-22 1.0-9 2-17 4 2 . . . .14 Griffi th, David 12 45 31 76 8.0-24 2.0-10 . 1 3 1-0 . 1 .6 Thompson, W. 12 42 25 67 1.5-2 . . 1 . 1-6 . . .32 Day, Chase 11 28 19 47 2.0-8 1.5-8 1-6 1 . . . . .7 Sisco, Cortez 12 25 20 45 4.0-9 0.5-2 1-23 . . . . . .8 Tucker, Caleb 12 24 15 39 7.0-36 4.5-29 . 2 5 1-15 . . .13 Williams, Rhoy 12 21 17 38 0.5-1 . . 1 1 . . . .93 Husmann, Mason 12 18 19 37 4.5-11 1.0-5 . . 1 . . . .58 Louis, Donald 12 17 15 32 1.0-5 1.0-5 . 2 4 . . . .4 Harding, R. 9 18 11 29 3.0-10 1.0-7 . 1 2 . . . .9C Hubbard, Marcus 9 20 6 26 3.0-8 . . . 1 . . . .1 Offray, Juwan 12 20 6 26 1.0-1 . 1-0 9 . . . . .20 Marbles, K. 12 18 7 25 . . . . . . . . .90 Veasley, Jalen 12 14 10 24 1.5-6 1.0-6 . 2 1 . . . .99 Ford, Derion 11 12 11 23 1.5-7 1.0-7 . . 2 1-0 . . .5 Dunn, Jarred 10 16 6 22 5.5-19 1.5-8 . . 2 . 1 . .21 Straughter, C. 12 14 8 22 . . 2-16 3 . . . . .94 Johnson, Tyler 9 9 11 20 2.5-8 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . .15 Hawley, Austin 9 10 10 20 . . . 1 . . 1 . .TM TEAM 6 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Total.......... 12 533 341 874 62-219 21-137 9-82 41 31 5-21 3 1 1 Opponents...... 12 537 348 885 58.0-204 21-129 9-143 46 38 9-92 9 . .

2017 ULM STATS (ALL GAMES)

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2017 ULM STATS (SUN BELT GAMES)

RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Evans, Caleb 8 98 493 71 422 4.3 11 38 52.8Gore, Derrick 8 107 409 23 386 3.6 5 24 48.2Luckett, Ben 8 46 325 4 321 7.0 5 56 40.1Green, Marcus 8 9 153 3 150 16.7 0 74 18.8White, Kayin 4 20 119 3 116 5.8 1 25 29.0Carter, Duke 8 11 48 0 48 4.4 0 16 6.0McCray, Markis 5 1 37 0 37 37.0 0 37 7.4Vaughn, Austin 8 9 28 0 28 3.1 0 6 3.5Smith, Garrett 1 7 35 13 22 3.1 0 32 22.0TEAM 5 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -0.8Total.......... 8 310 1647 121 1526 4.9 22 74 190.8Opponents...... 8 319 1747 179 1568 4.9 19 82 196.0

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Evans, Caleb 8 167.41 156-234-6 66.7 2360 15 67 295.0Smith, Garrett 1 186.09 14-23-0 60.9 225 3 80 225.0Total.......... 8 169.08 170-257-6 66.1 2585 18 80 323.1Opponents...... 8 176.87 176-277-4 63.5 2811 26 86 351.4

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Green, Marcus 8 37 673 18.2 4 80 84.1Williams, Brian 8 36 455 12.6 3 33 56.9Turner, RJ 8 30 559 18.6 5 57 69.9Brown, Xavier 7 11 145 13.2 1 64 20.7Gillespie, D. 7 10 233 23.3 2 54 33.3Gore, Derrick 8 9 121 13.4 1 46 15.1Pederson, J. 8 8 84 10.5 0 26 10.5Spiller, Sloan 8 7 79 11.3 1 24 9.9Hodoh, Jonathan 2 5 53 10.6 1 14 26.5McCray, Markis 5 5 51 10.2 0 22 10.2Carter, Duke 8 4 55 13.8 0 32 6.9Luckett, Ben 8 3 29 9.7 0 17 3.6Rodrique, D. 6 2 24 12.0 0 16 4.0Batiste, B. 5 2 15 7.5 0 9 3.0White, Kayin 4 1 9 9.0 0 9 2.2Total.......... 8 170 2585 15.2 18 80 323.1Opponents...... 8 176 2811 16.0 26 86 351.4

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Green, Marcus 7 62 8.9 0 29Williams, Rhoy 1 -2 -2.0 0 0Total.......... 8 60 7.5 0 29Opponents...... 10 82 8.2 0 35

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Straughter, C. 1 16 16.0 0 16Marshall, Lee 1 2 2.0 0 2Jenkins, Roland 1 17 17.0 0 17Day, Chase 1 6 6.0 0 6Total.......... 4 41 10.2 0 17Opponents...... 6 98 16.3 1 85

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Green, Marcus 26 834 32.1 4 95Carter, Duke 5 108 21.6 0 39Batiste, B. 5 148 29.6 0 44McCray, Markis 5 77 15.4 0 23Lamm, Tyler 3 37 12.3 0 27TEAM 1 6 6.0 0 0Total.......... 45 1210 26.9 4 95Opponents...... 32 656 20.5 0 88

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Evans, Caleb 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 66Ford, Craig 0 8-11 37-39 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 61Green, Marcus 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48Gore, Derrick 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Turner, RJ 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Luckett, Ben 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Williams, Brian 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Gillespie, D. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Tucker, Caleb 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 8Brown, Xavier 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6White, Kayin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Spiller, Sloan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Hodoh, Jonathan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Shelby, Ty 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Total.......... 45 8-11 37-39 0-1 1 1-3 1 1 337Opponents...... 46 8-9 37-41 0-0 3 3-5 0 0 343

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Evans, Caleb 8 332 422 2360 2782 347.8Gore, Derrick 8 107 386 0 386 48.2Luckett, Ben 8 46 321 0 321 40.1Smith, Garrett 1 30 22 225 247 247.0Green, Marcus 8 9 150 0 150 18.8White, Kayin 4 20 116 0 116 29.0Carter, Duke 8 11 48 0 48 6.0McCray, Markis 5 1 37 0 37 7.4Vaughn, Austin 8 9 28 0 28 3.5TEAM 5 2 -4 0 -4 -0.8Total.......... 8 567 1526 2585 4111 513.9Opponents...... 8 596 1568 2811 4379 547.4

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Ford, Craig 8-11 72.7 0-0 2-3 4-5 2-3 0-0 44 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Heim, Harrison 29 1241 42.8 60 4 8 10 6 0Total.......... 29 1241 42.8 60 4 8 10 6 0Opponents...... 32 1349 42.2 71 2 8 11 6 0

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Wylie, Matt 56 3501 62.5 23 1 Total.......... 56 3501 62.5 23 1 656 40.5 24Opponents...... 60 3439 57.3 10 5 1210 33.0 32

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Green, Marcus 8 150 673 62 834 0 1719 214.9Turner, RJ 8 0 559 0 0 0 559 69.9Gore, Derrick 8 386 121 0 0 0 507 63.4Williams, Brian 8 0 455 0 0 0 455 56.9Evans, Caleb 8 422 0 0 0 0 422 52.8Luckett, Ben 8 321 29 0 0 0 350 43.8Gillespie, D. 7 0 233 0 0 0 233 33.3Carter, Duke 8 48 55 0 108 0 211 26.4McCray, Markis 5 37 51 0 77 0 165 33.0Batiste, B. 5 0 15 0 148 0 163 32.6Brown, Xavier 7 0 145 0 0 0 145 20.7White, Kayin 4 116 9 0 0 0 125 31.2Pederson, J. 8 0 84 0 0 0 84 10.5Spiller, Sloan 8 0 79 0 0 0 79 9.9Hodoh, Jonathan 2 0 53 0 0 0 53 26.5Lamm, Tyler 5 0 0 0 37 0 37 7.4Vaughn, Austin 8 28 0 0 0 0 28 3.5Rodrique, D. 6 0 24 0 0 0 24 4.0Smith, Garrett 1 22 0 0 0 0 22 22.0Jenkins, Roland 8 0 0 0 0 17 17 2.1Straughter, C. 8 0 0 0 0 16 16 2.0Day, Chase 7 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.9TEAM 5 -4 0 0 6 0 2 0.4Marshall, Lee 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.7Williams, Rhoy 8 0 0 -2 0 0 -2 -0.2Total.......... 8 1526 2585 60 1210 41 5422 677.8Opponents...... 8 1568 2811 82 656 98 5215 651.9

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF2 Jenkins, Roland 8 39 28 67 4.5-21 1.0-9 1-17 3 . . . . .14 Griffi th, David 8 39 21 60 6.5-21 2.0-10 . 1 1 1-0 . 1 .6 Thompson, W. 8 32 17 49 1.0-1 . . 1 . 1-6 . . .32 Day, Chase 7 20 13 33 1.0-6 1.0-6 1-6 1 . . . . .7 Sisco, Cortez 8 15 17 32 4.0-9 0.5-2 . . . . . . .13 Williams, Rhoy 8 16 15 31 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . .93 Husmann, Mason 8 12 14 26 4.0-10 1.0-5 . . 1 . . . .8 Tucker, Caleb 8 14 12 26 5.0-22 3.5-19 . 2 5 1-15 . . .58 Louis, Donald 8 13 10 23 1.0-5 1.0-5 . 2 4 . . . .9C Hubbard, Marcus 7 17 5 22 3.0-8 . . . 1 . . . .20 Marbles, K. 8 15 6 21 . . . . . . . . .4 Harding, R. 7 11 8 19 3.0-10 1.0-7 . 1 2 . . . .1 Offray, Juwan 8 15 4 19 . . . 5 . . . . .37 Webster, T. 8 6 9 15 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .5 Dunn, Jarred 7 11 4 15 4.5-16 1.5-8 . . 2 . 1 . .99 Ford, Derion 7 6 9 15 1.5-7 1.0-7 . . 1 . . . .21 Straughter, C. 8 9 5 14 . . 1-16 3 . . . . .90 Veasley, Jalen 8 7 6 13 1.0-6 1.0-6 . 2 1 . . . .38 Reynaud, Korian 6 6 5 11 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .94 Johnson, Tyler 5 3 7 10 1.5-2 . . . . . . . .15 Hawley, Austin 7 5 5 10 . . . 1 . . . . .12 Brown, Jarell 8 7 3 10 1.0-10 1.0-10 . 1 1 . . . .44 Shelby, Ty 8 5 4 9 1.0-5 0.5-5 . . 2 . . . .43 Doyle, Jared 7 6 2 8 . . . . . . . . .10 Dallas, JJ 4 6 1 7 . . . 3 . . . . .29 Latin, Logan 7 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .54 Marshall, Lee 3 2 3 5 . . 1-2 1 . . . . .98 Miller, Sam 7 5 . 5 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . . . . . .92 Houston, Howard 6 4 1 5 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . .41 Franklin, Semaj 8 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .23 Ingram, Nick 2 3 . 3 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . . . 1 . .97 Starks, Kerry 1 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .91 Elias, David 2 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .33 Vaughn, Austin 8 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .39 Heim, Harrison 8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .6Q Evans, Caleb 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .82 Spiller, Sloan 8 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .1W Williams, Brian 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .9 Collins, Will 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .83 Wylie, Matt 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .26 Carter, Duke 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .30 Rodrique, D. 6 . 1 1 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .51 Hutchinson, L. 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .1R Gillespie, D. 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 5 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Total.......... 8 367 243 610 49-177 17-111 4-41 28 23 3-21 2 1 1 Opponents...... 8 378 236 614 32.0-114 14-74 6-98 22 18 4-92 4 . .

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SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS

ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Tony G. WaldropPresident

Paige Vitulli Faculty Representative

Dr. Joel ErdmannAthletics Director

Jinni FrisbeySWA

ABOUT SOUTH ALABAMA

The University of South Alabama, founded in 1963, is a comprehensive research and teaching university that provides students with an exceptional education in academic disciplines encompassing the liberal arts and sciences, business, computing, education, engineering, health care and medicine. As a strategic research partner with government and industry, USA also is a catalyst for innovation and discovery.

USA’s commitment to student success includes small class sizes and hands-on research and internship opportunities in more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs. The Honors College for highly motivated and accomplished undergrad-uate students includes course work and extracurricular activities throughout the four years of a student’s undergraduate career.

USA Health serves the Gulf Coast region with advanced and innovative care through the USA Physicians Group, USA Medical Center, USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital and the USA Mitchell Cancer Institute. The health system, which experiences more than 250,000 patient visits every year, is a leader in fi elds such as neonatal and pediatric intensive care, cancer research and treatment, and treatment for burn and trauma patients.

USA is in the midst of the Upward & Onward fundraising campaign, which will raise $150 million to support and enhance the University’s fi ve strategic priorities: Student Access and Success; Enhancement of Research and Graduate Education; Global Engagement; Excellence in Health Care; and University-Community Engagement. The foundation of the Upward & Onward campaign is the Mitchell-Moulton Scholarship Initiative, a $25 million matching challenge that is strengthening USA’s commitment to expanding scholarship support for current and future students.

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV)

09/01 LOUISIANA TECH MOBILE, ALA. 6:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

09/08 at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 7:00 p.m. (Fox Sports Net)

09/15 * TEXAS STATE MOBILE, ALA. 6:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

09/22 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. TBA

09/29 * at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. TBA

10/06 * at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. TBA

10/13 ALABAMA STATE MOBILE, ALA. TBA

10/23 * TROY MOBILE, ALA. 7:00 P.M. (ESPN2)

11/03 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. TBA

11/10 * ULM MOBILE, ALA. TBA

11/17 * at Louisiana Lafayette, La. TBA

11/23 * COASTAL CAROLINA MOBILE, ALA. TBA

* denotes Sun Belt game

Home games in CAPS; All times central and subject to change

2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

LADD-PEEBLES STADIUM

Capacity: 33,471Playing Surface: FieldTurfRecord: 39-18First Game: September 5, 2009Largest Crowd: 38,129

HEAD COACH STEVE CAMPBELL

Troy, 198819th SeasonSouth Alabama Record: First SeasonOverall Record: 159-53

Location.................................. Mobile, Ala.

Founded ............................................ 1963

Enrollment ..................................... 16,699

Nickname .....................................Jaguars

Colors .......................Blue, Red and White

Athletics Website ... www.usajaguars.com

Primary Offense .............. Multiple Spread

Primary Defense .............................. 4-2-5

All-Time Record ...............................52-50

All-Time SBC Record .......................18-29

2017 Record .........................................4-8

2017 SBC Record (Finish) ........3-5 (T-8th)

SBC Championships ............................... 0

Bowl Appearances .................................. 2

Bowl Record .........................................0-2

Lettermen Returning ............................ 52

Offense............................................... 25

Defense .............................................. 23

Special Teams ..................................... 4

Lettermen Lost ..................................... 23

Offense............................................... 11

Defense .............................................. 12

Special Teams .................................... 0

Starters Returning ............................... 16

Offense................................................. 7

Defense ................................................ 7

Special Teams ..................................... 2

Starters Lost ........................................... 9

Offense................................................. 5

Defense ................................................ 4

Special Teams ..................................... 0

QUICK FACTS

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Handled the punting duties for South in every game ... Chosen honorable mention on the inaugural All-American Punter team ... Ranked third on the organization’s top fi ve list of Coffi n Kickers with a 89.86 rating as well ... A fi rst-team all-Sun Belt Conference selection ... Named fi rst-team all-league by Phil Steele Publications also ... Averaged a school-record 45.24 yards per punt, which ranked fi rst in the conference and was eighth in the country … Also stood second among league punters with 26 kicks inside the opponent’s 20-yard line — the second-highest season total in program history — and led the SBC with 21 punts of 50 or more yards … Efforts have South ranked seventh nationally in net punting while leading the Sun Belt in the category … Posted an average of 45 yards or higher in seven of 12 contests and had at least two punts inside the 20 nine different times … Also led USA with 23 kickoffs, an average of 60.6 yards per kickoff and fi ve touchbacks ... Recorded season-best 50.3 average on six kicks against Louisiana.

In his fi rst season with the program appeared in every contest, starting all but one ... Voted second-team all-Sun Belt Conference after pacing the team with 47 catches for 762 yards, three touchdown receptions and 799 all-pur-pose yards ... Also tied for third on the team in scoring ... Ranked seventh in the league and among the top 75 in the country with 63.50 receiving yards per game ... Ended the campaign among the top 10 on the school season record list in catches (sixth), yards receiving (third), yards per reception (16.21, seventh) and 100-yard receiving games (two, tied for second) ... Tied for the team lead with 11 plays of 20-plus yards, which included a squad-best three touchdowns of over 20 yards … Caught multiple passes in all but one game … Led South in receptions six times and receiving yards on six occasions … Had back-to-back 100-yard receiving games against Georgia State and Louisiana, recording a season-best 118 on six catches against the former and 110 on fi ve receptions in the matchup with the latter.

BULL BARGE

LB - 5-10 - 225SeniorMoultrie, Ga.

Started fi ve times — including each of the last four contests — while playing in every game ... Selected honorable mention all-Sun Belt Conference after fi nishing third on the squad with a career-best 77 total tackles and two forced fumbles ... Was credited with three stops behind the line of scrimmage includ-ing a sack ... Also had four quarterback hurries, tied for best on the team ... Led USA in stops on four occasions ... Received coaches’ award for big hit following three of the Jaguars’ four wins ... Named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week after posted a career-best 13 tackles — sharing game-high honors — with one for a loss of two yards and a forced fumble in Senior Day vic-tory over Arkansas State ... That fi gure was tied for the most recorded by a Jag on the year ... Tied for team- and high-game honors with 12 stops in season fi nale at New Mexico State ... Had two tackles for a loss of 20 yards including a sack against the Aggies ... Shared the team lead with eight tackles and forced a fumble in Homecoming victory over ULM.

GAVIN PATTERSON

PK - 5-7 - 195SeniorBourbonnais, Ill.

Handled all placekicking duties for the Jaguars, earning fi rst-team all-Sun Belt Conference honors ... Named fi rst-team all-league by Phil Steele Publications also ... Converted 16-of-19 fi eld-goal attempts and hit 26-of-27 extra points to lead the team in scoring with 74 points ... Paced the Sun Belt in fi eld-goal percentage, tying for the conference lead in both fi eld goals and fi eld goals per game also … Ended up among the top 35 in the nation in fi eld goals per game … Also fi nished fi fth in the SBC in scoring and extra-point percentage … Perfor-mance ranked among the top fi ve on USA’s career record lists for fi eld goals, extra points and scoring … Field-goal percentage was tied for the second-best in a season in program history … Made career-high-tying three fi eld goals in back-to-back games against Idaho and Louisiana Tech, and connected on multiple fi eld goals in fi ve of South’s 12 games (with no attempts in two of those contests).

CORLISS WAITMAN

P - 6-2 - 210SeniorMilton, Fla.

JAMARIUS WAY

WR - 6-4 - 220SeniorBelle Glade, Fla.

2018 SOUTH ALABAMA PLAYERS TO WATCH

CORLISS WAITMAN GAVIN PATTERSON

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT (TV)

Sept. 2 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. L, 27-47 (ESPNU)

SEPT. 8 #11 OKLAHOMA STATE MOBILE, ALA. L, 7-44 (ESPN2)

SEPT. 16 ALABAMA A&M MOBILE, ALA. W, 45-0 (ESPN3)

SEPT. 23 * IDAHO MOBILE, ALA. L, 23-29 (2OT) (ESPN3)

Sept. 30 at Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. L, 16-34 (ESPN3)

Oct. 11 * at Troy Troy, Ala. W, 19-8 (ESPN2)

OCT. 21 * ULM MOBILE, ALA. W, 33-23 (ESPN3)

Oct. 26 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. L, 13-21 (ESPNU)

NOV. 4 * LOUISIANA MOBILE, ALA. L,14-19 (ESPN3)

NOV. 11 * ARKANSAS STATE MOBILE, ALA. W, 24-19 (ESPN3)

Nov. 18 * at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. L, 0-52 (ESPN3)

Dec. 2 * at New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. L, 17-22 (ESPN3)

* denotes Sun Belt game; Home games in CAPS

2017 FOOTBALL RESULTS (4-8, 3-5 SUN BELT)

Brian Fremund

Associate Athletic Director

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 251-414-8032

Cell: 251-623-3191

Secondary Contact

Kevin Beasley

E-mail: [email protected]

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) 1 Maaseiah Francis TE 6-2 225 Sr.-2L Lithonia, Ga. (Hutchinson [Kan.] CC / Norcross HS) 1 Jalen Thompson CB 6-0 180 Jr.-2L Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal School) 2 Cephus Johnson QB 6-5 225 Fr.-RS Mobile, Ala. (Davidson HS) 2 Kade Koler LB 6-1 240 Fr.-HS Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) 3 Keith Gallmon S 5-9 205 Fr.-HS Mobile, Ala. (Mobile Christian School) 3 Jamarius Way WR 6-4 220 Sr.-1L Belle Glade, Fla. (Ellsworth [Iowa] CC) 4 Riley Cole DE/LB 6-3 235 So.-1L Oneonta, Ala. (Oneonta HS) 4 Sam Harris WR 5-7 180 Sr.-2L Spanish Fort, Ala. (Spanish Fort HS) 5 Malcolm Buggs S 5-9 205 Sr.-3L Opelika, Ala. (Opelika HS) 5 Tra Minter RB 5-9 200 Jr.-1L Ellaville, Ga. (Garden City [Kan.] CC) 6 Jalin Buie RB 5-8 180 So.-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy) 6 Nigel Lawrence S 5-11 205 Sr.-3L Smiths Station, Ala. (Smiths Station HS) 7 Bobby Flott CB 6-1 190 So.-1L Mobile, Ala. (Baker HS) 7 Malik Stanley WR 6-3 220 Sr.-1L Topeka, Kan. (Coffeyville (Kan.) CC) 8 Bull Barge LB 5-10 225 Sr.-3L Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County HS) 8 Jalen Tolbert WR 6-3 200 Fr.-RS Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen HS) 9 Sterrling Fisher S 6-0 210 So.-1L Madison, Ala. (James Clemens HS) 9 Andrew Reinkemeyer TE 6-4 245 Sr.-1L Overland Park, Kan. (Butler [Kan.] CC)10 Zac Crosby TE 6-4 235 So.-SQ Yulee, Fla. (The Bolles School)10 Jay Woods CB 5-9 190 So.-SQ Pinson, Ala. (Pinson Valley HS)11 Gus Nave CB 5-11 195 Fr.-RS Scooba, Miss. (Kemper County HS)11 Desmond Trotter QB 6-3 215 Fr.-HS Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley HS)12 Jordan McCray WR 6-5 190 Jr.-2L Marietta, Ga. (North Cobb HS)12 Tyree Turner DL 6-1 285 Jr.-2L Stockbridge, Ga. (Stockbridge HS)13 DJ Daniels S 5-10 190 Jr.-2L Riverview, Fla. (Chamberlain HS)13 Cole Garvin QB 6-1 210 Sr.-2L Newnan, Ga. (Marshall / Sandy Creek HS)14 Evan Orth QB 6-2 205 Sr.-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Alabama-Birmingham)14 Roy Yancey LB 6-1 220 Jr.-JC Opelika, Ala. (Arizona Western CC / Opelika HS)15 Kawaan Baker WR 6-1 210 So.-1L Atlanta, Ga. (Hapeville Charter Academy)15 A.J. DeShazor S 6-0 200 Fr.-RS Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson HS)16 Parker Mason WR 5-10 205 Sr.-1L Orange Beach, Ala. (Gulf Shores HS)16 Travis Reed CB 6-2 185 Jr.-JC Meridian, Miss. (Jones County [Miss.] JC)17 David Gardner WR 6-0 185 Jr.-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Atlantic Coast HS)17 Sean Grayer DE 6-2 250 Sr.-3L Green Cove Springs, Fla. (Clay HS)18 Davyn Flenord WR 6-2 205 Fr.-RS Lineville, Ala. (Central Clay County HS)18 Tobias Moss S 5-9 185 Jr.-1L Miami, Fla. (Iowa Western CC)19 Jackson Holladay QB 5-8 185 Fr.-RS Northport, Ala. (Walker HS)19 Chason Milner DE 6-3 250 Sr.-2L Spanish Fort, Ala. (Spanish Fort HS)20 Jared Wilson RB 5-11 220 Fr.-HS Troy, Ala. (Charles Henderson HS)21 Darian Mills CB 5-11 185 Sr.-2L Winter Haven, Fla. (Winter Haven HS)22 Tony Brown RB 5-8 185 Fr.-HS Hurley, Miss. (East Central HS)22 Taji Stewart DE/LB 6-3 250 Jr.-1L Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS)23 Tyree Vines S 5-9 200 Sr.-1L Prichard, Ala. (Central [Ohio] State / Vigor HS)23 Jalen Wayne WR 6-2 225 So.-1L Mobile, Ala. (Spanish Fort HS)24 Shawn Jennings LB 6-0 225 So.-TR Dadeville, Ala. (Alabama / Dadeville HS)24 Deonta Moore RB 5-10 210 Sr.-3L Owens Cross Roads, Ala. (Huntsville HS)25 Tyrone Hall S 6-1 185 Fr.-HS Theodore, Ala. (Theodore HS)25 Tywun Walters RB 5-11 210 Sr.-1L Marks, Miss. (Northwest Mississippi CC)26 Carlos Davis RB 5-10 200 Fr.-HS Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Muscle Shoals HS)26 Spencer Perry S 6-3 215 So.-TR Newnan, Ga. (Notre Dame / IMG [Fla.] Academy)27 Maurice Mayo RB 5-7 175 Jr.-HS Homewood, Ala. (Homewood HS)27 Khalil McDonald LB 5-11 225 Jr.-1L Madison, Ala. (James Clemens HS)29 Collier Smith TE 6-2 240 Sr.-2L Birmingham, Ala. (Robert Morris)29 Keon Voisin CB 6-0 215 Fr.-HS Crestview, Fla. (Crestview HS)30 Charles Coleman DE/LB 6-2 250 Fr.-HS Huntsville, Ala. (Mae Jemison HS)31 Chris Henderson DE/LB 6-4 230 Jr.-2L Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy HS)33 John Miller RB 5-9 205 Fr.-HS Panama City, Fla. (Mosley HS)34 David Webb RB 5-9 185 Jr.-SQ Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS)36 Hunter Henson TE 6-1 225 Fr.-RS Clanton, Ala. (Chilton County HS)42 Jeremiah Littles DE 6-2 270 So.-SQ Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County HS)43 Marice Fluellen CB 5-10 190 Sr.-1L Dothan, Ala. (Jones County [Miss.] JC)44 Riley Worring LB 5-9 210 Jr.-JC Eight Mile, Ala. (Faulkner [Ala.] State CC)46 Nick Mobley LB 5-11 225 Fr.-RS Alabaster, Ala. (Thompson HS)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) 49 Jordon Beaton DL 6-1 300 Jr.-JC Gulfport, Miss. (Jones County [Miss.] JC)49 Jake Harwell LS 5-11 220 So.-SQ Semmes, Ala. (Mary G. Montgomery HS)50 Zach Davis OL 6-6 295 Jr.-1L Rogersville, Ala. (Lauderdale County HS)50 Jamall Hickbottom LB 6-2 245 Fr.-HS Mobile, Ala. (Williamson HS)51 Tyler Jernigan OL 6-2 300 Fr.-HS Bay Minette, Ala. (Baldwin County HS)53 Will Eiland OL 6-3 275 Fr.-HS Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal School)53 Andrew Zink LS 5-10 220 Jr.-2L Cleveland, Ohio (Manatee [Fla.] HS)54 Zeke Powell OL 6-5 305 Fr.-RS Georgiana, Ala. (Georgiana HS)55 Maurice Strong DL 6-1 305 Fr.-HS Lake Butler, Fla. (Union County HS)55 D’Tavieus Taylor OL 6-4 300 Sr.-1L Pearl, Miss. (Hinds [Miss.] CC / Pearl HS)56 Rowan Godwin OL 6-4 300 Jr.-SQ Dothan, Ala. (Army / Providence Christian School)56 Jalon Sheffi eld DL 6-2 255 Fr.-RS Tallahassee, Fla. (Leon HS)64 Ryan Alexander OL 6-3 300 Jr.-2L Floral Park, N.Y. (Jireh [N.C.] Prep / Holy Trinity HS)65 Josh McCulloch OL 6-3 330 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Aldine Benjamin Davis HS)66 Brian Ankerson OL 6-1 295 So.-1L Theodore, Ala. (Theodore HS)70 Troy Thingstad OL 6-5 280 Jr.-1L Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal School)71 Roy Albritton OL 6-2 325 Jr.-1L Pensacola, Fla. (Pensacola HS)72 Darius Whitfi eld DL 6-2 275 So.-JC Mobile, Ala. (Southwest Mississippi CC)73 Hadon Merchant OL 6-3 300 Fr.-RS Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope HS)74 Sean Brown DL 6-2 310 Jr.-2L Pleasant Grove, Ala. (Pleasant Grove HS)75 Wyatt Green OL 6-3 300 Fr.-HS Hurley, Miss. (East Central HS)77 Ben Becker OL 6-4 300 Fr.-HS Riverside, Mo. (Park Hill South HS)78 Hunter Warren OL 6-3 245 Fr.-RS Mobile, Ala. (Baker HS)79 Braden Moody OL 6-5 310 Fr.-HS Vicksburg, Miss. (Warren Central HS)80 Mo Edwards Jr. WR 6-2 215 Fr.-HS Alabaster, Ala. (Thompson HS)82 Austin Taylor WR 6-0 205 So.-SQ Smiths Station, Ala. (Smiths Station HS)83 Cade Sutherland WR 6-0 200 Fr.-RS College Park, Ga. (Woodward Academy)84 Khameron Taylor TE 6-4 250 So.-1L Alachua, Fla. (Santa Fe HS)85 Reggie Williamson LB 6-1 220 Jr.-JC Lynn Haven, Fla. (Lackawanna [Pa.] CC / Mosley HS)86 Tyrone Legette WR 5-9 175 Fr.-HS River Ridge, La. (John Curtis Christian HS)87 Corliss Waitman P/PK 6-2 210 Sr.-3L Milton, Fla. (Milton HS)88 Jahmmir Taylor WR 5-11 185 Sr.-1L Fairburn, Ga. (Hinds [Miss.] CC / Banneker HS)89 Gavin Patterson PK 5-7 195 Sr.-3L Bourbonnais, Ill. (Bradley Bourbonnais Community HS)90 Courtney Bowman DL 6-2 290 Sr.-SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Gardendale HS)92 Konnor Houston DL 6-2 275 So.-1L Buford, Ga. (Army Prep / Buford HS)95 Austin Scott DL 5-8 235 Jr.-SQ Harvest, Ala. (Sparkman HS)97 Frankie Onate PK 5-11 185 So.-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy HS)98 Rocel McWilliams DE 6-3 250 Sr.-1L Pensacola, Fla. (Missouri / West Florida Tech HS)99 Jeffery Whatley DL 6-2 290 Jr.-1L Midland City, Ala. (Dale County HS)

Coaching and Support Staff:Steve Campbell - Head CoachMike Bangtson - Offensive LinePete Bennett - Wide Receivers/Recruiting CoordinatorHarland Bower - Defensive LineKenny Edenfi eld - Offensive Coordinator/QuarterbacksLarry Hart - Outside LinebackersChad Huff - Tight EndsJosh Jones - CornerbacksMatt Kitchens - Safeties/Special Teams CoordinatorGreg Stewart - Defensive Coordinator/LinebackersLarry Warner - Running BacksDrew Dunn - Graduate Assistant/DefenseKD Edenfi eld - Graduate Assistant/DefenseKyle Faxlanger - Graduate Assistant/Offense and Special TeamsCory Sullivan - Graduate Assistant/DefenseMark Hewes - Director of OperationsChase Calcagni - Director of Player PersonnelDevin McKenney - Director of Football VideoJeff Bailey - Equipment Operations ManagerKaren Barrick - SecretaryLisa Callaghan - SecretaryDeb Robinson - Secretary

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Johnson, Xavier 8 82 470 25 445 5.4 6 47 55.6Minter, Tra 12 107 398 57 341 3.2 1 25 28.4Foster, Denzel 9 28 174 12 162 5.8 0 33 18.0Robinson,Carlos 12 24 76 12 64 2.7 0 25 5.3Moore, Deonta 8 19 65 6 59 3.1 0 15 7.4Davis, Dallas 9 51 158 112 46 0.9 1 15 5.1Orth, Evan 2 1 41 0 41 41.0 0 41 20.5Way, Jamarius 12 6 49 12 37 6.2 0 22 3.1Buie, Jalin 10 4 19 0 19 4.8 0 12 1.9Wayne, Jalen 12 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 0.7Walters, Tywun 8 3 7 1 6 2.0 0 5 0.8Collier,Sa’Mory 11 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.5Stanley, Malik 10 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3Gardner, David 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0McCray, Jordan 10 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -0.9Garvin, Cole 8 34 93 122 -29 -0.9 2 14 -3.6TEAM 9 11 0 32 -32 -2.9 0 0 -3.6Total.......... 12 375 1567 400 1167 3.1 10 47 97.2Opponents...... 12 431 2071 249 1822 4.2 15 74 151.8

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Garvin, Cole 8 110.46 122-232-7 52.6 1490 7 81 186.2Davis, Dallas 9 129.27 100-175-7 57.1 1355 8 75 150.6TEAM 9 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Orth, Evan 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 12 117.39 222-411-14 54.0 2845 15 81 237.1Opponents...... 12 138.56 262-421-8 62.2 3191 21 77 265.9

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Way, Jamarius 12 47 762 16.2 3 81 63.5Harris, Sam 12 41 570 13.9 2 47 47.5Stanley, Malik 10 27 324 12.0 3 30 32.4McCray, Jordan 10 22 270 12.3 1 41 27.0Minter, Tra 12 22 247 11.2 1 49 20.6Collier,Sa’Mory 11 13 188 14.5 1 66 17.1Reinkemeyer, A 12 10 75 7.5 0 19 6.2Gardner, David 11 8 98 12.2 0 22 8.9Baker, Kawaan 10 7 102 14.6 1 20 10.2Francis, Mseiah 12 5 48 9.6 2 20 4.0Johnson, Xavier 8 5 23 4.6 0 8 2.9Taylor, Jahmmir 7 4 51 12.8 1 28 7.3Foster, Denzel 9 4 21 5.2 0 11 2.3Wayne, Jalen 12 3 53 17.7 0 34 4.4Moore, Deonta 8 3 18 6.0 0 7 2.2Robinson,Carlos 12 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 -0.4Total.......... 12 222 2845 12.8 15 81 237.1Opponents...... 12 262 3191 12.2 21 77 265.9

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Harris, Sam 5 34 6.8 0 14Collier,Sa’Mory 2 0 0.0 0 4Total.......... 7 34 4.9 0 14Opponents...... 23 152 6.6 0 21

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Reaves, Jeremy 3 7 2.3 0 7Moss, Tobias 2 0 0.0 0 0Grayer, Sean 1 0 0.0 0 0Songy, Darrell 1 0 0.0 0 0Nave, Gus 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 8 7 0.9 0 7Opponents...... 14 206 14.7 1 50

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Johnson, Xavier 13 258 19.8 0 45Baker, Kawaan 6 150 25.0 0 44Minter, Tra 5 88 17.6 0 24Buie, Jalin 2 29 14.5 0 19Taylor, Jahmmir 2 29 14.5 0 21Walters, Tywun 1 9 9.0 0 9Lane, Quinton 1 22 22.0 0 22Barge, Bull 1 16 16.0 0 16Foster, Denzel 1 11 11.0 0 11Total.......... 32 612 19.1 0 45Opponents...... 39 903 23.2 1 97

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Patterson,Gavin 0 16-19 26-27 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 74Johnson, Xavier 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Way, Jamarius 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Stanley, Malik 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Francis, Mseiah 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Minter, Tra 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Harris, Sam 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Garvin, Cole 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Nave, Gus 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Taylor, Jahmmir 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Baker, Kawaan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Collier,Sa’Mory 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6McCray, Jordan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6McWilliams, Rcl 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Davis, Dallas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6McDonald,Khalil 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Total.......... 27 16-19 26-27 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 238Opponents...... 38 19-28 31-34 1-1 0 0-2 0 0 318

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Garvin, Cole 8 266 -29 1490 1461 182.6Davis, Dallas 9 226 46 1355 1401 155.7Johnson, Xavier 8 82 445 0 445 55.6Minter, Tra 12 107 341 0 341 28.4Foster, Denzel 9 28 162 0 162 18.0Robinson,Carlos 12 24 64 0 64 5.3Moore, Deonta 8 19 59 0 59 7.4Orth, Evan 2 2 41 0 41 20.5Way, Jamarius 12 6 37 0 37 3.1Buie, Jalin 10 4 19 0 19 1.9Wayne, Jalen 12 1 8 0 8 0.7Collier,Sa’Mory 11 1 6 0 6 0.5Walters, Tywun 8 3 6 0 6 0.8Stanley, Malik 10 1 3 0 3 0.3McCray, Jordan 10 1 -9 0 -9 -0.9TEAM 9 14 -32 0 -32 -3.6Total.......... 12 786 1167 2845 4012 334.3Opponents...... 12 852 1822 3191 5013 417.8

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Patterson,Gavin 16-19 84.2 1-1 6-6 4-5 5-7 0-0 47 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Waitman,Corliss 70 3167 45.2 66 4 29 26 21 0TEAM 1 29 29.0 29 0 0 0 0 1Total.......... 71 3196 45.0 66 4 29 26 21 1Opponents...... 47 1942 41.3 61 7 13 14 13 1

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Waitman,Corliss 23 1394 60.6 5 2 - - -Onate, Frankie 21 1217 58.0 2 1 - - -Patterson,Gavin 7 378 54.0 1 0 - - -Total.......... 51 2989 58.6 8 3 903 37.0 28Opponents...... 66 4130 62.6 31 2 612 41.6 23

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Way, Jamarius 12 37 762 0 0 0 799 66.6Johnson, Xavier 8 445 23 0 258 0 726 90.8Minter, Tra 12 341 247 0 88 0 676 56.3Harris, Sam 12 0 570 34 0 0 604 50.3Stanley, Malik 10 3 324 0 0 0 327 32.7McCray, Jordan 10 -9 270 0 0 0 261 26.1Baker, Kawaan 10 0 102 0 150 0 252 25.2Collier,Sa’Mory 11 6 188 0 0 0 194 17.6Foster, Denzel 9 162 21 0 11 0 194 21.6Gardner, David 11 0 98 0 0 0 98 8.9Taylor, Jahmmir 7 0 51 0 29 0 80 11.4Moore, Deonta 8 59 18 0 0 0 77 9.6Reinkemeyer, A 12 0 75 0 0 0 75 6.2Wayne, Jalen 12 8 53 0 0 0 61 5.1Robinson,Carlos 12 64 -5 0 0 0 59 4.9Buie, Jalin 10 19 0 0 29 0 48 4.8Francis, Mseiah 12 0 48 0 0 0 48 4.0Davis, Dallas 9 46 0 0 0 0 46 5.1Orth, Evan 2 41 0 0 0 0 41 20.5Lane, Quinton 12 0 0 0 22 0 22 1.8Barge, Bull 12 0 0 0 16 0 16 1.3Walters, Tywun 8 6 0 0 9 0 15 1.9Reaves, Jeremy 12 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.6Garvin, Cole 8 -29 0 0 0 0 -29 -3.6TEAM 9 -32 0 0 0 0 -32 -3.6Total.......... 12 1167 2845 34 612 7 4665 388.8Opponents...... 12 1822 3191 152 903 206 6274 522.8

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF14 Reaves, Jeremy 12 70 33 103 6.5-20 1.0-11 3-7 7 1 2-92 3 . .6 Lawrence, Nigel 12 47 36 83 1.5-4 . . 3 . . 3 . .8 Barge, Bull 12 41 36 77 3.0-22 1.0-10 . . 4 . 2 . .1 Songy, Darrell 12 31 31 62 5.0-13 1.0-3 1-0 4 . . . . .4 Cole, Riley 12 29 26 55 2.5-15 . . . 1 . . . .5 Buggs, Malcolm 9 23 15 38 3.0-9 . . 4 1 2-0 . . .21 Mills, Darian 12 25 11 36 . . . 13 2 1-0 . . .18 Moss, Tobias 12 22 6 28 . . 2-0 9 . . . . .12 Turner, Tyree 12 9 19 28 4.5-19 3.5-14 . . 2 1-0 1 . .2 Middleton, Fnss 11 10 16 26 4.0-23 3.5-22 . . 4 1-0 . . .27 McDonald,Khalil 12 13 12 25 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . 198 McWilliams, Rcl 12 14 9 23 2.5-17 2.0-16 . . . 1-0 . . .56 Befort, Zach 12 11 11 22 1.5-6 1.0-4 . 1 . 2-0 . . .3 Gipson, Jimmie 10 11 10 21 2.5-10 1.5-9 . 1 2 . . . .78 Alford, Tre 12 6 14 20 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . .17 Grayer, Sean 12 7 13 20 2.0-10 1.0-6 1-0 . . . . 1 .74 Brown, Sean 12 8 11 19 1.0-0 . . . . . 1 . .22 Stewart, Taji 12 10 5 15 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . .9 Fisher, Strrlng 12 9 5 14 . . . 1 . . . . .24 Moore, Deonta 8 9 4 13 . . . . . . . . .3B Daniels, DJ 12 8 5 13 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 9 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . Total.......... 12 480 363 843 50-220 21-138 8-7 48 22 12-92 12 2 1 Opponents...... 12 409 320 729 85.0-349 25-180 14-206 57 27 4-12 6 1 .

2017 SOUTH ALABAMA STATS (ALL GAMES)

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Johnson, Xavier 4 45 267 12 255 5.7 4 34 63.8Minter, Tra 8 74 247 49 198 2.7 1 25 24.8Foster, Denzel 5 20 99 8 91 4.6 0 16 18.2Robinson,Carlos 8 21 65 10 55 2.6 0 25 6.9Davis, Dallas 7 40 139 87 52 1.3 1 15 7.4Way, Jamarius 8 5 49 3 46 9.2 0 22 5.8Orth, Evan 1 1 41 0 41 41.0 0 41 41.0Moore, Deonta 4 11 17 6 11 1.0 0 4 2.8Wayne, Jalen 8 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 1.0Collier,Sa’Mory 7 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.9Stanley, Malik 8 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.4Gardner, David 8 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0McCray, Jordan 7 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -1.3TEAM 6 8 0 27 -27 -3.4 0 0 -4.5Garvin, Cole 5 20 48 78 -30 -1.5 0 14 -6.0Total.......... 8 250 989 289 700 2.8 6 41 87.5Opponents...... 8 306 1494 171 1323 4.3 12 74 165.4

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Garvin, Cole 5 112.98 81-155-5 52.3 1043 5 81 208.6Davis, Dallas 7 117.37 78-140-6 55.7 974 5 75 139.1TEAM 6 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 8 113.90 159-298-11 53.4 2017 10 81 252.1Opponents...... 8 128.26 166-278-7 59.7 2003 11 57 250.4

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Way, Jamarius 8 33 502 15.2 1 81 62.8Harris, Sam 8 30 416 13.9 2 47 52.0Stanley, Malik 8 23 286 12.4 3 30 35.8Minter, Tra 8 18 201 11.2 1 49 25.1McCray, Jordan 7 17 231 13.6 1 41 33.0Gardner, David 8 8 98 12.2 0 22 12.2Reinkemeyer, A 8 6 28 4.7 0 7 3.5Baker, Kawaan 7 5 77 15.4 1 20 11.0Wayne, Jalen 8 3 53 17.7 0 34 6.6Collier,Sa’Mory 7 3 47 15.7 0 21 6.7Francis, Mseiah 8 3 29 9.7 1 20 3.6Taylor, Jahmmir 4 3 23 7.7 0 14 5.8Foster, Denzel 5 3 14 4.7 0 11 2.8Moore, Deonta 4 2 14 7.0 0 7 3.5Johnson, Xavier 4 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.8Robinson,Carlos 8 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 -0.6Total.......... 8 159 2017 12.7 10 81 252.1Opponents...... 8 166 2003 12.1 11 57 250.4

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Harris, Sam 3 21 7.0 0 14Collier,Sa’Mory 2 0 0.0 0 4Total.......... 5 21 4.2 0 14Opponents...... 16 120 7.5 0 21

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Reaves, Jeremy 3 7 2.3 0 7Moss, Tobias 2 0 0.0 0 0Grayer, Sean 1 0 0.0 0 0Songy, Darrell 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 7 7 1.0 0 7Opponents...... 11 180 16.4 0 50

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Johnson, Xavier 7 124 17.7 0 23Baker, Kawaan 6 150 25.0 0 44Minter, Tra 4 64 16.0 0 19Buie, Jalin 2 29 14.5 0 19Taylor, Jahmmir 2 29 14.5 0 21Lane, Quinton 1 22 22.0 0 22Total.......... 22 418 19.0 0 44Opponents...... 25 531 21.2 0 55

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Patterson,Gavin 0 10-12 15-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 45Johnson, Xavier 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Stanley, Malik 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Minter, Tra 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Harris, Sam 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12McCray, Jordan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Francis, Mseiah 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Way, Jamarius 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Davis, Dallas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Baker, Kawaan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6McDonald,Khalil 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Total.......... 16 10-12 15-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 143Opponents...... 23 12-17 17-19 1-1 0 0-2 0 0 193

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Davis, Dallas 7 180 52 974 1026 146.6Garvin, Cole 5 175 -30 1043 1013 202.6Johnson, Xavier 4 45 255 0 255 63.8Minter, Tra 8 74 198 0 198 24.8Foster, Denzel 5 20 91 0 91 18.2Robinson,Carlos 8 21 55 0 55 6.9Way, Jamarius 8 5 46 0 46 5.8Orth, Evan 1 1 41 0 41 41.0Moore, Deonta 4 11 11 0 11 2.8Wayne, Jalen 8 1 8 0 8 1.0Collier,Sa’Mory 7 1 6 0 6 0.9Stanley, Malik 8 1 3 0 3 0.4McCray, Jordan 7 1 -9 0 -9 -1.3TEAM 6 11 -27 0 -27 -4.5Total.......... 8 548 700 2017 2717 339.6Opponents...... 8 584 1323 2003 3326 415.8

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Patterson,Gavin 10-12 83.3 0-0 3-3 4-4 3-5 0-0 47 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Waitman,Corliss 49 2234 45.6 66 4 20 18 16 0TEAM 1 29 29.0 29 0 0 0 0 1Total.......... 50 2263 45.3 66 4 20 18 16 1Opponents...... 32 1396 43.6 61 6 9 12 12 1

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Onate, Frankie 18 1026 57.0 2 1 - - - Waitman,Corliss 8 454 56.8 0 2 - - -Patterson,Gavin 5 299 59.8 1 0 - - -Total.......... 31 1779 57.4 3 3 531 37.8 27Opponents...... 40 2534 63.3 17 1 418 42.3 22

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Way, Jamarius 8 46 502 0 0 0 548 68.5Minter, Tra 8 198 201 0 64 0 463 57.9Harris, Sam 8 0 416 21 0 0 437 54.6Johnson, Xavier 4 255 3 0 124 0 382 95.5Stanley, Malik 8 3 286 0 0 0 289 36.1Baker, Kawaan 7 0 77 0 150 0 227 32.4McCray, Jordan 7 -9 231 0 0 0 222 31.7Foster, Denzel 5 91 14 0 0 0 105 21.0Gardner, David 8 0 98 0 0 0 98 12.2Wayne, Jalen 8 8 53 0 0 0 61 7.6Collier,Sa’Mory 7 6 47 0 0 0 53 7.6Davis, Dallas 7 52 0 0 0 0 52 7.4Taylor, Jahmmir 4 0 23 0 29 0 52 13.0Robinson,Carlos 8 55 -5 0 0 0 50 6.2Orth, Evan 1 41 0 0 0 0 41 41.0Buie, Jalin 6 0 0 0 29 0 29 4.8Francis, Mseiah 8 0 29 0 0 0 29 3.6Reinkemeyer, A 8 0 28 0 0 0 28 3.5Moore, Deonta 4 11 14 0 0 0 25 6.2Lane, Quinton 8 0 0 0 22 0 22 2.8Reaves, Jeremy 8 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.9TEAM 6 -27 0 0 0 0 -27 -4.5Garvin, Cole 5 -30 0 0 0 0 -30 -6.0Total.......... 8 700 2017 21 418 7 3163 395.4Opponents...... 8 1323 2003 120 531 180 4157 519.6

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF14 Reaves, Jeremy 8 52 26 78 3.5-7 . 3-7 4 . 2-92 3 . .6 Lawrence, Nigel 8 33 30 63 . . . 3 . . 1 . .8 Barge, Bull 8 32 28 60 3.0-22 1.0-10 . . 4 . 2 . .1 Songy, Darrell 8 24 22 46 5.0-13 1.0-3 1-0 4 . . . . .4 Cole, Riley 8 14 18 32 1.5-2 . . . 1 . . . .21 Mills, Darian 8 17 8 25 . . . 11 2 1-0 . . .5 Buggs, Malcolm 5 13 10 23 1.0-4 . . 3 . 1-0 . . .98 McWilliams, Rcl 8 10 8 18 2.5-17 2.0-16 . . . . . . .18 Moss, Tobias 8 12 6 18 . . 2-0 7 . . . . .27 McDonald,Khalil 8 9 8 17 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . 13 Gipson, Jimmie 6 9 8 17 1.5-2 0.5-1 . 1 2 . . . .17 Grayer, Sean 8 6 11 17 2.0-10 1.0-6 1-0 . . . . . .56 Befort, Zach 8 6 10 16 1.5-6 1.0-4 . 1 . 1-0 . . .78 Alford, Tre 8 5 11 16 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . . . . . .2 Middleton, Fnss 7 7 8 15 1.5-8 1.5-8 . . 4 1-0 . . .12 Turner, Tyree 8 4 11 15 2.5-12 1.5-7 . . 2 1-0 1 . .74 Brown, Sean 8 5 9 14 1.0-0 . . . . . 1 . .22 Stewart, Taji 8 7 4 11 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . .9 Fisher, Strrlng 8 6 4 10 . . . 1 . . . . .2B Rockette, Devin 7 6 1 7 . . . 1 . . . . .24 Moore, Deonta 4 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .37 Forde, Wade 8 6 1 7 2.0-21 2.0-21 . . . . . . .31 Henderson,Chris 7 2 4 6 1.5-3 0.5-2 . . 2 . 1 . .19 Milner, Chason 7 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .99 Whatley,Jeffery 7 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .3B Daniels, DJ 8 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .38 Robinson,T’Quan 8 3 . 3 1.0-4 . . . . . . . .30 Robinson,Carlos 8 1 2 3 . . . . . . 1 . .7A Lane, Quinton 8 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .43 Fluellen,Marice 3 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 6 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . Total.......... 8 327 263 590 34-140 13-84 7-7 38 18 9-92 10 1 1 Opponents...... 8 283 219 502 62.0-257 18-129 11-180 40 19 3-12 3 1 .

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TEXAS STATE BOBCATS

ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Denise M. TrauthPresident

Dr. Vicki Brittian Faculty Representative

Dr. Larry TeisAthletics Director

Tracy ShoemakeSWA

ABOUT TEXAS STATE

Texas State University is an Emerging Research University with a Carnegie Research classifi cation of R-2: Doctoral - Higher Research Activity, located in San Marcos and Round Rock. Texas State’s 38,666 students choose from 97 bachelor’s, 92 master’s and 13 doctoral degree programs offered by the following colleges: Applied Arts, McCoy College of Business Administration, Education, Fine Arts and Communication, Health Professions, Honors, Liberal Arts, Science and Engineering, University College, and The Graduate College. As an Emerging Research University, Texas State offers exciting opportunities for discovery and innovation to faculty and students.

Texas State’s diverse student body includes students from 254 counties in Texas and from around the globe. Fifty-three percent of its students are ethnic minorities. Texas State has the 10th largest Hispanic undergraduate enrollment among U. S. universities.

Both of Texas State’s campuses are located in the Austin Metropolitan area. The San Marcos Campus is located in the Texas Hill Country which provides a unique setting. The beauty of the crystal-clear San Marcos River and the stately cypress and oak trees on campus add to the charm of the university’s picturesque setting. The river also provides recreational activities for students throughout the year.

As the university’s student population has grown from 303 in 1903 to 38,666 in 2017, the university’s footprint has grown from 39,283 gross square feet of space in its fi rst building, Old Main, to over eight million gross square feet today, and now includes a 495-acre San Marcos campus, a 101-acre campus in Round Rock, 80 acres housing the university’s research and commercialization activities in the Science, Technology, and Advanced Research (STAR) Park, plus 4,522 additional acres of recreational, instructional, farm, and ranch land.

Authorized by the Texas Legislature in 1899 and originally called Southwest Texas State Normal School, Texas State opened its doors in 1903. Over the years, the State Legislature broadened the institution’s scope and changed its name, in succession, to Southwest Texas State Normal College, Southwest Texas State Teachers College, Southwest Texas State College, and Southwest Texas State University. In 2003, the Legislature changed the name to Texas State University-San Marcos, and in 2011 to Texas State University. Each name refl ects the university’s growth from a small teacher prepa-ration institution to a major multipurpose research university.

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV)

09/01 at Rutgers New Brunswick, N.J. 11:00 a.m. (BTN)

09/08 TEXAS SOUTHERN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 6:00 P.M. (ESPN3)

09/15 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

09/22 at UTSA San Antonio, Texas 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

10/06 * LOUISIANA SAN MARCOS, TEXAS TBA

10/11 * GEORGIA SOUTHERN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 6:30 P.M. (ESPNU)

10/20 * at ULM Monroe, Ala. TBA

10/27 NEW MEXICO STATE SAN MARCOS, TEXAS TBA

11/03 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. TBA

11/10 * APPALACHIAN STATE SAN MARCOS, TEXAS TBA

11/17 * at Troy Troy, Ala. TBA

11/24 * ARKANSAS STATE SAN MARCOS, TEXAS TBA

* denotes Sun Belt game

Home games in CAPS; All times central and subject to change

2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

BOBCAT STADIUM

Capacity: 30,000Playing Surface: FieldTurfRecord: 121-91First Game: September 5, 1981Largest Crowd: 33,006

HEAD COACH EVERETT WITHERS

Appalachian State, 1985Sixth SeasonTexas State Record: 4-20Overall Record: 29-33

Location.......................San Marcos, Texas

Founded ............................................ 1899

Enrollment ..................................... 38,849

Nickname .....................................Bobcats

Colors ................................Maroon & Gold

Athletics Website .www.txstatebobcats.com

Primary Offense .............................Spread

Primary Defense ..................................3-4

All-Time Record ......................505-441-26

All-Time SBC Record .......................10-29

2017 Record .......................................2-10

2017 SBC Record (Finish) ......... 1-7 (12th)

SBC Championships ............................... 0

Bowl Appearances .................................. 0

Bowl Record .........................................0-0

Lettermen Returning: ........................... 47

Offense: ............................................. 20

Defense: ............................................ 24

Special Teams: ................................... 3

Lettermen Lost ..................................... 19

Offense: ............................................... 7

Defense: ............................................ 12

Special Teams: ................................... 0

Starters Returning: .............................. 16

Offense: ............................................... 7

Defense: .............................................. 7

Special Teams: ................................... 2

Starters Lost: ....................................... 10

Offense: ............................................... 4

Defense: .............................................. 4

Special Teams: ................................... 2

QUICK FACTS

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AARON BREWER

OL - 6-3 - 270JuniorDallas, Texas

Two-year starter who enters the 2018 season having made 23 consecutive starts ... Named 2017 All-Sun Belt Conference Third-Team the Sun Belt head coaches and selected media members ... Chosen 2017 All-Sun Belt Confer-ence Second-Team by Phil Steele ... Named Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College First-Team in 2017 after earning Second-Team honors in 2016 ... Selected 2016 All-Sun Belt Conference Third-Team by Phil Steele Publications...2016 All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention by Sun Belt coaches and selected media poll...Started all 12 games on the offensive line ... Began the 2017 season on the Rimington Watch List ... Started the fi rst fi ve games at center before moving to right guard for fi ve games and two games at left tackle in 2017...Led the Bobcats with 68 knockdowns ... Ran for seven yards after catching a lateral pass at Arkansas State ... Part of offensive line that helped Bobcats improve offense by 109.5 yards per game and rushing offense by 53.8 yards per game.

FRANKIE GRIFFIN

LB - 6-0 - 205SeniorSpring, Texas

Enters 2018 having made 20 consecutive starts ... Named 2017 All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team by SBC head coaches and media members...Also chosen 2017 All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team by Phil Steele...Tabbed 2016 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference by Phil Steele Publications... Started all 12 games at linebacker and ranked third among team leaders with 74 total tackles and 51 solo stops ... Led the Bobcats and ranked ninth in the Sun Belt Conference with 11.5 tackles for loss ... Tied for second among team leaders and was 20th in the Sun Belt with 4.0 sacks ... His 74 total tackles tied teammate A. J. Krawczyk for 25th among Sun Belt leaders...Had season-high of 13 total tackles and eight solo tackles at Arkansas State...Registered a season-high of nine solo tackles (nine total) against New Mexico State...Also had six solo stops against Houston Baptist, UTSA and Louisiana...Recorded a season-high of two tackles for loss against UTSA and Georgia State...Tallied 1.0 sacks against Houston Baptist, Colorado and Georgia State.

BRYAN LONDON II

LB - 6-2 - 232JuniorConverse, Texas

Two-year starter who enters the 2018 season having made 24 consecutive starts ... Named 2016 and 2017 All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention by SBC head coaches and selected media members ... Selected as one of nation’s Top 25 sophomores by Bleacher Report...Named 2017 and 2016 Dave Campbell’s Football All-Texas College Second Team...Chosen 2016 All-Sun Belt Conference Second-Team by Phil Steele Publications...2016 All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention by SBC coaches and selected media poll...Started the last 24 games as an inside linebacker...Led the Bobcats in tackles for the second straight year...Ranked 10th among Sun Belt Conference leaders with 91 total tackles...Had season highs of 13 tackles and 12 solo stops against New Mexico State...Tallied 12 tackles against Georgia State...Had 10 stops at Colorado and Arkansas State...Recorded two tackles for loss at Troy...Tied for the team lead and ranked eighth overall among Sun Belt Conference leaders with two forced fumbles...Led the Bobcats with fi ve pass breakups.

A.J. KRAWCZYK

S - 5-11 - 195SeniorKingwood, Texas

Started all 12 games at safety after moving to defense in spring practice...Ranked third on the team and 25th in the Sun Belt Conference with 74 tackles in his fi rst season as a starter...His 55 solo tackles led the Bobcats and ranked seventh among Sun Belt leaders...Ranked second on the team and 21st among SBC leaders with 51 tackles against Sun Belt opponents...His 38 solo stops against league opponents tied for eighth among Sun Belt leaders...Recorded a season-high of nine total tackles and eight solo stops versus ULM...Registered eight tackles against UTSA and Troy...Led the Bobcats with 39 fumble return yards when he recovered a fumble at Wyoming...Tied for eighth among Sun Belt Conference leaders and tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles during the season...Forced a fumble against Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina.

2018 TEXAS STATE PLAYERS TO WATCH

A.J. KRAWCZYK FRANKIE GRIFFIN

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT (TV)

SEPT. 2 HOUSTON BAPTIST SAN MARCOS, TEXAS W, 20-11 (ESPN3)

Sept. 9 at Colorado Boulder, Colo. L, 3-37 (Pac-12 Networks)

SEPT. 16 * APPALACHIAN STATE SAN MARCOS, TEXAS L, 13-20 (ESPN3)

SEPT. 23 UTSA SAN MARCOS, TEXAS L, 14-44 (ESPN3)

Sept. 30 at Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. L, 10-45 (Facebook/Stadium)

OCT. 7 * ULM SAN MARCOS, TEXAS L, 27-45 (ESPN3)

Oct. 12 * at Louisiana Lafayette, La. L, 7-24 (ESPNU)

Oct. 28 * at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. W, 27-7 (ESPN3)

NOV. 4 * NEW MEXICO STATE SAN MARCOS, TEXAS L, 27-45 (ESPN3)

NOV. 11 * GEORGIA STATE SAN MARCOS, TEXAS L, 30-33 (ESPN3)

Nov. 18 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. L, 12-30 (ESPN3)

Nov. 24 * at Troy Troy, Ala. L, 9-62 (ESPN3)

* denotes Sun Belt game; Home games in CAPS

2017 FOOTBALL RESULTS (2-10, 1-7 SUN BELT)

Rick Poulter

Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 512-245-2966

Cell: 512-738-0697

Secondary Contact

Charlie Duffy

E-mail: [email protected]

Offi ce: 512-245-2988

Cell: (317) 490-3262

Rick Poulter

Media ContactsNick Castillo

San Marcos Daily Record

@Nick_Castillo74

Keff Ciardello

Austin American-Statesman

@Keff_C

Covering Texas State Broadcast TeamFlagship Station: 1300 The Zone- AM 1300

Brant FreemanPlay-by-play@Brant_Freeman

Bill CulhaneAnalyst@BillCulhane22

MEDIA INFORMATION

AARON BREWER

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2018 TEXAS STATE ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Previous School 1 Tyler Watts WR 5’ 8” 165 Sr. Brenham, Texas/Brenham HS 2 Jah’Marae Sheread WR 5’ 7” 155 Fr. Houston, Texas /Cypress Springs HS 2 Alvin Pacheco DB 6’ 0” 185 Jr. Allentown, Pa./Central Cathlic 3 Jeremiah Haydel WR 5’ 11” 175 So. Houston, Texas/Alief Taylor HS 3 Kordell Rodgers CB 5’ 11” 165 So. Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin HS 4 Caleb Twyford RB 5’ 11” 175 So. Farmersville, Texas/Farmersville HS 4 Gavin Graham ILB 6’ 1” 215 Jr. Austin, Texas/Anderson HS 5 Jaylin Nelson RB 5’ 8” 200 So. Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville HS 6 Keenan Brown TE 6’ 3” 250 Gr. Houston, Texas/Oklahoma State 6 Anthony J. Taylor CB 5’ 8” 185 Jr. Tyler, Texas/Allen HS 7 Jaylen Gipson QB 6’ 2” 195 Fr. Mexia, Texas/Mexia HS 7 Kumonde Hines DL 6’ 3” 225 Jr. Chesterfi eld, Va./Bird HS 8 Willie Jones, III QB 6’ 3” 190 So. Beaumont, Texas/Silsbee HS 8 Hal Vinson OLB 6’ 1” 240 Jr. Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff HS 9 D. J. Bolger QB 6’ 3” 205 Fr. Austin, Texas/Hyde Park Baptist HS 9 Bryan London II ILB 6’ 2” 232 Jr. Converse, Texas/Randolph HS10 Mason Hays WR 6’ 1” 205 Sr. Longview, Texas/Pine Tree HS11 Tyler Vitt QB 6’ 2” 205 Fr. San Antonio, Texas /MacArthur HS11 Ishmael Davis DL 6’ 3” 260 Sr. Killeen, Texas/Ellison HS12 Clifton Lewis, Jr. ILB 6’ 1” 225 Jr. Missouri City, Texas/Hightower 13 T.J. Graham WR 6’ 1” 175 Fr. Mansfi eld, Texas /Lake Ridge HS14 Pierce Withers S 5’ 11” 195 Fr. Austin, Texas /Bowie HS15 Blake Aragon WR 6’ 4” 195 Fr. Stephenville, Texas /Stephenville HS15 Jarron Morris DB 5’ 9” 158 Fr. Orange, Texas /West Orange Stark HS16 JaShon Waddy CB 5’ 11” 185 Jr. Angleton, Texas/Angleton HS 17 T. J. Bedford WR 6’ 4” 195 Fr. Covington, La./St. Paul’s HS18 Frankie Griffi n OLB 6’ 0” 205 Sr. Spring, Texas/Klein Collins HS19 Jacoby Hopkins WR 6’ 0” 198 Fr. Houston, Texas /Heights HS19 Kishawn Kelley S 6’ 2” 195 Fr. Corsicana, Texas/Corsicana HS20 Robert Brown, Jr. RB 5’ 9” 200 So. Houston, Texas/Eisenhower HS20 Isaac Pope DB 6’ 2” 185 Fr. Yoakum, Texas /Yoakum HS21 Anthony Smith RB 5’ 10” 200 So. Fort Worth, Texas/Fossil Ridge HS21 Josh Newman S 6’ 0” 205 So. Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill HS22 Markeveon Coleman OLB 6’ 2” 215 So. Dallas, Texas/Skyline HS 23 Preston Dimery S 6’ 0” 180 So. Kerrville, Texas/Tivy HS25 Anthony D. Taylor RB 5’ 10” 205 Jr. Denton, Texas/Guyer HS25 Ladarius Anthony DB 5’ 10” 150 Fr. Houston /Cypress Creek HS26 Kieston Roach CB 6’ 0” 185 Fr. Houston, Texas/North Shore HS27 London Harris OLB 6’ 2” 210 Fr. Rosharon, Texas/Manvel HS28 OL. J. Johnson DB 6’ 0” 180 Fr. Allen, Texas /Allen HS29 Tyrese Heard DB 6’ 0” 180 Fr. Teague, Texas /Teague HS30 Nikolas Daniels ILB 6’ 0” 235 Jr. League City, Texas 31 Dennis Johnson DB 6’ 4” 185 Sr. San Antonio, Texas /John Paul Stevens HS34 Alec Harris RB 5’ 11” 192 Fr. Richmond, Texas/Foster HS35 Ashton Johnson DB 5’ 11” 170 Fr. Dickinson, Texas/Dickinson HS36 Demarcus Hall DB 5’ 10” 180 Fr. San Marcos, Texas/San Marcos HS37 Greg Peace II CB 5’ 11” 180 Jr. Grand Prairie, Texas/Bowie HS38 TreJon Hugue DB 6’ 1” 180 Fr. Mansfi eld, Texas/Lake Ridge HS39 Traveler Surley S 6’ 0” 183 Fr. China Spring, Texas/China Spring HS39 Clayton Stewart P 6’ 1” 200 Fr. Flower Mound, Texas /Flower Mound HS40 Malik Alley OLB 6’ 2” 210 Jr. Tyler, Texas/Brook Hill HS41 LeDarrius Harris WR 5’ 9” 170 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo./Fountain-Ft. Carson HS42 Tyrone Brown, Jr. OLB 6’ 1” 189 Jr. Tyler, Texas/Brook Hill HS43 Michael Dunahoo LB 6’ 0” 200 Fr. Belton, Texas/Belton HS43 James Sherman K/P 5’ 10” 190 Sr. Montgomery, Ala./Catholic HS 44 John Brannon OLB 6’ 0” 235 So. McKinney, Texas/Prosper HS45 Jakharious Smith DL 6’ 3” 215 Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie HS46 Justin Warner LS 6’ 6” 235 Jr. Angleton, Texas/Angleton HS 46 Trent Mott LB 5’ 10” 190 Fr. Kerville, Texas/Tivy HS47 A. J. Krawczyk S 5’ 11” 195 Sr. Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood HS 48 Sam Johnson LB 6’ 0” 240 Fr. Houston, Texas/Clear Lake HS48 Tommy Simmons LS 6’ 3” 200 Sr. Jacksonville, Texas/Jacksonville HS49 Hunter Hebert TE 6’ 4” 220 Fr. Houston, Texas/LaPorte HS49 Josh Embry LB 6’ 1” 190 Fr. Dripping Springs, Texas/Drippings HS50 Reece Jordan OL 6’ 3” 275 So. Decatur, Texas/Boyd HS 51 Josiah Washington OL 6’ 6” 305 So. DeSoto, Texas/De Soto HS

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Previous School 52 Miles Macadory OL 6’ 4” 290 Fr. Sachse, Texas /Sachse HS54 David Tachie OL 6’ 4” 313 Jr. McKinney, Texas/McKinney HS54 Hunter Thompson ILB 6’ 0” 225 Fr. New Braunfels, Texas/Canyon HS55 Aaron Brewer OL 6’ 3” 285 Jr. Dallas, Texas/Skyline HS 56 Morgan Moore OL 6’ 5” 280 Fr. Midwest City, Okla. /Midwest City HS59 Nick Wilkins OL 6’ 2” 250 Fr. Rosharon, Texas/Manvel HS62 Jacob Fryrear OL 6’ 2” 285 So. Caldwell, Texas/Caldwell HS63 Caleb Carlile OL 6’ 4” 300 Fr. Waxahachie, Texas/Waxahachie HS65 Kameron Jemison DL 6’ 5” 310 So. Overland Park, KS/Hogan Prep68 Hector DeJesus OL 6’ 3” 290 Fr. San Benito, Texas/San Benito HS69 Tanner King OL 6’ 5” 270 Fr. Houston, Texas/Deer Park HS71 Tate Heitmeier OL 6’ 3” 330 Fr. Mansfi eld, Texas/Lake Ridge HS72 Jacob Rowland OL 6’ 5” 290 Jr. Wills Point, Texas/Wills Point HS73 Jaquel Pierce DL 6’ 2” 285 So. Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville HS74 Jalen Momerelle OL 6’ 4” 300 Fr. Houston, Texas /Manvel HS75 Nic Foster OL 6’ 4” 275 So. Arlington, Texas/Arlington 76 Kyler Cooks OL 6’ 5” 270 Fr. Texarkana, Texas /Liberty-Eylau HS77 Jacob Janak OL 6’ 5” 265 Fr. Hallettsville, Texas/Sacred Heart Catholic HS78 Kregg Lemons OL 6’ 4” 285 Jr. Houston, Texas/Taylor HS79 Jayden Smith OL 6’ 4” 240 Fr. Buda, Texas/Hays HS80 Hutch White WR 6’ 1” 195 Jr. Kerrville, Texas/Tivy HS81 Chandler Speights WR 5’ 9” 170 Fr. Richmond, Texas/Foster HS82 Brendon Rushing TE 6’ 4” 235 Jr. DeSoto, Texas/De Soto HS83 Kelton Powell WR 6’ 0” 180 Sr. Kyle, Texas/Lehman HS84 Seth Caillouet TE 6’ 3” 230 Fr. Covington, La. /Archbishop Hannan HS85 Elijah Rogers TE 6’ 4” 225 Sr. Metairie, La./East Jefferson HS86 Stone Harris WR 6’ 0” 185 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas/George Ranch HS87 Jackson Lanam TE 6’ 4” 225 Fr. Corpus Christi, Texas /Calallen HS88 Lester James WR 6’ 4” 185 Fr. DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS88 Caeveon Patton DL 6’ 2” 285 So. Cuero, Texas/Cuero HS89 Shane Carney WR 6-4 200 So. Porter, Texas/Trinity Valley CC90 Jake Lynch DL 6’ 5” 230 Fr. Richmond, Texas /Fort Bend Travis HS91 Sami Awad DL 6’ 1” 300 Sr. McKinney, Texas/Duncanville HS92 JaCourtney Calvin DL 6’ 3” 225 Fr. Lufkin, Texas /Lufkin HS93 Dotson Schaefer DL 6’ 4” 235 Fr. Lincoln, Ark. /Fayetteville HS94 Dean Taylor DL 6’ 5” 280 Jr. Pearland, Texas/Pearland HS95 Chris Kessler K 5’ 9” 160 Fr. Longview, Texas /Longview HS96 Kingsley Onyirioha DL 6’ 2” 283 Jr. Houston, Texas/St. Pius X HS97 Emmanuel Galvan-Vazquez DL 6’ 3” 250 Fr. Buda, Texas/Hays 98 Gjemar Daniels DL 5’ 11” 315 So. Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale HS99 John Lilly DL 6’ 0” 260 So. Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit HS Nico Ezidore DL 6’ 2” 290 Fr. Garland, Texas /Naaman Forest HS Jalen Smith DB 5’ 10” 180 Jr. Houston, Texas/St. Pius X HS/Fresno State

Coaching and Support Staff:Everett Withers - Head CoachZak Kuhr - Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs CoachChris Woods - Defensive Coordinator/Inside LinebackersRon Antoine - Wide Receivers CoachBrett Elliott - Quarterbacks CoachKyle Hoke - Assistant Coach-SafetiesPreston Mason - Outside Linebackers CoachEric Mateos - Offensive Line CoachAdrian Mayes - Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting CoordinatorJules Montinar - Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks CoachIsaac Mooring - Defensive Line CoachAaron Burkart - Strength and Conditioning Coach (Football - Head)Jake Howe - Strength and Conditioning Coach (Football - Asst.)Jason Karlik - Head Athletic Trainer (Football)Zack Lucas - Director of Football OperationsAndrew Johnson - Head Equipment ManagerTaylor Allen - Assistant Equipment ManagerMichael George - Director of Player PersonnelClayton Barnes - Assistant Director of Player DevelopmentVictor Irokansi - Graduate Assistant Coach - Defensive LineJoseph Kirchon - Graduate Assistant Coach - Wide ReceiversShelby Mobley - Graduate Assistant Coach-Linebackers

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Taylor,Anthony 12 107 464 32 432 4.0 2 55 36.0Smith,Anthony 11 74 391 39 352 4.8 3 48 32.0R. Brown Jr 12 77 342 37 305 4.0 0 71 25.4Jones III, W. 10 43 229 61 168 3.9 0 34 16.8Watts,Tyler 12 5 138 0 138 27.6 1 76 11.5Williams, D. 12 115 350 237 113 1.0 5 30 9.4Nelson,Jaylin 7 25 106 8 98 3.9 0 33 14.0Morbley,T. 5 3 25 0 25 8.3 0 21 5.0White,Hutch 12 3 15 0 15 5.0 0 8 1.2Twyford,Caleb 10 4 12 2 10 2.5 0 7 1.0Versey, Jordan 2 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 9 4.5Haydel,J. 12 3 11 4 7 2.3 0 9 0.6Brewer,Aaron 12 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.6King,Elijah 12 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.5Johnson,Dennis 10 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 5 0.5Roach,Kieston 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 4.0Sherman,James 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Rushing,B. 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Luna,Eric 8 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1Hays,Mason 4 2 4 5 -1 -0.5 0 4 -0.2Ripley,Marcus 12 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.2Team 7 6 0 68 -68 -11.3 0 0 -9.7Total.......... 12 479 2118 497 1621 3.4 11 76 135.1Opponents...... 12 455 1984 277 1707 3.8 21 71 142.2

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Williams, D. 12 116.73 194-333-9 58.3 2061 12 55 171.8Jones III, W. 10 107.04 18-37-1 48.6 281 0 49 28.1White,Hutch 12 669.40 2-2-0 100.0 57 2 47 4.8Nelson,Jaylin 7 1009.60 1-1-0 100.0 69 1 69 9.9Sherman,James 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 12 120.81 215-374-10 57.5 2468 15 69 205.7Opponents...... 12 155.90 250-397-0 63.0 3567 21 71 297.2

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G King,Elijah 12 52 750 14.4 3 55 62.5Watts,Tyler 12 40 332 8.3 2 33 27.7Schrade,Gabe 12 20 287 14.4 2 54 23.9White,Hutch 12 15 196 13.1 0 36 16.3Taylor,Anthony 12 15 159 10.6 3 47 13.2Morbley,T. 5 14 192 13.7 0 49 38.4Hays,Mason 4 9 148 16.4 1 49 37.0Haydel,J. 12 8 83 10.4 1 34 6.9Luna,Eric 8 8 60 7.5 1 14 7.5R. Brown Jr 12 8 27 3.4 0 12 2.2Twyford,Caleb 10 7 96 13.7 1 69 9.6French,Chris 11 5 46 9.2 1 13 4.2Rogers,Elijah 12 4 33 8.2 0 25 2.8Johnson,Dennis 10 4 27 6.8 0 8 2.7Smith,Anthony 11 3 4 1.3 0 4 0.4Tiggs,Quinn 7 2 26 13.0 0 15 3.7Jones III, W. 10 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2Total.......... 12 215 2468 11.5 15 69 205.7Opponents...... 12 250 3567 14.3 21 71 297.2

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG White,Hutch 18 130 7.2 0 19Total.......... 18 130 7.2 0 19Opponents...... 30 247 8.2 1 55

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Total.......... 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents...... 10 160 16.0 1 41

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Haydel,J. 22 379 17.2 0 29Watts,Tyler 5 90 18.0 0 24R. Brown Jr 4 63 15.8 0 20Total.......... 31 532 17.2 0 29Opponents...... 29 685 23.6 1 95

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Taylor,Anthony 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Williams, D. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Foster 0 3-3 14-17 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 23Sherman,James 0 5-7 6-7 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 21Watts,Tyler 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18King,Elijah 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Smith,Anthony 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Schrade,Gabe 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Luna,Eric 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Haydel,J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Hays,Mason 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Twyford,Caleb 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6French,Chris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Hilborn, Foster 0 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 4Graham,Gavin 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 3Anyama,Easy 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0Total.......... 26 10-14 21-25 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 207Opponents...... 48 22-24 45-47 0-0 0 0-1 1 1 403

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Williams, D. 12 448 113 2061 2174 181.2Jones III, W. 10 80 168 281 449 44.9Taylor,Anthony 12 107 432 0 432 36.0Smith,Anthony 11 74 352 0 352 32.0R. Brown Jr 12 77 305 0 305 25.4Nelson,Jaylin 7 26 98 69 167 23.9Watts,Tyler 12 5 138 0 138 11.5White,Hutch 12 5 15 57 72 6.0Morbley,T. 5 3 25 0 25 5.0Twyford,Caleb 10 4 10 0 10 1.0Versey, Jordan 2 3 9 0 9 4.5Haydel,J. 12 3 7 0 7 0.6Brewer,Aaron 12 1 7 0 7 0.6King,Elijah 12 1 6 0 6 0.5Johnson,Dennis 10 2 5 0 5 0.5Roach,Kieston 1 1 4 0 4 4.0Luna,Eric 8 1 -1 0 -1 -0.1Hays,Mason 4 2 -1 0 -1 -0.2Ripley,Marcus 12 1 -3 0 -3 -0.2Team 7 6 -68 0 -68 -9.7Total.......... 12 853 1621 2468 4089 340.8Opponents...... 12 852 1707 3567 5274 439.5

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Sherman,James 5-7 71.4 0-0 3-3 2-4 0-0 0-0 38 0Foster 3-3 100.0 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 37 0Graham,Gavin 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 30 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Ripley,Marcus 81 3421 42.2 74 6 19 29 16 1Team 2 63 31.5 33 0 1 0 0 1Total.......... 83 3484 42.0 74 6 20 29 16 2Opponents...... 64 2737 42.8 70 8 21 15 13 1

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Sherman,James 48 2906 60.5 15 4 Total.......... 48 2906 60.5 15 4 685 38.5 26Opponents...... 79 5035 63.7 44 4 532 43.1 21

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G King,Elijah 12 6 750 0 0 0 756 63.0Taylor,Anthony 12 432 159 0 0 0 591 49.2Watts,Tyler 12 138 332 0 90 0 560 46.7Haydel,J. 12 7 83 0 379 0 469 39.1R. Brown Jr 12 305 27 0 63 0 395 32.9Smith,Anthony 11 352 4 0 0 0 356 32.4White,Hutch 12 15 196 130 0 0 341 28.4Schrade,Gabe 12 0 287 0 0 0 287 23.9Morbley,T. 5 25 192 0 0 0 217 43.4Jones III, W. 10 168 2 0 0 0 170 17.0Hays,Mason 4 -1 148 0 0 0 147 36.8Williams, D. 12 113 0 0 0 0 113 9.4Twyford,Caleb 10 10 96 0 0 0 106 10.6Nelson,Jaylin 7 98 0 0 0 0 98 14.0Luna,Eric 8 -1 60 0 0 0 59 7.4French,Chris 11 0 46 0 0 0 46 4.2Rogers,Elijah 12 0 33 0 0 0 33 2.8Johnson,Dennis 10 5 27 0 0 0 32 3.2Tiggs,Quinn 7 0 26 0 0 0 26 3.7Versey, Jordan 2 9 0 0 0 0 9 4.5Brewer,Aaron 12 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.6Roach,Kieston 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 4.0Ripley,Marcus 12 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.2Team 7 -68 0 0 0 0 -68 -9.7Total.......... 12 1621 2468 130 532 0 4751 395.9Opponents...... 12 1707 3567 247 685 160 6366 530.5

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF9 London II, B. 12 48 43 91 3.0-7 . . 5 . . 2 . .2 Loyd,Gabe 12 49 33 82 10.0-47 4.5-33 . 3 1 . 2 . .18 Griffi n,F. 12 51 23 74 11.5-50 4.0-34 . 3 1 2-21 2 . .47 Krawczyk,A.J. 12 55 19 74 . . . 1 1 1-39 2 . .16 Waddy,Jashon 12 42 13 55 1.0-3 . . 5 . . 1 . .51 Mittie,Jordan 12 30 22 52 5.5-18 3.5-15 . 2 2 . . 1 .58 Vinson,Hal 11 23 17 40 5.0-17 2.5-12 . . 2 1-0 . . .14 Anyama,Easy 11 27 12 39 6.5-36 4.0-31 . 3 6 . 1 1 .6 Taylor,A. 9 22 14 36 . . . 5 . . . . .30 Daniels,N. 11 21 14 35 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . .15 Rosemond,Dila 5 23 9 32 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .2A Johnson,S. 10 23 8 31 2.0-2 . . 3 . . 1 . .88 Patton,Caeveon 9 14 12 26 2.0-3 1.0-2 . 2 1 1-0 . . .24 Rodgers,K. 11 20 5 25 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .27 Graham,Gavin 12 12 10 22 1.0-5 1.0-5 . 2 1 . 1 . .42 Davis,Ishmael 4 10 9 19 1.5-2 . . . . 1-0 . . .94 Taylor,Dean 9 8 9 17 1.0-1 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . .91 Awad,Sami 12 7 9 16 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . 1 1-0 . . .5A Aneke, Andrew 5 9 2 11 . . . 2 . . . . .1A C,Lewis Jr. 10 7 4 11 1.5-10 1.0-8 . . 1 . . . .4 Tiggs,Quinn 7 8 3 11 . . . . . . . . .TM Team 7 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . Total.......... 12 570 333 903 56-209 22-142 . 37 21 9-60 12 3 . Opponents...... 12 547 314 861 109.0-447 37-262 10-160 46 29 14-139 18 5 1

2017 TEXAS STATE STATS (ALL GAMES)

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2017 TEXAS STATE STATS (SUN BELT GAMES)

RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Taylor,Anthony 8 76 324 21 303 4.0 2 26 37.9R. Brown Jr 8 45 250 23 227 5.0 0 71 28.4Smith,Anthony 7 48 241 23 218 4.5 2 47 31.1Watts,Tyler 8 4 135 0 135 33.8 1 76 16.9Jones III, W. 6 24 134 36 98 4.1 0 20 16.3Williams, D. 8 74 239 171 68 0.9 3 15 8.5Nelson,Jaylin 4 10 66 5 61 6.1 0 33 15.2White,Hutch 8 3 15 0 15 5.0 0 8 1.9Twyford,Caleb 7 4 12 2 10 2.5 0 7 1.4Versey, Jordan 2 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 9 4.5Brewer,Aaron 8 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.9Haydel,J. 8 3 11 4 7 2.3 0 9 0.9King,Elijah 8 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.8Johnson,Dennis 7 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.7Roach,Kieston 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 4.0Morbley,T. 3 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.7Sherman,James 8 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Hays,Mason 1 2 4 5 -1 -0.5 0 4 -1.0Luna,Eric 6 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.2Ripley,Marcus 8 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.4Team 4 3 0 32 -32 -10.7 0 0 -8.0Total.......... 8 307 1464 326 1138 3.7 8 76 142.2Opponents...... 8 294 1254 138 1116 3.8 14 44 139.5

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Williams, D. 8 124.01 151-246-6 61.4 1584 10 55 198.0Jones III, W. 6 105.26 14-28-1 50.0 208 0 49 34.7White,Hutch 8 669.40 2-2-0 100.0 57 2 47 7.1Nelson,Jaylin 4 1009.60 1-1-0 100.0 69 1 69 17.2Sherman,James 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 8 128.78 168-278-7 60.4 1918 13 69 239.8Opponents...... 8 161.53 174-276-0 63.0 2568 17 71 321.0

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G King,Elijah 8 45 636 14.1 2 55 79.5Watts,Tyler 8 30 285 9.5 2 33 35.6Schrade,Gabe 8 17 210 12.4 2 54 26.2Taylor,Anthony 8 14 139 9.9 3 47 17.4White,Hutch 8 11 136 12.4 0 29 17.0Morbley,T. 3 9 96 10.7 0 49 32.0Luna,Eric 6 8 60 7.5 1 14 10.0Haydel,J. 8 7 74 10.6 0 34 9.2Twyford,Caleb 7 6 92 15.3 1 69 13.1Hays,Mason 1 5 88 17.6 1 49 88.0French,Chris 8 5 46 9.2 1 13 5.8R. Brown Jr 8 5 15 3.0 0 7 1.9Tiggs,Quinn 3 2 26 13.0 0 15 8.7Rogers,Elijah 8 2 7 3.5 0 8 0.9Johnson,Dennis 7 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.9Jones III, W. 6 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.3Total.......... 8 168 1918 11.4 13 69 239.8Opponents...... 8 174 2568 14.8 17 71 321.0

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG White,Hutch 12 79 6.6 0 19Total.......... 12 79 6.6 0 19Opponents...... 18 148 8.2 0 29

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Total.......... 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents...... 7 65 9.3 0 41

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Haydel,J. 16 290 18.1 0 29Watts,Tyler 5 90 18.0 0 24R. Brown Jr 1 12 12.0 0 12Total.......... 22 392 17.8 0 29Opponents...... 22 465 21.1 0 42

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Taylor,Anthony 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Foster 0 3-3 14-17 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 23Williams, D. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Watts,Tyler 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Smith,Anthony 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Schrade,Gabe 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12King,Elijah 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Sherman,James 0 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 8Hays,Mason 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Twyford,Caleb 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6French,Chris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Luna,Eric 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Graham,Gavin 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 3Anyama,Easy 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0Total.......... 21 6-7 16-20 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 160Opponents...... 32 14-16 30-31 0-0 0 0-1 1 0 266

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Williams, D. 8 320 68 1584 1652 206.5Jones III, W. 6 52 98 208 306 51.0Taylor,Anthony 8 76 303 0 303 37.9R. Brown Jr 8 45 227 0 227 28.4Smith,Anthony 7 48 218 0 218 31.1Watts,Tyler 8 4 135 0 135 16.9Nelson,Jaylin 4 11 61 69 130 32.5White,Hutch 8 5 15 57 72 9.0Twyford,Caleb 7 4 10 0 10 1.4Versey, Jordan 2 3 9 0 9 4.5Haydel,J. 8 3 7 0 7 0.9Brewer,Aaron 8 1 7 0 7 0.9King,Elijah 8 1 6 0 6 0.8Johnson,Dennis 7 1 5 0 5 0.7Roach,Kieston 1 1 4 0 4 4.0Morbley,T. 3 1 2 0 2 0.7Hays,Mason 1 2 -1 0 -1 -1.0Luna,Eric 6 1 -1 0 -1 -0.2Ripley,Marcus 8 1 -3 0 -3 -0.4Team 4 3 -32 0 -32 -8.0Total.......... 8 585 1138 1918 3056 382.0Opponents...... 8 570 1116 2568 3684 460.5

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Sherman,James 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 38 0Foster 3-3 100.0 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 37 0Graham,Gavin 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 30 0

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Ripley,Marcus 53 2166 40.9 55 3 12 17 9 1Team 1 33 33.0 33 0 1 0 0 0Total.......... 54 2199 40.7 55 3 13 17 9 1Opponents...... 42 1778 42.3 66 4 12 12 8 0

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Sherman,James 34 2023 59.5 9 3 Total.......... 34 2023 59.5 9 3 465 39.2 25Opponents...... 53 3363 63.5 27 4 392 43.3 21

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G King,Elijah 8 6 636 0 0 0 642 80.2Watts,Tyler 8 135 285 0 90 0 510 63.8Taylor,Anthony 8 303 139 0 0 0 442 55.2Haydel,J. 8 7 74 0 290 0 371 46.4R. Brown Jr 8 227 15 0 12 0 254 31.8White,Hutch 8 15 136 79 0 0 230 28.8Smith,Anthony 7 218 0 0 0 0 218 31.1Schrade,Gabe 8 0 210 0 0 0 210 26.2Twyford,Caleb 7 10 92 0 0 0 102 14.6Jones III, W. 6 98 2 0 0 0 100 16.7Morbley,T. 3 2 96 0 0 0 98 32.7Hays,Mason 1 -1 88 0 0 0 87 87.0Williams, D. 8 68 0 0 0 0 68 8.5Nelson,Jaylin 4 61 0 0 0 0 61 15.2Luna,Eric 6 -1 60 0 0 0 59 9.8French,Chris 8 0 46 0 0 0 46 5.8Tiggs,Quinn 3 0 26 0 0 0 26 8.7Johnson,Dennis 7 5 6 0 0 0 11 1.6Versey, Jordan 2 9 0 0 0 0 9 4.5Brewer,Aaron 8 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.9Rogers,Elijah 8 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.9Roach,Kieston 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 4.0Ripley,Marcus 8 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.4Team 4 -32 0 0 0 0 -32 -8.0Total.......... 8 1138 1918 79 392 0 3527 440.9Opponents...... 8 1116 2568 148 465 65 4362 545.2

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF9 London II, B. 8 33 26 59 2.5-6 . . 4 . . 1 . .47 Krawczyk,A.J. 8 38 13 51 . . . 1 . . 2 . .2 Loyd,Gabe 8 33 17 50 6.5-27 2.5-16 . 1 1 . 1 . .18 Griffi n,F. 8 34 15 49 6.0-21 1.5-12 . 3 1 2-21 1 . .51 Mittie,Jordan 8 20 15 35 3.0-12 1.5-10 . 1 1 . . 1 .16 Waddy,Jashon 8 24 8 32 1.0-3 . . 2 . . 1 . .14 Anyama,Easy 7 21 11 32 4.5-16 2.0-11 . 3 5 . . . .58 Vinson,Hal 7 16 15 31 4.0-9 1.5-4 . . 2 1-0 . . .6 Taylor,A. 7 16 12 28 . . . 3 . . . . .15 Rosemond,Dila 4 18 8 26 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .2A Johnson,S. 8 14 6 20 1.0-1 . . 2 . . . . .30 Daniels,N. 7 11 8 19 . . . . . . . . .24 Rodgers,K. 8 14 3 17 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .88 Patton,Caeveon 5 6 9 15 1.0-1 . . 2 1 . . . .27 Graham,Gavin 8 5 7 12 . . . 1 . . . . .91 Awad,Sami 8 6 5 11 . . . . 1 1-0 . . .44 Brannon,John 5 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .94 Taylor,Dean 5 4 4 8 . . . . 1 . . . .37 Peace II, Greg 7 6 1 7 . . . 1 . . . . .81 Johnson,Dennis 7 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .20 R. Brown Jr 8 3 3 6 . . . . . 1-0 . . .1A C,Lewis Jr. 6 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .TM Team 4 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . Total.......... 8 368 224 592 31-98 9-53 . 24 14 6-21 6 1 . Opponents...... 8 365 214 579 71.0-289 26-195 7-65 29 23 10-99 12 4 .

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TROY TROJANS

ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr.Chancellor

Dr. Fred GreenFaculty Representative

Jeremy McClainAthletics Director

Sandy AtkinsSWA

ABOUT TROY

Troy University is a comprehensive public university headquartered in Troy, Ala. It was founded on February 26, 1887, as Troy State Normal School within the Alabama State University System by an Act of the Alabama Legislature.

Today, Troy University serves nearly 8,000 students on the residential campus in Troy and more than 22,000 students world-wide, including four Alabama campuses and teaching sites in seven U.S. states and international locations in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. TROY also offers a robust online offering through its eTROY division.

Troy University’s graduates number more than 155,000 alumni representing all 50 states and numerous foreign countries. Known as “Alabama’s International University,” TROY serves nearly 1,000 international students annually and students from 76 nations are represented on the Troy Campus.

TROY is regularly recognized as a top-tier institution by publications such as The Prince-ton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Forbes and GetEducated.com.

TROY has a long history of service to the U.S. military dating back to the 1950s, and is consistently recognized as a military friendly institution by such publications as Military Times, Military Advanced Education, and U.S. News and World Report. The University’s TROY for Troops Center provides military-affi liated and veteran students with dedicat-ed support in academic and career services. The Center serves as a one-stop shop for active-duty military, veterans and military dependents.

With a student-fi rst philosophy, Troy University continues to serve both traditional col-lege-aged students and adult learners with quality academic programs, in high-demand fi elds, through its fi ve colleges – the Sorrell College of Business, the College of Commu-nication and Fine Arts, Arts and Sciences, Education and Health and Human Services.

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV)

09/01 BOISE STATE TROY, ALA. 5:00 P.M. (ESPNEWS)

09/08 FLORIDA A&M TROY, ALA. 6:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

09/15 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 11:00 a.m. (BTN)

09/22 * at ULM Monroe, La. TBA

09/29 * COASTAL CAROLINA TROY, ALA. TBA

10/04 * GEORGIA STATE TROY, ALA. 6:30 P.M. (ESPNU)

10/13 at Liberty Lynchburg, Va. TBA

10/23 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2)

11/03 * LOUISIANA TROY, ALA. TBA

11/10 * at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. TBA

11/17 * TEXAS STATE TROY, ALA. TBA

11/24 * at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. TBA

* denotes Sun Belt game

Home games in CAPS; All times central and subject to change

2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM

Capacity: 30,000Playing Surface: Surface ProGrassRecord: 219-93-3First Game: September 16, 1950Largest Crowd: 29,013

Location.............................. Troy, Alabama

Founded ............................................ 1887

Enrollment ..................................... 20,000

Nickname ...................................... Trojans

Colors ................. Cardinal, Silver & Black

Athletics Website ....www.troytrojans.com

Primary Offense .............................Spread

Primary Defense .............................. 4-2-5

All-Time Record ......................529-401-28

All-Time SBC Record .......................68-38

2017 Record .......................................11-2

2017 SBC Record (Finish) ........ 7-1 (T-1st)

SBC Championships ............................... 6

Bowl Appearances .................................. 7

Bowl Record .........................................4-3

Lettermen Returning: ........................... 54

Offense: ............................................. 23

Defense: ............................................ 27

Special Teams: ................................... 4

Lettermen Lost ..................................... 27

Offense: ............................................. 14

Defense: ............................................ 12

Special Teams: ................................... 1

Starters Returning: .............................. 17

Offense: ............................................. 10

Defense: .............................................. 6

Special Teams: ................................... 1

Starters Lost: ....................................... 11

Offense: ............................................... 3

Defense: .............................................. 5

Special Teams: ................................... 3

QUICK FACTS

HEAD COACH NEAL BROWN

UMass, 2002Fourth SeasonTroy Record: 25-13Overall Record: 25-13

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BLACE BROWN

CB - 6-0 - 184SeniorCanton, Ga.

Ranked 11th nationally with fi ve interceptions on the season and 12th nationally with 0.42 interceptions per game … Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team … Finished second in the Sun Belt in interceptions (did not play in the bowl game due to injury) … Tore his ACL making an interception in the end zone during Troy’s Sun Belt Conference title-clinching victory at Arkansas State … Enters the 2018 season second among active players with 11 career interceptions and second in interceptions per game (0.41) which rises to 0.46 when you take out three games at wide receiver his freshman season … Named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week after forcing a fumble and sealing the game with an interception in Troy’s win over No. 22 LSU … Returned an interception 53 yards for a touchdown in the season opener at Boise State … Recorded his third career multi-interception game with two picks in Troy’s victory at Coastal Carolina …Tied a career-high with six tackles at New Mexico State … Started 11 games and played in 12 … Finished with 33 tackles (one shy of his 2016 total) to go along with a team-high six pass break ups.

DEONTAE CRUMITIE

OL - 6-2 - 297SeniorLake City, Fla.

Started all 13 games at center to run his career total 32 career starts … Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team and was a preseason selection to the Rimington Trophy Watch List … Allowed just one sack in more than 700 snaps last season … Leader on an offensive line that that fi nished 12th nationally in fewest sacks allowed and rated sixth in offensive line effi ciency … Played a season-high 85 snaps at New Mexico State … Graded out at a career-high 92 percent in Troy’s Sun Belt title-clinching win at Arkansas State … Recorded fi ve knockdown blocks against Alabama State … Credited with six great blocks and three knockdowns in just 45 snaps in Troy’s blowout of Georgia Southern … Recorded a grade of 85 percent or higher in 12-of-13 games and 90 percent or higher in seven games, including fi ve of the fi nal six games of the season.

MARCUS JONES

CB - 5-9 - 174SophomoreEnterprise, Ala.

Became Troy’s second All-American since moving to the FBS level – named to the Phil Steele All-America Third Team as a kick returner … Jones was also named to the ESPN and FWAA Freshman All-America Teams … Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team as both a return specialist and an all-purpose player … Set the Troy single-sea-son record and tied the Troy career record with three kickoff returns for a touchdown … Tied the NCAA record with two kick return touchdowns in the game against Coastal Carolina; just the 21st player to accomplish the feat … He added a 99-yard return for a touchdown in Troy’s Sun Belt title-clinching win at Arkansas State … Returned 29 kicks for 879 yards; his 30.31 average ranks as the third-best in Troy’s single-season history and places his second in the career annals … Returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown in the Arkansas State game… Picked off a fourth-quarter pass and record-ed a career-high eight tackles in Troy’s win at No. 22 LSU which snapped the Tigers’ 49-game non-conference home winning streak … Posted fi ve solo tackles and two pass break ups as he made the start in the New Orleans Bowl … Finished fi fth on the team with 49 tackles (34 solo), two tackles for loss and six pass break ups … Had at least one tackle in all but one game in the season … Returned 14 punts for 115 yards, the longest being a 47-yard return against Alabama State … Tied for fi rst in the Sun Belt and second nationally with three 90-plus yard all-purpose plays … His four all-purpose plays of 80-plus yards ranked fourth nationally.

HUNTER REESE

Bandit - 6-1 - 224SeniorWetumpka, Ala.

Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team after fi nishing fi fth in the league with 14.0 tackles for loss and seventh with 6.5 sacks despite starting just six games on the season … Former walk-on; earned a scholarship prior to the start of the season … Led the team in tackles for loss and fi nished half sack behind Jamal Stadom for that team lead … Ended the season strong with 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and an interception in Troy’s victory in the New Orleans Bowl … recorded a tackle for loss in eight straight games to end the season and had multiple tackles for loss in fi ve games … Against Idaho, fi nished with fi ve tackles and 2.5 sacks … Forced and recovered a fumble against Texas State … Helped Troy set a school single-season record with 112 tackles for loss while the 42 sacks ranked as the third most in a season in Troy history … Troy ranked fourth nationally in tackles for loss and eighth in sacks … Recorded 35 tackles and four quarterback hurries … Played in all 13 games.

2018 TROY PLAYERS TO WATCH

BLACE BROWN MARCUS JONES

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT (TV)

Sept. 2 at Boise State Boise, Idaho L, 13-24 (ESPNU)

SEPT. 9 ALABAMA STATE TROY, ALA. W, 34-7 (ESPN3)

Sept. 16 * at New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. W, 27-24 (ESPN3)

SEPT. 23 AKRON TROY, ALA. W, 22-17 (ESPN3)

Sept. 30 at #25 LSU Baton Rouge, La. W, 24-21 (ESPNU)

OCT. 11 * SOUTH ALABAMA TROY, ALA. L, 8-19 (ESPN2)

Oct. 21 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. W, 34-10 (ESPN3)

OCT. 28 * GEORGIA SOUTHERN TROY, ALA. W, 38-16 (ESPN3)

NOV. 2 * IDAHO TROY, ALA. W, 24-21 (ESPNU)

Nov. 11 * at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. W, 42-17 (ESPN3)

NOV. 24 * TEXAS STATE TROY, ALA. W, 62-9 (ESPN3)

Dec. 2 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. W, 32-25 (ESPN2)

Dec. 16 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl - vs. North Texas - New Orleans, La. W, 50-30 (ESPN)

* denotes Sun Belt game; Home games in CAPS

2017 FOOTBALL RESULTS (11-2, 7-1 SUN BELT)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp. Hometown/Previous School1 Traveon Samuel WR 5-7 175 Sr. TR Phenix City, Ala. / Louisville2 Tron Folsom OLB 6-2 209 Jr. 2L Alma, Ga. / Bacon County HS3 Sawyer Smith QB 6-3 219 R-So. 1L Cantonment, Fla. / Tate HS 5 Jabir Daughtry-Frye RB 5-7 173 R-So. 1L Pensacola, Fla. / Escambia HS6 Sidney Davis WR 5-11 218 Sr. 2L Natchez, Miss. / Southwest Mississippi CC7 Kaleb Barker QB 6-1 206 Jr. 2L Decatur, Ala. / Priceville HS8 Marcus Jones CB 5-9 174 So. 1L Enterprise, Ala. / Enterprise HS9 Jamarius Henderson RB 5-11 214 Jr. 1L Midland City, Ala. / Memphis10 Will Sunderland S 6-4 196 So. TR Midwest City, Okla. / Oklahoma10 Richard Hallman Y 6-2 205 Jr. 2L Powder Springs, Ga. / Hillgrove HS11 Levon Fletcher CB 5-11 166 Fr. HS Huntsville, Ala. / Randolph School12 Melvin Tyus S 6-0 207 Jr. 2L Montgomery, Ala. / Carver HS13 Tray Eafford WR 6-1 198 So. 1L Leesburg, Ga. / Lee County HS14 Terence Dunlap CB 5-11 184 So. 1L Maplesville, Ala. / Maplesville HS15 Damion Willis WR 6-4 199 Sr. 1L Meridian, Miss. / East Mississippi CC16 Jaquez Dunmore CB 6-1 191 Fr. HS Tallahassee, Fla. / Godby HS17 Sam Letton TE 6-2 223 Jr. 2L Marietta, Ga. / Walton HS18 Blace Brown CB 6-0 184 Sr. 3L Canton, Ga. / Cherokee HS18 Gunnar Watson QB 6-3 205 Fr. HS Butler, Ga. / Taylor County HS19 Kade Young QB 6-3 173 So. 1L Tuscaloosa, Ala. / American Christian Academy19 Adarius Wesley S 6-0 202 Jr. 2L Montgomery, Ala. / Jeff Davis HS20 Jarvis Hayes DE 6-4 241 Jr. TR Slocomb, Ala. / Itawamba CC 20 DK Billingsley RB 5-11 207 R-Fr. RS Scottsboro, Ala. / Scottsboro HS21 Kevin Nixon LB 6-1 222 So. 1L Fort Valley, Ga. / Peach County HS22 Kyle Nixon S 6-1 201 So. 1L Fort Valley, Ga. / Peach County HS23 Bret Clark WR 5-11 181 R-Fr. RS New Hope, Ala. / New Hope HS24 Cedarius Rookard S 6-1 205 Sr. 3L Spartanburg, S.C. / Spartanburg HS25 Justin Whisenhunt ILB 6-1 222 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. / Ramsay HS25 Jamal Hourel RB 5-11 225 R-Fr. RS Andalusia, Ala. / Andalusia HS26 B.J. Smith RB 5-9 203 Jr. 2L Millbrook, Ala. / Stanhope Elmore HS27 Jawon McDowell CB 6-0 179 Jr. 3L Mobile, Ala. / UMS-Wright Prep HS28 TJ Harris S 6-1 188 Fr. HS Leesburg, Ga. / Lee County HS29 Orlando Lacey CB 6-0 181 R-Fr. RS Opp, Ala. / Opp HS30 John Hines DE 6-4 242 So. TR Montgomery, Ala. / Southwest Mississippi CC31 A.J. Smiley LB 6-3 229 Jr. 2L Hoover, Ala. / Spain Park HS32 Shon Spralling SPR 5-11 186 R-Fr. RS Huntsville, Ala. / Mae Jemison HS33 Trevon Woolfolk RB 6-0 212 Fr. HS Fort Valley, Ga. / Peach County HS34 Robert Johnson S 6-0 206 Sr. 3L Hueytown, Ala. / Hueytown HS35 Tyler Murray SPR 6-1 209 So. 1L Baldwin, Fla. / Baldwin HS36 Jeremiah Jones SPR 5-11 199 So. 1L Bessemer, Ala. / Bessemer City HS37 Montae Barto FB 6-1 240 So. 1L Baker, Fla. / Baker HS38 Carlton Martial ILB 5-11 216 R-Fr. RS Mobile, Ala. / McGill-Toolen HS39 Kyler Knudsen S 6-4 207 Jr. 2L Sugar Hill, Ga. / North Gwinnett HS40 Antione Barker DT 6-3 265 Jr. 2L Pensacola, Fla. / Pensacola Catholic HS41 Terrance Corbett BAN 6-4 233 So. 1L Athens, Ala. / East Limestone HS42 Gabe Hill TE 6-2 241 Sr. 3L Birmingham, Ala. / Gardendale HS43 Bratcher Underwood K 5-9 192 Sr. 3L Dothan, Ala. / Houston Academy44 KJ Robertson LB 6-1 232 Fr. HS Alabaster, Ala. / Thompson HS44 Jeb Davis TE 6-3 234 Sr. 2L Thomasville, Ala. / Thomasville HS45 Zacc Weldon FB 6-0 248 Jr. 2L Skipperville, Ala. / G.W. Long HS46 Walter Pritchett BAN 6-2 231 So. 1L Phenix City, Ala. / Central HS47 Hunter Reese BAN 6-1 224 Sr. 3L Wetumpka, Ala. / Wetumpka HS48 Marcus Webb DT 6-3 279 Jr. 2L Decatur, Ala. / Austin HS49 Antonio Showers BAN 6-1 250 Fr. HS Tucker, Ga. / Tucker HS50 Zo Bridges BAN 6-2 226 Jr. 2L Opelika, Ala. / Opelika HS52 Rasool Clemons DE 6-5 250 Jr. 1L Newark, N.J. / East Mississippi CC53 Bubba Hudson OL 6-4 291 R-Fr. RS Dawson, Ga. / Terrell County HS54 Tristan Crowder OL 6-4 336 Jr. 2L Carrollton, Ga. / Carrollton HS55 Jake Andrews OL 6-3 311 Fr. HS Millbrook, Ala. / Stanhope Elmore HS56 Doug Salter DT 5-11 271 Jr. 2L Brantley, Ala. / Brantley HS57 Deontae Crumitie OL 6-3 304 Sr. 3L Lake City, Fla. / Columbia HS58 Travon Mathis DT 6-2 269 R-Fr. RS Lanett, Ala. / Lanett HS64 Gerald Bell OL 6-4 300 Jr. TR Bessemer, Ala. / Pearl River CCNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Last School65 Dylan Bradshaw OL 6-2 292 So. 1L Enterprise, Ala. / Enterprise HS67 Grant Betts OL 6-3 278 Fr. HS Spanish Fort, Ala. / Spanish Fort HS

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp. Hometown/Previous School68 Bobby Klemm OL 6-6 326 R-Jr. RS Hoschton, Ga. / Georgia Military College69 J.L. Gaston OL 6-4 295 Jr. 2L Monroeville, Ala. / Monroe Academy70 Zach Branner OL 6-5 321 Jr. 2L Huntsville, Ala. / Buckhorn HS71 Hamilton Hawthorne OL 6-2 325 Fr. HS Jacksonville, Fla. / Sandalwood HS72 Kade McLaney OL 6-4 273 R-Fr. RS Geneva, Ala. / Geneva HS73 Jake Baker OL 6-2 297 R-Fr. RS Tallassee, Ala. / Tallassee HS74 Cameron Kaye LS 6-2 234 So. 1L Naples, Fla. / Gulf Coast HS75 James Peach OL 6-5 300 Jr. 2L Brewton, Ala. / T.R. Miller HS77 Travius Harris OL 6-2 335 R-Fr. RS Tallahassee, Fla. / Rickards HS78 Kirk Kelley OL 6-4 332 Jr. 2L Marrero, La. / John Ehret HS79 Austin Stidham OL 6-5 295 R-Fr. RS Russellville, Ala. / Russellville HS80 Deondre Douglas WR 6-1 202 Sr. 3L Madison, Ala. / Bob Jones HS82 Daniel Crowell WR 6-1 210 Jr. TR Meridian, Miss. / East Mississippi CC83 Luke Whittemore WR 6-2 190 R-Fr. RS Gainesville, Fla. / Buchholz HS 84 AJ Lewis TE 6-3 245 Fr. HS Mobile, Ala. / Murphy HS88 Demontrez Brown WR 6-3 210 Fr. HS Madison, Ala. / Bob Jones HS90 Trevon Sanders DT 6-2 327 Sr. 3L Charleston, S.C. / Garrett Academy Tech HS91 Kelvin Lucky DE 6-4 224 So. 1L Elmore, Ala. / Edgewood Academy 92 Coby Smith DT 6-0 278 So. SQ Troy, Ala. / Charles Henderson HS94 Travis Sailo DT 6-2 296 Jr. TR Buhl, Ala. / Itawamba CC95 Will Choloh DT 6-0 289 Fr. HS Lawrenceville, Ga. / Archer HS96 Jarvis Bryant DT 6-0 296 Sr. 1L Pensacola, Fla. / West Florida HS 97 AJ Pierce DT 6-1 307 Fr. HS Dothan, Ala. / Northview HS98 Tyler Sumpter K/P 5-10 221 So. 1L Hoover, Ala. / Spain Park HS99 Evan Legassey K/P 6-3 212 R-Fr. 1L Pensacola, Fla. / Tate HS24 Tanner Blatt RB 5-10 183 So. SQ Opelika, Ala. / Opelika HS28 Marquis Bundy S 5-9 170 R-So. RS Waldorf, Md. / Thomas Stone HS85 Anthony Conwell WR 5-9 165 R-Fr. RS Birmingham, Ala. / Shades Valley HS89 Trey Coryell TE 6-5 239 R-Fr. RS Kennesaw, Ga. / West Virginia88 Timmie Gibson WR 5-10 178 R-Fr. RS Tuscaloosa, Ala. / Central HS86 Brandon Hinton WR 5-8 174 R-Fr. RS Mobile, Ala. / McGill-Toolen HS51 Tyler Hussey LS 6-1 201 R-Fr. RS Troy, Ala. / Pike Liberal Arts33 Micah Murphy S 5-9 188 So. SQ Alabaster, Ala. / Evangel Christian School87 Johnathan Ortner Y 6-2 198 Jr. 1L Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. / Huntingdon81 Chris Robinson WR 6-2 162 R-Fr. RS Linden, Ala. / Linden HS17 Craig Slocum CB 6-0 186 R-Fr. RS Lake Butler, Fla. / Union City HS11 Joe Vairo QB 5-11 188 R-So. SQ Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. / Randolph-Macon23 Omari Vaughans SPR 5-10 200 So. SQ Montgomery, Ala. / Charles Henderson HS13 Collin Willis S 6-1 194 R-Fr. RS Colorado Springs, Colo. / Pine Creek HS

Coaching and Support Staff:Neal Brown - Head CoachBrian Blackmon - Tight Ends / S-BacksSean Dawkins - Running BacksBrandon Hall - Outside Linebackers / Special TeamsBam Hardmon - Inside LinebackersVic Koenning - Defensive Coordinator / SafetiesJordan Lesley - Defensive LineMatt Moore - Offensive Coordinator / Offensive LineAl Pogue - Cornerbacks / Recruiting CoordinatorSean Reagan - Co-Offensive Coordinator / QuarterbacksCornelius Williams - Wide ReceiversMark Perry - Director of OperationsRafael Horton - Strength & Conditioning CoachBrian Bennett - Director of Player PersonnelJamaal Smith - Director of Player DevelopmentPatrick Johnston - On-Campus Recruiting Director / Assistant Director of OperationsBen Thebaud - Assistant Strength and Conditioning CoachWebb Hamilton - Senior Football AnalystCaleb Aland - Graduate Assistant - OffenseCaleb Carbine - Graduate Assistant - OffenseTyler Allen - Analyst - OffenseNick Anderson - Analyst - Special TeamsJustin Lucas - Analyst - DefenseWarren May - Analyst - Operations / RecruitingDJ Parker - Graduate Assistant - Strength & Conditioning

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Chunn, Jordan 10 154 812 38 774 5.0 10 74 77.4Anderson, Josh 13 93 466 22 444 4.8 6 55 34.2Henderson, J. 12 45 366 11 355 7.9 4 59 29.6Barker, Kaleb 13 21 181 0 181 8.6 2 48 13.9Smith, B.J. 12 27 102 1 101 3.7 2 13 8.4Silvers, B. 13 48 142 92 50 1.0 5 32 3.8Douglas, D. 13 3 44 1 43 14.3 1 35 3.3Davis, Sidney 13 3 38 0 38 12.7 0 18 2.9McCormick, T. 13 5 16 2 14 2.8 0 8 1.1Johnson, John 13 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 5 0.4Daughtry-Frye 1 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -4.0TEAM 9 10 0 130 -130 -13.0 0 0 -14.4Total.......... 13 412 2172 301 1871 4.5 30 74 143.9Opponents...... 13 479 1881 512 1369 2.9 7 49 105.3

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Silvers, B. 13 135.77 283-443-7 63.9 3290 17 59 253.1Barker, Kaleb 13 179.32 8-13-0 61.5 143 1 59 11.0Johnson, John 13 567.40 2-2-0 100.0 72 1 40 5.5TEAM 9 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 13 138.29 293-460-7 63.7 3505 19 59 269.6Opponents...... 13 125.08 262-437-17 60.0 3007 20 49 231.3

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Douglas, D. 13 48 628 13.1 4 30 48.3Willis, Damion 12 42 620 14.8 3 47 51.7Thompson, E. 12 38 420 11.1 0 48 35.0McCormick, T. 13 37 421 11.4 3 59 32.4Chunn, Jordan 10 28 204 7.3 0 16 20.4Johnson, John 13 23 287 12.5 2 49 22.1Eafford, Tray 9 17 312 18.4 3 47 34.7Anderson, Josh 13 13 95 7.3 0 21 7.3Letton, Sam 13 11 115 10.5 1 33 8.8Henderson, J. 12 11 95 8.6 0 42 7.9Quisenberry, C. 11 9 96 10.7 2 19 8.7Davis, Sidney 13 8 77 9.6 0 21 5.9Hallman, R. 9 5 96 19.2 1 59 10.7Hill, Gabe 13 1 32 32.0 0 32 2.5Saleem, Ismail 6 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.8Pitts, K. 2 1 2 2.0 0 2 1.0Total.......... 13 293 3505 12.0 19 59 269.6Opponents...... 13 262 3007 11.5 20 49 231.3

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Jones, Marcus 14 115 8.2 0 47Rookard, C. 9 64 7.1 0 32Total.......... 23 179 7.8 0 47Opponents...... 17 160 9.4 1 81

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Brown, Blace 5 93 18.6 1 53Rookard, C. 2 10 5.0 0 8Weatherspoon, K 2 0 0.0 0 0Jones, Marcus 2 110 55.0 1 100Folsom, Tron 1 5 5.0 0 5Wesley, Adarius 1 20 20.0 0 20McDowell, Jawon 1 0 0.0 0 0Reese, Hunter 1 1 1.0 0 1Murray, Tyler 1 0 0.0 0 0Stadom, Jamal 1 2 2.0 0 2Total.......... 17 241 14.2 2 100Opponents...... 7 124 17.7 1 80

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Jones, Marcus 29 879 30.3 3 99Dunlap, Terence 4 68 17.0 0 27Smith, B.J. 1 7 7.0 0 7Daughtry-Frye 1 16 16.0 0 16Total.......... 35 970 27.7 3 99Opponents...... 49 1053 21.5 0 55

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Chunn, Jordan 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60Sumpter, Tyler 0 7-9 34-34 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 55Anderson, Josh 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Douglas, D. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Silvers, B. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-3 0 0 30Jones, Marcus 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Henderson, J. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Underwood, B. 0 3-5 10-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 19Eafford, Tray 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Willis, Damion 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18McCormick, T. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Johnson, John 2 0-0 1-1 1-1 1 0-0 0 0 17Barker, Kaleb 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Smith, B.J. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Quisenberry, C. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Brown, Blace 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Letton, Sam 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Hallman, R. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Legassey, Evan 0 1-5 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......... 54 11-19 48-50 1-1 1 1-3 0 0 409Opponents...... 30 11-18 23-26 0-2 1 1-2 0 1 240

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Silvers, B. 13 491 50 3290 3340 256.9Chunn, Jordan 10 154 774 0 774 77.4Anderson, Josh 13 93 444 0 444 34.2Henderson, J. 12 45 355 0 355 29.6Barker, Kaleb 13 34 181 143 324 24.9Smith, B.J. 12 27 101 0 101 8.4Johnson, John 13 4 5 72 77 5.9Douglas, D. 13 3 43 0 43 3.3Davis, Sidney 13 3 38 0 38 2.9McCormick, T. 13 5 14 0 14 1.1Daughtry-Frye 1 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0TEAM 9 12 -130 0 -130 -14.4Total.......... 13 872 1871 3505 5376 413.5Opponents...... 13 916 1369 3007 4376 336.6

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Underwood, B. 3-5 60.0 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-1 0-0 39 0Legassey, Evan 1-5 20.0 0-0 0-1 1-4 0-0 0-0 37 0Sumpter, Tyler 7-9 77.8 0-0 4-4 2-4 1-1 0-0 40 1

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Sumpter, Tyler 59 2360 40.0 60 3 16 16 9 0Total.......... 59 2360 40.0 60 3 16 16 9 0Opponents...... 71 2763 38.9 59 0 25 24 8 1

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Underwood, B. 71 4248 59.8 24 1 - - - Sumpter, Tyler 3 125 41.7 0 0 - - -Total.......... 74 4373 59.1 24 1 1053 36.8 28Opponents...... 50 2867 57.3 11 2 970 32.4 32

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Mayberry, S. 12 593 321 0 0 0 914 76.2Morbley, T. 11 36 400 0 155 0 591 53.7McDowell, B. 12 0 0 161 416 0 577 48.1King, Elijah 11 0 437 0 0 0 437 39.7Watts, Tyler 12 0 364 1 23 0 388 32.3Siudzinski, T. 10 223 77 0 48 0 348 34.8Schrade, Gabe 12 0 286 0 0 0 286 23.8Eastling, J. 12 0 0 0 205 0 205 17.1Hays, Mason 11 0 198 0 0 0 198 18.0Luna, Eric 7 0 174 0 0 0 174 24.9Anderson, PJ 9 0 121 0 0 0 121 13.4Rushing, B. 9 0 94 0 0 0 94 10.4White, Connor 5 91 0 0 0 0 91 18.2Taylor, Anthony 22 21 20 30 0 0 71 3.2Rosemond, Dila 8 0 0 6 50 0 56 7.0Kanu, Stan 12 0 0 0 0 53 53 4.4Tutt, Tyler 4 24 2 0 25 0 51 12.8Printz, Eddie 11 49 0 0 0 0 49 4.5French, Chris 5 0 39 0 0 0 39 7.8Williams, L.G. 4 0 33 0 0 0 33 8.2Worrell, J. 8 17 11 0 0 0 28 3.5Nixon, Fred 8 0 16 0 0 0 16 2.0Kaba, Lumi 12 0 16 0 0 0 16 1.3Jones, Tyler 11 -8 22 0 0 0 14 1.3Total.......... 12 989 2639 205 922 53 4808 400.7Opponents...... 12 2681 2972 156 747 131 6687 557.2

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF29 Folsom, Tron 13 50 30 80 9.0-21 . 1-5 3 2 1-0 . . .24 Rookard, C. 13 43 31 74 2.0-4 . 2-10 3 . . 2 . .5 Lebbie, Sam 11 17 39 56 10.5-21 2.0-9 . 1 3 1-3 1 . .10 Russell, Tyquae 13 36 14 50 2.5-3 1.0-1 . 5 1 . . . .8 Jones, Marcus 13 34 15 49 2.0-2 . 2-110 6 . . . . .3 Weatherspoon, K 12 20 23 43 2.0-5 . 2-0 2 . 1-0 . . .12 Tyus, Melvin 13 25 17 42 2.0-2 . . 1 . 1-0 . . .94 Calloway, Seth 13 16 21 37 5.0-18 2.5-12 . 1 1 . . . .15 Flakes, Andre 13 24 12 36 5.0-25 2.0-19 . 3 . 1-0 . . .47 Reese, Hunter 13 18 17 35 14.0-65 6.5-46 1-1 . 4 1-0 1 . .25 Whisenhunt, J. 13 20 14 34 2.5-5 . . . 1 . . . .18 Brown, Blace 12 23 10 33 . . 5-93 6 . . 1 . .97 Poole, Baron 13 10 21 31 6.5-28 4.0-21 . 3 3 . . . .9 Harris, Jalen 13 20 8 28 . . . 3 . . . . .30 Stadom, Jamal 13 16 11 27 11.0-42 6.5-31 1-2 1 6 . 1 . .14 Dunlap, Terence 13 22 4 26 . . . 1 . . . . .48 Webb, Marcus 13 10 13 23 8.5-43 4.0-29 . . . . . 1 .90 Sanders, Trevon 13 10 12 22 5.0-24 2.5-17 . . . . . . .49 Chairs, Kelan 8 5 14 19 1.5-2 . . . 1 . . . .40 Barker, A. 13 13 5 18 6.5-29 3.5-21 . 1 . . 1 . .21 Nixon, Kevin 13 10 7 17 0.5-3 0.5-3 . . 1 . . . .4 Melton, Kamryn 13 7 9 16 0.5-2 . . 6 . . . . .35 Murray, Tyler 13 12 3 15 1.5-21 1.0-20 1-0 . . 1-0 2 . .50 Bridges, Zo 11 10 4 14 6.0-28 2.5-14 . . . . . . .19 Wesley, Adarius 13 7 5 12 . . 1-20 1 . 1-12 1 . .91 Lucky, Kelvin 11 7 5 12 4.0-19 2.0-13 . . . . . . .Total.......... 13 524 382 906 112-427 42-267 17-241 49 25 9-15 10 2 .Opponents...... 13 445 458 903 55.0-187 15-85 7-124 43 24 12-56 10 1 1

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RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Chunn, Jordan 6 83 403 32 371 4.5 5 43 61.8Anderson, Josh 8 60 306 13 293 4.9 3 32 36.6Henderson, J. 7 22 176 7 169 7.7 2 59 24.1Smith, B.J. 8 22 77 1 76 3.5 2 13 9.5Barker, Kaleb 8 13 72 0 72 5.5 1 28 9.0Silvers, B. 8 24 102 46 56 2.3 3 32 7.0Douglas, D. 8 3 44 1 43 14.3 1 35 5.4Davis, Sidney 8 2 27 0 27 13.5 0 18 3.4McCormick, T. 8 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 8 1.4Johnson, John 8 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 5 0.6TEAM 5 5 0 34 -34 -6.8 0 0 -6.8Total.......... 8 238 1223 134 1089 4.6 17 59 136.1Opponents...... 8 314 1231 347 884 2.8 5 47 110.5

PASSING GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG AVG/G Silvers, B. 8 136.34 166-270-4 61.5 2030 12 49 253.8Barker, Kaleb 8 239.51 7-9-0 77.8 134 1 59 16.8Johnson, John 8 567.40 2-2-0 100.0 72 1 40 9.0TEAM 5 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 8 141.70 175-283-4 61.8 2236 14 59 279.5Opponents...... 8 133.27 157-251-10 62.5 1880 12 49 235.0

RECEIVING GP NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Douglas, D. 8 33 450 13.6 3 30 56.2Thompson, E. 8 24 285 11.9 0 48 35.6McCormick, T. 8 20 191 9.6 2 29 23.9Willis, Damion 7 19 334 17.6 1 47 47.7Eafford, Tray 7 15 258 17.2 3 47 36.9Chunn, Jordan 6 14 90 6.4 0 12 15.0Johnson, John 8 11 184 16.7 1 49 23.0Henderson, J. 7 10 92 9.2 0 42 13.1Anderson, Josh 8 10 82 8.2 0 21 10.2Quisenberry, C. 7 6 56 9.3 2 19 8.0Davis, Sidney 8 5 55 11.0 0 21 6.9Hallman, R. 6 4 81 20.2 1 59 13.5Letton, Sam 8 2 44 22.0 1 33 5.5Hill, Gabe 8 1 32 32.0 0 32 4.0Pitts, K. 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 2.0Total.......... 8 175 2236 12.8 14 59 279.5Opponents...... 8 157 1880 12.0 12 49 235.0

PUNT RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Jones, Marcus 10 50 5.0 0 16Rookard, C. 7 65 9.3 0 32Total.......... 17 115 6.8 0 32Opponents...... 11 31 2.8 0 12

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Brown, Blace 3 40 13.3 0 40Rookard, C. 2 10 5.0 0 8Jones, Marcus 1 100 100.0 1 100Murray, Tyler 1 0 0.0 0 0McDowell, Jawon 1 0 0.0 0 0Folsom, Tron 1 5 5.0 0 5Stadom, Jamal 1 2 2.0 0 2Total.......... 10 157 15.7 1 100Opponents...... 4 44 11.0 0 28

KICK RETURNS NO. YARDS AVG TD LONG Jones, Marcus 17 613 36.1 3 99Dunlap, Terence 4 68 17.0 0 27Smith, B.J. 1 7 7.0 0 7Total.......... 22 688 31.3 3 99Opponents...... 34 742 21.8 0 51

PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF POINTS Sumpter, Tyler 0 7-9 28-28 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 49Chunn, Jordan 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Jones, Marcus 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Douglas, D. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Silvers, B. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Anderson, Josh 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Eafford, Tray 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Quisenberry, C. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12McCormick, T. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Smith, B.J. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Henderson, J. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Johnson, John 1 0-0 1-1 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 9Willis, Damion 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Barker, Kaleb 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Hallman, R. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Letton, Sam 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Underwood, B. 0 0-1 4-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 4Legassey, Evan 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0Total.......... 35 7-12 33-34 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 266Opponents...... 17 8-13 11-14 0-1 1 1-2 0 1 141

TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Silvers, B. 8 294 56 2030 2086 260.8Chunn, Jordan 6 83 371 0 371 61.8Anderson, Josh 8 60 293 0 293 36.6Barker, Kaleb 8 22 72 134 206 25.8Henderson, J. 7 22 169 0 169 24.1Johnson, John 8 4 5 72 77 9.6Smith, B.J. 8 22 76 0 76 9.5Douglas, D. 8 3 43 0 43 5.4Davis, Sidney 8 2 27 0 27 3.4McCormick, T. 8 2 11 0 11 1.4TEAM 5 7 -34 0 -34 -6.8Total.......... 8 521 1089 2236 3325 415.6Opponents...... 8 565 884 1880 2764 345.5

FIELD GOALS MADE-ATT PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LONG BLKD Underwood, B. 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0Legassey, Evan 0-2 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0Sumpter, Tyler 7-9 77.8 0-0 4-4 2-4 1-1 0-0 40 1

PUNTING NO. YARDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Sumpter, Tyler 35 1357 38.8 55 2 10 10 4 0Total.......... 35 1357 38.8 55 2 10 10 4 0Opponents...... 46 1791 38.9 58 0 15 14 6 1

KICKOFFS NO. YARDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Underwood, B. 46 2779 60.4 12 1 - - -Sumpter, Tyler 1 51 51.0 0 0 - - -Total.......... 47 2830 60.2 12 1 742 38.0 26Opponents...... 31 1753 56.5 6 2 688 29.5 35

ALL PURPOSE GP RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G Jones, Marcus 8 0 0 50 613 100 763 95.4Douglas, D. 8 43 450 0 0 0 493 61.6Chunn, Jordan 6 371 90 0 0 0 461 76.8Anderson, Josh 8 293 82 0 0 0 375 46.9Willis, Damion 7 0 334 0 0 0 334 47.7Thompson, E. 8 0 285 0 0 0 285 35.6Henderson, J. 7 169 92 0 0 0 261 37.3Eafford, Tray 7 0 258 0 0 0 258 36.9McCormick, T. 8 11 191 0 0 0 202 25.2Johnson, John 8 5 184 0 0 0 189 23.6Smith, B.J. 8 76 0 0 7 0 83 10.4Davis, Sidney 8 27 55 0 0 0 82 10.2Hallman, R. 6 0 81 0 0 0 81 13.5Rookard, C. 8 0 0 65 0 10 75 9.4Barker, Kaleb 8 72 0 0 0 0 72 9.0Dunlap, Terence 8 0 0 0 68 0 68 8.5Silvers, B. 8 56 0 0 0 0 56 7.0Quisenberry, C. 7 0 56 0 0 0 56 8.0Letton, Sam 8 0 44 0 0 0 44 5.5Brown, Blace 8 0 0 0 0 40 40 5.0Hill, Gabe 8 0 32 0 0 0 32 4.0Folsom, Tron 8 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.6Pitts, K. 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.0Stadom, Jamal 8 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2TEAM 5 -34 0 0 0 0 -34 -6.8Total.......... 8 1089 2236 115 688 157 4285 535.6Opponents...... 8 884 1880 31 742 44 3581 447.6

DEFENSIVE LEADERS |--------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-------PASS DEF-------| |-FUMBLES-| |-BLKD-| GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF29 Folsom, Tron 8 38 23 61 7.5-18 . 1-5 2 . . . . .24 Rookard, C. 8 23 15 38 0.5-1 . 2-10 1 . . 1 . .10 Russell, Tyquae 8 24 10 34 1.5-1 1.0-1 . 2 1 . . . .3 Weatherspoon, K 8 14 17 31 1.0-4 . . 2 . . . . .94 Calloway, Seth 8 14 14 28 4.0-17 2.5-12 . 1 1 . . . .5 Lebbie, Sam 6 7 21 28 4.5-12 1.0-8 . . 1 . . . .8 Jones, Marcus 8 17 10 27 2.0-2 . 1-100 3 . . . . .25 Whisenhunt, J. 8 15 10 25 . . . . . . . . .18 Brown, Blace 8 16 9 25 . . 3-40 5 . . . . .12 Tyus, Melvin 8 14 11 25 1.5-1 . . 1 . . . . .15 Flakes, Andre 8 15 9 24 1.5-16 1.0-15 . 2 . . . . .47 Reese, Hunter 8 11 10 21 9.0-43 5.0-32 . . 3 1-0 1 . .14 Dunlap, Terence 8 17 2 19 . . . . . . . . .30 Stadom, Jamal 8 12 6 18 8.0-24 4.5-15 1-2 1 3 . . . .9 Harris, Jalen 8 11 6 17 . . . 2 . . . . .90 Sanders, Trevon 8 8 9 17 4.0-19 1.5-12 . . . . . . .48 Webb, Marcus 8 7 9 16 7.5-36 3.0-22 . . . . . 1 .97 Poole, Baron 8 5 11 16 3.5-11 1.5-5 . 2 2 . . . .21 Nixon, Kevin 8 8 7 15 0.5-3 0.5-3 . . . . . . .49 Chairs, Kelan 6 4 11 15 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . .19 Wesley, Adarius 8 6 5 11 . . . 1 . 1-12 . . .4 Melton, Kamryn 8 4 6 10 0.5-2 . . 3 . . . . .91 Lucky, Kelvin 8 6 4 10 3.5-13 1.5-7 . . . . . . .40 Barker, A. 8 6 3 9 3.5-16 2.5-13 . 1 . . . . .35 Murray, Tyler 8 6 2 8 . . 1-0 . . . 1 . .50 Bridges, Zo 6 6 1 7 3.0-14 . . . . . . . .27 McDowell, Jawon 8 5 1 6 1.0-2 . 1-0 2 . . . . .36 Jones, Jeremiah 4 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .41 Corbett, T. 4 2 1 3 0.5-6 0.5-6 . . 1 . . . .31 Smiley, A.J. 8 1 2 3 0.5-0 . . . . . . . . Total.......... 8 334 249 583 71-267 27-156 10-157 31 13 2-12 3 2 . Opponents...... 8 236 312 548 32.0-115 6-42 4-44 27 17 6-0 4 1 1

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SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG SAF PTS AVG

1. Arkansas State 12 59 48 1 0 16 1 454 37.8

2. ULM 12 54 45 2 1 10 1 407 33.9

3. Appalachian State 13 55 52 0 0 17 1 435 33.5

4. Troy 13 54 48 2 0 11 0 409 31.5

5. New Mexico State 13 50 40 1 0 13 0 381 29.3

6. Louisiana 12 45 36 0 1 10 0 338 28.2

7. Coastal Carolina 12 35 30 3 1 12 0 284 23.7

8. Idaho 12 31 29 0 0 12 0 251 20.9

9. Georgia Southern 12 29 27 1 0 15 1 250 20.8

10. Georgia State 12 30 28 0 0 12 0 244 20.3

11. South Alabama 12 27 26 0 0 16 1 238 19.8

12. Texas State 12 26 21 0 0 10 0 207 17.2

RUSHING OFFENSE G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G

1. Appalachian State 13 530 2907 5.5 27 223.6

2. Georgia Southern 12 644 2668 4.1 19 222.3

3. Louisiana 12 452 2204 4.9 27 183.7

4. ULM 12 459 2044 4.5 27 170.3

5. Coastal Carolina 12 446 1875 4.2 15 156.2

6. Arkansas State 12 463 1838 4.0 17 153.2

7. Troy 13 412 1871 4.5 30 143.9

8. Texas State 12 479 1621 3.4 11 135.1

9. Idaho 12 446 1495 3.4 10 124.6

10. Georgia State 12 439 1408 3.2 12 117.3

11. New Mexico State 13 357 1398 3.9 18 107.5

12. South Alabama 12 375 1167 3.1 10 97.2

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG SAF PTS AVG

1. Troy 13 30 23 1 0 11 1 240 18.5

2. Appalachian State 13 30 29 0 0 18 0 263 20.2

3. Georgia State 12 38 36 0 0 11 0 297 24.8

4. Arkansas State 12 40 35 2 0 9 1 308 25.7

5. Idaho 12 36 31 1 0 20 0 309 25.8

6. South Alabama 12 38 31 1 0 19 0 318 26.5

7. New Mexico State 13 50 43 1 1 13 0 386 29.7

8. Georgia Southern 12 52 48 1 0 8 0 386 32.2

9. Texas State 12 48 45 0 1 22 1 403 33.6

10. Coastal Carolina 12 54 49 1 0 11 0 408 34.0

11. Louisiana 12 64 59 1 0 11 1 480 40.0

12. ULM 12 67 57 3 0 9 0 492 41.0

RUSHING DEFENSE G RUSHES YARDS AVG. TD YDS/G

1. Troy 13 479 1369 2.9 7 105.3

2. Georgia State 12 396 1637 4.1 14 136.4

3. Arkansas State 12 459 1645 3.6 17 137.1

4. Appalachian State 13 459 1789 3.9 14 137.6

5. Texas State 12 455 1707 3.8 21 142.2

6. South Alabama 12 431 1822 4.2 15 151.8

7. New Mexico State 13 520 2164 4.2 25 166.5

8. Idaho 12 463 2017 4.4 19 168.1

9. Coastal Carolina 12 469 2034 4.3 28 169.5

10. Georgia Southern 12 414 2164 5.2 21 180.3

11. ULM 12 499 2793 5.6 32 232.8

12. Louisiana 12 537 2839 5.3 39 236.6

PASS OFFENSE G ATT CMP INT PCT. YDS AVG TD YDS/G

1. Arkansas State 12 512 317 17 61.9 4106 8.0 38 342.2

2. New Mexico State 13 641 397 22 61.9 4422 6.9 29 340.2

3. ULM 12 404 246 9 60.9 3455 8.6 22 287.9

4. Georgia State 12 413 265 9 64.2 3248 7.9 15 270.7

5. Troy 13 460 293 7 63.7 3505 7.6 19 269.6

6. South Alabama 12 411 222 14 54.0 2845 6.9 15 237.1

7. Idaho 12 378 230 7 60.8 2699 7.1 21 224.9

8. Appalachian State 13 356 215 6 60.4 2811 7.9 28 216.2

9. Louisiana 12 376 214 12 56.9 2578 6.9 16 214.8

10. Texas State 12 374 215 10 57.5 2468 6.6 15 205.7

11. Coastal Carolina 12 304 158 11 52.0 2269 7.5 18 189.1

12. Georgia Southern 12 195 105 7 53.8 1320 6.8 8 110.0

TOTAL OFFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YARDS AVG/P TD YDS/G

1. Arkansas State 12 1838 4106 975 5944 6.1 55 495.3

2. ULM 12 2044 3455 863 5499 6.4 49 458.2

3. New Mexico State 13 1398 4422 998 5820 5.8 47 447.7

4. Appalachian State 13 2907 2811 886 5718 6.5 55 439.8

5. Troy 13 1871 3505 872 5376 6.2 49 413.5

6. Louisiana 12 2204 2578 828 4782 5.8 43 398.5

7. Georgia State 12 1408 3248 852 4656 5.5 27 388.0

8. Idaho 12 1495 2699 824 4194 5.1 31 349.5

9. Coastal Carolina 12 1875 2269 750 4144 5.5 33 345.3

10. Texas State 12 1621 2468 853 4089 4.8 26 340.8

11. South Alabama 12 1167 2845 786 4012 5.1 25 334.3

12. Georgia Southern 12 2668 1320 839 3988 4.8 27 332.3

PASS DEFENSE G ATT CMP INT PCT. YDS AVG TD YDS/G

1. Appalachian State 13 380 219 18 57.6 2666 7.0 14 205.1

2. Idaho 12 372 227 9 61.0 2668 7.2 16 222.3

3. Georgia Southern 12 332 184 14 55.4 2761 8.3 28 230.1

4. Troy 13 437 262 17 60.0 3007 6.9 20 231.3

5. New Mexico State 13 452 264 16 58.4 3047 6.7 21 234.4

6. Coastal Carolina 12 346 219 5 63.3 2895 8.4 20 241.2

7. Arkansas State 12 397 204 14 51.4 2897 7.3 18 241.4

8. Georgia State 12 406 256 10 63.1 3017 7.4 23 251.4

9. Louisiana 12 362 236 9 65.2 3073 8.5 21 256.1

10. South Alabama 12 421 262 8 62.2 3191 7.6 21 265.9

11. Texas State 12 397 250 0 63.0 3567 9.0 21 297.2

12. ULM 12 381 236 9 61.9 3592 9.4 32 299.3

TOTAL DEFENSE G RUSH PASS PLYS YARDS AVG TD YDS/G

1. Troy 13 1369 3007 916 4376 4.8 27 336.6

2. Appalachian State 13 1789 2666 839 4455 5.3 28 342.7

3. Arkansas State 12 1645 2897 856 4542 5.3 35 378.5

4. Georgia State 12 1637 3017 802 4654 5.8 37 387.8

5. Idaho 12 2017 2668 835 4685 5.6 35 390.4

6. New Mexico State 13 2164 3047 972 5211 5.4 46 400.8

7. Georgia Southern 12 2164 2761 746 4925 6.6 49 410.4

8. Coastal Carolina 12 2034 2895 815 4929 6.0 48 410.8

9. South Alabama 12 1822 3191 852 5013 5.9 36 417.8

10. Texas State 12 1707 3567 852 5274 6.2 42 439.5

11. Louisiana 12 2839 3073 899 5912 6.6 60 492.7

12. ULM 12 2793 3592 880 6385 7.3 64 532.1

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KICKOFF RETURNS G RET YDS TD AVG

1. Troy 13 35 970 3 27.7

2. ULM 12 56 1413 4 25.2

3. New Mexico State 13 29 677 2 23.3

4. Appalachian State 13 30 665 0 22.2

5. Coastal Carolina 12 47 1036 0 22.0

6. Louisiana 12 41 900 2 22.0

7. Georgia Southern 12 49 1050 1 21.4

8. Georgia State 12 30 614 1 20.5

9. Arkansas State 12 35 676 0 19.3

10. South Alabama 12 32 612 0 19.1

11. Texas State 12 31 532 0 17.2

12. Idaho 12 32 529 0 16.5

PUNT RETURN AVG G RET YDS TD AVG

1. Arkansas State 12 27 370 1 13.7

2. Louisiana 12 19 233 0 12.3

3. Georgia Southern 12 15 143 0 9.5

4. Appalachian State 13 26 225 0 8.7

5. Troy 13 23 179 0 7.8

6. Coastal Carolina 12 25 185 0 7.4

7. Texas State 12 18 130 0 7.2

8. ULM 12 14 99 0 7.1

9. New Mexico State 13 12 77 0 6.4

10. Georgia State 12 15 96 0 6.4

11. Idaho 12 13 77 0 5.9

12. South Alabama 12 7 34 0 4.9

PUNTING G NO. YARDS AVG/P PR AVG TBG NET/P

1. South Alabama 12 71 3196 45.0 152 2.1 4 41.7

2. Arkansas State 12 55 2227 40.5 8 0.1 0 40.3

3. Coastal Carolina 12 57 2460 43.2 140 2.5 3 39.6

4. ULM 12 58 2433 41.9 148 2.6 5 37.7

5. Texas State 12 83 3484 42.0 247 3.0 6 37.6

6. New Mexico State 13 81 3316 40.9 200 2.5 4 37.5

7. Idaho 12 66 2943 44.6 346 5.2 7 37.2

8. Louisiana 12 64 2606 40.7 117 1.8 6 37.0

9. Georgia Southern 12 69 2783 40.3 153 2.2 6 36.4

10. Troy 13 59 2360 40.0 160 2.7 3 36.3

11. Appalachian State 13 57 2242 39.3 131 2.3 5 35.3

12. Georgia State 12 62 2488 40.1 190 3.1 7 34.8

PASS EFFICIENCY G ATT CMP PCT INT YDS TD EFFIC

1. Appalachian State 13 356 215 60.4 6 2811 28 149.3

2. Arkansas State 12 512 317 61.9 17 4106 38 147.1

3. ULM 12 404 246 60.9 9 3455 22 146.2

4. Troy 13 460 293 63.7 7 3505 19 138.3

5. Georgia State 12 413 265 64.2 9 3248 15 137.9

6. Idaho 12 378 230 60.8 7 2699 21 135.5

7. New Mexico State 13 641 397 61.9 22 4422 29 127.9

8. Coastal Carolina 12 304 158 52.0 11 2269 18 127.0

9. Louisiana 12 376 214 56.9 12 2578 16 122.2

10. Texas State 12 374 215 57.5 10 2468 15 120.8

11. South Alabama 12 411 222 54.0 14 2845 15 117.4

12. Georgia Southern 12 195 105 53.8 7 1320 8 117.1

GAINED LOST

TURNOVER MARGIN G FUM INT TOT FUM INT TOT MAR PER/G

1. Appalachian State 13 8 18 26 8 6 14 +12 0.92

2. Troy 13 9 17 26 12 7 19 +7 0.54

3. South Alabama 12 12 8 20 4 14 18 +2 0.17

Idaho 12 9 9 18 9 7 16 +2 0.17

5. Georgia Southern 12 6 14 20 13 7 20 +0 0.00

6. Louisiana 12 6 9 15 4 12 16 -1 -0.08

Arkansas State 12 10 14 24 8 17 25 -1 -0.08

8. New Mexico State 13 11 16 27 7 22 29 -2 -0.15

9. Georgia State 12 7 10 17 12 9 21 -4 -0.33

ULM 12 5 9 14 9 9 18 -4 -0.33

11. Coastal Carolina 12 6 5 11 7 11 18 -7 -0.58

12. Texas State 12 9 0 9 14 10 24 -15 -1.25

PASS DEF EFFICIENCY G ATT CMP INT PCT. YDS TD EFFIC

1. Appalachian State 13 380 219 18 57.6 2666 14 119.2

2. Arkansas State 12 397 204 14 51.4 2897 18 120.6

3. New Mexico State 13 452 264 16 58.4 3047 21 123.3

4. Troy 13 437 262 17 60.0 3007 20 125.1

5. Idaho 12 372 227 9 61.0 2668 16 130.6

6. South Alabama 12 421 262 8 62.2 3191 21 138.6

7. Georgia State 12 406 256 10 63.1 3017 23 139.2

8. Georgia Southern 12 332 184 14 55.4 2761 28 144.7

9. Coastal Carolina 12 346 219 5 63.3 2895 20 149.8

10. Louisiana 12 362 236 9 65.2 3073 21 150.7

11. Texas State 12 397 250 0 63.0 3567 21 155.9

12. ULM 12 381 236 9 61.9 3592 32 164.1

FIRST DOWNS G RUSH PASS PEN TOTAL

1. Arkansas State 12 105 190 27 322

2. New Mexico State 13 82 191 17 290

3. Appalachian State 13 137 114 21 272

4. Troy 13 89 151 24 264

5. ULM 12 100 143 16 259

6. Louisiana 12 115 121 10 246

7. Georgia State 12 86 136 17 239

8. Texas State 12 98 106 27 231

9. Coastal Carolina 12 108 95 18 221

10. South Alabama 12 69 131 13 213

11. Idaho 12 82 112 17 211

12. Georgia Southern 12 146 49 15 210

3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G CONV ATT PCT

1. Arkansas State 12 79 179 44.1

2. New Mexico State 13 92 210 43.8

3. ULM 12 77 177 43.5

4. Troy 13 75 175 42.9

Georgia State 12 78 182 42.9

6. Appalachian State 13 71 176 40.3

7. Louisiana 12 59 164 36.0

8. Coastal Carolina 12 55 153 35.9

9. Idaho 12 64 181 35.4

10. Georgia Southern 12 67 191 35.1

11. Texas State 12 61 180 33.9

12. South Alabama 12 50 163 30.7

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OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G RUSH PASS PEN TOTAL

1. Georgia State 12 83 128 11 222

Appalachian State 13 95 109 18 222

3. Georgia Southern 12 96 108 22 226

4. Arkansas State 12 88 120 25 233

5. Idaho 12 112 121 12 245

6. Troy 13 93 136 18 247

7. Texas State 12 89 148 12 249

8. South Alabama 12 98 139 21 258

9. Coastal Carolina 12 114 128 19 261

10. New Mexico State 13 114 145 26 285

11. ULM 12 137 147 17 301

12. Louisiana 12 151 132 19 302

OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G CONV ATT PCT

1. New Mexico State 13 54 186 29.0

2. Appalachian State 13 60 181 33.1

3. Arkansas State 12 61 184 33.2

4. Texas State 12 60 168 35.7

5. Georgia State 12 67 174 38.5

6. Troy 13 81 207 39.1

7. Georgia Southern 12 58 148 39.2

8. Idaho 12 72 178 40.4

9. South Alabama 12 72 169 42.6

10. ULM 12 69 150 46.0

11. Coastal Carolina 12 77 160 48.1

12. Louisiana 12 82 169 48.5

SACKS BY G SACKS YARDS

1. New Mexico State 13 44 250

2. Troy 13 42 267

3. Appalachian State 13 38 245

4. Arkansas State 12 35 216

5. Idaho 12 27 181

6. Georgia State 12 24 158

7. Texas State 12 22 142

Georgia Southern 12 22 106

9. South Alabama 12 21 138

ULM 12 21 137

11. Louisiana 12 20 164

12. Coastal Carolina 12 15 112

SACKS AGAINST G SACKS YARDS

1. Appalachian State 13 8 55

2. Troy 13 15 85

3. ULM 12 21 129

4. Georgia State 12 25 149

South Alabama 12 25 180

6. Coastal Carolina 12 28 157

7. Georgia Southern 12 29 171

8. Louisiana 12 32 204

New Mexico State 13 32 208

10. Arkansas State 12 33 201

11. Texas State 12 37 262

12. Idaho 12 50 335

PENALTIES G NO YDS AVG/G

1. Texas State 12 53 458 38.2

2. Louisiana 12 58 487 40.6

3. ULM 12 64 531 44.2

4. Georgia State 12 62 569 47.4

5. Idaho 12 64 571 47.6

6. Georgia Southern 12 77 648 54.0

7. South Alabama 12 73 679 56.6

8. New Mexico State 13 89 739 56.8

9. Troy 13 91 746 57.4

10. Coastal Carolina 12 84 754 62.8

11. Appalachian State 13 91 831 63.9

12. Arkansas State 12 94 828 69.0

FIELD GOALS G MADE ATT PCT

1. South Alabama 12 16 19 .842

2. Georgia Southern 12 15 19 .789

3. ULM 12 10 13 .769

4. New Mexico State 13 13 17 .765

5. Arkansas State 12 16 22 .727

6. Texas State 12 10 14 .714

7. Appalachian State 13 17 24 .708

8. Idaho 12 12 17 .706

9. Louisiana 12 10 15 .667

10. Coastal Carolina 12 12 19 .632

11. Troy 13 11 19 .579

12. Georgia State 12 12 23 .522

OPPONENT PENALTIES G NO YDS AVG/G

1. ULM 12 85 791 65.9

2. Texas State 12 88 780 65.0

3. Appalachian State 13 93 789 60.7

4. Arkansas State 12 83 721 60.1

5. New Mexico State 13 90 772 59.4

6. Troy 13 83 735 56.5

7. Coastal Carolina 12 67 625 52.1

8. Georgia State 12 71 578 48.2

9. Louisiana 12 64 555 46.2

10. Georgia Southern 12 63 545 45.4

11. Idaho 12 59 506 42.2

12. South Alabama 12 66 479 39.9

PAT KICKING G MADE ATT PCT

1. Coastal Carolina 12 30 31 .968

2. Idaho 12 29 30 .967

3. Georgia Southern 12 27 28 .964

4. Appalachian State 13 52 54 .963

South Alabama 12 26 27 .963

6. Troy 13 48 50 .960

7. ULM 12 45 47 .957

8. Georgia State 12 28 30 .933

9. New Mexico State 13 40 43 .930

10. Arkansas State 12 48 54 .889

11. Texas State 12 21 25 .840

12. Louisiana 12 36 44 .818

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4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G CONV ATT PCT

1. Troy 13 12 19 63.2

2. Georgia Southern 12 17 28 60.7

3. ULM 12 13 23 56.5

4. Appalachian State 13 13 24 54.2

5. New Mexico State 13 7 13 53.8

6. Georgia State 12 7 14 50.0

Louisiana 12 9 18 50.0

8. South Alabama 12 8 18 44.4

9. Coastal Carolina 12 7 17 41.2

10. Idaho 12 9 25 36.0

11. Arkansas State 12 5 15 33.3

12. Texas State 12 3 13 23.1

TIME OF POSSESSION G TOTAL TIME AVG/G

1. Georgia Southern 12 407:52 33:59

2. Appalachian State 13 407:09 31:19

3. Georgia State 12 372:12 31:01

4. Idaho 12 370:08 30:50

5. Coastal Carolina 12 363:42 30:18

6. ULM 12 356:32 29:42

7. South Alabama 12 355:16 29:36

8. Louisiana 12 354:55 29:34

9. Texas State 12 352:24 29:22

10. Arkansas State 12 348:07 29:00

11. New Mexico State 13 365:34 28:07

12. Troy 13 358:45 27:35

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G CONV ATT PCT

1. Texas State 12 4 16 25.0

2. Arkansas State 12 4 11 36.4

3. Georgia Southern 12 7 16 43.8

4. Troy 13 14 30 46.7

5. Appalachian State 13 6 12 50.0

South Alabama 12 10 20 50.0

7. ULM 12 5 9 55.6

8. Georgia State 12 14 24 58.3

9. Louisiana 12 10 17 58.8

10. New Mexico State 13 12 20 60.0

11. Coastal Carolina 12 7 11 63.6

12. Idaho 12 10 14 71.4

KICKOFF COVERAGE G NO. YDS AVG RETN TB NETAVG

1. Appalachian State 13 82 5031 61.4 989 29 40.5

2. Georgia Southern 12 54 3457 64.0 146 46 40.0

3. Georgia State 12 53 3294 62.2 863 14 39.3

4. Louisiana 12 64 3853 60.2 886 19 38.9

5. ULM 12 69 4305 62.4 1004 25 38.8

6. Texas State 12 48 2906 60.5 685 15 38.5

7. Arkansas State 12 85 4912 57.8 1045 24 38.4

8. Idaho 12 52 3130 60.2 492 26 38.2

9. South Alabama 12 51 2989 58.6 903 8 37.0

10. Troy 13 74 4373 59.1 1053 24 36.8

11. New Mexico State 13 73 4403 60.3 1019 29 36.4

12. Coastal Carolina 12 56 3304 59.0 1082 9 35.7

RED ZONE OFFENSE G REDZONE PERCENT TDS R/P FG-AT FUM/INT/DOWN/OTHER

1. Louisiana 12 39-42 92.9 32 21/11 7-9 0/0/1/0

2. Coastal Carolina 12 27-32 84.4 21 12/9 6-9 0/1/1/0

3. Appalachian State 13 48-57 84.2 36 22/14 12-16 1/1/3/0

4. ULM 12 40-48 83.3 32 23/9 8-10 2/1/3/0

5. New Mexico State 13 41-50 82.0 30 13/17 11-14 0/3/3/0

6. Idaho 12 33-41 80.5 24 10/14 9-13 2/0/2/0

7. Troy 13 45-56 80.4 35 23/12 10-16 2/2/0/1

8. Georgia Southern 12 29-38 76.3 20 17/3 9-11 0/3/1/3

9. Texas State 12 28-37 75.7 18 9/9 10-13 2/2/1/1

10. South Alabama 12 28-38 73.7 17 9/8 11-12 0/3/4/2

11. Arkansas State 12 46-64 71.9 35 13/22 11-16 3/3/6/1

12. Georgia State 12 24-36 66.7 16 10/6 8-13 2/1/2/2

RED ZONE DEFENSE G REDZONE PERCENT TDS R/P FG-AT FUM/INT/DOWN/OTHER

1. Troy 13 27-44 61.4 19 6/13 8-12 2/7/4/0

2. South Alabama 12 43-58 74.1 27 13/14 16-22 3/2/4/0

3. Georgia State 12 31-40 77.5 24 11/13 7-11 0/1/3/1

4. Idaho 12 38-48 79.2 22 12/10 16-19 1/2/2/2

5. Georgia Southern 12 31-39 79.5 27 14/13 4-5 2/0/5/0

6. New Mexico State 13 37-46 80.4 27 17/10 10-14 2/2/0/1

7. Arkansas State 12 25-31 80.6 19 14/5 6-8 0/2/1/1

8. Appalachian State 13 32-39 82.1 19 13/6 13-16 1/1/0/2

9. Texas State 12 43-51 84.3 27 16/11 16-18 2/0/4/0

10. Louisiana 12 52-60 86.7 43 33/10 9-11 0/2/2/2

11. Coastal Carolina 12 47-54 87.0 39 24/15 8-13 0/1/0/1

12. ULM 12 46-51 90.2 40 24/16 6-6 1/0/2/2

ON-SIDE KICK SUCCESS G ONSIDE PERCENT

1. Appalachian State 13 1-1 100.0

2. Arkansas State 12 1-2 50.0

South Alabama 12 1-2 50.0

4. ULM 12 1-4 25.0

5. Coastal Carolina 12 0-3 0.0

Troy 13 0-2 0.0

Louisiana 12 0-2 0.0

Idaho 12 0-1 0.0

Georgia Southern 12 0-1 0.0

New Mexico State 13 0-0 0.0

Georgia State 12 0-0 0.0

Texas State 12 0-0 0.0

ON-SIDE KICK ALLOWED G ONSIDE PERCENT

1. Troy 13 0-4 0.0

Louisiana 12 0-3 0.0

Arkansas State 12 0-2 0.0

Coastal Carolina 12 0-1 0.0

South Alabama 12 0-1 0.0

Appalachian State 13 0-1 0.0

ULM 12 0-0 0.0

Idaho 12 0-0 0.0

Georgia Southern 12 0-0 0.0

Texas State 12 0-0 0.0

11. Georgia State 12 2-5 40.0

12. New Mexico State 13 1-2 50.0

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POINTS67 Arkansas State at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)63 Appalachian State vs Louisiana (Dec 02, 2017)

POINTS SCORED KICKING15 Arkansas State vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 14, 2017) [3fg,6pat]15 Georgia State at Texas State (Nov 11, 2017) [4fg,3pat]

TOUCHDOWNS9 Arkansas State at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)9 Appalachian State vs Louisiana (Dec 02, 2017)

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 781 Arkansas State at ULM (Nov 25, 2017) [261r,520p]670 Georgia State at ULM (Oct 14, 2017) [224r,446p]

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS 97 Arkansas State vs Middle Tennessee (Dec 16, 2017) [39r,58p]94 Arkansas State vs Texas State (Nov 18, 2017) [61r,33p]94 Arkansas State vs Troy (Dec 02, 2017) [44r,50p]

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS/PLAY 9.7 Troy vs Texas State (Nov 24, 2017) [66-641]9.5 Arkansas State at ULM (Nov 25, 2017) [82-781]

RUSHING YARDS 389 Georgia Southern at Louisiana (Nov 25, 2017)357 Appalachian State vs Louisiana (Dec 02, 2017)

RUSHING ATTEMPTS 68 Georgia Southern vs South Alabama (Nov 18, 2017)63 Georgia Southern vs Arkansas State (Oct 04, 2017)63 Georgia Southern at Louisiana (Nov 25, 2017)

YARDS PER RUSH 9.2 Appalachian State vs New Mexico State (Oct 07, 2017) [38-350]8.3 Louisiana vs Georgia Southern (Nov 25, 2017) [18-149]

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS7 ULM at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)5 Troy vs Alabama State (Sep 09, 2017)5 Louisiana vs ULM (Sep 23, 2017)5 Appalachian State vs New Mexico State (Oct 07, 2017)5 Georgia Southern vs South Alabama (Nov 18, 2017)5 Appalachian State vs Louisiana (Dec 02, 2017)

LONGEST RUSH82 Arkansas State at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)77 Georgia Southern at Louisiana (Nov 25, 2017)

PASSING YARDS520 Arkansas State at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)503 New Mexico State at Texas State (Nov 04, 2017)

PASSING ATTEMPTS 68 Arkansas State at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)61 New Mexico State vs South Alabama (Dec 02, 2017)

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 6 Arkansas State vs UAPB (Sep 16, 2017)5 Appalachian State vs Savannah State (Sep 09, 2017)5 Arkansas State vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 14, 2017)5 Troy vs Texas State (Nov 24, 2017)

LONGEST PASS 86 Coastal Carolina at ULM (Sep 30, 2017)84 Appalachian State vs Wake Forest (Sep 23, 2017)

PASSES COMPLETED 46 Arkansas State at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)40 New Mexico State at Arizona State (Aug 31, 2017)40 New Mexico State vs South Alabama (Dec 02, 2017)

HAD INTERCEPTED 6 New Mexico State at Appalachian State (Oct 07, 2017)4 Arkansas State at Georgia Southern (Oct 04, 2017)4 Arkansas State at South Alabama (Nov 11, 2017)

PASS COMPLETION PCT 82.4 ULM at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017) [28-34]78.6 Troy vs Alabama State (Sep 09, 2017) [33-42]78.6 Georgia Southern vs Georgia State (Nov 04, 2017) [22-28]

PASSING YARDS/ATTEMPT 19.6 South Alabama vs Alabama A&M (Sep 16, 2017) [13-255]15.7 Appalachian State vs Savannah State (Sep 09, 2017) [22-345]

YARDS PER CATCH 31.0 Georgia Southern at UMass (10/21/17) [5-155]28.3 South Alabama vs Alabama A&M (Sep 16, 2017) [9-255]

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 4 Appalachian State vs Wake Forest (Sep 23, 2017)4 South Alabama vs Idaho (Sep 23, 2017)4 Coastal Carolina at UAB (Sep 16, 2017)4 ULM at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)4 Appalachian State vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 21, 2017)4 Georgia State at Texas State (Nov 11, 2017)4 Arkansas State vs Troy (Dec 02, 2017)

FIELD GOALS MADE4 Georgia State at Texas State (Nov 11, 2017)3 South Alabama vs Idaho (Sep 23, 2017)3 Idaho at South Alabama (Sep 23, 2017)3 South Alabama at Louisiana Tech (Sep 30, 2017)3 ULM at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)3 Idaho vs Louisiana (Oct 07, 2017)3 Arkansas State vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 14, 2017)3 Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State (Oct 21, 2017)3 New Mexico State vs South Alabama (Dec 02, 2017)

LONGEST FIELD GOAL 53 Appalachian State vs Georgia Southern (Nov 09,2017)52 Coastal Carolina vs WESTERN ILLINOIS (Sep 23, 2017)52 Coastal Carolina at Idaho (Nov 18, 2017)

PAT KICKS ATTEMPTED 9 Appalachian State vs Louisiana (Dec 02, 2017)8 Troy vs Texas State (Nov 24, 2017)8 Arkansas State at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)

PAT KICKS MADE 9 Appalachian State vs Louisiana (Dec 02, 2017)8 Troy vs Texas State (Nov 24, 2017)8 Arkansas State at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)

2-POINT PAT ATTEMPTS 3 Coastal Carolina at ULM (Sep 30, 2017)2 New Mexico State at Arizona State (Aug 31, 2017)2 Arkansas State vs Troy (Dec 02, 2017)

2-POINT PATS MADE 2 Coastal Carolina at ULM (Sep 30, 2017)1 ULM at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)1 Coastal Carolina at UAB (Sep 16, 2017)1 New Mexico State vs Troy (Sep 16, 2017)1 Georgia Southern vs Arkansas State (Oct 04, 2017)1 Troy vs South Alabama (Oct 11, 2017)1 Arkansas State at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)1 ULM vs Arkansas State (Nov 25, 2017)1 Troy vs North Texas (Dec 16, 2017)

PUNTS 12 New Mexico State vs Arkansas State (Oct 28, 2017)11 Georgia Southern at Auburn (Sep 02, 2017)11 New Mexico State vs Utah State (Dec 29, 2017)

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LONGEST PUNT 74 Texas State vs UTSA (Sep 23, 2017)71 Texas State at Colorado (Sep 09, 2017)71 Georgia State at ULM (Oct 14, 2017)

YARDS PUNTED506 New Mexico State vs Arkansas State (Oct 28, 2017) [12-506]458 New Mexico State vs Utah State (Dec 29, 2017) [11-458]

PUNTING AVG 56.0 Appalachian State at ULM (Nov 04, 2017) [2-112]54.7 Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State (Oct 21, 2017) [3-164]

PUNT RETURNS9 Arkansas State at New Mexico State (Oct 28, 2017)6 Troy vs South Alabama (Oct 11, 2017)

PUNT RETURN YARDS 114 Arkansas State at New Mexico State (Oct 28, 2017)78 Arkansas State vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 14, 2017)

PUNT RETURN AVG 39.0 Arkansas State vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 14, 2017) [2-78]26.0 Louisiana vs Southeastern La. (Sep 02, 2017) [2-52]

PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS 1 Arkansas State at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)

LONGEST PUNT RETURN 63 Arkansas State at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)54 Arkansas State at New Mexico State (Oct 28, 2017)

KICK RETURNS 10 ULM vs Arkansas State (Nov 25, 2017)9 Georgia Southern at UMass (10/21/17)

KICK RETURN YARDS 305 ULM vs Georgia State (Oct 14, 2017)254 ULM vs Arkansas State (Nov 25, 2017)

KICK RETURN AVG 64.7 Troy at Coastal Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) [3-194]57.2 Louisiana vs Southeastern La. (Sep 02, 2017) [4-229]

LONGEST KICK RETURN 100 Louisiana vs Southeastern La. (Sep 02, 2017)100 New Mexico State vs Utah State (Dec 29, 2017)

KICK RETURN TOUCHDOWNS 2 Louisiana vs Southeastern La. (Sep 02, 2017)2 Troy at Coastal Carolina (Nov 11, 2017)

INTERCEPTIONS 6 Appalachian State vs New Mexico State (Oct 07, 2017)5 New Mexico State vs UTEP (Sep 23, 2017)

INTERCEPTION RETURN YDS 112 Appalachian State vs New Mexico State (Oct 07, 2017)100 Troy at Arkansas State (Dec 02, 2017)

INTERCEPTION RETURN AVG 33.3 Troy at Arkansas State (Dec 02, 2017) [3-100]30.5 Arkansas State at New Mexico State (Oct 28, 2017) [2-61]

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN 100 Troy at Arkansas State (Dec 02, 2017)85 Arkansas State at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)

INTERCEPTION RETURN TOUCHDOWNS 1 Troy at Boise State (Sep 02, 2017)1 New Mexico State vs UTEP (Sep 23, 2017)1 Arkansas State at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)1 Troy at Arkansas State (Dec 02, 2017)

FUMBLES LOST 3 Georgia State vs Tennessee State (Aug 31, 2017)3 ULM at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)3 Georgia Southern at Indiana (Sep 23, 2017)3 Troy vs South Alabama (Oct 11, 2017)3 Georgia Southern at UMass (10/21/17)3 Georgia Southern vs Georgia State (Nov 04, 2017)3 Texas State vs New Mexico State (Nov 04, 2017)3 Georgia State vs Idaho (Dec 2, 2017)

FUMBLES RECOVERED 3 South Alabama at Troy (Oct 11, 2017)3 Georgia State at Georgia Southern (Nov 04, 2017)3 New Mexico State at Texas State (Nov 04, 2017)3 Idaho at Georgia State (Dec 2, 2017)3 Troy vs North Texas (Dec 16, 2017)

SACKED BY OPP 11 Idaho at New Mexico State (Nov 25, 2017)7 Louisiana at Idaho (Oct 07, 2017)7 ULM vs Georgia State (Oct 14, 2017)7 New Mexico State vs Arkansas State (Oct 28, 2017)

QB SACKS 11 New Mexico State vs Idaho (Nov 25, 2017)7 New Mexico State at Arizona State (Aug 31, 2017)7 Idaho vs Louisiana (Oct 07, 2017)7 Georgia State at ULM (Oct 14, 2017)7 Arkansas State at New Mexico State (Oct 28, 2017)

TURNOVERS COMMITTED 6 New Mexico State at Appalachian State (Oct 07, 2017)6 Arkansas State at South Alabama (Nov 11, 2017)

TURNOVERS CAUSED 6 Appalachian State vs New Mexico State (Oct 07, 2017)6 South Alabama vs Arkansas State (Nov 11, 2017)

KICKS BLOCKED 2 Troy vs Texas State (Nov 24, 2017)2 Idaho at New Mexico State (Nov 25, 2017)

FIRST DOWNS32 Arkansas State at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)32 Troy vs Alabama State (Sep 09, 2017)32 Louisiana vs ULM (Sep 23, 2017)32 Texas State at Coastal Carolina (Oct 28, 2017)32 Arkansas State vs Troy (Dec 02, 2017)

1ST DOWNS RUSHING19 Georgia Southern at Louisiana (Nov 25, 2017)18 Texas State at Coastal Carolina (Oct 28, 2017)18 Georgia Southern vs South Alabama (Nov 18, 2017)

1ST DOWNS PASSING25 Arkansas State at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)23 New Mexico State vs South Alabama (Dec 02, 2017)

1ST DOWNS BY PENALTY 6 Texas State vs UTSA (Sep 23, 2017)6 Idaho at South Alabama (Sep 23, 2017)

PENALTIES 16 Troy vs Akron (Sep 23, 2017)14 Coastal Carolina vs Texas State (Oct 28, 2017)

PENALTIES YARDS 163 Troy vs Akron (Sep 23, 2017)126 Arkansas State at New Mexico State (Oct 28, 2017)

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RUSHING TEAM CL G ATT YDS AVG TD LONG YDS/G

1. Moore, Jalin APP JR 11 183 1037 5.7 12 58 94.3

2. Duckworth, A IDAHO SR 12 193 1025 5.3 4 74 85.4

3. Rose III, Larry NMSU SR 12 187 949 5.1 10 40 79.1

4. Chunn, Jordan TROY SR 10 154 774 5.0 10 74 77.4

5. Wand, Warren A-ST JR 10 138 722 5.2 6 82 72.2

6. Ragas, Trey LA FR 12 142 813 5.7 9 54 67.8

7. W. Fields GS JR 12 173 811 4.7 5 48 67.6

8. S. Werts GS FR 11 207 722 3.5 3 42 65.6

9. Abercrombie, O. CCU SR 12 140 724 5.2 7 55 60.3

10. Smith, Glenn GSU SR 12 170 594 3.5 3 41 49.5

INTERCEPTIONS TEAM CL G INT YDS TD LONG INT/G

1. Duck, Clifton APP SO 13 6 103 0 41 0.46

2. Brown, Blace TROY JR 12 5 93 1 53 0.42

M. Brinson GS SO 12 5 57 0 50 0.42

4. Lomax, Shamad NMSU SO 11 4 19 1 19 0.36

5. Williams, Bryan GSU SR 12 4 42 0 30 0.33

6. Hayes, Tae APP JR 13 4 75 0 52 0.31

7. Wattley, Fitz CCU JR 12 3 82 0 40 0.25

Hall, Ed IDAHO JR 12 3 27 0 10 0.25

Edmonds, BJ A-ST SO 12 3 19 0 19 0.25

Reaves, Jeremy USA SR 12 3 7 0 7 0.25

PASSING AVG/GAME TEAM CL G ATT CMP INT PCT. YDS TD AVG/G

1. Rogers, Tyler NMSU SR 12 566 348 18 61.5 4016 27 334.7

2. Hansen, Justice A-ST JR 12 487 305 16 62.6 3967 37 330.6

3. Manning, Conner GSU SR 12 403 259 7 64.3 3146 14 262.2

4. Silvers, B. TROY SR 13 443 283 7 63.9 3290 17 253.1

5. Evans, Caleb ULM FR 12 344 211 6 61.3 2868 17 239.0

6. Linehan, Matt IDAHO SR 9 281 173 4 61.6 2056 16 228.4

7. Lamb, Taylor APP SR 13 337 206 6 61.1 2737 27 210.5

8. Williams, D. TXST SR 12 333 194 9 58.3 2061 12 171.8

9. Davis, Dallas USA JR 9 175 100 7 57.1 1355 8 150.6

10. Keane, Tyler CCU SR 10 170 100 5 58.8 1440 11 144.0

PASS EFFICIENCY TEAM CL G ATT CMP INT PCT. YDS TD EFF.

1. Lamb, Taylor APP SR 13 337 206 6 61.1 2737 27 152.2

2. Petrino, Mason IDAHO SO 9 33 23 2 69.7 248 3 150.7

3. Hansen, Justice A-ST JR 12 487 305 16 62.6 3967 37 149.6

4. Keane, Tyler CCU SR 10 170 100 5 58.8 1440 11 145.4

5. Evans, Caleb ULM FR 12 344 211 6 61.3 2868 17 144.2

6. Linehan, Matt IDAHO SR 9 281 173 4 61.6 2056 16 139.0

7. Manning, Conner GSU SR 12 403 259 7 64.3 3146 14 137.8

8. Silvers, B. TROY SR 13 443 283 7 63.9 3290 17 135.8

9. Rogers, Tyler NMSU SR 12 566 348 18 61.5 4016 27 130.5

10. Davis, Dallas USA JR 9 175 100 7 57.1 1355 8 129.3

TOTAL OFFENSE TEAM CL G RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/G

1. Hansen, Justice A-ST JR 12 423 3967 620 4390 365.8

2. Rogers, Tyler NMSU SR 12 20 4016 642 4036 336.3

3. Evans, Caleb ULM FR 12 579 2868 481 3447 287.2

4. Manning, Conner GSU SR 12 123 3146 467 3269 272.4

5. Silvers, B. TROY SR 13 50 3290 491 3340 256.9

6. Lamb, Taylor APP SR 13 584 2737 415 3321 255.5

7. Linehan, Matt IDAHO SR 9 -22 2056 354 2034 226.0

8. Williams, D. TXST SR 12 113 2061 448 2174 181.2

9. Davis, Jordan LA JR 10 347 1370 283 1717 171.7

10. Davis, Dallas USA JR 9 46 1355 226 1401 155.7

PUNT RETURN AVG TEAM CL G RET YDS TD LONG AVG

1. Taylor, Blaise A-ST SR 12 27 370 1 63 13.7

RECEPTIONS/GAME TEAM CL G REC YDS TD LONG AVG/C REC/G

1. Hart, Penny GSU SO 12 74 1121 8 70 15.1 6.17

2. Scott, Jaleel NMSU SR 13 76 1079 9 41 14.2 5.85

3. Onunwor, A IDAHO SR 11 64 856 8 65 13.4 5.82

4. Sannon, Jacob IDAHO SR 12 59 608 1 39 10.3 4.92

5. Green, Marcus ULM FR 12 55 847 5 80 15.4 4.58

Rose III, Larry NMSU SR 12 55 522 2 68 9.5 4.58

7. King,Elijah TXST SR 12 52 750 3 55 14.4 4.33

Murray, Chris A-ST SR 12 52 721 9 57 13.9 4.33

9. Clark, OJ NMSU SO 11 47 500 3 55 10.6 4.27

10. McInnis, Justin A-ST JR 12 49 800 4 73 16.3 4.08

KICK RETURN AVG TEAM CL G RET YDS TD LONG AVG

1. Green, Marcus ULM FR 12 27 876 4 95 32.4

2. Jones, Marcus TROY FR 13 29 879 3 99 30.3

3. Calais, Raymond LA SO 12 29 699 2 100 24.1

4. Tyler, Ky’Jon CCU SO 11 29 683 0 88 23.6

5. M. Campbell GS SR 12 36 790 0 47 21.9

RECEIVE YDS/GAME TEAM CL G REC YDS TD LONG AVG/C YDS/G

1. Hart, Penny GSU SO 12 74 1121 8 70 15.1 93.4

2. Scott, Jaleel NMSU SR 13 76 1079 9 41 14.2 83.0

3. Onunwor, A IDAHO SR 11 64 856 8 65 13.4 77.8

4. Green, Marcus ULM FR 12 55 847 5 80 15.4 70.6

5. McInnis, Justin A-ST JR 12 49 800 4 73 16.3 66.7

6. Williams, M. CCU JR 12 43 793 7 86 18.4 66.1

7. Way, Jamarius USA JR 12 47 762 3 81 16.2 63.5

8. Turner, RJ ULM FR 11 39 689 6 57 17.7 62.6

9. King,Elijah TXST SR 12 52 750 3 55 14.4 62.5

10. Malone, Ryheem LA JR 11 44 676 4 42 15.4 61.5

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PUNTING TEAM CL G PUNT YDS LONG AVG

1. Waitman,Corliss USA JR 12 70 3167 66 45.2

2. Coffey, Cade IDAHO FR 12 66 2943 68 44.6

3. Wright, Brandon GSU SO 12 27 1199 71 44.4

4. Rabon, Evan CCU JR 12 57 2460 65 43.2

5. Ripley,Marcus TXST SO 12 81 3421 74 42.2

6. Heim, Harrison ULM FR 12 58 2433 62 41.9

7. Theisler, P. NMSU SO 13 80 3322 61 41.5

8. Grace, Cody A-ST SO 11 49 2014 61 41.1

9. Geraci, Sam LA SR 12 64 2606 61 40.7

10. M. Flynn GS SR 12 66 2656 61 40.2

ALL PURPOSE TEAM CL G RUSH RCV PR KR YDS AVG/G

1. Green, Marcus ULM FR 12 184 847 101 876 2008 167.3

2. Duckworth, A IDAHO SR 12 1025 207 0 404 1636 136.3

3. Rose III, Larry NMSU SR 12 949 522 71 7 1549 129.1

4. Smith, Glenn GSU SR 12 594 377 0 407 1378 114.8

5. Huntley, Jason NMSU SO 12 420 363 0 533 1316 109.7

6. Moore, Jalin APP JR 11 1037 163 0 0 1200 109.1

7. Tyler, Ky’Jon CCU SO 11 73 313 64 683 1133 103.0

Lewis, Ike APP SR 13 31 733 0 575 1339 103.0

9. Hart, Penny GSU SO 12 27 1121 42 20 1210 100.8

10. Chunn, Jordan TROY SR 10 774 204 0 0 978 97.8

SCORING TEAM CL G TD XPT FG 2XP PTS PTS/G

1. Williams, S. A-ST SO 12 0 48 16 0 96 8.0

2. Moore, Jalin APP JR 11 13 0 0 0 78 7.1

3. Evans, Caleb ULM FR 12 13 0 0 0 78 6.5

4. Ford, Craig ULM FR 12 0 45 10 0 75 6.2

5. Patterson,Gavin USA JR 12 0 26 16 0 74 6.2

6. Chunn, Jordan TROY SR 10 10 0 0 0 60 6.0

Brown, Dylan NMSU SO 13 0 39 13 0 78 6.0

Rose III, Larry NMSU SR 12 12 0 0 0 72 6.0

T. Bass GS SO 12 0 27 15 0 72 6.0

10. Rabon, Evan CCU JR 12 0 30 12 0 66 5.5

SCORING (TDS) TEAM CL G TD RUSH PASS RET PAT PTS PTS/G

1. Moore, Jalin APP JR 11 13 12 1 0 0 78 7.1

2. Evans, Caleb ULM FR 12 13 13 0 0 0 78 6.5

3. Rose III, Larry NMSU SR 12 12 10 2 0 0 72 6.0

Chunn, Jordan TROY SR 10 10 10 0 0 0 60 6.0

5. Green, Marcus ULM FR 12 9 0 5 4 0 54 4.5

Ragas, Trey LA FR 12 9 9 0 0 0 54 4.5

Murray, Chris A-ST SR 12 9 0 9 0 0 54 4.5

8. Onunwor, A IDAHO SR 11 8 0 8 0 0 48 4.4

9. Scott, Jaleel NMSU SR 13 9 0 9 0 1 56 4.3

10. Wand, Warren A-ST JR 10 7 6 1 0 0 42 4.2

FIELD GOALS TEAM CL G FG FGA PCT. FG/G

1. Patterson,Gavin USA JR 12 16 19 84.2 1.33

Williams, S. A-ST SO 12 16 22 72.7 1.33

3. T. Bass GS SO 12 15 19 78.9 1.25

4. Brown, Dylan NMSU SO 13 13 17 76.5 1.00

Coffey, Cade IDAHO FR 12 12 17 70.6 1.00

Rabon, Evan CCU JR 12 12 19 63.2 1.00

Wright, Brandon GSU SO 12 12 23 52.2 1.00

8. Ford, Craig ULM FR 12 10 13 76.9 0.83

Artigue, Stevie LA JR 12 10 14 71.4 0.83

10. Rubino, Michael APP SO 13 9 15 60.0 0.69

SCORING (KICK) TEAM CL G PATS FGS PTS PTS/G

1. Williams, S. A-ST SO 12 48-53 16-22 96 8.0

2. Ford, Craig ULM FR 12 45-47 10-13 75 6.2

3. Patterson,Gavin USA JR 12 26-27 16-19 74 6.2

4. T. Bass GS SO 12 27-28 15-19 72 6.0

Brown, Dylan NMSU SO 13 39-42 13-17 78 6.0

6. Rabon, Evan CCU JR 12 30-31 12-19 66 5.5

7. Coffey, Cade IDAHO FR 12 29-30 12-17 65 5.4

8. Wright, Brandon GSU SO 12 28-30 12-23 64 5.3

9. Artigue, Stevie LA JR 12 31-37 10-14 61 5.1

10. Sumpter, Tyler TROY FR 13 34-34 7-9 55 4.2

PAT KICKING PCT TEAM CL G MADE ATT PCT.

1. Sumpter, Tyler TROY FR 13 34 34 100.0

2. Rabon, Evan CCU JR 12 30 31 96.8

3. Coffey, Cade IDAHO FR 12 29 30 96.7

4. T. Bass GS SO 12 27 28 96.4

5. Patterson,Gavin USA JR 12 26 27 96.3

6. Ford, Craig ULM FR 12 45 47 95.7

7. Wright, Brandon GSU SO 12 28 30 93.3

8. Brown, Dylan NMSU SO 13 39 42 92.9

9. Williams, S. A-ST SO 12 48 53 90.6

10. Artigue, Stevie LA JR 12 31 37 83.8

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TACKLES TEAM CL G POS SOLO AST TOTAL AVG/G SACK

1. Harrington, D. NMSU SR 13 LB 62 71 133 10.2 6.5

2. Johnson, Shane CCU SR 10 LB 45 56 101 10.1 1.0

3. Lashley, Tony IDAHO JR 12 LB 78 42 120 10.0 2.0

4. Reaves, Jeremy USA SR 12 DB 70 33 103 8.6 1.0

5. Hanks, Terrill NMSU JR 13 LB 49 61 110 8.5 7.0

6. Walker, Tracy LA SR 12 DB 62 35 97 8.1 0.5

7. Laforce, Ron NMSU JR 13 DB 55 49 104 8.0 0.0

8. Boggs, Eric APP SR 13 LB 50 52 102 7.8 4.5

9. Wilson, Kyle A-ST SR 12 LB 46 47 93 7.8 1.0

10. London II, B. TXST SO 12 LB 48 43 91 7.6 0.0

11. Jenkins, Roland ULM FR 12 DB 54 35 89 7.4 1.0

12. Lawrence, Nigel USA JR 12 DB 47 36 83 6.9 0.0

13. Wattley, Fitz CCU JR 12 DB 44 38 82 6.8 0.0

Loyd,Gabe TXST SR 12 LB 49 33 82 6.8 4.5

15. Kelly, Silas CCU FR 11 LB 39 36 75 6.8 1.5

16. Flory, Anthony APP JR 13 LB 56 31 87 6.7 1.0

17. Edmonds, BJ A-ST SO 12 DB 42 38 80 6.7 0.0

Elliss, Kaden IDAHO JR 12 LB 58 22 80 6.7 6.0

19. Posey, T.J. LA SR 11 LB 32 40 72 6.5 2.0

Lomax, Shamad NMSU SO 11 DB 47 25 72 6.5 1.0

21. Barge, Bull USA JR 12 LB 41 36 77 6.4 1.0

Hall, Ed IDAHO JR 12 LB 40 37 77 6.4 0.5

23. Griffi th, David ULM FR 12 DB 45 31 76 6.3 2.0

24. Fa’amasino, Lui NMSU JR 10 LB 26 37 63 6.3 0.5

25. Griffi n, F. TXST JR 12 DB 51 23 74 6.2 4.0

Krawczyk, A.J. TXST JR 12 LB 55 19 74 6.2 0.0

27. Folsom, Tron TROY SO 13 LB 50 30 80 6.2 0.0

28. Turner, Corey LA JR 11 DB 42 25 67 6.1 1.0

29. Middleton, C. GSU JR 11 LB 37 27 64 5.8 1.5

30. Rookard, C. TROY JR 13 DB 43 31 74 5.7 0.0

31. Fergurson, J. NMSU JR 10 LB 25 31 56 5.6 2.0

32. Thompson, W. ULM FR 12 DB 42 25 67 5.6 0.0

33. Mitchell, D. LA SO 11 DB 39 22 61 5.5 0.5

34. Payne, Trey GSU SR 12 LB 38 28 66 5.5 2.5

35. Williams, Bryan GSU SR 12 LB 38 25 63 5.2 0.0

Clifton, Justin A-ST JR 12 DB 43 20 63 5.2 0.0

37. Williamson, M. CCU SR 11 DE 29 28 57 5.2 4.0

38. Songy, Darrell USA SR 12 LB 31 31 62 5.2 1.0

39. Howard, Amir CCU FR 10 28 23 51 5.1 0.0

40. Lebbie, Sam TROY SR 11 LB 17 39 56 5.1 2.0

SACKS TEAM CL G POS SOLO AST YDS TOTAL AVG/G

1. Rolland-Jones A-ST SR 12 DE 11 4 85 13.0 1.08

2. Sims, Tee APP SR 10 DL 9 1 78 9.5 0.95

3. Wilcots II, C. NMSU SO 13 DL 8 3 51 9.5 0.73

4. Hanks, Terrill NMSU JR 13 LB 5 4 43 7.0 0.54

5. Reese, Hunter TROY JR 13 DE 4 5 46 6.5 0.50

6. Demby, Malik NMSU JR 11 DB 6 1 39 6.5 0.59

7. Harrington, D. NMSU SR 13 LB 6 1 34 6.5 0.50

Stadom, Jamal TROY SR 13 DT 6 1 31 6.5 0.50

Elliss, Kaden IDAHO JR 12 LB 6 0 52 6.0 0.50

Coleman, Aikeem IDAHO SR 12 DL 6 0 31 6.0 0.50

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TACKLES FOR LOSS TEAM CL G POS SOLO AST YDS TOTAL AVG/G

1. Rolland-Jones A-ST SR 12 DE 14 10 102 19.0 1.58

2. Harrington, D. NMSU SR 13 LB 14 4 58 16.0 1.23

3. Elliss, Kaden IDAHO JR 12 LB 15 2 67 16.0 1.33

4. Hanks, Terrill NMSU JR 13 LB 10 10 68 15.0 1.15

5. Reese, Hunter TROY JR 13 DE 10 8 65 14.0 1.08

6. Lashley, Tony IDAHO JR 12 LB 12 4 40 14.0 1.17

7. Sims, Tee APP SR 10 DL 12 3 84 13.5 1.35

8. Coleman, Aikeem IDAHO SR 12 DL 12 2 42 13.0 1.08

9. Wilcots II, C. NMSU SO 13 DL 9 6 62 12.0 0.92

10. Griffi n,F. TXST JR 12 LB 10 3 50 11.5 0.96

FUMBLES FORCED TEAM CL G NUM AVG/G

1. Lomax, Shamad NMSU SO 11 4 0.36

2. Townes, Rashaad APP SR 12 4 0.33

3. Reaves, Jeremy USA SR 12 3 0.25

Coleman, Aikeem IDAHO SR 12 3 0.25

Rolland-Jones A-ST SR 12 3 0.25

Lawrence, Nigel USA JR 12 3 0.25

7. Wilcots II, C. NMSU SO 13 3 0.23

8. Clifton, Justin A-ST JR 12 2 0.17

Loyd,Gabe TXST SR 12 2 0.17

Krawczyk,A.J. TXST JR 12 2 0.17

FUMBLES RCVD TEAM CL G NUM AVG/G

1. Lomax, Shamad NMSU SO 11 3 0.27

2. Clark, Nicholas CCU SR 9 2 0.22

Buggs, Malcolm USA JR 9 2 0.22

4. Fa’amasino, Lui NMSU JR 10 2 0.20

Sims, Tee APP SR 10 2 0.20

6. Demby, Malik NMSU JR 11 2 0.18

7. Griffi n,F. TXST JR 12 2 0.17

Hoover, Jalen IDAHO FR 12 2 0.17

Johnson, M. A-ST JR 12 2 0.17

Befort, Zach USA SR 12 2 0.17

PASSES DEFENDED TEAM CL G BRUP INT TOTAL AVG/G

1. M. Brinson GS SO 12 12 5 17 1.42

2. Thomas, Simeon LA SR 9 12 0 12 1.33

Taylor, Blaise A-ST SR 12 14 2 16 1.33

4. Hayes, Tae APP JR 13 12 4 16 1.23

5. Clifton, Justin A-ST JR 12 13 1 14 1.17

6. Mills, Darian USA JR 12 13 0 13 1.08

7. Lomax, Shamad NMSU SO 11 7 4 11 1.00

Carey, Preston CCU SO 12 10 2 12 1.00

9. Duck, Clifton APP SO 13 6 6 12 0.92

10. Moss, Tobias USA SO 12 9 2 11 0.92

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POINTS SCORED30 Evans, Caleb (ULM) at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)24 Hennigan, T. (App. State) vs Louisiana (Dec 02, 2017)

TOUCHDOWNS5 Evans, Caleb (ULM) at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)4 Hennigan, T. (App. State) vs Louisiana (Dec 02, 2017)

TD RESPONSIBILITY6 Evans, Caleb (ULM) at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017) [5r,1p]6 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017) [2r,4p]6 Evans, Caleb (ULM) vs A-State (Nov 25, 2017) [2r,4p]

POINTS SCORED KICKING 15 Williams, S. (A-State) vs CCU (Oct 14, 2017) (3fg,6pat]15 Wright, Brandon (GSU) at Texas St. (Nov 11, 2017) (4fg,3pat]

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 550 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017) [30r,520p]515 Evans, Caleb (ULM) vs A-State (Nov 25, 2017) [61r,454p]

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS 74 Hansen, Justice (A-State) vs Middle Tennessee (Dec 16, 2017) [17r,57p]72 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017) [4r,68p]

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS/PLAY 40.0 Hoggins, Darius (LA) vs GS (Nov 25, 2017) [2-80]38.5 M. Garrett (GS) vs A-State (Oct 04, 2017) [2-77]

RUSHING YARDS 241 Moore, Jalin (App. State) vs NMST (Oct 07, 2017)239 Moore, Jalin (App. State) at GSU (Nov 25, 2017)

RUSHING ATTEMPTS 32 Moore, Jalin (App. State) at GSU (Nov 25, 2017)31 Shai Werts (GS) vs New Hampshire (Sep 09, 2017)31 Smith, Glenn (GSU) at Charlotte (Sep 23, 2017)

YARDS PER RUSH 40.0 Hoggins, Darius (Louisiana) vs GS (Nov 25, 2017) [2-80]38.5 M. Garrett (GS) vs Arkansas St. (Oct 04, 2017) [2-77]

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 5 Evans, Caleb (ULM) at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)3 Chunn, Jordan (Troy) vs Alabama State (Sep 09, 2017)3 Moore, Jalin (App. State) vs Toledo (Dec 23, 2017)

LONGEST RUSH 82 Wand, Warren (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)77 W. Kennedy (GS) at Louisiana (Nov 25, 2017)

PASSING YARDS 520 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)474 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) at Texas State (Nov 04, 2017)

PASSING ATTEMPTS 68 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)61 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) vs USA (Dec 02, 2017)

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 5 Lamb, Taylor (App. State) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 09, 2017)5 Hansen, Justice (A-State) vs UAPB (Sep 16, 2017)5 Hansen, Justice (A-State) vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 14, 2017)

LONGEST PASS 86 Keane, Tyler (Coastal Carolina) at ULM (Sep 30, 2017)84 Lamb, Taylor (App. State) vs Wake Forest (Sep 23, 2017)

PASSES COMPLETED 46 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)40 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) at Arizona State (Aug 31, 2017)40 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) vs USA (Dec 02, 2017)

HAD INTERCEPTED 6 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) at App. State (Oct 07, 2017)4 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at GS (Oct 04, 2017)4 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at USA (Nov 11, 2017)

PASS COMPLETION PCT 100.0 Jones III, W. (Texas State) at Colorado (Sep 09, 2017) [2-2]100.0 Barker, Kaleb (Troy) at Coastal Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) [2-2]100.0 K. Brown (GS) vs USA (Nov 18, 2017) [4-4]100.0 Barker, Kaleb (Troy) vs Texas State (Nov 24, 2017) [4-4]

PASS YARDS/ATTEMPT 30.0 K. Brown (GS) vs USA (Nov 18, 2017) [4-120]26.8 Barker, Kaleb (Troy) vs Texas State (Nov 24, 2017) [4-107]

PASS YARDS/CATCH 30.0 K. Brown (GS) vs USA (Nov 18, 2017) [4-120]26.8 Barker, Kaleb (Troy) vs Texas State (Nov 24, 2017) [4-107]

RECEIVING YARDS 266 Williams, M. (Coastal Carolina) at ULM (Sep 30, 2017)211 McInnis, Justin (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)

RECEPTIONS 12 Barnes, Keenan (Louisiana) at Texas A&M (Sep 16, 2017)11 Sannon, Jacob (Idaho) vs UNLV (Sep 09, 2017)11 Hart, Penny (GSU) at Charlotte (Sep 23, 2017)11 Hart, Penny (GSU) at ULM (Oct 14, 2017)11 Huntley, Jason (NMST) at GS (Oct 14, 2017)11 King,Elijah (Texas State) vs NMST (Nov 04, 2017)11 Willis, Damion (Troy) vs NORTH TEXAS (Dec 16, 2017)

YARDS PER CATCH 49.0 Green, Marcus (ULM) vs GSU (Oct 14, 2017) [2-98]44.0 M. Michaud (GS) at UMass (10/21/17) [2-88]

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 4 Hennigan, T. (App. State) vs Louisiana (Dec 02, 2017)3 Hart, Penny (GSU) at ULM (Oct 14, 2017)3 Lewis, Ike (App. State) at ULM (Nov 04, 2017)

LONGEST RECEPTION 86 Williams, M. (Coastal Carolina) at ULM (Sep 30, 2017)84 Watkins, T.J. (App. State) vs Wake Forest (Sep 23, 2017)

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 4 Rubino, Michael (App. State) vs Wake Forest (Sep 23, 2017)4 Patterson,Gavin (USA) vs Idaho (Sep 23, 2017)4 Rabon, Evan (Coastal Carolina) at UAB (Sep 16, 2017)4 Ford, Craig (ULM) at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)4 Rubino, Michael (App. State) vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 21, 2017)4 Wright, Brandon (GSU) at Texas State (Nov 11, 2017)4 Williams, S. (A-State) vs Troy (Dec 02, 2017)

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FIELD GOALS MADE 4 Wright, Brandon (GSU) at Texas State (Nov 11, 2017)3 Patterson,Gavin (USA) vs Idaho (Sep 23, 2017)3 Coffey, Cade (Idaho) at USA (Sep 23, 2017)3 Patterson,Gavin (USA) at Louisiana Tech (Sep 30, 2017)3 Ford, Craig (ULM) at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)3 Coffey, Cade (Idaho) vs Louisiana (Oct 07, 2017)3 Williams, S. (A-State) vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 14, 2017)3 Rabon, Evan (Coastal Carolina) at App. State (Oct 21, 2017)3 Brown, Dylan (NMST) vs USA (Dec 02, 2017)

LONGEST FIELD GOAL 53 Staton, C. (App. State) vs GS (Nov 09,2017)52 Rabon, Evan (Coastal Carolina) vs Western Illinois (Sep 23, 2017)52 Rabon, Evan (Coastal Carolina) at Idaho (Nov 18, 2017)

PUNTS 12 Theisler, P. (NMST) vs Arkansas State (Oct 28, 2017)11 M. Flynn (GS) at Auburn (Sep 02, 2017)11 Theisler, P. (NMST) vs Utah State (Dec 29, 2017)

YARDS PUNTED 506 Theisler, P. (NMST) vs A-State (Oct 28, 2017) [12-506]458 Theisler, P. (NMST) vs Utah State (Dec 29, 2017) [11-458]

LONGEST PUNT 74 Ripley, Marcus (Texas State) vs UTSA (Sep 23, 2017)71 Ripley, Marcus (Texas State) at Colorado (Sep 09, 2017)71 Wright, Brandon (GSU) at ULM (Oct 14, 2017)

PUNTING AVG 56.0 Wright, Brandon (GSU) at ULM (Oct 14, 2017) [2-112]56.0 Subotsch, X. (App. State) at ULM (Nov 04, 2017) [2-112]

PUNT RETURNS 9 Taylor, Blaise (A-State) at NMST (Oct 28, 2017)6 Jones, Marcus (Troy) vs USA (Oct 11, 2017)

PUNT RETURN YARDS 114 Taylor, Blaise (A-State) at NMST (Oct 28, 2017)78 Taylor, Blaise (A-State) vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 14, 2017)

LONGEST PUNT RETURN 63 Taylor, Blaise (A-State) at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)54 Taylor, Blaise (A-State) at NMST (Oct 28, 2017)

PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS 1 Taylor, Blaise (A-State) at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)

PUNT RETURN AVG 39.0 Taylor, Blaise (A-State) vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 14, 2017) [2-78]26.0 Malone, Ryheem (Louisiana) vs Southeastern La. (Sep 02, 2017) [2-52]

KICK RETURNS 7 Gentry, Devin (GSU) vs Troy (Oct 21, 2017)7 M. Campbell (GS) at UMass (10/21/17)

KICK RETURN YARDS 229 Calais, Raymond (Louisiana) vs Southeastern La. (Sep 02, 2017)206 Green, Marcus (ULM) vs A-State (Nov 25, 2017)

KICK RETURN AVG 64.7 Jones, Marcus (Troy) at Coastal Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) [3-194]58.5 Green, Marcus (ULM) vs App. State (Nov 04, 2017) [2-117]

LONGEST KICK RETURN100 Calais, Raymond (Louisiana) vs Southeastern La. (Sep 02, 2017)100 Huntley, Jason (NMST) vs Utah State (Dec 29, 2017)

KICK RETURN TOUCHDOWNS 2 Calais, Raymond (Louisiana) vs SOUTHEASTERN LA. (Sep 02, 2017)2 Jones, Marcus (Troy) at Coastal Carolina (Nov 11, 2017)

COMBINED PR/KR YARDS 235 M. Campbell (GS) at UMass (10/21/17) [43pr-192kr]229 Calais, Raymond (Louisiana) vs SE LA. (Sep 02, 2017) [0pr-229kr]

INTERCEPTIONS 3 Lomax, Shamad (NMST) vs UTEP (Sep 23, 2017)3 Hayes, Tae (App. State) vs NMST (Oct 07, 2017)3 Duck, Clifton (App. State) vs NMST (Oct 07, 2017)

INTERCEPTION RETURN YDS 100 Jones, Marcus (Troy) at A-State (Dec 02, 2017)85 Taylor, Blaise (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)

INTERCEPTION RETURN AVG 20.0 Brown, Blace (Troy) at Coastal Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) [2-40]19.3 Hayes, Tae (App. State) vs NMST (Oct 07, 2017) [3-58]

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN 100 Jones, Marcus (Troy) at Arkansas State (Dec 02, 2017)85 Taylor, Blaise (Arkansas State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)

INTERCEPTION RETURN TOUCHDOWNS 1 Brown, Blace (Troy) at Boise State (Sep 02, 2017)1 Lomax, Shamad (NMST) vs UTEP (Sep 23, 2017)1 Taylor, Blaise (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)1 Jones, Marcus (Troy) at A-State (Dec 02, 2017)

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 418 Green, Marcus (ULM) vs A-State (Nov 25, 2017)281 Williams, M. (Coastal Carolina) at ULM (Sep 30, 2017)

TACKLES 19.0 Johnson, Shane (Coastal Carolina) vs Texas State (Oct 28, 2017) [9-10]16.0 Fa'amasino, Lui (NMST) vs UTEP (Sep 23, 2017) [3-13]16.0 Laforce, Ron (NMST) at Arkansas (Sep 30, 2017) [8-8]16.0 Lashley, Tony (Idaho) vs App. State (Oct 14, 2017) [7-9]16.0 Harrington, D. (NMST) vs A-State (Oct 28, 2017) [8-8]16.0 Folsom, Tron (Troy) vs Idaho (Nov 02, 2017) [9-7]16.0 Lashley, Tony (Idaho) at NMST (Nov 25, 2017) [8-8]16.0 Lashley, Tony (Idaho) at GSU (Dec 2, 2017) [12-4]

SACKS 4.0 Wilcots II, C. (NMST) at Texas State (Nov 04, 2017) [4-0]3.5 Wilcots II, C. (NMST) vs Idaho (Nov 25, 2017) [2-3]

TACKLES FOR LOSS 5.5 Demby, Malik (NMST) at Arizona State (Aug 31, 2017) [5-1]3.5 Hazewood, L (Idaho) vs Louisiana (Oct 07, 2017) [3-1]3.5 Lashley, Tony (Idaho) vs App. State (Oct 14, 2017) [3-1]3.5 Sims, Tee (App. State) at Idaho (Oct 14, 2017) [3-1]3.5 Rolland-Jones (A-State) vs Louisiana (Oct 19, 2017) [3-1]3.5 Perry, Kevon (Louisiana) at USA (Nov 04, 2017) [3-1]3.5 Rolland-Jones (A-State) vs Texas State (Nov 18, 2017) [3-1]3.5 Wilcots II, C. (NMST) vs Idaho (Nov 25, 2017) [2-3]3.5 Coleman, Aikeem (Idaho) at GSU (Dec 2, 2017) [3-1]

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200-YARD RUSHING PERFORMANCES241 Moore, Jalin (App. State) vs NMST (Oct 07, 2017)239 Moore, Jalin (App. State) at GSU (Nov 25, 2017)

100-YARD RUSHING PERFORMANCES241 Moore, Jalin (App. State) vs NMST (Oct 07, 2017)239 Moore, Jalin (App. State) at GSU (Nov 25, 2017)191 Chunn, Jordan (Troy) at LSU (Sep 30, 2017)186 W. Fields (GS) at Louisiana (Nov 25, 2017)173 Wand, Warren (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)155 Johnson, Xavier (USA) vs Idaho (Sep 23, 2017)149 Abercrombie, O. (Coastal Carolina) vs UMASS (Sep 02, 2017)145 Wand, Warren (A-State) vs Texas State (Nov 18, 2017)144 Duckworth, A (Idaho) vs Sacramento State (Aug 31, 2017)144 Rose III, Larry (NMST) vs UTEP (Sep 23, 2017)142 Rose III, Larry (NMST) vs Utah State (Dec 29, 2017)133 Abercrombie, O. (Coastal Carolina) vs GS (Dec 02, 2017)132 Ragas, Trey (Louisiana) vs NMST (Nov 18, 2017)130 Ragas, Trey (Louisiana) at Tulsa (Sep 09, 2017)130 Williams, M. (App. State) vs GS (Nov 09,2017)129 Evans, Caleb (ULM) at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)129 Lewis, Levi (Louisiana) at USA (Nov 04, 2017)127 Luckett, Ben (ULM) vs Coastal Carolina (Sep 30, 2017)125 Williams, M. (App. State) at UMass (Oct 28 2017)125 Moore, Jalin (App. State) vs Toledo (Dec 23, 2017)122 S. Werts (GS) vs New Hampshire (Sep 09, 2017)121 Hansen, Justice (A-State) vs Louisiana (Oct 19, 2017)118 Harrington, D. (App. State) vs Louisiana (Dec 02, 2017)114 Moore, Jalin (App. State) at ULM (Nov 04, 2017)113 Duckworth, A (Idaho) vs App. State (Oct 14, 2017)113 Duckworth, A (Idaho) vs ULM (Oct 28, 2017)113 Chunn, Jordan (Troy) vs Idaho (Nov 02, 2017)113 S. Werts (GS) vs USA (Nov 18, 2017)113 Duckworth, A (Idaho) at GSU (Dec 2, 2017)113 Anderson, Josh (Troy) vs NORTH TEXAS (Dec 16, 2017)112 S. Werts (GS) vs A-State (Oct 04, 2017)110 Chunn, Jordan (Troy) vs Akron (Sep 23, 2017)110 Moore, Jalin (App. State) vs Louisiana (Dec 02, 2017)108 L. Ramsby (GS) at Indiana (Sep 23, 2017)108 S. Werts (GS) at Coastal Carolina (Dec 02, 2017)107 Henderson, J. (Troy) vs Alabama State (Sep 09, 2017)107 Mitchell, E. (Louisiana) vs ULM (Sep 23, 2017)103 W. Fields (GS) vs NMST (Oct 14, 2017)103 Gore, Derrick (ULM) vs App. State (Nov 04, 2017)102 Taylor,Anthony (Texas State) vs ULM (Oct 07, 2017)102 Abercrombie, O. (Coastal Carolina) at A-State (Oct 14, 2017)100 Bateman, Taz (GSU) at Penn State (Sep 16, 2017)100 Rose III, Larry (NMST) vs Idaho (Nov 25, 2017)

NUMBER OF 100-YARD RUSHING PERFORMANCESMoore, Jalin, App. State - 5Duckworth, A, Idaho - 4S. Werts, GS - 4Abercrombie, O., Coastal Carolina - 3Chunn, Jordan, Troy - 3Rose III, Larry, NMST - 3W. Fields, GS - 2Ragas, Trey, Louisiana - 2Wand, Warren, A-State - 2Williams, M., App. State - 2Anderson, Josh, Troy - 1Bateman, Taz, GSU - 1Evans, Caleb, ULM - 1Gore, Derrick, ULM - 1Hansen, Justice, A-State - 1Harrington, D., App. State - 1Henderson, J., Troy - 1Johnson, Xavier, USA - 1Lewis, Levi, Louisiana - 1Luckett, Ben, ULM - 1Mitchell, E., Louisiana - 1L. Ramsby, GS - 1Taylor,Anthony, Texas State - 1

500-YARD PASSING PERFORMANCES520 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)

400-YARD PASSING PERFORMANCES520 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)474 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) at Texas State (Nov 04, 2017)454 Evans, Caleb (ULM) vs A-State (Nov 25, 2017)451 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) vs USA (Dec 02, 2017)446 Manning, Conner (GSU) at ULM (Oct 14, 2017)437 Hansen, Justice (A-State) vs Troy (Dec 02, 2017)433 Evans, Caleb (ULM) at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)427 Lamb, Taylor (App. State) vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 21, 2017)415 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)405 Evans, Caleb (ULM) at Idaho (Oct 28, 2017)401 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) at New Mexico (Sep 09, 2017)

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300-YARD PASSING PERFORMANCES520 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)474 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) at Texas State (Nov 04, 2017)454 Evans, Caleb (ULM) vs A-State (Nov 25, 2017)451 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) vs USA (Dec 02, 2017)446 Manning, Conner (GSU) at ULM (Oct 14, 2017)437 Hansen, Justice (A-State) vs Troy (Dec 02, 2017)433 Evans, Caleb (ULM) at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)427 Lamb, Taylor (App. State) vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 21, 2017)415 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)405 Evans, Caleb (ULM) at Idaho (Oct 28, 2017)401 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) at New Mexico (Sep 09, 2017)398 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) at Arizona State (Aug 31, 2017)382 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) at GS (Oct 14, 2017)380 Silvers, B. (Troy) vs Texas State (Nov 24, 2017)372 Lamb, Taylor (App. State) vs Wake Forest (Sep 23, 2017)368 Manning, Conner (GSU) at Texas State (Nov 11, 2017)360 Linehan, Matt (Idaho) vs ULM (Oct 28, 2017)356 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) at App. State (Oct 07, 2017)356 Evans, Caleb (ULM) vs App. State (Nov 04, 2017)345 Silvers, B. (Troy) vs Alabama State (Sep 09, 2017)344 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) at Arkansas (Sep 30, 2017)343 Evans, Caleb (ULM) at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)343 Garvin, Cole (USA) vs A-State (Nov 11, 2017)339 Lamb, Taylor (App. State) at ULM (Nov 04, 2017)337 Hansen, Justice (A-State) vs Middle Tennessee (Dec 16, 2017)336 Hansen, Justice (A-State) vs ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF (Sep 16, 2017)335 Silvers, B. (Troy) at GSU (Oct 21, 2017)332 Keane, Tyler (Coastal Carolina) at App. State (Oct 21, 2017)331 Rogers, Tyler (NMST) vs Troy (Sep 16, 2017)329 Keane, Tyler (Coastal Carolina) at ULM (Sep 30, 2017)327 Lamb, Taylor (App. State) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 09, 2017)321 Williams, D. (Texas State) vs NMST (Nov 04, 2017)319 Manning, Conner (GSU) at GS (Nov 04, 2017)317 Davis, Dallas (USA) vs ULM (Oct 21, 2017)316 Hansen, Justice (A-State) at GS (Oct 04, 2017)315 Williams, D. (Texas State) vs GSU (Nov 11, 2017)314 Silvers, B. (Troy) vs Akron (Sep 23, 2017)309 Davis, Jordan (Louisiana) at Tulsa (Sep 09, 2017)305 Silvers, B. (Troy) vs NORTH TEXAS (Dec 16, 2017)

NUMBER OF 300-YARD PASSING PERFORMANCESRogers, Tyler, NMST - 8Hansen, Justice, A-State - 6Evans, Caleb, ULM - 5Silvers, B., Troy - 5Lamb, Taylor, App. State - 4Manning, Conner, GSU - 3Keane, Tyler, Coastal Carolina - 2Williams, D., Texas State - 2Davis, Dallas, USA - 1Davis, Jordan, Louisiana - 1Garvin, Cole, USA - 1Linehan, Matt, Idaho - 1

200-YARD RECEIVING PERFORMANCES266 Williams, M. (Coastal Carolina) at ULM (Sep 30, 2017)211 McInnis, Justin (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)

100-YARD RECEIVING PERFORMANCES266 Williams, M. (Coastal Carolina) at ULM (Sep 30, 2017)211 McInnis, Justin (A-State) at ULM (Nov 25, 2017)193 Green, Marcus (ULM) vs A-State (Nov 25, 2017)191 Hart, Penny (GSU) at GS (Nov 04, 2017)190 Hart, Penny (GSU) at ULM (Oct 14, 2017)188 Murray, Chris (A-State) at GS (Oct 04, 2017)186 Virgil, Jalen (App. State) vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 21, 2017)174 Scott, Jaleel (NMST) at Arkansas (Sep 30, 2017)149 Scott, Jaleel (NMST) at Arizona State (Aug 31, 2017)145 Williams, Brian (ULM) at Idaho (Oct 28, 2017)141 Hart, Penny (GSU) at Charlotte (Sep 23, 2017)141 Harris, Sam (USA) vs ULM (Oct 21, 2017)141 Tyler, Ky'Jon (Coastal Carolina) at App. State (Oct 21, 2017)135 Willis, Damion (Troy) vs NORTH TEXAS (Dec 16, 2017)134 Turner, RJ (ULM) vs App. State (Nov 04, 2017)134 Scott, Jaleel (NMST) vs USA (Dec 02, 2017)132 Hart, Penny (GSU) at Coastal Carolina (Oct 07, 2017)130 Scott, Jaleel (NMST) at Texas State (Nov 04, 2017)129 King,Elijah (Texas State) vs NMST (Nov 04, 2017)120 Gentry, Devin (GSU) at Texas State (Nov 11, 2017)120 Williams, M. (Coastal Carolina) vs GS (Dec 02, 2017)119 Malone, Ryheem (Louisiana) at Tulsa (Sep 09, 2017)119 Onunwor, A (Idaho) at USA (Sep 23, 2017)118 Barnes, Keenan (Louisiana) at Texas A&M (Sep 16, 2017)118 Green, Marcus (ULM) at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)118 Way, Jamarius (USA) at GSU (Oct 26, 2017)117 Green, Marcus (ULM) at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)113 Jackson, Jarrod (Louisiana) vs ULM (Sep 23, 2017)113 Clark, OJ (NMST) vs A-State (Oct 28, 2017)113 Malone, Ryheem (Louisiana) vs NMST (Nov 18, 2017)112 King,Elijah (Texas State) vs App. State (Sep 16, 2017)111 Huntley, Jason (NMST) at App. State (Oct 07, 2017)111 Onunwor, A (Idaho) at Troy (Nov 02, 2017)111 Turner, RJ (ULM) vs A-State (Nov 25, 2017)110 Way, Jamarius (USA) vs Louisiana (Nov 04, 2017)109 Sannon, Jacob (Idaho) vs UNLV (Sep 09, 2017)109 King,Elijah (Texas State) at Troy (Nov 24, 2017)107 McInnis, Justin (A-State) vs Middle Tennessee (Dec 16, 2017)107 McCormick, T. (Troy) vs NORTH TEXAS (Dec 16, 2017)106 Reed, Collin (App. State) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Sep 09, 2017)106 Muse, Anthony (NMST) at GS (Oct 14, 2017)106 Lewis, Ike (App. State) vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 21, 2017)106 Jones, Chris (Coastal Carolina) at Arkansas (Nov 04, 2017)106 Malone, Ryheem (Louisiana) vs GS (Nov 25, 2017)106 Green, Marcus (ULM) at Florida State (Dec 02, 2017)105 Bradley, J. (Louisiana) at Ole Miss (Nov 11, 2017)104 Mack, Blake (A-State) vs Troy (Dec 02, 2017)103 Sannon, Jacob (Idaho) at USA (Sep 23, 2017)103 King,Elijah (Texas State) vs GSU (Nov 11, 2017)102 Barnes, Keenan (Louisiana) at Tulsa (Sep 09, 2017)102 Lottie, Izaiah (NMST) at New Mexico (Sep 09, 2017)102 Watkins, T.J. (App. State) vs Wake Forest (Sep 23, 2017)102 Mack, Blake (A-State) at SMU (Sep 23, 2017)101 Douglas, D. (Troy) at NMST (Sep 16, 2017)101 Lewis, Ike (App. State) at Idaho (Oct 14, 2017)101 Rose III, Larry (NMST) at Louisiana (Nov 18, 2017)100 Edwards, K. (A-State) at Nebraska (Sep 02, 2017)100 Onunwor, A (Idaho) at GSU (Dec 2, 2017)

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SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG SAF PTS AVG

1. ULM 8 45 37 1 1 8 1 337 42.1

2. Arkansas State 8 41 32 1 0 13 0 319 39.9

3. Appalachian State 8 38 36 0 0 9 0 291 36.4

4. Troy 8 35 33 1 0 7 0 266 33.2

5. New Mexico State 8 29 26 1 0 9 0 229 28.6

6. Louisiana 8 26 22 0 0 8 0 202 25.2

7. Georgia Southern 8 23 21 1 0 11 0 194 24.2

8. Georgia State 8 22 20 0 0 9 0 179 22.4

9. Coastal Carolina 8 22 18 2 0 7 0 175 21.9

10. Texas State 8 21 16 0 0 6 0 160 20.0

11. Idaho 8 18 17 0 0 11 0 158 19.8

12. South Alabama 8 16 15 0 0 10 1 143 17.9

RUSHING OFFENSE G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G

1. Georgia Southern 8 445 1994 4.5 16 249.2

2. Appalachian State 8 316 1814 5.7 19 226.8

3. ULM 8 310 1526 4.9 22 190.8

4. Louisiana 8 315 1395 4.4 15 174.4

5. Arkansas State 8 337 1372 4.1 14 171.5

6. Texas State 8 307 1138 3.7 8 142.2

7. Troy 8 238 1089 4.6 17 136.1

8. Coastal Carolina 8 277 1026 3.7 7 128.2

9. Georgia State 8 278 947 3.4 8 118.4

10. Idaho 8 294 924 3.1 6 115.5

11. New Mexico State 8 229 774 3.4 11 96.8

12. South Alabama 8 250 700 2.8 6 87.5

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG SAF PTS AVG

1. Troy 8 17 11 1 0 8 1 141 17.6

2. Idaho 8 18 16 0 0 10 0 154 19.2

3. Appalachian State 8 20 19 0 0 12 0 175 21.9

4. Arkansas State 8 24 20 2 0 5 0 183 22.9

5. South Alabama 8 23 17 1 0 12 0 193 24.1

6. Georgia State 8 26 24 0 0 9 0 207 25.9

7. Georgia Southern 8 29 27 0 0 5 0 216 27.0

8. New Mexico State 8 32 29 0 0 8 0 245 30.6

9. Coastal Carolina 8 34 31 0 0 8 0 259 32.4

10. Texas State 8 32 30 0 1 14 0 266 33.2

11. Louisiana 8 35 32 0 0 9 1 271 33.9

12. ULM 8 46 37 3 0 8 0 343 42.9

RUSHING DEFENSE G RUSHES YARDS AVG. TD YDS/G

1. Troy 8 314 884 2.8 5 110.5

2. Arkansas State 8 299 933 3.1 9 116.6

3. Georgia Southern 8 238 1066 4.5 10 133.2

4. Appalachian State 8 282 1092 3.9 8 136.5

5. Texas State 8 294 1116 3.8 14 139.5

6. Georgia State 8 275 1141 4.1 9 142.6

7. Idaho 8 306 1247 4.1 10 155.9

8. Coastal Carolina 8 324 1302 4.0 14 162.8

9. South Alabama 8 306 1323 4.3 12 165.4

10. New Mexico State 8 311 1357 4.4 17 169.6

11. ULM 8 319 1568 4.9 19 196.0

12. Louisiana 8 328 1670 5.1 22 208.8

PASS OFFENSE G ATT CMP INT PCT. YDS AVG TD YDS/G

1. New Mexico State 8 391 245 15 62.7 2805 7.2 17 350.6

2. Arkansas State 8 309 190 13 61.5 2693 8.7 24 336.6

3. ULM 8 257 170 6 66.1 2585 10.1 18 323.1

4. Georgia State 8 293 183 5 62.5 2328 7.9 12 291.0

5. Troy 8 283 175 4 61.8 2236 7.9 14 279.5

6. South Alabama 8 298 159 11 53.4 2017 6.8 10 252.1

7. Texas State 8 278 168 7 60.4 1918 6.9 13 239.8

8. Idaho 8 263 156 3 59.3 1849 7.0 12 231.1

9. Coastal Carolina 8 212 113 5 53.3 1724 8.1 14 215.5

10. Louisiana 8 240 135 7 56.2 1692 7.1 11 211.5

11. Appalachian State 8 204 130 5 63.7 1682 8.2 19 210.2

12. Georgia Southern 8 130 78 4 60.0 931 7.2 6 116.4

TOTAL OFFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YARDS AVG/P TD YDS/G

1. ULM 8 1526 2585 567 4111 7.3 40 513.9

2. Arkansas State 8 1372 2693 646 4065 6.3 38 508.1

3. New Mexico State 8 774 2805 620 3579 5.8 28 447.4

4. Appalachian State 8 1814 1682 520 3496 6.7 38 437.0

5. Troy 8 1089 2236 521 3325 6.4 31 415.6

6. Georgia State 8 947 2328 571 3275 5.7 20 409.4

7. Louisiana 8 1395 1692 555 3087 5.6 26 385.9

8. Texas State 8 1138 1918 585 3056 5.2 21 382.0

9. Georgia Southern 8 1994 931 575 2925 5.1 22 365.6

10. Idaho 8 924 1849 557 2773 5.0 18 346.6

11. Coastal Carolina 8 1026 1724 489 2750 5.6 21 343.8

12. South Alabama 8 700 2017 548 2717 5.0 16 339.6

PASS DEFENSE G ATT CMP INT PCT. YDS AVG TD YDS/G

1. Idaho 8 266 162 7 60.9 1693 6.4 8 211.6

2. New Mexico State 8 280 166 8 59.3 1862 6.7 14 232.8

3. Coastal Carolina 8 241 150 5 62.2 1879 7.8 14 234.9

4. Troy 8 251 157 10 62.5 1880 7.5 12 235.0

5. Georgia Southern 8 234 124 13 53.0 1913 8.2 18 239.1

6. Arkansas State 8 272 135 8 49.6 1937 7.1 12 242.1

7. Louisiana 8 247 158 6 64.0 1940 7.9 11 242.5

8. Georgia State 8 283 181 6 64.0 1982 7.0 16 247.8

9. Appalachian State 8 253 153 11 60.5 1992 7.9 11 249.0

10. South Alabama 8 278 166 7 59.7 2003 7.2 11 250.4

11. Texas State 8 276 174 0 63.0 2568 9.3 17 321.0

12. ULM 8 277 176 4 63.5 2811 10.1 26 351.4

TOTAL DEFENSE G RUSH PASS PLYS YARDS AVG TD YDS/G

1. Troy 8 884 1880 565 2764 4.9 17 345.5

2. Arkansas State 8 933 1937 571 2870 5.0 21 358.8

3. Idaho 8 1247 1693 572 2940 5.1 18 367.5

4. Georgia Southern 8 1066 1913 472 2979 6.3 28 372.4

5. Appalachian State 8 1092 1992 535 3084 5.8 19 385.5

6. Georgia State 8 1141 1982 558 3123 5.6 25 390.4

7. Coastal Carolina 8 1302 1879 565 3181 5.6 28 397.6

8. New Mexico State 8 1357 1862 591 3219 5.4 31 402.4

9. South Alabama 8 1323 2003 584 3326 5.7 23 415.8

10. Louisiana 8 1670 1940 575 3610 6.3 33 451.2

11. Texas State 8 1116 2568 570 3684 6.5 31 460.5

12. ULM 8 1568 2811 596 4379 7.3 45 547.4

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KICKOFF RETURNS G RET YDS TD AVG

1. Troy 8 22 688 3 31.3

2. ULM 8 45 1210 4 26.9

3. New Mexico State 8 19 456 1 24.0

4. Coastal Carolina 8 32 729 0 22.8

5. Georgia State 8 23 523 1 22.7

6. Appalachian State 8 22 500 0 22.7

7. Georgia Southern 8 33 710 1 21.5

8. Idaho 8 14 268 0 19.1

9. South Alabama 8 22 418 0 19.0

10. Arkansas State 8 22 406 0 18.5

11. Texas State 8 22 392 0 17.8

12. Louisiana 8 25 429 0 17.2

PUNT RETURN AVG G RET YDS TD AVG

1. Arkansas State 8 20 221 0 11.1

2. Louisiana 8 15 133 0 8.9

3. Appalachian State 8 12 98 0 8.2

4. Georgia State 8 10 80 0 8.0

5. ULM 8 8 60 0 7.5

6. New Mexico State 8 10 72 0 7.2

7. Troy 8 17 115 0 6.8

8. Texas State 8 12 79 0 6.6

9. Idaho 8 9 55 0 6.1

10. Georgia Southern 8 10 53 0 5.3

11. South Alabama 8 5 21 0 4.2

12. Coastal Carolina 8 14 52 0 3.7

PUNTING G NO. YARDS AVG/P PR AVG TBG NET/P

1. South Alabama 8 50 2263 45.3 120 2.4 4 41.3

2. Coastal Carolina 8 40 1750 43.8 132 3.3 1 40.0

3. Arkansas State 8 34 1351 39.7 0 0.0 0 39.7

4. Louisiana 8 41 1677 40.9 -1 0.0 3 39.5

5. Idaho 8 42 1828 43.5 99 2.4 5 38.8

6. ULM 8 29 1241 42.8 82 2.8 4 37.2

7. Georgia Southern 8 42 1707 40.6 65 1.5 4 37.2

8. New Mexico State 8 44 1845 41.9 151 3.4 3 37.1

9. Texas State 8 54 2199 40.7 148 2.7 3 36.9

10. Troy 8 35 1357 38.8 31 0.9 2 36.7

11. Georgia State 8 43 1788 41.6 136 3.2 6 35.6

12. Appalachian State 8 27 1078 39.9 76 2.8 3 34.9

PASS EFFICIENCY G ATT CMP PCT INT YDS TD EFFIC

1. ULM 8 257 170 66.1 6 2585 18 169.1

2. Appalachian State 8 204 130 63.7 5 1682 19 158.8

3. Arkansas State 8 309 190 61.5 13 2693 24 151.9

4. Troy 8 283 175 61.8 4 2236 14 141.7

5. Georgia State 8 293 183 62.5 5 2328 12 139.3

6. Coastal Carolina 8 212 113 53.3 5 1724 14 138.7

7. Idaho 8 263 156 59.3 3 1849 12 131.1

8. New Mexico State 8 391 245 62.7 15 2805 17 129.6

9. Georgia Southern 8 130 78 60.0 4 931 6 129.2

10. Texas State 8 278 168 60.4 7 1918 13 128.8

11. Louisiana 8 240 135 56.2 7 1692 11 124.8

12. South Alabama 8 298 159 53.4 11 2017 10 113.9

GAINED LOST

TURNOVER MARGIN G FUM INT TOT FUM INT TOT MAR PER/G

1. Appalachian State 8 5 11 16 4 5 9 +7 0.88

Idaho 8 8 7 15 5 3 8 +7 0.88

3. Georgia Southern 8 2 13 15 6 4 10 +5 0.62

4. Troy 8 2 10 12 6 4 10 +2 0.25

South Alabama 8 9 7 16 3 11 14 +2 0.25

6. Georgia State 8 5 6 11 6 5 11 +0 0.00

Louisiana 8 3 6 9 2 7 9 +0 0.00

8. Arkansas State 8 8 8 16 5 13 18 -2 -0.25

9. New Mexico State 8 7 8 15 3 15 18 -3 -0.38

ULM 8 3 4 7 4 6 10 -3 -0.38

11. Coastal Carolina 8 2 5 7 6 5 11 -4 -0.50

12. Texas State 8 6 0 6 10 7 17 -11 -1.38

PASS DEF EFFICIENCY G ATT CMP INT PCT. YDS TD EFFIC

1. Arkansas State 8 272 135 8 49.6 1937 12 118.1

2. Idaho 8 266 162 7 60.9 1693 8 119.0

3. New Mexico State 8 280 166 8 59.3 1862 14 125.9

4. South Alabama 8 278 166 7 59.7 2003 11 128.3

5. Appalachian State 8 253 153 11 60.5 1992 11 132.3

6. Troy 8 251 157 10 62.5 1880 12 133.3

7. Georgia Southern 8 234 124 13 53.0 1913 18 135.9

8. Georgia State 8 283 181 6 64.0 1982 16 137.2

9. Louisiana 8 247 158 6 64.0 1940 11 139.8

10. Coastal Carolina 8 241 150 5 62.2 1879 14 142.8

11. Texas State 8 276 174 0 63.0 2568 17 161.5

12. ULM 8 277 176 4 63.5 2811 26 176.9

FIRST DOWNS G RUSH PASS PEN TOTAL

1. Arkansas State 8 76 118 20 214

2. ULM 8 75 100 11 186

3. New Mexico State 8 53 120 12 185

4. Texas State 8 71 82 15 168

Appalachian State 8 86 69 13 168

6. Louisiana 8 78 79 9 166

7. Georgia State 8 55 97 9 161

8. Troy 8 53 93 14 160

9. Georgia Southern 8 108 39 8 155

10. Idaho 8 51 84 13 148

11. South Alabama 8 44 88 10 142

Coastal Carolina 8 62 70 10 142

3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G CONV ATT PCT

1. ULM 8 51 108 47.2

2. Arkansas State 8 55 121 45.5

3. New Mexico State 8 57 126 45.2

4. Appalachian State 8 43 97 44.3

5. Troy 8 46 106 43.4

6. Georgia Southern 8 53 129 41.1

7. Georgia State 8 46 117 39.3

8. Idaho 8 48 126 38.1

9. Texas State 8 46 122 37.7

10. Coastal Carolina 8 37 101 36.6

11. Louisiana 8 40 111 36.0

12. South Alabama 8 40 120 33.3

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OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G RUSH PASS PEN TOTAL

1. Georgia Southern 8 49 71 14 134

2. Arkansas State 8 53 77 18 148

3. Troy 8 60 83 6 149

4. Georgia State 8 55 87 9 151

5. Appalachian State 8 67 78 11 156

6. Texas State 8 60 100 5 165

7. Idaho 8 75 82 10 167

8. South Alabama 8 67 87 15 169

9. Coastal Carolina 8 79 84 15 178

10. New Mexico State 8 72 91 16 179

11. Louisiana 8 91 84 13 188

12. ULM 8 84 115 12 211

OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G CONV ATT PCT

1. Arkansas State 8 36 124 29.0

2. New Mexico State 8 35 112 31.2

3. Georgia Southern 8 34 95 35.8

4. Texas State 8 45 117 38.5

5. Appalachian State 8 45 110 40.9

6. Georgia State 8 51 124 41.1

7. Troy 8 54 130 41.5

8. Idaho 8 54 126 42.9

9. Louisiana 8 49 111 44.1

10. South Alabama 8 54 119 45.4

11. ULM 8 45 99 45.5

12. Coastal Carolina 8 60 117 51.3

SACKS BY G SACKS YARDS

1. New Mexico State 8 30 187

2. Troy 8 27 156

Arkansas State 8 27 170

4. Appalachian State 8 25 159

5. Idaho 8 19 129

6. ULM 8 17 111

7. Louisiana 8 16 126

Georgia Southern 8 16 79

9. Georgia State 8 15 92

10. South Alabama 8 13 84

11. Coastal Carolina 8 11 79

12. Texas State 8 9 53

SACKS AGAINST G SACKS YARDS

1. Troy 8 6 42

Appalachian State 8 6 39

3. Georgia Southern 8 13 60

4. ULM 8 14 74

5. Georgia State 8 17 101

6. South Alabama 8 18 129

7. Arkansas State 8 20 116

8. New Mexico State 8 22 156

Coastal Carolina 8 22 129

10. Louisiana 8 25 151

11. Texas State 8 26 195

12. Idaho 8 36 233

PENALTIES G NO YDS AVG/G

1. Troy 8 44 298 37.2

2. Texas State 8 37 299 37.4

3. Louisiana 8 37 332 41.5

4. Georgia Southern 8 45 361 45.1

5. ULM 8 43 372 46.5

6. New Mexico State 8 52 411 51.4

7. Idaho 8 45 417 52.1

8. Appalachian State 8 50 426 53.2

9. Georgia State 8 48 458 57.2

10. South Alabama 8 51 489 61.1

11. Coastal Carolina 8 56 490 61.2

12. Arkansas State 8 61 552 69.0

FIELD GOALS G MADE ATT PCT

1. Texas State 8 6 7 .857

2. Georgia Southern 8 11 13 .846

3. South Alabama 8 10 12 .833

4. Idaho 8 11 15 .733

5. ULM 8 8 11 .727

6. Arkansas State 8 13 18 .722

7. New Mexico State 8 9 13 .692

Appalachian State 8 9 13 .692

9. Louisiana 8 8 12 .667

10. Coastal Carolina 8 7 12 .583

Troy 8 7 12 .583

12. Georgia State 8 9 16 .562

OPPONENT PENALTIES G NO YDS AVG/G

1. ULM 8 54 499 62.4

2. New Mexico State 8 55 482 60.2

3. Appalachian State 8 52 456 57.0

4. Arkansas State 8 52 454 56.8

5. Texas State 8 55 444 55.5

6. Troy 8 42 420 52.5

7. Coastal Carolina 8 47 404 50.5

8. Louisiana 8 45 395 49.4

9. Georgia Southern 8 40 362 45.2

10. South Alabama 8 48 355 44.4

11. Idaho 8 41 342 42.8

12. Georgia State 8 38 292 36.5

PAT KICKING G MADE ATT PCT

1. Idaho 8 17 17 1.000

2. Appalachian State 8 36 37 .973

3. Troy 8 33 34 .971

4. New Mexico State 8 26 27 .963

5. Georgia Southern 8 21 22 .955

6. ULM 8 37 39 .949

7. Coastal Carolina 8 18 19 .947

8. South Alabama 8 15 16 .938

9. Georgia State 8 20 22 .909

10. Arkansas State 8 32 37 .865

11. Louisiana 8 22 26 .846

12. Texas State 8 16 20 .800

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4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G CONV ATT PCT

1. Appalachian State 8 10 15 66.7

2. Georgia Southern 8 10 16 62.5

3. Troy 8 7 12 58.3

4. ULM 8 8 14 57.1

5. Georgia State 8 5 9 55.6

6. Coastal Carolina 8 4 9 44.4

7. South Alabama 8 5 12 41.7

Louisiana 8 5 12 41.7

9. Arkansas State 8 3 9 33.3

10. New Mexico State 8 2 7 28.6

11. Idaho 8 4 15 26.7

12. Texas State 8 2 8 25.0

TIME OF POSSESSION G TOTAL TIME AVG/G

1. Georgia Southern 8 283:56 35:29

2. Idaho 8 246:36 30:49

3. Louisiana 8 242:08 30:16

4. Appalachian State 8 240:06 30:00

Georgia State 8 240:05 30:00

6. Arkansas State 8 239:22 29:55

7. Coastal Carolina 8 237:25 29:40

8. South Alabama 8 236:27 29:33

9. Texas State 8 235:15 29:24

10. ULM 8 233:16 29:09

11. New Mexico State 8 227:54 28:29

12. Troy 8 215:26 26:55

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G CONV ATT PCT

1. Texas State 8 3 12 25.0

2. Arkansas State 8 3 9 33.3

South Alabama 8 5 15 33.3

4. ULM 8 3 7 42.9

5. Appalachian State 8 4 9 44.4

6. Georgia Southern 8 5 11 45.5

7. Troy 8 7 14 50.0

Coastal Carolina 8 4 8 50.0

9. Louisiana 8 7 13 53.8

10. New Mexico State 8 6 11 54.5

11. Georgia State 8 10 18 55.6

12. Idaho 8 8 11 72.7

KICKOFF COVERAGE G NO. YDS AVG RETN TB NETAVG

1. ULM 8 56 3501 62.5 656 23 40.5

2. Appalachian State 8 53 3244 61.2 791 14 39.7

3. Georgia Southern 8 40 2555 63.9 69 36 39.7

4. Louisiana 8 41 2498 60.9 500 15 39.6

5. Texas State 8 34 2023 59.5 465 9 39.2

6. Idaho 8 34 2113 62.1 285 20 39.1

7. Georgia State 8 38 2356 62.0 604 11 38.9

8. Arkansas State 8 61 3499 57.4 762 16 38.3

9. Troy 8 47 2830 60.2 742 12 38.0

10. New Mexico State 8 46 2853 62.0 637 19 37.8

11. South Alabama 8 31 1779 57.4 531 3 37.8

12. Coastal Carolina 8 34 1983 58.3 687 7 33.0

RED ZONE OFFENSE G REDZONE PERCENT TDS R/P FG-AT FUM/INT/DOWN/OTHER

1. Louisiana 8 24-26 92.3 18 12/6 6-7 0/0/1/0

2. Appalachian State 8 32-38 84.2 25 16/9 7-9 1/1/2/0

3. Troy 8 27-33 81.8 21 12/9 6-10 0/2/0/0

4. ULM 8 31-38 81.6 25 19/6 6-8 1/1/3/0

5. Texas State 8 20-25 80.0 14 7/7 6-7 1/2/0/1

6. Coastal Carolina 8 15-19 78.9 11 6/5 4-6 0/1/1/0

7. New Mexico State 8 28-36 77.8 20 10/10 8-11 0/2/3/0

8. Georgia Southern 8 23-30 76.7 17 14/3 6-8 0/2/0/3

9. Idaho 8 21-28 75.0 13 6/7 8-11 2/0/2/0

10. Arkansas State 8 33-45 73.3 24 10/14 9-13 2/2/4/0

11. South Alabama 8 19-27 70.4 12 5/7 7-7 0/2/4/2

12. Georgia State 8 18-27 66.7 13 7/6 5-8 2/1/1/2

RED ZONE DEFENSE G REDZONE PERCENT TDS R/P FG-AT FUM/INT/DOWN/OTHER

1. Troy 8 18-28 64.3 12 5/7 6-8 0/5/3/0

2. Idaho 8 18-27 66.7 10 7/3 8-10 1/2/2/2

3. South Alabama 8 30-43 69.8 20 11/9 10-14 3/2/4/0

4. Appalachian State 8 20-27 74.1 12 8/4 8-11 1/1/0/2

5. Georgia Southern 8 16-21 76.2 14 6/8 2-3 1/0/3/0

6. New Mexico State 8 23-30 76.7 17 10/7 6-10 1/2/0/0

7. Arkansas State 8 15-19 78.9 12 8/4 3-5 0/1/0/1

8. Texas State 8 30-37 81.1 20 12/8 10-12 2/0/3/0

9. Georgia State 8 24-29 82.8 18 8/10 6-7 0/0/3/1

10. Louisiana 8 34-40 85.0 26 20/6 8-10 0/2/1/1

11. Coastal Carolina 8 29-34 85.3 23 13/10 6-10 0/1/0/0

12. ULM 8 34-37 91.9 29 16/13 5-5 0/0/2/1

ON-SIDE KICK SUCCESS G ONSIDE PERCENT

1. Appalachian State 8 1-1 100.0

2. South Alabama 8 1-2 50.0

ULM 8 1-2 50.0

4. Coastal Carolina 8 0-3 0.0

Troy 8 0-2 0.0

Idaho 8 0-1 0.0

Arkansas State 8 0-1 0.0

Georgia Southern 8 0-1 0.0

Georgia State 8 0-0 0.0

Louisiana 8 0-0 0.0

Texas State 8 0-0 0.0

New Mexico State 8 0-0 0.0

ON-SIDE KICK ALLOWED G ONSIDE PERCENT

1. Arkansas State 8 0-2 0.0

Troy 8 0-2 0.0

Louisiana 8 0-1 0.0

Coastal Carolina 8 0-1 0.0

South Alabama 8 0-1 0.0

Appalachian State 8 0-1 0.0

Idaho 8 0-0 0.0

Georgia Southern 8 0-0 0.0

Texas State 8 0-0 0.0

ULM 8 0-0 0.0

11. Georgia State 8 2-4 50.0

12. New Mexico State 8 1-1 100.0

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PLAYS - GAME107 Troy vs. Alcorn State, 9-13-08 (50r, 57p)105 Idaho at Texas State, 10-4-14 (53r, 52p)101 Louisiana at Tulane, 9-24-16 (63r,38p)100 New Mexico State vs. Texas State, 11-1-14 (48r, 52p)99 Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-01 (28r, 71p)99 Louisiana at Middle Tennessee, 11-15-03 (43r, 56p)

PLAYS – SEASON 1024 Arkansas State, 2014 (576r, 448p)1016 Arkansas State, 2011 (516r, 500p)997 Troy, 2010 (469r, 528p)989 ULM, 2012 (450r, 539p)979 Troy, 2007 (462r, 517p)

YARDS GAINED - GAME781 Arkansas State at ULM, 11-25-17 (261r, 520p)764 Arkansas State vs. New Mexico State, 11-29-14 (469r, 295p)760 Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-01 (123r, 637p)736 Troy vs. Alcorn State, 9-13-08 (315r, 421p)728 Louisiana at ULM, 10-04-08 (556r, 172p)

YARDS GAINED – SEASON 6,314 Troy, 2009 (1939r, 4375p)6,194 Arkansas State, 2014 (2813r, 3381p)6,067 Arkansas State, 2012 (2681r, 3386 p)6,061 Appalachian State, 2015 (3515 r, 2546 p)5,985 Troy, 2012 (2007r, 3978p)

YARDS PER GAME - SEASON498.8 Troy, 2012 (12-5985)495.3 Arkansas State, 2017 (12-5944)488.2 Georgia Southern, 2014 (12-5859)485.7 Troy, 2009 (13-6314)481.4 Middle Tennessee, 2001 (11-5295)

YARDS PER PLAY - GAME12.4 Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern, 9-6-08 (54-670)11.8 Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State, 9-6-14 (58-684)12.1 Louisiana at ULM, 10-4-08 (60-728)10.7 Louisiana vs. Northwestern State, 9-12-2015 (51-547)10.5 Arkansas State vs. New Mexico State, 11-29-14 (73-764)

YARDS PER PLAY – SEASON 7.4 Georgia Southern, 2014 (797-5859)6.8 Louisiana, 2012 (873-5914)6.8 Middle Tennessee, 2001 (781-5295)6.7 Appalachian State, 2015 6.6 Louisiana, 2008 (821-5390)

TEAM RECORDS - FIRST DOWNS

MOST RUSHING – GAME 28 Georgia Southern at Georgia State, 10-25-1424 Georgia Southern vs. Troy, 10-30-201423 Arkansas State vs. Alcorn State, 9-22-1223 Appalachian State at Idaho, 11-14-1523 Georgia Southern vs Savannah State (9-03-16)

MOST RUSHING – SEASON 202 Georgia Southern, 2014197 Georgia Southern, 2015162 Louisiana, 2014159 Arkansas State, 2012157 Appalachian State, 2015

MOST PASSING – GAME 33 Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-0126 North Texas at SMU, 9-8-0725 Troy vs. Louisiana, 9-8-1225 Texas State vs UIW, 10-01-16 24 Idaho vs New Mexico State, 10-15-16

MOST PASSING – SEASON 191 Troy, 2009191 Troy, 2017190 Arkansas State, 2017183 ULM, 2012173 Idaho, 2001

MOST BY PENALTY - GAME8 ULM vs. Florida Atlantic, 10-25-088 ULM vs. Arkansas State,10-8-117 Idaho at Arkansas State, 10-3-20157 Appalachian State vs Georgia State, 10-01-16

MOST BY PENALTY – SEASON 33 South Alabama, 201232 ULM, 201232 Appalachian State, 201429 FIU, 201129 Idaho, 2015

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS - GAME39 Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-0139 Texas State vs. UAPB, 8-30-1437 Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 8-30-0137 Troy vs. Middle Tennessee, 11-19-0736 Troy vs. Alcorn State, 9-13-08

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS - SEASON322 Arkansas State, 2017319 Arkansas State, 2012312 Troy, 2009309 ULM, 2012307 Troy, 2012

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THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS RATE - SEASON51.1 Middle Tennessee, 2001 (69-135)50.0 Louisiana, 2013 (87-174)49.5 New Mexico State, 2003 (93-188)49.3 Georgia Southern, 2014 (73-148)49.0 Troy, 2012 (94-192)

FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS RATE - SEASON77.8 ULM, 2009 (7-9)77.3 New Mexico State, 2002 (17-22)75.0 Middle Tennessee, 2005 (9-12)73.3 Louisiana, 2011 (11-15)72.7 Louisiana, 2012 (8-11)

TEAM RECORDS - RUSHING

MOST ATTEMPTS – GAME 73 ULM vs. Texas State, 10-15-1671 Georgia Southern vs. ULM, 10-17-1671 New Mexico State at ULM, 10-25-0369 North Texas vs. Middle Tennessee, 12-3-1168 New Mexico State at Louisville, 8-23-0168 Georgia Southern at Bowling Green, 11-23-1568 Georgia Southern vs. South Alabama, 11-8-1767 New Mexico State at ULM, 9-29-0167 Georgia Southern at ULM, 10-3-1567 Georgia Southern at Texas State, 10-29-15

MOST ATTEMPTS - SEASON728 Georgia Southern, 2015644 Georgia Southern, 2017642 Georgia Southern, 2014608 Arkansas State, 2015606 Georgia Southern, 2016

YARDS GAINED - GAME663 Appalachian State vs. Howard, 9-5-15613 Georgia Southern at Georgia State, 10-25-14564 Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State, 9-6-14556 Louisiana at ULM, 10-04-08509 Arkansas State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 8-31-13

YARDS GAINED - SEASON4,719 Georgia Southern, 20154,573 Georgia Southern, 20143,515 Appalachian State, 20153,244 Appalachian State, 20163,164 Louisiana, 2008

YARDS PER RUSH - GAME15.0 Louisiana at ULM, 10-04-08 (37-556)10.6 Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State, 9-6-1410.5 Texas State vs. Idaho, 10-4-1410.0 Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern, 9-06-08 (44-441)9.9 Arkansas State vs. Tennessee Martin, 9-6-03 (44-437)

YARDS PER RUSH - SEASON7.1 Georgia Southern, 2014 (642-4573)6.5 Georgia Southern, 20155.9 Louisiana, 2008 (533-3164)5.8 Appalachian State, 20155.6 Louisiana, 2007 (542-3019)5.6 Appalachian State, 2016 (577-3244)

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS - GAME10 Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State, 9-6-1410 Georgia Southern at Georgia State, 10-25-148 Arkansas State vs. Tennessee-Martin, 9-6-038 Arkansas State vs. MVSU, 9-5-098 Arkansas State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 8-31-138 Louisiana vs. Nicholls State, 9-14-13

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS - SEASON55 Georgia Southern, 201454 Georgia Southern, 201535 Arkansas State, 201535 Arkansas State, 201434 Louisiana, 200533 Louisiana, 201233 Louisiana, 201333 Appalachian State, 2014

TEAM RECORDS - PASSING

MOST ATTEMPTS - GAME75 Troy vs. Louisiana 9-8-1272 Troy at LSU, 11-15-0871 Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-0169 ULM at Wake Forest, 9-14-1368 ULM vs. Arkansas, 9-8-1268 Arkansas State at Nebraska 9-2-17

MOST ATTEMPTS - SEASON641 New Mexico State, 2017553 North Texas, 2007539 ULM, 2012531 Troy, 2011529 Troy, 2009529 ULM, 2014

MOST COMPLETIONS - GAME50 Troy vs. Louisiana, 9-8-1249 Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-0146 North Texas at SMU, 9-8-0746 Arkansas State at Nebraska, 9-2-1743 ULM at Wake Forest, 9-14-13

MOST COMPLETIONS - SEASON397 New Mexico State, 2017343 ULM, 2012340 Troy, 2010337 Troy, 2012333 Troy, 2009

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COMPLETION PERCENTAGE - GAME(min. 20 attempts)90.9 Troy vs. UAB, 8-31-13 (30-33)90.5 Arkansas State vs. Middle Tennessee, 12-1-12 (19-21)89.3 North Texas vs. Kansas State, 9-15-12 (25-18)88.5 Arkansas State vs. Missouri State, 9-19-2015 (23-26)88.2 Middle Tennessee vs. Arkansas State, 10-9-04 (30-34)

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE - SEASON69.8 Middle Tennessee, 2004 (282-404)69.2 Arkansas State, 2013 (254-467)69.0 Middle Tennessee, 2001 (214-310)67.7 Arkansas State, 2012 (279-412)67.3 Troy, 2013 (325-483)

PASSING YARDS - GAME637 Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-01601 North Texas at SMU, 9-8-07540 Texas State vs UIW, 10-01-2016528 Troy vs. Louisiana, 9-8-12520 Arkansas State at ULM, 11-25-17

PASSING YARDS - SEASON4,422 New Mexico State, 20174,375 Troy, 20094,367 Georgia State, 20154,106 Arkansas State, 20173,978 Troy, 2012

YARDS PER ATTEMPT - SEASON8.8 Georgia State, 2015 (308-4367)8.7 North Texas, 2003 (225-1949)8.6 Middle Tennessee, 2001 (310-2681)8.6 Louisiana, 2012 (242-3399)8.6 Louisiana, 2013 (196-2759)8.6 ULM, 2017 (246-3455)

YARDS PER COMPLETION - GAME (MIN. 5)31.0 Georgia Southern vs. UMASS, 10-21-17 (5-155)28.3 South Alabama vs. Alabama A&M, 9-16-17 (9-255)27.5 FIU at Troy, 11-13-10 (8-220)25.9 Louisiana vs. South Alabama 11-24-12 (14-362)25.4 Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern, 9-06-08 (9-229)

YARDS PER COMPLETION - SEASON16.0 North Texas, 2003 (122-1949)14.3 Georgia Southern, 2014 (90-1286)14.1 Louisiana, 2013 (196-2,759)14.0 Arkansas State, 2008 (167-2346)13.9 Georgia State, 2013 (218-3,036)

TOUCHDOWN PASSES - GAME8 North Texas vs. Navy, 11-10-076 Six Times

TOUCHDOWN PASSES - SEASON38 Arkansas State, 201733 Florida Atlantic, 200733 Troy, 201033 ULM, 201229 New Mexico State, 2017

INTERCEPTIONS THROWN - GAME6 Louisiana at Texas A&M, 8-31-026 Arkansas State at Utah State, 10-25-036 New Mexico State at Appalachian State, 10-7-175 12 Times

INTERCEPTIONS THROWN - SEASON28 North Texas, 200726 Arkansas State, 201524 Middle Tennessee, 201024 New Mexico State, 201422 New Mexico State, 2017

FEWEST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN - SEASON3 Texas State, 20154 Georgia Southern, 20144 Troy, 20144 North Texas, 20045 4 Times

TEAM RECORDS - SCORING

MOST POINTS - GAME83 Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern, 9-06-0883 Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State, 9-6-1470 Middle Tennessee vs. Idaho, 10-6-0170 Louisiana vs. Nicholls State, 9-14-1370 Arkansas State vs. Missouri State, 9-19-15

MOST POINTS - SEASON520 Arkansas State, 2015477 Arkanasas State, 2014477 Appalachian State, 2015474 Georgia Southern, 2015469 Georgia Southern, 2014

MOST POINTS (TWO TEAMS) – GAME136 Navy (74) at North Texas (62), 11-10-07128 Middle Tennessee (70) vs. Idaho (58), 10-6-01117 WKU (49) at North Texas (68), 10-37-09117 Arkansas State (67) at ULM (50), 11-25-17111 Idaho (61) vs. Colorado State (50), 12-22-16

FEWEST POINTS - SEASON115 FIU, 2006148 Florida Atlantic, 2005148 ULM, 2001154 North Texas, 2006155 Florida Atlantic, 2011

FEWEST POINTS (TWO TEAMS) – GAME3 Arkansas State (3) vs. Florida Atlantic (0), 10-22-056 Louisiana (6) vs. Florida Atlantic (0), 10-18-0610 North Texas (10) vs. Idaho (0), 11-9-0212 Arkansas State (9) vs. Troy (3), 11-12-0512 South Alabama (9) vs. Nicholls State (3), 9-8-12

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MOST TOUCHDOWNS - GAME12 Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State, 9-6-1411 Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern, 9-06-0810 Middle Tennessee vs. Idaho, 10-6-0110 Louisiana vs. Nicholls State 9-14-1310 Georgia Southern at Georgia State, 10-25-1410 Arkansas State vs. New Mexico State, 11-29-1410 Arkansas State vs. Missouri State, 9-19-15

MOST TOUCHDOWNS - SEASON69 Arkansas State, 201565 Arkansas State, 201464 Georgia Southern, 201461 Appalachian State, 201561 ULM, 201261 Georgia Southern, 201559 Louisiana, 2013

TEAM RECORDS - KICKING

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS - GAME9 North Texas vs. FIU, 10-7-067 FIU vs. North Texas, 10-7-067 FIU vs. Arkansas State, 11-8-087 Florida Atlantic vs. Louisiana, 10-1-11

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS - SEASON34 Arkansas State, 201129 Troy, 200829 Idaho, 201627 Florida Atlantic, 200727 South Alabama, 201227 Idaho, 2015

FIELD GOALS MADE - GAME6 Arkansas State vs. Central Arkansas 9-24-115 North Texas vs. FIU, 10-7-065 FIU vs. Arkansas State, 11-08-085 Arkansas State at Louisiana, 10-23-124 23 Times

FIELD GOALS MADE - SEASON26 Idaho, 201624 Arkansas State, 201123 Idaho, 201522 FIU, 201120 Troy, 200820 Louisiana, 201220 South Alabama, 201220 ULM, 2014

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE - SEASON95.0 Georgia Southern, 2016 (19-20)90.0 Louisiana, 2011 (18-20)89.7 Idaho, 2016 (26-29)88.9 Troy, 2007 (16-18)88.2 Middle Tennessee, 2004 (15-17)88.2 ULM, 2006 (15-17)

PAT KICKS ATTEMPTED - GAME12 Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State, 9-6-1411 Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern, 9-06-0810 Middle Tennessee vs. Idaho, 10-06-0110 Louisiana vs. Nicholls State, 9-14-1310 Georgia Southern vs. Georgia State, 10-25-1410 Arkansas State vs. New Mexico State, 11-29-1410 Arkansas State vs. Missouri State, 9-19-15

PAT KICKS ATTEMPTED - SEASON61 Georgia Southern, 201461 Appalachian State, 201560 Arkansas State, 201458 ULM, 201257 Appalachian State, 201456 Arkansas State, 201256 Louisiana, 201256 Louisiana, 2013

PAT KICKS MADE - GAME11 Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern, 9-06-0811 Georgia Southern vs. Savannah State, 9-6-1410 Middle Tennessee vs. Idaho, 10-06-0110 Louisiana vs. Nicholls State, 9-14-1310 Arkansas State vs. Missouri State, 9-19-159 8 Times

PAT KICKS MADE - SEASON61 Appalachian State, 201557 ULM, 201254 Louisiana, 201353 Arkansas State, 201253 Georgia Southern, 201453 Louisiana, 2012

TOTAL POINTS BY KICKING – GAME 23 Arkansas State vs Central Arkansas, 9-24-11 (6fg,5pat)20 Arkansas State at Louisiana, 10-23-12 (5fg, 5pat)18 Texas State at Georgia , State, 11-29-14 (4fg, 6pat)17 Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern, 9-06-08 (2fg, 11pat)17 Troy vs. Alcorn State, 9-13-08 (3fg, 8pat)

TOTAL POINTS BY KICKING – SEASON 120 Idaho, 2016 (26fg, 42 pat)117 ULM, 2012 (20 fg, 57 pat)116 Arkansas State, 2011 (24fg, 44pat)113 Louisiana, 2012 (20 fg, 53 pat)106 Troy, 2009 (18fg, 52pat)104 Middle Tennessee, 2009 (18fg, 50pat)104 Arkansas State, 2012 (17fg, 53 pat)

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TEAM RECORDS - PUNTING

MOST PUNTS - GAME13 ULM at Kansas State, 9-7-0212 Nine Times

MOST PUNTS - SEASON90 ULM, 201588 ULM, 200288 North Texas, 200285 Texas State, 201683 Three Times

YARDS PUNTED - GAME508 North Texas at TCU, 9-21-02 (11-508)506 New Mexico State vs. Arkansas State, 10-28-17 (12-506)502 Texas State vs Houston, 9-24-16 (11-502)501 Middle Tennessee vs. Troy, 10-5-10 (11-501)494 North Texas at Texas, 9-4-04 (12-494)

YARDS PUNTED - SEASON3,673 North Texas, 20023,668 ULM, 20133,518 Texas State, 2016 3,484 Texas State, 20173,344 Georgia State, 2013

PUNTING AVERAGE - GAME(min. 5 punts)53.2 ULM at Baylor, 9-21-13 (9-479)53.1 ULM at Wyoming, 10-2-04 (8-425)53.1 Florida Atlantic vs. Troy, 12-4-10 (7-372)53.0 Middle Tennessee vs. Louisiana, 11-10-07 (7-371)

PUNTING AVERAGE – SEASON47.8 Idaho, 2014 (44-2101)45.2 Florida Atlantic, 2010 (72-3252)45.0 South Alabama, 2017 (71-3196)44.7 ULM, 2013 (82-3668)44.6 ULM, 2005 (59-2634)44.3 Texas State, 2015 (65-2879)43.9 Texas State, 2013 (72, 3160)43.9 Idaho, 2015 (51-2241)

NET YARDS PER PUNT - SEASON43.5 Idaho, 2014 (47.8-2.9)41.7 South Alabama, 2017 (45.0-3.1)41.3 Texas State, 2014 (43.8-1.3)40.4 Arkansas State, 2015 (42.7-0.7)40.4 Texas State, 2015 (44.3-2.7)

TEAM RECORDS - PUNT RETURNS

MOST RETURNS - GAME9 Louisiana vs. Nicholls State, 9-1-019 Arkansas State at Missouri, 9-4-04 9 Idaho at North Texas, 11-13-048 Six Times

MOST RETURNS – SEASON 44 Idaho, 200439 Arkansas State, 200538 Idaho, 200337 Arkansas State, 201637 North Texas, 200237 Utah State, 2003

YARDS RETURNED - GAME152 Utah State vs. North Texas, 10-9-04136 Troy vs. Oklahoma State, 9-14-07132 Utah State at Troy, 10-2-04127 Arkansas State vs. Tennessee Martin, 10-10-05119 Troy vs. North Texas, 10-20-07

YARDS RETURNED – SEASON 539 Idaho, 2004503 Troy, 2007434 South Alabama, 2015419 Troy, 2005370 Arkansas State, 2017

YARDS PER PUNT RETURN – GAME (min. 3 returns)36.0 Idaho vs. Arkansas State, 11-16-02 (3-108)36.0 Georgia Southern vs. Texas State, 10-29-15 (2-72)34.7 Arkansas State vs. Appalachian State, 11-15-15 (3-104)34.3 New Mexico State at Middle Tennessee, 10-27-01 (3-103)33.7 Texas State vs. PVAM, 9-12-15 (3-101)33.0 Utah State at Troy, 10-2-04 (4-132)

YARDS PER PUNT RETURN – SEASON 18.3 Utah State, 2004 (24-440)16.8 Troy, 2007 (30-503)16.3 Georgia Southern, 2016 (16-261)15.9 FIU, 2011 (15-239)14.2 Texas State, 2013 (20-284)

PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS - GAME1 69 Times

PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS – SEASON 3 Troy, 20072 Nine times

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TEAM RECORDS - KICK RETURNS

MOST RETURNS - GAME11 FIU vs. Arkansas State, 10-24-0511 North Texas at Arkansas, 9-29-0711 North Texas at Rice, 9-27-0811 WKU at North Texas, 10-31-0911 WKU at Middle Tennessee, 10-24-0910 Six Times

MOST RETURNS - SEASON85 North Texas, 200881 FIU, 200781 WKU, 200980 North Texas, 2007

YARDS RETURNED - GAME305 ULM vs. Georgia State, 10-14-17289 Texas State at Louisiana, 10-5-13286 North Texas vs. Houston, 9-10-11273 WKU at North Texas, 10-31-09271 WKU at Middle Tennessee, 10-24-09

YARDS PER KICK RETURN - GAME(min. 3 returns)64.7 Troy at Coastal Carolina, 11-11-17 (3-194)57.2 Louisiana vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 9-2-17 (4-229)46.3 Troy vs. Utah State, 10-2-04 (3-139)46.3 Middle Tennessee vs. North Texas, 11-22-08 (3-139)45.2 Arkansas State vs. Idaho, 10-21-13 (5-226)

YARDS PER KICK RETURN - SEASON27.7 ULM, 2017 (56-114326.1 WKU, 2011 (54-1409)25.7 Middle Tennessee, 2012 (44-1129)25.3 Arkansas State, 2015 (44-1112)25.2 Arkansas State, 2013 (38-957)25.1 Middle Tennessee, 2010 (54-1356)

KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWNS - GAME2 New Mexico State at Tulsa, 10-6-012 Texas State at Louisiana, 10-5-132 Troy at Coastal Carolina, 11-11-172 Louisiana vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 9-2-171 51 Times

KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWNS - SEASON4 ULM, 20173 Troy, 20172 Eight Times

TEAM RECORDS - TEAM DEFENSE

INTERCEPTIONS - GAME6 Utah State vs. Arkansas State, 10-25-036 Appalachian State vs. New Mexico State, 10-7-176 Troy vs. Alcorn State, 9-13-085 10 Times

INTERCEPTIONS - SEASON26 Arkansas State, 201525 Troy, 200422 Troy, 201621 Troy, 200820 FIU, 200720 Appalachian State, 2016

INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS - GAME238 Arkansas State vs. FIU, 10-24-05 205 FIU vs. Florida Atlantic, 11-26-05146 Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Monroe, 11-28-09146 ULM at Texas State, 10-21-13130 Middle Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic, 11-27-10

YARDS PER RETURN - GAME(min. 5 returns)47.6 Arkansas State vs. FIU, 10-24-05 (5-238)41.0 FIU vs. Florida Atlantic, 11-26-05 (5-205)17.6 New Mexico State vs. Idaho, 10-13-01 (5-88)16.4 FAU vs. Arkansas State, 10-28-06 (5-82)

INTERCEPTIONS FOR TOUCHDOWNS - GAME4 FIU vs. Florida Atlantic, 11-26-052 11 Times

INTERCEPTIONS FOR TOUCHDOWNS – SEASON7 Louisiana, 20116 Arkansas State, 20154 FIU, 20053 Troy, 20043 Louisiana, 20133 Arkansas State, 2014

FUMBLES RECOVERED – GAME 6 North Texas at FIU, 10-15-055 Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic, 10-22-114 20 Times

FUMBLES RECOVERED – SEASON 17 Arkansas State, 2002 17 North Texas, 201116 North Texas, 200116 Louisiana, 200316 Troy, 201016 Middle Tennessee, 201116 Middle Tennessee, 2012

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SACKS - GAME11 New Mexico State vs. Idaho, 11-25-179 Louisiana at Middle Tennessee, 10-22-059 Arkansas State at Middle Tennessee, 10-20-079 North Texas at Troy, 10-20-079 WKU at FIU, 10-27-129 South Alabama vs. ULM, 11-23-139 Texas State vs, Idaho, 10-4-14

SACKS - SEASON44 North Texas, 200244 New Mexico State, 201743 Arkansas State, 201642 Troy, 201740 Troy, 200440 Troy, 2010

SAFETIES – SEASON4 North Texas, 20033 North Texas, 20012 Eight Times

TEAM RECORDS - TOTAL DEFENSE

FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED – GAME57 Louisiana vs. Nicholls State, 9-1-0162 Appalachian State vs. Georgia State, 11-1-1469 Arkansas State vs. Mississippi Valley State, 9-5-1094 ULM vs. Wake Forest, 8-28-14103 ULM vs. Texas Southern, 9-12-09103 Middle Tennessee at North Texas, 10-30-06

FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED - SEASON3,600 Troy, 20053,611 FIU, 20063,668 Middle Tennessee, 20053,713 Arkansas State, 20063,773 North Texas, 2002

FEWEST TOTAL YARDS PER PLAY ALLOWED– GAME1.3 Louisiana vs. Nicholls State, 9-1-01 (45-57)1.4 Appalachian State vs. Georgia State, 11-1-14 (45-62)1.8 Appalachian State vs. Campbell, 9-6-14 (53-95)1.9 ULM vs. Texas Southern, 9-12-092.0 Troy vs. Alcorn State, 9-13-08 (61-120)

FEWEST TOTAL YARDS PER PLAY ALLOWED– SEASON4.2 FIU, 2007 (777-3236)4.3 North Texas, 2002 (871-3773)4.5 FIU, 2006 (802-3611)4.5 Troy, 2008 (940-4257)4.7 Utah State, 2003 (911-4321)4.7 Appalachian State, 2015 (870-4088)

FEWEST TOTAL YARDS PER GAME ALLOWED – SEASON269.7 FIU, 2007 (12-3236)290.2 North Texas, 2002 (13-3773)300.9 FIU, 2006 (12-3611)309.4 Arkansas State, 2006 (12-3713)311.0 Troy, 2004 (12-3732)

FEWEST RUSHES ALLOWED – GAME15 New Mexico State at ULM, 9-29-0115 ULM at Wake Forest, 9-14-1316 Georgia Southern vs. ULM, 11-29-1416 Georgia Southern vs. South Alabama, 11-18-1717 WKU vs Troy, 11-26-1117 ULM at Louisiana, 11-5-11

FEWEST RUSHES ALLOWED - SEASON380 North Texas, 2001386 ULM, 2011391 Louisiana, 2006393 Arkansas State, 2006397 Florida Atlantic, 2006397 ULM, 2009

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED – GAME-39 Louisiana at ULM, 11-15-14-18 Idaho at Texas State, 11-12-16-14 ULM at Troy, 10-15-2011-12 FIU at Florida Atlantic, 11-16-12-9 ULM at Tulane, 9-29-12

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED - SEASON1,200 ULM, 20111,211 Troy, 2004 1,321 ULM, 2009 1,346 Arkansas State, 20111,361 North Texas, 2003

FEWEST YARDS PER RUSH ALLOWED – GAME-1.9 Louisiana at ULM, 11-15-14 (21--39)-0.7 ULM at Troy, 10-15-11 (21- -14)-0.6 FIU at Florida Atlantic, 11-16-12 (19- -12)-0.6 Idaho at Texas State, 11-12-16 (28 - -18)-0.4 ULM at Tulane, 9-29-12 (21- -9)

FEWEST YARDS PER RUSH ALLOWED- SEASON2.7 Troy, 2004 (444-1211)2.9 North Texas, 2003 (464-1361)2.9 Troy, 2017 (479-1369)3.0 Arkansas State, 2011 (448-1346)3.1 North Texas, 2002 (504-1542)3.1 ULM, 2011 (386-1200)

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS PER GAME ALLOWED - SEASON100.0 ULM, 2011 (12-1200)103.5 Arkansas State, 2011 (13-1346)104.7 North Texas, 2003 (13-1361)105.3 Troy, 2017 (13-1369)110.1 ULM, 2009 (12-1321)

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FEWEST PASS ATTEMPTS ALLOWED – GAME4 South Alabama vs. Navy, 11-28-145 ULM at North Texas, 11-2-025 ULM vs. Louisiana, 12-3-166 North Texas vs. Navy, 11-10-076 New Mexico State vs. Middle Tennessee, 11-2-026 Georgia State vs. Georgia Southern, 10-25-14

FEWEST PASS ATTEMPTS ALLOWED - SEASON252 Idaho, 2014271 Louisiana, 2001277 Arkansas State, 2006286 Florida Atlantic, 2012297 FIU, 2006

FEWEST COMPLETIONS ALLOWED – GAME0 Louisiana vs. Nicholls State, 9-1-011 South Alabama vs. Navy, 11-28-142 Six Times

FEWEST COMPLETIONS ALLOWED - SEASON137 Louisiana, 2001158 Arkansas State, 2006158 Florida Atlantic, 2012159 Louisiana, 2002159 Idaho, 2014

LOWEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE – ALLOWED GAME (min. 10 attempts)0.0 Louisiana vs. Nicholls State, 9-1-01 (0-11)16.7 Arkansas State vs. Southern Utah, 11-2-02 (2-12)18.2 WKU vs. Austin Peay, 9-1-12 (2-11)21.4 Idaho at North Texas, 11-9-02 (3-14)23.1 New Mexico State vs. Georgia Southern, 10-4-14 (3-13)

LOWEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE ALLOWED - SEASON50.6 Louisiana, 2001 (137-271)51.4 Arkansas State, 2017 (204-397)52.1 Louisiana, 2002 (159-305)53.4 Florida Atlantic, 2006 (163-305)53.9 ULM, 2013 (220-408)54.0 Utah State, 2003 (188-348)

TEAM RECORDS - DEFENSIVE FIRST DOWNS

FEWEST RUSHING ALLOWED - SEASON74 Troy, 200475 ULM, 201175 WKU, 201180 Louisiana, 2006 81 North Texas, 2002

FEWEST PASSING ALLOWED - SEASON79 Arkansas State, 200679 WKU, 201385 Louisiana, 200487 FIU, 200688 Florida Atlantic, 200688 New Mexico State, 2014

FEWEST PENALTY ALLOWED - SEASON6 Troy, 20078 Louisiana, 20049 FIU, 200710 Georgia State, 201411 New Mexico State, 200211 Georgia State, 201311 Georgia State, 2017

FEWEST TOTAL ALLOWED - SEASON187 Arkansas State, 2006196 Florida Atlantic, 2006198 Louisiana, 2006199 Troy, 2004201 WKU, 2013

TEAM RECORDS - SCORING DEFENSE

FEWEST TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED - SEASON23 North Texas, 200226 Troy, 200528 Appalachian State, 201630 FIU, 201130 Troy, 201730 Arkansas State, 201732 North Texas, 2001

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED – SEASON192 North Texas, 2002200 Troy, 2004206 Middle Tennessee, 2005232 Appalachian State, 2016240 Troy, 2017

FEWEST POINTS PER GAME ALLOWED – SEASON14.8 North Texas, 2002 16.7 Troy, 200417.8 Appalachian State, 201618.5 Troy, 201718.7 Middle Tennessee, 200519.5 FIU, 2011

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Individual Records

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - TOTAL OFFENSE

PLAYS - GAME

84 Kolton Browning, ULM vs. FIU, 11-19-11 (25r,59p)

83 Kolton Browning, ULM vs. Arkansas, 9-8-12 (16r, 67p)

77 Kolton Browning, ULM at Wake Forest, 9-14-13 (9r, 68p)

76 Fredi Knighten, Arkansas State vs. New Mexico State, 11-29-14 (19r,57p)

74 Four Times

PLAYS - SEASON

643 Fredi Knighten, Arkansas State, 2014 (13g, 211r, 432p)

642 Tyler Rogers, New Mexico State, 2017 (12g, 76r, 566p)

637 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State, 2011 (13g, 161r, 476p)

630 Omar Haugabook, Troy, 2007 (12g, 155r, 475p)

620 Justice Hansen, Arkansas State 2017 (12g, 133r, 487p)

611 Pete Thomas, ULM, 2014 (12g, 110r, 501p)

588 Giovanni Vizza, North Texas, 2008(12g, 95r, 493p)

YARDS GAINED - GAME

657 Brian Lindgren, Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-01 (20r, 637p)

597 Daniel Meager, North Texas at SMU, 9-8-07 (-4r, 601p)

571 Giovanni Vizza, North Texas vs. Navy, 11-10-07 (11r, 61p)

550 Justice Hansen, Arkansas State at ULM, 11-25-17 (30r, 520p)

515 Caleb Evans, ULM vs. Arkansas State, 11-25-17 (61r, 454p)

504 Matt Linehan, Idaho vs. New Mexico State, 10-15-16 (28r, 476p)

496 Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State vs. Texas State, 11-14-15 (25-471)

495 Steven Jyles, ULM vs. Utah State, 10-26-02 (25r, 470p)

YARDS GAINED - SEASON

4,390 Justice Hansen, Arkansas State, 2017 (12g, 423r, 3967p)

4,273 Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 2015 (13g, 95r, 4368p)

4,261 Levi Brown, Troy, 2009 (13g, 7r, 4254p)

4,176 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State, 2011 (13g, 588r, 3588p)

4,056 Fredi Knighten, Arkansas State, 2014 (13g, 779r, 3277p)

4,036 Tyler Rodgers, New Mexico State, 2017 (12g, 20r, 4016p)

3,780 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State, 2012 (13g, 438r, 3342p)

YARDS PER GAME - SEASON

365.8 Justice Hansen, Arkansas State, 2017 (12g-4390)

336.3 Tyler Rodgers, New Mexico State, 2017 (12g-4036)

328.7 Nick Arbuckle, 2015 (13g-4273)

327.2 Levi Brown, Troy, 2009 (13g-4261)

321.2 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State, 2011 (13g-4176)

312.0 Fredi Knighten, Arkansas State, 2014 (13g-4056)

300.5 Omar Haugabook, Troy, 2007 (12g-3606)

TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY - GAME

8 Giovanni Vizza, North Texas vs. Navy, 11-10-07 (0r, 8p)

7 Riley Dodge, North Texas vs. WKU, 10-31-09

6 Nine Times

TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY - SEASON

37 Justice Hansen, Arkansas State, 2017

36 Dwight Dasher, MIddle Tennessee, 2009

36 Kolton Browning, ULM, 2012

35 Fredi Knighten, Arkansas State, 2014

34 Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 2015

32 Rusty Smith, Florida Atlantic, 2007

32 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State, 2010

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - RUSHING

MOST ATTEMPTS - GAME

45 Bobby Rainey, WKU vs. Middle Tennessee, 11-20-10

43 Eric Higgins, New Mexico State at ULM, 10-25-03

43 Bobby Rainey, WKU vs. Troy, 11-26-11

41 Jamario Thomas, North Texas vs. ULM, 10-30-04

40 4 Times

MOST ATTEMPTS - SEASON

369 Bobby Rainey, WKU, 2011

340 Bobby Rainey, WKU, 2010

307 Patrick Cobbs, North Texas, 2003

304 Antonio Andrews, WKU, 2012

285 Jamario Thomas, North Texas, 2004

YARDS GAINED - GAME

313 Lance Dunbar, North Texas vs. Middle Tennessee, 12-3-11

297 Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana at ULM, 10-04-08

291 Jamario Thomas, North Texas vs. Idaho, 11-13-04

284 Terrence Franks, Texas State vs. Idaho, 10-4-14

270 Lance Dunbar, North Texas vs. Kansas State, 11-27-10

YARDS GAINED - SEASON

1,801 Jamario Thomas, North Texas, 2004

1,730 Antonio Andrews, WKU, 2013

1,728 Antonio Andrews, WKU, 2012

1,695 Bobby Rainey, WKU, 2011

1,680 Patrick Cobbs, North Texas, 2003

YARDS PER GAME - SEASON

180.1 Jamario Thomas, North Texas, 2004 (10-1801)

152.7 Patrick Cobbs, North Texas, 2003 (11-1680)

144.2 Antonio Andrews, WKU, 2013 (12-1730)

141.2 Bobby Rainey, WKU, 2011 (12-1695)

137.4 Bobby Rainey, WKU, 2010 (12-1649)

YARDS PER RUSH - GAME (MIN. 5 ATTEMPTS)

26.3 T.Y. Hilton, FIU at Troy, 11-13-10 (6-158)

24.0 Logan Moragne, Arkansas State at Texas State 12-5-15 (3-72)

22.6 Andrew Allen, New Mexico State at LSU, 9-27-14 (5-113)

20.4 Shermar Bracey, Arkansas State vs. Tennessee-Martin, 10-10-05 (5-102)

20.2 Lance Dunbar, North Texas vs. Middle Tennessee, 9-26-09

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YARDS PER RUSH - SEASON (MIN. 100 ATTEMPTS)

8.7 Matt Breida, Georgia Southern, 2014 (171-1485)

8.5 Elijah McGuire, Louisiana, 2013 (103-863)

7.9 Matt Breida, Georgia Southern, 2015, (203-1608)

7.3 Reshard Lee, Middle Tennessee, 2001 (108-790)

7.2 Michael Desormeaux, Louisiana, 2008 (144-1035)

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS - GAME

5 Phillip Tanner, Middle Tennessee vs. North Texas, 11-22-08

5 Benny Cunningham, Middle Tennessee at Georgia Tech, 9-29-12

5 Antonio Andrews, WKU vs. Morgan State, 9-21-13

5 Alonzo Harris, Louisiana vs. New Mexico State, 11-2-13

5 Michael Gordon, Arkansas State at Idaho, 11-1-14

5 Elijah McGuire, Louisiana vs. Northwestern State, 9-12-15

5 Korian Reynaud, ULM at Georgia State, 11-12-16

5 Caleb Evans, ULM at Louisiana, 9-23-17

4 18 Times

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS - SEASON

20 Dwone Hicks, Middle Tennessee, 2001

19 Patrick Cobbs, North Texas, 2003

19 Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana, 2008

19 Marcus Cox, Appalachian State, 2014

17 Jamario Thomas, North Texas, 2004

17 Lance Dunbar, North Texas, 2009

17 Matt Breida, Georgia Southern, 2014

17 Matt Breida, Georgia Southern, 2015

LONGEST RUSHING PLAYS

98 Jordan Parker, Middle Tennessee vs. Troy, 11-24-12

95 Terrence Franks, Texas State vs. Idaho, 10-4-14

92 Xavier Johnson, South Alabama vs. Gardner Webb, 9-5-15

92 Brandon Burks, Troy at New Mexico State, 10-24-15

91 Michael Gordon, Arkansas State vs. UAPB, 8-31-13

89 Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana at ULM, 10-04-08

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

MOST YARDS - GAME

418 Marcus Green, ULM vs. Arkansas State, 11-25-17

392 Antonio Andrews, WKU vs. Middle Tennessee, 11-1-12

350 Jerrel Jernigan, Troy vs. Central Michigan 1-6-10

347 Blair Lewis, Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-01

342 Antonio Andrews, WKU at Louisiana, 11-17-12

339 Jason Chery, Louisiana at North Texas, 10-11-08

MOST YARDS - SEASON

3,161 Antonio Andrews, WKU, 2012 (1728r, 432 rec, 234pr, 767kr)

2,619 Antonio Andrews, WKU, 2013 (1730r, 478 rec, 97pr, 314kr)

2,283 Albert Wilson, Georgia State, 2013 (251r, 1177 rec, 125pr, 730kr)

2,264 Jerrel Jernigan, Troy, 2009 (266r, 1101rec, 897kr)

2,163 T.Y. Hilton, FIU, 2008 (43r, 1013rec, 841kr, 29pr)

YARDS PER GAME - SEASON

243.2 Antonio Andrews, WKU, 2012 (13-3161)

218.2 Antonio Andrews, WKU, 2013 (12-2619)

190.2 Albert Wilson, Georgia State, 2013 (12-2283)

181.5 Jamario Thomas, North Texas, 2004 (10-1815)

180.2 T.Y. Hilton, FIU, 2008 (12-2163)

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - PASSING

ATTEMPTS - GAME

72 Levi Brown, Troy at LSU, 11-15-08

71 Brian Lindgren, Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-01

70 Corey Robinson, Troy vs. Louisiana, 9-8-12

68 Kolton Browning, ULM at Wake Forest, 9-14-13

68 Justice Hansen, Arkansas State at Nebraska, 9-2-17

67 Kolton Browning, ULM vs. Arkansas, 9-8-12

ATTEMPTS - SEASON

556 Tyler Rogers, New Mexico State 2017

508 Corey Robinson, Troy, 2011

505 Levi Brown, Troy, 2009

505 Corey Robinson, Troy, 2010

501 Pete Thomas, ULM, 2014

493 Giovanni Vizza, North Texas, 2008

COMPLETIONS - GAME

49 Brian Lindgren, Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-01

46 Daniel Meager, North Texas at SMU, 9-8-07

46 Corey Robinson, Troy vs. Louisiana, 9-8-12

46 Justice Hansen, Arkansas State at Nebraska, 9-2-17

43 Kolton Browning, ULM at Wake Forest, 9-14-13

42 Kolton Browning, ULM vs. Arkansas, 9-8-12

COMPLETIONS - SEASON

348 Tyler Rogers, New Mexico State 2017

321 Levi Brown, Troy, 2009

321 Corey Robinson, Troy, 2010

316 Corey Robinson, Troy, 2011

309 Giovanni Vizza, North Texas, 2008

307 Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 2015

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE - GAME (MIN. 10 COMP.)

93.8 Corey Robinson, Troy vs. UAB, 8-13-13 (30-32)

92.3 Buck Pierce, New Mexico State at Middle Tennessee, 10-11-03 (12-13)

92.3 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State vs. Alcorn State, 9-22-12 (12-13)

90.5 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State vs. Middle Tennessee, 12-1-12 (19-21)

90.5 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State vs. Memphis, 9-10-11 (19-21)

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COMPLETION PERCENTAGE - SEASON (MIN. 80 COMP.)

72.6 Wes Counts, Middle Tennessee, 2001 (188-259)

70.4 Brandon Silvers, Troy, 2014 (191-271)

70.4 Clint Marks, Middle Tennessee, 2004 (259-368)

69.4 Buck Pierce, New Mexico State, 2003 (118-170)

69.1 Adam Kennedy, Arkansas State, 2013 (217-314)

68.0 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State, 2012 (276-406)

PASSING YARDS - GAME

637 Brian Lindgren, Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-01

601 Daniel Meager, North Texas at SMU, 9-8-07

520 Justice Hansen, Arkansas State at ULM, 11-25-17

485 Corey Robinson, Troy vs. Louisiana, 9-8-12

478 Giovanni Vizza, North Texas vs. Navy, 11-10-07

477 Levi Brown, Troy vs. Florida Atlantic, 11-21-09

474 Tyler Rodgers, New Mexico State at Texas State, 11-4-17

PASSING YARDS - SEASON

4,368 Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 2015

4,254 Levi Brown, Troy, 2009

4,016 Tyler Rogers, New Mexico State 2017

3,967 Justice Hansen, Arkansas State, 2017

3,726 Corey Robinson, Troy, 2010

3,588 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State, 2011

3,688 Rusty Smith, Florida Atlantic, 2007

TOUCHDOWN PASSES - GAME

8 Giovanni Vizza, North Texas vs. Navy, 11-10-07

6 Wes Counts, Middle Tennessee vs. Idaho, 10-6-01

6 Brian Lindgren, Idaho vs. San Diego State, 9-21-02

5 18 Times

TOUCHDOWN PASSES - SEASON

37 Justice Hansen, Arkansas State, 2017

32 Rusty Smith, Florida Atlantic, 2007

29 Kolton Browning, ULM, 2012

28 Corey Robinson, Troy, 2010

28 Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 2015

LONGEST PASSING PLAYS

99 Giovanni Vizza, North Texas vs. ULM, 10-13-07

94 Joe Craddock, Middle Tennessee at ULM, 11-3-07

92 Brian Lindgren, Idaho vs. North Texas, 10-11-03

91 Brad McGuire, Louisiana vs. Troy 11-28-09

89 Josh Padrick, FIU at Maryland, 9-23-06

MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN - GAME

6 Jon Van Cleave, Louisiana at Texas A&M, 8-31-02

6 Tyler Rogers, New Mexico State at Appalachian State, 10-7-17

5 Kinsmon Lancaster, ULM vs. Arkansas, 10-28-06

5 Brian Lindgren, Idaho at New Mexico State, 10-13-01

5 Andre Vige, Louis ULM vs. Troy, 11-10-01

5 Wayne Younger, FIU at Arkansas, 10-27-07

5 Brandon Doughty, WKU at Tennessee, 9-7-13

5 Tyler Rogers, NM State at Troy, 9-24-16)

MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN - SEASON

23 Tyler Rogers, New Mexico State, 2014

20 Giovanni Vizza, North Texas, 2007

18 Dwight Dasher, Middle Tennessee, 2010

18 Matt Linehan, Idaho, 2014

18 Tyler Rogers, New Mexico State, 2017

17 Omar Haugabook, Troy, 2006

17 Wayne Younger, FIU, 2007

17 Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 2014

FEWEST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN - SEASON (MIN. 100 ATTEMPTS)

1 Buck Pierce, New Mexico State, 2002

2 Jeff VanCamp, Florida Atlantic, 2009

2 Jake Medlock, FIU, 2012

3 Andrico Hines, Middle Tennessee, 2003

3 Levi Brown, Troy, 2008

3 Jeff Murphy, Middle Tennessee, 2011

3 Deon Anthony, Troy, 2012

3 Brandon Silvers, Troy, 2014

3 Kevin Ellison, Georgia Southern 2016

PASS EFFICIENCY - SEASON (MIN. 100 ATTEMPTS)

182.9 Brad McGuire, Louisiana, 2009

166.6 Wes Counts, Middle Tennessee, 2001

154.7 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State, 2012

153.6 Blaine Gautier, Louisiana, 2011

153.5 Deon Anthony, Troy, 2012

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - RECEIVING

RECEPTIONS - GAME

17 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas at SMU, 9-8-07

15 Chris Lacy, Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-01

15 J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State at Missouri, 9-28-13

15 Dezmon Epps, Idaho vs. Ohio (9-3-2015)

14 Nick Dugas, Louisiana at Arkansas State, 10-13-01

14 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas at Louisiana, 10-6-07

14 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas vs. Louisiana, 10-11-08

14 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas vs. Navy, 11-10-07

14 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas vs. Troy, 10-25-08

14 Brent Leonard, ULM at Arkansas State, 11-8-12

13 Rashon Ceaser, ULM at Georgia,9-5-15

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RECEPTIONS - SEASON

113 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas, 2008

111 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas, 2007

104 Brent Leonard, ULM, 2012

103 J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State, 2012

96 Bobby Bernal-Wood, Idaho, 2004

RECEPTIONS PER GAME - SEASON (MIN. 10 RECEPTIONS)

9.4 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas, 2008 (12-113)

9.3 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas, 2007 (12-111)

8.0 Bobby Bernal-Wood, Idaho, 2004 (12-96)

8.0 Brent Leonard, ULM, 2012 (13-104)

7.9 J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State, 2012 (13-103)

YARDS GAINED - GAME

327 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas at SMU, 9-8-07

266 Malcom Williams, Coastal Carolina vs. ULM, 9-30-17

231 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas vs. Louisiana, 10-11-08

221 Chris Lacy, Idaho at Middle Tennessee, 10-6-01

211 Justin McInnis, Arkansas State at ULM, 11-25-17

209 Jerrel Jerningan, Troy vs. Arkansas State, 9-25-10

206 Tyrain Taylor, New Mexico State vs. Georgia State, 9-12-15

YARDS GAINED - SEASON

1,322 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas, 2007

1,280 Kerry Wright, Middle Tennessee , 2003

1,198 Mack Vincent, ULM, 2002

1,177 Albert Wilson, Georgia State, 2013

1,162 Joshua McCain, Idaho, 2014

YARDS PER GAME – SEASON

110.2 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas (12-1322), 2007

106.7 Kerry Wright (12-1280), Middle Tennessee, 2003

105.6 Joshua McCain (11-1162), Idaho, 2014

99.8 Mack Vincent (12-1198), ULM, 2002

98.1 Albert Wilson (12-1177), Georgia State, 2013

YARDS PER CATCH - GAME (MIN. 5 CATCHES)

37.6 Chris Murray (5-188), vs. Georgia Southern, 10-4-17

37.4 Kerry Wright (8-187), Middle Tennessee vs. NM State, 10-11-03

37.2 Jalen Virgil (5-186), Arkansas State vs. Coastal Carolina, 10-21-17

35.2 Johnny Quinn (5-176), North Texas vs. Louisiana, 9-27-03

32.0 Tyrone Calico (5-160), Middle Tennessee vs. Idaho, 10-6-01

30.6 Mykeal Terry (5-153), Troy at Florida Atlantic, 11-11-06

30.2 Jimmy Labita (5-151), Idaho vs. North Texas, 10-11-03

YARDS PER CATCH - SEASON (MIN. 20 CATCHES)

25.3 Willis Wright, (25-633), FIU, 2012

24.7 T.Y. Hilton (41-1013), FIU, 2008

21.9 Josh Magee, (23-504) South Alabama, 2015

20.9 Johnny Quinn (34-709), North Texas, 2003

20.1 Thomas Parker (29-584), Florida Atlantic, 2005

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS - GAME

5 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas vs. Navy, 11-10-07

4 Brent Leonard, ULM vs. South Alabama, 10-27-12

4 Donovan Harden, Georgia State vs. Georgia Southern, 10-25-14

4 T. Hennigan, Appalachian State vs. Louisiana, 12-2-17

3 17 Times

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS - SEASON

12 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas, 2007

12 Eric Thomas, Troy, 2013

11 George Marshall, North Texas, 2001

11 Kerry Wright, Middle Tennessee, 2004

10 Brent Leonard, ULM, 2012

10 Tres Houston, Arkansas State, 2015

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SCORING

MOST POINTS - GAME

36 Phillip Tanner, Middle Tennessee vs. North Texas, 11-22-08

30 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas vs. Navy, 11-10-07

30 Jason Chery, Louisiana at North Texas, 10-11-08

30 Benny Cunningham, Middle Tennessee at Georgia Tech, 9-29-12

30 Antonio Andrews, WKU vs. Morgan State, 9-21-13

30 Alonzo Harris, Louisiana vs. New Mexico State, 11-2-13

30 Michael Gordon, Arkansas State at Idaho, 11-1-14

30 Elijah McGuire, Louisiana vs Northwestern State, 9-12-15

30 Korian Reynaud, ULM at Georgia State 11-12-16

30 Caleb Evans, ULM at Louisiana, 9-23-17

MOST POINTS - SEASON

148 Dwone Hicks, Middle Tennessee, 2001

126 Patrick Cobbs, North Texas, 2003

114 Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana, 2008

114 Lance Dunbar, North Texas, 2009

114 Marcus Cox, Appalachian State, 2014

MOST POINTS PER GAME - SEASON

13.5 Dwone Hicks (11-148), Middle Tennessee, 2001

10.2 Jamario Thomas(10-102), North Texas, 2004

9.5 Tyrell Fenroy (12-114), Louisiana, 2008

9.5 Lance Dunbar (12-114) North Texas, 2009

9.5 Marcus Cox (12-114) Appalachian State, 2014

MOST TOUCHDOWNS - GAME

6 Phillip Tanner, Middle Tennesse vs. North Texas, 11-22-08

5 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas vs. Navy, 11-10-07

5 Jason Chery, Louisiana at North Texas, 10-11-08

5 Benny Cunningham, Middle Tennessee at Georgia Tech, 9-29-12

5 Antonio Andrews, WKU vs. Morgan State, 9-21-13

5 Alonzo Harris, Louisiana vs. New Mexico State, 11-02-13

5 Michael Gordon, Arkansas State at Idaho, 11-01-14

5 Elijah McGuire, Louisiana vs. Northwestern State 9-12-15

5 Korian Reynaud, ULM at Georgia State 11-12-16

5 Caleb Evans, ULM at Louisiana, 9-23-17

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MOST TOUCHDOWNS - SEASON

24 Dwone Hicks, Middle Tennessee, 2001

21 Patrick Cobbs, North Texas, 2003

19 Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana, 2008

19 Lance Dunbar, North Texas, 2009

19 Marcus Cox, Appalachian State, 2014

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - KICKING

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS - GAME

9 Dennis Hopovac, North Texas at FIU, 10-7-06

7 Dustin Rivest, FIU vs. North Texas, 10-7-06

7 Dustin Rivest, FIU vs. Arkansas State, 11-08-08

6 Casey Tinius, WKU at ULM, 11-14-09

6 Brian Davis, Arkansas State vs Central Arkansas, 9-24-11

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS - SEASON

29 Sam Glusman, Troy, 2008

29 Austin Rehkow, Idaho, 2016

27 Warley Leroy, Florida Atlantic, 2007

27 Michel Chapuseaux, South Alabama, 2012

27 Austin Rehkow, Idaho, 2015

26 Jack Griffi n, FIU, 2011

FIELD GOALS MADE - GAME

6 Brian Davis, Arkansas State vs. Central Arkansas, 9-24-11

5 Dennis Hopovac, North Texas at FIU, 10-7-06

5 Dustin Rivest, FIU vs. Arkansas State, 11-08-08

5 Brian Davis, Arkansas State at Louisiana, 10-23-12

4 25 Times

FIELD GOALS MADE - SEASON

26 Austin Rehkow, Idaho, 2016

23 Austin Rehkow, Idaho, 2015

22 Jack Griffi n, FIU, 2011

20 Sam Glusman, Troy, 2008

20 Brett Baer, Louisiana, 2012

20 Michel Chapuseaux, South Alabama, 2012

LONGEST FIELD GOALS

57 Jason Ball, North Texas vs. Arkansas State, 10-20-01

56 Bobby Zalud, Arkansas State vs. Memphis, 9-10-11

55 Alan Gendreau, Middle Tennessee at Louisiana, 9-25-10

53 Nine Times

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE - SEASON (MIN. 5 ATTEMPTS)

100.0 Brett Baer, Louisiana, 2010 (7-7)

100.0 Tyler Kuecker, ULM, 2001 (5-5)

95.0 Y. Koo, Georgia Southern, 2016 (19-20)

93.3 Cole Wilson, ULM, 2006 (14-15)

90.0 Brett Baer, Louisiana, 2011 (18-20)

90.0 Jason Dann, Texas State, 2013 (9-10)

PAT KICKS ATTEMPTED - GAME

11 Josh Arauco, Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern, 9-06-08

10 Brian Kelly, Middle Tennessee vs. Idaho, 10-6-01

10 Steph Brauchle, Louisiana vs. Nicholls State, 9-14-13

10 Alex Hangs, Georgia Southern at Georgia State, 10-25-14

10 Logan Spry, Arkansas State vs. New Mexico State, 11-29-14

PAT KICKS ATTEMPTED - SEASON

61 Zach Matics, Appalachian State, 2015

58 Justin Manton, ULM, 2012

56 Brian Davis, Arkansas State, 2012

56 Brett Baer, Louisiana, 2012

54 Steph Brauchle, Louisiana, 2013

53 Michael Taylor, Troy, 2010

53 Sawyer Williams, Arkansas State, 2017

PAT KICKS MADE - GAME

11 Josh Arauco, Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern, 9-06-08

10 Brian Kelly, Middle Tennessee vs. Idaho, 10-6-01

10 Steph Brauchle, Louisiana vs. Nicholls State, 9-14-13

9 6 Times

PAT KICKS MADE - SEASON

61 Zach Matics, Appalachian State, 2015

57 Justin Manton, ULM, 2012

53 Brian Davis, Arkansas State, 2012

53 Brett Baer, Louisiana, 2012

52 Steph Brauchle, Louisiana, 2013

50 Michael Taylor, Troy, 2010

50 Drew Edmiston, Louisiana, 2008

50 Alan Gendreau, Middle Tennessee, 2009

PAT PERCENTAGE - GAME (MIN. 10 ATTEMPTS)

100.0 Josh Arauco, Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern, 9-06-08 (11-11)

100.0 Brian Kelly, Middle Tennessee vs. Idaho, 10-6-01 (10-10)

100.0 Steph Brauchle, Louisiana vs. Nicholls State, 9-14-13 (10-10)

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100.0 Jack Griffi n, FIU, 2010 (45-45)

100.0 Keith Stamps, Idaho, 2002 (36-36)

100.0 Jack Griffi n, FIU, 2011 (36-36)

100.0 Eric Neihouse, Arkansas State, 2005 (35-35)

100.0 Josh Arauco, Arkansas State, 2007 (34-34)

100.0 Dustin Rivest, FIU, 2009 (33-33)

100.0 Alan Gendreau, Middle Tennessee, 2008 (32-32)

100.0 Adam Moss, FIU, 2005 (32-32)

100.0 Colby Smith, Middle Tennessee, 2005 (26-26)

100.0 Casey Tinius, WKU, 2009 (25-25)

100.0 Carlos Lopez, Middle Tennessee, 2012 (36-36)

100.0 Wil Lutz, Georgia State, 2014 (35-35)

100.0 Ryan Kay, Troy, 2014 (30-30)

100.0 Zach Matics, Appalchian State, 2015 (61-61)

100.0 Craig Ford, ULM, 2015 (33-33)

100.0 Aleem Sunanon, South Alabama, 2015 (32-32)

100.0 Y. Koo, Georgia Southern, 2015 (28-28)

100.0 Ryan Kay, Troy, 2016 (48-48)

100.0 Gavin Patternson, South Alabama, 2016 (42-42)

100.0 Tyler Sumter, Troy, 2017 (34-34)

TOTAL POINTS SCORED BY KICKING - GAME

23 Brian Davis, Arkansas State vs. Central Arkansas, 9-24-11 (6fg, 5pat)

20 Brian Davis, Arkansas State vs. Louisiana, 10-23-12 (5fg, 5 pat)

19 Jeremy Knott, North Texas vs. WKU, 10-31-09 (4fg, 9pat)

18 Will Johnson, Texas State at Georgia State, 11-29-14 (4fg, 6 pat)

17 Josh Arauco, Arkansas State vs. Texas Southern, 9-06-08 (2fg, 11pat)

17 Sam Glusman, Troy vs. Alcorn State, 9-13-08 (3fg, 8pat)

TOTAL POINTS SCORED BY KICKING - SEASON

120 Austin Rehkow, Idaho, 2016 (42pat, 26fg)

113 Brett Baer, Louisiana, 2012 (63pat, 20fg)

108 Sam Glusman, Troy, 2008 (48pat, 20fg)

108 Austin Rehkow, Idaho, 2015 (39pat, 23fg)

104 Alan Gendreau, Middle Tennessee, 2009 (50pat, 18fg)

104 Brian Davis, Arkansas State, 2012 (53 pat, 17 fg)

103 Zach Matics, Appalachian State, 2015 (61pat, 14fg)

102 Jack Griffi n, FIU, 2011 (36pat, 22fg)

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - PUNTING

MOST PUNTS - GAME

12 Ryan Downes, Idaho vs. Washington State, 8-30-01

12 Andy Chance, ULM at Florida, 9-8-01

12 Grant Autrey, Louisiana at LSU, 10-5-02

12 Brad Kadlubar, North Texas at Texas, 9-4-04

12 Truman Spencer, North Texas at Kansas State, 9-24-05

12 Chris Qualls, ULM at Alabama. 9-26-15

12 Chris Qualls, ULM at Arkansas State, 11-14-15

12 Damon Foncham, Arkansas State vs. UCF, 12-17-16

12 P. Theiser, New Mexico State vs. Arkansas State, 10-28-17

11 Seven Times

MOST PUNTS - SEASON

85 Brad Kadlubar, North Texas, 2002

81 David DeFatta, Middle Tennessee, 2009

81 Marcus Ripley, Texas State, 2017

80 Pete Theisler, New Mexico State, 2017

80 Justin Manton, ULM, 2013

79 Brett Baer, Louisiana, 2011

78 Grant Autrey, Louisiana, 2002

78 Matt Hubbard, Georgia State, 2013

YARDS PUNTED - GAME

508 Brad Kadlubar, North Texas at TCU, 9-21-02 (11-508)

506 P. Theiser, New Mexico State vs. Arkansas State, 10-28-17

502 Lumi Kaba, Texas State vs Houston, 9-24-16 (11-502)

494 Brad Kadlubar, North Texas at Texas, 9-4-04 (12-494)

492 Truman Spencer, North Texas at Kansas State, 9-24-05 (12-492)

479 Justin Manton, ULM at Baylor, 9-21-13 (9-479)

YARDS PUNTED - SEASON

3,664 Justin Manton, ULM, 2013

3,619 Brad Kadlubar, North Texas, 2002

3,421 Marcus Ripley, Texas State, 2017

3,322 Pete Theisler, New Mexico State, 2017

3,278 Matt Hubbard, Georgia State, 2013

3,272 Thomas Olmstead, Troy, 2004

3,222 Justin Manton, ULM, 2014

PUNTING AVERAGE - GAME (MIN. 3 PUNTS)

59.8 Josh Davis, Middle Tennessee at Memphis, 9-18-10 (4-239)

58.0 Stephen Hogan, Arkansas State vs. Appalachian State, 11-15-14 (3-174)

58.5 Peyton Theisler, New Mexico State vs New Mexico, 9-10-16 (2-117)

56.7 Joel Stelly, ULM at Louisiana, 10-11-03 (3-170)

56.5 Robert Billings, Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State, 11-2-02 (4-226)

PUNTING AVERAGE - SEASON (MIN. 30 PUNTS)

47.8 Austin Rehkow, Idaho, 2014 (44-2101)

46.3 Joel Stelly, ULM, 2003 (67-3099)

45.8 Justin Manton, ULM, 2013 (80-3664)

45.7 Mickey Groody, Florida Atlantic, 2010 (69-3153)

45.7 Austin Rehkow, Idaho, 2015 (49-2241)

45.2 Corliss Waitman, South Alabama, 2017 (70-3167)

44.5 Brandon McKee, South Alabama, 2016 (48-2136)

LONGEST PUNT

80 Matt Hubbard, Georgia State vs. Jacksonville State, 9-21-13

79 Colby Smith, Middle Tennessee vs. FIU, 8-31-06

79 Jason Ball, North Texas vs. Middle Tennessee, 10-13-01

79 Brian Copple, New Mexico State vs. ULM, 10-19-02

78 Josh Davis, Middle Tennessee at Memphis, 9-18-10

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - PUNT RETURNS

MOST RETURNS - GAME

9 Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State at New Mexico State, 10-28-17

8 Cedric Thompson, Idaho vs. Middle Tennessee, 10-26-02

7 James Johnson, Arkansas State vs. Troy, 11-12-05

6 12 Times

MOST RETURNS - SEASON

36 James Johnson, Arkansas State, 2005

33 Leodis McKelvin, Troy, 2005

29 Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State, 2014

29 Ja’Mel Branch, North Texas, 2002

29 Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State, 2016

YARDS RETURNED - GAME

198 Brelan Chancellor, North Texas vs. FIU, 10-16-10

136 Leodis McKelvin, Troy vs. Oklahoma State, 9-14-07

132 Kevin Robinson, Utah State at Troy, 10-2-04

130 James Johnson, Arkansas State vs. Tennessee-Martin, 10-10-05

114 Kevin Robinson, Utah State vs. North Texas, 10-9-04

114 Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State at New Mexico State, 10-28-17

YARDS RETURNED - SEASON

436 Leodis McKelvin, Troy, 2007

417 Leodis McKelvin, Troy, 2005

385 James Johnson, Arkansas State, 2005

382 Kevin Robinson, Utah State, 2004

370 Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State, 2017

323 Darryl Surgent, Louisiana, 2011

YARDS PER PUNT RETURN AVERAGE - GAME (MIN. 3 RETURNS)

36.0 Rod Bryant, Idaho vs. Arkansas State, 11-16-02 (3-108)

34.7 Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State vs. Appalachian State, 11-15-14 (3-104)

34.3 Corey Paul, New Mexico State at Middle Tennessee,10-27-01 (3-103)

33.7 Brandon McDowell, Texas State vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-12-2015, (3-101)

33.0 Kevin Robinson, Utah State at Troy, 10-2-04 (4-132)

YARDS PER PUNT RETURN AVERAGE - SEASON (MIN. 15 RETURNS)

22.5 Kevin Robinson, Utah State, 2004 (17-382)

17.4 Leodis McKelvin, Troy, 2007 (25-436)

15.3 Derek Keaton, Georgia Southern, 2015 (18-276)

14.2 Andy Erickson, Texas State, 2013 (20-284)

13.8 Teddy Ruben, Troy, 2015 (16-221)

PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS - GAME

1 65 Times

PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS - SEASON

3 Leodis McKelvin, Troy, 2007

2 Leodis McKelvin, Troy, 2004

2 Kevin Robinson, Utah State, 2004

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS

98 Tim Sams, Idaho at Arkansas State, 10-27-01

97 T.Y. Hilton, FIU vs FAU, 11-12-11

95 Brandon McDowell, Texas State vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-12-15

90 Kevin Robinson, Utah State at Troy, 10-2-04

89 Kevin Jones, Arkansas State vs. Memphis, 9-27-07

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - KICK RETURNS

MOST RETURNS - GAME

9 Tony Lukins, New Mexico State at New Mexico, 11-24-01

9 Daryl Surgent, Louisiana at Ole Miss, 11-6-10

9 Brelan Chancellor, North Texas vs. Houston, 9-10-11

8 Seven Times

MOST RETURNS - SEASON

50 Brelan Chancellor, North Texas, 2011

49 Brandon Thompkins, Arkansas State, 2007

48 DiIvory Edgecomb, Florida Atlantic, 2007

48 Lionel Singleton, FIU, 2007

44 Jason Chery, Louisiana, 2008

44 Bobby Rainey, WKU, 2009

44 Willie McNeal, WKU, 2010

YARDS RETURNED - GAME

286 Brelan Chancellor, North Texas vs. Houston, 9-10-11

238 Daryl Surgent, Louisiana vs. Oklahoma State, 10-8-10

229 Raymond Calais, Louisiana vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 9-2-17

222 Reggie Whatley, Middle Tennessee at WKU, 11-1-12

212 Jayshawn Jordan, Idaho at Appalachian State, 11-29-14

211 Brandon Smith, Texas State at Louisiana, 10-5-13

211 J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State at Toledo, 9-26-15

YARDS RETURNED - SEASON

1155 DiIvory Edgecomb, Florida Atlantic, 2007

1119 Lionel Singleton, FIU, 2007

1094 Brelan Chancellor, North Texas, 2011

1062 Brandon Thompkins, Arkansas State, 2007

1050 Bobby Rainey, WKU, 2009

YARDS PER KICK RETURN AVERAGE - GAME (MIN. 3 RETURNS)

70.5 Xavier Johnson, South Alabama vs. Idaho, 11-7-15 (2-141)

70.3 Brandon Smith, Texas State at Louisiana, 10-5-13 (3-211)

57.0 Jerrel Jerningan, Troy at Oklahoma State, 9-11-10 (3-171)

51.3 Charles Estes, ULM vs. New Mexico State, 10-25-03 (3-154)

49.0 Chandler Worthy, Troy vs. Appalachian State, 10-18-14 (3-147)

YARDS PER KICK RETURN AVERAGE - SEASON (MIN. 15 RETURNS)

32.4 Marcus Green, ULM, 2017 (27-876)

32.2 Brelan Chancellor, North Texas, 2011 (50-1094)

30.5 Reggie Whatley, Middle Tennessee, 2012 (25-762)

30.3 Marcus Jones, Troy, 2017 (29-879)

30.0 J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State, 2013 (21-629)

29.9 Brandon Smith, Texas State, 2013 (20-598)

29.2 Richard Leonard, FIU, 2012 (26-758)

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KICK RETURN TOUCHDOWNS - GAME

2 Tony Lukins, New Mexico State at Tulsa, 10-6-01

2 Brandon Smith, Texas State at Louisiana, 10-5-13

2 Marcus Jones, Troy at Coastal Carolina, 11-11-17

2 Raymond Calais, Louisiana vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 9-2-17

KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWNS - SEASON

4 Marcus Green, ULM, 2017

3 Marcus Jones, Troy, 2017

2 Tony Lukins, New Mexico State, 2001

2 Damon Nickson, Middle Tennessee, 2006

2 Brelan Chancellor, North Texas, 2010

2 T.Y. Hilton, FIU, 2010

2 Luther Ambrose, ULM, 2011

2 Brandon Smith, Texas State, 2013

2 Chandler Worthy, Troy, 2014

2 Raymond Calais, Louisiana, 2017

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN

100 Tony Lukins, New Mexico State at Tulsa, 10-6-01

100 Antwuan Sherman, Idaho vs. Louisiana, 10-16-04

100 Leodis Mckelvin, Troy at South Carolina, 9-24-05

100 Jerrel Jerningan, Troy at Oklahoma State, 9-11-10

100 Luther Ambrose, ULM vs. North Texas, 10-22-11

100 Richard Leonard, FIU at Florida Atlantic, 11-16-12

100 Darryl Surgent, Louisiana at Kansas State, 9-7-13

100 Brandon Smith, Texas State at Louisiana, 10-5-13

100 Xavier Johnson, South Alabama vs. Idaho, 11-7-15

100 Jabir Frye, Troy vs NM STATE, 9-24-16

100 Raymond Calais, Louisiana vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 9-2-17

100 Jason Huntley, New Mexico State vs. Utah State, 12-29-17

99 Chandler Worthy, Troy vs. Appalachian State, 10-18-14

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - DEFENSE

INTERCEPTIONS - GAME

4 Damon Nickson, Middle Tennessee vs. Louisiana, 10-28-06

3 11 Times

INTERCEPTIONS - SEASON

9 Johnathan Burke, Arkansas State, 2003

8 Elbert Mack, Troy, 2007

7 Chris Harris, ULM, 2004

7 Tavious Polo, Florida Atlantic, 2007

7 Marcus Udell, Middle Tennessee, 2009

7 Latrell Gibbs, Appalachian State, 2015

INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS - GAME

146 Isaiah Newsome, ULM at Texas State, 10-12-13

101 Darin Davis, Middle Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic, 11-27-10

100 Matt Dobson, Georgia Southern at Texas State, 11-8-14

100 Marcus Jones, Troy at Arkansas State, 12-2-17

99 Maurice Holman, North Texas at Middle Tennessee, 9-10-05

99 Money Hunter, Arkansas State vs. Texas State, 12-5-15

98 Anthony Gaitor, FIU vs. Middle Tennessee, 10-11-08

INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS - SEASON (MIN. 2 RETURNS)

175 Anthony Gaitor, FIU, 2008

175 Isaiah Newsome, ULM, 2013

167 Kevin Byard, Middle Tennessee, 2012

153 Matt Dobson, Georgia Southern, 2014

149 Latrell Gibbs, Appalachian State, 2015

142 Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas State, 2007

YARDS PER INTERCEPTION RETURN - GAME (MIN. 2 RETURNS)

73.0 Isaiah Newsome, ULM at Texas State, 10-12-13 (2-146)

50.5 Darin Davis, Middle Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic, 11-27-10 (2-101)

49.5 Kevin Byard, Middle Tennessee vs. Troy, 11-24-12 (2-99)

49.0 Anthony Gaitor, FIU vs. Middle Tennessee, 10-11-08 (2-98)

48.0 Dwight Bentley, Louisiana vs. North Texas, 10-10-09 (2-96)

YARDS PER INTERCEPTION RETURN - SEASON (MIN. 3 RETURNS)

51.0 Matt Dobson, Georgia Southern, 2014 (3-153)

46.3 Darin Davis, Middle Tennessee, 2010 (3-139)

43.8 Isaiah Newsome, ULM, 2013 (4-175)

42.7 Money Hunter, Arkansas State, 2015 (3-128)

41.8 Kevin Byard, Middle Tennessee, 2012 (4-167)

INTERCEPTIONS FOR TOUCHDOWNS - GAME

2 Tony Lukins, New Mexico State at Tulsa, 10-6-01

2 Isaiah Newsome, ULM at Texas State, 10-12-13

INTERCEPTIONS FOR TOUCHDOWNS - SEASON

2 Tony Lukins, New Mexico State, 2001

2 Anthony Gaitor, FIU, 2008

2 Kevin Byard, Middle Tennessee, 2012

2 Isaiah Newsome, ULM, 2013

2 Matt Dobson, Georgia Southern, 2014

2 Money Hunter, Arkansas State, 2015

2 Latrell Gibbs, Appalachian State, 2015

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS

100 Matt Dobson, Georgia Southern at Texas State, 11-8-14

100 Marcus Jones, Troy at Arkansas State, 12-2-17

99 Maurice Holman, North Texas at Middle Tennessee, 9-10-05

99 Al Riles, Louisiana at WKU, 10-15-13

99 Money Hunter, Arkansas State vs. Texas State, 12-5-15

97 Tobe Nwigwe, North Texas at Western Kentucky, 11-01-08

94 Money Hunter, Arkansas State vs. Toledo, 1-4-15

92 Tyrell Johnson, Arkanas State vs. FIU, 9-24-05

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TACKLES - GAME

25 Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas State at North Texas, 11-26-05 (20-5)

24 Rodney Butler, New Mexico State vs New Mexico, 9-10-16 (4-20)

23 Mike Anderson, Idaho at New Mexico State, 10-4-03 (5-18)

22 David Mayo, Texas State at ULM, 10-25-14 (8-14)

21 Chris Hurd, North Texas at Air Force, 9-13-03 (9-12)

21 Siddeeq Shabazz, New Mexico State vs. Oregon State, 9-8-01 (9-12)

20 Keyonvis Bouie, FIU vs. Alabama, 10-28-06 (8-12)

20 Kyries Hebert, Louisiana at Minnesota, 9-8-01 (10-10)

20 Josh Thompson, ULM vs. North Texas, 10-18-08 (13-7)

20 Brynden Trawick, Troy at WKU, 11-26-11 (9-11)

20 David Mayo, Texas State at Tulsa, 9-27-14 (4-16)

20 Blake Dees, South Alabama vs. Idaho, 11-7-15

TACKLES - SEASON

165 Rodney Butler, New Mexico State, 2016 (63-102)

154 David Mayo, Texas State, 2014 (72-82)

154 Frantz Joseph, Florida Atlantic, 2008 (81-73)

142 Bryan London, Texas State (84-58)

136 Cole Snyder, Idaho, 2004 (75-61)

134 Qushaun Lee, Arkansas State, 2013 (61-73)

133 Craig Robertson, North Texas (79-54)

133 Hunter Kissinger, ULM, 2015 (79-54)

133 Dalton Harrington, New Mexico State, 2017 (62-71)

SACKS - GAME

5 Quanterus Smith, WKU at FIU, 10-27-12 (5-0)

5 Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State at Idaho, 11-1-14 (5-0)

4.5 Michael Odiari, Texas State vs. Idaho, 10-4-14 (4-1)

4 Antwan Barnes, FIU at Middle Tennessee, 8-31-06 (4-0)

4 Corey Williams, Arkansas State vs. Tulsa, 9-7-02 (4-0)

4 Rodney Hardeway, Louisiana at Middle Tennessee, 11-10-07 (4-0)

4 Audric Adger, FIU vs. North Texas, 12-1-07 (4-0)

4 Alex Carrington, Arkansas State at WKU, 12-3-09 (4-0)

4 Jamari Lattimore, Middle Tennessee at Louisiana, 9-25-10 (4-0)

4 Brandon Joiner, Arkansas State vs. Louisiana, 11-12-2011 (4-0)

4 Cedric Wilcots II, New Mexico State at Texas State, 11-4-17 (4-0)

SACKS - SEASON

13.5 Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State, 2016

13 Jonathan Massaquoi, Troy, 2010

13 Brandon Joiner, Arkansas State, 2011

13 Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State, 2017

12.5 Quanterus Smith, WKU, 2012

12 Brandon Lang, Troy, 2008

11.5 Christian Ringo, Louisiana, 2014

11.5 Erik Walden, Middle Tennessee, 2006

11.5 Jamari Lattimore, Middle Tennessee, 2010

11 Demarcus Ware, Troy, 2004

11 Antwan Barnes, FIU, 2005

11 Mario Addison, Troy, 2010

PASSES DEFENDED - SEASON

19 Latrell Gibbs, Appalachian State, 2015 (12-7)

18 Jykine Bradley, Middle Tennessee, 2001 (14-4)

18 Johnathan Burke, Arkansas State, 2003 (9-9)

16 Lionel Singleton, FIU, 2006 (11-5)

16 Anthony Gaitor, FIU, 2008 (11-5)

16 Bryan Willis, Troy, 2009 (12-4)

15 Seven Times

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CAREER RECORDS - TOTAL OFFENSE

PLAYS - CAREER

2,135 Kolton Browning, ULM (2010-13)

1,973 Corey Robinson, Troy (2010-13)

1,909 Steven Jyles, ULM (2002-05)

1,874 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State (2009-12)

1,770 Tyler Jones, Texas State (2013-16)

YARDS GAINED - CAREER

13,141 Corey Robinson, Troy (2010-13)

12,509 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State (2009-12)

11,808 Kolton Browning, ULM (2010-13)

11,794 Taylor Lamb, Appalachian State (2014-17)

11,099 Brandon Silvers, Troy (2014-17)

10,752 Matt Linehan, Idaho (2014-17)

10,234 Steven Jyles, ULM (2002-05)

YARDS PER GAME - CAREER (MIN. 18 GAMES)

302.6 Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State (2014-15) (25-7566)

274.3 Levi Brown, Troy (2008-09) (23-6309)

273.8 Corey Robinson, Troy (2010-13) (48-13141)

270.5 Conner Manning, Georgia State (2016-17) (22-5950)

266.1 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State (2009-12) (47-12509)

244.3 Matt Linehan, Idaho (2014-17) (44-10752)

YARDS PER PLAY - CAREER (MIN. 300 PLAYS)

7.8 Terrance Broadway, Louisiana, 2012-14 (833-6472)

7.6 Wes Counts, Middle Tennessee, 2001 (326-2471)

7.5 Taylor Lamb, Appalachian State, 2014-17 (1,570-11,794)

7.2 Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State, 2014-15 (1049-7566)

6.9 Deon Anthony, Troy, 2012-13 (311-2160)

6.9 Levi Brown, Troy, 2008-09 (917-1608)

6.9 Conner Manning, Georgia State, 2016-17) (867-5950)

CAREER RECORDS - RUSHING

MOST ATTEMPTS - CAREER

853 Bobby Rainey, WKU (2009-11)

818 Patrick Cobbs, North Texas (2001-05)

808 Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana (2005-2008)

782 Lance Dunbar, North Texas (2008-11)

770 Larry Rose III, New Mexico State (2014-17)

YARDS GAINED - CAREER

4,646 Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana (2005-08)

4,558 Larry Rose III, New Mexico State (2014-17)

4,312 Elijah McGuire, Louisiana (2013-16)

4,283 Bobby Rainey, WKU (2009-2011)

4,224 Lance Dunbar, North Texas (2008-11)

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YARDS PER GAME - CAREER

118.9 Bobby Rainey (36-4,283), WKU (2009-11)

116.8 Marcus Cox (33-3853), Appalachian State (2014-16)

106.0 Larry Rose III (43 - 4,558), New Mexico State (2014-2017)

103.0 Lance Dunbar (41-4224), North Texas (2008-11)

102.6 Dwone Hicks (21-2154), Middle Tennessee (2001-02)

YARDS PER RUSH - CAREER (MIN. 100 ATTEMPTS)

6.9 Matt Breida (542-3,739), Georgia Southern (2014-16)

6.8 Jerrel Jernigan (132-892), Troy (2007-10)

6.7 Michael Gordon, Arkansas State, (2012-15)

6.5 ReShard Lee (218-1432), Middle Tennessee (2001-02)

6.1 Jalin Moore (519-3170), Appalachian State (2015-Pres.)

5.9 Larry Rose III (770-4558), New Mexico State (2014-2017)

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS - CAREER

48 Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana (2005-08)

47 Jordan Chunn, Troy (2013-17)

42 Elijah McGuire, Louisiana (2013-16)

41 Lance Dunbar, North Texas (2008-11)

41 Eugene Gross, Middle Tennessee (2003-06)

37 Matt Breida, Georgia Southern (2014-16)

37 Marcus Cox, Appalachian State (2014-16)

37 Larry Rose III, New Mexico State (2014-2017)

CAREER RUSHING – QUARTERBACK

2,843 Michael Desormeaux, Louisiana (2005-08)

2,419 Dwight Dasher, Middle Tennessee (2007-10)

2,378 Kevin Ellison, Georgia Southern (2014-16)

2,008 Taylor Lamb, Appalachian State (2014-17)

1,756 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State (2009-12)

1,615 Fredi Knighten, Arkansas State (2012-15)

CAREER RECORDS - ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

MOST YARDS - CAREER

7,498 T.Y. Hilton, FIU (2008-11)

6,036 Bobby Rainey, WKU (2009-11)

5,971 Jerrel Jernigan, Troy (2007-10)

5,968 Elijah McGuire, Louisiana (2013-16)

5,715 Larry Rose III, New Mexico State (2014-17)

YARDS PER GAME - CAREER (MIN. 20 GAMES)

167.7 Bobby Rainey (36-6,036), WKU (2009-11)

149.6 T.Y. Hilton (37-5,602), FIU (2008-11)

139.3 Antonio Andrews (30-4,180), WKU (2010-13)

132.9 Larry Rose III (43-5,715), New Mexico State (2014-17)

131.1 Lance Dunbar (29-3,900), North Texas (2008-11)

CAREER RECORDS - PASSING

ATTEMPTS - CAREER

1,823 Corey Robinson, Troy (2010-13)

1,577 Kolton Browning, ULM (2010-13)

1,540 Tyler Rogers, New Mexico State (2014-17)

1,504 Brandon Silvers, Troy (2014-17)

1,465 Matt Linehan, Idaho (2014-17)

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COMPLETIONS - CAREER

1,179 Corey Robinson, Troy (2010-13)

969 Brandon Silvers, Troy (2014-17)

951 Kolton Browning, ULM (2010-13)

911 Tyler Rogers, New Mexico State (2014-17)

906 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State (2009-12)

897 Matt Linehan, Idaho (2014-17)

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE - CAREER (MIN. 500 ATTEMPTS)

66.4 Ryan Aplin (906-1,407), Arkansas State (2009-12)

66.0 Clint Marks (668-1012), Middle Tennessee (2003-06)

64.7 Corey Robinson (1179-1,823), Troy (2010-2013)

64.4 Brandon Silvers, Troy (2014-17)

64.0 Terrance Broadway (372-581), Louisiana (2012-14)

PASSING YARDS - CAREER

13,141 Corey Robinson, Troy (2010-13)

10,753 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State (2009-12)

10,752 Matt Linehan, Idaho (2014-17)

10,684 Brandon Silvers, Troy (2014-17)

10,364 Tyler Rogers, New Mexico State (2014-17)

10,263 Kolton Browning, ULM (2010-13)

TOUCHDOWN PASSES - CAREER

90 Taylor Lamb, Appalachian State (2014-17)

81 Corey Robinson, Troy (2010-13)

81 Kolton Browning, ULM (2010-13)

76 Rusty Smith, Florida Atlantic (2005-09)

71 Brandon Silvers, Troy (2014-17)

69 Tyler Rogers, New Mexico State (2014-17)

67 Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State (2009-12)

MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN - CAREER

56 Tyler Rogers, New Mexico State (2014-17)

48 Corey Robinson, Troy (2010-13)

43 Steven Jyles, ULM (2002-05)

43 Matt Linehan, Idaho (2014-17)

38 Jerry Babb, Louisiana (2003-06)

38 Dwight Dasher, Middle Tennessee (2007-10)

38 Kolton Browning, ULM (2010-13)

CAREER RECORDS - RECEIVING

RECEPTIONS - CAREER

289 J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State, (2012-15)

262 Jerrel Jernigan, Troy (2007-10)

229 T.Y. Hilton, FIU (2008-11)

229 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas (2005-08)

YARDS GAINED - CAREER

3,531 T.Y. Hilton, FIU (2008-11)

3,190 Robert Davis, Georgia State (2013-16)

3,127 Jerrel Jernigan, Troy (2007-10)

2,826 J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State, (2012-15)

2,718 Johnny Quinn, North Texas, (2003-06)

YARDS PER GAME - CAREER (MIN. 20 GAMES)

75.8 Dwayne Frampton (25-1894), Arkansas State (2010-11)

75.4 Fred Stamps (35-2638), Louisiana (2001-03)

73.0 Chandler Williams (21-1534), FIU (2005-06)

72.4 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas (2005-08)

71.9 Mack Vincent (35-2517), Louisiana (2001-03)

YARDS PER CATCH - CAREER (MIN. 100 CATCHES)

17.6 LaGregory Sapp (117-2060), ULM (2005-09)

16.6 Fred Stamps (159-2638), Louisiana (2001-03)

16.6 Taylor Stockemer (129-2146), Arkanas State (2009-12)

16.5 Chip Reeves (117-1928), Troy (2009-12)

16.4 Darryl Surgent (100-1642), Louisiana, (2010-13)

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS - CAREER

29 Eric Thomas, Troy (2010-13)

24 T.Y. Hilton, FIU (2008-11)

22 Kerry Wright, Middle Tennessee (2001-03)

21 Johnny Quinn, North Texas (2003-06)

20 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas (2005-08)

20 Cortez Gent, Florida Atlantic (2005-09)

CAREER RECORDS - SCORING

MOST POINTS - CAREER

326 Bryan Davis, Arkansas State, (2010-13)

318 Elijah McGuire, Louisiana (2013-16)

295 Alan Gendreau, Middle Tennessee (2008-11)

294 Lance Dunbar, North Texas (2008-11)

294 Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana (2005-08)

MOST POINTS PER GAME - CAREER (MIN. 20 GAMES)

10.2 Dwone Hicks (21-214), Middle Tennessee (2001-02)

8.0 Austin Rehkow (48-344), Idaho (2014-16)

7.6 Brian Davis (31-235), Arkansas State (2010-12)

7.5 Marcus Cox (24-180), Appalachian State (2014- Pres.)

7.2 Lance Dunbar (41-294), North Texas (2008-11)

7.2 Will Scott (24-173), Troy (2012-13)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS - CAREER

52 Elijah McGuire, Louisiana (2013-16)

49 Lance Dunbar, North Texas (2008-11)

49 Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana (2005-08)

47 Jordan Chunn, Troy (2013-17)

42 Eugene Gross, Middle Tennessee (2003-06)

40 Matt Breida, Georgia Southern (2014-16)

CAREER RECORDS - KICKING

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS - CAREER

76 Josh Arauco, Arkansas State (2006-09)

75 Austin Rehkow, Idaho (2014-16)

71 Greg Whibbs, Troy (2006-07)

70 Brian Davis, Arkansas State, (2010-13)

67 Eric Neihouse, Arkansas State (2002-05)

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FIELD GOALS MADE - CAREER

60 Austin Rehkow, Idaho (2014-16)

58 Josh Arauco, Arkansas State (2006-09)

56 Brian Davis, Arkansas State (2010-13)

50 Greg Whibbs, Troy (2006-07)

49 Aleem Sunanon, South Alabama (2013-15)

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE - CAREER (MIN. 25 ATTEMPTS)

90.0 Brett Baer (45-50), Louisiana (2009-12)

89.7 Younghoe Koo (26-29), Georgia Southern (2014-16)

81.7 Aleem Sunanon (49-60), South Alabama (2013-15)

80.0 Brian Davis (56-70), Arkansas State (2010-13)

77.8 Will Scott (28-36), Troy (2012-13)

PAT KICKS ATTEMPTED - CAREER

167 Brians Davis, Arkansas State (2010-13)

160 Alan Gendreau, Middle Tennessee (2008-11)

141 Greg Whibbs, Troy (2004-07)

131 Nick Bazaldua, North Texas (2002-06)

130 Michael Taylor, Troy (2009-11)

PAT KICKS MADE - CAREER

158 Brian Davis, Arkansas State (2010-13)

157 Alan Gendreau, Middle Tennessee (2008-11)

134 Greg Whibbs, Troy (2004-07)

123 Eric Neihouse, Arkansas State (2002-05)

122 Brett Baer, Louisiana (2009-12)

122 Michael Taylor, Troy (2009-11)

PAT PERCENTAGE - CAREER (MIN. 50 ATTEMPTS)

100.0 Ryan Kay (78-78), Troy (2013-16)

98.9 Colby Smith (96-97), Middle Tennessee (2003-06)

98.8 Zach Matics (79-80), Appalachian State (2014-16)

98.6 Gavin Patterson (68-69), South Alabama (2015-17)

98.4 Eric Neihouse (123-125), Arkansas State (2002-05)

98.1 Wil Lutz (102-104), Georgia State (2013-15)

98.1 Alan Gendreau (157-160), Middle Tennessee (2008-11)

TOTAL POINTS SCORED BY KICKING - CAREER

326 Brian Davis, Arkansas State, (2010-13)

295 Alan Gendreau, Middle Tennessee (2008-11)

288 Josh Arauco, Arkansas State (2006-09)

284 Greg Whibbs, Troy (2004-07)

258 Jack Griffi n, FIU (2009-12)

CAREER RECORDS - PUNTING

MOST PUNTS - CAREER

264 Truman Spencer, North Texas (2005-08)

242 Will Atterberry, North Texas (2009-12)

242 Spencer Ortego, Louisiana (2007-10)

240 Will Goggans, Troy (2008-11)

231 Brad Kadlubar, North Texas (2001-04)

YARDS PUNTED - CAREER

10,702 Truman Spencer, North Texas (2005-08)

10,048 Will Atterberry, North Texas (2009-12)

9,797 Will Goggans, Troy (2008-11)

9,619 Spencer Ortego, Louisiana (2007-10)

9,489 Brad Kadlubar, North Texas (2001-04)

PUNTING AVERAGE - CAREER (MIN. 100 PUNTS)

44.8 Austin Rehkow, Idaho (2014-16)

44.2 Joel Stelly, ULM (2002-05)

43.9 Will Johnson, (106-4649) Texas State (2013-14)

43.3 Steven Coutts (123-5326), Louisiana (2015-16)

43.1 Justin Matnon, (204-8798) ULM (2011-14)

CAREER RECORDS - PUNT RETURNS

MOST RETURNS - CAREER

112 Leodis McKelvin, Troy (2004-07)

109 Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State (2014- 17)

60 Tavious Polo, Florida Atlantic (2006-10)

58 Darrell McNeal, ULM (2005-09)

56 Kevin Jones, Arkansas State (2005-08)

YARDS RETURNED - CAREER

1,471 Leodis McKelvin, Troy (2004-07)

1,151 Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State (2014- 17)

614 T.Y. Hilton, FIU (2008-11)

497 Darryl Surgent, Louisiana (2010-13)

478 James Johnson, Arkansas State (2004-05)

YARDS PER PUNT RETURN AVERAGE - CAREER (MIN. 18 RETURNS)

15.2 James Hickenbotham (21-319), Arkansas State (2001-02)

14.2 Andy Erickson (20-284), Texas State (2013)

14.0 Tyrone Gifford (24-335), New Mexico State (2001-02)

13.1 Leodis McKelvin (112-1,471), Troy (2004-07)

12.9 Teddy Ruben (21-270), Troy (2014-15)

PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS - CAREER

7 Leodis McKelvin, Troy (2004-07)

4 Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State (2014- 17)

2 Kevin Robinson, Utah State (2004)

2 T.Y. Hilton, FIU (2008-11)

2 Don Jones, Arkansas State (2008-12)

2 Darryl Surgent, Louisiana (2010-13)

CAREER RECORDS - KICK RETURNS

MOST RETURNS - CAREER

130 Darryl Surgent, Louisiana (2010-13)

123 Brandon Thompkins, Arkansas State (2006-09)

108 Desmond Gee, Middle Tennessee (2006-09)

107 Luther Ambrose, ULM (2008-11)

101 Brelan Chancellor, North Texas (2010-12)

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YARDS RETURNED - CAREER

2,855 T.Y. Hilton, FIU (2008-11)

2,757 Darryl Surgent, Louisiana (2010-13)

2,696 Brandon Thompkins, Arkansas State (2006-09)

2,560 Luther Ambrose, ULM (2008-11)

YARDS PER KICK RETURN AVERAGE - CAREER (MIN. 25 RETURNS)

30.3 Marcus Jones (29-879), Troy (2017)

29.7 T.Y. Hilton (96-2,853), FIU (2008-11)

29.5 Reggie Whatley (28-827), Middle Tennessee (2010-12)

29.2 Richard Leonard (26-758), FIU (2012)

27.8 J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State (2012-15)

27.4 Charles Estes (36-988), ULM (2003)

KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWNS - CAREER

4 Marcus Green, ULM (2015-17)

4 T.Y. Hilton, FIU (2008-11)

3 Marcus Jones, Troy (2017)

3 Luther Ambrose, ULM (2008-11)

3 Brandon Smith, Texas State (2013-15)

2 Nine Times

CAREER RECORDS - DEFENSE

INTERCEPTIONS - CAREER

17 Greg James, ULM (2006-09)

14 Bradley Robinson, Middle Tennessee (2004-07)

14 Chris Harris, ULM (2001-04)

14 Johnathan Burke, Arkansas State (2003-04)

13 Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas State (2004-07)

13 Corey Small, Florida Atlantic (2005-08)

INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS - CAREER

309 Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas State (2004-07)

268 Money Hunter, Arkansas State (2013-16)

265 Greg James, ULM (2006-09)

263 Anthony Gaitor, FIU (2007-2010)

236 Koby McKinnon, Arkansas State (2004-07)

YARDS PER INTERCEPTION RETURN - CAREER (MIN. 3 RETURNS)

51.0 Maurice Holman, North Texas (2004-07)

46.3 Darin Davis, Middle Tennessee (2008-11)

44.7 Money Hunter, Arkansas State (2013-16)

41.8 Kevin Byard, Middle Tennessee (2012)

41.0 Brynden Trawick, Troy (2012)

INTERCEPTIONS FOR TOUCHDOWNS - CAREER

4 Money Hunter, Arkansas State (2013-16)

3 Anthony Gaitor, FIU (2007-10)

3 Dwight Bentley, Louisiana (2008-11)

2 Tony Lukins, New Mexico State (2001)

2 Lionell Singleton, FIU (2005-07)

2 Greg James, ULM (2006-10)

2 Chaz Williams, ULM (2004-06)

2 Kris Bartels, Florida Atlantic (2005-07)

2 Corey Small, Florida Atlantic (2005-08)

2 Jeremy Kellem, Middle Tennessee (2007-10)

2 Boris Lee, Troy (2006-09)

2 Jemarlous Moten, Louisiana (2011)

2 Kevin Byard, Middle Tennessee (2012)

2 Latrell Gibbs, Appalachian State (2014-Pres.)

TACKLES - CAREER

397 Boris Lee, Troy (2006-09)

393 Qushaun Lee, Arkansas State (2011-14)

392 Dalton Herrington, New Mexico State (2014-17)

382 Craig Robertson, North Texas (2007-10)

381 Cardia Jackson, ULM (2006-09)

SACKS - CAREER

43.5 Ja’Von Rolland-Jones (2014-17)

26.0 Quanterus Smith, WKU (2009-12)

24.0 Brandon Lang, Troy (2006-09)

22.5 Erik Walden, Middle Tennessee (2004-07)

22.0 Aaron Morgan, ULM (2006-09)

22.0 Adrian Awasom, North Texas (2001-04)

22.0 Jonathan Massaquoi, Troy (2010-11)

21.5 Alex Carrington, Alex Carrington (2006-09)

21.5 Brandon Guillory, ULM (2003-05)

20.5 Jamari Lattimore, Middle Tennessee (2008-10)

PASSES DEFENDED - CAREER

36 Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State (2014-17)

33 Greg James, ULM (2006-09)

32 Sherrod Martin, Troy (2004-08)

31 Anthony Gaitor, FIU (2008-10)

30 Bryan Willis, Troy (2009-12)

30 Jonas Buckles, North Texas (2001-04)

30 Bradley Robinson, Middle Tennessee (2004-07)

30 Cash Mouton, ULM (2001-04)

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ Troy 7-1 .875 3-1 4-0 Won 6 11-2 .846 409 240 5-1 5-1 Won 7*$ Appalachian State 7-1 .875 4-0 3-1 Won 3 9-4 .692 435 263 5-1 3-3 Won 4$ Arkansas State 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 Lost 1 7-5 .583 454 308 4-1 3-3 Lost 2$ Georgia State 5-3 .625 1-3 4-0 Lost 2 7-5 .583 244 297 1-4 5-1 Won 1$ New Mexico State 4-4 .500 2-2 2-2 Won 2 7-6 .538 381 386 3-2 3-4 Won 3Louisiana 4-4 .500 2-2 2-2 Lost 2 5-7 .417 338 480 3-2 2-5 Lost 2ULM 4-4 .500 2-2 2-2 Lost 1 4-8 .333 407 492 2-3 2-5 Lost 3Idaho 3-5 .375 1-3 2-2 Won 1 4-8 .333 251 309 2-4 2-4 Won 1South Alabama 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 Lost 2 4-8 .333 238 318 3-3 1-5 Lost 2Coastal Carolina 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 Won 2 3-9 .250 284 408 2-4 1-5 Won 2Georgia Southern 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 Lost 1 2-10 .167 250 386 1-4 1-6 Lost 1Texas State 1-7 .125 0-4 1-3 Lost 4 2-10 .167 207 403 1-5 1-5 Lost 4 * -- Sun Belt Conference regular season co-champions; $ -- Bowl-eligible

APPALACHIAN STATE (9-4/7-1)S02 at #15 Georgia L, 10-31 S09 Savannah State W, 54-7 S16 * at Texas State W, 20-13 S23 Wake Forest L, 19-20 O07 * New Mexico State W, 45-31 O14 * at Idaho W, 23-20 O21 * Coastal Carolina W, 37-29 O28 * at UMass L, 27-30 (OT)N04 * at ULM L, 45-52 N09 * Georgia Southern W, 27-6 N25 * at Georgia State W, 31-10 D02 * Louisiana W, 63-14 D23 ^ vs Toledo W, 34-0^ Dollar General Bowl

ARKANSAS STATE (7-5/6-2)S02 at Nebraska L, 36-43S09 #16 Miami Cancelled S16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 48-3 S23 at SMU L, 21-44 O04 * at Georgia Southern W, 43-25 O14 * Coastal Carolina W, 51-17 O19 * Louisiana W, 47-3 O28 * at New Mexico State W, 37-21 N11 * at South Alabama L, 19-24 N18 * Texas State W, 30-12 N25 * at ULM W, 67-50 D02 * Troy L, 25-32 D16 ^ vs. Middle Tennessee L, 30-35^ Raycom Media Camellia Bowl

COASTAL CAROLINA (3-9/2-6)S02 UMASS W, 38-28 S16 at UAB L, 23-30S23 Western Illinois L, 10-52 S30 * at ULM L, 43-51 O07 * Georgia State L, 21-27 O14 * at Arkansas State L, 17-51 O21 * at Appalachian State L, 29-37 O28 * Texas State L, 7-27 N04 at Arkansas L, 38-39N11 * Troy L, 17-42 N18 * at Idaho W, 13-7 D02 * Georgia Southern W, 28-17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (2-10/2-6)S02 at #12 Auburn L, 7-41S09 (!) New Hampshire L, 12-22 S23 at Indiana L, 17-52O04 * Arkansas State L, 25-43 O14 * New Mexico State L, 27-35 O21 at UMASS L, 22-55O28 * at Troy L, 16-38 N04 * Georgia State L, 17-21 N09 * at Appalachian State L, 6-27 N18 * South Alabama W, 52-0 N25 * at Louisiana W, 34-24 D02 * at Coastal Carolina L, 17-28 (!) game played in Birmingham, Ala.

GEORGIA STATE (7-5/5-3)A31 Tennessee State L, 10-17 S16 at #5 Penn State L, 0-56S23 at Charlotte W, 28-0S30 Memphis CancelledO07 * at Coastal Carolina W, 27-21 O14 * at ULM W, 47-37 O21 * Troy L, 10-34 O26 * South Alabama W, 21-13 N04 * at Georgia Southern W, 21-17 N11 * at Texas State W, 33-30 N25 * Appalachian State L, 10-31 D02 * Idaho L, 10-24 D16 ^ vs. WKU W, 27-17^ AutoNation Cure Bowl IDAHO (4-8/3-5)A31 Sacramento St. W, 28-6 S09 UNLV L, 16-44 S16 at Western Michigan L, 28-37 S23 * at South Alabama W, 29-23 (20T) O07 * Louisiana L, 16-21 O14 * Appalachian State L, 20-23 O21 at Missouri L, 21-68O28 * ULM W, 31-23 N02 * at Troy L, 21-24 N18 * Coastal Carolina L, 7-13 N25 * at New Mexico State L, 10-17 D02 * at Georgia State W, 24-10

LOUISIANA (5-7/4-4)S02 Southeastern W, 51-48 S09 at Tulsa L, 42-66 S16 at Texas A&M L, 21-45 S23 * ULM L, 50-56 (2OT) O07 * at Idaho W, 21-16 O12 * Texas State W, 24-7 O19 * at Arkansas State L, 3-47 N04 * at South Alabama W, 19-14 N11 at Ole Miss L, 22-50N18 * New Mexico State W, 47-34 N25 * Georgia Southern L, 24-34 D02 * at Appalachian State L, 14-63

ULM (4-8/4-4)A31 at Memphis L, 29-37S09 at Florida State CancelledS16 Southern Miss L, 17-28 S23 * at Louisiana W, 56-50 (2OT) S30 * Coastal Carolina W, 51-43 O07 * at Texas State W, 45-27 O14 * Georgia State L, 37-47 O21 * at South Alabama L, 23-33 O28 * at Idaho L, 23-31 N04 * Appalachian State W, 52-45 N18 at #6 Auburn L, 14-42N25 * Arkansas State L, 50-67 D02 at Florida State L, 10-42

NEW MEXICO STATE (7-6/4-4)A31 at Arizona State L, 31-37S09 at New Mexico W, 30-28S16 * Troy L, 24-27 S23 UTEP W, 41-14 S30 at Arkansas L, 24-42O07 * at Appalachian State L, 31-45 O14 * at Georgia Southern W, 35-27 O28 * Arkansas State L, 21-37 N04 * at Texas State W, 45-27 N18 * at Louisiana L, 34-47 N25 * Idaho W, 17-10 D02 * South Alabama W, 22-17 D29 ^ vs. Utah State W, 26-20 (OT)^ NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl

SOUTH ALABAMA (4-8/3-5)S02 at Ole Miss L, 27-47 S08 #11 Oklahoma State L, 7-44 S16 Alabama A&M W, 45-0 S23 * Idaho L, 23-29 (2OT) S30 at Louisiana Tech L, 16-34 O11 * at Troy W, 18-9 O21 * ULM W, 33-23 O26 * at Georgia State L, 13-21 N04 * Louisiana L,14-19 N11 * Arkansas State W, 24-19 N18 * at Georgia Southern L, 0-52 D02 * at New Mexico State L, 17-22

TEXAS STATE (2-10/1-7)S02 Houston Baptist W, 20-11 S09 at Colorado L, 3-37S16 * Appalachian State L, 13-20 S23 UTSA L, 14-44 S30 at Wyoming L, 10-45O07 * ULM L, 27-45 O12 * at Louisiana L, 7-24 O28 * at Coastal Carolina W, 27-7 N04 * New Mexico State L, 27-45 N11 * Georgia State L, 30-33 N18 * at Arkansas State L, 12-30 N24 * at Troy L, 9-62

TROY (11-2/7-1)S02 at Boise State L, 13-24 S09 Alabama State W, 34-7 S16 * at New Mexico State W, 27-24 S23 Akron W, 22-17 S30 at #25 LSU W, 24-21 O11 * South Alabama L, 8-19 O21 * at Georgia State W, 34-10 O28 * Georgia Southern W, 38-16 N02 * Idaho W, 24-21 N11 * at Coastal Carolina W, 42-17 N24 * Texas State W, 62-9 D02 * at Arkansas State W, 32-25 D16 ^ vs. North Texas W, 50-30^ R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ Appalachian State 7-1 .875 4-0 3-1 Won 1 10-3 .769 380 232 5-1 4-2 Won 3*$ Arkansas State 7-1 .875 4-0 3-1 Won 2 8-5 .615 355 279 4-2 3-3 Won 2$ Troy 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 Lost 1 10-3 .769 438 287 5-1 4-2 Won 1$ Idaho 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 Won 4 9-4 .692 400 407 4-1 4-3 Won 5$ Louisiana 5-3 .625 2-2 3-1 Won 3 6-7 .462 307 329 3-4 3-3 Lost 1Georgia Southern 4-4 .500 2-2 2-2 Won 1 5-7 .417 319 318 3-2 2-5 Won 1ULM 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 Lost 2 4-8 .333 280 469 3-2 1-6 Lost 2$ South Alabama 2-6 .250 2-2 0-4 Won 1 6-7 .462 330 351 5-2 1-4 Lost 1New Mexico State 2-6 .250 2-2 0-4 Lost 2 3-9 .250 298 466 3-2 0-7 Lost 2Georgia State 2-6 .250 2-2 0-4 Lost 2 3-9 .250 239 319 3-3 0-6 Lost 1Texas State 0-8 .000 0-4 0-4 Lost 8 2-10 .167 223 493 1-5 1-5 Lost 8

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season co-champions; $ -- Bowl-eligible

APPALACHIAN STATE (10-3/7-1)S1 at #9 Tennessee L, 13-20 (OT)S10 Old Dominion W, 31-7 S17 #25 MIAMI (FL) L, 10-45 S24 at Akron W, 45-38 O01 * Georgia State W, 17-3 O12 * at Louisiana W, 24-0 O22 * Idaho W, 37-19 O27 * at Georgia Southern W, 34-10 N05 * Texas State W, 35-10 N12 * at Troy L, 24-28 N19 * ULM W, 42-17 N26 * at New Mexico State W, 37-7 D17 ^ vs. Toledo W, 31-28 ^ Raycom Media Camellia Bowl

ARKANSAS STATE (8-5/7-1)S02 Toledo L, 10-31 S10 at Auburn L, 14-51 S16 at Utah State L, 20-34 S24 Central Arkansas L, 23-28 O05 * Georgia Southern W, 27-26 O15 * South Alabama W, 17-7 O29 * ULM W, 51-10 N03 * at Georgia State W, 31-16 N12 * New Mexico State W, 41-22 N17 * at #25 Troy W, 35-3 N26 * at Louisiana L, 19-24 D03 * at Texas State W, 36-14 D17 & vs. UCF W, 31-13 & AutoNation Cure Bowl

GEORGIA SOUTHERN (5-7/4-4)S03 Savannah State W, 54-0 S10 * at South Alabama W, 24-9 S17 * ULM W, 23-21 S24 at Western Michigan L, 31-49 O05 * at Arkansas State L, 26-27 O15 at Georgia Tech L, 24-35 O22 * at New Mexico State W, 22-19 O27 * Appalachian State L, 10-34 N05 at Ole Miss L, 27-37 N10 * Louisiana L, 26-33 N19 * at Georgia State L, 24-30 D03 * Troy W, 28-24

GEORGIA STATE (3-9/2-6)S02 Ball State L, 21-31 S10 at Air Force L, 14-48 S17 at #9 Wisconsin L, 17-23 O01 * at Appalachian State L, 3-17 O08 * Texas State W, 41-21 O15 * at Troy L, 21-31 O22 UT Martin W, 31-6 O29 * at South Alabama L, 10-13 N03 * Arkansas State L, 16-31 N12 * ULM L, 23-37 N19 * Georgia Southern W, 30-24 D3 * at Idaho L, 12-37

IDAHO (9-4/6-2)S01 Montana State W, 20-17 S10 at Washington L, 14-59 S17 at Washington State L, 6-56 S24 at UNLV W, 33-30 (OT) O01 * TROY L, 13-34 O08 * at ULM W, 34-31 O15 * New Mexico State W, 55-23 O22 * at Appalachian State L, 19-37 N05 * at Louisiana W, 23-13 N12 * at Texas State W, 47-14 N26 * South Alabama W, 38-31 D03 * Georgia State W, 37-12 D22 ! vs. Colorado State W, 61-50! Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

LOUISIANA (6-7/5-3)S03 Boise State L, 10-45 S10 McNeese State W, 30-22 S17 * South Alabama W, 28-23 S24 at Tulane L, 39-41 (OT) O01 * at New Mexico State L, 31-37 (OT)O12 * Appalachian State L, 0-24 O22 * at Texas State W, 27-3 N05 * Idaho L, 13-23 N10 * at Georgia Southern W, 33-26 N19 at Georgia L, 21-35 N26 * Arkansas State W, 24-19 D03 * at ULM W, 30-3 D17 # Southern Miss L, 21-28 # R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

ULM (4-8/3-5)S03 Southern W, 38-21 S10 at #14 Oklahoma L, 17-59 S17 * at Georgia Southern L, 21-23 O01 at Auburn L, 7-58 O08 * Idaho L, 31-34 O15 * Texas State W, 40-34 O22 at New Mexico L, 17-59 O29 * at Arkansas State L, 10-51 N05 * South Alabama W, 42-35 (OT)N12 * at Georgia State W, 37-23 N19 * at Appalachian State L, 17-42 D03 * Louisiana L, 3-30

NEW MEXICO STATE (3-9/2-6)S03 at UTEP L, 22-38 S10 New Mexico W, 32-31 S17 at Kentucky L, 42-62 S24 * at Troy L, 6-52 O01 * Louisiana W, 37-31 (OT)O15 * at Idaho L, 23-55 O22 * Georgia Southern L, 19-22 O29 at #9 Texas A&M L, 10-52 N12 * at Arkansas State L, 22-41 N19 * Texas State W, 50-10 N26 * Appalachian State L, 7-37 D03 * at South Alabama L, 28-35

SOUTH ALABAMA (6-7/2-6)S03 at Mississippi State W, 21-20 S10 Georgia Southern L, 9-24 S17 at Louisiana L, 23-28 S24 Nicholls State W, 41-40 (OT) O01 #19 San Diego State W, 42-24 O15 at Arkansas State L, 7-17 O20 Troy L, 21-28 O29 Georgia State W, 13-10 N05 at ULM L, 35-42 (OT) N19 Presbyterian W, 31-7 N26 at Idaho L, 31-38 D03 New Mexico State W, 35-28 D30 + vs. Air Force L, 21-45 + NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl

TEXAS STATE (2-10/0-8)S03 at Ohio W, 56-54 (OT)S17 at #24 Arkansas L, 3-42 S24 #6 Houston L, 3-64 O01 UIW W, 48-17 O08 * at Georgia State L, 21-41 O15 * at ULM L, 34-40 O22 * Louisiana L, 3-27 N05 * at Appalachian State L, 10-35 N12 * Idaho L, 14-47 N19 * at New Mexico State L, 10-50 N26 * Troy L, 7-40 D03 * Arkansas State L, 14-36

TROY (10-3/6-2)S03 Austin Peay W, 57-17 S10 at #2 Clemson L, 24-30 S17 at Southern Miss W, 37-31 S24 * New Mexico State W, 52-6 O01 * at Idaho W, 34-13 O15 * Georgia State W, 31-21 O20 * at South Alabama W, 28-21 N05 UMASS W, 52-31 N12 * Appalachian State W, 28-24 N17 * Arkansas State L, 3-35 N26 * at Texas State W, 40-7 D03 * at Georgia Southern L, 24-28 D23 $ vs. Ohio W, 28-23 $ Dollar General Bowl

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ Arkansas State 8-0 1.000 4-0 4-0 W8 9-4 .692 520 393 5-1 4-2 L1$ Appalachian State 7-1 .875 3-1 4-0 W3 11-2 .846 477 248 5-1 5-1 W4$ Georgia Southern 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 L1 9-4 .692 474 306 5-1 3-3 W1$ Georgia State 5-3 .625 2-2 3-1 W4 6-7 .462 350 368 2-4 4-2 L1South Alabama 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 L3 5-7 .417 300 447 3-3 2-4 L3Idaho 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 W1 4-8 .333 364 505 3-3 1-5 W1Louisiana 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 L4 4-8 .333 317 382 3-3 1-5 L4Troy 3-5 .375 1-3 2-2 W1 4-8 .333 335 339 2-3 2-5 W1New Mexico State 3-5 .375 1-3 2-2 L2 3-9 .250 343 540 1-4 2-5 L2Texas State 2-6 .250 2-2 0-4 L2 3-9 .250 323 470 3-3 0-6 L2ULM 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 W1 2-11 .154 273 475 2-3 0-8 W1

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season champion; $ -- Bowl-eligible

APPALACHIAN STATE (11-2/7-1)S05 Howard W, 49-0 S12 at #11 Clemson L, 10-41 S26 at Old Dominion W, 49-0O03 Wyoming W, 31-13 O10 * at Georgia State W, 37-3 O17 * at ULM W, 59-14 O22 * Georgia Southern W, 31-13 O31 * Troy W, 44-41 (3OT) N05 * Arkansas State L, 27-40 N14 * at Idaho W, 47-20 N28 * Louisiana W, 28-7D05 * at South Alabama W, 34-27D19 ^ vs. Ohio W, 31-29^ Raycom Media Camellia Bowl

ARKANSAS STATE (9-4/8-0)S05 at #8 USC L, 6-55S12 #22 Missouri L, 20-27S19 Missouri State W, 70-7S26 at Toledo L, 7-37O03 * Idaho W, 49-35O13 * at South Alabama W, 49-31O20 * Louisiana W, 37-27O31 * Georgia State W, 48-34N05 * at Appalachian State W, 40-27N14 * at ULM W, 59-21N28 * at New Mexico State W, 52-28D05 * Texas State W, 55-17D19 # vs. Louisiana Tech L, 28-47 # R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

GEORGIA SOUTHERN (9-4/6-2)S05 at West Virginia L, 0-44 S12 Western Michigan W, 43-17 S19 The Citadel W, 48-13 S26 * at Idaho W, 20-44 O03 * at ULM W, 51-31 O17 * New Mexico State W, 56-26 O22 * at Appalachian State L, 13-31 O29 * Texas State W, 37-13 N14 * at Troy W, 45-10N21 at Georgia L, 17-23 (OT) N28 * South Alabama W, 55-17 D05 * Georgia State L, 7-34 D23 $ vs. Bowling Green W, 58-27 $ GoDaddy Bowl

GEORGIA STATE (6-7/5-3)S04 Charlotte L, 20-23 S12 * at New Mexico State W, 34-32 S19 at #12 Oregon L, 28-61O03 Liberty L, 33-41 O10 * Appalachian State L, 3-37 O17 at Ball State W, 31-19 O31 * at Arkansas State L, 34-48 N07 * Louisiana L, 21-23N14 * at Texas State W, 41-19 N21 * South Alabama W, 24-10 N27 * Troy W, 31-21 D05 * at Georgia Southern W, 34-7 D19 &vs. San Jose State L, 16-27& AutoNation Cure Bowl

IDAHO (4-8/3-5)S03 Ohio L, 28-45 S12 at #8 USC L, 9-59S19 Wofford W, 41-38 S26 * Georgia Southern L, 20-44 O03 * at Arkansas State L, 35-49 O17 * at Troy W, 19-16 O24 * ULM W, 27-13 O31 * at New Mexico State L, 48-55 (OT) N07 * at South Alabama L, 45-52 N14 * Appalachian State L, 20-47 N21 at Auburn L, 34-56 N28 * Texas State W, 38-31

LOUISIANA (4-8/3-5)S05 at Kentucky L, 33-40 S12 Northwestern State W, 44-17 S26 Akron L, 14-35 O03 at Louisiana Tech L, 14-43O10 * Texas State W,49-27 O20 * at Arkansas State L, 27-37 O31 * ULM W, 30-24 N07 * at Georgia State W, 23-21N12 * at South Alabama L, 25-32 N21 * New Mexico STate L, 34-37N28 * at Appalachian State L, 7-28D05 * Troy L, 17-41

ULM (2-11/1-7)S05 at #9 Georgia L, 14-51 S12 Nicholls State W, 47-0 S26 at #12 Alabama L, 0-34 O03 * Georgia Southern L, 31-51 O10 at Tulsa L, 24-34 O17 * Appalachian State L, 14-59 O24 * at Idaho L, 13-27 O31 * at Louisiana L, 24-30 N07 * at Troy L, 14-51 N14 * Arkansas State L, 21-59 N19 * at Texas State L, 3-16 N28 at Hawaii L, 26-28D05 * New Mexico State W, 42-35

NEW MEXICO STATE (3-9/3-5)S05 at Florida L, 13-61 S12 * Georgia State L, 32-34S19 UTEP L, 47-50 (OT)O03 at New Mexico L, 29-38O10 at #14 Ole Miss L, 3-52 O17 * at Georgia Southern L, 26-56 O24 * Troy L, 7-52O31 * Idaho W,55-48 (OT)N07 * at Texas State W, 31-21 N21 * at Louisiana W, 37-34N28 * Arkansas State L, 28-52D05 * at ULM L, 35-42

SOUTH ALABAMA (5-7/3-5)S05 Gardner Webb W, 33-23 S12 at Nebraska L, 9-48S19 at San Diego State W, 34-27 (OT)S26 NC State L, 13-63 O03 * at Troy W, 24-18 O13 * Arkansas State L, 31-49 O24 * at Texas State L, 18-36 N07 * Idaho W, 52-45 N12 * Louisiana W, 32-25 N21 * at Georgia State L10-24 N28 * at Georgia Southern L, 17-55 D05 * Appalachian State L, 27-34

TEXAS STATE (3-9/2-6)S05 at #10 Florida State L, 16-59S12 Prairie View A&M W, 63-24 S19 Southern Miss L, 50-56 S26 at Houston L, 14-59 O10 * at Louisiana L, 27-49 O24 * South Alabama W, 36-18 O29 * at Georgia Southern L, 13-37 N07 * New Mexico State L, 21-31 N14 * Georgia State L, 19-41 N19 * ULM W, 16-3 N28 * at Idaho L, 31-38 D05 * at Arkansas State L, 17-55

TROY (3-9/3-5)S05 at NC State L, 21-49 S12 Charleston Southern W, 44-16 S19 at #24 Wisconsin L, 3-28O03 * South Alabama L, 18-24 O10 at Mississippi State L, 17-45 O17 * Idaho L, 16-19 O24 * at New Mexico State W,52-7 O31 * at Appalachian State L, 41-44 (3OT) N07 * ULM W, 51-14 N14 * Georgia Southern L,10-45N27 * at Georgia State L, 21-31 D05 * at Louisiana W, 41-17

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak* Georgia Southern 8-0 1.000 4-0 4-0 W8 9-3 .750 469 281 5-0 4-3 W1^ $ Louisiana 7-1 .875 3-1 4-0 W1 9-4 .692 383 338 4-2 4-2 W2Appalachian State 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 W6 7-5 .583 428 328 4-2 3-3 W6$ Texas State 5-3 .625 2-2 3-1 W2 7-5 .583 406 332 3-3 4-2 W2$ Arkansas State 5-3 .625 3-1 2-2 W2 7-6 .538 477 396 5-1 2-4 L1$ South Alabama 5-3 .625 3-1 2-2 W1 6-7 .462 293 343 3-3 3-3 L3ULM 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 L1 4-8 .333 241 315 3-2 1-6 L1Troy 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 L1 3-9 .250 262 434 2-4 1-5 L1New Mexico State 1-7 .125 0-4 1-3 L7 2-10 .167 294 469 1-5 1-5 L10Idaho 1-7 .125 0-3 1-4 L3 1-10 .091 275 410 1-4 0-6 L4Georgia State 0-8 .000 0-4 0-4 L8 1-11 .083 272 520 1-5 0-6 L11* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season champion; $ -- Bowl-eligible^ Louisiana vacated games from the 2014 season - Louisiana’s revised record is 7-4 overall and 5-1 in Sun Belt play.

APPALACHIAN STATE (7-5/6-2)A30 at Michigan L, 14-52S06 Campbell W, 66-0S20 at Southern Miss L, 20-21S25 * at Georgia Southern L, 14-34O04 * South Alabama L, 21-47O11 Liberty L, 48-55 (OT) O18 * at Troy W, 53-14N01 * Georgia State W, 44-0N08 * ULM W, 31-29N15 * at Arkansas State W, 37-32N22 * at Louisiana W, 35-16N29 * Idaho W, 45-28

ARKANSAS STATE (7-6/5-3)A30 Montana State W, 37-10S06 at Tennessee L,19-34 S13 at Miami L, 20-41S20 Utah State W, 21-14 (OT)O04 * ULM W, 28-14O11 * at Georgia State W, 52-10O21 * at Louisiana L, 40-55N01 * at Idaho W, 44-28N08 * South Alabama W, 45-10N15 * Appalachian State L, 32-37N20 * at Texas State L, 27-45N29 * New Mexico State W, 68-35J4 $ vs. Toledo L, 44-63$ GoDaddy Bowl

GEORGIA SOUTHERN (9-3/8-0)A30 at NC State L, 23-24 S06 Savannah State W, 83-9S13 at Georgia Tech L, 38-42S20 * at South Alabama W, 26-20S25 * Appalachian State W, 34-14O04 * at New Mexico State W, 36-28O11 * Idaho W, 47-24O25 * at Georgia State W, 69-31O30 * Troy W, 42-10 N08 * at Texas State W, 28-25N15 at Navy L, 19-52N29 * ULM W, 22-16

GEORGIA STATE (1-11/0-8)A27 Abilene Christian W, 38-37S06 * New Mexico State L, 31-34S13 Air Force L, 38-48S20 at Washington L, 14-45O04 * at Louisiana L, 31-34O11 * Arkansas State L, 10-52O18 * at South Alabama L, 27-30O25 * Georgia Southern L, 31-69N01 * at Appalachian State L, 0-44N08 * at Troy L, 21-45N 22 at Clemson L, 0-28N29 * Texas State L, 31-54

IDAHO (1-10/1-7)A30 at Florida No ContestS06 * at ULM L, 31-38S13 Western Michigan L, 33-45S20 at Ohio L, 24-36S27 * South Alabama L, 10-34O04 * at Texas State L, 30-35O11 * at Georgia Southern L, 24-47O18 * New Mexico State W, 29-17N01 * Arkansas State L, 28-44N08 at San Diego State L, 21-35N15 * Troy L, 17-34N29 * at Appalachian State L, 28-45

LOUISIANA (9-4/7-1)A30 Southern W, 45-6S06 Louisiana Tech L, 20-48S13 at #14 Ole Miss L, 15-56S20 at Boise State L, 9-34 O04 * Georgia State W, 34-31O14 * at Texas State W, 34-10O21 * Arkansas State W, 55-40N01 * South Alabama W, 19-9N08 * at New Mexico State W, 44-16N15 * at ULM W, 34-27N22 * Appalachian State L, 16-35N29 * at Troy W, 42-23D20 #vs. Nevada W, 16-3# R+L Carriers New Orleans BowlLouisiana vacated games from the 2014 season, its Sun Belt Championship, and its New Orleans Bowl Cham-pionship due to NCAA sanctions - Louisiana’s revised record is 7-4 overall and 5-1 in Sun Belt play.

ULM (4-8/3-5)A28 Wake Forest W, 17-10S06 * Idaho W, 38-31S13 at # 10 LSU L, 0-31S27 * Troy W,22-20O04 * at Arkansas State L, 14-28O11 at Kentucky L,14-48O25 * Texas State L, 18-22N 01 at Texas A&M L, 16-21 N 08 * at Appalachian State L, 29-31N 15 * Louisiana L, 27-34N 22 * at New Mexico State W, 30-17N 29 * at Georgia Southern L, 16-22

NEW MEXICO STATE (2-10/1-7)A28 Cal Poly W, 28-10S06 * at Georgia State W, 34-31S13 at UTEP L, 24-42S20 New Mexico L, 35-38S27 at #17 LSU L, 7-63O04 * Georgia Southern L, 28-36O11 * at Troy L, 24-41O18 * at Idaho L, 17-29N01 * Texas State L, 29-37N08 * Louisiana L, 16-44N22 * ULM L, 17-30N29 * at Arkansas State L, 35-68

SOUTH ALABAMA (6-7/5-3)S06 at Kent State W, 23-13S13 Mississippi St L, 3-35S20 * Georgia Southern L, 6-26S27 * at Idaho W, 34-10O04 * at Appalachian State W, 47-21O18 * Georgia State W, 30-27O24 * Troy W, 27-13N01 * at Louisiana L, 9-19N08 * at Arkansas State L, 10-45N15 * Texas State W, 24-20N22 at South Carolina L, 12-37N28 Navy L, 40-42D20 ^vs. Bowling Green L, 28-33^ Raycom Media Camellia Bowl

TEXAS STATE (7-5/5-3)A30 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 65-0S13 Navy L, 21-35 S20 at Illinois L, 35-42 S27 at Tulsa W, 37-34 (3OT) O04 * Idaho W, 35-30 O14 * Louisiana L, 10-34O25 * at ULM W, 22-18 N01 * at New Mexico State W, 37-29N08 * Georgia Southern L, 25-28N15 * at South Alabama L, 20-24N20 * Arkansas State W, 45-27N29 * at Georgia State W, 54-31

TROY (3-9/3-5)A30 at UAB L, 10-48S06 Duke L, 17-34S13 Abilene Christian L, 35-38S20 at Georgia L, 0-66S27 * at ULM L, 20-22O11 * New Mexico State W,41-24O18 * Appalachian State L, 14-53O24 * at South Alabama L, 13-27O30 * at Georgia Southern L, 10-42N08 * Georgia State W, 45-21N15 * at Idaho W, 34-17N29 * Louisiana L, 23-42

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ Arkansas State 5-2 .714 3-1 2-1 L1 8-5 .583 379 340 5-1 2-4 W1^$ Louisiana 5-2 .714 2-1 3-1 L2 9-4 .692 439 344 5-1 3-3 W1$ WKU 4-3 .571 1-2 3-1 W3 8-4 .667 370 295 4-2 4-1 W4$ ULM 4-3 .571 1-2 3-1 W1 6-6 .500 267 362 2-3 4-3 W1$ South Alabama 4-3 .571 3-1 1-2 W3 6-6 .500 353 302 4-2 2-4 W1$ Troy 4-3 .571 2-1 2-2 W1 6-6 .500 409 431 4-3 2-3 W1$ Texas State 2-5 .286 2-2 0-3 L2 6-6 .500 287 328 4-2 2-4 L4Georgia State 0-7 .000 0-4 0-3 L7 0-12 .000 225 440 0-6 0-6 L12

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season champions; $ -- Bowl-eligible ^ Louisiana vacated games from the 2013 season and its share of the Sun Belt Championship - Louisiana’s revised record is 1-4 overall and 0-2 in Sun Belt play.

ARKANSAS STATE (8-5/5-2)A31 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 62-11S7 at Auburn L, 9-38S12 * Troy W, 41-34S21 at Memphis L, 7-31S28 at Missouri L, 19-41O12 Idaho W, 48-24O22 * Louisiana L, 7-23N2 * at South Alabama W, 17-16N9 * at ULM W 42-14N16 * Texas State W, 38-21N23 * Georgia State W, 35-33N30 * at Western Kentucky L, 31-34J5 $ vs. Ball State W, 23-20$ GoDaddy Bowl

GEORGIA STATE (0-12/0-7)A30 Samford L, 21-31S7 Chattanooga L, 14-42 S14 at West Virginia L, 7-41S21 Jacksonville State L, 26-32 (OT)O5 at #1 Alabama L, 3-45O12 * Troy L, 28-35O19 * at Texas State L, 17-24O26 * at ULM L, 10-38N2 * Western Kentucky L, 28-44N16 * Louisiana L, 21-35N23 * at Arkansas State L, 33-35N30 * South Alabama L, 17-38

LOUISIANA (9-4/5-2)A31 at Arkansas L, 14-34S7 at Kansas State L, 27-48S14 Nicholls State W, 70-7S21 at Akron W, 35-30O5 * Texas State W, 48-24O15 * at WKU W, 37-20O22 * at Arkansas State W, 23-7N2 New Mexico State W, 49-35N7 * Troy W, 41-36N16 * at Georgia State W, 35-21N30 * ULM L, 28-31D7 * at South Alabama L, 8-30D21 # vs. Tulane W, 24-21# R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl^ Louisiana vacated games from the 2013 season, its share of the Sun Belt Championship and its New Orleans Bowl victory due to NCAA sanctions - Louisiana’s revised record is 1-4 overall and 0-2 in Sun Belt play.

ULM (6-6/4-3)A31 at #16 Oklahoma L, 0-34S7 Grambling State W, 48-10S14 at Wake Forest W, 21-19S21 at #20 Baylor L, 7-70S28 Tulane L, 14-31O3 * Western Kentucky L, 10-31O12 * at Texas State W, 21-14O26 * Georgia State W, 38-10O31 * at Troy W, 49-37N9 * Arkansas State L, 14-42N23 * at South Alabama L, 14-36N30 * at Louisiana W, 31-28

SOUTH ALABAMA (6-6/4-3)A29 Southern Utah L, 21-22S7 at Tulane W, 41-39S14 * Western Kentucky W, 31-24S28 at Tennessee L, 24-31O5 * at Troy L, 33-34O19 Kent State W, 38-21O26 * at Texas State L, 31-33N2 * Arkansas State L, 16-17N16 at Navy L, 14-42N23 * ULM W, 36-14N30 * at Georgia State W, 38-17D7 * Louisiana W, 30-8

TEXAS STATE (6-6/2-5)A31 at Southern Mississippi W, 22-15S7 Prairie View A&M W, 28-3S21 at #25 Texas Tech L, 7-33S 28 Wyoming W, 42-21O5 * at Louisiana L, 24-48O12 * ULM L, 14-21O19 * Georgia State W, 24-17 O26 * South Alabama W, 33-31 N2 at Idaho W, 37-21N16 * at Arkansas State L, 21-38N23 * Western Kentucky L, 7-38N29 * at Troy L, 28-42

TROY (6-6/4-3)A31 UAB W, 34-31 (OT)S7 Savannah State W, 66-3S12 * at Arkansas State L, 34-41S21 at Mississippi State L, 7-62S28 at Duke L, 31-38O5 * South Alabama W, 34-33O12 * at Georgia State W, 35-28O26 * at Western Kentucky W, 32-26O31 * ULM L, 37-49N7 * at Louisiana L, 36-41N16 at Ole Miss L, 21-51N29 * Texas State W, 42-28

WKU (8-4/4-3)A31 Kentucky W, 35-26S7 at Tennessee L, 20-52S14 * at South Alabama L, 24-31S21 Morgan State W, 58-17S28 Navy W, 19-7O3 * at ULM W, 31-10O15 * Louisiana L, 20-37O26 * Troy L, 26-32N2 * at Georgia State W, 44-28N9 at Army W, 21-17N23 * at Texas State W, 38-7N30 * Arkansas State W, 34-31

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ Arkansas State 7-1 .875 3-1 4-0 W7 10-3 .769 454 318 5-1 4-2 W8^$ Louisiana 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 W4 9-4 .692 461 365 5-1 3-3 W4$ ULM 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 W2 8-5 .615 440 379 4-2 4-2 L1$ Middle Tennessee 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 L1 8-4 .667 319 336 3-2 5-2 L1$ WKU 4-4 .500 1-3 3-1 L2 7-6 .538 366 331 3-3 4-2 L3Troy 3-5 .375 1-3 2-2 L4 5-7 .417 367 366 2-4 3-3 L2North Texas 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 L2 4-8 .333 251 334 3-2 1-6 L2FIU 2-6 .250 0-4 2-2 L1 3-9 .250 300 380 1-5 2-4 L1Florida Atlantic 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 L2 3-9 .250 246 370 2-3 1-6 L2South Alabama 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 L5 2-11 240 .154 383 2-4 0-7 L6

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season champion; $ -- Bowl-eligible ^ Louisiana vacated games from the 2012 season - Louisiana’s revised record is 5-4 overall and 4-2 in Sun Belt play.

ARKANSAS STATE (10-3/7-1)S1 at Oregon L, 34-57S8 Memphis W, 33-28S15 at Nebraska L, 13-42S22 Alcorn State W, 56-0S29 * WKU L, 13-26O4 * at FIU W, 34-20O13 * South Alabama W, 36-29O23 * at Louisiana W, 50-27N3 * at North Texas W, 37-19N10 * ULM W, 45-23N17 * at Troy W, 41-34D1 * Middle Tennessee W, 45-0J6 # vs. Kent State W, 17-13# GoDaddy.com Bowl

FLORIDA ATLANTIC (3-9/2-6)A31 Wagner W, 7-3S8 * at Middle Tennessee L, 17-31S15 at Georgia L, 20-56S22 at Alabama L, 7-40S29 * North Texas L, 14-20O13 * at ULM L, 14-35O20 * at South Alabama L, 34-37 2OTO27 * Troy W, 34-27N3 at Navy L, 17-24N10 * at WKU W, 37-28N16 * FIU L, 24-34D1 * Louisiana L, 21-35

FIU (3-9/2-6)S1 at Duke L, 26-46 S8 Akron W, 41-38 (OT)S15 at UCF L, 20-33 S22 #20 Louisville L, 21-28 S29 * at Louisiana L, 20-48O4 * Arkansas State L, 20-34O13 * Middle Tennessee L, 30-34O20 * at Troy L, 37-38O27 * WKU L, 6-14 N3 * at South Alabama W, 28-20N16 * at Florida Atlantic W, 34-24N24 * ULM L, 17-23 (OT)

LOUISIANA (6-2/9-4)S1 Lamar W, 40-0S8 * at Troy W, 37-24S15 at Oklahoma State L, 24-65S29 * FIU W, 48-20O6 Tulane W, 41-13O16 * at North Texas L, 23-30O23 * Arkansas State L, 27-50N3 * at ULM W, 40-24N10 at Florida L, 20-27N17 * WKU W, 31-27N24 * South Alabama W, 52-30D1 * at Florida Atlantic W, 35-21D22 # vs. East Carolina W, 43-34# R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl^ Louisiana vacated games from the 2012 season and its New Orleans Bowl victory due to NCAA sanctions - Louisiana’s revised record is 5-4 overall and 4-2 in Sun Belt play.

ULM (8-5/6-2)S8 #6 Arkansas W, 34-31 (OT)S15 at Auburn L, 28-31 (OT)S21 Baylor L, 42-47S29 at Tulane W, 63-10O6 * at Middle Tennessee W, 31-17 O13 * Florida Atlantic W, 35-14O20 * at Western Kentucky W, 43-42O27 * South Alabama W, 38-24N3 * Louisiana L, 24-40N8 * at Arkansas State L, 23-45N17 * North Texas W, 42-16N24 * at FIU W, 23-17 (OT)D28 # vs. Ohio L, 14-45# AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (8-4/6-2)A30 McNeese State L, 21-27S8 * Florida Atlantic W, 31-17 S15 at Memphis W, 48-30 S29 at Georgia Tech W, 49-28 O6 * ULM L, 17-31O13 * at FIU W, 34-30O20 at Mississippi State L, 3-45O27 * North Texas W, 38-21 N1 * at WKU W, 34-29N17 * at South Alabama W, 20-12N24 * Troy W, 24-21D1 * at Arkansas State L, 0-45

NORTH TEXAS (4-8/3-5)S1 at LSU L, 14-41S8 Texas Southern W, 34-7S15 at Kansas State L, 21-35S22 * Troy L, 17-14S29 * at Florida Atlantic W, 20-14O6 at Houston L, 21-44O16 * Louisiana W, 30-23O27 * at Middle Tennessee L, 21-38N3 * Arkansas State L, 19-37N10 * South Alabama W, 24-14N17 * at ULM L, 16-42N24 * at Western Kentucky L, 24-25

SOUTH ALABAMA (1-7/2-11)S1 Texas-San Antonio L, 31-33S8 Nicholls State W, 9-3S15 at North Carolina State L, 7-37S22 at Mississippi State L, 10-30 S29 * Troy L, 10-31O13 * at Arkansas State L, 29-36O20 * Florida Atlantic W, 37-34 (2OT) O27 * at ULM L, 24-38N3 * FIU L, 20-28N10 * at North Texas L, 14-24 N17 * Middle Tennessee L, 12-20N24 * at Louisiana L, 30-52D1 at Hawai’i L, 7-23

TROY (5-7/3-5)S1 at UAB W, 39-29S8 * Louisiana L, 24-37S15 Mississippi State L, 24-30S22 * at North Texas W, 14-7S29 * at South Alabama W, 31-10O11 * Western Kentucky L, 26-31O20 * FIU W, 38-37O27 * at Florida Atlantic L, 27-34N3 at Tennessee L, 48-55N10 Navy W, 41-31N17 * Arkansas State L, 34-41N24 * at Middle Tennessee L, 21-24

WKU (4-4/7-6)S1 Austin Peay W, 49-10S8 at #1 Alabama L, 0-35S15 at Kentucky W, 32-31 (OT)S22 Southern Mississippi W, 42-17S29 * at Arkansas State W, 26-13O11 * at Troy W, 31-26O20 * ULM L, 42-43O27 * at FIU W, 14-6N1 * Middle Tennessee L, 29-34N10 * Florida Atlantic L, 28-37N17 * at Louisiana L, 27-31N24 * North Texas W, 25-24D26 # vs. Central Michigan L, 21-24 # Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ Arkansas State 8-0 1.000 4-0 4-0 W8 10-3 .769 422 270 5-0 4-2 L1 $ WKU 7-1 .875 3-1 4-0 W7 7-5 .583 275 298 3-4 4-1 W2 ^$ Louisiana 6-2 .750 4-0 2-2 L1 9-4 .692 420 388 5-0 4-3 W1 $ FIU 5-3 .625 3-1 2-2 W3 8-5 .615 325 253 4-2 4-2 L1 North Texas 4-4 .500 3-1 1-3 W1 5-7 .417 298 368 4-2 1-5 W1 ULM 3-5 .375 1-3 2-2 W1 4-8 .333 295 305 2-3 2-5 W1 Troy 2-6 .250 2-2 0-4 L2 3-9 .250 269 404 3-2 0-7 L2 Middle Tennessee 1-7 .125 0-4 1-3 L5 2-10 .167 267 441 1-5 1-5 L6 Florida Atlantic 0-8 .000 0-4 0-4 L8 1-11 .083 155 416 1-4 0-7 L1

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season champions; $ -- Bowl-eligible ^ Louisiana vacated games from the 2011 season - Louisiana’s revised record is 1-4 overall and 1-2 in Sun Belt

ARKANSAS STATE (10-3/8-0)S3 at Illinois L, 15-33S10 Memphis W, 47-3S17 at #13 Virginia Tech L, 7-26S24 Central Arkansas W, 53-24O1 * at Western Kentucky W, 26-22O8 * at ULM W, 24-19O18 * FIU W, 34-16O29 * North Texas W, 37-14N5 * at Florida Atlantic W, 39-21N12 * Louisiana W, 30-21N19 * at Middle Tennessee W, 45-19D3 Troy W, 45-14J8 # vs. Northern Illinois L, 20-38# GoDaddy.com Bowl

FLORIDA ATLANTIC (0-8/1-11)S3 at #22 Florida L, 3-41S10 at #17 Michigan State L, 0-44S24 at Auburn L, 14-30O1 * at Louisiana L, 34-37O8 * at North Texas L, 17-31O15 * Western Kentucky L, 0-20O22 * Middle Tennessee L, 14-38N5 * Arkansas State L, 21-39N12 * at FIU L, 7-41N19 * at Troy L, 7-34N26 UAB W, 38-35D3 * ULM L, 0-26

FIU (8-5/5-3)S1 * North Texas W, 41-16S9 at Louisville W, 24-17 S17 UCF W, 17-10S24 * Louisiana L, 31-36O1 Duke L, 27-31O8 at Akron W, 27-17O18 * at Arkansas State L, 16-34O25 * Troy W, 23-20 (OT)N5 * at WKU L, 9-10N12 * Florida Atlantic W, 41-7N19 * at ULM W, 28-17 N26 * at Middle Tennessee W, 31-18D20 ^ vs. Marshall L, 10-20^ Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl

LOUISIANA (9-4/6-2)S3 at #9 Oklahoma State L, 34-61S10 at Kent State W, 20-12S17 Nicholls State W, 38-21S24 * at FIU W, 36-31 O1 * Florida Atlantic W, 37-34 O8 * Troy W, 31-17O15 * North Texas W, 30-10 O22 * at Western Kentucky L, 23-42O29 * at Middle Tennessee W, 45-20 N5 * ULM W, 36-35 N12 * at Arkansas State L, 21-30 N26 at Arizona L, 37-45D17 $ vs. San Diego State W, 32-30$ R+L Carriers New Orleans BowlLouisiana vacated games from the 2011 season and its New Orleans Bowl victory due to NCAA sanctions - Louisiana’s revised record is 1-4 overall and 1-2 in Sun Belt

ULM (4-8/3-5)S3 at #6 Florida State L, 0-34 S10 Grambling State W, 35-7S17 at #23 TCU L, 17-38 S24 at Iowa L, 17-45O8 * Arkansas State L, 19-24 O15 * at Troy W, 38-10O22 * at North Texas L, 23-42O29 * Western Kentucky L, 28-31 (OT) N5 * at Louisiana L, 35-36N12 * Middle Tennessee W, 42-14 N19 * FIU L, 17-28D3 * at Florida Atlantic W, 26-0

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (2-10/1-7)S3 at Purdue L, 24-27 S10 Georgia Tech L, 21-49S24 * at Troy L, 35-38 O1 Memphis W, 38-31 O6 * Western Kentucky L, 33-36 (2OT)O22 * at Florida Atlantic W, 38-14 O29 * Louisiana L, 20-45N5 at Tennessee L, 0-24N12 * at ULM L, 14-41 N19 * Arkansas State L, 19-45 N26 * FIU L, 18-31D3 * at North Texas L, 7-59

NORTH TEXAS (5-7/4-4)S1 * at FIU L, 16-41S10 Houston L, 23-48S17 at #2 Alabama L, 0-41S24 Indiana W, 24-21 O1 at Tulsa L, 24-41 O8 * Florida Atlantic W, 31-17O15 * at Louisiana L, 10-30O22 * ULM W, 38-21 O29 * at Arkansas State L, 14-37 N12 * at Troy W, 38-33 N19 * Western Kentucky L, 21-31D3 * Middle Tennessee W, 59-7

TROY (3-9/2-6)S3 * at Clemson L, 19-43 S17 * at #14 Arkansas L, 28-38S24 Middle Tennessee W, 38-35O1 UAB W, 24-23O8 * at Louisiana L, 17-3O15 * ULM L, 10-38O25 * at FIU L, 20-23 (OT)N5 at Navy L, 14-42N12 * North Texas L, 33-38N19 * Florida Atlantic W, 34-7N26 * at Western Kentucky L, 18-41D3 * at Arkansas State L, 14-45

WKU (7-5/7-1)S1 (!) Kentucky L, 3-14S10 Navy L, 14-40 S17 Indiana State L, 16-44O1 * Arkansas State L, 22-26O6 * at Middle Tennessee W, 36-33 (2OT)O15 * at Florida Atlantic W, 20-0O22 * Louisiana W, 42-23O29 * at ULM W, 31-28 (OT)N5 * FIU W, 10-9 N12 at #1 LSU L, 9-42 (ESPNU)N19 * at North Texas W, 31-21 N26 * Troy W, 41-18(!) game played in Nashville, Tenn.

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ Troy 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 W2 8-5 .615 443 393 4-1 3-4 W3 *$ FIU 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 L1 7-6 .538 374 355 3-2 3-4 W1 $ Middle Tennessee 5-3 .625 2-2 3-1 W3 6-7 .462 344 365 3-3 3-3 L1 ULM 4-4 .500 3-1 1-3 L1 5-7 .417 250 389 4-2 1-5 L1 Arkansas State 4-4 .500 3-1 1-3 L2 4-8 .333 360 369 3-2 1-6 L3 Florida Atlantic 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 L2 4-8 .333 202 351 2-3 2-5 L3 North Texas 3-5 .375 0-4 3-1 L1 3-9 .250 287 356 0-6 3-3 L2 Louisiana 3-5 .375 1-3 2-2 L5 3-9 .250 268 444 1-4 2-5 W1 WKU 2-6 .250 0-4 2-2 L1 2-10 .167 274 398 0-5 2-5 L1

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season co-champions; $ -- Bowl-eligible

ARKANSAS STATE (4-8/4-4)S4 at #22 Auburn L, 26-52S11 * at Louisiana L, 24-31S18 * ULM W, 34-20S25 * at Troy L, 28-35O2 Louisville L, 24-34O9 * at North Texas W, 24-19O16 at Indiana L, 34-36O23 * Florida Atlantic W, 37-16 N2 * Middle Tennessee W, 51-24N13 * WKU L, 35-36 (OT)N20 at Navy L, 19-35N27 * at FIU L, 24-31

FLORIDA ATLANTIC (4-8/3-5)S2 at UAB W, 32-31S11 vs. Michigan State L, 17-31S25 * North Texas L, 17-21O2 at South Florida L, 3-31 O9 * at ULM L, 17-20O23 * at Arkansas State L, 16-37O30 * FIU W, 21-9N6 * at WKU W, 17-16N13 * Louisiana W, 24-23N20 at Texas L, 17-51N27 at Middle Tennessee L, 14-38D4 * Troy L, 7-44

FIU (7-6/6-2)S11 Rutgers L, 14-19S18 at Texas A&M L, 20-27S25 at Maryland L, 28-42O2 at Pittsburgh L, 17-44O9 * Western Kentucky W, 28-21O16 * at North Texas W, 34-10O30 * at Florida Atlantic L, 9-21N6 * ULM W, 42-35 (2OT)N13 * at Troy W, 52-35N20 * at Louisiana W, 38-17N27 * Arkansas State W, 31-24D4 * Middle Tennessee L, 27-28D26 ^Toledo W, 34-32^ Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

LOUISIANA (3-9/3-5)S4 at #23 Georgia L, 7-55S11 * Arkansas State W, 31-24S25 * Middle Tennessee L, 14-34O2 * at North Texas W, 28-27 O8 Oklahoma State L,28-54 O16 * at Troy L, 24-31O23 * Western Kentucky L, 21-54O30 at Ohio L, 31-38N6 at Mississippi L, 21-43N13 * at Florida Atlantic L, 23-24N20 * FIU L, 17-38N27 * at ULM W, 23-22

ULM (5-7/4-4)S11 vs. #14 Arkansas L, 7-31S18 * at Arkansas State L, 20-34S25 Southeastern Louisiana W, 21-20O2 at #10 Auburn L, 3-52O9 * Florida Atlantic W, 20-17O16 * at Western Kentucky W, 35-30O23 * at Middle Tennessee L, 10-38O30 * Troy W, 28-14 N6 * at FIU L, 35-42 (2OT)N13 at #5 LSU L, 0-51N20 * North Texas W, 49-37N27 * Louisiana L, 22-23

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (6-7/5-3)S2 Minnesota L, 17-24S11 Austin Peay W, 56-33S18 at Memphis L, 17-24S25 * at Louisiana W, 34-14O5 * Troy L, 13-42 O16 at Georgia Tech L, 14-42O23 * ULM W, 38-10N2 * at Arkansas State L, 24-51N13 * North Texas L, 17-23N20 * at Western Kentucky W, 27-26N27 * Florida Atlantic W, 38-14D4 * at FIU W, 28-27J6 #Miami (Ohio) L, 21-35 # GoDaddy.com Bowl

NORTH TEXAS (3-9/3-5)S4 at Clemson L, 10-35 S11 Rice L, 31-32S18 at Army L, 0-24 S25 * at Florida Atlantic W, 21-17O2 * Louisiana L, 27-28O9 * Arkansas State L. 19-24O16 * FIU L, 10-34 O30 * at WKU W, 33-6N6 * Troy L, 35-41 N13 * at Middle Tennessee W, 23-17N20 * at ULM L, 37-49N27 Kansas State L, 41-49

TROY (8-5/6-2)S4 Bowling Green W, 30-27S11 at Oklahoma State L, 38-41S18 at UAB L, 33-34S25 * Arkansas State W, 35-28O5 * at Middle Tennessee W, 42-13O16 * Louisiana W, 31-24O30 * at ULM L, 14-28N6 * at North Texas W, 41-35N13 * FIU L, 35-52 N20 at #17 South Carolina L, 24-69 N27 * Western Kentucky W, 28-14D6 * at Florida Atlantic W, 44-7D18 $Ohio W, 48-21$ R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

WKU (2-10/2-6)S4 at #8 Nebraska L, 10-49S11 at Kentucky L, 28-63S18 Indiana L, 21-38 S25 at South Florida L, 12-24 O9 * at FIU L, 21-28O16 * ULM L, 30-35O23 * at Louisiana W, 54-21O30 * North Texas L, 6-33N6 * Florida Atlantic L, 16-17N13 * at Arkansas State W, 36-35 (OT)N20 * Middle Tennessee L, 26-27N27 * at Troy L, 14-28

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ Troy 8-0 1.000 4-0 4-0 W8 9-4 .692 438 387 6-0 3-3 L1 $ Middle Tennessee 7-1 .875 4-0 3-1 W6 10-3 .769 416 308 5-1 4-2 W7 $ ULM 5-3 .625 3-1 2-2 L2 6-6 .500 307 328 4-1 2-5 L2 Florida Atlantic 5-3 .625 2-2 3-0 W2 5-7 .417 329 405 2-3 3-4 W2 $ Louisiana 4-4 .500 2-2 2-2 L1 6-6 .500 266 364 4-2 2-4 L1 ASU 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 W2 4-8 .333 272 279 3-2 1-6 W2 FIU 3-5 .375 1-2 1-3 L1 3-9 .250 275 424 2-3 1-6 L2 North Texas 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 L3 2-10 .167 319 427 1-5 1-5 L4 WKU 0-8 .000 0-4 0-4 L8 0-12 .000 245 475 0-6 0-6 L12

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season champions; $ -- Bowl-eligible

ARKANSAS STATE (4-8/3-5)S5 Mississippi Valley State W, 61-0S12 at #22 Nebraska L, 9-38S26 * Troy L, 27-30O3 at #13 Iowa L, 21-24O13 * at ULM L, 10-16O24 * FIU W, 27-10O31 at Louisville L, 13-21N7 * Louisiana L, 18-21N14 * at Florida Atlantic L, 18-35N21 * at Middle Tennessee L, 14-38N28 * North Texas W, 30-26D3 * at WKU W, 24-20

FLORIDA ATLANTIC (5-7/5-3)S5 at #24 Nebraska L, 3-49S19 at South Carolina L, 16-38S26 * ULM L, 25-27O3 Wyoming L, 28-30O17 * at North Texas W, 44-40O24 * at Louisiana W, 51-29O31 * Middle Tennessee L, 20-27N7 at UAB L, 29-56N14 * Arkansas State W, 35-18N21 * at Troy L, 21-47N28 * WKU W, 29-24D5 * at FIU W, 28-21

FIU (3-9/3-5)S12 at #4 Alabama L, 14-40S19 at Rutgers L, 15-23S26 Toledo L, 31-41O3 * at ULM L, 35-48O10 * at WKU W, 37-20O17 * Troy L, 33-42O24 * at Arkansas State L, 10-27O31 * Louisiana-lafayette W, 20-17 (OT)N7 * at Middle Tennessee L, 21-48N14 * North Texas W, 35-28N21 at #1 Florida L, 3-62D5 * Florida Atlantic L, 21-28

LOUISIANA (6-6/4-4)S5 Southern W, 42-19S12 Kansas State W, 17-15S19 at #9 LSU L, 3-31S26 at Nebraska L, 0-55O10 * North Texas W, 38-34 O17 * at WKU W, 30-22O24 * Florida Atlantic L, 29-51O31 * at FIU L, 17-20 (OT)N7 * at Arkansas State W, 21-18N14 * at Middle Tennessee L, 17-34N21 * ULM W, 21-17N28 * Troy L, 31-48

ULM (6-6/5-3)S5 at #2 Texas L, 20-59S12 Texas Southern W, 58-0S19 at Arizona State L, 14-38S26 * at Florida Atlantic W, 27-25O3 * FIU W, 48-35O13 * Arkansas State W, 16-10O24 at Kentucky L, 13-36O31 * at Troy L, 21-42N7 * at North Texas W, 33-6N14 * WKU W, 21-18N21 * at Louisiana L, 17-21N28 * Middle Tennessee L, 19-38

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (10-3/7-1)S5 at Clemson L, 14-37 S12 Memphis W, 31-14 S19 at Maryland W, 32-31S26 * at North Texas W, 37-21O6 * at Troy L, 7-31O17 Mississippi State L, 6-27O24 * WKU W, 62-24O31 * at Florida Atlantic W, 27-20N7 * FIU W, 48-21N14 * Louisiana W, 34-17N21 * Arkansas State W, 38-14N28 * at ULM W, 38-19D20 $ vs. Southern Miss W, 42-32$ R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

NORTH TEXAS (2-10/1-7)S3 at Ball State W, 20-10S12 Ohio L, 30-31 (2OT)S19 at #4 Alabama L, 7-53S26 * Middle Tennessee L, 21-37O10 * at Louisiana L, 34-38O17 * Florida Atlantic L, 40-44O24 * at Troy L, 26-50O31 * WKU W, 68-49N7 * ULM L, 6-33N14 * at FIU L, 28-35N21 Army L, 13-17N28 * at Arkansas State L, 26-30

TROY (9-4/8-0)S3 at Bowling Green L, 14-31S12 at #1 Florida L, 6-56S19 UAB W, 27-14S26 * at Arkansas State W, 30-27O6 * Middle Tennessee W, 31-7O17 * at FIU W, 42-33O24 * North Texas W, 50-26O31 * ULM W, 42-21N7 * at WKU W, 40-20N14 at Arkansas L, 20-56N21 * Florida Atlantic W, 47-21N28 # vs. Central Michigan L, 41-44 (OT)# GMAC Bowl

WKU (0-12/0-8)S5 at Tennessee L, 7-63S12 South Florida L, 13-35S19 Central Arkansas L, 7-28S26 at Navy L, 22-38O10 * FIU L, 20-37O17 * Louisiana L, 22-30O24 * at Middle Tennessee L, 24-62O31 * at North Texas L, 49-68N7 * Troy L, 20-40N14 * at ULM L, 18-21N28 * at Florida Atlantic L, 23-29D3 * Arkansas State L, 20-24

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ Troy 6-1 .857 3-0 3-1 W2 8-5 .615 426 277 5-0 3-4 L1 $ Louisiana 5-2 .714 2-0 3-2 W1 6-6 .500 397 404 4-1 2-5 W1 $ Florida Atlantic 4-3 .571 3-1 1-2 W1 7-6 .538 326 373 4-1 2-5 W2 $ Arkansas State 4-3 .571 3-0 1-3 L1 6-6 .500 324 285 4-1 2-5 L1 Middle Tennessee 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 L1 5-7 .417 296 340 3-1 2-6 L1 FIU 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 L2 5-7 .417 274 299 3-2 2-5 W1 ULM 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 W1 4-8 .333 284 374 3-3 1-5 W1 North Texas 0-7 .000 0-4 0-3 L7 1-11 .083 240 571 0-6 1-5 L3

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season champion; $ -- Bowl-eligible

ARKANSAS STATE (6-6/3-4)A30 at Texas A&M W, 18-14S6 Texas Southern W, 83-10S20 Middle Tennessee* W, 31-14S13 Southern Miss L, 24-27S27 at Memphis L, 17-29O11 ULM* W, 37-29O18 at Louisiana* L, 23-28N1 at Alabama L, 0-35N8 at FIU* L, 21-22N22 Florida Atlantic* W, 28-14N29 at North Texas* W, 33-28D6 at Troy* L, 9-35

FLORIDA ATLANTIC (7-6/4-3)A30 at Texas L, 10-52S6 UAB W, 49-34S13 at Michigan State L, 0-17S20 at Minnesota L, 3-37S30 at Middle Tennessee* L, 13-14O7 Troy* L, 17-30N8 North Texas* W, 46-13O18 at WKU W, 24-20O25 at ULM* W, 29-28N29 FIU* W, 57-50 (OT)N22 at Arkansas State* L, 14-28N15 Louisiana* W, 40-29D26 $ vs Central Michigan W, 24-21$ Motor City Bowl

FIU (5-7/3-4)A30 at Kansas L, 10-40S6 at Iowa Hawkeyes L, 0-42S20 USF L, 9-17S27 at Toledo W, 35-16O4 at North Texas* W, 42-10O11 Middle Tennessee* W, 31-21O18 at Troy* L 23-33N1 at Louisiana* L, 20-49N8 Arkansas State* W, 22-21N22 ULM* L, 27-31N29 at Florida Atlantic* L, 50-57 (OT)D6 WKU W, 27-3

LOUISIANA (6-6/5-2)A30 at Southern Miss L, 21-51S13 at Illinois L, 17-20S20 Kent State W, 44-27S27 at Kansas State L, 37-45O4 at ULM* W, 44-35O11 at North Texas* W, 59-30O18 Arkansas State* W, 28-23N1 FIU* W, 49-20N8 UTEP L, 24-37N15 at Florida Atlantic* L, 29-40N22 at Troy* L, 3-48D3 Middle Tennessee* W, 42-28

ULM (4-8/3-4)A30 at Auburn L, 0-34S6 vs Arkansas L, 27-28S12 Alabama A&M W, 37-15S20 at Tulane L, 10-24O4 Louisiana* L, 35-44O11 at Arkansas State* L, 29-37O18 North Texas* W, 35-23O25 Florida Atlantic* L, 28-29N1 Troy* W, 31-30N8 at Middle Tennessee* L, 21-24N15 at Ole Miss L, 0-59N22 at FIU* W, 31-27

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (5-7/3-4)A28 Troy* L, 17-31S6 Maryland W, 24-14S13 at Kentucky L, 14-20S20 at Arkansas State* L, 14-31S30 Florida Atlantic* W, 14-13O11 at FIU* L, 21-31O18 at Louisville L, 23-42O25 at Mississippi State L, 22-31N8 ULM* W, 24-21N15 at WKU W, 21-10N22 North Texas* W, 52-13D3 at Louisiana* L, 28-42

NORTH TEXAS (2-10/1-6)A30 at Kansas State L, 6-45S6 Tulsa L, 26-56S13 at LSU L, 3-41S27 at Rice L, 20-77O4 FIU* L, 10-42O11 Louisiana* L, 30-59O18 at ULM* L, 23-35O25 TROY* L, 17-45N1 at WKU W, 51-40N8 at Florida Atlantic* L, 13-46N22 at Middle Tennessee* L, 13-52N29 Arkansas State* L, 28-33

TROY (8-5/6-1)A28 at Middle Tennessee* W, 31-17S13 Alcorn State W, 65-0S20 at Ohio State L, 10-28S27 at Oklahoma State L, 24-55O18 FIU* W, 33-23O25 at North Texas* W, 45-17N1 at ULM* L, 30-31O7 at Florida Atlantic* W, 30-17N8 WKU W, 17-7N5 at LSU L, 31-40N22 Louisiana* W, 48-3D6 Arkansas State* W, 35-9D1 $ vs Southern Miss L, 27-30 (OT)$ R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ Florida Atlantic 6-1 .857 2-1 4-0 W3 8-5 .615 405 432 3-2 4-3 W3*$ Troy 6-1 .857 3-1 3-0 L1 8-4 .667 408 295 4-1 4-3 L1$ ULM 4-3 .571 2-1 2-2 W1 6-6 .500 282 332 3-2 3-4 W3Middle Tennessee 4-3 .571 2-1 2-2 L2 5-7 .417 308 339 2-3 3-4 L2Arkansas State 3-4 .429 3-1 0-3 W1 5-7 .417 291 331 5-1 0-6 L1Louisiana 3-4 .429 1-3 2-1 L1 3-9 .250 285 430 1-5 2-4 L1North Texas 1-6 .143 1-2 0-4 L1 2-10 .167 298 541 2-3 0-7 L1FIU 1-6 .143 1-3 0-3 W1 1-11 .083 181 469 1-4 0-7 W1

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season co-champions; $ -- Bowl-eligible

ARKANSAS STATE (4-8/3-5)S5 Mississippi Valley State W, 61-0S12 at #22 Nebraska L, 9-38S26 * Troy L, 27-30O3 at #13 Iowa L, 21-24O13 * at ULM L, 10-16O24 * FIU W, 27-10O31 at Louisville L, 13-21N7 * Louisiana L, 18-21N14 * at Florida Atlantic L, 18-35N21 * at Middle Tennessee L, 14-38N28 * North Texas W, 30-26D3 * at WKU W, 24-20

FLORIDA ATLANTIC (5-7/5-3)S5 at #24 Nebraska L, 3-49S19 at South Carolina L, 16-38S26 * ULM L, 25-27O3 Wyoming L, 28-30O17 * at North Texas W, 44-40O24 * at Louisiana W, 51-29O31 * Middle Tennessee L, 20-27N7 at UAB L, 29-56N14 * Arkansas State W, 35-18N21 * at Troy L, 21-47N28 * WKU W, 29-24D5 * at FIU W, 28-21

FIU (3-9/3-5)S12 at #4 Alabama L, 14-40S19 at Rutgers L, 15-23S26 Toledo L, 31-41O3 * at ULM L, 35-48O10 * at WKU W, 37-20O17 * Troy L, 33-42O24 * at Arkansas State L, 10-27O31 * Louisiana-lafayette W, 20-17 (OT)N7 * at Middle Tennessee L, 21-48N14 * North Texas W, 35-28N21 at #1 Florida L, 3-62D5 * Florida Atlantic L, 21-28

LOUISIANA (6-6/4-4)S5 Southern W, 42-19S12 Kansas State W, 17-15S19 at #9 LSU L, 3-31S26 at Nebraska L, 0-55O10 * North Texas W, 38-34 O17 * at WKU W, 30-22O24 * Florida Atlantic L, 29-51O31 * at FIU L, 17-20 (OT)N7 * at Arkansas State W, 21-18N14 * at Middle Tennessee L, 17-34N21 * ULM W, 21-17N28 * Troy L, 31-48

ULM (6-6/5-3)S5 at #2 Texas L, 20-59S12 Texas Southern W, 58-0S19 at Arizona State L, 14-38S26 * at Florida Atlantic W, 27-25O3 * FIU W, 48-35O13 * Arkansas State W, 16-10O24 at Kentucky L, 13-36O31 * at Troy L, 21-42N7 * at North Texas W, 33-6N14 * WKU W, 21-18N21 * at Louisiana L, 17-21N28 * Middle Tennessee L, 19-38

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (10-3/7-1)S5 at Clemson L, 14-37 S12 Memphis W, 31-14 S19 at Maryland W, 32-31S26 * at North Texas W, 37-21O6 * at Troy L, 7-31O17 Mississippi State L, 6-27O24 * WKU W, 62-24O31 * at Florida Atlantic W, 27-20N7 * FIU W, 48-21N14 * Louisiana W, 34-17N21 * Arkansas State W, 38-14N28 * at ULM W, 38-19D20 $ vs. Southern Miss W, 42-32$ R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

NORTH TEXAS (2-10/1-7)S3 at Ball State W, 20-10S12 Ohio L, 30-31 (2OT)S19 at #4 Alabama L, 7-53S26 * Middle Tennessee L, 21-37O10 * at Louisiana L, 34-38O17 * Florida Atlantic L, 40-44O24 * at Troy L, 26-50O31 * WKU W, 68-49N7 * ULM L, 6-33N14 * at FIU L, 28-35N21 Army L, 13-17N28 * at Arkansas State L, 26-30

TROY (9-4/8-0)S3 at Bowling Green L, 14-31S12 at #1 Florida L, 6-56S19 UAB W, 27-14S26 * at Arkansas State W, 30-27O6 * Middle Tennessee W, 31-7O17 * at FIU W, 42-33O24 * North Texas W, 50-26O31 * ULM W, 42-21N7 * at WKU W, 40-20N14 at Arkansas L, 20-56N21 * Florida Atlantic W, 47-21N28 # vs. Central Michigan L, 41-44 (OT)# GMAC Bowl

WKU (0-12/0-8)S5 at Tennessee L, 7-63S12 South Florida L, 13-35S19 Central Arkansas L, 7-28S26 at Navy L, 22-38O10 * FIU L, 20-37O17 * Louisiana L, 22-30O24 * at Middle Tennessee L, 24-62O31 * at North Texas L, 49-68N7 * Troy L, 20-40N14 * at ULM L, 18-21N28 * at Florida Atlantic L, 23-29D3 * Arkansas State L, 20-24

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ Troy 6-1 .857 3-1 3-0 W2 8-5 .583 296 289 4-1 3-4 W3*$ Middle Tennessee 6-1 .857 2-1 4-0 L1 7-6 .538 296 302 3-2 4-3 L3$ Arkansas State 4-3 .571 2-1 2-2 L1 6-6 .500 182 289 3-2 3-4 L1Florida Atlantic 4-3 .571 2-2 2-1 W1 5-7 .417 181 299 3-2 2-5 W2$ Louisiana 3-4 .429 1-3 2-1 L1 6-6 .500 248 296 3-3 3-3 L1ULM 3-4 .429 1-2 2-2 W3 4-8 .333 262 267 2-3 2-5 W2North Texas 2-5 .286 1-2 1-3 L2 3-9 .250 154 304 2-3 1-6 L2FIU 0-7 .000 0-4 0-3 L7 0-12 .000 115 313 0-5 0-7 L12

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season co-champions; # -- $ -- Bowl-eligible

ARKANSAS STATE (6-6/4-3)S2 Army W, 14-6S9 Oklahoma State L, 7-35S23 at Southern Methodist L, 9-55S30 at FIU* W, 31-6O7 ULM* W, 10-6O14 at Memphis W, 26-23O21 North Texas* W, 29-10O28 at Florida Atlantic* L, 0-29N4 at #6 Auburn L, 0-27N11 Middle Tennessee* L, 10-38N18 at Troy* W, 33-26N25 at Louisiana* L, 13-28Arkansas State vacated 12 games from the 2006 season due to NCAA sanctions - ASU’s revised record is 0-6 overall and 0-3 in Sun Belt play.

FLORIDA ATLANTIC (5-7/4-3)S2 at #18 Clemson L, 6-54S9 at Kansas State L, 0-45S16 at Oklahoma State L, 8-48S23 at South Carolina L, 6-45S30 at ULM* W, 21-19O12 Southern Utah W, 32-7O18 Louisiana* L, 0-6O28 Arkansas State* W, 29-0N4 at Middle Tennessee* L, 14-35N11 Troy* L, 17-24N18 at North Texas* W, 17-16N25 FIU* W, 31-0

FIU (0-12/0-7)A31 at Middle Tennessee* L, 6-7S9 at South Florida L, 20-21S16 Bowling Green L, 28-33S23 at Maryland L, 10-14S30 Arkansas State* L, 6-31O7 at North Texas* L, 22-25 (7 OT)O14 at Miami L, 0-35O28 at Alabama L, 3-38N11 ULM* L, 0-35N18 Louisiana* L, 7-17N25 at Florida Atlantic* L, 0-31D2 Troy* L, 13-26

LOUISIANA (6-6/3-4)S2 at #8 Louisiana State L, 3-45S9 at Texas A&M L, 7-51S23 North Carolina A&T W, 48-7S30 Eastern Michigan W, 33-14O7 at Houston W, 31-28O18 at Florida Atlantic* W, 6-0O28 Middle Tennessee* L, 20-34N4 at Troy* L, 28-42N11 North Texas* L, 7-16N18 at FIU* W, 17-7N25 Arkansas State* W, 28-13D2 ULM* L, 20-39

ULM (4-8/3-4)A31 Alcorn State W, 24-6S9 at Kansas L, 19-21S16 at Alabama L, 7-41S30 Florida Atlantic* L, 19-21O7 at Arkansas State* L, 6-10O14 at Troy* L, 19-24O 21 Middle Tennessee* L, 21-35O28 vs. #13 Arkansas L, 10-44N11 at FIU* W, 35-0N18 at Kentucky L, 40-42N25 North Texas* W, 23-3D2 at Louisiana* W, 39-20

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (7-6/6-1)A31 FIU* W, 7-6S9 at Maryland L, 10-24S14 Tennessee Tech W, 44-0S23 at #17 Oklahoma L, 0-59S30 at North Texas* W, 35-0O6 #8 Louisville! L, 17-44O21 at ULM* W, 35-21O28 at Louisiana* W, 34-20N4 Florida Atlantic* W, 35-14N11 at Arkansas State* W, 38-10N18 at South Carolina L, 7-52N25 Troy* L, 20-21D26 $ Central Michigan L, 14-31$ Motor City Bowl

NORTH TEXAS (3-9/2-5)S2 at #3 Texas L, 7-56S9 Southern Methodist W, 24-6S16 at Tulsa L, 3-28S23 at Akron L, 13-33S30 Middle Tennessee* L, 0-35O7 FIU* W, 25-22 (7 OT)O21 at Arkansas State* L, 10-29O28 at Troy* L, 6-14N4 Louisiana Tech L, 31-34N11 at Louisiana* W, 16-7N18 Florida Atlantic* L, 16-17N25 at ULM* L, 3-23

TROY (8-5/6-1)S2 Alabama State W, 38-0S9 at #9 Florida State L, 17-24S16 at Georgia Tech L, 20-35S23 at #23 Nebraska L, 0-56S30 at UAB L, 3-21O14 ULM* W, 24-19O28 North Texas* W, 14-6N4 Louisiana* W, 42-28N11 at Florida Atlantic* W, 24-17N18 Arkansas State* L, 26-33N25 at Middle Tennessee* W, 21-20D2 at FIU* W, 26-13D22 $Rice W, 41-17$ New Orleans Bowl

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ Florida Atlantic 6-1 .857 2-1 4-0 W3 8-5 .615 405 432 3-2 4-3 W3*$ Troy 6-1 .857 3-1 3-0 L1 8-4 .667 408 295 4-1 4-3 L1$ ULM 4-3 .571 2-1 2-2 W1 6-6 .500 282 332 3-2 3-4 W3Middle Tennessee 4-3 .571 2-1 2-2 L2 5-7 .417 308 339 2-3 3-4 L2Arkansas State 3-4 .429 3-1 0-3 W1 5-7 .417 291 331 5-1 0-6 L1Louisiana 3-4 .429 1-3 2-1 L1 3-9 .250 285 430 1-5 2-4 L1North Texas 1-6 .143 1-2 0-4 L1 2-10 .167 298 541 2-3 0-7 L1FIU 1-6 .143 1-3 0-3 W1 1-11 .083 181 469 1-4 0-7 W1

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season co-champions; $ -- Bowl-eligible

ARKANSAS STATE (6-6/5-2)S3 Missouri L, 17-44S10 Tennessee-Martin W, 56-7S17 at Oklahoma State L, 10-20S24 FIU* W, 66-24O1 at ULM* L, 27-31O13 Louisiana* W, 39-36O22 Florida Atlantic* W, 3-0 (ot)N5 at Middle Tennessee* L, 7-45N12 Troy* W, 9-3N19 at Army L, 10-38N26 at North Texas W, 31-24D20 $ vs. Southern Mississippi L, 19-31$ New Orleans Bowl Arkansas State vacated games from the 2005 season, its Sun Belt Championship, and its New Orleans Bowl ap-pearance due to NCAA sanctions - ASU’s revised record is 2-4 overall and 2-2 in Sun Belt play.

FLORIDA ATLANTIC (2-9/2-5)S3 at Kansas L, 19-30 S8 Oklahoma State L, 3-23 S17 at Minnesota L, 7-46 S22 ULM* L, 21-28 O1 at Louisville L, 10-61 O6 at Louisiana* W, 28-10 O15 Middle Tennessee* L, 14-35 O22 at Arkansas State* L, 0-3 (ot) N5 at Troy* L, 14-28 N12 North Texas* W, 26-23 N26 at FIU* L, 6-52

FIU (5-6/3-4)S3 at Kansas State L, 21-35 S10 at #21 Texas Tech L, 3-56 S24 at Arkansas State* L, 24-66 O1 Florida A&M W, 23-6 O15 North Texas* L, 10-13 O20 at Troy* L, 13-18 N5 at ULM* W, 31-29 N12 at Louisiana* L, 7-28 N19 Western Kentucky W, 38-35N26 Florida Atlantic* W, 52-6D3 Middle Tennessee* W, 35-31

LOUISIANA (6-5/5-2)S3 at #2 Texas L, 3-60S10 at Eastern Michigan L, 10-31S17 Northwestern State W, 49-28O1 Central Florida L, 21-24O6 Florida Atlantic* L, 10-28O13 at Arkansas State* L, 36-39O22 at Middle Tennessee* W, 13-10O29 Troy* W, 31-28 (OT)N5 at North Texas* W, 31-28N12 FIU* W, 28-7N26 at ULM* W, 54-21

ULM (5-6/5-2)S1 Northwestern State L, 23-27S10 at Wyoming L, 0-38S17 at #7 Georgia L, 7-44S22 at Florida Atlantic* W, 28-21O1 Arkansas State* W, 31-27O8 at Arkansas L, 15-44O15 Troy* W, 27-3N5 FIU* L, 29-31N12 at Middle Tennessee* W, 34-31N19 at North Texas* W, 24-19N26 Louisiana* L, 21-54

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (4-7/3-4)S 3 at Alabama L, 7-26S10 North Texas* L, 7-14S17 Akron L, 7-17O1 at Vanderbilt W, 17-15O15 at Florida Atlantic* W, 35-14O22 Louisiana* L, 10-13N5 Arkansas State* W, 45-7N12 ULM* L, 31-34N19 at North Carolina State L, 3-24N26 at Troy* W, 17-7D3 at FIU* L, 31-35

NORTH TEXAS (2-9/2-5)S10 at Middle Tennessee* W, 14-7 S17 Tulsa L, 2-54S24 at Kansas State L, 7-54O4 Troy* L, 10-13O15 at FIU* W, 13-10O22 at Louisiana Tech L, 14-40O29 at #7 LSU L, 3-56N5 Louisiana* L, 28-31N12 at Florida Atlantic* L, 23-26N19 ULM* L, 19-24N26 Arkansas State* L, 24-31

TROY (4-7/3-4)S 3 Cal Poly W, 27-10S10 UAB L, 7-27S17 at Missouri L, 21-52S24 at South Carolina L, 20-45O4 at North Texas* W, 13-10O15 at ULM* L, 3-27O20 FIU* W, 18-13O29 at Louisiana* L, 28-31 (OT) N5 Florida Atlantic* W, 28-14N12 at Arkansas State* L, 3-9N26 Middle Tennessee* L, 7-17

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ North Texas 7-0 1.000 4-0 3-0 W7 7-5 .583 309 358 4-1 3-3 L1$+Troy 5-2 .714 4-0 1-2 W4 7-5 .583 286 200 5-0 2-4 L1+New Mexico State 4-3 .571 3-0 1-3 L1 5-6 .455 273 355 4-1 1-5 L1+ULM 4-3 .571 2-1 2-2 W1 5-6 .455 211 303 3-1 2-4 W1Middle Tennessee 4-4 .500 4-0 0-4 L1 5-6 .455 269 293 4-1 1-5 L1Arkansas State 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 L1 3-8 .273 215 365 2-2 1-6 L1Louisiana 2-5 .286 2-2 0-3 L3 4-7 .364 242 272 3-2 1-5 L3Utah State 2-5 .286 2-1 0-4 W1 3-8 .273 184 333 2-2 1-6 W1Idaho 2-5 .286 2-1 0-4 L1 3-9 .250 245 473 1-1 1-7 L2

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season champions; $ -- Bowl-eligible + - Standings include designated conference games

ARKANSAS STATE (3-8/3-4)S4 at Missouri L, 20-52S11 at LSU L, 3-53S18 Memphis L, 35-47S25 *at ULM W, 28-21O2 at Mississippi L, 21-28O9 *at Middle Tennessee L, 17-45O16 *Troy W, 13-9O23 *at Louisiana L, 24-27N6 *at Idaho L, 31-45N11 *Utah State W, 16-7N18 *North Texas L, 7-31

IDAHO (3-9/2-5)S 4 at Boise State L, 7-65S11 *at Utah State L, 7-14S18 Washington State L, 8-49S25 at Oregon L, 10-48O 2 at Eastern Michigan W, 45-41O 9 *ULM L, 14-16O16 *Louisiana W, 38-25O23 *at Middle Tennessee L, 14-34O30 *at Troy L, 7-47N 6 *Arkansas State W, 45-31N13 *at North Texas L, 29-51N20 at Hawaii L, 21-52

LOUISIANA (4-7/2-5)S 4 Northwestern State W, 14-7S11 at Louisiana Tech L, 20-24S18 at Kansas State L, 20-40S25 *Middle Tennessee W, 24-17O 2 at FIU W, 43-34O 9 *at New Mexico State L, 32-35O16 *at Idaho L, 25-38O23 *Arkansas State W, 27-24N 5 *North Texas L, 17-27N13 *Troy L, 10-13N20 *at ULM L, 10-13

ULM (5-6/4-3)S 4 at Auburn L, 0-31S18 Arkansas L, 20-49S25 *Arkansas State L, 21-28O 2 at Wyoming L, 10-31O 9 *at Idaho W, 16-14O16 FIU W, 28-20O23 **at Florida Atlantic W, 17-13O30 *at North Texas L, 30-45N6 *Utah State W, 32-25N13 *at Middle Tennessee L, 24-37N20 *Louisiana W, 13-10**designated conference game

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (5-6/4-4)S11 at Akron W, 31-24S18 Florida Atlantic L, 20-27S25 *at Louisiana L, 17-24O 2 *at North Texas L, 21-30O 9 *Arkansas State W, 45-17O16 at Florida L, 16-52O23 *Idaho W, 34-14O30 *Utah State W, 21-0N 6 *at New Mexico State L, 10-44N13 *ULM W, 37-24N20 *at Troy L, 17-37

NEW MEXICO STATE (5-6/4-3)S 4 at Arkansas L, 13-63S11 at California L, 14-41S18 *Troy W, 22-18S25 New Mexico L, 3-38O 2 **at UTEP L, 0-45O 9 *Louisiana W, 35-32O23 *at North Texas L, 26-36O30 FIU W, 56-31N 6 *Middle Tennessee W, 44-10N13 **at Florida Atlantic W, 35-7N20 *at Utah State L, 25-34**designated conference game

NORTH TEXAS (7-5/7-0)S4 at Texas L, 0-65S11 Florida Atlantic L, 13-20S18 at Colorado L, 21-52S25 at Baylor L, 14-37O 2 *Middle Tennessee W, 30-21O 9 *at Utah State W, 31-23O23 *New Mexico State W, 36-26O30 *ULM W, 45-30N 5 *at Louisiana W, 27-17N13 *Idaho W, 51-29N18 *at Arkansas State W, 31-7D14 $ vs. Southern Mississippi L, 10-31$ Wyndham New Orleans Bowl

TROY (7-5/5-2)S4 at Marshall W, 17-15S9 Missouri W, 24-14S18 *at New Mexico State L, 18-22S25 at South Carolina L, 7-17O2 *Utah State W, 49-21O16 *at Arkansas State L, 9-13O23 at LSU L, 20-24O30 *Idaho W, 47-7N6 **Florida Atlantic W, 24-6N13 *at Louisiana L, 10-13N20 *Middle Tennessee W, 37-17D30 $ vs. Northern Illinois L, 21-34$ Silicon Valley Football Classic**designated conference game

UTAH STATE (3-8/2-5)S4 at Alabama L, 17-48S11 *Idaho W, 14-7S18 Utah L, 6-48S25 at UNLV W, 31-21O 2 *at Troy L, 21-49O 9 *North Texas L, 23-31O16 at Clemson L, 6-35O30 *at Middle Tennessee L, 0-21N 6 *at ULM L, 25-32N11 *at Arkansas State L, 7-16N20 *New Mexico State W, 34-25

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ North Texas 7-0 1.000 3-0 4-0 W7 9-4 .692 358 285 5-0 4-3 L1Louisiana 4-3 .571 3-2 1-1 W4 4-8 .333 266 415 3-3 1-5 W2Middle Tennessee 4-3 .571 2-2 2-1 W1 4-8 .333 332 375 2-4 2-4 W1Arkansas State 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 L2 5-7 .417 242 401 4-1 1-6 L2Utah State 3-4 .429 3-1 0-3 L3 3-9 .250 264 315 3-2 0-7 L3Idaho 3-4 .429 1-2 2-2 W2 3-9 .250 248 314 1-4 2-4 W2New Mexico State 2-5 .286 1-3 1-2 L1 3-9 .250 262 341 2-3 1-6 L2ULM 1-6 .143 0-3 1-3 L4 1-11 .083 239 467 0-5 1-6 L5

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season champions; $ -- Bowl-eligible

ARKANSAS STATE (5-7/3-4)A30 at Texas A&M L, 11-26S6 Tennessee-Martin W, 63-6S13 Southeast Missouri W, 21-3S20 at Tulsa** L, 7-54S27 at Memphis L, 16-38O4 ULM* W, 44-41O11 at Mississippi L, 0-55O25 at Utah State* L, 0-49N1 at New Mexico State* W, 28-24N8 Idaho* W, 24-23N15 at North Texas* L, 14-58N22 Middle Tennessee* L, 14-24

IDAHO (3-9/3-4)A30 vs. Washington State L, 0-25S6 Eastern Washington L, 5-8S13 Boise State L, 10-24S20 at Washington L, 14-45S27 at Montana L, 28-41O4 at New Mexico State* W, 35-31O11 North Texas* L, 14-24O18 Middle Tennessee* L, 21-28 (OT)O25 at Louisiana* L, 20-31N8 at Arkansas State* L, 23-24N15 at ULM* W, 58-20N22 Utah State* W, 20-13

LOUISIANA (4-8/4-3)A30 at South Carolina L, 7-14S6 Louisiana Tech** L, 3-34S13 Houston L, 14-21S20 at Minnesota L, 14-48S27 at North Texas* L, 23-44O4 at Oklahoma State L, 3-56O11 ULM* L, 42-45O16 New Mexico State* W, 26-24O25 Idaho* W, 31-20N1 at Southern Mississippi L, 3-48N8 FIU** W, 43-10N15 at Middle Tennessee* W, 57-51 (OT)

ULM (1-11/1-6)A30 at Louisiana State L, 7-49S6 Stephen F. Austin L, 21-23S13 at Mississippi L, 14-59S20 Northwestern State L, 10-14S27 at Utah State* L, 10-28O4 at Arkansas State* L, 41-44O11 at Louisiana* W, 45-42O25 New Mexico State* L, 14-21N1 at Auburn L, 7-73N8 North Texas* L, 26-28N15 Idaho* L, 20-58N22 at Troy** L, 24-28

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (4-8/4-3)A28 Florida Atlantic L, 19-20S6 at Georgia L, 10-29S13 at Clemson L, 14-37S20 at Missouri L, 40-41 (OT)O4 Temple L, 36-44O11 New Mexico State* W, 35-18O18 at Idaho* W, 28-21 (OT)O25 North Texas* L, 28-33N1 at Utah State* L, 20-41N8 Troy** W, 27-20N15 Louisiana* L, 51-57 (OT)N22 at Arkansas State* W, 24-14

NEW MEXICO STATE (3-9/2-5)A31 at Texas L, 7-66S6 Western New Mexico W, 48-3S13 at Oregon State L, 16-28S27 at New Mexico L, 17-24O4 Idaho* L, 31-35O11 at Middle Tennessee* L, 18-35O16 at Louisiana* L, 24-26O25 at ULM* W, 21-14N1 Arkansas State* L, 24-28N6 Utah State* W, 26-21N15 at Arkansas L, 20-48N25 North Texas* L, 10-13

NORTH TEXAS (9-4/7-0)A30 at Oklahoma L, 3-37S6 Baylor W, 52-14S13 at Air Force L, 21-34S20 at Arkansas L, 7-31S27 Louisiana* W, 44-23O11 at Idaho* W, 24-14O18 Utah State* W, 37-27O25 at Middle Tennessee* W, 33-28O30 Troy W, 21-0N8 at ULM* W, 28-26N15 Arkansas State* W, 58-14N25 at New Mexico State* W, 13-10D16 $ vs. Memphis L, 17-27$ New Orleans Bowl

UTAH STATE (3-9/ 3-4)A28 at Utah L, 20-40S6 at Nebraska L, 7-31S13 at Arizona State L, 16-26S27 ULM* W, 28-10O4 at New Mexico L, 7-34O11 Wyoming L, 21-48O18 at North Texas* L, 27-37O25 Arkansas State* W, 49-0N1 Middle Tennessee* W, 41-20N8 at New Mexico State* L, 21-26N15 Troy** L, 14-23N22 at Idaho* L, 13-20

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$ North Texas 6-0 1.000 3-0 3-0 W6 8-5 .615 249 192 4-1 4-4 W7$ New Mexico State 5-1 .833 3-0 2-1 W1 7-5 .583 327 328 5-0 2-5 W1Arkansas State 3-3 .500 1-2 2-1 W1 6-7 .462 259 361 4-3 2-4 W1Middle Tennessee 2-4 .333 2-1 0-3 L1 4-8 .333 297 332 3-2 1-6 W1ULM 2-4 .333 3-3 0-6 W1 3-9 .250 236 451 2-1 0-3 W1Louisiana 2-4 .333 2-1 0-3 L1 3-9 .250 203 352 3-2 0-7 L2Idaho 1-5 .167 1-2 0-3 W4 2-10 .167 285 428 2-3 0-7 W4

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season champions; $ -- Bowl-eligible

ARKANSAS STATE (6-7/3-3)A25 at Virginia Tech L, 7-63A31 vs. San Jose State L, 14-33S7 Tulsa W, 21-19S14 at Illinois L, 7-59S21 at ULM* W, 33-21S28 Tennessee-Martin W, 30-10O5 Middle Tennessee* W, 13-7O12 at Mississippi L, 17-52O19 North Texas* L, 10-13O26 New Mexico State* L, 21-26N2 Southern Utah W, 38-16N9 at Louisiana* L, 10-13N16 at Idaho* W, 38-29

IDAHO (2-10/1-5)A31 at Boise State L, 21-28S7 at Washington State L, 14-49S14 at Oregon L, 21-58S21 San Diego State W, 48-38S28 at Washington L, 27-41O5 Montana L, 31-38O12 at ULM* L, 14-34O26 Middle Tennessee* W, 21-18N2 at Louisiana* L, 28-31N9 at North Texas* L, 0-10N16 Arkansas State* L, 29-38N23 New Mexico State* L, 31-35

LOUISIANA (3-9/2-4)A31 at Texas A&M L, 7-31S7 Minnesota L, 11-35S14 at Houston L, 17-36S21 UAB W, 34-0O5 at Louisiana State L, 0-48O12 at New Mexico State* L, 28-31O19 at Middle Tennessee* L, 35-48O26 North Texas* L, 0-27N2 Idaho* W, 31-28N9 Arkansas State* W, 13-10N16 at Arkansas L, 17-24N23 at ULM* L, 10-34

ULM (3-9/2-4)A31 at Mississippi L, 3-31S7 at Kansas State L, 0-68S14 McNeese State L, 19-24S21 Arkansas State* L, 21-33O5 Tulane L, 9-52O12 Idaho* W, 34-14O19 at New Mexico State* L, 21-34O26 Utah State W, 51-48 (2ot)N2 at North Texas* L, 2-41N9 at Auburn L, 14-52N16 at Middle Tennessee* L, 28-44N23 Louisiana* W, 34-10

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (4-8/2-4)A31 at Alabama L, 34-39S7 at Tennessee L, 3-26S21 at Kentucky L, 22-44S28 Southeast Missouri L, 14-24O5 at Arkansas State* L, 7-13O12 at Vanderbilt W, 21-20O19 Louisiana* W, 48-35O26 at Idaho* L, 18-21N2 at New Mexico State* L, 21-24N16 ULM* W, 44-28N23 North Texas* L, 20-30N30 Utah State W, 45-28

NEW MEXICO STATE (7-5/5-1)A31 at South Carolina L, 24-34S7 at California L, 13-34S21 New Mexico W, 24-13S28 at Georgia L, 10-41O5 UTEP W, 49-14O12 Louisiana* W, 31-28O19 ULM* W, 34-21O26 at Arkansas State* W, 26-21N2 Middle Tennessee* W, 24-21N9 at Utah State L, 30-32N16 at North Texas* L, 27-38N23 at Idaho* W, 35-31

NORTH TEXAS (8-5/6-0)A31 at Texas L, 0-27S7 Nicholls State W, 23-0S14 at Alabama L, 7-33S21 at Texas Christian L, 10-16S28 at Arizona L, 17-24O5 South Florida L, 17-24O19 at Arkansas State* W, 13-10O26 at Louisiana* W, 27-0N2 ULM* W, 41-2N9 Idaho* W, 10-0N16 New Mexico State* W, 38-27N23 at Middle Tennessee* W, 30-20D17 $ vs. Cincinnati W, 24-19$ New Orleans Bowl

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W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. PF PA H A Streak*$North Texas 5-1 .833 3-0 2-1 W5 5-7 .455 275 293 3-2 2-4 L1*$ Middle Tennessee 5-1 .833 3-0 2-1 W2 8-3 .727 408 286 5-0 3-3 W1New Mexico State 4-2 .667 2-1 2-1 W2 5-7 .417 286 400 3-5 2-2 L1Louisiana 2-4 .333 1-2 1-2 L2 3-8 .273 234 365 2-3 1-5 L3ULM 2-4 .333 1-2 1-2 W2 2-9 .182 148 351 1-4 1-5 L1Arkansas State 2-4 .333 2-1 0-3 L3 2-9 .182 177 357 2-4 0-5 L4Idaho 1-5 .167 1-2 0-3 L1 1-10 .091 313 495 1-4 0-6 L2

* -- Sun Belt Conference regular season co-champions; $ -- Bowl-eligible

ARKANSAS STATE (2-9/2-4)S1 at Georgia L, 17-45S8 at Baylor L, 3-24S22 Jacksonville State L, 28-31O6 Mississippi L, 17-35O13 Louisiana* W, 26-20O20 at North Texas* L, 0-45O27 Idaho* W, 34-31N3 at Middle Tennessee* L, 6-54N10 at New Mexico State* L, 17-28N17 ULM* L, 7-16N22 Nicholls State L, 22-28

IDAHO (1-10/1-5)A30 Washington State L, 7-36S8 at Arizona L, 29-36S22 at Washington L, 3-53S29 Boise State L, 13-45O6 at Middle Tennessee* L, 58-70O13 at New Mexico State* L, 39-46O20 Louisiana* L, 37-54O27 at Arkansas State* L, 31-34N3 ULM* W, 42-38N17 North Texas* L, 27-50N24 at Montana L, 27-33 (2ot)

Louisiana (3-8/2-4)S1 Nicholls State W, 20-0S8 at Minnesota L, 14-44S22 Southern Mississippi L, 10-35S29 Middle Tennessee* L, 9-26O6 at Arizona State L, 27-63O13 at Arkansas State* L, 20-26O20 at Idaho* W, 54-37O27 ULM* W, 17-12N10 at North Texas* L, 17-42N17 New Mexico State* L, 46-49N24 at Central Florida L, 0-31

ULM (2-9/2-4)S1 Sam Houston State L, 9-20S8 at Florida L, 6-55S22 Middle Tennessee* L, 20-38S29 New Mexico State* L, 0-31O6 North Texas* W, 19-17O20 at Central Florida L, 6-38O27 at Louisiana* L, 12-17N3 at Idaho* W, 34-31N10 Troy L, 12-44N17 at Arkansas State* W, 16-7D1 at Cincinnati L, 10-42

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (8-3/5-1)A30 at Vanderbilt W, 37-28S8 Troy W, 54-17S22 at ULM* W, 38-20S29 at Louisiana* W, 26-9O6 Idaho* W, 70-58O13 at North Texas* L, 21-24O20 at Mississippi L, 17-45O27 New Mexico State* W, 39-35N3 Arkansas State* W, 54-6N10 at Louisiana State L, 14-30N17 Connecticut W, 38-14

NEW MEXICO STATE (5-7/4-2)A23 at Louisville L, 24-45S1 at Texas L, 7-41S8 Oregon State L, 22-27S22 at Kansas State L, 0-64S29 at ULM* W, 31-0O6 at Tulsa W, 24-7O13 Idaho* W, 46-39O27 at Middle Tennessee* L, 35-39N3 North Texas* L, 20-22N10 Arkansas State* W, 28-17N17 at Louisiana* W, 49-46N24 at New Mexico L, 0-54

NORTH TEXAS (5-7/5-1)S1 TCU L, 5-19S8 at Oklahoma L, 10-37S22 Texas Tech L, 14-42S29 at South Florida L, 10-28O6 at ULM* L, 17-19O13 Middle Tennessee* W, 24-21O20 Arkansas State* W, 45-0N3 at New Mexico State* W, 22-20N10 Louisiana* W, 42-17N17 at Idaho* W, 50-27D1 at Troy L, 16-18D18 $ vs. Colorado State L, 20-45$ New Orleans Bowl

2001 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STANDINGS

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Player of the Year: Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State

Offensive Player of the Year: Justice Hansen, Arkansas State

Defensive Player of the Year: Jeremy Reaves, South Alabama

Newcomer of the Year: Ron LaForce, NM State

Freshman of the Year: Marcus Jones, Troy

Coach of the Year: Neal Brown, Troy

FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Justice Hansen, Arkansas StateRB - Jalin Moore, Appalachian StateRB - Aaron Duckworth, IdahoWR - Ike Lewis, Appalachian StateWR - Penny Hart, Georgia StateWR - Jaleel Scott, NM StateTE - Blake Mack, Arkansas StateOL - Colby Gossett, Appalachian StateOL - Beau Nunn, Appalachian StateOL - Victor Johnson, Appalachian StateOL - Lanard Bonner, Arkansas StateOL - Steven Rowzee, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Tee Sims, Appalachian StateDL - Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas StateDL - Aikeem Coleman, IdahoDL - Cedric Wilcots II, NM StateDL - Hunter Reese, TroyLB - Eric Boggs, Appalachian StateLB - Tony Lashley, IdahoLB - Dalton Herrington, NM StateDB - Clifton Duck, Appalachian StateDB - Blaise Taylor, Arkansas StateDB - Jeremy Reaves, South AlabamaDB - Blace Brown, Troy

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Gavin Patterson, South AlabamaP - Corliss Waitman, South AlabamaRS - Marcus Green, ULMAP - Marcus Green, ULM

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Taylor Lamb, Appalachian StateRB - Larry Rose III, NM StateRB - Jordan Chunn, TroyWR - Chris Murray, Arkansas StateWR - Jamarius Way, South AlabamaWR - Deondre Douglas, TroyTE - Gabe Schrade, Texas StateOL - Noah Johnson, IdahoOL - Kevin Dotson, LouisianaOL - Noah Fisher, South AlabamaOL - Deontae Crumitie, TroyOL - Tristan Crowder, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Ronheen Bingham, Arkansas StateDL - Logan Hunt, Georgia SouthernDL - Jamal Stadom, TroyDL - Trevon Sanders, TroyLB - Kyle Wilson, Arkansas StateLB - Shane Johnson, Coastal CarolinaLB - Kaden Elliss, IdahoLB - Tron Folsom, TroyDB - Tae Hayes, Appalachian StateDB - Justin Clifton, Arkansas StateDB - Monquavion Brinson, Georgia SouthernDB - Ron LaForce, NM State

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Tyler Bass, Georgia SouthernP - Cade Coffey, IdahoRS - Marcus Jones, TroyAP - Marcus Jones, Troy

THIRD TEAMOFFENSEQB - Tyler Rogers, New Mexico StateRB - Osharmar Abercrombie, Coastal CarolinaRB - Trey Ragas, LouisianaWR - Justin McInnis, Arkansas StateWR - Malcolm Williams, Coastal CarolinaWR - RJ Turner, ULMTE - Chase Rogers, LouisianaOL - Jaypee Philbert, Arkansas StateOL - Grant Horst, LouisianaOL - Frank Sutton, ULMOL - Aaron Brewer, Texas StateOL - Kirk Kelley, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Caleb Fuller, Appalachian StateDL - Caleb Caston, Arkansas StateDL - Marterious Allen, Georgia StateDL - Joe Dillon, LouisianaLB - Devan Stringer, Appalachian StateLB - Michael Shaw, Georgia StateLB - Frankie Griffi n, Texas StateDB - A.J. Howard, Appalachian StateDB - Chandon Sullivan, Georgia StateDB - Tracy Walker, LouisianaDB - Shamad Lomax, New Mexico StateDB - Cedarius Rookard, Troy

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Sawyer Williams, Arkansas StateP - Cody Grace, Arkansas StateRS - Blaise Taylor, Arkansas StateAP - Glenn Smith, Georgia State

Honorable Mention: Anthony Flory (Appalachian State, LB, Jr.); Thomas Hennigan (Appalachian State, WR,

Fr.); Collin Reed (Appalachian State, TE, So.); Myquon Stout (Appalachian State, DL, Jr.); Omar Bayless

(Arkansas State, WR, So.); BJ Edmonds (Arkansas State, DB, So.); Dee Liner (Arkansas State, DL, Sr.);

Jacob Still (Arkansas State, OL, Fr.); Trey Carter (Coastal Carolina, OL, RS-Fr.); Chris Jones (Coastal

Carolina, WR, Sr.); Silas Kelly (Coastal Carolina, LB, RS-Fr.); Evan Rabon (Coastal Carolina, P, Jr.); Wesley

Fields (Georgia Southern, RB, Jr.); Raymond Johnson III (Georgia Southern, DL, Fr.); Curtis Rainey (Georgia

Southern, OL, Jr.); Shai Werts (Georgia Southern, QB, RS-Fr.); Shamarious Gilmore (Georgia State, OL,

RS-Fr.); Julien Laurent (Georgia State, DL, RS-Sr.); Connor Manning (Georgia State, QB, RS-Sr.); Bryan

Williams (Georgia State, DB, RS-Sr.); Arie Anderson (Idaho, DL, Sr.); Ed Hall (Idaho, LB, Jr.); Leonard

Hazewood (Idaho, LB, Sr.); Alfonso Onunwor (Idaho, WR, Sr.); Ja’Marcus Bradley (Louisiana, WR, So.);

Raynard Ford (Louisiana, TE, Sr.); Taboris Lee (Louisiana, DL, Sr.); Kevon Perry (Louisiana, DL, Sr.); Caleb

Evans (ULM, QB, So.); David Griffi th (ULM, LB, Jr.); Caleb Tucker (ULM, DL, RS-Sr.); Brian Williams (ULM,

WR, Sr.); OJ Clark (NM State, WR, RS-So.); Terrill Hanks (NM State, LB, Jr.); Roy Lopez (NM State, DL,

So.); Anthony Muse (NM State, WR, RS-So.); Bull Barge (South Alabama, LB, Jr.); Nigel Lawrence (South

Alabama, DB, Jr.); Finessé Middleton (South Alabama, DL, Sr.); Darrell Songy (South Alabama, LB, Sr.);

Elijah King (Texas State, WR, Sr.); Bryan London II (Texas State, LB, So.); Gabe Loyd (Texas State, LB, Sr.);

Jordan Mittie (Texas State, DL, So.); Antione Barker (Troy, DL, So.); Brandon Silvers (Troy, QB, Sr.); Marcus

Webb (Troy, DL, So.); Damion Willis (Troy, WR, Jr.).

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FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Brandon Silvers, TroyRB - Jalin Moore, Appalachian StateRB - Jordan Chunn, TroyWR - Robert Davis, Georgia StateWR - Al Riles, LouisianaWR - Emanuel Thompson, TroyTE - Gerald Everett, South AlabamaOL - Parker Collins, Appalachian StateOL - Colby Gossett, Appalachian StateOL - Jemar Clark, Arkansas StateOL - Andy Kwon, Georgia SouthernOL - Antonio Garcia, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Chris Odom, Arkansas StateDL - Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas StateDL - Randy Allen, South AlabamaDL - Rashad Dillard, TroyLB - Ironhead Gallon, Georgia SouthernLB - Otha Peters, LouisianaLB - Rodney Butler, NM StateDB - Clifton Duck, Appalachian StateDB - Mondo Williams, Appalachian StateDB - Money Hunter, Arkansas StateDB - Bobby Baker, Georgia StateDB - Jeremy Reaves, South Alabama

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Younghoe Koo, Georgia SouthernP - Austin Rehkow, IdahoRS - Jabir Frye, TroyAP - Jordan Chunn, Troy

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Matt Linehan, IdahoRB - Marcus Cox, Appalachian StateRB - Elijah McGuire, LouisianaWR - Shaedon Meadors, Appalachian StateWR - Josh Magee, South AlabamaWR - Deondre Douglas, TroyTE - Blake Mack, Arkansas StateOL - Beau Nunn, Appalachian StateOL - Colton Jackson, Arkansas StateOL - Steve Matlock, IdahoOL - Jeff Savage, ULMOL - Tyler Lassiter, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Dezmin Reed, Appalachian StateDL - Tee Sims, Appalachian StateDL - Aikeem Coleman, IdahoDL - Tueni Lupeamanu, IdahoDL - Joe Dillon, LouisianaLB - Eric Boggs, Appalachian StateLB - Kennan Gilchrist, Appalachian StateLB - Xavier Woodson-Luster, Arkansas StateDB - Cody Brown, Arkansas StateDB - Justin Clifton, Arkansas StateDB - Jaden Wright, NM StateDB - Jalen Rountree, Troy

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Austin Rehkow, IdahoP - Brandon McKee, South AlabamaRS - Blaise Taylor, Arkansas StateAP - Warren Wand, Arkansas State

Player of the Year: Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State

Offensive Player of the Year: Jalin Moore, App. State

Defensive Player of the Year: Rashad Dillard, Troy

Freshman of the Year: Clifton Duck, App. State

Newcomer of the Year: Aikeem Coleman, Idaho

Coach of the Year: Paul Petrino, Idaho

Honorable Mention: Barrett Burns (Appalachian State, Sr., TE); A.J. Howard (Appalachian State,

So. DB);Taylor Lamb (Appalachian State, Jr., QB); Myquon Stout (Appalachian State, So,. DL);

Justice Hansen (Arkansas State, So., QB); Chris Humes (Arkansas State, Sr., DB); Waylon Roberson

(Arkansas State, Sr., DL); Kendall Sanders (Arkansas State, Sr. WR); Kevin Ellison (Georgia South-

ern, DB, Sr., QB); Darius Jones, Jr. (Georgia Southern, Sr., CB); Ukeme Eligwe (Georgia Southern,

Jr., LB); BJ Johnson III (Georgia Southern, Sr., WR); Shawanye Lawrence (Georgia State, Sr., DL);

Alonzo McGee (Georgia State, Sr., LB); Keith Rucker (Georgia State, Sr., TE); Chandon Sullivan

(Georgia State, Jr., DB); Trent Cowan (Idaho, Sr., TE); Kaden Elliss (Idaho, So., LB); Tony Lashley

(Idaho, So., LB); Jordan Rose (Idaho, Jr., OL); Keenan Barnes (Louisiana, So., WR); Karmichael

Dunbar (Louisiana, Sr., DL); Eddie Gordon (Louisiana, Sr., OL); Tre’maine Lightfoot (Louisiana,

Sr., LB); Justin Backus (ULM, Sr., DB); David Griffi th (ULM, So., LB); Ajalen Holley (ULM, Sr., WR);

Frank Sutton, Jr. (ULM, Jr., OL); Kourtland Busby (NM State, Jr., DL); Greg Hogan (NM State, RJr.,

WR); Anthony McMeans (NM State, Sr., OL); Tyler Rogers (NM State, Sr., QB); Roman Buchanan

(South Alabama, Sr., LB); Kalen Jackson (South Alabama, Sr., DB); Xavier Johnson (South Alabama,

Jr., RB/RS); Kevin Kutchera (South Alabama, Sr., WR); Ryan Kay (Troy, Sr., PK); William Lloyd (Troy,

Sr., LB); Kamryn Melton (Troy, Jr., DB); Baron Poole (Troy, Jr., DL); Aaron Brewer (Texas State, Fr.,

OL); Bryan London (Texas State, RS Fr., LB); Gabe Loyd (Texas State, Jr., LB); Jordan Mittie (Texas

State, RS Fr., DE).

2016 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

Rashad Dillard, Troy

Jalin Moore, Appalachian State

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Player of the Year: Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State

Offensive Player of the Year: Larry Rose III, NM State

Defensive Player of the Year: Ronald Blair, App. State

Freshman of the Year: Penny Hart, Georgia State

Coach of the Year: Trent Miles, Georgia State

Honorable Mention: Barrett Burns (Appalachian State, Jr., TE); Taylor Lamb (Appalachian State,

So., QB); Doug Middleton (Appalachian State, Sr., DB); Devan Stringer (Appalachian State, So., LB);

Darion Griswold (Arkansas State, Sr., TE); Khari Lain (Arkansas State, So., LB); Robert Mondie

(Arkansas State, Sr., DL); Dijon Paschal (Arkansas State., Sr., WR); Donovan Harden (Georgia

State, Sr., WR); Shawanye Lawrence (Georgia State, Jr., DE); Alonzo McGee (Georgia State, Jr.,

LB); Chandon Sullivan (Georgia State, So., CB); Ironhead Gallon (Georgia Southern, Jr., LB);

L.A. Ramsby (Georgia Southern, So., RB); Antwione Williams (Georgia Southern, Sr., LB); Caleb

Williams (Georgia Southern, Sr., DB); Buck Cowan (Idaho, Jr., TE); Matt Linehan (Idaho, So., QB);

Elijhaa Penny (Idaho, Sr., RB); Jordan Rose (Idaho, So., OL); Octravian Anderson (Louisiana, Sr.,

OL); Elijah McGuire (Louisiana, Jr., RB); Otha Peters (Louisiana, Jr., LB); Chris Prater (Louisiana,

Sr.); Trey Caldwell (ULM, Sr., DB); Marcus Green (ULM, Fr., WR); Michael Johnson (ULM, Gr., LB);

Colby Mitchell (ULM, Gr., OL); Stody Bradley (NM State, So., DL); Isaiah Folasa (NM State, Sr., OL);

Anthony McMeans (NM State, Jr., OL); Tyrian Taylor (NM State, Jr., WR); Adrian Bellard, (Texas

State, Sr., OL); Ryan Melton, (Texas State, Jr., OL); Ryan Carden (Texas State, Sr., TE); Tyler Jones

(Texas State, Jr., QB); DeMarion Harper (South Alabama, Sr., DL); Kalen Jackson (South Alabama,

Jr., LB); Xavier Johnson (South Alabama, So., RB/RS); Aleem Sunanon (South Alabama, Jr., PK);

Brandon Burks (Troy, Sr., RB); Rashad Dillard (Troy, Jr., DL); Antonio Garcia (Troy, Jr., OL); Brandon

Silvers (Troy, So., QB).

FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Nick Arbuckle, Georgia StateRB - Matt Breida, Georgia SouthernRB - Larry Rose III, NM StateWR - Robert Davis, Georgia State WR - Penny Hart, Georgia StateWR - Jamal Robinson, LouisianaTE - Gerald Everett, South AlabamaOL - Jesse Chapman, Appalachian StateOL - Jemar Clark, Arkansas StateOL - Colton Jackson, Arkansas StateOL - Darien Foreman, Georgia SouthernOL - Joseph Scelfo, South Alabama

DEFENSEDL - Ronald Blair, Appalachian StateDL - Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas StateDL - Quinton Bradley, IdahoDL - Tyler Roberts, TroyLB - John Law, Appalachian StateLB - Dominique Tovell, LouisianaLB - Hunter Kissinger, ULMLB - Blake Dees, South AlabamaDB - Latrell Gibbs, Appalachian StateDB - Rocky Hayes, Arkansas StateDB - Antonio Glover, Georgia SouthernDB - Tarris Batiste, Georgia State

SPECIAL TEAMSP - Austin Rehkow, IdahoK - Zach Matics, Appalachian StateRS - Derek Keaton, Georgia SouthernAP - J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Fredi Knighten, Arkansas StateRB - Marcus Cox, Appalachian StateRB - Michael Gordon, Arkansas StateWR - Tres Houston, Arkansas StateWR - J.D. McKissic, Arkansas StateWR - Teddy Ruben, TroyTE - Keith Rucker, Georgia StateOL - Parker Collins, Appalachian StateOL - Davante Harris, Appalachian StateOL - Andy Kwon, Georgia SouthernOL - Chris May, South AlabamaOL - Dalton Bennett, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Chris Stone, Arkansas StateDL - Bernard Dawson, Georgia SouthernDL - Jay Ellison, Georgia SouthernDL - Gerrand Johnson, ULMLB - Eric Boggs, Appalachian StateLB - Xavier Woodson, Arkansas StateLB - Joseph Peterson, Georgia StateDB - Cody Brown, Arkansas StateDB - Savion Brown, LouisianaDB - Roman Buchanan, South AlabamaDB - Jeremy Reaves, South AlabamaDB - Montres Kitchens, Troy

SPECIAL TEAMSP - Wil Lutz, Georgia StateK - Austin Rehkow, IdahoRS - Teddy Ruben, TroyAP - Teddy Ruben, Troy

2015 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

Ronald Blair, Appalachian State

Larry Rose III, NM State

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FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Fredi Knighten, Arkansas StateRB - Matt Breida, Georgia SouthernRB - Elijah McGuire, LouisianaWR - Donovan Harden, Georgia StateWR - Joshua McCain, IdahoWR - Rashon Ceaser, ULMTE - Brad Miller, Texas StateOL - Kendall Lamm, Appalachian StateOL - Garrett Frye, Georgia SouthernOL - Manrey Saint-Amour, Georgia SouthernOL - Daniel Quave, LouisianaOL - Valerian Ume-Ezeoke, NM State

DEFENSEDL - Justin Hamilton, LouisianaDL - Christian Ringo, LouisianaDL - Gerrand Johnson, ULMDL - Michael Odiari, Texas StateLB - Qushaun Lee, Arkansas StateLB - Edwin Jackson, Georgia SouthernLB - David Mayo, Texas StateDB - Doug Middleton, Appalachian StateDB - Artez Brown, Arkansas StateDB - Mitch Lane, ULMDB - Montres Kitchens, TroyDB - David Mims, Texas State

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Justin Manton, ULMP - Austin Rehkow, IdahoRS - Chandler Worthy, TroyAP - Elijah McGuire, Louisiana

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB: Kevin Ellison, Georgia SouthernRB: Marcus Cox, Appalachian StateRB: Michael Gordon, Arkansas StateWR: Ajalen Holley, ULMWR: Teldrick Morgan, NM StateWR: Shavarez Smith, South AlabamaTE: Joel Ruiz, Georgia StateOL: Mike Marboe, IdahoOL: Mykhael Quave, LouisianaOL: Ucambre Williams, South AlabamaOL: Terrence Jones, TroyOL: Adrian Bellard, Texas State

DEFENSEDL: Ronald Blair, Appalachian StateDL: Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas StateDL: Jerome McClain, South AlabamaDL: Theo Rich, South AlabamaLB: John Law, Appalachian StateLB: Joseph Peterson, Georgia StateLB: Hunter Kissinger, ULMLB: Maleki Harris, South AlabamaDB: Matt Dobson, Georgia SouthernDB: Corey Trim, LouisianaDB: Terrell Brigham, South AlabamaDB: Craig Mager, Texas State

SPECIAL TEAMSP: Hunter Stover, LouisianaPK: Justin Manton, ULMRS: Blaise Taylor, Arkansas StateAP: Chandler Worthy, Troy

Player of the Year: Elijah McGuire, Louisiana

Offensive Player of the Year: Elijah McGuire, Louisiana

Defensive Player of the Year: David Mayo, Texas State

Freshman of the Year: Taylor Lamb, App. State

Coach of the Year: Willie Fritz, Georgia Southern

Honorable Mention: Drew Bailey (Appalachian State, Sr., TE); Parker Collins (Appalachian State,

So., OL); Kennan Gilchrist (Appalachian State, So., LB); Joel Ross (Appalachian State, Sr., DB); Tres

Houston (Arkansas State, Jr., WR); Chris Stone (Arkansas State, Jr., DL); Andrew Tryon (Arkansas

State, Sr., DB); Xavier Woodson (Arkansas State, So., LB); Logan Daves (Georgia Southern, Sr.,

OL); Deion Stanley (Georgia Southern Sr., S); Jay Ellison (Georgia Southern, So., DL); Antwione

Williams (Georgia Southern, Jr., LB); Nick Arbuckle (Georgia State, Jr., QB); Tim Wynn (Georgia

State, Sr., OL); LynQuez Blair (Georgia State, Sr., WR); Robert Davis (Georgia State, So., WR); Marc

Millan (Idaho, Jr., LB); Quinton Bradley (Idaho, Jr., DE); Matt Linehan (Idaho, Fr., QB); Elijhaa Penny

(Idaho, Jr., RB); Dominique Tovell (Louisiana, Jr., LB); Larry Pettis (Louisiana, Sr., TE); Terrance

Broadway (Louisiana, Sr., QB); Terry Johnson (Louisiana, Sr., OL); Trey Caldwell (ULM, Jr., DB);

Kenzee Jackson (ULM, Sr., WR); Michael Johnson (ULM, Jr., LB); Ray Stovall (ULM, Grad., LB);

Rodney Butler (NM State, So., LB); Winston Rose (NM State, Sr., DB); Larry Rose III (NM State, Fr.,

RB); Derek Ibekwe (NM State, Fr., LB); Chris May (South Alabama, Jr., OL); Melvin Meggs (South

Alabama, Sr., OL); Jesse Kelley (South Alabama, Sr., DL); Montell Garner (South Alabama, Sr., DB);

Will Johnson (Texas State, Sr., P); Tyler Jones (Texas State, So., QB); Robert Lowe (Texas State, Jr.,

RB); Ryan Melton (Texas State, So., OL ); Dalton Bennett (Troy, Jr., OL); Brandon Burks (Troy, Jr.,

RB); Tyler Roberts (Troy, Jr., DL); Bryan Holmes (Troy, Jr., WR).

2014 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

Taylor Lamb, Appalachian State

David Mayo, Texas State

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Player of the Year: Antonio Andrews, WKU

Offensive Player of the Year: Antonio Andrews, WKU

Defensive Player of the Year: Xavius Boyd, WKU

Freshman of the Year: Elijah McGuire, Louisiana

Coach of the Year: Joey Jones, South Alabama

Honorable Mention: Adam Kennedy (Arkansas State, Sr., QB); Chris Stone (Arkansas

State, So., DL); Ulrick John (Georgia State, Sr., OL); Joseph Peterson (Georgia State, So.,

LB); Jacob Maxwell (Louisiana, Sr., TE); Dominique Tovell (Louisiana, So., LB); Kolton

Browning (ULM, Sr., QB); Centarius Donald (ULM, Jr., RB); Jay Jones (South Alabama, Jr.,

RB); Aleem Sunanon (South Alabama, r-Fr., K); David Mayo (Texas State, Jr., LB); Mike

Orakpo (Texas State, Jr., LB); Jordan Chunn (Troy, Fr., RB); Bryan Holmes (Troy, So., WR);

Willie McNeal (WKU, Jr., WR); Forrest Lamp (WKU, r-Fr., OL).

FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Corey Robinson, TroyRB - Alonzo Harris, LouisianaRB - Elijah McGuire, LouisianaRB - Antonio Andrews, WKUWR - J.D. McKissic, Arkansas StateWR - Albert Wilson, Georgia StateWR - Eric Thomas, TroyTE - Wes Saxton, South AlabamaOL - Andre Huval, LouisianaOL - Josh Allen, ULMOL - Chris May, South AlabamaOL - Terrence Jones, TroyOL - Luis Polanco, WKU

DEFENSEDL - Ryan Carrethers, Arkansas StateDL - Romelle Jones, South AlabamaDL - Alex Page, South AlabamaDL - Bar’ee Boyd, WKULB - Qushaun Lee, Arkansas StateLB - Justin Anderson, LouisianaLB - Xavius Boyd, WKUDB - Isaiah Newsome, ULMDB - Camren Hudson, TroyDB - Jonathan Dowling, WKUDB - Cam Thomas, WKU

SPECIAL TEAMSK - Brian Davis, Arkansas StateP - Justin Manton, ULMRS - Darryl Surgent, LouisianaAP - J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Ross Metheny, South AlabamaRB - Michael Gordon, Arkansas StateRB - Robert Lowe, Texas StateWR - Jamal Robinson, LouisianaWR - Rashon Ceaser, ULMWR - Shavarez Smith, South AlabamaTE - Darion Griswold, Arkansas StateOL - Bryce Giddens, Arkansas StateOL - Steven Haunga, Arkansas StateOL - Daniel Quave, LouisianaOL - Ucambre Williams, South AlabamaOL - Evan McKissack, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Justin Hamilton, LouisianaDL - Gerrand Johnson, ULMDL - Antonio Gillespie, TroyDL - Tyler Roberts, TroyLB - Cameron Blakes, ULMLB - Enrique Williams, South AlabamaLB - Andrew Jackson, WKUDB - Rocky Hayes, Arkansas StateDB - Sterling Young, Arkansas StateDB - Trevence Patt, LouisianaDB - Justin Iwuji, Texas State

SPECIAL TEAMSK - Will Scott, TroyP - Will Scott, TroyRS - J.D. McKissic, Arkansas StateAP - Albert Wilson, Georgia State

2013 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

Qushaun Lee, Arkansas State

Corey Robinson, Troy

Elijah McGuire, Louisiana

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FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Ryan Aplin, Arkansas StateRB - David Oku, Arkansas StateRB - Antonio Andrews, WKUWR - Brent Leonard, ULMWR - Anthony Amos, Middle Tennessee WR - Chip Reeves, TroyTE - Jack Doyle, WKUOL - Zack McKnight, Arkansas StateOL - Micah James, Middle TennesseeOL - Aaron Fortenberry, North TexasOL - Kyle Wilborn, TroyOL - Adam Smith, WKU

DEFENSEDL - Ryan Carrethers, Arkansas StateDL - Tourek Williams, FIUDL - Emeka Onyenekwu, LouisianaDL - Quanterus Smith, WKULB - Nathan Herrold, Arkansas StateLB - Jake Johnson, South AlabamaLB - Andrew Jackson, WKUDB - Johnathan Cyprien, FIUDB - Jemarlous Moten, LouisianaDB - Brynden Trawick, TroyDB - Jonathan Dowling, WKU

SPECIAL TEAMSP - Brett Baer, LouisianaK - Brett Baer, LouisianaRS - Reggie Whatley, Middle TennesseeAP - Antonio Andrews, WKU

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Kolton Browning, ULMRB - Benny Cunningham, Middle TennesseeRB - Shawn Southward, TroyWR - J.D. McKissic, Arkansas StateWR - William Dukes, Florida Atlantic WR - Harry Peoples, LouisianaTE - Nexon Dorvilus, Florida AtlanticOL - Caylin Hauptmann, FIUOL - Leonardo Bates, LouisianaOL - Jonathon Gill, ULMOL - Andrew Huval, LouisianaOL - Josh Allen, ULM

DEFENSEDL - Tim Starson, Arkansas StateDL - Omar McLendon, Middle TennesseeDL - Alex Page, South AlabamaDL - R.J. Young, ULMLB - Tony Davis, TroyLB - Zach Orr, North TexasLB - Kanorris Davis, TroyDB - Brent Harstad, Florida AtlanticDB - Isaiah Newsome, ULMDB - Kevin Byard, Middle TennesseeDB - Zac Whitfi eld, North Texas

SPECIAL TEAMSK - Brian Davis, Arkansas StateP - Will Atterberry, North TexasRS - Deon Anthony, TroyAP - Antonio Andrews, WKU

Player of the Year: Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State

Offensive Player of the Year: Kolton Browing, ULM

Defensive Player of the Year: Quanterus Smith, WKU

Freshman of the Year: J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State

Coach of the Year: Todd Berry, ULM

Honorable Mention: Taylor Stockemer (Arkansas State, Sr., WR); Qushaun Lee (Arkansas State,

So., LB); Daniel McKinney (Florida Atlantic, Jr., WR); Andrae Kirk (Florida Atlantic, So., LB); Rupert

Bryan (FIU, Sr., OL); Jose Cheeseborough (FIU, Sr., DB); Terrance Broadway (Louisiana, So., QB);

Jaron Odom (Louisiana, Sr., OL); Je’Ron Hamm (ULM, Jr., WR); DaCorris Ford (ULM, r-Sr., LB); Logan

Kilgore (Middle Tennessee, r-Jr., QB); Josh Walker (Middle Tennessee, r-Jr., OL); Cyril Lemon (North

Texas, So., OL); Mason Y’Barbo (North Texas, So., OL); Enrique Williams (South Alabama, Jr., LB); B.J.

Scott (South Alabama, Sr., DB); Corey Robinson (Troy, Jr., QB); Eric Thomas (Troy, WR, Jr.); Kawaun

Jakes (WKU, Sr., QB); Jamarcus Allen (WKU, Sr., DL).

2012 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

Jake Johnson, South Alabama

J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State

Kolton Browing, ULM

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Player of the Year: Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State

Offensive Player of the Year: Bobby Rainey, WKU

Defensive Player of the Year: Brandon Joiner, Arkansas State

Freshman of the Year: Alonzo Harris, Louisiana

Coach of the Year: Hugh Freeze, Arkansas State

Honorable Mention: Taylor Stockemer (Arkansas State, Jr., WR); Neely Sullivent (Arkansas

State, Sr., P); Sam McRoy (Florida Atlantic, Sr., OL); Randell Johnson (Florida Atlantic, So.,

LB); Rupert Bryan (FIU, Jr., OL); James Jones (FIU, Sr., DL); Devon Lewis-Buchanan (Lou-

isiana, LB, Sr.); Melvin White (Louisiana, DB, Sr.); Omar McLendon (Middle Tennessee, Jr.,

DL); Eric Russell (Middle Tennessee, Sr., DB/RS); Troy Evans (ULM, Sr., DL); Jason Edwards

(ULM, Sr., LB); Cyril Lemon (North Texas, Fr., OL); Brelan Chancellor (North Texas, So., AP);

Tony Davis (Troy, Jr., DL); Kanorris Davis (Troy, Jr., LB); Jared Clendenin (WKU, Sr., DL); Bo

Adebayo (WKU, Sr., DL).

FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Ryan Aplin, Arkansas StateRB - Lance Dunbar, North TexasRB - Bobby Rainey, WKUWR - T.Y. Hilton, FIUWR - Dwayne Frampton, Arkansas StateWR - Javone Lawson, LouisianaTE - Ladarius Green, LouisianaOL - Tom Castilaw, Arkansas StateOL - Colin Boss, Middle TennesseeOL - Matt Tomlinson, North TexasOL - Wes Jeffries, WKUOL - James Brown, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Brandon Joiner, Arkansas StateDL - Bernard Smith, LouisianaDL - Ken Dorsey, ULMDL - Jonathan Massaquoi, TroyLB - Demario Davis, Arkansas StateLB - Lance Kelley, LouisianaLB - Andrew Jackson, WKUDB - Darryl Feemster, Arkansas StateDB - Kelcie McCray, Arkansas StateDB - Dwight “Bill” Bentley, LouisianaDB - Darius Prelow, ULM

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Jack Griffi n, FIUP - Will Atterberry, North TexasRS - T.Y. Hilton, FIUAP - T.Y. Hilton, FIU

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Blaine Gautier, LouisianaRB - Alfred Morris, Florida AtlanticRB - Kedrick Rhodes, FIUWR - Josh Jarboe, Arkansas StateWR - Brent Leonard, ULMWR - Eric Thomas, TroyTE - Jack Doyle, WKUOL - Delano Moore, Arkansas StateOL - Caylin Hauptmann, FIUOL - Leonardo Bates, LouisianaOL - Brandon McLeroy, Middle TennesseeOL - Adam Smith, WKU

DEFENSEDL - Dorvus Woods, Arkansas StateDL - Tourek Williams, FIUDL - Brandon Akpunku, North TexasDL - Quanterus Smith, WKULB - Nathan Herrold, Arkansas StateLB - Winston Fraser, FIULB - Zachary Orr, North TexasDB - Darron Edwards, Arkansas StateDB - Jonathan Cyprien, FIUDB - Brynden Trawick, TroyDB - Derrius Brooks, WKU

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Brett Baer, Louisiana P - Brett Baer, LouisianaRS - Luther Ambrose, ULMAP - Dwayne Frampton, Arkansas State

2011 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

Brandon Joiner, Arkansas State

Jonathan Massaquoi, Troy

Alonzo Harris, Louisiana

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FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Ryan Aplin, Arkansas StateRB - Lance Dunbar, North TexasRB - Bobby Rainey, WKUWR - T.Y. Hilton, FIUWR - Jerrel Jernigan, TroyTE - Ladarius Green, LouisianaOL - Brad Serini, FIUOL - Tyler Clark, TroyOL - Victor Gill, North TexasOL - Derek Newton, Arkansas StateOL - Esteban Santiago, North Texas

DEFENSEDL - Bryan Hall, Arkansas StateDL - Jamari Lattimore, Middle TennesseeDL - Jonathan Massaquoi, TroyDL - Jarvis Wilson, FIULB - Demario Davis, Arkansas StateLB - Toronto Smith, FIULB - Craig Robertson, North Texas DB - M.D. Jennings, Arkansas StateDB - Anthony Gaitor, FIUDB - Rod Issac, Middle TennesseeDB - Jeremy Kellem, Middle Tennessee

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Alan Gendreau, Middle TennesseeP - Mickey Groody, Florida AtlanticRS - T.Y. Hilton, FIUAP - Jerrel Jernigan, Troy

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Corey Robinson, TroyRB - Phillip Tanner, Middle TennesseeRB - Darriet Perry, FIUWR - Lester Jean, Florida AtlanticWR - Luther Ambrose, ULMTE - Rob Housler, Florida AtlanticOL - Tom Castilaw, Arkansas StateOL - Sifa Etu, Arkansas StateOL - Ian Burks, LouisianaOL - Mark Fisher, Middle TennesseeOL - James Brown, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Dorvus Woods, Arkansas StateDL - Tourek Williams, FIUDL - Ken Dorsey, ULMDL - Mario Addison, TroyLB - Javon McKinnon, Arkansas StateLB - Michael Lockley, Florida AtlanticLB - Thomas Majors, WKUDB - Marcus Bartels, Florida AtlanticDB - Tavious Polo, Florida AtlanticDB - Jonathan Cyprien, FIUDB - Darius Prelow, ULM

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Zach Olen, North TexasP - Josh Davis, Middle TennesseeRS - Jerrel Jernigan, TroyAP - T.Y. Hilton, FIU

Player of the Year: T.Y. Hilton, FIU

Offensive Player of the Year: Bobby Rainey, WKU

Defensive Player of the Year: Jamari Lattimore, MT

Freshman of the Year: Corey Robinson, Troy

Coach of the Year: Mario Cristobal, FIU

Honorable Mention: Dwayne Frampton (Arkansas State, Jr., WR); Allen Muse (Arkansas State,

So., WR); Tarvoris Hill (Florida Atlantic, R-Sr., DB); Jeff Van Camp (Florida Atlantic, R-Sr., QB);

Greg Ellingson (FIU, Sr., WR); Winston Fraser (FIU, R-So., LB); Orkeys Auriene (Louisiana, Sr.,

DB); Spencer Ortego (Louisiana, Sr., P); Kolton Browning (ULM, R-Fr., QB); Cameron Blakes

(ULM, So., LB); Eric Russel (Middle Tennessee, Junior, RS); Dwight Smith (Middle Tennessee, Sr.,

DL); Brelan Chancellor (North Texas, Fr. RS); Will Goggans (Troy, Jr., P); Michael Taylor (Troy, Jr.,

K); Orlando Misaalefua (WKU, Sr., LB); Mychal Patterson (WKU, Sr., OL).

2010 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

Ladarius Green, Louisiana

Demario Davis, Arkansas State

Jerrel Jernigan, Troy

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Player of the Year: Levi Brown, TroyOffensive Player of the Year: Levi Brown, Troy

Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Cardia Jackson, ULM

Chris McCoy, Middle TennesseeFreshman of the Year: Shawn Southward, Troy

Co-Coaches of the Year: Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee

Larry Blakeney, Troy

Honorable Mention: Corey Leonard (Arkansas State, Sr., QB); Daylan Walker (Arkansas State,

Sr., DB); Kevin Cyrille (Florida Atlantic, R-So., DL); Marcus Bartels (Florida Atlantic, R-So.,

DB); Scott Bryant (FIU, Sr., LB); Jonathan Cyprien (FIU, Fr., DB); Dwight Bentley (Louisiana,

So., DB); Grant Fleming (Louisiana, Jr., LB); Luther Ambrose (ULM, So., WR); Josh Thomas

(ULM, Sr., LB); Brandon Perry (Middle Tennessee, Sr., DL); Desmond Gee (Middle Tennessee,

Sr., RS); Kelvin Drake (North Texas, Jr., OL); Craig Robertson (North Texas, Jr., LB); Tebiarus

Gill (Troy, Jr., WR); Will Goggans (Troy, So., P); Jake Gaebler (WKU, Sr., WR); Jeremy Moore

(WKU, Sr., P).

FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Levi Brown, TroyRB - Alfred Morris, Florida AtlanticRB - Lance Dunbar, North TexasWR - LaGregory Sapp, ULMWR - Jerrel Jernigan, TroyTE - Jason Harmon, Florida AtlanticOL - Brad Bustle, LouisianaOL - Chris Fisher, LouisianaOL - Mark Thompson, Middle TennesseeOL - Danny Franks, TroyOL - Tyler Clark, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Alex Carrington, Arkansas StateDL - Aaron Morgan, ULMDL - Chris McCoy, Middle TennesseeDL - Brandon Lang, TroyLB - Cardia Jackson, ULMLB - Boris Lee, TroyLB - Bear Woods, TroyDB - Greg James, ULMDB - Jeremy Kellem, Middle TennesseeDB - Alex Suber, Middle TennesseeDB - Marcus Udell, Middle Tennessee

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Alan Gendreau, Middle TennesseeP - Spencer Ortego, LouisianaRS - T.Y. Hilton, FIUAP - Jerrel Jernigan, Troy

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Dwight Dasher, Middle TennesseeRB - Frank Goodin, ULMRB - Bobby Rainey, WKUWR - T.Y. Hilton, FIUWR - Jamaal Jackson, North TexasTE - Ladarius Green, LouisianaOL - Derek Newton, Arkansas StateOL - David Matlock, Florida AtlanticOL - Brad Serirni, FIUOL - Esteban Santiago, North TexasOL - Mark Fisher, Middle Tennessee

DEFENSEDL - Bryan Hall, Arkansas StateDL - Jamari Lattimore, Middle TennesseeDL - Cameron Sheffi eld, TroyDL - Kevin Dixon, TroyLB - Antwyne Zanders, LouisianaLB - Danny Carmichael, Middle TennesseeLB - Cam Robinson, Middle TennesseeDB - Anthony Gaitor, FIUDB - James Truxillo, ULMDB - Courtland Fuller, TroyDB - Bryan Willis, Troy

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Josh Arauco, Arkansas StateP - Carlos Munera, FIURS - Jerrel Jernigan, TroyAP - Bobby Rainey, WKU

2009 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

Shawn Southward, Troy

Bear Woods, Troy

Cardia Jackson, ULM

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FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Michael Desormeaux, LouisianaRB - Tyrell Fenroy, LouisianaRB - Reggie Arnold, Arkansas StateWR - Jerrel Jernigan, Troy WR - Casey Fitzgerald, North TexasTE - Zeek Zacharie, ULMOL - Matt Mandich, Arkansas StateOL - Brad Bustle, LouisianaOL - Chris Fisher, LouisianaOL - Chris Jamison, TroyOL - Dion Small, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Alex Carrington, Arkansas StateDL - Jervonte Jackson, Florida AtlanticDL - Brandon Lang, TroyDL - Cameron Sheffi eld, TroyLB - Frantz Joseph, Florida AtlanticLB - Cardia Jackson, ULMLB - Boris Lee, TroyDB - Corey Small, Florida AtlanticDB - Anthony Gaitor, FIUDB - Terence Moore, TroyDB - Sherrod Martin, Troy

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Josh Arauco, Arkansas StateP - Truman Spencer, North TexasRS - T.Y. Hilton, FIUAP - T.Y. Hilton, FIU

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Corey Leonard, Arkansas StateRB - Charles Pierre, Florida AtlanticRB - DuJuan Harris, TroyWR - T.Y. Hilton, FIUWR - Jason Chery, LouisianaTE - David Johnson, Arkansas StateTE - Jamari Grant, Florida AtlanticOL - Mark Clemons, Arkansas StateOL - Nick Paris, Florida AtlanticOL - John Rizzo, Florida AtlanticOL - Brad Serini, FIUOL - Larry Shappley, ULM

DEFENSEDL - Quentin Newman, FIUDL - Trevor Jenkins, Middle TennesseeDL - Aaron Morgan, ULMDL - Dion Gales, TroyLB - Ben Owens, Arkansas StateLB - Bear Woods, TroyLB - Tobe Nwigwe, North TexasDB - Derik Keyes, LouisianaDB - Josh Thompson, ULMDB - Jeremy Kellem, Middle TennesseeDB - Tavares Williams, Troy

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Sam Glusman, TroyP - Carlos Munera, FIURS - Kevin Jones, Arkansas StateAP - Jason Chery, Louisiana

Player of the Year: Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana

Offensive Player of the Year: Michael Desormeaux, LouisianaDefensive Player of the Year: Alex Carrington, Arkansas State

Newcomer of the Year: Levi Brown, Troy

Freshman of the Year: T.Y. Hilton, FIU

Coach of the Year: Larry Blakeney, Troy

Honorable Mention: J.T. Jordan (Arkansas State, Jr., TE,), Dominique Williams (Arkansas State,

Sr., CB,), Scott Bryant (FIU, JR., LB), Paul McCall (FIU, JR., QB), Jonathan Decoster (Louisiana,

So., OL), Antwyne Zanders (Louisiana, Sr., LB), Kinsmon Lancaster (ULM, Sr., QB), Anthony Mc-

Call (ULM, Fr., WR), Joe Craddock (Middle Tennessee, Sr., QB), Ivon Hickmon (Middle Tennessee,

Sr., LB), Cam Montgomery (North Texas, Jr., RB), Craig Robertson (North Texas, So., LB), Ken-

nard Burton (Troy, Sr., WR), Steve McLendon (Troy, Sr., DT).

2008 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

Alex Carrington, Arkansas State

Cameron Sheffi eld, Troy

Michael Desormeaux, Louisiana

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Player of the Year: Rusty Smith, FAU

Offensive Player of the Year: Omar Haugabook, Troy

Defensive Player of the Year: Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas State

Newcomer of the Year: Chris Bradwell, Troy

Freshman of the Year: Giovanni Vizza, NT

Coach of the Year: Howard Schnellenberger, FAU

Honorable Mention: Corey Leonard (Arkansas State, So., QB), Alex Carrington (Arkansas

State, So., DE), Kris Bartels (FAU, Sr., DB), Charles Pierre (FAU, Jr., RB), Scott Bryant (FIU,

So., LB), Ashlyn Parker (FIU, So., DB), Korey Raymond (Louisiana, Sr., DL), Grant Fleming

(Louisiana, Fr., LB), Frank Goodin (ULM, Fr. RB), Aaron Morgan (ULM, So., DL), DeMarco

McNair (Middle Tennessee, Sr., RB), Alex Suber (Middle Tennessee, Jr., DB), Brandon Jackson

(North Texas, Sr., WR), Craig Robertson (North Texas, Fr., LB), Chris Jamison (Troy, Jr., OL),

Sherrod Martin (Troy, Jr., DB).

FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Rusty Smith, Florida AtlanticRB - Tyrell Fenroy, LouisianaRB - Calvin Dawson, ULMWR - Cortez Gent, Florida AtlanticWR - Casey Fitzgerald, North TexasTE - Jason Harmon, Florida AtlanticOL - Matt Mandich, Arkansas StateOL - Jesse Newman, LouisianaOL - Franklin Dunbar, Middle TennesseeOL - Kyle Cunningham, ULMOL - Dion Small, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Rodney Hardeway, LouisianaDL - Tavares Jones, Middle TennesseeDL - Erik Walden, Middle TennesseeDL - Jeremiah Chapman, North TexasLB - Frantz Joseph, Florida AtlanticLB - Cergile Sincere, Florida AtlanticLB - Boris Lee, TroyDB - Khayyam Burns, Arkansas StateDB - Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas StateDB - Tavious Polo, Florida AtlanticDB - Elbert Mack, Troy

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Greg Whibbs, TroyP - Scott Love, ULMRS - Leodis McKelvin, TroyAP - Desmond Gee, Middle Tennessee

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Omar Haugabook, TroyRB - Reggie Arnold, Arkansas StateRB - Kenny Cattouse, TroyWR - Levi Dejohnette, Arkansas StateWR - Gary Banks, TroyTE - Zeek Zacharie, ULMOL - John Rizzo, Florida AtlanticOL - Jarrid Smith, Florida AtlanticOL - Adam Hill, ULMOL - Chris Fisher, LouisianaOL - Kelvin Drake, North Texas

DEFENSEDL - Jervonte Jackson, Florida AtlanticDL - David Cooper, ULMDL - Kenny Mainor, TroyDL - Shawn Todd, TroyLB - Koby McKinnon, Arkansas StateLB - Antwyne Zanders, LouisianaLB - Cardia Jackson, ULMDB - Corey Small, Florida AtlanticDB - Greg James, ULMDB - Bradley Robinson, Middle TennesseeDB - Leodis McKelvin, Troy

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Drew Edmiston, LouisianaP - Brett Shrable, Arkansas StateRS - Lionell Singleton, FIUAP - Michael Desormeaux, Louisiana

2007 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

Elbert Mack, Troy

Omar Haugabook, Troy

Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas State

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FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Omar Haugabook, TroyRB - Tyrell Fenroy, LouisianaRB - Calvin Dawson, ULMWR - Johnny Quinn, North TexasWR - Gary Banks, TroyTE - Samuel Smith, FIUOL - Tanner Jenkins, Arkansas StateOL - Nello Faulk, Florida AtlanticOL - Brandon Cox, LouisianaOL - Dylan Lineberry, North TexasOL - Zach Yenser, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Josh Pinnick, Florida AtlanticDL - Antwan Barnes, FIUDL - Erik Walden, Middle TennesseeDL - Tavares Jones, Middle TennesseeLB - Alexander Bostic III, FIULB - Keyonvis Bouie, FIULB - J.K. Sabb, Middle TennesseeDB - Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas StateDB - Kevin Payne, ULMDB - Damon Nickson, Middle TennesseeDB - Brannon Condren, Troy

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Drew Edmiston, LouisianaP - Colby Smith, Middle TennesseeRS - Damon Nickson, Middle TennesseeAP - Desmond Gee, Middle Tennessee

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Clint Marks, Middle TennesseeRB - Reggie Arnold, Arkansas StateRB - Eugene Gross, Middle TennesseeWR - Chandler Williams, FIUWR - LaGregory Sapp, ULMTE - Zeek Zacharie, ULMOL - Matt Mandich, Arkansas StateOL - Franklin Dunbar, Middle TennesseeOL - Germayle Franklin, Middle TennesseeOL - Kyle Cunningham, ULMOL - Kirbie Bodiford, Troy

DEFENSEDL - Jamarrow James, Arkansas StateDL - Jervonte Jackson, Florida AtlanticDL - Jeremiah Chapman, North TexasDL - Franklin Lloyd, TroyLB - Koby McKinnon, Arkansas StateLB - Devrett Wade, Arkansas StateLB - Justin Rainey, Middle TennesseeDB - Khayyam Burns, Arkansas StateDB - Taheem Acevedo, Florida AtlanticDB - Kris Bartels, Florida AtlanticDB - Lionell Singleton, FIU

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Cole Wilson, ULMP - Truman Spencer, North TexasRS - Leodis McKelvin, TroyAP - Michael Desormeaux, Louisiana

Player of the Year: Omar Haugabook, Troy

Offensive Player of the Year: Omar Haugabook, Troy

Defensive Player of the Year: Keyonvis Bouie, FIU

Newcomer of the Year: Omar Haugabook, Troy

Freshman of the Year: Reggie Arnold, Arkansas State

Coach of the Year: Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee

Honorable Mention: Oren O’Neal (Arkansas State, Sr., RB), Jonathan Najm (Arkansas State, Sr.,

DL), Charles Pierre (FAU, So., RB), Cergile Sincere (FAU, Jr., LB), Josh Padrick (FIU, Sr., QB),

Ashlyn Parker (FIU, Fr., WR), Rodney Hardeway (Louisiana, Jr., DL), Jesse Newman (Louisiana,

Jr., OL), Adam Hill (ULM, Jr., OL), Josh Thompson (ULM, So., DB), Maurice Holman (North Texas,

Jr., LB), Aaron Weathers (North Texas, Jr., DB), Kenny Cattouse (Troy, Jr., RB), Boris Lee (Troy,

Fr., LB).

2006 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

Leodis McKelvin, Troy

Calvin Dawson, ULM

Reggie Arnold, Arkansas State

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Player of the Year: Steven Jyles, ULM

Offensive Player of the Year: Steven Jyles, ULM

Defensive Player of the Year: Jeff Littlejohn, Middle Tennessee

Newcomer of the Year: Aaron Weathers, NT

Freshman of the Year: Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana

Coach of the Year: Steve Roberts, Arkansas State

Honorable Mention: Nick Noce (Arkansas State, Sr. QB), Khayyam Burns (Arkansas State,

So., DB), Danny Embick (FAU, Sr., QB), Jarrid Smith (FAU, So., OL), Cory McKinney (FIU, Sr.,

WR), Anthony Hills (Louisiana, Jr., DE), Michael Adams (Louisiana, Jr., DB), Adam Hill (ULM,

So., OL), Jason Schule (ULM, Sr., LB), Clint Marks (Middle Tennessee, Jr., QB), Bradley Robin-

son (Middle Tennessee, So., DB), Nick Bazaldua (North Texas, Sr., K), Maurice Holman (North

Texas, So., LB), Leverne Johnson (Troy, Sr., LB), Thomas Olmsted (Troy, Sr., P).

FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Steven Jyles, ULMRB - Patrick Cobbs, North TexasRB - Antonio Warren, Arkansas StateWR - Drouzon Quillen, ULMWR - Cleannord Saintil, Middle TennesseeTE - Joey Trappey, ULMOL - Victor Cernius, FIUOL - Brandon Cox, LouisianaOL - Greg Hodges, LouisianaOL - Tanner Jenkins, Arkansas StateOL - Dylan Lineberry, North Texas

DEFENSEDL - Myron Anderson, Arkansas StateDL - Antwan Barnes, FIUDL - Brandon Guillory, ULMDL - Jeff Littlejohn, Middle TennesseeLB - Keyonvis Bouie, FIULB - Bernard Davis, TroyLB - Shomari Earls, Florida AtlanticDB - Johnny Faulk, TroyDB - Willie Hughley, Florida AtlanticDB - Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas StateDB - Chaz Williams, ULM

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Eric Neihouse, Arkansas StateP - Joel Stelly, ULMRS - Leodis McKelvin, TroyAP - Michael Desormeaux, Louisiana

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Josh Padrick, FIURB - Tyrell Fenroy, LouisianaRB - Eugene Gross, Middle TennesseeWR - Johnny Quinn, North TexasWR - Chandler Williams, FIUTE - Samuel Smith, FIUOL - Kyle Cunningham, ULMOL - Willie Hall, Middle TennesseeOL - Germayle Franklin, Middle TennesseeOL - Matt Mandich, Arkansas StateOL - Jesse Newman, Louisiana

DEFENSEDL - Jeremiah Chapman, North TexasDL - Torre Lankford, TroyDL - Eugene Kwarteng, LouisianaDL - Quinton Staton, Middle TennesseeLB - Phillip Graves, North TexasLB - J.K. Sabb, Middle TennesseeLB - Devrett Wade, Arkansas StateDB - James Johnson, Arkansas StateDB - Kevin Payne, ULMDB - Nick Turnbull, FIUDB - Aaron Weathers, North Texas

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Adam Moss, FIUP - Colby Smith, Middle TennesseeRS - James Johnson, Arkansas StateAP - Gary Banks, Troy

2005 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

Tanner Jenkins, Arkansas State

Antonio Warren, Arkansas State

Bernard Davis, Troy

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FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Buck Pierce, NM StateRB - Jamario Thomas, North TexasRB - DeWhitt Betterson, TroyOL - Andy Brewster, North TexasOL - Steven Gibbs, Arkansas StateOL - Bruce Hampton, ULMOL - Junior Louissaint, TroyOL - Steve Subia, NM StateTE - Andy Blount, North TexasWR - Bobby Bernal-Wood, IdahoWR - Kerry Wright, Middle Tennessee

DEFENSEDL - Adrian Awasom, North TexasDL - Aubrey Dorisme, NM StateDL - Brandon Guillory, ULMDL - Demarcus Ware, Troy LB - Jimmy Cottrell, Jr., NM StateLB - Cole Snyder, Jr., IdahoLB - Josh Williams, Fr., Arkansas StateDB - Jonas Buckles, North TexasDB - Derrick Ansley, Sr., TroyDB - Chris Harris, ULMDB - C.C. Brown, Sr., Louisiana

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Nick Bazaldua, North TexasP - Joel Stelly, ULMRS - Kevin Robertson, Utah StateAP - Johnny Quinn, North Texas

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEOL - Lonnie Chambers, North TexasOL - Nick Cole, NM StateOL - Dylan Lineberry, North TexasOL - Quinton Staton, Middle Tennessee OL - Henry Tellis, TroyTE - Andrew Mooney, NM StateWR - Johnny Quinn, North Texas WR - Bill Sampy, LouisianaQB - Scott Hall, North TexasRB - Jayson Bird, IdahoRB - Antonio Warren, Arkansas State

DEFENSEDL - Evan Cardwell, North TexasDL - Michael Pruitt, North TexasDL - Eric Thomas, TroyDL - Ronald Tupea, Utah StateLB - Bernard Davis, TroyLB - Robby Farmer, TroyLB - John Winchester, ULMDB - Johnny Faulk, TroyDB - Matt Griebel, NM State DB - Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas StateDB - Markeith Knowlton, North Texas

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Brian Kelly, Middle TennesseeP - Brad Kadlubar, North Texas

Player of the Year: Jamario Thomas, NTOffensive Player of the Year: Jamario Thomas, NTDefensive Player of the Year: Demarcus Ware, Troy

Newcomer of the Year: Dylan Lineberry, NTFreshman of the Year: Jamario Thomas, NT

Coach of the Year: Darrell Dickey, NT

FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Scott Hall, North TexasRB - Patrick Cobbs, North TexasRB - Zach Gerstner, IdahoOL - Andy Brewster, North TexasOL - Kimani Jones, Arkansas StateOL - Steve Subia, NM StateOL - Brandon Westbrook, Middle Tennes-seeOL - Nick Zuniga, North TexasTE - Chris Cooley, Utah StateWR - Fred Stamps, LouisianaWR - Kerry Wright, Middle Tennessee

DEFENSEDL - Adrian Awasom, North TexasDL - John Bradley, Arkansas StateDL - Antonio Floyd, LouisianaDL - Brandon Kennedy, North TexasLB - Les Echols, Arkansas StateLB - Chris Hurd, North TexasLB - Cody Spencer, North TexasDB - Jonas Buckles, North TexasDB - Johnathan Burke, Arkansas StateDB - Chris Harris, ULMDB - Craig Jones, North Texas

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Sean Comiskey, LouisianaP - Joel Stelly, ULMRS - Charles Estes, ULMAP - David Fiefi a, Utah State

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Travis Cox, Utah StateRB - David Fiefi a, Utah StateRB - Kevin Payne, ULMOL - D’Anthony Batiste, LouisianaOL - Bruce Hampton, ULMOL - Trevor Hutton, Utah StateOL - Matt Martinez, IdahoOL - Jake Scott, IdahoTE - Mike McCoy, IdahoWR - Ronshay Jenkins, NM StateWR - Mack Vincent, ULM

DEFENSEDL - Brian Howard, IdahoDL - Ronald Tupea, Utah StateDL - Demetrios Walker, Middle TennesseeDL - Corey Williams, Arkansas StateLB - Taylor Casey, North TexasLB - Maurice Sonnier, ULMLB - Robert Watts, Utah StateDB - C.C. Brown, LouisianaDB - Rod Bryant, IdahoDB - Terrance Washington, Utah StateDB - Michael Woods, Middle Tennessee

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Brian Kelly, Middle TennesseeP - Brad Kadlubar, North Texas

Player of the Year: Brandon Kennedy, NTOffensive Player of the Year: Patrick Cobbs, NT

Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Hurd, NTNewcomer of the Year: Aubrey Dorisme, NM State

Freshman of the Year: Kevin Payne, ULMCoach of the Year: Darrell Dickey, NT

2003 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

2004 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

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FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Brian Lindgren, IdahoRB - Kevin Galbreath, North TexasRB - Danny Smith, Arkansas StateOL - Shalimar Jackson, NM StateOL - Garry Johnson, Arkansas StateOL - J.R. Randle, North TexasOL - Brandon Westbrook, Middle TennesseeOL - Nick Zuniga, North TexasTE - Jeff Muenchow, North TexasWR - Fred Stamps, LouisianaWR - Mack Vincent, ULM

DEFENSEDL - John Bradley, Arkansas StateDL - Darrell Daniels, North TexasDL - Brandon Kennedy, North TexasDL - Corey Williams, Arkansas StateLB - Taylor Casey, North TexasLB - Jordan Kramer - IdahoLB - Cody Spencer, North TexasDB - Craig Jones, North TexasDB - Don McGee - North TexasDB - Siddeeq Shabazz, NM StateDB - Charles Tillman, Louisiana

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Dario Aguiniga, NM StateP - Robert Billings, Middle TennesseeRS - James Hickenbotham, Arkansas StateAP - Reshard Lee, Middle Tennessee

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Paul Dombrowski, NM StateRB - Dwone Hicks, Middle TennesseeRB - Bryant Jacobs, ULMOL - John Crossley, Arkansas StateOL - Glen Elarbee, Middle TennesseeOL - Jonathon Rausch, LouisianaOL - Matt Turney, North TexasOL - B.J. Van Driesen, NM StateTE - Josh Joerg, LouisianaWR - Tyrone Calico, Middle TennesseeWR - John Jelmberg, Idaho

DEFENSEDL - Adrian Awasom, North TexasDL - Chris McIver, North TexasDL - Walter Sampson, LouisianaDL - John Thompson, ULMLB- Les Echols, Arkansas StateLB - Rich Glover, NM StateLB - Carlos Hughes, ULMDB - Chuck Allen, Arkansas StateDB - Jonas Buckles, North TexasDB - Jonathan Burke, Arkansas StateDB - Chris Harris, ULM

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Brian Kelly, Middle TennesseeP - Brad Kadlubar, North TexasRS - Cedric Thompson, IdahoAP - Ja’Mel Branch, North TexasRS - David Fiefi a, Utah State

Player of the Year: Brandon Kennedy, NTOffensive Player of the Year: Danny Smith, Arkansas State

Defensive Player of the Year: Brandon Kennedy, NTNewcomer of the Year: Jonathan Burke, Arkansas State

Freshman of the Year: Paul Dombrowski, New Mexico StateCoach of the Year: Darrell Dickey, NT

FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Wes Counts, Middle TennesseeRB - Kevin Galbreath, North TexasRB - Dwone Hicks, Middle TennesseeOL - Garry Johnson, Arkansas StateOL - J.R. Randle, North TexasOL - Brandon Westbrook, Middle TennesseeOL - Tony Wragge, NM StateOL - Nick Zuniga, North TexasTE - Jeff Muenchow, North TexasWR - Chris Lacy, IdahoWR - Kendall Newson, Middle Tennessee

DEFENSEDL - Brandon Kennedy, North TexasDL - Donald Malveaux, ULMDL - Joe Olivo, NM StateDL - Tanaka Scott, Middle TennesseeLB - Scotty Brown, Middle TennesseeLB - Brad Kassell, North TexasLB - D’Wayne Taylor, NM StateDB - Jykine Bradley, Middle TennesseeDB - Jonas Buckles, North TexasDB - Siddeeq Shabazz, NM StateDB - Charles Tillman, Louisiana

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Jason Ball, North TexasP - Jason Ball, North TexasRS - James Hickenbotham, Arkansas StateAP - James Hickenbotham, Arkansas State

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - John Welsh, IdahoQB - K.C. Enzminger, NM StateRB - Jonathan Adams, Arkansas StateRB - Kenton Keith, NM StateOL - Glen Elarbee, Middle TennesseeOL - Shalimar Jackson, NM StateOL - Jonathon Rausch, LouisianaOL - Jake Scott, IdahoOL - Matt Turney, North TexasTE - Jerry Pegues, Arkansas StateWR - Nick Dugas, LouisianaWR - George Marshall - North Texas

DEFENSEDL - Jonathan Bradley, Arkansas StateDL - Brandon Kania, IdahoDL - Alex Pahulu, North TexasDL - Ron Paris, North TexasLB - Ross Brupbacher, LouisianaLB - Maurice Sonnier, ULMLB - Cody Spencer, North TexasDB - Dedrick Buckels, ULMDB - Kyries Hebert, LouisianaDB - Craig Jones, North TexasDB - Michael Woods, Middle Tennessee

SPECIAL TEAMSPK - Dario Aguiniga, NM StateP - Robert Billings, Middle TennesseeRS - Tony Lukins, NM StateAP - Reshard Lee, Middle Tennessee

Player of the Year: Wes Counts, Middle TennesseeOffensive Player of the Year: Dwone Hicks, Middle Tennessee

Defensive Player of the Year: Brad Kassell, NTNewcomer of the Year: Kevin Galbreath, NT

Freshman of the Year: Ja’Mel Branch, NTCoach of the Year: Darrell Dickey, NT

2001 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

2002 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM

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OFFENSE

S05: Dallas Davis (South Alabama, So., QB)

S12: Marcus Cox (Appalachian State, Sr., RB)

S19: Elijah McGuire (Louisiana, Sr., RB)

S26: Jalin Moore (Appalachian State, So., RB)

O03: Cole Garvin (South Alabama, So., QB)

O10: Justice Hansen (Arkansas State, So., QB)

O17: Matt Linehan (Idaho, Jr., QB)

O24: Jordan Chunn (Troy, Jr., RB)

O31: Justice Hansen (Arkansas State, So., QB)

N07: Caleb Evans (ULM, Fr., QB)

N14: Thomas Koufi e (ULM, So., RB)

N21: Marcus Cox (Appalachian State, Sr., RB)

N28: Isaiah Saunders (Idaho, So., RB)

D05: Xavier Johnson (South Alabama, Jr., RB)

DEFENSE

S05: Roman Buchanan (South Alabama, Sr., LB)

S12: Rodney Butler (NM State, Sr.,LB)

S19: Bobby Baker (Georgia State, Sr., DB)

S26: Kaden Elliss (Idaho, So., LB)

O03: Rodney Butler (NM State, Sr., LB)

O10: Mackendy Cheridor (Georgia State, R-Jr., DL)

O17: Chris Humes (Arkansas State, Sr., DB)

O24: Clifton Duk (Appalachian State, Fr., DB)

O31: Ukeme Eligwe (Georgia Southern, r-Jr. LB)

N07: Kennan Gilchrist (Appalachian State, LB, Sr.)

N14: Money Hunter (Arkansas State, Sr., DB)

N21: Chris Odom (Arkansas State, Sr., DE)

N28: Jalen Thompson (South Alabama, So., DB)

D05: Chris Odom (Arkansas State, Sr., DE)

SPECIAL TEAMS

S05: Marcus Ripley (Texas State, Fr., K)

S12: Parker Davidson (NM State, So., K)

S19: Ryan Kay (Troy, Sr., P/K)

S26: Jabir Frye (Troy, Fr., RB)

O03: Bentlee Critcher (Appalachian State, Sr., P/K)

O10: Austin Rehkow (Idaho, Sr., P/K)

O17: Ryan Kay (Troy, Sr., P/K)

O24: Younghoe Koo (Georgia Southern, r-Sr., P/K)

O31: Brandon McKee (South Alabama, Sr., P)

N07: Blaise Taylor (Arkansas State, Jr., DB)

N14: Austin Rehkow (Idaho, Sr., P/K)

N21: Brandon McKee (South Alabama, Sr., P)

N28: Bentlee Critcher (Appalachian State, Sr., P)

D05: Austin Rehkow (Idaho, Sr., P/K)

OFFENSE

S04: Osharmar Abercrombie (Coastal Carolina, Sr., RB)

S11: Tyler Rogers (NM State, Sr., QB)

S18: Brandon Silvers (Troy, Sr., QB)

S25: Caleb Evans (ULM, So., QB)

O02: Jordan Chunn (Troy, Sr., RB)

O09: Jalin Moore (Appalachian State, Jr., RB)

O16: Penny Hart (Georgia State, So., WR)

O23: Justice Hansen (Arkansas State, Jr., QB)

Taylor Lamb (Appalachian State, Sr., QB)

O30: Matt Linehan (Idaho, Sr., QB)

N06: Caleb Evans (ULM, So., QB)

N13: Cole Garvin (South Alabama, Jr., QB)

N20: Shai Werts (Georgia Southern, Fr., QB)

N27: Justice Hansen (Arkansas State, Jr., QB)

D04: Tyler Rogers (NM State, Sr., QB)

DEFENSE

S04: Easy Anyama (Texas State, Sr., LB)

S11: Ron Laforce (NM State, Jr., DB)

S18: Anthony Flory (Appalachian State, Jr., LB)

S25: Shamad Lomax (NM State, So., DB)

O02: Blace Brown (Troy, Jr., DB)

O09: Clifton Duck (Appalachian State, So., DB)

O16: Marterious Allen (Georgia State, Jr., DL)

O23: Ja’Von Rolland-Jones (Arkansas State, Sr. DL)

Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama, Sr., DB)

O30: Eric Boggs (Appalachian State, Sr., LB)

N06: Cedric Wilcots II (NM State, So., DL)

N13: Bull Barge (South Alabama, Jr., LB)

N20: Ja’Von Rolland-Jones (Arkansas State, Sr. DL)

N27: Cedric Wilcots II (NM State, So., DL)

D04: Terrill Hanks (NM State, Jr., LB)

SPECIAL TEAMS

S04: Raymond Calais (Louisiana, So., RB)

S11: Marcus Ripley (Texas State, So., P)

S18: Gus Nave (South Alabama, Fr., DB)

S25: Cade Coffey (Idaho, Fr., K)

O02: Marcus Green (ULM, Jr., WR)

O09: Cade Coffey (Idaho, Fr., K)

O16: Marcus Green (ULM, Jr., WR)

O23: Evan Rabon (Coastal Carolina, Jr., P/K)

O30: Blaise Taylor (Arkansas State, Sr., DB)

N06: Marcus Green (ULM, Jr., WR)

N13: Marcus Jones (Troy, Fr., DB)

N20: Evan Rabon (Coastal Carolina, Jr., P/K)

N27: Marcus Green (ULM, Jr., WR)

D04: Marcus Jones (Troy, Fr., DB)

Jordan Chunn, Troy

Justice Hansen, Arkansas State

Ukeme Eligwe, Georgia Southern

Bobby Baker, Georgia State

Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State

Younghoe Koo, Georgia Southern

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S1: Tyler Jones (Texas State, So., QB)

S8: Ajalen Holley (ULM, So., WR)

S15: Nick Arbuckle (Georgia State, Jr., QB)

Kevin Ellison (Georgia Southern, So., QB)

S22: Matt Breida (Georgia Southern, So., RB)

S29: Kevin Ellison (Georgia Southern, So., QB)

O6: Terrence Franks (Texas State, Sr., RB)

O13: Fredi Knighten (Arkansas State, Jr., QB)

O20: Brandon Bridge (South Alabama, Sr., QB)

O27: Elijah McGuire (Louisiana, So., RB)

N3: Marcus Cox (Appalachian State, RB, So.)

N10: Taylor Lamb (Appalachian State, QB, Fr.)

N17: Marcus Cox (Appalachian State, RB, So.)

N24: Robert Lowe (Texas State, RB, Jr.)

D1: Fredi Knighten (Arkansas State, QB, Jr.)

DEFENSE

S1: Mitch Lane (ULM, Jr., DB)

S8: Rodney Butler (NM State, So., LB)

S15: Maleki Harris (South Alabama, Sr., LB)

S22: Qushaun Lee (Arkansas State, SR., LB)

S29: David Mayo (Texas State, Sr., LB)

O6: Craig Mager (Texas State, Sr., DB)

O13: Jamal Stadom (Troy, R-Fr., DL)

O20: Christian Ringo (Louisiana, Sr., DL)

O27: David Mayo (Texas State, Sr., LB)

N3: Ja’Von Rolland-Jones (Arkansas State, DE, r-Fr.)

N10: Matt Dobson (Georgia Southern, DB, Jr.)

N17: Montres Kitchens (Troy, DB, Jr.)

N24: Michael Johnson (ULM, LB, Jr.)

D1: John Law (Appalachian State, LB, So.)

SPECIAL TEAMS

S1: Luke Ferguson (Arkansas State, Jr., PK/P)

S8: Maxwell Johnson (NM State, Sr., PK)

S15: Daniel Cadona (Louisiana, Sr., P)

S22: Artez Brown (Arkansas State, Sr., DB)

S29: Justin Manton (ULM, Sr., PK/P)

O6: Wil Lutz (Georgia State, Jr., PK/P)

O13: Chandler Worthy (Troy, Sr, KR/WR)

O20: Austin Rehkow (Idaho, So., PK/P)

O27: Daniel Cadona (Louisiana, Sr., P)

N3: Terrence Franks (Texas State, RB, Sr.)

N10: Bentlee Critcher (Appalachian State, PK/P, So.)

N17: Blaise Taylor (Arkansas State, DB, Fr.)

N24: Bobo Beathard (Appalachian State, Jr., RS)

Justin Manton (ULM, Sr., PK/P)

D1: Will Johnson (Texas State, PK/P, Sr.)

OFFENSE

S07: Rashon Ceaser (ULM, WR, Sr.)

S14: Matt Breida (Georgia Southern, RB, Jr.)

S21: Tyler Jones (Texas State, QB, Jr.)

S28: Taylor Lamb (Appalachian State, QB, So.)

O05: Michael Gordon (Arkansas State, RB, Sr.)

O12: Jalen Nixon (Louisiana, QB, Jr.)

O19: Nick Arbuckle (Georgia State, QB. Sr.)

O26: Robert Lowe (Texas State, RB, Sr.)

N02: Larry Rose III (NM State, RB, So.)

N09: Larry Rose III (NM State, RB, So.)

N16: Nick Arbuckle (Georgia State, QB. Sr.)

N23: Andrew Allen (NM State, QB, So.)

N30: Fredi Knighten (Arkansas State, QB, So.)

D07: Nick Arbuckle (Georgia State, QB. Sr.)

DEFENSE

S07: Bobby Baker (Georgia State, DB, Jr.)

S14: Jaden Wright (NM State, DB, So.)

S21: Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama, DB, So.)

S28: John Law (Appalachian State, LB, Jr.)

O05: Kalen Jackson (South Alabama, LB, Jr.)

O12: Latrell Gibbs (Appalachian State, DB, So.)

O19: Eric Boggs (Appalachian State, LB, So.)

O26: Cody Brown (Arkansas State, DB, Jr.)

N02: Ronald Blair (Appalachian State, DL, Sr.)

N09: Blake Dees (South Alabama, LB, Sr.)

N16: Chandon Sullivan (Georgia State, DB, So.)

N23: Tarris Batiste (Georgia State, DB, Sr.)

N30: Eric Boggs (Appalachian State, LB, So.)

D07: Tarris Batiste (Georgia State, DB, Sr.)

SPECIAL TEAMS

S07: Aleem Sunanon (South Alabama, PK, Jr.)

S14: Teddy Ruben (Troy, Returner, Sr.)

S21: Aleem Sunanon (South Alabama, PK, Jr.)

S28: J.D. McKissic (Arkansas State, WR, Sr.)

O05: Zach Matics (Appalachian State, PK, Sr.)

O12: Jeryl Brazil (Louisiana, DB, Jr.)

O19: Austin Rehkow (Idaho, PK/P, , Jr.)

O26: Lumi Kaba (Texas State, PK/P, Jr.)

N02: Zach Matics (Appalachian State, PK, Sr.)

N09: Jed Solomon (Troy, K, Sr.)

N16: Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama, DB, So.)

N23: Parker Davidson (NM State, K, Fr.)

N30: Blaise Taylor (Arkansas State, DB/RS, So.)

D07: Zach Matics (Appalachian State, PK, Sr.)

Rashon Ceaser, ULM

Marcus Cox, Appalachian State

Chandon Sullivan, Georgia State

David Mayo, Texas State

Aleem Sunanon, South Alabama

Justin Manton, ULM

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S3: Shawn Southward (RB), Troy

S10: Kolton Browning (QB), ULM

S17: Antonio Andrews (RB), WKU

S24: Antonio Andrews (RB), WKU

O1: Benny Cunningham (RB), Mid. Tennessee

O8: Kolton Browning (QB), ULM

O15: Benny Cunningham (RB), Mid. Tennessee

O22: Kolton Browning (QB), ULM

O29: Logan Kilgore (QB), Mid. Tennessee

N5: Terrance Broadway (QB), Louisiana

N12: Ryan Aplin (QB), Arkansas State

N19: Ryan Aplin (QB), Arkansas State

N26: Antonio Andrews (RB), WKU

D3: Ryan Aplin (QB), Arkansas State

DEFENSE

S3: De’Von Terry (LB), Troy

S10: Jemarlous Moten (DB), Louisiana

S17: Jonathan Dowling (DB), WKU

S24: Brynden Trawick (DB), Troy

O1: Quanterus Smith (DL), WKU

O8: Qushaun Lee (LB), Arkansas State

O15: Nathan Herrold (LB), Arkansas State

O22: Zach Orr (LB), North Texas

O29: Quanterus Smith (DL), WKU

N5: Jordan Hunt (LB), FIU

N12: Emeka Onyeneku (DL), Louisiana

N19: Jajuan Harley (DB), Mid. Tennessee

N26: Kevin Byard (DB), Mid. Tennessee

D3: Nathan Herrold (LB), Arkansas State

SPECIAL TEAMS

S3: Brett Baer (K/P), Louisiana

S10: Brett Baer (K/P), Louisiana

S17: Hendrix Brakefi eld (P), WKU

S24: Will Scott (K/P), Troy

O1: Brett Baer (K/P), Louisiana

O8: Brett Baer (K/P), Louisiana

O5: Michel Chapuseaux (K), South Alabama

O22: Pat Moore (DE/LB), South Alabama

O29: Brian Davis (K), Arkansas State

N5: Reggie Whatley (RS), Mid. Tennessee

N12: Will Scott (K/P), Troy

N19: Richard Leonard (RS), FIU

N26: Michel Chapuseaux (K), South Alabama

D3: Brian Davis (K), Arkansas State

OFFENSE

S2: Corey Robinson (Troy, Sr., QB)

S9: Ross Metheny (South Alabama, Sr., QB)

S16: Kolton Browning (ULM, Sr., QB)

S23: Terrance Broadway (Louisiana, Jr., QB)

S30: Antonio Andrews (WKU, Sr., RB)

O7: Eric Thomas (Troy, Sr., WR)

O14: Adam Kennedy (Arkansas State, Sr., QB)

O21: Robert Lowe (Texas State, So., RB)

O28: Kolton Browning (ULM, Sr., QB)

N4: Alonzo Harris (Louisiana, Jr., RB)

N11: Adam Kennedy (Arkansas State, Sr., QB)

N18: Elijah McGuire (Louisiana, Fr., RB)

N25: Antonio Andrews (WKU, Sr., RB)

D2: Shavarez Smith (South Alabama, Jr., WR)

D9: Jay Jones (South Alabama, Jr., RB)

DEFENSE

S2: David Mayo (Texas State, Jr., LB)

S9: Jadarius Garner (Troy, So., DL)

S16: Tyrell Pearson (South Alabama, Sr., DB)

S23: Xavius Boyd (WKU, Sr., LB)

S30: Xavius Boyd (WKU, Sr., LB)

O7: Xavius Boyd (WKU, Sr., LB)

O14: Isaiah Newsome (ULM, Sr., DB)

O21: Justin Anderson (Louisiana, Sr., LB)

O28: Ryan Carrethers (Arkansas State, Sr., DL)

N4: Sterling Young (Arkansas State, Jr., DB)

N11: Tyler Roberts (Troy, So., DL)

N18: Trae Johnson (Louisiana, Jr., LB)

N25: Cam Thomas (WKU, Jr., DB)

D2: Camren Hudson (Troy, Sr. DB)

D9: Pat Moore (South Alabama, Sr., DL)

SPECIAL TEAMS

S2: Will Scott (Troy, Sr., K)

S9: Darryl Surgent (Louisiana, Sr., RS)

S16: Aleem Sunanon (South Alabama, R-Fr., K)

S23: Jonathan Dowling (WKU, r-Jr., DB)

S30: Zach Robinson (Texas State, Sr., P)

O7: Brandon Smith (Texas State, So., WR)

O14: J.D. McKissic (Arkansas State, So., RS)

O21: Will Johnson (Texas State, Jr., P/K)

O28: Jason Dann (Texas State, Jr., K)

N4: Justin Manton (ULM, Jr., K/P)

N11: Darryl Surgent (Louisiana, Sr., RS/WR)

N18: Brian Davis (Arkansas State, Sr., K)

N25: Brock Barnhill (Arkansas State, Jr., DB)

D2: Justin Manton (ULM, Jr., K/P)

D9: Daniel Cadona (Louisiana, Jr., P)

Ross Metheny, South Alabama

Terrance Broadway, Louisiana

Isaiah Newsome, ULM

Nathan Herrold, Arkansas State

J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State

Daniel Cadona, Louisiana

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OFFENSE

S6: Lester Jean (WR). Florida Atlantic

S13: Ryan Aplin (QB), Arkansas State

S20: Ryan Aplin (QB), Arkansas State

S20: Corey Robinson (QB), Troy

S27: Jerrel Jernigan (WR), Troy

O4: Chris Masson (QB), Louisiana

O11: Corey Robinson (QB), Troy

O18: Ryan Aplin (QB), Arkansas State

O25: Kawaun Jakes (QB), WKU

N1: Lance Dunbar (RB), North Texas

N8: T.Y. Hilton (WR), FIU

N15: Lance Dunbar (RB), North Texas

N22: Kolton Browning (QB), ULM

N29: Lance Dunbar (RB), North Texas

D6: Corey Robinson (QB), Troy

DEFENSE

S6: M.D. Jennings (DB), Arkansas State

S13: Maurice Rolle (DB, Louisiana

S13: Jonathan Massaquoi (DE), Troy

S20: Anthony Gaitor (DB), FIU

S27: Jamari Lattimore (DE), Mid. Tennessee

O4: Javon McKinnon (LB), Arkansas State

O11: Kanorris Davis (LB), Troy

O18: Robert Nelson (DB), ULM

O25: Adrian Hills (DB), Arkansas State

N1: Darius Prelow (DB), ULM

N8: Demario Davis (LB), Arkansas State

N15: Anthony Gaitor (DB), FIU

N22: Rod Issac (DB), Mid. Tennessee

N29: Darin Davis (LB), Mid. Tennessee

D6: Jamari Lattimore (DE), Mid. Tennessee

SPECIAL TEAMS

S6: Michael Lockley (DL), Florida Atlantic

S13: Jerrel Jernigan (WR), Troy

S20: Josh Davis (P), Mid. Tennessee

S27: Alan Gendreau (K), Mid. Tennessee

O4: Jermaine Rogers (DT), Louisiana

O11: Zach Olen (K), North Texas

O18: Jerrel Jernigan (WR), Troy

O25: Casey Tinius (PK), WKU

N1: Brett Baer (K), Louisiana

Zach Olen (K), North Texas

N8: T.Y. Hilton (WR), FIU

N15: Zach Olen (K), North Texas

N22: Bar’ee Boyd (LB), WKU

N29: Cooper Gerami (SS), Louisiana

N29: Brelan Chancellor (WR), North Texas

D6: Sam Sellers (DB), Troy

OFFENSE

S5: T.Y. Hilton (WR), FIU

S12: T.Y. Hilton (WR), FIU

S19: Corey Robinson (QB), Troy

S26: Blaine Gautier (QB), Louisiana

O3: Ryan Aplin (QB), Arkansas State

O10: Chris Masson (QB), Louisiana

O17: Kolton Browning (QB), ULM

O24: Bobby Rainey (RB), Western Kentucky

O31: Alonzo Harris (RB), Louisiana

N7: Ryan Aplin (QB), Arkansas State

N14: Derek Thompson (QB), North Texas

N21: Bobby Rainey (RB), Western Kentucky

N8: Bobby Rainey (RB), Western Kentucky

D5: Lance Dunbar (RB), North Texas

DEFENSE

S5: Eric Russell (DB), Mid. Tennessee

S12: Winston Fraser (LB), FIU

S19: LaDarrius Madden (DB), Troy

Isame Faciane (DT), FIU

S26: Chris Pickett (DB), Troy

O3: Lance Kelley (LB), Louisiana

O10: Kelcie McCray (DB),Arkansas State

O17: Lance Kelly (LB), Louisiana

O24: Eric Russell (DB), Mid. Tennessee

O31: Melvin White (DB), Louisiana

N7: Devon Lewis-Buchanan (LB), Louisiana

N14: Brandon Joiner (DL), Arkansas State

N21: Jonathan Cyprien (S), FIU

N28: Jemarlous Moten (DB), Louisiana

D5: Darryl Feemster (DB), Arkansas State

SPECIAL TEAMS

S5: Hendrix Brakefi eld (P), WKU

S12: Brelan Chancellor (KR), North Texas

S19: Melvin White (DB), Louisiana

S26: Brian David (K), Arkansas State

O3: Brett Baer (K/P), Louisiana

O10: Don Jones (DB), Arkansas State

O17: Mitchell Bailey (RB), ULM

O24: Luther Ambrose (WR/KR), ULM

O1: Jack Griffi n (K), FIU

N7: Brett Baer (K/P), Louisiana

N4: T.Y. Hilton (WR/PR/KR), FIU

N21: Luther Ambrose (WR/KR), ULM

N28: Brett Baer (K/P), Louisiana

D5: Don Jones (DB), Arkansas State

Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State

Kolton Browning, ULM

Devon Lewis-Buchanan, Louisiana

Demario Davis, Arkansas State

Luther Ambrose, ULM

Brett Baer, Louisiana

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OFFENSE

S1 - Corey Leonard (QB), Arkansas State

S8 - Joe Craddock (QB), Mid. Tennessee

S15 - Joe Craddock (QB), Mid. Tennessee

S22 - Corey Leonard (QB), Arkansas State

S29 - Tyrell Fenroy (RB), Louisiana

O6 - Tyrell Fenroy (RB), Louisiana

O13 - Jason Chery (WR), Louisiana

O20 - Jerrel Jernigan (WR), Troy

O27 - Levi Brown (QB), Troy

N3 - Tyrell Fenroy (RB), Louisiana

N10 - T.Y. Hilton (WR), FIU

N17 - Rusty Smith (QB), Florida Atlantic

N24 - Phillip Tanner (RB), Mid. Tennessee

D1 - Rusty Smith (QB), Florida Atlantic

D8 - Michael Desormeaux (QB), Louisiana

DEFENSE

S1 - Ben Owens (LB), Arkansas State

S8 - Alex Suber (DB), Mid. Tennessee

S15 - Sherrod Martin (DB), Troy

S22 - Daylan Walker (DB), Arkansas State

S29 - Derik Keyes (DB), Louisiana

O6 - Jeremy Kellem (DB), Mid. Tennessee

O13 - Anthony Gaitor (DB), FIU

O20 - Daylon McCoy (LB), Louisiana

O20 - Josh Thompson (DB), ULM

O27 - Jorrick Calvin (DB/KR) , Troy

N3 - Tobe Nwigwe (LB), North Texas

N10 - Danny Carmichael (LB), Mid. Tennessee

N17 - Corey Small (DB), Florida Atlantic

N24 - Bear Woods (LB) , Troy

D1 - Frantz Joseph (LB), Florida Atlantic

D8 - Cameron Sheffi eld (DE), Troy

SPECIAL TEAMS

S1 - Josh Arauco (PK), Arkansas State

S8 - David DeFatta (P), Mid. Tennessee

S15 - Sam Glusman (K), Troy

S22 - Kevin Jones (RS), Arkansas State

S29 - T.Y. Hilton (WR/RS), FIU

O6 - Jason Chery (WR), Louisiana

O13 - Josh Arauco (PK), Arkansas State

O20 - Josh Arauco (PK), Arkansas State

O27 - Jorrick Calvin (DB/KR), Troy

N3 - Robert Williams (RB/KR), ULM

N10 - Dustin Rivest (K), FIU

N17 - David DeFatta (P), Mid. Tennessee

N24 - Phillip Tanner (RB), Mid. Tennessee

D1 - Josh Arauco (PK), Arkansas State

D8 - Drew Edmiston (PK), Louisiana

OFFENSE

S7 - Riley Dodge (QB), North Texas

S14 - Dwight Dasher (QB), Mid. Tennessee

S 21 - Levi Brown (QB), Troy

S28 - Levi Brown (QB), Troy

O5 - Frank Goodin (RB), ULM

O12 - Lance Dunbar (RB), North Texas

O19 - Levi Brown (QB), Troy

O26 - Levi Brown (QB), Troy

N2 - Riley Dodge (QB), North Texas

N9 - Dwight Dasher (QB), Mid. Tennessee

N16 - Dwight Dasher (QB), Mid. Tennessee

N23 - Levi Brown (QB), Troy

N30 - Levi Brown (QB), Troy

D7 - Alfred Morris (RB), Florida Atlantic

DEFENSE

S7 - Craig Robertson (LB), North Texas

S14 - Antwyne Zanders (LB), Louisiana

S21 - Chris McCoy (DE), Mid. Tennessee

S28 - Kevin Brown (S), Mid. Tennessee

O5 - Theo Smith (DB), ULM

O12 - Dwight Bentley (DB), Louisiana

O19 - Bryan Willis (DB), Troy

Troy Evans (DE), ULM

O26 - Demario Davis (LB), Arkansas State

N2 - Boris Lee (LB), Troy

N9 - Greg James (DB), ULM

N16 - Cardia Jackson (LB), ULM

N23 - Bear Woods (LB), Troy

N30 - Alex Suber (DB), Mid. Tennessee

D7 - Alex Carrington (DE), Arkansas State

SPECIAL TEAMS

S7 - Spencer Ortego (P), Louisiana

S14 - Tyler Albrecht (K), Louisiana

S21 - Alan Gendreau (K), Mid. Tennessee

S28 - Scott Love (P), ULM

Kanorris Davis (LB), Troy

O5 - Radi Jabour (P), ULM

O12 - Dustin Rivest (K), FIU

O19 - Tyler Albrecht (K), Louisiana

O26 - Daniel Sheffi eld (LB), Troy

N2 - Sherman Neal (DB), Mid. Tennessee

N9 - Jeremy Kellem (DB), Mid. Tennessee

N16 - Casey Tinius (K), Western Kentucky

N23 - Grant Fleming (LB), Louisiana

N30 - Ryan Wilbourn (P), Arkansas State

D7 - Josh Arauco (K), Arkansas State

Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana

Corey Leonard, Arkansas State

Bear Woods, Troy

Alex Carrington, Arkansas State

Tyler Albrecht, Louisiana

Josh Arauco, Arkansas State

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S4 - Reggie Arnold (RB), Arkansas State

S11 - Kinsmon Lancaster (QB), ULM

S18 - Gary Banks (WR), Troy

S25 - Jerry Babb (QB), Louisiana

O2 - Jerry Babb (QB), Louisiana

O9 - Jerry Babb (QB), Louisiana

O16 - Corey Leonard (RB), Arkansas State

O23 - Reggie Arnold (RB), Arkansas State

O30 - Clint Marks (QB), Middle Tennessee

N6 - Eugene Gross (RB), Middle Tennessee

N13 - Omar Haugabook (QB), Troy

N20 - Calvin Dawson (RB), ULM

N27 - Smokey Hampton (WR), Troy

D4 - Omar Haugabook (QB), Troy

DEFENSE

S4 - Jamarrow James (DL), Arkansas State

S11 - Ryan Babb (LB), Troy

S18 - Brannon Condren (DB), Troy

S25 - Lionel Singleton (DB), FIU

O2 - J.K. Sabb (LB), Middle Tennessee

O9 - Devrett Wade (LB), Arkansas State

O16 - Boris Lee (LB), Troy

O23 - Frantz Joseph (LB), Florida Atlantic

O30 - Damon Nickson (S), Middle Tennessee

N6 - Justin Rainey (LB), Middle Tennessee

N13 - Bradley Robinson (DB), Middle Tennessee

N20 - Keyonvis Bouie (LB), FIU

N27 - Boris Lee (LB), Troy

D4 - Josh Thompson (S), ULM

SPECIAL TEAMS

S4 - Colby Smith (P/PK), Middle Tennessee

S11 - Chandler Williams (RS), FIU

S18 - Lionel Singleton (RS), FIU

S25 - Jason Chery (RS), Louisiana

O2 - Drew Edmiston (PK), Louisiana

O9 - Damon Nickson (RS), Middle Tennessee

O16 - Leodis McKelvin (RS), Troy

O23 - Drew Edmiston (PK), Louisiana

O30 - Colby Smith (P/PK), Middle Tennessee

N6 - Damon Nickson (RS), Middle Tennessee

N13 - Colby Smith (P/PK), Middle Tennessee

N20 - Brett Shrable (P), Arkansas State

N27 - Cole Wilson (PK), ULM

D4 - Leodis McKelvin (RS), Troy

OFFENSE

S3 - Corey Leonard (QB), Arkansas State

S10 - Casey Fitzgerald (WR), North Texas

S17 - Rusty Smith (QB), Florida Atlantic

S24 - Kenny Cattouse (RB), Troy

O1 - Corey Leonard (QB), Arkansas State

O8 - Rusty Smith (QB), Florida Atlantic

O15 - Corey Leonard (QB), Arkansas State

O22 - Darrell McNeal (WR), ULM

O29 - Calvin Dawson (RB), ULM

N5 - Joe Craddock (QB), Mid. Tennessee

N12 - Giovanni Vizza (QB), North Texas

N19 - Marty Humphrey (WR), ULM

N26 - Rusty Smith (QB), Florida Atlantic

D3 - Rusty Smith (QB), Florida Atlantic

DEFENSE

S3 - Tyrell Johnson (S), Arkansas State

S10 - Jarrett Jones (CB), Louisiana

S17 - Tavious Polo (DB), Florida Atlantic

S24 - Cergile Sincere (LB), Florida Atlantic

O1 - Boris Lee (LB), Troy

O8 - Greg James (S), ULM

O15 - Montey Stevenson (DT), North Texas

O22 - Sherrod Martin (DB), Troy

O29 - Erik Walden (DE), Mid. Tennessee

N5 - Alex Suber (DB), Mid. Tennessee

N12 - Rodney Hardeway (DE), Louisiana

N19 - Quintez Secka (CB), ULM

N26 - Jeremiah Chapman (DE), North Texas

D3 - Frantz Joseph (LB), Florida Atlantic

SPECIAL TEAMS

S3 - Jason Chery (WR), Louisiana

S10 - Cole Wilson (K), ULM

S17 - Leodis McKelvin (PR), Troy

S24 - Brandon Thompkins (KR), Arkansas State

O1 - Kevin Jones (WR/PR), Arkansas State

O8 - Leodis McKelvin (DB/KR), Troy

O15 - Scott Love (P), ULM

O22 - Leodis McKelvin (PR), Troy

O29 - David DeFatta (P/PK), Mid. Tennessee

N5 - Bradley Robinson (KR/DB), Mid. Tennessee

N12 - David DeFatta (P/PK), Mid. Tennessee

N19 - Scott Love (P), ULM

N26 - DiIvory Edgecomb (KR), Florida Atlantic

D3 - Lionell Singleton (DB/KR), FIU

Jerry Babb, Louisiana

Gary Banks, Troy

Boris Lee, Troy

Sherrod Martin, Troy

Jason Chery, Louisiana

Scott Love, ULM

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2007 SUN BELT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

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OFFENSE

S6 - Jerry Babb (QB), Louisiana

S13 - Junior Louissaint (OT), Troy

S20 - Nick Noce (QB), Arkansas State

S27 - Antonio Warren (RB), Arkansas State

O4 - Jamario Thomas (RB), North Texas

O11 - Clint Marks (QB), Middle Tennessee

O18 - Steven Jyles (QB), ULM

O25 - Jamario Thomas (RB), North Texas

N1 - Jamario Thomas (RB), North Texas

N8 - Buck Pierce (QB), NM State

N15 - Jamario Thomas (RB), North Texas

N22 - Travis Cox (QB), Utah State

DEFENSE

S6 - Demarcus Ware (DE), Troy

S13 - Bernard Davis (LB), Troy

S20 - Matt Griebel (FS), NM State

S27 - Robert Watts (LB), Utah State

O4 - Mike Anderson (DE), Idaho

O11 - Adrian Awasom (DE), North Texas

O18 - Alex Peoples (S), Arkansas State

O25 - Chris Harris (S), ULM

N1 - Johnny Faulk (CB), Troy

N8 - Dustin Sober (LB), NM State

N15 - Johnny Faulk (CB), Troy

N22 - Chaz Williams (CB), ULM

SPECIAL TEAMS

S6 - Antonio Warren (RS), Arkansas State

S13 - Thomas Olmsted (P), Troy

S20 - Darren Toney (RS), Arkansas State

S27 - Ben Chaet, (P/PK), Utah State

O4 - Sean Comiskey (K), Louisiana

O11 - Joel Stelly (P), ULM

O18 - Eric Neihouse (PK), Arkansas State

O25 - Nick Bazaldua (PK), North Texas

N1 - Johnny Quinn (KR), North Texas

N8 - Leodis McKelvin (KR), Troy

N15 - Darren Toney (RS), Arkansas State

N22 - Jarrod Jakubiak (K), Utah State

OFFENSE

S5 - Danny Embick (QB), Florida Atlantic

S12 - Patrick Cobbs (RB), North Texas

S19 - Derrick Smith (WR), Louisiana

S26 - Antonio Warren (RB), Arkansas State

O3 - Steven Jyles (QB), ULM

O10 - Kenny Cattouse (RB), Troy

O17 - Eugene Gross (RB), Middle Tennessee

O24 - Cleannord Saintil (WR), Middle Tennessee

O31 - Tyrell Fenroy (RB), Louisiana

N7 - Clint Marks (QB), Middle Tennessee

N14 - Steven Jyles (QB), ULM

N21 - Josh Padrick (QB), FIU

DEFENSE

S5 - Tyrell Johnson (DB), Arkansas State

S12 - Maurice Holman (LB), North Texas

S19 - Johnny Felders (DB), Louisiana

S26 - Chaz Williams (DB), ULM

O3 - Jonathan Bonner (LB), Middle Tennessee

O10 - Sherrod Martin (DB), Troy

O17 - Phillip Graves (LB), North Texas

O24 - Eugene Kwarteng (DL), Louisiana

O31 - Tyler Norman (LB), Louisiana

N7 - Keyonvis Bouie (LB), FIU

N14 - Devrett Wade (LB), Arkansas State

N21 - Kevin Payne (DB), ULM

SPECIAL TEAMS

S5 - Leodis McKelvin (RS), Troy

S12 - Leodis McKelvin (RS), Troy

S19 - Thomas Olmsted (P), Troy

S26 - Leodis McKelvin (RS), Troy

O3 - Colby Smith (K), Middle Tennessee

O10 - Thomas Olmsted (P), Troy

O17 - Eric Neihouse (K), Arkansas State

O24 - Greg Whibbs (K), Troy

O31 - Sean Comiskey (K), Louisiana

N7 - Julius Eppinger (RS), FIU

N14 - Eric Neihouse (K), Arkansas State

N21 - Adam Moss (K), FIU

Nick Noce, Arkansas State

Steven Jyles, ULM

Demarcus Ware, Troy

Chaz Williams, ULM

Leodis McKelvin, Troy

Joel Stelly, ULM

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OFFENSE

S2 - Buck Pierce (QB), NM State

S9 - Antonio Warren (RB), Arkansas State

S16 - Fred Stamps (WR), Louisiana

S23 - Brian Lindgren (QB), Idaho

S30 - Kevin Galbreath (RB), North Texas

O7 - Danny Smith (RB), Arkansas State

O14 - Bryant Jacobs (TB), ULM

O21 - Andrico Hines (QB), Middle Tennessee

O28 - Steven Jyles (QB), ULM

N4 - Paul Dombrowski (QB), NM State

N11 - Eric Rekieta (QB), Louisiana

N18 - Danny Smith (RB), Arkansas State

N25 - Paul Dombrowski (QB), NM State

DEFENSE

S2 - Brandon Kennedy (DT), North Texas

S9 - Corey Williams (NT), Arkansas State

S16 - Taylor Casey (LB), North Texas

S23 - Chris Hurd (LB), North Texas

S30 - Corey Williams (NT), Arkansas State

O7 - Richard Glover (LB), NM State

O14 - Siddeeq Shabazz (S), NM State

O21 - Jon Bradley (DL), Arkansas State

O28 - Cody Spencer (LB), North Texas

N4 - Darrell Daniels (DE), North Texas

N11 - Brandon Kennedy (DT), North Texas

N18 - Taylor Casey (LB), North Texas

N25 - Brandon Kennedy (DT), North Texas

SPECIAL TEAMS

S2 - Reshard Lee (RB), Middle Tennessee

S9 - Nick Dugas (RS), Louisiana

S16 - James Hickenbotham (RS), Arkansas State

S23 - Dario Aguiniga (K), NM State

S30 - Nick Bazaldua (K), North Texas

O7 - Tyler Kuecker (K), ULM

O14 - Dario Aguiniga (K), NM State

O21 - Brad Kadlubar (P), North Texas

O28 - Joel Stelly (K), ULM

N4 - Robert Billings (P), Middle Tennessee

N11 - Sean Comiskey (K), Louisiana

N18 - Charles Tillman (FS), Louisiana

N25 - Brad Kadlubar (P), North Texas

OFFENSE

S1 - Travis Smothers (RB), Louisiana

S8 - Elliot Jacobs (QB), Arkansas State

S15 - David Fiefi a (TB), Utah State

S22 - Andrico Hines (QB), Middle Tennessee

S29 - Johnny Quinn (WR), North Texas

O6 - Brian Lindgren (QB), Idaho

O13 - Patrick Cobbs (RB), North Texas

O20 - Andrico Hines (QB), Middle Tennessee

O27 - Joel Nwigwe (WR), North Texas

N3 - Travis Cox (QB), Utah State

N10 - Andrico Hines (QB), Middle Tennessee

N17 - Jerry Babb (QB), Louisiana

N26 - Patrick Cobbs (RB) - North Texas

DEFENSE

S1 - Johnathan Burke (DB), Arkansas State

S8 - Evan Caldwell (DT), North Texas

S15 - Chris Hurd (LB), North Texas

S22 - Brandon Lynch (LB), Middle Tennessee

S29 - Ronald Tupea (NG), Utah State

O6 - Mike Anderson (LB), Idaho

O13 - Michael Woods (SS), Middle Tennessee

O20 - Chris Hurd (LB), North Texas

O27 - C.C. Brown (RS), Louisiana

N3 - Les Echols (LB), Arkansas State

N10 - Johnathan Burke (DB), Arkansas State

N17 - Kody Kraus (DT), Idaho

N26 - Will Martin (FS), Middle Tennessee

SPECIAL TEAMS

S1 - Pat Lamy (S), Louisiana

S8 - Brad Kadlubar (P), North Texas

S15 - Jarod Little (P), Arkansas State

S22 - Charles Estes (RS), ULM

S29 - Sean Comiskey (K), Louisiana

O6 - Jarrod Little (P), Arkansas State

O13 - Joel Stelly (P), ULM

O20 - Sean Comiskey (K), Louisiana

O27 - Charles Estes (RS), ULM

N3 - Brad Kadlubar (P), North Texas

N10 - Robert Billings (P), Middle Tennessee

N17 - Sean Comiskey (K), Louisiana

N26 - Brad Kadlubar (P), North Texas

Fred Stamps, Louisiana

Antonio Warren, Arkansas State

C.C. Brown, Louisiana

Johnathan Burke, Arkansas State

Charles Tillman, Louisiana

Sean Comiskey, Louisiana

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2003 SUN BELT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

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OFFENSE

S3 - Dwone Hicks (RB), Middle Tennessee

S10 - John Welsh (QB), Idaho

S17 - No games played

S24 - Wes Counts (QB), Middle Tennessee

O1 - Reshard Lee (RB), Middle Tennessee

O8 - Wes Counts (QB), Middle Tennessee

O15 - Kevin Galbreath (RB), North Texas

O22 - Jon Van Cleave (QB), Louisiana

O29 - Kendall Newson (WR), Middle Tennessee

N5 - John Welsh (QB), Idaho

N12 - Scott Hall (QB), North Texas

N19 - Patrick Cobbs (RB) - North Texas

D3 - Anthony Tenner (RB) - Idaho

DEFENSE

S3 - Jykine Bradley (DB), Middle Tennessee

S10 - Siddeeq Shabazz (S), NM State

S17 - No games played

S24 - Scotty Brown (LB), Middle Tennessee

O1 - Scotty Brown (LB), Middle Tennessee

O8 - Tony Lukins (CB), NM State

O15 - Chris Jones (CB), Arkansas State

O22 - Brad Kassell (LB), North Texas

O29 - Les Echols (LB), Arkansas State

N5 - Brad Kassell (LB), North Texas

N12 - Tony Lukins (CB) NM State

N19 - Scotty Brown (LB), Middle Tennessee

D3 - Cody Spencer (LB), North Texas

SPECIAL TEAMS

S3 - Jonathon Knott (K/P), Louisiana

S10 - James Hickenbotham (KR), Arkansas St.

S17 - No games played

S24 - Robert Billings (P), Middle Tennessee

O1 - Robert Billings (P), Middle Tennessee

O8 - Tony Lukins (KR), NM State

O15 - Jason Ball (K/P), North Texas

O22 - Jason Ball (K/P), North Texas

O29 - James Hickenbotham (KR), Arkansas St.

N5 - Jason Ball (K/P), North Texas

N12 - Ty Jackson (KR), North Texas

N19 - Dario Aguiniga (K), NM State

D3 - No candidates

Jon Van Cleave, Louisiana Les Echols, Arkansas State James Hickenbotham, Arkansas State

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ALL-TIME SUN BELT STANDINGS

ALL-TIME SUN BELT STANDINGS (SORTED BY TOTAL WINS)

School Wins Losses % Years in Sun Belt* Arkansas State 73 45 0.619 17Troy 68 38 0.642 14ULM 59 71 0.454 17^ Louisiana 52 51 0.505 17% Middle Tennessee 50 37 0.575 12% North Texas 39 40 0.494 11Appalachian State 27 5 0.844 4% Florida Atlantic 26 34 0.433 8% New Mexico State 25 33 0.431 8% Florida International 23 37 0.383 8% Western Kentucky 21 23 0.477 5% Idaho 20 38 0.345 8# Georgia Southern 19 12 0.613 4South Alabama 18 29 0.383 6Georgia State 12 27 0.308 5Texas State 10 29 0.256 5% Utah State 6 12 0.333 2Coastal Carolina 2 6 0.250 1

ALL-TIME SUN BELT STANDINGS (SORTED BY WINNING %)

School Wins Losses % Years in Sun BeltAppalachian State 27 5 0.844 4Troy 68 38 0.642 14* Arkansas State 73 45 0.619 17# Georgia Southern 19 12 0.613 4% Middle Tennessee 50 37 0.575 12^ Louisiana 52 51 0.505 17% North Texas 39 40 0.494 11% Western Kentucky 21 23 0.477 5ULM 59 71 0.454 17% Florida Atlantic 26 34 0.433 8% New Mexico State 25 33 0.431 8% Florida International 23 37 0.383 8South Alabama 18 29 0.383 6% Idaho 20 38 0.345 8% Utah State 6 12 0.333 2Georgia State 12 27 0.308 5Texas State 10 29 0.256 5Coastal Carolina 2 6 0.250 1

% Former Member

* Arkansas State vacated wins from the 2005 and 2006 seasons due to NCAA violations - on-fi eld record is 80-45 (.640); ^ Louisiana vacated wins from the 2011,

2012, 2013, and 2014 seasons due to NCAA violations - on-fi eld record is 69-56 (.552); # Georgia Southern vacated one win from the 2014 season due to NCAA

violations - on-fi eld record is 20-12 (.625).

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Active Head Coach Career Wins (Sorted by Total Wins)

Coach, School Wins Losses % YearsSteve Campbell, USA 159 53 0.750 19Joe Moglia, CCU 51 15 0.773 6Scott Satterfi eld, App. St. 41 22 0.698 5Matt Viator, ULM 86 49 0.637 10Blake Anderson, A-State 31 25 0.554 4Everett Withers, TXST 29 33 0.468 5Neal Brown, Troy 25 13 0.658 3Shawn Elliot, GSU 8 10 0.444 2Chad Lunsford, GS 2 4 0.333 2Billy Napier, LA 0 0 0.000 First Year Active Head Coach Career Wins (Sorted by Winning Percentage)

Coach, School Wins Losses % YearsJoe Moglia, CCU 51 15 0.773 6Steve Campbell, USA 159 53 0.750 19Scott Satterfi eld, App. St. 41 22 0.698 5Neal Brown, Troy 25 13 0.658 3Matt Viator, ULM 86 49 0.637 10Blake Anderson, A-State 31 25 0.554 4Everett Withers, TXST 29 33 0.468 5Shawn Elliot, GSU 8 10 0.444 2Chad Lunsford, GS 2 4 0.333 2Billy Napier, LA 0 0 0.000 First Year

Head Coach Career Sun Belt Wins (Sorted by Total Wins)

Coach, School Wins Losses % Years in Sun BeltLarry Blakeney, Troy 52 30 0.634 11 (2004-14)Rick Stockstill, MT 32 21 0.604 7 (2006-12)Rickey Bustle, LA 31 33 0.484 8 (2002-09)Darrell Dickey, NT 29 11 0.725 6 (2001-06)Scott Satterfi eld, APP 27 5 0.844 4 (2014-pres.)Blake Anderson, A-State 26 6 0.813 4 (2014-pres.)Charlie Weatherbie, ULM 25 24 0.510 7 (2003-09)Steve Roberts, A-State 25 31 0.446 8 (2002-10)Howard Schnellenberger, FAU 24 26 0.480 7 (2005-11)Mark Hudspeth, LA 22 19 0.545 5 (2011-17)Todd Berry, ULM 21 26 0.447 6 (2010-15)Mario Cristobal, FIU 20 26 0.435 6 (2007-12) Joey Jones, USA 18 29 0.383 5 (2012-17)Andy McCollum, MT 18 16 0.529 5 (2001-05)Neal Brown, Troy 16 8 0.667 3 (2015-pres.)Tony Samuel, NMST 15 11 0.577 4 (2001-04)Willie Fritz, GS 14 2 0.875 2 (2014-15)Willie Taggart, WKU 13 11 0.542 3 (2010-12)Paul Petrino, Idaho 10 14 0.417 3 (2014-2016)Dennis Franchione, TXST 9 14 0.391 3 (2013-15)Hugh Freeze, A-State 8 0 1.000 1 (2011)Gus Malzahn, A-State 7 1 0.875 1 (2012)Matt Viator, ULM 7 9 0.438 2 (2016-pres.)Doug Martin, NMST 6 18 0.250 3 (2014-2016)Trent Miles, GSU 6 23 0.207 3 (2013-16)%Brian Harsin, A-State 5 2 0.714 1 (2013)Mick Dennehy, USU 5 9 0.357 2 (2003-04)Tom Cable, Idaho 5 14 0.263 3 (2001-03)Shawn Elliott, GSU 5 3 0.625 1 (2017-pres.)Bobby Petrino, WKU 4 3 0.571 1 (2013)Tyson Summers, GS 4 6 0.400 1 (2016)@Don Strock, FIU 3 11 0.214 2 (2005-06)Mike Canales, NT 2 2 0.500 1 (2010)^Mike Collins, ULM 2 3 0.400 1 (2002)*Joe Hollis, A-State 2 4 0.333 1 (2001)Jerry Baldwin, LA 2 4 0.333 1 (2001)Nick Holt, Idaho 2 5 0.286 1 (2004)Bobby Keasler, ULM 2 5 0.286 2 (2001-02)*Todd Dodge, NT 2 23 0.080 4 (2007-10)^Chad Lunsford, GS 2 4 0.333 1 (2017-pres.)@Jamey Chadwell, CCU 2 6 0.250 1 (2017)#Tim Lappano, GSU 1 1 0.500 1 (2016)%Everett Withers, TXST 1 15 0.063 1 (2016)David Elson, WKU 0 8 0.000 1 (2009)Steve Campbell, USA 0 0 0.000 First YearBilly Napier, LA 0 0 0.000 First YearJoe Moglia, CCU 0 0 0.000 First Year#

Head Coach Career Sun Belt Wins (Sorted by Winning Percentage)

Coach, School Wins Losses % Years in Sun BeltHugh Freeze, A-State 8 0 1.000 1 (2011)Willie Fritz, GS 14 2 0.875 2 (2014-15)Gus Malzahn, A-State 7 1 0.875 1 (2012)Scott Satterfi eld, APP 27 5 0.844 4 (2014-pres.)Blake Anderson, A-State 26 6 0.813 4 (2014-pres.)Darrell Dickey, NT 29 11 0.725 6 (2001-06)Brian Harsin, A-State 5 2 0.714 1 (2013)Neal Brown, Troy 16 8 0.667 3 (2015-pres.)Larry Blakeney, Troy 52 30 0.634 11 (2004-14)Shawn Elliott, GSU 5 3 0.625 1 (2017-pres.)Rick Stockstill, MT 32 21 0.604 7 (2006-12)Tony Samuel, NMST 15 11 0.577 4 (2001-04)Bobby Petrino, WKU 4 3 0.571 1 (2013)Mark Hudspeth, LA 22 19 0.545 5 (2011-17)Willie Taggart, WKU 13 11 0.542 3 (2010-12)Andy McCollum, MT 18 16 0.529 5 (2001-05)Charlie Weatherbie, ULM 25 24 0.510 7 (2003-09)Mike Canales, NT 2 2 0.500 1 (2010)^Tim Lappano, Georgia State 1 1 0.500 1 (2016)%Rickey Bustle, LA 31 33 0.484 8 (2002-09)Howard Schnellenberger, FAU 24 26 0.480 7 (2005-11)Todd Berry, ULM 21 26 0.447 6 (2010-15)Steve Roberts, A-State 25 31 0.446 8 (2002-10)Matt Viator, ULM 7 9 0.438 2 (2016-pres.)Mario Cristobal, FIU 20 26 0.435 6 (2007-12) Paul Petrino, Idaho 10 14 0.417 3 (2014-2016)Tyson Summers, GS 4 6 0.400 1 (2016)@Mike Collins, ULM 2 3 0.400 1 (2002)*Dennis Franchione, TXST 9 14 0.391 3 (2013-15)Joey Jones, USA 18 29 0.383 5 (2012-17)Mick Dennehy, USU 5 9 0.357 2 (2003-04)Joe Hollis, A-State 2 4 0.333 1 (2001)Jerry Baldwin, LA 2 4 0.333 1 (2001)Chad Lunsford, GS 2 4 0.333 1 (2017-pres.)@Nick Holt, Idaho 2 5 0.286 1 (2004)Bobby Keasler, ULM 2 5 0.286 2 (2001-02)*Tom Cable, Idaho 5 14 0.263 3 (2001-03)Doug Martin, NMST 6 18 0.250 3 (2014-2016)Jamey Chadwell, CCU 2 6 0.250 1 (2017)#Don Strock, FIU 3 11 0.214 2 (2005-06)Trent Miles, GSU 6 23 0.207 3 (2013-16)%Todd Dodge, NT 2 23 0.080 4 (2007-10)^Everett Withers, TXST 1 15 0.063 1 (2016)David Elson, WKU 0 8 0.000 1 (2009)Steve Campbell, USA 0 0 0.000 First YearBilly Napier, LA 0 0 0.000 First YearJoe Moglia, CCU 0 0 0.000 First Year#

Active Head Coaches in Bold

* Bobby Keasler resigned after one conference game in 2002, Mike Collins was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2002 season; ^ Todd Dodge resigned after four conference games in 2010, Mike Canales was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2010 season; % Trent Miles resigned after six conference games in 2016, Tim Lappano was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2016 season; @ Tyson Summers resigned after two conference games in 2017, Chad Lunsford was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2017 season; # Joe Moglia sat out the 2017 season for health reasons, Jamey Chadwell served as the interim head coach for the entirety of the 2017 season.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE COACHING RECORDS

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2018Tracy Walker, DB, Louisiana – 3rd, #82, Detroit Lions; Colby Gossett, OL, Appalachian State – 6th, #213, Minnesota Vikings; Simeon Thomas, DB, Louisiana – 6th, #188, Cleveland Browns.

Free agents: Dee Liner, DT, Arkansas State (Kansas City Chiefs); Blake Mack, TE, Arkansas State (Kansas City Chiefs); Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, DE, Arkansas State (Cincinnati Bengals); Eric Boggs, LB, Appalachian State (New York Jets); AJ Howard, DB, Appalachian State (Arizona Cardinals); Beau Nunn, OL, Appalachian State (Detroit Lions); Mackendy Cheridor, DL, Georgia State (Atlanta Falcons); BJ Clay, DB, Georgia State (Los Angeles Chargers); Chandon Sullivan, DB, Georgia State (Philadelphia Eagles); Kevon Perry, DT, Louisiana (Baltimore Ravens); Larry Rose, RB, New Mexico State (Tennessee Titans); Quinton Lane, DB, South Alabama (Baltimore Ravens); Jeremy Reaves, DB, South Alabama (Philadelphia Eagles); Darrell Songy, DT, South Alabama (New Orleans Saints); Easy Anyama, DL, Texas State (Seattle Seahawaks); Jordan Chunn, RB, Troy (Dallas Cowboys); Brandon Silvers, QB, Troy (New Orleans Saints).

2017Gerald Everett, TE, South Alabama – 2nd, #44, Los Angeles Rams; Antonio Garcia, OT, Troy – 3rd, #85, New England Patriots; Ukeme Eligwe, LB, Georgia Southern – 5th, #183, Kansas City Chiefs; Elijah McGuire, RB, Louisiana – 6th, #188, New York Jets; Robert Davis, WR, Georgia State – 6th, #209, Washington Redskins.

Free agents: Parker Collins, OL, Appalachian State (Jacksonville Jaguars); Kennan Gilchrist, OLB, Appalachian State (Dallas Cowboys); Alex Grey, S, Appalachian State (Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Chris Odom, DE, Arkansas State (Atlanta Falcons); Sam Ekwonike, G, Arkansas State (New York Giants); Voghens Larrieux, OT, Arkansas State (Buffalo Bills); Richie Sampson, S, Arkansas State (Minnesota Vikings); Alex Scearce, LB, Arkansas State (Chicago Bears); Chase Tidwell, OT, Arkansas State (Seattle Seahawks); Matt Breida, RB, Georgia Southern (San Francisco 49ers); Montay Crockett, WR, Georgia Southern (Green Bay Packers); Bernard Dawson, DE, Georgia Southern (Seattle Seahawks); Ironhead Gallon, LB, Georgia Southern (Arizona Cardinals); BJ Johnson III, WR, Georgia Southern (San Francisco 49ers); Younghoe Koo, K, Georgia Southern (Los Angeles Chargers); Andy Kwon, OL, Georgia Southern (Arizona Cardinals); Tueni Lupeamanu, OL, Idaho (Jacksonville Jaguars); Austin Rekhow, P, Idaho (Buffalo Bills); Eddie Gordon, OL, Louisiana (Carolina Panthers); Anthony Jennings, QB, Louisiana (New York Jets); Otha Peters, LB, Louisiana (Seattle Seahawks); Al Riles, WR, Louisiana (Seattle Seahawks); Anthony McMeans, OL, New Mexico State (Los Angeles Rams); Josh Magee, WR, South Alabama (Atlanta Falcons).

2016Ronald Blair, DE, Appalachian State – 5th, #142, San Francisco 49ers; Trey Caldwell, DB, ULM – 5th, #173, Cleveland Browns; Antwione’ Williams, LB, Georgia Southern – 5th, #169, Detroit Lions.

Free agents: Bobo Beathard, WR, Appalachian State (Arizona Cardinals); Davante Harris, OL Appalachian State (Indianapolis Colts); Malachi Jones, WR, Appalachian State (Atlanta Falcons); Simms McElfresh, WR, Appalachian State (Detroit Lions); Doug Middleton, DB, Appalachian State (New York Jets); Darion Griswold, TE, Arkansas State (Indianapolis Colts); J.D. McKissic, WR, Arkansas State (Atlanta Falcons); Antonio Glover, DB, Georgia Southern (Denver Broncos); Derek Keaton, WR/RS, Georgia Southern (Chicago Bears); Wil Lutz, PK, Georgia State (Baltimore Ravens); Jamal Robinson, WR, Louisiana (Jacksonville Jaguars); Dominique Tovell, LB, Louisiana (New Orleans Saints); Darzil Washington, LB, Louisiana (Seattle Seahawks); Mykhael Quave, OL, Louisiana (New York Giants); Donovan Williams, OL, Louisiana (Chicago Bears); Rashon Ceaser, WR, ULM (Tennessee Titans); Winston Rose, WR, New Mexico State (Los Angeles Rams); Braedon Bowman, TE, South Alabama (Jacksonville Jaguars); Adrian Bellard, OL, Texas State (Chicago Bears); David Mims II, DB, Texas State (Atlanta Falcons); Lawrence White, WR, Texas State (Oakland Raiders); Brandon Burks, RB, Troy (Green Bay Packers).

Ronald Blair, Appalachian State

Gerald Everett, South Alabama

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2015Craig Mager, DB, Texas State – 3rd, #83, San Diego Chargers; David Mayo, LB, Texas State – 5th, #169, Carolina Panthers; Christian Ringo, DL, Louisiana – 6th, #210, Green Bay Packers.

Free agents: Kendall Lamm, OT, Appalachian State (Houston Texans); Edwin Jackson (Georgia Southern, LB (Arizona Cardinals); Jesse Davis, OT, Idaho (Seattle Seahawks); Justin Hamilton, DL, Louisiana (Buffalo Bills); Alonzo Harris, RB, Louisiana (Green Bay Packers); Daniel Quave, OL, Louisiana (Dallas Cowboys); Justin Manton, K, ULM (Baltimore Ravens); Valerian Ume-Ezeoke, OL, NM State (Atlanta Falcons); Brandon Bridge, QB, South Alabama (Dallas Cowboys); Wes Saxton, South Alabama, TE (New York Jets); Will Johnson, P, Texas State (Houston Texans); Terrence Jones, OL, Troy (Baltimore Ravens); Chandler Worthy, Troy, WR (Houston Texans).

2014 Ryan Carrethers, DL, Arkansas State – 5th, #165, San Diego Chargers; Ulrick John, LB, Georgia State – 7th, #232, Indianapolis Colts; Andrew Jackson, LB, WKU – 6th, #203, Indianapolis Colts; Jonathan Dowling, DB, WKU – 7th, #247, Oakland Raiders.

Free agents: Julian Jones, WR, Arkansas State (Atlanta Falcons); Albert Wilson, WR, Georgia State (Kansas City Chiefs); Jacob Maxwell, TE, Louisiana (Detroit Lions); Brandon McCray, DL, Louisiana (New Orleans Saints); Darryl Surgent, WR, Louisiana (Kansas City Chiefs); Josh Allen, C, ULM (Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Je'Ron Hamm, TE, ULM (New Orleans Saints); Antonio Andrews, RB , WKU (Tennessee Titans); Xavius Boyd, LB, WKU (Baltimore Ravens).

2013Johnathan Cyprien, S, FIU – 2nd, #33, Jacksonville Jaguars; Quanterus Smith, DE, WKU – 5th, #146, Denver Broncos; Tourek Williams, DE, FIU – 6th, #179, San Diego Chargers; Don Jones, S, Arkansas State – 7th, #250, Miami Dolphins.

Free agents: Jose Cheeseborough, CB, FIU (Baltimore Ravens); Junior Mertile, CB, FIU (New York Giants); Caylin Hauptmann, OT, FIU (Cleveland Browns); Brett Baer, K, Louisiana (St. Louis Rams); Cordian Hagans, DE, Louisiana (Pittsburgh Steelers); Javone Lawson, WR, Louisiana (Arizona Cardinals); Emeka Onyenekwu, DE, Louisiana (Miami Dolphins); Melvina White; DB, Louisiana (Carolina Panthers); Keavon Milton, TE, Louisina-Monroe (New Orleans Saints); Benny Cunningham, RB, Middle Tennessee (St. Louis Rams); Jajuan Harley, S, Middle Tennessee (Seattle Seahawks); Micah James, C, Middle Tennessee (Atlanta Falcons); Kyle Wilborn, OL, Troy (Washington Redskins); Chip Reeves, WR, Troy (Washington Redskins); Brynden Trawick, S, Troy (Baltimore Ravens); Kanorris Davis, LB, Troy (New England Patriots); BJ Scott, DB, South Alabama (Chicago Bears); Adam Smith, OL, WKU (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

2012Demario Davis, LB, Arkansas State - 3rd, #77, New York Jets; Dwight Bentley, DB, Louisiana - 3rd, #85, Detroit Lions; T.Y. Hilton, WR, FIU - 3rd, #92, Indianapolis Colts; Ladarius Green, TE, Louisiana - 4th, #110, San Diego Chargers; Jonathan Massaquoi, DE, Troy - 5th, #164, Atlanta Falcons; Alfred Morris, RB, Florida Atlantic - 6th, #173, Washington Redskins.

Free agents: Kelcie McCray, S, Arkansas State (Miami Dolphins); Brandon Joiner, DE, Arkanas State (Cincinnati Bengals); Kevin Cyrille, DE, Florida Atlantic (Minnesota Vikings); Luther Ambrose, WR, ULM (Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Malcolm Beyah, WR, Middle Tennessee (New Orleans Saints); Colin Boss, OL, Middle Tennessee (Washington Redskins); Lance Dunbar, RB, North Texas (Dallas Cowboys); James Brown, OL, Troy (Chicago Bears); Stanley Arukwe, WR, Troy (Arizona Cardinals); Bobby Rainey, RB, WKU (Baltimore Ravens), Darrius Brooks, DB, WKU (Cincinnati Bengals).

2011Rob Housler, TE, Florida Atlantic – 3rd, #69, Arizona Cardinals; Jerrel Jernigan, WR, Troy – 3rd, #83, New York Giants; Rod Issac, DB, Middle Tennessee – 5th, #147, Jacksonville Jaguars; Derek Newton, OL, Arkansas State – 7th, #214, Houston Texans; Anthony Gaitor, DB, FIU – 7th, #222, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Free agents: Michael Lockley, LB, Florida Atlantic (Jacksonville Jaguars); Maurice Rolle, DB, Louisiana (Houston Texans); Phillip Tanner, RB, Middle Tennessee (Dallas Cowboys); Jamari Lattimore, LB, Middle Tennessee (Green Bay Packers); DuJuan Harris, RB, Troy; Jacksonville Jaguars; Mario Addison, LB, Troy (Chicago Bears).

Davo Mayo, Texas State

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2010Alex Carrington, DE, Arkansas State - 3rd, #72, Buffalo Bills; Cameron Sheffi eld, DE, Troy - 5th, #142, Kansas City Chiefs; Hall Davis, DE, Louisiana - 5th, #149, St. Louis Rams; Rusty Smith, QB, Florida Atlantic - 6th, #176, Tennessee Titans; Jorrick Calvin, DB, Troy - 6th, #201, Arizona Cardinals; Levi Brown, QB, Troy - 7th, #209, Buffalo Bills; Chris McCoy, DL, Middle Tennessee - 7th, #212, Miami Dolphins.

Free agents: Marcus Brown, DB, Arkansas State (Seattle Seahawks); Daylan Walker, DB, Arkansas State (Atlanta Falcons); Chris Bonner, WR, Florida Atlantic (Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Jason Harmon, TE, Florida Atlantic (Jacksonville Jaguars); William Rose, RB, Florida Atlantic (Tennessee Titans); Cardia Jackson, LB, ULM (St. Louis Rams); Aaron Morgan, DL, ULM (Jacksonville Jaguars); Danny Carmichael, LB, Middle Tennessee (Seattle Seahawks); Patrick Honeycutt, WR, Middle Tennessee (Denver Broncos); Brandon Perry, DL, Middle Tennessee (St. Louis Rams); Marcus Udell, DB, Middle Tennessee (Seattle Seahawks); Kevin Dixon, DL, Troy (Seattle Seahawks); Brandon Lang, DL, Troy (San Diego Chargers); Bear Woods, LB, Troy (Atlanta Falcons).

2009Sherrod Martin, DB, Troy - 2nd, #59, Carolina Panthers; David Johnson, TE, Arkansas State - 7th, #241, Pittsburgh Steelers.

Free agents: Frantz Joseph, LB, Florida Atlantic (Oakland Raiders); Marshall McDuffi e, DB, FIU (Tampa Bay Bucaneers); Michael Desormeaux, QB, Louisiana (Jacksonville Jaguars); Jason Chery, WR/KR, Louisiana (Carolina Panthers); Trevor Jenkins, DT, Middle Tennessee (Philadelphia Eagles).

2008Leodis McKelvin, DB/KR, Troy - 1st, #11, Buffalo Bills; Tyrell Johnson, DB, Arkansas State - 2nd, #43, Minnesota Vikings; Erik Walden, DE, Middle Tennessee - 6th, #167, Chicago Bears (Dallas Cowboys)

Free agents: Darren Toney, DB, Arkansas State (Carolina Panthers); Khayyam Burns, DB, Arkansas State (Kansas City Chiefs); Mark Myers, K, Florida Atlantic (New York Jets); Taheem Acevedo, DB, Florida Atlantic (Kansas City Chiefs); Kyries Hebert, DB, Louisiana (Cincinnati Bengals); Joe Bradley, DE, Louisiana (Indianapolis Colts); Rodney Hardeway, DE, Louisiana (St. Louis Rams); Kyle Ward, DB, Louisiana (Green Bay Packers); Brandon Jackson, WR, North Texas (San Diego Chargers); Marcus Richardson, DE, Troy (Houston Texans); Chris Bradwell, DL, Troy (Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Elbert Mack, DB, Troy (Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Marcus Pittman, DL, Troy (New Orleans Saints).

2007Brannon Condren, DB, Troy - 4th, #131, Indianapolis Colts; Antwan Barnes, LB, FIU - 4th, #134, Baltimore Ravens; Kevin Payne, DB, ULM - 5th, #167, Chicago Bears; Oren O’Neal, FB, Arkansas State - 6th, #175 (Oakland Raiders); Chandler Williams, WR, FIU - 7th, #233 (Minnesota Vikings)

Free agents: Nello Faulk , OT, Florida Atlantic (Jacksonville Jaguars); Chris Smith, LB, FIU (Philadelphia Eagles); Michael Adams, DB, Louisiana (Arizona Cardinals); Jerry Babb, QB, Louisiana (Green Bay Packers); Chaz Williams, DB, ULM (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

Alex Carrington, Arkansas StateState

Charles Tillman, Louisianaate Leodis McKelvin, Troy

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2006Free agents: Shemar Bracy, RB, Arkansas State (Green Bay Packers); Nick Noce, QB, Arkansas State (Dallas Cowboys); Antonio Warren, RB, Arkansas State (Cleveland Browns); Willie Hughley, DB, Florida Atlantic (Cleveland Browns); Nick Turnbull, DB, FIU (Atlanta Falcons); Bill Sampy, WR, Louisiana (Philadelphia Eagles); Brandon Guillory, DE, ULM (Kansas City Chiefs); Joel Stelly, P, ULM (Chicago Bears); Willie Hall, OL, Middle Tennessee (Jacksonville Jaguars); Jeff Littlejohn, DT, Middle Tennessee (Tennessee Titans); Bobby Payne, OL, Middle Tennessee (San Francisco 49ers); Keon Raymond, DB, Middle Tennessee (Tennessee Titans); Thomas Olmsted, P, Troy (Miami Dolphins).

2005Demarcus Ware, DE, Troy - 1st, #11, Dallas Cowboys; Chris Harris, FS, ULM - 6th, #181, Chicago Bears; Ceandris Brown, SS, Louisiana - 6th, #188, Houston Texans.

Free agents: Steven Gibbs, OL, Arkansas State (Seattle Seahawks); Jared Allen, QB, Florida Atlantic (Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Roosevelt Bynes, WR, Florida Atlantic (Miami Dolphins); Kevin Fischer, OL, Florida Atlantic (Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Chris Laskowksi, LB, Florida Atlantic (Indianapolis Colts); Doug Parker, RB, Florida Atlantic (Miami Dolphins); Chris Shepherd, OL, Florida Atlantic (Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Larry Taylor, WR, Florida Atlantic (Atlanta Falcons); Kevin Timothee, DB, FIU (Tennessee Titans); Thomas Johnson, DT, Middle Tennessee (Dallas Cowboys); Kerry Wright, WR, Middle Tennessee (Indianapolis Colts); DeWhitt Betterson, RB, Troy (Chicago Bears); Alfred Malone, DT, Troy (Houston Texans); Joe Munson, TE, Troy (Miami Dolphins); Jason Samples, WR, Troy (Washington Redskins); Cedric Sullivan, DE, Troy (Cincinnati Bengals); Henry Tellis, OL, Troy (New York Jets); Eric Thomas, DT, Troy (Indianapolis Colts).

2004Chris Cooley, TE, Utah State - 3rd, #81, Washington Redskins; Jake Scott, OT, Idaho - 5th, #141, Indianapolis Colts; Corey Williams, DT, Arkansas State - 6th, #179, Green Bay Packers; Cody Spencer, LB, North Texas - 6th, #182, Oakland Raiders.

Free agents: Jonathan Bradley, DT, Arkansas State (Philadelphia Eagles); Brian Howard, DT, UI (St. Louis Rams); Fred Stamps, WR, Louisiana (San Francisco 49ers); Wendall Williams, S, Louisiana (Cincinnati Bengals); Maurice Sonnier, OLB, ULM (Tennessee Titans); Demetrios Walker, DL, Middle Tennessee (Kansas City Chiefs); Brandon Lynch, S, Middle Tennessee (Tennessee Titans); Brandon Westbrook, OL, Middle Tennessee (New York Jets); Brandon Kennedy, DT, North Texas (Denver Broncos); Trevor Hutton, OG, Utah State (Indianapolis Colts).

2003Charles Tillman, CB, Louisiana - 2nd, #35, Chicago Bears; Tyrone Calico, WR, Middle Tennessee - 2nd, #60, Tennessee Titans; Ivan Taylor, CB, Louisiana - 4th, #125, Pittsburgh Steelers; Siddeeq Shabazz, SS, New Mexico State - 7th, #246, Oakland Raiders.

Free agents: Garry Johnson, Arkansas State (Cincinnati Bengals); Jordan Kramer, UI (San Diego Chargers); Talifaia Atoe, UI (Arizona Cardinals); William Delahoussaye, Louisiana (New Orleans Saints); Walter Sampson, Louisiana (New England Patriots); ReShard Lee, Middle Tennessee (Dallas Cowboys); Dwone Hicks, Middle Tennessee (Tennessee Titans); Don McGee, North Texas (Dallas Cowboys).

2002Kendall Newson, WR, Middle Tennessee - 7th, #222, Jacksonville Jaguars; Brad Franklin, CB, Louisiana - 7th, #258, Carolina Panthers.

Demarcus Ware, Troy

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THEY’VE SAID WE ARE THE NEXT BIG THING.

WE’VE BEEN TOLD OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT.

WE’VE HEARD WE ARE ON THE RISE.

WE HAVE A PROMISING FUTURE.

OUR BEST IS YET TO COME.

WE ARE UP-AND-COMING.

WE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED.

THOSE DAYS ARE OVER. OUR TIME IS NOW.

WE ARE READY TO RISE ABOVE.

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History will be made on Dec. 1, 2018 as the fi rst-ev-er Sun Belt Football Championship Game will take place at a campus site and broadcast live on an ESPN network. The winner of the Sun Belt Conference East and West Divisions will take the ultimate prize – undisputed Sun Belt Conference Football Champion.

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DATE Appalachian State Coastal Carolina Georgia Southern Georgia State Troy Arkansas State Louisiana ULM South Alabama Texas State

Aug. 30 Kennesaw State Southeastern Louisiana

Sept. 1 at Penn State at South Carolina South Carolina State Boise State Southeastern Missouri Grambling Louisiana Tech at Rutgers

Sept. 8 at Charlotte UAB UMASS at NC State Florida A&M at Alabama at Southern Miss at Oklahoma State Texas Southern

Sept. 14 at Memphis

Sept. 15 Southern Miss Campbell at Clemson at Nebraska at Tulsa at Mississippi State at Texas A&M * Texas State * at South Alabama

Sept. 22 Gardner Webb * at Louisiana Western Michigan * at ULM UNLV * Coastal Carolina * Troy at Memphis at UTSA

Sept. 29 * South Alabama * at Troy * Arkansas State * ULM * Coastal Carolina * at Georgia Southern at Alabama * at Georgia State * at Appalachian State

Oct. 4 * at Troy * Georgia State

Oct. 6 * South Alabama * at Texas State at Ole Miss * at Georgia Southern * Louisiana

Oct. 9 * at Arkansas State * Appalachian State

Oct. 11 * at Texas State * Georgia Southern

Oct. 13 * ULM at Liberty New Mexico State * at Coastal Carolina Alabama State

Oct. 18 * at Arkansas State * Georgia State

Oct. 20 * Louisiana at UMASS at New Mexico State * at Appalachian State * Texas State * at ULM

Oct. 23 * at South Alabama * Troy

Oct. 25 * at Georgia Southern * Appalachian State

Oct. 27 * at Georgia State * Coastal Carolina * at Louisiana * Arkansas State New Mexico State

Nov. 3 * at Coastal Carolina * Appalachian State * at ULM * Texas State * Louisiana * South Alabama * at Troy * Georgia Southern * at Arkansas State * at Georgia State

Nov. 10 * at Texas State * Arkansas State * Troy * at Louisiana * at Georgia Southern * at Coastal Carolina * Georgia State * at South Alabama * ULM * Appalachian State

Nov. 17 * Georgia State * Georgia Southern * at Coastal Carolina * at Appalachian State * Texas State * ULM * South Alabama * at Arkansas State * at Louisiana * at Troy

Nov. 23 * at South Alabama * Coastal Carolina

Nov. 24 * Troy * at Georgia State * Georgia Southern * at Appalachian State * at Texas State * at ULM * Louisiana * Arkansas State

Dec. 1 SUN BELT FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

East Division West Division

* - Denotes Sun Belt Conference game; All dates subject to change