Football Notes - WV Wesleyan (11/1)

Fairmont State Football 2014 Fighting Falcon Game Notes

Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 | Cebe Ross Field | Buckhannon, W.Va. | Noon Radio: 93.1 WFGM | Audio/Stats: links on fightingfalcons.com &AIRMONT 3TATE

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Record: 3-4 (3-4 MEC) Head Coach: Jason Woodman Years at FSU: Second Year (6-11) Years as Head Coach: Same Alma Mater: Fairmont State ‘02

Record: 3-5 (3-5 MEC) Head Coach: George Shehl Record at WVWC: Second Year (8-10) Alma Mater: West Virginia

Passing: Cooper Hibbs - 135-230, 1769 yds, 13 TDs, 10 INTs Rushing: Daniel Monroe - 58 att, 298 yds, 3 TDs Receiving: Fabian Guerra - 48 rec, 644 yds, 4 TDs Tackles: Emanuel Ivey - 52 tkls (37 solo) Sacks: Trevor Malnick - 4 sacks Interceptions: Jacob Jean-Charles - 2 INTs Passing: Jeremy Musselman - 114-197, 1409 yds, 11 TDs, 5 INTs Rushing: Michael Anderson - 130 att, 498 yds, 2 TDs Receiving: Chase Blackwell - 47 rec, 386 yds, 4 TDs Tackles: Mike Savage - 69 tkls (37 solo) Sacks: Dale Wood - 2 sacks Interceptions: Denzel Butler - 3 INTs

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 (3-4) vs. WV Wesleyan (3-5)

Support Staff

West Va. Wesleyan................Statistical Category (NCAA/MEC) ................... Fairmont State 21.6 (125/8) ............................................. Scoring Offense ........................................... 24.4 (111/7) 93.4 (149/10) .......................................... Rushing Offense........................................103.6 (136/8) 251.9 (58/6)..............................................Passing Offense ......................................... 282.7 (30/2) 345.3 (118/8) .............................................. Total Offense............................................386.3 (89/5) 36.8 (139/9) ............................................ Scoring Defense .........................................37.3 (146/10) 230.8 (153/10) .........................................Rushing Defense .......................................189.3 (124/9) 210.6 (67/3)............................................. Passing Defense .......................................292.0 (150/8) 132.47 (107/4).........................................Pass Effic. Defense ..................................150.84 (154/10) 441.4 (130/8) .............................................Total Defense .........................................481.3 (157/10) 33.9 (70/2) .................................................. Net Punting ............................................ 32.47 (102/4) 5.86 (136/8) ............................................... Punt Returns ............................................. 2.2 (163/10) 15.44 (161/10)........................................... Kickoff Returns ..........................................18.97 (113/9) 0.13 (83/5) ...............................................Turnover Margin ...................................... -1.43 (158/10) 5.5 (132/9) .............................................. Tackles For A Loss ......................................... 4.9 (155/10) .359 (103/6) ............................................. 3rd Down Conv ............................................ .33 (124/8) (115/7).....................................................Time of Possession ................................................(110/6) 66.13 (90/3) ............................................... Penalty Yards.......................................... 91.86 (156/9)

Social Media

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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 L, 16-39 W, 35-31 Noon 1 p.m.

1 p.m.

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Head Coach ................Jason Woodman Record at FSU .............................. 6-11 (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

Notes t 4FBTPO 0QFOFS t 'BCJBO (VFSSB MFE BMM QMBZFST JO FWFSZ EJWJTJPO of the NCAA last week with 247 yards receiving against NDC

Sept. 4

Notre Dame College Falcons (5-3)

Sept. 13

Shepherd Rams (6-1)

Sept. 20

Glenville State Pioneers (4-4)

Fairmont, W.Va.

FSU 46-41-3 W, 40-36

t '46 XJMM IPTU GBNJMZ XFFLFOE t 'BJSNPOU 4UBUF TOBQQFE B GPVS HBNF MPTJOH streak against the Pioneers.

Sept. 27

West Virginia State Yellow Jackets (2-6)

Institute, W.Va.

FSU 33-13-1 W, 24-12

t '46 IBE ZBSET PG UPUBM P¸FOTF MBTU TFBTPO in Fairmont.

Oct. 4

Concord Mountain Lions (8-0)

Fairmont, W.Va.

FSU 43-34-2 L, 21-45

t $PNNVOJUZ "QQSFDJBUJPO %BZ t 'BCJBO (VFSSB MBOEFE PO UIF &41/ 5PQ plays for his one-handed grab over a pair of defenders.

Oct. 11

West Liberty Hilltoppers (5-3)

West Liberty, W.Va.

FSU 39-38-5 L, 16-39

t 8FTU -JCFSUZ TDPSFE QPJOUT JO UIF PQFOJOH quarter to pull away from Fairmont State. t (VFSSB SFDPSEFE SFDFQUJPOT GPS ZBSET JO the loss.

Oct. 25

Urbana Blue Knights (1-7)

Fairmont, W.Va.

Tie 1-1 W, 35-31

t 'BJSNPOU 4UBUF FSBTFE B IBMGUJNF EFmDJU to top Urbana, 35-31, during Homecoming Weekend.

Nov. 1

WV Wesleyan Bobcats (3-5)

Buckhannon, W.Va.

FSU 41-21-1

t /JDL "MWBSP IBE B DBSFFS IJHI DBUDIFT GPS 122 yards last season against WVWC. t 5IF 'BMDPOT IBE B TFBTPO IJHI ZBSET PG total offense in last year’s meeting.

Nov. 8

Charleston Golden Eagles (5-3)

Fairmont, W.Va.

UC 5-9-1

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Nov. 15

Virginia-Wise Cavaliers (1-7)

Wise, Va.

FSU 1-0

t '46 XJMM NBLF JUT mSTU FWFS USJQ UP 8JTF 7B t 5IF 'BMDPOT XPO UIF mSTU FWFS NFFUing last season in Fairmont, 47-44

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’s rally fell short in overtime as WV Wesleyan picked up a 40-37 victory on Thursday evening at Duvall-Rosier Field. FSU scored 10 points in the final 4:20 of the game to force the extra session.

With the victory, WV Wesleyan improves to 4-5 overall and 4-4 in the Mountain East. Fairmont State falls to 2-6 overall and 1-6 in the MEC.

The Falcons outgained the Bobcats, 535-471 and also held a nine-minute advantage in time of possession. Fairmont State also held a 30-24 advantage in first downs but committed 11 penalties for 109 yards. WVWC had just 51 penalty yards in the game.

Cooper Hibbs had his best performance of the season, completing 23-of-31 passes for 268 yards and a touchdown. Daniel Monroe had a season-high 170 yards and two scores to lead the FSU rushing attack. Dawrence Roberts chipped in 71 yards on 15 carries and scored a rushing touchdown as FSU racked up 267 yards on the ground. Nick Alvaro led the FSU receivers with 10 catches for 122 yards in the loss, both of which are career-highs.

Jeremy Mussleman completed 17-of-30 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Bobcats to victory. Mike Anderson had a game-high 224 yards on the ground for WV Wesleyan. LaVaughn Hughes hauled in seven catches for 95 yards and a score to lead the Bobcat receivers.

Garrett Davis had 12 tackles (nine solo) to lead the FSU defense. FSU failed to record a sack or an interception in the game. Mike Savage and Ed Hasis each had nine total tackles to lead the Wesleyan defense. Hasis also recovered a fumble in overtime.

On the second-play of overtime, the Falcons got the ball down to the 11-yard line but a fumble recovery by the Bobcats set the visitors up with a chance to win the game on the second possession of overtime. After three runs by WVWC, Kasper Bernild hit a 41-yard field goal to wrap up the victory for the Bobcats.

Score

WV Wesleyan

Fairmont State

1

7 7

2

3

4

OT

F

17

3

10

0

37

16

7

7

3

40

Team

Qtr

Time

Scoring play

WVW

1st

07:03

Arlia 11 yd pass from J. Mussleman (Bernild kick)

FSU

WVW kick)

1st

2nd

09:32 12:30

Monroe 2 yd run (J. Dearstine kick)

Hughes 7 yd pass from J. Mussleman (Bernild

FSU

2nd

07:37

D. Roberts 2 yd run (J. Dearstine kick)

FSU

2nd

03:28

Daniel Monroe 2 yd run (J. Dearstine kick)

FSU

2nd

00:01

J. Dearstine 23 yd field goal

WVW 2nd nild kick failed) WVW FSU

WVW WVW FSU

FSU kick)

WVW

2nd 3rd 3rd

4th 4th 4th OT

05:01

01:21

04:04

00:00 11:47

07:10

00:54

Schademan 9 yd pass from J. Mussleman (Ber-

Bernild 22 yd field goal

J. Dearstine 20 yd field goal

J. Mussleman 12 yd run (Bernild kick)

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

WVWC 40 36-237 234 30-17-0 66-471 0-0 0-0 6-110 0-0 2-40.0 0-0 5-51 24:24 7 of 12 1 of 1 5-5

Individual Statistic Leaders Rushing: WVW - Anderson 32-224; FSU - Monroe 26-170 Passing: WVW - Mussleman 17-30-0-234; FSU - Hibbs 23-31-0-268 Receiving: WVW - Hughes 7-95; FSU - Alvaro 10-122 Tackles: WVW - Savage 8-1--9; FSU - Davis 9-3--12

M. Anderson 25 yd run (Bernild kick) J. Dearstine 33 yd field goal

D. Marc-Sears 25 yd pass from Hibbs (J. Dearstine Bernild 41 yd field goal

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FSU 37 51-267 268 33-23-0 84-535 0-0 0-0 7-165 0-0 2-38.5 1-1 11-109 35:36 9 of 17 3 of 3 6-7

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Notables

t 'BCJBO (VFSSB IBT IBVMFE JO DBUDIFT GPS ZBSET BOE GPVS UPVDIEPXO SFDFQtions this season. Guerra has tallied at least 12 catches in three games this season and has went over the 100-yard mark in each of those games. Twenty-eight of Guerra’s 48 receptions have gone for either a touchdown or first down this season.

Guerra also has 12 plays of 20-yards or more this season (first on the team). t 5IF 'BMDPOT BSF DPOWFSUJOH PO KVTU QFSDFOU PG UIFJS UIJSE EPXO DPOWFSTJPOT UIJT season, compared to their opponents converting on 43 percent. t The road victory against WV State five week’s ago was the first since the 2011 season for the Falcons. t 5IF 'BMDPOT IBWF QMBZT PG ZBSET PS NPSF JODMVEJOH OJOF UIBU IBWF HPOF GPS a touchdown. t 'PVS EJ¸FSFOU SVOOJOH CBDLT IBWF DBSSJFE UIF CBMM BU MFBTU UJNFT UIJT TFBTPO and and all four have reached the end zone for the Falcons. t "VTUJO 8IJUF SFDPSEFE UIF mSTU ZBSE SVTIJOH QFSGPSNBODF PG UIF TFBTPO GPS the Falcons with 108 yards on 24 carries against Concord. Daniel Monroe has rushed for 90 yards twice this season. t 'PVSUFFO EJ¸FSFOU QMBZFST IBWF SFDPSEFE B SFDFQUJPO BOE FJHIU EJ¸FSFOU QMBZFST have caught a touchdown pass this season for the Falcons. t %BOJFM .BSD 4FBST IBT mWF UPVDIEPXO QBTTFT PG ZBSET PS NPSF UIJT TFBTPO 'JWF of the eight longest plays of the season for the Falcons are passes to Marc-Sears.

Urbana Postgame Notes

t 6SCBOB RVBSUFSCBDL $BMF #VSEZTIBX UISFX UISFF mSTU IBMG UPVDIEPXO QBTTFT UP IFMQ 6Sbana grab a 28-7 halftime lead on Saturday afternoon. t 5IF 'BMDPOT XFSF QFOUBMJ[FE UJNFT GPS ZBSET JO UIF PQFOJOH IBMG PG UIF HBNF BHBJOTU Urbana. The teams combined for 41 accepted penalties for 410 yards in the game. The national record for combined penalties in a game is 42. t %FTQJUF BMM UIF QFOBMUJFT 6SCBOB SBDLFE VQ ZBSET PG UPUBM P¸FOTF XIJMF 'BJSNPOU 4UBUF totaled 392 yards. t $PPQFS )JCCT MFE UIF '46 P¸FOTF CZ DPNQMFUJOH PG QBTTFT GPS ZBSET BOE B QBJS of touchdowns in the come-from-behind victory. Freshman Devon Garnett hauled in eight passes for 78 yards to lead all FSU receivers. Daniel Marc-Sears had 121 yards receiving on four receptions in the game, including a 55-yard touchdown. t %FGFOTJWF CBDL &NBOVFM *WFZ UBMMJFE TFWFO UBDLMFT BOE CSPLF VQ mWF QBTTFT PVU PG IJT TBGFUZ position against Urbana. Two of his pass break-ups were on the final possession of the game to help the Falcons close out the Blue Knights. t .BSDVT 1PSUFS IBE IJT UIJSE DPOTFDVUJWF HBNF XJUI PS NPSF UBDLMFT BHBJOTU 6SCBOB 1PSter switched to Mike Linebacker against Concord and has recorded double-digit tackles in every game since.

Scouting The Bobcats

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MEC Schedule/Standings 1.

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11.

Concord Shepherd Notre Dame Coll.

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

Overall 8-0 6-1 5-3 5-3 5-3 4-4 3-4 3-5 2-6 1-7 1-7

MEC 7-0 6-1 5-2 5-2 4-3 4-4 3-4 3-5 1-6 1-6 1-7

Week 7 (Oct. 18) Charleston def WV State, 28-10 West Liberty def Urbana, 44-14 Concord def WV Wesleyan, 61-12 Glenville State def UVa-Wise, 35-9 Notre Dame Coll def Shepherd, 35-34 Week 8 (Oct. 25) West Liberty def WVWC, 24-3 Glenville St def Notre Dame, 41-38 Concord def Charleston, 24-20 Fairmont State def Urbana, 35-31 UVa-Wise def WV State, 16-13 Week 9 (Nov. 1) WLU at Charleston (Thurs, Oct. 30) Glenville State at Shepherd, Noon Fairmont State at WV Wesleyan, Noon Malone at Urbana, Noon WV State at Notre Dame College, 1 p.m.

Concord at UVa-Wise, 2 p.m.

Week 10 (Nov. 8) Glenville State at Walsh, 11:00 a.m.

WV Wesleyan at Urbana, Noon Notre Dame College at Concord, 1 p.m.

Charleston at Fairmont State, 1 p.m.

Shepherd at WV State, 1 p.m.

UVa-Wise at West Liberty, 1 p.m.

Week 11 (Nov. 15) Concord at Shepherd, Noon WV State at Glenville State, 1 p.m.

Urbana at Charleston, 1 p.m.

West Liberty at Notre Dame Coll, 1 p.m.

Fairmont State at UVa-Wise, 1 p.m.

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WLU Postgame Notes

t 5IF )JMMUPQQFST KVNQFE PVU UP B BEWBOUBHF JO UIF mSTU RVBSUFS BOE XFOU PO UP EFGFBU the Falcons, 39-16, three week’s ago at West Liberty. t 8FTU -JCFSUZ GPSDFE UISFF '46 JOUFSDFQUJPOT BOE XFOU GPS JOTJEF UIF SFE [POF t 'BJSNPOU 4UBUF SBDLFE VQ ZBSET UISPVHI UIF BJS CVU XFSF MJNJUFE UP KVTU ZBSET PO UIF ground against the Hilltoppers. The Falcons held a 26-16 advantage in first downs but were limited to just 2-of-6 inside the 20. t 5IF 'BMDPOT IBE UXP SFDFJWFST HP PWFS ZBSE BHBJOTU UIF )JMMUPQQFST MFE CZ 'BCJBO Guerra with 12 receptions for 131 yards. Zach Pate hauled in eight catches for 101 yards and a touchdown. t $PPQFS )JCCT IBE ZBSET QBTTJOH JO UIF MPTJOH F¸PSU CVU UISFX UISFF JOUFSDFQUJPOT )JCCT completed 27-of-42 pass attempts. t .BSDVT 1PSUFS IBE IJT TFDPOE DPOTFDVUJWF UBDLMF HBNF BHBJOTU UIF )JMMUPQQFST TJODF moving back to the Mike LB position against Concord. t %BLPUB $POXFMM DPNQMFUFE PG QBTTFT GPS ZBSET BOE UISFF UPVDIEPXOT UP MFBE 8FTU Liberty in the victory. Conwell also added 26 yards and a touchdown on the ground. t "OUPO .D$BMMVN XBT PO UIF SFDFJWJOH FOE PG UISFF QBTTFT GPS ZBSET BOE B UPVDIEPXO in the victory.

CU Postgame Notes

t /P $PODPSE QJDLFE VQ B WJDUPSZ PWFS 'BJSNPOU 4UBUF BU %VWBMM 3PTJFS Field. t '46 SBDLFE VQ PWFS ZBSET PG UPUBM P¸FOTF BOE IFME B BEWBOUBHF JO mSTU downs in the game.

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

t 'BJSNPOU 4UBUF TDPSFE UIF mOBM QPJOUT PG UIF HBNF BHBJOTU 87 4UBUF UP QJDL VQ a 24-12 victory over the Yellow Jackets. t The road victory was the first since the 2011 season for the Falcons. t #BDLVQ RVBSUFSCBDL 5ZMFS 1BUF NBEF UIF TUBSU GPS UIF 'BMDPOT BOE DPNQMFUFE of-30 passes for 210 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the victory. t 'BCJBO (VFSSB SFUVSOFE UP UIF '46 MJOFVQ BHBJOTU 8746 BOE IBVMFE JO mWF QBTTFT for 43 yards and a touchdown. t %BOJFM .POSPF KVTU NJTTFE UIF DFOUVSZ NBSL XJUI ZBSET PO DBSSJFT BOE reached the endzone on the ground for the Falcons. Monroe is currently in eighthplace in school history with 2,303 rushing yards in his FSU career. Monroe is also in third place all-time with 28 rushing touchdowns and tied for sixth with 174 points scored. t &WBO +POFT #SBOEPO "MFYBOEFS +BDPC +FBO $IBSMFT BOE %FNPOOF $PY FBDI SFcorded eight total tackles for the Falcons against WV State. t "GUFS IBWJOH KVTU UISFF TBDLT HPJOH JOUP UIF 87 4UBUF HBNF 'BJSNPOU 4UBUF SFcorded six sacks against the Yellow Jackets. Trevor Malnick has recorded three sacks

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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)

Wesleyan Quick Facts West Virginia Wesleyan College Location: Buckhannon, W.Va. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 1,500 Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Orange & Black President: Dr. Pamela Balch Director of Athletics: Randy Tenney Head Coach: George Shehl Record at WVWC: 2nd Career Record: 5-5 (1) 2013 Record: 5-5 MEC Record/Finish: 5-4/T5th Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 8/8/1

WVWC Schedule/Results

Date S6 S13 S20 S27 O4 O11 O18 O23 N1 N8

Opponent CHARLESTON at UVA-Wise NOTRE DAME at Shepherd GLENVILLE ST at WV State CONCORD at West Liberty FAIRMONT ST at Urbana

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Time/Score L, 21-42 W, 23-7 L, 44-47 L, 7-56 W, 38-35 W, 25-22 L, 12-61 L, 3-24 Noon Noon

in the last two games. t 5IF '46 EFGFOTF BMTP JOUFSDFQUFE B QBTT GPS UIF UIF mSTU UJNF TJODF XFFL POF against Notre Dame College. Brandon Alexander and Wolf Shaw each intercepted a pass against the Yellow Jackets.

GSC Postgame Notes

t 'BJSNPOU 4UBUF CSPVHIU IPNF UIF i#BUUMF GPS UIF #JUw GPS UIF mSTU UJNF JO GPVS TFBsons with a 40-36 victory over the Pioneers at Duvall-Rosier Field. t Cooper Hibbs completed 25-of-36 passes for 384 yards and three touchdowns in the victory. Hibbs has had two of his highest offensive output of his career in the first three weeks of the season (415 yards in week one vs. NDC). t 5FSSFMM $IBSMFT BOE $IB[[Z 5IPNBT FBDI TDPSFE UIFJS mSTU DBSFFS SVTIJOH UPVDIEPXO MBTU 4BUVSEBZ JO UIF BOOVBM i#BUUMF GPS UIF #JUw 5ISFF EJ¸FSFOU SVOOJOH CBDLT have reached the endzone for the Falcons. t %BOJFM .BSD 4FBST NBEF IJT mSTU SFDFQUJPOT PG UIF TFBTPO MBTU 4BUVSEBZ BHBJOTU Glenville State, both going for touchdowns. Marc-Sears had touchdowns of 55 and 30 yards in the victory. t %XJHIU )FSPO IBE BO FYUFOEFE SPMF BU XJEF SFDFJWFS GPS UIF 'BMDPOT MBTU 4BUVSEBZ hauling in eight catches for 70 yards against the Pioneers. t &JHIU EJ¸FSFOU SFDFJWFST DBVHIU B QBTT BHBJOTU (MFOWJMMF 4UBUF XJUI TJY QMBZFST having multiple receptions in the game. t %FNPOOF $PY MFE UIF '46 EFGFOTF BHBJOTU UIF 1JPOFFST XJUI TFWFO UBDLMFT mWF solo) and forced a fumble in the third quarter. t 5SFWPS .BMOJDL SFDPSEFE UIF POMZ TBDL PG UIF HBNF GPS UIF 'BMDPOT MBUF JO UIF GPVSUI quarter to give the Falcons the ball back in the victory formation.

SU Postgame Notes

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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.

When Fairmont State (2014)...

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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.

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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 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 but had just one turnover in the game.

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.

Notre Dame jumped out to a quick 21-0 lead at the 14:54 mark of the second quarter but the Falcons would respond just four minutes later when Monroe hauled in an 18-yard touchdown pass from Hibbs to put the Falcons on the board.

Devon Garnett pulled down a nine-yard touchdown pass with just 29 seconds remaining in the half to cap a 10-play, 79-yard drive and sent FSU to the locker room down just one score.

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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In the victory, Shepherd limited the Falcons to just 77 yards of total offense 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 with an injury.

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.

The Pioneers cut the FSU lead to just four points with less than four minutes to play when Dante Roberts went into the endzone from four yards out for the touchdown. Roberts also completed 4-out-of-6 passes when forced into action after Steele’s injury.

After a three-and-out by Fairmont State, Glenville had one more opportunity but a drive-changing sack by Trevor Malnick put the Pioneers in a 2-and-26 situation and the Falcons held on the for the 40-36 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

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 Dameon Garret was just shy of the century mark with six catches for 90 yards in the losing effort. WV State totaled just 51 yards on the ground.

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.

The Yellow Jackets responded and cut the lead to just two points after a nine-play, 63-yard drive on the following possession, but failed on the twopoint conversion that would have tied the game.

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

7EEK AT 7EST ,IBERTY

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.

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. -- A fast start by West Liberty propelled the Hilltoppers past Fairmont State, 39-16, on Saturday afternoon at West Family Stadium.

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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 reception in double coverage to cut the CU lead back to just seven points.

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 45-14 advantage with just 3:42 remaining in the game. The Falcons got into 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

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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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

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West Liberty (3-3, 3-2 MEC) scored 21 points in the opening 11:58 of the game and went 6-for-6 from inside the red zone in the victory. The Hilltoppers also racked up 485 yards of total offense and 233 yards on the ground.

Fairmont State (2-4, 2-4 MEC) had 413 yards of total offense, including 331 through the air. However, the Falcons were just 2-of-6 in the red zone and turned the ball over three times.

Cooper Hibbs led the FSU offense by completing 27-of-42 pass attempts for 331 yards and a touchdown. Hibbs also threw three interceptions. The Falcons had two receivers go over 100 yards in a game for the first time since the 2012 season, led by Fabian Guerra with 12 receptions for 131 yards.

Dakota Conwell had 252 yards on just 13 complete passes and tossed a trio of touchdowns to lead the Hilltoppers to victory. Conwell also had 26 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Anton McCallum was on the receiving end of three receptions for 118 yards and a touchdown. Dylan Potts crossed the goal line twice and hauled in three receptions for 27 yards in the game. Isiah Moody had a team-high 60 yards on the ground for West Liberty.

Marcus Porter led the FSU defense for the second straight week with 11 total tackles (seven solo). Calvin Pringles chipped in four tackles, a fumble recovery and an interception for the Falcons defensively. Alec Wood had a game-high 12 tackles to lead West Liberty on defense. Josh White recorded three solo tackles and had two interceptions for the ‘Toppers.

West Liberty took the ball 58 yards on six plays to score on the opening drive of the game after Conwell crossed the goal line from three-yards-out.

After the teams traded three-and-outs, Fairmont State attempted a fourthand-short that was unsuccessful to give the Hilltoppers possession inside Fairmont State territory at the 48.

Five plays later, Conwell found Potts in the back of the endzone to give West Liberty a 14-0 lead. The ‘Toppers added seven more just two minutes later when an interception by White set up Potts’ second score of the day from 11 yards out.

After adding two points on a safety early in the second, WLU went ahead 30-0 following an 85-yard hookup from Conwell to McCallum.

The Hilltoppers put three on the board on their first possession of the third quarter before Hibbs found Pate to cap a 14-play, 73-yard drive to make the score 33-10 after three quarters.

White added a second Fairmont State touchdown early in the fourth to cut the margin to 33-16 following a missed two-point conversion. However, the Falcons were unable to score the rest of way and the ‘Toppers added a late touchdown to make the final margin, 39-16.

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 16 26 42-82 331 42-27-3 84-413 0-0 2-5 5-90 1-0 1-48.0 0-0 5-51 28:37 8 of 17 1 of 5 2-6 0-0

Individual Statistic Leaders Rushing: FSU - White 25-60; WLU - Moody 6-60 Passing: FSU - Hibbs 27-42-3-331; WLU - Conwell 13-19-1-252 Receiving: FSU - Guerra 12-131; WLU - McCallum 3-118 Tackles: FSU - Porter 7-4--11; WLU - Wood 7-5--12

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FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Fairmont State rallied from a 21-point halftime deficit to edge Urbana, 35-31, on Saturday afternoon during the 2014 Homecoming Game. Fabian Guerra scored the go-ahead touchdown at the 6:56 mark of the fourth quarter on a 32-yard pass from Cooper Hibbs.

The teams combined for 410 penalty yards on 41 accepted penalties in the game. The national record for combined penalties in a game is 42. Despite all the penalties, Urbana racked up 449 yards of total offense while Fairmont State totaled 392 yards.

Cooper Hibbs completed 23-of-37 pass attempts for 332 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the come-from-behind victory. Devon Garnett hauled in eight passes for 78 yards and Guerra caught five passes for 77 yards and a score. Daniel Marc-Sears also had a big day in the passing game with four catches for 121 yards and a touchdown. Austin White led the FSU rushing attack with 16 carries for 46 yards and a score.

Cale Burdyshaw went 25-of-46 for 338 yards and three touchdowns on the afternoon. Karim Jones Jr. had six receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown in the loss.

Marcus Porter racked up 10 total tackles, including seven solo and two for a loss before leaving the game with an injury. Emanuel Ivey had seven tackles out of his safety spot and broke up five passes, including two on the final Urbana drive of the game.

Three touchdown passes by Burdyshaw and 17 penalties for 160 yards by the Falcons helped Urbana build a 28-7 halftime lead on Saturday afternoon at Duvall-Rosier Feld.

In the second half, FSU tied the game at the 3:26 mark of the third quarter with 21-unanswered points. The Falcons scored less than three minutes into the half when Marc-Sears caught a 55-yard pass from Hibbs less than three minutes into the half.

After pinning Urbana deep and forcing a punt, FSU took over at the Urbana 38 later in the third quarter. Daniel Monoe found the end zone five plays later from four-yards out to cut the UU lead to just seven points.

On the next Urbana possession, Burdyshaw was picked-off by Jacob JeanCharles and was tackles just shy of the goal line to set the Falcons up with first-and-goal from the one-yard line. White tied the game with a one-yard run for the Falcons to tie the game.

Urbana regained the lead on the first play of the fourth quarter after a 24yard field goal by Ross Snodgrass. However, Hibbs found Guerra at the 6:56 mark to give FSU the lead for the first time in the game.

The Blue Knights were threatening inside the FSU 10 on their final drive of the game, but a pass break-up by Ivey on fourth down turned the ball over to the Falcons and allowed the offense to run out the clock.

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

UU 31 27 30-111 338 46-25-1 76-449 0-0 0-0 5-114 1-6 4-38.5 0-0 21-215 30:24 4 of 12 0 of 2 5-8 2-21

FSU 35 24 40-60 332 37-23-1 77-392 0-0 1-1 6-128 1-28 6-32.3 1-1 20-195 29:36 7 of 16 2 of 2 3-3 0-0

Individual Statistic Leaders Rushing: UU - Presley 13-74; FSU - White 16-46 Passing: UU - Burdyshaw 25-46-1-338; FSU - Hibbs 23-37-1-332 Receiving: UU - Jones 6-111; FSU - Garnett 8-78 Tackles: UU - Wallace 6-0--6; FSU - Porter 7-3--10

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By Duane Cochran for fightingfalcons.com

Fairmont State’s defense, much maligned during the 2014 season for allowing the most points (37.3) and yards per game (481.3) in the Mountain East Conference, came up huge Saturday afternoon in the second half of the Falcons’ thrilling 35-31 come-from-behind homecoming victory over visiting Urbana University Saturday afternoon at Duvall-Rosier Field.

After allowing the Blue Knights to score four touchdowns on their first six possessions of the game, FSU’s defense stiffened in the second half and permitted just one field goal on seven Urbana possessions in the final 30 minutes.

Falcon sophomore cornerback Jacob-Jean Charles also intercepted a Blue Knights’ pass and returned it 28 yards to set up a game-tying TD in the final half and Fairmont made a huge goal line stand in the waning minutes to secure the victory after Urbana achieved a first-and-goal at the Falcons’ eight-yard line. i8F DBNF UP QMBZ JO UIF TFDPOE IBMG w TBJE '46 sophomore safety Emanuel Ivey who finished with seven total tackles and a team-high five pass breakups, two of which came on Urbana’s final four passes inside of the FSU eight-yard line with just over three minutes remaining in the game. i0VS NPUUP JT TUBSU GBTU BOE mOJTI TUSPOH 8F certainly didn’t start fast today, but we did finish strong. i8F WF KVTU USJFE UP TUBZ UPHFUIFS BT B VOJU %VSJOH the bye week we ran gasers, 200 yards five times straight with no break. We pushed each other.

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Saturday true freshman mike linebacker Marcus Porter enjoyed another huge outing for the Falcons since moving to his new position from defensive end three weeks ago. Porter finished with a game-high 10 tackles before leaving the contest in the third quarter with an ankle injury. The last three weeks Porter has amassed 32 of his 41 total

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Fairmont and Urbana combined to set a Mountain East Conference single-game record Saturday but it wasn’t a good one.

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The Falcons and Blue Knights combined to have 41 penalties for 410 yards in the contest and all, for the most part, were warranted. FSU was flagged 20 times for 195 yards, while Urbana was penalized 21 times for 215 yards. The combined 41 total penalties is one shy of the national record of 42 in a game which was set by N.C. Central (23) and St. Paul’s (19) on Sept. 13, 1986. Those two schools also hold the national record for combined penalty yardage in a game (453).

Ironically, Urbana also holds both the MEC singlegame record for penalties (24) and penalty yards in a game (219). That was set last season in a Blue Knights’ victory over West Liberty.

Fairmont had 17 penalties for 160 yards in the first half of Saturday’s game with Urbana. In the second half the Falcons cleaned things up and suffered just three flags for 35 yards.

For the season Fairmont is averaging 9.5 penalties per game for 91.9 yards per outing. That ranks the Falcons 10th in the 11-team MEC. Urbana ranks 11th with an average of 11.8 penalties per contest for 117.1 yards per game.

i5IJT XBT B QPJOU JO UIF TFBTPO XIFSF UIJOHT could’ve gone really bad for us in a hurry. With us struggling and our backs against the wall after the first half that we played we could’ve shut it down and quit, but not one single person in that locker room did that. Instead, they rallied and found a XBZ UP HFU B XJO w ---------FSU sophomore quarterback Cooper Hibbs recorded his fourth 300-or-more yard passing game of the season in Saturday’s win over Urbana.

Hibbs, who missed one game this year due to injury, completed 23-of-37 passes for 332 yards and two touchdowns in the 35-31 victory. He was intercepted once.

His four 300-or-more yard passing games this fall are second in the Mountain East Conference to Notre Dame College’s Ray Russ, who has five.

To date, Hibbs has completed 135-of-230 passes (58.7 percent) for 1,769 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. He’s been intercepted 10 times.

For his career Hibbs has completed 274-of-497 passes (55.1 percent) for 3,373 yards and 25 touchdowns. He has suffered 20 career interceptions.

He already ranks sixth in school history in career passing yards, career touchdown passes and career completions.

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By Duane Cochran for fightingfalcons.com

When Tyler Thompson first strolled onto the football field back in August of 2010 at Fairmont State University not too many people took notice.

Nowadays, however, he’s kind of hard to miss.

Thompson, you see, has seen a lot of changes in himself over the course of the last several football seasons the most noticeable of which is his hairstyle.

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Thompson’s story isn’t unique, but it’s one that never gets old. He came to FSU as a walk-on out of Scott High School in southern West Virginia. i'BJSNPOU XBT SFBMMZ UIF POMZ JO TUBUF TDIPPM UP MPPL BU NF w TBJE 5IPNQTPO i* XBOUFE UP TUBZ JO state and go to a school that was far enough away that I could come home if I wanted to, but not FWFSZ XFFLFOE i.Z P¸FOTJWF BOE EFGFOTJWF MJOF coach Nick Shreve played here and told me about the town, the school, the campus and the program TP * IBE B MJUUMF JEFB BCPVU JU w So Thompson, Furbee and 25 other freshmen showed up for fall camp for the Falcons in August of 2010. Of that class, only five will finish their college careers. Linebacker Garrett Davis and receiver Chris St. Hilaire played as true freshmen and wrapped up their careers last fall and former FSU starting quarterback Logan Moore transferred to West Virginia University after his sophomore season at Fairmont and will finish his playing career like Thompson and Furbee this season. i* XBTO U HFUUJOH BOZ NPOFZ FBSMZ JO NZ DBSFFS and we had a lot of 5 a.m. workouts and there definitely was a lot of times in my head when I said to myself what am I doing and why am I doJOH UIJT w TBJE 5IPNQTPO i*U T UPVHI *U T UPVHI UP push yourself, but at the end of the day I wanted to do it for my teammates and I wanted to do it for

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and history and currently has a cumulative 2.98 grade point average. He’ll graduate this December and has plans in the future to apply to schools to be a physician’s assistant.

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Thompson credits his parents, Mickey and Susan Thompson, with instilling in him a drive and desire to work hard and be successful.

Furbee agrees.

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Thompson’s performance in FSU’s football program for five seasons is an easy one to grade. As a student-athlete he certainly deserves an A.

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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.

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Guerra, who is in his sophomore season and now has 63 career receptions i* GFFM MJLF * IBWF TP NVDI SPPN GPS JNGPS ZBSET BOE mWF UPVDIEPXOT i* QSPWFNFOU BT B QMBZFS w TBJE (VFSSB love this school so much. I work my butt whose grandparents were born in Cuba off every day for this school because it BOE QBSFOUT XFSF CPSO JO .JBNJ i&WFSZ was the only school willing to give me year my goal is to get better. I love this B DIBODF w team so much that I feel like it deserves to get my all every day.

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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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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 his helmet and pads for a jungle-style hat and whistle his methods on the field are just as effective. Compton, first and 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 make adjustments and how to get the 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 different ways. As a coach you just have to 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

i* XBT GPSUVOBUF UP IBWF B MPU PG HSFBU DPBDIing influences in my life which all contributed to me wanting to teach children and UP * HVFTT FWFOUVBMMZ DPBDI w TBJE $PNQUPO i.Z IJHI TDIPPM P¸FOTJWF MJOF DPBDI #SVDF Sizemore, is the guy who made me want to be a part of football. He was a hard-nosed, in-your-face type of guy who really became a kind of father figure for me. When I first started in football I didn’t really like it. I was more of a baseball guy, but I grew, developed size and eventually found a way to trade playing football for an education. He and my high school head coach, Billy Haun, were the two who made me want to be an elementary school physical education teacher. I’ve renewed by teaching certificate every year JO 7JSHJOJB TJODF w

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 Carolina. That season Compton battled injuries and was sidelined for most of the year.

i5P UIJT EBZ FWFSZ PODF JO B XIJMF * MM HP HFU the box at home where my rings are, blow the dust off of it, open it, look at them and still find it hard to believe. I’m just Mike Compton who grew up in McGuire Valley in a double-wide trailer and now I’m in an exclusive club. Not a lot of guys have those rings and for me to have two of them means I’m very blessed. It took a lot of hard work, CVU JU XBT XPSUI JU w i5IF mSTU POF SFBMMZ NFBOT B MPU UP NF CFcause I started and played every game that year. The second one I was injured and missed a lot of that season so there’s a part of me that feels like I didn’t earn it as much as I did the first one. Still, though, they’re CPUI QSFUUZ TQFDJBM UP NF w Like Barry Sanders, Compton is a pretty humble individual when it comes to his football career. He doesn’t wear the rings and rarely speaks openly in public about playing in the NFL. In fact, at times it’s a chore to get him to talk about his playing career.

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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.’

i* IBWF B MPU PG GBJUI BOE USVTU JO IJN He’s a very intelligent player. He makes all of the calls for the offensive line and he honestly knows exactly what each and every position along the offensive i5IF XIPMF QPJOU PG NZ KPC JT UP NBLF front is supposed to be doing. He’s a the other guys like the quarterback and good player for us and he’s a guy who UIF TLJMM QPTJUJPO QMBZFST MPPL HPPE w probably doesn’t get the credit or recogsaid a laughing Belser, who is entering OJUJPO UIBU IF EFTFSWFT GPS IJT QMBZ w his third season as FSU’s starting offenTJWF DFOUFS i5IF GBDU UIBU OP POF SFBMMZ FSU senior offensive guard Tyler Thompknows who I am doesn’t bother me at son agrees. all. I know what my job is on this team and I try each and every play to do it to i5IF CFTU UIJOH BCPVU QMBZJOH XJUI (BUIF CFTU PG NZ BCJMJUZ w ron is you never have to worry about XIFSF IF T BU PS XIBU IF T EPJOH w TBJE But let Belser make one mistake with a 5IPNQTPO i:PV DBO BCTPMVUFMZ DPVOU rare bad snap and all of a sudden he be- on him every play. I know I can take my comes the focal point for angry fans. steps and he’ll fit right in. He knows the plays, he knows the calls and he knows i8IFO UIBU IBQQFO FWFSZCPEZ JNNF- what everyone is supposed to be dodiately knows who you are and is look- JOH w JOH GPS ZPV w TBJE #FMTFS i5IFZ NBZ OPU know you by name, but they’re quick to i)F T BMTP B QSFUUZ UPVHI BOE DSBGUZ KVNQ PO UIF DFOUFS w player. He’s not the biggest offensive lineman, but he uses his quickness and i5IBU T MJGF UIPVHI BT BO P¸FOTJWF MJOF- his speed to his advantage. He gets on men. You can do countless things right guys pretty quickly and he’ll get up unthat tend to get overlooked, but if you derneath them. He’s also a pretty harddo one thing wrong you get noticed nosed competitor. You don’t see him quickly. That’s why we’re kind of a differ- NJTTJOH QSBDUJDF PS NJTTJOH QMBZT w ent breed of player on the offensive line.

We don’t play for the so-called fame. Belser was born in Fairbanks, Alaska We tend to do a lot of the dirty work. To when his father was stationed there CF IPOFTU * MJLF UIBU w with the United State Army. The family moved to Germany for a year when Belser not only likes it, he’s very good Belser was two and then settled in North at what he does and his role is far more Port, Fla. where he grew up and starred complex as the Falcons’ center than just in football in high school at North Port. simply snapping the football every play.

In high school his offensive line coach i(BSPO BOE * IBWF B HSFBU SFMBUJPOTIJQ was former FSU all-conference offensive CPUI PO BOE P¸ PG UIF mFME w TBJE '46 lineman Jimmy Young, who played for sophomore quarterback Cooper Hibbs. the Falcons from 1993-96. It was Young i)F T POF PG UIF mSTU HVZT XIFO * HPU who turned him onto Fairmont State.

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i$PBDI :PVOH TFOU NZ mMN VQ IFSF UP (former FSU) coach (Mike) Lopez and they immediately invited me up here GPS B WJTJU w TBJE #FMTFS i* MJLFE UIF TDIPPM and campus and I really liked the size of the town. It kind of reminded me a little of home. I just felt comfortable here so * DBNF w It didn’t take Belser long to get on the field either. He saw action in six games as a true freshman and ended up starting Fairmont’s final two games of the 2011 season at tackle. The following spring he took over at center and has been a mainstay there ever since for FSU. i$FOUFS JT XIFSF * N NPTU DPNGPSUBCMF w admitted Belser, who is listed as being 6-3 and 275 pounds, but likely doesn’t XFJHI UIBU NVDI i*U T XIFSF * WF BMXBZT played since I was little. I kind of had the position thrust upon me because I was a bigger kid and I’ve really grown to love JU w i" MPU PG QFPQMF XJMM UFMM NF OPX ZPV don’t look big enough to be a college center. That just makes me play with a chip on my shoulder. Just because I’m not that big, doesn’t mean I’m not good and I can’t play ball. Honestly, that’s always been a motivator for me. It makes me play that much harder. I always feel like I have to prove myself and I kind of FOKPZ EPJOH UIBU w Belser is majoring in criminal justice and will graduate from FSU in December of 2015. In the future he says he’d eventually like to coach football wherever an opportunity presents itself.

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

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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

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Name Michael Anderson Jabari Weems Denzel Butler Antonio Harris Chase Blackwell Marcus Smith Mike Savage Dylan Davis Desmond Holley Jeremy Musselman DeAndre Hanner Alec Buchmelter Tyler Bolen Anthony Caldera Ryan Gumbita Correll Mack Ryan Deal Eric Lewis Zach Schademan Chris Barrett 'DYDQWH 0F'XIĂ H Jonny Roundtree Shakeem Richardson Lewis Turner Sylvanus Brown Davari Gill Tarvarus Anderson 0RQWHO /HJJHWW Raymond Myers Tyler Piktel Chad Pinson Adarius Haralson Robert Armstrong Brandon Dennee Jamie Cumberbatch Brandon Grayson ,YDQ 0HGLQD

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

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) #99/32 – 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 #54 - Marcus Porter (Fr., 6-1, 245) #44 – Tyler Benton (So., 5-10, 220)

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 #24 – Ken Randolph (So., 6-1, 185) #8 - Brandon Alexander (Sr., 6-2, 190)

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

RIGHT CORNER #29 – Jay Adams (Fr., 5-11, 180) #30 - Chris White (Fr., 5-11 190) #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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Fairmont State Football Fairmont State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 30, 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 77

48 78

68 50

34 56

0 0

Total 171 261

FSU

OPP

171 24.4 54 154 44 90 20 725 1019 294 279 2.6 103.6 8 1979 153-262-15 7.6 12.9 282.7 15 2704 541 5.0 386.3 37-702 10-22 6-74 19.0 2.2 12.3 9-4 67-643 91.9 43-1608 37.4 32.5 33-1814 55.0 37.6 29:03 36/109 33% 10/18 56% 8-54 0 23 3-5 0-0 (17-25) 68% (16-25) 64% (22-22) 100% 4638 4/1160

261 37.3 106 161 54 90 17 1325 1507 182 289 4.6 189.3 19 2044 148-239-6 8.6 13.8 292.0 16 3369 528 6.4 481.3 26-524 11-152 15-128 20.2 13.8 8.5 11-3 76-762 108.9 37-1390 37.6 35.9 46-2631 57.2 38.7 30:53 44/102 43% 4/13 31% 16-131 0 36 3-6 0-0 (34-44) 77% (30-44) 68% (28-31) 90% 7491 3/2497 0/0

Fairmont State Football Fairmont State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 30, 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 Zach Pate Devon Garnett D. Marc-Sears Sharmarte Banks Malique Watkins Jeremiah Mathis Dwight Heron Austin White Daniel Monroe Nick Alvaro Tyrae Boykin Terrell Charles Chazzy Thomas Total Opponents

gp-gs

att

gain loss

net avg td

6-1 58 320 22 298 6-2 80 290 27 263 5-4 38 136 15 121 7-0 48 126 11 115 1-1 5 54 2 52 3-0 1 0 1 -1 6-1 1 0 2 -2 4-0 6 0 39 -39 6-6 42 93 175 -82 7 279 1019 294 725 7 289 1507 182 1325 gp-gs

6-6 1-1 6-1 6-1 7 7 gp-gs

effic comp-att-int

5.1 3 3.3 2 3.2 1 2.4 2 10.4 0 -1.0 0 -2.0 0 -6.5 0 -2.0 0 2.6 8 4.6 19

pct

lg avg/g

Punt Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

67 16 15 12 25 0 0 0 22 67 66

Malique Watkins Tyrae Boykin Fabian Guerra K. Washington Zack Hoover Marcus Porter Total Opponents

3 2 2 1 1 1 10 11

4 12 -1 1 6 0 22 152

4 13 0 1 0 0 13 46

Interceptions

no.

yds avg td

lg

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

2 1 1 1 1 6 15

38 0 0 36 0 74 128

28 0 0 36 0 36 49

Kick Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

Terrell Charles K. Washington Malique Watkins Sean Tracy Wolf Shaw Marcus Porter William King Tyrae Boykin Drexel Mosby Total Opponents

17 6 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 37 26

385 128 99 13 12 -2 24 25 18 702 524

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

39 34 27 8 8 0 24 25 18 39 34

Fumble Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

yds td

133.26 135-230-10 58.7 1769 13 120.80 18-30-3 60.0 210 2 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 129.29 153-262-15 58.4 1979 15 150.84 148-239-6 61.9 2044 16 yds

avg

td

lg avg/g

6-3 48 644 5-0 16 196 7-7 16 160 7-7 11 327 7-0 10 130 6-1 9 99 7-7 9 68 3-0 8 70 6-2 6 44 6-1 5 88 6-3 5 48 1-0 5 38 5-4 3 45 7-0 2 22 7 153 1979 7 148 2044

no.

13.4 12.2 10.0 29.7 13.0 11.0 7.6 8.8 7.3 17.6 9.6 7.6 15.0 11.0 12.9 13.8

4 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 16

55 20 22 55 41 33 18 20 20 32 30 11 27 12 55 85

107.3 39.2 22.9 46.7 18.6 16.5 9.7 23.3 7.3 14.7 8.0 38.0 9.0 3.1 282.7 292.0

49.7 43.8 24.2 16.4 52.0 -0.3 -0.3 -9.8 -13.7 103.6 189.3 lg avg/g

55 41 0 0 55 85

294.8 210.0 0.0 0.0 282.7 292.0

Total Opponents

0 0

1.3 6.0 -0.5 1.0 6.0 0.0 2.2 13.8 19.0 0.0 0.0 36.0 0.0 12.3 8.5 22.6 21.3 16.5 6.5 6.0 -2.0 24.0 25.0 18.0 19.0 20.2

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

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Scoring

td

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

- 3-5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - 23 3-5 36 3-6

Field Goals

fg

J. Dearstine

3-5

fg

kick

22-22 22-22 28-31

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

1-3

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

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

60.0 0-0

2-2

0-1

1-2

FG Sequence

Fairmont State

Opponents

Notre Dame College Shepherd Glenville State West Virginia St. Concord West Liberty Urbana

(41) (27),42 38,(27) -

22 26 (32) (20) 32,(24)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

0-0

pts

- 31 - 24 - 24 - 18 - 12 - 12 - 12 - 12 6 6 6 6 1 2 0 0 1 171 1 261

Total Offense

g plays

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

6 6 6 1 5 7 3 6 4 7 7

rush pass

total avg/g

272 -82 1769 1687 281.2 59 298 0 298 49.7 80 263 0 263 43.8 35 52 210 262 262.0 38 121 0 121 24.2 48 115 0 115 16.4 1 -1 0 -1 -0.3 2 -2 0 -2 -0.3 6 -39 0 -39 -9.8 541 725 1979 2704 386.3 528 1325 2044 3369 481.3

lg blk

Punting

no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

41

Aaron Prescott Gavan Duffy Total Opponents

38 1456 5 152 43 1608 37 1390

Kickoffs

no. yds avg tb ob retn

Joshua McNeil J. Dearstine Aaron Prescott Total Opponents

19 1066 10 540 4 208 33 1814 46 2631

0

38.3 30.4 37.4 37.6 56.1 54.0 52.0 55.0 57.2

58 39 58 54 1 1 0 2 6

3 0 3 2

8 6 1 0 9 6 8 13

3 0 3 3

0 0 0 1

net ydln

2 1 1 4 20.2 37.6 1 19.0 38.7

27 26

Fairmont State Football Fairmont State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2014) All games All Purpose

g

rcv

pr

kr

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

6 0 644 5 121 45 6 298 88 7 0 327 6 263 44 6 -2 99 5 0 196 7 0 160 7 115 22 7 0 130 1 0 0 1 0 38 3 -1 70 7 0 68 1 52 0 6 0 48 7 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 4 -39 0 6 -82 0 7 725 1979 7 1325 2044

rush

-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 22 152

0 385 0 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 128 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 18 13 12 0 -2 0 0 702 524

ir

total avg/g

0 643 107.2 0 551 110.2 0 386 64.3 0 327 46.7 0 307 51.2 0 200 33.3 0 196 39.2 0 160 22.9 0 137 19.6 0 130 18.6 0 129 129.0 0 75 75.0 0 69 23.0 0 68 9.7 0 52 52.0 0 48 8.0 38 38 5.4 36 36 5.1 0 24 24.0 0 18 9.0 0 13 3.2 0 12 1.7 0 6 1.2 0 -2 -0.3 0 -39 -9.8 0 -82 -13.7 74 3502 500.3 128 4173 596.1

Fairmont State Football Fairmont State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 30, 2014) All games

## 5 54 9 4 50 55 8 44 40 97 94 3B 16 29 98 33 10 30 91 39 95 17 31 32 24 63 20 84 75 80 89 3 TM 86 2

Defensive Leaders

gp-gs

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tfl/yds

Sacks no-yds

Pass defense int-yds brup

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

7-6 7-2 7-7 7-6 7-1 7-7 5-1 6-5 5-0 7-6 7-6 7-6 7-7 7-6 6-1 6-0 7-5 2-1 5-0 5-0 7-0 6-0 6-1 7-0 7-1 4-0 4-0 7-7 1-0 7-0 7-7 6-1 4-0 6-3 5-4 7 7

37 32 23 25 20 18 21 20 17 16 18 13 9 17 7 8 5 11 7 9 5 7 4 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .

372 368

15 9 12 10 13 13 6 7 6 6 3 6 9 1 8 4 7 1 5 2 6 3 6 3 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . .

165 168

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537 536

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