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THIS WEEK IN THE

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FCS Coaches’ Top 25

Team Rcrd Pts Prvs 1. North Dakota State (26)............................. 10-0 650 1 2. James Madison..............................................9-1 624 2 3. Weber State.................................................. 8-2 575 3 4. Montana........................................................ 8-2 561 5 5. Northern Iowa................................................7-3 539 7 6. Sacramento State..........................................7-3 508 8 7. Furman...........................................................7-3 467 10 8. Illinois State...................................................7-3 450 12 9. South Dakota State.......................................7-3 425 4 10. Montana State...............................................7-3 366 14 11. Kennesaw State............................................ 8-2 365 11 12. Dartmouth.....................................................8-0 364 13 13. Central Arkansas...........................................7-3 300 6 14. Florida A&M...................................................8-1 285 16 15. Monmouth (N.J.)........................................... 8-2 256 20 16. Villanova.........................................................7-3 246 19 17. Southeast Missouri State.............................7-3 244 18 18. Central Connecticut State............................9-1 236 17 19. Princeton........................................................ 7-1 203 9 20. Wofford..........................................................6-3 157 23 21. Towson..........................................................6-4 146 21 22. Austin Peay....................................................7-3 139 24 23. Southeastern Louisiana...............................6-3 83 NR 24. Nicholls..........................................................6-4 53 NR 25. North Carolina A&T......................................6-3 40 15 Others Receiving Votes: North Dakota 38, Southern Illinois 27, San Diego 19, New Hampshire 18, The Citadel 14, Sam Houston State 11, Richmond 10, South Carolina State 8, Campbell 6, Albany 5, Eastern Washington 4, Yale 4, Robert Morris 2, Tennessee Tech 1, UT Martin 1

STATS FCS Top 25

School (first-place votes) Pts. Rcrd Prvs 1 North Dakota State (153..........................3,825 10-0 1 2 James Madison.........................................3,665 9-1 2 3 Weber State..............................................3,525 8-2 3 4 UNI ............................................................3,246 7-3 5 5 Montana..................................................... 3,161 8-2 6 6 Sacramento State.....................................2,896 7-3 8 7 Illinois State............................................. 2,850 7-3 11 8 South Dakota State..................................2,662 7-3 4 9 Furman......................................................2,596 7-3 9 10 Montana State..........................................2,279 7-3 12 11 Dartmouth.................................................. 2,119 8-0 13 12 Florida A&M.............................................. 1,599 8-1 16 13 Villanova.....................................................1,572 7-3 18 14 Central Arkansas...................................... 1,562 7-3 7 15 Southeast Missouri State........................ 1,548 7-3 17 16 Kennesaw State......................................... 1,512 8-2 15 17 Monmouth................................................. 1,398 8-2 19 18 Princeton..................................................... 1,171 7-1 10 19 Central Connecticut State......................... 1,114 9-1 20 20 Towson.........................................................995 6-4 21 21 Wofford..........................................................818 6-3 24 22 Austin Peay...................................................641 7-3 NR 23 Southeastern Louisiana.............................. 633 6-3 NR 24 Nicholls.........................................................505 6-4 25 25 North Carolina A&T......................................401 6-3 14 Others Receiving Votes: North Dakota 342, Sam Houston State 264, New Hampshire 179, Southern Illinois 159, Citadel 146, Yale 90, UC Davis 58, San Diego 54, UT Martin 32, Albany 32, Alcorn State 29, Richmond 20, Maine 11, South Carolina State 10, Eastern Washington 3, McNeese 3

2019 Conference Standings

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Central Arkansas...............................................5 Southeastern Louisiana ..................................5 Sam Houston State...........................................5 Nicholls...............................................................5 McNeese............................................................4 Incarnate Word..................................................4 Abilene Christian.............................................4 Northwestern State...........................................2 Stephen F. Austin..............................................2 Lamar..................................................................2 Houston Baptist................................................. 1

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Pct.

2 .714 2 .714 2 .714 2 .714 3 .571 4 .500 4 .500 5 .286 5 .286 5 .286 5 .167

PF

PA

190 201 277 169 187 102 233 183 201 176 225 245 218 198 211 252 169 231 145 224 171 246

AUGUST 31

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

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

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

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Central Arkansas...............................................7 Southeastern Louisiana ..................................6 Nicholls...............................................................6 McNeese............................................................6 Sam Houston State...........................................6 Incarnate Word..................................................5 Abilene Christian.............................................5 Lamar..................................................................4 Houston Baptist.................................................4 Northwestern State...........................................2 Stephen F. Austin..............................................2

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3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 8 8

Pct.

.700 .667 .600 .600 .600 .500 .500 .400 .400 .200 .200

PF

PA

265 280 341 223 292 291 266 274 318 168 295 324 315 263 236 322 384 378 252 392 250 369

This Week’s Games • Saturday, Nov. 16

*Northwestern State at Sam Houston St., 12 p.m.; *Southeastern La. at Abilene Christian, 1 p.m.; Lamar at Houston Baptist, 2 p.m.; *McNeese at Nicholls, 3 p.m.; *Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas, 3 p.m.; Incarnate Word at New Mexico State, 3 p.m.

Last Week’s Games • Saturday, Nov. 9

*Sam Houston St. 24, Abilene Christian 10; *Southeastern La. 34, Central Arkansas 0; *Nicholls 48, Houston Baptist 27; *Stephen F. Austin 31, Incarnate Word 24, *Northwestern State 34, Lamar 13 * 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* LOST 10-24

NOVEMBER 16

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MISSISSIPPI STATE *

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THE LAST GAME RB James extends touchdown streak in home loss to Sam Houston State

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ric Schmid survived eight sacks to throw for 260 yards and Ife Adeyi scored two touchdowns to lead Sam Houston State to a 24-10 come-from-behind win over ACU. Capitalizing on three turnovers, the Bearkats rallied from a 10-0 second-quarter deficit to score 24 unanswered points in snapping a three-game winning streak for the Wildcats (5-5 overall and 4-4 in the league). The win steadied SHSU’s ship (6-4, 5-2) after the visitors had lost two of their previous three. Schmid completed 16 of 33 passes and threw one touchdown pass for Sam Houston State, and wide receiver Adeyi caught scoring passes of 36 and 57 yards. ACU’s Tracy James scored his 19th TD of the season, the second-best mark in the nation (FCS). Abilene Christian held SHSU to just 71 yards on the ground and chased Schmid all over the field, but the Bearkats limited ACU to only 83 second-half yards of offense and 279 overall, far below their per-game average of 457.2. SHSU managed just 365 yards of offense, 20 yards below what ACU averages allowing per game. ACU began two of its first four drives under the north end zone shadow of Wessel Scoreboard after punts by Aussie freshman Matt McRobert pinned the Wildcats at their 3- and 2-yard lines, respectively. Blair Zepeda booted his 12th field goal of the season, a 24-yarder to put the Wildcats on top, 3-0. ACU had been gifted excellent field position when it bottled up the Bearkats deep in their own territory and forced them punt on their opening drive. The Wildcats increased their lead to 10-0 when James ran 14 tough yards with a screen pass from Luke Anthony with 53 seconds left in the first quarter. For the junior signal caller, this was his 50th career touchdown pass. Abilene Christian looked sharp on both sides of the ball. The opening quarter was one of offensive futility for the Bearkats, who were held to zero yards rushing and 25 overall by the Wildcat defense. The frame ended with a sack of Schmid by defensive tackle Temisan Kuyatsemi, ACU’s fourth of the game’s early action. But in far less time than the 18 minutes it took Sam Houston State’s namesake to lead his army to a win at 2

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the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, the Bearkats flipped ACU’s tables and ensured themselves of a victory. They stormed into a 14-10 lead before half and extended it to 17-10 early in the third quarter – all benefit of Wildcat turnovers – and added another TD to make it 24-10. SHSU racheted up its defensive pressure the rest of the game. SHSU shook its offensive woes with a five-play, 90-yard scoring drive and a one-play, 57-yard drive just before halftime. On the first touchdown, Noah Smith

connected with fellow wide receiver Ife Adeyi on a 36-yard pass at the 5:06 mark and on the second, Adeyi hauled in a 57-yard pass from Schmid with 3:47 left. Sam Houston State extended its lead to 24-10 when Donovan Williams ran 3 yards for a touchdown with 8:45 left in the quarter. Williams led the Bearkats in rushing with nine carries for 34 yards and one score.


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SATURDAY’S GAME High-scoring affairs part of recent series history between Wildcats and Lions

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he Southeastern Louisiana Lions employ a two-quarterback system much like the Wildcats, and in recent weeks their offense exploited opposing defenses from Houston Baptist, Stephen F. Austin and No. 6 Central Arkansas by posting respective point totals of 52, 47 and 34. These eye-popping performances have propelled SLU back into the STATS and AFCA FCS Top 25 polls and into a four-way tie for first place in the Southland Conference at 5-2 along with UCA, Sam Houston State and Nicholls. ACU’s loss to the Bearkats last Saturday dropped them to 4-4. The Wildcats will need a win on Senior Day to clinch their second-consecutive winning season in the Southland, but it won’t be easy against these Lions. Southeastern ranks among the national FCS leaders in total offense (480 ypg, 5th), scoring offense (37.9 ppg, 9th) and passing offense (333.9 ypg, 4th). It’s also worth knowing the Lion quarterback tandem of Cole Kelley (50-for-62, 649 yards, 9 TD) and Chason Virgil (195-for-292, 15 TD) have combined for the nation’s best completion percentage (69.2). SLU’s defense, meanwhile, is allowing 24.8 points and 392.7 yards per game, and enters its regular season road finale ranked near the top of FCS in sacks (29, 5th) and tackles for loss (79, 6th). ACU’s 48-27 victory last season over the Lions in Hammond evened the all-time series at 3-3, and snapped a two-game series losing streak. It also featured 1,062 yards of total offense – 612 of it courtesy of the Wildcats, who dropped their two previous meetings vs. SLU by scores of 31-19 and 56-21. Luke Anthony threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns on 29 of 37 passing, while the duo of Billy McCrary (14 carries, 222 yards, one touchdown) and Tracy James (18-88-2 TD) led a ACU ground attack that finished with 317 yards. Southeastern Louisiana Notes • Junior quarterback Cole Kelley and sophomore defensive back Ferlando Jordan were among the Southland Conference Football Players of the Week for their role in the team’s 34-0 win at Central Arkansas. 4

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• Kelley tied a single-game school record with four rushing touchdowns, while also completing 20 of 24 passes for 273 yards and a touchdown. • Jordan intercepted two passes and broke up four others in the shutout win over the Bears. Jordan’s efforts were part of a defensive effort that saw SLU post its first shutout since 2009, as well as hand UCA its first shutout loss since 1995 and its first home shutout loss since 1986.

• Quarterback Chason Virgil was one of 34 student-athletes named to the College Football Performance Awards midseason watch list for National Performer of the Year, released earlier this month by the CFPA. • Virgil has helped the Lions rank near the top of the nation in total offense (480.0 yards per game, 5th), scoring offense (37.9 ppg, 9th), passing offense (333.9 ypg, 4th), completion percentage (69.2, 1st) and red zone offense (91.9 percent, 7th).


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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

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. SOUTHEASTERN LA. DEFENSE RB

21 Tracy James

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

DT

DE CB 6 Dejion Lynch

45 Josh Carr Jr.

95 Ronald Cherry III

DT

DE

55 Steven Wright

91 Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund

LB

LB

LB

30 Alexis Ramos

50 Trae Drake

7 Xavier Lewis

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S

34 Donniel Ward-Magee

25 Tre’ Spann

87 Josh Fink

WR 88 Kobe Clark

CB 23 Ferlando Jordan


SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

LIONS o. Name N 1 Devonte Williams

Position RB

Height 5-10

Weight 190

Year sr

Columbia, Md. (Indiana)

o. Name N 26 Austin Dunlap

Hometown (Previous School)

Justin Douglas

Position P

Height 6-1

Weight 180

Year fr

Hometown (Previous School) Slidell, La. (Northshore HS)

2

Patrick Johnson

DB

5-11

205

jr

Washington, D.C. (Wisconsin)

27

DB

5-10

165

fr

3

Elijah Karnjay

RB

5-10

190

fr

Palmyra, N.J. (Palmyra HS)

29 Bryce Broussard

K

5-9

150

soph

4

Marcus Cooper

RB

5-8

170

soph

Altair, Texas (Rice Consolidated HS)

30 Alexis Ramos

LB

6-2

230

jr

Salinas, Calif. (Hartnell College) Covington, La. (St. Paul’s HS)

Baton Rouge, La. (Nicholls)

5

Juwan Petit-Frere

WR

5-9

180

sr

Orlando, Fla. (Ellsworth CC)

31

DB

6-2

210

fr

6

Dejion Lynch

DB

6-0

195

sr

Los Angeles, Calif. (Pierce College)

33 Nathan Holliday

K/P

6-2

195

soph

7

Xavier Lewis

DB

6-0

200

sr

LaPlace, La. (East St. John HS)

36 Marcell Selmon Jr.

DB

5-11

195

jr

8

Donniel Ward-Magee

DB

6-1

175

soph

New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine HS)

38 Damien Dawson

FB

5-11

235

jr

Franklinton, La. (Franklinton HS)

9

Chason Virgil

QB

6-1

200

sr

Mesquite, Texas (Fresno State)

39 Gerald Henderson

LB

6-3

210

fr

Harvey, La. (Helen Cox HS)

10

Lorenzo Nunez

WR

6-3

210

sr

Kennesaw, Ga. (South Carolina)

41

Kerry Moore

DB

5-9

170

soph

Geismar, La. (Dutchtown HS)

11

Jaylin Armwood

DB

6-2

205

fr

Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS)

42 Terrance Coleman

WR

6-1

230

fr

Baton Rouge, La. (Woodlawn HS)

12

Marquis Williams

WR

6-0

180

jr

Daytona Beach, Fla. (Palomar College)

43 Darrius Harry

LB

6-2

230

fr

New Orleans, La. (East Jefferson HS)

13

Jordan Loving

QB

6-4

220

fr

Reserve, La. (LSU)

44 Dwaine Thomas

LB

6-2

225

sr

Boutte, La. (Texas A&M)

14

Jacob Williams

DB

6-2

185

sr

Baton Rouge, La. (Christian Life HS)

45 Joshua Carr Jr.

LB

6-3

230

soph

15

Cole Kelley

QB

6-7

260

jr

Lafayette, La. (Arkansas)

46 Herman Christophe

LB

5-11

235

fr

Plaquemine, La. (Plaquemine HS)

16

J’Vonte Powers

DB

5-9

160

fr

Plaquemine, La. (Plaquemine HS)

47

LB

6-0

225

fr

Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS)

17

Mason Schucker

QB

6-4

220

soph

Searcy, Ark. (Hutchinson (Kan.) CC)

48 Davion Nassri

LB

5-11

215

fr

Victorville, Calif. (Denham Springs HS)

18

Derek Turner II

DB

5-11

190

fr

St. Francisville, La. (Louisiana Tech)

49 Will Douglas

LB

6-2

230

jr

Clinton, La. (Silliman Institute)

19

Javon Conner

WR

5-10

170

jr

New Orleans, La. (Landry-Walker HS)

50 Trae Drake

LB

5-10

225

jr

20 Dontrell Smith

DB

5-10

170

fr

Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS)

51

LS

5-9

215

soph

21

Kendall Collins Jr.

Robert Buquoi

Atlanta, Ga. (Mount Vernon Presbyterian)

Gladar Huszar

Billy Walch

Watson, La. (Live Oak HS) Las Vegas, Nev. (Diablo Valley College)

Houston, Texas (Westfield HS)

Roanoke, Ala. (Alabama) Ponchatoula, La. (McNeese)

RB

5-7

185

fr

New Orleans, La. (De La Salle HS)

52 Pat Allen

OL

6-4

290

sr

Reisertown, Md. (Georgia)

22 Taron Jones

RB

5-10

205

soph

Mandeville, La. (Mandeville HS)

53 Mike Henderson

LB

5-11

255

fr

Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep Academy)

23 Ferlando Jordan

DB

6-0

180

soph

Atlanta, Ga. (Mays HS)

54 Tyree’ Rhodes

OL

6-1

310

soph

24

DB

5-9

185

sr

Decatur, Ill. (Lindenwood College)

55 Steven Wright

DL

6-4

280

sr

Waycross, Ga. (Virginia)

DB

6-1

200

sr

Southaven, Miss. (DeSoto Central HS)

56 Brockhim Wicks

OL

6-2

315

fr

Plaquemine, La. (Plaquemine HS)

57

LB

5-11

220

fr

Walker, La. (Walker HS)

58 David Fields

LB

5-11

250

sr

Oakland, Calif. (San Leandro HS)

61

Shawntrez Spates

25 Tre’ Spann

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1 Devonte Williams

RB QB

11 Chason Virgil

WR 83 CJ Turner

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WR TE

RT

RG

88 Bransen 75 Rendon 71 Alfred Schwebel Miles-Character Beverly

C

LG

LT

79 Drew Jones

74 Jarius Gooch

52 Pat Allen

DE

DT

DT

DE

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

81 Austin Mitchell

WR 19 Javon Conner

CB 41 Alex Lofton

Josh Cook Rendon Miles-Character

New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine HS)

OL

6-3

290

jr

New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine HS)

62 William Granville

OL

5-11

290

fr

Zachary, La. (Zachary HS)

65 Kaleb Hogg

OL

6-3

290

fr

Sulphur, La. (Sulphur HS)

66 Wyatt Richthofen

OL

6-4

310

jr

New Iberia, La. (Southern Miss) New Orleans, La. (Landry-Walker HS)

68 Calvin Legrone

OL

6-3

315

fr

70

Jake Rotenberry

LS

6-1

250

soph

71

Alfred Beverly III

OL

6-4

330

sr

72

Brennen Lanclos

OL

6-7

300

fr

Mandeville, La. (Lakeshore HS)

73

Jalen Bell

OL

6-5

300

jr

Amory, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln JC)

74

Jarius Gooch

OL

6-2

280

sr

Water Valley, Miss. (Holmes CC)

78

Brendon Kelley

OL

6-4

310

fr

Franklinton, La. (Pine HS)

79

Drew Jones

OL

6-1

300

jr

Des Allemands, La. (Hahnville HS)

80 Jacq’co Price

WR

6-2

175

sr

Crowley, La. (Crowley HS)

81

Austin Mitchell

Water Valley, Miss. (Holmes CC) Beaumont, Texas (West Brook HS)

WR

5-9

170

jr

Plaquemine, La. (Plaquemine HS)

82 Ron Madison

LB

6-3

230

fr

New Iberia, La. (Westgate HS)

83 CJ Turner

WR

6-2

180

soph

LaPlace, La. (East St. John HS)

84 Michael Corner Jr.

WR

6-1

190

fr

New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS)

85 Tanner Olsen

TE

6-4

240

fr

Belle Chasse, La. (Brother Martin HS)

87

WR

6-1

180

fr

Kentwood, La. (Kentwood HS)

88 Bransen Schwebel

TE

6-5

245

sr

Amite, La. (Oak Forest Academy)

89 Matt DeBlaiso

TE

6-4

235

jr

Seaford, N.Y. (Nassau CC)

90 Feletoa Ailua

DL

6-2

290

jr

Wai’anae, Hawaii (Wai’anae HS)

91

DL

6-2

250

sr

Dartmouth, N.S. (Champlain-Lennoxville)

92 Eldridge Walker

DL

6-2

275

fr

Marrero, La. (John Ehret HS)

93 Fred Brown

DL

6-2

265

sr

Boutte, La. (Hahnville HS)

94 Dominic Lamm

LB

6-1

215

fr

New Orleans, La. (Holy Cross HS)

95 Ronald Cherry III

DL

6-2

295

jr

Lake Charles, La. (Washington-Marion HS)

96 Tainano Gailua

DL

6-2

280

jr

Honolulu, Hawaii (Rider Farrington HS)

97

DL

5-11

275

fr

Hammond, La. (Hammond HS)

DL

6-2

270

soph

Ed Magee

Issac Adeyemi-Berglund

Tyrik Mitchell

98 Noah Vance

Gulfport, Miss. (Harrison Central HS)

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COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES

JOSH L AMBERSON Assistant Head Coach Offensive Coordinator / QBs

MIKE BRIGLIN Safeties

CLINT BROWN

RYAN GENT

J.B. BROWN

JACORI GREER

J.W. WALSH

Defensive Coordinator

Recruiting Coordinator Wide Receivers

Linebackers

Defensive Line

Running Backs

TR AVIS DIXON Cornerbacks

MARIO JEBER AEEL Offensive Line

JAMES CURLEE Fullbacks / Tight Ends

MASON HITE

TR AVIS BROWN

CODY ENNIS

WILL WAGNER

NATHAN RUEBESAM

Offensive Assistant Offensive Line

Offensive Assistant Wide Receivers

Offensive Assistant Tight Ends

Defensive Analyst

Head Equipment Manager

ZACH WILLIAMS

BRYCE BACCARINI

JEFF HANCOCK

L ANDON AUTREY

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Offensive Assistant Quarterbacks

Offensive Analyst

Director of Logistics Recruiting Intern

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Recruiting Assistant

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WILDCATS

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LIONELL McCONNELL

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

4

4

SEMA’J DAVIS

AUSTIN GOFFNEY

BYRON ROBINSON

Quarterback Midland, Texas

Safety Cypress, Texas

Safety McKinney, Texas

12 GABE ORTEGA

Safety Rio Rancho, New Mexico

13 ADONIS DAVIS Cornerback Bastrop, Texas

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40 L AKENDRICK JONES Defensive Tackle Brandon, Mississippi

18 BR ANDEN HOHENSTEIN Tight End Jackson, Nebraska

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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

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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

80

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

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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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