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THIS WEEK IN THE

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FCS Coaches’ Top 25

Team Record Points Previous 1. North Dakota State (26)................................ 9-0 650 1 2. James Madison..............................................8-1 624 2 3. Weber State.................................................. 7-2 593 3 4. South Dakota State....................................... 7-2 577 5 5. Montana........................................................ 7-2 532 8 6. Central Arkansas........................................... 7-2 505 9 7. Northern Iowa................................................ 6-3 491 10 8. Sacramento State.......................................... 6-3 431 6 9. Princeton....................................................... 7-0 384 12 10. Furman.......................................................... 6-3 364 3 11. Kennesaw State............................................ 7-2 360 4 12. Illinois State................................................... 6-3 358 7 13. Dartmouth...................................................... 7-0 330 14 14. Montana State............................................... 6-3 316 15 15t. Florida A&M....................................................8-1 255 17 15t. North Carolina A&T........................................ 6-2 255 16 17. Central Connecticut State............................ 8-1 209 19 18. Southeast Missouri State............................. .6-3 204 21 19. Villanova........................................................ 6-3 202 11 20. Monmouth (N.J.)............................................ 7-2 144 NR 21. Towson........................................................... 5-4 112 22 22. North Dakota................................................. 5-3 111 23 23. Wofford ......................................................... 5-3 108 20 24. Austin Peay.................................................... 6-3 90 25 25. New Hampshire............................................. 5-3 62 NR Others Receiving Votes: UT Martin 60, Nicholls 50, Southeastern Louisiana 17, San Diego 12, Alcorn State 9, Sam Houston State 8, Southern Illinois 8, Jacksonville State 7, The Citadel 5, Yal, 3, Abilene Christian 2, Stony Brook 2

STATS FCS Top 25

School (first-place votes) Points Record Previous 1. North Dakota State (155)......................... 3,899 9-0 1 2. James Madison (1)...................................... 3,731 8-1 2 3. Weber State...............................................3,559 7-2 3 4. South Dakota State .................................. 3,452 7-2 4 5. Northern Iowa........................................... 3,079 6-3 9 6. Montana..................................................... 3,074 7-2 8 7. Central Arkansas........................................2,851 7-2 10 8. Sacramento State....................................... 2,715 6-3 6 9. Furman....................................................... 2,333 6-3 13 10. Princeton................................................... 2,274 7-0 12 11. Illinois State............................................... 2,272 6-3 7 12. Montana State............................................1,994 6-3 14 13. Dartmouth...................................................1,685 7-0 15 14. North Carolina A&T.....................................1,529 6-2 16 15. Kennesaw State.........................................1,453 7-2 5 16. Florida A&M.................................................1,412 8-1 17 17. Southeast Missouri................................... 1,259 6-3 18 18. Villanova.....................................................1,244 6-3 11 19. Monmouth...................................................1,126 7-2 NR 20. Central Connecticut State..........................1,071 8-1 19 21. Towson........................................................... 761 5-4 21 22. North Dakota................................................ 675 5-3 24 23. New Hampshire.............................................647 5-3 NR 24. Wofford......................................................... 529 5-3 23 25. Nicholls..........................................................401 5-4 25 Others Receiving Votes: Austin Peay 354, UT Martin 287, Sam Houston State 224, Alcorn State 215, The Citadel 129, Richmond 78, Southern Illinois 74, Yale 71, UC Davis 61, Southeastern Louisiana 55, Stony Brook 49, Jacksonville State 34, Delaware 17, Youngstown State 16, San Diego 6, Elon 3, Abilene Christian 1, Campbell 1, McNeese 1

2019 Conference Standings

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Central Arkansas................................................5 1 .833 190 167 Sam Houston State.............................................4 2 .667 163 92 Southeastern Louisiana ....................................4 2 .667 243 169 Nicholls...............................................................4 2 .667 185 156 Incarnate Word...................................................4 3 .571 201 214 Abilene Christian..............................................4 3 .571 208 174 McNeese.............................................................4 3 .571 201 176 Lamar..................................................................2 4 .333 132 190 Houston Baptist.................................................. 1 4 .200 144 198 Northwestern State............................................ 1 5 .167 177 239 Stephen F. Austin................................................ 1 5 .167 138 207

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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Central Arkansas................................................7 Nicholls...............................................................5 Southeastern Louisiana ....................................5 McNeese.............................................................6 Sam Houston State.............................................5 Incarnate Word...................................................5 Abilene Christian..............................................5 Lamar..................................................................4 Houston Baptist..................................................4 Northwestern State............................................ 1 Stephen F. Austin................................................ 1

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Pct.

.778 .656 .625 .600 .556 .556 .556 .444 .444 .111 .111

PF

PA

265 246 244 264 307 223 266 274 294 158 271 293 305 239 223 288 357 330 218 379 219 345

This Week’s Games • Saturday, Nov. 9

*Sam Houston State at Abilene Christian, 3 p.m.; *Southeastern La. at Central Arkansas, 3 p.m.; *Houston Baptist at Nicholls, 3 p.m.; *Incarnate Word at Stephen F. Austin, 4 p.m.; *Lamar at Northwestern State, 6:30 p.m.

Last Week’s Games • Saturday, Nov. 2 *Central Arkansas 45, Lamar 17; *Nicholls 27, UIW 23; *McNeese 30, Northwestern State 20; *Southeastern La. 4, Stephen F. Austin 30. * 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* WON 45-20 (3-4) OCTOBER 19

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN* WON 31-24 (2OT) (4-4) (HOMECOMING)

OCTOBER 26

NICHOLLS*

WON 37-31 (OT) (5-4) NOVEMBER 9

SAM HOUSTON STATE* ABILENE • 3 P.M.

NOVEMBER 16

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

MISSISSIPPI STATE *

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THE LAST GAME Wildcats take Next Step with 37-31 overtime win at No. 15 Nicholls

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racy James and Sema’J Davis ran for two touchdowns each and Abilene Christian University upset No. 15 Nicholls 37-31 in overtime to spoil the Colonels’ Homecoming. The Wildcats (5-4, 4-3) won their third straight game and first on the road this season, knocking off the defending league champs and preserving its own playoff hopes. James ran for a TD on the final play of the first half and the game. James ran 5 yards for the deciding score after Nicholls had rallied from a pair of 10-point second-half deficits to tie the score at 31 with 19 seconds left. He was not his team’s leading rusher, however. That honor went to Davis, the dynamic sophomore Wildcat signal-caller who ran 19 times for 146 yards and two scores while sharing time at quarterback Saturday afternoon with junior Luke Anthony. Davis eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark for the second time this season in pacing a Wildcat attack that rolled up 282 yards on the ground and 472 overall. Nicholls forged a 7-0 lead in the first quarter with a 2-yard TD run by Julien Gums with 5:57 left. ACU’s Blair Zepeda cut the lead to 7-3 with a 22-yard field goal, and Gums found the end zone again on a 22-yard run to give the home team’s Homecoming crowd a 14-3 lead and apparent head of steam on what looked like it might be a long afternoon for the Wildcats. ACU proved resilient, however, scoring 21 unanswered points to take leads of 24-14 and 31-21 in an impressive third quarter. Along the way, ACU’s dual-threat Davis overmatched the vaunted Colonel defense, which entered the game allowing just 85 yards on the ground to opponents. After forcing a Nicholls punt late in the third quarter, Anthony was intercepted for the second time when Chase Brown stepped in front of a pass intended for Davis and returned it 18 yards to the ACU 39-yard line. Five plays later, Chase Fourcade converted the turnover into points when he ran 1 yard for a TD with 12:09 left in the game, drawing the Colonels closer at 31-28. ACU’s season-long propensity for forcing turnovers – Brandon Richmond’s tackle of Julien Gums did the deed on the ensuing drive – resurfaced for the second time in the game, with Cole Burgess recovering to give 2

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ACU the ball on the Wildcat 40-yard line with 9:35 left. The Wildcats could not convert on the turnover, however, and punted back to the Colonels with 5:30 remaining. A sack of Fourcade by ACU defensive tackle Temisan Kuyatsemi did not deter the Southland’s reigning Player of the Year. Fourcade bounced back with a clutch 36-yard pass to Dion Ray that gave Nicholls the ball at the ACU 15-yard line. Four plays later, Wildcat safety Bolu Onifade stopped a Foucade run on 3rd-and-2, forcing Gunnar

Jones to kick his 19-yard game-tying field goal. On the second play of Nicholls’ first OT possession, ACU’s Richmond recovered a fumble to put the Wildcats on offense and another late victory in sight ACU won the game on its first possession when James ran for the deciding TD on the Wildcats’ fifth play.


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SATURDAY’S GAME Wildcats can keep FCS playoff hopes alive with a home victory over Bearkats

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he Wildcats and Sam Houston State Bearkats enter Saturday’s game at Anthony Field well rested, as both received an indentical open date on Nov. 2. For Abilene Christian, its bye week followed consecutive overtime wins over Stephen F. Austin and Nicholls, while the Bearkats went 2-2 in October, alternating wins and losses against SFA, Lamar and nationally ranked Nicholls (No. 9) and Central Arkansas (No. 12). A week after being stunned at home in triple overtime by the Cardinals, 20-17, the Bearkats responded with a thoroughly domininant 17-0 triumph over the Colonels on their Homecoming. Sam Houston State then went to Conway, where it was handed a 29-25 defeat by the first-place Central Arkansas Bears. UCA scored all its points in the second half, rallying from a 16-point deficit. SHSU’s defeat dropped them into a three-way tie for second place at 4-2 – one game behind the 5-1 Bears – with Nicholls and Southeastern Louisiana, which visits Abilene on Nov. 16 in the Wildcats’ regular-season home finale. ACU’s rivalry with the Bearkats is one of the oldest on the books. The first meeting took place in 1926, but it wasn’t until the early 1970s when the Wildcats experienced their first taste of sustained success against their southeastern rivals. From 1973-84, ACU won 10 of 12 meetings leading into a 30-year series hiatus. But after the Wildcats joined the FCS ranks of the Southland Conference in 2014, the Bearkats won the first four meetings by an average score of 44-24. The Wildcats, however, flipped the script last November in Huntsville, holding the Bearkats to 10 points for the first time since 1984. The Wildcats gave up 375 yards of offense to the Bearkats, but 142 of those came on two passes, one for 88 on a pass from Ty Brock to Nathan Stewart and another a 54-yard pass from Brock to Dewaylon Ingram. Outside of those two plays, the Bearkats had just 233 yards on 63 plays and put up just 13 first downs. ACU came up with multiple huge third down and fourth down stops in the second half, including twice turning the Bearkats away on fourth down in the red zone. Sophomore linebacker Jack Gibbens sealed the game 4

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with an interception at the Sam Houston State 31 with 2:15 left in the game. ACU led 7-3 at halftime, trailed 10-7 midway through the third quarter and then regained a 14-10 lead with 5:29 left in the third quarter on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Luke Anthony to Cody Ennis. Oscar Hernandez tacked on the final points of the game with a 41-yard field goal with 12:13 left in the game to give the Wildcats a 17-10 lead. Armed with the lead, the Wildcats turned the game over to their running game and defense. For the second

straight season, Tracy James ran for more than 100 yards against the Bearkats (142 in 2017) and backup quarterback Sema’J Davis played a huge role as he ran the ball nine times for 81 yards. In all, the Wildcats ran the ball 48 times for 189 yards against the Bearkat defense, which went a long way toward putting up the 28 first downs and 34 minutes, 46 seconds of possession time they accrued.


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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

68

Jon Crisp

10

OL

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

jr / 2VL

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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)

GAMEDAY MATCHUP ACU OFFENSE VS. SAM HOUSTON STATE DEFENSE

21 Tracy James

RB QB

3 Luke Anthony

WR 9 Javorian Miller

WR TE

RT

RG

C

LG

LT

18 Branden Hohenstein

65 Reece backman

64 Qamar Acres

53 Nico Russolillo

61 Kade Parmelly

68 John Crisp

CB 22 Zyon McCollum

DE

DT

DT

59 Jahari Kay

95 Joseph Wallace

90 Trace Mascorro

LB

LB

DB

33 Markel Perry

32 Royce See

25 Hunter Brown

21 Dwayne Williams

SS

34 Will Lockett

38 KJ Gray

WR 88 Kobe Clark

CB

LB

FS

87 Josh Fink

9 Jaylen Thomas


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BEARKATS No.

Name

Position

Height

Weight

Year

2

Will Lockett

DB

6-0

190

sr / 1VL

Hometown (Previous School)

No.

Name

Position

Height

Weight

Year

Hometown (Previous School)

Houston, Texas (UCLA)

28

Rance McInnis

S

6-0

180

fr / HS

3

Eric Schmid

QB

6-1

180

r-soph / 1VL

Cypress, Texas (Cy Ranch HS)

The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)

29

Danzell Sims

LB

6-1

215

r-jr / 2VL

4

DJ Curtis

LB

6-2

210

sr / 1VL

St. Charles, Mo. (Iowa Western CC)

30

Toneil Carter

RB

6-0

215

r-soph / TR

5

Marquis Bates

WR

6-5

6

Dewaylon Ingram

WR

6-3

215

r-jr / 2VL

Edna, Texas (Edna HS)

31

Immanuel Sutton

S

6-1

180

r-fr / RS

Fort Worth, Texas (Keller Fossil Ridge HS)

165

soph / 1VL

Carthage, Texas (Carthage HS)

32

Royce See

LB

6-0

210

sr / 3VL

7

KJ Gray

S

Shepherd, Texas (Shepherd HS)

6-1

205

r-jr / TR

Newark, N.J. (Rutgers)

33

Markel Perry

LB

6-2

200

r-soph / 1VL

8

Josh Moore

TE

6-4

255

r-sr / 2VL

Olathe, Kan. (Missouri)

34

Emmonte Davis

DB

6-3

175

fr / HS

9

Jaylen Thomas

10

Craig Williams Jr.

DB

5-9

165

jr / 2VL

DB

5-10

175

r-sr / 1VL

11

Ty Brock

12

Noah Smith

QB

6-4

210

r-soph / 1VL

WR

5-10

170

fr - HS

13

Jack Kristofek

QB

6-4

190

14

Ryan Humphries

WR

5-10

15

Coree Compton

WR

16

Ernest Harris

17

Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) Houston, Texas (Texas)

Beaumont, Texas (Ozen HS) Anna, Texas (Anna HS)

Galena Park, Texas (North Shore HS)

35

Kameryn Alexander

DB

5-11

160

fr / HS

Manvel, Texas (Manvel HS)

New Orleans, La. (Fresno City College)

36

Braiden Clopton

DB

5-10

160

fr / HS

Gunter, Texas (Gunter HS)

College Station, Texas (College Station HS)

37

Cameron Hearn

P

6-2

225

sr / 3VL

Gunter, Texas (Gunter HS)

Houston, Texas (Cy Ridge HS)

38

Tucker Addington

DS

6-2

230

sr / 3VL

New Braunfels, Texas (Canyon HS)

fr - HS

Dallas, Texas (First Baptist Academy)

39

Darrel Hawkins-Williams

DB

5-10

185

fr / HS

Beaumont, Texas (West Brook HS)

185

r-fr / RS

Sulphur Springs, Texas (Sulphur Springs HS)

40

Evrin Hawkins

LB

5-10

170

soph / 1VL

Angleton, Texas (Angleton HS)

6-3

190

r-jr / 2VL

Garland, Texas (Garland HS)

41

Ife Adeyi

WR

5-9

160

fr / HS

Mansfield, Texas (Legacy HS)

S

6-3

190

sr / 1VL

Thomasville, Ga. (Bakersfield JC)

42

Connor Crow

K

5-10

175

r-jr / 2VL

Houston, Texas (Stephen F. Austin)

Ke’Shon Murray

DB

5-9

160

jr / 1VL

Fort Myers, Fla. (Georgia Prep Academy)

43

Juan Henry

DE

6-3

230

soph / TR

Cibolo, Texas (Trinity Valley CC)

18

Christian Graves

WR

6-2

215

jr / TR

Chatsworth, Calif. (Pierce College)

45

Hunter Pinegar

K

6-4

220

jr / TR

Ankeny, Iowa (Iowa Western CC)

19

Brennon Tibbs

WR

6-0

185

r-jr / TR

Canton, Ohio (Marshall)

46

Jalan Mayes

DB

5-10

190

r-fr / RS

20

Alex Williams

RB

5-11

180

r-fr / RS

Pasadena, Texas (Memorial HS)

47

Matt McRobert

P

6-2

195

r-jr / RS

Berowra, Australia (Barker College HS)

21

Dwayne Williams

DB

5-10

175

gr / TR

Killeen, Texas (Oregon State)

48

Mark Fernandez

TE

6-3

220

sr / 3VL

Alvin, Texas (Alvin HS)

22

Zyon McCollum

DB

6-4

190

jr / 2VL

Galveston, Texas (Ball HS)

49

Dalton Meyer

TE

6-1

225

r-fr / RS

Alvin, Texas (Alvin HS)

23

Tristin McCollum

DB

6-3

185

jr / 2VL

Galveston, Texas (Ball HS)

50

Drew Mahlen

LB

6-0

205

r-soph / 1VL

24

Harrison Smith

RB

5-9

175

fr / HS

Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge HS)

51

Matt Burrell

OL

6-3

305

r-Sr / 1VL

25

Hunter Brown

LB

6-1

225

r-sr / 3VL

26

Kyran Jackson

RB

5-8

180

jr / 2VL

27

Donovan Williams

RB

6-0

200

soph / 1VL

52

Colby Thomas

OL

6-2

290

jr / 2VL

Fort Worth, Texas (South Hills HS)

54

Trevor Williams

LB

5-8

190

soph / 1VL

Paris, Texas (Paris HS)

55

Carter Starcke

LB

5-10

200

sr / 3VL

The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)

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11 Ty Brock

WR 81 Nathan Stewart

CB 13 Adonis Davis

WR TE 87 Woody Brandom

RT

RG

75 Bryce Wilds

C

71 Tyler Edwards

LG

52 Colby Thomas

LT

51 Matt Burrell

79 Zach Ingram

DL

DL

DL

DL

91 Garviea Freeny

79 Cole Burgess

91 Quent Titre

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LB

LB

27 Jairan Parker

23 Jeremiah Chambers

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Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville HS) Woodbridge, Va. (Ohio State)

Weston, Fla. (West Virginia)

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Houston, Texas (Summer Creek HS)

15 Coree Compton

Manvel, Texas (Manvel HS) College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS)

56

Earl Allen

OL

6-2

290

sr / 1VL

Walnut, Calif. (East Los Angeles College)

57

Noah Caldwell

DS

6-0

210

r-soph / RS

Frisco, Texas (Southwest Oklahoma State)

58

LJ Salazar

DE

6-2

235

r-fr / RS

59

Jahari Kay

LB

6-2

220

jr - TR

64

Ben Bankston

OL

6-2

280

r-soph / 1VL

65

Ylijahh Hall

OL

6-5

295

r-fr / RS

Bryan, Texas (Baylor)

68

Jalen North

OL

6-4

295

fr / HS

Dallas, Texas (Parish Episcopal HS)

71

Tyler Edwards

OL

6-4

315

sr / 3VL

Buna, Texas (Buna HS)

72

Kevin Sprinkles

OL

6-4

280

jr / 2VL

Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm HS)

73

Moses Johnson

DL

6-4

260

r-soph / 1L

Sugar Land, Texas (Austin HS)

74

Eleasah Anderson

OL

6-4

310

r-soph / TR

Houston, Texas (Baylor)

75

Bryce Wilds

OL

6-6

305

r-sr / TR

Freeport, Texas (SMU) Cypress, Texas (Fresno State)

Corpus Christi, Texas (Veterans Memorial HS) San Leandro, Calif. (Laney College) Waller, Texas (Waller HS)

76

Zack Kinninger

OL

6-6

305

sr / 2VL

77

Peyton Fifield

OL

6-4

260

r-fr / RS

The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)

79

Sam Spencer

OL

6-4

290

r-sr / 3VL

Dallas, Texas (Samuel HS)

80

Dee Bowens

WR

5-7

150

soph / 1VL

Carthage, Texas (Carthage HS)

WR

81

Nathan Stewart

WR

6-0

180

sr / 3VL

Dallas, Texas (Bryan Adams HS)

41 Ife Adeyi

82

Tony Williams

WR

5-10

170

jr / TR

83

Quan Ardoin

WR

5-9

165

r-soph / 1VL

84

Tevyn Stevenson

WR

5-11

185

jr / 2VL

85

Woody Brandom

TE

6-5

260

r-sr / 1VL

Corona, Calif. (Montana State)

86

Cody Brewer

TE

6-6

250

r-jr / 2VL

Corpus Christi, Texas (Flour Bluff HS)

87

Henry Young

WR

5-9

180

r-jr / 1VL

Seguin, Texas (Texas A&M-Kingsville)

88

Chandler Harvin

WR

6-2

190

r-fr / RS

Jacksonville, Fla. (Bartram Trail HS)

90

Trace Mascorro

DL

6-1

270

jr / TR

Refugio, Texas (UTEP)

91

Xavier Lofton

DL

6-2

315

sr / 1VL

Torrance, Calif. (El Camino College)

92

Scean Mustin

DL

6-3

315

r-jr / 1VL

Fontana, Calif. (Citrus College)

93

Brandon Jackson Jr.

DL

6-1

305

r-jr / 2VL

Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS)

CB 41 Alex Lofton

College Station, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) Baytown, Texas (Sterling HS) Allen, Texas (Allen HS)

94

Jevon Leon

DL

6-3

250

fr / HS

Houston, Texas (Alief Hastings HS)

95

Joseph Wallace

DL

6-1

315

r-jr / TR

Dallas, Texas (Texas Tech)

96

Zach Loane

DL

5-11

250

r-soph / TR

97

Chris Scott

DL

6-1

255

r-fr / RS

Madisonville, Texas (Madisonville HS)

99

Roscoe Jones

DL

6-1

285

fr - HS

Dallas, Texas (Bishop Dunne HS)

The Woodlands, Texas (UMass)

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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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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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23 JEREMIAH CHAMBERS Linebacker Cedar Park, Texas

30 JAMES NEAL Linebacker Paris, Texas

38 GREG GREEN Linebacker Houston, Texas

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24 OBINNA UDOYE Cornerback Cedar Park, Texas

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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

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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

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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

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BRIAN MILLER

GARVIEA FREENY

Defnesive End Queens, New York

Defensive End Corona, California

99 OSARETIN OBADYEI Defensive End Mesquite, Texas




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