2017 Western Carolina Football Media Guide by Western Carolina University Athletics

Table of Contents

2017 SEASON OUTLOOK .............................1–14

2016 SEASON REVIEW ............................. 73–84

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY .........141–154

Table of Contents ...................................................1 2017 Schedule / 2016 Results ..............................2 Quick Facts / Directions .........................................3 Media Information .................................................4 CSN Radio Broadcasts / Affiliates..........................5 Preseason 2017 Rosters .................................... 6-7 Preseason Two-Deep / Pronunciations ...................8 2017 Season Preview (and by Position) ............ 9-14

2016 Season Highlight Notes ...............................74 2016 Statistics .............................................. 75-77 Game Summaries ..........................................78-83 2016 SoCon Standings and Honors..................... 84

Western Carolina in Pictures ...................... 142-143 Campus Life ..............................................144-145 Dr. David O. Belcher ................................... 146-147 Band, Spirit, & Tradition ............................. 148-149 The Southern Conference ...........................150-152 2017 SoCon FB Composite Schedule ................ 153 WCU – Home of True Student-Athletes ............... 154

WCU COACHING STAFF & DEPARTMENT ... 15–34 Head Coach Mark Speir ................................. 16-17 OC Brad Glenn .....................................................18 DC John Wiley ......................................................19 AHC/RC Mark Rhea ............................................ 20 Blake Gideon / John Holt .....................................21 Pat Mills / Tyler Carlton ....................................... 22 Zac Etheridge / Reuben Wright ............................ 23 Brian Volz / Al DeGraffenreid ...............................24 Evan Barr / Michael Painter ................................ 25 Football Support Staff ................................... 26-27 The Cullowhee Experience ................................... 28 WCU Director of Athletics, Randy Eaton ............... 29 WCU Senior Staff ...........................................29-33 Role, Mission & Vision ........................................ 34 WCU Athletics Staff Directory .............................. 35

WCU PLAYER PROFILES (alphabetical) ............. 36–68 Senior Catamount Profiles ............................. 37-48 Returning Catamounts ...................................49-60 Returning Redshirts ....................................... 61-63 2017 Newcomers ...........................................64-68

2017 OPPONENTS ................................... 69–72 HAW / DAV / GWU / SAM / UTC / WOF ............... 70 ETSU / VMI / FUR / CIT / MER / UNC ...................71 Series Scores vs. 2017 Opponents ...................... 72

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WCU RECORDS AND HISTORY ................ 85–140 Rushing Records ............................................86-89 Passing Records ............................................ 90-91 Receiving Records .........................................92-95 Total Offense Records .................................... 96-97 Offensive Team Stats Year-by-Year ........................97 Defensive Records .........................................98-99 Defensive Team Stats Year-by-Year .................... 100 Misc. Team Records .......................................... 100 Scoring Records......................................... 101-102 Kicking Records ................................................ 102 Punting Records ............................................... 103 Kick Return Records.......................................... 104 Punt Return Records ......................................... 105 E.J. Whitmire Stadium Records.......................... 106 All-Time Year-by-Year Results ..................... 107-113 History of the Victory Bell ...................................113 All-Time Series Records .....................................114 Games Vs. Ranked Teams ..................................115 Games When Nationally Ranked.........................116 Postseason Teams .............................................117 WCU’s Postseason Games.......................... 117-120 WCU Coaching History .......................................121 A Tribute to Bob Waters ..................................... 122 All-Time Lettermen .....................................123-127 All-SoCon Selections ........................................ 128 SoCon Individual Honors ................................... 129 All-Americans / Other Honorees ................. 130-131 Cats in the NCAA / SoCon Records .............132-133 E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field......134-135 WCU Athletics Hall of Fame ........................136-138 WCU’s Retired Numbers .................................... 139 Catamounts in the Pros .................................... 140

The 2017 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide is a publication of the Western Carolina Office of Athletic Media Relations. It was written, edited and designed by Daniel Hooker (WCU ‘01), with special assistance from Directors of Media Relations, Denise Gideon and Sean Forrester, as well as former Media Relations Assistants Matthew “Intern” Harris, Justin Glover, Greg Lautzenheiser, Russell Luna, and Bryan Powell. Special thanks to Mike Cawood, Steve White, the WCU football staff and additional WCU Sports Information predecessors in compiling information. An additional thanks to Greg McLamb (WCU ‘00) for his continued support with both research and editorial assistance. Additional special thanks to Mark Haskett (WCU Public Relations) for his dedication, patience and timeliness with photography. Also, thanks to Ashley Evans in the WCU Public Relations photography department and to Jarrett Frazier, Keith Cline, Don Connelly, Brendan Maloney, Jeremy McKnight and Mike Slade for various photos used throughout the publication. Other historical photographs provided by Danny Hirt, Terry C. Davis, Steve Cook, Harry Duke, Tyson Cathey, June Glenn, Keith Kountz, the Asheville Citizen-Times and the National Football League. Special thanks to Beth Brown (BethBrownPhoto.com) for the staff family photos. Printing for media was completed by the Western Carolina University Print Shop (828-227-7159). The guide is also available online through CatamountSports.com under the “Football” tab. ON THE FRONT COVER (top-to-bottom): Senior RB Detrez Newsome, senior DB Keion Crossen, redshirt senior LB Daniel Riddle, and redshirt senior WR Terryon Robinson. ON THE BACK COVER (left-to-right): Senior LB Kendall White, senior DL Ezavian Dunn, redshirt senior WR Steffon Hill, senior DL Tyler Junius, and redshirt senior OL Tanner Poindexter.

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2017 Schedule & 2016 Results

WCU FOOTBALL – 2017 SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

Sept. 2

at Hawai’i

Honolulu, Hawai’i

SEPT. 9

DAVIDSON

CULLOWHEE

TIME

SERIES

STREAK

LAST MTG

6:00 pm HT

First-ever meeting

n/a/

n/a

6:00 pm

WCU leads, 2-0

W–2

Sept. 7, 1985

WEST ERN CA R OL INA FIGHT S ONG Fight on! You Catamounts, Fight for purple and gold. Fight on to victory, True warriors bold. Wave the royal banner high, And let it fill the Western sky. So, fight on! you Catamounts, Fight to vic-to-ry!

Sept. 16

at Gardner-Webb

Boiling Springs, N.C. 6:00 pm

WCU leads, 4-3

W–2

Sept. 10, 2016

SEPT. 23

SAMFORD *

CULLOWHEE

3:30 pm

WCU trails, 2-12

L–1

Oct. 22, 2016

Sept. 30

at Chattanooga *

Chattanooga, Tenn.

6:00 pm

WCU trails 16-27

L–8

Oct. 29, 2016

Western, Western, Go-Western!

Oct. 7

at Wofford *

Spartanburg, S.C.

1:30 pm

WCU trails, 14-25

L–1

Oct. 8, 2016

Go—Cats! Fight on! You Catamounts, Fight for purple and gold. Fight on to victory, True warriors bold. Wave the royal banner high, And let it fill the Western sky. So, fight on! you Catamounts, Fight to vic-to-ry!

OCT. 14

ETSU *

CULLOWHEE

3:30 pm

WCU leads, 23-22-1

L–1

Sept. 17, 2016

Oct. 21

at VMI *

Lexington, Va.

1:30 pm

WCU leads, 19-3

W–14

Nov. 5, 2016

Oct. 28

FURMAN *

CULLOWHEE

3:30 pm

WCU trails 12-29-2

L–1

Nov. 12, 2016

Nov. 4

at The Citadel *

Charleston, S.C.

2:00 pm

WCU trails, 16-24-1

L–2

Oct. 1, 2016

Nov. 11

MERCER *

CULLOWHEE

2:00 PM

WCU leads, 2-1

L–1

Oct. 15, 2016

Nov. 18

at North Carolina

Chapel Hill, N.C.

TBA

First-ever meeting

n/a

TBA

Nov. 25

NCAA FCS Playoffs – First Round

Adopted in 1981, Western Carolina’s fight song was composed by members of the University faculty

* - Denotes Southern Conference game /// All dates and times subject to change /// All times listed are LOCAL

WCU FOOTBALL – 2016 RESULTS OVERALL RECORD: 2-9 |

HOME: 2-3

LOCATION

W/L

AWAY: 0-6

SOCON: 1-7

DATE

OPPONENT

Sept.

at East Carolina

Greenville, N.C.

SEPT. 10

GARDNER-WEBB

CULLOWHEE

Sept. 17

at ETSU *

Bristol, Tenn.

OCT. 1

#9 THE CITADEL *

CULLOWHEE

OCT. 8

WOFFIRD *

CULLOWHEE

19-31

3:01

1-4

0-3

9,457

Oct. 15

at Mercer *

Macon, Ga.

24-38

3:33

1-5

0-4

12,247

Oct. 22

at #20 Samford *

Birmingham, Ala.

17-30

3:25

1-6

0-5

4,031

OCT. 28

#8 CHATTANOOGA *

CULLOWHEE

25-38

2:51

1-7

0-6

10,760

NOV. 5

VMI *

CULLOWHEE

32-29

3:17

2-7

1-6

8,225

Nov. 12

at Furman *

Greenville, S.C.

21-49

2:47

2-8

1-7

4,117

Nov. 19

at South Carolina

Columbia, S.C.

31-44

3:12

2-9

1-7

76,650

SCORE

TIME RECORD SOCON ATTENDANCE

7-52

2:59

0-1

0-0

44,161

44-14

3:30

1-1

0-0

11,598

31-34

3:31

1-2

0-1

13,863

14-37

3:11

1-3

0-2

12,283

* - Denotes Southern Conference game

– C ATA M O U N T AT H L E T I C S O N T H E W E B – CatamountSports.com is a fast and accurate Internet source for official information and coverage of Western Carolina athletics. No matter where you are or what time of day, you can access up-to-date information on your favorite Catamount team. During the summer of 2015, Western Carolina renewed its partnership with CBS College Sports online. As per the new agreement, the site received a new look and added amenities for Catamount fans in 2017-18, its first since January, 2013. The revamped site offers select video features, audio streaming, live GameTracker, features stories, and statistics on all 16 WCU-sponsored sports.

paws W EST ERN CA R OL INA ALMA M A TE R Hail to thee, our Alma Mater; Faithful, kind, and true; Every son and every daughter Offers praise to you. - Chorus Hail to the dearest spot of all; Hail to WCU! Light and life and fond devotion, All to thee are due. Purple robes and colors golden, Streaming everywhere, Swell our hearts with pride for olden Days and friendships dear. - Chorus Under shade trees’ friendly bowers, Voices, ever gay, Mingles with breath of flowers And the song birds’ lay.

Thanks to members of the WCU Media Relations staff, pregame releases, game notes and up-to-date statistics, photos and results are updated regularly.

- Chorus Shout aloud with one loud chorus, Voices clear and true, Lifted high in praise and honor, All for WCU! - Chorus -

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Quick Facts /// Getting to Cullowhee

GENERAL INFORMATION Location:................................................ Cullowhee, N.C., 28723

........................................................................................... Pronounced “KULL - uh - whee”

Founded: ........................................................................... 1889 Enrollment: ..................................................................... 10,805 Nickname: ............................................................... Catamounts Colors: .................................................................. Purple & Gold Stadium: ..................................... E.J. Whitmire Stadium (13,742) Field: ...........................Bob Waters Field (Desso Challenge Pro 2) Affiliation: ............ NCAA Div. I – Championship Subdivision (FCS) Conference: ..................................................................Southern Chancellor: ..........................Dr. David O. Belcher (Furman, 1979) Athletics Director: .................. Randy Eaton (UT-San Antonio, ‘90) Athletics Website: ............................ www.CatamountSports.com Athletic Department Phone: .............................. (828) 227-7338

FOOTBALL HISTORY First Year of Football: ...........................................................1931 Seasons of Football: ............................................................ 84th All-Time Record: ............................................ 328-480-23 (.409) NCAA Postseason Appearances (Div. I): ...............................2 (1) Postseason Record (Div. I): ........................................... 3-2 (3-1) Best Finish: .........1983 National Finalist (lost 43-7 to So. Illinois) Last Appearance: ............................................................... 1983

WCU COACHING STAFF Head Coach: ....................................Mark Speir (Clemson, 1990) • Head Coaching Record at WCU: ...............19-38, 12-26 SoCon • Overall Record: ............................................................... Same ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF Brad Glenn (Clemson, 1995) ....................Offensive Coord. / QBs John Wiley (East Texas State, 1984) ........... Defense Coord. / ILBs Mark Rhea (Toledo, 1991) .............. AHC / Recruiting Coord. / DL John Holt (Appalachian, 2008) ................. Run Game Coord. / OL Blake Gideon (Texas, 2012) ...................Pass Game Coord. / DBs Pat Mills (Appalachian, 2010) .............Special Teams Coord. / TE Tyler Carlton (Tulsa, 2009) ....................................Wide Receivers Zac Etheridge (Auburn, 2009) .......................Outside Linebackers Reuben Wright (Catawba, 1994) ........................... Running Backs Brian Volz (Western Carolina, 2013) ..............Defensive Assistant Al Degraffenreid (Western Carolina, 2017) .......Quality Control (O) Michael Painter (Bowling Green, 2006) ..........Dir. of Football Ops Tommy Chandler (Auburn, 2009) ......................... Dir. of Scouting Evan Barr (Tennessee, 2008) ......Director of Athletic Performance Steven Honbarger (Appalachian, 2001) ....Dir. of Sports Medicine Mike Taylor .....................................Athletics Equipment Manager Sandy Neuenschwander ........... Football Administrative Assistant

TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record: .................................. 2-9 (Home: 2-3 | Away: 0-6) 2016 SoCon Record (Finish): ...... 1-7 (8th-t) (Home: 1-3 | Away: 0-4) Final Ranking: ..................................................................... none Basic Offense:........................................... Spread / Read Option Basic Defense: ..................................................................... 3–4 Lettermen Returning / Lost:.............................................53 / 16 • Offense – Returning / Lost .............................................25 / 8 • Defense – Returning / Lost ...........................................26 / 6 • Specialist – Returning / Lost ........................................... 2 / 2 Starters Returning / Lost:.................................................. 17 / 8 • Offense – Returning / Lost ............................................... 9 / 2 • Defense – Returning / Lost .............................................. 7 / 4 • Specialist – Returning / Lost ........................................... 1 / 2

FROM ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Take I-40 West to Exit 27

FROM CHARLOTTE, N.C. — You have three options:

(Clyde/Waynesville/Murphy/Atlanta/Maggie Valley) onto HWY 74 West/US 23 South. Stay on HWY 74W/

 Take I-77 North to Statesville ... Take I-40 West to Asheville and follow the same directions listed above.

US 23S to Exit 85 in Sylva. Take a left at the second traffic light and follow Rt. 107 South to Cullowhee and WCU. FROM CHARLESTON, S.C. — Take I-26 West to Asheville and follow the same directions as listed above. FROM KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Take I-40 East to Exit 20 (Maggie Valley) onto HWY 276. Stay on 74W to Exit 85 in Sylva. Take a left at the second traffic light and follow Rt. 107 South to Cullowhee and WCU.

 Take I-85 South to Spartanburg, S.C. ... Take I-26 West to Asheville and follow the directions from Asheville above.  Taking I-85 South, at Kings Mountain, take Highway 74 to I-26 ... Take I-26 West to Asheville and follow the directions from Asheville above. FROM ATLANTA, GA. — Take I-85 North to 985 North ... Stay on 985 until you reach U.S. 441 ... Stay on 441 until you get to Dillsboro, N.C. ... Take Rt. 107 South, which takes you into Cullowhee and Western Carolina.

WCU MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. AD/Media Relations (FB Contact): ................... Daniel Hooker • Email Address:................................... dhooker@email.wcu.edu • Office / Cell Phone: ...........(828) 227-2339 / (828) 508-2494 Director of Media Relations: .....................................Sean Forrester • Email Address:................................ stforrester@email.wcu.edu Director of Media Relations: .....................................Denise Gideon • Email Address:....................................dgideon@email.wcu.edu Director of Video Operations: ........................................Will Adams • Email Address:..................................rwadams@email.wcu.edu Athletics Fax: ........................................................(828) 227-7688 Football Press Box Phone: ..................................... (828) 227-2116 Athletics Mailing & Overnight Address: ..................... WCU Athletics 92 Catamount Road – Ramsey Center Cullowhee, N.C. 28723

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Media Information

WESTERN CAROLINA MEDIA RELATIONS

NON-SMOKING FACILITIES In accordance with an ordinance passed by the North Carolina General Assembly and mandated for all State facilities, smoking is not permitted within 50-feet of State buildings, including all buildings on the campus of Western Carolina University. As a result, E.J. Whitmire Stadium – including the press box, restrooms and concourse levels – are non-smoking.

PHOTOGRAPHERS Denise Gideon

Sean Forrester

Director of Media Relations

Will Adams

Director of Video Operations

Daniel Hooker, Western Carolina ‘01

WCU PRESS BOX / GAME DAY STAFF

Assistant Athletic Director / Media Relations Football Contact E-Mail: dhooker@email.wcu.edu Office: (828) 227-2339 Cell: (828) 508-2494

FB Game Day Admin.: .................... Todd Lawing FB Game Day Admin Asst.:...........Rory Jimerson Marketing Game Ops: ...................... Josh Baker .................................................... Chad Gerrety Scoreboard: .................................... Phil Woody Public Address Announcer: ..............Ryan Hipps Statistics:.....................................Walter Turner Game Day Assistants: ....................................... ...... Jess Forrester, Heath Hensley, Sam Lupton, ............. Joseph Marvin, Hannah Welborn-Lewis

Whitmire Press Box: (828) 227-2116 Fax : (828) 227-7688

WCU INTERVIEW POLICY The Western Carolina Office of Athletics Media Relations will assist media personnel with interview requests of Western Carolina student-athletes, coaches and administrators. To arrange interviews, please contact Daniel Hooker, the Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations at least 24 hours in advance. Head Coach Mark Speir will be available for interviews following each practice and following games. Other interviews with Coach Speir must be set-up in advance and it is requested that the nature of the interview be submitted to WCU Media Relations in writing at least 24 hours prior. Student-athletes will be available for interviews after practices through Wednesday. Unless special permission is granted well in advance, the cut-off time for student-athletes during game weeks will be Noon on Thursday. Practices are open to the public – for player and spectator safety, it is requested that those viewing practice do so from the stadium grand stand area. Media members are asked to refrain from contacting student-athletes at their home or dormitory – student-athletes’ phone numbers will not be released by the Office of Athletics Media Relations. Out-of-town media may set up phone interviews to be conducted in the Department of Athletics. Coach Speir may also be reached weekday mornings prior to Friday; however, it is asked that a specific interview time be scheduled through the Media Relations office.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS The Western Carolina locker room is CLOSED at the end of all games played. However, following a 10-minute “cooling off” period, head coach Mark Speir and requested players will be brought to the TEAM FILM ROOM located on the first floor of the Ramsey Center. The availability of the visiting locker room will be announced in the press box after conferring with the visiting SID. The visiting locker room is located in the back portion of the JordanPhillips Field House. A space for interviews will be available outside the locker room or up on the Field House patio, if available.

WORKING MEDIA CREDENTIALS News and electronic media representatives planning to cover football games at Western Carolina University are asked to request in written form working credentials from WCU’s Media Relations Office. Season passes will be issued to those who cover the Catamounts on a permanent basis. Our limited working space in the press box will be assigned by priority to WCU beat writers, beat writers of the opponents, metropolitan media filing for deadline and specialty publications. If time permits, credentials will be mailed. If not, credentials can be picked up on game day (two hours prior to kickoff) at the media will call on the upper plaza of the Ramsey Center at the south end of the stadium (nearest the press box side of Whitmire Stadium, across the street from media parking). Credentials will be issued only to those attending the game in a working capacity. Spouses, dates, children and other nonworkers will not be permitted in the press box. 2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL

Credentials for sideline photographers will be issued on a first-come, first-serve basis with agencies covering the participating schools on a regular basis receiving priority. Free-lance photographers may request credentials on a game-by-game basis. All free-lance photographers must submit proofs featuring game or sideline action to the Media Relations Office no later than four days following the game. Each photographer must pick up a photo pass from the press box or media will call prior to the game. BY RULE, NO PHOTOGRAPHERS OR MEDIA PERSONNEL ARE PERMITTED WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TEAM AREAS AT ANY TIME.

MEDIA PARKING Media parking for WCU football games –BY PERMIT ONLY– is located in the church parking lot directly across the street and behind the press box of E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field on Forest Hills Road. Media wishing to obtain media parking for a home game in Cullowhee must contact WCU Athletics Media Relations in advance of the game. The lot is identified and a media parking placard must be displayed to gain admittance. The lot will be staffed by a member of the WCU Athletics Media Relations staff who will have a check list of those authorized to park in the media lot.

PRESS RELEASES/STATISTICS The Western Carolina Office of Athletics Media Relations produces a weekly football release prior to each game during the season. Cumulative statistics will be updated as soon as possible after each contest. Media members may receive the releases and statistics by accessing the Athletics Department website at www.CatamountSports.com. E-mail service is available upon request. To be placed on Western Carolina’s media E-mail list, media members are asked to contact the Office of Athletics Media Relations.

VISITING TEAM RADIO The visiting radio station or network (limited to one crew only as designated by the visiting school’s sports information director) is asked to request credentials through Western Carolina’s Office of Athletics Media Relations. Two B-1 dialtone lines and an IP internet line are available at no charge to all Southern Conference opponents and others who wish to enter into a reciprocal agreement with WCU. Otherwise, the lines are available to visiting radio crews on a pro rata basis or special broadcast lines can be ordered.

CATAMOUNTS ON THE WEB The WCU football home page provides the latest information regarding the Catamounts, including updated statistics, a roster, game notes and press releases. Also on the department’s main site is information on all of WCU athletics programs, lodging, directions to campus and the latest local weather forecast. For those unable to attend contests, the Catamount Sports Network will broadcast each game over the Internet through the home page. Beginning in 2014, WCU will offer a free videostream all football home games through the Southern Conference Digital Network and ESPN3. All the current data you need on the Catamounts is as close as your computer at www.CatamountSports.com.

SoCon MEDIA SERVICES The Southern Conference maintains a comprehensive site at www.SoConSports.com. In football, standings, notes, schedule/results and statistics for each league member are updated on a weekly basis. Similar information on the SoCon’s other 18 sports are available as well. Please contact Phil Perry at (864) 591-5100 in the Southern Conference Public Affairs Department for additional information.

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Covering the Catamounts

Seven radio station affiliates across North Carolina and streaming audio online at CatamountSports.com are set to carry football broadcasts of the Catamount Sports Network (CSN) during Western Carolina’s 2017 season. The Catamounts have a strong presence on the air across the mountains of Western North Carolina including WISE Sports Radio 1310 & 970 AM and 97.3 FM out of Asheville/Canton; 540 AM WRGC in Sylva; and WWCU-FM, Power 90dot5, which originates on-campus in Cullowhee. WCU welcomes back 1050 AM WFSC in Franklin and its simulcast sister station on the FM dial, 104.9 FM. CSN has also again partnered with Stretch Internet (www.stretchinternet.com) to provide unlimited free streaming audio through the athletics web site, CatamountSports. com, giving WCU a worldwide reach. Longtime play-by-play voice of the Catamounts, Gary Ayers, returns to the microphone this football season, and will be flanked by returning crew members in producer Jeff Bryson and WCU alum, Greg McLamb, who will both patrol the sidelines on road games and provide color commentary for home broadcasts. Two additional WCU alum will again join the broadcast during the 2017 season with Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations – and WCU football contact – Daniel Hooker will join Ayers and Bryson in the broadcast booth during games played away from Cullowhee for color commentary with Dan Gibson – who has been in the booth the past two seasons at home – now on the sidelines during home broadcasts. Ayers has been behind microphone for 31 of the past 32 years at WCU, and has been a familiar voice to the region’s sports fans for over three decades. In addition to serving as the “Voice of the Catamounts,” on football and men’s basketball broadcasts, the Swain County native has done play-by-play for Pisgah, Tuscola, Franklin, Cherokee and Swain high school football and basketball. Ayers, who is the President of Allison Outdoor Advertising in Sylva, also spent several seasons as the public address announcer for WCU Athletics. Bryson serves as the program’s producer, as well as the in-booth host of the pregame, halftime and post-game shows. His radio experience dates back nearly 30 years. During that time, he has worked at a variety of stations including WZZU-FM in Raleigh; WCHL-AM in Chapel Hill; WKSF-FM in Asheville; and served as the program director at WRGC-AM in Sylva. Bryson is no stranger to the Catamount Sports Network as he previously worked with CSN providing color analysis for football and men’s basketball for the 1995 and ‘96 seasons. Additionally, he has provided various play-by-play football and basketball broadcasts for Smoky Mountain, Franklin, Cherokee and Pisgah high schools. Bryson, too, serves as a

2017 CSN FOOTBALL AFFILIATES WWCU-FM, Power 90dot5 – Cullowhee 540 AM – WRGC – Sylva WISE Sports Radio 970 AM – WYSE – Canton 1050 AM – WFSC – Franklin WISE Sports Radio 1310 AM – WISE – Asheville WISE Sports Radio 97.3 FM – WISE – Asheville 104.9 FM – WFSC – Franklin

Stretch Internet through www.CatamountSports.com Public Address voice for WCU Athletics, while also working with WCU’s basketball crew for ESPN3 television broadcasts. McLamb – a 2000 graduate of WCU – will roam and report from the sidelines for a 10thstraight season after joining the CSN crew on-the-air in 2007. His radio experience also includes stints on the weekly sports talk shows, “Sports Talk Live” and “In the Litterbox,” both produced on WWCU-FM, Power 90dot5. McLamb is also an adjunct professor within the College of Arts & Science at WCU. Aiding with pre-production work and as on-air talent as the color commentary on road games is WCU Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations, Daniel Hooker, who also is a part of Catamount men’s basketball and baseball broadcasts. A 2001 Western Carolina graduate, his sportscasting experience began in 1997 as a student announcer at WWCUFM in Cullowhee and includes both play-by-play and color analyst roles in broadcasting Catamount women’s basketball, Thomasville Hi-Toms baseball in the Coastal Plain League, and two seasons on broadcasts of the Charleston Swamp Foxes in the arenafootball2 league. He also spent one season on the sidelines during CSN’s 2001 football coverage. Hooker is also slated to provide play-by-play during home ESPN3 broadcasts this fall. Gibson, who also serves as WCU’s Director of Compliance, moves to the sidelines in 2017 to continue on the Catamount Sports Network for his third season. With two degrees from WCU, Gibson has been a staple of Catamount Athletics since 2004 including previously working as the Director of Football Operations. Each week, the pregame tailgate show starts 60 minutes prior to the scheduled kickoff time and includes comments from WCU sixth-year head coach Mark Speir, in-game scoreboard updates, as well as other special features. The Catamount Sports Network broadcasts using the Tie-Line i-Mix G3 unit, with network breaks transmitted on-location. Also in use are a six-channel Shure M367 mixer and a Shure PGX2/SM58 Handheld Transmitter and PGX4 Diversity Receiver.

• COVERING THE CATAMOUNTS – MEDIA OUTLETS • PRINT MEDIA ASSOCIATED PRESS Joedy McCreary, Sports Editor 4020 W. Chase Blvd., Suite 300 Raleigh, NC 27606-3933 (919) 510-8937 - phone ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES 14 O’Henry Avenue Asheville, NC 28802 (828) 232-5866 - phone www.citizen-times.com FRANKLIN PRESS Andy Scheidler, Sports Editor PO Box 350 Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-2010 - phone www.thefranklinpress.com THE GRAHAM STAR PO Box 69 Robbinsville, NC 28771 (828) 479-3383 - phone www.grahamstar.com

HENDERSONVILLE TIMES-NEWS Dean Hensley, Sports Editor PO Box 490 Hendersonville, NC 28739 (828) 692-0505 - phone www.blueridenow.com

WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Chuck Fiebernitz, Sports Editor Drawer 19 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0661, ext. 126 www.themountaineer.com

WWNC RADIO (570 AM) Brian Hall, Jessica Lee 13 Summerlin Road Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 257-2700 - phone www.wwnc.com

MORGANTON NEWS HERALD Paul Schenkel, Sports Editor PO Box 280 Morganton, NC 28680 (828) 432-8950 - phone www.morganton.com

ELECTRONIC MEDIA

WPTL RADIO (920 AM) Bill Reck PO Box 909 Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-3576 - phone www.wptlradio.net

SMOKY MOUNTAIN TIMES Jessica Webb, Teddy Greene (photo) PO Box 730 Bryson City, NC 28713 (828) 488-2189 - phone www.thesmokymountaintimes.com

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2017 Catamounts /// Preseason Rosters

NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME

POS.

HT.

WT. CLASS

NO.

NAME

POS.

HT.

WT.

YR.

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL)

6-4

185

Fr.

Steffon Hill

5-11

195

R-Sr.

12 Tyrie Adams

6-2

185

R-So.

Connell Young

6-0

200

So.

Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley HS)

51 Matthew Bair

6-4

280

R-Fr.

D.J. Thorpe

6-3

185

Fr.

Nashville, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS)

87 Destry Barnwell

6-0

185

Sr.

A.J. Newman

6-1

220

Sr.

Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS)

10 Nolan Beasley

6-1

195

R-So.

Kenny Benton

5-9

165

Fr.

Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood HS)

R-So.

Terryon Robinson

5-11

195

R-Sr.

Decatur, Ga. (Decatur HS)

Daquan Patten

5-6

185

R-Fr.

Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Eagle’s Landing HS)

9 Keshaun Abel

13 D’Andre Belton

5-11

200

Hendersonville, N.C. (East Henderson HS)

4 Kenny Benton

5-9

165

Fr.

39 Mitchell Berry

6-1

225

Fr.

Corey Holloway

5-10

215

R-Jr.

Tra Hardy

5-11

195

Sr.

Ray Smith

6-1

190

R-Fr.

Bryson City, N.C. (East Carolina / Swain County HS) Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg HS)

83 Ian Berryman

P/K

6-0

205

Vidalia, Ga. (Vidalia HS)

76 Sean Biette

6-2

295

Sr.

55 Andrew Birkmire

6-2

215

R-Fr.

John Brannon III

6-2

190

So.

Keshaun Abel

6-4

185

Fr.

Nolan Beasley

6-1

195

R-So.

Charlotte, N.C. (North Mecklenburg HS)

5-10

200

R-Jr.

Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS) St. Petersburg, Fla. (Dixie M. Hollins HS)

9 John Brannon III

6-2

190

6-0

285

Fr.

6-2

210

Fr.

Jordan Mathis

66 Wyatt Burnette

6-4

290

R-Fr.

Tyrie Adams

6-2

185

R-So.

79 Bailey Byrum

6-7

305

R-Fr.

Connor Moore

6-2

175

Fr.

73 Nick Campbell

6-2

280

Fr.

D’Andre Belton

5-11

200

R-So.

93 Kanaan Brock Cameron Brown

48 Mitchell Chancey

6-0

225

Jr.

Bruce Squires

6-0

180

Fr.

27 Trevor Childers

6-1

190

Fr.

Quintin Thames

5-11

170

Fr.

90 Solomon Clark

6-0

250

Jr.

Wes Holcombe

6-1

190

R-Jr.

Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS)

Sylva, N.C. (Smoky Mountain HS) Ridgeway, S.C. (Itawamba / Fairfield Central HS) Forest City, N.C. (Chase HS) Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS) Rabun Gap, Ga. (Rabun County HS)

19 Devarius Cortner

6-1

190

So.

Will Jones

6-4

200

Fr.

84 Owen Cosenke

6-3

220

Fr.

Skyler Matheson

6-0

230

R-So.

Robbinsville, N.C. (Robbinsville HS)

35 Keion Crossen

5-10

180

Sr.

Reggie Jones

5-11

175

Fr.

Sharpsburg, Ga. (East Coweta HS)

75 Nathan Dalton

6-7

315

R-Jr.

Tucker Woolum

5-10

160

Fr.

Pineville, Ky. (Pineville HS)

26 Willie Debruce

6-1

205

Fr.

Bryce Wilson

5-10

175

R-So.

Devarius Cortner

6-1

190

So.

Nashville, Tenn. (East Nashville Magnet HS)

Donnavan Spencer

5-10

190

R-Fr.

Charlotte, N.C. (Vance HS) Clemmons, N.C. (Gardner-Webb / West Forsyth HS)

88 Nikolas Dunlap

5-11

285

R-So.

97 Ezavian Dunn

6-2

290

Sr.

Greensboro, N.C. (Page HS)

Atlanta, Ga. (Carver HS)

98 Holden Edwards

6-2

295

R-Fr.

Alex Jackson

6-1

180

R-Sr.

24 Shamon Elliott

6-0

190

So.

Detrez Newsome

5-10

210

Sr.

Raeford, N.C. (Hoke County HS)

85 Randall Emerson

6-2

215

R-Jr.

JerMichael White

6-1

185

Jr.

Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill HS)

31 Caleb Ferguson

5-11

175

Fr.

Shamon Elliott

6-0

190

So.

Fayetteville, N.C. (Terry Sanford HS)

31 Jacob Finerty

5-10

165

R-So.

Jacquez Williams

6-3

220

Jr.

Cataula, Ga. (Georgia Military / Harris County HS)

59 Graham Foster

6-1

200

Fr.

Willie Debruce

6-1

205

Fr.

Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County HS)

45 James Foushee

5-9

205

Sr.

Trevor Childers

6-1

190

Fr.

38 Bobby Gibbs

5-10

195

R-Jr.

Terrance Wilson

5-9

180

R-Jr.

89 Joshua Gibson

5-8

165

Jr.

Marvin Tillman

6-1

195

Jr.

60 Zachary Greene

6-3

255

R-Jr.

Michael Murphy

6-2

190

R-Fr.

95 Elijah Hall

6-0

255

Fr.

Caleb Ferguson

5-11

175

Fr.

8 Tra Hardy

5-11

195

Sr.

Jacob Finerty

5-10

165

R-So.

62 Michael Harper

6-5

260

R-Fr.

Chris Seaborn

6-2

215

Sr.

57 Alan Harris

6-2

225

Fr.

Curtis Roach

6-1

200

R-Fr.

6-1

220

Fr.

Andrew Askew

6-1

200

R-Fr.

5-10

165

So.

Keion Crossen

5-10

180

Sr.

37 Ty Harris Tyler Harris

Lincolnton, N.C. (East Lincoln HS) Suwanee, Ga. (Buffalo / Buford HS) Bridgeport, Conn. (Southern Durham (N.C.) HS) Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg HS) Waynesville, N.C. (Tuscola HS) Greensboro, N.C. (Eastern Guilford HS) Atlanta, Ga. (BEST Academy) Cumming, Ga. (South Forsyth HS) LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange HS) Garysburg, N.C. (Northampton County HS)

94 Jake Helms

6-2

265

So.

Christian Yarborough

6-0

200

R-Fr.

1 Steffon Hill

5-11

195

R-Sr.

Ty Harris

6-1

220

Fr.

14 Wes Holcombe

6-1

190

R-Jr.

Bobby Gibbs

5-10

195

R-Jr.

Randleman, N.C. (Randleman HS)

7 Corey Holloway

Clemmons, N.C. (West Forsyth HS)

5-10

215

R-Jr.

Mitchell Berry

6-1

225

Fr.

40 Will Horton

5-10

165

Fr.

Will Horton

5-10

165

Fr.

20 Alex Jackson

6-1

180

R-Sr.

Tyler Mitchell

5-7

170

R-So.

42 Hunter Jacobs

5-10

190

R-Sr.

Hunter Jacobs

5-10

190

R-Sr.

80 Charles Johnson

5-8

170

R-So.

Kendall White

5-11

220

Sr.

Indian Trail, N.C. (Metrolina Christian Academy) Dacula, Ga. (Dacula HS)

Acworth, Ga. (North Cobb HS) Shelby, N.C. (Thomas Jefferson Academy) Hampstead, N.C. (Topsail HS) Jacksonville, N.C. (White Oak HS)

61 Dawson Johnson

6-2

250

Fr.

Aubry Payne

6-4

245

So.

Locust Grove, Ga. (Locust Grove HS)

17 Reggie Jones

5-11

175

Fr.

James Foushee

5-9

205

Sr.

Sanford, N.C. (Guilford College / Lee County HS)

15 Will Jones

6-4

200

Fr.

Austin Phillips

6-1

220

So.

Newland, N.C. (Avery County HS)

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2017 Catamounts /// Preseason Rosters

NUMERICAL NO.

NAME

POS.

HT.

WT.

YR.

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL)

6-0

165

Fr.

Greenville, S.C. (St. Josephs Catholic HS)

ALPHABETICAL 91 Tyler Junius

6-0

285

POS.

HT.

WT. CLASS

Sr.

Joel Poinsette

Mitchell Chancey

6-0

225

Jr.

Asheville, N.C. (Erwin HS)

78 Sheldon Kinard

6-1

270

Nate Link

6-2

255

Jr.

Crowley, La. (ULM / Notre Dame HS)

55 Matthew Klipa

5-9

200

Fr.

Walker Lanning

6-3

300

R-So.

Hendersonville, N.C. (Christ School)

50 Walker Lanning

6-3

300

R-So.

49 Nate Link

6-2

255

Jr.

16 Skyler Matheson

6-0

230

R-So.

11 Jordan Mathis

5-10

200

R-Jr.

92 Andrew Mayton

6-3

240

R-Sr.

64 Charles McDonough

6-0

215

R-Fr.

89 Alex McKinney

6-3

235

Fr.

72 Andrew Miles

6-4

300

R-Jr. R-So.

Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna HS)

NO. NAME

R-Sr.

Matthew Bair

6-4

280

R-Fr.

Grady Thomas

6-4

285

Fr.

Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg HS)

Abe Noland

5-11

255

Fr.

Watkinsville, Ga. (Oconee County HS)

Andrew Birkmire

6-2

215

R-Fr.

Matthew Klipa

5-9

200

Fr.

Jerod Walls

6-0

210

R-So.

Alan Harris

6-2

225

Fr.

Daniel Riddle

6-1

225

R-Sr.

Raleigh, N.C. (Athens Drive HS)

41 Tyler Mitchell

5-7

170

Graham Foster

6-1

200

Fr.

Anderson, S.C.(T.L. Hanna HS)

12 Connor Moore

6-2

175

Fr.

Zachary Greene

6-3

255

R-Jr.

30 Michael Murphy

6-2

190

R-Fr.

Oveido, Fla. (Oveido HS) Rock Hill, S.C. (Smoky Mountain (N.C.) HS) Lexington, N.C. (Central Davidson HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Mt. Vernon Presbyterian HS)

Randleman, N.C. (Randleman HS)

Dawson Johnson

6-2

250

Fr.

Taylorsville, N.C. (Alexander Central HS)

Michael Harper

6-5

260

Fr.

Wilkesboro, N.C. (Fork Union Military)

6-1

220

Sr.

21 Detrez Newsome

4 A.J. Newman

5-10

210

Sr. Fr.

Zach Weeks

6-3

285

R-Jr.

Bryson City, N.C. (Swain County HS)

53 Abe Noland

5-11

255

Charles McDonough

6-0

215

R-Fr.

Kernersville, N.C. (East Forsyth HS)

99 Ricky Palao

6-2

285

Fr.

Kaleb Spry

6-2

295

R-Jr.

Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown HS)

5-6

185

R-Fr.

Wyatt Burnette

6-4

290

R-Fr.

44 Aubry Payne

6-4

245

So.

Nick Campbell

6-2

280

Fr.

46 Austin Phillips

6-1

220

So.

Tanner Poindexter

6-3

295

R-Sr.

Pfafftown, N.C. (Ronald Regan HS)

68 Tanner Poindexter

6-3

295

R-Sr.

Chase Stehling

6-4

300

R-Jr.

Lincolnton, N.C. (North Lincoln HS)

47 Joel Poinsette

6-0

165

Fr.

Devon Stephens

6-2

250

Fr.

86 Tyran Reynolds

6-1

200

R-Jr. R-Sr.

Franklin, N.C. (Franklin HS) Braselton, Ga. (Mill Creek HS)

Sylva, N.C. (Smoky Mountain HS)

6 Daquan Patten

Todd Self

6-3

285

Fr.

Bakersville, N.C. (Mitchell HS)

58 Daniel Riddle

6-1

225

Andrew Miles

6-4

300

R-Jr.

Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch HS)

33 Curtis Roach

6-1

200

R-Fr.

Nathan Dalton

6-7

315

R-Jr.

East Flat Rock, N.C. (East Henderson HS)

81 Jacob Robinson

5-11

185

R-So.

Sean Biette

6-2

295

Sr.

Raleigh, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons HS)

Clark Willhoite

6-7

295

Fr.

Cincinnati, Ohio (Roger Bacon HS)

Sheldon Kinard

6-1

270

R-Sr.

Charlotte, N.C. (North Mecklenburg HS)

Bailey Byrum

6-7

305

R-Fr.

Sweetwater, Tenn. (Sweetwater HS)

Charles Johnson

5-8

170

R-So.

Wake Forest, N.C. (Heritage HS)

Jacob Robinson

5-11

185

R-So.

Davidson, N.C. (Davidson Day School)

Tyler Sexton

6-4

250

R-Sr.

Flat Rock, N.C. (East Henderson HS)

Ian Berryman

P/K

6-0

205

R-Jr.

Marietta, Ga. (Fellowship Christian School)

Owen Cosenke

6-3

220

Fr.

Randall Emerson

6-2

215

R-Jr.

Wilmington, N.C. (Hoggard HS)

Tyran Reynolds

6-1

200

R-Jr.

Crystal River, Fla. (Crystal River HS)

Aldie, Va. (Fork Union Military / John Champe HS)

Destry Barnwell

6-0

185

Sr.

Brad Swan, Jr.

6-1

185

R-So.

Dallas, Ga. (North Paulding HS)

Charlotte, N.C. (Hough HS)

Nikolas Dunlap

5-11

285

R-So.

Lillington, N.C. (Western Harnett HS)

Joshua Gibson

5-8

165

Jr.

Andrews, N.C. (Wake Forest / Robbinsville HS)

5-11

195

R-Sr.

32 Chris Seaborn

5 Terryon Robinson

6-2

215

Sr.

71 Todd Self

6-3

285

Fr.

82 Tyler Sexton

6-4

250

R-Sr.

8 Ray Smith

6-1

190

R-Fr.

20 Donnavan Spencer

5-10

190

R-Fr.

65 Kaleb Spry

6-2

295

R-Jr.

34 Bruce Squires

6-0

180

Fr.

69 Chase Stehling

6-4

300

R-Jr.

70 Devon Stephens

6-2

250

Fr.

88 Brad Swan, Jr.

6-1

185

R-So.

14 Quintin Thames

5-11

170

Fr.

52 Grady Thomas

6-4

285

Fr.

6-3

185

Fr.

29 Marvin Tillman

6-1

195

Jr.

6-0

210

R-So.

6-5

215

R-Sr. R-Jr.

3 D.J. Thorpe

Alex McKinney

6-3

235

Fr.

Bakersville, N.C. (Mitchell HS)

56 Jerod Walls

Solomon Clark

6-0

250

Jr.

Richmond, Calif. (Laney College / Hercules HS)

96 Tahjai Watt

Tyler Junius

6-0

285

Sr.

Andrew Mayton

6-3

240

R-Sr.

Winder, Ga. (Winder-Barrow HS)

Kanaan Brock

6-0

285

Fr.

Rutherfordton, N.C. (R-S Central HS)

Midway, N.C. (North Davidson HS)

Jake Helms

6-2

265

So.

Mooresville, N.C. (Lake Norman HS)

Elijah Hall

6-0

255

Fr.

Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown HS)

Tahjai Watt

6-5

215

R-Sr.

Charlotte, N.C. (North Mecklenburg HS)

6-3

285

22 JerMichael White

6-1

185

Jr.

43 Kendall White

5-11

220

Sr. Fr.

77 Clark Willhoite

6-7

295

25 Jacquez Williams

6-3

220

Jr.

18 Bryce Wilson

5-10

175

R-So. R-Jr.

Carrboro, N.C. (Carrboro HS)

28 Terrance Wilson

5-9

180

Mount Ulla, N.C. (South Iredell HS)

17 Tucker Woolum

5-10

160

Fr.

36 Christian Yarborough

6-0

200

R-Fr.

6-0

200

So.

Ezavian Dunn

6-2

290

Sr.

Holden Edwards

6-2

295

R-Fr.

Ricky Palao

6-2

285

Fr.

Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS)

Cameron Brown

6-2

210

Fr.

Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida State Univ. School)

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OFFENSE QB 12 TYRIE ADAMS 14 Wes Holcombe

DEFENSE 6-2 6-1

SPECIALISTS

185 R-SO. 190 R-Jr.

DE 97 EZAVIAN DUNN 92 Andrew Mayton

6-2 6-3

290 240

SR. R-Sr.

DT 91 TYLER JUNIUS 98 Holden Edwards

6-0 6-2

285 295

SR. R-Fr.

DE 49 NATE LINK 94 Jake Helms

6-2 6-2

255 265

JR. So.

RB 21 DETREZ NEWSOME 7 Corey Holloway

5-10 5-10

210 215

5 TERRYON ROBINSON 41 Tyler Mitchell

5-11 5-7

195 R-SR. 170 R-So.

1 STEFFON HILL 11 Jordan Mathis

5-11 5-10

195 R-SR. 200 R-Jr.

OLB 96 TAHJAI WATT 25 Jacquez Williams

6-5 6-3

215 R-SR. 220 Jr.

6-1 6-1

185 R-SO. 200 R-Jr.

ILB 58 DANIEL RIDDLE 48 Mitchell Chancey

6-1 6-0

225 R-SR. 225 Jr.

TE 82 TYLER SEXTON - OR - 44 AUBRY PAYNE

6-4 6-4

250 R-SR. 245 SO.

ILB

6-1 6-2

220 215

LT 72 AUSTIN MILES 69 Chase Stehling

6-4 6-4

300 300

R-JR. R-Jr.

OLB 43 KENDALL WHITE 13 D’Andre Belton

5-11 5-11

220 SR. 200 R-So.

LG 63 ZACH WEEKS 51 Matthew Bair

6-3 6-4

285 280

R-JR. R-Fr.

CB 35 KEION CROSSEN 18 Bryce Wilson

5-10 5-10

180 SR. 175 R-So.

C 65 KALEB SPRY 62 Michael Harper

6-2 6-5

295 260

R-JR. Fr.

SS 29 MARVIN TILLMAN 38 Bobby Gibbs

6-1 5-10

195 195

JR. R-Jr.

RG 75 NATHAN DALTON 50 Walker Lanning

6-7 6-3

315 R-JR. 300 R-So.

FS 22 JERMICHAEL WHITE 19 Devarius Cortner

6-1 6-1

185 190

JR. So.

RT 68 TANNER POINDEXTER 79 Bailey Byrum

6-3 6-7

295 R-SR. 305 R-Fr.

5-11 6-2

195 190

SR. So.

WR 88 BRAD SWAN, JR. 86 Ty Reynolds

SR. R-Jr.

4 A.J. NEWMAN 32 Chris Seaborn

8 TRA HARDY 9 John Brannon III

SR. Sr.

PK 47 JOEL POINSETTE - OR - 89 JOSHUA GIBSON

6-0 5-8

165 165

FR. JR.

H 87 DESTRY BARNWELL 83 Ian Berryman

6-0 6-0

185 205

SR. R-Jr.

P 83 IAN BERRYMAN 87 Destry Barnwell

6-0 6-0

205 185

R-JR. Sr.

LS 64 CHARLES MCDONOUGH 6-4 KR 21 DETREZ NEWSOME - AND - 8 TRA HARDY 35 Keion Crossen PR

2 CONNELL YOUNG 5 Terryon Robinson

215 R-FR.

5-10 5-11 5-10

210 195 180

SR. SR. Sr.

6-0 5-11

200 195

SO. R-Sr.

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STEFFON Hill.............................................STEFF - on CONNELL Young ........................................ CON - nell TERRYON Robinson .................................. TERRY - on DAQUAN Patten .......................................DAY - qwan TRA Hardy ......................................................... TRAY TYRIE Adams ................................................ TY - ree SKYLER Matheson ......................................SKY - lurr DEVARIUS Cortner ..........................duh - VAR - e - us DETREZ Newsome ......................................DEE - trez JERMICHAEL White ........................... JURR - michael SHAMON Elliott......................................SHUH - mon JACQUEZ Williams...................................JAAH - quez KEION Crossen ...........................................KEY - yon AUBRY Payne .......................................... AWW - bree James FOUSHEE ......................................FOO - shee Matthew BAIR .................................................. BEAR Chase STEHLING.......................................STEL - ling Sean BIETTE......................................................be - YET Clark WILLHOITE .......................................... WILL - hoyt Sheldon KINARD ........................................... KIN - nard IAN Berryman ...........................................EEE - yuhn Owen COSENKE .................................co - SEEN - key Tyler JUNIS .............................................JUNE - e - us TAHJAI Watt ..............................................TAH - shea EZAVIAN Dunn ............................... E - zay - vee - uhn Ricky PALAO ........................................puh - LAY - oh Mark RHEA ...........................................................RAY Mark SPEIR .............................................like “Spear” REUBEN Wright ........................................ ROO - been

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Looking to recapture the magic that saw Western Carolina post back-to-back seven win seasons in 2014 and 2015, the Catamounts are moving past the tough year that was 2016 as they prepare for the much-anticipated 2017 campaign. Sixth-year head coach Mark Speir set the proverbial ball in motion at the outset of 2017 preparations during the squad’s annual spring drills and continued it through the off-season and into preseason camp. Western Carolina returns a variety of experience to the gridiron in 2017 with a combined total of 17 players with starting experience between offense, defense, and special teams. The roster includes 19 seniors including six on offense, 12 on the defensive side of the ball, and one on special teams. All told, WCU returns a combined 53 letter winners with seven returning players garnering post-season accolades following the 2016 season. Under sixth-year offensive coordinator Brad Glenn, the Catamounts return a wealth of talented skill players and much of its offensive line intact from a year ago, losing just one senior up front from 2016. Headlining WCU’s returning players is three-time All-America selection in senior tailback Detrez Newsome who is coming off back-to-back, 1,000-yard rushing seasons – just the third Catamount running back on record to accomplish the feat and the first since Hall of Famer Brad Hoover did so in 1997 and 1998. Already ranked fourth in the school’s career rushing ledgers with 2,628 career yards on the ground, Newsome is just over 1,400 yards shy of the school’s all-time leader, Darrell Lipford (4,089 between 1974-77), and ranks fifth with 11 career, 100-yard rushing games. His 28 career scores on the ground rank him third in program history behind Otis McIntosh (37, 1968-71) and Lipford (35). An all-purpose back, Newsome’s onslaught on the school’s all-time scoring records continues with 224 career points entering his senior season ranking him fourth, while his 37 total touchdowns are second, just one shy of Lipford’s school career benchmark. Another player that is etching his name into the school records books is fifth-year senior wide receiver Terryon Robinson, who led WCU in 2016 with a career-best 71 catches two years after leading the Southern Conference with a 5.1 catch-per-game average in 2014. With 168 career receptions, Robinson already ranks fifth in program history and is just 29 shy of the program record set by Gerald Harp (197, 1977-80). Robinson leads a talented receiving corps that includes classmate Steffon Hill, a Western North Carolina product that is back after missing most of 2016 due to injury, with junior Jordan Mathis and second-year receivers Brad Swan Jr. and Jacob Robinson both looking to factor into more playing time. Keying WCU’s versatile offense is perhaps its most potent weapon – dual-threat redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyrie Adams. The second-year signal caller is coming off a strong rookie season that saw post-season plaudits pile-up. He was tabbed the SoCon Freshman of the Year and finished fourth in the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award voting which awards the nation’s top freshman player. Utilizing lessons learned from WCU’s all-time total offense leader Troy Mitchell (201215), Adams posted the third-best total offensive production numbers in school history, amassing 2,926 total yards including 2,568 yards passing and 358 on the ground. He completed 217 passes, fourth in program history, while also establishing a single-game school-record for total offense with 510 yards in the home win over Gardner-Webb in 2016. Protecting Adams up front is one of the most veteran offensive lines WCU has mustered in recent years including seven upper classmen on the preseason two-deep. Three of those returning players collected SoCon All-Freshman Team honors the past two years including redshirt juniors Zach Weeks and Nathan Dalton with redshirt sophomore Walker Lanning earning that distinction a season ago. As versatile as the offense itself, WCU’s tight ends provide both protection and the ability to apply stretch pressure on the opposition. Missing last year due to injury, redshirt senior Tyler Sexton

Senior DB Keion Crossen (left) and redshirt senior LB Daniel Riddle (right) look to lead the resurgent Catamount defensive unit which is moving to the 3–4 alignment entering the 2017 season.

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Western Carolina’s offensive leaders in senior RB Detrez Newsome (21), who is coming off of backto-back, 1,000-yard rushing seasons and the SoCon’s returning Freshman of the Year in redshirt sophomore QB Tyrie Adams (12) who averaged 233.5 yards passing per game in 2016.

is the most flash of the position group with his 43 career receptions and six touchdowns, while second-year TE Aubry Payne showed a tremendous upside, collecting SoCon All-Freshman Team plaudits a year ago. On the flip side of the football, the Catamounts have a senior-heavy two-deep entering the year – but with a wealth of youthful talent that should – and will – be counted upon. Veteran coach John Wiley assumed the defensive coordinator position prior to the start of spring drills and went right two work installing the new 3-4 defensive schematic that helped lead Appalachian State to three-straight national championship in the mid-2000s. Anchoring the Catamount defense is a veteran linebacker corps, led by redshirt senior Daniel Riddle who returns after an injury hampered his production last year. Two seasons ago in 2015, the Raleigh, N.C., native led the SoCon in tackles and with 239 career stops, is just 73 tackles shy of WCU’s all-time top 10 for total hits. He is flanked by classmates Kendall White, who is the top tackler from last year with 67 total stops, and A.J. Newman, who was a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection a year ago. Newman has 154 career tackles entering his final season in the Purple & Gold with converted defensive lineman Tahjai Watt adding depth, moving into a linebacker role this year. In the secondary, senior team leader Keion Crossen returns on the heels of a 61 tackle season a year ago as WCU’s most experienced DB. Crossen, who has been nominated for the 2017 Allstate / AFCA Good Works team, is a two-sport athlete, setting a WCU school-record in winning the 2017 SoCon Men’s Outdoor Championship 100-meter dash and qualifying for the NCAA East preliminary. Third-year safety Marvin Tillman, who finished one tackle in arrears of Crossen in 2016 with 60 hits, will look to take on a bigger role with the departure of WCU’s top three tacklers from last season in Fred Payne (87), Tyson Dickson (86) and Trey Morgan (74). Up front, seniors again dominate the landscape of a unit which lost a total of eight players from the 2016 season. WCU’s defensive line includes four seniors led by returning starters in Ezavian Dunn and Tyler Junius, with another CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, redshirt senior Andrew Mayton. On special teams, WCU returns All-SoCon selection – and preseason All-America selection by Athlon Sports – in redshirt junior punter Ian Berryman. One of two capable punters – the other is senior Destry Barnwell who started the 2014 season – Berryman averaged a school-record 44.9 yards per punt a season ago, second in the SoCon and fourth-best in the nation. With the loss of both placekickers who handled the duties a year ago, Berryman could see time on the field goal unit in 2017. Speir and the Catamounts capped its 2017 signing class with 21 total signees, 17 of which inked National Letters of Intent on National Signing Day and four that were early enrollees in the spring semester. It represented the largest for Speir and WCU since inking 24 back in 2013. Looking at the class as a whole, WCU’s 21 incoming student-athletes are scattered between eight Southern states and Ohio. Seven are from Georgia, followed by six from North Carolina, two from South Carolina and one each from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Virginia. The 21 signees are essentially divided right down the middle - 10 apiece - between the offense and defensive sides of the football with one specialist – with eight garnering ratings from either 247Sports. com, Scout.com, or Rivals.com. All told, WCU had one, three-star and seven, two-star recruits according to the recruiting websites. Western Carolina’s 12-game 2017 schedule is bookended by visits to a pair of FBS opponents and first-time foes. WCU opens the year in the islands with a date with Hawai’i (Sept. 2) before concluding the year with in-state system flagship, North Carolina (Nov. 18). The schedule includes five home dates on-campus at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field beginning with the homeopener against Davidson (Sept. 9, 6 pm) with an eight-game Southern Conference slate equallydivided between home and road.

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2017 PRESEASON TEAM NOTES NOTING THE 2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL TEAM: • Led by All-America all-purpose back Detrez Newsome, Western Carolina returns a bulk of its offensive production from a season ago including 27 of the team’s 32 offensive touchdowns ... Newsome found the end zone 10 times on the ground and added four TD receptions and a heart-stopping kickoff return for a score at SEC-foe, South Carolina, in 2016 ... He is flanked by the returning SoCon Freshman of the Year in quarterback Tyrie Adams with three of the team’s top five receivers from last year returning, including Terryon Robinson who recorded 71 catches for 738 yards and six touchdowns; • Tailback Detrez Newsome eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark in back-to-back seasons in both 2015 and 2016, just the third WCU running back to accomplish the feat and the first since Hall of Famer, Brad Hoover, did so in consecutive years in 1998 and 1999; • The Catamount defensive unit returns with renewed vigor under new coordinator, veteran

coach John Wiley ... All told, WCU returns four defenders who posted 60-or-more tackles a season ago, and are joined by all-conference punter, Ian Berryman, on special teams ... Berryman set a school single-season record with a 44.9 yard per punt average in 2016; • Western Carolina returns 17 out of a possible 25 starters between its offense, defensive, and special teams units ... WCU returns nine starters on offense, seven on defense, and one specialist starter in Berryman;

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• Among Western Carolina’s 53 returning letter winners, seven earned some sort of honors

from the Southern Conference at the end of the 2016 season including three-time All-America selection, Newsome, with both Berryman and Tyrie Adams landing on the HERO Sports Sophomore and Freshman All-America squads, respectively; • Western Carolina has a combined 19 seniors on its 2017 squad – six on offense, 12 on

defense, and one specialist. BERRYMAN TABBED PRESEASON FCS ALL-AMERICA BY ATHLON SPORTS: • Western Carolina redshirt junior punter Ian Berryman was selected to the 2017 Preseason

FCS All-America Team as selected and released by Athlon Sports ... Berryman, a 2016 AllSouthern Conference selection, is just one of four underclassmen on the preseason 27-member squad ... Berryman is the only representative from the Southern Conference on the publication’s preseason All-America squad which is comprised of players from 19 different schools and 10 conferences overall. ABOUT THE 2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE: • Western Carolina’s unique 12-game 2017 schedule features a combined five home dates

and is bookended by road games at a pair of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools including two historic first-time meetings at both Hawai’i and the flagship school of the 17-campus UNC system, North Carolina ... WCU is able to play 12 games in an 11-game season because of the exempt game at Hawai’i; • WCU opens 2017 with a momentous game as the Catamounts play outside the contiguous

48 states for the first-time in program history when they visit Hawai’i in Honolulu, O’ahu ... the first-ever meeting between the two programs is set for Saturday, Sept. 2 at Aloha Stadium ... the trip will trump WCU’s previous longest distance traveled for a road game in a 2015 game at Texas A&M which just surpassed the 1973 meeting at Nebraska-Omaha; • The schedule also includes the first meeting since 1985 against the Davidson Wildcats and

the return trip of a home-and-home with the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs; • The Catamounts’ have an eight-game SoCon schedule – four home and four road ... WCU

concludes the regular season schedule at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C., against North Carolina in the first of two meetings with the Tar Heels over the next two seasons. COACHING STAFF CHANGES ENTERING 2017: • Off-season changes to WCU’s sixth-year head coach Mark Speir’s coaching staff include: - JOHN WILEY: Takes over as WCU’s Defensive Coordinator, also coaching the inside linebackers ... Has previous coordinator experience working alongside Speir at Appalachian State with stops at East Carolina and Texas State before Cullowhee; - ZAC ETHERIDGE: Former Auburn Tiger with a national championship ring and ACC coaching experience at Georgia Tech ... Promoted from Defensive Assistant where he worked with the cornerbacks a season ago to a full-time role, coaching the outside linebackers; - BLAKE GIDEON: A former Texas Longhorn who came to Cullowhee a year ago from SEC programs, Auburn and South Carolina ... Elevated to the Passing Game Coordinator ... Also coaches the defensive secondary; - REUBEN WRIGHT: Takes over coaching the running backs from Jason Nichols, who returned to his alma mater at ECU ... Wright brings a wealth of prep coaching experience to the position and will add a defensive perspective to the offensive staff room; - Former defensive quality control coach BRIAN VOLZ moves into the Defensive Assistant position while former student-assistant AL DEGRAFFENREID joins the staff as Defensive Quality Control, a position vacated by Etheridge. 2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL

Western Carolina enters the 2017 3 D.J. Thorpe 6-3 185 Fr. season in a different situation it found it8 Ray Smith 6-1 190 R-Fr. self much of last year – with depth at the quarterback position. In an offense that 10 Nolan Beasley 6-1 185 R-So. is predicated on the quarterback’s ability 12 Tyrie Adams 6-2 185 R-So. to read the defense and react, the Cata14 Wes Holcombe 6-1 190 R-Jr. mounts enter 2017 with fewer question marks at signal caller and with the ability 15 Will Jones 6-4 200 Fr. to open up the playbook a little more. 17 Tucker Woolum 5-10 160 Fr. One year removed from an expected three-way battle turned two-horse race for the starting job, the No. 1 position appears to be settled entering preseason camp. However, 2016 proved to be a learning experience at the quarterback position. Last season saw the emergence of 2016 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year in Tyrie Adams, a redshirt who sat one season behind WCU’s all-time leader in total offense, former QB Troy Mitchell. Within an offensive system that is designed for quarterback success, Adams flourished. He guided WCU to nearly 700 yards of total offense in the home win over Gardner-Webb, setting a school single-game record with 510 yards of offense including 427 passing along with 83 on the ground. However, a season-ending injury to back-up QB Wes Holcombe just four games into the season – coupled with limited depth at the position – forced the WCU coaching staff to rein-in its uber-talented youngster, slightly shortening the playbook to reduce the quarterback rushing plays. With the season coming to a close in the finale at South Carolina, Adams was again cut loose and he responded with a career-best 93 rushing yards, again becoming the true double-threat QB. Adams returns as the favorite at the starting quarterback position, while the crafty veteran, Holcombe, moves back into his back-up role to push Adams throughout preseason. Though mostly in a limited role, Holcombe does have 17 collegiate games – both as QB and holder on special teams – under his belt including orchestrating a fourth-quarter, come-from-behind win over Mercer in the 2015 season. During the off-season, WCU’s quarterback position was aided by the addition of local transfer, Ray Smith (Bryson City, N.C. / Swain County HS), who shined during his prep career before walking-on at East Carolina. Smith, who went through spring drills as the back-up QB, threw for over 6,000 yards in his career as a Maroon Devil, even breaking one of former QB Heath Shuler’s single-game school records. Redshirt freshman Nolan Beasley (Charlotte, N.C. / North Mecklenburg HS) enters his second year with the program, and is joined by several rookie QBs that could factor into playing time in 2016. Highly-touted recruit Will Jones (Greensboro, N.C. / Page HS) who threw for over 6,600 yards as a prep is flanked by fellow freshmen D.J. Thorpe (Nashville, Tenn / Cane Ridge HS) and Tucker Woolum (Pineville, Ky. / Pineville HS), who amassed 5,000 and 6,300 passing yards over three and four-year starting careers, respectively. ADDITIONAL QUARTERBACKS NOTES: • Tyrie Adams passed for 2,568 yards, a mark that ranked third in the SoCon, 28th nationally, and was the fifth-best, single-season in school history … Adams accounted for all 15 passing touchdowns for the Catamounts in 2016; • Adams finished the 2016 season ranked second on the team in rushing offense, gaining 580 total yards with a net of 358, or right at three yards per carry; • WCU ranked fourth in the Southern Conference in passing offense in 2016, averaging 234.0 yards per game through the air with 15 TDs against nine interceptions.

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RUNNING BACKS

WIDE RECEIVERS

For just the third time in program history – and the first-time since WCU Hall of 7 Corey Holloway 5-10 215 R-Jr. Famer Brad Hoover in 1997-98 – Western Carolina enters the 2017 season with a 20 Donnavan Spencer 5-10 190 R-Fr. back-to-back, 1,000-yard rusher on its 21 Detrez Newsome 5-10 210 Sr. roster. Senior Detrez Newsome – the SoCon’s Preseason Player of the Year in 31 Caleb Ferguson 5-11 175 Fr. 2016, a two-time All-SoCon second team selection, and a three-time post-season 45 James Foushee 5-9 205 Sr. All-America honoree – spearheads the Catamount offensive ground attack. Highlighted and led by Newsome, WCU returns the bulk of its ground game for 2017 with perhaps the most versatile and varied ground attack potential in recent years. WCU has five different style running backs in its arsenal at the outset of 2017 with Newsome as the feature back. The Raeford, N.C., native has amassed 2,628 career rushing yards the past three seasons – already fourth in WCU’s career record books – and has 11, 100-yard rushing games in his career. The all-purpose back has 28 career scores on the ground – the third-most in program history – while adding seven receiving scores and two on kickoff returns. He returns as the NCAA Division I FCS Champion in all-purpose yards, recording a Southern Conference record 2,343 all-purpose yards to lead three of four NCAA divisions. Newsome is flanked by hard-running redshirt junior Corey Holloway (358 career yards, five TDs), the shifty senior James Foushee, and speedsters in redshirt freshman Donnavan Spencer and true freshman, local-product Caleb Ferguson. Holloway rushed for four scores in this redshirt freshman season in 2015 including two at Samford, while posting a combined 143 all-purpose yards a season ago. And though Foushee has yet to record a carry in game play, he has shown strong ability with 23 total carries for 124 yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game scrimmages the past two seasons. Both Spencer and Ferguson resemble the old “Cat Back” of the Bob Waters’ era of WCU football – smaller but lightning quick backs that are able to exploit small openings for big gains and can wreak havoc with their speed once into the open field.

WCU again returns a deep and talented pool of wide receivers, though the 2017 1 Steffon Hill 5-11 195 R-Sr. crop contains the most youth in recent years. WCU returns five with numerous 2 Connell Young 6-0 200 So. starts and a wealth of experience that in4 Kenny Benton 5-9 165 Fr. cludes a pair of fifth-year seniors. 5 Terryon Robinson 5-11 195 R-Sr. Headlining the returning receivers are redshirt seniors Terryon Robinson and 6 Daquan Patten 5-6 185 R-Fr. Steffon Hill, who returns for a fifth season 9 Keshaun Abel 6-4 185 Fr. after missing the bulk of 2016 due to injury. A sure-handed, dependable receiving 11 Jordan Mathis 5-10 200 R-Jr. option, Robinson has led the Catamounts 12 Connor Moore 6-2 175 Fr. in receiving two of the past three seasons that includes last year’s team-best 71 re41 Tyler Mitchell 5-7 170 R-So. ceptions – third in the SoCon. The Decatur, 42 Hunter Jacobs 5-10 190 R-Sr. Ga., native enters his final season off a career year in 2016, amassing a single-sea80 Charles Johnson 5-8 170 R-So. son best 738 yards and six touchdowns 81 Jacob Robinson 5-11 185 R-So. – that after leading the SoCon in receptions per game in 2014, averaging 5.1 per 86 Tyran Reynolds 6-1 200 R-Jr. game. Already fifth in the school’s ledgers 88 Brad Swan Jr. 6-1 185 R-So. for career receptions, Robinson is just 29 catches shy of all-time leader Gerald Harp (197, 1977-80) and is just over 300 yards shy of the career yards top 10. Hill played in just one game in 2016, hauling in four passes for 46 yards in the 2016 season-opener at East Carolina. However, he is poised for a strong final season. The Hendersonville, N.C., native ranked eighth in the SoCon with both 3.8 receptions and 45.7 receiving yards per game in 2015, and is a dual threat who has also seen touches in the running game and is a viable option in the return game. WCU’s depth at wide receiver includes six individuals that saw playing time in 2016. Redshirt junior Jordan Mathis continues to see his role increase, while classmates Tyran Reynolds and Darius Means as well as redshirt senior Hunter Jacobs add depth and experience during the preseason. WCU also looks to add depth with returning wideouts in redshirt sophomores Jacob Robinson and Brad Swan Jr., both of whom saw action in 2016 with a combined 13 catches for 125 yards. Converted running back Connell Young had a strong spring at the position, catching one pass for 24 yards out of the backfield in live game action last season. Others such as Daquan Patten and Tyler Mitchell showed flashes during spring ball. ADDITIONAL WIDE RECEIVERS NOTES: • WCU had the fourth-best passing game in the Southern Conference in 2016, averaging 234.0 yards per game through the air with 15 touchdowns; • WCU’s passing game returns 10 of its 15 receiving scores from a season ago – though only six of those TDs were scored by wide receivers, each by WR Terryon Robinson … RB Detrez Newsome also scored four receiving touchdowns; • WCU’s six receivers with collegiate action have combined for 244 catches for 2,804 yards and 12 TDs over the past four seasons ... Terryon Robinson has 168 receptions for 1,943 yards while classmate Steffon Hill has 45 catches for 531 yards and a pair of TDs.

ADDITIONAL RUNNING BACKS NOTES: • Detrez Newsome joins Brad Hoover (1996-99) and all-time leading rusher, Darrell Lipford (1974-77) as just the third running back in program history dating back to 1967 to record consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons; • WCU returns all 16 of its rushing touchdowns from a season ago – though Connell Young, who rushed for four scores, has converted to the wide receiver position … 11 of 16 rushing TDs were by returning running backs Detrez Newsome (10) and Corey Holloway (1); • Despite ranking sixth in the Southern Conference in total offense (386.5 yds/gm) in 2016, WCU finished fifth in the SoCon in rushing offense with the top two teams – The Citadel and Wofford – both triple-option, run-oriented offenses … WCU averaged 152.5 rushing yards per game a year ago; • One of just FOUR running backs in the SoCon to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark, Detrez Newsome ranked third in the SoCon in rushing (1,031 yards on 156 carries, 93.7 yds/gm) while pacing the league in all-purpose yards (1,031 rushing, 342 receiving, 970 kickoff returns) … His seasonal all-purpose yard average of 213.0 yards per game was 76 yards better than second place in the league … Newsome additionally led the SoCon in scoring, averaging 8.4 points per game, scoring 15 TDs with one two-point conversion.

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TIGHT ENDS

OFFENSIVE LINE

In keeping up with Western Carolina’s 16 Skyler Matheson 6-0 230 R-So. somewhat hybrid offense, the Catamounts utilize the tight end position in a variety of 44 Aubry Payne 6-4 245 So. ways. Traditionally, the tight end is good 46 Austin Phillips 6-1 220 So. for those over the middle, tough and gritty yards within the passing game – and WCU 82 Tyler Sexton 6-4 250 R-Sr. has its share of players that fit that mold. 84 Owen Cosenke 6-3 220 Fr. But within the modern-day offense, WCU’s tight ends typically fill the void once held by traditional full back positions within the running game. WCU’s tight end personnel is as varied as the roles they are asked to fill for the potent offensive attack. Entering 2017, the Catamount roster features six tight ends, headlined by fifth-year senior Tyler Sexton and returning SoCon All-Freshman team selection from 2016, Aubry Payne, who was thrust into a larger role as a true freshman last season because of Sexton’s absence. Payne, who was crucial in offensive run game, caught 14 passes in 10 games – fourth-most on the squad – and posted 123 receiving yards. Perhaps the flashiest of the tight ends, Sexton has a good blend of size, speed, and power, earning first team All-Southern Conference plaudits in 2015 after finishing fourth on the Catamount squad with a career-best 31 receptions including three touchdowns – tied for second on the team among receiving scores. He finished the year with 385 career receiving yards, averaging 12.4 yards per reception, the third-best average on the team. Over 30 career games, Sexton – a native of Flat Rock, N.C., – has 43 receptions for 569 career yards with six TDs. Recording receptions in all but one game he played two seasons ago, Sexton turned in a career-best six catch, 102-yard performance in a home win over Samford in 2015. Both Sexton and Payne have shown the ability to help the Catamount offense stretch the field – and could both see time on the field together in 2017 as Sexton is a viable option as a split end. Redshirt sophomore Skyler Matheson has shown great versatility since stepping on campus as tight end was his third official position for the Purple & Gold. Recruited as a quarterback, the Robbinsville, N.C., native quickly converted to running back – and with his larger frame, was thought to be a short-yardage option. With tight ends filling the role as blocking backs within WCU’s system, Matheson started taking reps with the tight ends a season ago. Both he and sophomore Austin Phillips, who played in five games a season ago, also remain a big part of the team’s special teams units. Freshman Owen Cosenke (Aldie, Va. / Fork Union Military), who was a part of the 2017 incoming class though he joined the team in January and went through spring drills, will factor into adding depth to the position this season. ADDITIONAL TIGHT ENDS NOTES: • Western Carolina’s tight ends combined for 207 receiving yards and a touchdown during the 2016 season; • WCU’s tight ends play a pivotal role in the running game, helping the Catamounts’ secure back-to-back seasons with a 1,000-yard rusher; • Western Carolina only lost one tight end from the 2016 squad – senior Michael Helms Jr., who finished with 34 career catches for 395 yards and three receiving touchdowns over 45 career games.

Losing just one starter from the 2016 50 Walker Lanning 6-3 300 R-So. roster in center Ethan James, the Cata51 Matthew Bair 6-4 280 R-Fr. mount offensive line returns as one of the more experienced position groups for 52 Grady Thomas 6-4 285 Fr. 2017. Four starters from last year’s squad, 53 Abe Noland 5-11 255 Fr. each having made nine-or-more starts in 61 Dawson Johnson 6-2 250 Fr. 2016, return along the front line for the Catamount offense, which is anchored by 62 Michael Harper 6-5 260 Fr. the lone senior in Tanner Poindexter. De63 Zach Weeks 6-3 285 R-Jr. spite missing the 2015 year due to injury, 65 Kaleb Spry 6-2 295 R-Jr. Poindexter has played in 29 career games with 18 career starts, both ranking as the 66 Wyatt Burnette 6-4 290 R-Fr. most among WCU’s returning linemen. 67 Nick Campbell 6-2 280 Fr. Classmates in redshirt juniors Nathan 68 Tanner Poindexter 6-3 295 R-Sr. Dalton and Zach Weeks both have over 69 Chase Stehling 6-4 300 R-Jr. 20 collegiate games experience, falling in line behind Poindexter as leaders along 70 Devon Stephens 6-2 250 Fr. the offensive front. They are joined by Aus71 Todd Self 6-3 285 Fr. tin Miles, who returned from injury in 2015 72 Andrew Miles 6-4 300 R-Jr. to play in all 11 games a year ago with a pair of starts giving him 22 games experi75 Nathan Dalton 6-7 315 R-Jr. ence, and Kaleb Spry, who likewise played 76 Sean Biette 6-2 295 Sr. in all 11 games with two starts. Spry is a 77 Clark Willhoite 6-7 295 Fr. leading candidate entering fall camp to re79 Bailey Byrum 6-7 305 R-Fr. place James at the center position which is where both of his starts came last season. Redshirt juniors Sean Biette and Chase Stehling also saw extensive action among the front five with Stehling making his first collegiate start against Chattanooga last year. Redshirt sophomore Walker Lanning, who started all 11 games along the offensive line in 2016, joined both Dalton and Weeks in earning Southern Conference All-Freshman team plaudits last season, an honor the other two claimed in 2015. All told, WCU returns eight offensive linemen that have seen collegiate action. Highly-touted recruits a year ago, redshirt freshmen Matthew Bair, Bailey Byrum, and Wyatt Burnette are each expected to impact the offensive line competitively while also adding size and depth up front. Incoming freshmen Nick Campbell (Braselton, Ga. / Mill Creek HS), Michael Harper (Willkesboro, N.C. / Fork Union Military), Abe Noland (Watkinsville, Ga. / Oconee County HS), Todd Self (Bakersville, N.C. / Mitchell HS), Devon Stephens (Sylva, N.C. / Smoky Mountain HS), Grady Thomas (Spartanburg S.C. / Spartanburg HS), and Clark Willhoite (Cincinnati, Ohio / Roger Bacon HS), will each add depth and competition for the Catamounts. ADDITIONAL OFFENSIVE LINE NOTES: • Western Carolina’s average height along the offensive line is 6’ 3.29” tall while the average weight is 281.9 pounds; • WCU’s offensive line features six players from Western North Carolina – Wyatt Burnette (Franklin, N.C.), Nathan Dalton (East Flat Rock, N.C.), Michael Harper (Wilkesboro, N.C.), Walker Lanning (Hendersonville, N.C.), Devon Stephens (Sylva, N.C.), and Zach Weeks (Bryson City, N.C.).

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SPECIALISTS

DEFENSIVE LINE

Though it returns two all-conference 40 Will Horton 5-10 165 Fr. caliber punters and a strong return game, Western Carolina enters the 2017 season 47 Joel Poinsette 6-0 165 Fr. with a few question marks in its special 55 Matthew Klipa 5-9 200 Fr. teams – particularly surrounding two59 Graham Foster 6-1 200 Fr. thirds of its placekicking game. Western Carolina lost both placekickers – Logan 64 Charles McDonough 6-4 215 R-Fr. Howard and Christian Stewart – who saw 83 Ian Berryman 6-0 205 R-Jr. action a season ago, while also losing one of its most important pieces in four-year 87 Destry Barnwell 6-0 185 Sr. long-snapper, Chandler Addertion. 89 Joshua Gibson 5-8 165 Jr. WCU returns an All-Southern Conference punter in redshirt junior Ian Berryman, who has been dubbed preseason All-America by several publications entering the 2017 season. He is joined by redshirt senior Destry Barnwell, who has handled holding duties and pooch punts the past two seasons after being the starter three years ago, as well as a strong kick coverage and return team. Berryman ranked second in the SoCon – and fourth nationally – in 2016 with a WCU single-season record punting average of 44.9 yards per kick coming on 52 punts. A finalist for the STATS FCS Freshman of the Year two years ago, Berryman was selected to the HERO Sports 2016 FCS Sophomore All-America team last fall, tallying 19 punts of 50-or-more yards while downing 18 punts inside the opponent 20-yard line with just four touchbacks. During spring drills, Berryman took reps as the placekicker and could be used in a PAT or short field goal role this season. Berryman is again flanked by Barnwell, who started as punter in 2014 with an average of 39.8 yards per kick on 53 punts. Barnwell has also factored in as the primary holder on most placekicks. Looking to fill the void at placekicker are Joshua Gibson, a Western North Carolina product from Andrews, N.C., who transferred from Wake Forest, with highly-touted freshman Will Horton (Acworth, Ga. / North Cobb HS) and freshman Joel Poinsette (Greenville, S.C. / St. Joseph’s Catholic HS). Gibson split the uprights from 31 yards out and hit both PAT attempts during WCU’s annual Spring Game. There’s also competition in finding Addertion’s replacement. Redshirt freshman Charles McDonough (Kernersville, N.C.) figures to be the early favorite, but will be challenged by freshmen Graham Foster (Anderson, S.C. / T.L. Hanna HS) and Matthew Klipa (Rock Hill, S.C. / Smoky Mountain (N.C.) HS). Two returnees – Connell Young and Jordan Mathis – handled the punt returning duties last season with an average of 6.8 yards per return including a long of 22 yards by Mathis. Young collected SoCon All-Freshman team plaudits as a return specialist, also returning five kickoffs for a 19.6 yard per return average. Running backs Detrez Newsome and Corey Holloway, as well as defensive back Tra Hardy recorded most of the kickoff returns. Newsome paced the SoCon with a 24.2 yard per return average on kickoffs including a long of 93 yards he returned for a touchdown against SEC-foe, South Carolina.

With a new defensive coordinator in 49 Nate Link 6-2 255 Jr. veteran coach John Wiley and a different 60 Zachary Greene 6-3 255 R-Jr. schematic projected for the 2017 season, one of the most noticeable areas will be 78 Sheldon Kinard 6-1 270 R-Sr. along the defensive front. Though at times 88 Nikolas Dunlap 5-11 285 R-So. the defense will line-up with four-or-more 89 Alex McKinney 6-3 235 Fr. men along the line of scrimmage, Western Carolina will primarily use the 3-4 defense 90 Solomon Clark 6-0 250 Jr. that includes three down linemen – two 91 Tyler Junius 6-0 285 Sr. ends and a tackle. Melding WCU’s current personnel into this new scheme will take 92 Andrew Mayton 6-3 240 R-Sr. time, though the squad got a leg-up during 93 Kanaan Brock 6-0 285 Fr. spring drills in implementing Wiley’s plan. 94 Jake Helms 6-2 265 So. The Catamounts lost eight players off 95 Elijah Hall 6-0 255 Fr. its defensive front including six that saw extensive playing time a season ago in97 Ezavian Dunn 6-2 290 Sr. cluding Avery Worsham (95 career tack98 Holden Edwards 6-2 295 R-Fr. les, 7.5 career TFLs, 2.5 career sacks), Daniel Nash (91 career tackles, 3.5 TFLs), 99 Ricky Palao 6-2 285 Fr. Fred Mooring (40 career tackles, 6.5 career TFLs, 4.0 sacks), and Tashion Singleton (14 tackles in 2016). The defensive front also lost the services of redshirt senior Tahjai Watt, who moved to outside linebacker coming off a 40-tackle, 2.0 sack season a year ago as a defensive end. WCU returns a pair of three-year starters in defensive tackle Tyler Junius and Ezavian Dunn, who moves to a defensive end position within the new 3-4 scheme. Multi-year role players such as Zachary Greene and Sheldon Kinard are again being asked to take on bigger roles. Dunn returns as WCU’s leading tackler along the defensive line with 35 stops a season ago, adding three quarterback hurries and a pair of blocked kicks. Junius recorded 17 stops with a TFL last season while Greene and Kinard combined for 11 stops as reserves. The Catamounts also return three-year reserve defensive end Andrew Mayton, who successfully returned from a knee injury suffered in 2015 to play in eight games with two starts in 2016. The Midway, N.C., native recorded 22 total tackles including a sack for his lone TFL of the year. Off the field, Mayton was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 team last fall. Returning sophomore Jake Helms returns after playing in nine games last fall that included a pair of starts up front. The Mooresville, N.C., native posted 2.5 tackles for loss, which ranks among the tops for WCU’s defensive line returnees. Junior transfer Nate Link (Crowley, La. / UL-Monroe) joined the team for spring drills and is joined by classmate Solomon Clark (Richmond Calif. / Laney College), redshirt freshman Holden Edwards (Mount Ulla, N.C.) as players that could immediately impact depth along the defensive front. They are joined by incoming freshmen Kanaan Brock (Rutherfordton, N.C. / R-S Central HS), Elijah Hall (Kannapolis, N.C. / A.L. Brown HS), Ricky Palao (Hoover, Ala. / Hoover HS) and Alex McKinney (Bakersville, N.C. / Mitchell HS). ADDITIONAL DEFENSIVE LINE NOTE: • A combined 19.5 of WCU’s 40 tackles for loss in 2017 came from its defensive line ... the Catamount defensive front will have to replace 14.5 TFLs from a season ago.

ADDITIONAL SPECIALISTS NOTES: • Western Carolina ranked third in the Southern Conference in punting in 2016, averaging 38.2 yards per kick … Punter Ian Berryman ranked second in the conference– and fourth nationally – with a school-record 44.9 yard per punt average; • WCU led the Southern Conference in both kickoff return average at 23.9 yards per return and kickoff coverage with a seasonal net average of 36.5 yards. CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM

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DEFENSIVE BACKS

LINEBACKERS Losing just two regulars from its line4 A.J. Newman 6-1 220 Sr. backer corps from a season ago, Western 13 D’Andre Belton 5-11 200 R-So. Carolina returns a veteran – and expanded 25 Jacquez Williams 6-3 220 Jr. – group of linebackers for 2017 in the 3-4 alignment. Divided by inside and outside 26 Willie Debruce 6-1 205 Fr. linebackers, the position will be coached 27 Trevor Childers 6-1 190 Fr. by defensive coordinator John Wiley and 32 Chris Seaborn 6-2 215 Sr. Zac Etheridge, who was elevated to a full33 Curtis Roach 6-1 195 R-Fr. time position during the off-season to 34 Bruce Squires 6-0 180 Fr. work with the outside LBs. Headlining the group of returners is one 36 Christian Yarborough 6-0 200 R-Fr. of the top linebackers in the conference in 37 Ty Harris 6-1 220 Fr. redshirt senior Daniel Riddle, who was 39 Mitchell Berry 6-1 225 Fr. hampered much of 2016 with an injury 43 Kendall White 5-11 220 Sr. that limited his productivity a year after he 47 Kyle Vails 6-2 215 R-Sr. led the SoCon with 129 tackles in 2015. 48 Mitchell Chancey 6-0 225 Jr. With 239 career tackles, Riddle looks to return to his first team All-SoCon form 55 Andrew Birkmire 6-2 215 R-Fr. from 2015. Riddle has been a three-time 56 Jerod Walls 6-0 210 R-So. SoCon Defensive Player of the Week over 57 Alan Harris 6-2 225 Fr. his first three seasons. A student of the 58 Daniel Riddle 6-1 225 R-Sr. game, he has averaged 7.71 tackles per 96 Tahjai Watt 6-5 215 R-Sr. game in his first three seasons. Cameron Brown 6-2 210 Fr. WCU’s top two returning tacklers from a year ago are also senior linebackers in Kendall White and A.J. Newman, who finished with 67 and 66 tackles, respectively, a year ago with a combined three TFLs. Newman is expected to join Riddle on the inside while White headlines a talented group of outside linebackers that includes converted defensive end – and pass rush specialist – redshirt senior Tahjai Watt. White ranks among the tops at his position with 33 career games played while Newman has played in 32 entering 2017. Spurred by a career-high 67 tackles last season, Newman has recorded 154 career stops, while White has 84 tackles with 66 in 2016, adding four pass break-ups. Adding depth to the outside linebackers is junior transfer Jacquez Williams (Cataula, Ga. / Georgia Military College), who recorded five tackles including for TFLs in WCU’s annual Spring Game, and redshirt junior D’Andre Bolton, who transferred to WCU a season ago, practicing but did not compete in taking a redshirt. On the inside, returning role players in Chris Seaborn (30 career games, 21 career tackles) and Mitchell Chancey (18 games, 8 tackles) will factor into playing time. Again one of the deeper positions on the Catamount defense, WCU has depth from returners like Jerod Walls, as well as redshirt freshmen Andrew Birkmire (Oviedo, Fla.), Curtis Roach (Cumming, Ga.), Kyle Vails (Richlands, N.C.), and Christian Yarborough (Indian Trail, N.C.). True freshmen Mitchell Berry (Clemmons, N.C. / West Forsyth HS), Trevor Childers (Lincolnton, N.C. / East Lincoln HS), Willie Debruce (Moultrie, Ga. / Colquitt County HS), Ty Harris (Dacula, Ga. / Dacula HS), Alan Harris (Atlanta, Ga. / Mt. Vernon Presbyterian HS), and Bruce Squires (Forest City, N.C. / Chase HS) are all expected to contribute. ADDITIONAL LINEBACKERS NOTE: • Three of WCU’s top five tacklers from a season ago were linebackers – Tyson Dickson (86 tackles), Kendall White (67 tackles) and A.J. Newman (66 tackles), combining for 219 of WCU’s 986 total tackles – roughly 22-percent of WCU’s tackles. 2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL

Western Carolina enters 2017 with the task of replacing two uber-talented defensive backs that both graduated last year – both vocal and team leader in tackles last season in safety Fred Payne and veteran cornerback Trey Morgan, who started all 46 games of his WCU career. Combined, the two combined to record 486 career tackles – 245 for Morgan, 241 for Payne – and intercepted 14 career passes including 10 by Morgan.

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Led by secondary coach Blake Gideon 28 Terrance Wilson 5-9 180 R-Jr. who is in his second season in Cullowhee, the Catamount secondary returns 10 play29 Marvin Tillman 6-1 195 Jr. ers with game experience. All told, those 30 Michael Murphy 6-2 190 R-Fr. 10 backs have combined to play in 134 31 Jacob Finerty 5-10 165 R-So. career games with 300 career tackles, 19 pass break-ups, and four career inter35 Keion Crossen 5-10 180 Sr. ceptions. Headlining the group is senior 38 Bobby Gibbs 5-10 195 R-Jr. cornerback Keion Crossen who has played in 34 career games with 98 tackles, 12 PBUs, and four interceptions – the most returning on the team. During the off-season, Crossen won a Southern Conference championship with the men’s outdoor track & field team, winning the men’s 100-meter dash with a WCU school-record time of 10.33 in the preliminary rounds. He is flanked by WCU’s top returning safety in junior Marvin Tillman, who has amassed a unit-best 107 tackles over his first 21 career games – an average of over five tackles per game. Tillman recorded his lone career INT during his SoCon AllFreshman team season in 2015. Behind those two is a talented, deep, but youthful, side of defensive backs. The only other senior in the secondary is Tra Hardy, who has 25 career tackles over 21 career games as a defensive reserve. Adding depth are juniors in JerMichael White (16 career games, 22 career tackles), Terrance Wilson (8 games, 20 tackles in 2016), and Bobby Gibbs (3 games, 4 tackles). The sophomore class is very talented and very deep, led by Shamon Elliott (7 games, 32 tackles), Devarius Cortner (9 games, 7 tackles), Bryce Wilson (10 career games), and John Brannon III (5 games, 4 tackles). Redshirt sophomore Jacob Finerty (Greensboro, N.C.) and redshirt freshman Michael Murphy (Spartanburg, S.C.) should add depth for WCU. Entering fall camp, the Catamounts have only added a few talented new faces that could contend for playing time in 2017 including Reggie Jones (Sharpsburg, Ga. / East Coweta HS), and Quintin Thames (Grayson, Ga. / Grayson HS). ADDITIONAL LINEBACKERS NOTE: • Four of WCU’s six team interceptions in 2016 were made by defensive backs with Fred Payne picking off two while Trey Morgan and Keion Crossen each making one apiece … WCU only returns two of its six picks from a year ago.

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MARK

SPEIR

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH SIXTH SEASON AS HEAD COACH (CLEMSON, 1990)

Mark Speir, who has spent the bulk of his collegiate coaching career at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level, was named head football coach at Western Carolina University as announced by Director of Athletics Randy Eaton during a press conference held in the Ramsey Center on Dec. 22, 2011. Speir (pronounced “spear”), who got his coaching career start at Western Carolina under former Catamount head coach Steve Hodgin from 1991-96, is the 13th head coach of the WCU football program all-time. Since his arrival in Cullowhee, Speir has been a driving force in the revitalization of Catamount football, guiding WCU to backto-back seven-win seasons in both 2015 and 2014, the latter its first winning record in a decade with the 7-5 finish. It was just the second finish above .500 since 2001 for the Catamounts. Speir led the Catamounts to a second-place finish in the Southern Conference in 2014, its highest finish in the final standings since 1986 – and just the fourth runner-up finish since joining the league in 1977 – before following it up with a third-place showing in 2015. For their plaudits, Speir and his staff were finalists for the 2014 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award given at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. During the off-season following the success of the 2014 season, Speir was granted a four-year contract extension which was approved by the WCU Board of Trustees in February of 2015. With the extension, Speir is under contract June of 2020. Since taking over as head coach in 2012, 28 Catamounts have earned All-Southern Conference first-or-second team accolades while 16 have earned All-Freshman distinction. In 2014, a school-record tying 14 Catamounts received allconference plaudits with 13 collecting honors following the successful 2015 campaign.… Also, eight players have earned Capital One All-District III selections from CoSIDA with running back Darius Ramsey garnering Academic All-America honors in 2014. Speir’s return to Cullowhee in late-2011 came after 2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL

spending the nine previous seasons at Appalachian State where he was a part of three-consecutive FCS National Championships from 2005-07, serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator from 2004 through 2011 while coaching the inside linebackers prior to the move. He also coached the Mountaineers’ running backs (2003-04), defensive line (2005-08) and defensive ends (2009-10) while on staff at Appalachian State. In 2009, Speir was tabbed as the NCAA Division I FCS Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). The award has been handed out every year since 1997 at the five levels of football including the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), FCS, Division II and III, as well as NAIA levels. Prior to Appalachian, Speir also made coaching stops at both at Presbyterian (1997-99) while the Blue Hose were a NCAA Division II member institution, and at Elon (2000-02) the year after the program made the transition to a NCAA Division I school. A native of Kannapolis, N.C., Speir broke into coaching

while an undergraduate at Clemson University, working as a student assistant from 1986 through 1989, helping the Tigers to three Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships during his four years. Following his graduation with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education in 1990, Speir landed on Hodgin’s staff in Cullowhee, first working with the running backs from 1991-93, then the linebackers in 1994 before coaching the defensive line and serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator from 1995-96. Throughout his collegiate coaching career, Speir has made a name for himself through the recruiting process. He has held the title of recruiting coordinator at three NCAA FCS institutions (WCU, Elon and ASU), most recently organizing the efforts that landed Appalachian State six-consecutive crops of freshmen that have been widely considered to be among the top in NCAA Division I FCS recruiting classes and that helped the Mountaineers to three-straight national titles. On the field, Speir has coached multiple All-Southern Conference selections. In all, he was a position coach for nine all-conference honorees that have earned the distinction 13 times in his nine seasons on staff in Boone. Six of Speir’s position players have garnered All-America honors during his tenure at ASU including the most recent recipient, linebacker Jeremy Kimbrough, who was selected to the second team by The Sports Network. Additionally, defensive ends Jabari Fletcher, Jason Hunter, Marques Murrell and Gary Tharrington and defensive tackle Anthony Williams combined for All-America honors a total of six times. Speir’s most notable pupils, Hunter and Murrell, tied for the SoCon lead with 13 sacks apiece and accounted for six defensive touchdowns between them in 2005. Murrell also led the nation with 13 sacks in ‘06. Both have enjoyed productive NFL careers, with Hunter entering his sixth pro season this year with the Denver Broncos. Off the field, Speir is involved in many charitable causes. His efforts through Samaritan’s Purse have helped raised more than $100,000 to help rebuild the Memorial Christian Hospital in Bangladesh. Part of the fundraising came through his participation in the 2008 Music City Marathon in Nashville, which he finished in 4:01; the 2009 Boston Marathon, which he completed in 3:59; and the 2010 Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati. Most recently, Speir completed the grueling 2015 Boston Marathon alongside his brother. In 2009, he traveled to Bangladesh to provide muchneeded medical supplies and volunteer at the hospital for 10 days.

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In 2011, Speir turned to organizing and participating in motorcycle tours as a way to continue to raise funds for the worthy cause. After five years of the motorcycle rides, Speir has helped raise $75,000 for Operation Heal Our Patriots, another Samaritan’s Purse initiative. During the summer of 2016, Speir volunteered at the program’s retreat in Alaska. Jerry Moore, the former head coach at Appalachian State where Speir has worked for nine seasons, praised WCU for its decision. “Western Carolina is very lucky to get Mark. He is a perfect fit; he knows Western Carolina and knows it well. WCU is very, very fortunate to get Mark Speir. He is a great coach, and a better man; he is the kind of guy that you would love your son to go play for,” said Moore upon Speir’s hiring at WCU. Former Catamount football standout Brad Hoover, who went on to play nine seasons in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers, credits Speir as “... one of the main reasons I went to WCU.” “It was because of the level of Mark Speir’s sincerity and his positive attitude during my recruitment experience with him that drew me to commit to Western Carolina,” said Hoover. Speir is married to the former Paige Holt of Pickens, S.C., and the couple has two sons – Zeb, who is a quarterback at Appalachian State, and Jackson.

MARK SPEIR AT A GLANCE HOMETOWN: Kannapolis, N.C. WIFE: Paige (Holt) of Pickens, S.C. SONS: Zeb and Jackson ALMA MATER: Clemson, 1990 Master’s – Western Carolina, 1994 COACHING EXPERIENCE 1986-89: Clemson (Student Assistant) 1991-93: Western Carolina (Running Backs) 1994: Western Carolina (Outside Linebackers) 1995-96: Western Carolina (Def. Line/Recruiting Coordinator) 1997-99: Presbyterian (Def. Line/Strength & Conditioning) 2000-01: Elon (Running Backs/Special Teams/ Recruiting Coordinator) 2002: Elon (Defensive/Recruiting Coordinator) 2003-04: Appalachian State (Running Backs) 2005-09: Appalachian State (Defensive Line) 2004-11: Appalachian State (Recruiting Coordinator) 2009-10: Appalachian State (Defensive Ends) 2011: Appalachian State (Inside Linebackers) 2012-present: Western Carolina (Head Coach)

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BRAD

GLENN

ASSOCIATE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR / QUARTERBACKS (CLEMSON, 1995)

Brad Glenn joined the Western Carolina University football coaching staff in 2012 after seven years at Appalachian State. He works with the Catamount quarterbacks while also serving as the program’s offensive coordinator, bringing the spread offensive formation and the read option that he worked with at Appalachian State to Cullowhee. In his short time at WCU, Glenn was instrumental in molding quarterback Troy Mitchell who flourished in Glenn’s system. Mitchell finished his career as WCU’s all-time career leader in total offense with 9,397 career yards. Under Glenn’s guidance in 2012, Mitchell – an All-SoCon selection – rushed for eight touchdowns, the most by a quarterback at WCU in program history, according to available research. Then in 2014, Mitchell broke the program’s 14-year old record for total offense in a single-season, amassing 3,096 yards including passing for 2,541 yards and 20 touchdowns and rushing for 555 yards with six scores on the ground. Not only has Mitchell excelled at quarterback under Glenn’s tutelage, but two receivers have posted double-digit receiving touchdown tallies in his system. In 2013, Karnorris Benson matched the school’s single-season receiving TD record with 12 scores, while Spearman Robinson caught 11 touchdown passes in 2014, both earning All-Southern Conference accolades. The proverbial QB torch was passed to Tyrie Adams ahead of the 2016 season, and he, too, flourished in Glenn’s highoctane system. Adams finished the year as the SoCon’s Freshman of the Year, while finishing fourth in the final voting for the STATS FCS National Freshman of the Year award. Prior to his move to Cullowhee, Glenn spent three seasons as the quarterbacks coach while also serving one year as tight ends coach (2005) and three working with the slot receivers (2006-08) at Appalachian State. He additionally came to Cullowhee with coordinator experience at two different high schools as well as two seasons at North Greenville College from 2002-03. 2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL

While at ASU, Glenn coached six All-Southern Conference honorees, most notably mentoring the two SoCon Offensive Players of the Year in quarterbacks Armanti Edwards and DeAndre Presley. Edwards additional garnered the Walter Payton Award honoring the nation’s top NCAA Division I FCS player. A native of Seneca, S.C., Glenn started his coaching career as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Greer (S.C.) High School from 1995 through 2000, helping lead the program to a 25-3 overall record and back-to-back South Carolina Upper-State runner-up finishes in 1999 and 2000. He got his start at the collegiate ranks in 2001 at Elon coaching tight ends before spending the next two seasons at North Greenville College as the offensive coordinator. He returned to the high school ranks for a season in his hometown at Seneca High (2004) before being hired at Appalachian State. Glenn is a 1995 graduate of Clemson University. He is married to the former Anna Thompson and the couple has two daughters – Zoey and Landry – and a son, Hank.

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JOHN

WILEY

ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR / INSIDE LINEBACKERS (EAST TEXAS STATE, 1984)

John Wiley, a former longtime assistant coach at Appalachian State, was tagged as the next defensive coordinator by Western Carolina head football coach, Mark Speir, in December, 2016. Wiley brings over 30 years of coaching experience at a variety of levels to the Catamount football program. Speir worked with Wiley at ASU from 200309, five of those seasons on the defensive side of the football. Wiley returns to the familiar mountains of western North Carolina after spending six seasons in the eastern part of the state at East Carolina. He most recently accepted an associate head coaching position at Texas State under former App State player, TSU head coach Everett Withers. Wiley resigned his position at Texas State prior to the 2016 season citing personal and family reasons. During his six seasons as the associate head and linebackers coach at East Carolina, Wiley was a part of helping guide the Pirates to four bowl game appearances, and helped transform ECU’s defense into one of the nation’s top 40 units in two of his final three years. He was instrumental in producing six all-conference players including three firstteam selections, a Freshman All-American, and a conference freshman of the year. In 2014, the Pirates ranked among the top 11 in rushing defense nationally after allowing just 111.8 yards per game and giving up less than 100 yards over seven games. ECU was among the top 13 defenses in third-down percentage at 34.2 percent, 37th in passing efficiency with a rating of 120.21, and total defense after giving up 367.3 yards per game. Wiley also tutored Zeek Bigger and Brandon Williams, who were named the American Athletic Conference’s top linebacker duo in 2014 when they combined for 264 tackles. Bigger led the league with 140 stops and Williams finished with 124 as both players were named to the All-AAC teams. A year earlier, ECU ranked among the nation’s leading rush defenses and led the conference after surrendering just 116.7 yards per game and less than 100 yards in six games. CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM

Wiley’s All-Conference USA selections Bigger and Kyle Tudor also played pivotal parts in helping ECU stand among the country’s Top 20 units in red zone efficiency defense with a No. 19 rating in 2013. ECU was among the top 45 teams in rushing defenses in 2012 after improving 60 spots from the previous year. His linebackers also recorded four of the team’s 12 forced fumbles and Bigger was the team’s third-leading tackler with 77 stops. He also netted five batted passes -- the highest total for any member of the front seven in 2012. In 2011, Jeremy Grove earned Freshman All-America honors from four publications and was selected the Conference USA Freshman of the Year after averaging 11.1 tackles per game and leading the Pirates with 122 stops. Wiley directed walk-on Dustin Lineback to a 119-tackle season in 2010 after inheriting the position group. He also helped the Pirates implement a 3-4 defensive scheme that helped ECU to jump 64 places in the FBS total defense rankings after allowing 102.5 fewer yards than the 2010 campaign. Wiley made the move to East Carolina after an illustrious stint as a defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach

at Appalachian State for a total of 19 years. There, he was the architect of the Mountaineer defense that played a key role in Appalachian State’s three NCAA FCS National Championships, and a total of seven Southern Conference championships under head coach Jerry Moore. App State also appeared in the FCS Playoffs 12 times during Wiley’s stay in Boone where he coached seven All-America defensive backs and 87 All-Southern Conference performers including 30 all-conference players in the secondary. Five players who Wiley coached at App went on to be selected in the NFL Draft including Keith Collins (1990, San Diego Chargers), Gary Dandridge (1992, Seattle Seahawks), Matt Stevens (1996, Buffalo Bills), Corey Hall (2001, Atlanta Falcons), and Corey Lynch (2008, Cincinnati Bengals). Lynch also set the school’s career records with 31 interceptions and 52 passes defended under his tutelage. In 2008, Mark LeGree earned Consensus All-Southern Conference honors after breaking a 35 year-old record and tied the SoCon single season record with 10 interceptions as a sophomore first-year starter. LeGree was later drafted by Seattle in 2011. Wiley’s App State defenses also led the league in total defense in 2000 and 2006, and produced six Mountaineers who were named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year eight times. They were Dexter Coakley (1994-96), Josh Jefferies (2002), K.T. Stovall (2003), Marques Murrell (2006), Lynch (2007) and Jacque Roman (2008). Coakley was later drafted in the third round in 1997 by the Dallas Cowboys, and is one of just four Mountaineers to have their number retired in Boone. Originally from Texas City, Texas, Wiley is a 1984 graduate of East Texas State University where he was a three-year football letterman and part of the Lions’ 1983 Lone Star Conference championship. He got his start in coaching at Leander High School in Leander, Texas, before serving as a graduate assistant at the University of Texas where he was a part of the Longhorns’ Bluebonnet Bowl appearance in 1987. Prior to returning to App State in 1993, Wiley served as a defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at Iowa Wesleyan in 1991. Iowa Wesleyan ranked as high as No. 5 in the NAIA poll and advanced into the national playoffs. He also spent a season on the sidelines at Valdosta State in 1992 helping lead the team to final top 20 ranking at the NCAA Division II level. Wiley is married to the former Kelly Ponder of Raleigh, N.C., who has a national championship of her own. She was a four-year member of the Appalachian State cheerleading squad, and was a part of the Mountaineer’s 1989 UCA national championship team. The couple has three children -- daughter Megan and sons Jaxon and Lucas.

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MARK

RHEA

ASSISTANT HEAD FOOTBALL COACH defensive line / recruiting coordinator

Mark Rhea came to Western Carolina in mid-March, 2010 as the defensive line coach and was promoted to the program’s recruiting coordinator during the spring of 2011. Under head coach Mark Speir, Rhea continues to hold the top recruiting position while coaching the defensive line Remaining on board from the previous WCU coaching staff, Rhea was elevated to Assistant Head Coach in late October of 2011, and then on Nov. 13, 2011, was named Interim Head Coach and led the Catamounts against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 19, 2011. During the summer of 2015, Rhea was again promoted to the Assistant Head Coach level by Speir, a role he continues entering the 2017 season.

All-Big Sky picks and seven Academic All-Big Sky selections. Prior to his stint at Idaho State, Rhea was on the staff at Austin Peay and before that he coached at the United State Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut.

2003, was drafted in the fourth round by the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs in 2004. Charleston had 19 tackles for loss and was the Defensive Newcomer of the Year in the Big Sky in 2005. He signed as a free agent out of college with Houston in 2006.

In his career, Rhea has mentored three players who have gone on to the professional ranks. In 2006, he coached J.P. Bekasiak, who later became a first-round pick of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. Rhea also coached two players at Idaho State who went on to the NFL in Jared Allen with the Minnesota Vikings and Jeff Charleston who played for the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in athletic administration from Toledo in 1992, Rhea assisted the Rockets’ coaching staff before working two seasons as a graduate assistant at Michigan State. The Beavercreek, Ohio, native had a standout playing career at Toledo that saw him named the team’s outstanding defensive lineman as a senior and play a pivotal role on the Rockets’ 1990 Mid-America Conference (MAC) co-championship team.

Allen, a two-time All-American and winner of the Buck Buchanan Award as the I-AA Defensive Player of the Year in

Rhea and his wife Stacey have a daughter, Madeline.

Under the watchful eye of Rhea, WCU’s defensive ends continue to develop along the defensive line. In 2014, Caleb Hawkins garnered second team All-Southern Conference accolades from the voting media, leading all of WCU’s defensive linemen with 54 tackles including 27 solo stops and 11.0 TFL. Rhea, who played and coached at the University of Toledo, joined the Catamount coaching staff from Division II-member, Tiffin University in Ohio. A four-year starter at the Univ. of Toledo from 1988-91, Rhea got his start on the Rockets’ staff serving as an administrative assistant and graduate assistant from 199294. He has served as a defensive line coach at four different schools and was the defensive coordinator at Tiffin. Rhea coached for six seasons at Idaho State before returning to his alma mater. During his tenure at Idaho State, he coached a defensive line that had all four linemen earn All-Big Sky honors four years in a row and earned a combined 22 all-conference honors, including eight First Team 2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL

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BLAKE

JOHN

HOLT

GIDEON

ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH defensive passing game coordinator / secondary

ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH run game coordinator / offensive line

A former University of Texas defensive standout, Blake Gideon, joined the Western Carolina defensive coaching staff in early April, 2016 from South Carolina. Gideon, who has experience with a combined three SEC programs, will coach the Catamount defensive backs. After aiding the defensive staff during a transitional period in 2016, Gideon was named WCU’s defensive passing game coordinator by head coach Mark Speir. Gideon has an extensive background with current South Carolina head coach, Will Muschamp. He played for Muschamp when he was the defensive coordinator at Texas, with Gideon’s first coaching stint on the defensive quality control staff specializing with the secondary coming under Muschamp at Florida. Gideon followed Muschamp to Auburn in 2015 in a similar capacity, and eventually to South Carolina before taking the position in Cullowhee. A four-year starter at safety for the Longhorns under head coach Mack Brown, Gideon was named to the 2011 Jim Thorpe Award watch list. He was a four-time honorable mention All-Big XII selection who started 52 games – second-most in Texas history. He finished his collegiate career with 276 tackles including 166 solo stops with 20 pass break-ups and 10 interceptions. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology and health Gideon was signed as an undrafted free agent by the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals in 2012, completing training camp before being waived. He was then signed by the Denver Broncos to their practice squad before being signed to a futures contract following the 2012 season, and ultimately retiring from the NFL in 2013 when he joined Muschamp’s staff in Florida. Following a season in Gainesville, Fla., Gideon made the move within the SEC to The Plains, assuming a graduate assistant at Auburn. In what proved to be his final season at Auburn, Gideon was given the defensive back coaching duties on an interim basis by head coach Gus Malzahn during preparations for the 2015 Birmingham Bowl vs. Memphis after DB coach Travaris Robinson followed Muschamp to South Carolina. Under Gideon’s guidance in the bowl victory, Auburn’s defensive secondary had one of its best performances of the year, holding the high-powered Memphis offense to just 205 yards of total offense and three points. The secondary helped limit Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch to 16-of-37 passing and 108 yards through the air with an interception. A native of Leander, Texas – and the son of a veteran high school football coach – Gideon made the move to Columbia, S.C., in January of 2016 as a linebackers and special teams graduate assistant coach at South Carolina before taking the full-time position at Western Carolina.

John Holt joined Mark Speir’s coaching staff at Western Carolina in January of 2012. He serves as the program’s offensive line coach, coming to Cullowhee from his alma mater, Appalachian State, where he worked the four previous seasons. Holt also oversees WCU’s football camps and clinics, and in the summer of 2015, additionally assumed the role of player personnel. Entering the 2016 season, Holt was named Western Carolina’s run game coordinator by head coach Mark Speir. In his time at WCU, Holt has mentored All-Southern Conference selections along the offensive line in tackle Josh Wineberg (2014-15) and center Jake Thornton (2014-5). He also worked with SoCon All-Freshman selections, Nathan Dalton (2015) and Walker Lanning (2016). Behind WCU’s offensive line, the Catamounts had their first 1,000-yard rusher since 2006 as Detrez Newsome posted the fourth-best total in single-season in school history with 1,109 yards on the ground in 2015. A year later, Holt’s offensive line helped pave the way for Newsome to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark for a second-straight season, a first at WCU since Brad Hoover in the late 1990s. Prior to coming to Cullowhee, Holt spent three of his four years on staff at ASU working with the Mountaineer tight ends including coaching four-time All-SoCon selection Ben Jorden during three of his four all-conference seasons. In 2008, Holt began his coaching career by serving on head coach Jerry Moore’s staff in an offensive quality control capacity. His duties included assisting the offensive staff with day-to-day non-coaching duties, specifically offensive line coach Shawn Elliott. Thanks in large part to Holt’s efforts, ASU’s offense ranked among the nation’s top 10 in scoring, rushing, pass efficiency and total offense in ‘08. A native of near-by Leicester, N.C., Holt played in 55 of ASU’s 56 games during his four-year career (2004-07) including all 15 games as a senior in 2007, serving as a team captain while also earning third team All-America honors from The Sports Network. A versatile offensive lineman, he saw significant playing time at right guard and both tackle positions during his collegiate career. The son of Michael Joe and Susah Holt, John graduated from Appalachian State in 2008. His brother, Sherman, followed him to Boone, playing for the Mountaineers from 2007-11. Holt was married to the former Ms. Krystle Thomas during the spring of 2015.

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TYLER

ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH special teams coordinator / tight ends

ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH wide receivers

Pat Mills joined the Catamount football staff in January of 2012, coming to Cullowhee after spending the 2011 season as the tight ends coach at Concord University in Athens, W.Va., a role he will continue at Western Carolina. In the summer of 2015 – and after unofficially handling the duties in 2014 – Mills was additionally named WCU’s Special Teams Coordinator by head coach mark Speir. Under Mills’ tutelage in 2013, WCU tight end Michael Helms, Jr., was named to the SoCon All-Freshman team while Aubry Payne collecting the same honor following the 2016 season. In 2014, tight end Tyler Sexton caught three TD passes. Mills additionally worked with former Catamount tight end, Conner Orr, who was named a Capital One All-District III team selection by CoSIDA. Mills also oversaw WCU’s special teams which led the SoCon in kickoff return average in 2016. In 2011, Mills mentored Concord senior tight end Rashid Baker who finished the season ranked third on the team with 32 receptions for 315 yards and two touchdowns. Baker earned honorable mention on the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) post-season awards. The Mountain Lions finished with a 7-4 overall record and a 7-1 mark in the WVIAC, claiming its first conference championship since 1990. Concord also qualified for the NCAA Super Region 1 playoffs, the program’s first post-season appearance since 1992. Mills was a four-year letter-winner and three-year starter along the offensive line at Appalachian State from 2007-10, twice garnering All-Southern Conference plaudits. Originally from Charlotte, N.C., and Providence HS, he played in 47 career games at ASU, splitting time at both offensive guard positions. As a redshirt junior, Mills started all 14 games at right guard, earning second team All-SoCon recognition from the league’s voting media after only allowing one sack all season. The following year, he earned first team all-conference accolades, seeing 723 snaps on the field without allowing a quarterback sack. Mills helped lead Providence HS in Charlotte to a 9-2 record in his senior season at offensive tackle, earning first-team All-Mecklenburg recognition from the Charlotte Observer as a senior. He is the son of Gail and Dean Mills.

Tyler Carlton joined Western Carolina’s coaching staff in July, 2015 as the wide receivers coach. Carlton came to Cullowhee from head coach Mark Speir’s alma mater, Clemson, where he spent four seasons under renowned offensive coordinator, Chad Morris. In his first season, Carlton mentored WCU’s wide receiving corps., which was considered one of the top groups in the Southern Conference. He mentored All-SoCon selection Karnorris Benson in 2015, with 2017 returning wide out Terryon Robinson collecting all-conference plaudits in 2016 after a 71-catch season. Serving as an offensive analyst at Clemson, Calrton’s duties included assisting the offensive staff on a day-to-day basis while also aiding in video breakdown of opponents. Carlton also served as a video graduate assistant at Clemson, helping the Tigers to 42 victories, four top-25 final rankings and an ACC Championship in 2011. He was also a part of four bowl appearances with the Tigers including a pair of Orange Bowls in both 2012 and defeating Ohio State in 2014, as well as wins over LSU in the 2012 Chic-Fila-A Bowl and over Oklahoma in the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl. Originally from Sapulpa, Okla., Carlton played collegiately at Tulsa as both a wide receiver and punter from 2004-06 where he was a member of the 2005 Conference USA championship squad. He also earned a bowl ring as the Golden Hurricanes won the Liberty Bowl. A 2009 graduate of Tulsa, earning a degree in exercise science, Carlton got his coaching start at Tulsa as a student assistant in 2008-09, progressing to offensive quality control assistant in 2010 under Morris. While on staff, he was a part of two bowl appearances including a win over Ball State in the 2008 GMAC Bowl and defeating Hawaii in the 2010 Hawaii Bowl. All told, between his eight seasons as an assistant on a collegiate staff, Carlton has been a part of six, 10-win seasons. Carlton was married to the former Lisa Giordano in June, 2013; the couple has two sons, Tennyson (aka “Deuce”) and Tucker.

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ZAC

REUBEN

ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH outside linebackers

ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH running backs

Zac Etheridge joined the Western Carolina football coaching staff in March of 2016, working in the defensive secondary coaching the cornerbacks. He was elevated to a full-time coaching position during the summer of 2017 and will coach the outside linebackers in WCU’s new 3–4 schematic. A former team captain as a defensive back at Auburn on its 2010 national championship team, Etheridge joined the WCU staff after two seasons at Georgia Tech. Etheridge joined the Georgia Tech coaching staff as a defensive graduate assistant in 2013, working closely with assistant coach Joe Speed and the Yellow Jacket secondary. Prior to making the move to Atlanta, Etheridge spent one year as a graduate assistant coach at Penn State under head coach Bill O’Brien and defensive coordinator Ted Roof -- who also spent a season as WCU’s defensive coordinator in 1997. Roof, who Etheridge mentored under at Georgia Tech, was also his defensive coordinator during his final two years of his playing career at Auburn. A 2009 Auburn graduate with a degree in political science, Etheridge was a four-year starter who broke his neck in the first quarter of a 2009 game against Ole Miss. Nine months later, after extensive rehabilitation, Etheridge returned to the starting lineup for Auburn’s memorable run to the national title at the end of the 2010 season, finishing second on the team with 69 tackles, intercepting three passes, and returning a fumble 47 yards for a touchdown against Arkansas. Etheridge garnered freshman All-America status from numerous publications following the 2007 season, starting 12 of Auburn’s 13 games. He led Auburn with 75 tackles in 2008 and was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2009. A native of Troy, Ala., Etheridge received the second-annual James Owens Courage Award from Auburn in 2013. The award, named for the school’s first African-American football player, was established to honor a player who has shown courage in the face of adversity. Etheridge briefly played for the Oakland Raiders, signing as a free agent in July, 2011. However, he was released after a knee injury. Etheridge is engaged to Ms. Cassandra Hulik, and the couple has a daughter, Mia.

Reuben Wright joined the Western Carolina football coaching staff as the running backs coach in mid-May, 2017. Wright, who played collegiately at Catawba College in the early 1990s, worked alongside current Catamount offensive coordinator Brad Glenn at two different high school coaching stops. Wright came to Cullowhee with a wealth of coaching experience including eight different stops at the high school level. He most recently served as the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for a season at Greenwood High School in Greenwood, S.C. Prior to that, he spent four seasons as the head coach on the sidelines at Carolina High School and Academy in Greenville, S.C., where he mentored Zykiesis Cannon who went on to play at Louisville. Wright’s coaching stints also include serving as the assistant head football coach at Eastside High in Taylors, S.C. Between his numerous prep stops, Wright has also coached at the collegiate level, spending two seasons at Presbyterian College where he worked primarily along the defensive line. In his first season with the Blue Hose defensive linemen, he mentored end Sherman Burnett to All-State honors. His unit ranked inside the national top 20 for defensive tackles for loss. He also helped recruit current Arizona Cardinals three-time Pro Bowl selection, Justin Bethel. Prior to making the jump to the collegiate ranks, Wright spent two years as the defensive coordinator at Blythewood High in Blythewood, S.C., just outside of Columbia where he was also the strength and conditioning coordinator. While at Blythewood, he helped mold the Bengals in their inaugural season in 2006, helping the squad to a 14-1 overall record and the 2006 South Carolina AAA state title. Wright’s defense featured all-state performer and Georgia signee, Charles White, and held opponents to just 14.7 points per game in the 2006 season. Additional prep coaching stops in the Palmetto state include defensive coordinator at Seneca High (2004-05), and as an assistant coach at Northwestern High (2001-04) where he helped the program to a Big 16 state runner-up finish in 2001. His career started at Greer High (1994-2000) where he patrolled the sidelines for seven seasons, working alongside Glenn at both Seneca and Greer. The two helped guide the Yellow Jackets to an undefeated, 15-0, season and the AAA state championship in 1994, and two Upper-State runner-up finishes in 1999 and 2000. Captain of the 1993 Catawba football team, Wright earned his bachelor’s degree in history from the college in 1994 before earning his Master’s in education from Converse College in Spartanburg. He is married to Ms. Dena Wright, and has two children, daughter Kennedy and son Cade.

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VOLZ

DEGRAFFENREID OFFENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL / ASST. QBS

DEFENSIVE ASSISTANT

Brian Volz is in his fourth season with the Western Carolina football team, his first as the defensive assistant where he will assist with the outside linebackers. Volz spent the past two seasons as the defensive quality control where he was involved in film study, game break-down and assisting in the press box on game days.

Following in the footsteps of his late father – Western Carolina Hall of Famer, Al “Mutt” DeGraffenreid – Al Degraffenreid has been a staple around Cullowhee and Catamount Athletics for much of his life. After spending two years as a football student assistant coach, Al – a Cullowhee native and a 2017 graduate of Western Carolina with a degree in sociology – moved into the offensive quality control role entering the 2017 season. He will be involved in aiding film study, game breakdowns, and assistant the offensive coaches on game days, specifically with the quarterbacks.

Volz holds two degrees from Western Carolina University, earning a business management degree in 2013 and a second degree in marketing in 2015. After receiving his first undergraduate degree from WCU, Volz worked for a year at Greensboro College coaching defensive line and long snappers before returning to Cullowhee. He returned to WCU and while pursuing his marketing undergrad degree, he worked as a student assistant with the WCU football team. During his final two years as an undergraduate student at WCU, served as an assistant football coach with both the offensive and defensive lines at Smoky Mountain HS, while also an assistant coach with the wrestling team. Originally from Granite Falls, N.C., Volz played prep football at South Caldwell HS.

While an undergraduate, DeGraffenreid worked as a student manager with the Catamount men’s basketball team. A graduate of Smoky Mountain High in Sylva, DeGraffenreid was a defensive back and wide receiver as a prep, earning an All-Appalachian Athletic Conference selection for the Mustangs in 2009. He was also part of their 2-A Western Regional runner-up basketball team. DeGraffenreid originally committed to play college football for Fayetteville State before returning to finish his degree at WCU. DeGraffenreid’s older sister, Cetera, was a girls’ basketball standout at Smoky Mountain HS before playing collegiately at North Carolina. His mother, Pam, works on campus in Cullowhee as the supervisor of the WCU Bookstore.

WCU FOOTBALL STUDENT ASSISTANTS:

Justin Carson

Landon Hollar

Alex Murphy

Jake Thigpen

Defense

Offense / Special Teams

Offense

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EVAN

MICHAEL

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

Evan Barr came to Cullowhee in January, 2013 from Reinhardt University in Waleska, Ga., where he oversaw the Eagles’ 15 intercollegiate sports and also served as the fledgling football program’s Strength & Conditioning Coach.

Michael Painter joined the Western Carolina football staff in July of 2017 as the Director of Football Operations. Painter, who has been on the coaching staffs of five different schools during his professional career, joins Catamount football after four years at the University of Connecticut.

In the summer of 2014, Barr was granted a three-year contact extension, further exemplifying the Athletic Department’s continued commitment to its student-athletes and their success.

Painter assumes a role previously held for several years by longtime department member, Dan Gibson, who took over as the WCU Director of NCAA Compliance in June.

Barr, who is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), primarily works with the Catamount football and men’s and women’s basketball teams, while also supervising operations in the weight room in the Jordan-Phillips Field House.

Painter most recently served as the Director of Player Personnel for the UConn football team for three years under previous head coach Bob Diaco, for whom he had also worked on staff with at both Notre Dame (2010-11) and Cincinnati (2009). Before making the move to UConn, he was the defensive assistant at UMass and was the program’s recruiting coordinator in 2013. In 2012, Painter worked at Minot (N.D.) State, coaching the secondary and outside linebackers.

BARR PAINTER

Barr has two assistants at WCU. Prior to making the move to northwest Georgia, Barr was the Director of Athletic Performance at Performance QSA, an athletic performance studio in Greenville, S.C. Operating a self-named sports training business in Athens, Tenn., since 2009, Barr additionally has collegiate experience from the University of Tennessee and Southern Conference-member, Furman University, working as a Strength & Conditioning intern. In April of 2009 and 2010, he worked with over 500 athletes in starting and directing the Orange & White Youth Football Camp in Knoxville, Tenn. Originally from Madisonville, Tenn., where he grew up on a farm, Barr graduated with a degree in exercise science from Tennessee, spending two years as a walk-on with the Volunteers’ football program under head coach Phillip Fulmer. Barr and his wife, Rebecca, have three children – a son, James, and daughters, Layla, and Ava Charity (not pictured).

As the Director of Player Personnel, Painter was highly-involved in the recruiting process of future student-athletes, with particular responsibility in maintaining computerized databases. Painter was a graduate assistant coach at Notre Dame in 2010 and 2011, working with the defense and special teams. While in South Bend, he was part of the Notre Dame teams that won the 2010 Sun Bowl and 2011 Champs Sports Bowl. During the 2007-09 seasons, Painter was a graduate assistant at the University of Cincinnati spending time with the offense, defense, and special teams. He was part of two Big East Conference championship teams (2008 and ‘09) and coached in three bowl games, including the 2009 Orange and 2010 Sugar bowls. He got his start in collegiate coaching while serving as an intern with the Central Michigan football program in 2006. Originally from Sandusky, Ohio, Painter played at Mount Union (Alliance, Ohio) in 2003 where he was a part of the NCAA Division III national runner-up. He finished his undergraduate work in 2006 from Bowling Green before earning his master’s from Cincinnati in 2009. Michael is married to the former Taylor Ulrich, and the couple have a daughter, Scarlett.

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TOMMY

MIKE

DIRECTOR OF SCOUTING / QUALITY CONTROL

HEAD ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT MANAGER

Tommy Chandler joined the Catamount football support staff as the Director of Scouting and Quality Control prior to the start of fall camp in July, 2017.

Mike Taylor is in his 17th year of his second stint at Western Carolina, returning in the spring of 2001 after a five-year absence. The Raleigh, N.C., native’s first full-time stay on WCU’s staff was for five seasons from 1991-95, also serving as the athletics equipment manager.

CHANDLER TAYLOR

Through his position at WCU, Chandler will work extensively with the football coaching staff, director of football operations, and other football support staff with all video aspects of the football program including practice and game film, as well as film trade for scouting and recruiting. He will also assume social media roles in the promotion of the team. An Alabama native, Chandler comes to Cullowhee after the second of two stints at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He spent the last two years as the video coordinator for the UAB Blazer football program under head coach Bill Clark. Chandler has experience with the XOS digital video software for coaching, scouting, recruitment, and player development. He also produced many of the social media graphics for UAB Football including still graphics and video. Chandler got his start in football coaching in 2009, working as an assistant coach on both sides of the football at three different high schools -- Sumiton Christian, Cleveland HS, and Cordova HS -- over a five-year period. Between each stop, he coached wide receivers, defensive backs and defensive line in the role as an assistant coach, while also serving as both an offensive and defensive coordinator during his prep coaching career.

All told, Taylor is entering his 24th season on staff at Western Carolina University. A member of the National Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA), Taylor’s numerous duties include purchasing; fitting; maintenance; administration and organization; management; professional relations and education; accountability; overseeing the laundry operation; coordinating field setup for games and practices; and supervising the student assistant managers. Taylor’s ties to Western Carolina extend further. He was the football sideline reporter for the Catamount Sports Network while working as store manager at Sylva’s Four Seasons Sports. Taylor was also a student manager for four years, including one year (1990) as head student manager. Between his time at WCU, Taylor was the football equipment manager at Arizona State from 1995-96.

In 2014, Chandler made his first stop at UAB as a graduate assistant coach where he worked primarily with the linebackers. He then took a defensive line assistant coaching position at National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) member, Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas, in 2015.

ALAYNA LEDFORD Assistant Athletic Equipment Manager

A 2009 graduate of Auburn University, Chandler is engaged to be married to Ms. Jessica Moore of Jasper, Ala. He has a daughter, Emma Chandler, who is a student at Auburn University.

Alayna Ledford enters her first season on staff as Western Carolina’s Assistant Athletic Equipment Manager. She moved into the position prior to the 2016 fall camp after working the previous year as student assistant. Ledford’s involvement at WCU began in 2014 when she served as a student marketing assistant for Catamount Athletics before making the move into equipment. In August of 2016, Ledford worked as an event & facility operations intern at Kennesaw State University. Ledford earned her associate’s degree from Southwestern Community College in 2013 and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Sport Management from WCU in 2016. She was a member of both Beta Alpha Psi – the International Honor Organization for Financial Information Students and Professionals –and WCU’s Sport Management Association.

WCU FOOTBALL STUDENT EQUIPMENT STAFF: Marcus McCluney, Matt Sullivan, and Spencer Wright

WCU FOOTBALL VIDEO STAFF:

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SANDY NEUENSCHWANDER

WCU SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF:

Administrative Support Associate, Football Office Sandy Neuenschwander joined the Western Carolina football administrative support staff during the summer of 2011. Neuenschwander is entering her 12th year of service at Western Carolina University, working with both the Office of Admissions and Human Resources prior to joining the staff of the Catamount Club staff. Most recently before moving into athletics, Neuenschwander was employed by the WCU Office of Law, Equity and Audit.

Andrew Browder Associate Head Athletic Trainer

Jessica Webster

Helen Denbow

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Cheyenne Reynolds Assistant Athletic Trainer

Prior to coming to work at WCU, Neuenschwander spent 10 years as the office manager at the Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley. Her work experience also includes two years as an administrative assistant at the Irene Wortham Center in Asheville and two years of inside sales at Carolina Builders in Fletcher, N.C.

STEVEN HONBARGER Director of Sports Medicine Steven Honbarger is in his 14th year in the Western Carolina University athletic training room – and his fifth as the Director of Sports Medicine.

Jacquie Ripple Assistant Athletic Trainer

Max Plante

Athletic Training Intern

Alex Pagnotta Athletic Training Intern

Honbarger came to Cullowhee during the summer of 2005 and served as the trainer for Catamount women’s basketball before taking over operation of the training room during the summer of 2006. In addition to working with Catamount football, he is also the primary athletic training contact for the Western Carolina Catamount men’s basketball team. Honbarger is a licensed athletic trainer (LAT) and also holds certification in athletic training (ATC). In addition to his athletic training accreditations, he is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS). Honbarger earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Appalachian State in Boone, N.C. He graduated with his Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training in 2001, earning his Master’s in Exercise Science in 2004. While an undergrad, he worked as an intern in the ASU athletic training room, a position he expanded to a graduate assistantship for two years while in graduate school. Upon his graduation, Honbarger continued his service in the Mountaineer training room, working as an Intern/Assistant Athletic Trainer for a year before being hired at WCU as an Assistant Athletic Trainer. Honbarger was married to the former Elizabeth McLeod during the summer of 2015.

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RANDY

EATON

DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Randy Eaton was named the director of athletics at Western Carolina University by Chancellor David O. Belcher on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. Eaton, brought more than 20 years of athletics administration experience to the post. During the summer of 2015, Eaton – at the recommendation of Belcher – received a four-year contract extension that will keep him at the helm of the Catamount athletics program through at least June 30, 2020. Eaton also would be given an additional year to the term of the contract (through July 2, 2021) by meeting two incentives within the same academic year – if the average Academic Progress Rate for WCU student-athletes exceeds the average APR for the Southern Conference, and if the Department of Athletics fund raising results increase by 10 percent over the previous year. Since 2010-2011, 12 of WCU’s 16 teams have shown an increase in scores on the NCAA’s annual Academic Progress Rate report, which tracks the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship and examines eligibility, retention and graduation to provide a measure of each team’s academic performance. The men’s basketball team earned the National Recognition Award from the NCAA for being in the top 10 percent of APR for all Division I men’s teams for four consecutive years, from 2012 through 2015, and in 2013 the men’s football team boasted the largest one-year APR increase in the entire Football Championship Subdivision. One of the first tasks tackled by Eaton was the hiring of Mark Speir as WCU’s head football coach just a little more than a week after Eaton began his new job. In his third year as head coach, Speir guided the Catamounts to a secondplace finish in the Southern Conference in 2014, the team’s first winning season since 2005. Speir and the Catamounts posted back-to-back winning seasons with a second, sevenwin campaign in 2015. In April of 2015, Eaton hired former WCU women’s basketball assistant coach Stephanie McCormick to return to WCU as the team’s head coach who has started the revival of the program. Since Eaton’s arrival, unrestricted donations to the Catamount Club, WCU’s athletic fund raising unit, have more than doubled, going from $433,880 for the 2010-11 fiscal year to

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over $1.4 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2017. Prior to coming to Cullowhee, Eaton had been senior associate director of athletics at the University of Maryland and the athletics department’s chief financial officer since June 2008. He joined the Terrapins’ athletics program in 2003 as associate director in charge of business operations. At Maryland, he was the No. 2 administrator in the athletics department and oversaw a $60 million annual operating budget. He served as interim director in 2010, and recently assumed additional responsibility for new revenues, facilities and operations. Eaton also has held positions within intercollegiate athletics at the University of Houston, Texas A&M University, fellow SoCon-member East Tennessee State University, Ohio State University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and also with the Ohio Glory of World League Football. “What impresses me most about Randy is his unwavering commitment to the student-athlete and the fact that he understands that the word ‘student’ is the most important part of that hyphenated term,” Belcher said upon Eaton’s hire. “He is totally committed to the concept that these young people who come to our university are students first, and athletes second. That’s not to say that Randy does not want success on the fields and courts of play, because he shares the same expectations of excellence that I have for all of our

sports teams. He has a passion for winning, and for winning the right way. But he also understands the role that athletics plays in the university and that it is not a stand-alone entity apart from the academy.” Eaton also has strong skills in fiscal management and developing athletics program budgets. “From my days at ETSU, my wife and I have fond memories of trips to Western Carolina for football and basketball games, and how friendly and warm the Catamount fan base was to the fans from ETSU. In addition to the affability of the fans, I was impressed that WCU was always a tough opponent, regardless of the sport,” Eaton said. “What solidified my decision to join the Catamount program was the family atmosphere I found on the entire campus during the interview process. This athletics program and the entire university are poised to take off to, and reach, new heights, and I want to be a part of that journey.” Eaton said he possesses an overarching desire to “win every game, graduate every student-athlete, and do it all with class” that helps him maintain a focus on what is most important - the student-athletes. “Additionally, I believe my years of varied experience within intercollegiate athletics have prepared me for this opportunity and will serve both myself and the entire athletics program well,” he said. “I would also like to think my straight-forwardness and outgoing nature will benefit me in leading this department. I told people during my interview ‘what you see is what you get,’ and I meant it.” After serving in the U.S. Air Force, Eaton earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1990 and his master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio State in 1992. He and his wife, Jeannette, are parents of one daughter, Alex, who is an Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Women’s Administrator at Southern Indiana University in Evansville, Ind. Eaton’s boss at Maryland praised WCU for its decision. “He will do a great job as director of athletics,” said Kevin Anderson, director of athletics at Maryland. “In Randy, you get someone with both expertise in college athletics and a person who really cares about the student-athletes.” Deborah A. Yow, director of athletics at North Carolina State University, called Eaton “...a high-energy and resultsoriented professional, held in high esteem by his peers,” while James Franklin, head football coach at Vanderbilt University, characterized Eaton as “...a first-class guy with tremendous experience.” “He is one of those I’ve worked with in college athletics that gets it,” Franklin said. “He understands college athletics, revenue and nonrevenue sports and how to make them coexist. He is a guy that will represent the athletics department and the university very well.”

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LARRY ARBAUGH

RICK FULTON

associate ad for administration

assistant ad / business operations

Larry Arbaugh joined the athletic staff as Associate AD for Business Development and Media Relations in August, 2011. Reporting under this office were corporate sponsorships, marketing, ticketing and media relations. In 2013, he assumed his current role of Associate Athletics Director for Administration where he works very closely with the WCU Director of Athletics, Randy Eaton.

Rick Fulton started at Western Carolina University as the business officer for Catamount athletics in December, 2009 before being promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations in the summer of 2014. Duties include all business operations for athletics dealing with travel, budgets, purchasing, as well as liaison to the controller’s office. He works closely with all coaches and staff in maintaining daily oversight of the department.

Prior to joining the WCU athletic staff in 2004 Larry founded VisionMOS International Inc. an engineering consulting firm in Mesa, Arizona. Prior to VisionMOS, Arbaugh worked for Motorola from 1981 to 2003 in Chandler, Ariz.

His career began after his junior year in college when he was drafted and played professional baseball in the Detroit Tiger organization. Injury led him to WCU where he graduated in 1976 with a Bachelors of Science in Education. From there, he became a teacher and coach at Tuscola HS as head baseball and assistant football and basketball coach.

Arbaugh received a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Carolina University in 1979, and a Masters from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1981. Arbaugh is married to the former Mary Brand, WCU ‘79 and they have one daughter, Caroline, who graduated from law school at the University of Georgia. Larry and Mary have been members of the Catamount Club since 1980.

Two years later, he embarked on a career in banking that spanned twenty-plus years, culminating as Vice President for SunTrust Bank in Sylva. During that time frame, Fulton worked with several banks and credit unions as well as work in the financial services division of EDS covering a three state territory and 200+ clients. Rick and wife Jana, moved back to the Sylva area as owners of Merriweather’s Restaurant in the early 1990s when they became involved again with WCU as a supporter and fan for the athletic program.

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CHAD GERRETY

DAN GIBSON

associate ad for external affairs

director of compliance

Chad Gerrety stepped into the role of Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs in October of 2013 in the Western Carolina University Athletic Department.

Daniel Gibson has been involved in Western Carolina Catamount Athletics in some capacity since 2004. His most extensive service to the university has been with the football program, serving as the Director of Football Operations since 2009.

Prior to coming to Western Carolina, Gerrety had spent the previous seven seasons as General Manager of the Akron ISP/ IMG Sports Network at the University of Akron. He was responsible for the multimedia rights of the Akron Zips. During his tenure with IMG at Akron, Gerrety oversaw corporate sponsorship sales that more than tripled, reaching an all-time high during the 2012-13 season. He produced the Terry Bowden and Keith Dambrot Television Show, a broadcast which aired throughout the country on SportsTime Ohio. He also oversaw the Akron IMG Sports Radio Network, expanding the reach of Zips broadcast throughout Northeast Ohio. Gerrety also managed the sponsorship of a new $61 million on-campus football stadium at Akron. He also managed the corporate sponsorship program for the men’s soccer team which earned the NCAA Division I National Championship in 2010. Gerrety won the 2010 ISPY Chairman Cup award for top GM. Prior to his stint at Akron, Gerrety was at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Hired in 1995 as Director of Athletic Marketing and Promotions, he was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing, Promotions and Community Relations during the summer of 2000. Gerrety oversaw corporate sponsorship, marketing and promotions for all 15 NCAA Division I sports programs. He was also responsible for all ticket sales. Weber State men’s basketball led the Big Sky Conference in attendance for eight seasons during his time at WSU. In 2005, Weber State set an all-time single game attendance record at their home opener, with over 17,000 fans in attendance. Gerrety was also involved in several facility improvements to Stewart Stadium including a new Sky-Box/Press Box facility in 2001. He also served on several search committees including the 2005 Athletic Director Search and 2004 Head Football Coaching Search.

He entered into a new role for Western Carolina when he was named Director of Compliance in June, 2017. He also spent two seasons as a defensive coaching staff intern with Catamount football. As the Director of Football Operations, Gibson managed all aspects of the team from roster maintenance to travel. He also oversees all video aspects of the football program. Gibson, who worked with the Catamount Club in the summer of 2006, has become a fixture around Catamount athletics with his willingness to assist any staff member or coach when asked. He was named the WCU Athletics Staff Member of the Year in 2013. Having played prep football at Wakefield High School, Gibson spent four years working with the Catamount football team while an undergraduate student at WCU, working his way up from video coordinator to having more of a coaching role. In two seasons as the Defensive Assistant, he joined the coaches in the press box in aiding former Defensive Coordinator Matt Pawlowski on the headsets. During both the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Gibson provided color commentary during home football broadcasts on the Catamount Sports Network, and will continue his work with the network in 2017 on the sidelines of home games. A native of Wake Forest, N.C., Gibson graduated from Western Carolina with an undergraduate degree in psychology in 2007. He then earned his Master’s Degree in Sport Management from WCU in 2009. Gibson was married to the former Lynette Mount on May 31, 2014.

Gerrety had previous ties to the Southern Conference as he served as a Graduate Assistant in the Athletic Department at East Tennessee State University, earning his masters degree in 1995. As an undergraduate at Bowling Green State University, he was a student assistant in the athletic marketing department. He also interned for the Toledo Mud Hens during the summer of 1992. Gerrety is originally for Erie, Pa. He and his wife, Kristin, are the parents of a daughter, Payton and a son, Tanner.

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DANIEL HOOKER

RYAN JONES

Assistant AD for Media Relations

assistant ad / dir. of the catamount club

Daniel Hooker is amidst his 14th year working in the Western Carolina Athletics Department, and his 11th season as the primary sport contact for Catamount Football. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations of the WCU Media Relations Office and serving as the primary contact for Catamount football, Hooker is also the main sport contact for baseball and the men’s & women’s golf programs. He is also a part of Western Carolina Athletics Senior Staff, an advisory group to WCU Director of Athletics, Randy Eaton. In addition, he handles most aspects of the Catamount Sports Network and coordinates WCU’s SoCon Digital Network and ESPN3 video streaming. Hooker also works in conjunction with WCU Sports Marketing on “PurpleVision” at Western Carolina home football games. Prior to returning to Cullowhee in 2004, Hooker spent four years in Charleston, S.C., working for two minor league sports franchises. He started in the Lowcountry with the Charleston Swamp Foxes arenafootball2 (af2) team, serving as the Director of Media & Public Relations for three years. He also worked one season for the Charleston Lowgators of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) as an Account Executive and Game Day Operations Assistant. He got his start in athletics working a pair of internships, first with the Thomasville HiToms – a Coastal Plains League, summer wooden bat franchise based in central North Carolina. He also worked as the Public Affairs Assistant with the Southern Conference for the 2001-02 season where he was the primary contact for women’s soccer, volleyball and wrestling, while also assisting with football and men’s basketball. Hooker also take turns behind the microphone in helping deliver play-by-play and color analysis alongside “Voice of the Catamounts,” Gary Ayers during football, men’s basketball season, and on the baseball call. His radio experience began in 1997 as a student announcer on WWCU-FM in Cullowhee where he served as an on-air personality for daily shifts, as well as helped start a weekly, interactive sports talk show which covered Catamount athletics, “Sports Talk LIVE.” He continued that role with “In the Litterbox,” on WWCU through the spring of 2009. His sportscasting experience includes broadcasting Catamount women’s basketball, Catamount baseball, a season as the play-by-play announcer for the Thomasville Hi-Toms and two seasons as a color analyst for the Charleston Swamp Foxes. He also spent one season on the sidelines during the Catamount Sports Network’s coverage of Catamount football in 2001. Hooker got his start in sports information in the mid-1990s by doing statistics for Eastern Randolph High School football and baseball, while also working as a sports stringer for his hometown newspaper, The Liberty News. While a student at Western Carolina, Hooker served as the sports editor for the school newspaper, the Western Carolinian, for two years after two years as the assistant. He also served as a student assistant with the WCU Sports Information Office all four years, working under predecessors like Steve White, Craig Wells, Jody Jones, and Mike Cawood. A member of WCU’s Honors College, Hooker is a 2001 cum laude graduate of Western Carolina where he earned a BS in Communications, while pursuing a double-major in Sport Management with a concentration in Sports Information. He is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Sport Management with a Project Management certificate at WCU. He is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA).

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Ryan Jones was named Assistant Athletic Director/Director of the Catamount Club in June 2017. He joined the Western Carolina Department of Athletics as an Assistant Director of the Catamount Club in July 2014, advancing to the Associate Director position during the summer of 2015. He came to Catamount athletics following a two-year stint working at the University of Tennessee in the Tennessee Fund as a development assistant. During his time in the UT Athletic Department, Jones prospected and cultivated supporters to be engaged with UT Athletics through their annual fund and capital campaign, managed individual football game premium seat sales, and planned multiple donor events amongst other additional responsibilities. Prior to UT, Jones served stints in athletic departments at Shaw University and North Carolina State University in a myriad of roles, including sports information, marketing, compliance, and event management. The Raleigh, N.C. native holds a B.S. in Sport Management from North Carolina State University where he was Valedictorian, and a Master of Business Administration and Master of Sport Management from the University of Tennessee. Jones is married to the former Meredith Meadows of Dandridge, Tenn., who is a University of Tennessee graduate.

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STACEY MILLER

DR. ANGELA GRUBE

assistant ad for academics & compliance / senior woman administrator

faculty/athletics representative

Stacey Miller came to Western Carolina in 2010 as the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance, working directly with both the Southern Conference and NCAA as WCU’s liaison. During the summer of 2013, her title changed to Assistant Athletic Director for Academics & Compliance, while also assuming role of Senior Woman Administrator. In addition to continuing to work with WCU’s compliance, Miller also took over WCU’s Student-Athlete Academic Support programs (SAAS) while also working directly with WCU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Prior to getting back into intercollegiate athletics, Miller taught business and law courses at the high school level from 2007-2010, and also worked with at-risk students through the public education system. Miller is a 2002 graduate of Barton College in Wilson, N.C., with a Bachelor of Science degree while majoring in sport management with a minor in business administration. While at Barton, Miller was a four-year letter winner on the women’s soccer team and was the program’s first-ever All-America selection helping the Bulldogs compile a 46-27-2 overall record during her career. In her senior season, Barton won the regular season and tournament championships of the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference (CVAC) and hosted the NCAA Division II South Regional championship match. Miller later coached Barton’s women’s soccer program, guiding the Bulldogs to a 38-31-1 record as the team’s head coach from 2004-06. She was inducted into the Barton College Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2006, Miller completed the requirements for her Master’s degree in sport administration from East Carolina. Miller, who is a member of both the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A) and National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC), is married to WCU’s current head women’s soccer coach, Chad Miller. The couple has two sons, Thomas and Carson.

Dr. Angela Johnson (A.J.) Grube was named Western Carolina’s Faculty/Athletics Representative during the 2012 spring semester. It is the second such appointment for Grube during her tenure at WCU. During the summer of 2015, Grube – director of WCU’s School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Law – was elected the President of the Southern Conference at the intercollegiate athletics association’s annual spring meetings held in Hilton Head, S.C. Grube served as the vice president for two years. Grube has spent much of her career in Cullowhee as an associate professor and department head in the Department of Business Administration & Law and Sport Management. Previously, she was served as the assistant vice chancellor for operations and research in the Division of Academic Affairs. Grube earned her Ph.D. from The Florida State University in 1998, an M.P.A. from Georgia College and State University in 1994, an M.S. degree in Sport Management from Georgia Southern in 1991, and a B.B.A. in marketing and management from Georgia College and State University in 1990. Grube has a long and diverse history in athletics including teaching as an assistant professor of sport management at Daniel Webster College from 1998-99 before coming to Cullowhee. While completing her Ph.D. in sport management at FSU, she was a graduate assistant for the CHAMPS/Life Skills program – what is now called Student-Athlete Affairs. Also during her time in Tallahassee, she spent the summer of 1996 as training site office manager with the British Olympic Association. Grube was additionally the Coordinator of the International Sport Management Conference at Georgia Tech (1993-93). Grube worked for six years in the prestigious summer wooden bat Cape Cod Baseball League including three years as an Assistant General Manager for the Chatham A’s and three years as General Manager of the Wareham Gatemen. Since arriving at Western Carolina in 1999, Grube has served as Assistant to the Chancellor for Equal Opportunity Programs and as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. In addition, Grube is currently a member of the NCAA’s Committee on Athletic Certification. Grube is married to Dr. Dan Grube, an associate professor of physical education and is the Director of the School of Teaching and Learning.

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Western Carolina Code of Fan Conduct

WESTERN CAROLINA

It is the policy of Western Carolina University that all Fans at athletic sporting events must maintain the highest degree of credibility and decorum possible. All fans must make every attempt to conduct themselves in a manner as not to embarrass the institutions by their actions.

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ROLE AN D MISSION

Behavior by fans that does not meet this standard and which has the potential of harming the reputation of the institution or any of its units is prohibited.

The Department of Athletics at Western Carolina University is an integral program of the institution and exists solely to complement the central University mission of teaching and learning. The University seeks to create a community of scholarship in which the activities of its members are consistent with the highest standards of knowledge and practice in their disciplines. The athletics program reflects this commitment to highest standards and shares the responsibility of achieving the goals of the University.

Good sportsmanship must be an integral part of every sport sponsored by WCU. The ethical environment of the university must assert and reflect primacy of human dignity, must encourage growth and achievement, and must insist on respect in all interpersonal relations. WCU students and fans must be held accountable for their use of profane and vulgar language, banners, posters, signs, flags, treatment of opponents, and treatment of officials. In respect to NCAA policies, WCU is held accountable for the actions of its fans.

Southern Conference Code of Spectator Conduct Southern Conference teams shall be supported with enthusiasm and dedication, for strong spectator support is a vital part of the experience of college competition. We expect good sportsmanship from players and coaches. They have a right to expect the same from spectators. Therefore, we urge Southern Conference students, alumni and friends to cheer their teams to victory while upholding those ideals our colleges and universities have nurtured during the long history of the Southern Conference. Our spectators should be courteous and judicious in choice of expression, and should exhibit good manners and kindness to all others. The scoreboard will reflect the quality of the teams in competitions while the kind of support given by the spectators will reveal the character of Southern Conference fans.

UNIVERSITY

The activities of the athletics program provide an environment in which student, coaches, faculty, staff and administrators jointly assume the responsibility for the success on and off the field of play. The athletics program embraces the concept that student-athletes are first and foremost students — possessing academic goals, personal interests, and vocational ambitions not unlike those of any other student. The athletics program complements other University programs by enhancing the educational, social, career and athletic opportunities of the students who participate in athletics. This environment also fosters a commitment to high standards of personal and professional conduct by all members of the athletic community manifested in the highest level of sportsmanship. Western Carolina University is committed to ensuring equitable participation and treatment of men and women of all races and ethnic origins. The athletics program actively promotes an environment in which fair and equitable distribution of athletic opportunities, benefits, and resources are available to all athletics program participants, and in which any person is free from discrimination. The athletics program provides significant contributions to the University by enhancing loyalty to the alma mater, strengthening the pride and enthusiasm of alumni, fostering a strong sense of community, and serving as a positive public relations tool for the University.

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS V ISION Western Carolina University Athletics’ vision is to be the best place to be a student-athlete in the Southern Conference The first question that this statement causes to surface is, “What does ‘best place’ mean?” For the Athletics Department (Athletics), it means all of the following: • ACADEMICS – Athletics will become the number one program among the public institutions in The Southern Conference (SoCon) for graduation rates for its student-athletes. Athletics is committed to ensuring that every student-athlete graduates. This means giving greater attention to study halls, tutoring and other means of coping with the additional pressures studentathletes face in balancing their academic and athletics goals. • WINNING – Athletics is committed to upgrading its competitiveness and dominating the SoCon in all sports by competing for and winning Conference championships and post-season competitions. • SUPPORT – Athletics has fostered support (financial and attendance) based on shared ownership among the following groups: University Administration; Faculty/Staff; Student Body; Alumni; Community. • PEOPLE – Athletics personnel includes coaches, administration and support staff are highly skilled at what they do and determined to help the student-athletes realize a meaningful and enjoyable experience during their tenure at WCU. • LIFE SKILLS – Athletics maintains a vibrant Life Skills program which is a model in the SoCon. Support for this program continues to foster the growth of student-athletes by emphasing the following commitments: academic excellence, athletic excellence, personnel development, career development and service. • FACILITIES – Athletic facilities are comparable to or better than any of those within SoCon. • COMPETITION – Athletics has enhanced its level of competition, thereby increasing the quality of play within the SoCon and the possibilities for post-season opportunities. • ATTITUDE – Athletics has developed a winning attitude. This sustained attitude, coupled with real success, has created a new winning tradition for Western. • GENDER AND MINORITY EQUITY – The athletics program reflects its commitment to ensuring equitable participation and treatment of men and women of all races and ethic origins.

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ADDITIONAL CATAMOUNT ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS

TBA

Director of Athletic Marketing

Mark Conlin

Director of Athletic Facilities

Michael Ceccarelli Director of Corporate Sponsorship

Rory Jimerson

Assistant Director of Game Operations & Facilities

Austin Burgess Director of Ticket Operations

Kim Jamison

Athletic Department Administrative Assistant

Sean Forrester Director of Media Relations

Joey Cutting

Assistant Director of Development

Denise Gideon

Will Adams

Director of Media Relations

Director of Video Operations

Miffy Henley

Brittney Holder

Assistant Director of Development

Ashley Buck

Sametria Matthews

Tevone Allen

Ben McConnell

Brigham Waginger

Willie Freeman Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

Jackson Simmons

Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

Cale McDaniel

Austin Davis

Anita Puerto

Director of Student-Athlete Academic Support Services

Alex Ritter

Assistant Director of Development

Academic Counselor

Assistant Coach Athletic Performance

Academic Counselor

Assistant Coach Athletic Performance

CATAMOUNT COACHING STAFF MEMBERS

Bobby Moranda Head Coach Baseball

Stephanie McCormick Head Coach Women’s Basketball

Nate Cocolin Assistant Coach Baseball

Stacy Cantley

Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

Brock Doud Assistant Coach Baseball

Tierra Rudd

Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

Bryson Bowman

Volunteer Assistant Coach Baseball

Josh Keys

Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

Larry Hunter

Head Coach Men’s Basketball

Kendra Carroll

Director of Basketball Operations

Anquell McCollum Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

Ashley Morgan Crowe Head Coach Cheerleading

Head Coach Cross Country / Track & Field

Assistant Coach Track & Field

Director of Basketball Operations

Jaymes Talkington Assistant Coach Track & Field

DIRECTORY INFORMATION Department Mailing Address: Western Carolina University Attn: Contact, Sport Ramsey Center – Athletics 92 Catamount Road Cullowhee, NC 28723 Chad Miller

Head Coach Women’s Soccer

Todd Herman

Associate Head Coach Women’s Soccer

Jim Clift

Head Coach Softball

Tim Eckberg Head Coach Men’s Golf

Sara Anne McGetrick Head Coach Women’s Golf

Athletics Phone Number: (828) 227-7338 Toll Free Athletics: (800) 34-GOWCU Athletics Fax Number: (828) 227-7688 Camp Lab Fax Number: (828) 227-7079 All department phone numbers have an (828) area code and a 227-prefix

Michaela Kissell-Eddins Head Coach Women’s Tennis

Jacob Eddins

Associate Head Coach Women’s Tennis

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Karen Glover Head Coach Volleyball

Travis Nead

Assistant Coach Volleyball

Jessica Graning Head Coach WCU Dance Team

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Media Relations.................... 2336/2339

Catamount Club............................... 3047

Football Press Box ........................... 2116

Equipment Room .............................2042

Basketball Press Row ....................... 2129

Football Office ................................. 2015

Baseball Press Box ..........................7020

Ramsey Center Office ....................... 2047

Soccer / Track Press Box .................. 7136

Ticket Office – Athletics.................... 2401

Softball Press Box .............................2741

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Sean BIETTE

6-2  295  Sr.  OL Raleigh, N.C.  Cardinal Gibbons HS 2016 (JUNIOR): Saw action in all 11 of the team’s games as a reserve along the offensive line and on special teams … Was a part of the offensive line unit that paved the way for Detrez Newsome’s secondstraight, 1,000-yard rushing season. 2015 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see game action. 2014 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action ... Participated in spring drills. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played football and wrestled at Cardinal Gibbons High ... Was a part of three championships teams at CGHS.

Keion CROSSEN Destry BARNWELL

2017 (SENIOR): Selected preseason second team All-Southern Conference by the league’s head coaches ... Also garnered second team honors on the preseason All-SoCon team by College Sports Madness ... Nominated for the 2017 Allstate / AFCA Good Works Team.

6-0  185  Sr.  P Charlotte, N.C.  Hough HS

2016 (JUNIOR): Was on the dress list for all 11 games, making two appearances within the first two games of the season ... Punted twice on the year for a 37.5 yard per kick average including a season-long 39-yard kick against Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) ... Downed his punt at East Carolina (Sept. 3) in the season-opener inside the Pirates’ 20-yard line ... Sailed a punt 49 yards in addition to holding on placekicks in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. 2015 (SOPHOMORE): Traveled and dressed for each of the team’s 11 games, but only saw action in one game after the preseason battle for the starting punter position ... Punted one time, pooching a 32-yard kick and downing it inside the Mars Hill 20-yard line in the home opener ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. 2014 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 11 of the team’s 12 games on the season as the first string punter ... Punted 53 times with an average of 39.8 yards per kick, downing 11 inside the opponents’ 20-yard line ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at USF (Aug. 30), punting a career-high eight times for 311 yards ... Connected on the first 50-yard punt of his career against Catawba (Sept. 13), a 58-yard boot ... Tallied six, 50-or-longer punts on the season including a career-long 61-yard kick against Chattanooga (Nov. 1) ... Finished with two tackles on the year including a solo stop at Furman (Sept. 27) and an assisted tackle at Mercer (Oct. 18).

5-10  180  Sr.  DB Garysburg, N.C.  Northampton County HS

2016 (JUNIOR): Started 10 of the 11 games in which he saw action, missing the start against Chattanooga ... Finished with a single-season, career-best 61 tackles including 43 solo stops and three for loss ... Twice posted double-digit tackle games with a careerhigh 12 at Mercer (Oct. 15) and 10 at Samford (Oct. 22) ... Credited with seven pass breakups ... Named Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 7 after returning a fumble 19 yards for a touchdown and intercepting a pass with a 65-yard return in the home win over VMI (Nov. 5), finishing with 103 all-purpose yards ... Also participated in track & field in the spring semester, earning SoCon Track Athlete of the Week on May 4 ... Returned one kickoff 35 yards at South Carolina (Nov. 19) ... Was the SoCon men’s champion in the 100-meter dash, setting a WCU school-record in the preliminary rounds with a time of 10.33 which qualified him for the NCAA East Preliminary ... Tallied a pair of interceptions including one returned 60 yards for a touchdown in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 11 games, each as a defensive reserve and on special teams ... Credited with 20 tackles including 13 solo stops ... Twice recorded a career-best five tackles against Mars Hill (Sept. 5) and at Wofford (Oct. 17) ... Intercepted two passes, tallying his first ca-

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: In 12 games as a senior in 2013, punted 33 times for 1,358 yards and an average of 41.2 per punt ... Named All-I-Meck 4-AConference and the I-Meck 4-A Conference Punter of the Year ... Also earned Punter of the Year accolades in the 3rd Annual Greater Charlotte Football Awards Banquet ... Punted 45 times in 11 games as a junior for 1,614 yards, averaging 35.9 yards en route to earning all-conference plaudits ... In his final two years as a prep, averaged 38.1 yards per punt ... Held a two-star ranking from 247Sports. D E S T R Y B A R N W E L L’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year Punts Yds Avg. TB FC In20 50+ Lng FG-FGA PAT 2014 53 2,110 39.8 7 5 11 6 61 – – 2015 1 32 32.0 0 0 1 0 0 – – 2016 2 75 37.5 0 0 1 0 39 TOTALS 56 2,217 39.6 7 5 13 6 61 – –

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D E S T R Y B A R N W E L L’ S S I N G L E - G A M E C A R E E R H I G H S Most Punts: .......................................................................8, at South Florida (8/30/14) Longest Punt:.................................................................... 61, CHATTANOOGA (11/1/14) D E S T R Y B A R N W E L L’ S C A R E E R H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015-16 & 2016-17)

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reer pick against Mars Hill and second against Wofford, also charting a pass break-up at SEC-foe, Tennessee (Sept. 19) ... On special teams, returned two kickoffs for a total of 35 yards including a long of 22 yards at Chattanooga (Oct. 31). 2014 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a defensive substitution ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at USF (Aug. 30) ... Finished with 17 tackles including 11 solo stops ... Credited with four pass break-ups ... Tallied his first career tackle at home against Brevard (Sept. 6) ... Posted a then career-high four tackles including three solo stops against Catawba (Sept. 13) ... Tallied his first pass break-up at Mercer (Oct. 18) ... Tallied one rush on offense, carrying the ball 16 yards on an end-around vs. The Citadel (Oct. 25) ... Also returned one kickoff 21 yards at Samford (Nov. 8) ... Playing for the Purple squad, credited with four tackles including one for loss and a pair of pass break-ups in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: A four-sport athlete who played quarterback and in the defensive secondary as a safety on the football gridiron ... Rushed for 1,752 yards and 20 touchdowns on offense and recorded a team-high seven interceptions as a senior... Recorded a 419 yard rushing performance with four touchdowns in a win over Granville Central ... Named N.C. Preps 1-A All-State as a defensive back ... Earned “best camper” title at the Steve Wilkes Defensive Back Camp ... Also ran track as a prep, finishing second in the state at the 1-A level in the 400-meter dash ... High school coach was George Privott. PERSONAL: Is the son of Winnie Webb and Thomas Crossen ... Has a older sister, Tanisha Crossen, and a older brother, Travis Williams. K E I O N C R O S S E N ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year 2014 2015 2016 TOTALS

G 12 11 11 34

UT 11 13 43 67

AT 6 7 18 31

PERSONAL: Is the son of Beverly Thompson.

Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 17 0.0–0 0–0 0–0 0 4 0 0 0 20 0.0–0 0–0 2–15 0 1 0 0 0 61 3.0–4 0–0 1–65 1 7 1 0 0 98 3.0–4 0–0 3–80 1 12 1 0 0

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KEION CROSSEN’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: .................................................................................. 12, at Mercer (10/15/16) Interceptions: .......................................................... 1, three times: MR – VMI (11/5/16) KEION CROSSEN’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 7, 2016) Nominated for the 2017 Allstate / AFCA Good Works Team

Ezavian DUNN

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a two-time All-Carolina 10 2A/1A Conference lineman ... In 2012, was named All-Area as an offensive lineman ... Also played basketball as a prep ... High school coach was Jason Tudryn.

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Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 19 0.5–1 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.5–11 0.5–3 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0.5–1 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 2 69 4.5–13 0.5–3 0–0 0 0 0 0 2

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James FOUSHEE

2016 (JUNIOR): Played in all 11 of the team’s games with nine starts coming along the defensive line … Finished with 35 total tackles including 10 solo stops and half a tackle for loss … Tallied three quarterback hurries … Made a career-high six tackles at Mercer (Oct. 15) and five tackles apiece against Wofford (Oct. 8) and VMI (Nov. 5) … Blocked two kicks in the home win over VMI (Nov. 5) … Credited with two tackles including one for a loss during WCU’s annual Spring Game.

2014 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 12 of the team’s games with seven starts along the defensive front ... Finished with 19 tackles including nine solo stops and half a tackle for loss ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at USF (Aug. 30) ... Made his first career tackle against Brevard (Sept. 6) ... His first collegiate career start came at Furman (Sept. 27) ... Had two streaks of three-consecutive starts in a row ... Credited with a career-high six tackles in the home win over Wofford (Oct. 11), adding a blocked kick to his tally ... Named to the 2014-15 Southern Conference Honor Roll ... Playing for the Gold squad, credited with two tackles including one for loss in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

UT 9 5 10 24

E Z AV I A N D U N N ’ S S I N G L E - G A M E C A R E E R H I G H S Tackles: ...............................................................6.0, twice: MR – at Mercer (10/15/16) Tackles for Loss:.......................................................................2.0, MARS HILL (9/5/15)

6-2  290  Sr.  DL Carrboro, N.C.  Carrboro HS

2015 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 11 of the team’s games with three starts at defensive tackle ... Finished with 15 total tackles including five solo stops ... Recorded 3.5 tackles for loss including half a sack against Furman (Nov. 7) ... Posted three tackles in three games ... Credited with five stops including a pair of sacks in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll..

G 12 11 11 34

5-9  205  Sr.  RB Sanford, N.C.  Guilford College / Lee County HS

2017 (SENIOR): Was awarded a full scholarship by head coach Mark Speir during preseason fall camp ... He and classmate Sheldon Kinard were surprised during a team meeting near the close of camp. 2016 (JUNIOR): Played in 10 of the team’s 11 seasonal games on offense and mostly on special teams … Made his WCU debut in the home win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) … Did not record any official statistics during the year … Rushed nine times for 38 yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (SOPHOMORE): Transferred to Western Carolina from Guilford College ... Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules ... Rushed 14 times for a team-best 86 yards and a touchdown during WCU’s annual Spring Game.

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two for touchdowns including a 90 yard, pick-six against Atkinson County ... Started three years at cornerback ... Was also key in the Indians’ special teams on kick returns, returning a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in earning first team All-Middle Georgia honors ... Scored six touchdowns in a single game against Metter on Sept. 27, 2013, compiling 183 rushing yards on 17 carries with a 55-yard TD reception ... Also played basketball and baseball as a prep, starting for both squads ... High school coach was Lee Chomskis. PERSONAL: Full name is Travares Hardy, but prefers to go by Tra (pronounced Tray) ... Is the son of Gregg Hardy and Constance Durden. T R A H A R D Y ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year 2014 2015 2016 TOTALS

G 6 7 8 21

UT 2 8 9 19

AT 0 1 5 6

Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.0–4 0.0–0 0–0 0 1 0 0 0 25 2.0–4 0.0–0 0–0 0 1 0 0 0

TRA HARDY’S SINGLE-G AME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ................................................................................... 4, SAMFORD (10/24/15) Kickoff Returns: ...........................................................4, twice – MR: at VMI (11/21/15) Kickoff Return Yardage: .............................................................. 102, at VMI (11/21/15) Long Kickoff Return:..................................................................... 37, at VMI (11/21/15)

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Lettered two seasons at Lee County High for head coach Burton Cates ... Was an All-Tri 9 Conference selection ... Earned the team’s Most Improved Player award ... In 2012, rushed for over 1,200 yards and 23 touchdowns in helping the Yellow Jackets to their best record (8-4) in 30 yeards ... Was an academic all-conference honoree ... Named Most Valuable Sprinter on Lee County’s indoor track and field teams in 2012 and 2013 ... Also participated in Lee County’s DECA and FCA clubs. PERSONAL: Is the son of James and Kasandra Foushee ... His sister, Jasmine, is a member of Campbell University’s track and field team.

Tra HARDY 5-11  195  Sr.  DB Vidalia, Ga.  Vidalia HS

2016 (JUNIOR): Played in eight of the team’s 11 games with one start … Recorded 14 tackles on the year with nine solo stops and two tackles for loss … Posted a season-high three tackles twice, against ECU and VMI (Nov. 5) … Returned a pair of kickoffs against East Carolina (Sept. 3) for 52 yards including a long of 28 yards … Had one pass break-up coming against ETSU (Sept. 17) at the Bristol Motor Speedway … Made his first collegiate start against Wofford (Oct. 8)… Credited with a pair of tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in seven games on the year, each as a defensive substitute and on special teams ... Finished the year with nine tackles including eight solo stops ... Racked up 305 all-purpose yards on 14 kickoff returns, averaging 43.6 all-purpose yards per game ... Posted a career-best 102 return yards on four kickoff returns at VMI (Nov. 21) including a career-long of 37 yards. 2014 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in six games on special teams and as a defensive reserve ... Finished with two tackles, both solo stops ... Made his collegiate debut in the home-opener against Brevard (Sept. 6), recording his first career tackle in the win ... Matched his career-best tackle with one against The Citadel (Oct. 25) ... Playing for the Purple squad, credited with three tackles including a sack while also recording an interception and a pass break-up in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: A solid, all-round performer who is a three-sport standout ... Was named to the AJC AA AllState team and the 2-AA Offensive Player of the Year ... Named to the Georgia Coaches Association All-State team as a defensive back and Earned Enmark All-Star team honors as a running back ... Accounted for 30 total touchdowns during his senior season ... Rushed for 1,672 yards and 24 touchdowns with 10 catches for 218 receiving yards and two scores ... Defensively, finished with 58 tackles and two sacks ... Recorded five interceptions returning

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5-11  195  R-Sr.  WR Hendersonville, N.C.  East Henderson HS

2016 (SENIOR): Only saw action in the season-opener at East Carolina (Sept. 3) before suffering an injury that sidelined him the remainder of the year ... Caught four passes for 46 yards against the Pirates ... Received a medical redshirt ... Returned to the practice field in a limited role during spring drills ... Caught five passes for a scrimmage-best 108 yards and a 34-yard touchdown reception during WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (JUNIOR): Played in 10 of WCU’s 11 games on the season with four starts at wide receiver ... Finished the season second on the team with 38 catches for 457 receiving yards and two touchdowns ... Added nine rushes for 39 yards and a score ... Hauled in his first collegiate receiving TD at Chattanooga (Oct. 31) ... Posted a career-high 10 catches for 130 yards with a score in the home win over Furman (Nov. 7) ... Also rushed three times with a TD against the Paladins ... Including one kickoff return for 22 yards, accounted for 518 all-purpose yards and 18 points scored ... Caught four passes for 53 yards and a touchdown with three rushing touches during WCU’s annual Spring Game.

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Hunter JACOBS

5-10  190  R-Sr.  WR Hampstead, N.C.  Topsail HS

2016 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in six games on offense, making his WCU career debut in the season-opener at East Carolina (Sept. 3) … Made his first career reception over the middle against ETSU (Sept. 17) in a game played at the Bristol Motor Speedway, gaining seven yards on the catch. 2015 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Did not see game action, participating on WCU’s practice squad ... Joined the WCU football team as a walk-on. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played football as a corner back and wide receiver at Topsail High as a prep ... Earned allconference plaudits at wide receiver as a senior in 2012 as the team claimed its thirdstraight East Central AA playoff berth ... Served as a student assistant with the WCU offense while recovering from an injury.

2014 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in six of WCU’s 12 games with one start … Caught one pass for four yards in his start against Chattanooga (Nov. 1) … Returned a pair of kickoffs for 36 yards with a long of 21 yards at Alabama (Nov. 22) … Finished the season with 40 all-purpose yards … Playing for the Purple squad, hauled in four passes for 80 yards including a 48-yard reception during WCU’s annual Spring Game.

Year 2016

H U N T E R J A C O B S ’ C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S G Rec Yds TD Lng Avg A/Gm KR Yds Lng 6 1 7 0 7 7.0 1.2 – – –

All Pur Yds 7

HUNTER JACOBS’ SINGLE-G AME CAREER HIGHS Receptions: ................................................................................... 1, at ETSU (9/17/16) Receiving Yards: ............................................................................. 7, at ETSU (9/17/16)

2013 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 of the team’s 12 games on the year with one start at wide receiver ... Also saw time as a kick returner, recording five kickoff returns for 80 yards including a long of 22 in his collegiate debut at Middle Tennessee State ... Made his first collegiate start against Elon on Homecoming ... Caught two passes for 24 yards on the year, both coming against the Phoenix ... Finished the season with 104 all-purpose yards. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played both wide receiver and defensive back for head coach – and former Catamount – Brett Chappell ... Was a two-time All-Western North Carolina Athletic Conference selection ... Caught 55 passes for 960 yards and six touchdowns to go along with 274 rushing yards with a TD on the ground ... Defensively, credited with 33.5 tackles and an INT in his final season as a prep ... Tabbed as the WNC Athletic Conference’s Special Teams Player of the Year ... As a junior, made 43 receptions for 814 yards and eight touchdowns while also rushing for 405 yards and four TDs ... On defense, had a pair of interceptions ... One of just 100 players to attend the invitation-only Shrine Bowl combine in the summer of 2012. PERSONAL: Full name is Steffon Ardul Hill ... Son of Kenya Jackson and Grover Hill ... has two siblings, Jameson and Phillip.

Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 TOTALS

G Rec 11 2 6 1 10 38 1 4 28 45

S T E F F O N H I L L’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Yds TD Lng Avg A/Gm KR Yds Lng 24 0 12 12.0 2.2 5 80 22 4 0 4 4.0 0.7 2 36 21 457 2 62 12.0 50.8 1 22 22 46 0 16 11.5 46.0 0 0 0 531 2 62 11.8 19.0 8 138 22

All Pur Yds 104 40 518 46 708

S T E F F O N H I L L’ S S I N G L E - G A M E C A R E E R H I G H S Rushes: ....................................................................................... 3, FURMAN (11/7/15) Rushing Yards: ............................................................................. 16, at VMI (11/21/15) Receptions: ............................................................................... 10, FURMAN (11/7/15) Receiving Yards: ....................................................................... 130, FURMAN (11/7/15) Kickoff Returns: ..........................................................3, at Middle Tennessee (8/29/13) All-Purpose Yards:.................................................................... 143, FURMAN (11/7/15)

Tyler JUNIUS

6-0  285  Sr.  DL Winder, Ga.  Winder-Barrow HS

2016 (JUNIOR): Played in 10 of the team’s 11 seasonal games with eight starts along the defensive line … Recorded 17 total tackles on the year including five solo stops and one tackle for loss … Twice recorded five tackles in a game against The Citadel (Oct. 1) and at Furman (Nov. 12) … Tallied one quarterback hurry at Furman … Selected to the 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team ... Credited with one tackle in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

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Sheldon KINARD

6-1  270  R-Sr.  DL Charlotte, N.C.  North Mecklenburg HS

2017 (SENIOR): Was awarded a full scholarship by head coach Mark Speir during preseason fall camp ... He and classmate James Foushee were surprised during a team meeting near the close of camp. 2016 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in nine of the team’s 11 games as a reserve along the defensive line and on special teams … Recorded his first career tackle at Mercer (Oct. 15) … Also tallied a quarterback hurry in the season-opener at East Carolina (Sept. 3) … Credited with one tackle in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in four games along the defensive front, but did not record any statistics. 2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in two games as a defensive reserve, but did not record any statistics ... Made his collegiate debut against Catawba (Sept. 13) ... Playing for the Purple squad, credited with two tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 11 games with seven starts at defensive tackle ... Recorded 37 total tackles including nine solo stops and 2.5 tackles for loss ... Had tackles in 10 of the 11 games on the season ... Posted a career-best six stops at Wofford (Oct. 17) ... Tallied a career-high one TFL both against Mars Hill (Sept. 5) and VMI (Nov. 21) to bookend the season ... Credited with a quarterback hurry ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. 2014 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in nine of the team’s 12 games, all as a reserve along the defensive front … Recorded two tackles on the season, both assists … Credited with a quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery in his collegiate debut against Catawba (Sept. 13) … Tallied his first tackle on the road at Mercer (Oct. 18) … Named to the 2014-15 Southern Conference Honor Roll … Playing for the Gold squad, was credited with three tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a four-year starter on both the offensive and defensive line ... Earned first team allregion offensive line for 8-AAAAA in Georgia as a senior ... Finished his senior season with 44.5 tackles including 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks ... High school coach was David Wagner.

2013 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a four-year letter winner between both West Charlotte Senior High and North Mecklenburg High Schools ... Earned All-I-Meck 4-A Conference accolades and first team All-Region plaudits as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Sheldon Xavier Kinard ... Is the son of Yatu Davis and Kannetha Kinard.

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PERSONAL: Is the son of Joseph and Melinda Junius ... Has a brother, Joey, whom with he played high school football.

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G 9 11 10 30

G – 2 4 9 15

S H E L D O N K I N A R D ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S UT AT Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF QBH – – – – – – – – – – – 0 0 0 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 1

SHELDON KINARD’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ................................................................................... 6, at Wofford (10/17/15) Tackles for Loss:........................................................1.0, twice – MR: at VMI (11/21/15)

T Y L E R J U N I U S ’ C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S UT AT Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF QBH 0 2 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 9 28 37 2.5–7 0.0–0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 17 1.0–6 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 14 42 56 3.5–13 0.0–0 0-0 0 0 1 0 2

T YLER JUNIUS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ................................................................................... 6, at Wofford (10/17/15) Tackles for Loss:........................................................1.0, twice – MR: at VMI (11/21/15) T YLER JUNIUS’CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014-15 & 2015-16)

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PERSONAL: Full name is Andrew Raymond Mayton ... Is the son of Buddy and Chantel Mayton ... Has a younger sister, Jordan ... His uncle, Robert Mayton, won a state championship as the coach at Thomasville High ... Was also a two-year varsity letter winner in baseball in high school and played for Lexington Post 8 in the American Legion summer league ... Learned to play the piano.

Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 TOTALS

G 10 12 – 8 30

A N D R E W M AY T O N ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S UT AT Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU 6 4 10 1.0–6 1.0–6 0–0 0 0 10 8 18 1.5–11 1.5–11 0–0 0 0 – – – – – – – – 10 12 22 1.0–10 1.0–10 0–0 0 0 26 24 50 3.5–27 3.5–27 0–0 0 0

FR FF Blkd 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0 0 0 0 0

A N D R E W M AY T O N ’ S S I N G L E - G A M E C A R E E R H I G H S Tackles: ..................................................................................7, THE CITADEL (10/1/16) Tackles for Loss:............................................................... 1.5, at Presbyterian, 10/4/14) Sacks: ............................................................................. 1.5, at Presbyterian, 10/4/14) A N D R E W M AY T O N ’ S C A R E E R H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S Named CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 in 2016 Southern Conference Honor Roll (2013-14 & 2014-15) 2014 & 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Team

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A.J. NEWMAN

6-3  240  R-Sr.  DL Midway, N.C.  North Davidson HS

2016 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Appeared in eight games with a pair of starts along the defensive line … Finished with 22 total tackles including 10 solo stops and a tackle for loss on a sack against ETSU (Sept. 17) at the Bristol Motor Speedway … Tallied a career-high seven tackles with two solo stops against The Citadel (Oct. 1) … Credited with a quarterback hurry at Samford (Oct. 22) … Named CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 … Selected to the 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team. 2015 (JUNIOR): T ook a medical redshirt after a knee injury sidelined him ... Participated on a limited basis during spring drills entering the 2016 fall. 2014 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 of the team’s games with a pair of starts … Finished with 18 tackles including 10 solo stops and 1.5 tackles for 11 yards in losses … Recorded 1.5 sacks and tallied a quarterback hurry … Matched a career-high with a season-best three tackles at Presbyterian (Oct. 4) … Named to the 2014 Southern Conference Fall Academic All-Conference team and was named to the 2014-15 Southern Conference Honor Roll … Playing for the Purple squad, credited with three tackles including a sack with two quarterback hurries in Western Carolina’s annual Spring Game. 2013 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 10 of the team’s 12 games on the season, all in a reserve role along the defensive front ... Finished with 10 total tackles on the year including six solo stops and a tackle for loss on a sack at Georgia Southern ... Credited with a quarterback hurry against Appalachian State ... Picked up his first career tackle in his debut in the season-opener at Middle Tennessee State - a solo stop ... Twice recorded a career-high three tackles, doing so on the road at both Samford and Georgia Southern ... Named to the 2013-14 Southern Conference Honor Roll ... Credited with four tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: A four-year varsity letter winner, helped North Davidson High and head coach Mark Holcomb to the 4-A state playoffs all four seasons including a 14-1, Western Region runner-up finish as a senior ... Finished his prep career with 292 tackles and 47.5 career sacks including leading the state of North Carolina with 23.5 sacks as a senior ... Had a career-high 103 tackles and forced three fumbles in his final season at NDHS ... Was a two-time All-Central Piedmont Conference selection, earning both the CPC’s and Davidson County’s Defensive Player of the Year plaudits as a senior ... Also a two-time All-Northwest pick by the WinstonSalem Journal ... Tabbed All-State by NCPreps ... Moving up to the varsity squad as a freshman, recorded a quarterback sack and forced a fumble in his first game to earn his roster spot ... Listed as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com.

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6-1  220  Sr. Ellenwood, Ga.

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LB Cedar Grove HS

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2016 (JUNIOR): Saw action in all 11 of the team’s games making nine starts at linebacker ... Ranked fifth on the team with 66 total tackles including 30 solo stops with 1.5 tackles for loss ... Ranked tied for 26th in the SoCon with a 6.0 tackle per game average ... Had four-or-more tackles in nine of the 11 games ... Twice posted a season-high nine tackles in both the home wins over GardnerWebb (Sept. 10) and VMI (Nov. 5) ... Recorded a quarterback sack at ETSU (Sept. 17) ... Forced a pair of fumbles against both Gardner-Webb and at ETSU (Sept. 17) at the Bristol Motor Speedway ... Tallied three quarterback hurries ... Received the 2017 Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Recognition from the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A) ... Named CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 ... Selected to the 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team and Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. ... Credited with three tackles including a sack in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 11 games in which he saw action in the defensive secondary ... Finished tied for fourth on the team with 68 tackles including 32 solo stops ... Ranked tied for 22nd in the SoCon with a 6.2 tackle per game average ... Charted four-or-more tackles in every outing with six-or-more in six of the 11 games ... Recorded nine stops at home against Mercer (Oct. 10) and tallied a career-high with 11 tackles in the road win at VMI (Nov. 21) ... Named 2015 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference. 2014 (FRESHMAN): Played in 10 of the team’s 11 games with a pair of starts ... Saw time in the defensive secondary, as well as on special teams ... Made his collegiate debut in the home-opener against Brevard (Sept. 6), recording his first career tackle and ultimately compiling a careerbest five tackles including two solo stops ... Finished with 20 tackles on the year including eight solo stops ... Named to the 2014-15 Southern Conference Honor Roll. ... Made his first career start and recorded his first career tackle for loss at home against Catawba (Sept. 13) ... Playing for the Purple squad, credited with six tackles and a pass break-up in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

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high 21 times for 115 yards and a score at SEC-foe, South Carolina (Nov. 19) ... Finished as the NCAA FCS Football individual season champion for all-purpose yards, amassing a Southern Conference record 2,343 all-purpose yards to lead three of the four NCAA football divisions ... Was a three-time post-season All-America selection including first team All-America from the Associated Press and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and a second team FCS All-America selection by STATS ... Named second team All-Southern Conference by the league head coaches at running back and return specialist ... Selected All-SoCon at running back by the league’s voting media ... Named Western Carolina’s 2016-17 A-CAT-EMY Awards Male Athlete of the Year ... Earned SoCon Offensive Player of the Week as well as honorable mention STATS FCS National Player of the Week on Oct. 31 ... Named STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week after amassing a school-record 365 all-purpose yards (third-most in SoCon history) including a school and SoCon-record 240 kickoff return yards that featured a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at South Carolina (Nov. 19) ... Selected as a team captain by his teammates as a junior ... Rushed eight times for 23 yards and two touchdowns in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was named All-State and All-Region in his final year ... Finished with 93 career tackles including 53 hits as a senior ... Tallied five career interceptions, four in his senior campaign ... On offense, caught 13 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown ... Also ran track as a prep ... High school coach was Jermaine Smith. PERSONAL: Full name is Alphaeus Newman, Jr., but goes by “A.J.” .... Is the son of Alphaeus Sr., and Tamiska Newman ... Has an elder sibling, Jazmin ... Was a high school teammate of former Catamount, Tyson Dickson.

Year 2014 2015 2016 TOTALS

G 10 11 11 32

A . J . N E W M A N ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S UT AT Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 8 12 20 0.5–1 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 32 36 68 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 30 36 66 1.5–9 1.0–8 0–0 0 0 0 2 0 70 84 154 2.0–10 1.0–8 0–0 0 0 0 2 0

A.J. NEWMAN’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ................................................................... 9, three times: MR – VMI (11/5/16) Tackles for Loss:.......................................................................... 1.0, at ETSU (9/17/16) A .J. NEWMAN’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS Named CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 in 2016 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014-15 & 2016-17) 2015 & 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Team

Detrez NEWSOME

2015 (SOPHOMORE): Started nine of the 11 games in which he saw action ... Named first team All-Southern Conference by both the league’s head coaches and voting media ... Became just the ninth Catamount running back since 1967 -- and the first since Darius Fudge in 2006 -- to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark in a season, posting the fourth-best total in singleseason in school history with 1,109 yards on the ground ... Rushed for over 100 yards six times on the year ... Led the Southern Conference in rushing, the only back to average over 100-yards on the ground (100.8 yds/gm), and finished the regular season ranked 10th in the nation in rushing ... Closed the season by matching a career-long streak with his thirdconsecutive, 100-yard rushing performance at VMI (Nov. 21), by-passing the 1,000-yard mark in the second quarter of the road victory ... Twice rushed for over 100 yards against teams from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with 128 yards at Tennessee (Sept. 19) and 111 yards at Texas A&M (Nov. 14) ... Led Western Carolina in scoring with 72 points, tallying 12 touchdowns including nine on the ground and the first three TD receptions of his career to accompany 281 receiving yards ... Scored TDs in all but one game on the year (Furman, Nov. 7) ... Adding in 389 yards on kickoff returns, averaged a SoCon-leading 161.7 all-purpose yards per game, ending the regular season sixth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) ... Collected SoCon Offensive Player of the Week in early October following a 237 all-purpose yard performance that included a career-high 189 rushing yards in the win over Presbyterian (Oct. 2). 2014 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 12 games in the offensive backfield ... Ranked third on the team with 488 rushing yards while pacing the Catamounts with nine rushing touchdowns ... Racked up 1,311 all-purpose yards including 689 yards on 26 kickoff returns including one for a touchdown ... Was second in the SoCon in kickoff return average (26.5 yds/gm) ... Finished the year ranked third in the SoCon in all-purpose yards, averaging 109.3 yards per game ... Recorded two touchdowns in a game five times as a freshman, ranking second on the team with 60 points scored ... Named second team All-Southern Conference by both the league’s head coaches and media as a return specialist on special teams and was also selected to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team both on offense and special teams ... Recorded a career-high 207 all-purpose yards in a home win over Brevard (Sept. 6) with 99 on kickoff returns, 88 on the ground and 20 through the air ... Garnered SoCon Spe-

5-10  210  Sr.  RB Raeford, N.C.  Hoke County HS 2017 (SENIOR): Appeared on the initial 2017 Walter Payton Award Watch List for the FCS Offensive Player of the Year ... Tabbed second team preseason All-America by STATS FCS ... Selected preseason first team All-FCS by Lindy’s Sports ... Twice tabbed preseason first team All-Southern Conference at running back and as return specialist by the league’s head coaches.

2016 (JUNIOR): Started all 11 games at running back ... Posted his second-consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season, finishing with 1,031 yards on 156 carries with 10 rushing touchdowns ... Eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark four times during the 2016 season including a careerbest - and WCU single-game record - 277 yards and two touchdowns against Chattanooga (Oct. 28) ... Matched a WCU record with a 95-yard touchdown run against UTC, matching a record set by Brett Chappell (vs. Elon, 1995) ... Rushed for 148 yards in the home win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10), 111 in the home win over VMI (Nov. 5), and rushed a season-

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6-3  295  R-Sr.  OL Pfafftown, N.C.  Ronald Reagan HS

2016 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Started each of the nine games in which he saw action, missing two games at mid-season against Wofford and Mercer ... Each start came at left offensive guard ... Was a part of the offensive line unit that paved the way for Detrez Newsome’s secondstraight, 1,000-yard rushing season ... Credited with one tackle in the season-opener at East Carolina (Sept. 3) ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. 2015 (JUNIOR): id not see game action due to injury ... Took a medical redshirt ... Participated in annual spring drills. 2014 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in nine of WCU’s 12 games with three starts along the offensive line … One start came mid-season before starting the final two games at right guard.

cial Teams Player of the Week plaudits after returning the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown in the home win over Wofford (Oct. 11), finishing with 180 all-purpose yards ... Collected SoCon Freshman of the Week honors after compiling 154 all-purpose yards with 123 yards rushing and two TDs against The Citadel ... Playing for the Gold squad, rushed 11 times for 33 yards and caught a pass for 14 yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2013: Joined the WCU football team for spring drills ... Led all running backs with 39 yards on 14 carries, fumbling once during WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Named the Southeastern 4-A co-Offensive Player of the Year by the Fayetteville Observer, tallying all-conference accolades ... According to NCPreps.com, rushed for over 2,000 yards on over 240 carries with 37 touchdowns as a senior ... Recorded 402 yards on the ground on 20 rushes for an average of 20.1 yards per carry, scoring six touchdowns in the 2012 season-opener against Wilmington Ashley HS ... It was the 23rd time a 400-plus yard game had been reported to the NCHSAA ... Also ran track & field as a prep.

2013 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 of the team’s 12 games on the season, making six starts along the offensive line ... Made his WCU debut at ACC-foe, Virginia Tech, with his first collegiate start coming at Samford in league play ... Six starts all came in succession at midseason, each at left guard. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Is the first four-year player in Ronald Regan High history to sign with a NCAA Division I program ... Named All-Central Piedmont Conference at guard along the offensive line, keying Ronald Regan High to an 8-4 season and the school’s first-ever playoff berth ... Garnered All-Northwest accolades from the Winston-Salem Journal ... Selected to the North Carolina roster in the 2012 Shrine Bowl, playing every snap at center ... Was named the offensive line MVP as a junior at the National Underclassmen combine held in Greensboro ... Listed as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com. PERSONAL: Full name is Tanner Edward Poindexter ... Is the son of Clay and Vicky Poindexter ... He has a sister, Clayborne.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jermine Detrez Newsome ... Is the son of Yolanda Newsome.

D E T R E Z N E W S O M E ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year G Rush Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng KR Yds TD 2014 12 96 488 9 38 20 134 0 16 26 689 1 2015 11 190 1,109 9 72 37 281 3 75 18 389 0 2016 11 156 1,031 10 95 31 342 4 53 40 970 1 TOTALS 34 442 2,628 28 95 88 757 7 75 84 2,048 2

Lng 100 38 93 100

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APYds 1,311 1,779 2,343 5,433

DETREZ NEWSOME’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Points in a Game: .......................................................................... 24 at ETSU (9/17/16) Rushes: ....................................................................................... 30, at VMI (11/21/15) Rushing Yards: ..............................................................277, CHATTANOOGA (10/28/16) Rushing Touchdowns:................................... 2, eight times – MR: at Furman (11/12/16) Receptions: ......................................................7, twice – MR: at Texas A&M (11/14/15) Receiving Yards: ........................................................................... 90, at VMI (11/21/15) Kickoff Returns: ..........................................7, twice – MR: at South Carolina (11/19/16) Kickoff Return Yards: ................................................. 240, at South Carolina (11/19/16) All-Purpose Yards:..................................................... 365, at South Carolina (11/19/16) DETREZ NEWSOME’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS Three-time 2016 All-America (1st team, AFCA; 1st team AP; 2nd team, STATS) 2016 Second Team All-Southern Conference (Coaches & Media) SoCon Offensive Player (Oct. 31) and Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 21) STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 21) Western Carolina 2016 A-CAT-EMY Awards Male Athlete of the Year 2015 First Team All-Southern Conference (Coaches & Media) Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 4, 2015) 2014 Second Team All-Southern Conference (Coaches & Media) 2014 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team Southern Conference Freshman and Special Teams Player of the Week during 2014 season

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PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a three-year varsity letter winner and starter at Athens Drive High ... Led the Tri-9 Conference in tackles with over 360 including 65 tackles for loss and 13 sacks ... Named the Tri-9 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, recording 169 tackles and seven sacks as a senior ... Recorded two career receiving touchdowns and an interception ... Was a Tri-9 AllConference Honorable Mention in 2010 ... Two-time Academic All-Conference.

Year 2014 2015 2016 TOTALS

DANIEL RIDDLE’S G UT AT Tot. TFL–Yds 12 35 39 74 5.0–32 11 46 83 129 3.0–4 8 19 17 36 0.0–0 31 100 139 239 8.0–36

C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 1.5–15 0–0 0 2 0 2 0 0.0–0 2–70 0 1 1 1 0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5–15 2–70 0 3 1 3 0

DANIEL RIDDLE’S SINGLE-G AME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ....................................................................................18, CATAWBA (9/13/14) Tackles for Loss:.......................................................................3.0, CATAWBA (9/13/14) Fumbles Forced: ......................................................................... 2, CATAWBA (9/13/14)

Daniel RIDDLE

DANIEL RIDDLE’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS Three-time Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Team (2014, 2015, & 2016) Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, & 2016-17) 2015 First team All-SoCon (Media) & second team All-SoCon (Coaches) Two-time SoCon Player of the Week & SoCon Defensive Player of the Month (Oct.) in 2015 2014 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team National co-Freshman of the Week by The Sports Network during the 2014 season Southern Conference Freshman of the Week during 2014 season

6-1  225  R-Sr.  LB Raleigh, N.C.  Athens Drive HS

2016 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Was limited to eight games with just one start due to injury, starting a linebacker in the season-finale at South Carolina (Nov. 19) ... Team Captain ... Finished with 36 total tackles including 19 solo stops ... Recorded a season-best nine tackles with seven solo stops in the regular season finale at South Carolina ... Selected to the 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team and Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. 2015 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started all 11 games in which he saw action at linebacker … Led Western Carolina -- and the Southern Conference -- in tackles during the regular season, finishing with 129 tackles including 46 solo stops and three for losses … Posted double-digit tackles in nine of WCU’s 11 seasonal games and concluded the regular season seventh in the country in tackles per game (11.7) … Posted five-or-more tackles in every game … Matched his career-high with 18 tackles in the home win over Presbyterian (Oct. 2) … Recorded a pair of interceptions including the first of his career against Samford (Oct. 24), returning the pick 46 yards … Also had an interception at Texas A&M (Nov. 14) … Collected first team All-Southern Conference honors from the media and second recognition from the league’s head coaches … Was a two-time SoCon Player of the Week and selected the top defensive player in October after tallying 67 tackles – an average of 13.4 per game – during the month … Also garnered SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week honors, presented by General Shale … Listed on the CFPA Defensive Watch List for top defensive player … Was selected 2015 Fall Academic AllSouthern Conference and to the 2015-16 SoCon Academic Honor Roll … Credited with five tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 of the team’s games with nine starts at linebacker … Finished third on the team with 74 tackles including 35 solo stops and five tackles for 32 yards in losses … Was the highest ranking rookie defender in the SoCon, averaging 6.2 tackles per game … Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team … Twice finished with double-digit tackles … Recorded 1.5 sacks with a pair of pass break-ups … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at USF (Aug. 30) … Made his first career start count, earning Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week and co-Freshman of the Week from The Sports Network against Catawba (Sept. 13) … Recorded a career-high 18 tackles including seven solo stops with three TFLs, a sack and two forced fumbles in earning the weekly plaudits … Posted an 11-tackle performance in the home win over Wofford (Oct. 11) … In late October, was added to the Jerry Rice Award Watch List for the nation’s top freshman … Named to the 2014-15 Southern Conference Honor Roll. 2013 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... Named to the 2013-14 Southern Conference Honor Roll.

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Terryon ROBINSON 5-11  195  R-Sr.  WR Decatur, Ga.  Decatur HS

2017 (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Selected preseason first team All-Southern Conference by the league’s head coaches. 2016 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Started all 11 games at wide receiver ... Led WCU with 71 catches -- the third-most in the Southern Conference -- for 738 receiving yards ... His 71 catches ranked fourth in WCU’s single-season record books ... Tallied five-or-more receptions seven times ... Ranked sixth in the SoCon with an average of 67.1 receiving yards per game ... Recorded a team-best six receiving touchdowns, scoring 36 points on the year ... Eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark once with a season-high 106 yards on eight catches at Mercer (Oct. 15) ... Matched a school-record with 15 receptions for 99 yards and two TDs against Wofford (Oct. 8) ... Credited with one tackle against Wofford ... Selected first team All-Southern Conference by the league’s voting media ... Caught one pass for four years in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (JUNIOR): After suffering a wrist injury, sat out the season and took a medical redshirt ... Returned to the practice field in a limited role during the 2015 spring drills. 2014 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 of the team’s 12 games with nine starts at wide receiver … Paced the team with 56 receptions for a team-high 643 receiving yards … Led the Southern Conference with a 5.1 reception per game average and was fourth in the SoCon in receiving yards per game (58.5 yds/gm) … Recorded double-digit receptions three times including a career-high 15 in the season-opener at USF (Aug. 30), matching a school-record for receptions in a single-game (Eric Rasheed, 15 vs. UTC in 1984) … Threw a touchdown pass on a trick play at Mercer (Oct. 18), connecting with Karnorris Benson on a 39-yard strike … Finished with three, 100-plus yard receiving games … Caught 10 passes for a career-high 183 receiving yards against The Citadel (Oct. 25) … Returned one punt and had one kick return … Recorded a pair of tackles at Samford (Nov. 8) … Named second team All-Southern Conference by the voting media … Playing for the Gold squad, caught eight passes for 40 yards while rushing twice for 30 yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2013 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 12 games on the season making 11 starts at wide receiver ... Made his collegiate debut by starting the season-opener at Middle Tennessee State ... Finished second on the team with 41 catches for 562 yards and two touchdowns ... Tallied catches in 11 of his 12 games on the season, shutout at ACC-foe, Virginia Tech ... Added five punt returns for 17 yards for a combined 579 yards of total offense ... Recorded his first career reception and first collegiate touchdown on the same play - a 35-yard second quarter scoring strike

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Credited with three tackles including one for loss with an interception he returned 50 yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine of the team’s 11 games on the year, each as a defensive substitution and on special teams … Recorded 10 tackles on the season including four solo stops and half a tackle for loss … Charted tackles in five of the nine games he played … Posted a career-best five tackles including his first career TFL in the season finale at VMI (Nov. 21). 2014 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 12 games on special teams and as a defensive substitution … Recorded four tackles including two solo stops … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at USF (Aug. 30) … Collected his first career tackle in the home-opener against Brevard (Sept. 6) … Playing for the Gold squad, made one tackle for loss in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played both sides of the ball as a prep including as a linebacker on defense with time at quarterback and wide receiver on offense ... Recorded 45 tackles including 28 solo stops with two interceptions as a senior ... On offense, scored six touchdowns including four receiving and two on the ground ... Finished with 16 receptions for 247 yards ... Earned first team offense All-Region honors in 4-AAA as a receiver in 2013 ... Also ran track as a prep ... High school coach was Josh Moore. PERSONAL: Is the son of Cathy Seaborn. from Troy Mitchell at MTSU ... Ranked ninth in the Southern Conference in receiving yards per game (46.8 yds/gm) - a mark that was third among all league freshmen ... Finished 10th in the SoCon in receptions per game (3.4) ... Led the team in receiving five times including the final three games of the year ... Tallied a career-best 91 receiving yards and a second touchdown at Chattanooga ... Posted his career-high for catches with six against Furman ... Credited with two solo tackles.

C H R I S S E A B O R N ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S G UT AT Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 12 2 2 4 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 6 10 0.5–1 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 2 7 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 30 11 10 21 0.5–1 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 CHRIS SEABORN’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ........................................................................................ 6, BREVARD (9/6/14)

Year 2014 2015 2016 TOTALS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Three-year varsity team member at Decatur High ... Finished with 94 catches for 1,660 yards and 22 receiving touchdowns ... Averaged 17.7 yards per reception during his career ... Despite nursing a sprained ankle most of his senior season, finished with 44 receptions for 480 yards and five touchdowns ... Also had two TDs on punt returns and seven interceptions as a cornerback ... Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s All-Region 6-AAA squad ... Played in the DeKalb County Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game ... Also played basketball as a prep. PERSONAL: Is the son of Lionel & Anita Robinson ... Has two brothers, Dominicus and Michael, and a sister, Andrea.

Year 2013 2014 2016 TOTALS

TERRYON G Rec Yds 12 41 562 11 56 643 11 71 738 34 168 1,943

R O B I N S O N ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S TD Lng Avg A/Gm PR Yds Lng 2 46 13.7 46.8 5 17 7 1 43 11.5 58.5 1 1 1 6 53 10.4 67.1 – – – 9 53 11.6 57.1 6 18 7

AP Yds 579 644 738 1,961

TERRYON ROBINSON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receptions: ...........................................................15, twice – MR: WOFFORD (10/8/16) Receiving Yards: ............................................................... 183, THE CITADEL (10/25/14) Receiving Touchdowns: .............................................................. 2, WOFFORD (10/8/16) All-Purpose Yards:............................................................ 183, THE CITADEL (10/25/14) TERRYON ROBINSON’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS 2016 First Team All-Southern Conference (Media) 2014 Second Team All-Southern Conference (Media)

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Tyler SEXTON

6-2  215  Sr.  TE Atlanta, Ga.  B.E.S.T. Academy

2017 (SENIOR): Was converted to tight end after three seasons as a linebacker to help with depth during fall camp. 2016 (JUNIOR): Saw action in nine of the team’s 11 games, each as a defensive reserve and on special teams ... Finished the year with seven tackles including five solo stops ... Posted two tackles in three different games including two solo stops in the season-opener at East Carolina (Sept. 3) ... CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM

6-4  250  Sr.  TE Flat Rock, N.C.  East Henderson HS

2016 (SENIOR): Did not see game action, missing the season due to injury ... Saw limited action during spring drills. 2015 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 10 of the team’s 11 games with eight starts at tight end ... Suffered a broken arm at Texas A&M (Nov. 14) that forced him to miss the regular season finale at VMI and sidelined him much of spring drills ... Finished fourth on the team in both receptions (31) and receiving yards (385), averaging 12.4 yards per catch ... Was tied for second on the team with three receiving TDs ... Posted receptions in all but one game he played ... Opened the year with

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back-to-back, five-catch outings against Mars Hill (Sept. 5) and at The Citadel (Sept. 12) ... Caught a career-best six passes for a career-high 102 yards in the win against Samford (Oct. 24) ... Collected first team All-Southern Conference honors from both the league’s head coaches and voting media. 2014 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 12 of the team’s games with three starts at tight end … Caught eight passes for a career-best 93 yards on the season with three receiving touchdowns … Hauled in his first career touchdown on a 31-yard strike over the middle at Presbyterian (Oct. 4) … Also recorded scores against The Citadel (Oct. 25) and VMI (Nov. 15) at home … Playing for the Purple squad, caught two passes for eight yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2013 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games with two appearances among the starting lineup ... Made his collegiate debut at ACC-foe, Virginia Tech, before starting the final two games of the season against Furman and at Appalachian State ... Recorded four receptions for a career-high 91 yards on the season, all coming in the season-finale at Appalachian State ... Tallied a career-long reception of 28 yards against the Mountaineers ... Hauled in a 49-yard catch over the middle to spur the game-winning drive for the Gold Squad in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played both tight end and defensive end for head coach - and former Catamount - Brett Chappell ... Was a two-time All-Western North Carolina Athletic Conference selection as a junior and senior ... Named a Times-News All-Area selection ... As a senior, caught 35 passes for 779 yards and 18 touchdowns, a school record for a tight end ... Also credited with 35 tackles on defense ... Named the TE MVP as a junior at the National Underclassmen combine ... Also played basketball as a prep. PERSONAL: Full name is Aaron Tyler Sexton ... Is the son of Charles and Jodi Sexton.

Year 2013 2014 2015 TOTALS

G 8 12 10 30

T YLER Rush Yds -

S E X T O N ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S TD Lng Avg A/Gm Rec Yds TD Lng 4 91 0 28 8 93 3 31 31 385 3 45 43 569 6 45

Avg A/Gm 22.8 11.4 11.6 7.8 12.4 38.5 13.2 19.0

T YLER SEXTON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receptions: ............................................................................. 6, SAMFORD (10/24/15) Receiving Yards: ...................................................................102, SAMFORD (10/24/15) Receiving Touchdowns: ........................................ 1, six times: MR – FURMAN (11/7/15) T YLER SEXTON’S’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 First Team All-Southern Conference (Coaches & Media)

Tahjai WATT

6-5  215  R-Sr.  LB Charlotte, N.C.  North Mecklenburg HS 2016 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Saw action in 10 of the team’s 11 games with one start, the first of his collegiate career coming at Samford (Oct. 22) … Recorded 40 tackles including 25 solo stops and two tackles for loss, both coming on sacks … Tallied a pair of quarterback hurries … Blocked a kick in the home win over VMI (Nov. 5), finishing with a career-best eight tackles against the Keydets … Credited with a tackle and a pass break-up in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games as a reserve along the defensive line and on special teams ... Recorded 31 tackles including 13 solo stops and three tackles for loss ... Recorded tackles in each of the nine games in which he played ... Forced and recovered a fumble against Presbyterian (Oct. 2) ... Tallied half a sack against Mercer (Oct. 10) ... Posted a then career-high seven tackles including three solo stops at Wofford (Oct. 17) ... Credited with one quarterback hurry and batted one pass down at the line of scrimmage ... Recorded five stops including three sacks in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 10 games as a reserve along the WCU defensive line … Credited with four tackles including two solo stops … Made his collegiate debut in the home-opener against Brevard (Sept. 6) with his first career tackle coming at Furman (Sept. 27) … Converted to linebacker during 2015 spring drills … Playing for the Purple squad, recorded six tackles including two sacks in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2013 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Two-time All-I-Meck Conference selection who was a conference player of the year finalist as a senior ... Played both ways as a defensive end and a tight end on offense ... Also played power forward on the basketball court as a prep earning all-conference accolades. PERSONAL: Full name Tahjai Henri Watt ... Is the son of Todd Lynch and Constance Watt, both of whom played sports in college ... Has one sibling, Eric Lynch.

Year 2014 2015 2016 TOTALS

G 10 9 10 29

TA H J A I W AT T ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S UT AT Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 2 2 4 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 13 18 31 3.0–7 0.5–4 0–0 0 1 1 1 0 25 15 40 2.0–17 2.0–17 0–0 0 0 0 0 1 40 35 75 5.0–24 2.5–21 0–0 0 1 1 1 1

TA H J A I W AT T ’ S S I N G L E - G A M E C A R E E R H I G H S Tackles: ............................................................................................... 8, VMI (11/5/16)

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Tyrie ADAMS

6-2  185  R-So.  QB St. Petersburg, Fla.  Dixie M. Hollins HS 2017 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Selected to the preseason third team All-Southern Conference by College Sports Madness.

Kendall WHITE

5-11  220  Sr.  LB Jacksonville, N.C.  White Oak HS 2016 (JUNIOR): Played in all 11 of the team’s games with nine starts at linebacker … Recorded 67 tackles including 37 solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss … Intercepted a pass against Chattanooga (Oct. 28), his first career pick … Recovered a fumble against ETSU (Sept. 17) in a game played at the Bristol Motor Speedway … Posted three pass break-ups … Credited with two tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 11 games on the season, each coming as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Finished with 12 tackles including three solo stops … Recorded a career-best five tackles in the home win over Samford (Oct. 24). 2014 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 of the team’s 12 games on the season as a defensive reserve … Made his collegiate debut and recorded his first career tackle in the season-opener at USF (Aug. 30) … Recorded five tackles with a career-high two stops in the road win at Mercer (Oct. 18) … Playing for the Gold squad, recorded five tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played as a running back and safety at White Oak HS ... Recorded 27 total tackles including 21 solo stops in the fall of 2013 ... Credited with five pass breakups and one interception ... Rushed for 471 yards with 41 yards receiving during his final season ... Finished with seven total touchdowns as a senior including five rushing scores ... Also plays basketball as a prep ... High school football coach was Chad Ashley.

2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 11 of the team’s games, making 10 starts at quarterback missing the first quarter at Mercer (Oct. 15) for a violation of team rules ... Passed for 2,568 yards on the season, a mark that ranked third in the SoCon and 28th nationally -- it was also the fifth-best, singleseason performance in school history for a QB ... Completed 217 passes, the fourth-best single-season in WCU history ... His 233.5 passing yards per game average ranked third in the SoCon while his 135.7 passer efficiency and 266.0 total offense average ranked fourth in the league ... Tossed 15 touchdown passes, adding one on the ground in addition to a total of 358 rushing yards ... Set a school record with 510 yards of total offense including a career-best 427 yards passing and 83 rushing yards in the home win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10), matching a school benchmark with five passing touchdowns ... His 510 yards of total offense in a single-game also represents the fifth-best in SoCon history ... For his efforts, he garnered SoCon Offensive Player and STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week accolades following the victory over the Runnin’ Bulldogs ... Threw for 343 yards and two TDs against ETSU (Sept. 17) in a game held at the Bristol Motor Speedway, while also eclipsing the 300-yard passing mark with 384 yards at Mercer (Oct. 15) ... Named the SoCon’s Offensive Player of the Month in September, leading the league in passing yards (312.3 yds/ gm) and total offense (369.4 yds/gm) through the first month of the season ... Named the 2016 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year by both the league’s head coaches and voting media ... Selected to the SoCon All-Freshman team ... Finished fourth in voting out of 23 national finalists for the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award given to the national freshman of the year ... Tabbed first team Freshman All-America by HERO Sports, leading all rookie quarterbacks in passing yards ... Threw for 272 yards on 17-of-29 passing with two interceptions and a pair of touchdown passes in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Despite being in the protective gold jersey, Adams added 34 rushing yards including a scrimmage-long 22-yard rush on a scramble. 2015 (FRESHMAN): Traveled or dressed each week, but did not see game action, taking a redshirt ... Led five scoring drives in WCU’s annual Spring Game, tossing three touchdown passes ... Completed 15-of-21 passes for 146 yards and three TDs, adding 59 yards rushing on eight carries in the final spring scrimmage ... Participated in indoor track & field where he was the SoCon men’s champion in the high jump, clearing 2.09-meters ... Also finished eighth in the SoCon in the long jump (6.85m), scoring points for the conference championship team ... During the outdoor season, won the SoCon high jump title after clearing 2.11m (6-11.00) while finishing fourth in the long jump ... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round ... Missed the school record in the high jump by a quarter of an inch in his outdoor debut at the Beynon Sports Catamount Classic after clearing 2.14m (7-00.25). PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Three-sport standout in high school, recruited as a football quarterback and in the high jump in track & field while also playing basketball ... Named to the Tampa Tribune’s AllPinellas County football second team as an athlete ... As a senior, threw for 2,802 yards

PERSONAL: Is the son of Damon White.

Year 2014 2015 2016 TOTALS

G 11 11 11 33

K E N D A L L W H I T E ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S UT AT Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 3 2 5 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 12 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 37 30 67 1.5–5 0.0–0 1–0 0 3 1 0 0 43 41 84 1.5–5 0.0–0 1–0 0 3 1 0 0

KENDALL WHITE’S SINGLE-G AME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ..........................................................................10, CHATTANOOGA (10/28/16) Tackles for Loss:......................................................... 1.0, at South Carolina (11/19/16) Interceptions: ...................................................................1, CHATTANOOGA (10/28/16)

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and 30 touchdowns including a career-high -- and county record -- 598 yards and six TDs on 36-of-55 passing against Tarpon Springs, adding 109 rushing yards and another score ... Recorded 505 passing yards in a game as a senior while earning BHSN Athlete of the Week honors after throwing for 448 yards and four TDs in a win over Seminole HS ... Was a thirdteam Class 6-A All-State Elite team selection in 2013 ... Was named first team All-Tampa in track & field in the high jump after finishing third at Class 3-A state meet ... Had the area’s top height at 6-10 during season. PERSONAL: Is the son of Nikki Adams ... Has a sister, Ciera and a brother, Quan.

Year 2016

T Y R I E A D A M S ’ C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S G Cmp–Att–Int Pct Yds TD Lng A/Gm Rush Yds TD Lng Avg A/Gm 11 217-342-9 63.4 2,568 15 61 233.5 123 358 1 25 2.9 32.5

T YRIE ADAMS’ SINGLE-G AME CAREER HIGHS Rushes ........................................................ 15, twice – MR: CHATTANOOGA (10/28/16) Rushing Yards: ............................................................ 93, at South Carolina (11/19/16) Pass Completions: .........................................................36, GARDNER-WEBB (9/10/16) Pass Attempts:...............................................................43, GARDNER-WEBB (9/10/16) Passing Yards: .............................................................427, GARDNER-WEBB (9/10/16) Total Offense Yards: ..................................................... 510, GARDNER-WEBB (9/10/16)

(Oct. 22) ... Named first team All-Southern Conference by the league’s head coaches and second team All-SoCon from the voting media ... Selected to the HERO Sports 2016 FCS Sophomore All-America team ... Named to the 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Boomed two punts of 50+ yards, averaging 53.5 yards per kick to lead the specialists in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Split the uprights on three PATs while also connecting on a 31-yard field goal.

T YRIE ADAMS’ CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS 2016 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year Southern Conference All-Freshman Team Finished 4th in voting for the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award (National Freshman of the Year) First Team Freshman All-America by HERO Sports SoCon Offensive Player & STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week (Sept. 12, 2016)

Nolan BEASLEY

6-1  195  R-Fr.  QB Charlotte, N.C.  North Mecklenburg HS 2016 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. 2015-16 (FRESHMAN): Joined the Catamount football team during annual spring drills ... Saw snaps during WCU’s annual Spring Game, completing two passes for eight yards. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Three-year starter at QB for head coach Brad Baker ... Threw for over 2,890 yards as a varsity quarterback, tossing 32 touchdown passes in 17 games ... Recorded 1,255 career allpurpose yards ... Was a three-time offensive Player of the Game and once collected overall game honors vs. Lake Norman (Aug. 22, 2014) as selected by MaxPreps.com during his senior season ... Also played small forward on the basketball court as a prep, helping his team compile a 46-9 record as a two-year starter. PERSONAL: Is the son of Kenneth and Cindy Beasley ... Has an older sister, Kelly.

Ian BERRYMAN

6-0 205 R-Jr. P/K Marietta, Ga. Fellowship Christian 

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2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 11 games for the Catamounts as the starting punter ... Punted 58 times for 2,534 yards, averaging 43.7 yards per kick -- the second-best average in the SoCon and eighth nationally ... Booted 14 punts of 50-or-more yards ... Downed 22 of his 58 kicks inside the opponent 20-yard line with just five touchbacks ... First career punt came against Mars Hill (Sept. 5), punting five times in the game with all five downed inside the Lions’ 20-yard line ... Punted a career-high 10 times at Tennessee (Sept. 19) ... Crested 60-yards on punts three-times including a career-long boot of 65 yards against Samford (Oct. 24) ... Named first team All-Southern Conference by the league’s head coaches and second team All-SoCon by the voting media ... Was also selected to the SoCon All-Freshman team ... Was a national finalist for the STATS FCS Freshman of the Year ... Was a second team All-America selection by College Sports Madness ... Listed on the College Sporting News “Fabulous FIfty” All-America squad as a punter ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. 2014 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Though he played predominantly at the punter position, also has experience as a wide receiver and quarterback as a prep ... Was a first team all-region selection as a punter as a senior, also earning second team all-state plaudits from the Cedrick Oglesby Kicking Academy ... Ranked fourth on Kornblue Kicking’s Fab Top 50 Punters rankings ... Also played soccer as a prep for a ranked Fellowship Christian boys program. PERSONAL: Is the son of Michele and Scott Berryman.

Year Punts 2015 58 2016 52 TOTALS 110

2017 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Selected preseason All-America by STATS FCS ... Named to the 2017 Preseason FCS All-America team as selected and released by Athlon Sports and College Sports Madness ... Selected preseason first team All-FCS by Lindy’s Sports ... Named preseason first team All-Southern Conference by the head coaches. 2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 11 seasonal games as the starting punter ... Finished the season with a WCU single-season record punting average at 44.9 yards per punt -- a mark which ranked second in the SoCon and put him fourth nationally ... Punted a combined 52 times for 2,335 yards with 19 punts of 50-or-more yards including a season-long boot of 64 yards twice, against The Citadel (Oct. 1) and at Mercer (Oct. 15) ... Downed 18 punts inside the opponents’ 20yard line with just four touchbacks ... Carried the football 19 yards on a fake punt at ETSU (Sept. 17) ... Booted five kicks of 50-plus yards twice against The Citadel and at Samford 2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL

I A N B E R R Y M A N ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Yds Avg. TB FC In20 50+ Lng FG-FGA 2,534 43.7 5 11 22 14 65 – 2,335 44.9 4 11 18 19 64 – 4,869 44.3 9 22 40 33 65 –

PAT – – –

Pts – – –

IAN BERRYMAN’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Most Punts: ......................................................................... 10, at Tennessee (9/19/15) Longest Punt:.........................................................................65, SAMFORD (10/24/15) IAN BERRYMAN’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS 2017 Preseason FCS All-America team (Athlon Sports) 2016 First Team All-Southern Conference (Coaches) and Second Team (Media) 2016 HERO Sports 2016 FCS Sophomore All-America Team 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Team 2015 First Team All-Southern Conference (Coaches) and Second Team (Media) 2015 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team National Finalist for STATS FCS Freshman of the Year Second Team All-America selection by College Sports Madness Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015-16 & 2016-17)

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John BRANNON III

6-2  190  So.  DB Charlotte, N.C.  South Mecklenburg HS

2016 (FRESHMAN): Played in five of the team’s 11 games on the year, mostly as a defensive reserve … Made his first collegiate start against Chattanooga (Oct. 28), recording his first career tackles … Finished with four tackles including two solo stops coming against VMI (Nov. 5) and at Furman (Nov. 12). PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Two-time All-SoMeck 8 Conference selection ... Garnered second team defense accolades on the All-Charlotte Observer team ... Was listed on the South Charlotte “20 to Treasure” list following his senior season which ended with him garnering the publication’s Defensive Player of the Year honor ... Posted 56 tackles including six TFLs, a sack, eight interceptions and 13 pass break-ups as a senior ... On offense, caught 24 passes for 98 yards and three scores ... Set as a junior and then matched as a senior a school-record with eight INTs in a single-season ... Also tallied a career-best three interceptions in a single-game ... High school coach was Rocky White. PERSONAL: Full name is John William Brannon III ... Is the son of John Brannon Jr. and Dana L. Byers.

J O H N B R A N N O N ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year 2016

G 5

UT 2

AT 2

Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 4 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0

JOHN BRANNON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ............................................................................2, CHATTANOOGA (10/28/16)

Mitchell CHANCEY 6-0  225  So.  LB Asheville, N.C.  Erwin HS

2016 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 10 of the team’s 11 games, mostly as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Recorded five total tackles spread over four games including a career-high two stops in the home win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) ... Finished with three solo stops … Credited with four tackles and a quarterback hurry in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games, mostly on special teams and as a defensive reserve ... Credited with three tackles including a solo stop ... Made his collegiate debut in the seasonopener against Mars Hill (Sept. 5) ... Tallied his first career tackle at The Citadel (Sept. 12) ... Credited with eight stops in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

single-game record for tackles with 26 in a 27-24 win at Reynolds on Sept. 25, 2014 ... Also participated in the shot put in track & field as a prep ... High school coach was Mike Sexton. PERSONAL: Full name is Mitchell Aaron Chancey ... Is the son of Debbie Chancey ... Has an older brother, Matthew. M I T C H E L L C H A N C E Y ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year 2015 2016 TOTALS

G 8 10 18

UT 1 3 4

AT 2 2 4

Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 3 0.0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0

MITCHELL CHANCEY’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ...........................................................................2, GARDNER-WEBB (9/10/16)

Devarius CORTNER

6-1  190  So.  DB Nashville, Tenn.  East Nashville HS

2016 (FRESHMAN): Played in nine of the team’s 11 games as a defensive reserve and on special teams ... Recorded seven total tackles on the year including two solo stops ... Tallied his first collegiate tackles in his collegiate debut in the season-opener at East Carolina (Sept. 3) ... Matched his career-best with two solo stops at Samford (Oct. 22) ... Credited with four total tackles including one for loss in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Two-way player who played quarterback in addition to defensive back ... Finished his senior season with 1,251 passing yards and 11 touchdowns while rushing for 185 yards and two scores ... Recorded 40 tackles on defense with four interceptions and five pass breakups at free safety ... Received the prestigious Hume Award, an honor bestowed upon the best Metro Nashville football player based on scholarship, sportsmanship, individual performance and value to his team ... Listed as a two-star athlete by both Rivals.com and 247Sports.com ... High school coach was Brian Waite. PERSONAL: Full name is Devarius Quantez Cortner ... His mother is the late Sherika Cortner ... His guardian is Vanessa Cortner ... Has an older sister, Doncoria, and younger cousin, Nakia Hayes.

D E VA R I U S C O R T N E R ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year 2016

G 9

UT 2

AT 5

Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 7 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0

D E VA R I U S C O R T N E R ’ S S I N G L E - G A M E C A R E E R H I G H S Tackles: ............................................................... 2, twice – MR: at Samford (10/22/16) D E VA R I U S C O R T N E R ’ S C A R E E R H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played both running back and linebacker in high school ... Was the 2014 Mountain Athletic Conference (MAC) Defensive Player of the Year and an Asheville Citizen-Times All-Western North Carolina selection ... Recorded 159 tackles including 11 tackles for loss in his final season ... Set a school

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a blitz, both coming at Samford (Oct. 22) where he recorded a career-high 11 tackles … Credited with five tackles including a pair of two sacks during WCU’s annual Spring Game.

Nathan DALTON

6-7  315  R-Jr.  OL East Flat Rock, N.C.  East Henderson HS 2017 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Selected preseason second team All-Southern Conference by the league’s head coaches ... Also garnered second team honors on the preseason All-SoCon team by College Sports Madness. 2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started all 11 games along the offensive line with four starts at right guard, one at left tackle, and six at right tackle ... Was a part of the offensive line unit that paved the way for Detrez Newsome’s second-straight, 1,000-yard rushing season ... Credited with two tackles, both coming against The Citadel (Oct. 1) ... Selected to the 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team and Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Recorded 119 tackles in 2015 - 10th in the Cape Fear region - as a senior ... Added four interceptions and scored a pair of touchdowns in his final season as a prep ... Was a first team All-Cape Fear Valley Conference selection as a senior ... Named second team defense on the 2015 Fayetteville Observer All-Cape Fear Region team ... Helped lead his high school team to back-to-back conference championships and into the third round of the state playoffs in his final two seasons ... High school coach was Bryan Till ... Also played basketball at Terry Sanford HS, helping guide his squad to a North Carolina 3-A boy’s state championship in 2015 as a junior - the first for the program in 50 years. PERSONAL: Full name is Shamon Jerome Elliott ... Is the son of Calvin and Kathryn Elliott ... Has two younger siblings, Imani Elliott and Jah’mez Autry. S H A M O N E L L I O T T ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year 2016

G 7

UT 22

AT 10

SHAMON ELLIOTT’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ................................................................................ 11, at Samford (10/22/16)

2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): layed in all 11 of the team’s games with nine-consecutive starts at right guard to end the season ... Graded out at over 82-percent on the season along the offensive line ... Named to the 2015 Southern Conference All-Freshman team ... Was a part of an offensive line that helped produce WCU’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2006 ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Bobby GIBBS

PERSONAL: Is the son of Lee and Jeannine Dalton. N AT H A N D A LT O N ’ S C A R E E R H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S 2015 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Team Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015-16 & 2016-17)

Shamon ELLIOTT 6-0  190  So. Fayetteville, N.C.

DB  Terry Sanford HS

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2016 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in seven games with four starts in the defensive secondary … Saw his first collegiate action in the home win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) where he recorded his first tackle, with his first start coming at Mercer (Oct. 15) … Finished the year with 32 total tackles including 22 solo stops and one tackle for loss … Tallied one pass break-up and one quarterback hurry on

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5-10  195  R-Jr.  DB Randleman, N.C.  Randleman HS 2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Saw game action in two games, both coming early in the season … Recorded three tackles on the season … Tallied with two tackles in the season-opener at East Carolina (Sept. 3) with a solo stop in the home win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) … Credited with a tackle in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

2014 (FRESHMAN): Part of WCU’s 2014 National Signing Day class ... Took a redshirt ... Enrolled in the spring semester at Western Carolina and went through spring drills. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was named the Western North Carolina Athletic Conference lineman of the year ... Named to the Asheville Citizen-Times All-WNC team ... Graded out at 90-percent with 46 pancake blocks for East Henderson ... Selected to represent North Carolina in the Shrine Bowl ... Also played along the defensive front, finishing with 67 tackles including 29 solo stops ... Listed as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com.

Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 32 1.0–2 0.0–0 0–0 0 1 0 0 0

2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Was a part of the travel team numerous times, seeing action in one game on the year ... Made his collegiate debut at Tennessee (Sept. 19), credited with a tackle assist. 2014 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a three-year defensive starter for Randleman HS and a two-time All-Pac-6 Conference player ... Recorded three interceptions, had eight pass breakups, and made 35 total tackles as a senior ... Also scored three returns for touchdowns ... Averaged 23 yards on punt returns and 39 yard on kickoff returns, scoring on three returns for TDs .... Also contributed on the offensive side as a wide receiver and kick returner ... During his senior season, tallied 212 rushing yards on 20 carries with a touchdown, adding 161 receiving yards on 10 receptions with three scores. B O B B Y G I B B S ’ C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year 2015 2016 TOTALS

G 1 2 3

UT 0 1 1

AT 1 2 3

Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 1 0.0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0

BOBBY GIBBS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ...............................................................................2, at East Carolina (9/3/16)

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Jake HELMS

5-10  165  R-So.  DB Greensboro, N.C.  Eastern Guilford HS 2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Did not see game action. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played both cornerback and wide receiver … Named All-MidState 3AA Conference, recording 55 tackles, eight pass breakups, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries … Also tallied 225 receiving yards … Was a three-time player of the week, twice on defense and once on offense … Earned Academic All-Conference plaudits … Also played baseball as a prep. PERSONAL: Full name is Jacob Ryan Finerty … Is the son of Kenneth and Dene’ Finerty.

Zachary GREENE

6-3  255  R-Jr.  DL Randleman, N.C.  Randleman HS 2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Saw action in nine of the team’s 11 games with one start … Finished the year with 10 total tackles including three solo stops … Tallied a season-high two tackles in four different games … Made his first career start against SEC-foe, South Carolina (Nov. 19), finishing with two tackles … Credited with a tackle on a sack in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 11 games as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Finished the year with 11 tackles including three solo stops … Posted a career-best three tackles at SEC-foe, Tennessee (Sept. 19) … Recovered a fumble in the home win over Furman (Nov. 7) … Credited with eight tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game, three going for loss with a pair of sacks. 2014 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... Playing for the Purple squad, credited with one tackle in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Began his prep career at Southwestern Randolph High before finishing his career as a defensive end at Randleman High ... Named to the All-Randolph County team as a junior after recording 93 tackles ... Also played baseball as a prep.

2016 (FRESHMAN): Played in nine of the team’s 11 games with a pair of starts ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at East Carolina (Sept. 3) with his first career start coming in week two against Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) ... Recorded 21 tackles including seven solo stops and 2.5 tackles for loss including a sack against ETSU (Sept. 17) at the Bristol Motor Speedway ... Posted a career-high five tackles with four stops against ETSU ... Tallied a quarterback hurry against Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) and blocked a kick against VMI (Nov. 5) ... Credited with a tackle in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Finished with 164 career tackles including 27 tackles for loss and 16 sacks ... Forced five fumbles and blocked two field goals ... Named All-North Piedmont Conference as a senior, as well as garnering all-county honors ... Two-time defensive lineman of the year ... Played in the 2012 Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl as an eight-grade offensive lineman ... High school coach was Rob McNeely ... Also participated in track & field as a prep where he holds the school record in the discus. PERSONAL: Is the son of Kell and Susan Helms ... His father, Kell, played football at Western Carolina from 1986-90 as a linebacker ... Has a younger sister, Reagan.

Year 2016

Z A C H A R Y G R E E N E ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S G 11 9 20

UT 3 3 6

AT 8 7 15

Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 11 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 1 0 0

ZACHARY GREENE’S SINGLE-G AME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ................................................................................. 3, at Tennessee (9/19/15)

G 9

UT 7

J A K E H E L M S ’ C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S AT Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 14 21 2.5–9 1.0–8 0–0 0 0 1 0 1

JAKE HELMS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ......................................................................................... 5, at ETSU (9/17/16) Tackles for Loss:...................................................1.0, twice – MR: at Mercer (10/15/16) JAKE HELMS’ CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)

PERSONAL: Is the son of Randy and Glynis Greene ... Has a brother, Gabi ... Intends on majoring in natural resource management.

Year 2015 2016 TOTALS

6-2  265  So.  DL Mooresville, N.C.  Lake Norman HS

Wes HOLCOMBE

6-1  190  R-Jr.  QB Rabun Gap, Ga.  Rabun County HS

2016 (JUNIOR): Played in three games as the back-up quarterback before suffering a season-ending injury against The Citadel (Oct. 1) that sidelined him the remainder of the year and through spring drills ... Rushed four times for 18 yards including a pair of rushes for a season-high 23 yards at East Carolina (Sept. 3) ... Twice went 1-for-3 passing to finish the season 2-for-6 for six yards through the air ...Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. 2015 (SOPHOMORE): layed in all 11 of the team’s games as a back-up quarterback and primary holder on placekicks ... Completed 16-of-28 passing for 130 yards ... Rushed six times for 15 yards ... Set career-highs with 10 pass completions among 16 pass attempts for a career-best 77 yards against Mercer (Oct. 10) ... Completed three passes for 20 yards with an interception in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

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PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a four-year varsity letter winner in football ... Is a physical runner with good vision that amassed over 1,300 all-purpose yards including 1,093 on the ground en route to earning his team’s MVP award as a senior, helping Eagle’s Landing High record a school-record for wins ... Led the team with 10 rushing touchdowns as a part of first team All-Region honors at running back ... Recorded 200 receiving yards as a senior ... Also saw time on defense at linebacker over his final two seasons, tallying 44 tackles including 34 solo stops ... Earned the Good Citizenship Award from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution ... As a junior, rushed for 1,449 yards and nine touchdowns ... High school coach was Joe Teknipp.

2014 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in three games at quarterback, each in a reserve role … Finished 1-for-3 for 12 yards … Made his collegiate debut late in the game at Presbyterian (Oct. 4) … Tossed an interception on his first pass attempt at PC … Completed his first pass for a 12-yard gain against Chattanooga (Nov. 1) … Credited with two rush attempts against Chattanooga … Named to the 2014-15 Southern Conference Honor Roll … Playing for the Gold squad, connected on 14-of-29 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown in WCU’s annual Spring Game PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Passed for over 3,500 yards in his final two seasons of high school including over 2,300 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior ... Was an offensive honorable mention at QB on the 8-AA All-Region team ... In addition to quarterback, also played in the defensive secondary as a prep, moving to the position primarily as a senior after a thumb injury ... Played for former Catamount Lee Shaw at Rabun County HS.

PERSONAL: Full name is Corey Justin Holloway ... Is the son of G. Reginald and Donna J.L. Holloway ... Is one of four children in the Holloway family.

Year 2015 2016 TOTALS

Yds 12 130 6 148

TD 0 0 0 0

Lng A/Gm 12 4.0 19 11.8 5 2.0 19 8.7

APYds 259 143 402

C O R E Y H O L L O W AY ’ S S I N G L E - G A M E C A R E E R H I G H S Rushes: ........................................................................... 15, PRESBYTERIAN (10/2/15) Rushing Yards: .............................................. 58, twice – MR: PRESBYTERIAN (10/2/15) Rushing Touchdowns:............................................................... 2, SAMFORD (10/24/15) Receptions: ..................................................................... 3, at Chattanooga (10/31/15) Receiving Yards: .............................................6, twice – MR: at Chattanooga (10/31/15) C O R E Y H O L L O W AY ’ S C A R E E R H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team Southern Conference Honor Roll (2014-15 & 2015-16, & 2016-17)

W E S H O L C O M B E ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year G Cmp–Att–Int Pct 2014 3 1-3-1 33.3 2015 11 16-28-0 57.1 2016 3 2-6-0 33.3 TOTALS 17 19-37-1 51.4

C O R E Y H O L L O W AY ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S G Rush Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng KR Yds TD Lng 7 53 239 4 18 9 20 0 5 - - 9 38 119 1 19 0 0 0 0 2 24 0 12 15 91 358 5 19 9 20 0 5 2 24 0 12

Rush Yds TD Lng Avg A/Gm 2 (-4) 0 1 (-2) (-1.3) 6 15 0 9 2.5 1.4 4 18 0 14 4.5 6.0 12 29 0 14 2.4 1.7

WES HOLCOMBE’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Pass Completions: ....................................................................10, MERCER (10/10/15) Pass Attempts:..........................................................................16, MERCER (10/10/15) Passing Yards: ......................................................................... 77, MERCER (10/10/15) WES HOLCOMBE’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014-15, 2015-16, & 2016-17)

Corey HOLLOWAY

5-10  215  R-Jr.  RB Atlanta, Ga.  Eagle’s Landing HS

Charles JOHNSON

2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games with one start in the backfield, making his first collegiate start at Mercer (Oct. 15) ... Missed the final two games of the season due to injury ... Rushed 38 times for 119 yards and a touchdown scored in the home win over VMI (Nov. 5) ... Returned a pair of kickoffs for 24 yards, both going for 12 yards ... Finished the season with 143 all-purpose yards ... Tallied two tackle assists against VMI ... Selected to the 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team ... Rushed eight times for 34 yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. 2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in seven games as a back-up running back ... Rushed for 239 yards on 53 carries with four touchdowns on the ground ... Added nine catches for 220 yards ... Made his collegiate debut with a five-carry, 58-yard outing, scoring his first career touchdown in the opener against Mars Hill (Sept. 5) on a six-yard run in the fourth quarter ... Tallied his second career rushing score on five carries at Wofford (Oct. 17) ... Posted a two-rushing TD game against Samford (Oct. 24) ... Caught a career-high three passes at Chattanooga (Oct. 31) ... Rushed five times for 50 yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

5-8  170  R-So.  WR Wake Forest, N.C.  Heritage HS 2015 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action.

2015 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action, taking a redshirt ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was an offensive at-large All-CAP Eight Conference selection while also playing in the defensive secondary ... Also played basketball as a prep. CHARLES JOHNSON’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015-16)

2014 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... Named to the 2014-15 Southern Conference Honor Roll ... For the Gold squad in WCU’s annual Spring Game, rushed nine times for 26 yards including a seven-yard touchdown rush.

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Walker LANNING

6-3  300  R-So.  OL Hendersonville, N.C.  Christ School

the East-West All-Star football game ... Also played basketball at Robbinsville High. PERSONAL: Is the son of David and Kim Matheson ... Has a sister, Karlyn. S K Y L E R M AT H E S O N ’ S C A R E E R H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015-16)

2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Started all 11 games in which he saw action along the offensive line, making four starts at right tackle and seven at right guard … Was a part of the offensive line unit that paved the way for Detrez Newsome’s second-straight, 1,000-yard rushing season … Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team. 2015 (FRESHMAN): Enrolled at Western Carolina in the spring, 2015 semester and participated in spring drills ... Redshirted. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a two-time all-area and all-conference lineman, playing both on both sides of the football ... Was also a two-time NCISAA Division II All-State selection ... Recorded a team-high 89 tackles as a senior ... Started his prep career at East Henderson before playing his final two years at Christ School ... Finished the 2012 season as East Henderson’s leading tackler with 58 stops including eight for loss, earning AllWestern North Carolina Athletic Conference accolades for the conference championship team ... Listed as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com ... High school coach was Mark Moroz.

Jordan MATHIS 5-10  200  R-Jr.  WR Marietta, Ga.  Marietta HS

2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in eight of the team’s 11 games with one start … His first career start came against ETSU (Sept. 17) in a game played at the Bristol Motor Speedway … Recorded 13 catches for 180 yards on the season, twice recording six receptions in a game … Hauled in six passes for a career-high 117 yards in the home win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) … Also returned one punt for 22 yards against the Runnin’ Bulldogs for a total of 139 all-purpose yards … Caught two passes for eight yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

PERSONAL: Full name is Randall Walker Lanning ... Is the son of Randy Lanning and Tonya Hensley ... Has one sibling, Weston. WALKER LANNING’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS 2016 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team

Skyler MATHESON

6-0  230  R-So.  TE Robbinsville, N.C.  Robbinsville HS

2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in seven games as an offensive reserve and on special teams ... Made his collegiate debut at Wofford (Oct. 8) ... Did not record any offensive stats ... Again converted positions to tight end ... Tallied one tackle coming at Furman (Nov. 12). 2015 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... Converted to running back from quarterback during the off-season and spring drills ... Rushed a team-high 19 times for 83 yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Joined the Western Carolina football team as a preferred walk-on ... Named All-Smoky Mountain 1-A Conference selection ... Threw for 93 yards, ran for 34 yards and a TD and made a team-high 12 tackles in the NCHSAA 1-A championship game earning game MVP honors ... Passed for 1,093 yards and eight touchdowns with 1,694 rushing yards and 22 TDs on th ground ... Led RHS with 181 tackles including 133 solo stops with 18 TFLs, five fumble recoveries and two interceptions ... Was selected to CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM

2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 10 of the team’s 11 games as a back-up wide receiver … Caught four passes for 18 total yards with a receiving touchdown … Made his first collegiate reception on a six-yard gain against Presbyterian (Oct. 2) … Both caught and threw a TD pass in the home win over Samford (Oct. 24) – hauled in a nine-yard pass that he dove and extended the ball over the goal line for the score; on the very next offensive possession, tossed a 39-yard pass on a wide receiver pass to Karnorris Benson … Had one official rush on the season and returned three punts … Caught a pair of passes including a 10-yard touchdown reception in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2014 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... A two-sport student-athlete, saw action in five games for the Catamount baseball team ... Went 0-for-2 with one run scored and a stolen base as a pinch runner ... Playing for the Gold squad, caught three passes for 18 yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Three-year varsity letter winner who earned honorable mention all-conference accolades twice before garnering second team honors as a senior... Recorded 42 receptions for 662 yards and eight touchdowns for the Blue Devils, who finished 8-3 and earned a state playoff trip ... Added 74 rushing yards and a TD on the ground ... a two-sport standout including football and baseball ... As a senior, broke the school record for most career touchdowns with 23 ... Is expected to walk-on the Catamount baseball team as a sophomore ... Earned the Jackie Smallwood Award for baseball ... High school coach was Scott Burton. PERSONAL: Full name is Jordan Elliott Mathis ... Is the son of Mark and Melanie Mathis ... Has two younger siblings, Sydney and Christian ... Father played collegiate football at Liberty University before a six-year career in the NFL with the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Dolphins. Year 2015 2016 TOTALS

J O R D A N M AT H I S ’ G Rush Yds TD Lng Rec 10 1 0 0 0 4 8 – – – – 13 18 1 0 0 0 17

C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Yds TD Lng PR Yds TD Lng 18 1 9 3 0 0 4 180 0 40 1 22 0 22 198 1 40 4 22 0 22

APYds 18 202 220

J O R D A N M AT H I S ’ S I N G L E - G A M E C A R E E R H I G H S Receptions: .................................................................6, twice – MR: at ETSU (9/17/16) Receiving Yards: ........................................................... 117, GARDNER-WEBB (9/10/16) Receiving Touchdowns: ............................................................ 1, SAMFORD (10/24/15)

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Andrew MILES

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2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all 11 games with a pair of starts along the offensive line at left guard … Also saw time on special teams … Was a part of the offensive line unit that paved the way for Detrez Newsome’s second-straight, 1,000-yard rushing season. 2015 (SOPHOMORE): Missed the season due to injury, taking a medical redshirt ... Saw limited action returning for spring drills. 2014 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 of the team’s 12 games as a reserve along the offensive line and on special teams … Did not see playing time at Samford.

6-4  245  So.  TE Locust Grove, Ga.  Locust Grove HS

2016 (FRESHMAN): Played in 10 of the team’s 11 games with six starts, five coming in the final six games of the season … Recorded 14 receptions for 123 yards … Made his first collegiate reception against ETSU (Sept. 17) in a game played at the Bristol Motor Speedway … Caught a career-best six passes for a career-high 44 yards at Mercer (Oct. 15) … Scored his first two career points on a twopoint conversion against Chattanooga (Oct. 28) … Added two solo tackles … Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team on offense … Pulled down a team-best six catches for 60 yards and a five-yard touchdown reception in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Two-time first team all-region selection ... Received second team Class AAAA All-State honors from the Georgia Sports Writers Association, as well as first team All-Metro ... Had 30 receptions for 575 yards and five TDs as a senior ... Was a five-time player of the week selection including three as a senior ... As a junior, caught 15 passes for 209 yards with an average of 13.9 yards per reception with five touchdowns ... Also had 21 tackles with a sack as a defensive end ... Listed as a two-star athlete by both Rivals. com and 247Sports.com ... High school coach was Clint Satterfield.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Earned first team all-region offensive line for 8-AAAAA in Georgia as a senior ... Listed as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com ... A part of Flowery Branch High’s Region 8-AAAAA title in 2012 ... Helped the Falcons average 33 points per game in 2012 ... Was a high school teammate with fellow WCU signee, Jackson McDonald ... High school coach was Chris Griffin. PERSONAL: Is the son of Chris Miles.

Tyler MITCHELL

Aubry PAYNE

6-4 300 R-Jr. OL Flowery Branch, Ga.  Flowery branch HS 

PERSONAL: Full name is Aubry William Payne ... Is the son of Scott Payne and Jennifer Prater ... Has four siblings; Ashtin Prater, Triston Payne, Robbie Prater and Mitchell Prater.

5-7  170  R-So.  WR Shelby, N.C. Thomas Jefferson Academy

2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Did not see game action ... Hauled in four passes for 96 yards including a scrimmage-best 47 yard catch-and-run to set-up a score in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

A U B R Y PAY N E ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year 2016

G 10

Rush –

Yds TD Lng – – –

Avg A/Gm – –

Rec Yds TD 14 123 0

Lng 18

Avg A/Gm 8.8 12.3

A U B R Y PAY N E ’ S S I N G L E - G A M E C A R E E R H I G H S Receptions: .............................................................................. 6, at Mercer (10/15/16) Receiving Yards: ...................................................................... 44, at Mercer (10/15/16) A U B R Y PAY N E ’ S C A R E E R H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S 2016 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team

2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Redshirted. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Accepted a preferred walk-on position on the WCU football team ... Selected to the All-State and US All-American Bowl as a senior ... Gained 1,445 all-purpose yards and 12 touchdowns as a wide receiver and punt returner ... His high school coach was Jerry Cash.

Austin PHILLIPS

6-1  220  So.  TE Newland, N.C.  Avery County HS

2016 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in five games on the season, each coming in the final six games of the season … Saw his most extensive action on special teams … Did not record any season statistics. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a three-year varsity letter winner that played fullback and linebacker at Avery County High ... Named 1A/2A Western Highlands Conference as a senior ... Rushed for over 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Added 451 career receiving yards and five TDs ... Recorded 340 career tackles including 199 solo stops ... Recorded a pair of interceptions, forced three fumbles and recovered four during his prep career ... Also played basketball as a prep.

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Jacob ROBINSON

6-1  200  R-Jr.  WR Crystal River, Fla. Crystal River HS

5-11  185  R-So.  WR Davidson, N.C. Davidson Day School

2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in six games on the season as an offensive reserve and on special teams … Did not record seasonal statistics.

2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 11 of the team’s games with a pair of starts at wide receiver … Caught six passes for 35 yards on the season … Made his first career reception in the season-opener at East Carolina (Sept. 3) with a five-yard grab … Tallied a career-best two receptions twice, against Chattanooga (Oct. 28) and at Furman (Nov. 12) … Credited with five total tackles including three solo stops … Recovered a fumble at Mercer (Oct. 15) … Caught two passes for five yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in nine games as a reserve wide receiver and on special teams … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener against Mars Hill (Sept. 5), recording his first collegiate catch for a 10-yard gain in the win. 2014 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... Playing for the Purple squad, caught two passes for 41 yards and what proved to be the game-winning touchdown in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

2015 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Three-year varsity letter winner ...Played wide receiver and defensive back for Davidson Day ... Posted 1,392 receiving yards on 81 catches over his final two seasons as a prep ... Scored 16 career touchdowns ... Recorded 162 career tackles including 73 solo stops ... Tallied 11 career interceptions and six pass break-ups ... Had a three-star ranking from Scout.com.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: A versatile athlete who played quarterback, running back, wide receiver and corner back in high school ... Earned All-County honors as a wide receiver after recording 812 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns as a senior ... Played in the 2014 National Underclassmen Combine (NUC) All-South Senior Game, catching a game-high five passes for 83 yards and a touchdown ... Named the West Offensive MVP in the NUC All-Star game ... Named Mr. Crystal River High ... Also played basketball as a prep ... High school coach was Nate Varnadore. PERSONAL: Is the son of Ryan Reynolds and Fatima Proctor with stepmother Meryl Reynolds ... Has two siblings, brother Bilial Jenkins and sister Sade Jenkins. T YRAN REYNOLDS’ Year G Rush Yds TD Lng Rec 2015 9 – – – – 1 2016 6 – – – – – TOTALS 15 – – – – 1

C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Yds TD Lng KR Yds TD Lng 10 0 10 – – – – – – – – – – – 10 0 10 – – – –

J A C O B R O B I N S O N ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year 2016

APYds 10 – 10

G 11

Rush –

Yds TD Lng – – –

Avg A/Gm – –

Rec 6

Yds TD 35 0

Lng 8

Avg A/Gm 5.8 3.2

JACOB ROBINSON’S SINGLE-G AME CAREER HIGHS Receptions: ...........................................................2, twice – MR: at Furman (11/12/16) Receiving Yards: ..............................................................12, CHATTANOOGA (10/28/16)

T YRAN REYNOLDS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receptions: ................................................................................ 1, MARS HILL (9/5/15) Receiving Yards: ........................................................................ 10, MARS HILL (9/5/15)

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Kaleb SPRY 6-2  295  R-Jr. Kannapolis, N.C.

Brad SWANN Jr.

OL A.L. Brown HS

6-1  185  R-So.  WR Dallas, Ga.  North Paulding HS

2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all 11 games along the offensive line and on special teams, making two starts at center … Made his first collegiate start against Wofford (Oct. 8) … Was a part of the offensive line unit that paved the way for Detrez Newsome’s second-straight, 1,000-yard rushing season … Selected to the 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team.

2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in nine games on the year with six starts at wide receiver … Made his collegiate debut and his first career start in the season-opener … Caught seven passes for 90 yards … Recorded his first career catch as a part of a career-best four receptions against Wofford (Oct. 8) … Hauled in a career-long 40-yard reception at Mercer (Oct. 15) … Credited with two tackle assists.

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2015 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted.

2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in six games as a reserve along the offensive line ... Was a part of an offensive line that helped produce WCU’s first 1,000yard rusher since 2006 ... Named 2015 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference and to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Represented Western Carolina at the 2016 Southern Conference SALI Conference during the summer.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Hauled in 61 catches for 915 yards and five touchdowns as a senior ... Had over 100 yards receiving in the Georgia Northwest Senior Bowl ... High school coach was Scott Jones. PERSONAL: Is the son of Brad Swan, Sr. and Shenika ... Has two brothers, Benjamin and C.J.

2014 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... Named to the 2014-15 Southern Conference Honor Roll. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: A two-year varsity letter winner who started at offensive center as a senior ... Was voted a team captain ... Listed as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com ... Ranks inside the Top 20 in his high school class academically ... Was honored by the Great American Rivalry Series at A.L. Brown’s season-opener for having his team’s highest GPA ... Also received his team’s Academic Achievement award ... Also played basketball as a prep ... High school coach was Mike Newsome. PERSONAL: Is the son of Terry and Meredith Spry.

B R A D S W A N ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Year 2016

G 9

Rush –

Yds TD Lng – – –

Avg A/Gm – –

Rec 7

Yds TD 90 0

Lng Avg A/Gm 40 12.9 10.0

KALEB SPRY’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014-15 & 2015-16) 2015 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference

Chase STEHLING

6-4  300  R-Jr.  OL Lincolnton, N.C.  North Lincoln HS 2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 11 of the team’s games along the offensive line and on special teams, making one start … His first collegiate start came against Chattanooga (Oct. 28) … Was a part of the offensive line unit that paved the way for Detrez Newsome’s second-straight, 1,000-yard rushing season … Credited with one tackle in the UTC game. 2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Did not see game action. 2014 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played along the offensive and defensive line, as well as tight end during his high school career ... Also played basketball and participated in track & field in the weight events including shot put and discus ... High school coach was David Maness. PERSONAL: Full name is Nicolas Chase Stehling ... Is the son of Albert Stehling.

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Marvin TILLMAN

6-1  195  Jr.  DB Bridgeport, Conn.  Southern Durham HS 2016 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 of the team’s 11 games with four starts in the defensive secondary ... Recorded 60 tackles to rank seventh on the team, tallying 31 solo stops ... Tallied four pass break-ups and recovered a fumble in the home win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10), returning it 35 yards ... Posted double-digit tackles once with 10 stops at Furman (Nov. 12) ... Also secured nine tackles in the season finale at South Carolina ... Led the defensive unit in WCU’s annual Spring Game, credited with six total tackles including one stop for loss and a pass break-up while also recovering a fumble. 2015 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 11 games as a defensive substitution and on special teams … Finished eighth on the WCU squad with 47 tackles including 26 solo stops … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener against Mars Hill (Sept. 5), recording this first career collegiate tackles … Tallied a career-high 12 tackles including eight solo stops at Chattanooga (Oct. 31) ... Recorded his first interception at Texas A&M (Nov. 14) … Named to the 2015 Southern Conference All-Freshman team … Recorded six tackles and an interception in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

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2014-15: Graduated from Southern Durham HS early and enrolled at Western Carolina in the spring, 2015 semester ... Playing for the Gold squad, led his team with nine tackles with one for loss in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Three-time All-Big 8 Conference selection including honorable mention as a sophomore ... Recorded 73 tackles as a senior and forced four fumbles, recovering three ... Finished with 14 career interceptions including seven as a senior ... Scored six touchdowns over his final two seasons ... Had 55 tackles as a junior ... Listed as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the 39th-best player in the state of North Carolina ... Also listed as a twostar recruit from 247Sports.com ... Was a part of back-to-back conference championships and a 3-AA state title as a junior ... High school coach was Darius Robinson ... Also played basketball as a prep. PERSONAL: Was born in Bridgeport, Conn. ... Is the son of Marvin, Sr. and Teresa Tillman ... His father played semi-pro football ... Has four siblings: Tiaundra, Tiara, Jessikia, and Ariana ... Two of his sisters competed in collegiate sports.

Year 2015 2016 TOTALS

G 11 10 21

MARVIN UT AT 26 21 31 29 57 50

T I L L M A N ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU 47 0.0–0 0.0–0 1-0 0 0 60 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 4 107 0.0–0 0.0–0 1–0 0 4

FR FF Blkd 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

MARVIN TILLMAN’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ......................................................................... 12, at Chattanooga (10/31/15) Interceptions: ..................................................................... 1, at Texas A&M (11/14/15)

6-0  210  R-So.  LB Lexington, N.C.  Central Davidson HS

2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in 10 games as a defensive reserve and on special teams ... Recorded four tackles on the year with two solo stops ... Recorded his first career tackle in the home win over GardnerWebb (Sept. 10) ... Tallied a career-high two tackles against Chattanooga (Oct. 28) ... Selected to the 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team and Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.... Credited with three tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 11 of the team’s games along the offensive line and on special teams, making 10 starts ... Was a part of the offensive line unit that paved the way for Detrez Newsome’s second-straight, 1,000-yard rushing season ... Selected to the 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team and Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2014 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... Named to the 2014-15 Southern Conference Honor Roll. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a three-year starter along both the offensive and defensive line ... In addition to earning All-Smoky Mountain Conference accolades, was named the SMC Lineman of the Year for 2013 ... Anchored an offensive line that combined for 6,039 yards and averaged 37 points per game ... Graded out at 94-percent or better on blocking assignments ... On defense, recorded a combined 77 tackles including 10.5 for losses and batted down three passes ... Earned NC Preps All-State honors as a senior ... Was a part of Swain County’s 2011 I-AA North Carolina State Championship team ... Joined the WCU football team as a preferred walk-on. ZACH WEEKS’ CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference 2015 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014-15, 2015-16, & 2016-17) 2015 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference

2015 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Named All-Mid-Piedmont Conference as a senior ... Was also a Lexington Dispatch AllCounty selection in his final season, finishing with 133 tackles, three sacks, an interception and two blocked kicks ... Also played basketball as a prep, earning Athlete of the Week honors during his career, and competed in swimming ... Was named the Edward Jones Athlete of the Month in March of 2015. J E R O D W A L L’ S C A R E E R H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Team Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015-16 & 2016-17)

6-3  285  R-Jr.  OL Bryson City, N.C.  Swain County HS

2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 10 of the team’s 11 games, missing the game at Chattanooga ... Started all 10 of his appearances at left tackle ... Graded out at over 82-percent on the season along the offensive line ... Named to the 2015 Southern Conference All-Freshman team ... Was a part of an offensive line that helped produce WCU’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2006 ... Named to the 2015 Fall Academic All-SoCon team and to the 2015-16 SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

MARVIN TILLMAN’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team

Jerod WALLS

Zach WEEKS

JerMichael WHITE

6-1  185  Jr.  DB Johnson City, Tenn.  Science Hill HS

2016 (SOPHOMORE): Played in seven games as a reserve in the defensive secondary and on special teams with his first career start coming at Mercer (Oct. 15) … Recorded 11 total tackles with seven solo stops … Matched his career-high with three tackles twice, doing so in the season-opener at East Carolina (Sept. 3) and at Mercer … Tallied one pass break-up at Mercer … Credited with four tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in nine games as a true freshman, each coming as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Recorded 11 tackles including six solo stops … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener against Mars Hill (Sept. 5), tallying his first career tackle against

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the Lions … Recorded a career-high three tackles twice – at Tennessee (Sept. 19) and against Furman (Nov. 7), forcing a fumble in the latter.

Terrance WILSON

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played mostly wide receiver and defensive back before seeing more time at running back as a senior ... Rushed for 474 yards and seven touchdowns while also catching 30 passes for 439 yards and three scores ... Defensively, racked up 55 tackles with six TFLs while intercepting five passes, returning two for scores ... Played in the EighthAnnual Border Bowl between Kentucky and Tennessee, catching a touchdown pass as a wide receiver ... Missed four games due to a hand injury as a junior ... High school coach was Stacy Carter ... Also played basketball and ran track as a prep.

2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Saw action in eighth of the team’s 11 games with three starts in the defensive secondary … Recorded 20 tackles on the year including eight solo stops … Made his WCU debut in the seasonopener at East Carolina (Sept. 3), starting in the secondary … Recorded his first tackles against the Pirates, posting a seasonhigh seven with three solo stops … Twice recorded five tackles against The Citadel (Oct. 1) and at Samford (Oct. 22).

PERSONAL: Full name is JerMichael White, but sometimes goes by “Mikey” ... Is the son of Tonya White ... Has a younger brother.

Year 2015 2016 TOTALS

G 9 7 16

5-9  180  R-Jr.  DB Suwanee, Ga.  Buffalo / Buford HS

J E R M I C H A E L W H I T E ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S UT AT Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 6 5 11 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 11 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 1 0 0 0 13 9 22 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 1 0 1 0

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Transferred to WCU from Buffalo during 2016 preseason fall camp ... Signed with the Bulls in 2014 before taking a redshirt in the 2014 season ... Played in seven games in 2015 but did not record any stats; High School: Was a two-star cornerback recruit out of Buford High under coach Jess Simpson ... Won two straight 3-A state championships as a junior and senior, and was named All-County honorable mention ... Averaged 41.5 tackles, 8.5 pass breakups and 1.5 interceptions over those final two championship seasons. PERSONAL: Is the son of Thomas and Janice Wilson ... His twin brother, Thomas, plays football at the Univ. of Missouri. Year 2016

G 8

T E R R A N C E W I L S O N ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S UT AT Tot. TFL–Yds Sack–Yds INT–Yds TD PBU FR FF Blkd 8 12 20 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0

TERRANCE WILSON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: ...............................................................................7, at East Carolina (9/3/16)

JERMICHAEL WHITE’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: .......................................................... 3, four times – MR: at Mercer (10/15/16)

Connell YOUNG Bryce WILSON 5-10  175  R-So.  DB Atlanta, Ga.  Carver HS

2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 10 of the team’s 11 games as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Did not record an seasonal statistics … Credited with three tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game. 2015 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a three-year starter at Carver HS where he was a three-time team defensive back MVP ... Twice earned all-region honors in his final two seasons ... Tallied five touchdowns as a senior including three on offense and two defensively ... Team captain as a senior ... Finished his prep career with 10 career interceptions ... High school coach was Darren Myles. PERSONAL: Full name is Bryce D. Wilson ... Is the son of Eric and Adra Wilson ... His father played baseball at Morehouse College ... Has three siblings: Rayah, Raven and Reece.

BRYCE WILSON’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015-16)

6-0  200  So.  WR Greensboro, N.C.  Dudley HS

2016 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 11 games as an offensive reserve and on special teams … Rushed 44 times for 155 yards and four touchdowns … Carried the ball a career-high eight times twice against both Chattanooga (Oct. 28) and at Furman (Nov. 12), recording a career-best 42 rushing yards … Caught one pass out of the backfield at Furman (Nov. 12) for 24 yards … Scored two rushing touchdowns against SEC-foe, South Carolina (Nov. 19) … Added five kick returns for 98 yards with a pair of punt returns … Finished with 282 all-purpose yards … Was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team as a return specialist … Made the transition to wide receiver during spring practice, but did not see action in the annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Rushed for 2,431 yards as a senior on just 237 carries, averaging an astounding 10.3 yards per carry in helping lead Dudley HS to a 13-2 record and berth in the 4-A west regional final ... Scored 27 rushing touchdowns ... Made 40 receptions for 771 yards and seven TDs, averaging 19.3 yards per reception ... As a junior, rushed for 1,051 yards and 11 touchdowns ... Listed as a three-star athlete by 247sports.com ... High school coach was Steve Davis. PERSONAL: Full name is Connell Jamale Young Jr. ... Is the son of Connell Sr. and Likishen Young ... Has a younger sister, Nisha.

Year 2016

C O N N E L L Y O U N G ’ S C A R E E R S TAT I S T I C S G Rush Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng KR Yds TD Lng 11 44 155 4 16 1 24 0 24 5 98 0 39

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CONNELL YOUNG’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Rushes: ........................................................................ 9, at South Carolina (11/19/16) Rushing Yards: ....................................................................... 42, at Furman (11/12/16) Rushing Touchdowns:.................................................... 2, at South Carolina (11/19/16)

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Matthew BAIR

Wyatt BURNETTE

6-4  280  R-Fr.  OL Anderson, S.C.  T.L. Hanna HS

6-4  290  R-Fr.  OL Franklin, N.C.  Franklin HS

2016 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action ... Redshirted ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Named to the High School Sports Report (HSSR) South Carolina Division II AAAA All-State team as an offensive lineman following his senior year ... Also garnered all-region plaudits ... Graded out at 90 percent with 78 pancake blocks and scored a touchdown as a senior ... Was a two-time Offensive Lineman of the Week from the Anderson Area Touchdown Club ... Twice named T.L. Hanna’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman (2014, 2015) and received the Captain’s Award in 2015 ... ... High school coach was Bruce Ollis.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Joined the WCU football roster as a preferred walk-on … Played both offensive and defensive line as a prep at Franklin High for former Catamount QB Josh Brooks … 2015 Western North Carolina Athletic Conference (WNCAC) Lineman of the Year, anchoring a line that averaged nearly six yards per carry his senior season … Named to the Citizen-Times All-Western North Carolina team … Was selected to play in the 2016 East-West All-Star game in Greensboro, N.C.

PERSONAL: Full name is Matthew David Bair ... Is the son of David and Sonya Bair.

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D’Andre BELTON

2016 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see game action ... Dressed as an emergency back-up quarterback part of the season behind Tyrie Adams. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Originally signed with Charleston Southern out of high school ... Played the 2015 season as a wide receiver at Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Miss. ... Finished the year with 28 receptions in 10 games, recording 239 receiving yards and two touchdowns ... Attempted two passes on the season ... Also had one punt return for 13 yards at Mississippi Gulf Coast (Oct. 24). HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2013 AA Offensive Player of the Year ... was a two-time All-Region and All-State honoree at quarterback at Fairfield Central HS ... Went 23-4 as a two-year starter accumulating 5,154 total yards from scrimmage and 54 touchdowns during his career ... Finished his senior season with 1,764 passing yards and 748 rushing yards with 24 total touchdowns.

6-2  215  R-Fr.  LB Oviedo, Fla.  Oviedo HS

6-7  305  R-Fr. Sweetwater, Tenn.

5-11  200  R-So.  LB Ridgeway, S.C.  Itawamba CC / Fairfield Central HS

Andrew BIRKMIRE

Bailey BYRUM

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Three-time all-county selection and a two-time all-district honoree ... As a senior, was named All-State by both the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TWSA) and The Examiner.com ... Selected as the Region 2-AA co-Offensive Lineman of the Year and was the Advocate Democrat lineman of the year ... Played for the East squad in the Toyota East-West All-Star Classic ... Graded out with 158 career pancake blocks over three seasons including a career-high 72 as a senior with 95 career knockdowns, 64 in his final season ... As a junior, was named a MVP at a National Playmakers Academy camp held at Tennessee State Univ. ... Listed as a three-star athlete by 247Sports.com and a two-star standout by Rivals.com ... He is considered the No. 124 offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 26 overall player in the Tennessee Class of 2016 ... High school coach was Ethan Edmiston. PERSONAL: Is the son of Eddie and Laura Byrum ... His grandfather, David Michael “Big Dog” Vestal Sr., played football at the University of Tennessee where he was on the Vols 1956 Sugar Bowl team ... His uncle, David Vestal Jr., played football at ETSU. BAILEY BYRUM’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)

Holden EDWARDS

2016 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Rex and Ann Birkmire ... Has an older brother, Jon. ANDREW BIRKMIRE’S CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)

OL Sweetwater HS

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2016 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action ... Redshirted ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played both offensive tight end and defensive end, as well as on special teams as a prep ... Started playing at a private school before transferring to Oviedo High ... Was involved in starting a team Bible study and was involved with Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) ... High school coach was Wes Allen.

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6-2  295  R-Fr.  DL Mount Ulla, N.C.  South Iredell HS

2016 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action ... Redshirted ... Credited with a tackle in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played on the varsity squad for all four years as a prep, beginning as a freshman with the eight-quarter rule ... Was a two-time All-North Piedmont Conference selection and was twice dubbed all-county ... Recorded 163 career tackles with 50 tackles for loss including a career-best 31 as a senior ... Had five career sacks ... Was a part of a two conference championships as a freshman and senior ... South Iredell HS won the state championship his freshman year ... High school coach was Scott Miller. PERSONAL: Full name is Holden Kross Edwards ... Is the son of Don Edwards and Kathy Barrow ... Grew up on a farm, working with his father and grandfather.

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Joshua GIBSON

Daquan PATTEN

5-8  165  Jr.  PK Andrews, N.C.  Robbinsville HS

5-6  185  R-Fr.  WR Columbia, S.C.  Blythewood HS

2017: Participated in spring drills ... Connected on both of his PAT attempts and added a successful 31-yard field goal during WCU’s annual Spring Game.

2016 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action ... Redshirted ... Caught three passes for 17 yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Transferred from Wake Forest University for Fall 2016, majoring in Engineering ... Starting kicker for four years at Robbinsville High School where he connected on 14 out of 18 field goals (72%) with longest field goal being 41 yds ... He also was 90% on PATs scoring 207 / 230 extra points ... During his senior year the Black Knights won the North Carolina 1A State Championship with a 16-0 undefeated season.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a three-year varsity letter winner at Blythewood HS, playing wide receiver on the football team. PERSONAL: Is the son of former Catamount wide receiver – and former NFL standout and Super Bowl champion – David Patten. D A Q U A N PAT T E N ’ S C A R E E R H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)

PERSONAL: Is the son of Tony and Sandy Gibson ... His father, Tony, was placekicker for the Catamounts from 1984-87 as back up to AllAmerican, Kirk Roach, before transferring to Mars Hill for 1988-89 seasons where he was starting placekicker and achieved Honorable Mention All-American.

Charles McDONOUGH

Curtis ROACH

2016 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action ... Redshirted ... Credited with two tackles including one for a six-yard loss in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

6-0  215  R-Fr.  LS Kernersville, N.C.  East Forsyth HS 2016 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action, taking a redshirt.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played high school football at East Forsyth HS … Attended Rubio Long Snapping Camps, presented by former UCLA specialist Chris Rubio … Received a 4.5 star rating from the Rubio Long Snapping Camp … His older brother, Brian, was a long-snapper … Also played lacrosse growing up.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was twice named first team Forsyth County News All-County after both his junior and senior seasons ... Recorded 78 tackles with 47 solo stops including three tackles for loss, each coming as a sack as a senior ... Tallied eight passes defended with five interceptions ... Was a Class AAAAAA Georgia All-State honorable mention ... As a junior, tallied 65 total hits with a sack, seven pass break-ups and two interceptions.. PERSONAL: Is the son of former Catamount Hall of Fame placekicker Kirk Roach, who was a four-time all-conference selection and three-time All-America honoree.

Ray SMITH

6-2  190  R-Fr.  DB Spartanburg, S.C.  Spartanburg HS

2016 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action ... Redshirted ... Credited with two tackles including one for a four-yard loss in WCU’s annual Spring Game. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was an All-Region II-4A selection and named second team AllHerald-Journal/GoUpstate All-Area team ... Recorded 43 tackles with four interceptions and three pass break ups as a senior ... Was part of the 2014 South Carolina state championship team as a junior in 2014, finishing with 88 tackles and three interceptions from his safety position ... Was cited as one of the top 10 defensive backs at an EPT Football Skills Showcase prior to this senior year ... Listed as a two-star prospect from Rivals.com ... High school coach was Chris Miller.. PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Anthony Murphy Jr., and goes by “Mike” ... Is the son of Michael Sr. and Tamika Murphy ... Has two siblings, Malik and Mekhi.

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6-1  190  R-Fr.  QB Bryson City, N.C.  East Carolina / Swain County HS

PERSONAL: Is the son of Brian and Kim McDonough … Is originally from West Virginia … His brother, Brian, originally attended Charlotte to play football before transferring to James Madison in January, 2015.

Michael MURPHY

6-1  200  R-Fr.  LB Cumming, Ga. South Forsyth HS

2017: Participated in spring drills ... Completed 7-of-14 passes for 22 yards and an interception in the annual Spring Game.. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Transferred to Western Carolina from East Carolina where he had accepted a preferred walk-on position ... Was a two-year starter at Swain County HS, posting a 28-4 record with a pair of Smoky Mountain Conference championships ... Was the 2013 Smoky Mountain Conference Back of the Year ... Threw for more than 6,000 career yards including 1,932 with 23 touchdowns and three interceptions in 2013, collecting NC Preps All-State Honorable Mention honors ... Named second team All-Western North Carolina in 2012, setting a Swain single-game record with 426 passing yards breaking the mark previously held by Heath Shuler (408) ... Set a Cherokee High record for single-season passing with 1,526 yards as a sophomore before transferring to Swain County HS. PERSONAL: Full name is Raymius Smith, but goes by Ray ... Is the son of Kristin and Tim Smith ... Has four siblings; Kayla, Jacee, Naomi, and Jabrien.

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Donnavan SPENCER

Keshaun ABEL

5-10  190  R-Fr.  RB Charlotte, N.C.  Vance HS

WIDE RECEIVER 6-4  185  Freshman Charlotte, N.C.  Mallard Creek HS

2016 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action, taking a redshirt ... Rushed eight times for 23 yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was listed as a three-star athlete by Scout.com ... High school head coach was Mike Palmieri ... Also ran track as a prep where he was a part of the MCHS 4x100-meter relay team that ran the state’s second best time (1:27.22) to win MECKA 4A title; finished ninth at states ... Also ran on the 4x400-meter relay team.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: In October of 2014, became the first Mecklenburg County prep football player to rush for more than 400 yards in a single game amassing 405 yards on 30 carries with four touchdowns ... As a junior, was the runner-up in the 4th Annual Charlotte Football Awards for the Running Back of the Year award and was a third-team offense All-Observer selection ... High school coach was Aaron Brand. PERSONAL: Is the son of Latasha Spencer.

Christian YARBOROUGH

PERSONAL: Full name is Keshaun Demonte’ Abel ... Is the son of Krystal Abel and Larry Wilson.

Kenny BENTON WIDE RECEIVER 5-9  165  Freshman Columbia, S.C.  Blythewood HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a three-year letter winner as a kick returner and wide receiver ... Was a two-time first team All-Region selection ... Finished his prep career with 85 receptions for 1,633 yards and 13 touchdowns ... Returned 15 kickoffs for 312 yards, averaging nearly 21 yards per return with one TD ... As a senior, hauled in a career-high 43 passes for 820 yards and seven scores, adding five rushes for 67 yards and a touchdown in earning second team All-Midlands honors ... Received the Bengal Captain and Bengal Wide Receiver Awards as a senior ... High school head coach was Dan Morgan.

PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Kenneth Benton, but prefers to go by “Kenny” ... Is the son of Melissa and Robert Benton ... His brother, Timel, plays football as a quarterback at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.

6-0  200  R-Fr.  lB Indian Trail, N.C.  Metrolina Christian

Mitchell BERRY

2016 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action ... Redshirted ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

LINEBACKER 6-1  225  Freshman Clemmons, N.C.  West Forsyth HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Three-year varsity letter winner that played running back and free safety in high school while also returning kickoffs ... Missed four games of his senior season due to injury, rushing 72 times for 533 yards and five touchdowns ... High school was Thomas Langley ... Also ran track & field as a prep. C H R I S T I A N YA R B O R O U G H ’ S C A R E E R H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a three-year varsity letter winner, progressing up the depth chart from his junior varsity days before getting a chance on the varsity as a sophomore due to a team injury ... Named All-Central Piedmont 4-A Conference as a senior team captain ... Recorded 138 total tackles including 75 solo stops with 18 tackles for loss including four sacks in his final season of high school ... Forced a pair of fumbles ... Also played baseball as a prep ... Made the Academic Honor Roll all four years and was awarded the 2017 Corrigan / Faircloth Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholarship. PERSONAL: Is the son of David and Nicole Berry.

Kanaan BROCK DEFENSIVE LINE 6-0  285  Freshman Rutherfordton, N.C.

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R-S Central HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played offensive line at center and defensive tackle at R-S Central High ... Was a two-time All-South Mountain Athletic Conference selection as a junior and senior ... Recorded 94 tackles including 29 solo stops as a senior ... Selected to the Diamond Sports Group Youth All-America Bowl ... Awarded the varsity “Best Blocker” award in 2014 ... Also played baseball, basketball and wrestled as a prep, posting a 25-9 record as a senior where he was a 2-A Area and State Champion at 285. PERSONAL: Is the son of Patsy Brooks Brock and Kevin and Tonja Brock.

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Cameron BROWN

Trevor CHILDERS

LINEBACKER 6-2  210  Freshman Tallahassee, Fla.  Florida State Univ. School

LINEBACKER 6-1  190  Freshman Lincolnton, N.C.  East Lincoln HS

NOTE: Was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive type of bone cancer, in his left leg ... After undergoing chemotherapy, had his left leg amputated during the summer of 2017 as he continues to battle cancer.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Three-year letter winner who finished with a school-record 366 career tackles including six sacks, recording 133 stops as a senior ... Also stepped in at running back as a senior, adding over 800 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns on the ground in his final season to earn the Denver Weekly Two-Way Player of the Year honor and All-Gazette accolades ... Collected Southern District-7 all-conference plaudits and SD-7 Defensive Player of the Year honors as a junior after finishing with 123 tackles including a school-record 26 tackles for loss and a career-best five interceptions ... Earned the Newcomer Award on the North Carolina State Championship team as a sophomore ... High school head coach was Mike Byus ... Also played baseball as a prep where he hit .292 with 26 runs scored, 22 RBI, and six extra base hits as a junior, collecting all-conference accolades.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was named first team defense on the Florida All-State Class 3-A football team following his senior season as he was credited with a career-best 140 tackles including a school-record 100 solo stops and 24 TFLs with 10 sacks ... Forced nine fumbles, recovering three while also intercepting a pass ... Tallahassee, Fla., Quarterback Club named him the 2016 Mickey Andrews Co-Defensive Player of the Year ... Was named All Big Bend in both his junior and senior seasons, collecting second team honors as a junior and first team plaudits as a senior ... Selected to play for the North Team in the 62nd annual North-South All-Star FACA Football Classic ... Recorded 193 career tackles, averaging 9.7 tackles per game ... Posted 14 sacks while also recording an interception and forced a pair of fumbles ... Was listed as a two-star athlete by Scout.com ... High school head coach was Jerod Hickman ... As an all-conference prep wrestler, finished fourth in the state of Florida Class 1-A in the 195 lbs., weight class as a junior and qualified for the state tournament as a sophomore.

Solomon CLARK

PERSONAL: Full name is Cameron Michael Brown, prefers to go by “Cam” ... Is the son of Sam and Michelle Brown ... Has two siblings, Bin and Samaya.

DEFENSIVE LINE 6-0  250  Junior Richmond, Calif.  Laney CC / Hercules HS

In honor of Cam Brown’s on-going battle with osteosarcoma, the Catamount football team will wear this decal in gold on the back of each helmet this year in support of #TeamSuperCam.

Nick CAMPBELL OFFENSIVE LINE 6-2  280  Freshman Braselton, Ga.  Mill Creek HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Three-year varsity letter winner as a center and guard on a three-time region championship squad ... Selected second team All-Gwinnett County as a senior ... Twice named Offensive Lineman of the Week during his career ... Was listed as a two-star athlete by both 247Sports. com and Rivals.com ... High school head coach was Shannon Jarvis ... Was a finalist in the shot put in the Georgia 7-A Track & Field state championship. PERSONAL: Full name is Nicholas Michael Campbell ... Is the son of Sherrie and Mike Campbell ... Was born in Jacksonville, Fla. ... His father played at Auburn University on the 1988 and 1989 SEC Championship teams before playing professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton TigerCats ... Has three siblings; Sabrina, Hannah, and Graham.

PERSONAL: Full name is Trevor Dean Childers ... Is the son of Angela and Paul Dean Childers.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Joined the WCU football team during the summer as a transfer after two seasons at Laney College in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) ... Played in 17 games over two seasons including nine games in 2016 ... Recorded 37 career tackles with 25 total tackles including 15 solo stops and nine tackles for loss with seven sacks as a sophomore ... Opened his career with 12 tackles including 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks as a freshman ... Also credited with four career blocked kicks; HIGH SCHOOL: Played both offensive and defensive line as a prep, tallying 20 pancake blocks with 57 total tackles as a senior.

Owen COSENKE

TIGHT END 6-3  220  Freshman Aldie, Va.  Fork Union Military / John Champe HS NOTE: Joined the Catamount football team as a mid-season transfer as a part of the 2017 incoming class. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played for head coach Jason Dawson at John Champe HS in Aldie, Va., before finishing his prep career at Fork Union Military where he played for head coach Col. John Shuman ... At John Champe HS, garnered first team all-conference and second team All-Region honors as a senior as a part of a conference championship team in just the Knights’ fourth year of existence ... Garnered MaxPreps Offensive Player of the Game accolades in a game against Dominion (Oct. 16, 2015) ... Recorded 35 catches for over 400 yards and four touchdowns in his final season ... Also played basketball at John Champe HS. PERSONAL: Full name is Owen Mattingly Cosenke ... Is the son of Kelly and Stephen Cosenke.

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Wille DEBRUCE LINEBACKER 6-1  205  Freshman Moultrie, Ga.  Colquitt County HS

26 Elijah HALL

DEFENSIVE LINE 6-0  255  Freshman Kannapolis, N.C.  A.L. Brown HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a part of two high school state championships as a sophomore and junior ... Earned first team all-region plaudits as a senior, posting 89 total tackles including 68 solo stops with five sacks ... High school head coach was Rush Propst. PERSONAL: Full name is Dankerious Willie Debruce, but prefers to go by “Willie” ... Is the son of Willie and Lillian Debruce.

Nikolas DUNLAP DEFENSIVE LINE 5-11  315  Redshirt Sophomore Lincolnton, N.C.  East Lincoln HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Transferred to Western Carolina prior to the fall semester ... Is eligible to practice but not play in 2017 ... Recorded 105 career tackles as a prep including 15 sacks ... Forced three fumbles during his career ... Garnered Academic all-conference accolades. PERSONAL: Full name is Nikolas Deandre Dunlap ... Is the son of Elizabeth Dunlap and Rodley Smith.

Caleb FERGUSON RUNNING BACK 5-11  175  Freshman Waynesville, N.C.  Tuscola HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a three-time, All-Western North Carolina football team selection ... Collected the 2016 Citizen-Times All-WNC Offensive Player of the Year accolades ... Finished as the all-time career leader at Tuscola HS with 3,999 rushing yards and 68 career touchdowns ... Scored the second-most touchdowns in North Carolina high school football (38) to go along with single-season school records for rushing yardage (1,944) and rushing TD’s (35) ... Selected to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA North Carolina Football Team published by USA TODAY High School Sports ... On defense, secured 73 tackles and three interceptions ... A versatile athlete, also averaged 41.9 yards per punt as a senior ... As a junior, placed second out of more than 100 football players in the standing long jump at the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl Mid-Atlantic Super Regional combine ... Played for head coach Tommy Pursley.

Graham FOSTER LONG-SNAPPER 6-1  200  Freshman Anderson, S.C.  T.L. Hanna HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Joined the WCU football team as a preferred walk-on ... As a prep linebacker, recorded 45 tackles and a sack as a senior.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Three-year varsity letter winner ... Finished with 116 career tackles including 90 solo stops and 26 tackle assists ... Was a two-time All-MEKA 4-A Conference selection and twice dubbed the school’s Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman ... Led his team in sacks in both his junior and senior seasons ... Collected All-Observer defensive honors as a senior ... High school head coach was Mike Newsome ... Was in the Beta Club for three years. PERSONAL: Full name is Elijah Raekwon Hall ... Is the son of Marlon Hall and Natasha McCauley ... Has an older sister who played college basketball.

Michael HARPER

OFFENSIVE LINE 6-5  260  Freshman Wilkesboro, N.C.  Fork Union Military Academy

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played both offensive and defensive line, staring as a defensive end for head coach Col. John Shuman for three years at FUMA ... As a senior, collected All-Prep and All-State honors, as well as received The Cobb Award given to the Prep MVP ... Awarded the Distinguished Cadet Award at FUMA where he served as an officer ... Was named second team VISAA Division I All-State in 2015 ... Earned the 2013 Pioneer League All-Conference Award and Christian Character Award. PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Brian Harper ... Is the son of Michelle and Michael Harper Sr. ... Is one of seven children in his family.

Alan HARRIS LINEBACKER 6-2  225  Freshman Atlanta, Ga.  Mt. Vernon Presbyterian

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Over his four-year prep career, recorded 458 career tackles including 200 solo stops and 29 sacks ... Was a three-year all-region selection ... Named the 5-A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior after collecting a career-high 130 season tackles ... Was an honorable mention Class A-Private All-State selection ... Credited with the most tackles by a freshman in his first year as a prep ... High school head coach was Wayne Dabbs ... Was an honor roll student and was selected to the Dean’s List as a senior ... Also participated in field events, setting a school-record and finishing fourth in the state in the discus as a junior. PERSONAL: Full name is Alan Micah Harris ... Is the son of Daisy and Andre’ Harris ... Has two siblings.

Ty HARRIS LINEBACKER 6-1  220  Freshman Dacula, Ga.  Dacula HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was highly recruited, originally committed and signed with Army West Point ... Was a running back and outside linebacker as a prep ... Named Honorable Mention All-State in Georgia’s Class AAAAAA as a senior ... Rushed for over 1,000 yards with eight touchdowns as a senior ... Also finished with 70 tackles including 43 solo stops as a senior with five tackles for loss including three sacks ... Was a two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and 247Sports.

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Will HORTON KICKER 5-10  165  Freshman Acworth, Ga.  North Cobb HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Named first team placekicker on the Georgia 3-AAAAAAA All-Region team ... According to ProKicker.com rankings, was the No. 3 kicker overall and No. 9 kickoff specialist in the country ... Earned a four and a half star rating from Chris Sailer kicking ... Rated as the nation’s top kicker by Ray Guy ProKicker.com Camps ... As a junior, was an honorable mention on the Georgia Class AAAAAA All-State team as a kicker ... High school head coach was Shane Queen. PERSONAL: Full name is William Archer Horton ... Is the son of Bucky and Kara Horton ... His father is the principal at North Cobb HS.

Alex JACKSON

DEFENSIVE BACK 6-1  180  R-Senior Clemmons, N.C.  Gardner-Webb / West Forsyth HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Attended Old Dominion out of high school where he redshirted in 2013 ... Transferred to Gardner-Webb in 2014 before transferring to Western Carolina prior to the 2017 fall camp; High School: Was a Three-year starter at defensive back for West Forsyth ... Helped squad to 11-2 and 10-3 records and two consecutive playoff berths ... Earned all-conference honors in track and field ... Set school records in 4X400 relay, sprint medley and distance medley. PERSONAL: Is the son of Anthony and Valaire Jackson ... Has a brother, Avery.

Dawson JOHNSON

OFFENSIVE LINE 6-2  250  Freshman Taylorsville, N.C.  Alexander Central HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played offensive tackle and along the defensive line as a prep where he was a two-year varsity letter-winner ... Collected All-North Piedmont Conference accolades as a senior.

Reggie JONES DEFENSIVE BACK 5-11  175  Freshman Sharpsburg, Ga.  East Coweta HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Collected first team All-Region honors for 2-AAAAAAA honors ... Was also named to the 2016 Newnan Times-Herald All-County football team on the first team defense ... High school head coach was Steve Pardue ... Also ran track as a prep. PERSONAL: Full name is Reginald Johnathan Jones ... Is the son of Reggie Jones Sr. and Chassity Anthony.

Will JONES QUARTERBACK 6-4  200  Freshman Greensboro, N.C.  Page HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a three-year starter at quarterback at Page HS, taking over as a sophomore after an injury to the season starter ... As a senior, was named the Guilford County Football All-Stars co-Offensive Player of the Year ... Was also selected HSXtra All-Area first team ... Guided Page HS to the North Carolina 4-A state championship game in back-to-back seasons as both a junior and senior ... In his final season as a prep, completed 206-of-368 (56%) for 3,109 yards and 38 touchdowns, adding 599 yards on the ground on 97 carries and 11 TDs ... Selected to play in the 80th annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... For his career, amassed 6,603 yards on 439-of-772 passing for 72 touchdowns while also rushing for 854 yards on 195 and 22 TDs ... Was listed as a two-star athlete by both 247Sports.com and Scout.com ... High school head coach was Kevin Gillespie ... Also played basketball as a prep, helping the Pirates to the NCHSAA Class 4-A regional semifinals. PERSONAL: Full name is Will Carlyle Jones ... Is the son of Bill and Kari Jones.

Matthew KLIPA

LONG-SNAPPER 5-9  200  Freshman Rock Hill, S.C.  Smoky Mountain (N.C.) HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Transfer from Rock Hill (S.C.) and completed his high school education at Smoky Mountain HS, though he did not play football ... Played linebacker as a prep, recording 91 tackles including 34 solo stops and four sacks as a senior at Rock Hill HS. PERSONAL: His older brother, Tyler Klipa, played football at WCU and is the strength & conditioning and wide receivers coach at SMHS.

Nate LINK

DEFENSIVE LINE 6-2  255  Junior Crowley, La.  UL-Monroe / Notre Dame HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Transferred to WCU from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) ... Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015 ... Played in nine games as a redshirt freshman in 2016 recording five tackles including one solo stop; At Notre Dame HS: Earned first team All-Parish, first team All-District, first team All-Acadiana, first team All-State, and first team Coach’s All-State as a junior in 2013 ... Tallied 65 tackles as a senior in 2014, including 22 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, and 30 QB hurries ... Earned Defensive MVP honors on both the All-Parish and All-District teams ... Was again named first team All-Acadiana and first team All-State in 2014 ... Selected to play in the 2014 LHSA East-West All-Star Game, collecting MVP honors ... Was a two-star recruit out of high school by both Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... High school head coach was Lewis Cook. PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Joseph Link ... Is the son of Kerry and Jeanette Link ... Has three siblings; brother Jackson and two sisters, Amalie and Helen.

Alex McKINNEY DEFENSIVE LINE 6-3  235  Freshman Bakersville, N.C.  Mitchell HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Joined the WCU football team as a preferred walk-on ... Was a three-year starter at Mitchell HS where he helped guide the team to a 27-4 record over his junior and senior seasons - and a 35-9 record over three years ... As a tight end for the Mountaineers, had 377 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns ... His prep coach, Travise Pittman, played football at Western Carolina.

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Connor MOORE WIDE RECEIVER 6-2  175  Freshman Sylva, N.C.  Smoky Mountain HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was an All-Western North Carolina Athletic Conference selection for Smoky Mountain HS (7-5) in 2016 ... Made 40 receptions for 604 yards and three touchdowns along with averaging 5.8 tackles on defense as a senior. PERSONAL: His older brother, Ryan, played football at Western Carolina on the offensive line.

Abe NOLAND OFFENSIVE LINE 5-11  255  Freshman Watkinsville, Ga.  Oconee County HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Recovered from a broken vertabrae in his back suffered prior to his sophomore season to return to the football field ... Was among the Terrific 32 from NE Georgia Recruits. PERSONAL: Is the son of Travis and Julie Noland ... His father, Travis, is the football coach at OCHS and played collegiate football at Appalachian State ... Travis coached prep football across Western North Carolina at Cherokee HS, Pisgah HS, A.C. Reynolds HS, Erwin HS and Tuscola HS, serving as the head coach at the final two stops ... Has two brothers - older brother, Zeb, is a quarterback at Iowa State, and younger brother, Ben.

Ricky PALAO DEFENSIVE LINE 6-2  285  Freshman Hoover, Ala.  Hoover HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a part of the Alabama State 7-A high school football championship team as a senior, collecting one of Hoover High’s nine sacks in the title game ... Selected to the “Over the Mountain Journal” All-OTM football team ... High school head coach was Josh Niblett. PERSONAL: Full name is Ricardo A. Palao ... Is the son of Ricardo Palao, Sr., and Neisha Glapion.

Joel POINSETTE

Bruce SQUIRES LINEBACKER 6-0  180  Freshman Forest City, N.C.  Chase HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Two-time All-South Mountain Athletic Conference (SMAC) selection ... Selected as the Best DB at Chase HS, as well as the Specialist of the Year for the SMAC by the league head coaches following his senior season ... Was listed as a two-star athlete from 247Sports. com ... High school head coach was Daniel Bailey ... Also ran track as a prep, winning the 200-meter dash at the NCHSAA 2-A state championship. PERSONAL: Full name is Bruce Lee Squires ... Is the son of Bryan and Lisa Lynch.

Devon STEPHENS OFFENSIVE LINE 6-2  250  Freshman Sylva N.C.  Smoky Mountain HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played both offensive and defensive line locally at Smoky Mountain HS, accepting a preferred walk-on spot with the WCU football team ... An All-Western North Carolina Athletic Conference offensive lineman/defensive end ... Averaged 4.2 tackles per game for the Mustangs (7-5) in 2016.

Quintin THAMES DEFENSIVE BACK 5-11  170  Freshman Grayson, Ga.  Grayson HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a part of three Region 8 championships and the 7A state championship as a senior ... Named All-County in his final season as a prep ... High school head coach was Jeff Herron ... Also ran track and participated in the long jump as a prep. PERSONAL: Full name is Quintin Jimani Thames ... Is the son of Enicka Harden, and Jihad Yusef and Tiffany Huey ... Was born in St. Louis, Mo. ... Has six siblings: Kita, Chelsea, Kealon, Amaris, Justin, and Autumn.

Grady THOMAS

KICKER 6-0  165  Freshman Greenville, S.C.  St. Joseph’s Catholic HS

OFFENSIVE LINE 6-4  285  Freshman Spartanburg, S.C.  Spartanburg HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Committed to the WCU football program as a preferred walk-on ... Handled placekicking and punting duties as a prep ... Participated in the Hammer Kicking Academy Top 40.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Named to the first team All-USA South Carolina football team and to the Herald-Journal AllArea team ... Selected to play in the 80th annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... High school head coach was Chris Miller ... According to SCMat.com, listed as the No. 5 wrestler in the state of South Carolina at the 5-A classification ... He also won the county championship in wrestling in 2017.

Todd SELF OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3  285  Freshman Bakersville, N.C.  Mitchell HS

PERSONAL: Full name is Grady Maguire Thomas ... Is the son of Tammy Thomas ... Is originally from Laconia, N.H.

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a three-year starter ... Averaged almost three pancake blocks per game and had 45 tackles on defense ... Helped guide Mitchell HS to a 27-4 record over his junior and senior seasons and a 35-9 record in three years ... His high school coach, Travise Pittman, played football at WCU ... Was also the NCHSAA 1-A heavyweight state wrestling champion.

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D.J. THORPE QUARTERBACK 6-3  185  Freshman Nashville, Tenn.  Cane Ridge HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: In two seasons as the starting quarterback, threw for 4,980 yards and 47 touchdowns in leading Cane Ridge High to a 20-4 record ... As a senior, completed 185-of-297 passes for a school single-season record 2,907 yards, setting a school benchmark with 28 touchdowns against seven interceptions, leading CRHS to an undefeated regular season, a Region 6-5A title and the program’s first two playoff victories ... Collected Region 6-5A Offensive MVP plaudits, as well as all-region offensive player of the year honors ... Became the first player in CRHS history to receive the 2016 William E. Hume Award which is given annually to the top football player among Metro Nashville schools ... Also received the Hancock/Nipper football sportsmanship award from the Nashville City Civitan Club ... Was listed as a twostar athlete by 247Sports.com ... High school head coach was Eddie Woods. PERSONAL: Full name is Dakarai Jashaun Thorpe, but goes by “DJ” ... Is the son of Kalvanetta and William Thorpe ... Has a younger sister, Laiya.

Clark WILLHOITE OFFENSIVE LINE 6-7  295  Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio  Roger Bacon HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Played offensive tackle and was a team captain as a senior at Roger Bacon HS ... Selected first team All-Greater Catholic (GCL) Central lineman ... Awarded his team’s Most Valuable Player honor along the offensive line ... Also received Academic All-Ohio honors in his final year as a prep ... Earned second team All- GCL Coed Central lineman in 2015 as a junior while also receiving the most improved team award ... High school head coach was Mike Blaut. PERSONAL: Full name is Clark Evan Willhoite ... Is the son of Sonya Beeler and Mark Willhoite ... His mother played basketball at Bradley University ... Has a brother, Hagan, and a sister, Zoey.

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Jacquez WILLIAMS

LINEBACKER 6-3  220  Junior Cataula, Ga.  Georgia Military / Harris County HS 2017: Participated in spring drills ... Made his presence be felt early in WCU’s annual Spring Game, recording five tackles including four tackles for loss including a pair of sacks. PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Transferred to WCU from Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Ga., where he played for Burt Williams ... Played in 19 games over two seasons including nine a season ago ... Recorded 21 career tackles including 13 solo stops with two tackles for loss and a sack ... Was also credited with a forced and recovered fumble along with three pass break-ups ... Achieved academic distinction by making the Dean’s List at GMC; At Harris County HS: Was listed as a two-star athlete out of high school by Scout.com ... High school head coach was Dwight Jones ... Also played basketball as a prep. PERSONAL: Full name is Jacquez Devante Williams ... Is the son of Shanton Holloway and Terrence Williams.

Tucker WOOLUM QUARTERBACK 5-10  160  Freshman Pineville, Ky.  Pineville HS

PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a four-year starter at quarterback at Pineville High, guiding the Mountain Lions to a pair of winning seasons and a pair of second round playoff appearances ... Completed 390 career passes for 6,331 yards and 66 career touchdowns ... Completed 50-percent or more of his passes and threw for more than 1,000 yards in each of his four years including completing a career-high 128 passes for a career-best 2,018 yards with 18 touchdowns as a senior ... Added a team-best 1,059 yards rushing in his final season as a prep ... As as junior, threw for 1,865 yards on 104 completions with a career-high 25 TDs while also rushing for 765 yards and 12 TDs ... Completed 81 passes for 1,242 yards and 10 TD as a freshman with 77 completions for 1,206 yards and 13 TDs as a sophomore.

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HAWAI’I

GARDNER-WEBB GAME 3 Saturday, Sept. 16 6:00 pm – Boiling Springs, N.C. Spangler Stadium TV: WMYA-My40

GAME 2 – CATAMOUNT CLUB DAY Saturday, Sept. 9 6:00 pm – Cullowhee Whitmire Stadium / Waters Field TV: ESPN3

GAME 1 Saturday, Sept. 2 6:00 pm HT – Honolulu, Hawai’i Aloha Stadium TV: TBA

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location: ............................................................ Honolulu, Hawai’i Founded: ...............................................................................1907 Enrollment: ........................................................................ 20,000 Nickname: ......................................................... Rainbow Warriors Colors:...............................................Green, Black, White, & Silver Conference: ................................................Mountain West (MWC) Facility (Capacity): ....................................Aloha Stadium (50,000) Interim Chancellor: ...................................................David Lassner Director of Athletics: ........................................... David A.K. Matlin

Location: ................................................................ Davidson, N.C. Founded: ...............................................................................1837 Enrollment: .......................................................................... 1,900 Nickname: ........................................................................Wildcats Colors:........................................................................ Red & Black Conference: ..................................... Pioneer Football League (PFL) Facility (Capacity): ...................................Richardson Field (6,000) President: .................................................................. Carol Quillen Director of Athletics: .................................................... Jim Murphy

Location ........................................................ Boiling Springs, N.C. Founded ............................................................................... 1905 Enrollment ........................................................................... 4,970 Nickname ............................................................Runnin’ Bulldogs Colors.................................................................... Scarlet & Black Conference .....................................................................Big South Facility (Capacity) ..................................Spangler Stadium (8,500) President ......................................................... Dr. A. Frank Bonner Athletics Director ....................................................... Chuck Burch

TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach: ........................................ Nick Rolovich (Hawai’i, ‘04) Record at Hawai’i: ............................................................7-7 (1 yr) Career Record: ...................................................................... Same Basic Offense: ....................................................................Spread Basic Defense: ......................................................................... 4-3 Lettermen Returning / Lost: ...............................................54 / 19 Starters Returning / Lost (O/D/S):.......... 15 (8/6/1) / 10 (3/5/2) Series History: ................................................... First-ever Meeting

Head Coach: .......................................Paul Nichols (Davidson, ‘03) Record at Davidson: ..................................................... 5-40 (4 yrs) Career Record: ...................................................................... Same Basic Offense: ..........................................................................Pro Basic Defense: ......................................................................... 4-3 Lettermen Returning / Lost: ...............................................46 / 16 Starters Returning / Lost (O/D/S):.......... 16 (8/4/4) / 11 (3/7/1) Series History: .......................WCU leads 2-0 (W-2); Last Mtg 1985

Head Coach ............................ Carroll McCray (Gardner-Webb, ‘83) Record at GAWB ..........................................................20-26 (4 yr) Career Record ............................................................36-64 (4 yrs) Basic Offense ..........................................................Spread Option Basic Defense .......................................................................... 3-4 Lettermen Returning / Lost: ............................................... 47 / 19 Starters Returning / Lost (O/D & S): ..................24 (8/4) / 8 (4/4) Series History ........................WCU leads 4-3 (W-2); Last Mtg 2016

MEDIA INFORMATION

Football Contact: ......................................................Derek Inouchi SID Phone (O/C): .................... (808) 956-4478 / (808) 954-0234 E-mail: ............................................................ inouchi@hawaii.edu Website: .................................................www.HawaiiAthletics.com Twitter: ................................................................ @HawaiiFootball Press Box: ........................................................... (808) 486-1800

Football Contact: .........................................................Jake Brewer SID Phone (O): ......................................................(704) 894-2815 E-mail: .......................................................jabrewer@davidson.edu Website: .............................................www.DavidsonWildcats.com Twitter: ..............................................................@DavidsonWIldcat Press Box: ............................................................ (704) 894-2962

Football Contact ........................................................... Marc Rabb SID Phone (O/C): .....................(704) 406-4355 / (704) 974-3662 E-mail ................................................... mrabb@gardner-webb.edu Website ........................................................www.GWUSports.com Twitter........................................................................@GWUSports Press Box ..............................................................(704) 406-3576

SAMFORD GAME 4 – FAMILY WEEKEND Saturday, Sept. 23 3:30 pm – Cullowhee Whitmire Stadium / Waters Field TV: ESPN3

CHATTANOOGA GAME 5 Saturday, Sept. 30 6:00 pm — Chattanooga, Tenn. Finley Stadium TV: ESPN3

WOFFORD GAME 6 Saturday, Oct. 7 1:30 pm – Spartanburg, S.C. Gibbs Stadium TV: ESPN3

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location ............................................................. Birmingham, Ala. Founded ................................................ 1841 (as Howard College) Enrollment ............................................................................5,471 Nickname ........................................................................ Bulldogs Colors...........................................................................Red & Blue Conference .........................................................Southern (SoCon) Facility (Capacity) .................................... Seibert Stadium (6,700) President ............................................... Dr. Andrew Westmoreland Athletics Director .................................................... Martin Newton

Location .......................................................... Chattanooga, Tenn. Founded ............................................................................... 1886 Enrollment ......................................................................... 11,588 Nickname ..............................................................................Mocs Colors.........................................................Navy, Old Gold & Silver Conference .........................................................Southern (SoCon) Facility ......................................................Finley Stadium (20,668) Chancellor ............................................................Dr. Steven Angle Interim Director of Athletics: .........................................Scott Altizer

Location ............................................................ Spartanburg, S.C. Founded ............................................................................... 1854 Enrollment ........................................................................... 1,650 Nickname ...........................................................................Terriers Colors..................................................................Old Gold & Black Conference .........................................................Southern (SoCon) Facility (Capacity) .....................................Gibbs Stadium (13,000) President ........................................................ Dr. Nayef H. Samhat Athletics Director ..................................................Richard Johnson

TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach ..............................Chris Hatcher (Valdosta State, ‘94) Record at Samford: .................................................... 13-10 (2 yrs) Career Record: .......................................................134-67 (17 yrs) Basic Offense .....................................................................Spread Basic Defense ......................................................................... 4–3 Lettermen Returning / Lost ................................................ 57 / 27 Starters Returning / Lost (O/D) ........................12 (5/7) / 10 (6/4) Series History ........................WCU trails 2-12 (L-1); Last Mtg 2016

Head Coach: ........................................ Tom Arth (John Carroll, ‘03) Record at Chattanooga: ...................................................First Year Career Record: ............................................................. 40-8 (4 yrs) Basic Offense: .................................................................. Multiple Basic Defense: .................................................................. Multiple Lettermen Returning / Lost: ...............................................48 / 21 Starters Returning / Lost (O/D/S):.......... 12 (5/5/2) / 13 (6/6/1) Series History: .....................WCU trails 16-27 (L-8); Last Mtg 2016

Head Coach ................................. Mike Ayers (Georgetown, Ky. ‘74) Record at Wofford: ........................................... 197-136-1 (30 yrs) Career Record: ................................................. 208-157-2 (33 yrs) Basic Offense ..........................................Wingbone / Triple Option Basic Defense .............................................................. Multiple 50 Lettermen Returning / Lost: ...............................................50 / 27 Starters Returning / Lost (O/D/S):.......... 15 (6/8/1) / 10 (5/3/2) Series History: .....................WCU trails 14-25 (L-1); Last Mtg 2016

MEDIA INFORMATION

Football Contact ......................................................... Joey Mullins SID Phone (O/C) ......................(205) 726-2799 / (205) 532-3477 E-mail ........................................................ jmmulli1@samford.edu Website ..................................................www.SamfordSports.com Twitter.................................................................@samford_sports Press Box ..................................................(205) 726-2143 / 2144

Football Contact .......................................................Jay Blackman SID Phone (O/C) ..................... (423) 425-5292 / (423) 598-6953 Email ......................................................... Jay-Blackman@utc.edu Website .............................................................www.GoMocs.com Twitter.............................................................................@GoMocs Press Box ............................................................. (423) 757-9332

Football Contact ..................................................Brent Williamson SID Phone (O/C) ..................... (864) 597-4093 / (864) 809-8900 Email ................................................... williamsondb@wofford.edu Website ..................................................www.WoffordTerriers.com Twitter: ................................................................@WoffordTerriers Press Box ..............................................................(864) 597-4487

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GAME 8 Saturday, Oct. 21 1:30 pm – Lexington, Va. Alumni Stadium TV: ESPN3

GAME 9 – HOMECOMING Saturday, Oct. 28 3:30 pm – Cullowhee Whitmire Stadium / Waters Field TV: ESPN3

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location ........................................................... Johnson City, Tenn. Founded ................................................................................1911 Enrollment ......................................................................... 14,684 Nickname ....................................................................Buccaneers Colors......................................................................... Blue & Gold Conference .........................................................Southern (SoCon) Facility (Capacity) .......................... ETSU Football Stadium (6,212) President ..............................................................Dr. Brian Noland Director of Athletics .......................................... Dr. Richard Sander

Location ...................................................................Lexington, Va. Founded ............................................................................... 1839 Enrollment ........................................................................... 1,559 Nickname ..........................................................................Keydets Colors..............................................................Red, White & Yellow Conference .........................................................Southern (SoCon) Facility (Capacity) .....Foster Stadium / Alumni Memorial Field (10,000) Superintendent ................................... General J.H. Binford Peay III Director of Athletics ..................................................Dr. Dave Diles

Location ................................................................ Greenville, S.C. Founded ............................................................................... 1826 Enrollment ........................................................................... 2,700 Nickname .........................................................................Paladins Colors.....................................................................Purple & White Conference .........................................................Southern (SoCon) Facility (Capacity) ..................................Paladin Stadium (16,000) President .......................................................... Dr. Elizabeth Davis Athletics Director ........................................................Mike Buddie

TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach .............................Carl Torbush (Carson-Newman, ‘74) Record at ETSU: ........................................................... 7-15 (2 yrs) Career Record: ........................................................... 27-41 (6 yrs) Basic Offense .....................................................................Spread Basic Defense .......................................................................... 3-4 Lettermen Returning / Lost: .................................................62 / 7 Starters Returning / Lost (O/D/S):.......... 23 (10/9/4) / 3 (1/2/0) Series History: .................WCU leads 23-22-1 (L-1); Last Mtg 2016

Head Coach ...............................Scott Wachenheim (Air Force, ‘84) Record at VMI .............................................................. 5-17 (2 yrs) Career Record ....................................................................... Same Basic Offense .....................................................................Spread Basic Defense .......................................................................... 3-4 Lettermen Returning / Lost: ...............................................36 / 23 Starters Returning / Lost (O/D/S):.......... 12 (4/7/1) / 12 (7/4/1) Series History: ...................WCU leads 20-3 (W-14); Last Mtg 2016

Head Coach: ......................................... Clay Hendrix (Furman, ‘86) Record at Furman: ...........................................................First Year Career Record: .................................................................First Year Basic Offense: .................................................................. Multiple Basic Defense: .................................................................. Multiple Lettermen Returning / Lost: ...............................................38 / 27 Starters Returning / Lost (O/D/S):.......... 11 (4/4/3) / 15 (7/7/1) Series History: ................. WCU trails 12-30-2 (L-1); Last Mtg 2016

MEDIA INFORMATION

Football Contact: ........................................................ Kevin Brown SID Phone (O/C): .....................(423) 439-5263 / (423) 747-3877 E-mail: ................................................................brownk@etsu.edu Website: .........................................................www.ETSUBucs.com Twitter: .................................................................. @ETSUAthletics Press Box: ............................................................ (423) 747-3877

Football Contact ...................................................... Wade Branner SID Phone (O/H) ...................... (540) 464-7515 / (540) 319-1271 E-mail .............................................................brannerwh@vmi.edu Website ....................................................... www.VMIKeydets.com Twitter...................................................................... @VMIAthletics Press Box ............................................................. (540) 464-7834

Football Contact ..........................................................Hunter Reid SID Phone (O/C) ..................... (864) 294-2061 / (864) 567-1663 E-mail ......................................................Hunter.Reid@furman.edu Website ................................................ www.FurmanPaladins.com Twitter................................................................ @FurmanPaladins Press Box ............................................................. (864) 294-3066

THE CITADEL GAME 10 Saturday, Nov. 4 2:00 pm – Charleston, S.C. Johnson Hagood Stadium TV: ESPN3

MERCER GAME 11 – HALL OF FAME Saturday, Nov. 11 2:00 pm – Cullowhee Whitmire Stadium / Waters Field TV: ESPN3

NORTH CAROLINA GAME 12 Saturday, Nov. 18 TBA – Chapel Hill, N.C. Kenan Memorial Stadium TV: TBA

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location ............................................................... Charleston, S.C. Founded ............................................................................... 1842 Enrollment ........................................................................... 2,300 Nickname ........................................................................ Bulldogs Colors............................................................ Citadel Blue & White Conference .........................................................Southern (SoCon) Facility (Capacity) .................... Johnson Hagood Stadium (11,332) President ...................................................... Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa Athletics Director ...........................................................Jim Senter

Location ...................................................................... Macon, Ga. Founded ............................................................................... 1833 Enrollment ........................................................................... 8,557 Nickname .............................................................................Bears Colors....................................................................Orange & Black Conference .........................................................Southern (SoCon) Facility (Capacity) ................................ Five Star Stadium (10,200) President .....................................................William D. Underwood Athletics Director .............................................................. Jim Cole

Location ...............................................................Chapel Hill, N.C. Founded: ...............................................................................1789 Enrollment: .........................................................................18,415 Nickname: ....................................................................... Tar Heels Colors:......................................................... Carolina Blue & White Conference: .................................................... Atlantic Coast (ACC) Facility (Capacity): ...................................Kenan Stadium (63,000) Chancellor: ..................................................................Carol L. Folt Director of Athletics: ....................................... Bubba Cunningham

TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach ................................... Brent Thompson (Norwich, ‘98) Record at The Citadel: ....................................................10-2 (1 yr) Career Record: ...................................................................... Same Basic Offense: ............................................................Triple Option Basic Defense: .................................................................. Multiple Lettermen Returning / Lost: ............................................... 37 / 21 Starters Returning / Lost (O/D/S):............ 9 (3/6/0) / 15 (8/5/2) Series History: ..................WCU trails 16-24-1 (L-2); Last Mtg 2016

Head Coach .......................................... Bobby Lamb (Furman, ‘87) Record at Mercer: .....................................................28-19 (4 yrs) Career Record: ........................................................94-59 (14 yrs) Basic Offense ....................................................................... Pistol Basic Defense .......................................................................... 3-4 Lettermen Returning / Lost: ............................................... 41 / 30 Starters Returning / Lost (O/D/S):.......... 15 (7/6/2) / 10 (4/5/1) Series History: ........................ WCU leads 2-1 (L-1); Last Mtg 2016

Head Coach: ...............................Larry Fedora (Austin College, ‘85) Record at North Carolina:...........................................40-25 (5 yrs) Career Record: ........................................................... 74-44 (9 yrs) Basic Offense: ....................................................................Spread Basic Defense: ........................................................................ 4–3 Lettermen Returning / Lost: ...............................................32 / 20 Starters Returning / Lost (O/D/S):.......... 15 (5/7/3) / 12 (6/4/2) Series History: ...........................................................First Meeting

MEDIA INFORMATION

Football Contact ..................................................Derek Satterfield SID Phone (O/C) ..................... (843) 953-5353 / (843) 276-8099 E-mail ............................................................dsatterf@citadel.edu Website .................................................... www.CitadelSports.com Twitter.................................................................... @CitadelSports Press Box ............................................................. (843) 953-9957

Interim Football Contact: ................................ Gerrit Van Genderen SID Phone (O/C): ..................... (478) 301-5209 / (919) 632-0217 E-mail: ................................ Gerrit.w.vangenderen@live.mercer.edu Website: .....................................................www.MercerBears.com Twitter: ................................................................ @MercerFootball Press Box: .............................................................(419) 615-3968

Football Contact: .................................................... Bobby Hundley SID Phone (O/C): ..................... (919) 962-8916 / (919) 428-0893 E-mail: ..............................................................bhundley@unc.edu Website: ........................................................... www.GoHeels.com Twitter: ............................................................... @TarHeelFootball Press Box: .............................................................(919) 962-2123

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CHATTANOOGA WCU trails 16–27–0 At WCU: WCU trails 10-12-0 At UTC: WCU trails 6-15-0 SoCon: WCU trails 15-25 Year Site Result Score 1973 ........H........ W...............14 0 1975 ........ A.............L .............6 27 1976 ........H.............L ...........14 28 1977 ........H.............L ...........10 21 1978 ........ A........ W...............38 21 1979 ........H.............L ...........35 42 1980 ........ A.............L ...........14 39 1981 ........H........ W...............24 10 1982 ........ A........ W...............20 0 1983 ........H........ W...............25 15 1984 ........ A.............L .............6 10 1985 ........H.............L .............3 23 1986 ........ A.............L .............7 34 1987 ........H.............L ...........11 13 1988 ........ A.............L ...........14 19 1989 ........H........ W...............26 20 1990 ........ A.............L ...........21 23 1991 ........H........ W...............38 35 1992 ........ A........ W...............44 13 1993 ........ A........ W...............41 10 1994 ........H........ W...............53 15 1995 ........ A.............L ...........14 35 1996 ........H.............L .............6 20 1997 ........ A.............L ...........21 24 1998 ........H........ W...............24 21 1999 ........ A.............L ...........28 56 2000 ........H........ W...............41 36 2001 ........ A........ W...............21 3 2002 ........H........ W...............45 28 2003 ........ A.............L .............0 38 2004 ........H.............L ...........24 27 2005 ........ A........ W...............38 20 2006 ........H..........L-OT ........14 17 2007 ........ A.............L ...........21 39 2008 ........H........ W...............27 7 2009 ........ A.............L ...........20 24 2010 ........H.............L ...........21 27 2011 ........ A.............L .............7 51 2012 ........H.............L ...........24 45 2013 ........ A.............L ...........21 42 2014 ........H.............L .............0 51 2015 ........ A.............L ...........13 41 2016 ........H.............L ...........25 38 2017 ........ A

THE CITADEL WCU trails 16-24-1 At WCU: WCU trails 10-11-0 At Citadel: WCU trails 6-13-0 At Columbia: Series tied 0-0-1 SoCon: WCU trails 15-24-1 Year Site Result Score 1972 ........ A........ W...............10 0 1977 ........ A.............L .............0 20 1978 ........H........ W...............38 24 1979 ........ A.............L ...........19 21 1980 ........H.............L ...........21 28 1981 ........ A.............L .............3 12 1982 ........H.............L ...........20 24 1983 ........ A........ W...............44 17 1984 ........H.............L ...........33 34 1985 ........ A.............L .............3 10 1986 ........H........ W...............27 12 1987 ........ A.............L ...........24 38 1988 ........H.............L ...........21 27 1989 ........N................T ........22 22

1990 ........H.............L ...........10 1991 ........ A.............L ...........13 1992 ........H.............L ...........31 1993 ........H........ W...............38 1994 ........ A........ W...............42 1995 ........H........ W...............31 1996 ........ A.............L ...........25 1997 ........H........ W...............45 1998 ........ A........ W...............14 1999 ........H........ W...............24 2000 ........ A.............L ...........10 2001 ........H........ W...............28 2002 ........ A........ W...............37 2003 ........H........ W...............28 2004 ........ A.............L .............0 2005 ........H.............L .............7 2006 ........ A..........L-OT ........27 2007 ........H.............L ...........31 2008 ........ A.............L ...........14 2009 ........H........ W...............14 2010 ........ A........ W...............24 2011 ........H.............L .............7 2012 ........ A.............L ...........31 2013 ........H.............L ...........21 2014 ........H........ W...............29 2015 ........ A.............L ...........10 2016 ........H.............L ...........14 2017 ........ A

28 38 36 18 38 14 39 25 8 17 17 25 34 21 17 17 30 37 34 10 13 35 45 28 15 28 37

N - played in Columbia, S.C.

DAVIDSON WCU leads 2-0-0 At WCU: WCU leads, 1-0 At DAV: WCU leads, 1-0 Year Site Result Score 1984 ........H........ W...............45 13 1985 ........ A........ W...............13 0

ETSU WCU leads 23-22-1 At WCU: WCU leads 11-10 At ETSU: WCU trails 11-12-1 Neutral: WCU leads 1-0-0 SoCon: WCU leads 18-10-0 Year Site Result Score 1932 ........H.............L .............0 26 1933 ........ A.............L .............0 26 1934 ........H.............L .............2 6 1935 ........ A.............L .............0 13 1936 ........ A.............L .............0 2 1937 ........ A.............L .............0 12 1948 ........H........ W...............32 12 1949 ........ A........ W...............14 0 1950 ........N........ W...............13 7 1951 ........ A........ W.................7 6 1952 ........H.............L .............7 13 1953 ........ A.............L .............7 34 1954 ........H.............L ...........21 24 1955 ........ A................T ..........7 7 1956 ........H.............L .............6 7 1957 ........ A.............L .............6 7 1975 ........H.............L .............8 29 1976 ........ A........ W...............14 0 1977 ........H........ W...............35 0 1978 ........ A.............L ...........14 21 1979 ........H........ W...............20 17 1980 ........ A........ W...............20 17 1981 ........H.............L ...........23 32 1982 ........ A........ W...............27 25 1983 ........H........ W...............17 16 1984 ........ A........ W...............31 17 1985 ........H........ W...............13 3

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1986 ........H........ W...............43 1987 ........ A........ W...............37 1988 ........H........ W...............33 1989 ........ A.............L ...........11 1990 ........H........ W...............21 1991 ........ A........ W...............29 1992 ........H........ W...............41 1993 ........ A........ W...............24 1994 ........H.............L ...........31 1995 ........ A.............L ...........10 1996 ........H.............L ...........10 1997 ........ A.............L ...........18 1998 ........H........ W-2OT ......31 1999 ........ A.............L ...........10 2000 ........H........ W...............39 2001 ........ A........ W...............20 2002 ........H.............L .............7 2003 ........ A........ W...............39 2016 ....... * A............L ...........31 2017 ........H

16 20 23 30 17 15 12 24 34 36 49 28 24 38 27 6 27 16 34

N – game played in Waynesville, N.C. * – played at the Bristol Motor Speedway

FURMAN WCU trails: 12-30-2 At WCU: WCU trails 6-14-1 At FUR: WCU trails 6-16-1 SoCon: WCU trails 11-28-2 Year Site Result Score 1971 ........ A.............L ...........14 21 1972 ........H........ W...............24 15 1975 ........ A.............L .............0 35 1977 ........ A................T ........24 24 1978 ........H.............L .............7 24 1979 ........ A.............L ...........14 23 1980 ........H.............L ...........14 28 1981 ........H.............L ...........27 31 1982 ........ A.............L .............6 12 1983 ........H................T ........17 17 1983 ........ A........ W...............14 7 1984 ........ A........ W...............20 19 1985 ........H.............L ...........27 31 1986 ........ A........ W...............19 13 1987 ........H........ W...............20 14 1988 ........ A.............L .............0 31 1989 ........H.............L .............3 17 1990 ........ A.............L .............9 42 1991 ........H.............L ...........14 42 1992 ........ A........ W...............29 27 1993 ........H........ W...............23 20 1994 ........ A........ W...............35 24 1995 ........H.............L ...........21 31 1996 ........ A.............L ...........30 45 1997 ........H........ W...............17 16 1998 ........ A.............L .............7 31 1999 ........H.............L ...........19 27 2000 ........ A.............L ...........14 38 2001 ........H.............L ...........13 31 2002 ........ A.............L ...........23 24 2003 ........H.............L ...........13 19 2004 ........ A.............L ...........10 31 2005 ........H........ W...............41 21 2006 ........ A.............L .............7 42 2007 ........H.............L ...........21 52 2008 ........ A.............L ...........21 28 2009 ........H.............L ...........14 33 2010 ........ A.............L ...........17 31 2011 ........H.............L ...........21 47 2012 ........ A.............L ...........24 45 2013 ........H.............L ...........20 32 2014 ........ A........ W...............35 17 2015 ........H........ W...............48 10 2016 ........ A.............L ...........21 49 2017 ........H

GARDNER-WEBB WCU leads, 4-3-0 At WCU: WCU leads 3-2-0 At GAWB: Series tied 1-1-0 Year Site Result Score 1932 ........H.............L .............7 23 1983 ........H........ W...............43 7 2003 ........H........ W...............39 16 2004 ........ A..........L-OT ........20 26 2009 ........H.............L ...........20 27 2010 ........ A........ W...............28 14 2016 ........H........ W...............44 14 2017 ........ A

MERCER WCU leads 2-1-0 At WCU: WCU leads 1-0-0 At MER: Series tied, 1-1-0 SoCon: WCU leads, 2-1-0 Yeara Site Result Score 2014 ........ A........ W...............35 21 2015 ........H........ W...............24 21 2016 ........ A.............L ...........24 38 2017 ........H

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SAMFORD WCU trails 2–12–0 At WCU: WCU trails 1-5-0 At SAM: WCU trails 1-7-0 SoCon: WCU trails 1-8 Year Site Result Score 1969 ........ A........ W...............47 13 1991 ........H.............L .............3 16 1992 ........ A.............L .............6 30 1997 ........ A.............L .............0 19 1999 ........H..........L-OT ........32 35 2008 ........H.............L .............6 21 2009 ........ A.............L .............3 16 2010 ........H.............L .............7 38 2011 ........ A.............L ...........24 52 2012 ........H.............L ...........21 25 2013 ........ A.............L ...........23 62 2014 ........ A.............L ...........20 34 2015 ........H........ W...............56 36 2016 ........ A.............L ...........17 30 2017 ........H

VMI WCU leads 20–3–0 At WCU: WCU leads 12-0-0 At VMI: WCU leads 8-3-0 SoCon: WCU leads 20-3 Year Site Result Score 1978 ........ A........ W...............41 12 1980 ........H........ W...............16 14

1981 ........ A.............L ...........14 1984 ........ A........ W...............22 1985 ........H........ W...............35 1986 ........H........ W...............34 1988 ........ A.............L ...........20 1990 ........H........ W...............28 1991 ........ A.............L ...........25 1992 ........H........ W...............28 1993 ........H........ W...............38 1994 ........ A........ W...............33 1995 ........H........ W...............31 1996 ........ A........ W...............17 1997 ........H........ W...............24 1998 ........ A........ W...............39 1999 ........H........ W...............40 2000 ........ A........ W...............41 2001 ........H........ W...............44 2002 ........ A........ W...............35 2014 ........H........ W...............42 2015 ........ A........ W...............24 2016 ........H........ W...............32 2017 .........

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WOFFORD WCU trails 14–25–0 At WCU: Series tied, 10-10-0 At WOF: WCU trails 4-14-0 At Asheville: WCU trails 0-1-0 SoCon: WCU trails 4-16 Year Site Result Score 1952 ........ A.............L ...........13 20 1953 ........H.............L .............6 7 1955 ........ A.............L .............7 21 1956 ........ A.............L .............7 39 1957 ........ A.............L .............7 28 1958 ........N.............L ...........15 29 1970 ........ A.............L ...........22 29 1971 ........H........ W...............31 13 1974 ........ A........ W...............21 9 1975 ........H.............L ...........14 23 1976 ........ A.............L .............6 10 1977 ........H........ W...............41 6 1978 ........ A........ W...............26 11 1979 ........H........ W...............56 21 1981 ........ A........ W...............37 30 1982 ........H........ W...............36 17 1983 ........H........ W...............37 20 1984 ........H........ W...............31 0 1996 ........H........ W...............24 6 1997 ........H.............L .............7 17 1998 ........ A.............L ...........10 17 1999 ........H.............L ...........21 35 2000 ........ A.............L ...........31 40 2001 ........H........ W...............31 28 2002 ........ A.............L ...........24 31 2003 ........H.............L .............6 38 2004 ........ A.............L ...........12 15 2005 ........H........ W...............24 0 2006 ........ A.............L .............7 35 2007 ........H.............L ...........44 47 2008 ........ A.............L ...........14 42 2009 ........H.............L ...........26 35 2010 ........ A.............L ...........14 45 2011 ........H.............L ...........24 42 2012 ........ A.............L ...........20 49 2013 ........H.............L ...........17 21 2014 ........H........ W...............26 14 2015 ........ A........ W...............24 17 2016 ........H.............L ...........19 31 2017 ........ A N - played in Asheville, NC

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2016 in Review /// Notes

2016 POST-SEASON AWARD WINNERS (alphabetically): Tyrie Adams (returning) ..............2016 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year ....................................................................SoCon All-Freshman team – offense ..... STATS Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Freshman of the Year finalist ............................................ HERO Sports 2016 FCS Freshman All-America team Ian Berryman (returning) ..........All-SoCon P – 1st team coaches, 2nd team media ......................................... HERO Sports 2016 FCS Sophomore All-America team Walker Lanning (returning) ............................SoCon All-Freshman team – offense Aubry Payne (returning).................................SoCon All-Freshman team – offense Terryon Robinson (returning) ...............................All-SoCon WR – 1st team media Detrez Newsome (returning) . All-SoCon RB – 2nd team coaches, 2nd team media ...................................................................... All-SoCon RS – 2nd team coaches ........................................... Associated Press NCAA FCS All-America – first team ........................................................AFCA FCS Coaches’ All-America – first team ........................................................2016 STATS FCS All-America – second team Connell Young (returning) .........................SoCon All-Freshman team – specialists

NOTES COMING OUT OF 2016 FOR CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL: • Western Carolina football suffered its first losing season since 2013 (1-10) with a 2-9 overall finish in 2016 ... After opening the year 1-1 with a road loss at FBS-foe, East Carolina, and a decisive 44-14 home win over Gardner-Webb, the Catamounts endured a six-game winless drought – and an 0-6 start to Southern Conference play ... WCU finished 0-6 away from home, ending on a two-game slide; • WCU’s six-game slide started against mountain-rival,

ETSU, at the World’s Fastest Half-Mile, the Bristol Motor Speedway ... the Catamounts raced out to a 21-3 lead late in the first half before a fumble on a 43-yard gain inside the final two minutes of the half was converted into a TD by the Buccaneers ... That momentum swing changed a potential 28-3 halftime edge into a 21-10 margin at intermission and turned the tide as ETSU rallied to win, 34-31, in the two team’s first meeting since 2003; • Tailback Detrez Newsome eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for a second-straight season ... Needing just 84 yards on the ground to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing plateau, Newsome ran for a team-high 115 yards and a touchdown at SEC-foe, South Carolina ... He finished his third season for the Purple & Gold with 1,031 yards – the eighth-best single season in program history; • Newsome is just the third back at WCU since 1967 to record consecutive 1,000-yard seasons joining Darrell Lipford (1,074 yds in 1976 and 1,318 yds in 1977) and Brad Hoover (1,663 yds in 1998 and 1,025 yds in 1999); • Newsome led the SoCon in scoring average with 8.4

points per game, finishing with 15 total TDs including 10 on the ground, four through the air; • Newsome broke a pair of school records in 2016 including rushing for a school single-game benchmark of 277 yards including a school-record tying 95 yard touchdown run at home against No. 8 Chattanooga ... Against SEC-foe South Carolina, Newsome broke his own school record with 365 all-purpose yards including a SoCon record 240 kickoff return yards that included a 93-yard return for a TD; • Western Carolina’s 31 points in the regular season finale at South Carolina matched the most the program has scored against a NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team dating back to 1998 ... the Catamounts also scored 31 points in a seven-point, 38-31, road loss at South Florida in 2014.

WCU’S IN-SEASON AWARD WINNERS IN 2016: • Western Carolina received THREE Southern Conference Player of the Week honors in 2016: QB Tyrie Adams was named Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 12 ... Detrez Newsome was named Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 31 ... and Keion Crossen was named Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 7;

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• Western Carolina redshirt freshman quar-

Tyson Dickson (graduated) ...............................All-SoCon LB – 2nd team coaches Trey Morgan (graduated) ................................. All-SoCon DB – 2nd team coaches Fred Payne (graduated)...................................... All-SoCon DB – 2nd team media

terback Tyrie Adams was named the Southern Conference’s Offensive Player of the Month for games played in September ... The monthly award is the first for Adams in his collegiate career ... He became just the seventh different Catamount football player to earn a player of the month honor from the SoCon since 2003 – and just the second offensive player, the first since former QB Brian Gaither collected honors in September, 2003 ... It was the third-straight season that WCU garnered a monthly award winner, joining Daniel Riddle (Oct., 2015) and Trey Morgan (Oct., 2014) – both of whom earned defensive honors; • Newsome was named the STATS FCS National Special

Teams Player of the Week following his outstanding performance in the season finale at South Carolina, breaking the nine-year old SoCon record with 240 kickoff return yards including a 93-yard return for a touchdown against the bowl-eligible Gamecocks as a part of a school-record 365 all-purpose yards. DETREZ NEWSOME – THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICA SELECTION: • Western Carolina redshirt junior RB Detrez Newsome collected three post-season All-America honors following the 2016 season – he was a first team selection by both the Associated Press (AP) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) ... Newsome garnered a second team honor from STATS FCS; • Newsome paced three of the four NCAA Divisions of football with a WCU school-record 2,343 all-purpose yards, averaging 213.0 per game. On offense, Newsome put the finishing touches on back-to-back, 1,000-yard rushing seasons with 115 yards on the ground at SEC-foe, South Carolina, in the regular season finale. He rushed for 1,031 yards to rank third in the Southern Conference, adding 970 yards on kickoff returns, and 342 receiving yards.;

ADAMS, BERRYMAN ON HERO SPORTS ALL-AMERICA SQUADS: • Two more Catamount football players received postseason accolades following the holiday as HERO Sports unveiled both its FCS Freshman and FCS Sophomore AllAmerica teams as selected by its staff .. Redshirt freshman quarterback Tyrie Adams and redshirt sophomore punter Ian Berryman garnered selection on their respective squads; • Adams, who led all freshmen in total offense with 2,927 total yards, was one of four players from the SoCon on the freshman list ... Berryman, who ranked second in the SoCon and fourth nationally with a school-record 44.9 yards per punt average, was one of seven SoCon players on the sophomore list.

TYRIE ADAMS FINISHED FOURTH IN STATS FCS FR OF YR VOTE: • WCU QB Tyrie Adams finished fourth in the final national voting for the 2016 STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award which is giv-

en to the nation’s best freshman ... the 2016 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, Adams was the top rookie QB among the 23 finalists on the ballot for the annual award; • It is the third-straight season that WCU has had a finalist

on the national list as punter Ian Berryman finished 19th in the 2015 vote while linebacker Daniel Riddle was among consideration in 2014, finishing 22nd. WCU HAS 10 EARN ALL-SOCON ACCOLADES: • Highlighted by the Southern Conference’s 2016 Freshman of the Year, WCU had a total of 10 players receive postseason accolades from the head coaches and voting media (COMPLETE LISTING ABOVE) ... It was the third-straight year that the Catamount football team earned double-digit postseason honors; • Eight different Catamounts were recognized between the head coaches’ first, second, and all-freshman teams, with a total of four honored by the voting media. WCU had two players – running back Detrez Newsome and punter Ian Berryman – recognized on both group’s list ... Senior defenders Tyson Dickson and Trey Morgan were coaches’ second team selections, while four – Adams, Walker Lanning, Aubry Payne, and Connell Young – were each All-Freshman team selections ... Wide receiver Terryon Robinson was a first team offense media selection while Fred Payne garnered second team defense plaudits; • Adams is just the third Catamount football player to be

named SoCon Freshman of the Year by the league’s head coaches, joining wide receiver Lamont Seward (2000) and running back Michael Johnson (2009) ... He is the fourth different Catamount to garner the top rookie honors from the media, joining aforementioned Johnson and Seward, and Kirk Roach back in 1984 ... Adams was also selected to the coaches’ All-Freshman team on offense. TWO CATAMOUNTS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 3: • Western Carolina football put two players on the 2016

College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 3 football team ... Defensive lineman Andrew Mayton and linebacker A.J. Newman both collected all-district accolades; • It was the fourth time in the past five years that Western Carolina has had multiple selections to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team – and the fifth-time since 1975 ... Several additional Catamount student-athletes were nominated including long-snapper Chandler Addertion, offensive lineman Zach Weeks, and punter Ian Berryman; • Mayton boasts a 3.59 cumulative grade point average

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2016 in Review /// Statistics

2016 OVERALL RECORD: 2-9

SCORE

DATE

OPPONENT

Sept. 3

at East Carolina

SEPT. 10

GARDNER-WEBB

Sept. 17

at ETSU *

31-34

OCT. 1

#9 THE CITADEL *

14-37

OCT. 8

WOFFORD *

19-31

Oct. 15

at Mercer *

24-38

1-5

OCT. 22

at #20 Samford *

17-30

1-6

OCT. 29

#8 CHATTANOOGA *

25-38

1-7

0-6

7–52 W

REC. SoCon TIME

HOME: 2-3

AWAY: 0-6

SOCON: 1-7

ATTEND

TOP RUSHER

TOP PASSER

0-1

0-0

2:59

44,161

Adams: 11–51

Adams: 12-24-1, 167

1-1

0-0

2:59

44,161

Newsome: 19–148

Adams: 36-43-2, 427

1-2

0-1

3:31

13,863

Adams: 11–37

Adams: 26-39-0, 343

T. Robinson: 8–96

Morgan: 9

1-3

0-2

3:11

12,283

Newsome: 9–94

Adams: 10-19-1, 90

T. Robinson: 4–48

Dickson: 17

1-4

0-3

3:01

9,457

Newsome: 9–42

Adams: 31-48-1, 285

T. Robinson: 15–99

Dickson: 18

0-4

3:33

12,247

Newsome: 20–85

Adams: 25-39-2, 384

T. Robinson: 8–106

Crossen: 12

0-5

3:25

4,031

Adams: 15–48

Adams: 17-31-1, 122

T. Robinson: 5–37

Elliott: 11

2:51

10,760

Newsome: 16–277

Adams: 13-23-0, 117

S. Robinson: 5–53

K. White: 10

44-14

32-29

TOP RECEIVER

TOP TACKLER

T. Robinson: 5–85 Dickson/Morgan: 10 S. Robinson: 13–157

Payne: 15

NOV. 5

VMI *

2-7

1-6

3:17

8,225

Newsome: 19–111

Adams: 21-31-1, 207

T. Robinson: 9–92 Dickson/Newman: 9

Nov. 12

at Furman *

21-49

2-8

1-7

2:47

4,117

Newsome: 9–56

Adams: 19-27-0, 295

S. Robinson: 10–155 F. Payne/Tillman: 10

Nov. 19

at South Carolina

31-44

2-9

1-7

3:12

76,650

Newsome: 21–115

Adams: 7-18-0, 131

S. Robinson: 4–105

ALL CAPS - denotes HOME games

2016 WCU OVERALL TEAM STATISTICS SCORING ............................................................ Points Per Game ............................................ Points Off Turnovers ....................................... FIRST DOWNS ..................................................... Rushing ......................................................... Passing ......................................................... Penalty .......................................................... RUSHING YARDAGE ............................................. Yards gained rushing ...................................... Yards lost rushing........................................... Rushing Attempts .......................................... Average Per Rush ........................................... Average Per Game ......................................... TDs Rushing................................................... PASSING YARDAGE.............................................. Comp-Att-Int ................................................. Average Per Pass ........................................... Average Per Catch.......................................... Average Per Game ......................................... TDs Passing ................................................... TOTAL OFFENSE................................................... Total Plays ..................................................... Average Per Play ............................................ Average Per Game ......................................... KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...................................... PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ...................................... INT RETURNS: #-Yards ......................................... KICK RETURN AVERAGE ....................................... PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ...................................... INT RETURN AVERAGE ......................................... FUMBLES-LOST................................................... PENALTIES-Yards................................................. Average Per Game ......................................... PUNTS-Yards ....................................................... Average Per Punt ........................................... Net punt average ........................................... KICKOFFS-Yards .................................................. Average Per Kick ............................................ Net kick average ............................................ TIME OF POSSESSION/Game .............................. 3RD-DOWN Conversions ..................................... 3rd-Down Pct................................................. 4TH-DOWN Conversions ...................................... 4th-Down Pct ................................................. SACKS BY-Yards .................................................. MISC YARDS ....................................................... TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ...................................... FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS...................................... ON-SIDE KICKS ................................................... RED-ZONE SCORES ............................................. RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ................................... PAT-ATTEMPTS .................................................... ATTENDANCE....................................................... Games/Avg Per Game.................................... SCORE BY QUARTERS Western Carolina Opponents

1ST 82 76

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WCU 265 24.1 54 211 87 111 13 1678 1962 284 371 4.5 152.5 16 2574 219-349-9 7.4 11.8 234.0 15 4252 720 5.9 386.5 51–1217 4-27 6-110 23.9 6.8 18.3 16-12 72-640 58.2 55-2410 43.8 38.2 51-3054 59.9 35.5 24:47 55/143 38% 7/12 58% 9-80 0 34 9-12 0-3 (29-37) 78% (22-37) 59% (26-29) 90% 52323 5/10465 3RD 69 122

4TH 66 71

OPP 396 36.0 71 282 165 95 22 3400 3575 175 576 5.9 309.1 30 2345 181-280-6 8.4 13.0 213.2 19 5745 856 6.7 522.3 40–994 24-228 9-58 24.9 9.5 6.4 16-9 69-679 61.7 35-1508 43.1 40.0 76-4686 61.7 38.1 35:13 89/164 54% 6/10 60% 30-192 0 50 16-23 0-0 (50-60) 83% (39-60) 65% (44-46) 96% 155069 6/25845 OT 0 0

Riddle/Tillman: 9

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2016 WCU OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING

Att

Gain

Net

Avg

Detrez Newsome Tyrie Adams Connell Young Corey Holloway Ian Berryman Wes Holcombe Chase Stehling C.J. Goodman TEAM

11 11 11 9 11 3 11 10 7

156 123 44 38 1 4 0 1 4

1055 580 162 124 19 24 -2 0 0

24 1031 222 358 7 155 5 119 0 19 6 18 0 -2 7 -7 13 -13

6.6 2.9 3.5 3.1 19.0 4.5 0.0 -7.0 -3.2

10 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

95 25 16 19 19 14 0 0 0

93.7 32.5 14.1 13.2 1.7 6.0 -0.2 -0.7 -1.9

TOTAL OPPONENTS

11 11

371 576

1962 3575

284 1678 175 3400

4.5 5.9

16 30

95 57

152.5 309.1

PASSING

Loss

Long Avg/G

Effic

Att-Cmp-Int

Pct

Yds

Lng

Avg/G

Tyrie Adams Wes Holcombe TEAM

11 3 7

135.73 41.73 0.00

217-342-9 2-6-0 0-1-0

63.5 33.3 0.0

2568 6 0

15 0 0

61 5 0

233.5 2.0 0.0

TOTAL OPPONENTS

11 11

133.73 153.10

219-349-9 181-280-6

62.8 64.6

2574 2345

15 19

61 75

234.0 213.2

RECEIVING

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

Avg/G

Terryon Robinson Spearman Robinson Detrez Newsome Aubry Payne Jordan Mathis C.J. Goodman Michael Helms Jr. Brad Swan Jr. Jacob Robinson Steffon Hill Connell Young Hunter Jacobs

11 11 11 10 8 10 11 9 11 1 11 6

71 49 31 14 13 11 11 7 6 4 1 1

738 799 342 123 180 106 84 90 35 46 24 7

10.4 16.3 11.0 8.8 13.8 9.6 7.6 12.9 5.8 11.5 24.0 7.0

6 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

53 61 53 18 40 24 21 40 8 16 24 7

67.1 72.6 31.1 12.3 22.5 10.6 7.6 10.0 3.2 46.0 2.2 1.2

TOTAL OPPONENTS

11 11

219 181

2574 2345

11.8 13.0

15 19

61 75

234.0 213.2

PUNT RETURNS Connell Young C.J. Goodman Jordan Mathis

No. 2 1 1

Yds 5 0 22

Avg 2.5 0.0 22.0

TD 0 0 0

Long 3 0 22

TOTAL OPPONENTS

4 24

27 228

6.8 9.5

0 0

22 72

TOTAL 265 396

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2016 in Review /// Statistics

KICK RETURNS

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

Detrez Newsome Connell Young Corey Holloway Tra Hardy Daniel Nash Keion Crossen

40 5 2 2 1 1

970 98 24 52 0 73

24.2 19.6 12.0 26.0 0.0 73.0

1 0 0 0 0 0

93 39 12 28 0 38

TOTAL OPPONENTS

51 40

1217 994

23.9 24.9

1 1

9 100

TOTAL OFFENSE

PUNTING

No.

Yds

I20

50+

Blkd

Ian Berryman Destry Barnwell TEAM

52 2 1

2335 75 0

44.9 37.5 0.0

64 39 0

4 0 0

11 0 0

18 1 0

19 0 0

0 0 1

TOTAL OPPONENTS

55 35

2410 1508

43.8 43.1

64 62

4 4

11 9

19 17

19 9

1 0

INTERCEPTIONS

Points

Avg Long

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

Fred Payne Coleman Cunningham Trey Morgan Keion Crossen Kendall White

2 1 1 1 1

42 7 -4 65 0

21.0 7.0 -4.0 65.0 0.0

1 0 0 0 0

42 7 0 65 0

TOTAL OPPONENTS

6 9

110 58

18.3 6.4

1 0

65 31

FUMBLE RETURNS

No.

Yds

Avg

Marvin Tillman Keion Crossen

1 1

35 19

35.0 19.0

0 1

Long 35 19

TOTAL OPPONENTS

2 3

54 55

27.0 18.3

1 0

35 25

SCORING

|--------------- PATs ---------------| Rush

Rcv

Pass

DXP

Saf

Detrez Newsome Logan Howard Terryon Robinson Spearman Robinson Connell Young Tyrie Adams Michael Helms Jr. Keion Crossen Fred Payne Corey Holloway Aubry Payne Christian Stewart John Brannon III

15 0 6 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

0-0 9-12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 25-28 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0

1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

92 52 36 26 24 8 6 6 6 6 2 1 0

TOTAL OPPONENTS

34 9-12 50 16-23

26-29 44-46

1-1 0-1

3 2

3-4 2-3

0 0

265 396

FIELD GOALS Logan Howard

FGs

Kick

FG-FGA

Pct

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49

50+

Blk

9-12

75.0

0-0

1-1

3-5

5-6

0-0

Plays

Rush

Pass

Total

Avg/G

Tyrie Adams Detrez Newsome Connell Young Corey Holloway Wes Holcombe Ian Berryman Chase Stehling C.J. Goodman TEAM

11 11 11 9 3 11 11 10 7

465 156 44 38 10 1 0 1 5

358 1031 155 119 18 19 -2 -7 -13

2568 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0

2926 1031 155 119 24 19 -2 -7 -13

266.0 93.7 14.1 13.2 8.0 1.7 -0.2 -0.7 -1.9

TOTAL OPPONENTS

11 11

720 856

1678 3400

2574 2345

4252 5745

386.5 522.3

ALL PURPOSE LEADERS

Rush

Rec

KOR

Tot

Avg/G

Detrez Newsome Spearman Robinson Terryon Robinson Tyrie Adams Connell Young Jordan Mathis Corey Holloway Keion Crossen Aubry Payne C.J. Goodman Brad Swan Jr. Michael Helms Jr. Tra Hardy Steffon Hill Fred Payne Jacob Robinson Ian Berryman Wes Holcombe Hunter Jacobs Coleman Cunningham Chase Stehling Trey Morgan TEAM

11 1031 11 0 11 0 11 358 11 155 8 0 9 119 11 0 10 0 10 -7 9 0 11 0 8 0 1 0 10 0 11 0 11 19 3 18 6 0 11 0 11 -2 11 0 7 -13

342 799 738 0 24 180 0 0 123 106 90 84 0 46 0 35 0 0 7 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 5 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

970 0 0 0 98 0 24 73 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 7 0 -4 0

2343 799 738 358 282 202 143 138 123 99 90 84 52 46 42 35 19 18 7 7 -2 -4 -13

213.0 72.6 67.1 32.5 25.6 25.2 15.9 12.5 12.3 9.9 10.0 7.6 6.5 46.0 4.2 3.2 1.7 6.0 1.2 0.6 -0.2 -0.4 -1.9

TOTAL OPPONENTS

11 1678 11 3400

2574 2345

27 228

1217 994

110 58

5606 7025

509.6 638.6

FG SEQUENCE

Western Carolina OPPONENTS East Carolina ...........................................- ................................... (42),39 Gardner-Webb ................................... 28,(38) ....................................ETSU.....................................................(39) ................................ (43),(30) The Citadel ..............................................- ...................................... (33) Wofford ............................................ (38),(27) ................................ (57) Mercer ............................................... 26,(30) ............................45,39,(38) Samford ...............................................(25) .......................... 47,(31),(21),(36) Chattanooga...................................... (29),34 ................................. (32) VMI.......................................................(50) ...............................38,(41),34 Furman ....................................................- ................................(20),(22),34 South Carolina ......................................(32) .............................(32),(24),(32) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

KICKOFFS

No.

Yds

Avg

Logan Howard Christian Stewart

49 2931 2 123

59.8 61.5

10 0

1 0

TOTAL.......... OPPONENTS......

51 3054 76 4686

59.9 61.7

10 23

1 2

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Retn

Net

Avg YdLn Start

994 1217

35.5 38.1

29 26

2016 TEAM STATISTICAL TOTALS (SoCon Rank, 9 teams): Scoring Offense: ................................................................265 pts / 24.1 ppg – (7th) Scoring Defense:................................................................396 pts / 36.0 ppg – (9th) Total Offense: ........................................................................... 386.5 yds/gm – (6th) Total Defense: ........................................................................... 522.3 yds/gm – (9th) Rushing Offense: ...................................................................... 152.5 yds/gm – (5th) Rushing Defense: ...................................................................... 309.1 yds/gm – (9th) Passing Offense: ....................................................................... 234.0 yds/gm – (4th) Passing Defense: ...................................................................... 213.2 yds/gm – (7th) Pass Efficiency: ............................................................................. 133.7 effic. – (4th) Pass Defense Efficiency: ................................................................153.1 effic. – (9th) First Downs: ............................................................................... 19.2 avg/gm. – (7th) 3rd Down Conversions: ....................................................... 55-of-143, 38.5% – (7th) Opp. 3rd Down Conversions: ............................................... 89-of-164, 54.3% – (9th) 4th Down Conversions: ........................................................... 7-of-12, 58.3% – (4th) Opp. 4th Down Conversions: ................................................... 6-of-10, 60.0% – (8th) Time of Possession: .............................................................................. 24:47 – (8th) Kickoff Returns: ......................................................................... 23.9 yds/ret. – (1ST) Kickoff Coverage:........................................................................39.3 yds/ret. – (6th) Punting: ................................................................................... 38.2 net/punt – (3rd) Punt Returns: ................................................................................6.8 yds/ret. – (7th) Interceptions: ............................................................................. 6 for 110 yds – (8th) Turnover Margin: ........................................................ –6 (15 gained / 21 lost) – (8th) Sacks By:..................................................................................... 9 for 80 yds – (9th) Sacks Against: .......................................................................30 for 192 yds – (8th0t) Field Goals: ...................................................................... 9-for-12 / 75.0% – (2nd-t) PAT Kicking: ........................................................................ 26-of-29 / 89.7% – (8th) Penalties: ................................................................ 72-for-640, 58.2 yds/gm – (7th) Opp. Penalties: .................................................. 69-for-679 yds, 61.7 yds/gm – (4th)

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2016 WCU OVERALL DEFENSIVE STATISTICS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 3 Fred Payne

|------------Tackles------------| Solo Ast Total

TFL/Yds

|---Sacks---| No-Yards

|--Pass Def---| Int-Yds BrUp QBH

|----Fumbles----| Rcv-Yds FF

Blkd Kick

Safety .

10-10

5.5-16

2-42

27 Tyson Dickson

10-10

3.5-9

1.0-3

26 Trey Morgan

11-11

2.5-5

1--4

1-0

43 Kendall White

11-9

1.5-5

1-0

4 A.J. Newman

11-9

1.5-9

1.0-8

35 Keion Crossen

11-10

3.0-4

1-65

1-19

29 Marvin Tillman

10-4

1-35

. .

57 Avery Worsham

11-11

5.0-17

1.0-10

3-0

96 Tahjai Watt

10-1

2.0-17

95 Daniel Nash

10-9

3.0-8

58 Daniel Riddle

8-1

97 Ezavian Dunn

11-9

0.5-1

33 Coleman Cunningham

11-2

1-7

25 Shamon Elliott

7-4

1.0-2

92 Andrew Mayton

8-2

1.0-10

94 Jake Helms

9-2

2.5-9

1.0-8

1-0

28 Terrance Wilson

8-3

. .

91 Tyler Junius

10-8

1.0-6

90 Tashion Singleton

9-1

1.0-3

17 Tra Hardy

8-1

2.0-4

24 Jay Gibbs

10-0

2.5-24

2.0-24

22 Mikey White

7-1

60 Zachary Greene

9-1

32 Chris Seaborn

9-0

49 Fred Mooring

11-1

1.0-7

47 Myreon Bennett

8-0

19 Devarius Cortner

9-0

81 Jacob Robinson

11-2

1-0

48 Mitchell Chancey

10-0

39 Shane Samuels

4-0

9 John Brannon III

5-1

56 Jerod Walls

10-0

38 Bobby Gibbs

2-0

11-11

75 Nathan Dalton 88 Brad Swan Jr.

9-6

44 Aubry Payne

10-6

9-1

84 Logan Howard

7 Corey Holloway

10-0

12 Tyrie Adams

11-10

71 Matt DeGraffinreed

11-0

68 Tanner Poindexter

9-9

62 Ethan James

11-9

59 Chandler Addertion

11-0

16 Skyler Matheson

7-0

78 Sheldon Kinard

9-0

6 C.J. Goodman

10-2

69 Chase Stehling

11-1

11-11

TM TEAM

5 Terryon Robinson

7-0

TOTAL

11-0

498

488

986

40-156

9-80

6-110

9-54

OPPONENTS

11-0

391

388

779

57.0-274

30-192

9-58

12-55

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2016 in Review /// Recaps

GAME ONE • SEPT. 3, 2016 • GREENVILLE, N.C.

GAME TWO • SEPT. 10, 2016 • CULLOWHEE, N.C.

WESTERN CAROLINA ...................... 7 EAST CAROLINA............................ 52

GARDNER-WEBB .......................... 14 WESTERN CAROLINA .................... 44

DOWDY-FICKLEN STADIUM (44,161)

E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM / BOB WATERS FIELD (11,598)

GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina racked up 688-yards of total offense including 413 through the air on a very efficient passing night for starting quarterback Philip Nelson as the Pirates handed NCAA FCS-member Western Carolina a 52-7 set-back Saturday night in the season-opener for both squads at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Nelson completed 28-of-32 passes for 398 yards and five touchdowns – two to running back Anthony Scott – to lead the Pirates. Top-receiver Zay Jones hauled in a game-high 10 passes for 180 yards and a score in the victory. ECU’s offensive production overshadowed the debut of WCU redshirt freshman quarterback Tyrie Adams. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native opened his collegiate career by completing seven of his first eight passes and orchestrating a pair of impressive first quarter drives before finishing the game 12-of-24 for 167 yards. Adams added a team-high 51 yards rushing in the loss. WCU’s offense had early success against the Pirates as Adams connected on his first six passes as a part of a 67-yard, season-opening drive before it was thwarted with a tough-luck interception. Adams’ pass bounced off the hands of receiver Steffon Hill and the ricocheted orb fell into ECU’s Travon Simmons for the pick. Following the turnover, the Pirates scored on the ensuing possession as a part of recording points on three-straight possessions to grab a 17-0 lead in the second quarter. WCU capitalized on a poor punt and strong starting field position to get on the board midway through the frame as Newsome capped a 32-yard drive with a 13-yard scoring romp to close the margin back to within 10, 17-7. However, the Pirates went on to score back-to-back second quarter TDs as a part of tallying the next 35 unanswered points to seal the victory. ECU led at intermission, 31-7. Newsome finished with 50 yards on the ground including the Catamounts’ lone points. Adams and back-up Wes Holcombe spread their 13 completions around to five different receivers with redshirt junior Terryon Robinson hauling in five passes for a team-best 85 receiving yards. Robinson, who led the SoCon in receptions in 2014, returned to the field after missing 2015 due to injury. Hill had four receptions for WCU. Defensively for the Catamounts, seniors Trey Morgan and Tyson Dickson both had 10 stops apiece with Morgan tallying half a tackle for loss. Classmate Fred Payne and transfer Terrance Wilson finished with seven stops apiece, Payne collected one of WCU’s four tackles for loss. Senior DL Avery Worsham made another solid play on special teams, credited with recovering a fumble following a blocked punt that extended a second half drive. Score by Quarters Western Carolina East Carolina Scoring Summary: 1st 06:41 ECU 00:33 ECU 2nd 11:23 ECU 07:33 WCU 04:06 ECU 00:56 ECU 3rd 12:33 ECU 06:55 ECU 01:52 ECU

1 0 10

2 7 21

3 0 21

4 0 0

Score 7 52

FIRST DOWNS ..................................................... RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ......................................... PASSING YDS (NET)............................................. Passes Att-Comp-Int ........................................... TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ............................ Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................... Punt Returns-Yards ............................................. Kickoff Returns-Yards.......................................... Interception Returns-Yards .................................. Punts (Number-Avg) ............................................ Fumbles-Lost ...................................................... Penalties-Yards ................................................... Possession Time ................................................. Third-Down Conversions...................................... Fourth-Down Conversions ................................... Red-Zone Scores-Chances .................................. Sacks By: Number-Yards .....................................

WCU 15 38-148 172 27-13-1 65-320 0-0 0-0 5-114 0-0 9-34.4 0-0 5-31 28:11 7 of 18 0 of 0 1-2 0-0

Score by Quarters Gardner-Webb Western Carolina

Record: (0-1) Record: (1-0)

NELSON, Philip 7 yd run (PLOWMAN kick), 9-89 3:16 PLOWMAN, Davis 42 yd field goal, 8-55 3:41 JOHNSON, Quay 4 yd pass from NELSON, Philip (PLOWMAN kick), 6-80 2:30 Detrez Newsome 13 yd run (Christian Stewart kick), 4-32 0:55 SCOTT, Anthony 5 yd pass from NELSON, Philip (PLOWMAN kick), 9-73 3:27 JONES, Zay 21 yd pass from NELSON, Philip (PLOWMAN kick), 7-79 1:10 SCOTT, Anthony 18 yd pass from NELSON, Philip (PLOWMAN kick), 6-76 2:27 WILLIAMS, Jimmy 31 yd pass from NELSON, Philip (PLOWMAN kick), 5-93 1:56 SCOTT, Anthony 3 yd run (PLOWMAN kick), 4-65 1:39

WCU 0 - ECU 7 WCU 0 - ECU 10 WCU 0 - ECU 17 WCU 7 - ECU 17 WCU 7 - ECU 24 WCU 7 - ECU 3 WCU 7 - ECU 38 WCU 7 - ECU 45 WCU 7 - ECU 52

1 7 14

2 7 3

3 0 13

4 0 14

Score 14 44

Record: (1-1) Record: (1-1)

Scoring Summary: 1st 13:05 WCU Detrez Newsome 52 yd run (Howard kick), 5-75 1:55 09:44 GAWB MAXWELL, Tyrell 13 yd run (SCHUMACHER kick), 9-83 3:15 06:17 WCU Terryon Robinson 20 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Howard kick), 11-86 3:20 2nd 09:33 GAWB LEWIS, Khalil 6 yd run (SCHUMACHER, Paul kick), 4-48 1:28 03:49 WCU Logan Howard 38 yd field goal, 5-42 1:35 3rd 04:35 WCU S. Robinson 17 yd pass from T. Adams (Howard kick blockd), 14-95 3:40 00:00 WCU Michael Helms Jr. 2 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Howard kick), 8-65 2:11 4th 11:22 WCU Detrez Newsome 10 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Howard kick), 6-62 1:57 06:46 WCU S. Robinson 15 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Howard kick), 9-72 1:57

ECU 28 38-275 413 33-29-0 71-688 0-0 2-2 2-44 1-7 2-30.5 1-1 3-25 31:49 10 of 14 0 of 0 5-6 0-0

RUSHING: WCU – Tyrie Adams 11-51; Detrez Newsome 16-50; Corey Holloway 7-25; Wes Holcombe 2-23; Connell Young 2-minus 1. ECU – SCOTT, Anthony 11-120; SUMMERS, James 10-95; ANDERSON, Devin 9-39; JOHNSON, Quay 2-7; HOWE, Hussein 3-7; NELSON, Philip 3-7. PASSING: WCU – Tyrie Adams 12-24-1-167; Wes Holcombe 1-3-0-5. ECU – NELSON, Philip 28-32-0-398; SUMMERS, James 1-1-0-15. RECEIVING: WCU – Terryon Robinson 5-85; Steffon Hill 4-46; Michael Helms Jr. 2-32; Jacob Robinson 1-5; Detrez Newsome 1-4. ECU – JONES, Zay 10-180; SCOTT, Anthony 9-90; JOHNSON, Quay 3-30; BAGGETT, Steve 2-43; WILLIAMS, Jimmy 2-40; FARRIER, Deondr 2-15; ANDERSON, Devin 1-15. INTERCEPTIONS: WCU – None. ECU – SIMMONS, Travon 1-7. FUMBLES: WCU – None. ECU – WILLIAMS, Jrdn 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): WCU – None. ECU – None. TACKLES (UA-A): WCU – Trey Morgan 6-4; Tyson Dickson 5-5; Fred Payne 5-2; Terrance Wilson 3-4; Kendall White 2-4; A.J. Newman 2-2; Tra Hardy 3-0; Mikey White 2-1; Keion Crossen 1-2; Andrew Mayton 1-2; Daniel Nash 0-3; Coleman Cunningham 2-0; Daniel Riddle 2-0; Chris Seaborn 2-0; Avery Worsham 1-1; Tashion Singleton 1-1; Ezavian Dunn 1-1; Zachary Greene 1-1; Shane Samuels 0-2; Bobby Gibbs 0-2; Tahjai Watt 0-2; Devarius Cortner 0-2; Tanner Poindexter 1-0; Myreon Bennett 0-1; Mitchell Chancey 0-1; Jake Helms 0-1. ECU – WILLIAMS, Jrdn 4-6; WHITE, Cam 2-4; BOWDEN, Yiannis 4-1; AMOS, DaShaun 2-3; RICHARDSON, Trl 3-1; FULP, Bobby 1-2; McGILL, Demetri 0-3; PHILLIPS, Trvs 2-0; GORE, Colby 2-0; FUTRELL, Kendal 2-0; PRATT, Caleb 2-0; SIMMONS, Travon 2-0; SMITH, Xavier 1-1; SEARGENT, Corey 1-1; PRATT, Dayon 1-1; BENTON, DaShawn 1-1; TILLMAN, Ray 1-1; GREEN, Pat 0-2; PRICE, Jalen 0-2; TEAGUE, Austin 1-0; MYERS, Mike 1-0; JAMES, Shaun 1-0; TURNER, Alex 1-0; FURLOW, Shawn 0-1; BROWN, Justin 0-1; ANDERSON, Kiant 0-1.

2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Redshirt freshman QB Tyrie Adams guided the Catamounts to 690 yards of total offense including career-highs of 427 yards through the air and 83 yards on the ground as Western Carolina pulled away from visiting Gardner-Webb for a 44-14 victory on “White Out” night at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. Leading at halftime, 17-14, following a Logan Howard 38-yard field goal, Western Carolina outscored Gardner-Webb 31-0 in the second half to pull away and cruise to the home-opening victory. WCU has won seven-straight home games dating back to the 2014 season. Adams spread the ball around to six different receivers with four finding the end zone as he threw five TD passes -- two to redshirt senior WR Spearman Robinson who led the team with a career-best 13 receptions for a game-high 157 yards. Terryon Robinson hauled in nine catches for 80 yards and a score -- the first scoring strike of Adams’ career -- while redshirt sophomore Jordan Mathis caught six passes for a career-high 117 receiving yards. The Catamounts were equally as efficient on the ground in the win with junior tailback Detrez Newsome quietly leading the way with 148 rushing yards, his seventh career 100-yard rushing performance. The third-year back out of Raeford, N.C., put WCU on the board with an impressive 52-yard romp just two minutes into the game. Newsome bounced like a pin-ball along the left side of the offensive line before finding clear running space on the outside, racing in for his 20th career rushing touchdown to move into a tie for 10th in program history. When Adams wasn’t tossing the ball around the gridiron on a career night, he was equally as impressive with his legs. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native rushed for a career-best 83 yards. Clinging to the three-point halftime lead late in the third quarter, Adams orchestrated a 14-play, 95yard drive that was capped with a 17-yard pass to Spearman Robinson that handed momentum back to the home squad. Four and a half minutes later, Adams found tight end Michael Helms Jr., for a two-yard strike on the final play of the third quarter that left the Catamounts ahead, 30-14. In the final frame, Newsome and Robinson reeled in scoring strikes of 10 and 15 yards, respectively, to add an exclamation point to the Catamount victory. Senior Fred Payne secured a career-high tying 15 tackles to lead the way defensively for the Catamounts, while redshirt sophomore LB A.J. Newman also tied his career-best with nine stops, adding a forced fumble. Redshirt freshman DE Jay Gibbs tallied WCU’s first sack of the season late in the fourth quarter.

GWU 18 49-271 86 25-11-0 74-357 1-7 1-0 7-195 2-31 8-42.5 3-2 7-56 32:09 7 of 18 1 of 2 2-3 0-0

GAWB 0 - WCU 7 GAWB 7 - WCU 7 GAWB 7 - WCU 14 GAWB 14 - WCU 14 GAWB 14 - WCU 17 GAWB 14 - WCU 23 GAWB 14 - WCU 30 GAWB 14 - WCU 37 GAWB 14 - WCU 44

WCU 34 43-263 427 43-36-2 86-690 1-35 2-22 1-14 0-0 2-39.5 1-1 12-75 27:51 5 of 12 1 of 1 6-8 1-11

RUSHING: GWU – LEWIS, Khalil 19-121; MAXWELL, Tyrell 17-71; CAGLE, Jayln 5-47; BLACKMON, Jonathan 7-26; ROLLINS, Brody 1-6. WCU – Detrez Newsome 19-148; Tyrie Adams 13-83; Corey Holloway 6-20; Connell Young 3-12; Wes Holcombe 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING: GWU – MAXWELL, Tyrell 11-25-0-86. WCU –Tyrie Adams 36-43-2-427. RECEIVING: GWU – ESTES, Mike 4-42; LEE, Adonus 2-26; BRICE, Trey 1-7; COLLINS, Braylin 1-7; GOODMAN, Jackson 1-6; HENDERSON, Jacob 1-0; JOLLY, Ralph 1-minus 2. WCU – Spearman Robinson 13-157; Terryon Robinson 9-80; Jordan Mathis 6-117; C.J. Goodman 4-44; Michael Helms Jr. 3-19; Detrez Newsome 1-10. INTERCEPTIONS: GWU – COOK, Aaron 1-31; HAVIRD, Spencer 1-0. WCU – None. FUMBLES: GWU – BRICE, Trey 1-1; ROLLINS, Brody 1-1; MAXWELL, Tyrell 1-0. WCU – Tyrie Adams 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): GWU – None. WCU – Jay Gibbs 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): GWU – GETER, Chad 9-4; COOK, Aaron 5-3; HAVIRD, Spencer 4-3; GUZMAN, Angel 6-0; FUIMAONO, P.J. 2-4; PEGUES, Jeffrey 2-4; DOZIER, Triston 5-0; CARTER, Josh 3-2; RAMSEUR, Josh 1-4; DUNBAR, Kenyatta 2-2; ADAMS, Thomas 2-1; MILLER, Justin 2-0; HOWARD, Rob 2-0; GORDON, Donte’ 1-1; MANNING, Donovan 1-1; LUCAS, Trey 0-2; NEILANDS, Davis 0-2; PATTERSON, Quinton 0-2; MINES, Devin 1-0; BRIGGS, Braydon 1-0; BRICE, Trey 1-0; HORNE, Corey 0-1; CUNNINGHAM, Michael 0-1; FOSTER, Jaylan 0-1; ESTES, Mike 0-1; MESSICK, Kirk 0-1. WCU – Fred Payne 7-8; A.J. Newman 3-6; Trey Morgan 5-1; Tyson Dickson 3-3; Tahjai Watt 3-2; Andrew Mayton 2-3; Kendall White 2-3; Marvin Tillman 1-3; Jake Helms 0-4; Avery Worsham 3-0; Keion Crossen 2-1; Tra Hardy 2-0; Tashion Singleton 1-1; Mitchell Chancey 1-1; Chris Seaborn 1-1; Ezavian Dunn 0-2; Fred Mooring 0-2; Coleman Cunningham 0-2; TEAM 1-0; Jay Gibbs 1-0; Bobby Gibbs 1-0; Shane Samuels 1-0; Logan Howard 1-0; Jerod Walls 0-1; Terrance Wilson 0-1; Shamon Elliott 0-1; Zachary Greene 0-1; Brad Swan Jr. 0-1; Detrez Newsome 0-1; Tyrie Adams 0-1.

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GAME THREE • SEPT. 17, 2016 • BRISTOL, TENN.

GAME FOUR • OCT. 1, 2016 • CULLOWHEE, N.C.

WESTERN CAROLINA .................... 31 EAST TENNESSEE STATE ............... 34

#9/10 THE CITADEL...................... 37 WESTERN CAROLINA .................... 14

BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY (13,863)

E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM / BOB WATERS FIELD (12,283)

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Junior tailback Detrez Newsome scored a careerbest four touchdowns on Saturday afternoon, but it wasn’t enough as Western Carolina dropped its 2016 Southern Conference football opener, 34-31, to East Tennessee State in front of an ETSU single-game record crowd of 13,863 at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Newsome tallied two TDs on the ground to accompany a pair of receiving scores in the loss, finishing with with a combined 172 all-purpose yards. WCU (1-2, 0-1 SoCon) built a 21-3 first half lead over the Bucs until a turnover inside the final two minutes of the second quarter swung the game’s momentum. ETSU (2-0, 1-0 SoCon) capitalized on the takeaway, scoring with four seconds remaining before halftime to start the comeback. The Bucs scored on all four of their second half possessions including three drives of double-digit plays All told, ETSU scored 24-straight points to erase WCU’s 21-3 advantage and take a 27-21 lead early in the fourth quarter. And, in one of the game’s deciding factors, ETSU monopolized possession in the third quarter, holding onto the football for 12:13 of the 15 minute frame. Down by 10 inside the game’s final two minutes, Newsome tallied his fourth TD of the game to give the Catamounts a glimmer of hope. Slipping out of the backfield, Newsome made a reception and weaved his way through the defensive-back laden ETSU secondary as he raced into the end zone from 45 yards out to pull WCU to within three. However, on the ensuing onside kick, WCU was unable to get fortuitous bounce as ETSU receiver Dalton Ponchillia collapsed on the football to ultimately end the game. Redshirt freshman quarterback Tyrie Adams was again solid for the Catamounts, completing 26-of-39 passes for 343 yards and two touchdowns. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native added a team-best 37 rushing yards as the Catamounts were limited to just 100 combined yards on the ground. Junior Terryon Robinson caught a game-high eight passes, just missing the 100-yard plateau with 96 receiving yards. Redshirt sophomore WR Jordan Mathis had six catches for 58 yards before leaving the game with a leg injury. Defensively for the Catamounts, senior Trey Morgan led the way with nine tackles and a pair of pass break-ups, while classmate Fred Payne finished with eight stops. A.J. Newman was credited with seven stops including a sack and forced a fumble that was recovered by Kendall White. Defensive end Avery Worsham finished with two of WCU’s seven tackles for loss, posting six stops on the day. ETSU quarterback Austin Herink completed 24-of-37 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Bucs comeback, adding 30 rushing yards. Herink spread the ball around to 10 different receivers, led by Vincent Lowe with five catches for 31 yards and a score. Jajuan Stinson rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown while J.J. Jerman booted a pair of field goals in the winning effort. Score by Quarters Western Carolina ETSU Scoring Summary: 1st 05:42 WCU 2nd 07:39 ETSU 05:52 WCU 04:09 WCU 00:04 ETSU 3rd 10:13 ETSU 01:20 ETSU 4th 10:23 ETSU 07:56 WCU 01:19 ETSU 00:13 WCU

1 7 0

2 14 10

3 0 14

4 10 10

Score 31 34

WCU 22 27-100 343 39-26-0 66-443 0-0 0-0 5-88 0-0 5-46.2 1-1 12-116 22:09 4 of 11 1 of 1 4-4 3-26

Score by Quarters #9 The Citadel Western Carolina

Record: (1-2,0-1) Record: (2-0,1-0)

Detrez Newsome 1 yd run (Howard kick), 12-80 4:39 JJ Jerman 43 yd field goal, 12-66 5:23 Detrez Newsome 11 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Howard kick blockd), 9-71 1:42 Detrez Newsome 12 yd run (S. Robinson pass from T. Adams), 5-32 1:34 Vincent Lowe 2 yd pass from Austin Herink (Jerman kick), 8-71 1:19 Keith Coffee 12 yd pass from Austin Herink (Jerman kick), 10-75 4:41 Matt Thompson 2 yd pass from Austin Herink (Jerman kick), 16-76 7:26 JJ Jerman 30 yd field goal, 8-67 3:43 Logan Howard 39 yd field goal, 8-45 2:21 Jajuan Stinson 1 yd run (Jerman kick), 13-75 6:37 Detrez Newsome 45 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Howard kick), 5-69 0:58

WCU 7 - ETSU 0 WCU 7 - ETSU 3 WCU 13 - ETSU 3 WCU 21 - ETSU 3 WCU 21 - ETSU 10 WCU 21 - ETSU 17 WCU 21 - ETSU 24 WCU 21 - ETSU 27 WCU 24 - ETSU 27 WCU 24 - ETSU 34 WCU 31 - ETSU 34

ETSU 29 50-205 269 37-24-0 87-474 0-0 2-4 2-39 0-0 4-43.5 1-1 6-80 37:51 13 of 19 0 of 0 5-5 4-11

Scoring Summary: 1st 02:49 CIT 2nd 10:50 CIT 06:46 CIT 03:11 CIT 3rd 08:23 CIT 01:36 WCU 4th 11:43 WCU 04:32 CIT

1 7 0

2 20 0

3 7 7

4 3 7

Score 37 14

Record: (4-0,3-0) Record: (1-3,0-2)

Rod Johnson 31 yd run (Cody Clark kick), 4-81 1:41 CIT 7 - WCU 0 Rod Johnson 3 yd run (Cody Clark kick), 14-56 5:52 CIT 14 - WCU 0 Rudder Brown 5 yd pass from Jordan Black (Will Vanvick rush failed), 9-44 3:14 CIT 20 - WCU 0 Tyler Renew 75 yd pass from Cam Jackson (Cody Clark kick), 5-90 1:53 CIT 27 - WCU 0 Rod Johnson 15 yd run (Cody Clark kick), 11-87 5:39 CIT 34 - WCU 0 Tyrie Adams 7 yd run (Logan Howard kick), 5-63 2:22 CIT 34 - WCU 7 Detrez Newsome 65 yd run (Logan Howard kick), 3-80 0:31 CIT 34 - WCU 14 Cody Clark 33 yd field goal, 13-43 7:07 CIT 37 - WCU 14

CIT 30 84-513 89 10-4-1 94-602 0-0 6-66 1-14 1-3 3-37.3 1-1 13-120 43:10 8 of 16 2 of 3 4-6 8-65

WCU 9 22-30 91 22-11-1 44-121 0-0 0-0 5-157 1-0 7-53.9 3-2 4-40 16:50 0 of 8 0 of 0 1-1 0-0

RUSHING: CIT – Reggie Williams 17-133; Cam Jackson 14-85; Tyler Renew 13-77; Rod Johnson 6-69; Isiaha Smith 10-57; Dominique Allen 11-43; Grant Drakeford 1-19; Evan McField 6-17; Jonathan Dorogy 1-10; Jordan Black 2-7; TEAM 3-minus 4. WCU – Detrez Newsome 9-94; Wes Holcombe 1-minus 6; TEAM 2-minus 11; Tyrie Adams 10-minus 47.

RUSHING: WCU – Tyrie Adams 11-37; Detrez Newsome 11-32; Ian Berryman 1-19; Corey Holloway 3-19; C.J. Goodman 1-minus 7. ETSU-Jajuan Stinson 18-91; Falon Lee 11-45; Austin Herink 11-30; Vincent Lowe 3-17; D. Monroe 4-11; Chad Pritchard 1-7; D. Ponchillia 1-5; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING: WCU – Tyrie Adams 26-39-0-343. ETSU-Austin Herink 24-37-0-269. RECEIVING: WCU – Terryon Robinson 8-96; Jordan Mathis 6-58; Detrez Newsome 4-86; Spearman Robinson 2-54; C.J. Goodman 2-20; Michael Helms Jr. 2-13; Aubry Payne 1-9; Hunter Jacobs 1-7. ETSU-Vincent Lowe 5-31; Drake Powell 4-41; Chad Pritchard 3-50; Kobe Kelley 3-37; Hunter Wike 2-52; D. Ponchillia 2-27; Jajuan Stinson 2-16; Keith Coffee 1-12; Matt Thompson 1-2; Falon Lee 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: WCU – None. ETSU-None. FUMBLES: WCU – Spearman Robinson 1-1. ETSU-Falon Lee 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): WCU – A.J. Newman 1-0; Andrew Mayton 1-0; Jake Helms 1-0. ETSU-J. Maduafokwa 2-0; Trey Quillin 1-0; Daren Ardis 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): WCU – Trey Morgan 9-0; Fred Payne 5-3; A.J. Newman 6-1; Marvin Tillman 4-3; Avery Worsham 6-0; Tyson Dickson 5-1; Tahjai Watt 4-1; Jake Helms 4-1; Kendall White 4-0; Daniel Nash 3-1; Ezavian Dunn 2-2; Keion Crossen 3-0; Andrew Mayton 2-0; Tyler Junius 1-1; Tra Hardy 1-1; Shane Samuels 1-0; Mitchell Chancey 1-0; Coleman Cunningham 1-0; Fred Mooring 0-1. ETSU-Dylan Weigel 6-3; Paul Hunter 5-0; Ryan Powers 4-1; Daren Ardis 4-0; D. Williams 4-0; Kahlil Mitchell 3-1; Austin Gatewood 3-1; Trey Quillin 1-3; JD Griffin 2-0; J. Maduafokwa 2-0; Joe Pittman 1-1; Jevon Gooden 1-1; River Boruff 1-1; F. Charles 1-1; Tavian Lott 1-1; Nasir Player 0-2; Hank Black 1-0; Chris Bouyer 1-0; Andrew Heyward 0-1; Tremond Ferrell 0-1.

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CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The Citadel running back Rod Johnson scored three rushing touchdowns as the ninth-ranked Bulldogs rushed past Western Carolina, 37-14, on Saturday afternoon on Family Weekend at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. The Bulldogs tallied 513 yards on the ground while playing suffocating defense that limited the potent Catamount offense to just 122 total yards. The Citadel harassed redshirt freshman quarterback Tyrie Adams, sacking the St. Petersburg, Fla., native seven times and holding him to just 90 yards through the air. WCU junior tailback Detrez Newsome amassed a career-high 259 all-purpose yards in the loss, just missing the 100-yard plateau on the ground with 94 rushing yards to accompany 157 yards on kickoff returns and eight receiving yards. The Raeford, N.C., native scored on a 65-yard rush in the fourth quarter giving him at least one rushing score in each of his last five games. After a back-and-forth opening quarter, The Citadel (4-0, 3-0 SoCon) took a lead it would never relinquish on a 31-yard touchdown run by Johnson inside the final three minutes of the opening frame. Early in the second, Johnson capped a grueling 14-play, 56-yard scoring drive for the Cadets with a three-yard plunge to grab a 14-0 lead. The run-oriented Bulldog offense tacked on two additional scores before intermission, both coming unconventionally through the air. Back-up quarterback Jordan Black connected with Rudder brown for a five-yard score before back Tyler Renew hauled in a 75-yard scoring strike from fellow running-back Cam Jackson on a trick play to give The Citadel a 27-0 edge at halftime. At intermission, the Bulldogs held a commanding 374-to-21 advantage in yardage gained, limiting WCU to just 39 yards passing and a negative-18 on the ground thanks to four sacks. Johnson posted his third score on the ground midway through the third quarter as The Citadel built a game-high 34-0 advantage. Adams capped a five-play, 63 yard drive with a seven-yard quarterback run with Newsome taking the handoff from back-up QB Wes Holcombe and weaving his way to a season-long, 65-yard scoring romp, which tied for his third-longest career run from scrimmage. All told, The Citadel held the football for a combined 43:10 compared to 16:50 for WCU in time of possession on the day. Defensively for the Catamounts, senior LB Tyson Dickson posted a game-high 17 tackles, eclipsing his previous career-high of 16 that also came against The Citadel back in 2014. Classmate Fred Payne was credited with 14 tackles including eight solo stops and one for loss, while also tallying his third career interception -- and the first of the season for the Catamounts.

PASSING: CIT – Dominique Allen 1-6-1-11; Jordan Black 2-3-0-3; Cam Jackson 1-1-0-75. WCU – Tyrie Adams 10-19-1-90; Wes Holcombe 1-3-0-1. RECEIVING: CIT – Rudder Brown 2-16; Tyler Renew 1-75; D Schoultz 1-minus 2. WCU – Terryon Robinson 4-48; C.J. Goodman 3-34; Detrez Newsome 3-8; Michael Helms Jr. 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: CIT – Malik Diggs 1-3. WCU – Fred Payne 1-0. FUMBLES: CIT – Reggie Williams 1-1. WCU – TEAM 2-1; Tyrie Adams 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): CIT – Joe Crochet 2-1; Ken Allen 2-1; Travis Johnson 1-1; Jonathan King 0-1; Noah Dawkins 1-0. WCU – None. TACKLES (UA-A): CIT – Ken Allen 3-2; Malik Diggs 2-3; Kailik Williams 2-2; Joe Crochet 2-2; D Copeland 2-1; Aron Spann 2-1; Noah Dawkins 1-2; Myles Pierce 0-3; Dee Delaney 2-0; Travis Johnson 1-1; Kevin Graham 0-2; Jonathan King 0-2; Tevin Floyd 0-2; Russell Hubbs 1-0; Ben Roberts 1-0; Trey Nelson 1-0; Tyler Jackson 0-1; Shy Phillips 0-1; Jacob Godek 0-1. WCU – Tyson Dickson 5-12; Fred Payne 8-6; Avery Worsham 4-7; Daniel Nash 1-8; A.J. Newman 3-4; Andrew Mayton 2-5; Trey Morgan 4-2; Marvin Tillman 4-2; Kendall White 3-3; Myreon Bennett 2-4; Coleman Cunningham 3-2; Terrance Wilson 2-3; Tyler Junius 1-4; Keion Crossen 2-0; Nathan Dalton 1-1; Jay Gibbs 0-2; Ezavian Dunn 0-2; Zachary Greene 0-2; Jake Helms 0-2; Tra Hardy 1-0; C.J. Goodman 1-0; Fred Mooring 1-0; Mikey White 1-0; Brad Swan Jr. 0-1; Shane Samuels 0-1; Daniel Riddle 0-1.

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GAME FIVE • OCT. 8, 2016 • CULLOWHEE, N.C.

GAME SIX • OCT. 15, 2016 • MACON, GA.

WOFFORD .................................... 31 WESTERN CAROLINA .................... 19

WESTERN CAROLINA .................... 24 MERCER ....................................... 38

E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM / BOB WATERS FIELD (9,457)

FIVE-STAR STADIUM (12,247)

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Redshirt junior receiver Terryon Robinson tied a school-record with 15 receptions including a pair of touchdown grabs on Saturday night, but it was not enough as Western Carolina dropped a 31-19 decision to the Wofford Terriers at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. Logan Howard added a pair of field goals as the Catamounts suffered their third-straight defeat of the season. Robinson recorded 10 of his career-high – and school-record – matching 15 receptions in the first quarter alone, finishing with 99 total receiving yards. The Decatur, Ga., native hauled in scoring strikes of 11 and eight yards, both capping extensive Catamount scoring drives. For Robinson, Saturday night represented the second time in his WCU career that he posted 15 receptions in a single game, tying Eric Rasheed’s record established against Chattanooga in 1984. Robinson matched Rasheed in 2014 at South Florida, duplicating the effort on Saturday night against the Terriers. Redshirt freshman quarterback Tyrie Adams targeted Robinson much of the night, finishing 31-for-48 through the air for 285 yards and the two TD passes to Robinson. He also completed five passes to another Robinson – Spearman Robinson. The senior finished with five receptions for 87 yards while redshirt freshman Brad Swan Jr. posted the first catches of his collegiate career, finishing with four for 43 yards. Detrez Newsome amassed 159 all-purpose yards, extending his active streak of 100-or-more all-purpose yards to eight-straight games dating back to last season. However, Newsome saw his consecutive TD streak halted at five-straight games, failing to reach the end zone for the first time this season. WCU rattled off 10 plays on the opening drive of the game to grab the early advantage on the first of two Adams-to-Terryon Robinson scoring strikes. Adams was 7-for-9 passing on the drive despite having a 51-yard scoring strike to Spearman Robinson called back because of a penalty. The two did hook-up for a 38-yard pitch-and-catch on the drive as Adams tallied 84 total passing yards including the 11-yard score. After trading punts, the two teams then traded field goals for a 9-3 WCU lead after the opening quarter of play. Wofford scratched the scoreboard as kicker David Marvin split the uprights on a school-record 57-yard field goal to make it 6-3 before Howard connected from 38 yards out inside the final 30 seconds of the first. The second quarter proved to be the decisive frame as Wofford monopolized control of the football for 11:37 of the 15-minute period, outscoring WCU, 14-0, to take a 17-9 halftime lead. WCU closed to within five on Howard’s second field goal, to make it 24-19 with 12 minutes to play. However, the ball-control Terrier ground attack chewed up 80 yards in 14 plays, melting 8:27 off the clock with Long powering in from three yards away to ultimately seal the win, 31-19. Score by Quarters Wofford Western Carolina Scoring Summary: 1st 12:27 WCU 04:52 WOF 00:29 WCU 2nd 10:56 WOF 06:15 WOF 3rd 09:11 WOF 03:39 WCU 4th 12:00 WCU 03:36 WOF

1 3 9

2 14 0

3 7 7

4 7 3

Score 31 19

Score by Quarters Western Carolina Mercer

Record: (4-2,2-1) Record: (1-4,0-3)

Terryon Robinson 11 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Howard kick failed), 10-75 2:33 WOF 0 - WCU 6 David Marvin 57 yd field goal, 6-13 3:34 WOF 3 - WCU 6 Logan Howard 38 yd field goal, 14-54 4:23 WOF 3 - WCU 9 Cole Cleary 35 yd run (David Marvin kick), 10-80 4:23 WOF 10 - WCU 9 Andre Stoddard 3 yd run (David Marvin kick), 8-38 3:58 WOF 17 - WCU 9 Lorenzo Long 6 yd run (David Marvin kick), 10-75 5:49 WOF 24 - WCU 9 Terryon Robinson 8 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Howard kick), 9-79 3:03 WOF 24 - WCU 16 Logan Howard 27 yd field goal, 12-70 3:22 WOF 24 - WCU 19 Lorenzo Long 3 yd run (David Marvin kick), 14-80 8:17 WOF 31 - WCU 19

WOF 19 64-322 38 7-4-0 71-360 0-0 1-4 4-73 1-16 4-53.5 2-0 6-40 39:01 7 of 15 2 of 2 3-3 3-20

MACON, GA. – Alex Lakes rushed for 112 yards with two touchdowns and Mercer pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Western Carolina 38-24 on Saturday at Five Star Stadium. Western Carolina made it a seven-point game with 5:48 to go on Logan Howard’s 30-yard field goal. The ensuing kickoff was returned 31 yards by Chandler Curtis and a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty set up Mercer on the WCU 40. Seven plays later, Lakes’ 2-yard plunge sealed it with 1:53 left. Bears quarterback John Russ completed 18 of 32 attempts for 224 yards and three touchdowns for Mercer (3-3, 2-2 Southern). Redshirt freshman Tyrie Adams, who did not play much of the first quarter, went 25 of 39 for 384 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Catamounts. Western Carolina (1-5, 0-4) went up 14-3 midway through the third on freshman tailback Connell Young’s 2-yard touchdown run – the first of his collegiate career. But Mercer responded with three straight touchdowns over a two minute span, capitalizing on a pair of Catamount turnovers. Following Young’s TD, Mercer marched 79 yards in 10 plays with Russ dropping a 19-yard pass to tight end Sam Walker to make it 14-10. A roughing the passer penalty moved the ball to midfield on the ensuing kickoff where the Bears sky-kicked and the reception of the kickoff was fumbled giving Mercer the ball at the WCU four-yard line. Lakes did the rest, taking an option pitch to the right side to put the Bears ahead, 17-14. Just three plays later, LeMarkus Bailey, who recovered the previous fumble for a defensive takeaway, intercepted a deflected pass attempt to set-up a Marquise Irvin’s 21-yard scoring catch to make it 24-14. Adams marched 82 yards in eight plays late in the quarter, gaining ground mostly through the air before Adams hooked up with Terryon Robinson for a 43-yard touchdown pass. Robinson finished with a game-high eight receptions for 106 yards and the score, while Spearman Robinson caught five passes for game-best 131 yards. Freshman TE Aubry Payne hauled in a career-best six passes. Detrez Newsome finished with 177 all-purpose yards in the loss.a Russ hit Curtis for a 5-yard touchdown to put Mercer up 31-21 with 14:46 remaining ahead of the Howard field goal. All told, WCU committed six turnovers including four fumbles and two interceptions while creating just one takeaway, forcing a fumble on a fake punt attempt by the Bears. Junior DB Keion Crossen led the Catamount defense with a career-high 12 tackles while Kendall White was credited with seven total stops. Senior Avery Worsham posted a sack as a part of three tackles.

Scoring Summary: 2nd 02:39 MER 00:07 WCU 3rd 09:55 WCU 05:44 MER 05:35 MER 03:57 MER 01:21 WCU 4th 14:56 MER 05:48 WCU 01:53 MER

WCU 19 18-46 285 48-31-1 66-331 0-0 1-2 2-70 0-0 4-39.0 1-1 5-35 20:59 6 of 14 1 of 1 3-3 0-0

1 0 0

2 7 3

3 14 21

4 3 14

Score 24 38

Record: (1-5,0-4) Record: (3-3,2-2)

Cole Fisher 38 yd field goal, 14-58 5:32 Detrez Newsome 24 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Howard kick), 8-73 1:01 Connell Young 2 yd run (Howard kick), 6-61 2:01 Sam Walker 19 yd pass from John Russ (Fisher kick), 10-79 4:11 Alex Lakes 4 yd run (Fisher kick), 1-4 0:09 Marquise Irvin 21 yd pass from John Russ (Fisher kick), 2-33 0:40 Terryon Robinson 43 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Howard kick), 8-82 2:36 Chandler Curtis 5 yd pass from John Russ (Fisher kick), 4-61 1:25 Logan Howard 30 yd field goal, 11-70 3:14 Alex Lakes 2 yd run (Fisher kick), 7-40 3:55 WCU 25 32-99 384 40-25-2 72-483 0-0 0-0 3-29 0-0 3-56.3 3-3 9-102 23:30 3 of 10 1 of 1 2-4 1-10

WCU 0 - MER 3 WCU 7 - MER 3 WCU 14 - MER 3 WCU 14 - MER 10 WCU 14 - MER 17 WCU 14 - MER 24 WCU 21 - MER 24 WCU 21 - MER 31 WCU 24 - MER 31 WCU 24 - MER 38

MER 28 53-275 224 32-18-0 85-499 0-0 1-8 3-71 2-1 3-45.3 2-1 7-75 36:30 8 of 16 0 of 1 4-5 1-9

RUSHING: WOF – Lorenzo Long 25-135; Cole Cleary 2-70; Will Gay 6-26; Hunter Windham 4-24; Andre Stoddard 5-21; Chase Nelson 5-19; Lennox McAfee 5-18; Nick Colvin 1-10; Ellis Pace 2-6; Chris Martin 2-4; Brandon Goodson 4-minus 1; TEAM 3-minus 10. WCU – Detrez Newsome 9-42; Tyrie Adams 8-3; Corey Holloway 1-1.

RUSHING: WCU – Detrez Newsome 20-85; Connell Young 3-11; Tyrie Adams 4-4; Corey Holloway 5-minus 1. MER – Alex Lakes 20-112; John Russ 15-60; Payton Usher 5-45; CJ Kleckley 6-23; Kyle Williams 1-16; Chandler Curtis 1-12; Kyle Trammell 4-8; TEAM 1-minus 1.

PASSING: WOF – Brandon Goodson 4-7-0-38. WCU – Tyrie Adams 31-48-1-285.

PASSING: WCU – Tyrie Adams 25-39-2-384; TEAM 0-1-0-0. MER – John Russ 18-32-0-224.

RECEIVING: WOF – Will Gay 1-19; R.J. Taylor 1-9; Jason Hill 1-6; Chandler Gouger 1-4. WCU – Terryon Robinson 1599; Spearman Robinson 5-87; Detrez Newsome 5-44; Brad Swan Jr. 4-43; Michael Helms Jr. 1-7; Jordan Mathis 1-5.

RECEIVING: WCU – Terryon Robinson 8-106; Aubry Payne 6-44; Spearman Robinson 5-131; Detrez Newsome 5-63; Brad Swan Jr. 1-40. MER – Marquise Irvin 6-57; Chandler Curtis 4-96; Sam Walker 4-32; Avery Ward 2-29; Kelby Brock 1-9; Alex Lakes 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: WOF – D. Lemon 1-16. WCU – None.

INTERCEPTIONS: WCU – None. MER – Lendell Arnold 1-1; LeMarkus Bailey 1-0.

FUMBLES: WOF – TEAM 1-0; Ostin McPherson 1-0. WCU – Tyrie Adams 1-1.

FUMBLES: WCU – Detrez Newsome 3-3. MER – Kyle Williams 1-1; Payton Usher 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): WOF – Miles Brown 1-0; Terrance Morris 1-0; D. Wilson 1-0. WCU – None.

SACKS (UA-A): WCU – Avery Worsham 1-0. MER – Tosin Aguebor 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): WOF – D. Wilson 4-6; Devin Watson 5-3; Jaleel Green 4-3; Terrance Morris 3-1; Tyler Vaughn 3-1; Dylan Young 3-0; Mason Alstatt 2-1; Jireh Wilson 2-1; Miles Brown 2-1; Tyreik Lyles 1-2; John Patterson 1-2; JoJo Tillery 2-0; Malik Rivera 0-2; Thad Mangum 1-0; D. Lemon 1-0; George Gbesee 1-0; Lincoln Stewart 0-1; Ross Hammond 0-1; Boston Bryant 0-1. WCU – Tyson Dickson 5-13; Fred Payne 4-7; Trey Morgan 3-7; Kendall White 3-6; A.J. Newman 1-7; Avery Worsham 2-5; Keion Crossen 2-4; Daniel Nash 2-4; Marvin Tillman 2-4; Ezavian Dunn 0-5; Tahjai Watt 3-1; Tyler Junius 0-3; Jake Helms 0-3; Tra Hardy 1-1; Terryon Robinson 1-0; Tyrie Adams 1-0; Devarius Cortner 0-1; Andrew Mayton 0-1; Jay Gibbs 0-1; Terrance Wilson 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): WCU – Keion Crossen 8-4; Kendall White 3-4; Shamon Elliott 5-1; Marvin Tillman 4-2; Ezavian Dunn 3-3; Tyson Dickson 1-5; Trey Morgan 4-1; Coleman Cunningham 3-2; Daniel Nash 2-3; Tahjai Watt 2-2; Daniel Riddle 2-2; Mikey White 2-1; Andrew Mayton 2-1; Avery Worsham 1-2; A.J. Newman 2-0; Chris Seaborn 1-1; Jacob Robinson 1-1; Tyler Junius 0-2; Jake Helms 1-0; Terrance Wilson 0-1; Devarius Cortner 0-1; Sheldon Kinard 0-1. MER - Tyler Ward 4-5; Zach Jackson 5-2; Eric Jackson 4-2; Jeremy James 3-2; Lendell Arnold 3-2; LeMarkus Bailey 3-2; Will Coneway 2-3; Tosin Aguebor 2-3; Kyle Williams 1-4; Kyle Trammell 2-1; Isaiah Buehler 0-3; Marvin Davis 2-0; Brandon Gurley 1-1; Austin Barrett 1-1; Lee Bennett 1-1; Stephen Houzah 1-1; Tunde Ayinla 0-2; Tripp Patterson 0-2; Travonte Easley 0-1; Kelly Brooks 0-1; Destin Guillen 0-1.

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GAME SEVEN • OCT. 22, 2016 • BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

GAME EIGHT • OCT. 29, 2016 • CULLOWHEE, N.C.

WESTERN CAROLINA .................... 17 #20/21 SAMFORD ....................... 30

#8 CHATTANOOGA ........................ 38 WESTERN CAROLINA .................... 25

SEIBERT STADIUM (4,031)

E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM / BOB WATERS FIELD (10,760)

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – Karel Hamilton recorded 16 receptions for a game-high 208 yards and two receiving touchdowns to highlight a strong passing performance by No. 20 Samford as the Bulldogs handed Western Carolina a 30-17 defeat at Seibert Stadium. Catamount senior DB Fred Payne returned a first quarter interception 42 yards for a touchdown as a part of an improved defensive effort that saw WCU keep the game close including a one-possession, 13-7, score at halftime. However, the Bulldogs scored out of the halftime locker room and held the Catamounts off in the second half. Samford second-year QB Devlin Hodges completed 32-of-49 passes for 375 yards and two touchdowns to pace the Bulldogs air-raid attack, spreading the football around to seven different receivers. Hamilton was one of two Bulldogs with double-digit receptions as Kelvin McKnight hauled in 10 passes for 99 yards on the day. Conversely, Catamount redshirt freshman QB Tyrie Adams was held to 122 yards passing on just 17 completions, both of which represented his second-lowest, single-game totals of the season. He spread the completions around to six different players, though the SoCon’s top receiver – redshirt junior Terryon Robinson – was limited to just five touches for 37 yards. Adams did find Robinson late for a nine-yard touchdown. Adams led the Catamount ground attack on Saturday, rushing for 48 total yards while Corey Holloway toted the football eight times for 41 yards. Connell Young rushed five times for 23 yards while Detrez Newsome rushed for 21 yards and caught five passes for 36 yards as a part of 147 all-purpose yards in the loss. Freshman DB Shamon Elliott paced the Catamounts with a game – and career – high 11 tackles including eight solo stops on the defensive side. Junior Keion Crossen posted his second-straight, double-digit tackle outing with nine solo stops while Trey Morgan finished with nine tackles and three pass break-ups. Hamilton opened scoring midway through the first quarter with a 36-yard scoring reception from Hodges as the Bulldogs took the early, 7-0, lead. With the Bulldogs moving towards midfield, Payne jumped a crossing route for his second interception of the season, outrunning the Bulldogs 42 yards for the score to tie the game at seven. WCU’s defense stiffened twice in the second quarter to stall Samford drives, limiting the Bulldogs to a pair of Reece Everett field goals to provide the 13-7 halftime tally. In the second half, Samford scored a pair of third quarter touchdowns including Hamilton hauling in a 20-yard score on the opening drive. WCU countered with a 25-yard Logan Howard field goal to remain within two scores before Hodges capped an 11-play drive with a one-yard plunge up the middle to make it 27-10. Score by Quarters Western Carolina #20 Samford Scoring Summary: 1st 07:02 SAM 00:42 WCU 2nd 08:57 SAM 04:12 SAM 3rd 12:40 SAM 06:37 WCU 01:46 SAM 4th 05:28 SAM 01:39 WCU

1 7 7

2 0 6

3 3 14

4 7 3

Score 17 30

WCU 15 35-133 122 31-17-1 66-255 0-0 0-0 7-128 1-42 8-47.8 0-0 6-79 28:02 4 of 15 0 of 1 2-2 1-13

Score by Quarters #8 Chattanooga Western Carolina

Record: (1-6,0-5) Record: (6-1,4-1)

Karel Hamilton 36 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (Everett kick), 7-98 1:54 Fred Payne 42 yd interception return (Howard kick) Reece Everett 31 yd field goal, 10-48 2:03 Reece Everett 21 yd field goal, 10-59 3:15 Karel Hamilton 20 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (Everett kick), 9-75 2:13 Logan Howard 25 yd field goal, 12-53 5:56 Devlin Hodges 1 yd run (Everett kick), 11-72 4:42 Reece Everett 36 yd field goal, 7-46 2:47 Terryon Robinson 9 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Howard kick), 13-74 3:42

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina junior tailback Detrez Newsome rushed for a school-record 277 yards and two lengthy touchdowns, but it was not enough to derail the eighth-ranked Chattanooga Mocs. UTC’s Ricarde Bagley scored three touchdowns including two on the ground as the Mocs downed the upset-minded Catamounts, 38-25, on Homecoming at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. Against the top-ranked defensive unit in NCAA FCS football and the No. 8 team in the country, Newsome rattled off scoring rushes of 75 and a program record-long tying 95 yards. The Raeford, N.C., native product amassed a career-best 347 all-purpose yards, the second-most by an individual in Southern Conference history. Redshirt freshman QB Tyrie Adams completed 13-of-23 passes for 117 yards and a 10-yard, fourth quarter touchdown pass to Spearman Robinson. He added a two-point conversion completion to freshman tight Aubry Payne. Adams was only able to spread the ball to four different receivers in the loss – only one that wasn’t named “Robinson.” Adams found Spearman Robinson five times for 53 yards and usual favorite target, Terryon Robinson, on four occasions for 46 total yards. Redshirt freshman WR Jacob Robinson caught a pair of passes for 12 total yards with Newsome targeted twice out of the backfield. Chattanooga (8-1, 6-1 SoCon) was efficient offensively with two quarterbacks doing damage in different ways. Starter Alejandro Bennifield threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns on 11-of-16 passing, while Tyler Roberson rushed for 121 yards and a score in reserve, joining Bagley as two Mocs over the century mark on the ground. Wide receiver C.J. Board finished with 107 yards and a touchdown on just two receptions for UTC. Board put Chattanooga ahead midway through the first quarter on a 60-yard reception from Bennifield who scrambled to keep the play alive. However, 10-seconds and one play from scrimmage later, Newsome burst up the middle for what was a career-long 75-yard, game-tying touchdown rush. The first of two Bagley touchdown rushes late in the opening quarter pushed the Mocs ahead, 14-10, before WCU was able to counter with a 10-play drive. However, the longest drive of the game on either side stalled, and Logan Howard split the uprights from 29-yards out to make it 14-10 as the first quarter ended. UTC scored three times in the second quarter including Roberson’s 54-yard counter keeper and Bagley’s second rushing TD. The Mocs then capitalized on a 72-yard Board punt return as Chase Stehling made a touchdown-saving tackle with UTC settling for a 32-yard Henrique Ribeiro field goal to carry the 31-10 lead into halftime.

WCU 0 - SAM 7 WCU 7 - SAM 7 WCU 7 - SAM 10 WCU 7 - SAM 13 WCU 7 - SAM 20 WCU 10 - SAM 20 WCU 10 - SAM 27 WCU 10 - SAM 30 WCU 17 - SAM 30

SAM 31 41-215 375 49-32-1 90-590 0-0 4-51 3-76 1-0 4-37.8 1-0 10-128 31:58 9 of 18 0 of 0 5-6 4-23

RUSHING: WCU – Tyrie Adams 15-48; Corey Holloway 8-41; Connell Young 5-23; Detrez Newsome 7-21. SAM – K’rondis Larry 22-167; Devlin Hodges 11-26; Justin Curry 5-26; Roland Adams 1-3; Team 2-minus 7. PASSING: WCU – Tyrie Adams 17-31-1-122. SAM – Devlin Hodges 32-49-1-375. RECEIVING: WCU – Terryon Robinson 5-37; Detrez Newsome 5-36; Aubry Payne 3-32; Brad Swan Jr. 2-7; Jacob Robinson 1-8; Michael Helms Jr. 1-2. Samford-Karel Hamilton 16-208; Kelvin McKnight 10-99; Justin Curry 2-27; Devon Schmitt 1-20; Andrew Harris 1-12; E. Obajimi 1-9; Roland Adams 1-0.

Scoring Summary: 1st 08:27 UTC 08:17 WCU 03:51 UTC 00:00 WCU 2nd 12:34 UTC 06:50 UTC 00:00 UTC 3rd 12:24 UTC 00:40 WCU 4th 00:13 WCU

1 14 10

2 17 0

3 7 7

4 0 8

Score 38 25

Record: (8-1,6-1) Record: (1-7,0-6)

C.J. Board 60 yd pass from A. Bennifield (H. Ribeiro kick), 5-91 2:14 Detrez Newsome 75 yd run (Logan Howard kick), 1-75 0:10 R. Bagley 6 yd run (H. Ribeiro kick), 8-61 4:18 Logan Howard 29 yd field goal, 10-60 3:44 Tyler Roberson 54 yd run (H. Ribeiro kick), 5-75 2:26 R. Bagley 1 yd run (H. Ribeiro kick), 8-85 3:03 H. Ribeiro 32 yd field goal, 1-0 0:06 R. Bagley 8 yd pass from A. Bennifield (H. Ribeiro kick), 6-69 2:36 Detrez Newsome 95 yd run (Logan Howard kick), 2-96 0:47 Sp. Robinson 10 yd pass from T. Adams (A. Payne pass from T. Adams), 9-78 3:45

UTC 20 44-323 192 16-11-1 60-515 0-0 3-69 3-90 0-0 2-51.0 1-1 6-50 30:09 5 of 8 0 of 0 4-5 4-22

UTC 7 - WCU 0 UTC 7 - WCU 7 UTC 14 - WCU 7 UTC 14 - WCU 10 UTC 21 - WCU 10 UTC 28 - WCU 10 UTC 31 - WCU 10 UTC 38 - WCU 10 UTC 38 - WCU 17 UTC 38 - WCU 25

WCU 18 42-329 117 23-13-0 65-446 0-0 0-0 3-64 1-0 5-49.2 2-0 0-0 29:51 9 of 18 2 of 2 2-3 0-0

RUSHING: UTC – R. Bagley 19-126; Tyler Roberson 12-121; Alex Trotter 8-53; James Stovall 1-13; Kyle Nalls 2-10; A. Bennifield 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 1. WCU – Detrez Newsome 16-277; Connell Young 8-26; Tyrie Adams 15-23; Corey Holloway 3-5; Chase Stehling 0-minus 2. PASSING: UTC – A. Bennifield 11-16-1-192. WCU – Tyrie Adams 13-23-0-117.

INTERCEPTIONS: WCU – Fred Payne 1-42. SAM – Omari Williams 1-0.

RECEIVING: UTC – A. Stewart 4-19; C.J. Board 2-107; James Stovall 2-26; X. Borishade 1-27; R. Bagley 1-8; Alex Trotter 1-5. WCU – Spearman Robinson 5-53; Terryon Robinson 4-46; Jacob Robinson 2-12; Detrez Newsome 2-6.

FUMBLES: WCU – None. SAM – Devlin Hodges 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: UTC – None. WCU – Kendall White 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): WCU – Jay Gibbs 1-0. SAM – Ahmad Gooden 1-1; Tonne Osaigbovo 0-1; Shaheed Salmon 0-1; Jared Holloway 1-0; R. Donaldson 0-1.

FUMBLES: UTC – Tyler Roberson 1-1. WCU – Tyrie Adams 2-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): WCU – Shamon Elliott 8-3; Keion Crossen 9-1; Trey Morgan 7-2; Tyson Dickson 5-1; Marvin Tillman 5-1; Terrance Wilson 3-2; Tashion Singleton 3-1; Daniel Riddle 2-2; A.J. Newman 2-2; Tahjai Watt 2-1; Avery Worsham 2-1; Jake Helms 1-2; Ezavian Dunn 1-2; Devarius Cortner 2-0; Zachary Greene 1-1; Coleman Cunningham 1-1; Mikey White 1-1; Fred Mooring 1-0; Fred Payne 1-0; Andrew Mayton 1-0; Jacob Robinson 1-0; Aubry Payne 1-0; Jay Gibbs 1-0; Randall Emerson 0-1; Daniel Nash 0-1. SAM – Jamerson Blount 7-3; Aaron Harris 4-5; M. McCullum 5-2; Shaheed Salmon 3-4; Ke’Tyrus Marks 3-2; Tonne Osaigbovo 3-2; Alec Happel 3-1; Ahmad Gooden 2-2; Sam Pettway 2-2; R. Donaldson 0-3; Jalen Nash 2-0; Omari Williams 2-0; Jared Holloway 2-0; Jamond Glass 2-0; Carter McManes 1-1; Devon Schmitt 1-1; Xavier Forrest 0-2; Ladarius Banks 1-0.

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SACKS (UA-A): UTC – Isaiah Mack 2-0; V. McMillan 1-0; Dale Warren 1-0. WCU – None. TACKLES (UA-A): UTC – Dale Warren 5-8; Cedric Nettles 4-8; Nakevion Leslie 2-7; V. McMillan 5-2; Lucas Webb 1-6; C.J. Fritz 1-4; Trevor Wright 4-0; Isaiah Mack 2-2; Derek Mahaffey 0-4; Montrell Pardue 1-2; Justin King 0-3; D.J. Prather 1-1; Tae Davis 1-1; X. Borishade 1-0; Luke Davis 1-0; Keionta Davis 0-1; Cody Bennett 0-1. WCU – Kendall White 8-2; Coleman Cunningham 2-6; Daniel Riddle 2-4; Fred Payne 1-5; Marvin Tillman 2-2; Trey Morgan 1-3; Tyson Dickson 1-3; A.J. Newman 1-2; Keion Crossen 1-2; Jake Helms 1-1; Tahjai Watt 1-1; Mikey White 1-1; Shamon Elliott 1-1; Jerod Walls 1-1; Avery Worsham 1-1; Ezavian Dunn 0-2; John Brannon III 0-2; Matt DeGraffinreed 1-0; Logan Howard 1-0; Jay Gibbs 1-0; Chase Stehling 1-0; Devarius Cortner 0-1; Daniel Nash 0-1; Tashion Singleton 0-1.

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GAME NINE • NOV. 5, 2016 • CULLOWHEE, N.C.

GAME TEN • NOV. 12, 2016 • GREENVILLE, S.C.

VMI .............................................. 29 WESTERN CAROLINA .................... 32

WESTERN CAROLINA .................... 21 FURMAN ...................................... 49

E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM / BOB WATERS FIELD (8,225)

PALADIN STADIUM (4,117)

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Terryon Robinson hauled in a 53-yard scoring strike from Tyrie Adams inside the final minute of regulation as Western Carolina rallied past the VMI Keydets to score a 32-29 victory on Hall of Fame and Senior Day at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. But it was the Catamount defensive unit and special teams that keyed the come-from-behind victory and proved to be the difference makers as WCU snapped a six-game seasonal slide with their 14thconsecutive victory over VMI, remaining perfect in Cullowhee at 12-0 in the all-time series. Western Carolina recorded three interceptions and three sacks on defense, and blocked a total of four VMI placekicks including two field goal attempts and two PATs en route to its third-consecutive victory on Senior Day. Sophomore Logan Howard got in on the special teams action, splitting the uprights on a career-long 50-yard field goal – the longest by a Catamount kicker since 2011. Junior DL Ezavian Dunn was credited with two of the four blocked kicks on special teams, with freshman Jake Helms and redshirt junior Tahjai Watt swatting kicks that helped spark the Catamounts to victory. Robinson – a redshirt junior who came to Western Carolina as a part of the senior class playing their final home game in Cullowhee on Saturday – slipped behind the Keydet secondary and ran under an Adams pass setting off a jubilant celebration in the end zone. The drive was spurred by a hook-and-ladder play with Robinson and Detrez Newsome on a 3rd down and three to go play, and continued with a shoe-string catch and 10-yard gain by redshirt senior TE Michael Helms Jr. WCU had to regroup quickly, though, to attempt a two-point conversion. Redshirt senior Spearman Robinson took a pitch, and then found QB Adams who had slipped into the purple & gold clad end zone and wrestled a reception away from the defender to provide the three-point edge. On the second play of the ensuing possession, senior DB Trey Morgan intercepted a pass and raced 35 yards for what looked to be a game-sealing touchdown. However, the play was negated by a defensive penalty with a post-snap infraction tacking on 15 additional yards to put the ball at the WCU 35. But that’s where the WCU defense drew the line in the sand. Tahjai Watt secured WCU’s third sack of the day, powering past his offensive counterpart. Two plays later, Morgan put the finishing touches on the victory with his 10th-career pick. Newsome rushed for 111 yards on 19 carries while his counterparts, Corey Holloway and Connell Young, both plowed in for rushing touchdowns in the second quarter. Newman finished with 180 all-purpose yards. WCU was fast out of the gates, scoring eight seconds into the game on the opening kickoff despite being the kicking team. Keion Crossen scooped-and-scored from 19 yards out for the 7-0 advantage. Score by Quarters VMI Western Carolina Scoring Summary: 1st 14:52 WCU 2nd 12:44 VMI 09:34 WCU 05:39 VMI 00:10 WCU 3rd 10:54 VMI 07:12 WCU 4th 13:39 VMI 05:05 VMI 00:54 WCU

1 0 7

2 9 14

3 6 3

4 14 8

Score 29 32

VMI 22 45-192 261 26-18-3 71-453 1-23 3-24 6-114 1-0 3-43.3 1-1 4-30 31:15 6 of 14 1 of 1 4-6 2-21

Score by Quarters Western Carolina Furman

Record: (3-6,1-5) Record: (2-7,1-6)

Keion Crossen 19 yd fumble recovery (Howard kick) Reed King 41 yd field goal, 4-2 1:00 Connell Young 1 yd run (Howard kick), 3-11 0:51 Tyain Smith 8 yd run (King kick blockd), 8-67 3:48 Corey Holloway 1 yd run (Howard kick), 14-78 5:21 Tyain Smith 6 yd pass from Austin Coulling (King kick blockd), 5-37 1:58 Logan Howard 50 yd field goal, 9-36 3:42 Tyain Smith 1 yd run (Ryan Swingle pass from Austin Coulling), 2-47 0:26 Daz Palmer 2 yd run (Austin Coulling pass failed), 13-92 5:30 T. Robinson 53 yd pass from T. Adams (Adams pass from S. Robinson), 5-80 0:43

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Junior tailback Detrez Newsome rushed for a pair of first half touchdowns and receiver Spearman Robinson capped a double-digit reception day with a score, but it was not enough as Furman pulled away from Western Carolina in the second half, handing the Catamounts a 49-21 loss Saturday evening at Paladin Stadium. Leading by a point, 21-20, after Robinson’s eight-yard slant route touchdown, Furman (3-7, 3-4 SoCon) scored the game’s final 29 points, halting WCU’s two-game series win streak. The win was the first at Paladin Stadium for the home squad this year, halting a six-game home winless drought for Furman. Newsome accounted for 252 all-purpose yards on the day, rushing for 56 yards, catching a 53-pass out of the backfield and recording 143 return yards on kickoffs. His two first quarter touchdowns represent the eighth, two TD performance of his career. Redshirt freshman quarterback Tyrie Adams finished 19-of-27 for 295 yards and the Robinson touchdown in the loss. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native added 50 yards rushing. Adams spread the ball around to six different players with Spearman Robinson hauling in 10 catches for 155 yards and a third-quarter score. Terryon Robinson, who leads the Catamounts in receiving this season, was limited to three catches for 40 yards while running backs Newsome and freshman Connell Young combined for two catches - one apiece - for a combined 77 yards. Furman had two running backs rush for over 100 yards as Kealand Dirks rushed 17 times for 171 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Antonio Wilcox tallied 105 yards on the ground. Tailback Richard Hayes III also scored twice, recording a rushing TD with a total of 69 yards rushing, while also catching a touchdown pass. Quarterback Reese Hannon also scored twice on the ground in the winning effort. Hannon completed 15-of-21 for 232 yards and a score as the pass-minded Paladins spent much of the game on the ground. All told, Furman rushed for a season-high 387 yards. WCU carried a one-point, 14-13, lead into the halftime locker room after limiting Furman to two, J.C. Hollingsworth field goals in the second quarter. Hannon’s first of two touchdowns on the opening drive of the second half gave Furman its first lead of the day, 20-14. The Catamounts responded, though, with an eight-play, 81-yard drive to pull back in front by one. On the scoring drive, Adams accounted for 55 rushing yards including a 16-yard scramble on a third-and-15. He also completed three passes to Spearman Robinson for 21 yards including the six-yard TD reception. Furman then rattled off the next four TDs including a game-sealing 97-yard drive after the Catamounts were stopped on a fourth-and-goal.

VMI 0 - WCU 7 VMI 3 - WCU 7 VMI 3 - WCU 14 VMI 9 - WCU 14 VMI 9 - WCU 21 VMI 15 - WCU 21 VMI 15 - WCU 24 VMI 23 - WCU 24 VMI 29 - WCU 24 VMI 29 - WCU 32

WCU 18 41-146 207 31-21-1 72-353 1-19 1-3 3-85 3-68 6-38.3 1-1 6-67 28:45 7 of 16 0 of 1 2-2 3-20

Scoring Summary: 1st 11:10 WCU 02:02 FUR 00:07 WCU 2nd 10:01 FUR 02:46 FUR 3rd 10:46 FUR 07:44 WCU 04:40 FUR 01:19 FUR 4th 10:26 FUR 01:35 FUR

1 14 7

2 0 6

3 7 22

4 0 14

Score 21 49

Record: (2-8,1-7) Record: (3-7,3-4)

Detrez Newsome 4 yd run (Logan Howard kick), 12-83 3:50 Kealand Dirks 1 yd run (Hollingsworth kick), 10-77 5:34 Detrez Newsome 13 yd run (Logan Howard kick), 6-76 1:48 Hollingsworth 20 yd field goal, 9-66 4:59 Hollingsworth 22 yd field goal, 7-67 3:42 Reese Hannon 3 yd run (Hollingsworth kick), 8-70 4:06 Spearman Robinson 6 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Logan Howard kick), 8-81 2:52 Kealand Dirks 9 yd run (Kevin Mall pass from Reese Hannon), 6-64 2:54 R. Hayes III 17 yd pass from Reese Hannon (Hollingsworth kick), 5-44 2:01 Reese Hannon 3 yd run (Hollingsworth kick), 9-57 4:37 R. Hayes III 2 yd run (Hollingsworth kick), 9-97 4:44

FIRST DOWNS ........................................................ RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ............................................. PASSING YDS (NET) ................................................ Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................... TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ................................ Fumble Returns-Yards ............................................. Punt Returns-Yards ................................................. Kickoff Returns-Yards ............................................. Interception Returns-Yards ..................................... Punts (Number-Avg)................................................ Fumbles-Lost ......................................................... Penalties-Yards ...................................................... Possession Time ..................................................... Third-Down Conversions ......................................... Fourth-Down Conversions ....................................... Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...................................... Sacks By: Number-Yards .........................................

WCU 19 30-148 295 27-19-0 57-443 0-0 0-0 9-193 0-0 3-33.7 3-2 10-73 22:41 5 of 9 0 of 1 3-4 0-0

WCU 7 - FUR 0 WCU 7 - FUR 7 WCU 14 - FUR 7 WCU 14 - FUR 10 WCU 14 - FUR 13 WCU 14 - FUR 20 WCU 21 - FUR 20 WCU 21 - FUR 28 WCU 21 - FUR 35 WCU 21 - FUR 42 WCU 21 - FUR 49

FUR 29 52-387 232 21-15-0 73-619 1-25 0-0 3-83 0-0 1-36.0 2-0 4-50 37:19 6 of 11 0 of 0 8-9 3-15

RUSHING: VMI – Daz Palmer 19-136; Tyain Smith 18-79; Pete Reed 1-3; Dane Forlines 1-0; Javeon Lara 1-minus 10; Austin Coulling 5-minus 16. WCU – Detrez Newsome 19-111; Connell Young 6-14; Tyrie Adams 10-13; Corey Holloway 5-9; TEAM 1-minus 1.

RUSHING: WCU – Detrez Newsome 9-56; Tyrie Adams 13-50; Connell Young 8-42. FUR – Kealand Dirks 17-171; Antonio Wilcox 13-105; R. Hayes III 12-69; Reese Hannon 10-42.

PASSING: VMI – Austin Coulling 18-25-3-261; Dane Forlines 0-1-0-0. WCU – Tyrie Adams 21-31-1-207.

PASSING: WCU – Tyrie Adams 19-27-0-295. FUR – Reese Hannon 15-21-0-232.

RECEIVING: VMI – Dane Forlines 5-45; Javeon Lara 4-100; Aaron Sanders 3-57; Ryan Swingle 3-42; Tyain Smith 2-9; Rohan Martin 1-8. WCU – Terryon Robinson 9-92; Spearman Robinson 5-57; Detrez Newsome 3-22; C.J. Goodman 2-8; Aubry Payne 1-18; Michael Helms Jr. 1-10.

RECEIVING: WCU – Spearman Robinson 10-155; Terryon Robinson 3-40; Aubry Payne 2-13; Jacob Robinson 2-10; Detrez Newsome 1-53; Connell Young 1-24. FUR – R. Hayes III 5-61; Andrej Suttles 2-64; Logan McCarter 2-29; Andy Schumpert 2-22; Chad Scott 1-22; Thomas Gordon 1-17; Duncan Fletcher 1-11; Kevin Mall 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: VMI – Kuony Deng 1-0. WCU – Keion Crossen 1-65; Coleman Cunningham 1-7; Trey Morgan 1-minus 4.

INTERCEPTIONS: WCU – None. FUR – None.

FUMBLES: VMI – Mason Dermott 1-1. WCU – Spearman Robinson 1-1.

FUMBLES: WCU – Spearman Robinson 2-2; Tyrie Adams 1-0. FUR – Reese Hannon 2-0.

SACKS (UA-A): VMI – A. Cratsenberg 1-0; Brian Lipscomb 1-0. WCU – Tahjai Watt 2-0; Tyson Dickson 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): WCU – None. FUR – Carl Rider 1-1; T.J. Warren 1-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): VMI – Greg Sanders 5-8; A. Cratsenberg 2-11; Ryan Francis 3-8; Alijah Robinson 3-6; Jon Strozyk 5-3; Brian Lipscomb 3-2; Kuony Deng 1-3; J.C. Garvin 0-4; Kyle Vardo 0-3; Mason Dermott 2-0; Tony Richardson 1-1; Riuq Trotman 1-1; Zach Baker 1-1; Seth Mallory 0-2; Jarrod Richmond 0-2; Gabe Sutherland 1-0; Uzoma Kpaduwa 1-0; Kaleb Tucker 1-0; Chase Smith 1-0; Dane Forlines 1-0; Damian Jones 1-0; D. Christopher 1-0; Ryan Clark 0-1. WCU – Tyson Dickson 4-5; A.J. Newman 1-8; Fred Payne 5-3; Tahjai Watt 4-4; Kendall White 5-1; Trey Morgan 4-2; Avery Worsham 2-4; Shamon Elliott 2-3; Daniel Nash 1-4; Ezavian Dunn 1-4; Daniel Riddle 1-4; Coleman Cunningham 2-2; Tra Hardy 1-2; Jay Gibbs 0-3; Tashion Singleton 0-3; Marvin Tillman 1-1; Keion Crossen 1-1; Corey Holloway 0-2; Aubry Payne 1-0; John Brannon III 1-0; Skyler Matheson 1-0; Chris Seaborn 1-0; Chandler Addertion 0-1; Ethan James 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): WCU – Marvin Tillman 3-7; Fred Payne 3-7; Keion Crossen 6-3; A.J. Newman 3-3; Kendall White 2-4; Daniel Riddle 3-2; Tyler Junius 2-3; Trey Morgan 1-4; Ezavian Dunn 2-2; Shamon Elliott 3-0; Tahjai Watt 3-0; Tyson Dickson 1-2; Avery Worsham 1-2; Coleman Cunningham 1-1; Daniel Nash 0-2; Fred Mooring 1-0; John Brannon III 1-0; Tyrie Adams 1-0; Jerod Walls 1-0; Connell Young 0-1; Skyler Matheson 0-1; Tra Hardy 0-1; Tashion Singleton 0-1; Jay Gibbs 0-1; Zachary Greene 0-1. FUR – Carl Rider 5-5; Aaquil Annoor 2-6; Byron Johnson 3-4; J. Milliken 5-1; Trey Robinson 3-3; Tyler Voyles 4-1; Nick Miller 2-3; J. Evangelister 2-1; Bryan Okeh 1-1; T.J. Warren 1-1; Joe Farrar 0-2; Brad Minter 0-2; Emory McKenzie 0-2; Jordan Willis 0-2; D. Thornton 0-2; Triston Luke 1-0; Brian Ross 1-0; Alex Burch 0-1; Dillon Woodruff 0-1; Wade Smith 0-1; Jordan Hawkins 0-1; Ridge Gibson 0-1; Jaylan Reid 0-1.

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GAME ELEVEN • NOV. 19, 2016 • COLUMBIA, S.C.

2016 Western Carolina Catamount Football Individual & Team Game Superlatives All games

WESTERN CAROLINA .................... 31 SOUTH CAROLINA ......................... 44 WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUM (4,523) COLUMBIA, S.C. – Junior Detrez Newsome scored twice while breaking his own school-record with 365 all-purpose yards and freshman counterpart Connell Young posted a pair of rushing touchdowns as upset-minded Western Carolina battled the South Carolina Gamecocks before falling, 44-31, at Williams-Brice Stadium. Newsome rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown while amassing a school – and Southern Conference record – 240 kickoff return yards that included a 93-yard return for a TD. The Raeford, N.C., native weaved through the South Carolina kickoff coverage team to pull the Catamounts to within 10 points midway through the fourth quarter, 41-31. South Carolina (6-5) got three touchdowns from sophomore Deebo Samuel including a 100-yard kickoff return for a score while freshman Rico Dowdle rushed for 226 yards and two TDs to pick-up the victory. Elliott Fry added three, second half field goals including a 32-yarder with just under seven minutes to play that ultimately sealed the game for the Gamecocks, providing the final tally. Both teams managed to find success on the ground on Saturday with Western Carolina rushing for 236 yards as a team while the Gamecocks chewed up 442 on the ground. In addition to Newsome’s 115 yards, redshirt freshman quarterback Tyrie Adams rushed for a career-best 93 yards while Young rushed for 28 yards and a career-best two touchdowns. Adams struggled through the poorest passing performance of his young career, completing just 7-of-18 passes for 131 yards. His seven completions were spread to just four receivers – two wideouts, a running back and a tight end. Redshirt senior – and South Carolina native – Spearman Robinson finished with a game-high tying four catches for a game-best 105 receiving yards, just missing on a touchdown as he was dragged down just shy of the goal line on a 57-yard pitch-and-catch. Though it never led after falling behind 14-0 in the opening five minutes of Saturday’s game, Western Carolina (2-9) fought through the final whistle. Newsome put the squad on the board as he capped a seven-play, 82-yard drive with a 39-yard touchdown run at the midpoint of the first quarter. However, on the ensuing kickoff, USC’s Samuel went 100-yards for a TD and a 21-7 edge. Young’s first of two rushing touchdowns ended the fireworks in the first quarter. The Greensboro, N.C., product pranced 16 yards in for the score to trim South Carolina’s lead to seven, 21-14 through one. The Catamounts clawed to within four points as Logan Howard split the uprights from 32 yards out as WCU orchestrated a 13-play drive. But the home squad would not be outdone as the Gamecocks closed the half with a pair of double-digit play drives including a 98-yard march to end the opening 30 minutes. Score by Quarters Western Carolina South Carolina Scoring Summary: 1st 13:10 SC 10:12 SC 08:01 WCU 07:48 SC 04:08 WCU 2nd 11:18 WCU 06:07 SC 00:14 SC 3rd 07:35 SC 04:52 WCU 4th 09:28 SC 09:13 WCU 06:23 SC

1 14 21

2 3 14

3 8 3

4 6 6

Score 31 44

Record: (2-9,1-7) Record: (6-5,3-5)

Rico Dowdle 43 yd run (Elliott Fry kick), 5-80 1:50 Rico Dowdle 1 yd run (Elliott Fry kick), 6-23 2:17 Detrez Newsome 39 yd run (Logan Howard kick), 7-82 2:11 Deebo Samuel 100 yd kickoff return (Elliott Fry kick) Connell Young 16 yd run (Logan Howard kick), 9-46 3:40 Logan Howard 32 yd field goal, 13-56 5:00 Deebo Samuel 2 yd run (Elliott Fry kick), 11-75 5:11 Deebo Samuel 2 yd run (Elliott Fry kick), 10-98 2:11 Elliott Fry 32 yd field goal, 11-71 4:34 Connell Young 4 yd run (Detrez Newsome rush), 7-54 2:43 Elliott Fry 24 yd field goal, 12-62 5:28 Detrez Newsome 93 yd kickoff return (Tyrie Adams pass failed) Elliott Fry 32 yd field goal, 5-46 2:50

WCU 17 43-236 131 18-7-0 61-367 0-0 0-0 8-275 0-0 3-43.0 1-1 3-22 23:51 5 of 12 1 of 3 3-4 0-0

WCU 0 - USC 7 WCU 0 - USC 14 WCU 7 - USC 14 WCU 7 - USC 21 WCU 14 - USC 21 WCU 17 - USC 21 WCU 17 - USC 28 WCU 17 - USC 35 WCU 17 - USC 38 WCU 25 - USC 38 WCU 25 - USC 41 WCU 31 - USC 41 WCU 31 - USC 44 USC 28 56-422 166 24-15-0 80-588 0-0 1-0 6-195 0-0 1-52.0 1-1 3-25 36:09 10 of 15 0 of 1 6-6 1-6

RUSHING: WCU – Detrez Newsome 21-115; Tyrie Adams 13-93; Connell Young 9-28. USC – Rico Dowdle 21-226; A.J. Turner 17-97; Jake Bentley 5-34; Deebo Samuel 5-27; Darius Paulk 3-24; David Williams 4-9; Rod Talley 1-5. PASSING: WCU – Tyrie Adams 7-18-0-131. USC – Jake Bentley 14-23-0-154; Hayden Hurst 1-1-0-12. RECEIVING: WCU – Spearman Robinson 4-105; Detrez Newsome 1-10; Terryon Robinson 1-9; Aubry Payne 1-7. USC – Bryan Edwards 4-61; Deebo Samuel 4-56; Rico Dowdle 2-13; Hayden Hurst 1-15; David Williams 1-12; Jake Bentley 1-12; K.C. Crosby 1-minus 1; A.J. Turner 1-minus 2. INTERCEPTIONS: WCU – None. USC – None. FUMBLES: WCU – Tyrie Adams 1-1. USC – Rico Dowdle 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): WCU – None. USC – Darius English 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): WCU – Daniel Riddle 7-2; Marvin Tillman 5-4; Keion Crossen 8-0; Kendall White 5-3; A.J. Newman 6-1; Fred Payne 5-2; Avery Worsham 4-0; Coleman Cunningham 4-0; Trey Morgan 3-1; Shamon Elliott 3-1; Tahjai Watt 3-1; Daniel Nash 2-0; Jay Gibbs 2-0; Zachary Greene 1-1; Jacob Robinson 1-1; Fred Mooring 1-0; Mitchell Chancey 1-0; Tashion Singleton 0-1. USC – Jonathan Walton 3-4; Allen-Williams 4-2; Dante Sawyer 3-3; Jamarcus King 5-0; T.J. Holloman 4-1; Darius English 3-2; Chris Lammons 2-2; Steven Montac 2-2; D.J. Smith 2-1; D.J. Wonnum 2-1; Kelsey Griffin 2-1; M. Lewis 1-2; T. Stallworth 0-3; Keir Thomas 1-1; Jordan Diggs 1-1; J. Charleston 1-0; Antoine Wilder 1-0; Larenz Bryant 1-0; Darius Paulk 1-0; Rashad Fenton 0-1; Ulric Jones 0-1.

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WCU INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . Detrez Newsome at South Carolina (Nov 19, 2016) Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277 . . . . . . Detrez Newsome vs Chattanooga (Oct 28, 2016) TD Rushes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Detrez Newsome at ETSU (Sep 17, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detrez Newsome vs Chattanooga (Oct 28, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Detrez Newsome at Furman (Nov 12, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connell Young at South Carolina (Nov 19, 2016) Long Rush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 . . . . . . Detrez Newsome vs Chattanooga (Oct 28, 2016) Pass attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tyrie Adams vs Wofford (Oct 08, 2016) Pass completions . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . .Tyrie Adams vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427 . . . . . . . . .Tyrie Adams vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . .Tyrie Adams vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) Long Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tyrie Adams at Furman (Nov 12, 2016) Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . Terryon Robinson vs Wofford (Oct 08, 2016) Yards Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 . Spearman Robinson vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) TD Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Spearman Robinson vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Detrez Newsome at ETSU (Sep 17, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terryon Robinson vs Wofford (Oct 08, 2016) Long Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 . . . . . . . Spearman Robinson at Furman (Nov 12, 2016) Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . Logan Howard vs Wofford (Oct 08, 2016) Long Field Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Logan Howard vs VMI (Nov 05, 2016) Punts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ian Berryman at Samford (Oct 22, 2016) Punting Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Berryman at Mercer (Oct 15, 2016) Long Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . . . . . . . .Ian Berryman vs The Citadel (Oct 01, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Berryman at Mercer (Oct 15, 2016) Punts inside 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Berryman vs VMI (Nov 05, 2016) Long Punt Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . .Jordan Mathis vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) Long Kickoff Return . . . . . . . . . . . 93 . . . . Detrez Newsome at South Carolina (Nov 19, 2016) Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tyson Dickson vs Wofford (Oct 08, 2016) Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tahjai Watt vs VMI (Nov 05, 2016) Tackles For Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Avery Worsham at ETSU (Sep 17, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keion Crossen vs The Citadel (Oct 01, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tahjai Watt vs VMI (Nov 05, 2016) Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fred Payne vs The Citadel (Oct 01, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Payne at Samford (Oct 22, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendall White vs Chattanooga (Oct 28, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trey Morgan vs VMI (Nov 05, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coleman Cunningham vs VMI (Nov 05, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keion Crossen vs VMI (Nov 05, 2016)

WCU TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at South Carolina (Nov 19, 2016) Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Chattanooga (Oct 28, 2016) Yards Per Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Chattanooga (Oct 28, 2016) TD Rushes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at South Carolina (Nov 19, 2016) Pass attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Wofford (Oct 08, 2016) Pass completions . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) Yards Per Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Furman (Nov 12, 2016) TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .690 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) Yards Per Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) Sacks By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at ETSU (Sep 17, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs VMI (Nov 05, 2016) First Downs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at ETSU (Sep 17, 2016) Penalty Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at ETSU (Sep 17, 2016) Turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Mercer (Oct 15, 2016) Interceptions By. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs VMI (Nov 05, 2016) Punts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at East Carolina (Sep 03, 2016) Punting Avg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Mercer (Oct 15, 2016) Long Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs The Citadel (Oct 01, 2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Mercer (Oct 15, 2016) Punts inside 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs VMI (Nov 05, 2016) Long Punt Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs Gardner-Webb (Sep 10, 2016)

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2016 in Review /// SoCon Summary

SOCON Pct Pts Opp

C/S

Team

9/10 11/9 10/13 23/23

The Citadel Wofford Chattanooga Samford Mercer Furman ETSU VMI Western Carolina

8 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

0 1.000 2 .750 2 .750 3 .625 4 .500 5 .375 6 .250 7 .125 7 .125

238 227 261 244 213 225 93 160 183

150 147 169 197 222 177 268 228 286

OVERALL Pct Pts Opp

10 10 9 7 6 3 5 3 2

2 4 4 5 5 8 6 8 9

.833 .714 .692 .583 .545 .273 .455 .273 .182

317 375 445 421 298 301 174 224 265

246 239 255 327 318 298 308 305 396

C – FCS Coaches Poll; S – STATS FCS Top 25 Poll

C O A C HE S A L L- SoCon TEAM

ME DIA ALL-SoCon TEAM

– FIRST TEAM OFFENSE – QB RB RB OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR

Devlin Hodges, R-So. ................................................. Samford Derrick Craine, Sr. ...............................................Chattanooga Lorenzo Long, Sr. ........................................................ Wofford Nick Jeffreys, Sr. .................................................... The Citadel Isaiah Pinson, Jr. ................................................... The Citadel Corey Levin, Sr.....................................................Chattanooga Jacob Revis, Jr. ....................................................Chattanooga Anton Wahrby, Sr. ....................................................... Wofford Ryan Swingle, R-Jr. ............................................................VMI Karel Hamilton, Sr. .................................................... Samford Andrej Suttles, Sr.........................................................Furman

DL DL DL DL LB LB LB DB DB DB DB

Joe Crochet, Sr. ..................................................... The Citadel Keionta Davis, Sr. ................................................Chattanooga Miles Brown, So. ........................................................ Wofford Tyler Vaughn, Jr. .......................................................... Wofford Shaheed Salmon, Jr................................................... Samford Dale Warren, Jr. ...................................................Chattanooga Nakevion Leslie, Sr. .............................................Chattanooga Dee Delaney, Jr. ..................................................... The Citadel Kailik Williams, Jr. ................................................. The Citadel Omari Williams, Jr...................................................... Samford Lucas Webb, Jr. ...................................................Chattanooga

PK P RS

David Marvin, Jr. ......................................................... Wofford Ian Berryman, R-So.. .................................... Western Carolina DeAndre Schoultz, Sr. ............................................ The Citadel

QB RB RB OL OL OL OL OL (tie) TE WR WR

Alejandro Bennifield, Jr........................................Chattanooga Tyler Renew, Sr. ..................................................... The Citadel Detrez Newsome, Jr. ..................................... Western Carolina Kyle Weaver, Sr. ..................................................... The Citadel Bret Niederreither, Sr. ...................................................Mercer Armando Bonheur, Sr. ............................................... Samford Josh Cardiello, Jr. ................................................Chattanooga Andrew Lewis, Sr. ..............................................................VMI Roo Daniels, Jr............................................................ Wofford Duncan Fletcher, Sr. ....................................................Furman Kelvin McKnight, So. ................................................. Samford Marquise Irvin, So. .......................................................Mercer

DL DL DL DL LB LB LB DB DB DB DB (tie)

Isaiah Buehler, So. .......................................................Mercer Roosevelt Donaldson, R-Sr. ....................................... Samford Ahmad Gooden, R-So. ............................................... Samford Vantrel McMillan, Sr. ...........................................Chattanooga Tevin Floyd, Sr. ...................................................... The Citadel Ryan Francis, Jr. ................................................................VMI Tyson Dickson, Sr. ........................................ Western Carolina Trey Robinson, Sr. ........................................................Furman Jamerson Blount, Sr. ................................................. Samford Montrel Pardue, Jr. ..............................................Chattanooga Trey Morgan, Sr. ........................................... Western Carolina Jaleel Green, Sr. ......................................................... Wofford

– FIRST TEAM OFFENSE – QB RB RB OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR

Devlin Hodges, R-So. .....................................................Samford Lorenzo Long, Sr. ...........................................................Wofford Tyler Renew, Sr. .........................................................The Citadel Nick Jeffreys, Sr. .......................................................The Citadel Isaiah Pinson, Jr. .......................................................The Citadel Bret Niederreither, Sr. .....................................................Mercer Corey Levin, Sr. ......................................................Chattanooga Anton Wahrby, Sr. ...........................................................Wofford Ryan Swingle, R-Jr. ...............................................................VMI Karel Hamilton, Sr. ........................................................Samford Terryon Robinson, R-Jr. .....................................Western Carolina

DL DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB

Joe Crochet, Sr. .........................................................The Citadel Ahmad Gooden, R-So. ...................................................Samford Keionta Davis, Sr. ...................................................Chattanooga Vantrel McMillan, Sr. ..............................................Chattanooga Tyler Vaughn, Jr. .............................................................Wofford Ryan Francis, Jr. ...................................................................VMI Allan Cratsenberg, Jr. ...........................................................VMI Nakevion Leslie, Sr. ................................................Chattanooga Tevin Floyd, Sr. ..........................................................The Citadel Dee Delaney, Jr. ........................................................The Citadel Kailik Williams, Jr. .....................................................The Citadel Omari Williams, Jr . ........................................................Samford Jaleel Green, Sr. .............................................................Wofford

PK P RS

David Marvin, Jr. ............................................................Wofford David Marvin, Jr. ............................................................Wofford DeAndre Schoultz, Sr. ...............................................The Citadel

QB RB RB OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR

Alejandro Bennifield, Jr. .........................................Chattanooga Detrez Newsome, Jr. .........................................Western Carolina Derrick Craine, Sr. .................................................Chattanooga Kyle Weaver, Sr. ........................................................The Citadel Matthew Schmidt, Jr. ..................................................... Furman Jacob Revis, Jr. ......................................................Chattanooga Roo Daniels, Sr. .............................................................Wofford Dequan Miller, Sr. ..........................................................Wofford Duncan Fletcher, Sr. ...................................................... Furman Aaron Sanders, Sr. ...............................................................VMI Marquise Irvin, So. .........................................................Mercer

DL DL DL DL LB LB LB DB DB DB DB DB

Ken Allen, So. ..........................................................The Citadel Tosin Aguebor, Sr. .......................................................... Mercer Roosevelt Donaldson, R-Sr. ..........................................Samford Miles Brown, So. ...........................................................Wofford Dylan Weigel, R-So. .......................................................... ETSU Shaheed Salmon, Jr. ....................................................Samford Dale Warren, Jr. .................................................... Chattanooga Trey Robinson, Sr. ..........................................................Furman Jamerson Blount, Sr. ....................................................Samford Montrell Pardue, So. ............................................. Chattanooga Greg Sanders, Jr. ................................................................ VMI Fred Payne, Sr. ................................................Western Carolina

– FIRST TEAM DEFENSE –

FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS –

– SECOND TEAM OFFENSE –

FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS –

– SECOND TEAM DEFENSE–

– SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS– Cody Clark, Sr. ...................................................... The Citadel David Marvin, Jr. ......................................................... Wofford Detrez Newsome, Jr. ..................................... Western Carolina Mason Dermott, So. ..........................................................VMI Coach of the Year: Brent Thompson, The Citadel Offensive Player of the Year: Devlin Hodges, So. QB, Samford Defensive Player of the Year: Keionta Davis, Sr., DL, Chattanooga Freshman of the Year: Tyrie Adams, QB, Western Carolina Jacobs Blocking Trophy: Isaiah Pinson, The Citadel

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Sept. 5

Sept. 19 Offense .......................Austin Herink, QB, ETSU Defense ..................... Nakevion Leslie, LB, UTC Special Team ...........DeAndre Schoultz, KR, CIT Sept. 26 Offense ........................Derrick Craine, RB, UTC Defense ..........................Ryan Francis, LB, VMI Special Team .......Henrique Ribeiro, P/PK, UTC Oct. 3

Offense ...................... Devlin Hodges, QB, SAM Defense ............................ Joe Crochet, LB, CIT Special Team .......Henrique Ribeiro, P/PK, UTC

Oct. 10

Offense ...................... Devlin Hodges, QB, SAM Defense ....................Montrell Pardue, DB, UTC Special Team ............David Marvin, P/PK, WOF

Oct. 17

Offense ...................... Devlin Hodges, QB, SAM Defense ..................... Nakevion Leslie, LB, UTC Special Team.............................. Cody Clark, PK, CIT

Oct. 24

Offense .....................Karel Hamilton, WR, SAM Defense ....................... Kailik Williams, DB, CIT Special Team ............David Marvin, P/PK, WOF

Oct. 31

Offense ...................Detrez Newsome, RB, WCU Defense .........................Paul Hunter, DB, ETSU Special Team ............ David Howerton, QB, WOF

Nov. 7

Offense ............................. Tyler Renew, RB, CIT Defense ..................... Keion Crossen, DB, WCU Special Team ........... David Marvin, P/PK, WOR

Nov. 14

Offense ...................... Devlin Hodges, QB, SAM Defense .........................Jonathan King, DL, CIT Special Team ............ Lennox McAfee, RS, WOF

Nov. 21

Offense ............................. John Russ, QB, MER Defense .................... Terrance Morris, LB, WOF Special Team .................. J.J. Jerman, PK, ETSU

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PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Sept.

Offense ........................Tyrie Adams, QB, WCU Defense ..................... Kailik Williams, DB, CIT

Oct.

Offense .................... Devlin Hodges, QB, SAM Defense ................Shaheed Salmon, LB, SAM

Nov.

Offense ................... Devlin Hodges, QB, SAM Defense ......................Jaleel Green, DB, WOF

– SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS– PK P RS

Cody Clark, Sr. ..........................................................The Citadel Ian Berryman, R-So. ........................................Western Carolina Mason Dermott, R-Fr. ...........................................................VMI Wallace Wade Coach of the Year: Brent Thompson, The Citadel Roy M. “Legs” Hawley Offensive Player of the Year: Devlin Hodges, So. QB, Samford Defensive Player of the Year: Kailik Williams, Jr., DB, The Citadel Freshman of the Year: Tyrie Adams, QB, Western Carolina

Offense ............................. Tyler Renew, RB, CIT Defense ........................... Jaleel Green, S, WOF Special Team .................. J.J. Jerman, PK, ETSU

Sept. 12 Offense ..........................Tyrie Adams, QB, WCU Defense ...........................Dee Delaney, DB, CIT Special Team ............... Austin Barnard, P, SAM

– SECOND TEAM OFFENSE –

– SECOND TEAM DEFENSE–

PK P RS (tie)

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History & Records /// Rushing Records

INDIVIDUAL RUSHING RECORDS Most Attempts Half...................28 ........... Otis McIntosh vs. Presbyterian, 1970 Game ................49 ........ Brad Hoover vs. Appalachian St., 1998 Season ...........331 .......................................Brad Hoover, 1998 Career ............ 952 .............................. Darrell Lipford, 1974-77

Most Yards Half................ 202 ............... Anthony James vs. Marshall, 1981 Game ..............277 ...... Detrez Newsome vs. Chattanooga, 2016 Season ....... 1,663 .......................................Brad Hoover, 1998 Career ......... 4,089 .............................. Darrell Lipford, 1974-77

Longest Rushing Play Scoring .............95 ...... Detrez Newsome vs. Chattanooga, 2016 .........................95 .......................Brett Chappell vs. Elon, 1995 Non-Scoring ......63 ............ David Lomax vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, 1966 .............................................. Bobby Cooper vs. Catawba, 1959

Most 100-Yard Rushing Games Season ...............9 .......................................Brad Hoover, 1998 Consecutive ........7 .......................................Brad Hoover, 1998 Career ...............19 .............................. Darrell Lipford, 1974-77

Highest Average Per Rush Game ............. 17.3 ...... Detrez Newsome vs. Chattanooga, 2016 Season ............6.6 ................................ Detrez Newsome, 2016 Career ..............5.6 ................................ Harold Hines, 1991-94

Highest Average Per Game Season ........151.8 .......................................Brad Hoover, 1998 Career ..........101.2 .............................. Darrell Lipford, 1974-77

Most Rushing Touchdowns Half.....................3 ................................. Shared by nine players ....................... last ................. Darius Ramsey vs. Brevard, 2014 Game ..................4 .................Shaun Warren vs. Mars Hill, 2011 ...........................4 .....................David Mayfield vs. ETSU, 1986 ...........................4 ...........................Brad Hoover vs. VMI, 1998 Season .............16 ....................................Darrell Lipford, 1977 Career ...............37 ...............................Otis McIntosh, 1968-71

TEAM RUSHING RECORDS Most Attempts Game ................69 ................................. vs. Presbyterian, 1970 .........................69 ........................................vs. Guilford, 1968 Season ...........541 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest Attempts Game ................13 ........................................at Alabama, 2014 Season ...........272 ....................................................... in 1938

Most Yards Game ............. 464 ...................................... vs. Newberry, 1993 Season ........ 2436 ....................................................... in 1993

Fewest Yards Game .............. -29 ................................ vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, 1962 Season ...........812 ....................................................... in 1938

Most First Downs Game ................28 .........................................vs. Shorter, 2008 .........................28 .................................. at Presbyterian, 2008 Season .......... 126 ....................................................... in 2001

Fewest First Downs Game ..................0 ...................................Occurred seven times ....................... last .....................................vs. N.C. State, 1990 Season .............54 ....................................................... in 1938

Most Touchdowns Game ..................8 ...................................... vs. Newberry, 1993 Season .............25 ....................................................... in 2001

Fewest Rushing Touchdowns Season ...............1 ....................................................... in 1938

Most Yards Per Game Season ....... 228.3 ....................................................... in 1968

Fewest Yards Per Game Season ......... 72.5 ....................................................... in 1938

Most Yards Per Attempt Season ............5.4 ....................................................... in 1993

Fewest Yards Per Attempt Season ............2.2 ....................................................... in 1938

ANNUAL RUSHING LEADERS YEAR 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

PLAYER David Lomax David Lomax Otis McIntosh Otis McIntosh Otis McIntosh David Hackett David Hackett Darrell Lipford Darrell Lipford Darrell Lipford Darrell Lipford Mitchell Ray Leonard Williams Anthony James Melvin Dorsey Anthony James Leonard Williams Eddie Maddox Milton Beck David Mayfield Darryl Jackson Carlton Terry Carlton Terry Carlton Terry Kevin Thigpen Kevin Thigpen Lonnie Galloway Harold Hines Terrence Stokes Tracy Biggs Brad Hoover Brad Hoover Brad Hoover Fred Boateng Fred Boateng Manny DeShauteurs Nicholas Wishart Nicholas Wishart Darius Fudge Darius Fudge Mike Malone Quan Warley Michael Johnson Michael Johnson Shaun Warren Darius Ramsey Darius Ramsey Darius Ramsey Detrez Newsome Detrez Newsome

G 10 9 10 9 10 -10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 15 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 6 9 11 11 10 11 11 10 12 11 9 11 11 10 11 11 10 9 10 12 11 11

ATTS 163 185 155 222 175 -154 249 151 272 280 112 209 123 223 176 208 191 91 149 165 160 188 124 182 212 109 97 76 135 132 331 215 169 229 159 132 146 124 229 124 149 150 151 91 111 139 148 190 156

YDS 714 956 846 1,067 751 733 626 983 714 1,074 1,318 471 881 602 911 741 856 767 394 515 687 643 615 600 793 1,079 484 543 344 639 717 1,663 1,025 934 1,225 606 639 577 680 1,001 563 688 568 611 454 528 570 763 1,109 1,031

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Leonard Williams ranks inside Western Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career top 10 for rushing yardage (2,210 yards) and is third in career rushing TDs (27).

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Yds

Name

Opponent

Detrez Newsome

Chattanooga

Date

Brett Chappell

Elon

11/16/95

Milton Beck

VMI

11/23/85

Anthony James

East Carolina

10/18/80

David Hackett

Mississippi College 10/16/71

Jeff Norman

The Citadel

10/14/78

Paul Smith

Lenoir-Rhyne

10/25/69

Jeff Norman

The Citadel

10/14/78

Fred Boateng

The Citadel

11/17/01

Tracy Biggs

Elon

11/8/97

Detrez Newsome

Presbyterian

10/2/15

Otis McIntosh

Concordia

10/28/16

11/14/70

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CAREER NET YARDAGE

CAREER RUSHING ATTEMPTS Name

1. #28 – Darrell Lipford (1974-77) Tailback • Lenior, N.C. Year 1974 1975 1976 1977 Totals

Atts 249 151 272 280 952

Yards 983 714 1,074 1,318 4,089

Avg 3.9 4.7 3.9 4.7 4.3

TDs 7 5 7 16 35

2. #41 – Brad Hoover (1996-99) Tailback • Thomasville, N.C. Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 Totals

Atts 30 132 331 215 708

Yards 211 717 1,663 1,025 3,616

Avg 7.0 5.4 5.0 4.8 5.1

TDs 0 3 13 7 23

3. #24 – Otis McIntosh (1968-71) Tailback • Asheville, N.C. Year 1968 1969 1970 1971 Totals

Atts 196 155 222 175 748

Yards 342 846 1,067 751 3,006

Avg 1.7 5.5 4.8 4.3 4.0

TDs 2 13 11 11 37

4. #21 – Detrez Newsome (2014-16) Tailback • Raeford, N.C. Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 Totals

Atts 96 190 156

Yards 488 1,109 1,031

Avg 5.1 5.8 6.6

TDs 9 9 10

442

2,628

5.9

Others 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Fred Boateng Kevin Thigpen David Lomax Darius Fudge Carlton Terry Leonard Williams Melvin Dorsey Anthony James

Years

Yards

2000-02 1990-93 1965-68 2003-06 1987-90 1979-83 1981-83 1979-82

2,489 2,447 2,289 2,274 2,213 2,210 2,060 2,060

Darrell Lipford is WCU’s all-time leading rusher with 4,089 yards. He is also the school leader with 22 games of 100-plus rushing yards and 952 career rushing attempts.

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 9. 10.

Darrell Lipford Otis McIntosh Brad Hoover David Lomax Carlton Terry Leonard Williams Kevin Thigpen Melvin Dorsey Troy Mitchell Fred Boateng Darius Fudge

Years

Atts

1974-77 1968-71 1996-99 1965-68 1987-90 1979-83 1990-93 1981-83 2012-15 2000-02 2003-06

952 748 708 696 579 532 529 478 468 460 457

SEASON ATTEMPTS Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Brad Hoover Darrell Lipford Darrell Lipford Darrell Lipford Darius Fudge Fred Boateng Melvin Dorsey Otis McIntosh Brad Hoover Kevin Thigpen Leonard Williams

7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

DETREZ NEWSOME Fred Boateng David Hackett Brad Hoover Darius Fudge Anthony James Kevin Thigpen Troy Mitchell Melvin Dorsey Darrell Lipford Leonard Williams

Years

Avg

2014-PRES. 2000-02 1970-73 1996-99 2003-06 1979-82 1990-93 2012-15 1981-83 1974-77 1979-83

5.9 5.41 5.13 5.10 4.98 4.85 4.62 4.37 4.31 4.29 4.15

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 10. 11.

Otis McIntosh Darrell Lipford DETREZ NEWSOME Leonard Williams Fred Boateng Anthony James David Hackett Brad Hoover Tom Broadwater David Mayfield Carlton Terry Melvin Dorsey

Years

Tds

1968-71 1974-77 2014-PRES. 1979-83 2000-02 1978-82 1970-73 1996-99 1958-60 1984-86 1987-90 1981-83

37 35 28 27 26 26 25 23 23 22 20 20

Brad Hoover ranks second in the school’s record books for career rushing yards. He shattered WCU’s single-season rushing record with 1,663 yards on the ground in 1998.

313 280 272 249 229 229 223 222 215 212 209

Name

Year

Att

Yards

Brad Hoover Darrell Lipford Fred Boateng Detrez Newsome Kevin Thigpen Darrell Lipford Otis McIntosh Detrez Newsome Brad Hoover Darius Fudge Darrell Lipford David Lomax Fred Boateng

1998 1977 2001 2015 1992 1976 1970 2016 1999 2006 1974 1968 2000

331 280 229 190 212 272 222 156 215 229 249 185 169

1,663 1,318 1,225 1,109 1,079 1,074 1,067 1,031 1,025 1,001 988 956 934

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CAREER RUSHING TDS Name

Atts

SEASON NET YARDAGE

CAREER RUSHING AVERAGE Name

Year 1998 1977 1976 1974 2006 2001 1981 1970 1999 1992 1979

1. 2.

6. 8.

11.

Name

Year

TDs

Darrell Lipford Brad Hoover Anthony James Otis McIntosh Tom Broadwater Fred Boateng Eddie Maddox Leonard Williams Otis McIntosh Otis McIntosh Detrez Newsome David Mayfield

1977 1998 1982 1969 1959 2001 1984 1979 1971 1970 2016 1986

16 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10

Otis McIntosh rushed for 37 touchdowns from 1968-71, a mark which still stands; he also ranks third on the WCU career list with 3,006 rushing yards.

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TOP SINGLE-GAME RUSHING PERFORMANCES ALL-TIME 200-YARD RUSHING GAMES PLAYER...................... OPPONENT ........................DATE ........... YARDS Detrez Newsome ........ Chattanooga .....................10/28/16....... 277 Brad Hoover .............. VMI ...................................10/31/98 ....... 251 Anthony James .......... Marshall............................11/14/81 ....... 243 Darrell Lipford ........... Marshall............................11/1277 ......... 243 Darrell Lipford ........... Presbyterian ......................10/4/75......... 231 Paul Smith................. Elon ..................................1968 ............... 228 Fred Boateng ............. Georgia Southern ..............10/7/00......... 213 Shaun Warren ............ Mars Hill ...........................9/10/11 ......... 203 Brad Hoover .............. Wofford .............................10/17/98 ....... 203 Darius Hooks ............. Wofford .............................9/14/96......... 203 Quan Warley .............. Presbyterian ......................9/20/08......... 202 Darryl Jackson ........... Mars Hill ...........................10/10/87 ....... 200

ALL-TIME 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES PLAYER...................... OPPONENT ........................DATE ........... YARDS Brad Hoover .............. Appalachian State .............11/21/98 ....... 195 Eddie Maddox ........... VMI ...................................9/22/84 ........ 195 Fred Boateng ............. The Citadel ........................11/17/01 ....... 190 David Lomax .............. Newberry...........................1968 ............... 190 Detrez Newsome ........ Presbyterian ......................10/2/15 ......... 189 Carlton Terry .............. The Citadel ........................11/6/90 ......... 189 Otis McIntosh ............ Concordia .........................1970 ............... 188 Fred Boateng ............. East Tennessee State.........9/22/01......... 186 Detrez Newsome ........ Furman..............................11/7/15 ......... 184 Brad Hoover .............. Duke .................................9/5/98........... 181 Jeff Norman ............... The Citadel ........................10/14/78....... 181 Brad Hoover .............. Appalachian State .............11/12/99........174 Mitchell Ray .............. Chattanooga .....................9/25/76..........174 Darrell Lipford ........... Livingston..........................9/11/76 ..........172 Kevin Thigpen ............ East Tennessee State.........9/22/90..........171 Brad Hoover .............. Elon ..................................11/7/98 ......... 169 Darrell Lipford ........... Lenoir-Rhyne .....................11/6/76 ......... 168 Darrell Lipford ........... Toledo ...............................9/6/75........... 166 Melvin Dorsey ............ Furman..............................9/26/81......... 165 David Lomax .............. Lenoir-Rhyne .....................1968 ............... 164 Manny DeShauteurs ... Chattanooga .....................10/26/02....... 163 Brad Hoover .............. Tennessee Tech .................11/14/98 ........161 Darius Hooks ............. The Citadel ........................9/20/97..........161 Otis McIntosh ............ Presbyterian ......................10/17/70 ........161 Brad Hoover .............. Samford ............................11/6/99 ......... 159 Melvin Dorsey ............ VMI ...................................9/12/81 ......... 159 Brad Hoover .............. Chattanooga .....................10/23/99....... 156 Darrell Lipford ........... Lenoir-Rhyne .....................11/6/76 ......... 156 Fred Boateng ............. Liberty...............................11/3/01 ......... 155 Darryl Jackson ........... East Tennessee State.........9/17/88 ......... 155 Darrell Lipford ........... Maine ...............................10/22/77....... 155 Otis McIntosh ............ Guilford .............................11/2/70 ......... 153 Ken Morgan ............... Guilford .............................1960 ............... 153 Fred Boateng ............. VMI ...................................10/27/01 ....... 152 Mike Malone ............. Appalachian State .............11/10/07 ........151 Darius Fudge ............. Chattanooga .....................10/14/06........151 Darrell Lipford ........... East Tenn. State ................10/15/77....... 149 Darrell Lipford ........... East Tenn. State ................10/16/76 ....... 149 Detrez Newsome ........ Gardner-Webb ...................9/10/16 ......... 148 Lew Bost.................... Guilford .............................1961 ............... 148 Brad Hoover .............. East Tennessee State.........9/26/98..........147 Kevin Thigpen ............ Samford ............................10/26/91 ........147 Darrell Lipford ........... Indiana State ....................9/24/77 ..........147 Otis McIntosh ............ Mississippi College ...........10/16/71 ........147 Ron Henderson .......... Guilford .............................9/29/62..........147 Kevin Thigpen ............ Chattanooga .....................10/19/91 ....... 146 Otis McIntosh ............ Samford ............................11/8/69 ......... 146 Kevin Thigpen ............ Chattanooga .....................10/17/92 ....... 145 Carlton Terry .............. Lenoir-Rhyne .....................9/9/89........... 145 David Lomax .............. Emory & Henry ..................10/18/68....... 145 David Lomax .............. Appalachian State .............9/23/67......... 145 Terrence Stokes ......... VMI ...................................10/28/95....... 142 Otis McIntosh ............ Catawba............................1969 ............... 142 Detrez Newsome ........ VMI ...................................11/21/15 ........141 Fred Boateng ............. Appalachian State .............11/10/01 ........141 Otis McIntosh ............ Lenoir-Rhyne .....................10/24/70........141

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PLAYER...................... OPPONENT ........................DATE ........... YARDS David Lomax .............. Presbyterian ......................1968 ............... 140 Terrence Stokes ......... Elon ..................................11/9/96 ......... 139 Leonard Williams ....... Elon ..................................9/29/79......... 136 Fred Boateng ............. Lenoir-Rhyne .....................9/9/00........... 135 Mitchell Ray .............. East Tennessee State.........9/16/78......... 135 Darrell Lipford ........... Furman..............................10/1/77 ......... 135 Darius Fudge ............. Appalachian State .............11/13/04....... 134 Otis McIntosh ............ Catawba............................10/11/69 ....... 134 David Lomax .............. Newberry...........................1966 ............... 134 Darius Fudge ............. Furman..............................9/10/05......... 133 Darius Fudge ............. Wofford .............................10/28/06....... 132 Brad Hoover .............. Furman..............................10/2/99......... 132 David Mayfield........... East Tennessee State.........10/11/86 ....... 132 Darrell Lipford ........... The Citadel ........................9/17/77 ......... 132 Troy Mitchell .............. The Citadel ........................10/25/14........131 Darius Fudge ............. The Citadel ........................10/21/06 ....... 129 Tracy Biggs ................ Elon ..................................11/8/97 ......... 129 Ken Morgan ............... Appalachian State .............9/23/61......... 129 Detrez Newsome ........ at Tennessee .....................9/19/15 ......... 128 Darius Ramsey........... VMI ...................................11/15/14 ....... 128 Nicholas Wishart ....... Georgia Southern ..............10/11/03 ....... 128 Darrell Lipford ........... Jacksonville State..............10/0/76 ......... 128 Herb Cole .................. Appalachian State .............11/15/75....... 128 Darrell Lipford ........... Presbyterian ......................9/4/76 ........... 127 Brad Hoover .............. Chattanooga .....................10/25/97....... 126 Darius Hooks ............. Liberty...............................9/7/96........... 126 Darrell Jackson .......... East Tennessee State.........9/26/87......... 126 Lew Bost.................... East Carolina.....................1961 ............... 126 Kevin Thigpen ............ Ferrum ..............................9/26/92......... 125 Brad Hoover .............. Maryland...........................9/11/99 ......... 124 Detrez Newsome ........ The Citadel ........................10/25/14....... 123 Kevin Thigpen ............ Appalachian State .............11/16/91 ....... 123 Darrell Lipford ........... Presbyterian ......................10/26/74 ....... 123 Detrez Newsome ........ The Citadel ........................9/12/15......... 121 Milton Beck ............... Marshall............................11/15/86....... 121 Anthony James .......... Appalachian State .............11/20/82....... 121 David Hackett ............ Morehead Sate..................10/5/74 ......... 121 David Hackett ............ Livingston..........................10/14/72....... 121 David Lomax .............. Elon ..................................1966 ............... 121 Darius Ramsey........... Mars Hill ...........................8/30/12......... 120 Donnie Bryant............ East Tennessee State.........9/23/00......... 120 Leonard Williams ....... Marshall............................10/25/80....... 120 Carlton Terry .............. Mars Hill ...........................9/30/89..........119 Leonard Williams ....... Marshall............................11/1/83 ..........119 Ken Sanford .............. Newberry...........................1962 ................119 Darius Ramsey........... at The Citadel ....................10/12/12........118 Kevin Thigpen ............ Mars Hill ...........................9/5/92............118 Troy Mitchell .............. at The Citadel ....................10/12/12........117 Michael Johnson........ Samford ............................10/9/10 ..........117 Fred Boateng ............. Furman..............................10/5/02..........117 Melvin Dorsey ............ Wofford .............................10/22/83........117 Anthony James .......... Wofford .............................10/23/82........117 Darrell Lipford ........... Carson-Newman................11/9/74 ..........117 Darius Ramsey........... Furman..............................11/16/13 ........116 Michael Johnson........ Elon ..................................11/7/09 ..........116 Donnie Bryant............ Mars Hill ...........................8/30/01..........116 Darius Hooks ............. The Citadel ........................9/29/97..........116 Kevin Thigpen ............ The Citadel ........................10/24/92........116 Johnny Parton ............ North Carolina A&T............10/15/88........116 Melvin Dorsey ............ The Citadel ........................11/5/83 ..........116 Mitchell Ray .............. Marshall............................9/30/78..........116 Jerry Siler .................. Presbyterian ......................11/10/73 ........116 Otis McIntosh ............ Wofford .............................11/13/71 ........116 Otis McIntosh ............ Wofford .............................10/10/70........116 Bill Zimmerman ......... Mars Hill ...........................1965 ................116 Detrez Newsome ........ at South Carolina ..............11/19/16 ........115 Leonard Williams ....... Appalachian State .............11/19/83........115 Herb Cole .................. Presbyterian ......................10/4/75..........115 Ken Morgan ............... East Carolina.....................1962 ................115 Tracy Biggs ................ Appalachian State .............11/16/96 ........114 Harold Hines.............. Chattanooga .....................10/22/94........114 David Hackett ............ Florida A&M ......................9/30/72..........114 Darius Ramsey........... at Furman..........................9/27/14 ......... 113

PLAYER...................... OPPONENT ........................DATE ........... YARDS Fred Boateng ............. The Citadel ........................9/16/00......... 113 Brad Hoover .............. Chattanooga .....................10/24/98....... 113 Tracy Biggs ................ VMI ...................................11/1/97 ......... 113 David Hackett ............ Jacksonville State..............10/28/72....... 113 David Lomax .............. Mars Hill ...........................1967 ............... 113 Detrez Newsome ........ VMI ...................................11/5/16 ..........111 Detrez Newsome ........ Texas A&M ........................11/14/15 ........111 Brett Chappell ........... Elon ..................................9/16/95..........111 Eddie Maddox ........... Tennessee Tech .................9/29/84 .........111 Melvin Dorsey ............ East Tennessee State.........10/17/81 ........111 Leonard Williams ....... Appalachian State .............9/22/79..........111 James Beaty .............. Newberry...........................11/15/69........111 Leonard Williams ....... Wofford .............................10/20/79........110 Darrell Lipford ........... Wofford .............................11/23/74 ........110 Otis McIntosh ............ Furman..............................9/9/71 ............110 David Lomax .............. Presbyterian ......................1967 ................110 Troy Mitchell .............. VMI ...................................11/15/14 ....... 109 Eddie Maddox ........... Appalachian State .............10/6/84......... 109 Otis McIntosh ............ Furman..............................10/9/71 ......... 109 Jamie Wilkes.............. Tampa University ...............1959 ............... 109 Lamont Reid .............. Chattanooga .....................2005............... 108 Darius Hooks ............. VMI ...................................10/30/99....... 108 Carlton Terry .............. Marshall............................11/12/88....... 108 David Hackett ............ Middle Tenn. State ............9/29/73......... 108 David Lomax .............. Emory & Henry ..................1968 ............... 108 Fred Boateng ............. Appalachian State .............11/11/00 ........107 Michael Stewart ........ Newberry...........................10/30/93........107 Carlton Terry .............. VMI ...................................11/19/88........107 Ken Morgan ............... Carson-Newman................1959 ................107 Troy Mitchell .............. The Citadel ........................9/14/13 ......... 106 Darius Fudge ............. Liberty...............................11/4/06 ......... 106 Milton Beck ............... The Citadel ........................11/1/86 ......... 106 Leonard Williams ....... The Citadel ........................10/6/79......... 106 Mitchell Ray .............. Appalachian State .............11/19/77 ....... 106 Darrell Lipford ........... East Carolina.....................10/30/76....... 106 Jack Hendrix .............. Carson-Newman................1957 ............... 106 Michael Johnson........ Appalachian State .............11/21/09 ....... 105 Mike Malone ............. Presbyterian ......................9/22/07......... 105 Bryce Cantrell ............ The Citadel ........................11/2/85 ......... 105 Melvin Dorsey ............ East Carolina.....................9/5/81 ........... 105 Anthony James .......... MTSU ................................10/4/80......... 105 Darrell Lipford ........... Tennessee Tech .................9/10/77 ......... 105 David Hackett ............ The Citadel ........................9/23/72......... 105 Eddie Sullivan............ at Furman..........................9/29/12......... 104 Michael Vaughn ......... Mars Hill ...........................9/10/11 ......... 104 Levon Curtis .............. Chattanooga .....................11/1/08 ......... 104 Darius Fudge ............. Eastern Kentucky ...............9/16/06......... 104 Anthony James .......... East Carolina.....................10/18/80....... 104 Leonard Williams ....... Lenoir-Rhyne .....................10/27/79....... 104 Darrell Lipford ........... Indiana State ....................10/19/74 ....... 104 Jamie Wilkes.............. Catawba............................1960 ............... 104 Darius Ramsey........... Wofford .............................10/19/13....... 103 Tracy Biggs ................ Marshall............................10/10/96....... 103 Darrell Lipford ........... Appalachian State .............9/29/74 ......... 103 David Lomax .............. Presbyterian ......................1968 ............... 103 Ken Sanford .............. Elon ..................................1962 ............... 103 Darius Ramsey........... The Citadel ........................9/13/13......... 102 Quan Warley .............. Georgia Southern ..............10/25/08....... 102 Marcus Roberts ......... VMI ...................................11/6/93 ......... 102 Melvin Dorsey ............ Furman..............................12/10/83....... 102 Darrell Lipford ........... Jacksonville State..............9/3/77 ........... 102 Otis McIntosh ............ Presbyterian ......................10/17/70 ....... 102 Otis McInotsh ............ Emory & Henry ..................10/18/69....... 102 David Lomax .............. Appalachian State .............9/28/68......... 102 Brad Hoover .............. Georgia Southern ..............10/10/98........101 Preston Jones ............ Mars Hill ...........................10/10/87 ........101 Ricky Blake................ Marshall............................9/30/78..........101 Otis McIntosh ............ Appalachian State .............9/26/70..........101 Paul Smith................. Guilford .............................1968 ................101 Carlton Terry .............. Appalachian State .............11/5/88 ......... 100 Anthony James .......... Middle Tennessee State.....10/4/80......... 100

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WESTERN CAROLINA’S ALL-TIME 100-YARD RUSHING LEADERS DARRELL LIPFORD (1974-77) – 22 GAMES Marshall .....................................11/1277 .................. 243 Presbyterian ...............................10/4/75.................. 231 Livingston ................................... 9/11/76 .................. 172 Lenoir-Rhyne............................... 11/6/76 .................. 168 Toledo..........................................9/6/75................... 166 Lenoir-Rhyne............................... 11/6/76 .................. 156 Maine ........................................10/22/77................. 155 East Tenn. State .........................10/15/77................. 149 East Tenn. State ......................... 10/16/76 ................. 149 Indiana State ..............................9/24/77 .................. 147 Furman .......................................10/1/77 .................. 135 The Citadel ................................. 9/17/77 .................. 132 Jacksonville State ....................... 10/0/76 .................. 128 Presbyterian ................................ 9/4/76 ................... 127 Presbyterian .............................. 10/26/74 ................. 123 Carson-Newman ......................... 11/9/74 ...................117 Wofford ..................................... 11/23/74 ................. 110 East Carolina .............................10/30/76................. 106 Tennessee Tech ...........................9/10/77 .................. 105 Indiana State ............................. 10/19/74 ................. 104 Appalachian State ...................... 9/29/74 .................. 103 Jacksonville State ........................9/3/77 ................... 102

BRAD HOOVER (1996-99) – 15 GAMES VMI............................................10/31/98 ................. 251 Wofford ..................................... 10/17/98 ................. 203 Appalachian State .....................11/21/98 ................. 195 Duke............................................9/5/98................... 181 Appalachian State .....................11/12/99..................174 Elon ............................................11/7/98 .................. 169 Tennessee Tech ..........................11/14/98 ................. 161 Samford .....................................11/6/99 .................. 159 Chattanooga..............................10/23/99................. 156 East Tennessee State ..................9/26/98.................. 147 Furman .......................................10/2/99.................. 132 Chattanooga..............................10/25/97................. 126 Maryland ....................................9/11/99 .................. 124 Chattanooga..............................10/24/98................. 113 Georgia Southern .......................10/10/98................. 101

OTIS McINTOSH (1968-71) – 15 GAMES Concordia ...................................... 1970 ..................... 188 Presbyterian .............................. 10/17/70 ................. 161 Guilford ......................................11/2/70 .................. 153 Mississippi College .................... 10/16/71 ................. 147 Samford .....................................11/8/69 .................. 146 Catawba ........................................1969 ..................... 142 Lenoir-Rhyne..............................10/24/70..................141 Catawba ....................................10/11/69 ................. 134 Wofford ..................................... 11/13/71 ................. 116 Wofford .....................................10/10/70................. 116 Furman ........................................ 9/9/71 ................... 110 Furman ....................................... 10/9/71 .................. 109 Presbyterian .............................. 10/17/70 ................. 102 Emory & Henry ...........................10/18/69................. 102 Appalachian State ......................9/26/70.................. 101

DAVID LOMAX (1966-68) – 12 GAMES Newberry .......................................1968 ..................... 190 Lenoir-Rhyne..................................1968 ..................... 164 Emory & Henry ...........................10/18/68................. 145 Appalachian State ......................9/23/67.................. 145 Presbyterian ..................................1968 ..................... 140 Newberry .......................................1966 ..................... 134 Elon ...............................................1966 ..................... 121 Mars Hill ........................................1967 ..................... 113 Presbyterian ..................................1967 ..................... 110 Emory & Henry ...............................1968 ..................... 108 Presbyterian ..................................1968 ..................... 103 Appalachian State ......................9/28/68.................. 102

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DETREZ NEWSOME (2014-PRESENT) – 11 GAMES Chattanooga ..............................10/28/16 ................. 277 Presbyterian ...............................10/2/15 .................. 189 Furman ....................................... 11/7/15 .................. 184 Gardner-Webb ............................. 9/10/16 .................. 148 VMI............................................ 11/21/15 ..................141 Tennessee...................................9/19/15 .................. 128 The Citadel .................................10/25/14................. 123 The Citadel .................................9/12/15.................. 121 at South Carolina........................ 11/19/16 ................. 115 VMI ............................................. 11/5/16 .................. 111 Texas A&M ................................. 11/14/15 ................. 111

FRED BOATENG (2000-02) – 10 GAMES Georgia Southern ........................10/7/00.................. 213 The Citadel ................................ 11/17/01 ................. 190 East Tennessee State ..................9/22/01.................. 186 Liberty ........................................ 11/3/01 .................. 155 VMI............................................10/27/01 ................. 152 Appalachian State ..................... 11/10/01 ..................141 Lenoir-Rhyne................................9/9/00................... 135 Furman .......................................10/5/02...................117 The Citadel .................................9/16/00 .................. 113 Appalachian State .....................11/11/00 ................. 107

KEVIN THIGPEN (1990-93) – 8 GAMES East Tennessee State ..................9/22/90...................171 Samford ....................................10/26/91 ................. 147 Chattanooga..............................10/19/91 ................. 146 Chattanooga.............................. 10/17/92 ................. 145 Ferrum ........................................9/26/92.................. 125 Appalachian State ..................... 11/16/91 ................. 123 Mars Hill ......................................9/5/92................... 118 The Citadel ................................10/24/92................. 116

MELVIN DORSEY (1981-83) – 7 GAMES Furman .......................................9/26/81 .................. 165 VMI.............................................9/12/81 .................. 159 Wofford .....................................10/22/83..................117 The Citadel .................................11/5/83 .................. 116 East Tennessee State ................. 10/17/81 ................. 111 East Carolina ............................... 9/5/81 ................... 105 Furman ......................................12/10/83................. 102

DARIUS FUDGE (2003-06) – 7 GAMES Chattanooga..............................10/14/06................. 151 Appalachian State .....................11/13/04................. 134 Furman .......................................9/10/05.................. 133 Wofford .....................................10/28/06................. 132 The Citadel ................................10/21/06 ................. 129 Liberty ........................................11/4/06 .................. 106 Eastern Kentucky ........................9/16/06 .................. 104

DARIUS RAMSEY (2012-14) – 7 GAMES

DAVID HACKETT (1971-73)– 6 GAMES Morehead Sate ........................... 10/5/74 .................. 121 Livingston ..................................10/14/72................. 121 Florida A&M ...............................9/30/72.................. 114 Jacksonville State ......................10/28/72................. 113 Middle Tenn. State ......................9/29/73.................. 108 The Citadel .................................9/23/72.................. 105

ANTHONY JAMES (1979-82) – 6 GAMES Marshall .................................... 11/14/81 ................. 243 Appalachian State .....................11/20/82................. 121 Wofford .....................................10/23/82..................117 MTSU..........................................10/4/80.................. 105 East Carolina .............................10/18/80................. 104 Middle Tennessee .......................10/4/80.................. 100

CARLTON TERRY (1987-90)– 6 GAMES The Citadel .................................11/6/90 .................. 189 Lenoir-Rhyne................................9/9/89................... 145 Mars Hill .....................................9/30/89.................. 119 Marshall ....................................11/12/88................. 108 VMI............................................11/19/88................. 107 Appalachian State ......................11/5/88 .................. 100

DARIUS HOOKS (1996-99) – 5 GAMES Wofford ......................................9/14/96.................. 203 The Citadel .................................9/20/97.................. 161 Liberty .........................................9/7/96................... 126 The Citadel .................................9/29/97.................. 116 VMI............................................10/30/99................. 108

TRACY BIGGS (1996-2000) – 4 GAMES Elon ............................................ 11/8/97 .................. 129 Appalachian State .....................11/16/96 ................. 114 VMI............................................. 11/1/97 .................. 113 Marshall ....................................10/10/96................. 103

TROY MITCHELL (2012-PRES.) – 4 GAMES The Citadel ................................10/25/14................. 131 at The Citadel.............................10/12/12..................117 VMI............................................ 11/15/14 ................. 109 The Citadel .................................9/14/13 .................. 106

KEN MORGAN (1960-62) – 4 GAMES Guilford .........................................1960 ..................... 153 Appalachian State ......................9/23/61.................. 129 East Carolina .................................1962 ..................... 115 Carson-Newman ............................1959 ..................... 107

MITCHELL RAY (1976-78) – 4 GAMES Chattanooga...............................9/25/76...................174 East Tennessee State ..................9/16/78 .................. 135 Marshall .....................................9/30/78.................. 116 Appalachian State .....................11/19/77 ................. 106

VMI............................................ 11/15/14 ................. 128 Mars Hill .....................................8/30/12.................. 120 at The Citadel.............................10/12/12................. 118 Furman ...................................... 11/16/13 ................. 116 at Furman ................................... 9/27/14 .................. 113 Wofford .....................................10/19/13................. 103 The Citadel .................................9/13/13.................. 102

Mars Hill ....................................10/10/87 ................. 200 East Tennessee State .................. 9/17/88 .................. 155 East Tennessee State ..................9/26/87.................. 126

LEONARD WILLIAMS (1979-80, ‘83) – 7 GAMES

Samford .....................................10/9/10 ...................117 Elon ............................................11/7/09 .................. 116 Appalachian State .....................11/21/09 ................. 105

Elon ............................................9/29/79.................. 136 Marshall ....................................10/25/80................. 120 Marshall .....................................11/1/83 .................. 119 Appalachian State .....................11/19/83................. 115 Appalachian State ......................9/22/79.................. 111 Wofford .....................................10/20/79................. 110 The Citadel .................................10/6/79.................. 106

DARRYL JACKSON (1987-88) – 3 GAMES

MICHAEL JOHNSON (2009-12) – 3 GAMES

EDDIE MADDOX (1984-85) – 3 GAMES VMI.............................................9/22/84.................. 195 Tennessee Tech ...........................9/29/84.................. 111 Appalachian State ......................10/6/84.................. 109

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INDIVIDIUAL PASSING RECORDS Most Attempts Game ................66 ............................Troy Mitchell at USF, 2014 Season ...........487 .........................................Jeff Gilbert, 1983 Career ..........1,051 .................................Troy Mitchell, 2012-15

Most Completions Game ................46 ............................Troy Mitchell at USF, 2014 Season .......... 267 .........................................Jeff Gilbert, 1983 Career ............ 655 .................................Troy Mitchell, 2012-15

Most Yards Game ..............474 .................... David Rivers vs. Wofford, 2000 Season ....... 2,993 .........................................Jeff Gilbert, 1983 Career ......... 7,354 .................................Troy Mitchell, 2012-15

Longest Pass Play Scoring .............94 ........................... Mike Pusey to Gerald Harp .............................................................................vs. VMI, 1978 Non-Scoring ......77 ....................... Pat Cilento to Michael Banks ........................................................vs. Georgia Southern, 2001

Most Touchdown Passes Half.....................4 .......... Tyrie Adams, vs. Gardner-Webb, 2016 ...........................4 ..........................Troy Mitchell, vs. VMI, 2014 ...........................4 .................... Don Dalton vs. Newberry, 1969 Game ..................5 .......... Tyrie Adams, vs. Gardner-Webb, 2016 ...........................5 ..........................Troy Mitchell, vs. VMI, 2014 ...........................5 ......................... Hal Mote vs. Guilford, 1970 ...........................5 .................... Don Dalton vs. Newberry, 1969 Season .............21 .........................................Jeff Gilbert, 1983 Career ...............50 .................................Troy Mitchell, 2012-15

Best Completion Percentage Game ............ .917 ...........................................Chad Greene vs. ...................................................Chattanooga, 1994 (11-of-12) Season ......... .656 ................. Troy Mitchell, 2014 (231-of-352) Career .......... ..623 .........Troy Mitchell, 2012-15 (655-of-1,051)

Most Completions Per Game Season ....... 19.73 ....................................... Tyrie Adams, 2016 Career ............14.5 ................................... Jeff Gilbert, 1981-84 ...............................................................Troy Mitchell, 2012-15

Most Yards Per Game Season ....... 262.6 ........................................ Don Dalton, 1969 Career ......... 205.3 ...................................Mike Pusey, 1977-79

Most Interceptions Thrown Game ..................7 ..........Jeff Gilbert vs. Southern Illinois, 1983 Season .............22 ........................................ Don Dalton, 1969 Career ...............51 ...................................Mike Pusey, 1977-79

TEAM PASSING RECORDS Most Attempts Game ................67 ................................................at USF, 2014 Season .......... 564 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest Attempts Game ..................3 ................................ vs. East Carolina, 1961 Season .............86 ....................................................... in 1938

Most Completions Game ................46 ................................................at USF, 2014 Season .......... 302 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest Completions Game ..................0 ........................................ vs. Guilford, 1957 Season .............62 ........................................................in 1937

Most Yards Game ..............474 ..............................vs. Emory & Henry, 1969 ...................................................................... vs. Wofford, 2000 Season ........3,421 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest Yards Game .................-5 ................................ vs. East Carolina, 1957 Season ...........276 ....................................................... in 1938

Most First Downs Game ................18 .........................................vs. Furman, 1985 Season ...........159 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest First Downs Game ..................0 ....................................Occurred three times ....................... last .....................................vs. N.C. State, 1990

Most Interceptions Thrown Game ................10 ......................... vs. Jacksonville State, 1970 Season .............28 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest Interceptions Thrown Season ...............9 ....................................... in 1999 and 2000

Most Touchdowns Game ..................6 ...................................... vs. Newberry, 1969 Season .............24 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest Touchdowns Season ...............0 ....................................................... in 1938

Best Completion Percentage Season ......... 65.7 .....................................239-of-364 in 2014

Best Passing Efficiency Rating Game .........297.20 ............. Lonnie Galloway vs. Marshall, 1992 Season ......167.40 .................................Lonnie Galloway, 1992 Career ....... 130.90 .................................Troy Mitchell, 2012-15

David Rivers set a Western Carolina single-game record with 474 passing yards versus Wofford in 2000.

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ANNUAL PASSING LEADERS YEAR 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

PLAYER Don Dalton Don Dalton Don Dalton Hal Mote Jeff Conner Hal Mote Phil Dietz Jeff Walker Jeff Walker Keith Scroggins Mike Pusey Mike Pusey Mike Pusey Ronnie Mixon Ronnie Mixon Ronnie Mixon Jeff Gilbert Jeff Gilbert Willie Perkins Willie Perkins Mark Smith Mark Smith Todd Cottrell Derrick Hanis Derrick Hanis Lonnie Galloway Lonnie Galloway Chad Greene Chad Greene Josh Brooks Josh Brooks Justin Cella Shawn Snyder David Rivers Brian Gaither Pat Cilento Brian Gaither Justin Clark Justin Clark Bennett Swygert Adam Hearns Zack Jaynes Zack Jaynes Zac Brindise Brandon Pechloff Eddie Sullivan Troy Mitchell Troy Mitchell Troy Mitchell Tyrie Adams

G 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 15 11 11 11 7 9 11 10 10 11 11 11 10 11 9 11 11 11 11 11 12 9 9 8 11 10 11 10 8 7 11 12 11 11

ATT – CMP 208 – 103 238 – 116 269 – 131 191 – 93 187 – 62 --180 – 100 186 – 93 117 – 52 145 – 59 248 – 140 331 – 147 276 – 133 193 – 101 287 – 158 299 – 146 487 – 267 336 – 187 310 – 142 361 – 195 180 – 107 161 – 80 257 – 142 122 – 59 135 – 65 211 – 128 237 – 127 259 – 130 223 – 89 308 – 174 175 – 93 195 – 101 311 – 175 350 – 280 201 – 108 221 – 132 418 – 246 149 – 88 214 – 120 156 – 87 195 – 101 229 – 127 304 – 178 222 – 123 224 – 119 176 – 95 227 – 131 352 – 231 330 – 208 342 – 217

YDS 1,244 1,419 2,626 1,502 1,162 1,756 1,565 1,477 662 954 1,939 2,046 2,175 1,274 1,820 2,002 2,993 2,394 1,842 2,265 1,399 1,218 1,756 662 846 2,181 2,067 1,900 1,263 1,718 873 1,115 2,180 2,878 1,411 1,636 2,717 1,065 1,253 941 1,325 1,163 1,790 1,405 1,697 979 1,614 2,541 2,337 2,568

300-YARD PASSING PERFORMANCES PLAYER David Rivers Don Dalton David Rivers Tyrie Adams Jimmy Williams David Rivers David Rivers Jeff Gilbert Tyrie Adams Jeff Gilbert Troy Mitchell Mark Smith Troy Mitchell Troy Mitchell Justin Clark Willie Perkins Tyrie Adams Mark Smith Jeff Gilbert Troy Mitchell Mike Pusey Don Dalton Willie Perkins Lonnie Galloway Brandon Pechloff Ronnie Mixon Brian Gaither Willie Perkins Jimmy Williams Mike Pusey Don Dalton Adam Hearns Don Dalton Troy Mitchell Jeff Gilbert Zac Brindise Eddie Sullivan Zack Jaynes David Rivers Lonnie Galloway Todd Cottrell Mike Pusey Troy Mitchell

OPPONENT Wofford Emory & Henry Tennessee Tech Gardner-Webb Appalachian State Chattanooga VMI The Citadel at Mercer Colgate at USF The Citadel Samford Mars Hill Chattanooga Georgia Tech at ETSU Marshall Holy Cross VMI Marshall Lenoir Rhyne Furman Georgia Southern Mars Hill Florida State Georgia Southern VMI Newberry Furman Newberry Elon Carson-Newman Furman Boston College Tusculum at Wofford at Furman Lenoir Rhyne The Citadel Chattanooga Tennessee Tech VMI

DATE 10/14/00 10/18/69 11/18/00 9/10/16 9/24/66 10/21/00 10/28/00 10/13/84 10/15/16 11/26/83 8/30/14 10/31/87 10/24/15 9/21/13 10/23/04 10/12/85 9/17/16 11/12/88 12/3/83 11/15/14 9/15/79 10/25/69 9/21/85 10/9/93 9/10/11 10/31/81 10/11/04 10/25/86 1966 11/10/79 1969 10/6/07 1969 11/7/15 9/1/84 9/11/10 9/15/12 10/11/08 9/9/00 10/24/92 10/8/88 9/9/78 11/21/15

YARDS 474 433 428 427 413 410 394 385 384 376 374 362 352 350 350 351 343 343 343 339 335 333 327 322 322 322 321 319 315 314 312 310 308 305 305 304 302 302 302 302 301 301 300

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CAREER PASSING YARDS

CAREER COMPLETIONS

1. #10 – Troy Mitchell (2012-15) Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 Totals

Atts 142 227 352 330 1,051

Comp 85 131 231 208 655

Pct 59.9 57.7 65.6 63.0 62.3

Name Yards 862 1,614 2,541 2,337 7,354

TDs 4 12 20 14 50

Yards 1,939 2,046 2,175 6,160

TDs 13 14 16 43

2. #7 – Mike Pusey (1977-79) Year 1977 1978 1979 Totals

Atts 248 331 276 855

Comp 140 147 133 420

Pct .565 .444 .482 .491

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Atts 88 193 211 237 729

Comp 36 64 128 127 355

Pct .409 .332 .607 .536 .487

Yards 531 766 2,181 2,067 5,545

TDs 3 1 20 6 30

Pct .563 .000 .548 .557 .551

Yards 121 0 2,993 2,394 5,508

TDs 0 0 21 12 33

Pct 0 49.5 49.0 48.3 48.9

Yards 0 1,244 1,419 2,626 5,289

TDs 0 9 14 16 39

4. #12 – Jeff Gilbert (1981-84) Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 Totals

Atts 16 1 487 336 840

Comp 9 0 267 187 463

Atts 0 208 238 269 715

Others 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Brian Gaither Ronnie Mixon Willie Perkins Jimmy Williams Todd Cottrell Chad Greene

Comp 0 103 116 131 350

Years

Yards 5,159 5,099 4,449 4,208 3,933 3,407

655 463 422 420 415 366 355 350 313 310 305

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Atts

2012-15 1977-79 1981-84 1987-89 2000-03 1982-86 1966-69 1990-93 2008-10 1994-97 1991-95

1,051 855 840 781 764 745 715 639 553 533 506

Jeff Gilbert, 1983 David Rivers, 2000 Brian Gaither, 2003 Don Dalton, 1969 Tyrie Adams, 2016 Troy Mitchell, 2014 Jeff Gilbert, 1984 Troy Mitchell, 2015 Jimmy Williams, 1966 Willie Perkins, 1986 Lonnie Galloway, 1992 Shawn Snyder, 1999 Mike Pusey, 1979 Lonnie Galloway, 1993 Mike Pusey, 1978

Att–Comp 487–267 350–208 590–764 269–131 217–342 352–231 336–187 330-208 303–165 361–195 211–128 311–175 276–133 237–127 331–147

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267 246 231 217 208 208 195 187 178 175 174 165

Troy Mitchell Mike Pusey Don Dalton Jeff Gilbert Lonnie Galloway Brian Gaither Chad Greene Zack Jaynes Jimmy Williams 10. Todd Cottrell Hal Mote

Years

TDs

2012-15 1977-79 1966-69 1981-84 1990-93 2000-03 1991-95 2008-10 1964-66 1987-89 1970-72

50 43 39 33 30 27 26 20 20 18 18

SEASON TOUCHDOWN PASSES Yds

2,993 2,878 2,717 2,626 2,568 2,541 2,394 2,337 2,295 2,265 2,181 2,180 2,175 2,067 2,046

Jeff Gilbert owns Western Carolina’s single-season records for passing yards (2,993), completions (267) and passing TDs (21).

Atts

1983 2003 2014 2016 2015 2000 1986 1984 2009 1999 1996 1966

Name

Name 1. Jeff Gilbert 2. Troy Mitchell Lonnie Galloway 4. David Rivers 5. Mike Pusey Don Dalton 7. Tyrie Adams Chad Greene 9. Troy Mitchell Brian Gaither Mike Pusey Don Dalton 13. Shawn Snyder Mike Pusey 15. Troy Mitchell Adam Hearns Jeff Gilbert

Yds QB

Mike Pusey–who only played three seasons at WCU (1977-79) – is the school’s career leader in passing yards (6,160) and passing touchdowns (43).

Year

Jeff Gilbert Brian Gaither Troy Mitchell Tyrie Adams Troy Mitchell David Rivers Willie Perkins Jeff Gilbert Zack Jaynes Shawn Snyder Josh Brooks Jimmy Williams

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

SEASON PASSING YARDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Name

CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES

Years

Troy Mitchell Mike Pusey Jeff Gilbert Ronnie Mixon Brian Gaither Willie Perkins Don Dalton Lonnie Galloway Zack Jaynes Josh Brooks Chad Greene

Name, Year

2000-03 1979-82 1982-86 1964-66 1987-89 1991-95

Comp

2012-15 1981-84 2000-03 1977-79 1979-82 1982-86 1990-93 1966-69 2008-10 1987-89 2008-pres.

Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

5. Don Dalton (1966-69) Year 1966 1967 1968 1969 Totals

Years

Troy Mitchell Jeff Gilbert Brian Gaither Mike Pusey Ronnie Mixon Willie Perkins Lonnie Galloway Don Dalton Zack Jaynes Todd Cottrell Zack Jaynes

CAREER ATTEMPTS

3. #7 – Lonnie Galloway (1990-93) Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 Totals

SEASON COMPLETIONS

94 93 89 89 87 87 86 85 84 84 82 80 80 78 75 74 72

Year

Tds

1983 2014 1992 2000 1979 1969 2016 1994 2015 2003 1978 1968 1999 1977 2013 2007 1984

21 20 20 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12

LONG PASSING TDS Rec.

Mike Pusey Don Dalton Jeff Walker Mike Pusey Lonnie Galloway Hal Mote Lonnie Galloway Justin Cella Brian Gaither Tommy Burchfiel Todd Spitzer Troy Mitchell Eddie Sullivan Zac Brindise Brandon Pechloff Troy Mitchell Andy Horn

Opp. (Date)

Gerald Harp VMI (11/28/78) Paul Smith C-Newman (9/20/69) Eagle Moss C-Newman (11/9/74) Gerald Harp Marshall (9/15/79) Keith Austin ASU (10/20/90) Jerry Gaines Furman (10/7/72) Kerry Hayes ETSU (11/14/92) Aaron Wright UTC (10/24/98) Lamont Seward WVa. Tech (9/14/02) Mike Green MTSU (11/1/75) Eddie Cohen at ASU (11/10/07) Karnorris Benson Mars Hill (9/21/13) Karnorris Benson Elon (10/26/13) Marquel Pittman at G-W (9/18/10) Jacoby Mitchell Mars Hill (9/10/11) Deja Alexander vs. ASU (10/27/12) Marquel Pittman Liberty (9/13/08)

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INDIVIDIUAL RECEIVING RECORDS Most Receptions Game ................15 ............. Terryon Robinson vs. Wofford, 2016 .........................15 .....................Terryon Robinson at USF, 2014 .........................15 ............Eric Rasheed vs. Chattanooga, 1984 Season .............89 ..................................... Eric Rasheed, 1983 Career .............197 ..................................Gerald Harp, 1977-80

Most Yards Game ..............235 ...........Jon Reed vs. Appalachian State, 1989 Season ....... 1,208 ...................................... Eddie Cohen, 2007 Career ......... 3,449 ..................................Jerry Gaines, 1971-74

Most 100-Yard Receiving Games Season ...............7 ................................. Steve Spradling, 1969 Consecutive ........6 ...................................... Eddie Cohen, 2007 Career ...............15 ..................................Jerry Gaines, 1971-74

Highest Average Per Reception Game ............ 48.5 ........Lamont Seward vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, 2000 Season ......... 22.4 ....................................... Kerry Hayes, 1992 Career ........... 20.6 ..................................Jerry Gaines, 1971-74

TEAM RECEIVING RECORDS Most Receptions Game ................46 ................................................at USF, 2014 Season .......... 302 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest Yards Game .................-5 ................................ vs. East Carolina, 1957 Season ...........276 ....................................................... in 1938

Most Touchdowns Game ..................6 ...................................... vs. Newberry, 1969 Season .............24 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest Touchdowns Season ...............0 ....................................................... in 1938

Most Receptions Per Game Season ............6.6 .................................. Wayne Tolleson, 1977 ........................6.5 ............................... Terryon Robinson, 2016 Career ..............4.9 ..................................Gerald Harp, 1977-80 ........................4.9 ...............TERRYON ROBINSON, 2013-PRES.

Most Touchdown Receptions Half.....................4 ....................Karnorris Benson vs. VMI, 2014 ...........................3 ............. Eddie Cohen at Ga. Southern, 2007 ...........................3 ......... Jon Reed vs. Appalachian State, 1989 ...........................3 ..................... Gerald Harp vs. Wofford, 1979 Game ..................4 ....................Karnorris Benson vs. VMI, 2014 ...........................4 ..................... Gerald Harp vs. Wofford, 1979 Season .............12 ............................... Karnorris Benson, 2013 ................................................................... Eric Rasheed, 1983 Career ...............26 ..................................Gerald Harp, 1977-80

ANNUAL RECEIVING LEADERS YEAR 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

PLAYER Steve Spradling Paul Smith Jerry Gaines Jerry Gaines Jerry Gaines Jerry Gaines Jeff Ciccone Wayne Tolleson Gerald Harp Gerald Harp Gerald Harp Jeff Dean Eric Rasheed Eric Rasheed Eric Rasheed Alonzo Carmichael Vince Nowell Jon Reed Otis Washington Jon Reed Jon Reed Kerry Hayes Craig Aiken Craig Aiken Craig Aiken David Patten Jerome Lardy Kenya Crooks Brad Hoover Michael Banks Michael Banks Michael Banks Michael Banks Lamont Seward Michael Reeder J.C. Brown Eddie Cohen Eddie Cohen Marquel Pittman Marquel Pittman Deja Alexander Deja Alexander Jacoby Mitchell Karnorris Benson Terryon Robinson Karnorris Benson Terryon Robinson

G 9 9 10 10 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 15 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 12 11 9 11 11 11 11 9 11 10 12 11 11 11

NO 46 27 29 44 43 49 35 32 62 57 55 60 38 89 64 55 53 45 49 39 40 29 44 37 43 59 38 50 25 34 62 44 43 74 48 28 33 67 40 50 32 35 40 51 56 43 71

YDS 1,020 578 794 921 671 809 502 605 1,145 1,009 584 839 624 1,142 1,091 587 764 619 907 618 421 417 942 719 772 881 443 534 233 447 1,001 697 678 915 547 374 505 1,208 583 619 524 459 400 834 643 684 738

TOP SINGLE-GAME RECEPTIONS

Eric Rasheed held the school record for receptions in a single game with 15 – a mark which was matched by Terryon Robinson in 2014. Rasheed ranks fourth in WCU history with 2,884 yards.

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Eddie Cohen broke Gerald Harp’s 29-year old single-season receiving record with 1,208 yards on 67 catches in 2007, the fourth-most in school history.

Name 1. Terryon Robinson Terryon Robinson Eric Rasheed 4. Terryon Robinson Willie Police Eddie Cohen Lamont Seward Lamont Seward 9. Lamont Seward Jon Reed Alonzo Carmichael Gerald Harp Wayne Tolleson Jerry Gaines 15. Steffon Hill Terryon Robinson Michael Hines

Opponent Wofford, 2016 at USF, 2014 at Chattanooga, 1984 VMI, 2014 at USF, 2014 at Georgia Southern, 2007 at ETSU, 2003 at Wofford, 2000 Wofford, 2003 App State, 1989 Furman, 1985 at MTSU, 1980 App State, 1977 at Tenn. Tech, 1974 Furman, 2015 The Citadel, 2014 at Wofford, 2006

Rec 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10

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CAREER RECEIVING YARDS 1. #23 – Jerry Gaines (1970-74) Split End • Chesapeake, Va. Year 1970 * 1971 1972 1973 1974 Totals

Rec 2 29 44 43 49 167

Yards 54 794 921 871 809 3,449

Avg 27.0 27.4 20.9 20.3 16.5 20.7

Name TDs 0 6 5 5 2 18

*Granted extra season after missing eight games with injury in 1970

2. #2 2 – G e r a l d H arp ( 1977- 80) Split End • Red Oak, Ga. Year 1977 1978 1979 1980 Totals

Rec 23 62 57 55 197

Yards 287 1,145 1,009 584 3,025

Avg 12.5 18.5 17.7 10.7 15.4

TDs 2 11 10 3 26

3. #8 – Lamont Seward (2000-03) Wide Receiver • Warrenton, N.C. Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 Totals

Rec 48 36 32 74 190

Yards 1,000 524 533 915 2,972

Avg 20.8 14.6 16.7 12.4 15.6

Rec 2 38 89 64 193

Others 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Michael Banks Craig Aiken Kerry Hayes Karnorris Benson Vince Nowell Jon Reed Wayne Tolleson

Yards 27 624 1,142 1,091 2,884

Avg 13.5 16.4 12.8 17.9 14.9

TDs 7 2 2 4 15

Years

Yards 2,823 2,654 2,608 2,386 2,283 2,271 2,246

Jerry Gaines, an All-America selection in football in 1974, had 15 games with 100-plus receiving yards en route to a Western Carolina record 3,449 career receiving yards.

Rec 197 193 190 183 168 167 161 157 153 152 142 142 139 138 135

CAREER TD RECEPTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9.

TDs 0 3 12 7 22

1999-2002 1991-94 1991-94 2012-15 1984-87 1987-90 1974-77

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Years

Gerald Harp 1977-80 Eric Rasheed 1981-84 Lamont Seward 2000-03 Michael Banks 1999-2002 TERRYON ROBINSON 2013-PRES. Jerry Gaines 1970-74 Jon Reed 1987-90 Spearman Robinson 2012-16 Karnorris Benson 2012-15 Vince Nowell 1984-87 Eddie Cohen 2004-07 Jeff Dean 1978-81 Craig Aiken 1991-94 Kerry Hayes 1991-94 Marquel Pittman 2007-10

Name

4. #1 – Eric Rasheed (1981-84) Wide Receiver • Decatur, Ga. Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 Totals

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

SEASON RECEIVING YARDS

Gerald Harp Karnorris Benson Eric Rasheed Wayne Tolleson Michael Banks Jerry Gaines Spearman Robinson Marquel Pittman Eddie Cohen Lamont Seward Craig Aiken Kerry Hayes Steve Spradling Paul Smith

Years

TDs

1977-80 2012-15 1981-84 1974-77 1999-2002 1970-74 2012-16 2007-10 2004-07 2000-03 1991-94 1991-94 1967-70 1967-70

26 23 22 20 19 18 17 17 15 15 15 15 15 15

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

10. 12. 13. 14.

Yards

67 62 89 73 64 46 57 62 48 44

1,208 1,145 1,142 1,101 1,091 1,020 1,009 1,001 1,000 942

Name

Year

Rec

Eric Rasheed Lamont Seward Wayne Tolleson Terryon Robinson Eddie Cohen Eric Rasheed Michael Banks Kristy Kiser Gerald Harp Michael Hines Jeff Dean David Patten Gerald Harp Terryon Robinson

1983 2003 1977 2016 2007 1984 2000 1983 1978 2006 1981 1995 1979 2014

89 74 73 71 67 64 62 62 62 60 60 59 57 56

SEASON TD RECEPTIONS Name 1.

5. 6. 7. 9.

Rec

Eddie Cohen, 2007 Gerald Harp, 1978 Eric Rasheed, 1983 Wayne Tolleson, 1977 Eric Rasheed, 1984 Steve Spradling, 1969 Gerald Harp, 1979 Michael Banks, 2000 Lamont Seward, 2000 Craig Aiken, 1992

SEASON RECEPTIONS

Gerald Harp ranks second in WCU’s record books for career yards – one of just two receivers to eclipse 3,000 yards. He also owns WCU’s career marks for receptions (197) and TD receptions (26).

Name, Year

Year

Karnorris Benson 2013 Eric Rasheed 1983 Spearman Robinson 2014 Gerald Harp 1979 Gerald Harp 1978 Eddie Cohen 2007 Michael Banks 2000 Kerry Hayes 1992 Seven players tied Most recent: Lamont Seward in 2000

Tds 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 7

Lamont Seward ranks third in school history with 2,972 career receiving yards. He was one of two WCU receivers, joining Michael Banks (1,001) with 1,000 receiving yards in the 2000 season.

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TOP SINGLE-GAME RECEIVING PERFORMANCES ALL-TIME 200-YARD RECEIVING GAMES PLAYER

OPPONENT

DATE

PLAYER

OPPONENT

DATE

YDS

PLAYER

OPPONENT

DATE

YDS

Eric Rasheed .......... East Tennessee State ...........11/10/84....... 136

Eric Rasheed .......... The Citadel...........................11/6/82 ..........115

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Gerald Harp ............ Lenoir-Rhyne ........................10/27/79....... 136

Gerald Harp ............ Elon .....................................9/29/79..........115

Jon Reed................. Appalachian State................11/18/89....... 235

Craig Aiken ............. Georgia Tech ........................9/12/92......... 133

Joe Love ................. Emory & Henry .....................1968 ................115

Craig Aiken ............. The Citadel...........................10/24/92....... 232

Gerald Harp ............ Tennessee Tech ....................9/9/78........... 133

Marquel Pittman..... Gardner-Webb......................9/18/10 ..........114

Karnorris Benson .... Mars Hill ..............................9/21/13 ......... 212

Steve Spradling ...... Guilford................................1970 ............... 133

Kerry Hayes ............ VMI ......................................11/9/91 ..........114

Eddie Cohen ........... Georgia Southern .................9/29/07......... 212

Michael Reeder ...... North Carolina State ............8/30/03......... 132

Karnorris Benson .... Middle Tennessee ................8/29/13......... 113

Jerry Gaines ............ Florida A&M .........................11/3/73 ......... 209

Lamont Seward ...... Chattanooga ........................10/21/00 ....... 132

Marquel Pittman..... Gardner-Webb......................9/12/09......... 113

Kenya Crooks.......... Wofford................................10/18/97 ....... 132

Jeff Ciccone ............ Maine ..................................10/22/77....... 113

Gerald Harp ............ The Citadel...........................10/11/80 ....... 132

Chris Lane .............. VMI ......................................11/2/02 ......... 112

Gerald Harp ............ Furman ................................11/10/79 ....... 132

Jon Reed................. North Carolina A&T ..............9/15/90......... 112

Spearman Robinson .. at Mercer .............................10/15/16 ........131

Jon Reed................. Appalachian State................11/5/88 ......... 112

Michael Banks........ The Citadel...........................9/22/02..........131

Wayne Tolleson ....... East Tennessee State ...........10/15/77....... 112

Steffon Hill ............. Furman ................................11/7/15 ......... 130

Michael Banks........ Wofford................................10/13/01 ........111

David Patten ........... Chattanooga ........................10/21/95 ....... 130

Tony Flanagan......... VMI ......................................9/8/90............111

Alonzo Carmichael .. Georgia Tech ........................10/12/85....... 130

Tom Broadwater ..... Appalachian State................1959 ................111

Eric Rasheed .......... Chattanooga ........................9/15/84......... 130

Josh Cockrell .......... Tusculum .............................9/11/10 ..........110

Karnorris Benson .... Elon .....................................10/26/13....... 129

Kerry Hayes ............ Chattanooga ........................10/22/94........110

Steve Spradling ...... Carson-Newman ..................9/20/69......... 129

Jerry Gaines ............ Furman ................................10/9/71 ..........110

Spearman Robinson .. Mars Hill ..............................9/5/15 ........... 128

Paul Smith.............. Appalachian State................9/27/69..........110

Jerome Lardy .......... Marshall ..............................10/19/96....... 128

Steve Spradling ...... Catawba ..............................10/11/69 ........110

Kerry Hayes ............ East Tennessee State ...........11/19/94....... 128

C.J. Goodman ......... The Citadel...........................9/12/15......... 109

David Patten ........... The Citadel...........................9/17/94 ......... 128

Marquel Pittman..... Eastern Kentucky .................11/14/09 ....... 109

Craig Aiken ............. Marshall ..............................10/31/92 ....... 128

Marquel Pittman..... Shorter ................................8/28/08......... 109

Terryon Robinson .... VMI ......................................11/15/14 ....... 127

Eddie Cohen ........... Chattanooga ........................10/13/07 ....... 109

Karnorris Benson .... VMI ......................................11/15/14 ....... 127

Eddie Cohen ........... Appalachian State................11/13/04....... 109

Josh Cockrell .......... Elon .....................................10/8/11 ......... 127

Otis Washington ..... North Carolina A&T ..............10/15/88....... 109

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OPPONENT

DATE

YDS

Eagle Moss ............. Carson-Newman ..................11/9/74 ......... 195 Lamont Seward ...... Lenoir-Rhyne ........................9/9/00........... 194 David Patten ........... Elon .....................................9/16/95......... 185 Eric Rasheed .......... Boston College.....................9/1/84........... 184 Terryon Robinson .... The Citadel...........................10/25/14....... 183 Jerry Gaines ............ Furman ................................10/7/72......... 182 Jerry Gaines ............ Presbyterian .........................10/26/74 ....... 180 Roger Cox ............... Newberry .............................1966 ................179 Jerry Gaines ............ Florida A&M .........................9/30/72..........178 Eddie Cohen ........... Elon .....................................10/7/07 ..........177 Lamont Seward ...... East Tennessee State ...........9/27/03..........176 Kerry Hayes ............ East Tennessee State ...........11/14/92 ........176 Lamont Seward ...... Wofford................................10/14/00........174 Gerald Harp ............ Middle Tennessee State .......10/4/80..........174 Michael Banks........ Tennessee Tech ....................11/18/00........173 Lamont Seward ...... VMI ......................................10/28/00........171 Lamont Seward ...... Tennessee Tech ....................11/18/00....... 169 Gerald Harp ............ VMI ......................................10/28/78....... 169 Wayne Tolleson ....... Murray State ........................9/18/76 ......... 169 Vince Nowell ........... Georgia Tech ........................10/12/85....... 167 Jerry Gaines ............ Indiana State .......................10/19/74 ....... 167 Steve Spradling ...... Emory & Henry .....................10/18/69....... 167 Eric Rasheed .......... The Citadel...........................10/13/84....... 166 Michael Banks........ Chattanooga ........................10/21/00 ....... 164 Gerald Harp ............ Chattanooga ........................11/4/78 ......... 164 Steve Spradling ...... Lenoir-Rhyne ........................10/25/69....... 164 Otis Washington ..... Chattanooga ........................10/8/88......... 163 Jerry Gaines ............ Tennessee Tech ....................9/21/74 ......... 163 Michael Banks........ Wofford................................10/14/00....... 162 David Patten ........... The Citadel...........................9/23/95......... 158 Spearman Robinson .. Gardner-Webb......................9/10/16 ......... 157 Eddie Cohen ........... Appalachian State................11/10/07 ....... 156 Gerald Harp ............ Marshall ..............................9/15/79......... 156 Spearman Robinson .. at Furman ............................11/12/16 ....... 155 Steve Spradling ...... Newberry .............................11/15/69....... 155 Calvin Guinyard ...... Chattanooga ........................10/23/04 ...... 154 Jeff Dean ................ Florida State ........................10/31/81 ....... 152 Deja Alexander ....... Appalachian State................10/23/10........151 Craig Aiken ............. Furman ................................10/2/93..........151 Karnorris Benson .... Presbyterian .........................10/3/15 ......... 149 Aaron Wright........... East Tennessee State ...........9/25/99......... 149 Wayne Tolleson ....... Lenoir-Rhyne ........................11/6/76 ......... 148 Jerry Gaines ............ Appalachian State................11/19/72....... 148 Jerry Gaines ............ Tennessee Tech ....................9/8/71 ............147 Steve Spradling ...... Concordia ............................1970 ............... 146 Jacoby Mitchell ....... Wofford................................11/5/11 ......... 144 Jerry Gaines ............ Elon .....................................10/30/71 ....... 144 Deja Alexander ....... Georgia Southern .................9/24/11 ......... 143 Jerry Gaines ............ Presbyterian .........................11/10/73 ....... 143 Wayne Tolleson ....... Tennessee Tech ....................9/10/77 ..........141 Spearman Robinson .. Elon .....................................10/20/12....... 139 Eagle Moss ............. Western Kentucky.................10/6/73......... 138 Paul Smith.............. Carson-Newman ..................9/20/69......... 137

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Wayne Tolleson ....... Appalachian State................11/19/77 ....... 126

Jerry Gaines ............ Murray State ........................9/9/72........... 109

Jerry Gaines ............ Morehead State ...................10/5/74 ......... 126

Spearman Robinson .. Mercer .................................10/18/14 ....... 108

Steve Spradling ...... Jacksonville State ................10/4/69......... 126

Jon Reed................. Georgia Southern .................10/24/87 ....... 108

Andy Bush .............. Chattanooga ........................10/26/96....... 125

Leroy Holden .......... Lenoir-Rhyne ........................1966 ............... 108

Marquel Pittman..... Woffod .................................10/25/07....... 124

Roger Cox ............... Presbyterian .........................1966 ............... 108

Eddie Cohen ........... Wofford................................10/25/07....... 124

Vince Nowell ........... East Tennessee State ...........10/11/86 ........107

Kerry Hayes ............ Ferrum .................................9/26/92......... 124

Jerry Gaines ............ Jacksonville State ................10/2/71 ..........107

Gerald Harp ............ Clemson ..............................9/27/80......... 124

Terryon Robinson .... at Mercer .............................10/15/16 ....... 106

Steve Spradling ...... Samford...............................11/8/69 ......... 124

Deja Alexander ....... Furman ................................11/6/10 ......... 106

Chuck Scott ............ Appalachian State................1966 ............... 124

Marquel Pittman..... Presbyterian .........................9/20/08......... 106

Lamont Seward ...... West Virginia Tech ................9/14/02......... 122

Michael Banks........ West Virginia Tech ................9/14/02......... 106

Gerald Harp ............ Furman ................................11/11/78 ....... 122

Otis Washington ..... The Citadel...........................10/1/88......... 106

Terryon Robinson .... USF......................................8/30/14......... 121

Eric Rasheed .......... Furman ................................10/9/82......... 106

Lamont Seward ...... Appalachian State................11/10/01 ....... 121

Eagle Moss ............. Tennessee Tech ....................9/8/73........... 106

Lamont Seward ...... Wofford................................10/18/03....... 121

Spearman Robinson .. at South Carolina .................11/19/16 ....... 105

Michael Banks........ East Tennessee State ...........9/23/00......... 121

Jacoby Mitchell ....... Mars Hill ..............................9/10/11 ......... 105

Wayne Tolleson ....... The Citadel...........................9/17/77 ......... 121

Jerry Gaines ............ Tennessee Tech ....................9/16/72......... 105

Spearman Robinson .. Furman ................................9/27/14 ......... 120

Eddie Cohen ........... The Citadel...........................10/20/07....... 104

Roger Cox ............... Newberry .............................1965 ............... 120

Michael Banks........ Georgia Southern .................10/6/01 ......... 104

Steffon Hill ............. Samford...............................10/24/15 ........119

Andy Bush .............. VMI ......................................11/2/96 ......... 104

Jeff Dean ................ Furman ................................11/10/79 ........119

Jerry Gaines ............ Tennessee Tech ....................9/8/73........... 104

Wayne Tolleson ....... Maine ..................................10/22/77........119

Lamont Seward ...... Georgia Southern .................10/11/03 ....... 103

Paul Smith.............. Newberry .............................11/15/69........119

Lamont Seward ...... Liberty .................................11/3/01 ......... 103

Karnorris Benson .... Alabama ..............................11/22/14 ........118

Craig Aiken ............. East Tennessee State ...........11/19/94....... 103

Josh Cockrell .......... Furman ................................10/1/11 ..........118

Jeff Ciccone ............ Wofford................................10/11/75 ....... 103

Kerry Hayes ............ Marshall ..............................10/31/92 ........118

Leroy Holden .......... Guilford................................1965 ............... 103

Todd Currie ............. Appalachian State................11/21/87 ........118

Tyler Sexton ............ Samford...............................10/24/15 ....... 102

Jordan Mathis......... Gardner-Webb......................9/10/16 ..........117

Craig Aiken ............. East Tennessee State ...........10/16/93........101

David Patten ........... Georgia Tech ........................9/10/94..........117

Eagle Moss ............. Murray State ........................9/9/72............101

Jon Reed................. Marshall ..............................11/14/87 ........117

Woody Woodruff ..... Emory & Henry .....................1968 ................101

Gerald Harp ............ Appalachian State................11/18/78........117

Michael Reeder ...... Chattanooga ........................10/23/04 ...... 100

Karnorris Benson .... Wofford................................10/19/13........116

Michael Reeder ...... Georgia Southern .................10/11/03 ....... 100

Jacoby Mitchell ....... Tusculum .............................9/11/10 ..........116

Darius Hooks .......... Wofford................................10/16/93....... 100

Jerry Gaines ............ West Virginia State ...............11/6/71 ..........116

Kerry Hayes ............ Georgia Southern .................10/9/93......... 100

John Tinker ............. Mars Hill ..............................1967 ................116

Otis Washington ..... Marshall ..............................11/12/88....... 100

Kerry Hayes ............ VMI ......................................10/29/94........115

Gerald Harp ............ Wofford................................10/20/79....... 100

Kerry Hayes ............ Furman ................................10/1/94..........115

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WESTERN CAROLINA’S ALL-TIME 100-YARD RECEIVING LEADERS JERRY GAINES (1971-74) – 16 GAMES Florida A&M ................................11/3/73 .................. 209 Furman........................................10/7/72.................. 182 Presbyterian ............................... 10/26/74 ................. 180 Florida A&M ................................9/30/72.................. 178 Indiana State ............................. 10/19/74 ................. 167 Tennessee Tech ........................... 9/21/74 .................. 163 Appalachian State ......................11/19/72................. 148 Tennessee Tech ............................ 9/8/71 ................... 147 Elon ...........................................10/30/71 ................. 144 Presbyterian ...............................11/10/73 ................. 143 Morehead State .......................... 10/5/74 .................. 126 Furman........................................ 10/9/71 .................. 110 Murray State ................................9/9/72................... 109 Jacksonville State ........................ 10/2/71 .................. 107 Tennessee Tech ...........................9/16/72 .................. 105 Tennessee Tech ............................9/8/73................... 104

GERALD HARP (1977-80) – 13 GAMES Middle Tennessee State...............10/4/80...................174 VMI ............................................10/28/78................. 169 Chattanooga ...............................11/4/78 .................. 164 Marshall......................................9/15/79.................. 156 Lenoir-Rhyne ..............................10/27/79................. 136 Tennessee Tech ............................9/9/78................... 133 The Citadel .................................10/11/80 ................. 132 Furman.......................................11/10/79 ................. 132 Clemson ......................................9/27/80.................. 124 Furman.......................................11/11/78 ................. 122 Appalachian State ......................11/18/78..................117 Elon ............................................9/29/79.................. 115 Wofford ......................................10/20/79................. 100

LAMONT SEWARD (2000-03) – 11 GAMES Lenoir-Rhyne ................................9/9/00................... 194 East Tennessee State ...................9/27/03...................176 Wofford ......................................10/14/00..................174 VMI ............................................10/28/00..................171 Tennessee Tech ..........................11/18/00................. 169 Chattanooga ..............................10/21/00 ................. 132 West Virginia Tech........................9/14/02.................. 122 Appalachian State ...................... 11/10/01 ................. 121 Wofford ......................................10/18/03................. 121 Georgia Southern .......................10/11/03 ................. 103 Liberty ......................................... 11/3/01 .................. 103

KERRY HAYES (1991-94) – 9 GAMES East Tennessee State ..................11/14/92 ..................176 East Tennessee State ..................11/19/94................. 128 Ferrum ........................................9/26/92.................. 124 Marshall.....................................10/31/92 ................. 118 VMI ............................................10/29/94................. 115 Furman........................................10/1/94.................. 115 VMI ............................................. 11/9/91 .................. 114 Chattanooga ..............................10/22/94................. 110 Georgia Southern ........................10/9/93.................. 100

STEVE SPRADLING (1967-70) – 9 GAMES Emory & Henry ...........................10/18/69................. 167 Lenoir-Rhyne ..............................10/25/69................. 164 Newberry ....................................11/15/69................. 155 Concordia ...................................... 1970 ..................... 146 Guilford .......................................... 1970 ..................... 133 Carson-Newman ..........................9/20/69.................. 129 Jacksonville State ........................10/4/69.................. 126 Samford ......................................11/8/69 .................. 124 Catawba.....................................10/11/69 ................. 110

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MICHAEL BANKS (1999-2002) – 8 GAMES Tennessee Tech ..........................11/18/00................. 173 Chattanooga ..............................10/21/00 ................. 164 Wofford ......................................10/14/00................. 162 The Citadel ..................................9/22/02.................. 131 East Tennessee State ...................9/23/00.................. 121 Wofford ......................................10/13/01 ................. 111 West Virginia Tech........................9/14/02.................. 106 Georgia Southern ........................10/6/01 .................. 104

SPEARMAN ROBINSON (2012-16) – 8 GAMES Gardner-Webb ............................. 9/10/16 .................. 157 at Furman ...................................11/12/16 ................. 155 Elon ...........................................10/20/12................. 139 at Mercer....................................10/15/16 ................. 131 Mars Hill.......................................9/5/15 ................... 128 Furman........................................ 9/27/14 .................. 120 Mercer .......................................10/18/14 ................. 108 at South Carolina........................ 11/19/16 ................. 105

EDDIE COHEN (2004-07) – 7 GAMES Georgia Southern ........................9/29/07.................. 212 Elon ............................................10/7/07 .................. 177 Appalachian State ...................... 11/10/07 ................. 156 Wofford ......................................10/25/07................. 124 Chattanooga ..............................10/13/07 ................. 109 Appalachian State ......................11/13/04................. 109 The Citadel .................................10/20/07................. 104

KARNORRIS BENSON (2012-15) – 7 GAMES Mars Hill......................................9/21/13 .................. 212 Presbyterian ................................10/3/15 .................. 149 Elon ...........................................10/26/13................. 129 VMI ............................................ 11/15/14 ................. 127 Alabama ....................................11/22/14 ................. 118 Wofford ......................................10/19/13................. 116 Middle Tennessee ........................8/29/13.................. 113

WAYNE TOLLESON (1974-77) – 7 GAMES Murray State ...............................9/18/76 .................. 169 Lenoir-Rhyne ............................... 11/6/76 .................. 148 Tennessee Tech ...........................9/10/77 ...................141 Appalachian State ......................11/19/77 ................. 126 The Citadel .................................. 9/17/77 .................. 121 Maine.........................................10/22/77................. 119 East Tennessee State ..................10/15/77................. 112

CRAIG AIKEN (1991-94) – 6 GAMES The Citadel .................................10/24/92................. 232 Furman........................................10/2/93.................. 151 Georgia Tech ...............................9/12/92.................. 133 Marshall.....................................10/31/92 ................. 128 East Tennessee State ..................11/19/94................. 103 East Tennessee State ..................10/16/93 ................. 101

MARQUEL PITTMAN (2007-10) – 6 GAMES Wofford ......................................10/25/07................. 124 Gardner-Webb .............................9/18/10 .................. 114 Gardner-Webb .............................9/12/09.................. 113 Eastern Kentucky ........................11/14/09 ................. 109 Shorter ........................................8/28/08.................. 109 Presbyterian ................................9/20/08.................. 106

DAVID PATTEN (1992-95) – 5 GAMES Elon ............................................9/16/95 .................. 185 The Citadel ..................................9/23/95.................. 158 Chattanooga ..............................10/21/95 ................. 130 The Citadel .................................. 9/17/94 .................. 128 Georgia Tech ...............................9/10/94...................117

EAGLE MOSS (1971-74) – 4 GAMES Carson-Newman .......................... 11/9/74 .................. 195 Western Kentucky ........................10/6/73.................. 138 Tennessee Tech ............................9/8/73................... 106 Murray State ................................9/9/72................... 101

JON REED (1987-90) – 4 GAMES Appalachian State ......................11/18/89................. 235 Marshall..................................... 11/14/87 ..................117 North Carolina A&T......................9/15/90.................. 112 Appalachian State .......................11/5/88 .................. 112

TERRYON ROBINSON (2013-PRES.) – 4 GAMES The Citadel .................................10/25/14................. 183 VMI ............................................ 11/15/14 ................. 127 USF .............................................8/30/14.................. 121 at Mercer....................................10/15/16 ................. 106

OTIS WASHINGTON (1985-88) – 4 GAMES Chattanooga ...............................10/8/88.................. 163 North Carolina A&T.....................10/15/88................. 109 The Citadel ..................................10/1/88.................. 106 Marshall.....................................11/12/88................. 100

DEJA ALEXANDER (2010-12) – 3 GAMES Appalachian State ......................10/23/10................. 151 Georgia Southern ........................ 9/24/11 .................. 143 Furman........................................ 11/6/10 .................. 106

JOSH COCKRELL (2008-11) – 3 GAMES Elon ............................................ 10/8/11 .................. 127 Furman........................................ 10/1/11 .................. 118 Tusculum ..................................... 9/11/10 .................. 110

ROGER COX (1964-66) – 3 GAMES Newberry ........................................1966 ..................... 179 Newberry ........................................1965 ..................... 120 Presbyterian ...................................1966 ..................... 108

JACOBY MITCHELL (2009-12) – 3 GAMES Wofford ....................................... 11/5/11 .................. 144 Tusculum ..................................... 9/11/10 .................. 116 Mars Hill...................................... 9/10/11 .................. 105

MICHAEL REEDER (2002-04) – 3 GAMES North Carolina State....................8/30/03.................. 132 Chattanooga ..............................10/23/04................. 100 Georgia Southern .......................10/11/03 ................. 100

PAUL SMITH (1967-70) – 3 GAMES Carson-Newman ..........................9/20/69.................. 137 Newberry ....................................11/15/69................. 119 Appalachian State .......................9/27/69.................. 110

ERIC RASHEED (1981-84) – 6 GAMES Boston College .............................9/1/84................... 184 The Citadel .................................10/13/84................. 166 East Tennessee State ..................11/10/84................. 136 Chattanooga ...............................9/15/84.................. 130 The Citadel ..................................11/6/82 .................. 115 Furman........................................10/9/82.................. 106

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TOTAL OFFENSE – INDIVIDUALS

Most Attempts

Half...................37 ....................... Josh Brooks vs. Liberty, 1997 .........................37 ...............Jeff Gilbert vs. Chattanooga, 1984 Game ................77 ...........................Troy Mitchell, at USF, 2014 .........................58 ........... Willie Perkins vs. Georgia Tech, 1985 .........................58 ...............Jeff Gilbert vs. Chattanooga, 1984 Season ...........527 .........................................Jeff Gilbert, 1983 Career ..........1,519 .................................Troy Mitchell, 2012-15

1. #10 – Troy Mitchell (2012-15) Quarterback • Houston, Texas Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 Totals

Most Yards Half................ 325 .................... Don Dalton vs. Newberry, 1969 Game ..............510 ............... Tyrie Adams, Gardner-Webb, 2016 Season ....... 3,096 ...................................... Troy Mitchell, 2014 Career ......... 9,397 .................................Troy Mitchell, 2012-15

Most Yards Per Game Season ........271.3 ...................................... David Rivers, 2000 Career ......... 208.8 .................................Troy Mitchell, 2012-15

Most Yards Per Attempt Season ............7.9 .................................Lonnie Galloway, 1992 ........................7.9 ........................................ Don Dalton, 1969 Career ..............6.9 ................................... Jeff Gilbert, 1981-84

Most Touchdown Responsibilities Game ..................6 ...........................Troy Mitchell vs. VMI, 2014 Season .............26 ...................................... Troy Mitchell, 2014 Career ...............69 .................................Troy Mitchell, 2012-15

TOTAL OFFENSE – TEAM

Most Attempts

Game ................99 ....................................... vs. Marshall, 1991 Season ........1,105 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest Attempts Game ................31 ........................................ vs. Wofford, 1957 Season .......... 368 ....................................................... in 1938

Most Yards Game ..............711 ..............................vs. Emory & Henry, 1969 Season ....... 5,333 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest Yards Game ................17 .....................................vs. N.C. State, 1990 Season ........ 1088 ....................................................... in 1938

Most Yards Per Game Season ........477.0 ....................................................... in 1969

Most First Downs Game ................34 ................................... Gardner-Webb, 2016 Season .......... 304 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest First Downs Game ..................0 .....................................vs. N.C. State, 1990 Season .............77 ....................................................... in 1938

Brian Gaither (2001-03) ranks fifth all-time in Western Carolina’s ledgers for total yards in a career. He paced the WCU offense in total offense in both 2001 and 2003.

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SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE

Plays 254 360 479 426 1,519

Rush Yds 433 560 555 490 2,043

Pass Yds 862 1,614 2,541 2,337 7,354

Name, Year

Tot Yds 1,295 2,179 3,096 2,827 9,397

#7 – Lonnie Galloway (1990-93) Quarterback • Eden, NC Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 Totals

Plays 155 178 313 346 992

Rush Yds 224 292 287 484 1,287

Pass Yds 531 766 2,181 2,067 5,545

Tot Yds 755 1,058 2,468 2,551 6,832

3. #7 – Mike Pusey (1977-79) Quarterback • Banner Elk, NC Year 1977 1978 1979 Totals

Plays 301 387 314 1022

Rush Yds 46 -213 -130 -297

Pass Yds 1,939 2,046 2,175 6,160

Tot Yds 1,985 1,833 2,045 5,863

4. #12 – Jeff Gilbert (1981-84) Quarterback • Greensboro, NC Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 Totals

Plays 20 2 527 359 908

Rush Yds -3 -2 -151 -9 -165

Others, Years

Pass Yds 121 0 2,993 2,394 5,508

Plays

Tot Yds 118 -2 2,842 2,385 5,343

Rush Pass Yds Yds

Tot Yds

5. Brian Gaither, 2001-03

881

117 5,159

6. Don Dalton, 1966-69

905

-147 5,289

5,142

7. Ronnie Mixon, 1979-82

1,009

-254 3,825

4,845

8. Willie Perkins, 1982-86

779

-46 4,449

4,403

–

-89 4,208

4,119

9. Jimmy Williams, 1964-67 10. Darrell Lipford, 1974-77

952 4,089

11. Todd Cottrell, 1987-89

742

5,276

4089

-47 3,933

3,886

Hall of Famer, QB Lonnie Galloway is Western Carolina’s all-time leader in total offense with 6,832 career yards (1,287 rushing yards and 5,545 career passing yards).

Plays

Rush Yds

Pass Yds

Tot Yds

1. Troy Mitchell, 2014

479

555

2,541

3,096

2. David Rivers, 2000

425

106

2,878

2,984

3. Tyrie Adams, 2016

465

358

2,568

2,926

4. Jeff Gilbert, 1983

527

-151

2,993

2,842

5. Troy Mitchell, 2015

426

490

2,337

2,827

6. Brian Gaither, 2003

469

2,717

2,761

7. Lonnie Galloway, 1993

346

484

2,067

2,551

8. Don Dalton, 1969

316

-146

2,626

2,480

9. Lonnie Galloway, 1992

313

287

2,181

2,468

337

-9

2,394

2,385

10. Jeff Gilbert, 1984

–

2,231

12. Willie Perkins, 1986

11. Jimmy Williams, 1966

387

–

-81

2,265

2,184

13. Shawn Snyder, 1999

348

2,180

14. Troy Mitchell, 2013

360

565

1,614

2,179

15. Chad Greene, 1994

337

237

1,980

2,137

16. Ronnie Mixon, 1982

338

2,002

2,051

TOP SINGLE-GAME TOTAL OFFENSE PERFORMANCES Player Tyrie Adams David Rivers Troy Mitchell David Rivers Don Dalton David Rivers Troy Mitchell Troy Mitchell David Rivers Troy Mitchell Troy Mitchell Jeff Gilbert Adam Hearns Mark Smith Jimmy Williams Troy Mitchell Troy Mitchell Willie Perkins Jeff Gilbert Lonnie Galloway Justin Clark Brian Gaither Lonnie Galloway Mark Smith Lonnie Galloway Zack Jaynes

Opponent Gardner-Webb Wofford VMI Tennessee Tech Emory & Henry Chattanooga The Citadel Mars Hill VMI Samford at USF The Citadel Elon The Citadel Appalachian State Furman Mars Hill Georgia Tech Colgate Georgia Southern Chattanooga Georgia Southern Furman Marshall The Citadel Furman

Date 2016 2000 2014 2000 1969 2000 2014 2013 2000 2015 2014 1984 2007 1987 1966 2015 2016 1985 1983 1993 2004 2003 1993 1988 1992 2008

Yards 510 495 448 446 433 425 422 414 410 397 395 391 383 374 374 360 360 357 357 352 350 350 344 342 339 338

QB Troy Mitchell set a single-game (6) and season (26) school records for TDs in 2014, while also becoming the first Catamount to eclipse the 3,000 yard mark in total offense (3,096 yds).

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ANNUAL TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS

WC U ’S Y E AR- BY-Y E AR OFFE N SIV E S TAT I S TIC S

RUSH

PASS

TOT.

PLAYS

YDS

YEAR

PLAYER

1967

Don Dalton

289

-13

1,244

1,231

1968

Don Dalton

300

1,419

1,431

1969

Don Dalton

316

-146

2,626

2,480

1970

Hal Mote

222

-48

1,502

1,454

1971

Jeff Conner

217

-108

1,164

1,273

1972

MISSING

1973

Phil Dietz

233

-65

1,565

1,500

1974

Jeff Walker

204

-129

1,447

1,318

1975

Darrell Lipford

151

714

1976

Darrell Lipford

273

1074

1,074

1977

Mike Pusey

301

1,939

1,985

1978

Mike Pusey

387

-213

2,046

1,833 2,045

1979

Mike Pusey

314

-130

2,175

1980

Ronnie Mixon

232

-108

1,274

1,166

1981

Ronnie Mixon

350

-195

1,820

1,625

1982

Ronnie Mixon

338

2,002

2,051

1983

Jeff Gilbert

527

-151

2,993

2,842

1984

Jeff Gilbert

395

-9

2,394

2,385

1985

Willie Perkins

320

1,842

1,898

1986

Willie Perkins

387

-81

2,265

2,184

1987

Mark Smith

213

-84

1,399

1,315

1988

Mark Smith

173

-28

1,218

1,190

1989

Todd Cottrell

339

1,756

1,843

1990

Derrick Harris

176

161

662

823

1991

Lonnie Galloway

178

292

766

1,058

1992

Lonnie Galloway

313

287

2,181

2,468

1993

Lonnie Galloway

346

484

2,067

2,551

1994

Chad Greene

337

237

1,900

2,137

1995

Chad Greene

289

123

1,263

1,386 1,746

1996

Josh Brooks

376

1,718

1997

Josh Brooks

212

873

969

1998

Brad Hoover

331

1663

1,663

1999

Shawn Snyder

342

2,180

2,183

2000

David Rivers

425

106

2,878

2,984

2001

Brian Gaither

236

1,411

1,432

2002

Pat Cilento

302

227

1,636

1,863

2003

Brian Gaither

469

2,717

2,761

2004

Justin Clark

171

-46

1,065

1,017

2005

Justin Clark

237

-130

1,253

1,123

2006

Darius Fudge

229

1001

1,001

2007

Adam Hearns

282

237

1,375

1,612

2008

Zack Jaynes

311

148

1,163

1,311

2009

Zack Jaynes

373

-37

1,790

1,753

2010

Zac Brindise

295

1,405

1,482

2011

Brandon Pechloff

263

-25

1,697

1,672

2012

Troy Mitchell

254

433

862

1,295

2013

Troy Mitchell

360

565

1,614

2,179

2014

Troy Mitchell

479

555

2,541

3,096

2015

Troy Mitchell

426

490

2,337

2,827

2016

Tyrie Adams

465

358

2,568

2,926

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YEAR 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1ST RUSH G DOWNS ATT 10 149 488 9 229 441 10 203 421 9 170 425 10 154 418 . . . . . . . . . . . .

NET RUSH YDS TDS 1,599 12 2,055 13 1,732 23 1,688 18 1,365 20 . . . . . . . . .

10 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 15 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 9 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11

1,569 1,468 1,261 1,544 2,020 1,374 1,385 1,120 1,355 1,668 1,866 1,447 1,291 1,182 1,136 1,221 1,235 1,518 1,855 2,146 2,436 1,905 1,248 1,980 1,829 2,109 1,564 1,933 2,263 1,396 1,417 1,428 1,051 1,135 1,054 1,244 911 1,180 1,275 1,836 1,674 2,024 1,992 1,678

179 183 160 162 251 194 193 180 182 200 304 202 200 203 190 164 188 155 204 220 218 211 140 205 179 180 186 239 227 200 224 181 124 145 206 218 135 168 197 257 214 237 205 211

454 471 394 493 499 452 434 384 433 422 541 408 390 384 400 357 435 435 509 494 454 468 382 473 404 498 383 450 502 396 390 384 315 335 372 392 320 360 401 428 436 431 392 371

20 19 12 10 20 14 19 11 15 21 17 20 12 18 13 14 13 13 15 16 23 24 12 19 12 20 14 20 25 21 15 11 12 6 13 6 10 7 12 22 13 22 20 16

PASS PASS ATT COMP INT 221 111 11 240 117 19 288 139 23 253 112 23 240 99 18 . – MISSING – 230 277 246 197 344 348 322 360 306 329 564 369 435 406 340 352 283 286 246 229 243 294 255 314 310 228 343 360 276 307 443 343 240 298 373 427 309 327 350 319 395 364 361 349

126 140 107 90 184 155 157 185 168 162 302 200 200 215 188 175 152 139 131 136 129 147 100 175 158 111 190 215 108 201 257 168 134 157 202 243 178 163 188 181 211 239 226 219

13 23 26 15 17 19 22 16 20 18 22 15 22 26 10 19 16 19 13 13 15 13 13 11 11 13 9 9 7 13 19 19 8 6 12 5 10 16 16 10 18 12 8 9

PCT .495 .488 .483 .443 .413 . . . .

PASS YDS 1,360 1,444 2,799 1,748 1,568 . . . . .

.548 .505 .434 .457 .535 .445 .436 .514 .549 .492 .535 .542 .460 .530 .553 .497 .537 .486 .533 .594 .531 .500 .392 .557 .510 .487 .554 .597 .537 .543 .580 .591 .558 .527 .542 .569 .576 .498 .537 .567 .534 .657 .626 .628

1,953 2,105 1,479 1,406 2,421 2,214 2,448 2,430 2,021 2,173 3,421 2,630 2,555 2,503 2,489 2,444 1,935 1,616 1,616 2,124 2,085 2,249 1,363 1,739 1,545 1,245 2,296 2,996 1,411 2,679 2,877 2,014 1,400 1,677 2,744 2,346 1,790 1,975 2,505 1,857 2,655 2,630 2,581 2,574

PASS TDS 11 14 17 12 9 . . . . 10 23 11 12 18 17 17 10 10 7 24 15 7 9 12 11 9 9 5 23 6 19 8 8 7 5 14 19 11 13 14 15 6 9 22 18 9 13 18 8 17 21 16 15

TOT PLAYS 709 681 709 678 655 . . . . 684 748 640 690 823 822 756 744 724 751 1,105 777 825 790 740 709 718 721 755 723 697 762 637 787 714 726 726 810 778 766 833 727 555 633 745 819 629 687 751 747 831 795 753 720

TOT OFF 2,959 3,499 4,511 3,416 2,941 . . . . .

PTS 169 232 321 232 240

3,522 3,573 2,740 2,950 4,471 3,588 3,833 3,550 3,376 3,841 5,333 4,077 3,846 3,685 3,625 3,665 3,170 3,134 3,471 4,567 4,521 5,145 2,611 3,719 3,374 3,354 3,860 4,929 4,149 4,075 4,294 3,442 2,451 2,812 3,798 3,590 2,701 3,155 3,780 3,693 4,329 4,654 4,573 4,252

217 210 165 173 288 234 280 180 234 245 370 310 175 175 239 219 190 169 179 332 281 312 158 232 172 195 260 316 280 279 251 245 179 159 285 211 155 182 242 257 235 326 301 265

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History & Records /// Defensive Records

DEFENSE RECORDS Most Tackles Game ................30 ...........Everett Spellman vs. App State, 1987 Season ...........145 ..................................Marcus Bradley, 1997 Career ............ 453 .................................. Tom Bodine, 1991-94

Most Unassisted Tackles Game ................20 ........... Quintin Phillips vs. The Citadel, 2007 ......................................Marcus Bradley vs. Ga. Southern, 1997 Season ...........100 ........................................ Jon Jenkins, 1994 Career ............ 296 .................................. Tom Bodine, 1991-94

Most Assisted Tackles Game ................14 ................... Ty Smith vs. Chattanooga, 1978 Season .............83 .....................................Daniel Riddle, 2015 Career .............188 .................................. Ricky Smith, 1977-80

Most Tackles For Losses Game ..................5 ...................................Shared by SIX players ....................... last ....................................Tyson Dickson, 2015 Season .............26 .................................. Michale Spicer, 2002 Career ...............58 .............................Michale Spicer, 2000-03

Most Quarterback Sacks Game ..................4 .......................Michale Spicer vs. UTC, 2002 ...........................4 .......... Derek Summerour vs. Marshall, 1995 ...........................4 ........................Louis Cooper vs. ETSU, 1984 Season .............12 ..................................... Louis Cooper, 1984 Career ...............30 ................................ Louis Cooper, 1981-84

Most Quarterback Sacks (Team) Game ..................9 ................................ vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, 2000 Season .............31 ........................................................in 1997

Most Fumbles Forced Game ..................4 ...........Steve Yates vs. Tennessee Tech, 1972 Season ...............7 ........................................ Steve Yates, 1972 Career ...............21 ................................... Steve Yates, 1971-74

Most Blocked Kicks Game ..................2 ................................Shared by three players ....................... last ..................... Donnell Brinson vs. VMI, 1995 Season ...............4 ...................................... Tiger Greene, 1983 Career .................7 .................................Tiger Greene, 1981-84

CAREER TOTAL HITS

CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS

1. #52 – Tom Bodine (1991-94) Linebacker • Pickens, S.C. Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 Totals

UA 57 82 86 71 296

A 36 34 52 35 157

Name Total 93 116 138 106 453

2. #28 – Ace Clark (2011-14) Defensive Back • Germantown, Md. Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 Totals

UA 50 42 41 36 169

A 40 46 43 42 171

Total 90 88 84 78 340

3. #50 – Kenny Banks (1990-94) Linebacker • Kannapolis, N.C. Year 1990 1991 1993 1994 Totals

UA 45 52 62 68 227

Others, Years

A 16 33 30 25 104

Total 61 85 92 93 331

Tot.

4. Eric Johnson, 1996-98

219

107

326

Julius Grant, 1990-93

215

111

326

6. Bernard Jones, 1981-84

185

135

320

Ricky Smith, 1977-80

132

188

320

8. Rock Williams, 2009-12

153

166

319

9. Everett Spellman, 1984-87

201

113

314

189

123

312

10. Louis Cooper, 1981-84 11. Clyde Simmons, 1982-85

191

116

307

12. Steve Yates, 1971-74

191

115

306

Most Fumble Recoveries

1. 2. 3. 4.

Michale Spicer Louis Cooper Clyde Simmons Rod Dunlap Nick McNeil Billy Bumper Geno Segers Anthony Jenkins Derek Summerour John Scott

6. 8. 9. 10.

58 48 47 45 45 38 38 37 32 31

SEASON TOTAL HITS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Year

Tot.

Marcus Bradley Jon Jenkins Tom Bodine Daniel Riddle Eric Johnson Quintin Phillips Jeff Rogers Ricky Pate Toussaint Kennedy Eric Johnson Brett Baker

1997 1994 1993 2015 1997 2007 1995 1981 1988 1998 1989

87 100 86 46 83 63 78 81 68 82 76

58 39 52 83 45 64 48 43 52 36 41

145 139 138 129 128 127 126 124 120 118 117

CAREER SACKS Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

12.

Most Recoveries for Touchdowns

TFL

Name

10.

Game ..................3 ................................Shared by three players ....................... last ..............Bernard Jones vs. Tenn. Tech, 1984 Season ...............6 ....................................George Alston, 1978 Career ...............12 .............................David Rathburn, 1971-74

Years 2000-03 1981-84 1982-85 2000-03 2000-03 1991-94 1985-88 1997-99 1992-95 1995-98

Years

Louis Cooper Michale Spicer Steve Yates Clyde Simmons Geno Segers Nick McNeil Greg Whiteside Charlie Hughes Mike Carter Bernard Jones Ricky Smith Marcus Bradley Derek Summerour Larry McClain

1981-84 2000-03 1971-74 1982-85 1985-88 2000-03 1972-74 1977-78 1969-72 1981-84 1977-80 1996-97 1992-95 1977-80

Sacks 30 29 25 23 20 18.5 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 15

Game ..................1 ....................................Shared by 17 players ....................... last ............................Keion Crossen, VMI, 2016 Season ...............2 .................................Donnell Brinson, 1993 Career .................2 .................................. Shared by five players ....................... last ........................... Donnell Brinson, 1993-96

Most Interceptions Game ..................4 ............. Torez Jones at Gardner-Webb, 2010 Season ...............9 .................................. David Rathburn, 1974 ...........................9 ....................................Harvey Walker, 1969 Career ...............23 .............................David Rathburn, 1971-74

Most Interception Return Yards Game ................99 .................... Julius Grant vs. Marshall, 1992 Season ...........171 .................................... Harvey Walker, 1976 Career .............472 ................. Harvey Walker, 1969-70, ‘75-’76

Most Interception Returns For TDs Game ..................1 ................................... Shared by 26 players ....................... last .......................Fred Payne at Samford, 2016 Season ...............2 .......................................... John Ruta, 1964 Career .................4 ...............Harvey Walker, 1969-70; 1975-76

Longest Interception Return Scoring .............99 .................... Julius Grant vs. Marshall, 1993

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Marcus Bradley set a Western Carolina single-season record with 145 tackles from his linebacker position during the 1997 season.

Tom Bodine led WCU in tackles for three seasons and is the school’s all-time leading tackler with 453. Kenny Banks, who ranks third on the list, played with Bodine for three seasons.

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CAREER INTERCEPTIONS

ANNUAL TACKLE LEADERS YEAR

PLAYER

TOT

1976

Monfread Manns

1977

Thomas Gunn

103

1978

Ty Smith

112

1979

Ricky Smith

113

1980

Ricky Smith

105

1981

Alan Johnson

103

1982

Alan Johnson

115

1983

Ricky Pate

124

1984

Louis Cooper

1985

Clyde Simmons

1986

Everett Spellman

106

1987

Everett Spellman

113

1988

Toussaint Kennedy

120

1989

Brett Baker

117

1990

Myrone Sharpe

1991

Tom Bodine

1992

Tom Bodine

116

1993

Tom Bodine

138

1994

Jon Jenkins

100

139

1995

Jeff Rogers

126

1996

Cranston Johnson

1997

Marcus Bradley

145

1998

Eric Johnson

118

1999

Anthony Jenkins

2000

Lorenzo Ferguson

103

2001

Justin Fryer

116

2002

Rod Dunlap

101

2003

Rod Dunlap

2004

Travis Hill

2005

James Conklin

2006

Shelton Gaffney

2007

Quintin Phillips

127

2008

Adrian McLeod

100

2009

Adrian McLeod

137

2010

Mitchell Bell

2011

Rock Williams

115

2012

Rock Williams

108

2013

Courtland Carson

107

2014

Christon Gill

112

2015

Daniel Riddle

129

2016

Fred Payne

Michale Spicer (97) and Nick McNeil (75), who played along side each other, each rank in the top 5 of WCU’s career tackles for loss.

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ANNUAL INTERCEPTION LEADERS

1. #22 – David Rathburn (1971-74) Cornerback • Asheville, N.C. Year 1971 1972 1973 1974 Totals

No 3 8 3 9 23

Yards 16 -2 55 73

TDs 0 -0 0 0

2. #22 Harvey Walker (1969-70, ‘75-76) Cornerback • Baltimore, Md. Year 1969 1970 1975 1976 Totals

No 9 3 3 7 22

Yards 115 110 76 171 472

TDs 0 1 0 1 2

Years

1982-85 1981-84 1970-73 1980-83 1979-82 1976-79 1987-89 1985-88

16 16 15 14 14 14 12 12

Others 3. Miles Nicholson Tiger Greene 5. Alan Stubblefield 6. Richard Dukes Steve Marshall Willie Carpenter 9. Ricky Gardin Toussaint Kennedy

LONG INTERCEPTION RETURNS Yds Name 99 78 74 73 72 68 65 65 64 63 62 60

Julius Grant Ricky Pate Harvey Walker Ahmed Green Harvey Walker Terrell Wagner Keion Crossen Robert Brown Ronnie Perry Primus Glover Harvey Walker Monroe Sanders

Opponent Marshall MTSU Appalachian State Appalachian State Lenoir-Rhyne Chattanooga VMI Maine Florida State Gardner-Webb Emory & Henry Wofford

Date 10/20/93 10/3/81 10/2/76 11/10/01 10/24/70 9/16/89 11/5/16 10/22/77 11/16/85 9/25/05 10/18/69 11/23/74

Louis Cooper (81) finished his WCU career inside the top 10 in career tackles (10th), sacks (1st) and tackles for loss (2nd)

YEAR 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

PLAYER Harvey Walker Three tied Joe Hunter David Rathburn Three tied David Rathburn Harvey Walker Harvey Walker Three tied Two tied Willie Carpenter Teddy Phillips Two tied Richard Dukes Miles Nicholson Tiger Greene Miles Nicholson Two tied Charles Harrison Two tied Ricky Gardin Willie Williams Stanley Marrow Three tied Joe Jenkins Four tied Two tied Eric Johnson Three tied DeNorris Burton Cedric Crudup Justin Fryer Two tied Three tied Six tied Four tied Francis Brown Mitchell Dukes Two tied Mitchell Bell Two tied Torez Jones Courtland Carson Two players tied Five players tied Trey Morgan Four players tied Fred Payne

G 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 15 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 9 11 11 12 11 10 11 11 12 12 11 11

INT 9 4 4 8 3 9 3 7 2 3 3 3 3 5 8 6 5 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 4 1 4 1 3 3 7 3 2 1 2 4 3 2 5 1 7 2 2 1 6 2 2

TDS 0 – 0 – – 0 0 1 – – 0 0 – 0 1 0 0 – 0 – 2 0 0 0 – – 0 – 0 1 0 – – – – 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 – – 0 – 1

YDS 115 – 53 – – 55 76 171 – – 24 47 – 30 52 51 72 – 37 – 69 13 25 4 – – 89 – 53 131 78 – – – – 21 46 19 111 54 21 – – 0 – 42

Ace Clark (28) concluded his Western Carolina playing career second in school history with a combined 340 career tackles.

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MISC. TEAM RECORDS

WC U ’S Y E AR- BY-Y E AR DE FE N SIV E S TAT I S TIC S YEAR 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1ST RUSH G DOWNS ATT 10 129 402 9 167 317 10 171 452 9 147 434 10 138 495 . . . . . . . . . . . .

NET RUSH YDS TDS 1,292 12 1,321 16 1,802 -1,467 -1,379 -. . . . . . . . .

10 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 15 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 9 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11

1,467 1,490 2,270 1,536 2,338 1,675 2,457 2,337 2,549 1,843 2,208 1,698 1,983 1,851 2,152 2,462 2,583 2,743 2,487 1,813 1,817 2,285 2,236 2,548 1,902 2,053 3,073 2,156 1,895 2,442 1,343 1,521 1,604 2,289 2,696 2,387 2,174 2,241 3,675 3,623 3,330 2,740 2,284 3,400

158 162 205 111 192 183 171 187 212 178 267 176 199 186 224 232 230 244 238 185 192 230 194 225 193 170 222 215 185 236 228 185 161 215 269 231 231 246 268 285 278 258 260 282

441 514 562 450 598 543 622 600 533 538 659 488 479 511 529 602 558 537 530 477 508 468 501 540 513 512 556 488 451 546 507 458 391 447 514 465 470 478 595 563 557 536 555 576

-8 25 13 24 13 21 24 26 16 23 9 14 21 28 26 17 32 28 15 17 25 28 44 14 17 33 26 21 22 18 13 8 27 43 28 25 26 43 38 36 23 22 30

PASS PASS ATT COMP INT 198 93 11 267 149 12 256 120 24 239 110 22 178 79 19 . – MISSING – 222 233 212 143 172 251 163 182 229 223 399 287 307 255 282 246 224 273 208 251 268 319 212 230 232 163 211 280 230 307 336 282 232 248 285 293 328 333 233 238 270 302 311 280

104 103 112 59 86 124 74 91 115 112 195 130 144 122 149 130 114 153 112 126 129 154 128 135 112 75 114 160 109 159 203 157 113 153 191 179 196 194 139 155 167 155 196 181

18 21 16 11 12 21 8 7 16 18 28 17 16 20 12 11 18 11 4 12 13 13 2 7 3 7 6 11 13 8 6 12 15 14 2 12 2 11 5 5 5 11 9 6

PASS PCT YDS .470 1,373 .558 1,907 .469 1,440 .460 1,445 .444 1,077 . . . . . . . . . .468 .442 .528 .413 .500 .494 .454 .500 .502 .502 .488 .453 .469 .478 .528 .528 .508 .461 .538 .502 .481 .483 .604 .587 .483 .460 .540 .571 .474 .518 .604 .523 .487 .617 .670 .610 .598 .582 .597 .651 .619 .513 .630 .646

1,461 1,206 1,484 626 1,066 1,625 852 1,218 1,647 1,287 2,414 1,685 1,847 1,587 2,051 1,890 1,664 2,293 1,736 1,899 1,752 2,278 1,483 1,825 1,570 1,033 1,688 2,544 1,439 2,237 2,549 1,800 1,191 1,904 2,379 2,095 2,021 2,633 1,931 2,035 2,217 2,117 2,354 2,345

PASS TDS 10 17 ---. . . . -1 9 4 3 12 5 5 11 5 12 12 9 8 11 15 15 12 15 9 8 12 13 14 8 5 15 20 5 15 15 13 14 14 19 17 8 21 18 19 21 14 14 19

TOT PLAYS 600 613 708 673 673 . . . .

TOT OFF 2,674 3,228 3,242 2,912 2,419 . . . . .

PTS 150 228 150 164 211

661 747 774 593 770 784 785 782 777 761 1058 775 786 766 811 849 782 824 738 728 776 787 713 770 745 675 767 728 681 853 843 740 623 695 799 758 798 811 828 801 827 838 866 856

2,828 2,696 3,754 2,162 3,453 3,300 3,309 3,555 4,196 3,130 4,622 3,383 3,830 3,438 4,203 4,354 4,247 5,036 4,223 3,712 3,569 4,563 3,719 4,373 3,472 3,086 4,761 4,700 3,334 4,679 3,892 3,321 2,795 4,193 5,075 4,485 4,195 4,874 5,606 5,658 5,547 4,857 4,638 5,745

157 87 265 136 207 209 202 243 297 184 283 166 211 267 310 343 261 362 345 230 235 296 311 318 206 200 365 371 231 294 301 254 178 316 504 347 285 380 502 449 467 320 304 396

TURNOVERS Most Fumbles Lost Game ..................4 ........................................ vs. Wofford, 1976 Season .............25 ....................................................... in 1958

Most Turnovers Suffered Game ................10 ......................... vs. Jacksonville State, 1970 Season .............41 ........................................................in 1976

PENALTIES Most Yards Penalized Game ..............155 ...............................................vs. VMI, 2014 Season ...........978 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest Yards Penalized Season .......... 480 ........................................................in 1975

GAMES Most Victories Season .............11 ....................................................... in 1983 Consecutive ........9 ........................................................in 1974

Most Defeats Season .............10 ........................................................in 2011 ..................................................................................... in 2007 ..................................................................................... in 1935 Consecutive ......13 ..................................... 1956 through 1957

Longest Streaks Unbeaten ..........12 ..........................................in 1983 (11-0-1) Winless .............18 ..................................... 1937 through 1939 Road Losing ......22 ..................................................2010-2014 SoCon Losing ....26 ......................................................2010-13

Most Games Played Season .............15 ....................................................... in 1983

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Most Plays Game ................48 ........... Otis McIntosh vs. Presbyterian, 1970 Season .......... 302 ....................................Darrell Lipford, 1977 Career .............987 .............................. Darrell Lipford, 1974-77

Most Yards Game ............. 365 ....Detrez Newsome, at S. Carolina (11/19/16) Season ....... 2,343 ................................ Detrez Newsome, 2016 Career ..........5,617 .................................. Kerry Hayes, 1991-94

Most Yards Per Play Game ............. 47.5 ..........................Kerry Hayes vs. ETSU, 1992 Season ..........21.8 ....................................... Kerry Hayes, 1992 Career ............19.2 .................................. Kerry Hayes, 1991-94

Most Yards Per Game Season ........213.0 ................................ Detrez Newsome, 2016 Career ..........143.1 .................................. Kerry Hayes, 1991-94

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INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORDS Most Points Game ................30 ...........................Brad Hoover vs. VMI, 1998 Season ...........108 ....................................Darrell Lipford, 1977 Career ............ 302 ................................... Kirk Roach, 1984-87

Most Touchdowns Game ..................5 ...........................Brad Hoover vs. VMI, 1998 Season .............18 ....................................Darrell Lipford, 1977 Career ...............38 .............................. Darrell Lipford, 1974-77

Most Points By Kicking Game ................20 ...................... Josh Jones vs. Samford, 1999 Season .............96 .........................................Kirk Roach, 1986 Career ............ 302 ................................... Kirk Roach, 1984-87

Most PATs Attempted Game ................10 ................. Jimmy Corley vs. Newberry, 1969 Season .............43 ................................. Richard Sigmon, 2014 Career .............116 ................................ Jimmy Corley, 1968-71

Most PATs Made Half.....................6 ................. Jimmy Corley vs. Newberry, 1969 Game ................10 ................. Jimmy Corley vs. Newberry, 1969 Season .............43 ................................. Richard Sigmon, 2014 Career .............112 ................................ Jimmy Corley, 1968-71 Consecutive ......65 .............................. Ken Hinsley, 1995-1998

Best PAT Percentage Game .......... 1.000 ................. Jimmy Corley vs. Newberry, 1969 ......................................................................................(10-10) Season ....... 1.000 .................... Richard Sigmon, 2014 (43-43) ................... 1.000 ........................... Ken Hinsley, 1996 (28-28) Career ........... .989 .......................Kirk Roach, 1984-87 (89-90)

TEAM SCORING RECORDS Most Points Quarter .............31 ....................... vs. North Carolina A&T, 1988 Half...................43 ....................... vs. West Virginia State, 2004 Game ................77 ....................... vs. West Virginia State, 2004 Season ...........370 ....................................................... in 1983

Most Touchdowns Game ................11 ....................... vs. West Virginia State, 2004 Season .............45 ....................................................... in 1983

Fewest Points Season ...............6 ....................................................... in 1938

CAREER SCORING

SEASON SCORING

1. #14 – Kirk Roach (1984-87) Placekicker • Doraville, Ga Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 Totals

TDs 0 0 0 0 0

PATs 24-24 19-19 24-25 22-22 89-90

Name, Year

FGS 16-23 12-20 24-28 19- 30 71-101

Pts 72 55 96 79 302

2. #30 – Dean Biasucci (1980-83) Placekicker • Miramar, Fl Year 1980 1981 1982 1982 Totals

TDs 0 0 0 0 0

PATs 19-20 28-28 22-24 40-41 109-113

FGS 10-15 12-20 17-26 18- 32 57-93

Pts 49 64 73 94 280

3. #28 – Darrell Lipford (1974-77) Tailback • Lenior, NC Year 1974 1975 1976 1977 Totals

TDs 7 6 7 18 38

PATs 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2

FGS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Others, Years Detrez Newsome, 2014– Otis McIntosh, 1969-71 Ken Hinsley, 1995-98 Phillip Shirley, 1991-94 Wayne Tolleson, 1974-77 Anthony James, 1979-82 Gerald Harp, 1977-80

Tds PATS 37 *1-1 35 *1-1 0 84-89 0 97-111 20 *31-33 29 *0-1 28 *1-1

11.

Brad Hoover, 1996-99

*0-1

Pts 42 36 44 108 230

FGS 0-0 0-0 35-56 27-52 8-8 0-0 0-0

Pts 224 212 189 178 176 174 170

0-0

168

CAREER TDS SCORED Name

PATS

FGS

Pts

0-0

108

2. Kirk Roach, 1986

24-25

24-28

3. Dean Biasucci, 1983

40-41

18-32

4. Detrez Newsome, 2016

*1-1

–

5. Anthony James, 1982

*0-1

0-0

6. Tom Broadwater, 1959

8---

----

7. Brad Hoover, 1998

*0-1

0-0

8. Leonard Williams, 1979

*1-2

0-0

9. Kirk Roach, 1987

19-30

22-22

10. Josh Jones, 2000

33-35

15-19

0-0

Eddie Maddox, 1984 Gerald Harp, 1978

0-0

Otis McIntosh, 1969

0-0

* - includes one 2-point conversion

SEASON TDS SCORED

* - includes one 2-point conversion

1. Darrell Lipford 2. Detrez Newsome Otis McIntosh 4. Leonard Williams 5. Anthony James 6. Brad Hoover Gerald Harp 8. Fred Boateng David Hackett 10. Paul Smith 11. Eric Rasheed David Lomax

Tds

1. Darrell Lipford, 1977

Years

Rush

Rec

Tds

1974-77 2014– 1968-71 1979-83 1979-82 1995-99 1977-80 2000-02 1970-73 1967-70 1981-84 1965-68

35 28 36 27 26 23 2 26 26 8 2 --

3 7 1 4 3 5 26 0 0 17 22 --

38 ^37 37 31 *29 28 28 26 26 25 *24 24

Name 1. Darrell Lipford 2. Detrez Newsome Anthony James 4. Brad Hoover 5. Eddie Maddox Leonard Williams Gerald Harp Otis McIntosh Tom Broadwater 10. Detrez Newsome Fred Boateng Eric Rasheed 13. Spearman Robinson Kerry Hayes Kevin Thigpen David Mayfield Leonard Williams Otis McIntosh

Year

Rush

Rec

Tds

1977 2016 1982 1998 1984 1979 1978 1969 1959 2015 2001 1983 2014 1992 1991 1986 1983 1970

16 10 13 13 12 11 2 13 -9 12 0 0 0 8 10 10 11

2 4 2 1 1 2 11 0 -3 -12 11 11 3 1 1 0

18 15* 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11

* - includes one kickoff return for a touchdown

* – includes one kickoff return for TD / ^ – includes two kickoff returns for TDs

Fewest Touchdowns Season ...............1 ....................................................... in 1938

Most Combined Points Game ..............114 .................. in 2007 (App State 79, WCU 35)

Largest Margin of Victory Game ................70 ...................................... Occurred two times ....................... last .................was vs. West Virginia State, 2004

Most Shutouts Consecutive ........3 ....................................................... in 1966 Season ...............3 ...................................Occurred seven times ....................... last .................................................... was 1966 Brad Hoover continues to hold the school record for points and TDs in a single-game, rushing for five TDs against VMI in 1998.

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Darrell Lipford (28) continues to rank atop WCU’s scoring records for career touchdowns, season scoring and season touchdowns scored. He ranks third all-time in career points.

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INDIVIDUAL PLACEKICK RECORDS

ANNUAL SCORING LEADERS YEAR 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

PLAYER

G TDS 4 9 8 10 13 9 11 10 11

*1-1

FGS PTS 0-0 28 0-0 48 0-0 78 0-0 66 0-0 68

David Hackett

*0-1

0-0

Herb Cole

0-0

David Lomax David Lomax Otis McIntosh Otis McIntosh Otis McIntosh

PATS *2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

MISSING

Herb Cole

0-0

Darrell Lipford

0-0

1976 Wayne Tolleson

8-8

2-2

1977 Darrell Lipford

11 18

0-0

108

1978 Gerald Harp

11 13

0-0

1979 Leonard Williams

11 13

*1-2

0-0

1980 Leonard Williams

0-0

1981 Dean Biasucci

28-28

12-20

1982 Anthony James

*0-1

0-0

1983 Dean Biasucci

40-41

18-32

1984 Eddie Maddox

10 13

0-0

1985 Kirk Roach

19-19

12-20

1986 Kirk Roach

24-25

24-28

1987 Kirk Roach

22-22

19-30

27-27

8-13

1989 Carlton Terry

*1-1

0-0

1990 Jimmy Sziksai

17-17

6-12

1991 Kevin Thigpen

*1-1

0-0

1992 Phillip Shirley

38-41

10-14

1993 Harold Hines

0-0

1988 Clay Cox

1994 Phillip Shirley

35-41

5-1

1995 David Patten

0-0

1996 Ken Hinsley

28-28

12-16

1997 Ken Hinsley

20-20

8-11

1998 Brad Hoover

*0-1

0-0

1999 Josh Jones

28-29

13-16

2000 Josh Jones

33-35

15-19

2001 Fred Boateng

11 12

*1-1

0-0

2002 Chris Vought

33-36

10-17

2003 Chris Vought

19-26

10-17

2004 Tim Mayse

17-21

8-16

0-0

2006 Jonathan Parsons

17-17

6-10

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

11 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11

0 0 0 0 0 8 12 11 12 15

33-34 20-23 15-17 22-22 32-32 * 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 * 1-1

10-16 10-15 8-10 4-8 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 – –

35 63 50 39 34 44 50 72 66 72 92

2005 Lamont Reid Jonathan Parsons

Blake Bostic Blake Bostic Blake Bostic Clark Sechrest Troy Mitchell Karnorris Benson Spearman Robinson Detrez Newsome Detrez Newsome

CAREER FG MADE

Most Field Goals Attempted Game ..................6 ...................... Josh Jones vs. Samford, 1999 Season .............30 .........................................Kirk Roach, 1987 Career .............101 ................................... Kirk Roach, 1984-87

Most Field Goals Made Half.....................5 ................ Dean Biasucci vs. Mars Hill, 1982 Game ..................6 ...................... Josh Jones vs. Samford, 1999 Season .............24 .........................................Kirk Roach, 1986 Career ...............71 ................................... Kirk Roach, 1984-87

Highest Percentage of Field Goals Made Game .......... 1.000 ..............Josh Jones vs. Samford, 1999 (6-6) Season ......... .857 ............................ Kirk Roach, 1986 (24-28) Career ........... .814 ................. Dean Biasucci, 1980-83 (57-70)

Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Kirk Roach Dean Biasucci Ken Hinsley Josh Jones Phillip Shirley Jimmy Corley Blake Bostic Logan Howard Chris Vought 10. Jim Joyce 11. Van Stayton

Longest Field Goal Made

Season ...............7 .........................................Kirk Roach, 1987 Career ...............11 ................................... Kirk Roach, 1984-87

Most Games With Two or More Field Goals Career ...............25 .........................................Kirk Roach, 1987

Longest Avg. Field Goal Distance Attempted Career ........... 40.5 ................................... Kirk Roach, 1984-87

TEAM PLACEKICK RECORDS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Most Field Goals Attempted Half.....................5 .......................................vs. Mars Hill, 1982 Game ..................5 .......................................vs. Mars Hill, 1982 Season .............32 ....................................................... in 1983

Most Field Goals Made Half.....................5 .......................................vs. Mars Hill, 1982 Game ..................5 .......................................vs. Mars Hill, 1982 Season .............24 ....................................................... in 1986

Fewest Field Goals Made Season ...............0 ....................................................... in 1938

Most Extra Points Attempted Game ................11 ....................... vs. West Virginia State, 2004 Season .............43 ........................................................in 2014

Fewest Extra Points Attempted Season ...............1 ....................................................... in 1930

FGA

Pct

71 57 35 28 27 25 22 21 21 18 14

101 70 56 35 52 41 33 26 36 36 --

.702 .814 .625 .800 .519 .610 .667 .808 .583 .500 --

Name

Year

FGM

FGA

Pct

Kirk Roach Kirk Roach Dean Biasucci Dean Biasucci Kirk Roach Josh Jones Josh Jones Logan Howard Ken Hinsley Kirk Roach Dean Biasucci

1986 1987 1983 1984 1984 2000 1999 2015 1996 1985 1981

24 19 18 17 16 15 13 12 12 12 12

28 30 31 26 23 19 16 14 16 20 20

.857 .633 .581 .654 .696 .789 .813 .857 .750 .600 .600

LONG FIELD GOALS

Fewest Field Goals Att. (since 1960) Season ...............5 ........................................................in 1975

FGM

SEASON FG MADE

Game ................57 .......Kirk Roach vs. Appalachian State, 1987 .........................57 ......................Kirk Roach vs. N.C. A&T, 1987

Most Field Goals of 50 Yards or More

Years 1984-87 1980-83 1995-98 1999-2000 1991-94 1968-71 2007-10 2015-16 2001-03 1972-74 1961-64

Yds 57 57 55 54 53 53 53 52 52 52 52

Name Kirk Roach Kirk Roach Kirk Roach Kirk Roach Phillip Shirley Kirk Roach Kirk Roach Josh Jones Kirk Roach Kirk Roach Dean Biasucci

Opponent Appalachian State North Carolina A&T Georgia Southern Georgia Southern East Tennessee St. Davidson The Citadel Lenoir-Rhyne East Tennessee St. Newberry Furman

Date 11/21/87 11/17/87 10/24/87 10/24/87 11/14/92 9/7/85 10/13/84 9/9/00 9/26/87 9/27/86 12/10/83

Most Extra Points Made Game ................10 ...................................... vs. Newberry, 1969 Season .............43 ........................................................in 2014

Fewest Extra Points Made Season ...............0 ....................................................... in 1938

* - 2-point conversions

Dean Biasucci, who had a 12-year professional football career, ranks second on the school’s all-time scoring list with 280 points.

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Kirk Roach – the school’s all-time leading scorer with 302 points – made five field goals of 52 yards or better during the 1987 season. He had his #14 jersey retired on Sept. 30, 2006.

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PUNTING RECORDS

CAREER PUNTING AVERAGE

Most Punts Game ................13 .......Blake Cain vs. Appalachian State, 2008 Season .............84 ..................................Steve Kornegay, 1983 Career ............ 262 ................................... Blake Cain, 2008-11

Most Yards Per Punt Season ......... 44.5 ........................................Ken Hinsley, 1998 Career ........... 42.8 .................................. Ken Hinsley, 1996-98

Longest Punt Game ................85 ..............Ken Hinsley vs. Chattanooga, 1998

Most Punts Game ................13 ........................vs. Appalachian State, 2008 Season .............86 ....................................................... in 1983

1. #31 - Ken Hinsley (1995-98) Punter/Kicker • Palm City, Fla. Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 Totals

Most Punts Had Blocked Season ...............2 ........................ vs. Appalachian State, 1987

LONG PUNTS Yds 85 78 73 73 70 67 66 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 64 64

Name

Opponent

Ken Hinsley Steve Kornegay Ken Hinsley Kenny Pauley Stanton Horne Anthony Bare Ken Hinsley Ian Berryman David Hill Kenny Pauley Mike Pusey Mike Hicks Brad Goree John Davies Ian Berryman Ian Berryman

Chattanooga The Citadel Appalachian State The Citadel Georgia Southern Chattanooga Georgia Southern Samford Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Marshall East Carolina Livingston Appalachian State at Mercer The Citadel

Date 10/24/98 11/6/82 11/16/96 10/24/92 10/12/02 10/26/85 10/7/95 10/24/15 10/9/99 10/12/91 9/30/78 10/30/76 10/23/71 9/26/70 10/15/16 10/1/16

Ken Hinsley is WCU’s all-time punting leader, while also ranking on the school’s all-time career scoring lists.

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Yards 2,390 1,554 2,032 2,536 8,512

Avg 39.8 43.2 44.2 44.5 42.8

Name Long 66 73 62 85 85

2. #25 - Tim Mayse (2003-06) Punter • Pine Mountain, Ga. Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 Totals

Fewest Punts Game ..................0 .................................. at Presbyterian, 2008 ...........................0 .............................................. vs. VMI, 1993

PUNTS IN A CAREER

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

No – 51 49 50 150

Yards – 2,032 2,048 2,082 6,162

Others

Years

Steve Kornegay Stanton Horne Clark Sechrest Mike Pusey Blake Cain Chuck Miner Phillip Shirley Bobby Cooper L.D. Hyde Kenny Pauley Jim Thompson

1982-85 2000-03 2011-13 1977-79 2008-11 1972-75 1991-94 1956-59 1960-62 1990-93 1965-68

Avg – 39.8 41.8 41.6 41.1

Long – 54 63 53 63

No. / Yds

Avg.

244 / 9,961 177 / 7,220 147 / 5,870 137 / 5,389 262 / 10,145 226 / 6,363 90 / 3,421 –/– –/– 205 / 7,759 –/–

40.8 40.8 39.9 39.3 38.7 38.1 38.0 38.6 38.4 37.8 37.8

SEASON PUNTING AVERAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Others

Year

No. / Yds

Avg.

Ian Berryman Ken Hinsley Ken Hinsley Ian Berryman Steve Kornegay Ken Hinsley Stanton Horne Clark Sechrest Tim Mayse David Hill Tim Mayse Steve Kornegay

2016 1998 1997 2015 1984 1996 2003 2012 2005 1999 2006 1982

52 / 2,335 57 / 2,536 46 / 2,032 58 / 2,534 49 / 2,127 36 / 1,554 57 / 2,391 64 / 2,684 49 / 2,048 65 / 2,716 50 / 2,082 43 / 1,763

44.90 44.49 44.17 43.69 43.41 43.17 41.95 41.94 41.79 41.78 41.64 41.00

Steve Kornegay ranks third in career punting average and from 1982 until 1998, had the school’s longest punt – the first Catamount to crest 70-yards on a kick.

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Blake Cain Steve Kornegay Chuck Milner Anthony Bare Kenny Pauley Ken Hinsley Stanton Horne Tim Mayse Clark Sechrest Mike Pusey IAN BERRYMAN Phillip Shirley Stephen Brown

Years

No.

2008-11 1982-85 1972-75 1986-89 1990-93 1995-98 2000-03 2003-06 2011-13 1977-79 2015-PRES. 1991-94 2004-07

262 244 226 206 205 199 177 150 147 137 110 90 73

ANNUAL PUNTING LEADERS YEAR

PLAYER

YARDS

AVG

1969

Sam Coman

1,216

34.8

1970

David Davies

1,755

36.6

1971

Brad Goree

900

37.5

1972

Chuck Milner

2,219

37.6

1973

Chuck Milner

2,042

35.8

1974

Chuck Milner

1,912

38.2

1975

Chuck Milner

2,409

40.2

1976

Mike Hicks

1,592

36.2

1977

Mike Pusey

1,581

39.5

1978

Mike Pusey

1,587

38.7

1979

Mike Pusey

2,221

39.7

1980

Grady Corbin

2,197

38.5

1981

Eddie McGill

2,245

38.1

1982

Steve Kornegay

1,763

41.0

1983

Steve Kornegay

3,402

40.5

1984

Steve Kornegay

2,127

43.4

1985

Steve Kornegay

2,669

39.3

1986

Anthony Bare

,843

32.4

1987

Anthony Bare

2,183

39.7

1988

Anthony Bare

2,339

38.3

1989

Anthony Bare

2,372

37.1

1990

Kenny Pauley

3,040

37.1

1991

Kenny Pauley

2,051

37.3

1992

Kenny Pauley

1,419

40.5

1993

Kenny Pauley

1,249

37.8

1994

Phil Shirley

1,981

38.8

1995

Ken Hinsley

2,390

39.8

1996

Ken Hinsley

1,554

43.2

1997

Ken Hinsley

2,032

44.2

1998

Ken Hinsley

2,536

44.5

1999

David Hill

2,716

41.8

2000

Justin Kohler

1,669

37.1

2001

Stanton Horne

2,005

40.9

2002

Stanton Horne

2,681

40.0

2003

Stanton Horne

2,391

41.9

2004

Tim Mayse

2,032

39.8 41.8

2005

Tim Mayse

2,048

2006

Tim Mayse

2,082

41.6

2007

Stephen Brown

1,834

39.9

2008

Blake Cain

2,646

38.9

2009

Blake Cain

2,457

37.8

2010

Blake Cain

2,636

39.3

2011

Blake Cain

2,406

38.8

2012

Clark Sechrest

2,684

41.9

2013

Clark Sechrest

3,006

38.5

2014

Destry Barnwell

2,110

39.8

2015

Ian Berryman

2,534

43.7

2016

Ian Berryman

2,335

44.9

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LONG KICK RETURNS

INDIVIDUAL KICKOFF / RETURNS Most Kickoffs Game ................10 ......Kirk Roach vs. North Carolina A&T, 1987 Season .............78 ................................... Dean Biasucci, 1983 Career .............216 ................................... Kirk Roach, 1984-87

Most Kickoff Returns Game ..................9 .... Mike Malone at Appalachian State, 2007 Season .............58 ..................................... Mike Malone, 2007 Career ............ 184 ...........................Otis Washington, 1985-88

Most Kickoff Return Yards Game ............. 222 ............................Kerry Hayes vs. VMI, 1992 Season ....... 1,383 ..................................... Mike Malone, 2007 Career ..........2,641 ................................Mike Malone, 2004-07

Most Yards Per Kickoff Return Game ............ 85.0 .........................Mike Malone vs. Elon, 2005 Season ......... 36.5 ....................................... Kerry Hayes, 1993 Career ........... 28.2 .................................. Kerry Hayes, 1991-94

Most Kickoff Returns For Touchdowns Game ..................2 ............................Kerry Hayes vs. VMI, 1992 Season ...............3 ....................................... Kerry Hayes, 1993 Career .................5 .................................. Kerry Hayes, 1991-94

Yds

Name

Opponent

ANNUAL KICK RETURN LEADERS Date

100.....Detrez Newsome ....Wofford .....................10/11/14 100.....Xavier Godard ........Georgia Southern.......10/11/03 100.....Harvey Walker ........Jacksonville St. ............10/9/76 99.....George Richardson..Furman ........................10/1/11 97.....Kerry Hayes............Furman ....................... 10/2/93 96.....Jerry Gaines ...........Morehead State...........10/5/74 96.....Eric Rasheed..........Davidson ...................... 9/8/84 95.....Kerry Hayes............Appalachian State .... 11/13/93 95.....Anthony James.......Furman ......................11/11/79 95.....Tom Broadwater.....Catawba ............................1960 94.....Kerry Hayes............VMI .......................... 10/10/92 93.....Detrez Newsome ....at South Carolina.......11/19/16 92.....Nick Miller .............The Citadel ................. 10/1/05 90.....Mike Malone..........Elon.......................... 10/29/05 90.....Xavier Godard ........Appalachian State .....11/16/02 90.....Otis Washington.....Marshall ................... 11/12/88 90.....Kerry Hayes............VMI .......................... 10/10/92

Longest Kickoff Return Scoring ...........100 .............. Detrez Newsome vs. Wofford, 2014 .......................100 .......... Xavier Godard vs. Ga. Southern, 2003 .......................100 ........ Harvey Walker vs. Jacksonville St., 1976

In 2007, Mike Malone set two WCU records for kickoff returns while also establishing a new benchmark for career kickoff return yards. He was just the second WCU player to eclipse 1,000 yards.

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90.....Kerry Hayes............The Citadel ................. 9/18/93

Kerry Hayes returned two second quarter kickoffs – one for 90 yards and the second for 94 – for TDs in a single-game in 1992.

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PLAYER Harvey Walker David Hackett Allan Corpening MISSING Tommy Bowen Jerry Gaines Herb Cole Harvey Walker NOT AVAILABLE Gerald Harp Anthony James Anthony James Dwayne Norman Eric Rasheed Eric Rasheed Eric Rasheed Vince Nowell Otis Washington Earl Bates Otis Washington Andy Schultz Andy Schultz Kerry Hayes Kerry Hayes Kerry Hayes Kerry Hayes David Patten Tracy Biggs Tracy Biggs Tracy Biggs Aaron Wright Jawan Clark Randy Thompson Xavier Godard T. Alford T. Alford Mike Malone Mike Malone Mike Malone Adam Hearns George Richardson Nate Harris George Richardson Shaun Warren Shaun Warren Detrez Newsome Detrez Newsome Detrez Newsome

NO. 7 11 13 – 12 8 15 6 – 18 25 20 18 14 28 20 16 32 40 48 14 27 24 20 16 13 21 26 25 26 22 41 12 21 22 16 17 30 58 20 37 32 38 19 22 26 18 40

YARDS 203 170 270 – 295 227 334 206 – 361 594 364 357 333 631 437 277 649 870 1,113 289 496 544 545 584 385 383 596 497 540 442 816 215 498 488 354 534 663 1,383 367 771 642 1,037 411 427 689 389 970

TDS 0 0 0 – 0 1 0 1 – 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1

George Richardson joined Mike Malone (2007) and Otis Washington (1988) as the only Catamounts to have over 1,000 yards in kickoff returns in a season.

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ANNUAL PUNT RETURN LEADERS YEAR 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

PLAYER Harvey Walker Harvey Walker Eddy Sveum MISSING Eagle Moss Eagle Moss Wayne Tolleson Wayne Tolleson NOT AVAILABLE Jeff Dean Jeff Dean Jeff Dean Jeff Dean Kristy Kiser Kristy Kiser Vince Nowell Cam Sanders Lee Shaw Lee Shaw Don Thomas Don Thomas Willie Williams Kerry Hayes Kerry Hayes Kerry Hayes Kerry Hayes Reggie Chavis Jerome Lardy Lamont Williams Lamont Williams Michael Banks Michael Banks Randy Thompson Michael Banks Michael Reeder Francis Brown Francis Brown J.C. Brown Carlton Bailey Adam Hearns George Richardson Marquel Pittman Deja Alexander Deja Alexander Garrett Brown C.J. Goodman C.J. Goodman Connell Young

NO. 13 15 9 – 9 14 6 11 – 5 38 17 9 12 22 20 28 22 12 21 20 8 19 16 11 12 27 28 27 33 5 19 16 21 17 29 27 22 13 13 6 9 7 9 8 10 8 2

YARDS 126 149 100 – 77 48 33 108 – 73 223 96 12 75 162 90 161 98 59 86 170 86 222 231 223 299 217 223 212 226 109 179 54 163 97 272 216 87 103 36 32 55 41 56 60 110 71 5

TDS 1 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Entering the 2015 season, Francis Brown recorded the most punt return yardage in a season since Kerry Hayes in 1994 with with 272 yards in 2004.

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INDIVIDUAL PUNT RETURNS Most Punt Returns

LONG PUNT RETURNS Yds

Game ..................8 ........................Jeff Dean vs. Marshall, 1979 Season .............38 ........................................... Jeff Dean, 1979 Career ...............70 .................................. Kerry Hayes, 1991-94

Most Punt Return Yards Game ..............145 .................. Ellis Johnson vs. Mars Hill, 1965 Season .......... 299 ....................................... Kerry Hayes, 1994 Career .............876 .................................. Kerry Hayes, 1991-94

Most Yards Per Punt Return Game ............ 36.3 ..........................Kerry Hayes vs. ETSU, 1992 ..................... 36.3 .................. Ellis Johnson vs. Mars Hill, 1965 Season ......... 22.7 ......................................Ellis Johnson, 1964 Career ............14.3 ................................ Ellis Johnson, 1964-66

Most Punt Returns For Touchdowns

Name

Opponent

Date

102.....Ellis Johnson ..........Mars Hill....................10/16/65 95.....Kerry Hayes............Chattanooga .............10/19/91 83.....Francis Brown ........Gardner-Webb ............ 9/25/04 83.....Kerry Hayes............ETSU .........................11/14/92 78.....Eagle Moss ............Tenn. Tech ...................9/16/72 65.....Harvey Walker ........App State ................... 9/27/69 59.....Willie Williams .......Mars Hill..................... 9/29/90 57.....Kerry Hayes............Lenoir-Rhyne .................9/1/94 55.....Michael Banks .......Samford ......................11/5/99 52.....Jerome Lardy .........Wofford .......................9/14/96 49.....Terry Moore............Lenoir-Rhyne ...............11/6/76

Game ..................1 ....................................Shared by 11 players ....................... last ............Angelo Brown at Chattanooga, 2007 Season ...............2 ......................................Ellis Johnson, 1965 Career .................4 ................................ Ellis Johnson, 1964-66

Longest Return Scoring ...........102 .................. Ellis Johnson vs. Mars Hill, 1965 (Note: Ball was fumbled on the 7-yard line, recovered two-yards deep and returned 102 yards for a TD)

Jeff Dean holds program records for punt returns in a single-game and season in 1979. Dean and Kerry Hayes are the only Catamounts to lead WCU in punt returns for four-straight years.

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Kerry Hayes is the only Catamount to lead WCU in punt returns in four-straight seasons from 1991-94. He holds WCU’s career punt return records.

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History & Records /// Whitmire Stadium Records

WCU’S SERIES RECORDS AT WHITMIRE STADIUM/WATERS FIELD Opponent

W-L-T

First Meeting

Last Meeting

Home Streak

Appalachian State .....................6-13-0.......1975 ..........2012 ..........L–4 Brevard .......................................1-0-0.......2014 ..........2014 ......... W–1

INDIVIDUAL Most Points 25.........Wayne Tolleson vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, 1976

Most Touchdowns 5 ...................... Karnorris Benson vs. VMI, 2014

Most TD Rushes 4 ................... Shaun Warren vs. Mars Hill, 2011 ..............................Ron Darby (Marshall), 1988 ......................... David Mayfield vs. ETSU, 1986

Most TD Receptions 4 ...................... Karnorris Benson vs. VMI, 2014 ......................... Gerald Harp vs. Wofford, 1979

Catawba ......................................1-0-0.......2014 ..........2014 ......... W–1 Chattanooga .............................8-13-0.......1976 ..........2016 ..........L–4

Most TD Passes

Chowan .......................................1-0-0.......2006 ..........2006 ......... W–1

5 ..............Tyrie Adams vs. Gardner-Webb, 2016 ............................... Troy Mitchell vs. VMI, 2014

The Citadel ..............................10-11-0.......1978 ..........2016 ..........L–1

Most Field Goals Made

Coastal Carolina ..........................0-1-0.......2011 ..........2011 ..........L–1

6 ................................Ray Early (Furman), 2013 ...........................Josh Jones vs. Samford, 1999

Colgate .......................................1-0-0.......1983 ..........1983 ......... W–1

Most PAT Made (Kick)

Davidson .....................................1-0-0.......1984 ..........1984 ......... W–1

9 ........................ Chris Vought vs. Liberty, 2001

East Tennessee State .................10-5-0.......1975 ..........2002 ..........L–1

Most Rushing Yards

Eastern Kentucky .........................1-1-0.......1988 ..........2006 ......... W–1

262 .......................Ron Darby (Marshall), 1988

Most Passing Yards

Elon.............................................8-3-0.......1978 ..........2013 ......... W–1

488 ........................ Chris Sanders (UTC), 2000

Ferrum.........................................1-0-0.......1992 ..........1992 ......... W–1

Most Pass Attempts

Furman ......................................5-14-1.......1978 ..........2015 ......... W–1

67..................Michael Payton (Marshall), 1992

Gardner-Webb .............................3-1-0.......1983 ..........2016 ......... W–1

Most Pass Completions 36..................Michael Payton (Marshall), 1992

Georgia Southern.......................1-10-0.......1987 ..........2012 ..........L–9 Indiana State...............................1-0-0....... 1974 ..........1974 ......... W–1

Most Receptions

Jacksonville State ........................1-0-0.......1976 ..........1976 ......... W–1

Most Receiving Yards

16 .....................Richmond Flowers (UTC), 2000

Johnson C. Smith .........................1-0-0.......2003 ..........2003 ......... W–1

232 .............. Craig Aiken vs. The Citadel, 1992

Most Total Offense Yardage

Lenoir-Rhyne ...............................5-0-0.......1976 ..........2000 ......... W–5

510 ......................................Tyrie Adams, 2016

Liberty .........................................2-2-0.......1976 ..........2008 ..........L–1 Livingston (West Alabama) ...........1-0-0.......1976 ..........1976 ......... W–1

TOP HOME CROWDS

Maine ..........................................1-0-0.......1977 ..........1977 ......... W–1 Marshall ......................................5-3-1.......1978 ..........1995 ..........L–1 Mars Hill ....................................12-0-0.......1982 ..........2015 ........ W–12 Mercer.........................................1-0-0.......2015 ..........2015 ......... W–1 Middle Tennessee State ...............0-2-0.......1975 ..........1981 ..........L–2 Morehead State...........................1-0-0....... 1974 ..........1974 ......... W–1 Murray State................................1-1-0....... 1974 ..........1976 ......... W–1 Newberry .....................................2-0-0.......1986 ..........1993 ......... W–2 Nicholls State ..............................1-0-0.......2004 ..........2004 ......... W–1 North Alabama ............................1-0-0....... 1974 ..........1974 ......... W–1 North Carolina A&T ......................1-1-0.......1987 ..........1993 ..........L–1 Presbyterian ................................3-0-0.......1975 ..........2015 ......... W–3 Samford ......................................1-5-0.......1991 ..........2015 ......... W–1 Shorter College............................1-0-0.......2008 ..........2008 ......... W–1 Tennessee Tech............................2-3-0.......1977 ..........2000 ..........L–1 Tusculum .....................................0-1-1.......2010 ..........2010 ..........L–1 VMI ...........................................12-0-0.......1980 ..........2016 ........ W–12 Western Kentucky ........................1-0-0....... 1974 ..........1974 ......... W–1 West Virginia State ......................1-0-0.......2004 ..........2004 ......... W–1 West Virginia Tech ........................1-0-0.......2002 ..........2002 ......... W–1 Wofford ...................................10-10-0.......1975 ..........2016 ..........L–1

All-Time Record

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(.559 – 42 Seasons)

1. APPALACHIAN STATE 1994 .............................. 15,247 2. APPALACHIAN STATE 2004 .............................. 14,714 3. APPALACHIAN STATE 2008 ............................. 14, 213 4. APPALACHIAN STATE 2010 ..............................14,004 5. APPALACHIAN STATE 1983 ..............................13,924 6. APPALACHIAN STATE 1998 ..............................13,785 7. FURMAN 1978 ..............................13,778 8. APPALACHIAN STATE 2006 .............................. 13,742 9. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1987 ..............................13,460 10. THE CITADEL 2014 ..............................13,323 11. APPALACHIAN STATE 2012 ..............................13,279 12. FURMAN 1989 ..............................13,227 13. APPALACHIAN STATE 1989 .............................. 13,118 14. THE CITADEL 1992 ..............................12,818

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TEAM Most Points 77............... WCU vs. West Virginia State, 2004

Most Points Quarter 29................. WCU vs. W. Va. State, 2004 (2nd)

Most Points Half 43.................. WCU vs. W. Va. State, 2004 (1st)

Most Points by an Opponent 54........................................... Tusculum, 2010

Most Combined Points 97 .........................Marshall 52, WCU 45, 1988

Largest Win Margin 70............... WCU vs. West Virginia State, 2004

Most Field Goals 6 ................................. WCU vs. Samford, 1999

Most Total Offense Yardage 690 ....................WCU vs. Gardner-Webb, 2016

Most Rushing Yards 614 ........................by Georgia Southern, 2012

Most Passing Yards 488 .............................. by Chattanooga, 2000

Most First Downs 34.................. by Marshall, 1992 & WCU, 2016

Most Rushing First Downs 31 ...........................by Georgia Southern, 2012

Most Passing First Downs 25........................................by Marshall, 1992

HOMECOMING GAMES 20-22-1 YEAR 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

OPPONENT Indiana State MTSU Lenoir-Rhyne Wofford Furman Lenoir-Rhyne Marshall ETSU Wofford Wofford The Citadel Chattanooga VMI Georgia Southern Eastern Kentucky Furman The Citadel Samford The Citadel Furman Chattanooga VMI Chattanooga Wofford Chattanooga VMI Chattanooga VMI Chattanooga Wofford Chattanooga Elon Chattanooga The Citadel Samford The Citadel Samford The Citadel Georgia Southern Elon The Citadel Samford Chattanooga

W/L/T W L W W L W T L W W L L W L L L L L L W W W L L W W W W W L L W L L L W L L L Wot W W L

SCORE 18 3 28 44 38 6 41 6 7 24 42 6 13 13 23 32 36 17 37 20 33 34 3 23 34 0 16 37 14 32 3 17 10 28 3 16 31 36 23 20 53 15 21 14 6 20 7 17 24 21 40 2 41 36 44 17 45 28 6 38 24 27 31 26 14 17 31 37 6 21 14 10 7 38 7 35 13 45 27 24 29 15 56 36 25 38

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1931 – 4-4 overall Coach: C.C. Poindexter, 1st season (4-4-0) Date

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Opponent Sylva Institute at Cherokee Indians Biltmore Cherokee Indians at Young Harris Hiawassee Mars Hill at Weaver College

Result W W W W L L L L

Score 12 7 7 6 12 6 20 0 0 20 6 32 0 33 2 19

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Date

1932 – 2-9 overall Coach: C.C. Poindexter, 2nd season (6-13-0) Date

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Opponent at Appalachian State Cherokee Stars at Piedmont Rutherford Carson-Newman at Biltmore East Tennessee State at Hiawassee Gardner-Webb at Mars Hill Weaver College

Result L W L L L W L L L L L

Score 0 20 14 0 7 19 6 12 0 38 68 0 0 26 6 19 7 23 0 7 6 7

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Opponent Result Lees-McRae T at Carson Newman T at Lenoir-Rhyne L Appalachian State L at Catawba L Maryville (Tenn.) L at East Tennessee State L at Elon L Piedmont @ W

Score 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 15 0 33 0 13 0 26 6 46 26 0

Date

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Date O7 O 15 O 22 O 29 N5

Opponent Lees-McRae at Lenoir-Rhyne at Carson-Newman at Appalachian State East Tennessee State Milligan Jacksonville State at Guilford at Elon at Catawba

Result W L L L L W W L L L

Score 20 6 6 18 0 7 0 6 2 6 9 0 18 7 0 13 6 37 0 39

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Opponent Result at Apprentice School L at Catawba L at Carson-Newman L Lenoir-Rhyne L at Tennessee Wesleyan L at East Tennessee State L Appalachian State L at Milligan L at Guilford L Biltmore @ W at Piedmont L

Score 6 26 6 53 0 18 7 21 7 18 0 13 0 12 7 39 6 18 34 6 0 12

Date

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1945 – 1-3 overall Coach: Marion McDonald, 1st season (1-3-0) Date

Opponent Result at Carson-Newman L at East Tennessee State L at Mars Hill T at East Carolina W Appalachian State L at Catawba L Lenoir-Rhyne L at Tusculum T Campbell L

Score 0 51 0 12 0 0 7 6 0 27 0 14 0 18 0 0 6 7

Opponent at Lenoir-Rhyne Mars Hill East Carolina (HC) at Appalachian State at Erskine at Catawba at Western Kentucky Emory & Henry

Result L L L L L L L T

Score 0 40 0 6 6 7 0 27 0 25 0 27 0 55 0 0

Opponent at Guilford Lenoir-Rhyne at Appalachian State East Carolina Campbell Mars Hill at Elon High Point

Result T L L W L L L L

Score 0 0 0 31 7 54 12 6 0 20 6 7 0 52 2 7

Opponent Elon Guilford Appalachian State East Carolina at High Point at Lenoir-Rhyne

Result L W L W L L

Score 0 38 13 0 8 40 25 14 12 21 6 13

Date

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Opponent Georgia Southern at Elon at Appalachian State East Carolina High Point Emory & Henry Lenoir-Rhyne at Maryville

Result W L L L W L W L

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Score 14 7 7 28 0 35 6 19 12 0 0 19 6 0 2 33

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Opponent at High Point Mars Hill at High Point Brevard

Result L L L W

Score 7 35 0 25 0 64 44 0

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Opponent at High Point at Carson-Newman Tusculum Hiawassee Milligan at Lenoir-Rhyne Jacksonville State Appalachian State at East Carolina at Emory & Henry

Result T L W W L W W L W W

Score 6 6 6 14 33 6 26 0 0 6 19 0 13 0 6 42 13 7 13 6

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1947 – 3-5-1 overall Coach: Tom Young, 2nd season (9-8-2) Att.

Att.

Date

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Opponent at High Point Carson-Newman at Tusculum at Catawba at Milligan Lenoir-Rhyne at Appalachian State East Carolina Emory & Henry

Result L L W L L W L W T

Score 6 7 7 13 32 6 0 44 0 19 13 7 0 20 28 0 7 7

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1948 – 7-3 overall Coach: Tom Young, 3rd season (16-11-2) Date S 18 S 25 O2 O9 O 16 O 23 O 30 N6 N 20 N 27

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Opponent at High Point Appalachian State @ Tusculum East Tennessee State at East Carolina Lenoir-Rhyne Maryville (Tenn.) Newberry Emory & Henry at Carson-Newman

Result W L W W W W L W W L

Score 7 6 13 14 37 6 32 12 39 0 9 0 6 7 12 7 32 13 13 14

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@ – Game played in Asheville, NC.

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– NORTH STATE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS – 1949 – 8-3 overall Coach: Tom Young, 4th season (24-14-2)

1941 – 3-5 overall Coach: James Whatley, 3rd season (6-15-1) Date

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1946 – 6-3-1 overall Coach: Tom Young, 1st season (6-3-1)

1940 – 2-4 Coach: James Whatley, 2nd season (3-10-1)

1935 – 1-10 overall Coach: Ralph James, 1st season (1-10-0) Date

Score 0 33 8 26 0 2 0 19 2 20 7 6 6 45 6 0 6 27

1939 – 1-6-1 overall Coach: James Whatley, 1st season (1-6-1) Date

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Opponent Result at Catawba L Carson-Newman L at East Tennessee State L at Maryville (Tenn.) L at Appalachian State L East Carolina W Milligan L at Lenoir-Rhyne W at Cumberland L

1938 – 0-7-1 overall Coach: Ralph James, 4th season (4-30-2)

@ – Game played in Sylva, N.C.

Date

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1937 – 1-6-2 overall Coach: Ralph James, 3rd season (4-23-2)

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1933 – 1-6-2 overall Coach: C.C. Poindexter, 3rd season (7-19-2) Date

1942 – 1944

1936 – 2-7 overall Coach: Ralph James, 2nd season (3-17-0)

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Date S 17 S 24 O1 O8 O 15 O 22 O 29 N5 N 12 N 19 N 24

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Opponent Result Score Att. High Point @ W 20 7 at Appalachian State W 13 6 at Tusculum W 20 0 at East Tennessee State W 14 0 East Carolina W 19 6 Lenoir-Rhyne (HC) W 14 0 at Maryville L 13 20 at Newberry W 34 7 Emory & Henry L 26 27 Carson-Newman W 13 6 West Liberty % L 0 20 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C. % – Smoky Mountain Bowl in Bristol, Va.

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1950 – 3-6 overall Coach: Tom Young, 5th season (27-20-2) Date

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1955 – 2-7-1 overall Coach: Tom Young, 10th season (39-54-4)

Opponent Result Score Att. High Point W 20 0 Appalachian State L 6 13 Presbyterian L 6 20 East Tennessee State @ W 13 7 East Carolina L 6 36 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 7 25 Elon L 19 25 at Emory & Henry L 0 40 Carson-Newman W 25 6 @ – Game played in Waynesville, N.C.

Date S 10 S 17 S 24 O1 O8 O 15 O 22 O 29 N5 N 12

1951 – 3-6 overall Coach: Tom Young, 6th season (30-26-2) Date S 15 S 22 S 28 O6 O 13 O 20 O 25 N 10 N 17

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Opponent Result Score Att. at East Tennessee State W 7 6 at Appalachian State L 6 26 at Presbyterian L 0 12 Catawba @ L 7 37 East Carolina (HC) W 34 20 Lenoir-Rhyne @ L 7 33 at Elon L 0 23 Emory & Henry L 7 13 Carson-Newman W 34 13 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C.

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Opponent Result Score Att. at Carson-Newman W 7 0 Appalachian State @ L 12 20 East Tennessee State L 7 13 at Catawba L 0 20 at East Carolina L 7 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 13 42 Elon W 12 0 at Emroy & Henry L 0 33 Presbyterian L 6 44 at Wofford L 13 20 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C.

Date S 15 S 22 S 29 O6 O 13 O 20 O 27 N3 N 10 N 17

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Opponent Result Wofford L Carson-Newman L at Appalachian State L at East Tennessee State L Catawba L East Carolina L Lenoir-Rhyne L at Elon L Emory & Henry W at Presbyterian L

Score 6 7 0 7 0 7 7 34 12 13 7 26 20 21 7 13 18 7 0 20

Date S 14 S 21 S 28 O5 O 12 O 19 O 26 N 23

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Opponent Result Score Att. at Carson-Newman L 6 7 Appalachian State @ L 7 27 East Tennessee State L 21 24 at Catawba W 26 13 at East Carolina L 13 27 at Lenoir-Rhyne W 21 19 Elon (HC) T 20 20 at Emory & Henry L 0 16 Naval Apprentice W 64 7 Charleston Air Force Base ^ W 46 7 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C. ^ – Game played at Waynesville, N.C.

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Opponent Result Score Att. at Carson-Newman W 19 13 Appalachian State @ L 7 19 East Tennessee State L 6 7 at Catawba L 0 7 at East Carolina L 19 20 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 0 35 Elon (HC) L 6 26 at Emory & Henry L 14 39 at Tampa L 9 41 at Wofford L 7 39 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C.

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Opponent Result Score Att. at Wofford L 7 28 Carson-Newman @ L 6 19 at Appalachian State L 0 25 at East Tennessee State L 6 7 at Catawba W 14 12 East Carolina (HC) W 20 7 Lenoir-Rhyne L 0 13 at Guilford T 7 7 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C.

Date S 13 S 20 S 27 O4 O 11 O 18 O 25 N1 N8 N 22

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Opponent Result Score Att. Wofford @ L 15 29 at Carson-Newman L 6 20 Appalachian State W 32 22 at Tampa L 12 19 at Catawba T 6 6 at East Carolina L 7 18 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 30 36 Elon (HC) L 6 15 at Emory & Henry L 0 6 Guilford L 0 15 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C.

Date S 16 S 23 S 30 O7 O 14 O 21 O 28 N4 N 11 N 18

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Opponent Result Score Att. Catawba @ T 6 6 Carson-Newman @ W 44 0 at Appalachian State L 12 14 at Tampa W 19 8 Catawba W 30 0 East Carolina W 34 14 Lenoir-Rhyne L 7 28 at Elon W 14 6 Emory & Henry W 36 20 at Guilford W 36 0 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C.

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Opponent Result Score Att. Catawba @ W 35 0 at Carson-Newman W 7 0 Appalachian State L 6 22 Tampa @ W 28 7 at Catawba L 7 12 at East Carolina L 6 7 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 6 31 Elon (HC) W 41 6 at Emory & Henry W 18 14 at Newberry L 6 30 Guilford W 21 14 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C.

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Opponent Result Score Att. Carson-Newman @ W 12 10 Appalachian State @ L 12 25 at Tampa L 13 24 Catawba L 14 18 at East Carolina W 7 6 Lenoir-Rhyne L 14 24 at Elon L 9 11 Emory & Henry W 10 6 Newberry L 17 47 at Guilford W 28 0 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C.

1962 – 3-5-1 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 7th season (24-40-4) Date S 15 S 22 S 29 O6 O 13 O 20 O 27 N3 N 10

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Opponent Result Score Att. Carson-Newman @ W 7 0 Appalachian State @ T 6 6 Guilford W 15 6 at Catawba L 13 26 East Carolina (HC) W 20 16 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 0 37 Elon L 13 14 at Emory & Henry L 9 21 at Newberry L 14 15 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C.

1963 – 2-6-1 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 7th season (26-46-5) Date S 21 S 28 O5 O 12 O 19 O 26 N2 N9 N 16

1959 – 7-2-1 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 4th season (11-24-3) Date S 12 S 19 S 26 O3 O 10 O 17 O 24 O 31 N7 N 21

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1961 – 4-6 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 6th season (21-35-3)

1958 – 1-8-1 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 3rd season (4-22-2)

1954 – 4-5-1 overall Coach: Tom Young, 9th season (37-47-3) Date S 18 S 25 O2 O9 O 16 O 23 O 30 N6 N 13 N 25

Date S 10 S 17 S 24 O1 O8 O 15 O 22 O 29 N5 N 11 N 19

1957 – 2-5-1 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 2nd season (3-14-1)

1953 – 1-9 overall Coach: Tom Young, 8th season (33-43-2) Date

Opponent Result Score Att. at Wofford L 7 21 Carson-Newman @ L 0 9 at Appalachian State W 7 6 at East Tennessee State T 7 7 Catawba W 20 6 East Carolina (HC) L 6 14 Lenoir-Rhyne L 0 26 at Elon L 6 19 Emory & Henry L 7 40 at Tampa L 0 48 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C.

1956 – 1-9 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 1st season (1-9-0)

1952 – 2-8 overall Coach: Tom Young, 7th season (32-34-2) Date S 20 S 27 O4 O 11 O 18 O 25 N1 N8 N 15 N 21

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1960 – 6-5 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 5th season (17-29-3)

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Opponent Result Score Att. Carson-Newman @ W 24 0 at Appalachian State L 3 14 at Guilford W 10 0 Catawba (HC) L 0 6 at East Carolina L 0 50 Lenoir-Rhyne L 20 21 at Elon L 10 19 Emory & Henry T 0 0 Newberry L 15 17 @ – Game played in Asheville, N.C.

1964 – 5-4 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 8th season (31-50-5) Date S 19 S 26 O3 O 10 O 17

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Opponent Carson-Newman @ Appalachian State Guilford at Catawba Mars Hill (HC) at Lenoir-Rhyne Elon at Newberry at Tampa

Result Score Att. L 7 13 L 10 27 L 12 20 W 7 0 W 28 0 W 14 13 W 21 20 W 14 6 L 7 21 @ – Game played at Asheville, N.C.

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1970 – 6-3 overall Coach: Bob Waters, 2nd season (15-4-0)

1965 – 7-2 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 9th season (38-51-5) Date S 18 S 25 O2 O9 O 16 O 23 O 30 N 13 N 20

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Opponent Carson-Newman at Appalachian State at Guilford Catawba (HC) at Mars Hill Lenoir-Rhyne at Elon Newberry Presbyterian

Result W W W L W L W W W

Score 13 6 7 0 9 7 13 18 40 0 13 14 26 14 19 0 8 7

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Date S 19 S 26 O3 O 10 O 17 O 24 O 31 N 14 N 21

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Opponent at Carson-Newman Appalachian State Guilford at Catawba Emory & Henry (HC) at Lenoir-Rhyne Elon at Mars Hill at Newberry at Presbyterian

Result W L W L L L W W W L

Score 20 13 33 35 17 15 7 24 6 13 7 25 34 0 62 0 40 0 29 42

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Date S 11 S 18 S 25 O2 O9 O 16 O 23 O 30 N6 N 13

1967 – 4-5-1 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 11th season (47-62-6) Date S 16 S 23 S 30 O7 O 14 O 21 O 28 N4 N 11 N 18

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Opponent Carson-Newman Appalachian State at Guilford Catawba at Emory & Henry Lenoir-Rhyne at Elon Mars Hill Newberry Presbyterian

Result W W L L L L T W W L

Score 7 3 21 0 7 26 3 12 14 28 6 39 20 20 56 12 35 0 0 10

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Opponent at Carson-Newman Appalachian State Guilford at Catawba Emory & Henry (HC) at Lenoir-Rhyne Elon at Newberry Presbyterian

Result L L W W W L L W L

Score 7 24 14 28 35 7 38 35 34 20 27 59 30 35 28 0 19 20

Att.

Rnk.

Opponent Carson-Newman at Appalachian State at Jacksonville State Catawba at Emory & Henry Lenoir-Rhyne (HC) at Elon at Samford Newberry Presbyterian

Result W W W W W W W W W L

Score 20 17 35 7 14 7 22 16 38 24 41 25 17 13 47 13 70 0 17 28

Score 33 14 10 17 10 24 22 29 28 21 35 17 17 7 23 15 54 20

Att.

Rnk.

Date S9 S 16 S 23 S 30 O7 O 14 O 21 O 28 N 11 N 19

Rnk.

Opponent at Murray State Tennessee Tech at The Citadel at Florida A&M Furman Livingston (HC) at Mississippi College Jacksonville State at Presbyterian Appalachian State

Result W W W L W T L W W W

Score 21 12 31 13 10 0 17 21 24 15 14 14 6 20 17 12 24 14 35 21

Att.

Date S8 S 15 S 22 S 29 O6 O 20 O 27 N3 N 10 N 17

Rnk.

Opponent Tennessee Tech at Murray State Appalachian State at Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky Chattanooga at Nebraska-Omaha Florida A&M Presbyterian (HC) Carson-Newman

Result T L W W L W L W W W

Score 10 10 25 27 23 14 24 7 7 45 14 0 19 30 41 9 31 12 23 3

Att.

Att. 6,200 13,000 9,200 12,500 13,400 13,000 2,000 7,150 9,650 5,500

1974 – 9-2 overall Coach: Bob Waters, 6th season (41-17-2) Date S 14 S 21 S 28 O5 O 12 O 19 O 26 N9 N 16 N 23 N 30

Rnk.

Opponent Murray State at Tennessee Tech at Appalachian State Morehead State # North Alabama Indiana State (HC) at Presbyterian at Carson-Newman Western Kentucky at Wofford at Louisiana Tech $

Result L W W W W W W W W W L

Score 3 10 9 7 21 17 31 12 32 7 18 3 28 10 20 0 20 2 21 9 7 10

Rnk.

Opponent Result at Toledo L East Tennessee St. L at Murray State W Presbyterian W Wofford L at East Carolina L at Chattanooga L Middle Tennessee (HC) L at Furman L Appalachian State W

Score 31 32 8 29 16 9 28 14 14 23 14 42 6 27 28 44 0 34 20 11

Att.

1976 – 6-4 overall * Coach: Bob Waters, 8th season (50-28-2) Date S4 S 11 S 18 S 25 O2 O.9 O 16 O 23 O 30 N6

Rnk.

Opponent at Presbyterian Livingston Murray State Chattanooga at Appalachian State Jacksonville State at East Tennessee St. at Wofford at East Carolina Lenoir-Rhyne (HC)

Result W W W L L W W L L W

Score 19 7 21 14 13 10 14 28 17 24 14 13 14 0 6 10 17 24 28 6

Att.

NOTE: WCU could not compete toward the Southern Conference Championship in its first season as it could not schedule the necessary minimum of five league games upon learning of its new affiliation on May 14, 1976.

1977 – 6-4-1, overall 2-2-1 SoCon Coach: Bob Waters, 9th season (56-32-3, 2-2-1)

– FIRST SEASON IN WHITMIRE STADIUM – – NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS –

Att.

Date S6 S 13 S 20 O4 O 11 O 18 O 25 N1 N8 N 15

– FIRST YEAR IN THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE –

Opponent Result Score Att. Murray State @ L 22 32 at Tennessee Tech L 17 27 at Appalachian State W 26 0 at Jacksonville State L 14 41 at Furman L 14 21 Mississippi College W 37 0 at Livingston L 9 15 at Elon L 29 43 West Virginia State (HC) W 24 19 Wofford W 31 13 @ – Game played at Memorial Stadium in Asheville, N.C.

1973 – 6-3-1 overall Coach: Bob Waters, 5th season (32-15-2)

1969 – 9-1 overall Coach: Bob Waters, 1st season (9-1-0) Date S 20 S 27 O4 O 11 O 18 O 25 N1 N8 N 15 N 22

Result W L L L W W W W W

1972 – 7-2-1 overall Coach: Bob Waters, 4th season (26-12-1)

1968 – 4-5 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 12th season (51-67-6) Date S 21 S 28 O5 O 12 O 19 O 26 N2 N 16 N 23

Opponent at Carson-Newman Appalachian State Jacksonville State at Wofford at Presbyterian at Lenoir-Rhyne Elon (HC) Concordia Guilford

1971 – 4-6 overall Coach: Bob Waters, 3rd season (19-10-0)

1966 – 5-5 overall Coach: Dan Robinson, 10th season (43-57-5) Date S 17 S 24 O1 O8 O 15 O 22 O 29 N5 N 13 N 19

Rnk.

1975 – 3-7 overall Coach: Bob Waters, 7th season (44-24-2)

Att. 7,500 9,200 13,589 9,000 8,200 10,000 6,200 6,000 11,300 8,000 12,200

Date S3 S 10 S 17 S 24 O1 O8 O 15 O 22 O 29 N 12 N 19

Rnk.

Opponent at Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech at The Citadel * Indiana State at Furman * Chattanooga * East Tennessee St. Maine Wofford (HC) at Marshall * Appalachian State *

Result L L L W T L W W W W W

Score 16 21 21 41 0 20 15 14 24 24 10 21 35 0 41 20 41 6 41 26 44 14

Att.

* – SoCon Game

1978 – 6-5 overall, 4-2 SoCon Coach: Bob Waters, 10th season (62-37-3, 6-4-1) Date S2 S9 S 16 S 23 S 30 O 14 O 21 O 28 N4 N 11 N 18

Rnk.

Opponent at East Carolina at Tennessee Tech at East Tennessee St. Elon Marshall * The Citadel * at Wofford at VMI * at Chattanooga * Furman (HC) * Appalachian State *

Result L L L W W W W W W L L

Score 6 14 20 22 14 21 17 7 21 14 38 24 26 11 41 12 31 21 7 24 13 39

Att. 31,251 12,700 5,269 9,351 7,645 8,455 4,500 4,100 10,000 13,778 12,232

* – SoCon Game

#-Whitmire Stadium Dedication Game ... $-NCAA Division II playoffs

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1979 – 6-5 overall, 2-4 SoCon Coach: Bob Waters, 11th season (68-42-3, 8-8-1) Date S1 S8 S 15 S 22 S 29 O6 O 20 O 27 N3 N 10 N 17

Rnk.

Opponent at East Carolina Tennessee Tech at Marshall * at Appalachian State * Elon at The Citadel * Wofford Lenoir-Rhyne (HC) Chattanooga * at Furman * East Tennessee St. *

Result L W W L W L W W L L W

Score 6 31 24 7 24 0 27 35 20 7 19 21 56 21 42 6 35 42 14 23 20 17

Att. 25,000 8,650 16,103 17,142 5,712 14,750 6,750 11,481 7,109 8,854 8,115

* – SoCon Game

1980 – 3-7-1, 2-4-1 SoCon Coach: Bob Waters, 12th season (71-49-4, 10-12-1) Date S6 S 13 S 20 S 27 O4 O 11 O 18 O 25 N1 N8 N 15

Rnk.

Opponent Result VMI * W at Tennessee Tech L Furman * L at Clemson L at Middle Tennessee W The Citadel * L at East Carolina L Marshall (HC) * T at Appalachian State * L at Chattanooga * L at East Tennessee St. * W

Score 16 14 10 26 14 28 10 17 24 10 21 28 14 24 13 13 24 27 14 39 20 17

Att. 11,638 9,319 11,150 59,000 2,000 10,640 21,300 11,850 15,850 9,000 5,128

* – SoCon Game

1981 – 4-7, 3-4 SoCon Coach: Bob Waters, 13th season (75-56-4, 13-16-1) Date S5 S 12 S 19 S 26 O3 O 10 O 17 O 24 O 31 N 14 N 21

Rnk.

Opponent Result at East Carolina L at VMI * L at The Citadel * L Furman * L Middle Tennessee L at Wofford W East Tennessee St. (HC) * L Chattanooga * W at Florida State L at Marshall * W Appalachian State * W

Score 6 42 14 21 3 12 27 31 10 23 37 30 23 32 24 10 31 56 38 28 21 10

Att. 24,983 5,200 18,950 11,850 7,200 5,405 11,250 6,210 52,721 11,672 11,218

* – SoCon Game

1982 – 6-5 overall, 4-2 SoCon Coach: Bob Waters, 14th season (81-61-4, 17-18-1 Date S4 S 11 S 18 S 25 O2 O9 O 16 O 23 O 30 N6 N 20

Rnk.

Opponent at Wake Forest Tennessee Tech Mars Hill at Clemson at East Tennessee St. * at Furman * Marshall * Wofford (HC) at Chattanooga * The Citadel * at Appalachian State *

Result L L W L W L W W W L W

Score 10 31 10 17 38 3 10 21 27 25 6 12 42 10 36 17 20 0 20 24 26 24

Att. 25,476 8,540 11,120 61,000 6,500 13,250 5,522 11,360 8,004 8,132 6,150

* – SoCon Game

– NCAA DIVISION I-AA NATIONAL RUNNER-UP – 1983 – 11-3-1 overall, 5-0-1 SoCon Coach: Bob Waters, 15th season (92-64-5, 22-18-1) Date S3 S 17 S 24 O1 O8 O 15 O 22 O 29 N5 N 12 N 19 N 26 D3 D 10 D 17

Rnk.

Opponent at Clemson at Wake Forest East Tennessee St. * at Marshall * at Tennessee Tech -/5 Furman * Wofford (HC) Chattanooga * at The Citadel * Gardner-Webb 13/- Appalachian State * 9/12 Colgate $ 9/3 at Holy Cross $ 9/2 at Furman $ 9/1 vs. Southern Illinois #

Result L L W W W T W W W W W W W W L

Score 10 44 0 21 17 16 21 7 42 10 17 17 37 20 25 15 44 17 43 7 41 15 24 23 28 21 14 7 7 43

Att. 71,500 21,351 11,338 10,027 11,308 11,642 10,755 9,245 13,240 6,212 13,924 6,500 10,814 13,034 15,950

* – SoCon Game $ – NCAA I-AA playoffs # – NCAA I-AA championship game in Charleston, SC

1984 – 8-3, 5-2 SoCon Coach: Bob Waters, 16th season (100-67-5, 27-20-1) Date S1 S8 S 15 S 22 S 29 O6 O 13 O 20 O 27 N3 N 10

Rnk.

-/12

Opponent at Boston College Davidson at Chattanooga * at VMI * Tennessee Tech at Appalachian State * The Citadel (HC) * Wofford at Furman * Marshall * at East Tennessee St. *

Result L W L W W W L W W W W

Score 24 44 45 13 6 10 22 16 34 6 34 7 33 34 31 0 20 19 30 0 31 17

Att. 32,000 9,266 8,239 4,600 10,445 18,629 12,204 6,858 12,514 8,414 6,842

* – SoCon Game

1985 – 4-6-1 overall, 2-4-1 SoCon Coach: Bob Waters, 17th season (104-73-6, 29-24-2) Date S7 S 14 S 21 S 28 O5 O 12 O 26 N2 N9 N 16 N 23

Rnk.

Opponent at Davidson at Tennessee Tech Furman * 19/- East Tennessee St. * 12/3 at Marshall * 14/- at Georgia Tech Chattanooga (HC) * at The Citadel * Appalachian State * at Florida State VMI # *

Result W W L W T L L L L L W

Score 13 0 30 3 27 31 13 3 10 10 17 24 3 23 3 10 14 27 10 50 35 30

Att. 4,000 7,262 12,635 11,845 17,357 36,111 11,965 14,157 12,218 52,773 6,160

* – SoCon Game # – Dubbed the field at Whitmire Stadium “Bob Waters Field” at halftime

1986 – 6-5 overall, 5-2 SoCon Coach: Bob Waters, 18th season (110-78-6, 36-26-2) Date A 30 S 13 S 27 O4 O 11 O 18 O 25 N1 N8 N 15 N 22

Rnk.

Opponent at Appalachian State * at South Carolina Newberry at Auburn East Tennessee St. * at Furman * VMI (HC) * The Citadel * at Chattanooga * Marshall * at North Carolina State

Result L L W L W W W W L W L

Score 13 17 24 45 34 24 6 55 43 16 19 13 34 0 27 12 7 34 33 20 18 31

Att. 22,618 65,731 10,235 63,000 8,267 15,245 3,500 5,618 6,063 5,882 39,200

1987 – 4-7 overall, 2-4 SoCon Coach: Bob Waters, 19th season (114-85-6, 38-30-2) Date S5 S 12 S 19 S 26 O 10 O 17 O 24 O 31 N7 N 14 N 21

Rnk.

Opponent at Clemson at South Carolina -/10 Furman * at East Tennessee St. * 18/- Mars Hill 12/- North Carolina A&T 9/20 Georgia Southern (HC) 18/- at The Citadel * Chattanooga * -/20 Marshall * -/2 Appalachian State *

Result L L W W W W L L L L L

Score 0 43 6 31 20 14 37 20 41 0 55 34 16 37 24 38 11 13 16 47 13 33

Att. 77,000 66,563 10,334 8,475 9,270 7,448 13,460 10,339 5,216 14,423 11,154

* – SoCon Game

1988 – 2-9 overall, 1-6 SoCon Coach: Bob Waters, 20th season (116-94-6, 39-36-2) Date S3 S 10 S 15 O1 O8 O 15 O 22 O 29 N5 N 12 N 19

Rnk.

-/15 -/10 -/16 -/6

Opponent Result at North Carolina State L at South Carolina L East Tennessee St. * W The Citadel * L at Chattanooga * L at North Carolina A&T W Eastern Kentucky (HC) L at Furman * L at Appalachian State * L Marshall * L at VMI * L

Score 6 45 0 38 33 23 21 27 14 19 45 10 14 32 0 31 21 42 45 52 20 24

Att. 40,300 68,800 9,247 9,135 6,008 4,875 11,420 13,014 12,375 11,128 3,100

* – SoCon Game

1989 – 3-7-1 overall, 1-4-1 SoCon Coach: Dale Strahm, 1st season (3-7-1, 1-4-1) Date S2 S9 S 16 S 23 S 30 O7 O 21 O 28 N4 N 11 N 18

Rnk. -/4

-/7 -/3

-/7

Opponent Result at Eastern Kentucky L Lenoir-Rhyne W Chattanooga * W at East Tennessee St. * L Mars Hill W vs. The Citadel @ * T at South Carolina L Furman (HC) * L at Georgia Tech L at Marshall * L Appalachian State * L

Score 13 31 21 17 26 20 11 30 42 0 22 22 3 24 3 17 7 34 22 35 20 31

Att. 14,800 9,472 7,435 5,268 5,114 14,774 62,000 13,227 28,821 10,546 13,118

* – SoCon Game @ - Game was played at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., due to damage in Charleston from Hurricane Hugo

1990 – 3-8 overall, 2-5 SoCon Coach: Steve Hodgin, 1st season (3-8, 2-5) Date S1 S8 S 15 S 22 S 29 O6 O 13 O 20 O 27 N3 N 17

Rnk.

-/18

-/8

Opponent Result at North Carolina State L VMI * W at North Carolina A&T L East Tennessee St. * W Mars Hill W The Citadel (HC) * L at Duke L at Appalachian State * L at Furman * L at Chattanooga * L Marshall * L

Score 0 67 28 20 19 40 21 17 20 7 10 28 18 49 9 27 9 42 21 23 14 42

Att. 42,700 6,752 9,937 5,928 10,271 11,148 15,700 21,412 14,910 5,203 9,626

* – SoCon Game

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1991 – 2-9 overall, 2-5 SoCon Coach: Steve Hodgin, 2nd season (5-17, 4-10) Date A 31 S 14 S 21 S 28 O5 O 12 O 19 O 26 N2 N9 N 16

Rnk.

-/3 -/6

-/19 -/18

Opponent Result at Georgia L at Wake Forest L at East Tennessee St. * W Furman * L at The Citadel * L at Georgia Southern L Chattanooga * W Samford (HC) L at Marshall (3OT) * L at VMI * L Appalachian State * L

Score 0 48 24 40 29 15 14 42 13 38 6 44 27 24 3 16 24 27 25 27 14 24

Att. 78,512 22,352 3,319 12,445 13,811 19,190 8,870 9,530 20,466 4,178 11,633

1995 – 3-7 overall, 2-6 SoCon Coach: Steve Hodgin, 6th season (27-36, 21-24) Date S2 S 16 S 23 S 30 O7 O 14 O 21 O 28 N 11 N 18

Rnk.

-/13 -/3

-/2

Opponent Result at Clemson L Elon W The Citadel * W Furman * L at Georgia Southern * L Marshall * L at Chattanooga * L VMI (HC) * W at Appalachian State * L at East Tennessee St. * L

Score 9 55 36 14 31 14 21 31 0 42 3 42 14 35 31 14 3 28 10 36

Att. 65,000 6,632 8,645 11,244 11,430 3,858 7,088 8,878 10,927 4,527

* – SoCon Game

1992 – 7-4 overall, 5-2 SoCon Coach: Steve Hodgin, 3rd season (12-19, 9-12) Date S5 S 12 S 26 O3 O 10 O 17 O 24 O 31 N7 N 14 N 21

Rnk.

Opponent Mars Hill at Georgia Tech Ferrum at Samford VMI * at Chattanooga * -/6 The Citadel (HC) * -/2 Marshall * at Furman * 19/- East Tennessee St. * 15/18 at Appalachian State *

Result W L W L W W L W W W L

Score 42 6 19 37 42 0 6 30 28 25 44 13 31 36 38 30 29 27 41 12 12 14

Att. 5,240 41,911 9,377 3,019 6,370 4,017 12,818 9,180 13,404 9,247 17,687

Date S4 S 18 S 25 O2 O9 O 16 O 23 O 30 N6 N 13 N 20

Rnk. 8/13/11/22/23 20/8 25/24/22/24/16/-/9

Opponent at Kansas The Citadel * North Carolina A&T Furman (HC) * at Georgia Southern * at East Tennessee St. * at Chattanooga * Newberry VMI * at Appalachian State * at Marshall *

Result L W L W L W W W W L L

Score 3 46 38 18 7 34 23 20 18 19 25 24 41 10 56 10 38 14 16 20 16 20

Att. 31,500 9,286 11,288 11,632 14,133 6,061 8,523 5,238 10,116 14,767 18,055

Date S7 S 14 S 21 S 28 O5 O 12 O 19 O 26 N2 N9 N 16

Rnk.

-/15 -/1

Opponent at Liberty Wofford at The Citadel * East Tennessee St. * at Furman * Georgia Southern * at Marshall * Chattanooga (HC) * at VMI * Elon Appalachian State *

Result W W L L L L L L W W L

Score 20 10 24 6 14 28 10 49 30 45 28 38 21 56 6 20 17 14 45 28 17 24

Date S1 S 10 S 17 S 24 O1 O8 O 15 O 22 O 29 N 12 N 19

Rnk. 17/17/17/14/19/17/16/1 23/21/18/12 23/-

Opponent Lenoir-Rhyne at Georgia Tech at The Citadel * at North Carolina State at Furman * Georgia Southern * at Marshall * Chattanooga (HC) * at VMI * Appalachian State * East Tennessee St. *

Result W L W L W W L W W L L

Score 23 14 26 45 42 38 13 38 35 24 35 31 14 38 53 15 33 7 7 12 31 34

Att. 9,190 40,012 14,176 43,000 12,125 10,212 24,968 11,337 5,129 15,247 5,522

Rnk.

-/25 -/1

-/5

1997 – 3-8 overall, 3-5 SoCon Coach: Bill Bleil, 1st season (3-8, 3-5) Date S 13 S 20 S 27 O4 O 11 O 18 O 25 N1 N8 N 15 N 22

Rnk.

-/14 -/18 -/11

-/15

Opponent Result Liberty L The Citadel * W at East Tennessee St. * L Furman * W at Georgia Southern * L Wofford (HC) * L at Chattanooga * L VMI * W at Elon L at Appalachian State * L at Samford L

Score 10 17 45 25 18 28 17 16 7 30 7 17 21 24 24 0 16 17 7 13 0 19

1998 – 6-5 overall, 5-3 SoCon Coach: Bill Bleil, 2nd season (9-13, 8-8) Rnk.

-/2

Opponent Result at Duke L at The Citadel * W East Tennessee St. (2OT) * W at Furman * L Georgia Southern * L at Wofford * L Chattanooga (HC) * W at VMI * W Elon W at Tennessee Tech L Appalachian State * W

Score 10 24 14 8 31 24 7 31 21 28 10 17 24 21 39 17 10 7 6 17 23 6

Att. 10,057 36,376 5,448 11,818 16,406 9,214 5,719 8,978 5,573 18,971 5,622

2000 – 4-7 overall, 3-5 SoCon Coach: Bill Bleil, 4th season (16-28, 13-19) Date S2 S9 S 16 S 23 S 30 O7 O 14 O 21 O 28 N 11 N 18

Rnk.

-/6 -/1

-/13

Opponent at Louisiana State Lenoir-Rhyne at The Citadel * East Tennessee St. * at Furman * Georgia Southern * at Wofford * Chattanooga (HC) * at VMI * Appalachian State * Tennessee Tech

Result L W L W L L L W W L L

Score 0 58 53 10 10 17 39 27 14 38 24 42 31 40 41 36 41 31 28 35 35 37

Att. 87,188 8,714 12,281 4,214 9,387 7,114 8,024 8,312 5,275 10,207 4,828

2001 – 7-4 overall, 5-3 SoCon Coach: Bill Bleil, 5th season (23-32, 18-22) Date A 30 S8 S 22 S 29 O6 O 13 O 18 O 27 N3 N 10 N 17

Rnk. -/26 -/4 -/1

-/11

Opponent Mars Hill at Louisville at East Tennessee St. * Furman * at Georgia Southern * Wofford * at Chattanooga * VMI (HC) * Liberty at Appalachian State * The Citadel @ *

Result W L W L L W W W W L W

Score 15 6 7 31 20 6 13 31 14 50 31 28 21 3 44 17 63 0 24 34 28 25

Att. 7,214 35,214 5,852 8,714 17,804 5,020 4,821 7,149 7,577 17,779 5,521

* – SoCon Game Att. 22,460 11,011 10,166 9,620 9,671 7,413 7,747 3,714 6,844 1,300 13,785

* – SoCon Game

Score 59 0 10 51 10 38 19 27 7 70 21 35 28 56 40 2 32 35 10 34 24 17

* – SoCon Game Att. 10,117 9,720 5,477 10,479 11,368 10,818 6,352 5,442 8,083 9,989 2,885

* – SoCon Game

Date S5 S 19 S 26 O3 O 10 O 17 O 24 O 31 N7 N 14 N 21

Opponent Result Mars Hill W at Maryland L at East Tennessee St. * L Furman * L at Georgia Southern * L Wofford * L at Chattanooga * L VMI (HC) * W Samford (OT) L at Appalachian State * L The Citadel @ * W

* – SoCon Game @ – Game was originally scheduled for Sept.18, but was postponed until Nov. 20 due to Hurricane Floyd

Att.

* – SoCon Game

1994 – 6-5 overall, 5-3 SoCon Coach: Steve Hodgin, 5th season (24-29, 19-18)

Date S2 S 11 S 25 O2 O9 O 16 O 23 O 30 N5 N 13 N 20

1996 – 4-7 overall, 1-7 SoCon Coach: Steve Hodgin, 7th season (31-43, 22-31)

* – SoCon Game

1993 – 6-5 overall, 5-3 SoCon Coach: Steve Hodgin, 4th season (18-24, 14-15)

1999 – 3-8 overall, 2-6 SoCon Coach: Bill Bleil, 3rd season (12-21, 10-14)

@ -The Citadel game was originally scheduled for Sept.15, but was postponed until Nov. 17 due to the national tragedies on Sept. 11th.

2002 – 5-6 overall, 3-5 SoCon Coach: Kent Briggs, 1st season (5-6, 3-5) Date Rnk. Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 22 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 -/5 Oct. 12 -/16 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 16 -/8

Opponent at Liberty at Auburn West Virginia Tech at The Citadel * East Tennessee St. * at Furman * Georgia Southern * at Wofford * Chattanooga (HC) * at VMI * Appalachian State *

Result W L W W L L L L W W L

Score 23 3 0 56 47 3 37 34 7 27 23 24 24 41 24 31 45 28 35 23 14 24

Att. 8,375 80,067 5,121 14,105 8,121 13,125 7,749 8,182 7,021 5,820 10,321

* – SoCon Game

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2003 – 5-7 overall, 3-5 SoCon Coach: Kent Briggs, 2nd season (10-13, 6-10) Date A 30 S5 S 13 S 20 S 27 O4 O 11 O 18 O 26 N1 N 15 N 22

Rnk.

-/6 -/11 -/8

Opponent at North Carolina State at Duke Johnson C. Smith The Citadel * at East Tennessee St. * Furman * at Georgia Southern * Wofford (HC) * at Chattanooga * Elon * at Appalachian State * Gardner-Webb

Result L L W W W L L L L W L W

Score 20 59 3 29 45 0 28 21 28 21 13 19 25 31 6 38 0 38 26 3 18 26 39 16

Att. 53,800 18,022 10,083 8,549 4,868 10,577 15,708 11,021 6,693 7,994 14,443 8,028

2007 – 1-10, 0-7 SoCon Coach: Kent Briggs, 6th season (22-43, 12-32) Date S1 S8 S 15 S 22 S 29 O6 O 13 O 20 O 25 N 10 N 17

Rnk.

-/11 -/7

Opponent Result at Alabama L at Eastern Kentucky L at Georgia L Presbyterian W at Georgia Southern * L Elon * L at Chattanooga * L The Citadel (HC) * L Wofford * L at Appalachian State * L Furman * L

Score 6 52 21 45 16 45 33 20 21 50 36 38 21 39 31 37 44 47 35 79 21 52

Att. 92,138 9,300 92,746 8,365 15,486 7,734 7,705 7,804 4,721 27,977 5,175

2011 – 1-10, 0-8 SoCon Coach: Dennis Wagner, 4th season (8-36, 3-21) Date S1 S 10 S 24 O1 O8 O 15 O 22 O 29 N5 N 12 N 19

Rnk.

-/1

-/9 -/8

Opponent Result at Georgia Tech L Mars Hill W at Georia Southern * L Furman * L Elon * L at Chattanooga * L The Citadel (HC) * L at Samford * L Wofford * L at Appalachian State * L Coastal Carolina L

* – SoCon Game

Score 21 63 52 31 20 52 21 47 31 38 7 51 7 35 24 52 24 42 14 46 21 45

Att. 42,132 7,789 19,067 9,386 5,239 11,866 7,277 6,317 4,770 30,622 5,201

* – SoCon Game

2004 – 4-7 overall, 2-5 SoCon Coach: Kent Briggs, 3rd season (14-20, 8-15) Date S2 S 11 S 18 S 25 O2 O9 O 16 O 23 O 30 N 13 N 20

Rnk.

-/2 -/3 -/6

Opponent West Virginia State Nicholls State at Alabama at Gardner-Webb (OT) at Furman * Georgia Southern * at Wofford * Chattanooga (HC) * at Elon * Appalachian State * at The Citadel *

Result W W L L L L L L W W L

Score 77 7 28 7 0 52 20 26 10 31 16 38 12 15 24 27 28 7 30 27 0 17

Att. 6,668 6,972 77,306 6,311 14,412 10,970 8,771 8,743 7,328 14,714 3,874

2008 – 3-9, 1-7 SoCon Coach: Dennis Wagner, 1st season (3-9, 1-7) Date A 28 S6 S 13 S 20 S 27 O4 O 11 O 18 O 25 N1 N8 N 22

Rnk.

-/25 -/13 -/20 -/6

-/11 -/2

Opponent Shorter College at Florida State Liberty at Presbyterian at The Citadel * Samford (HC) * at Furman * at Wofford * Georgia Southern (OT) * Chattanooga * at Elon * Appalachian State *

Result W L L W L L L L L W L L

Date S1 S 10 S 17 S 24 O1 O8 O 22 O 29 N5 N 12

Rnk. -/2 22/18/-/21

-/7

Opponent Mars Hill Furman * at Cincinnati at Nicholls State @ The Citadel * at Georgia Southern * at Chattanooga * Elon (HC) * Wofford * at Appalachian State *

Result W W L L L W W W L

Score 21 7 41 21 3 7 7 7 38 31 24 7

17 45 20 26 0 35

Att. 7,425 9,847 22,637 Cancelled 10,067 14,156 6,012 10,137 8,021 25,584

* – SoCon Game @ - Game at Nicholls State was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina and, more specifically, Hurricane Rita.

2006 – 2-9 overall, 0-7 SoCon Coach: Kent Briggs, 5th season (21-33, 12-25) Date A 31 S 16 S 23 S 30 O7 O 14 O 21 O 28 N4 N 11 N 18

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Opponent Result Chowan W -/19 Eastern Kentucky W 22/3 at Furman * L 24/25 Georgia Southern * L at Elon * L Chattanooga (HC) (OT) * L at The Citadel (OT) * L at Wofford * L at Liberty L -/1 Appalachian State * L -/3 at Florida * L

Score 42 0 20 17 7 42 14 24 19 37 14 17 27 30 7 35 0 21 9 31 0 62

Att. 3,014 8,247 14,232 10,483 4,374 8,540 15,495 7,072 8,286 13,742 90,233

2009 – 2-9, 1-7 SoCon Coach: Dennis Wagner, 2nd season (5-18, 2-14) Date S5 S 12 S 19 S 26 O3 O 17 O 24 O 31 N7 N 14 N 21

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Opponent at Vanderbilt Gardner-Webb at Georgia Southern * Furman * at Samford * The Citadel * (HC) Wofford * at Chattanooga * Elon * at Eastern Kentucky at Appalachian State

Result L L L L L W L L L W L

Date A 30 S8 S 15 S 22 S 29 O6 O 13 O 20 O 27 N3 N 17

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Opponent Result Mars Hill W at Marshall L at Wofford * L Samford * L at Furman * L Georgia Southern * (HC) L at The Citadel * L at Elon * L Appalachian State * L Chattanooga * L at Alabama L

Score 42 14 24 52 20 49 21 25 24 45 13 45 31 45 31 42 27 38 24 45 0 49

Att. 7,094 25,317 8,544 10,112 10,218 9,514 12,578 10,154 13,279 7,099 101,126

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Score 0 45 20 27 3 27 14 33 3 16 14 10 26 35 20 24 17 42 24 7 14 19

Att. 36,350 9,673 17,633 2,034 4,377 6,821 10,017 9,320 6,943 4,200 30,098

2013 – 2-10, 1-7 SoCon Coach: Mark Speir, 2nd season (3-20, 1-15) Date A 29 S7 S 14 S 21 S 28 O5 O 12 O 19 O 26 N9 N 16 N 23

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Opponent Result at Middle Tennessee L at Virginia Tech L The Citadel * L Mars Hill W at Samford * L at Chattanooga * L at Auburn L Wofford * L Elon * (HC) Wot at Georgia Southern * L Furman * L at Appalachian State * L

2010 – 2-9, 1-7 SoCon Coach: Dennis Wagner, 3rd season (7-27, 3-21) Date S4 S 11 S 18 S 25 O2 O9 O 16 O 23 N6 N 13 N 20

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Opponent Result at North Carolina State L Tusculum L at Gardner-Webb W Chattanooga * L at The Citadel * W Samford * (HC) L at Wofford * L Appalachian State * L at Furman * L Georgia Southern * L at Elon * L

Score 7 48 30 54 28 14 21 27 24 13 7 38 14 45 14 37 17 31 6 28 14 45

Att. 56,417 4,471 5,780 10,187 10,207 7,444 8,248 14,004 9,072 6,244 6,354

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Score 24 45 3 45 21 28 30 23 23 62 21 42 3 62 17 21 27 24 19 35 20 32 27 48

Att. 20,011 61,335 9,345 7,490 8,625 6,789 84,171 6,357 9,627 13,507 8,388 27,115

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Att. 5,778 73,024 7,289 4,876 11,216 9,174 10,078 7,063 8,327 5,137 10,747 14,213

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2005 – 5-4 overall, 4-3 SoCon Coach: Kent Briggs, 4th season (19-24, 12-18)

Score 35 0 0 69 16 19 23 21 14 34 6 21 21 28 14 42 31 38 27 7 14 33 10 35

2012 – 1-10, 0-8 SoCon Coach: Mark Speir, 1st season (1-10, 0-8)

2014 – 7-5, 5-2 SoCon Coach: Mark Speir, 3rd season (10-25, 6-17) Date A 30 S6 S 13 S 27 O4 O 11 O 18 O 25 N1 N8 N 15 N 22

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Opponent at South Florida Brevard Catawba at Furman * at Presbyterian Wofford * at Mercer * The Citadel * (HC) Chattanooga * at Samford * VMI * at Alabama

Result L W W W L W W W L L W

Score 31 36 45 21 35 17 35 17 14 19 26 14 35 21 29 15 0 51 20 34 42 27

Att. 31,642 8,929 10,511 9,789 4,007 7,343 9,277 13,323 8,705 4,689 8,339

14 48 101,325 * – SoCon Game

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2015 – 7-4, 5-2 SoCon Coach: Mark Speir, 4th season (17-29, 11-19) Date S5 S 12 S 19 O2 O 10 O 17 O 24 O 31 N7 N 14 N 21

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HISTORY OF THE VICTORY BELL

Opponent Mars Hill at The Citadel * at Tennessee Presbyterian Mercer * at Wofford * Samford * (HC) at Chattanooga * Furman * at Texas A&M

Result W L L W W W W L W L

Score Att. 42 14 12,348 10 28 8,048 10 55 102,136 33 21 9,191 24 21 8,479 24 17 7,344 56 36 12,014 13 41 11,495 48 10 8,561 17 41 101,583

at VMI *

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Western Carolina continues a tradition resumed in 2009, returning the “Victory Bell” – a mounted, transportable bell that rings the football team’s arrival for pre-game and also accompanies the “Pride of the Mountains” Marching Band and the Catamount Cheerleaders in their pre-game parades to E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. Whereas the bell is a relatively new tradition, it is actually the re-birth of an old tradition on the WCU campus as is noted on the plaque which adorns the Alumni Bell Tower, the centerpiece in the quad. The tower houses the original “Victory Bell,” which hung in the old Madison Hall from 1904 until 1938 and was run

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2016 – 2-9, 1-7 SoCon Coach: Mark Speir, 5th season (19-38, 12-26) Date S3 S 10 S 17 O1 O8 O 15 O 22 O 29 N5 N 12 N 19

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Opponent at East Carolina Gardner-Webb at ETSU * @ The Citadel * Wofford * at Mercer * at Samford * Chattanooga * (HC) VMI * at Furman * at South Carolina

Result L W L L L L L L W L L

Score 7 52 44 14 31 34 14 37 19 31 24 38 17 30 25 38 32 29 21 49 31 44

Att. 44,161 11,598 13,863 12,283 9,457 12,247 4,031 10,760 8,225 4,117 76,650

@ – Game played at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. * – SoCon Game

to signal class periods. After the building was torn down, the bell was mounted on a stone base between the Moore and former Joyner Building – which was destroyed by fire – and was rung in celebration of Catamount athletic victories. The bell was later moved closer to the Old Student Union building before making its last active move in the late 1960s to the lawn of the Hinds University Center. The bell and its traveling apparatus were designed and constructed by Mr. Ron Bumgarner, an assistant professor of engineering technology at Western Carolina, and several students in his class.

2017 Coach: Mark Speir, 6th season Date S2 S9 S 16 S 23 S 30 O7 O 14 O 21 O 28 N4 N 11 N 18

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Opponent at Hawai’i Davidson at Gardner-Webb Samford * at Chattanooga * at Wofford * ETSU * at VMI * Furman * (HC) at The Citadel * Mercer * at North Carolina

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History & Records /// All-Time Series FIRST LAST WCU OPPONENT W-L-T MEETING MEETING STREAK Alabama .............................................. 0 4 0 ......... 2004 .......... 2014............. L 4

FIRST LAST WCU OPPONENT W-L-T MEETING MEETING STREAK Livingston (Ala.) (now West Alabama) ........... 1 1 1 ......... 1971........... 1976.............W 1

Appalachian State .............................. 18 59 1 ......... 1932 .......... 2013 ............ L 9

Louisiana State (LSU) ........................... 0 1 0 ......... 2000 .......... 2000 ............ L 1

Apprentice School ................................ 1 1 0 ......... 1935 .......... 1954 ............W 1

Louisiana Tech...................................... 0 1 0 ......... 1974........... 1974............. L 1

Auburn ................................................. 0 3 0 ......... 1986 .......... 2013 ............ L 3

Louisville .............................................. 0 1 0 ......... 2001 .......... 2001 ............ L 1

Biltmore ............................................... 3 0 0 ......... 1931........... 1935 ............W 3

Maine................................................... 1 0 0 ......... 1977........... 1977.............W 1

Boston College ..................................... 0 1 0 ......... 1984 .......... 1984 ............ L 1

Marshall ............................................... 9 10 2 ......... 1977........... 2012 ............ L 5

Brevard ................................................ 2 0 0 ......... 1945 .......... 2014.............W 2

Mars Hill............................................. 16 5 1 ......... 1931........... 2015 ...........W 16

Campbell ............................................. 0 2 0 ......... 1937........... 1939 ............ L 2

Maryland.............................................. 0 1 0 ......... 1999 .......... 1999 ............ L 1

Carson-Newman ..................................17 15 1 ......... 1932 .......... 1974.............W 4

Maryville (Tenn.) ................................... 0 5 0 ......... 1933 .......... 1949 ............ L 5

Catawba............................................... 9 18 2 ......... 1933 .......... 2014.............W 3

MERCER ............................................... 2 1 0 ......... 2014........... 2016............. L 1

CHATTANOOGA ................................... 16 27 0 ......... 1973........... 2016............. L 8

Middle Tennessee State........................ 2 3 0 ......... 1973........... 2013 ............ L 2

Charleston Air Base .............................. 1 0 0 ......... 1954 .......... 1954 ............W 1

Milligan ................................................ 1 4 0 ......... 1934 .......... 1947............. L 4

Cherokee Indians ................................. 3 0 0 ......... 1931........... 1932 ............W 3

Mississippi College............................... 1 1 0 ......... 1971........... 1972............. L 1

Chowan ................................................ 1 0 0 ......... 2006 .......... 2006 ............W 1

Morehead State.................................... 1 0 0 ......... 1974........... 1974.............W 1

Cincinnati............................................. 0 1 0 ......... 2005 .......... 2005 ............ L 1

Murray State ........................................ 3 3 0 ......... 1971........... 1976.............W 2

THE CITADEL ....................................... 16 24 1 ......... 1972........... 2016............. L 2

Nebraska-Omaha ................................. 0 1 0 ......... 1973........... 1973............. L 1

Clemson ............................................... 0 5 0 ......... 1980 .......... 1995 ............ L 5

Newberry ............................................ 10 4 0 ......... 1948 .......... 1993 ............W 8

Coastal Carolina................................... 0 1 0 ......... 2011........... 2011............. L 1

Nicholls State ....................................... 1 0 0 ......... 2004 .......... 2004 ............W 1

Colgate ................................................ 1 0 0 ......... 1983 .......... 1983 ............W 1

North Alabama ..................................... 1 0 0 ......... 1974........... 1974.............W 1

Concordia (Minn.) ................................. 1 0 0 ......... 1970........... 1970.............W 1

NORTH CAROLINA...................................................................................FIRST MEETING

Cumberland ......................................... 0 1 0 ......... 1936 .......... 1936 ............ L 1

North Carolina A&T ............................... 2 2 0 ......... 1987 .......... 1993 ............ L 2

DAVIDSON ............................................ 2 0 0 ......... 1984 .......... 1985 ............W 2

North Carolina State ............................. 0 6 0 ......... 1986 .......... 2010............. L 6

Duke .................................................... 0 3 0 ......... 1990 .......... 2003 ............ L 3

Piedmont ............................................. 1 2 0 ......... 1932 .......... 1935 ............ L 1

East Carolina ...................................... 13 18 0 ......... 1936 .......... 2016............. L 8

Presbyterian ....................................... 10 9 0 ......... 1950 .......... 2015 ............W 1

EAST TENNESSEE STATE ..................... 23 22 1 ......... 1932 .......... 2016............. L 1

Rutherford............................................ 0 1 0 ......... 1932 .......... 1932 ............ L 1

Eastern Kentucky .................................. 2 3 0 ......... 1988 .......... 2009 ............W 1

SAMFORD ............................................ 2 12 0 ......... 1969 .......... 2016............. L 1

Elon ....................................................17 24 2 ......... 1933 .......... 2013 ............W 1

Shorter ................................................. 1 0 0 ......... 2008 .......... 2008 ............W 1

Emory & Henry...................................... 8 12 3 ......... 1941........... 1969 ............W 2

South Carolina ..................................... 0 5 0 ......... 1986 .......... 2016............. L 5

Erskine ................................................. 0 1 0 ......... 1938 .......... 1938 ............ L 1

Southern Illinois ................................... 0 1 0 ......... 1983 .......... 1983 ............ L 1

Ferrum ................................................. 1 0 0 ......... 1992 .......... 1992 ............W 1

South Florida (USF)............................... 0 1 0 ......... 2014........... 2014............. L 1

Florida.................................................. 0 1 0 ......... 2006 .......... 2006 ............ L 1

Sylva Institute....................................... 1 0 0 ......... 1931........... 1931.............W 1

Florida A&M ......................................... 1 1 0 ......... 1972........... 1973.............W 1

Tampa .................................................. 2 5 0 ......... 1955 .......... 1964 ............ L 2

Florida State ........................................ 0 3 0 ......... 1981........... 2008 ............ L 3

Tennessee ............................................ 0 1 0 ......... 2015........... 2015 ............ L 1

FURMAN............................................. 12 30 2 ......... 1971........... 2016............. L 1

Tennessee Tech .................................... 6 7 1 ......... 1971........... 2000 ............ L 2

GARDNER-WEBB .................................. 4 3 0 ......... 1932 .......... 2016.............W 2

Tennessee Wesleyan ............................. 0 1 0 ......... 1935 .......... 1935 ............ L 1

Georgia ................................................ 0 2 0 ......... 1991........... 2007 ............ L 2

Texas A&M ........................................... 0 1 0 ......... 2015........... 2015 ............ L 1

Georgia Southern ................................. 2 22 0 ......... 1941........... 2013 ........... L 19

Toledo .................................................. 0 1 0 ......... 1975........... 1975............. L 1

Georgia Tech ........................................ 0 5 0 ......... 1985 .......... 2011............. L 5

Tusculum .............................................. 4 1 1 ......... 1937........... 2010............. L 1

Guilford .............................................. 10 5 2 ......... 1934 .......... 1970.............W 2

Vanderbilt............................................. 0 1 0 ......... 2009 .......... 2009 ............ L 1

HAWAIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;I ..................................................................................................FIRST MEETING

VMI .................................................... 20 3 0 ......... 1978........... 2016............W 14

Hiawassee ............................................ 1 2 0 ......... 1931........... 1946 ............W 1

Virginia Tech ......................................... 0 1 0 ......... 2013........... 2013 ............ L 1

High Point ............................................ 4 5 1 ......... 1939 .......... 1950 ............ L 1

Wake Forest.......................................... 0 3 0 ......... 1982 .......... 1991............. L 3

Holy Cross ............................................ 1 0 0 ......... 1983 .......... 1983 ............W 1

Weaver College ..................................... 0 2 0 ......... 1931........... 1932 ............ L 2

Indiana State........................................ 2 0 0 ......... 1974........... 1977.............W 2

West Liberty State ................................ 0 1 0 ......... 1949 .......... 1949 ............ L 1

Jacksonville State ................................. 5 3 0 ......... 1934 .......... 1977............. L 1

West Virginia State ............................... 2 0 0 ......... 1971........... 2004 ............W 2

Johnson C. Smith .................................. 1 0 0 ......... 2003 .......... 2003 ............W 1

West Virginia Tech................................. 1 0 0 ......... 2002 .......... 2002 ............W 1

Kansas ................................................. 0 1 0 ......... 1993 .......... 1993 ............ L 1

Western Kentucky ................................. 1 2 0 ......... 1938 .......... 1974.............W 1

Lees-McRae ......................................... 1 0 1 ......... 1933 .......... 1934 ............ L 1

WOFFORD .......................................... 14 25 0 ......... 1952 .......... 2016............. L 1

Lenoir-Rhyne ...................................... 15 24 0 ......... 1933 .......... 2000 ............W 7

Young Harris ......................................... 0 1 0 ......... 1931........... 1931............. L 1

Liberty .................................................. 3 3 0 ......... 1996 .......... 2008 ............ L 2 2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL

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WESTERN CAROLINA VS. NATIONALLY RANKED FCS OPPONENTS DATE Oct. 15, 1983 Nov. 26, 1983 Dec. 3, 1983 Dec. 10, 1983 Dec. 17, 1983 * Oct. 27, 1984 Oct. 5, 1985 Sept. 19, 1987 Oct. 24, 1987 Nov. 14, 1987 Nov. 21, 1987 Oct. 22, 1988 Oct. 29, 1988 Nov. 5, 1988 Nov. 12, 1988 Sept. 2, 1989 Oct. 7, 1989 Oct. 28, 1989 Nov. 18, 1989 Oct. 6, 1990 Oct. 27, 1990 Sept. 28, 1991 Oct. 12, 1991 Nov. 2, 1991 Nov. 16, 1991 Oct. 24, 1992 Oct. 31, 1992 Oct. 2, 1993 Oct. 9, 1993 Nov. 20, 1993 Oct. 15, 1994 Nov. 12, 1994 Oct. 7, 1995 Oct. 14, 1995 Nov. 11, 1995 Oct. 5, 1996 Oct. 19, 1996 Sept. 27, 1997 Oct. 4, 1997 Oct. 11, 1997 Nov. 15, 1997 Oct. 10, 1998 Nov. 21, 1998 Sept. 25, 1999 Oct. 9, 1999 Nov. 13, 1999 Sept. 30, 2000 Oct. 7, 2000 Nov. 11, 2000 Sept. 29, 2001 Oct. 6, 2001 Nov. 10, 2001 Oct. 5, 2002 Oct. 12, 2002 Nov. 16, 2002 Oct. 4, 2003 Oct. 11, 2003 Oct. 18, 2003 Oct. 2, 2004 Oct. 9, 2004

OPPONENT at #5 Furman.............................. #12 Colgate 1 ............................. at #3 Holy Cross 1 ....................... at #2 Furman 1............................ vs. #1 Southern Illinois 2 ............. at #12 Furman ........................... at #3 Marshall............................ #10 Furman ............................... #20 Georgia Southern ................ at #20 Marshall ......................... #2 Appalachian State................. #15 Eastern Kentucky................. at #10 Furman............................ at #16 Appalachian State ........... #6 Marshall ............................... at #4 Eastern Kentucky ............... vs. #7 The Citadel 3 ..................... #3 Furman ................................. #7 Appalachian State................. #18 The Citadel .......................... at #8 Furman.............................. #3 Furman ................................. at #6 Georgia Southern .............. at #19 Marshall.......................... at #18 Appalachian State ........... #6 The Citadel ............................ #2 Marshall ............................... #23 Furman ............................... at #8 Georgia Southern .............. at #9 Marshall............................ at #1 Marshall............................ #12 Appalachian State............... at #13 Georgia Southern ............ #3 Marshall ............................... at #2 Appalachian State ............. at #15 Furman............................ at #1 Marshall............................ at #14 East Tenn. State............... #18 Furman ............................... at #11 Georgia Southern ............ at #15 Appalachian State ........... #2 Georgia Southern .................. #2 Appalachian State................. at #25 East Tenn. State .............. at #1 Georgia Southern .............. at #5 Appalachian State ............. at #6 Furman.............................. #1 Georgia Southern .................. #13 Appalachian State............... #4 Furman ................................. at #1 Georgia Southern .............. at #11 Appalachian State ........... at #5 Furman.............................. #16 Georgia Southern ................ #8 Appalachian State................. #6 Furman ................................. at #11 Georgia Southern ............ #8 Wofford ................................. at #2 Furman.............................. #3 Georgia Southern ..................

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– SI N C E 1983 – DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE SCORE Oct. 16, 2004 at #6 Wofford ............................. L 12 15 17 17 Sept. 10, 2005 #2 Furman ................................. W 41 21 24 23 Oct. 8, 2005 at #21 Georgia Southern ............ L 7 45 28 21 Nov. 12, 2005 at #7 Appalachian State ............. L 7 35 14 7 Sept. 16, 2006 #19 Eastern Kentucky................. W 20 17 43 7 Sept. 23, 2006 at #3 Furman.............................. L 7 42 20 19 Sept. 30, 2006 #25 Georgia Southern ................ L 14 24 10 10 Nov. 11, 2006 #1 Appalachian State................. L 9 31 20 14 Oct. 25, 2007 #11 Wofford ............................... L 44 47 16 37 Nov. 10, 2007 at #7 Appalachian State ............. L 35 79 16 47 Sept. 13, 2008 #25 Liberty ................................ L 16 19 13 33 Sept. 27, 2008 at #24 The Citadel ...................... L 14 34 14 32 Oct. 11, 2008 at #21 Furman............................ L 21 28 0 31 Oct. 18, 2008 at #6 Wofford ............................. L 14 42 21 42 Nov. 8, 2008 at #11 Elon ................................ L 14 33 6 52 Nov. 22, 2008 #2 Appalachian State................. L 10 35 13 31 Nov. 7, 2009 #6 Elon ...................................... L 17 42 22 22 Nov. 21, 2009 at #6 Appalachian State ............. L 14 19 3 17 Oct. 16, 2010 at #14 Wofford ........................... L 14 45 7 31 Oct. 23, 2010 #1 Appalachian State................. L 14 37 10 21 Sept. 24, 2011 at #1 Georgia Southern .............. L 20 52 9 42 Nov. 5, 2011 #9 Wofford ................................. L 24 42 14 42 Nov. 12, 2011 at #8 Appalachian State ............. L 14 46 6 44 Sept. 15, 2012 at #9 Wofford ............................. L 20 49 24 27 Oct. 6, 2012 #8 Georgia Southern .................. L 13 45 12 14 Oct. 27, 2012 #15 Appalachian State............... L 27 38 31 36 Oct. 19, 2013 #12 Wofford............................... L 17 21 38 30 Nov. 1, 2014 #12 Chattanooga ....................... L 0 51 23 20 Oct. 31, 2015 #4 Chattanooga ......................... L 13 41 18 19 Oct. 1, 2016 #9 The Citadel ............................ L 14 37 16 20 Oct. 22, 2016 at #20 Samford .......................... L 17 30 14 38 Oct. 28, 2016 #8 Chattanooga ......................... L 25 38 7 12 0 42 OVERALL RECORD (since 1983): ..........................................11 – 78 – 3 / (L–27) 3 42 3 28 HOME VS. FCS RANKED TEAMS: ............................................8 – 34 – 0 / (L–14) 30 45 Last Win: Sept. 16, 2006 – 20-17 over #19 Eastern Kentucky 21 56 AWAY VS. FCS RANKED TEAMS: ............................................. 3 – 43– 2 / (L–43) 18 28 Last Win: Oct. 27, 1984 – 20-19 over #12 Furman 17 16 7 30 NEUTRAL VS. FCS RANKED TEAMS: ....................................................... 0 – 1 – 1 7 13 1 21 28 – NCAA I-AA (FCS) National Playoffs 2 – NCAA I-AA (FCS) National Championship; Charleston, S.C. 23 6 3 – Game played at South Carolina’s Williams-Bryce Stadium, Columbia, S.C. due to damage in 10 31 Charleston from Hurrican Hugo 7 70 10 34 14 38 24 42 28 35 No. 1 .....................................0–9–0 No. 14 ...................................0–2–0 No. 2 .....................................4–5–0 No. 15 ...................................0–4–0 13 31 No. 3 .....................................1–5–1 No. 16 ...................................0–2–0 14 50 No. 4 .....................................0–3–0 No. 17 ...................................0–0–0 24 34 No. 5 .....................................0–2–1 No. 18 ...................................1–3–0 23 24 No. 6 .....................................0–9–0 No. 19 ...................................1–1–0 24 41 No. 7 .....................................0–3–1 No. 20 ...................................0–3–0 14 24 No. 21 ...................................0–2–0 No. 8 .....................................0–7–0 13 19 No. 9 .....................................0–3–0 No. 22 ...................................0–0–0 25 31 No. 10 ...................................1–1–0 No. 23 ...................................1–0–0 No. 11 ...................................0–5–0 No. 24 ...................................0–1–0 6 38 No. 25 ...................................0–3–0 No. 12 ...................................2–3–0 10 31 No. 13 ...................................0–2–0 16 38

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WESTERN CAROLINA ALL-TIME WHEN NATIONALLY RANKED (FCS) DATE WCU RANK Nov. 19, 1983 13 Nov. 26, 1983 9 Dec. 3, 1983 9 Dec. 10, 1983 9 Dec. 17, 1983 9 Sept. 28, 1985 19 Oct. 5, 1985 12 Oct. 12, 1985 14 Oct. 10, 1987 18 Oct. 17, 1987 12 Oct. 24, 1987 9 Oct. 31, 1987 18 Nov. 14, 1992 19 Nov. 21, 1992 15 Sept. 4, 1993 8 Sept. 18, 1993 13 Sept. 25, 1993 11 Oct. 2, 1993 22 Oct. 9, 1993 20 Oct. 16, 1993 25 Oct. 23, 1993 24 Oct. 30, 1993 22 Nov. 6, 1993 24 Nov. 13, 1993 16 Sept. 1, 1994 17 Sept. 10, 1994 17 Sept. 17, 1994 17 Sept. 24, 1994 14 Oct. 1, 1994 19 Oct. 8, 1994 17 Oct. 15, 1994 16 Oct. 22, 1994 23

OPPONENT Appalachian State Colgate 1 at Holy Cross 1 at Furman 1 vs. Southern Illinois 2 East Tennessee State at Marshall at Georgia Tech (FBS) Mars Hill North Carolina A&T Georgia Southern at The Citadel East Tennessee State at Appalachian State at Kansas (FBS) The Citadel North Carolina A&T Furman at Georgia Southern at East Tennessee State at Chattanooga Newberry VMI at Appalachian State Lenoir-Rhyne at Georgia Tech (FBS) at The Citadel at North Carolina State at Furman Georgia Southern at Marshall Chattanooga

OPP – 12 3 2 1 – 3 – – – 20 – – 18 – – – 23 8 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 –

RESULT W W W W L W T L W W L L W L L W L W L W W W W L W L W L W W L W

– SI N C E 1983 – SCORE DATE WCU RANK OPPONENT OPP RESULT SCORE 41 15 Oct. 29, 1994 21 at VMI – W 33 7 24 23 Nov. 12, 1994 18 Appalachian State 12 L 7 12 28 21 Nov. 19, 1994 23 East Tennessee State – L 31 34 14 7 Sept. 17, 2005 22 at Cincinnati (FBS) – L 3 7 7 43 Oct. 1, 2005 18 The Citadel – L 7 17 13 3 Sept. 23, 2006 22 at Furman 3 L 7 42 10 10 Sept. 30, 2006 24 Georgia Southern 25 L 14 24 17 24 OVERALL RECORD AS A RANKED TEAM (since 1983): .............20 – 18 – 1 / (L–6) 41 0 55 34 HOME AS A FCS RANKED TEAM:.......................................................... 13 – 6 – 0 16 37 Last Win: Oct. 22, 1994 – 53-15 over Chattanooga 24 38 AWAY AS A FCS RANKED TEAM:............................................................. 7– 11– 1 41 12 Last Win: Oct. 29, 1994 – 33-7 over VMI 12 14 3 46 NEUTRAL VS. FCS RANKED TEAMS: ....................................................... 0 – 1 – 0 38 13 1 7 34 – NCAA I-AA (FCS) National Playoffs 2 – NCAA I-AA (FCS) National Championship; Charleston, S.C. 23 20 18 19 25 24 41 10 No. 14 ...................................0–2–0 No. 1 .....................................0–0–0 56 10 No. 15 ...................................0–1–0 No. 2 .....................................0–0–0 38 14 No. 3 .....................................0–0–0 No. 16 ...................................0–2–0 16 20 No. 17 ...................................3–1–0 No. 4 .....................................0–0–0 23 14 No. 5 .....................................0–0–0 No. 18 ...................................1–3–0 No. 19 ...................................3–0–0 No. 6 .....................................0–0–0 26 45 No. 20 ...................................0–1–0 No. 7 .....................................0–0–0 42 38 No. 8 .....................................0–1–0 No. 21 ...................................1–0–0 13 38 No. 22 ...................................2–2–0 No. 9 .....................................3–2–0 35 24 No. 10 ...................................0–0–0 No. 23 ...................................1–1–0 35 31 No. 24 ...................................2–1–0 No. 11 ...................................0–1–0 14 38 No. 12 ...................................1–0–1 No. 25 ...................................1–0–0 53 15 No. 13 ...................................2–0–0

RECORD WHEN FCS NATIONAL RANKED

WESTERN CAROLINA vs. NCAA FBS TEAMS SINCE 1998 YEAR OPPONENT

STADIUM

CAPACITY

ATTENDANCE

RESULT

YEAR OPPONENT

STADIUM

CAPACITY

ATTENDANCE

RESULT

2017 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial

62,980

2007 at Alabama

Bryant-Denny

90,233

L, 52-6

2017 at Hawai’i

50,000

2006 at Florida

Ben Hill Griffen

90,233

L, 62-0

Aloha

2016 at South Carolina Williams-Brice

80,250

76,650

L, 44-31

2005 at Cincinnati

Nipert

35,000

22,637

L, 7-3

2016 at East Carolina

Dowdy-Ficklen

50,000

44,161

L, 52-7

2004 at Alabama

Bryant-Denny

83,818

77,306

L, 52-0

2015 at Texas A&M

Kyle Field

102,512

101,583

L, 41-17

2003 at NC State

Carter-Finley

53,800

L, 59-20

2015 at Tennessee

Neyland

102,455

102,136

L, 55-10

2003 at Duke

Wallace Wade

33,941

18,800

L, 29-3

2014 at Alabama

Bryant-Denny

101,821

101,325

L, 48-14

2002 at Auburn

Jordan-Hare

86,063

80,067

L, 56-0

2014 at South Florida

Raymond James

65,857

31,642

L, 36-31

2001 at Louisville

Papa John’s

42,000

35,214

L, 31-7

2013 at Auburn

Jordan-Hare

87,451

84,171

L, 62-3

2000 at LSU

Tiger

91,600

87,188

L, 58-0

2013 at Virginia Tech

Lane

65,632

61,335

L, 45-3

1999 at Maryland

Byrd

48,055

36,376

L, 51-10

1998 at Duke

Wallace Wade

33,941

22,460

L, 24-10

2013 at MTSU

Johnny “Red” Floyd

2012 at Alabama

Bryant-Denny

30,788

20,011

L, 45-24

101,821

101,126

L, 49-0

2012 at Marshall

Joan C. Edwards

38,019

25, 317

L, 52-24

2011 at Georgia Tech

Bobby Dodd

55,000

42,132

L, 63-21

Sept. 8, 2001

at #26 Louisville

2010 at NC State

Carter-Finley

57,583

56,417

L, 48-7

Nov. 18, 2006

at #3 Florida

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2009 at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt

39,773

36,350

L, 45-0

Sept. 15, 2007

at #23 Georgia

2008 at Florida State

Doak Campbell

82,300

73,024

L, 69-0

Nov. 17, 2012

at #4 Alabama

2007 at Georgia

Sanford

92,138

L, 45-16

Nov. 22, 2014

at #1 Alabama

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• 1949 •

North State Conference Champions Western Carolina had struggled through its first 15 seasons of football with only two winning seasons in two decades, but all that frustration was forgotten in 1949 when Coach Tom Young completed a four-year, post-World War II building program with an 8-2 regular season and the school’s first North State Conference championship and first postseason appearance. The Cats, led by a stingy defense, won its first five games and allowed only two touchdowns in those victories. The only blemishes on the season were non-conference losses to Maryville (20-13) and Emory & Henry (27-26) as Western finished unbeaten in conference play. The team was rewarded by a bid to play in the Smoky Mountain Bowl in Bristol, Va., where the Cats lost to West Liberty State. Art Byrd, a 165-pound guard, was named to the Associated Press Little All-America Team, Western’s first All-America selection. Linemen Buffalo Humphries and Hugh Constance along with backs Hugh “Pee Wee” Hamilton and Ralph McConnell joined Byrd on the All-North State Conference Team.

Art Byrd, a 165-pound two-way guard for the 1949 North State Conference championship team, was Western Carolina’s first All-America selection.

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• 1974 •

NCAA Division II Playoffs Coach Bob Waters, who saw a perfect season and a trip to the NAIA playoffs denied by a loss in the final game of the 1969 season, led WCU to its first NCAA postseason appearance the hard way five years later. The 1974 Catamounts, playing in a sparkling new stadium, lost their season and stadium opener to visiting Murray State and struggled the next two weeks before establishing themselves as one of the nation’s top NCAA Division II teams. After the season-opening loss, the Cats continued to struggle offensively for the next two weeks but did manage wins over Tennessee Tech (9-7) and Appalachian State (2114) with outstanding defense. The offense, behind the running of freshman Darrell Lipford and passing of quarterback Jeff Walker to Jerry Gaines and Eagle Moss, found the right gear and the defense continued its great play. In the process, the Catamounts won nine in a row—including victories over top 10 teams Indiana State and Western Kentucky—and won a bid to the NCAA Division II playoffs where they lost a heartbreaker to No. 1 ranked Louisiana Tech, 10-7. The 1974 Catamounts finished the season ranked No. 8 in the Associated Press College Division poll and their defense established team records that still stand to this day. Most significant was allowing a mere nine touchdowns on the season (eight rushing and one passing) and only three over the last six games. Gaines and linebacker Steve Yates were first team All-America selections.

Linebacker Steve Yates was leader and first team All-American on the 1974 team, which was WCU’s first to reach the NCAA playoffs.

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• 1983 •

NCAA Division I-AA National Finalist Like the 1974 team, the ‘83 Catamounts got off to a slow start by losing its first two games to Clemson and Wake Forest. After the two setbacks, WCU would go through the next 12 Saturdays unbeaten en route to the NCAA Division I-AA championship game – the first by a Southern Conference school. The winning streak started in the third week of the season when WCU rallied from a 10-point deficit in the closing two minutes to defeat East Tennessee State, 17-16, and ended with a loss to Southern Illinois in the national championship game in Charleston, S.C. Despite the strong comeback in regular season play that produced an 8-2-1 record and No. 9 national ranking, Waters’ Cats barely made it into the I-AA playoffs. They proved their worthiness the next three weeks with come-from-behind, heart-stopping wins over Colgate (24-23), Holy Cross (2821) and Furman (14-7). The win over Furman was particularly pleasing as the teams had tied, 17-17, in the regular season, and allowed the Paladins to win the Southern Conference title as they had played and won one more league game due to a scheduling quirk. Over 5,000 WCU fans traveled to Greenville, S.C., for the rematch which was aired by CBS-TV. On the 1983 team, WCU had eight players named AllSoCon with head coach Bob Waters named Coach of the Year. Wide receiver Eric Rasheed and defensive back Tiger Greene selected All-America. Seven members of the ‘83 squad went on to play in the NFL and the team set an NCAA record for the most games played (15) in a season.

The 1983 Catamounts advanced to the NCAA I-AA championship game after its 14-7 upset at Furman.

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1974 NCAA Division II Playoffs (First Round)

1983 NCAA Division I–AA Playoffs (First Round)

Louisiana Tech 10, Western Carolina 7 Nov. 30, 1974 – Rushton, La. Joe Aillet Stadium – Attendance: 12,200

Western Carolina 24, Colgate 23 Nov. 26, 1983 – Cullowhee, N.C. Whitmire Stadium – Attendance: 6,500

RUSHTON, LA. – Amidst blustery conditions including temperatures in the mid-to-low 40s and dropping at game time and winds gusting 25-to-30 mph, Western Carolina tried to play giant-killer, battling top-ranked Louisiana Tech down to the wire in a sloppy defensive struggle in WCU’s first-ever NCAA Division II post-season game. Bulldog kicker Jerry Pope kicked a 22-yard field goal with 1:36 remaining in regulation to lift unbeaten Tech to three-point, 10-7, victory – their 23rd-consecutive win. The two teams combined for 16 turnovers with Tech fumbling nine times with seven lost while WCU put it on the soggy turf six times, losing three. The Catamounts also tossed five interceptions with one by the Bulldogs. Turnovers directly led to all 17 points in the playoff meeting. Two of Western Carolina’s miscues led to Louisiana Tech points. Catamount quarterback Danny Dalton was picked off at the goal line by Donnie Perry, thwarting a WCU scoring threat. On the very next play, La. Tech running back Roland Harper went off right tackle for 54 yards for the early lead. WCU capitalized on a Bob Jablonski fumble recovery, using a two-play scoring drive to tie the game. Dalton found Wayne Tolleson on a 47-yard reception before Herb Cole knotted the game with a three-yard run through the middle

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina made one of the greatest comebacks – if not THE greatest comeback – in WCU’s 50-season football history to edge Colgate, 2423, in the first-ever home playoff game. The Red Raiders bolted to a 23-0 lead in the opening 28 minutes as they rolled up 281 yards of offense in the first half. The Catamounts came back in the last 18 seconds of the first half with their first score and trailed 23-7 at halftime. Jeff Gilbert threw the first of three TD passes – two to Eric Rasheed – with 18 seconds showing on the first half clock to provide the halftime tally. The second half was all Western Carolina, though, as the Catamounts held Colgate to 91 yards and four first downs in the final 30 minutes. Meanwhile, quarterback Jeff Gilbert passed almost at will as he totaled 376 yards through the air and three scores. Eric Rasheed and Kristy Kiser combined for 15 catches, 272 yards and all three TDs. Dean Biasucci kicked a record-tying 51-yard field goal in the win. “It was a courageous comeback,” said WCU head coach Bob Waters after the game. “They had our number early in the game, ut our kids hung in there and I couldn’t be any prouder. They did not surprise us with anything; we just didn’t play early.”

With the game tied at seven in the fourth quarter, nose guad Rod Bagley recovered a fumble that ultimately led to the game-winning, 22-yard field goal. SCORE BY QUARTERS #9 Western Carolina #1 Louisiana Tech

1 0 7

2 0 0

3 7 0

4 0 3

SCORE 7 10

SCORE BY QUARTERS #12 Colgate #9 Western Carolina

Record: (9-2) Record: (11-0)

SCORING SUMMARY: 1st 8:45 LAT Roland Harper 54 yd run (Jerry Pope kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 0, LaTech 7 3rd 4:11 WCU Herb Cole 3 yd run (Jimmy Joyce kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 7, LaTech 7 4th 1:36 LAT Jerry Pope 22 yd field goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 7, LaTech 10 FIRST DOWNS ..................................................... RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ......................................... Rushing TDs ........................................................ PASSING YARDS (NET)......................................... Passes Comp-Att-Int ........................................... Passing TDs ........................................................ TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ............................ Fumbles / Lost ................................................... Penalties – Yards ................................................

WCU 12 46 – 64 1 155 12–25–5 0 71 – 219 6/3 2 – 17

LaTech 15 49 – 183 1 89 7–15–1 0 64 – 272 9/7 3 – 15

SCORING SUMMARY: 1st 10:00 COL 2nd 13:18 COL 11:01 COL 1:35 COL 0:18 WCU 3rd 13:36 WCU 0:42 WCU 4th 13:26 WCU

1 7 0

2 16 7

3 0 10

4 0 7

Record: (8-4) Record: (9-2-1)

Joe Kozak 36 yd pass from Steve Calabria (Mike Powers kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 0, COL 7 Stacy Hall 1 yd run (kick failed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WCU 0, COL 13 Bob Clark 8 yd run (Mike Powers kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WCU 0, COL 20 Mike Powers 36 yd field goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WCU 0, COL 23 Eric Rasheed 19 yd pass from Jeff Gilbert (Dean Biasucci kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WCU 7, COL 23 Dean Biasucci 51 yd field goal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WCU 10, COL 23 Eric Rasheed 34 yd pass from Jeff Gilbert (Dean Biasucci kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . .WCU 17, COL 23 Kristy Kiser 27 yd pass from Jeff Gilbert (Dean Biasucci kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WCU 24, COL 23

FIRST DOWNS ..................................................... RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ......................................... Rushing TDs ........................................................ PASSING YARDS (NET)......................................... Passes Comp-Att-Int ........................................... TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ............................ Fumbles / Lost ................................................... Penalties – Yards ................................................

WCU GAME LEADERS: LA TECH GAME LEADERS: Rushing: Darrell Lipford – 29 carries for 64 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing: Roland Harper – 14 carries for 114 yards, TD Passing: Danny Dalton – 12–25–5 for 155 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Passing: Steve Haynes – 7–for–10 for 89 yards Receiving: Wayne Tolleson – 5 catches for 80 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving: Billy Ryckman – 4 catches for 59 yards

SCORE 23 24

COL 19 38 – 155 2 219 20–39–3 77 – 374 2/0 9 – 71

WCU 23 32 – 82 0 376 25–47–0 79 – 458 2/1 12 – 89

WCU GAME LEADERS: COLGATE GAME LEADERS: Rushing: Melvin Dorsey – 13 carries for 44 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing: Stacy Hall – 21 carries for 88 yards, TD Passing: Jeff Gilbert – 25–47–0 for 376 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Passing: Steve Calabria – 19–35–2, 214 yards Receiving: Kristy Kiser – 8 catches for 131 yards, TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Receiving: Steve Kinney – 5 for 56 yards Eric Rasheed – 7 catches for 141 yards, 2 TDs

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1983 NCAA Division I–AA Playoffs (Quarterfinals)

1983 NCAA Division I–AA Playoffs (Semifinals)

Western Carolina 28, Holy Cross 21 Dec. 3, 1983 – Worcester, Mass. Fitton Field – Attendance: 10,814

Western Carolina 14, Furman 7 Dec. 10, 1983 – Greenville, S.C. Paladin Stadium – Attendance: 13,034

WORCESTER, MASS. – Western Carolina came from behind twice and then held off a furious rally by Holy Cross to win, 28-21.

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Western Carolina’s fired up defense was the story of this game that was televised on CBS in 22 states and to 42-percent of the nation. The Catamounts limited the Paladins – one of the most explosive I-AA offenses – to just 18 yards rushing. Stanford Jennings, the Southern Conference Player of the Year, was held to just 25 yards rushing on 13 carries. David Charpia threw three interceptions, including two key picks in the fourth quarter. The Catamounts, despite dominating the stats, only had a 6-0 halftime advantage. The Paladins picked off a Jeff Gilbert pass early in the third quarter and, with 10:59 left, took a 7-6 advantage on Dennis Williams’ two-yard run. With 11:20 left in the game, WCU started a possession on its own 10 yard line. Nine plays later, the Cats kicked what looked to be a key field goal. But, on the kick Furman was hit with a roughing the kicker penalty. WCU elected to take the penalty and subsequent first down, negating the three points. The big gamble paid off two plays later when Melvin Dorsey scored from four yards out with 6:09 to play. The Cats elected to go for two and Gilbert hit Eddie West with a crucial pass. Furman then suffered two interceptions and a muffed punt in the closing minutes. The Paladins were kept pinned in their own territory thanks to a pair of booming punts by Steve Kornegay. In all, Furman was held to just 12 first downs and only two rushing first downs.

Western trailed 7-0 in the second quarter and 14-7 in the third and did not take the lead until early in the fourth period. Holy Cross came back to tie the game, 21-21, midway through the fourth quarter, but the Catamounts roared back on their next possession to score the winning touchdown with 4:54 to play. After an exchange of punts Holy Cross took over at its own one-yard line with under three minutes left and drove to the WCU 15-yard line before defensive back Richard Dukes preserved the win by knocking away a pass intended for the Crusaders’ tight end at the five. Jeff Gilbert completed 28-of-52 passes for 343 yards and three touchdowns. Kristy Kiser caught nine passes for 94 yards and a TD with eight of his catches going for first downs. Eric Rasheed caught five passes for 89 yards and two scores. Clyde Simmons, who returned a blocked punt 60 yards for a touchdown, led the Catamounts’ defensive play.

SCORE BY QUARTERS #9 Western Carolina #3 Holy Cross SCORING SUMMARY: 2nd HC WCU 3rd HC WCU 4th WCU HC WCU

1 0 0

2 7 7

3 7 7

4 14 7

SCORE 28 21

SCORE BY QUARTERS #9 Western Carolina #2 Furman

Record: (10-2-1) Record: (9-2-1)

Gill Fenerty 33 yd run (Melink kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 0, HC 7 Eric Rasheed 30 yd pass from Jeff Gilbert (Dean Biasucci kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 7, HC 7 Sandy McMurty 38 yd run (Melink kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 7, HC 14 Clyde Simmons 60 yd blocked punt return (Dean Biasucci kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WCU 14, HC 14 Kristy Kiser 15 yd pass from Jeff Gilbert (Dean Biasucci kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WCU 21, HC 14 Chuck Doyle 2 yd run (Melink kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 21, HC 21 Eric Rasheed 25 yd pass from Jeff Gilbert (Dean Biasucci kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WCU 28, HC 21

WCU 20 27 – 81 3 354 29–54–0 81 – 386 6/4 10 – 83

HC 19 49 – 272 0 143 12–30–0 79 –360 7/3 4 – 40

WCU GAME LEADERS: HOLY CROSS GAME LEADERS: Rushing: Melvin Dorsey – 11 carries for 21 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rushing: Gill Fenerty – 10 carries for 62 yards, TD Passing: Jeff Gilbert – 28–52 for 343 yards, 3 TDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing: Pete Muldoon – 10–24–0 for 116 yards Receiving: Kristy Kiser – 9 catches for 94 yards, TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Receiving: Brad Totten – 3 catches for 45 yards

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SCORING SUMMARY: 1st 4:12 WCU 2nd 1:06 WCU 3rd 10:39 FUR 4th 6:09 WCU

1 3 0

2 3 0

3 0 7

4 8 0

SCORE 14 7

Record: (11-2-1) Record: (10-2-1)

Dean Biasucci 30 yd field goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 3, FUR 0 Dean Biasucci 30 yd field goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 6, FUR 0 Dennis Williams 2 yd run (Keven Esval kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 6, FUR 7 Melvin Dorsey 4 yd run (Eddie West pass from Jeff Gilbert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 14, FUR 7

WCU 24 44 – 147 1 202 24–45–2 89 – 349 2/1 8 – 47

FUR 12 27 – 18 0 190 14–33–3 60 – 208 3/1 8 – 53

WCU GAME LEADERS: FURMAN GAME LEADERS: Rushing: Melvin Dorsey – 20 carries for 102 yards, TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing: Stanford Jennings – 13 for 25 yards Passing: Jeff Gilbert – 24–45–2 for 202 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing: David Charpia – 14–33–3 for 190 yards Receiving: Eric Rasheed – 7 catches for 68 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving: Billy Risher – 5 catches for 94 yards

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1983 NCAA Division I–AA Playoffs (Championship) Southern Illinois 43, Western Carolina 7 Dec. 17, 1983 – Charleston, S.C. Johnson Hagood Stadium – Attendance: 15,950

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Wesern Carolina ran out of playoff miracles as the Catamounts lost the I-AA national championship to Southern Illinois, 43-7, at Johnson Hagood Stadium. SIU’s defense lived up to its ranking and reputation as it throttled WCU’s highly regarded passing attack, recording seven interceptions. WCU dominated play in the first quarter as they drove deep into Salukis’ territory twice, but failed to score. In that initial period, the Catamounts moved the ball to the SIU four-yard line and lost the ball on a fumble. On its next possession, Western missed a field goal attempt. While the offense was moving the ball effectively, the defense limited SIU’s offense to a mere 18 yards in the first quarter. The game changed quickly in the second quarter, though, as SIU’s defense took charge and turned an interception into a touchdown and held Western’s offense to zero yards in the period. The sky fell on the Catamounts in the third as two more interceptions virtually gave SIU touchdowns and the Salukis added a safety and a score set-up by a 72-yard kick return to lead, 33-0. Western Carolina’s only score came in the fourth quarter when Jeff Gilbert connected with Kristy Kiser on an 18-yard pass that culminated an 85-yard drive.

SCORE BY QUARTERS #9 Western Carolina #1 Southern Illinois SCORING SUMMARY: 2nd 11:45 SIU 2:15 SIU 3rd 9:21 SIU 4:33 SIU 2:05 SIU 0:56 SIU 4th 7:48 SIU 5:35 WCU 0:56 SIU

1 0 0

2 0 10

3 0 23

4 7 10

SCORE 7 43

Record: (11-3-1) Record: (13-1)

Terry Taylor 10 yd pass from Rick Johnson (Ron Miller kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 0, SIU 7 Ron Miller 36 yd field goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 0, SIU 10 Rick Johnson 1 yd rush (Ron Miller kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 0, SIU 17 Stevenson 26 yd pass from Rick Johnson (Ron Miller kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 0, SIU 24 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 0, SIU 26 Terry Green 1 yd rush (Ron Miller kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 0, SIU 33 Ron Miller 23 yd field goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 0, SIU 36 Kristy Kiser 18 yd pass from Jeff Gilbert (Dean Biasucci kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 7, SIU 36 Terry Green 10 yd rush (Ron Miller kick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU 7, SIU 43

WCU 15 27 – 84 0 154 16–34–7 61 – 238 5/1 5 – 47

SIU 19 50 – 154 3 213 19–25–0 75 – 313 3/2 9 – 84

WCU GAME LEADERS: SO. ILLINOIS GAME LEADERS: Rushing: Melvin Dorsey – 10 carries for 7 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing: Derrick Taylor – 18 for 40 yards Passing: Jeff Gilbert – 16–33–7 for 154 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Passing: Rick Johnson – 19–25–0 for 213 yards Receiving: Melvin Dorsey – 4 catches for 49 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving: James Stevenson – 5 catches for 88 yds, TD Leonard Williams – 4 catches for 23 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Taylor – 6 catches for 39 yards, TD

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History & Records /// Coaching History

WESTERN CAROLINA HEAD COACHING RECORDS NAME C.C. Poindexter Ralph James James Whatley Marion McDonald Tom Young Dan Robinson Bob Waters Dale Strahm Steve Hodgin Bill Bleil Kent Briggs Dennis Wagner Mark Speir TOTALS

SEASONS 1931–34 (4 years) 1935–38 (4 years) 1939–41 (3 years) 1945 (1 year) 1946–55 (10 years) 1956–68 (13 years) 1969–88 (20 years) 1989 (1 year) 1990–96 (7 years) 1997–2001 (5 years) 2002–2007 (6 years) 2008–2011 (4 years) 2012–pres. (5 years) 82 SEASONS

ALL-TIME ASSISTANT COACHES

PCT

10 4 6 1 39 51 116 3 31 23 22 8 19 333

26 30 15 3 55 67 94 7 45 32 43 36 38 492

2 3 1 0 4 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 23

.290 .149 .295 .250 .418 .435 .550 .318 .408 .418 .388 .182 .333 .406

C.C. Poindexter was WCU’s first head football coach.

Jim Whatley (left) served as head coach from 1939-41, while Marion McDonald (right) was Western Carolina’s head coach for the 1945 season.

Dan Robinson (1956-68) is one of only two coaches to amass over 50 wins as the Catamounts’ head coach.

Bill Bleil posted two winning seasons as WCU’s head coach from 1997-2001.

Bob Waters was head coach from 1969-88. He is the school’s all-time winningest coach with 116 victories.

Kent Briggs led his alma mater from 2002 through the 2007 season.

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Dale Strahm led WCU during the 1989 season.

Dennis Wagner was WCU’s head coach for four seasons from 2008-11.

Tom Young served as head coach for nine seasons (1946-55).

Steve Hodgin served as WCU’s head coach for six years (1990-96), after being an assistant for nine seasons.

A former WCU assistant under Steve Hodgin, Mark Speir took over in 2012.

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ANDREWS, Ralph.................. 1937-40

MOGRIDGE, Allen....................... 2003

ARTHURS, Pat....................... 2010-11

MOLNAR, Charlie........................ 1989

BANKS, Arketa ....................... 2009-12

MOORE, Patrick ..................... 2000-01

BEATHARD, Kurt ............... 1996-2001

MORGAN, LaMar ................... 2014-15

BECKMAN, Tim...................... 1990-95

NAPERT, David ...................... 2003-07

BLEIL, Bill .................................... 1996

NICHOLS, Jason ......................... 2016

BLUE, Kenyon ........................ 2010-11

O’BRIEN, Dick .................... 1996-2006

BODLE, Dave .............................. 1989

O’DANIEL, Drew .................... 2005-07

BOWMAN, Mack ......................... 1959

PAPPAS, Jim ............................... 1954

BRANDON, S.O. .................... 1938-40

PATE, Bobby .......................... 1974-79

BRIGGS, Kent ........................ 1982-88

PATTEN, David ...................... 2013-14

CARLTON, Tyler ................. 2015-pres.

PAWLOWSKI, Matt................. 2008-11

CLINKSCALE, Steven ................. 2008

PETERSON, Bruce ..................... 1968

COLLINS, Chris.............. 2010-12; 2016

POLIZZI, Chris ............................ 2015

COLLINS, Geoff ..................... 2002-05

POWERS, Don ........1968-83; 2006-07

COOPER, Bob ............................ 1961

PRY, Brent .......................... 1998-2001

DALTON, Don ........................ 1971-89

QUINN, Shawn ....................... 2013-15

DAVIS, Ty ............................... 2008-11

RAYE, Craig ................................ 1990

DeGRAFFENREID, Al ............ 1980-96

REED, Rodney ............................ 2003

DENNING, Don ...................... 1969-73

REIS, Kris .................................... 2002

DENNY, Bill ............................ 2000-01

RHEA, Mark ....................... 2009-pres.

DIMEO, Casey ............................ 2007

RHULE, Matt .......................... 2002-05

ELDER, Trey .......................... 2012-13

ROBERTS, Justin................... 2009-10

ETHERIDGE, Zac .............. 2016-pres.

ROBINSON, Dan......................... 1950

FELA, Jeff............................... 1990-94

ROOF, Ted................................... 1997

FOLLETT, Andy ...................... 2008-11

ROSS, Jeremiah .................... 2010-11

FREISE, Fred .............................. 1946

RUCKER, Brian ...................... 2006-07

GIBSON, Dan ......................... 2008-16

RYAN, Steve ................ 1989, 1996-99

GIDEON, Blake .................. 2016-pres.

SANDUSKY, E.J. ......................... 1995

GLENN, Brad ..................... 2012-pres.

SATTERFIELD, Marcus .............. 2005

GODETTE, Cary ......................... 2002

SCOTT, John .......................... 2006-08

GUDGER, Jim ........................ 1946-58

SCOTT, Tommy ...................... 1984-89

GUNTHROP, Michael ......... 1997-2001

SETZER, Bob ..........1956-61, 1966-88

HAMILTON, Romie...................... 1963

SEWARD, Lamont.................. 2006-07

HECKENDORF, Keith ............ 2008-10

SHAW, Jaybo .............................. 2014

HENNIGAN, Mike ................... 1982-83

SHERROD, Brad .................... 2008-09

HODGIN, Steve ...................... 1980-89

SIMS, De’Rail ......................... 2013-15

HOLT, John......................... 2012-pres.

SISA, Steve ............................ 2012-13

HOLTHOUSER, Will ............... 1990-96

SMITH, Jordan ............................ 2012

HOOD, Jay ............................. 2010-11

SMITH, Ty .............................. 1980-81

JACKSON, Myron .................. 2002-07

SPEIR, Mark........................... 1991-96

JENNINGS, Raymond ................. 1997

STANLEY, Bill .............................. 1969

JONES, Norris ........................ 1950-51

THOMAS, Dennis ................... 2013-15

JOYE, Bill .................................... 1966

TURNER, John............................ 2002

KEY, Brent ................................... 2004

UNDERWOOD, Charles.............. 1951

KINNEY, Sandy ...................... 1994-95

VARN, Todd ............................ 2002-04

KIRKPATRICK, Donnie .......... 2003-04

VARNEY, Sid ............................... 1960

LANDRY, Dustin .......................... 2016

WALKER, Curtis .......................... 2012

LEMMOND, Vaughn .................... 1955

WAHONICK, John ....................... 1937

LITTLE, Cameron ........................ 1968

WARE, Dwight............................. 1950

LOGO, Rick ............................ 2001-02

WAUGH, Ethan .................. 1999-2001

LOVETT, Jim .......................... 1962-63

WAUGH, Maury.................. 1997-2001

LOWE, Marty .......................... 2005-06

WEST, Eddie ............................... 1993

MALONE, Doug........................... 2007

WHITE, Clayton...................... 2004-05

MARINO, Vince ...................... 1994-95

WIKE, Johnny..........1964-73, 1984-94

MATOUS, Ken ............................. 2002

WILEY, John ....................... 2017-pres.

MAYERS, Michael ....................... 2010

WILLIAMS, Denny ....................... 1964

McCONNELL, Tuck ................ 1947-48

WOODS, Thomas .............. 1997-2000

McDONALD, Marion..... 1938-41, 1946

WOOLUM, Tuck ..................... 1991-93

MILLS, Pat.......................... 2012-pres.

WRIGHT, Reuben............... 2017-pres.

MILLWOOD, Don ................... 1974-88

YOUNG, Tom ......................... 1955-56

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Tribute to a Champion ... Coach Bob Waters B ob

Water s and Western Carolina football were synonymous during the 20 football seasons from 1969 through 1988. The evolution and success of the school’s athletic programs, especially its football program, during that period can be attributed largely to his talents and personality. He grew up in the small farming town of Sylvania in south Georgia and, despite physical frailties, earned 11 athletic letters in three sports. During the spring of his senior year at Screven County High School, he traveled to South Georgia College for a tryout and suffered a broken leg the first day and was not offered a scholarship. He landed on his feet five months later at Stetson University in Deland, Fla., as a freshman quarterback and defensive back. Waters must have wondered if someone was trying to tell him something when Stetson officials decided to drop the school’s football program at the end of that season. Not to be discouraged, in his efforts to play football, Waters took his talents to Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., where he spent the next three years as a quarterback, defensive back and an outstanding student. He led Presbyterian to the 1960 Tangerine Bowl and was named the game’s most outstanding player despite his team’s loss. His performance in the Tangerine Bowl gave cause for the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers and AFL’s San Diego Chargers to draft Waters in 1960. He signed with the 49ers, bought a Corvette, grabbed headlines in his first season when he threw three touchdown passes in an upset of the Baltimore Colts, and soon thereafter, met and married Sherine Gidney. He overcame numerous injuries in his five-year NFL career — four as quarterback and one as a defensive back. The injuries mounted and Waters opted for a career change in 1965 as he hung up his cleats and enrolled in graduate school with a coaching career in mind. His alma mater offered the opportunity and he returned as an assistant coach at Presbyterian in 1966. After two seasons, he left Clinton to return to the west coast as the wide receivers coach at Stanford University for the 1968 season. Western Carolina officials gambled and hired Waters, whose coaching experience was limited to those three seasons as an assistant, but it turned out to be one of the best decisions made in the WCU’s history. He served notice of things to come by leading his first team — the 1969 Catamounts — to a 9-1 record with an

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exciting pass oriented offense. A national ranking followed at the end of the 1972 season and in 1974, when WCU advanced to its first NCAA playoff appearance. His 1983 team will go down as one of the school’s best, reaching the NCAA I-AA championship game. In 20 seasons at the helm of the football program, he guided the Catamounts to 116 victories, produced 13 All-Americans, 54 first-team All-Southern Conference selections and brought the University more positive publicity than could ever be measured in monetary terms. Prior to his arrival, WCU had posted only five winning football records in 20 seasons, while 13 of Waters’ 20 teams turned in winning ledgers. In 15 years (1971-86) as athletics director, Waters led the growth and played a key part in the school’s membership in the Southern Conference. He cultivated and rallied support for a new football stadium, which became a reality in 1974, and an impressive basketball arena as part of a multipurpose Ramsey Center, which was completed in 1986. His coaching and administrative successes as well as his courage in his fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease) were recognized throughout the country as his story was chronicled by every major print and electronic media outlet in the nation. Waters has additionally been inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, the Florida Citrus Bowl Hall of Fame and the Western Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. He was forced to step down as head football coach in March of 1989 and died less than three months later (May 29, 1989) at the age of 50. Waters was inducted into the South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987, is enshrined in the Florida Citrus Bowl Hall of Fame, and was among the fourth induction class into the Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame back in 1993. In 2014, Waters was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in Raleigh, N.C.

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ABANIFI, Emeka ...................................2006 ABERNETHY, David ......................... 1997-98 ABRAHAM, Pablo ....................... 1998-2001 ABRAHAM, Paul ............................. 1981-84 ADAMS, Boyd.................................1961, 63 ADAMS, Charles..............................1972-74 ADAMS, Jerry ................................. 1961-65 * ADAMS, Tyrie ........................... 2016-pres. ADDERTION, Chandler.....................2013-16 AIKEN, Craig .................................. 1991-94 ALA, Rainey.....................................2011-12 ALEXANDER, Deja .......................... 2010-12 ALFORD, T. ..................................... 2002-04 ALI, Ibn ................................................2008 ALLISON, Howard .................................1938 ALLISON, Jack ................................ 1946-49 ALLEN, Brett .................................. 2009-11 ALLEN, Curtis ................................. 1977-79 ALLEN, Lawson............................... 1932-34 ALLEN, Kenny ................................. 1979-80 ALLEN, Shamar .............................. 2004-07 ALSTON, George .............................1978-81 ALTENBURG, Dan ........................... 1968-70 AMERICA, Reggie .................................2010 ANDERSON, Mike .......................... 2010-12 ANDREWS, Clyde ............................1940-41 ANDREWS, Robert ...............................1937 ANDREWS, Roland ...............................1965 ANGEL, Dan .........................................1961 ANGEL, Ralph ................................1934, 36 ANNAS, Ben.........................................1999 AQUILINA, Victor ............................ 2008-09 ARANT, Scottie ............................... 1985-88 ARMSTRONG, Chad .............................1987 ARNETTE, Frank.............................. 1950-51 ARNEY, Lawrence ........................... 1949-50 ARRINGTON, Jack........................... 1947-49 ASHLEY, Tony ................................. 1968-71 ATKINSON, Buck ..................................1954 ATKINSON, Charles ..............................1955 AUDREY, Sam ......................................1938 AUGHTRY, Ronnie ........................... 1958-59 AUSTIN, Keith ................................ 1990-92 AWTREY, Chris................................ 1989-92

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BAILEY, Carlton .............................. 2004-07 BAILEY, Charles.............................. 1961-63 BAILEY, Nas .........................................1933 BAKER, Brett.................................. 1988-90 BALL, Gary ..................................... 1981-82 BALLARD, William ................................1955 BALTHROP, Pete ............................. 2010-13 BANFORD, Eric................................2011-12 BANKS, Jim.............................. 1946, 49-50 BANKS, Kenny................................ 1990-94 BANKS, Michael ........................1999-2002 BANKS, Telly .................................. 1994-97 BARE, Anthony ............................... 1986-89 BARGELLA, Todd ............................ 2002-03 BARKER, John ................................ 1965-66 BARNES, Lamar ............................. 2002-05 BARNES, Roton ...............................1940-41 BARNES, Shonte ..................................2007 BARNES, Warren ..................................1945 BARNHILL, Lawrence...................... 1932-33 * BARNWELL, Destry ................... 2014-pres. BARNWELL, Howard ................. 1940, 46-47 BARNWELL, Jim ............................. 1941, 46 BARRINGER, Joe ...................... 1996, 98-99 BARRON, Lloyd .............................. 1984-86 BASS, Francis ................................ 1957-60 BATES, Earl .................................... 1984-87 BATHIANY, Andrew ...............................2008 BATTEN, John .......................................1966 BATTLE, Dorian.....................................2007

BAXTER, Robert ............................. 1988-89 BEACHUM, Thomas ..............................1946 BEAM, Lamar .......................................2005 BEAM, Max .................................... 1946-48 BEATY, James “Bill”........................ 1968-70 BEATTY, Jerry........................................1969 BECK, Milton ................................. 1983-86 BELL, Bill ................................. 1950, 52-53 BELL, Mitchell ................................ 2007-10 BELTON, Hassan ..................................2015 BENNES, Joe ........................................1945 BENNETT, Myreon.................................2016 BENSON, Bill .......................................1962 BENSON, Karnorris ........................ 2012-15 BERNARD, James ........................... 1996-99 BERRIDGE, Brandon .......................2014-15 * BERRYMAN, Ian ....................... 2015-pres. BEST, Dan ...................................... 1995-98 BETHUNE, Christian .............................2009 BIASUCCI, Dean............................. 1980-83 * BIETTE, Sean ............................ 2016-pres. BIGGERSTAFF, Mike ....................... 1967-69 BIGGS, Tracy ..............................1996-2000 BICKNESE, Mike ............................ 1981-82 BIRCH, Randy ......................................2005 BISHOP, Jerry ................................. 1958-61 BLACK, Ben ................................... 1990-92 BLACK, Frank ................................. 1935-36 BLACK, Mike .................................. 1968-70 BLAKE, Eddie ................................. 1968-70 BLAKE, Ricky .......................................1978 BLALOCK, Charlie ................................1952 BLANTON, James ............................1975-76 BLOOMER, Bill .....................................1968 BOATENG, Fred .............................. 2000-02 BODINE, Tom ................................. 1991-94 BOONE, Jerrod ...........................1998-2000 BOST, Lew................................ 1960, 62-63 BOSTIC, Blake ............................... 2008-10 BOWEN, Jack ..................................1973-76 BOWEN, Mike ................................ 1981-82 BOWEN, Tommy ..............................1976-77 BOWERS, Bobby ..................................1946 BOWLES, Ed................................... 1962-66 BOWMAN, Mack ............................ 1949-52 BRADBURN, Wayne .........................1939-41 BRADLEY, Chad.............................. 1994-95 BRADLEY, Jeff ................................ 2005-08 BRADLEY, Marcus .......................... 1996-97 BRADY, Auzman ...................................1946 BRANDON, Charles ........................ 1952-53 * BRANNON Jr., John ................... 2016-pres. BRASHEAR, John............................ 2000-01 BRATCHER, Eric ...................................1982 BRATHWAITE, Jamaine ................... 1991-93 BRAXTON, Lonnie ............................1979-81 BREEDEN, Brandon........................ 2005-06 BRIGGS, Kent .................................1976-79 BRINDISE, Zac ................................2010-11 BRINKLEY, Jack ...............................1975-76 BRINSON, Donnell ......................... 1993-96 BRISSON, Zane ....................................1955 BRISTOW, Jimmy ............................ 1951-53 BRITTAIN, Joe .......................................1934 BROADWATER, Tom ........................ 1957-60 BROADWAY, Gil ....................................2010 BROOKS, Billy ................................ 1962-63 BROOKS, Dan .................................1973-74 BROOKS, Jay.................................. 1995-97 BROOKS, Josh................................ 1994-97 BROOKS, Phillip.............................1967, 69 BROOKS, Shane............................. 1992-93 BROWN, Andre ............................... 2002-05 BROWN, Angelo ..................2006-07; 09-10 BROWN, Bob........................................1939 BROWN, Francis............................. 2003-05 BROWN, Garrett ..............................2011-14 BROWN, J.C. ........................................1945 BROWN, J.C. .................................. 2003-06 BROWN, Mace ............................... 1947-48

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BROWN, Marcus ..................................2007 BROWN, Mario .....................................2002 BROWN, Robbie ............................. 1991-93 BROWN, Robert ............................. 1963-64 BROWN, Robert ..............................1976-79 BROWN, Ronald ............................. 1959-60 BROWN, Stephen ........................... 2004-07 BROWN, Stewart ............................ 1949-51 BROWN, William ..................................1946 BROWN, Zack ................................ 2007-08 BROWNLEE, Mike........................... 1977-79 BRUNS, Gary ................................. 1972-73 BRYAN, James................................ 1987-88 BYRANT, Donnie ......................... 1999-2001 BRYANT, Jennings.................................1938 BRYANT, Jimmy .............................. 1959-61 BRYCE, Wyche ................................1972-74 BRYSON, Jim.................................. 1946-47 BUCHANAN, Paul ..................... 1929, 31-32 BUCHANAN, Ray ..................................1953 BUFFAMOYER, Mark....................... 1981-84 BULLARD, Clay..........................1978, 80-81 BULLARD, Red .....................................1939 BUMGARNER, Clyde....................... 1949-52 BUMGARNER, Don ...............................1955 BUMPER, Billy ............................... 1991-94 BUMPUS, Jonte....................................2009 BURCHFIEL, Tommy ........................1975-76 BURGESS, Mark............................. 2005-06 BURGIN, Jim ........................................1940 BURGIS, Teddy ............................... 2001-02 BURKETT, Willis.............................. 1966-67 BURLESON, Bruce................................1949 BURR, Steve ...................................1973-74 BURTON, DeNorrise ....................... 1995-98 BUSH, Andy ................................... 1995-97 BUSH, John .................................... 2002-05 BUTLER, Jimmy .............................. 1993-96 BUTLER, Joe ................................... 1954-55 BUTLER, Kamarco ................................1998 BUTLER, William ............................ 1995-97 BYNUM, Fred .......................................1955 BYRD, Arthur .................................. 1946-49 BYRD, Charles................................ 1954-57 BYRD, H.B............................................1952 BYRD, Mickey ......................................1955

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CAGLE, Henry.......................................1950 CAIN, Blake ................................... 2008-11 CAINE, Kendrick ............................. 1996-97 CALAVERNE, Jim .............................1974-76 CALDWELL, Cecil..................................1964 CALHOUN, Coy .....................................1955 CALLIS, Mark ..................................1971-73 CAMPANA, Caesar .....................1998-2000 CAMPBELL, Frank ................................1960 CAMPBELL, Fred ..................................1933 CANADAY, Larry....................................1960 CANTRELL, Bryce .................................1985 CAPERILA, Bob .............................. 1949-50 CARDANO, Conrad ...............................1970 CARLOCK, Paul ....................................1945 CARMICHAEL, Alonzo ..................... 1983-86 CARNES, Roger ....................................1963 CARPENTER, Harvey .............................1945 CARPENTER, Willie ..........................1976-79 CARSON, Courtland ....................... 2010-13 CARSWELL, Jon .............................. 1954-57 CARTWRIGHT, Sanford .........................1955 CASE, Kevin .........................................1980 CATER, Mike .................................. 1969-72 CATHEY, Joe .........................................1939 CAUBLE, Bob .......................................1962 CELLA, Justin ................................. 1998-99 CHAMBERS, Austin .........................2010-11 CHAMBERS, Jeff ........................ 1998-2001 CHAMBERS, Keensen .................... 2012-13 * CHANCEY, Mitchell ................... 2015-pres.

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CHANDLER, Buddy ......................... 1964-65 CHAPMAN, Harold ......................... 1935-36 CHAPMAN, Weaver......................... 1935-36 CHAPPELL, Brett .................1994-95, 97-98 CHASON, Don ................................ 1980-82 CHAVIS, Reggie .............................. 1994-97 CHESTER, Bruce...................................1946 CHILDERS, Carol ..................................1954 CHILDERS, Jack ............................. 1963-66 CHILDERS, Tobe ............................. 1958-60 CHURCH, Roy ................................. 1950-53 CICCONE, Jeff .................................1974-77 CILENTO, Pat.................................. 2001-02 CLARK, Ace .....................................2011-14 CLARK, Doyle .......................................1955 CLARK, Greg ........................................2008 CLARK, Jawan ............................1999-2000 CLARK, Justin................................. 2003-06 CLARK, Ralph ................................ 1946-49 CLARK, Morrio ............................... 2004-06 CLARK-DEAR, Joe........................... 2006-08 CLAWSON, Elton ............................ 1993-96 CLAXTON, Robert .................................1945 CLAXTON, Steve ..............................1975-76 CLAYTON, Henry ...................................1945 CLAYTON, Max ............................... 1948-49 CLEMENTS, Gib....................................1978 CLEVELAND, Bill...................................1972 CLOUDEN, Kurt .............................. 2007-08 COBBLEDICK, Ron ......................... 1969-70 COCKRELL, Josh............................. 2008-11 COFFEY, Joe .........................................1949 COFFIN, Darvin .............................. 2003-04 COHEN, Eddie ................................ 2004-07 COHN, Herbert .....................................1939 COLE, Herb .................................... 1972-75 COLLINS, Chris.............................. 2006-09 COLLINS, Geoff .............................. 1990-92 COLLINS, Hobe .............................. 1946-47 COLLINS, Howard.................................1945 COLLINS, Justin ............................. 2008-09 COMAN, Sam .......................................1952 COMPTON, Jerry ...................................1957 CONKLIN, James ............................ 2002-05 CONLEY, Nick .......................................2007 CONNER, Jeff ....................................... 1971 CONNER, Marlon..................................1991 CONRAD, Jackie ............................. 1957-58 CONSTANCE, Hugh......................... 1946-49 COOK, Robert ......................................1937 COOK, Wesley ................................ 2010-12 COOK, Willis .................................. 1933-34 COOK, Deonte................................ 2002-04 COOKE, Tim .........................................2007 COOPER, Bobby ............................. 1957-59 COOPER, John......................................2006 COOPER, Louis............................... 1981-84 COOPER, Ryan .....................................2007 COPE, Charles................................ 1954-55 CORBETT, Alan ............................... 1989-92 CORBIN, Grady .............................. 1954-55 CORBIN, Grady W. .......................... 1979-80 CORBIN, Keith ................................1971-73 CORLEY, Jim ................................... 1968-71 CORPENING, Allan ......................... 1973-75 * CORTNER, Devarius .................. 2016-pres. COSTON, J.C. .......................................1939 COTTER, Charles ..................................1945 COTTRELL, Todd ............................. 1987-89 COUCH, Tommy ....................................1955 COWAN, Leo ........................................ 1941 COX, Clay ....................................... 1988-89 COX, Gene ...........................................1955 COX, Nick.............................................2001 COX, Roger .................................... 1964-66 CREASMAN, J.B. ..................................1952 CRISP, Travis ........................................1998 CROCKER, William ......................... 1991-95 CROOKS, Jonathon ........................ 1983-85 CROOKS, Kenya ...................................1997 * CROSSEN, Keion ...................... 2014-pres.

CRAIG AIKEN,1991-94

MICHAEL BANKS, 1999-2002

TRACY BIGGS, 1996-2000

ALONZO CARMICHAEL, 1983-86

GRADY CORBIN, 1979-80

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CROSLAND, Lamont .............................1996 CROWDER, William ........................ 1938-39 CRUDUP, Cedric ......................... 1997-2000 CUCINELLA, Mike ........................... 1982-84 CUNNINGHAM, Bobby .................... 1949-53 CUNNINGHAM, Coleman .............. 2013-16 CUNNINGHAM, Jack ......... 1949,52,54-55 CUNNINGHAM, Randolph .............1962-63 CUNNINGHAM, Sid ........................ 1977-79 CURRIE, Todd................................. 1985-87 CURTIS, Levon .....................................2008 CURTIS, Darren .............................. 2004-07 CURTIS, Seth ................................. 2013-15

MELVIN DORSEY, 1981-83

LONNIE GALLOWAY, 1990-93

CHAD GREENE, 1991-95

GERALD HARP, 1977-80

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D’ALESSANDRIS, Joe ......................1973-76 DALTON, Danny .............................. 1973-75 DALTON, Don ................................. 1967-69 * DALTON, Nathan ...................... 2015-pres. DALTON, Scooter............................ 2001-04 DANDELAKE, Augustus ................... 1935-37 DANKMEYER, Chris ..............................2002 DARBY, Jenoris .....................................2008 DAUGHTERY, Carlton ............................1950 DAVIES, Ben .................................. 2007-08 DAVIES, David ................................ 1968-70 DAVIES, John ................................. 1968-70 DAVIS, Alney ........................................1970 DAVIS, Chad .................................. 1994-95 DAVIS, Derrick ................................2014-15 DAVIS, Fred .................................... 1984-86 DAVIS, James ................................. 1985-87 DAVIS, Jim ..................................... 1969-72 DAVIS, Jimmy .......................................1972 DAVIS, Kenny .......................................1975 DAVIS, L.J. ..................................... 2005-07 DAVIS, Matt .........................................2004 DAVIS, Sandy ................................. 1965-68 DAVIS, Stan .........................................1979 DAVIS, Ted ...........................................1934 DEAN, Jeff.......................................1978-81 DeANGELIS, Jimmy ........................ 1962-65 DEAVER, Josh................................. 2005-08 DeGRAFFENREID, Alphonso ................. 1974-76 DeGRAFFENREID, Matt .........2012-13; ‘15-16 DeSHAUTEURS, Manny .................. 2001-03 DEITZ, Layton ....................................... 1941 DeLAPP, Tyron ................................ 1982-85 DELLINGER, Chuck......................... 1977-78 DENTON, Blaine ...................................1932 DENTON, Bruce ....................................1931 DePASS, Brunson ................................1999 DEWBERRY, Manny ..............................1981 DICKSON, Tyson ..............................2013-16 DIETZ, Phil ......................................1973-74 DOLINSKY, Dennis................................1960 DONALDSON, Adam ....................... 2002-04 DONOVAN, Dan .............................. 1949-50 DORSEY, Melvin ............................. 1981-83 DOTSON, Gary ............................... 1968-70 DOUGHERTY, Jim ........................... 1969-71 DOUGLAS, Jarmarcus ...........................2008 DRAKE, Alvin .................................. 1937-38 DRUMGOOLE, Brandon .................. 2006-07 DUGGAN, Jonah ...................................2013 DUKE, Harry ...................................1946, 49 DUKES, Mitchell ............................ 2003-06 DUKES, Richard ............................. 1980-83 DUMAS, Leander............................ 1994-97 DUNBAR, Hal ................................. 1972-73 DUNCAN, Larry............................... 1965-66 DUNLAP, Rod ................................. 2001-03 * DUNN, Ezavian ......................... 2014-pres. DUNN, Steve .................................. 1975-78 DUNN, Ted ..................................... 1978-80 DYER, Joe.............................................1932

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EARP, Cecil ..........................................1958 EDMONSTONE, Ronald.........................1952 EDWARDS, Clarence ............................1994 EDWARDS, Hubert ......................... 1953-55 EDWARDS, Kenny........................... 1985-87 EDWARDS, Marshaun ..........................2010 EFIRD, Jonathan...................................2009 ELKINS, Trade ................................ 1993-95 ELLIOT, Alvin ........................................1939 ELLIOTT, Charles ..................................1934 ELLIOTT, Keith ................................ 1966-68 ELLIOTT, Reggie.............................. 1959-60 * ELLIOTT, Shamon ..................... 2016-pres. ELLIS, David.........................................1963 ELLISON, Corey .............................. 2004-05 * EMERSON, Randall .................. 2016-pres. ENGLE, Roy ..........................................1952 ENGLISH, Jim .......................................1947 ENDZEL, Eddie .....................................1955 ESTES, Bill ..................................... 1946-47 ESTES, Eddie ..................................1978-81 ETHERIDGE, Clyde .................... 1949, 52-53 EVERETT, Chris ............................... 2008-11 EVERHART, Clayton ........................ 1946-48 EXTINE, Jamie ................................ 1989-92

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FAGAN, Jomo .......................................2005 FARMER, Earl ................................. 1954-55 FAWKES, Harry ............................... 1972-73 FERGUSON, Lorenzo...................1999-2000 FERGUSON, Mark.................................1932 FERGUSON, Mark Jr. .......................1971-73 FERGUSON, Roy ...................................1945 FERRIS, Juwan .....................................2012 FESPERMAN, Carl ................................1940 FITZPATRICK, Brendan.................... 1990-93 FLACK, William ....................................1945 FLANAGAN, Tony ..................................1990 FOREHAND, Paul..................................1972 FOSTER, Del................................... 1986-89 FOSTER, Felipe .............................. 2003-06 FOSTER, Steve ......................... 1986-87, 89 FOUSHEE, Greg .............................. 1991-93 FOX, Eddie ..................................... 1986-87 FOXWORTH, Jason ................................1997 FRADY, Justin .......................................2003 FRANCIS, Eugene........................... 1937-38 FREEMAN, Buck ............................. 2003-05 FREEMAN, Otis .............................. 1932-33 FREELAND, Darian ...............................2000 FRYER, Justin ............................. 1999-2001 FUDGE, Darius ............................... 2003-06 FUGATE, James .............................. 1951-53 FURMAGE, Bobby.................................2008 FULLBRIGHT, Alvin ...............................1932 FUNDERBURK, Harold .................... 1950-53

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GABRIEL, Elsmore ................................2008 GAFFNEY, Shelton .......................... 2003-06 GAINES, Bruce .....................................1946 GAINES, Jerry ..................................1971-74 GAINEY, Carroll ....................................1963 GAITHER, Brian .............................. 2001-03 GALLOWAY, Josh ..................................2002 GALLOWAY, Lonnie ......................... 1990-93 GANTT, Bill ...........................................1940 GARAGIOLA, Tony ........................... 1986-89 GARDIN, Frank ............................... 1988-89 GARDIN, Ricky ............................... 1988-89 GARLAND, Kyle ........................ 2005, 07-08 GARRIS, Brad ................................ 1989-91 GARRISON, James ......................... 1953-54 GARRISON, Pat ....................................1962

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GARY, Cookie ................................. 1977-79 GARY, Walter .............................. 1998-2001 GAYLOR, Fred ....................................... 1941 GEORGE, Antoine ........................... 2006-09 GEORGE, Bill........................................1957 * GIBBS, Bobby .......................... 2015-pres. GIBBS, Clarence ..................................1978 GIBBS, Jay ...........................................2016 GIBSON, Alvin ................................ 2008-09 GIBSON, Sam ...................................... 1941 GILBERT, Jeff ........................... 1981, 83-84 GILL, Christon .................................2011-14 GILLILAND, Beauford ..................1952-53, 58 GILMORE, Paul ....................................2007 GIRON, David .......................................2013 GIST, Calvin ................................... 1986-90 GLOVER, Primus ............................. 2004-05 GODARD, Xavier ............................. 2002-04 GOLDSMITH, Fred .......................... 1962-63 GOFORTH, Woodrow.............................1935 GOODE, Clarence .................................1953 GOODMAN, C.J. ..............................2013-16 GORDEN, Toren .......................... 1999-2001 GOREE, Brad.................................. 1971, 73 GOSNELL, Keith ..............................1971-73 GRADY, Brandon ..................................2013 GRADY, Steve .......................................1970 GRAHAM, Jimmy ............................ 1951-54 GRANT, Graham ............................. 1952-53 GRANT, Julius ................................. 1990-93 GRASTY, Hugh......................................1957 GRATE, RaShawn .................................2009 GRAY, Charles ................................ 1937-39 GRAY, Darrel .................................. 2006-08 GRAY, Hampton....................................1938 GRAYSON, Steve .............................1979-81 GREEN, Ahmed ..........................1999-2002 GREEN, Gary ........................................2011 GREEN, Harry .......................................1934 GREEN, Isaac ................................. 2004-05 GREEN, Mike ................................. 1972-75 GREEN, Terrence .............................2011-14 GREENE, Chad ............................... 1991-95 GREENE, Tiger................................ 1981-84 GREENE, Vernon ............................ 1977-80 * GREENE, Zachary ..................... 2015-pres. GREENWELL, Wes .......................... 1992-95 GREESON, Alton...................................1950 GREESON, Bob .............................. 1949-50 GREGORY, Bob.....................................1955 GRETTER, Cooper .................................1931 GRIESBAUM, Jim ........................... 1959-61 GRIFFIN, Brown....................................1945 GRIFFIN, Terrell .............................. 1985-86 GRIFFIN, Tommy...................................1952 GROGAN, Gene .............................. 1946-47 GUDGER, Jim ..................................1939-41 GUDGER, Joe Dan ......................1998-2000 GUDGER, Hugh ....................................1945 GUINYARD, Calvin ................................2004 GUNN, Thomas................................1976-79 GUNN, Tony ..........................................1991 GUY, Buddy .....................................1972-74

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HACKETT, David...............................1971-73 HALL, George .......................................1955 HALL, Jeb ...................................1999-2002 HALL, Mitch ...............................1999-2002 HALL, Stan ...........................................1985 HALL, Steve.................................... 1983-87 HAMILTON, Hugh............................ 1947-50 HAMMON, Jacoby .......................... 2009-10 HAMPTON, Gray ...................................1939 HAMRICK, Bubba ........................... 2003-06 HANCOCK, James.................................2002 HANNAH, Jacob ............................. 2004-05 HANNAH, Steve .............................. 1988-89 HANNAH, Wingate ................................1945

HANSSEN, Seth ......................... 1999-2001 HANSILL, John ............................... 1950-51 HARDIN, Frank ............................... 1945-48 HARDY, William .............................. 1939-40 * HARDY, Tra ............................... 2014-pres. HARKINS, Todd .............................. 1989-92 HARP, Gerald ................................. 1977-80 HARPER, Willie............................... 2006-07 HARRIS, Derrick ............................. 1990-91 HARRIS, Fred .......................................1946 HARRIS, Jim .........................................1946 HARRIS, Nate................................. 2008-11 HARRIS, Robb .......................... 1994-95, 97 HARRIS, Sertonuse ........................ 2012-15 HARRIS, Von Ray ............................ 1946-49 HARRISON, Charles........................ 1985-87 HARRISON, Derrick ........................ 1987-89 HARVEY, Bob.................................. 1951-54 HASSARD, Tim ....................................1978 HASTINGS, Matt............................. 2010-12 HAWKINS, Caleb ............................ 2012-15 HAWKINS, Jerry .............................. 1956-57 HAWKINS, Yates ...................................1931 HAYES, Kerry .................................. 1991-94 HAYGOOD, Charles ...............................1955 HAYNES, Chris......................................2010 HEARNS, Adam .............................. 2007-08 HEAVNER, Ovie............................... 1946-48 * HELMS, Jake ............................ 2016-pres. HELMS, Kell ................................... 1986-90 HELMS Jr., Michael .........................2013-16 HEMBY, Russell....................................2004 HEMPHILL, Andre ........................... 2004-05 HEMPHILL, Darris........................... 1989-91 HENDERSON, Don.......................... 1989-91 HENDERSON, Donnie ..................... 1961-62 HENDERSON, Gary ..........................1974-76 HENDERSON, Houston .........................1945 HENDERSON, Ronnie ...........................1958 HENDERSON, Ronald ..................... 1961-64 HENDRIX, Jack ............................... 1954-57 HENRY, Fred ................................... 1950-53 HENRY, Stan ........................................1946 HENRY, Tom .........................................1950 HENSLEY, McKinley ...................1941, 46-47 HENSON, Claude............................1935, 37 HERLONG, Rod................................1971-73 HERNDON, Mike ............................ 1983-85 HERRIN, Leslie ............................... 1968-71 HERRON, Luis ................................ 2002-05 HEWITT, Bill..........................................1972 HICKS, K.P. .................................... 2012-14 HIGDON, Mack............................... 1931-32 HIGGINS, Jeter ............................... 1939-40 HILFORD, Jack .....................................1954 HILL, David .................................... 1996-99 HILL, Glenn .................................... 1069-71 * HILL, Steffon ............................ 2013-pres. HILL, Tim........................................ 1983-85 HILL, Travis .................................... 2004-05 HILL, Vince ...........................................1988 HILL, Von .............................................1994 HINES, Harold ................................ 1991-94 HINES, Michael .............................. 2004-07 HINSHAW, Kyle.....................................1996 HINSLEY, Ken ................................. 1995-98 HINTON, Hubert ...................................1962 HIPPS, Hershey .............................. 1949-50 HIPPS, Joe ..................................... 1951-54 HITCHCOCK, Cedric........................ 1984-86 HOBSON, Jim ........................... 1961-62, 64 HODGIN, Jason .............................. 1995-96 HOGLEN, Virgil .....................................1945 HOLCOMB, Eric .............................. 1959-60 * HOLCOMBE, Wes ..................... 2014-pres. HOLDEN, Chad .....................................2005 HOLDERBY, Tom ...................................1986 HOLDON, Bobby ...................................1957 HOLLIFIELD, Dale ........................... 1962-64 HOLLOMAN, Chris .......................... 1990-91

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HOLLOWAY, Brandon ...................... 1995-98 * HOLLOWAY, Corey..................... 2015-pres. HOOKS, Darius............................... 1996-99 HOOPER, James ...................................1945 HOOPER, Kenneth ................................1952 HOOPER, R.L........................................1945 HOOVER, Brad ............................... 1996-99 HOPPER, C.W. ......................................1963 HORN, Andy .........................................2008 HORNADAY, Bob ..................................1949 HORNADAY, Tommy ........................ 1949-51 HORNBUCKLE, Ron ..............................1995 HORNE, Stanton ............................ 2001-03 HOUSTON, Chris............................. 1991-94 HOWARD, Danny ............................ 1963-65 HOWARD, Logan .............................2015-16 HOWARD, Randy ............................ 1977-79 HOWELL, Charles ........................... 1950-53 HOWELL, Gene .....................................1949 HOWELL, Gordon...................... 1952, 54-55 HOWELL, James ...................................1988 HOWELL, Keith .............................. 1955-57 HOWELL, Mark ............................... 1992-95 HOWIE, Henry ......................................1952 HOYLE, Gordon ....................................1952 HUDSON, Marvin ........................... 1932-34 HUFFMAN, Chris ............................ 2006-07 HUGHES, Charles ........................... 1977-80 HUGHES, Jim Edd.................................1945 HULLENDER, Jim ..................................1949 HUMPHREY, Bob ..................................1949 HUMPHRIES, Aarron ...................... 1935-37 HUMPHRIES, Bob ................................1950 HUMPHRIES, Ralph........................ 1946-49 HUNNICUTT, Tom ............................ 1960-62 HUNNICUTT, William....................... 1949-50 HUNT, Caesar .................................1987, 89 HUNT, Joe ...................................... 1946-49 HUNT, Rodney ......................................1994 HUNTER, David ..........................1998-2000 HUNTER, Frank.....................................1955 HUNTER, Joe ...................................1971-73 HUNTER, Ray...................................1940-41 HUNTER, Robert ...................................1933 HUSTON, Henderson ............................1945 HYDE, L.D. ..................................... 1961-62 HYDE, Wallace ..................................... 1941 HYDER, J.C ...........................................1972

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ILDERTON, Bobby.................................1949 INMAN, Larry ................................. 1986-89 IRONS, Jerry.........................................1957 ISAACS, Arnold .............................. 1957-58 ISGRIG, John.................................. 1980-82 IVEY, Johnny .........................................1990

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JABLONSKI, Bob .............................1973-76 JACKSCON, Chaz............................ 2005-09 JACKSON, Corey............................. 1997-99 JACKSON, Darryl ............................ 1987-88 JACKSON, Larry .............................. 1980-82 JACKSON, Robbie ................................1981 JACKSON, Sam .............................. 2006-07 JACKSON, Todd .............................. 1982-85 JACKSON, Thomas ......................... 1990-93 * JACOBS, Austin ........................ 2014-pres. * JACOBS, Hunter ....................... 2016-pres. JAMES, Anthony ............................. 1979-82 JAMES, Donald .............................. 2006-08 JAMES, Ethan..................................2013-16 JAMES, Jamil ................................. 2012-13 JAMES, Marlo ......................................1994 JAMES, Sterlin .....................................2008 JAMISON, Claude ............................1939-41 JARVIS, George ....................................1937 JAYNES, Bruce................................ 1949-50 JAYNES, Harry ................................ 1945-47

JAYNES, Zack ................................. 2008-10 JEFFERS, Junior....................................1981 JEFFERSON, Chris .......................... 2005-06 JENKINS, Anthony .......................... 1997-99 JENKINS, Jon ................................. 1991-94 JENNINGS, Lowell .......................... 1956-60 JESSUP, B.J. .................................. 2000-02 JIMENEZ, Ralph.............................. 1990-91 JOHNSON, Alan .............................. 1979-82 JOHNSON, Bobby .................................1963 JOHNSON, Brian ............................ 2010-13 JOHNSON, Calvin .................................2007 JOHNSON, Charles ......................... 2007-10 JOHNSON, C.J. ............................... 2007-10 JOHNSON, Cranston ....................... 1995-98 JOHNSON, Dwain ........................... 2002-04 JOHNSON, Ellis .............................. 1964-66 JOHNSON, Eric ............................... 1996-98 JOHNSON, Jimmy ........................... 1949-50 JOHNSON, Joe...................................... 1941 JOHNSON, John....................................1992 JOHNSON, Justin ............................ 2005-07 JOHNSON, Merritt .......................... 1937-39 JOHNSON, Michael ........................ 2009-12 JOHNSON, Phillip ........................... 1994-97 JOHNSON, Roland ................................2010 JOHNSON, Tim ............................... 1993-94 JOHNSON, Tony .............................. 1990-93 JOHNSON, Zeb .....................................2007 JOLLEY, Michael ...................................1955 JOLLIFF, Kurt .................................. 1979-82 JONES, Bernard ............................. 1981-84 JONES, Billy Ray ............................. 1983-86 JONES, Charles .................................... 1941 JONES, David ................................. 1986-89 JONES, Jabir ........................................2004 JONES, Jason ............................. 1999-2001 JONES, Josh ...............................1999-2000 JONES, Larry ........................................1999 JONES, Richard ....................................1964 JONES, Tom ......................................... 1941 JONES, Tony ................................... 1984-87 JONES, Torez .................................. 2008-10 JONSON, David .............................. 1987-88 JORDAN, Andrew ............................ 1992-93 JORDAN, Andy ................................ 1975-78 JORDAN, Bryson..............................2013-14 JOYCE, Jimmy ..................................1972-74 JOYE, Bob ............................................1954 JUCHNIK, Brian ....................................1999 JULIAN, Sherman ........................... 1950-53 JULIEN, John .................................. 2008-09 * JUNIUS, Tyler............................ 2014-pres. JUSTICE, Hubert ............................. 1932-33

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KEARSE, Joe .................................. 1967-70 KEETER, John ................................. 1963-64 KENNEDY, Toussaint ....................... 1986-88 KENNEDY, Willie ...................................2009 KENDRICK, Dunstan ..................1999-2002 * KINARD, Sheldon ..................... 2014-pres. KING, Brook ................................... 1994-95 KING, Doug .................................... 1965-66 KING, Fred ...........................................1947 KING, Mark .................................... 1983-85 KIRBY, Hunter ................................ 2013-15 KIROUAC, Kirk......................................1992 KIRWIN, Jeff ....................................1972-74 KISER, Kristy .................................. 1981-83 KLIPA, Tyler .....................................2011-12 KOHLER, Justin ....................................2000 KORAC, Joe .....................................2010-11 KORNEGAY, Steve .......................... 1982-85 KURZEC, Ryan................................ 2009-10 KUSZYK, Dick .......................................1963 KUYKENDALL, Bob ......................... 1954-55 KUYKENDALL, James ...................... 1952-54

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LAMBERT, Paul ....................................1933 LANE, Chris .................................... 2000-02 LANEY, Erik ................................ 1998-2001 * LANNING, Walker ..................... 2016-pres. LARDY, Jerome ............................... 1994-97 LASHER, Ernie.................................1975-76 LAWRENCE, Dan ............................ 2004-05 LAWRENCE, Ryan ....................... 1997-2000 LAWSON, Ronnie.................................. 1971 LAWSON, Matt ............................... 1961-63 LAUGHRIDGE, Jimmy ...................... 1968-71 LAUTZENHEISER, Eric ..................... 1990-91 LAY, Stuart ..................................... 1983-85 LEAGON, Charlie .............................1940-41 LEACH, Pat.................................1999-2002 LEDWELL, Jerry ....................................1955 LEE, Bob ........................................1950, 54 LEE, Bruce ..................................... 2003-06 LEE, Cedric .................................... 1986-88 LEE, Josh ....................................... 2002-05 LEE, Winford ........................................1990 LEMMOND, Vaughn ..............................1947 LEMON, Dion .......................................1991 LEONARD, Frank ..................................1939 LeVINE, Jim ..........................................1956 LEWIS, Garry ........................................2013 LEWIS, Gerald ................................ 1955-58 LEWIS, Kenny .................................. 195-67 LEWIS, Tommy ............................... 1953-56 LINER, James ........................... 1934-35, 37 LINGERFELT, Truett ......................... 1953-55 LIPFORD, Darrell .............................1974-77 LIPPARD, Billy ......................................1955 LOCKLEAR, Vance ................................1990 LOCUST, Wes .......................................2010 LOMAX, David ................................ 1966-68 LONG, Frank ..................................1935, 37 LONG, Frazier ..................... 1949, 52-53, 55 LONG, Harold .......................................1956 LORQUET, Jaleel ............................. 2012-15 LOVE, Joe ....................................... 1965-68 LOVETT, Jim .................................... 1958-61 LOWDER, Jerry .....................................1957 LUCAS, Aaron ................................ 1991-94 LUCAS, James ................................ 1989-90 LUCAS, Jeff ..........................................2012 LUCE, Damien ............................1998-2000 LUCKADOO, Ted ............................. 1969-70 LUNSFORD, Scott........................... 1985-87 LUTHER, Jimmy .............................. 1982-84 LYDA, Fred ...........................................1932 LYDA, Parker ........................................1957 LYDA, Wilson .................................. 1932-33 LYNCH, Kenny ......................................1972 LYON, Clarence ....................................1982 LYONS, Art ...........................................1961

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MABRY, Mike ....................................... 1971 MADDOX, Eddie ............................. 1984-85 MADISON, James .................................1945 MAHONEY, John ............................. 1969-70 MALONE, Mike ............................... 2004-07 MANGUM, Rodney ......................... 1969-70 MANNS, Monfread ...............................1975 MARROW, Stanley .......................... 1990-93 MARSHALL, Phillips .............................2015 MARSHALL, Steve .......................... 1981-83 MARSHALL, Quincy ........................2005, 09 MARSHALL, Tim ...................................1988 MARTIN, Charles ..................................1978 MARTIN, Hix .........................................1934 MARTIN, Joe ........................................1952 MARTIN, John ................................ 1986-89 MARTIN, John ................................ 2004-07 MARTINEZ, Elijer ............................ 2009-12

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MASHBURN, Kennon ...........................1957 MASON, Bobby .........................1974-75, 80 MASON, Jerry ................................. 1965-66 * MATHESON, Skyler ................... 2016-pres. MATHIS, Chas ......................................1991 MATHIS, Jody ................................. 1993-95 * MATHIS, Jordan........................ 2015-pres. MATUNGULU, Helva........................ 2013-15 MAYFIELD, Theron ................................1949 MAYFIELD, David............................ 1984-88 MAYSE, Tim..........................2002, 2004-06 * MAYTON, Andrew ..................... 2013-pres. McADAMS, Scott ........................... 1983-85 McALMONT, Kevin .......................... 2002-05 McBETH, John ................................ 2012-15 McBRIDE, Sam ....................................1952 McCALL, Lee .................................. 1977-80 McCANNA, Joel .................................... 1976 McCLAIN, Larry .............................. 1977-80 McCLELLAN, Curtis ..............................1978 McCLELLAND, Joel .....................1998-2000 McCLEOD, Adrian........................2008-pres. McCLURE, Chad..................1995-96, 98-99 McCLURE, Denny .................................1975 McCLURE, Harold ................................1954 McCOMBS, Curtis .......................... 1951-53 McCOMBS, James ...............................1955 McCONNELL, Ralph ....................... 1948-50 McCOWAN, Lucius ......................... 1986-88 McCOY, Colby ......................................2009 McCRACKEN, Alden ....................... 1955-56 McCRACKEN, Joel .......................... 1975-78 McCRARY, Charles ......................... 1951-53 McDANIEL, Mike ............................ 1977-79 McDARIS, John ....................................2007 McDONALD, Larry .......................... 1963-64 McELRATH, Bill .............................. 1952-55 McELROY, Cecil ....................................1933 McGILL, Eddie.................................1978-81 McGREW, Mario ............................. 1993-96 McHAFFEY, Howard ..............................1950 McINTOSH, Otis ............................. 1968-71 McKENNISH, Conley.............................1939 McKENZIE, Don ....................................1946 McKINNEY, Wade ........................... 1935-36 McKOY, A.J. .................................... 2012-15 McLAUGHLIN, Ryan ..............................2014 McLENDON, D.J. ..................................2009 McLEOD, Adrian ............................. 2008-09 McMONIGLE, Gary ...............................1967 McNEELY, Kyle ............................... 1992-93 McNEIL, Jaron ......................................2010 McNEIL, Nick ................................. 2000-03 McNEILL, Shawn ............................ 1991-93 McQUEEN, Breyan................................2008 McQUEENEY, Michael ..........................2005 MEADOWS, Fred ............................ 1975-78 MEDFORD, Boyd ..................................1945 MEDFORD, Jim.....................................1962 MEHOVIC, Sami ............................. 2009-10 MESSER, Willie ....................................1939 METCALF, Blake ............................. 2013-15 MICHAEL, Jimmy ..................................1951 * MILES, Andrew ......................... 2014-pres. MILLER, Andre ...........................1998-2000 MILLER, Bert........................................1940 MILLER, Carroll ....................................1932 MILLER, G.I. ................................... 1954-55 MILLER, Gary .......................................1957 MILLER, Jamie ............................... 1997-99 MILLER, Mardell ............................ 1995-98 MILLER, Mitch ............................... 2000-01 MILLER, Nick ................................. 2005-07 MILLER, Teddy ............................... 1937-39 MILLER, Winfield..................................1933 MILLIGAN, James .................................1955 MILLSAPS, Floyd ..................................1931 MILNER, Chuck .............................. 1972-75 MILLWOOD, Rick ..................................1984 MITCHELL, Darrell ................................1931

LARRY INMAN, 1986-89

DARRYL JACKSON, 1987-88

ANTHONY JAMES, 1979-82

JIMMY LUTHER, 1982-84

EAGLE MOSS, 1971-74

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VINCE NOWELL, 1984-87

WILLIE PERKINS, 1983-86

MITCHELL, Jacoby .......................... 2009-12 MITCHELL, Troy .............................. 2012-15 MIXON, Ronnie............................... 1980-82 MONROE, Paul ............................... 1946-48 MOODY, James.....................................1932 MOONEY, Robert .................................. 1941 MOORE, Bobby ....................................1952 MOORE, Cliff........................................1961 MOORE, Isaiah.....................................2011 MOORE, Jeff....................................2011-14 MOORE, Jerry ................................. 1950-53 MOORE, Ryan ................................ 2009-12 MOORE, Terry ..................................1974-76 MOORE, Wendell............................ 1951-53 MOORING, Fred ..............................2013-16 MORGAN, Charles .......................... 1931-32 MORGAN, Kadeem......................... 2006-07 MORGAN, Ken................................ 1960-62 MORGAN, Trey ................................2013-16 MORGAN, Woodrow .............................1932 MORRIS, James ............................. 1986-88 MORRIS, Ned.......................................1938 MORRIS, Stacy .............................. 1994-96 MORROW, Pete .............................. 1970-72 MOSBEY, John................................ 1967-68 MOSS, Eagle...................................1971-74 MOTE, Hal ......................................1970, 72 MUGFORD, Johnny ...............................1957 MULWEE, Jay ................................. 1985-88 MURAJDA, Doug .............................1971-72 MURRAY, Chick ....................................1939 MURRAY, Quevalas......................... 2010-13 MYERS, Charles ............................. 1939-40 MYERS, John ...................................1976-77 MYERS, Mitch .................................1972-74

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MARQUEL PITTMAN, 2007-10

JAMAL “BOO” ROBINSON, 1995-98

KENDALL RYCROFT, 1984-85

NACE, Steven .......................................2002 NANNEY, Roy........................................1952 NASH, Daniel ..................................2013-16 NEAL, Elmo .................................... 1948-51 NEIL, Charles .......................................1949 NEILL, Elmer ........................................ 1941 NELSON, Gary .................................1973-76 NELUMS, Marcus ........................... 2005-06 NESHEIWAT, J.J. ...................................2004 NESBY, Ryan .................................. 2003-04 * NEWMAN, A.J. .......................... 2014-pres. * NEWSOME, Detrez ................... 2014-pres. NICHOLSON, Miles......................... 1982-85 NIMS, Doug .........................................1946 NIMS, Hambone ..................................1948 NIX, Jay .......................................... 1985-86 NIX, Joe................................................1940 NOBLITT, Ned ................................. 1948-50 NOONAN, John ..................................... 1976 NORMAN, Dwayne...........................1979-81 NORMAN, Jeff ................................ 1975-78 NORMAN, Tyler.....................................2001 NORTON, Ben ...................................... 1941 NOWELL, Vince .............................. 1984-87

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OATES, Tovarus .............................. 1998-99 O’CONNER, Greg ............................ 1984-87 OKWUDIRI, Jideofo......................... 2009-11 OLSON, Clair ........................................ 1941 ORMSBY, Jason.............................. 1989-92 ORNGUZE, Mordy ........................... 2006-07 ORR, Connor ............................. 2009, 2012 ORR, Keanon ................................. 2006-08 ORR, Scott ......................................1971-72 OSBORNE, Travis............................ 2006-08 OWENS, Bill ............................. 1949, 51-53 OWENS, Hubert....................................1950 OWENS, O.J. ........................................2004 OXENDINE, Herbert ..............................1938

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PADGETT, Buddy ............................ 1949-51 PADUHOVICH, Steve....................... 1960-62 PAGE, Buck ..........................................1949 PAPPAS, Jim .................................. 1952-53 PARKER, Frank ............................... 1949-52 PARKER, Wayne ............................. 1985-89 PARKS, Boyce ................................ 1965-66 PARSONS, Jonathan....................... 2005-07 PARTON, Johnny ............................. 1988-90 PATE, Rick ...................................... 1981-84 PATTEN, David ................................ 1992-95 PATTERSON, Chase ........................ 2002-04 PATTERSON, Jeff ............................ 1994-97 PATTILLO, Lee..................................2013-14 PATTILLO, Pat ................................. 1952-55 PATTON, Joe ................................... 2004-05 PAULEY, Kenny ............................... 1990-93 * PAYNE, Aubry ........................... 2016-pres. PAYNE, Fred ....................................2013-16 PEARSON, Todd ............................. 1990-92 PECHE, Bobby .................................1976-79 PECHLOFF, Brandon ........................2010-11 PEDERSON, Rory............................ 2009-12 PEEK, Bill.............................................1939 PEELE, Bob ..........................................1955 PEELE, Robert ................................ 2008-09 PEEPLES, Kenny ............................. 1985-87 PENLAND, Cecil ............................. 1934-36 PENN, Kawasak ............................. 1994-97 PENNELL, Clark.............................. 1946-48 PERKINS, Scott .............................. 1977-78 PERKINS, Willie ............................. 1983-86 PERRY, Rip ...........................................1956 PERRY, Ronnie ............................... 1984-85 PESCI, Brian .................................. 2000-03 PETERSON, Bruce .......................... 1959-61 PETERSON, Pete ............................ 1979-80 PHILLIPS, Anwar ..................................2003 * PHILLIPS, Austin ...................... 2016-pres. PHILLIPS, Bill ........................... 1949, 51-53 PHILLIPS, Jake ................................1940-41 PHILLIPS, Quintin........................... 2007-08 PHILLIPS, Teddy ............................. 1978-80 PHILPOTT, Tyler .............................. 2012-15 PHILYAW, Johnta ............................ 2001-03 PHYTHYON, James................................1957 PIERCE, Maynard ...........................1970, 73 PIERCY, Doug ....................................... 1974 PINO-ALVAREZ, Edixon ....................2010-11 PITMAN, Travise ............................. 1998-99 PITTMAN, Marquel ......................... 2007-10 PLEMMONS, Roy............................ 1937-40 PLEMMONS, Howard...................... 1938-40 PLOTT, George.................................1975-76 PLOTT, Jeff ...........................................1975 PLYER, Mickey .....................................1969 PLYLER, Don ........................................ 1974 POAG, Roderick ...................................2015 POINDEXTER, Charles...........................1955 * POINDEXTER, Tanner ................ 2013-pres. POLASKI, Dan .................................2011-12 POLICE, Wille ..................................2013-14 POLK, J.D. .......................................2011-13 PONDER, Antonio....................... 1999-2001 POPE, Russell ......................................1957 POSEY, Jerry.........................................1967 POSTELLE, Nathan ......................... 2009-11 POTTER, Ben ........................................1955 POTTS, Andrew............................... 2013-15 POTTS, Joel .................................... 1977-80 POTTS, William.....................................1931 POWELL, Carl .......................................1939 POWELL, Otis ................................. 2001-03 POWELL, William............................ 1946-47 POWERS, Boyce ...................................1952 POWERS, Don ................................ 1964-67 POWERS, Tom ...................................... 1971 PRESSLEY, Randy........................... 2010-12

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PRESTON, John .............................. 1982-85 PREVETTE, Grady............................ 1977-80 PRICE, David........................................1955 PRICE, J.C. .....................................1949, 52 PRICE, Linnett .................................1976-78 PRIDEMORE, Aaron..............................2015 PRITCHARD, J.P. ...................................1934 PRUETT, Thomas ........................1999-2002 PRYOR, Benjamin.................................1945 PURVIS, Shane .............................. 1996-99 PUSEY, Mike .................................. 1977-79

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QUEEN, Caleb ............................1999-2002 QUEEN, Jeremy ..........................1999-2000 QUINN, Anthony ............................. 1992-93

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RADFORD, Bobby ........................... 1950-52 RADFORD, Eugene ...............................1953 RAINEY, Rickey ............................... 2002-04 RAINWATER, Mike ................................1985 RAMSEY, Darius ............................. 2012-15 RANSBY, Lamont........................1998-2000 RASHEED, Eric ............................... 1981-84 RATCLIFFE, Carl ............................. 1933-36 RATHBURN, David ...........................1971-74 RAY, Mitchell...................................1976-78 RAY, Stacey .................................... 1969-72 RAY, Steven.................................... 2008-09 REA, Tom .............................................1945 REAGAN, Marty .............................. 1982-85 REARDON, Michael ..............................2010 RECTOR, John .......................... 1952-53, 56 REECE, Robert ................................1940-41 REECE, Ryan .................................. 1989-90 REED, Jon ...................................... 1987-90 REEDER, Michael ........................... 2002-04 REESE, Josh ................................... 2007-08 REESE, Rico ................................... 2002-04 REID, Albert ................................... 2002-04 REID, Lamont ................................. 2002-05 RENFRO, Tommy ............................ 1977-79 RENO, Gordon................................ 1933-36 REUPENA, Isaiah .................................2011 * REYNOLDS, Tyran ..................... 2015-pres. REYNOLDS, Warren ..............................1970 RHODES, Sidney ..................................2010 RHODES, Steve .............................. 1997-99 RHONEY, Teddy .............................. 2009-12 RICH, J.C........................................ 1934-36 RICHARDSON, Ben......................... 1994-96 RICHARDSON, De’Von .................... 2012-13 RICHARDSON, Gary .............................2015 RICHARDSON, George.................... 2009-12 RICHARDSON, London ................... 2012-15 RICKETTS, Tra’von ................................2016 * RIDDLE, Daniel ........................ 2014-pres. RIERA-GOMEZ, Robbie .........................1989 RIGSBY, Terry .......................................1962 RIVERS, David......................................2000 RIVETTI, Jim .........................................1953 ROACH, Demetrius ......................... 1985-86 ROACH, Kirk ................................... 1984-87 ROBBS, Bevans ............................. 2009-12 ROBBS, Fred ........................................1988 ROBERSON, Kevin.......................... 1989-91 ROBERTS, Cecil ...................................1949 ROBERTS, David ............................ 1967-68 ROBERTS, Devin .............................2011-12 ROBERTS, Jack ...............................1939-41 ROBERTS, Kenneth ..............................1952 ROBERTS, Marcus.......................... 1991-94 ROBERTS, Omar...................................1996 ROBERTS, Paul .............................. 1933-34 ROBERTSON, Jimmy Joe .......................1947 ROBERTSON, Tommy...................... 1950-51 ROBINSON, Buddy ........................2009, ‘11

ROBINSON, Dan............................. 1946-49 ROBINSON, Eric ............................. 2008-09 ROBINSON, Jamal “Boo” ..................1995-98 * ROBINSON, Jacob .................... 2016-pres. ROBINSON, Spearman .............2012, ‘14-16 * ROBINSON, Terryon .................. 2013-pres. RODDEY, Ed .........................................1966 RODGERS, Jim ............................... 1992-95 ROGERS, Andrew ........................... 2007-11 ROGERS, Don ......................................1969 ROGERS, Homer ............................ 1961-63 ROGERS, Ira ........................................1967 ROGERS, James ...................................1970 ROGERS, Jeff ................................. 1993-95 ROGERS, Paul ................................ 1949-51 ROGERS, R.B. ................................ 1952-53 ROGERS, Tommy ............................ 1964-66 ROPP, George ................................ 1939-40 ROSBOR, Andra ............................. 1990-91 ROSEBORO, Brian .......................... 1994-96 ROSEBOROUGH, Will ..................... 2012-13 ROSS, Chad ................................... 1989-91 ROWSER, Shon .............................. 2001-04 ROY, Brenden ................................. 2000-02 ROYAL, Phil .................................... 1956-57 RUCKER, Brian............................... 2000-03 RUMBAUGH, Robert....................... 1949-50 RUNNER, David .............................. 1995-98 RUSSELL, Rusty ...................................1993 RUTA, John..................................... 1962-65 RYAN, Linden ................................. 2002-05 RYCROFT, Kendall .......................... 1984-85

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SAIN, Thomas ......................................1984 SALES, Robbie .....................................1966 SALTZ, Russell ............................... 1951-52 SAMPSON, Jim............................... 1966-68 SAMS, Harry .................................. 1931-32 * SAMUELS, Shane ..................... 2015-pres. SANDERS, Cam....................................1985 SANDERS, Monroe ..........................1973-74 SANDERS, Morris ........................... 2001-04 SANDERS, Raymond ...................... 1984-86 SANFORD, Ken............................... 1962-63 SATYSHUR, Gary ............................ 1977-78 SAUNDERS, John .................................1952 SAUNDERS, Johnson ...................... 1937-39 SAWYER, Fagg .....................................1939 SCATES, Ed ..........................................1947 SCHACHNER, Paul ......................... 1933-36 SCHELL, Ricky......................................1984 SCHOONDERWOERD, Jake ...................1945 SCHULTZ, Andy .............................. 1987-90 SCHWARZ, Ricky ............................ 2008-11 SCOGGINS, Keith ............................1976-77 SCOTT, Abram ................................ 2007-09 SCOTT, Bill ...........................................1991 SCOTT, Chuck ................................ 1965-67 SCOTT, Fred ................................... 1955-56 SCOTT, Gary .........................................1959 SCOTT, John ................................... 1995-98 SCOTT, Ronnie ............................... 1964-66 * SEABORN, Chris ....................... 2014-pres. SEACREAST, Roger ...............................1970 SEARCY, Herman..................................1954 SEAY, James................................... 1963-64 SECHREST, Clark ............................2011-13 SEDEGREN, Nathaniel.................... 2010-12 SELBY, Trey .................................... 2008-11 SEGERS, Geno ............................... 1985-88 SELZER, Thomas ............................ 1948-50 SETZER, Bob .......................1951-52, 55-56 SETZER, Felix ................................. 1972-75 * SEXTON, Tyler ........................... 2013-pres. SEWARD, Lamont........................... 2000-03 SHARP, Mike ............................ 1972-73, 75 SHARPE, Myron.............................. 1989-90 SHAW, Donnie......................................1967

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SHAW, Lee ..................................... 1986-88 SHAW, Michael .............................. 2007-08 SHAW, Randy ............................. 1997-2000 SHEPARD, Billy ........................ 1983, 85-87 SHERRILL, Dwight ................................1954 SHIPP, LaRon .......................................1998 SHIRK, Barry ........................................1960 SHIRLEY, Phillip ............................. 1991-94 SHISHKIN, Andre ............................2011-13 SHORT, Jack................................... 1952-53 SHUFORD, Albert ............................1940-41 SIDES, Mark .................................. 2007-09 SIGMON, Richard............................2011-14 SILER, Jerry .................................... 1973-75 SILER, John .......................................... 1941 SILVER, Brent................................. 2001-02 SIMMONS, Clyde ........................... 1982-85 SIMMONS, Jim.....................................1966 SIMPSON, Chad............................. 1993-95 SIMPSON, Everette ........................ 1932-33 SIMPSON, Ray .....................................1939 SINGLETARY, Gene ......................... 2006-09 SINGLETARY, James .............2004, 2006-08 SINGLETARY, Maris ........................ 1995-97 SINGLETARY, Wendell..................... 2003-05 SINGLETON, Ed .............................. 1950-51 SINGLETON, Ralph ......................... 1950-53 SINGLETON, Tashion ............................2016 SISK, Olin ...................................... 1958-60 SKEELS, Tommy ............................. 1992-93 SLACK, Robbie ............................... 1972-75 SLATER, Johnny ....................................1957 SLUDER, Dylan............................... 2013-15 SLUDER, Tim........................................1980 SMILEY, Frank ................................1931, 34 SMITH, Anthony ............................. 1984-85 SMITH, Cecil .................................. 1957-60 SMITH, Charlie .....................................1958 SMITH, Clyde ....................................... 1941 SMITH, Clyde T. ....................................1964 SMITH, Dale ................................... 1996-97 SMITH, David ..................................1972-74 SMITH, Felix .........................................1983 SMITH, Greg......................................... 1974 SMITH, Kris .....................................2014-15 SMITH, Lee .................................... 1987-88 SMITH, Mark .................................. 1987-90 SMITH, Paul ................................... 1967-70 SMITH, Ricky.................................. 1977-80 SMITH, Terrun ................................ 1983-84 SMITH, Tommy ............................... 1991-94 SMITH, Ty ....................................... 1975-78 SMITH, Walter ................................ 1980-81 SMITH, Wayne ......................................1977 SMITH, William ...............................1939-41 SNIDER, Bart .......................................1994 SNIDER, Lowell ...............................1973-74 SNYDER, Monk .............................. 1959-60 SNYDER, Shawn .............................1997, 99 SOCKWELL, Lance.......................... 1992-94 SOWELL, Kevin ............................... 1985-87 SPACH, Chris ................................. 1986-87 SPADY, Jack ................................... 1957-60 SPANGLER, Taylor .......................... 2008-11 SPARKS, Steve............................... 1967-69 SPELLMAN, Everett ........................ 1984-87 SPICER, Michale ............................ 2000-03 SPITZER, Todd ................................ 2006-07 SPRADLING, Steve ......................... 1967-70 SPRINKLE, Alex .............................. 1994-97 * SPRY, Kaleb ............................. 2015-pres. STAGER, Bob .......................................1955 STANKUNAS, Frank ........................ 1960-63 STANLEY, Bill ................................. 1964-67 STANLEY, Lee .......................................2007 STAYTON, Alan ............................... 2003-06 STAYTON, Van ................................ 1961-64 * STEHLING, Chase ..................... 2016-pres. STEPHENSON, Charles ................... 1982-85 STEPHENSON, Nate ....................... 2009-12

STEVENS, James ............................ 1950-53 STEVENSON, Pat ............................ 1986-87 STEWART, Christian..............................2016 STEWART, E.F. ................................ 1950-51 STEWART, Harley ..................................1949 STEWART, John .............................. 1986-88 STEWART, Michael ......................... 1993-95 STILLWELL, David .................................1933 STILLWELL, Ronald...............................1957 STINSON, Scott .............................. 1993-95 STOKES, Marcus ............................ 2010-12 STOKES, Terence............................ 1995-96 STREATER, Herb ............................. 1991-94 STRICKLAND, Scott .........................1979-81 STRONG, John ................................ 1977-80 STROUTH, Phillip............................ 1990-92 STUART, Jack ................................. 1956-57 STUBBLEFIELD, Alan .......................1971-73 SUBER, Jamie ................................ 1996-98 SULLIVAN, Eddie ............................ 2012-13 SULLIVAN, Jada.............................. 2002-04 SULLIVAN, John....................................2013 SULLIVAN, Kenneth ..............................1952 SULLIVAN, William ...............................2006 SUMMEROUR, Derek ..................... 1992-95 SURRATT, John ............................... 1983-84 SUTTON, Alvin .......................... 1932-34, 36 SUTTON, Guy ........................................1931 SUTTON, Nick.......................................2001 SVEUM, Eddy ..................................1970-71 SWAINEY, Walter ............................ 1961-64 * SWAN Jr, Brad .......................... 2016-pres. SWANGER, Carol............................ 1952-55 SWANGER, Terry............................. 1952-55 SWARINGEN, Parker.............................2015 SWYGERT, Bennett .................... 2004, 2006 SZIKSAI, Jimmy .............................. 1989-90

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TANTON, Scott......................................1995 TANZILLO, Jim .......................... 1959, 61-62 TATE, Bob....................................... 1946-48 TATE, Marlin .........................................1989 TATE, Tommy .................................. 2013-15 TATHAM, Columbus ..............................1935 TAYLOR, Carl ........................................ 1941 TAYLOR, Ed ..........................................1951 TAYLOR, Jim ................................... 1966-69 TAYLOR, Raymond .......................... 1988-90 TAYLOR, Steve ................................ 1981-84 TAYLOR, Trevor ............................... 2012-13 TERRELL, Bob ......................................1945 TERRILL, Wayne ...................................1932 TERRY, Carlton ............................... 1987-90 THARPE, Danny ....................................1964 THIGPEN, Kevin .............................. 1990-93 THOMAS, Andrerius ........................ 2008-10 THOMAS, Don ................................ 1988-90 THOMAS, Larry ............................... 1960-62 THOMAS, Levander ..............................2007 THOMAS, Marcus ........................... 2003-06 THOMAS, Mike ............................... 1989-90 THOMAS, Walter..................1931-32, 35-36 THOMPSON, Charles .......................1970-71 THOMPSON, Frank ......................... 1990-91 THOMPSON, Greg ...........................1979-81 THOMPSON, Randy ........................ 2001-04 THOMPSON, Red............................ 1967-68 THORNTON, Jake ............................ 2013-15 THURMAN, Will .............................. 1994-96 TIGNOR, Shawn.............................. 1998-99 * TILLMAN, Marvin ...................... 2015-pres. TINKER, John.................................. 1965-69 TIPTON, Jim ..........................................1970 TOLLESON, Wayne...........................1974-77 TOMBERLIN, Hugh .........................1935, 37 TROWER, Richard .................................2007 TUCKER, Ned ................................. 1933-35

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VANNOY, Robbie ............................ 1975-78 VARNEY, Sid .........................................1960 VAUGHAN, Jon ............................... 2001-03 VAUGHN, Michael ...........................2011-12 VAUGHT, Brandon .......................... 2008-11 VEREEN, Marcus ..................................2005 VESTAL, Mitch ................................ 1979-80 VINCENT, Ed................................... 1955-56 VOUGHT, Chris ............................... 2001-03

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WABBY, Matt........................................2010 WADE, Mike ....................................1974-76 WAGNER, David ............................. 1983-85 WAGNER, Terrell ............................. 1987-89 WALDEN, P.D. ................................ 1965-66 WALKER, Drew ............................... 2006-07 WALKER, Harold...................................1995 WALKER, Harvey .................1969-70, 75-76 WALKER, Jeff ................................. 1973-75 WALKER, Shawn...................................1990 WALL, Jim ...................................... 1962-64 * WALLS, Jerod ........................... 2016-pres. WALSER, Johnny ..................................1979 WALSH, Dee.........................................1977 WALTON, Greg ...........................1971, 73-74 WARE, Joe...................................... 1951-52 WARLEY, Quan .....................................2008 WARNER, Zak................................. 2009-10 WARREN, Shaun .............................2011-14 WASHBURN, James........................ 1950-53 WASHINGTON, Otis ........................ 1985-88 WATERS, Bobby ...................................1946 WATKINS, Ben ................................ 2012-13 WATKINS, Sam ............................... 1958-60 WATSON, Joseph ........................1999-2000 WATSON, Mark............................... 1932-33 WATSON, Meko .............................. 2004-07 WATSON, Nat ..................................1973-74 * WATT, Tahjai ............................. 2014-pres. WATTS, Bobby ......................................1957 WEAKS, Jerome....................................1995 * WEEKS, Zach ........................... 2015-pres. WEISENSEL, Ben..................................2004 WELLMON, Alton ..................................1952 WELLS, Marquail............................ 2000-01 WELLS, Willie ................................. 1977-80 WEST, Charles................................ 1949-50 WEST, Eddie................................... 1982-84 WHALEY, Jason............................... 2000-03 WHITAKER, Damian ........................ 2013-15 WHITAKER, Dewey ................................1949 WHITE, Calvin E. ...................................1963 WHITE, Dick ................................... 1949-50 * WHITE, JerMichael.................... 2015-pres. * WHITE, Kendall ........................ 2014-pres. WHITE, R. Calvin...................................1955 WHITESIDE, Greg ............................1971-74 WHITESIDES, Larry ......................... 1966-67

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WILLIAM SMITH, 1939-41

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YATES, Steve ...................................1971-74 * YOUNG, Connell ....................... 2016-pres. YOUNG, Dan.........................................1968 YOUNG, Jason .......................... 1991, 93-94 YOUNG, Phillip ............................... 2003-04 YOUNG, Ronnie ....................................1962 YOUNG, Tommy III ..........................1949, 51 YOUNT, Cecil .................................. 1937-38 YOUNT, Oliver .......................................1946

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ZACHARY, Ross ....................................1931 ZIMMERMAN, Bill ................................1965

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1977 Darrell Lipford,RB ............................... 1st Wayne Tolleson, WR............................. 1st Mike Pusey, QB ................................... 1st Thomas Gunn, DB................................HM Robbie Vannoy, OG ..............................HM Willie Carpenter, DB ............................HM 1978 George Alston, ILB .............................. 1st Willie Carpenter, DB ............................ 1st Thomas Gunn, DB................................ 1st Gerald Harp, WR ................................. 1st Ty Smith, NG........................................ 1st Robbie Vannoy, OG .............................. 1st Steve Dunn, C .....................................HM Bobby Peche, DT .................................HM Mike Pusey, QB ...................................HM Willie Wells, DB ...................................HM 1979 Willie Carpenter, DB ............................ 1st Gerald Harp, WR ................................. 1st Bobby Peche, DT ................................. 1st Ricky Smith, LB ................................... 1st George Alston, DE ...............................HM Lee McCall, DB ...................................HM Mike Pusey, QB ...................................HM David Willingham, C ............................HM 1980 Gerald Harp, WR ................................. 1st Eddie McGill, TE .................................. 1st Ricky Smith, LB ................................... 1st John Strong, DT ...................................HM 1981 Jeff Dean, WR...................................... 1st Dean Biasucci, PK ...............................HM Melvin Dorsey, RB ...............................HM Steve Marshall, DB..............................HM Mitch Vestal, OG .................................HM Johnny Williams, DT .............................HM 1982 Dean Biasucci, PK ............................... 1st Louis Cooper, DE ................................. 1st Anthony James, RB .............................. 1st Ronnie Mixon, QB................................ 1st Eric Rasheed, WR ................................ 1st Richard Duke, DB ................................HM Bernard Jones, DE ...............................HM Steve Taylor, C .....................................HM Nathan Williams, DT ............................HM 1983 Dean Biasucci, PK ............................... 1st Mark Buffamoyer, DT ........................... 1st Melvin Dorsey, RB ............................... 1st Tiger Greene, DB ................................. 1st Bernard Jones, OLB ............................. 1st Ricky Pate, ILB .................................... 1st Eric Rasheed, WR ................................ 1st Steve Taylor, C ..................................... 1st Richard Dukes, DB ..............................HM Jeff Gilbert, QB....................................HM Steve Marshall, DB..............................HM 1984 Mark Buffamoyer, DT ........................... 1st Louis Cooper, DE ................................. 1st Jeff Gilbert, QB.................................... 1st Tiger Greene, DB ................................. 1st Mike Herndon, OT ................................ 1st Steve Kornegay, P................................ 1st Eric Rasheed, WR ................................ 1st Kirk Roach, PK .................................... 1st Steve Taylor, C ..................................... 1st Bernard Jones, LB ...............................HM Eddie Maddox, RB ...............................HM Miles Nicholson, DB ............................HM Eddie West, WR ...................................HM 1985 Alonzo Carmichael, TE ......................... 1st Kirk Roach, PK .................................... 1st Clyde Simmons, DE ............................. 1st Charles Stephenson, OT ...................... 1st Mike Herndon, OT ................................HM Stuart Lay, DB .....................................HM Vincent Nowell, WR .............................HM

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1986 Alonzo Carmichael, TE ......................... 1st Fred Davis, DB..................................... 1st Steve Hall, OG ..................................... 1st Vincent Nowell, WR ............................. 1st Willie Perkins, QB ................................ 1st Kirk Roach, PK .................................... 1st Geno Segers, DL.................................2nd Chris Spach, DL..................................2nd Everett Spellman, LB ..........................2nd 1987 Steve Hall, OG ..................................... 1st Vincent Nowell, WR ............................. 1st Kirk Roach, PK .................................... 1st Anthony Bare, P..................................2nd John Martin, OT ..................................2nd Geno Segers, DE ................................2nd Chris Spach, DT ..................................2nd 1988 Toussaint Kennedy, DB ........................ 1st Geno Segers, DE ................................. 1st Scottie Arant, DE ................................2nd John Martin, OT ..................................2nd Otis Washington, WR ..........................2nd 1989 Derrick Harrison, DT .......2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Reggie Graves, DB..........2nd-M ............... Jon Reed, TE ................................... 2nd-C Andy Schultz, WR ...........2nd-M Craig Williamson, DB ..................... 2nd-C 1990 Eric Lautzenheiser, OT .................... 2nd-C Todd Harkins, OG ........................... 2nd-C Jon Reed, WR .................2nd-M ............... Willie Williams, DB .........2nd-M ..... 2nd-C 1991 Eric Lautzenheiser, OT .................... 2nd-C Todd Harkins, OG ........................... 2nd-C Tony Johnson, DL ............................ 2nd-C Willie Williams, DB .........2nd-M ............... 1992 Craig Aiken, WR ..............1st-M .......1st-C Julius Grant, DB .............2nd-M .......1st-C Todd Harkins, OG ...........2nd-M .......1st-C Kerry Hayes, KR ...............1st-M .......1st-C Tony Johnson, DT ............2nd-M .......1st-C Willie Williams, DB ..........1st-M .......1st-C Tom Bodine, LB ..............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Thomas Jackson, OT .......2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Stanley Marrow, DB........2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Kenny Pauley, P ..............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Kevin Thigpen, RB ..........2nd-M ..... 2nd-C 1993 Craig Aiken, WR ...............................1st-C Tom Bodine, ILB ..............1st-M ............... Lonnie Galloway, QB........1st-M ..... 2nd-C Julius Grant, DB ..............1st-M .......1st-C Wes Greenwell, C ............1st-M .......1st-C Kerry Hayes, KR ...............1st-M .......1st-C Thomas Jackson, OL ........1st-M .......1st-C Tony Johnson, DL .............1st-M .......1st-C Andrew Jordan, TE ..........2nd-M .......1st-C Harold Hines, RB ............................ 2nd-C Stanley Marrow, DB........................ 2nd-C Jim Tulley, DL..................2nd-M ..... 2nd-C 1994 Craig Aiken, WR ..............1st-M .......1st-C Tom Bodine, ILB ..............1st-M ..... 2nd-C Billy Bumper, DT .............2nd-M .......1st-C Wes Greenwell, C ............1st-M ............... Kerry Hayes, KR ...............1st-M .......1st-C Jon Jenkins, DB ...............1st-M .......1st-C Chad Greene, QB............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Scott Stinson, OG ...........2nd-M ............... Derek Summerour, DL ....2nd-M ..... 2nd-C 1995 David Patten, WR ............1st-M ..... 2nd-C Derek Summerour, DT ........2nd-M .......1st-C 1996 Eric Johnson, DB ............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Kawasak Penn, TE ..........2nd-M ...............

1997 Ken Hinsley, P .................1st-M .......1st-C Eric Johnson, DB .............1st-M .......1st-C Dan Best, OT ..................2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Marcus Bradley, LB ........2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Kenya Cooks, WR ...........2nd-M ............... Boo Robinson, OG ..........2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Alex Sprinkle, C .............................. 2nd-C 1998 Dan Best, OT ...................1st-M .......1st-C Brett Chappell, LB ...........1st-M ..... 2nd-C Ken Hinsley, P .................1st-M .......1st-C Brad Hoover, RB ..............1st-M .......1st-C Eric Johnson, DB .............1st-M .......1st-C Boo Robinson, OG ..........2nd-M .......1st-C Anthony Jenkins .............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C John Scott, DL ................................ 2nd-C Cranston Johnson, DB ....2nd-M ..... 2nd-C 1999 Josh Jones, PK..................................... 1st Brad Hoover, RB .................................2nd Anthony Jenkins, DL ...........................2nd David Hill, P .......................................2nd 2000 Andre Miller, DT..............2nd-M .......1st-C Michael Banks, WR ........2nd-M ............... Fred Boateng, RB ...........2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Justin Fryer, DB ..............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Lorenzo Ferguson, DB..................... 2nd-C Josh Jones, PK................................ 2nd-C 2001 Michael Banks, WR .........1st-M .......1st-C Justin Fryer, DB ...............1st-M .......1st-C Fred Boateng, RB ...........2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Jeff Chambers, DL .......................... 2nd-C Nick McNeil, DL..............2nd-M ............... Marquail Wells, DB......................... 2nd-C 2002 Michael Banks, WR ..........................1st-C Todd Bargella, TE ...........2nd-M .......1st-C Ahmed Green, DB .............................1st-C Michale Spicer, DE .........2nd-M .......1st-C Nick McNeil, DE ............................. 2nd-C Rod Dunlap, LB ..............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Jason Whaley, OG ........................... 2nd-C 2003 Todd Bargella, TE ............1st-M ..... 2nd-C Nick McNeil, DE .............2nd-M .......1st-C Lamont Seward, WR ........1st-M .......1st-C Michale Spicer, DE ..........1st-M .......1st-C Jason Whaley, OT.............1st-M .......1st-C Rod Dunlap, LB ..............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Brian Gaither, QB ...........2nd-M ..... 2nd-C 2004 Albert Reid, DT ...............2nd-M .......1st-C Primus Glover, DB .......................... 2nd-C Bruce Lee, DB ................................ 2nd-C Tim Mayse, P .................................. 2nd-C 2005 Francis Brown, DB ..........2nd-M .......1st-C Felipe Foster, DL ..............................1st-C Primus Glover, DB ...........1st-M .......1st-C Mike Malone, KOR ..........1st-M .......1st-C Rico Reese, DL ................1st-M ..... 2nd-C Lamar Barnes, LB ...........2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Darius Fudge, RB ........................... 2nd-C Tim Mayse, P ..................2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Kevin McAlmont, OG....................... 2nd-C Linden Ryan, C ............................... 2nd-C 2006 Tim Mayse, P ..................2nd-M ......1ST-C Mitchell Dukes, DB......................... 2nd-C Darius Fudge, RB ........................... 2nd-C 2007 Eddie Cohen, WR.............1st-M .......1st-C Quintin Phillips, LB ..........1st-M ..... 2nd-C Mike Malone, RS ............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Jeff Bradley, DL ..............2nd-M ............... 2008 Jeff Bradley, DL ..............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Mitchell Bell, DB ............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Blake Cain, K .......................................FR Zack Jaynes, QB ...................................FR John Julien, DL .....................................FR Quan Warley, RB...................................FR

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2009 Adrian McLeod, LB .........2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Chris Collins, DB ............2nd-M Michael Johnson, RB ............................FR 2010 Torez Jones, DB ...............1st-M ............... Mitchell Bell, DB ............................ 2nd-C Blake Cain, P ................................. 2nd-C Deja Alexander, WR ..............................FR Randy Pressley, DB...............................FR Sidney Rhodes, WR/RS ........................FR 2011 Ace Clark, DB .......................................FR Shaun Warren, RB ................................FR 2012 Rock Williams, LB ...........1st-M ..... 2nd-C Sertonuse Harris, DB ............................FR Jaleel Lorquet, DB ................................FR Troy Mitchell, QB ..................................FR Darius Ramsey, RB ...............................FR 2013 Karnorris Benson, WR.....2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Courtland Carson, LB ..................... 2nd-C Ace Clark, DB ................................. 2nd-C Michael Helms, Jr., TE ...........................FR Bryson Jordan, LB ................................FR Garry Lewis, RB ....................................FR Trey Morgan, DB ...................................FR Willie Police, WR ..................................FR 2014 Ace Clark, DB ..................1st-M .......1st-C Christon Gill, LB ..............1st-M .......1st-C Sertonuse Harris, DB ......................2nd- C Caleb Hawkins, DL .........2nd-M ............... Troy Mitchell, QB ............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Trey Morgan, DB ............................. 2nd-C Detrez Newsome, RS ............FR ..... 2nd-C Darius Ramsey, RB ......................... 2nd-C Spearman Robinson, WR.....1st-M .......1st-C Terryon Robinson, WR.....2nd-M ............... Richard Sigmon, PK ....................... 2nd-C Jake Thornton, OL ............1st-M ............... Josh Wineberg, OL ..........2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Derrick Davis, DL ..................................FR Daniel Riddle, LB .................................FR 2015 Ian Berryman, P ..............1st-M .......1st-C ............................................................FR Caleb Hawkins, DL ..........1st-M .......1st-C Detrez Newsome, RB .......1st-M .......1st-C Tyler Sexton, TE ...............1st-M .......1st-C Daniel Riddle ..................1st-M ..... 2nd-C Jake Thornton, OL ............1st-M Troy Mitchell, QB ............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Trey Morgan, DB .............2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Josh Wineberg, OL ..........2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Karnorris Benson, WR..................... 2nd-C Tyson Dickson, LB ..........2nd-M Sertonuse Harris, DB ......2nd-M Nathan Dalton, OL ................................FR Logan Howard, PK ................................FR Marvin Tillman, DB ...............................FR Zach Weeks, OL ....................................FR 2016 Ian Berryman, P .............2nd-M .......1st-C Tyson Dickson, LB .......................... 2nd-C Detrez Newsome, RB ......2nd-M ..... 2nd-C Detrez Newsome, RetSp ................. 2nd-C Terryon Robinson, WR......1st-M ............... Trey Morgan, DB ............................. 2nd-C Fred Payne, DB...............2nd-M ............... Tyrie Adams..........................................FR Walker Lanning, OL...............................FR Aubry Payne, TE ....................................FR Connell Young, RetSp ...........................FR Key: 1st – 1st Team /// 2nd – 2nd Team HM – Honorable Mention C – Chosen by SoCon Head Coaches M – Chosen by SoCon Sports Media Association FR – Named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team

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WESTERN CAROLINA’S SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS

DARRELL LIPFORD 1977 SoCon Media Player of the Year

JEFF GILBERT

GERALD HARP

1984 SoCon Media Player of the Year

1978 SoCon Media Co-Player of the Year

ERIC JOHNSON

1998 SoCon Media & Coaches Defensive Player of the Year

WESTERN CAROLINA’S SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR WINNERS

KIRK ROACH

LAMONT SEWARD

MICHAEL JOHNSON

T YRIE ADAMS

1984 SoCon Media Freshman of the Year

2000 SoCon Media & Coaches Freshman of the Year

2009 SoCon Media & Coaches Freshman of the Year

2016 SoCon Media & Coaches Freshman of the Year

WESTERN CAROLINA’S SOUTHERN CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR WINNERS

S oCon MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR WINNERS – BOB WATERS AWARD –

WAYNE TOLLESON 1977-78 Football / Baseball

BOB WATERS 1983 SoCon Media Coach of the Year

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STEVE HODGIN

BILL BLEIL

1992 SoCon Media & Coaches Coach of the Year

2001 SoCon Media & Coaches Coach of the Year

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ANTHONY JAMES 1982-83 Football / Track & Field

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NCAA CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS

MARK BUFFAMOYER, DL

KERRY HAYES, KR, 1993

ERIC JOHNSON, DB, 1998

1992 Associated Press (3rd) 1993 Associated Press (1st) 1993 Kodak/American Football Coaches Assoc. 1993 The Sports Network (1st) 2010 WCU Hall of Fame Inductee

1997 The Sports Network (3rd) 1998 Associated Press (1st) 1998 American Football Coaches Assoc. 1998 USA Today ESPN (2nd) 1998 The Sports Network (1st) 1998 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette (2nd) 2012 WCU Hall of Fame Inductee

ART BYRD, OL

ALONZO CARMICHAEL, TE

2007 Associated Press (2nd) 2007 The Sports Network (2nd)

LOUIS COOPER, DE

MARK FERGUSON, C

JERRY GAINES, WR

CHRISTON GILL, LB

TIGER GREENE, DB

TODD HARKINS, OL

KEN HINSLEY, P

1973 Kodak/AFCA College Division (1st) 1973 The Football News Division II (1st)

1974 Associated Press 1974 Kodak/American Football Coaches Assoc.

2014 The Sports Network (3rd) 2014 College Sports Madness (3rd)

1983 Associated Press (2nd) 1984 Associated Press (1st)

1992 The Sports Network (2nd) 1992 Associated Press (3rd)

1998 Hansen’s Gazette (1st) 1998 USA Today/ESPN (2nd) 1998 Associated Press (3rd) 1998 The Sports Network (3rd)

BRAD HOOVER, TB

JOSH JONES, PK

STEVE KORNEGAY, P

DARRELL LIPFORD, TB

1999 Associated Press (3rd)

1984 Associated Press (1st)

1976 Associated Press (College Division)

ADRIAN MCLEOD, LB 2009 The Sports Network (2nd)

DETREZ NEWSOME, RB

1998 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette (2nd)

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1984 Associated Press (1st) 1984 Kodak/American Football Coaches Assoc.

DON DALTON, QB

1949 Associated Press

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1985 Associated Press (1st) 1986 Associated Press (2nd)

EDDIE COHEN, WR

1984 Associated Press (2nd)

1969 NAIA

2016 Associated Press (1st) 2016 AFCA (1st) 2016 STATS FCS (2nd)

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WCU RECORD BOOK – CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL ALL-AMERICANS

ERIC RASHEED, WR 1983 Associated Press (2nd)

KIRK ROACH, PK

JOHN RUTA, DB

GENO SEGERS, DE

CLYDE SIMMONS, DE

MICHALE SPICER, DE

1984 Associated Press (1st) 1986 Associated Press (1st) 1987 Associated Press (1st)

1964 NAIA

1988 The Sports Network (1st)

1985 Associated Press (1st) 1985 Kodak/American Football Coaches Assoc.

2002 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette (3rd)

FRANK STANKUNAS, LINEMAN 1962 NAIA 1962 Williamson’s

JASON WHALEY, OT

JIM WILLIAMS, QB

STEVE WILLIAMS, DT

STEVE YATES, LB

2003 College Sports Television I-AA (2nd)

1966 NAIA

1971 Associated Press

1972 Associated Press (2nd) 1973 Universal Sports Magazine Small College (2nd) 1974 Associated Press (1st)

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA

ADDITIONAL WCU FOOTBALL HONORS AFCA “GOOD WORKS TEAM” 1997............. Josh Brooks, QB 2000 ............. Tracy Biggs, RB 2001 ......... Jeff Chambers, DL

FCS ADA ALL-STAR TEAM 2000 .........Caesar Campana, WR 2002 ................Jason Whaley, OL 2003 ............... Jason Whaley, OL Finalist for Div-I ADA Postgraduate Scholarship

ARTHUR ASHE SPORTS SCHOLAR 2006 ............ John Cooper, OL 2007 ........ Marcus Brown, WR

MIKE WADE

1975, 2nd Team 1976, 1st Team

2012 .................... Conner Orr, TE ........................Rock Williams, LB 2013 ........... Richard Sigmon, PK

EDDIE MADDOX 1984, 1st Team 1985, 2nd Team

NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP 2003 ...........Jason Whaley, OL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY 2015 ................... Darius Ramsey ..................... London Richardson

COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL

2016 ............ Chandler Addertion

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

................................Ethan James

2012 ........Darius Ramsey, RB 2013 ............Trey Morgan, DB

NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP 1993 ...... Thomas Jackson, OL

JASON WHALEY 2003, 1st Team

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DARIUS RAMSEY 2014, 1st Team

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CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT III 1975 ...............Mike Wade, LB 1976 ...............Mike Wade, LB 1984 ..........Eddie Maddox, RB 1985 ..........Eddie Maddox, RB 1992 .......Thomas Jackson, OL 1993 .......Thomas Jackson, OL 1994 ........... Chad Greene, QB 1995 ........... Chad Greene, QB 2000 .... Caesar Campana, WR 2001 ........ Pablo Abraham, DE .................... Jason Whaley, OL 2002 ........... Jason Whaley, OL 2003 ........... Jason Whaley, OL 2012 ................ Conner Orr, TE .....................Clark Sechrest, P ................... Rock Williams, LB 2014 .........Darius Ramsey, RB .................. Richard Sigmon, K 2015 ............Derrick Davis, DL ..................Darius Ramsey, RB .................... Daniel Riddle, LB 2016 ........ Andrew Mayton, DL ..................... A.J. Newman, LB

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WCU INDIVIDUALS IN THE NCAA YEARLY STATISTICS (TOP 25 IF AVAILABLE) Note: NCAA stats through 1981 grouped both I-A and FCS / I-AA together. NCAA Stats from 1982-present are FCS/I-AA only

RUSHING (Yards Per Game) Darrell Lipford, 1977 ..................................... 10th ......................120.2 Kevin Thigpen, 1992 ......................................21st.......................98.09 Brad Hoover, 1998 ......................................... 7th ..................... 151.18 Fred Boateng, 2001 .......................................21st..................... 111.36 Detrez Newsome, 2015 ................................. 15th ......................100.8 Detrez Newsome, 2016 ................................. 22nd ......................93.70 PASSING EFFICIENCY (Rating) Mike Pusey, 1979.......................................... 24th ......................118.0 Lonnie Galloway, 1992 ................................... 2nd ....................... 167.4 David Rivers, 2000........................................ 20th ......................139.4 PASSING (Completions Per Game) Mike Pusey, 1977...........................................17th.......................12.70 Mike Pusey, 1978.......................................... 23rd ......................12.50 David Rivers, 2000.........................................14th ......................18.91 Troy Mitchell, 2014........................................ 24th ......................19.25 Tyrie Adams, 2016......................................... 25th ......................19.73 TOTAL OFFENSE (Yards Per Game) Mike Pusey, 1977...........................................14th ....................180.50 Mike Pusey, 1979.......................................... 19th ....................185.90 Ronnie Mixon, 1982 ...................................... 20th ....................184.60 Jeff Gilbert, 1984 ...........................................17th.....................216.80 Lonnie Galloway, 1993 .................................. 18th .................... 231.91 David Rivers, 2000........................................ 13th ....................273.30 Brian Gaither, 2003 ...................................... 24th ....................230.08 Tyrie Adams, 2016......................................... 22nd ....................266.00 RECEPTIONS (Per Game) Wayne Tolleson, 1977..................................... 1ST .........................6.60 Gerald Harp, 1978 ......................................... 7th .........................5.40 Gerald Harp, 1979 ......................................... 4th .........................5.70 Gerald Harp, 1980 ........................................ 10th ........................5.00 Jeff Dean, 1981............................................. 10th ........................5.50 Eric Rasheed, 1983 ........................................ 8th .........................6.20 Eric Rasheed, 1984........................................17th.........................5.80 David Patten, 1995 ........................................ 8th .........................5.90 Michael Banks, 2000 .................................... 20th ........................5.64 Lamont Seward, 2003 ................................... 20th ........................ 6.17 Eddie Cohen, 2007 ....................................... 18th ........................6.09 Terryon Robinson, 2016................................. 12th ........................6.50 RECEIVING (Yards Per Game) David Patten, 1995 ....................................... 10th ......................88.70 Michael Banks, 2000 .................................... 20th ......................91.00 Lamont Seward, 2000 ....................................21st.......................90.91 Eddie Cohen, 2007 ........................................ 4th ............................ 10 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS Karnorris Benson, 2013 ............................... 10th-t ..........................12 Spearman Robinson, 2014 ........................... 13th-t .......................... 11 KICKOFF RETURNS (Yards Per Return) Eric Rasheed, 1982 ........................................11th ........................23.8 Otis Washington, 1988 .................................. 20th ......................23.19 Kerry Hayes, 1993 .......................................... 2nd .......................36.50 Mike Malone, 2005........................................ 2nd .......................31.29 Detrez Newsome, 2014 ................................. 15th ......................26.50 PUNT RETURNS (Yards Per Return) Kerry Hayes, 1991 .......................................... 7th .......................11.68 Kerry Hayes, 1992 .......................................... 5th .......................14.44 INTERCEPTIONS (Per Game) Justin Fryer, 2000 ......................................... 13th ........................0.64 Francis Brown, 2005 ..................................... 24th ........................0.44 Trey Morgan, 2014 ........................................ 5th-t ........................0.50

FUMBLES FORCED Chris Collins, 2008 ....................................... 5th-t ............................. 6 Trey Morgan, 2014 ....................................... 10th-t .......................0.33 ALL-PURPOSE RUNNERS (Yards Per Game) Darrell Lipford, 1977 ......................................14th ....................120.20 Eric Rasheed, 1984........................................ 7th .....................140.50 Otis Washington, 1988 ................................... 1ST .....................189.64 Kerry Hayes, 1992 ..........................................11th ....................152.36 Tracy Biggs, 1996.......................................... 22nd .....................147.11 Brad Hoover, 1998 ......................................... 9th .....................172.73 Mike Malone .................................................. 4th .....................194.82 Detrez Newsome, 2015 .................................. 6th .....................161.73 Detrez Newsome, 2016 .................................. 1ST .....................213.00 SCORING (Points Per Game) Darrell Lipford, 1977 ...................................... 2nd .........................9.80 Gerald Harp, 1978 ........................................ 10th ........................ 7.80 Leonard Willliams, 1979 ................................14th ........................ 7.30 Dean Biasucci, 1982 ..................................... 23rd ........................6.60 Dean Biasucci, 1983 ......................................17th......................... 7.00 Eddie Maddox, 1984 ...................................... 9th ......................... 7.80 Kirk Roach, 1984 ...........................................16th ........................ 7.20 Kirk Roach, 1986 ........................................... 9th .........................8.73 Kirk Roach, 1987 ...........................................21st......................... 7.18 Detrez Newsome, 2016 ..................................11th ..........................8.4 FIELD GOALS (Made Per Game) Dean Biasucci, 1982 ...................................... 2nd .........................1.55 Dean Biasucci, 1983 ...................................... 8th .........................1.36 Kirk Roach, 1984 ........................................... 2nd .........................1.60 Kirk Roach, 1986 ........................................... 1ST ......................... 2.18 Kirk Roach, 1987 ........................................... 4th .........................1.73 Ken Hinsley, 1996 ......................................... 20th ........................1.09 Josh Jones, 1999 ...........................................14th ........................ 1.18 Josh Jones, 2000 .......................................... 10th ........................1.36 PUNTING (Yards Per Punt) Steve Kornegay, 1982 ................................... 12th ........................ 41.0 Steve Kornegay, 1983 ....................................11th ........................40.4 Steve Kornegay, 1984 .................................... 1ST .........................43.4 Anthony Bare, 1987 .......................................14th ......................39.69 Ken Hinsley, 1995 ..........................................17th.......................39.83 Ken Hinsley, 1997 .......................................... 4th ....................... 44.17 Ken Hinsley, 1998 .......................................... 3rd .......................44.49 David Hill, 1999 ............................................. 9th ....................... 41.89 Stanton Horne, 2001..................................... 15th ......................40.92 Stanton Horne, 2003 .....................................11th ...................... 41.95 Tim Mayse, 2005 ...........................................11th ...................... 41.80 Tim Mayse, 2006 .......................................... 15th ......................41.64 Clark Sechrest, 2012 .................................... 19th ...................... 41.94 Ian Berryman, 2015 ....................................... 8th .......................43.70 Ian Berryman, 2016 ....................................... 4th .......................44.90 SACKS (Per Game) Nick McNeil, 2001 ........................................ 12th ........................ 0.91 Michale Spicer, 2002 ..................................... 7th .........................1.00 Mitchell Dukes, 2005 .....................................21st.........................0.78

WCU IN THE NCAA RECORD BOOK As of June, 2017

NCAA I-AA / FCS Individual Records Held: MOST FIELD GOALS MADE – HALF: Dean Biasucci . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, vs. Mars Hill 9/18/82 (1st half) MOST FIELD GOALS MADE OF 50+ YDS. – SEASON: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, in 1987 (on 12 attempts) MOST FIELD GOALS MADE OF 50+ YDS. – CAREER: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, from 1984-87 (on 26 attempts) HIGHEST PCT. OF FG MADE UNDER 40 YDS. – SEASON: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.000, in 1986 (17-of-17) MOST TIMES KICKING 2+ FG IN A GAME – CAREER: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, from 1984-87 LONGEST AVG. DISTANCE OF FGA (MIN. 60 ATT.) – CAREER: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.5, from 1984-87 (102 attempts)

Miscellaneous NCAA FCS / I-AA Facts: ALL-TIME LONGEST PUNT: Ken Hinsley . . . . . T-15th – 85 yds vs. Chattanooga (10/24/98) SOLO TACKLES – GAME: Rock Williams . . . . . . . . . .17th – 17 vs. The Citadel (10/13/12)

Catamounts Among the NCAA FCS / I-AA Leaders: MOST TDS SCORED ON KICKOFF RETURNS – CAREER: Kerry Hayes . . . . . 1991-94 . . . . . .2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED – CAREER: Kirk Roach . . . . . . 1984-87. . . . . .3rd . . . . . . . . 102 (71 made) PUNTING AVERAGE – CAREER: Ken Hinsley . . . . . 1995-98. . . . .t-17th . . . .42.8 (199– 8,512) KICKOFF RETURN AVG. – CAREER: Kerry Hayes . . . . . 1991-94 . . . . .t-11th . .28.2 (73–2,058 yds) KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE – SEASON: Kerry Hayes . . . . . 1993 . . . . . . . . .4th . . . . 36.5 (16–584 yds) FIELD GOALS MADE – SEASON: Kirk Roach . . . . . . 1986 . . . . . . . . t-9th . . . . . . . . . . .24 (28 att) FIELD GOALS MADE – CAREER: Kirk Roach . . . . . . 1984-87. . . . . .3rd . . . . . . . . . . 71 (102 att.)

TACKLES (Per Game) Quintin Phillips, 2007 .................................. 10th-t .....................11.55 Adrian McLeod, 2009..................................... 2nd .......................12.45 Rock Williams, 2012 ..................................... 3rd-t ......................12.00 Daniel Riddle, 2015 ...................................... 6th-t ......................11.70

FORCED FUMBLES – CAREER: Chris Collins. . . . . 2006-09. . . . .t-20th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

TACKLES FOR LOSS (Per Game) Michale Spicer, 2002 ..................................... 7th .........................2.36

1969 ...................................................................8th (NAIA) 1972 .................................... 8th – Associated Press (Div. II) 1974 .................................... 8th – Associated Press (Div. II) 1983 ..........................................................9th (NCAA I-AA) 1984........................................................ 14th (NCAA I-AA) 1992 ....................... 19th – The Sports Network (NCAA I-AA)

WESTERN CAROLINA IN THE NCAA YEARLY STATISTICS (TOP 20 IF AVAILABLE)

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Note: NCAA stats through 1981 grouped both I-A and I-AA together. NCAA Stats from 1982-present are I-AA only

PASSING DEFENSE (Yards Per Game) 1977 ......................8th ............................. 96.9 1979 ......................1st ..............................77.5 1980 .....................12th .......................... 112.9 1982 .....................10th ...........................116.9 1986 .....................10th .......................... 144.3 1989 .....................16th .........................151.27 2001 ......................3rd ......................... 130.82 2004 .....................15th ........................ 163.64 2005 ......................1st ......................... 132.33 2014 .....................16th .........................176.40 PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE (Rating) 1998 .....................13th ........................ 100.78 2001 .....................12th .......................... 95.82 2005 ......................5th ........................... 98.81 RUSHING DEFENSE (Yards Per Game) 2003 .....................14th .........................111.92 TOTAL DEFENSE (Yards Per Game) 2004 .....................12th ........................ 301.91 2005 .....................18th ........................ 310.56

PASSING OFFENSE (Yards Per Game) 1977 .....................11th .......................... 220.1 1978 .....................16th .......................... 193.5 1979 .....................10th .......................... 222.5 1983 .....................18th .......................... 212.2 2000 .....................14th .......................... 272.4 2007 .....................20th .......................... 249.5

KICKOFF RETURNS (Yards Per Return) 1984 ......................6th ............................. 22.4 1988 .....................14th ...........................21.07 1992 .....................11th ............................ 22.0 1993 ......................1st ............................. 26.8 2005 ......................1st ............................27.44 2016 ......................5th ........................... 23.86

TOTAL OFFENSE (Yards Per Game) 1992 .....................14th .........................415.18 1993 .....................19th ...........................411.1 2000 .....................14th ........................ 448.09

PUNT RETURNS (Yards Per Return) 1989 .....................10th .......................... 10.35 1991 .....................12th .............................11.1 1992 .....................13th ............................ 12.7 1994 ......................9th ..............................13.1

SCORING OFFENSE (Points Per Game) 1983 .....................15th .............................27.0 1984 .....................18th ............................ 28.2 NET PUNTING (Average) 1984 ......................1st ............................. 42.8 1992 ......................9th ............................. 36.6 1996 ......................4th ........................... 38.59 1997 .....................19th .......................... 36.60 1998 ......................1st ..............................41.5 1999 ......................5th ..............................38.1 2003 ......................4th ........................... 38.25 2016 .....................14th .......................... 38.22

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TURNOVER MARGIN (Number) 1983 ......................3rd ......................... +1.455 1989 .....................14th .......................... +0.91 FEWEST FUMBLES LOST (Number) 1979 ......................4th ...................................9

WAYNE TOLLESON, the SoCon Male Athlete of the Year for 1977-78, led the nation in receptions in 1977 with 6.6 catches per game.

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STEVE KORNEGAY led the nation with his 43.3 yards per punt average in 1984, while ranking 12th and 11th nationally in ‘82 and ‘83.

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WCU INDIVIDUALS AS ANNUAL SOCON STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS

WCU TEAM SOCON STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Yds YPG TD Mike Pusey, 1977 .................11 ............ 301 ..........1,985 ..... 180.5 ........16 Willie Perkins, 1986..............11 ............ 387 ..........2,184 ..... 198.5 .........8 Brian Gaither, 2003 ..............12 ............ 469 ..........2,761 ..... 230.1 ........16

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Yds YPG TD 1977 ....................................11 ............ 823 ..........4,471 ..... 406.5 ........39 1993 ....................................11 ............ 697 ..........4,521 ......411.0.........29

RUSHING G Att Yds YPG TD Darrell Lipford, 1977.............11 ............ 280 ..........1,318 ..... 119.8 ........18 Detrez Newsome, 2015 .........11 ............ 190 ..........1,109 ..... 100.8 .........9 PASSING G Cmp-Att Yds YPG TD Mike Pusey, 1977 .................11 .........140-248 .......1,939 ..... 175.8 ........13 Mike Pusey, 1978 .................11 .........147-331 .......2,046 ..... 186.0 ........14 Ronnie Mixon, 1982..............11 .........146-299.......2,002 ..... 182.0 .........6 Willie Perkins, 1986..............11 .........185-361.......2,265 ..... 205.9 .........8 Brian Gaither, 2003 ..............12 .........246-418 .......2,717 ..... 226.4 ........14 RECEIVING G Rec Yds YPG TD Wayne Tolleson, 1977 ...........11 ............. 73 ...........1,101 ..... 100.1 .........7 Gerald Harp, 1978 ................11 ............. 62 ...........1,145 ..... 104.1 ........11 David Patten, 1995 ...............10 ............. 59 ............ 887........ 88.7 ..........7 SCORING G TD XP FG PTS PPG Darrell Lipford, 1977................11 .........18 ........ 0.......... 0 ......... 108 ...... 9.8 Eddie Maddox, 1984 ...............10 .........13 ........ 0.......... 0 .......... 78 ....... 7.8 Kirk Roach, 1987 .....................11 ..........0 ........ 22 ....... 19 ......... 79 ....... 7.2 Detrez Newsome, 2016 ............11 .........15 ........ 1.......... 0 .......... 92 ....... 8.4 ALL-PURPOSE .................... G ...... Rush-Rec ...... PR-KR .......... Tot.............YPG Gerald Harp, 1978 .............11.......46-1145 ....... 5-361 ........1,557 .......141.5 Eric Rasheed, 1984 ...........11.......19-1091 ....... 0-437 ........1,547 .......140.6 Otis Washington, 1988 ......11........66-907........ 0-113 ........2,086 ...... 189.6 Mike Malone, 2007 ...........11.......563-197...... 0-1383 .......2,143 ...... 194.8 Detrez Newsome, 2015 ......11..... 1,109-281 ..... 0-389 ........1,779 .......161.7 Detrez Newsome, 2016 ......11..... 1,031-342 ..... 0-970 ........2,343 .......213.0 KICKOFF RETURNS No Yds Avg Kerry Hayes, 1992 ............................... 20.....................545 ................... 27.3 Kerry Hayes, 1993 ............................... 16 .....................584 ................... 36.5 Mike Malone, 2005 ............................. 17 .....................532 ................... 31.3 Detrez Newsome, 2016 ........................ 40.....................970 ................... 24.2 PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg Kerry Hayes, 1992 ............................... 16 ..................... 231 ................... 14.4 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Tiger Greene, 1983 ............................... 6.......................26 Tiger Greene, 1984 ............................... 6....................... 51 Ricky Gardin, 1989 ............................... 4.......................69 Justin Fryer, 2000 ................................. 7.......................78 Trey Morgan, 2014 ................................ 6........................ 0 PUNTING No Yds Avg Steve Kornegay, 1984 .......................... 49................... 2,127 ................. 43.4 Anthony Bare, 1987 ............................. 55................... 2,183 ................. 39.7 Ken Hinsley, 1997 ................................ 46................... 2,032 ................. 44.2 Ken Hinsley, 1998 ................................ 57................... 2,536 ................. 44.5 Tim Mayse, 2004 ................................. 51 ................... 2,032 ................. 39.8 Tim Mayse, 2005 ................................. 49................... 2,048 ................. 41.8 TACKLES G No Avg Adrian McLeod, 2009 .......................... 11 .....................137 ................... 12.5 Rock Williams, 2012 ............................. 9......................108 ................... 12.0 Daniel Riddle, 2015 ............................. 11 .....................129 ................... 11.7

TOTAL DEFENSE G Plays Yds YPG TD 1998 ....................................11 ............ 674...........3,086 ..... 280.5 ........22 2005 .....................................9 ............. 623 ..........2,795 ..... 310.6 ........22 PASSING OFFENSE G Cmp-Att Yds YPG TD 1977 ....................................11 .........184-344.......2,421 ..... 220.1 ........19 1978 ....................................11 .........155-348.......2,214 ..... 201.3 ........17 1979 ....................................11 .........158-322.......2,448 ..... 222.5 ........17 1982 ....................................11 .........162-329.......2,173 ......197.5..........7 2002 ....................................11 .........370-201 .......2,679 ..... 243.5 ........13 2003 ....................................12 .........257-443.......2,877 ..... 239.8 ........14 PASSING DEFENSE G Cmp-Att Yds YPG TD 1977 ....................................11 ..........86-172 ........1,066 ...... 96.9 ..........3 1979 ....................................11 ..........74-163 ......... 852.........77.5...........5 1980 ....................................11 ..........91-183 ........1,234 ..... 112.2 .........5 1998 ....................................11 ..........74-162 ........1,018 ...... 92.5 ..........5 2005 .....................................9 ..........113-232 .......1,191 ..... 132.3 ........14 2008 ....................................12 .........178-292 .......2,074 ..... 172.8 ........17 RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yds YPG TD 2003 ....................................12 ............ 507 ..........1,343 ......111.9.........18 SCORING DEFENSE G Pts PPG 1984 ................................................... 11 .....................166 ................... 15.1 KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yds TD YPR 2005 .....................................9 .............…25 ........... 686........... 2 .......... 27.4 2014 ....................................12 ..............51............1,106 ......... 1 .......... 21.7 2016 ....................................11 ..............51............1,217 ......... 1 .......... 23.9 PUNTING G No. Yds Avg TB 2015 ....................................11 ............. 60 ...........2,581 ...... 43.0 ..........5 FIELD GOALS G Made-Att. TB 2015 ....................................11 ..............................12-14 .........................5 PASS EFFIC. DEFENSE G Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Rat. 2005 .....................................9 .......113-232-15 ....... 1,191 ........ 14 ...... 98.8

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MOST TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS GAINED – HALF: Anthony James . . . . . . . 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 yds MOST INTERCEPTIONS – GAME: Torez Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, at Gardner-Webb (9/18/10) FIELD GOALS MADE – HALF: Dean Biasucci . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, Dean Biasucci vs. Mars Hill, 1982 FIELD GOALS MADE – GAME: Josh Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, Josh Jones vs. Samford, 1999 (3 tied) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED – SEASON: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . . . 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 FGA FIELD GOALS MADE – SEASON: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 FGM FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED – CAREER: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . 1984-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 FGA FIELD GOALS MADE – CAREER: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . 1984-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 FGM MOST FIELD GOALS MADE OF 50+ YDS – SEASON: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . . . 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 FGM, 50+ MOST FIELD GOALS MADE OF 50+ YDS – CAREER: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . 1984-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 FGM, 50+ MOST GAMES KICKING 2+ FIELD GOALS – CAREER: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . 1984-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 FGM LONGEST FIELD GOAL MADE: Kirk Roach . . . . . . .57 (twice in 1987); vs. ASU and NCA&T (4 tied) LONGEST AVG. DISTANCE FG ATTEMPTED - CAREER: Kirk Roach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.5, 1984-87 (102 att.) HIGHEST AVG. PER PUNT RETURN – SEASON: Kerry Hayes . . . . . . . . . . 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.9 yds per return MOST KICKOFF RETURNS – SEASON: Mike Malone . . . . . . . . . 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 kickoff returns MOST YARDS ON KICKOFF RETURNS – GAME: Detrez Newsome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240, at South Carolina (2016) MOST YARDS ON KICKOFF RETURNS – SEASON: Mike Malone . . . . . . . . . 2007 . . . . . . . . 1,383 kickoff return yards

TACKLES FOR LOSS G No Avg Michale Spicer, 2002 .......................... 11 ......................26 .................... 2.36

MOST TDS SCORED ON KICKOFF RETURNS – GAME: Kerry Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, vs. VMI (1992)

FUMBLES RECOVERED G No Avg Nick McNeil, 2002 ............................... 11 ....................... 5 ..................... 0.45 Avery Worsham, 2016 .......................... 11 ....................... 3 ..................... 0.27

MOST TDS SCORED ON KICKOFF RETURNS – SEASON: Kerry Hayes . . . . . . . . . . 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (tied with four)

FUMBLES FORCED G No Avg Chris Collins, 2008 .............................. 12....................... 6 ..................... 0.50 Trey Morgan, 2014 ............................... 12....................... 4 ..................... 0.33 Caleb Hawkins, 2015 ........................... 10....................... 3 ..................... 0.30

MOST TDS SCORED ON KICKOFF RETURNS – CAREER: Kerry Hayes . . . . . . . . 1991-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 TDs MOST ALL-PURPOSE YDS. – SEASON: Detrez Newsome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,343 (2016) HIGHEST AVG. ALL-PURPOSE YDS. GAINED/PLAY – GAME: Kerry Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.5 yds/play, vs. ETSU (1992) HIGHEST AVG. ALL-PURPOSE YDS. GAINED/PLAY – SEASON: Otis Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.7 yds/play (1988) TOTAL TACKLES – GAME: Everett Spellman . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, vs. Appalachian State (1987) MOST KICKS BLOCKED – GAME: Ezavian Dunn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, vs. VMI (2016) Donnell Brinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, vs. VMI (1995)

GERALD HARP finished inside the top 10 nationally in receptions per game in three-straight seasons from 1978-80.

KERRY HAYES led the SoCon in kickoff returns in both 1992 and 1993. He returned a SoCon-record two kickoffs for TDs vs. VMI in 1992.

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JOSH JONES holds the school and tied a SoCon record by connecting on six field goals against Samford in 1999.

TOREZ JONES intercepted a Southern Conference record six passes in a WCU road win at Gardner-Webb in 2010.

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LONGEST PUNT: Ken Hinsley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85, vs. Chattanooga (1998)

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E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM / BOB WATERS FIELD Construction of E.J. Whitmire Stadium was completed in 1974 at an initial cost of $1.66 million that was granted by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1971. The new facility, located on the southern-most expanse of the Western Carolina University campus, replaced Memorial Stadium and included the construction of the Jordan-Phillips Field House. Dedicated on October 5, 1974, the Catamounts defeated Morehead State, 31-12, in their second game at the new facility. Murray State won the first-ever game played on the artificial surface at Whitmire Stadium on September 14, 1974. Over the years, Western Carolina has posted highlight victories at the facility including wins over nationally-ranked squads such as No. 2 Marshall in 1992; sixth-ranked Appalachian State in 1998 to regain the Old Mountain Jug; and over No. 2 Furman in 2006. Goal posts have also been removed from the premises on several occasions. Brad Hoover set a stadium and school-record with 49 rushing attempts in 1998 as WCU upset Appalachian State, ending a 13-year losing skid its archrival. In 2004, Western again reclaimed the Jug, posting a dramatic, 30-27, come-from-behind win over the Apps, and the goalposts fell once again in what was the program’s 100th victory at Whitmire Stadium. In 2006, Western Carolina’s defense recorded five interceptions and Darius Fudge rushed for 133 yards on offense to lead the Catamounts to a 41-21 victory over second-ranked Furman, setting the stage for another goalpost celebration. The stadium has also hosted numerous television games over the years. One of the earliest came in 1978 as ABC showcased the Catamounts and Mountaineers from Cullowhee. Other broadcasts include ESPNU, SportSouth, Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS-TV) and most recently, the combined efforts of WLOS-TV and WMYA-TV in Asheville to air select WCU home games. Currently with 13,742 seats, the football facility is located on the south end of the WCU campus and is bordered by the picturesque Cullowhee Creek on the west side; Jordan-Phillips Field House and WCU Weight Room on its north end; and the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center, which in addition to serving as the home venue for men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball also features the Dale and Diane Hollifield Football Locker Room, WCU Football Offices and Team Room as well as the athletic training facilities. In addition to the artificial surface at Bob Waters Field, the WCU Football team also utilizes a grass practice field located across Cullowhee Creek from the stadium. Traditionally, the team will use the natural surface during pre-season workouts, as well as during weekly preparations for road games that will be contested on grass. The press box at Whitmire Stadium includes matching booths for both home and visiting radio, as well as coaches’ boxes that bookend the building. There is also two-tiered seating in the main press room with wireless and hard-line Internet access. BOB WATERS FIELD PLAYING SURFACE / FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS: Western Carolina first installed AstroTurf on the playing surface in 1974. A similar product material was used in replacing the artificial surface several times. Following the facilities’ silver anniversary in 1999, a newer version of synthetic grass called AstroPlay was installed in 2000 for a cost of $1.2 million and was the surface that adorned Waters Field for the next eight years. Amidst the 2008 season, the artificial surface was replaced by the Carolina Green Corporation which installed the Desso Challenge Pro 2 turf, a product of the overseas Desso Sports Systems. The new turf consists of a nylon-like, woven base interlaced with synthetic “blades of grass” that are approximately two-inches in length. The material is sewn together and then glued to a base on the ground. Once the surface was in place, it was back-filled with a mixture of sand and rubber to serve as the “dirt” and to provide stability to the turf. In 2002, the creation of a $93,000 Team Room complete with meeting and office space, as well as storage, was completed on the second floor of the Ramsey Center. Prior to the 2003 season, more facility improvements and upgrades to the stadium were completed. A $3.1 million addition featured a 4,000-seat West Side grandstand seating area that included concessions and restroom facilities as well as new, updated lighting. The weight room in the Jordan-Phillips Field House was expanded, nearly doubling its previous capacity which also added a hospitality patio

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Completed:............................................................................................................June, 1974 West Side Stands Completed: ........................................................................... August, 2003 Current Capacity: ........................................................................................................ 13,742 Playing Field: ............................................................................................... Bob Waters Field ..................................................................................... Artificial Turf (Desso Challenge Pro 2) First Game: ................................................... Sept. 14, 1974 vs. Murray State (WCU lost 10-3) Dedicated: ................................................ Oct. 5, 1974 vs. Morehead State (WCU won 31-12) Largest Attendance: .......................................15,247 on Nov. 12, 1994 vs. Appalachian State WCU’s Record in Stadium: ..................................................... 127-100-3 (.559) (42 seasons) that overlooks the stadium on the north end zone. It also includes additional team meeting space, computer lab and visiting team locker room. The field house and East Side stands were also bricked to match the brickwork of the Ramsey Center and of the new West Side stands. Also, on September, 16, 2006, the Dale & Diane Hollifield Football Locker Room facility located on the first floor of the Ramsey Center was dedicated. At a cost of $225,000, the 100-plus locker facility was expanded with beautiful, wooden lockers located throughout. Most recently, during the off-season prior to the 2010 campaign, a new Daktronics scoreboard with video screen were installed in the south end zone - Ramsey Center end - of the facility. The state-of-theart video screen measures 17-feet tall by 32-feet wide and includes a scoreboard with a matching score and time board adhered to the facade of the Jordan-Phillips Field House. STADIUM BENEFACTORS AND NAMESAKES: Western Carolina’s football facilities are named after two prominent figures in Catamount Athletics. The late E.J. Whitmire, for whom the stadium is named, spent most of his adult life involved with the University. An educator, contractor, agriculturalist and public servant, Whitmire - from nearby Franklin, N.C. - served WCU for more than a quarter century with the attitude, leadership and “get it done” ability that made him successful in every walk of life. Whitmire was on the WCU Board of Trustees from 1949-72 and

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was the driving force behind the University’s unparalleled period of growth. His tireless work served as the cornerstone of the structure that now bears his name. He was granted the Patron Award in the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993. In 1988, the playing surface where Robert Lee Waters made a name for himself in the coaching and administrative ranks while also putting WCU football in the national spotlight was dedicated in his honor and memory. Bob Waters served as the University’s head football coach for 20 years and worked in a dual capacity as its athletics director for 15 years. During his tenure, he became the school’s winningest football coach with 116 victories, 13 winning seasons and top 10 national finishes at three different levels - NAIA, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division I-AA, now FCS). He also had the privilege of coaching 13 national All-Americans and 36 All-Southern Conference players. As athletics director, Waters directed the school’s rise from NAIA to NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I competition and move into the Southern Conference in 1976. He was also instrumental in the planning and constructing of Whitmire Stadium, Childress Field (baseball) and the Ramsey Center. Waters died on May 29, 1989 following a six-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was posthumously inducted into the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.

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Whitmire Stadium/Waters Field - Turf Replacement, 2008

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History & Records /// WCU Hall of Fame

Western Carolina University’s Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1990 to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of former student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Inductees are selected by a 17-member committee that includes 12 voting members composed of representatives from the University’s alumni association, Hall of Fame members, faculty athletics committee, administration, athletics department, the Catamount Club and area media representatives. NAME (INDUCTED) .......................YEARS AT WCU

NAME (INDUCTED) .......................YEARS AT WCU

ARDREY, Sam (1997) ............................1937-40 .................. Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Football

GIBSON, Mel (1992) ............................ 1960-63 ................................................Men’s Basketball

SEAL, Gaston (2010) ............................ 1959-63 ................................................Men’s Basketball

ARLEDGE, Jayne (1992) ........................1976-79 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

GILBERT, Jeff (2000) .............................1981-84 ..............................................................Football

LUNDY, Ralph (2006) ............................1970-71 ......................................................Men’s Soccer LYONS Wilson, Lori (2002) ................... 1990-93 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

ATTEBERY Kennelly, Christy (2013) ... 1998-2001 ............................................................Volleyball

GREEN, Judy (1990) ............................. 1980-84 .............Women’s Basketball, Softball, Volleyball

BEVERLIN, Jason (2008) ...................... 1992-94 .............................................................Baseball

GREENE, George “Tiger” (1998) ............1981-84 ..............................................................Football

BIASUCCI, Dean (1997) ....................... 1980-83 ..............................................................Football

GRIFFIN, Odell (1992) .......................... 1939-40 ................................................Men’s Basketball

BIGGERSTAFF, Mike (2016) .................. 1966-69 ..............................................................Football

GRUNDY, Phillip (2005).........................1991-93 .............................................................Baseball

BODINE, Tom (2010) .............................1991-94 ..............................................................Football

GUDGER, Jim (1990) ............................ 1940-69 ................................................. Athlete & Coach

BROADWATER, Tom (2015)....................1957-60 ..............................................................Football

HAILEY, Freddie (1999) ........................ 1984-87 .............................................................Baseball

BROWN, Regina (1998)........................ 1987-92 ...........................Volleyball, Women’s Basketball

HAMILTON, Hugh “Pee Wee” (1992) ......1947-50 ..............................................................Football

BYRD, Art (1990) ................................. 1946-49 ..............................................................Football

HARKINS, Todd (2011) ......................... 1989-92 ..............................................................Football

CANTLER, Fred (2016) ...................... 1978-2012 ....................................................Administration

HARP, Gerald (1992) .............................1977-80 ..............................................................Football

CARPENTER, Wille (1994) .....................1976-80 ............................................ Football & Baseball

HARTBARGER, Jim (2000) .................... 1969-75 .................................................................Coach

CARMICHAEL, Alonzo (2008) ............... 1983-86 ..............................................................Football

HARTSELL, Susan B. (1994) .................1973-76 .........................................................Gymnastics

CARR, Ronnie (1999) ........................... 1980-83 ................................................Men’s Basketball

HASTINGS, Rebecca Twiner (2010) ....... 2000-04 ..................................................... Women’s Golf

CHEUNG, Patrick (1990) .......................1970-73 ......................................................Men’s Soccer

HAYES, Kerry (2010)..............................1991-94 ..............................................................Football

CHILDERS, Tobe (2010).........................1957-60 ..............................................................Football

HAYWOOD, Bill (1996) ..........................1969-81 .................................................. Baseball Coach

COOPER, Louis (2005) ..........................1981-84 ..............................................................Football

HELMS, Terry (2011) ............................ 1968-72 ................................Cross Country, Track & Field

DALTON, Don (1995) .............................1966-81 ....................................Football (Player & Coach)

HOLDEN, Leroy (2014) ......................... 1963-66 ..............................................................Football

DeGRAFFENREID, Al “Mutt” (2013) ... 1974-76, 77-96 .....................................Football & Administrator

HOLLIDAY, Emily (1996) ....................... 1982-86 ...........................Women’s Basketball, Volleyball

DENNIS, Greg (1997) ............................1979-82 ................................................Men’s Basketball

HOOVER, Brad (2008) .......................... 1996-99 ..............................................................Football

DODSON, Clinton F. (1991) .................. 1934-69 ..................................................... Administrator

HOWELL, Charles “Babe” (1998) .......... 1950-53 ............................................ Football & Baseball

DOWELL, Jean (1992) .......................... 1963-66 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

JAMES, Anthony (1991) .........................1979-83 ........................................ Football, Track & Field

DURR, Walter J. (1991)..........................1951-98 ...................................................Team Physician

JOHNSON, Eric (2012).......................... 1995-99 ...............................................Baseball, Football

ECHOLS Wellmon, Laura (2009) ....... 1999-2002 ........................................... Women’s Basketball

KING, Frankie (2013) ........................... 1993-95 ................................................Men’s Basketball

FAIREY, Clint (1998) ............................. 1986-89 .............................................................Baseball

JONES, David L. (2013) .........................1957-60 ................................................Men’s Basketball

FERGUSON, Mark (2006) ......................1970-73 ..............................................................Football

JONES, Paul (2002) ........ 1967-68 and 1969-81 .. Cross Country/Track & Field (player and coach)

FINCH, Nora Lynn (1991) ...................... 1967-70 ..................... Women’s Basketball, Field Hockey, ................................................ Tennis, Volleyball

LAVELLE, Tommy (2000) ....................... 1961-64 ................................................Men’s Basketball

GAINES, Jerry (1991).............................1970-75 .......................Football, Track & Field & Baseball GALLOWAY, Alonzo “Lonnie” (2015)...... 1990-94 ..............................................................Football GARDNER-MAYHORN, Susie (2004) ..... 1989-93 ................ Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country GAY, Scott (2006) ................................ 1983-85 .............................................................Baseball

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LeCLAIR, Keith (2002)..... 1985-88 and 1992-97 ...............................Basetball (player and coach) LEGGETT, Jack (2001) ...........................1983-91 .................................................. Baseball Coach LIPFORD, Darrell (2004)........................1974-77 ..............................................................Football LIVESAY, Robyn Keeler (1995) .............. 1980-84 ..............................................Softball, Volleyball LOGAN, Henry (1990)........................... 1965-68 ................................................Men’s Basketball

McCOLLUM, Anquell (2010) ................. 1992-96 .................................... Men’s Basketball, Coach McCONNELL, Charlie (2015) ................ 1962-66 ................................................Men’s Basketball McGINN, Bob (1992) ............................1947-50 ................................................Men’s Basketball McINTOSH, Otis (1997) .........................1968-71 ..............................................................Football McKENNIE, Tony (2008) ....................... 1986-90 .......................................................Track & Field MILLER, Brett D. (2001) ....................... 1984-86 ..........................................................Men’s Golf MOORE, Chris (2011) ........................... 1996-99 .............................................................Baseball MOORE, Nardia (2011) .................... 1999-2002 ................................................. Women’s Soccer MORGAN, Ken (1998) .......................... 1960-63 ............................................ Football & Baseball MURRAY, Darrell (2006) ....................... 1960-64 ................................................Men’s Basketball PEELE, Betty (1997) ............................. 1963-96 ..........................................Coach, Administrator PERSONS, Susan (2005)...................... 1969-75 .................................................................Coach PETERSON, Bruce (2001) ..................... 1960-64 ......... Football, Men’s Basketball & Men’s Tennis POINDEXTER, C.C. (1991)..................... 1930-35 ....................................Athletic Director & Coach POWERS, Don (2017) ............1964-83; 2006-07 ..............................................................Football PRYOR, Harris (1994) ........................... 1956-59 .................................Men’s Basketball, Baseball RALEIGH, Matt (2004).......................... 1989-92 .............................................................Baseball RASHEED, Eric (2000) ...........................1981-84 ..............................................................Football RATCLIFFE, Carl (1992) ........................ 1933-36 ..............................................................Football RAY, Dr. Bob (2009) ..............................1951-92 ..................... Basketball, Coach & Administrator REED, Jerry (1994) ................................1974-77 .............................................................Baseball ROACH, Kirk (1996) ............................. 1984-87 ..............................................................Football ROBINSON, Dan (1990) ....................... 1946-68 ................................................. Athlete & Coach ROGERS, Ronald (1990)...................... 1950-53 ................................................Men’s Basketball ROSS, Devondia (2005) ....................... 1990-93 ........................................Women’s Track & Field RUTA, John (2008) .............................. 1962-65 ..............................................................Football SALTZ Simmons, Cindi (2000) ...............1979-82 ........................................... Women’s Basketball SANDERS Peterson, Karen (2001) ........ 1962-64 .......................................................Men’s Tennis SCHRADER, Dr. Charles (1998) ............ 1968-93 ........................................... Men’s Soccer Coach SCOTT, George “Ronnie” (2013) ........... 1964-66 ..............................................................Football

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SELZER, Tommy “Bromo” (1995) .......... 1948-52 ...............................................Football, Baseball SETZER, Bobby (1992) ..........................1951-92 ......................... Football, Coach & Administrator SIMMONS, Clyde (2002) ...................... 1982-85 ..............................................................Football SPRADLING, Steve (2009).................... 1967-70 ..............................................................Football STANKUNAS, Frank (1992) ................... 1960-63 ..............................................................Football STANLEY, Bill (2012) ............................ 1964-69 ..............................................................Football STROUD, Judy (1999) ............................1973-76 ........................................... Women’s Basketball TIESZEN Kamarainen, Laura (2012)...... 2002-05 ........................................Women’s Track & Field WESTMORELAND Suhre, Betty (1990) .... 1965-79 .................................................................Coach THARPE, Danny (1991) ......................... 1960-64 .... Men’s Basketball, Baseball, Football & Tennis TOLLESON, Wayne (1990) .....................1974-78 ............................................ Football & Baseball WATERS, Bob (1993)............................ 1969-88 ...................... Football Coach & Athletic Director WIKE, Johnny (2009) ........................ 1964-2004 ...............Football, Men’s & Women’s Golf Coach WILLIAMS, Denny (2004) ..................... 1955-60 ..............................................................Football WILLIAMS, Jim (1992) .......................... 1964-66 ..............................................................Football WILLIAMS, Steve (1996) .......................1968-71 ..............................................................Football WILLIAMS, Willie (2006) ...................... 1990-92 ..............................................................Football WILSON, Thomas “Bubba” (2002) .........1975-78 ................................................Men’s Basketball WITTMAN, Greg (1996) ......................... 1966-69 ................................................Men’s Basketball WHITE, Steve (1999) .............................1970-98 ..................................................... Administrator YATES, Steve (2009).............................. 1971-74 ..............................................................Football YOUNG, Tom (1990) ............................ 1946-68 ....................................Athletic Director & Coach 1983 FOOTBALL TEAM (2003) 1963 MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM (2003) 1969 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM (2003) 1949 FOOTBALL TEAM (2007) 2003 WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM (2014)

PAT R O N A W A R D 1992 ..................................... Ralph Sutton 1993 ........ E.J. Whitmire & Dr. Wallace Hyde 1994............................Dr. Quinn Constantz 1995.......................................Alice Benton 1996................................. Dr. Jim Hamilton 1998..........................Dr. Gurney Chambers 1999..................................Jimmy Childress 2004 ..................................Larry Stanberry 2005 ....................................Nathan Arthur 2013 ............................... Alden McCracken

C A R E E R AC H I E V E M E N T 2007 ................Dave Bristol & Jim Garrison

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CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL IN THE WCU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME S A M A R D R E Y – 19 37 - 4 0 A three-sport star in the pre-World War II years as he was a standout for the baseball, basketball, and football teams ... Two-year starter on the football team as a two-way player at offensive and defensive end ... Inducted in 1997. D E A N B I A S U C C I – 19 8 0 - 8 3 All-star kicker who shattered all of WCU’s and most of the Southern Conference’s field goal records during his career and left as the league’s all-time leading scorer ... Spent 11 seasons in the NFL, 10 with the Indianapolis Colts, where he became that team’s all-time scoring leader ... Inducted in 1997. M I K E B I G G E R S TA F F – 19 6 6 - 6 9 Played on both sides of the football as an All-Carolinas Conference guard, completing his career as a Collegiate All-State team selection, an All-NAIA District 26 honoree and a NAIA All-America honorable mention selection at linebacker in 1969. Was the defensive MVP on WCU’s first nationally-ranked team in 1969, finishing the season with a 9-1 record and a national ranking of eighth. In his career as a high school football head coach, combined for 144 coaching victories between three different North Carolina high schools. Is also a member of the Caldwell County Sports Hall of Fame (1999) and East Burke High Hall of Fame (2015). Inducted in 2016 ... Inducted in 2016. T O M B O D I N E – 19 91 - 9 4 One of three linebackers named to the WCU All-20th Century team in 2000 and is the third to earn a spot in the Hall of Fame. Entered the Hall as the all-time leader in tackles in WCU football history with 453 including 30 TFLs, seven sacks and three interceptions. Was a three-time, All-Southern Conference linebacker, garnering first team accolades in both 1993 and ‘94. In the latter, was selected both the preseason SoCon and NCAA I-AA National Defensive Player of the Year, earning honorable mention as a 1994 All-America selection by The Sports Network ... Inducted in 2010. T O M B R OA D WAT E R – 19 57 - 6 0 Lettered four years at running back for the Catamount football team. Rushed for 23 career touchdowns including 13 TDs in 1959, both program records at the time that stood for 10-plus seasons before being broken. Scored a then school-record total of 86 points in a banner year in 1959, a mark that lasted nearly 20 years in the school’s ledgers. Led the Catamounts in total offense in earning both All-State and All-North State Conference accolades in 1959, helping guide Western Carolina to a 7-2-1 record … Inducted in 2015. A L O N Z O C A R M I C H A E L – 19 8 3 - 8 6 Is one of only five WCU football players to be named All-America in multiple seasons, and was selected as the tight end on Western’s All-20th Century Football Team. Was a first team AP All-America selection in 1985 when he caught 55 passes for 587 yards, a school record for tights ends. Followed up in 1986 with 31 receptions for nearly 400 yards and was named to the AP’s second team AllAmerica squad. He captained the 1985 and ‘86 Catamounts and was a two-time first team All-SoCon selection ... Inducted in 2008.

L O U I S C O O P E R – 19 81 - 8 4 A first team All-American (AP and American Football Coaches/ Kodak) in 1984 ... Set a WCU record with 12 sacks in 1984, leading the team with 89 tackles and 20 tackles for losses ... A two-time, first team All-SoCon pick ... Established school records with 30 sacks and 48 tackles for losses ... Inducted in 2005. D O N DA LT O N – 19 6 6 - 6 9 All-America quarterback and nation’s top passer in 1969 ... Helped WCU to 11 winning seasons in 18 years as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator ... Inducted in 1995. A L “ M U T T ” D E G R A F F E N R E I D – 1974 - 76 ; 19 8 0 - 9 6 Was a three-year letter winner, two-year starter on the football field as a defensive back. Credited with the first-ever tackle at E.J. Whitmire Stadium in 1974 and received the team’s Intrepid Award in 1976. Served as an assistant coach and administrator at WCU for 19 years coaching football and as the first women’s track & field coach. Had a distinguished career as an administrator and coach at both Smoky Mountain and Cherokee High Schools … Inducted in 2013. M A R K F U R G U S O N – 197 0 - 7 3 A first team All-American in 1973, helping Western to a 6-3-1 record ... The previous year, was a key figure in Western posting a 7-2-1 record and a final national ranking of eighth in the Associated Press small college poll ... Inducted in 2006. A L O N Z O “ L O N N I E ” G A L L O WAY – 19 9 0 - 9 4 Concluded his four-year Catamount career as WCU’s all-time leader in total offense with 6,832 yards, leading WCU in total offense from 1991-93. At the time of his induction, continued to rank in eight of WCU’s season and career top 10 offensive categories. Threw 30 career touchdown passes including a pair of 80-plus yard scoring strikes. Named first team All-Southern Conference by the coaches and second team by the voting media in 1993, and was a threetime SoCon Player of the Week recipient. Played one season in the Arena Football League with the Charlotte Rage before embarking on an extensive collegiate coaching career … Inducted in 2015. J E F F G I L B E R T – 19 81 - 8 4 Starting quarterback on WCU’s 1983 National Championship runner-up team ... 1984 Southern Conference Player of the Year ... In 1983, established and still holds WCU single-season marks in passing yards (2,993), passing TDs (21) and completions (463) ... Inducted in 2000. T I G E R G R E E N E – 19 81 - 8 4 NCAA Division I-AA Football All-America selection (1983 and 1984) as a defensive back and played a key role in WCU’s 19-6-1 record in those seasons ... Still owns the WCU record for blocked kicks in a season and career ... Inducted in 1998. J I M G U D G E R – 19 4 0 - 6 9 All-conference selection in three sports—basketball, football, and baseball ... Coached basketball team to 321 wins and three conference titles, while leading the baseball team to nine winning seasons ... Inducted in 1990.

W I L L I E C A R P E N T E R – 1976 - 8 0 All-Southern Conference in two sports as he was a four-year baseball starter and three-season football starter ... Establishing school records in both sports ... Inducted in 1994.

H U G H H A M I LT O N – 19 47 - 5 0 All-conference and all-star back on WCU’s 1949 North State Conference championship team ... Leading rusher for two seasons ... Set numerous scoring and rushing records ... Inducted in 1992.

T O B E C H I L D E R S – 19 57 - 6 0 Completed 72-percent of his pass attempts with just four interceptions in a game where passing was the exception, not the norm. One of his most vocal and visible accomplishments was the founding of “the Herd” – an unofficial football support group comprised of football alum. The Catamount Club’s first, two-term president, has been a driving force behind several athletics fundraising initiatives. Received the 2007 SoCon Distinguished Service Award for Western Carolina ... Inducted in 2010.

T O D D H A R K I N S – 19 8 9 - 9 2 A three-time All-SoCon offensive lineman during his playing career at WCU, starting every game for four seasons at guard. The Canton, N.C., product was the squad’s top-rated blocker in both 1991 and ‘92, garnering second team All-America honors from The Sports Network and third team plaudits from the Associated Press in the latter. Over his last two seasons, he only surrendered one quarterback sack. Harkins is just one of 29 Catamount football players to earn All-America honors all-time ... Inducted in 2011.

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G E R A L D H A R P – 1977 - 8 0 Three-time all-conference player and Southern Conference football Player of the Year in 1978 ... Caught 197 passes and set numerous conference and school records ... Inducted in 1992. K E R R Y H AY E S – 19 91 - 9 4 Held career all-purpose yard record with 5,617 yards while also holding the markers for most yards per play in a game, season, and career. Is one of just six Catamounts all-time to garner first team All-Southern Conference accolades three-or-more times in their WCU career, doing so in 1992, ‘93 and ‘94. Was also a two-time, All-America recipient from the Associated Press, AFCA and The Sports Network, the first of only two WCU players to earn a consensus selection to the squad. Selected to WCU’s All-20th Century team as a kick returner ... Inducted in 2010. LEROY HOLDEN – 1963-66 Lettered for four years at wide receiver for the Catamount football team. He retired from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in 2009 after 40 years of service, including 38 at North Mecklenburg. In 25 years as a head basketball coach, his North teams went 464-267. Along with fellow WCU Athletics Hall of Fame member, Babe Howell, Holden was inducted into the North Carolina Athletic Directors Hall of Fame in 2012 ... Inducted in 2014. BRAD HOOVER – 1996-99 Rushed for 3,616 career yards–second-most in school history– which included a WCU single-season record 1,663 yards in 1998. His 251 rushing yards and then Southern Conference record-tying five touchdowns against VMI in ‘98 are also school records. That same season, keyed an upset of arch-rival Appalachian State with 195 rushing yards on a school-record 49 carries. He was a two-time All-SoCon selection ... Inducted in 2008. C H A R L E S “ B A B E ” H O W E L L – 19 5 0 - 5 3 Football and baseball standout in the early 1950s ... Became winningest high school football coach in North Carolina history with 301 wins ... Won five state championships ... Won state baseball championships in 1974 and ‘77 ... Inducted in 1998. A N T H O N Y J A M E S – 197 9 - 8 3 All-conference in football and track & field and the Southern Conference Athlete of the Year in 1983 ... First WCU athlete to qualify for NCAA track championships ... Inducted in 1991. E R I C J O H N S O N – 19 81 - 8 4 A two-sport standout playing both football and baseball, twice earning football All-America accolades in 1997 and consensus first team plaudits in 1998. Named to WCU’s All-20th Century Team in 2000, was a two-time All-Southern Conference selection as a defensive back and one of just five student-athletes in SoCon history to earn first team all-conference honors in football and baseball in the same year (1998-99). Drafted in the third round by the Cleveland Indians in 1999, played both professional baseball and football, making the Chicago Bears practice squad in 2001. … Inducted in 2012. DA R R E L L L I P F O R D – 1974 - 77 An All-America for the 1976 season and is Western’s all-time leading rusher with 4,089 career yards ... SoCon Football Player of the Year ... Rushed for at least 100 yards a WCU-best 19 times ... Owns WCU records for touchdowns in a season (18), points in a season (108) and touchdowns in a career (38) ... Inducted in 2004. A L D E N M c C R AC K E N Was a Patron Award Recipient … Was a two-year letter winner in football following four years of service in the United States Air Force. He graduated from Western Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1958. Remained a loyal and generous supporter of the Catamount Club and is a long-time season ticket holder. Created the Linda and Alden McCracken Endowed Schlolarship Fund to benefit WCU student-athletes … Inducted in 2013.

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CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL IN THE WCU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME O T I S M c I N T O S H – 19 6 8 - 71 First WCU football player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season ... Team’s leading rusher for three consecutive seasons ... All-North Carolina Collegiate in 1970 ... Ranks No. 3 on school’s career rushing chart ... Inducted in 1997. K E N M O R G A N – 19 6 0 - 6 3 Four-year starter, two as quarterback and two at halfback ... 1960 North State Conference Freshman of the Year ... Compiled over 2,000 yards of total offense in each of his final two seasons ... Also a baseball standout ... Inducted in 1998. B R U C E P E T E R S O N – 19 6 0 - 6 3 One of Western’s most versatile athletes, serving as captain on the football, basketball and tennis teams ... Played quarterback, halfback and defensive back on the football team and helped the basketball team reach the 1963 NAIA championship game ... Inducted in 2001. C . C . P O I N D E X T E R – 19 3 0 - 3 5 Known as the “Father of WCU Athletics” as he organized the school’s first intercollegiate athletics department and coached the first recognized football team ... Inducted in 1991. D O N P O W E R S – 19 6 4 - 8 3 , 2 0 0 6 - 07 Committed 22 years to Catamount football as both a studentathlete (1964-67) and as an assistant coach (1968-83; 2006-07). He was a four-year letter winner and three-time NAIA All-District 26 honoree at outside linebacker and defensive end. Coached on the defensive side of the football where he was a part of two WCU playoff teams in 1974 (NCAA Div. II) and the NCAA Div. I-AA national runner-up in 1983. Also coached at Western Kentucky, East Carolina, and The Citadel, spending five seasons as head coach at the latter where he was also a two-time SoCon Defensive Assistant Coach of the Year as the defensive coordinator. Also a member of the Lincoln County Sports Hall of Fame (2004) ... Inducted in 2017. C A R L R AT C L I F F E – 19 3 3 - 3 6 WCU’s first all-conference and all-state football player in 1935 ... Started for four seasons at both offensive and defensive end ... Inducted in 1992. E R I C R A S H E E D – 19 81 - 8 4 The 1983 All-America selection helped WCU reach the NCAA I-AA championship game ... A two-time All-SoCon selection in football and 55m indoor track champion ... Set WCU single-season records with 89 receptions and 12 TD catches ... Inducted in 2000.

G E O R G E “ R O N N I E ” S C O T T – 19 6 4 - 6 6 Began his career as a walk-on, was a three-year letter winner and a three-time team MVP on teams that posted winning records in three-consecutive seasons. Recorded over 100 tackles in each of his three seasons as a linebacker, earning All-Carolinas Conference plaudits in 1965 and ’66 while also tallying All-NAIA District 26 three times and an All-America honorable mention as a linebacker. Played both offense and defense while the captain of the 1966 WCU squad. Had a highly successful and distinguished career at DuPont … Inducted in 2013.

B O B WAT E R S – 19 6 9 - 8 8 The winningest football coach in WCU history with 116 victories in 20 seasons ... Athletics director for 15 years who led WCU’s move to D-I and into the Southern Conference ... Inducted in 1993.

T O M M Y “ B R O M O ” S E L Z E R – 19 4 8 - 5 2 Two-sport all-star who came to WCU after World War II and was an all-conference football selection in 1951 ... All-conference in baseball in 1951 and 1952 ... Inducted in 1995.

J I M W I L L I A M S – 19 6 4 - 6 6 WCU’s first All-America quarterback (1966) who led the Catamounts to three consecutive non-losing seasons ... Set 28 passing and total offense records ... Inducted in 1992.

B O B B Y S E T Z E R – 19 51 - 9 2 Two-time all-conference football player, assistant football coach for 28 years, head wrestling coach for six years, and athletics director for four years ... Inducted in 1992. C LY D E S I M M O N S – 19 8 2 - 8 5 First team All-America (AP and AFCA) ... 1985 All-SoCon pick ... Ended his WCU career with 47 tackles for loss and 23 sacks ... Elected in 1998, Inducted in 2002. F R A N K S TA N K U N A S – 19 6 0 - 6 3 All-America lineman for 1962 WCU football team and was a four-year starter who also gained all-conference, all-district, and all-state recognition ... Inducted in 1992. B I L L S TA N L E Y – 19 6 4 - 6 9 A four-year letterwinner who was named All-Carolinas Conference on both the offensive and defensive line in 1967. That same year, also garnered NAIA District 26 and All-NAIA accolades on offense. Was a part of three-consecutive, non-losing teams from 1964-66. The last Catamount to earn the Kirkland Blocking Trophy awarded by the Carolinas Conference. Served on the Catamount Club Board of Directors … Inducted in 2012. DA N N Y T H A R P E – 19 6 0 - 6 4 A four-year starter in basketball, leading hitter on ‘64 baseball team, starting linebacker on ‘64 football team and a regular on the ‘61 and ‘62 tennis teams ... Inducted in 1991. WAY N E T O L L E S O N – 1974 - 7 8 WCU’s first Southern Conference Athlete of the Year ... Led the nation in pass receiving in 1977 ... Conference baseball player of the year in 1978 ... Went on to play 11 seasons in Major League Baseball ... Inducted in 1990.

D E N N Y W I L L I A M S – 19 5 5 - 5 6 ; 5 9 - 6 0 Earned honorable mention All-American honors during his fouryear career ... A three-time All-North State Conference pick, an All-District 26 selection and All-State honoree ... Inducted in 2004.

S T E V E W I L L I A M S – 19 6 8 - 71 First team All-America selection in 1971 and two-time all-district selection who recorded over 300 tackles as a defensive tackle and went on to play in the NFL ... Inducted in 1996. W I L L I E W I L L I A M S – 19 9 0 - 9 2 Western’s first football player to reach the Super Bowl, Williams was the also the first Catamount defensive back to be a three-time, All-SoCon pick ... Additionally holds the distinction of being the first WCU player selected to play in the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic ... Inducted in 2006. T O M Y O U N G – 19 4 6 - 6 8 Coach who led WCU to its first conference football title (1949) ... Credited with saving the football program ... Also served as athletics director for 22 years ... Inducted in 1990. 19 8 3 C ATA M O U N T F O O T B A L L T E A M Riding 12-straight unbeaten weeks, became the first team in the Southern Conference to play for a National Championship, finishing as the national runner-up ... Inducted in 2003. 19 4 9 C ATA M O U N T F O O T B A L L T E A M Under the post-World War II direction of Tom Young, the Catamounts posted an 8-2 overall record en route to winning the school’s first North State Conference championship and a post-season bid to the Smoky Mountain Bowl ... Inducted in 2007.

K I R K R OAC H – 19 8 4 - 87 The most honored football player in WCU history and member of Southern Conference’s 75th anniversary team ... Four-time all-conference and three-time All-America selection as a place kicker ... Inducted in 1996. DA N R O B I N S O N – 19 4 6 - 6 8 A four-year, two-way football starter for four seasons (1946-49) who earned all-conference and all-state honors ... Head football coach for 13 seasons ... Inducted in 1990. J O H N R U TA – 19 6 2 - 6 5 Began his playing career as a quarterback in 1962 and led the Catamounts to a stunning upset of East Carolina. Moved to the defensive secondary in ‘64 despite passing for over 1,000 yards as a freshman and sophomore. Led the ‘64 Catamounts in tackles and set single-season records for interceptions and pass breakups, returning two picks for touchdowns and was named NAIA All-America, the first defensive back in WCU history to be so honored. Was a two-time All-Carolinas Conference selection and an NAIA District 26 All-Star ... Inducted in 2008. Representatives of the 1949 football team at Western Carolina Teachers College, inducted in the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.

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WCU’S RETIRED FOOTBALL NUMBERS #14 • KIRK ROACH – (1984-87)

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 20TH CENTURY FOOTBALL TEAM In 2000, the Western Carolina Department of Athletics announced its 20th Century All-Time Football Team, featuring players from 1931-1999.

Roach was Western Carolina’s – and the Southern Conference’s – first, three-time All-America Selection (1984, 1986 and 1987) ... He additionally was the first player in league history to be a four-time, first team All-SoCon selection (1984-87), an accomplishment which has since been duplicated just three other times ... Continues to rank as Western Carolina’s all-time scoring leader with 302 points ... He connected on 71-of-101 (70.3-percent) field goals in his career and only missed one extra point, making 89-of-90 (98.9-percent) .... Roach also still holds the distinction of being the highest Catamount taken in the NFL draft, selected in the fifth round overall by the Buffalo Bills in 1987. Inducted into the WCU Hall of Fame in 1996

OFFENSE

QB ............................Jeff Gilbert (1981; ‘83-84)

5,508 Career Passing Yards, 33 TD passes, including 21 in 1983 season

RB .............................. Otis McIntosh (1968-71)

3rd all-time in career rushing with 3,006; leader with 37 rushing TDs

RB ..............................Darrell Lipford (1974-77)

All-time leading rusher with 4,089 yds and 35 TDs, all-time leading scorer

RB ................................ Brad Hoover (1996-99)

2nd all-time with 3,616 career yards; holds top season with 1,663 in’98

WR ................................ Jerry Gaines (1971-74)

All-time leading receiver with 3,449 yards and 18 TDs, 5th all-time

WR ................................Gerald Harp (1977-80)

2nd all-time in receiving yards with 3,025; All-time leader with 197 catches

WR ........................... Wayne Tolleson (1974-77)

Two-sports standout that had 2,246 career yards and 20 TDs, 3rd all-time

TE ........................Alonzo Carmichael (1983-86)

Two-time All-SoCon; Two-time AP All-American in 1985 and ‘86

OT ................................. Dan Best (1995-1998)

Named All-Southern Conference in 1997 (2nd team) and ‘98 (1st team)

OT ................................... Tony Jones (1984-87)

Had a 14-year NFL career with three teams

OG..............................Marty Reagan (1982-85)

Part of the line that opened holes for All-SoCon selection, Anthony James

OG............................... Todd Harkins (1989-92)

#54 • ART BYRD (1946-49) First football All-America selection at Western Carolina, playing guard on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball ... Helped the Catamounts to an 8-2 regularseason mark in 1949 and their first North State Conference title ... That team additionally holds the distinction of being WCU’s first team to earn a postseason bid, playing in the Smoky Mountain Bowl (Bristol, Va.) ... First Western Carolina student-athlete to have jersey retired. Inducted into the WCU Hall of Fame in 1990.

Three-time All-SoCon selection; named All-American twice in 1992

C ...............................Mark Ferguson (1971-73)

A 1st team All-American selection in 1973

PK ............................. Dean Biasucci (1980-83)

Three-time All-SoCon; 280 career points rank 2nd all-time

DEFENSE

DB ..................................Tiger Green (1981-84)

Two-time All-SoCon selection; 4th in career INT (16); 7 year NFL career

DB .............................Willie Williams (1990-92)

Three-time All-SoCon selection; 1st WCU player to reach the Super Bowl

DB .................................... John Ruta (1962-65)

An NAIA All-American; named All-Carolina twice; started career as QB

DB ................................ Eric Johnson (1996-98)

Tied for 3rd all-time with 326 tackles; named All-American in 1997 & ‘98

LB .................................. Steve Yates (1971-74)

10th all-time in career tackles with 306; 3rd in career sacks with 25

LB ............................... Louis Cooper (1981-84)

Ranks 8th all-time in tackles (312), leader in sacks (30), 2nd in TFL (48)

LB ................................. Tom Bodine (1991-94)

All-time leader in tackles with 453; led WCU in total hits in 1991 thru ‘93

#23 • JERRY GAINES (1970-75)

DL ........................... Clyde Simmons (1982-85)

9th all-time in career tackles (307), 3rd in TFL (47), 4th in sacks (23)

DL ......................... Frank Stankunas (1960-63)

All-American defensive lineman in 1962, four-year starter

An Associated Press and American Football Coaches Association All-America selection in 1974 ... Also earned AllAmerica honors in baseball and track & field while at WCU ... Set WCU records with 3,449 career receiving yards, a 20.6 average yards per reception for his career and 15 games with over 100 receiving yards ... Only the second WCU football player to have his jersey retired. Inducted into the WCU Hall of Fame in 1990.

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DL .............................Steve Williams (1968-71)

1st team All-America selection in 1971, two-time all-district, over 300 tackles

DL .......................................Art Byrd (1946-49)

WCU’s first football All-America selection, first WCU jersey retired

P ..............................Steve Kornegay (1982-85)

3rd on all-time punting charts; 2nd longest punt of 78 yards in 1982

KR ................................. Kerry Hayes (1991-94)

Holds NCAA FCS record with 7 kick returns for TDs; three-time All-SoCon

COACH

Bob Waters (1969-88)

WCU’s all-time winningest head coach with 116 wins; also served as Athletic Director for 15 years and led Western Carolina’s move into the SoCon

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DAN BEST (1995-98): Carolina Panthers, 1999-2000

DEAN BIASUCCI (1980-83): Indianapolis Colts, 1984-94 St. Louis Rams, 1995

LOUIS COOPER (1981-84): Kansas City Chiefs, 1985-90 Miami Dolphins, 1991 Philadelphia Eagles, 1992

DON DALTON (1967-69): Atlanta Falcons, 1970

FRED DAVIS (1984-86): Seattle Seahawks, 1987

TIGER GREENE (1981-84): Atlanta Falcons, 1985 Green Bay Packers, 1986-91

BRAD HOOVER (1996-99): Carolina Panthers, 2000-09

ERIC JOHNSON (1996-98): Chicago Bears, 2001

TONY JONES (1984-87): Cleveland Browns, 1988-95, 2001 Baltimore Ravens, 1996 Denver Broncos, 1997-2000

ANDREW JORDAN (1992-93): Minnesota Vikings, 1993-96; 1999-01 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles, 1998

Four times since 1996, a former Catamount was a member of the NFL world champion team. In 2006, WILLIE WILLIAMS was a member of the world-champion Pittsburgh Steelers. The win capped a career which saw WILLIAMS play and lose in the 1996 Super Bowl with the Steelers and fall in the AFC Championship in 2005. DAVID PATTEN and the New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXIX in 2005. The previous year, Super Bowl XXVIII was a win-win situation for all Western Carolina fans as both New England and the Carolina Panthers had former Catamounts on their teams. PATTEN’s Patriots edged the Panthers, featuring former tailback – converted to fullback, BRAD HOOVER.

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In 2002, PATTEN scored New England’s lone offensive touchdown — an eight-yard grab — as the Patriots upset the St. Louis Rams, 20-17, in the Super Bowl. Two years later, on the road to the 2004 Super Bowl, starting fullback HOOVER scored a fourth-quarter TD in the Panthers 29-23 playoff win over St. Louis. TONY JONES helped the Denver Broncos to back-to-back titles in 1998 and ‘99 as a starting offensive lineman. WILLIAMS was the starting cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1996 Super Bowl. BRAD HOOVER

Green Bay Packers, 2004 Washington Redskins, 2005 New York Giants, 2006

WILLIE WILLIAMS

St. Louis Cardinals, 1982-84

NICK MCNEIL (2000-03)

TONY JONES

Denver Broncos, 2007

DAVID PATTEN (1992-95) New York Giants, 1997-1999 Cleveland Browns, 2000; 2009 New England Patriots, 2001-04 Washington Redskins, 2005-06 New Orleans Saints, 2007-08

KIRK ROACH (1984-87) Buffalo Bills, 1988 Green Bay Packers, 1989 St. Louis Rams, 2002 Atlanta Falcons, 2003 Oakland Raiders, 2004-05

Year Player Team Round Overall Pick 1972 .... Steve Williams........San Francisco 49ers .........10th .......... 252nd 1982.... Eddie McGill ...........St. Louis Cardinals ............10th ...........259th 1985.... Louis Cooper ..........Seattle Seahawks .............11th ...........305th 1986.... Clyde Simmons ......Philadelphia Eagles ...........9th ............233rd 1988.... Kirk Roach..............Buffalo Bills.......................5th ............135th 1993.... Willie Williams........Pittsburgh Steelers ............6th ........... 162nd 1994.... Andrew Jordan........Minnesota Vikings .............6th ............179th

CLYDE SIMMONS (1982-85) Philadelphia Eagles, 1986-93 Arizona Cardinals, 1994-95 Jacksonville Jaguars, 1996-97 Cincinnati Bengals, 1998 Chicago Bears, 1999-2000

DONALD TURNER (1968-69) STEVE WILLIAMS (1968-71)

TODD BARGELLA (2002-03) Wilkes-Barre Pioneers, 2005; 2007 MARCUS BRADLEY (1996-97) Charleston Swamp Foxes, 2003 MITCHELL DUKES (2003-06) Spokane Shock, 2007 CRANSTON JOHNSON (1995-98) Greensboro Prowlers, 2000-03 JOSH JONES (1999-2000) Roanoke Steam, 2001-02 Greensboro Prowlers, 2003 JOE PATTON (2003-05) Amarillo Dusters, 2007 RICO REESE (2002-04) Tennessee Valley Vipers, 2007 JOHN SCOTT (1995-98) Greensboro Prowlers, 2000-01; 2003

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DAVID RIVERS (2000)

Atlanta Falcons, 1970 New York Jets, 1971

LLOYD BARRON (1984-86) Missing Information MARCUS BRADLEY (1996-97) Houston ThunderBears, 1999-2000 LONNIE GALLOWAY (1990-93) Charlotte Rage, 1994 TIGER GREENE (1981-84) Charlotte Rage, 1993 KERRY HAYES (1991-94) St. Louis Stampede, 1996 Anaheim Piranhas, 1997 Florida Bobcats, 2000-01 Carolina Cobras, 2002 New Orleans VooDoo, 2004 KEN HINSLEY (1995-98) Philadelphia Soul, 2004 ERIC RASHEED (1981-84) Maryland Commandos, 1989 RICO REESE (2002-04) Oklahoma City & Georgia, 2011 KEVIN MCALMONT (2002-05) New Orleans VooDoo, 2007 Georgia Force, 2011 DAVID PATTEN (1992-95) Albany Firebirds, 1996 MICHALE SPICER (2000-03) Los Angeles Avengers, 2005-06 Columbus Destroyers, 2007 New Orleans VooDoo, 2007-pres.

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KEVIN MCALMONT (2002-05) EDDIE MCGILL (1978-81)

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DEAN BIASUCCI

CLYDE SIMMONS

LOUIS COOPER

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San Francisco 49ers, 1972 Baltimore Colts, 1973-75

WILLIE WILLIAMS (1990-92) Pittsburgh Steelers, 1992-96; 2004-05 Seattle Seahawks, 1997-2003

Former Catamounts in the

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (CFL) EDDIE COHEN (2004-07) Hamilton TigerCats, 2007-08

NICK MCNEIL (2000-03) Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 2007

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DR. DAVID O.

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David O. Belcher assumed the role of chancellor of Western Carolina University on July 1, 2011. As chancellor, he oversees a University of North Carolina system institution enrolling more than 10,800 students and employing more than 1,400 faculty and staff. The most important priority of his initial year as chancellor was the completion of a new strategic plan titled “2020 Vision: Focusing Our Future,” which provided a clear focus for the institution at a moment of fiscal challenge, envisioned strategic enrollment growth complemented by increasing admissions standards, and reinforced the institution’s historic commitment to Western North Carolina. Under Dr. Belcher’s leadership, the university has realized many of the initiatives of the strategic plan. Among them, WCU has seen steady increases in enrollment, with the size of the student body increasing by 15.5 percent since fall 2011. The university’s freshman-to-sophomore retention rate has risen to 80 percent, doing so five years ahead of the plan’s target date. The university has undergone a process of academic program prioritization to align those programs to WCU’s mission and strategic directions, and reorganized several administrative units as part of an effort to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of campus business processes. The university has consolidated graduate and undergraduate academic programs previously offered at locations across Buncombe County to a new offcampus instructional site in Biltmore Park Town Square in Asheville, and has continued to expand academic offerings there. As part of the plan’s goal to increase student access and student success at WCU, the university has added more than 190 new endowed scholarships since March 2012.

Carolina University and the region it serves. In March 2016, North Carolina voters approved a statewide bond package that includes $110 million for replacement of WCU’s 1970s-era Natural Sciences Building; the new facility is expected to open in 2021. And, in May 2016, Western Carolina University was selected for inclusion in the NC Promise Tuition Plan, a state higher education investment commitment that will dramatically lower tuition payments for students who choose to attend WCU and two other University of North Carolina system institutions beginning in fall 2018. Prior to his arrival at WCU, Dr. Belcher served as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, a position he assumed in July 2003. In this role, he served as the second officer in charge of the university and oversaw the academic mission of the institution. He twice led UALR in strategic planning initiatives. His priorities as provost included strengthening UALR’s research mission, curricular development at the master and doctoral levels, faculty development and student success. Dr. Belcher began his career on the faculty of Missouri State University, where he served for 15 years, the last nine as dean of that institution’s College of Arts and Letters. In that capacity, he served as the founding director of the Missouri Fine Arts Academy, a three-week, intensive program of study for some of Missouri’s most talented high school arts students.

An accomplished pianist, Dr. Belcher has appeared throughout the United States as a recitalist and chamber musician. He holds degrees from Furman University, the University of Michigan and the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. In 1981, Dr. Belcher was awarded a Rotary Foundation Graduate Fellowship to study in Vienna, Austria. While a student at Eastman, he held a one-year appointment on the school’s piano faculty and was named recipient of the Jerald C. Graue Memorial Scholarship for excellence in musicological research. Dr. Belcher holds the doctor of musical arts degree from the Eastman School. Active in civic life, Dr. Belcher serves on the boards of directors of the North Carolina Arboretum and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, and previously served on the board of trustees of DLP Harris Regional Hospital and DLP Swain County Hospital. A member of the NCAA Division I board of directors, he has served as chair of the Little Rock Arts and Culture Commission, as president of the boards of directors of the Springfield (Missouri) Regional Opera and the Springfield Regional Arts Council, and as a member of the board of directors of the National Conference of Governors’ Schools. He was a member of the 1997 class of Leadership Missouri and the 1999 recipient of the Ozzie Award, which recognizes significant contributions to the arts in Springfield, Missouri. A native of Barnwell, South Carolina, he is married to Susan Brummell Belcher, a professional vocalist.

In addition, Dr. Belcher initiated a revision of the university’s campus master plan to guide the development and improvements of the campus over the next several decades. Among the changes to the university’s physical plant under his leadership are Noble Hall, a new mixed-use facility consisting of a blend of retail, dining and student housing; renovations to Brown Cafeteria to create additional dining options for a growing campus; and plans for a medical office building near the Health and Human Sciences Building as part of WCU’s Millennial Initiative, a regional economic development strategy designed to enable the university to engage in public-private partnerships that enhance educational opportunities for students and increase the ability of faculty to conduct research. Dr. Belcher has provided leadership and advocacy for two significant statewide initiatives with tremendous impact on Western

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The Southern Conference, which is in its 97th season of intercollegiate competition in 2017-18, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference has been on the forefront of innovation and originality in developing creative solutions to address issues facing intercollegiate athletics. From establishing the first postseason college basketball tournament (1921), to tackling the issue of freshman eligibility (1922), to developing women’s championships (1984), to becoming the first conference to install the 3-point goal in basketball (1980), the Southern Conference has been a pioneer. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pac-12 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern Conference student-athletes have been recognized on CoSIDA Academic All-America and alldistrict teams. A total of 20 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conference institutions, most recently in 2012-13, when former Wofford volleyball player Rachel Woodlee earned the prestigious award. The conference currently consists of 10 members in six states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 21 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. The league added rifle, becoming just the second Division I conference to sponsor the sport, in 2016-17. The Southern Conference offices are located in the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the league first-class meeting areas and offices as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEMBERSHIP HISTORY On Feb. 25, 1921, representatives from 14 of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s (SIAA) 30 members met at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hotel to establish the Southern Intercollegiate Conference. On hand at the inaugural meeting were officials from Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M (Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee. Dr. S.V. Sanford of Georgia was chosen as acting chairman and N.W. Dougherty of Tennessee was named secretary. The decision to form a new athletic conference was motivated by the desire to have a workable number of conference games for each league member. With 30 schools in the SIAA by the early 1920s, it was impossible to play every school at least once during the regular season and many schools went several years between playing some conference members. In addition, in 1920, the SIAA voted down proposed rules that an athlete must be in a college a year before playing on its teams and refused to abolish a rule permitting athletes to play summer baseball for money. Play began in the fall of 1921, and a year later, six more schools joined the fledgling league, including Tulane (which had attended the inaugural meeting but had elected not to join), Florida, Louisiana (LSU), Mississippi, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. VMI joined in 1925 and Duke was added in 1929. By the 1930s, membership in the Southern Conference had reached 23 schools. C.P. “Sally” Miles of Virginia Tech, president of the Southern Conference, called the annual league meeting to order on Dec. 9, 1932, at the Farragut Hotel in Knoxville, Tenn. Georgia’s Dr. Sanford announced that 13 institutions west and south of the Appalachian Mountains were reorganizing as the Southeastern Conference. Members of the new league included Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Florida, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi A&M, University of the South, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt. According to the minutes of the meeting, Dr. Sanford stated that the division was made along geographical lines. Florida’s Dr. J.J. Tigert, acting as spokesman for the withdrawing group, regretted the move but believed it was necessary as the Southern Conference had grown too large. The resignations were accepted and the withdrawing schools formed the new league, which began play in 1933. The Southern Conference continued with membership of 10 institutions, including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Virginia, VMI, Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. The second major shift occurred some 20 years later. By 1952, the Southern Conference included 17 colleges and universities. Another split occurred when seven schools – Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest – departed to form the Atlantic Coast Conference, which began play in 1953. The revamped Southern Conference included members The Citadel, Davidson, Furman, George Washington, Richmond, VMI, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee, West Virginia and William & Mary. A third major shift occurred in 2012-13, when five members announced their departures and three schools were added. College of Charleston announced its decision to leave for the Colonial Athletic Association following the 2012-13 season, while Appalachian State (Sun Belt), Davidson (Atlantic 10), Elon (Colonial) and Georgia Southern (Sun Belt) announced they would depart following the 2013-14 campaign. At the Southern Conference’s 2013 spring meetings in Hilton Head Island, S.C., the league officially extended invitations to former members ETSU and VMI, as well as Mercer, to join the league for the 2014-15 academic year. Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that includes 10 institutions and a footprint that spans six states: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Current league members are The Citadel, ETSU, Furman, Mercer, UNCG, Samford, Chattanooga, VMI, Western Carolina and Wofford.

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP John Iamarino was officially named commissioner of the conference on Jan. 2, 2006. Iamarino has promoted the SoCon through an ambitious agenda that has improved championships, upgraded compliance-related matters, launched the conference’s Hall of Fame, created the SoCon Academic Exchange and increased the marketing and brand awareness of the conference and its member institutions. He has also guided the league through its recent membership changes, ensuring the Southern Conference’s future viability and stability with the additions of ETSU, Mercer and VMI. The eighth commissioner in Southern Conference history, Iamarino spearheaded the effort to create the SoCon Digital Network, which launched in the fall of 2014, and the league-wide plan that sees all 10 member institutions capable of producing ESPN3-ready content entering the fall of 2017. Iamarino also orchestrated the addition of the league’s 20th sport, men’s lacrosse, for the 2014-15 academic year, attracting associate members Bellarmine, High Point, Jacksonville and Richmond in the inaugural year and adding Air Force beginning with the 2016 season. Iamarino would also lead efforts to sponsor rifle beginning in 2016-17, with associate members UAB, Georgia Southern and North Georgia joining full members The Citadel, VMI and Wofford to form a six-member conference. The Southern Conference named its first commissioner in December 1950. Duke’s Wallace Wade made the transition from Blue Devil football coach to athletics administration as the first person at the helm of the conference. Lloyd Jordan replaced Wade as the commissioner in 1960 and served a 14-year term until Ken Germann became the league head in 1974. Germann was the commissioner for 13 years and orchestrated the league’s expansion to include women’s athletics. In 1987, he was succeeded by Dave Hart, who oversaw the transfer of the league office from Charlotte, N.C., to Asheville, N.C. Wright Waters succeeded Hart upon his retirement in 1991. Under Waters’ leadership, the Southern Conference expanded to 12 members, added three women’s sports and posted record revenue from the basketball tournament. Waters was followed by Alfred B. White in 1998. White, a veteran member of the NCAA office, introduced the current conference logo and elevated the conference’s commitment to marketing and development of corporate partners. Danny Morrison, now president of the Carolina Panthers, headed the conference from 2001-05 and orchestrated the league’s move from Asheville, N.C., to Spartanburg, S.C. Under Morrison’s leadership, the conference increased its marketing and promotional efforts. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY The first Southern Conference Championship held after the formation of the league was the basketball tournament in Atlanta in 1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to become the first recognized league champion in any sport. The Southern Conference tournament remains the oldest of its kind in college basketball. The most recent SoCon addition, rifle, will crown its first champion in March 2017. Commissioner Germann spearheaded the Southern Conference’s expansion to include women’s athletics during the 1983-84 season. That year, league women’s championships were held in volleyball, basketball and tennis. Cross country joined the mix in 1985, outdoor track and field was added in 1987 and indoor and track and field followed in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994. The Germann Cup, named in honor of the former commissioner, annually recognizes the top women’s athletics programs in the conference. From its humble beginnings, women’s athlet-

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ics have become an integral part of the Southern Conference and its success. The Southern Conference declares champions in 11 men’s sports – football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, lacrosse, tennis and golf – and nine women’s sports – soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis, golf and softball. Rifle is a mixed sport. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL The Southern Conference has also excelled as the premier Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) conference. Former Southern Conference member Appalachian State won the three consecutive FCS titles from 2005-07, becoming the first team to do so. The league boasts more than 250 players who have garnered All-America recognition and numerous national player or coach of the year awards. The conference had at least one team in the top 10 of the final FCS poll for 28 consecutive years (1985-2012), with at least two teams finishing in the final poll in every season from 1982-2013. Three SoCon teams – trichampions Furman, Samford and Chattanooga – finished in the top 25 in 2013, while the Mocs finished in the top 10 in each of the last two seasons and The Citadel finished in the top 15 in 2015. The conference has placed multiple representatives in the FCS Playoffs in 27 of 32 seasons, with 16 championship game appearances and eight national titles. The Southern Conference has had at least one team reach the semifinals in 12 of the last 17 years and in 18 of the last 24 seasons. In 2007, Appalachian State became the first FCS team to defeat a nationally ranked Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team, when the Mountaineers defeated No. 5 Michigan, 34-32, on Sept. 1 before a sellout crowd at Michigan Stadium. Georgia Southern, in its final game as a member of the Southern Conference, downed the SEC’s Florida in Gainesville. The league picked up two wins over FBS teams in 2015, with Furman downing UCF and The Citadel stunning South Carolina. Prior to the conference’s reclassification in 1981, Southern Conference football teams appeared in a total of 36 bowl games, posting a record of 16-18-2. From 1925-30, league schools won five football national championships in a six-year span. There are nearly 60 former Southern Conference players and coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame. One of the most recognizable of these names is former North Carolina running back Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice, who helped guide North Carolina to three bowl appearances. He was a first-team AllAmerica selection and the Heisman Trophy runner-up in 1948 and 1949. In 1949, Justice earned first-team all-conference honors for the fourth consecutive season, becoming the first player in league history to achieve that feat. He was a member of the league’s inaugural Hall of Fame Class in 2009. Another of the league’s football products that made it to the College Football Hall of Fame is Sam Huff of West Virginia. Huff was a three-year starter on both the offensive and defensive lines for the Mountaineers. In 1955, Huff earned first-team AllAmerica honors on the field and was a first-team Academic AllAmerican for his work in the classroom. He played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. Also a member of the conference’s first Hall of Fame class, he was a five-time All-Pro linebacker and is also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The newest addition was former Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore, who was enshrined in December 2014. The winningest coach in Appalachian State and SoCon history, Moore compiled a 215-87 record in his 24 seasons at Appalachian State (1989-2012), including 10 SoCon championships, 18 postseason appearances and an unprecedented three straight NCAA Division I FCS/I-AA national titles (2005-07).

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In recent years, the Southern Conference has continued to produce outstanding student-athletes. In 1999, Georgia Southern’s Adrian Peterson captured the Walter Payton Award, presented annually to the Football Championship Subdivision’s most outstanding offensive player. Furman’s Louis Ivory was awarded the honor in 2000, Georgia Southern’s Jayson Foster was presented with the 2007 trophy and most recently, Appalachian State’s record-setting quarterback Armanti Edwards became the first two-time winner in Payton Award history after claiming the honors in 2008 and 2009. Appalachian State’s Dexter Coakley was a three-time allconference selection and consensus All-American in 1994, ’95 and ’96 before going on to stardom with the Dallas Cowboys. Coakley won a pair of Buck Buchanan Awards, given to Football Championship Subdivision’s top defensive player each year. Terrell Owens went from catching passes at Chattanooga to a stellar NFL career. Western Carolina’s David Patten and Appalachian State’s Matt Stevens were both members of the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl champion team in 2002 and Patten also earned Super Bowl rings with the Patriots in 2004 and ’05. Appalachian State’s Daniel Kilgore appeared in Super Bowl XLVII for the San Francisco 49ers in 2013. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE COACHES AND ADMINISTRATORS The Southern Conference has also been a breeding ground for some of college athletics’ most recognized coaches and administrators. Legendary basketball coaches Adolph Rupp of Kentucky and Everett Case of NC State both worked the sidelines in the Southern Conference. Rupp guided the Wildcats to a 30-5 mark during the 1931 and 1932 seasons. Yet, for all his coaching accomplishments, Rupp never led Kentucky to a Southern Conference tournament championship. Case mentored the Wolfpack to six consecutive Southern Conference tournament championships from 1947 through 1952. Lefty Driesell coached Davidson to Southern Conference tournament championships in 1966, 1968 and 1969. Driesell also won the league’s Coach of the Year award four straight times from 1963 through 1966. Former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins earned league Coach of the Year honors three times in the late ’70s and early ’80s while at Appalachian State and again in 2010-11 as the head coach at the College of Charleston. Terry Holland saw his basketball coaching career take off at Davidson when he returned to his alma mater in 1970. Holland was honored as the Southern Conference Coach of the Year for three consecutive seasons from 1970-72 and led the Wildcats to the conference tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA tournament in 1970. J. Dallas Shirley, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, spent 21 years as the assistant to the commissioner and supervisor of officials in the Southern Conference. He also served as president of the International Association of Basketball Officials and the United States Olympic Basketball Committee. The legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant got his coaching start in the Southern Conference as he guided the Maryland Terrapins in 1945. Another famous Southern Conference football coach is the late Frank Howard of Clemson, who guided the Tigers as a league member from 1940-52. The incomparable Howard won 69 Southern Conference games. The Southern Conference has been represented on the sidelines at five Super Bowls in recent years. Bobby Ross, who piloted the San Diego Chargers to the 1996 Super Bowl, was the head coach at The Citadel from 1973-77. Former Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy, who coached the Bills in four Super Bowls, directed William & Mary from 1964-68 and was succeeded there by Lou Holtz. William & Mary competed in the Southern Conference from 1936-77.

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2017 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE COMPOSITE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE AUG. 26 (SATURDAY)

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Jacksonville State vs. Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ESPN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 p.m. (Montgomery Classic)

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* Samford at Wofford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. * Mercer at Furman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Comm/ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. * Western Carolina at VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. * The Citadel at Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:00 p.m.

Jacksonville at Mercer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m. Kennesaw State at Samford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Comm/ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.

OCT. 28 (SATURDAY) * Wofford at ETSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00 p.m. * VMI at The Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Comm/ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . .2:00 p.m. * Chattanooga at Samford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:00 p.m. * Furman at Western Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:30 p.m.

SEPT. 2 (SATURDAY) Western Carolina at Hawai’i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Midnight VMI at Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noon p.m. Newberry at The Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Comm/ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 p.m. * Furman at Wofford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 p.m. Limestone at ETSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.

NOV. 4 (SATURDAY) * VMI at ETSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noon * Chattanooga at Wofford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Comm/ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. * Western Carolina at The Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:00 p.m. * Samford at Mercer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:00 p.m.

SEPT. 7 (THURSDAY) West Alabama at Samford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.

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* Wofford at VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. * Mercer at Western Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:00 p.m. * The Citadel at Furman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Comm/ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . .2:00 p.m. * ETSU at Samford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Comm/ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . .3:00 p.m.

* Wofford at Mercer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA Elon at Furman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00 p.m. Catawba at VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. ETSU at James Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 p.m. Presbyterian at The Citadel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Comm/ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 p.m. Davidson at Western Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 p.m. Chattanooga at LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECN Alt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 p.m.

NOV. 18 (SATURDAY) Wofford at South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA Mercer at Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA The Citadel at Clemson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA Western Carolina at North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA * ETSU at Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:00 p.m. * Furman at Samford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:00 p.m.

SEPT. 16 (SATURDAY) Furman at NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACCN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:20 p.m. * The Citadel at ETSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00 p.m. VMI at Robert Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:00 p.m. Mercer at Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECN Alt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:00 p.m. Western Carolina at Gardner-Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . WMYA/BSN . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 p.m. UT Martin at Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 p.m. Samford at Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECN Alt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 p.m.

NOV. 25 (SATURDAY) NCAA FCS Playoffs (Opening Round)

DEC. 2 (SATURDAY) NCAA FCS Playoffs (First Round)

SEPT. 23 (SATURDAY) Furman at Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00 p.m. * Chattanooga at VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Wofford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. * Mercer at ETSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:30 p.m. * Samford at Western Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:30 p.m.

DEC. 8 AND 9 (FRIDAY, SATURDAY) NCAA FCS Playoffs (Quarterfinals)

DEC. 15 AND 16 (FRIDAY, SATURDAY) NCAA FCS Playoffs (Semifinals)

SEPT. 30 (SATURDAY) Wofford at Presbyterian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BSN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA * VMI at Mercer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA * ETSU at Furman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00 p.m. * The Citadel at Samford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:00 p.m. * Western Carolina at Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 p.m.

JAN. 6 (SATURDAY) – FRISCO, TEXAS NCAA FCS Playoffs (Championship)

OCT. 7 (SATURDAY) Robert Morris at ETSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA * Samford at VMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. * Western Carolina at Wofford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m. * Mercer at The Citadel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:00 p.m. * Furman at Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:00 p.m.

* Southern Conference game / ALL TIMES EASTERN ESPN3 = ESPN3 / WatchESPN 7Comm = 7 Communications (local) ACCN = ACC Network SECN = SEC Network (alternate) WMYA = WMYA-TV, My40 - Asheville STAD = Stadium Sports Network BSN = Big South Network

OCT. 14 (SATURDAY) * Chattanooga at Mercer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:30 p.m. * VMI at Furman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00 p.m. * ETSU at Western Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:30 p.m. * Wofford at The Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 p.m.

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WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY . . . A HOME OF TRUE STUDENT-ATHLETES Western Carolina University is committed to helping its student-athletes both on and off the playing field. WCU treasures its outstanding academic reputation and is equally proud of the tradition of its athletic teams. Realizing the important role that sport plays in the lives of our student-athletes, the Office of Academic Support Services for Student-Athletes, in conjunction with the Office of Academic Advising assist student-athletes with managing their athletic demands without sacrificing their academic careers. WCU Department of Athletics has always understood the primacy of academics and maintains a close working relationship with both offices of academic support. The Office of Academic Support Services for Student-Athletes reports to the Athletic Director and is committed to: (1) Ensuring that each student-athlete at WCU continues to make academic progress towards graduation as well as maintaining athletic eligibility; (2) Ensuring that every student-athlete be provided the necessary resources needed to be academically successful; (3) Striving to assist each student-athlete with reaching their fullest potential as young adults in achieving their career and life goals. The Academic Support Services staff is responsible for monitoring the academic progress and class attendance of all student-athletes and coordinating the Academic Enhancement Program. The Academic Enhancement Program (AEP) offers academic resources to its student-athletes to give them the best opportunity for continued success in the classroom. All first semester freshmen and transfers and are required to participate in the program. Catamount student-athletes are provided with tutorial services and educational and career workshops. In conjunction with AEP, the Catamount football team also employs the Academic Game Plan (AGP), which includes each first-year, and all at risk football student-athletes. The program includes organizing daily activities such as reading, tests and quizzes into a notebook that aids in managing time and prioritizing academic responsibilities. In addition, coaches, serving as mentors, hold detailed, hour-long meetings with the student-athletes included in AGP on a daily basis to monitor progress and to stay involved. The Office of Academic Advising is part of a larger academic support program known as the Office of Advising and Retention Services which has a fundamental responsibility for enhancing the educational experience for all students. All freshmen student-athletes are advised by a specific academic advisor through enrollment in USI 130, Academic and Career Planning, a one-hour elective course. Through this course, students learn about WCU academic programs and policies, NCAA academic regulations, gain a better understanding of the meaning of higher education, learn more about themselves, and make new friends. All studentFormer WCU tailback Darius Fudge at WCU’s athletes are advised by the athletic advisor until they 2007 commencement ceremonies. formally declare a major. Exemplifying their commitment to academic excellence and emphasis across the department is apparent in the increasing number of student-athletes recognized for scholastic merit. Since 2000, Western Carolina has produced seven Academic All-America selections including Ryan Schade (baseball in 2002); Jason Whaley (football in 2003); Yoneko Allen (women’s basketball in 2004); Tyler Sexton (baseball in 2006, ‘07); Brooke Johnson (women’s basketball in 2008, ‘09); Jake Robinson (men’s basketball in 2010); and most recently, Darius Ramsey (football in 2013). Whaley was also the recipient of an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation. In the early 2000s, a trio of Catamount basketball student-athletes (Allen, Emre Atsur and Rans

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In addition to being named to the Capital One All-District III team, former Western Carolina tight end Conner Orr was selected as a “Peach of an Athlete” at the 29th Annual Peach of an Athlete Role Model Banquet in Atlanta, Ga., presented by the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Brempong) were recipients of the Southern Conference’s Mike Wood Postgraduate Scholarship, while track athlete Tonya Edmunds was one of 32 NCAA student-athletes to be awarded a postgraduate scholarship through its Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship Programs for 2005-06. In 2006, Emily Pierce (women’s soccer) was awarded the SoCon’s David Knight Graduate Scholarship and the WCU soccer team was recognized by the NCAA as the team ranked among the sport’s top 10 percent in Academic Progress Rate (APR). Samantha Hodge (women’s soccer) was awarded the William V. Moore Graduate Scholarship, presented by McMillan Pazdan Smith, in 2013. In 2014, Brittany Gendron (women’s soccer) was awarded the David Knight Graduate Scholarship and Alex Abraham (women’s basketball) received the Bob McCloskey Insurance Graduate Scholarship. Catamount football’s Richard Sigmon was additionally among 43 football student-athletes honored with the release of the 16th annual Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) Academic All-Star Team. For 2015-16, three women’s golfers – Maddi Caldwell, Bethany Galloway, and Mariah Hopkins – were named All-American Scholars by the Women’s Golf Association (WGCA) marking the 16th-straight year that WCU had golfers honored. Also, WCU’s women’s basketball earned its sixth selection to the WBCA Academic Top-25, ranking 13th with a combined team GPA of 3.406. In 2008, the squad ranked a program-best fifth with an eighth-place ranking in 2009, 15th in 2007 and sixth in 2001. Over the past two years, WCU has landed four footWCU’s all-time passing and total offense ball players on the Capital One Academic All-District leader, former QB Troy Mitchell following the III squad including running back Darius Ramsey twice, 2016 commencement ceremonies. placekicker Richard Sigmon, linebacker Daniel Riddle and defensive tackle Derrick Davis. Ramsey and classmate London Richardson were also selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society. In 2014-15, three Catamounts received post-graduate scholarships including women’s basketball’s Makensey Campbell (William Moore Graduate Scholar), football’s K.P. Hicks (Mike Wood Graduate Scholar) and track & field’s Aleshia Reese (Southern Conference Presidential Scholar). A year later in 2015-16, softball standout Taylor Sigmon earned both Academic All-District and Academic All-America honors in addition to being the recipient of the prestigious Dorothy Hicks Graduate Scholarship through the Southern Conference. Catamount student-athletes posted a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.055. Bolstering that GPA were a combined 55% of WCU’s student-athletes with a GPA of 3.0-or-higher including. A combined 90 WCU student-athletes were named to the Southern Conference’s Fall (28) and Spring (36) All-Academic teams with 177 earning SoCon Honor Roll and 55 collecting the Commissioner’s Medal, awarded annually to student-athletes who attain a GPA of 3.5 or higher throughout the year with 27 student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPAs in 2015-16. Off the field for the 2014-15 academic year, WCU student-athletes accumulated over 4,000 hours of community service. In the 2015-16 academic year, Western Carolina was recognized at the SoCon’s Spring meetings as the winner of the league’s “Keeping Tabs on Kids” initiative, a contest among the 10 league schools’ SAAC chapters to collect aluminum can tabs to donate to Ronald McDonald House Charities.

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