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THIS WEEK IN THE

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FCS Coaches’ Top 25

Team Rcrd Pts Prvs 1 North Dakota State (26)...............................5-0 650 1 2 James Madison..............................................5-1 621 2 3 South Dakota State.......................................4-1 598 3 4 Kennesaw State.............................................4-1 548 4 5 Weber State.................................................. 3-2 536 5 6 Montana State...............................................5-1 508 7 7 Villanova........................................................6-0 506 8 8 Montana.........................................................5-1 480 9 9 Towson.......................................................... 3-2 406 T-10 10 Northern Iowa............................................... 3-2 392 13 11 Furman.......................................................... 4-2 380 14 12 Nicholls.......................................................... 3-2 345 15 13 Illinois State.................................................. 3-2 340 6 14 North Carolina A&T.......................................4-1 329 16 15 Delaware....................................................... 3-2 243 18 16 Central Arkansas.......................................... 3-2 231 T-10 17 Youngstown State.........................................4-1 210 17 18 Jacksonville State........................................ 4-2 191 20 19 Princeton.......................................................3-0 146 23 20 Maine............................................................. 2-3 130 22 21 UC Davis........................................................ 2-4 114 12 22 Southeast Missouri State............................ 3-2 103 T-25 23 Stony Brook................................................... 4-2 93 24 24 Sam Houston State...................................... 4-2 57 NR 25 Southeastern Louisiana............................... 3-2 55 19 Others Receiving Votes: North Dakota (50), Sacramento State (42), Yale (30), Dartmouth (26), South Carolina State (22), Austin Peay (18), Houston Baptist (16), Tennessee Tech (14), Eastern Washington (5), Wofford (4), Cal Poly (3), New Hampshire (3), Campbell (2), Central Connecticut State (1), Idaho (1), UIW (1).

STATS FCS Top 25

School (first-place votes) Pts Rcrd Prvs 1 North Dakota State (155)..........................3899 5-0 1 2 James Madison (1)..................................... 3704 5-1 2 3 South Dakota State.................................... 3611 4-1 3 4 Weber State...............................................3286 3-2 4 5 Villanova......................................................3221 6-0 5 6 Montana State...........................................3043 5-1 6 7 Kennesaw State.........................................2820 4-1 7 8 Montana..................................................... 2815 5-1 8 9 Towson....................................................... 2497 3-2 9 10 UNI.............................................................. 2357 3-2 13 11 Furman........................................................2271 4-2 14 12 Nicholls........................................................2173 3-2 16 13 North Carolina A&T....................................1993 4-1 15 14 Illinois State................................................ 1810 3-2 10 15 Delaware.....................................................1437 3-2 19 16 Central Arkansas........................................ 1391 3-2 11 17 Jacksonville State.......................................1118 4-2 21 18 Maine........................................................... 1071 2-3 20 19 Youngstown State.......................................985 4-1 18 20 Southeast Missouri State........................... 959 3-2 23 21 Princeton...................................................... 775 3-0 25 22 Stony Brook..................................................680 4-2 24 23 Southeastern Louisiana.............................. 525 3-2 17 24 UC Davis........................................................ 414 2-4 12 25 Sam Houston State...................................... 351 4-2 NR Others Receiving Votes: Sacramento State (350), Dartmouth (281), South Carolina State (198), North Dakota (195), Austin Peay (114), Yale (88), Central Connecticut State (70), Wofford (39), Alcorn State (28), Eastern Washington (26), New Hampshire (24), Tennessee Tech (23), McNeese (20), Houston Baptist (17), Samford (8), UT Martin (7), Elon (3), Georgetown (2), Cal Poly (1).

2019 Conference Standings

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Sam Houston State............................................3 0 1.000 104 43 Nicholls...............................................................2 0 1.000 82 44 Incarnate Word..................................................2 1 .667 75 105 Southeastern Louisiana ...................................2 1 .667 123 99 Houston Baptist................................................. 1 1 .500 84 59 Central Arkansas............................................... 1 1 .500 45 64 Stephen F. Austin............................................... 1 2 .333 74 96 Lamar.................................................................. 1 2 .333 78 93 McNeese............................................................ 1 2 .333 65 79 Abilene Christian............................................. 1 3 .250 95 99 Northwestern State...........................................0 2 .000 48 92

2019 Overall Standings

AUGUST 31

NORTH TEXAS LOST 31-51 (0-1) SEPTEMBER 7

ARIZONA CHRISTIAN WON 66-14 (1-1) SEPTEMBER 14

CENTRAL ARKANSAS* LOST 31-30 (1-2)

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Sam Houston State............................................4 2 .667 235 109 Houston Baptist.................................................4 2 .667 297 191 Nicholls...............................................................3 2 .600 141 152 Incarnate Word..................................................3 2 .600 145 184 Southeastern Louisiana ...................................3 2 .600 187 153 Central Arkansas...............................................3 2 .600 120 143 Lamar..................................................................3 3 .500 169 191 McNeese............................................................3 3 .500 130 177 Abilene Christian.............................................2 4 .333 192 164 Stephen F. Austin............................................... 1 5 .167 155 234 Northwestern State.......................................... 0 5 .000 89 232

This Week’s Games • Saturday, October 12

Houston Baptist at Abilene Christian, 6 p.m.; Lamar at Sam Houston State, 2 p.m.; Northwestern State at Nicholls, 3 p.m.; McNeese at Central Arkansas, 4 p.m.; Incarnate Word at Southeastern La., 4 p.m.

Last Week’s Games • Saturday, October 6 *Lamar 27, Abilene Christian 24; *Nicholls 34, Central Arkansas, 14; *Sam Houston State 31, Stephen F. Austin 20; *McNeese 38, Southeastern La., 34; *Incarnate Word 38, Houston Baptist 36. * Southland Conference game

2019 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER 21

McNEESE*

WON 17-10 (2-2) (FAMILY WEEKEND) SEPTEMBER 28

UIW*

LOST 24-31 (2-3) OCTOBER 5

LAMAR*

LOST 24-27 (2-4) OCTOBER 12

HOUSTON BAPTIST* ABILENE • 6 P.M. OCTOBER 19

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN* ABILENE • 3 P.M. (HOMECOMING)

OCTOBER 26

NICHOLLS*

THIBODAUX, LOUISIANA • 3 P.M. NOVEMBER 9

SAM HOUSTON STATE* ABILENE • 3 P.M.

NOVEMBER 16

SOUTHEASTERN LA.* ABILENE • 1 P.M. NOVEMBER 23

MISSISSIPPI STATE *

STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI • TBA HOME AWAY *SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE GAME HOME GAMES PLAYED AT ANTHONY FIELD AT WILDCAT STADIUM ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL STANDARD

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THE LAST GAME Tracy James scores two TDs and QB Sema’J Davis is solid in one-possession game at Lamar

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bilene Christian recovered from a rough beginning to build a 24-17 lead through three quarters, only to see the Lamar Cardinals outscore the Wildcats 10-0 in the final 15 minutes. The visitors had redshirt sophomore Sema’J Davis making his first collegiate start at quarterback, and he combined with Lamar’s Jordan Hoy to star in an entertaining performance by the dual-threat signal callers. Wildcat running back Tracy James scored his FCS-leading 11th and 12th touchdowns of the season and Davis threw the first two scoring passes of his career for Abilene Christian, which surrendered 10 points in less than three minutes during a key stretch of the final quarter. Hoy threw for two touchdowns and scored the game’s decisive TD on a 4-yard run with 6:20 left in the game. “I’m proud of our players,” said head coach Adam Dorrel. “Sema’J played very well in his first collegiate start on the road. The whole team played extremely hard, and with focus and energy. I saw some good things on defense and offense. We didn’t turn over the ball, and on defense we got beat on some double moves but to that you have to tip your cap to their offense.” The Wildcats had earned just one first down and trailed Lamar 10-0 with less than five minutes left in the second quarter when Davis and James ignited the ACU offense, which scored 13 points to rescue what had been a dismal first half. And they added 10 more points to begin the second half. However, scoreless first and fourth quarters bookended the mid-game productivity, and a breakdown on special teams led to the Cardinals’ winning score late in the contest. Abilene Christian forced a turnover on Lamar’s first drive of the third quarter when Brandon Richmond forced a fumble that was recovered by Adonis Davis at the ACU 35-yard line. The Wildcats cashed in the gift when Zepeda kicked his eighth field goal of the season, a 36-yarder with 9:25 left that grew ACU’s lead to 16-10. Lamar bounced back with a 10-play, 75-yard drive to regain the lead, 17-16, on a 31-yard TD pass from Hoy to tight end Mason Sikes at the 4:45 mark. ACU answered with its own 75-yard march on the 2

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ensuring drive, to close the third quarter. James scored his second TD of the night on a 5-yard pass from Davis with seven seconds left, then James threw a halfback option pass to leaping tight end Brandon Hohenstein for the two-point conversion, putting the Wildcats up 24-17. The score became tighter at 24-20 when Giffen pulled the Cardinals closer with a 41-yard field goal with 9:30 left, and Lamar got the ball right back when an onside pooch kick on the next play was recovered

by Lamar’s Michael Lawson at the ACU 45-yard line. “I’m disappointed in the onside kick,” said Dorrel. “We worked on that in practice and knew it was coming. We just didn’t execute. We were up four at the time, and a recovery on our part may have led to another score or at least flip the field on them.” Hoy took advantage of ACU’s first and only turnover of the game, running 4 yards for a TD to put his team on top for good, 27-24, with 6:20 remaining.


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SATURDAY’S GAME Houston Baptist and Bailey Zappe bring red-hot offense into Wildcat Stadium

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he Houston Baptist Huskies are no longer the perennial doormats of the Southland Conference. That’s right. The same program that the Wildcats have defeated five times in six meetings by 57, 45, 28, 21 and 25 points, now lays claim to the No. 1 offense in the Southland Conference. The Huskies first put up 34 points in a seasonopening loss to FBS-member UTEP and then hit the 50-point threshold in back-to-back games with Texas Wesleyan and South Dakota. Their 53-52 shootout win over the Coyotes resulted in two Southland Player of the Week awards for quarterback Bailey Zappe and defensive end Andrew Walker, while senior kickoff returner Gamar Girdy Brito was selected as the STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week. From there, HBU whipped Northwestern State, 48-21 in H-Town, and then the Huskies pummeled Texas Southern thanks to 31 third-quarter points. Two days later, the program made its first appearance in a national poll, tying for 25th in the AFCA Coaches FCS rankings. HBU slipped back into the receiving-votes category this Monday (Oct. 7) after a 38-36 loss to Incarnate Word, last season’s Southland co-champions. Among the many Husky highlights were: •

Zappe completing 49-of-69 passes for 390 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions, and setting school records for completions and attempts.

Sophomore receiver Jerreth Sterns collecting a school-record 18 receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown, while Gamar Girdy Brito caught seven passes for 53 yards and a touchdown and returned a kickoff for a score.

Sophomore linebacker Brennan Young led HBU with 12 tackles, while senior defensive back Malik Johnson made 11 tackles, and forced and recovered a fumble.

• Junior safety Patrick Wolfe registering 11 stops and senior defensive end Andre Walker recording one sack, giving him 9.5 for the season.

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• Freshman kicker Gino Garcia tying the single-game school record with three field goals. Houston Baptist Notes • ACU leads its all-time series vs. HBU, 5-1, with the lone loss taking place in Houston on Sept. 17, 2016 (L, 24-27 OT). The Wildcats are 2-0 vs. HBU in Abilene and 3-1 in Houston. • HBU is ranked No. 1 in the FCS in several categories, including total offense (567.2),

scoring offense (49.5), passing offense (385.7), and first downs offense (184). • Husky QB Bailey Zappe is the FCS’ top-ranked passer with 33.17 completions per game, 24 passing TDs, 2,207 passing yards, 367.8 passing yards per game, 144 points responsible for. •

Zappe’s favorite target is Jerreth Sterns with an FCS-leading 10.5 receptions per game, while WR Ben Ratzlaff has an FCS-best nine receiving TD and Southland-leading 646 receiving yards.


• Defensively, Andre Walker leads the FCS with 1.5 sacks per game. • The Huskies fell to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the Southland following Saturday’s 38-36 loss to Incarnate Word at Husky Stadium.

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

ALLEN WARD

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llen Ward, who led the athletics program at Murray State University the past 13 years, was announced on July 16, 2018, as the ninth director of athletics at Abilene Christian University. During his tenure at Murray State, the Racers captured 39 Ohio Valley Conference championships and participated in NCAA Tournament play 29 times. Under Ward’s leadership, MSU has been one of the top overall athletics programs in its league, finishing in the top three in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup race six times since its inception in 2009, including second place each of the last two years. The Racers play NCAA Division I FCS football in the Ohio Valley Conference and its men’s basketball program is annually one of the top mid-major programs in the nation. Murray State – a university of almost 10,500 students – has won 25 OVC conference championships in men’s basketball and reached the NCAA Tournament 16 times, including last spring when the Racers lost to West Virginia in the first round. During Ward’s tenure at MSU, the Racers won six regular-season men’s basketball championships, four conference tournament titles, reached the NCAA Tournament four times (2006, 2010, 2012 and 2018), the NIT (2011 and 2015) and the collegeinsider.com Tournament (CIT) in 2014. When Ward joined MSU Athletics, its overall Academic Progress Rate (APR) score was 911. Last year it grew to 986. Student-athlete graduation rates

now consistently outpace the general student body with the 2018-19 difference expected to be 14 percent. He was at the helm as MSU’s athletics facilities were transformed by more than $13.5 million in enhancements, touching virtually every sport. In addition, the Racer Club was established as MSU’s annual fundraising arm, varsity softball was added as a sport, additional staff were added in key areas vital to student-athlete well-being and achievement, a comprehensive Title IX plan was developed to ensure compliance, and numerous events were digitally broadcast live and in HD each season. Ward has spent 27 years in collegiate athletics. He takes over an ACU athletics program that in 2018-19 will be in its sixth year as a Division I affiliate and second-year eligible for all Southland Conference and NCAA postseason tournaments. The 2018 season will mark ACU’s second to play at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium, its first on-campus home for football since World War II. Ward, 51, joined the Murray State program in March 2005 after serving the previous 14 years in several roles at the University of North Texas, including the final seven years as senior associate athletics director. A native of Rolla, Missouri, he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from William Jewel College and went on to earn his M.Ed. in physical education and sports administration from Wichita State University in 1991. He and his wife, Sharon, have two children: Nathan and Nicole.

HEAD COACH

ADAM DORREL

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T dam Dorrel was hired Dec. 19, 2016, as the 20th head football coach in Abilene Christian University program history, but the first to lead a team with an opportunity to reach the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs. On Sept. 16, 2017, he became the first ACU head coach since World War II to lead its football team in a permanent on-campus stadium when the Wildcats beat Houston Baptist in the inaugural game at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. And on Nov. 10, 2018, he became the first ACU head coach in program history to lead a Wildcat football team to a winning season at the NCAA Division I level when ACU beat Sam Houston State, 17-10, in Huntsville to push ACU to 6-4 on its way to a 6-5 final record. The Wildcats finished the 2018 season with the first winning season at the NCAA Division I level in program history, the most wins in the Southland

Conference at the Division I level (5-4 record), the first win over a top-15 team at the Division I level (28-12 over then-No. 11 Nicholls on Oct. 13), the program’s first win over Sam Houston State since 1983, and a 48-27 demolition of Southeastern Louisiana.In eight-plus seasons as a head coach, Dorrel has compiled a 84-23 record, an 78.5 winning percentage that ranks in the top 10 among active college coaches. Dorrel led the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats to the Division II playoffs in all six of his seasons as the head coach and led them to 30 straight victories to end his tenure at his alma mater. He graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education, and earned his Masters of Science degree (health and physical education) in 2000. Dorrel and his wife, Erin, have twin daughters, Allie and Sam.

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WILDCATS No. 1 2 3 (o) 3 (d) 4 (o) 4 (d) 5 6 7 8 9 12 (o) 12 (d) 13 14 (d) 14 (o) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (d) 24 (o) 25 26 27 (o) 27 (d) 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 45 46(d) 46(o) 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 60 64 65 66

Name Position Lionell McConnell WR Brandon Richmond S Luke Anthony QB Ryan Stapp CB Sema’J Davis QB Austin Goffney S Byron Robinson Jr. S Justus Lee WR Bolu Onifade S Daniel Duah CB Javorian Miller WR Brendan Harmon WR Gabe Ortega S Adonis Davis CB Donovan Johnson CB Cole Klayman QB Daytrieon Dean TE Quindon Lewis WR Paxton Bergdoll TE Branden Hohenstein TE Bryon Broussard S Billy McCrary RB Tracy James RB Koy Richardson CB Jeremiah Chambers LB Obinna Udoye CB Tyrese White RB Jessie Anderson RB Kameron Hill DE Conrad Perry RB Jairan Parker LB Simon Laryea P James Neal LB Robert McKnight CB Joshua James LB Landry Hutchins LB Tavian Tumbleson FB Ben Norman LB Rece Stafford LB Blair Zepeda PK Greg Green LB Anthony Egbo Jr. CB Lakendrick Jones DT Alex Lofton CB Hunter Kier LB Chance Pierce FB Qua’Shawn Washington LB Gage Graham S Dustin Inness LS Jack Gibbens LB Tory Hargrove LB Cordell Ijoma DE Bright Ihegworo DT Michael Gayden DT Corey Smith DE Nico Russolillo OL David Stone LS Grant Jackson OL Jaron Marshall OL Caleb Cobb LB Cody Anthony OL Tony Davis II DE Qamar Acres OL Reece Backman OL Slayde Anderson OL

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Jon Crisp

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

Weight 187 199 203 171 191 202 184 193 193 189 187 203 204 181 187 233 258 170 247 233 171 200 222 174 224 178 197 232 243 203 208 203 198 188 219 192 232 204 215 192 213 168 260 190 214 226 230 195 182 240 195 243 282 263 248 285 193 281 295 220 274 218 288 279 287

Year / Exp. soph / TR sr / 3VL jr / 2VL fr / HS soph / 1VL soph / TR jr / RS-1VL jr / TR sr / 3VL soph / TR fr / RS soph / TR jr / TR sr / 3VL fr / HS jr / 1VL sr / 2VL soph / 1VL jr / TR jr / TR fr / RS-SQ sr / 1VL sr / 3VL jr / 2VL sr / 3VL soph / 1VL soph / 1VL fr / HS jr / 2VL soph / SQ soph / TR sr / 2VL fr / HS soph / 1VL soph / 1VL jr / 2VL jr / TR soph / 1VL fr / RS soph / 1VL soph / 1VL fr / RS jr / TR sr / 1VL jr / TR jr / 2VL jr / 2VL fr / HS fr / HS jr / 2VL soph / TR soph / 1VL sr / TR soph / TR sr / 3VL jr / TR jr / TR fr / HS jr / TR jr / SQ fr / HS jr / SQ sr / SQ sr / 1VL jr / 2VL

6-5

296

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Hometown (Previous School) Cincinnati, Ohio (Allen HS) Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair HS) Dallas, Texas (All Saints’ Episcopal) College Station, Texas (College Station HS) Midland, Texas (Midland Lee HS) Cypress, Texas (Cypress Ranch HS) McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS) Southlake, Texas (Liberty Christian) Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City) Bochum, Germany (Neues Gymnasium) Odessa, Texas (Odessa Permian HS) Weatherford, Texas (All Saints’ Episcopal) Rio Rancho, N.M. (Cleveland HS) Bastrop, Texas (Bastrop HS) Cypress, Texas (Cypress Ranch HS) Los Angeles, Calif. (Notre Dame HS) Fort Smith, Ark. (Northside HS) Midwest City, Okla. (Southmoore HS) Fort Wayne, Ind. (Concordia Lutheran) Jackson, Neb. (Bishop Heelan HS) LaMarque, Texas (Dickinson HS) Temple, Texas (Rouse HS) Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson HS) Angleton, Texas (Angleton HS) Cedar Park, Texas (Vista Ridge HS) Cedar Park, Texas (Cedar Park HS) Hamshire, Texas (Fannett HS) Longview, Texas (Longview HS) Fresno, Texas (Stafford HS) Pinehurst, Texas (Tomball HS) Rosenberg, Texas (St. Thomas HS) Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS) Paris, Texas (Paris HS) Bossier City, La. (Parkway HS) San Antonio, Texas (Brennan HS) North Richland Hills, Texas (Keller HS) Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) Temple, Texas (Temple HS) Frisco, Texas (Frisco Wakeland HS) Richardson, Texas (Plano East HS) Houston, Texas (Westfield HS) Richmond, Texas (Foster HS) Brandon, Miss. (Brandon HS) Buffalo, N.Y. (Bennett HS) Washington, Kan. (Washington County HS) Bridgeport, Texas (Bridgeport HS) Abilene, Texas (Abilene HS) Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville HS) Phoenix, Ariz. (Northwest Christian HS) Bulverde, Texas (Smithson Valley HS) Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) Houston, Texas (Cypress Falls HS) Sugar Land, Texas (Stephen F. Austin HS) Houston, Texas (Dulles HS) Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS) Little Elm, Texas (Heritage HS) Rocklin, Calif. (Del Oro HS) Alvarado, Texas (Home School) Lexington Park, Md. (Douglass HS) Clarendon, Texas (Clarendon HS) Sumner, Texas (North Lamar HS) Benton, La. (Benton HS) Fort Worth, Texas (Haltom HS) Livermore, Calif. (Granada HS) Abilene, Texas (Abilene HS) Abilene, Texas (Abilene Christian HS)

No. 69 70 72 73 74 75 76 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 88 (st) 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 97 98 99

Name Kade Parmelly Robin Luna Kage Hendrix Everett Gunnoe Todd Beebe Tanner Parker Zach Terry D’Wayne Anthony Cole Burgess Jostein Clarke Kason Mullins Taelyn Williams Logan Smith Devin Davis Oscar Hernandez Remington Lutz Josh Fink Kobe Clark T.J. Watson Gabe Sonnier Brian Miller Garviea Freeny Quent Titre Jaleel Carter Reynel Previlon Makoni Pole William Morgan Temisan Kuyatsemi Osaretin Obadyei

Position OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DT WR PK WR TE WR PK WR WR WR P TE DE DE DT DT DE DT DT DE DE

Height 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-3 5-10 6-6 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-6 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-3

Weight 308 300 294 292 281 296 289 311 279 186 165 169 246 192 201 240 189 173 151 238 239 235 270 313 231 287 255 257 227

Year / Exp. jr / 2VL jr / SQ soph / 1VL soph / 1VL soph / RS soph / TR jr / TR r-fr / RS sr / 3VL fr / HS fr / HS fr / RS fr / HS fr / HS jr / 1VL soph / 1VL sr / 3VL soph / VL soph / 1VL fr / HS sr / SQ sr / SQ soph / 1VL sr / 2VL jr / 1VL sr / 2VL fr / HS sr / 3VL fr / HS

Hometown (Previous School) Abilene, Texas (Wylie HS) San Diego, Calif. (Kae Eupon HS) Ennis, Texas (Ennis HS) Krum, Texas (Krum HS) Vernon, Texas (Vernon HS) Spanish Fork, Utah (Spanish Fork HS) Harrisonville, Mo. (Junction City HS) San Antonio, Texas (Madison HS) North Richland Hills, Texas (Richland HS) Prosper, Texas (Prosper HS) Prosper, Texas (Prosper HS) Euless, Texas (Euless Trinity HS) Spring Branch, Texas (Smithson Valley HS) Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite HS) Abilene, Texas (Abilene HS) Temple, Texas (Belton HS) Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS) Sweetwater, Texas (Sweetwater HS) Colleyville, Texas (Heritage HS) Lumberton, Texas (Lumberton HS) Queens, N.Y. (Pebblebrook HS) Corona, Calif. (Centennial HS) Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point HS) Houston, Texas (Alief Elsik HS) Carrollton, Texas (Creekview HS) Euless, Texas (Euless Trinity HS) Forney, Texas (Forney HS) Houston, Texas (Alief Hastings HS) Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite HS)

GAME DAY MATCHUP ACU OFFENSE VS. HOUSTON BAPTIST DEFENSE

21 Tracy James

RB QB

3 Luke Anthony

WR 9 Javorian Miller

WR TE

RT

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C

LG

LT

18 Branden Hohenstein

65 Reece backman

64 Qamar Acres

53 Nico Russolillo

61 Kade Parmelly

68 John Crisp

CB

87 Josh Fink

DE

NG

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27 Andre Walker

97 Emmanuel Mann

50 Segun Ijiyera

8 Colton Manning

LB

LB

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9 Caleb Johnson

42 Brennan Young

14 Tyrell Stewart

WR 88 Kobe Clark

CB 3 Alfred King

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17 Tra Fluellen

21 Malik Johnson

1 Patrick Wolfe


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HUSKIES No.

Name

Position

Height

Weight

Year-Exp.

Hometown (Previous School)

No.

Name

Position

Height

Weight

Year-Exp.

1

Terry Tillmon

WR

5-10

185

sr / 1VL

Dolton, Ill. (Independence CC)

15

Josh Alfaro

QB

6-3

230

fr / RS

Hometown (Previous School) Covington, La. (Covington)

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Patrick Wolfe

S

6-0

170

jr / 2VL

St. Amant, La. (St. Amant)

15

Christian Guillory

LB

6-0

215

fr / HS

Lake Charles, La. (Washington-Marion)

2

Ean Beek

RB

5-9

180

soph / 1VL

Katy, Texas (Taylor)

16

Cameron Nowell

QB

6-0

200

soph / SQ

Georgetown, Texas (East View)

2

Keaton Dickey

CB

6-2

180

fr / HS

Cypress, Texas (Cy Ranch)

16

Delon Smith

CB

6-1

180

fr / HS

Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett)

3

Alfred King

CB

5-11

175

sr / 1VL

Monroe, Ga. (Monroe Area)

17

Tra Fluellen

S

6-2

195

fr / HS

Gilmer, Texas (Gilmer)

3

Coleman Robinson

RB

6-3

240

jr / 2VL

Centerville, Texas (Centerville)

17

Jeremy Smith

WR

6-2

180

jr / 1VL

Missouri City, Texas (Marshall/Arizona State)

4

Ethan Beek

CB

6-0

185

jr / 2VL

Katy, Texas (Taylor)

18

Blaise Bentsen

QB

6-5

235

fr / HS

Sherman, Texas (Sherman)

4

Bailey Zappe

QB

6-2

215

jr / 2VL

Victoria, Texas (Victoria East)

18

Marlon Wilkins

S

5-10

186

sr / 3VL

Harvey, La. (Thomas Jefferson)

5

DJ Dormeus

WR

6-1

176

fr / HS

Killeen, Texas (Killeen)

19

Elijah Quarles

LB

6-2

215

sr / 1VL

Pasadena, Calif. (Pasadena/East Los Angeles)

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Nick Sexton

WR

6-0

180

sr / 1VL

San Diego, Calif. (Christian/Humboldt State)

19

Earl Wilson

WR

5-7

155

sr / SQ

Richmond, Texas (The Village School)

7

Aaron Marquez

WR

6-0

180

soph / 1VL

New Orleans, La. (De La Salle)

20

LaDarius Dickens

RB

5-10

195

jr / 2VL

Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett)

8

Colton Manning

S

5-9

180

soph / 1VL

Allen, Texas (Allen)

20

Jaylen Samuels

CB

5-6

150

soph / SQ

8

Jerreth Sterns

WR

5-8

180

soph / 1VL

Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie)

21

Malik Johnson

CB

5-10

180

sr / 1VL

9

Gamar Girdy Brito

RB

5-9

190

sr / 2VL

Victoria, Texas (Victoria West)

22

Ben Ratzlaff

WR

6-2

190

jr / TR

9

Caleb Johnson

LB

6-2

220

jr / 2VL

San Diego, Calif. (Point Paloma)

23

Myles Lewis

RB

5-10

185

soph / 1VL

10

Andrew Haidet

QB

6-5

235

jr / 2VL

Plano, Texas (John Paul II)

24

Corey Ceniceros

WR

5-8

162

sr / 2VL

Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch)

10

Greg Vincent

DT

6-2

265

sr / 3VL

Deer Park, Texas (Deer Park)

25

Jaelon Woods

RB

5-11

200

fr / HS

Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair)

11

Branden Walker

WR

5-9

180

fr / HS

Sulphur, La. (Sulphur)

26

Tekaari Slaughter

CB

5-11

180

fr / HS

Richmond, Texas (Foster)

11

KJ Willie

CB

6-1

175

fr / HS

Allen, Texas (Allen)

27

Andre Walker

DE

6-1

221

sr / 3VL

Slidell, La. (Brother Martin)

12

Jaylon Johnson

WR

6-4

194

soph / 1VL

Spring, Texas (Klein Collins)

28

Dreshawn Minnieweather

RB

6-0

215

jr / 2VL

Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite)

12

Blake Patterson

P

6-2

200

jr / TR

Round Rock, Texas (Tyler JC)

29

Ian Nobmann

RB

5-6

170

sr / SQ

Des Moines, Wash. (JFK Catholic/BYU)

13

Dylan Ainsworth

WR

6-3

195

jr / RS

Kountze, Texas (Kountze/Texas State)

31

Brady Bonnin

LB

6-1

225

soph / 1VL

Mont Belvieu, Texas (Barbers Hill)

14

Vernon Harrell

WR

6-4

215

soph / 1VL

Missouri City, Texas (Elkins)

32

Koby Edwards

LB

6-1

195

soph / SQ

Burnet, Texas (Burnet/UT Permian Basin)

14

Tyrell Stewart

LB

6-2

205

jr / 2VL

Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial)

GAME DAY MATCHUP HOUSTON BAPTIST OFFENSE VS. ACU DEFENSE RB

2 Ean Beek

QB

4 Bailey Zappe

WR 22 Ben Ratzlaff

CB 13 Adonis Davis

WR WR

RT

RG

C

9 Gamar Girdy Brito

78 Reynard Burnett

68 Tuita Chapman

61 Coody Hooks

LG

LT

74 Christian 65 Jade Ashalintubbi Hood

DL

DL

DL

DL

91 Garviea Freeny

79 Cole Burgess

91 Quent Titre

26 Kameron Hill

LB

LB

LB

27 Jairan Parker

23 Jeremiah Chambers

47 Jack Gibbens

FS

SS

7 Bolu Onifade

2 Brandon Richmond

8 Jerreth Sterns

WR 12 Jaylon Johnson

CB 41 Alex Lofton

Richmond, Texas (Travis) Detroit, Mich. (College of DuPage) San Diego, Calif. (Westview/Golden West) Dickinson, Texas (Dickinson)

33

Danny Lenard II

LB

6-2

205

fr / HS

McKinney, Texas (McKinney)

34

Archie Bijou

LB

5-11

190

fr / RS

Katy, Texas (Cy Lakes) Cheek, Texas (Hamshire-Fannett)

34

Julian Malone

RB

5-11

220

jr / SQ

35

James Thomas

LB

6-1

245

jr / TR

36

Garrett Scott

LS

6-6

235

soph / 1VL

Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes)

36

Micah Stith

LB

6-3

240

fr / RS

Spring, Texas (Westfield)

37

Gino Garcia

K

6-2

195

fr / HS

Richardson, Texas (Pearce)

38

Nery Enriquez

K/P

6-0

200

soph / 1VL

El Campo, Texas (El Campo)

Bakersfield, Calif. (Independence/Bakersfield)

39

Ty Warwick

P

6-1

175

fr / HS

41

Jeremy Ardoin

LB

6-1

220

jr / 1VL

42

Brennan Young

LB

6-0

215

soph / 1VL

44

John Goree

DL

6-2

270

fr / RS

Humble, Texas (Summer Creek)

45

Vejon Wallis

DE

6-3

220

jr / 2VL

Houma, La. (Brother Martin)

46

Carter Couch

DE

6-3

265

sr / 1VL

San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel/Palomar)

47

Chase Stokes

DE

6-4

230

fr / HS

Pearland, Texas (Pearland)

48

Philip Ossai

LB

6-1

245

fr / HS

Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge)

50

Segun Ijiyera

DT

6-3

275

soph / 1VL

Corinth, Texas (Lake Dallas)

52

Brian Do

OL

6-0

270

fr / RS

Houston, Texas (Northbrook)

54

Sterling Savell

OL

6-4

290

sr / 3VL

60

Dan Wilkins

OL

6-5

310

jr / TR

New Caney, Texas (New Caney) Mont Belvieu, Texas (Barbers Hill/McMurry) Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge)

Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield) Brisbane, Australia (Alexandria Hills/Tyler JC)

61

Cody Hooks

OL

6-4

310

sr / 2VL

62

Victor Buenrostro

OL

6-1

315

fr / RS

Willis, Texas (Willis/Blinn JC) Mesquite, Texas (Poteet)

65

Jade Ashalintubbi

OL

6-6

315

fr / HS

Elysian Fields, Texas (Elysian Fields)

68

Tuita Jason Chapman

OL

6-3

320

sr / 1VL

El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge/Mt. SAC)

69

Doro Omerhi

OL

6-4

300

jr / TR

Pearland, Texas (Pearland/North Texas/Blinn)

72

Nathan Beveridge

OL

6-4

295

jr / TR

Santa Barbara, Calif. (/Santa Barbara City)

74

Christian Hood

OL

6-2

305

fr / HS

Marshall, Texas (Marshall)

75

Hekoti Joseph Chapman

OL

6-3

340

sr / 1VL

El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge/Mt. SAC)

78

Reynard Burnett Jr.

OL

6-5

320

fr / HS

Edmond, Okla. (Santa Fe)

86

Trevor Larkin

WR

6-0

186

jr / 2L

Crosby, Texas (Crosby)

88

Kyler Baugh

DL

6-3

273

fr / HS

Talihina, Okla. (Talihina)

97

Emmanuel Mann

NG

5-10

305

sr / 1VL

LaGrange, Ga. (College of the Siskiyous)

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Running Backs

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JAMES CURLEE Fullbacks / Tight Ends

MASON HITE

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CODY ENNIS

WILL WAGNER

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Offensive Assistant Offensive Line

Offensive Assistant Wide Receivers

Offensive Assistant Tight Ends

Defensive Analyst

Head Equipment Manager

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BRANDON RICHMOND

Wide Receiver Cincinnati, Ohio

Safety Cypress, Texas

7 BOLU ONIFADE

Safety Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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3 LUKE ANTHONY Quarterback Fort Worth, Texas

8 DANIEL DUAH Cornerback Bochum, Germany

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9 JAVORIAN MILLER Wide Receiver Odessa, Texas

3 RYAN STAPP

Cornerback College Station, Texas

12 BRENDAN HARMON

Wide Receiver Weatherford, Texas

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SEMA’J DAVIS

AUSTIN GOFFNEY

BYRON ROBINSON

Quarterback Midland, Texas

Safety Cypress, Texas

Safety McKinney, Texas

12 GABE ORTEGA

Safety Rio Rancho, New Mexico

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15 DAY TRIEON DEAN Tight End Fort Smith, Arkansas

23 JEREMIAH CHAMBERS Linebacker Cedar Park, Texas

30 JAMES NEAL Linebacker Paris, Texas

38 GREG GREEN Linebacker Houston, Texas

46 DUSTIN INNESS Long Snapper Pheonix, Arizona

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16 QUINDON LEWIS Wide Receiver Midwest City, Oklahoma

24 OBINNA UDOYE Cornerback Cedar Park, Texas

31 ROBERT McKNIGHT Cornerback Bossier City, Lousiana

39 ANTHONY EGBO Cornerback Richmond, Texas

47 JACK GIBBENS Linebacker Bulverde, Texas

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Tight End Fort Wayne, Indiana

24 T YRESE WHITE Running Back Hamshire, Texas

32 JOSHUA JAMES Linebacker San Antonio, Texas

40 L AKENDRICK JONES Defensive Tackle Brandon, Mississippi

18 BR ANDEN HOHENSTEIN Tight End Jackson, Nebraska

25 JESSIE ANDERSON Running Back Longview, Texas

33 L ANDRY HUTCHINS Linebacker North Richland Hills, Texas

41 ALEX LOF TON Cornerback Buffalo, New York

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19 BRYON BROUSSARD Safety LaMarque, Texas

26 K AMERON HILL Defensive End Fresno, Texas

34 TAVIAN TUMBLESON Fullback Mahtomedi, Minnesota

42 HUNTER KIER Linebacker Washington, Kansas

50 BRIGHT IHEGWORO Defensive Tackle Sugar Land, Texas

20 BILLY McCR ARY Running Back Temple, Texas

21 TR ACY JAMES Running Back Dallas, Texas

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43 CHANCE PIERCE Fullback Bridgeport, Texas

51 MICHAEL GAYDEN Defensive Tackle Houston, Texas

45 QUA’SHAWN WASHINGTON Linebacker Abilene, Texas

52 COREY SMITH Defensive End Missouri City, Texas

22 KOY RICHARDSON Cornerback Angleton, Texas

29 SIMON L ARYEA Placekicker Scottsdale, Arizona

37 BL AIR ZEPEDA Placekicker Richardson, Texas

46 GAGE GR AHAM Safety Stephenville, Texas

53 NICO RUSSOLILLO Offensive Lineman Little Elm, Texas


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WILDCATS

54 DAVID STONE Long Snapper Rocklin, California

66 SL AYDE ANDERSON Offensive Lineman Abilene, Texas

76 ZACH TERRY Offensive Lineman Harrisonville, Missouri

85 OSCAR HERNANDEZ Placekicker Abilene, Texas

92 QUENT TITRE Defensive Tackle Missouri City, Texas

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55 GR ANT JACKSON Offensive Lineman Alvarado, Texas

68 JON CRISP

Offensive Lineman Abilene, Texas

78 D’WAYNE ANTHONY

Offensive Lineman San Antonio, Texas

86 REMINGTON LUTZ Wide Receiver Temple, Texas

93 JALEEL CARTER Defensive Tackle Houston, Texas

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57 JARON MARHSALL Offensive Lineman Lexington Park, Maryland

69 K ADE PARMELLY Offensive Lineman Abilene, Texas

79 COLE BURGESS Defensive Tackle North Richland Hills, Texas

87 JOSH FINK Wide Receiver Coppell, Texas

94 REYNEL PREVILON Defensive End Carrollton, Texas

58 CALEB COBB Linebacker Clarendon, Texas

70 ROBIN LUNA

Offensive Lineman San Diego, California

59 CODY ANTHONY Offensive Lineman Sumner, Texas

72 K AGE HENDRIX Offensive Lineman Ennis, Texas

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81

JOSTEIN CL ARKE

K ASON MULLINS

Wide Receiver Prosper, Texas

88 KOBE CL ARK Wide Receiver Sweetwater, Texas

95 MAKONI POLE Defensive Tackle Euless, Texas

Placekicker Prosper, Texas

88 T.J. WATSON Placekicker Colleyville, Texas

97 WILLIAM MORGAN Defensive Tackle Forney, Texas

60 TONY DAVIS II Defensive End Benton, Louisiana

73 EVERET T GUNNOE Offensive Lineman Krum, Texas

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64 QAMAR ACRES Offensive Lineman Fort Worth, Texas

74 TODD BEEBE Offensive Lineman Vernon, Texas

83

TAELYN WILLIAMS

LOGAN SMITH

Wide Receiver Euless, Texas

Tight End Spring Branch, Texas

89 GABE SONNIER Tight End Lumberton, Texas

98 TEMISAN KUYATSEMI Defensive End Houston, Texas

90

65 REECE BACKMAN Offensive Lineman Livermore, California

75 TANNER PARKER Offensive Lineman Spanish Fork, Utah

84 DEVIN DAVIS Wide Receiver Mesquite, Texas

91

BRIAN MILLER

GARVIEA FREENY

Defnesive End Queens, New York

Defensive End Corona, California

99 OSARETIN OBADYEI Defensive End Mesquite, Texas




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