Tennessee Tech University at Cookeville, TN 11

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Location-Cookeville, TN

Founded-1915

President-Dr. Angelo Volpe

Enrollment-8 ,240

Colors-Purple and Gold

Conference-Ohio Valley

Nickname-Golden Eagles

Athletics Director-Dr. David Larimore

Head Coach-Mike Hennigan (Tennessee Tech , 1973) Coaching Record at TTU-11-11-0/3rd year

Coaching Record Overall-11-11-0/3rd year Phone (615) 372-3930

Assistant Coaches-Gerald Brown, Jeff Fela, Eric Roark, Ted Lockerby, Dewayne Alexander, Mike Smith, Kurt Woerner

Last Year's Overall Record-6-5-0

Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-4-3/4th

Football SID-Jeff Patton (931) 372-3088

Home Phone No -(931) 537-3236

SID FAX No .-( 931) 372 - 6139

Trainer-David Green

Stadium/Capacity-Tucker/16,500

Press Box Number-(931) 372-3293 , 3088

Lettermen LosUReturning-12/42

Mike Hennigan Coach

Game 8 - Oct. 31

University of Tennessee-Martin at Martin, TN

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Location-Martin, TN

Founded-1951

Chancellor-Dr. Philip W. Conn

Enrollment-6,012

Colors-Royal Blue , Orange and White

Conference-Ohio Valley

Nickname-Skyhawks

Athletics Director-Benny Hollis

Head Coach-Jim Marshall (UT Martin , 1969)

Coaching Record at UTM-1-10-0/2nd year

Coaching Record Overall-20-57-0/8th year

Phone (901) 587-7670

Assistant Coaches-Chris Jones , Larry Porter, Jeff Brookshire, Matt Griffin , Paul Randolph , Dave Walkosky

Last Year's Overall Record-1-10-0

Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-0-7/8th

SID-Lee Wilmot-(901) 587-7630

Home Phone No -(901) 587-9811

SID FAX No.-(901) 587-7624

Trainer-Jim Rapp

Stadium/Capacity-Skyhawk/7 ,500

Press Box Number-(901) 587-7678, 7676

Walter Hill

PROSPECTUS Wide Receiver

Coach Mike Hennigan and his staff entertheirthird season atTennessee Tech after going 6-5 overall and 4-3 inside OVC play in 1997.

Tech returns 42 lettermen, including nine starters on offense and seven on defense At quarterback, sophomore Michael Peeples and redshirt freshman Tony Racioppi will compete for the starting spot with signee Grant Swallows entering the mix this fall

SeniorT.J Christian returns atfullback , while sophomore Jerome Tillman (126 carries, 668 yards, 4 TD's) is the returning starter at tailback Junior tailback Brant Billen ( 115-526-6 TD ' s) will also see plenty of duty.

Receivers will also be a strength for the '98 Golden Eagles. Second-team AII-OVC pick Walter Hill (55 receptions , 808 yards , 3 TD's)seta Tech single season record for receptions last year as a sophomore. Other returnees at the receiver slots are sophomore Tedarrell Scott(19-227-1) and juniors Tony Fragale (15-130-0) and Brian Jackson (25-296-2)

The offensive line will be anchored by second-team AII-OVC pick Wes Gallagher attackle

First-team all-conference players , junior end Branon Vaughn (67 tackles, 20 TFL , 8 QB sacks) and seniortackle Eddie Arnell (53 tackles, 12 TFL , 5 QB sacks) will be the mainstays of the defense Help will be provided by honorable mention AII-OVC tackle Josh Harris (53 tackles, 10 TFL, 3 QB sacks)

The secondary will be led by junior rover Josh Symonette (100 tackles , one interception) who ranked second on the team in tackles and was a second-team AII - OVC pick in 1997.

Eastern leads the series, 40-14-0.

'1998 SCHEDULE 1997 RES UL TS

Lettermen LosUReturning-20/30

Prospectus

Coach Jim Marshall is set to begin his second season in rebuilding the football program at the University ofTennessee at Martin.

Marshall knows the task is a tough one and his first year began the groundwork for the future Almost 60 first-year players were on last season's roster. Marshall says the first year in his return to h is alma mater was tough as the team posted a 1-10 record , but one the team will certainly build upon as the program looks to move up in the OVC race

"The biggest change from this time last year until now is the attitude of the team as a whole," said the Sky hawks' coach "The work ethic has greatly improved and the players have a better understanding of the system and what it will take to be successful."

The Sky hawks will return 30 lettermen, which includes 15 of22 starters and both specialists. Among the returnees are many young players who benefitted from last year's experience and theirwork in the off- season. While newcomers will be looked upon to provide immediate help, the numberof new players will not be as dramatic as in Marshall's first season

Offensively , the Skyhawks were able to run the ball more than in previous seasons Work on the passing game will be emphasized and a more consistent passing attack should help the continued progress of the running game.

Defensively, seven starters return as the unit looks to shore up after allowing more than 400 yards per game last season.

Jade Stillings should be among the top punters in the conference. Eastern leads the series, 9-0.

1998SCHEDULE

Sept. 3 at Western Kentucky

Sept. 12 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Sept. 19 Open

Sept. 26 at Southeast Missouri

Oct. 3 at Murray State

Oct. 1O at Samford

Oct. 17 TENNESSEETECH

Oct. 24 at Tennessee State

Oct. 31 EASTERN KENTUCKY

Nov 7 MIDDLETENNESSEE

Nov. 14 EASTERN ILLINOIS

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