2009 NSU Football Media Guide

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2009 Demon Football Media Guide T A B L E

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NSU Football Table of Contents/Quick Facts

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Why NSU Northwestern State NSU Campus Life NSU Academics CHAMPS/Life Skills Chief Caddo The Link Demon in the NFL Draft

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2009 Demon Football Covering the Demons NSU Sports Information Season Preview Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster Player Profiles Newcomers

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Coaching/Support Staff Head Coach Bradley Dale Peveto Assistant Coaches Sports Medicine

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Northwestern State University President Randall J. Webb Jerry Pierce, VP/External Affairs Greg Burke, Director of Athletics Athletic Administration Southland Conference

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Date Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Date Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.

2009 Opponents Houston/Grambling North Dakota/Baylor Central Arkansas/McNeese State Texas State/Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana/Nicholls State Stephen F. Austin

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2008 Season Review Game-by-Game Recaps 2008 Final Statistics 2008 Defense 2008 Superlatives

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History and Tradition Single Season Records Career Records Single Game Records/Opp. Game Records Individual Superlatives Team Superlatives Misc. Records/Longest Plays Team Year-by-Year Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders Demon All-Americans All-Conference Demons All-Time Results Series Results Demon Lettermen Retired Jerseys Turpin Stadium Top 100 Player of the Century Demon Traditions Big Time in Your Backyard Demons in the Pros

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Opponent Time at Houston 4:00 at Grambling 6:00 North Dakota (SLCTV) 6:00 at Baylor 6:00 *Central Arkansas 7:00 *at McNeese State 7:00 *Texas State (HC) 7:00 *at Sam Houston State (SLCTV) 6:00 *Southeastern Louisiana 2:00 *at Nicholls State 1:00 *Stephen F. Austin 2:00

Place Houston, Tex. Grambling, La. Natchitoches, La. Waco, Tex. Natchitoches, La. Lake Charles, La. Natchitoches, La. Huntsville, Tex. Natchitoches, La. Thibodaux, La. Natchitoches, La.

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Opponent Texas A&M-Commerce at Baylor Grambling Cal Poly Southeastern Oklahoma *Nicholls State *at Southeastern La. *Sam Houston St. (HC) *at Texas State *at Central Arkansas *McNeese State *at Stephen F. Austin

Site Natchitoches, La. Waco, Tex. Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches, La. Hammond, La. Natchitoches, La. San Marcos, Tex. Conway, Ark. Natchitoches, La. Nacogdoches, Tex.

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Home Games - Bold All Times Central * - Southland Conference Games

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Score 30-14 51-6 31-19 52-18 63-12 36-28 26-21 24-16 34-31 ot 42-6 24-17 34-24

F A C T S

Name: Northwestern State University Founded: 1884 as Louisiana Normal School Location: Natchitoches, Louisiana Enrollment: 9,111 Nickname: Demons President: Dr. Randall J. Webb Director of Athletics: Greg Burke Affiliation: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Conference: Southland Colors: Purple & White with Orange trim First Year of Football: 1907 All-time Record: 493-399-22 Stadium: Turpin Stadium (15,971) Surface: V-Turf Artificial Head Coach: Bradley Dale Peveto Alma Mater: SMU (1986) Record at School: 0-0 (1st year) Career Record: 0-0 (1st year) Best time/day to reach coach: 11-2:30 Mon.-Fri. Football Office: (318) 357-5252 Football Secretary: Elizabeth Holloway Assistant Coaches and Football Staff: Brad Laird, Asst. Head Coach, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Safeties Shawn Quinn, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line Darren Drago, Recruiting Coordinator, Linebackers Terry Mills, Cornerbacks Todd Cooley, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Matt Kubik, Running Backs Jeremy Offutt, Offensive Line Brendan Farrell, Special Teams Coordinator, Tight Ends Lawann Latson, Wide Receivers Graduate and student assistants: David Morris, Mack Dampier, Jeremiah Fiscus, John Greely, Chris Knotts, Kerry Melvin, Jake Simon Director of football operations: David Rosen Head strength coach: Joe Long Equipment manager: J.T. Taylor Head Athletic trainer: Ed Evans Offense: Multiple Defense: 4-3-4 2008 Overall Record: 7-5 2008 Southland Record: 4-3 (T-3rd) Starters Returning: 18 (7-Off.; 9-Def.; 2-Sp.) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 50/16 Sports Information Director: Doug Ireland Associate SID: Matthew Bonnette Administrative Assistant: Ronnette Pellegrin SID Mailing Address: Northwestern State University Prather Coliseum - Room 112 Natchitoches, La. 71497 Football Contact: Doug Ireland Office Phone: (318) 357-6467 Fax: (318) 357-4515 Cell Phone: (318) 288-6388 Press Box Phone: (318) 357-4529 Email: ireland@nsula.edu Website: www.nsudemons.com

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The oldest institution in the University of Louisiana System, Northwestern State University has a long tradition of academic excellence in a student-centered environment. Founded in 1884 as the State Normal School, Northwestern was originally dedicated to the education of teachers. Northwestern gradually added programs in nursing, business, liberal arts, the sciences and graduate programs. Today, NSU offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Northwestern has nationally-recognized programs in computer information systems, creative and performing arts, nursing, educational technology and industrial technology. The university has put an emphasis on incorporating technology in the classroom, working to provide students with cuttingedge technology that is applicable to the workplace. Northwestern is also home to the Louisiana Scholars' College, the state's designated honors program in the arts and sciences. The university is also preparing for changes in higher education by aggressively seeking new ways to deliver to courses to students. Northwestern has taken a leadership role in electronic delivery of classes as students are taking classes via the Internet, compressed video or desktop video. Eighteen degree programs are available completely online. Enrollment at Northwestern is more than 9,000 students. The university has more than 70,000 alumni in all 50 states and 12 countries. Students come primarily from Louisiana. Located in Natchitoches, the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, the university and community value history. Part of the university is entered in the National Register of Historic Places. The university is home to the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, a unit of the National Park Service dedicated to promoting and enhancing the preservation and conservation of prehistoric and historic resources in the United States. Northwestern seeks to provide a well-rounded education for its students, allowing them to take part in a variety of extracurricular activities. More than 100 chartered organizations are available to enhance what is learned in the classroom.

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Covering the Demons NSU Sports Information Office: (318) 357-6467 Fax: (318) 357-4515 SID: Doug Ireland Assoc. SID: Matthew Bonnette Admin. Asst.: Ronnie Pellegrin

Patrick Netherton Play-by-play

Tony Taglavore Color Analyst

Jack Brittain Sideline Reporter

Davey Antilley Engineer/Statistician

DEMON SPORTS NETWORK Natchitoches radio station 100.7 KZBL will be the flagship station for all Demon and Lady Demon sports. Baldridge-Dumas Communications operates 100.7 KZBL. The Demon Sports Network features Patrick Netherton as the play-by-play announcer and Tony Taglavore will provide insightful commentary with former Demon Britt Brittain on the spot for sideline updates. Demon football will also be available on network outlets in Alexandria (104.3 KEZP-FM), Shreveport (92.1 FM, KSYR), Many (99.9 KTEZ-FM), and Winnfield (92.1 KVCL-FM) Broadcasts can also be heard by linking to "www.nsudemons.com" on the internet. Coach Peveto hosts the “Demon Huddle� talk show on 100.7 KZBL each Thursday night from 6-7 at Antoon’s Riverfront Restaurant in Natchitoches.

They cover the Demons: primary media outlets Daily Newspapers -Randy Benson, Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487-6351, fax 487-6315) - Scott Ferrell, Kelly Morris, Sports, The Times, P.O. Box 30222, Shreveport, LA 71130 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Scott Rabalais, Butch Muir, Sports, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Jerry Byrd, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, P.O. Box 6267, Bossier City, LA 71171 (318-352-3618, fax 747-5298) - Sports Editor, Leesville, Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552) - Sports, New Orleans Times Picayune, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-826-3405, fax 826-3401) - Chris Airhart, Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (337-352-3618, fax 352-7842) Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564) Television Stations - Mark Hamblen, Sharief Ishaq, KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Mike Dirmann, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Brandon Dunn, Gavin Moberg, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Tim Fletcher, Leslie Spoon, KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-22, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417) Campus Radio Station - KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693)

Mailing address: NSU Sports Information Prather Coliseum Room 112 398 S. Jefferson Natchitoches LA 71497 FB SID: Doug Ireland Office: (318) 357-6467 Cell: (318) 288-6388 E-mail: ireland@nsula.edu We appreciate your interest and aim to please!

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Wire Service - Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531) Conference/NCAA Offices - Todd Lamb, Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888) National Outlets - USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400) - Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-977-4540/4541) - Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111) - CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559) - ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777) - ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416) - CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588) - SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, New Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-367-8935)

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NSU Sports Information N S U

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Sports Information Director In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since January of 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern's 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet. He also serves in the volunteer role of executive director of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Ireland assumed that post in April 1991. His 1992 Demon Football Media Guide won "Best in the Nation" in FCS Division from the College Sports Information Directors of America. A 1997 story on Joe Delaney, "The Guy We Called Joe D," won a national second-place award in a COSIDA writing contest. Ireland has won numerous awards as SID from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He was recently awarded the Distinguished American Award� by the S.M. McNaughton Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. Several of his assistant SIDs and graduate assistants have advanced to prominence in media fields. Former NSU sports information staffers under Ireland include Bruce Ludlow, assistant commissioner of the Southland Conference for media relations; Bill Magrath, media relations manager for the Sports Business Daily; Mike Morrison, co-editor of the ESPN Information Please Almanac; Daucy Crizer, SID at Lamar; Dart Volz, former SID at Southeastern Louisiana; Melissa Reynaud, assistant SID at LSU; Kenny Lannou, SID at Kansas State; and Troy Mitchell, SID at Henderson State. Dustin Eubanks, NSU's director of NCAA compliance, worked in the NSU SID office as a graduate assistant and for two years as the fulltime assistant. In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of the Shreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parish region along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at Southwestern Louisiana, working with a men's basketball program that made three straight postseason tournament appearances. He won CoSIDA publications and writing awards while at USL. Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduate school at Northeast Louisiana before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987. In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writing awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers' Association. In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contributions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in the Graduate N Club at NSU by the university's group of athletic lettermen for his service to Northwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He was appointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inaugural University Planning Council in 1997-99. A member of the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and a student government senator while completing a journalism degree from Northwestern, Ireland was editor of the student newspaper "Current Sauce" as a sophomore before going to work for the Shreveport Times. He was an all-district baseball player and the student body president at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, where he was a wingback for the Tigers' 1977 Class AA state football finalists coached by Don Shows.

Associate Sports Information Director Matthew Bonnette is beginning his seventh season as a member of the NSU SID staff. Bonnette joined the staff in August 2003 after spending a year as sports information director at Henderson State (Ark.) and for former NSU legendary coach Sam Goodwin. Bonnette surpervises all layouts and design work for all media guides and game programs and is the primary media contact for the NSU baseball, women’s basketball and volleyball teams. A 2002 graduate of McNeese State University, Bonnette is no stranger to the SID field as he is the son of longtime McNeese SID Louis Bonnette, who was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame and is also a member of the Southland Conference Hall of Honor, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the McNeese State Athletic Hall of Fame. Matthew's older brother, Michael, is the sports information director at LSU. While at McNeese, Bonnette served two years as the sports editor of the school’s newspaper. He also worked as both a volunteer and student sports information director while being employed at KPLC-TV as the commercial production manager where he won several advertising awards for his work. He is a member of CoSIDA, Louisiana Sports Writers Association, NCBWA and USBWA. His 2008 football (3rd place) and 2009 soccer (3rd place) media guides, as well as his women’s basketball notes (2nd place) for the Southland Conference tournament, were recently awarded by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He has won six awards by the LSWA in his career. He is married to the former Colene Lanier of Lake Charles and the couple has two daughters, 9-year-old Haley and Katelyn, who will turn six in November. Colene is the Northwestern State men’s basketball and women’s soccer administrative assistant.

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Editor: Matthew Bonnette, Associate SID Layout and Design: Matthew Bonnette Editorial Assistance: Doug Ireland, SID, Fletcher Jonson, SID Graduate Asst., Matthew English, SID Student Asst., Matthew Fowler, SID Student Asst., Ronnie Pellegrin, Admin. Asst. Photography: Gary Hardamon, NSU Photographic Services Printing: Multi-Ad Media, Peoria, Illinois

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2009 Season Preview

It’s a Whole New Ballgame 2009 Demon Football It's a whole new ballgame at Northwestern State, thanks to the energy infusion created by the hiring of former LSU assistant coach Bradley Dale Peveto as the Demons' head football coach. Peveto spent the last four years as linebackers coach with the Tigers, winning four straight bowl games including the 2007 BCS National Championship. Just as important, the 21-year coaching veteran spent three very impressive seasons (1996-98) as the Demons' defensive coordinator. His attacking style created the “Purple Swarm” brand that remains the identity of NSU's defense a decade later, and it rewrote school records while helping produce consecutive Southland Conference championships (1997, 1998) and a national playoff semifinal appearance and No. 2 national ranking in 1998. In his first head coaching assignment, Peveto has already signed a recruiting class ranked No. 1 in FCS by Rivals.com and has created a buzz not only on campus, in the community and in the NSU support base, but regionally, extending into the fertile recruiting territory in Texas. One assistant coach from a regional FBS institution admitted as he toured

north and central Louisiana and east Texas in spring recruiting, he heard as much conversation about Peveto and the Demons as he was able to create about his own school. Peveto takes over a team that was hardly listing. Northwestern was 7-5 last year and returns its biggest senior class (22) in several seasons, along with 18 starters, nine on defense and seven offensively. The Demons beat Southland Conference FCS playoff representative Texas State in San Marcos to move into position to challenge for the league title entering the final three weeks of the year. The Purple Swarm defense held five of the nation's top 14 offenses, including four of the top six, below their season's averages. Against four SLC teams in the top 14 (three in the top six nationally), Northwestern limited McNeese, Texas State and Sam Houston State (Nos. 4-6) and Stephen F. Austin (No. 14) to an average of 74 yards below their normal output. Schemes have changed on both sides of the ball. Defensively, the Demons shift to a 4-3-4 alignment but will retain their trademark aggressive style. Offensively, Northwestern won't abandon the power running game that has

Preseason Depth Chart PURPLE STRIKE OFFENSE WR TE LT LG C RG WR QB FB TB

Darius Duffy (5-10, 198, Sr.) Jeremy Jefferson (5-7, 168, Jr.) Gordon Freeman (6-2, 250, Sr.) Justin Aldredge (5-11, 211, So.) Zach Case (6-2, 290, So.) Mark Cassimere (6-4, 300, Sr.) Michael Booker (6-3, 314, Jr.) Leon Glover (6-2, 295, Fr.) Marcus Washington (6-3, 295, Sr.) Darius Perkins (6-1, 264, Sr.) Jace Prescott (6-6, 343, So.) Jef Bordelon (6-2, 265, Fr.) Jasper Edwards (5-9, 183, Sr.) D’Mario Parker (6-2, 183, Fr.) John Hundley (6-3, 210, Sr.) Tyler Wolfe (6-5, 228, Jr.) Adam Fayard (6-0, 211, Jr.) Quentin Goodie (5-11, 255, Sr.) Dante Austin (5-10, 245, Sr.) William Griffin (5-10, 208, Sr.) Sterling Endsley (5-10, 201, Jr.) Terrance George (5-8, 179, Fr.)

PURPLE SWARM DEFENSE LE DT NT RE RLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FS

Ledell Love (6-1, 244, Jr.) Ricky Issac (6-4, 214, So.) Scott Wattigny (6-1, 235, Sr.) Marshall Harris (6-4, 250, So.) Albert Smith (6-0, 201, Sr.) Dennis Clark (6-1, 283, Jr.) Josh Daniels (6-2, 232, Sr.) Wade Williams (6-3, 240, Fr.) Isaiah Greenhouse (6-2, 232, Sr.) Lamont Simmons (6-1, 202, Jr. Blake Delcambre (6-1, 240, Sr.) Derrick Rose (5-11, 225, Fr.) Rogers Loche (5-11, 235, Sr.) Colby Arceneaux (5-7, 192, Jr.) Kasey Brown (5-9, 170, Sr.) Cory Ragas (5-8, 185, So.) Kevin Perry (6-0, 187, Jr.) Cashas Pollard (5-10, 184, So.) Gary Riggs (6-2, 215, Sr.) Jeremy Lane (6-0, 171, So.) Lance Lacoste (6-1, 205, Jr.) Wesley Eckles (6-0, 186, Sr.) Brashard Booker (6-1, 173, So.)

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The Purple Swarm defense returns nine starters from last year’s squad.

Ben Landry (6-2, 170, Fr.) John Shaughnessy (5-11, 185, Fr.) DS Bradley Russo (5-11, 214, Jr.) David Larsen (6-2, 196, So.) H Phil LeBlanc (5-8, 173, Jr.) Adam Fayard (6-0, 211, Jr.) KOR Jeremy Lane (6-0, 171, So.) Cashas Pollard (5-10, 184, So.) PR Jasper Edwards (5-8, 193, Sr.) DeLeon Moss (5-7, 166, Fr. P Bradley Russo (5-11, 214, Jr.) Nic Russo (6-1, 193, So.)

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2009 Season Preview

Returning starters Ledell Eckles and Gary Riggs headline the defensive backfield.

been a hallmark for the Demons for more than two decades, but former Central Arkansas offensive coordinator Todd Cooley plans more one-back and multiple sets with his attacking passing scheme dubbed the “Purple Strike” at the outset of spring practice. Peveto's extensive special teams background and his hiring of Brendan Farrell from LSU as special teams coordinator signals intense focus on that phase of the game. For the Purple Swarm defense, nine starters and 24 letterwinners return. Proven productive are senior safeties Wesley Eckles (2008 1st team All-SLC, 91 tackles, 2 INT, 6 PBU) and Gary Riggs (2007 2nd team All-SLC, 187 career tackles, 8 INT). The entire starting front four is back, anchored by senior defensive tackle Albert Smith (2007 2nd team All-SLC, 96 career tackles, 16 TFL) and junior defensive end Ledell Love (2008 2nd team All-SLC, 50 tackles, 10 TFL, 3 1/2 sacks). Leading the linebacker corps is senior Blake Delcambre (2009 Preseason All-SLC 2nd team, 192 career tackles), who like Riggs should be a four-year starter. Two first-year starters, both seniors, appear primed to produce in a big way: ultra-aggressive Isaiah Greenhouse (42 tackles in 2008, 69-yard INT return for a TD), whose 14

kickoff coverage is eye-catching, and rocksolid, playmaking Rogers Loche (38 tackles in 2008). In the new Purple Strike offensive scheme, Northwestern builds from the foundation of having four-plus returning starters up front -- including three-year starter Marcus Washington at center and the talented guard tandem of converted tackle Jace Prescott and Michael Booker. Tackles Zach Case and Jesse Hernandez last fall became the first true freshmen to start for the Demons up front since 1998, and only the sixth true freshmen offensive line starters in 25 seasons for NSU. Case started the final nine games in 2008, while Hernandez got two starts and plenty of playing time despite an injury sidelining him for two games. Quarterback John Hundley (1,307 pass yards, 55 percent aim, 8 TD in 9 games) had a spectacular spring operating in the new offensive system installed by coordinator Todd Cooley. After four seasons of masterminding a prolific offense at Central Arkansas, Cooley joined Peveto's staff and will have complete control when the Demons have possession. NSU has as formidable a pair of fullbacks as any FCS team with 2008 starter Dante' Austin and fellow senior Quinten Goodie, whose spring practice performance vaulted him into

Tailback William Griffin is the Demons’ top returning rusher.

Senior center Marcus Washington, a preseason All-SLC recipient, will anchor the o-line.

the starting lineup. Preseason 2nd team AllSLC tight end Gordon Freeman (18-139, 2 TD) is a key to the Demons' running game and has a knack for clutch receptions. Converted tailback Jeremy Jefferson is an intriguing addition to the receiver corps, which features dynamic Darius Duffy (19-287, 2 TD), veterans Jasper Edwards (6-95) and James Swanson (13-173, 1 TD) along with spring standout D'Mario Parker. Special teams play will be pivotal with Peveto in charge. Punter Bradley Russo averaged 39.3 yards on his boots in league play, having 17 tries overall downed inside the 20. Some of the highly-regarded newcomers could emerge as threats in the return game. True freshman John Shaughnessy will battle 2008 backup Ben Landry to follow record-shattering Robert Weeks as the place kicker.

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2009 Numerical Roster No. Player 1 Jeremy Jefferson 2 Gary Riggs 3 Justin Aldredge 4 Kevin Perry 5 Jasper Edwards 6 William Griffin 7 John Hundley 8 Tyler Wolfe 9 D'Mario Parker 10 Lance Lacoste 11 Rogers Loche 13 Paul Harris 14 Kasey Brown 15 Adam Fayard 16 Carson Martinez 16 Marcus Golman 17 Kenneth Charles 18 Bradley Brown 19 Cashas Pollard 20 Cortez Paige 21 Cory Ragas 22 Phillip Harvey 23 James Swanson 24 Jeremy Lane 25 Wesley Eckles 26 Phil LeBlanc 27 Terrance George 28 Ryan Smith 29 Colby Arceneaux 30 Brashard Booker 31 Ridge Turner 32 Sterling Endsley 33 Kyle Howard 35 Xavier Lee 36 Jamaal White 37 John Shaughnessy 38 Dante Austin 39 Ben Landry 40 Quinten Goodie 42 Bradley Russo 43 Tyler Smith 45 Lamont Simmons 46 Brant Legendre 47 Sidney Riley 48 Bradley Roussel 49 Blake Delcambre 50 William Davis 51 Yaser Elqutub 52 Scott Wattigny 53 Bryan Munch 54 Anthony Gilbert 55 Isaiah Greenhouse 56 Derek Rose 57 Rico Wilson 58 Darius Perkins 60 Cornist Broadway 61 Conner Mullins 63 Nic Russo 62 Jace Prescott 65 Jeff Bordelon 66 Marcus Washington 68 LaJarvis Williams

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Hometown Shreveport, LA Jennings, LA Ruston, LA Houston, TX Opelousas, LA Patterson, LA Lafayette, LA Baton Rouge, LA Shreveport, LA New Orleans, LA Bastrop, LA Baton Rouge, LA Shreveport, LA Tylertown, MS Jennings, LA Amite, LA Jennings, LA Baton Rouge, LA Tatum,TX Houston, TX New Orleans, LA Lancaster, TX Dallas, TX Tyler, TX Mansfield, LA Metairie, LA Natchez, LA Fort Worth, TX Lockport, LA Terrell, TX Port Sulphur, LA Carrollton, TX Chula Vista, CA Monroe, LA Garland, TX Shreveport, LA Galveston, TX Bourg, LA Lafayette, LA Bourg, LA Cedar Hill, TX New Orleans, LA Baton Rouge, LA Columbia, MS Baton Rouge, LA New Iberia, LA Laurel, MS Houston, TX New Orleans, LA River Ridge, LA Lancaster, TX Marksville, LA New Orleans, LA Harvey, LA Brookhaven, MS Monroe, LA New Orleans, LA Grand Prairie, TX Haughton, LA Alexandria, LA Alexandria, LA Garland, TX

No. Player 69 Mark Cassimere 70 Jerrell Marshall 71 Leon Glover 72 Eric Pease 73 David Wheatley 74 Jesse Hernandez 75 Quinn Anthony 76 Larry Calcote 77 Zach Case 78 Michael Booker 79 Marcus Arnold 81 Spencer Harrell 82 Trevor Eickman 83 Chad Bell 83 Justin Wheat 84 Jimmy Proctor 85 Thomas Jackson, Jr. 86 Gordon Freeman 87 Wade Williams 88 Darius Duffy 89 David Larsen 90 Albert Smith 91 Lewis Siler 92 Ricky Issac 93 Lesley Deamer 94 Josh Daniels 95 Denzell Hawkins 96 Destry Hesskew 97 Marshall Harris 98 Ledell Love 99 Dennis Clark

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Hometown Opelousas, LA Leesville, LA Marrero, LA Haughton, LA Baton Rouge, LA Humble, TX Rusk, TX Natchez, MS Morgan City, LA Paris, TX Vine Grove, KY Baton Rouge, LA Garland, TX Shreveport, LA Houston, TX Dallas, TX Baton Rouge, LA Longview, TX Groveton, TX Lafayette, LA Longview, TX Matthews, LA Miami, FL Cypress, TX Amite, LA Denham Springs, Houston, TX Canton, TX Opelousas, LA Dallas, TX Sibley, LA

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2009 Alphabetical Roster No. 3 75 29 79 38 83 30 78 65 60 18 14 76 77 69 17 99 94 50 93 49 88 25 5 82 51 32 15 86 27 54 71 16 40 55 6 81 97 13 22 95 74 96 33 7 92 85 1 10 39 24 89 16

Player Justin Aldredge Quinn Anthony Colby Arceneaux Marcus Arnold Chaz Augustine Dante Austin Mike Babineaux Chad Bell Brashard Booker Michael Booker Jeff Bordelon Cornist Broadway Deon Broussard Bradley Brown Kasey Brown Larry Calcote Zach Case Mark Cassimere Kenneth Charles Dennis Clark Josh Daniels Nathaniel Darville William Davis Lesley Deamer Blake Delcambre Jeremy Dowden Darius Duffy Wesley Eckles Jasper Edwards Trevor Eickman Yaser Elqutub Sterling Endsley Adam Fayard Gordon Freeman Terrance George Anthony Gilbert Leon Glover Marcus Golman Quinten Goodie Isaiah Greenhouse William Griffin Kyle Hall Jarrett Hardnett Spencer Harrell Marshall Harris Paul Harris Phillip Harvey Denzell Hawkins Jerad Hayes Jesse Hernandez Destry Hesskew Kyle Howard John Hundley Ricky Issac Deston Jackson Thomas Jackson, Jr. Jeremy Jefferson Jake Johnson Lance Lacoste Ben Landry Jeremy Lane David Larsen

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Hometown Ruston, LA Rusk, TX Lockport, LA Vine Grove, KY New Orleans, LA Galveston, TX Carencro, LA Shreveport, LA Terrell, TX Paris, TX Alexandria, LA Monroe, LA Northshore, TX Baton Rouge, LA Shreveport, LA Natchez, MS Morgan City, LA Opelousas, LA Jennings, LA Sibley, LA Denham Springs, LA Gonzales, LA Laurel, MS Amite, LA New Iberia, LA Anacoco, LA Lafayette, LA Mansfield, LA Opelousas, LA Garland, TX Houston, TX Carrollton, TX Tylertown, MS Longview, TX Natchez, LA Lancaster, TX Marrero, LA Amite, LA Lafayette, LA Marksville, LA Patterson, LA Baton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge, LA Opelousas, LA Baton Rouge, LA Lancaster, TX Houston, TX Lafayette, LA Humble, TX Canton, TX Chula Vista, CA Lafayette, LA Cypress, TX St. Martinville Baton Rouge, LA Shreveport, LA Burleson, TX New Orleans, LA Bourg, LA Tyler, TX Longview, TX

High School/Previous School Cedar Creek HS Rusk HS John Curtis HS/Ole Miss North Hardini HS Carrollton HS / Pearl River CC / Bossier Parish CC Galveston-Ball HS Carencro HS Southwood HS Terrell HS North Lamar HS/Oklahoma State Holy Savior Menard Ouachita Parish HS Northsore HS Capitol HS C. E. Byrd HS Trinity Episcopal HS Central Catholic HS Northwest HS/La Tech Jennings HS Lakeside HS Central HS East Ascension HS Laurel HS/Colin CC Amite HS New Iberia HS Anacoco HS/McNeese State Northside HS/Louisiana-Lafayette Mansfield HS Northwest HS Garland HS Cinco Ranch HS Newman Smith HS Tylertown HS Longview HS Delhi Charter School/So. Arkansas Lancaster HS O.P. Walker HS Amite HS Northside HS Marksville HS Louisiana Tech/Patterson HS Redemptorist HS Woodlawn HS Catholic HS Opelousas HS Tara HS Lancaster HS Westfield HS Comeaux HS Humble HS Canton HS Hilltop HS/ Grossmont College St. Thomas More HS/UL-Lafayette Newton HS St. Martinville HS Dutchtown HS/Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy Booker T. Washington HS Burleson HS St. Mary's/Holy Cross HS South Terrebonne HS Tyler John Tyler HS Longview HS

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2009 Alphabetical Roster No. 26 35 46 11 98 70 16

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Player Phil LeBlanc Joey Lee Xavier Lee Brant Legendre Rechard Llorens Rogers Loche Caleb Lonsberry Ledell Love Jerrell Marshall Carson Martinez Kyle Morgan Calvin Morton DeLeon Moss Conner Mullins Bryan Munch Cortez Paige D'Mario Parker Eric Pease Darius Perkins Kevin Perry Blake Poincon Cashas Pollard Michael Potter Jace Prescott Matthew Price Jimmy Proctor Cory Ragas Gary Riggs Sidney Riley Derek Rose Bryan Ross Bradley Roussel Bradley Russo Nic Russo John Shaughnessy Lewis Siler Lamont Simmons Albert Smith Deondre Smith Ryan Smith Tyler Smith Stephen Stamey Caleb Stanfield James Swanson Hunter Thibodaux Larry Tubbs Reginald Turner Ridge Turner Marcus Washington Scott Wattigny Travis Watts Justin Wheat David Wheatley Jamaal White Jaren Williams LaJarvis Williams Wade Williams Rico Wilson Tyler Wolfe Brian Womack Xavier Youman Kenneth Young

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Hometown Metairie, LA Blanchard, LA Monroe, LA Baton Rouge, LA Natchitoches, LA Bastrop, LA Alexandria, LA Dallas, TX Leesville, LA Jennings, LA Madisonville, TX Baton Rouge, LA Shreveport, LA New Orleans, LA River Ridge, LA Houston, TX Shreveport, LA Haughton, LA Brookhaven, MS Houston, TX Thibodaux, LA Tatum,TX Monroe, LA Haughton, LA Alexandria, LA Dallas, TX New Orleans, LA Jennings, LA Columbia, MS New Orleans, LA Mansfield, LA Baton Rouge, LA Bourg, LA Grand Prairie, TX Shreveport, LA Miami, FL New Orleans, LA Matthews, LA Dallas,TX Fort Worth, TX Cedar Hill, TX Lewisville, TX Natchitoches, LA Dallas, TX Lafayette, LA Humble, TX Mansfield, LA Port Sulphur, LA Alexandria, LA New Orleans, LA Baton Rouge, LA Houston, TX Baton Rouge, LA Garland, TX Springhill, LA Garland, TX Groveton, TX Harvey, LA Baton Rouge, LA Humble, TX St. Martinville, LA Shreveport, LA

High School/Previous School Holy Cross HS Captain Shreve HS Carroll HS Parkview Baptist HS Natchitoches Central HS Bastrop HS/Ole Miss Alexandria Sr. HS Skyline HS Pickering HS Jennings HS Mandisonville HS Glen Oaks HS Evangel HS John Curtis HS John Curtis HS Langham Creek HS Huntington HS Haughton HS Brookhaven HS Langham Creek HS Thibodaux HS Tatum HS Wossman HS/Bossier Parish CC Haughton HS Marksville HS/LSU-Alexandria Maceo Smith HS Helen-Cox HS Jennings HS/Ole Miss Columbia HS O.P. Walker HS Mansfield HS Redemptorist HS/Washington South Terrebonne HS South Grand Prairie HS C.E. Byrd HS Sacramento City Jr. College O.P. Walker HS/Tulane Central LaFourche HS Forney HS Everman HS Cedar Hill HS Lewisville HS Natchitoches Central HS Skyline HS Acadiana HS North Shore HS Mansfield HS South Plaquemines HS Peabody HS Holy Cross HS Central HS Westfield HS Robert E. Lee HS South Garland HS Springhill HS South Garland HS Groveton HS West Jefferson HS Central HS/Louisville Humble HS St. Martinville HS Fair Park HS 17

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2009 Demon Profiles

Aldredge, grandson of Demon All-American Corwyn Aldredge, moved across the ball to offense in the spring and was busy due to injuries. He has added some much-needed weight entering fall camp. He plays very, very hard and very smart, and is quite athletic with a knack for acrobatic catches. 2008-09 Honors: NSU athletic honor roll, fall (4.0) and spring (3.53.99)... SLC Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2008: Played in 11 games and compiled five tackles with a forced fumble‌ has two tackles against Southeastern Oklahoma‌ had solo stops versus Cal Poly and Nicholls State, where he also forced a fumble. 2007: Redshirted Aldredge in High School: Named first-team sports writers All-State at linebacker‌ first-team All-State Class A coaches both at linebacker and quarterback ‌ Bert Jones Offensive Player of the Year‌ Academic All-State‌ News-Star first-team Northeast Louisiana as an athlete and Shreveport Times All-Area linebacker‌ first-team All-District and Academic All-District at quarterback and linebacker‌ District 2-A Offensive MVP‌ “Overall Team MVPâ€?‌ Accounted for 6,002 yards in total offense and 88 touchdowns (56 rushing, 30 passing, 2 defensive) in his career while making 170 tackles ‌ First all-time at Cedar Creek in points scored (386), second in passing (2,872 yards), and fourth in rushing (3,014 yards)‌ career 6.3 rushing average on 478 attempts ‌ ran for 1,678 yards and 24 touchdowns while adding 17 more two-point conversions for a school-record 190 points in his senior season for the Cougars ‌ 58 career touchdowns ‌ ran for 1,139 yards and 27 TDs as a junior ‌ lettered four years in football, three years in basketball and track, and one year in baseball and tennis‌ played on district champion baseball team. Aldredge's Personal: Only son of Corwyn and Missy Aldredge‌ father is the Cedar Creek football coach and mother is a professor at Louisiana Tech‌ he played for Mississippi State in college and Tampa Bay in the NFL and was a nationally-ranked junior in the javelin... has a sister, Ashley, who is a senior at Cedar Creek... grandfather was named a member of NSU's Top 100 players of the century list in 2007‌ majoring in accounting. ( > ; 5 ( 799( '' 7 &

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Grambling... NSU athletic honor roll, fall (3.5-3.99)... SLC Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2008: Saw action in all 12 games and recorded 46 tackles with 24 solos‌ finished sixth on the team in total hits‌ had one fumble recovery which he returned 32 yards‌ broke up four passes and had three quarterback hurries‌ recorded a career-best 13 tackles against Grambling where he also had a half tackle for a loss. Before NSU: Played one season at Ole Miss. Arceneaux in High School: Received all-district every year and Academic All-State his senior year for John Curtis... was a three year state champion and competed for the state title all four years of high school...finished career with 300 tackles and 12 interceptions. Arceneaux's Personal: Born Dec. 22, 1987‌ son of Bryan and Sammy Arceneaux‌ father was a four year letterman (1981-84) and allconference player at Northwestern State, mother played softball, volleyball, and cheered at McNeese State...has one brother Jean Pierre‌ majoring in accounting and business‌ full name is Colby David Arceneaux. ( > ; 5 ( 799( '7 7+ 77

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2009 Demon Profiles Austin in High School: Lettered three years in football and three in track at Galveston Ball High School... rushed for 980 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior, earning all-district and all-Galveston County honors while leading his team to a quarterfinal appearance in the state playoffs... ran for 1,100 yards and 17 tds as a senior, earning all-district and allGalveston Country honors while being named his team's MVP. Austin's Personal: Born Aug. 6, 1987... son of Chertetrice Austin and Roy Smith Sr.... has two brothers, Damion and Dervante‌ has one sister, Brianna Florence‌ a member of the Ball High Best Program... nickname is “Bearâ€?... cousin, Kimble Anders, was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs... majoring in criminal justice and plans to become a narcotics officer. ( > 3 9'/5 ; 5 ( 799; * & 799* = ' 799( '7 + 2 2'@'/5 ; 5 % 799; * ' 799* = + 799( '7 *

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2009 Demon Profiles Before NSU: Saw action in two games as a member of the Oklahoma State Cowboys during his redshirt freshman season in 2007‌ played against Florida Atlantic and Sam Houston State. Booker in High School: Attended North Lamar High School in Lamar, Texas ... After his senior season, was named first-team all-East Texas and first-team all-district 12-4A as both an offensive and defensive lineman ... Booker was also named Class 4A all-state by Associated Press. Booker's Personal: Born Jan. 23, 1988 ... Son of Mike and Uraselia Washington ... also offered to play at TCU and Iowa State ... An education major.

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2009 Demon Profiles blocks against Cal Poly. Case in High School: First-team All-State LSWA and LFCA selection ... also first-team Academic All-State with a 3.4 grade point average ... owned a career average grade of 95 percent as a four-year starter ... alldistrict as an offensive and defensive lineman as a junior and senior for coach David Fuhrer ... First team All-State LFCA (coaches) as a junior ... was a second-team all-district first baseman in 2007 as a junior ... honorable mention all-state in football and first-team all-district as a sophomore ... honorable mention all-district in football as a freshman ... helped football team to state playoffs in his senior year ... was second in the district in the shot put as a junior ... 3 letters in track, 4 in football and baseball ... baseball team won state title in his freshman year, reached state quarterfinals in his sophomore season and regionals in 2007. Case's Personal: Born Feb. 13, 1990‌ son of Ree and Angel Case‌ one brother, Nicholas, and a sister, Lindsee‌ majoring in health and human performance and plans to go into teaching and coaching after graduation.

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Daniels quickly picked up the new Purple Swarm scheme in spring practice thanks to his solid fundamentals, intelligence and effort. He is a returning starter. 2008: Finished the year with 20 tackles, 12 of those solo, with three sacks and 5.5 tackles for a loss‌ also recovered one fumble‌ had a season-best five stops with two tackles for a loss and a sack in the season opener against Texas A&M-Commerce. 2007: Saw action in nine games recording six tackles, a half tackle for a loss, and a fumble recovery... had three stops at Northeastern. 2006: Played in eight games recording four tackles with a forced fumble‌ had two tackles against Arkansas-Monticello. 2005: Redshirted. Daniels in High School: First-team all-district 4-5A junior season‌ second-team all-district 4-5A senior season‌ named to Capitol City AllMetro All-Star team‌ had 68 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, and 5 passes defended in senior season‌ team went 8-22 in his three seasons‌ three-year letterman. 21

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Davis is a strong pass rusher who could develop into more than simply a situational defender if he progresses this season. 2008 Season: Played in three games and collected two tackles‌ had one sack and one tackle for a loss, both coming against Stephen F. Austin in the season finale‌ saw action against Cal Poly and Sam Houston State. Before NSU: 39 tackles, 8 for loss, including 5 sacks, as a sophomore .... Added 4 QB hurries and 2 fumble recoveries ... in his freshman season, he played on a team that went to the Mississippi junior college championship game. Davis in High School: An all-area selection and a four-year letterman at Laurel HS. Davis' Personal: Born July 10, 1987‌ son of William L. Davis, Sr. and Pamela Breland‌ father is an oil field pipe inspector‌ two brothers, Dewon Breland and William A. Davis‌ one sister, Taakamisha Davis‌ his uncle, Marvin Arrington, is a member of the SWAC Hall of Fame and played in the NFL‌ majoring in general studies and is scheduled to graduate in May. > ; 5 799( & '

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very physical player who excels with his “hat and handsâ€? and will be a focal figure on defense. 2008-09 Honors: NSU athletic honor roll, spring (3.003.49)... SLC Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2008: Finished fourth on the team with 69 tackles and third with 47 solos‌ had 2.5 sacks, one pass breakup and five quarterback hurries‌ played in all 12 games‌ tied a career-high with 12 stops against Nicholls, eight of those being solo stops‌ finished with nine tackles at Baylor and at home against McNeese State‌ had seven tackles each against Texas A&M-Commerce and at Southeastern Louisiana. 2007: Second on the team with 75 tackles, 44 of those solo... second on the squad with eight tackles for loss... one sack and one interception... played in all 11 games... finished the year with two pass breakups, three quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble... collected 10 or more tackles in two games... career-high 12 stops at Sam Houston State in a game where he forced and recovered a fumble and returned an inteception for a touchdown... had 11 tackles at Northeastern. 2006: Tied for seventh on the team with 38 tackles‌ recovered a team-high four fumbles‌ three tackles for a loss and a pass break up‌ career-best seven tackles at Stephen F. Austin to close out the season‌ recovered two fumbles to go along with six tackles at Nicholls State‌ had six stops against Delaware State 2005: Redshirted. Delcambre in High School: All-State 5A, Academic All-State honorable mention, All-Acadiana, and All-Teche his senior season‌ two-time first-team All-District 3-5A‌ had 125 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions and one returned for a touchdown, 3 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries his senior season‌ team made the playoffs his senior season‌ four-year letterman in football‌ two-year letterman in track and powerlifting. Delcambre's Personal: Born June 18, 1986‌ son of Connie and Wendel Bourque‌ has four brothers, Brody, Bryson, Trent and Derrick, and two sisters, Courtney and Kelsey‌ full name is Blake James Delcambre‌ majoring in general studies with a minor in social science‌ scheduled to graduate in December and hopes to return to his high school alma mater to teach and coach.

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Duffy, who transferred as a walk-on from LouisianaLafayette last summer at the encouragement of QB John Hundley, is the Demons' most complete receiver. His work ethic is outstanding. He could thrive in the Purple Strike offense. 2008-09 Honors: NSU athletic honor roll, fall and spring (3.00-3.49)... SLC Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2008 Season: Ranked third on the team with 19 catches and second with 287 yards receiving‌ averaged 15.1 yards per catch and 23.9 yards receiving per game‌ scored two touchdowns‌also rushed the ball two times for a gain of 12 yards‌ season-high of four catches for 62 yards against Nicholls State‌ had touchdown catches against Southeastern Oklahoma and at Southeastern Louisiana‌ longest reception was 33 yards against Nicholls‌ caught at least one pass in eight straight games from Sept. 6 to Nov. 1 and had one reception in nine of 12 games. Prior to NSU: Lettered one season in three years at Louisiana-

Lafayette‌ a teammate of current Demon quarterback John Hundley‌ as a redshirt freshman, played in all 12 games and made eight catches for 70 yards. Duffy in High School: As a senior, first team all-district, first team All-Lafayette Parish, first-team all-academic‌ 1,200 yards passing with 15 touchdown tosses‌ 850 yards rushing with eight tds and 251 yards receiving and two tds‌ led his Northside HS team to a 13-2 record and the state championship game his senior season‌ played all four seasons with current Demon teammate Quinten Goodie‌ also lettered in basketball and baseball. Duffy's Personal: Born Jan. 28, 1987‌ son of Darrell and Nora Duffy‌ one brother, Damian‌ majoring in sports management and is scheduled to graduate in December‌ wants to pursue a career in the sports industry‌ nickname is “Duff.â€? ""&> 2 2'@'/5 ; 5 % 799( '7 '=

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2009 PRESEASON ALL-SLC 1ST TEAM 2008 ALL-SLC FIRST TEAM Eckles had a breakout season last year and is poised to shine even brighter in his senior year. A strong leader with excellent athleticism, Eckles relies upon his intelligence to give him and his teammates the extra edge. He is fundamentally sound and does “all the little things right,â€? quickly earning the highest respect from his new coaches. Eckles is a prime all-star candidate. 2008-09 Honors: NSU athletic honor roll, fall (3.00-3.49) and spring (4.0)... SLC Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2008: Second on the team with 89 tackles with 48 of those going for solo‌ had two interceptions, six pass breakups, five quarterback hurries and one sack‌ had three double-digit tackles games‌ posted 11 stops with eight solos against McNeese State‌ had 10 tackles against both Texas A&M-Commerce and at Baylor‌ picked off two passes at Stephen 23

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2009 Demon Profiles F. Austin and returned a combined 22 yards. 2007: SLC All-Academic‌ fourth on the team with 51 tackles to go along with 1.5 tackles for a loss and four pass breakups... also blocked one kick... had a career-best 12 tackles against Central Arkansas... eight stops at Northeastern. 2006: Played in eight games recording 14 tackles‌ season-best three stops against Arkansas-Monticello and Southeastern Louisiana. 2005: Redshirted. Eckles in High School: First-team all-district in his senior season‌ second-team all-district junior season‌ named co-captain of football team and captain of the basketball team in his senior year‌ named Most Improved his sophomore season‌ had 75 tackles, two interceptions, and two blocked punts with one for a touchdown his senior season‌ team went 25- 20 in his four years, making the second round of the playoffs in his freshman season‌ four-year letterman in football and basketball‌ two-year letterman in track‌ named Freshman of the Year for the Wolverines in basketball‌ twice named first-team all-district in basketball‌ honorable mention alldistrict in basketball his sophomore season‌ president of Fellowship of Christian Athletes‌ president of Beta Club‌ sophomore class president‌ parliamentarian of Future Business Leaders of America‌ National Honor Society member‌ named to Who's Who Among American High School Students‌ graduated with a 3.95 grade point average. Eckles' Personal: Born Nov. 18, 1986... only son of Arleatha Eckles Jackson and the late Fredrick Calhoun‌ member of Presidential Leadership Program, Phi Beta Sigma, and Blue Key International Honor Society‌ majoring in business administration with a minor in finance‌ full name is Wesley DeShon Eckles‌ nicknamed “Chocolate Thunderâ€? and “Eck.â€? 2 > ; 5 799; ( ) 799* '' 7) 799( '7 +(

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Fayard had a strong spring, his best as a Demon, and challenged for the starting role. He grasped the new offense quickly and showed good leadership ability. He could hold for placekicks. 2008-09 Honors: NSU athletic honor roll, fall (3.00-3.49)... SLC Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2008: Did not see any action. 2007: Was called to duty in an emergency role at Nicholls State when Germayne Edmond and Drew Branch went down with injuries, completing 1 of 3 passes for 12 yards and an interception... ran the ball seven times for 11 yards... suffered shoulder injury on final play of first half and could not return to play ‌ was awarded a medical redshirt. Fayard in High School: All-State as a junior, All-Region as a senior and all-district for three seasons as he posted career totals of 6,781 yards and 101 touchdowns accounted for, including 4,939 yards passing and 54 touchdowns to go with 1,822 yards rushing and 47 touchdowns ‌ changed high schools after Hurricane Katrina, playing his first two years at Northshore-Slidell, where he threw for 1,389 yards and 17 touchdowns and ran for 671 yards and 10 touchdowns ‌ as a senior at Tylertown, he threw for 1,988 yards and 17 touchdowns on 102-203 aim and rushed for 712 yards and 19 touchdowns on 96 attempts (7.4 ypc) while helping THS to the second round of the state playoffs ‌ is a junior, he accounted for 40 touchdowns (22 passing) and exactly 2,000 total yards (1,562 passing) ‌ THS went 17-7 in his two seasons and made two playoff appearances ‌ also lettered in basketball and baseball and is an honor roll student. Fayard's Personal: Oct. 29, 1987... son of Jack and Terry Fayard... one brother, Jack, and two sisters, Jill and Kelsey... all siblings played college athletics while Jill played professional volleyball... majoring in business.

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2009 PRESEASON ALL-SLC SECOND TEAM Freeman is an excellent run blocker who has made some clutch catches in past seasons, but is looking to improve his receiving skills. A well-respected senior leader who is an excellent student, “Gordoâ€? could be a great asset this fall. 2008-09 Honors: NSU athletic honor roll, spring (3.003.49)... SLC Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2008: Fourth on the team with 18 receptions with 139 yards‌ had two touchdown receptions‌ averaged 7.7 yards per catch and 11.6 yards per game receiving‌ played in all 12 games‌ had five catches for 32 yards at Central Arkansas and four catches for 43 yards and a touchdown against Grambling‌ also had a TD catch against Nicholls State. 2007: SLC All-Academic‌ caught seven passes for 63 yards and a touchdown in nine games played... had two receptions for 26 yards and a score at Northeastern and two catches for 19 yards against Texas State. 2006: Saw action in eight games catching four passes for 36 yards. 2005: Redshirted. Freeman in High School: First-team all-district junior season‌ named Ironman Award winner in his junior and senior seasons‌ team captain senior season as the Lobos went 12-1 with a state quarterfinals appearance under head coach John King, a former Demon All-America offensive lineman and a teammate of NSU record-holding quarterback Scott Stoker from 1987-89 ‌ a three-year letterman in football‌ fouryear letterman in baseball‌ three times second-team all-district in baseball‌ American Legion member‌ attended Texas Boys' State conven26

tion‌ Youth Advisory Commission member‌ member of Texas Bank and Trust Bank Board‌ Student Ambassador. Freeman's Personal: Born May 30, 1986‌ son of Mary Freeman and the late Ronnie Freeman‌ father was a Vietnam veteran with two Bronze Stars, mother works for Texas Eastman ‌ has four brothers, Walter, Landon, Lucas, and Carlin, and a sister, Lisa‌ full name is Gordon Avery Freeman‌ earned his bachelor's degree this past May‌ plans to pursue a job with the Department of Homeland Security‌ nickname is “Gordo.â€? 0 > ; 5 % 799; ( + 799* = * 799( '7 '(

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Athletes leader is a dynamic special teams player who had opposing kick return teams breaking their schemes to defend against him. 2008: Collected 42 tackles, 23 of those solos‌ had one sack and 3.5 tackles for a loss‌ also had one pass interception which he returned 69 yards for a touchdown against Southeastern Oklahoma‌ also forced a fumble‌ had a season-high seven tackles against SE Oklahoma‌ recorded six tackles against Texas A&M-Commerce in the season opener‌ had a sack and 1.5 tackles for a loss at Southeastern Louisiana. 2007: Finished with 25 tackles including 2.5 tackles for a loss and a half sack in 11 games played... four quarterback hurries, a pass break up and fumble recovery... 19 of his 25 stops were solos. 2006: Had 25 tackles in 11 games played‌ one sack and one tackle for a loss with three fumbles forced, one fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries‌ season-best five stops at Kansas in the season opener‌ had three tackles and a sack at Stephen F. Austin. 2005: Redshirted. Greenhouse in High School: Lettered four years in football and three in track and basketball... All-District as a sophmore, junior and senior... All-Parish, All-Cenla, All-State and team defensive MVP as a junior... District and Parish MVP along with All-District, All-Cenla and All-State honors as a senior Greenhouse's Personal: Born July 15, 1987... son of Newman and Connie Greenhouse... father is the Chief of Police of Marksville... three brothers, Newman III, Kendrick, and Jervis, and three sisters, Nieka, Athena and Carmen‌ majoring in general studies with a minor in social science and is scheduled to graduate in December‌ nickname is “Ike.â€? 5 > ; 5 ( 799; '' '7 '& 799* '' '= ; 799( '7 7& '=

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2009 Demon Profiles ures to get lots of touches in his senior season. 2008: Second on the team in rushing with 472 yards on 110 carries‌ averaged 39.3 yards rushing per game and 4.3 yards per carry‌ scored four touchdowns‌ caught 17 passes for 127 yards‌ best rushing game was a 78 yard output on 15 carries with a score against Southeastern Oklahoma‌ rushed for 68 yards on 19 carries at Baylor and 67 yards on 12 carries at Central Arkansas‌ had 110 all-purpose yards at UCA with his 67 yards rushing and 43 yards receiving‌ played in all 12 games. Before NSU: Played at Louisiana Tech Griffin in High School: Senior season, earned first team all-state, all-parish and all-district honors‌ district, parish and state MVP‌ first team All-Pelican Prep and All-Pelican Prep MVP‌ led his team to a 122 record, district championship and quarterfinal round of the state playoffs‌ junior season, all-state, all-parish and all-district running back‌ parish and district MVP‌ team finished 10-2, won district championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs‌ sophomore season, first team all-district running back and first team all-district and allparish as a defensive back‌ team finished 10-2 and made it to the second round of the state playoffs‌ freshman season, second team all-district and all-parish as a running back‌ team finished 13-3, won district title and was the Class 3A state runners-up‌ also lettered in baseball, basketball and track. Griffin's Personal: Born Sept. 20, 1986‌ son of William and Ruby Griffin‌ one brother, Michael, and a sister, Travis‌ Michael played free safety at Nicholls State‌ majoring in history with a minor in business‌ expected to graduate in May. 5 "" > 3 9'/5 ; 5 ( 799( '7 ''9 2 2'@'/5 ; 5 799( '7

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Hernandez showed versatility and ability while playing extensively as a true freshman and toughness while overcoming a midseason injury last year. He played both tackle and center, but is slotted to start at right tackle this year. He is a building block for the Demons' offensive front in the next three seasons. 2008-09 Honors: NSU athletic honor roll, spring (3.0-3.49). 2008: Averaged 59 percent in eight games played‌ played a total of 327 snaps and had seven knockdown blocks‌ graded out at a seasonhigh 74 percent in 66 snaps with three KO blocks against Cal Poly. Hernandez in High School: First-team All-Academic, second-team All-State as a senior ... first-team all-district ... 5A Texas Football.com AllRegion III ... team captain for head coach Walt Beasley ... team's offensive line MVP for his position coach, Ken Janek ... helped Humble go 93 and reach the second round of the Texas Class 5A Division I playoffs ... team went 7-3 in his junior year, when he was first-team All-Academic and second-team all-district at center ... as a sophomore, Humble went 6-4 and reached the second round of the 5A-Division 2 playoffs ... he was second-team all-district and first-team All-Academic at guard. Hernandez's Personal: Born Sept. 23, 1989‌ son of Carmen Bujanda‌ his cousin, Bara Reyna, works at NASA‌ majoring in computer information systems.

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(4.0)... SLC Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2008: Set a new school single-game record when he completed 29 passes against Stephen F. Austin in the season finale, breaking Bobby Hebert’s record... threw for 1,307 yards and rushed for another 246‌ connected on 112 of 205 passes for a 54.6 percentage and threw just three interceptions‌ tossed eight touchdown passes‌ averaged 145.2 yards passing per game‌ rushed for four TDs‌ averaged 27.3 yards rushing per game‌ had two games where he threw for more than 200 yards‌ completed 29 of 44 passes for 294 yards at Stephen F. Austin in the season finale‌ connected on 13 of 30 passes for 213 yards and a touchdown against Cal Poly‌ threw two TD passes each against Grambling and Nicholls State‌ rushed for 83 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown against Texas A&MCommerce in the season opener‌ played in nine games. Prior to NSU: Appeared in two games in the 2006 season for Louisiana-Lafayette as the Cajuns back-up quarterback... played 11 snaps against North Carolina A&T and 12 snaps vs. Eastern Michigan. Hundley in High School: Ranked No. 1 in Louisiana and No. 28 nationally on the Rivals.com recruiting service listings of “pro-styleâ€? quarterbacks...Completed 142-of-249 passes (57 percent) for 1,845 yards and 24 touchdowns with only seven interceptions as a senior... also rushed for 512 yards on 97 carries and scored five rushing touchdowns for STM in his senior season... guided STM to a 9-1 regular season mark as a senior, winning nine straight after a season-opening loss to Carencro... led the Cougars to three straight playoff wins, setting a school record for consecutive wins at 12... earned Class 4A All-State, 5-4A AllDistrict and the Daily Advertiser's All-Parish and All-Acadiana honors at quarterback. Hundley's Personal: Born Feb. 1, 1986... son of Doug and Kathy Hundley... one brother, Erik and four sisters, Laura, Mary, Sara, and Kate... majoring in business administration... full name is John Douglas Hundley. 9 &> ( '/5 ; 5 4( 4' 799( = ''7!79)!& 3 9'/5 ; 799(

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Still developing, Marshall needs to show continued progress in August camp to earn his opportunity to get some playing time inside on the defensive front, where the Demons are looking for quality depth. 2008: Did not see any action. 2007: Played in just one game, that coming against Central Arkansas. 2006: Redshirted. Marshall in High School: Lettered in football, basketball and track at Pickering High School‌ graduated with honors with a 3.7 gpa. Marshall's Personal: Born Feb. 14, 1988‌ son of James and Betty Marshall‌ one sister, Latasha‌ majoring in health & human performance.

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After one of the more unlikely and heroic efforts in recent Demon history at the end of the 2007 season, Martinez has become a valued member of the quarterback stable with his intelligence, team-first approach and ability to respond as needed. 2008: Did not see any playing time. 2007: Was headed for a redshirt year as the scout team QB until injuries knocked out the only two healthy varsity QBs, Germayne Edmond and Drew Branch, by halftime of the 11/10 game at unbeaten McNeese State ‌ After running the McNeese offense all week in practice, Martinez ran the Demons offense as NSU rolled up 262 yards on 51 plays in the last two quarters and had the ball with a chance to win in the final minute of play ‌ he was named the KPLC-TV (Lake Charles) athlete of the week for his performance ‌ Martinez started the next week against Stephen F. Austin and helped the Demons out to a lead in a 31-12 win... Chris Waddell Award winner. Martinez in High School: A three sport star at Jennings High School where he earned All-District, All-Parish, and All-SWLA honors in football, baseball, and track... guided his football teams to the second round of the state playoffs in both his junior and senior years... also helped his baseball team as a junior and senior to the state playoffs... high school teammate of fellow Demons Gary Riggs and Kenneth Charles. Martinez's Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1989... son of Jerry and Mandy Martinez... father was a minor league pitcher in the Dodgers' organization and was NSU's pitching coach for two years under coach Johnnie Emmons in 1986-87... five sisters, Carmen, Addy, Mallory, Cammhy, and Maggy... majoring in electronic engineering... full name is Carson Wardlow Martinez‌ nickname is “Tinez.â€? * <> ( '/5 ; 5 ( 4 4' 799* 7 ';!;!7 799( %

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Morgan's Personal: Born Dec. 11, 1988 while is father was a graduate assistant for the Demons under head coach Sam Goodwin... son of Greg and Rhonda Morgan... one sister, Kaley‌ father was once named East Texas Coach of the Year‌ has an uncle who played for Arkansas Tech‌ majoring in nursing‌ full name is Kyle Gregory Morgan‌ nickname is “K-Mo.â€?

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A redshirt freshman that could add some depth to the offensive line. 2008: Redshirted. Munch in High School: All-State as a center for two years (state coaches association) and an LSWA (sports writers) All-State pick as a senior ... played on four straight state champion teams at John Curtis ... made All-District twice, was All-East Bank and All-Metro as a senior ... team went 12-2 in his senior season, was unbeaten and ranked No. 2 nationally in his junior year, when among his teammates was USC tailback Joe McKnight... played for legendary coach J.T. Curtis. Munch's Personal: Born Nov. 14, 1988‌ son of Dwayne and Davia Munch‌ four brothers, Dwayne, Johnney, David and Christian‌ father is the Chief of Police of Westwego‌ grandfather was also the Chief of Police in Westwego‌ majoring in general studies‌ full name is Bryan David Munch‌ nickname is “Munch.â€?

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Perkins learned a new position in spring practice and impressed coaches with his development at center. He played tight end last year and defensive end previously. He is also an option and has experience as a deep snapper. He initially didn't plan to play this fall after the coaching change, but reconsidered and figures to play a significant role in 2009. 2008: Did not see action in any games. 2007: Action in four games (Henderson State, Central Arkansas, at Northeastern, and at Nicholls State). 2006: Saw limited action in three games (at Baylor, at Southeastern La., and vs. McNeese State). 2005: Redshirted. Perkins in High School: All-Region Class 6-4A selection his senior year after posting 88 tackles, 5 for loss, and 3 interceptions along with 3 fumble recoveries ... team went 14-1 and won the Class 4A state championship ... his brother, Jesse, played college football at Belhaven. Nicknamed “Smokeâ€? ... leadoff hitter and an outfielder on the Brookhaven baseball team ... member of the BHS honor roll and FCA. Perkins' Personal: Born Nov. 7, 1986... son of DJuana Perkins.. one brother, Jesse Perkins and a sister, Tenaya Williams... majoring in computer information systems‌ full name is Darius Dorsean Perkins‌ nickname is “Perk.â€? Much like his big brother Justin, Kevin Perry has the attributes which should make him a productive player at safety, where he will be a backup this fall while fitting into nickel packages. He had a very good spring practice.

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Prescott moves inside to guard from tackle, where he was dominant at times in his redshirt freshman season last year. He has great upside and could emerge as an all-star candidate this fall. He has worked very hard in the summer and seems on track for a bright future. 2008: Saw action in 11 games and played 739 snaps‌ graded out at 77 percent for the season and compiled 42 knockdown blocks‌ had a high grade of 95 percent in 71 snaps against Southeastern Oklahoma‌ graded out at 80 percent or better in five games‌ had a season-high eight KO blocks against SE Oklahoma. 2007: Redshirted. Prescott in High School: Four-time all-district, three-time all-Bossier Parish and two-time all-state honors at Haughton High School‌ helped his teams to district championships as a freshman and sophomore and four consecutive playoff appearances‌ also lettered in track and basketball. Prescott's Personal: Born May 10, 1988‌ son of Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott‌ two brothers, Tad and Dakota... grandfather is a retired principal... majoring in psychology with a minor in general studies‌ wants to teach and coach at the high school level‌ full name is Jace Mackenzie Prescott‌ nickname is “Moose.â€?

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2009 PRESEASON ALL-SLC FIRST TEAM Riggs enters his senior year with lots of production to his credit and potential for an all-star campaign. He has adjusted well to the new defensive scheme. He has the speed and hips to play in the secondary but the size and hitting ability to play linebacker. Riggs also has a knack for blocking kicks and some experience returning kicks, and will loom large on special teams once again. 2008-09 Honors: NSU athletic honor roll, spring (3.03.49). 2008: Third on the team with 72 tackles and team leader with three interceptions, two of those for touchdowns‌ had one sack and two tackles for a loss‌ also had seven pass breakups, one fumble recovery, a forced fumble, blocked a kick and three quarterback hurries‌ had 37 solo tackles in playing all 12 games‌ had two games where he recorded double digits in tackles‌ recorded a career-high 13 stops in the season opener against Texas A&M-Commerce to go along with a sack and tackle for a loss‌ also picked off a pass in that game and returned it 29 yards for a score‌ had 10 tackles at Baylor with a pass breakup‌ recorded nine stops, six of those solos, against McNeese State‌ had an interception at Stephen F. Austin in the season finale and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown. 2007: All-SLC second team honors‌ led the team with three blocked kicks and tied for the team lead with three interceptions to go with 67 tackles - third highest on the squad... had 4.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, six pass breakups, one quarterback hurry, and a forced fumble... collected 10 tackles each against Southeastern Louisiana and Texas State... blocked two kicks against Stephen F. Austin... his exceptional effort and blazing recovery speed saved NSU 14 points in a near-miss of an upset of unbeaten McNeese State on 11/10 ‌ Riggs set the tone for the Demons on the game's first play, racing downfield to knock the ball loose just shy of the goaline, and out of the end zone for a touchback, as McNeese receiver Carlese Franklin was about to finish a 61-yard catch and run for a touchdown ‌ later in the first half, Riggs saved another touchdown with a similar play, catching tailback Kris Bush by the ankles to halt a 53-yard run that would have been a 75-yard touchdown. The Cowboys missed a field goal four snaps later... also returned five kicks for 115 yards. 2006: Fourth on the team with 48 tackles‌ had 3 1/2 tackles for a

loss and one sack‌ picked off two passes with 31 return yards‌ had a season-high eight tackles with 1 1/2 tackles for loss in helping the Demons post a 9-0 win at Nicholls State (Oct. 21)‌ seven stops and an interception at Baylor (Sept. 9)‌ picked off his second pass against McNeese State (Nov. 11). Prior to NSU: Redshirted at Ole Miss. Riggs in High School: All-State selection by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association who also picked up All-District and All-Southwest Louisiana honors... rated as the No. 16 overall player in Louisiana by SuperPrep... selected as the nation's No. 41 safety and Louisiana's No. 16 player overall by rivals.com... named to Top 20 team by New Orleans Times-Picayune and to Top 24 team by the Baton Rouge Advocate... ranked as the No. 5 player in Louisiana by Dandy Don... ranked No. 93 on Mobile Register Super Southeast 120 list... was selected to participate in U.S. Army All-America Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, but chose not to participate... as a senior, rushed for 1,489 yards and 12 touchdowns, and passed for 526 yards and 10 touchdowns... had nine career pass interceptions... earned three letters in football as a quarterback-defensive back... also earned three letters in basketball and four in track... averaged 13.8 points in basketball... won district titles in long jump and triple jump in track, while also being a member of the 4x100 and 4x200 district champs... received All-District honors in track. Riggs' Personal: Born Dec. 18, 1986... son of Gary Riggs, Sr. and RoXanne Riggs... a brother, Dillon, and two sisters, Crystal and Shontell... cousin, Kenny Mixon, played football for LSU and the Minnesota Vikings...majoring in business administration‌ full name is Gary Ledon Riggs, Jr‌ nickname is “Blue Boy.â€? > ; 5 799; '' 7& 799* '' &' 799( '7 &*

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2009 Demon Profiles semifinalist with a 9-4 record ... 121 tackles, 23 for lost yardage, 4 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 returned for a touchdown, and 8 pass breakups in 2007 ... had 33 tackles, 5 for lost yards, and a sack in his junior year ... sophomore year was wiped out by Hurricane Katrina ... played for coach Floyd Griffin. Rose's Personal: Born June 24, 1990‌ son of Alvin and Etta Rose‌ one sister, Alana‌ cousin, Craig Davis, plays for the San Diego Chargers‌ majoring in general studies‌ full name is Derek Jamal Rose.

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2009 Demon Profiles son-high five at Texas Tech. 2006: Played in every game averaging 67 percent on his grades‌ had 24 knockdown blocks‌ posted a season-high grade of 84 percent in 84 snaps with eight Kos against Arkansas-Monticello (Sept. 30). 2005: Redshirted. Washington in High School: A two-time All-District, All-Cenla, and All-State Class 4A selection ... named most valuable offensive lineman his junior year while also being selected to the All-Cenla track and field team...nicknamed “Big Washâ€? and graduated with a 3.5 gpa... a member of the FCA, Latin Club, and served as a teacher cadet. Washington's Personal: Born July 19, 1987... son of Valerie and Jeffery Washington... one sister, Jasmine... his grandfather, James Washington, played football at Southern in the 1940s and his father, Jeffery, played from 1968-72... his uncle, Michael Washington, was drafted by the Washington Redskins and has a master's degree from Harvard... his mom, Valerie, is a dentist and father is a teacher and minister... majoring in biology‌ nickname is “Big Mo.â€?

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2009 Demon Profiles he returned for a touchdown and four forced fumbles ... also made firstteam All-District as an offensive lineman for a 9-3 team that won the district title and lost in regionals for coach Keith Thomas ... as a junior, was first-team All-District on defense with 83 tackles, 6 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries and 7 forced fumbles as Groveton went 10-2, won the district and fell in the regional round of the playoffs ... lettered 3 years in football, 4 in track and field ... student council member ... has won awards for his work in University Interscholastic League theatre productions ... 3.2 grade point average. Williams' Personal: Born Aug. 16, 1990‌ son of Lanny and Kim Williams‌ four brothers, Calvin, Ross, Heath and Zack‌ majoring in psychology and plans to pursue a military career‌ full name is Wade Garrett Williams.

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2009 Newcomers Quinn Anthony, DL, 6-2, 275, Rusk HS, Rusk, TX Three-year first-team All-District defensive lineman for the Eagles of coach Ted Patton ... a Rivals.com two star recruit ... second-team All-East Texas as a senior ... All-Smoaky Team as a senior, when he had 30 tackles for loss, 4 forced fumbles, 6 fumble recoveries, 16 sacks and scored a touchdown ... career tackles totals: 63 solo, 103 assists ... played offensive line as a sophomore and junior ... Eagles were 8-4 in his sophomore season and reached second round of the state playoffs ... also a regional qualifier in track and field (3 letters) ... 2 letters in basketball , one in baseball .. 3.33 grade point average ... full name is Quinntarrian Denzel Anthony ... son of Angela Anthony ... born 1/10/91 ... interested in coaching career. Cornist Broadway, DE, 6-4, 220, Ouachita HS, Monroe, LA Voted Permanent Team Captain for Lions of coach John Carr ... All-District 15A, second team as a senior ... 65 tackles, 8 1/2 sacks ... runs 400 meter dash for track team ... offered by Central Arkansas ... attended gifted/talented classes ... full name is Cornist Lavelle Broadway Jr. ... son of Percille and Cornist Broadway ... born 12/6/90 ... one older sister, Corneshia, who will graduate from Northwestern in May in biology. Bradley Brown, WR, 5-10, 175, Capitol HS, Baton Rouge, LA Offensive MVP in his district for coach Chadwick Germany's Lions ... accounted for 29 career touchdowns, including 3 passing, 4 rushing and 1 fumble return ... 916 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns in 2008 ... threw for 321 yards and 3 TD on 19 completions as a senior ... ran for 318 yards and 4 touchdowns on 26 carries (12.2 average) in '08 ... played defensive back, made 37 tackles, 1 interception (returned 51 yards), returned a fumble 11 yards for a score ... earned All-District honors all four seasons, second-team as a freshman and sophomore ... 780 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns as a sophomore ... 540 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns in his freshman year ... AllState, All-Metro Baton Rouge, first-team All-District as a junior ... had 1,300 receiving yards, 12 touchdowns in 2007 ... born 6/2/90 ... nickname is “Downtown.� Larry Calcote, OL, 6-4, 285, Trinity Episcopal, Natchez, MS Made the Mississippi Private Schools Association South All-Star roster ... firstteam All-District 3-AA ... first-team Natchez Democrat All-Metro ... two-year, two-way starter ... on defense, blocked 2 kicks, recovered 2 fumbles and made 54 tackles as a senior for an 11-2 team that won the District 3-AA title with an undefeated record and reached the second round of the playoffs ... team won state championship with a 13-1 record in his junior season ... played for coach David King ,,. attended same school as 2008 Demons senior WR Dudley Guice ... son of Gloria Calcote ... born 7/2/91 ... one older sister, Larrica, a freshman at Mississippi College ... mother is a teacher. Mark Cassimere, OL, 6-4, 300, Sr.-TR, Northwest HS, Opelousas LA, La. Tech Played his freshman and sophomore years at Louisiana Tech... as a senior at Northwestern HS, earned all-district honors at tight end, defensive end and punter... all-district as a junior at defensive end and tight end... earned all-district honors at defensive end as a sophomore... played for Rodney Lloyd and was a high school teammate of current Demon Jasper Edwards... also lettered in track and basketball... born July 11, 1987... son of Joesph and Pat Cassimere... majoring in sociology with a minor in history. Lesley Deamer, DL, 6-2, 270, Amite HS, Amite, LA Two-year first-team All-District 10-3A for coach Alden Foster ... 80 tackles, 13 sacks, 1 fumble recovery as a senior ... made Ponchartrain All-Star Classic team ... Warriors reached state quarterfinals in each of his final two seasons ... played linebacker as a junior, defensive tackle as a senior ... team went 11-

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2009 Demon Newcomers 1 in 2008, 103-3 in his junior year, and won the first of three district championships with a 7-2 record as a freshman ... son of Lesley and Renee Deamer ... born 5/7/91 ... plans to become a computer technician ... mother is a nurse, dad is a painter. Trevor Eickman, TE, 6-3, 225, Garland HS, Garland, TX Two-year All-District 10-5A for Owls of coach Jeff Jordan ... 37 career catches, 403 yards, 4 touchdowns ... 14-158 as a senior, 13-157 with 4 TD in his sophomore season, 10-88 as a junior when he earned his first all-district honor ... team went 11-2 in 2008 and was Bi-District champions ... Owls went 10-0 in his sophomore year, 8-2 in his freshman year ... also lettered 3 times in baseball, once in track and field ... 3.35 grade point average ... National Honor Society member, A-Honor Roll student ... Top Teens award ... FCA member ... full name is Trevor Davis Eickman ... born 11/13/90 ... son of Scott and Mary Eickman ... has older siblings Travis (23) and Lindsey (21) ... Travis lettered in football at Louisiana-Monroe ... plans to major in business and attend graduate school. Anthony Gilbert, DE, 6-3, 230, Lancaster HS, Lancaster, TX Two-year All-District 15-4A for coach Andrew Jackson's Tigers ... a Rivals.com two star recruit who had interest from Iowa and North Texas ... 93 tackles as a senior, 86 tackles with 8 sacks and 8 tackles for loss in his junior year ... Tigers won the District 15-4A championship in his senior season ... also lettered twice in baseball, once in basketball and three times in wrestling ... National High School Society, Lancaster HS Leadership Award ... full name is Anthony Umari Gilbert ... born 2/11/91 ... nickname is “AG” ...son of Anthony and Elisae Gilbert ... cousin Goddaris Gholston plays for the Arizona Wildcats and another cousin, Reginald Freeman, plays at Arkansas ... father is a correctional officer, mother is a claims adjuster ... plans to become an architect. Marcus Golman, S, 5-10, 180, Amite HS, Amite, LA Two-year All-District 10-3A selection for Warriors of coach Alden Foster... played safety, return specialist ... returned all four of his interceptions, a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in 2008 ... had 53 tackles and the four interceptions as a senior for an 11-1 team that won the district title and reached the state quarterfinals ... made the Ponchartrain All-Star Classic team ... had 46 tackles, 6 sacks and an interception in his junior season as Amite went 103, won district and reached the state quarterfinals ... team won district title with a 7-2 record in his freshman year ... also ran track for two seasons .. son of Delinda Golman and has 3 brothers .... Interested in a career as a radiologist or X-ray technician. Paul Harris, QB, 6-1, 185, Tara HS, Baton Rouge, LA All-State Class 4A, unanimous District 7-4A MVP, All-Baton Rouge Advocate Metro Team as a senior under coach Ron Lejeune ... Skill Position MVP of the Army Red Stick Bowl all-star game with 203 yards passing and two touchdowns along with 56 rushing yards and another TD ... ran a spread offense and accounted for 1,650 total yards ... accounted for 332 of 351 yards by the Trojans in a 35-32 win over McKinley to capture the district crown, rushing for 219 yards ... finalist for the prestigious Warrick Dunn Award for Baton Rouge's outstanding senior prep football player ... led Tara to two straight district titles ... due to a coaching change late in the spring of his senior year, Harris actually ran the summer conditioning program for his Tara team ... also a standout baseball player ... played at the same HS as 1998 Demons playoff QB Brad Spangler ... son of Buck and Sabrina Harris ... born 4/17/91 ... planning to major in journalism and pursue a career in sports broadcasting. Phillip Harvey III, WR, 5-9, 160, Lancaster HS, Lancaster, TX Dallas Morning News Top 100 in Texas prospects list ... Rivals.com three star recruit ... All-District three years as a defensive back, two as a quarterback for the Tigers of coach Andrew Jackson .. had 1,100 yards rushing, 80 tackles and 4 interceptions made as a senior in 2008 ... 80 tackles, 3 interceptions made, and 860 yards rushing on offense as a junior ... in his sophomore

season, he had 63 tackles, made one interception ... team won Bi-District championship in his senior year ... lettered twice in baseball (23 RBI as a junior), once in basketball ... full name is Phillip Henry Harvey III ... son of Phillip Harvey Jr. and Lela Harvey ... has two siblings, Felicia (19) and Nicholas (11) ... interested in an engineering career ... born 8/24/91. Destry Hesskew, DL, 6-3, 270, Canton HS, Canton, TX Three-year All-District selection, twice a first-team pick for Canton's Eagles under coach Lance Angel ... Academic All-District with a 3.45 grade point average ... made the All-Smoaky team and also was honorable mention AllEast Texas ... had 83 tackles, 9 sacks, 14 tackles for loss, 12 QB pressures and forced four fumbles as a senior, when he was voted Canton's MVP and the team's Defensive MVP ... he won the Defensive MVP award and the team's Defensive Lineman of the Year honor as a junior, when he had 69 tackles, 12 sacks and 21 tackles for loss ... was the District Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore when he had 47 tackles, six sacks, 10 tackles for loss ... had a 1,550-pound total in powerlifting ... regional qualifier in the shot put (56-0) and discus (168-0) in track and field ... son of Justin and Amber Hesskew ... dad played running back at Texas A&M, grandfather played offensive line at Baylor ... mother was a basketball and track standout ... oldest of four children, Dakota (13), Brazos (11) and Croix (2) ... full name is Destry Roe Hesskew ... father is a farmer and rancher ... ambition is to own his own ranch ... National Honor Society member. Thomas Jackson Jr., WR, 6-2, 210, Dutchtown HS Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy, Baton Rouge, LA A three-star Rivals.com recruit with breakaway 4.4 speed ... had 20 catches for 215 yards and a touchdown last fall at Hargrave for a 10-1 team .. played for coach Benny Saia at Dutchtown ... Griffins were a very run-oriented offense with two college signees in the backfield ... father was a standout running back at Louisiana-Lafayette ... parents are Thomas and Veronica Jackson ... two younger brothers, Torrey (15) and Trevor (11). Brant Legendre, FB, 5-11, 220, Parkview Baptist HS, Baton Rouge, LA Two-time Class 3A All-State pick, also Academic All-State ... ran for 3,551 yards (623 rushing attempts, 60 TD) in his career at Parkview Baptist, helping coach Kenny Guillot's team win the state title in his junior year and reach the state semifinals as a senior ... second in school history in all-purpose yardage (3,928) ... All-District 3-3A ... All-Baton Rouge Metro last two seasons ... team went 15-0 in 2007, 9-2 in 2008 ... one of the few sophomores to play for Parkview Baptist in the history of the program ... All-State, AllDistrict and All-Baton Rouge Advocate Metro team in baseball as an outfielder in his junior season, for a state championship team ... son of Ronald and Danette Legendre ... honor roll student ... composite 3.6 grade point average ... National Honor Society. Jimmy Proctor, WR, 6-0, 185, A. Maceo Smith HS, Dallas, TX Two-time All-District pick with 56 career receptions for 15 touchdowns, and had five more return TD as a senior for the Falcons of coach Elzie Barnett ... 31 catches, 685 yards, 8 TD as a senior... also played basketball, averaging 7.6 points, 2.1 steals and 5 assists in 2006-07 ... full name is Jimmy Lee Proctor ... son of Renee Proctor ... born 3/8/91. D’Mario Parker, WR, 6-2, 183, So.-SQ, Huntington HS, Shreveport, LA Made big impression with performance in his first spring practice with the Demons … All-District 2-5A and All-City receiver for former NSU player John Shoptaugh as a senior, when he also ran a 10.4 100 meter dash before a hamstring injury denied him a chance to reach the state meet … was honorable mention all-district in basketball, where he averaged 16 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds for a powerhouse Raiders program alongside current Demon basketballer William Mosley as Huntington reached the state quarterfinals …

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2009 Demon Newcomers was a two-year starter in football and basketball, but did not begin playing football until his junior season and was honorable mention all-district and allcity that year … member of the 4-H and Math clubs … full name is D'Mario Morell Parker, nickname is “Yo” … his mother, Sabrenia Parker, is a professor at Clark University in Atlanda and earned her doctoral degree in biochemistry in May … one sister, D'Charla (20) … criminal justice major interested in becoming an FBI agent … born 2/20/87. John Shaughnessy, PK, 5-11, 175, C.E. Byrd HS, Shreveport, LA First team All-State, All-District 1-5A and All-City as a senior... Academic AllState senior year... connected on 9 of 13 field goals with a long of 56 yards a school and city record... broke the school record with seven PATs in a game... kicked three field goals each in two games, a school record... also set a school record for most FGs in a season... 80 percent of his kickoffs were touchbacks... KTBS Player of the Week... KSLA Player of the Week... junior season, All-State, first team All-District 1-5A... hit 9 of 15 of his field goals with a long of 47 yards... lettered three years in football for the Yellow Jackets and is the varsity soccer team's goalie... team went 10-2 as a junior and 9-3 as a senior, both losing in the regional round of the state playoffs... offered and visited Louisiana-Monroe and Army... son of John and Debbie Shaughnessy. Ryan Smith, RB, 5-8, 185, Everman HS, Fort Worth, TX All-District running back as a junior and senior... rushed for 1,624 yards on 203 carries with 20 touchdowns his senior season, helping his team to a 141 record and the semifinal round of the playoffs... had 1,162 yards on 101 carries with 19 TDs as a junior and 1,263 yards on 117 carries with 18 scores as a sophomore... in his four years, teams compiled a 44-6 record with two state semifinal appearances... also lettered two years in track, with a 10.7 100meter dash personal record and a 21.7 PR in the 200 ... son of Rodney Smith and Jennifer Edwards... two brothers, Khaemon (11) and Charles (7) and two sisters, Kristen (10) and Keisha (19)... plans to major in journalism at NSU. Tyler Smith, LB, 5-11, 200, Cedar Hill HS, Cedar Hill, TX Two-time All-District linebacker as a junior and senior for the Longhorns ... had 154 tackles with 12 sacks and eight tackles for a loss while helping his team to a 12-2 mark his senior season for head coach Joey McGuire... 122 tackles with eight sacks and 12 TFLs as a junior... an Honor Roll student with a 3.2 grade point average... member of Top Teens, Gold Club, and Who's Who Among American High School Students... lettered two years in powerlifting... son of Mitchell and Georgina Turner... has one brother, Kelvin Smith (20), and four sisters, Tenisia (25), Summer (21), Jackie (12), Genevieve (12)... undecided on his major at NSU. Stephen Stamey, QB, 6-1, 220, Lewisville HS, Lewisville, TX Threw for 998 yards and 9 touchdowns in 7 games as a senior, hitting 70 of 132 with only three interceptions … despite missing 6 games with a broken foot, he helped lead the Fightin' Farmers into the second round of the Texas Class 5A Division 1 playoffs under coach Steve Gaddis … threw four gamewinning touchdown passes … three-year letterwinner … team captain in 2006 and 2007 … National Honor Society student, student council for four years … voted 2007 Homecoming King and student council parliamentarian for two years … a Denton County Youth Leader for 2007-08 with a long list of community activities … son of Joseph Stamey and Allison Stamey … father is an attorney, mother is a teacher and student activities director at LHS … has two brothers, Michael and Matthew Jimenez, and three sisters, Josie, Diana and Sarah Stamey … his father was student government president at NSU … mother was a Demon cheerleader for two years and student government secretary who was on the 1981 and 1982 Homecoming Courts … his grandfather, Raymond Arthur, played for the NSU basketball team and was Alumni Association president for eight years, and taught business law at NSU while a practicing attorney … born 10/6/89.

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Ridge Turner, ATH, 5-11, 180, South Plaquemines HS, Port Sulphur, LA Seventh all-time nationally, second in state history to Evangel HS's Brock Berlin, in total offense with 12,751 yards ... Rivals.com 3-star prospect, ranked in Rivals.com's Top 75 in Louisiana (No. 37 overall prospect) ... Class 1A All-State Offensive MVP as a senior ... accounted for 175 career touchdowns and set state record with 5,549 yards total offense his junior year ... won two straight Class A state titles, going 26-3 in his last two seasons with the Hurricanes of coach Cyril Crutchfield ... ran for two TD and threw for two more in state title game as a senior ...career totals: 541 completions, 821 attempts (65.9 percent), 9,280 yards, 118 touchdowns passing; rushing for 3,471 yards on 395 carries (8.8 ypc) ... as a senior, he ran for 1,137 yards, 15 TD on 103 carries ... threw for 3,240 yards and 42 TD in 2008, going 160 of 229 ... also caught six passes, scoring on five ... threw for six touchdowns once, for three TD in four more games ...two 400-yard passing games, three more 370-yard plus games ... as a junior, his state-record 5,544 total offensive yards included 1,818 yards and 26 rushing TD (195 carries), along with 3,726 passing yards and 43 TD (219-298, 7 interceptions) ... as a sophomore in 2006, he ran for 516 yards, 11 TD on 97 carries ... passed for 2,314 yards and 33 TD on 162-294 aim ... was also All-State as a junior, along with All-Metro on the New Orleans Times-Picayune team and all-district on the 4x100 relay and the 300 meter hurdles ... guardian is Elouise Turner, a security guard who has raised him since the age of 6 ... born 6/13/90. Justin Wheat, TE, 6-5, 220, Westfield HS, Houston, TX An All-District 13-5A tight end as a senior for coach Corby Meekins' Mustangs, hauling in 24 passes for 427 yards and 3 TD while posting 37 pancake blocks ... it was his only varsity season ... helped lead his team to the state playoffs... a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes... son of Sarah McCarter, a teacher. Jamaal White, S, 6-0, 200, South Garland HS, Garland, TX Rivals.com two-star prospect recruited by Kansas, Iowa, Marshall ... AllDistrict defensive back as a junior and senior for the Colonels and coaches Mickey Moss and Keith Wright... compiled 298 tackles in his playing career... had 125 tackles with two interceptions and four tackles for a loss as a senior... team won district championship with a 10-2 record as he collected 90 tackles with an interception and five PBUs... had 83 tackles with four interceptions and four PBUs his sophomore season... played wide receiver as a freshman hauling in 11 passes for 213 yards while getting 60 tackles on defense... a Texas Scholar... lettered four years in track, with a 45-10 triple jump personal record and a 23-5 long jump PR ... son of Cherlyn Graves... one brother, CyKeem (19) and a sister, Aaliyah (6)... plans to major in criminal justice at NSU. LaJarvis Williams, OL, 6-5, 303, Lake Highlands HS, Garland, TX All-District 9-5A in his junior and senior seasons as an offensive and defensive lineman for head coach John Shorter... had 70 pancake blocks his senior year in helping his team to a 10-3 record and district championship... 61 tackles with eight tackles for a loss and two sacks as a junior... 41 tackles with six TFLs and four sacks his sophomore year... earned MVP honors as a freshman with 33 tackles, seven TFLs and eight sacks... freshman team finished 10-0... son of Derrick Williams and Yolanda Thompson... has five brothers and sisters... cousin, Michael Adams, plays for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals.

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Peveto returns to NSU - Former players reflect In their days playing for Southland Conference championship football teams at Northwestern a decade ago, Rob Robertson and Brian Whaley used to enjoy listening to pregame and halftime motivational talks by assistant coach Bradley Dale Peveto. They had to sneak into those meetings. Peveto was the Demons' defensive coordinator from 1996-98 under venerable head coach Sam Goodwin. Robertson, a fullback, and Whaley, a lineman, played on offense. They weren't invited to the defensive meetings. But they had to sneak in whenever possible. “We had some great coaches here, and we all loved Coach Goodwin,” said Whaley. “But the way Coach Peve could reach out and inspire each and every one of us was something special.” “One thing is for sure,” said Robertson. “He will get the maximum potential out of his players.” Peveto, 46, was named the Demons' new head football coach on Dec. 17. He came from LSU, where he was the linebackers coach for the past four seasons, including the 2007 Tigers' team that won the BCS National Championship with a Sugar Bowl win over Ohio State. He was introduced on campus Dec. 22 in a rousing press conference attended by about 250 friends and NSU supporters, then returned to finish his coaching duties at LSU as co-defensive coordinator by helping the Tigers win the Chick-Fil-A Bowl over 14thranked Georgia Tech in dominating fashion on New Year's Eve. His decision to pursue and ultimately accept the Northwestern head coaching position raised some eyebrows. Skeptics wondered why a coach would step out of the high-profile, big dollar world of the Southeastern Conference to become a head coach at a smaller Division I state university. Part of the reason, said Peveto, was ambition. His late father was a legendary high school head coach in Orangefield, Texas, 10 miles west of the Louisiana border, and 15 miles east of Beaumont. Bradley Dale started as a ballboy for his dad's team, hanging out in the field house and riding the “old yellow dog,” as they called the team bus, to games with his father. Two of his three brothers, Jeff and Garey Birt, have been high school coaches in southeast Texas. To say their father had a strong influence is understating the situation. Peveto has been an assistant coach for 21 seasons on the college level, beginning at Trinity Valley Community College. He's also worked at Southern Mississippi, Arkansas, Houston and Middle Tennessee before coaching and winning four bowl games at LSU. When the Northwestern job opened after last season, it tugged at Peveto's heart. If he was ever going to be a head coach, it was time to take that step. A year earlier, he had

been a prime candidate for the head job at his alma mater, SMU, but Hawaii coach June Jones got the nod after leading the Rainbows to the Sugar Bowl. The allure of returning to Northwestern and Natchitoches was very strong for Peveto and his wife, Melissa, who treasured their previous stay. “I'm glad to be back home. There's a lot of jobs From 1996-98, Peveto ran a defense that produced out there, but six All-SLC first team players, including the 1997 where do you (Tony Joe Maranto) and 1998 (Jermaine Jones) league Defensive Players of the Year. want to live? I love Louisiana. I love Natchitoches. Is there a better job in the country? I don't think so.” A reporter from Peveto's hometown newspaper interviewed him before the 2007 Sugar Bowl, at Media Day for the national championship game. He asked an obvious question: is this the highlight of your coaching career? Remarkably, it wasn't, and still isn't. As fantastic as that experience was, and as much as Peveto enjoyed his four seasons at LSU, he maintains his favorite coaching memory is the 1997 season with the Demons. “That team came through so much, not just developing into a championship team when we were 2-3 and just thoroughly whipped at McNeese in the middle of our season,” he recalled. “Coach Goodwin did such an amazing job of being positive and confident in the days after that game and we all fed off of him. We didn't lose another game, and they tore the goalposts down in Turpin Stadium and carried them downtown after we beat Stephen F. Austin to win the conference championship. “That was great, but what that team dealt with outside of football, I've never been around a closer group. We had an offensive lineman, Jay Olive, and he and his wife lost their little baby son to crib death during preseason camp. We had another player whose family's home burned down. We had other family tragedies. We had some heartbreaking injuries and we had guys who just had to gut it out and get us through,” he said. 45

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Demon Coaching Staff “You talk about triumph, that was a season when we had a triumph of will,” he said. “Winning that national championship at LSU, you bet it was special and I'm so very proud of those players and being part of that team. What a great thrill. But what our team accomplished, considering all of the circumstances, here in 1997 is without a doubt my greatest thrill in coaching.” Those who have played for, and worked with, Peveto attest to his magnetism and seemingly boundless enthusiasm, along with a tireless work ethic. Goodwin recalls routinely getting to the office before sunrise and finding Peveto already on his second or third cup of coffee. While making his recruiting visit to the campus, Whaley remembers being taken with Peveto's energy. “He had charisma and a passion for NSU football which was very obvious,” said Whaley. “It was later on, in spring conditioning drills at 5 in the morning, that I realized he was as intense at 5 a.m. workouts as he was at a 6 p.m. recruiting dinner.” “I only wish I would have had the chance to play for him longer,” said Mike Stone, a defensive back during Peveto's three years with the Demons. “He is the most passionate coach that I have ever played for, both in his approach to the game and his passion for his players,” said Lanny Lawrence, a linebacker for Peveto with the Demons. “Coach Peveto always had a way of instilling pride in what we were trying to accomplish as a unit and no one wanted to be the weakest link in that endeavor.” At LSU, he quickly developed a national reputation as an outstanding recruiter while Tigers players aided his cause as they told prospects how much they would enjoy playing for Peveto. “He's a very exciting coach to play for. He gets you up,” said LSU senior linebacker Darry Beckwith. “He's just a hilarious guy, and he makes it fun. He's also a guy who can count on and go talk to. He'll make a great head coach.” Sophomore LSU linebacker, Kelvin Sheppard, recalled Peveto getting his ankles taped alongside the players before last November's game against No. 1-ranked Alabama. “It was great. It got everybody fired up, and it worked,” said Sheppard. “It was one of our better games. Coach Peve was the kind of coach you would dream of having.” “The thing that always stuck out in my mind about Bradley Dale is that what he took to the field as a coach was exactly the kind of intensity you want your players to bring,” said Goodwin. “They see him working that hard and caring that much and that affects them. He relates as well to kids as any coach I've ever been around, and they'll fight tooth and nail for him because he's such a good motivator.” He's fond of introducing his Melissa to groups, as he did at his introduction as the Demons' coach, and saying, “obviously, looking at me and looking at Melissa, you can tell I'm a pretty good recruiter.” He's eager to get Melissa and their two children, 6-year46

old Payton Marie and 3-year-old Jacob Edward (whose middle name honors Peveto's father, “Big Ed”), settled in Natchitoches. “What a great place to raise our children,” he said. “It's a special place. We'll be at the little league games, at the festivals and the events around town, enjoying getting back together with the friends we left and making new ones.”

In his previous stint at NSU (1996-98), Peveto helped lead the Demons to 25 wins and back-to-back SLC Championships in 1997 and 1998.

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Bradley Dale Peveto Head Coach SMU, 1986 • 4th Season at NSU • 1st since 1998 Former LSU co-defensive coordinator Bradley Dale Peveto, whose highly-successful 21-year college football coaching career includes the Tigers' 2007 BCS national championship and Northwestern State's FCS semifinal playoff season of 1998, is beginning his first season as the Demons' head coach. Peveto (pronounced PEA-vit-toe) completed his duties as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at LSU when the Tigers dominated Georgia Tech in the Dec. 31 Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta. LSU's defense shackled the nation's No. 1 rushing offense in a 38-3 rout. Highly regarded as a recruiter and for coaching aggressive defenses, Peveto is the 13th head coach in the 101year history of intercollegiate football at Northwestern. He was defensive coordinator for the Demons from 1996-98 under the school's winningest head coach, Sam Goodwin. Northwestern won the Southland Conference championship and reached the FCS playoffs in 1997 and 1998, going 12-2 in the SLC and 19-7 overall in those seasons. The 1998 team, outright SLC champions, finished with a No. 3 national ranking after reaching No. 2 at the outset of the national playoffs, hosting three postseason games in Turpin Stadium before a fourth-quarter rally by eventual national champion Massachusetts halted the 11-3 Demons in a semifinal game. The 1997 Demons shared the SLC title by winning six straight games after a 2-3 start, capping the run with a stirring 38-21 homefield triumph over rival Stephen F. Austin, denying the Lumberjacks a co-championship and a postseason berth. Peveto has also been defensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee State and Houston, where he was also assistant head coach in 2002. He has also been part of coaching staffs at Arkansas, Southern Mississippi, Stephen F. Austin and Trinity Valley Community College. The Orangefield, Texas, native played in four bowl games from 1982-86 at SMU, where he was a safety, special teams star and team captain while the Mustangs went 43Coach Peveto with his wife, Melissa, son Jacob Edward, and daughter 14. Peyton Marie.

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THE BRADLEY DALE PEVETO FILE Year at NSU: Birthdate: Wife: Children: High School: College:

Fourth (1st since 1998) Dec. 28, 1962, in Beaumont, Texas Melissa Payton Marie (6), Jake (3) Orangefield (Texas) SMU, '87

Playing Experience 1982-86 SMU (defensive back) Coaching Experience 1987 Trinity Valley Community College (secondary) 1988-91 Stephen F. Austin (defensive line, linebacker, secondary, special teams coordinator) 1992-93 Southern Miss (outside linebackers, special teams coordinator) 1994-95 Arkansas (linebackers, special teams coordinator) 1996-98 Northwestern (La.) State (defensive coordinator, linebackers) 1999-2002 Houston (secondary/co-defensive coordinator) 2003-04 Middle Tennessee (defensive coordinator, secondary, linebackers) 2005-07 LSU (special teams coordinator, linebackers) 2008 LSU (co-defensive coordinator, linebackers) Bowl/Playoff Experience As a player 1983 Cotton Bowl (SMU def. Pittsburgh, 7-3) 1983 Sun Bowl (SMU lost to Alabama, 28-7) 1984 Aloha Bowl (SMU def. Notre Dame, 27-20) As a coach 1988 FCS Playoffs - First Round (Stephen F. Austin def. Jackson State, 24-0) 1988 FCS Playoffs - Quarterfinals (Stephen F. Austin lost to Georgia Southern, 27-6) 1989 FCS Playoffs - First Round (Stephen F. Austin def. Grambling, 59-56) 1989 FCS Playoffs - Quarterfinals (Stephen F. Austin def. Southwest Missouri, 55-25) 1989 FCS Playoffs - Semifinals (Stephen F. Austin def. Furman, 21-19) 1989 FCS Championship Game (Stephen F. Austin lost to Georgia Southern, 37-34) 1995 Carquest Bowl (Arkansas lost to North Carolina, 20-10) 1997 FCS Playoffs - First Round (Northwestern State lost to Eastern Washington, 40-10) 1998 FCS Playoffs - First Round (Northwestern State def. Illinois State, 48-28) 1998 FCS Playoffs - Quarterfinals (Northwestern State def. Appalachian State, 31-20) 1998 FCS Playoffs - Semifinals (Northwestern State lost to Massachusetts, 41-31) 2005 Peach Bowl (LSU def. Miami, 40-3) 2007 Sugar Bowl (LSU def. Notre Dame, 41-14) 2008 BCS Championship Game (LSU def. Ohio State, 38-24) 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl (vs. Georgia Tech, Dec. 31)

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Last year, with Peveto on the sidelines as co-coordinator and linebackers coach, LSU's defense ranked 17th in the nation in rushing defense (110 ypg) and 32nd in total defense (326 ypg). In his three previous years with LSU, Peveto held a dual role, serving as the special teams coordinator and coaching the Tiger linebackers. As linebackers coach, Peveto's development of players at that position was critical to the success of the Tiger defense that ranked among the top five in the nation in 2005-07. In 2007, linebacker Ali Highsmith earned first-team All-America honors from CBSsports.com, while also being named a second-team AllAmerican by the Associated Press. Highsmith earned first-team All-SEC honors in 2006, while junior Darry Beckwith was a second-team AllSEC pick. As LSU's special teams coordinator, Peveto had both his punter (Patrick Fisher) and placekicker (Colt David) earn first-team All-SEC honors in 2007. It marked the first time in school history that LSU had the All-SEC punter and kicker on its roster in the same season. Fisher averaged a league-best 44.5 yards per punt in 2007, while David kicked a school-record 26 field goals and led the SEC in scoring with a league record 147 total points. In his three years as LSU's special teams coordinator, the Tigers returned two punts for touchdowns

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coined the phrase "Swarm, Baby, Swarm" for his attacking defensive style, which had NSU ranked nationally in several statistical categories during each of his three seasons. Four of his players earned AllAmerica honors. In addition, four Demon players were selected in the NFL draft, three after the 1998 season, including current Washington Redskins safety Mike Green. Under his direction, the Demon defense also set single-game records for fewest yards allowed, fewest rushing yards allowed, and most quarterback sacks. NSU also set school season records for most defensive touchdowns scored. In addition, the "Purple Swarm" also set season records for quarterback sacks in two of his three seasons, accumulating 52 in 1998 and 122 in the last three years.

Peveto comes from a family with a rich football coaching tradition. His late father, Ed, coached high school football in the southeast Texas area and was inducted into the Greater Houston Coaches Hall of Honor in 1993 and into the Golden Triangle Coaches Hall of Fame in 1997. Two of his brothers, Jeff and Garey Birt, have coached at high schools in the southeast Texas area. Peveto is married to the former Melissa Weser, and the couple has a daughter, Payton Marie (6), and a son, Jacob Edward (3).

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Todd Cooley Offensive Coordinator • Quarterbacks Arkansas Tech, 1998 • 1st Season at NSU Other Duties: Coordinator for community service projects; Chris Waddell Day coordinator Recruiting Areas: North Louisiana, north Mississippi, Mississippi junior colleges Coaching Experience: Cooley's explosive offenses at Central Arkansas lit up scoreboards around the Southland Conference in the past two seasons and during his four seasons with the Bears as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach. In that time, UCA posted an overall 35-13 record, including an 11-3 SLC mark in the Bears' first two years (2007-08) as an NCAA Division I FCS member alongside Northwestern. Last fall, Cooley's offense at UCA scored 40 points or more in seven of 12 games. The Bears had six receivers make 23 or more catches, four with 35 or more receptions. In the past two seasons, Cooley's offense averaged 445 yards and 35.4 points per game. Last fall as UCA went 10-2, 6-1 in the SLC, the Bears led the conference with a 37.5 scoring average and a 48 percent third-down conversion rate. In 2007-08, the Bears threw for 57 touchdowns and completed 68 percent of their 804 passes with only 14 interceptions -- just four in 400 pass attempts in 2008. UCA ran for 47 touchdowns and 4.2 yards per carry in the last two years. In their two seasons of fullfledged Division I competition in 2007-08, the Bears averaged 287 passing yards and 157 on the ground while making only 32 turnovers in 23 games. Cooley helped his alma mater, Arkansas Tech, and UCA to reach the NCAA Division II playoffs in back-to-back seasons in 2004-05. He spent one season at Arkansas Tech, and in 2004 he restructured the Wonder Boys offense from a unit averaging 18.4 points per game in 2003 to a squad that averaged 32.2 per game. Arkansas Tech went 10-2 and became the first Arkansas school to host and win a Division II playoff game. He was hired at UCA the following February and promptly helped the Bears win the 2005 Gulf States Conference championship and they went on to reach the Division II playoff quarterfinals. Cooley was also quarterbacks coach from 2001-03 at Ouachita Baptist, quarterbacks and receivers coach in 2000 at Northeastern Oklahoma for a Lone Star Conference championship team that reached the Division II playoffs, and running backs coach in 1998-99 at Arkansas Tech, helping the Wonder Boys win the 1999 Gulf South Conference title. At UCA, he coached record-shattering quarterback Nathan Brown, the 2008 SLC Player of the Year and the 2007 SLC Offensive Player of the Year. Brown was invited to play in the 2009 Senior Bowl. He also coached a record-setting passer at Arkansas Tech in 2004, an All-Lone Star Conference quarterback in 2000 at Northeast Oklahoma and the 1999 Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Year at Arkansas Tech. Playing Experience: Cooley set 13 school records at quarterback for Arkansas Tech in 1996-97 and was a finalist for the 1997 Harlon Hill Trophy presented to the outstanding player in NCAA Division II. He was also Academic All-GSC in 1997. Cooley made the Daktronics All-Region Team in 1997. At Nashville (Ark.) High School, he was an all-state passer for coach Billy Laird, father of Demons co-defensive coordinator Brad Laird. In 1993, Cooley's senior year, the Scrappers became the first NHS team to reach the state championship game as Cooley broke state single-season passing record by throwing for over 2,300 yards.

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Personal: Age 33. born 9/7/75. Married the former Lisa Gatlin from Conway, Ark., on July 16, 2005. She is a recruiter for the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts. His parents are Don and Lynne Cooley, who reside in Nashville, Ark., and his father is defensive coordinator at Middle Springs High School. His mother is a reading specialist for the state of Arkansas. Cooley has two younger sisters, Paige Fisher of Russellville, Ark., and Christi Simms of Natchitoches. Cooley enjoys spending time with his family and playing golf in his spare time. 51

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Darren Drago Linebackers • Recruiting Coordinator Northwestern State, 1997 • 7th Season at NSU, 1st since 2005 Other duties: High school liaison, Purple Swarm Coaches Clinic coordinator Recruiting areas: Baton Rouge area, southeast Louisiana, New Orleans area Coaching Experience: Drago was an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the LSU football program in 2008 following two years coaching the defensive line at Stephen F. Austin, where he served as defensive coordinator in 2007. Drago previously coached at NSU from 2000-2005. Drago coached on the Demons' 2004 Southland Conference championship team. He helped coach playoff teams at NSU in 2001, 2002 and 2004. His Demon coaching career started as an offensive assistant. He moved over to defense where he coached the defensive line from 2002-05. He coached tight ends in 2000 and was running backs coach in 2001, helping tailback Jeremy Lofton threaten the school single-season rushing touchdowns record. As defensive line coach, he helped develop Tory Collins into a two-time All-American (2004, 2005) and an NFL free agent signee (Chicago). Working under current co-defensive coordinator Brad Laird from 2003-05, when Laird was in his first three seasons as NSU's DC, Drago's defensive linemen helped NSU rank second (2004, 274.7 yards allowed per game) and ninth (2003, 287.3 ypg allowed) nationally in total defense among all Football Championship Subdivision teams. The 2003 Demons set a school and Southland Conference record in 2004 by allowing a net of minus 9 yards of total offense by Texas Southern in 2003, and another school record by yielding only 1 first down in 2004 against Oklahoma Panhandle. His 2002 defensive front contributed heavily to a school record-tying 43 sacks. From 1998-2001, he was an assistant football and wrestling coach at his alma mater, Redemptorist High in Baton Rouge. Playing Experience: A fullback for the Demons from 1995-98, Drago's blocking was key to the high scoring SLC champion offenses at NSU in 1997 and 1998. Northwestern made back to back FCS playoff trips, reaching the semifinals while playing three home playoff games in 1998. A starter in 1998, Drago scored a pair of touchdowns when the Demons posted a school-record 11 wins and a final national ranking of No. 3. He was a second-team All-State linebacker at Baton Rouge-Redemptorist High School and was state runner-up in his 171-pound weight class as a wrestler. He was the District 9-2A defensive MVP, and an all-district running back, as a senior. Personal: Age 32, born 8/6/76. His parents are Daryl and Debbie Drago of Baton Rouge and he has a younger brother, Dustin. Drago is married to the former Erin Long, also an NSU graduate and a Winnfield native. He graduated in health and physical education in 1997, before his senior season, with emphasis in exercise science. Darren Drago and his wife, Erin.

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Brendan Farrell Tight Ends • Special Teams Coordinator Notre Dame, 2000 • 1st Season at NSU Other Duties: Video operations liaison Recruits: Greater Houston area Coaching Experience: Farrell helped LSU win the 2007 BCS National Championship with a second straight Sugar Bowl championship. The Tigers won the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in 2008. He has worked alongside Bradley Dale Peveto for four seasons, the last three at LSU and beginning in 2004 at Middle Tennessee State. A year after Peveto, defensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee, joined Les Miles' staff at LSU in 2005, Farrell followed as a quality control staffer for tight ends and special teams. Peveto was in charge of the Tigers' special teams in 2005-07 and Farrell assisted in all game planning, practice planning, and scouting of opponents special teams. He contributed to the development of first-team All-Southeastern Conference specialists Colt David (kicker) and Patrick Fisher (punter), along with kick returners Trindon Holliday and Craig Davis. Farrell also worked with Peveto assisting with the LSU linebackers. Farrell entered college coaching at Wayne State from 2002-04 (running backs coach, special teams coordinator). He helped develop Craig Duppong, who was a two-time Division II All-American who averaged 171 all-purpose ypg. His special teams blocked 11 punts and field goals in two seasons and averaged 12 yards on punt returns. He moved to Middle

Tennessee State, working alongside Peveto as the defensive video graduate assistant for the 2004 season, helping Peveto coach the linebackers and assisting with special teams, with his kickoff coverage team ranking third nationally allowing only 15.8 yards per return. When Peveto moved to LSU, Farrell shifted roles as a defensive graduate assistant in February 2005, working as assistant defensive line coach for that season and heling develop Sun Belt Conference defensive MVP Jeff Littlejohn. Playing Experience: Farrell played linebacker and safety at Notre Dame from 1996-99, making the trip south to Shreveport for the 1997 Independence Bowl game vs. LSU and to Jacksonville for the 1999 Gator Bowl. He lettered for the Fighting Irish in his senior season, 1999, when he was a commended student-athlete and was recognized by the Faculty Board of Athletics. Personal: Age 31, born 4/8/78 in Fairport, N.Y. He is the son of Timothy and Peggy Farrell, who now live in Charlotte, N.C., and has an older sister, Colleen Colby. Farrell graduated with an English and history double major from Notre Dame in 2000 with a 3.02 grade point average. He earned a master's degree in sport administration in 2004 while coaching at Wayne State. Farrell enjoys reading classic literature and says James Joyce is his favorite author.

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Matt Kubik Wide Receivers Louisiana Tech, 2004 • 3rd Season at NSU Recruiting Areas: Central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana Other Duties: Walk-on Coordinator; Demon Football Awards Banquet co-coordinator. Coaching Experience: In 2007 and 2008, Kubik coached running backs in the Demons' run-oriented Pro-I based multiple offense. He played a pivotal role in developing a former walk-on, Byron Lawrence, who became the school's No. 2 all-time career rushing leader with 3,316 yards, including 1,118 yards as a senior in 2008 despite injuries that hampered him for 6 of 12 games. Lawrence's career 97.5 rushing average per game was also second in school history, along with his 15 100-yard rushing games. In 2008, Kubik also helped the rapid development of backup tailback William Griffin, who transferred into NSU two weeks into fall camp and still produced 472 yards and 4 TD while becoming the Demons' primary third-down back. Kubik also coached a trio of fullbacks whose blocking was key to the production of the offense. Spent his first year in coaching at Baton Rouge-Catholic High School in 2006, helping Catholic go 13-1 and reach the state Class 5A semifinals. Kubik was receivers coach and passing game coordinator. He is also a member of the Manning Passing Academy Staff, an annual Quarterback camp hosted by Archie Manning and his sons Peyton and Eli.

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Playing Experience: Kubik was a two-year starting quarterback at his alma mater, Louisiana Tech, throwing for 4,022 yards and 28 touchdowns over his career. He led the Bulldogs to a 7-4 record his senior season while being named Offensive MVP. He was a standout quarterback at Cardinal Mooney High School in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. Where he led Cardinals to the 1999 Steel Valley and District championships. He was named all-district twice in both football and basketball. Personal: Age 26, born October 6, 1982 in Youngstown Ohio. Graduated in 2004 from Louisiana Tech with a degree in finance, and played his senior season as a graduate student. Son of Tom and Pam Kubik, he has one brother, Brian, and one sister, Kacie.

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Brad Laird Assistant Head Coach • Co-Defensive Coordinator • Safeties Northwestern State, 1998 • 6th Season at NSU, 2nd since 2005 Recruiting Areas: Shreveport and Northeast Texas Other Duties: Academics liaison, Compliance liaison, golf tournament coordinator. Coaching Experience: Laird was promoted to assistant head coach by new head coach Bradley Dale Peveto, and shifts to coach safeties in 2009. Laird was the interim head coach last winter and was a finalist for the head coaching position before Peveto's hiring. He returned to Scott Stoker's NSU staff after the 2007 season to the defensive coordinator/linebackers coaching post which he held from 2003-05 including NSU's 2004 Southland Conference championship season. Last year, Laird's Purple Swarm defense held five of the nation's top 14 offenses, including four of the top six, below their season's averages. Against four SLC teams in the top 14 (three in the top six nationally), Northwestern limited McNeese, Texas State and Sam Houston State (Nos. 4-6) and Stephen F. Austin (No. 14) to an average of 74 yards below their normal output. Laird left the Demons following the 2005 season to enter private business, then returned to coaching in July 2007 as linebackers coach at NSU's conference rival, Stephen F. Austin, working at SFA for one season. Under Laird, the Demons from 2003-2005 ranked second (2004, 274.7 yards allowed per game) and ninth (2003, 287.3 ypg allowed) nationally in total defense among all Football Championship Subdivision teams. After a record-setting playing career at NSU, Laird coached on coach Sam Goodwin's Demon staff in 1996, serving as the defensive graduate assistant coach working for Bradley Dale Peveto. He then worked for coach Don Shows at West Monroe High School in 1997, going on to coach at Ouachita High, Longview (Texas) High (under former FCS national champion coach Pat Collins) and Nashville (Ark.) High (under his father, Billy Laird) before joining Stoker's staff as defensive coordinator prior to spring practice in 2003. He begins his 11th season in coaching. While running NSU's Purple Swarm defense from 2003-05, Laird's units produced 75 turnovers in three seasons and set three NCAA records while leading the Southland Conference in total defense and rushing defense while also ranking highly in the national rankings in pass defense. In 2004, the Demons tied an NCAA FCS record by notching two safeties vs. Texas Southern. A year earlier, his defense set FCS records by allowing only 1 first down and a net of minus 1-yard offense to Oklahoma Panhandle. Playing Experience: Laird was a record-setting quarterback for the Demons in his playing days. Laird set the NSU career pass yardage record by throwing for 6,037 yards from 1991-95, a mark he retains, and he also holds a school record with 113 consecutive passes without an interception. He tops the Demons' all-time lists in completions (438) and attempts (761) with a 57.1 career completion rate and 19 touchdowns. In his senior season, 1995, he posted the third-best single-season passing total, 1,895 yards. He led Northwestern in passing all four years he played, including his true freshman season in 1992. He is the school career total offense leader (6,178 yards). Laird was named in 2007 to the Top 100 Players in Demon Football History, commemorating the centennial celebration of NSU football. He completed 57 percent of his 761 career pass attempts and was the Demons' season leader in passing all four years he played, including his true freshman season of 1991. Laird played his high school football at Ruston High under Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame coach Chick Childress and was the 1991 Superdome Classic MVP for as the Bearcats won a second state championship with him at quarterback. He led Ruston to a No. 1 national ranking and was the first-team Class 4A (at the time, the state's largest classification) All-State QB. He set career passing records at Ruston of 4,157 yards and 39 TD passes, at a school where 1976 NFL MVP Bert Jones also played QB. The Bearcats were 30-1 with Laird as the starter. Personal: 36 years old, born 6/20/73. Laird has an education degree from Northwestern. Laird spent his early days in Natchitoches when his father, Billy Laird, was offensive coordinator for the record-shattering, NFL talent-laden Demons of the late 1970s and early 1980s under head coach A.L. Williams, when future pro stars like Bobby Hebert, Joe Delaney and Mark Duper shined for NSU. Brad is married to NSU alumnus Renee, and they are parents of two children, Brad Laird with his wife, Renee, son Brock and daughter Brianna. Brianna (6) and Brock (3). 55

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Lawann Latson Running Backs Louisiana College, 2008 • 1st Season at NSU Recruiting Areas: Houston Other Duties: Community outreach programs, Kids Clinic liaison. Coaching Experience: Latson joined the coaching staff at NSU in January. He was highly recommended by head coach Dennis Dunn at Louisiana College, where he was an assistant coach in 2007 and 2008 as the Wildcats set school passing and total offense records, ranking third nationally in passing, and became highly competitive in their Division III conference. He was receivers coach and developed the scouting report on opposing defenses. Five of his players received allconference honors. In August 2008, he spent time as interim receivers coach at Louisiana Tech during preseason camp. He was owner of Pinnacle Sports Performance from 2001-07 in his hometown of Shreveport, helping with the development of NFL first round draft pick Troy Edwards, along with NFL Draft picks Pat Dennis, Arnaz Battle and Jonathan Holland and free agent signees Chad Johnson and Fred Lewis. Playing Experience: A free agent signee of the New York Giants (1993), New Orleans Saints (1996, 1997) who also played in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Rough Riders (1993-94) and in NFL Europe for the London Monarchs (1997) and in 1998-99 for the Houston Thunderbears in the Arena Football League, Latson was a twoyear letterwinner at receiver in 1991-92 for the Demons, serving as a Coach Latson meets with area business owners about the excitement of Demon football. team captain in 1992. He had the nickname “Lightning” and put on some impressive displays of talent despite a series of injuries that limited his production for NSU. He had a 4.36 time in the 40 and bench pressed 210 percent of his weight, lifting 370 pounds. As a junior, he also played tailback, running for a touchdown against Nicholls and against Nevada, where he also caught a 60-yard pass. He added a 56yard kickoff return in that game. Latson finished with 26 receptions in two seasons as a Demon, gaining 302 yards with the long of 60 yards. He had 23 carries for a net of 134 yards and scored two touchdowns rushing, while returning 25 kickoffs for 518 yards, compiling 954 all-purpose yards in his career. A team captain and all-conference wide receiver who also played some defensive back at Tyler Junior College, Latson was a standout sprinter and an All-City football player at Shreveport-Woodlawn High School. Personal: Age 28, born 3/11/71. Son of James and Ora Anderson, Latson has two brothers and two sisters. A criminal justice major at NSU, Latson graduated from Louisiana College in general studies with a minor in social studies. He graduated in 1991 from Tyler JC with an associate of arts in criminal justice. He enjoys working out in his spare time.

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Terry Mills Cornerbacks Texas A&M-Commerce, 1998 • 3rd Season at NSU Recruiting Areas: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, northeast Texas Other Duties: Facilities oversight; Faculty-staff relations Coaching Experience: With the Demons, Mills has helped the development of Wesley Eckles into an All-Southland Conference safety in 2008, a year after Gary Riggs earned second-team AllSLC honors in 2007. Mills also helped coach true freshmen Jeremy Lane and Cashas Pollard as they played in the secondary last season. He returned in 2007 to NSU, where he began his college playing career, to relaunch his college coaching career. He had been a high school assistant coach since the 2001 season, and previous to that was a graduate assistant in 1998 at his college alma mater, Texas A&M-Commerce, working with the defensive backs, handling scouting reports, assisting with academic monitoring, video breakdown and game planning. In the 2001-02 seasons, he was an assistant football and track coach at Gainesville (Texas) HS, working as defensive backs coach, strength and conditioning coordinator, team travel, scouting reports, and serving as the recruiting liaison along with being the defensive coordinator for the freshman team. He was part of the 2001 Oil Bowl All-Star Game coaching staff and was a member of the 9-3A Coaching Staff of the Year. He was also part of a Class 3A state runner-up track program in 2002. In 2003-2006, he was defensive backs coach and head track coach at Newman Smith High School in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch (Texas) ISD. He was in charge of implementing and coordinating all strength and speed training programs, was the recruiting liaison, handled academic monitoring, was the junior varsity defensive coordinator, handled special teams video, scouting reports and other duties. Playing Experience: Mills was a standout player at Tyler Chapel Hill High School, graduating in 1993 after earning two All-District and All-East Texas honors. He attended NSU from 1993-95 and was a defensive back on the football team, lettering twice and starting as a redshirt freshman against Texas State at strong safety. In two years, he had 31 tackles and a fumble recovery. He was an honor roll student in criminal justice. He went on to a two-year career at TAMC, starring for the Division II Lions as an All-Lone Star Conference safety. Personal: Mills is 35 years old, born 11/14/74. His parents are Lloyd and Marva Mills, and he is one of 11 children.

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Jeremy Offutt Offensive Line Oklahoma State, 1998 • 4th Season at NSU Other Duties: NSU Camp coordinator; graduate assistant coordinator Recruits: East Texas south of I-20 Coaching Experience: Offutt's offensive lines over the past three years paved the way for Byron Lawrence to become the Demons' No. 2 all-time leading rusher with over 3,300 yards. Last season, injuries forced Offutt to use four first-year players as starters, including three who were learning the offense after beginning practice at NSU in August. Zach Case and Jesse Hernandez became the first true freshmen offensive linemen to start for NSU since 1998 - only a total of six true freshmen linemen have started for the Demons since 1985. Offutt joined the Demons in the summer of 2006, taking over perhaps the youngest offensive line group in school history. While bringing that group along in preseason, he also took charge of Demetrius Bell, who had never played offensive line before, and within three weeks, Offutt had Bell playing effectively as a starter in the season opener at Kansas. The opening two games in 2006 vs. Big XII Conference foes were familiar territory for Offutt, who spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, working in 2004 under current LSU head coach Les Miles, who strongly recommended to Peveto that he retain Offutt at NSU. He worked with the Oklahoma State offensive line for two years before being named coordinator of football operations for Coach Mike Gundy's program in January 2006. He helped coach an Oklahoma State offense that in 2004 reached the Alamo Bowl and ranked in the top 15 nationally in scoring (15th, 34.5 points per game), rushing (9th, 245 yards per game) and pass efficiency (9th, 156.9 rating) while leading the Big XII Conference in red zone offense with a scoring rate of 93.3 percent. Offutt worked with the interior offensive linemen in 2004 and tackles in 2005. In 2004, one of his players earned All-America honors and a year later, one of his tackles was an All-Big XII selection. He was responsible for all aspects of the offensive scouting report and organizing the offensive game plan at the direction of the offensive coordinator. Offutt recruited all states west of the Mississippi River for OSU, excluding Texas and Oklahoma. Playing Experience: A two-time All-Big XII Conference selection as a center (1997, 1998), Offutt was a four-year starter and a co-captain for the 1998 Cowboys. Offutt won the Captains Award for leadership, the Stallion Award for consistent performance, the Hang Tough Award for fighting through injury and adversity, and the Lifter of the Year award during his OSU career. He was ranked among the top 10 center prospects for the 1999 NFL Draft, signing with Detroit. He played in the Senior Bowl, the East/West Shrine Game and the Blue/Gray Classic. Offutt started two years at center, one at guard and one at tackle. He helped OSU reach the 1997 Alamo Bowl.

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Personal: 33 years old, born Oct. 28, 1975. He and his wife, April, have two daughters, Brynn (11) and Reese (4). Offutt graduated from Oklahoma State with a sociology degree in 2004. Prior to returning to the Oklahoma State program as a coach, he was information technology director for the city of Paris, Texas.

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Shawn Quinn Co-Defensive Coordinator • Defensive Line Carson-Newman College, 1995 • 1st Season at NSU Recruits: South Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southern Mississippi junior colleges Other Duties: Coordinate traveling camps. Coaching Experience: Quinn comes from LSU, where he was on the football staff as the Tigers won the 2008 Peach Bowl. He worked with the Tigers' defensive line in the 2008 regular season, and coached the defensive ends preparing for the dominating 38-3 bowl win over Georgia Tech. Five of his players went into NFL camps, including the third pick in the NFL Draft, Tyson Jackson. In the last six years, 15 players that Quinn has coached or recruited have advanced to the NFL. He has been part of conference championship coaching staffs at Tennessee and Louisiana-Lafayette, and bowl-winning staffs at LSU and Tennessee. He was a defensive assistant at Louisiana-Lafayette from 2002-07, coaching outside linebackers in 2002-03 and the defensive line from 2003-07. In six seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette, Quinn signed five players (four defensive linemen) who reached the NFL. He coached six All-Sun Belt Conference defensive linemen and helped the Ragin' Cajuns share the 2005 Sun Belt Conference championship. Quinn was an offensive graduate assistant coach working with the offensive line and special teams at Tennessee from 1999-2002, coaching in four bowl games under head coach Phil Fulmer. The Vols won the 2001 Southeastern Conference East Division championship. At Tennessee, he coached Lou Groza Award finalist Alex Walls and signed five players from California junior colleges who went on to play in the NFL. He coached four years of high school football, working as the defensive line coach when Maryville High School won the 1998 Tennessee Class 4A state title after a state runner-up finish a year earlier. Playing Experience: Quinn was a defensive end at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn. He was a four-year starter, a member of four conference championship teams and a 1994 All-South Atlantic Conference selection. Quinn played on four straight conference championship teams from 1990-94. He was an offensive guard and linebacker at Wheaton (Ill.) North High School, playing on a 1986 state championship team. Personal: Age 37, born 3/23/72. Quinn is married to the former Megan O'Hara. They are both natives of Chicago. They have three daughters: Emily (7), Grace (5) and Abby (2). Quinn earned a history and political science bachelor's degree in 1995 from Carson-Newman. In 1998, he earned a master's degree from Lincoln Memorial University.

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Joe Long

David Rosen

Head strength & conditioning coach LSU, 2006 1st Season at NSU

Director of Football Operations NFL Liaison Arizona State, 2004 2nd Season at NSU

Coaching Experience: Long, a disciple of the Gayle Hatch Strength and Conditioning System that has produced national championships for football teams at LSU, Tennessee and Miami, joined the Demons in January. He spent 2007-2008 as assistant strength and conditioning coach at SMU and was on the LSU strength and conditioning staff as the Tigers beat Notre Dame 41-14 to win the Nokia Sugar Bowl in January 2007. A graduate of LSU, where he earned a bachelor of science in kinesiology, Long worked under LSU strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt. Long was a graduate assistant coach and gained experience in strength program design and implementation for women's soccer, men's and women's tennis and football at LSU. Moffitt's program employs the core principles of the Hatch System and helped the Tigers win the 2007 BCS national championship. Long worked under Moffitt at LSU on the staff in 2006 through early 2007, and was a volunteer intern under Moffitt beginning in May 2000 until leaving for SMU. Long also trained and worked for eight years with legendary weightlifting coach Gayle Hatch, the 2004 USA Olympic men's weightlifting coach. The Hatch Weightlifting Team is one of the nation's most dominant programs and has developed dozens of national champions and world team members. Hatch, a Northwestern State graduate, is in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, the National Strength Coaches Hall of Fame and the NSU Graduate N Club Hall of Fame. Long served as head strength and conditioning coach at St. John Catholic High School (2003-04) in Plaquemine, and at University High in Baton Rouge in 2006. He has also done consulting work in the field for several high schools and sport training centers. At SMU, Long supervised six interns and staff members and assisted with all football-related training activities. He ran the strength and conditioning programs for men's and women's tennis and women's soccer teams at SMU. Long is also certified by the USA Track and Field Coaches Association as a Level 1 Track and Field Coach. Competitive career: Long's accomplishments include medaling in both the 1996 AAU Junior Olympic Championships and the 1998 National Junior Championships. At John Curtis High School in suburban New Orleans, he helped the Patriots win four straight state football championships in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 as a defensive end. He was a city champion wrestler. Personal: 28 years old, born 11/5/80 in Kenner, Louisiana. Son of George and Helena Long, he has one older sister, Elizabeth. A 2000 graduate of John Curtis High School, Long enjoys competitive cycling since 2005.

Jeremy Taylor Equipment Manager Jacksonville State, 2006 2nd Season at NSU Having made a dramatically positive impact for the Demon football program in his first season, Jeremy “J.T.” Taylor is beginning his second year as a member of the NSU athletic staff. Prior to his arrival at NSU in the summer of 2008, Taylor served as head equipment manager for more than two years at Jacksonville State. Taylor worked as a student manager at Jacksonville State from 2001-04, twice helping the Gamecocks into contests against the Demons. He was also a student manager at Snead State Community College from 1998-2001. Outside of athletics, Taylor served as a dispatcher, jailer and translator for the Collinsville (Ala.) Police Department, and a volunteer firefighter with the Collinsville Fire Department and the Black Creek Fire Department. Taylor has been a member of the American Equipement Managers Association since 2004 and was AEMA Certified in 2006 for a six-year period.

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Other Duties: Pro day coordinator; team travel coordinator; assist with recruiting coordination. Coaching Experience: Spent his first season on the Demons' staff in 2008 handling defensive quality control and assisting the coaching staff in film breakdown and scouting opponents. Rosen evaluated film of recruits and assisted in recruiting coordination, playing a key role during the coaching staff transition. He provided assistance to linebackers coach/defensive coordinator Brad Laird, and was integrally involved in producing scouting reports and assisting with football operations. A four-year veteran of the Arena Football League, Rosen spent three years with the San Jose SaberCats in player personnel. He scouted NFL, college, CFL and AFL teams and attended NFL training camps and college “pro days” to evaluate players. He was part of the SaberCats' 2007 Arena Bowl XXI championship team. He also worked with the Arizona Rattlers as an East Coast scout and helped them rise from a 412 record to a playoff appearance in 2008. Personal: Born 9/14/69 in Santa Monica, Cal. His wife Anne Wu, a project manager for a tech company, started her own business, “Cakes by Wu.” The couple lives in Natchitoches. Rosen was a 2004 graduate of Arizona State in art and history. David and his wife, Anne.

David Morris Administrative Graduate Assistant 2nd Season at NSU Duties: coaches receivers and assists with video breakdown Coaching Experience: Worked on NSU staff last season assisting with coaching receivers and as an aid to offensive coordinator Slade Nagle. Morris coached the scout team and helped with video breakdown. Until joining the Demons in Summer 2008, he was an offfensive graduate assistant, coaching running backs and serving as video coordinator, at Henderson State from January 2007. In the 2006 season, he was a volunteer assistant at Texas A&M under the defensive quality control coach, helping scout the opposing offenses each week. Other Experience: Was a student manager for the Aggies for three years, enjoying trips to the Holiday Bowl in 2006 and the Cotton Bowl in 2005. Was a starting quarterback and safety at Burton (Texas) High School. Personal: 24 years old, born 10/5/84 in Beaumont, Texas ... son of Raymond and Carol Morris ... father is a former Texas high school football coach and school superintendent ... brother, John, is a captain in the 82nd Airborne in the U.S. Army and served in Afghanistan from February 2007 to May 2008 ... David graduated with a bachelor's in business management from Texas A&M.

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Demon Coaching Staff Mack Dampier

John Greely

Administrative Graduate Assistant 1st Season at NSU

Director of Football Administration 1st Season at NSU

Playing Experience: A second-team All-Southland Conference and All-Louisiana linebacker as a senior in 2008, Dampier was voted by his teammates as the team's Defensive Most Valuable Player. He also earned the 2008 Kirt Straughter Memorial Trident Award for topping the team in a series of preseason strength, speed, agility and conditioning tests. Dampier led the Demons in tackles in 2007 and 2008, making 96 as a senior to post 250 for his career as a three-year starter and four-year letterwinner. He had 7 1/2 tackles for 27 lost yards, including three sacks, while breaking up two passes and intercepting one, in his final game to help clinch the win at Stephen F. Austin. Dampier had 14 stops in a win over Nicholls that earned him SLC Defensive Player of the Week recognition. He had a memorable tackle on thirdand-goal inside the 1 on a goalline stand that preserved a fourth-quarter lead in a 31-19 win over Grambling. Dampier made 91 tackles as a junior, when he had a career high 15 in a win over Central Arkansas to earn SLC Defensive Player of the Week honors. He had six double-figure tackle totals in 44 career games. He was the 2008 recipient of the Jack Clayton Memorial Scholarship, presented annually to the football player “who exemplifies qualities which Coach Clayton felt were important, including leadership, selfessness and integrity.” Personal: 24 years old, born 3/8/85. Dampier is the son of Donnie and Judy Dampier. His father is a school principle and his mother is an elementary school supervisor. She was a standout Lady Demon basketball player after being an allstate star at Winnsboro High School for future Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame coach Carrice Russell Baker. Dampier has an older sister, Katie, who is an attorney for the Louisiana Gaming Division. He graduated with a degree in health and physical education and is pursuing a master's degree in sport administration. His full name is Robert Mack Dampier.

Jeremiah Fiscus Offensive Line • Graduate Assistant McPherson College, 2008 2nd Season at NSU Duties: Fiscus works with offensive line coach Jeremy Offutt again in 2009. He also oversees the Demon Points system managing performance on and off the field by players. Coaching Experience: In his first season at NSU in 2008, Fiscus assisted offensive line coach Jeremy Offutt while also working with special teams and defensive scout teams. He coached centers and guards at Dodge City (Kan.) Community College during 2006 and 2007 preseason camp. Playing Experience: A team captain his senior season last fall, Fiscus was a two-year starter on the offensive line for the McPherson Bulldogs. Prior to transferring to McPherson, he started for the Dodge City CC Conquistadors in the 2004 and 2005 seasons, helping them advance to the Heart of Texas Bowl in 2005. Personal: 22 years old, born in Stafford, Kansas... son of Leonard and Lori Fiscus... has a younger brother, Josh, and a younger sister, Jessica... earned his undergraduate degree in elementary education and is pursuing a master's in sport administration at Northwestern.

Michael Huesmann Director of Video Operations 2nd Season at NSU Duties: Defensive quality control; film crew. Coaching Experience: Working under head coach Jay Schoenebeck at Gustavus, he coached defensive backs in 2007. Playing Experience: Was a wide receiver for Gustavus Adolphus. Personal: 24 years old, born 11/13/84 in Brainerd, Minn ... son of Mike and Lorelie Huesmann... has a brother, Matt (16) ... graduated with a double major, in history and coaching, from Gustavus Adolphus... pursuing master's degree in sport administration.

Duties: Handles day-to-day administrative tasks off the football field and assists with on-campus recruiting. Coaching Experience: Worked in the LSU football office, assisting with on-campus recruiting, maintaining recruiting video library, coaches clinics, and high school football camps... a member of the LSU football family for four straight Tiger victories (Peach Bowl, 2005; 2007 Sugar Bowl; 2008 BCS National Championship; 2008 Chick-Fil-A-Bowl). Personal: 25 years old, born Jan. 6, 1984 in Baton Rouge... son of John and Tricia Greely... a 2002 graduate of Redemptorist High School... has a younger brother, Joseph, who is currently in his second year of veterinary school at LSU.

Chris Knotts Student Assistant 2nd Season at NSU Duties: Assists co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach Brad Laird... defensive scout team coach... defensive quality control. Coaching Experience: Assisted with running backs coach Matt Kubik for the 2008 Demon football team... also assisted with the breakdowns of offensive video and quality control. Personal: Born in Haughton, Louisiana... son of Mike and Susanne Knotts, both of which are alumni of Northwestern State... both of his grandfathers played baseball for the Demons... has one sister, Bethany, and a brother, Nicholas... graduate of Haughton High School where he played safety... majoring in health and exercise science and plans to pursue a masters degree in sport administration.

Carey Melvin Administrative Graduate Assistant 1st Season at NSU Duties: Assists with the defensive line and scout team coach. Coaching Experience: Defensive coordinator/assistant head coach at Thibodaux High School from 2007-2008... led his defense to a top overall ranking in 2008 in the state of Louisiana... helped lead Thibodaux to a quarterfinals appearance in the 2008 state playoffs... in 2007, was the defensive line coach at Arkansas-Monticello... spent three season (2004-06) as the defensive line coach at East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi... in 2003, coached defensive ends at Nicholls State. Personal: 32 years old, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina... son of Nancy Melvin... earned his bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State in biology and education... engaged to Leslie LaRose of Thibodaux.

Jake Simon Administrative Graduate Assistant McPherson College, 2009 1st Season at NSU Playing Experience: Starting quarterback for three years for the McPherson Bulldogs from 2006-2008, playing alongside current Demon football staffer Jeremiah Fiscus, who played center until 2008 when he joined the NSU staff. In his final college game, he threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns. Simon was also the starting QB at Independence (Kan.) Community College in 2005 after a redshirt year in 2004. Simon attended Flint Hills (Kan.) High School, starting all four seasons at QB. He was a three-year All-State pick and played in the Eight-Man All-Star Game, while setting virtually every Eight-Man Football passing record in Kansas. In his senior year, he threw for 28 touchdowns and 1,700 yards, and ran for 15 TD and over 800 yards. Personal: Age 24, born 7/16/85 in El Dorado, Kansas. Son of Mike and Laureen Simon. Has two younger sisters, Brianne, Renee, and a younger brother, Barrett. His mother is a teacher and his father is a cattle rancher. He graduated from McPherson in biochemistry with a 3.6 grade point average. He was a student ambassador. He considered going into medicine but is now focusing on a coaching career. He enjoys working out and spending time with friends and family.

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NSU Sports Medicine

Ed Evans

Jason Drury

Head Athletic Trainer Georgia Southern, 1979 21st Season at NSU

Assistant Athletic Trainer Idaho State, 1999 • Northwestern State, 2001 5th Season at NSU

Entering his 21st season directing the Eugene Christmas Sports Medicine Center at Northwestern State and 26th year in the profession, Ed Evans has earned the respect of his peers, along with honors from Northwestern State’s athletic letter winners and the Louisiana governor’s office for his contributions to the field of sports medicine and athletic training in general and to Northwestern State in particular. Evans was presented honorary membership in the Graduate N Club, the association of athletic letter winners at Northwestern State, during 2005 homecoming ceremonies. Only four other individuals have received such an honor from the N Club, which was paying tribute to Evans’ dedicated, unselfish service in four decades (counting his time as a graduate student) to student-athletes at NSU. In 2004, Evans was named the regional “College Athletic Trainer of the Year� by the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association, which includes members who are in the profession in seven states from Louisiana to Georgia and Kentucky. Evans served six years as president of the Louisiana Athletic Trainers’ Association and six more as secretary/treasurer. He was enshrined in the LATA Hall of Fame in 2000. Evans is the chairman of the Advisory Committee on Athletic Training to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. He also serves on the Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness, appointed early in 2000 by then Gov. Mike Foster. Evans has been an instructor at the University of Southern Mississippi Student Trainer’s Camp for the last 20 years. Evans worked as a graduate assistant at Northwestern from 1979-82. He earned his masters degree in physical education (1980) and completed 30 hours beyond the master’s with an emphasis in guidance and counseling. Evans served four years in the U.S Navy as a hospital corpsman and physical/occupational therapy technician. He spent seven years as athletic trainer at Natchitoches Central High School, working the Louisiana High School Coaches Association’s All-Star games two years, before joining the Northwestern staff. He and his wife Chris have three sons, Jonathan, David and Tim. An avid cyclist, he generates donations for the training room in an annual spring bike-a-thon.

Jason Drury joined the sports medicine staff at Northwestern State University in the summer of 2005. Drury came to NSU from Natchitoches Central High School where he was the head athletic trainer for five years. Starting in the fall of 2009, Drury will be taking over the sports medicine responsibilities for Demon Football. A 1999 graduate of Idaho State University in biology, Drury worked with numerous sports in Pocatello, Idaho including football, men's basketball and track and field. Drury earned his master's degree in sports administration from Northwestern State in 2001, during which time he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the NSU softball team. Jason grew up in southern Indiana near Paoli. He and his wife, Toni, have been married for six years. They have one son, Maddox.

David Berkeley-Tuchmayer Assistant Athletic Trainer Appalachian State, 2006 4th Season at NSU David Berkeley-Tuchmayer begins his fourth season on the NSU athletic training staff and second as an assistant trainer. Berkeley-Tuchmayer is the primary athletic trainer for the Lady Demon soccer team. Before being promoted to a full time assistant, he worked with Demon football and baseball as a graduate assistant. Berkeley-Tuchmayer, a native of Wilmington, N.C., and a 2006 graduate of Appalachian State, is the son of Harry Tuchmayer and Kathleen Berkeley. He has one brother, Jeremy, who just welcomed into his family a baby girl. Berkeley-Tuchmayer received his masters degree in sports administration in the spring of 2008.

David Protasi Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer Louisiana-Lafayette, 2008 2nd Season at NSU David Protasi is beginning his second season as an athletic graduate assistant for the NSU sports medicine department. Protasi, a 2008 graduate of Louisiana-Lafayette, will help out with the Demon football team in the fall. A native of Slidell, he is the son of Sharon and Harold Hosch. He has one brother, Matthew Protasi. He is pursuing his masters degree in sport administration.

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University Administration Dr. Randall J. Webb Northwestern State President Dr. Randall J. Webb never misses a chance to tell people about the good things happening at Northwestern State University. And Webb has been responsible to many of those accomplishments. Webb became NSU's'17th president in July 1996 and is the second-longest serving president in the university's 125-year history. During Webb's tenure, enrollment exceeded 10,000 students for the first time, peaking at 10,505 students in the fall of 2004. The university also set records for total graduates in an academic year. With the implementation of selective admissions in the fall of 2005, the academic preparation of freshmen students has increased considerably. Overall enrollment initially decreased after the implementation of selective admissions, but has begun to increase again. Northwestern has improved its academic programs while attracting betterprepared students. The average ACT score of students has risen under Webb's tenure, and student leaders are choosing NSU in large numbers. The university has dramatically increased the number of high school valedictorians and salutatorians among first-time freshmen. While Webb has been president, Northwestern has increased the level of active external grant and contract funding from federal, state and private sources to approximately $20,000,000 annually. The university raised more than $34 million from alumni, friends, supporters, and private industry in its first-ever capital campaign, which exceeded its $18.84 million goal by more than $15 million. A new capital campaign, in honor of Northwestern's 125th anniversary, is now underway. The university has received donations or pledges for its first three $1 million endowed chairs. Northwestern also has 34 endowed professorships worth $100,000 each. NSU has also moved boldly to deliver instruction to students wherever they are. Under Webb, the university has become a state and regional leader in bringing classes to students by compressed video and the Internet. The university offers over twenty degree programs via the Internet and is looking to add more programs in the future. More than half of the students at Northwestern take an electronic class. Under Webb, the university has modernized and improved its facilities. A $6.9 million Wellness, Recreation, and Activity Center was completed in the center of the campus on the site of the old Intramural Building. Projects to renovate Morrison Hall, the Family and Consumer Sciences Building and Williamson Hall were also completed. West Caspari Hall was demolished and funding has been received to reconstruct West Caspari as a three-story, onestop center for student services. Plans call for renovating East Caspari Hall in the future. Northwestern has also built University Place Phases I and II, providing on-campus students with modern residence facilities that best meet their needs. Additional projects include replacement of the entire underground electrical distribution system and the steam distribution system and the improvement of drainage and replacement of the turf at Turpin Stadium. A one-time walk-on center for the Northwestern football team as an undergraduate, Webb has been one of the most avid supporters of the university's athletic programs. Since returning to the Northwestern campus in 1989, Webb has been active as a donor and volunteer. In 1994, he oversaw a successful Northwestern Athletic Association board of directors and served on the NSU Athletic Council. In 1995-1996, Webb was in charge of the Athletic Integrity Subcommittee for the university's NCAA Certification Self-Study. He served on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and the prestigious and powerful NCAA Executive Council, which oversees all major policy decisions by the governing body for major college sports. The Board of Directors enacted major academic reforms during his tenure. A 1965 graduate of Northwestern in mathematics and business education, Webb earned a master of science in mathematics from NSU in 1966. He received a doctorate in education from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1971 with a concentration in mathematics and research. Webb was a member of the faculty at Longwood College in Farmville, Va., from 1966 until 1974. From 1974 until 1976, he was the director of Higher

Education and Teacher Certification in the Louisiana Department of Education. In 1976, Webb moved to Southeastern Louisiana University where he served as director of institutional research and EEO officer from 1976 until 1983 and as registrar and a part-time faculty member in mathematics from 1983 until 1989. Webb returned to NSU in 1989 as dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies and professor of mathematics. In that position, he exercised campus-wide responsibility for policy development, planning, advancement, and review of both graduate and undergraduate programs. While Webb was U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R A T I O N in that role, graduate enroll- President ment increased by 35 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Randall J. Webb and internal funding for faculty Provost and Vice President for Academic and research increased by 200 per- Student Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Thomas Hanson cent. As dean, Webb proposed the Vice President for External Affairs concept for NSU's successful . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jerry D. Pierce, B.A. Freshman Connection Vice President for Business Affairs Program. He also served as a . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Jones, MBA member of the writing team for Vice President for University Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marcus Jones a grant proposal that resulted in Vice President for Technology, Research and a five year $1.7 million Title III Economic Development grant to improve student reten- . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Darlene Williams tion. The University has been Executive Assistant to the President the beneficiary of additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Crew Title III grants in the ensuing years. Webb chaired the Steering Committee for Northwestern's Self-Study for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Webb led the effort to locate both Boys and Girls State on the Natchitoches campus of Northwestern. These activities have benefited the University and the community and have generated increased interest in Northwestern among the student leaders who participate. He has also been active in the community as a member of the board of directors of the Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce. Webb was a member of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches, the Natchitoches Historic Foundation, and the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Society. Webb and his wife Brenda have two daughters, both honor graduates of Northwestern. Tamara and her husband, former Demon All-American pitcher Reggie Gatewood, are the parents of two children: Tyler and Ava. Lauren is married to former Demon baseball player Nick Simokatis, and they have two sons: Nicholas and Benjamin.

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Jerry Pierce Vice President/External Affairs Jerry Pierce is the Cal Ripken of the Northwestern State athletic program. Day after day, year after year, Pierce is in the lineup, fielding his position with aplomb, and delivering at the plate, knocking a ball out of the park from time to time but always taking an understated profile, seeing himself as a role player. Beginning his 45th year on the university's staff, Pierce's impact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches can't be measured as easily as Ripkin's Baseball Hall of Fame statistics, but they are equally indelible. He begins his 20th year as vice president of external affairs at Northwestern. A significant aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Pierce works closely with athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to keep Northwestern athletics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and year after year. Pierce is an avid tennis player who has been a member of USTA teams that have won more than a dozen state championships, five regional titles NSU Athletic Council and one national championship. Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had John Ackel already served his alma mater, adopted hometown and state with Jody Biscoe (chair) distinction. In his role as vice president, he oversees university Dion Boyett operations in athletics, alumni and development, public and Dusty Dischler (student) media relations and assists President Dr. Randall J. Webb in govKelee Grimes (student) ernmental affairs activities. Many of those duties were his since Dr. Michael Land the 1970s as he worked under four previous presidents as Mark Lipa Northwestern advanced from NAIA to NCAA College Division to Dr. Jeff Matthews NCAA Division I athletic status in 1977. Dr. Lisa Pollacia A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer for Kristi Simms the Demon football team during his college years, working closeCathy Sutton ly with legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his journalism Dr. Sonia Tinsley degree, Pierce went to work for the New Orleans Times Krist Swinburghe Picayune, serving as a reporter and editor. He was named execJennifer Videtto utive sports editor at the age of 24. In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and Ex-Officio M e m b e r s returned to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted Greg Burke to news bureau director two years later and assumed additional Donnie Cox responsibilities in athletics, alumni affairs and other areas through Dustin Eubanks the years. Jodie Heinicka Dr. Patrice Moulton He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame faciliDr. Vicki Parrish ty in Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for Jerry Pierce an entity created in 1958. He established annual induction activities that remain in place nearly four decades later, and served as director of the Hall for 19 years until his promotion to vice president forced him to step aside from the volunteer post. He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (Trans America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served the conference through other offices and committee positions. In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana's 20 most influential sports figures by the TimesPicayune. Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legend Eddie Robinson. His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film the 1989 smash hit movie Steel Magnolias, with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie's impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate more than a decade later. Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana's higher education system. He is also a popular after dinner speaker and master of ceremonies who has spoken at hundreds of events since 1965. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a member of the Journalism Department faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has written thousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and magazines. Pierce and his wife Regina, a teacher, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. He has two sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; and three grandchildren, twins Evan and Amanda, 20, and Miranda, 9, and two stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie.

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DEMONS’ DECADE OF EXCELLENCE

Highlights of NSU athletics in the first 10 years under the leadership of Dr. Randall Webb, Vice President Jerry Pierce and Director of Athletics Greg Burke 22 Southland Conference Championships (7 sports) Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005, 2006), women’s basketball (1999, 2004), baseball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000), men’s track and field (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002).

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(1997-98).

10 SLC Tournament Championships (4 sports) Basketball (2001, 2006), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004) and softball (1998, 2000, 2002).

16 Postseason Appearances (6 sports) Football - FCS Division playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006); women’s basketball (2004); baseball (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002); women’s soccer (2000, 2002, 2005). Women’s Basketball also played in the 1999 WNIT.

45 National Awards (5 sports) All-America awards - track and field (18), football (19), baseball (1). Academic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (2).

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Foundation Scholar-Athlete (1); NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1); basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 Scholarship

3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports) Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Fomer Demon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004 Athens Games.

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Athletic Administration of pride for NSU supporters, Burke is equally proud of the tone which has been set within the NSU athletic program as it relates to academic success. In February, 2005, NSU led all state public universities in the NCAA's initial Director of Athletics Academic Progress Rates report, which measures the job Division I athletic programs are doing to help advance their student-athletes toward graduation. NSU At the outset of his 14th year as director of athlet- has continued to sparkle in subsequent APR reports, with the men's basketball ics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke sees emerg- team ranking in the top 10 percentile in the country in 2006 and women's soccer ing opportunities for unprecedented success for the sharing the national lead in 2007. In addition, NSU led all state public schools Demons and Lady Demons built partly from a foun- and was second in the Southland Conference in the most recently released dation of many landmark achievements during his NCAA Graduation Success Rate report. tenure as AD. In 2005, Burke was one of three recipients of the All-America Football Athletics director at Northwestern since speaking Foundation's Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award and at the annual NSU/Independence Bowl Kickoff that same year, was also tabbed as one of two Natchitoches Parish Cenla Luncheon on August 29, 1996, Burke is the longest- Newsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper's editorial staff. serving AD at any Louisiana institution. He received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from his alma mater, He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest Marlington High School in Alliance, Ohio, recognizing his comaccomplishments while overseeing a program that has fieldmunity service and professional achievements. Burke became The Burke File ed championship caliber teams in nearly all of the school's one of only 21 alumni honored since the award was instituted AGE: 52 (Born Oct. 22, 1956) NCAA Division I sports. in 1982. HOMETOWN: Alliance, Ohio There have been 22 Southland Conference champiIn June 2006, he was a featured speaker and panelist at the HIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74 onships; 16 teams in postseason play; 50 national award winNational Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors convention COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude) ners, most either All-America athletes or Academic Allin New Orleans, addressing members of the College Athletic POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86 America recipients; and three Olympic competitors. Business Managers of America and also participating in a BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer, NSU in 2004-05 became the first (and remains the only) panel discussion of "Fundraising from an Athletic Director's Alliance (Ohio) Review, 1972-78; director Southland Conference member in the league's five decades of news and sports information, Hiram Perspective" speaking to the National Association of Athletic of history to sweep football, men's basketball and baseball (Ohio) College (1978-85); administrative Development Directors. championships in the same athletic year. It's been done only intern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director, Since 2007, Burke has been a member of the prestigious once in Southeastern Conference history, by Alabama in NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; direc- NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet, a 49-per1933-34, and only four times in Big Ten Conference history, tor of athletic development, University of son panel which makes recommendations to the NCAA Board the last time by Michigan State in 1979-80. Akron, 1992-96. of Directors on key issues facing Division I athletics. Those accomplishments have come with one of the more BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians He previously served a four-year term on the NCAA Division modest athletic budgets in the state and conference. Burke's and Cavaliers I Football Issues Committee (1999-2002) and concurrently management skill and fundraising ability have been pivotal. INTERESTS: Working out, watching served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCS Committee that Facility enhancements have been a main focus over the ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings. administers the national playoffs. Since his committee term past couple of years. Beginning with the installation of a $1.1 expired, Burke has served as a site supervisor for Football million Mondo surface track in Spring 2007, NSU athletic facilChampionship Subdivision playoff games across the nation and he is regarded ities have recently undergone nearly $6 million worth of improvements. Burke as one of the country's premiere advocates of FCS football. He currently is third generated a $2 million series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for vice-president of the FCS Athletic Director's Association. 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venues and spearheaded the $700,000 Second In 2004, NSU received the highest possible rating, "fully certified," from the Century Circle fencing project for athletic venues. The installation of the new arti- National Collegiate Athletic Association, affirming that Northwestern operates its ficial turf playing field this summer has helped create more than $1 million of athletic program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by additional renovations to Turpin Stadium. the NCAA Division I membership. Burke has displayed a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches, Burke is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remains including several whose success at Northwestern State has propelled them to active in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee for the national prominence in subsequent positions. Natchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former president of the Natchitoches Some of his best hires remain on staff at NSU. Area Jaycees. He is involved with the American Heart Association. Two Burke coaching hires had Northwestern in NCAA Tournament play in He and his wife, Susu, a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and elementary their second seasons and have been back to postseason since. teacher, have a 15-year-old daughter, Catherine, who is a sophomore at St. Basketball coach Mike McConathy was hired in 1999 after 16 seasons as a Mary's High School. junior college head coach. In his 10 years, the Demons have reached the conference tournament championship game six times, winning twice to make the school's first two NCAA Tournament appearances. Most memorable was the stunning last second win over Big Ten champion Iowa in the first round of the 2006 tournament. That same year, Burke also broke new ground by generating private backing for the first long-term guaranteed coaching contract in school history for McConathy. Women's soccer coach Jimmy Mitchell has taken three teams to the NCAA playoffs, making NSU the only Louisiana university to have multiple appearances. Dramatic facility enhancements have occurred in his eight seasons and Mitchell has been rewarded with a multi-year contract. Burke also picked head coaches who have subsequently been hired by Florida, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Wichita State. He recently landed LSU co-defensive coordinator Bradley Dale Peveto to be the Demons' new football coach. Peveto and his staff promptly signed a 2009 recruiting class ranked No. 1 nationally in the Football Championship Subdivision by Rivals.com recruiting analysts. From his first day on the job, Burke has stressed the importance of having a balanced athletic program. To that end, tremendous competitive strides have been made in women's athletics under his guidance. The NSU soccer program was the first one in Louisiana ever to reach the NCAA Tournament. Softball has made three NCAA Tournament appearances. Volleyball has set attendance records and made its best-ever showings in conference play in each of the past four years. While on-field success by Demon and Lady Demon teams has been a source

Greg Burke

Greg Burke with wife Susu and daughter Catherine.

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Athletic Administration Jody Biscoe Faculty Athletic Representative Faculty Athletic Representative Jody Biscoe is Assistant Professor of Psychology and Addiction Studies at Northwestern, where he is the Coordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies, and Substance Abuse / Prevention Concentrations. He is also the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center at Northwestern. He has served on the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center's (ATTC) - Practice Committee that was responsible for the development of The Change Book: A Blueprint for Technology Transfer. He has also coordinated five nationally recognized Leadership Institutes for Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico and a member of the National ATTC Leadership Directors Committee. He has recently been appointed to the NAADAC - National Addiction Studies & Standards Collaborative Committee. Biscoe has held clinical, program director, consultant, management, regional director and training positions in addiction and mental health treatment and education settings since the mid 1980's and is active with prevention and treatment issues. Since 2006 he has served as Faculty Athletic Representative for Northwestern. This role includes being the chairperson for the NSU Athletic Council. Jody's wife, Veronica (Roni), is an avid runner. Their 15-year-old daughter, Roxy, as a sophomore, is on the Varsity Danceline at St. Mary's High School this year. They are devoted Demon fans.

Dr. William Broussard Executive Director - NSU Athletic Association Associate AD for External Relations One of the most accomplished student-athletes ever at Northwestern State, two-time football All-America center William Broussard returned to his alma mater in February 2007 as the Director of External Relations, coordinating fundraising activities through the Athletic Association and Demon Victory Fund. Broussard earned his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in May, 2007. He was a May 2000 graduate of the Louisiana Scholars' College at Northwestern, earning his degree with distinction in English, with an emphasis on Professional Writing. He worked in the Dean of Students Office at Arizona from 2004-2007, serving two years as the program coordinator for judicial affairs, and was qualitative research supervisor for the Dean of Student's Office at Arizona in 2004-05. He previously founded and coordinated the CATS Center for Learning and Writing, a joint program between the UA athletics program and the university's English department, serving in that role from 2001-2003. Broussard also taught college writing at the University of Arizona in 2000 and at Pima Community College in 2002. He has also been an invited speaker or has consulted with writing program and athletics administrators regarding writing center theory at Saint Mary's University, Utah, Michigan State, Syracuse, and Washington. Broussard most recently presented nationally at the First Annual College Sports Research Institute at the University of Memphis in April, 2008. As a football player for the Demons, Broussard was a two-time All-Southland Conference first-team selection and a two-time All-Louisiana pick who earned the Joe Delaney Memorial Leadership Award for Offense in 1999 by his teammates, making him permanent team captain of that squad. He helped lead the 1998 Demons to the outright Southland Conference championship a year after they shared the title in 1997. The 1998 team earned a No. 2 seed in the national playoffs and was beaten in the semifinals by eventual national champion Massachusetts. Along with earning All-America honors on the field in 1998 and 1999, Broussard was recognized as one of the nation’s top scholar-athletes. He received a $5,000 NCAA Postgraduate Fellowship and was one of only 15 seniors from all levels of college football in 1999 to be awarded an $18,000 National Football Foundation/Hall of Fame ScholarAthlete Fellowship at a black-tie NFF dinner in New York City. He also received the Burger King Football Scholar-Athlete Award, one of only 25 given nationally, in 1999, along with the Issues in Black Higher Education “Arthur Ashe Scholar-Athlete” designation that year. He was a six-time recipient of SLC Academic Honor Roll recognition and also made the Academic All-District VI first team in 1998 and 1999. Broussard, a native of Crowley, is married to the former Kendra Peters, a Lady Demon volleyball player during the couple’s days at Northwestern.

Lauren Castle Assistant Director of Special Facilities for Events Operations In her second year on the NSU athletic staff, Lauren Castle has been a big hit with her upbeat attitude, seemingly endless work ethic, and willingness to touch all the bases to make every facility and every event the best it can be. It's the same approach she used as a three-time All-America softball star at LSU from 2004-06. Under legendary coach Yvette Girouard, Castle compiled a long list of accolades, including being on the 2006 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List as she served as the Lady Tigers' team captain. She graduated from LSU in May 2007. She has worked in administrative roles with two insurance firms while also working at a drilling company near her hometown of Lafayette. Castle's winning personality and her strong organizational and time management skills

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have been showcased in her new position, along with her ability to adapt to the constant challenges in managing athletic facilities for a wide range of events. She has assumed the title of assistant director of game operations for NSU athletics, using her ability to interact effectively with visiting coaches, game officials, fans, and NSU staff and coaches to great benefit to enhance the home game experience at Northwestern. Last April, Castle, an outfielder and designated player at LSU, was named to the 12woman All-Lady Tiger Park Team as LSU celebrated its final season playing in that facility. A three-year letterwinner after transferring from UL-Lafayette, Castle earned Easton AllAmerica honors in 2004, 2005, and 2006. A two-time NFCA All-South Region selection, the Lafayette native led the Tigers in walks as a senior with the second most in school history and only one shy of the school record. She concluded her career ranked in the top 10 in LSU history in batting average, on base percentage, walks, hits, triples and run scored. She helped LSU reach the 2004 Women's College World Series. Castle was born Dec. 30, 1983 and is the daughter of Beth and Prent Castle. She has two brothers, Chip and Walter. She was twice the Louisiana Class 5A player of the year while starring at Comeaux High in Lafayette.

Carrie Crowell Assistant Academic Advisor Carrie Crowell, a two-year Academic All-Southland Conference soccer standout for Northwestern State in 2005-06, has been named an academic coordinator in the Johnnie Emmons Athletic Study Center at NSU. Crowell had served as an intern in the Academic Services and CHAMPS/Life Skills program since January while also completing her second season as a graduate assistant soccer coach and finishing work on her master's of science in sport administration. She was a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in August 2007 in business administration, and also was a key contributor on the Lady Demons' 2005 NCAA Tournament team that won the Southland Conference Tournament. Crowell joins academic coordinator and senior woman administrator Jodie Heinicka as the full-time staff serving almost 350 student-athletes at NSU. Her appointment has been approved by the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana system, which governs Northwestern. She replaces Becca Schulze, who resigned in May. Crowell will coordinate academic support for several sports. She also heads the Enhanced Academic Program which provides additional help for student-athletes and aids in maintaining a healthy and successful balance between academics and athletics. During the past academic year, Crowell was an instructor in the department of Health and Human Performance. In her role as an intern working with the Academic Services department, she assisted with advising and scheduling classes for student-athletes in the Fall 2009 semester and oversaw day-to-day study hall operations. She assisted in staging and operation of CHAMPS/Life Skills and career workshops for student-athletes. On the Lady Demon soccer staff, she was the liaison for academic support and NCAA compliance, and managed the team travel budget and fundraising. She was also involved in scouting and recruiting and on-field coaching. Crowell served an internship in the summer of 2008 with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, helping stage events supporting a Nationwide Tour golf tournament co-sponsored by the Hall. She also assisted in daily operations of the museum in Springfield, Mo., and helped stage the Missouri High School Basketball All-Stars Game. Crowell was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honors society from 2005-2007, graduating in three years with a 3.74 grade point average. She made the SLC Commissioners' Academic Honor Roll in the last three seasons she competed for NSU, capped by a 2006 season in which her defense helped the Lady Demons set a school record for least goals allowed per game. A native of Arlington, Texas, Crowell was born March 20, 1986.

Dustin Eubanks Assistant AD/NCAA Compliance Director Dustin Eubanks is in his 12th year in the NSU athletic department and his ninth year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic personnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Conference guidelines. A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 35-year-old avid fan of all teams that hail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degree in health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which he obtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time status in November 1998. Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has two daughters, Emilie (14) and Taylor Nicole (3). The sisters share the same birthdate. Dustin and Dawn, who is the Associate Director of Financial Aid at NSU, will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary this summer.

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Athletic Administration Roxanne Freeman Athletic Business Manager Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an accounting clerk in business affairs. She transferred to the athletic department as football/baseball/track secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, Leon Johnson and several baseball coaches for eight seasons before graduating with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995. Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and academic advisor during a three-year span before leaving in 1998. She returned to NSU in the Fall of 2000 in her current position as Business Manager where she now serves as liaison between the athletic department and business affairs. She has one son, Aaron Pizani, who recently graduated from NSU.

Jodie Heinicka Senior Woman Administrator/Academic Coordinator Jodie Heinicka, a nationally-ranked gymnast at Missouri and an acclaimed scholar-athlete before beginning her career in academic support and athletic administration, is the Senior Woman's Administrator and Academic Advisor for Northwestern State athletics. Heinicka, the 2006 Big 12 Conference Female Sportsperson of the Year, came on board in mid-April 2008. She replaced Julie Lessiter, who stepped down to enter private business early this year after nearly a decade of service in the critical position. Heinicka manages academic support activities for more than 300 Northwestern studentathletes, who utilize dozens of computer terminals and study carrels that are among the facilities available in the Johnnie Emmons Academic Support Center in the NSU Athletic Fieldhouse. During her first year as a Demon, Heinicka was able to make steady progress to increase the services offered to NSU student-athletes. With an additional academic coordinator position filled, the athletic academic services sport responsibilities were divided between two coordinators, allowing for more personalized attention to each sport. Additionally, the CHAMPS/Life Skills program was ramped up to provide a strong focus on personal and career development by offering career assessments, résumé-writing consultations, and mock interviews as well as monthly workshops covering areas such as personal finances, leadership, nutrition, and professional development. As a unique part of the CHAMPS program, Heinicka also introduced the first ever Etiquette Dinner; a four-course meal at which student-athletes were taught dining etiquette and given the opportunity to interact with fellow student-athletes and local business professionals in a formal setting. In spring 2009, Heinicka was honored as the NSU “Advisor of the Year” for her overall success with these programs. In her athletic career at Mizzou, Heinicka posted six of the top 12 uneven bars scores in program history. As a sophomore in 2004, she set the Mizzou bars record when she recorded a 9.950 at the Cat Classic to win the individual event title. In the best season of her career, Heinicka ended her senior campaign ranked fourth nationally on bars and stood as the South Central Region's top bars performer 11-of-12 weeks. Over the course of the year, she won 12 event titles. When she was named the 2006 Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year, it was the first time a Missouri student-athlete earned the honor. Heinicka was a three-time Academic AllBig 12 first team selection and was named a National Association of Gymnastics Coaches/Women Scholar Athlete in 2006. She was named the 2007 Women's Intersport Network Collegiate Sportswoman of the Year. She was the recipient of the 2006 Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship Award and served as Mizzou's SAAC vice president in her senior year, 2005-06. For two straight years, the Mizzou athletic department featured her as its' spokesperson to the Jefferson Club Society, which is the highest level of donors at the university. She spoke to the society's annual gatherings in Florida and California. The Seminole, Fla., native earned a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in May 2006. She received a master's degree in Higher and Continuing Education from Missouri in May, 2008.

Elizabeth Holloway Football Administrative Assistant Elizabeth Holloway (or "Ms. E" as most players call her) has worked for Football, Baseball and Track as their administrative assistant since 2001. She has been working in Athletics for 13 years and she can't imagine a better bunch of people for which to work. Elizabeth and her husband Ted have called Natchitoches home for 16 years and enjoy their four acres out in the country where they share the fun with Cosmo, their 11 pound hound and their Africa Gray parrot, Albird Einstein. She has two children, Amy Mercer, who is an associate home editor for Southern Living magazine, lives in Birmingham with Jacob (12) and Kate (8). Elizabeth's son, Tim Bickers, lives in Tempe, Arizona and works in the custom lighting industry. She spends her free time reading, exercising at the WRAC, or riding the back roads of Natchitoches in her '75 convertible Volkswagen.

Ryan Holloway Assistant AD for Marketing and Promotions Northwestern State's Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Promotions is Ryan Holloway, who has a combination of experience in marketing the athletic program at Texas State and corporate marketing in the private sector. Holloway, a 2002 graduate of Texas State with a double major in finance and marketing, moved into his post in late January 2007. As Assistant AD/Director of Marketing, Promotions and ticket operations, formulate marketing strategies, manage corporate and small business relations, oversee promotional activities and ticket sales. From October 2005 until joining NSU, Holloway worked in the Texas State athletic department as a marketing assistant. In his last year with Creative Management Group, he led the firm in client retention and service while managing up to 85 accounts around the country. At Texas State, Holloway assisted with preseason ticket drives, developing comprehensive marketing plans, cultivating and maintaining corporate sponsors, and was the liaison working with Texas State's student body, including fraternities, sororities and campus organizations. He developed and implemented the Bobcat Frequent Fan Card for basketball, baseball and softball. He was active in event management and specialized in ticket sales, campus relations, sponsorship fulfillment and marketing and game promotions. He led the department in ticket sales through the Bobcat Business Partners Program. Holloway, 29, was born July 2, 1980 in Jackson, Tenn., and graduated from Plano East (Texas) High School, where he played football, basketball and baseball. At Texas State, he was a senator in the Associated Student Government. His parents are Gary and Carla Holloway of Austin, Texas, and he has an older sister, Robin Ramirez, and a brother-in-law, Oscar; they have a young daughter, Melia, who turned 4 this year. Ryan has a younger sister, Rebecca, who attends Texas State.

Adam Jonson Assistant Marketing Director for Ticket Operations Adam Jonson, a former graduate assistant in the Northwestern State sports information office and assistant SID at the University of North Florida, is NSU’s newest addition to the athletic staff after being named assistant marketing director for tickets operations. Jonson, a summa cum laude graduate of Northwestern State, replaces Zach Williams who resigned last April to take a similar position at his alma mater, Louisiana Tech. The Winnsboro native earned his bachelor's degree in business administration in 2007 and will receive his master's degree is sport administration in December from NSU. While working in the NSU sports information office prior to his stint at North Florida, Jonson was the primary contact for the Lady Demon soccer, softball and tennis teams. He was awarded the prestigious Ace Higgins Award by the Louisiana Sports Writer's Association in 2007 as the state's top student SID and received a cash scholarship and his 2008 Lady Demon softball media guide earned second place honors by the LSWA as the best media guide in its division. At North Florida, Jonson was the primary contact for the Lady Osprey basketball team as well has promoting men's and women's tennis and baseball. The son of Bill and Leigh Jonson, Adam has a younger brother, Fletcher, who just received his bachelor's degree in journalism at NSU and will be a graduate assistant in the SID office beginning in the fall.

Alan Pasch Director of Athletic Facilities Alan Pasch joined the NSU athletic staff at the outset of 2008 although he’s been a prominent coach on campus since 2001. Pasch was head rowing coach for the club-level crew teams at NSU while also serving as assistant intramural director for the past two years. Pasch, a former Dean’s List student at Northwestern while obtaining his bachelor of arts degree in 2001, picked up his master’s degree in sport administration in 2006 from NSU. The NSU Crew Team was competitive on the national level throughout Pasch’s tenure as head coach. He was varsity team captain from 1997-2000 and was crew oarsman of the year in 1997, 1998 and 2000. Pasch also coordinated visits to Natchitoches by as many as 16 intercollegiate and club rowing teams each winter and spring, including nationally-ranked squads. He also served as director of the annual Natchitoches Marathon Rowing Championships which attracts up to 500 competitors each year. His wife Yonna works in the student life office at Northwestern State. Pasch is also an avid tennis player.

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In an era of considerable change in intercollegiate athletics, the Southland Conference continues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achievement as it celebrates the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions. What began as a small gathering of college administrators more than 45 years ago, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 12 member universities in three states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, that included current members Lamar University (then Lamar State College of Technology) and the University of Texas at Arlington (then Arlington State College), the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into its fifth decade of existence. On July 1, 2006, the Southland Conference commemorated another milestone as the league membership reached 12, marking the largest configuration ever for the organization. The addition of the University of Central Arkansas and Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi expanded the Southland into the Little Rock metro area and into the eighth largest city in Texas. Central Arkansas and A&M-Corpus Christi enhanced the Southland Conference in innumerable ways, including athletic and academic successes, strong and principled leadership, and strong fan support and media coverage. In addition to its two newest members, the Southland Conference lineup also consists of Lamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin State University, the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Texas State University-San Marcos. All told, the revised membership of the Southland encompasses more than 180,000 current students and an alumni base of approximately 920,000. Famous alums from Southland Conference schools include former President Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas State), former CBS news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), retired U.S. Central Command General Tommy Franks (UT Arlington), NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), ABC news anchor Robin Roberts (Southeastern Louisiana), country music star George Strait (Texas State), Major League Baseball stars Hunter Pence (UT Arlington), Kevin Millar (Lamar) and Ben Broussard (McNeese State), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas) and actor Lou Diamond Phillips (UT Arlington). The cities of the Southland are diverse and progressive, ranging from international business and cultural centers such as the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, San Antonio and the New Orleans area, to the historical cities of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Natchitoches, La., to the home of the modern oil boom, Beaumont, Texas, to the unique Cajun French cultures found in the Louisiana cities of Thibodaux and Lake Charles. Southland Conference institutions also draw large numbers of students from the metropolitan areas of Houston, Little Rock, Baton Rouge, Austin, and Shreveport. The Southland sponsors 17 championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. The eight men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. The Conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA championships in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, and volleyball.Southland Conference football ranks among the best Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) leagues in the nation, and enjoys an annual expectation of competing for the national championship with multiple teams advancing to the NCAA playoffs each year. In 2002 and 2003, McNeese State finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation, and advanced to the 2002 national championship contest, the sixth such title game appearance since the league joined FCS in 1982. All told, Southland teams have played in 89 Division I playoff games in 27 years, winning 42 of the contests.

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Player Derrick Fourroux Toddrick Penland Karrington Bush Nick Cowger Duane Brooks Simmie Yarborough Wes Mangan Lane Freiwald D.J. Hall Hunter Schmidt Casey Richter Will Merritt Jeff Turner

School McNeese State McNeese State Texas State Central Arkansas Stephen F. Austin Southeastern La. McNeese State Central Arkansas Texas State Sam Houston State McNeese State Central Arkansas Southeastern La.

Ht. 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-5 5-10

Wt. 200 175 182 236 185 190 245 318 280 304 300 292 170

Cl. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Hometown Erath, La. Newton, Tex. Whitewater, Tex. Vilonia, Ark. Irving, Tex. Brookhaven, Miss. Brenham, Tex. Little Rock, Ark. Palestine, Tex. Alvin, Tex. Prairieville, La. Sterlington, La. Houston, Tex.

2009 PRESEASON FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Pos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown DL Larry Hart Central Arkansas 6-1 255 Sr. Madison, Miss. DL Tim Knicky Stephen F. Austin 6-4 235 Sr. Cedar Park, Tex. DL Chris Brown Sam Houston State 6-2 220 Sr. Texarkana, Tex. DL Taylor Scott Central Arkansas 6-4 264 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. LB Jabara Williams Stephen F. Austin 6-3 205 Jr. Garrison, Tex. LB James Lancaster Central Arkansas 6-0 224 Sr. Cordova, Tenn. DB Tommy Connors Southeastern La. 6-1 205 Sr. Marrero, La. DB Pieri Feazell Central Arkansas 5-11 206 Sr. Mount Olive, Miss. DB Wesley Eckles Northwestern State 6-0 185 Sr. Mansfield, La. DB Anthony Gambles Central Arkansas 5-9 174 Sr. Byhalia, Miss. DB Derrick Boyd Central Arkansas 6-0 208 Sr. West Point, Miss. P Patrick Dolan Nicholls State 6-1 180 Jr. Mobile, Ala. RS Karrington Bush Texas State 5-10 182 Jr. Whitewright, Tex. 2009 PRESEASON SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Pos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown QB Bradley George Texas State 6-6 225 Sr. New Braunfels, Tex. RB Brent Grimes Central Arkansas 5-9 194 Sr. Baton Rouge, La. RB Chris Poullard Sam Houston State 5-10 205 Jr. Killeen, Tex. FB Brandon Broussard McNeese State 6-2 245 Sr. DeRidder, La. WR Contravious Parks Stephen F. Austin 5-10 185 Sr. Killeen, Tex. WR Willie Landers Central Arkansas 6-2 204 Jr. El Dorado, Tex. WR Immanuel Friddle McNeese State 6-3 215 Sr. Iowa, La. TE Gordon Freeman Northwestern State 6-2 255 Sr. Longview, Tex. OL Calvin Gore Texas State 6-5 305 Sr. Canyon Lake, Tex. OL Marcus Washington Northwestern State 6-3 295 Sr. Alexandria, La. OL Alex Luna Texas State 6-3 295 Sr. Houston, Tex. OL Casey Thurber Central Arkansas 5-11 278 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. OL Michael Booker Northwestern State 6-3 320 Jr. Paris, Tex. PK Ross Schexnayder Nicholls State 5-11 185 Sr. Houma, La. 2009 PRESEASON SECOND TEAM DEFENSE Pos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown DL Zac Reddix Nicholls State 6-2 215 Sr. Prairieville, La. DL Ledell Love Northwestern State 6-1 240 Jr. Dallas, Tex. DL Albert Smith Northwestern State 6-0 301 Sr. Matthews, La. DL Terrence Freeman McNeese State 6-4 235 Jr. Newton, Tex. LB Deron Minor McNeese State 6-2 235 Sr. Beaumont, Tex. LB Blake Delcambre Northwestern State 6-1 235 Sr. New Iberia, La. LB Luke McCall Sam Houston State 6-0 227 Sr. Corpus Christi, Tex. LB Marcus Clark Texas State 5-10 215 Jr. Fort Worth, Tex. DB Gary Riggs Northwestern State 6-3 220 Sr. Jennings, La. DB Henry Minor Central Arkansas 5-10 176 Jr. Baton Rouge, La. DB Kasey Brown Northwestern State 5-9 170 Sr. Shreveport, La. DB Darrell Jenkins McNeese State 5-11 205 So. Newton, Tex. DB Dominique Daniels Nicholls State 6-2 190 Sr. Gibsonton, Fla. P Jonathan Beard Central Arkansas 5-10 165 Sr. Weir, Miss. RS T.J. Adams Central Arkansas 6-1 192 So. Beckville, Tex. RS Contrevious Parks Stephen F. Austin 5-10 185 Sr. Killeen, Tex.

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HOUSTON COUGARS

GRAMBLING TIGERS

Sept. 5 • 4 p.m. • Bowers Stadium • Houston, Tex.

Sept. 12 • 6 p.m. • Bowers Stadium • Grambling, La.

University Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Houston Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Houston, Texas Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1927 Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Conference USA Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35,400 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cougars Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scarlet and White with Navy Trim President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Renu Khator Athletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mack Rhoades Faculty Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Scamell Senior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DeJuena Chizer

University Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grambling State University Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grambling, Louisiana Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1901 Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southwestern Athletic Conference Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,161 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tigers Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black and Gold President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Horace Judson Athletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. Lin Dawson Senior Woman Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sharon Perkins Faculty Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Martin Ayim

Team Information Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Sumlin Alma Mater, Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Purdue, 1988 Record at School/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5/1 Yr. Career Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5/1 Yr. Offensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Multiple Defensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Offensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Defensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Specialists Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Offensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Defensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Specialist Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Stadium: . . .John O’Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium (32,000; Natural Grass)

Team Information Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rod Broadway Alma Mater, Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .North Carolina, 1977 Record at School/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Career Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Multiple Defensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2-5 Offensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Defensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Specialists Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 Offensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Defensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Specialist Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Stadium: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robinson Stadium (19,600; Natural Grass)

Sports Information Associate AD/Communications: . . . .Chris Burkhalter (cburkha@central.uh.edu) Cell Number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(713) 775-1542 SID/#2 Football Contact: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff Conrad Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(713) 743-9404 Office Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(713) 743-9411 Press Box Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(713) 775-1542 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.uhcougars.com

Sports Information Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roderick Mosley (mosleyr@gram.edu) Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(318) 274-6562 Office Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(318) 274-2761 Press Box Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(318) 274-2151 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.gsutigers.com

2009 Schedule Sept. 5 Northwestern State Sept. 12 at Oklahoma State Sept. 26 Texas Tech Oct. 3 *at UTEP Oct. 10 at Mississippi State Oct. 17 *at Tulane Oct. 24 *SMU Oct. 31 *Southern Mississippi Nov. 7 *at Tulsa Nov. 14 *at Central Florida Nov. 21 *Memphis Nov. 28 *Rice * - C-USA Games

2008 Results (8-5, 6-2 C-USA) Aug. 30 Southern W 55-3 Sept. 6 at Oklahoma State L 56-37 Sept. 13 vs. Air Force L 31-28 Sept. 20 at Colorado State L 28-25 Sept. 27 *at East Carolina W 41-24 Oct. 8 *Ala.-Birmingham W 45-20 Oct. 18 *at SMU W 44-28 Oct. 28 *at Marshall L 37-23 Nov. 8 *Tulane W 42-14 Nov. 15 *Tulsa W 70-30 Nov. 22 *UTEP W 42-37 Nov. 29 *at Rice L 56-42 Dec. 31 !vs. Air Force W 34-28 * - C-USA Games ! - Armed Forces Bowl

NSU vs. HOUSTON SERIES INFORMATION

2009 Schedule Sept. 6 *vs. South Carolina State Sept. 12 Northwestern State Sept. 19 *at Jackson State Sept. 26 at Oklahoma State Oct. 3 *vs. Prairie View Oct. 10 *Alabama A&M Oct. 17 *at Alabama State Oct. 31 *Mississippi Valley Nov. 7 *at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov. 12 *Texas Southern Nov. 28 *vs. Southern * - SWAC Games

2008 Results (11-2, 7-0 SLC) Aug. 30 at Nevada L 49-13 Sept. 6 Alcorn State W 29-0 Sept. 14 at Northwestern State L 31-19 Sept. 20 *ackson State W 14-5 Sept. 27 Langston W 13-2 Oct. 4 *Prairie View W 40-16 Oct. 11 *Alabama A&M W 27-9 Oct. 18 *Alabama State W 27-9 Nov. 1 *Mississippi Valley W 35-14 Nov. 8 *Ark.-Pine Bluff W 28-7 Nov. 20 *Texas Southern W 33-7 Nov. 29 *Southern W 29-14 Dec. 13 Jackson State W 41-9 * - SWAC Games

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NORTH DAKOTA

BAYLOR BEARS

Sept. 19 • 6 p.m. • Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, La. • SLCTV

Sept. 26 • 6 p.m. • Bowers Stadium • Waco, Tex.

University Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of North Dakota Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Forks, North Dakota Population: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31,408 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1883 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,748 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fighting Sioux Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelly Green and White President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert Kelley Athletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Faison Faculty Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sue Jeno Senior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Daniella Irle

University Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baylor University Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Waco, Texas Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1845 by the Republic of Texas Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Big 12 South Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,174 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bears Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Green and Gold President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. John Lilley Athletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ian McCaw Faculty Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Rodgers, J.D. Senior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Thompson

Team Information Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Mussman Alma Mater, Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Iowa State, 1990 Record at School/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4/1 Yr. Career Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4/1 Yr. Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/14 Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Great West (FCS) 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4 2008 GWC Record/Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2/T-3rd Stadium: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alerus Center (12,283)

Team Information Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Art Briles Alma Mater, Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Texas Tech, 1979 Record at School/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8/1 Yr. Career Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-36/6 Yrs. Offensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spread Defensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Offensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Defensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Specialists Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Offensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Defensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Specialist Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Stadium: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000; Artificial)

Sports Information Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christy Kramer Kramer’s Email: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .christykramer@mail.und.nodak.edu Cell Number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(320) 226-2420 Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(701) 777-4210 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.gobearkats.com 2009 Schedule Sept. 5 at Texas Tech Sept. 19 at Northwestern State Sept. 26 at Stephen F. Austin Oct. 3 *South Dakota Oct. 10 Stony Brook Oct. 17 Sioux Falls Oct. 24 *at Southern Utah Oct. 31 *Cal Poly Nov. 7 Southern Utah Nov. 14 *at Cal Davis Nov. 28 at Central Arkansas * - Great West Conference Games

2008 Results (6-4, 1-2 GWC) Aug. 28 TAMU-Kingsville W 40-14 Sept. 6 St. Cloud State W 31-17 Sept. 13 Wisconsin-LaCrosse W 45-7 Sept. 18 at Idaho State W 38-35 Sept. 27 at Southeastern La. L 38-35 Oct. 18 Western Washington W 42-32 Oct. 25 *at UC Davis L 34-21 Nov. 1 at Southern Illinois L 40-21 Nov. 8 *Southern Utah L 15-14 Nov. 22 *at South Dakota W 34-31, ot * - Great West Conference Games

NSU vs. UND SERIES INFORMATION

Sports Information Assistant AD/Media Relations FB Contact: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Heath Nielsen Cell Number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(254) 709-4237 Associate Director/FB Contact: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Little Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(254) 710-2743 Office Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(254) 710-1369 Press Box Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(254) 753-2961 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.BaylorBears.com

2009 Schedule Sept. 5 at Wake Forest Sept. 19 Connecticut Sept. 26 Northwestern State Oct. 3 Kent State Oct. 10 *at Oklahoma Oct. 17 *at Iowa State Oct. 24 *Oklahoma State Oct. 31 *Nebraska Nov. 7 *at Missouri Nov. 14 *Texas Nov. 21 *at Texas A&M Nov. 28 *Texas Tech * - Big 12 Conference Games

2008 Results (4-8, 2-6 Big 12) Aug. 28 Wake Forest L 41-13 Sept. 6 Northwestern State W 51-6 Sept. 12 Washington State W 45-17 Sept. 19 at Connecticut L 31-28 Oct. 4 *Oklahoma L 49-17 Oct. 11 *Iowa State W 38-10 Oct. 18 *at Oklahoma State L 34-6 Oct. 25 *at Nebraska L 32-20 Nov. 1 *Missouri L 31-28 Nov. 8 *at Texas L 45-21 Nov. 15 *Texas A&M W 41-21 Nov. 29 *at Texas Tech L 35-28 * - Big 12 Conference Games

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CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS

MCNEESE STATE COWBOYS

Oct. 10 • 7 p.m. • Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, La.

Oct. 17 • 7 p.m. • Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, La.

University Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Central Arkansas University Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Conway, Arkansas Population: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55,000 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1907 Joined SLC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,959 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bears Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Purple and Gray President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Courtway Athletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Brad Teague Faculty Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Bill Bandy Senior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Natalie Shock

University Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .McNeese State University Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lake Charles, Louisiana Population: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80,000 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1939 Joined SLC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,471 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cowboys Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue and Gold President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert Hebert Athletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tommy McClelland Faculty Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michele Martin Senior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bridget Martin

Team Information Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clint Conque Alma Mater, Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicholls State, 1983 Record at School/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68-36/9 Yrs. Career Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68-36/9 Yrs. SLC Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-3/3 Yrs. Offensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Multiple Defensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Multiple Offensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Defensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Specialists Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Offensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Defensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Specialist Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Stadium: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Estes Stadium (8,500; Natural Grass)

Team Information Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Viator Alma Mater, Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .McNeese State, 1986 Record at School/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-7/3 Yrs. Career Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-7/3 Yrs. SLC Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-4/3 Yrs. Offensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Multiple Pro Defensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2-5 Offensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Defensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Specialists Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 Offensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Defensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Specialist Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Stadium: . . . . . .Louis Bonnette Field at Cowboy Stadium (17,410; GEOMAX2)

Sports Information Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve East (seast@uca.edu) Cell Number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(501) 339-8215 Assistant Directors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cody Usher, Josh Goff Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(501) 450-5743 Office Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(501) 450-5740 Press Box Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(501) 450-5743 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.ucasports.com

Sports Information Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Louis Bonnette (lbonnette@mcneese.edu) Cell Number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(337) 802-7127 Assistant Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pam Lafosse Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(337) 475-5207 Office Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(337) 475-5202 Press Box Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(337) 475-5225 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.mcneesesports.com

2009 Schedule Sept. 5 at Hawaii Sept. 19 at Western Kentucky Sept. 26 Glenville State Oct. 3 Missouri S&T Oct. 10 *at Northwestern State Oct. 17 *Stephen F. Austin Oct. 24 *Nicholls State Oct. 31 *at Southeastern Louisiana Nov. 7 *Texas State Nov. 14 *at Sam Houston State Nov. 21 *at McNeese State Nov. 28 North Dakota * - SLC Games

2008 Results (10-2, 6-1 SLC) Aug. 30 Henderson State W 38-14 Sept. 6 UC Davis W 24-21 Sept. 13 at Ark.-Pine Bluff W 41-17 Sept. 20 Quincy W 51-6 Sept. 27 at Tulsa L 62-34 Oct. 11 *Sam Houston St. W 48-46 Oct. 18 *at Texas State W 31-24 Oct. 25 *Southeastern La. W 28-21 Nov. 1 *at Nicholls State L 20-17 Nov. 8 *Northwestern St. W 42-6 Nov. 15 *at SFA W 49-41 Nov. 22 *McNeese State W 47-30 * - SLC Games

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2008 Results (7-4, 4-3 SLC) Aug. 30 at North Carolina L 35-27 Sept. 6 Delta State W 52-27 Sept. 27 Southern Virginia W 63-7 Oct. 4 South Dakota St. W 46-44, 3ot Oct. 11 *Texas State L 45-42 Oct. 18 *at Sam Houston St. W 28-17 Oct. 25 *Nicholls State L 38-35 Nov. 1 *at Southeastern La. W 24-14 Nov. 8 *SFA W 42-31 Nov. 15 *at Northwestern St. W 24-17 Nov. 22 *at UCA L 47-30 * - SLC Games

NSU vs. MSU SERIES INFORMATION % &&!'(! )! *! # $ +!& 10/6/51 10/4/52 10/3/53 10/2/54 10/2/55 9/29/56 9/28/57 9/27/58 9/15/59 11/5/60 11/4/61 11/3/62 11/8/63 11/7/64 11/6/65 11/5/66 11/4/67 11/9/68 11/8/69

L 21-38 L 13-32 W 20-6 W 32-20 L 6-14 L 13-20 W 23-20 L 8-25 W 19-6 L 7-20 L 14-28 L 6-25 L 13-21 L 10-12 L 21-29 W 14-6 L 7-21 W 28-12 W 29-28

at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU

11/7/70 11/6/71 11/4/72 11/3/73 11/9/74 11/8/75 11/6/76 11/5/77 9/23/78 11/3/79 9/27/80 10/10/81 11/21/82 9/3/83 9/1/84 9/14/85 9/13/86 9/12/87 10/8/88 9/23/89

W 14-7 T 3-3 W 25-10 L 0-14 L 7-17 L 14-32 L 15-24 L 7-14 W 10-7 L 13-44 W 13-10 L 21-42 L 11-21 L 13-18 L 14-17 W 14-13 W 9-3 W 39-3 W 25-20 W 18-17

at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at McN at McN at NSU at NSU at McN at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU

10/13/90 10/19/91 10/17/92 11/13/93 11/12/94 11/11/95 11/16/96 10/11/97 10/15/98 10/23/99 10/21/00 11/10/01 11/16/02 11/15/03 10/16/04 11/12/05 11/11/06 11/10/07 11/15/-8

L 21-38 W 20-3 L 0-29 L 7-34 L 7-28 L 10-20 L 3-20 L 7-50 W 14-10 L 17-20 W 37-34 L 10-17 L 3-27 L 9-13 W 47-17 L 22-17 L 29-26 ot L 27-21 L 24-17

at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU at McN at NSU

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TEXAS STATE BOBCATS

SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS

Oct. 24 • 7 p.m. • Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, La. • Homecoming Game

Oct. 31 • 6 p.m. • Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, Tex.

University Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Texas State University Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .San Marcos, Texas Population: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51,000 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1899 Joined SLC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,125 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bobcats Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maroon and Gold President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Denise M. Trauth Athletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Larry Teis Faculty Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Paul Gowens Senior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tracy Shoemake

University Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sam Houston State University Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Huntsville, Texas Population: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31,408 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1879 Joined SLC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,622 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bearkats Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orange and White President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. James F. Gaertner Athletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bobby Williams Faculty Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. R. Dean Lewis Senior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Thompson

Team Information Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Wright Alma Mater, Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Texas State, 1981 Record at School/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-12/2 Yrs. Career Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-12/2 Yrs. SLC Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6/2 Yrs. Offensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Multiple Pro Defensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Offensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Defensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Specialists Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Offensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Defensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Specialist Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Stadium: . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium (16,000; AstroPlay)

Team Information Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Whitten Alma Mater, Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen F. Austin, 1987 Record at School/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-22/4 Yrs. Career Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65-45/10 Yrs. SLC Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-13/4 Yrs. Offensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Multiple, one-back Defensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Offensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Defensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Specialists Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 Offensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Defensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Specialist Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Stadium: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bowers Stadium (14,000; Artificial RealGrass)

Sports Information Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick Poulter (rpoulter@txstate.edu) Cell Number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(512) 738-0697 Assistant Directors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amber Arterberry, Denise Thompson Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(512) 245-2966 Office Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(512) 245-2967 Press Box Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(512) 245-7765 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.txstatebobcats.com

Sports Information Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Ridings (ridings@shsu.edu) Assistant Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Barfield Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(936) 294-3533 Office Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(936) 294-3538 Press Box Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(936) 294-1838 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.gobearkats.com

2009 Schedule Sept. 5 Angelo State Sept. 12 OPEN Sept. 19 at TCU Sept. 26 Texas Southern Oct. 3 at Southern Utah Oct. 10 *Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 17 *at Nicholls State Oct. 24 *at Northwestern State Oct. 31 *Stephen F. Austin Nov. 7 *at Central Arkansas Nov. 14 *McNeese State Nov. 21 *Sam Houston State * - SLC Games

2008 Results (8-5, 5-2 SLC) Aug. 30 Angelo State W 21-14 Sept. 6 at SMU L 47-36 Sept. 20 at Northern Colorado W 38-35 Sept. 27 Southern Utah L 34-20 Oct. 4 Texas Southern W 63-39 Oct. 11 *at McNeese St. W 45-42 Oct. 18 *Central Arkansas L 31-24 Oct. 25 *at S.F. Austin W 62-21 Nov. 1 *Northwestern St. L 34-31, ot Nov. 8 *at Southeastern La. W 38-24 Nov. 15 *Nicholls State W 34-10 Nov. 22 *at Sam Houston W 48-45, ot Nov. 29 !at Montana L 31-13 * - SLC Games ! - FCS Playoffs

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L 14-16 W 28-7 L 17-26 L 6-29 W 24-21 W 49-21 W 31-17 L 12-21 L 0-24

at TXST at NSU at TXST at NSU at TXST at NSU at TXST at NSU at TXST

10/31/92 10/30/93 10/29/94 10/28/95 11/2/96 10/18/97 9/26/98 10/30/99 10/28/00

W 20-17 L 15-22 W 41-17 L 25-28 W 49-0 W 31-3 W 34-10 W 36-21 L 10-21

at NSU at NSU at TXST at NSU at TXST at NSU at TXST at NSU at TXST

11/11/01 10/10/02 10/18/03 11/6/04 10/22/05 10/28/06 10/27/07 11/1/08

2008 Results (4-6, 2-5 SLC) Aug. 28 E. Central OK W 58-14 Sept. 20 at Kansas L 38-14 Sept. 27 at Gardner-Webb W 49-33 Oct. 11 *at Central Arkansas L 48-46 Oct. 18 *McNeese State L 28-17 Oct. 25 *at Northwestern St. L 24-16 Nov. 1 *SFA W 34-31, 2 ot Nov. 8 *at Nicholls W 47-37 Nov. 15 *SE La. L 30-27, ot Nov. 22 *Texas State L 38-35, ot * - SLC Games

NSU vs. SHSU SERIES INFORMATION

NSU vs. TXST SERIES INFORMATION 10/8/83 10/6/84 11/2/85 11/1/86 10/17/87 10/1/88 9/30/89 10/20/90 11/2/91

2009 Schedule Sept. 3 Western Illinois Sept. 12 North Dakota State Sept. 19 OPEN Sept. 26 at Tulsa Oct. 3 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) Oct. 10 *Nicholls State Oct. 17 *at Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 24 *at Stephen F. Austin Oct. 31 *Northwestern State Nov. 7 *at McNeese State Nov. 14 *Central Arkansas Nov. 21 *at Texas State * - SLC Games

W 20-17 W 40-27 W 49-19 W 44-7 L 31-16 W 19-10 L 20-17 W 34-31 ot

at TXST at NSU at TXST at NSU at TXST at NSU at NSU at TXST

10/10/29

10/11/30 11/8/37 9/30/38 10/2/42 12/6/58 10/27/84 10/19/85 10/18/86 10/31/87 10/29/88 10/28/89

L 2-26 L 2-12 W 7-6 L 6-14 W 26-7 W 18-11 W 38-7 W 14-10 W 31-23 L 7-34 W 49-14 L 3-26

at SHSU at NSU at SHSU at NSU at SHSU at NSU at SHSU at SHSU at NSU at SHSU at NSU at SHSU

11/3/90 11/9/91 11/7/92 10/16/93 10/15/94 10/14/95 10/19/96 11/15/97 11/14/98 11/13/99 11/11/00 10/6/01

W 27-10 L 3-13 L 19-42 W 34-27 W 54-0 W 24-2 W 38-21 W 35-19 W 59-3 L 0-21 L 13-27 L 14-30

at NSU at SHSU at NSU at SHSU at NSU at SHSU at NSU at SHSU at NSU at SHSU at NSU at SHSU

10/31/02 11/8/03 11/13/04 10/8/05 10/7/06 10/20/07 10/25/08

W 38-10 L 24-29 W 45-27 W 10-6 L 30-20 L 42-20 W 24-16

at NSU at SHSU at NSU at SHSU at NSU at SHSU at NSU

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SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LIONS

NICHOLLS STATE COLONELS

Nov. 7 • 2 p.m. • Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, La.

Nov. 14 • 1 p.m. • Guidry Stadium • Natchitoches, La.

University Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southeastern Louisiana University Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hammond, Louisiana Population: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17,639 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1925 Joined SLC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997-98 (Football in 2005) Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,224 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lions Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Green and Gold President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. John L. Crain Athletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Joel Erdmann Faculty Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Joe Morris Senior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sherry Kennemer

University Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicholls State University Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thibodaux, Louisiana Population: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,431 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1948 Joined SLC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,814 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colonels Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red and Gray President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert Athletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rob Bernardi Faculty Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glenn Antizzo Senior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Louise ‘Do’ Bonin

Team Information Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Lucas Alma Mater, Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Liberty, 1982 Record at School/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-18/2 Yrs. Career Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-18/2 Yrs. SLC Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9/2 Yrs. Offensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Multiple Defensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Offensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Defensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Specialists Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Offensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Defensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Specialist Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Stadium: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Strawberry Stadium (7,500; SprinTurf)

Team Information Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jay Thomas Alma Mater, Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southern Mississippi, 1987 Record at School/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-27/4 Yrs. Career Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-27/4 Yrs. SLC Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-16/4 Yrs. Offensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Multiple-Option Defensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Multiple 4-3 Offensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Defensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Specialists Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Offensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Defensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Specialist Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Stadium: . . . . . .Manning Field at Guidry Stadium (12,500; AstroTurf 3D Grass)

Sports Information Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Sullivan (rsullivan@selu.edu) Cell Number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(985) 981-0009 Assistant Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kemmler Chapple Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(985) 549-2142 Office Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(985) 549-3773 Press Box Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(985) 549-2443/2444 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.LionSports.net

Sports Information Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brandon Rizzuto (brandon.rizzuto@nicholls.edu) Cell Number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(504) 782-3590 Assistant Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(985) 448-4282 Office Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(985) 448-4814 Press Box Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(985) 448-4845 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.geauxcolonels.com

2009 Schedule Sept. 5 at SMU Sept. 12 Texas College Sept. 19 at Western Illinois Sept. 26 North Dakota Oct. 3 OPEN Oct. 10 *McNeese State Oct. 17 *at Central Arkansas Oct. 24 *Sam Houston State Oct. 31 *at Texas State Nov. 7 *Nicholls State Nov. 14 *at Southeastern La. Nov. 21 *at Northwestern St. * - SLC Games

2008 Results (5-7, 2-5 SLC) Aug. 30 at Alcorn State W 34-28 Sept. 6 at Mississippi State L 34-10 Sept. 13 South Dakota W 31-30 Sept. 20 at Louisiana Tech L 41-26 Sept. 27 North Dakota W 38-35 Oct. 4 *at Stephen F. Austin L 48-45 Oct. 18 *Northwestern State W 26-21 Oct. 25 *at Central Arkansas L 28-21 Nov. 1 *McNeese State L 24-14 Nov. 8 *at Sam Houston W 30-27 ot Nov. 15 *at Nicholls State L 35-28 * - SLC Games

NSU vs. SLU SERIES INFORMATION

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9/20/35 9/25/36 10/7/38 10/6/39 10/4/40 11/1/41 10/30/42 10/18/46 10/17/47 10/15/48 10/15/49 10/28/50 10/27/51 10/25/52 10/31/53 11/20/54 11/19/55 11/17/56

L 13-19 L 6-34 W 6-0 W 18-6 W 32-0 W 6-0 W 7-6 L 0-13 W 14-12 W 49-0 L 13-25 L 14-28 L 14-33 L 0-19 L 19-27 L 6-32 L 20-27 L 15-20

at SLU at NSU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU

11/23/57 11/22/58 11/21/59 11/19/60 11/18/61 11/17/62 11/23/63 11/21/64 11/20/65 11/19/66 11/18/67 11/22/68 11/22/69 11/21/70 11/24/71 11/25/72 11/17/73 11/23/74

W 13-7 W 7-0 L 13-15 L 0-7 L 0-19 W 19-6 W 13-7 L 21-37 W 38-22 W 27-24 L 14-26 L 19-24 W 34-6 W 22-14 W 14-6 W 24-8 W 21-14 W 40-3

at NSU at SLU at NSU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU

11/22/75 11/20/76 11/19/77 11/18/78 10/13/79 11/22/80 10/31/81 11/13/82 11/12/83 11/10/84 11/16/85 10/11/03 10/15/05 10/14/06 10/13/07 10/18/08

L 6-31 L 27-34 L 21-38 W 13-12 L 7-33 W 16-14 L 16-21 W 31-3 W 23-7 W 34-14 L 14-20 W 87-27 W 31-10 L 31-24 ot W 27-24 L 26-24

at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU at NSU at NSU at SLU at SLU at NSU at NSU at SLU at NSU at SLU

2009 Schedule Sept. 5 at Air Force Sept. 12 Duquesne Sept. 19 at Louisiana Tech Sept. 26 Jacksonville State Oct. 3 OPEN Oct. 10 *at Sam Houston State Oct. 17 *Texas State Oct. 24 *at Central Arkansas Oct. 31 *McNeese State Nov. 7 *at Stephen F. Austin Nov. 14 *Northwestern State Nov. 21 *at Southeastern Louisiana * - SLC Games

2008 Results (3-6, 3-4 SLC) Sept. 20 at Memphis L 31-10 Oct. 2 at Northern Iowa L 34-14 Oct. 11 *at Northwestern St. L 36-28 Oct. 18 *Stephen F. Austin L 50-39 Oct. 25 *at McNeese State W 38-35 Nov. 1 *Central Arkansas W 20-17 Nov. 8 *Sam Houston State L 47-37 Nov. 15 *at Texas State L 34-10 Nov. 22 *Southeastern La. W 35-28 * - SLC Games

NSU vs. NICHOLLS SERIES INFORMATION

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10/6/73 10/12/74 10/11/75 10/9/76 10/8/77 10/28/78 10/27/79 11/8/80 11/7/81 11/6/82 11/5/83 10/11/84 11/9/85

L 0-3 L 0-7 L 10-23 W 20-8 L 6-10 W 28-18 L 24-27 W 21-14 W 31-17 W 38-6 W 24-21 W 19-0 W 20-14

at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls

11/8/86 11/7/87 10/15/88 11/4/89 9/15/90 11/16/91 11/14/92 10/9/93 9/17/94 10/7/95 10/12/96 9/27/97 10/24/98

W 28-13 W 31-28 W 27-12 L 16-21 L 7-19 W 16-10 W 44-6 W 35-21 W 35-3 W 34-14 L 17-19 W 19-0 W 28-26

at NW at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls at NW at NW at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls

10/2/99 10/14/00 10/20/01 10/24/02 10/25/03 10/21/04 11/5/05 10/21/06 10/6/07 10/11/08

W 42-17 W 27-21* W 42-17 W 21-14 L 30-40 L 14-40 L 31-24 W 9-0 L 58-0 W 36-28

at NW at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls at NW at Nicholls at Nicholls at NW

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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS

2008 SLC SEASON IN REVIEW

Nov. 21 • 2 p.m. • Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, La.

Final Standings

University Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen F. Austin State University Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nacogdoches, Texas Population: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,914 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1923 Joined SLC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987-88 Season Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,990 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lumberjacks Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Purple and White President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Baker Pattillo Athletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Hill Faculty Representative: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Dale Perritt Senior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Loree McCary Team Information Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J.C. Harper Alma Mater, Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clemson, 1989 Record at School/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-19/2 Yrs. Career Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-19/2 Yrs. SLC Record/Years: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12/2 Yrs. Offensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spread Defensive Formation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Offensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Defensive Starters Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Specialists Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Offensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Defensive Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Specialist Lettermen Returning: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Stadium: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Homer Bryce Stadium (14,575; artificial turf) Sports Information Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Dixon (jdixon@sfasu.edu) Cell Number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(936) 552-1171 Assistant Directors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Ross/Ben Rikard Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(936) 468-5800/5801 Office Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(936) 468-4593 Press Box Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(936) 468-3910/3911 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.sfajacks.com 2009 Schedule Sept. 5 at SMU Sept. 12 Texas College Sept. 19 at Western Illinois Sept. 26 North Dakota Oct. 3 OPEN Oct. 10 *McNeese State Oct. 17 *at Central Arkansas Oct. 24 *Sam Houston State Oct. 31 *at Texas State Nov. 7 *Nicholls State Nov. 14 *at Southeastern La. Nov. 21 *at Northwestern St. * - SLC Games

2008 Results (4-8, 2-5 SLC) Aug. 30 Langston W 56-19 Sept. 6 at TCU L 67-7 Sept. 20 at Western Ill. L 34-14 Sept. 27 South Dakota St. L 50-48 Oct. 4 *SE Louisiana W 48-45 Oct. 11 Kent. Wesleyan W 49-0 Oct. 18 *at Nicholls W 50-39 Oct. 25 *Texas State L 62-21 Nov. 1 *Sam Houston L 34-31, 2ot Nov. 8 *at McNeese L 42-31 Nov. 15 *Central Ark. L 49-41 Nov. 22 *Northwestern St. L 34-24 * - SLC Games

NSU vs. SFA SERIES INFORMATION

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11/7/24 11/6/25 11/6/26 11/5/27 11/3/28 10/26/29 11/8/30 11/6/31 11/4/32 11/3/33 11/2/34 11/8/35 11/6/36 11/5/37 11/4/38 11/3/39 11/4/40 11/29/46 9/15/56 9/15/57 9/12/59 9/17/60

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W 7-3 L 6-7 L 0-28 W 6-0 W 21-0 W 41-6 W 21-20 W 19-0 W 39-0 W 38-6 T 0-0 L 6-13 W 20-7 L 0-2 W 6-0 W 20-6 L 7-14 W 25-6 L 12-14 W 20-7 T 14-14 W 14-0

at SFA at NSU at SFA at SFA at SFA at NSU at SFA at NSU at SFA at NSU at SFA at NSU at SFA at NSU at SFA at NSU at SFA at NSU at SFA at SFA at SFA at SFA

9/16/61 9/15/62 9/14/63 9/19/64 9/27/69 9/19/70 9/18/71 9/16/72 9/21/74 9/20/75 9/18/76 9/24/77 9/16/78 9/15/79 9/20/80 9/19/81 9/18/82 10/1/83 11/17/84 11/23/85 11/22/86 11/21/87

W 35-19 W 23-6 L 0-10 W 34-14 W 37-35 W 9-7 W 18-7 W 20-7 L 13-14 L 13-17 W W 47-0 W 20-6 W 21-14 W 27-21 W 22-3 W 42-13 W 28-14 L 25-27 L 18-22 L 10-19 L 14-28 W 33-21

at SFA at SFA at SFA at SFA at NSU at SFA at SFA at NSU at NSU at SFA at NSU at SFA at SFA at NSU at SFA at NSU at SFA at NSU at SFA at NSU at SFA at NSU

11/19/88 11/18/89 11/17/90 11/23/91 11/21/92 11/20/93 11/19/94 11/16/95 11/23/96 11/20/97 11/21/98 11/2/99 11/18/00 11/17/01 11/23/02 11/22/03 11/20/04 11/17/05 11/16/06 11/17/07 11/22/08

W 20-17 T 17-17 W 20-3 W 52-0 W 24-10 L 20-51 L 13-34 L 20-25 W 17-10 W 38-24 W 35-21 L 14-29 L 3-17 W 31-17 W 42-35 L 14-44 W 37-16 W 41-21 L 20-11 W 31-12 W 34-24

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Team

Conference W-L Central Arkansas 6-1 Texas State 5-2 McNeese State 4-3 Northwestern State 4-3 Nicholls State 3-4 Southeastern Louisiana 2-5 Sam Houston State 2-5 Stephen F. Austin 2-5

Overall W-L 10-2 8-5 7-4 7-5 3-6 5-7 4-6 4-8

NCAA FCS Playoffs First Round at Montana 31, Texas State 13

SLC Final Team Stats Scoring Offense 1. McNeese State 2. Central Arkansas 3. Texas State 4. Sam Houston St. 5. S.F. Austin 6. Southeastern La. 7. Northwestern St. 8. Nicholls St.

Avg. 37.5 37.5 36.4 35.3 35.0 27.2 26.7 25.7

Rushing Offense 1. McNeese State 2. Nicholls St. 3. Texas State 4. Northwestern St. 5. Central Arkansas 6. Sam Houston St. 7. Southeastern La. 8. S.F. Austin

Avg. 228.3 208.1 184.1 172.7 155.8 119.3 83.4 69.9

Scoring Defense 1. Central Arkansas 2. Northwestern St. 3. McNeese State 4. Texas State 5. Southeastern La. 6. Sam Houston St. 7. Nicholls St. 8. S.F. Austin

Avg. 25.7 28.2 29.3 31.3 32.4 33.1 34.7 39.6

Rushing Defense 1. McNeese State 2. Central Arkansas 3. Sam Houston St. 4. Northwestern St. 5. Nicholls St. 6. Southeastern La. 7. Texas State 8. S.F. Austin

Avg. 118.9 137.4 145.1 145.4 169.3 173.6 174.7 179.9

Passing Offense 1. Stephen F. Austin 2. Sam Houston St. 3. Central Arkansas 4. Texas State 5. Southeastern La. 6. McNeese State 7. Northwestern St. 8. Nicholls State

Avg. 345.8 338.0 282.2 269.2 257.2 235.8 182.2 102.7

TotalOffense 1. McNeese State 2. Sam Houston St. 3. Texas State 4. Central Arkansas 5. S.F. Austin 6. Northwestern St. 7. Southeastern La. 8. Nicholls St.

Avg. 464.1 457.3 453.2 438.1 415.7 354.9 340.7 310.8

Passing Defense 1. Northwestern St. 2. McNeese State 3. Southeastern La. 4. Nicholls St. 5. S.F. Austin 6. Sam Houston St. 7. Central Arkansas 8. Texas State

Avg. 229.5 231.9 249.1 250.9 257.2 261.2 261.9 268.4

Total Defense 1. McNeese State 2. Northwestern St. 3. Central Arkansas 4. Sam Houston St. 5. Nicholls St. 6. Southeastern La. 7. S.F. Austin 8. Texas State

Avg. 350.8 374.9 399.3 406.3 420.2 422.7 437.2 443.1

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2008 Game Recaps GAME 1: DEFENSE MAKES ITS POINT IN OPENING WIN OVER LIONS The Purple Swarm defense matched Texas A&M-Commerce's offensive point total on its own on Saturday, Aug. 30, to spearhead a season-opening victory for the Demons. By scoring a pair of touchdowns, the Purple Swarm matched its scoring total all of last season. Meanwhile, the only scores for the visitors were on a pair of long passes while NSU totaled five sacks. TAMU-Commerce (0-1) Northwestern State (1-0)

1 0 7

2 7 10

1st 2:44 NSU - Dudley Guice 6 yd pass from John Hundley (Robert Weeks kick), NSU 7-0 2nd 13:50 AMC - Willie Thornton 65 yd pass from Terry Mayo (Juan Velasco kick), 7-7 07:07 NSU - Weeks 29 yd field goal, NSU 10-7 06:15 NSU - Josh Daniels 0 yd fumble recovery (Weeks kick), NSU 17-7 3rd 08:35 NSU - Gary Riggs 29 yd interception return (Weeks kick), NSU 24-7 00:39 AMC - Thornton 48 yd pass from Mayo (Velasco kick), NSU 24-14 4th 09:20 NSU - Hundley 4 yd run (TEAM rush failed), NSU 30-14 Weather: 93 degrees, SE 7, Mostly Clear. Time of game: 2:53. A: 9,294

TAM-C 12 29-23 279 16-39 1 5 302 27:30 7 of 18 123 4-2 6-40 7-46.7

4 0 6

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DEMON NOTEPAD • It was the 26th consecutive win for NSU over a Division II foe. • Junior safety Gary Riggs won Southland Conference and Louisiana college defensive player of the week honors with 13 tackles and an interception return TD, the first of his career.

• The game marked the debut of the new video scoreboard at Turpin Stadium. DEMONS' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: John Hundley 14-83, td; William Griffin 12-49; • It was the first college start for junior QB John Hundley. Byron Lawrence 18-47; Calvin Stoker 3-31; TEAM 2-(-4). • The game was only the fourth August playing date in school history, but the third in seven seasons under coach Scott Stoker. Passing: John Hundley 9-17, 83, td. Receiving: Dudley Guice 6-58, td; Jasper Edwards 1-25; Adam Varnado 1-2; William Griffin 1-(-2). Offensive Line Grades: Marcus Washington 77%, 63 snaps, 4 KO; Charles McDaniel 72%, 41 snaps, 4 KO; Ben Schwantes 69%, 53 snaps, 2 KO; Jace Prescott 49%, 67 snaps, 3 KO; Tim Henderson 45%, 67 snaps, 1 KO; Michael Booker 35%, 42 snaps, 5 KO. Defenders: Gary Riggs 13 hits, sack, TFL, INT, TD, 2 PBU; Wesley Eckles 10 hits, FR, PBU; Justin Perry 8 hits, PBU; Blake Delcambre 7 hits, TFL; Mack Dampier 7 hits, sack, TFL, PBU; Isaiah Greenhouse 6 hits, FF; Rogers Loche 5 hits; Josh Daniels 5 hits, sack, 2 TFL, FR; Colby Arceneaux 4 hits; Jeremy Lane 3 hits, 2 PBU; Cashas Pollard 3 hits, 2 PBU; Kasey Brown 3 hits; Kendall Rodrigue 3 hits; Albert Smith 3 hits, sack, TFL, QBH; William Griffin 2 hits; Phil LeBlanc 2 hits; Scott Wattigny 2 hits; Ledell Love 2 hits, PBU, QBH; Kevin Perry 1 hit, sack, TFL; Lance Lacoste 1 hit.

Stadium: Turpin Stadium (Natchitoches, La.)

YARDSTICK First Downs Rushing (att.-yards) Passing yards Passes completed-attmpt. Interceptions thrown Times QB was sacked Total offense Possession time 3rd down conversions Return yards Fumbles (no.-lost) Penalties-yards Punts-average

3 7 7

NSU 14 49-206 83 9-17 0 0 289 32:30 5 of 16 117 5-1 10-73 8-32.9

Quarterback John Hundley threw one touchdown pass and ran for another.

GAME 2: BEARS OVERWHELM DEMONS BEHIND SPEEDY FRESHMAN QB The combination of the spread offense of new Baylor coach Art Briles and true freshman QB Robert Griffin was a volatile one that overwhelmed Northwestern at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas, on Saturday night, Sept. 6. The Bears (1-1), whose opening loss was to No. 23 Wake Forest, went on to blast Washington State the following week. Riding the arm and legs of Griffin, third in the NCAA 400 meter hurdles last spring, Baylor put the game away early, although the Demons (1-1) recovered for two long scoring drives before halftime. Northwestern State (1-1) Baylor (1-1)

1 0 23

2 6 7

1st 10:09 BU - Ernest Smith 49 yd pass from Robert Griffin (Ben Parks kick failed), BU 6-0 07:41 BU - Jay Finley 40 yd run (Parks kick), BU 13-0 03:04 BU - Parks 20 yd field goal, BU 16-0 01:11 BU - Griffin 3 yd run (Parks kick), BU 23-0 2nd 13:30 BU - Finley 35 yd run (Parks kick), BU 30-0 06:38 NSU - Robert Weeks 31 yd field goal, BU 30-3 00:00 NSU - Weeks 30 yd field goal, BU 30-6 3rd 11:30 BU - Thomas White 32 yd pass from Griffin (Parks kick), BU 37-3 04:24 BU - Finley 47 yd pass from Griffin (Parks kick), BU 44-3 4th 02:46 BU - Justin Fenty 4 yd pass from Kirby Freeman (Parks kick), BU 51-6 Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium (Waco, Tex.) Weather: 92 degrees, ESE 5, Clear Skies. Time of game: 2:58. A: 36,258

YARDSTICK First Downs Rushing (att.-yards) Passing yards Passes completed-attmpt. Interceptions thrown Times QB was sacked Total offense Possession time 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Return yards Fumbles (no.-lost) Penalties-yards Punts-average

NSU 14 37-52 138 18-33 1 4 190 33:31 9 of 20 1 of 2 147 3-1 5-32 7-35.9

BU 25 39-207 330 20-26 0 2 537 26:29 8 of 11 0 of 0 24 1-1 6-46 2-58.5

3 0 14

4 0 7

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DEMON NOTEPAD • Griffin is the younger brother of NSU track and field competitor De'Jon Griffin, a junior discus thrower for the Lady Demons. • NSU lost starting center Ben Schwantes and starting receiver Dudley Guice to injuries in the game. • The Demons had scoring drives of 12 and 16 plays to end the first half.

• The Bears and the Demons will meet for the third time in four years next season in Waco. DEMONS' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: William Griffin 19-68; Byron Lawrence 2-13; John Hundley 12-3; Adam Varnado 1-1; Dante Austin 1-(-1); Drew Branch 1-(-16); TEAM 1-(-16). Passing: John Hundley 16-28, 127, INT; Drew Branch 2-5, 11. Receiving: James Swanson 4-51; Adam Varnado 4-35; Darius Duffy 2-18; Byron Lawrence 2-9; Dante Austin 2-9; Spencer Harrell 1-8; William Griffin 1-4; Kenneth Charles 1-3; Gordon Freeman 1-1. Offensive Line Grades: Marcus Washington 86%, 68 snaps, 3 KO; Michael Booker 78%, 61 snaps, 1 KO; Ben Schwantes 77%, 47 snaps, 4 KO; Zack Case 77%, 17 snaps, 1 KO; Charles McDaniel 73%, 34 snaps, 1KO; Jace Prescott 67%, 59 snaps; Jesse Hernandez 67%, 3 snaps, 1 KO; Tim Henderson 53%, 61 snaps. Defenders: Gary Riggs 10 hits, PBU; Wesley Eckles 10 hits; Blake Delcambre 9 hits, TFL; Ledell Love 7 hits, 1 sack, 2.5 TFL, FR; Justin Perry 6 hits; Jeremy Lane 5 hits, TFL; Colby Arceneaux 5 hits; Isaiah Greenhouse 4 hits; Mack Dampier 4 hits; Scott Wattigny 4 hits; Albert Smith 4 hits; Lance Lacoste 2 hits; Rogers Loche 2 hits; Kasey Brown 2 hits, 0.5 TFL; Kendall Rodrigue 2 hits, 1 sack, TFL; Josh Daniels 2 hits; Phil LeBlanc 1 hit; Cashas Pollard 1 hit; Kevin Perry 1 hit; William Griffin 1 hit; Justin Aldredge 1 hit.

Kevin Perry (4) puts pressures on Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin.

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2008 Game Recaps GAME 3: HURRICANE DELAYS, BUT DOESN’T DERAIL EXCITING NSU WIN OVER GRAMBLING Hurricane Ike blew threw the area on Saturday, Sept. 13, forcing a 24-hour delay in a much-anticipated and long-overdue meeting between north Louisiana neighbors. The Demons (2-1) scored on their first two possessions to take a lead they never surrendered, thanks to a dramatic fourth-quarter goalline stand on four downs inside the 5, two inside the 1. NSU drove 99 yards in 16 plays over the ensuing 9:36 to notch what proved to be the winning points against the Tigers (1-2). Grambling picked up almost half of its yardage in the fourth quarter after getting no first downs in the first period. 1 0 10

2 13 7

3 0 0

4 6 14

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DEMON NOTEPAD

• The teams met 34 years to the day from their first and only other football meeting, at State Fair Stadium in Shreveport in 1974. • Making his first start, sophomore transfer Colby Arceneaux won Louisiana collegiate defensive player of the week honors. Among his 13 tackles was a TD-saving stop on second down in the goalline stand. • Wesley Eckles had an acrobatic pass breakup on first down in the goalline stand. Mack Dampier and Scott Wattigny, who blocked 1st 12:06 NSU - Jimmy McKee 31 yd pass from John Hundley (Robert a PAT in the first half, stuffed a Tiger runner on third down inside the 1, and Ledell Love batted away the fourth-down swing pass by DEMONS' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Weeks kick), NSU 7-0 Rushing: William Griffin 11-60, TD; Sterling Endsley 14-59; Grambling. 04:49 NSU - Weeks 32 yd field goal, NSU 10-0 John Hundley 13-51, TD; Calvin Stoker 2-2; Byron Lawrence • The Demons played the entire second half with two true freshmen, Zach Case and Jesse Hernandez, on the offensive line, along 2nd 13:59 GSU - Kenneth Anio 33 yd fumble recovery (Luis Leal kick), NSU with sophomore transfer Michael Booker and redshirt freshman Jace Prescott. NSU piled up 143 yards on its last two drives, both end6-0; TEAM 1-(-2). 10-7 ing with touchdowns. Passing: John Hundley 11-20, 157, 2 TD, INT.

Grambling (1-2) Northwestern State (2-1)

08:26 NSU - Hundley 9 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 17-7 00:14 GSU - Kiare Thompson 11 yd pass from J.P. Tillman (Leal kick blocked), NSU 17-13 4th 03:00 NSU - Gordon Freeman 17 yd pass from Hundley (Weeks kick), NSU 24-13 02:33 GSU - Tillman 1 yd run (pass failed), NSU 24-19 00:26 NSU - William Griffin 14 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 31-19 Stadium: Turpin Stadium (Natchitoches, La.) Weather: 83 degrees, NE 10-15, Mostly Cloudy. Time of game: 2:42. A: 8,752

YARDSTICK First Downs Rushing (att.-yards) Passing yards Passes completed-attmpt. Interceptions thrown Times QB was sacked Total offense Possession time 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Return yards Fumbles (no.-lost) Penalties-yards Punts-average

GSU 13 27-99 169 15-30 0 3 268 23:11 0 of 10 1 of 4 167 0-0 8-55 6-31.2

NSU 18 47-170 157 11-20 1 1 327 36:49 11 of 17 0 of 0 65 3-1 10-68 5-35.4

Receiving: Gordon Freeman 4-43, TD; Darius Duffy 2-50; Jimmy McKee 2-38, TD; Calvin Stoker 1-12; Adam Varnado 1-9; Kedrin Seastrunk 1-5. Offensive Line Grades: Jace Prescott 89%, 71 snaps, 4 KO; Michael Booker 89%, 69 snaps, 10 KO; Charles McDaniel 79%, 45 snaps, 4 KO; Marcus Washington 79%, 24 snaps, 2 KO; Tim Henderson 69%, 70 snaps, 6 KO; Zack Case 60%, 27 snaps, 1 KO; Jesse Hernandez 49%, 49 snaps. Defenders: Colby Arceneaux 13 hits, 0.5 TFL, PBU, 3 QBH; Wesley Eckles 8 hits, PBU, 2 QBH; Kasey Brown 7 hits, 1.5 TFL, 4 PBU; Blake Delcambre 5 hits, QBH; Gary Riggs 5 hits, 0.5 TFL; Mack Dampier 5 hits, 0.5 TFL; Isaiah Greenhouse 5 hits; Kendall Rodrigue 4 hits, 1 sack, 2 TFL; Albert Smith 3 hits; Josh Daniels 2 hits, 1 sack, TFL; Cashas Pollard 2 hits; Rogers Loche 2 hits; Xavier Lee 1 hit; Ledell Love 1 hit, 2 PBU; John Hundley 1 hit; Jeremy Lane 1 hit, PBU; Kevin Perry 1 hit; Scott Wattigny 1 hit, 1 sack, TFL, blocked PAT; William Griffin 1 hit.

Scott Wattigny (52) breaks through to block a Grambling PAT attempt in the second quarter.

GAME 4:

MUSTANGS LIVE UP TO BILLING IN TURPIN VISIT

With 10 starters back from the nation's most prolific FCS offense in 2007, Cal Poly used its hybrid triple option attack with devastating effect on Sept. 20, scoring on 4 of its first 5 series and 5 of the first 7. The Mustangs (No. 13, 2-1) broke the game open after the Demons (2-2) closed within 14-7 by converting a third-and-14 into a 45-yard touchdown pass. NFL prospect Ramses Barden, a 6-foot-6 receiver, had 9 catches for 176 yards. 1 14 0

2 14 10

3 17 8

4 7 0

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DEMON NOTEPAD

• Cal Poly became only the second non-conference visitor since 1995 to win a regular-season game at Turpin Stadium. NSU is 37-2 against out-of-conference visitors since 1995 at home. • The 52 points were the most against the Demons in Turpin Stadium history, and the final margin of defeat was also the biggest for NSU in Turpin. CP - Jonathan Dally 2 yd run (Andrew Gardner kick), CP 7-0 DEMONS' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS • Jesse Hernandez (center) and Zach Case (right guard) became the first true freshmen to start on the offensive line for NSU in the CP - Ramses Barden 4 yd pass from Dally (Gardner kick), CP Rushing: Byron Lawrence 11-62, TD; John Hundley 20-49; Demons' Division I history (since 1977). NSU - Byron Lawrence 5 yd run (Robert Weeks kick), CP 14-7 Calvin Stoker 2-18; Sterling Endsley 2-6; William Griffin 6-3. • It was NSU's second game in six days while Cal Poly came in after an open date, both facts due to Hurricane Ike. The Demons' conCP - Tredale Tolver 45 yd pass from Dally (Gardner kick), CP 21-7 test against Grambling was delayed a day until the previous Sunday while Cal Poly's visit to McNeese was cancelled a week earlier. Passing: John Hundley 13-30, 213 yards, TD.

#13/11 Cal Poly (2-1) Northwestern State (2-2)

1st 12:55 01:27 14-0 2nd 11:56 08:47 05:21 CP - James Noble 33 yd run (Gardner kick), CP 28-7 00:42 NSU - Weeks 25 yd field goal, CP 28-10 3rd 11:38 CP - Ryan Mole 4 yd run (Gardner kick), CP 35-10 9:49 NSU - Adam Varnado 25 yd pass from John Hundley (Gary Riggs rush), CP 35-18 03:30 CP - Gardner 22 yd field goal, CP 38-18 00:03 CP - Dally 1 yd run (Gardner kick), CP 45-18 4th 11:41 CP - Jono Grayson 7 yd run (Gardner kick), CP 52-18 Stadium: Turpin Stadium (Natchitoches, La.) Weather: 84 degrees, NE 5, Partly Cloudy. Time of game: 2:49. A: 8,284

YARDSTICK First Downs Rushing (att.-yards) Passing yards Passes completed-attmpt. Interceptions thrown Times QB was sacked Total offense Possession time 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Return yards Fumbles (no.-lost) Penalties-yards Punts-average

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CP 17 42-246 224 11-17 0 2 470 28:12 4 of 9 0 of 1 100 2-0 5-35 3-41.0

NSU 19 41-138 213 13-30 0 7 351 31:48 5 of 16 1 of 3 125 1-0 7-45 7-27.9

Receiving: Adam Varnado 4-51, TD; Jimmy McKee 3-67; William Griffin 2-23; Calvin Stoker 1-41; Darius Duffy 1-15; Gordon Freeman 1-10; Byron Lawrence 1-6. Offensive Line Grades: Michael Booker 97%, 74 snaps, 12 KO; Zach Case 82%, 74 snaps, 7 KO; Tim Henderson 76%, 74 snaps, 6 KO; Jace Prescott 73%, 74 snaps, 7 KO; Jesse Hernandez 66%, 74 snaps, 3 KO. Defenders: Mack Dampier 9 hits, 1 sack, TFL; Wesley Eckles 6 hits; Blake Delcambre 6 hits; Ledell Love 5 hits, 1 sack, 3.0 TFL, 2 FF; Kasey Brown 5 hits, 2 PBU; Isaiah Greenhouse 4 hits; Colby Arceneaux 4 hits; Scott Wattigny 3 hits, 0.5 TFL; Jeremy Lane 2 hits; Josh Daniels 2 hits, TFL; Kevin Perry 2 hits; Rogers Loche 2 hits, 0.5 TFL; Kendall Rodrigue 1 hit; Albert Smith 1 hit, TFL; Dennis Clark 1 hit; Justin Aldredge 1 hit; Patrick Chitman 1 hit; Gary Riggs 1 hit.

WR Adam Varnado gets a congrats from head coach Scott Stoker after a touchdown reception.

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2008 Game Recaps GAME 5:

DEMONS SWAMP SAVAGE STORM IN 63-12 ROMP

Northwestern needed a no-doubter and got it on Saturday night, Sept. 27 in a rout of Division II Southwestern Oklahoma (1-3). The Demons (3-2) scored the first seven times they touched the ball, including the opening kickoff, a blocked punt and an interception return. Justin Perry (KO return) and Kevin Perry (blocked punt), both defenders, are believed to be the first brothers to score in the same game in Demon history. 1 0 21

2 12 28

3 0 7

4 0 7

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• The 63 points equalled the second-highest total in NSU's Division I history. • It was the 27th straight win over a Division II opponent dating back to 1994. • Byron Lawrence got his 11th career 100-yard rushing game, his first this year. • True freshmen Zach Case and Jesse Hernandez started on the offensive line as NSU was without four opening-game offensive 1st 14:47 NSU - Justin Perry 95 yd kickoff return (Robert Weeks kick), NSU 7-0 DEMONS' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS starters. 06:17 NSU - William Griffin 1 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 14-0 Rushing: Byron Lawrence 13-147, 2 TD; William Griffin 15- • The 49-point first half was the most explosive half in NSU's Division I history, topping a 45-point outburst in 2003 vs. Southeastern 02:43 NSU - Darius Duffy 8 yd pass from John Hundley (Weeks kick), NSU 78, TD; Sterling Endsley 13-60, 2 TD; Jeremy Jefferson 6-36; 21-0 Louisiana.

Southeastern Okla. (1-4) Northwestern State (3-2)

2nd 14:52 NSU - Kevin Perry 17 yd blocked punt return (Weeks kick), NSU 28-0 12:36 NSU - Isaiah Greenhouse 69 yd interception return (Weeks kick), NSU 35-0 09:46 SOSU - Daniel Nichols 5 yd pass from Brandon McCain (Cole Jones kick failed), NSU 35-6 08:00 NSU - Byron Lawrence 5 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 42-6 07:06 SOSU - Nichols 11 yd pass from McCain (Daryl Carey run failed), NSU 42-12 02:31 NSU - Sterling Endsley 4 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 49-12 3rd 10:49 NSU - Lawrence 19 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 56-12 4th 10:59 NSU - Endsley 7 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 63-12 Stadium: Turpin Stadium (Natchitoches, La.) Weather: 85 degrees, NNE 5, Clear skies. Time of game: 2:55. A: 7,421

NSU 24 51-339 133 11-17 0 0 472 32:24 5 of 9 1 of 2 282 1-1 12-107 2-34.0

Calvin Stoker 2-16; Dante Austin 1-4; TEAM 1-(-2). Passing: John Hundley 9-14, 98, TD; Drew Branch 2-3, 35. Receiving: Jasper Edwards 2-31; Gordon Freeman 2-14; Darius Duffy 2-14, TD; James Swanson 1-31; William Griffin 1-18; Jimmy McKee 1-16; David Larsen 1-5; Quinten Goodie 1-4. Offensive Line Grades: Jace Prescott 95%, 71 snaps, 8 KO; Marcus Washington 86%, 57 snaps, 6 KO; Michael Booker 82%, 61 snaps, 12 KO; Zach Case 69%, 71 snaps, 4 KO; Tim Henderson 68%, 60 snaps, 6 KO; Jesse Hernandez 60 %, 32 snaps, 2 KO. Defenders: Scott Wattigny 7 hits, 1 sack, 2 TFL; Isaiah Greenhouse 7 hits, Int., TD; Gary Riggs 6 hits, FF, PBU; Blake Delcambre 5 hits; Mack Dampier 5 hits, TFL; Colby Arceneaux 4 hits, FR; Wesley Eckles 4 hits, PBU, QBH; Ledell Love 4 hits; Jeremy Lane 3 hits, PBU; Dennis Clark 3 hits, 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL; William Griffin 3 hits; Damarion Ates 3 hits; Albert Smith 3 hits; Kevin Perry 2 hits, TFL; Patrick Chitman 2 hits; Kasey Brown 2 hits; Cashas Pollard 2 hits, PBU; Justin Aldredge 2 hits; David Larsen 1 hit; Justin Perry 1 hit; Robert Weeks 1 hit; Josh Daniels 1 hit, sack; Taylor McElwee 1 hit; Rogers Loche 1 hit, sack, TFL; Marshall Harris 1 hit; Ricky Issac 1 hit, 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL; Lance Lacoste 1 hit; Lamont Simmons 1 hit; Phil LeBlanc 1 hit; Adam Varnado blocked kick.

YARDSTICK First Downs Rushing (att.-yards) Passing yards Passes completed-attmpt. Interceptions thrown Times QB was sacked Total offense Possession time 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Return yards Fumbles (no.-lost) Penalties-yards Punts-average

SOSU 16 33-121 100 12-26 1 4 221 27:36 3 of 12 1 of 2 277 1-1 9-60 8-30.1

GAME 6:

RESILIENT DEMONS OUTLAST COLONELS IN SLC DEBUT, 36-28

Justin Perry returns the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.

Northwestern started fast, withstood a Nicholls rally fueled by fantastic returns, and prevailed in a game with four lead changes on Oct. 11 at Turpin Stadium in the Southland Conference opener for both teams. The Demons (4-2) got some key defensive stops, holding Nicholls to field goals after returns set up the visitors at the 27 and 26, and a long play gave them first-and-goal at the 5. Backup QB Drew Branch led the last 3 scoring drives as the Demons had a 35-25 advantage in possession time. 1 Nicholls (0-3, 0-1) 6 Northwestern State (4-2, 1-0) 1 4

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• Robert Weeks broke a school record with the last of his three field goals, making his 10th straight, one more than Randy Walker did in the 1972 season. • Weeks' first field goal vs. Nicholls was a career-long 48-yarder with lots of room to spare. • Byron Lawrence had the third-best rushing total in his career. 1st 11:32 NICH - Shexnayder 27 yd field goal, NICH 3-0 DEMONS' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS • Mack Dampier won SLC Defensive Player of the Week honors. 09:42 NSU - Dudley Guice 46 yd pass from John Hundley (Robert Weeks Rushing: Byron Lawrence 31-191, TD; Drew Branch 1-21; • The Demons scored on their first offensive series for the third time this season and the second straight game. They scored 3 of the kick), NSU 7-3 William Griffin 3-15; John Hundley 6-14; Sterling Endsley 308:14 NICH - Shexnayder 36 yd field goal, NSU 7-6 first 4 times they had the ball.

11; Darius Duffy 1-10; TEAM 1-(-2); Calvin Stoker 3-(-2). Passing: John Hundley 7-16, 122, 2 TD; Drew Branch 68, 69. Receiving: Darius Duffy 4-62; Dudley Guice 3-54, TD; NICH - Shexnayder 20 yd field goal, NSU 21-9 Kedrin Seastrunk 2-29; Adam Varnado 2-26; Jimmy McKee 1NICH - Robinson 63 yd pass from Bunch (Shexnayder kick), NSU 219; Gordon Freeman 1-1, TD. Offensive Line Grades: Michael Booker 88%, 79 snaps, 5 NICH - Hines 1 yd run (Bunch run failed), NICH 22-21 KO; Charles McDaniel 88%, 8 snaps; Jace Prescott 87%, 80 NSU - Weeks 48 yd field goal, NSU 24-22 snaps, 3 KO; Marcus Washington 84%, 80 snaps, 6 KO; Zach NICH - Webb 78 yd kickoff return (Williams rush failed), NICH 28--24 Case 75%, 80 snaps, 4 KO; Tim Henderson 70%, 73 snaps, NSU - Weeks 43 yd field goal, NICH 28-27 5 KO. NSU - Sterling Endsley 10 yd run (Branch pass failed), NSU 33-28 Defenders: Ledell Love 9 hits, sack, 3 TFL; Blake NSU - Weeks 29 yd field goal, NSU 36-28 Delcambre 8 hits, PBU; Scott Wattigny 8 hits, TFL, FR; Mack Stadium: Turpin Stadium (Natchitoches, La.) Dampier 6 hits; Albert Smith 5 hits, 1.5 TFL, FF, QBH; Gary Weather: 85 degrees, E 5, Clear skies. Time of game: 2:52. A: 7,922 Riggs 3 hits, FR; Patrick Chitman 3 hits; Kasey Brown 2 hits, YARDSTICK NICH NSU 3 PBU; Colby Arceneaux 2 hits; Kevin Perry 1 hit; Justin First Downs 10 22 Aldredge 1 hit; Isaiah Greenhouse 1 hit; Adam Varnado 1 hit; Rushing (att.-yards) 40-184 49-258 Bradley Russo 1 hit; Xavier Lee 1 hit; Dennis Clark 1 hit; Passing yards 114 191 Rogers Loche 1 hit. Passes completed-attmpt. 5-17 13-24 Interceptions thrown 0 0 Times QB was sacked 1 1 Total offense 298 449 Possession time 24:51 35:09 3rd down conversions 4 of 13 4 of 13 4th down conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0 Return yards 287 41 Fumbles (no.-lost) 3-2 0-0 Penalties-yards 2-37 6-53 Punts-average 3-48.3 6-42.8 01:24 2nd 11:47 21-6 09:39 07:28 16 03:13 3rd 10:29 10:15 07:16 4th 14:55 01:22

NSU - Byron Lawrence 1 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 14-6 NSU - Gordon Freeman 1 yd pass from Hundley (Weeks kick), NSU

The Demon defense swarms a Nicholls running back.

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2008 Game Recaps GAME 7: FEW SLU MISCUES, TOO MANY BY DEMONS MAKE DIFFERENCE IN LIONS’ 26-21 WIN Southeastern Louisiana had no turnovers and few mistakes on Oct. 18 at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond. Northwestern lost fumbles at the Lions' 21 and 10, another at the NSU 30 leading to the hosts' first TD, had a 39-yard TD pass erased by a late holding flag, and saw a 26-yard field goal blocked. Still, NSU (4-3, 1-1) converted two straight onside kicks (one was wiped out by an offsides call) to get in position to win before a pass skipped off the hands of the intended receiver and was intercepted at the 45 of SLU (4-3, 1-1) with 1:12 to go. 1 Northwestern St. (4-3, 1-1) 0 Southeastern La. (4-3, 1-1) 6

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• A fourth-quarter blocked field goal on a protection miscue was the first missed try this year by Robert Weeks and ended his schoolrecord string of 10 in a row. • Backup QB Drew Branch started and went the distance, but six dropped passes curtailed what could have been a school-record threatening passing outing. 1st 12:36 SLU - Wilson 30 yd pass from Babin (Turner kick blocked), SLU • Southeastern ballcarriers gained 168 yards after contact. DEMONS' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 6-0 Rushing: Byron Lawrence 26-159, td; William Griffin 6-24; • The Demons had 4 turnovers after averaging 1 pg entering the contest. 2nd 12:52 SLU - Turner 46 yd field goal, SLU 9-0 Sterling Endsley 3-6; Dante Austin 1-(-3); Drew Branch 3-(-6). • Byron Lawrence had his 13th career 100-yard rushing game. 3rd 11:56 04:34 4th 14:12 10:34 03:36 02:08 21

NSU - Lawrence 10 yd run (Weeks kick), SLU 9-7 SLU - Cryer 5 yd pass from Babin (Turner kick), SLU 16-7 NSU - Duffy 9 yd pass from Branch (Weeks kick), SLU 16-14 SLU - Babin 1 yd run (Turner kick), SLU 23-14 SLU - Turner 40 yd field goal, SLU 26-14 NSU - Swanson 18 yd pass from Branch (Weeks kick), SLU 26-

Stadium: Strawberry Stadium (Hammond, La.) Weather: 74 degrees, NNE 6, Clear. Time of game: 2:53. A: 7,162

YARDSTICK First Downs Rushing (att.-yards) Passing yards Passes completed-attmpt. Interceptions thrown Times QB was sacked Total offense Possession time 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Return yards Fumbles (no.-lost) Penalties-yards Punts-average

NSU 23 39-180 256 20-33 1 2 436 31:30 6 of 13 2 of 3 128 3-3 7-62 2-37.0

SLU 16 33-117 291 20-29 0 2 408 28:30 7 of 14 0 of 1 108 2-1 6-56 3-35.3

Passing: Drew Branch 20-33, 256, 2 tds, int. Receiving: Dudley Guice 5-72; James Swanson 5-66, td; Darius Duffy 3-44, td; Adam Varnado 3-41; Gordon Freeman 2-23; Dante Austin 1-11; Byron Lawrence 1-(-1). Offensive Line Grades: Jace Prescott 89%, 71 snaps, 4 KO; Michael Booker 89%, 69 snaps, 10 KO; Charles McDaniel 79%, 45 snaps, 4 KO; Marcus Washington 79%, 24 snaps, 2 KO; Tim Henderson 69%, 70 snaps, 6 KO; Zack Case 60%, 27 snaps, 1 KO; Jesse Hernandez 49%, 49 snaps. Defenders: Mack Dampier 13 hits; Wesley Eckles 11 hits, 0.5 TFL; Colby Arceneaux 7 hits, 0.5 TFL, PBU; Blake Delcambre 6 hits, 0.5 TFL, 2 QBH; Ledell Love 5 hits; Scott Wattigny 5 hits, TFL; Isaiah Greenhouse 5 hits, sack, TFL; Albert Smith 5 hits, sack, TFL, block kick, QBH; Patrick Chitman 4 hits, PBU; Gary Riggs 4 hits, PBU; Rogers Loche 4 hits; Kasey Brown 3 hits, 2 PBU; Josh Daniels 3 hits, 0.5 TFL; Dennis Clark 2 hits; Lance Lacoste 2 hits; Jeremy Lane 1 hit, TFL; Jimmy McKee 1 hit; Kedrin Seastrunk 1 hit; Xavier Lee 1 hit; Adam Varnado 1 hit; Darius Duffy 1 hit.

Demon quarterback Drew Branch threw for 256 yards and two scores.

GAME 8:

PURPLE SWARM DEFENSE SHINES IN HOMECOMING WIN OVER SHSU

A picture-perfect Homecoming afternoon on Oct. 25 included a convincing victory for the Demons (5-3 overall, 2-1 in the SLC), who contained the explosive Bearkats and star QB Rhett Bomar. NSU dominated time of possession early and opened a 14-0 lead. A third-quarter Bearkats rally was halted by Kasey Brown’s interception and 17-yard return, igniting a 58-yard drive for a pivotal touchdown that lifted the Demons ahead 21-10. Sam Houston entered the game averaging 37 points per game, and got its final TD on the game’s last play. 1 Sam Houston St. (2-4, 0-3) 0 Northwestern St. (5-3, 2-1) 7

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• The Demons scored on their first series for the fourth time this season — all wins — and for the 36th time in the Stoker era. • Robert Weeks tied the Demons’ career field goal record of 37 by Keith Hodnett (1985-88). • Southeastern ballcarriers gained 168 yards after contact. • Head coach Scott Stoker and his Demon teammate, former NFL cornerback Randy Hilliard, were inducted in the Graduate N Club NSU - Lawrence 3 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 7-0 DEMONS' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS NSU - Lawrence 9 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 14-0 Hall of Fame on Homecoming morning. Longtime athletic department staff member Thomas Foster was awarded honorary Graduate Rushing: Byron Lawrence 26-118, 2 tds; Sterling Endsley SHSU - Wilkins 37 yd field goal, NSU 14-3 5-23; William Griffin 7-21, td; Calvin Stoker 2-15; Drew N Club membership in recognition of his 27 years closely associated with the football program.. SHSU - Lucas 47 yd pass from Bomar (Wilkins kick), NSU 14-10 • Byron Lawrence ran for 100+ yards for the third straight season vs. SHSU and posted his eighth consecutive 100-yard rushing perBranch 2-(-16). NSU - Griffin 2 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 21-10 formance against SLC opposition. Passing: Drew Branch 8-13, 127.

1st 09:24 2nd 12:52 08:57 3rd 08:22 4th 12:21 01:20 NSU - Weeks 36 yd field goal, NSU 24-10 00:00 SHSU - Lebens 17 yd pass from Bomar, NSU 24-16 Stadium: Turpin Stadium (Natchitoches, La.) Weather: 78 degrees, WNW 7, Clear. Time of game: 2:56. A: 8,922

YARDSTICK First Downs Rushing (att.-yards) Passing yards Passes completed-attmpt. Interceptions thrown Times QB was sacked Total offense Possession time 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Return yards Fumbles (no.-lost) Penalties-yards Punts-average

SHSU 21 21-79 314 23-47 1 1 393 27:18 4 of 13 1 of 3 113 0-0 9-66 4-48.2

NSU 14 42-161 127 8-13 0 2 288 32:42 6 of 13 0 of 0 97 0-0 11-96 6-42.0

Receiving: Kedrin Seastrunk 4-68; Darius Duffy 2-19; Dudley Guice 1-31; Adam Varnado 1-9. Offensive Line Grades: Zach Case 91%, 43 snaps, 4 KO; Tim Henderson 78%, 60 snaps, 5 KO; Michael Booker 74%, 61 snaps, 8 KO; Marcus Washington 73%, 61 snaps, 7 KO; Jace Prescott 69%, 61 snaps, 5 KO; Charles McDaniel 62%, 19 snaps, 2 KO. Defenders: Mack Dampier 9 hits, 1 TFL, 2 QBH; Gary Riggs 8 hits, PBU, 2 QBH; Wesley Eckles 8 hits, 2 PBU, QBH; Jeremy Lane 7 hits; Kasey Brown 5 hits, INT, 2 PBU; Ledell Love 5 hits, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, QBH; Albert Smith 4 hits, PBU, 2 QBH; Rogers Loche 4 hits, QBH; Colby Arceneaux 4 hits, 2 PBU; Scott Wattigny 4 hits, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks; Dennis Clark 2 hits; Blake Delcambre 2 hits, QBH; William Griffin 1 hit; Patrick Chitman 1 hit; Dudley Guice 1 hit; Justin Perry 1 hit; Josh Daniels 1 hit; Darius Duffy 1 hit.

Byron Lawrence rushed for 118 yards on 26 carries with two touchdowns.

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2008 Game Recaps GAME 9:

NSU WORKS OT TO TOPPLE TEXAS STATE, GRAB SHARE OF SLC LEAD

The Demons (6-3 overall, 3-1 in the SLC) surged into a first-place tie for the conference lead as they came from behind twice late to win at Texas State (5-4, 2-2) on Nov. 1. After not trailing until the Bobcats’ last TD early in the fourth period, the Demons responded with a 15-play, 9:02-long drive with two third-down conversions and two fourth-down conversions to tie the game. In overtime, Justin Perry had a key tackle for a 5-yard loss on firstand-goal at the 6 and Texas State had to settle for a field goal before Byron Lawrence carried on all five OT plays for the Demons. The Bobcats (54, 2-2). 1 Northwestern St. (6-3, 3-1) 7 Texas State (5-4, 2-2) 0 1st 11:54 2nd 13:40 07:57 03:05 3rd 11:20 07:55 4th 13:02 21 03:55 OT 00:00 00:00

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• The win was the first in OT for the Demons since the 2001 27-24 victory at TCU. NSU is now 2-3 in overtime games. • The Demons ended a string of 10 consecutive road losses. • Byron Lawrence, with his 10th straight 100-yard game vs. an SLC foe, surged into second all-time in career rushing yardage for NSU. • CB Justin Perry was voted SLC and co-Louisiana Defensive Player of the Week. NSU - Brown 40 yd interception return (Weeks kick), NSU 7-0 • The Bobcats were held 134 yards under their nation’s best total offense average and 204 yards behind their average output in SLC DEMONS' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TXST - Dillard 46 yd pass from George (Ireland kick), 7-7 Rushing: Byron Lawrence 34-173, 2 tds; William Griffin 9- play. NSU - Guice 51 yd pass from Branch (Weeks kick), NSU 14-0 49, td; Calvin Stoker 2-16; Sterling Endsley 5-9; Drew Branch • The Demons had the ball for 23 of the last 26 plays in the fourth quarter. TXST - LeBlanc 10 yd pass from George (Ireland kick), 14-14 • The matchup was decided on the final play for the second straight season. 2-5; TEAM 1-(-1). NSU - Lawrence 30 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 21-14 TXST - Burton 2 yd run (Ireland kick), 21-21 TXST - Thomas 18 yd pass from George (Ireland kick), TXST 28NSU - Griffin 2 yd run (Weeks kick), 28-28 TXST - Ireland 28 yd field goal, TXST 31-28 NSU - Lawrence 2 yd run, NSU 34-31

Stadium: Bobcat Stadium (San Marcos, Texas) Weather: 82 degrees, 10 mpg. Time of game: 3:20. A: 9,100

YARDSTICK First Downs Rushing (att.-yards) Passing yards Passes completed-attmpt. Interceptions thrown Times QB was sacked Total offense Possession time 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Return yards Fumbles (no.-lost) Penalties-yards Punts-average

NSU 23 53-251 171 12-23 2 1 422 34:28 6 of 16 2 of 2 89 1-0 6-35 5-35.4

TXST 16 28-149 201 17-36 1 0 350 25:32 5 of 16 2 of 2 124 0-0 5-55 7-47.6

Passing: Drew Branch 12-23, 171, td, 2 ints. Receiving: Dudley Guice 3-88, td; Adam Varnado 3-21; Dante Austin 2-12; Darius Duffy 1-17; Kedrin Seastrunk 1-16; Jasper Edwards 1-15; Sterling Endsley 1-2. Offensive Line Grades: Jace Prescott 80.5%, 80 snaps, 2 KO; Charles McDaniel 80%, 15 snaps; MIchael Booker 78%, 80 snaps, 3 KO; Zach Case 71%, 65 snaps, 1 KO; Marcus Washington 69%, 80 snaps, 2 KO; Tim Henderson 61%, 80 snaps, 1 KO. Defenders: Mack Dampier 8 hits; Lance Lacoste 8 hits; Wesley Eckles 7 hits, 0.5 TFL, PBU; Gary Riggs 5 hits, 0.5 TFL, PBU; Justin Perry 5 hits, 0.5 TFL, 3 PBU; Kasey Brown 4 hits, int, td, 2 PBU; Blake Delcambre 4 hits; Albert Smith 3 hits; Rogers Loche 3 hits; Colby Arceneaux 3 hits; Ledell Love 3 hits; Jeremy Lane 3 hits, PBU; Isaiah Greenhouse 2 hits, 1.0 TFL; Josh Daniels 2 hits, 1.0TFL; Adam Varnado 1 hit; Jasper Edwards 1 hit; Jimmy McKee 1 hit; Scott Wattigny 1 hit, 0.5 TFL.

The Purple Swarm defense, shown here against Grambling, held Texas State - at the time, the nation’s top offense - to 350 total yards, 134 off its average.

GAME 10: MISSED OPPORTUNITIES EARLY DOOM DEMONS AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS Failures to dent the end zone early helped do in the Demons on Nov. 8 in Conway, Ark., as 16th-ranked Central Arkansas (8-2 overall, 4-1 SLC) took command in a matchup of the two SLC teams with only 1 league defeat. NSU (6-4, 3-2) settled for a field goal after a fumble recovery at the UCA 27 in the first quarter. A controversial incomplete pass call on a 4th-down gamble at the UCA 10 in the second quarter kept NSU from closing a 14-3 gap, and the inspired Bears drove 14 plays to score and seize control. 1 Northwestern St. (6-4, 3-2) 3 Central Arkansas (8-2, 4-1)1 4 1st 07:26 06:15 04:37 2nd 10:03 05:23 04:18 3rd 14:24 09:29

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NSU - Weeks 41 yd field goal, NSU 3-0 UCA - Branson 18 yd pass from Brown (Carmona kick), UCA 7-3 UCA - Feazell 54 yd int. return (Carmonda kick), UCA 14-3 UCA - Branson 7 yd pass from Brown (Carmona kick), UCA 21-3 NSU - Weeks 45 yd field goal, UCA 21-6 UCA - Ware 71 yd pass from Brown (Carmona kick), UCA 28-6 UCA - Grimes 50 yd pass from Brown (Carmona kick), UCA 35-6 UCA - Grimes 9 yd run (Carmona kick), UCA 42-6

Stadium: Estes Stadium (Conway, Arkansas) Weather: 57 degrees • Wind: WNW 11 • Time of game: 2:59 • A: 9,767

YARDSTICK First Downs Rushing (att.-yards) Passing yards Passes completed-attmpt. Interceptions thrown Times QB was sacked Total offense Possession time 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Return yards Fumbles (no.-lost) Penalties-yards Punts-average

NSU 18 41-120 199 20-39 2 2 319 39:02 10 of 21 1 of 2 133 4-2 11-133 6-41.2

UCA 22 21-147 348 19-37 2 0 495 20:58 4 of 7 0 of 1 214 2-2 6-65 2-35.0

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DEMONS' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: William Griffin 12-67; Byron Lawrence 19-56; Calvin Stoker 3-13; Darius Duffy 1-2; John Hundley 2-(-6); Drew Branch 4-(-12). Passing: Drew Branch 13-27, 140, 2 int; John Hundley 712, 59. Receiving: Gordon Freeman 5-32; William Griffin 4-43; Adam Varnado 3-52; Jimmy McKee 2-29; Jasper Edwards 224; Kedrin Seastrunk 2-5; Dudley Guice 1-8; Dante Austin 16. Offensive Line Grades: Tim Henderson 89%, 80 snaps, 8 KO; Charles McDaniel 84%, 36 snaps, 4 KO; Michael Booker 77%, 79 snaps, 5 KO; Jace Prescott 76%, 50 snaps, 6 KO; Marcus Washington 69%, 80 snaps, 3 KO; Zach Case 65%, 59 snaps, 3 KO; Jesse Hernandez 60%, 15 snaps. Defenders: Mack Dampier 9 hits, 1 TFL, FF, PBU, QBH; Wesley Eckles 9 hits, PBU; Lance Lacoste 9 hits, 1 TFL, FR, PBU; Blake Delcambre 4 hits, QBH; Gary Riggs 4 hits, INT; Josh Daniels 3 hits; Jeremy Lane 3 hits, FR, INT, 2 PBU; Kasey Brown 2 hits, 2 PBU, blk kick; Justin Perry 2 hits, PBU; Ledell Love 2 hits; Isaiah Greenhouse 2 hits; Patrick Chitman 2 hits; Scott Wattigny 2 hits; Dennis Clark 1 hit; Dudley Guice 1 hit; Adam Varnado 1 hit; Albert Smith 1 hit; Jeremy Jefferson 1 hit; Bradley Russo 1 hit.

DEMON NOTEPAD • Robert Weeks broke the NSU career FG record, drilling both of his tries for 39 in his four seasons, 2 more than Keith Hodnett (198588). • Weeks also broke the Demons' career scoring record, with his 6 points giving him 208, 2 more than RB Derrick Johnese (2002-04). • Byron Lawrence had a string of 9 straight 100-yard rushing games vs. SLC opponents snapped by the Bears. • QB John Hundley got his first playing time since being injured in the SLC opener vs. McNeese, playing most of the second half.

Kicker Robert Weeks became NSU’s all-time career scoring and field goal record holder with his six points and two field goals against UCA.

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2008 Game Recaps GAME 11:

MCNEESE OUTSCRAPS NSU, 24-17, IN BATTLE FOR FIRST PLACE IN SLC

The Showdown at Sundown on Nov. 15 in Turpin Stadium was another typical NSU-McNeese football battle. For the ninth time in the last 11 meetings, it was settled by a TD or less. The Cowboys (No. 16, 7-3 overall, 4-2 in the Southland Conference) mounted two long fourth-quarter drives sandwiched around one NSU offensive snap, an intercepted pass, to snap a 10-10 tie with 10 minutes left. The Demons (6-5, 3-3) got only 3 points from first half series that started at McNeese’s 32 and 20 yard lines. 1 McNeese State (7-3, 4-2) 3 Northwestern St. (6-5, 3-3) 7 1st 05:45 01:59 2nd 10:22 06:08 4th 9:55 05:39 00:39

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MCN - Bercegeay 32 yd field goal, McN 3-0 NSU - Hundley 1 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 7-3 NSU - Weeks 29 yd field goal, NSU 10-3 MCN - Fourroux 1 yd run (Bercegeay kick) 10-10 MCN - Fourroux 4 yd run (Bercegeay kick), McN 17-10 MCN - Fourroux 14 yd run (Bercegeay kick), McN 24-10 NSU - Guice 28 yd pass from Hundley (Weeks kick), McN 24-17

Stadium: Turpin Stadium (Natchitoches, La.) Weather: 50 degrees. Wind: NNW 14. Time of game: 3:05. A: 9,710

YARDSTICK First Downs Rushing (att.-yards) Passing yards Passes completed-attmpt. Interceptions thrown Times QB was sacked Total offense Possession time 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Return yards Fumbles (no.-lost) Penalties-yards Punts-average

MCN 25 55-261 143 12-24 0 1 404 36:11 9 of 17 0 of 0 51 1-0 10-82 5-34.2

NSU 13 30-76 151 12-27 1 0 227 23:49 3 of 12 1 of 2 138 1-0 8-52 6-38.0

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• A dozen seniors were recognized in pregame ceremonies as they made their final homefield appearances. • The game was televised regionally by SLC TV. • NSU played most of the game with true freshmen at both tackle spots after sophomore OL Michael Booker left with an ankle injury early in the third series. • QB John Hundley entered the game on the third series, seeing first half action for the first time since the conference opener 10/11 DEMONS' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: Sterling Endsley 3-31; Byron Lawrence 10-26; vs. Nicholls, and immediately guided a 9-play, 67-yard TD drive. William Griffin 5-20; John Hundley 11-10, td; Drew Branch 1- • The 227 total yards for the Demons was a season low. McNeese was held 16 points below its scoring average (3rd nationally) and 67 yards below its total offense average (4th nationally). (-11).

Passing: John Hundley 11-24, 154, td, int.; Drew Branch 1-3, -3. Receiving: Dudley Guice 5-105, td; William Griffin 3-6; Gordon Freeman 2-15; Adam Varnado 1-24; Kedrin Seastrunk 1-1. Offensive Line Grades: Charles McDaniel 76%, 61 snaps, 1 KO; Michael Booker 75%, 8 snaps; Zach Case 65%, 61 snaps; Tim Henderson 64%, 61 snaps; Marcus Washington 61%, 61 snaps, 1 KO; Jesse Hernandez 56%, 53 snaps. Defenders: Mack Dampier 12 hits, 1 sack, 1 TFL, FF; Wesley Eckles 11 hits, QBH; Blake Delcambre 9 hits; Gary Riggs 9 hits, blocked kick, 3 QBH; Ledell Love 6 hits, 1 TFL, QBH; Rogers Loche 6 hits; Justin Perry 5 hits, PBU; Albert Smith 4 hits, 1 sack, 1 TFL; Isaiah Greenhouse 4 hits, 1 TFL; Jeremy Lane 2 hits; Kasey Brown 2 hits, PBU; William Griffin 2 hits; Scott Wattigny 1 hit, TFL, QBH; Calvin Stoker 1 hit; Lance Lacoste 1 hit; Adam Varnado 1 hit; Kendall Rodrigue 1 hit.

Albert Smith attempts to swat down a McNeese State pass.

GAME 12:

DEMONS FULL OF SURPRISES IN 34-24 WIN OVER SFA

Tough to say what was more surprising in Northwestern State’s 34-24 season-ending win Nov. 22 at rival Stephen F. Austin. Was it the run-oriented Demons, with a patchwork offensive line, passing for a school-record 368 yards? Or perhaps NSU’s Purple Swarm defense shackling the nation’s No. 2 passing attack, permitting only 241 yards to a spread attack averaging 355 per game, and containing the 11th-ranked scoring offense (36 points per game). In the annual Battle for Chief Caddo, the largest sports trophy (7-foot-6, 320 pounds) in the world, left the Demons on the brink of a Southland Conference co-championship and a national playoff berth. Only a 48-45 overtime win by Texas State at Sam Houston State Saturday prevented NSU from accepting two trophies postgame, not just the Chief. 1 Northwestern St. (7-5, 4-3) 1 4 SF Austin (4-8, 2-5) 7 1st 13:31 11:37 11:22 2nd 12:01 10:52 00:00 3rd 04:35 00:07 4th 03:28 02:12

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NSU - Riggs 39 yd interception return (Weeks kick), NSU 7-0 SFA - Parks 1 yd run (Long kick), 7-7 NSU - Guice 74 yd pass from Stoker (Weeks kick), NSU 14-7 NSU - Hundley 3 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 21-7 SFA - Tarrant 60 yd run (Long kick), NSU 21-14 NSU - Weeks 20 yd field goal, NSU 24-14 SFA - Long 23 yd field goal, NSU 24-17 NSU - Weeks 24 yd field goal, NSU 27-17 NSU -Endsley 18 yd run (Weeks kick), NSU 34-17 SFA - Edison 16 yd pass from Moses (Long kick), NSU 34-24

Stadium: Homer Bryce Stadium (Nacogdoches, Texas) Weather: 53 degrees. Time of game: 3:04. A: 7,358

YARDSTICK First Downs Rushing (att.-yards) Passing yards Passes completed-attmpt. Interceptions thrown Times QB was sacked Total offense Possession time 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Return yards Fumbles (no.-lost) Penalties-yards Punts-average

NSU 26 42-121 368 30-47 0 1 489 39:01 12 of 22 0 of 1 102 2-1 8-80 5-35.8

SFA 16 17-112 241 22-44 4 1 353 20:59 3 of 11 0 of 1 209 3-1 5-65 5-37.2

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DEMON NOTEPAD

• Demon quarterback John Hundley set a new single-game school record with 29 completions, breaking the old record of 27 set by Bobby Hebert in 1982. • The Demons controlled the rights to Chief Caddo for the second straight year and has won six of the last eight meetings against the Lumberjacks. • Senior receiver Dudley Guice saved the last game of his career as his best. Guice hauled in 11 passes for 190 yards and a score. DEMONS' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: John Hundley 12-42, td; Sterling Endsley 8-33, td; • QB John Hundley threw for a career high 294 yards on 29 of 44 passing. He also rushed for 42 yards on 12 carries. Byron Lawrence 11-26; William Griffin 5-18; Calvin Stoker 2- • The Purple Swarm defense held the nation’s No. 2 passing attack to just 241 yards through the air.

6; Dante Austin 1-2; TEAM 3-(-6). Passing: John Hundley 29-44, 294; Calvin Stoker 1-1, 74, td. Receiving: Dudley Guice 11-190, td; William Griffin 5-35; James Swanson 3-25; Darius Duffy 2-48; Jimmy McKee 2-18; Kedrin Seastrunk 2-14; Adam Varnado 2-14; Sterling Endsley 2-13; Dante Austin 1-11. Offensive Line Grades: Marcus Washington 88%, 72 snaps, 5 KOs; Tim Henderson 87%, 70 snaps, 8 KOs; Michael Booker 83%, 71 snaps, 7 KOs; Zack Case 72%, 59 snaps, 2 KOs; Jace Prescott 71%, 55 snaps, 4 KOs; Jesse Hernandez 65%, 52 snaps, 1 KO. Defenders: Wesley Eckles 8 hits, 2 Ints; Jeremy Lane 8 hits, PBU; Rogers Loche 7 hits; Gary Riggs 7 hits, Int; Mack Dampier 5 hits, Int; Colby Arceneaux 4 hits, PBU; Kasey Brown 3 hits, 2 PBU; Ricky Issac 3 hits; Ledell Love 3 hits, TFL, FF, FR; William Griffin 2 hits; William Davis 2 hits, sack, TFL; Robert Weeks 1 hit; Justin Perry 1 hit, PBU; Lamont Simmons 1 hit; Taylor McElwee 1 hit; Isaiah Greenhouse 1 hit; Adam Varnado 1 hit; David Larsen 1 hit; Scott Wattigny 1 hit.

The Demons celebrate with Chief Caddo after the victory.

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2008 Final Statistics S U P E R L A T I V E S Individual Game Highs Team Game Highs Rushes . . . . . . . . . .34

Byron Lawrence at Texas State (Nov. 1)

Rushes . . . . . . . . . .53

at Texas State (Nov. 1)

Yds Rushing . . . . .191

Byron Lawrence vs. Nicholls (Oct. 11)

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Sterling Endsley vs. Southeastern OK (Sept. 27)

TD Rushes . . . . . . . .5

vs. Southeastern OK (Sept. 27)

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Byron Lawrence vs. Sam Houston St. (Oct. 25)

Pass Attempts . . . .47

at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

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Byron Lawrence at Texas State (Nov. 1)

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at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

Byron Lawrence at Nicholls (Oct. 11)

Yds Passing . . . . .368

at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

Pass Attempts . . . .44

John Hundley at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

Yds Per Pass . . . . .9.8

vs. Sam Houston State (Oct. 25)

Completions. . . . . . .29

John Hundley at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

TD Passes . . . . . . . . .2

vs. Grambling (Sept. 14)

Yds Passing . . . . . .29

John Hundley at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

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vs. Nicholls (Oct. 11)

TD Passes . . . . . . . . .2

John Hundley vs. Grambling (Sept. 14)

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at Southeastern Louisiana (Oct. 18)

Long Rush . . . . . . .51

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John Hundley vs. Nicholls (Oct. 11)

Total Plays . . . . . . .89

at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

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Drew Branch at Southeastern La. (Oct. 18)

Total Offense . . . .489

at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

Long Pass . . . . . . . .74

Calvin Stoker at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

Yds Per Play . . . . .6.9

vs. Southeastern Oklahoma (Sept. 27)

Receptions . . . . . . .11

Dudley Guice at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

Points . . . . . . . . . . .63

vs. Southeastern Oklahoma (Sept. 27)

Yds Receiving . . . .190

Dudley Guice at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

Sacks By . . . . . . . . . .5

vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (Aug. 30)

TD Receptions . . . . .1

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First Downs . . . . . . .26

at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

Last by Dudley Guice at SFA (Nov. 22)

Penalties . . . . . . . . .12

vs. Southeastern Oklahoma (Sept. 27)

Long Reception . . .74

Dudley Guice at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22)

Penalty Yards . . . .133

at Central Arkansas (Nov. 8)

Field Goals . . . . . . . .3

Robert Weeks vs. Nicholls (Oct. 11)

Turnovers . . . . . . . . .4

at Southeastern Louisiana (Oct. 18)

Long Field Goal . . .48

Robert Weeks vs. Nicholls (Oct. 11)

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Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Bradley Russo vs. TAMU-Commerce (Aug. 30)

Punting Avg . . . . .42.8

Bradley Russo vs. Nicholls (Oct. 11)

Long Punt . . . . . . . .56

Bradley Russo vs. Sam Houston St. (Oct. 25)

Long Punt Ret . . . . .20

Jasper Edwards at Texas State (Nov. 1)

Long KO Return . . .95

Justin Perry vs. Southeastern OK (Sept. 27)

Tackles . . . . . . . . . .14

Mack Dampier vs. Nicholls (Oct. 11)

Sacks . . . . . . . . . . .1.0

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Opponent Team Game Highs Rushes . . . . . . . . . .55 Yds Rushing . . . . .261 Yds Per Rush . . . . .7.0 TD Rushes . . . . . . . .5 Pass Attempts . . . .47 Completions. . . . . . .23 Yds Passing . . . . .348 Yds Per Pass . . . .13.2 TD Passes . . . . . . . . .4 ................... Total Plays . . . . . . .79 Total Offense . . . .537 Yds Per Play . . . . .8.5 Points . . . . . . . . . . .52 Sacks By . . . . . . . . . .7 First Downs . . . . . . .25 ................... Penalties . . . . . . . . .10 Penalty Yards . . . . .82 Turnovers . . . . . . . . .5 Interceptions By . . . .2 ...................

by McNeese State (Nov. 15) by McNeese State (Nov. 15) by Central Arkansas (Nov. 8) by Cal Poly (Sept. 20) by Sam Houston State (Oct. 25) by Sam Houston State (Oct. 25) by Central Arkansas (Nov. 8) by Cal Poly (Sept. 20) by Baylor (Sept. 6) by Central Arkansas (Nov. 8) by McNeese State (Nov. 15) by Baylor (Sept. 6) by Central Arkansas (Nov. 8) by Cal Poly (Sept. 20) by Cal Poly (Sept. 20) by Baylor (Sept. 6) by McNeese State (Nov. 15) by McNeese State (Nov. 15) by McNeese State (Nov. 15) by Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22) by Texas State (Nov. 1) by Central Arkansas (Nov. 8)

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Opponent Records • Individual Superlatives O P P O N E N T I N D I V I D U A L Scoring Most Points 24 Lex Hilliard, Montana (11/27/04) DaVon Fowlkes, Appalachian State (9/25/04) 18 B.J. Green-Ellis, Ole Miss (11/3/07) Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State (10/20/07) Mewelde Moore, Tulane (99/6/03) Luther Turner, Sam Houston (10/31/87) Mike Wooten, Northeast Louisiana (10/5/85) Kelvin Simmons, Troy State (9/12/92) Devin West, Missouri (10/3/98) Sam Zanders, Illinois State (11/28/98) KaRon Coleman, Stephen F. Austin (11/20/99) Most Touchdowns 4 Lex Hilliard, Montana (11/27/04) 3 Derrick Fourroux, McNeese State (11/15/08) B.J. Green-Ellis, Ole Miss (11/3/07) Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State (10/20/07) Mewelde Moore, Tulane (9/6/03) Luther Turner, Sam Houston (10/31/87) Mike Wooten, Northeast Louisiana (10/5/85) Kelvin Simmons, Troy State (9/12/92) Devin West, Missouri (10/3/98) Sam Zanders, Illinois State (11/28/98) KaRon Coleman, Stephen F. Austin (11/20/99) Most PAT’s Attempted 11 Webb Farrish, Southern Mississippi (11/3/51) Most Field Goals Attempted 5 Blake Bercegeay, McNeese State (11/11/06) George Benyola, Louisiana Tech (10/26/85) John Roveto, Southwestern Louisiana (11/11/78) Most Field Goals Made 5 Blake Bercegeay, McNeese State (11/11/06) Longest Field Goal Made 54 Ryan Rossner, Stephen F. Austin (11/20/04) 54 Billy Hayes, Sam Houston (10/31/87)

Rushing Most Attempts 41 Lewis Tillman, Jackson State (11/12/88) 39 Mate Fairconnetue, Delta State (11/22/73) 38 Marcel Shipp, Massachusetts (12/12/98) Most Yards 255 Larry Schrieber, Tennessee Tech (9/20/69) 240 Willie High, Eastern Illinois (11/6/93) 234 Pete Connetue, Delta State (11/22/73) 233 Rondy Rogers, Jacksonville State (11/4/00) Longest Run 90 Savero Benoit, McNeese State (10/6/51) 87 Bubba Phillips, Southern Mississippi (11/7/47)

Receiving Most Receptions 12 Chris Jones, Northeast Louisiana (10/5/85) 11 Kenny Johnson, Portland State (11/1/80) 10 Nelson Schexnayder, Southwestern Louisiana (11/13/71) Rashaun Wood, Oklahoma State (9/27/01) Most Yards 214 Chris Jones, Northeast Louisiana (10/5/85) 198 Brandon Perry, Sam Houston State (10/7/06) 191 DaVon Fowlkes, Appalachian State (9/25/04) 186 Michael Hayes, Southern (9/7/02) 182 John Floyd, Northeast Louisiana (9/30/78) 176 Ramses Barden, Cal Poly (9/20/08) Most Touchdowns 4 DaVon Fowlkes, Appalachian State (9/25/04) 3 Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech (9/29/07) Tag Rome, Northeast Louisiana (11/20/82) David Seals, Delta State (11/22/73) Danny McKeown, Stephen F. Austin (9/20/69)

Punt Returns Most Punt Returns 8 Steve Hanschen, Arkansas State (10/7/78) Most Yards Returned 182 Arlen Blackwell, Southeastern Louisiana (10/15/49) Longest Punt Returns 90 Mark Carrier, Nicholls State (11/9/85) 80 David Plaisance, Nicholls State (10/24/02)

G A M E R E C O R D S Passing

Most Attempts 48 J.P. Losman, Tulane (9/6/03) Doug Hudson, Nicholls State (11/8/86) 47 Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State (10/25/08) 47 Troy Williams, Southern (9/2/00) 45 Bob Bounds, East Texas State (9/22/90) 44 Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin (11/22/08) 43 Neil Lomax, Portland State (11/1/80) Most Completions 29 J.P. Losman, Tulane (9/6/03) 27 Troy Williams, Southern (9/2/00) Raymond Philyaw, Northeast La. (10/9/96) 26 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (9/29/07) Brad Schlosser, Southeastern La. (10/14/06) David Greene, Georgia (9/21/02) Neil Lomax, Portland State (11/1/80) Most Yards 431 Bob Bounds, East Texas State (9/28/91) 368 Richie Williams, Appalachian State (9/25/04) 353 J.P. Losman, Tulane (9/6/03) 349 David Reaves, Appalachian State (12/5/98) 348 Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas (11/8/08) 346 David Greene, Georgia (9/21/03) 338 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (9/29/07) Most Touchdown Passes 5 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (9/29/07) Richie Williams, Appalachian State (9/25/04) 4 Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas (11/8/08) Shawn Bell, Baylor (9/9/06) J.P. Losman, Tulane (9/6/03) Bobby Holmes, Southern Mississippi (10/29/49) John Friesz, Idaho, (12/3/88) Chandler Evans, East Texas State (9/24/94) David Greene, Georgia (9/21/02) Most Passes Intercepted 7 Charles Hebert, Southeastern Louisiana (11/12/83) Longest Pass Completions 94 Brett Hicks to Brandon Perry, Sam Houston State (10/7/06) 89 Richie Williams to DaVon Fowlkes, Appalachian State (9/25/04) 86 Tim Bailey to Dwight Walker, Nicholls State (11/8/80) 82 Michael Williams to Tony Tompkins, SFA (11/20/04) 82 Terry Bradshaw to Ken Liberto, Louisiana Tech (10/19/68)

Interceptions Most Interceptions 3 Jody Norman, Northeast Louisiana (10/4/80) Greg Wright, Texas-Arlington (11/4/78) Palmer Byrd, North Alabama (9/12/70) Karlton Washington, Louisiana-Monroe (9/25/99) Most Interception Return Yardage 142 Karlton Washington, Louisiana-Monroe (9/25/99) 114 Ladarius Webb, Nicholls State (10/6/07) 114 Kareem Moore, Nicholls State (10/6/07)

Punting Most Punts 11 Zach Bussey, Delaware State (9/13/03) Leo Araguz, SFA (11/17/90) Scott Poole, SW Oklahoma (10/19/02) Most Yards 468 Zach Bussey, Delaware State (9/13/03) Highest Average 63.5 Patrick Dolan, Nicholls State (10/6/07) Longest Punts 88 Wayne Kingrey, Southwestern Louisiana (11/20/48) 85 Don Alonzo, Nicholls State (11/8/80) 80 Ryan Gooch, Stephen F. Austin (11/17/07) 79 Chad Stanley, SFA (11/23/96)

NSU Individual Superlatives (Rushing) RUSHING ATTEMPTS Game: 41 Joe Delaney (234 yards - Nicholls, 1980) Season: 302 Tony Taylor (1,506 yards, 2000) Career: 688 Tony Taylor (3,702 yards, 1998-00) RECORDS WATCH: 1 ,22

% +3()4' ( 35567# 0 MOST NET YARDS GAINED Game: 299 Joe Delaney (28 att.-Nicholls, 1978) Season: 1,507 Tony Taylor (302 att., 2000) Career: 3,702 Tony Taylor (688 att., 1998-00) RECORDS WATCH: 1 3()4'

% +,22 -( 35567# 0 MOST TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING Game: 4 Joe Delaney (Nicholls, 1978); Sidney Thornton (SFA, 1976); Mario Cage (SLU, 1974) Season: 16 Tony Taylor (1999) Career: 34 Derrick Johnese (2002-04) MOST 100 YARD GAMES Season: 8 Tony Taylor (1999); Clarence Matthews (1995) Career: 20 Tony Taylor (1998-00) Consecutive: 5 Tony Taylor (1998-00); Ronnie Powell (1997-98) RECORDS WATCH: 1 )5

% +35567# 0 BEST AVERAGE GAIN Game: 54.8 Art Lancaster (164 yards, 3 att.-Southern Miss,1949) Season: 10.9 James Aymond (1964; 361 yards, 33 att.) Career: 9.2 James Aymond (1962-65; 744 yards, 81 att.) MOST YARDS PER GAME Season: 136.9 Tony Taylor (2000) Career: 112.7 Tony Taylor (1998-00) RECORDS WATCH: 1 44-4

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NSU Individual Superlatives (Passing) MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED Game: 50 Don Guidry (22 completions-Abilene Christian,1968) Season: 266 Scott Stoker (completed 143, 1989) Career: 761 Brad Laird (completed 438, 1991-95) MOST PASSES COMPLETED Game: 29 John Hundley (attempted) at SFA, Nov. 22, 2008 Season: 143 Scott Stoker (attempted 266, 1989) Career: 438 Scott Stoker (atempted 761, 1991-95) MOST YARDS GAINED PASSING Game: 364 Bobby Hebert (18 of 30-Texas-Arlington, 1980) Season: 2,022 Craig Nall (142 of 250, 2001) Career: 6,037 Brad Laird (438 of 761, 1991-95) MOST PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED Game: 6 Scott Stoker (32 attempts-Sam Houston, Oct. 28, 1989) Season: 23 M.D. Ray (188 attempts, 1951) Career: 41 Wayne Van (579 attempts, 1982-85) MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES Game: 4 Warren Patterson (HSU, 1998); Brad Spangler (Illinois State, 1998); Bobby Hebert (UTA, 1980); Kenny Philibert (UTA, 1977); Dale Hoffpauir (SLU, 1958) Season: 16 Don Guidry (1968) Career: 38 Don Guidry (1965-68)

Kickoff Returns Most Kickoff Returns 10 Keylam Davis, Southeastern La. (10/11/03) Most Yards Returned 282 Keylam Davis, Southeastern La. (10/11/03) 178 Lardarius Webb, Nicholls State (10/11/08) 173 Jerome Hewitt, SE Oklahoma (9/27/08) Longest Kickoff Returns 97 Keylam Davis, Southeastern La. (10/11/03) 95 Andy Hopkins, Stephen F. Austin (9/16/73) 93 R.F.Wilson, Northeast Louisiana (10/3/64)

NSU Individual Superlatives (Scoring) MOST POINTS SCORED (NON-KICKERS) Game: 24 Joe Delaney (Nicholls, 1978); Sidney Thornton (SFA, 1976); Mario Cage (SLU, 1974) Season: 96 Tony Taylor (1999) Career: 206 Derrick Johnese (2002-04); 34 TDs, 1 2-pt. conversion MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Game: 4 Joe Delaney (Nicholls, 1978); Sidney Thornton (SFA, 1976); Mario Cage (SLU, 1974) Season: 16 Tony Taylor (1999) Career: 34 Derrick Johnese (2002-04) MOST TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR Season: 19 Don Guidry (1968) Career: 46 Don Guidry (1965-68) MOST POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR Game: 32 Bobby Hebert (Texas-Arlington, 1980) Season: 114 Don Guidry (1968) Career: 276 Don Guidry (1965-68) MOST PAT’S MADE BY KICKING Game: 12 Tommy Hebert (Southeastern La., 2003) Season: 40 Tommy Hebert (42 att., 2004) Career: 131 Tommy Hebert (137 att., 2002-04)

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MOST PAT’S ATTEMPTED BY KICKING Game: 12 Tommy Hebert (Southeastern La., 2003) Season: 42 Thomas LaToof (made 39, 1998) Career : 137 Tommy Hebert (made 131, 2002-04) MOST FIELD GOALS Game: 4 Robert Weeks (at Kansas, Sept. 2, 2006) Season: 18 Robert Weeks (24 attempts, 2006) Career: 42 Robert Weeks (58 attempts, 2005-08) MOST FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Game: 5 Robert Weeks (Delaware State, Sept. 16, 2006); Chris Hamler (Stephen F. Austin, Nov. 18,1989) Season: 24 Robert Weeks (made 18, 2006) Career: 58 Robert Weeks (made 52, 2005-08) Keith Hodnett (made 37, 1985-88) MOST POINTS BY KICKING Game: 15 Tommy Hebert (Southeastern La., 2003); Clint Sanford (Gardner-Webb, 2000) Season: 78 Robert Weeks (36 PATs, 14 FG, 2008) Career: 223 Robert Weeks (97 PATs, 42 FG, 2005-08)

Following the 2008 season, Roberts Weeks became NSU’s alltime career leader in scoring, FGs made and FGs attempted.

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NSU Individual Superlatives Receiving MOST PASSES CAUGHT Game: 13 Jerry Wheeler (216 yards-Northeast La., 1982); Nathan Black (222 yards-Montana, 2001) Season: 47 Bernard Green (517 yards, 2001) Career: 124 Derrick Doyle (1,716 yards, 2003-2006) MOST YARDS GAINED RECEIVING Game: 222 Nathan Black (13 catches-Montana, 2001) Season 829 Pat Palmer (32 catches, 1996) Career: 2,223 Pat Palmer (99 catches, 1994-97) MOST TOUCHDOWNS RECEIVING Game: 3 Chris Pritchett (SWT, 1997, Illinois St., 1998); Mark Duper (NLU, 1981); Al Phillips (La. Tech, 1968); Johnnie Emmons (McNeese, 1951) Season: 10 Al Phillips (1968) Career: 18 Victor Oatis (1980-82)

Punting MOST PUNTS Game: 11 Dennis Pendergraft (463 yards-Ark. St., 1978); Wayne Walker (394 yards- NE La., 1965) Season: 74 Mike Crow (2,832 yards, 1984); Chris Stegall (2,733 yards, 2002) Career: 276 Mike Crow (11,028 yards, 1983-86) MOST PUNTING YARDAGE Game: 463 Dennis Pendergraft (11 punts-Arkansas State, 1978) Season: 2,929 Mike Crow (69 punts, 1985) Career: 11,028 Mike Crow (276 punts, 1983-86) HIGHEST AVERAGE PER PUNT Game: 50.4 Randy Walker (9 punts for 454 yards-McNeese State, 1973) Season: 42.6 Wayne Walker (48 punts for 2,045 yards, 1965) Career: 40.3 Leo Clement (122 punts for 4,197 yards, 1980-82)

Punt Returns MOST PUNT RETURNS Game: 8 Nathan Black (95 yards-Southern, 1999) Season: 37 Roy Fontenot (270 yards, 1984) Career: 109 Toby Zeigler (1,361, 2002-2005) MOST PUNT RETURN YARDAGE Game: 156 Toby Zeigler (7 returns- SW Oklahoma, 2002) Season: 427 Terrence McGee (18 returns, 23.7 average, 2000) Career: 1,361 Toby Zeigler (109 returns, 12.5 average, 2002-2005)

Kickoff Returns MOST KICKOFF RETURNS Game: 9 James Brock (193 yards-Stephen F. Austin, 1993) Season: 28 Toby Zeigler (710 yards, 2004) Career: 70 Dennis Smith (1,642 yards, 1986-89) MOST YARDS RETURNED Game: 193 James Brock (9 returns-SFA, 1993); Vic Nyvall (3 returns-SFA, 1969) Season: 710 Toby Zeigler (28 returns, 2004) Career: 1,642 Dennis Smith (70 returns, 1986-89)

BEST AVERAGE GAIN PER RECEPTION Game: 71.0 John Tappin (2 catches for 142 yards-North Texas, 1990) Season: 26.8 Waymond Waters (18 catches for 483 yards, 1975) Career: 23.0 Victor Oatis (91 catches for 2,091 yards, 1980-82)

Tackles MOST TACKLES Game: 33 27 Season: 176 Career: 521

Gordon Boogaerts (vs. Louisiana Tech, 1973) Milton Constransitch (Sam Houston State, 1989) Andre Carron (1991) Andre Carron (1988-1991)

Wayne Walker (1965, ‘67) holds the Demon record for highest punt average in a season.

Interceptions Derrick Doyle (2003-06) holds the career record for most receptions.

Total Offense MOST PLAYS Game: 63 Don Guidry (gained 316 yards- Abilene Christian, 1968) Season: 561 Scott Stoker (1989) Career: 1,055 Scott Stoker (1986-89)

MOST INTERCEPTIONS Game: 5 Michael Richardson (128 yards-SE Louisiana, 1983) Season: 9 Al Dodd (118 yards, 1966); Al Dodd (198 yards, 1965); Al Dodd (78 yards, 1963) Career: 31 Al Dodd (494 yards & 2 TD's, 1963-66) MOST INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS Game: 128 Michael Richardson (5 interceptions-SE Louisiana, 1983) Season: 232 Jermaine Jones (6 interceptions, 1998) Career: 494 Al Dodd (31 interceptions, 1963-66)

MOST NET YARDS GAINED Game: 465 Bobby Hebert (101 rush, 364 pass-Texas-Arlington, 1980) Season: 2,559 Scott Stoker (593 rush, 1,966 pass, 1988) Career: 6,178 Brad Laird (141 rush, 6,037 pass, 1991-95)

Andre Carron (1988-91) is NSU’s career leader in tackles.

Sacks MOST SACKS Game: 4.5 Ahmad Willis (Stephen F. Austin, 2001); Greg Necaise (North Texas, 1990) Season: 15.5 Greg Necaise (1990) Career: 28.5 Greg Necaise (1989-1990)

Pass Breakups MOST PASS BREAKUPS Season: 21 Jermaine Jones (1998) Career: 44 Jermaine Jones (1995-98), Terrence McGee (1999-2002) RECORDS WATCH Career: 33 Kasey Brown (2006-present)

Al Dodd (1963-66) is NSU’s career record holder for most interceptions and interception return yards.

Brad Laird (1991-95), current Demon defensive coordinator, is the career leader for most net yards gained.

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1st Downs 105 111 133 136 144 105 147 140 132 142 162 101 169 133 186 148 179 137 194 180 124 137 132 126 148 164 177 169 146 207 157 167 171 166 183 182 141 179 221 202 211 219 210 185 157 188 174 141 161 209 180 191 178 173 256 197 191 202 189 168 161 166 186 194 195 214 220 209 213 188 195 180 181 148 245 263 205 171 205 183 213 199 242 194 234 174 241 181 162 240 195 181 210 175 228 209

Rushes 390 418 446 440 439 450 422 450 369 317 371 442 408 350 471 354 437 440 586 393 602 455 518 395 570 420 548 522 472 551 401 643 470 487 484 589 561 530 371 507 477 489 363 438 427 441 441 536 545 427 478 532 520 507 499 505 650 503 482 451 533 468 493 453 538 464 492 474 484 455 510 429 512 437 514 360 589 559 435 432 442 440 429 458 573 471 552 441 549 415 400 409 439 313 522 369 521 385

Yards 1279 1442 1662 1410 2146 1255 1795 1559 1695 1242 1229 1503 1515 958 2201 932 1819 1552 2435 1507 2909 1714 1806 1432 2179 1323 1990 2053 1197 2223 769 2803 1606 1681 1441 2178 1920 2512 1276 2120 2010 1929 1353 1579 871 1288 1107 1798 2096 1199 1650 2364 2063 1987 1788 1907 2652 2063 1987 1730 2498 1756 1642 1559 2445 1884 1962 2370 2173 1648 2316 1746 2690 1492 2079 1060 2653 1903 1838 1406 1866 1681 1510 1356 2367 1292 2618 1345 2981 1128 1742 1566 1664 1319 2329 1924 2072 1745

ATt.-Comp-Int 119-46-12 110-56-11 158-67-11 185-76-17 123-49-11 117-45-11 156-58-13 163-81-15 131-62-7 108-51-11 190-83-14 162-77-6 197-117-19 165-69-9 157-72-15 219-108-10 269-119-9 182-73-10 151-29-12 169-76-5 121-53-11 229-111-12 116-42-14 181-78-13 74-33-2 198-89-14 126-47-7 188-82-21 263-147-14 187-82-18 265-142-14 152-75-8 219-82-15 200-83-17 254-116-22 189-73-13 247-125-17 154-66-10 217-118-13 171-82-9 319-162-15 257-129-13 358-187-19 331-164-16 399-203-21 307-157-17 304-138-20 253-1430-17 217-96-16 273-123-18 256-116-18 262-129-12 226-103-8 271-120-17 213-116-15 237-117-8 308-168-10 365-172-24 278-146-7 281-141-9 198-82-12 239-119-11 226-109-15 270-140-20 199-102-10 256-131-12 246-137-14 255-135-7 247-135-19 335-173-10 221-131-6 274-148-10 204-94-12 295-151-15 206-100-14 290-133-21 275-140-12 419-208-17 332-141-29 284-137-15 302-138-13 291-157-12 354-197-6 334-188-14 335-176-13 346-185-9 308-151-8 332-163-14 276-142-13 317-158-16 236-123-13 271-143-7 326-170-11 315-164-12 257-137-17 277-136-9 323-177-8 372-192-10

Yards 576 585 925 886 888 547 964 1105 1054 702 1203 1088 1627 695 1024 1238 1751 1068 996 1384 795 1583 662 976 504 1320 676 1201 1750 1355 1886 1066 1241 1191 1701 1072 1565 1205 1302 1257 2621 1726 2811 2344 2833 2053 1843 1433 1487 1438 1605 1828 1337 1598 1923 1470 2691 2280 1884 1804 1175 1737 1416 1559 1479 1659 1868 1944 1808 2126 1910 1935 1715 1790 1695 1811 2986 2858 2157 1777 1824 1931 2743 2191 2416 2304 1900 2103 1924 2168 1394 2017 1931 1974 1667 2125 2187 2754

Plays 509 528 604 625 562 567 578 613 500 425 561 604 605 505 628 564 707 622 737 562 727 648 634 576 644 618 674 710 725 738 688 800 689 687 738 778 798 684 588 678 796 746 721 796 826 749 745 789 762 700 734 794 746 778 712 742 957 868 760 732 731 708 721 731 737 720 738 729 731 790 731 703 716 732 720 650 864 978 767 716 744 731 783 792 908 817 860 773 825 732 636 680 765 628 779 646 844 757

Total Off. 1748 2027 2586 2296 3034 1802 2759 2664 2749 1944 2432 2641 3142 1653 3225 2170 3570 2620 3431 2891 3704 3297 2468 2408 2692 2643 2666 3254 2947 3578 2655 3879 2847 2872 3142 3250 3485 3717 2578 3377 4631 3655 4164 3923 3704 3341 2950 3131 3586 2637 3255 4192 3400 3585 3711 3377 5336 3881 3871 3534 3673 3493 3058 3118 3924 3543 3830 4314 3981 3774 4226 3681 4405 3282 3774 2871 5639 4761 3995 3183 3690 3612 4253 3547 4783 3596 4518 3448 4905 3296 3136 3583 3595 3293 3996 4049 4259 4499

Punt Avg. 35.5 34.0 33.8 33.2 35.6 34.4 36.8 36.4 37.6 36.5 42.6 39.5 39.8 36.4 36.1 37.1 37.0 38.0 36.5 39.4 37.6 36.9 36.9 38.8 41.1 36.4 41.6 36.5 39.0 38.3 36.7 38.6 38.6 36.1 41.0 39.4 35.2 36.6 38.8 37.3 40.1 36.9 36.8 36.8 39.5 37.1 38.4 36.7 37.6 39.3 42.4 38.6 38.6 38.6 37.9 41.1 36.6 36.9 34.3 37.5 34.9 39.7 34.29 37.18 35.08 37.52 34.96 39.64 37.7 36.8 38.3 38.3 35.2 39.7 36.9 36.8 36.7 33.6 39.9 37.3 41.0 36.8 39.3 34.4 35.5 38.6 34.7 37.4 34.5 37.0 38.4 34.4 38.2 37.0 40.2 40.7 36.4 40.0

Fum./Lost 22/8 22/11 22/15 32/18 25/11 22/12 28/21 20/14

Pen./Yards 37/358 39-411 55/640 42/392 65/696 39/389 44/456 53/656

27/15 29/12 26/17 17/8 18/6 21/12 25/12 24/14 17/9 26/15 20/11 17/10 28/16 24/9 42/17 35/17 48/21 31/19 45/26 32/16 36/17 40/20 25/17 45/25 30/20 41/20 40/28 49/22 14/8 41/18 2917 39/20 20/9 38/21 23/9 26/18 25/15 32/22 18/7 39/17 29/18 35/22 37/21 30/17 40/22 27/12 45/19 29/12 34/15 23/11 27-18 19-14 27-15 38-23 29-18 23-15 21/11 31/18 29/14 22/12 24/15 17/12 26/13 14/7 35/16 18/12 24/10 33/13 19/10 29/13 26/12 18/9 23/12 24/12 29/15 26/18 42/19 27/16 32/16 21/12 21/12 13/10 21/14 23/13 31/12 17/8 24/10 19/10

64/363 42/394 57/633 47/450 73/711 39/405 68/606 76/539 62/570 49/455 69/662 44/387 53/535 58/605 52/471 49/490 69/655 93-883 60/523 96/994 76/647 78-786 78/832 68/689 81/756 80/837 90/856 53/525 56/640 46/527 99-1014 65/556 97/930 75/726 118/1011 88/913 74/669 93/839 69/574 73/546 72/554 65/567 84/693 69/596 77/663 89/753 105/879 89/762 79/728 102/841 71/614 84/757 57-513 83-611 57/481 61/417 64/448 92/744 72/651 107/847 84/759 61/535 102/856 88/680 110/932 73/712 104/956 109/940 88/787 86/741 75/742 101/856 100/886 103/814 124/974 82/645 109/992 84/778 130/1167 81/593 111/866 73/608 104/794 76/712 109/839 91/777 101/836 77/662

TD’s 12 — 36 — 31 14 26 26 25 18 22 27 33 11 32 17 34 20 36 30 27 23 18 15 19 11 22 19 16 29 15 42 27 23 26 23 22 36 20 34 36 25 42 36 33 26 27 24 30 12 19 30 20 25 30 28 49 32 24 23 26 25 25 20 33 30 35 39 35 29 35 26 33 18 41 24 62 37 33 30 31 29 43 30 44 32 50 32 53 36 29 30 19 29 30 46 40 45

PAT 10 — 33 — 17 8 26 216 19 19 21 21 29 9 26 11 24 15 32 25 20 21 16 7 14 8 19 14 11 26 12 36 17 20 20 20 18 26 13 31 25 23 38 27 30 22 20 17 24 12 17 29 20 25 23 23 42 25 23 22 22 22 21 15 26 25 32 32 31 27 30 22 28 14 34 18 54 33 30 28 26 25 38 28 46 33 45 22 50 35 22 26 16 26 28 46 37 36

FG 0 — 0 — 1 2 0 1 4 1 6 1 3 1 2 2 2 4 6 4 6 2 7 4 13 2 6 4 3 5 2 8 3 7 6 7 2 12 3 5 7 6 10 7 9 9 8 16 9 4 8 12 9 11 9 14 14 8 10 10 8 10 5 10 9 7 6 16 7 9 9 9 5 14 3 13 11 7 5 11 14 11 7 8 9 4 13 15 8 9 5 10 18 16 8 6 14 11

TP 82 91 249 156 209 97 170 178 185 130 171 189 236 79 225 120 236 148 268 221 201 166 147 110 169 81 169 142 117 216 108 316 190 181 196 183 158 282 143 253 266 191 322 266 259 212 208 211 233 99 158 240 167 209 230 235 381 244 200 197 203 203 192 169 252 228 264 314 266 228 269 209 241 166 293 191 465 280 243 243 256 236 319 232 359 283 386 265 401 282 215 240 187 249 240 372 320 339

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Year-by-Year Individual Leaders Passing Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Att.-Comp.-Int. Vic Stelly 70-28-7 Don Beasley 67-25-6 Don Beasley 52-22-3 Don Beasley 111-42-10 Don Beasley 85-38-7 Don Guidry 116-58-4 Malcolm Lewis 97-56-5 Don Guidry 100-61-4 Don Guidry 86-44-3 Don Guidry 261-116-8 Mike Pool 128-63-5 Mike Pool 108-49-8 Bob Wattigny 92-34-11 Lynn Hebert 51-24-2 Wilton Cox 57-21-2 Butch Ballard 245-140-11 Butch Ballard 167-99-6 Stuart Wright 176-67-11 Kenny Philibert 128-62-12 Kenny Philibert 165-85-10 Kenny Philibert 160-83-10 Bobby Hebert 223-120-9 Eric Barkley 140-65-11 Stan Powell 178-95-5 Wayne Van 189-83-13 Wayne Van 175-83-9 Wayne Van 183-83-17 Rusty Slack 123-54-4 Scott Stoker 119-71-7 Scott Stoker 207-115-5 Scott Stoker 266-143-16 Brad Brown 171-73-9 Brad Laird 82-41-5 Brad Brown 137-72-7 Brad Laird 239-133-14 Brad Laird 204-119-12 Brad Laird 213-130-6 Warren Patterson 147-73-9 Warren Patterson 142-71-5 Warren Patterson 157-79-6 Brad Spangler 169-70-15 Ben Beach 248-115-8 Craig Nall 296-166-3 Kevin Magee 252-133-11 Davon Vinson 240-121-4 Davon Vinson 165-85-10 Davon Vinson 183-92-12 Ricky Joe Meeks 130-75-6 Germayne Edmond163-88-9 John Hundley 205-112-3

Pct. 31.0 37.6 42.3 37.8 44.7 50.0 57.7 61.0 51.1 44.4 49.2 45.4 37.0 47.1 36.8 57.1 59.3 38.1 48.4 51.5 51.9 53.8 46.4 53.4 43.9 47.4 44.3 43.9 59.6 55.6 52.5 42.7 50.0 52.6 55.6 58.3 61.0 49.7 50.0 50.3 41.4 46.4 56.1 52.8 50.4 51.5 50.3 57.7 54.0 54.6

Rushing Yards 377 316 484 692 655 799 852 775 617 1712 911 705 598 377 294 1668 1058 984 963 982 920 1828 1131 1267 1252 1280 1179 664 938 1966 1825 1107 535 1109 1762 1661 1895 1417 992 1427 1067 1521 2361 1844 1541 1240 1092 904 1065 1307

Davon Vinson led the Demons in passing from 2003-05.

TD 2 3 8 7 5 10 6 6 6 16 9 4 4 1 2 3 4 7 8 2 7 12 9 8 11 10 7 2 3 10 7 4 0 3 8 6 5 10 7 12 4 10 12 13 8 10 7 3 8 8

Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1067 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Jimmy Aldredge Kenny Thompson Claude Patrick Jerry Burton James Aymond Claude Patrick Russ Gielow Vic Nyvall Don Guidry Richard Ware Richard Ware Donald Johnson Donald Johnson Mario Cage Mario Cage Sidney Thornton Sidney Thornton Mark Schroeder Joe Delaney Joe Delaney Joe Delaney Carlton Finister LeRoy Ellis Elliot Dawson Chris Chenier John Stephens John Stephens John Stephens Paul Frazier Pete Ellis Brad Brown Deon Ridgell Deon Ridgell Deon Ridgell C. Matthews C. Matthews Anthony Williams Ronnie Powell Tony Taylor Tony Taylor Tony Taylor Jeremy Lofton Derrick Johnese Derrick Johnese Derrick Johnese Davon Vinson Byron Lawrence Byron Lawrence Byron Lawrence

Att. Yards Lost 56 285 13 58 369 4 78 418 2 90 414 7 48 394 11 82 406 10 59 320 10 95 585 25 83 488 99 127 564 0 186 835 3 92 628 4 159 907 20 218 1085 28 216 903 77 175 790 29 191 933 32 106 473 26 170 1013 68 139 747 30 221 1153 43 128 710 19 157 534 43 25 218 3 106 605 8 202 1059 58 204 988 45 132 668 22 74 502 21 106 456 2 192 1008 165 148 652 28 162 1040 56 122 543 36 155 1091 45 230 1471 87 178 1120 57 149 1015 24 123 786 13 263 1550 109 302 1608 102 215 1054 72 203 994 34 158 989 66 153 1125 31 122 795 74 187 850 29 246 1436 59 207 1066 48

Receiving Net 272 365 416 407 383 396 310 560 389 564 832 624 887 1057 826 751 901 447 945 717 1110 691 493 215 597 1001 943 646 481 454 843 624 984 507 1046 1384 1063 991 773 1441 1506 982 960 923 1094 721 821 1377 1018

Avg. 4.9 6.3 5.3 4.5 8.0 4.8 5.3 5.9 4.7 4.4 4.5 6.8 5.6 4.8 3.8 4.3 4.7 4.2 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.4 3.1 8.6 5.6 4.9 4.6 4.9 6.5 4.3 4.4 4.2 6.1 4.1 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.5 5.0 4.6 4.7 5.8 7.2 5.9 4.4 5.6 4.9

TD 2 6 3 1 1 10 4 4 3 6 8 5 6 5 7 6 12 1 9 6 10 6 8 1 0 5 3 6 6 3 8 3 7 1 9 13 9 8 7 16 9 14 14 11 9 5 4 5 9

Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Rec. Jackie Smith 10 Jackie Smith 9 Johnny Norman 13 Johnny Norman 16 Roy Gentry 16 James Aymond 15 Dick Reding 27 Dick Reding 32 Vic Nyvall 20 Al Phillips 35 Steve Gaspard 22 Al Phillips 20 Reggie Thompson 10 Skipper Morgan 10 Reggie Thompson 6 Reggie Thompson 12 Reggie Thompson 29 Mike Almond 25 Wyamond Waters 23 Mike Almond 25 Mike Almond 27 Randy Liles 29 Randy Liles 37 James Bennett 28 Victor Oatis 26 Victor Oatis 42 Jerry Wheeler 42 Jerry Wheeler 24 Odessa Turner 24 Odessa Turner 22 Floyd Turner 26 Floyd Turner 25 Floyd Turner 37 Al Edwards 37 John Tappin 24 Victor Robinson 19 Carlos Jones 26 James Brock 21 Jared Johnston 21 Jared Johnston 36 Adam Swales 29 Pat Palmer 32 Pat Palmer 32 Chris Pritchett 26 Chris Pritchett 37 T.J. Sutherland 34 Nathan Black 52 Freddie Harrison 33 Toby Zeigler 30 Derrick Doyle 40 Derrick Doyle 27 Derrick Doyle 30 Ben Bailey 31 Dudley Guice 35

Yards 129 95 138 254 231 260 477 595 308 642 280 365 237 96 186 176 426 399 469 405 483 443 657 489 687 823 701 421 383 381 329 522 680 502 444 321 330 481 321 633 361 829 657 457 490 715 944 503 367 631 242 356 410 606

Avg. 12.9 10.6 10.6 15.9 14.4 17.3 17.6 18.6 15.4 18.3 12.7 18.3 23.7 9.6 31.0 14.6 14.7 16.0 20.4 16.2 17.9 15.3 17.8 17.5 26.4 19.6 16.9 17.5 15.9 17.3 12.7 20.8 18.4 13.6 18.5 16.9 12.7 22.9 15.3 17.6 12.4 25.9 20.5 17.6 13.2 21.0 18.2 15.2 12.2 15.8 9.0 11.9 13.2 17.3

TD 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 3 3 10 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 3 5 2 3 6 4 3 5 9 5 7 5 3 1 3 4 1 3 0 0 3 2 3 2 8 4 4 2 6 3 4 2 6 0 1 1 5

From 1985-87, John Stephens led the Demons in rushing.

Reggie Thompson (‘71-’74) is the only player on record to lead the Demons in receiving all four of his playing years.

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Year-by-Year Individual Leaders Interceptions Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Larry Crow Larry Crow Gary Moore Tommy Wyatt Al Dodd Al Dodd Al Dodd Al Dodd David Smith Kenny Hrapmann Kenny Callens Kenny Hrapmann Kenny Hrapmann Paul Tacker Kenny Hrapmann John Kelly John Kelly John Dilworth Mike Maggio George Barefield Mike Maggio Stanley Lee Mark Discon J.P. Dunbar Sonny Louis Darrel Toussaint Sonny Louis Michael Richardson Michael Richardson Michael Richardson J.T. Fenceroy Robert Moore DeShon Jenkins Dennis Smith Dennis Smith Randy Hilliard Ron Davis Chad McDavid Adrian Hardy Seven Players Tied Three Players Tied Troy Barnes Keith Thibodeaux Tony Joe Maranto Jermaine Jones Terrence McGee Terrence McGee Judith Sylvester Terrence McGee David Pittman David Pittman Russ Washington Darrell Kitchen C.L. Grogan Gary Riggs Kasey Brown Gary Riggs

No. 6 3 3 3 9 4 9 9 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 6 2 2 6 3 4 3 3 5 4 7 6 5 3 3 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 1 2 3 3 6 6 4 3 4 3 4 5 2 2 4 3 3 3

Pass Breakups

Yards 89 31 16 47 78 100 198 118 28 81 58 55 62 125 14 96 78 55 36 18 37 18 0 24 15 44 55 94 152 55 18 6 5 77 13 73 26 11 43

Avg. 14.8 10.3 5.3 15.7 8.7 25.0 22.0 13.1 5.6 13.5 14.5 13.8 15.5 31.3 3.5 13.7 11.1 9.2 18.0 9.0 6.2 6.0 0.0 8.0 5.0 8.8 13.8 13.4 25.3 11.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 25.7 3.2 24.3 6.5 2.8 14.3

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

19 39 138 232 61 78 34 27 118 136 66 0 0 30 29 62

6.3 13.0 23.0 38.7 15.3 26.0 8.5 9.0 29.5 27.2 33.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 9.7 22.7

0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

Tony Joe Maranto led the Demons in 1997 with six interceptions.

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Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Tommy Rushing Michael Richardson, Charles Fulton Wilson Brown Randy Hilliard Randy Hilliard Kevin Lewis Randy Hilliard Adrian Hardy Adrian Hardy Adrian Hardy Jeff Myatt Tony Echols, Grant Crowder Kevin Rhodes Keith Thibodeaux Jermaine Jones Jermaine Jones Terrence McGee Terrence McGee Terrence McGee Jerry Goldsmith Eric Louis Russ Washington David Pittman Russ Washington Kasey Brown Kasey Brown

Total 12 11 11 19 10 13 8 5 9 15 6 5 7 10 16 21 15 12 9 11 14 12 9 10 9 19

Jermaine Jones holds the school record with 21 pass breakups in 1998.

Greg Necaise is the school record holder with 15.5 sacks (1990).

Sacks Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Arthur "Tank" Berry John Kulakowski, Earnest Crittenden John Kulakowski John Kulakowski Henry Sibley Greg Necaise Greg Necaise Andre Carron Bryan Roussell, Marcus Crider Tracy Harris Nathan Platt Jason Storm Mario Sanchez Jake Michel, Terry Johnson, M. Sanchez Jake Michel, Mario Sanchez Damion Brown Ahmad Willis Ahmad Willis Roy Locks Jamall Johnson Ed Queen Marvin Byrdsong & Carlos Stephens Charlie Brooks Ray Martin Ledell Love

Tackles Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Gary Reasons Earnest Crittenden J.T. Fenceroy J.T. Fenceroy Freddie Wallace Leonard Parker Andre Carron Andre Carron Andre Carron Edward Moses Steve Readeaux Steve Readeaux George Haynes Grant Crowder Tony Maranto Jake Michel B. J. Williams Kurt Rodriguez Judith Sylvester Germond Williams Jamall Johnson Jamall Johnson Marvin Byrdsong Russ Washington Mack Dampier Mack Dampier

Solo 94 98 98 70 71 76 70 98 118 63 65 59 64 56 59 76 60 70 49 77 80 63 49 51 56 56

Assist 78 58 72 49 46 56 82 56 58 54 36 42 66 49 47 52 53 57 37 35 39 35 53 38 35 39

Total 172 156 170 119 117 132 152 154 176 117 101 101 130 105 106 128 113 127 86 112 119 98 102 89 91 95

Gary Reasons (34) compiled 172 tackles in 1983.

Total 9 3 6 15 8 13 15.5 10 6 5 4 4 5.5 4 6 7 3 12.5 10 6.5 7.5 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.5

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Year-by-Year Individual Leaders Punting Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Jackie Smith Jackie Smith Jackie Smith Wayne Walker Wayne Walker Wayne Walker Shelley Dickie George Green Larry Smith Larry Smith Larry Smith Randy Walker Randy Walker Randy Walker Stuart Wright Stuart Wright Dennis Pendergraft Dennis Pendergraft Dennis Pendergraft Barry Rubin Leo Clement Leo Clement Leo Clement Mike Crow Mike Crow Mike Crow Mike Crow Mark Contreras Mark Contreras Mark Contreras Chris Hamler Shane Stephens Jason Fernandez Jason Fernandez John Louviere John Louviere Shane Barbaro Chris Poole Shawn Grigsby Mark Holmes Mark Holmes Greg Mitchell Chris Stegall Chris Stegall Ricky Joe Meeks Marshall Burton Marshall Burton Marshall Burton Bradley Russo

No. 48 52 50 46 26 48 40 16 44 43 36 49 60 65 36 58 64 63 63 45 46 22 54 65 74 69 68 51 45 41 21 42 36 43 42 46 50 52 40 33 58 64 74 58 38 61 58 63 62

Yards 1766 1780 1797 1730 978 2045 1638 651 1648 1572 1439 1799 2466 2703 1434 2181 2485 2584 2379 1841 1845 880 2192 2568 2832 2929 2699 1933 1691 1502 739 1538 1427 1623 1655 1763 1876 1955 1540 1346 2377 2679 2733 2083 1349 2340 2253 2610 2303

Avg. 36.8 34.2 35.9 37.6 37.6 42.6 40.9 40.7 38.2 36.5 30.0 36.7 41.1 41.6 40.0 37.6 38.8 41.0 37.8 40.5 40.1 40.0 40.6 39.5 38.3 42.4 39.7 37.9 37.6 36.6 35.2 36.6 39.6 37.7 39.4 38.3 37.5 37.6 38.5 40.8 41.0 40.6 36.9 35.9 35.5 38.4 38.8 41.4 37.1

Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Ralph Conrad Kenny Thompson Gary Moore Tommy Wyatt Al Dodd Al Dodd Al Dodd Vic Nyvall Al Phillips Al Phillips Al Phillips Donald Johnson Donald Johnson Sidney Thornton Willie Mosley Wyamond Waters Willie Mosley Willie Mosley James Bennett Mark Schroeder Sonny Louis Roy Fontenot Roy Fontenot Roy Fontenot Roy Fontenot DeShon Jenkins Kevin Lewis Kevin Lewis Kevin Lewis Al Edwards Ron Davis Victor Robinson Darius Adams James Brock James Brock Clarence Matthews Pat Palmer Pat Palmer Kevin Hall Jermaine Jones Nathan Black Terrence McGee Terrence McGee Toby Zeigler Toby Zeigler Toby Zeigler Toby Zeigler Jamal Jackson C.L. Grogan Jasper Edwards

Joe Delaney Bowl

Kirt Straughter Trident Test Winners

The annual spring football game is named in honor of Joe Delaney, an All-American who drowned June 29, 1983, trying to save three children.

The "Trident Tests" are designed to test the players strength, speed and conditioning. The players receive an overall grade based on ranking among all players.

2009 White 31, Purple 0 MVPs: Offense - Jon Hundley; Defense - Wesley Eckles 2008 White 30, Purple 7 MVP-Dudley Guice, WR 2007 White 27, Purple 21 Co-MVPs-Germayne Edmond, QB; Patrick Earl, RB 2006 White 20, Purple 6 MVP-Greg Skidmore, RB 2005 White 10, Purple 0 MVP-Tory Collins, DL 2004 Purple 20, White 19 MVP-Davon Vinson, QB 2003 White 17, Purple 7 2002 Purple 7, White 0 MVP-Terrence McGee 2001 Purple 17, White 9 MVP-Craig Nall, QB 2000 White 21, Purple 10 MVP-Nathan Black 1999 White 42, Purple 21 MVP-Nathan Black 1998 White 31, Purple 21 MVP-Bo Meeks 1997 White 19, Purple 16 Co-MVPs-Alja Delaney; Kenny Wright 1996 White 21, Purple 17 MVP-Brandon Emmanuel 1995 White 23, Purple 13 MVP-Brian Jacquet 1994 Purple 26, White 21 MVP-Brad Laird 1993 Purple 16, White 6 Co-MVP's -Darrell Duhon; Ed Moses 1992 Purple 30, White 7 MVP-Darius Adams 1991 *Purple 0, White 0 MVP-Andre Carron 1990 Purple 14, White 10 MVP-Andrew Roach

Kickoff Returns

Punt Returns

2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985

Mack Dampier Clay Broyles Richuel Massey Carlos Stephens Mike King Kirt Straughter Eric Louis Stephon Bostick Charvis Richmond Mike Stone Mike Stone Mike Stone Anthony Williams Anthony Williams Chris Willis John Spangler Marcus Crider Randy Bullock Randy Bullock Steve Compton Mark Newstrom John Stephens Odessa Turner John Stephens

No. 10 15 8 7 12 24 20 15 9 17 21 13 6 10 12 12 14 25 10 13 13 12 18 21 37 20 13 22 20 14 14 12 21 19 15 22 15 27 30 7 32 18 25 25 30 24 15 10 9 6

Yards 46 272 85 58 171 309 326 326 135 223 129 98 57 102 39 39 196 205 57 58 77 132 255 139 270 90 59 173 170 117 125 72 284 152 135 145 111 180 319 163 365 427 402 390 413 376 182 107 65 62

Avg. 4.6 18.1 10.6 8.3 14.3 12.9 16.3 21.7 15.0 13.1 6.1 7.5 9.5 10.2 3.3 3.3 14.0 8.2 5.7 4.4 5.9 11.0 11.1 6.6 7.3 4.5 4.5 7.8 8.5 8.4 8.9 6.0 13.5 8.0 9.0 6.6 7.4 6.7 10.6 23.3 11.4 23.7 16.1 15.6 13.8 15.7 12.1 10.7 7.2 10.3

TD 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Ralph Conrad Kenny Thompson Kenny Thompson Glenn Talbert Al Dodd Al Dodd Al Dodd Al Phillips Al Phillips Vic Nyvall Al Phillips Donald Johnson Joe Beck Payne Mario Cage Mario Cage Wyamond Waters Mark Schroeder Connie Hatcher Mark Schroeder Joe Delaney Mark Schroeder Mark Duper Roy Fontenot Roy Fontenot Roy Fontenot Odessa Turner Kevin Lewis Al Edwards Dennis Smith Dennis Smith Dennis Smith John Tappin Lawann Latson Darius Adams James Brock Clarence Matthews Clarence Matthews Mike Stone Ronnie Powell Jermaine Jones Tony Taylor Sean Weber Terrence McGee Derrick Johnese Toby Zeigler Greg Skidmore Toby Zeigler Toby Zeigler Greg Skidmore Chris Miller Jeremy Jefferson Justin Perry

Latino Award Winners The coaches select a senior player who most exemplifies the effort, unselfishness, leadership and character of the late Lester Latino, a twotime all-conference linebacker. 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983

Adam Varnado Ray Martin T.J. McMillan Bruce Woods Billy Ray Rutledge Jerry Goldsmith Nick Fiorito Gene Tennison Joe Johnson B. J. Williams Clint Loggins Damian Johnson Grant Crowder Jason Storm John Dippel George Paul David Howard Rob Floyd John King and Greg Necaise Adrian Howard Kevin Lewis John Kulakowski J.T. Fenceroy J.T. Fenceroy James Boyd Michael Richardson

No. 12 12 7 6 10 14 11 7 12 18 18 13 7 16 21 27 19 18 7 14 11 7 18 18 18 10 14 16 25 22 13 18 14 17 26 19 22 14 11 23 11 10 14 11 10 10 28 17 11 13 14 12

Yards 188 342 144 113 220 274 232 172 241 392 503 342 164 393 407 527 296 362 188 277 214 184 348 360 335 253 228 311 631 438 376 421 331 429 541 560 554 285 221 487 231 168 309 250 222 224 710 402 271 275 271 312

Avg. 15.6 28.5 20.5 18.5 22.0 19.6 21.1 24.5 20.1 21.8 27.9 26.3 23.4 24.6 19.4 19.5 15.6 20.1 26.9 19.8 19.5 20.4 19.3 20.0 18.6 25.3 16.3 19.4 25.2 19.9 28.9 23.4 22.4 25.2 20.8 29.5 25.2 20.4 20.1 21.2 21.0 16.8 22.1 22.7 22.2 22.4 25.4 23.6 24.6 21.2 19.4 26.0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Chris Waddell Memorial Award The Chris Waddell Memorial Award is presented to the walk-on player who best exemplifies the same characteristics required of the Latino Award. The award pays tribute to Waddell, a walk-on redshirt freshman offensive lineman who died in March 2004 just before the beginning of spring practice due to a heart condition. 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

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Demon All-Americans A rugged offensive guard, this Abbeville native was the Demons’ first football All-American in his senior season, 1938. He also became the school’s first NFL Draft pick, going in the second round of the 1939 draft to Philadelphia. Recently married, he was able to make more money by staying at NSU to coach for Harry Turpin than by playing pro ball. He stayed for 50 years, eventually serving as registrar after a coaching career that earned him membership in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Ledet was pivotal in the careers of Demon greats Jackie Smith, Charlie Hennigan and Charlie Tolar. Walter Ledet Guard - 1938

Parker Wiggins Halfback - 1940

Dudley Downing

Robert Tatum

Center - 1953

Guard - 1953

Al Dodd Safety - 1965, 1966

Charlie Tolar

Jerry Burton

Sammy Joe Odom

Corwyn Aldredge

Larry Walls

Halfback - 1958

Halfback - 1962

Linebacker - 1962

Defensive End - 1964

Defensive Tackle - 1972

Joe Delaney

Warren Griffith

Gary Reasons

Arthur “Tank” Berry

Tailback - 1979, 1980

Center - 1980

Linebacker - 1981, 1982, 1983

Defensive Tackle - 1984

Sidney Thornton Fullback - 1976

Truly one of the most gifted athletes ever to play at Northwestern, Dodd set a national record with 31 career interceptions, a mark that still stands as state and school records. On the unbeaten 1966 Demons’ squad, Dodd was the biggest star, earning All-America honors and an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl. He moved across the ball to receiver in the NFL, playing most of his 7 seasons for the fledgling New Orleans Saints, finishing with 111 career receptions for 1,803 yards after beginning as a defensive back in 1967 for Chicago. His 17yard reception with two seconds left in a 1969 game set up Tom Dempsey’s NFL record 63-yard field goal to beat the Detroit Lions.

He could have accepted a scholarship to play for Army, but Springhill native John King headed south to NSU and the Demons got one of their more versatile and productive offensive linemen. King earned All-America honors as a senior in 1990 at center after playing all five interior line positions in his career, as a four-year starter. In 1988, he played guard as the Demons set school records for points, touchdowns and rushing yards while winning their first Southland Conference championship and reaching the Division I-AA playoff quarterfinals. He is now head coach at Longview (Texas) High School after starting his coaching career with the Demons. John King

Offensive Line - 1990

John Kulakowski

Kevin Lewis

Defensive End - 1987

Defensive Back - 1988

Billed as “The Terminator” for his AllAmerica campaign in 1991, senior linebacker Andre’ Carron stacked up a pile of awards and accomplishments. A consensus All-American, the Opelousas native was the Football Gazette I-AA Defensive Player of the Year and was runner-up, by one first-place vote, for the Walter Payton Trophy given to the top player in I-AA (The Buchanan Award didn’t’ exist yet, but Carron would have won it). Noted for a bone-jarring, intimidating style, Carron won three national Defensive Player of the Week awards in 1991 while setting singleseason (176) and career (521) tackle records. He was voted by teammates as the Demons’ Defensive MVP for three straight seasons. Andre Carron

Linebacker - 1991

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Adrian Hardy Cornerback - 1992

Greg Necaise Defensive End - 1990

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Demon All-Americans Marcus Spears

Marcus Spears and Jerry Rice are the only two Division I-AA players ever to be elected to the Football Writers of America AllAmerica Team. Rice made it in his senior year, 1986. Spears, a returning AllAmerica offensive tackle for the Demons entering his senior year, joined players from Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Nebraska, and Georgia, among others, on the 1993 FWAA squad. He also was a semifinalist for the Outland Trophy given to the nation’s best offensive lineman, becoming the first and only Division I-AA player considered for that award. He went on to play 11 NFL seasons before retiring in 2005 – not bad for a guy who played football only in his senior season at Baton Rouge-Belaire HS, and had one scholarship offer, from Coach Sam Goodwin and the Demons. Offensive Line - 1992, 1993

He proved too small for the NFL, but Jermaine Jones came up huge for the Demons in 1998 and continues to star in the Arena Football League. After playing just one year of high school football in Morgan City, Jones became a cornerback in his sophomore year at NSU. As a senior in 1998, he scored 5 touchdowns (3 on defense, 2 on punt returns) and was one point away from winning the Buck Buchanan Award as Division I-AA’s top defensive performer as NSU won the SLC title and reached the I-AA semifinals. He was the SLC’s overall “Player of the Year” and the “Defensive Player of the Year” on the All-Louisiana team after shattering NSU’s season and career records for pass breakups.

Clarence Matthews Tailback - 1995

Tony Joe Maranto Defensive Back - 1997

Jermaine Jones

Defensive Back - 1998

Robert Daniel

Mike Green

Defensive End - 1998

Defensive Back - 1998, 1999

William Broussard Earning All-America honors in two straight seasons (1998, Center - 1998, 1999

1999) at center would be enough to earn William Broussard a place among the Demons’ all-time greats, but his greatest achievements came academically. The Crowley native, one of only seven two-time All-Americans in NSU history, was one of 15 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes recognized from all levels of college football in 1999. The Crowley native was one of only 10 college football seniors to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Nominated as a Rhodes Scholarship candidate, Broussard was voted “Mr. NSU’ by the student body and earned $23,000 in postgraduate scholarships for himself and another $10,000 for the general scholarship fund.

Gene Tennison

Ahmad Willis

Roy Locks

Jamall Johnson

Offensive Line - 2001

Defensive End - 2001

Defensive End - 2002

Linebacker, 2003, 2004

Tony Taylor

Terrence McGee

Running Back - 2000

Return Specialist, 2000

Quintene Newhouse Defensive Line, 2003

David Pittman

Tory Collins

Demetrius Bell

Defensive Back, 2005

Defensive Tackle - 2005, 2006

Offensive Tackle - 2007

Greg Buckley Offensive Line, 2004

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All-Conference Selections

WR Al Edwards earned All-SLC honors in 1989.

CB Randy Hilliard picked up All-SLC honors in 1989.

ALL-GULF STATES CONFERENCE 1948 G Phil White 1949 DB Art Lancaster 1950 LB James Beck, G Jack Huckaby, QB Johnnie Emmons 1951 G Bob Tatum, G Sid Morrell 1952 G Bob Tatum 1953 G Bob Tatum, E Don Millen, E John Ables 1954 C Dudley Downing, T Charles Johnson 1955 QB James McNew, G Ed Schroder 1956 QB James McNew 1957 FB Charlie Tolar 1958 FB Charlie Tolar, T Bert Heckel, E Billy Booth 1959 E Billy Booth 1961 Back Kenny Thompson 1962 Back Kenny Thompson, LB Sammy Joe Odom, T Jerry Fowler, HB Glenn Talbert 1963 LB Sammy Joe Odom, HB Glenn Talbert, G Al Moreau, E Roy Gentry, HB Jerry Burton, T John Wayne Odom 1964 E Corwyn Aldredge, FB Claude Patrick, G Larry Nugent 1965 S Al Dodd, E Dick Reding 1966 S Al Dodd, QB Malcolm Lewis, E Eddie Lovich, G Gerald Malley, G Eddie Mittelbronn, E Dick Reding P Shelley Dickie 1967 G Gerald Malley, T David Dawson, HB Vic Nyvall 1968 C Randy Brodnax, G David Centanni, T Shelley Dickie, T Walter Edler, S Kenny Hrapmann, RB Vic Nyvall, E Al Phillips 1969 T Mike Burrow, T Walter Edler, G Bobby Knocak, LB Lester Latino, C Gary McCrary, E Mace Morris, G Leslie Robertson 1970 T Walter Edler, G Bobby Koncak, C Gary McCrary, E Al Phillips, QB Mike Pool, G Leslie Robertson, FB Richard Ware ALL-GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE 1972 HB Donald Johnson, G Mike Boyce, NG Kenny Trahant, PR Randy Walter 1973 HB Mario Cage, NG Kenny Trahant, S John Kelly 1974 QB Butch Ballard, DB John Dilworth ALL-GULF STAR CONFERENCE 1984 T Arthur Berry, T James Boyd, LB Earnest Crittenden, S Michael Richardson, G Maxie Smith, FL Odessa Turner 1985 FL Odessa Turner, TB John Stephens, PK Keith Hodnett, P Mike Crow, DE James Hall, LB J.T. Fenceroy 1986 DE James Hall, LB J.T. Fenceroy, TB John Stephens, S Odessa Turner

DB John Dilworth was named All-GSC in 1974

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ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE 1987 DE John Kulakowski (Defensive MVP) 1988 WR Floyd Turner, LB Leonard Parker 1989 WR Al Edwards, LB Andre Carron, CB Randy Hilliard 1990 LB Andre Carron, DE Greg Necaise, OL John King, S Ron Davis, WR John Tappin

1991

LB Andre Carron (Defensive MVP), CB Adrian Hardy, OL Marcus Spears, Honorary Team Captain Bill Britt 1992 CB Adrian Hardy, OL Marcus Spears, TE Carlos Treadway, KR Darius Adams, LB Edward Moses 1993 OL Marcus Spears, LB Ed Moses 1994 RB Clarence Matthews, OL John Dippel, LB Steve Readeaux 1995 RB Clarence Matthews (Offensive MVP), OL Jayson Hayes 1996 WR Pat Palmer (Offensive MVP), CB Keith Thibodeaux 1997 RB Ronnie Powell (Newcomer of the Year), WR Pat Palmer, OLArchie Robinson, CB Jermaine Jones, S Tony Joe Maranto (Defensive Player of the Year) 1998 CB Jermaine Jones (Player of the Year), RB Tony Taylor, OL Mike Funches, DL Robert Daniel, S Mike Green 1999 RB Tony Taylor, OL William Broussard, S Mike Green 2000 RB Tony Taylor, C/RS Terrence McGee, LB Kurt Rodriguez 2001 RB Jeremy Lofton, OL Gene Tennison, DE Ahmad Willis, C/RS Terrence McGee 2002 First Team: DE Roy Locks (Defensive Player of the Year), DE Ahmad Willis, LB Kurt Rodriguez, RB Derrick Johnese Second Team: OL Greg Buckley, LB Germond Williams 2003 First Team: LB Jamall Johnson (Newcomer of the Year), DT Quintene Newhouse, OT Greg Buckley Second Team: RB Derrick Johnese, DL Gary Wesley, CB David Pittman, S Eric Louis 2004 First Team: LB Jamall Johnson (Defensive POY), RB Derrick Johnese (Offensive POY), FB Issa Banna, OL Greg Buckley, OL Justin Brown, RS Toby Zeigler, DE Ed Queen, DT Quintene Newhouse, CB David Pittman, S Russ Washington Second Team: WR Derrick Doyle, TE Mark Morris, OL Mike King, DL Tory Collins, DL Gary Wesley, S Bruce Woods 2005 First Team: OL Brian Booth, CB David Pittman, RS Toby Zeigler, DL Tory Collins, S Russ Washington Second Team: OL Woodly Telfort, DL Carlos Stephens 2006 First Team: DL Tory Collins, DE Ed Queen, S Russ Washington Second Team: TE Clay Broyles 2007 First Team: OL Dememtrius Bell, RB Byron Lawrence Second Team: DL Al Smith, DL Ray Martin, DB C.L. Grogan, DB Gary Riggs 2008 First Team: DB Wesley Eckles, K Robert Weeks Second Team: RB Byron Lawrence, DL Ledell Love, LB Mack Dampier

OL Marcus Spears was a two-time first team All-Southland Conference selection (1992-93)

WR Floyd Turner was an All-SLC selection in 1988.

RB Tony Taylor earned three All-SLC First Team honors from 1998-2000.

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Year-by-Year Results 1914

(4-1-1)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Opp.

1907-1908

No conference affiliation

1-3-1 (.200), 2 seasons

1907

(0-1-0)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

(2-5-0)

Opp.

0

Tulane

27

0

LSU

46

3

Louisiana College

10

0

Louisiana Tech

39

6

Southwestern Louisiana

30

6

Louisiana Tech

43

25

Centenary

0

6

Total Points

43

23

Monroe High

0

57

Total Points

152

1908

(1-2-1)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

1912

(4-1-1)

No conference affiliation

Opp.

NSU

Team

Opp.

0

Centenary

16

42

Winnfield High

6

0

Natchitoches Athletic Club

0

20

Monroe High

0

7

Louisiana College

0

6

Centenary

6

5

Shreveport High

16

0

Picked Team

22

12

Total Points

32

39

Louisiana College

6

13

Southwestern Louisiana

6

120

Total Points

46

J.H. Griffith 1909 4-1 (.800), 1 season

1909

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Opp.

0

9/30

57

Monroe High

0

0

at LSU

78

10/08

33

Louisiana College

0

14

Louisiana College

6

10/15

28

Shreveport High

7

7

Centenary

0

10/29 11/01

85

Louisiana College

0

0

ST. CHARLES COLL.

0

0

Southwestern Louisiana

12

0

Louisiana Tech

14

11/19

Total Points

19

7

Southwestern Louisiana 33

11/24

37

Total Points

70

Alexandria Ath.Club

0

17

Centenary

0

0

Louisiana Tech

45

47

Southwestern Louisiana

0

11

Southwestern Louisiana

0

145

Total Points

45

Dr. C.G. Pool 1910-1912 11-7-2 (.550), 3 seasons

1910

(6-1-0)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Opp.

Prather was the first officially appointed head football coach. His best season was 1932, when the Demons went 7-1 and shut out five opponents. Prather is best known, however, as basketball coach at Northwestern (then called Louisiana Normal) for 36 years. He was 473-169 as a basketball coach and is the namesake for Northwestern’s basketball coliseum.

1913

(1-1-3)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Opp.

5

Natchitoches Athletic Club

0

25

Southwestern Louisiana

5

Louisiana College

0

8

Centenary

8

22

Alumni

0

0

Louisiana Tech

40

34

Winnfield High

5

8

Monroe High

8

26

Louisiana College

0

8

Louisiana College

8

0

Louisiana Tech

32

49

Total Points

76

28

Centenary

0

120

Total Points

NSU

Team

12

131

(4-2-0)

Opp.

1922

(3-3-1)

No conference affiliation

NSU

Team

134

Monroe High

0

NSU

Team

Opp.

7

St. Charles College

25

0

at LSU

13

9/29

52

Louisiana College

0

20

Louisiana College

0

10/14

Date

7

Louisiana Tech

20

0

Louisiana Tech

0

10/19

74

Louisiana College

0

7

Centenary

28

10/25

14

Southwestern Louisiana

0

26

ARKANSAS A&M

0

11/03

288

Total Points

45

7

TULANE FRESHMAN

0

11/11

6

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 13

11/23

66

Total Points

1916

(0-2-0)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Opp.

54

1923

(3-6-0)

No conference affiliation

0

Southwestern Louisiana

22

0

Louisiana Tech

24

NSU

Team

Opp.

0

Total Points

46

0

at LSU

40

9/29

20

RUSK COLLEGE

0

10/05

0

Loyola

23

10/13

0

Centenary

35

10/20

14

TULANE FRESHMAN

0

10/26 11/03

1917

(1-1-0)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Date

Opp.

6

Arkansas A&M

0

0

Southwestern Louisiana

34

2

Louisiana Tech

33

11/10

6

Louisiana Tech

0

6

LOUISIANA COLL.

20

11/19

6

Total Points

34

12

Southwestern Louisiana 14

11/29

60

Total Points

1918

No Team

1919

(3-1-0)

Team

165

1924

(4-2-1)

No conference affiliation NSU

NSU

75-50-2 (.590), 20 seasons

Date

Natch. Athletic Club

Opp.

Date

Opp.

13

LSU FRESHMEN

0

10/03 10/10

H. Lee Prather 1913-1933

Opp.

14

No conference affiliation (4-1-0)

Team

0

No conference affiliation

1911

No conference affiliation NSU

Shreveport High

1915

John W. Coolidge

(3-3-1)

0

203

H. Lee Prather’s 1915 team.

1921

Team

0

Southwestern Louisiana

19

26

Rusk College

0

14

Winnfield High

0

0

Louisiana College

0

10/18

6

Centenary

0

45

ARKANSAS A&M

0

10/31

27

Louisiana Tech

0

0

at LSU

40

11/05

47

Total Points

19

7

Stephen F. Austin

3

11/07

0

SOUTHWESTERN LA 20

11/27

(5-1-1)

91

Total Points

1920

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Opp.

63

1925

(5-3-1)

No conference affiliation

12

Winnfield High

0

0

LSU

34

NSU

Team

Opp.

Date

13

Louisiana College

13

0

at LSU

27

09/26

6

St. Charles College

0

20

LON MORRIS COLL.

0

10/02

13

Louisiana College

0

6

RUSK COLLEGE

0

10/09

13

Southwestern Louisiana

0

39

LOUISIANA. COLL.

12

10/16

12

Louisiana Tech

0

14

LAMAR

0

10/23

76

Total Points

47

12

JEFFERSON COLL.

0

10/30

6

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

7

11/06

0

Arkansas A&M

0

11/11

7

Southwestern Louisiana 27

11/26

104

Total Points

73

37 Opp.

99

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Year-by-Year Results 1926

(3-5-1)

No conference affiliation

1931

(5-4-0)

No conference affiliation

NSU

Team

Opp.

Date

NSU

0

at LSU

47

9/25

2

Centenary

0

Louisiana Tech

28

10/02

6

RUSK COLLEGE

10

7

Louisiana College

14

38

JEFFERSON COLL.

Opp.

Date

23

9/25

92

EL DORADO JR COLL. 0

10/02

10/09

13

LON MORRIS COLL.

6

10/02

10/30

12

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 7

10/16

13

10/30

6

Union, Tenn.

7

10/23

Team

0

Stephen F. Austin

28

11/06

2

Louisiana Tech

18

10/20

20

ARKANSAS A&M

13

11/11

19

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

0

11/06

0

Southwestern Louisiana

0

11/20

0

Southern Miss

32

11/14

17

EAST TEXAS STATE

7

11/25

38

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 2

11/26

88

Total Points

184

Total Points

160

1927

(3-2-1)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Opp.

Date

0

10/01

NSU

19

RUSK COLLEGE

7

10/08

19

East Texas State

33

LOUISIANA TECH

0

10/15

7

Centenary

12

LOUISIANA COLL.

13

10/22

19

LON MORRIS COLL.

26

Stephen F. Austin

0

11/05

33

LOUISIANA TECH

0

Arkansas A&M

26

11/11

39

6

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 6

11/25

31

96

Total Points

(5-4-0)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Opp.

Date

(4-3-1)

No conference affiliation

Team

Opp.

Date

0

Centenary

21

9/19

6

SOUTHEASTERN LA. 34

9/25 10/02

6

Arkansas A&M

0

12

Louisiana College

0

10/09

0

Milsaps

0

10/16

0

Louisiana Tech

32

10/23

0

EAST TEXAS STATE

20

10/30

20

Stephen F. Austin

7

11/06

13

SOUTHERN MISS

0

11/20

6

Southwestern Louisiana

0

11/26

63

Total Points

114

1937

(4-4-1)

No conference affiliation

6

9/30

0

Centenary

16

9/22

NSU

Opp.

Date

41

10/08

0

EAST TEXAS STATE

14

9/28

0

Centenary

0

9/18

0

10/21

7

Louisiana College

0

10/13

6

East Texas State

7

9/24

0

10/28

6

LON MORRIS COLL.

0

10/19

7

SAM HOUSTON

6

10/08

Stephen F. Austin

0

11/04

6

LOUISIANA TECH

0

10/26

12

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 6

10/16

Southern Miss

6

11/11

0

Stephen F. Austin

0

11/02

0

Louisiana Tech

14

10/23

8

Southwestern Louisiana

0

11/26

31

SOUTHERN MISS

0

11/09

0

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

2

11/05

6

Louisiana College

0

12/03

0

Southwestern Louisiana

6

11/29

3

Southern Miss

0

11/13

Total Points

53

50

Total Points

36

0

at LSU

25

11/20

7

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 0

11/25

35

Total Points

162

Team

Opp.

1933

(6-3-0)

No conference affiliation

Tulane

65

9/29

MARSHALL

0

10/06

NSU

6

Louisiana Tech

0

10/13

0

6

Louisiana College

18

10/20

8

19

Millsaps

32

10/27

26

Stephen F. Austin

0

31

ARKANSAS A&M

32 6

Southwestern Louisiana 13

1935

Date

(2-9-0)

No conference affiliation

Team

60

1938

(5-5-0)

No conference affiliation

Opp.

Date

Centenary

18

9/23

NSU

East Texas State

5

9/29

13

Southeastern Louisiana

19

9/20

NSU

43

DELTA STATE

6

10/06

0

Centenary

21

9/28

0

Centenary

14

9/14

11/03

25

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 0

10/13

6

LON MORRIS COLL.

0

10/04

6

EAST TEXAS STATE

19

9/23

13

11/12

19

LON MORRIS COLL.

8

10/20

6

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 12

10/12

6

Sam Houston

14

9/30

LON MORRIS COLLE. 12

11/17

0

Louisiana Tech

6

10/28

12

Southern Miss

26

10/18

6

SOUTHEASTERN LA.

0

10/07

11/29

39

STEPHEN F.AUSTIN

6

11/03

6

Louisiana Tech

33

10/26

14

Louisiana College

17

10/14

12

Southern Miss

0

11/11

0

East Texas State

7

11/01

7

Louisiana Tech

6

10/22

2

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 10

11/30

6

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

13

11/08

42

DELTA STATE

0

10/29

6

Louisiana College

12

11/16

6

Stephen F. Austin

0

11/04

0

Tulane

13

11/25

6

SOUTHERN MISS

0

11/19

6

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 0

11/28

0

Southwestern Louisiana

7

11/24

61

Total Points

93

Total Points

77

Total Points

153

1929

(4-2-3)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Opp.

Date 9/21

6

Tulane

40

19

East Texas State

13

9/28

6

Sam Houston

26

10/12

13

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 13

10/19

41

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

6

10/26

0

Louisiana Tech

0

11/01

11

Arkansas A&M

11

11/11

40

LON MORRIS COLLE. 14

11/16

6

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 0

11/28

Total Points

148

Team

Opp.

NSU

NSU

0

142

Turpin held the Demon football job longer than anyone, serving 22 seasons in charge. He guided Louisiana Normal, which became Northwestern State College during his tenure, into the Gulf States Conference. In 1939, his team went 11-0 and won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship. NSU’s football stadium is named for Coach Turpin.

Team

(5-4-1)

No conference affiliation

1934-1956 100-92-11 (.493), 22 seasons

1934

1936

Date

26

152

(7-1-0)

No conference affiliation

East Texas State

1928

95

1932

0

52

Harry “Rags” Turpin

Total Points

59

Team

Opp.

156

Date

124

1930

(7-2-0)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Opp.

7

Loyola

31

Date 9/27

20

EAST TEXAS STATE

0

10/03

2

SAM HOUSTON

12

10/11

18

Louisiana College

6

10/18

14

UNION, TENN.

6

10/24

19

LOUISIANA TECH

14

10/31

21

Stephen F. Austin

20

11/08

32

SOUTHERN MISS

12

11/15

18

Southwestern Louisiana

6

11/27

151

Total Points

100

107

Members of the unbeaten, 11-0, 1939 team.

Team

Opp.

Date

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Year-by-Year Results 1939

(11-0-0)

No conference affiliation NSU

Opp.

Date

15

Centenary

0

9/16

6

East Texas State

0

9/29

18

Southeastern Louisiana

6

10/06

19

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 0

10/14

26

Louisiana Tech

0

10/21

40

Delta State

6

10/27

20

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

6

11/03

7

Southern Miss

0

11/10

19

Murray State

0

11/11

19

OUACHITA

0

11/17

6

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 0

11/30

195

Team

Total Points

18

1940

(6-3-1)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Opp.

Date

20

MURRAY STATE

6

9/27

32

SOUTHEASTERN LA

0

10/04

7

Louisiana College

7

10/12

0

Louisiana Tech

0

11/11

13

Louisiana Tech

0

10/19

6

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 7

11/25

7

CENTENARY

0

10/25

7

Stephen F. Austin

14

11/01

9

SOUTHERN MISS

6

11/09

9

Ouachita

6

11/15

0

Tulane

47

11/23

7

Southwestern Louisiana 13

11/28

111

Total Points

99

1941

(4-3-1)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

The 1953 Gulf States Conference championship team.

61

Total Points

74

(2-6-1)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

6

9/22

26

CENTRAL OK.

12

9/25

20

LAMAR

32

9/29 10/06

21

McNeese State

38

6

*Louisiana College

27

10/13

13

9/22

49

*Southeastern Louisiana 0

10/15

6

*Louisiana. Tech

21

10/21

0

SELMAN FIELD AFB

7

Lake Charles AFB

0

9/29

7

*Louisiana Tech

10

10/23

14

*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 33

10/27

6

Barksdale AFB

19

10/06

14

*SOUTHERN MISS

33

10/30

0

*Southern Miss

76

11/03

0

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 0

10/20

36

ARKANSAS STATE

6

11/13

27

ALABAMA STATE

34

11/11

7

Louisiana Tech

18

10/27

7

*SOUTHWESTERN LA 28

11/20

26

*Southwestern Louisiana 41

11/17

204

139

Total Points

11/03

7

11/10

6

Centenary

6

10/04

0

Mississippi State

54

11/17

7

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 0

10/10

13

Southwestern Louisiana

0

11/24

0

LouisianaTech

10/18

35

Total Points

6

Southeastern Louisiana

0

11/01

7

Southern Miss

21

11/07

7

OUACHITA

6

11/15

124

1946

102

(5-4-0, 1-4-0 GSC)

(4-6-0)

Team

Opp.

Date

7

CENTRAL OK.

6

9/24

NSU

Opp.

Date

31

Northwest Missouri St.

14

9/29

7

CENTRAL OK.

0

9/20

7

*Louisiana College

7

10/08

12

Lamar

35

9/27

10/15

13

*McNEESE STATE

33

10/04

Opp.

Date

13

*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 25

Arkansas

21

9/21

21

*Louisiana Tech

28

10/21

0

*Louisiana College

0

10/11

0

East Texas State

32

9/28

28

*Southern Miss.

67

10/29

0

*Louisiana Tech

22

10/18

40

Louisiana College

0

10/12

31

UNION, TENN.

14

11/04

0

*Southeastern Louisiana 19

10/25

0

Southeastern Louisiana

13

10/18

14

*Southwestern La.

27

11/09

13

SOUTHERN MISS

39

11/01

11/25

13

Northeast Louisiana

20

11/08

0

*SOUTHWESTERN LA 34

11/15

58

Total Points

Opp.

Date

7

Louisiana Tech

14

10/26

19

East Texas Baptist

14

0

at LSU

40

9/19

47

OUACHITA

14

11/01

171

Total Points

202

13

EAST TEXAS STATE

0

9/25

7

SOUTHERN MISS

6

11/08

26

SAM HOUSTON

7

10/02

0

Mississippi State

27

11/16

68

CAMP BEAUREGARD 0

10/09

0

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 14

11/23

10

Louisiana Tech

10/24

27

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

11/29

SOUTHEASTERN LA.

6

10/30

6

11/06

0

Ouachita

6

11/13

Total Points

71

135

142

Total Points

6 147

1947

No Team

1944

(2-4-1)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

NSU

Team

1950

(4-5-0)

Team

Opp. 20

9/23

NSU

53

NW MISSOURI ST.

0

9/30

0

CENTRAL OK.

7

9/19

26

Lamar

0

10/07

12

LAMAR

6

9/26 10/03

*LOUISIANA COLL.

10

10/14

20

*McNeese State

6

7

*Louisiana Tech

15

10/21

9

*Louisiana College

7

10/10

9/20

14

*Southeastern Louisiana 28

10/28

15

*Louisiana Tech

7

10/23 10/31

0

Arkansas

64

0

EAST TEXAS STATE

27

9/26

0

*SOUTHERN MISS

7

11/04

19

*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 27

47

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 7

10/10

20

Alabama State

28

11/11

7

*NORTHEAST LA.

0

11/07

14

SOUTHEASTERN LA. 12

10/17

12

*SOUTHWESTERN LA. 7

11/18

12

*Southwestern Louisiana 7

11/14

11/25

94

Total Points

0

Louisiana Tech

24

10/25

34

EAST TEXAS BAPTIST 6

Ouachita

2

11/01

219

Total Points

9/30

0

Southern Miss

20

11/07

10/07

22

CENTENARY

7

11/15

10/21

7

Southwestern Louisiana

9

11/25

10/28

110

0

SELMAN FIELD AFB

20

7

Southwestern Louisiana 19

7

LOUISIANA TECH

21

Date

12

20

FORT POLK

Opp.

Date

9/23

7

Team

Opp.

Date

14

(6-2-0, 5-1-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - T1st

CENTRAL OK.

7

Marine Raiders

Date

1953

41

Opp.

20

202

(6-4-0, 2-3-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - 4th NSU

No conference affiliation 1943

Team

14

Team

Southwestern Louisiana

(1-7-1, 0-4-1 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - 5th

NSU

7

1952

308

Gulf States Conference - T5th

No conference affiliation Team

Total Points

1949

NSU

NSU

11

Date

10/09

13

6

Opp.

10/01

LOUISIANA TECH

No conference affiliation

CENTRAL OK.

Team

0

Selman Field AFB

(6-2-0)

19

13

2

1942

9/18

*Louisiana College

0

49

NSU

0

Wofford College

9/19

Total Points

Date

BARKSDALE AFB

0

Date

77

Opp.

52

13

0

11/27

(1-8-0, 0-5-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - 6th

Date

Opp.

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 6

Team

1951

Opp.

DELTA STATE

0

(4-3-2, 2-3-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - T4th NSU

1945

44

10

1948

Total Points

67

121

172

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Year-by-Year Results 1954

(7-2-0, 4-2-0 GSC)

1958

Gulf States Conference - T2nd NSU

Team

(8-2-0, 4-1-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - T1st

Opp.

Date

NSU

Team

1961

(7-3-0, 3-2-0 GSC)

1964

Gulf States Conference - T2nd

Opp.

Date

NSU

Team

(4-5-0, 1-4-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - 5th

Opp.

Date

NSU

Team

Opp.

Date

15

CENTRAL OK.

6

9/19

36

SE Oklahoma State

0

9/13

35

Stephen F. Austin

19

9/16

34

Stephen F. Austin

14

9/19

22

Lamar

15

9/25

8

*McNeese State

25

9/27

55

MEXICO POLY

8

9/23

16

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 14

9/26

32

*McNEESE STATE

20

10/02

12

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 13

10/04

7

Louisiana College

6

9/30

27

*Northeast Louisiana

6

10/03

6

*Louisiana College

0

10/09

18

*Louisiana Tech

14

10/18

28

*NORTHEAST LA.

7

10/07

26

ABILENE CHRISTIAN 36

10/10

38

SE OKLAHOMA ST.

0

10/16

43

TEXAS LUTHERAN

12

10/25

57

CORPUS CHRISTI

6

10/14

48

Ouachita

0

10/17

3

*Louisiana Tech

13

10/23

42

*Northeast Louisiana

6

11/01

19

*Louisiana Tech

7

10/21

7

*Louisiana Tech

16

10/24

51

*NORTHEAST LA.

6

11/06

28

*SOUTHWESTERN LA 8

11/08

7

Arkansas

42

10/28

10

*McNeese State

12

11/07

34

*SOUTHWESTERN LA. 7

11/13

64

LIVINGSTONE COLL.

11/15

14

*McNEESE STATE

28

11/04

17

*SOUTHWESTERN LA 27

11/14

6

*Southeastern Louisiana 32

11/20

11/21

207

Total Points

1955

99

7

*Southeastern Louisiana 0

11/22

27

*Southwestern Louisiana 14

11/11

21

*SOUTHEASTERN LA 37

18

SAM HOUSTON

11

12/06

0

*Southeastern Louisiana 19

11/18

206

Total Points

276

Total Points

89

249

Total Points

Team

Opp.

Date

1965 1959

(4-5-1, 2-3-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - T2nd

7

STETSON

0

9/17

NSU

7

Lamar

6

9/25

14

Stephen F. Austin

Team

1962

(7-2-1, 4-1-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - 1st

Opp.

Date

NSU

14

9/12

21

162

156

(4-5-0, 2-4-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - 5th NSU

0

(5-4-0, 2-3-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - T3rd NSU

Team

Opp.

Date

Opp.

Date

10

Louisiana College

3

9/25

Stephen F. Austin

6

9/15

17

*NORTHEAST LA.

12

10/02

Team

6

*McNeese State

14

10/02

19

*McNEESE STATE

6

9/19

14

North Alabama

21

9/22

31

Pensacola Navy

15

10/08

34

*Louisiana College

7

10/09

0

Lamar

19

9/26

6

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 6

9/29

16

OUACHITA

6

10/16

20

*Louisiana Tech

21

10/22

0

Louisiana College

8

10/03

18

*Northeast Louisiana

17

10/06

14

*Louisiana Tech

42

10/23

7

Howard Payne

12

10/29

17

PENSACOLA NAVY

10

10/10

31

TARLETON STATE

6

10/13

17

Martin Tennessee

19

10/30

28

*NORTHEAST LA.

7

11/05

14

*Louisiana Tech

27

10/24

19

*Louisiana Tech

2

10/20

21

*McNEESE STATE

29

11/06

13

*Southwestern Louisiana 27

11/12

37

COLORADO MINING

0

10/31

52

Mexico Poly

6

10/26

7

*Southwestern Louisiana 41

11/13

20

*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 27

11/19

24

*NORTHEAST LA.

19

11/07

6

*McNeese State

25

11/03

38

*Southeastern Louisiana 22

11/20

142

Total Points

14

*Southwestern Louisiana 34

11/14

20

*SOUTHWESTERN LA. 0

11/10

171

Total Points

13

*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 15

11/21

19

*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 6

11/17

152

Total Points

206

Total Points

1956

121

(6-2-2, 3-1-1 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - T2nd NSU

Team

Opp.

Date

1960

(3-6-0, 0-5-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - 6th

12

Stephen F. Austin

14

9/15

6

Lamar

6

9/22

13

*McNEESE STATE

20

9/29

14

Stephen F. Austin

18

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 7

10/06

13

LAMAR

13

Stetson

7

10/12

14

0

*Louisiana Tech

0

10/20

6

18

HOWARD PAYNE

6

10/27

24

*Northeast Louisiana

7

11/03

38

*SOUTHWESTERN LA. 19

11/10

7

15

*Southeastern Louisiana 20

11/17

157

Total Points

106

Jack Clayton

152

NSU

1963

1966

(4-6-0, 2-3-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - 4th

Opp.

10

9/14

34

Pensacola Navy

6

10/08

13

9/28

26

TENN.-MARTIN

7

10/14

27

*NORTHEAST LA.

19

10/05

28

*Louisiana Tech

7

10/22

18

Abilene Christian

28

10/12

14

Troy State

7

10/29

10/22

13

*Louisiana Tech

27

10/18

14

*McNeese State

6

11/05

10/29

33

NORTH ALABAMA

14

10/26

21

*Southwestern Louisiana 8

11/12

11/05

33

APPALACHIAN STATE 0

11/02

27

*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 24

11/19

*SOUTHWESTERN LA. 17

11/12

13

*McNEESE STATE

21

11/08

236

Total Points

*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 7

11/19

13

*Southwestern Louisiana 19

11/16

13

*Southeastern Louisiana 7

11/23

170

Total Points

0 7

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 6

10/01

*Northeast Louisiana

7

10/08

7

*Louisiana Tech

13

14

Pensacola Navy

0

*McNeese State

20

7 0

Total Points

91

158

Date

7

9/13

10

LAMAR

20

9/20

23

*McNEESE STATE

20

9/28

25

Louisiana College

7

10/05

13

*Louisiana Tech

20

10/19

26

Delta State

0

10/26

26

*NORTHEAST LA.

20

11/02

19

*Southwestern Louisiana 0

11/09

13

*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 7

11/23

175

Total Points

102

101

9/24 10/01

Louisiana College

9/17 9/24

Gulf States Conference - T1st Stephen F. Austin

Date

Stephen F. Austin

0 21

Team

(7-2-0, 4-1-0 GSC)

Team

Opp.

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 0 *Northeast Louisiana

NSU

Clayton led four Northwestern teams to Gulf States Conference titles. His last team, in 1966, went 9-0 and was ranked No. 1 nationally in the NAIA poll, but declined a playoff invitation because redshirted players were ineligible in postseason.

20

Team

49 23

Opp.

1957-1966

NSU

Gulf States Conference - 1st NSU

Date

Team

58-35-2 (.611), 10 seasons

1957

(9-0-0, 5-0-0 GSC)

Opp.

Date

82

95

189

NSU’s undefeated 1966 team.

14

79

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Year-by-Year Results Glenn Gossett 1967-1971 31-14-1 (.674), 5 seasons Gossett was the most successful coach in Demon football history. His teams broke or tied 50 offensive school records. In 1969-70, Gossett posted records of 7-2 and 7-3.

1967

(6-3-0, 3-2-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - T2nd NSU

Team

Opp.

Date

0

9/16

1971

(6-2-1)

No conference affiliation

23

SW OKLAHOMA STATE7

9/15

20

NORTHEAST LA.

34

28

Bishop College

7

9/22

10

Nicholls State

23

10/11

13

NORTHEAST LA.

16

9/29

14

LOUISIANA TECH

41

10/18

Opp.

Date

0

*Nicholls State

3

10/06

0

JACKSONVILLE STATE21

10/25

24

Gustavus Adolphus

10

9/11

27

*NORTH ALABAMA

14

10/13

0

TROY STATE

24

11/01

18

Stephen F. Austin

7

9/18

7

Louisiana Tech

26

10/20

14

McNeese State

31

11/08

17

SW OKLAHOMA STATE10

9/25

0

McNEESE STATE

14

11/03

17

Southwestern Louisiana 40

11/15

14

NORTHEAST LA.

10/02

20

Southwestern Louisiana 10

11/10

6

Southeastern Louisiana

31

11/22

108

Total Points

316

NSU

Team

15

9

Delta State

7

10/16

21

*Southeastern Louisiana 14

11/17

21

LouisianaTech

33

10/23

6

*Delta State

31

11/22

3

McNEESE STATE

3

11/06

169

Total Points

142

27

Southwestern Louisiana 19

11/13

14

Southeastern Louisiana

11/24

147

Total Points

6 110

55

Louisiana College

6

9/23

George Doherty

6

21

*NORTHEAST LA.

14

9/30

1972-74

13

28

PENSACOLA NAVY

16

10/07

15-17 (.469), 3 seasons

7

*Louisiana Tech

0

10/21

20

TROY STATE

28

10/28

7

*McNEESE STATE

21

11/04

24

*Southwestern Louisiana 9

11/10

14

*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 26

11/18

225

Total Points

(5-4-0, 2-3-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - T4th NSU

Team

Opp.

Date

16

Abilene Christian

17

9/14

33

TENNESSEE TECH

15

9/21

39

LOUISIANA COLLEGE 14

9/28

7

*Northeast Louisiana

3

10/05

48

CAMERON STATE

7

10/12

39

*Louisiana Tech

42

10/19

28

*McNeese State

12

11/09

7

*SOUTHWESTERN LA 14

11/16

19

*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 24

11/22

236

Total Points

1969

148

(7-2-0, 4-1-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - 2nd NSU 3

Team North Alabama

Opp.

Date

27

9/13

35

Tennessee Tech

24

9/20

37

STEPHEN F.AUSTIN

35

9/27

28

*NORTHEAST LA.

10

10/04

21

*Louisiana Tech

42

10/18

48

JACKSONVILLE ST.

21

10/25

29

*McNEESE STATE

28

11/08

33

*Southwestern Louisiana 28

11/15

34

*Southeastern Louisiana 6

11/22

268

Total Points

1970

1972

Opp.

Date

7

9/09

3

SW Oklahoma State

20

*STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

7

9/16

32

BISHOP COLLEGE

12

9/23

17

*Northeast Louisiana

7

9/30

12

*DELTA STATE

0

10/07

14

*North Alabama

7

10/14

16

Louisiana Tech

20

10/21

25

*McNeese State

10

11/04

6

SOUTHWESTERN LA

3

11/11

24

*SOUTHEASTERN LA 8

11/25

169

Total Points

1973

81

NSU 24

Team East Texas State

17

Date 9/11

0

9/18

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

*Troy State

28

9/07

17

DELTA STATE

7

9/25

Grambling

14

9/14

24

Arkansas State

44

10/02

13

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

14

9/21

20

NICHOLLS STATE

8

10/09

7

*DELTA STATE

35

9/28

6

Louisiana Tech

35

10/23

8

Northeast Louisiana

14

10/05

21

Northeast Louisiana

9

10/30

0

*NICHOLLS STATE

7

10/12

15

McNeese State

24

11/06

0

Louisiana Tech

34

10/19

7

SOUTHWESTERN LA

3

11/13

*Jacksonville State

36

10/26

27

SOUTHEASTERN LA

34

11/20

McNeese State

17

11/09

190

Total Points

181

10

SOUTHWESTERN LA 14

11/16

40

*SOUTHEASTERN LA 3

11/23

117

Total Points

13 7

216

1975-82 39-45 (.464), 8 seasons Considered an expert offensive coach, Williams produced some of the best players in school history. He was a leader in the formation of Division I-AA and guided three teams into the national rankings. His 1980 team was 8-3 and the 1982 team finished 7-4, with each club ranked in the final IAA top 20 poll.

1975

1977

(6-5-0)

No conference affiliation

A.L. Williams

NSU

Opp.

Date

28

Team TEXAS-ARLINGTON

24

9/03

0

Cincinnati

41

9/10

30

ARKANSAS STATE

7

9/17

20

Stephen F. Austin

6

9/24

13

#NORTHEAST LA.

0

10/01

6

Nicholls State

10

10/08

43

LAMAR

0

10/15

8

Louisiana Tech

30

10/22

7

McNEESE STATE

14

11/05

20

Southwestern Louisiana 13

11/12

21

Southeastern Louisiana

38

11/19

196

Total Points

183

(1-10-0)

No conference affiliation

(6-5-0, 3-4-0 GSC)

Gulf South Conference - 5th

Opp.

Lamar

47

(8-2-0, 6-0-0 GSC)

Team

Team

6

Date

Team

Gulf South Conference - 1st NSU

NSU

Opp.

NSU

Widely respected by his peers, Doherty led the Demons to a surprising 8-2 record and the Gulf South Conference title in his first season. That earned him coach of the year honors in the league and in the state. He was promoted to athletic director in 1974 and relinquished the coaching duties.

(5-5-0)

(1-10-0, 1-6-0 GSC)

Gulf South Conference - 8th

HANOVER COLLEGE

1968

1976

No conference affiliation 1974

49

120

10/04

1978

(5-6-0)

No conference affiliation NSU

Team

Opp.

Date

0

Arkansas State

42

9/06

NSU

Opp.

Date

Opp.

Date

13

Stephen F. Austin

17

9/20

21

LAMAR

17

9/09

0

9/08

14

Delta State

12

9/27

21

Stephen F. Austin

14

9/16

Team

221

(7-3-0, 4-1-0 GSC)

Gulf States Conference - T2nd NSU

Opp.

Date

42

Team NORTH ALABAMA

21

9/12

9

Stephen F. Austin

7

9/19

32

SW Oklahoma State

14

9/26

17

*Northeast Louisiana

21

10/03

21

PENSACOLA NAVY

6

10/17

20

*Louisiana Tech

17

10/24

6

Jacksonville State

35

10/31

14

*McNeese State

7

11/07

21

*SOUTHWESTERN LA. 24

11/14

22

*SOUTHEASTERN LA. 14

11/21

204

Total Points

166

The 1972 Gulf South Conference champions.

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Year-by-Year Results 17 3 31 13 6 28 17 14

Northeast Louisiana North Texas State *SAM HOUSTON Louisiana Tech *SOUTHWEST TEXAS *#NICHOLLS STATE Boise State

14 24 23 13 29 13 31

10/04 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/01 11/08 11/15

*Stephen F. Austin Total Points

28 209

11/22

167

1987

(6-5-0, 3-3-0 SFL)

Southland Conference - 3rd

The 1988 Southland Conference championship team. 10

#McNEESE STATE

7

9/23

0

Northeast Louisiana

46

9/30

14

Arkansas State

23

10/07

7

Louisville

51

10/14

20

Louisiana Tech

45

10/20

28

NICHOLLS STATE

18

10/28

7

Texas-Arlington

30

11/04

17

SOUTHWESTERN LA. 19

11/11

13

SOUTHEASTERN LA. 12

11/18

158

Total Points

282

1979

Team

(3-6-0)

Opp.

Date

27

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

21

9/15

14

Texas-Arlington

37

9/22

20

#NORTHEAST LA.

14

9/29

7

Southeastern Louisiana

33

10/13

25

Louisiana Tech

21

10/20

24

Nicholls State

27

10/27

13

McNeese State

44

11/03

13

Lamar

28

11/10

0

CENTRAL MICHIGAN 28

11/17

143

Total Points

253

1980

ANGELO STATE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Abilene Christian #EAST TEXAS STATE McNEESE STATE Louisiana Tech Southeastern Louisiana Nicholls State NORTHEAST LA. Total Points

1982

Team

Opp.

NSU Team Opp. 24 MISSISSIPPI COLL. 20 17 Angelo State 26 28 Stephen F. Austin 14 35 #ABILENE CHRISTIAN 30 20 East Texas State 24 11 McNeese State 21 28 ALCORN STATE 7 0 Louisiana Tech 33 38 NICHOLLS STATE 6 31 SOUTHEASTERN LA. 3 27 Northeast Louisiana 28 259 Total Points 212

ABILENE CHRISTIAN 10

9/06

TEXAS-ARLINGTON

31

9/13

22

Stephen F. Austin

3

9/20

13

McNeese State

10

9/27

14

Northeast Louisiana

38

10/04

48

NEW YORK TECH

6

10/11

23

Louisiana Tech

27

10/18

0

Central Michigan

17

10/25

40

PORTLAND STATE

21

11/01

21

#NICHOLLS STATE

14

11/08

16

SOUTHEASTERN LA. 14

11/22

266

Total Points

191

1981

Opp. 32

17 25 14 20 10 24 23 13 208

Abilene Christian #STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Southwest Texas Alcorn State Louisiana Tech Nicholls State SOUTHEASTERN LA. NORTHEAST LA. Total Points

102-88-3 (.528), 17 seasons

Goodwin's impact in 17 seasons as coach was immense. He became the winningest coach in school and Southland Football League history, with 102 Demon victories including 49 in Southland competition. His teams captured four conference titles and featured many of the school's greatest players. Nine of his last 12 teams were nationally ranked, including the 1998 club, which tied the school record with 11 wins, finished No. 3 nationally and reached the Division I-AA playoff semifinals.

Date 9/05

(4-7-0)

No conference affiliation NSU 13 30 19

Team McNEESE STATE ANGELO STATE Tulsa

Opp. 18 22 26

Date 9/03 9/10 9/17

20 27 16 24 21 21 7 9 211

9/24 10/01 10/08 10/15 10/22 11/05 11/12 11/19

(7-4-0, 4-1-0 GSC)

Gulf Star Conference - T1st NSU Team Opp. 14 McNeese State 17 7 Angelo State 10 26 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 7 27 Northeast Louisiana 10 28 *#SOUTHWEST TEXAS 7 19 *NICHOLLS STATE 0 0 Louisiana Tech 5 38 *SAM HOUSTON 7 22 Southern Miss 0 34 *Southeastern Louisiana 14 18 *Stephen F. Austin 22 233 Total Points 99

1985

1983-1999

1983 (4-6-0)

No conference affiliation

104

Date 9/04 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/02 10/09 10/16 10/23 11/06 11/13 11/20

Sam Goodwin

Date

38

Team Boise State

(7-4-0)

(8-3-0)

31

NSU 20

9/12 9/19 9/26 10/03 10/10 10/24 10/31 11/07 11/21

No conference affiliation

No conference affiliation NSU

26 13 41 28 42 37 21 17 9 266

1984

No conference affiliation NSU

59 42 38 21 21 33 16 31 41 332

Date 9/01 9/08 9/22 9/29 10/06 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/03 11/10 11/17

(3-8-0, 2-3-0 GSC)

Gulf Star Conference - T2nd NSU Team Opp. 10 ARKANSAS STATE 12 14 North Texas State 34 14 McNEESE STATE 13 7 Southern Miss 14 21 #NORTHEAST LA. 45 14 *Sam Houston 10 17 Louisiana Tech 33 17 *Southwest Texas 26 20 *Nicholls State 14 14 *Southeastern Louisiana 20 10 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 19 158 Total Points 240

1986

Date 8/31 9/07 9/14 9/28 10/05 10/19 10/26 11/02 11/09 11/16 11/23

(5-5-1, 2-2-0 GSC)

Gulf Star Conference - T2nd NSU 0 9 29

Team Arkansas State McNeese State DELTA STATE

Opp. 21 3 10

Date 9/06 9/13 9/20

NSU Team Opp. 23 Arkansas State 20 39 *McNEESE STATE 3 13 *NORTH TEXAS STATE15 31 *#NORTHEAST LA. 33 3 Southwestern Louisiana 13 24 *Southwest Texas 21 0 Louisiana Tech 23 7 *Sam Houston State 34 31 Nicholls State 28 26 JACKSON STATE 24 33 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 21 230 Total Points 235

1988

Date 9/05 9/12 9/19 10/03 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21

(10-3-0, 6-0-0 SLC)

Southland Conference - 1st NSU

Opp.

Date

24

Team SW MISSOURI

8

9/03

26

Nevada Reno

35

9/10

41

EAST TEXAS STATE

13

9/24

49

*#SOUTHWEST Tx.

21

10/01

25

*McNeese State

20

10/08

27

NICHOLLS STATE

12

10/15

27

*Northeast Louisiana

15

10/22

49

*SAM HOUSTON

14

10/29

25

*North Texas

17

11/05

16

Jackson State

21

11/12

20

*Stephen F. Austin

17

11/19

22

%Boise State

13

11/26

30

%Idaho

38

12/03

381

Total Points

244

% - FCS Playoffs

1989

(4-5-2, 3-1-2 SLC)

Southland Conference - 2nd NSU

Opp.

Date

10

Team Southwest Missouri

20

9/2

10

Eastern Illinois

20

9/9

38

EAST TEXAS STATE

14

9/16

18

*McNEESE STATE

17

9/23

31

*Southwest Texas

14

9/30

30

*#NORTH TEXAS

7

10/7

14

*Northeast Louisiana

14

10/21

3

*Sam Houston

26

10/28

15

*Nicholls State

21

11/4

14

JACKSON STATE

27

11/9

17

*STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 17

11/18

200

Total Points

197

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Year-by-Year Results 1990

(5-6, 3-3 SLC)

Southland Conference - T3rd NSU

Team

1994

(5-6, 3-4 SLC)

17

*Stephen F. Austin

10

241

Total Points

166

11/23

Southland Conference - 3rd

Opp.

Date

Opp.

Date

22

EASTERN ILLINOIS

23

9/8

NSU 0

Team SOUTHERN

20

9/3

1997

(8-4, 6-1 SLC)

Southland Conference - T1st

7

NICHOLLS STATE

19

9/15

15

DELTA STATE

12

9/10

24

EAST TEXAS STATE

7

9/22

35

*Nicholls State

3

9/17

NSU

28

*North Texas

18

9/29

24

EAST TEXAS STATE

28

9/24

9

52

TARLETON STATE

6

7

Louisiana-Monroe

38

9/25

42

*NICHOLLS STATE

17

10/2

21

*Troy State

24

10/9

17

*McNeese State

20

10/23 10/30

36

*#SW TEXAS

21

Opp.

Date

35

*JACKSONVILLE ST.

7

11/6

Southern

27

9/6

0

*Sam Houston State

21

11/13 11/20

Team

8

Arkansas State

16

10/6

24

TROY STATE

20

10/1

42

Henderson State

7

9/13

14

*STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 29

21

*McNeese State

38

10/13

54

*SAM HOUSTON

0

10/15

19

*Nicholls State

0

9/27

243

Total Points

12

*#SOUTHWEST TEXAS21

10/20

25

*#NORTH TEXAS

28

10/22

7

Northeast Louisiana

17

10/4

3

*Northeast Louisiana

14

10/27

41

*Southwest Texas

17

10/29

7

*McNeese State

50

10/11

27

*SAM HOUSTON

10

11/3

28

Louisiana Tech

38

11/5

31

*Southwest Texas

3

10/18

31

Jackson State

24

11/10

7

*McNEESE STATE

28

11/12

49

#ARKANSAS TECH

10

10/25

11/19

14

*Troy State

13

11/1

20

*STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

203

Total Points

1991

3

11/17

193

(6-5, 4-3 SLC)

Southland Conference - T3rd NSU

Team

13

*Stephen F. Austin

34

266

Total Points

228

1995

(6-5, 2-3 SLC)

Southland Conference - T3rd

Opp.

Date

NSU

Opp.

Date

28

Arkansas State

3

9/7

7

Team Southern

13

9/2

14

Nevada

45

9/14

17

Troy State

34

9/9

0

Texas-El Paso

14

9/21

34

DELTA STATE

0

9/16

26

EAST TEXAS STATE

23

9/28

45

EAST TEXAS STATE

17

9/23

9/18

42

*JACKSONVILLE STATE

21

11/8

35

*Sam Houston

19

11/15

38

*STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 24

11/20

10

%Eastern Washington

40

11/29

303

Total Points

231

% - FCS Playoffs

1998

(11-3, 6-1 SLC)

Southland Conference - 1st

*NORTH TEXAS

10

10/12

22

Boise State

17

9/30

*#McNEESE STATE

3

10/19

34

*NICHOLLS STATE

14

10/7

28

SOUTHERN

9

*NORTHEAST LA.

24

10/26

24

*Sam Houston

2

10/14

24

Southwestern Louisiana 22

9/12

0

*Southwest Texas

24

11/2

42

Northeast Louisiana

39

10/21

53

HENDERSON STATE

7

9/19

NSU

Opp.

Date

3

*Sam Houston State

13

11/9

14

*#SOUTHWEST TX.

28

10/28

34

*Southwest Texas

10

9/26

31

SOUTHERN

20

9/2

16

*Nicholls State

10

11/16

10

*McNeese State

20

11/11

14

Missouri

35

10/3

7

Central Florida

19

9/9

52

*STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

0

11/23

20

*STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 25

11/16

14

*McNEESE STATE

10

10/15

23

Louisiana-Lafayette

21

9/23

92

Total Points

269

Total Points

28

*Nicholls State

26

10/24

57

GARDNER-WEBB

17

9/30

13

*#Troy State

14

10/31

24

*$TROY STATE

17

10/7

53

*Jacksonville State

36

11/7

27

*$Nicholls State

21

10/14

59

*Sam Houston

3

11/14

37

*#MCNEESE STATE

34

10/21

35

*Stephen F. Austin

21

11/21

10

*Southwest Texas

21

10/28

(7-4, 4-3 SLC)

1996

Southland Conference - 3rd

NSU NSU

Team

Opp.

(6-5, 3-3 SLC)

Southland Conference - T3rd Team

Date

27

SOUTHERN

9/5

Hired June 9, 2000 to succeed the retiring Sam Goodwin, Roberts posted two straight winning seasons and steered the 2001 Demons to the Division IAA playoffs. Last-minute wins in 2000 at Louisiana-Lafayette and against McNeese State, and an overtime victory at bowl-bound TCU in 2001, highlighted his tenure. Roberts was 2-0 against instate rival Southern while at NSU.

20

1992

Date

7

2000-2001 14-9 (.609), 2 seasons

24

209

Opp.

Steve Roberts

NSU

169

Team

243

(6-5, 3-4 SLC)

Southland Conference - 8th Team

Opp.

Date

48

%ILLINOIS STATE

28

11/28

24

*Jacksonville State

28

11/4

10

9/7

31

%APPALACHIAN ST.

20

12/5

13

*SAM HOUSTON

27

11/11

12/12

3

*Stephen F. Austin

17

11/18

Total Points

242

27

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 6

9/2

33

EAST TEXAS STATE

7

9/21

31

%MASSACHUSETTS

41

19

Troy State

38

9/12

20

Boise State

16

9/28

465

Total Points

280

20

EAST TEXAS STATE

0

9/26

10

Northeast Louisiana

13

10/5

24

Arkansas State

18

10/3

17

*Nicholls State

19

10/12

37

*North Texas

34

10/10

38

*#SAM HOUSTON

21

10/19

0

*McNeese State

29

10/17

14

Youngstown State

24

10/26

18

*#NORTHEAST LA.

28

10/24

49

*Southwest Texas

0

11/2

256

% - FCS Playoffs

1999

** Not including two forfeit losses **

(4-7, 3-4 SLC)

Southland Conference - 4th

20

*SOUTHWEST TEXAS 17

10/31

13

*TROY STATE

26

11/9

NSU

19

*SAM HOUSTON

42

11/7

3

*MCNEESE STATE

20

11/16

13

Southern

20

9/4

44

*NICHOLLS STATE

6

11/14

6

Southern Miss

40

9/11

24

*Stephen F. Austin

10

11/21

52

Total Points

222

1993

2000

Team

Opp.

Date

(5-6, 3-4 SLC)

Southland Conference - 4th NSU

Team

Opp.

Date

13

Southern

30

9/4

14

TROY STATE

21

9/11

30

EAST TEXAS STATE

19

9/25

24

*Northeast Louisiana

26

10/2

35

*#NICHOLLS STATE

21

10/9

34

*Sam Houston State

27

10/16

38

*North Texas

37

10/23

15

*SOUTHWEST TEXAS 22

10/30

34

Eastern Illinois

26

11/6

7

*McNEESE STATE

34

11/13

20

*STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 51

11/20

264

Total Points

314

The 1998 Southland Conference champions and NCAA I-AA semifinalists.

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Year-by-Year Results 26 *MCNEESE STATE 11 *at Stephen F. Austin 187 Total Points * - Conference Games # - Homecoming

2007

29 ot 20 249

11/11 11/16

(4-7, 3-4 SLC)

Southland Conference - T-4th NSU Team Opp. 41 HENDERSON ST. 6 31 *CENTRAL ARK. 28 14 at Northeastern 42 7 at Texas Tech 75 0 *at Nicholls State 58 27 *SOUTHEASTERN LA. 24 20 *at Sam Houston State 42 17 #*TEXAS STATE 20 31 at Ole Miss 38 21 *at McNeese State 27 31 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 12 * - Conference Games # - Homecoming

NSU’s 2004 Southland Conference champions. 2001

(8-4, 4-2 SLC)

Southland Conference - 3rd NSU 30 55 27(OT) 0 14 24 47 42 20 10 31 19 319

Team Opp. Southern 21 HENDERSON STATE 17 at TCU 24 Oklahoma State 24 *Sam Houston 30 Elon 6 *#NICHOLLS STATE 14 *JACKSONVILLE ST. 17 *Southwest Texas 17 *McNeese State 17 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 17

Date 9/1 9/8 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17

%Montana Total Points

12/1

28 232

2003

(6-6, 1-4 SLC)

Southland Conference - 3rd NSU 23 24 (ot) 43 14 10 59 87 49 30 24 9 14 386

Team Opp. JACKSON STATE 7 Tulane 27 DELAWARE STATE 6 UL-Monroe 10 Northern Iowa 43 OK PANHANDLE 0 SOUTHEASTERN LA. 27 *Texas State 19 *NICHOLLS STATE 40 *Sam Houston State 29 *McNeese State 13 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 44 Total Points 265

Date 8/30 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/8 11/15 11/22

Scott Stoker 2002-2008 43-38, 7 seasons Two FCS Division playoff appearances in his seven seasons, highly regarded recruiting classes and record-breaking performances were among the highlights in Scott Stoker's tenure as head coach at his alma mater. The Demons were nationally ranked four seasons and the Purple Swarm defense has finished rated 15th, 9th and 3rd, respectively, while leading the SLC in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.

2002

(9-4, 4-2, SLC)

Southland Conference - 2nd NSU 35 30 34 7 47 40 38 21 38 10 3 42 14 359

Team Opp. DELTA STATE 7 Southern 20 Delaware State 14 Georgia 45 ELON 20 *SOUTHWEST TEXAS 27 SW OKLAHOMA 0 *Nicholls State 14 *SAM HOUSTON 10 *Jacksonville State 19 *MCNEESE STATE 27 *Stephen F. Austin 35 %Montana 45 Total Points 283

106

Date 8/29 9/7 9/14 9/21 10/5 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/9 11/16 11/23 11/30

2004

2006

NSU Team Opp. 7 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 28 Jackson State 20 52 TEXAS SOUTHERN 6 40 APPALACHIAN ST. 35 63 OK PANHANDLE 14 47 *#MCNEESE ST. 17 14 *Nicholls State 40 17 North Dakota State 30 44 *TEXAS STATE 7 45 *SAM HOUSTON ST. 27 37 *Stephen F. Austin 16 7 %Montana 56 401 Total Points 282 * - Conference Games # - Homecoming %- I-AA Playoff Games

Date 9/4 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/16 10/21 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/20 11/27

NSU 18 10 23 20 20 24 9 19 7

Team Opp. at Kansas 49 at Baylor 47 DELAWARE STATE 3 ARK-MONTICELLO 3 *SAM HOUSTON ST. 30 *at Southeastern La. 31 ot *at Nicholls State 0 #*TEXAS STATE 10 at Ole Miss 27

(7-5, 4-3 SLC)

Date 9/2 9/9 9/16 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4

NSU Team Opp. 30 A&M-COMMERCE 14 6 at Baylor 51 31 GRAMBLING 19 18 CAL POLY 52 63 SE OKLAHOMA 12 36 *NICHOLLS STATE 28 21 *at Southeastern La. 26 24 #*SAM HOUSTON ST. 16 34 *at Texas State 31 ot 6 *at Central Arkansas 42 17 *MCNEESE STATE 24 34 *at Stephen F. Austin 24 * - Conference Games # - Homecoming

Date 9/1 9/10 9/17 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5

Date 8/30 9/6 9/14 9/20 9/27 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22

Northwestern All-Time Coaching Records Years 1907-08 1909 1910-12 1913-33 1934-56 1957-66 1967-71 1972-74 1975-82 1983-99 2000-01 2002-08 101 years

Coach John W. Coolidge J.H. Griffith Dr. C.G. Pool H. Lee Prather Harry “Rags” Turpin Jack Clayton Glenn Gossett George Doherty A.L. Williams Sam Goodwin Steve Roberts Scott Stoker 12 coaches

Won 1 4 11 75 100 58 31 15 39 102 14 43 493

Lost 3 1 7 50 92 35 14 17 45 88 9 38 399

Tied 1 0 2 2 11 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 22

Longest NSU Coaching Career

(5-5, 3-3 SLC)

Team Opp. Louisiana-Monroe 23 NORTH DAKOTA ST. 35 Louisiana-Lafayette 49 *Sam Houston State. 6 #*SOUTHEASTERN LA 10 *Texas State 31 NORTHEASTERN 12 *NICHOLLS STATE 31

2008

Southland Conference - T-3rd

(4-7, 2-4 SLC)

Harry “Rags” Turpin H. Lee Prather Sam Goodwin

Southland Conference - T3rd NSU 27 7 28 10 31 16 14 24

11/12 11/17

Southland Conference - 5th

(8-4, 4-1 SLC)

Southland Conference - 1st

2005

17 *McNeese State 22 41 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 21 215 Total Points 240 * - Conference Games # - Homecoming

Date 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17

22 years 20 years 17 years

Most NSU Career Wins Sam Goodwin Harry “Rags” Turpin H. Lee Prather

102 100 75

Best NSU Win Percentage J.H. Griffith Glenn Gossett Jack Clayton

.800 (4-1-0) .674 (31-14-1) .611 (58-35-2)

Pct. .200 .800 .550 .590 .493 .611 .674 .469 .464 .528 .609 .531 .553

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All-Time Series Records OPPONENTS Abilene Christian Alabama State Alexandria Athletic Club Alcorn State Alumni Team Angelo State Appalachian State Arkansas, University of Arkansas A&M College Arkansas-Monticello Arkansas State Arkansas Tech Barksdale Air Force Base Baylor Bishop College (Texas) Boise State Cal Poly Cameron State Camp Beauregard Centenary College Central Arkansas Central Florida Central Michigan Central Oklahoma State Cincinnati, University of Colorado Mining Institute Corpus Christi University Delaware State Delta State Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington East Texas Baptist El Dorado Junior College Elon Fort Polk Army Base Gardner-Webb Georgia Grambling State Hanover College (IN) Henderson State Houston, University of Howard Payne College Idaho, University of Illinois State Jackson State Jacksonville State Jefferson College (MS) Kansas Lake Charles Air Force Base Lamar University Livingstone College Lon Morris College Louisiana College Louisiana-Lafayette (USL) La.-Monroe (Northeast La.) Louisiana State University Louisiana State University Frosh Louisiana Tech Louisville, University of Loyola University Marine Raiders Marshall (Texas)

G W L T 8 3 5 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 9 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 11 5 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 22 10 8 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 15 13 2 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 FIRST MEETING 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 4 2 0 10 5 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 15 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 8 7 1 0 57 37 13 7 75 36 35 4 48 28 19 1 10 0 10 0 1 1 0 0 77 19 52 6 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

Pts. Opp. Pts. 207 189 40 87 70 0 48 31 22 0 113 84 104 75 21 127 144 63 20 3 202 214 49 10 58 19 16 98 60 19 101 109 18 52 48 7 68 0 163 259 37 70 7 19 0 45 115 57 0 41 37 0 57 6 100 23 371 133 66 69 10 40 53 20 92 0 71 26 14 0 57 17 7 45 44 33 49 0 191 37

First 1963 1950 1909 1982 1910 1981 1963 1946 1922 2006 1948 1997 1945 2006 1972 1981 2008 1968 1942 1908 2007 2000 1979 1948 1977 1959 1961 2002 1933 1989 1997 1949 1931 2001 1944 2000 2002 1974 1967 1997

Last 1984 1951 1909 1983 1910 1984 2004 1961 1936 2006 1992 1997 1948 2008 1973 1996 2008 1968 1942 1947 2008 2000 1980 1954 1977 1959 1961 2006 2002 1993 1997 1950 1931 2002 1944 2000 2002 2008 1967 2007

25 30 48 138 273 50 10 7 230 64 135 1060 943 953 0 13 773 7 7 20 27

1955 1988 1998 1987 1969 1925 2006 1945 1925 1958 1925 1908 1909 1952 1911 1924 1907 1978 1923 1944 1928

1956 1988 1998 2004 2002 1926 2006 1945 1979 1958 1935 1968 2005 2005 1942 1924 1994 1978 1930 1944 1928

18 38 28 123 241 13 49 0 226 0 60 405 1032 817 390 0 1479 51 54 7 0

OPPONENTS Massachusetts, University of McNeese State Mexico Polytechnic Institute Millsaps College Mississippi College Mississippi State Missouri, University of Monroe (LA) High Montana Murray State University (KY) Natchitoches Athletic Club Nevada-Reno New York Tech Nicholls State North Alabama North Dakota North Dakota State North Texas Northeastern (MA) Northern Iowa Northwest Missouri State Oklahoma Panhandle State Ole Miss Oklahoma State Ouachita College (AR) Pensacola (FL) Naval Air Station Picked Team (1912) Portland State Rusk College (TX) St. Charles College Sam Houston State Selman Field Air Base Shreveport High Southeast Oklahoma State Southeastern Louisiana Southern Southern Mississippi Southwest Missouri Southwestern (OK) State Stephen F. Austin Stetson University Tarleton State College Tennessee Martin Tennessee Tech Texas-Arlington Texas A&M-Commerce Texas Christian Texas-El Paso Texas Lutheran College Texas State Texas Tech Troy State Texas Southern Tulane Tulane University Frosh Tulsa University Union College Winnfield (LA) High Wofford College Youngstown State

G W L T 1 0 1 0 58 20 37 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 4 0 1 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 36 23 (*) 13 0 6 4 2 0 FIRST MEETING 2 0 2 0 10 6 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 7 1 0 6 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 4 1 0 3 1 1 1 31 18 13 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 52 27 25 0 10 5 5 0 22 11 11 0 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 65 42 20 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 28 16 10 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 26 16 10 0 1 0 1 0 13 4 (*) 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0

Pts. Opp. Pts. 31 41 879 1153 107 14 19 32 51 26 0 81 14 35 242 8 40 129 39 6 18 0 40 80 48 6 828 623 133 104

First 1998 1951 1961 1928 1982 1945 1998 1911 2001 1939 1908 1988 1980 1973 1962

Last 1998 2008 1962 1936 1992 1946 1998 1915 2004 1940 1921 1991 1980 2008 1973

24 237 28 10 84 122 38 24 166 145 0 40 82 13 758 7 33 137 986 188 260 34 113 1388 20 83 43 68 87 448 27 0 43 570 7 199 52 24 21 19 51 102 0 14

2004 1985 2005 2003 1949 2003 2006 2001 1939 1959 1912 1980 1923 1915 1929 1944 1908 1954 1935 1993 1930 1988 1970 1924 1955 1962 1965 1968 1977 1926 2001 1991 1958 1983 2007 1966 2004 2003 1922 1983 1930 1910 1948 1996

2005 1994 2007 2003 1950 2004 2007 2001 1965 1970 1912 1980 1927 1921 2008 1945 1914 2008 2008 2002 1999 1989 2002 2008 1956 1999 1966 1969 1980 2008 2001 1991 1958 2008 2007 2000 2004 2003 1923 1983 1949 1920 1948 1996

65 224 54 43 14 14 65 0 40 53 22 21 23 35 565 46 23 12 886 182 405 28 38 909 7 12 26 39 122 377 24 14 12 483 75 298 6 27 0 26 27 11 0 24

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All-Time Lettermen A ABLES, John (E) - 1953 ADAMS, Brook (S) - 2004, 05 ADAMS, Darius (RB) - 1989, 90, 91, 92 AINSWORTH, Rickey (C) - 1981, 82, 83, 84 AKBAR, Hakeem (LB) - 1988 AKINS, J.R. (C) - 1948, 49, 50, 54 ALDREDGE, Corwyn (E) - 1962, 63, 64 ALDREDGE, Jimmy (HB) - 1958, 59, 60, 61 ALDREDGE, Justin (DB) - 2008 ALEXANDER, Danny (FB) - 1991, 92, 93, 94 ALLEN, Danny (DE) - 2001, 2002 ALLEN, Frank (TB) - 1985 ALLEN, Mike (WR) - 1993, 94, 95 ALFORD, Mike (LB) - 1996, 97 ALMOND,Mike (WR) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 ALONZO, Paul (DT) - 1966 ALOST, Bobby (T) - 1954, 55 ANDERSON, Jay (OT) - 1987, 88 ANDING, Al - 1962, 63 ANGLE, Perry (HB) - 1944 ARCENEAUX, Bryan (NG) - 1981, 82, 83, 84 ARCENEAUX, Colby (DB) - 2008 ARCHER, Stuart (OL) - 1994, 95 AREVALO, Paul (TE) - 1989, 90, 91, 92 ARNOLD, Davis (OL) - 1966 ARNOLD, Preston (TE) - 1994, 95 AUSTIN, Dante (FB) - 2006, 07, 08 AYMOND, James (HB) - 1963, 64, 65

B BAGLEY, Ronnie (CB) - 1969, 70, 71, 72 BAILES, Larry (T) - 1953 BAILEY, Ben (WR) - 2003, 04, 06, 07 BAILEY, Brian (T) - 1996, 97 BAILEY, Major (SE) - 1984, 85 BAKER, Francis (T) - 1949 BAKER, Steve (OLB) - 1985 BALL, Jason (OL) - 1991, 92, 93 BALL, Scotty (DB) - 1996, 97 BALDWIN, Cornelius (DB) - 1990 BALDWIN, Sterling (DT) - 1969, 70, 71, 72 BALLARD, Butch (QB) - 1974, 75 BALLOT, Eric (TE) - 1990 BALTHAZOR, F.H. (G) - 1944 BAMBRICK, Tommy (B) - 1946 BANKS, Cal (DE) - 1983, 84, 85, 86 BANKSTON, Mixon “Doc” (E) - 1954, 55 BANNA, Issa (FB) - 2003, 04 BARKATE, Joe (DHB) - 1951, 52, 53 BARKLEY, Eric (QB) - 1980, 81 BARNES, Troy (DB) - 1994, 95 BARNIDGE, Williams (T) - 1948, 49 BASS, Wade - 1951, 52 BATEMAN, Ernest - 1948, 49 BATES, Raymond (HB) - 1953, 54, 55, 56 BAUMGARTEN, Shawn (OL) - 1993, 94, 95 BEACH, Ben (QB) - 2000, 02 BEASLEY, Don (QB) - 1961, 62, 63, 64 BEASLEY, Joe (QB) - 1964 BECK, J.W. (QB) - 1956, 57 BECK, James (HB) - 1948, 49, 50 BECK, Pete (HB) - 1955 BEENE, Sean (S) - 2003, 04 BELL, Chad (DB/WR) - 2007 BELL, Cory (WR) - 2000, 01, 02, 04 BELLE, DeAndre (DB) - 1997 BELL, Demetrius (OL) - 2005, 06, 07 BELLIPANNI, M.J. (B) - 1945 BENNETT, Byron (TB) - 2000 BENNET, James (WR) - 1977, 78, 79, 81 BERLITZ, Richard (E) - 1962, 63, 64 BERNARD, Octave (T) - 1958, 59, 60, 61 BERRY, Arthur (NG) - 1981, 82, 84 BERT, Doug - 1956, 58

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BERTRAND, Terry (CB) - 1980, 81, 82 BIAS, Eric (DT) -1987 BICE, Jack - 1952, 53, 54, 55 BICKHAM, Bruce (WR) - 1976, 77, 78 BIGLEY, David (DT) - 1979, 80 BIVENS, Darvel (RB) - 1996, 98 BLACK, John (TE) - 2003, 04 BLACK, Nathan (WR) - 1998, 99, 2001 BLACKWELL, Jimmy (TE) - 1980, 81, 82, 83 BLACKWELL, Jody (OT) - 1981, 82 BLAISDELL, Brett (OT) - 1983, 84, 85, 86 BLANCHARD, Todd (LB) - 1986, 87 BLESSING, Dustin (OL) - 2005, 06, 07 BLINKS, Jarvis (S) - 1972, 73, 74, 75 BLOUIN, Orin (WR) - 1993, 94, 95 BODDIE, Dan (DE) - 1973 BOGUE, Danny (LB) - 1968 BOOGAERTS, Gordon (LB) - 1970, 71 BOOGAERTS, John (S) - 1966, 67, 68, 69 BOOGAERTS, John (DB) - 1966, 67 BOOGAERTS, Mike (OT) - 1975, 76 BOOGAERTS, Roger (DT) - 1973, 74 BOOKER, Michael (OL) - 2008 BOOTH, Billy Jack (E) - 1956, 57, 58, 59 BOOTH, Brian (OL) - 2002, 03, 04, 05 BORDERS, Michael (DE) - 2004 BOSTICK, Stefon (FB) - 2000, 01, 02 BOURGEOIS, J.N. (Manager) - 1956 BOWDEN, Don (HB) - 1957 BOYCE, Mike (OG) - 1971, 72, 73, 74 BOYD, Corris (DB) - 1981, 82, 83, 84 BOYD, James (T) - 1982, 83, 84 BOYD, Thomas (T) - 1958 BRADEN, Tommy (S) - 1973, 74, 75, 76 BRANCH, Alonzo Maxie - 1967 BRANCH, Drew (QB) - 2007, 08 BRANNAGAN, Terry (FB) - 1999, 00 BRITT, William (OL) - 1988,89, 90, 91 BRITTAIN, Jack (WR) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 BROCK, James (WR) - 1993, 94 BRODNAX, Randy (C) - 1966, 67 BROOKS, Charlie (DE) - 2004, 05, 06, 07 BROOKS, Kenneth (E) - 1965 BROOKS, William (DL) - 1989 BROUILLETTE, Benny (PK) - 1983, 84 BROUILLETTE, Stan (SE) - 1971, 72, 73, 74 BROUSSARD, Carol (FB) - 1973, 74 BROUSSARD, William (OL) - 1996, 97, 98, 99 BROWN, Brad (QB) - 1989, 90, 91, 92 BROWN, Cal (LB) - 1984, 85 BROWN, Chris (OL) - 2002, 03, 04, 05 BROWN, Damion (LB) - 1996, 97, 98, 99 BROWN, Joe (DL) - 1994, 95, 96 BROWN, Justin K. (OL) - 2001, 02, 03, 04 BROWN, Justin P. (DB) - 2002 BROWN, Kasey (CB) - 2007, 08 BROWN, Mike - 1981 BROWN, Robert (DE) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 BROWN, Steve (WR) - 1990, 91, 92, 93 BROWN, Wilson (S) - 1982, 83, 84, 85 BROYLES, Clayton (TE) - 2004, 05, 06, 07 BRUNING, Jim (E/K) - 1952, 55, 56, 57 BRYANT, Armour (OG) - 1984, 85, 86 BUCK, John (HB) - 1951, 52 BUCKLEY, Greg (OL) - 2001, 02, 03, 04 BUCY, Ken (TB) - 1988, 89 BULLOCK, Randall (LB) - 1988, 89, 90, 91 BUNGER, A.W. (C) - 1944 BURCH, Troy (FB) - 1961 BURGESS, Ronald (G) - 1961, 62 BURROUGHS, Spencer (DT) - 1973, 74, 75, 76 BURROW, Mike (DT) - 1968, 69 BURSEY, James - 1983 BURTON, Jerry (HB) - 1960, 61, 62, 63 BURTON, Josh (LB) - 2002, 03, 04

BURTON, Marshall (K) - 2004, 05, 06, 07 BUTCHEE, Roy (C) - 1948 BUTLER, Don (DB) - 1992, 93, 95, 96 BUTLER, Jack (E) - 1944

C CAGE, Mario (HB) - 1971, 72, 73, 74 CALLENS, Kenny (CB) - 1967, 68, 69, 70 CALLOUETTE, Mark (Manager) - 1981 CALMES, Kevin (LB) - 1992, 93, 94 CAMBRE, Marcus (OL) - 2003 CAMPBELL, Clea (B) - 1945, 46 CARR, Dan (QB/HB) - 1951, 52, 53, 54 CARR, Leon (DT) - 1983, 84, 85, 86 CARROLL, Donnie (QB) - 1962, 63, 64, 65 CARROLL, Mike (DE) - 1977 CARRON, Andre (LB) - 1988, 89, 90, 91 CARSON, Steve (LB) - 1989 CARTER, Mac (T) - 1950 CARTER, Rhett (T) - 1948, 49 CASE, Zach (OL) - 2008 CASEY, Tom (OT) - 1995, 96 CASTILLO, Phillip (DE/FB) - 1998, 99, 00, 01 CATER, Gary (OLB) - 1984, 85, 86, 87 CATHA, J. (Manager) - 1949 CEASAR, Stephen (OG) - 1984 CENTANNI, David (G) - 1965, 66 CACHERE, Eldon “Frenchie” (G) - 1946, 47 CHARLES, Kenneth (WR) - 2007, 08 CHARPENTIER, Dane (WR) - 2003, 04, 05 CHASE, Dan (G) - 1953, 55, 56 CHATMAN, Jim - 1951 CHEEKS, Anthony (TB) - 1982 CHENIER, Chris - 1984 CHESSON, Clyde (E/HB) - 1952, 53, 54, 55 CHILDRESS, Keith (C) - 1984, 85, 86, 87 CHITMAN, David (CB) - 1986, 87, 88, 89 CHITMAN, Patrick (CB) - 2007, 08 CLARK, Bruno (OL) - 1997, 98 CLARK, Demoine (FB)-2001, 02, 03, 04 CLARK, Dennis (DE) - 2007, 08 CLARK, Greg (DE) - 1968, 69, 70, 71 CLARK, Jesse (DB) - 2007 CLARK, Patrick (DB) - 1988, 89 CLARKSON, Derrick (DB) - 1993 CLAYTON, Keith (S) - 1976, 77, 78 CLEMENT, Leo (K/P) - 1980, 81, 82 CLIFTON, Sammie (QB/DB) - 1965, 66, 67 COBB, Brad(K) - 1999 COBB, Jack - 1952 COBURN, Damon - 1982 COGGINS, Cliff (E) - 1949 COGNEVICH, George (T) - 1964, 65 COLE, Stephen “Steve” (DE) - 1948, 49, 50 COLEMAN, Ederick (TE/DL) - 1997 COLEMAN, Will (OL) - 1991, 92, 93 COLLIER, Chris (OL) - 1998, 99, 00 COLLINGSWORTH, Dave (DB) - 1967 COLLINS, Dwight (RB) - 1994 COLLINS, Eric (PK) - 1996, 97 COLLINS, Pat (T) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 COLLINS, Phil (FB) - 1955, 56 COLLINS, Tory (DT) - 2003, 04, 05, 06 COLSON, David (OT) - 1983, 84, 85, 86 COLVIN, Grover (G) - 1961, 62, 63, 64 COMEAUX, Joel (DS/TE) - 1996, 97, 98 COMEAUX, Oscar (OL) - 1999, 00 COMPTON, Steve (DB) - 1988, 89 CONCILLIO, Dick (DB) - 1966, 67, 68 CONIC, Jarvis (DB) - 1990, 93 CONRAD, Ralph (HB) - 1958, 59, 60 CONSTRANSITCH, Mlton (LB) - 1986-89 CONTRERAS, Mark (K) - 1987, 88, 89 COOPER, Russell (DB) - 1990, 91, 92 COPE, William - 1946

COSTELLO, Joe (FB) - 1953 COWERS, Marlon (Manager) - 1981 COX, Trey (OLB) - 1985 COX, Wilton (QB) - 1970, 71, 72, 73 COYLE, Dave (HB) - 1948, 49 CRAIGHEAD, Chris (C) - 1978, 79, 80, 81 CREECH, Harry (G) - 1950 CREEL, Mike (E/T/DT) - 1964, 65, 66, 67 CREEL, Phillip (T) - 1964, 65, 66, 67 CRIDER, Marcus (DL) - 1990, 91, 92 CRITTENDEN, Earnest (LB) - 1983, 84 CROCKER, Ben (Manager) - 1945 CROMWELL, James (HB) - 1948 CROSBY, Rhett (DL) - 1994, 1996, 97, 98 CROW, Mike (P) - 1983, 84, 85, 86 CROWDER, Grant (LB) - 1994, 1996 CROWE, Larry (HB/P/FB/K) - 1959, 60, 61, 62 CRUMP, John (E) - 1946 CRUMP, Thomas (G) - 1949 CRUMPTON, Willie (DE) - 1992 CULBERT, Eddie (S) - 2004, 05 CUMMINGS, Joe (OL/DL) - 1992, 93, 94, 95 CUMMINGS, Wilfred (E) - 1944

D DAIGLE, Ronald - 1961, 62 DAIGLE, Todd (OG) - 1981 DALE, Anthony (DE) - 1993 DAMPIER, Mack (LB) - 2005, 06, 07, 08 DANIEL, Robert (DE) - 1994, 95, 96, 98 DANIELS, Caldwell (G) - 1944 DANIELS, Josh (DE) - 2007, 08 DANOS, Donald (T/G/DT) - 1945, 48, 49, 50 DANOS, Lloyd (G) - 1949, 50 DANTONI, John (C) - 1945 DAVIS, Bobby (FB/HB/PK) - 1948, 49, 50 DAVIS, C.J. (DT) - 2004, 05 DAVIS, Ernest (G) - 1948 DAVIS, Lorenzo (DT) - 2004, 05 DAVIS, Ron (DB) - 1990 DAVIS, William (DE) - 2008 DAWSON, David (OL) - 1966, 67 DAWSON, Elliott (TB) - 1983, 84 DAY, Nick (OT) - 1985, 86, 87, 88 DEEN, Don (HB) - 1957, 58, 59, 60 DELANEY, Alja (LB) - 1997, 98 DELANEY, Joe (RB) - 1977, 78, 79, 80 DELCAMBRE, Blake (LB) - 2006, 07, 08 DELMORE, Jason (DT) - 1990 DEMOSS, Todd(DL) - 1997, 98, 99 DENHAM, Luther (T) - 1947 DERAMEE, Mike - 1982 DeSADIER, Chuck (FB/HB) - 1957, 58, 59, 60 DeVILLIER, Daly - 1951 DEWITT, Kenneth (TB) - 1986, 87, 88, 89 DICKENS, Lavelle (OLB) - 1985, 86 DICKIE, Shelley (P/E) - 1966, 67, 68 DIDIER, Jerry (D) - 1958, 59, 60 DILWORTH, John (CB) - 1971, 72, 73, 74 DIPPEL, John (C) - 1992, 93, 94 DIGILORMO, Grey (LB) - 2002 DISCON, Mark (FS) - 1977, 78 DIVITTORIO, "Scooter" (LB) - 1990, 91, 92, 93 DOATY, Maurice (DE) - 1999 DODD, Al (S/HB/E) - 1963, 64, 65, 66 DOERGE, E.V. - 1956, 57 DOHERTY, Mike (DE) - 1972, 73 DONAHUE, Art (C) - 1972, 73 DOUCET, Colby (DB) - 1998, 99, 00, 01 DOUGET, Pat (DE) - 1974, 75 DOWNING, Dudley (C) - 1952, 53, 54 DOWNING, Mike (LB) - 1997 DOYLE, Derrick (WR) - 2003, 04, 05, 06 DRAGO, Darren (FB) - 1997, 98 DRAKE, Marshall (LB) - 1992

DRISKILL, Brian (FB) - 1988, 89 DRISKELL, Danny (LB) - 1971, 72, 73, 74 DUFF, Bernie - 1952 DUFFY, Darius (WR) - 2008 DUNBAR, J.P. (FS) - 1976, 77, 78, 79 DUNCAN, Dennis (HB) - 1963 DUNKELBERGER, Kyle (OL) - 2003, 04, 05 DUNN, Leon “Dynamite” (G) - 1946, 47 DURBIN, Randy (OL)--1996 DUPER, Mark (WR) - 1980, 81 DUPREE, Chuck (FB) - 1980, 81, 82, 83 DURHAM, Donald (G) - 1966, 67, 68 DURHAM, Ronnie (HB) - 1965 DURIO, Rondale (DB) - 1998, 99

E EARL, Patrick (FB) - 2006, 07, 08 EARP, Wayne - 1961 EASTERLY, Jeff (DT) - 1990 EBEY, Clinton (LB) - 1969, 70, 71, 72 ECHOLS, Tony (DB) - 1993, 94 ECKLES, Wesley (DB) - 2006, 07, 08 EDDY, Emmett (HB) - 1958, 63 EDLER, Walter (DT) - 1967, 68, 69, 70 EDMOND, Germayne (QB) - 2006, 07 EDWARDS, Al (TB) - 1986, 87, 88, 89 EDWARDS, Jasper (WR) - 2006, 07, 08 EDWARDS, Jerry (DT) - 1973, 74, 75, 76 EDWARDS, Marlon (LB) - 1993, 94 ELDRIDGE, J.J. (DB) - 1989, 90, 91, 92 ELLACE, Bruce (Manager) - 1953, 54 ELLIOT, Clayton (DT) - 2004, 05, 06 ELLIS, LeRoy (TB) - 1981, 82 ELLIS, Pete (FB) - 1986, 87, 88, 89 EMANUEL, Brandon (QB) - 1994, 96, 97 EMMONS, Johnnie (QB/HB) - 1948, 49, 50, 51 ENDSLEY, Sterling (RB) - 2007, 08 ENGLISH, Marcus (DB) - 1995 ENSAULT, Jimmy (Manager) - 1968 EPPERSON, Jerry (C) - 1951, 52, 53, 54 ESSMIER, Sammy (Manager) - 1959 EVANS, David (Trainer) - 1961 EVANS, Eric (DB) - 1998, 99, 00, 01 EVANS, John (DL) - 1989 EVANS, Tremayne (DB) - 1994, 95, 96, 97

F FABRIZIO, Rob (QB) - 1984, 85, 86 FAKESS, Tony (C) - 1979, 80, 81 FARRAR, Steve - 1966 FAYARD, Adam (QB) - 2007 FEARS, Willie (DT) - 1984, 85 FENCEROY, J.T. (FL) - 1983, 84, 85, 86 FERGUSON, Jody (OL) - 1993, 94, 95, 96 FERGUSON, Joel (OL) - 1993, 94, 95 FERNANDEZ, Jason (PK) - 1991, 92, 93, 94 FERRO, Kenny (DB) - 1966, 67, 68 FIELDS, Derrick (LB)--1996, 97 FINISTER, Carlton (FB) - 1980, 81 FINISTER, U.L. (LB) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 FIORITO, Nick (OL) - 1999, 00, 02 FISHER, Rawleigh (OT) - 1995, 96, 97 FLANAGAN, Kade (K)-2001 FLECKENSTEIN, John (Manager) - 1981 FLEMING, Travis (QB) - 1999, 00 FLOYD, Arthur (HB) - 1964 FLOYD, Rob (DB) - 1988, 89, 90, 91 FONTENOT, Darren (C) - 1987 FONTENOT, Harry (C) - 1955, 56 FONTENOT, Roy (WR) - 1981, 82, 84 FORD, Donnie (FB) - 1989 FORD, Mike (NG) - 1977, 78, 79, 80 FORD, Q.T. (B/HB) - 1947, 48 FORET, Danny (PK) - 1974 FORET, Lynn (K) - 1965, 66

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All-Time Lettermen FOSTER, Robert “Bob” (T) - 1964, 66, 67 FOSTER, Stan (OT) - 1974, 75 FOWLER, Jerry (T/G) - 1959, 60, 61, 62 FOWLER, Ted (Manager) - 1964 FRANKLIN, A.J. (TB) - 2004, 05 FRANKLIN, Lamarcus (S)-2001, 02 FRANKS, Scott (Manager) - 1981 FRAZIER, Paul (TB) - 1987, 88 FREEMAN, Gordon (TE) - 2006, 07, 08 FREEMAN, Sean (OT) - 1987, 88, 89, 90 FRESH, Barry (FB) - 1966, 67 FULLER, Leon (FB) - 1951, 52 FULTON, Charles (CB) - 1982, 83, 84, 85 FULTON, Fred (C) - 1962, 63, 64 FULTON, Rodney (C) - 1982, 83, 84, 85 FULTON, Trey (OL) - 1988, 89, 90, 92 FULTS, Jerry - 1957, 58 FUNCHES, Michael (OT) - 1997, 98 FUNK, Rusty - 1980

G GAGE, Roman (RB) - 1993, 95, 96, 97 GALLOWAY, Fred (OG) - 1977, 78, 79,80 GALLOWAY, Gilbert (QB) - 1987, 88 GARRETT, Buddy (FB) - 2003 GARY, Joe (Manager) - 1959 GASPARD, Kim (C) - 1974, 75 GASPARD, Steve (TE) - 1966, 67, 68, 69 GATLIN, Marcus (WR) - 2002, 03, 04 GAUDET, Larry (LB) - 1968, 69, 70, 71 GAUTIER, Chris - 1980 GEISENDORFF, Alton (MG) - 1969 GENTRY, Roy (E) - 1960, 61, 62, 63 GEORGE, Tom (Manager) - 1953, 54 GIBBS, Todd (OT) - 1980 GILSON, Anthony (TB) - 1983, 84 GILSON, E.H. (HB) 1937, 38, 39, 40 GIBSON, Benton (DE) - 1967, 68 GILL, Dusty (FB)-2001, 02 GILLIAM, Chris (QB)-- 1991 GILPIN, John (TE)-2001, 02, 04 GILSON, Gil (FB) - 1967, 68, 69, 70 GINART, Mike (OG) - 1981, 82, 83 GIVENS, Jackie (HB) - 1948 GLADNEY, Everett (CB) - 1985 GLEASON, Dave (HB) - 1964 GLEASON, Shane (OL) - 2000 GOLDMAN, Eric (DL) - 1989, 90, 91, 92 GOLDSMITH, Jerry (DB ) - 2000, 01, 02 GOLDSMITH, Kerry (DB) - 2002 GOLIAN, Nick (FS) - 1987 GOODIE, Quinten (FB) - 2006, 07, 08 GORDON, Kemp “Flash” (E/HB) - 1955, 56, 57 GORDY, David (FB) - 1989, 90 GOSSERAND, Brandon (DE) - 1992, 93 GRAF, Steve (DB) - 1979, 80 GRAHAM, Frank (FB) - 1984, 85 GRANGER, Eric (WR)--1996, 97, 98 GRANGER, Tyrone (OT) - 1985, 88 GRAPPE, David (DE) - 1979, 80, 81, 82 GREEN, Bernard(WR) - 1998, 99, 00, 01 GREEN, George (HB) - 1967 GREEN, Mike (DB) - 1997, 98, 99 GREEN, Tony (TB) - 1980, 81, 82 GREENHOUSE, Isaiah (LB) - 2006, 07, 08 GREGG, Brookseye (E) - 1958, 59, 60 GREGG, Lexie (T) - 1956, 57 GREMILLION, Gant (DE/TE) - 1994, 97, 98 GRIFFIN, William (RB) - 2008 GRIFFITH, Warren (DE) - 1976, 78, 79, 80 GRIGSBY, Shawn (P) - 1998, 99 GROGAN, C.L. (CB) - 2004, 05, 06, 07 GROMAN, David (SE) - 1983, 84, 85 GUELOW, Russ (TE) - 1966, 67 GUICE, Dudley (WR) - 2005, 06, 07, 08

GUIDRY, Brian (OG) - 1986, 88, 89 GUIDRY, Don (QB) - 1966, 67, 68 GUIDRY, Jerry (T) - 1960, 61, 62 GUIDRY, Troy - 1981 GUILLOT, Kenny (G) - 1963, 64, 65, 66 GWINN, Ross (T) - 1963, 64, 65, 66

H HAGGERTY, Ron (FB) - 1983, 84, 85, 86 HAGIN, Tom (HB) - 1968 HAGMAN, L.C. (FB) - 1944 HALE, Judson - 1956 HALL, James (DE) - 1983, 84, 85, 86 HALL, John - 1966 HALL, Kevin (DB/PR) - 1997, 98 HAMILTON, Barry (LB) - 1982 HAMILTON, Johnny (LB)-2001, 02, 03, 04 HAMILTON, Orlando (OL)-2001 HAMILTON, Terrence (LB) - 1984, 85 HAMILTON, Tremel (DT) - 1985 HAMLER, Chris (PK) - 1989, 90 HANEY, Wayne (SE) - 1968 HARDY, Adriun (DB) - 1989, 90, 91, 92 HARING, Frank (TB) - 1973, 74, 75, 76 HARLAN, Hal (OG) - 1981, 82, 83, 84 HARLAN, Harold (G) - 1948, 49 HARP, Eldred “Red” (HB) - 1950 HARPER, Lonnie (HB/FB) - 1959, 61 HARPER, Sam (G/DT) - 1949, 50 HARRELL, Martin (OLB) - 1984, 85 HARRELL, Spencer (WR) - 2008 HARRELL, Trent (DE) - 1998 HARRIS, Bill (T) - 1954 HARRIS, Marshall (DE) - 2008 HARRIS, Myron (LB) - 1998, 99 HARRIS, Shannon (RB) - 1993 HARRIS, Tracy (DL) - 1993, 94 HARRISON, Freddie (WR) - 2001, 02 HARRISON, Shaun (LB) - 1993 HARRISON, Sonny (C) - 1960 HARTER, Mike (FB) - 1972 HARTSELL, Orval (B) - 1945 HASHERT, James (DT) - 1983 HATCHER, Connie (TB) - 1977 HAVARD, David (DE) - 1997, 98, 99 HAYES, Jason (G) - 1992, 93, 94, 95 HAYES, Randolph (SS) - 1986, 87, 88, 89 HAYNES, Earl (HB/E) - 1952, 53, 54 HAYNES, George (LB) - 1994, 95 HAYNES, Glen (T) - 1953, 54 HAYNES, Johnny (E) - 1950, 51, 52 HAZLEWOOD, Carl (TE) - 2003, 04 HEBERT, Bobby (QB) - 1979, 80, 81, 82 HEBERT, James (G) - 1948 HEBERT, Jeremy (DL) - 2000, 01, 02 HEBERT, Lynn (QB) - 1969, 70, 71, 72 HEBERT, Reggie (G) - 1945, 47, 49 HEBERT, Tommy (K) - 2002, 03, 04 HECKEL, Bert (T) - 1956, 57, 58, 59 HEDRICK, Guy (RB) - 1990, 91, 92 HENDERSON, Rex (QB) - 1978, 79 HENDERSON, Tim (OL) - 2006, 07, 08 HENDRICKS, Ron (HB) - 1965 HENNIGAN, Charlie (E/HB) - 1955, 56, 57 HENNIGAN, David (DB) - 1979, 80, 82 HENRY, Gerard (SE) - 1984, 85, 86 HENRY, J.D. (S) - 2004 HERMAN, N.E. (HB) - 1944 HERNANDEZ, Jesse (OL) - 2008 HERPIN, Shay (OL) - 1991 HICKMAN, Gary (E) - 1953, 54, 55 HILLIARD, Kerry (DB) - 1998, 99, 00, 01 HILLIARD, Randy (CB) - 1986, 87, 88, 89 HINES, Rudy (WR) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 HODGES, David (OL)--1989

HODNETT, Keith (PK) - 1985, 86, 87, 88 HODNETT, Malcolm (G) - 1963 HOFFPAUIR, Dale (QB) - 1956, 57, 58, 59 HOLDEN, Brad (TE) - 2001 HOLDER, Stacy (NG) - 1976, 77, 78, 80 HOLDER, Walter (E) - 1945 HOLLIS, George (Manager) - 1968 HOLMES, Edwin (DB) - 1988, 89, 90, 91 HOLMES, Mark(P/FB) - 1999, 00 HOOD, Kenneth (E) - 1960, 61, 62, 63 HOOPER, J.L. - 1950 HORNSBY, Frank (LB) - 1987, 88 HORTON, Ed (HB) - 1962, 63, 64 HOWARD, Adrian (CB) - 1986, 87, 88, 89 HOWARD, David (RB) - 1990, 91, 92 HOWARD, Melvin - 1968 HOWARD, Otis (G) - 1953 HRAPMANN, Kenny (S) - 1968, 69, 70, 71 HUCKABY, Jack (T) - 1947, 48, 49, 50 HUCKABY, Roger (FB) - 1970 HUDSON, Judson “Slasher” (HB) - 1957 HUGHES, Bill (C) - 1975 HUGHES, Harlan (OL) - 1988, 89, 90, 91 HUGHES, Kevin (DL) - 1995 HUNDLEY, John (QB) - 2008 HUNTER, Arthur (RB/WR) - 1992, 93, 94, 95 HUTCHENSON, Paul (G) - 1959, 60 HYAMS, Mark (DE) - 1978, 79

I IRBY, Myer - 1966 ISSAC, Ricky (DE) - 2008

J JABBIA, Frank (DL) - 1991, 92, 93 JACKSON, Anthony (OLB) - 1983, 84, 85, 86 JACKSON, Greg (S) - 1974, 75 JACKSON, Jackson (FB) - 1948 JACKSON, Johnny (B) - 1947 JACKSON, Lee (LB) - 1989 JACKSON, Quentin (OL) - 2003, 04, 05 JACQUET, Brian (RB) - 1994, 95, 96, 98 JAMES, Charles - 1983 JANTZ, Bobby (B) - 1947 JEFFERSON, Jeremy (RB) - 2007, 08 JENKINS, DeShon (S) - 1984, 85, 86 JENKINS, Sam (DE) - 1979, 80, 81, 82 JOHNESE, Derrick (TB) - 2002, 03, 04 JOHNS, Edgar - 1958 JOHNSON, Bill (C) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 JOHNSON, Billy Ray (QB) - 1955 JOHNSON, Carlton (B) - 1946 JOHNSON, Cecil (T) - 1954, 55, 56 JOHNSON, Charles (T) - 1953 JOHNSON, Charley (C) - 1954, 55 JOHNSON, Charlie (T) - 1954, 55, 56, 57 JOHNSON, Damian (TE) - 1994, 95, 96, 97 JOHNSON, Darrell (OL) - 2000, 01 JOHNSON, Donald (HB) - 1969, 70, 71, 72 JOHNSON, Eddie (WR) - 1989 JOHNSON, Harvey (B) - 1946 JOHNSON, Jamall (LB) - 2003, 04 JOHNSON, Joseph (DE) - 1999, 00 JOHNSON, Kevin (T) - 1982, 83 JOHNSON, Mario - 1983 JOHNSON, Mark (SE) - 1983, 84 JOHNSON, Robert (B/HB) - 1946, 48 JOHNSON, Terry (LB) - 1993, 94, 95, 97 JOHNSTON, Jared (WR) - 1993, 94 JOHNSTON, Jerry (HB) - 1958 JOHNSTON, Melvin (G) - 1964, 66, 67 JONES, A.F. (T) - 1944, 46 JONES, Aubrey (QB) - 1999, 00 JONES, Carlos (WR) - 1990, 91, 92 JONES, Chris (DT) - 1999, 00, 01, 02

JONES, David (WR) - 1995, 96, 97, 98 JONES, Denny (DB) - 1981 JONES, Jermaine (CB) - 1995, 96, 97, 98 JONES, Joe (OT) - 1985 JONES, Kenny (TB) - 1980, 81 JONES, Ricky (OL) - 1988, 89, 90, 91 JORDAN, Burnell (DT) - 1997 JORDAN, Chris (OL) - 2001, 02 JORDAN, Tim (NG) - 1979, 80

K KANA, Tim (LB) - 1997, 98, 99 KEATON, Buster (T) - 1949, 50 KEGANS, Bax (OL) - 1991, 92 KELLY, Anthony (DL) - 1988, 90, 91 KELLY, Donnie (DHB) - 1961 KELLY, John (S) - 1970, 71, 72, 73 KELLY, Quentin (DT) - 1976, 77, 78 KENNEMER, Dustin (OL) - 2002 KESSINGER, Oscar (NG) - 1974 KEYS, Jerome (LB) - 1991, 92, 93 KIDD, Billy - 1956 KING, Hardy (Manager) - 1981 KING, John (OL) - 1987, 88, 89, 90 KING, Josh (LB) - 1993, 94, 96 KING, Michael (OL) - 2003, 04 KING, Rodney (DL) - 1990, 91, 92, 93 KINLER, Ronnie - 1957 KINLEY, Allen (LB) - 1976, 77, 78, 79 KIRCHOFF, Bobby (DT) - 1974, 75, 76, 77 KIRKMAN, Randal (HB/B) - 1944, 45 KITCHEN, Darrel (S) - 2004, 05, 06, 07 KLASS, Lester (E) - 1944 KNECHT, Brett (FB) - 1976, 77, 78, 79 KNECHT, Gene (TE) - 1973 KNIGHT, Jason (OL) - 2001, 02 KNOTTS, Stanley (T) - 1952, 55 KNOTTS, Steve - 1981 KONCAK, Bobby (OG) - 1968, 69, 70, 71 KULAKOWSKI, John (DE) - 1984, 85, 86, 87 KYZAR, Van (DT) - 1975, 76, 77

L LaBORDE, Eric (RB/KR) - 1998 LACOSTE, Lance (S) - 2007, 08 LACY, Darryl (DB) - 2000, 01, 02 LAIRD, Brad (QB) - 1991, 93, 94, 95 LAIRY, Antonio (LB) - 1991, 92 LANCASTER, Art (DT) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 LANCASTER, Arthur (HB) - 1948, 49, 50 LANCASTER, James (C) - 1947, 48 LANCASTER, Joe (HB) - 1950, 51 LAND, Anthony (DE) - 1991, 92 LANDREAUX, Pat (C/QB) - 1946, 47, 48 LANDRY, Purvis (E) - 1946, 47 LANDRY, Roy (B) - 1945, 46 LANDRY, Rudy - 1955, 56 LANE, Jeremy (DB) - 2008 LANE, Karl (DE) - 1980, 81, 82 LANGRIDGE, Allan (G) - 1951, 52, 53, 54 LaPRADE, Lee (DT) - 1987 LARSON, David (TE) - 2008 LATINO, Lester (LB) - 1966, 67, 68, 69 LaTOOF, Thomas (PK) - 1998 LATSON, Lawann (RB) - 1991, 92 LAWRENCE, Byron (RB) - 2006, 07, 08 LAWRENCE, Lanny (LB) - 1998, 99 LAWRENCE, Matt (LB) - 2002 LEBLANC, Derrick (DL) - 1993, 94, 95, 96 LEBLANC, Phil (CB) - 2008 LEBLEU, Floyd LEDBETTER, Monte (E) - 1964, 65 LEDET, Demathus (DB) - 2002 LEDET, Raymond (Manager) - 1947 LEDET, Tim (LB) - 1980, 81, 82, 83

LEE, Randy (OT) - 1978, 79, 80 LEE, Stan (CB) - 1971, 72, 73, 74 LEE, Talmadge - 1951 LEE, Xavier (S) - 2008 LEONARD, Mark (QB) - 1982 LEONE, Wade (DB) - 2002 LESURE, Lamond (OL) - 2004 LEWIS, Arthur B. (DB) - 1980, 81 LEWIS, Bryant “Red” - 1956, 57 LEWIS, Kevin (CB) - 1985, 86, 87, 88 LEWIS, Malcolm (DBH/QB) - 1965, 66, 67 LEWIS, Roscoe (LB) - 1974, 75, 76, 77 LILES, Randy (WR) - 1978, 79, 80, 81 LILLEY, James (LB) - 1976, 77, 78 LITTLE, Bill (T) - 1952, 53, 54, 55 LLORENS, Kendrick(CB) - 1999, 00, 01 LOCHE, Rogers (LB) - 2006, 07, 08 LOCKETT, Devon (WR) - 1999, 00, 01, 02 LOCKHART, Orlan (TE) - 1987, 88 LOCKS, Roy (DE) - 1999, 00, 01, 02 LOCKWOOD, Ray (G) - 1954, 55, 56 LOFTON, Jeremy (TB) - 2000, 01, 02 LOFTON, Lacey (HB) - 1955, 56 LOGGINS, Clint (DL) - 1995, 96, 97, 98 LONG, Carroll (C) - 1965, 66 LONG, Gerald (Manager) - 1964 LOPER, Ben (LB) - 1976, 77, 78 LOSEY, Bill - 1949 LOTT, Jerry (FB) - 1957, 59 LOTTINGER, Daniel (FB) - 2004, 05 LOUIS, Eric (DB) - 2000, 01, 02 LOUIS, Sonny (DB) - 1978, 79, 80, 81 LOUPE, Denver (FB) - 1944 LOUVIERRE, John (P) - 1994, 95 LOVE, Ledell (DE) - 2007, 08 LOVICH, David (DE) - 1966, 67 LUTRING, Willie (E) - 194

M MADDEN, Ray (T) - 1945 MADISON, Traymain (DB) - 2000, 01 MAGEE, Kevin (QB) - 2000, 01, 02 MAGGIO, Beau (LB) - 2004 MAGGIO, Mike (OG) - 1974, 75 MAGGIORE, Mike (OG) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 MALCOLM, Roymon (RB) - 1995 MALLET, Eugene (G) - 1953 MALLETT, Spencer (DB) - 1979, 80, 81, 82 MALLEY, Gerald (G) - 1964, 66, 67 MANNING, Doug (TE) - 1979, 80 MARANTO, Tony (DB) - 1995, 96, 97 MARICELLI, J.M. (CB, FB) - 1958, 59, 60, 61 MARICLE, Ricky (OL) - 2003, 04, 05 MARSHALL, Jerrell (DT) - 2007 MARSHMAN, Robert - 1960 MARTIN, Bob (P/FB/T) - 1958, 59, 61 MARTIN, Elmo - 1951, 52 MARTIN, Ray (DE) - 2004, 05, 06, 07 MARTIN, Robbie (OL) - 1985, 86, 87, 88 MARTIN, Zach (DL) - 1998, 99 MARTINEZ, Carson (QB) - 2007 MARX, E.I. (E) - 1944 MARSHALL, Jerrell (OL) - 2007 MASON, Anthony (WR) - 1988 MASON, Dickie (G) - 1959, 60, 61, 62 MATHEWS, Mark (OT) - 1979, 80 MATTHEWS, Clarence (RB) - 1992, 94, 95 MAY, Titus (FB) - 2002, 03, 04, 05 MAYFIELD, Don (FB) - 1967, 68 MAYFIELD, Mark (TB) - 1985, 86, 87, 88 MAYS, Darrell - 1961, 62 MAYS, Walter (WR) - 1979, 80, 81 McALLEN, Bob - 1968 McALLEN, Don (LB) - 1970 McCARDLE, Don (Manager) - 1961, 64

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All-Time Lettermen McCLELLAND, Tommy (TE) - 2001, 02, 03, 04 McCLENDON, John - 1968 McCOLLISTER, Bo (WR) - 1974, 75, 76, 77 McCOY, Triand (DL) - 87, 89 McCRARY, Gary (C) - 1968, 69, 70, 71 McCREARY, Bruce (LB) - 1979, 80, 81, 82 McCULLOUGH, Jeremy (TE/FB)-1996, 97, 98, 99 McDANIEL, Charles (OL) - 2005, 07, 08 McDAVID, Chad (DB) - 1989, 90, 91 McDUFFIE, Charles (DE) - 1985, 86 McFADDEN, Raymond (HB) - 1952 McFARLAND, Ralph (T) - 1945, 46 McGEE, Terrence (CB) - 1999, 00, 01, 02 McGRAW, Bob (OF) - 1979, 80, 81 McHALFFEY, Bobby - 1950 McKEE, Jimmy (WR) - 2006, 08 McKELLUM, James (TB) - 1989, 91 McMILLAN, Bryan (DB) - 2002, 03, 04 McMILLAN, T.J. (LB) - 2003, 04, 05, 06 McNEIL, Jerome (WR) - 1995 McNEW, James “Red” (QB) - 1953, 54, 55, 56 MEEKS, Bo (QB) - 1999 MEEKS, Ken (WR) - 1976 MEEKS, Ricky Joe (P/QB) - 2004, 05, 06 MEFFORD, Paul (LB) - 2002, 03, 04, 05 MELDER, Trent - 1946, 47 MENARD, Bill (QB) - 1958 MERRITT, Tom (DE) - 1969, 70 MICHEL, Jake (LB)--1996, 97, 98, 99 MIDDLEBROWN, Eddie (G) - 1964, 65, 66 MIEARS, Jerry (FL) - 1973 MIERS, Butler (G/T) - 1945, 46 MILES, Jeff (OL) - 1989 MILLER, Chris (WR) - 2004, 05, 06 MILLEN, Don (HB) - 1953, 54, 55 MILLER, Jason (DE) - 1997, 98 MILLER, Steve (DE) - 1993, 94 MILLS, Jason (LB) - 1994, 95 MILLS, Mickey - 1958 MILLS, Terry (DB) - 1994 MILTON, Bo (OL) - 1990, 91 MILUTIS, J.W. (T) - 1944 MISER, Don (OT) - 1968, 69, 70, 71 MISSENHEIMER, Terry - 1957, 58 MISTRIC, Cory (DT) - 2001, 02, 03 MITCHELL, Clarence (E) - 1982, 84 MITCHELL, Gregory (P) - 2000, 01 MITCHELL, Tommy (C) - 1961, 62, 63 MLADAY, J.P. (QB) - 1944 MODICA, Andy - 1986 MONROE, Herchel (DT) - 1999, 00, 01 MOORE, Billy (G) - 1955, 56, 58 MOORE, Gary (HB) - 1960, 61, 62 MOORE, Glen (TE) - 1988, 89 MOORE, Greg L. (S) - 1984 MOORE, Jack (C/B) - 1949, 50, 51 MOORE, Petie (HB) - 1956 MOORE, Robert (CB) - 1982, 83, 84, 85 MOORE, Travis (S) - 2004, 05, 06 MORAIN, Kaleb (OL) - 2004, 05 MOREAU, Al (E/G) - 1961, 62, 63, 64 MOREL, Connor (QB) - 2004 MORGAN, Daniel (TE) - 1999, 00, 01 MORGAN, Gary (DE) - 1980, 81, 82, 83 MORGAN, Skipper (SE) - 1970, 71, 72, 73 MORRELL, Sidney “Sid” (OT) - 1948, 50, 51 MORRIS, Chris (WR) - 1985 MORRIS, Mace (DE) - 1968, 69, 70, 71 MORRIS, Mace (E) - 1966, 67, 68 MORRIS, Mark (TE) - 2002, 03, 04 MORROW, Chad (RB) - 1990 MOSBY, Josh (WR) - 2003, 04 MOSES, Ed (LB) - 1990, 91, 92, 93 MOSLEY, Kenny (TB) - 1982, 84 MOSLEY, Willie (CB) - 1974, 75, 76, 77

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MOTT, Jerry (HB) - 1967, 68 MOUNT, Jay Roy (PK) - 1985, 86, 87, 88 MUELLER, Greg (PK) - 1995 MURPHY, Dwane 1954, 55 MURPHY, Kenneth (HB) - 1944 MURPHY, Scott (DL) - 1990, 92 MURPHY, Steve (HB) - 1960, 61 MYATT, Jeff (CB) - 1992, 93, 94

N NALL, Craig (QB) - 2001 NATION, Don (DHB) - 1950 NEAL, Perry (TB) - 1977 NEAL, R.W. (HB) - 1944 NECAISE, Greg (LB) - 1989, 90 NELSON, Marque (DL) - 2001 NELSON, Tyrone (SE) - 1992 NEWHOUSE, Quintene (DL) - 2001, 02, 03, 04 NEWSTROM, Mark (DE) - 1987, 88 NICOSIA, Al (B/QB) - 1947, 48, 49 NOONAN, William “Billy” (E) - 1945, 46 NOONE, Mike - 1959 NORCIA, Nick (FB) - 1960, 61 NORMAN, Johnny “Ray” (E) - 1960, 61, 62, 63 NORWOOD, Everett - 1986 NUGENT, Lawrence (G) - 1963, 64, 65 NUNNALLY, Todd (OL) - 1988 NYVALL, Mark (FB) - 1969 NYVALL, Vic (HB) - 1967, 68, 69

O OGLE, Thomas (FB) - 1998 O’BRIEN, Jason (DB) - 2003, 04, 05, 06 O’NEAL, Dewey - 1956 O’NEAL, Mike (FB) - 1985, 86, 87, 88 OATIS, Victor (WR) - 1979, 80, 81, 82 ODOM, Ivan (OG) - 1997 ODOM, John Wayne (T) - 1960, 61, 62, 63 ODOM, Sammy Joe (C) - 1962, 63 OLIVER, Robert (DL) - 1994, 95 ORGERON, Edward (DT) - 1980, 81, 82, 83 ORTEGO, Seth (OL) - 2000, 01, 02 ORZEHOSKIE, Charles (DT) - 1987, 88, 89 OWENS, Mike (OL) - 1988, 89, 90

P PADGETT, Matt (OL) - 2001, 02 PALMER, Tracy (RB) - 1986, 87, 88, 89 PALMER, Pat (WR) - 1994, 95, 96, 97 PAPA, Tony (HB) - 1968 PARISH, C.R. (HB) - 1944 PARKER, Bobby (FB) - 1962, 63, 64, 65 PARKER, James (E) - 1953 PARKER, Leonard (LB) - 1987, 88 PARKER, Mickey (Manager) - 1959 PARMLEY, Brad (LB) - 2002, 03, 04, 05 PATRICK, Claude (FB) - 1962, 63, 64, 65 PATTERSON, Warren (QB)--1996, 97, 98 PAUL, Clifford (DL) - 1991, 92 PAUL, George (OL/DL) - 1992, 93 PAYNE, Joe Beck (HB) - 1971, 72 PENDERGRAFT, Dennis (P/PK) - 19755-78 PENNELL, Adam (OL) - 1999, 00, 01 PERKINS, Darius (TE) - 2006, 07 PERKINS, George (HB/K) - 1952 53, 54 PERNICI, Frank (QB) - 1957 PEROT, Andy (OG) - 1981, 82 PEROT, Edward - 1978 PEROT, Petey (OT) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 PERRY, Justin (S) - 2005, 06, 07, 08 PERRY, Kevin (CB) - 2007, 08 PETERS, Mark (FB) - 2000, 01, 02 PETRIE, Harold (FB) - 1964, 65 PHARIS, George (E) - 1949, 50, 51 PHILIBERT, Kenny (QB) - 1976, 77, 78, 79

PHILIPS, Al (SE) - 1966, 67 68, 69 PHILLIPS, Earl (C/LB) - 1959, 60, 61 PICKENS, Arthur (DT) - 1978 PIERCE, Jerry (Manager) - 1959 PISTORIUS, Donnie (S) - 1978 PITMAN, Gary (HB/E/FB) - 1963, 64, 65, 66 PITTMAN, David (DB) - 2002, 03, 04, 05 PITTS, Wayne (OG) - 1971 PLAISANCE, Thomas (LB) - 1969 PLATT, Nathan (DT) - 1992, 93, 94, 95 PLUMMER, Allen (G/LB) - 1962, 63, 64 PLUMMER, James (E) - 1945 POE, Tim (DB) - 1979, 80, 81 POLLARD, Cashas (CB) - 2008 PONDER, Scott (OL) - 1991 PONSTEIN, Neil (S) - 2000, 01, 02 POOL, Mike (QB) - 1969, 70 POOLE, Chris (P) - 1997 POOLE, Dan - 1951 POOLE, James (E) - 1947, 48, 49 PORCHE, John (Trainer) - 1968 PORTER, Ryan (OL) - 2001, 02 POWELL, Jeff (P) - 1991, 92 POWELL, Robert (G) - 1957, 58, 59, 60 POWELL, Ronnie (TB) - 1997, 98 POWELL, Stan (QB) - 1980, 81, 82, 83 PRATHER, Neal (HB) - 1965, 66 PREALOW, Scottie (LB) - 1987 PRESCOTT, Jace (OL) - 2008 PRESTON, Carl (TE) - 1985, 86 PRITCHETT, Chris (WR)--1996, 97, 98, 99 PROCELL, John (DE) - 1976, 77, 78 PROCELL, Rodney (DE) - 1977, 78 PURSER, Don (HB/FB) - 1947, 51, 54

Q QUICKEL, Dale (K) - 1979, 80, 81, 82 QUINN, Billy (B/E) - 1946, 47, 48 QUEEN, Ed (DE) - 2003, 04, 05, 06

ROBERTS, Claude (C) - 1957, 58, 59 ROBERTS, William (G) - 1945 ROBERTSON, Johnny (G/B/E) - 1946, 47, 48, 49 ROBERTSON, Leslie (OG) - 1969 ROBERTSON, Robert (FB) - 1994, 95, 96, 97 ROBINSON, Antonio (RB) - 2006, 07 ROBINSON, Archie (OL) - 1994, 95, 96, 97 ROBINSON, Joe (RB) - 1992, 93 ROBINSON, Larry (DB) - 1980, 81, 83, 84 ROBINSON, Myron (RB) - 1995 ROBINSON, Paul (E) - 1958 ROBINSON, Russ (DT) - 1984, 85, 86 ROBINSON, Victor (WR) - 1989, 90, 91 ROCHE', Jared (DE) -1996, 97 RODGERS, Donald (C/QB) - 1944, 45 RODRIGUE, Kendall (DT) - 2006, 07, 08 RODRIGUEZ, Kurt (LB) - 1999, 00, 01, 02 ROGERS, Dickie (QB) - 1959, 61 ROGERS, Jack (E) - 1953, 54, 55 ROGERS, Thalmus (LB) - 1999, 00 ROGERS, Zach (OL) - 1998, 99, 00, 01 ROMAN, John (Manager) - 1968 ROPP, John (FB) - 1949, 50 ROREX, Brian (DB) - 1989, 90 ROSE, Charles (OG) - 1979, 80, 81, 82 ROUSSELL, Bryan (LB) - 1991, 92 ROWE, Mitch (DT) - 1986, 87, 88, 89 ROWE, William - 1966 ROWLETT, Brannon (LB) - 1989, 90, 91, 92 ROWLETT, Paul (LB) - 1979 ROY, Clint (RB) - 2001 RUBIN, Barry (FB) - 1978, 79, 80 RUTLEDGE, Billy Ray (S) - 2003, 04 RUSH, Willie (NG) - 1974 RUSHING, Tommy (DB) - 1979, 80, 82 RUSSO, Bradley (P) - 2007, 08 RUSSO, Nic (P) - 2008 RYAN, Mike (LB) - 1993

S R RABALAIS, Mark (OL) - 2002, 03, 04, 05 RABB, Daiquri(DB) - 1998, 99 RACHAL, Willard (HB) - 1955 RADISINOVICH, Rade - 1957 RAGAS, Cory (CB) - 2008 RAGUS, Charles (T) - 1961, 62, 63, 64 RAMSEY, Terry Joe (WR) - 1979, 82, 83 RANDALL, Mike (OL) - 1993 RATCLIFF, Mike (OG) - 1972 RAY, James Edward (B) - 1945 RAY, M.D. (QB) - 1950, 51, 52 RAY, Scott (K) - 1979 READEAUX, Steve (LB) - 1992, 93, 94 REAP, Steve (OL) - 1991, 92 REASONS, Gary (LB) - 1980, 81, 82, 83 RECORD, Ben (C) - 1995 REDING, Dick (E) - 1963, 64, 65, 66 REED, Casey (DB) - 1991 REED, Deron (RB) - 1993 REED, Tavoris - 2004 REEHER, A.P. (QB) - 1944 REYNOLDS, Gordon (Manager) - 1961, 64 RHIEL, W.L. (FB) - 1944 RHODES, Craig - 1992 RHODES, Harold “Dusty” (F/FB) - 1946, 47, 48 RHODES, Kevin (B) - 1992, 93, 94, 95 RICHARD, Louis “Benny” (E) - 1964, 65, 67 RICHARDSON, Leonard (OT) - 1969, 70, 71, 72 RICHARDSON, Michael (DB) - 1981, 82, 83, 84 RICHMOND, Charvis (LB) - 1997, 98, 99, 00 RIDGELL, Deon (RB) - 1990, 91, 92, 93 RIGGS, Gary (S) - 2006, 07, 08 ROACH, Andrew (QB) - 1989, 90 ROBERSON, Jerry (WR) - 1989, 90

SALDANA, Adrian (S) - 1985 SALSBERRY, George (DL) - 1989, 90, 91 SAMPSON, Shelton (RB) - 2002, 03, 04, 05 SANCHEZ, Mario (DE) - 1996, 97, 98 SANDERS, Jomaine (RB) - 2001 SANFORD, Clint (PK) - 1999, 00, 01 SAVOIE, Gerald (DE) - 1973, 74, 75, 76 SCHOUEST, Gary (FB) - 1964 SCHROEDER, Edwin (G) - 1954, 55 SCHROEDER, Mark (TB) - 1978, 79 SCHWANTES, Ben (OL) - 2007, 08 SCOTT, Allison (OT) - 1976 SCOTT, Jimmy (HB/K) - 1964 SCOTT, Thomas (DE) - 2001, 02 SEASTRUNK, Kedrin (TE) - 2005, 06, 07, 08 SERPAS, Jack (DE) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 SHADDINGER, Oswald (Manager) - 1946 SHARKEY, Neal (OL) - 1993, 94 SHAW, Robert (TE) - 1980, 81, 82 SHEEY, Billy (E) - 1957 SHERROD, Kelvin (S) - 2000, 01 SHILLINGS, Steve (OG) - 1979, 80, 81 SHOPTAUGH, Johnny (DT) - 1977, 78 SIBLEY, Henry (DE) - 1985, 86, 88 SIBLEY, L.W. “Bubber” (OB/G) - 1944, 45, 46, 47 SIBLEY, Tyrus (G) - 1950 SILVEY, Gary - 1966 SIMMONS, Lamont (LB) - 2008 SIMMONS, Neal - 1966 SIMON, Ted (E/C) - 1952, 53, 54, 55 SIMPSON, Jackie (T) - 1952, 55 SIMPSON, Jerry (OT) - 1970, 71 SKIDMORE, Greg (TB) 2003, 04, 05, 06 SKINNER, Brad (OL) - 1998, 99 SKINNER, Johnny (C) - 1977, 78, 79, 80

SLACK, Rusty (QB) - 1985, 86, 87, 88 SLATE, Matt (LB) - 1995, 96, 97, 98 SMITH, Al (DT) - 2006, 07, 08 SMITH, Bobby (G) - 1948, 49, 50 SMITH, Brent (TE/OL) - 2002, 03, 04, 05 SMITH, Chris (OL) - 2003, 04, 05 SMITH, David (DHB) - 1965, 67, 68 SMITH, Davis (DHB) - 1966 SMITH, Dean (G) - 1956, 58, 59 SMITH, Dean (LB) - 2002 SMITH, Dennis (TE) - 1970, 71, 72, 73 SMITH, Dennis (FS) - 1986, 87, 88, 89 SMITH, Don (DE) - 1976 SMITH, Ernest (OT) - 1981, 82, 84 SMITH, Freddie (LB) - 1983, 84, 85 SMITH, George (E) - 1956, 57, 58, 59 SMITH, Herbie (QB) - 1960, 61, 63 SMITH, Jackie (E) - 1959, 60, 61, 62 SMITH, John (OT) - 1981, 82, 84 SMITH, Jon (TB) - 1997, 98 SMITH, Larry (S) - 1968, 69, 70 SMITH, Maxie (OG) - 1981, 82, 83, 84 SMITH, Robert - 1982 SMITH, Roland (HB) - 1952, 53, 54 SMITH, Scott (E) - 1982, 83 SMITH, Travis (CB) - 1970, 71 SNODGRASS, Bud (DT) - 1979, 80, 81 SPANGLER, Brad (QB) - 1996, 97, 98, 99 SPANGLER, John (WR) - 1993 SPEARS, Marcus (OL) - 1991, 92, 93 SPIKES, Jeff (RB)--1996, 97 SPITALE, Joe (HB) - 1970, 71 SPRADLING, Randy (OT) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 SPRUCE, Pat (OG) - 1978, 79 SQUIRES, Todd (S) - 1984 ST. PIERRE, Harold - 1966 STANLEY, Bobby (HB) - 1956, 57, 58 STARK, Todd (LB) - 1981, 82, 83, 84 STEELE, L.R. (T) - 1945 STEERS, Jeff (OL) - 1985, 86, 87, 88 STEGALL, Chris (P) - 2002, 03, 04 STEGAR, Curtis (DE) - 1987 STELLEY, Vic (QB) - 1959, 60, 61 STEPHENS, Carlos (DE) - 2002, 03, 04, 05 STEPHENS, John (TB) - 1984, 85, 86, 87 STEPHENS, Shane (K) - 1991, 92 STEVENS, Bill (OL) - 1967 STOKER, Calvin (WR) - 2008 STOKER, Scott (QB) - 1987, 88, 89 STONE, E.H. (C) - 1944 STONE, Mike (RS/DB) - 1996, 97, 98 STORM, Jason (DE) - 1992, 93, 94, 95 STORRS, Josh (K) - 2002, 03, 04 STRICKLAND, Randy (DT) - 1973 STUART, Clint (OL)--1996, 97 STUTTS, R.E. (G) - 1944 SUMRALL, Troy (RB) - 1999, 00 SUTHERLAND, T. J. (WR) - 1997, 98, 99, 00 SWALES, Adam (WR) - 1993, 94, 95, 96 SWANSON, James (WR) - 2007, 08 SWEENEY, R.W. (T) - 1944 SWEEZY, Ryan (OL) - 1999, 00, 01 SYLVESTER, Judith (DB) - 1998, 99, 00, 01

T TACKER, Paul (CB) - 1968, 69, 70, 71 TACKETT, Bobby (G) - 1957 TACKETT, Marion (G) - 1959 TADEMY, Curtis (DE) - 1994, 95 TALBERT, Glenn (HB) - 1961, 62, 63 TANNER, Harold (P) - 1950 TANNER, Scott (P) - 1974 TARLTON, John (C) - 1946 TAPPIN, John (WR) - 1989, 90, 91 TATE, Demathdian (LB) - 2000

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All-Time Lettermen TATE, Randy (DE) - 1966, 67, 68, 69 TATUM, Bob (DT/G) - 1951, 52, 53, 54 TAYLOR, Carl (DT) - 1994 TAYLOR, Royce - 1949 TAYLOR, Tony (RB) - 1998, 99, 00 TELOTTA, A.J. - 1951, 52 TENNISON, Gene (OL) - 1998, 99, 00, 01 THIBODEAUX, Keith (FS) - 1993, 94, 95, 96 THISSEL, Sidney (LB) - 1985, 87, 88 THOMAS, Chiquita (OLB) - 1983 THOMAS, Dwayne (DE) - 1992, 93, 95, 96 THOMAS, Freeman (NG) - 1980, 81, 82 THOMAS, Huey (T) - 1948, 49, 50 THOMAS, LaDann (LB) - 1995, 96, 97, 98 THOMAS, Marcus (S) - 2000, 01 THOMPKINS, Raymond (OLB) - 1983, 84, 85 THOMPSON, Fred (DB) - 1990, 91, 92, 93 THOMPSON, J.L. “John� (B) - 1945, 46, 47, 48 THOMPSON, Kenny (FB) - 1961, 62 THOMPSON, Reggie (SE) - 1971, 72, 73, 74 THORNTON, Sidney (FB) - 1973, 74, 75, 76 THRASH, Orlando (FB) - 1984, 85, 86 TINSLEY, Harold (G) - 1946 TOLAR, Charlie (FB) - 1956, 57, 58 TOMS, Emery (OT) - 1976, 77, 78 TOUSSAINT, Darrell (CB) - 1978, 79, 80 TOWNSEND, Bill - 1979 TRAHANT, Kenny (NG) - 1970, 71, 72, 73 TRAYLOR, Albert (OL) - 1997, 98, 99, 00 TRAYLOR, Nigel (RB) - 1996, 97, 98 TREADWAY, Carlos (TE) - 1988, 89, 91, 92 TRIPP, Craig (DT) - 1968, 69, 70, 71 TRIPP, Hurley (T) - 1946 TROXCLAIR, Adam (LB) - 2000, 01, 02 TUREAU, Tony (OL) - 1995, 96, 97, 98 TURNER, Danny Bob (E) - 1966 TURNER, Floyd (SE) - 1985, 86, 87, 88 TURNER, Gerald Lucas (DE) - 1985 TURNER, Greg (DE) - 1981, 82 TURNER, James “Junior� (B/FB) - 1949-52 TURNER, Odessa (SE) - 1984, 85, 86 TURNER, Patrick (C) - 1984, 85, 86 TUTTLE, Tim (LB) - 1979, 80 TYLER, David (G) - 1954 TYNER, David (Manager) - 1981

U UECKERT, Ruston(DL) - 1999, 00

V VAN, Wayne (QB) - 1982, 83, 84, 85 VARNADO, Adam (WR) - 2005, 06, 07, 08 VEALE, Jimmy - 1957 VERRETT, Pete (C) - 1960, 61, 62 VIENNE, Chris (TE) - 1984 VIENNE, Mike - 1979 VIGE’, Alden (BACK) - 1946 VINSON, Davon (QB) - 2003, 04, 05 VOGT, Jeff (OT) - 1971, 72, 73, 74

W WADDELL, Gregg (CB) - 1977, 78, 79 WALKER, Bill (C) - 1950 WALKER, James (TE) - 1980, 81 WALKER, Mike (Cotlone) - 1984 WALKER, Neil (DE) - 2006, 07 WALKER, Randy (K) - 1970, 71, 72, 73 WALKER, Wayne (P/PK) - 1963, 65 WALL, Johnny (E) - 1958, 59, 60 WALLACE, Freddie (LB) - 1985, 86, 87, 88 WALLIS, Tommy (HB) - 1968, 69, 70, 71 WALLS, Larry (DT) - 1971 WALTON, Searle (FB) - 1953, 54 WAMPOLD, Marvin (E) - 1954, 56 WARD, Stacy - 1982

WARD, Trea (K) - 1993 WARE, Richard (FB) - 1968, 69, 70, 71 WASHINGTON, Marcus (OL) - 2006, 07, 08 WASHINGTON, Russ (S) - 2003, 04, 05 WASHINGTON, Tony (DT) - 1997, 99, 00, 01 WASHINGTON, Willie (DT) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 WATERS, Waymond (WR) - 1975, 76, 77, 78 WATSON, Jay (G) - 1992 WATTIGNY, Bob (QB) - 1970 WATTIGNY, Scott (DL) - 2006, 07, 08 WEAVER, Bob (E/K) - 1951 WEAVER, Walter (G) - 1959, 62 WEBB, Carroll (T) - 1944 WEBER, Seah (WR) - 2000, 01 WEEKS, Robert (K) - 2005, 06, 07, 08 WESLEY, Gary (DE) - 2002, 03, 04 WESLEY, Henri (DE) - 1985, 87, 88 WEST, Jerry (B) - 1945 WEST, Prentis (WR) - 2001, 02, 04 WHALEY, Brian (OL) - 1998, 99 WHATLEY, Ronnie (DHB) - 1965, 66, 67, 68 WHEATLEY, David (OL) - 2007 WHEELER, Jerry (WR) - 1980, 81, 82 WHITE, Bernard (OT) - 1972, 73 WHITE, David (B) - 1947 WHITE, Davin (TE) - 1999, 2001 WHITE, James (LB) - 1971, 72 WHITE, James (E) - 1946, 47, 48 WHITE, Philip (G/QB) - 1946, 47, 48, 49 WHITT, Larry (HB) - 1953, 54, 55 WHITTEN, Jim (MG) - 1968 WIGGINS, Darrell - 1952 WIGGINS, Parker - 1940 WILEY, Fred (NG) - 1973, 74 WILKINS, Curtis (OL) - 1990, 91, 92, 93 WILKINSON, Dennis (C) - 1969, 70 WILKINSON, Sidney (OG) - 1973 WILLIAMS, Anthony (RB) - 1994, 95 WILLIAMS, B.J. (DB) - 1996, 97, 98, 99 WILLIAMS, Germond (LB) - 1999, 00, 01, 02 WILLIAMS, Greg (LB) - 1980, 81 WILLIAMS, James (T) - 1945 WILLIAMS, Jimmy “Jim� (G) - 1958,59,60,61 WILLIAMS, Roger - 1961 WILLIAMS, Taylor (OL) - 1995, 96, 97 WILLIAMS, Thomas - 1989 WILLIAMS, Tori (QB/WR) - 1994 WILLIAMSON, Robert (E) - 1945 WILLIAMSON, Terry (RB) - 1994, 95 WILLIAMSON, Teryl (DB) - 1994, 95 WILLIBER, William (RB) - 1993, 94, 95 WILLIS, Ahmad (DE) - 1999, 00, 01, 02 WILLIS, Chris (DB) - 1993, 94, 95 WILLIS, Troy (DE) - 1971, 72, 73, 74 WILLOUGHBY, Kent (E) - 1960, 61, 62 WILSON, Austin (B) - 1946, 47 WILSON, Bob (B/T) - 1947, 48 WIMBERLY, Ted (C) - 1964, 65 WINDHAM, John (OL) - 2000, 01, 02 WINN, Frances (T) - 1945 WOFFORD, Glen (OT) - 1971, 72 WOOD, Chip (RB) - 1993 WOODS, Bruce (S) - 2003, 04, 05 WOODS, Jackie - 1962 WOODS, Jimmie (T) - 1964, 66, 67 WREN, Jerry (C) - 1960, 62 WRIGHT, David (FB) - 1976, 77, 78, 79 WRIGHT, Kenny (S)--1996, 97, 98 WRIGHT, Randy (RB) - 1989, 90 WRIGHT, Robert (DE) - 1992, 93, 94, 95 WRIGHT, Stuart (QB) - 1973, 74, 75, 76 WROTEN, Gerald (E) - 1967 WYBLE, Fred (C) - 1957, 58

RETIRED DEMON JERSEYS Jackie Smith was a standout football and track athlete at NSU from 1960-63. He led NSU in receiving in two of his three seasons but made his true mark in an incredible 16season pro football career. Smith caught 480 passes for 7,918 yards and 43 touchdowns as a tight end with the Cardinals and Cowboys. On July 30, 1994 Smith was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Joe Delaney was an All-American in football and track from 1977-81. He set NSU's career rushing record with 3,047 yards and still holds the school single game record with 299 vs. Nicholls as a sophomore. He ran on NSU’s NCAA Champion 1981 4x100 m relay. As a rookie with the Chiefs, he set four club rushing records and was the 1982 AFC Rookie of the Year. He drowned in a heroic rescue attempt in June 1983. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. Al Dodd was a two-time All-America safety from 1965-66 and led the 1966 Demons to an unbeaten 9-0 season and a No. 1 national ranking. He holds the state and Northwestern record with 31 career interceptions. He led the team in kickoff returns from 1964-66 and was also the top punt returner for those seasons. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears and later played eight seasons in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints as a receiver. Gary Reasons played linebacker at NSU from 1980-83 and finished his career as the all-time leader in tackles with 394. He also set marks in single-season tackles with 172 in his as a senior and established a single-game mark with 24 stops against McNeese that same year. In nine NFL seasons, he won two Super Bowls. He was the first three-time All-American in Division I-AA history and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame on August 17, 1996. Bobby Hebert, QB at NSU from 1977-80, still holds the NSU single-game passing and total offense records. He ran for 101 yards and threw for 364, hitting on 18-of-30 attempts in a 38-31 victory over UTA on Sept. 13, 1980. Hebert played 14 pro seasons - 11 in the NFL with the Saints and Falcons. As a rookie, he led Michigan to the USFL title and was MVP in the championship game. In the NFL, he completed 60% for 21,683 yards and 135 TDs.

Y YARBROUGH, Ferrell M. (OT/DT) - 1958- 61 ARBROUGH, Gerald (OG/DL) - 1960, 61, 62 YELLOTT, Julius (Manager) - 1948

Z ZEIGLER, Toby (WR) 2002, 03, 04, 05

***This list may not be complete and the NSU sports information office appreciates revisions and additions. A 1981 fire wiped out a great deal of documentation of prior athletic history. Please contact the NSU SID office at 318357-6467 or ireland@nsula.edu concerning revisions and additions to this list.***

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Turpin Stadium Records T U R P I N

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93 yards, Ronnie Powell vs. Jacksonville St., 11/8/97 91 yards, Tony Taylor vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/20/99 Pass 98 yards, Bobby Hebert to Randy Liles vs. Southeastern La., 11/22/80 94 yards, Brett Hicks to Brandon Perry (Sam Houston State), 10/7/06 *85 yards, Mike Pool to Al Phillips vs. Stephen F. Austin, 9/27/69 Punt Return 90 yards, Terrence McGee vs. Southern, 9/2/00 86 yards, Terrence McGee vs. Troy State, 10/7/00 Kickoff Return 84 yards, Clarence Matthews vs. Southern, 9/3/94 81 yards, Daryl Skinner (Appalachian St.), 12/5/98

Individual Records Most Points Scored 20 *19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 *18

Joe Delaney vs. Portland State, Nov. 1, 1980 Ed Horton vs. Tarlton State, Oct. 13, 1962 Ben Beach vs. Gardner-Webb, Sept. 30, 2000 KaRon Coleman (Stephen F. Austin), Nov. 20, 1999 Tony Taylor vs. Jacksonville State, Nov. 11, 1999 Tony Taylor vs. Southwest Texas, Oct. 30, 1999 Tony Taylor vs. Tarlton State, Sept. 18, 1999 Chris Pritchett vs. Illinois State, Nov. 28, 1998 Sam Zanders (Illinois State), Nov. 28, 1998 Ronnie Powell vs. Stephen F. Austin, Nov. 20, 1997 Ronnie Powell vs. Arkansas Tech, Oct. 25, 1997 Chris Pritchett vs. Southwest Texas, Oct. 18, 1997 Lewis Tillman (Jackson State), Nov. 14, 1987 Mike Wooten (Northeast Louisiana), Oct. 5, 1985 Theophile Scott vs. Southestern Louisiana, Oct. 4, 1940

Most Rushing Attempts 41 38

Joe Delaney, vs. Nicholls State, Nov. 8, 1980 Marcel Shipp (Massachusetts), Dec. 12, 1998

Most Yards Rushing 299 208

Joe Delaney vs. Nicholls State, Oct. 28, 1978 Gilbert Price (Southwest Texas St.), Oct. 20, 1990

Most Rushing Touchdowns 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 *3

Jeremy Lofton, vs. Nicholls, Oct. 20, 2001 Jeremy Lofton vs. Stephen F. Austin, Nov. 17, 2001 KaRon Coleman (Stephen F. Austin), Nov. 20, 1999 Tony Taylor vs. Southwest Texas, Oct. 30, 1999 Tony Taylor vs.Jacksonville State, Nov. 16, 1999 Tony Taylor vs. Southwest Texas, Oct. 30, 1999 Tony Taylor vs. Tarlton State, Sept. 18, 1999 Sam Zanders (Illinois St.), Nov. 28, 1998 Ronnie Powell vs. Stephen F. Austin, Nov. 20, 1997 Ronnie Powell vs. Arkansas Tech, Oct. 25, 1997 Lewis Tillman (Jackson State), Nov. 14, 1987 Mike Wooten (Northeast Louisiana), Oct. 5, 1985 Joe Delaney vs. Portland State, Nov. 1, 1980 Theophile Scott vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Oct. 4, 1940

Most Passing Attempts 48 47 45 40 39 39 39

Doug Hudson (Nicholls State), comp. 23, Nov. 8, 1986 Troy Williams (Southern), comp. 27, Sept. 2, 2000 Kevin Glenn (Illinois State), comp. 18, Nov. 28, 1989 Richie Williams (Appalachian State), comp. 22, Sept. 25, 2004 Brian Null (Sam Houston State), comp. 25, Nov. 11, 2000 David Reaves (Appalachian State), comp. 23, Dec. 12, 1998 Eric Barkley vs. East Texas State, comp 20, Oct. 3, 1981

Most Pass Completions 27 26 25 23 22

Troy Williams (Southern), att. 47, Sept. 2, 2000 Neal Lomax (Portland St.), att. 43, Nov. 1, 1980 Brian Null (Sam Houston State), att. 39, Nov. 11, 2000 David Reaves (Appalachian St.), att. 39, Nov. 1, 1980 2 times (most recentley Richie Williams of Appalachian State, Sept. 25, 2004)

Most Passing Yards 431 368 364

Bob Bounds (East Texas State), Sept. 28, 1991 Richie Williams (Appalachian State), Sept. 25, 2004 Bobby Hebert vs. Texas-Arlington, Sept. 13, 1980

Highest Completion Percentage 81.8% 79.3%

Bobby Hebert vs. Abilene Christian, Sept. 6, 1980 Bubby Brister (Northeast Louisiana), Oct. 3, 1985

Most Touchdowns Passing 5 4 4 4

Richie Williams (Appalachian State), Sept. 25, 2004 Brad Spangler vs. Illinois State, Nov. 28, 1998 Warren Patterson vs. Henderson State, Sept. 19, 1998 Kenny Philbert vs. Texas-Arlington, Sept. 3, 1977

Most Receptions 12 9 9 9

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Chris Jones (Northeast Louisiana), 214 yds, Oct. 5, 1985 Al'Tre Joubert (Southern), 111 yards, sept. 2, 2000 Eric Anderson (Henderson State), 91 yds, Oct. 5, 1985 Odessa Turner vs. Northeast Louisiana, 113 yds, Oct. 5, 1985

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Interception Return 97 yards, Michael “Red” Richardson vs. Southeastern La., 11/12/83 95 yards, Jermaine Jones vs. Southern, 9/5/98 Field Goal 55 yards, Teddy Garcia (Northeast La.), 10/5/87 52 yards, Benny Brouillette vs. Nicholls St., 10/11/84 Punt 85 yards, Don Alonzo (Nicholls St.), 11/8/80 80 yards, Ryan Gooch (Stephen F. Austin), 11/17/07 78 yards, Leo Clement vs. Alcorn State, 10/16/82

Most Touchdowns - Receiving 4 3 3 3 3

Davon Fowlkes (Appalachian State), Sept. 25, 2004 Chris Pritchett vs. Illinois State, Nov. 28, 1998 Chris Pritchett vs. Southwest Texas, Oct. 18, 1997 Kevin Goodwin (Stephen F. Austin), Nov. 20, 1993 Mark Duper vs. Northeast Louisiana, Nov. 21, 1981

Most Yards Receiving 247 216

Ronald Bonner (Jacksonville State), 9 rec., Nov. 8, 1997 Pat Palmer vs. Stephen F. Austin, 7 rec., Nov. 20, 1997

Most Punts 10 9 9

Shane Stephens vs. McNeese State, 400 yds, Oct. 19, 1991 Mark Holmes vs. Troy State, 369 yards, Oct. 7, 2000 Bron Beal (North Texas State), 340 yds, Sept. 19, 1987

Most Yards Punting 400 369 344

Shane Stephens vs. McNeese State (10 att.) Oct. 19, 1991 Mark Holmes vs. Troy State (9 att.), Oct. 7, 2000 Benny May (McNeese State), Sept. 14, 1985

Team Records Most Points Scored NSU OPP

87 vs. Southeastern La., Oct. 11, 2003 51 by Stephen F. Austin, Nov. 20, 1993

Most Rushing Attempts NSU OPP

66 vs. Abilene Christian, Sept. 22, 1984 75 by Texas-Arlington, Sept. 3, 1977

Most Yards Rushing NSU OPP

446 vs. Sam Houston State (62 att.), Nov. 13, 2004 381 by McNeese State (72 att.), Oct. 10, 1981

Most Rusing Touchdowns NSU OPP

6 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle, Oct. 2, 2004 4 by four teams (last by McNeese State, Oct. 21, 2000)

Most Passing Attempts NSU OPP

49 vs. Stephen F. Austin (24 comp.), Oct. 1, 1983 61 by Northeast Louisiana (24 comp.), Nov. 21, 1981

Most Pass Completions NSU OPP

25 vs. Northeast Louisiana (42 att.), Nov. 21, 1981 28 by Portland State (47 att.), Nov. 1, 1980

Most Passing Yards NSU OPP

387 vs. Northeast Louisiana, Nov. 21, 1981 431 by East Texas State, Sept. 28, 1991

Highest Completion Percentage NSU OPP

76.5% vs. Northeast Louisiana, Oct. 3, 1987 79.3% by Northeast Louisiana, Oct. 5, 1985

Most Touchdowns - Passing NSU OPP

5 vs. Angelo State, Sept. 12, 1981 5 by Appalachian State, Sept. 25, 2004

Most Punts NSU OPP

10 vs. McNeese State, Oct. 19, 1991 10 vs. Angelo State, Sept. 14, 1983 9 three times (most recently by Delaware State, Sept. 16, 2006)

Most Yards Punting NSU OPP

369 vs. Troy State, Oct. 7, 2000 344 by McNeese State, Sept. 14, 1985

Most First Downs NSU by rush: by pass: by penalty:

33 vs. Northeast Louisiana, Nov. 21, 1981 20 two times (last vs. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 8, 1990) 18 vs. Sam Houston State, Oct. 7, 2006 6 vs. East Texas State, Sept. 22, 1990

OPP by rush: by pass: by penalty:

28 by McNeese State, Oct. 10, 1981 21 by Texas State, Oct. 20, 1990 16 by Appalachian State, Dec. 5, 1998 6 by two teams (last by Southern, Sept. 2, 2000)

Penalties - Most Yards NSU OPP

16 vs. McNeese State, Oct. 16, 2004; 180 vs. Texas Southern, Sept. 18, 2004 18 for 178 yds by East Texas State, Sept. 22, 1990

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Top 100 Players of the Century Choosing the Top 100: Fan voting conducted in May of 2007 was a primary component in the selection process, with a committee completing the selections. The Top 100 list was narrowed down from a group of 230 players nominated by a blue-ribbon panel comprised of former players, coaches and past and present administrators. The honorary captains were chosen by the committee as their stories emerged during the Top 100 selection process.

Corwyn Aldredge (TE, 1962-64) Mike Almond (WR, 1975-78) Butch Ballard (QB, 1973-76) Don Beasley (QB, 1961-64) Arthur “Tank” Berry (DL, 1981-84) Nathan Black (WR, 1998-01) Gordon Boogaerts (LB, 1970-72) Billy Jack Booth (TE, 1956-59) William Broussard (OL, 1996-99) Greg Buckley (OL, 2001-04)

Jamall Johnson (LB, 2003-04) Jermaine Jones (DB, 1995-98) John King (OL, 1987-90) John Kulakowski (DL, 1984-87) Brad Laird (QB, 1991-95) A.K. “Buddy” Lancaster (ATH, 1948-50) Monte Ledbetter (WR, 1964-65) Walter Ledet (OL, 1934-38) Kevin Lewis (DB, 1985-88) Roy Locks (DL, 1999-02)

Bob Tatum (OL, 1951-54) Tony Taylor (RB, 1998-00) Gene Tennison (OL, 1998-01) Keith Thibodeaux (DB, 1993-96) Sidney Thornton (RB, 1973-76) Charlie Tolar (RB, 1956-58) Darryl Toussaint (DB, 1978-80) Floyd Turner (WR, 1985-88) Odessa Turner (WR, 1984-86) Harry “Rags” Turpin (RB, 1926-29)

Jerry Burton (DB, 1960-63) Mario Cage (RB, 1971-74) Andre Carron (LB, 1988-91) Tory Collins (DL, 2003-06) Robert Daniel (DL, 1994-98) Joe Delaney (RB, 1977-80) John Dilworth (DB, 1971-74) Al Dodd (DB, 1963-66) Dudley Downing (OL, 1952-54) Derrick Doyle (WR, 2003-06)

Tony Joe Maranto (DB, 1995-97) Clarence Matthews (RB, 1992-95) Gary McCrary (OL, 1968-71) Terrence McGee (DB, 1999-02) James “Red” McNew (ATH, 1953-56) Robert Moore (DB, 1982-85) Ed Moses (LB, 1990-93) Craig Nall (QB, 2001) Greg Necaise (DL, 1989-90) Quintene Newhouse (DL, 2001-04)

Randy Walker (K/P, 1970-73) Wayne Walker (P, 1963-65) Richard Ware (RB, 1968-71) Russ Washington (DB, 2003-05) Parker Wiggins (RB, 1940) Ahman Willis (DL, 1999-02) David Wright (ATH, 1976-79) Kenny Wright (DB, 1996-98) Ferrell Yarbrough (DL, 1958-61) Toby Zeigler (RS, 2002-05)

Mark Duper (WR, 1980-81) Walter Edler (DL, 1967-70) Al Edwards (WR, 1986-89) Johnny Emmons (ATH, 1948-51) Jerry Fowler (OL, 1959-62) Mike Funches (OL, 1997-98) Larry Gaudet (LB, 1968-71) Mike Green (DB, 1997-99) Warren Griffith (OL, 1976-80) Don Guidry (QB, 1965-68)

Vic Nyvall (RB, 1967-69) Victor Oatis (WR, 1979-82) John Wayne Odom (OL, 1960-63) Sammy Joe Odom (LB, 1962-63) Ed Orgeron (DL, 1980-83) Patrick Palmer (WR, 1994-97) Petey Perot (OL, 1975-78) Al Phillips (WR, 1966-69) David Pittman (DB, 2002-05) Mike Pool (QB, 1969-70)

Ross Gwinn (OL, 1963-66) Adrian Hardy (DB, 1989-92) Bobby Hebert (QB, 1979-82) Bert Heckel (OL, 1956-59) Charlie Hennigan (WR, 1955-57) Randy Hilliard (DB, 1986-89) Keith Hodnett (SP, 1985-88) Dale Hoffpauir (ATH, 1956-59) Derrick Johnese (RB, 2002-04) Donald Johnson (RB, 1969-72)

Ronnie Powell (RB, 1997-98) Gary Reasons (LB, 1980-83) Dick Reding (WR, 1963-66) Michael “Red” Richardson (DB, 1981-84) Kurt Rodriguez (LB, 1999-02) Jackie Smith (TE, 1959-62) Marcus Spears (OL, 1991-93) John Stephens (RB, 1984-87) Scott Stoker (QB, 1986-89) Glenn Talbert (ATH, 1961-63)

HONORARY CAPTAINS: E.H. Gilson (HB, 1937-40) Grand Crowder (LB, 1994-95) Jerry Epperson (OL, 1975-78) Guy Hedrick (RB, 1990-92) Bill Johnson (OL, 1975-78) Lester Latino (LB, 1966-69) Bryant “Red” Lewis (1956-57) Carroll Long (OL, 1965-66) Rob Robertson (FB, 1994-97) Mark Schroeder (RB, 1978-79) Theophile Scott (ATH, 1940-42) Carlos Treadway (TE, 1988-92) Earnest “Bama” Wright (E, 1936-39)

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ALL-AMERICANS In 101 seasons of intercollegiate football, 39 Northwestern players have earned first or second-team All-America honors. Offensive guard Walter “Cajun� Ledet, later a highly-successful Demon track and field coach and assistant football coach, was the school’s first All-American in 1938. Only eight players — safety Al Dodd in 1965-66, tailback Joe Delaney in 1979-80, linebacker Gary Reasons in 1981-83, offensive tackle Marcus Spears in 1992-93, center William Broussard in 1998-99, safety Mike Green also in 1998-99, linebacker Jamall Johnson in 2003-04, and defensive tackle Tory Collins in 2005 and 2006 — won All-America honors in more than one season. Reasons became the first three-time All-American in Division I-AA history. In 1993, Marcus Spears became only the second I-AA player ever (along with Jerry Rice) to make the Football Writers Association of America All-America team. William Broussard and Mike Green, members of the memorable 1998 team which advanced to the national semi-finals for the first time in the program's history, are the only two teammates at Northwestern to earn All-America status in consecutive seasons. CHIEF CADDO At 7 feet, 6-inches tall and 320 pounds, Chief Caddo is the biggest trophy in college football. The wooden Indian statue is awarded to the winner of each year’s Northwestern vs. Stephen F. Austin game. The stately Chief is symbolic of the kinship between the cities of Natchitoches and Nacogdoches, home of SFA. He was named “Chief Caddo� to honor the Indian tribe that not only first settled the two communities, but provided safety for the early white settlers in the area. The statue originated in 1960, when Northwestern and SFA decided the loser of their 1961 game would have a tree chopped down from its nearby forest to be sent to the winning school, who would have a statue carved. The Demons won that 1961 matchup 35-19 and SFA delivered a 2,000-pound black gum log to Northwestern. Harold Green of Logansport spent over 230 hours carving the statue. Since the Demons and Lumberjacks have been playing for Chief Caddo, Northwestern holds a 28-141 advantage in the series. In the 48 years of the Chief’s life, he’s spent 33 in Harold Green carving the finishing touches to “Chief Natchitoches. The two Caddo.� NSU holds a 28-14-1 lead in the quest for colteams did not play each lege football’s largets trophy. other from 1965-68 and in 1973. To those who know the Chief best, that comes as no surprise. Even an SFA coach admitted a few years ago that the Chief seemed to like Natchitoches, blaming it on meat pies and Cajun cooking. But veteran Northwestern followers know his allegiance goes even deeper. After all, if you were a wooden statue, would you want to spend time around a bunch of Lumberjacks?

College Football Trophies Chief Caddo (NSU vs. SFA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-foot-6, 320 lbs Cannon (Purdue vs. Illionis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 foot by 1 foot, 15 lbs Ol’ Mountain Jug (App. St. vs. W. Caro.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 lbs Governor’s Cup (Kentucky vs. Louisville) . . . . . . . . .2 foot 9 inches, 110 lbs Old Oaken Bucket (Purdue vs. Louisville) . . . . . . .2 feet tall, approx. 15 lbs The Apple Cup (Wash. vs. Wash. St.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 inches, 8-10 lbs

Other Sport Trophies The Stanley Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35.25 inches tall, 34.5 lbs Lombardi Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 inches tall, 7 lbs NBA’s Larry O’Brien Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 feet tall, 16 lbs Wimbledon men’s championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18.5 inches tall British Open Claret Jug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 inches in diameter, 2 feet tall

FLAMING N LOGO The distinctive Northwestern athletic logo was designed in 1984 by former Demon kicker Dale Quickel. The outline of Louisiana was added in 1999.

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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Since World War II, the Demons have won or shared 10 conference titles. Northwestern won Gulf States Conference crowns outright in 1953, 1962 and 1966 and shared the title in 1957-58. The Demons won the Gulf South crown in 1972, then shared the Gulf Star Conference championship in 1984. Northwestern won the Southland Conference title in 1988 with a 20-17 victory at No. 1-ranked Stephen F. Austin in the final game of the regular season. In 1997, the Demons shared the title with McNeese State. In 1998, NSU made it back-to-back championships winning the title outright with a 6-1 conference mark and in 2004, NSU shared the title with Sam Houston State after posting a 4-1 league mark. THE DELANEY MEMORIAL Established in 1990 to fund the Joe Delaney Memorial Scholarship Endowment, the Delaney Memorial Weekend is held during spring practice. It starts with the Delaney Bowl, an intersquad game, and features a scramble golf tournament. Over $200,000 has been generated for the scholarship fund named for the heroic Delaney, the 1981 AFC Rookie of the Year who died in a 1983 attempt to rescue three drowning children. One survived. DEMON DRESSING ROOM ETIQUETTE Whatever you do, when visiting the Demon locker room, watch where you walk. Don’t dare step on the white Demon head in the center of the room on the plush purple carpet. If you do, you risk the rath of the entire senior class. THE GEORGE DOHERTY WING The Demon football offices, as well as the offices for the track and baseball coaching staffs, are located on the second floor of the NSU Fieldhouse. On June 8, 1991, the area was named “The George Doherty Wing� in memory of the former Demon head coach and athletic director, who spearheaded planning of the ultramodern facility. FIGHT SONG When Bill Brent’s Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band plays it, the music is called “Trio to British Eighth March� but the lyrics lend a distinct Demon flair:

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Demon Traditions S TA D I U M N A M E S A K E S At least four Demon coaches have stadiums named after them. NSU’s Turpin Stadium for football honors 22-year head coach Harry “Rags” Turpin. NSU’s Ledet Track Complex pays tribute to head track and assistant football coach Walter Ledet. NSU’s Brown-Stroud Field baseball stadium pays tribute, in part, to longtime assistant football and head baseball coach Alvin “Cracker” Brown. Louisiana Tech’s Aillet Stadium honors longtime head coach Joe Aillet, who grew up in Natchitoches, played for the Demons and was an assistant coach on the 1939 undefeated team before being hired as head coach of the rival Bulldogs. Brown replaced him on Turpin’s staff, which also included Ledet. RETIRED JERSEYS Hundreds of players have worn the Purple and White in the nine decades of Northwestern football, but only five have had their jersey numbers permanently retired. Al Dodd (41), an All-American on the unbeaten 1966 team, was the first to receive this honor. Joe Delaney’s No. 44 was retired at halftime of his final game in 1981. Gary Reasons’ No. 34 was set aside after his career ended in 1983. Jackie Smith's No. 80 was retired at homecoming 1994. In 1997, the familiar No. 12 jersey worn by Bobby Hebert was retired during halftime ceremonies of homecoming. T H E S TAT E FA I R C L A S S I C Gone, but not forgotten. For 40 years, old rivals Northwestern and Louisiana Tech played in Shreveport during the first weekend of the Louisiana State Fair. After the game, players and fans from both teams often made their way down the midway, enjoying the rides and carnival games. The series ended when Louisiana Tech withdrew after the 1987 meeting, halting what at the time was the South’s oldest active Division I-AA rivalry. The teams played for “The Rag,” a banner displaying names and colors of both schools which hung in the Student Union of the winning team for the next year. TRIDENT TEST Each spring and before fall practice, the Demon players go through a series of strength, speed and conditioning tests. Since three aspects of athleticism are being tested, they were named “Trident Tests” by the coaching staff. Each player is awarded an overall grade based on his combined ranking among all team members in every test. The winner receives the Kirt Straughter Memorial Award, named in honor of the 1989 Trident Test winner who drowned that year.

Los Angeles, WUSA in Washington, D.C., and many other TV outlets. USA TODAY featured the mascot melee in its Oct. 28, 1992 issue. At year's end, the fight was named -- by viewer vote -- fourth on CNN's Plays of the Year" show. The frisky mascots met again, with plenty of fanfare but no altercation, when NLU visited for a Jan. 30 basketball game. Shane Clabaugh, the senior social work major who served as Vic, explained: "After he tore my head off, that was it. That goes against the SPIRIT OF NORTHWESTERN MARCHING BAND code of ethics for mascots." Clabaugh said he won: "I scored a takeNearly 300 strong, the dynamic Northwestern band has never lost a down. I was mad because he knocked my head off. I wanted to take off halftime show under the direction of director Bill Brent. The band’s his head -- his real one." enthusiasm was a major factor, said Coach Sam Goodwin, as Northwestern’s “Road Warriors” won key SLC games at North Texas and Stephen F. Austin to capture the 1988 SLC title. At home games, it’s a treat to watch Brent’s game day rehearsals. V I C T H E D E M O N 1 , C H I E F B R AV E S P I R I T 0 Few events in Southland Conference history attracted as much attention as the Oct. 24, 1992, spontaneous scrap between Northwestern's mascot, Vic the Demon, and Northeast's Chief Brave Spirit. "The Tussle in Turpin" happened midway through the second quarter of the Homecoming game. KTBS-TV's Sam Schaecter made it his "Play of the Day" and the footage was picked up by ESPN -- who declared Vic the victor. Even Monroe's News-Star newspaper and KNOE-TV conceded the decision to Vic, who rallied after the Chief knocked off his head. Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle called it "the fight of the year" and wrote, "Vic won a unanimous decision. It's been a long time since I've seen a fight where someone's head actually gets ripped off -and yet he rallies to win!" The footage made its way around the country, appearing on CNN Sports Tonight, ESPN College Gameday, NBC's Today Show, KNBC in

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There have been 34 Northwestern State players chosen in the NFL Draft, including 10 in the last 11 seasons. Three Demons have gone in the top five rounds since 2002 (Craig Nall, 2002, 5th round, Packers; Terrence McGee, 2003, 4th round, Bills; David Pittman, 2006, 3rd round, Ravens). NSU’s highest pick: RB John Stephens, 1988, 17th overall. The Demons’ first-ever draft pick: OG Walter Ledet, Eagles, 2nd round, 1939; The busiest round for NSU players: 2nd, with 7 Demons selected. The busiest year: 1999, when 3 Demons were picked (cornerbacks Kenny Wright and Jermaine Jones, defensive end Robert Daniel). Offensive lineman Demetrius Bell was the latest Demon taken in the draft - selected in the 7th round by the Buffalo Bills in the 2008 draft.

Two Demon greats have won pro Rookie of the Year awards. Tailback Joe Delaney was the 1981 AFC Rookie of the Year when he earned a trip to the Pro Bowl and was named Chiefs MVP after establishing a then-franchise record with 1,121 rushing yards, leading Kansas City to its first winning season since 1973. Seven years later, after breaking Delaney’s Demon career rushing record, tailback John Stephens won the Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honor after running for 1,168 yards for New England.

John Stephens Joe Delaney

Marcus Spears

Among the dozens of former Demons to play pro ball, there are an elite group whose careers stretched for many years. Topping the list is Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Jackie Smith, who played 16 years (1963-78). Pro Bowl quarterback Bobby Hebert played in the NFL from 1985-96 (11 seasons) after three years starring in the USFL, getting a total of 14 pro seasons. All-Pro receiver Mark Duper spent 11 seasons in the NFL (1982-1992), as did offensive lineman Marcus Spears (1995-2005). Receiver Floyd Turner got in 10 seasons (1989-1998). Linebacker Gary Reasons played 9 years (1984-1992), as did cornerback Randy Hilliard (1990-1998). Receiver Al Dodd (1967-74) had 8 NFL seasons, along with offensive guard Petey Perot (1979-85). All-time AFL greats Charlie Hennigan and Charlie Tolar starred for the Houston Oilers for 7 years 1(960-66). Two current pros, defensive backs Kenny Wright (8 seasons) and Mike Green (7 years), are moving up the list.

He came to Northwestern in 1978 as a T-formation quarterback with a difficult-to-understand, thick Cajun accent. At the end of his redshirt sophomore year, Bobby Hebert was an honorable mention All-America. Injuries slowed him in his final two seasons, but he went from NSU to the fledgling USFL and became an instant star, winning the championship game MVP award for the Michigan Panthers. That launched an incredible 14-year pro career highlighted by eight seasons when he led the New Orleans Saints to their greatest success. Hebert was 49-26 (.653) as the Saints starting QB, leading the club to its only division title and its best ever record. Today, he co-hosts the Big 870, WWL AM weeknights Sports Talk show in New Orleans and keeps close watch on his alma mater.

The 1998 Demons had three players (Kenny Wright, Jermaine Jones, Robert Daniel) chosen in the 1999 NFL Draft – more than were chosen from six of the Associated Press Top 25 major college teams, and as many or more than 12 of the AP Top 25, such as Penn State and UCLA. NSU led all Division I-AA programs and Louisiana institutions with three selections. No other college in the country, at any level, had both starting cornerbacks selected.

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Charlie Hennigan

When the American Football League was created in 1960, former Demon track star and football player Charlie Hennigan was teaching biology and coaching at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, having been cut by the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos. Demon All-America fullback Charlie Tolar was drafted by Pittsburgh, but cut in 1959. They were among 160 hopefuls who participated in an AFL tryout camp for the Houston franchise, and both beat the odds to make the team. Each became instant All-AFL stars who made the Oilers’ All-Time Team in the mid-1990s, voted by fans. Hennigan set pro records with 1,746 receiving yards in 1961 and 101 catches in 1964, marks that remained for 20-plus years. The 1,746 receiving yards still is third all-time, topped only by Jerry Rice and Isaac Bruce. Hennigan holds NFL records for consecutive 100yard receiving games (7) and most 200-yard receiving games (3) in a season, and ranks second all-time with 10 100-yard receiving games in a season. Tolar’s 5-6, 220-pound frame earned him nicknames like “Tank� and “The Human Bowling Ball� and his bullish style made him a hero to future NFL star Larry Csonka while earning him a pair of All-AFL honors. His colorful lifestyle earned him a line in a Willie Nelson song: “Men like Charlie Tolar, when they made him, they broke the mold.�

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Jackie Smith

For a track standout whose hurdling skills made him most attractive to the Demons coming out of Kentwood High School, Jackie Smith made the most of his opportunity at NSU from 1959-62. His stats in football were modest in the run-based offenses of the early 1960s, but his size and speed interested pro scouts. Few 10th-round draft picks have worked out so spectacularly. Smith’s rugged style, combined with his speed and athleticism, redefined the positon of tight end in the NFL in the late 1960s. He made five straight Pro Bowl appearances for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1966-70 and retired after the 1978 season as the NFL’s all-time leading tight end with 480 career catches for 7,918 yards. He played in 121 consecutive games. In 1994, Kentwood came to Canton. The “Ole Redhead� was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Among the 33 Demons chosen in the NFL Draft, two hold a special distinction – they were the last players chosen in that year’s draft. Receiver Mike Almond was the 330th and last selection in 1979, going to the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Safety Mike Green went as the 248th choice in the 2000 draft, to Chicago. They were each the guests of honor for the “Irrelevant Week� celebration in Newport Beach, Cal., in June, making NSU the only program to have two “Mr. Irrelevants� in the 29-year history of the festivities. Almond made it to the last cut but the Steelers had receivers Lynn Swann and John Stallworth, both in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Green not only made the Bears’ roster, he was their second-leading tackler over his last six seasons and before he was traded to NFC champion Seattle.

Along with winning the 1988 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award, former NSU tailback John Stephens was awarded the first Gale Sayers Humanitarian Citation in 1988. Stephens was the choice of a committee headed by Sayers, the Hall of Fame running back who starred for the Chicago Bears. The award is given to the National Football League rookie demonstrating the most outstanding commitment of time and effort toward a personally designated charitable organization, which in Stephens's case was the Roxbury (Mass.) Comprehensive Community Health Center.

The Turtle came out of his shell in a big way. Cornerback Terrence McGee earned the nickname “Turtle� because of the way he wore his shoulder pads around his head until the last possible moment before preseason practices, to keep his head in the shade. McGee became a starter as a true freshman, and became a star a year later. He ran three punts back for touchdowns, broke the NCAA single-season record for punt return yardage and today stands as the Division I-AA all-time record holder for best career punt return average (17.6, 1999-2002). In his second pro season, 2004, he made the Pro Bowl as a return specialist and has emerged as one of the NFL’s better cover cornerbacks for Buffalo.

For musicians, it’s the cover of the Rolling Stone. For athletes, being a Sports Illustrated coverboy is the ultimate. Two Demon greats have been there. All-Pro Mark Duper was the subject for the Nov. 19, 1984 issue showcasing the unbeaten Miami Dolphins, In the Oct. 7, 1991 edition, Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert was on the cover illustrating the “Saints Alive�story saluting their best start ever. NSU products Jackie Smith, Joe Delaney and Hebert have been profiled inside the magazine, and in 2005, Marcus Spears provided the “Best Joke I Can Tell in Public� for SI readers.

Dating back to the 1930s, football and track have been intertwined at Northwestern. The Demons’ first football All-American, Walter Ledet, was a track stalwart who became one of the great track coaches in state history, earning him a place in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. His powerhouse track programs attracted future pro greats Charlie Hennigan and Jackie Smith to Northwestern. Since then, many outstanding Demon football players have been two-sport stars, including track AllAmericans and future pro players Joe Delaney, Mark Duper, Victor Oatis, Al Edwards and Ronnie Powell. Duper had never played football until Delaney and Oatis teased and prodded him into giving it a try for his junior season, 1980. Two years later, Duper was a second-round NFL Draft pick on the way to three Pro Bowls. In 1981, Delaney, Oatis, and Duper ran on the NCAA Division I champion 4x100 meter relay team. NSU remains the only FCS program ever to win an NCAA relay championship men or women indoors or outdoors.

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Corwyn Aldredge . . . . . . . .Browns (1965-66) Mike Almond . . . . . . . . . . . .Steelers (1979) David Arnold . . . . . . . . . . . .Chargers (1969) Demetrius Bell . . . . . . . . . . .Buffalo Bills (2008-present) (2008 Seventh Round draft pick) James Bennett . . . . . . . . . . .Bengals (1982) Nathan Black . . . . . . . . . . . .Panthers (2002-03) (3-year veteran) . . . . . . . . . . .Saints (2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Redskins (2005) Jarvis Blinks . . . . . . . . . . . .Seahawks (1976) Randy Bullock . . . . . . . . . . .Falcons (1992) Jerry Burton . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rams (1964) Mario Cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colts (1975) Donald Carroll . . . . . . . . . . .Eskimos (CFL) Tory Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bears (2007) Phil Creel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eagles (1968) Robert Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . .Panthers (1999-00) (1999 Sixth Round pick/2-year veteran) Joe Delaney . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chiefs (1981-82) (1982 Second Round draft pick/1982 AFC Rookie of the Year/1982 Pro Bowl/1996 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee/1997 College Football Hall of Fame inductee) Al Dodd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bears (1967) (8-year veteran) . . . . . . . . . . .Saints (1968-74) Dennis Duncan . . . . . . . . . .Oilers (1967) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alouettes (1968-70) CFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roughriders (‘71-’72) CFL (Made 1967 Houston Oilers practice team/1968-72 in CFL/All-CFL in 1969 with 1,037 yards rushing, 9 TDs/Led Montreal in scoring 1968-70) Mark Duper . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dolphins (1982-92) (1982 Second Round draft pick/11-year vet/1983, 1984, 1986 Pro Bowl/Super Bowl XIX starter) Al Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bills (1990-92) (1989 Sixth Round draft pick/3-year veteran/Super Bowl XXIV, Super Bowl XXV starter) Willie Fears . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bengals (1987) Jerry Fowler . . . . . . . . . . . . .Raiders (1963) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oilers Paul Frazier . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saints (1989) Mike Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bears (2000-05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seahawks (2006-2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Redskins (2008-present) Dudley Guice . . . . . . . . . . . .Titans (2009-present) Ross Gwinn . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colts (1967) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saints (1968-70) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eskimos (1972) CFL Adrian Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . .49ers (1993) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bengals (1994-95) (1992 Second Round draft pick / 3-year veteran) Bobby Hebert . . . . . . . . . . . .Panthers (1983-84) USFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saints (1985-92) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Falcons (1993-96) (1983 USFL Championship Game MVP/11-year NFL veteran/2000 La. Sports Hall of Fame inductee/Pro Bowl, 1993/ MVP USFL Championship game, 1983) Charlie Hennigan . . . . . . . . .Oilers (1959-66) (All-AFL four times, leading votegetter 1961/Professional football single season record 1,746 yards receiving/1960, 1961 AFL Champions/6-year veteran /1978 La. Sports Hall of Fame inductee/Pro Football Hall of Fame candidate) Randy Hilliard . . . . . . . . . . .Browns (1990-93) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Broncos (1994-97) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bears (1998) (1989 Sixth Round draft pick/9-year veteran/Super Bowl XXXII Champion) Chad Johnson . . . . . . . . . . .Vikings (2007) Jamall Johnson . . . . . . . . . .BC Lions (CFL, 2006-08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL, 2009-present) Jermaine Jones . . . . . . . . . .Jets (1999) (1999 Sixth round draft pick) .Bears (1999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Giants (2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cowboys (2001-02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Browns (2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dallas Desperados (2003-present) Mike King . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jets (2005-06) Monte Ledbetter . . . . . . . . .Bills (1966-68) (3-year veteran) Kevin Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . .49ers (1990-92) (3-year veteran) Kendrick Llorens . . . . . . . . .Giants (2002) (2002 Free agent signee) Tony Joe Maranto . . . . . . . .Thunder (1999) NFLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saints (1999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Browns (2000) (1999 NFL Europe Bowl Champion)

Terrence McGee . . . . . . . . .Bills (2003-present) (2003 Fourth Round draft pick; 2004 All-Pro) Robert Moore . . . . . . . . . . . .Falcons (1986-91) (6-year veteran) Craig Nall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Packers (2002-07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bills (2005-06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Texans (2008) (2002 Fifth Round draft pick) Johnny Norman . . . . . . . . . .Cowboys (1964) Vic Nyvall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saints (1970) Victor Oatis . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eagles (1983-84) (2-year veteran) John Wayne Odom . . . . . . .Oilers (1965) Sammy Joe Odom . . . . . . . .Oilers (1964) Pat Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Redskins (1998) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Packers (1999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bears (1999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roughriders (2000-02) (1998 Sixth Round draft pick/3-year CFL veteran) Petey Perot . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eagles (1979-84) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saints (1985-86) (1978 Second Round draft pick/8-year veteran, Super Bowl XV starter) David Pittman . . . . . . . . . . .Ravens (2006-2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saints (2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Texans (2008-present) (2006 third round pick) Ronnie Powell . . . . . . . . . . .Browns (1999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dragons (2000) NFLE Gary Reasons . . . . . . . . . . .Giants (1984-91) (1984 Fourth Round draft pick/1984 NFL All-Rookie team/1986, Super Bowl XX, XXV Champion & starter/Super Bowl XXV leading tackler/All-Madden Team/1996 College Football Hall of Fame inductee/1997 La. Sports Hall of Fame inductee) Dick Reding . . . . . . . . . . . . .Redskins (1966) Larry Robinson . . . . . . . . . .Dolphins (1985) Jackie Smith . . . . . . . . . . . .Cardinals (1963-77) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cowboys (1978) (1963 10th Round draft pick/16-year veteran/Five-time AllPro/Super Bowl XII starter/1983 La. Sports Hall of Fame inductee/1994 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee) Marcus Spears . . . . . . . . . . .Bears (1994-96) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chiefs (1997-03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Texans (2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Browns (preseason, 2005) (1994 Second Round draft pick/10-year veteran) John Stephens . . . . . . . . . .Patriots (1988-92) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Packers (1993) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chiefs (1993) (1988 First Round draft pick/1988 AFC Rookie of the Year/1988 Pro Bowl/6-year vet) Glenn Talbert . . . . . . . . . . . .Chief (1964) Tony Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cowboys (2001-02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bucs (2003-04) (2-year veteran/NFL Europe Bowl runner-up, Super Bowl XXXIV champion) Keith Thibodeaux . . . . . . . .Redskins (1997-98) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Falcons (1999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vikings (2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Packers (2001) (1997 Sixth Round draft pick/5-year veteran) Sidney Thornton . . . . . . . . .Steelers (1976-80) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Outlaws (1984) WFL (1976 Second Round draft pick/1976 Blue-Gray All-Star Classic Gray MVP/5-year veteran/Super Bowl XIII, XIV Champions) Charlie Tolar . . . . . . . . . . . .Oilers (1959-65) (6-year veteran/1961, 1962, 1963 All-AFL/1960, 1961 AFL Champions/1994 La. Sports Hall of Fame inductee) Darryl Toussaint . . . . . . . . .Saints (1981-82) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Calgary (1982) CFL Floyd Turner . . . . . . . . . . . .Saints (1989-93) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colts (1994-95) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ravens (1996-98) (1989 Sixth Round draft pick/9-year veteran) Odessa Turner . . . . . . . . . . .Giants (1987-91) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49ers (1992-93) (1987 Fourth Round draft pick/7-year veteran/Super Bowl XXV Champion starter) Randy Walker . . . . . . . . . . .Packers (1974-75) (2-year veteran) Wayne Walker . . . . . . . . . . .Oilers (1966) Kenny Wright . . . . . . . . . . . .Vikings (1999-01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Texans (2002-04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jaguars (2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Redskins (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Browns (2007) (1999 Fourth Round draft pick/5-year veteran/active) Ferrell Yarbrough . . . . . . . .Raiders (1962) Toby Zeigler . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edmonton Eskimos (2006) CFL