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NAME LEWIS, IKE SPEIR, ZEB GRAY, ALEX HOPKINS, DELTRON BARBOUR, JAYLAN WILLIAMS, MONDO GILCHRIST, KENNAN MEADORS, SHAEDON HUESMAN, JACOB THOMAS, JOSH BOYD, JOSH EXFORD, AUSTIN CARUSO, J.P. HOWARD, A.J. LAMB, TAYLOR LEVEL, JEREMY PINCKNEY, BRANDON THOMAS, ZAC JONES, DANTE COX, MARCUS ADAMS, MOCK CAPEL, JAQUIL EASTER, JAKE FITCH, CURTIS HAYES, TAE ABSHER, BRAD JEAN-CHARLES, SHEMAR EVANS, DARRYNTON PACK, CAMERON PURIFOY, A’DARIUS DUFFEY, ARIS UPSHAW, TERRENCE DUCK, CLIFTON DAVIS, AKEEM MOORE, JALIN CHAMBERLAIN, K.J. WILLIAMS, JR., MARCUS STRINGER, DEVAN HARRISON, DEVONTE VINSON, GEORGE TOWNES, RASHAAD DAVIS, EDWARD FRANKLIN, DESMOND THOMAS, TORONTO SMITH, KAIDEN FULLER, TEH’RON GOODE, DILLON KIRKPATRICK, MILLER NORWOOD, NATE RUBINO, MICHAEL SIMS, ANTONIOUS MILLER, RYAN FLORY, ANTHONY BOGGS, ERIC

POS WR QB DB WR WR DB OLB WR QB DB RB DB QB DB QB DB DB QB WR RB WR WR QB QB DB WR DB ATH OLB DB DB RB DB OLB RB DB RB OLB DB TE OLB/ILB ILB DB ILB DB ILB WR LB DL PK DL ILB ILB ILB

HT. 5-10 6-2 6-3 5-8 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-4 5-11 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-2 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-3

WT. 180 200 225 160 180 175 225 185 215 200 185 200 205 200 200 195 190 205 185 205 200 190 190 195 175 173 180 185 210 195 175 210 175 200 205 194 195 200 185 225 230 230 200 230 190 230 175 247 210 260 210 235 235

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

WT. 200 225 250 230 300 241 295 200 315 280 270 180 280 220 315 260 290 295 300 265 305 220 315 320 280 290 295 280 305 280 280 225 210 200 180 200 250 220 240 235 226 241 200 230 275 240 195 250 240 245 275 265

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UL MONROE 2016 ROSTER NO. NAME 1 JUWAN OFFRAY 1 BRIAN WILLIAMS 2 ROLAND JENKINS 2 RJ TURNER 3 MARCUS GREEN 4 TRE’ HUNTER 5 JARRED DUNN 6 CALEB EVANS 6 WESLEY THOMPSON 7 JARED MAPPS 7 CORTEZ SISCO, JR. 8 DE’VONTE HAGGERTY 8 CALEB TUCKER 9 WILL COLLINS 9 MARCUS HUBBARD 10 D’MARIUS GILLESPIE 12 JARELL BROWN 12 MARKIS MCCRAY 13 TERRY AUSBORNE, JR. 13 GARRETT SMITH 14 DAVID GRIFFITH 15 STEPHEN AMOAKO 15 FRANK MAXWELL IV 15 BRAXTON MOORE 16 CRAIG FORD 17 XAVIER BROWN 18 JONATHAN HODOH 19 ALEX JOHNSON 20 JUSTIN BACKUS 21 AJALEN HOLLEY 22 NATHAN MEADORS, JR. 23 NICK INGRAM 24 BEN LUCKETT 26 DUKE CARTER IV 27 GRANT DOTSY 28 THOMAS KOUFIE 29 LOGAN LATIN 31 AARON TOWNSEND 32 CHASE DAY 33 AUSTIN VAUGHN 34 LUKE HEDRICK 35 TREQUERRIOUS WADLEY 38 KORIAN REYNAUD 42 D’MARIUS LUCKETT 43 GARRETT HEATH 45 SHAQUILLE WARREN 46 KYLE NEVELS 47 CODY MCGUIRE 48 STERLING DOSS 49 NATE LINK 50 JEFF SAVAGE 52 COLTON MOOREHEAD

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

WT. 174 213 198 197 190 188 219 195 193 200 199 189 231 211 173 210 170 165 172 211 211 185 190 221 168 186 199 197 183 193 168 184 214 185 184 220 170 175 216 226 192 177 180 165 215 246 235 231 225 250 297 257

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

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MATCHUP at a GLANCE APPALACHIAN STATE 7-3 (5-1 Sun Belt)

UL MONROE 4-6 (3-3 Sun Belt)

Boone, N.C. ................................................................................ Location .............................................................................. Monroe, La. 1899.......................................................................................... Founded ........................................................................................ 1931 17,023..................................................................................... Enrollment ..................................................................................... 8,675 Mountaineers .............................................................................. Mascot ..................................................................................Warhawks Black and gold ............................................................................. Colors ....................................................................... Maroon and white Sun Belt ...................................................................................Conference ..................................................................................Sun Belt Kidd Brewer (26,000)..................................................................Stadium.......................................................... Malone Stadium (30,427) Scott Satterfield ........................................................................Head coach ..............................................................................Matt Viator 27-18 ......................................................................Head coach’s record at school .........................................................................4-6 Same .........................................................................Head coach’s overall record.......................................................................82-39 None ...................................................................................National ranking ................................................................................. None Multiple spread............................................................................Offense .......................................................................................Spread 27.0.................................................................................... Points per game .................................................................................. 26.0 215.2 .......................................................................... Rushing yards per game ......................................................................... 183.5 178.0............................................................................Passing yards per game.......................................................................... 213.7 393.2 ............................................................................. Total yards per game ............................................................................ 397.2 3-4 .......................................................................................Basic defense ....................................................................................4-2-5 18.0 ............................................................................Points allowed per game ........................................................................... 39.7 113.7....................................................................Rushing yards allowed per game .................................................................. 245.4 217.4.................................................................... Passing yards allowed per game .................................................................. 243.3 331.1.......................................................................Total yards allowed per game..................................................................... 488.7 L. Troy 28-24 ............................................................................Last game............................................................ D. Georgia State 37-23

When Appalachian State has the ball: When Appalachian State has the ball, it will stick with a rushing attack led by Jalin Moore, who has gained 1,211 yards this season and nine TDs with two games left.

Moore shares rushing duties with Marcus Cox, who has 579 yards in just six games this season. Taylor Lamb has thrown for 1,734 yards and 11 touchdowns.

When UL Monroe has the ball:

When UL Monroe has the ball, the Warhawks have no dominant runner. Ben Luckett has gained 428 yards on 113 carries for an average of 3.8 yards per game.

Luckett averages just 42.8 yards per game. Garrett Smith has com-

pleted 57.5 percent of his passes, having tossed nine touchdowns and 1,237 yards.

Macus Green has 33 catches for 311 yards and four touchdowns, while Ajalen Holley has 32 catches for 293 yards.

Sun Belt Conference standings Troy Arkansas State Appalachian State Idaho UL Lafayette Georgia Southern UL Monroe New Mexico State Georgia State South Alabama Texas State

Conf 5-0 5-0 5-1 4-2 3-3 3-3 3-3 1-4 1-5 1-5 0-5

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

Nov. 12 games

UL Monroe 37, Georgia State 23 Arkansas State 41, New Mexico State 22 Troy 28, App State 24 Idaho 47, Texas State 14

Nov. 17 game

Arkansas State at Troy, 9:30 p.m.

Nov. 19 games

UL Monroe at Appalachian State Texas State at New Mexico State UL Lafayette at Georgia Georgia Southern at Georgia State Presbyterian at South Alabama South Alabama at LSU, cancelled

Nov. 26 games

Appalachian State at New Mexico State Arkansas State at UL Lafayette South Alabama at Idaho Troy at Texas State

Dec. 3 games

UL Lafayette at UL Monroe New Mexico State at South Alabama Georgia State at Idaho Troy at Georgia Southern Arkansas State at Texas State

Late game

Idaho at Texas State, 4 p.m.

Passing leaders Receiving leaders Rushing leaders APPALACHIAN STATE PLAYER Comp-Att-Int Taylor Lamb 149-243-8 J.P. Caruso 6-6-0 Team totals 155-251-8 Opp. totals 212-359-17 UL MONROE PLAYER Comp-Att-Int Garrett Smith 103-179-7 Caleb Evans 60-98-3 Team totals 182-318-13 Opp. totals 176-295-4

Pct. 61.3 100.0 61.8 59.1

Yards 1,734 46 1,780 2,174

TDs 11 1 12 9

Avg game 173.4 5.8 178.0 217.4

Pct. 57.5 61.2 57.2 59.7

Yards 1,237 667 2,137 2,433

TDs 9 4 15 20

Avg game 206.2 133.4 213.7 243.3

APPALACHIAN STATE Player Rec. Yards Shaedon Meadors 36 561 Deltron Hopkins 18 115 Jaquil Capel 17 199 Team totals 155 1,780 Opp. totals 212 2,174 UL MONROE Marcus Green 33 311 Ajalen Holley 32 293 Xavier Brown 24 422 Team totals 182 2,137 Opp. totals 176 2,433

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And the Most Trusted Brand for 2016 according to Kelley Blue Book.* *Vehicle’s projected resale value is specific to the 2016 model year. 2016 Kelley Blue Book Brand Image Awards are based on the Brand Watch™ study from Kelley Blue Book Strategic Insights. Awards calculated among non-luxury shoppers. For more information, visit www.kbb.com. Kelley Blue Book is a registered trademark of Kelley Blue Book Co., Inc. †ALG is the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data, www.alg.com.

Avg. 15.6 6.4 11.7 11.5 10.3

TDs 1 1 1 12 9

Avg. game 56.1 16.4 22.1 178.0 217.4

9.4 9.2 17.6 11.7 13.8

4 1 4 15 20

31.1 9.2 42.2 213.7 243.3

APPALACHIAN STATE Player Rec. Yards Jalin Moore 191 1,211 Marcus Cox 99 579 Taylor Lamb 65 216 Team totals 434 2,405 Opp. totals 315 1,380 UL MONROE Ben Luckett 113 428 Thomas Koufie 63 376 Garrett Smith 60 308 Team totals 430 1,835 Opp. totals 437 2,454

Avg. 5.9 5.8 3.3 5.0 3.6

TDs 9 5 5 20 11

Avg. game 112.1 96.5 21.6 215.2 113.7

3.8 6.0 5.1 4.3 5.6

5 9 3 19 26

42.8 37.6 51.3 183.5 245.4