Week 6 Game Notes - West Liberty

Fairmont State Football 2014 Fighting Falcon Game Notes

Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 | West Family Stadium | West Liberty, WV | 1pm Radio: 93.1 WFGM | Video/Audio/Stats: links on fightingfalcons.com &AIRMONT 3TATE

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Record: 2-3 (2-3 MEC) Head Coach: Jason Woodman Years at FSU: Second Year (5-10) Years as Head Coach: Same Alma Mater: Fairmont State ‘02

Record: 2-3 (2-2 MEC) Head Coach: Roger Waialae Record at WLU: 58-47 (10th season) Alma Mater: Dubuque (Iowa)

Passing: Cooper Hibbs - 85-151, 1106 yds, 10 TDs, 6 INT Rushing: Daniel Monroe - 48 att, 279 yds, 2 TD Receiving: Fabian Guerra - 31 rec, 436 yds, 3 TD Tackles: Emanuel Ivey - 35 tkls (27 solo) Sacks: Trevor Malnick - 4 sacks Interceptions: Adams, Alexander, Jean-Charles, Shaw - 1 INT Passing: Dakota Conwell - 67-143, 785 yds, 8 TDs, 7 INT Rushing: Jeremiah Ortiz - 72 att, 252 yds, 1 TD Receiving: Dylan Potts - 26 rec, 254 yds, 4 TDs Tackles: Alec Wood - 43 tkls (25 solo) Sacks: Schumacher, Sankoh - 2 sacks Interceptions: four players - 1 INT

2014 Schedule/Results

Date Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15

2014 Record

Fairmont State (2-3) vs. West Liberty (2-3)

Support Staff

West Liberty ...........................Statistical Category (NCAA/MEC) ................... Fairmont State 23.0 (108/8) ............................................ Scoring Offense ......................................... 24.0 (102/7) 127.6 (121/6) ............................................ Rushing Offense......................................... 116.6 (131/9) 170.2 (132/9) ............................................Passing Offense ......................................... 263.2 (48/5) 297.8 (142/10) ............................................ Total Offense............................................ 379.8 (87/7) 35.6 (129/7) ............................................. Scoring Defense ........................................ 38.2 (145/10) 190.2 (124/8) ..........................................Rushing Defense ....................................... 196.2 (132/9) 265.6 (134/7) .......................................... Passing Defense .......................................290.8 (142/8) 152.96 (148/9) .......................................Pass Effic. Defense ....................................148.63 (138/8) 455.8 (141/9) ..............................................Total Defense ........................................ 487.0 (157/10) 31.1 (124/7)................................................... Net Punting .............................................. 32.61 (97/4) 18.33 (10/2)................................................. Punt Returns ........................................... 2.29 (157/10) 18.9 (116/8) .............................................. Kickoff Returns ......................................... 18.62 (123/9) -0.4 (108/7) ............................................Turnover Margin ........................................-1.4 (148/10) 6.8 (80/6) .............................................. Tackles For A Loss ...........................................5.4 (134/9) .311 (129/8) ............................................... 3rd Down Conv ......................................... .276 (144/9) (136/9) ...................................................Time of Possession ...............................................(108/8) 223.0 (23/1) ................................................ Penalty Yards.......................................... 397.0 (130/6)

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The Matchup

Opponent NOTRE DAME at Shepherd GLENVILLE STATE at WV State CONCORD at West Liberty URBANA at WV Wesleyan CHARLESTON at UVa-Wise

Time/Score L, 35-42 L, 0-56 W, 40-36 W, 24-12 L, 21-45 1 p.m.

2 p.m.

Noon 1 p.m.

1 p.m.

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Head Coach ................Jason Woodman Record at FSU ..............................5-10 (2) Offensive Line ............... Mike Compton Def. Coordinator .............. Chris Harvey RBs/Special Teams ........ Ryan Dumont Wide Receivers .................Jeff Horrocks DBs/Recruiting .....................JR Dorman Defensive Line ...................Pat Mascaro Linebackers ..................Brandon Brown Offensive Asst ....................Chad Gerau Strength & Cond................Matt Offutt Director of Athletics....... Tim McNeely Athletic Trainer ..................... Bob Cable Asst. AD/Development ...Chad Fowler Asst. AD/Internal Oper. .......Clark Riley Football S.I.D. ...................Chris Thomas Cell Phone........................ 304-694-1596 Office Phone ................... 304-367-4264 E-mail .................... christopher.thomas ................................@fairmontstate.edu

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2014 Schedule / Results Date

Opponent

Site

Series/Result

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Sept. 4

Notre Dame College Falcons (4-1)

Sept. 13

Shepherd Rams (5-0)

Sept. 20

Glenville State Pioneers (1-4)

Fairmont, W.Va.

FSU 46-41-3 W, 40-36

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Sept. 27

West Virginia State Yellow Jackets (2-3)

Institute, W.Va.

FSU 33-13-1 W, 24-12

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Oct. 4

Concord Mountain Lions (5-0)

Fairmont, W.Va.

FSU 43-34-2 L, 21-45

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Oct. 11

West Liberty Hilltoppers (2-3)

West Liberty, W.Va.

FSU 39-37-5

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Oct. 25

Urbana Blue Knights (1-4)

Fairmont, W.Va.

UU 0-1

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Nov. 1

WV Wesleyan Bobcats (2-3)

Buckhannon, W.Va.

FSU 41-21-1

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Nov. 8

Charleston Golden Eagles (4-1)

Fairmont, W.Va.

UC 5-9-1

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Nov. 15

Virginia-Wise Cavaliers (0-5)

Wise, Va.

FSU 1-0

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Fairmont, W.Va.

Tied 1-1 L, 35-42

Shepherdstown, W.Va. SU, 33-32-7 L, 0-56

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Schedule Notes

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FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Fairmont State fell short on Saturday afternoon against the Hilltoppers of West Liberty, 27-21. FSU had two possessions inside West Liberty territory in the final 3:23 of the game.

The Falcons outgained the Hilltoppers 306-233 on the afternoon. Fairmont State also had nine more first downs and held a four minute advantage in time of possession. The West Liberty defense limited Fairmont State to 33 yards rushing and forced three turnovers in the victory.

Cooper Hibbs completed 21-of-39 passes for a season-high 257 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the afternoon. Hibbs also had three interceptions in the game. Daniel Monroe played in his first game of the season and rushed GPS KVTU ZBSET PO DBSSJFT 'BCJBO (VFSSB IBE OJOF DBUDIFT GPS ZBSET and a touchdown to lead the FSU passing attack. Nick Alvaro added six catches for 60 yards.

Dylan Lagarde went 12-of-23 for 164 yards and a score in the victory for West Liberty. Dylan Potts led the WLU receivers with six catches for 87 yards and a touchdown. Isiah Moody led the West Liberty ground attack with 18 carries for 50 yards.

Garrett Davis became the all-time leader in solo tackles at Fairmont State with his six solo tackles in the game. Davis had nine total tackles to lead the FSU defense. Jake Kelly had two sacks and a forced fumble for the Falcons.

Marquis Bradley had a game-high 10 tackles (eight solo) to lead the WLU defense. Josh Quinn had two of West Liberty’s five sacks. Rod White, Andrew Faraimo and Jovontae Johnson each had an interception for the Hilltoppers.

West Liberty scored on the opening possession of the game with a oneyard touchdown run by Marty Bishop. The scoring play was set up a 65-yard pass from Lagarde to Potts. Late in the first quarter, Hibbs found Daniel Marc-Sears for a 55-yard touchdown to tie the game.

On the next possession, West Liberty regained the lead with 13-yard run

by Shavonta Craft to cap a 3-play, 40-yard drive. After the teams traded punts, Hibbs found Sharmarte Banks for a nine-yard touchdown to send the teams to the locker room tied at 14-14.

The Hilltoppers scored the only points of the third quarter with a 44-yard field goal by Bryan Arbes at the 3:09 mark.

Early in the fourth quarter, Arbes added a 42-yard field goal to give the Hiltoppers a 20-14 advantage. On the next possession, FSU failed on a 4thand-2 to give West Liberty the ball at its own 40-yard line. Five plays later, Lagarde found Potts for the five-yard touchdown to give the Hilltoppers a BEWBOUBHF XJUI KVTU PWFS TFWFO NJOVUFT SFNBJOJOH JO UIF HBNF

FSU cut the lead to 27-21 after Tyler Pate found Guerra for a 16-yard touchdown with 5:47 to play. After a three-and-out by West Liberty, FSU would get the ball back and reached the WLU 45 but a sack on a 4th-down attempt gave the ball back to the Hilltoppers with 2:06 to play.

The FSU defense held the Hilltoppers once again to give the FSU offense another opportunity with 1:41 to play. FSU worked the ball down to the WLU 48-yard line but an offensive pass interference penalty backed-up the Falcons. Two-plays later, the Falcons failed on a 4th-and-21 attempt to wrap up the 27-21 victory for West Liberty.

Score

West Liberty

Fairmont State

1

7 7

2 7 7

3

3

0

4

10 7

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27

Qtr

Time

Scoring play

FSU kick)

1st

00:15

Marc-Sears 55 yd pass from Hibbs (Dearstine

1st

13:48

2nd

14:25

Craft 13 yd run (Arbes kick)

WLU

3rd

3:09

Arbes 44 yd field goal

WLU WLU FSU

2nd 4th 4th 4th

3:58

12:14 7:21

5:47

Individual Statistic Leaders Rushing: WLU - Moody 18-50; FSU - Monroe 22-39 Passing: WLU - Lagarde 12-23-0-164; FSU - Hibbs 21-39-3-257 Receiving: WLU - Potts 6-87; FSU - Guerra 9-114 Tackles: WLU - Bradley 8-2--10; FSU - Davis 6-3--9

Bishop 1 yd run (Arbes kick)

WLU FSU

WLU 27 37-69 164 23-12-0 60-233 0-0 2-19 3-92 3-20 9-41.7 1-0 11-120 27:48 2 of 15 0 of 1 3-3

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Team WLU

Team Statistics Score 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

Banks 9 yd pass from Hibbs (Dearstine kick) Arbes 42 yd field goal

Potts 5 yd pass from Lagarde (Arbes kick)

Guerra 16 yd pass from Pate (Dearstine kick)

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FSU 21 38-33 273 40-22-3 78-306 0-0 4-32 5-102 0-0 6-38.5 0-0 13-136 32:12 4 of 15 1 of 5 2-2

Notables

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CU Postgame Notes

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After being one of the most penalized teams through the first three weeks of the season, the Falcons have limited their penalties to less than 50 yards in each of the last two weeks. t Fabian Guerra’s one-handed, 30-yard touchdown reception in double coverage received national attention throughout the week after appearing on ESPN’s Top 10 Plays of the Week last Saturday night. t (VFSSB FOEFE UIF HBNF XJUI SFDFQUJPOT GPS ZBSET t 4PQIPNPSF RVBSUFSCBDL $PPQFS )JCCT DPNQMFUFE PG QBTTFT GPS ZBSET and three touchdowns for the Falcons. t "VTUJO 8IJUF MFE UIF 'BJSNPOU 4UBUF HSPVOE BUUBDL XJUI ZBSET PO DBSSJFT to become the first FSU running back to go over 100 yards rushing in a game this season. t .BSDVT 1PSUFS TXJUDIFE GSPN SVTI UP NJLF MJOFCBDLFS JO MBTU XFFL T HBNF BHBJOTU Concord and recorded 11 total tackles (10 solo) against the Mountain Lions. t 5SFWPS .BMOJDL IBT GPVS RVBSUFSCBDL TBDLT JO UIF MBTU UISFF HBNFT GPS UIF 'BMcons.

WVSU Postgame Notes

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MEC Schedule/Standings 1.

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Shepherd Concord Notre Dame Coll.

Charleston West Liberty Fairmont State WV Wesleyan WV State Glenville State Urbana UVa-Wise

Overall 5-0 5-0 4-1 4-1 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-4 1-4 0-5

MEC 5-0 4-0 4-1 3-1 2-2 2-3 2-3 1-3 1-4 1-4 0-4

Week 1 (Sept. 6) Notre Dame def Fairmont State, 42-35 Concord def Glenville State, 54-27 Urbana def UVa-Wise, 24-13 WV State def Lock Haven, 19-14 Charleston def WV Wesleyan, 42-21 Shepherd def West Liberty, 38-13 Week 2 (Sept. 13) Shepherd def. Fairmont State, 56-0 WV Wesleyan def. UVa-Wise, 23-7 West Liberty def. Glenville State, 27-24 Concord def. WV State, 55-7 Charleston def. Virginia Union, 31-21 Notre Dame def. Urbana, 28-13 Week 3 (Sept. 20) Shepherd def. Urbana, 42-7 Notre Dame def. WV Wesleyan, 47-44 Concord def. Bowie State, 37-34 Charleston def. UVa-Wise, 30-14 West Liberty def. WV State, 38-16 Fairmont State def. Glenville State, 40-36 Week 4 (Sept. 27) Concord def West Liberty, 61-24 Shepherd def WV Wesleyan, 56-7 Fairmont State def WV State, 24-12 Glenville State def Urbana, 31-28 Charleston def Notre Dame College, 28-14 Wofford def UVa-Wise, 49-15 Week 5 (Oct. 4) WV Wesleyan def Glenville St, 38-35 Duquesne def West Liberty, 39-13 WV State def Urbana, 18-13 Shepherd def Charleston, 24-15 Concord def Fairmont State, 45-21 Notre Dame def UVa-Wise, 41-10 Week 6 (Oct. 11) UVa-Wise at Shepherd, Noon Fairmont State at West Liberty, 1 p.m.

Lake Erie at Notre Dame College, 1 p.m.

Charleston at Glenville State, 1:30 p.m.

WV Wesleyan at WV State, 1:30 p.m.

Urbana at Concord, 2 p.m.

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GSC Postgame Notes

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SU Postgame Notes

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FSU Honor Roll Chris Barfield Second Team All-MEC (2013) USA Football Preseason All-America (First Team) Preseason All-MEC Team by Beyond Sports Network Jacob Jean-Charles Second Team All-MEC (2013) USA Football Preseason All-America (Third Team)

West Liberty Quick Facts West Liberty University Location: West Liberty, W.Va. Founded: 1837 Enrollment: 2,776 Nickname: Hilltoppers Colors: Black & Gold President: Robin C. Capehart Director of Athletics: James W. Watson Head Coach: Roger Waialae Record at WLU: 56-44 (9) Career Record: 56-44 (9) 2013 Record: 3-8 MEC Record/Finish: 3-6/8th Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 9/8/1

WLU Schedule/Results

Date S6 S13 S20 S27 O4 O11 O18 O23 O30 N8 N15

Opponent SHEPHERD at Glenville St WV STATE at Concord at Duquesne FAIRMONT ST at Urbana WV WESLEYAN at Charleston UVA-WISE at Notre Dame

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Time/Score L, 13-38 W, 27-24 OT W, 38-16 L, 24-61 L, 13-39 1 PM Noon 7 PM 7 PM 1 PM 1 PM

NDC Postgame Notes

t 'BCJBO (VFSSB IBVMFE JO QBTTFT GPS ZBSET BOE B UPVDIEPXO JO UIF TFBTPO opener against NDC. The performance was the best of any player in the country during the weekend (all divisions). The 247 yards also set a school single-game receiving record, passing Ed Coleman’s record that was set back in 1984. t (VFSSB JT BMTP UIF mSTU '46 QMBZFS UP HP PWFS ZBSET SFDFJWJOH JO B HBNF TJODF 2006 (Pat McClintic). t $PPQFS )JCCT TFU B DBSFFS IJHI XJUI ZBSET QBTTJOH BHBJOTU /%$ 5IF MBTU '46 player to throw for 400 yards in a game was Bryan Harman on November 4, 2000 against Concord. t )JCCT BMTP UPTTFE GPVS UPVDIEPXOT GPS UIF TFDPOE UJNF JO IJT '46 DBSFFS BHBJOTU /PUSF Dame (UVa-Wise, 11/16/13) t %BOJFM .POSPF NPWFE JOUP FJHIUI QMBDF JO TDIPPM IJTUPSZ XJUI IJT SVTIJOH ZBSET BHBJOTU NDC. He moved up two spots from 10th in the game. t 5IF '46 EFGFOTF XBT MFE CZ 5ZMFS #FOUPO XJUI UPUBM UBDLMFT TPMP MBTU XFFL BHBJOTU Notre Dame. Emanuel Ivey also racked up 11 total tackles, two for a loss and a pass break-up. t +BZ "EBNT SFDPSEFE IJT mSTU DBSFFS JOUFSDFQUJPO BOE .BSDVT 1PSUFS IBE IJT mSTU DBSFFS sack. t 'BJSNPOU 4UBUF T QBTTJOH ZBSET BHBJOTU /%$ XBT UIF GPVSUI CFTU PVUQVU JO /$"" %JWJsion II. FSU also had the 17th-highest output in total offense with 551 yards.

Scouting The Mountain Lions

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When Fairmont State (2014)...

Plays at home ........................................... 1-2 Plays on the road ...................................... 1-1 Scores first ................................................ 2-0 Scores 0-9 points .....................................0-1 Scores 10-19 points .................................0-0 Scores 20-29 points.................................. 1-1 Scores 30-39 points.................................0-1 Scores 40 points or more.......................1-0 Gives up 0-9 points................................0-0 Gives up 10-19 points..............................1-0 Gives up 20-29 points ...........................0-0 Gives up 30-39 points.............................1-0 Gives up 40 points or more ................. 0-3 Lead at the half ....................................... 2-0 Trail at the half........................................ 0-3 Tied at the half ........................................0-0 Lead at start of 4th Q ............................ 2-0 Trail at start of 4th Q ............................. 0-2 Tied at start of 4th Q ..............................0-1 Forces more turnovers than opp .........0-1 Turns the ball over more than opp .... 0-2 Turnovers are equal ............................... 2-0 Rushes for more yards than opp .......... 1-1 Rushes for less yards than opp ............ 1-2 Rushes for less than 100 yards .............. 1-1 Rushes for 100-199 yards...................... 0-2 Rushes for 200 yards or more ..............1-0 Opp. rushes for less than 100 yards ....1-0 Opp. rushes for 100-199 yards ..............0-1 Opp. rushes for 200 yards or more ..... 1-2 Throws for more yards than opp. ........ 1-2 Throws for less yards than opp. ............ 1-1 Throws for less than 100 yards ............0-1 Throws for 100-199 yards .....................0-0 Throws for 200-299 yards ...................... 1-1 Throws for 300 yards or more............... 1-1 Opp. throws for less than 100 yards ..0-0 Opp. throws for 100-199 yards ............0-0 Opp. throws for 200-299 yards............ 1-2 Opp. throws for 300 yards or more...... 1-1

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Preseason Scouting Report

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2013 FSU Notables

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FSU Picked Ninth In MEC Preseason Poll 2014 Mountain East Conference Preseason Poll 1. Shepherd (7) - 95 2. Concord (3) - 91 3. Charleston (1) - 84 4. Glenville State - 67 5. West Virginia Wesleyan - 60 6. Urbana - 58 7(t). Notre Dame College - 44 7(t). West Liberty - 44 9. Fairmont State - 33 10. UVa-Wise - 15 11. West Virginia State - 14 () Indicates first place votes

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7EEK VS .OTRE $AME

7EEK AT 3HEPHERD

FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Fairmont State turned the ball over seven times in a narrow, 42-35, loss to Notre Dame College on Thursday evening to open the 2014 season.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Shepherd blanked Fairmont State, 56-0, on Saturday afternoon in week two of the 2014 season.

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Despite the turnovers, Fairmont State had 551 yards of total offense in the loss. Notre Dame was nearly as proficient on offense racking up 456 yards CVU IBE KVTU POF UVSOPWFS JO UIF HBNF

Cooper Hibbs racked up a career-high 415 yards on 30-of-57 pass attempts and threw four touchdown passes for the Falcons. However, Hibbs was also picked-off four times in the loss. Daniel Monroe led the FSU ground game with eight carries for 91 yards and a score, Monroe had a 67-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and also hauled in a touchdown reception in the game. Fabian Guerra set a Fairmont State single-game record with 247 receiving yards on 13 catches. Guerra also found the endzone on a 55-yard reception.

NDC quarterback Ray Russ was 21-of-40 for 333 yards and tossed three scores and an interception. Russ’ favorite target was DaJuan Graham who had six catches for 98 yards, but it was Colton Wallace who hauled in a pair of TD receptions. Tucker Spruill rushed 26 times for 118 yards to lead the attack on the ground.

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On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, Monroe broke through the NDC defense for a 67-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 2121. FSU scored their 28th unanswered point after a timely interception from Adams and a personal foul penalty by Notre Dame to set Fairmont State up at the five yard line. Two plays later, Hibbs found Malique Watkins from six-yards out for the score.

The teams traded two quick scores at the 7:19 and 6:38 mark to give FSU another seven-point advantage with 6:38 remaining in third quarter. However, Colton Wallace hauled in two touchdowns from Ray Russ to wrap up the scoring and give NDC the 42-35 victory.

Team Statistics Score 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

NDC 42 22 50-124 332 41-22-1 91-456 0-0 1-21 6-120 4-25 11-40.0 2-0 8-85 32:10 5 of 19 1 of 1 3-5 3-25

FSU 35 24 34-136 415 57-30-4 91-551 0-0 5-11 6-134 1-36 7-39.6 4-3 15-107 27:50 6 of 17 1 of 2 3-4 2-15

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*O UIF WJDUPSZ 4IFQIFSE MJNJUFE UIF 'BMDPOT UP KVTU ZBSET PG UPUBM P¸FOTF and five complete passes. The Rams racked up 543 yards of total offense, including 242 yards on the ground to run away with the victory. SU quarterbacks also completed 16-of-16 pass attempts in the game for 279 yards.

Cooper Hibbs completed 5-of-16 pass attempts for 38 yards in the game.

Austin White carried the ball four times for 18 yards to lead the FSU ground game. Emanuel Ivey led the FSU defense with nine tackles (seven solo). Demonne Cox added six solo tackles and forced a fumble for the Falcons.

Shepherd (2-0, 2-0 MEC) quarterback Jeff Ziemba completed 14-of-14 passes for 262 yards and a score to lead Shepherd to victory. Jabre Lolley led Shepherd with 78 yards on nine carries and scored three touchdowns to lead SU on the ground. William McKenzie hauled in five catches for 107 yards and a score to lead all Ram receivers. Shepherd’s defense was led by Jaylen Johnson with seven total tackles (six solo) and a forced fumble.

FSU will look to rebound next Saturday when Glenville State visits DuvallRosier Field for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

Team Statistics Score 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

FSU 0 5 33-39 38 16-5-0 49-77 0-0 0-0 6-139 0-0 12-34.8 1-0 7-62 22:48 1 of 14 0 of 0 0-0 0-0

Individual Statistic Leaders Rushing: FSU - White 4-18; SU - Harleton - 15-86 Passing: FSU - Hibbs 5-16-0-38; SU - Ziemba 14-14-0-262 Receiving: FSU - Alvaro 2-11; SU - McKenzie 5-107 Tackles: FSU - Ivey 7-2--9; SU - Johnson 6-1--7

Individual Statistic Leaders Rushing: NDC - Spruill 26-118; FSU - Monroe 8-91 Passing: NDC - Russ 21-40-1-333; FSU - Hibbs 30-57-4-415 Receiving: NDC - Graham 6-98; FSU - Guerra 13-247 Tackles: NDC - Berry 11-2--13; FSU - Benton 10-1--11

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SU 56 26 50-264 279 16-16-0 66-543 0-0 4-69 1-10 0-0 2-39.0 2-1 6-50 37:12 6 of 10 1 of 1 8-9 2-20

7EEK VS 'LENVILLE 3TATE

7EEK AT 76 3TATE

FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Fairmont State escaped a late surge by Glenville State to pick up a 40-36 victory over the Pioneers on Saturday afternoon at Duvall-Rosier Field.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- Fairmont State scored the final 10 points of the game to pick up a 24-12 conference victory over West Virginia State on Saturday afternoon at Monroe Stadium. The victory is the first on the road for FSU since the 2011 season.

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Glenville State outgained Fairmont State, 544-435, in total offense and racked up 312 yards on the ground in the losing effort. Cooper Hibbs anchored the Fairmont State offense by completing 25-of-36 passes for 384 yards and three touchdown passes in the victory.

Daniel Marc-Sears hauled in two touchdown passes and had 85 yards to lead all FSU receivers. Malique Watkins chipped in five catches for 79 yards and Dwight Heron added a team-high eight catches for 70 yards. The Falcons were led on the ground by Daniel Monroe with 12 carries for 55 yards.

Rahmann Lee racked up 300 yards of total offense with 220 yards on the ground and 80 yards through the air for Glenville State. Tevin Drake also added 98 yards on 17 carries for the Pioneers. Sean Steele completed 18-of-27 passes for 183 yards and three touchdown passes before leaving the game XJUI BO JOKVSZ

Chazzy Thomas put the Falcons on the board early in the first quarter by crossing the goal line from one-yard out to cap a 12-play, 80-yard drive for the Falcons. After Glenville State turned the ball over on downs, Hibbs found Marc-Sears for a 30-yard touchdown pass to put the Falcons ahead 14-0 at the 2:30 mark of the opening quarter.

The Falcons added a quick field goal to open the second quarter and Hibbs found Marc-Sears on the second FSU possession of the quarter from 55 yards out to give the Falcons a commanding 24-0 advantage with 7:21 to go in the opening half.

On the ensuing possession, the Pioneers got on the board with a 52-yard run by Lee to make the score 24-6 following a missed extra points. Late in the second quarter, Steele found Drake in the flat for a 14-yard touchdown reception to send the game to the half with a 24-14 advantage for the Falcons.

After the teams exchanged touchdowns to make the score, 40-20, the Pioneers added a touchdown at the 11:27 mark of the fourth when Steele found Jake Harper in the back of the end-zone for his second touchdown of the game.

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Team Statistics Score 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

GSC 36 26 38-312 232 33-22-0 71-544 0-0 1- -1 4-90 1-0 3-29.3 1-1 15-145 28:16 2 of 10 0 of 4 4-5 4-25

Individual Statistic Leaders Rushing: GSC - Lee 14-220; FSU - Monroe 12-55 Passing: GSC - Steele 18-27-0-183; FSU - Hibbs 25-36-1-384 Receiving: GSC - Lee 7-80; FSU - Heron 8-70 Tackles: GSC - Mayes 8-1--9; FSU - Jean-Charles 7-1--8

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FSU 40 26 44-51 384 36-25-1 80-435 0-0 0-0 5-45 0-0 6-38.5 1-0 12-152 31:44 5 of 16 3 of 3 3-3 1-11

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Backup quarterback Tyler Pate made the start and had a solid outing after a few early interceptions by completing 18-of-30 pass attempts for 210 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Fabian Guerra returned to the lineup and hauled in five catches for 43 yards and a touchdown in the victory. Daniel Monroe led the FSU ground attack with 18 carries for 96 yards and a touchdown. FSU rushed for over 200 yards on the ground for the first time this season, totaling 217 rushing yards in the victory.

The Yellow Jacket offense racked up 457 yards of total offense and was led

by Matt Kinnick, completing 34-of-55 passes for 406 yards and a touchdown strike to Joshua Caiquo. Quinton Gray caught 11 passes for 119 yards and %BNFPO (BSSFU XBT KVTU TIZ PG UIF DFOUVSZ NBSL XJUI TJY DBUDIFT GPS ZBSET JO UIF MPTJOH F¸PSU 87 4UBUF UPUBMFE KVTU ZBSET PO UIF HSPVOE Four FSU players tallied eight tackles defensively for the Falcons, led by Brandon Alexander with eight tackles and an interception. Wolf Shaw also picked-off a pass and Trevor Malnick recorded a pair of sacks and forced a fumble in the victory. Sophomore Jacob Jean-Charles forced and recovered a critical fumble in the third quarter to go along with eight stops for the Falcons.

After a scoreless first quarter, Pate hooked up with Sharmarte Banks for a 41-yard touchdown at the 14:48 mark of the second quarter. Midway through the second quarter, Kinnick took off on a quarterback keeper from seven-yards out to cut the FSU lead to 7-6 at halftime after a failed PAT attempt.

After a muffed punt that was recovered by Fairmont State’s Jean-Charles early in the third, Monroe capped a 22-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown run to make the score 14-6 with 10 minutes to go in the third.

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Fairmont State pushed the lead back to five after a 14-play, 60-yard drive that ended with a 27-yard field goal from Johnny Dearstine. After forcing a three-and-out, Pate led another long scoring drive, this time totaling 11 plays and 58 yards that ended with a 15-yard touchdown reception by Guerra.

WV State reached the FSU 8 late in the fourth but a sack by Preston Lewis and Evan Jones backed the Yellow Jackets up to the 14 yard line and made it fourth and goal. Kennick’s pass to Shanin Bennefie fell to the ground to wrap up the victory for the Falcons.

Team Statistics Score 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

FSU 24 22 45-217 210 30-18-3 75-427 0-0 1-4 3-43 2-0 5-42.0 0-0 4-30 30:54 3 of 14 3 of 4 3-5 4-24

Individual Statistic Leaders Rushing: FSU - Monroe 18-96; WS - Rowe 15-32 Passing: FSU - Pate 18-30-3-210; WS - Kinnick 34-55-2-406 Receiving: FSU - Guerra 5-43; WS - Gray 11-119 Tackles: FSU - Jones 4-4--8; WS - Merritt 7-7--14

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WS 12 22 30-51 406 55-34-2 85-457 0-0 3-1 4-103 3-5 6-35.5 3-1 8-81 28:36 9 of 19 1 of 4 2-5 0-0

7EEK VS #ONCORD

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FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Concord scored 24 of the final 31 points to pull away from Fairmont State, 45-21, on Saturday afternoon at Duvall-Rosier Field.

With the win, Concord improves to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in the Mountain East Conference. FSU falls to 2-3 on the season.

Concord rolled up 435 yards of total offense, including 230 yards on the ground in the victory. The Mountain Lions also won the turnover margin, 3-1.

FSU outgained the Mountain Lions, 269-205 through the air.

Cooper Hibbs completed 25-of-42 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns to lead the FSU offense. Fabian Guerra was on the receiving end of 12 of those catches for 136 yards and a score. Sharmarte Banks also chipped in four catches for 40 yards and a touchdown on the afternoon. Austin White became the first 100-yard rusher for the Falcons this season with 24 carries for 108 yards.

Calvinaugh Jones carried the ball 21 times for 144 yards and three scores to lead the Mountain Lions offensively. Quarterback Brian Novak completed 15-of-27 pass attempts for 201 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the victory. Ryan Stewart led the CU receivers with four catches for 73 yards and a touchdown.

Marcus Porter led the Falcons defensively with 11 tackles (10 solo). Jacob Jean-Charles chipped in six total tackles, one interception and one pass break-up for FSU.

Dalton Brindo and Derrick Johnson led Concord defensive with eight total tackles. Johnson also forced a fumble. Mike Carey, Mishawn Cummings and Cade Rogers each picked off a pass for Concord.

Stewart gave CU the early 7-0 lead after a 21-yard touchdown reception less than four minutes into the game. Banks responded for the Falcons with an eight-yard reception from Hibbs to tie the game at 7-7 at the 7:24 mark of the opening quarter.

Jamal Petty took a 20-yard carry into the endzone and Jones went in from 17 yards later in the first quarter to put Concord ahead 21-7 after a quarter of play.

Less than a minute into the second quarter, Guerra hauled in a one-handed SFDFQUJPO JO EPVCMF DPWFSBHF UP DVU UIF $6 MFBE CBDL UP KVTU TFWFO QPJOUT The score remained the same until Jones reached the endzone for the second time at the 1:17 mark of the second quarter to give Concord the 28-14 advantage going into the locker room.

Concord scored the first 17 points of the second half to grab a comfortable BEWBOUBHF XJUI KVTU SFNBJOJOH JO UIF HBNF 5IF 'BMDPOT HPU JOUP the endzone with 1:57 remaining when Hibbs hooked-up with Zach Pate to bring the game to its final score, 45-21.

Team Statistics Score 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

CU 45 22 46-230 205 28-16-1 74-435 0-0 2-62 2-9 3-51 6-41.7 0-0 10-103 28:09 11 of 18 0 of 0 6-6 3-24

FSU 21 27 41-140 269 44-25-3 85-409 0-0 1-1 6-123 1-10 6-38.3 2-0 4-46 31:51 6 of 15 0 of 2 3-4 1-4

Individual Statistic Leaders Rushing: CU - Jones 21-144; FSU - White 24-108 Passing: CU - Novak 15-27-1-201; FSU - Hibbs 25-42-1-269 Receiving: CU - Stewart 4-73; FSU - Guerra 12-136 Tackles: CU - Johnson 7-1--8; FSU - Porter 10-1--11

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Despite a 45-21 setback at the hands of nationallyranked Concord University, Fairmont State receiver 'BCJBO (VFSSB FOKPZFE B QSPEVDUJWF EBZ 4BUVSEBZ at Duvall-Rosier Field.

Guerra, a 5-11, 190-pound sophomore from Miami, led all receivers in the game with 12 receptions for 136 yards and one touchdown – an incredible backhanded, one-hand 30-yard grab in the front corner of the end zone between a pair of Mountain Lion defenders to convert on a third-and-20 play which earned him a spot in a montage of highlights featuring great one-handed catches which garnered the No. 3 spot on ESPN’s SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays of the Day Saturday. Guerra is the first FSU athlete to ever be featured in the Top 10 Plays.

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Porter, a 6-1, 245-pounder from Accokeek, Md., responded with his best game to date. He finished with a game-high 11 tackles, including 10 solo stops. The 11 total tackles against Concord surpassed Porter’s season total of nine in the first four weeks by two. i5IF mSTU GPVS XFFLT * QMBZFE SVTI FOE CVU GPS UIJT HBNF * HPU NPWFE UP NJLF MJOFCBDLFS BOE TUBSUFE w TBJE 1PSUFS i* MM CF IPOFTU * IBE TPNF USPVCMF UIJT week picking up the calls and whatnot in practice, CVU UPEBZ * KVTU USJFE UP SFBDU UIF CFTU UIBU * DPVME BOE QMBZ w i* N HFUUJOH NPSF DPNGPSUBCMF XJUI UIF HBNF BU this level and think I’m progressing each week as a player. I believe I’ll stay at mike linebacker, but UIBU T VQ UP DPBDI $ISJT )BSWFZ UP EFDJEF w

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---------+VOJPS SVOOJOH CBDL "VTUJO 8IJUF FOKPZFE IJT most productive game of the season in Saturday’s loss to Concord. White, a transfer from Central Michigan and Iowa Wesleyan Community College, ran for a season-high 108 yards on 24 carries. It marked the first time this season that a Fairmont State running back eclipsed the 100-yard mark in rushing yards. He also caught a pair of passes for 25 yards.

West Liberty comes into the game 2-3 overall and 2-2 in the MEC. FSU and West Liberty have faced four common opponents this fall. Both schools have lost to Shepherd and Concord and have recorded wins over Glenville State and West Virginia State. West Liberty’s other setback was a nonconference 39-13 loss to FCS member Duquesne University this past weekend.

West Liberty halted a two-game losing streak to Fairmont State with a 27-21 victory last season in Fairmont. The last two games between the schools have been decided by six points or less.

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Two of the Falcons’ three losses have come against nationally-ranked opponents – No. 9 Shepherd (56-0) and No. 24 Concord (45-21). The other setback was a 42-35 loss to Notre Dame College in week one when FSU committed a season-high seven turnovers and suffered 15 penalties. NDC is currently 4-1 both overall and in the MEC. i&WFO UIPVHI XF MPTU UP $PODPSE * XBT QSPVE PG UIF F¸PSU XF QVU GPSUI UPEBZ BT B UFBN w TBJE '46 TPQIPNPSF RVBSUFSCBDL $PPQFS )JCCT i8F IBE B lot of people making plays. Fabian (Guerra) made some great catches. The offensive line, I thought, EJE B HSFBU KPC BOE "VTUJO 8IJUF TUFQQFE VQ BOE SVTIFE GPS ZBSET w i8F SF QSPHSFTTJOH BT B UFBN * UIJOL ZPV DBO TFF UIBU 8F KVTU OFFE UP LFFQ NPWJOH GPSXBSE LFFQ working hard, keep progressing and I believe the potential for some good things to happen for us will be there. We’ve got a very important stretch of games coming up and it’s up to us as a team to EP TPNFUIJOH JO UIFTF HBNFT w ---------Fairmont State will visit West Liberty University Saturday, Sept. 11 for a 1 p.m. Mountain East Conference game at the Hilltoppers’ Russek Field.

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By Duane Cochran for fightingfalcons.com

A diamond in the rough coming out of high school, Fabian Guerra has turned into a gem of a find for Fairmont State University’s football team.

Gayton in January of 2013. Gayton had worked some football camps in Florida that Guerra had attended and had developed a relationship with the youngster.

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You can see him developing more conAt 5-11 and 175 pounds it’s somewhat fidence in himself and he exudes a vibe understandable why Guerra got consis- of determination and wanting to be tently overlooked coming out of high great and not accepting anything less. I school. Receivers that size are a dime hope that’s contagious for others on our a dozen, but in Guerra’s case college team because I preach to them every coaches and recruiters didn’t heed Mark day about being great on every play and 5XBJO T USJFE BOE USVF BEWJDF UIBU i*U T never taking a play off. That epitomizes not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s 'BCJBO w UIF TJ[F PG UIF mHIU JO UIF EPH w Since arriving in Fairmont, Guerra has And Guerra has a lot of fight in him, as added 15 pounds of muscle to his frame well as a ton of heart and a work ethic and has increased his speed. He, howevwhich is unequaled on the team. er, says he has a lot of room for improvement in his game and doesn’t feel like i* N IBQQZ OPX 'BJSNPOU 4UBUF XBT he’ll ever be satisfied with where he’s at UIF POMZ TDIPPM JOUFSFTUFE JO NF w TBJE as a player.

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Prior to that he turned in a 13-catch, 247yard, one touchdown performance in week one against Notre Dame. The 247 receiving yards are a Fairmont State single-game record breaking the old mark of 210 yards set by Ed Coleman way back in 1984.

When Guerra’s prep football career ended at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami in the fall of 2012 prep sports bloggers in the south Florida area tabbed him as a potential college prospect.

But no one paid attention to the bloggers or Guerra. No one that is except Fairmont State.

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And in a week four victory over West Virginia State he made a clutch 12-yard reception in heavy traffic across the middle to convert on a fourth-and-five play and later capped the same drive with a beautiful diving 15-yard touchdown catch in the front corner of the end zone to help FSU secure a 24-12 win. i8IFO * N SPMMJOH PVU JG UIFSF T POF QFSson I want to see that I can throw the CBMM UP JU XPVME CF 'BCJBO w TBJE '46 sophomore quarterback Cooper Hibbs. i* KVTU USVTU IJN UIBU NVDI * KVTU LOPX he’ll do anything he can to come up with a catch. I think he’s definitely provFO UIBU w

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-IKE #OMPTON 'OLDEN /PPORTUNITY 3EPTEMBER

By Duane Cochran for fightingfalcons.com

Ask any current Fairmont State University football player who Tom Brady is and you’ll likely get a correct answer from each and every one of them.

They know Brady is the quarterback of the National Football League’s New England Patriots who has led his team to five Super Bowl appearances and three victories in the big game.

Ask them who his guard/center was in Super Bowl XXXVI in 2001 when the Patriots won their first league championship on Adam Vinatieri’s 48-yard field goal on the game’s final play and you’ll likely stump them all.

Well, maybe not now, but when 12-year NFL veteran and two-time Super Bowl champion Mike Compton first arrived on Fairmont State University’s campus as an assistant football coach in January of 2013 not many people realized who he was or what he had accomplished in his life. Not even the offensive linemen he was preparing to coach.

found that out when I first met coach Compton. Right then and there I knew I was in a fortunate position and that I could really learn a lot from him and improve myself as a player. He was where * XBOU UP CF w At 6-6 and 310 pounds Compton isn’t hard to spot at an FSU practice. And even though he’s long since traded in IJT IFMNFU BOE QBET GPS B KVOHMF TUZMF hat and whistle his methods on the field BSF KVTU BT F¸FDUJWF $PNQUPO mSTU BOE foremost, is a teacher who takes time to explain things to players and to show them first hand the proper techniques he expects them to employ on the field.

And he does it equally with all of his offensive linemen from his starters all the way down to a true freshman who is destined to be redshirted.

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CFFO UIFSF BOE EPOF UIBU w i*U T CFFO B HSFBU FYQFSJFODF MFBSOJOH FSU senior offensive tackle Chris Bar- from him because he knows how to field’s reaction to Compton’s hiring was NBLF BEKVTUNFOUT BOE IPX UP HFU UIF much like Thompson’s.

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Even then he didn’t tell me that coach Compton’s basic coaching philosophy is Compton had played 12 years in the NFL a simple one. He wants his practices to and had won two Super Bowls. I only be harder than games.

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i* N B QSFUUZ WPDBM QFSTPO CVU * N BMTP OPU B ESJMM TFSHFBOU w TBJE $PNQUPO i* try to teach as much as I can, but all kids learn and respond to teaching in differFOU XBZT "T B DPBDI ZPV KVTU IBWF UP figure out what works best for each inEJWJEVBM w i.Z HPBM JT QSFUUZ TJNQMF 0O 4BUVSEBZ T after the games I want my linemen to say to me that our practices are harder than the games. That’s the way it was for me in New England and it’s the way I want it to be here. By the time we get into games I want us to be clicking on all cylinders and I want all of our guys to understand they can’t take plays off.

So many times a game’s outcome can be determined by one play. A lot of guys EPO U VOEFSTUBOE UIBU w i* N FOKPZJOH 'BJSNPOU BOE 'BJSNPOU State. I believe the potential is there in the future for us to be good and I think that’s something the community of Fairmont, our alumni, our student body and those on campus can look forward to. Last year we were 3-7 and that was disappointing to me because I don’t like losing. This year we know we have to TUBSU GBTUFS BOE mOJTI TUSPOHFS w Compton’s transition from player to coach has been a smooth one and he did it in a fashion which is to be respected. After completing his 12th and final season in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2004 Compton retired from playing and in 2006 took an assistant coaching position at Tazewell High School in Tazewell, Va. After two years there he became the head coach at Patrick Henry High School in Emory, Va. until 2011 when he entered the collegiate ranks as the offensive line coach at NAIA Bluefield (Va.) College. Then in January of 2013 he accepted his current position at Fairmont State.

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-IKE #OMPTON 'OLDEN /PPORTUNITY #ONT

By Duane Cochran for fightingfalcons.com

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In the spring of 1993 Compton was selected in the third round of the NFL draft as the 68th overall pick by the Detroit Lions. He played eight seasons with the Lions, who made five playoff appearances during that span and he helped pave the way for NFL Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders.

Compton came from humble beginnings.

He was born in Richlands, Va. and raised in a double-wide trailer in McGuire Valley, Va. He went on to star at Richlands High School in baseball, wrestling and football where he attracted the attention of Division I coaches.

He signed with WVU in 1988, redshirted and played for the Mountaineers from 1989-92 starting his final three seasons at center. His senior season he was a consensus All-American selection and a first-team Academic AllAmerican.

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I try to teach my guys now how to play football from their head down to their feet and I attempt to make an impression on them as young men. Whether or not they play another down of football after they leave Fairmont State, I want them to be productive in whatever they do and learn that in football and life you’ve got to be able to persevere.

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If I’d had Tom Brady in Detroit with Barry I might be like Bill Russell and have a ring for FWFSZ mOHFS w In 2001 Compton signed with New England where he started at guard and also played center when the Patriots went to the shotgun. In the second game of the 2001 season starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe endured a hard hit from New York Jets linebacker Mo Lewis which sidelined him for several weeks and opened the door for Brady who helped lead the Patriots to a division title and their first Super Bowl win – a 20-17 victory over the St. Louis Rams. In 2003 New England won its second Super Bowl, a 32-29 victory over CarPMJOB 5IBU TFBTPO $PNQUPO CBUUMFE JOKVSJFT and was sidelined for most of the year.

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'ARON "ELSER #ENTER OF !TTENTION 3EPTEMBER

By Duane Cochran for fightingfalcons.com

Over the course of the last two-plus years there’s been very few offensive plays run by Fairmont State’s football team that didn’t start with the ball in Garon Belser’s hands.

Yet it’s likely that most Falcon fans have no idea who Belser is. That’s fine. Belser, you see, takes it all in stride. He’s very familiar with the term anonymity and has been for quite some time. He understands his role on the team and does it week in and week out to near perfection.

here who really made an effort to help me feel comfortable starting as a true freshman at quarterback. He’s always supporting me and picking me up even when I play bad. Take our opener for example. I threw four interceptions and he was still patting me on the back saying ‘It’s okay, you’re fine put it behind you and let’s go.’

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For now, though, he’s the center of attention for the Falcons.

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Cl.

Hometown/Previous School

2 3 4 4* 5 5* 6 7 8 9 10 10* 11 12 13 13* 14 15 16 17 18 18* 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 34* 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 47

Terrell Charles Malique Watkins Demonne Cox Cody Stevenson Emanuel Ivey Cortavious Givens Chazzy Thomas Kenny Washington Brandon Alexander Jacob Jean-Charles Wolf Shaw Will Tearney Brandon Ashenfelter Tyler Pate Brent Gibbs Malik Brown Cooper Hibbs Kyle Ploucher Trevor Malnick Chris Jackson Marcus Teamer Jeff Iweh Jordan Lacy Jordan Armstrong Bernard Saunders Zach Pate Austin White Ken Randolph Drexel Mosby Daryl Wilson Edmond Harvey Daniel Monroe Jay Adams Chris White Calvin Pringles TC Chestnut Josh Compton Ethan Lewis Dalton Davis Jalen Thomas Aaron Prescott Johnny Dearstine Franz Evering Zack Hoover Jerry Iweh Wes Sale Antonio Brown Tyler Benton Sean Tracy Joshua McNeil

RB WR DB QB DB RB RB WR DB DB DB WR TE QB QB DE QB QB LB DB LB QB DB DB RB WR RB DB RB RB DB RB DB DB DB LB LB DB WR RB K K LB LB DB DE LB LB TE K

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

175 170 190 205 180 220 190 150 190 180 190 160 240 185 205 225 200 190 215 160 205 190 185 170 180 180 210 185 170 160 180 225 180 190 175 220 220 180 185 240 205 165 190 195 190 285 195 220 235 180

Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. So. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. So. So. R-Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So.

Elk Ridge, Md./Howard Charles Town, W.Va./Martinsburg La Plata, Md./McDonough Draper, Utah/Utah Richmond, Va./Varina St. Petersburg, Fla./Admiral Farragut Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus Baltimore, Md./Seton Hill Miami, Fla./N. Miami Beach Fort Pierce, Fla./Treasure Coast Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg Hurricane, W.Va./Marshall Almont, Mich./Lake Erie St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood Odenton, Md./Arundel Odessa, Fla./Tampa Catholic Barrackville, W.Va./Fairmont Senior St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood Waldorf, Md./Johnson C. Smith Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall Burnsville, W.Va./Braxton County Miami, Fla./Felix Varela Miami, Fla./Felix Varela Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane Livonia, Mich./Iowa Western CC Pnoce De Leon, Fla./Walton Baltimore, Md./Mt. St. Joseph Henrico, Va./Highland Springs Charleston, W.Va./Capital Miami, Fla./Florida State Clinton, Md./Gwynn Park St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic Oldsmar, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic Ponce De Leon, Fla./Walton Richlands, Va./Richlands High Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Western Webster Springs, W.Va./Webster County Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown Uniontown, Pa./Seton Hill Frederick, Md./Linganore Miami, Fla. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida High Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall Aiea, Hawaii Hampton, Va./Phoebus Wallace, W.Va./Lincoln Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge Ridgeley, W.Va.

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No.

Name

48 Jordan Estes 49 Landon Sharp 50 Evan Jones 51 Daniel Hevener 52 Antonio Harris 53 Tyler Morgan 54 Marcus Porter 55 Jephte Leveille 56 Curtis Crabtree 57 Tyler Bowmar 58 Jacob Summe 59 Shawn Evans 60 Josh Ballard

&RG\ :LOEXUQ 62 DJ Summers 63 Andre Collins 64 Garon Belser 67 Cody Collins 68 Dustin Bragg 69 Matt Johnson 70 Jose Ortiz

&KULV %DUĂ€HOG 72 Tyler Burch 73 Regan Howard 74 Tyler Thompson 75 Mitchell Matthews 76 Garrett Stanley 77 Matt Jones 79 Chris Furbee 80 Sharmarte Banks 81 Tyrae Boykin 82 Dwight Heron 83 Nick Alvaro 84 Jeremiah Mathis 86 Fabian Guerra 87 Daniel Marc-Sears 88 William King 89 Devon Garnett 90 Jalen Johnson 91 Derrick Foxx 92 Matt Morris

-D\OHQ /DVVLWHU 94 Quincy Redmon 95 Andre Young 96 Gavan Duffy 97 Malik Forrester 98 Preston Lewis 99 Jordan Adderley *Duplicate Numbers

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

Hometown/Previous School

DB DB LB LB LB OL LB DE OL LB LB DL DE 2/ OL OL OL DL OL OL OL 2/ OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR TE WR WR WR WR DE DL DL '( DE DL K/P DL DL DL

5-7 5-8 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-1

6-1 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-2

6-2 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-6 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-4

6-4 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-8 5-11

160 165 210 220 225 260 245 255 280 215 190 270 245

270 290 275 250 275 315 280

270 255 300 245 265 260 300 180 160 165 170 235 190 210 170 180 260 230 270

240 285 195 300 255 255

Fr. R-Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. 6R Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. R-Fr. So. Fr. 6U Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. )U R-Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr. So.

King George, Va./King George Fredericksburg, Va./Fredericksburg Christian Gambrills, Md./Arundel Franklin, W.Va./Pendleton County St. Petersburg, Fla./Pinellas Park Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport Accokeek, Md./Gwynn Park Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast Lucasville, Ohio/Valley Kingwood, W.Va./Preston County New Richmond, W.Va./Wyoming East Fort Ashby, W.Va. Glen Burnie, Md./Glen Burnie &KHVWHUĂ€HOG 9D 0DQFKHVWHU Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown North Port, Fla./North Port Lester, W.Va./Independence Ronceverte, W.Va./Greenbrier East Berkeley Springs, W.Va./Berkeley Springs Smyrna, Del./Smyrna &DU\ 1 & &DU\ Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central Clinton, Md./Bishop McNamara Madison, W.Va./Scott Niceville, Fla./Niceville Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport Clintwood, Va./Clintwood Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport Oxen Hill, Md./Hudson Valley CC St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown Clarksburg, W.Va./Notre Dame Bowie, Md./Virginia Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus Brooklyn, N.Y./ASA Junior College Middle River, Md./Perry Hall Dunedin, Fla. Tampa, Fla./Jesuit Lynchburg, Va./Brookville Marietta, Ohio/Marietta &KHVWHUĂ€HOG 9D /& %LUG Keyser, W.Va./Bishop Walsh Dallas, Texas/Navaro JC Woodford, Va./Fredericksburg Christian Annapolis, Md./Glen Burnie Cleveland, Ohio/Seton Hill Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic

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2014 Fairmont State Two-Deep Defense END #94 – Quincy Redmon (R-Fr., 6-4, 240) #98 – Preston Lewis (Sr., 6-8, 255)

Offense LEFT TACKLE ² &KULV %DUÀHOG 6U

#77 – Matt Jones (Fr., 6-4, 260)

NOSE #97 – Malik Forrester (Fr., 6-0, 300) #95 – Andre Young (So., 6-4, 285)

LEFT GUARD #74 – Tyler Thompson (Sr., 6-2, 300) #79 – Chris Furbee (Sr., 6-5, 300)

TACKLE #55 – Jephte Leveille (Sr., 6-1, 255) #99 – Jordan Adderley (So., 5-11, 255)

CENTER #64 – Garon Belser (Sr., 6-3, 275) #61 – Cody Wilburn (So., 6-1, 260)

RUSH #16 – Trevor Malnick (Jr., 6-0, 215) #54 – Marcus Porter (Fr., 6-1, 245)

RIGHT GUARD #61 - Cody Wilburn (So., 6-1, 260) #68 – Dustin Bragg (R-Fr., 6-2, 275)

BUCK #32 – TC Chestnut (So., 6-2, 220) #50 – Evan Jones (So., 6-2, 210)

RIGHT TACKLE #76 – Garrett Stanley (Jr., 6-3, 265) #77 – Matt Jones (Fr., 6-4, 260)

MIKE #44 – Tyler Benton (So., 5-10, 220) #54 - Marcus Porter (Fr., 6-1, 245)

TIGHT END #84 – Jeremiah Mathis (Sr., 6-3, 235) #11 – Brandon Ashenfelter (Jr., 6-3, 240)

STINGER #10 – Wolf Shaw (Jr., 6-0, 190) #39 – Franz Evering (Fr., 5-10, 190)

WR #86 - Fabian Guerra (So., 5-11, 190) #3 – Malique Watkins (Fr., 5-8, 170)

LEFT CORNER #9 – Jacob Jean-Charles (So., 6-0, 180) #17 – Chris Jackson (Fr., 5-10, 160)

WR #89 – Devon Garnett (So., 5-11, 180) #80 – Shamarte Banks (Sr., 6-2, 180)

STRONG SAFETY #5 – Emmanuel Ivey (So., 6-0, 180) #24 – Ken Randolph (So., 6-1, 185)

WR #87 – Daniel Marc-Sears (Sr., 6-6, 210) #83 - Nick Alvaro (So., 5-10, 170)

FREE SAFETY #4 – Demonne Cox (Fr., 6-3, 190) #8 - Brandon Alexander (Sr., 6-2, 190)

RB #2 - Terrell Charles (Fr., 5-7, 175) #28 – Daniel Monroe (Sr., 5-10, 225) #23 - Austin White (Jr., 5-11, 210)

RIGHT CORNER #29 – Jay Adams (Fr., 5-11, 180) #31 – Calvin Pringles (So., 5-11, 175)

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QB #14 – Cooper Hibbs (So., 6-2, 200) #12 – Tyler Pate (Jr., 5-11, 185)

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WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY TWO-DEEP OFFENSE LT

LG

C

RG

RT

W

X

W

A-BK

QB

Y

FB

H

#64 JOHN MCCULLOUGH 6’3” (ELLWOOD CITY, PA) #78 BRET BALKOVIC 6’4” (AMBRIDGE, PA) #52 COREY ERNEST 6’2” (BRIDGEPORT, OH) #76 STANSEN FONOTI 6’5” (WAIANAE, HI) #70 ERIC AMIDEI 6’3” (INDIO, CA) #73 JAKE TURLEY 6’0” (ALIQUIPPA, PA) #73 JAKE TURLEY 6’0” (ALIQUIPPA, PA) #74 FREDDIE PFUGH 6’4” (BEAVER FALLS, PA) #72 JORDAN GIBSON 6’3” (WAIANAE, HI) #74 FREDDIE PFUGH 6’4” (BEAVER FALLS, PA) #10 DYLAN POTTS 6’1” (SARDIS, OH) #18 BEN ROGERS 6’2” (WOODSTOCK, GA) #81 BRANDON SCHROEDER 6’1” (CANNONSBURG, PA) #88 JOVAN MURPHY 6’3” (HOLLYWOOD, FL) #4 ANTON McCALLUM 6’0’’ (ALEXANDRIA, VA) #17 KORDARIUS RICE 6’3” (HOOVER, AL) #21 JEREMIAH ORTIZ 5’9” (ROCHESTER, NY) #29 BRAXTON GAMBLE 5’9’’ (CLEVELAND, OH) #11 DAKOTA CONWELL 6’1’’ (PITTSBURGH, PA) #2 DYLAN LAGARDE 5’11” (LOS ALAMITOS, CA) #7 DAREE’ GOODWIN 6’3’’ (WHEELING, WV) #19 RJ THOMAS 6’2’’ (GREENSBURG, PA) #32 LUCAS TURLEY 6’2’’ (ALIQUIPPA, PA) #19 RJ THOMAS 6’2’’ (GREENSBUG, PA) #19 RJ THOMAS 6’2’’ (GREENSBUG, PA) #32 LUCAS TURLEY 6’2’’ (ALIQUIPPA, PA)

DEFENSE 280 JR 300 FR 280 RFR

P

#14 ZACH MUSILLI 5’9” (ST.CLAIRSVILLE, OH) #86 JOSH WILSON 5’11” (MARTINS FERRY, OH) #82 GRIFF YOCUM 6’0’’ (GLENDALE, WV)

NOSE

295 FR 280 SR

DT

290 JR 290 JR

ANCH

275 RFR 295 SR

MIKE

275 RFR 185 SR

SAM

190 SR 195 SR

SS

200 SR 185 SO

WS

200 SR 180 RFR

FREE

175 FR 210 SO

CB

185 JR 230 JR

CB

240 SR

(WASHINGTON, PA) #41 JOSH QUINN (BYESVILLE, OH) #77 DARNELL VICKERS (AKRON, OH) #91 MARQUEE JOHNSON (ROANOKE, VA) #51 JEVON FRIPP (RIVERVIEW, FL) #47 GAVIN HUTCHISON (CANAL FULTON, OH) #40 QUINTON SIFFORD (SALISBURY, NC) #93 SAM ROBINSON (MOUNDSVILLE, WV) #31 ALEC WOOD (WHEELING, WV) #45 JED FUE (LONG BEACH, CA) #39 MARCUS SCHUMACHER (WOODSFIELD, OH) #44 GARRETT VULCANO (HOUSTON, PA) #6 ANDREW FARAIMO (LOMITA, CA) #9 TANNER STOCKER (TAMPA, FL) #16 MARCO RICCHETTI (DILLONVALE, OH) #33 CORDELL FELDER (CLEVELAND, OH) #27 MILES YOUNG (ROCHESTER, NY) #36 PIERRE BLAKE (OXON HILL, MD) #26 JOSH WHITE (FAIRFAX, VA) #15 JERIMY MASK (RICHMOND, VA) #17 TERRANCE BALDWIN (TAMPA, FL) #23 CHARLES SIMONS (EDGEWATER, NJ)

6’2”

245

SO

6’1”

205

SR

6’2”

285

SO

5’11”

310

SO

6’1”

270

SO

6’2”

250

JR

5’11”

235

JR

6’5”

260

SR

6’0”

220

SR

6’0”

210

JR

6’1”

2220 JR

6’1”

200

SO

5’11”

200

JR

6’2”

215

SR

6’3”

205

SR

6’1”

200

RFR

5’11”

175

SO

6’2”

200

SR

5’10”

175

SR

6’1”

190 RFR

5’10”

170

FR

6’1”

185

SO

5’10”

185 RFR

6’1”

270

6’1”

195 SR

6’0’’

185 SO

6’1”

185 SR

6’0’’

185 SO

6’2”

190 SR

245 SR 240 SR

SPECIALTIES

240 SR

LSNAP #87 KOREY LAFFERRE

245 SR

SSNAP

HOLD

SPECIALTIES K OR K

GHOST #50 ZACH BARNES

145 FR

K RET.

195 SR 180 SR

P RET.

(LEWISVILLE, OH) #51 JEVON FRIPP (RIVERVIEW, FL) #81 BRANDON SCHROEDER (CANNONSBURG, PA) #4 ANTON McCALLUM (ALEXANDRIA, VA) #10 DYLAN POTTS (SARDIS, OH) #4 ANTON McCALLUM (ALEXANDRIA, VA) #18 BEN ROGERS (WOODSTOCK, GA)

SO

Fairmont State Football Fairmont State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 09, 2014) All games Team Statistics SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Pe n a l t y RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE C o m p - At t - I n t 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 Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters Fairmont State Opponents

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

OT

21 49

38 48

40 47

21 47

0 0

Total 120 191

FSU

OPP

120 24.0 35 104 34 58 12 583 806 223 197 3.0 116.6 4 1316 103-183-11 7.2 12.8 263.2 12 1899 380 5.0 379.8 26-484 7-16 4-46 18.6 2.3 11.5 8-3 42-397 79.4 36-1366 37.9 32.6 23-1240 53.9 37.3 29:01 21/76 28% 7/11 64% 8-54 0 16 2-3 0-0 (12-16) 75% (11-16) 69% (16-16) 100% 3305 3/1102

191 38.2 35 118 42 68 8 981 1144 163 214 4.6 196.2 16 1454 110-173-4 8.4 13.2 290.8 10 2435 387 6.3 487.0 17-332 11-152 11-81 19.5 13.8 7.4 8-3 47-464 92.8 28-1069 38.2 36.9 33-1903 57.7 39.2 30:53 33/76 43% 3/10 30% 12-94 0 27 1-3 0-0 (23-30) 77% (22-30) 73% (20-22) 91% 4667 2/2334 0/0

Fairmont State Football Fairmont State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 09, 2014) All games

Rushing

Daniel Monroe Austin White Terrell Charles Chazzy Thomas Tyler Pate Dwight Heron Malique Watkins TEAM Cooper Hibbs Total Opponents Passing

Cooper Hibbs Tyler Pate Malique Watkins Daniel Monroe Total Opponents Receiving

Fabian Guerra Malique Watkins Dwight Heron Sharmarte Banks Zach Pate Jeremiah Mathis Devon Garnett D. Marc-Sears Daniel Monroe Nick Alvaro Tyrae Boykin Terrell Charles Austin White Chazzy Thomas Total Opponents

gp-gs

att

gain loss

5-1 48 297 18 4-0 39 172 15 5-4 38 136 15 5-0 32 84 7 1-1 5 54 2 3-0 1 0 1 5-1 1 0 2 3-0 5 0 34 4-4 28 63 129 5 197 806 223 5 214 1144 163 gp-gs

effic comp-att-int

4-4 1-1 5-1 5-1 5 5

131.72 85-151-6 120.80 18-30-3 -200.00 0-1-1 -200.00 0-1-1 126.31 103-183-11 148.63 110-173-4

gp-gs

no.

net avg td

lg avg/g

Punt Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

279 157 121 77 52 -1 -2 -34 -66 583 981

67 16 15 12 25 0 0 0 14 67 66

Fabian Guerra Tyrae Boykin Malique Watkins Marcus Porter Total Opponents

2 2 2 1 7 11

-1 12 5 0 16 152

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 13 4 0 13 46

Interceptions

no.

yds avg td

lg

B. Alexander Wolf Shaw J. Jean-Charles Jay Adams Total Opponents

1 1 1 1 4 11

Kick Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

Terrell Charles Malique Watkins Wolf Shaw Marcus Porter Sean Tracy Tyrae Boykin Drexel Mosby Total Opponents

17 3 2 1 1 1 1 26 17

385 38 12 -2 8 25 18 484 332

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

39 16 8 0 8 25 18 39 34

Fumble Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

5.8 2 4.0 0 3.2 1 2.4 1 10.4 0 -1.0 0 -2.0 0 -6.8 0 -2.4 0 3.0 4 4.6 16

pct

yds td

56.3 1106 10 60.0 210 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 56.3 1316 12 63.6 1454 10

yds

avg

td

lg avg/g

4-1 31 436 5-1 9 99 3-0 8 70 5-0 7 104 3-0 7 78 5-5 7 37 5-5 6 69 5-5 5 153 5-1 5 88 5-3 5 48 1-0 5 38 5-4 3 45 4-0 3 29 5-0 2 22 5 103 1316 5 110 1454

14.1 11.0 8.8 14.9 11.1 5.3 11.5 30.6 17.6 9.6 7.6 15.0 9.7 11.0 12.8 13.2

3 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 10

55 33 20 41 19 8 22 55 32 30 11 27 20 12 55 64

109.0 19.8 23.3 20.8 26.0 7.4 13.8 30.6 17.6 9.6 38.0 9.0 7.2 4.4 263.2 290.8

55.8 39.2 24.2 15.4 52.0 -0.3 -0.4 -11.3 -16.5 116.6 196.2 lg avg/g

55 41 0 0 55 64

276.5 210.0 0.0 0.0 263.2 290.8

Total Opponents

0 0

0 0 10 36 46 81

-0.5 6.0 2.5 0.0 2.3 13.8 0.0 0.0 10.0 36.0 11.5 7.4 22.6 12.7 6.0 -2.0 8.0 25.0 18.0 18.6 19.5

0 0.0 0 0.0

0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0

0 0 10 36 36 49

0 0

Fairmont State Football Fairmont State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 09, 2014) All games

Scoring

td

J. Dearstine Fabian Guerra Daniel Monroe Sharmarte Banks D. Marc-Sears Chazzy Thomas Nick Alvaro Zach Pate Terrell Charles Devon Garnett Malique Watkins TEAM J. Jean-Charles Total Opponents

- 2-3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 16 2-3 27 1-3

Field Goals

fg

J. Dearstine

2-3

fg

kick

16-16 16-16 20-22

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

1-3

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2-2

-

pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99

66.7 0-0

1-1

0-0

1-2

FG Sequence

Fairmont State

Opponents

Notre Dame College Shepherd Glenville State West Virginia St. Concord

(41) (27),42 -

22 26 (32)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

0-0

pts

- 22 - 18 - 18 - 12 - 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 2 0 1 120 - 191

Total Offense

g plays

rush pass

Cooper Hibbs Daniel Monroe Tyler Pate Austin White Terrell Charles Chazzy Thomas Dwight Heron Malique Watkins TEAM Total Opponents

4 5 1 4 5 5 3 5 3 5 5

-66 1106 1040 260.0 279 0 279 55.8 52 210 262 262.0 157 0 157 39.2 121 0 121 24.2 77 0 77 15.4 -1 0 -1 -0.3 -2 0 -2 -0.4 -34 0 -34 -11.3 583 1316 1899 379.8 981 1454 2435 487.0

179 49 35 39 38 32 1 2 5 380 387

total avg/g

lg blk

Punting

no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

41

Aaron Prescott Gavan Duffy Total Opponents

31 1214 5 152 36 1366 28 1069

Kickoffs

no. yds avg tb ob retn

Joshua McNeil J. Dearstine Aaron Prescott Total Opponents

19 1066 3 152 1 22 23 1240 33 1903

0

39.2 30.4 37.9 38.2 56.1 50.7 22.0 53.9 57.7

58 39 58 54 1 1 0 2 5

2 0 2 1

6 5 1 0 7 5 7 10

3 0 3 2

0 0 0 0

net ydln

2 0 1 3 19.5 37.3 0 18.6 39.2

27 25

Fairmont State Football Fairmont State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 09, 2014) All games All Purpose

g

rush

rcv

pr

kr

Terrell Charles Fabian Guerra Daniel Monroe Austin White D. Marc-Sears Malique Watkins Sharmarte Bank Chazzy Thomas Zach Pate Tyrae Boykin Dwight Heron Devon Garnett Tyler Pate Nick Alvaro Jeremiah Mathis Jay Adams Drexel Mosby Wolf Shaw J. Jean-Charles Sean Tracy Marcus Porter TEAM Cooper Hibbs Total Opponents

5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 3 1 3 5 1 5 5 5 2 5 5 3 5 3 4 5 5

121 45 0 436 279 88 157 29 0 153 -2 99 0 104 77 22 0 78 0 38 -1 70 0 69 52 0 0 48 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -34 0 -66 0 583 1316 981 1454

0 -1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 152

385 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 0 8 -2 0 0 484 332

ir

total avg/g

0 551 110.2 0 435 108.8 0 367 73.4 0 186 46.5 0 153 30.6 0 140 28.0 0 104 20.8 0 99 19.8 0 78 26.0 0 75 75.0 0 69 23.0 0 69 13.8 0 52 52.0 0 48 9.6 0 37 7.4 36 36 7.2 0 18 9.0 0 12 2.4 10 10 2.0 0 8 2.7 0 -2 -0.4 0 -34 -11.3 0 -66 -16.5 46 2445 489.0 81 3000 600.0

Fairmont State Football Fairmont State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 09, 2014) All games

## 5 4 9 44 8 50 54 55 94 32 16 29 97 40 10 98 17 33 91 95 31 99 39 63 20 24 TM 3 75 80 84 2

Defensive Leaders

gp-gs

ua

a

Tackles tot

tfl/yds

Sacks no-yds

Emanuel Ivey Demonne Cox J. Jean-Charles Tyler Benton B. Alexander Evan Jones Marcus Porter Jephte Leveille Quincy Redmon TC Chestnut Trevor Malnick Jay Adams Malik Forrester Zack Hoover Wolf Shaw Preston Lewis Chris Jackson Josh Compton Derrick Foxx Andre Young Calvin Pringles Jordan Adderley Franz Evering Andre Collins J. Armstrong Ken Randolph TEAM Malique Watkins M. Matthews Sharmarte Banks Jeremiah Mathis Terrell Charles Total Opponents

5-4 5-5 5-5 5-4 4-1 5-0 5-1 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-4 5-4 3-0 5-4 5-0 5-0 4-0 4-0 5-0 5-1 5-0 3-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 3-0 5-1 1-0 5-0 5-5 5-4 5 5

27 25 18 20 19 16 18 14 16 12 6 13 11 9 5 5 7 6 4 3 1 4 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 .

278 256

8 10 11 7 5 7 2 6 2 6 8 1 2 4 7 7 3 3 4 4 5 1 .

1 1 . . . . . . .

115 129

35 35 29 27 24 23 20 20 18 18 14 14 13 13 12 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 .

393 385

3.0-5 . .

1.0-6 1.0-1 2.0-5 2.0-14 1.0-5 1.0-5 .

4.5-31 .

1.0-5 2.5-4 .

3.5-13 . .

1.5-4 1.0-2 .

2.0-9 . . . . . . . . . .

27-109 33-151

. . . . .

1-3 1-8 . . .

4-24 . . . .

2-10 . .

1-3 . .

1-6 . . . . . . . . . .

8-54 12-94

Pass defense int-yds brup

. .

1-10 .

1-0 . . . . . .

1-36 . .

1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4-46 11-81

1 3 2 .

1 . . . . . .

2 . .

2 .

2 . . .

1 .

1 . . . . . . . .

1 16 16

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1 . .

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3-0 3-0

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1 . . . . .

5 4

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