2013 Southland Conference Football Guide

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Staff

Tom Burnett, Commissioner Teri Franch, Meetings and Office Manager Edd Henderson, Associate Commissioner, Financial Operations Bruce Ludlow, Associate Commissioner, Operations Stephanie McDonald, Associate Commissioner, Institutional Services Jenny McGhee, Associate Commissioner, External Relations Chris Mycoskie, Assistant Commissioner, Television & Electronic Media Stephanie Tracy, Assistant Director of Operations

Communications

Todd Lamb, Assistant Commissioner, Communications Football Contact E-mail: tlamb@southland.org Office: 972-422-9500, ext. 107 Cell: 817-287-8393; Twitter: @Todd_SLC Calhoun Hipp, Director of Communications E-mail: chipp@southland.org Office: 972-422-9500, ext. 110 Cell: 803-673-1865; Twitter: @CalhounHippSLC

Southland Conference Southland Media Relations Directory............................... 2 This is the Southland Conference.................................4-6 Southland Demographics/Map/Mileage Chart................. 7 Southland Staff..........................................................8-10 Officiating Consortium.................................................. 11 Southland Corporate Partnerships................................. 12 Southland Conference Television Network..................... 13 Commissioner’s Cup................................................14-15 Hall of Honor................................................................. 16 Academic Awards......................................................... 17 Football History........................................................18-21 NCAA Division I Football Championship......................... 22 2012 FCS Championship Bracket.................................. 23 2012 Division I Championship Game........................24-25 Frisco, Texas................................................................. 26 FC Dallas Stadium........................................................ 27 2013 Southland Preview Preseason Notes........................................................... 30 Preseason Polls............................................................ 31 Preseason All-Conference Teams.............................32-33 Composite Schedule................................................34-35 Southland Conference Teams Central Arkansas......................................................38-43 Lamar......................................................................44-49 McNeese State........................................................50-55 Nicholls...................................................................56-61 Northwestern State..................................................62-67 Sam Houston State..................................................68-73 Southeastern Louisiana...........................................74-79 Stephen F. Austin.....................................................80-85 Abilene Christian......................................................86-89 Houston Baptist.......................................................90-93 UIW.........................................................................94-97

2012 Season in Review Final Standings........................................................... 100 Non-Conference Records/Preseason Polls................... 100 Final FCS Polls............................................................ 101 Players of the Week.................................................... 101 All-Conference Teams................................................. 102 All-Academic Teams................................................... 103 Results....................................................................... 104 Statistics.............................................................105-112 Superlatives.........................................................113-117 NCAA Rankings....................................................118-119 History and Records Southland Champions................................................. 122 Postseason Honors..............................................122-125 Statistical Trends.................................................124-125 Yearly Leaders.....................................................126-129 All-Conference Teams..........................................130-137 Coaching/Miscellaneous Records................................ 138 All-Time Standings..............................................139-143 Shutouts..................................................................... 143 Southland in the Postseason....................................... 144 All-Time FCS Playoffs Results..................................... 145 All-Americans......................................................146-147 Single-Game Top 10................................................... 148 Single-Season Top 10..........................................149-150 Career Top-10......................................................151-155 Individual Records...............................................156-157 Team Records......................................................158-159 In the Final Top-25 Polls.......................................160-162 Southland in the National Football League Southland in the NFL/Active Players............................ 164 Southland First-Round Picks....................................... 165 Southland’s Pro-Bowl Selections................................. 165 Southland’s Super Bowl Players.................................. 166 Southland in the NFL Draft...................................167-169 Southland Players on AFC Rosters........................170-172 Southland Players on NFC Rosters.......................173-175

W EEKLY MEDI A CONF ERENCE CA LL In an effort to assist media members, teleconferences featuring the head coaches will be conducted each Tuesday morning during the season. Those participating in the call should dial in five minutes prior to the scheduled start of 10:30 a.m., Central. Contact the Southland Conference office for conference call number and pass code. Call schedule is as follows, each Tuesday, starting Aug. 27 through Nov. 19:

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Credits The 2013 Southland Conference football media guide is a production of the Southland communications staff.

Writing, page layout, research and editing provided by Todd Lamb. Additional assistance provided by Calhoun Hipp and Chris Parker. Cover and interior designs provided by Old Hat Creative, Norman, Okla. Special thanks to the sports information departments in the Southland Conference for assistance in providing the information and photographs used in this publication. Additional photography provided

by Rick Yeatts and the City of Frisco. Printed by FlexPress, Dallas, Texas.

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Southland Notes:...................................................................10:30 a.m.

Central Arkansas, Clint Conque..............................................10:35 a.m.

Nicholls, Charlie Stubbs.........................................................10:42 a.m.

Southeastern Louisiana, Ron Roberts.....................................10:49 a.m.

Northwestern State, Jay Thomas...........................................10:56 a.m.

McNeese State, Matt Viator....................................................11:03 a.m.

Lamar, Ray Woodard..............................................................11:10 a.m.

Sam Houston State, Willie Fritz...............................................11:17 a.m.

Stephen F. Austin, J.C. Harper................................................11:24 a.m.

UIW, Larry Kennan (Aug 27, Sept. 17, Oct. 1 only)...................11:31 a.m.

Houston Baptist, Vic Shealy (Aug. 27 only)..............................11:38 a.m.

Abilene Christian, Ken Collums (Aug. 27 only)........................11:45 a.m.

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SOUTHLAND MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTORY CEN TR A L A RK A NSAS P.O. Box 5004-UCA 201 Donaghey Ave. Conway, AR 72035

SID............................ Steve East E-mail.................. seat@uca.edu Office...................501-450-5743 Cell......................501-339-8215

@UCASPORTS Asst. SID...................... Josh Goff E-mail.................. jgoff@uca.edu SID Asst.............. Charlie Skinner E-mail.............ucasid@gmail.net

AD:.................... Dr. Brad Teague Coach:.................... Clint Conque Press Box:...........501-450-5743

ucasports.com

LA M A R @LA MARCARDS P.O. Box 10066 LU Station Beaumont, TX 77710

SID................................ Erik Cox E-mail..........erik.cox@lamar.edu Office...................409-880-8329 Cell......................409-651-0514

Asst. SID....................Pat Murray E-mail..... pat.murray@lamar.edu Asst. SID.................Clay Trainum E-mail... clay.trainum@lamar.edu

AD:..................Jason Henderson Coach:................... Ray Woodard Press Box:.........3409-880-8054

lamarcardinals.com

McNEESE STATE P.O. Box 92735 700 East McNeese Lake Charles, LA 70609

SID................ Matthew Bonnette E-mail.. wonnette@mcneese.edu Office...................337-475-5207 Cell......................337-263-4822

MCNEESESPORTS Asst. SID................ Pam LaFosse E-mail....plafosse@mcneese.edu

AD:............... Tommy McClelland Coach:.......................Matt Viator Press Box:...........337-475-5225

mcneesesports.com

NICHOLLS COLONELSPORTS P.O. Box 2032 Baker Hall, Room 146 Thibodaux, LA 70310 geauxcolonels.com

Football SID...........Jamie Bustos E-mail.....jamie.bustos@nicholls. edu Office...................985-448-4281 Cell......................419-786-0415

SID............................Clyde Verdin E-mail.. clyde.verdin@nicholls.edu

Press Box:...........985-448-4845

NORTH W ESTERN STATE Prather Coliseum, Rm. 112 398 South Jefferson Natchitoches, LA 71459

SID......................... Doug Ireland E-mail............ireland@nsula.edu Office...................318-357-6467 Cell......................318-288-6388

AD:.........................Rob Bernardi Coach:................. Charlie Stubbs

NSUDEMONS Asst. SID.................. Matt Fowler E-mail..........fowlerm@nsula.edu

AD:........................... Greg Burke Coach:..................... Jay Thomas Press Box:...........318-357-4529

nsudemons.com

SA M HOUSTON STATE Box 2268 620 Bowers Blvd.

Huntsville, TX 77341

SID..........................Paul Ridings E-mail.............ridings@shsu.edu Office...................936-294-1764 Home...................936-294-9838

BEA RK ATSPORTS Asst. SID...............Jason Barfield E-mail........... jbarfield@shsu.edu Asst. SID.............Kevin Rodriguez E-mail.............. kjr002@shsu.edu

AD:..................... Bobby Williams Coach:........................Willie Fritz Press Box:...........936-294-1838

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SOU THEASTERN LOUISI A NA SLU Box 10309 800 Galloway Dr. Hammond, LA 70402

SID.........................Matt Sullivan E-mail........... rsullivan@selu.edu Office...................985-549-2142 Cell......................985-981-0009

SLUAT HLET ICS Asst. SID............ Kemmler Chapple E-mail........... kchapple@selu.edu Asst. SID................. Damon Sunde E-mail.....damon.sunde@selu.edu

Interim AD:...............Jay Artigues Coach:.....................Ron Roberts Press Box:...........985-549-2443

lionsports.net

STEPHEN F. AUST IN P.O. Box 13010, SFA Station SFA Athletic Field House Nacogdoches, TX 75962 sfajacks.com

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SID.........................James Dixon E-mail............. jdixon@sfasu.edu Office...................936-468-2606 Cell......................936-552-1171

SFA _ AT HLETICS Asst. SID.................Kenny Bybee E-mail......... bybeeka@sfasu.edu Asst. SID.............................. TBA

AD:.............................Robert Hill Coach:...................... J.C. Harper Press Box:...........936-468-3910

5 National Championships

12 National Championship Games

13 Bowl Games

18 Wins Over FBS Opponents Since 2000

51 All-Time NCAA FCS Playoffs Victories

168 First-Team All-Americans

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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 a half-century of the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions.

Commemorating its 50th anniversary in 2013, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 14 member universities in four states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into its five decades of existence.

The successful transformation continues, as the Southland Conference welcomed the addition of Oral Roberts University in 2012-13, marking the league’s first entry into the state of Oklahoma. Also, on July 1, 2013, the Southland welcomed four additional members: Abilene Christian University, Houston Baptist University, the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, and the University of New Orleans.

In addition to its newest members, the Southland Conference also consists of the University of Central Arkansas, Lamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

An original Southland member, ACU rejoins the league as one of the most decorated athletic programs in NCAA history, and the addition of HBU, UIW and UNO gives the Southland a regular competitive presence in the key metropolitan areas of Houston, San Antonio and New Orleans. Southland cities encompass approximately 14.5 million people, and seven of its television markets rank among the top 100 in the U.S. All told, the membership of the Southland encompasses nearly 140,000 current students and an alumni base of nearly 800,000. Famous alums from current Southland Conference schools include former CBS news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), ABC news anchor Robin Roberts (Southeastern Louisiana), Major League Baseball star Wade Miley (Southeastern Louisiana), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas), and track and field Olympians Kenta Bell (Northwestern State), and Bobby Morrow and Billy Olson (both Abilene Christian).

Other notable alums from current members include Grammy Award-winning musicians Frank Ocean (New

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Orleans), Don Henley and Rodney Crowell (both Stephen F. Austin), and Ronnie Dunn (Abilene Christian), television personality and actress Ellen DeGeneres (New Orleans), current NFL standouts Lardarius Webb (Nicholls State), Terrence McGee (Northwestern State), and Daniel Manning (Abilene Christian), professional golfers Shawn Stefani and Chris Stroud (both Lamar) and Colin Montgomerie (HBU), award-winning filmmaker Richard Linklater (Sam Houston State),American Idol winner Kris Allen (Central Arkansas), NFL Hall of Famer Jackie Harris (Northwestern State), former NFL standouts Bobby Hebert (Northwestern State), Gary Barbaro (Nicholls State), Wilbert Montgomery (Abilene Christian) and Gary Reasons (Northwestern State), former MLB stars Darryl Hamilton (Nicholls State) and Kevin Millar (Lamar), NCAA football coach Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas), TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford (Oral Roberts), actors John Larroquette (New Orleans), and Ricardo Chavira and Jesse Borrego (both UIW) and NFL coaching legend O.A. “Bum” Phillips (Lamar and Stephen F. Austin).

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.

Continuing its tradition of innovation, the league launched the Southland Conference Television Network in the fall of 2008 and has broadcast more than 160 events. The network has expanded its reach to roughly 13 million households throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma in recent years, and has also gained national viewership through ESPN3 and Fox College Sports. In its first five years, the network has received recognition for its work, earning numerous College Sports Media and Telly Awards.

The Southland Conference, in conjunction with the city of Frisco, Texas, and Hunt Sports Group, also serves as the host to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game in Frisco, which has been home to the conference headquarters since 2006. The game is played at Frisco’s FC Dallas Stadium, and after a successful three-year run, the partnership was rewarded with a three-year renewal

to serve as the national championship host site through the 2015 season.

Southland Conference football ranks among the best Football Championship Subdivision 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 2011 and 2012, Sam Houston State advanced to the NCAA national championship game.

Also, 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 conference has been represented in eight national championship games since the league joined the FCS (formerly I-AA) in 1982. All told, Southland teams have played in 104 Division I playoff games in 31 years, winning 51 of the contests.

Historically, the Southland’s successful football heritage has sustained itself through numerous membership and classification changes. The Southland joined the NCAA College Division in 1968, and was designated as NCAA Division II in 1973 before joining Division I in 1975. The Southland was an NCAA Division I-A league from 1978-81, before joining the ranks of FCS in 1982, its home ever since.

During its tenure as a Division I-A conference, the Southland Conference initiated the startup of the Shreveport, La.-based Independence Bowl in 1976. The Southland representative served as the host team of the bowl until 1980, compiling a 2-3 record in those contests.

The conference can lay claim to five national championships, including College Division championships through former members Arkansas State (1970, UPI) and Louisiana Tech (1972, National Football Foundation).

Louisiana Tech also won the first NCAA-sanctioned national title, winning the Division II playoffs in 1973. Tech followed that with the UPI’s Division II national championship in 1974.

Louisiana-Monroe won the 1987 Division I-AA national championship.

McNeese State, which has made 14 appearances in the national playoffs, also played in the 1997 NCAA Division I Championship game, while Stephen F. Austin played in the 1989 title contest and has six playoff appearances, including 2009 and 2010. Northwestern State has played in the playoffs six times, and advanced to the semifinals in 1998, while Sam Houston State has earned six trips to the postseason, including the semifinals in 2004. Nicholls State has participated three times in the playoffs, and Central Arkansas has made consecutive playoff appearances in

Joe Dumars, McNeese State

Dan Rather, Sam Houston State

2011 and 2012. On four occasions, the Southland has placed three teams in the NCAA playoffs.

The Southland has produced 168 first-team football All-Americans during its history and in 2010, Stephen F. Austin quarterback Jeremy Moses became the first player in Southland history to receive the Walter Payton Award, which is presented annually to the most outstanding football player at the FCS level.

The Southland is one of five FCS conferences with at least 200 selections (206) in the National Football League draft. There have been 26 Southland players taken in the draft since 2000, including Southeastern Louisiana defensive back Robert Alford, who was picked as the first FCS player in the second round of the 2013 draft. There are 20 former Southland players on NFL rosters heading into the 2013 season.

Southland Conference alums in the NFL include Buffalo’s Terrence McGee (Northwestern State) and Chicago’s Josh McCown (Sam Houston State), who have each been in the league for the last 11 seasons. Other recent NFL additions from the Southland include Green Bay’s Kevin Hughes (Southeastern Louisiana), St. Louis’ Jabara Williams (Stephen F. Austin) Washington’s Devin Holland (McNeese State), Atlanta’s Marcus Jackson (Lamar) and Cleveland’s Dominique Croom (Central Arkansas).

The Southland has seen former Nicholls State players win Super Bowl rings in two of the last three seasons, as former Colonel Antonio Robinson was a member of the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl XLV champions. And, Nicholls-ex Lardarius Webb was a member of the Super Bowl XLVII champion Baltimore Ravens.

Among the former NFL stars from the Southland include Fred Dean, who was inducted to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 2008 to become the first former Southland Conference player to earn induction in Canton. Other great NFL players from the Southland include Super Bowl XXIX quarterback Stan Humphries, Bill Bergey, Mike Barber, Fred Barnett, Bubby Brister, Ray Brown, Roger Carr, Larry Centers, Bruce Collie, Jackie Harris, Buford Jordan, Tim McKyer, Kavika Pittman, Billy Ryckman, Rickey Sanders, Eugene Seale, Rafael Septien, Terrance Shaw, Marcus Spears, Pat Tilley and Marvin Upshaw.

The Southland Conference has also seen its share of

great coaches during its history in Maxie Lambright, Ernie Duplechin, Sam Goodwin, Jack Doland, Bennie Ellender, Bobby Keasler, Larry Lacewell, Bill Davidson, Dennis Franchione, Pat Collins, and Ron Randleman.

In addition to football, the Southland Conference can point to a number of accomplishments in all sports.

Men’s basketball has experienced a tremendous amount of success during the Southland’s 50 years. The league has sent four teams to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, as well as a squad to the NIT Final Four. Basketball stars Karl Malone, Joe Dumars, Jeff Foster, Dwight “Bo” Lamar, Andrew Toney and Mike Oliver played in the Southland Conference. In 2006, Northwestern State, playing as the No. 14 seed in the NCAA tournament, defeated No. 3 seed Iowa, 64-63, in first-round action. The league also saw three of its current teams, including newcomer Oral Roberts, reach the postseason in 2012.

Coaches such as Billy Tubbs, Mike Vining, Scotty Robertson, Jack Martin, Andy Russo, Bob Marlin, Danny Kaspar, Mike McConathy, Bobby Paschal and Pat Foster have led successful teams in the Southland.

In women’s basketball, the Southland also has its share of tradition with former member Louisiana-Monroe advancing to the 1985 NCAA Women’s Final Four, and Stephen F. Austin sustaining itself as one of the most successful programs in the history of the sport. In 2008, the Ladyjacks became the eighth program in NCAA Division I history to record more than 800 wins.

In each of the last four seasons, at least three Southland teams reached the postseason, and in 2012, four women’s squads earned postseason berths. A Southland team has played in the WNIT 13 times, including each of the last seven years. Women’s basketball all-stars have included Eun Jung Lee, Lisa Ingram, Portia Hill, Deneen Parker, Katrina Price, and Joskeen Garner, and coaches such as Gary Blair, Linda Sharp, James Smith and Linda Harper.

Baseball has emerged as a constant Southland Conference strength with the league earning numerous national rankings and NCAA tournament berths. The Southland consistently ranks among the top-10 conferences in the country. In 2011, 50 of the league’s 150 non-conference victories came against the Big 12, Conference USA, Sun Belt and SEC. Major leaguers such as Ben Sheets, Micah

Hoffpauir, Hunter Pence, David Segui, Brian Lawrence, Ben Broussard, Chuck Finley, Jerald Clark, and Terry Matthews once played in the Southland.

In 2012, Southeastern Louisiana’s Stefan Lopez became the league’s second winner of the national Stopper of the Year Award, which is selected by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers. Sam Houston State’s Luke Prihoda won the award in 2007. Only the Big 12 has had more players win this award.

The Southland also fares well each year in the Major League Draft, but for the first time in conference history, two Southland players were selected in the first round of the 2013 draft. Stephen F. Austin shortstop Hunter Dozier was picked eighth by the Kansas City Royals making the Southland player and hitter of the year the league’s top draft pick in any sport. Later in the first round, the Texas Rangers selected Oral Roberts right-handed pitcher Alex Gonzalez, Southland pitcher of the year, with the 23rd overall pick.

The Southland has had eight first-round picks in its history.

In 2011, Lamar mentor Jim Gilligan became the first Southland coach to reach 1,200 career victories, ranking him sixth-best in the NCAA among active Division I coaches and 24th all-time. He leads an impressive list of coaches who have patrolled Southland Conference dugouts, including Mark Johnson, Mike Bianco, John Cohen, Mitch Gaspard, Smoke Laval, Butch McBroom, Pat Patterson, Tony Robichaux, Dave Van Horn and Jim Wells.

Softball continues to enjoy success on a national level, beating nationally-ranked opponents every year since 1995, including McNeese State’s win at No. 1 Arizona State early in the 2012 season. In 2011, the league had four wins against ranked opponents, including a win by Stephen F. Austin at No. 3 Texas. In 20 years of NCAA tournament competition the Southland has racked up 15 wins.

The Southland also has a proud history in volleyball with former member Texas-Arlington representing the conference numerous times in the NCAA tournament, including a run to the NCAA Volleyball Final Four in 1989.

Track and field has also served as a proud asset for the Southland Conference as the league has produced numerous national champions and Olympic medalists. The Southland boasts 28 men and three women student-athletes who have won NCAA track and field national championships,

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Don Henley, Stephen F. Austin

Scottie Pippen, Central Arkansas

Wade Miley, Southeastern Louisiana

including Northwestern State’s Trecey Rew, who won the women’s discus in 2011, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Shadrack Songok (10,000-meter run) in 2007 and 2008 and McNeese State’s Brad Gebauer (pole vault) in 2007.

The league has also produced U.S. Olympic track and field medalists Earl Bell, Thomas Hill, Al Joyner, Charles Austin, and Liudmila Litvinova, along with other Olympians. With the addition of 10 more All-Americans in 2012, the league continues to find national success in both indoor and outdoor track and field. In the indoor circuit, the Southland boasts 66 unique all-time All-Americans that have won a combined 11 national championships. Likewise, in the outdoor season, the league has seen 158 different All-Americans, including 128 men and 30 women, who have combined to win 21 national championships.

Golf has traditionally been a strong Southland sport as exemplified by Lamar men’s golfer Chris Stroud, who finished third individually at the 2003 NCAA National Championship and is a member of the PGA Tour. Both Stroud and former Southeastern Louisiana golfer Hugo Leon competed in the 2010 U.S. Open. Lamar alum Shawn Stefani had a pair of top seven finishes through the midway point of the 2013 PGA tour. The league has sent multiple teams into postseason play on numerous occasions, including in 2012 when three Southland teams – Lamar, Southeastern Louisiana and Texas-Arlington – competed in the NCAA tournament.

Additionally, during the past five seasons the Southland has sent 12 golfers to compete as individuals in regional play with five in 2009, three more in 2010, one each in 2011 and 2012 and two in 2013. Lamar won a pair of NCAA Division II national championships in 1967 and 1968, and also produced PGA player Ronnie Black.

In 2005, Lamar’s Dawie Van Der Walt finished fourth individually and Lamar tied for 12th place at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship, before the Cardinals tied for ninth in 2006 and tied for third in 2007. Former Lamar golfer Casey Clendenon advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur in 2007.

In women’s tennis, Southeastern Louisiana won 46 consecutive conference matches during a four-year period that began in 2005, while in men’s tennis Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has played in the NCAA tournament five times in the last seven years.

The conference has increased sponsorship and championship opportunities for female student-athletes in recent years, adding women’s golf and soccer as league sports.

In women’s soccer, Stephen F. Austin midfielder Kylie Louw became the first player in conference history to earn

All-America honors, when she earned third-team mention by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. A member of the South Africa Olympic team during the 2012 London Olympics, she also garnered first-team Academic All-America Honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America. The Ladyjacks have gone 72-12-8 (.826) in conference play during the last 10 seasons.

In women’s golf, the Southland sent two teams to 2012 NCAA regional play for the first time since the league added the sport in 2002. Lamar leads all league teams with four team championships during that span.

The Southland Conference has repeatedly demonstrated its commitment to the academic and athletic success of its student-athletes. With the F.L. McDonald Postgraduate Scholarship Award, the league annually honors one male and one female scholar-athlete with a stipend for postgraduate study. The Scholar-Athlete Award is given to each institution’s male and female student-athlete with the highest grade-point average. The Steve McCarty Citizenship Award, initiated in 2005-06 and named after the former Stephen F. Austin athletic director, properly recognizes accomplishments off the court for a male and female student-athlete. Also, student-athletes with grade-point averages above 3.0 are

honored on the Southland’s annual All-Academic teams and Commissioner’s Honor Roll. A record 979 student-athletes appeared on the honor roll following the 2012 spring semester, and total of 1,545 student-athletes earned a spot on the honor roll at the end of the fall and spring semesters during the 2012-13 academic year.

While successful on the fields and courts, the Southland Conference has repeatedly demonstrated its commitment to the academic and athletic success of its student-athletes.

The conference continues to make great strides in the classroom. During the last seven years, no other Division I conference has improved its Academic Progress Rate as well as the Southland Conference has. In fact, in 2009-10, the Southland ranked 10th among the 31 Division I leagues in men’s basketball APR. The academic progress the league has shown ultimately leads to higher graduation rates for our student-athletes.

In addition to providing expanding opportunities for student-athletes, the Southland Conference and its member institutions are very involved in various community outreach programs. Many of these programs provide positive life skills training such as academics, citizenship and leadership to school-aged students in Southland communities.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FOOTBA LL DEMOGR A PHICS School Location Population Enrollment Stadium Capacity Abilene Christian* Abilene, Texas 117,063 4,500 Shotwell Stadium 15,075 Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 60,000 11,758 Field Security Field at Estes Stadium 9,000 Houston Baptist* Houston, Texas 2,145,000 2,200 Husky Stadium (proposed) 5,000 Incarnate Word* San Antonio, Texas 1,360,000 9,188 Benson Stadium 6,200 Lamar Beaumont, Texas 114,000 14,522 Provost-Umphrey Stadium 16,000 McNeese State Lake Charles, La. 90,000 8,900 Louis Bonnette Field at Cowboy Stadium 17,610 Nicholls State Thibodeaux, La. 15,000 6,404 Manning Field in John L. Guidry Stadium 10,500 Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 17,865 9,447 Turpin Stadium 15,971 Sam Houston State Huntsville, Texas 38,664 18,478 Elliott T. Bowers Stadium 12,975 Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, La. 20,235 15,602 Strawberry Stadium 7,408 Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 33,405 12,999 Homer Bryce Stadium 14,575 *will play Southland Conference football schedule beginning in 2014

SOU THLA ND CONF ERENCE MILEAGE CH A RT ACU UCA HBU UIW LU MCN UNO NICH NSU ORU SHSU SLU SFA AMCC –– 523 409 245 461 526 702 670 436 398 341 669 364 390 523 –– 464 624 430 464 473 589 310 244 415 500 321 754 409 464 –– 198 88 144 348 316 229 495 70 314 142 219 245 624 198 –– 284 340 544 512 424 550 226 510 324 143 461 430 88 284 –– 60 261 231 157 479 112 226 124 307 526 464 144 340 60 –– 206 171 121 517 172 166 161 363 702 473 348 544 261 206 –– 65 272 692 392 58 388 566 670 589 316 512 231 171 65 –– 229 639 343 88 329 536 436 310 229 424 157 121 272 229 –– 406 180 208 109 488 398 244 495 550 479 517 692 639 406 –– 426 624 362 668 341 415 70 226 112 172 392 343 180 426 –– 338 94 290 669 500 314 510 226 166 58 88 208 624 338 –– 311 535 364 321 142 324 124 161 388 329 109 362 94 311 –– 361 390 754 219 143 307 363 566 536 488 668 209 535 361 ––

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SOUTHLAND COMMISSIONER TOM BURNETT Southland Conference Commissioner 11th Year Joined Southland: Dec. 23, 2002 Alma Mater: Louisiana Tech, 1988

Tom Burnett was named the Southland Conference’s sixth commissioner on Dec. 23, 2002, and brought a diverse background in athletics administration experience at the conference and national levels. Now the second-longest tenured full-time commissioner in league history, Burnett is now in his 11th year of service with the Southland, and has a conference administrative background reaching nearly 25 years.

Burnett has helped to enhance the Southland’s membership, with the 2012 addition of Oral Roberts University, and this summer’s entry of Houston Baptist University, the University of New Orleans, Abilene Christian University and the University of the Incarnate Word in 2013-14. The additional member institutions give the Southland 14 members, the league’s largest configuration in its half-century of existence.

The league’s television exposure has expanded under his watch with the creation of the Southland Conference Television Network in 2008. This broadcast venture has since featured over 150 unique sports and promotional telecasts to a potential viewing audience of more than 13 million television households. The Southland also signed a multi-year agreement with the ESPN family of networks in 2010, and the league has enjoyed beneficial relationships with Fox Sports Net Southwest, Cox Sports Television and Comcast SportsNet Houston.

He also led the successful community-wide effort to bring the 2011-13 NCAA Division I Football Championship Games to Frisco, Texas, as the Southland serves as the host conference for the national title contests at FC Dallas Stadium. The NCAA recently renewed the agreement to keep

the national championship game in Frisco through the 2016 event. A leading proponent for the Football Championship Subdivision, Burnett also organized the FCS Summit, a national gathering of athletic directors, commissioners, NCAA staff and other key football stakeholders held annually prior to the national championship games in Frisco.

A former member of both the NCAA’s Division I Committee on Academic Performance and the Division I Football Academic Working Group, Burnett also served as the FCS Vice President for the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) in 2007-08. He currently serves on the NCAA’s FCS Working Group that consists of presidents, commissioners, athletic directors and coaches. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for NCAA Football, the organization that serves to improve, promote and protect college football for those who play, coach and support the game.

In 2004, Burnett also began the league’s renewed efforts to secure corporate sponsorships. Since then, the Southland has secured sponsorship agreements with State Farm Insurance, Capital One Bank, Toyota, American Airlines, Royal Purple Motor Oil, Best Western Hotels, O’Reilly Auto Parts, BellSouth, Aeropostale, Holiday Inn, MidSouth Bank, Academy Sports and Outdoors, and Advantage Rent-A-Car. He also initiated efforts to bring the Southland Conference basketball tournaments to a neutral site in the Houston area, giving the league a year-end celebration of the sport at a centralized location near much of the Southland’s largest alumni and student bases.

Prior to joining the Southland, Burnett spent nearly 11 years in a number of roles with the Sun Belt Conference,

including stints as associate and assistant commissioner, and director of communications. He also served two years on the staff of the American South Conference, and started his career on the athletic staff at Louisiana Tech University.

His previous responsibilities included championships administration, public and media relations, television production and negotiation, scheduling, marketing, NCAA championship and committee service, and football bowl experience.

While at the Sun Belt, Burnett worked in the development of football as a league-sponsored sport, and was an administrator with the New Orleans Bowl, which began in 2001. He also produced the Sun Belt’s television packages with ESPN Regional Television, which debuted in 2002. In addition, he has experience negotiating television agreements with regional sports networks such as Fox Sports Net, Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast and numerous local television stations and cable systems.

He also provided oversight of Sun Belt championship events and administered more than 100 league tournaments.

In 2000, he began exclusively administering the Sun Belt’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, which grew from minimal financial successes into events that grossed the conference $1.2 million during a three-year period.

Burnett has also served in an administrative capacity with numerous NCAA events, including national championships in men’s and women’s basketball, track and field, baseball and volleyball.

He represented the Southland Conference on the NCAA Division I Management Council in 2004-05, and served on the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Governance Committee from 2004-06. Burnett previously served on the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, and the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee.

Burnett, 49, is a native of Houston, Texas, and is a 1988 graduate of Louisiana Tech University, where he studied journalism and spent one year as the sports editor of the school’s student newspaper.

He and his wife Tracy, a native of Baton Rouge, La., are the parents of a son, Cole, and a daughter, Jesse.

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Administrative Experience 2002-Current Commissioner, Southland Conference 1999-2002 Associate Commissioner, Sun Belt Conference 1995-99 Assistant Commissioner, Sun Belt Conference 1991-95 Director of Communications, Sun Belt Conference 1990-91 Director of Communications, American South Conference 1989-90 Co-Director of the Service Bureau, American South Conference 1988-89 Assistant Sports Information Director, Louisiana Tech University 1985-88 Sports Information Assistant, Louisiana Tech University

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Committee Experience 2011-Current Division I FCS Working Group 2006-Current Board of Directors, NCAA Football 2008-2011 NCAA Division I Football Academic Working Group 2007-2011 NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance 2007-08 FCS Vice President, Collegiate Commissioners Association 2005-07 NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel 2004-06 NCAA Division I-AA Governance Subcommittee 2004-05 NCAA Division I Management Council 1999-2003 NCAA Baseball Rules Committee 2002-03 NCAA Men’s Final Four, New Orleans Local Organizing Committee, Public/ Media Relations Chair 2001-02 Super Bowl XXXVII, New Orleans Local Organizing Committee, Public Relations Committee 2001-03 New Orleans Bowl Committee 1991-2002 NCAA Men’s Final Four, Media Coordination Committee 1991 NCAA Women’s Final Four, New Orleans Local Organizing Committee

SOUTHLAND STAFF TERI FRANCH Meetings & Office Manager

Hometown: Plano, Texas

Responsibilities: Office Manager; Assistant to the Commissioner; Meeting Planning and Assistance.

Joined Southland: Aug. 14, 2006

Family: Husband Ken; daughter Erika, granddaughter Sophia Isabel.

EDD HENDERSON Associate Commissioner/Financial Operations

Hometown: Plainview, Texas

Responsibilities: Budgeting, Purchasing, Payroll, Receivables and Payables; Membership Distributions and Fiscal Forecasting.

Joined Southland: July 16, 2012

Company, CPAs.

Education: B.B.A, Texas Tech, 1977; Certified Public Accountant

Other: Member, College Athletic Business Management Association; Member, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants; Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Experience: 2007-12, Director of Business Affairs, Southern Methodist University; 2005-07, Assistant AD for Business Affairs, Lamar University; 2003-05, Senior Analyst, Texas Tech University; 1997-2003, Controller, Paddle Tramps Manufacturing Co.; 1989-97, Partner, Henderson and

Family: Wife Sharon; daughter Tiffany Benolken and son Jason, the athletic director at Lamar University; grandson Wyatt.

CALHOUN HIPP Director of Communications

Hometown: Columbia, S.C. Joined Southland: Aug. 8, 2011 2010, Communications Intern, Charlotte Bobcats; 2009-10, Graduate Assistant, University of South Carolina.

Responsibilities: Communications; Statistics; Website; Publications; Conference Records; Championships; Academic Awards.

Education: B.A. Business Administration, Rhodes College, 2005; M.A. Journalism & Mass Communication, University of South Carolina, 2010

Other: Member, College Sports Information Directors of America, United States Basketball Writers Association; Participant, NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar, 2011.

Experience: 2011-12, Assistant Director of Communications, Southland Conference; 2010-11, Media Relations Assistant, Southern Conference;

TODD LAMB Assistant Commissioner/Communications

Hometown: Marion, Ohio

Education: B.A. Journalism, The Ohio State University, 1994 Experience: 2008, Director of Communications, Delta Delta Delta Fraternity; 2007, Manager of Baseball Communications, Texas Rangers Baseball Club; 2002-07, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications,

Joined Southland: Aug. 11, 2008

The Ohio State University; 2000-02, Assistant SID, Clemson University; 1996-2000, Assistant SID, Rice University; 1996, Assistant SID, University of Texas at San Antonio; 1994-96, SID Assistant, Rice University.

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Responsibilities: Communications; Media Relations; Statistics; Southland Conference Digital Network; Website; Social Media; Publications; Championships; Conference Award Programs; Local Media Coordinator for NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.

Other: Member, College Sports Information Directors of America, Football Writers Association of America, United States Basketball Writers Association and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (past president).

Family: Wife Melissa; son Brady (7).

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SOUTHLAND STAFF BRUCE LUDLOW Associate Commissioner/Operations

Hometown: Tipton, Ind.

Responsibilities: Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament Administration; Baseball Tournament Administration; Track & Field Championships Administrator; Video Exchange; Coaches’ Liaison; Scheduling; Special Events; Tournament Manager for the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.

Joined Southland: Jan. 1, 1998

Experience: 2000-05, Assistant Commissioner, Southland Conference; 1998-2000, Director of Media Relations, Southland Conference; 199498, Assistant SID, University of Louisiana-Monroe; 1993-94, Assistant SID, Northwestern State University.

Other: Member, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.

Education: B.S, Southern Arkansas University, 1989; M.A, University of Louisiana-Monroe, 1991

Family: Son Tyler (18), daughter Callie (12).

STEPHANIE McDONALD Associate Commissioner/Institutional Services

Hometown: Killeen, Texas

Responsibilities: Senior Woman Administrator; Advisory Council Liaison; NCAA Academic Performance Program; NCAA Special Assistance Fund Administration; Soccer, Softball and Tennis Tournament Administrator; Merchandising.

Education: B.A., Texas Woman’s University, 1993; J.D., University of Texas, 1996 Experience: 2003-07, Associate AD, Stephen F. Austin; 1999-2003, Associate Commissioner, Mid-American Conference; 1998-99, Director

Joined Southland: June 22, 2007

of NCAA Compliance, North Carolina State; 1997-98, Compliance Coordinator, Cleveland State.

Other: Member, NCAA Division I Legislative Council; Former Member, NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabinet; Former Member, NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance; Former Member, NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet; Former Member, NCAA Division I Management Council.

Family: Husband Tony Mitchell; daughter Halle (10) and sons Christian (6) and Micah, born April 27, 2013.

JENNY McGHEE Associate Commissioner/External Affairs

Hometown: Arlington, Texas

Responsibilities: Corporate Partner Program; Promotions; Marketing; Licensing; Public Relations; Volleyball Tournament Administrator and Coaches’ Liason; Marketing and Advertising Coordinator for the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.

Education: B.B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University, 2001 Experience: 2006-08, Vice President, Corporate Partnerships, Texas Tornado Hockey; 2003-06, Director, Community Relations and

Joined Southland: Jan. 15, 2008

Marketing, Texas Tornado; 2002-03, Ticket Operations, Texas Tornado.

Other: Board Member, Frisco Family Services Center; Member, National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators; Former Member, Board of Directors, Frisco (Texas) Chamber of Commerce; Former Coach, North Dallas Junior Volleyball Association.

Family: Husband Brian; son Mason (1).

CHRIS MYCOSKIE Assistant Commissioner/Television & Electronic Media

Hometown: Arlington, Texas

Responsibilities: Production and Affiliate Relations for the Southland Conference Television Network; Video Streaming and Video Technology.

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Education: A&S, University of Missouri, 2000; B.G.S., Southeastern Louisiana, 2010 Experience: 2011-12, Director of Television & Electronic Media, Southland Conference; 2009-10, SID Assistant, Southeastern Louisiana Univeristy; 2007-09, Sports Anchor/Director, WVLA-TV (Baton Rouge,

Joined Southland: March 1, 2011

La.); 2003-06, Sports Anchor/Director, KTVE-TV (Monroe, La.); 200103, Sports Reporter/Anchor/Host, ESPN Radio (Dallas, Texas); 2000-01, News Reporter, WOI-TV (Des Moines, Iowa).

Other: Member, Louisiana Sports Writers Assocation; Member, National Television Academy (Lone Star Chapter).

Family: Wife Cassie.

STEPHANIE TRACY Assistant Director of Operations

Hometown: Bangor, Maine

Responsibilities: Conference’s merchandising prograam, assist with the operation of championships, including the men’s and women’s basketball tournament, and handle other special projects.

Other: Maine Air National Guard.

Education: B.A., Husson University, 2011

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Joined Southland: Oct. 3, 2011

Experience: 2011-12, Administrative Intern, Southland Confernce; 2011 Coporate and Affinity Sales Representative, FC Dallas

SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL OFFICIATING BYRON BOSTON Coordinator of Football Officials Now in his 37th year in football officiating, Byron Boston begins his seventh year as Southland Conference Coordinator of Football Officials.

An accomplished official at every level, Boston is currently in his 19th season as a game official in the National Football League. During his NFL career, he has officiated 18 playoff games, including Super Bowl XXXIV between St. Louis and Tennessee and Super Bowl XLVII between Baltimore and San Francisco as well as seven Conference Championship games. He also worked the Pro Bowl in 2012.

Boston leads the Southland Conference in its successful football officiating consortium with the Big 12, which is entering its seventh year. The Mountain West Conference joined the consortium in 2010.

Unprecedented in the annals of Division I football, the combined officiating program provides the three conferences the ability to train and develop officials in a uniform manner, and build consistent philosophies on rules interpretations and on-field mechanics. A joint summer officiating clinic and an extensive system of film review also highlight the program.

Boston began his Division I collegiate officiating career in the Southland Conference, and joined the Southwest Conference officiating staff in 1990. Prior to that, Boston was a high school official in the Dallas and Houston areas. He has also been an instructor in various collegiate and high school officiating clinics, including those conducted by the Southland Conference.

Byron is a native of Gladewater, Texas, where he was a three-sport letterman. Boston later graduated from Austin College, where he majored in economics and was a four-year football letterman and team captain.

He was inducted into Austin College’s Hall of Honor in 1997.

Boston and his wife of 43 years, Carolyn, reside in Humble, Texas, and have three children: daughter Alicia, a Houston-based corporate attorney; oldest son Byron Jr., a narcotics detective for the Dallas Police Department; and youngest son David, a former wide receiver in the NFL. After working in various management positions in the trucking industry for 23 years, Boston retired in 1995.

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Marvel July John Kilmer Alan Kwast Nick Lave Frank LeBlanc Jason Ledet Robert Lewis Rick Loumiet Corey Luxner Tom Maes Kevin Mar John “Butch” Mascarello Kevin Matthews Cal McNeill Scotty Melancon Matt Mills Mike Moeller Alvin Moore Doug Moore Jessie Moore Matt Mount Jim Murphy Tim Murray Joel Mussat Lyndon Nixon Scott Novak David Oliver Rico Orsot Jerod Phillips Rick Podraza Ken Ray Greg Reid Scott Reilly Robert Richeson TJ Riley

Dan Romeo Tutashinda Salaam Matt Salas Scott Schulz Bill Scott Gene Semko Eddy Shelton George Shoup Tab Slaughter Lance Sleeper Randy Smith Reggie Smith Rick Smith Ross Smith Brandon Spencer Shane Stanley Matt Stellges Spencer Stelljes Mark Stewart Bill Stimmel Matt Sumstine J Taylor John Teague Scott Teifer Lo van Pham Brad Van Vark Kevin Vicknair Ed Vinzant Andy Warner Joel Wetzel Terry White Kirk Wisnewski Tony Wright Daniel Young David Young

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SOUTHLAND CORPORATE PARTNERS EXCLUSI VI T Y POW ERF UL MEDI A TOOLS BR A NDING HOSPI TA LI T Y

Exclusivity Category exclusivity allows for Southland Conference corporate partners to eliminate the competition and stand out in the crowd.

Powerful Media Tools Television, radio, web site, print opportunities and other media tools provide a large reach for our corporate partners.

Branding Title sponsorship of Southland Conference Championships and various promotional opportunities create a connection between all Southland Conference member institution fans and our corporate partners.

Hospitality Southland Conference corporate partners receive tickets to all Championships and have the opportunity to network with all member institution administrators.

The Southland Conference offers unique partnership opportunities that provide regional and national exposure.

By combining various marketing and advertising elements the Southland Conference can customize the ideal strategyfor any corporation.

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To inquire about corporate opportunities, contact Jenny McGhee (972) 422-9500, ext. 104.

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SOUTHLAND TELEVISION NETWORK

The Southland Conference will feature its largest television schedule in league history in 2013 with 19 games scheduled for broadcast during the 2013 season.

The Southland Conference Television Network will continue to syndicate some of the league’s top matchups on affiliated stations throughout the region, while exclusive packages on ESPN3 and Comcast SportsNet Houston are new additions.

The Southland Conference Television Network enters its sixth season in 2013, fresh off winning its second College Sports Media Awards honor for live event production. An eight-game schedule will be featured on more than 20 affiliates across Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. All Southland TV broadcasts will begin at 3 p.m., CT. McNeese State and Central Arkansas begin the network’s broadcast schedule with the Red Beans and Rice Bowl Oct. 5 in Conway, Ark. The NSU Challenge trophy is on the line Oct. 12 when Nicholls hosts Northwestern State. The Colonels play on the network again the following week when they visit Stephen F. Austin Oct. 19.

A return trip to Estes Stadium comes Oct. 26 when the Bears host Stephen F. Austin. The Lumberjacks are back on the network Nov. 2 against rival Sam Houston State in the Battle of the Piney Woods inside Houston’s Reliant Stadium. Lamar makes its first appearance Nov. 9 when the Cardinals visit Northwestern State.

On the next to last week of the regular season, Southeastern Louisiana hosts Sam Houston State Nov. 16. To conclude the year, the Southland TV Network will broadcast a wild-card selection Nov. 23, determining the day’s top conference game as it draws closer.

Comcast SportsNet Houston enters its second football season by featuring four games in Southland Conference stadiums, plus one game matching a pair of future Southland foes.

Check southland.org/television prior to each network broadcast for updated affiliate list.

Southland Conference Television Network Date Game Sat., Oct. 5 McNeese State at Central Arkansas* Sat., Oct. 12 Northwestern State at Nicholls* Sat., Oct. 19 Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin* Sat., Oct. 26 Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas* Sat., Nov. 2 Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin* Sat., Nov. 9 Lamar at Northwestern State* Sat., Nov. 16 Sam Houston State at Southeastern Louisiana* Sat., Nov. 23 Wild Card Selection*

Time 3 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

ESPN3 Exclusive Date Game Sat., Oct. 12 Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana* Sat., Oct. 19 Sam Houston State at McNeese State* Sat., Oct. 26 Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana* Sat., Nov. 2 Central Arkansas at Northwestern State* Sat., Nov. 9 Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas* Sat., Nov. 16 Northwestern State at McNeese State*

Time 7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Comcast SportsNet Houston Exclusive Date Game Sat., Sept. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff at McNeese State Sat., Sept. 14 Texas Southern at Sam Houston State Sat., Sept. 28 Eastern Washington at Sam Houston State Sat., Oct. 12 Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist Sat., Oct. 19 Central Arkansas at Lamar* All times Central; * Southland Conference game

Time 7:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

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ESPN3 expands its coverage of the Southland Conference this season, offering an exclusive six-game schedule. The games will be played in primetime, with broadcasts beginning at 7 p.m., CT.

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NETWORK CONTACT INFORMATION Affiliate Relations: Chris Mycoskie Assistant Commissioner Southland Conference 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150 Frisco, Texas 75034 Office: 972-422-9500, ext. 109 Cell: 225-788-4801 E-mail: cmycoskie@southland.org

Sales Information: Jenny McGhee Associate Commissioner Southland Conference 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150 Frisco, Texas 75034 Office: 972-422-9500, ext. 104 Cell: 214-986-9104 E-mail: jmcghee@southland.org

Production: Jeff Watts Executive Producer Jeff Watts Productions P.O. Box 14867 Fort Worth, Texas 76117 Office: 817-759-2811 Cell: 817-233-6462 E-mail: jeffwatts@jwproductions.org

Media Inquiries: Todd Lamb, Assistant Commissioner, Southland Conference Office: 972-422-9500, ext. 107; Cell: 817-287-8393; E-mail: tlamb@southland.org 2013 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FOOTBALL

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2012-13 COMMISSIONER’S CUP

Southland Conference Commissioner Tom Burnett and Sam Houston State Athletics Director Bobby Williams

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On the strength of four regular-season team championships and 10 top-three finishes, Sam Houston State claimed its fourth Southland Conference Commissioner’s Cup during the 2012-13 academic year.

Sam Houston State compiled 126 points to edge last year’s cup winner, Stephen F. Austin, which scored 120 points. The Bearkats won their last Commissioner’s Cup in 2007, which capped a three-year run with the Cup for Sam Houston State. Since 2007, Sam Houston has finished fifth in the Commissioner’s Cup standings every year before reclaiming it this year. Sam Houston is one of two current Southland universities to win at least two Commission’s Cups, along with Stephen F. Austin.

The Sam Houston women total 72.0 points to win its first women’s all-sports trophy in program history. Since 2003, the Bearkat women have finished in the top four seven times with two second-place finishes.

The Sam Houston men had 54 points to finish second in the men’s all-sports trophy standings behind Stephen F. Austin, which had 57 points. The Bearkats, who won the men’s all-sports trophy in 2000 and 2007, have finished in the top-three five times in the last 10 seasons.

Sam Houston won the baseball regular-season title and shared titles in football, volleyball and women’s basketball and finished in the top three in seven other sports including second place in women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field and women’s golf.

Stephen F. Austin, the 2012 Commissioner’s Cup winner, was six points shy of claiming its second consecutive trophy and third in the last four years. The SFA athletics program was equally impressive in 2012-13 as the men’s and women’s programs combined to win seven conference championships. The men’s claimed titles in basketball and indoor and outdoor track and field. The women swept championships in cross country and both indoor and outdoor track and field while also claiming the soccer championship.

Lamar (101), McNeese State (96) and Central Arkansas (90), came in third, fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Oral Roberts (85) finished sixth, edging seventh-place Southeastern Louisiana (84.5) by the slimmest of margins in its first season as a Southland Conference member. Northwestern State (72.5) finished in eighth place, followed by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (67)

and Nicholls State (51) to round out this year’s standings.

The Commissioner’s Cup is awarded annually to the top overall athletics program in the Southland. Sam Houston State leads all active member institutions with four. In the 16-year history of the Commissioner’s Cup, Stephen F. Austin has two and Northwestern State has one.

The Southland Conference all-sports trophies are awarded annually for men’s and women’s competition based on a 10-point system for all conference sports. Point values are 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1, pending place of finish. Regular-season standings are used for sports that have a conference tournament. The Commissioner’s Cup is awarded to the university compiling the highest combined total of men’s and women’s all-sports points.

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COMMISSIONER’S CUP HISTORY 1997-98 Northwestern State.......................... 135.0 Texas-Arlington................................ 134.0 McNeese State................................ 127.0 Texas State...................................... 124.0 Stephen F. Austin............................. 117.0 Texas-San Antonio........................... 116.0 Louisiana-Monroe............................ 108.5 Nicholls............................................. 97.0 Sam Houston State............................ 79.0 Southeastern Louisiana..................... 69.5 1998-99 Texas-Arlington................................ 171.5 Northwestern State.......................... 157.0 McNeese State................................ 146.5 Stephen F. Austin............................. 138.5 Texas-San Antonio........................... 127.5 Texas State...................................... 120.5 Louisiana-Monroe............................ 116.5 Sam Houston State............................ 94.0 Nicholls............................................. 85.5 Southeastern Louisiana..................... 80.0 Lamar................................................ 78.0 1999-2000 Texas State...................................... 153.5 Texas-Arlington................................ 147.0 McNeese State................................ 142.5 Stephen F. Austin............................. 138.5 Northwestern State.......................... 138.0 Texas-San Antonio........................... 128.5 Sam Houston State.......................... 127.0 Louisiana-Monroe............................ 123.5 Southeastern Louisiana..................... 89.5 Lamar................................................ 79.0 Nicholls............................................. 62.0

2005-06 Sam Houston State.......................... 125.5 Texas-San Antonio........................... 121.0 Texas State...................................... 116.0 Stephen F. Austin............................. 115.0 Texas-Arlington................................ 107.5 McNeese State.................................. 95.0 Lamar................................................ 93.5 Southeastern Louisiana..................... 89.0 Northwestern State............................ 83.0 Louisiana-Monroe.............................. 76.0 Nicholls............................................ 45.5

2002-03 Texas-Arlington................................ 170.0 Texas State...................................... 167.5 Stephen F. Austin............................. 150.5 McNeese State................................ 137.5 Sam Houston State.......................... 128.0 Northwestern State.......................... 125.0 Texas-San Antonio........................... 121.5 Lamar.............................................. 109.0 Louisiana-Monroe.............................. 98.5 Southeastern Louisiana..................... 85.5 Nicholls............................................. 76.5

2006-07 Sam Houston State.......................... 137.5 Texas-San Antonio........................... 136.5 Texas-Arlington................................ 130.0 Texas State...................................... 129.0 Stephen F. Austin............................. 128.5 Lamar.............................................. 121.5 Southeastern Louisiana................... 112.5 McNeese State.................................. 93.0 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.................. 83.0 Northwestern State............................ 78.5 Nicholls............................................. 57.0 Central Arkansas................................ 53.0

2003-04 Texas State...................................... 175.5 Texas-Arlington................................ 165.5 Stephen F. Austin............................. 148.0 Texas-San Antonio........................... 147.0 Sam Houston State.......................... 135.0 Northwestern State.......................... 126.0 McNeese State................................ 122.0 Southeastern Louisiana................... 104.0 Louisiana-Monroe.............................. 95.0 Lamar................................................ 89.0 Nicholls............................................. 63.0 2004-05 Sam Houston State.......................... 121.0 Texas State...................................... 121.0 Texas-Arlington................................ 114.0 Stephen F. Austin............................. 111.0 Texas-San Antonio........................... 106.5 Northwestern State............................ 95.0 Lamar................................................ 93.0 McNeese State.................................. 89.5 Southeastern Louisiana..................... 85.0 Louisiana-Monroe.............................. 60.0 Nicholls............................................. 52.0

2007-08 Texas-San Antonio........................... 138.0 Lamar.............................................. 136.5 Texas State...................................... 135.0 Stephen F. Austin............................. 127.5 Sam Houston State.......................... 123.5 Texas-Arlington................................ 121.0 Southeastern Louisiana................... 104.0 McNeese State.................................. 98.5 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.................. 90.5 Northwestern State............................ 79.5 Nicholls............................................. 55.0 Central Arkansas................................ 50.5 2008-09 Texas State...................................... 145.5 Texas-San Antonio........................... 144.5 Stephen F. Austin............................. 133.0 Texas-Arlington................................ 128.0 Sam Houston State.......................... 115.0 Southeastern Louisiana................... 113.0 Lamar.............................................. 108.0 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.................. 93.5 McNeese State.................................. 91.5 Northwestern State............................ 70.5 Nicholls............................................. 63.0 Central Arkansas................................ 49.5

2009-10 Stephen F. Austin ........................... 158.0 Texas-San Antonio .......................... 129.0 Texas State...................................... 129.0 Texas-Arlington................................ 124.5 Sam Houston State.......................... 120.0 McNeese State................................ 101.5 Lamar.............................................. 101.0 Southeastern Louisiana................... 100.5 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.................. 91.5 Northwestern State............................ 76.0 Nicholls............................................. 62.5 Central Arkansas................................ 52.5 2010-11 Texas-San Antonio .......................... 142.5 Stephen F. Austin ........................... 141.5 Texas State...................................... 124.0 Texas-Arlington................................ 121.5 Sam Houston State.......................... 119.5 McNeese State................................ 112.5 Lamar.............................................. 110.0 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.................. 89.5 Northwestern State............................ 83.0 Central Arkansas................................ 80.0 Southeastern Louisiana..................... 80.0 Nicholls............................................. 64.0 2011-12 Stephen F. Austin............................. 145.5 Texas State...................................... 140.0 Texas-San Antonio........................... 138.5 Lamar.............................................. 129.0 Sam Houston State.......................... 120.5 Texas-Arlington................................ 116.0 McNeese State................................ 110.0 Central Arkansas................................ 94.5 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.................. 86.5 Southeastern Louisiana..................... 70.5 Northwestern State............................ 63.5 Nicholls............................................. 55.0 2012-13 Sam Houston State.......................... 126.0 Stephen F. Austin............................. 120.0 Lamar.............................................. 101.0 McNeese State.................................. 96.0 Central Arkansas................................ 90.0 Oral Roberts...................................... 85.0 Southeastern Louisiana..................... 84.5 Northwestern State............................ 72.5 Texas Texas A&M-Corpus Christi........ 67.0 Nicholls............................................. 51.0

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2000-01 Texas-Arlington................................ 160.0 Texas State...................................... 156.5 Texas-San Antonio........................... 153.0 Northwestern State.......................... 140.5 McNeese State................................ 137.0 Louisiana-Monroe............................ 122.0 Stephen F. Austin............................. 108.0 Southeastern Louisiana................... 100.5 Sam Houston State............................ 99.0 Lamar................................................ 79.0 Nicholls............................................. 69.5

2001-02 Texas State...................................... 171.0 Texas-San Antonio........................... 152.0 Texas-Arlington................................ 151.0 McNeese State................................ 146.0 Stephen F. Austin............................. 137.5 Northwestern State.......................... 133.5 Louisiana-Monroe............................ 120.5 Lamar.............................................. 106.5 Sam Houston State.......................... 100.5 Southeastern Louisiana..................... 88.5 Nicholls............................................. 69.0

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SOUTHLAND HALL OF HONOR

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The Southland Conference Hall of Honor was established in 1999 to recognize and pay tribute to outstanding student-athletes, coaches and administrators from member universities. Hall of Honor inductees are selected annually by the Southland Conference Awards Committee.

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Name

Position

Years of Service

Year Inducted

Bob Anderson, Louisiana-Monroe

Sports Information Director

1961-94

2002

Charles Austin, Texas State

Track and Field Student-Athlete

1986-90

2000

Gary Blair, Stephen F. Austin

Women’s Basketball Coach

1985-93

2009

Louis Bonnette, McNeese State

Sports Information Director

1965-2012

2007

Brian Brown, Northwestern State

Track and Field Student-Athlete

1986-90

2000

Pete Carlon, Texas-Arlington

Atheltics Director/Administrator

1981-2012

2012

LaMark Carter, Northwestern State

Track and Field Student-Athlete

1991-93

2006

Karen Chisum, Texas State

Volleyball Coach/Administrator

1980-2012

2012

Katrinka Jo Crawford, Lamar and Texas-San Antonio

Volleyball Coach (Lamar)

1981-95

2004

Volleyball Coach (Texas-San Antonio)

1996-2001

Tommy Davis, Sam Houston State

Administrator

1982-2003

2010

Joe Dumars, McNeese State

Men’s Basketball Student-Athlete

1981-85

2009

Jim Gilligan, Lamar

Baseball Coach

1973-86; 1993-present

2011

Claude Gilstrap, Texas-Arlington

Football Coach/Athletics Director

1953-75

1999

Sam Goodwin, Northwestern State

Football Coach

1984-2000

2001

Bob Groseclose, Louisiana-Monroe

Track and Field Coach

1961-89

1999

Bob Hayes, McNeese State

Track And Field Coach/Athletics Director

1967-1996

2007

J.B. Higgins, Lamar

Football Coach/Athletics Director

1949-83

1999

Tynes Hildebrand, Northwestern State

Athletics Director

1965-96

1999

Trey Hillman, Texas-Arlington

Baseball Student-Athlete

1982-85

2010

William Johnson, Stephen F. Austin

President

1976-90

1999

Sonny Jolly, Lamar

Track and Field Coach

1971-91

2001

Kerry Joseoph, McNeese State

Football Student-Athlete

1992-96

2012

Eun Jung (Lee) Ok, Louisiana-Monroe

Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete

1983-86

2004

Bobby Lane, Texas-Arlington

Athletics Trainer, Track Coach

1953-87

2000

Alvin Leblanc Jr., Southeastern Louisiana

Track and Field Coach/Administrator

1952-2002

2002

Steve McCarty, Stephen F. Austin

Athletics Director

1984-2005

2006

F.L. McDonald, Lamar

President

1952-67

1999

Belle Mead Holm, Lamar

Women’s Athletics Director

1964-83

1999

Bill Miller, Texas State

Athletics Director

1961-92

1999

Moe O’Brien, McNeese State

Golf Coach

1970-78

1999

Dick Oliver, Southland Conference

Commissioner

1971-87

1999

Ron Randleman, Sam Houston State

Football Coach

1982-2005

2005

Bill Reeves, Texas-Arlington

Administrator

1966-2012

2008

Reggie Rivers, Texas State

Football Student-Athlete

1987-90

2002

Linda Sharp, Texas State

Women’s Basketball Coach

1989-97

2001

James Smith, Northwestern State

Women’s Basketball Coach

1987-2004

2005

Shadrack Songok, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Cross Country/Track and Field Student-Athlete

2006-09

2013

Romana Tedjakusuma, Nicholls

Women’s Tennis Student-Athlete

1995-99

2006

Billy Tubbs, Lamar

Men’s Basketball Coach/Administrator

1976-80; 2002-11

2010

Mike Vining, Louisiana-Monroe

Men’s Basketball Coach

1981-2005

2005

Harold V. “Sonny” Watkins, McNeese State

Administrator

1963-71; 1990-2007

2011

Paul Zeek, Lamar

Administrator

1971-2006

2007

SOUTHLAND ACADEMIC AWARDS The Southland Conference presents five academic accolades to recognize student-athletes within the league who demonstrate excellence in the classroom and superior athletic achievements on the field or court. These academic honors include the Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll, the All-Academic teams, the Southland Conference Student-Athlete of the Year, the Southland Conference Scholar-Athlete awards and the F.L. McDonald Postgraduate Scholarship awards.

Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Now called the Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll, the Southland Conference acknowledges all participants in all sports sponsored by the league and its member institutions. The honor roll is released within 30 days at the conclusion of the fall and spring semesters, recognizing student-athletes who maintained a 3.0 or better grade-point average.

Student-athletes, nominated by their respective academic advisors, must have been eligible to compete in a Conference sport during the academic year in which the nomination occurs.

The honor roll was first dubbed Southland Conference All-Academic and then the Southland Conference Honor Roll. It changed for a third time to the Commissioner’s List, beginning with the 1996-97 season, before acquiring its current title in the 2003-04 academic year.

Southland Conference All-Academic Teams The Southland Conference announces all-academic teams in all 17 championship sports to recognize those student-athletes who excel in the classroom and on the field or court.

Nominated by each institution’s athletic media relations director and selected by a voting contingent made up of sports information directors, head coaches and academic or compliance administrators, all-academic team members must have posted at least a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, completed at least one full academic year at the member institution prior to the season in which the nomination occurs, and competed in a minimum of 50 percent of the sport’s contests during the most recently completed season.

Student-athletes receiving CoSIDA national academic honors are automatically named to the Southland all-academic first team. All-academic teams are announced in conjunction with the conference’s student-athlete of the year in each sport. One team shall be selected for cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field within 30 days following the outdoor championship.

Southland Conference Student-Athlete of the Year Established in the 2002-03 academic year, the conference honors one student-athlete from each of the 17 championship sports who achieves excellence in academics, athletics and community/campus service.

The student-athlete of the year, selected by the league’s awards committee, will have attained athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution, possess at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and demonstrated extracurricular service at his/her campus and/or community.

The recipient of the student-athlete of the year award is announced in conjunction with the all-academic teams in each sport.

Southland Conference Scholar-Athlete Beginning with the 1996-97 season, the conference annually recognizes the outstanding male and female student-athletes from each of the league’s member institutions. Studentathletes must be a letterwinner with a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and have completed at least two years of intercollegiate competition at the school from which he/she was nominated. The student-athletes are selected by their respective institution administrators.

F.L. McDonald Postgraduate Scholarship The F.L. McDonald Postgraduate Scholarship is presented annually to graduating male and female letterwinners with the highest cumulative grade-point averages during their enrollment at Southland member schools. The $2,500 scholarship must be applied to graduate study at an institution of the recipient’s choice.

The award was established in memory of Dr. F.L. McDonald in 1996-97, a former president of Lamar University and 1999 Southland Hall of Honor inductee. McDonald served as Lamar’s president in 1963 when the Southland Conference was established and is considered one of the league’s founding fathers.

Each member institution may nominate one male and one female student-athlete who meet the following criteria: a letterwinner in a Conference sport, be on track to graduate during the spring in which they are nominated or the subsequent summer, and plan to attend graduate school no later than the second fall following the receipt of the award.

Steve McCarty Citizenship Award The Steve McCarty Citizenship Award was established to recognize a Southland Conference male and female student-athlete who exhibits outstanding qualities in citizenship, sportsmanship, leadership and community service. In addition to the two recipients, others nominated will also be honored with campus awards. McCarty retired from Stephen F. Austin in August, 2005. He had been with SFA for 21 years, the last 15 as athletics director.

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Sheina Fernandes Oral Roberts Volleyball

Brandon Bernard Southeastern Louisiana Baseball

Caitlyn Baggett McNeese State Women’s Basketball

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Sabrina Burns Stephen F. Austin Volleyball

John Shaughnessy Northwestern State Football

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SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL HISTORY 1963 The Southland Conference is organized by five institutions: Abilene Christian College (Abilene Christian University), Arkansas State College (Arkansas State University, Arlington State College (University of Texas at Arlington, Lamar State College of Technology (Lamar University) and Trinity University.

1977 Louisiana Tech claims its fifth Southland title with a 4-0 mark, and caps a 9-1-2 season with a 24-14 win over Louisville in the Independence Bowl.

1978 Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State share the title with 4-1 marks, and Louisiana Tech finishes a 6-5 season with a 35-13 loss to East Carolina in the Independence Bowl.

1964 The Southland Conference begins football play as a member of the NAIA. Lamar wins inaugural championship with a 3-0-1 league mark and falls in the Pecan Bowl to Northern Iowa, 19-17.

1979 McNeese State wins its second Southland title with a 5-0 league mark. McNeese finishes with an 11-1 record, losing only to Syracuse, 31-7, in the Independence Bowl.

1965 Lamar repeats as Southland champion with a 3-1 mark (6-4 overall).

1966 Texas-Arlington and Lamar finish as co-champions with identical 3-1 marks.

1967 Texas-Arlington wins the league title with a perfect 4-0 record, and completes a 10-1 season with a 13-0 win over North Dakota State in Pecan Bowl.

Trinity defensive end Marvin Upshaw becomes the first Southland Conference player to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft, the 21st overall selection by the Cleveland Browns.

1968 The Southland Conference begins competition in the NCAA’s College Division.

Arkansas State takes the Southland title with a 3-0-1 mark, but loses in the Pecan Bowl to North Dakota State, 23-14.

1969 Arkansas State repeats as league champion, sweeping through the league at 4-0. ASU caps an 8-1-1 season with a win over Drake, 29-21, in the Pecan Bowl.

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1970: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Arkansas State wins the Southland title for the third consecutive year and finishes the season with a perfect 11-0 mark, winning the UPI College Division National Championship. ASU capped the year with a 38-21 win over Central Missouri State in the Pecan Bowl.

Arkansas State head coach Bennie Ellender is named the National Small College Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association.

1971 Louisiana Tech University and the University of Southwestern Louisiana (Louisiana-Lafayette) join the Southland Conference. Louisiana Tech, Trinity and Lamar share the championship with 4-1 records. Louisiana Tech caps a 9-2 season with a 14-3 win over Eastern Michigan in the Pioneer Bowl.

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John Stephens, Northwestern State 1972: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Louisiana Tech wins its second straight championship with a 5-0 mark, and caps off a perfect 12-0 season with a 35-0 trouncing of Tennessee Tech in the Grantland Rice Bowl. The win gives Tech a claim to the College Division National Championship.

McNeese State University plays its first season in the Southland Conference. Abilene Christian plays its final season and withdraws from the Southland Conference.

1973: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Louisiana Tech again wins the league title with a 5-0 record on the way to a 12-1 season capped off by the league’s first-ever NCAA football championship, winning the Division II title, 34-0, over Western Kentucky.

1974: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Louisiana Tech wins its fourth consecutive league crown with a 5-0 mark on the way to an 11-1 overall record. Tech is declared UPI Division II National Champion.

Louisiana Tech wide receiver Roger Carr becomes the second Southland Conference player to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft, the 24th overall pick by the Baltimore Colts.

1975 The Southland Conference begins play as an NCAA Division I league. Arkansas State wins the league with a perfect 5-0 mark and rolls through the season with an 11-0 mark as one of two unbeaten, untied teams in Division I. Because of no postseason opportunities for Arkansas State, the Southland Conference and city of Shreveport, La., develop the idea for the Independence Bowl, to be hosted by the Southland champion.

1976 McNeese State wins its first-ever Southland title with a 4-1 mark. The Cowboys finish the season 10-2 after a 20-16 win over Tulsa in the inaugural Independence Bowl.

1980 McNeese State rolls to another undefeated 5-0 conference record for its second straight title. The Cowboys lost to Southern Miss., 16-14, in the final Independence Bowl hosted by the Southland champion.

1981 Texas-Arlington wins its first league title in 14 years with a 4-1 mark on the way to a 6-5 overall record. LouisianaLafayette plays its final season and withdraws from the Southland Conference.

1982 The Southland Conference is re-classified into the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, and begins participation in the NCAA Division I Playoffs. Northeast Louisiana University (Louisiana-Monroe) plays its first season in the Southland Conference. Louisiana Tech claims its seventh Southland crown with a 5-0 mark, and finishes at 10-3 after advancing to the NCAA Division I semifinals, and falling to Delaware, 17-0.

1983 North Texas plays its first season in the Southland Conference, and responds by sharing the league title with Louisiana-Monroe with a 5-1 record. North Texas loses in the opening round of the Division I Playoffs at Nevada, 20-17, in overtime. McNeese State defensive back Leonard Smith becomes the highest Southland Conference draft choice, taken as the 17th overall selection in the first round by the St. Louis Cardinals.

1984: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Louisiana Tech wins the championship with a 5-1 mark, and finishes a 10-5 season by falling in the Division I National Championship to Montana State, 19-6.

Arkansas State also advances to the quarterfinals in the NCAA Division I playoffs, falling at Montana State, 31-14.

1985 Arkansas State claims the title with a 5-1 mark and advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I playoffs, losing at Nevada, 24-23. Texas-Arlington plays its final season after discontinuing football, and withdraws from the Southland Conference. UTA returned to the league without football during the 1987-88 academic year.

SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL HISTORY 1986: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Arkansas State wins its seventh league title with a perfect 5-0 record and completes a 12-2-1 season by advancing to the Division I National Championship game, falling to Georgia Southern, 48-21.

Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech and Lamar play their final season and withdraw from the Southland Conference.

Lamar returns to the league without football during the 1998-1999 academic year.

1987: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Louisiana-Monroe runs through the Southland schedule at 6-0 and finishes a 13-2 season by winning the NCAA Division I National Championship with a 43-42 win over Marshall.

North Texas advances to the NCAA Division I playoffs, falling in the first round at Louisiana-Monroe, 30-9.

Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southwest Texas State University and Stephen F. Austin State University play their first season in the Southland Conference.

Northwestern State running back John Stephens is selected 17th overall in the first round of the NFL Draft

by New England, matching the highest draft selection in Southland Conference history (Leonard Smith, McNeese State, 17th pick, 1983).

1988 Northwestern State wins its first-ever Southland championship with a perfect 6-0 mark, and completes a 10-3 season by advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I playoffs, losing at Idaho, 38-30. For the first time, the Southland sends three teams to postseason play as Stephen F. Austin advances to the second round before falling at Georgia Southern, 27-7. North Texas also earns a playoff bid, but loses in the first round at Marshall, 7-0.

1989: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Stephen F. Austin wins its first Southland championship with a 5-0-1 mark and completes a 12-2-1 season by advancing to the Division I National Championship game, falling at Georgia Southern, 37-34.

1990 Louisiana-Monroe wins the league with a 5-1 mark, and finishes a 7-5 season by losing in the first round of the Division I playoffs, 27-14, at Nevada.

1992 Louisiana-Monroe completes an undefeated, 7-0, conference slate for its fourth league title. The Indians advance to the quarterfinals of the playoffs, falling to Delaware, 41-18. McNeese State also earns a bid to the NCAA Division I playoffs, advancing to the quarterfinals, losing at Northern Iowa, 29-7.

1993 McNeese State rolls through the league undefeated at 7-0 and advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I playoffs, losing to Troy State, 35-28. For the second time in league history, three Southland teams earn berths into the NCAA Division I playoffs. Louisiana-Monroe falls in the first round to Idaho, 34-31, and Stephen F. Austin loses a first-round contest at Troy State, 42-20. Louisiana-Monroe plays its final football season and withdraws its program from the Southland Conference. ULM’s remaining sports continue to compete in the Southland.

1994 North Texas earns its second league crown with a 5-0-1 mark, but loses in the first round of the NCAA Division I playoffs, 24-20. McNeese State also receives a playoff bid, and the Cowboys advance to the quarterfinals, falling at Montana, 30-28. North Texas plays its final season and withdraws from the league.

1995 McNeese State completes an undefeated league schedule at 5-0, and advances to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I playoffs, losing to Marshall, 25-15. Stephen F. Austin also receives a playoff berth and also advances to the national semifinals, falling at Montana, 70-14.

1996 The Southland Football League, a seven-team entity formed by the remaining six Southland Conference footballplaying institutions and Troy State University, is formed.

In its first year of Southland competition, Troy wins the league with a 5-1 mark, and advances to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I playoffs, falling at Montana, 70-7.

Nicholls, completing a miraculous turnaround from an 0-11 season in 1995, finishes 8-4, and also receives a bid to the NCAA Division I playoffs, losing at Montana in the first round, 48-3. Nicholls head coach Darren Barbier wins the Eddie Robinson Award, presented annually to the FCS National Coach of the Year.

1997: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME McNeese State and Northwestern State share the Southland title with 6-1 records. McNeese concludes a 13-2 season by advancing to the NCAA Division I National Championship game, falling to Youngstown State, 10-9.

Northwestern State also earns a bid to the NCAA Division I playoffs, losing at Eastern Washington in the first round, 40-10. Jacksonville State plays its first football season in the league.

1998 Northwestern State wins its third Southland title with a 6-1 record. The Demons advance to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I playoffs before falling to Massachusetts, 41-31. The Southland again sends three teams to postseason play. McNeese State falls in the first round to Massachusetts, 21-19, and Troy State loses in the first round at Florida A&M, 27-17.

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1991 McNeese State, at 4-1-2, and Sam Houston State, at 5-2, share the conference title by virtue of identical .714 winning percentage. McNeese completes a 6-4-2 campaign with first-round loss at Nevada, 22-16, in the NCAA Division I playoffs. Sam Houston State also earns its first-ever bid into the NCAA Division I playoffs, but the Bearkats lose at Middle Tennessee, 20-19, in overtime. Nicholls State University plays its first season in the league.

Stan Humphries, Louisiana-Monroe

1999 Troy and Stephen F. Austin share the league crown at 6-1, and Troy advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I playoffs, losing to Florida A&M, 17-10. Troy deFensive tackle Al Lucas wins the Buck Buchanan Award, signifying the nation’s top defensive player in the FCS.

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SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL HISTORY the host.

The 2004 season marked the 12th time in the last 14 years the Southland Conference was represented by multiple teams in the 16-team NCAA Division I playoff field.

Sam Houston State and Northwestern State were duplicates from the 2001 playoffs in a year when the Southland sent three teams with McNeese State also advancing.

2005 Southeastern Louisiana, a member of the league in all other sports since 1997, began Southland Conference football competition. Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita wrecked havoc on the 2005 schedule before Texas State and Nicholls State shared the regular-season crown for the first Southland titles for either. The two advanced to the NCAA Division I playoffs with Texas State going all the way to the semifinals before losing in overtime to Northern Iowa, 40-37.

Ron Randleman, Sam Houston State 2000 Troy wins its third Southland championship with a 7-0 record, and advances to the NCAA Division I playoffs, falling to Appalachian State, 33-30. Troy plays its final season and withdraws from the Southland Football League.

2001 Sam Houston State and McNeese State share the conference crown at 5-1. Sam Houston advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I playoffs, losing at Montana, 49-24.

For the fourth time, the Southland sends three teams into postseason play. McNeese State falls to Maine, 14-10, in the first round, and Northwestern State loses in the first round at Montana, 28-19.

The year marks the final season of the Southland Football League. The SFL identity will be returned into the Southland Conference beginning with the 2002 season.

Sam Houston State head coach Ron Randleman records his 200th career coaching victory.

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2002: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME McNeese State wins its record ninth Southland championship with a 6-0 mark. McNeese advances to the NCAA Division I National Championship game, falling to Western Kentucky, 34-14.

McNeese State head coach Tommy Tate is honored with the Eddie Robinson Award.

Jacksonville State plays its final season and withdraws from the Southland Football League.

Southeastern Louisiana, a member of the Southland Conference in sports other than football, announces it will revive football after discontinuing the program in 1986.

Southeastern will play two seasons as and FCS independent before playing in the Southland in 2005.

2003 The Southland Conference had an all-time high seven games broadcast on Fox Sports Net affiliates during the 2003 season. In addition, 10 other contests featuring at 20

least one Southland team were aired on the College Sports Television (CSTV), The Football Network (TFN) and COX Sports Television outlets.

McNeese State completes an undefeated 5-0 conference mark for its third consecutive league title and 10th overall. The Cowboys end the season with a streak of 16 consecutive wins in league play.

For the second year in a row, McNeese State was the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I playoffs. The Cowboys were ranked No. 1 nationally all but one week during the regular season, but lost their first-round playoff contest.

McNeese State’s Tommy Tate was named AFCA Region V Coach of the Year.

2004 Sam Houston State capped a successful season in what would turn out to be the last for 36-year head coach Ron Randleman. The Bearkats had the best turn-around season in all of Division I football, going from 2-9 in 2003 to an 11-3 mark in 2004. Sam Houston notched its third Southland Conference championship in school history. The Bearkats shared the 2004 title with Northwestern State as each compiled 4-1 league records.

Northwestern State received the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA playoffs after winning the fourth regularseason title in school history. The Demons fell in the first-round of the NCAA Division I playoffs to Montana.

Sam Houston used an at-large berth to the playoffs and advanced to the semifinal round of the tournament for the first time in school history. The Bearkats opened with an impressive 54-24 win over No. 3 Western Kentucky in round one. They then had to overcome a 20-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win, 35-34, at Eastern Washington in quarterfinal action.

Up next was a trip to Missoula where Sam Houston outgained the host Grizz, but lost the turnover battle. The Bearkats had four miscues while Montana did not turn the ball over. The first three turnovers by Sam Houston led to touchdowns for Montana. Included were two interceptions in the first half, which led to a 14-6 halftime cushion for

2006 With McNeese State off to a 1-3 start, the 2006 season looked to be in trouble for success. But a turnaround happened as Matt Viator was named head coach on Sept. 13, 2006. Viator went on to lead the Cowboys to the NCAA Division I playoffs by posting a 6-2 record in his partial season. He was named both the Southland Coach of the Year and the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Coach of the Year and was a finalist in the balloting for Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.

McNeese State captured its 11th Southland regularseason title and fourth in the last six years by posting a 5-1 league record in 2006 to finish one game ahead of Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin.

Southland newcomer Central Arkansas posted the best overall record at 8-3, but did not play a Southland schedule.

2007 McNeese State finished the regular-season 11-0, becoming the first Southland school to complete the regular-season undefeated since the Cowboys accomplished the feat in 1995. As a result, the school won its 12th Southland regular-season title. The Cowboys also hosted a first-round game in the NCAA Division I playoffs, becoming the first Southland school to host since Texas State hosted three in 2005.

The Southland won two games against FBS opponents in 2007, as Nicholls State knocked off Rice 16-14 and McNeese State defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 38-17.

They were the 14th and 15th wins against the FBS for the Southland since 2000.

In the NFL Draft, the Southland had three players, McNeese State’s Bryan Smith, Nicholls State’s Kareem Moore and Northwestern State’s Demetrius Bell all taken.

Smith was taken No. 80 overall in the third round by the Philadelphia Eagles, becoming the highest Southland player to be selected since former Cowboy Keith Smith was taken No. 73 in the 2004 NFL Draft.

Lamar, a member of the Southland Conference in sports other than football, announces it will revive football after discontinuing the program in 1989. Lamar will begin play as an FCS independent in 2010 and will play a Southland Conference schedule in 2011.

SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL HISTORY 2008 Texas State won its second Southland title with a 5-2 record after beating rival Sam Houston State in the regular-season finale. Central Arkansas, ineligible for the league championship during its transition to Division I from Division II, finished with a league-best 6-1 conference record. By virtue of winning the outright Southland title, Texas State earned the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division I playoffs, where it collided with perennial power and fourth-seeded Montana. The Grizzlies went on to reach the NCAA Division I National Championship game after getting by the Bobcats 31-13 in the opening round.

Three players – Central Arkansas quarterback Nathan Brown and defensive end Larry Hart and Nicholls State defensive back Lardarius Webb – as well as Central Arkansas head coach Clint Conque finished among the top 10 in balloting for the Payton Award, the Buck Buchanan Award and the Eddie Robinson Award.

The Southland led all FCS conferences with four NFL Draft picks in April. It was the most drafted out of the league since five were taken in 2002 and brought the total number of draft selections to 25 since the 2000 season. Webb was selected in the third round by Baltimore, while the New York Giants selected Sam Houston State quarterback Rhett Bomar in the fifth round. McNeese State receiver Quinten Lawrence and Stephen F. Austin receiver Dominique Edison, were taken in the sixth round by the Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans, respectively. Another four players signed free agent contracts.

2010 Stephen F. Austin quarterback Jeremy Moses threw for 489 yards to lead the Lumberjacks to a 36-13 victory over Northwestern State in the regular-season finale. That win, coupled with McNeese State’s loss at Central Arkansas, gave SFA its first outright Southland Conference title since the 1989 season. It also marked the first time in program history that SFA won back-to-back conference titles. The Lumberjacks earned the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA Division I playoffs and were awarded with a home game against Villanova, the 2009 national champion, but lost 54-24.

Moses went on to become the first Southland player to win the Walter Payton Award. The Lumberjacks’ quarterback set the FCS record for completions (1,184) and finished among the subdivision’s all-time top 10 in total offense (13,201), passing yards (13,401) and touchdown passes.

The Southland Conference, based in Frisco, Texas since 2006, was named the host of the 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game. The Division I playoff bracket expanded from 16 teams to 20 teams and the new format pushed the championship game into January. Eastern Washington defeated Delaware, 20-19, in the first of at least three national championship games to be played at Pizza Hut Park. The venue is scheduled to also host the games following the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Central Arkansas became a full Division I member in 2010 and was eligible for a conference championship and playoffs. Lamar, already a conference member in other sports, returned to the gridiron after a 21-year absence, but played the 2010 season as an independent. The Cardinals will rejoin the Southland in 2011 for the first time since the 1986 season. Texas State played its final football season as a league member in 2010.

2011: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Sam Houston State cruised to the 2011 Southland Conference championship, becoming the first Southland team since McNeese State in 2007 to go a perfect 11-0 during the regular season, including a 7-0 mark in confer-

2012: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Sam Houston State returned to the 2012 Division I Football Championship Game for the second consecutive year after sharing the Southland Conference regular-season title with Central Arkansas. Both schools finished 6-1 in conference, giving the Bearkats their fifth league championship and the Bears their first conference title. In 2008, UCA finished 6-1 in league play and atop the standings but was ineligible for the conference championship during its transition to Division I. Both Central Arkansas and Sam Houston earned a spot in the postseason, marking the second time in as many years the Southland sent two teams to the postseason, with UCA and Sam Houston also representing the league in the 2011. The Bears earned an opening-round bye in the playoffs but fell to No. 5 seed Georgia Southern on the road 24-16 to finish its year 9-3 overall.

The Bearkats also received a bye in the first round and knocked off Cal Poly (18-16) at home in the second round before winning consecutive road games at Montana State (34-16) in the quarterfinals and at Eastern Washington (45-42) in the semifinals en route to its second consecutive trip to Frisco, Texas, for the championship game. The Bearkats earned a rematch against defending champion North Dakota State and fell to the Bison 39-13. Sam Houston reached the championship game for the second time in its history, and it marked the eighth time a Southland team reached the title game.

In the NFL draft, Southeastern Louisiana defensive back Robert Alford was selected in the second round by the Atlanta Falcons. His 60th overall selection was the highest draft pick of a Southland player since Stephen F. Austin’s Mikhael Ricks was taken 59th overall in the 1998 draft by the San Diego Chargers.

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2009 Stephen F. Austin and McNeese State each finished 6-1 in Southland Conference play to share the conference championship. SFA won its third conference title and first since 1999, while McNeese won its 13th conference championship and its sixth since 2000. The shared titles marked the first time since 2005 the league split its championship. SFA beat McNeese, 16-13, to clinch the league’s automatic berth in the NCAA playoffs. The Lumberjacks, who were 0-11 in 2007, picked up the first postseason win by the league since 2005 when Texas State reached the semifinals. In its first appearance in the playoffs since its semifinal run in 1995, SFA beat Eastern Washington at home but lost at Montana in the quarterfinals. The Grizzlies went on to play in its second consecutive national championship game. McNeese, which was able to earn an at-large bid into the playoffs, also got a home game, but fell to New Hampshire.

Stephen F. Austin coach J.C. Harper was the runnerup for the Eddie Robinson Award, which is presented to the national coach of the year. The conference coach of the year, was just two points shy from winning the national award.

Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin

ence play for its fourth league championship, but its first outright title. No other Texas team had navigated a perfect season in conference play.

The Bearkats were the only unbeaten team in the Football Championship Subdivision at the end of the regular season and were awarded the No. 1 seed in the Division I playoffs.

It was Sam Houston’s fifth Divison I playoff appearance.

After a first-round bye, the Bearkats opened with a win over Stony Brook and followed with wins over long-time Southland nemeses Montana State and Montana to move to 14-0 and set up a date against North Dakota State in the Division I Football Championship Game. The Bison snapped the Bearkats’ 16-game win streak (dating back to the 2010 season) with a 17-6 win at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Both teams finished with 14-1 records.

The win total set a Sam Houston State school record. The title game appearance was the Southland’s first since the 2002 season, but marked the seventh time a Southland team reached the title game.

Central Arkansas, which finished second in league play at 6-1, made its first appearance in the Division I playoffs in just its second year of eligibility. Playing with an at-large berth, the Bears won the Southland’s first road playoff game since 2004 with a 34-14 win at Tennessee Tech before ending its season at Montana.

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FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION 2012 FCS PLAYOF FS First-Round Games South Dakota State 58, Eastern Illinois 10 at Brookings, S.D. Coastal Carolina 24, Bethune-Cookman 14 at Daytona Beach, Fla. Stony Brook 20, Villanova 10 at Stony Brook, N.Y. Wagner 31, Colgate 20 at Staten Island, N.Y. Second-Round Games No. 1 North Dakota State 28, South Dakota State 3 at Fargo, N.D. The NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, the national association’s highest football classification, salutes its past, celebrates its present and plans for a promising future of achievement.

With a focus on high-quality competition, sportsmanship and on-the-field championship experience, the FCS provides alumni, students and fans with first-rate competitive excellence, while giving campuses and local communities tremendous rallying opportunities and an affordable family activity.

The origin of the game’s finest performers – Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, Buck Buchanan, Tony Romo, Kurt Warner, Steve McNair, Rich Gannon and Brian Westbrook – the FCS annually proves itself as fertile ground for talent and the development of future stars and professional Hall of Famers. Coaching legends such as Eddie Robinson, Bobby Bowden, Jim Tressel, Mack Brown and Tubby Raymond and all led programs at FCS institutions during their outstanding careers.

With an expansion to 24 teams in 2013, the NCAA Division I Football Championship annually gives the FCS a superb on-the-field playoff event, culminating with a

week-long celebration in Frisco, Texas. The Division I Football Championship is proving to be one of the NCAA’s premiere postseason events. Frisco has played host to the game for the last three seasons and will be home to the championship game through at least the 2015 season after receiving a three-year extension in the offseason.

Since 1982, the Southland Conference, which has been based in Frisco since 2006, has been a proud and prominent member of the FCS, and has an annual expectation of competing for the Division I national championship and placing multiple teams into postseason play. In addition to winning one Division I title, the Southland has also placed teams in eight National Championship Games, including each of the last two seasons when Sam Houston State and North Dakota State have met. As a conference, the Southland has won 51 Division I playoff games.

The Southland is one of 11 prestigious leagues that earn automatic qualification into the Division I Football Championship, a group that includes the Big Sky, Big South, Missouri Valley Football, Mid-Eastern Athletic, Northeast, Ohio Valley and Southern conference as well as the Colonial Athletic Association and the Patriot and Pioneer leagues.

Wofford 23, New Hampshire 7 at Spartanburg S.C. No. 5 Georgia Southern 24, Central Arkansas 16 at Statesboro, Ga. No. 4 Old Dominion 63, Coastal Carolina 35 at Norfolk, Va. No. 3 Montana State 16, Stony Brook 10 at Bozeman, Mont.

Sam Houston State 18, Cal Poly 16 at Huntsville, Texas Illinois State 38, Appalachian State 37 (OT) at Boone, N.C. No. 2 Eastern Washington 29, Wagner 19 at Cheney, Wash.

Quarterfinal Games North Dakota State 14, Wofford 7 at Fargo, N.D. Georgia Southern 49, Old Dominion 35 at Norfolk, Va. Sam Houston State 34, Montana State 16 at Bozeman, Mont.

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Eastern Washington 51, Illinois State 35 at Cheney, Wash.

Semifinal Games North Dakota State 23, Georgia Southern 20 at Fargo, N.D. Sam Houston State 45, Eastern Washington 42 at Cheney, Wash.

Final North Dakota State 39, Sam Houston State 13 Jan. 5, 2013 FC Dallas Stadium Frisco, Texas

Sam Houston State made its sixth playoff appearance in 2012 and reached the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game for the second consecutive season.

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2012 NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP First Round Nov. 24; Campus Sites; ESPN3

Second Round Dec. 1; Campus Sites; ESPN3

Quarterfinals Dec. 7-8; Campus Sites

Semifinals Dec. 14-15 Campus Sites

Final Jan. 5, 2012; Frisco, Texas

#1 North Dakota State (10-1)

South Dakota State (8-3) Brookings, S.D.

Eastern Illinois (8-3)

Fargo, N.D. South Dakota State, 58-10 Wofford (8-3) Spartanburg, S.C.

North Dakota State, 28-3 Fargo, N.D. Saturday, Dec. 8 ESPN3 Wofford, 23-7

New Hampshire (8-3)

Fargo, N.D. Friday, Dec. 14 ESPN2

#5 Georgia Southern (8-3) Statesboro, Ga. Central Arkansas (9-2) #4 Old Dominion (10-1)

Bethune-Cookman (9-2) Daytona Beach, Fla.

Coastal Carolina (7-4)

Stony Brook (9-2) Stony Brook, N.Y.

Villanova (8-3)

Norfolk, Va.

Statesboro, Ga. Saturday, Dec. 8 ESPN Old Dominion, 63-35

FC Dallas Stadium Frisco, Texas Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 ESPN2

Stony Brook, 20-10 Sam Houston State (8-3)

Montana State, 16-10 Bozeman, Mont.

Friday, Dec. 7 ESPN2

Illinois State (8-3) #2 Eastern Washington (9-2) Cheney, Wash.

National Champion

Sam Houston State, 34-16

Cheney, Wash.

Saturday, Dec. 15 ESPNU

Appalachian State (8-3) Boone, N.C.

N. Dakota State 39-13

Sam Houston State, 18-16

Cal Poly (9-2)

Staten Island, N.Y.

Georgia Southern, 49-35

#3 Montana State (10-1) Bozeman, Mont.

North Dakota State, 23-20

Georgia Southern, 24-16

Coastal Carolina, 21-14

Huntsville, Texas

Wagner (8-3)

North Dakota State, 14-7

Sam Houston State, 45-42

Illinois State, 38-37 (OT) Cheney, Wash.

Saturday, Dec. 8 ESPN3

Eastern Washington, 51-35

Eastern Washington, 29-19

Wagner, 31-20

Colgate (8-3)

Year Champion Runnerup Score 1978 Florida A&M Massachusetts 35-28 1979 Eastern Kentucky Lehigh 30-7 1980 Boise St. Eastern Kentucky 31-29 1981 Idaho St. Eastern Kentucky 34-23 1982 Eastern Kentucky Delaware 17-14 1983 Southern Illinois Western Carolina 43-7 1984 Montana St. Louisiana Tech 19-6 1985 Georgia Southern Furman 44-42 1986 Georgia Southern Arkansas St. 48-21 1987 Louisiana-Monroe Marshall 43-42 1988 Furman Georgia Southern 17-12 1989 Georgia Southern Stephen F. Austin 37-34

Year Champion 1990 Georgia Southern 1991 Youngstown St. 1992 Marshall 1993 Youngstown St. 1994 Youngstown St. 1995 Montana 1996 Marshall 1997 Youngstown St. 1998 Massachusetts 1999 Georgia Southern 2000 Georgia Southern 2001 Montana

Runnerup Score Nevada 36-13 Marshall 25-17 Youngstown St. 31-28 Marshall 17-5 Boise St. 28-14 Marshall 22-20 Montana 49-29 McNeese St. 10-9 Georgia Southern 55-43 Youngstown St. 59-24 Montana 27-25 Furman 13-6

Year Champion 2002 Western Kentucky 2003 Delaware 2004 James Madison 2005 Appalachian St. 2006 Appalachian St. 2007 Appalachian St. 2008 Richmond 2009 Villanova 2010 Eastern Washington 2011 North Dakota St. 2012 North Dakota St.

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NCA A DI VISION I FCS CH A MPIONSHIP GA ME HISTORY Runnerup Score McNeese St. 34-14 Colgate 40-0 Montana 31-21 Northern Iowa 21-16 Massachusetts 28-17 Delaware 49-21 Montana 24-7 Montana 23-21 Delaware 20-19 Sam Houston St. 17-6 Sam Houston St. 39-13

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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

NCAA Extends Frisco as Title-Game Host through 2015 Season

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Even before Sam Houston State and North Dakota State met in a rematch in the NCAA Division I Championship Game last January in Frisco, the NCAA had awarded the city with a three-year extension to keep the FCS title game at FC Dallas Stadium through the 2015 season.

Frisco has served as host for the championship game since the 2010 season and has seen sellouts in the last two championship games between the Bearkats and Bison. Last year’s game, won 39-13 by North Dakota State, was a virtual sellout in October with only tickets allotted for the competing teams remaining until after the national semifinals. Each team sold those ticket allotments and a public offering for standing-room-only tickets closed in a matter of minutes. The sellout was the first for the FCS title game since 2007.

“The entire local community, including the Southland Conference, has really embraced and supported this event,” Charlie Cobb, chair of the Division I Football Committee, said when the extension was announced last December. “When you combine that enthusiasm with the quality of the stadium, it makes Frisco an outstanding environment for the participating student-athletes, coaches and fans.”

A crowd of 21,411 got inside FC Dallas Stadium to watch North Dakota State repeat. That was more than the 20,586 fans who watched the Bison beat Sam Houston State 17-6 in 2011 for their first Division I national championship.

The Bison and Bearkats were tied 10-10 at the half, but Bison quarterback Brock Jenson, who was voted the game’s most outstanding player, scored twice in the second half while completing 9 of 16 passes for 115 passing yards to go with 44 rushing yards and three scores in last year’s game. The Bison racked up 441 total yards and intercepted four passes, which was the difference in the game. North Dakota State gave up 391 yards to Sam Houston.

North Dakota State became the fourth FCS team to win title in consecutive seasons. Georgia State has won back-toback titles twice. Youngstown State repeated and Appalachian State won titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

While the game has no doubt been the highlight for the team, it is a week’s worth of events that has separated the event in Frisco from past championships – not to mention the great Texas hospitality.

The teams arrive in Texas three days before the game starts. They’re greeted by signs and banners around town as well as great crowds at their respective team headquarters. The next day, teams either visit local elementary schools where they are welcomed by students eager to show off their school spirit for their newly adopted college teams or they visit a local Children’s Hospital. Later that night, the two participating teams gather for the Great Texas Barbecue Bowl which showcases the legendary Texas culture and hospitality. On Friday, teams attend the Champions Luncheon and make last-minute tweaks in game preparation.

The day of the game, fans begin gathering at restaurants and parking lots surrounding FC Dallas Stadium and take part in Tailgate Town that features quality entertainment and even more Texas sounds, flavors and hospitality.

Frisco is thrilled with the contract extension, which will keep it as the focus for all FCS teams and fans each season.

“We are ecstatic the NCAA has extended its contract with Frisco to host the Division I Football Championship another three years,” said Maher Maso, the Frisco mayor said when the extension was announced. “This game has a projected economic impact of more than $5.9 million on our regional economy. Not only that, the exposure Frisco receives from the game being televised to a national audience is invaluable. Frisco enjoys being the best host we can be to the players and their families, students and football fans in general. It’s a great event honoring true champions.”

Team Frisco consists of the City of Frisco, its Economic Development Corporation and Convention & Visitors Bureau, Hunt Sports Group/FC Dallas Stadium, the Frisco Chamber of Commerce and Frisco-based Southland Conference.

The Football Championship Subdivision is comprised of the conferences and institutions that compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Big Sky, Big South, Colonial Athletic Association, Ivy League, Mid-Eastern Athletic, Missouri Valley Football, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Pioneer, Southern, Southland and the Southwestern Athletic. The Ivy League and Southwestern Athletic Conference choose not to participate in the football championship.

The FCS embodies a tradition of excellence through high level competition, student-athlete character and sportsmanship throughout the regular season and the championship experience.

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FRISCO, TEXAS

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The City of Frisco is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Frisco’s population has grown from approximately 33,000 in 2000 to more than 128,000 residents today, which earned Frisco the title of the “fastest growing city” during the past decade (2000-09, U.S. Census Bureau). This phenomenal growth is one reason why city leaders selected “Progress in Motion” as the city’s slogan.

“Progress in Motion,” which best describes Frisco’s spirit, compliments a brand that reflects Frisco’s century old roots. Established in 1902, Frisco was named for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway which trekked through the then, small town. The brand first used to distinguish the historical rail line is now recognized throughout the U.S. as belonging to a city “making history,” as a result of its incredible growth and progressive practices.

It’s no wonder why national publications have called Frisco the “Best Place to Raise an Athlete,” “Best Place to Live” and “Best Place to Relocate.” And most recently, the Frisco Independent School District (FISD) was named among the “100 Best Communities for Young People” for 2012.

Every day, more and more people are drawn to the City of Frisco for its emphasis on education, family and quality of life.

The Frisco Independent School District is the fastest growing school district in the nation. Currently, more than 42,650 students are served on 56 campuses by 5,500 staff members, making FISD among the largest single employers in the area. The Lewisville and Prosper Independent School Districts also serve Frisco. Together, these districts provide exceptional education environments. Higher education is also a priority in Frisco. Collin College, University of Dallas, Amberton University and the University of Texas at Arlington have satellite campuses and programs in Frisco.

Frisco’s comprehensive plan – or blue print for growth – was named “best in the state” in 2000 and again in 2006. The City of Frisco has been “building green” since 2001, when Frisco became the first city in the country to mandate the EPA’s Energy Star program as the standard for new home construction.

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The Frisco Fire Department has achieved the highest rating awarded by the Insurance Services Office (ISO), which translates into cost savings for homeowners. More importantly, the ISO No. 1 rating means the City of Frisco fire services, as well as its water and communications systems, are of the highest quality. Frisco Fire Safety Town is the first of its kind in the United States, hosting more than 220,000 “children of all ages” since opening in 2007.

Frisco is proud to claim one of the lowest crime rates in Collin and Denton Counties, a credit to our watchful citizens and nationally accredited Frisco Police Department. The Frisco Parks and Recreation Department was named “best in the state” by the Texas Recreation and Parks Society in 2007 and 2010.

The new Frisco Discovery Center houses the Frisco Art Gallery, Frisco Black Box Theatre and Sci-Tech Discovery

Center under one roof while the nearby Frisco Heritage Museum invites visitors to experience history. Frisco is also the future home of the Museum of the American Railroad.

Art lovers can experience more than 150 pieces of art on public display throughout the city.

Stonebriar Centre mall anchors eight million square feet of dining and retail offerings, which include IKEA and Sam Moon Trading Company. Ten hotels and the Frisco Conference Center offer visitors and conventioneers a “home away from home.”

Frisco has “can do” attitude and a reputation for creating unique, public/private partnerships resulting in first class sports and entertainment venues.

Frisco is home to the Frisco RoughRiders, an affiliate of the Texas Rangers; the three-time National Champion Texas Tornado, a junior league hockey team; and the Texas Legends, a member of the NBA Development League.

These teams play in state of the art venues, including the Dr Pepper Ballpark and the Dr Pepper Arena, which is also home to the Dallas Stars’ headquarters and training facility. Fieldhouse USA is a 144,000 square foot indoor sports facility and World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA), renowned for turning out Olympic champions Nastia Luikin and Carly Patterson, is headquartered in Frisco.

FC Dallas Stadium is an innovative soccer specific complex featuring a 21-thousand seat stadium, which is home to FC Dallas, of Major League Soccer, as well as 17 tournament grade fields. This world class facility hosts everything from high school to international sporting events, not to mention, A-list concerts. The NCAA Division I Football Championship touches down at FC Dallas Stadium for a third year in January.

The City of Frisco’s list of accomplishments continues to grow with its population. Frisco is a community full modern day pioneers defining Progress in Motion.

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2006 MLS Cup, which ended 1-1 after extra time with the Houston Dynamo defeating the New England Revolution 4-3 on penalty kicks. On Dec. 12 and 14, 2008, FC Dallas Stadium hosted the NCAA Men’s College Cup. In the semifinals, North Carolina defeated Wake Forest and Maryland defeated St. John’s. Maryland defeated North Carolina, 1-0, in the championship.

On Aug. 5, 2010, FC Dallas played host to Inter Milan, which won the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League Final.

The two teams battled to a 2-2 draw in front of more than 19,000 fans. In addition to being a world-class soccer facility, the stage at FC Dallas Stadium also held of the biggest names in entertainment. Country music artists Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney and George Strait have played sold-out shows at the venue, while Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne attracted 30,000 fans on Aug. 9, 2008, despite 100-degree heat.

Jimmy Buffett has played at FC Dallas Stadium four times, always drawing a large crowd of Parrotheads and perhaps the most interesting concert tailgate scene in the region.

After earning 2011 Field of the Year honors from SportsTurf Managers Association, FC Dallas Stadium opened 2012 with three consecutive sell-out crowds, beginning with the NCAA Division I Football National Championship game in January. The following month FC Dallas Stadium hosted another sold out crowd as the U.S. Women’s National Team faced New Zealand. In March, Major League Soccer officially opened its season with FC Dallas hosting Red Bull New York on NBC Sports in front of yet another sold-out crowd at FC Dallas Stadium. The auspicious beginning proved portentous as midway through 2012 FC Dallas saw a record crowd of 22,565 for its July 28 clash with the L.A. Galaxy.

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Built in 2005, FC Dallas Stadium is a 23,500-square-foot professional sports and entertainment venue at the heart of a 145-acre stadium complex featuring 17 tournament-grade fields used primarily for youth and adult soccer. Recently ranked as the fifth most visited entertainment center in North Texas, the complex has drawn more than 1.5 million visitors each year since opening.

The stadium, which includes a built-in stage on the north end for concerts, features 26 luxury suites and seats 20,045 for soccer games, or more than 27,000 fans for concerts. When not playing host to professional soccer, popular musicians or college football, FC Dallas Stadium also serves as home to Frisco Independent School District high school football, hosting some of the best high school football in North Texas every fall.

In February 2006, FC Dallas Stadium was recognized by the Dallas Business Journal as the winner of the 2005 Best Community Impact Award, given to a property that was judged to have created the most positive economic and social impact on a community. FC Dallas Stadium also was the Top Winner at the Topping Out 2007 Awards Presentation, recognized for excellence in the fields of development, architecture and construction, which have a positive impact on the local community. In November 2006, the stadium was recognized as the first “green” professional sports stadium in Texas after administering a formal recycling program. The $105 million public-private complex is owned by Hunt Sports Group (HSG) in partnership with the City of Frisco, the Frisco Independent School District and Collin County. FC Dallas Stadium was recently among the final nominees for Best Sports Venue for the Best of Big D Awards by Dallas’ D Magazine.

In its inaugural year, the stadium played host to the 2005 MLS Cup final, seeing the Los Angeles Galaxy defeat the New England Revolution, 1-0, in overtime for their second MLS Cup. It also was selected to host the

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2013 SEASON PREVIEW

SOUTHLAND PREVIEW Southland Conference Celebrating 50 Years The Southland Conference is playing its 50th season in 2013 and will be celebrating its golden anniversary throughout the season with the release of the league’s alldecade teams. The Southland began playing football with five schools in 1964. Lamar was 3-0-1 that season to finish ahead of Arkansas State, Trinity, Abilene Christian and TexasArlington. Of those teams, only Lamar is a member of the conference but only resumed playing football in 2010 after dropping its program in 1989. Abilene Christian returned to the conference in July and will play a full Southland schedule next season, which will be its first since 1972. The Wildcats played nine seasons in the conference previously.

Southland Opens Season Aug. 29 Three Southland Conference teams will usher in the celebratory season on Thursday, Aug. 29 when three teams hit the gridiron, including defending conference champion Central Arkansas at home against UIW, which also joined the Southland over the summer, but will not play a Southland schedule until 2014. Also on opening night, Northwestern State visits Missouri State and Southeastern Louisiana welcomes Southeast Missouri to Strawberry Stadium in Hammond. The other five Southland teams take the field on Saturday, including three on the road with Nicholls at Oregon, McNeese State at South Florida and Stephen F. Austin at Weber State. Lamar will play host to Oklahoma Panhandle State, while two-time defending champion Sam Houston State takes on Houston Baptist in the Huskies’ first-ever football game. HBU, like ACU and UIW, also joined the Southland in July. All three will not play a conference schedule until 2014.

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Welcome ACU, HBU and UIW; Just Not Yet in Football The league announced in November 2011 that Houston Baptist University would join the league in July 2013. With that announcement, the Huskies also started a football program with the goal of fielding their first team this season.

In August 2012, the conference bolstered its membership with the additions of the University of New Orleans as well as Abilene Christian University and University of the Incarnate Word, the latter two who will transition from NCAA Division II. That gives the league a total of 14 universities with full membership. While UNO does not play football, Houston Baptist, Abilene Christian and UIW will play full Southland Conference schedules beginning in 2014. ACU and UIW will not be eligible to win a Southland Conference championship during their transition periods. Pending NCAA approval, they would be fully eligible beginning with the 2017 football season.

Same Eight Football Teams in 2013 Despite the additions of Abilene Christian, Houston Baptist and UIW, the Southland Conference will feature the same eight football teams: Central Arkansas, Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana and Stephen F. Austin. Next year, the league will have 11 football-playing schools.

Central Arkansas Claims First Southland Title Central Arkansas locked up a share of its first Southland Conference football championship with a 35-14 win over

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Northwestern State in its regular-season finale in Conway.

The win also assured the Bears of a return trip to the NCAA Division I Playoffs since it held the tie-breaker over Sam Houston State by virtue of its 24-20 win over the Bearkats in the conference opener in September. UCA followed with its only conference loss the next week at Stephen F. Austin, but did not lose again during the regular season, rattling off six consecutive victories, including five in Southland games. UCA headed into Selection Sunday with a 9-2 record and knew it was in the 20-team field for the playoffs for the second time in as many seasons. The Bears went 1-1 in the 2011 playoffs picking up a road win – and its first Division I postseason win – at Tennessee Tech before falling at Montana in the second round. UCA earned a first-round bye in the 2012 playoffs and got sent to No. 5 seed Georgia Southern in the second round. The Eagles sent the Bears back to Conway with a 24-16 setback ending their season.

Georgia Southern got past Old Dominion the next week to set up a semifinal date with 2011 national champion North Dakota State, but the Bison prevailed.

Sam Houston State Wins Second Straight Title Coming off its most successful season in school history, Sam Houston State started the year 1-2, which included losses at Baylor and Central Arkansas, the Bearkats responded to their loss in Conway to win seven consecutive games, including six league games, to pull even with Central Arkansas for a share of its second consecutive title. Sam Houston ended its season with an 8-3 after its loss at Texas A&M, led by eventual Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel. The Bearkats didn’t need to wait long to see if they were back in the playoffs for a second consecutive season. The 2011 national runners up made the field and got a home game.

Sam Houston State Returns to Frisco for Rematch After dispatching Cal Poly 18-16 in the second round, Sam Houston went on the road, getting past Montana State 34-16 and Eastern Washington 45-42 to set up a national championship rematch with North Dakota State at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco.

Penalties and turnovers by Sam Houston State played a big role as the Bison earned their second consecutive NCAA Division I FCS Championship with a 39-13 victory over the Bearkats Jan. 5 at FC Dallas Stadium. The Bison converted the miscues in to 441 total yards as the game’s most valuable player, quarterback Brock Jenson, totaled 159 yards total offense including 115 yards rushing and three rushing touchdowns.

The score was tied 10-10 at halftime, but the second half belonged to North Dakota State, which picked off four Sam Houston passes in the game. Three of the turnovers set up scores. The loss in the Bearkats’ second consecutive appearance in the NCAA championship game ended their season at 11-4. Bearkat quarterback Brian Bell completed 19 of 33 passes for 255 yards and a touchdown. Running back Timothy Flanders led Sam Houston on the ground with 18 carries for 46 yards.

Linebacker Darius Taylor led the Bearkat defense with 11 tackles including five solo stops.

Bears, Bearkats Dominate All-League Teams UCA and Sam Houston dominated the all-conference teams with Sam Houston State placing 16 student-athletes evenly split on the two squads. Central Arkansas had 13 players honored on the all-conference teams, with seven earning first-team laurels. Sam Houston State running back Timothy Flanders and defensive back Darnell Taylor repeated as the Southland’s player and defensive player of the year, while UCA quarterback Wynrick Smothers was named as the league’s offensive player of the year. The inaugural offensive lineman of the year went to the Bears’ Corey Howard and defensive lineman Jonathan Woodard was named the freshman of the year. Additionally, five Southland players earned first-team All-America honors, including Flanders, Howard, Sam Houston State all-purpose player Richard Sincere, Taylor and McNeese punt return specialist Darius Carey.

Four Award Winners Return Four of the Southland Conference’s individual award winners from last year are back this season, including Sam Houston State senior Tim Flanders, the league’s two-time player of the year, along with Central Arkansas senior quarterback Wynrick Smothers, the reigning offensive player of the year, and sophomore teammate, defensive end Jonathan Woodard, last season’s top freshman, and Lamar junior wide receiver Kevin Johnson, the conference’s newcomer of the year a season ago.

Frisco Will Host FCS Title Game through 2015 Season Even before last year’s championship rematch between Sam Houston State and North Dakota State, the NCAA agreed to a three-year extension with Frisco, Texas, for the Division I Football Championship title game to be held at FC Dallas Stadium and hosted by the Southland Conference, the city of Frisco and the Hunt Sports Group. Frisco has hosted the last three FCS title games The extension will keep the championship game in Frisco through the 2015 season.

Twelve Games Scheduled vs. FBS in 2013 A year after playing 16 games against teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision, Southland teams will face just 12 such opponents in 2013. The league has 18 wins against FBS teams since 2000, including one last year when McNeese State toppled Middle Tennessee, which finished 8-4. Nicholls leads the way for the Southland and will play three FBS opponents in 2013, including Oregon, Western Michigan and Louisiana-Lafayette to open the season. Lamar and Northwestern State each will play two FBS opponents.

The Cardinals will play Louisiana Tech and Oklahoma State, while the Demons visit Cincinnati and UAB. In 2013, the Southland will play teams from the American Athletic, Big 12, Mid-American, Pac-12, Southeastern and Sun Belt conferences as well as Conference USA. Jay Thomas Returns to Coach Demons Former Nicholls head coach Jay Thomas returns to the Southland Conference sidelines in 2013 as head coach at Northwestern State. Thomas, the Demons’ defensive line coach in 2010 and 2011, was 27-35 in six seasons in Thibodaux and guided the Colonels to a share of the 2005 Southland championship.

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SAM HOUSTON FAVORED TO WIN THIRD CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP finish last year, was tabbed third in both polls, garnering 37 points from the coaches and 33 from the SIDs. The Cowboys return 62 players with on-the-field experience, including 16 starters. The Cowboys will be paced offensively by preseason all-conference wide receiver Diontae Spencer and running back Marcus Wiltz.

Stephen F. Austin was tabbed fourth by the coaches with 32 points and fifth by the SIDs with 27 points. The Lumberjacks, who finished tied for fourth last season with a 4-3 mark in league play, return 16 starters and 49 lettermen. First-team all-conference junior running back Gus Johnson will lead the Lumberjacks on the offensive side while first-team all-conference lineman Darren Robinson will anchor the SFA defense.

Southeastern Louisiana, which had one of its most successful seasons a year ago with a 5-2 league mark and a third-place finish, was picked fifth by the coaches with 26 points and fourth by the SIDs with 30. In his second season year as head coach, Ron Roberts will welcome back 49 letterwinners including 17 starters. The Lions will have to replace NFL second-round draft pick Robert Alford on the defensive side of the ball and will look to preseason allconference defensive back Todd Washington to fill the role.

Northwestern State was selected sixth in both polls.

In the coaches’ poll, the Demons received in 17 points, while in the SID poll they earned 18 points. The Demons finished with a 2-5 mark in conference play but return 16 starters and 58 letterwinners. Northwestern State will be under the new direction of former Nicholls State head coach Jay Thomas, who returns to Natchitoches where he was the defensive line coach and assistant head coach for the Demons in 2010 and 2011.

The remaining spots include Lamar and Nicholls. The Cardinals were picked seventh by the coaches with 14 points and eighth by the SIDs with 15 points while the Colonels were tabbed eighth by the coaches with eight points and tied for sixth with Northwestern State with 18 points in the SID poll.

PRESEASON POLLS Coaches’ Poll Rk. Team (first-place votes)............................. Total 1. Sam Houston State (6)...................................... 48 2. Central Arkansas (1)...........................................42 3. McNeese State...................................................37 4. Stephen F. Austin (1)..........................................32 5. Southeastern Louisiana..................................... 26 6. Northwestern State............................................17 7. Lamar.................................................................14 8. Nicholls................................................................8

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Sam Houston State, which reached the national championship game for the second consecutive year in 2012, was picked as the favorite heading into the 2013 season as voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors.

Sam Houston was the top pick by both the coaches and the SIDs, receiving six out of a possible eight first-place votes and 48 points total in each poll. Central Arkansas picked up a first-place vote from the coaches and the final two from the SIDs while Stephen F. Austin received the final first-place vote from the coaches. Coaches and SIDs could not vote for their own team.

The Bearkats, who claimed their second consecutive conference title last season, sharing it with Central Arkansas, return 11 starters and 40 lettermen, including the reigning two-time conference player of the year Tim Flanders and two-time first-time all-conference selection Richard Sincere. Five starters return on the offensive side of the ball for the Bearkats, who also return five defenders and one special teams player.

Central Arkansas, which advanced to the Division I postseason for the second consecutive year and was the league’s automatic qualifier into the playoffs after sharing the regular-season title with Sam Houston, was picked second in both polls, receiving 44 points from the SIDs and 42 from the coaches. The Bears return 20 starters and 44 letterwinners to a team that finished 9-3 last season. Leading the way for UCA is quarterback Wynrick Smothers, the 2012 offensive player of the year, and defensive lineman Jonathan Woodard, last season’s top freshman in the Southland.

McNeese State, which is coming off a fourth-place

Sports Information Directors’ Poll Rk. Team (first-place votes)............................. Total 1. Sam Houston State (6)...................................... 48 2. Central Arkansas (2).......................................... 44 3. McNeese State.................................................. 33 4. Southeastern Louisiana..................................... 30 5. Stephen F. Austin...............................................27 6t. Nicholls..............................................................18 6t. Northwestern State............................................18 8. Lamar.................................................................15

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PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS the league in rushing, rush attempts (288), rushing yards (1,642), yards per carry (6.3) and rushing touchdowns (17) while ranking second in touchdown scoring (7.2 points per game).

Sincere also put together another great campaign last season, finishing toward the top 10 in several offensive categories. Sincere was third in the league in yards per carry (5.7), fifth in rushing yards (607) and 10th in yards per game (40.5).

The Bearkats’ other first-team selections include offensive linemen Donald Jackson, defensive lineman Gary Lorance, linebacker Eric Fieilo, defensive back Bookie Sneed and punt returner Torrance Williams. Sam Houston’s second-team picks are quarterback Brian Bell, wide receiver Chance Nelson, offensive lineman Matt Boyles, defensive lineman Jarrett Brown and linebacker Jesse Beauchamp.

Central Arkansas, which is coming off a share of its first conference title, has a league-high nine first-team selections, including Smothers, defensive lineman Jonathan Woodard, defensive back Jestin Love and kicker Eddie Camara, all of whom earned first-team all-conference at the conclusion of last season. Wynrick was one of the top quarterbacks in the league last year, leading the league in passing touchdowns (31) and ranking second in total offense (296.0), passing yards (3,103), passing yards per game (258.6) and passing efficiency (145.7). Woodard, a sophomore defensive end, led the Bears in sacks (7.0) and fumbles recovered (three) and was second on the team in tackles for loss (11.0). Love was eighth in the league with 91 tackles, including 49 solo tackles. Placekicker Camara was the most efficient kicker in the conference, making 86.7 percent (13-for-15) of his field goals and 98.1 percent (53-for-54) of his point after attempts.

Also earning preseason first-team honors for the Bears are wide receiver Dezmin Lewis, offensive lineman Cole Caruthers, defensive lineman Matt Hornbuckle, linebacker Justin Heard and defensive back Radarius Winston. Earning spots on the second-team for UCA are offensive linemen Dominique Allen and Kyle Stouffer and defensive back Marcus Peters.

McNeese places six of its 12 preseason all-conference selections on the first team. Wide receiver Diontae Spencer and linemen Arinze Agada and Antoine Everett headline the offense for the Cowboys while linebacker Deonte Thompson and defensive backs Terence Cahee and Guy Morgan represent the defense.

In 10 games last season for the Cowboys, Spencer was second on the team in receiving with 413 yards on 31 receptions while scoring two touchdowns. Spencer averaged 41.3 yards per contest and is McNeese’s top receiver returning this season. Cahee was the leader on the defensive side for the Cowboys, recording 83 tackles, including 52 solo, while tallying 3.0 tackles for a loss on the year.

The Cowboys place six members on the second team with running back Marcus Wiltz, tight end Nic Jacobs, defensive linemen Everett Ellefsen and Chris Loveless, punter Jean Breaux and kicker Javaris Murray.

Of Stephen F. Austin’s seven all-conference picks, three are first-team honorees. Running back Gus Johnson and wide receiver D.J. Ward are offensive selections while lineman Darren Robinson is the only Lumberjack representative on the defense. Johnson led the league last season in most of the offensive categories. Johnson led the conference in scoring (9.0 points per game) and was second in rushing yards (969), rushing touchdowns (14) and rushing yards per game (96.9). Ward was a 2012 newcomer who battled his way into the starting lineup to finish among the league leaders.

The Lumberjacks place three members in four positions on the second-team with two on offense and two on defense. On the offensive side are wide receiver Michael Brooks and lineman Andrew Ratliff while defensive back Caleb Nelson and Brooks makes another appearance as a return specialist on the defensive team.

Lamar places five on the preseason all-conference teams with punter Kollin Kahler as the lone Cardinal on the first team. Kahler averaged 41.5 yards per punt and had 10 punts over 50 yards. He had a season long of 68 yards and pinned 18 of his 67 punts inside the 20-yard line.

Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State

Wynrick Smothers, Central Arkansas

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A total of 22 of the 58 Southland Conference football players who earned all-conference honors after the 2012 season return for the 2013 season and garner spots on the preseason all-conference teams, the league office announced in July.

Nine of the 29 first-team selections, including six offensive members, highlight the two teams that also see 13 second-team picks return for an automatic spot on the preseason squads. Four of the conference’s individual award winners from last year are back, including Sam Houston State senior Timothy Flanders, the league’s two-time player of the year, along with Central Arkansas senior Wynrick Smothers, the reigning offensive player of the year, and sophomore teammate Jonathan Woodard, last season’s top freshman, and Lamar junior Kevin Johnson, the conference’s newcomer of the year a season ago.

Three Southland institutions have 12 student-athletes each named to the preseason all-conference teams with McNeese State joining defending co-champions Central Arkansas and Sam Houston State to lead the preseason teams. Stephen F. Austin has seven all-conference selections followed by Lamar and Southeastern Louisiana both with five. Nicholls is next with three while Northwestern State completes the preseason all-conference teams with two selections.

Sam Houston State returns 11 starters from a team that advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game in Frisco, Texas, for the second consecutive year after claiming its fifth Southland Conference championship. Firstteam all-conference selections returning for the Bearkats are running back Flanders and “wildkat” Richard Sincere.

Flanders, one of the nation’s top returning running backs and a top candidate for the Walter Payton Award, led the league in rushing with 109.5 yards per game. He also led the league with 10 100-yard games, including a season-high 231-yard rushing performance in the national semifinals against Eastern Washington. He was second in the league with 1,770 all-purpose yards thanks to rushes totaling 1,642 and receiving yards totaling 128. Flanders averaged 118.0 all-purpose yards in the Bearkats’ 15 games. Flanders led

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PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS Garnering second-team all-conference nods for Lamar are wide receiver Barry Ford on the offensive side and lineman Jesse Dickson, linebacker Jermaine Longino and defensive back Chad Allen on the defensive side.

Southeastern Louisiana also earns five all-conference selections with lineman Gasten Gabriel representing the offense along with kick returner Xavier Roberson. Roberson, who also earned a spot on the second team as an all-purpose player, totaled 366 yards last season returning kicks and averaged 79.5 all-purpose yards per game. In 11 games last season, Roberson led the conference in returns, averaging 33.3 yards per return and scoring twice with a long of 96 yards. Along with Roberson on the second team, the Lions are represented by two defensive players in linebacker Kaleb Muse and defensive back Todd Washington.

Nicholls’ preseason honors include one first-team and two second-team selections. Junior tight end Nick Scelfo earns first-team offense honors while senior running back Marcus Washington and senor kicker Andrew Dolan earn second-team offensive spots for the Colonels. Scelfo was fourth on the team in receiving with 27.3 yards per game.

In 11 games, Scelfo totaled 300 yards on 22 receptions while scoring twice.

Northwestern State’s all-conference picks are offensive center Warren Jones and defensive back Bert White, both of whom make appearances on the second team. White was fourth on the team last season with 59 tackles, including 41 solo.

Returning student-athletes who earned all-conference honors at the conclusion of the 2012 season were automatically named to the preseason teams. Head coaches from the eight schools that play football in the Southland Conference voted for the remaining 36 positions, which included eight on the first-team offense, 12 on the first-team defense, seven positions on the second-team offense and nine on the second-team defense. Coaches could not vote for their own players.

First-Team Offense Pos. Name QB Wynrick Smothers RB Timothy Flanders RB Gus Johnson TE/HB Nick Scelfo WR D.J. Ward WR Dezmin Lewis WR Diontae Spencer OL Arinze Agada OL Gasten Gabriel OL Cole Caruthers OL Donald Jackson OL Antoine Everett AP Richard Sincere PK Eddie Camara

University Central Arkansas Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Nicholls Stephen F. Austin Central Arkansas McNeese State McNeese State Southeastern La. Central Arkansas Sam Houston State McNeese State Sam Houston State Central Arkansas

Ht. 6-1 5-9 5-10 6-4 5-11 6-4 5-9 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-4 5-10 5-9

Wt. 208 210 215 235 180 212 170 286 310 292 285 315 180 168

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

Hometown Destrehan, La. Midwest City, Okla.

Gilmer, Texas Baton Rouge, La. The Woodlands, Texas Mesquite, Texas New Iberia, La. Houston, Texas Jackson, La. Sugar Land, Texas Kilgore, Texas Richmond, Texas Galveston, Texas Cedar Hill, Texas

First-Team Defense DL Jonathan Woodard DL Darren Robinson DL Matt Hornbuckle DL Gary Lorance LB Justin Heard LB Deonte Thompson LB Eric Fieilo DB Jestin Love DB Terence Cahee DB Bookie Sneed DB Guy Morgan DB RaDarius Winston P Kollin Kahler KR Xavier Roberson PR Torrance Williams

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

6-6 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-9

271 247 281 290 230 220 225 208 190 180 190 196 200 180 170

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

Brentwood, Tenn.

Dallas, Texas Colleyville, Texas Baytown, Texas Woodland, Ala. Shreveport, La. Euless, Texas West Memphis, Ark. Westlake, La. Conroe, Texas Baton Rouge, La. Bastrop, La. Waco, Texas Atlanta, Ga. Waco, Texas

Second-Team Offense QB Brian Bell RB Marcus Wiltz RB Marcus Washington TE/HB Nic Jacobs WR Chance Nelson WR Michael Brooks WR Barry Ford OL Andrew Ratliff OL Dominique Allen OL Warren Jones OL Matt Boyles OL Kyle Stouffer AP Xavier Roberson PK Andrew Dolan

Sam Houston State McNeese State Nicholls McNeese State Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Lamar Stephen F. Austin Central Arkansas Northwestern State Sam Houston State Central Arkansas Southeastern La. Nicholls

6-2 5-9 5-11 6-5 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-7 5-9 6-1

175 192 214 260 175 180 175 310 295 300 28 316 170 185

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

China Spring, Texas Cecilia, La. Lillian, Ala. Many, La. Baytown, Texas Dallas, Texas Houston, Texas Llano, Texas Houston, Texas Macon, Miss.

Southlake, Texas Highland Park, Texas Atlanta, Ga. Mobile, Ala.

Second-Team Defense DL Jesse Dickson DL Everett Ellefsen DL Chris Loveless DL Jarrett Brown LB Jesse Beauchamp LB Jermaine Longino LB Kaleb Muse DB Caleb Nelson DB Bert White DB Marcus Peters DB Todd Washington DB Chad Allen P Jean Breaux KR Javaris Murray PR Michael Brooks

Lamar McNeese State McNeese State Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Lamar Southeastern La. Stephen F. Austin Northwestern State Central Arkansas Southeastern La. Lamar McNeese State McNeese State Stephen F. Austin

6-3 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-8 5-10

265 230 240 275 230 220 255 195 203 204 180 190 150 180 180

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

Houston, Texas Madisonville, La. Houston, Texas Arlington, Texas Klein, Texas Houston, Texas Ponchatula, La. Apopka, Fla. Baton Rouge, La. Daingerfield, Texas Lutcher, La. Coldspring, Texas Scott, La. Kingston, La. Dallas, Texas

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Kevin Johnson, Lamar

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2013 SOUTHLAND SCHEDULE Central Arkansas Date Opponent.............................................Time Aug. 29 UIW..................................................... 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Colorado (P12N)............................... 7 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Tennessee-Martin........................... 6 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Missouri St...................................... 7 p.m.

Oct. 5 McNeese St.* (SLCTV)......................... 3 p.m.

Oct. 12 Nebraska-Kearney.............................. 3 p.m.

Oct. 19 at Lamar* (CSNH)................................ 6 p.m.

Oct. 26 Stephen F. Austin* (HC; SLCTV)............ 3 p.m.

Nov. 2 at Northwestern St.* (ESPN3).............. 7 p.m.

Nov. 9 Southeastern La.* (ESPN3).................. 7 p.m.

Nov. 16 at Nicholls*.......................................... 3 p.m.

Nov. 23 Sam Houston St.*................................ 3 p.m.

Lamar Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

Oklahoma Panhandle St...................... 7 p.m. at Louisiana Tech................................ 6 p.m. at Oklahoma St. (FSN).................... 6:30 p.m.

Bacone College.................................... 7 p.m. at Grambling St................................... 6 p.m.

OPEN at Sam Houston St*............................. 2 p.m.

Central Arkansas* (HC; CSNH)............. 6 p.m. at Southeastern La.* (ESPN3).............. 7 p.m.

Nicholls*.............................................. 6 p.m. at Northwestern St.* (SLCTV)............... 3 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin*............................... 6 p.m.

McNeese St.*...................................... 6 p.m.

McNeese State Aug. 31 at South Florida (ESPN3)..................... 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (CSNH)................ 7 p.m.

Sept. 14 West Alabama..................................... 7 p.m.

Sept. 21 Weber State (ESPN3)........................... 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 at Northern Iowa................................. 4 p.m.

Oct. 5 at Central Arkansas* (SLCTV).............. 3 p.m.

Oct. 12 OPEN Oct. 19 Sam Houston St.* (HC; ESPN3)............ 7 p.m.

Oct. 26 at Nicholls*.......................................... 3 p.m.

Nov. 2 Southeastern La.*............................... 7 p.m.

Nov. 9 at Stephen F. Austin*........................... 3 p.m.

Nov. 16 Northwestern St.* (ESPN3).................. 7 p.m.

Nov. 23 at Lamar*............................................ 6 p.m.

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at Oregon (FS1).................................... 3 p.m. at Western Michigan (ESPN3).............. 7 p.m. at Louisiana-Lafayette......................... 6 p.m.

Langston............................................. 6 p.m.

Arkansas Tech (HC)............................. 6 p.m.

OPEN Northwestern St.* (SLCTV)................... 3 p.m. at Stephen F. Austin*........................... 3 p.m.

McNeese St.*...................................... 3 p.m. at Lamar*............................................ 6 p.m. at Sam Houston St.*............................ 2 p.m.

Central Arkansas*............................... 3 p.m. at Southeastern La.*............................ 6 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 29 Northwestern State at Missouri State (Mediacom)................................ Springfield, Mo........................................... 6 p.m.

UIW at Central Arkansas....................................................................... Conway, Ark............................................... 7 p.m.

Southeast Missouri at Southeastern Louisiana..................................... Hammond, La............................................ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 31 Nicholls at Oregon (FS1)...................................................................... Eugene, Ore............................................... 3 p.m.

McNeese State at South Florida........................................................... Tampa, Fla................................................. 6 p.m.

Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State................................................. Huntsville, Texas........................................ 6 p.m.

Oklahoma Panhandle State at Lamar................................................... Beaumont, Texas........................................ 7 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin at Weber State.......................................................... Ogden, Utah............................................... 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 7 Southeastern Louisiana at TCU (FSSW)................................................ Fort Worth, Texas..................................... 11 a.m.

Lamar at Louisiana Tech...................................................................... Ruston, La.................................................. 6 p.m.

Nicholls at Western Michigan (ESPN3).................................................. Kalamazoo, Mich........................................ 6 p.m.

Southern at Northwestern State........................................................... Natchitoches, La........................................ 6 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech (FSN).................................................. Lubbock, Texas.......................................... 6 p.m.

Central Arkansas at Colorado (P12N).................................................... Boulder, Colo.............................................. 7 p.m.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at McNeese State (CSNH)..................................... Lake Charles, La................................... 7:30 p.m.

Sam Houston State at Texas A&M........................................................ College Station, Texas....................................TBA Saturday, Sept. 14 Texas Southern at Sam Houston State (CSNH)...................................... Huntsville, Texas........................................ 2 p.m.

Northwestern State at Cincinnati (ESPN3)............................................ Cincinnati, Ohio.......................................... 6 p.m.

Nicholls at Louisiana-Lafayette............................................................ Lafayette, La.............................................. 6 p.m.

Southeastern Louisiana at South Dakota State..................................... Brookings, S.D........................................... 6 p.m.

McMurry at Stephen F. Austin.............................................................. Nacogdoches, Texas................................... 6 p.m.

Central Arkansas at Tennessee-Martin................................................. Martin, Tenn............................................... 6 p.m.

Lamar at Oklahoma State (FSN)........................................................... Stillwater, Okla...................................... 6:30 p.m.

West Alabama at McNeese State......................................................... Lake Charles, La........................................ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 21 Southeastern Louisiana at Samford..................................................... Birmingham, Ala......................................... 2 p.m.

Northwestern State at UAB.................................................................. Birmingham, Ala......................................... 2 p.m.

Langston at Nicholls............................................................................ Thibodaux, La............................................ 6 p.m.

UIW at Sam Houston State................................................................... Huntsville, Texas........................................ 6 p.m.

Montana State at Stephen F. Austin (Max)............................................ Nacogdoches, Texas................................... 6 p.m.

Central Arkansas at Missouri State....................................................... Springfield, Mo.......................................... 7 p.m.

Bacone College at Lamar..................................................................... Beaumont, Texas........................................ 7 p.m.

Weber State at McNeese State............................................................ Lake Charles, La........................................ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 28 Eastern Washington at Sam Houston State (CSNH)............................... Huntsville, Texas........................................ 2 p.m.

McNeese State at Northern Iowa.......................................................... Cedar Falls, Iowa........................................ 4 p.m.

Lamar at Grambling............................................................................. Grambling, La............................................ 6 p.m.

Arkansas Tech at Nicholls (HC)............................................................. Thibodaux, La............................................ 6 p.m.

Langston at Northwestern State........................................................... Natchitoches, La........................................ 6 p.m.

Prairie View at Stephen F. Austin.......................................................... Nacogdoches, Texas................................... 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 5 McNeese State at Central Arkansas* (SLCTV)....................................... Conway, Ark............................................... 3 p.m.

UIW at Southeastern Louisiana............................................................ Hammond, La............................................ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 12 Lamar at Sam Houston State* (HC)...................................................... Huntsville, Texas........................................ 2 p.m.

Northwestern State at Nicholls* (SLCTV).............................................. Thibodaux, La............................................ 3 p.m.

Nebraska-Kearney at Central Arkansas................................................ Conway, Ark.............................................. 4 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana* (ESPN3)......................... Hammond, La............................................ 7 p.m.

2013 SOUTHLAND SCHEDULE Saturday, Oct. 19 Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin* (HC; SLCTV)........................................... Nacogdoches, Texas................................... 3 p.m.

Central Arkansas at Lamar* (HC; CSNH)............................................... Beaumont, Texas........................................ 6 p.m.

Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State* (HC)............................ Natchitoches, La........................................ 6 p.m.

Sam Houston State at McNeese State* (HC; ESPN3)............................. Lake Charles, La........................................ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 26 Northwestern State at Sam Houston State*.......................................... Huntsville, Texas........................................ 2 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas* (HC; SLCTV)............................. Conway, Ark............................................... 3 p.m.

McNeese State at Nicholls*.................................................................. Thibodaux, La............................................ 3 p.m.

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana* (HC; ESPN3).................................... Hammond, La............................................ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 2 Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin* (SLCTV)............................... Houston, Texas........................................... 3 p.m.

Nicholls at Lamar*............................................................................... Beaumont, Texas........................................ 6 p.m.

Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State*.......................................... Lake Charles, La........................................ 7 p.m.

Central Arkansas at Northwestern State* (ESPN3)................................ Natchitoches, La........................................ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 9 Nicholls at Sam Houston State*........................................................... Huntsville, Texas........................................ 2 p.m.

Lamar at Northwestern State* (SLCTV)................................................. Natchitoches, La........................................ 3 p.m.

McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin*.................................................... Nacogdoches, Texas................................... 3 p.m.

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas* (ESPN3).......................... Conway, Ark............................................... 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 16 Central Arkansas at Nicholls*............................................................... Thibodaux, La............................................ 3 p.m.

Sam Houston State at Southeastern Louisiana* (SLCTV)....................... Hammond, La............................................ 3 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin at Lamar*................................................................. Beaumont, Texas........................................ 6 p.m.

Northwestern State at McNeese State* (ESPN3)................................... Lake Charles, La........................................ 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 21 Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana*..................................................... Hammond, La............................................ 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 23 Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas*.............................................. Conway, Ark............................................... 3 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State*............................................. Natchitoches, La........................................ 3 p.m.

McNeese State at Lamar*.................................................................... Beaumont, Texas........................................ 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 30 NCAA Division I Championship – First Round (ESPN3).......................... Campus Sites Saturday, Dec. 7 NCAA Division I Championship – Second Round (ESPN3)..................... Campus Sites Friday-Saturday, Dec. 13-14 NCAA Division I Championship – Quarterfinals (ESPN Networks).......... Campus Sites

Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game (ESPN2)......................... Frisco, Texas.............................................. 1 p.m.

All times Central and subject to change; * – Southland Conference game; HC – Homecoming; TV KEY FS1 – Fox Sports 1; FSN – Fox Sports Net; CSNH – Comcast SportsNet Houston; P12N – Pac 12 Network; ESPN3 – ESPN3 exclusive; Max – Max Media/KCEB/ESPN3; SLCTV – Southland Conference Television Network

Sam Houston State Aug. 31 Houston Baptist................................... 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Texas A&M..........................................TBA Sept. 14 Texas Southern (CSNH)....................... 2 p.m.

Sept. 21 UIW..................................................... 6 p.m.

Sept. 28 Eastern Washington (CSNH)................ 2 p.m.

Oct. 5 OPEN Oct. 12 Lamar* (HC)......................................... 2 p.m.

Oct. 19 at McNeese St.* (ESPN3)..................... 7 p.m.

Oct. 26 Northwestern St.*................................ 2 p.m.

Nov. 2 vs. Stephen F. Austin*1 (SLCTV)........... 3 p.m.

Nov. 9 Nicholls*.............................................. 2 p.m.

Nov. 16 at Southeastern La* (SLCTV)................ 3 p.m.

Nov. 23 at Central Arkansas*........................... 3 p.m.

1 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas Southeastern Louisiana Aug. 29 Southeast Missouri.............................. 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 at TCU (FSSW)................................... 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 at South Dakota St.............................. 6 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Samford.......................................... 2 p.m.

Sept. 28 OPEN Oct. 5 UIW..................................................... 7 p.m.

Oct. 12 Stephen F. Austin* (ESPN3)................. 7 p.m.

Oct. 19 at Northwestern St.*............................ 6 p.m.

Oct. 26 Lamar* (HC; ESPN3)............................ 7 p.m.

Nov. 2 at McNeese St.*.................................. 7 p.m.

Nov. 9 at Central Arkansas* (ESPN3).............. 7 p.m.

Nov. 16 Sam Houston St.* (SLCTV)................... 3 p.m.

Nov.21 Nicholls*.............................................. 6 p.m.

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Friday-Saturday, Dec. 20-21 NCAA Division I Championship – Semifinals (ESPN Networks).............. Campus Sites

Northwestern State Date Opponent.............................................Time Aug. 29 at Missouri St. (Mediacom).................. 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 Southern............................................. 6 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Cincinnati (ESPN3)........................... 6 p.m.

Sept. 21 at UAB................................................. 2 p.m.

Sept. 28 Langston............................................. 6 p.m.

Oct. 5 OPEN Oct. 12 at Nicholls* (SLCTV)............................. 3 p.m.

Oct. 19 Southeastern La.* (HC)........................ 6 p.m.

Oct. 26 at Sam Houston St.*............................ 2 p.m.

Nov. 2 Central Arkansas* (ESPN3).................. 7 p.m.

Nov. 9 Lamar* (SLCTV)................................... 3 p.m.

Nov. 16 at McNeese St.* (ESPN3)..................... 7 p.m.

Nov. 23 Stephen F. Austin*............................... 3 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin Aug. 31 at Weber St......................................... 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Texas Tech (FSN)............................. 6 p.m.

Sept. 14 McMurry.............................................. 6 p.m.

Sept. 21 Montana St. (Max)............................... 6 p.m.

Sept. 28 Prairie View A&M................................ 6 p.m.

Oct. 5 OPEN Oct. 12 at Southeastern La.* (ESPN3).............. 7 p.m.

Oct. 19 Nicholls* (HC; SLCTV)........................... 3 p.m.

Oct. 26 at Central Arkansas* (SLCTV).............. 3 p.m.

Nov. 2 vs. Sam Houston St*1 (SLCTV)............ 3 p.m.

Nov. 9 McNeese St.*...................................... 3 p.m.

Nov. 16 at Lamar*............................................ 6 p.m.

Nov. 23 at Northwestern St.*............................ 3 p.m.

1 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas

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2013 TEAM PREVIEWS

CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Tom Courtway University President

Dr. Bill Bandy Faculty Athletics Representative

Dr. Brad Teague Athletics Director

Natalie Shock Senior Woman Administrator

Location:................................................................................ Conway, Ark. Population:.......................................................................................60,000 Founded:............................................................................................. 1907 Joined Southland:...............................................................................2006 Enrollment:....................................................................................... 11,758 Nickname:.......................................................................................... Bears Colors:....................................................................................Purple & Gray President:..............................................................................Tom Courtway Athletics Director:.............................................................. Dr. Brad Teague Faculty Representative:.......................................................... Dr. Bill Bandy Senior Woman Administrator:.................................................Natalie Shock Ticket Office Phone:.............................................................501-852-2234

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach:............................................................................ Clint Conque Alma Mater, Year:.........................................................Nicholls State, 1983 Record at School, Year:............................................................ 98-54, 14th Career Record, Year:................................................................ 98-54, 14th Southland Conference Record, Years:............................................29-13, 7 Football Office Phone:..........................................................501-450-3153 Coaching Staff Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends:..............................Brooks Hollingsworth

Central Arkansas, 1981 Defensive Coordinator:.......................................................Matt Williamson

Missouri Western, 1996 Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Line/Special Teams:............. Dan Augustine

Baylor, 1999 Quarterbacks:.......................................................................Nathan Brown

Central Arkansas, 2009 Running Backs:...............................................................Jeremy Hammock

Louisiana-Monroe, 2009 Wide Receivers:......................................................................... Matt Kubik

Louisiana Tech, 2004 Offensive Line:............................................................................... Bill Best

Louisiana-Monroe, 2001 Defensive Backs:....................................................................Dave Wheeler

Northwest Missouri, 1991

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First Year of Football:.......................................................................... 1908 First Year of Southland Football:.........................................................2006 All-Time Record, Years:........................................................... 536-364-40 All-Time Southland Record, Years:....................................... 29-13, 6 years 2012 Overall Record:..............................................................................9-3 2012 Southland Record, Place:.................................................... 6-1, T-1st Southland Conference Championships, Last:.................................. 1, 2012 NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last:.................................... 2, 2012 Offensive Formation:.......................................................................Multiple Defensive Formation:.............................................................................4-3 Starters Returning/Lost:....................................................................20/10 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...........................................................44/17

First Security Field at Estes Stadium

STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium:............................................. First Security Field at Estes Stadium Year Opened:....................................................................................... 1933 Record at Stadium, Years:.........................................................253-108-12 Capacity:............................................................................................9,000 Surface:.......................................................................................... GeoTurf Press Box Phone:.................................................................501-450-5743

MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact:.........................................................................Steve East E-Mail:................................................................................seast@uca.edu Office Phone:.......................................................................501-450-5743 Office Fax:...........................................................................501-450-3151 Cell:......................................................................................501-339-8215 Other SIDs:....................................................Josh Goff and Charlie Skinner Website:...............................................................................ucasports.com Twitter:..................................................................................... @ucasports

2013 SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

DAY OPPONENT Thu. UIW Sat. at Colorado (P12N) Sat. at Tennessee-Martin Sat. at Missouri St. Sat. McNeese St.* (SLCTV) Sat. Nebraska-Kearney Sat. at Lamar* Sat. Stephen F. Austin* (HC; SLCTV) Sat. at Northwestern St.* (ESPN3) Sat. Southeastern La.* (ESPN3) Sat. at Nicholls* Sat. Sam Houston St.*

TIME 7 p.m.

7 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

6 p.m.

3 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

3 p.m.

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CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS SEASON OU TLOOK

ABOU T T HE BEARS • The Bears finished last season ranked as high as No. 8 in the national polls, and begin the 2013 season as high as No. 7. Central Arkansas has finished in the Top 25 in four of their seven Division I seasons.

• Central Arkansas head coach Clint Conque, the Central Arkansas career wins leader, is two victories shy of his 100th, entering the season at 98-54 (.635). Frank Broyles (144 wins at Arkansas) is the only Division I coach to eclipse the 100-win mark at an Arkansas university.

• Since making the move to Division I in 2006, the Bears have compiled a 31-13 record against Southland teams, a .705 winning percentage. Central Arkansas is the only Southland program to record three 9-win seasons during that time period.

Central Arkansas followed up its first NCAA Division I playoff appearance in 2011 with another one in 2012. Both Bears squads reached the second round of the playoffs.

So what do they do for an encore in 2013? A deeper run in the playoffs is definitely the goal, and the Bears just might have the firepower to do that.

With a talented cast returning from last year’s 9-3 Southland Conference co-championship squad, and several quality newcomers set to fill some key holes, Coach Clint Conque’s 14th team hopes to once again challenge for the Southland Conference title and another playoff berth.

Conque, the winningest coach in UCA history with 98 victories, has to replace his top three running backs and top two wide receivers on the offensive side, as well as its Nos. 3-4 tackles on defense. But with a fast, deep and athletic defense and the leadership of Southland offensive player of the year Wynrick Smothers at quarterback, the Bears should not miss a beat.

Smothers, a senior from Destrehan, La., threw for 3,101 yards and 31 touchdowns last season, and added 449 rushing yards, which was second on the team. Smothers completed 64.9 percent of his passes and threw just nine interceptions in 427 attempts.

Junior Willie Matthews will be the feature running back, with help from sophomore Blake Veasley, replacing the trio of Jackie Hinton, Terence Bobo and Anthony Blackmon.

Senior tight end Chase Dixon caught eight passes with four touchdowns last season and will fill that spot again.

The defense will be led by yet another Southland freshman of the year Jonathan Woodard, a defensive end who garnered national attention after last season. He will be joined up front by senior end Markeith Gaines, one of the strongest players on the team, senior tackle Matt Hornbuckle, junior nose guard T. J. Randall and sophomore end Derek Floyd.

Senior linebacker Justin Heard led the Bears in tackles last season (100 total, 15 for loss) and heads an experienced group there. Senior Radarius Winston will fill the role of nickel back/linebacker that All-Southland selection Seth Allison filled the previous two years, while juniors Blake Childress and Zach Bush, sophomores Ricky Wyatt and D.J. Holland and redshirt freshman Aum’Arie Wallace will round out the linebacking corps.

All-Southland safety Jestin Love, the Southland Freshman of the year three years ago, leads and active secondary that includes seniors Marcus Peters and Josh Jones at corner and senior Karl Brady and junior Marvin Mitchell at safety. Sophomore cornerback Dillion Winfrey is also back after starting during the latter half of the 2012 season.

First team all-conference placekicker Eddie Camara returns for his junior season after hitting 53 of 54 PATs and 13 of 15 field goals, including a 47-yard, game-winner with 23 seconds left against McNeese State. Punting duties should fall to junior-college transfer Jonathan Harrison. Love will returns punts, while Whitehead and Winfrey are slated to fill Jesse Grandy’s shoes at kickoff returns. UCA’s holder and snappers all return from last season.

• The Bears have not lost at home since putting down the purple-and-gray striped turf prior to the 2011 season, putting their home win streak at 12. During the past six seasons, the Bears have the most home victories (29) and highest home winning percentage (.818) among all Southland teams, and is the only team to go undefeated at home in three seasons (2008, 2011 and 2012) during that time.

• Quarterback Wynrick Smothers returns for his senior season after becoming the second Central Arkansas quarterback to be named Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year, following Nathan Brown (2007 and Player of the Year in 2008), who is now the Bears’ quarterbacks coach. Smothers threw for 3,103 yards and tied a school record with 31 touchdown passes while completing 64.9 percent of his passes, and gained another 449 yards on the ground with three rushing touchdowns.

• The Bears’ offense has been consistently prolific during their time in the Southland, averaging 3,139 passing yards and 25 touchdowns per season since joining the league, with a 3,000-yard passer in four of the past six seasons and three different quarterbacks throwing for 30 or more touchdowns in a season during the last five years.

• Sophomore defensive end Jonathan Woodard, a Freshman All-American in 2012, has been selected as a Sporting News Preseason All-American for 2013.

• Five UCA players were named to preseason watch lists

by College Performance Awards. They include: Wynrick Smothers on the quarterback list; Jestin Love on the defensive back list; Eddie Camara on the special teams list; Jonathan Woodard on the defensive line list, and Chase Dixon on the tight ends list.

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His top target in 2013 will be junior Dezmin Lewis, who caught 56 passes for 616 yards and six touchdowns a year ago. Transfers Justin Burdette from Southern Miss and Courtney Whitehead from Air Force will provide two more big targets, while sophomore Blake Gardner, juniors Clay Murphy, Damien Watts and Jacoby Walker and redshirt freshman Desmond Smith will also be in the rotation.

The offensive line returns a load of experience from last season, led by senior All-Southland tackle Dominique Allen, junior All-Southland tackle Cole Caruthers and sophomore Kyle Stouffer. D.J. Appe, C.J. Simon, Lance Kloker and Alex Willis are the others with returning experience.

The Bears open the 2013 season at home on “The Stripes” against Southland newcomer UIW Aug. 29, before visiting Colorado. UCA has home league games with McNeese, Stephen F. Austin, Southeastern Louisiana and Sam Houston State.

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CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS THE CONQUE F ILE

CLINT CONQUE

Birthdate: July 14, 1961 Hometown: Baton Rouge, La. High School: Catholic High College: Nicholls State, 1983 Wife: Angele Children: Chase, Benton and Zachary

CA REER RECORD YEAR SCHOOL 2000 Central Arkansas 2001 Central Arkansas 2002 Central Arkansas 2003 Central Arkansas 2004 Central Arkansas 2005 Central Arkansas 2006 Central Arkansas 2007 Central Arkansas 2008 Central Arkansas 2009 Central Arkansas 2010 Central Arkansas 2011 Central Arkansas 2012 Central Arkansas TOTALS

OVERALL SLC 3-8 — 9-4 — 8-4 — 5-6 — 8-3 — 11-3 — 8-3 — 6-5 5-2 10-2 6-1 5-7 2-5 7-4 4-3 9-4 6-1 9-3 6-1 98-54 29-12 .644 .707

UCA COACHING HISTORY

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NAME O.D. Longstreth W.O. Wilson R.L. Nixon W.O. Stephenson J.C. Cook Dan Estes Jerry Dalrymple Warren Woodson Lloyd Roberts Charles McGibbony Howard Montgomery James Crafton Frank Koon Raymond Bright Ken Stephens Harold Horton Mike Isom Clint Conque

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YEARS RECORD 1908 3-3-0 1909-10 2-6-1 1911-12 6-3-0 1913 2-3-0 1914 1-4-0 1915-32 46-65-11 1933-34 5-10-1 1935-40 40-8-3 1941 3-6-0 1945-46 3-12-0 1947-51 26-17-5 1952-54 6-23-0 1955-64 53-37-3 1965-71 33-29-3 1972-81 67-35-6 1982-89 74-12-5 1990-99 68-38-4 2000-Present 98-54-0

Central Arkansas Head Coach 14th Season Alma Mater: Nicholls State, 1983 Career Record: 98-54 (13 Seasons) Record at School: 98-54 (13 Seasons)

The winningest coach in the history of University of Central Arkansas football program just keeps raising the bar. Clint Conque, entering his 14th season at UCA, has taken the Bears to unprecedented heights at the NCAA Division I level over the past seven seasons, and that trend certainly continued in 2012.

Conque, a graduate of Nicholls State, enters his 14th at the school as the winningest coach in the 103year history of UCA football (98-54) and the dean of coaches in the Southland Conference.

In his time at UCA, Conque has overseen the evolution of the program from mediocrity to a national contender in Division II, through the transition to Division I and into a nationally recognized upper-tier competitor at the FCS level.

Despite all the change and transition, the Bears’ success has remained consistent under Conque’s guidance. UCA has turned out a high-quality product – fielding 10 teams with winning records in the past decade, including two seasons of at least 10 wins and eight of eight or more. Since 2001 no collegiate program in the state of Arkansas has won more than the Bears, who are 95-46 (.673) during that span.

Conque has taken teams to the postseason playoffs at both the NCAA Division II level and now the NCAA FCS level twice. The Bears not only made the FCS Playoffs for the second consecutive season in 2012, they made it to the second round again, losing to perennial power Georgia Southern on the road.

In 2011, in just their second year of eligibility, the Bears won their first-ever FCS playoff game. UCA went on the road and beat Tennessee Tech 34-14. The Golden Eagles were making just their first appearance in the playoffs in 26 years. UCA then went on the road again to face one of the premier FCS programs in the nation, the Montana Grizzlies. UCA fell 41-14 in that game before a crowd of 22,005 at historic Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The Bears finished their historic season with a 9-4 overall record and a second-place finish in the Southland Conference. After starting 1-3, UCA won eight consecutive games to earn its playoff berth. They also finished a perfect 5-0 at Estes Stadium.

All of that has helped Conque attract top-flight talent to Conway, evidenced by the influx of Bears to go on to professional careers after their time at UCA. Under Conque, 31 former Bears have gone on to professional playing opportunities, with 12 in the NFL (including four draft picks) and another six in the CFL. In the past seven seasons the Bears have had three defensive ends drafted by NFL teams, including Jacob Ford of the Tennessee Titans, Larry Hart of the Jacksonville Jaguars and most recently Markell Carter of the New England Patriots.

In all, Conque has seen his players selected All-American 37 times, All-Conference 114 times, Academic All-Conference 35 times and Academic All-American three times. The Bears have earned 10 individual conference honors, and since joining the Southland have had the league’s Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year twice, Offensive Player of the Year twice and Freshman of the Year twice. Oh, and Conque has been the SLC Coach of the Year twice as well.

That individual talent has translated into a high level of team success on the field over the past decade.

The Bears have won three conference championships under Conque, who was named the league’s Coach of the Year in each of those seasons, and made two appearances in the Division II playoffs before moving up in 2006.

The UCA football program has earned the top APR (Academic Progress Rate) score in the Southland for the past three seasons, proving that the Bears are winning both on the field and off.

Since joining the Division I ranks, the Bears have gone 54-28 (.658) and are 31-13 (.704) against Southland opponents.

A graduate of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, La., Conque was an All-American linebacker at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La. He was selected to Nicholls’ Silver Anniversary Team in 1997 and in 2005 was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. Following his playing career at Nicholls, Conque landed with the Los Angeles Raiders only to have his career cut short by injury in 1983.

Conque is married to the former Angele’ Jackson, daughter of former Nicholls State & McNeese State coach Sonny Jackson. They have three sons and a daughter-in-law – Chasse, a UCA graduate who now serves as Director of Development in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and his wife Lisa; Benton, a Cadet at the United States Military Academy in West Point; and Zach, who will be a redshirt freshman quarterback at UTSA this fall. He is also a grandfather to twins Julianna and Sydney Conque, born to Chasse and Lisa on May 29, 2012.

CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS DEZMIN LEWIS

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OFFENSE

6-4, 206, Junior Wide Receiver Mesquite, Texas North Mesquite H.S.

Has made 14 starts in 25 games ... has 83 receptions for 1,002 yards and eight touchdowns ... has one fumble return for 18 yards and a touchdown ... was an honorable mention all-conference selection in 2012 and was the special teams player of the week last September ... appeared in 12 games as a sophomore ... had 56 receptions for 616 yards and 6 touchdowns ... returned one fumble for 18 yards and a touchdown ... ranked second on the team in receptions and third in total receiving yards and receiving yards per game (51.3) ... caught six balls for 41 yards and a touchdown against Ole Miss ... caught five passes for 63 yards and a touchdown against Northwestern State ... caught seven passes for 75 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Illinois.

WYNRICK SMOTHERS

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

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QB

4 13

Wynrick Smothers Ryan Howard

RB

22 38

Willie Matthews Blake Veasley

WR

9 81

Damien Watts Courtney Whitehead

WR

5 81

Dezmin Lewis Courtney Whitehead

WR

82 3

Justin Burdette Jacoby Walker

TE

89 27

Chase Dixon Joe Carmical

RT

76 75

Kyle Stouffer Dominique Allen

RG

63 72

C.J. Simon Jordan Kersh

C

55 77

Alec Willis D.J. Appe

LG

77 71

D.J. Appe Cole Caruthers

LT

71 74

Cole Caruthers Lance Kloker

6-1, 208, Senior Quarterback

DEFENSE

Destrehan, La. Destrehan H.S.

Has appeared in 24 games with 13 starts at quarterback ... has completed 323 passes on 519 attempts for 3,661 yards and 32 touchdowns and has rushed the ball 166 times for 680 yards and six touchdowns ... has caught one pass for one yard and a touchdown ... named the 2012 Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year and earned first-team all-conference honors ... started all 12 games as a junior and completed 277 passes on 427 attempts, throwing for 3,101 yards and 31 touchdowns ... the four-time offensive player of the week ran the ball 109 times for 449 yards and three touchdowns ... against Murray State completed 31 passes for 358 yards and five touchdowns and ran eight times for 21 yards ... ranked second in Southland Conference with a passing efficiency of 151.5.

JONATHAN WOODARD

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6-5, 271, Sophomore Defensive End

DE

90 52

Jonthan Woodard Parker Carpenter

DT

91 56

Matt Hornbuckle Dawson Hadnot

NG

57 99

T.J. Randall D.J. Willis

DE

93 42

Markeith Gaines Derek Floyd

WLB

24 43

Blake Childress Ricky Wyatt

MLB

49 46

Justin Heard D.J. Holland

SLB

20 16

Radarius Winston Aum’Arie Wallace

CB

19 30

Marcus Peters Hayword Jeffries

CB

39 23

Josh Jones Dillion Winfrey

DB

28 1

Jestin Love Karl Brady

DB

35 36

Marvin Mitchell Darius Reed

Brentwood, Tenn.

Named the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and earned first-team all-conference honor last season ... appeared in 12 games at defensive end and collected 36 tackles (25 solo, 11 assists) ... led the team with seven sacks for a loss of 41 yards ... ranked second on team with 11 tackles for loss, totaling a loss of 51 yards ... forced two fumbles and recovered three ... returned a fumble for a touchdown ... against Stephen F. Austin, had five tackles, two tackles for loss, forced two fumbles, and returned three fumbles for 74 yards and one touchdown ... had three sacks for a loss of 18 yards against Nicholls State…named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week last October.

SPECIAL TEAMS K

17 66

Eddie Camara Jace Denker

P

29 17

Jonathan Harrison Eddie Camara

LS

32 52

Kirby O’Meara Parker Carpenter

H

13 6

Ryan Howard Clay Murphy

KR

81 23

Courtney Whitehead Dillion Winfrey

PR

28 6

Jestin Love Clay Murphy

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CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS 2012 TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game

UCA OPP 418 270 34.8 22.5

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

254 91 145 18

238 106 116 16

1,602 1,843 241 428 3.7 133.5 17

1,920 2,334 414 487 3.9 160.0 21

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

3,199 285-437-10 7.3 11.2 266.6 32

2,634 217-366-15 7.2 12.1 219.5 15

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

4,801 865 5.6 400.1

4,554 853 5.3 379.5

Kick Return Average Punt Return Average INT Return Average

21.1 13.6 8.7

19.1 6.9 1.5

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

Fumbles-Lost PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net punt average Time of Possession/Game THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Third-Down Pct FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS Fourth-Down Pct Sacks By-Yards Touchdowns Scored

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2012 RESULTS

Field Goals-Attempts

17-11 24-12 86-767 85-723 63.9 60.2 67-2,681 76-2,794 40.0 36.8 36.3 32.9 30:13

29:43

76/184 41%

56/172 33%

15/19 79%

12/20 60%

30-177

22-128

54

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13-15

8-15

SCORE BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total UCA 114 119 83 102 0 418 OPP 77 85 42 66 0 270

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DATE Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Dec. 1

OPPONENT at Ole Miss at Murray State W Bacone W No. 3 Sam Houston State* W at Stephen F. Austin* Nicholls State* W at No.15 McNeese State* W Lamar* W at Southeastern La.* W Northwestern State* W No. 24 Eastern Illinois W at No.6 Georgia Southern

SCORE OVERALL 27-49 L 0-1-0 42-20 1-1-0 70-3 2-1-0 24-20 3-1-0 37-42 L 3-2-0 34-14 4-2-0 27-26 5-2-0 24-14 6-2-0 34-14 7-2-0 35-14 8-2-0 48-30 9-2-0 16-24 L 9-3-0

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

TIME ATTEND 3:12 50,544 3:07 9,848 2:53 9,079 3:10 10,157 3:42 7,324 2:45 4,357 2:50 12,913 2:35 9,374 2:56 6,795 3:20 11,579 3:07 6,754 3:19 8,888

2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING NAME Hinton, Jackie Smothers, Wynrick Matthews, Willie Bobo, Terence Walker, Jacoby Total Opponents

G ATT NET AVG 12 152 619 4.1 12 109 449 4.1 11 35 236 6.7 12 73 208 2.8 7 17 68 4.0 12 428 1,602 3.7 12 487 1,920 3.9

PASSING NAME Smothers, Wynrick Howard, Ryan Total Opponents

G ATT-CMP-INT 12 277-427-9 6 7-8-1 12 285-437-10 12 217-366-15

RECEIVING NAME Grandy, Jesse Lewis, Dezmin Croom, Dominique Hinton, Jackie Bobo, Terence Total Opponents

G NO YDS 12 61 797 12 56 616 12 53 711 12 35 307 12 26 242 12 285 3,199 12 217 2,634

AVG 13.1 11.0 13.4 8.8 9.3 11.2 12.1

TACKLES NAME Heard, Justin Love, Jestin Allison, Seth Jackson, Rojae Winston, Radarius

G 12 12 12 11 12

TOT 100 91 84 78 61

INTERCEPTIONS NAME Jones, Josh Winfrey, Dillion Winston, Radarius Allison, Seth Brady, Karl Total Opponents

G NO YDS 11 2 0 12 2 14 12 2 25 12 2 45 10 2 36 12 15 131 12 10 15

SOLO 63 49 52 36 33

ASST 37 42 32 42 28

TD LONG AVG/G 4 21 51.6 3 57 37.4 1 83 21.5 5 25 17.3 4 15 9.7 17 83 133.5 21 66 160.0

PCT YDS 64.9 3,103 87.5 91 65.2 3,199 59.3 2,634

TD LONG AVG/G 31 75 258.6 1 37 15.2 32 75 266.6 15 79 219.5

TD LONG AVG/G 7 75 66.4 6 42 51.3 8 74 59.2 1 28 25.6 2 45 20.2 32 75 266.6 15 79 219.5

TFL (YDS) 15.0 (32) 3.0 (23) 5.0 (16) 5.0 (17) 0.5 (3)

AVG 0.0 7.0 12.5 22.5 18.0 8.7 1.5

SACKS (YDS) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 1.0 (1) 1.5 (11) 0.5 (3)

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LONG 0 14 23 43 36 43 10

CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Dominique Allen D.J. Appe Deonta Baker DeShawn Bradford Karl Brady Dominique Brown Tony Brutofsky Justin Burdette Zach Bush Eddie Camara Joe Carmical Parker Carpenter Cole Caruthers Blake Childress Cody Dauksch Payton Decker Jace Denker Chase Dixon Prince Ene Derek Floyd Markeith Gaines Blake Gardner Dawson Hadnot Bo Harper Jonathan Harrison Thomas Hart Justin Heard Wyatt Hikins D.J. Holland Matthew Hornbuckle Ryan Howard Haywood Jeffries Josh Jones Jordan Kersh Lance Kloker Dezmin Lewis Jestin Love Jazz Mason Willie Matthews Bailey McIver Marvin Mitchell Andrew Morton Clay Murphy Corbin Noel Kirby O’Meara Matthew Pearce Marcus Peters T.J. Randall Darius Reed Earl Ross Downs Trey Schucker CJ Simon Desmond Smith Eric Smith Wynrick Smothers Kyle Stouffer Kamane Thomas Blake Veasley Jacoby Walker Aum’Arie Wallace Bobby Watkins Damien Watts Courtney Whitehead Alec Willis D.J. Willis Dillion Winfrey Radarius Winston Jonathan Woodard Ricky Wyatt

Pos. OL OL WR LB DB DB LB WR LB PK TE DE OL LB RB WR PK TE DB DE DE WR DL TE P TE LB WR LB DL QB DB DB OL OL WR DB LB RB DL DB OL WR DB DS OL DB DL DB OL QB OL WR DT QB OL LB RB WR DB DB WR WR OL DL DB DB DE LB

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

Wt. 295 281 180 225 190 200 190 206 208 168 235 256 284 217 222 155 183 226 190 255 265 174 290 248 200 254 225 180 229 281 194 198 192 284 290 206 208 210 194 241 194 260 184 181 213 256 195 286 197 285 223 296 198 255 208 316 210 210 210 195 203 197 211 286 301 174 192 271 233

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Hometown/Last School Houston, Texas/Madison Covington, La./Covington Smackover, Ark./Smackover Seattle, Wash./Point University Memphis, Tenn./Raleigh-Egypt Galveston, Texas/Ball Madison, Ala./Bob Jones Birmingham, Ala./Southern Miss.

Denton, Texas/Guyer Cedar Hill, Texas/Arkansas Monticello, Ark./Texas Tech Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch Sugarland, Texas/Clements Mesquite, Texas/West Mesquite West Memphis, Ark./West Memphis Keller, Texas/Keller Bryant, Ark./Bryant Fort Smith, Ark./Southside Houston, Texas/Bush Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands Theodore, Ala./Theodore Cibolo, Texas/Steele Garland, Texas/Garland Monroe, La./Ouchita Christian Belmont, Miss./NE Mississippi CC Amite, La./Amite Woodland, Ala./Woodland Columbus, Ohio/Groveport-Madison Fort Worth, Texas/North Crowley Colleyville, Texas/Buffalo Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills Pearland, Texas/Dawson Shreveport, La./Northwood Brandon, Miss./Hinds CC Owasso, Okla./Owasso Mesquite, Texas/North Mesquite West Memphis, Ark./West Memphis Memphis, Tenn./Arlington Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett Sheridan, Ark./Sheridan Carrollton, Ga./West Hills CC Hot Springs, Ark./Hot Springs El Dorado, Ark./El Dorado Marianna, Ark./Marianna Georgetown, Texas/TCU Donaldsonville, La./Ascension Catholic Daingerfield, Texas/Daingerfield Lee’s Summit, Mo./Nebraska-Omaha Houston, Texas/Bush Bastrop, La./Bastrop Clarksville, Ark./Southwest Baptist Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood Bentonville, Ark/Bentonville Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Robinson Destrehan, La./Destrehan Dallas, Texas/Highland Park Missouri City, Texas/Elkins Cherry Valley, Ark./Cross County Houston, Texas/Arkansas Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy DeSoto, Texas/Air Force Texarkana, Texas/Pleasant Grove Athens, Texas/Air Force Denton, Texas/Guyer The Colony, Texas/The Colony Bryant, Ark./Bryant Bastrop, La./Bastrop Brentwood, Tenn./Ravenwood Monroe, La./Neville

No. Name 1 Karl Brady 2 Payton Decker 3 Jacoby Walker 4 Wynrick Smothers 5 Dezmin Lewis 6 Clay Murphy 7 Bobby Watkins 8 Dominique Brown 9 Damien Watts 10 Thomas Hart 11 Trey Schucker 13 Ryan Howard 16 Aum’Arie Wallace 17 Eddie Camara 19 Marcus Peters 20 Radarius Winston 21 Corbin Noel 22 Willie Matthews 23 Dillion Winfrey 24 Blake Childress 25 Zach Bush 27 Joe Carmical 28 Jestin Love 29 Jonathan Harrison 30 Haywood Jeffries 31 Prince Ene 32 Kirby O’Meara 35 Marvin Mitchell 36 Darius Reed 38 Blake Veasley 39 Josh Jones 40 Cody Dauksch 42 Derek Floyd 43 Ricky Wyatt 44 Bo Harper 45 Kamane Thomas 46 D.J. Holland 48 Jazz Mason 49 Justin Heard 52 Parker Carpenter 54 Eric Smith 55 Alec Willis 56 Dawson Hadnot 57 T.J. Randall 59 Tony Brutofsky 63 CJ Simon 66 Jace Denker 67 Earl Ross Downs 68 Andrew Morton 71 Cole Caruthers 72 Jordan Kersh 73 Matthew Pearce 74 Lance Kloker 75 Dominique Allen 76 Kyle Stouffer 77 D.J. Appe 80 Blake Gardner 81 Courtney Whitehead 82 Justin Burdette 84 Wyatt Hikins 86 Deonta Baker 88 Desmond Smith 89 Chase Dixon 90 Jonathan Woodard 91 Matthew Hornbuckle 93 Markeith Gaines 95 Bailey McIver 96 DeShawn Bradford 99 D.J. Willis

Pos. DB WR WR QB WR WR DB DB WR TE QB QB DB PK DB DB DB RB DB LB LB TE DB P DB DB DS DB DB RB DB RB DE LB TE LB LB LB LB DE DT OL DL DL LB OL PK OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR WR WR TE DE DL DE DL LB DL

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No. 75 77 86 96 1 8 59 82 25 17 27 52 71 24 40 2 66 89 31 42 93 80 56 44 29 10 49 84 46 91 13 30 39 72 74 5 28 48 22 95 35 68 6 21 32 73 19 57 36 67 11 63 88 54 4 76 45 38 3 16 7 9 81 55 99 23 20 90 43

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LAMAR CARDINALS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Dr. Kenneth R. Evans University President

Dr. Hsing-Wei Chu Faculty Athletics Representative

Jason Henderson Athletics Director

Helene Thill Senior Woman Administrator

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Erik Cox Sports Information Director

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Location:.......................................................................... Beaumont, Texas Population:..................................................................................... 114,000 Founded:............................................................................................. 1923 Joined Southland:.................................................. 1963-1964, 1998-1999 Enrollment:....................................................................................... 14,522 Nickname:.....................................................................................Cardinals Colors:......................................................................................Red & White President:................................................................... Dr. Kenneth R. Evans Athletics Director:............................................................Jason Henderson Faculty Representative:...................................................Dr. Hsing-Wei Chu Senior Woman Administrator:....................................................Helene Thill Ticket Office Phone:.............................................................409-880-1715

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach:........................................................................... Ray Woodard Alma Mater, Year:................................................Sam Houston State, 1988 Record at School, Year:...............................................................13-21, 4th Career Record, Year:...................................................................13-21, 4th Southland Conference Record, Years:.............................................. 3-11, 2 Football Office Phone:..........................................................409-880-7157 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks:....................................... Larry Kueck

Stephen F. Austin, 1975 Defensive Coordinator:...............................................................Bill Bradley Texas Assistant Head Coach/Secondary:........................................ Allen Johnson

Texas A&M-Commerce, 1999 Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator:.................................. Craig McGallion

Houston, 1984 Running Backs:......................................................................James Brown

Texas, 2000 Offensive Line:...................................................................Chuck Langston

Oklahoma, 1995 Defensive Line:.........................................................................Carey Bailey

Tennessee, 1992 Wide Receivers.......................................................................Kevin Barbay

Lamar, 2005 Graduate Assistant-Linebackers:.................................................Eric Hicks

Maryland, 2012 Graduate Assistant-Defensive Line:.........................................Jason Smith

Liberty, 2011

FOOTBALL INFORMATION First Year of Football:.............................................1923 as a junior college First Year of Southland Football:......................................................... 1964 All-Time Record, Years:....................................... 184-246-9, 41 years (D1) All-Time Southland Record, Years:................................. 39-86-2, 24 years 2012 Overall Record:..............................................................................4-8 2012 Southland Record, Place:.......................................................1-6, 7th Southland Conference Championships, Last:.................................. 4, 1971 NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last:........................................ None Offensive Formation:.................................................................Multiple Set Defensive Formation:.............................................................................3-4 Starters Returning/Lost:......................................................................19/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...........................................................48/25

Provost Umphrey Stadium

STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium:............................................................. Provost Umphrey Stadium Year Opened:....................................................................................... 1964 Record at Stadium, Years:.............................................. 73-75-3, 29 years Capacity:..........................................................................................16,000 Surface:..................................................................................... Matrix Turf Press Box Phone:.................................................................409-880-7489

MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact:.........................................................................Erik J. Cox E-Mail:.........................................................................erik.cox@lamar.edu Office Phone:...................................................................... 409-880-8329 Office Fax:.......................................................................... 409-880-2338 Cell:......................................................................................409-651-0514 Other SIDs:.....................................................Clay Trainum and Pat Murray Website:......................................................................LamarCardinals.com Twitter:................................................................................. @LamarCards

2013 SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

DAY OPPONENT Sat. Oklahoma Panhandle St. Sat. at Louisiana Tech Sat. at Oklahoma St. Sat. Bacone College Sat. at Grambling St. Sat. OPEN Sat. at Sam Houston St*.

Sat. Central Arkansas* (HC) Sat. at Southeastern La.* (ESPN3) Sat. Nicholls* Sat. at Northwestern St.* (SLCTV) Sat. Stephen F. Austin* Sat. McNeese St.*

TIME 7 p.m.

6 p.m.

TBA 7 p.m.

6 p.m.

2 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

6 p.m.

3 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

LAMAR CARDINALS SEASON OU TLOOK

A BOU T THE CA RDINA LS • Lamar drew a Southland Conference-best 66,713 fans in 2012 for an average of 11,119 per game. The Cardinals ranked second in the conference in average attendance and 27th nationally among all FCS programs.

• Senior kicker Justin Stout enters the 2013 season ranked fifth on Lamar’s all-time scoring list with 144 points.

Stout, who is 20 of 31 in field goal attempts and 84 of 91 in PATs, needs 55 points to break Sammy Carpenter’s school record of 198 points.

• For the second consecutive season, Lamar will play a pair of FBS games early in the season. Last year, Lamar took on Louisiana-Lafayette and Hawaii. This year, Lamar will play road games at Louisiana Tech and Oklahoma State. at right tackle and fellow senior Brock Wempa is back at left guard. Sophomore Justin Brock started six games as a redshirt freshman in 2012 and will man the left tackle position, while newcomers Bret Treadway and Chris Mayer are penciled in at right guard. Junior Ian Kelso provides quality depth at center and guard, and junior transfers Tramon Shead and Chance McCormack will look for time at the tackle positions.

Defensive coordinator Bill Bradley has a lot to work with this year as he continues to have the Cardinals line up in a 3-4 formation. Senior all-conference selection Jesse Dickson returns for his final season at defensive end as does Mark Murrill at the other end position. Joe Okafor will move to nose guard this season after backing up at end a year ago. The trio combined for a third of Lamar’s quarterback sacks in 2012 and accounted for 22 tackles for loss.

The linebacking corps is deep and talented with senior Jermaine Longino returning after posting a team-high 107 tackles last season. Fellow senior James Washington registered 68 tackles last year and will be a starter for the third straight season. Junior Jestin White and sophomore Mike Hargis are currently set to start at the outside linebacker spots. Backups Will Jones, Logan Moss and Ronnie Jones Jr. have all seen time at Lamar and junior transfer Keith Curran should contribute immediately.

Lamar’s secondary is nearly as experienced with four seniors currently manning the starting positions. Chad Allen is coming off a 79-tackle season at free safety and will be joined at strong safety by Courtlin Thompson. Senior Nashon Davis and sophomore Zach Johnson will also see time at safety. Branden Thomas led the Cards with four interceptions last year at cornerback, while fellow starter Tyrus McGlothen picked up two interceptions and broke up six passes at the other cornerback spot.

Three-year starter Kollin Kahler returns for his final campaign at punter with the school’s best career average already on his resume. Kahler, who was a CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 selection in 2012, will also serve as Lamar’s holder. Senior placekicker Justin Stout is back but being pushed by redshirt freshman Alex Ball for the starting nod. The Cardinals also return three-year starter Chris Maikranz at deep snapper.

• In its first 39 seasons of play as a four-year school, Lamar had never had an individual post a 200-yard receiving day.

When current senior Jordan Edwards finished with 208 yards at Stephen F. Austin last season, Lamar had one in each of the last two years. Former Cardinal J.J. Hayes set a school record with 212 yards against Northwestern State in 2011.

• Senior punter Kollin Kahler heads into his final season with the best career average in school history at 40.76 yards per punt. Not only has Kahler been impressive on the field, but the Waco High School product was also named to the CoSIDA 2012 Capital One Academic All-District 7 team and to the 15th annual Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) Academic All-Star Team.

• Lamar will face three first-time opponents in consecutive weeks this season. The Cardinals will take on FBS power Oklahoma State Sept. 14 before hosting Bacone College Sept. 21. A road trip to Grambling State Sept. 28 will close out the Cardinals’ string of new opponents.

• Lamar finished with a 4-2 record at Provost Umphrey Stadium in 2012, outscoring its opponents by a little more than a touchdown per game (29.3 to 22.0). In finishing 0-6 on the road, Lamar allowed 37.2 points per game and countered with just 10.8 per contest.

• Lamar returns one all-conference player as senior defensive end Jesse Dickson was a second-team honoree on last year’s All-Southland Conference squad. The Cardinals also return three defensive players (linebacker Jermaine Longino and defensive backs Branden Thomas and Chad Allen) who were named honorable mention all-conference.

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With its first crop of four-year seniors taking the field this season, optimism is running high around the Lamar football program. Lamar will have 17 players suit up this season who have earned three letters since the university reinstated football for the 2010 season.

Not only will the Cardinals be a much older team than in years past, but they will enjoy the return of eight offensive starters, seven defensive starters and 48 total letterwinners. With a coaching staff that is primarily the same as last season under head coach Ray Woodard, Lamar is looking to move to the upper echelon of the Southland Conference standings in 2013.

Offensive coordinator Larry Kueck is in the enviable position of having two quarterbacks who have spent significant time on the field. Redshirt junior Caleb Berry comes out of spring practices slightly ahead of senior Ryan Mossakowski, but both could see time on the field this year. Each played in eight games last season, combining for 1,857 yards and 18 touchdowns through the air.

Lamar’s top three pass catchers from a year ago are also back, led by senior wide receiver Barry Ford (49 catches for 470 yards). Fellow senior Jordan Edwards and sophomore Reggie Begelton each caught over 20 passes last year and proved themselves to be reliable targets.

Junior tight end Payden McVey is a sure-handed receiver who also provides solid blocking.

A new crop of running backs will be looked upon to carry the load this season as Lamar’s top three rushers from a year ago are gone. Sophomore Desmond Richards picked up just 32 carries as a true freshman in 2012, but showed flashes of ability with 130 rushing yards and 4.1 yards per carry. Senior Caleb Harmon returns for his senior year and will look to utilize his bruising running style to pick up tough yards. Senior Payton Ploch had an impressive spring after moving from tight end to the backfield, and newcomers Kade Harrington, Emmitt Raleigh and Tory White will all add depth to the position.

The offensive line loses all-conference right guard Sean Robertson but returns three other starters who will do their part in keeping the Lamar offense on the field. Senior center Kyle Gillam has been on the field for nearly every snap Lamar has taken since 2010 and this year will be no different. Senior Stephen Babin returns

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LAMAR CARDINALS THE WOODA RD F ILE

RAY WOODARD

Birthdate: Aug. 20, 1961 Hometown: Corrigan, Texas High School: Corrigan-Camden, 1979 College: Sam Houston State, 1988 Wife: Penne Children: Jessica

CA REER RECORD YEAR SCHOOL 2007 Navarro College NAVARRO TOTAL

OVERALL SLC 9-3 — 9-3 .750

2010 Lamar 2011 Lamar 2012 Lamar LAMAR TOTAL

5-6 — 4-7 2-5 4-8 1-6 13-21 3-11

CAREER TOTAL

22-24 3-11 .478 .214

LU COACHING HISTORY

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NAME Stan Lambert J.B. Higgins Vernon Glass Bob Frederick Larry Kennan Ken Stephens Ray Alborn No Program Ray Woodard

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YEARS RECORD 1951-52 6-13-0 1953-62 59-38-4 1963-75 63-68-1 1976-78 6-26-1 1979-81 13-17-3 1982-85 11-33-0 1986-89 13-30-0 1990-2009 — 2010-present 13-21-0

Lamar Head Coach Fourth Season Alma Mater: Sam Houston State, 1988 Career Record: 13-21 (Three Seasons) Record at School: 13-21 (Three Seasons)

Ray Woodard begins his fourth season at the helm of the Lamar football program in 2013 with a promising future on the horizon.

The 2012 season saw Lamar compete against a pair of Football Bowl Subdivision teams for the first time since reinstating the program. The Cardinals, who finished 4-8 on the year, took on former conference rival Louisiana-Lafayette and also took a trip to face the University of Hawaii. Lamar had the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year in wide receiver Kevin Johnson and a pair of Cardinals earned allconference accolades. Senior offensive lineman Sean Robertson and junior defensive lineman Jesse Dickson were both named to the all-conference second team.

For the second consecutive year, Woodard’s Cardinals rewrote the record book. Seven individual and six team records were either set or tied during the 2011 campaign. Lamar had a pair of players earn secondteam All-Southland Conference honors in wide receiver J.J. Hayes and offensive lineman Anthony Oden.

Six other Cardinals earned honorable mention all-conference honors, including wide receiver Marcus Jackson who signed a free agent deal to play for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons following the 2012 draft.

Woodard was named the eighth football coach at Lamar on May 19, 2008. He came to Lamar after serving three seasons at Navarro College – the first two as defensive coordinator and the final as head coach. His 2007 squad went 9-3 and advanced to the conference playoffs for the first time in six seasons.

Navarro defeated defending national champion Blinn College on consecutive weeks before rolling past Kilgore – the SWJCFC regular-season champion – on the road 54-28 to earn the school’s first bowl bid since the 1990s. Navarro claimed a 24-21 win over Georgia Military in the Pilgrim’s Pride Bowl to finish the year ranked fourth in the NJCAA national poll. For his efforts, Woodard was named the SWJCFC Coach of the Year.

From 2003-05, Woodard served as the head football and track coach at Burton (Texas) High School, with the Panthers winning the district title in track in 2004. He spent two years as the defensive coordinator at Livingston (Texas) H.S. from 1998-2001 and one season at Trinity H.S. in 1997-98. Trinity went 7-3 in 1997. Woodard spent three years as the defensive coordinator for the Scottish Claymores from 2000-03 during his second stint with an NFL Europe franchise. Woodard’s other professional coaching experience came as the general manager/head coach for the Houston Outlaws (1999-2000) of the Regional Football League, defensive coordinator of the Frankfurt Galaxy (1996-97) of NFL Europe and the Texas Terror (1996) of the Arena Football League.

Woodard’s first experience at the NCAA level came in 1998 when he was the defensive line coach at Louisiana-Lafayette. Lineman Danny Scott registered eight sacks, which ranks fourth in the ULL singleseason list. From 1988-95 Woodard was the defensive coordinator at Kilgore College and recruited more than 200 Texas high school student-athletes. The Rangers appeared in back-to-back Shrine Bowls in 1989 and 1990. Kilgore had a 9-2 record in 1990, won the conference championship and was ranked as high as No. 6 in the country.

Woodard also had a successful playing career, from his days at Corrigan-Camden High School to Kilgore College and the University of Texas to five years in the NFL. After earning 13 letters in four sports at Corrigan-Camden from 1975-79, he walked on at Kilgore College then went on to became a two-time AllAmerica selection as a defensive tackle from 1980-81. Woodard then finished his college career at Texas.

The 1982 team went 9-3 and finished the season ranked 17th nationally. As a senior in 1983, Woodard and the Longhorns posted a perfect 11-0 regular-season mark, captured the Southwest Conference championship and finished the season ranked fifth in the nation. Texas led the nation in total defense, yielding an average of 212 yards per game along with and average of 9.5 points per game.

Woodard was selected in the eighth round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He spent the next five seasons with the Chargers, Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. He was a member of the Broncos’ 1986 AFC Champion and Super Bowl team.

Woodard received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and history from Sam Houston State University in 1988 and his master’s in education from the University of Texas at Tyler in 1991. Woodard and the former Penne Striedel have been married since March, 1982. The couple has one daughter, Jessica, who was married in April, 2010, to Eric Martin. Woodard and his wife also became proud grandparents on April 23, 2012, as Trey DeSoto Martin was welcomed into the world.

LAMAR CARDINALS NASHON DAVIS

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OFFENSE

6-3, 205, Senior Defensive Back Katy, Texas Morton Ranch H.S./Blinn J.C.

Played in all 12 games as a junior transfer with three starts on the year ... registered 26 tackles on the season with 20 solo stops ... tied for second on the team with a pair of interceptions and also had two pass breakups on the year ... picked up his first interception as a Cardinal against Southeastern Louisiana and added another other pick at Stephen F. Austin ... had a season-high five tackles in 34-24 win over Nicholls and matched that total in the season finale at McNeese State one game later ... helped Blinn College to a 9-2 record as a sophomore and an 8-3 record as a freshman ... finished sophomore season with seven kick returns for 271 yards (38.7 yards per return), including returning one for a touchdown ... added seven tackles and a pair of pass breakups as a sophomore.

JESSE DICKSON

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

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QB

12 5

Caleb Berry Ryan Mossakowski

RB

15 27

Desmond Richards Caleb Harmon

WR

86 20

Jordan Edwards Michael Handy

WR

82 6

Reggie Begelton Gratian Gladney

WR

3 84

Barry Ford Jayce Nelson

TE

88 47

Payden McVey P.J. Henderson

RT

70 56

Stephen Babin Chance McCormack

RG

58

Bret Treadway Chris Mayer

C

64 62

Kyle Gilliam Ian Kelso

LG

72 62

Brock Wempa Ian Kelso

LT

76 71

Justin Brock Tramon Shead

6-3, 265, Senior Defensive Lineman

DEFENSE

Houston, Texas Alief Taylor H.S.

Named a second-team All-Southland Conference selection ... played and started 10 games ... finished with 43 total tackles and led the team with nine tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks ... ranked among the top 15 in the conference in tackles for loss and sacks ... recorded a pair of sacks for 13 yards of losses in 31-0 victory over Langston ... also had a sack in 31-0 win over Prairie View A&M and 34-24 win over Nicholls ... finished with seven tackles, including two for loss, at Louisiana-Lafayette and matched the tackle total with seven against Southeastern Louisiana ... added two quarterback hurries and two pass breakups ... played in all 11 games as a sophomore with seven starts ... was third on the team with 51 total tackles, including 36 solos ... led the Cardinal defense with 10.5 tackles for loss for a total of 45 yards.

KYLE GILLAM

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6-1, 270, Senior Offensive Lineman

DE

93 98

Jesse Dickson Marcus Washington

DE

90 53

Mark Murrill David Hollyfield

NG

35 45

Joe Okafor Adam Curran

WLB

2 91

Mike Hargis Logan Moss

MLB

54 49

James Washington Will Jones

MLB

10 44

Jermaine Logino Ronnie Jones Jr.

SLB

41 5

Jestin White Marcus Malbrough

CB

21 30

Branden Thomas George Orebe

CB

4 5

Tyrus McGlothen Montez Hunter

FS

26 1

Chad Allen Nashon Davis

SS

37 28

Courtlin Thompson Zach Johnson

Lumberton, Texas

Continued to be the anchor and leader of the offensive line ... played and started in all 12 games …started at left guard in the season opener at Louisiana-Lafayette before returning to center for the remainder of the season ... graded out at better than 90 percent for the second consecutive season ... helped the Cardinals rank in the top half of the Southland Conference in rushing offense ... started all 11 games for the second consecutive season ... graded above 90 percent on the year ... blocked for a Lamar offense that ranked among the top half of the Southland in passing ... mainstay of the offensive line as a redshirt freshman ... started all 11 games and played all but three plays for the Cardinals ... graded out at 85 percent or better for the season ... played primarily at center.

SPECIAL TEAMS K

46 39

Alex Ball Justin Stout

P

25 46

Kollin Kahler Alex Ball

LS

43 48

Chris Maikranz Lawson Hartwick

H

25 12

Kollin Kahler Caleb Berry

KR

20 21

Michael Handy Branden Thomas

PR

20 6

Michael Handy Gratian Gladney

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LAMAR CARDINALS 2012 TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game

LU OPP 241 355 20.1 29.6

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

206 93 93 20

221 86 111 24

1,511 1,937 426 451 3.4 125.9 8

1,926 2,180 254 443 4.3 160.5 23

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

1,857 189-340-13 5.5 9.8 154.8 18

2,397 228-394-13 6.1 10.5 199.8 17

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

3,368 791 4.3 280.7

4,323 837 5.2 360.2

Kick Return Average Punt Return Average INT Return Average

22.8 6.5 17.9

18.7 12.7 8.5

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

Fumbles-Lost PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net punt average Time of Possession/Game THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Third-Down Pct FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS Fourth-Down Pct Sacks By-Yards Touchdowns Scored

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2012 RESULTS

Field Goals-Attempts

37-19 11-3 83-760 79-633 63.3 52.8 68-2,782 55-2,174 40.9 39.5 34.4 36.1 31:16

28:42

63/173 36%

58/178 33%

13/22 59%

12/26 46%

21-130

33-240

32

43

6-10

18-22

SCORE BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total LU 51 58 69 63 0 241 OPP 64 120 88 83 0 355

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DATE Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

OPPONENT at Louisiana-Lafayette Prairie View A&M W at Hawaii Langston W Southeastern La.* at Northwestern State* McMurry W at No.17 Central Arkansas* No. 5 Sam Houston State* at Stephen F. Austin* Nicholls State* W at McNeese State*

SCORE OVERALL 0-40 L 0-1-0 31-0 1-1-0 2-54 L 1-2-0 31-0 2-2-0 21-31 L 2-3-0 23-30 L 2-4-0 52-21 3-4-0 14-24 L 3-5-0 7-56 L 3-6-0 26-40 L 3-7-0 34-24 4-7-0 0-35 L 4-8-0

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

TIME ATTEND 3:02 25,803 2:46 15,367 3:00 31,442 2:53 12,383 3:05 8,426 3:21 8,357 3:11 13,452 2:35 9,374 2:54 9,042 3:20 4,421 2:55 8,043 2:30 11,235

2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING NAME Garrett, DePauldrick Sims, Herschel Harris, Darrell Richards, Desmond Kahler, Kollin Total Opponents

G ATT NET 10 138 585 7 96 388 10 68 310 8 32 130 12 4 54 12 451 1,511 12 443 1,926

PASSING NAME Mossakowski, Ryan Berry, Caleb Total Opponents

G ATT-CMP-INT 9 113-193-8 8 76-146-5 12 189-340-13 12 228-394-13

RECEIVING NAME Ford, Barry Edwards, Jordan Begelton, Reggie Johnson, Kevin Franks, VanLawrance Total Opponents

G NO YDS 12 49 470 12 23 349 12 21 172 11 19 309 12 17 165 12 189 1,857 12 228 2,397

AVG 9.6 15.2 8.2 16.3 9.7 9.8 10.5

TACKLES NAME Longino, Jermaine Allen, Chad Washington, James Thomas, Branden Dickson, Jesse

G 12 12 12 12 10

TOT 107 79 68 45 43

INTERCEPTIONS NAME Thomas, Branden McGlothen, Tyrus Davis, Nashon Murrill, Mark Washington, James Total Opponents

G NO YDS AVG TD 12 4 68 17.0 1 11 2 118 59.0 1 12 2 21 10.5 0 12 1 0 0.0 0 12 1 0 0.0 0 12 13 233 17.9 3 12 13 110 8.5 0

SOLO 63 55 41 33 30

ASST 44 24 27 12 13

AVG 4.2 4.0 4.6 4.1 13.5 3.4 4.3

TD LONG AVG/G 2 35 58.5 2 25 55.4 1 32 31.0 0 20 16.2 0 23 4.5 8 35 125.9 23 93 160.5

PCT YDS 58.5 1,194 52.1 663 55.6 1,857 57.9 2,397

TD LONG AVG/G 13 60 132.7 5 27 82.9 18 60 154.8 17 86 199.8

TD LONG AVG/G 1 25 39.2 4 60 29.1 1 18 14.3 10 34 28.1 0 34 13.8 18 60 154.8 17 86 199.8

TFL (YDS) 6.5 (17) 3.5 (8) 6.0 (18) 1.0 (1) 9.0 (37)

SACKS (YDS) 2.0 (11) 0.0 (0) 2.0 (13) 0.0 (0) 4.0 (22)

LONG 53 96 25 0 0 96 33

LAMAR CARDINALS NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Chad Allen Stephen Babin Alex Ball Dillon Barrett Anthony Beard Reggie Begelton Caleb Berry Xavier Bethany Justin Brock Cole Carleton Corbin Carr Juan Carranco Adam Curran Keith Curran Nashon Davis Jesse Dickson Garrett Drake Jordan Edwards Kelechi Ejekam Marshall Fairchild Barry Ford Kyle Gillam Gratian Gladney Kevin Gunnels Michael Handy Mike Hargis Caleb Harmon Kade Harrington Lawson Hartwick P.J. Henderson David Hollyfield Montez Hunter Matt Johnson Zach Johnson Ronnie Jones Jr. William Jones Kollin Kahler Sam Keeter Ian Kelso Jermaine Longino Chris Maikranz Chris Mayer Chance McCormack Tyrus McGlothen Patrick McGriff Payden McVey Logan Moss Ryan Mossakowski Mark Murrill Jayce Nelson Bernard Obigbo Joe Okafor George Orebe Keinon Peterson Payton Ploch Emmitt Raleigh Desmond Richards Tramon Shead Jesse Sparks Justin Stout Zach Stuart Omar Tebo Branden Thomas Courtlin Thompson Bret Treadway James Washington Marcus Washington Brock Wempa Jestin White Tory White Josh Wilson

Pos. DB OL K QB LB WR QB DB OL LB DL K DL LB DB DL WR WR WR OL WR OL WR LB WR LB RB RB DS TE DL DB RB DB LB LB P/K TE OL LB DS OL OL DB TE TE LB QB DL WR DB DL DB DB RB RB RB OL WR K LB DL DB DB OL LB DL OL LB RB DB

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

Wt. 190 315 240 220 225 190 195 180 280 215 245 170 275 240 205 265 185 180 190 290 175 270 165 210 185 225 200 185 255 220 225 180 180 180 240 225 200 225 280 220 255 345 295 175 230 225 210 215 255 170 210 295 165 190 215 210 170 305 170 170 190 295 170 210 250 225 295 345 190 175 185

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Hometown/Last School Coldspring, Texas/Coldspring Bellville, Texas/Bellville Westlake, Calif./Westlake Village Dry Prong, La./Fort Scott CC Lumberton, Texas/SMU Beaumont, Texas/West Brook Needville, Texas/Needville Burton, Texas/Burton Beaumont, Texas/West Brook Omaha, Neb./Elkhorn South Nederland, Texas/Nederland Dayton, Texas/Dayton Argyle, Texas/Cisco JC Garden City, Kan./Garden City CC Katy, Texas/Blinn JC Houston, Texas/Alief Taylor Silsbee, Texas/Silsbee Houston, Texas/Madison Houston, Texas/Lamar Senior Gonzales, Texas/Gonzales Houston, Texas/Spring Westfield Lumberton, Texas/Lumberton Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls Houston, Texas/George Bush Conroe, Texas/Oak Ridge Austin, Texas/Manor Port Neches, Texas/Port Neches-Groves Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood Forney, Texas/Forney Austin, Texas/Jackson State Silsbee, Texas/Silsbee Lakewood, Calif./Long Beach CC Littlefield, Texas/Littlefield Littlefield, Texas/Littlefield Hempstead, Texas/Hempstead Beaumont, Texas/Central Waco, Texas/Waco Dallas, Texas/Woodrow Wilson Austin, Texas/Lake Travis Houston, Texas/Trinity Valley CC Sugar Land, Texas/Lamar Consolidated Shawnee, Kan./Fort Scott CC Dayton, Texas/Blinn JC Grand Prairie, Texas/Cisco CC Crosby, Texas/Crosby Deer Park, Texas/Deer Park Orange, Texas/Orangefield Frisco, Texas/Northwest Mississippi CC Lumberton, Texas/Lumberton Port Neches, Texas/Port Neches-Groves Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit Bellaire, Texas/Oklahoma State Houston, Texas/Westside Dickinson, Texas/Dickinson Dayton, Texas/Dayton Houston, Texas/Spring Westfield Montgomery, Texas/Magnolia West Cayuga, Texas/Kilgore JC Lumberton, Texas/Lumberton Mesquite, Texas/West Mesquite Knoxville, Tenn./West Liberty, Texas/Liberty Beaumont, Texas/Central Lancaster, Calif./Saddleback CC Silsbee, Texas/Silsbee Houston, Texas/Madison Houston, Texas/Ft. Scott CC Royse City, Texas/Tyler JC Houston, Texas/North Shore Longview, Texas/Longview Beaumont, Texas/West Brook

No. Name 1 Nashon Davis 2 Mike Hargis 3 Barry Ford 4 Tyrus McGlothen 5 Montez Hunter 5 Ryan Mossakowski 6 Gratian Gladney 7 Courtlin Thompson 8 Kade Harrington 9 Reggie Begelton 10 Jermaine Longino 12 Caleb Berry 14 Tory White 15 Desmond Richards 17 Dillon Barrett 19 Keinon Peterson 20 Michael Handy 21 Branden Thomas 23 Payton Ploch 25 Kollin Kahler 26 Chad Allen 27 Caleb Harmon 28 Zach Johnson 29 Xavier Bethany 30 George Orebe 32 Anthony Beard 33 Cole Carleton 34 Emmitt Raleigh 35 Joe Okafor 36 Josh Wilson 39 Justin Stout 41 Jestin White 42 Keith Curran 43 Chris Maikranz 44 Ronnie Jones Jr. 45 Adam Curran 46 Alex Ball 47 P.J. Henderson 48 Lawson Hartwick 49 William Jones 51 Patrick McGriff 53 David Hollyfield 54 James Washington 56 Chance McCormack 57 Kevin Gunnels 58 Bret Treadway 62 Ian Kelso 64 Kyle Gillam 65 Omar Tebo 66 Marshall Fairchild 68 Chris Mayer 70 Stephen Babin 71 Tramon Shead 73 Brock Wempa 76 Justin Brock 80 Sam Keeter 81 Jesse Sparks 84 Jayce Nelson 86 Jordan Edwards 87 Kelechi Ejekam 88 Payden McVey 89 Garrett Drake 90 Mark Murrill 91 Logan Moss 93 Jesse Dickson 98 Marcus Washington 99 Corbin Carr Juan Carranco Matt Johnson Bernard Obigbo Zach Stuart

Pos. DB LB WR DB DB QB WR DB RB WR LB QB RB RB QB DB WR DB RB P/K DB RB DB DB DB LB LB RB DL DB K LB LB DS LB DL K TE DS LB TE DL LB OL LB OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR WR TE WR DL LB DL DL DL K RB DB LB

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No. 26 70 46 17 32 9 12 29 76 33 99

45 42 1 93 89 86 87 66 3 64 6 57 20 2 27 8 48 47 53 5

28 44 49 25 80 62 10 43 68 56 4 51 88 91 5 90 84

35 30 19 23 34 15 71 81 39

65 21 7 58 54 98 73 41 14 36

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McNEESE STATE COWBOYS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Dr. Philip C. Williams University President

Dr. Mike Soileau Faculty Athletics Representative

Tommy McClelland Athletics Director

Bridget Martin Senior Woman Administrator

Location:..........................................................................Lake Charles, La. Population:.......................................................................................90,000 Founded:............................................................................................. 1939 Joined Southland:............................................................................... 1972 Enrollment:.........................................................................................8,900 Nickname:..................................................................................... Cowboys Colors:.......................................................................................Blue & Gold President:....................................................................Dr. Philip C. Williams Athletics Director:..........................................................Tommy McClelland Faculty Representative:......................................................Dr. Mike Soileau Senior Woman Administrator:................................................Bridget Martin Ticket Office Phone:.............................................................337-562-4678

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach:...............................................................................Matt Viator Alma Mater, Year:...................................................... McNeese State, 1986 Record at School, Year:...............................................................52-24, 8th Career Record, Year:...................................................................52-24, 8th Southland Conference Record, Years:............................................35-13, 7 Football Office Phone:..........................................................337-475-5235 Coaching Staff Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator:...............................Lance Guidry

McNeese State, 1995 Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers:....................................... Tim Leger

McNeese State, 1999 Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator:..................................Lark Hebert

McNeese State, 1987 Running Backs:.........................................................................Slade Nagle

McNeese State, 2001 Defensive Line:...................................................................... Manny Michel

Tennessee Tech, 1984 Defensive Backs:.................................................................. Chris Hampton

South Carolina, 1997 Offensive Line:.............................................................................. Rob Sale

LSU, 2003 Tight Ends:.........................................................................Broderick Fobbs

Grambling, 1997 Quarterbacks:......................................................................... Artie Asselta

Hofstra, 1999

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First Year of Football:.......................................................................... 1940 First Year of Southland Football:......................................................... 1972 All-Time Record, Years:......................................................454-270-13, 69 All-Time Southland Record, Years:.........................................192-85-5, 41 2012 Overall Record:..............................................................................7-4 2012 Southland Record, Place:...................................................... 4-3, 4th Southland Conference Championships, Last:................................ 13, 2010 NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last:.................................. 14, 2010 Offensive Formation:................................................................ Multiple Pro Defensive Formation:......................................................................... 4-2-5 Starters Returning/Lost:......................................................................16/9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...........................................................62/23

Louis Bonnette Field at Cowboy Stadium

STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium:.......................................Louis Bonnette Field at Cowboy Stadium Year Opened:....................................................................................... 1965 Record at Stadium, Years:......................................................183-82-5, 48 Capacity:...........................................................................................17,610 Surface:........................................................................ Artificial, GeoMax2 Press Box Phone:.................................................................337-475-5225

MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact:............................................................ Matthew Bonnette E-Mail:............................................................... wbonnette@mcneese.edu Office Phone:.......................................................................337-475-5207 Office Fax:...........................................................................337-475-5202 Cell:......................................................................................337-263-4822 Other SIDs:.................................................Pam Lafosse and Hunter Bower Website:..................................................................... McNeeseSports.com Twitter:............................................................................@McNeeseSports

2013 SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

DAY OPPONENT Sat. at South Florida (ESPN3) Sat. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Sat. West Alabama Sat. Weber State (ESPN3) Sat. at Northern Iowa Sat. at Central Arkansas* (SLCTV) Sat. OPEN Sat. Sam Houston St.* (HC; ESPN3) Sat. at Nicholls* Sat. Southeastern La.* Sat. at Stephen F. Austin* Sat. Northwestern St.* (ESPN3) Sat. at Lamar*

TIME 6 p.m.

7 p.m.

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McNEESE STATE COWBOYS SEASON OU TLOOK

A BOU T T HE COWBOYS • McNeese posted its eighth consecutive winning season after going 7-4 in 2012. It is the longest streak in the Southland Conference and the eighth longest in the FCS. • Matt Viator won his 52nd career game as head coach at McNeese against Lamar. He has moved into sole possession of fourth place on the school’s all-time chart for most wins and needs six more to tie Les DeVall for third. Viator’s teams are averaging 7.5 wins a season and have never had a losing season.

by obtaining just 29-pecent of the carries on the season.

Murray ranked second on the team in rushing with 506 yards and a 46.0 per game average to go along with three touchdowns while Bennett, a true freshman in 2012, wowed the crowd with his lightning speed as he ranked fourth on the team with 302 yards and three scores. He averaged 8.9 yards per carry and set a school record with a 93yard touchdown jaunt in the season finale against Lamar.

The Cowboys return the bulk of their receivers, including Diontae Spencer, who caught 31 passes for 413 and two touchdowns), Ernest Celestie (21 catches, 246 yards, one touchdown) and Wes Briscoe (13 receptions for 222 yards and three touchdowns). The big hole to fill will be on the offensive line where McNeese will look to replace all-conference selections Alec Savoie, Carson Chaisson and Jonathan Landry. Returing to achor the unit is first team all-conference and all-Louisiana player Arinze Agada while veterans Nick Gorman and Quinten Marsh have moved over from the defensive line to give the offensive line some depth.

On defense, McNeese has a slew of players that could have all-star seasons, including safeties Terence Cahee and Ryan Bronson, cornerback Guy Morgan, defensive ends Everett Ellefsen and Chris Loveless and defensive tackle Kevin Dorn. Cahee, the 2012 team MVP and second team all-conference and all-Louisiana selection, led the Cowboys with 83 tackles and 10 pass breakups in 2012.

He had three tackles for a loss and picked off one pass.

He had 10 or more tackles in three straight games and recorded a career-high 12 stops against Nicholls on Nov. 3.

Morgan earned all-conference honorable mention honors following a season where he had 51 tackles and two interceptions. Ellefsen, a second-team all-conference and all-Louisiana selection last year, has been named to the CFPA watch list for the defensive line. He led McNeese with 12 tackles for a loss last season and ranked tied for the team lead with four sacks.

Dorn tied with Ellefsen as the team leader with four sacks on the season and he ranked fourth on the squad with seven tackles for a loss. Loveless set a new school record with three fumble recoveries against Lamar and finished the season with 2.5 sacks with four tackles for a loss.

• Twice in 2012 McNeese set a school record for longest touchdown run – Diontae Spencer did it the first time with a 91 yarder at Weber State (Sept. 15) and Kelvin Bennett broke that with his 93 yard jaunt against Lamar (Nov. 17).

• Three school records were either set or tied, and another Southland Conference record tied, in the season finale shutout win over Lamar – freshman running back Kelvin Bennett set a school and a Cowboy Stadium record with a 93-yard touchdown run. Junior defensive end Chris Loveless set a school record and tied a league record with three fumble recoveries.

• Cowboys have won 13 Southland Conference championships – more than three times more than the next current league foe.

• McNeese’s 14 FCS playoff appearances is more than double than the second most in the league (Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, Northwestern State at six).

• Seven members of the coaching staff are McNeese State graduates.

• Quarterback Cody Stroud, running back Marcus Wiltz, safety Terence Chaee, cornerback Guy Morgan and defensive end Everett Ellefsen have been named to the preseason watch list for the College Football Performance Awards.

TEAM PREVIEW

McNeese State’s motto for the upcoming season is “Come Together.”

That couldn’t be any more true for the 2013 Cowboys football team whichhas its sight on returning to the glory days, when it won a Southland Conference record 13 conference championships and 14 Division I playoff appearances. McNeese has a rich tradition of championship football and has been doing it over the years by staying in the “family.”

Head coach Matt Viator, a 1986 McNeese graduate, will be entering his eighth season at the helm and is coming off a 7-4 record in 2012. Most would bill that as a successful season but not to Viator who expects his Cowboys to contend not only for a conference championship every year, but a national championship. In his seven seasons, Viator has compiled a 52-24 won-loss record, a .684 winning percentage which ranks as the seventh-best percentage in conference history. He has never had a losing season in his McNeese career.

Viator is one of seven coaches on staff that are McNeese graduates. The latest addition was the hiring of former Cowboy standout defensive back Lance Guidry who assumes the role of defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. Guidry’s energy and enthusiasm is sure to bring a swagger back to a defensive unit that has been a dominant force in the league over the decades.

On offense, McNeese returns most of its skill players including quarterback Cody Stroud and its running back corps made up of returning starter Marcus Wiltz along with Javaris Murray and Kelvin Bennett. Stroud and Wiltz have been listed on the preseason watch list by the College Football Performance Awards for their respective positions.

Stroud guided the Cowboys’ offense last season by throwing for 2,094 yards and 19 touchdowns to just five interceptions. He completed 17 of 278 passes for a 61.2 completion percentage and averaged 190.6 yards passing per game. He set a single-game school record with 34 completions in a seven-point loss at Texas-San Antonio and tied a school record with 11 consecutive completions.

Wiltz earned second team all-conference and AllLouisiana honors after he led the Cowboys in rushing with 651 yards on 130 carries. He racked up 65.1 yards rushing per game and scored six touchdowns – all that

• In his last four games, junior quarterback Cody Stroud completed 80 of 120 passes for 966 yards and 10 touchdowns. He threw just two interceptions in that time. Stroud set a single-game school record with 34 completions at Texas-San Antonio and tied a record with 11 consecutive completions.

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McNEESE STATE COWBOYS THE VI ATOR F ILE

MATT VIATOR

Birthdate: Sept. 3, 1963 Hometown: Lake Charles, La. High School: Sam Houston High College: McNeese State, 1986 Wife: Schantel

CA REER RECORD YEAR SCHOOL 2006 McNeese State 2007 McNeese State 2008 McNeese State 2009 McNeese State 2010 McNeese State 2011 McNeese State 2012 McNeese State TOTALS

OVERALL SLC 6-2 5-1 11-1 7-0 7-4 4-3 9-3 6-1 6-5 5-2 6-5 4-3 7-4 4-3 52-24 35-13 .684 .729

McNEESE COACHING HISTORY

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NAME Wayne Cusic A.I. Ratcliff John Gregory Les DeVall Jim Clark Jack Doland Ernie Duplechin Hubert Boales John McCann Sonny Jackson Bobby Keasler Kirby Bruchhaus Tommy Tate Matt Viator

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YEARS RECORD 1940, 45 4-8-0 1946-54 50-42-2 1955-56 10-8-1 1957-65 58-24-1 1966-69 17-22-0 1970-78 64-32-4 1979-81 28-6-1 1982 4-6-1 1983-86 21-20-3 1987-89 13-20-0 1990-98 78-34-2 1999 6-5-0 2000-06 49-26-0 2006-Present 52-24-0

McNeese Sate Head Coach 8th Season Alma Mater: McNeese State, 1986 Career Record: 52-24 (Seven Seasons) Record at School: 52-24 (Seven Seasons)

One of the most successful coaches in the NCAA’s Football Championship Subdivision, McNeese State’s Matt Viator has put together win percentages of 68 percent (overall) and 73 percent (conference games) in his previous six years as the Cowboy head coach.

During that period he has led his team to three Southland Conference titles and to two runner-up finishes, averaging seven victories a year.

The winningest active coach in the league, Viator will carry a 52-24 overall record and a 35-13 league mark into the upcoming season.

The Cowboy coach, a graduate of McNeese, had served as an assistant coach on the staff for eight years before stepping into the top job four games deep into the 2006 season. Taking over a squad that had won but one of its first four games he led the team to a 6-2 record the rest of the way that year, won the Southland title and put his team into the NCAA championship playoffs.

That was the start of one of the most electrifying coaching rises in conference history as the very next year his team posted only the fourth undefeated, untied regular season record in the university’s history, won the league title for a second year and participated in the NCAA FCS championship for a second consecutive year.

Since then his team also won the 2009 title and finished second in the league standings in both 2008 and 2010. The Cowboys finished fourth last season but won their final three conference games to finish 4-3 and securing their eighth straight non-losing season – eighth longest such streak in FCS football.

Viator has earned numerous coaching honors including two Southland coach of the year awards and a Louisiana collegiate coach of the year honor. He has also been a finalist for the national Eddie Robinson award twice.

He claimed his first collegiate coaching victory in his very first game as head coach when the Cowboys posted a 30-27 win over Southern Utah in 2006.

His 50th win came in exciting fashion as the Cowboys defeated conference foe Stephen F. Austin 35-24 on Homecoming night last Oct. 27.

Viator is the 14th head coach in McNeese history. His 6-2 rookie record included a 5-1 mark in league play, the team winning the final five league games of the year.

His teams have been ranked in the top 25 national polls five of the last seven seasons.

Prior to his becoming head coach, Viator had served the university as offensive coordinator and is regarded as one of the top Division I offensive minds.

The Cowboys have ranked among the national leaders in offense for eight of the past 12 years and the university has also produced the Southland Conference’s top offensive performer four of the last nine seasons.

His offenses have led the league in scoring five times and in 2008 set school records for total offense per game, passing offense per game and scoring average per game.

The Cowboys had the nation’s leading scorer in 2009, tailback Toddrick Pendland, and two years ago had the No. 2 punt returner in the nation in Darius Carey.

Before he joined McNeese, Viator was one of the top prep coaches in Louisiana, producing an 81-37 won-lost record, winning one state crown and five league titles. He joined McNeese in 1999 as linebacker coach and was made offensive coordinator in 2000, the Cowboys leading the league in both scoring offense and total offense that year.

He is married and wife Schantel is a school teacher. His father is the late Nolan Viator, a former Cowboy coach, player (QB, MVP) and member of the McNeese Hall of Fame.

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OFFENSE

6-1, 286, Senior Offensive Lineman Houston, Texas Hightower H.S.

Started all 11 games and played 699 snaps while allowing just one sack in 2012 ... was a first-team AllSouthland Conference and All-Louisiana selection ... also named to the Southland’s All-Academic Team ... played a big part on the success of McNeese’s running game, which ranked second in the Southland Conference and 18th nationally with 209.5 yards rushing per game ... appeared and started in all 11 games as a sophomore in 2011 ... recorded 20 pancake blocks and had 33 knockdowns ... moved into the starting role with the injury to Miguel Gauthreaux ... had five knockdowns against Sioux Falls and four pancakes and five knockdowns against Southeastern Louisiana.

TERENCE CAHEE

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

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QB

18 8

Cody Stroud Tyler Bolfing

RB

3 25

Marcus Wiltz Javaris Murray

WR

5 32

Jereon McGilvery Damon Gladney

WR

17 7

Ernest Celestie David Bush

WR

85 4

Wes Briscoe Diontae Spencer

TE

89 88

Kendale Thomas Nic Jacobs

RT

74 64

Ben Jones Taylor Donaldson

RG

77 70

Arinze Agada Nick Smith

C

63 61

Mason Martin Nick Gorman

LG

62 78

Quentin Marsh Cody Eaves

LT

71 66

Antoine Everett Patrick Jacobs

5-9, 190, Senior Safety

DEFENSE

Westlake, La. Westlake H.S.

Started all 11 games ... earned second-team all-conference and all-Louisiana honors ... team leader with 83 tackles on the season, 52 of those solo ... led the squad with 10 pass breakups ... had three tackles for a loss and a pass interception ... named the Southland’s defensive player of the week in November after game at Nicholls where he recorded a career-high 12 tackles with an interception, two pass breakups and a half tackle for loss ... had 10 or more tackles in three straight games: 11 at Sam Houston State, 10 vs.

Stephen F. Austin and 12 at Nicholls… named team MVP… as a sophomore in 2011, he played in all 11 games and recorded 23 tackles, 15 of those solo.

CODY STROUD

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6-3, 194, Senior Quarterback

DE

99 91

Chris Loveless Cameron Smith

DT

98 55

Michael Ware Krishon Seastrunk

DT

75 97

Kevin Dorn Sean Brown

DE

94 96

Everett Ellefsen Danyel Hunter

LB

12 10

Deonte Thompson Bo Brown

LB

41 52

Hayden Dobbs Correy MIddleton

CB

6 22

Guy Morgan Shea Nutt

CB

21 23

Aaron Sam Ja’Len James

BS

45 13

Brent Spikes Gabe Hammer

WS

11 42

Terence Cahee Steele Merritt

FS

38 30

Ryan Bronson Livingston Hamilton

Montgomery, La.

Enters the season with career numbers of 416 completions, 689 attempts and 4,692 passing yards and 31 touchdowns and is within striking distance of the school records in those categories ... school records are 618 completions, 1,114 attempts, 8,226 yards and 67 touchdowns ... set school record with 34 pass completions against Texas-San Antonio last November ... completed 11 consecutive passes in that game to tie a school record ... career-high 346 passing yards at UTSA after completing 34 of 46 for a 73.9 percentage ... it was just the 12th 300-yard passing game in school history and Stroud’s second in his career ... last year as a junior, he completed 170 of 278 for 2,097 yards and 19 touchdowns ... he had three games where he threw for 200 or more yards: 256 at Weber State, 274 at Nicholls and 346 at UTSA ... threw a touchdown pass in all but one game ... threw multiple TD passes in seven games.

SPECIAL TEAMS K

39 1

Ryan Rome Jean Breaux

P

1 39

Jean Breaux Ryan Rome

LS

84 36

Hunter Romero Bryce Hebert

H

81 8

William Ryckman Tyler Bolfing

KR

25 4

Javaris Murray Diontae Spencer

PR

4 7

Diontae Spencer David Bush

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McNEESE STATE COWBOYS 2012 TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

MCN OPP 357 233 32.5 21.2 246 109 110 27

228 79 126 23

2,304 2,495 191 441 5.2 209.5 23

1,269 1,603 334 365 3.5 115.4 13

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

2,239 180-294-6 7.6 12.4 203.5 21

2,614 263-419-15 6.2 9.9 237.6 16

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

4,543 735 6.2 413.0

3,883 784 5.0 353.0

Kick Return Average Punt Return Average INT Return Average

18.9 14.2 3.5

23.6 10.4 7.8

Fumbles-Lost

11-6 23-13

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net punt average Time of Possession/Game THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Third-Down Pct FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS Fourth-Down Pct Sacks By-Yards Touchdowns Scored

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2012 RESULTS

Field Goals-Attempts

77-692 74-689 62.9 62.6 49-2,006 54-2,265 40.9 41.9 36.1 33.4 31:13

28:37

56/133 42%

66/161 41%

6/9 67%

13/23 57%

20-156

18-130

46

29

12-18

9-10

SCORE BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total MCN 87 115 62 93 0 357 OPP 20 51 69 93 0 233

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DATE Aug 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

OPPONENT at Middle Tennessee W McMurry W at Weber State W at Southeastern La.* Northwestern State* W No. 17 Central Arkansas* at No.6 Sam Houston State* Stephen F. Austin* W at Nicholls State* W at Texas-San Antonio Lamar* W

SCORE OVERALL 27-21 1-0-0 69-7 2-0-0 35-21 3-0-0 24-25 L 3-1-0 30-22 4-1-0 26-27 L 4-2-0 10-45 L 4-3-0 35-24 5-3-0 42-10 6-3-0 24-31 L 6-4-0 35-0 7-4-0

CONF 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 2-3-0 3-3-0 3-3-0 4-3-0

TIME ATTEND 3:03 18,690 2:50 13,291 2:53 9,617 2:56 4,791 3:03 10,532 2:50 12,913 3:14 10,151 3:09 12,213 3:00 5,299 3:14 25,784 2:30 11,235

2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING NAME Wiltz, Marcus Murray, Javaris Babin, Champlain Bennett, Kelvin Carey, Darius Total Opponents

G 10 10 11 11 10 11 11

PASSING NAME Stroud, Cody Bolfing, Tyler Total Opponents

G ATT-CMP-INT 11 170-278-5 4 7-9-1 11 180-294-6 11 263-419-15

RECEIVING NAME Spencer, Diontae Carey, Darius Celestie, Ernest Jordan, Josh Babin, Champlain Total Opponents

G NO YDS 11 31 413 10 28 455 11 21 246 10 16 219 11 14 96 11 180 2,239 11 263 2,614

AVG 13.3 16.2 11.7 13.7 6.9 12.4 9.9

TACKLES NAME Cahee, Terence Narcisse, Joe Morgan, Guy Bronson, Ryan Thompson, Deonte

G 11 9 10 11 11

TOT 80 65 57 50 48

INTERCEPTIONS NAME Bronson, Ryan Morgan, Guy Thomas, Seth Raggett, Chris Sam, Aaron Total Opponents

G NO YDS AVG TD 11 3 5 1.7 0 10 3 5 1.7 0 11 2 0 0.0 0 11 2 71 35.5 2 11 1 10 10.0 0 11 15 52 3.5 2 11 6 47 7.8 0

ATT NET AVG 130 651 5.0 86 504 5.9 76 307 4.0 34 302 8.9 24 162 6.8 441 2,304 5.2 365 1,269 3.5

SOLO 45 34 36 29 31

ASST 35 31 21 21 17

TD LONG AVG/G 6 35 65.1 3 76 50.4 0 19 27.9 3 93 27.5 3 33 16.2 23 93 209.5 13 65 115.4

PCT YDS 61.2 2,102 77.8 97 61.2 2,239 62.8 2,614

TD LONG AVG/G 19 50 191.1 2 52 24.2 21 52 203.5 16 58 237.6

TD LONG AVG/G 2 46 37.5 3 52 45.5 1 31 22.4 3 27 21.9 1 20 8.7 21 52 203.5 16 58 237.6

TFL (YDS) 2.5 (9) 8.0 (37) 2.5 (12) 0.0 (0) 5.0 (10)

SACKS (YDS) 0.0 (0) 3.5 (27) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0)

LONG 4 5 0 41 10 41 36

McNEESE STATE COWBOYS NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Pos. OL TB WR TB TB QB QB K WR S LB DT LB WR S WR WR LB OL DT OL DE OL WR DE OL DL S CB LB FB DE TE OL CB OL OL DL FB DE OL OL WR DB LB OL WR CB TB DL CB K TE WR CB WR S DL DB DE OL WR CB QB TE LB TB DL TB WR DT OL

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

Wt. 286 190 186 172 204 210 207 150 168 176 210 275 202 180 190 183 165 210 305 246 275 230 304 180 234 279 225 184 185 216 220 235 260 280 175 285 275 245 225 225 287 295 198 195 210 286 180 188 180 265 175 170 230 171 176 200 212 253 185 224 275 161 190 194 230 219 200 267 192 171 280 300

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

Hometown/Last School Houston, Texas/Hightower Lafayette, La./Nortide New Orleans, La. Bleakwood, Texas/Newton Lake Charles, La./St. Louis Geismer, La./Tulane Montgomery, Texas/Montgomery Scott, La./Acadiana Baton Rouge, La./Central Jasper, Texas/Jasper Katy, Texas/Katy Baton Rouge, La./Central Carencro, La./Carencro Tyler, Texas/TCU Westlake, La./Westlake Lake Charles, La./Texas Tech Haughton, La./Haughton Houston, Texas/Cypress Woods Kinder, La./Kinder Pineville, La./Pineville Merryville, La./Merryville Madisonville, La./Mandeville Richmond, Texas/Lamar Consolidated Haughton, La./Haughton Baton Rouge, La./University Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow Katy, Texas/Katy Natchitoches, La./Ponchatoula Sealy, Texas/Sealy Tomball, Texas/Tomball Ragley, La./South Beauregard Dickinson, Texas/Dickinson Many, La./LSU Elton, La./Elton Lake Charles, La./Texas-San Antonio Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern Senior Nederland, Texas/Nederland Franklin, La./Franklin Covington, La./St. Paul Houston, Texas/South Houston Dickinson, Texas/Dickinson Pineville, La./Pineville Lafayette, La./Nortide Natchitoches, La./St. Mary’s Monroe, La./Richwood Bradenton, Fla./Manatee Beaumont, Texas/Central Baton Rouge, La./St. John Kingston, La./North DeSoto Youngsville, La./St. Thomas More Brenham, Texas/Brenham Destrahan, La./Tulane Lafayette, La./Tuerlings Catholic Lafayette, La./Lafayette Lake Charles, La./LaGrange New Orleans, La. Weyanoke, La./West Feliciana Newton, Texas/Newton Lake Charles, La./Barbe Tamarac, Fla./J.P. Taravella Lafayette, La./Acadiana New Iberia, La./Westgate Newton, Texas/Newton Montgomery, La./Montgomery New Iberia, La./New Iberia Shreveport, La./Evangel Baldwin, La./Houston Houston, Texas/James Madison Cecilia, La./Cecilia Garyville, La./East St. John West Monroe, La./West Monroe Bourg, La./South Terrebonne

No. Name 1 Jean Breaux 3 Marcus Wiltz 4 Diontae Spencer 5 Jereon McGilvery 6 Guy Morgan 7 David Bush 8 Tyler Bolfing 9 Reynaldo Young 10 Bo Brown 11 Terence Cahee 12 Deonte Thompson 13 Gabe Hamner 16 Leon Blouin 17 Ernest Celestie 18 Cody Stroud 20 Wallace Scott 21 Aaron Sam 22 Shea Nutt 23 Ja’Len James 25 Javaris Murray 26 Jontrey Tillman 27 Jordan Craft 28 Terrell Alfred 29 Kelvin Bennett 30 Livingston Hamilton 32 Damon Gladney 33 Deltoine Scott 34 Dylan Long 36 Bryce Hebert 37 Derek Allen 38 Ryan Bronson 39 Ryan Rome 40 Callen Smith 41 Hayden Dobbs 42 Steele Merritt 43 Dillon Berlin 45 Brent Spikes 52 Correy Middleton 53 Keylon Bruno 54 Joe Jenkins 55 Kerishon Seastrunk 57 Jake Grode 59 Kyle Harden 61 Nick Gorman 62 Quentin Marsh 63 Mason Martin 64 Taylor Donaldson 65 Adam Ziepke 66 Patrick Jacobs 70 Nick Smith 71 Antoine Everett 74 Ben Jones 75 Kevin Dorn 77 Arinze Agada 78 Cody Eaves 79 Thor Miller 80 Logan Gladney 81 William Ryckman 84 Hunter Romero 85 Wes Briscoe 86 Jordan Murray 87 Deajon Mitchell 88 Nic Jacobs 89 Kendale Thomas 90 Anthony Yruegas 91 Cameron Smith 94 Everett Ellefsen 95 Allen Lockett 96 Danyel Hunter 97 Sean Brown 98 Michael Ware 99 Chris Loveless

Pos. K TB WR WR CB WR QB WR LB S LB CB QB WR QB S CB CB CB TB TB WR TB TB S WR WR FB FB WR S K DB LB DB TB CB LB LB OL DL DL LB OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DT OL OL OL DE WR TE WR DL WR TE TE DT DE DE DL DE DT DL DE

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No. Name 77 Arinze Agada 28 Terrell Alfred 37 Derek Allen 29 Kelvin Bennett 43 Dillon Berlin 16 Leon Blouin 8 Tyler Bolfing 1 Jean Breaux 85 Wes Briscoe 38 Ryan Bronson 10 Bo Brown 97 Sean Brown 53 Keylon Bruno 7 David Bush 11 Terence Cahee 17 Ernest Celestie 27 Jordan Craft 41 Hayden Dobbs 64 Taylor Donaldson 75 Kevin Dorn 78 Cody Eaves 94 Everett Ellefsen 71 Antoine Everett 32 Damon Gladney 80 Logan Gladney 61 Nick Gorman 57 Jake Grode 30 Livingston Hamilton 13 Gabe Hamner 59 Kyle Harden 36 Bryce Hebert 96 Danyel Hunter 88 Nic Jacobs 66 Patrick Jacobs 23 Ja’Len James 54 Joe Jenkins 74 Ben Jones 95 Allen Lockett 34 Dylan Long 99 Chris Loveless 62 Quentin Marsh 63 Mason Martin 5 Jereon McGilvery 42 Steele Merritt 52 Correy Middleton 79 Thor Miller 87 Deajon Mitchell 6 Guy Morgan 25 Javaris Murray 86 Jordan Murray 22 Shea Nutt 39 Ryan Rome 84 Hunter Romero 81 William Ryckman 21 Aaron Sam 33 Deltoine Scott 20 Wallace Scott 55 Kerishon Seastrunk 40 Callen Smith 91 Cameron Smith 70 Nick Smith 4 Diontae Spencer 45 Brent Spikes 18 Cody Stroud 89 Kendale Thomas 12 Deonte Thompson 26 Jontrey Tillman 98 Michael Ware 3 Marcus Wiltz 9 Reynaldo Young 90 Anthony Yruegas 65 Adam Ziepke

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NICHOLLS COLONELS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Dr. Larry W. Howell Interim University President

Dr. Arrianna Smith-Martin Faculty Athletics Representative

Rob Bernardi Athletics Director

DoBee Plaisance Senior Woman Administrator

Location:..............................................................................Thibodaux, La. Population:....................................................................................... 15,000 Founded:............................................................................................. 1948 Joined Southland:............................................................................... 1991 Enrollment:.........................................................................................6.088 Nickname:......................................................................................Colonels Colors:........................................................................................Red & Gray Interim President:.......................................................... Dr. Larry W. Howell Athletics Director:...................................................................Rob Bernardi Faculty Representative:...................................... Dr. Arrianna Smith-Martin Senior Woman Administrator:............................................DoBee Plaisance Ticket Office Phone:............................................................ 985-448-4790

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach:......................................................................... Charlie Stubbs Alma Mater, Year.........................................................................BYU, 1978 Record at School, Year:.................................................................6-27, 4th Career Record...............................................................................6-27, 4th Southland Conference Record, Years...............................................3-18, 3 Football Office Phone.......................................................... 985-448-4806 Coaching Staff Assoc. Head Coach/RB/Recruiting:........................................Chuck Hepola

Evangel, 1991 Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/LB:....................... Jeremy Atwell

SE Missouri State, 1999 Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties:.......................................Steve Adams

Western Kentucky, 2000 Wide Receivers:.................................................................Justin Anderson

BYU, 2002 Cornerbacks:.........................................................................Freddie Banks

North Dakota St., 2010 Offensive Line:............................................................................Matt Clark

Western Washington, 2008 Tight Ends:......................................................................... Brandon Nowlin

LSU, 2004 Defensive Graduate Assistant:.................................................Mike Walker

Nicholls State, 2012 Defensive Line:......................................................................................TBA TBA

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Jamie Bustos Sports Information Director

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First Year of Football:.......................................................................... 1972 First Year of Southland Football:......................................................... 1991 All-Time Record, Years:........................................................ 183-262-3 /41 All-Time Southland Record, Years:.............................................. 43-99/ 22 2012 Overall Record:............................................................................ 1-10 2012 Southland Record, Place:.......................................................0-7, 8th Southland Conference Championships, Last:.................................. 1, 2005 NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last:....................................3, 2005 Offensive Formation:................................................................Multiple-Pro Defensive Formation:.............................................................................3-4 Starters Returning/Lost:......................................................................22/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...........................................................57/22

Manning Field in John L. Guidry Stadium

STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium:.......................................Manning Field in John L. Guidry Stadium Year Opened:....................................................................................... 1972 Record at Stadium, Years:...................................................... 109-97-3, 41 Capacity:.......................................................................................... 10,500 Surface:.........................................................................AstroTurf 3D Grass Press Box Phone:................................................................985-448-4845

MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact:.................................................................... Jamie Bustos E-Mail:.............................................................. jamie.bustos@nicholls.edu Office Phone:...................................................................... 985-448-4281 Office Fax:.......................................................................... 985-448-4814 Cell:...................................................................................... 419-786-0415 Other SIDs:...............................................................................Clyde Verdin Website:........................................................................ geauxcolonels.com Twitter:................................................................................@colonelsports

2013 SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 21

DAY OPPONENT Sat. at Oregon Sat. at Western Michigan Sat. at Louisiana-Lafayette Sat. Langston Sat. Arkansas Tech (HC) Sat. OPEN Sat. Northwestern St.* (SLCTV) Sat. at Stephen F. Austin* Sat. McNeese St.* Sat. at Lamar* Sat. at Sam Houston St.* Sat. Central Arkansas* Thu. at Southeastern La.*

TIME 3 p.m.

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6 p.m.

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NICHOLLS COLONELS SEASON OU TLOOK

A BOU T THE COLONELS • Head coach Charlie Stubbs continues to recruit within the borders of Louisiana and features a roster with 76 percent (71 of 93) from the Pelican State. In the 2013 recruiting class, Nicholls signed 14 players who played in Louisiana.

• The Colonels have three new coaches on their staff this season, including a special teams coordinator/safeties coach in Steve Adams. Also joining the staff are cornerbacks coach Freddie Banks and tight ends coach Brandon Nowlin.

Matt Clark, who coached the tight ends last season, was promoted to offensive line coach.

After back-to-back disappointing seasons, Nicholls is looking to climb out of the basement of the Southland Conference. However, the task will not be easy as the league has proved to be one of the strongest in the country.

But for the first time in Charlie Stubbs’ era, Nicholls will head into its season with a wealth of experience as the Colonels return 22 starters from 2012 and a total of 57 letterwinners. However, the Colonels have already had a setback heading into the 2013 campaign with last year’s starting quarterback Landry Klann, who led the Southland’s third-best passing offense, sidelined for the upcoming season.

Not all is lost on offense though as a pair of All-Southland honorees are set to return. Leading the receiving core is two-time all-conference tight end Nick Scelfo, and in the backfield, 2011 All-Southland running back Marcus Washington will look to close out his career with a strong senior season.

With Klann on the shelf, Stubbs will look to Beaux Hebert to handle to passing duties. Injuries have hampered Hebert’s career so far, but the redshirt junior put together a fantastic spring, but more importantly, stayed out of the training room. Also set to receive snaps under center is sophomore Tuskani Figaro, who looked impressive in the Wildcat before suffering a season-ending injury early in the campaign.

The offensive line will welcome back Rafe Plaisance after a one-year absence, joining starters Abasi Salimu, Eric Alt, Brandon Holmes and Caleb Cline. Holmes, who started as a true freshman last season, will make the transition to center to replace four-year starter Gerald Gruenig.

On defense, the front seven brings back four starters, led by linemen Cole Frazier and Lorenza Young. While the linebacker group will have to replace the Southland’s leading tackler in Jordan Piper, Chris Bermond returns on the inside with Davin Bovie set to start at one of the outside positions. Nick LeBlanc and redshirt freshman Chris Lorden round out the starters on the fall depth chart.

At cornerback, starters B.J. Lewis and Toren Joseph are back for the Colonels, as well as reserves Josh Dewey and Byron Cobb. Joseph tied the team-lead last season with two interceptions while Cobb had a team-high six passes defended.

Nicholls also has a strong core of safeties returning in seniors Jordan Hanberry, T.J. Lumar and Siegan Vergenal.

Lumar and Vergenal played a key role in forcing turnovers as they combined for three interceptions and five forced fumbles.

On special teams, three-year starting kicker Andrew Dolan returns, with newcomer Conner Fryoux scheduled to handle the punting duties.

• Redshirt junior Beaux Hebert and senior running back Dalton Hilliard Jr. both have NFL pedigree as each of their fathers played the for the New Orleans Saints. Both players also followed their father’s footsteps with Bobby Hebert having a 12-year career as a quarterback while Dalton Hilliard was in the backfield for the Saints for eight seasons.

Sophomore quarterback Tuskani Figaro also comes from an NFL family as his father, Cedric, spent seven seasons in the league as a linebacker.

• Nicholls’ roster will feature a brother tandem for the fourth consecutive season with senior defensive back Jordan Hanberry and his younger brother, Josh, a junior wide receiver, returning for their final season together.

Current kicking specialist, senior Andrew Dolan, and his older brother, Patrick, started the streak in 2010.

• For the second consecutive eason, Nicholls will take on three teams from the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Colonels take on Oregon for the first time in program history before facing Western Michigan for a third time. Nicholls closes its FBS schedule against in-state rival LouisianaLafayette, which the Colonels last played in 2011. Nicholls has two wins against FBS programs, winning 28-22 at Arkansas State in 2001 and 16-13 at Rice in 2007, and nearly beat South Alabama last season before falling 9-3.

• Nicholls has been represented on two of the last three Super Bowl Champions. Last season, Lardarius Webb’s Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers 3431 in Super Bowl XLVII. Webb, who has emerged as one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL, was unable to play in the game after suffering a season-ending knee injury in October, but contributed off the field as he helped mentor his teammates. In 2011, the Green Bay Packers signed former Colonel wideout Antonio Robinson before their Super Bowl run, making Robinson the first Nicholls player in program history to receive a Super Bowl ring.

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The Colonels will have plenty of options at receiver, but are still looking for one to have a breakout season. Four players return who had 10 or more receptions, led by junior

Josh Hanberry (22 receptions, 308 yards). Also back is Erik Buchanan who proved to be a potent deep threat, averaging 28.3 yards per catch on 10 receptions.

• Nicholls had 34 players make the 2012 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll, with four players earning a 4.0 grade-point average. The Colonels also had five players – Gerald Gruenig, Kerry Guidry, Jordan Hanberry, Josh Hanberry and Landry Klann – named to the Southland Conference All-Academic Teams.

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NICHOLLS COLONELS THE ST UBBS F ILE Birthdate: Hometown: High School: College: Wife: Children:

CHARLIE STUBBS Sept. 2, 1955 Charleston, S.C. R.B. Stall Brigham Young, 1978 Sandra Blackwell Troy, Jay, Kim and Kyle

CA REER RECORD YEAR SCHOOL 2010 Nicholls 2011 Nicholls 2012 Nicholls TOTALS

OVERALL SLC 4-7 3-4 1-10 0-7 1-10 0-7 6-27 3-18 .181 .142

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NAME Gary Kinchen Bill Clements Sonny Jackson Phil Greco Rick Rhoades Darren Barbier Daryl Daye Jay Thomas Charlie Stubbs

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YEARS RECORD 1972-73 5-17-0 1974-80 36-38-1 1981-86 39-28-1 1987-92 27-37-2 1993-94 8-14-0 1995-98 17-28-0 1999-03 17-38-0 2004-09 27-35-0 2010-Present 6-27-0

Nicholls Head Coach Fourth Season Alma Mater: Brigham Young, 1978 Career Record: 6-27 (Three Seasons) Record at School: 6-27 (Three Seasons)

With more than 33 years of coaching experience, which includes six years as an assistant head coach, Stubbs is in his fourth season as the head coach at Nicholls State. He was selected to become the ninth head coach in the program’s history on Jan. 5, 2010. He joined the Colonels after holding the title of offensive coordinator at numerous universities including Alabama, Tulsa, Oregon State and Louisville.

After three years at Nicholls, Stubbs has posted a 6-27 record, including three wins in conference.

Although the Colonels did not improve in the win-loss column last season, Stubbs’ squad showed major progress, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Along with ranking third in the Southland in passing offense, Nicholls averaged 338.4 yards per game of total offense, which was more than 50 yards better than the previous season. The Colonels still managed to land two players on the All-Southland Second Team. Linebacker Jordan Piper earned the honor after leading the league in tackles per game and tight end Nick Scelfo garnered all-conference for the second time in as many years.

In the classroom, Stubbs’ program continues to shine as five Colonels were named Southland Conference All-Academic. Earning the nod for Nicholls were Gerald Gruenig, Kerry Guidry, two-time Nicholls Student-Athlete Award for Academic Excellence honoree Jordan Hanberry, Josh Hanberry and Landry Klann. The Colonels also placed 34 players on the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll, including four with an unblemished 4.0 grade-point average.

Since taking over the program, two areas that Stubbs has focused on are building the program by signing student-athletes who are from Louisiana, and pitting his team against high-quality opponents in non-conference. In his first three full recruiting seasons, Stubbs has brought in 44 student-athletes who are from the Bayou State.

A Charleston, S.C., native with more than 25 years of collegiate coaching experience, Stubbs led the Colonels to four victories in his inaugural season, their most since 2007, despite installing an entire new offense. Stubbs replaced the heavy-rush scheme for a multiple-pro system, and although suffering growing pains throughout the year, the Colonels closed out the season in a big way by winning their final two contests. In 2010, Stubbs guided Nicholls to victories in all three of its rivalry games – Texas State, Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana – for the first time since 2005. Also in his first season, the Colonels claimed two of their wins away from John L. Guidry Stadium, the most since 2007.

Before a two-year stint at Central Missouri, Stubbs was the offensive coordinator at Louisville in 2007.

While at Louisville, he guided the Cardinals to a national No. 4 ranking in passing offense which featured NFL players Brian Brohm and Harry Douglas (Atlanta Falcons).

Prior to Louisville, Stubbs spent four seasons at Tulsa, leading the offense to an average of more than 31 points per game while ranking among the top 25 teams in the nation each season. In 2005, Stubbs was a finalist for the AFCA assistant coach of the year award as the Hurricanes were crowned Conference USA and Liberty Bowl champions..

From 1998-2000, Stubbs was the quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator at Alabama, where he helped direct the Crimson Tide to a pair of bowl appearances. After reaching the Music City Bowl in ’98, Alabama won the SEC title and earned a bid to the 2000 Orange Bowl with Stubbs receiving the SEC offensive coordinator of the year award.

Stubbs had three stints from 1994-97, spending his last two years at UNLV after one-year stints with UT-Martin and Memphis. Stubbs received his first full-time position at Oregon State where he coached from 1985-90. Under his coordination, the Beavers ranked in the top three in the Pac-10 on offense in each season while ranking sixth nationally in ’88 and 10th in ’87.

After receiving a Bachelor’s of Science in 1978 from Brigham Young University, Stubbs earned a master’s in physical education in ’84 working as a graduate assistant for the football team. During that season, head coach LaVell Edwards led the Cougars to a perfect 13-0 record to claim the 1984 Division I National Championship, making BYU the last non-BCS school to earn the title.

Stubbs has published three books throughout his career - “Wide Open Football,” “Developing an Explosive Offense,” and his most recent, “101 Playmakers and Special Plays.”

Stubbs and his wife Sandy reside in Thibodaux, La. The couple has four children – Troy, Jay, Kim and Kyle – and are the proud grandparents of nine.

NICHOLLS COLONELS T.J. LUMAR

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OFFENSE

6-0, 195, Senior Defensive Back Abbeville, La. Abbeville H.S.

Heads into his final season with 76 career tackles, three interceptions and one sack ... played in all 11 games in 2012, finishing 8th on the team with 43 tackles (25 solo) ... had a tackle for loss at Oregon State ... intercepted two passes – one at Tulsa and one at Stephen F. Austin ... broke up one pass ... recorded a forced fumble in back-to-back games – Evangel and Central Arkansas ... recovered a fumble in opener at South Alabama ... also recorded a career-high eight tackles against South Alabama.

NICK SCELFO

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

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QB

11 8

Beaux Hebert Tuskani Figaro

RB

44 22

Marcus Washington Dalton Hilliard Jr.

WR

12 2

Demon Bolt Erik Buchanan

WR

5 17

Carey Fortson Brad Nelson

WR

14 12

Josh Hanberry Demon Bolt

TE

85 89

NIck Scelfo Josh Dudley

RT

79 75

Eric Alt Ryan Zeller

RG

77 74

Caleb Cline Joe Bonner

C

72 60

Brandon Holmes Jared Breaux

LG

76 74

Rafe Plaisance Joe Bonner

LT

71 61

Abasi Salimu Chris Bordelon

6-4, 235, Junior Tight End

DEFENSE

Baton Rouge, La. St. Michael the Archangel

Received second-team All-Southland Conference honors for the second time in as many years ... has 37 receptions for 489 yards and three touchdowns in two seasons ... named to the 2013 College Football Performance Awards Tight End Watch List ... finished second in the Southland among tight ends in receptions (21), receiving yards (285) and touchdowns (two) ... averaged 13.6 yards per reception ... recorded a catch in all but one game ... best game in conference play came against McNeese where he had three receptions for 63 yards.

MARCUS WASHINGTON

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5-11, 214, Senior Running Back

DE

99 55

Cole Frazier Andrew Hebert

DT

92 97

Lorenza Young Andrew Carter

NG

95 94

Edet Udoh Keithan English

DOG

51 38

Chris Lorden Dwayne Mitchell

WLB

25 43

Chris Bermond Ryan Bruno

MLB

58 30

Nick LeBlanc Tyler Harrington

SLB

28 52

Davin Bovie Kameryon Brown

CB

13 10

B.J. Lewis Josh Dewey

CB

18 27

Toren Joseph Byron Cobb

DB

36 7

T.J. Lumar Siegan Vergenal

DB

16 32

Jordan Hanberry Ryan Menard

Lillian, Ala.

Heads into his final season with 1,414 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns ... averages 4.9 yards per carry ... has 56 career receptions for 378 yards and two touchdowns ... received All-Southland honorable mention honors last season after finishing fourth in the league in rushing with 59.8 yards per game ... had 116 carries for 598 yards (5.2 yards per catch) and six touchdowns ... ran for more than 100 yards twice, including a career-high 110 yards on 10 carries against Evangel ... other game was a 104-yard outing at Lamar ... matched his career long of 54 yards on a rush at Tulsa ... had 25 receptions for 167 yards... best receiving game was at Stephen F. Austin where he hauled in 7 balls for 40 yards ... averaged 76.5 all-purpose yards per game.

SPECIAL TEAMS K

98 96

Andrew Dolan Christian Prudhomme

P

93 96

Conner Fryoux Christian Prudhomme

LS

53 22

Ty Boudreaux Andrew Carrierre

H

16 14

Jordan Hanberry Josh Hanberry

KR

82 12

Josh Hanberry Demon Bolt

PR

12 82

Demon Bolt Josh Hanberry

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NICHOLLS COLONELS 2012 TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

NICH OPP 195 426 17.7 38.7 196 69 99 28

270 106 143 21

1,279 1,676 397 348 3.7 116.3 14

2,119 2,310 191 446 4.8 192.6 29

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

2,443 205-355-16 6.9 11.9 222.1 10

2,894 240-379-11 7.6 12.1 263.1 25

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

3,722 703 5.3 338.4

5,013 825 6.1 455.7

Kick Return Average Punt Return Average INT Return Average

18.4 7.4 16.8

18.1 8.8 7.2

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

Fumbles-Lost PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net punt average Time of Possession/Game THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Third-Down Pct FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS Fourth-Down Pct Sacks By-Yards Touchdowns Scored

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2012 RESULTS

Field Goals-Attempts

21-13 22-11 83-740 76-750 67.3 68.2 52-2,185 39-1,540 42.0 39.5 37.8 35.6 29:32

30:25

43/141 30%

79/159 50%

8/23 35%

16/23 70%

11-68

43-286

24

56

10-14

12-14

SCORE BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total NICH 49 43 48 55 0 195 OPP 94 137 78 117 0 426

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DATE Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 15 Dec. 1

OPPONENT at South Alabama at Tulsa Evangel W at No.20 Central Arkansas* No. 8 Sam Houston State* at Stephen F. Austin* at Northwestern State* McNeese State* at Lamar* Southeastern La.* at No.16 Oregon State

SCORE OVERALL 3-9 L 0-1-0 16-66 L 0-2-0 73-17 1-2-0 14-34 L 1-3-0 0-41 L 1-4-0 10-44 L 1-5-0 26-27 L 1-6-0 10-42 L 1-7-0 24-34 L 1-8-0 16-35 L 1-9-0 3-77 L 1-10-0

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

TIME ATTEND 3:17 15,237 3:02 19,139 3:04 6,022 2:45 4,357 2:54 5,632 3:22 12,310 2:23 9,749 3:00 5,299 2:55 8,043 3:07 5,110 3:06 32,427

2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING NAME Washington, Marcus Turner, Jesse Caston, LaQuintin Figaro, Tuskani Hebert, Beaux Total Opponents

G ATT NET 10 116 598 11 53 251 7 40 232 3 29 208 4 14 57 11 348 1,279 11 446 2,119

PASSING NAME Klann, Landry Hebert, Beaux Total Opponents

G ATT-CMP-INT 11 176-310-14 4 23-37-2 11 205-355-16 11 240-379-11

RECEIVING NAME Turner, Jesse Washington, Marcus Hanberry, Josh Scelfo, Nick Fortson, Carey Total Opponents

G NO YDS 11 45 448 10 25 167 10 22 308 11 22 300 10 16 128 11 205 2,443 11 240 2,894

AVG 10.0 6.7 14.0 13.6 8.0 11.9 12.1

TACKLES NAME Piper, Jordan Bermond, Chris Guidry, Kerry Vergenal, Siegan Lewis, Brian

G 11 11 9 11 11

TOT 107 64 53 50 47

INTERCEPTIONS NAME Joseph, Toren Lumar, T.J. Butler, Darvin Cobb, Byron Dewey, Josh Total Opponents

G NO YDS 10 2 24 11 2 0 8 1 18 11 1 36 6 1 30 11 11 185 11 16 116

SOLO 56 36 27 36 37

ASST 51 28 26 14 10

AVG 5.2 4.7 5.8 7.2 4.1 3.7 4.8

TD LONG AVG/G 6 54 59.8 1 37 22.8 2 63 33.1 3 26 69.3 0 19 14.2 14 63 116.3 29 76 192.6

PCT YDS TD LONG AVG/G 56.8 2,049 8 79 186.3 62.2 315 1 48 78.8 57.7 2,443 10 79 222.1 63.3 2,894 25 78 263.1

TD LONG AVG/G 2 69 40.7 0 17 16.7 0 68 30.8 2 30 27.3 0 19 12.8 10 79 222.1 25 78 263.1

TFL (YDS) 5.0 (14) 2.0 (4) 5.5 (19) 3.5 (8) 2.0 (8)

AVG 12.0 0.0 18.0 36.0 30.0 16.8 7.2

SACKS (YDS) 1.5 (9) 0.0 (0) 2.0 (13) 0.0 (0) 1.0 (4)

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

LONG 16 0 18 36 30 36 44

NICHOLLS COLONELS NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Eric Alt Jordan Arcement Chris Bermond Demon Bolt Joe Bonner Chris Bordelon Ty Boudreaux Davin Bovie Jared Breaux Von Breaux Kameryon Brown Ryan Bruno Erik Buchanan Hayden Cardiff Andrew Carter Nick Chartain Caleb Cline Byron Cobb Josh Dewey Andrew Dolan Josh Dudley Ashton Duhe Dash Duncan Dorian Durald Keithen English Treavon Evans Tuskani Figaro Carey Fortson Cole Frazier Conner Fryoux Nick Giglio Russ Gisclair Jordan Hanberry Josh Hanberry Hunter Hannegan Tyler Harrington Andrew Hebert Beaux Hebert Michael Henry Dalton Hilliard Jr. Brandon Holmes Toren Joseph Tyler Knowles Nick LeBlanc Dylan Ledet B.J. Lewis Chris Lorden Terry Lucas Jr. T.J. Lumar Xavier Marcus Ryan Menard Dwayne Mitchell Brad Nelson Marcus Parker Rafe Plaisance Christian Prudhomme Stephen Richmond Abasi Salimu Nick Scelfo Dwight Storay Jordan Thompson Ronald Tyler Edet Udoh Siegan Vergenal Marcus Washington Darryl Watson Jr. Reggie Wilson Lorenza Young Ryan Zeller

Pos. OL WR LB WR OL OL LS LB OL WR LB LB WR QB DL OL OL DB DB K/P TE OL QB TE DT ATH QB WR DL P RB RB DB WR DL LB DL QB RB RB OL DB OL LB RB DB LB WR DB WR DB LB WR LB OL K RB OL TE DB DL DB DL DB RB WR RB DL OL

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

Wt. 330 195 245 195 335 270 185 180 290 185 215 234 205 210 265 325 287 176 180 185 236 300 205 225 330 175 210 175 240 180 194 221 189 157 240 218 260 213 225 200 280 191 287 222 220 190 245 206 195 165 170 215 192 210 325 190 186 290 235 190 290 180 327 205 214 167 180 275 313

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

Hometown/Last School Ontario, Calif./Riverside CC Thibodaux, La./E.D. White Bay St. Louis, Miss./Pearl River CC Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux Hazlehurst, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln CC White Castle, La./St. John Raceland, La./Central Lafourche Waggaman, La./Riverdale Lockport, La./Central Lafourche Lafayette, La./Northside Baton Rouge, La/Southern Lab Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael the Archangel Aberdeen, Miss./Itawamba CC Richmond Hill, Ga./Savannah Christian New Orleans, La./St. Augustine New Orleans, La./Memphis Norman, Okla./Norman North St. Francisville, La./West Feliciana St. Rose, La./Destrehan Mobile, Ala./McGill Toolen New Orleans, La./Jesuit Destrehan, La./SMU Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael the Archangel Opelousas, La./Opelousas Catholic Dallas, Texas/Houston Houma, La./South Lafourche Lafayette, La./Crowley Longview, Texas/Kilgore JC Kenner, La./Brother Martin Gonzales, La./Louisana-Monroe Greenwell Springs, La./Central Cut Off, La./John Curtis River Ridge, La./John Curtis River Ridge, La./John Curtis Morgan City, La./Central Catholic Abbeville, La./Vermilion Catholic New Iberia, La./Catholic-New Iberia Norcross, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian Baton Rouge, La./Episcopal New Orleans, La./Brother Martin Lubbock, Texas/Estacado New Orleans, La./St. Augustine Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch Houma, La./Vandebilt Catholic Thibodaux, La./E.D. White New Orleans, La./Edna Karr New Orleans, La./John Curtis New Orleans, La./St. Augustine Abbeville, La./Abbeville Mandeville, La./Mandeville New Iberia, La./Catholic-New Iberia New Orleans, La./Minnesota Baton Rouge, La./Catholic Port Allen, La./Port Allen Cut Off, La./South LaFourche Lafayette, La. /Johnson County (Tenn.)

DeRidder, La./DeRidder Los Angeles, Calif/San Jose State Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael the Archangel Los Angeles, Calif./Glendale CC Raceland, La./Hahnville Pittsburg, Pa./Snow College Houston, Texas/George Bush New Iberia, La./Westgate Lillian, Ala./Foley New Orleans, La./Holy Cross Franklinton, La./Franklinton Houston, Texas/Cisco JC Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael the Archangel

No. Name 2 Erik Buchanan 5 Carey Fortson 7 Siegan Vergenal 8 Tuskani Figaro 9 Hayden Cardiff 10 Josh Dewey 11 Beaux Hebert 12 Demon Bolt 13 B.J. Lewis 14 Josh Hanberry 15 Treavon Evans 16 Dash Duncan 16 Jordan Hanberry 17 Brad Nelson 18 Toren Joseph 19 Jordan Arcement 20 Dwight Storay 21 Ronald Tyler 22 Dalton Hilliard Jr. 23 Terry Lucas Jr. 25 Chris Bermond 27 Byron Cobb 28 Davin Bovie 30 Tyler Harrington 31 Nick Giglio 32 Ryan Menard 34 Stephen Richmond 36 T.J. Lumar 37 Reggie Wilson 38 Dwayne Mitchell 40 Michael Henry 41 Marcus Parker 43 Ryan Bruno 44 Marcus Washington 46 Russ Gisclair 47 Dorian Durald 48 Dylan Ledet 48 Courtland Taylor 51 Chris Lorden 52 Kameryon Brown 53 Ty Boudreaux 55 Andrew Hebert 56 Hunter Hannegan 58 Nick LeBlanc 60 Jared Breaux 61 Chris Bordelon 65 Tyler Knowles 67 Jordan Thompson 70 Nick Chartain 71 Abasi Salimu 72 Brandon Holmes 73 Ashton Duhe 74 Joe Bonner 75 Ryan Zeller 76 Rafe Plaisance 77 Caleb Cline 79 Eric Alt 80 Xavier Marcus 82 Von Breaux 85 Nick Scelfo 86 Darryl Watson Jr. 89 Josh Dudley 92 Lorenza Young 93 Conner Fryoux 94 Keithen English 95 Edet Udoh 97 Andrew Carter 98 Andrew Dolan 99 Cole Frazier

Pos. WR WR DB QB QB DB QB WR DB WR ATH QB DB WR DB WR DB DB RB WR LB DB LB LB RB DB RB DB RB LB RB LB LB RB RB TE RB DB LB LB LS DL DL LB OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR TE WR TE DL P DT DL DL K/P DL

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No. 79 19 25 12 74 61 53 28 60 82 52 43 2 9 97 70 77 27 10 98 89 73 16 47 94 15 8 5 99 93 31 46 16 14 56 30 55 11 40 22 72 18 65 58 48 13 51 23 36 80 32 38 17 41 76 96 34 71 85 20 67 21 95 7 44 86 37 92 75

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NORTHWESTERN STATE DEMONS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Dr. Randall J. Webb University President

Jerry Pierce Institutional Representative

Jody Biscoe Faculty Athletics Representative

Greg Burke Athletics Director

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Carrie Crowell Senior Woman Administrator

Doug Ireland Sports Information Director

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Location:..........................................................................Natchitoches, La. Population:....................................................................................... 17,865 Founded:............................................................................................. 1884 Joined Southland:............................................................................... 1987 Enrollment:......................................................................................... 9,447 Nickname:...................................................................................... Demons Colors:...................................................... Purple & White with Orange Trim President:......................................................................Dr. Randall J. Webb Athletics Director:......................................................................Greg Burke Institutional Representative...................................................... Jerry Pierce Faculty Representative:............................................................ Jody Biscoe Senior Woman Administrator:................................................ Carrie Crowell Ticket Office Phone:.............................................................318-357-4268

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach:............................................................................. Jay Thomas Alma Mater, Year:............................................. Southern Mississippi, 1988 Record at School, Year:...................................................................0-0, 1st Career Record, Year:...................................................................27-35, 7th Southland Conference Record, Years:............................................ 17-21, 6 Football Office Phone:.......................................................... 318-357-5252 Coaching Staff Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coord./Safeties:....................... Chris Boone

Southern Mississippi, 1997 Cornerbacks:....................................................................... De’Von Lockett

Northwestern State, 2003 Special Teams Coord./Linebackers:.....................................Shep Campbell

Arkansas, 2001 Defensive Line:........................................................................ Jake Landoll

Saint Mary, 2006 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks:..................................... Robby Brown

Georgia Tech, 2004 Offensive Line:.......................................................................... Ben Norton

Stephen F. Austin, 1993 Tight Ends:................................................................................ Will Weaver

Valdosta State, 2010 Recruiting Coord./Wide Receivers:........................................... Kyle Manley

Georgia Tech, 2008 Running Backs:.....................................................................Derrick Foster

Southwest Baptist 2008

FOOTBALL INFORMATION First Year of Football:.......................................................................... 1907 First Year of Southland Football:......................................................... 1987 All-Time Record, Years:....................................................507-428-22, 104 2012 Overall Record:..............................................................................4-7 2012 Southland Record, Place:...................................................... 2-5, 6th Southland Conference Championships, Last:..................................4, 2004 NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last:....................................6, 2004 Offensive Formation:.......................................................................Multiple Defensive Formation:.........................................................................3-4-4 Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................................... 16/11 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...........................................................58/26

Turpin Stadium

STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium:.............................................................................. Turpin Stadium Year Opened:....................................................................................... 1977 Record at Stadium, Years:...................................................... 115-56-1, 35 Capacity:.......................................................................................... 15,971 Surface:............................................................................. V Turf (artificial) Press Box Phone:.................................................................318-357-4529

MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact:..................................................................... Doug Ireland E-Mail:...........................................................................ireland@nsula.edu Office Phone:.......................................................................318-357-6467 Office Fax:........................................................................... 318-357-4515 Cell:...................................................................................... 318-471-2086 Other SID:................................................................................ Matt Fowler Website:............................................................................ nsudemons.com Twitter:................................................................................. @NSUDemons

2013 SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

DAY OPPONENT Sat. at Missouri St. Sat. Southern Sat. at Cincinnati Sat. at UAB Sat. Langston Sat. OPEN Sat. at Nicholls* (SLCTV) Sat. Southeastern La.* (HC) Sat. at Sam Houston St.* Sat. Central Arkansas* (ESPN3) Sat. Lamar* (SLCTV) Sat. at McNeese St.* (ESPN3) Sat. Stephen F. Austin*

TIME 6 p.m.

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NORTHWESTERN STATE DEMONS SEASON OU TLOOK

A BOU T THE DEMONS • Sophomore running back Daniel Taylor made a sensational debut as a true freshman last year when the Demons grew accustomed to the formula DT = TD. One of every 12 times he touched the ball, Taylor scored in 2012. He scored on his first collegiate touch, a 25-yard run in the fourth quarter to provide the winning margin against Arkansas-Monticello.

Taylor had three touchdown runs in his first 10 times to handle the ball as a Demon, and finished with four scores on runs and one on a pass reception before a sprained knee sidelined him for the final two games.

There’s plenty of experience, including with the new coaching staff, on hand for the 2013 Northwestern State football team, but for the Demons to break back into the winning ranks, they must replace some productive players with a blend of veterans stepping up and newcomers stepping in.

New coach Jay Thomas is not new to the Southland, having guided Nicholls to national rankings, Top 25 and FBS wins, a Southland title and the FCS playoffs in six seasons in charge of the Colonels. His staff is filled with coaches who have worked together before with success.

The Demons have 58 letterwinners and 16 starters, evenly split between offense and defense, back from a 4-7 team that was close to breaking a three-year losing skid in 2012.

But gone is two-thirds of the offensive production, most by quarterback Brad Henderson; four of the top six tacklers, including two-time All-America linebacker Derek Rose; and all of the specialists. The building block: Thomas believes his best assets are up front on both lines.

Northwestern State’s new offense has its conceptual roots in the rapid-fire, pass-happy scheme shaped by Cal offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, but Demons’ offensive coordinator Robby Brown, who steered Valdosta State’s offense in a Division II national championship season in 2012, will aim for a run-pass balance using an ensemble group of ball-handlers.

Veteran linemen Blayne Cole and Warren Jones anchor the offense. To their outside is a formidable group of tight ends – Chris Dever, Tucker Nims and Corey Simmons – and a receiving corps topped by explosive senior Louis Hollier (team-best 28 receptions, 384 yards last year). Dynamic

Replacing Henderson at quarterback is the biggest question to answer in preseason camp. Redshirt freshman Daniel Hazlewood had a fine spring practice. Junior college transfer Zach Adkins and freshmen J.D. Almond and T.J. Fleeton will contend to run the show. Junior Don Canyon is on the shelf until midseason after a shoulder injury.

The Demons’ defensive scheme under coordinator Chris Boone is based in a 3-4 look but will also blend in four-man fronts in a system that emulates those used by the New England Patriots and Alabama Crimson Tide. The pivotal figure should be senior tackle Lesley Deamer, who had 42 stops last year fighting constant double-teams after making All-Southland as a sophomore.

Linebacker Pat Black (88 tackles, three fumble recoveries) and safety Bert White (59 stops) are the top returning tacklers. Young but experienced corners Rico Albert, Imoan Claiborne and Fred Thomas could be problematic for opposing passers.

The one game-tested special teams figure is sophomore Ed Eagan, who took a kickoff back 82 yards for a touchdown against Sam Houston last fall and averaged 10.4 on punt runbacks in limited return duty behind school record-holder Phil Harvey, who graduated. A cornerback, Eagan emerged as a two-way player in spring ball, making a 49-yard touchdown snag at receiver in the 24th Annual Joe Delaney Bowl.

Cutting down penalties and turnovers are primary goals for Thomas’s first Demon team, and 15 spring practices provided a very positive trend.

“We’re really pleased first and foremost with eliminating the mistakes. We really improved in that area from the first scrimmage to the spring game,” he said. “Our guys responded to what we taught. Now we need to blend the veterans with a good group of new guys and get better day after day.”

• New Demon offensive line coach Ben Norton has a strong Southland background. He is a former Stephen F. Austin player and graduate. He was the offensive line coach and assistant head coach under legendary Ron Randleman from 1999-2004 at Sam Houston State, helping the Bearkats reach the 2001 FCS quarterfinals and the 2004 FCS semifinals. Norton was co-offensive coordinator and OL coach at McNeese State in 2005-06 as the Cowboys won the Southland title and reached the playoffs, then as assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Texas State from 2007-10, he helped the Bobcats to the 2008 Southland title. He was also involved in recruiting Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo at Eastern Illinois.

• The Demons’ defensive staff includes three coaches who have been defensive coordinators, including head coach Jay Thomas, who will work with the defensive tackles.

Thomas and defensive coordinator Chris Boone coached together at Nicholls State before Boone became defensive coordinator at Tennessee-Martin and for the past two years at Jacksonville State. Linebackers coach Shep Campbell, who worked for Boone in 2006-07 at UT-Martin, was defensive coordinator for two seasons at Ouachita Baptist.

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“You want a defensive coordinator to have to defend seven, eight, nine guys who can potentially touch the ball and scare you,” Thomas said. “As an old defensive coordinator, I know that makes it tough. It puts a lot of stress to have to decide which guys you really must defend. Coach Brown is a product of Tony Franklin and his system, but has his own spin. Ours will be more a 50-50 offense with the up-tempo approach.”

Daniel Taylor led Northwestern in touchdowns (five) and rushing (304 yards, 6.8 per carry)

• There’s plenty of common ground on the Demons’ new offensive staff. Offensive coordinator Robby Brown, who worked with the innovative Tony Franklin at Troy State, was offensive coordinator at Division II national champion Valdosta State, and also Henderson State and Southwestern Baptist. He and wide receivers coach Kyle Manley were college teammates as quarterbacks at Georgia Tech.

Running backs coach Derrick Foster coached with Brown at Valdosta State and was a record-setting wide receiver for him at Southwestern Baptist. Manley and Foster were on the 2012 coaching staff at Tennessee.

• Five Demons have family ties within the program: senior tailback Rumeall Morris and sophomore Rondarious Morris are brothers, while the older brothers of senior receiver Trevor Goodie (Quinten, a fullback from 2005-09) and redshirt freshman quarterback Daniel Hazlewood (Carl, a tight end in 2003-04) each also played for Northwestern.

Also, true freshman quarterback J.D. Almond is the grandson of one of the Demons’ top all-time receivers, Pittsburgh Steelers’ 1979 draft pick Mike Almond.

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NORTHWESTERN STATE DEMONS THE T HOM AS F ILE

JAY THOMAS

Birthdate: Oct. 18, 1960 Hometown: Baker, La. High School: Baker College: Southern Miss, 1988 Wife: Jan Children: Hannah and Haley

CA REER RECORD YEAR SCHOOL 2004 Nicholls 2005 Nicholls 2006 Nicholls 2007 Nicholls 2008 Nicholls 2009 Nicholls NICHOLLS STATE TOTAL CAREER TOTAL

OVERALL SLC 5-5 2-3 6-4 5-1 4-7 2-4 6-5 3-4 3-6 3-4 3-8 2-5 27-35 17-21 27-35 17-21 .435 .447

NSU COACHING HISTORY

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NAME John W. Coolidge J.H. Griffith Dr. C.G. Pool H. Lee Prather Harry Turpin Jack Clayton Glenn Gossett George Doherty A.L. Williams Sam Goodwin Steve Roberts Scott Stoker Bradley Dale Peveto Jay Thomas

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YEARS RECORD 1907-08 1-3-1 1909 4-1-0 1910-12 11-7-2 1913-33 75-50-2 1934-56 100-92-11 1957-66 58-35-2 1967-71 31-14-1 1972-74 15-17-0 1975-82 39-45-0 1983-99 102-88-3 2000-01 14-9-0 2002-08 43-38-0 2009-2012 14-30-0 2013-Present 0-0-0

Northwestern State Head Coach First Season Alma Mater: Southern Miss, 1988 Career Record: 27-35 (Six Seasons) Record at School: 0-0 (First Season)

Jay Thomas, a finalist for national coach of the year honors in a 2005 playoff season, begins his first season as head football coach at Northwestern State.

Thomas, 52, had been defensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the past year at Division II Missouri Southern in Joplin, Mo., following two seasons as the Demons’ defensive line coach and assistant head coach in 2010 and 2011.

Previously, Thomas spent 14 seasons at Nicholls State, the last six (2004-2009) as head coach.

Despite hurricanes that interrupted preseason or the regular season in three years, he had an overall 27-35 record that included Nicholls’ only Southland Conference championship (2005) and wins over four nationally ranked teams and FBS foe Rice. His Colonels finished the 2005 season ranked 17th in the Sports Network’s FCS Top 25, and reached a school-record high ranking of 13th in 2007.

During his tenure as head coach, Thomas instituted academic emphasis which resulted in the Nicholls team’s Academic Progress Rate improving from 746 to 930 during his five seasons.

Thomas guided Nicholls to a pair of winning seasons and a .500 record in a third season in a program that had only one season of .500 or better in the previous seven campaigns. His three .500 or better seasons gave Nicholls three of only four at that level in the past 13 years.

Northwestern State athletic director Greg Burke said first-hand experience working with Thomas at Northwestern and watching his teams at Nicholls proved pivotal.

“This certainly has been a lengthier search process than most, myself included, had anticipated and in the end, there is a high confidence level in handing the reigns of Demon football to somebody in Jay Thomas with whom I have an extremely high comfort level. Through and through, he is a football coach who has deep roots in Louisiana,” said Burke. “I really enjoyed building a relationship with Jay when he was an NSU assistant coach and look forward to now working side-by-side with him as our head coach.

“First and foremost, Jay will sustain the very positive pieces that are in place as it relates to studentathlete welfare,” Burke said. “He will care about the players but at the same time, will ensure a level of discipline that will have positive ramifications both on and off the field. Our players are going to enjoying playing for him.”

The Demons are eager to return as Southland Conference championship contenders and have hired a coach who has a league crown to his credit.

“Jay has demonstrated that as a head coach, he can win a Southland Conference championship and did so under extraordinarily difficult circumstances in the wake of Hurricane Katrina,” Burke said. “A Division I head football coach is expected to oversee a very diverse set of responsibilities but ultimately, winning football games is paramount. I liked Jay’s plan, based on his 24 years of Division I coaching experience and especially on his familiarity with the inner workings of the football program, to initiate an upward winning trend here.”

As the month-long hiring process evolved, Burke said the versatility and accomplishments of Thomas proved compelling, and extended conversations with him confirmed Burke’s positive impressions.

“We really vetted Jay’s candidacy on a number of levels. He has successfully raised money and did so in a tough economy. He is a Louisiana native who is respected throughout the state and knows where to find good football players here and in the region. During his previous tenure at NSU, he was well-liked and well-respected in the community,” Burke said.

Nicholls defeated non-conference foes such as Eastern Washington and Florida A&M while posting a 4-2 record against the Demons amid a 17-21 league record under Thomas. He was the 2005 Southland Conference coach of the year and a finalist for the Sports Network’s Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.

Among players he recruited and developed at Nicholls is star cornerback and kick returner Lardarius Webb of the Baltimore Ravens and three other NFL Draft picks, Kareem Moore (Washington, 2007), Jacob Bender (New York Jets, 2005) and Chris Thompson (Jacksonville, 2003).

He was defensive line coach at Southeast Missouri State from 1993-99 and was a graduate assistant coach under the legendary Pete Jenkins at LSU from 1988-90, part of a staff that guided the Tigers to the 1988 Southeastern Conference championship.

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OFFENSE

6-4, 291, Senior Offensive Tackle Kilgore, Texas Kilgore H.S.

Has started 19 games during the past two seasons at both tackle slots, playing left tackle in 2011 and right tackle primarily in 2012 ... started all 11 games last season with an average 74 percent grade, second among the offensive linemen ... played 633 snaps, an average of 70, in the nine games graded ... his season-best 84 percent on a season-high 80 snaps at Nevada was a key as the Demons piled up a seasonhigh 585 yards against the bowl-bound Wolf Pack in a 45-34 loss ... as a junior, played in 10 games at left tackle, starting eight, with an average grade of 81 percent ... played 539 snaps with 29 knockdowns ... his great uncle, L.N. “Buddy” Humphrey, played nine years in the NFL ... his grandfather, Bill Humphrey, played football and baseball at Baylor and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

LESLEY DEAMER

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

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QB

13 15

Daniel Hazlewood Grant Chiasson

RB

32 49

Robert Walker Daniel Taylor

WR

11 88

Sheldon McClain Johvan Jilbert

WR

17 16

Louis Hollier Trevor Goodie

WR

19 29

Rod Davis Rondarious Morris

TE

40 83

Chris Dever Jr. Tucker Mims

RT

69 77

Blayne Cole Pace Murphy

RG

76 65

Tchissakid Player Zach Britton

C

73 51

Warren Jones Austin Loup

LG

71 62

Terrance Boyd Thomas Little

LT

74 78

Jeremy Raine Xavier Jefferson

6-3, 304, Senior Defensive Tackle

DEFENSE

Amite, La. Amite H.S.

Has started 22 consecutive games ... was a second-team All-Southland selection in his sophomore season and received honorable mention recognition last year ... had 42 tackles in 2012, 6 more than he did a year earlier ... forced two fumbles, recovered one and blocked a kick while making 4.5 tackles for loss as a junior ... two pass breakups at Texas Tech to open 2012 ... season-high eight tackles, sharing the team lead and matching his career high, vs. Lamar including a sack where he forced a fumble and recovered it to halt the Cardinals at the five in a 30-23 win ... made career-high eight tackles against Nicholls, six solo and one sack ... six tackles at LSU ... six tackles against McNeese State ... four tackles each against SFA and Central Arkansas ... recovered a fumble at Sam Houston.

LOUIS HOLLIER

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6-1, 204, Senior Wide Receiver

DE

57 42

Keland Johnson Justin Evans

DT

93 96

Lesley Deamer Andrew Bletsch

NT

99 98

Deon Simon Damon Medcafe

DE

1 92

JeMarcus Marshall Leroy Armstrong

WLB

52 53

Tyler Russell Wa’Derrious Sellers

MLB

7 58

Pat Black Paxton Cook

SLB

3 31

Adam Jones Luke Turner

CB

18 39

Imoan Claiborne Sylvester Grimble

CB

24 23

Rico Albert Fred Thomas

FS

20 26

Ryan Sorrell Darius Poullard

SS

10 22

Bert White Brian Joseph

Lafayette, La.

Led Demons in 2012 with 28 receptions and 384 receiving yards ... named MVP of spring game in April when he caught touchdown passes of 37 and 39 yards, and had another 11-yard catch ... has started 20 games, 10 in 2012 ... had a couple highlight-reel catches at Nevada while setting career highs with eight receptions and 107 receiving yards ... snared a 23-yard touchdown vs. Mississippi Valley, added a fouryard touchdown catch vs. Sam Houston State ... as a sophomore, played in all 11 games ... finished season with 33 receptions and 243 yards along with three touchdowns ... as a freshman, he scored on a 20-yard reception in the first OT against Sam Houston State in a double overtime win, and finished that game with a season-high 73 yards receiving on four catches ... caught 12 passes for 158 yards in last four games.

SPECIAL TEAMS K

35

Andy Wickman Chase Tassin

P

35

Andy Wickman TBA

LS

83

Tucker Nims TBA

H

35

Andy Wickman Chase Tassin

KR

33 18

Ed Eagan Imoan Claiborne

PR

33 18

Ed Eagan Imoan Claiborne

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NORTHWESTERN STATE DEMONS 2012 TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game

NSU OPP 265 354 24.1 32.2

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

181 66 82 33

252 97 118 37

1,286 1,590 304 389 3.3 116.9 14

2,130 2,330 200 473 4.5 193.6 18

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

1,979 189-345-7 5.7 10.5 179.9 14

2,365 213-367-10 6.4 11.1 215.0 22

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

3,265 734 4.4 296.8

4,495 840 5.4 408.6

Kick Return Average Punt Return Average INT Return Average

20.0 18.2 17.2

20.3 12.2 3.9

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

Fumbles-Lost PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net punt average Time of Possession/Game THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Third-Down Pct FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS Fourth-Down Pct Sacks By-Yards Touchdowns Scored

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2012 RESULTS

Field Goals-Attempts

23-13 16-10 99-930 98-855 84.5 77.7 75-2,830 56-2,308 37.7 41.2 34.4 34.7 27:35

31:55

53/168 32%

70/175 40%

9/15 60%

12/20 60%

15-104

34-191

32

44

14-17

16-22

SCORE BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total NSU 85 57 47 76 0 265 OPP 89 112 82 71 0 354

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DATE Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

OPPONENT at Texas Tech Arkansas-Monticello W at Nevada Mississippi Valley W at No.21 McNeese State* Lamar* W at Southeastern La.* Nicholls State* W at No.13 Central Arkansas* No. 3 Sam Houston State* at Stephen F. Austin*

SCORE OVERALL 6-44 L 0-1-0 31-24 1-1-0 34-45 L 1-2-0 45-14 2-2-0 22-30 L 2-3-0 30-23 3-3-0 22-27 L 3-4-0 27-26 4-4-0 14-35 L 4-5-0 17-52 L 4-6-0 17-34 L 4-7-0

CONF 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-2-0 2-3-0 2-4-0 2-5-0

TIME ATTEND 3:25 50,237 3:10 10,189 3:31 19,399 2:51 8,245 3:03 10,532 3:21 8,357 3:12 4,284 2:23 9,749 3:20 11,579 3:03 7,256 3:06 8,341

2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING NAME Taylor, Daniel Walker, Robert Henderson, Brad Riley, Sidney Morris, Rumeall Total Opponents

G ATT NET AVG 9 45 304 6.8 11 73 281 3.8 11 135 253 1.9 11 54 175 3.2 10 27 118 4.4 11 389 1,286 3.3 11 473 2,130 4.5

PASSING NAME Henderson, Brad Canyon, Don Total Opponents

G ATT-CMP-INT 11 181-330-4 7 5-10-1 11 189-345-7 11 213-367-10

RECEIVING NAME Hollier, Louis Brown, Clifton Harvey, Phillip Simmons, Corey Taylor, Daniel Total Opponents

G NO YDS AVG 11 28 384 13.7 11 27 375 13.9 8 23 314 13.7 9 20 186 9.3 9 15 118 7.9 11 189 1,979 10.5 11 213 2,365 11.1

TACKLES NAME Rose, Derek Black, Patrick White, Jamaal White, Bert Booker, Brashard

G 11 11 11 11 11

INTERCEPTIONS NAME Paige, Cortez White, Jamaal Albert, Rico Black, Patrick Booker, Brashard Total Opponents

G NO YDS AVG TD 11 3 112 37.3 1 11 3 13 4.3 0 11 1 3 3.0 0 11 1 0 0.0 0 11 1 16 16.0 0 11 10 172 17.2 2 11 7 27 3.9 1

SOLO 49 39 43 38 30

ASST 48 48 30 22 26

TD LONG AVG/G 4 55 33.8 1 45 25.5 5 27 23.0 2 35 15.9 1 58 11.8 14 58 116.9 18 57 193.6

PCT YDS 54.8 1,874 50.0 22 54.8 1,979 58.0 2,365

TOT 97 87 73 60 56

TD LONG AVG/G 14 68 170.4 0 15 3.1 14 68 179.9 22 60 215.0

TD LONG AVG/G 2 42 34.9 2 53 34.1 2 68 39.2 3 27 20.7 1 30 13.1 14 68 179.9 22 60 215.0

TFL (YDS) 5.5 (8) 3.5 (8) 2.5 (7) 2.0 (8) 2.5 (9)

SACKS (YDS) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 1.0 (7) 0.5 (3)

LONG 52 13 3 0 16 52 11

NORTHWESTERN STATE DEMONS NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Zach Adkins Rico Albert Leroy Armstrong Gary Artiste Jahvez Barnes Patrick Black Andrew Bletsch Terrance Boyd Luke Burleson Orlando Calhoun Marion Chapman Grant Chiasson Imoan Claiborne Blayne Cole Chase Collins Rod Davis Lesley Deamer Chris Dever Jr. Ed Eagan Justin Evans T.J. Fleeton Matthew Flores Trevor Goodie Sylvester Grimble Daniel Hazlewood Louis Hollier Jr. Xavier Jefferson Jovhan Jilbert Keland Johnson Kenderick Johnson Adam Jones Cody Jones Warren Jones Brian Joseph Desmond Lacey Ethan Lagarde Clarence Lee Thomas Little Austin Loup JeMarcus Marshall Sheldon McClain Tuff McClain Shane McLendon Damon Medcafe Bryant Mitchell Rahkeem Mitchell Brandon Monrose Rumeall Morris Calvin Morton Manuel Mukes Pace Murphy Tucker Nims Russell Owens Tchissakid Player Darius Poullard Jeremy Raine Roderick Ross Tyler Roussel Zach Schumann WaDerrious Sellers Corey Simmons Deon Simon Tyler Smith Ryan Sorrell Daniel Taylor Fred Thomas Casey Toussant Luke Turner Robert Walker Bert White Andy Wickman Jason Yarbor

Pos. QB CB DE OL CB LB DT OL OL LB LB QB CB OL S WR DT TE CB DE QB RB WR CB QB WR OL WR DE WR S WR C S RB TE DE OL OL DE WR WR CB DT WR RB WR RB S CB OL TE S OL S OL CB LB OL LB TE DT LB S RB CB WR S RB S PK/P CB

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

Wt. 195 190 239 276 168 212 274 314 302 198 215 188 183 291 174 180 304 223 182 238 175 183 192 175 183 204 276 171 232 172 190 185 300 176 175 212 244 316 268 232 186 170 175 269 175 194 173 210 196 175 271 262 194 298 172 301 195 210 283 208 251 322 222 182 162 150 181 194 182 203 207 175

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Hometown/Last School Riverside, Calif./Riverside City College Paulina, La./Lutcher Natchitoches, La./Natchitoches Central Franklin, La./Arkansas Baptist Zachary, La./Zachary Jackson, Miss./Forest Hill Santa Fe, Texas/Santa Fe Baytown, Texas/Robert E. Lee Allen, Texas/Baylor Lafayette, La./Nortide Waynesboro, Miss./Jones County CC Thibodaux, La./E.D. White Alexandria, La./Alexandria Sr. Kilgore, Texas/Kilgore Natchitoches, La./Natchitoches Central Many, La./Many Amite, La./Amite Houston, Texas/Northore New Orleans, La./Holy Cross Haynesville, La./Haynesville Daphne, Ala./Daphne Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More Lafayette, La./York College Gretna, La./West Jefferson Huntsville, Texas/Huntsville Lafayette, La./Acadiana Franklinton, La./Franklinton Baton Rouge, La./Catholic Forest, Miss./Forest Zachary, La./Zachary Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes Ville Platte, La./Ville Platte Macon, Miss./East Missisppi CC New Orleans, La./Brother Martin Pineland, Texas/West Sabine Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux Jefferson, Texas/Baylor Winnfield, La./Winnfield Senior Denham Springs, La./Denham Springs Monroe, La./Ouachita Parish Cibole, Texas/Oklahoma Spring, Texas/Klein Oak Hattiesburg, Miss./Oak Grove Denton, Texas/Denton-Ryan San Diego, Calif./Southwestern College Shreveport, La./C.E. Byrd Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More Bogalusa, La./Bogalusa Baton Rouge, La./Glen Oaks Baton Rouge, La./Parkview Baptist Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit College Prep Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More Shreveport, La./Northwood Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill Ville Platte, La./Ville Platte McKinney, Texas/Trinity Valley CC Monroe, La./Richwood LaPlace, La./St. Charles Catholic Marysville, Wash./College of the Siskiyous Monroe, La./Neville Lawrenceville, Ga./South Carolina Baton Rouge, La./Glen Oaks Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill Franklin, La./Arkansas Baptist Convent, La./Lutcher Lutcher, La./Lutcher Maringouin, La./Saint John Alexandria, La./Alexandria Senior Mamou, La./Louisiana-Lafayette Baton Rouge, La./Redemptorist Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge Meridian, Miss./East Mississippi CC

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No. 8 24 92 64 25 7 96 71 75 56 9 15 18 69 6 19 93 40 33 42 10 30 16 39 13 17 78 88 57 82 3 28 73 22 35 86 90 62 51 1 11 42 21 98 81 20 38 4 14 27 77 83 30 79 26 74 47 52 63 53 89 99 43 20 49 23 36 31 32 10 35 2

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SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Dr. Dana Gibson University President

Dr. James Bexley Faculty Athletics Representative

Bobby Williams Athletics Director

Chris Thompson Senior Woman Administrator

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Paul Ridings Sports Information Director

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Location:........................................................................... Huntsville, Texas Population:.......................................................................................38,664 Founded:............................................................................................. 1879 Joined Southland:..........................................................................1987-88 Enrollment:....................................................................................... 18,478 Nickname:..................................................................................... Bearkats Colors:.................................................................................Orange & White President:...........................................................................Dr. Dana Gibson Athletic Director:................................................................. Bobby Williams Faculty Representative:.................................................... Dr. James Bexley Senior Woman Administrator:.............................................Chris Thompson Ticket Office Phone:.............................................................936-294-1729

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach:................................................................................Willie Fritz Alma Mater, Year:.......................................................Pittsburg State, 1983 Record at School, Year:............................................................... 31-10, 4th Career Record, Year:............................................................167-62-1, 21st Southland Conference Record, Years:..............................................17-4, 3 Football Office Phone:..........................................................936-294-1735 Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks:........................................ Doug Ruse

Northwest Missouri St., 1986 Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers:........................................ Mike Collins

Northeast Louisiana, 1983 Secondary:...............................................................................Ben Beasley

McNeese State, 2002 Defensive Line:.................................................................. Johnny Jernigan

Stephen F. Austin, 1994 Running Backs:................................................................ Anthony Johnson

Texas, 2005 Offensive Line:...........................................................................Bart Tatum

Austin College, 1991 Wide Receivers:....................................................................... Matt Barrett

North Carolina State, 1999 Tight Ends..................................................................................Kyle Segler

Sam Houston State, 2006 Special Teams:......................................................................Robby Discher

William Jewell, 2009

FOOTBALL INFORMATION First Year of Football:.......................................................................... 1912 First Year of Southland Football:......................................................... 1987 All-Time Record, Years:......................................................471-448-34, 97 All-Time Southland Record, Years:....................................... 160-138-3, 26 2012 Overall Record:............................................................................11-4 2012 Southland Record, Place:..................................................... 6-1, t-1st Southland Conference Championships, Last:.................................. 5, 2012 NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last:.................................... 6, 2012 Offensive Formation:.......................................................................Multiple Defensive Formation:......................................................................Multiple Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................................... 11/14 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...........................................................40/23

Elliott T. Bowers Stadium

STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium:...............................................................Elliott T. Bowers Stadium Year Opened:....................................................................................... 1986 Record at Stadium, Years:.............................................................101-42-1 Capacity:.......................................................................................... 12,975 Surface:.................................................................................RealGrassPro Press Box Phone:.................................................................936-294-1838

MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact:......................................................................Paul Ridings E-Mail:............................................................................ridings@shsu.edu Office Phone:.......................................................................936-294-1764 Office Fax:.......................................................................... 936-294-3538 Cell:......................................................................................936-355-1059 Other SIDs:...........................................Jason Barfield and Kevin Rodriguez Website:.............................................................................gobearkats.com Twitter:...............................................................................@bearkatsports

2013 SCHEDULE DATE DAY OPPONENT Aug. 31 Sat. Houston Baptist Sept. 7 Sat. at Texas A&M Sept. 14 Sat. Texas Southern Sept. 21 Sat. UIW Sept. 28 Sat. Eastern Washington (CSNH) Oct. 5 Sat. OPEN Oct. 12 Sat. Lamar* (HC) Oct. 19 Sat. at McNeese St.* (ESPN3) Oct. 26 Sat. Northwestern St.* Nov. 2 Sat. vs. Stephen F. Austin*1 (SLCTV) Nov. 9 Sat. Nicholls* Nov. 16 Sat. at Southeastern La* (SLCTV) Nov. 23 Sat. at Central Arkansas* 1 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas

TIME 6 p.m.

TBA 2 p.m.

6 p.m.

2 p.m.

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7 p.m.

2 p.m.

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SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS SEASON OU TLOOK

A BOU T T HE BEARK ATS • Sam Houston State is one of only eight programs to appear in consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championship Games. The list of other seven universities reaching the finals in back-to-back seasons during the tournament’s 34year history includes Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Southern, Youngstown State, Marshall, Montana, Appalachian State and North Dakota State.

• For the first time in Sam Houston’s 97 years of football, the Bearkats produced double-digit victories in consecutive seasons. Sam Houston rolled to a 14-1 record in 2011 and followed up with an 11-4 mark in 2012.

In the 97-year history of Sam Houston State football, there have never been back-to-back seasons like 2011 and 2012.

The 2011 Bearkats rolled up 14 consecutive victories to earn the program’s first No. 1 ranking in the Football Championship Subdivision and a berth in the NCAA Division I national championship game. The 2012 team took a more difficult route with only four games at home in Elliott T. Bowers Stadium (as opposed to nine for the 2011 squad).

But the result was the same with the Bearkats back in Frisco for the national championship game.

in Sam Houston career passing (6,165 yards), touchdown passes (52) and total offense yards (7,080).

Sam Houston has earned back-to-back Southland Conference titles, winning 13 of 14 league games while out-scoring foes 643 to 168. The Bearkats led the league in rushing offense, scoring, pass efficiency rush defense, total defense and scoring defense both years.

Sophomore Chance Nelson and senior Torrance Williams give the Kats deep threats. Nelson caught 35 passes for 671 yards and nine touchdowns as a freshman in 2012.

Williams has totaled 1,294 career all-purpose yards in three years. Sophomores Brandon Wilkerson and Stephen Williams and junior Rickey Smith also return. The biggest question mark on offense is the front line. Guard Donald Jackson III, who was an honorable mention all-league selection, is the lone returning starter. Junior Matt Boyles started five games last year.

In 2013, Bearkat head coach Willie Fritz and his staff return 40 lettermen including 11 starters back from the 11-4 championship team. That includes seven players who earned All-Southland honors last year.

Heading the list of six returning starters on offense are running back Timothy Flanders, quarterback Brian Bell and wide receiver/wildkat back Richard Sincere.

Flanders, the two-time Southland player of the year and a Walter Payton Award finalist in both 2011 and 2012, stands as Sam Houston’s all-time rushing and scoring leader.

Bell stands as Sam Houston State’s all-time winningest quarterback. Since taking over as the Bearkat starter in the third game of the 2010 season, Bell has led the team to a record of 30 victories and only eight losses. He ranks No. 1

Running backs Keshawn Hill, Ryan Wilson and Ridgeway Frank, who combined for 951 yards and 10 touchdowns, also return.

The Bearkat defense has lost six players who earned All-Southland honors a total of 15 times in the past three seasons including two-time league defensive player of the year Darnell Taylor.

Defensive ends Jarrett Brown(21 career starts) and Andrew Weaver (17 career starts) and tackle Gary Lorance (34 career starts) bring experience to the front line as seniors. Linebacker Jesse Beauchamp and cornerback Bookie Sneed both received All-Southland honors in 2012.

Other returning linebackers include linebacker Eric Fieilo, Jeremy Jackson, Kevin Jackson and Jyvante Williams.

Cornerbacks Shelby Davis and Deantrey Loche and safeties Tristan Eche, Desmond Fite, Cory Hamlett and Michael Wade also saw action in the secondary as reserves last year.

On special teams, the Bearkats must replace an AllSouthland punter, kicker and return specialist.

• Traveling and winning big have become a habit for the Bearkats. During the past two seasons, the Bearkats have won an impressive 13 games out of 17 trips away from Bowers Stadium.

• The Bearkats outscored their opponents away from home 404-233 in 2012. That included 28 points against Cotton Bowl champion Texas A&M (more than either Oklahoma or FBS champion Alabama posted in their losses to the Aggies).

• To reach the finals, Sam Houston defeated each of the three teams that ended the regular season with a share of the Big Sky championship. The Bearkats eliminated No. 12 Cal Poly in the second round, No. 2 Montana State in Bozeman in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Eastern Washington in the semifinals. Eastern Washington was the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Division I Football Championship. Montana State was the No. 3 seed.

• Sam Houston’s 2013 trip to Frisco marked the eighth time a Southland Conference member has reached the NCAA Division I Football championship game. Sam Houston has been a member of the playoff field six times (1986, 1991, 2001, 2004, 2011 and 2012). The Bearkats are 6-0 in NCAA playoff games on their home field at Bowers Stadium. Sam Houston is 3-4 in road playoff encounters and 0-2 at neutral sites.

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The senior from Midwest City, Okla., has rushed for 4,234 yards and 52 touchdowns and scored 330 points on the way to setting 34 Sam Houston school records. He has rushed for more than 100 yards in 25 games. Flanders has been named to 10 All-America squads the past two years including American Football Coaches Association first team and Associated Press second team honors.

Sincere, a two-time All-Southland performer and 2011 Southland offensive player of the year, has rushed for 1,835 career yards and caught 47 passes for 824 yards. He has rushed for 19 scores and caught five touchdown passes.

• After a heart-breaking loss at Central Arkansas where the Bears scored 14 points in the final five minutes to upset the defending Southland Conference champion 24-20, Sam Houston stood 1-2 and on the brink of having the team’s repeat playoff hopes dashed altogether. The team responded, going 10-1 to reach the championship game with the only loss to FBS No. 8 Texas A&M. Seven of those 10 victories came on the road.

• Sam Houston finished its 97th football season No. 2 in both the Sports Network and NCAA FCS Coaches polls.

The Bearkats’ No. 2 rankings each of the past two years represent the program’s highest NCAA final national rankings • The Bearkat offense ranked No. 2 in FCS in scoring (40.0), No. 7 in rushing offense (268.3) and No. 10 in total offense (458.5). The SHSU defense’ ended No. 6 in FCS rushing defense (98.5).

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WILLIE FRITZ

Birthdate: April 2, 1960 Hometown: Shawnee Mission, Kan. High School: Shawnee Mission Northwest College: Pittsburg State, 1983 Wife: Susan Children: Wesley, Elaine and Brooke

CA REER RECORD YEAR SCHOOL 1993 Blinn Junior College 1994 Blinn Junior College 1994 Blinn Junior College 1995 Blinn Junior College BLINN TOTAL

OVERALL SLC 6-3-1 — 9-2-0 — 12-0-0 — 12-0-0 — 39-5-1 .878

1997 Central Missouri 1998 Central Missouri 1999 Central Missouri 2000 Central Missouri 2001 Central Missouri 2002 Central Missouri 2003 Central Missouri 2004 Central Missouri 2005 Central Missouri 2006 Central Missouri 2007 Central Missouri 2008 Central Missouri 2009 Central Missouri CENTRAL MISSOURI TOTAL

5-6-0 8-3-0 7-4-0 7-4-0 10-2-0 10-2-0 9-2-0 7-4-0 7-3-0 5-6-0 7-4-0 7-4-0 8-3-0 97-47-0

2010 Sam Houston State 2011 Sam Houston State 2012 Sam Houston State SAM HOUSTON STATE TOTAL CAREER TOTAL

6-5 4-3 14-1 7-0 11-4 6-1 31-10 17-4 167-62-1 17-4 .728 .810

— — — — — — — — — — — — — .674

SHSU COACHING HISTORY

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NAME S.R. Warner Gene Barry James Gee J.W. Jones H.O. Crawford T.F. Wilson Paul Pierce Tom Page Allen Boren Billy Tidwell Melvin Brown Ron Randleman Todd Whitten Willie Fritz

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YEARS RECORD 1912-13 5-3-1 1914-19 14-15-1 1920-22 6-7-4 1923-35 54-53-10 1936-37 7-12 1938-51 50-49-6 1952-67 94-52-7 1968-71 20-19-3 1972-73 7-14-0 1974-77 11-26-1 1978-81 12-29-0 1982-04 132-124-3 2005-09 25-28-0 2010-present 31-10-0

Sam Houston State Head Coach Fourth Season Alma Mater: Pittsburg State, 1983 Career Record: 167-62-1 (20 Seasons) Record at School: 31-10 (Three Seasons)

Willie Fritz has directed Sam Houston State to a 31-10 record in his three seasons as Bearkat head football coach. The 31 wins rank as Sam Houston’s most victories in a three-year span during the program’s 97 years.

With back-to-back Southland Conference titles and NCAA Division I Football Championships finals appearances in 2011 and 2012, Fritz has reaped both regional and national honors.

The awards include 2012 Liberty Mutual NCAA FCS national Coach of the Year, 2011 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year and Regional Coach of the Year both in 2011 and 2012 and Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 2011.

During his tenure as Sam Houston head coach, 28 Bearkats have earned All-Southland Conference honors a total of 49 times, eight players have been named All-America and Bearkats have won Southland awards for player of the year, offensive player of the year, defensive player of the year and newcomer of the year.

The team’s 14-1 record in 2011 and the 11-4 mark in 2012 represent the two highest single season victory totals in Sam Houston history.

Fritz, who has produced an overall record of 167 victories, 62 losses and one tie as a head coach, became the 14th head football coach at Sam Houston State University on Dec. 18, 2011.

During his 31-year career, Fritz has been part of programs both as a head coach and an assistant that have rolled up an overall record of 251 wins, 88 losses and five ties. The record includes 10 appearances in postseason play (bowl games or playoff appearances) and 11 conference titles.

Fritz came to Huntsville from the University of Central Missouri were he stands as the winningest coach in the Mules’ 114-year football history.

He rolled up a 97-47 record in 13 seasons as Central Missouri head coach. In 11 of those seasons, Central Missouri posted winning records. He is the only Central Missouri head coach to produce eight consecutive seasons of seven or more wins.

Fritz served as a graduate assistant for Bearkat squads that went 16-6 in 1984-85 and won the 1985 Gulf Star Conference championship He was the secondary and special teams coach for the Bearkats in 1991 and 1992, helping lead Sam Houston to a Southland Conference championship and starting a special teams success tradition that lasted more than a decade. The “block party” saw Bearkat special teams block 80 punts, field goals and extra points in the 14 seasons from 1991 to 2004.

From 1993 to 1996, Fritz was head coach at Blinn College where he turned around a program that had gone 5-24-1 in its three previous seasons. In just a short time, he produced a 39-5-1 record and two national junior college championships. For his efforts at Blinn, Fritz has been inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame.

As head coach at Central Missouri, Fritz led the Mules to their first post-season berth in 32 years when they defeated Minnesota-Duluth in the 2001 Mineral Water Bowl. A year later, Central Missouri earned its first NCAA Division II playoff berth after winning the Mid-America Athletic Association (MIAA) championship. Fritz coached 152 All-MIAA performers including 41 first team selections and 24 AllAmericans. Fritz ranks No. 15 among active NCAA Division II head coach in victories.

In his 13 years at UCM, the Mules enjoyed an 84 percent graduation rate with three Academic AllAmericans, 14 Academic All-Region and 144 MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll selections.

Fritz was the second member of his family to coach at Central Missouri. His father, the late Harry Fritz, was the Mules’ head football coach in 1952 and later become executive director of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Fritz played college football at Pittsburg State University. He was a four-year starter as a defensive back and played on two conference title teams. He was a student assistant coach for the Gorillas in 1982 and was an assistant football coach at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Kansas in 1983 and Willis High School in Texas in 1986 and was defensive coordinator at Coffeyville College in Kansas from 1987 to 1990.

Fritz and his wife Susan have three children, Wesley, Elaine and Brooke.

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OFFENSE

6-2, 175, Senior Quarterback China Spring, Texas China Spring H.S.

Bearkats’ all-time winningest quarterback, leading the team to 30 victories in 38 starts the past three seasons ... Sam Houston’s career leader in passing yards (6,165), passing touchdowns (52) and total offense (7,980) ... second-team All-Southland Conference quarterback in both 2011 and 2012 ... led the Southland and rated 13th nationally in pass efficiency (147.29) as a junior ... 2012 season passing yards (2,715) ranks as most yards ever by a Bearkat junior quarterback ... thrown 10 passes for 50 yards or more including 70-yard scoring pass vs. Southeastern Louisiana ... rushed for 72-yard touchdown at Eastern Washington in NCAA semifinals victory ... as a true freshman in 2010, took over as starting quarterback in the third game and led the Bearkats to six victories in their final nine games.

TIMOTHY FLANDERS

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

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QB

11 8

Brian Bell Don King III

RB

20 26

Timothy Flanders Keshawn Hill

WR

6 9

Richard Sincere Brandon Wilkerson

WR

10 82

Torrance Williams Stephen Williams

WR

12 14

Chance Nelson Dustin Moehlig

TE

89 83

Shane Young Beau Smith

RT

73

Brandon DeWitt Ryne Yost

RG

76

Matt Boyles Parker Murry

C

56

Zachary Stevens Aaron Sowell

LG

55 77

John Trotter Richard Lolohea

LT

74

Donald Jackson III Trey Goodwin

5-9, 210, Senior Running Back

DEFENSE

Midwest City, Okla.

Midwest City H.S./Kansas State

Two-time Walter Payton Award finalist and All-America selection ... Sam Houston’s all-time rushing leader (4,234 yards) and scoring (55 touchdowns for 330 points) ... begins senior season 461 yards away from becoming the all-time leading rusher in Southland history ... holds 34 school records ... one of only three players to be named as Southland player of the year in consecutive seasons ... led the Southland the past two seasons with averages of 109.6 yards in 2011 and 109.5 in 2012 ... has rushed for 100 or more yards in 25 games ... owns Southland Conference single-season records for touchdowns (24), points (144) and rushing yards (1,644) ... posted his top two rushing performances in NCAA semifinal victories with 287 yards against Montana in 2011 and 231 yards against Eastern Washington in 2012.

RICHARD SINCERE

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5-10, 180, Senior Wide Receiver

DE

92 90

Andrew Weaver Mouf Adebo

NT

96 99

Sione Latu Forbes Baggett

DT

66 58

Gary Lorance Eric Humphrey

DE

97 44

Jarrett Brown Bridge Blount

LB

43 37

Jesse Beauchamp Jeremy Jackson

LB

51 22

Eric Fieilo Tristian Eche

CB

17

Bookie Sneed Sammy Webb IV

CB

3 13

Shelby Davis Deantrey Loche

SS

21 23

Desmond Fite Eric Agbaroji

WS

2

Michael Wade Tyrel Stokes

FS

5

Chris Grett Darion Flowers

Galveston, Texas

Versatile athlete both running the wildkat formation and as a receiver ... begins his senior season ranked No. 10 in Bearkat career all-purpose yards (2,791) ... one of 29 Bearkats to amass more than 1,000 career rushing yards (1,261) ... two-time all-conference selection ... rushed for more than 100 yards in six games including career best of 160 in 2011 NCAA quarterfinal victory over Montana State ... produced three runs of more than 50 yards including career-best 65-yard score vs. McNeese ... owns long touchdown reception of 77 yards vs. Lamar ... second leading rusher and fourth leading receiver on 2012 championship team ...

Southland offensive player of the year and College Sporting News first-team All-American as sophomore in 2011 ... made first headlines with 32-yard touchdown run against SFA at Reliant Stadium.

SPECIAL TEAMS K

Luc Swimberghe TBA

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Luc Swimberghe TBA

63 56

Ken Jones Zachary Stevens

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Chris Grett TBA

KR

26 1

Keshawn Hill Ridgeway Frank

PR

10 26

Torrance Williams Keshawn Hill

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SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS 2012 TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

SHSU OPP 600 322 40.0 21.5 325 183 116 26

252 91 126 35

4,025 4,353 328 742 5.4 268.3 46

1,478 1,911 433 453 3.3 98.5 12

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

2,853 205-334-12 8.5 13.9 190.2 26

3,524 259-494-18 7.1 13.6 234.9 27

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

6,878 1,076 6.4 458.5

5,002 947 5.3 333.5

Kick Return Average Punt Return Average INT Return Average

21.4 13.2 13.0

18.0 5.3 20.1

Fumbles-Lost

21-8 25-12

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game

112-1,021 90-784 68.1 52.3

PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net punt average

65-2,767 91-3,543 42.6 38.9 39.1 32.8

Time of Possession/Game THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Third-Down Pct FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS Fourth-Down Pct Sacks By-Yards Touchdowns Scored

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2012 RESULTS

Field Goals-Attempts

33:43

26:17

98/215 46%

60/209 29%

10/18 56%

14/29 48%

38-274

6-46

77

42

20-25

10-18

SCORE BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total SHSU 95 220 141 144 0 600 OPP 44 67 99 112 0 322

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DATE Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 27 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Dec. 1 Dec. 7 Dec. 15 Jan. 5

OPPONENT UIW W at Baylor at No.21 Central Arkansas* at Texas Southern W vs. Stephen F. Austin* W at Nicholls State* W No. 21 McNeese State* W at Lamar* W Southeastern La.* W at Northwestern State* W at No.9 Texas A&M No. 12 Cal Poly W at No.2 Montana State W at No.4 Eastern Washington W vs. No. 1 North Dakota State

SCORE OVERALL 54-7 1-0-0 23-48 L 1-1-0 20-24 L 1-2-0 50-6 2-2-0 51-43 3-2-0 41-0 4-2-0 45-10 5-2-0 56-7 6-2-0 70-0 7-2-0 52-17 8-2-0 28-47 L 8-3-0 18-16 9-3-0 34-16 10-3-0 45-42 11-3-0 13-39 L 11-4-0

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

TIME ATTEND 2:53 11,061 3:51 44,856 3:10 10,157 2:50 4,443 3:44 26,185 2:54 5,632 3:14 10,151 2:54 9,042 4:01 6,844 3:03 7,256 3:18 87,101 3:02 7,073 3:09 16,417 3:45 7,615 3:24 21,411

2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING NAME Flanders, Tim Sincere, Richard Hill, Keshawn Bell, Brian Wilson, Ryan Total Opponents

G ATT NET AVG 15 288 1,642 5.7 15 106 607 5.7 14 68 530 7.8 15 97 377 3.9 12 52 216 4.2 15 742 4,025 5.4 15 453 1,478 3.3

PASSING NAME Bell, Brian Grett, Chris Total Opponents

G ATT-CMP-INT 15 197-322-10 9 6-7-1 15 205-334-12 15 259-494-18

RECEIVING NAME Diller, Trey Nelson, Chance Robinson, Terrance Sincere, Richard Flanders, Tim Total Opponents

G NO YDS 15 62 927 15 35 671 9 18 182 15 17 230 15 13 128 15 205 2,853 15 259 3,524

AVG 15.0 19.2 10.1 13.5 9.8 13.9 13.6

TACKLES NAME Taylor, Darnell Beauchamp, Jesse Taylor, Darius Jenkins. Kenneth Shaw, Robert

G 15 15 14 15 15

TOT 102 94 83 79 55

INTERCEPTIONS NAME Sneed, Bookie Shaw, Robert Swanson, Dax Taylor, Darnell Cleveland, J.T. Total Opponents

G NO YDS 12 4 103 15 4 51 15 4 29 15 2 40 15 1 4 15 18 234 15 12 241

SOLO 69 55 54 52 38

ASST 33 39 29 27 17

TD LONG AVG/G 17 71 109.5 5 65 40.5 7 55 37.9 6 72 25.1 1 17 18.0 46 72 268.3 12 60 98.5

PCT YDS 61.2 2,715 85.7 92 61.4 2,853 52.4 3,524

TD LONG AVG/G 25 70 181.0 0 25 10.2 26 70 190.2 27 89 234.9

TD LONG AVG/G 4 56 61.8 9 70 44.7 0 22 20.2 0 38 15.3 1 32 8.5 26 70 190.2 27 89 234.9

TFL (YDS) 2.0 (13) 12.5 (41) 16.0 (79) 6.0 (24) 3.5 (20)

AVG 25.8 12.8 7.2 20.0 4.0 13.0 20.1

SACKS (YDS) 2.0 (13) 4.0 (26) 7.0 (53) 1.0 (7) 0.5 (6)

TD 2 1 0 0 0 3 1

LONG 92 37 28 29 4 92 73

SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Mouf Adebo Forbes Baggett Jesse Beauchamp Brian Bell Bridge Blount Matt Boyles Jarrett Brown Grant Clifton Tevin Creeks Shelby Davis James DeLaRosa Casey Devries Brandon DeWitt Roclan Drain Tristan Eche Eric Fieilo Desmond Fite Timothy Flanders Ridgeway Frank Tre Goodwin Chris Grett Cory Hamlett Steven Hicks Keshawn Hill Eric Humphrey Deon Hutchinson Cory Idlebird Donald Jackson III Jeremy Jackson Jared Johnson Ken Jones Braden King Don King III Julian King Sione Latu Deantrey Loche Richard Lolohea Gary Lorance Dustin Moehlig Ryan Morris Andre Moseley Chance Nelson Travis Pearce Joshua Reynolds Nigel Robertson Richard Sincere Beau Smith Rickey Smith Bookie Sneed Zachary Stevens Luc Swimberghe John Trotter Michael Wade Andrew Weaver Diamonte Wheeler Brandon Wilkerson Jyvante Williams Stephen Williams Torrance Williams Ryan Wilson Steve York Shane Young

Pos. LB DT LB QB DE OL DE LB S CB DT OL OL OL LB LB S RB RB OL S S RB RB DT DE RB OL LB QB DS TE QB S DT CB OL DT WR TE S WR WR WR LB WR TE WR CB OL K OL S DE DT WR LB WR WR RB DE TE

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

Wt. 215 285 225 175 230 275 265 225 173 175 275 240 285 255 200 220 185 210 180 295 200 180 190 185 271 222 186 270 215 195 230 240 205 170 270 170 305 290 195 235 190 165 175 160 225 180 230 200 185 270 185 265 195 240 285 190 200 180 170 195 245 235

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

Hometown/Last School Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield Huntsville, Texas/Huntsville Klein, Texas/Collins China Spring, Texas/China Spring Huntsville, Texas/Huntsville Southlake, Texas/Carroll Arlington, Texas/Oklahoma Katy, Texas/Katy Navasota, Texas/Navasota Texarkana, Texas/Texas Fort Worth, Texas/Brewer Dalhart, Texas/Dalhart Lawton, Okla./Lawton Chatfield, Texas/Corsicana Waco, Texas/Waco Euless, Texas/Trinity Tatum, Texas/Tatum Midwest City, Okla./Midwest City Spring, Texas/Spring Honey Grove, Texas/Honey Grove Conroe, Texas/Oak Ridge Jacksonville, Texas/Jacksonville Mesquite, Texas/Poteet Klein, Texas/Klein Dallas, Texas/Oklahoma Giddings, Texas/Lon Morris Klein, Texas/Klein Forest Kilgore, Texas/Kilgore Bellville, Texas/Bellville Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie Spring, Texas/Klein Collins Longview, Texas/Longview Waxahachie, Texas/Waxahachie Clute, Texas/Brazoswood Euless, Texas/Trinity Diboll, Texas/Diboll Euless, Texas/Trinity New Boston, Texas/New Boston Alvin, Texas/Alvin Frisco, Texas/Frisco Wylie, Texas/Wylie Baytown, Texas/Texas A&M Navasota, Texas/Navasota Axtell, Texas/Axtell Dallas, Texas/Skyline Galveston, Texas/Ball Cedar Park, Texas/Cedar Park College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated Conroe, Texas/Conroe Cypress, Texas/Fairbanks Tyler, Texas/Lindale Rusk, Texas/Rusk Arp, Texas/Arp Waco, Texas/Texas A&M Arlington, Texas/Oklahoma State LaGrange, Texas/LaGrange Houston, Texas/North Shore Round Rock, Texas/Stoney Point Waco, Texas/Connally Carrollton, Texas/Creekview Huntsville, Texas/Huntsville Lago Vista, Texas/Lago Vista

No. Name 1 Ridgeway Frank 2 Michael Wade 3 Shelby Davis 4 Ryan Wilson 5 Chris Grett 6 Richard Sincere 8 Don King III 9 Brandon Wilkerson 10 Torrance Williams 11 Brian Bell 12 Chance Nelson 13 Deantrey Loche 14 Dustin Moehlig 15 Jared Johnson 16 Rickey Smith 17 Bookie Sneed 19 Joshua Reynolds 20 Timothy Flanders 21 Desmond Fite 22 Tristan Eche 24 Cory Hamlett 25 Steven Hicks 26 Keshawn Hill 27 Jyvante Williams 28 Andre Moseley 29 Cory Idlebird 34 Travis Pearce 37 Jeremy Jackson 38 Tevin Creeks 41 Grant Clifton 43 Jesse Beauchamp 44 Bridge Blount 45 Nigel Robertson 47 Deon Hutchinson 48 Braden King 49 Julian King 51 Eric Fieilo 55 John Trotter 56 Zachary Stevens 58 Eric Humphrey 63 Ken Jones 66 Gary Lorance 68 James DeLaRosa 69 Roclan Drain 70 Casey Devries 73 Brandon DeWitt 74 Donald Jackson III 76 Matt Boyles 77 Richard Lolohea 82 Stephen Williams 83 Beau Smith 88 Ryan Morris 89 Shane Young 90 Mouf Adebo 92 Andrew Weaver 93 Diamonte Wheeler 94 Steve York 96 Sione Latu 97 Jarrett Brown 99 Forbes Baggett Tre Goodwin Luc Swimberghe

Pos. RB S CB RB S WR QB WR WR QB WR CB WR QB WR CB WR RB S LB S RB RB LB S RB WR LB S LB LB DE LB DE TE S LB OL OL DT DS DT DT OL OL OL OL OL OL WR TE TE TE LB DE DT DE DT DE DT OL K

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No. 90 99 43 11 44 76 97 41 38 3 68 70 73 69 22 51 21 20 1

5 24 25 26 58 47 29 74 37 15 63 48 8 49 96 13 77 66 14 88 28 12 34 19 45 6 83 16 17 56

55 2 92 93 9 27 82 10 4 94 89

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SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LIONS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Dr. John L. Crain University President

Dr. Joe Morris Faculty Athletics Representative

Jay Artigues Interim Athletics Director

Mary Kathryn Borland Senior Woman Administrator

Location:.............................................................................. Hammond, La. Population:.......................................................................................20,235 Founded:............................................................................................. 1925 Joined Southland:............................................................................... 1997 Enrollment:....................................................................................... 15,602 Nickname:...........................................................................................Lions Colors:.....................................................................................Green & Gold President:..........................................................................Dr. John L. Crain Interim Athletics Director:........................................................Jay Artigues Faculty Representative:......................................................... Dr. Joe Morris Senior Woman Administrator:....................................Mary Kathryn Borland Ticket Office Phone:............................................................ 985-549-5466

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach:.............................................................................Ron Roberts Alma Mater, Year:..................................................Tennessee-Martin, 1990 Record at School, Year:..................................................................5-6, 2nd Career Record, Year:.................................................................. 52-22, 7th Southland Conference Record, Years:............................................5-2, 2nd Football Office Phone:......................................................... 985-549-5550 Coaching Staff Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks:..................................... Greg Stevens

Eastern Oregon, 1992 Defensive Coordinator/Secondary:.......................................... Pete Golding

Delta State, 2005 Assoc. Head Coach/Running Backs:......................................... E.K. Franks

Central Oklahoma, 2000 Defensive Line:.......................................................................Brandon Lacy

Kansas, 2003 Offensive Line:..........................................................................Travis Mikel

Delta State, 2007 Wide Receivers:.....................................................................Chet Pobolish

Emporia State, 1999 Linebackers:................................................................................Karl Scott

McMurry, 2007 Tight Ends:..........................................................................Sean O’Sullivan

Mars Hill, 2009

FOOTBALL INFORMATION

TEAM PREVIEW

Matt Sullivan Sports Information Director

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First Year of Football:.......................................................................... 1930 First Year of Southland Football:.........................................................2005 All-Time Record, Years:.......................................................317-290-17, 63 All-Time Southland Record, Years:.................................................19-35, 8 2012 Overall Record:............................................................................. 5-6 2012 Southland Record, Place:...................................................... 5-2, 3rd Southland Conference Championships, Last:...................................... None NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last:........................................ None Offensive Formation:.......................................................................Multiple Defensive Formation:......................................................................... 3-3-5 Starters Returning/Lost:...................................................................... 17/8 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...........................................................49/19

Strawberry Stadium

STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium:.......................................................................Strawberry Stadium Year Opened:....................................................................................... 1937 Record at Stadium, Years:........................................153-94-3 (since 1946) Capacity:............................................................................................ 7,408 Surface:...............................................................UBU-Speed Series-S5-M Press Box Phone:...................................................985-549-2443 or 2444

MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact:.....................................................................Matt Sullivan E-Mail:............................................................ rsullivan@southeastern.edu Office Phone:.......................................................................985-549-2142 Office Fax:.......................................................................... 985-549-3773 Cell:..................................................................................... 985-981-0009 Other SIDs:.........................................Kemmler Chapple and Damon Sunde Website:............................................................................... LionSports.net Twitter:...................................................................................@sluathletics

2013 SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov.21

DAY OPPONENT Sat. Southeast Missouri Sat. at TCU (FSSW) Sat. at South Dakota St. Sat. at Samford Sat. OPEN Sat. Incarnate Word Sat. Stephen F. Austin* (ESPN3) Sat. at Northwestern St.* Sat. Lamar* (HC; ESPN3) Sat. at McNeese St.* Sat. at Central Arkansas* (ESPN3) Sat. Sam Houston St.* (SLCTV) Thu. Nicholls*

TIME 7 p.m.

11 a.m.

6 p.m.

2 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

3 p.m.

6 p.m.

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LIONS SEASON OU TLOOK

A BOU T THE LIONS • Southeastern’s 5-2 record in Southland Conference play last year was its best mark since 1978 when the Lions posted a 5-1-1 mark in the Division II Gulf South Conference.

• In 2012, Southeastern earned a sweep of its in-state rivals (McNeese State, Northwestern State and Nicholls State) for the first time in school history.

• Xavier Roberson’s two kickoff returns for touchdowns tied the single-season school record set by Keylam Davis in 2003. Roberson’s 33.3 yard return average (11 for 366) was the highest single-season mark, eclipsing the previous best (32.9) set by Scott Goldberg in 2003.

Coming off a season in which it won five of its final eight games and posting its best finish in the Southland Conference since joining the league in 2005, Southeastern Louisiana looks to take the next step under second-year coach Ron Roberts.

And with 49 returning letterwinners, including 18 starters, along with a talented group of newcomers on the roster, the expectations in Hammond have never been higher since the program’s historic return to the gridiron in 2003. But for the Lions to reach the post-season for the first time in its history while claiming a conference championship for the first time in over half a century, they will have to navigate through a 12-game schedule that features non-conference opponents TCU, South Dakota State, Southeast Missouri and Samford along with a rugged Southland Conference slate highlighted by defending FCS national runnerup Sam Houston State and 2012 Southland co-champion Central Arkansas.

“The biggest thing we need to do is take care of the little things and take the next step as a football team and that starts with accountability and being more consistent,” Roberts said.” I think we recruited players that will come in here and help us win. We have a good crop of returning players and we’ve added a bunch of guys to where we should be physically talented. My expectation is to win a Southland Conference championship and participate in the FCS Playoffs.”

At running back, the tandem of Xavier Roberson and Rasheed Harrell return after helping revitalize the Lions’ ground attack in the second half of the season. The sophomore duo will be joined by Wyoming transfer Kody Sutton and junior college back Darius Guy.

On defense, nine starters return with the biggest question being “Who will replace All-American Robert Alford” at cornerback. Returning starter Todd Washington, who played opposite of Alford on the corner in 2012, will be the marquee player in a secondary that is its deepest in years. Returning letterwinners John Graves, Tyler Stoddard and Kevin Harmon are slated to start at safety in the Lions’ 3-3-5 scheme with an experienced group of players – Theo Alexander, Marice Sutton, Devante Davis and Josh Dakin – all battling for playing time.

Returning starters Greg Triay and Jeremy Williams will look to lead a defensive line that will be bigger and more versatile in 2013 while returning letterwinners Cqulin Hubert, Kaleb Muse, Justin Church and Drew Misita will anchor a linebacker corp that looks to replace All-Southland performer Devan Walker.

Roberts will look for more consistency from a kicking game that is highlighted by three-year letterwinner Seth Sebastian. The senior place-kicker enters his final season sixth in school history in scoring and third overall in both extra points and field goals. At punter, Southeastern must replace All-Southland performer Beau Mothe, but veteran Matt McCormick (who averaged nearly 42.0 yards per punt as the starter in 2011) and newcomer Tim Callian will battle for the job.

“The expectations have changed drastically since last year. We’ve had a good off-season program as our players understand what it takes to win. I think we have the talent to be in the top echelon of the Southland Conference.

How we handle our business on a day-to-day basis will determine how we do in the fall.”

• Robert Alford, the No. 60 overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2013 NFL Draft, became the first Southeastern player selected since punter Bret Wright (eighth round, New York Jets) in 1984. Alford became the Lions’ second-highest draft selection following linebacker Calvin Favron (second round, No. 46, St. Louis Cardinals) in 1979.

• Southeastern will face opponents Ohio Valley Conference foe Southeast Missouri (Aug. 29), Big 12 opponent TCU (Sept. 7) and future Southland rival Incarnate Word (Oct. 5) for the first time in school history. The Southeastern-SEMO contest is the first of a home-and-home series between the schools with Southeastern scheduled to face the Redhawks in Cape Girardeau, Mo., in 2014.

• The Lions will resume a series for the first time since 1965 against current Southern Conference member Samford. The Sept. 21 contest in Birmingham, the first of a scheduled home-and-home series between the schools, will be the third all-time meeting. Southeastern will host Samford in Strawberry Stadium in the 2014 season.

• Southeastern’s Aug. 29 opener against Southeast Missouri will be the earliest the Lions have ever opened a season. The Lions have opened their season in August four times in school history – all since resuming football in 2003 (Aug. 30, 2003 vs. Arkansas-Monticello; Aug. 31, 2006 at New Mexico State; Aug. 30, 2007 at New Mexico State; Aug. 30, 2008 at Alcorn State).

TEAM PREVIEW

Eight starters return on offense for the Lions, paced by four returning starters on the offensive line which is highlighted

by All-America candidate Gasten Gabriel. Geremy Wilson, Marshall Paris and Corey Boothe also return up front for the Lions along with the tight end tandem of Taylor Jenkins and Jeremy Meyers, and receivers Tony McCrea, Marquis Fruge’ and Chris Malott.

Looking to replace departed starter Nathan Stanley at quarterback, Southeastern added Bryan Bennett to the roster after the California native served as the primary backup for the past two seasons at national power Oregon.

Bennett and returning letterwinner Jordan Barnett will to see who will direct Southeasern’s multiple attack in its Aug. 29 opener against Southeast Missouri.

• For the first time in school history, Southeastern had three players – defensive back Robert Alford (Senior Bowl), quarterback Nathan Stanley (Casino del Sol All-Star, EastWest Shrine) and linebacker Devan Walker (Texas vs. The Nation All-Star) – compete in collegiate all-star games.

• When Southeastern opens its season on Aug. 29 against Southeast Missouri, the Lions will start their fifth different opening day quarterback in the past five seasons following: Brian Babin (2009), Tyler Beatty (2010), Brian Young (2011) and Nathan Stanley (2012).

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SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LIONS THE ROBERTS F ILE

RON ROBERTS

Birthdate: Oct. 9, 1967 Hometown: Visalia, Calif.

High School: Golden West College: Tennessee-Martin, 1990 Wife: Didi Children: Reed, Reilly and Ryan

CA REER RECORD YEAR SCHOOL 2007 Delta State 2008 Delta State 2009 Delta State 2010 Delta State 2011 Delta State DELTA STATE TOTAL

OVERALL SLC 10-2 — 10-2 — 5-5 — 11-4 — 11-3 — 47-16 .746

2012 Southeastern Louisiana 5-6 5-2 SOUTHEASTERN LA. TOTAL 5-6 5-2

.454 .714

CAREER TOTAL 52-22 5-2

.702 .714

SLU COACHING HISTORY

TEAM PREVIEW

NAME R. Norval Garrett A.L. Swanson Lloyd Stovall Jesse Fatheree Arthur Morton E.L. McGehee Stan Galloway Pat Kenelly Roland Dale Billy Brewer Oscar Lofton No Program Wally English* Hal Mumme Dennis Roland Mike Lucas Ron Roberts * Hired for unsuccessful attempt season.

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YEARS RECORD 1930 2-3-0 1931-37 40-17-4 1938-40 14-13-3 1941 4-5-0 1942 5-5-0 1946-50 25-20-3 1951-64 84-42-4 1965-71 24-44-0 1972-73 7-14-0 1974-79 38-24-2 1980-85 30-33-1 1986-2002 — 1988 0-0-0 2003-04 12-11-0 2005-06 6-12-0 2006-11 19-40-0 2012-Present 5-6-0 to bring back football for 1990

Southeastern Louisiana Head Coach Second Season Alma Mater: Tennessee-Martin, 1990 Career Record: 52-22 (Six Seasons) Record at School: 5-6 (One Season)

Ron Roberts begins his second year as head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana, looking to build on the excitement of the Lions’ most successful season in the Southland Conference since the school joined the league in 2005.

In his inaugural season in Hammond, Roberts guided Southeastern to a 5-6 record, which equaled the combined wins by the Lions in 2010-11. Southeastern’s 5-2 record in Southland action marked the most wins in conference play since 1978 when former coach Billy Brewer guided the Lions to a 5-1-1 mark in the Division II Gulf South Conference.

After an 0-3 start to open the year, Southeastern rallied from a 14-point deficit and helped Roberts earn his first victory in Hammond with a 25-24 win over nationally ranked McNeese State. The excitement generated by the dramatic comeback served as a spring board for the rest of the season as the Lions won their first three games in Southland Conference play and five of their final eight contests.

Southeastern’s 5-2 mark in conference action – a four-game improvement from an identical 1-6 record in 2010 and 2011 – left the Lions one game behind co-champions Central Arkansas and Sam Houston State in the final standings. Along with its win over McNeese State, Roberts also guided the Lions to victories over Northwestern State and Nicholls State, marking the first season-sweep of Southeastern’s in-state rivals.

Named the 16th head coach in school history on Dec. 19, 2011, Roberts brings a proven record of success to Hammond after a successful five-year tenure at Division II Delta State University. At DSU, Roberts led the Statesmen to a 47-16 record, four 10-win seasons and two NCAA Super Region II titles that included an appearance in the 2010 NCAA Division II national championship game and the 2011 semifinals.

During Roberts’ tenure at DSU, 23 players were named to All-America teams and two players – Michael Eubanks in 2007 and Micah Davis in 2011 – were finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy, the Division II equivalent to the Heisman Trophy. During Roberts’ stint with the Statesmen, 64 players, including 19 in 2011, were named to the All-GSC squad.

Roberts spent two seasons as defensive coordinator at DSU under former coach Rick Rhoades before becoming the school’s 17th head coach in 2007. The Statesmen posted identical 10-2 records and claimed Gulf South Conference titles with a combined 16-0 mark in Roberts’ first two seasons as head coach.

Prior to joining the DSU staff, Roberts served one season as head coach at Mount Whitney (Calif.) High School, and the 2003 season as defensive coordinator at Texas State.

While at Texas State, Roberts took over a defense ranked near the bottom in the Southland Conference.

Within a year the seasoned coordinator improved the Bobcats’ defense in virtually every statistical category and Texas State placed two defenders on the All-Southland Conference Team.

Before his appointment at Texas State, Roberts spent five seasons as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Tusculum College. During his tenure at the Greeneville, Tenn., school, the Pioneers posted one of the most memorable runs in school history.

In 2002, Roberts guided a defense that led the South Atlantic Conference in yards allowed per game and in points per game. In 2002, the Pioneer defense posted a school-record with 31 turnovers. Roberts coached 11 All-South Atlantic Conference defensive selections and Ricardo Colclough, a second-round National Football League draft pick in 2004.

Prior to joining the Tusculum staff, Roberts served as an assistant coach at Greensboro College in 1998 and was head coach at Burroughs High School (1994-96) in California. While at Burroughs, Roberts guided BHS to its first playoff appearance in 15 years and followed that up with another post-season trip the following year. He began his coaching career at Houston High School in Germantown, Tenn., as a defensive coordinator.

Roberts was a two-time All-Conference selection at linebacker at the College of Sequoias in his native Visalia, Calif. He transferred to the University of Tennessee at Martin, where he helped guide them to the 1988 Gulf South Conference Championship. He graduated in 1990 from UTM with a degree in Sociology and later earned his master’s degree in Education from the University of Memphis in 1992.

Roberts is married to the former Didi Walker of Germantown, Tenn. The couple are the parents of three children; Reed, Reilly, and Ryan.

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OFFENSE

6-5, 310, Senior Offensive Lineman Jackson, La. West Feliciana H.S.

Earned All-Southland Conference honors for the second consecutive season, earning second-team honors in 2012 ... started the first three games of the season at right guard, before returning to his starting left tackle spot for the final eight contests ... received honorable mention all-conference honors after developing into one of the stalwarts of the Southeastern offensive line in 2011, when he started all 11 games at left tackle ... as a redshirt freshman in 2010, played in six games on the year on the offensive line ... earned first collegiate start versus McNeese State.

KALEB MUSE

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

33

QB

3 15

Bryan Bennett Jordan Barnett

RB

2 1

Rasheed Harrell Xavier Roberson

WR

6 18

Tony McCrea Marquis Hayes

WR

5 22

Chris Malott Blane Arnold

WR

7 81

Marquis Fruge’ Carl Pearson

TE

47 87

Taylor Jenkins Jeremy Meyers

RT

65 53

Corey Boothe Jonathan Braddock

RG

56 55

Laurence Ramsey Taylor Romero

C

62 60

Marshal Paris Ryan Cockerton

LG

67 71

Geremy Wilson Joe Graves

LT

76 75

Gasten Gabriel Jordan Sutherlin

6-0, 250, Junior Linebacker

DEFENSE

Ponchatoula, La. Ponchatoula H.S.

Started nine of 11 games at linebacker for the 2012 Lions ... led the team and ranked 10th in the Southland Conference with 80 tackles (45 solo) ... also recorded five tackles for loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles (10th in the Southland) and an interception ... posted a season-high 14 tackles and a sack vs. South Dakota State ... also posted double-digit tackle totals versus Central Arkansas (11) and Tennessee-Martin (10) ... made nine stops in 27-22 victory over Northwestern State ... returned interception for 14 yards to go with seven tackles in 42-27 league triumph over Stephen F. Austin ... also had seven stops and a sack at UAB ... In 2011, saw action in nine games as a reserve linebacker and a key special teams performer ... finished the season with 18 tackles (12 solo) and three tackles for loss.

TODD WASHINGTON

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5-11, 190, Senior Defensive Back

DE

94 45

Jacob Newman A.J. Bowen

DE

11 44

Jeremy Williams John Andrews

NG

91 57

Greg Triay William Stream

OLB

6 95

Isaiah Corbett Justin Church

OLB

33 58

Kaleb Muse Dereck Robinson

MLB

51 20

Cqulin Hubert Drew Misita

CB

9 3

Denzel Thompson Tommy Elliott

CB

1 27

Todd Washington Harlan Miller

LION

5 8

John Graves Devante Davis

RAM

2 7

Kevin Harmon Marice Sutton

FS

23 4

Tyler Stoddard Theo Alexander

Lutcher, La.

Was an honorable mention All-Southland Conference selection in 2012 ... started all but one game at cornerback ... finished with 27 tackles (23 solo), an interception and a team-high nine pass breakups ... fifth in the Southland in passes defended ... picked off a pass and had four tackles in season-closing victory at Nicholls State ... credited with a season-high five tackles at Tennessee-Martin ... broke up three passes in win over Stephen F. Austin ... also credited with two breakups versus Northwestern State and Central Arkansas ... credited with tackles for loss versus Tennessee-Martin and UAB ... had at least one tackle in every game ... In 2011, started seven games at corner back, playing in eight games in all ... finished the season with 15 tackles (14 solo), one interception and two pass breakups.

SPECIAL TEAMS K

41 39

Seth Sebastian Ryan Adams

P

15 36

Matt McCormick Tim Callian

LS

50 59

Brice Bishop Peyton Zeringue

H

15 10

Jordan Barnett Paul Kopesky

KR

1 14

Xavier Roberson Jeff Smiley

PR

18 4

Marquis Hayes Kody Sutton

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SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LIONS 2012 TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game

SLU OPP 207 382 18.8 34.7

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

178 54 105 19

223 95 102 26

1,136 1,430 294 400 2.8 103.3 11

2,004 2,266 262 450 4.5 182.2 24

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

2,165 189-349-10 6.2 11.5 196.8 11

2,259 184-324-12 7.0 12.3 205.4 20

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

3,301 749 4.4 300.1

4,263 774 5.5 387.5

Kick Return Average Punt Return Average INT Return Average

20.9 19.3 6.8

21.0 14.7 20.8

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

Fumbles-Lost

22-11 15-6

PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game

105-946 70-645 86.0 58.6

PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net punt average

62-2,548 42-1,635 41.1 38.9 32.5 33.4

Time of Possession/Game THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Third-Down Pct FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS Fourth-Down Pct Sacks By-Yards Touchdowns Scored

TEAM PREVIEW

2012 RESULTS

Field Goals-Attempts

29:41

30:19

55/167 33%

69/161 43%

13/34 38%

11/24 46%

25-157

18-122

27

51

6-14

10-15

SCORE BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total SLU 31 50 70 56 0 207 OPP 90 109 82 101 0 382

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DATE Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 13 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 15

OPPONENT at Missouri South Dakota State at UT Martin No. 17 McNeese State* W at Lamar* W at UAB Northwestern State* W No. 14 Central Arkansas* at No.4 Sam Houston State* Stephen F. Austin* W at Nicholls State* W

SCORE OVERALL 10-62 L 0-1-0 14-31 L 0-2-0 6-23 L 0-3-0 25-24 1-3-0 31-21 2-3-0 3-52 L 2-4-0 27-22 3-4-0 14-34 L 3-5-0 0-70 L 3-6-0 42-27 4-6-0 35-16 5-6-0

CONF 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 4-2-0 5-2-0

TIME ATTEND 3:21 62,173 2:54 6,278 3:13 4,012 2:56 4,791 3:05 8,426 2:47 16,212 3:12 4,284 2:56 6,795 4:01 6,844 3:14 4,183 3:07 5,110

2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING NAME Roberson, Xavier Harrell, Rasheed Chaney, Michael LeBlanc, Blaine Young, Brian Total Opponents

G ATT NET 11 105 488 6 72 376 6 63 126 11 26 57 8 14 39 11 400 1,136 11 450 2,004

PASSING NAME Stanley, Nathan Young, Brian Total Opponents

G ATT-CMP-INT 11 177-327-9 8 6-15-1 11 189-349-10 11 184-324-12

RECEIVING NAME McCrea, Tony Moore, Stanley Fruge’ Marquis Meyers, Jeremy Smiley, Jeff Total Opponents

G NO YDS 11 28 401 11 27 370 11 24 335 11 21 190 11 21 179 11 189 2,165 11 184 2,259

AVG 14.3 13.7 14.0 9.0 8.5 11.5 12.3

TACKLES NAME Muse, Kaleb Graves, John Stoddard, Tyler Hubert, Cqulin Sutton, Marice

G 11 11 11 11 11

TOT 80 70 63 60 57

INTERCEPTIONS NAME Alford, Robert Stoddard, Tyler Thompson, Denzel Washington, Todd Misita, Drew Total Opponents

G NO YDS 10 4 5 11 2 24 10 1 17 11 1 11 11 1 0 11 12 82 11 10 208

SOLO 45 53 47 41 38

ASST 35 17 16 19 19

AVG 4.6 5.2 2.0 2.2 2.8 2.8 4.5

TD LONG AVG/G 4 36 44.4 3 33 62.7 3 13 21.0 0 20 5.2 0 11 4.9 11 36 103.3 24 76 182.2

PCT YDS 54.1 1,952 40.0 56 54.2 2,165 56.8 2,259

TD LONG AVG/G 9 44 177.5 1 18 7.0 11 45 196.8 20 70 205.4

TD LONG AVG/G 1 44 36.5 0 38 33.6 0 39 30.5 3 26 17.3 2 24 16.3 11 45 196.8 20 70 205.4

TFL (YDS) 6.0 (14) 2.0 (4) 4.0 (19) 9.5 (18) 1.5 (3)

AVG 1.2 12.0 17.0 11.0 0.0 6.8 20.8

SACKS (YDS) 1.5 (6) 0.0 (0) 1.0 (14) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0)

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

LONG 3 19 17 11 0 19 96

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LIONS NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Ivan Abarenov Ryan Adams Theo Alexander John Andrews Blane Arnold Jordan Barnett Bryan Bennett Brice Bishop Corey Boothe A.J. Bowen Jonathan Braddock Toby Briggs Tim Callian Titus Charles Justin Church Ryan Cockerton Isaiah Corbett Hunter Craven Josh Dakin Delwin Davis Devante Davis Tommy Elliott Marquis Fruge’ Gasten Gabriel Joe Graves John Graves Darius Guy Kevin Harmon Rasheed Harrell Marquis Hays Cqulin Hubert Taylor Jenkins Paul Kopesky Scott Korte Chris Malott Matt McCormick Tony McCrea Keeland McElrath Jeremy Meyers Harlan Miller Drew Misita Kaleb Muse Jacob Newman Javari Nichols Marshall Paris Carl Pearson Terangi Phifer Justin Posthuma Laurence Ramsey John Roberts Xavier Roberson Dereck Robinson Juwaan Rogers Taylor Romero Seth Sebastian Jeff Smiley Tyler Stoddard William Stream Kody Sutton Marice Sutton Denzel Thompson Tyler Tourelle Greg Triay Brent Wagner Todd Washington D.J. Williams Jeremy Williams Geremy Wilson Caleb Young Peyton Zeringue

Pos. DL K/P DB DL WR QB QB LB OL DL OL LB K/P DL LB OL LB TE DB DB DB DB WR OL OL DB RB DB RB WR LB TE QB DL WR P WR DL TE DB LB LB DL DL OL WR DL QB OL LB RB LB LB OL K WR DB DL RB DB DB LB DE OL DB OL DL OL LB LS

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

Wt. 300 210 205 270 175 205 205 205 265 295 275 250 175 305 225 290 250 255 180 185 175 185 200 310 315 210 205 195 185 175 250 235 205 245 220 200 175 290 225 170 235 250 275 290 295 200 260 210 310 220 180 255 245 280 180 175 205 300 195 180 190 215 275 260 190 320 300 295 225 220

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

Hometown/Last School Glendale, Calif./Glendale College Dayton, Ohio/Carroll St. Louis, Mo./ASA CC Round Rock, Texas/CISCO College Baton Rouge, La./Catholic Shreveport, La./Captain Shreve Encino, Calif./Oregon Liberty Hill, Texas/Liberty Hill Heidelberg, Miss./Heidelberg Academy Olive Branch, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln CC Ripley, Miss./Northeast Mississippi CC Pineville, La./Pineville Irvine, Calif./New Mexico Military Institute New Orleans, La./Edna Karr Mandeville, La./Fontainebleau Kelseyville, Calif./Diablo Valley College Belle Glade, Fla./Coahoma CC Liberty Hill, Texas/Liberty Hill Slidell, La./Northore Marrero, La./Arkansas-Monticello Baton Rouge, La./North Texas Compton, Calif./Cerritos CC Houston, Texas/Santa Rosa CC Jackson, La./West Feliciana Covington, La./Covington Compton, Calif./Golden West CC Tunica, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln Southfield, Mich./College of the Desert Miami, Fla./Northwestern Brookhaven, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln CC Houston, Texas/Texas Tech Baton Rouge, La./Central Spring, Texas/Spring Mandeville, La./Fontainebleau The Woodlands, Texas/College Park Covington, La./Covington Irwinton, Ga./Wilkinson County Ripley, Tenn./Coahoma CC Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael’s Kentwood, La./Kentwood Amite, La./Oak Forest Academy Ponchatoula, La./Ponchatoula Visalia, Calif./College of the Sequoias Kentwood, La./Kentwood Lake Charles, La./Sam Houston Farmerville, La./Farmerville Slidell, La./Northore Pasadena, Calif./Pasadena City College Gulfport, Miss./Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael’s Atlanta, Ga./Tri-Cities St. Rose, La./Destrehan Amite, La./Amite Manvel, Texas/Manvel Lafayette, La./Lafayette Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus Westlake, La./Westlake Oakland, Calif./Laney College Texarkana, Texas/Wyoming New Orleans, La./New Mexico Prep Clearwater, Fla./Countryside Covington, La./St. Paul’s School Upland, Calif./Citrus CC League City, Texas/Clear Creek Lutcher, La/Memphis Jersey City, N.J./Garden City CC Cypress, Texas/Blinn JC Galveston, Texas/Ball Houston, Texas/North Shore Hahnville, La./Hahnville

No. Name 1 Xavier Roberson 1 Todd Washington 2 Kevin Harmon 2 Rasheed Harrell 3 Bryan Bennett 3 Tommy Elliott 4 Theo Alexander 4 Kody Sutton 5 John Graves 5 Chris Malott 6 Isaiah Corbett 6 Tony McCrea 7 Marquis Fruge’ 7 Marice Sutton 8 Devante Davis 9 Denzel Thompson 10 Paul Kopesky 11 Jeremy Williams 14 Jeff Smiley 15 Jordan Barnett 15 Matt McCormick 16 Justin Posthuma 18 Marquis Hays 20 Drew Misita 22 Blane Arnold 23 Tyler Stoddard 24 Josh Dakin 27 Harlan Miller 28 Darius Guy 33 Kaleb Muse 36 Tim Callian 38 Delwin Davis 39 Ryan Adams 40 John Roberts 41 Seth Sebastian 42 Tyler Tourelle 43 Caleb Young 44 John Andrews 45 A.J. Bowen 47 Taylor Jenkins 48 Juwaan Rogers 50 Brice Bishop 51 Cqulin Hubert 52 Toby Briggs 53 Jonathan Braddock 55 Taylor Romero 56 Laurence Ramsey 57 William Stream 58 Dereck Robinson 59 Peyton Zeringue 60 Ryan Cockerton 62 Marshall Paris 64 Brent Wagner 65 Corey Boothe 67 Geremy Wilson 71 Joe Graves 76 Gasten Gabriel 77 Javari Nichols 78 D.J. Williams 81 Carl Pearson 87 Jeremy Meyers 89 Hunter Craven 90 Keeland McElrath 91 Greg Triay 92 Ivan Abarenov 94 Jacob Newman 95 Justin Church 96 Titus Charles 97 Terangi Phifer 98 Scott Korte

Pos. RB DB DB RB QB DB DB RB DB WR LB WR WR DB DB DB QB DL WR QB P QB WR LB WR DB DB DB RB LB K/P DB K/P LB K LB LB DL DL TE LB LB LB LB OL OL OL DL LB LS OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL WR TE TE DL DE DL DL LB DL DL DL

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No. 92 39 4 44 22 15 3 50 65 45 53 52 36 96 95 60 6 89 24 38 8 3 7 76 71 5 28 2 2 18 51 47 10 98 5 15 6 90 87 27 20 33 94 77 62 81 97 16 56 40 1 58 48 55 41 14 23 57 4 7 9 42 91 64 1 78 11 67 43 59

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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Dr. Baker Pattillo University President

Dr. Dale Perritt Faculty Athletics Representative

Robert Hill Athletics Director

Loree McCary Senior Woman Administrator

Location:..................................................................... Nacogdoches, Texas Population:.......................................................................................33,405 Founded:............................................................................................. 1923 Joined Southland:............................................................................... 1987 Enrollment:....................................................................................... 12,999 Nickname:............................................................................... Lumberjacks Colors:..................................................................................Purple & White President:..........................................................................Dr. Baker Pattillo Athletics Director:.......................................................................Robert Hill Faculty Representative:........................................................ Dr. Dale Perritt Senior Woman Administrator:................................................ Loree McCary Ticket Office Phone:............................................................ 936-468-JACK

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach:...............................................................................J.C. Harper Alma Mater, Year:.................................................................Clemson, 1989 Record at School, Year:.............................................................. 34-36, 7th Career Record, Year:.................................................................. 34-36, 7th Southland Conference Record, Years:............................................23-19, 7 Football Office Phone:......................................................... 936-468-3502 Coaching Staff Defensive Coord./Linebackers:.................................................David Gibbs

Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Offensive Coord./Offensive Line:............................................... Chris Truax

LSU, 1992 Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams Coord./RBs:.....................Arlington Nunn

Clemson, 1991 Defensive Ends:................................................................... Kevin Carberry

Ohio, 2005 Defensive Tackles:................................................................Jake Morrison

McNeese State, 2001 Outside Receivers:....................................................................Troy Rogers

Stephen F. Austin, 1999 Defensive Backs:.................................................................... Devin Ducote

Stephen F. Austin, 2011 Quarterbacks:...................................................................... Jeremy Moses

Stephen F. Austin, 2011 Recruiting Coord./Inside Receivers:................................ Nathan Schneider

LSU, 2007

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James Dixon Sports Information Director

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First Year of Football:.......................................................................... 1923 First Year of Southland Football:......................................................... 1987 All-Time Record, Years:...................................................... 374-474-30, 86 All-Time Southland Record, Years:........................................141-172-9, 26 2012 Overall Record:............................................................................. 5-6 2012 Southland Record, Place:....................................................4-3, t-4th Southland Conference Championships, Last:.................................. 4, 2010 NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last:.................................... 6, 2010 Offensive Formation:........................................................................ Spread Defensive Formation:.............................................................................4-3 Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................................... 16/12 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...........................................................49/21

Homer Bryce Stadium

STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium:....................................................................Homer Bryce Stadium Year Opened:....................................................................................... 1973 Record at Stadium, Years:.......................................................138-96-2/40 Capacity:.......................................................................................... 14,575 Surface:........................................................... Artificial/Hellas’ Matrix Turf Press Box Phone:................................................... 936-468-3910 or 3911

MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact:..................................................................... James Dixon E-Mail:............................................................................ jdixon@sfasu.edu Office Phone:...................................................................... 936-468-2606 Office Fax:.......................................................................... 936-468-4593 Cell:...................................................................................... 936-552-1171 Other SIDs:..............................................................................Kenny Bybee Website:................................................................................. sfajacks.com Twitter:................................................................................ @sfa_athletics

2013 SCHEDULE DATE DAY OPPONENT Aug. 31 Sat. at Weber St. Sept. 7 Sat. at Texas Tech Sept. 14 Sat. McMurry Sept. 21 Sat. Montana St. Sept. 28 Sat. Prairie View A&M Oct. 5 Sat. OPEN Oct. 12 Sat. at Southeastern La.* (ESPN3) Oct. 19 Sat. Nicholls* (HC; SLCTV) Oct. 26 Sat. at Central Arkansas* (SLCTV) Nov. 2 Sat. vs. Sam Houston St*1 (SLCTV) Nov. 9 Sat. McNeese St.* Nov. 16 Sat. at Lamar* Nov. 23 Sat. at Northwestern St.* 1 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas

TIME 7 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

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7 p.m.

3 p.m.

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6 p.m.

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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS SEASON OU TLOOK

A BOU T THE ‘JACKS • The Lumberjacks return 21 letterwinners, and 16 starters (seven on offensive, five on defense and four on special teams) from last season’s 5-6 team.

• Among SFA returning starters are 2012 first-team allconference selections at running back Gus Johnson (154 carries for 969 yards and 14 touchdowns) and defensive end Darren Robinson (31 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks).

• SFA was 5-0 in Homer Bryce Stadium last season.

• The Lumberjacks are 12-1 (.923) in their last 13 conference games at Homer Bryce Stadium.

SFA enters 2013 looking to put its first losing season in five years in the rear view mirror, and get back to the top of the Southland Conference.

With the loss of four All-Americans from last year’s squad, that might appear to be a tough task on paper, but the Lumberjacks have the benefit of returning a senior quarterback in Brady Attaway, who completed 334-of-570 passes for 3,671 yards and 29 touchdowns. Already among the school and Southland’s all-time leading quarterbacks, Attaway no longer has the services of two-time All-American receiver Cordell Roberson.

He does return three of his top five targets from last year’s team. D.J. Ward caught 62 passes for 762 yards and four touchdowns. Mike Brooks nabbed 51 passes for 492 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The third returning receiver is Aaron Thomas, who finished with 32 receptions for 323 yards and four touchdowns.

The Lumberjacks finished second in the nation in passing offense in 2012. The Lumberjacks also return the services of one of the nation’s most exciting running backs in Gus Johnson. A 2013 CFPA Running Back Award Watch List candidate, Johnson earned first-team all-conference honors while pounding out nearly 1,000 yards on the ground.

Defensively, the Lumberjacks will have to replace standouts Willie Jefferson, Josh Aubrey and Ryan Epperson, but

Junior Collin Garrett is the lone returning starter in an otherwise youthful linebacking corps, but paid huge dividends during his first season in Nacogdoches. The University of Kansas transfer led SFA, and finished fourth in the league in tackles, averaging nearly nine per game.

SFA’s secondary lost two starters, including All-American Josh Aubrey, but return two starters, as well as senior safety, Jordan Aubrey, who has a wealth of starting experience in his career. Aubrey has battled injuries throughout his career to record 18 starts for the Lumberjacks, and is one of the team’s top returning tacklers, while fellow safety Caleb Nelson has earned honorable mention all-conference honors each of the past three seasons. Nelson enters his final season in an SFA uniform with 28 career starts and nearly 200 career tackles.

• The Lumberjacks are looking to bounce back from their first losing season in the past five years.

• SFA head coach J.C. Harper is entering his seventh season with the Lumberjacks. His 34 wins rank sixth all-time in school history, and he is only 14 wins shy of the school record.

• SFA is one only six FCS schools to have a player named to the CFPA Watch Lists for the quarterback award (Brady Attaway), running back award (Gus Johnson) and wide receiver award (D.J. Ward).

• The Lumberjacks finished the regular season as the nation’s top-ranked passing team. It was the third time in the past four seasons that SFA’s offense has led the nation in passing during the regular season.

Stephen F. Austin opens the season with a pair of road games at Weber State and Texas Tech before a string of three consecutive home games against McMurry, Montana State and Prairie View A&M before the start of conference play. Nicholls State and McNeese State visit Homer Bryce Stadium to go with road games at Southeastern Louisiana, Central Arkansas, Lamar and Northwestern State to go with the annual Battle of the Piney Woods rivalry game against Sam Houston State at Reliant Stadium in Houston.

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Despite losing two seniors, including 2012 All-American John Steel, from one of the nation’s top offensive lines, Attaway should receive plenty of protection from the guys in the trenches. SFA returns three starters, plus several talented rising sophomores who saw plenty of action during their rookies seasons.

there is plenty of returning talent that should more than pick up the slack. Senior Malcolm Mattox, a second-team All-Southland pick in 2011, will return to his normal defensive end spot to give SFA two all-conference athletes at the bookends alongside Darren Robinson, a first-team all-conference selection last season. Texas A&M transfer Shayvion Hatten and Baylor transfer Donald Bryant should provide SFA two powerful run stoppers in the middle of the line.

• Senior quarterback Brady Attaway enters his senior season as one of the all-time leading signal callers in school and conference history. He currently ranks in the school’s all-time top four in completions, passing yards, touchdown passes and total offense, and among the league’s top 11 in passing yards, completions and touchdown passes.

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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS THE H A RPER F ILE

J.C. HARPER

Birthdate: Dec. 13, 1965 Hometown: Clemson, S.C. High School: Daniel College: Clemson, 1989 Wife: Marcie Children: Michael and Emma

CA REER RECORD YEAR SCHOOL 2007 Stephen F. Austin 2008 Stephen F. Austin 2009 Stephen F. Austin 2010 Stephen F. Austin 2011 Stephen F. Austin 2012 Stephen F. Austin TOTALS

OVERALL SLC 0-11 0-7 4-8 2-5 10-3 6-1 9-3 6-1 6-5 5-2 5-6 4-3 34-36 23-19 .485 .547

SFA COACHING HISTORY

TEAM PREVIEW

NAME Bob Shelton Gene White J.E. Willis M.A. Baumgarten Bill Pierce Ted Jefferies Harold Fischer Bill Conkright Travis Hughes John Levra Dick Munzinger Charles Simmons Jim Hess Lynn Graves John Pearce Mike Santiago Robert McFarland J.C. Harper

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YEARS RECORD 1923-28 16-34-6 1929-36 16-45-6 1937-40 11-20-4 1941 1-6-1 1946 1-9-0 1947-55 41-40-3 1956-58 12-17-0 1959-61 6-25-2 1962-70 38-48-1 1971-74 22-20-0 1975 2-8-1 1976-81 19-44-1 1982-88 47-30-2 1989-91 15-20-2 1992-98 46-32-2 1999-04 39-27-0 2005-06 9-13-0 2007-Present 34-36-0

Stephen F. Austin Head Coach Seventh Season Alma Mater: Clemson, 1989 Career Record: 34-36 (Six Seasons) Record at School: 34-36 (Six Seasons)

Entering his ninth season with the Lumberjack football program, J.C. Harper is in his seventh season as Stephen F. Austin’s head coach. The architect of SFA’s most successful two-year stretch in program history, and one of the nation’s most explosive offenses, the Lumberjacks hold one of the Southland Conference’s best records over the course of the past four seasons, a stretch which includes two Southland titles, two top-10 finishes and consecutive trips to the NCAA playoffs. The two-time league coach of the year is only 14 wins shy of becoming the school’s all-time winningest head coach.

Harper had to build the Lumberjack program from the ground up. Taking over a program that went 0-11 during his first season, Harper orchestrated one of the nation’s biggest turnarounds guiding the Lumberjacks to a conference title just two seasons later. The Lumberjacks ended the season ranked among the nation’s top 10, and advanced to the second round of the FCS playoffs. It was the first Southland Conference title for SFA since 1999.

Following the 2009 campaign, Harper was recognized for his efforts being named the Southland’s coach of the year, and finishing second for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award.

Harper’s troops repeated that winning formula the following season by recording another Southland title, its second-straight top-10 ranking and received a bye in the opening round of the playoffs. It marked the first time in program history that a Lumberjack football team won back-to-back conference titles at any level. In addition to the team’s success, quarterback Jeremy Moses became the first player in SFA and Southland history to win the Walter Payton Award.

Although Harper’s background was on the defensive side of the ball, the two-time Southland Coach of the Year has produced some of the nation’s most explosive offensives since 2008. The 2013 season marked the third time in the past four years SFA has led the nation in passing offense during the regular season. The Lumberjacks have been ranked among the nation’s top six in passing each of the past five seasons, with two passing national titles. SFA has ranked among the nation’s top 10 in total offense each of the past four seasons, and among the nation’s top 10 in scoring offense in three of the last four seasons.

Harper’s athletes have reaped the benefits of his time as head coach. During the past six seasons, 93 SFA athletes have earned all-conference honors, including 26 first-team selections, and 55 have received All-America honors including 2010 Walter Payton Award winner Jeremy Moses, and 2013 CFPA Elite Defensive Performer Willie Jefferson. In addition to that, Harper has produced three league newcomers of the year, two players of the year, two defensive players of the year, an offensive player of the year and has had two players drafted, and nine others that have signed free agent contracts.

Harper came to Nacogdoches as the defensive coordinator prior to the 2005 season. In his first year, Harper was given the task of guiding a youthful defense through the rigors of one of the nation’s toughest schedules. During his second year on the job, Harper began to see some of the fruits of his labor. Harper turned a defense that finished near the bottom in every statistical category in 2005, into the most effective defense in the league. SFA led the Southland in scoring defense, rush defense and total defense during league games in 2006.

A 23-year veteran of collegiate coaching, Harper was at Western Michigan prior to joining the SFA staff.

He was the defensive coordinator in 2004 and served as the defensive line coach in 2003. His defensive line was ranked third-best in the Mid-American Conference.

Prior to Western Michigan, Harper spent four seasons as an assistant in the SLC helping Northwestern State and McNeese State to three playoff appearances. Harper was the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach for Scott Stoker at Northwestern State in 2002 when the Demons posted a 9-4 record and earned an FCS playoff spot. The Demons were first in the SLC in total defense in 2002, giving up only 276.6 yards per game.

Harper also spent a season as the defensive coordinator at Southwest Missouri State in 1997 and served an earlier stint as the defensive line coach at Western Michigan in 1996. He spent four seasons as the defensive line coach at Southwest Missouri State from 1992-96.

Following a four-year playing career at Clemson, where the Tigers won three ACC Championships, Harper began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at North Carolina under Mack Brown. He later served two seasons as a graduate assistant for coach Lou Holtz at Notre Dame.

Harper and his wife, Marcie, are the parents of a son, Michael (7) and daughter, Emma (3).

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS BRADY ATTAWAY

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OFFENSE

6-1, 215, Senior Quarterback Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse H.S.

Named an honorable mention All-Southland Conference selection each of the past two seasons ... started all 11 games in both 2011 and 2012 ... completed 334 passes for 3,671 yards and 29 touchdowns last year as a junior ... all three marks rank among the school’s single-season top 10 ... Attaway completed 63 percent of his passes for 474 yards and five touchdowns against Nicholls ... his 41st completion of the game was the fourth-best single-game performance in school history ... completed 39 passes for 545 yards and six touchdowns against Sam Houston State ... completed 33 passes for 418 yards and three touchdowns at nationally ranked Montana State ... threw for 378 yards and two touchdowns at McNeese State.

GUS JOHNSON

PRESEASON DEPTH CHART

6

QB

8 10

Brady Attaway Joe Minden

RB

6 12

Gus Johnson Fred Ford

WR

81 4

Aaron Thomas Marquis Mosley

WR

2 85

Mike Brooks Calib Hadnot

WR

1 83

Tyler Boyd Braxton Bearden

WR

9 86

D.J. Ward Steven Cunigan

RT

75 77

Terran Vaughn David Dane

RG

74 70

Andrew Ratliff Sam Schomp

C

91 64

Trevor Murphy Jeremy Neff

LG

76 69

Byron Williams Garrick Smitherman

LT

62 72

Ryne Chambers Travis Wiggins

5-10, 215, Junior Running Back

DEFENSE

Gilmer, Texas Gilmer H.S.

Earned first-team All-Southland Conference honors in 2012 ... became the first Lumberjack running back to earn first-team all-conference honors since 2006 ... played in 10 games earning eight starts ... finished second in the conference with 969 yards rushing ... was also second in the league with 14 rushing touchdowns ... also hauled in 14 passes for 86 yards and a score ... recorded five games of rushing for at least 100 yards, and two of more than 200 yards ... named offensive player of the week honors after rushing for 215 yards on 32 carries and four touchdowns against Central Arkansas ... closed out the season by setting a career high with 33 rushes for 226 yards and score against Northwestern State ... the 226-yard outing was the third-best single-game performance in school history.

MALCOLM MATTOX

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6-1, 265, Senior Defensive Lineman

DE

51 98

Malcolm Mattox Ishmiah Miles

DL

90 94

Shayvion Hatten Ashante Joseph

DL

95 92

Donald Bryant Lance Skyler

DE

48 97

Darren Robinson Kedrick Harrison

LB

40 50

Collin Garrett Rodney Young

LB

52 46

Enroni Foitua Jabralon Allen

LB

15 14

Marvin Gray Patrick Martin

CB

23 26

Keavon Madison Demundre Freeman

CB

29 27

Destin Mosley Anthony Kincade

S

33 17

Trey Vallier Lemarcus Brown

S

32 30

Caleb Nelson J.C. Franklin

Newton, Texas

Played in 10 games in 2012 and was named a second-team all-conference pick ... was moved from end to an interior position during his junior year ... finished with 27 tackles, including 12 solo stops, and 2.5 tackles for losses ... also broke up two passes, forced and recovered a fumble and assisted on a sack ... recorded a season-high six tackles against Southwestern Oklahoma ... had a five-tackle performance, including one for a loss, at Texas State ... four of his five tackles against the Bobcats were unassisted ... followed that up with a five-tackle outing against Central Arkansas ... recorded three tackles, including one for a loss, and two pass deflections at McNeese State ... was a second-team all-conference selection in 2011 when he started all 11 games.

SPECIAL TEAMS K

42 45

Jordan Wiggs Nick Bruno

P

45 42

Nick Bruno Jordan Wiggs

LS

59

Bryan West TBA

H

45

Nick Bruno TBA

KR

9 81

D.J. Ward Aaron Thomas

PR

9 81

D.J. Ward Aaron Thomas

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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS 2012 TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game

SFA OPP 375 368 34.1 33.5

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

317 80 200 37

185 66 90 29

1,309 1,656 347 328 4.0 119.0 16

1,320 1,629 309 431 3.1 120.0 16

PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing

4,240 395-679-26 6.2 10.7 385.5 31

2,437 197-351-9 6.9 12.4 221.5 23

TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game

5,549 1,007 5.5 504.5

3,757 782 4.8 341.5

Kick Return Average Punt Return Average INT Return Average

21.3 6.2 4.6

26.7 13.6 17.0

RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

Fumbles-Lost

34-15 27-17

PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game

80-753 111-1,071 68.5 97.4

PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net punt average Time of Possession/Game THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Third-Down Pct FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS Fourth-Down Pct Sacks By-Yards Touchdowns Scored

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2012 RESULTS

Field Goals-Attempts

60-2,218 81-3,243 37.0 40.0 32.7 36.7 25:40

34:07

80/200 40%

47/170 28%

10/24 42%

12/22 55%

31-199

10-85

48

48

15-20

11-18

SCORE BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total SFA 83 134 81 77 0 375 OPP 92 78 109 89 0 368

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DATE Aug 31 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

OPPONENT Southwestern Oklahoma W at SMU at No.3 Montana State at Texas State No. 14 Central Arkansas* W vs. No. 9 Sam Houston State* Nicholls State* W at McNeese State* Lamar* W at Southeastern La.* Northwestern State* W

SCORE OVERALL 49-14 1-0-0 0-52 L 1-1-0 35-43 L 1-2-0 37-41 L 1-3-0 42-37 2-3-0 43-51 L 2-4-0 44-10 3-4-0 24-35 L 3-5-0 40-26 4-5-0 27-42 L 4-6-0 34-17 5-6-0

CONF 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-2-0 3-2-0 3-3-0 4-3-0

TIME ATTEND 3:08 1,149 3:30 20,122 3:36 17,147 3:20 17,188 3:42 7,324 3:44 26,185 3:22 12,310 3:09 12,213 3:20 4,421 3:14 4,183 3:06 8,341

2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING NAME Johnson, Gus Gentry, Doug Barnes, Jeremy Lawson, Keith Mosley, Destin Total Opponents

G ATT NET AVG 10 154 969 6.3 10 91 418 4.6 11 22 101 4.6 6 19 86 4.5 4 1 2 2.0 11 328 1,309 4.0 11 431 1,320 3.1

PASSING NAME Attaway, Brady Minden, Joe Total Opponents

G ATT-CMP-INT 11 334-570-21 5 61-108-5 11 395-679-26 11 197-351-9

RECEIVING NAME Roberson, Cordell Ward, D.J. Brooks, Mike Gambel, Ryan Thomas, Aaron Total Opponents

G NO YDS AVG 9 77 1,006 13.1 11 62 762 12.3 10 51 492 9.6 11 47 530 11.3 11 32 323 10.1 11 395 4,240 10.7 11 197 2,437 12.4

TACKLES NAME Garrett, Collin Epperson, Ryan Barlow, Cedric Nelson, Caleb Aubrey, Josh

G 11 11 11 10 11

INTERCEPTIONS NAME Love, Jestin McKnight, Jerrel Allison, Seth Peters, Marcus Sims, Jessie Total Opponents

G NO YDS 13 5 70 13 4 63 13 2 34 12 2 56 13 1 -2 13 17 221 13 12 129

SOLO 48 31 38 39 40

ASST 48 54 46 27 25

TD LONG AVG/G 14 66 96.9 2 17 41.8 0 20 9.2 0 28 14.3 0 2 0.5 16 66 119.0 16 47 120.0

PCT YDS 58.6 3,671 56.5 569 58.2 4,240 56.1 2,437

TOT 96 85 84 66 65

TD LONG AVG/G 29 77 333.7 2 27 113.8 31 77 385.5 23 98 221.5

TD LONG AVG/G 10 75 111.8 4 77 69.3 2 58 49.2 2 30 48.2 4 36 29.4 31 77 385.5 23 98 221.5

TFL (YDS) 9.5 (19) 5.0 (11) 5.5 (15) 3.0 (11) 7.5 (26)

AVG 14.0 15.8 17.0 28.0 -2.0 13.0 10.8

SACKS (YDS) 0.5 (4) 1.0 (5) 1.5 (9) 0.0 (0) 2.0 (16)

TD 1 0 1 1 0 3 2

LONG 36 25 34 55 0 55 64

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Jabralon Allen Jamal Allen Brady Attaway Jordan Aubrey Tyler Boyd Mike Brooks Lamarcus Brown Patrick Brown Donald Bryant Nick Bryant Nick Bruno Jordan Burton Ryne Chambers Steven Cunigan David Dane Aaron Doddy Enroni Foifua Fred Ford JC Franklin Demundre Freeman Juvon Gales Collin Garrett Marvin Gray Calib Hadnot Greg Hall Clay Hardee Kedrick Harrison Shayvion Hatten Avery Henderson Danan Henderson Ortavious Hypolite Justin Isadore Gus Johnson Ashante Joseph Anthony Kincade Keith Lawson Justice Liggins Keavon Madison Patrick Martin Malcolm Mattox Trey McGahan Ishmiah Miles Joe Minden Destin Mosley Marquis Mosley Trevor Murphy Jeremy Neff Caleb Nelson Artrez Price Andrew Ratliff Brett Rattan Darren Robinson De’Quann Ruffin Sam Schomp Lance Skyler Dru Smith Garrick Smitherman Robert Sylvester Hunter Taylor Aaron Thomas Trey Vallier Terran Vaughn Brian Walker Jamarcus Walker DJ Ward Bryan West Joshawa West Travis Wiggins Jordan Wiggs Byron Williams Eugene Wright Rodney Young

Pos. LB DB QB DB WR WR DB DB DL LB K/P LB OL WR OL WR DB RB DB DB DL LB DB WR OL DL/FB DL DL DB DL DB LB RB DL DB RB WR DB DB DL LB DL QB DB WR OL/DL OL DB DE OL K DL WR OL DL QB C WR QB WR DB OL WR RB WR DS WR OL K OL WR LB

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

Wt. 200 200 215 193 175 175 180 170 275 215 185 200 275 190 308 190 220 195 160 175 280 215 185 160 325 250 220 285 190 230 225 210 215 255 160 190 195 185 170 265 195 227 200 185 200 267 323 195 225 320 215 247 185 295 224 195 320 176 180 180 190 290 170 170 180 230 170 280 195 285 165 203

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

Hometown/Last School Frankston, Texas/Frankston Frankston, Texas/Frankston Whitehouse, Texas/Whitehouse Tyler, Texas/Lee Daingerfield, Texas/Daingerfield Irving, Texas/MacArthur Henderson, Texas/Henderson Henderson, Texas/Henderson Daingerfield, Texas/Baylor Beaumont, Texas/Westbrook Rowlett, Texas/Rowlett Longview, Texas/Longview Nasville, Ark./Nashville Wills Point, Texas/Air Force Bells, Texas/Bells Hooks, Texas/Hooks Fagatogo, American Samoa/Tyler JC Kirbyville, Texas/Kirbyville Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill Hahnville, La./Hahnville Beaumont, Texas/Kansas Tyler, Texas/Lee Woodville, Texas/Woodville Denton, Texas/Guyer Centerville, Texas/Navarro JC Coldspring, Texas/Oakhurst Daingerfield, Texas/Texas A&M Tyler, Texas/Chapel Hill Hallsville, Texas/Hallsville Orange, Texas/W. Orange Stark Beaumont, Texas/TCU Gilmer, Texas/Gilmer Houston, Texas/Dobie Tyler, Texas/Chapel Hill San Antonio, Texas/Warren Tyler, Texas/John Tyler Houston, Texas/Hightower Spring, Texas/Dekaney Newton, Texas/Newton Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale Sachse, Texas/Sachse Coppell, Texas/Coppell Jefferson, Texas/Jefferson Tyler, Texas/Lee Jefferson, Texas/Colorado State Mont Belvieu, Texas/Barbers Hill Apopka, Fla./Apopka Killeen, Texas/Killeen Llano, Texas/Llano Mesquite, Texas/Poteet Dallas, Texas/Carter Humble, Texas/Summer Creek Lindale, Texas/Lindale Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster Sherman, Texas/Sherman Midlothian, Texas/Air Force Houston, Texas/Cypress Lake Whitehouse, Texas/Whitehouse Burnet, Texas/Burnet Henderson, Texas/Henderson Beaumont, Texas/Ozen Sulphur, La./Sulphur Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin The Woodlands, Texas/College Park Lockhart, Texas/Lockhart Angelton, Texas/Angelton Grand Prairie, Texas/S. Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, Texas/S. Grand Prairie Dickinson, Texas/Dickinson Rosenberg, Texas/Terry Spring, Texas/Dekaney

No. Name 1 Tyler Boyd 2 Mike Brooks 3 Eugene Wright 4 Marquis Mosley 5 Dru Smith 6 Gus Johnson 7 Justin Isadore 8 Brady Attaway 9 DJ Ward 10 Joe Minden 12 Fred Ford 13 Ortavious Hypolite 13 Skyler Howard 14 Patrick Martin 15 Marvin Gray 18 Hunter Taylor 19 Brian Walker 20 Patrick Brown 22 Keith Lawson 23 Joshawa West 23 Keavon Madison 24 Lamarcus Brown 25 Jamarcus Walker 26 Demundre Freeman 27 Anthony Kincade 29 Destin Mosley 30 JC Franklin 32 Caleb Nelson 33 Trey Vallier 36 Brett Rattan 38 Jordan Aubrey 39 Avery Henderson 40 Collin Garrett 41 Jordan Burton 42 Jordan Wiggs 43 Nick Bryant 44 Trey McGahan 45 Nick Bruno 46 Jabralon Allen 47 Clay Hardee 48 Darren Robinson 50 Rodney Young 51 Malcolm Mattox 52 Enroni Foifua 54 Danan Henderson 55 Trevor Murphy 56 Jamal Allen 59 Bryan West 62 Ryne Chambers 64 Jeremy Neff 65 Greg Hall 69 Garrick Smitherman 70 Sam Schomp 72 Travis Wiggins 73 Juvon Gales 74 Andrew Ratliff 75 Terran Vaughn 76 Byron Williams 77 David Dane 80 De’Quann Ruffin 81 Aaron Thomas 82 Robert Sylvester 85 Calib Hadnot 86 Steven Cunigan 87 Aaron Doddy 90 Shayvion Hatten 92 Lance Skyler 94 Ashante Joseph 95 Donald Bryant 96 Artrez Price 97 Kedrick Harrison 98 Ishmiah Miles

Pos. WR WR WR WR QB RB LB QB WR QB RB DB QB DB DB QB WR DB RB WR DB DB RB DB DB DB DB DB DB K DB DB LB LB K LB LB K/P LB DL/FB DL LB DL DB DL DL DB DS OL OL OL C OL OL DL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR WR WR DL DL DL DL DE DL DL

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No. 46 56 8 38 1 2 24 20 95 43 45 41 62 86 77 87 52 12 30 26 73 40 15 85 65 47 97 90 39 54 13 7 6 94 27 22 88 23 14 51 44 98 10 29 4 55 64 32 96 74 36 48 80 70 92 5 69 82 18 81 33 75 19 25 9 59 23 72 42 76 3 50

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ABILENE CHRISTIAN WILDCATS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Dr. Phil Schubert University President

Dr. Laura Phillips Faculty Athletics Representative

Jared Mosley Athletics Director

Ann Varner Senior Woman Administrator

Location:.............................................................................. Abilene, Texas Population:..................................................................................... 117,063 Founded:............................................................................................ 1906 Joined Southland:............................................................... 1963-73, 2013 Enrollment:........................................................................................ 4,500 Nickname:..................................................................................... Wildcats Colors:................................................................................. Purple & White President:......................................................................... Dr. Phil Schubert Athletics Director:................................................................. Jared Mosley Faculty Representative:.................................................... Dr. Laura Phillips Senior Woman Administrator:.................................................... Ann Varner Ticket Office Phone:........................................................... 325-674-CATS

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach:............................................................................ Ken Collums Alma Mater, Year:.................................................. Central Arkansas, 1995 Record at School, Year:................................................................. 7-4, 2nd Career Record, Year:..................................................................... 7-4, 2nd Southland Conference Record, Years:.........................First Season in 2014 Football Office Phone:......................................................... 325-674-2353 Coaching Staff Offensive Coordinator:............................................................ Ken Collums

Central Arkansas, 1995 Defensive Coordinator/Secondary:.......................................... Darian Dulin

Southwestern (Kan.), 1997 Running Backs:.................................................................... Nathan Young

Abilene Christian, 2008 Wide Receivers:............................................................ Kendrick Holloway

Abilene Christian, 2010 Offensive Line:..........................................................................Sam Collins

Abilene Christian, 2009 Defensive Line:......................................................................................TBA TBA Linebackers/Special Teams:................................................. Mark Ribaudo

Arizona, 1988

FOOTBALL INFORMATION

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Lance Fleming Sports Information Director

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First Year of Football:......................................................................... 1906 First Year of Southland Football:......................................... 1963-72, 2014 All-Time Record, Years: .................................................. 469-382-32, 107 All-Time Southland Record, Years:..............................................11-26-1, 9 2012 Overall Record:..............................................................................7-4 2012 Lone Star Conference Record, Place:..................................4-4, t-5th Southland Conference Championships, Last:...................................... None NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last:........................................ None Offensive Formation:...................................................................... Multiple Defensive Formation:............................................................................ 4-3 Starters Returning/Lost:......................................................................18/8 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................................... 41/11

Shotwell Stadium

STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium:...........................................................................Shotwell Stadium Year Opened:...................................................................................... 1960 Record at Stadium, Years:................................................... 164-109-3, 52 Capacity:......................................................................................... 15,000 Surface:................................................................................ SafePlay Turf Press Box Phone:.................................. 325-671-4673 or 325-665-3543

MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact:................................................................. Lance Fleming E-Mail:........................................................................... flemingl@acu.edu Office Phone:...................................................................... 325-674-2693 Office Fax:.......................................................................... 325-674-6798 Cell:.................................................................................... 325-665-3543 Other SIDs:......................................................................... Chris Macaluso Website:...............................................................................acusports.com Twitter:.................................................................................... @ACUsports

2013 SCHEDULE DATE DAY OPPONENT Aug. 31 Sat. Concordia College Sept. 7 Sat. McMurry Sept. 14 Sat. New Mexico Highlands Sept. 21 Sat. at Illinois St. Sept. 28 Sat. vs. Tarleton St.1 Oct. 5 Sat. at Pittsburg St. Oct. 12 Sat. vs. Houston Baptist 2 (CSNH) Oct. 19 Sat. UIW Oct. 26 Sat. at New Mexico St. Nov. 2 Sat. OPEN Nov. 9 Sat. at UIW Nov. 16 Sat. at Prairie View A&M Nov. 23 Sat. OPEN 1 at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas 2 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas

TIME 7 p.m.

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ABILENE CHRISTIAN WILDCATS SEASON OU TLOOK

DEPTH CHART OFFENSE

For the first time since 2009, Abilene Christian enters a football season without a returning starter at the most important position on the field: quarterback.

That season, redshirt freshman Mitchell Gale seized the job six weeks into the campaign and was the Wildcats’ quarterback for the final eight games of the 2009 season and the next three seasons. He led the Wildcats to 30 wins, three appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs and left ACU as the program’s all-time leader in virtually every career passing category except touchdown passes.

So for a program accustomed to putting up big offensive numbers, going into its first season as an NCAA Division I program without an experienced signal-caller will make the historic 2013 season even more difficult.

The Wildcats enter two-a-days with senior John David Baker listed as the starting quarterback. Baker has been the backup the last two seasons and seen limited action.

If he does retain the starting job, the Wildcats will look much different offensively than they have in the past.

With Baker, the Wildcats will likely be more of a run-heavy team with seniors Charcandrick West (98 carries, 437 yards, six touchdowns) and Darrell Cantu-Harkless (39196-2) likely carrying the load in the backfield. Baker – who was a solid run-pass threat in high school – would likely be a big part of the running game as well.

The offensive line has been shuffled since the end of the 2012 season with tackles Blake Spears (6-6, 300) and Will Latu flipping spots with the senior Spears now manning the left tackle slot and the senior Latu over at right tackle.

Senior Josh Perez returns at right guard with Colton Carnes back at left guard. Tyler McIntosh is listed as the starter going into two-a-days.

Defensively the Wildcats return junior Nick Richardson at one defensive end spot, but the other three starters along the line will be new faces. The six linebackers at the three spots all saw time at their positions last year, and the secondary returns starters in cornerback Caleb Withrow and safeties Justin Stewart and Angel Lopez.

Because of league scheduling commitments, the Wildcats won’t play in the Southland Conference in 2013, but are playing two other Southland members this season: Incarnate Word Oct. 19 in Abilene and Nov. 9 in San Antonio and Houston Baptist Oct. 12 in Houston. ACU will also play an FBS opponent when it takes on New Mexico State in Las Cruces, N.M., Oct. 26.

17 12

John David Baker Malcolm Ruben

RB

26 38

Charcandrick West Darrell Cantu-Harkless

WR

47 6

Darian Hogg Demarcus Thompson

WR

4 23

Taylor Gabriel Jace Hudson

WR

38 7

Darrell Cantu-Harkless Cedric Gilbert

TE

19 88

Jonathan Parker Jamie Walker

RT

77 71

Will Latu Christian Rodriguez

RG

61 78

Josh Perez Logan Hoppenrath

C

74 64

Tyler McIntosh Garrett Langthorp

LG

76 78

Colton Carnes Logan Hoppenrath

LT

70 71

Blake Spears Christian Rodriguez

DEFENSE DE

5 54

Nick Richardson Kolby Rowe

DT

73 93

Ashton Thomas Josh Bloom

NG

93 90

Josh Bloom Nick Finney

DE

90 99

Nick Finney Brandon Dornak

WLB

27 20

Travis Tarver Justin Stephens

MLB

42 9

Jesse Harper Thor Woerner

SLB

13 18

Blake Rudd Vicente Cantu-Harkless

LCB

34 30

Caleb Withrow Keith Barnett

RCB

29 30

Tyler Chapa Keith Barnett

FS

3 32

Justin Stewart Lynn Grady

SS

21 32

Angel Lopez Lynn Grady

SPECIAL TEAMS K

81 43

Ben Hynds Nik Grau

P

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Austin Kilcullen Ben Hynds

LS

40 50

Brent Schroeder Jordan Lightfoot

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John David Baker TBA

KR

38 1

Darrell Cantu-Harkless Cade Stone

PR

4 38

Taylor Gabriel Darrell Cantu-Harkless

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The Wildcats, however, also return a solid receiving corps, led by Division II all-America Taylor Gabriel, who caught 52

passes for 684 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior in 2012. Also returning are Cantu-Harkless (56-651-2), senior Darian Hogg (37-578-5) and junior DeMarcus Thompson (34-451-2). West is also a solid receiving threat out of the backfield (18-234-3 in 2012).

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KEN COLLUMS

Birthdate: Sept. 15, 1972 Hometown: Vernon, Texas High School: Vernon College: Central Arkansas, 1995 Wife: Robyn Children: Anna and Layne

CA REER RECORD YEAR SCHOOL 2012 Abilene Christian TOTAL

OVERALL SLC 7-4 — 7-4 .636

ACU COACHING HISTORY

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NAME YEARS RECORD Vernon McCasland 1919 2-2-0 Sewell Jones 1920 4-0-1 Russell Lewis 1921 2-5-0 Victor Payne 1922-23 12-3-0 A.B. Morris 1924-41 67-77-18 Tonto Coleman 1942, 46-49 28-15-2 Garvin Beauchamp 1950-55 39-18-4 N.L. Nicholson 1956-61 28-30-1 Les Wheeler 1962-67 30-27-0 Wally Bullington 1968-76 62-32-2 Dewitt Jones 1977-78 18-4-1 Ted Sitton 1979-84 32-28-1 John Payne 1985-90 26-34-2 Ronnie Peacock 1991-92 4-15-0 Dr. Bob Strader 1993-95 14-17-0 Jack Kiser 1996-99 21-20-0 Gary Gaines 2000-04 21-30-0 Chris Thomsen* 2005-11 51-21-0 Ken Collums 2012-Present 7-4-0 *10 wins vacated in 2007 because of NCAA sanctions

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Abilene Christian Head Coach Second Season Alma Mater: Central Arkansas, 1995 Career Record: 7-4 (One Season) Record at School: 7-4 (One Season)

Ken Collums is entering his second season as the head football coach at Abilene Christian. Collums led the Wildcats to a 7-4 record in 2012 in the program’s final season as a member of NCAA Division II and the Lone Star Conference.

Collums – the FootballScoop.com D2 Coordinator of the Year in 2010 – served as the offensive coordinator at ACU from 2005-11, directing some of the most exciting and dominant offensive units in NCAA Division II history.

During those seven seasons, the Wildcats averaged 468.4 yards of offense and 39 points per game, while achieving near perfect balance in run-pass play selection. In the 82 games the Wildcats played from 2005-11, they ran the ball 2,874 times and threw it 2,857 times while gaining 38,412 yards.

In 2012, he completed an eight-year run that saw him coach two starting quarterbacks (Billy Malone from 2005-08 and Mitchell Gale from 2009-12) that each threw for more than 12,000 career yards. That feat helped ACU join Hawaii (Timmy Chang from 2001-04 and Colt Brennan from 2005-07) and Houston (Kevin Kolb from 2003-06 and Case Keenum from 2007-11) as the only two programs in NCAA college football history to feature back-to-back starting quarterbacks to top the 12,000-yard mark in a career.

In addition, he’s coached an ACU offensive unit that has sent six players to the NFL and two players to the Canadian Football League.

Since he re-joined the ACU coaching staff prior to the 2005 season, Collums’ offenses have ranked among the best in the nation. The Wildcats ranked in the top seven in NCAA Division II in total offense five times in the last eight years, including first in 2008, second in 2007, third in 2011 and fourth in 2006. The pass offense ranked third twice and sixth twice, and the rushing offense has ranked as high as ninth in the nation (2008).

The Wildcats’ scoring offense under Collums ranked first in both 2007 and 2008 (when ACU scored a combined 1,267 points in 25 games), second in 2010 and sixth in 2006.

In 2007 and 2008, Collums called the plays for one of the greatest offensive units in the history of college football. Under his guidance, ACU was 21-4, scored 1,267 points (50.7 points per game) and racked up 13,772 yards of total offense (550.9 yards per game), won the Lone Star Conference championship in 2008, and saw Scott win the Harlon Hill Award as the Division II’s best player and Sam Collins win the Gene Upshaw Award as its top lineman.

In the greatest offensive game in Lone Star Conference and ACU history, Collums led ACU to 93 points in a 93-68 win over West Texas A&M in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Division II playoffs. The Wildcats posted a school-record 810 yards of total offense and scored touchdowns on 13 of 15 possessions on their way to a remarkable 25-point win over the Buffaloes. ACU’s offense set 29 NCAA Division II single-game, NCAA Division II playoff single-game, LSC and ACU records in the record-setting rout.

In 2007, ACU became the first program in NCAA history to boast a 3,500-yard passer (Malone), a 2,000-yard rusher (Scott) and two 1,000-yard receivers (Knox and Jerale Badon) in the same season. In fact, ACU’s offense in 2008 set or tied or was part of 78 NCAA, LSC or Wildcat single-game, season or career records.

Collums was ACU’s quarterbacks/wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator from 1996-99 before returning to his alma mater, Central Arkansas, prior to the 2000 season. While coaching at Central Arkansas, Collums led the Bears to some of the greatest offensive seasons in school history.

Collums coached an offensive attack that averaged 300 yards passing per game in three of his last four seasons at UCA. The Bears were the nation’s top passing team in 2001, averaging 373 yards per game. In 2002 – Collums’ first year as offensive coordinator – the Bears were No. 8 nationally in points per game (37.5), No. 3 in passing yards per game (310.5) and No. 9 in total offense (446 yards per game). In 2004, UCA featured a balanced attack that racked up 38 points per game (No. 14), 477.7 yards per game (No. 6), 269 passing yards per game (No. 19) and 208.5 rushing yards per game (No. 26).

As a freshman quarterback at Central Arkansas, Collums led the Bears to the 1991 NAIA national championship. In four seasons as the starter, he directed his team to a combined record of 30-8-3.

Collums graduated from Central Arkansas in 1995 with a bachelor of science in kinesiology. He received his master’s in kinesiology from Central Arkansas in 1998.

Collums and his wife, Robyn, have two children, a daughter, Anna, and a son, Layne.

ABILENE CHRISTIAN WILDCATS NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Pos. DB WR QB DB CB DT DL RB DB DE OL CB FB DB LB DE DL WR WR RB DB P/K WR LB LB DT WR OL DL WR P P/K OL OL OL DS DB OL QB LB LB WR LB TE OL WR LB TE DE OL CB WR OL DE QB LB DS OL LB WR CB LB LB FB DT WR TE OL LB RB FB DB

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

Wt. 180 175 205 180 165 300 255 180 180 260 300 170 240 190 220 270 290 175 220 185 200 195 185 190 235 285 185 310 280 210 195 185 270 290 315 275 200 280 165 205 215 185 225 240 290 165 180 225 230 270 195 190 270 250 210 215 215 300 215 170 185 235 195 240 310 175 240 275 240 200 220 180

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

Hometown/Last School Wichita Falls, Texas/Wichita Falls Rider Cuero, Texas/Cuero San Angelo, Texas/San Angelo Lakeview Austin, Texas/Manor Converse, Texas/Judson Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood Park Ennis, Texas/Ennis Lewisville, Texas/Lewisville Riesel, Texas/Mart Ramona, Calif./Ramona Burleson, Texas/Burleson San Antonio, Texas/Warren Farmersville, Texas/Dallas Wylie San Antonio, Texas/Wagner Houston, Texas/Clear Brook Spring, Texas/Oak Ridge Santa Fe Springs, Calif./Santa Fe Mesquite, Texas/Horn Lancaster, Texas/Cisco JC / Lancaster) Waco, Texas/La Vega Killeen, Texas/Ellison Grapevine, Texas/Grapevine Austin, Texas/Crockett Austin, Texas/Crockett Phoenix, Ariz./Paradise Valley El Paso, Texas/Chapin Arlington, Texas/Seguin Fort Worth, Texas/Boswell Akron, Colo./Akron Bridgeport, Texas/Bridgeport Austin, Texas/Westwood Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville Abilene, Texas/Abilene Conroe, Texas/Oak Ridge St. Petersburg, Fla. /Gibbs Bryan, Texas/Brazos Christian San Antonio, Texas/MacArthur San Saba, Texas/San Saba Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley Abilene, Texas/Wylie Richardson, Texas/Plano East Wichita Falls, Texas/Burkburnett Mesquite, Texas/Wilson Carson City, Nev./Carson City Galena Park, Texas/Rio Hondo Frisco, Texas/Centennial Humble, Texas/Atascocita Lubbock, Texas/Frenship Waco, Texas/Waco Comfort, Texas/Comfort Matteson, Ill./Elmhurst College El Paso, Texas/Chapin Port Isabel, Texas/Los Fresnos Archer City, Texas/Archer City Baytown, Texas/Lee Dallas, Texas/Dallas Christian Abilene, Texas/Abilene Abilene, Texas/Abilene Cooper Keller, Texas/Fort Worth Christian N. Richland Hills, Texas/FW Christian San Antonio, Texas/Churchill Carrollton, Texas/Hebron McKinney, Texas/McKinney Longview, Texas/Longview Sugar Land, Texas/Fort Bend Kempner DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto North Richland Hills , Texas/FW Christian Hallsville, Texas/Hallsville Marble Falls , Texas/Marble Falls Springhill, La./Springhill Aledo, Texas/Aledo Sunnyvale, Texas/Dallas Christian

No. Name 1 Cade Stone 2 Chris Summers 3 Justin Stewart 4 Taylor Gabriel 5 Nick Richardson 6 Demarcus Thompson 7 Cedric Gilbert 9 Thor Woerner 12 Malcolm Ruben 13 Blake Rudd 14 Parker McKenzie 16 Drew Peters 17 John David Baker 18 Vicente Cantu-Harkless 19 Jonathan Parker 20 Justin Stephens 21 Angel Lopez 22 De’andre Brown 23 Jace Hudson 24 Quinton Baker 25 Randy Gober 26 Charcandrick West 27 Travis Tarver II 29 Tyler Chapa 30 Keith Barnett 31 D.J. Arnold 32 Lynn Grady 33 Rob Boyd 34 Caleb Withrow 35 Jeremy Rivers 36 Cy Wilson 38 Darrell Cantu-Harkless 39 Dezmond Powers 40 Brent Schroeder 41 Quentin Bryant 42 Jesse Harper 43 Nik Grau 45 Chuck Oputa 46 Torren Davis 47 Darian Hogg 48 Christian Obumseli 49 Melvin Templeton 50 Jordan Lightfoot 54 Kolby Rowe 55 Candon Canady 56 Derek Morrow 61 Josh Perez 64 Garrett Langthorp 66 Ben Kittley 70 Blake Spears 71 Christian Rodriguez 72 Hayden Wall 73 Ashton Thomas 74 Tyler McIntosh 75 Chance Rieken 76 Colton Carnes 77 Will Latu 78 Logan Hoppenrath 80 Monte Green-Avery 81 Ben Hynds 82 Milton Roberts II 83 Temi Ogunleye 85 Austin Kilcullen 86 Noah Cheshier 87 Jacob Martinez 88 Jamie Walker 89 Chad Quisenberry 90 Nick Finney 93 Josh Bloom 97 Dominic Hottinger 98 Gabe Hernandez 99 Brandon Dornak

Pos. WR LB CB WR DE WR WR LB QB LB QB WR QB LB TE LB DB RB WR DB RB RB LB CB CB DB DB DL DB CB FB WR LB DS DB LB P/K LB LB WR LB FB DS DE DE LB OL OL OL OL OL OL DT OL OL OL OL OL WR P WR WR P/K FB TE TE TE DL DT DL DT DE

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No. Name 31 D.J. Arnold 80 Monte Green-Avery 17 John David Baker 24 Quinton Baker 30 Keith Barnett 93 Josh Bloom 33 Rob Boyd 22 De’andre Brown 41 Quentin Bryant 55 Candon Canady 76 Colton Carnes 29 Tyler Chapa 86 Noah Cheshier 37 Jacoby Clay 46 Torren Davis 99 Brandon Dornak 90 Nick Finney 4 Taylor Gabriel 7 Cedric Gilbert 25 Randy Gober 32 Lynn Grady 43 Nik Grau 38 Darrell Cantu-Harkless 18 Vicente Cantu-Harkless 42 Jesse Harper 98 Gabe Hernandez 47 Darian Hogg 78 Logan Hoppenrath 97 Dominic Hottinger 23 Jace Hudson 81 Ben Hynds 85 Austin Kilcullen 66 Ben Kittley 64 Garrett Langthorp 77 Will Latu 50 Jordan Lightfoot 21 Angel Lopez 74 Tyler McIntosh 14 Parker McKenzie 56 Derek Morrow 48 Christian Obumseli 83 Temi Ogunleye 45 Chuck Oputa 19 Jonathan Parker 61 Josh Perez 16 Drew Peters 39 Dezmond Powers 89 Chad Quisenberry 5 Nick Richardson 75 Chance Rieken 35 Jeremy Rivers 82 Milton Roberts II 71 Christian Rodriguez 5 4 Kolby Rowe 12 Malcolm Ruben 13 Blake Rudd 40 Brent Schroeder 70 Blake Spears 20 Justin Stephens 1 Cade Stone 3 Justin Stewart 2 Chris Summers 27 Travis Tarver II 49 Melvin Templeton 73 Ashton Thomas 6 Demarcus Thompson 88 Jamie Walker 72 Hayden Wall 9 Thor Woerner 26 Charcandrick West 36 Cy Wilson 34 Caleb Withrow

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HOUSTON BAPTIST HUSKIES UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Dr. Robert B. Sloan Jr. University President

Dr. John Yarrington Faculty Athletics Representative

Steve Moniaci Athletics Director

Mary-Ellen Hall Senior Woman Administrator

Location:............................................................................. Houston, Texas Population:.................................................................................. 2,145,000 Founded:............................................................................................. 1960 Joined Southland:............................................................................... 2013 Enrollment:.........................................................................................2,200 Nickname:.......................................................................................Huskies Colors:......................................................................... Royal Blue & Orange President:................................................................. Dr. Robert B. Sloan Jr. Athletics Director:................................................................. Steve Moniaci Faculty Representative:................................................. Dr. John Yarrington Senior Woman Administrator:.............................................. Mary-Ellen Hall Ticket Office Phone:.............................................................281-649-3205

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach:................................................................................ Vic Shealy Alma Mater, Year:.............................................................. Richmond, 1984 Record at School, Year:...................................................................0-0, 1st Career Record, Year:................................................................27-14-1, 5th Southland Conference Record, Years:.........................First Season in 2014 Football Office Phone:..........................................................281-649-3870 Coaching Staff Assoc. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator:...............................Scott Smith

Baylor, 1981 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Front:.........................Roger Hinshaw

Appalachian State, 1972 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers:..........................Brent Vieselmeyer Concordia Running Backs:................................................................... Shannon Kelley

Texas, 1989 Cornerbacks/Nickels:........................................................... Aaron Fletcher

Texas A&M-Commerce, 2003 Safeties/Video Coordinator:..........................................................Jeff Love

Central Florida, 2006 Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line:...........................Drew O’Daniel

Florida State, 1998 Defensive Line:.......................................................................... Burl Jordan

Texas A&M, 2009

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First Year of Football:.......................................................................... 2013 First Year of Southland Football:......................................................... 2014 All-Time Record, Years:....................................................0-0, First Season All-Time Southland Record, Years:...................... 0-0, First Season in 2014 2012 Overall Record:..............................................................................N/A 2012 Southland Record, Place:..............................................................N/A Southland Conference Championships, Last:...................................... None NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last:........................................ None Offensive Formation:.............................................................................TBA Defensive Formation:............................................................................TBA

Husky Stadium (proposed)

STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium:............................................................... proposed Husky Stadium Year Opening:...................................................................................... 2014 Record at Stadium:.................................................................................N/A Capacity:............................................................................................5,000 Surface:.............................................................................Desso (artificial) Press Box Phone:..................................................................................TBA

MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact:.....................................................................Russ Reneau E-Mail:............................................................................ rreneau@hbu.edu Office Phone:...................................................................... 281-649-3098 Office Fax:.......................................................................... 281-649-3496 Cell:......................................................................................281-923-0813 Other SIDs:.................................................................. Mary Ellen Leisering Website:........................................................................... HBUHuskies.com Twitter:................................................................................. @HBUHuskies

2013 SCHEDULE DATE DAY OPPONENT Aug. 31 Sat. at Sam Houston St. Sept. 7 Sat. OPEN Sept. 14 Sat. at Wayland Baptist Sept. 21 Sat. Texas College Sept. 28 Sat. Oklahoma Baptist Oct. 5 Sat. OPEN Oct. 12 Sat. vs. Abilene Christian1 (CSNH) Oct. 19 Sat. OPEN Oct. 26 Sat. at UIW Nov. 2 Sat. OPEN Nov. 9 Sat. Texas A&M-Commerce Nov. 16 Sat. OPEN Nov. 23 Sat. OPEN 1 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas

TIME 6 p.m.

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DEPTH CHART OFFENSE

The Houston Baptist University football team will take the field for the first time in 2013, during its developmental season.

Of the Huskies seven games, four will be played at home, including three of which will be played at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School and one at BBVA Compass Stadium. HBU will play three future Southland Conference opponents, Sam Houston State, Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word, as the Huskies will play a full Southland schedule in 2014.

HBU’s first head football coach, Vic Shealy, was hired on April 9, 2012, after serving as defensive coordinator at the University of Kansas for two years. In his other head coaching stint at Azusa Pacific from 1995-98, Shealy won the NAIA National Championship in his final season.

The Huskies will open the 2013 season on Aug. 31 at Sam Houston State, which has appeared in the last two NCAA Division I Football Championship Games in Frisco. HBU will then hit the road to face Wayland Baptist on Sept. 14, before returning for three-straight home games. HBU’s home opener will be against Texas College on Sept. 21, then the Huskies host Oklahoma Baptist on Sept. 28.

HBU and Abilene Christian face off on Oct. 12 at BBVA Compass Stadium, before the Huskies travel to take on Incarnate Word on Oct. 26 in San Antonio. The Huskies wrap up the season with Homecoming against Texas A&M-Commerce on Nov. 9.

The Huskies’ roster will be comprised of roughly 60 studentathletes during the inaugural season, after adding a class of 22 on national signing day.

HBU’s initial class, highlighted by Jonathan Fleming, Jackie Robinson Jr., Craig Bell Jr., Chris Chaison and Dexter Wande began practicing in the fall of 2012. Before the Huskies’ first spring practice, they added transfers Darian Lazard, Chris Loop, TC Jones and Ja’Halen Norris.

Since 2013 is a developmental season, HBU’s football student-athletes will be able to play this year without using a year of eligibility; however, the season does count toward their NCAA five-year clock.

The game field at Husky Stadium is expected to be completed by the time the team reports for fall camp on Aug. 5 and as construction continues around the field, HBU plans to play its home games on campus, staring in 2014.

QB

9 2

Jonathan Fleming Darian Lazard

RB

3 25

Craig Bell Jackie Robinson

WR

88 81

Terrance Hawkins Wesley Lewis

WR

2 1

Darian Lazard Ralph Gordon

WR

11 4

Zack Lazarine Kwadre Wilson

TE

10 42

Max Brown Chance Talbott

OT

73 74

Phillip McCurry Tyler Brown

OT

77 70

Grady Young Eduardo Osegueda

C

58 54

Mark Hibler Hunter Barron

OG

75 71

Jared Britton Jacob Mizell

OG

55 66

TC Jones Cortez Iwuagwu

DEFENSE DE

50 82

Mike Wert Kameron LeCoq

DT

92 49

Dexter Wande Kafo Tuha

NT

49 90

Austin Holley Matt Akins

LB

28 20

Chris Chaison Chrishard Buhl

LB

40 36

Garrett Dolan Terrell Brown

LB

45 34

Chris Loop Deion Lilly

CB

24 18

Taylor Thompson Ore Bankole

CB

23 18

Prince Sam Ore Bankole

S

6 8

Ja’Helen Norris Calvin Thomas

S

22 46

Cody Moncure Nick Holt

S

27 32

John Wesby Fritz Markos

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HOUSTON BAPTIST HUSKIES THE SHEA LY F ILE

VIC SHEALY

Birthdate: July 14, 1961 Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.

High School: Auburn College: Richmond, 1984 Wife: Holly Children: Del, Jake, Will and Kate

OVERALL SLC 4-4-1 — 7-3-0 — 4-5-0 — 12-2-0 — 27-14-1 .655

HBU COACHING HISTORY NAME Vic Shealy

Alma Mater: Richmond, 1984 Career Record: 27-14-1 (Four Seasons) Record at School: 0-0 (First Season)

Vic Shealy was named the first head football coach in Houston Baptist University history on April 9, 2012.

CA REER RECORD YEAR SCHOOL 1995 Azusa Pacific 1996 Azusa Pacific 1997 Azusa Pacific 1998 Azusa Pacific TOTALS

Houston Baptist Head Coach First Season

YEARS RECORD 2013-Present 0-0-0

Shealy, 52, has been head coach at Azuza Pacific and had stints as an assistant at Richmond, UNLV, Air Force, Austin Peay State, Mars Hill College and a graduate assistant position at Baylor.

Shealy served as defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Kansas in 2011 and was the secondary coach for the Jayhawks in 2010. He was the defensive coordinator at Richmond in 2009 and at Austin Peay in 1994. At UNLV, he was the assistant head coach from 2005-08, after serving as secondary coach at Air Force from 1999-2004. Shealy was also assistant head coach at Austin Peay from 1988-89.

Shealy was the head coach at Azusa Pacific from 1995-98, leading the Cougars to the NAIA national championship in his final season. He posted an overall record of 27-14-1 at Azusa Pacific, including a 12-2 record during the championship run in 1998. His first team went 4-4-1, followed by a 7-3 season in 1996, the program’s first winning season in seven years. Shealy was named NAIA Coach of the Year and the Shutt National Coach of the Year in 1998.

While at Richmond, the Spiders were ranked No. 1 nationally for seven weeks and ranked ninth in scoring defense en route to an 11-2 season. Shealy helped Air Force to a pair of bowl appearances in the Silicon Valley Bowl in 2000 and the San Francisco Bowl in 2002. He also appeared with Baylor in the Liberty Bowl in 1985 and has seen six of his former players go on to careers in the National Football League.

Shealy earned his degree in physical education from Richmond in 1984, then a master’s degree in physical education from Baylor in 1986. He was born in Nashville, Tenn., but grew up in South Carolina and graduated from Auburn High School in Auburn, Ala. He initially attended Liberty University, where he played quarterback, before transferring to Richmond and serving on his father’s staff as a coach. His father, Dal, was the head coach at Mars Hill in 1969, at Carson-Newman from 1970-73 and at Richmond from 1980-88, compiling a 79-74 record. Dal also had stints as an assistant at Baylor, Tennessee and Auburn from 1974-1978.

TEAM PREVIEW

Shealy and his wife, Holly, have four children: Dal, Jake, Will and Kate.

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HOUSTON BAPTIST HUSKIES NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Ka’Darius Baker Ore Bankole Hunter Barron Craig Bell Jr. Jared Britton Maxwell Brown Sammie Brown Taylor Brown Tyler Brown Terrell Brown III Chrishard Buhl Mitchell Buick Chris Chaison Collin Cole Larry Day Jake Dennis Garrett Dolan David Dunkin Jonathan Fleming Ethan Fry Ralph Gordon Terrance Hawkins Tyler Helaire Mark Hibler Austin Holley Nick Holt Trevin Hooks Cortez Iwuagwu TC Jones B.J. Kelly Darian Lazard Zack Lazarine Kameron Lecoq Wesley Lewis Deion Lilly Chris Loop Nefi Lopez Laurence Martinez Fritz Markos Phillip McCurry Jake Mizell Cody Moncure Ja’Halen Norris Eduardo Osegueda Tanner Peavy Reginald Perry Jackie Robinson Jr. Sean Rophail Prince Sam Alex Solorio Trey Sudds Chance Talbott Chad Taylor Calvin Thomas Taylor Thompson Kafo Tuha Ron Vega Dexter Wande Taylor Watson Michael Wert John Wesby Kwadre Wilson Grady Young

Pos. QB CB OL RB OL TE DB DB OL LB LB WR LB DE RB DB FB/LB DB QB WR WR/KR WR DE C DT S CB OL OL RB QB/WR WR TE/DE WR/P LB LB DT DB LB OL OL WR/S DB OT/LS RB RB RB DT DB DT WR FB/LS LB S CB/KR DT QB DE OL LB CB WR/S OT

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

Wt. 195 165 250 195 290 240 176 173 310 210 220 175 205 190 190 160 235 192 205 180 165 190 240 220 285 180 155 280 285 180 190 180 240 210 225 246 230 180 195 293 325 185 190 265 210 150 180 200 209 260 170 215 200 175 175 285 205 235 265 215 185 175 310

Cl. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr..

So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr.

Hometown/Last School Navasota, Texas/Navasota Stafford, Texas/Stafford Montgomery, Texas/Montgomery Sweeny, Texas/Sweeny Conroe, Texas/Conroe Pearland, Texas/Dawson Memphis, Tenn./Barry Houston, Texas/Cypress Christian Katy, Texas/Taylor Fresno, Texas/Hightower Waco, Texas/Midway Montgomery, Texas/Hardin-Simmons Houston, Texas/Madison Sugar Land, Texas/Clements Conroe, Texas/Conroe Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch Baytown, Texas/Barbers Hill Austin, Texas/Hyde Park Baptist Spring, Texas/Abilene Christian Cedar Park, Texas/Cedar Park Los Angeles, Calif./Santa Monica JC Waxahachie, Texas/Waxahachie Houston, Texas/Pearland Sugar Land, Texas/Clements Spring, Texas/Klein Oak Katy, Texas/Katy Houston, Texas/Washington Houston, Texas/Westfield Angleton, Texas/Tyler JC Waco, Texas/Midway Pearland, Texas/Houston Richmond, Texas/Foster Fort Worth, Texas/Dunbar Leander, Texas/Rouse Houston, Texas/Texas Southern Conroe, Texas/Tyler JC Spring, Texas/Klein Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit Montgomery, Texas/Montgomery Cypress, Texas/Southern Nazarene Coldspring, Texas/Coldspring Richmond, Texas/Travis Waxahachie, Texas/Fort Scott CC Humble, Texas/Humble Rosesharon, Texas/Texas Lutheran Houston, Texas/Texas Southern Pearland, Texas/Pearland Dawson, Texas/Dawson Allen, Texas/Langston Houston, Texas/Bush Center, Texas/East Texas Baptist Clear Lake, Texas/Clear Lake Missouri City, Texas/Texas Lutheran Dallas, Texas/Skyline Bellville, Texas/Bellville Bedford, Texas/Bell Katy, Texas/Seton Hill Sugar Land, Texas/Lamar Consolidated Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood Houston, Texas/Willowridge Clear Lake, Texas/Navarro JC Manvel, Texas Mercedes, Texas/So. Nazarene

No. Name 1 Ralph Gordon 2 Darian Lazard 3 Craig Bell Jr. 4 Kwadre Wilson 5 B.J. Kelly 6 Ja’Halen Norris 7 Mitchell Buick 7 Ethan Fry 8 Calvin Thomas 9 Jonathan Fleming 10 Maxwell Brown 11 Ron Vega 12 David Dunkin 13 Sammie Brown 15 Ka’Darius Baker 15 Zack Lazarine 17 Reginald Perry 18 Ore Bankole 19 Trey Sudds 20 Chrishard Buhl 20 Trevin Hooks 21 Jake Dennis 22 Cody Moncure 23 Prince Sam 24 Taylor Thompson 25 Jackie Robinson Jr. 26 Taylor Brown 27 John Wesby 28 Chris Chaison 29 Tanner Peavy 30 Laurence Martinez 32 Fritz Markos 33 Larry Day 34 Deion Lilly 36 Terrell Brown III 40 Garrett Dolan 42 Chance Talbott 45 Chris Loop 46 Nick Holt 48 Nefi Lopez 48 Chad Taylor 49 Kafo Tuha 50 Michael Wert 52 Collin Cole 54 Hunter Barron 60 TC Jones 61 Alex Solorio 64 Austin Holley 65 Taylor Watson 66 Cortez Iwuagwu 70 Eduardo Osegueda 73 Phillip McCurry 74 Tyler Brown 77 Jared Britton 77 Grady Young 81 Wesley Lewis 82 Kameron Lecoq 82 Jake Mizell 85 Mark Hibler 88 Terrance Hawkins 92 Dexter Wande 96 Tyler Helaire 98 Sean Rophail

Pos. WR/KR QB/WR RB WR/S/KR RB DB WR WR S QB TE QB DB DB QB WR RB CB WR LB CB DB WR/S CB CB/KR RB DB CB LB RB CB LB RB LB LB FB/LB FB/LS LB S DT LB DT LB DE OL OL DT DT OL OL OT/LS OL OL OL OT WR/P TE/DE OL C WR DE DE DT

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No. 15 18 54 3 77 10 13 26 74 36 20 7 28 52 33 21 40 12 9 7 1 88 96 85 64 46 20 66 60 5 2 15 82 81 34 45 48 30 32 73 71 22 6 70 29 17 25 98 23 61 19 42 48 8 24 49 11 92 65 50 27 4 77

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UIW CARDINALS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Dr. Louis J. Agnese Jr. University President

Dr. Lydia Andrade Faculty Athletics Representative

Mark Papich Athletics Director

Angela Lawson Senior Woman Administrator

Location:....................................................................... San Antonio, Texas Population:..................................................................................1,360,000 Founded:............................................................................................. 1881 Joined Southland:............................................................................... 2013 Enrollment:......................................................................................... 9,188 Nickname:.....................................................................................Cardinals Colors:........................................................................... Red, Black & White President:................................................................. Dr. Louis J. Agnese Jr. Athletics Director:....................................................................Mark Papich Faculty Representative:................................................... Dr. Lydia Andrade Senior Woman Administrator:.............................................. Angela Lawson Ticket Office Phone:............................................................ 210-829-6406

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach:........................................................................... Larry Kennan Alma Mater, Year:................................................................ La Verne, 1966 Record at School, Year:..................................................................2-9, 2nd Career Record, Year:...............................................................26-27-3, 6th Southland Conference Record, Years:............................................... 5-9-1, Football Office Phone:......................................................... 210-805-3096 Coaching Staff Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Line:............................................Todd Ivicic

Sam Houston State, 1991 Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coord./Offensive Line:............. Tony Marciano

Indiana (Pa.), 1978 Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers:....................................... Brian Gamble

Texas A&M, 2002 Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord.:........................................... Kyle Kennan

Roger Williams, 2001 Defensive Secondary:..............................................................Nick Debose

Southeastern Oklahoma, 2006 Running Backs/Director of Operations:................................ Michael Briglin

Oswego State, 2001 Tight Ends/Academic Coordinator:...........................................Larry Moore

BYU, 1996 Special Teams/Outside Linebackers:......................................... Jake Zweig

Navy, 1995

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Shane Meling Sports Information Director

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First Year of Football:..........................................................................2009 First Year of Southland Football:......................................................... 2014 All-Time Record, Years:...............................................................12-30, 5th All-Time Southland Record, Years:..................................................0-0, 1st 2012 Overall Record:..............................................................................2-9 2012 Lone Star Conference Record, Place:...................................1-7, t-8th Southland Conference Championships, Last:...................................... None NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last:........................................ None Offensive Formation:.......................................................................Multiple Defensive Formation:.............................................................................3-4 Starters Returning:............................................................................. 12/12 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................Letters Not Awarded

Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium

STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium:.................................................... Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium Year Opened:.......................................................................................2008 Record at Stadium, Years:.............................................................8-14, 5th Capacity:............................................................................................6,000 Surface:..................................................................................Hellas Matrix Press Box Phone:................................................................ 210-283-6462

MEDIA RELATIONS Football Contact:....................................................................Shane Meling E-Mail:...........................................................................meling@uiwtx.edu Office Phone:.......................................................................210-805-3071 Office Fax:...........................................................................210-805-3574 Cell:..................................................................................... 903-399-0455 Website:.....................................................................cardinalathletics.com Twitter:.................................................................................@UIWAthletics

2013 SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

DAY OPPONENT Thu. at Central Arkansas Sat. Texas College Sat. Langston Sat. at Sam Houston St. Sat. Eastern New Mexico Sat. at Southeastern La. Sat. OPEN Sat. at Abilene Christian Sat. Houston Baptist Sat. at McMurry Sat. Abilene Christian Sat. Angelo State Sat. OPEN

TIME 7 p.m.

6 p.m.

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7 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

2 p.m.

6 p.m.

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UIW CARDINALS SEASON OU TLOOK

DEPTH CHART OFFENSE

The graduation of the “Forever First” recruiting class means the end of the first era of Incarnate Word football and with the move to NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference in 2013 it means there will be a lot of new faces on the roster and new opponents on the sidelines.

The Cardinals lost 25 seniors and return only 51 rushing yards and 428 receiving yards from the 2012 season, but second year head coach Larry Kennan is optimistic about the potential of the offense. “We are bigger and faster than we have been,” Kennan said. “We are not where we want to be yet, but are much improved.”

Sophomore quarterback Taylor Woods and sophomore wide receiver Brandon Yates are the only two returning skill position starters for the Cardinals. Woods started the final games of last year and went 95-of-163 for 782 yards and five touchdowns while Yates is the top returning receiver with 17 catches for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Junior college transfer Casey Jennings is expected to have a large impact at wide receiver and will be counted on to mentor the younger receivers.

The running back position will feature a player other than Trent Rios who finished his career with 2,420 rushing yards and 4,223 all-purpose yards. The UIW coaching staff brought in five freshmen to compete for the position.

The secondary features the most experienced player on the defense in former All-America safety Devin Haywood, but it is expected that he will be pushed by incoming freshmen Jared Ambres and Adrian Norwood. Kobie Douglas, Kielyn Lewis and Darryl Irby provide Kennan with a trio of cornerbacks that he can feel comfortable with on the field at all times. Lewis led the team with four interceptions in 2012 as a first year starter and gives the team great size on the outside.

The special teams unit is highlighted by kick returner Juan Asencio who averaged 28.1 yards per return a year ago. An anomaly in the college game, Asencio is the rare linebacker who also serves in the return game. Jake Wilcox returns as the de facto place kicker after sharing time a year ago. He was 12-of-14 on extra point attempts and made 3-of-5 field goal tries. The punting game is in safe hands with senior Emmanuel Nunez who finished seventh in NCAA Division II in 2012 with a 42.8 average and had a quarter of his punts go at least 50 yards.

3 4

Taylor Woods Trent Brittain

RB

33 39

Mike Akers Broderick Reeves

FB

32 97

Matt Bass Cyril Clark

TE

95 97

Cole Wick Cyril Clark

WR

85 84

Brandon Yates Kent Hadnot

WR

8 11

Casey Jennings Clint Killough

RT

71 64

Horace Hayes Riley Mathews

RG

73 63

WIll Mora Joseph Roberson

C

53 74

Matt McCarthy Justin Rayome

LG

77 76

Devin Threat Austin Jennings

LT

70 69

Nathan Thompson Trevor Mason

DEFENSE NT

55 78

Brandon Terry Michael Tate

DT

72 54

Robby Horton Josh Esukpa

DE

59 92

Robert Moorman Johnny Sanders

LB

90 57

Juston Edwards Blake Klumpp

LB

35 48

Padyn Giebler Juan Asencio

LB

47 40

Josh Campbell Nick Morrow

LB

42 51

Nick Ginn Jamaal Ojo

CB

41 7

Kobie Douglas Jarrius James

CB

28 30

Kielyn Lewis Darryl Irby

FS

10

Brandon Tanksley Jared Ambres

WS

21

Devin Haywood Adrian Norwood

SPECIAL TEAMS K

46 9

Jake Wilcox Emmanuel Nunez

P

9 46

Emmanuel Nunez Jake Wilcox

LS H

90 74 8 4

Juston Edwards Justin Rayome Casey Jennings Trent Brittain

KR

48 21

Juan Asencio Devin Haywood

PR

39 8

Broderick Reeves Casey Jennings

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The offensive line should be the strength of the offense thanks to experience gained from last year. Devin Threat, an all-conference selection at left tackle in 2012, moves to left guard while Nathan Thompson (LT), Matt McCarthy (C), Will Mora (RG) and Horace Hayes (RT) round out the rest of the starters.

While the offense is young and unproven, the defense returns a solid unit that has been fortified with some strong newcomers. The Cardinals will line up in a 3-4 set that features an excellent line. Defensive end Robby Horton had three sacks in the spring game and has been the team’s top sack man over the past few seasons. The Cardinals are also deep at linebacker with at least two strong players at all four spots. Sophomore inside linebacker Padyn Giebler moved into a starting role midway through the season and finished the year with 43 tackles. Junior outside linebacker Nick Ginn made 44 tackles last season, including 5.0 tackles for loss and has looked extremely good during the spring.

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UIW CARDINALS THE KENNA N F ILE

LARRY KENNAN

Birthdate: June 13, 1944 Hometown: La Verne, Calif.

High School: Bonita College: La Verne, 1966 Wife: Patricia Children: Steve, Ryan and Kyle

2012 UIW UIW TOTAL CAREER TOTALS

OVERALL SLC 6-3-2 3-2-0 3-8-0 1-4-0 4-6-1 1-3-1 13-17-3 5-9-1 .439 .367 2-9-0 — 2-9-0 .222 26-27-3 5-9-1 .491 .367

UI W COACHING HISTORY NAME Mike Santiago Larry Kennan

Alma Mater: La Verne, 1966 Career Record: 2-9 (One Season) Record at School: 2-9 (One Season)

His impact was immediate. From the moment he came on board at Incarnate Word in mid-December of 2011, Larry Kennan has had a major, positive effect on the Cardinals football program.

CA REER RECORD YEAR SCHOOL 1979 Lamar 1980 Lamar 1981 Lamar LAMAR TOTAL

UIW Head Coach Second Season

YEARS RECORD 2009-11 10-21-0 2012-Present 2-9-0

On the day of his hiring UIW Director of Athletics Mark Papich was prophetic. Papich said at the time, “... in support of the university’s vision of expanding our brand Larry Kennan provides the experience we need ... he gives Incarnate Word name recognition through his ability to reach into the NFL as well as the collegiate ranks.”

Kennan patrolled the sidelines in 2012 for the first time since 1997, however he remained close to the game during that time. He was executive director of the NFL Coaches Association based in Washington, D.C. for the 13 years prior to becoming the head coach of the Cardinals. Those years combined with his 16 seasons as an NFL coach means he knows just about everyone who has walked the professional sidelines for the past three decades.

The Cardinals were only 2-9 in Kennan’s first year at the helm, but there were a number of firsts for the program. The “Forever First” class completed their eligibility and the 2012 class set a record with 25 seniors. The team played a game in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Devan Avery became the first UIW player to play in a postseason all-star game when he went to California for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

Tight end Andrew Mocio became the first receiver in school history to earn all-region honors. Avery and Mocio also participated in UIW’s first Pro Day in the Spring of 2013.

Always known as a talent developer, Kennan put a number of freshmen in position to contribute right away in 2012. That brought about some growing pains, but should pay big dividends in the future.

He has been an NFL offensive coordinator, a quarterbacks coach, a tight ends coach, a wide receivers coach. He owns a championship ring from when the Los Angeles Raiders won Super Bowl XVIII. And, he was the head coach of the London Monarchs when they won a World Football League championship in 1991.

And perhaps most attractive of all for prospective Cardinals, he is a quarterback guru. During his tenure with the NFL Coaches Association he kept his hand in by tutoring quarterbacks as they prepared for their professional careers. The list of students is lengthy: T.J. Yates, Eli Manning, Tony Romo, Drew Brees to name a few.

Considering all of that, what Larry Kennan wanted to do was coach. And when the first opportunity came with 2012 spring drills at UIW he openly admitted to being “excited.” He recalled that on the first day when the clouds broke and the sun came out he knew all was good.

TEAM PREVIEW

Kennan was hired in December of 2011 and has gone through two recruiting cycles. He was excited about his first class and how much local talent they were able to grab. In his second offseason he continued to sign a lot of local players, but expanded out to nab top talent from Austin, Dallas, Houston and even Great Britain.

When he leads his staff to conferences and clinics, the doors open because people know Kennan and they want to talk football with him. And that’s good because he knows the game, he is immersed in it and he is back doing what he wants to do – coach.

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UIW CARDINALS NUMERICAL

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Mike Akers Michael Allen John Almarez Jared Ambres Trey Anderson Juan Asencio Chavis Barron Matt Bass Trent Brittain Daryl Brooks Joshua Campbell Cyril Clarke Tyler Colbert Taryn Davis Kobie Douglas Juston Edwards Josh Esukpa Padyn Giebler Jamari Gilbert Nick Ginn Kent Hadnot Kaleb Hardy Horace Hayes Devin Haywood Joel Higgins Robby Horton Darryl Irby Jarrius James Alex Jenkins Austin Jennings Casey Jennings Clint Killough Blake Klumpp Troy Lara Corey Lee Greg Lemon Kielyn Lewis Riley Mathews Matthew Mayle Matt McCarthy Breylann McCollum Robert Moorman Will Mora Nick Morrow Dallin Muti Adrian Norwood Jr. Emmanuel Nunez John Oglesby Jamaal Ojo Chase Ragusa Justin Rayome Broderick Reeves Justin Roberts Johnny Sanders Johnny Sessions Allen Smith Tre Spragg Stan Sullivan Brandon Tanksley Michael Tate Gabriel Taylor Brandon Terry Michael Thomas Nathan Thompson Devin Threat Cole Wick Jake Wilcox Deion Williams Taylor Woods Brandon Yates Josh Zellars

Pos. RB LB OL S TE LB DB FB QB WR LB TE NT DE S LB DL LB S LB WR QB OL DB LB DL DB DB DE OL WR WR LB DB DT LB DB OL WR OL QB DL OL LB DL S K RB LB WR OL RB OL DT RB LB DB WR S DL WR DL TE OL OL TE K RB QB WR LB

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

Wt. 212 205 317 180 225 225 165 245 180 175 235 210 315 220 170 235 270 225 178 235 172 230 280 185 195 290 175 175 250 275 192 175 210 190 260 220 205 298 170 265 200 240 310 235 275 185 202 200 240 170 270 185 240 255 218 210 180 195 210 290 200 300 220 280 300 225 170 190 200 195 195

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

Hometown/Last School San Antonio, Texas/St. Anthony’s Garland, Texas/Lakeview Centennial Houston, Texas/Cypress Lakes Manvel, Texas/Manvel San Antonio, Texas/Taft Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson Texas City, Texas/Texas City Alvin, Texas/Alvin Eastland, Texas/Eastland Teague, Texas/Teague San Antonio, Texas/Brandeis Houston, Texas/Taylor Ft. Worth, Texas/Southwest Dallas, Texas/Carrollton Newman Smith Plano, Texas/Plano Pasadena, Texas/Dobie Mansfield, Texas/Timberview Ivan, Texas/Stephenville Baytown, Texas/Baytown Lee Corpus Christi, Texas/Calallen Houston, Texas/Elkins Round Rock, Texas/Florence Schertz, Texas/Clemens San Antonio, Texas/Roosevelt Austin, Texas/Sweeny Beeville, Texas/Jones Pearland, Texas/Dawson Galveston, Texas/Ball Bath, England/St. Gregory’s San Antonio, Texas/Smithson Valley Fremont, Calif./Washington San Antonio, Texas/MacArthur San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights San Antonio, Texas/Madison Humble, Texas/LaPorte Austin, Texas/Sweeny Gainesville, Texas/Gainesville Dilley, Texas/Dililey Schertz, Texas/Steele San Antonio, Texas/Reagan Cibolo, Texas/Steele Bulverde, Texas/Smithson Valley San Antonio, Texas/Brennan Edna, Texas/Edna Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku Waco, Texas/Waco Dallas, Texas/Seguin Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes Houston, Texas/Westbury Cypress, Texas/Cypress Woods Flower Mound, Texas/FM Marcus Mexia, Texas/Mexia San Antonio, Texas/Steele Del Rio, Texas/Del Rio Mesquite, Texas/Mesquite Missouri City, Texas/Marshall Fort Bend, Texas/Elkins Beaumont, Texas/Ozen Katy, Texas/Morton Ranch Houston, Texas/Alief Elsik San Antonio, Texas/Brackenridge Liberty Hill, Texas/Liberty Hill Angleton, Texas/Angleton San Antonio, Texas/MacArthur Mexia, Texas/Mexia Halletsville, Texas/Sacred Heart Catholic San Antonio, Texas/Reagan Katy, Texas/Morton Ranch Sugar Land, Texas/Fort Bend Austin San Antonio, Texas/Clark Baytown, Texas/Baytown Lee

No. Name 1 Daryl Brooks 2 Matthew Mayle 3 Taylor Woods 4 Trent Brittain 5 Breylann McCollum 6 Jared Ambres 7 Jarrius James 8 Casey Jennings 9 Emmanuel Nunez 10 Brandon Tanksley 11 Clint Killough 12 Stan Sullivan 16 Johnny Sessions 18 Kaleb Hardy 19 Tre Spragg 20 Chavis Barron 21 Devin Haywood 22 Jamari Gilbert 26 Troy Lara 27 Allen Smith 28 Kielyn Lewis 30 Darryl Irby 31 John Oglesby 32 Matt Bass 33 Mike Akers 34 Deion Williams 35 Padyn Giebler 38 Chase Ragusa 39 Broderick Reeves 40 Nick Morrow 41 Kobie Douglas 42 Nick Ginn 43 Adrian Norwood Jr. 44 Michael Allen 46 Jake Wilcox 47 Joshua Campbell 48 Juan Asencio 49 Joel Higgins 50 Greg Lemon 51 Jamaal Ojo 52 Josh Zellars 53 Matt McCarthy 54 Josh Esukpa 55 Brandon Terry 57 Blake Klumpp 59 Robert Moorman 61 Justin Roberts 64 Riley Mathews 66 Tyler Colbert 67 Corey Lee 68 John Almarez 70 Nathan Thompson 71 Horace Hayes 72 Robby Horton 73 Will Mora 74 Justin Rayome 76 Austin Jennings 77 Devin Threat 78 Michael Tate 81 Trey Anderson 84 Kent Hadnot 85 Brandon Yates 86 Gabriel Taylor 88 Taryn Davis 90 Juston Edwards 91 Dallin Muti 92 Johnny Sanders 94 Alex Jenkins 95 Cole Wick 96 Michael Thomas 97 Cyril Clarke

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2012 REVIEW F INA L STA NDINGS Conference School W-L Pct. Home Away Neut. Streak Central Arkansas1 6-1 .857 4-0 2-1 0-0 W5 Sam Houston State2 6-1 .857 2-0 3-1 1-0 W6 Southeastern Louisiana 5-2 .714 3-1 2-1 0-0 W2 McNeese State 4-3 .571 3-2 1-1 0-0 W3 Stephen F. Austin 4-3 .571 4-0 0-2 0-1 W1 Northwestern State 2-5 .286 2-1 0-4 0-0 L3 Lamar 1-6 .143 1-3 0-3 0-0 L1 Nicholls 0-7 .000 0-4 0-3 0-0 L7 1 Southland Conference Champion and NCAA Playoffs Automatic Qualifier; 2NCAA Playoffs At-Large Bid

Overall W-L 9-3 11-4 5-6 7-4 5-6 4-7 4-8 1-10

Pct. Home Away Neut. Streak .750 6-0 3-3 0-0 L1 .733 4-0 6-3 1-1 ­L1 .455 3-2 2-4 0-0 W2 .636 4-1 3-3 0-0 W1 .455 5-0 0-5 0-1 W1 .364 4-1 0-6 0-0 L3 .333 4-2 0-6 0-0 L1 .091 1-3 0-7 0-0 L8

VS. NON-CONF ERENCE Division I-FCS........................................................... 9-5 Big Sky.....................................................................4-1 Missouri Valley.........................................................0-2 Ohio Valley...............................................................2-1 Southern..................................................................0-1 Southwest Athletic.................................................. 3-0 FCS Top 25................................................................ 4-3 Division I-FBS.......................................................... 1-15 Big 12.......................................................................0-2 Conference USA...................................................... 0-3 Mountain West.........................................................0-2 Pacific-12.................................................................0-1 Southeastern........................................................... 0-3 Sun Belt...................................................................1-2 Western Athletic.......................................................0-2

UCA EARNS SHARE OF FIRST TITLE, LEAGUE AQ

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Central Arkansas locked up a share of its first Southland Conference football championship with a 35-14 win over Northwestern State in its regular-season finale Nov. 3 in Conway. The win also assured the Bears of a return trip to the NCAA Division I Playoffs since it held the tie-breaker with Sam Houston State by virtue of its 24-20 win over the Bearkats in the conference opener in September. UCA followed with its only conference loss the next week at Stephen F. Austin, but did not lose again during the regular season, rattling off six consecutive victories, including five in Southland games.

The Bearkats, which had previously lost at Baylor, responded to their loss in Conway to win seven consecutive games, including six league games, to pull even with Central Arkansas for a share of its second consecutive title.

UCA headed into Selection Sunday with an 9-2 record and knew it was in the 20-team field for the playoffs for the second time in as many seasons. The Bears went 1-1 in the 2011 playoffs picking up a road win – and its first Division I postseason win – at Tennessee Tech before falling at Montana in the second round. UCA earned a first-round bye in the 2012 playoffs and got sent to No. 5 seed Georgia Southern. The Eagles sent the Bears back to Conway with a 24-16 setback ending their season. Georgia Southern got past Old Dominion the next week to set up a semifinal date with 2011 national champion North Dakota State, but the Bison prevailed.

Sam Houston, meanwhile, ended its season with an 8-3 after its loss at Texas A&M, led by eventual Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel. The Bearkats didn’t need to wait long to see if they were back in the playoffs for a second consecutive season. The 2011 national runners up made the field and got a home game. After dispatching Cal Poly 18-16 in the second round, Sam Houston went on the road, getting past Montana State 34-16 and Eastern Washington 45-42 to set up a national championship rematch with North Dakota State at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco.

UCA and Sam Houston dominated the all-conference teams with Sam Houston State placing 16 student-athletes evenly split on the two squads. Central Arkansas had 13 players honored on the all-conference teams, with seven earning first-team laurels. Sam Houston State running back Timothy Flanders and defensive back Darnell Taylor repeated as the Southland’s player and defensive player of the year, while UCA quarterback Wynrick Smothers was named as the league’s offensive player of the year. The inaugural offensive lineman of the year went to the Bears’ Corey Howard and defensive lineman Jonathan Woodard was named the freshman of the year.

Additionally, five Southland players earned first-team All-America honors, including Flanders, Howard, Sam Houston State all-purpose player Richard Sincere, Taylor and McNeese punt return specialist Darius Carey.

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Non-Division I........................................................... 8-0 All Non-Conference Opponents...........................18-20 Home Games.......................................................... 12-1 Road Games...........................................................6-18 Neutral Games.........................................................0-1

PRESEASON POLLS Coaches Pl. Team (first-place votes)...............................Total 1. Sam Houston State (7)........................................ 49 2. Stephen F. Austin (1)........................................... 39 3. Central Arkansas ............................................... 38 4. McNeese State...................................................34 5T. Northwestern State............................................ 21 5T. Southeastern Louisiana...................................... 21 7. Lamar................................................................. 13 8. Nicholls State........................................................ 8 Sports Information Directors Pl. Team (first-place votes)...............................Total 1. Sam Houston State (7)........................................ 49 2. Stephen F. Austin................................................ 38 3. Central Arkansas (1)........................................... 37 4. McNeese State................................................... 35 5. Northwestern State............................................ 26 6. Southeastern Louisiana...................................... 16 7. Lamar................................................................. 15 8. Nicholls State........................................................ 8

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Penalties and turnovers by Sam Houston State played a big role as North Dakota State earned their second consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championship with a 39-13 victory over the Bearkats Jan. 5 at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

The Bison converted the miscues in to 441 total yards as the game’s most valuable player, quarterback Brock Jenson, totaled 159 yards total offense including 115 yards rushing and three rushing touchdowns. Running back Sam Ojuri rushed 14 times for 92 yards and two more scores.

No penalty hurt more than a holding call that wiped out an apparent 37-yard third quarter run into the end zone by Timothy Flanders. The play would have given the Bearkats a 17-10 lead early in the third quarter. On the next play, Carlton Littlejohn intercepted a pass at the 40yard line. The turnover set up a 10-play, 60-yard drive as Jenson scored from the one to put North Dakota State up 17-10 with 8:30 left in the period. The Bison rolled to 29 second-half points.

Sam Houston ended the day with seven penalties for 70 yards. North Dakota State picked off four Sam Houston passes. Three of the turnovers set up scores. The loss in the Bearkats’ second consecutive appearance in the NCAA championship game ended their season at 11-4.

The No. 1 seed in the 2012 playoffs, North Dakota State finished with a 14-1 record. With the win, the Bison join Georgia Southern (1985 & 86 and 1989 & 90), Youngstown State (1993 & 94) and Appalachian State (2005, 06 & 07) to repeat as FCS national champions.

Bearkat quarterback Brian Bell completed 19 of 33 passes for 255 yards and a touchdown. Running back Timothy Flanders led Sam Houston on the ground with 18 carries for 46 yards. Linebacker Darius Taylor led the Bearkat defense with 11 tackles including five solo stops.

F INA L FCS POLLS Rec. 14-1 11-4 10-4 11-3 11-2 11-2 9-4 9-4 8-4 9-3 10-3 9-3 8-4 9-4 8-4 10-1 7-4 8-3 7-4 8-3 9-4 9-3 8-3 8-5 8-4

Pts. 3,550 3,386 3,183 3,143 2,949 2,859 2,673 2,289 2,229 2,166 2,158 1,930 1,839 1,537 1,354 1,346 1,147 938 894 736 603 523 515 495 383

Prv. 1 5 6 4 2 3 9 16 7 8 10 12 11 19 14 13 15 18 17 20 NR 22 21 NR 24

Others receiving votes: Eastern Illinois 349; Indiana State 306; Arkansas-Pine Bluff 138; Albany 120; UT Martin 102; Youngstown State 81; Harvard 56; Tennessee State 44; Samford 29; Montana 22; McNeese State 19; The Citadel 16; Penn 14; Drake 8; Sacramento State 5; Howard 5; South Carolina State 5; Southern Illinois 4; Northern Iowa 1; Maine 1.

FCS Coaches Rk. Team (First-place votes) 1. North Dakota State (26) 2. Sam Houston State 3. Georgia Southern 4. Eastern Washington 5. Montana State 6. Old Dominion 7. Wofford 8. Appalachian State 9. Illinois State 10. Central Arkansas 11. Cal Poly 12. Stony Brook 13. New Hampshire 14. Lehigh 15. Towson 16. Villanova 17. South Dakota State 18. Richmond 19. Eastern Kentucky 20. Northern Arizona 21. James Madison 22. Wagner 23. Bethune-Cookman 24. Coastal Carolina 25. Eastern Illinois

Rec. 14-1 11-4 12-4 11-3 11-2 11-2 9-4 8-4 9-4 9-3 9-3 10-3 8-4 10-1 7-4 8-4 9-4 8-3 8-3 8-2 7-4 9-4 9-3 8-5 7-5

Pts. Prv. 650 1 618 5 579 7 572 4 539 2 527 3 496 9 434 6 408 15 401 8 378 12 366 11 334 13 295 10 235 14 227 18 222 21 188 17 163 16 142 19 111 20 103 NR 89 22 88 NR 75 NR

Others receiving votes: Colgate 66; Harvard 60; Indiana State 32; Tennessee State 11; UT Martin 11; Youngstown State 9; Pennsylvania 7; The Citadel 5; Arkansas Pine-Bluff 3; Albany 3; San Diego 1; Chattanooga 1; Samford 1.

Sept. 3 Offense:.............................Marcus Wiltz, McNeese State Defense:....................... Rojae Jackson, Central Arkansas Special Teams:....................Jean Breaux, McNeese State Sept. 10 Offense:................. Wynrick Smothers, Central Arkansas Defense:............................Chris Raggett, McNeese State Special Teams:...............Jesse Grandy, Central Arkansas Sept. 17 Offense:................. Brad Henderson, Northwestern State Defense:.............................. Guy Morgan, McNeese State Special Teams:.............. Dezmin Lewis, Central Arkansas Sept. 24 Offense:................. Wynrick Smothers, Central Arkansas Defense:............... Robert Alford, Southeastern Louisiana Special Teams:........... Phillip Harvey, Northwestern State Oct. 1 Offense:..........................Gus Johnson, Stephen F. Austin Defense:.................Jonathan Woodard, Central Arkansas Special Teams:..... Robert Alford, Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 8 Offense:............................Brian Bell, Sam Houston State Co-Defense:............... Bookie Sneed, Sam Houston State Co-Defense:................................... Jordan Piper, Nicholls Special Teams:...............Matt Foster, Sam Houston State Oct. 15 Offense:.........................Jesse Grandy, Central Arkansas Defense:............. Jessie Beauchamp, Sam Houston State Special Teams:.............. Eddie Camara, Central Arkansas Oct. 22 Offense:.................. Richard Sincere, Sam Houston State Defense:..................... J.T. Cleveland, Sam Houston State Special Teams:...............Kevin Bufford, Central Arkansas Oct. 29 Offense:................Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State Defense:............................Seth Allison, Central Arkansas Special Teams:... John Shaughnessy, Northwestern State

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The Sports Network Rk. Team (First-place votes) 1. North Dakota State (142) 2. Sam Houston State 3. Georgia Southern 4. Eastern Washington 5. Montana State 6. Old Dominion 7. Wofford 8. Illinois State 9. Appalachian State 10. Central Arkansas 11. Stony Brook 12. Cal Poly 13. New Hampshire 14. South Dakota State 15. Villanova 16. Lehigh 17. Towson 18. Richmond 19. James Madison 20. Northern Arizona 21. Wagner 22. Bethune-Cookman 23. Eastern Kentucky 24. Coastal Carolina 25. Colgate

PLAY ERS OF THE W EEK

Nov. 5 Offense:................. Wynrick Smothers, Central Arkansas Defense:.......................... Terence Cahee, McNeese State Special Teams:.............. Jordan Wiggs, Stephen F. Austin Nov. 12 Offense:...........Xavier Roberson, Southeastern Louisiana Defense:............. Tyler Stoddard, Southeastern Louisiana Special Teams:....... Beau Mothe, Southeastern Louisiana Nov. 19 Offense:................. Wynrick Smothers, Central Arkansas Defense:...........................Chris Loveless, McNeese State Special Teams:.............. Eddie Camara, Central Arkansas 2013 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FOOTBALL

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2012 REVIEW INDI VIDUA L HONORS Player of the Year Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State Offensive Player of the Year Wynrick Smothers, Central Arkansas Defensive Player of the Year Darnell Taylor, Sam Houston State Offensive Lineman of the Year Corey Howard, Central Arkansas Freshman of the Year Jonathan Woodard, Central Arkansas Newcomer of the Year Kevin Johnson, Lamar Coach of the Year Clint Conque, Central Arkansas

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Honorable Mention Quarterback: Brady Attaway, Stephen F. Austin. Running Back: Marcus Washington, Nicholls; Keshawn Hill, Sam Houston State. Tight End/H-Back: Mike Brooks, Stephen F. Austin; Jeremy Meyers, Southeastern Louisiana; Corey Simmons, Northwestern State; Chase Dixon, Central Arkansas. Wide Receiver: Kevin Johnson, Lamar; Dezmin Lewis, Central Arkansas; Louis Hollier, Northwestern State; Erik Buchanan, Nicholls; Tony McCrea, Southeastern Louisiana. Offensive Linemen: Warren Jones, Northwestern State; Austin Wright, Stephen F. Austin; Abasi Salimu, Nicholls; Donald Jackson, Sam Houston State; Andrew Ratliff, Stephen F. Austin; Riley Smith, Sam Houston State; Jonathan Landry, McNeese State; Carson Chaisson, McNeese State. Offensive All-Purpose: Phillip Harvey, Northwestern State; Ryan Gambel, Stephen F. Austin. Defensive Linemen: Lesley Deamer, Northwestern State; Pat Williams, McNeese State; Tremaine Lucas, Southeastern Louisiana; Jarrett Brown, Sam Houston State; Ryan Chambers, Stephen F. Austin; John Prescott, Lamar; Wade Williams, Northwestern State. Linebacker: Ryan Epperson, Stephen F. Austin; Justin Heard, Central Arkansas; Jermaine Longino, Lamar; Marcus Malbrough, Lamar; Kerry Guidry, Nicholls; Patrick Black, Northwestern State; Robert Shaw, Sam Houston State; Jesse Beauchamp, Sam Houston State; Collin Garrett, Stephen F. Austin. Defensive Back: Branden Thomas, Lamar; Guy Morgan; McNeese State; Ford Smesny, McNeese State; Chad Allen, Lamar; Caleb Nelson, Stephen F. Austin; Tyler Stoddard, Southeastern Louisiana; Dillon Winfrey, Central Arkansas; Todd Washington, Southeastern Louisiana. Placekicker: Miguel Antonio, Sam Houston State; Jordan Wiggs, Stephen F. Austin.

Punter: Cory Kemps, Nicholls. Kick Return Specialist: Kevin Johnson, Lamar; Phillip Harvey, Northwestern State.

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Key - indicates two-time all-conference selection; 3 - indicates three-time all-conference select

A LL-SOU THLA ND CONF ERENCE TEA MS First-Team Offense Pos. Name QB Wynrick Smothers RB Timothy Flanders3 RB Gus Johnson TE/HB T.J. Jones WR Cordell Roberson3 WR Jesse Grandy2 WR Dominque Croom OL Corey Howard OL Kaleb Hopson2 OL John Steel2 OL Arinze Agada OL Chris Rogers AP Richard Sincere2 PK Eddie Camara2

University Central Arkansas Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin McNeese State Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Central Arkansas

Ht. 6-1 5-9 5-10 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-6 6-5 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-9

Wt. 208 210 215 245 215 165 193 290 300 295 286 270 180 168

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

Hometown Destrehan, La. Midwest City, Okla.

Gilmer, Texas Tyler, Texas Jefferson, Texas Pine Bluff, Ark. Cherokee, Ala. Wichita Falls, Texas Early, Texas Boyd, Texas Houston, Texas Littleton, Colo.

Galveston, Texas Cedar Hill, Texas

First-Team Defense DL Willie Jefferson2 DL J.T. Cleveland3 DL Jonathan Woodard DL Darren Robinson LB Darius Taylor LB Seth Allison2 LB Derek Rose3 DB Darnell Taylor 2 DB Robert Alford2 DB Dax Swanson2 DB Josh Aubrey DB Jestin Love3 P Matt Foster 2 KR Jesse Grandy2 PR Jesse Grandy2

Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State Central Arkansas Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State Central Arkansas Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern La. Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Central Arkansas Sam Houston State Central Arkansas Central Arkansas

6-6 6-0 6-5 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-6 5-11 5-11

234 290 251 247 240 195 229 195 185 185 202 208 195 165 165

Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Beaumont, Texas Baytown, Texas Brentwood, Tenn.

Dallas, Texas Mesquite, Texas Stuttgart, Ark. New Orleans, La. Mesquite, Texas Hammond, La. Waco, Texas Tyler, Texas West Memphis, Ark. Melbourne, Australia Pine Bluff, Ark. Pine Bluff, Ark.

Second-Team Offense QB Brian Bell2 RB Marcus Wiltz RB Jackie Hinton2 TE/HB Nick Scelfo2 WR Trey Diller WR Darius Carey WR D.J. Ward OL Alec Savoie2 OL Gasten Gabriel OL Taylor Johnson OL Cole Caruthers OL Sean Robertson AP Xavier Roberson PK John Shaughnessy2

Sam Houston State McNeese State Central Arkansas Nicholls Sam Houston State McNeese State Stephen F. Austin McNeese State Southeastern La. McNeese State Central Arkansas Lamar Southeastern La. Northwestern State

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

175 192 210 235 200 184 180 309 310 290 284 270 170 181

Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr.

China Spring, Texas Cecilia, La. Houston, Texas Baton Rouge, La. Spring, Texas New Orleans, La. The Woodlands, Texas Lafayette, La. Jackson, La. League City, Texas Sugarland, Texas Copperas Cove, Texas Atlanta, Ga. Shreveport, La.

Second-Team Defense DL Matt Hornbuckle DL Gary Lorance DL Jesse Dickson DL Everett Ellefsen LB Jordan Piper LB Devan Walker LB Joe Narcisse DB Terence Cahee DB Kenneth Jenkins3 DB Bookie Sneed2 DB Jamaal White3 DB Cortez Paige P Beau Mothe KR Trey Diller PR Darius Carey

Central Arkansas Sam Houston State Lamar McNeese State Nicholls Southeastern La. McNeese State McNeese State Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Northwestern State Northwestern State Southeastern La. Sam Houston State McNeese State

6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-3 5-11 5-9 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-0

281 290 265 230 242 240 222 190 195 180 192 181 210 200 184

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

Colleyville, Texas Baytown, Texas Houston, Texas Madisonville, La. New Orleans, La. Baton Rouge, La. Vacherie, La. Westlake, La. Galveston, Texas Conroe, Texas Garland, Texas Houston, Texas New Orleans, La. Spring, Texas New Orleans, La.

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Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State

Wynrick Smothers, Central Arkansas

SOU THLA ND A LL-ACA DEMIC TEA MS University Nicholls Nicholls Stephen F. Austin Northwestern State Sam Houston State Sam Houston State McNeese State McNeese State Nicholls Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Northwestern State

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

GPA 3.53 3.91 3.70 3.36 3.53 3.50 3.17 3.10 3.22 3.68 3.59 3.69

Major Education Business/Law Business Economics Biology General Studies Health Mechanical Engineering Government Mass Communications Physics Kinesiology Biology/Pre-Med

University Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Lamar McNeese State Northwestern State Central Arkansas Nicholls Nicholls Northwestern State Northwestern State Lamar

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

GPA Major 3.00 Undeclared 3.10 Management 3.71 Nursing 3.70 Health Education 3.67 Psychology 3.83 Master of Business Administration 3.39 Allied Health 4.00 Biology/Pre-Med 3.10 Biology 3.36 Psychology 3.90 Exercise Science

Student-Athlete of the Year; % CoSIDA Academic all-district election; 1 Automatic all-academic selection; 2 Two-time all-academic selection; 3 Three-time all-academic selection; 4 FCS Academic All Star. ^

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Offense Pos. Name QB Landry Klann WR Josh Hanberry WR Aaron Thomas RB Brant Legendre RB Keshawn Hill TE T.J. Jones1,4 OL Arinze Agada1 OL Alec Savoie2 OL Gerald Gruenig OL Joey White OL Ryne Chambers K John Shaughnessy^,%,1,3,4

Defense Pos. Name DL Jonathan Woodard1 DL Matt Hornbuckle DL Logan Moss DL Eric LeBlanc2 DL Wade Williams3 LB Seth Allison1,2 LB Kerry Guidry2 DB Jordan Hanberry2 DB Chase Collins DB Wilbur Myers P Kollin Kahler %,1,4

Central Arkansas’ football program led the Southland Conference for the third consecutive season with a score of 960, one of only two Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) schools to lead its respective league three consecutive years. The Bears led all Division I football teams in Arkansas as well.

“It’s great recognition for our student-athletes, our university and certainly, for our football program,” said UCA coach Clint Conque, who is entering his 14th season in 2013. “I think anytime you talk about a complete and comprehensive football program, obviously the success on the field is a major component that we all see on the scoreboard. But student-athlete success in the class room is a very important indicator of the direction of our program.”

We feel very fortunate and proud that for three years in a row, to win this award and to represent the state of Arkansas and the Southland Conference. We’ve been eligible to win the award for three years and we’ve won it three times.

That speaks well of our student-athletes.”

The UCA football program had a 960 score for the 2011-12 school year, with the numbers always a year behind. UCA’s past four scores have been 936, 942, 951 and 960 for a 947.25 average during the four-year window used by the NCAA. “We’re always proud to see our student-athletes succeed in the class room as well as on the field,” UCA athletics director Dr. Brad Teague said. “To be the highest in the state and the conference three consecutive years shows the amount of emphasis our student-athletes, coaches and support staff place on academics. We congratulate and commend the entire UCA football program on their third straight award.”

The FCS Athletics Directors Association recognizes one institution at each of the 14 FCS conferences each summer with the APR Award. In addition, the Association also recognizes one institution from each conference that has improved the most from the previous year. In all, 29 awards will be given this year, due to a tie in the Ivy League for the highest APR score in 2010-11.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) member colleges and universities adopted a comprehensive academic reform package designed to improve the academic success and graduation of all studentathletes. The centerpiece of the package is the academic measurement for teams, known as the APR.

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Central Arkansas (9-3, 6-1 SLC) Date SN/FCS Opponent (SN/FCS) Sept. 1 24/19 at Ole Miss Sept. 8 25/20 at Murray St. (RV/–) Sept. 15 RV/20 Bacone College Sept. 22 25/21 Sam Houston St.* (3/3: SLCTV) Sept. 29 16/14 at Stephen F. Austin* (RV/–) Oct. 6 24/20 Nicholls* Oct. 13 21/17 at McNeese St.* (19/15) Oct. 20 19/17 Lamar* Oct. 27 14/14 at Southeastern La.* (RV/–) Nov. 3 13/13 Northwestern St.* (HC; SLCTV) Nov. 17 10/10 Eastern Illinois (24/25) Dec. 1 8/8 at Georgia Southern (6/7; ESPN3)

Result L, 27-49 W, 42-20 W, 70-3 W, 24-20 L, 37-42 W, 34-14 W, 27-26 W, 24-14 W, 34-14 W, 35-14 W, 48-30 L, 16-24

Attend.

50,544 9,848 9,079 10,157 7,324 4,357 12,913 9,374 6,795 11,579 6,754 8,888

Lamar (4-8, 1-6 SLC) Date SN/FCS Opponent (SN/FCS) Sept. 1 –/– at Louisiana-Lafayette Sept. 8 –/– Prairie View A&M Sept. 15 –/– at Hawaii (Root Sports RM) Sept. 22 –/– Langston Sept. 29 –/– Southeastern La.* (SLCTV) Oct. 6 –/– at Northwestern St.* Oct. 13 –/– McMurry (HC) Oct. 20 –/– at Central Arkansas* (19/17) Oct. 27 –/– Sam Houston St.* (5/5; SLCTV) Nov. 3 –/– at Stephen F. Austin* (RV/–) Nov. 10 –/– Nicholls* Nov. 17 –/– at McNeese St.*

Result L, 0-40 W, 31-0 L, 2-54 W, 31-0 L, 21-31 L, 23-30 W, 52-21 L, 14-24 L, 7-56 L, 26-40 W, 34-24 L, 0-35

Attend.

25,803 15,367 31,442 12,383 8,426 8,357 13.452 9,374 9,042 4,421 8,043 11,235

McNeese State (7-4, 4-3 SLC) Date SN/FCS Opponent (SN/FCS) Aug. 30 RV/RV at Middle Tennessee Sept. 8 22/21t McMurry Sept. 15 19/19 at Weber St. (Big Sky TV) Sept. 22 19/17 at Southeastern La.* Sept. 29 24/21 Northwestern St.* Oct. 13 19/15 Central Arkansas* (21/17) Oct. 20 RV/21 at Sam Houston St.* (6/6; CSNH) Oct. 27 RV/RV Stephen F. Austin* (RV/–; HC; SLCTV) Nov. 3 RV/RV at Nicholls* (SLCTV) Nov. 10 RV/RV at Texas-San Antonio Nov. 17 RV/– Lamar*

Result W, 27-21 W, 69-7 W, 35-21 L, 24-25 W, 30-22 L, 26-27 L, 10-45 W, 35-24 W, 42-10 L, 24-31 W, 35-0

Attend.

18,690 13,291 9,617 4,791 10,532 12,913 10,151 12,213 5,299 25,784 11,235

Nicholls (1-10, 0-7 SLC) Date SN/FCS Opponent (SN/FCS) Sept. 8 –/– at South Alabama Sept. 15 –/– at Tulsa Sept. 22 –/– Evangel Oct. 6 –/– at Central Arkansas* (24/20) Oct. 13 –/– Sam Houston State* (9/8; HC) Oct. 20 –/– at Stephen F. Austin* (RV/–; SLCTV) Oct. 27 –/– at Northwestern State* Nov. 3 –/– McNeese State* (RV/RV; SLCTV) Nov. 10 –/– at Lamar* Nov. 15 –/– Southeastern Louisiana* (–/RV) Dec. 1 –/– at Oregon State (Pac 12 Network)

Result L, 3-9 L, 16-66 W, 73-17 L, 14-34 L, 0-41 L, 10-44 L, 26-27 L, 10-42 L, 24-34 L, 16-35 L, 3-77

Attend.

15,237 19,139 6,022 4,357 5,632 12,310 9,749 5,299 8,043 5,110 32,427

Northwestern State (4-7, 2-5 SLC) Date SN/FCS Opponent (SN/FCS) Sept. 1 –/– at Texas Tech Sept. 8 –/– Arkansas-Monticello Sept. 15 –/– at Nevada Sept. 22 –/– Mississippi Valley St. Sept. 29 –/– at McNeese St.* (24/21) Oct. 6 –/– Lamar* Oct. 13 –/– at Southeastern La.* (SLCTV) Oct. 27 –/– Nicholls* (HC) Nov. 3 –/– at Central Arkansas* (13/13; SLCTV) Nov. 10 –/– Sam Houston St.* (3/3; SLCTV) Nov. 17 –/– at Stephen F. Austin*

Result L, 6-44 W, 31-24 L, 34-45 W, 45-14 L, 22-30 W, 30-23 L, 22-27 W, 27-26 L, 14-35 L, 17-52 L, 17-34

Attend.

50,237 10,189 19,399 8,245 10,532 8,357 4,284 9,749 11,579 7,256 8,341

Sam Houston State (11-4, 6-1 SLC) Date SN/FCS Opponent (SN/FCS) Sept. 8 1/2 Incarnate Word Sept. 15 2/2 at Baylor (FCS) Sept. 22 3/3 at Central Arkansas* (25/21; SLCTV) Sept. 27 9/10 at Texas Southern Oct. 6 9/9 vs. Stephen F. Austin*1 (RV/RV; SLCTV) Oct. 13 9/8 at Nicholls* Oct. 20 6/6 McNeese St.* (RV/21; HC; CSNH) Oct. 27 5/5 at Lamar* (SLCTV) Nov. 3 4/4 Southeastern La.* Nov. 10 3/3 at Northwestern St.* Nov. 17 3/3 at Texas A&M (9 AP/10 USA; FSN PPV) Dec. 1 5/5 Cal Poly (12/12; ESPN3) Dec. 7 5/5 at Montana State (2/2; ESPN2) Dec. 15 5/5 at Eastern Washington (4/4; ESPNU) Jan. 5 5/5 vs. North Dakota State (1/1; ESPN2)

Result W, 54-7 L, 23-48 L, 20-24 W, 50-6 W, 51-43 W, 41-0 W, 45-10 W, 56-7 W, 70-0 W, 52-17 L, 28-47 W, 18-16 W, 34-16 W, 45-42 L, 13-39

Attend.

11,061 44,856 10,157 4,443 26,185 5,632 10,151 9,042 6,844 7,256 87,101 7,073 16,417 7,615 21,411

Southeastern Louisiana (5-6, 5-2 SLC) Date SN/FCS Opponent (SN/FCS) Sept. 1 –/– at Missouri Sept. 8 –/– South Dakota St. (RV/–) Sept. 13 –/– at UT Martin (RV/–) Sept. 22 –/– McNeese St.* (19/17) Sept. 29 –/– at Lamar* (SLCTV) Oct. 6 RV/– at Alabama-Birmingham Oct. 13 –/– Northwestern St.* (SLCTV) Oct. 27 RV/– Central Arkansas* (14/14; HC) Nov. 3 –/– at Sam Houston St.* (4/4) Nov. 10 –/– Stephen F. Austin* Nov. 15 –/RV at Nicholls*

Result L, 10-62 L, 14-31 L, 6-23 W, 25-24 W, 31-21 L, 3-52 W, 27-22 L, 14-34 L, 0-70 W, 42-27 W, 35-16

Attend.

62,173 6,278 4,012 4,791 8,426 16,212 4,284 6,795 6,844 4,183 5,110

Result W, 49-14 L, 0-52 L, 35-43 L, 37-41 W, 42-37 L, 43-51 W, 44-10 L, 24-35 W, 42-26 L, 27-42 W, 34-17

Attend.

1,149 20,122 17,147 17,188 7,324 26,185 12,310 12,213 4,421 4,183 8,341

Stephen F. Austin (5-6, 4-3 SLC) Date SN/FCS Opponent (SN/FCS) Aug. 30 20/24 Southwestern Okla.

Sept. 8 19/21t at SMU Sept. 15 23/RV at Montana St. (3/3; Big Sky TV) Sept. 22 RV/RV at Texas St. Sept. 29 RV/– Central Arkansas* (16/14) Oct. 6 RVRV vs. Sam Houston St.*1 (9/9; SLCTV) Oct. 20 RV/– Nicholls* (HC; SLCTV) Oct. 27 RV/– at McNeese St.* (RV/RV; SLCTV) Nov. 3 RV/– Lamar* Nov. 10 –/– at Southeastern La.* Nov. 17 –/– Northwestern St.* 1 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

2012 TEAM STATISTICS G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 15 77 74 0 1 20 1 600 40.0 12 54 53 0 0 13 1 418 34.8 11 48 40 1 0 15 0 375 34.1 11 46 45 0 0 12 0 357 32.5 11 32 29 1 0 14 0 265 24.1 12 32 29 0 1 6 0 241 20.1 11 27 23 2 0 6 0 207 18.8 11 24 21 0 0 10 0 195 17.7

Total Offensive Plays

1. Sam Houston State 2. Stephen F. Austin 3. Central Arkansas 4. Lamar 5. Southeastern La. 6. McNeese State 7. Northwestern State 8.

Nicholls

G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G 15 4025 2853 1076 6878 6.4 72 458.5 11 1309 4240 1007 5549 5.5 47 504.5 12 1602 3199 865 4801 5.6 49 400.1 12 1511 1857 791 3368 4.3 26 280.7 11 1136 2165 749 3301 4.4 22 300.1 11 2304 2239 735 4543 6.2 44 413.0 11 1286 1979 734 3265 4.4 28 296.8 11 1279 2443 703 3722 5.3 24 338.4

Scoring Defense

1.

McNeese State 2. Sam Houston State 3.

Central Arkansas 4. Lamar 5. Northwestern State 6. Stephen F. Austin 7. Southeastern La. 8. Nicholls

G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 11 29 26 3 0 9 0 233 21.2 15 42 36 2 0 10 0 322 21.5 12 36 30 0 0 8 0 270 22.5 12 43 41 1 0 18 0 355 29.6 11 44 42 0 0 16 0 354 32.2 11 48 43 1 0 11 1 368 33.5 11 51 44 1 0 10 0 382 34.7 11 56 54 0 0 12 0 426 38.7

Total Offensive Yards

1. Sam Houston State 2. Stephen F. Austin 3. Central Arkansas 4. McNeese State 5.

Nicholls 6. Lamar 7. Southeastern La. 8. Northwestern State

G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G 15 4025 2853 1076 6878 6.4 72 458.5 11 1309 4240 1007 5549 5.5 47 504.5 12 1602 3199 865 4801 5.6 49 400.1 11 2304 2239 735 4543 6.2 44 413.0 11 1279 2443 703 3722 5.3 24 338.4 12 1511 1857 791 3368 4.3 26 280.7 11 1136 2165 749 3301 4.4 22 300.1 11 1286 1979 734 3265 4.4 28 296.8

Touchdowns Scored

1. Sam Houston State 2. Central Arkansas 3. Stephen F. Austin 4. McNeese State 5.

Lamar 6. Northwestern State 7.

Southeastern La. 8. Nicholls

G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 15 77 74 0 1 20 1 600 40.0 12 54 53 0 0 13 1 418 34.8 11 48 40 1 0 15 0 375 34.1 11 46 45 0 0 12 0 357 32.5 12 32 29 0 1 6 0 241 20.1 11 32 29 1 0 14 0 265 24.1 11 27 23 2 0 6 0 207 18.8 11 24 21 0 0 10 0 195 17.7

Total Offensive Avg. Per Play

G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G 1. Sam Houston State 15 4025 2853 1076 6878 6.4 72 458.5 2. McNeese State 11 2304 2239 735 4543 6.2 44 413.0 3. Central Arkansas 12 1602 3199 865 4801 5.6 49 400.1 4. Stephen F. Austin 11 1309 4240 1007 5549 5.5 47 504.5 5.

Nicholls 11 1279 2443 703 3722 5.3 24 338.4 6. Northwestern State 11 1286 1979 734 3265 4.4 28 296.8 7. Southeastern La. 11 1136 2165 749 3301 4.4 22 300.1 8. Lamar 12 1511 1857 791 3368 4.3 26 280.7

Points Scored Kicking

1. Sam Houston State 2. Central Arkansas 3. Stephen F. Austin 4. McNeese State 5. Northwestern State 6. Nicholls 7.

Lamar 8.

Southeastern La.

G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 15 77 74 0 1 20 1 134 8.9 12 54 53 0 0 13 1 92 7.7 11 48 40 1 0 15 0 85 7.7 11 46 45 0 0 12 0 81 7.4 11 32 29 1 0 14 0 71 6.5 11 24 21 0 0 10 0 51 4.6 12 32 29 0 1 6 0 47 3.9 11 27 23 2 0 6 0 41 3.7

Total Offensive Touchdowns

G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G 1. Sam Houston State 15 4025 2853 1076 6878 6.4 72 458.5 2. Central Arkansas 12 1602 3199 865 4801 5.6 49 400.1 3. Stephen F. Austin 11 1309 4240 1007 5549 5.5 47 504.5 4. McNeese State 11 2304 2239 735 4543 6.2 44 413.0 5. Northwestern State 11 1286 1979 734 3265 4.4 28 296.8 6. Lamar 12 1511 1857 791 3368 4.3 26 280.7 7.

Nicholls 11 1279 2443 703 3722 5.3 24 338.4 8. Southeastern La. 11 1136 2165 749 3301 4.4 22 300.1

Total Offense

1. Stephen F. Austin 2. Sam Houston State 3. McNeese State 4. Central Arkansas 5.

Nicholls 6. Southeastern La. 7. Northwestern State 8. Lamar

G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G 11 1309 4240 1007 5549 5.5 47 504.5 15 4025 2853 1076 6878 6.4 72 458.5 11 2304 2239 735 4543 6.2 44 413.0 12 1602 3199 865 4801 5.6 49 400.1 11 1279 2443 703 3722 5.3 24 338.4 11 1136 2165 749 3301 4.4 22 300.1 11 1286 1979 734 3265 4.4 28 296.8 12 1511 1857 791 3368 4.3 26 280.7

Rushing Offense

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

G Att 15 742 11 441 12 428 12 451 11 328 11 389 11 348 11 400

Yds 4025 2304 1602 1511 1309 1286 1279 1136

Avg 5.4 5.2 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.3 3.7 2.8

TD 46 23 17 8 16 14 14 11

Yds/G 268.3 209.5 133.5 125.9 119.0 116.9 116.3 103.3

Total Defense

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

G Rush 15 1478 11 1320 11 1269 12 1926 12 1920 11 2004 11 2130 11 2119

Rushing Defense

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

G Rushes 15 453 11 365 11 431 12 487 12 443 11 450 11 446 11 473

Yards 1478 1269 1320 1920 1926 2004 2119 2130

Avg. 3.3 3.5 3.1 3.9 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.5

TD 12 13 16 21 23 24 29 18

Yds/G 98.5 115.4 120.0 160.0 160.5 182.2 192.6 193.6

Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G 3524 947 5002 5.3 39 333.5 2437 782 3757 4.8 39 341.5 2614 784 3883 5.0 29 353.0 2397 837 4323 5.2 40 360.2 2634 853 4554 5.3 36 379.5 2259 774 4263 5.5 44 387.5 2365 840 4495 5.4 40 408.6 2894 825 5013 6.1 54 455.7

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Scoring Offense

1. Sam Houston State 2. Central Arkansas 3. Stephen F. Austin 4. McNeese State 5. Northwestern State 6.

Lamar 7.

Southeastern La. 8. Nicholls

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2012 TEAM STATISTICS Yards Per Rush

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

G Att 15 742 11 441 11 328 12 428 11 348 12 451 11 389 11 400

Yds 4025 2304 1309 1602 1279 1511 1286 1136

Avg 5.4 5.2 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.3 2.8

TD 46 23 16 17 14 8 14 11

Yds/G 268.3 209.5 119.0 133.5 116.3 125.9 116.9 103.3

Passing Offense

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

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 11 679 395 26 58.2 4240 6.2 31 385.5 12 437 285 10 65.2 3199 7.3 32 266.6 11 355 205 16 57.7 2443 6.9 10 222.1 11 294 180 6 61.2 2239 7.6 21 203.5 11 349 189 10 54.2 2165 6.2 11 196.8 15 334 205 12 61.4 2853 8.5 26 190.2 11 345 189 7 54.8 1979 5.7 14 179.9 12 340 189 13 55.6 1857 5.5 18 154.8

Rushing Attempts

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

G Att 15 742 12 451 11 441 12 428 11 400 11 389 11 348 11 328

Yds 4025 1511 2304 1602 1136 1286 1279 1309

Avg 5.4 3.4 5.2 3.7 2.8 3.3 3.7 4.0

TD 46 8 23 17 11 14 14 16

Yds/G 268.3 125.9 209.5 133.5 103.3 116.9 116.3 119.0

Pass Defense

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

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 12 394 228 13 57.9 2397 6.1 17 199.8 11 324 184 12 56.8 2259 7.0 20 205.4 11 367 213 10 58.0 2365 6.4 22 215.0 12 366 217 15 59.3 2634 7.2 15 219.5 11 351 197 9 56.1 2437 6.9 23 221.5 15 494 259 18 52.4 3524 7.1 27 234.9 11 419 263 15 62.8 2614 6.2 16 237.6 11 379 240 11 63.3 2894 7.6 25 263.1

Rushing Yards

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

G Att 15 742 11 441 12 428 12 451 11 328 11 389 11 348 11 400

Yds 4025 2304 1602 1511 1309 1286 1279 1136

Avg 5.4 5.2 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.3 3.7 2.8

TD 46 23 17 8 16 14 14 11

Yds/G 268.3 209.5 133.5 125.9 119.0 116.9 116.3 103.3

Passing Attempts

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

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 11 679 395 26 58.2 4240 6.2 31 385.5 12 437 285 10 65.2 3199 7.3 32 266.6 11 355 205 16 57.7 2443 6.9 10 222.1 11 349 189 10 54.2 2165 6.2 11 196.8 11 345 189 7 54.8 1979 5.7 14 179.9 12 340 189 13 55.6 1857 5.5 18 154.8 15 334 205 12 61.4 2853 8.5 26 190.2 11 294 180 6 61.2 2239 7.6 21 203.5

Rushing Touchdowns

1. Sam Houston State 2. McNeese State 3. Central Arkansas 4. Stephen F. Austin 5. Nicholls Northwestern State 7. Southeastern La. 8. Lamar

G Att 15 742 11 441 12 428 11 328 11 348 11 389 11 400 12 451

Yds 4025 2304 1602 1309 1279 1286 1136 1511

Avg 5.4 5.2 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.8 3.4

TD 46 23 17 16 14 14 11 8

Yds/G 268.3 209.5 133.5 119.0 116.3 116.9 103.3 125.9

Pass Completions

1. Stephen F. Austin 2. Central Arkansas 3. Nicholls Sam Houston State 5. Lamar Southeastern La. Northwestern State 8. McNeese State

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 11 679 395 26 58.2 4240 10.7 31 385.5 12 437 285 10 65.2 3199 11.2 32 266.6 11 355 205 16 57.7 2443 11.9 10 222.1 15 334 205 12 61.4 2853 13.9 26 190.2 12 340 189 13 55.6 1857 9.8 18 154.8 11 349 189 10 54.2 2165 11.5 11 196.8 11 345 189 7 54.8 1979 10.5 14 179.9 11 294 180 6 61.2 2239 12.4 21 203.5

Passing Efficiency

1. Sam Houston State 2. Central Arkansas 3. McNeese State 4. Stephen F. Austin 5. Nicholls 6. Northwestern State 7.

Lamar 8. Southeastern La.

G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic 15 334 205 61.4 12 2853 26 151.6 12 437 285 65.2 10 3199 32 146.3 11 294 180 61.2 6 2239 21 144.7 11 679 395 58.2 26 4240 31 118.0 11 355 205 57.7 16 2443 10 115.8 11 345 189 54.8 7 1979 14 112.3 12 340 189 55.6 13 1857 18 111.3 11 349 189 54.2 10 2165 11 110.9

Passing Yards

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

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 11 679 395 26 58.2 4240 6.2 31 385.5 12 437 285 10 65.2 3199 7.3 32 266.6 15 334 205 12 61.4 2853 8.5 26 190.2 11 355 205 16 57.7 2443 6.9 10 222.1 11 294 180 6 61.2 2239 7.6 21 203.5 11 349 189 10 54.2 2165 6.2 11 196.8 11 345 189 7 54.8 1979 5.7 14 179.9 12 340 189 13 55.6 1857 5.5 18 154.8

Passing Efficiency Defense

G 1. Lamar 12 2. McNeese State 11 3. Sam Houston State 15 4. Central Arkansas 12 5. Northwestern State 11 6. Southeastern La. 11 7. Stephen F. Austin 11 8. Nicholls 11

106

Att Cmp 394 228 419 263 494 259 366 217 367 213 324 184 351 197 379 240

Int Pct. 13 57.9 15 62.8 18 52.4 15 59.3 10 58.0 12 56.8 9 56.1 11 63.3

Yds 2397 2614 3524 2634 2365 2259 2437 2894

TD Effic 17 116.6 16 120.6 27 123.1 15 125.1 22 126.5 20 128.3 23 130.9 25 143.4

Pass Completion Percentage

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 1. Central Arkansas 12 437 285 10 65.2 3199 11.2 32 266.6 2. Sam Houston State 15 334 205 12 61.4 2853 13.9 26 190.2 3. McNeese State 11 294 180 6 61.2 2239 12.4 21 203.5 4. Stephen F. Austin 11 679 395 26 58.2 4240 10.7 31 385.5 5. Nicholls 11 355 205 16 57.7 2443 11.9 10 222.1 6. Lamar 12 340 189 13 55.6 1857 9.8 18 154.8 7. Northwestern State 11 345 189 7 54.8 1979 10.5 14 179.9 8. Southeastern La. 11 349 189 10 54.2 2165 11.5 11 196.8

2012 TEAM STATISTICS Pass Interceptions

1. McNeese State 2. Northwestern State 3. Central Arkansas Southeastern La. 5. Sam Houston State 6. Lamar 7. Nicholls 8. Stephen F. Austin

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 11 294 180 6 61.2 2239 7.6 21 203.5 11 345 189 7 54.8 1979 5.7 14 179.9 12 437 285 10 65.2 3199 7.3 32 266.6 11 349 189 10 54.2 2165 6.2 11 196.8 15 334 205 12 61.4 2853 8.5 26 190.2 12 340 189 13 55.6 1857 5.5 18 154.8 11 355 205 16 57.7 2443 6.9 10 222.1 11 679 395 26 58.2 4240 6.2 31 385.5

Kickoff Return Average

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

G 12 15 11 12 11 11 11 11

Ret 52 44 39 33 60 53 39 52

Yds 1184 940 830 695 1255 1059 736 959

TD 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0

Avg 22.8 21.4 21.3 21.1 20.9 20.0 18.9 18.4

Passing Touchdowns

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

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 12 437 285 10 65.2 3199 7.3 32 266.6 11 679 395 26 58.2 4240 6.2 31 385.5 15 334 205 12 61.4 2853 8.5 26 190.2 11 294 180 6 61.2 2239 7.6 21 203.5 12 340 189 13 55.6 1857 5.5 18 154.8 11 345 189 7 54.8 1979 5.7 14 179.9 11 349 189 10 54.2 2165 6.2 11 196.8 11 355 205 16 57.7 2443 6.9 10 222.1

Interception Return Average

G 1. Lamar 12 2. Northwestern State 11 3. Nicholls 11 4. Sam Houston State 15 5. Central Arkansas 12 6. Southeastern La. 11 7. Stephen F. Austin 11 8. McNeese State 11

No. 13 10 11 18 15 12 9 15

Yds 233 172 185 234 131 82 41 52

TD 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 2

Avg 17.9 17.2 16.8 13.0 8.7 6.8 4.6 3.5

G 15 11 11 12 11 11 12 11

Made 20 15 14 13 12 10 6 6

Att 25 20 17 15 18 14 10 14

Pct .800 .750 .824 .867 .667 .714 .600 .429

Fumble Return average

G Rcvd Ret Yds TD Avg 1.

Lamar 12 3 1 62 1 62.0 2. Central Arkansas 12 12 3 92 3 30.7 3.

Southeastern La. 11 6 1 25 1 25.0 4. Stephen F. Austin 11 17 2 49 1 24.5 5. Northwestern State 11 10 1 7 0 7.0 Sam Houston State 15 10 3 21 1 7.0 7. McNeese State 11 13 0 0 0 0.0 Nicholls 11 10 0 0 0 0.0

PAT Kicking

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

G 12 11 15 11 11 11 12 11

Made 53 45 74 29 23 40 29 21

Att 54 46 76 30 24 43 32 24

Pct .981 .978 .974 .967 .958 .930 .906 .875

Fumbles Recovered

G Rcvd Ret Yds TD Avg 1. Stephen F. Austin 11 17 2 49 1 24.5 2. McNeese State 11 13 0 0 0 0.0 3. Central Arkansas 12 12 3 92 3 30.7 4. Sam Houston State 15 10 3 21 1 7.0 Nicholls 11 10 0 0 0 0.0 Northwestern State 11 10 1 7 0 7.0 7.

Southeastern La. 11 6 1 25 1 25.0 8.

Lamar 12 3 1 62 1 62.0

PR Avg TBg Net/P 106 1.6 6 39.1 141 2.7 4 37.8 111 1.7 7 36.3 176 3.6 3 36.1 208 2.8 2 34.4 381 5.6 3 34.4 217 3.6 2 32.7 470 7.6 3 32.5

Turnover Margin Gained Lost

G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G 1. McNeese State 11 13 15 28 6 6 12 +16 1.45 2. Sam Houston State 15 12 18 30 8 12 20 +10 0.67 3. Central Arkansas 12 12 15 27 11 10 21 +6 0.50 4.

Northwestern State 11 10 10 20 13 7 20 +0 0.00 5. Southeastern La. 11 6 12 18 11 10 21 -3 -0.27 6.

Nicholls 11 11 11 22 13 16 29 -7 -0.64 7. Lamar 12 3 13 16 19 13 32 -16 -1.33 8. Stephen F. Austin 11 17 9 26 15 26 41 -15 -1.36

Net Yards Per Punt

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

G 15 11 12 11 11 12 11 11

Punt Return Average

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

G 11 11 11 12 15 11 12 11

No. Yards Avg/P 65 2767 42.6 52 2185 42.0 67 2681 40.0 49 2006 40.9 75 2830 37.7 68 2782 40.9 60 2218 37.0 62 2548 41.1

Ret 10 19 21 20 36 15 17 30

Yds 193 346 299 273 477 111 111 187

TD 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0

Avg 19.3 18.2 14.2 13.6 13.2 7.4 6.5 6.2

1st Downs

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

G 15 11 12 11 12 11 11 11

Rush 183 80 91 109 93 69 66 54

Pass 116 200 145 110 93 99 82 105

Pen 26 37 18 27 20 28 33 19

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Field Goals

1. Sam Houston State 2. Stephen F. Austin 3. Northwestern State 4. Central Arkansas 5. McNeese State 6. Nicholls 7. Lamar Southeastern La.

Total 325 317 254 246 206 196 181 178

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2012 TEAM STATISTICS Opponent 1st Downs

1. Stephen F. Austin 2. Lamar 3. Southeastern La. 4. McNeese State 5. Central Arkansas 6. Northwestern State Sam Houston State 8. Nicholls

G 11 12 11 11 12 11 15 11

Total 185 221 223 228 238 252 252 270

Sacks Against

1. Sam Houston State 2. Stephen F. Austin 3. Southeastern La. McNeese State 5. Central Arkansas 6. Lamar 7. Northwestern State 8. Nicholls

3rd-Down Conversions

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

G 15 11 12 11 12 11 11 11

Conv 98 56 76 80 63 55 53 43

Att 215 133 184 200 173 167 168 141

Pct 45.6 42.1 41.3 40.0 36.4 32.9 31.5 30.5

Penalties

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

G 11 12 12 11 15 11 11 11

No 77 83 86 83 112 80 99 105

Yds 692 760 767 740 1021 753 930 946

Avg/G 62.9 63.3 63.9 67.3 68.1 68.5 84.5 86.0

Opponent 3rd-Down Conv.

G 1. Stephen F. Austin 11 2. Sam Houston State 15 3. Central Arkansas 12 4. Lamar 12 5. Northwestern State 11 6. McNeese State 11 7. Southeastern La. 11 8. Nicholls 11

Conv 47 60 56 58 70 66 69 79

Att 170 209 172 178 175 161 161 159

Pct 27.6 28.7 32.6 32.6 40.0 41.0 42.9 49.7

Opponent Penalties

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

G 11 11 11 11 12 11 12 15

No 111 98 76 74 85 70 79 90

Yds 1071 855 750 689 723 645 633 784

Avg/G 97.4 77.7 68.2 62.6 60.2 58.6 52.8 52.3

4th-Down Conversions

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

G 12 11 11 12 15 11 11 11

Conv 15 6 9 13 10 10 13 8

Att 19 9 15 22 18 24 34 23

Pct 78.9 66.7 60.0 59.1 55.6 41.7 38.2 34.8

Time of Possession

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

G 15 12 11 12 11 11 11 11

Opponent 4th Down Conv.

G 1. Southeastern La. 11 2. Lamar 12 3. Sam Houston State 15 4. Stephen F. Austin 11 5. McNeese State 11 6. Northwestern State 11 Central Arkansas 12 8. Nicholls 11

Conv 11 12 14 12 13 12 12 16

Att 24 26 29 22 23 20 20 23

Pct 45.8 46.2 48.3 54.5 56.5 60.0 60.0 69.6

Red-Zone Offense

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

G RZone 15 62-68 11 41-46 12 38-44 11 26-31 12 25-31 11 49-61 11 22-32 11 23-37

Pct TDs 91.2 44 89.1 31 86.4 30 83.9 18 80.6 19 80.3 34 68.8 17 62.2 16

Yards 274 199 177 157 130 156 104 68

Red-Zone Defense

1. McNeese State 2. Central Arkansas 3. Sam Houston State 4. Stephen F. Austin Lamar 6. Northwestern State 7. Southeastern La. 8. Nicholls

G RZone 11 27-36 12 32-42 15 31-40 11 30-36 12 45-54 11 38-45 11 39-45 11 51-58

Pct TDs R/P FG-AT Fm/Int/Dn/Oth 75.0 21 11/10 6-7 1/3/4/0 76.2 24 16/8 8-12 1/4/1/0 77.5 23 12/11 8-13 1/1/2/0 83.3 25 13/12 5-8 1/0/1/1 83.3 33 20/13 12-15 1/2/3/0 84.4 22 11/11 16-20 2/0/1/0 86.7 30 19/11 9-13 1/1/0/0 87.9 42 25/17 9-11 3/1/1/0

Sacks By

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

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G 15 11 12 11 12 11 11 11

Rush 66 86 95 79 106 97 91 106

Pass 90 111 102 126 116 118 126 143

Sacks 38 31 30 25 21 20 15 11

Pen 29 24 26 23 16 37 35 21

G 15 11 11 11 12 12 11 11

Sacks 6 10 18 18 22 33 34 43

Total Time 505:51 375:07 343:28 362:34 326:32 324:51 303:25 282:22

Yards 46 85 122 130 128 240 191 286

Avg/G 33:43 31:15 31:13 30:12 29:41 29:31 27:35 25:40

R/P FG-AT Fm/Int/Dn/Oth 32/12 18-22 0/0/1/1 17/14 10-13 2/0/0/0 14/16 8-10 2/1/1/0 10/8 8-9 2/0/1/1 7/12 6-9 3/0/0/0 14/20 15-19 1/4/3/0 8/9 5-10 0/2/3/0 11/5 7-10 3/4/2/2

2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Total Offense

1. Attaway, Brady-SFA 2. Smothers, Wynrick-UCA 3. Bell, Brian-SHSU 4. Henderson, Brad-NSU 5. Stroud, Cody-MCN 6. Klann, Landry-NICH 7. Stanley, Nathan-SLU 8. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU 9. Flanders, Timothy-SHSU 10. Johnson, Gus-SFA

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

G Rush 11 -153 12 449 15 377 11 253 11 -47 11 -109 11 -30 9 23 15 1642 10 969

Pass Plays 3671 590 3103 536 2715 419 1874 465 2102 315 2049 383 1952 391 1194 233 0 288 0 154

Total Yds/G 3518 319.8 3552 296.0 3092 206.1 2127 193.4 2055 186.8 1940 176.4 1922 174.7 1217 135.2 1642 109.5 969 96.9

Total Offensive Yards

1. Smothers, Wynrick-UCA 2. Attaway, Brady-SFA 3. Bell, Brian-SHSU 4. Henderson, Brad-NSU 5. Stroud, Cody-MCN 6. Klann, Landry-NICH 7. Stanley, Nathan-SLU 8. Flanders, Timothy-SHSU 9. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU 10. Johnson, Gus-SFA

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

G Rush 12 449 11 -153 15 377 11 253 11 -47 11 -109 11 -30 15 1642 9 23 10 969

Pass Plays 3103 536 3671 590 2715 419 1874 465 2102 315 2049 383 1952 391 0 288 1194 233 0 154

Total Yds/G 3552 296.0 3518 319.8 3092 206.1 2127 193.4 2055 186.8 1940 176.4 1922 174.7 1642 109.5 1217 135.2 969 96.9

Total Offensive Touchdowns

1. Smothers, Wynrick-UCA 2. Bell, Brian-SHSU 3. Attaway, Brady-SFA 4. Stroud, Cody-MCN 5. Henderson, Brad-NSU 6. Flanders, Timothy-SHSU 7. Johnson, Gus-SFA 8. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU 9. Stanley, Nathan-SLU 10. Klann, Landry-NICH

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

Pass Total 31 34 25 31 29 29 19 24 14 19 0 17 0 14 13 13 9 10 8 9

Rushing

Cl 1. Flanders, Timothy-SHSU Jr. 2. Johnson, Gus-SFA So. 3. Wiltz, Marcus-MCN Jr. 4. Washington, Marcus-NICH Jr. 5. Garrett, DePauldrick-LU Jr. 6. Hinton, Jackie-UCA Sr. 7. Murray, Javaris-MCN Fr. 8. Roberson, Xavier-SLU Fr. 9. Gentry, Doug-SFA Fr. 10. Sincere, Richard-SHSU So.

G 15 10 10 10 10 12 10 11 10 15

Att Yds 288 1642 154 969 130 651 116 598 138 585 152 619 86 504 105 488 91 418 106 607

Avg TD Long Yds/G 5.7 17 71 109.5 6.3 14 66 96.9 5.0 6 35 65.1 5.2 6 54 59.8 4.2 2 35 58.5 4.1 4 21 51.6 5.9 3 76 50.4 4.6 4 36 44.4 4.6 2 17 41.8 5.7 5 65 40.5

All-Purpose Yards

1. Grandy, Jesse-UCA 2. Diller, Trey-SHSU 3. Flanders, Timothy-SHSU 4. Roberson, Cordell-SFA 5. Johnson, Gus-SFA 6. Hanberry, Josh-NICH 7. Carey, Darius-MCN 8. Johnson, Kevin-LU 9. Spencer, Diontae-MCN 10. Roberson, Xavier-SLU

Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G Sr. 12 28 797 238 522 1585 132.1 Sr. 15 62 927 354 528 1871 124.7 Jr. 15 1642 128 0 0 1770 118.0 Sr. 9 -3 1006 0 0 1003 111.4 So. 10 969 86 0 0 1055 105.5 So. 10 -6 308 0 596 898 89.8 Sr. 10 162 455 213 41 871 87.1 So. 11 15 309 0 623 947 86.1 Sr. 11 159 413 46 264 882 80.2 Fr. 11 488 20 0 366 874 79.5

Rushing Yards

Cl 1. Flanders, Timothy-SHSU Jr. 2. Johnson, Gus-SFA So. 3. Wiltz, Marcus-MCN Jr. 4. Hinton, Jackie-UCA Sr. 5. Sincere, Richard-SHSU So. 6. Washington, Marcus-NICH Jr. 7. Garrett, DePauldrick-LU Jr. 8. Hill, Keshawn-SHSU So. 9. Murray, Javaris-MCN Fr. 10. Roberson, Xavier-SLU Fr.

G 15 10 10 12 15 10 10 14 10 11

Att Yds 288 1642 154 969 130 651 152 619 106 607 116 598 138 585 68 530 86 504 105 488

Avg TD Long Yds/G 5.7 17 71 109.5 6.3 14 66 96.9 5.0 6 35 65.1 4.1 4 21 51.6 5.7 5 65 40.5 5.2 6 54 59.8 4.2 2 35 58.5 7.8 7 55 37.9 5.9 3 76 50.4 4.6 4 36 44.4

G Rush 12 3 15 6 11 0 11 5 11 5 15 17 10 14 9 0 11 1 11 1

Scoring (Kick)

1. Antonio, Miguel-SHSU 2. Camara, Eddie-UCA 3. Wiggs, Jordan-SFA 4. Lewis, Josh-MCN 5. Shaughnessy, John-NSU 6. Dolan, Andrew-NICH 7. Stout, Justin-LU 8. Sebastian, Seth-SLU

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

G 15 12 11 11 11 11 12 11

PATs 73-74 53-54 36-39 42-43 29-30 21-24 29-32 23-24

FGs 20-25 13-15 15-20 11-17 14-17 10-14 6-10 6-14

Pts Pts/G 133 8.9 92 7.7 81 7.4 75 6.8 71 6.5 51 4.6 47 3.9 41 3.7

Rushing Touchdowns

Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G 1. Flanders, Timothy-SHSU Jr. 15 288 1642 5.7 17 71 109.5 2. Johnson, Gus-SFA So. 10 154 969 6.3 14 66 96.9 3. Hill, Keshawn-SHSU So. 14 68 530 7.8 7 55 37.9 4. Wiltz, Marcus-MCN Jr. 10 130 651 5.0 6 35 65.1

Washington, Marcus-NICH Jr. 10 116 598 5.2 6 54 59.8

Bell, Brian-SHSU Jr. 15 97 377 3.9 6 72 25.1 7. Sincere, Richard-SHSU So. 15 106 607 5.7 5 65 40.5

Henderson, Brad-NSU Sr. 11 135 253 1.9 5 27 23.0

Bobo, Terence-UCA Sr. 12 73 208 2.8 5 25 17.3

Stroud, Cody-MCN Jr. 11 37 -47 -1.3 5 14 -4.3

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Cl G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Pts/G 1. Johnson, Gus-SFA So. 10 15 0 0 0 90 9.0 2.

Antonio, Miguel-SHSU Sr. 15 0 73 20 0 133 8.9 3.

Camara, Eddie-UCA So. 12 0 53 13 0 92 7.7 4.

Wiggs, Jordan-SFA So. 11 0 36 15 0 81 7.4 5. Flanders, Timothy-SHSU Jr. 15 18 0 0 0 108 7.2 6. Johnson, Kevin-LU So. 11 13 0 0 0 78 7.1 7.

Lewis, Josh-MCN Sr. 11 0 42 11 0 75 6.8 8. Roberson, Cordell-SFA Sr. 9 10 0 0 0 60 6.7 9.

Shaughnessy, John-NSU Sr. 11 0 29 14 0 71 6.5 10.

Dolan, Andrew-NICH Jr. 11 0 21 10 0 51 4.6

Scoring (Touchdowns)

Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G 1.

Johnson, Gus-SFA So. 10 15 14 1 0 0 90 9.0 2.

Flanders, Timothy-SHSU Jr. 15 18 17 1 0 0 108 7.2 3. Johnson, Kevin-LU So. 11 13 1 10 2 0 78 7.1 4. Roberson, Cordell-SFA Sr. 9 10 0 10 0 0 60 6.7 5.

Lewis, Dezmin-UCA So. 12 8 0 6 2 0 48 4.0 Croom, Dominique-UCA Sr. 12 8 0 8 0 0 48 4.0 Grandy, Jesse-UCA Sr. 12 8 0 7 1 0 48 4.0 8.

Roberson, Xavier-SLU Fr. 11 7 4 1 2 0 42 3.8 9.

Wiltz, Marcus-MCN Jr. 10 6 6 0 0 0 36 3.6 Washington, Marcus-NICH Jr. 10 6 6 0 0 0 36 3.6

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2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Passing Average Per Game

1. Attaway, Brady-SFA 2. Smothers, Wynrick-UCA 3. Stroud, Cody-MCN 4. Klann, Landry-NICH 5. Bell, Brian-SHSU 6. Stanley, Nathan-SLU 7. Henderson, Brad-NSU 8. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU 9. Mothe, Beau-SLU 10. Morris, Rumeall-NSU

Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G Jr. 11 570 334 21 58.6 3671 29 333.7 Jr. 12 427 277 9 64.9 3103 31 258.6 Jr. 11 278 170 5 61.2 2102 19 191.1 Jr. 11 310 176 14 56.8 2049 8 186.3 Jr. 15 322 197 10 61.2 2715 25 181.0 Sr. 11 327 177 9 54.1 1952 9 177.5 Sr. 11 330 181 4 54.8 1874 14 170.4 Jr. 9 193 113 8 58.5 1194 13 132.7 Sr. 11 4 3 0 75.0 67 1 6.1 Jr. 10 1 1 0 100.0 42 0 4.2

Passing Yards

1. Attaway, Brady-SFA 2. Smothers, Wynrick-UCA 3. Bell, Brian-SHSU 4. Stroud, Cody-MCN 5. Klann, Landry-NICH 6. Stanley, Nathan-SLU 7. Henderson, Brad-NSU 8. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU 9. Berry, Caleb-LU 10. Minden, Joe-SFA

Cl G Jr. 11 Jr. 12 Jr. 15 Jr. 11 Jr. 11 Sr. 11 Sr. 11 Jr. 9 So. 8 Fr. 5

Att Cmp 570 334 427 277 322 197 278 170 310 176 327 177 330 181 193 113 146 76 108 61

Int Pct. 21 58.6 9 64.9 10 61.2 5 61.2 14 56.8 9 54.1 4 54.8 8 58.5 5 52.1 5 56.5

Yds TD Avg/G 3671 29 333.7 3103 31 258.6 2715 25 181.0 2102 19 191.1 2049 8 186.3 1952 9 177.5 1874 14 170.4 1194 13 132.7 663 5 82.9 569 2 113.8

Passing Efficiency

1. Bell, Brian-SHSU 2. Smothers, Wynrick-UCA 3. Stroud, Cody-MCN 4. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU 5. Attaway, Brady-SFA 6. Henderson, Brad-NSU 7. Klann, Landry-NICH 8. Stanley, Nathan-SLU

Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff. Jr. 15 322 197 10 61.2 2715 25 151.4 Jr. 12 427 277 9 64.9 3103 31 145.7 Jr. 11 278 170 5 61.2 2102 19 143.6 Jr. 9 193 113 8 58.5 1194 13 124.5 Jr. 11 570 334 21 58.6 3671 29 122.1 Sr. 11 330 181 4 54.8 1874 14 114.1 Jr. 11 310 176 14 56.8 2049 8 111.8 Sr. 11 327 177 9 54.1 1952 9 107.8

Pass Attempts

1. Attaway, Brady-SFA 2. Smothers, Wynrick-UCA 3. Henderson, Brad-NSU 4. Stanley, Nathan-SLU 5. Bell, Brian-SHSU 6. Klann, Landry-NICH 7. Stroud, Cody-MCN 8. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU 9. Berry, Caleb-LU 10. Minden, Joe-SFA

Cl G Jr. 11 Jr. 12 Sr. 11 Sr. 11 Jr. 15 Jr. 11 Jr. 11 Jr. 9 So. 8 Fr. 5

Att Cmp 570 334 427 277 330 181 327 177 322 197 310 176 278 170 193 113 146 76 108 61

Int Pct. 21 58.6 9 64.9 4 54.8 9 54.1 10 61.2 14 56.8 5 61.2 8 58.5 5 52.1 5 56.5

Yds TD Avg/G 3671 29 333.7 3103 31 258.6 1874 14 170.4 1952 9 177.5 2715 25 181.0 2049 8 186.3 2102 19 191.1 1194 13 132.7 663 5 82.9 569 2 113.8

Passing Yds. Per Completion

Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/C 1. Bell, Brian-SHSU Jr. 15 322 197 10 61.2 2715 25 13.8 2. Stroud, Cody-MCN Jr. 11 278 170 5 61.2 2102 19 12.4 3. Klann, Landry-NICH Jr. 11 310 176 14 56.8 2049 8 11.6 4. Smothers, Wynrick-UCA Jr. 12 427 277 9 64.9 3103 31 11.2 5. Stanley, Nathan-SLU Sr. 11 327 177 9 54.1 1952 9 11.0 6. Attaway, Brady-SFA Jr. 11 570 334 21 58.6 3671 29 11.0 7. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU Jr. 9 193 113 8 58.5 1194 13 10.6 8. Henderson, Brad-NSU Sr. 11 330 181 4 54.8 1874 14 10.4

Pass Completions

1. Attaway, Brady-SFA 2. Smothers, Wynrick-UCA 3. Bell, Brian-SHSU 4. Henderson, Brad-NSU 5. Stanley, Nathan-SLU 6. Klann, Landry-NICH 7. Stroud, Cody-MCN 8. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU 9. Berry, Caleb-LU 10. Minden, Joe-SFA

Cl G Jr. 11 Jr. 12 Jr. 15 Sr. 11 Sr. 11 Jr. 11 Jr. 11 Jr. 9 So. 8 Fr. 5

Att Cmp 570 334 427 277 322 197 330 181 327 177 310 176 278 170 193 113 146 76 108 61

Int Pct. 21 58.6 9 64.9 10 61.2 4 54.8 9 54.1 14 56.8 5 61.2 8 58.5 5 52.1 5 56.5

Yds TD Avg/G 3671 29 333.7 3103 31 258.6 2715 25 181.0 1874 14 170.4 1952 9 177.5 2049 8 186.3 2102 19 191.1 1194 13 132.7 663 5 82.9 569 2 113.8

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1. Bell, Brian-SHSU 2. Stroud, Cody-MCN 3. Smothers, Wynrick-UCA 4. Klann, Landry-NICH 5. Attaway, Brady-SFA 6. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU 7. Stanley, Nathan-SLU 8. Henderson, Brad-NSU

Passing Touchdowns

1. Smothers, Wynrick-UCA 2. Attaway, Brady-SFA 3. Bell, Brian-SHSU 4. Stroud, Cody-MCN 5. Henderson, Brad-NSU 6. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU 7. Stanley, Nathan-SLU 8. Klann, Landry-NICH 9. Berry, Caleb-LU 10. Minden, Joe-SFA

Cl G Jr. 12 Jr. 11 Jr. 15 Jr. 11 Sr. 11 Jr. 9 Sr. 11 Jr. 11 So. 8 Fr. 5

Att Cmp 427 277 570 334 322 197 278 170 330 181 193 113 327 177 310 176 146 76 108 61

Int Pct. 9 64.9 21 58.6 10 61.2 5 61.2 4 54.8 8 58.5 9 54.1 14 56.8 5 52.1 5 56.5

Yds TD Avg/G 3103 31 258.6 3671 29 333.7 2715 25 181.0 2102 19 191.1 1874 14 170.4 1194 13 132.7 1952 9 177.5 2049 8 186.3 663 5 82.9 569 2 113.8

Pass Interceptions

1. Attaway, Brady-SFA 2. Klann, Landry-NICH 3. Bell, Brian-SHSU 4. Stanley, Nathan-SLU

Smothers, Wynrick-UCA 6. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU 7. Minden, Joe-SFA

Stroud, Cody-MCN

Berry, Caleb-LU 10. Henderson, Brad-NSU

Cl G Jr. 11 Jr. 11 Jr. 15 Sr. 11 Jr. 12 Jr. 9 Fr. 5 Jr. 11 So. 8 Sr. 11

Att Cmp 570 334 310 176 322 197 327 177 427 277 193 113 108 61 278 170 146 76 330 181

Int Pct. 21 58.6 14 56.8 10 61.2 9 54.1 9 64.9 8 58.5 5 56.5 5 61.2 5 52.1 4 54.8

Yds TD Avg/G 3671 29 333.7 2049 8 186.3 2715 25 181.0 1952 9 177.5 3103 31 258.6 1194 13 132.7 569 2 113.8 2102 19 191.1 663 5 82.9 1874 14 170.4

Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/A Jr. 15 322 197 10 61.2 2715 25 8.4 Jr. 11 278 170 5 61.2 2102 19 7.6 Jr. 12 427 277 9 64.9 3103 31 7.3 Jr. 11 310 176 14 56.8 2049 8 6.6 Jr. 11 570 334 21 58.6 3671 29 6.4 Jr. 9 193 113 8 58.5 1194 13 6.2 Sr. 11 327 177 9 54.1 1952 9 6.0 Sr. 11 330 181 4 54.8 1874 14 5.7

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Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G 1. Smothers, Wynrick-UCA Jr. 12 427 277 9 64.9 3103 31 258.6 2. Bell, Brian-SHSU Jr. 15 322 197 10 61.2 2715 25 181.0 3. Stroud, Cody-MCN Jr. 11 278 170 5 61.2 2102 19 191.1 4. Attaway, Brady-SFA Jr. 11 570 334 21 58.6 3671 29 333.7 5. Mossakowski, Ryan-LU Jr. 9 193 113 8 58.5 1194 13 132.7 6. Klann, Landry-NICH Jr. 11 310 176 14 56.8 2049 8 186.3 7. Henderson, Brad-NSU Sr. 11 330 181 4 54.8 1874 14 170.4 8. Stanley, Nathan-SLU Sr. 11 327 177 9 54.1 1952 9 177.5

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1. Roberson, Cordell-SFA 2. Ward, D.J.-SFA 3. Brooks, Mike-SFA 4. Grandy, Jesse-UCA 5. Lewis, Dezmin-UCA 6. Croom, Dominique-UCA 7. Gambel, Ryan-SFA 8. Diller, Trey-SHSU 9.

Turner, Jesse-NICH 10. Ford, Barry-LU

Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Rec/G Sr. 9 77 1006 10 75 13.1 8.56 Fr. 11 62 762 4 77 12.3 5.64 Jr. 10 51 492 2 58 9.6 5.10 Sr. 12 61 797 7 75 13.1 5.08 So. 12 56 616 6 42 11.0 4.67 Sr. 12 53 711 8 74 13.4 4.42 Sr. 11 47 530 2 30 11.3 4.27 Sr. 15 62 927 4 56 15.0 4.13 Sr. 11 45 448 2 69 10.0 4.09 Jr. 12 49 470 1 25 9.6 4.08

Receiving Touchdowns

1. Roberson, Cordell-SFA

Johnson, Kevin-LU 3. Nelson, Chance-SHSU 4. Croom, Dominique-UCA 5. Grandy, Jesse-UCA 6. Lewis, Dezmin-UCA 7. Diller, Trey-SHSU

Ward, D.J.-SFA

Edwards, Jordan-LU

Thomas, Aaron-SFA

Cl Sr. So. So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr.

Receiving Yards Per Game

1. Roberson, Cordell-SFA 2. Ward, D.J.-SFA 3. Grandy, Jesse-UCA 4. Diller, Trey-SHSU 5. Croom, Dominique-UCA 6. Lewis, Dezmin-UCA 7. Brooks, Mike-SFA 8. Gambel, Ryan-SFA 9. Carey, Darius-MCN 10. Nelson, Chance-SHSU

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

Punting

1. Mothe, Beau-SLU 2. Foster, Matt-SHSU 3. Kemps, Cory-NICH 4. Kahler, Kollin-LU 5. Breaux, Jean-MCN 6. Buford, Kevin-UCA 7. Russo, Nic-NSU 8. Bruno, Nick-SFA

Cl Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr.

G Punt Yds Long Avg 11 53 2305 60 43.5 15 61 2637 61 43.2 11 50 2112 64 42.2 12 67 2782 63 41.5 11 48 1981 67 41.3 12 66 2640 69 40.0 11 73 2830 64 38.8 11 41 1553 76 37.9

Yards Per Catch

1. Nelson, Chance-SHSU 2. Carey, Darius-MCN 3. Diller, Trey-SHSU 4. McCrea, Tony-SLU 5. Hanberry, Josh-NICH 6.

Fruge’ Marquis-SLU 7. Brown, Clifton-NSU 8. Hollier, Louis-NSU 9. Moore, Stanley-SLU 10. Scelfo, Nick-NICH

Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G So. 15 35 671 9 70 19.2 44.7 Sr. 10 28 455 3 52 16.2 45.5 Sr. 15 62 927 4 56 15.0 61.8 Jr. 11 28 401 1 44 14.3 36.5 So. 10 22 308 0 68 14.0 30.8 Jr. 11 24 335 0 39 14.0 30.5 Sr. 11 27 375 2 53 13.9 34.1 Jr. 11 28 384 2 42 13.7 34.9 So. 11 27 370 0 38 13.7 33.6 So. 11 22 300 2 30 13.6 27.3

Number of Punts

1. Russo, Nic-NSU 2. Kahler, Kollin-LU 3. Buford, Kevin-UCA 4. Foster, Matt-SHSU 5. Mothe, Beau-SLU 6. Kemps, Cory-NICH 7. Breaux, Jean-MCN 8. Bruno, Nick-SFA 9. Attaway, Brady-SFA 10. Bell, Brian-SHSU

Cl Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr.

G Punt Yds Long Avg 11 73 2830 64 38.8 12 67 2782 63 41.5 12 66 2640 69 40.0 15 61 2637 61 43.2 11 53 2305 60 43.5 11 50 2112 64 42.2 11 48 1981 67 41.3 11 41 1553 76 37.9 11 15 586 57 39.1 15 4 130 41 32.5

Receptions

1. Roberson, Cordell-SFA 2. Diller, Trey-SHSU

Ward, D.J.-SFA 4. Grandy, Jesse-UCA 5. Lewis, Dezmin-UCA 6. Croom, Dominique-UCA 7. Brooks, Mike-SFA 8. Ford, Barry-LU 9. Gambel, Ryan-SFA 10.

Turner, Jesse-NICH

Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G Sr. 9 77 1006 10 75 13.1 111.8 Sr. 15 62 927 4 56 15.0 61.8 Fr. 11 62 762 4 77 12.3 69.3 Sr. 12 61 797 7 75 13.1 66.4 So. 12 56 616 6 42 11.0 51.3 Sr. 12 53 711 8 74 13.4 59.2 Jr. 10 51 492 2 58 9.6 49.2 Jr. 12 49 470 1 25 9.6 39.2 Sr. 11 47 530 2 30 11.3 48.2 Sr. 11 45 448 2 69 10.0 40.7

Yards Punted

1. Russo, Nic-NSU 2. Kahler, Kollin-LU 3. Buford, Kevin-UCA 4. Foster, Matt-SHSU 5. Mothe, Beau-SLU 6. Kemps, Cory-NICH 7. Breaux, Jean-MCN 8. Bruno, Nick-SFA 9. Attaway, Brady-SFA 10. Bell, Brian-SHSU

Cl Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr.

G Punt Yds Long Avg 11 73 2830 64 38.8 12 67 2782 63 41.5 12 66 2640 69 40.0 15 61 2637 61 43.2 11 53 2305 60 43.5 11 50 2112 64 42.2 11 48 1981 67 41.3 11 41 1553 76 37.9 11 15 586 57 39.1 15 4 130 41 32.5

Reception Yards

1. Roberson, Cordell-SFA 2. Diller, Trey-SHSU 3. Grandy, Jesse-UCA 4. Ward, D.J.-SFA 5. Croom, Dominique-UCA 6. Nelson, Chance-SHSU 7. Lewis, Dezmin-UCA 8. Gambel, Ryan-SFA 9. Brooks, Mike-SFA 10. Ford, Barry-LU

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

PAT Kicking

1. Antonio, Miguel-SHSU 2. Camara, Eddie-UCA 3. Lewis, Josh-MCN 4. Shaughnessy, John-NSU 5. Sebastian, Seth-SLU 6. Wiggs, Jordan-SFA 7. Stout, Justin-LU 8. Dolan, Andrew-NICH

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

G 9 11 12 15 12 12 10 11 10 15

Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G 77 1006 10 75 13.1 111.8 62 927 4 56 15.0 61.8 61 797 7 75 13.1 66.4 62 762 4 77 12.3 69.3 53 711 8 74 13.4 59.2 35 671 9 70 19.2 44.7 56 616 6 42 11.0 51.3 47 530 2 30 11.3 48.2 51 492 2 58 9.6 49.2 49 470 1 25 9.6 39.2

Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G 77 1006 10 75 13.1 111.8 19 309 10 34 16.3 28.1 35 671 9 70 19.2 44.7 53 711 8 74 13.4 59.2 61 797 7 75 13.1 66.4 56 616 6 42 11.0 51.3 62 927 4 56 15.0 61.8 62 762 4 77 12.3 69.3 23 349 4 60 15.2 29.1 32 323 4 36 10.1 29.4

G Made 15 73 12 53 11 42 11 29 11 23 11 36 12 29 11 21

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Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G 77 1006 10 75 13.1 111.8 62 762 4 77 12.3 69.3 61 797 7 75 13.1 66.4 62 927 4 56 15.0 61.8 53 711 8 74 13.4 59.2 56 616 6 42 11.0 51.3 51 492 2 58 9.6 49.2 47 530 2 30 11.3 48.2 28 455 3 52 16.2 45.5 35 671 9 70 19.2 44.7

G 9 11 15 12 12 12 15 11 12 11

Pct. 98.6 98.1 97.7 96.7 95.8 92.3 90.6 87.5

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2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PAT Kicking Attempts

1. Antonio, Miguel-SHSU 2. Camara, Eddie-UCA 3. Lewis, Josh-MCN 4. Wiggs, Jordan-SFA 5. Stout, Justin-LU 6. Shaughnessy, John-NSU 7. Sebastian, Seth-SLU

Dolan, Andrew-NICH 9. Juhl, Mason-SFA 10. Glaze, Malcolm-MCN

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

G Made 15 73 12 53 11 42 11 36 12 29 11 29 11 23 11 21 4 4 3 3

Att Pct. 74 98.6 54 98.1 43 97.7 39 92.3 32 90.6 30 96.7 24 95.8 24 87.5 4 100.0 3 100.0

PAT Kicks Made

1. Antonio, Miguel-SHSU 2. Camara, Eddie-UCA 3. Lewis, Josh-MCN 4. Wiggs, Jordan-SFA 5. Shaughnessy, John-NSU

Stout, Justin-LU 7. Sebastian, Seth-SLU 8. Dolan, Andrew-NICH 9. Juhl, Mason-SFA 10. Glaze, Malcolm-MCN

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

G Made 15 73 12 53 11 42 11 36 11 29 12 29 11 23 11 21 4 4 3 3

Att Pct. 74 98.6 54 98.1 43 97.7 39 92.3 30 96.7 32 90.6 24 95.8 24 87.5 4 100.0 3 100.0

Field Goals Made

1. Wiggs, Jordan-SFA 2. Antonio, Miguel-SHSU 3. Shaughnessy, John-NSU 4. Camara, Eddie-UCA 5. Lewis, Josh-MCN 6. Dolan, Andrew-NICH 7. Sebastian, Seth-SLU 8. Stout, Justin-LU

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Punt Return Average 1. Carey, Darius-MCN 2. Grandy, Jesse-UCA 3. Diller, Trey-SHSU 4. Venson, Mik-LU 5. Lacy, De’Vante-SFA

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

G 11 15 11 12 11 11 11 12

FG FGA Long 15 20 75.0 20 25 80.0 14 17 82.4 13 15 86.7 11 17 64.7 10 14 71.4 6 14 42.9 6 10 60.0

Pct. 1.36 1.33 1.27 1.08 1.00 0.91 0.55 0.50

Cl Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr.

G 10 12 15 9 10

Ret 17 19 32 14 16

Yds 213 238 354 97 88

TD Long 0 43 1 72 0 49 0 20 0 32

Avg 12.5 12.5 11.1 6.9 5.5

Kick Return Average Cl 1. Roberson, Xavier-SLU Fr. 2. Lacy, De’Vante-SFA Fr. 3. Johnson, Kevin-LU So. 4. Grandy, Jesse-UCA Sr. 5. Franks, VanLawrance-LU Sr. 6. Eagan, Ed-NSU Fr. 7. Diller, Trey-SHSU Sr. 8. Spencer, Diontae-MCN Sr. 9. Smiley, Jeff-SLU Fr. 10. Hanberry, Josh-NICH So.

G 11 10 11 12 12 9 15 11 11 10

Ret 11 12 22 20 17 12 23 12 24 31

Yds 366 351 623 522 410 282 528 264 474 596

TD Long 2 96 0 74 2 89 0 48 0 73 1 82 0 59 0 33 0 47 0 53

Avg 33.3 29.2 28.3 26.1 24.1 23.5 23.0 22.0 19.8 19.2

Defensive Interceptions

Cl G Int Yds TD Long Int/G 1. Alford, Robert-SLU Sr. 11 4 5 0 3 0.36 2.

Sneed, Bookie-SHSU Jr. 12 4 103 2 92 0.33 Thomas, Branden-LU Jr. 12 4 68 1 53 0.33 4. Morgan, Guy-MCN Jr. 10 3 5 0 5 0.30 5. Paige, Cortez-NSU Sr. 11 3 112 1 52 0.27

White, Jamaal-NSU Sr. 11 3 13 0 13 0.27

Bronson, Ryan-MCN Jr. 11 3 5 0 4 0.27 8. Shaw, Robert-SHSU Sr. 15 4 51 1 37 0.27

Swanson, Dax-SHSU Sr. 15 4 29 0 28 0.27 10. Brady, Karl-UCA Jr. 10 2 36 0 36 0.20

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Tackles Per Game

Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack 1. Piper, Jordan-NICH Sr. 11 LB 56 51 107 9.7 1.5 2.

Longino, Jermaine-LU Jr. 12 LB 63 44 107 8.9 2.0 3. Rose, Derek-NSU Sr. 11 LB 49 48 97 8.8 0.0 4.

Garrett, Collin-SFA So. 11 LB 48 48 96 8.7 0.5 5. Heard, Justin-UCA Jr. 12 LB 63 37 100 8.3 0.0 6. Black, Patrick-NSU Jr. 11 LB 39 48 87 7.9 0.0 7. Epperson, Ryan-SFA Sr. 11 LB 31 54 85 7.7 1.0 8.

Barlow, Cedric-SFA Jr. 11 DB 38 46 84 7.6 1.5 9. Love, Jestin-UCA Jr. 12 DB 49 42 91 7.6 0.0 10.

Cahee, Terence-MCN Jr. 11 CB 45 35 80 7.3 0.0 Muse, Kaleb-SLU So. 11 LB 45 35 80 7.3 1.5 12. Narcisse, Joe-MCN Sr. 9 LB 34 31 65 7.2 3.5 13. Jackson, Rojae-UCA Sr. 11 DB 36 42 78 7.1 1.5 14. Allison, Seth-UCA Sr. 12 LB 52 32 84 7.0 1.0 15. Taylor, Darnell-SHSU Sr. 15 DB 69 33 102 6.8 2.0 Sacks

1. Jefferson, Willie-SFA 2. Robinson, Darren-SFA 3. Taylor, Darius-SHSU 4. Walker, Devan-SLU 5. Woodard, Jonathan-UCA 6. Weaver, Andrew-SHSU 7. Miles, Ishmiah-SFA 8. Williams, Justin-UCA 9. Broadway, Cornist-NSU 10. Knight, Rashar-NICH

Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G Sr. 11 DE 7 2 63 8.0 0.73 So. 11 DE 4 7 42 7.5 0.68 Sr. 14 LB 6 2 53 7.0 0.50 Sr. 10 LB 7 0 51 7.0 0.70 Fr. 12 DE 7 0 41 7.0 0.58 Jr. 14 DE 4 2 48 5.0 0.36 So. 9 DE 4 2 38 5.0 0.56 Sr. 11 DL 5 0 27 5.0 0.45 Jr. 10 DE 4 1 28 4.5 0.45 Sr. 11 LB 4 0 28 4.0 0.36

Tackles For Loss

Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G 1. Taylor, Darius-SHSU Sr. 14 LB 13 6 79 16.0 1.14 2. Heard, Justin-UCA Jr. 12 LB 13 4 32 15.0 1.25 3. Beauchamp, Jesse-SHSU Jr. 15 LB 11 3 41 12.5 0.83 4. Lorance, Gary-SHSU Jr. 14 DL 8 9 47 12.5 0.89 5. Walker, Devan-SLU Sr. 10 LB 12 0 61 12.0 1.20 6. Ellefsen, Everett-MCN So. 11 DE 10 4 45 12.0 1.09 7. Jefferson, Willie-SFA Sr. 11 DE 9 5 73 11.5 1.05

Robinson, Darren-SFA So. 11 DE 7 9 59 11.5 1.05 9. Woodard, Jonathan-UCA Fr. 12 DE 10 2 51 11.0 0.92 10. Knight, Rashar-NICH Sr. 11 LB 7 6 46 10.0 0.91 Fumbles Forced

1. Jefferson, Willie-SFA 2. Narcisse, Joe-MCN 3. Ellefsen, Everett-MCN

Vergenal, Siegan-NICH 5. Longino, Jermaine-LU

Allison, Seth-UCA 7. Nelson, Caleb-SFA

Mitchell, Dwayne-NICH

Morgan, Guy-MCN 10. Muse, Kaleb-SLU

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

G 11 9 11 11 12 12 10 10 10 11

Num 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

Avg/G 0.45 0.33 0.27 0.27 0.25 0.25 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.18

Fumbles Recovered 1. Hickman, Ronnie-SFA

Loveless, Chris-MCN 3. Black, Patrick-NSU 4. Woodard, Jonathan-UCA 5. Morgan, Guy-MCN 6. Aubrey, Josh-SFA

Robinson, Darren-SFA

Sam, Aaron-MCN

Hubert, Cqulin-SLU 10. Gaines, Markeith-UCA

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

G 10 10 11 12 10 11 11 11 11 12

Num 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Avg/G 0.30 0.30 0.27 0.25 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.17

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Points.................................................... 73..........Nicholls vs. Evangel (Sept. 22, 2012) Points scored kicking............................ 16..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Lamar (Nov. 3, 2012)..........................................................................................................................[4fg,4pat] Touchdowns.......................................... 10..........three times, last by Sam Houston State vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012) Total offense yards.............................. 751..........Nicholls vs. Evangel (Sept. 22, 2012)................................................................................................................................[390r,361p] Total offense plays.............................. 109..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Lamar (Nov. 3, 2012)...........................................................................................................................[39r,70p] Total offense yards/play....................... 9.4..........two times, last by Sam Houston State vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012).......................................................................... [61-575] Rushing yards..................................... 418..........Sam Houston State at Eastern Washington (Dec. 15, 2012) Rushing attempts.................................. 65..........Sam Houston State at Eastern Washington (Dec. 15, 2012) Yards per rush...................................... 8.2..........Sam Houston State at Lamar (Oct. 27, 2012)........................................................................................................................ [46-378] Rushing TDs............................................ 7..........Sam Houston State vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012) Longest rush......................................... 93..........McNeese State vs. Lamar (Nov. 17, 2012) Passing yards......................................545..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State (Oct. 6, 2012) Passing attempts.................................. 76..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State (Oct. 6, 2012) Passing TDs............................................ 6..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State (Oct. 6, 2012) Longest pass......................................... 79..........Nicholls at Central Arkansas (Oct. 6, 2012) Passes completed................................. 45..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Nicholls (Oct. 20, 2012) Had intercepted....................................... 7..........Stephen F. Austin at SMU (Sept. 8, 2012) Pass completion pct...........................88.9..........Sam Houston State vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012)............................................................................................................. [8-9] Passing yards/attempt....................... 18.9..........Sam Houston State vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012)..........................................................................................................[9-170] Yards per catch.................................. 23.1..........Sam Houston State at Montana State (Dec. 7, 2012).............................................................................................................[11-254] Field goal attempts................................. 4..........four times, last by Stephen F. Austin vs. Lamar (Nov. 3, 2012) Field goals made..................................... 4..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Lamar (Nov. 3, 2012) Longest field goal.................................. 49..........Southeastern La. vs. McNeese State (Sept. 22, 2012) Field goal pct.................................... 100.0..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Lamar (Nov. 3, 2012)................................................................................................................................. [4-4] PAT kicks attempted............................. 10..........three times, last by Sam Houston State vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012) PAT kicks made..................................... 10..........three times, last by Sam Houston State vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012) PAT kicks pct................................... 100.0..........three times, last by Sam Houston State vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012)...........................................................................[10-10] 2-point PAT attempts.............................. 2..........Stephen F. Austin at Montana State (Sept. 15, 2012) 2-point PATs made.................................. 1..........four times, last by Southeastern La. vs. Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 10, 2012) Punts..................................................... 11..........Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 29, 2012) Longest punt......................................... 76..........Stephen F. Austin at Montana State (Sept. 15, 2012) Yards punted....................................... 441..........Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 29, 2012).........................................................................................................[11-441] Punting avg........................................ 52.0..........McNeese State vs. McMurry (Sept. 8, 2012)............................................................................................................................[2-104] Punt returns............................................ 7..........Sam Houston State vs. Incarnate Word (Sept. 8, 2012) Punt return yards.................................114..........Sam Houston State vs. Incarnate Word (Sept. 8, 2012) Punt return avg.................................. 35.5..........Northwestern State vs. Lamar (Oct. 6, 2012).............................................................................................................................[2-71] Punt return TDs....................................... 1..........five times, last by Southeastern La. vs. Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 10, 2012) Longest punt return............................... 75..........Southeastern La. at Lamar (Sept. 29, 2012) Kick returns............................................. 9..........Lamar at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012) Kick return yards.................................344..........Lamar at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012) Kick return avg................................... 40.3..........Northwestern State vs. Mississippi Valley (Sept. 22, 2012)......................................................................................................[3-121] Longest kick return............................... 97..........Northwestern State vs. Mississippi Valley (Sept. 22, 2012) Kick return TDs....................................... 1..........six times, last by Southeastern La. at Nicholls (Nov. 15, 2012) Interceptions........................................... 4..........three times, last by Lamar at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012) Interception return yds........................ 121..........Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 6, 2012) Interception return avg....................... 60.5..........Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 6, 2012)..........................................................................................................[2-121] Longest interception rtn........................ 96..........Lamar vs. Southeastern La. (Sept. 29, 2012) Interception return TDs........................... 2..........two times, last by McNeese State vs. McMurry (Sept. 8, 2012) Fumbles lost............................................ 6..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Central Arkansas (Sept. 29, 2012) Fumbles recovered.................................. 6..........Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 29, 2012) Sacked by opp......................................... 7..........Northwestern State at Central Arkansas (Nov. 3, 2012) QB sacks................................................. 7..........Central Arkansas vs. Northwestern State (Nov. 3, 2012) Turnovers committed............................ 10..........Stephen F. Austin at SMU (Sept. 8, 2012) Turnovers caused.................................... 7..........Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 29, 2012) Kicks blocked.......................................... 1..........19 times, last by Sam Houston State vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 1, 2012) First downs........................................... 36..........two times, last by Stephen F. Austin at Texas State (Sept. 22, 2012) 1st downs rushing................................. 21..........Nicholls vs. Evangel (Sept. 22, 2012) 1st downs passing................................ 25..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Nicholls (Oct. 20, 2012) 1st downs by penalty.............................. 7..........two times, last by Northwestern State at Southeastern La. (Oct. 13, 2012) Penalties............................................... 15..........Southeastern La. vs. Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 10, 2012) Penalties yards.................................... 159..........Southeastern La. vs. Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 10, 2012)

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2012 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points scored........................................ 24..........four times, last by Johnson, Gus (Stephen F. Austin) at Southeastern La. (Nov. 10, 2012) Touchdowns............................................ 4..........four times, last by Johnson, Gus (Stephen F. Austin) at Southeastern La. (Nov. 10, 2012) TD responsibility..................................... 6..........Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Sam Houston State (Oct. 6, 2012)................................................................................[0r,6p] Points scored kicking............................ 16..........Wiggs, Jordan (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Lamar (Nov. 3, 2012)................................................................................................[4fg,4pat] Total offense yards..............................545..........Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Sam Houston State (Oct. 6, 2012)............................................................................[0r,545p] Total offense plays................................ 76..........Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Sam Houston State (Oct. 6, 2012)..............................................................................[0r,76p] Total offense yards/play..................... 53.0..........Spencer, Diontae (McNeese State) at Weber State (Sept. 15, 2012)........................................................................................[2-106] Rushing yards..................................... 231..........Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston State) at Eastern Washington (Dec. 15, 2012) Rushing attempts.................................. 34..........Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston State) at Eastern Washington (Dec. 15, 2012) Yards per rush.................................... 53.0..........Spencer, Diontae (McNeese State) at Weber State (Sept. 15, 2012)........................................................................................[2-106] Rushing TDs............................................ 4..........three times, last by Johnson, Gus (Stephen F. Austin) at Southeastern La. (Nov. 10, 2012) Longest rush......................................... 93..........Bennett, Kelvin (McNeese State) vs. Lamar (Nov. 17, 2012) Passing yards......................................545..........Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Sam Houston State (Oct. 6, 2012) Passing attempts.................................. 76..........Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Sam Houston State (Oct. 6, 2012) Passing TDs............................................ 6..........Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Sam Houston State (Oct. 6, 2012) Longest pass......................................... 79..........Klann, Landry (Nicholls) at Central Arkansas (Oct. 6, 2012) Passes completed................................. 44..........Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) at Texas State (Sept. 22, 2012) Had intercepted....................................... 4..........two times, last by Mossakowski, Ryan (Lamar) vs. Southeastern La. (Sept. 29, 2012)

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Pass completion pct......................... 100.0..........eight times, last by Howard, Ryan (Central Arkansas) vs. Eastern Illinois (Nov. 17, 2012)........................................................... [2-2] Pass yards/attempt............................ 23.0..........Sincere, Richard (Sam Houston State) at Lamar (Oct. 27, 2012)............................................................................................... [2-46] Pass yards/catch................................ 23.0..........Sincere, Richard (Sam Houston State) at Lamar (Oct. 27, 2012)............................................................................................... [2-46] Receiving yards................................... 208..........Edwards, Jordan (Lamar) at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012) Receptions............................................ 14..........Roberson, Cordell (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Sam Houston State (Oct. 6, 2012) Yards per catch..................................48.5..........Nelson, Chance (Sam Houston State) vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012)............................................................................... [2-97] Receiving TDs......................................... 3..........four times, last by Edwards, Jordan (Lamar) at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012) Longest reception................................. 79..........Buchanan, Erik (Nicholls) at Central Arkansas (Oct. 6, 2012) Field goal attempts................................. 4..........four times, last by Wiggs, Jordan (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Lamar (Nov. 3, 2012) Field goals made..................................... 4..........Wiggs, Jordan (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Lamar (Nov. 3, 2012) Longest field goal.................................. 49..........Sebastian, Seth (Southeastern La.) vs. McNeese State (Sept. 22, 2012) Field goal pct.................................... 100.0..........Wiggs, Jordan (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Lamar (Nov. 3, 2012)....................................................................................................... [4-4] PAT kicks attempted............................. 10..........three times, last by Antonio, Miguel (Sam Houston State) vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012) PAT kicks made..................................... 10..........three times, last by Antonio, Miguel (Sam Houston State) vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012) PAT kicks pct................................... 100.0..........three times, last by Antonio, Miguel (Sam Houston State) vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012)...............................................[10-10] Punts..................................................... 11..........Buford, Kevin (Central Arkansas) at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 29, 2012) Yards punted....................................... 441..........Buford, Kevin (Central Arkansas) at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 29, 2012).................................................................................[11-441] Longest punt......................................... 76..........Bruno, Nick (Stephen F. Austin) at Montana State (Sept. 15, 2012) Punting avg........................................ 53.0..........Mothe, Beau (Southeastern La.) at Nicholls (Nov. 15, 2012).....................................................................................................[2-106] Punt returns............................................ 5..........two times, last by Diller, Trey (Sam Houston State) vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012) Punt return yards................................ 105..........Alford, Robert (Southeastern La.) at Lamar (Sept. 29, 2012) Longest punt return............................... 75..........Alford, Robert (Southeastern La.) at Lamar (Sept. 29, 2012) Punt return TDs....................................... 1..........five times, last by McCrea, Tony (Southeastern La.) vs. Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 10, 2012) Punt return avg.................................. 39.5..........Robinson, Terrance (Sam Houston State) vs. Incarnate Word (Sept. 8, 2012)........................................................................... [2-79] Kick returns............................................. 7..........Roberson, Xavier (Southeastern La.) at Sam Houston State (Nov. 3, 2012) Kick return yards................................. 179..........Johnson, Kevin (Lamar) at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012) Kick return avg................................... 59.0..........Roberson, Xavier (Southeastern La.) vs. Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 10, 2012).............................................................................[2-118] Longest kick return............................... 97..........Harvey, Phillip (Northwestern State) vs. Mississippi Valley (Sept. 22, 2012) Kick return TDs....................................... 1..........six times, last by Roberson, Xavier (Southeastern La.) at Nicholls (Nov. 15, 2012) Combined PR/KR yards....................... 179..........Johnson, Kevin (Lamar) at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012)............................................................................................. [0pr-179kr] Interceptions........................................... 2..........five times, last by Shaw, Robert (Sam Houston State) at Eastern Washington (Dec. 15, 2012) Interception return yds.......................... 96..........McGlothen, Tyrus (Lamar) vs. Southeastern La. (Sept. 29, 2012) Interception return avg....................... 35.5..........Raggett, Chris (McNeese State) vs. McMurry (Sept. 8, 2012)....................................................................................................[2-71] Longest interception rtn........................ 96..........McGlothen, Tyrus (Lamar) vs. Southeastern La. (Sept. 29, 2012) Interception return TDs........................... 2..........Raggett, Chris (McNeese State) vs. McMurry (Sept. 8, 2012) All-purpose yards................................ 246..........Johnson, Gus (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Northwestern State (Nov. 17, 2012) Tackles............................................... 23.0..........Piper, Jordan (Nicholls) at Central Arkansas (Oct. 6, 2012)........................................................................................................[9-14] Sacks................................................... 3.0..........two times, last by Williams, Justin (Central Arkansas) vs. Northwestern State (Nov. 3, 2012).................................................... [3-0] Tackles for loss.................................... 5.5..........Taylor, Darius (Sam Houston State) at Texas Southern (Sep 27, 2012)........................................................................................ [4-3]

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Points.................................................... 77..........Nicholls at Oregon State (Dec. 1, 2012) Points scored kicking............................ 16..........Lamar at Louisiana-Lafayette (Sept. 1, 2012)......................................................................................................................[4fg,4pat] Touchdowns.......................................... 11..........Nicholls at Oregon State (Dec. 1, 2012) Total offense yards..............................683..........Nicholls at Oregon State (Dec. 1, 2012)............................................................................................................................ [230r,453p] Total offense plays.............................. 109..........Lamar at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012)............................................................................................................................[39r,70p] Total offense yards/play....................... 9.4..........Southeastern La. at Sam Houston State (Nov. 3, 2012)........................................................................................................ [61-575] Rushing yards..................................... 418..........Northwestern State at Nevada (Sept. 15, 2012) Rushing attempts.................................. 65..........Central Arkansas at Georgia Southern (Dec. 1, 2012) Yards per rush...................................... 8.4..........Northwestern State at Nevada (Sept. 15, 2012).................................................................................................................... [50-418] Rushing TDs............................................ 7..........two times, last by Southeastern La. at Sam Houston State (Nov. 3, 2012) Longest rush......................................... 93..........Lamar at McNeese State (Nov. 17, 2012) Passing yards......................................545..........Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 6, 2012) Passing attempts.................................. 76..........Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 6, 2012) Passing TDs............................................ 6..........two times, last by Sam Houston State at Eastern Washington (Dec. 15, 2012) Longest pass......................................... 98..........Stephen F. Austin at Texas State (Sept. 22, 2012) Passes completed................................. 45..........Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 20, 2012) Had intercepted....................................... 4..........three times, last by Lamar at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012) Pass completion pct...........................88.9..........Southeastern La. at Sam Houston State (Nov. 3, 2012).............................................................................................................. [8-9] Passing yards/attempt....................... 18.9..........Southeastern La. at Sam Houston State (Nov. 3, 2012)...........................................................................................................[9-170] Yards per catch.................................. 39.5..........Central Arkansas at Georgia Southern (Dec. 1, 2012)............................................................................................................... [2-79] Field goal attempts................................. 4..........eight times, last by Lamar at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012) Field goals made..................................... 4..........two times, last by Lamar at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012) Longest field goal.................................. 53..........Southeastern La. at Alabama-Birmingham (Oct. 6, 2012) Field goal pct.................................... 100.0..........two times, last by Lamar at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012)..................................................................................................... [4-4] PAT kicks attempted............................. 11..........Nicholls at Oregon State (Dec. 1, 2012) PAT kicks made..................................... 11..........Nicholls at Oregon State (Dec. 1, 2012) PAT kicks pct................................... 100.0..........Nicholls at Oregon State (Dec. 1, 2012).................................................................................................................................... [11-11] 2-point PAT attempts.............................. 2..........Stephen F. Austin at Montana State (Sept. 15, 2012) 2-point PATs made.................................. 1..........eight times, last by Sam Houston State vs. North Dakota State (Jan. 5, 2013) Punts..................................................... 13..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Southwestern Oklahoma (Aug. 31, 2012) Longest punt......................................... 71..........McNeese State at Weber State (Sept. 15, 2012) Yards punted....................................... 442..........Lamar vs. Langston (Sept. 22, 2012).....................................................................................................................................[11-442] Punting avg........................................ 55.0..........McNeese State at Weber State (Sept. 15, 2012).....................................................................................................................[8-440] Punt returns............................................ 5..........four times, last by Southeastern La. at Sam Houston State (Nov. 3, 2012) Punt return yards................................ 180..........Southeastern La. at Missouri (Sept. 1, 2012) Punt return avg.................................. 36.0..........Southeastern La. at Missouri (Sept. 1, 2012)...........................................................................................................................[5-180] Punt return TDs....................................... 2..........Southeastern La. at Missouri (Sept. 1, 2012) Longest punt return............................... 75..........Lamar vs. Southeastern La. (Sept. 29, 2012) Kick returns........................................... 11..........Central Arkansas vs. Bacone (Sept. 15, 2012) Kick return yards.................................344..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Lamar (Nov. 03, 2012) Kick return avg...................................40.2..........McNeese State at Middle Tennessee (Aug. 30, 2012)..............................................................................................................[6-241] Longest kick return............................... 96..........Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern La. (Nov. 10, 2012) Kick return TDs....................................... 1..........six times last by Nicholls vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 15, 2012) Interceptions........................................... 7..........Stephen F. Austin at SMU (Sept. 8, 2012) Interception return yds........................ 232..........Stephen F. Austin at SMU (Sept. 8, 2012) Interception return avg....................... 60.5..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State (Oct. 6, 2012)..........................................................................................................[2-121] Longest interception rtn........................ 96..........two times, last by Southeastern La. at Lamar (Sept. 29, 2012) Interception return TDs........................... 2..........Stephen F. Austin at SMU (Sept. 8, 2012) Fumbles lost............................................ 6..........Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 29, 2012) Fumbles recovered.................................. 6..........Stephen F. Austin vs. Central Arkansas (Sept. 29, 2012) Sacked by opp......................................... 7..........Central Arkansas vs. Northwestern State (Nov. 3, 2012) QB sacks................................................. 7..........Northwestern State at Central Arkansas (Nov. 3, 2012) Turnovers committed.............................. 7..........Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 29, 2012) Turnovers caused.................................. 10..........Stephen F. Austin at SMU (Sept. 8, 2012) Kicks blocked.......................................... 2..........Stephen F. Austin at SMU (Sept. 8, 2012) First downs........................................... 42..........Nicholls at Oregon State (Dec. 1, 2012) 1st downs rushing................................. 19..........Northwestern State at Nevada (Sept. 15, 2012) 1st downs passing................................ 25..........two times, last by Nicholls at Oregon State (Dec. 1, 2012) 1st downs by penalty.............................. 8..........Stephen F. Austin at Montana State (Sept. 15, 2012) Penalties............................................... 16..........Northwestern State vs. Mississippi Valley (Sept. 22, 2012) Penalties yards.................................... 159..........Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern La. (Nov. 10, 2012)

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Total offense yards................................ 88..........Sam Houston State vs. Incarnate Word (Sept. 8, 2012) Total offense yards/play....................... 1.7..........Sam Houston State vs. Incarnate Word (Sept. 8, 2012)........................................................................................................... [53-88] Rushing yards..................................... -46..........Sam Houston State vs. Incarnate Word (Sept. 8, 2012) Rushing attempts.................................... 6..........Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 6, 2012) Yards per rush.....................................-2.3..........Sam Houston State vs. Incarnate Word (Sept. 8, 2012)......................................................................................................... [20--46] Longest rush........................................... 2..........Sam Houston State vs. Incarnate Word (Sept. 8, 2012) Passing attempts.................................... 7..........Central Arkansas at Georgia Southern (Dec. 1, 2012) Passing yards........................................ 64..........Northwestern State vs. Mississippi Valley (Sept. 22, 2012) Yards per completion........................... 5.2..........McNeese State vs. Lamar (Nov. 17, 2012)............................................................................................................................... [13-68] Passes completed................................... 2..........Central Arkansas at Georgia Southern (Dec. 1, 2012) Pass completion pct........................... 27.3..........Northwestern State vs. Mississippi Valley (Sept. 22, 2012)....................................................................................................... [6-22] Longest pass......................................... 15..........Central Arkansas vs. Lamar (Oct. 20, 2012) First downs............................................. 5..........Central Arkansas vs. Bacone (Sept. 15, 2012) 1st downs rushing................................... 0..........Sam Houston State vs. Incarnate Word (Sept. 8, 2012) 1st downs passing.................................. 2..........Central Arkansas at Georgia Southern (Dec. 1, 2012) 1st downs by penalty.............................. 0..........14 times, last by Central Arkansas at Georgia Southern (Dec. 1, 2012) Penalties................................................. 1..........Lamar at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012) Penalties yards...................................... 15..........Lamar at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012) 116

2012 SUPERLATIVES TOP RUSHING GA MES 200-Yard Rushing Performances 231 Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston St.) at E. Washington (Dec. 15, 2012) 226 Johnson, Gus (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Northwestern St. (Nov. 17, 2012) 215 Johnson, Gus (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Central Arkansas (Sept. 29, 2012) 100-Yard Rushing Performances 231 Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston St.) at E. Washington (Dec. 15, 2012) 226 Johnson, Gus (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Northwestern St. (Nov. 17, 2012) 215 Johnson, Gus (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Central Arkansas (Sept. 29, 2012) 153 Matthews, Willie (Central Arkansas) vs. Bacone (Sept. 15, 2012) 151 Harrell, Rasheed (Southeastern La.) vs. Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 10, 2012) 146 Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston St.) vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012) 138 Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston St.) at Northwestern St. (Nov. 10, 2012) 134 Figaro, Tuskani (Nicholls) vs. Evangel (Sept. 22, 2012) 132 Sincere, Richard (Sam Houston St.) vs. McNeese St. (Oct. 20, 2012) 132 Hill, Keshawn (Sam Houston St.) vs. Southeastern La. (Nov. 3, 2012) 131 Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston St.) at Lamar (Oct. 27, 2012) 125 Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston St.) at Central Arkansas (Sept. 22, 2012) 125 Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston St.) vs. Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 6, 2012) 124 Johnson, Gus (Stephen F. Austin) at Southeastern La. (Nov. 10, 2012) 122 Murray, Javaris (McNeese St.) at Weber St. (Sept. 15, 2012) 117 Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston St.) vs. Incarnate Word (Sept. 8, 2012) 117 Roberson, Xavier (Southeastern La.) vs. Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 10, 2012) 112 Garrett, DePauldrick (Lamar) at McNeese St. (Nov. 17, 2012) 112 Bennett, Kelvin (McNeese St.) vs. Lamar (Nov. 17, 2012) 111 Wiltz, Marcus (McNeese St.) vs. Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 27, 2012) 110 Washington, Marcus (Nicholls) vs. Evangel (Sept. 22, 2012) 107 Johnson, Gus (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Southwestern Okla. (Aug. 31, 2012) 106 Spencer, Diontae (McNeese St.) at Weber St. (Sept. 15, 2012) 106 Hinton, Jackie (Central Arkansas) vs. Nicholls (Oct. 6, 2012) 106 Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston St.) at Montana St. (Dec. 7, 2012) 105 Wiltz, Marcus (McNeese St.) at Middle Tennessee (Aug. 30, 2012) 105 Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston St.) vs. McNeese St. (Oct. 20, 2012) 104 Johnson, Gus (Stephen F. Austin) at Texas St. (Sept. 22, 2012) 104 Wiltz, Marcus (McNeese St.) vs. Central Arkansas (Oct. 13, 2012) 104 Garrett, DePauldrick (Lamar) vs. McMurry (Oct. 13, 2012) 104 Washington, Marcus (Nicholls) at Lamar (Nov. 10, 2012) 103 Walker, Robert (Northwestern St.) vs. Lamar (Oct. 6, 2012) 102 Henderson, Brad (Northwestern St.) at Nevada (Sept. 15, 2012) 101 Flanders, Timothy (Sam Houston St.) vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 1, 2012)

TOP PASSING GA MES 500-Yard Passing Performances 545 Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Sam Houston St. (Oct. 6, 2012) 400-Yard Passing Performances 545 Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Sam Houston St. (Oct. 6, 2012) 474 Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Nicholls (Oct. 20, 2012) 418 Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) at Montana St. (Sept. 15, 2012) 300-Yard Passing Performances 545 Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Sam Houston St. (Oct. 6, 2012) 474 Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Nicholls (Oct. 20, 2012) 418 Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) at Montana St. (Sept. 15, 2012) 385 Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) at Texas St. (Sept. 22, 2012) 378 Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) at McNeese St. (Oct. 27, 2012) 358 Smothers, Wynrick (Central Arkansas) at Murray St. (Sept. 8, 2012) 357 Henderson, Brad (Northwestern St.) at Nevada (Sept. 15, 2012) 354 Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Southeastern Okla. (Aug. 31, 2012) 346 Stroud, Cody (McNeese St.) at Texas-San Antonio (Nov. 10, 2012) 335 Smothers, Wynrick (Central Arkansas) vs. Eastern Illinois (Nov. 17, 2012) 326 Attaway, Brady (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Northwestern St. (Nov. 17, 2012) 318 Smothers, Wynrick (Central Arkansas) vs. Sam Houston St. (Sept. 22, 2012)

TOP RECEI VING GA MES 200-Yard Receiving Performances 208 Edwards, Jordan (Lamar) at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012)

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100-Yard Receiving Performances 208 Edwards, Jordan (Lamar) at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 3, 2012) 199 Roberson, Cordell (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Sam Houston St. (Oct. 6, 2012) 184 Croom, Dominique (Central Arkansas) at Murray St. (Sept. 8, 2012) 163 Roberson, Cordell (Stephen F. Austin) at Montana St. (Sept. 15, 2012) 149 Roberson, Cordell (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Central Arkansas (Sept. 29, 2012) 141 Diller, Trey (Sam Houston St.) at Central Arkansas (Sept. 22, 2012) 131 Moore, Stanley (Southeastern La.) at Tennessee-Martin (Sep 13, 2012) 129 Ward, D.J. (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Sam Houston St. (Oct. 6, 2012) 127 Nelson, Chance (Sam Houston St.) at Texas Southern (Sep 27, 2012) 127 Grandy, Jesse (Central Arkansas) vs. Lamar (Oct. 20, 2012) 125 Carey, Darius (McNeese St.) at Nicholls (Nov. 3, 2012) 121 Hanberry, Josh (Nicholls) vs. Evangel (Sept. 22, 2012) 119 Diller, Trey (Sam Houston St.) at Northwestern St. (Nov. 10, 2012) 113 Croom, Dominique (Central Arkansas) vs. Sam Houston St. (Sept. 22, 2012) 111 Grandy, Jesse (Central Arkansas) vs. Nicholls (Oct. 6, 2012) 111 Ward, D.J. (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Nicholls (Oct. 20, 2012) 111 Ford, Barry (Lamar) vs. Nicholls (Nov. 10, 2012) 109 Roberson, Cordell (Stephen F. Austin) at Texas St. (Sept. 22, 2012) 108 Grandy, Jesse (Central Arkansas) at Southeastern La. (Oct. 27, 2012) 107 Hollier, Louis (Northwestern St.) at Nevada (Sept. 15, 2012) 105 Ward, D.J. (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Lamar (Nov. 3, 2012) 104 Diller, Trey (Sam Houston St.) at Montana St. (Dec. 7, 2012) 100 Roberson, Cordell (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Southeastern Okla. (Aug. 31, 2012) 100 Turner, Jesse (Nicholls) at Oregon St. (Dec. 1, 2012)

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Central Arkansas Category Rank Actual SLC Rushing Offense 80 133.50 3 Passing Offense 22 266.58 2 Total Offense 42 400.08 4 Scoring Offense 10 34.83 2 Rushing Defense 58 160.00 4 Pass Efficiency Defense 48 125.08 4 Total Defense 65 379.50 5 Scoring Defense 39 22.50 3 Net Punting 37 36.27 3 Punt Returns 13 13.65 4 Kickoff Returns 41 21.06 4 Turnover Margin 25 0.50 3 Pass Defense 69 219.50 4 Passing Efficiency 17 146.28 2 Sacks 26 2.50 3 Tackles for Loss 10 7.58 1 Sacks Allowed 46 1.83 5

Nicholls Category Rank Actual SLC Rushing Offense 100 116.27 7 Passing Offense 48 222.09 3 Total Offense 85 338.36 5 Scoring Offense 106 17.73 8 Rushing Defense 97 192.64 8 Pass Efficiency Defense 101 143.40 8 Total Defense 109 455.73 8 Scoring Defense 112 38.73 8 Net Punting 20 37.77 2 Punt Returns 63 7.40 6 Kickoff Returns 92 18.44 8 Turnover Margin 102 -0.64 6 Pass Defense 110 263.09 8 Passing Efficiency 87 115.79 5 Sacks 112 1.00 8 Tackles For Loss 109 4.27 8 Sacks Allowed 119 3.91 8

Southeastern Louisiana Category Rank Actual SLC Rushing Offense 106 103.27 8 Passing Offense 71 196.82 5 Total Offense 104 300.09 6 Scoring Offense 99 18.82 7 Rushing Defense 82 182.18 6 Pass Efficiency Defense 65 128.33 6 Total Defense 75 387.55 6 Scoring Defense 104 34.73 7 Net Punting 97 32.55 8 Punt Returns 2 19.30 1 Kickoff Returns 47 20.92 5 Turnover Margin 77 -0.27 5 Pass Defense 45 205.36 2 Passing Efficiency 96 110.98 8 Sacks 36 2.27 4 Tackles For Loss 30 6.73 4 Sacks Alloed T-37 1.64 3

Lamar Category Rank Actual SLC Rushing Offense 86 125.92 4 Passing Offense 106 154.75 8 Total Offense 115 280.67 8 Scoring Offense 96 20.08 6 Rushing Defense 60 160.50 5 Pass Efficiency Defense 26 116.64 1 Total Defense 48 360.25 4 Scoring Defense 80 29.58 4 Net Punting T-58 34.43 5 Punt Returns 84 6.53 7 Kickoff Returns 20 22.77 1 Turnover Margin 116 -1.33 7 Pass Defense 41 199.75 1 Passing Efficiency 95 111.30 7 Sacks 77 1.75 6 Tackles for Loss 45 6.25 6 Sacks Allowed 97 2.75 6

Northwestern State Category Rank Actual SLC Rushing Offense 97 116.91 6 Passing Offense 83 179.91 7 Total Offense 106 296.82 7 Scoring Offense 71 24.09 5 Rushing Defense 95 192.27 7 Pass Efficiency Defense 57 126.46 5 Total Defense 85 407.27 7 Scoring Defense 97 32.18 5 Net Punting T-58 34.43 5 Punt Returns 3 18.21 2 Kickoff Returns 64 19.98 6 Turnover Margin 60 0.00 4 Pass Defense 64 215.00 3 Passing Efficiency 91 112.32 6 Sacks 92 1.36 7 Tackles For Loss 74 5.27 7 Sacks Allowed 106 3.09 7

Stephen F. Austin Category Rank Actual SLC Rushing Offense 96 117.64 5 Passing Offense 2 385.45 1 Total Offense 2 503.09 1 Scoring Offense 14 34.09 3 Rushing Defense 15 120.00 3 Pass Efficiency Defense 75 130.92 7 Total Defense 35 341.55 2 Scoring Defense 101 33.45 6 Net Punting 91 32.68 7 Punt Returns 91 6.23 8 Kickoff Returns 39 21.28 3 Turnover Margin 117 -1.36 8 Pass Defense 70 221.55 5 Passing Efficiency 79 118.06 4 Sacks 21 2.64 1 Tackles For Loss 15 7.18 2 Sacks Allowed 10 .91 2

McNeese State Category Rank Actual SLC Rushing Offense 18 209.45 2 Passing Offense 64 203.55 4 Total Offense 31 413.00 3 Scoring Offense 24 32.45 4 Rushing Defense 12 115.36 2 Pass Efficiency Defense 36 120.65 2 Total Defense 42 353.00 3 Scoring Defense 26 21.18 1 Net Punting 42 36.12 4 Punt Returns 12 14.24 3 Kickoff Returns 86 18.87 7 Turnover Margin 4 1.45 1 Pass Defense 85 237.64 7 Passing Efficiency 19 144.66 3 Sacks 71 1.82 5 Tackles for Loss 27 6.91 3 Sacks Allowed T-37 1.64 3

Sam Houston State Category Rank Actual SLC Rushing Offense 7 268.33 1 Passing Offense 76 190.20 6 Total Offense 10 458.53 2 Scoring Offense 2 40.00 1 Rushing Defense 6 98.53 1 Passing Efficiency Defense 42 123.07 3 Total Defense 27 333.47 1 Scoring Defense 29 21.47 2 Net Punting 4 39.09 1 Punt Returns 15 13.25 5 Kickoff Returns 35 21.36 2 Turnover Margin 16 0.67 2 Pass Defense 83 234.93 6 Passing Efficiency 10 151.66 1 Sacks 25 2.53 2 Tackles For Loss 42 6.33 5 Sacks Allowed 2 .40 1

National Leaders Category Leader Actual Rushing Offense Ga. Southern 399.36 Passing Offense Old Dominion 393.85 Total Offense Old Dominion 548.23 Scoring Offense Old Dominion 45.15 Rushing Defense Harvard 69.40 Pass Efficiency Def. N.C. A&T 97.88 Total Defense North Dakota St. 234.47 Scoring Defense North Dakota St. 11.53 Net Punting UC Davis 41.36 Punt Returns N.C. Central 24.50 Kickoff Returns UC Davis 26.35 Turnover Margin Richmond 2.00 Pass Defense Norfolk St. 136.55 Passing Efficiency Cal Poly 175.71 Sacks Harvard 4.20 Tackles For Loss Mississippi Valley 8.91 Sacks Allowed The Citadel .18

2012 NCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Central Arkansas Category.........................................Player..................................... Rank................. Actual................ National Leader......................................................Actual............... SLC Rank Passing Efficiency............................Wynrick Smothers........................ 15................. 145.66................ Kyle Essington, Stony Brook.....................................171.02............................. 2 Total Offense....................................Wynrick Smothers........................ 12.................296.00................ Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion................................. 426.62............................. 2 Punting.............................................Kevin Buford.............................T-49...................40.00................ Andy Wilder, Northern Arizona................................... 46.33............................. 6 Punt Returns....................................Jesse Grandy................................. 7................... 12.53................ Austin Shanks, Northwern Arizona............................ 19.82............................. 1 Kickoff Returns................................Jesse Grandy............................... 23................... 26.10................ Jerodis Williams, Furman.......................................... 35.88............................. 2 Field Goals.......................................Eddie Camara.............................. 32..................... 1.08................ Patrick Murray, Fordham............................................. 2.27............................. 4 Scoring.............................................Eddie Camara.............................. 31..................... 7.67................ Gavin McCarney, Colgate...........................................11.67............................. 3 All-Purpose Runners........................Jesse Grandy...............................26................. 132.08................ Tyler Varga, Yale...................................................... 194.25............................. 1 Sacks...............................................Jonathan Woodard....................T-50....................... .58................ Brandon Thurmond, Ark.-Pine Bluff............................ 1.46............................. 4 Tackles For Loss..............................Justin Heard.............................T-23..................... 1.25................ Brandon Thurmond, Ark.-Pine Bluff............................ 2.08............................. 1 Lamar Category.........................................Player..................................... Rank................. Actual................ National Leader......................................................Actual............... SLC Rank Interceptions....................................Branden Thomas.......................T-37....................... .33................ Steven Godbolt, Tennessee St....................................... .60............................. 2 Punting.............................................Kollin Kahler................................. 24................... 41.52................ Andy Wilder, Northern Arizona................................... 46.33............................. 4 Punt Returns....................................Mike Venson................................35..................... 6.93................ Austin Shanks, Northern Arizona............................... 19.82............................. 4 Kickoff Returns................................Kevin Johnson............................... 6...................28.32................ Jerodis Williams, Furman.......................................... 35.88............................. 1 ........................................................VanLawrance Franks...................36....................24.12................ Jerodis Williams, Furman.......................................... 35.88............................. 3 Scoring.............................................Kevin Johnson..........................T-48..................... 7.09................ Gavin McCarney, Colgate...........................................11.67............................. 6 McNeese State Category.........................................Player..................................... Rank................. Actual................ National Leader......................................................Actual............... SLC Rank Passing Efficiency............................Cody Stroud................................. 19................. 143.62................ Kyle Essington, Stony Brook.....................................171.02............................. 3 Punting.............................................Jean Breaux.................................29................... 41.27................ Andy Wilder, Northern Arizona................................... 46.33............................. 5 Punt Returns....................................Darius Carey.................................. 9....................12.17................ Austin Shanks, Northern Arizona............................... 19.82............................. 2 Field Goals.......................................Josh Lewis................................T-33..................... 1.00................ Patrick Murray, Fordham............................................. 2.27...............................

Nicholls Category.........................................Player..................................... Rank................. Actual................ National Leader......................................................Actual............... SLC Rank Punting.............................................Cory Kemps................................. 17................... 42.24................ Andy Wilder, Northern Arizona................................... 46.33............................. 3 Field Goals.......................................Andrew Dolan...........................T-44....................... .91................ Patrick Murray, Fordham............................................. 2.27............................. 6 Tackles.............................................Jordan Piper.............................T-28..................... 9.73................ Robert McCabe, Georgetown.................................... 14.45............................. 1 Northwestern State Category.........................................Player..................................... Rank................. Actual................ National Leader......................................................Actual............... SLC Rank Kickoff Returns................................Ed Eagan......................................44...................23.50................ Jerodis Willams, Furman........................................... 35.88............................. 4 Field Goals.......................................John Shaughnessy....................T-20..................... 1.27................ Patrick Murray, Fordham............................................. 2.27............................. 3 Sam Houston State Category.........................................Player..................................... Rank................. Actual................ National Leader......................................................Actual............... SLC Rank Rushing............................................Tim Flanders................................ 19................. 109.47................ Zach Zenner, South Dakota St..................................157.23............................. 1 Passing Effiiciency...........................Brian Bell..................................... 13................. 147.29................ Kyle Essington, Stony Brook.....................................171.02............................. 1 Punting.............................................Matt Foster.................................. 10...................43.23................ Andy Wilder, Northern Arizona................................... 46.33............................. 2 Punt Returns....................................Try Diller...................................... 11................... 11.45................ Austin Shanks, Northern Arizona............................... 19.82............................. 3 Field Goals.......................................Miguel Antonio............................. 18..................... 1.33................ Patrick Murray, Fordham............................................. 2.27............................. 2 Scoring.............................................Miguel Antonio............................. 12..................... 8.87................ Gavin McCarney, Colgate...........................................11.67............................. 2 ........................................................Tim Flanders.............................T-45..................... 7.20................ Gavin McCarney, Colgate...........................................11.67............................. 5 Tackles For Loss..............................Darius Taylor.............................T-47......................1.14................ Brandon Thurmond, Ark.-Pine Bluff............................ 2.08............................. 3

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Southeastern Louisiana Category.........................................Player..................................... Rank................. Actual................ National Leader......................................................Actual............... SLC Rank Interceptions....................................Robert Alford............................T-24....................... .36................ Steven Godbolt, Tennessee St....................................... .60............................. 1 Punting.............................................Beau Mothe................................... 3...................43.49................ Andy Wilder, Northern Arizona................................... 46.33............................. 1 Tackles For Loss..............................Devan Walker............................T-42......................1.15................ Brandon Thurmond, Ark.-Pine Bluff............................ 2.08............................. 2 Stephen F. Austin Category.........................................Player..................................... Rank................. Actual................ National Leader......................................................Actual............... SLC Rank Rushing............................................Gus Johnson................................33...................95.40................ Zach Zenner, South Dakota St..................................157.23............................. 2 Total Offense....................................Brady Attaway............................... 6................. 319.82................ Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion................................. 426.62............................. 1 Receptions Per Game.......................Cordell Roberson........................... 3.....................8.56................ Erik Lora, Eastern Ill...................................................11.33............................. 1 ........................................................D.J. Ward..................................... 39..................... 5.80................ Erik Lora, Eastern ill...................................................11.33............................. 2 ........................................................Mike Brooks.................................48..................... 5.33................ Erik Lora, Eastern Ill...................................................11.33............................. 3 Receiving Yards Per Game...............Cordell Roberson........................ T-7..................111.78................ Erik Lora, Eastern Ill................................................ 138.67............................. 1 ........................................................D.J. Ward..................................... 47................... 72.10................ Erik Lora, Eastern Ill................................................ 138.67............................. 2 Field Goals.......................................Jordan Wiggs..............................T-9..................... 1.36................ Patrick Murray, Fordham............................................. 2.27............................. 1 Scoring.............................................Gus Johnson...............................T-9..................... 9.00................ Gavin McCarney, Colgate...........................................11.67............................. 1 ........................................................Jordan Wiggs............................T-39..................... 7.36................ Gavin McCarney, Colgate...........................................11.67............................. 4 Sacks...............................................Darren Robinson.......................T-23....................... .68................ Brandon Thurmond, Ark.-Pine Bluff............................ 1.46.......................... T-1 ........................................................Willie Jeffereson.......................T-23....................... .68................ Brandon Thurmond, Ark.-Pine Bluff............................ 1.46.......................... T-1 2013 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FOOTBALL

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FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS TEA M CH A MPIONSHIPS McNeese State............................................................. 13 Louisiana Tech*.............................................................. 8 Arkansas State*............................................................. 7 Sam Houston State........................................................ 5 Lamar............................................................................ 4 Northwestern State........................................................ 4 Stephen F. Austin........................................................... 4 Louisiana-Monroe*......................................................... 4 Texas-Arlington*............................................................ 3 Troy*.............................................................................. 3 Texas State*................................................................... 2 North Texas*.................................................................. 2 Central Arkansas............................................................ 1 Nicholls.......................................................................... 1 Trinity*........................................................................... 1 * Indicates former Southland Conference member

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Central Arkansas, 2012 Co-Champion

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HISTORY & RECORDS

1964...................................................................... Lamar 1965...................................................................... Lamar 1966........................................................Texas-Arlington .............................................................................. Lamar 1967........................................................Texas-Arlington 1968........................................................ Arkansas State 1969........................................................ Arkansas State 1970......................................................... Arkansas State 1971a........................................................Louisiana Tech .............................................................................. Lamar .............................................................................. Trinity 1972..........................................................Louisiana Tech 1973..........................................................Louisiana Tech 1974..........................................................Louisiana Tech 1975......................................................... Arkansas State 1976......................................................... McNeese State 1977.........................................................Louisiana Tech 1978..........................................................Louisiana Tech ................................................................ Arkansas State 1979......................................................... McNeese State 1980........................................................ McNeese State 1981.........................................................Texas-Arlington 1982.........................................................Louisiana Tech 1983............................................................. North Texas ............................................................Louisiana-Monroe 1984.........................................................Louisiana Tech 1985........................................................ Arkansas State 1986........................................................ Arkansas State 1987....................................................Louisiana-Monroe 1988................................................. Northwestern State 1989.....................................................Stephen F. Austin

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1990....................................................Louisiana-Monroe 1991........................................................ McNeese State ..........................................................Sam Houston State 1992....................................................Louisiana-Monroe 1993........................................................ McNeese State 1994............................................................. North Texas 1995........................................................ McNeese State 1996..........................................................................Troy 1997........................................................ McNeese State ......................................................... Northwestern State 1998................................................. Northwestern State 1999..........................................................................Troy .............................................................Stephen F. Austin 2000..........................................................................Troy 2001..................................................Sam Houston State ................................................................ McNeese State 2002........................................................ McNeese State 2003........................................................ McNeese State 2004................................................. Northwestern State ..........................................................Sam Houston State 2005...........................................................Nicholls State ......................................................................Texas State 2006........................................................ McNeese State 2007........................................................ McNeese State 2008..............................................................Texas State 2009........................................................ McNeese State .............................................................Stephen F. Austin 2010.....................................................Stephen F. Austin 2011...................................................Sam Houston State 2012...................................................... Central Arkansas ..........................................................Sam Houston State

Coach of the Year 1964............................. Bennie Ellender, Arkansas State 1965.............................. Chena Gilstrap, Texas-Arlington 1966............................. Burley Bearden, Texas-Arlington 1967............................. Burley Bearden, Texas-Arlington 1968............................. Bennie Ellender, Arkansas State 1969............................. Bennie Ellender, Arkansas State 1970.............................. Bennie Ellender, Arkansas State ....................................................... Vernon Glass, Lamar 1971.............................Maxie Lambright, Louisiana Tech 1972.............................Maxie Lambright, Louisiana Tech 1973.............................Maxie Lambright, Louisiana Tech 1974................................................ Vernon Glass, Lamar 1975.................................. Bill Davidson, Arkansas State 1976................................... Jack Doland, McNeese State 1977............................Maxie Lambright, Louisiana Tech 1978.................................. Bill Davidson, Arkansas State 1979.............................. Ernie Duplechin, McNeese State 1980...................... Sam Robertson, Louisiana-Lafayette 1981...................................... Bud Elliott, Texas-Arlington 1982....................................Billy Brewer, Louisiana Tech 1983...................................... Corky Nelson, North Texas 1984.................................A. L. Williams, Louisiana Tech 1985...............................Larry Lacewell, Arkansas State 1986...............................Larry Lacewell, Arkansas State 1987.................................Pat Collins, Louisiana-Monroe 1988......................... Sam Goodwin, Northwestern State 1989............................... Lynn Graves, Stephen F. Austin 1990................................Bobby Keasler, McNeese State 1991................................Bobby Keasler, McNeese State ...............................Ron Randleman, Sam Houston State 1992............................ Dave Roberts, Louisiana-Monroe 1993................................Bobby Keasler, McNeese State 1994.........................................Matt Simon, North Texas 1995................................Bobby Keasler, McNeese State 1996................................. Darren Barbier, Nicholls State 1997......................... Sam Goodwin, Northwestern State ........................................Bobby Keasler, McNeese State 1998......................... Sam Goodwin, Northwestern State 1999................................................Larry Blakeney, Troy 2000................................................Larry Blakeney, Troy 2001.......................Ron Randleman, Sam Houston State 2002....................................... Daryl Daye, Nicholls State 2003...................................Tommy Tate, McNeese State 2004............................Scott Stoker, Northwestern State 2005..................................... Jay Thomas, Nicholls State 2006.....................................Matt Viator, McNeese State 2007.....................................Matt Viator, McNeese State 2008...............................Clint Conque, Central Arkansas 2009.................................J.C. Harper, Stephen F. Austin 2010.................................J.C. Harper, Stephen F. Austin 2011................................ Willie Fritz, Sam Houston State 2012................................Clint Conque, Central Arkansas

POSTSEASON HONORS

Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State Player of the Year 1964-93.................................................... None selected 1994....................................... Mitch Maher, North Texas 1995................................. Kerry Joseph, McNeese State 1996..................................... Claude Mathis, Texas State 1997..................................... Claude Mathis, Texas State 1998...................... Jermaine Jones, Northwestern State 1999......................Chris Chaloupka, Sam Houston State 2000..........................................C.J. Carroll, Texas State 2001......................... Josh McCown, Sam Houston State 2002................................ Hadley Prince, McNeese State 2003......................................B.J. Sams, McNeese State 2004.............................Dustin Long, Sam Houston State 2005.......................................Barrick Nealy, Texas State 2006......................... Steven Whitehead, McNeese State 2007.................................. Bryan Smith, McNeese State 2008............................ Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas 2009........................... Derrick Fourroux, McNeese State ................................... Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin 2010........................... Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin 2011..................... Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State 2012..................... Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State

1977...........................John Henry White, Louisiana Tech ..................................... Derrick Jensen, Texas-Arlington 1978.................................... Roy Dewalt, Texas-Arlington 1979.................................... Roy Dewalt, Texas-Arlington 1980........................... Stephen Starring, McNeese State 1981................................ Buford Jordan, McNeese State 1982................................. Matt Dunigan, Louisiana Tech 1983.........................................Greg Carter, North Texas 1984.............................Scotty Caldwell, Texas-Arlington 1985........................................Burton Murchison, Lamar 1986................................Dwane Brown, Arkansas State 1987........................Stan Humphries, Louisiana-Monroe 1988......................................... Scott Davis, North Texas 1989.............................Todd Hammel, Stephen F. Austin 1990............................Cisco Richard, Louisiana-Monroe 1991........................................ Gilbert Price, Texas State 1992.........................Roosevelt Potts, Louisiana-Monroe 1993..............................Robert Cobb, Louisiana-Monroe 1994................................ Donald Wilkerson, Texas State 1995.................Clarence Matthews, Northwestern State 1996........................ Patrick Palmer, Northwestern State 1997............................ Mikhael Ricks, Stephen F. Austin 1998........................Montressa Kirby, Jacksonville State 1999......................Chris Chaloupka, Sam Houston State 2000............................. Tony Taylor, Northwestern State 2001....................................Wes Pate, Stephen F. Austin 2002....................................... Vick King, McNeese State 2003....................................... Vick King, McNeese State 2004..................... Derrick Johnese, Northwestern State 2005..................................... Yale Vannoy, Nicholls State 2006................................D.D. Terry, Sam Houston State 2007............................ Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas 2008.........................Toddrick Pendland, McNeese State 2009................................... Bradley George, Texas State 2010........................... Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin 2011........................Richard Sincere, Sam Houston State 2012.......................Wynrick Smothers, Central Arkansas Offensive Lineman of the Year 1964-2011................................................ None selected 2012..............................Corey Howard, Central Arkansas

HISTORY & RECORDS

Offensive Player of the Year 1964......................................................... None selected 1965...................................................Jackie Hall, Trinity 1966...................................................Phil Primm, Trinity 1967...................................Mike Baylor, Texas-Arlington 1968............................Frank McGuigan, Arkansas State 1969................................ Jim Lindsey, Abilene Christian 1970................................. Jim Lindsey, Abilene Christian 1971..................................Kenny Lantrip, Louisiana Tech 1972.......................................Roger Carr, Louisiana Tech 1973................................... Denny Duron, Louisiana Tech 1974............................Charles McDaniel, Louisiana Tech 1975.................................... David Hines, Arkansas State 1976.............................. Derrick Jensen, Texas-Arlington

Defensive Player of the Year 1964......................................................... None selected 1965........................................ Vernon McManus, Lamar 1966...................................... Ken Ozee, Texas-Arlington 1967............................................Marvin Upshaw, Trinity 1968.............................. Clovis Swinney, Arkansas State 1969.............................. Clovis Swinney, Arkansas State 1970................................. Dennis Meyer, Arkansas State 1971................................. Dennis Meyer, Arkansas State 1972....................................... Fred Dean, Louisiana Tech 1973................................... Joe McNeely, Louisiana Tech 1974....................................... Fred Dean, Louisiana Tech 1975........................Jerry Muckensturm, Arkansas State 1976..................................... Roy Painter, Arkansas State 1977.............................. Larry Anderson, Louisiana Tech .................................... Wesley Williams, Arkansas State 1978................................. Ardis McCann, Louisiana Tech 1979.............................Johnny Robinson, Louisiana Tech 1980.................................Daryl Burckel, McNeese State 1981............................... Rusty Guilbeau, McNeese State 1982............................. Bruce Daigle, Louisiana-Monroe 1983.............................................. Eugene Seale, Lamar 1984.................................. Doug Landry, Louisiana Tech 1985.................................. Doug Landry, Louisiana Tech 1986.............................. Walter Johnson, Louisiana Tech ..................................................Ed Fleming, North Texas 1987.................... John Kulakowski, Northwestern State 1988.................................. Eric Lokey, Stephen F. Austin 1989......................... David Whitmore, Stephen F. Austin 1990................................... Mike Pierce, McNeese State 1991.......................... Andre Carron, Northwestern State 1992....................................Terry Irving, McNeese State 1993....................................Terry Irving, McNeese State 1994........................... Vincent Landrum, McNeese State 1995.............................. Kavika Pittman, McNeese State 1996..................................................... Pratt Lyons, Troy 1997..........................Tony Maranto, Northwestern State 1998..................................Charles Ayro, McNeese State 1999................................................. Anthony Rabb, Troy 2000..............................Keith Davis, Sam Houston State 2001......................................Joe Judge, McNeese State 2002...............................Roy Locks, Northwestern State 2003............................. Brent Hafford, Stephen F. Austin 2004...................... Jamall Johnson, Northwestern State 2005.......................................... Fred Evans, Texas State 2006................................. Bryan Smith, McNeese State 2007.................................Kareem Moore, Nicholls State 2008...................................Larry Hart, Central Arkansas 2009...................................Larry Hart, Central Arkansas ......................................... Tim Knicky, Stephen F. Austin 2010.......................... Jabara Williams Stephen F. Austin 2011........................... Darnell Taylor, Sam Houston State 2012........................... Darnell Taylor, Sam Houston State

Corey Howard, Central Arkansas

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Jonathan Woodard, Central Arkansas

HISTORY & RECORDS

Freshman of the Year 1964-77.................................................... None selected 1978.................................... Jessie Clark, Louisiana Tech 1979.........................Lee Charles Wright, Arkansas State 1980............................... Buford Jordon, McNeese State ......................................... Joey Granger, McNeese State 1981................................ Willie Wiggins, Texas-Arlington 1982.................................. Doug Landry, Louisiana Tech 1983.............................. Walter Johnson, Louisiana Tech 1984................................Dwane Brown, Arkansas State 1985................................. Brian McZeal, McNeese State 1986.................................... Matt Stover, Louisiana Tech 1987......................................... Scott Davis, North Texas 1988....................... Chuck Rawlinson, Stephen F. Austin 1989....................................Ken Naquin, McNeese State 1990.............................Cedric Walker, Stephen F. Austin 1991................................. Eric Acheson, McNeese State ..........................................Darryl Pounds, Nicholls State 1992................................. Kerry Joseph, McNeese State 1993................................ Zach Bronson, McNeese State 1994..................................... Claude Mathis, Texas State 1995........................ Jeremiah Trotter, Stephen F. Austin 1996...................... Victor McKnight, Sam Houston State 1997......................Matt Dominguez, Sam Houston State 1998................................ Jessie Burton, McNeese State 1999...........................Reggie Stancil, Jacksonville State 2000..........................................Josh Son, Nicholls State 2001.................................LeJuan Walker, Nicholls State 2002...........................Tony Tompkins, Stephen F. Austin 2003...........................Chance Dennis, Stephen F. Austin 2004.......................................... Broderick Cole, Nicholls 2005............................Blake Bercegeay, McNeese State 2006........................... Derrick Fourroux, McNeese State 2007.................................. Karrington Bush, Texas State 2008.................... Simmie Yarborough, Southeastern La. 2009.......................... Malcolm Bronson, McNeese State 2010.................................Jestin Love, Central Arkansas ...................................Tim Flanders, Sam Houston State 2011................................Jordan Wells, Southeastern La. 2012...................... Jonathan Woodard, Central Arkansas

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Year GP 1976 66 1977 67 1978 65 1979 66 1980 66 1981 66 1982 66 1983 77 1984 77 1985 77 1986 65 1987 77 1988 77

Rushing Passing Total TC Avg GAvg Att Pct GAvg Avg GAvg PPG 3,437 3.94 204.9 1,205 45.6 123.7 4.67 328.6 22.6 3,370 3.43 172.5 1,301 44.6 126.6 4.29 299.1 17.4 3,303 3.54 179.7 1,246 42.2 117.5 4.25 297.1 18.6 3,139 3.70 176.0 1,424 46.9 130.5 4.43 306.5 19.2 3,100 3.72 174.7 1,470 46.8 132.8 4.44 307.5 19.0 3,132 3.95 187.4 1,538 46.8 146.5 4.72 334.0 18.3 3,026 3.74 171.6 1,752 47.4 171.2 4.73 342.8 21.0 3,790 3.48 171.2 1,568 46.2 126.2 4.27 297.4 15.6 3,673 3.33 158.7 1,653 42.8 124.9 4.10 283.6 17.1 3,591 3.62 168.7 1,839 47.4 163.4 4.71 332.2 19.7 2,952 3.70 168.0 1,490 48.3 152.0 4.68 320.0 21.3 3,344 3.58 155.5 1,935 48.5 175.4 4.83 331.0 21.7 3,358 3.44 149.9 1,914 48.0 170.0 4.67 319.9 21.0

1989 77 3,217 3.56 148.8 1990 77 3,377 3.85 168.8 1991 88 3,953 3.64 163.4 1992 88 4,012 3.90 177.8 1993 88 3,900 4.40 193.4 1994 77 3,237 4.19 176.2 1995 64 2,652 4.22 174.8 1996 77 3,342 4.39 190.4 1997 88 3,479 3.95 156.3 1998 88 3,404 3.64 140.6 1999 88 3,352 3.93 149.5 2000 87 3,521 4.11 166.3 2001 77 3,139 4.07 166.0 2002 83 3,577 4.12 177.5 2003 69 3,058 4.57 202.6 2004 69 2,942 4.21 179.6 2005 74 3,056 4.37 180.6 2006 78 2,837 4.36 158.5 2007 89 3,622 4.52 183.9 2008 91 3,239 4.24 151.1 2009 92 3,287 4.36 155.7 2010 89 3,168 3.98 141.6 2011 94 3,429 3.98 145.3 2012 94 3,527 4.10 153.7 Bold indicates Southland Conference record high

2,101 53.6 193.4 4.96 342.2 21.4 1,826 48.2 139.9 4.57 308.7 18.5 2,030 47.9 128.1 4.29 291.4 17.9 2,054 48.9 157.0 4.86 334.7 22.6 2,034 51.9 171.6 5.40 365.0 27.5 1,793 52.3 162.2 5.18 338.4 24.1 1,654 50.2 174.3 5.19 349.1 24.1 1,862 49.2 162.7 5.22 353.1 23.7 2,249 52.9 187.3 5.28 343.5 23.4 2,274 53.5 180.7 4.98 321.3 23.2 2,557 51.7 201.4 5.23 350.9 24.2 2,144 51.3 155.9 4.95 322.2 22.9 1,994 55.4 195.9 6.57 361.8 26.6 1,915 52.5 157.1 5.06 334.7 25.0 1,864 53.3 197.3 5.61 399.9 30.1 1,893 56.4 207.7 5.53 387.3 28.6 2,182 53.5 201.2 5.63 381.8 28.3 2,033 55.5 163.8 5.16 322.2 20.1 2,528 58.9 204.2 5.61 388.2 26.7 3,095 59.0 255.0 5.83 406.1 32.8 3,014 61.2 234.3 5.70 390.0 27.8 2,956 56.4 220.5 5.09 350.2 24.7 3,005 59.2 217.7 5.29 365.1 28.4 3,133 58.6 223.1 5.32 376.9 28.3

STATISTICAL TRENDS DEF ENSI VE STATISTICA L TRENDS

Year GP 1976 66 1977 67 1978 65 1979 66 1980 66 1981 66 1982 66 1983 77 1984 77 1985 77 1986 65 1987 77 1988 77

Rushing Passing Total TC Avg GAvg Att Pct GAvg Avg GAvg PPG 3,397 3.81 196.2 1,209 41.9 112.9 4.43 309.1 19.7 3,399 3.20 157.5 1,266 44.9 119.0 4.06 276.5 16.2 3,390 3.53 183.9 1,199 46.0 122.5 4.34 306.4 18.6 3,172 3.53 169.5 1,407 46.3 119.6 4.17 289.1 16.2 3,142 4.07 193.8 1,637 47.2 157.8 4.86 351.6 21.8 2,996 4.01 181.8 1,561 48.7 159.3 4.94 341.1 19.6 2,996 3.71 168.3 1,873 49.3 185.4 4.79 353.7 21.0 3,629 3.46 163.1 1,802 45.2 134.4 4.22 297.4 14.6 3,469 3.16 142.1 1,769 44.5 137.6 4.11 279.7 17.1 3,351 3.40 147.8 2,010 47.1 166.3 4.51 314.1 17.4 2,881 3.70 164.1 1,616 48.0 165.4 4.76 329.5 21.3 3,353 3.44 149.6 1,987 49.4 172.6 4.65 322.2 21.8 3,249 3.14 132.6 2,015 46.3 160.7 4.29 293.3 18.2

1989 77 3,094 3.41 141.6 1990 77 3,209 3.56 148.4 1991 88 3,804 3.50 151.4 1992 88 3,747 3.76 159.9 1993 88 3,741 4.20 177.5 1994 77 3,112 3.54 143.1 1995 64 2,483 3.72 144.4 1996 77 3,219 3.95 165.0 1997 88 3,356 3.61 137.8 1998 88 3,252 3.35 123.7 1999 88 3,652 4.02 166.9 2000 87 3,424 3.83 150.7 2001 77 2,894 3.61 135.6 2002 83 3,369 3.91 158.9 2003 69 2,806 4.98 202.6 2004 69 2,686 3.92 152.4 2005 74 2,988 3.89 157.2 2006 78 2,833 4.27 155.1 2007 89 3,508 4.75 187.5 2008 91 3,346 4.24 155.9 2009 92 3,345 4.32 156.9 2010 89 3,119 3.98 139.3 2011 94 3,455 3.98 146.3 2012 94 3,548 3.99 150.7 Bold indicates Southland Conference record low

2,249 51.6 205.5 2,025 50.3 174.2 2,106 48.4 137.9 2,245 49.5 172.0 2,176 53.2 177.1 2,024 52.9 170.7 1,812 52.8 191.5 1,954 47.9 155.1 2,322 51.9 176.0 2,356 52.0 183.9 2,379 52.1 187.5 2,294 50.9 170.2 2,252 53.2 200.9 2,038 52.0 165.6 1,995 51.9 200.1 2,027 55.3 206.1 2,123 52.3 203.1 2,098 57.3 184.2 2,508 57.3 208.7 3,135 58.6 251.4 2,908 59.2 230.1 2,989 57.5 228.8 2,969 57.6 216.6 3,094 58.2 224.7

4.91 347.1 21.2 4.66 322.5 19.9 4.31 289.2 18.1 4.87 331.9 22.2 5.27 354.6 26.5 4.70 313.7 20.7 5.00 335.8 21.0 4.76 320.1 20.3 4.86 313.8 20.6 4.80 307.7 21.7 5.17 354.4 25.0 4.88 320.9 21.1 5.03 336.4 23.0 4.98 324.4 22.9 5.79 402.7 27.3 5.25 358.3 26.4 5.44 360.3 27.1 5.37 339.3 23.9 5.86 396.2 29.1 5.72 407.4 31.7 5.69 387.0 29.2 5.24 368.1 27.0 5.30 361.9 28.4 5.31 375.4 29.0

Kevin Johnson, Lamar Newcomer of the Year 1964-90.................................................... None selected 1991......................... Wendal Lowrey, Louisiana-Monroe 1992.................................. Terrance Brown, North Texas 1993.............................Irving Spikes, Louisiana-Monroe 1994................................. Chad Reeves, McNeese State 1995............................. Tim Denton, Sam Houston State 1996......................................John Emery, Nicholls State 1997.........................Ronnie Powell, Northwestern State 1998.....................................Spergon Wynn, Texas State 1999......................Chris Chaloupka, Sam Houston State 2000........................................... Demontray Carter, Troy 2001................................Craig Nall, Northwestern State 2002.............................. Roderick Royal, McNeese State 2003...................... Jamall Johnson, Northwestern State 2004.......................................... Fred Evans, Texas State 2005..................................Joseph Tobias, Nicholls State 2006.................................Kareem Moore, Nicholls State 2007............................... Lardarius Webb, Nicholls State 2008............................ Duane Brooks, Stephen F. Austin 2009.............................. Andre Banks, Stephen F. Austin 2010.............................Andre Anderson, McNeese State 2011...........................Willie Jefferson, Stephen F. Austin 2012..............................................Kevin Johnson, Lamar

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YEARLY LEADERS Rushing Offense Year School.....................................................GAvg. 1964 Abilene Christian.......................................212.3 1965 Abilene Christian...................................... 208.0 1966 Texas-Arlington........................................ 163.2 1967 Lamar.......................................................183.4 1968 Arkansas State..........................................169.5 1969 Arkansas State..........................................215.9 1970 Arkansas State......................................... 224.9 1971 Trinity....................................................... 209.0 1972 Arkansas State......................................... 229.5 1973 Arkansas State......................................... 264.8 1974 Arkansas State..........................................215.3 1975 Arkansas State......................................... 340.5 1976 Texas-Arlington........................................ 286.6 1977 Texas-Arlington........................................ 245.0 1978 Texas-Arlington........................................ 306.3 1979 Texas-Arlington.........................................301.4 1980 McNeese State..........................................297.7 1981 McNeese State..........................................281.0 1982 Arkansas State......................................... 252.9 1983 Arkansas State......................................... 250.7 1984 Arkansas State......................................... 279.5 1985 Arkansas State......................................... 260.9 1986 Arkansas State......................................... 296.3 1987 Sam Houston State.................................. 243.9 1988 Northwestern State.................................. 198.8 1989 McNeese State..........................................207.6 1990 Texas State ............................................. 278.2 1991 Texas State...............................................287.8 1992 Texas State ............................................. 252.9 1993 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 256.9 1994 Nicholls State........................................... 258.0 1995 Stephen F. Austin .....................................212.6 1996 Troy.......................................................... 256.2 1997 Stephen F. Austin......................................195.3 1998 Northwestern State...................................184.4 1999 Stephen F. Austin......................................231.5 2000 Jacksonville State.....................................193.9 2001 Jacksonville State.................................... 226.5 2002 Nicholls State........................................... 253.0 2003 Nicholls State............................................312.6 2004 Nicholls State........................................... 249.3 2005 Nicholls State........................................... 364.8 2006 Nicholls State........................................... 233.9 2007 Nicholls State........................................... 266.4 2008 McNeese State......................................... 228.3 2009 McNeese State..........................................218.0 2010 Sam Houston State.................................. 186.5 2011 Sam Houston State.................................. 255.9 2012 Sam Houston State.................................. 268.3

HISTORY & RECORDS

Passing Offense 1964 Trinity .......................................................125.3 1965 Texas-Arlington.........................................170.3 1966 Lamar ..................................................... 163.6 1967 Texas-Arlington.........................................174.4 1968 Abilene Christian...................................... 273.8 1969 Abilene Christian.......................................274.3 1970 Abilene Christian.......................................267.0 1971 Louisiana Tech..........................................218.0 1972 Abilene Christian.......................................197.2 1973 Louisiana Tech..........................................170.5 1974 Louisiana Tech..........................................159.9 1975 Louisiana Tech......................................... 222.6 1976 Louisiana Tech......................................... 245.2 1977 Louisiana Tech......................................... 232.0 1978 Louisiana Tech..........................................185.0 1979 Lamar ......................................................248.1 126

1980 Louisiana Tech..........................................201.9 1981 Lamar ...................................................... 217.6 1982 Louisiana Tech......................................... 276.8 1983 Louisiana Tech......................................... 209.8 1984 Louisiana Tech..........................................185.6 1985 Louisiana-Monroe.................................... 262.9 1986 Louisiana-Monroe.....................................227.4 1987 Louisiana-Monroe.................................... 286.6 1988 North Texas.............................................. 230.0 1989 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 362.4 1990 Louisiana-Monroe.....................................207.5 1991 Louisiana-Monroe.................................... 220.5 1992 Louisiana-Monroe.................................... 249.8 1993 Louisiana-Monroe.....................................283.1 1994 North Texas.............................................. 268.6 1995 Texas State...............................................248.1 1996 McNeese State......................................... 228.8 1997 Jacksonville State.................................... 263.3 1998 Nicholls State............................................215.8 1999 Sam Houston State.................................. 296.5 2000 Sam Houston State...................................212.9 2001 Sam Houston State...................................280.1 2002 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 222.0 2003 Texas State.............................................. 260.8 2004 Sam Houston State.................................. 358.5 2005 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 283.5 2006 Texas State...............................................201.4 2007 Central Arkansas..................................... 293.0 2008 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 345.8 2009 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 343.7 2010 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 362.2 2011 Stephen F. Austin......................................318.8 2012 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 385.5 Total Offense 1964 Abilene Christian...................................... 292.3 1965 Lamar ...................................................... 317.6 1966 Arkansas State......................................... 299.8 1967 Lamar ..................................................... 355.3 1968 Abilene Christian...................................... 378.0 1969 Abilene Christian...................................... 380.4 1970 Abilene Christian.......................................267.0 1971 Louisiana Tech.......................................... 411.1 1972 Louisiana Tech......................................... 362.6 1973 Louisiana Tech......................................... 395.8 1974 Louisiana Tech......................................... 370.0 1975 Louisiana Tech......................................... 399.4 1976 Louisiana Tech..........................................414.5 1977 Louisiana Tech......................................... 385.7 1978 Texas-Arlington.........................................391.0 1979 Texas-Arlington.........................................391.3 1980 McNeese State......................................... 379.6 1981 McNeese State......................................... 401.2 1982 Louisiana-Monroe.................................... 392.3 1983 Louisiana-Monroe.................................... 366.8 1984 Arkansas State......................................... 359.9 1985 Louisiana-Monroe.....................................381.2 1986 Arkansas State......................................... 378.9 1987 Sam Houston State.................................. 445.8 1988 Northwestern State...................................401.4 1989 Stephen F. Austin......................................487.1 1990 Texas State ..............................................361.2 1991 Texas State ..............................................381.4 1992 Louisiana-Monroe.................................... 453.2 1993 Louisiana-Monroe.................................... 472.8 1994 North Texas.............................................. 392.8 1995 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 404.5 1996 Northwestern State.................................. 400.5 1997 Stephen F. Austin......................................408.1

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Northwestern State.................................. 380.5 Sam Houston State.................................. 420.9 McNeese State..........................................387.9 Sam Houston State...................................437.4 Stephen F. Austin .................................... 388.6 Texas State.............................................. 443.4 Sam Houston State...................................471.4 Texas State ..............................................439.1 Texas State ..............................................351.6 Central Arkansas..................................... 452.2 McNeese State..........................................464.1 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 296.3 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 442.9 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 439.4 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 504.5

Scoring Offense 1964 Abilene Christian.........................................16.7 1965 Abilene Christian.........................................21.8 1966 Arkansas State............................................24.7 1967 Lamar.........................................................24.8 1968 Texas-Arlington.......................................... 26.4 1969 Abilene Christian.........................................31.7 1970 Abilene Christian........................................ 33.3 1971 Louisiana Tech............................................27.4 1972 Louisiana Tech............................................ 27.1 1973 Louisiana Tech........................................... 26.5 1974 Louisiana Tech........................................... 29.4 1975 Arkansas State........................................... 32.3 1976 Louisiana Tech........................................... 30.5 1977 Louisiana Tech........................................... 25.5 1978 McNeese State........................................... 25.0 1979 Texas-Arlington...........................................31.1 1980 McNeese State............................................27.6 1981 McNeese State........................................... 28.7 1982 Louisiana-Monroe...................................... 28.5 1983 North Texas................................................ 23.5 1984 Arkansas State........................................... 26.9 1985 Arkansas State........................................... 26.3 1986 Arkansas State............................................27.6 1987 Sam Houston State.................................... 35.6 1988 Northwestern State.................................... 30.2 1989 Stephen F. Austin....................................... 36.4 1990 Texas State.................................................24.4 1991 Texas State.................................................27.9 1992 Louisiana-Monroe...................................... 35.3 1993 Louisiana-Monroe...................................... 39.2 1994 North Texas................................................ 29.4 1995 Stephen F. Austin........................................31.7 1996 Troy............................................................ 33.4 1997 McNeese State........................................... 30.0 1998 McNeese State........................................... 33.5 1999 Stephen F. Austin....................................... 35.4 2000 McNeese State............................................27.3 Troy.............................................................27.3 2001 Sam Houston State.....................................37.5 2002 McNeese State............................................31.9 2003 Nicholls State............................................. 35.4 2004 Sam Houston State.....................................37.0 2005 Texas State.................................................37.0 2006 McNeese State........................................... 25.2 2007 McNeese State........................................... 35.2 2008 Central Arkansas........................................37.5

McNeese State............................................37.5 2009 McNeese State........................................... 35.0 2010 Stephen F. Austin....................................... 36.2 2011 Sam Houston State.................................... 36.9 2012 Sam Houston State.................................... 40.0

YEARLY LEADERS Rushing Defense 1964 Texas-Arlington.........................................144.9 1965 Texas-Arlington...........................................87.7 1966 Trinity .......................................................105.5 1967 Trinity .........................................................61.2 1968 Arkansas State..........................................105.8 1969 Arkansas State......................................... 106.0 1970 Arkansas State.......................................... 117.5 1971 Louisiana Tech..........................................105.4 1972 Louisiana Tech..........................................128.5 1973 Louisiana Tech..........................................109.7 1974 Arkansas State.......................................... 110.1 1975 Arkansas State..........................................101.4 1976 McNeese State......................................... 164.2 1977 Louisiana Tech..........................................106.1 1978 Arkansas State......................................... 144.3 1979 Texas-Arlington.........................................110.3 1980 McNeese State..........................................119.5 1981 Arkansas State..........................................123.5 1982 Louisiana-Monroe..................................... 124.1 1983 Louisiana-Monroe.................................... 109.8 1984 Arkansas State........................................... 78.5 1985 Arkansas State........................................... 96.3 1986 Arkansas State......................................... 108.8 1987 Sam Houston State................................... 111.8 1988 Stephen F. Austin....................................... 83.6 1989 Stephen F. Austin....................................... 89.5 1990 Texas State...............................................134.7 1991 McNeese State........................................... 99.0 1992 McNeese State.......................................... 111.8 1993 McNeese State........................................... 90.5 1994 Stephen F. Austin........................................91.0 1995 McNeese State........................................... 60.9 1996 Troy...........................................................130.5 1997 Troy............................................................ 96.2 1998 McNeese State............................................93.1 1999 Troy.............................................................97.3 2000 McNeese State........................................... 98.5 2001 McNeese State........................................... 84.7 2002 Northwestern State.................................... 99.4 2003 Northwestern State...................................112.4 2004 Northwestern State.................................... 94.0 2005 Nicholls State............................................120.0 2006 Northwestern State...................................119.9 2007 McNeese State......................................... 153.2 2008 McNeese State..........................................118.9 2009 Central Arkansas..................................... 100.2 2010 Sam Houston State...................................100.1 2011 Sam Houston State.................................... 72.9 2012 Sam Houston State.................................... 98.5

Total Defense 1964 Arkansas State..........................................195.1 1965 Arkansas State......................................... 225.0 1966 Trinity .......................................................194.8 1967 Trinity .......................................................207.4 1968 Arkansas State......................................... 275.5 1969 Arkansas State......................................... 309.0 1970 Arkansas State......................................... 270.0 1971 Louisiana Tech......................................... 272.3 1972 Louisiana Tech..........................................236.1 1973 Louisiana Tech..........................................184.0 1974 Arkansas State......................................... 234.5 1975 Arkansas State..........................................215.7 1976 McNeese State......................................... 255.2 1977 Louisiana Tech..........................................220.1 1978 Arkansas State..........................................240.1 1979 Texas-Arlington........................................ 259.4 1980 Louisiana-Lafayette................................. 294.6 1981 Arkansas State..........................................271.0 1982 Louisiana-Monroe.................................... 326.4 1983 Louisiana-Monroe.....................................238.1 1984 Louisiana Tech......................................... 233.5 1985 Arkansas State......................................... 258.8 1986 Louisiana-Monroe.....................................281.5 1987 Louisiana-Monroe.................................... 303.8 1988 Stephen F. Austin..................................... 233.8 1989 Northwestern State...................................321.3 1990 Sam Houston State.................................. 279.2 1991 McNeese State..........................................242.4 1992 Louisiana-Monroe.....................................319.3 1993 McNeese State......................................... 249.5 1994 McNeese State......................................... 259.5 1995 McNeese State..........................................272.1 1996 Nicholls State........................................... 278.0 1997 McNeese State......................................... 245.3 1998 McNeese State..........................................227.2

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Texas State...............................................271.1 McNeese State..........................................261.3 McNeese State......................................... 253.6 Northwestern State.................................. 276.6 Northwestern State...................................287.3 Northwestern State...................................274.7 Nicholls State........................................... 308.6 Northwestern State.................................. 299.4 Nicholls State........................................... 352.5 McNeese State......................................... 350.8 Central Arkansas..................................... 298.0 McNeese State......................................... 343.0 Sam Houston State.................................. 279.9 Sam Houston State.................................. 333.5

Scoring Defense 1964 Arkansas State..............................................7.3 1965 Arkansas State............................................11.9 1966 Arkansas State............................................12.1 1967 Arkansas State............................................12.9 1968 Trinity .........................................................14.6 1969 Arkansas State............................................14.0 1970 Arkansas State............................................11.3 1971 Louisiana-Lafayette....................................15.2 1972 Louisiana-Lafayette....................................11.3 1973 Louisiana Tech............................................. 5.9 1974 Louisiana Tech............................................10.3 1975 Arkansas State..............................................7.4 1976 Louisiana-Lafayette....................................13.5 1977 Louisiana Tech............................................12.1 1978 Arkansas State............................................13.1 1979 McNeese State............................................. 9.8 1980 McNeese State............................................12.5 1981 Arkansas State............................................14.5 1982 Louisiana Tech............................................14.3 1983 North Texas.................................................10.6 1984 Louisiana Tech............................................12.0 1985 McNeese State............................................11.5 1986 Arkansas State............................................11.9 1987 Stephen F. Austin........................................16.6 1988 Stephen F. Austin........................................10.1 1989 Northwestern State..................................... 17.9 1990 Sam Houston State..................................... 17.0 1991 McNeese State............................................12.2 1992 Texas State................................................. 17.3 1993 McNeese State............................................15.5 1994 McNeese State............................................15.9 1995 McNeese State............................................. 8.9 1996 Troy.............................................................14.0 1997 McNeese State............................................10.5 1998 McNeese State............................................12.4 1999 Troy.............................................................18.2 2000 Troy.............................................................14.5 2001 McNeese State............................................ 17.5 2002 Nicholls State.............................................. 17.7 2003 Stephen F. Austin....................................... 20.9 2004 Stephen F. Austin....................................... 23.3 2005 Texas State................................................ 20.3 2006 Nicholls State..............................................20.7 2007 McNeese State............................................18.3 2008 Central Arkansas........................................25.7 2009 Central Arkansas........................................ 17.1 2010 Central Arkansas........................................21.2 2011 Sam Houston State.....................................14.9 2012 McNeese State............................................21.2

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HISTORY & RECORDS

Passing Defense 1964 Arkansas State........................................... 64.6 1965 Arkansas State........................................... 66.0 1966 Trinity ........................................................ 89.2 1967 Arkansas State.......................................... 111.6 1968 Trinity ...................................................... 168.9 1969 Abilene Christian.......................................136.9 1970 Abilene Christian.......................................126.5 1971 Texas-Arlington.........................................102.9 1972 Louisiana-Lafayette................................... 88.0 1973 Louisiana Tech............................................74.3 1974 Louisiana Tech........................................... 96.7 1975 Lamar ......................................................101.2 1976 Lamar ....................................................... 78.9 1977 Louisiana-Lafayette................................. 109.2 1978 Arkansas State........................................... 95.8 1979 Louisiana-Lafayette................................. 100.9 1980 Louisiana Tech..........................................120.8

1981 Louisiana-Lafayette.................................. 127.4 1982 Arkansas State......................................... 160.5 1983 Louisiana Tech.......................................... 111.4 1984 Louisiana Tech..........................................105.5 1985 McNeese State..........................................149.3 1986 Louisiana-Monroe.....................................131.5 1987 Northwestern State...................................133.6 1988 McNeese State..........................................127.3 1989 Northwestern State.................................. 164.0 1990 Sam Houston State...................................138.6 1991 Louisiana-Monroe.....................................113.8 1992 Northwestern State...................................150.8 1993 McNeese State........................................... 85.5 1994 Nicholls State............................................118.8 1995 Texas State...............................................169.0 1996 Stephen F. Austin...................................... 127.7 1997 McNeese State......................................... 146.5 1998 McNeese State..........................................144.7 1999 Texas State.............................................. 146.5 2000 Sam Houston State................................... 121.1 2001 McNeese State......................................... 168.9 2002 Stephen F. Austin......................................144.0 2003 Northwestern State...................................175.2 2004 Northwestern State...................................180.7 2005 Texas State...............................................177.6 2006 Nicholls State........................................... 148.9 2007 Central Arkansas..................................... 185.2 2008 Northwestern State.................................. 229.5 2009 Central Arkansas......................................197.8 2010 Central Arkansas..................................... 204.2 2011 Stephen F. Austin......................................177.3 2012 Lamar.......................................................199.8

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YEARLY INDIVIDUAL STAT TRENDS Rushing Yards Per Game Year Name, School..........................................Car. 1964 Dennis Hagaman, ACU..............................111 1965 Jacky Roland, ACU....................................111 1966 Tery Gwin, ASU.........................................135 1967 Tom Smiley, LU.........................................174 1968 Frank McGuigan, ASU...............................269 1969 Calvin Harrell, ASU....................................205 1970 Calvin Harrell, ASU....................................232 1971 Calvin Harrell, ASU....................................216 1972 Enos Hicks, MCN......................................154 1973 David Mitchell, ASU...................................191 1974 Willie Harris, ASU......................................150 1975 Dennis Bolden, ASU..................................186 1976 Derrick Jensen, UTA..................................233 1977 Derrick Jensen, UTA..................................233 1978 Larry Lawrence, ASU................................254 1979 Artie Shankle, MCN...................................202 1980 Theron McClendon, MCN..........................237 1981 Buford Jordan, MCN.................................205 1982 Scotty Caldwell, UTA.................................212 1983 Buford Jordan, MCN.................................211 1984 Scotty Caldwell, UTA.................................231 1985 Burton Murchison, LU...............................265 1986 Tony Citizen, MCN.....................................197 1987 Luther Turner, SHSU..................................225 1988 Bill Jones, TXST........................................207 1989 Larry Centers, SFA....................................245 1990 Reggie Rivers, TXST..................................215 1991 Roosevelt Potts, ULM................................239 1992 Greg Robinson, ULM.................................159 1993 Irving Spikes, ULM....................................246 1994 Donald Wilkerson, TXST............................302 1995 Clarence Matthews, NSU..........................230 1996 Claude Mathis, TXST.................................294 1997 Claude Mathis, TXST.................................311 1998 Jessie Burton, MCN..................................197 1999 Tony Taylor, NSU.......................................263 2000 Tony Taylor, NSU.......................................302 2001 Rondy Rogers, JSU...................................212 2002 Lee Davis, TXST........................................173 2003 Vick King, MCN.........................................210 2004 Derrick Johnese, NSU...............................153 2005 Barrick Nealy, TXST...................................159 2006 D.D. Terry, SHSU.......................................215 2007 Byron Lawrence, NSU...............................246 2008 Toddrick Pendland, MCN...........................219 2009 Brent Grimes, UCA....................................200 2010 Timothy Flanders, SHSU............................172 2011 Timothy Flanders, SHSU............................298 2012 Timothy Flanders, SHSU............................288

Yds. 487 598 607 890 1,220 841 1,131 961 906 968 654 1,191 1,266 1,119 1,039 853 1,175 1,267 1,216 1,007 929 1,547 1,088 1,085 876 1,165 1,145 1,103 1,011 1,563 1,569 1,384 1,593 1,595 1,037 1,441 1,506 1,417 778 1,240 1,094 1,057 1,328 1,377 1,431 1,222 948 1,644 1,642

Avg. GAvg. 4.3 48.7 5.4 66.5 4.5 67.5 5.1 89.0 4.5 122.0 4.1 105.2 4.8 125.7 4.5 106.8 5.9 90.6 5.1 96.8 4.4 81.8 6.4 108.3 5.9 115.1 4.8 101.7 4.1 94.5 4.2 94.7 5.0 106.8 6.2 115.2 5.7 110.5 4.8 125.9 4.0 92.9 5.8 140.6 5.5 98.9 4.8 98.6 4.2 79.6 4.8 105.9 5.3 105.9 4.6 100.3 6.4 91.9 6.4 142.1 5.2 142.6 6.0 125.8 5.4 144.8 5.1 145.0 5.3 115.2 5.5 131.0 5.0 136.9 6.7 128.8 4.6 78.8 5.9 112.7 7.2 91.2 6.6 75.5 6.2 132.8 5.6 125.2 6.5 130.1 6.1 101.8 5.5 94.8 5.5 109.6 5.7 109.5

HISTORY & RECORDS

Total Passing Yards Year Name, School............................Att.-Cmp.-Int. TD Yds. 1964 Les Obie, TU...............................174-91-4 7 937 1965 Les Obie, TU...............................269-130-19 8 1,434 1966 Phil Primm, LU............................202-102-9 16 1,549 1967 Randy McCollum, LU...................232-115-8 14 1,533 1968 Jim Lindsey, ACU........................396-204-19 18 2,717 1969 Jim Lindsey, ACU........................391-207-19 19 2,686 1970 Jim Lindsey, ACU........................369-198-20 22 2,707 1971 Ken Lantrip, LTU.........................221-119-12 13 2,105 1972 Clint Longley, ACU.......................332-161-21 9 2,062 1973 Denny Duron, LTU.......................199-93- 8 13 1,607 1974 Barry Pollard, ULL.......................169-75-13 4 848 1975 Steve Haynes, LTU......................104-66-6 9 1,066 1976 Steve Haynes, LTU......................216-120-11 16 1,981 1977 Keith Thibodeaux, LTU.................260-137-17 9 2,384 1978 Larry Haynes, LU........................184-92-11 8 1,261 1979 Larry Haynes, LU........................398-231-18 21 2,637 1980 Matt Dunigan, LTU......................313-149-13 9 1,939 1981 Fred Hessen, LU..........................366-180-16 14 2,108 1982 John Holman, ULM.....................462-218-16 20 2,964 1983 David Brewer, LTU.......................329-161-21 9 1,848 1984 Don Richards, MCN.....................217-112-9 2 1,449 1985 Bubby Brister, ULM.....................342-191-14 17 2,880 128

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Scott Dieterich, MCN...................279-141-11 9 2,031 Stan Humphries, ULM.................338-176-15 18 2,622 Scott Davis, UNT.........................270-158-15 12 2,409 Todd Hammel, SFA......................401-238-13 34 3,915 Doug Pederson, ULM..................341-190-14 9 2,152 Eric Acheson, MCN.....................195-83-11 1 975 Wendal Lowrey, ULM..................227-147-9 16 2,190 Robert Cobb, ULM.......................345-197-8 29 3,008 Mitch Maher, UNT.......................319-202-12 25 2,840 David Williams, TXST..................349-187-13 18 2,395 Tim Leger, MCN..........................288-143-18 15 2,361 Blake Prejean, MCN....................266-161-9 13 2,420 Brad Zeller, NICH.........................370-202-12 13 2,367 Chris Chaloupka, SHSU...............271-168-13 21 2,503 Slade Nagle, MCN.......................285-160-18 15 1,983 Josh McCown, SHSU..................341-210-8 29 2,884 Scott Pendarvis, MCN.................289-163-6 11 2,050 Barrick Nealy, TXST.....................473-240-17 21 2,608 Dustin Long, SHSU......................531-333-18 39 3,277 Barrick Nealy, TXST.....................363-208-9 21 2,875 Danny Southall, SFA....................294-169-4 8 1,877 Nathan Brown, UCA....................377-256-10 26 3,084 Jeremy Moses, SFA....................598-352-20 41 4,026 Jeremy Moses, SFA....................385-566-21 40 4,124 Jeremy Moses, SFA....................336-550-7 34 3,998 Nathan Dick, UCA.......................258-402-9 32 3,275 Brady Attaway, SFA.....................334-570-21 29 3,671

Total Offense Year Name, School............................................TP Rush Pass Yds. 1964 Les Obie, TU.............................................205 47 937 984 1965 Les Obie, TU.............................................342 155 1,434 1,589 1966 Phil Primm, LU..........................................276 211 1,549 1,760 1967 Mike Baylor, UTA.......................................307 177 1,384 1,561 1968 Jim Lindsey, ACU......................................515 23 2,717 2,740 1969 Jim Lindsey, ACU......................................450 -40 2,686 2,646 1970 Jim Lindsey, ACU......................................440 -15 2,707 2,654 1971 Ken Lantrip, LTU.......................................323 128 2,105 2,233 1972 Clint Longley, ACU.....................................409 160 2,062 2,222 1973 Denny Duron, LTU.....................................260 56 1,607 1,663 1974 Johnnie Thibodeaux, MCN........................268 319 1,221 1,540 1975 Roy Henry, ULL.........................................230 301 1,135 1,436 1976 Steve Haynes, LTU....................................259 -112 1,981 1,869 1977 Keith Thibodeaux, LTU...............................340 -59 2,384 2,325 1978 Roy Dewalt, UTA.......................................316 841 870 1,711 1979 Larry Haynes, LU......................................449 -221 2,637 2,416 1980 Matt Dunigan, LTU....................................430 -73 1,939 1,866 1981 Matt Dunigan, LTU....................................425 54 1,898 1,952 1982 Matt Dunigan, LTU....................................527 113 2,843 2,964 1983 Tim Langford, ASU....................................341 573 1,156 1,729 1984 Don Richards, MCN...................................330 158 1,449 1,607 1985 Bubby Brister, ULM...................................425 -176 2,880 2,704 1986 Scott Dieterich, MCN.................................344 -34 2,031 1,997 1987 Stan Humphries, ULM...............................414 146 2,622 2,768 1988 Scott Davis, UNT.......................................434 439 2,409 2,848 1989 Todd Hammel, SFA....................................487 -92 3,915 3,823 1990 Scott Davis, UNT.......................................462 643 1,550 2,193 1991 Gilbert Price, TXST....................................391 837 954 1,791 1992 Mitch Maher, UNT.....................................386 167 2,090 2,257 1993 Robert Cobb, ULM.....................................373 -43 3,008 2,965 1994 Mitch Maher, UNT.....................................398 175 3,015 3,190 1995 David Williams, TXST................................390 -9 2,395 2,386 1996 Tim Leger, MCN........................................407 187 2,361 2,548 1997 Montressa Kirby, JSU................................490 101 2,816 2,917 1998 Brad Zeller, NICH.......................................509 582 2,367 2,949 1999 Chris Chaloupka, SHSU.............................301 36 2,503 2,539 2000 Slade Nagle, MCN.....................................298 -25 1,983 1,958 2001 Josh McCown, SHSU................................431 354 2,884 3,238 2002 Scott Pendarvis, MCN...............................354 -65 2,050 1,985 2003 Barrick Nealy, TXST...................................606 261 3,129 3,390 2004 Dustin Long, SHSU....................................576 -12 4,588 4,576 2005 Barrick Nealy, TXST...................................522 1,057 2,875 3,932 2006 Danny Southall, SFA..................................403 418 1,877 2,295 2007 Nathan Brown, UCA..................................438 132 2,084 3,216 2008 Rhett Bomar, SHSU...................................517 187 3,355 3,542 2009 Jeremy Moses, SFA..................................617 37 4,161 4,124

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Jeremy Moses, SFA..................................566 -68 3,998 3,930 Nathan Dick, UCA.....................................461 108 3,275 3,383 Brady Attaway, SFA...................................590 -153 3,671 3,518

Receiving Yards Year Name, School.........................................Rec. Yds. TD CPG 1964 Johnnie Jones, TU......................................36 358 2 3.6 1965 Truman Franks, TU......................................73 765 3 7.3 1966 Jackie Hall, TU............................................40 405 0 4.4 1967 Gerald Jumper, ASU....................................47 727 0 5.2 1968 Bill Lockey, ACU..........................................66 982 9 6.6 1969 Ronnie Vinson, ACU.....................................82 1,214 9 8.2 1970 Ronnie Vinson, ACU.....................................60 1,042 9 5.5 1971 Bill Hodge, TU.............................................50 740 4 5.0 1972 Roger Carr, LTU...........................................40 1,018 5 3.6 1973 Joe Browser, LU..........................................38 545 3 3.8 1974 Pat Tilley, LTU..............................................29 497 4 3.6 1975 Pat Tilley, LTU..............................................53 926 6 5.3 1976 Billy Ryckman, LTU.....................................77 1,382 10 7.0 1977 Rod Foppe, LTU...........................................59 1,274 5 5.4 1978 Scooter Spruiell, LTU...................................37 642 4 4.1 1979 Howard Robinson, LU..................................59 842 12 5.4 1980 Sam Choice, LU..........................................34 579 4 3.1

Alfred Mask, LU..........................................34 368 3 3.1

Leland Padgett, LTU....................................34 547 2 3.1 1981 Herbert Harris, LU.......................................61 911 7 5.6 1982 Tag Rome, ULM..........................................46 604 4 4.2 1983 Karl Terrebonne, LTU...................................43 523 1 3.9 1984 Joey Evans, ULM........................................47 672 4 4.3 1985 Keith Arbon, UTA.........................................54 860 3 4.9 1986 Flip Johnson, MCN......................................62 939 7 5.6 1987 Eric Tennessee, TXST..................................49 749 4 4.9 1988 Jackie Harris, ULM......................................43 512 2 6.1 1989 Cisco Richard, ULM.....................................61 481 1 5.6 1990 Eric Wright, SFA..........................................47 713 10 5.2 1991 Eric Cox, ULM.............................................49 535 0 4.5 1992 Vincent Brisby, ULM....................................56 1,050 9 5.6 1993 Blake Vincent, SHSU...................................46 643 1 4.2 1994 David Brown, UNT.......................................63 977 11 5.7 1995 Terence Davis, MCN....................................46 890 13 4.2 1996 Michael Pearce, SFA...................................53 620 1 4.8 1997 Ronald Bonner, JSU....................................61 1,005 8 5.6 1998 Matt Dominguez, SHSU...............................57 805 6 5.2 1999 Matt Dominguez, SHSU...............................66 1,156 13 6.0 2000 Matt Dominguez, SHSU...............................44 495 4 4.4 2001 Jonathon Cooper, SHSU..............................78 1,304 17 7.1 2002 Jason Mathenia, SHSU................................52 749 2 4.7 2003 B.J. Sams, MCN..........................................63 889 7 5.3 2004 Jarrod Fuller, SHSU.....................................99 1,383 8 7.1 2005 Markee White, TXST....................................56 786 5 4.3 2006 Crawford Kilpatrick, SLU.............................47 391 3 4.3 2007 Cameron Luke, TXST..................................60 1,035 12 5.4 2008 Duane Brooks, SFA.....................................68 863 4 6.8 2009 Duane Brooks, SFA...................................117 1,070 6 9.0 2010 Cordell Roberson, SFA.................................61 1,011 16 5.1 2011 J.J. Hayes, LU.............................................53 951 8 4.8 2012 Cordell Roberson, SFA.................................77 1,006 10 8.6

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Name, School............................................TD XP FG Pts. Obert Logan, TU..........................................11 0 0 66 Darrell LaFitte, LU.........................................7 2 0 44 Steve Gankiewicz, ASU...............................13 0 0 78 Steve Gankiewicz, ASU.................................9 0 0 54 Frank McGuigan, ASU.................................15 2 0 9 Ronnie Vinson, ACU.......................................9 2 0 56 Skipper Butler, UTA.......................................0 23 11 56 Don Harr, ACU.............................................13 0 0 78 Calvin Harrell, ASU......................................13 0 0 78 Charles McDaniel, LTU................................17 2 0 104 Glenn Berteau, LTU.....................................11 2 0 68 Steve Burks, ASU........................................18 2 0 110 Charles McDaniel, LTU................................15 0 0 90 David Hines, ASU........................................17 0 0 102 Arry Moody, LTU..........................................17 4 0 106 John Roveto, ULL..........................................0 24 19 81 George Yates, LTU.......................................10 0 0 60 Brian Happel, UTA.........................................0 40 12 76 Don Stump, MCN..........................................0 33 9 60 Buford Jordan, MCN...................................18 2 0 110 Scotty Caldwell, UTA...................................13 2 0 80 Tony Whittington, MCN..................................0 19 17 70 Rickey Jemison, ASU..................................11 0 0 66 George Benyola, LTU.....................................0 23 24 95 Scott Roper, ASU...........................................0 33 21 96 Luther Turner, SHSU....................................20 0 0 120 Keith Chapman, UNT.....................................0 37 19 94 Tony Citizen, MCN.......................................15 2 0 92 Eric Wright, SFA..........................................10 4 0 64 Todd Scott, TXST.........................................12 0 0 72 Greg Robinson, ULM...................................14 0 0 84 Jose Larios, MCN..........................................0 32 22 98 Jose Larios, MCN..........................................0 30 13 69 Clarence Matthews, NSU............................13 0 0 78 Terence Davis, MCN....................................13 0 0 78 Claude Mathis, TXST...................................17 0 0 102 Shonz LaFrenz, MCN.....................................0 37 17 88 Jessie Burton, MCN....................................19 0 0 114 KaRon Coleman, SFA..................................16 2 0 98 Lawrence Tynes, TROY..................................0 36 16 84 Jonathon Cooper, SHSU..............................17 0 0 102 John Marino, MCN........................................0 52 14 94 John Marino, MCN........................................0 45 16 93 Lance Garner, SHSU......................................0 57 16 105 Broderick Cole, NICH...................................13 0 0 78 D.D. Terry, SHSU........................................16 0 0 98 Jay Lucas, SLU...........................................15 0 0 90 Brent Grimes, UCA......................................21 0 0 126 Toddrick Pendland, MCN.............................19 0 0 118 Cordell Roberson, SFA.................................16 2 0 98 Timothy Flanders, SHSU..............................24 0 0 144 Miguel Antonio, SHSU...................................0 73 20 133

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HISTORY & RECORDS

All-Purpose Yards Year Name, School........................................Rush Rcv. Ret. Yds. 1978 Larry Lawrence, ASU.............................1,039 151 16 1,206 1979 Rodney Smith, ULL...................................782 156 576 1,514 1980 Theron McClendon, MCN.......................1,175 84 89 1,348 1981 Buford Jordan, MCN..............................1,267 106 234 1,607 1982 Scotty Caldwell, UTA..............................1,216 336 0 1,552 1983 Bobby Craighead, ULM.............................982 127 449 1,558 1984 Simon Jordan, MCN...............................1,020 186 0 1,206 1985 Burton Murchison, LU............................1,547 40 0 1,587 1986 Flip Johnson, MCN......................................74 939 682 1,695 1987 Jeff Steele, ULM.......................................196 397 761 1,354 1988 Jeff Steele, ULM.......................................114 188 1,013 1,315 1989 Larry Centers, SFA.................................1,165 630 22 1,817 1990 Reggie Rivers, TXST...............................1,145 89 374 1,608 1991 Roosevelt Potts, ULM.............................1,103 171 0 1,274 1992 Roosevelt Potts, ULM.............................1,004 262 0 1,266 1993 Irving Spikes, ULM.................................1,563 150 0 1,713

1994 Donald Wilkerson, TXST.........................1,569 131 348 2,048 1995 Clarence Matthews, NSU.......................1,384 194 699 2,277 1996 Claude Mathis, TXST..............................1,593 80 178 1,851 1997 Claude Mathis, TXST..............................1,595 42 162 1,799 1998 Jessie Burton, MCN...............................1,037 145 55 1,237 1999 KaRon Coleman, SFA................................929 219 489 1,637 2000 Tony Taylor, NSU....................................1,506 122 141 1,769 2001 Rondy Rogers, JSU................................1,417 186 0 1,603 2002 Tony Tompkins, SFA..................................688 255 852 1,795 2003 B.J. Sams, MCN........................................299 889 815 2,003 2004 Tony Tompkins, SFA....................................66 821 656 1,543 2005 Barrick Nealy, TXST................................1,057 31 0 1,088 2006 D.D. Terry, SHSU....................................1,328 237 0 1,565 2007 Jay Lucas, SLU......................................1,239 485 0 1,724 2008 Karrington Bush, TXST...........................1,065 210 1,055 2,330 2009 Vincent Pervis, SFA...................................919 177 455 1,551 2010 Gralyn Crawford, SFA....................................5 981 286 2,207 2011 Timothy Flanders, SHSU.........................1,644 414 0 2,058 2012 Trey Diller, SHSU.........................................62 927 882 1,871 All-Purpose Running statistics were not compiled prior to the 1978 season.

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Jim Lindsey, Abilene Christian 1964 First Team – Quarterback: Lee Obie, TU. Backs: Obert Logan, TU; Dennis Hagaman, ACU; Mike Love, ACU. Ends: Bill Pagano, ASU; Johnny Jones, TU; Linemen: Larry Cox, ACU; Jack Hall, UTA; Anthony Gillory, LU; Dan Summers, ASU; Vernon McManus, LU. 1965 Offense – Quarterback: Phil Primm, LU. Backs: Jackie Hall, Trinity; Harold LaFitte, LU; Mike Love, ACU. Ends: Truman Franks, TU; Bill Kilgore, LU. Linemen: Larry Cox, ACU; Ed Marcontell, LU; Ken LaJudice, UTA; Wade McLeod, ACU; Dan Summers, ASU; Bob Utley, UTA. Defense – Linemen: Edwin Ckodre, TU; Dick Croxton, LU; Ken Ozee, UTA; H.K. Reeves, ASU. Linebackers: Mike Berta, ASU; Steve Jackson, UTA; Vernon McManus, LU. Backs: Mike Allman, LU; Tommy Young, ACU; Jake David, Lamar; Dick Ritchey, ASU.

HISTORY & RECORDS

1966 Offense – Quarterback: Phil Primm, LU; Donnie Witwiski, TU. Backs: Jackie Hall, TU; Terry Gwin, ASU; Tom Smiley, LU. Ends: Gerald Jumper, ASU; Johnny Fuller, LU. Linemen: Ken Riley, UTA; Ed Marcontell, LU; Bob Diem, UTA; Spergon Wynn, LU; Ron Worthen, ASU. Defense – Linemen: Melvin Witt, UTA; Dick Croxton, LU; Marvin Upshaw, TU; Ken Ozee, UTA. Linebackers: Bernard Erickson, ACU; Billy Woodlee, TU; Danny Jones, LU. Backs: Dick Ritchey, ASU; Robert Willbanks, UTA; Jack David, LU; Mike Barnes, UTA.

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1967 Offense – Quarterback: Mike Baylor, UTA. Backs: Tom Smiley, LU; Bill Kilgore, LU; Danny Griffin, UTA. Ends: Johnny Fuller, LU; Jimmy Thomas, UTA. Linemen: Bob Rash, ACU; Ken Riley, UTA; Spergon Wynn, LU; Bob Diem, UTA; Ron Worthen, ASU; Darrell Mingle, LU. Kicker: Skipper Butler, UTA.

1971 Offense – Quarterback: Ken Lantrip, LTU. Running Backs: Charles McDaniel, LTU; Calvin Harrell, ASU. Ends: Steve Lockhart, ASU; Erick Johnson, LTU. Linemen: Bill Keresztury, TU; Don Blair, ULL; Wayne Dorton, ASU; Louis Age, ULL; Phil Israel, LTU. Wide Receiver: Bill Hodge, TU Kicker: Joe Duran, ASU.

Defense – Linemen: Dick Croxton, LU; William Hines, TU; Marvin Upshaw, TU; Clovis Swinney, ASU. Linebackers: Richard Bjerke, LU; Bill Bergey, ASU; Fred Doerr, UTA. Backs: Robert Willbanks, UTA; Dick Ritchey, ASU; Bill Groberg, LU; Dean Bagley, ACU. Punter: Kevin McClelland, ASU.

Defense – Linemen: Steve Majka, TU; Dave Muckensturm, ASU; Fred Dean, LTU; Gary Crockett, LU. Linebackers: Hiram Burleson, UTA; Butch Murray, ASU; Bruce Jackson, TU Backs: Steve Laidlaw, TU; Ernest Baptist, UTA; Patrick Gibbs, LU; Dennis Meyer, ASU. Punter: Mike Swinney, LTU.

1968 Offense – Quarterback: Jim Lindsey, ACU. Backs: Frank McGuigan, ASU; Danny Griffin, UTA; Pat Holder, ACU. Ends: Bill Lockey, ACU; Dick Hill, UTA. Linemen: Bob Rash, ACU; Jack Smith, ASU; Greg Bailey, UTA; Jim Anderson, TU; Dan Buckley, ASU. Kicker: Skipper Butler, UTA.

1972 Offense – Quarterback: Denny Duron, LTU. Running Backs: Dexter Bussey, UTA; Dough Matthews, LU; Enos Hicks, MCN. Ends: Roger Carr, LTU; Joe Bowser, LU; Jack DeGrenier, UTA. Linemen: Pat Greer, LTU; Charles Cantrell, LU; Nate Allen, MCN; Don Blair, ULL; Sonny Kennedy, ACU. Kicker: Rhea Coppedge, UTA.

Defense – Linemen: William Hines, TU; Gary Crane, ASU; Richard Cummings, LU; Clovis Swinney, ASU; Greg Lens, TU Linebackers: Bill Bergey, ASU; Chip Bennett, ACU; Fred Gough, UTA. Backs: Jim Marcum, UTA; Mike Stamps, UTA; Benny Lansford, LU; Steve Struble, ASU. Punter: Ronnie Boyette, TU.

Defense – Linemen: Les Vogel, ULL; Dave Muckensturm, ASU; Fred Dean, LTU; Ken Jones, ASU. Linebackers: Hiram Burleson, UTA; Ken Williams, ULL; Joe McNeely, LTU. Backs: John Causey, LTU; Ernest Baptist, UTA; Rondy Colbert, LU; Billy Blakeman, MCN. Punter: Steve Burks, ASU.

1969 Offense – Quarterback: Jim Lindsey, ACU. Backs: Calvin Harrell, ASU; Marshall Walls, ASU; Danny Griffin, UTA; Pat Holder, ACU. Ends: Ronnie Vinson, ACU; Ronnie Gebauer, LU. Linemen: Don Morrison, UTA; Jack Smith, ASU; Bill Phillips, ASU; Mordie Marcontell, LU; Dan Buckley, ASU. Kicker: Skipper Butler, UTA.

1973 Offense – Quarterback: Denny Duron, LTU. Running Backs: David Mitchell, ASU; Dexter Bussey, UTA; Glen Berteau, LTU. Wide Receivers: Roger Carr, LTU; Joe Bowser, LU. Tight End: James Klipsch, ASU. Linemen: Pat Greer, LTU; James Files, MCN; Doug Lowery, ASU; Jerry Reiman, ASU; Russell Bates, LTU. Kicker: Jerry Pope, LTU.

Defense – Linemen: Troy Patridge, UTA; Ken Roberts, ACU; Clovis Swinney, ASU; Jack Kiser, ACU; Gary Crockett, LU. Linebackers: Chip Bennett, ACU; David Walls, ASU; Bruce Jackson, TU Backs: Mickey Eddleman, UTA; Kit Sommers, TU; Jerry Harvey, LU; Donnie Beshears, ASU. Punter: Skipper Butler, UTA.

Defense – Linemen: Les Vogel, ULL; Leon Babineaux, LU; Fred Dean, LTU; Neal O’Brien, ULL. Linebackers: David Neustrom, ULL; Joe McNeely, LTU; Randy Battaglio, MCN. Backs: John Causey, LTU; Wenford Wilborn, LTU; Rondy Colbert, LU; Billy Blakeman, MCN. Punter: Jerry Pope, LTU.

1970 Offense – Quarterback: Jim Lindsey, ACU. Backs: Calvin Harrell, ASU; Greg Oliver, Trinity; Don Harr, ACU; Chet Douthit, ASU. Ends: Ronnie Vinson, ACU; Steve Lockhart, ASU. Linemen: Bill Keresztury, TU; Wayne Walton, ACU; Bill Phillips, ASU; David Smalley, ACU; Bruce Jackson, TU Kicker: Bobby Gentry, ASU. Defense – Linemen: Chip Marcum, ACU; Dave Muckensturm, ASU; Jack Kiser, ACU; Gary Crockett, LU; Jack Stite, ACU. Linebackers: Phil Martin, ACU; Gary Cleve, ASU; Bruce Jackson, TU Backs: Dennis Meyer, ASU; Ernest Baptist, UTA; Eddy Mendl, ACU; Walter Huntley, TU Punter: James Hamilton, ASU.

1974 Offense – Quarterback: Johnnie Thibodeaux, MCN. Running Backs: Charles McDaniel, LTU; Willie Harris, ASU; Stan Winfrey, ASU. Wide Receivers: Pat Tilley, LTU; Ron Barnett, UTA. Tight End: Mike Barber, LTU. Linemen: John Manatt, ASU; Roy Waters, LTU; Keith Elliot, Lamar; Randy Crouch, LTU; James Files, MCN. Kicker: Jerry Pope, LTU. Defense – Linemen: Leon Babineaux, LU; Greg Griffin, MCN; Fred Dean, LTU; Dick Dixon, ASU; Donnie Davis, LU. Linebackers: Rickey Shirley, LTU; Mike Malham, ASU; Ronald Black, LU. Backs: Wenford Wilborn, LTU; Donald Hill, LU; Rondy Colbert, LU; Douglas Dutt, MCN. Punter: Jerry Pope, LTU.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1975 Offense – Quarterback: David Hines, ASU. Running Backs: Leroy Harris, ASU; John Henry White, LTU. Wide Receivers: Pat Tilley, LTU, Ron Barnett, UTA. Tight End: Mike Barber, LTU. Linemen: Bob Beckner, UTA; Gerald Eddings, LTU; Ken Jones, ASU; T.J. Humphreys, ASU; James Files, MCN. Kicker: Rafael Septien, ULL.

1979 Offense – Quarterback: Roy Dewalt, UTA. Running Backs: Artie Shankle, MCN; Rodney Smith, ULL. Wide Receivers: Howard Robinson, LU; Harry Price, MCN. Tight End: Alfred Mask, LU. Linemen: Victor Enard, LU; Ray Martin, MCN; Jerry Castor, ASU; Bill Harris, UTA; Jim Downing, MCN; Kevin Kogucz, UTA. Kicker: Don Stump, MCN.

Defense – Linemen: Jimmy Lisko, ASU; Robert Speer, ASU; Eddie Morgan, ASU; Dick Dixon, ASU; Rodney Bagley, LTU. Linebackers: Mike Malham, ASU; Jerry Muckensturm, ASU; G.A. Rodrigue, ULL. Backs: Ralph Phillips, MCN; Lloyd Walls, ASU; Donnie Perry, LTU; Preston Lanier, MCN. Punter: Dan Mullen, ASU.

Defense – Linemen: Johnny Robinson, LTU; Andre Young, LTU; Dale Thomas, ULL; Mike Matocha, UTA. Linebackers: Willie Thomas, UTA; Ron Smith, ASU; Kurt Phoenix, LU. Backs: Rodney Breaux, ULL; Zack Jones, LTU; Tim Harris, MCN; Tom Murphy, MCN. Punter: Don Stump, MCN.

1976 Offense – Quarterback: Roy Henry, ULL. Running Backs: Leroy Harris, ASU; Bobby Wilson, MCN; Derrick Jensen, UTA. Wide Receiver: Billy Ryckman, LTU. Tight End: Brent Albright, UTA. Guards: Bob Beckner, UTA; David Smalls, UTA. Tackles: T.J. Humphreys, ASU; Joel Mullins, ASU. Center: Barry Kimble, MCN. Kicker: Rafael Septien, ULL. Defense – Ends: Robert Speer, ASU; Keith Walker, ULL. Tackles: Donnie Davis, LU; David Fluke, UTA. Linebackers: Doug Fruge, MCN; Bob Rule, ULL; Willie Thomas, UTA. Cornerbacks: Charles Jefferson, MCN; Bill Bradshaw, UTA. Safeties: Roy Painter, ASU; Larry Anderson, LTU. Punter: Jerry Pope, LTU. 1977 Offense – Quarterback: Keith Thibodeaux, LTU. Running Backs: John Henry White, LTU; Derrick Jensen, UTA; Kevin Bell, LU. Wide Receiver: Rod Foppe, LTU. Tight End: Larry McCartney, LTU. Linemen: Butch Cook, ASU; Hugh Crisp, ASU; Victor Enard, LU; Ken Bonnette, LTU; Dewey Wakefield, UTA. Kicker: John Roveto, ULL. Defense – Linemen: Matt Burnett, LU; Ronnie Paggett, LTU; Keith Walker, ULL; Dwight Carey, UTA. Linebackers: Jimmy Blackshire, LTU; Curley White, LTU; Willie Thomas, UTA. Backs: Clarence Wallace, LU; Larry Anderson, LTU; Donnie Perry, LTU; Ron Irving, ULL. Punter: Terry McFarland, MCN.

Defense – Linemen: Ardis McCann, LTU; Ken Chenier, ULL; Johnny Robinson, LTU; Keith Cox, ASU. Linebackers: Jimmy Blackshire, LTU; Wesley Williams, ASU; Frank Bartley, ULL. Backs: Charles Jefferson, MCN; Ron Irving, ULL; Jean Dornier, LTU; Guy Davis, UTA. Punter: Joe Slayton, ASU.

Defense – Linemen: Clay Carroll, MCN; Rusty Guilbeau, MCN; Johnny Robinson, LTU; Dale Thomas, ULL. Linebackers: Daryl Burckel, MCN; Bud McCluskey, UTA; Andre Young, LTU. Backs: Robert Davenport, MCN; Johnny Ray Smith, LU; Willie Allen, ULL; Lyn Bankston, LTU. Punter: Bruce Gartman, ASU. 1981 Offense – Quarterback: Stephen Starring, MCN. Running Backs: Buford Jordan, MCN; Maurice Carthon, ASU. Wide Receivers: Mark Brousse, MCN; Herbert Harris, LU. Tight End: Brent Anderson, ULL. Guards: Bret Martin, MCN; Danny Stout, UTA. Tackles: Roy Hinojosa, UTA; Lonnie Collins, MCN. Center: Mark Cannon, UTA. Kicker: Mike Marlow, LU. Defense – Ends: Rusty Guilbeau, MCN; Andy Martin, ULL. Tackles: Keith Pressley, UTA; Leveren Tillman, ASU. Noseguard: Joey Pender, LTU. Linebackers: Mike Morris, ASU; Tony Boles, LTU. Cornerbacks: Haywood Dejean, LTU; Leonard Smith, MCN. Free Safety: Andre Young, LTU. Strong Safety: Robert Davenport, MCN. Punter: Don Stump, MCN. 1982 Offense – Quarterback: Matt Dunigan, LTU. Running Backs: Burford Jordan, MCN; Scott Caldwell, UTA. Wide Receivers: Austin Kattenbraker, LTU; Tag Rome, ULM. Tight End: Bobby Craighead, ULM. Guards: Danny Stout, UTA; Bret Martin, MCN. Tackles: Lonnie Collins, MCN; Bruce Collie, UTA. Center: Arthur Christophe, ULM. Kicker: Roberto Dager, LTU. Defense – Ends: Trey Junkin, LTU; Terry Lee Williams, LU, Tackles: Brent Hargrove, UTA; Mike Nickel, LTU, Linebackers: Tony Boles, LTU; Mike Morris, ASU; Ricky Sanders, ULM, Cornerbacks: Leonard Smith, MCN; Rick Fishback, ASU, Free Safety: David Jones, LU, Strong Safety: Bruce Daigle, ULM, Punter: Bruce Gartman, ASU.

Stephen Starring, McNeese State 1983 Offense – Quarterback: Greg Carter, UNT. Running Backs: Buford Jordan, MCN; Scott Caldwell, UTA. Wide Receivers: Chris Tilley, LTU; Tag Rome, ULM. Tight End: Joey Evans, ULM. Guards: Mike Grantham, ULM; Dan Reeder, UNT. Tackles: Bruce Collie, UTA; Chris Weaver, ULM. Center: Mark Cannon, UTA. Kicker: Jesse Garcia, ULM. Defense – Ends: Ronnie Hickman, UNT; Barry Broussard, ULM. Tackles: Rayford Cooks, UNT; Benny Jones, ULM. Linebackers: Eugene Seale, LU; Doug Landry, LTU; Lester Harper, UNT. Cornerbacks: David Outley, ULM; Jerome Sims, ASU. Safeties: Bruce Daigle, ULM; Stacy Rayfield, UTA. Punter: John Starnes, UNT. 1984 Offense – Quarterback: Rodney Horn, ULM. Running Backs: Scott Caldwell, UTA; Simon Jordan, MCN. Wide Receivers: Rodney Clay, LU; Keith Ortego, MCN. Tight End: Joey Evans, ULM. Guards: Mike Grantham, ULM; Randy Barnhill, ASU. Tackles: Bruce Collie, UTA; Farrell Wilson, ASU. Center: Ed Troutt, ASU. Kicker: George Benyola, LTU. Defense – Ends: Walter Johnson, LTU; Marvin Neloms, ASU. Tackles: Donald Washington, LTU; Michael Cline, ASU. Linebackers: Doug Landry, LTU; Eugene Seale, LU; Ronnie Washington, ULM. Cornerbacks: Darrell Slater, ULM; Tim McKyer, UTA. Safeties: Jay Saad, UNT; Doyle Adams, LTU. Punter: John Starnes, UNT.

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1978 Offense – Quarterback: Roy Dewalt, UTA. Running Backs: Larry Lawrence, ASU; George Yates, LTU. Wide Receivers: Scooter Spruiell, LTU; Richard Ellender, MCN. Tight End: Danny Garrison, ASU. Linemen: Dewey Wakefield, UTA; Victor Enard, LU; Ray Martin, MCN; C.J. Lottinger, LTU; Jerry Castor, ASU. Kicker: Doug Dobbs, ASU.

1980 Offense – Quarterback: Stephen Starring, MCN. Running Backs: Theron McClendon, MCN; Phillip Jessie, UTA. Wide Receivers: Leland Padgett, LTU; Sam Choice, LU. Tight End: Gary Lewis, UTA. Linemen: Bret Martin, MCN; Dennis Peoples, ULL; Tyronne Copper, ULL; Joey Gregory, MCN. Kicker: Don Stump, MCN.

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FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1985 Offense – Quarterback: Bubby Brister, ULM. Running Backs: Burton Murchison, LU; Rickey Jemison, ASU. Wide Receivers: Chris Jones, ULM; Keith Arbon, UTA. Tight End: Lester Mills, LTU. Guards: Randy Barnhill, ASU; Scott Davis, ULM. Tackles: Ken Hetherington, LTU; Ray Brown, ASU. Center: Clint Hailey, UTA. Kicker: George Benyola, LTU. Defense – Ends: Walter Johnson, LTU; Marvin Neloms, ASU. Tackles: Michael Cline, ASU; Donald Washington, LTU. Nose Guard: Carter Ray Crawford, ASU. Linebackers: Doug Landry, LTU; Eugene Seale, LU. Cornerbacks: Tim McKyer, UTA; Greg Lee, ASU. Safeties: Doyle Adams, LTU; Mike Turner, ULM. Punter: Rickey Fernandez, LU. 1986 Offense – Quarterback: Dwane Brown, ASU. Running Backs: Rickey Jemison, ASU; Garlon Powell, LTU. Wide Receivers: Paddy Doyle, LTU; Flip Johnson, MCN. Tight End: Tommy Jackson, ULM. Tackles: John Suskie, ASU; Clayton Shoemaker, LTU. Guards: Randy Barnhill, ASU; John Lott, UNT. Center: Jim Wiseman, ASU. Kicker: Scott Roper, ASU. Defense – Linemen: Marvin Neloms, ASU; Mike Minter, UNT; Charlie Fredrick, ASU; Will Johnson, ULM; Fred Barnes, ASU. Linebackers: Walter Johnson, LTU; Ed Fleming, UNT; Lance White, UNT. Cornerbacks: Greg Lee, ASU; Mike Adams, ASU. Safeties: Vincent Barnett, ASU; Mike Rhone, UNT. Punter: Bron Beal, UNT. 1987 Offense – Quarterback: Stan Humphries, ULM. Running Backs: Luther Turner, SHSU; Darrin Collins, UNT. Wide Receivers: Eric Tennessee, TXST; Mike Manzullo, ULM. Tight End: Ricky Eggleston, SHSU. Tackles: John Clement, ULM; Scott Bowles, UNT. Guards: Floyd George, SHSU; Dwight Poole, UNT. Center: Kendell Nelson. Kicker: Teddy Garcia, ULM.

Defense – Ends: John Kulakowski, NSU; Gordon McFeders, UNT. Tackles: Claude Brumfield, ULM; Tom Middaugh, UNT. Linebackers: Lish Adams, SHSU; Brad Fulks, TXST; Eric Lokey, SFA. Cornerbacks: Kim Phillips, UNT; Richard Green, ULM. Safeties: Cyril Crutchfield, ULM; Billy Anderson, SHSU. Punter: Bron Beal, UNT. 1988 Offense – Quarterback: Scott Davis, UNT. Running Backs: Larry Centers, SFA; Bill Jones, TXST. Wide Receivers: Marcus Camper, UNT, Floyd Turner, NSU. Tight End: Jackie Harris, ULM. Tackles: Scott Bowles, UNT; Glenn Koch, MCN. Guards: Reggie Lawson, ULM; Zane Paschall, UNT. Center: Jeff Jackson, SFA. Kickers: Keith Chapman, UNT; Chuck Rawlinson, SFA. Defense – Ends: Keith Melcher, SFA; Andre Finley, SHSU. Tackles: David Gibbs, SFA; Rex Johnson, UNT. Linebackers: Eric Lokey, SFA; Lish Adams, SHSU; Leonard Parker, NSU. Cornerbacks: Bruce Alexander, SFA; Kim Phillips, UNT. Safeties: Cyril Crutchfield, ULM; David Whitmore, SFA. Punter: Bron Beal, UNT. 1989 Offense – Quarterback: Todd Hammel, SFA. Running Backs: Larry Centers, SFA; Tony Citizen, MCN. Wide Receivers: Al Edwards, NSU; Pat Jackson, SFA. Tight End: Jackie Harris, ULM. Tackles: Jeff Novak, TXST; Greg Bryant, SFA. Guards: Bo Alexander, SFA; Trent Lee, MCN. Center: Jeff Jackson, SFA. Kicker: Keith Chapman, UNT. Defense – Ends: Roderick Manning, UNT; Michael Bankston, SHSU. Tackles: Roderick Stansill, SFA; Mike Ober, SHSU. Linebackers: Andre Carron, NSU; Byron Gross, UNT; Rod Moon, ULM. Cornerbacks: Randy Hilliard, NSU; Kip Texada, MCN. Safeties: David Whitmore, SFA; Mike Pierce, MCN. Punter: Bart Bradley, SHSU. 1990 Offense – Quarterback: Scott Davis, UNT. Running Backs: Cisco Richard, ULM; Reggie Rivers, TXST. Wide Receivers: Eric Wright, SFA; John Tappin, NSU. Tight End: Derrick Wright, SFA. Tackles: Scott Bowles, UNT; Jeff Kerby, SHSU. Guards: Reggie Lawson, ULM; Murphy Yates, SHSU. Center: John King, NSU. Kicker: Eric Roberts, MCN.

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Defense – Ends: Greg Necaise, NSU; Anthony Williams, ULM. Tackles: Michael Bankston, SHSU; Norman Amos, ULM. Linebackers: Andre Carron, NSU; Rod Moon, ULM; Chad Coleman, TXST; Byron Gross, UNT. Cornerbacks: Kip Texada, MCN; Cedric Walker, SFA. Safeties: Mike Pierce, MCN; Ron Davis, NSU. Punter: Paul Alsbury, TXST. 1991 Offense – Quarterback: Gilbert Price, TXST. Running Backs: Roosevelt Potts, ULM; Jarvis Lillie, NICH. Wide Receivers: Eric Cox, ULM; Vincent Brisby, ULM. Tight End: Bobby Smith, MCN. Offensive Linemen: Ervin Thomas, TXST; Rob Wallow, ULM; Murphy Yates, SHSU; Marcus Spears, NSU; Blayne Rush, MCN. Kicker: Eric Roberts, MCN. Stan Humphries, Louisiana-Monroe 132

Defense – Defensive Linemen: Michael Bankston, SHSU; Willie Lacy, SHSU; Matt Shepherd, ULM; Michael Walker, NICH. Linebackers: Andre Carron, NSU; David Temple, SFA; Terry Irving, MCN. Cornerbacks: Cedric Walker, SFA; Adrian Hardy, NSU. Safeties: Rod Woodard, TXST; Darryl Pounds, NICH. Punter: Pat Neck, MCN. Return Specialist: Maurice Williams, TXST. 1992 Offense – Quarterback: Wendal Lowrey, ULM. Running Backs: Greg Robinson, ULM; Roosevelt Potts, ULM. Wide Receivers: Vincent Brisby, ULM; Claude Stewart, SHSU. Tight End: Carlos Treadway, NSU. Offensive Linemen: Marcus Spears, NSU; Royce Nelson, NICH; Marty Posey, MCN; Vic Zordan, ULM; Spicer Sigman, TXST, Kicker: Ray Whitehead, TXST. Defense – Defensive Linemen: Eric Kidd, MCN; Matt Shepherd, ULM; James Folston, ULM; Dana Scott, MCN. Linebackers: Terry Irving, MCN; Bennie Bazley, ULM; Edward Moses, NSU. Cornerbacks: Cedric Walker, SFA; Adrian Hardy, NSU. Safeties: Darryl Pounds, NICH; Curtis Harrison, ULM. Punter: Pat Neck, MCN. Return Specialist: Darius Adams, NSU. 1993 Offense – Quarterback: Robert Cobb, ULM. Running Backs: Irving Spikes, ULM; Charles Harris, SHSU. Wide Receivers: Stepfret Williams, ULM; Adam Henry, MCN. Tight End: Michael Warren, NSU. Offensive Lineman: Marcus Spears, NSU; Raymond Baptiste, ULM; Blayne Rush, MCN; John Barbee, ULM; Spicer Sigman, TXST. Kicker: Jose Larios, MCN. Defense – Defensive Lineman: Eric Kidd, MCN; James Folston, ULM; Dana Scott, MCN; Victor Carr, TXST. Linebackers: Terry Irving, MCN; Mike Everhart, SFA; Ed Moses, NSU. Defensive Backs: Cedric Walker, SFA; Darryl Pounds, NICH; Lance Guidry, MCN; Zack Bronson, MCN. Punters: Pat Neck, MCN; Josh Farrell, SHSU. Return Specialist: Kevin Washington, ULM. 1994 Offense – Quarterback: Mitch Maher, UNT. Running Backs: Donald Wilkerson, TXST; Clarence Matthews, NSU. Wide Receivers: David Brown, UNT; Chris Jefferson, SFA. Tight End: Luis Silva, UNT. Offensive Linemen: Ronald Cherry, MCN; John Rowland, TXST; Octus Polk, SFA; Michael LeBlanc, NICH; John Dippel, NSU. Kicker: Adam Diel, NICH. Defense – Defensive Linemen: Chris Roberson, SFA; Dana Scott, MCN; Kavika Pittman, MCN; Elvin Massenburge, SHSU; Willis Hudson, UNT. Linebackers: Vincent Landrum, MCN; Willie Mitchell, SFA; Steve Readeaux, NSU. Cornerbacks: Terrance Shaw, SFA; Clarence Wiggins, NICH. Safeties: Zack Bronson, MCN; Darryl Pounds, NICH. Punter: Brian Desselles, NICH. Return Specialist: Claude Mathis, TXST.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1995 Offense – Quarterback: Kerry Joseph, MCN. Running Backs: Henry Fields, MCN; Clarence Matthews, NSU. Wide Receivers: Terence Davis, MCN; Kevin Goodwin, SFA. Tight End: Kevin Pesak, SHSU. Offensive Linemen: Lee Kirk, SFA; Marsh Buice, MCN; Joey Wylie, SFA; Darius Smith, SHSU; Jayson Hayes, NSU. Kickers: Jose Larios, MCN; Brian Minton, SFA; Marcus Hajdik, SHSU.

Defense – Defensive Linemen: Marcus Spriggs, TROY; Robert Daniel, NSU; Al Lucas, TROY; Robert Martin, NICH. Linebackers: Charles Ayro, MCN; Anthony Rabb,TROY; Murphy Edwards, NICH. Cornerbacks: Jermaine Jones, NSU; Eric Sloan, TROY. Safeties: Tarius Davis, MCN; Mike Green, NSU. Punter: Chad Stanley, SFA, Return Specialist: Eurosius Parker, JSU.

Defense – Defensive Linemen: Kavika Pittman, MCN; Greg Bonvillian, MCN; James Kern, SFA; Curtis James, SFA. Linebackers: Vincent Landrum, MCN; Chad Reeves, MCN; Darnell Small, NICH; George Haynes, NSU. Cornerbacks: Damon Gladney, MCN; Tim Denton, SHSU. Safeties: Zack Bronson, MCN; Damiyon Bell, SFA. Punter: Ryan Klaus, SHSU. Return Specialist: Claude Mathis, TXST.

1999 Offense – Quarterback: Chris Chaloupka, SHSU. Running Backs: Tony Taylor, NSU; KaRon Coleman, SFA. Wide Receivers: Matt Dominguez, SHSU; Joey Hamilton, JSU. Tight End: Pat Matthews, MCN. Offensive Linemen: Michael Moore, TROY; William Broussard, NSU; David Walden, SFA; Wes Hines, MCN; Victor McKnight, SHSU. Place Kicker: Shonz LaFrenz, MCN.

1996 Offense – Quarterback: Tim Leger, MCN, Running Backs: Claude Mathis, TXST; Arrid Gregory, TROY. Wide Receivers: Patrick Palmer, NSU; Chris Jefferson, SFA. Tight End: Kevin Pesak, SHSU. Offenisve Linemen: Greg Reynolds, NICH; Greg Studdard, SHSU; Adam Means, TXST; Scott Childers, TROY; Kerry Jenkins, TROY. Place Kicker: Adam Diel, NICH.

Defense – Defensive Linemen: Al Lucas, TROY; Clint Bendele, TXST; Aaron Fields, TROY; Ben McClellan, TXST. Linebackers: Anthony Rabb, TROY; Wayne Cordova, MCN; C.J. Carroll, TXST. Cornerbacks: Eric Sloan, TROY; Darrick Vaughn, TXST. Safeties: Tarius Davis, MCN; Mike Green, NSU. Punter: Rick Barrow, TXST. Return Specialist: KaRon Coleman, SFA.

Defense – Defensive Linemen: John Emery, NICH; David Carmona, SFA; Pratt Lyons, TROY; Stacy Murry, TROY. Linebackers: Dedrick Manigo, SHSU; Jeremiah Trotter, SFA; Willie Smith, TROY. Cornerbacks: Keith Thibodaux, NSU; Demetric Shipman, TROY. Safety: Zack Bronson, MCN; Shane Black, TROY. Punter: Ryan Klaus, SHSU. Return Specialist: Chris Jefferson, SFA.

2000 Offense – Quarterback: Brock Nutter, TROY. Running Backs: Tony Taylor, NSU; Derrick Blaylock, SFA. Full Back: Thad Buttone, TROY. Wide Receivers: Matt Dominguez, SHSU; Jonathan Carter, TROY. Tight End:Keith Heinrich, SHSU. Offensive Linemen: Wes Hines, MCN; Rod Cantu, MCN; Jeremy Sullivan, JSU; Blake Carruthers, TROY; Charles Thomas, TROY. Place Kicker: Lawrence Tynes, TROY.

1997 Offense – Quarterback: Blake Prejean, MCN. Running Backs: Claude Mathis, TXST; Ronnie Powell, NSU. Wide Receivers: Mikhael Ricks, SFA; Patrick Palmer, NSU. Tight End: Kevin Pesak, SHSU. Offensive Linemen: Reggie Nelson, MCN; Adam Means, TXST; Talton Russell, SFA; Archie Robinson, NSU; Cleve Roberts, TROY. Place Kicker: Shonz LaFrenz, MCN.

1998 Offense – Quarterback: Montressa Kirby, JSU. Running Backs: Tony Taylor, NSU; Jessie Burton, MCN. Wide Receivers: Matt Dominguez, SHSU; Joey Hamilton, JSU. Tight End: Pat Matthews, MCN. Offensive Linemen: Cleve Roberts, TROY; Reggie Nelson, MCN; Mike Funches, NSU; Victor McKnight, SHSU; Jeremy Johnson, SFA. Place Kicker: Shonz LaFrenz, MCN.

Defense – Defensive Linemen: Roy Locks, NSU; B.J. McNutt, MCN; John Paul Jones, MCN; Ahmad Willis, NSU. Linebackers: Roderick Royal, MCN; Ryan Garrison, MCN; Kurt Rodriguez, NSU. Cornerbacks: Keith Smith, MCN; Chris Thompson, NICH. Safeties: Hadley Prince, MCN; Brent Hafford, SFA. Punter: Richie Rhodes, JSU. Return Specialist: LeJuan Walker, NICH. 2003 Offense – Quarterback: Michael Williams, SFA. Running Backs: Vick King, MCN; Jason Godfrey, SHSU. Full Back: Luke Lawton, MCN. Wide Receivers: B.J. Sams, MCN; Tony Tompkins, SFA. Tight End: Kevin Landry, SFA. Offensive Linemen: Dwight Hudler, MCN; Steve Izevbizua, SHSU; Cody LeBlanc, MCN; Greg Buckley, NSU; David Phillips, SFA. Place Kicker: John Marino, MCN. Defense – Defensive Linemen: John Paul Jones, MCN; Quintene Newhouse, NSU; Troy Phipps, SHSU; Jerrell Zeno, MCN. Linebackers: Roderick Royal, MCN; Jamall Johnson, NSU; T.J. Dibble, SHSU. Cornerbacks: Keith Smith, MCN; Chris Thompson, NICH. Safeties: Brent Hafford, SFA; David Crocker, SFA. Punter: Cory Elolf, TXST. Return Specialist: Chris Crawford, NICH.

Defense – Defensive Linemen: Tim Betts, TROY; Jake Morrison, MCN; Clenton Ballard, TXST; Reginald Reddick, SHSU. Linebackers: Nick Colbert, TROY; Myron Coleman, TXST; Kurt Rodriguez, NSU. Cornerbacks: Delvin Hughley, JSU; Terrence McGee, NSU. Safeties: C.J. Carroll, TXST; Keith Davis, SHSU. Punter: Jeremy Thompson, NICH. Return Specialist: Terrence McGee, NSU. 2001 Offense – Quarterback: Josh McCown, SHSU. Running Backs: Rondy Rogers, JSU; Jeremy Lofton, NSU. Full Back: Colt Colletti, NICH. Wide Receivers: Jonathon Cooper, SHSU; Anthony Dingle, SFA. Tight End: Keith Heinrich, SHSU. Offensive Linemen: Jeremy Sullivan, JSU; Gene Tennison, NSU; Chase Denton, SHSU; Chuck Thompson, SFA; Doug Wheeler, TXST. Place Kicker: Justin Martinez, TXST. Defense – Defensive Linemen: Clenton Ballard, TXST; Ahmad Willis, NSU; Michael Adams, SFA; Kelvin Randall, SHSU. Linebackers: Brad Archie, MCN; Greg Pitts, TXST. Cornerbacks: Terrence McGee, NSU; Chris Thompson, NICH. Safeties: Joe Judge, MCN; Keith Davis, SHSU; David Crocker, SFA. Punter: Richie Rhodes, JSU. Return Specialist: Terrence McGee, NSU.

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Defense – Defensive Linemen: Eugene Garner, SFA; Reggie Lowe, TROY; Blair Bradley, MCN; Marcus Spriggs,TROY. Linebackers: Charles Ayro, MCN; Jeremiah Trotter, SFA; Shawn Stucky, TROY. Cornerbacks: Jermaine Jones, NSU; Clifford Ivory, TROY. Safeties: Clyde Williams, MCN; Tony Maranto, NSU. Punter: Chad Stanley, SFA. Return Specialist: Donnie Ashley, MCN.

2002 Offense – Quarterback: Josh Son, NICH. Running Backs: Vick King, MCN; Derrick Johnese, NSU. Full Back: Luke Lawton, MCN. Wide Receivers: Jermaine Martin, MCN; Anthony Dingle, SFA. Tight End: Jeff Hamilton, MCN. Offensive Linemen: Jason Davis, MCN; Greg Barnum, SFA; Deon White, JSU; Dwight Hudler, MCN; Matt Deroche, NICH. Place Kicker: John Marino, MCN.

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FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 2004 Offense – Quarterback: Dustin Long, SHSU. Running Backs: Derrick Johnese, NSU; Colt Colletti, NICH. Full Back: Issa Banna, NSU. Wide Receivers: Jarrod Fuller, SHSU; Jason Mathenia, SHSU. Tight End: Corey Roberts, SHSU. Offensive Linemen: Steve Izevbizua, SHSU; Greg Buckley, NSU; Chris Louvier, SHSU; Cody LeBlanc, MCN; Justin Brown, NSU. Place Kicker: Lance Garner, SHSU.

2006 Offense – Quarterback: Danny Southall, SFA. Running Backs: D.D. Terry, SHSU; Louie Runnells, SFA. Full Back: Blake Burton,TXST. Wide Receivers: Steven Whitehead, MCN; Carlese Franklin, MCN. Tight End: Blake Martin, SHSU. Offensive Linemen: Brent Pousson, MCN; Jacob Bender, NICH; Lance Hancock, SHSU; Donald Usry, SLU; Brandon Hale, SHSU. Place Kicker: Blake Bercegeay, MCN.

Defense – Defensive Linemen: Ed Queen, NSU; Quintene Newhouse, NSU; Fred Evans, TXST; Ryan Smith, SFA. Linebackers: Jamall Johnson, NSU; David Simmons, TXST. Cornerbacks: David Pittman, NSU; Mark Hughes, SHSU. Safeties: Russ Washington, NSU; Paul Donelson, SHSU; David Willis, NICH. Punter: Cory Elolf, TXST. Return Specialist: Toby Zeigler, NSU.

Defense – Defensive Linemen: Bryan Smith, MCN; Ed Queen, NSU; Tory Collins, NSU; Kirby Joseph, MCN. Linebackers: Cory Vavala, NICH; Jeremy Castillo, TXST. Defensive Backs: Walter Musgrove, TXST; Russ Washington, NSU; Keldrick Holman, SFA; Toney Edison, NICH; Jamelle Juneau, MCN. Punter: Chris MacDonald, TXST. Return Specialist: Steven Whitehead, MCN.

2005 Offense – Quarterback: Berrick Nealy, TXST. Running Backs: Joseph Tobias, NICH.; Stevie Smith, SHSU. Full Back: Boderick Cole, NICH. Wide Receivers: Felton Huggins, SLU; Markee White, TXST. Tight End: Corey Roberts, SHSU. Offensive Linemen: Jacob Bender, NICH; Tom Keresztury, TXST; Luke Horder, TXST; Cody Strogner, NICH; Brian Booth, NSU. Place Kicker: Stan Jones, TXST.

2007 Offense – Quarterback: Nathan Brown, UCA. Running Backs: Jay Lucas, SLU; Byron Lawrence, NSU. Full Back: Broderick Cole, NICH. Wide Receivers: Carlese Franklin; MCN; Cameron Luke, TXST. Tight End: Blake Martin, SHSU. Offensive Linemen: Brandon Hale, SHSU; Demetress Bell, NSU.; Eman Naghavi, MCN; Brad Gordon, UCA; Ben Gombossy, NICH. Place Kicker: Jeff Turner, SLU.

Defense – Defensive Linemen: Tory Collins, NSU; Fred Evans, TXST; Michael Young, NICH; Travis Upshaw, TXST. Linebackers: Cory Vavala, NICH.; David Simmons, TXST. Cornerbacks: David Pittman, NSU; Walter Musgrove, TXST. Safeties: Russ Washington, NSU; Keldrick Holman, SFA; Joe Olgletree, NICH. Punter: Cory Elolf, TXST. Return Specialist: Toby Zeigler, NSU.

Defense – Defensive Linemen: Bryan Smith, MCN; Taylor Scott, UCA; Vaalyn Jackson, MCN; Chris Brown, SHSU. Linebackers: Trey Bennett, MCN; Allen Nelson, MCN. Defensive Backs: Lardarius Webb, NICH; Kareem Moore, NICH; Tristan Jackson, UCA; Bryan Richmond, SHSU; Jonathan Walker, MCN. Punter: Chris MacDonald, TXST. Return Specialist: Tristan Jackson, UCA. 2008 Offense – Quarterback: Nathan Brown, UCA. Running Backs: Toddrick Pendland, MCN; Karrington Bush, TXST. Fullback: Blake Burton, TXST. Wide Receivers: Cameron Luke, TXST; Dominique Edison, SFA. Tight End: Marquez Branson, UCA. Offensive Linemen: Eman Naghavi, MCN; Kyle Link, MCN; Lane Freiwald, UCA; Jeff Bowen, TXST; Jeremy Ford, UCA. Place Kicker: Robert Weeks, NSU.

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Defense – Defensive Linemen: Larry Hart, UCA; Tim Knicky, SFA; Vaalyn Jackson, MCN; Chris Brown, SHSU. Linebackers: Allen Nelson, MCN; Jabara Williams, SFA. Defensive Backs: Lardarius Webb, NICH; Tommy Connors, SLU; Pieri Feazell, UCA; Wesley Eckles, NSU; Anthony Eckles, NSU. Punter: Patrick Dolan, NICH. Return Specialists: Lardarius Webb, NICH.

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2009 Offense – Quarterback: Derrick Fourroux, MCN. Running Backs: Toddrick Pendland, MCN; Brent Grimes, UCA. Fullback: Marlin Meeks, NICH. Wide Receivers: Duane Brooks, SFA; Jason Madkins, SHSU. Tight End: Wes Mangan, MCN. Offensive Linemen: D.J. Hall, TXST; Lane Freiwald, UCA; Hunter Schmidt, SHSU; Casey Richter, MCN; Karl Glimp, SFA. Place Kicker: Eddie Carmona, UCA.

Defense – Defensive Linemen: Larry Hart, UCA; Tim Knicky, SFA; Desmund Lighten, MCN; Albert Smith, NSU. Linebackers: Jabara Williams, SFA; Mark Newbill, SLU. Defensive Backs: Re’Keem Wilson, SLU; Pieri Feazell, UCA; Cory Barlow, SFA; Malcolm Bronson, MCN; Darrell Jenkins, MCN. Punter: Patrick Dolan, NICH. Return Specialist: Mishak Rivas, TXST. 2010 Offense – Quarterback: Jeremy Moses, SFA. Running Backs: Timothy Flanders, SHSU; Andre Anderson, MCN. Halfback: Gralyn Crawford, SFA. Wide Receivers: Cordell Roberson, SFA; Da’Marcus Griggs, TXST. Tight End: Corday Clark, MCN. Offensive Linemen: Michael Booker, NSU; George Bias, SFA; Miguel Gauthreaux, MCN; D.J. Hall, TXST; Austin Emerson, UCA. Place Kicker: Josh Lewis, MCN. Defense – Defensive Linemen: Markell Carter, UCA; Kenneth Charles, SFA; Sean Warren, SFA; Desmund Lighten, MCN. Linebackers: Jabara Williams, SFA; Derek Rose, NSU. Defensive Backs: Malcolm Bronson, MCN; Bobby Felder, NICH; Tommy Connors, SLU; Kenneth Jenkins, SHSU; Josh Aubrey, SFA. Punter: Patrick Dolan, NICH. Return Specialist: Gralyn Crawford, SFA. 2011 Offense – Quarterback: Nathan Dick, UCA. Running Backs: Timothy Flanders, SHSU; Andre Anderson, MCN. Halfback: Richard Sincere, SHSU. Wide Receivers: Cordell Roberson, SFA; Simmie Yarborough, SLU. Tight End: Justin Aldredge, NSU. Offensive Linemen: Travis Watson, SHSU; Chris Crockett, SHSU; Dominique Allen, UCA; George Bias, SFA; Alec Savoie, MCN. Place Kicker: John Shaughnessy, NSU. Defense – Defensive Linemen: J.T. Cleveland, SHSU; Desmund Lighten, MCN; Jermayne Lett, UCA; Willie Jefferson, SFA. Linebackers: Will Henry, SHSU; Seth Allison, UCA. Defensive Backs: Darnell Taylor, SHSU; Malcolm Bronson, MCN; Bobby Felder, NICH; Kenneth Jenkins, SHSU; Darrell Jenkins, MCN. Punter: Cory Kemps, NICH. Return Specialist: Chika Madu, NICH. 2012 Offense – Quarterback: Wynrick Smothers, UCA. Running Backs: Timothy Flanders, SHSU; Gus Johnson, SFA. Tight End/Halfback: T.J. Johnson, SHSU. Wide Receivers: Cordell Roberson, SFA; Jesse Grandy, UCA; Dominique Croom, UCA. Offensive Linemen: Corey Howard, UCA; Kaleb Hopson, SHSU; John Steel, SFA; Arinze Agada, MCN; Chris Rogers, SHSU. All-Purpose: Richard Sincere, SHSU. Place Kicker: Eddie Camara, UCA. Defense – Defensive Linemen: Willie Jefferson, SFA; J.T. Cleveland, SHSU; Jonathan Woodard, UCA; Darren Robinson, SFA. Linebackers: Darius Taylor, SHSU; Seth Allison, UCA; Derek Rose, NSU. Defensive Backs: Darnell Taylor, SHSU; Robert Alford, SLU; Dax Swanson, SHSU; Josh Aubrey, SFA; Jestin Love, UCA. Punter: Matt Foster, SHSU. Kick Return Specialist: Jesse Grandy, UCA; Punt Return Specialist: Jesse Grandy, UCA.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE THREE & FOUR-T IME SELECT IONS Four-Time Selections Zack Bronson, McNeese State...........................................................................1993-96 Fred Dean, Louisiana Tech..................................................................................1971-74 Claude Mathis, Texas State................................................................................1994-97 Darryl Pounds, Nicholls State.............................................................................1991-94 Cedric Walker, Stephen F. Austin........................................................................1990-93

Zack Bronson, McNeese State

ACT I VE MEMBERS Abilene Christian Dean Bagley, 1967; Chip Bennett, 1968, 69; Larry Cox, 1964, 65; Bernard Erickson, 1966; Dennis Hagaman, 1964; Don Harr, 1970; Pat Holder, 1968, 69; Sonny Kennedy, 1972; Jack Kiser, 1969, 70; Jim Lindsey, 1968, 69, 70; Bill Lockey, 1968; Mike Love, 1964, 65; Chip Marcum, 1970; Phil Martin, 1970; Wade McLeod, 1965; Eddy Mendl, 1970; Bob Rash, 1967, 68; Ken Roberts, 1969; David Smalley, 1970; Jack Stiles, 1970; Ronnie Vinson, 1969, 70; Wayne Walton, 1970; Tommy Young, 1965.

Central Arkansas Dominique Allen, 2011; Seth Allison, 2011, 12; Nathan Brown, 2007, 08; Marquez Branson, 2008; Eddie Camara, 2012; Eddie Carmona, 2009; Markell Carter, 2010; Dominique Croom, 2012; Nathan Dick, 2011; Austin Emerson, 2010; Pieri Feazell, 2008, 09; Lane Friewald, 2008, 09; Jeremy Ford, 2008; Anthony Gambles, 2008; Brad Gordon, 2007; Jesse Grandy, 2012; Brent Grimes, 2009; Larry Hart, 2008, 09; Corey Howard, 2012; Tristian Jackson, 2007; Jermayne Lett, 2011; Jestin Love, 2012; Taylor Scott, 2007; Wynrick Smothers, 2012; Jonathan Woodard, 2012.

Lamar Mike Allman, 1965; Leon Babineaux, 1973, 74; Kevin Bell, 1977; Richard Bjerke, 1967; Ronald Black, 1974; Joe Bowser, 1972, 73; Matt Burnett, 1977; Charles Cantrell, 1972; Sam Choice, 1980; Rodney Clay, 1984; Rondy Colbert, 1972, 73, 74; Gary Crockett, 1969, 70, 71; Dick Croxton, 1965, 67; Richard Cummings, 1968; Jake David, 1965, 66; Donnie Davis, 1974, 76; Keith Elliot, 1974; Victor Enard, 1977, 78, 79; Rickey Fernandez, 1985; Johnny Fuller, 1966, 67; Ronnie Gebauer, 1969; Patrick Gibbs, 1971; Bill Groberg, 1967; Anthony Guillory, 1964; Herbert Harris, 1981; Jerry Harvey, 1969; Donald Hill, 1974; Danny Jones, 1966; Bill Kilgore, 1965, 67; David Jones, 1982; Harold Lafitte, 1965; Benny Lansford, 1968; Ed Marcontell, 1965, 66; Mordie Marcontell, 1969; Mike Marlow, 1981; Alfred Mask, 1979; Doug Matthews, 1972; Vernon McManus, 1964, 65; Darrell Mingle, 1967; Burton Murchison, 1985; Kurt Phoenix, 1979; Phil Primm, 1965, 66; Howard Robinson, 1979; Eugene Seale, 1983, 84, 85; Tom Smiley, 1966, 67; Johnny Ray Smith, 1980; Clarence Wallace, 1977; Terry Lee Williams, 1982; Spergon Wynn, 1966, 67.

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Three-Time Selections Michael Bankston, Sam Houston State..............................................................1989-91 Ernest Baptist, Texas-Arlington.......................................................................... 1970-72 Randy Barnhill, Arkansas State..........................................................................1984-86 Bron Beal, North Texas.......................................................................................1986-88 Scott Bowles, North Texas.......................................................................1987-88, 1990 Malcolm Bronson, McNeese State..................................................................... 2009-11 Skipper Butler, Texas-Arlington..........................................................................1967-69 Scotty Caldwell, Texas-Arlington........................................................................1982-84 Andre Carron, Northwestern State.....................................................................1989-91 Rondy Colbert, Lamar........................................................................................ 1972-74 Bruce Collie, Texas-Arlington.............................................................................1982-84 Lonnie Collins, McNeese State...........................................................................1980-82 Gary Crockett, Lamar.........................................................................................1969-71 Dick Croxton, Lamar..........................................................................................1965-67 Patrick Dolan, Nicholls State..............................................................................2008-10 Matt Dominguez, Sam Houston State.................................................................1998-00 Cory Elolf, Texas State...................................................................................... 2003-05 Victor Enard, Lamar........................................................................................... 1977-79 James Files, McNeese State.............................................................................. 1973-75 Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State............................................................... 2010-12 Danny Griffin, Texas-Arlington...........................................................................1967-69 Calvin Harrell, Arkansas State............................................................................1969-71 Terry Irving, McNeese State...............................................................................1991-93 Bruce Jackson, Trinity........................................................................................1969-71 Walter Johnson, Louisiana Tech.........................................................................1984-86 Buford Jordan, McNeese State.......................................................................... 1981-83 Shonz LaFrenz, McNeese State......................................................................... 1997-99 Doug Landry, Louisiana Tech.............................................................................1983-85 Desmund Lighten, McNeese State..................................................................... 2009-11 Jim Lindsey, Abilene Christian...........................................................................1968-70 Bret Martin, McNeese State...............................................................................1980-82 Dave Muckensturm, Arkansas State.................................................................. 1970-72 Pat Neck, McNeese State...................................................................................1991-93 Marvin Neloms, Arkansas State.........................................................................1984-86 Kevin Pesak, Sam Houston State.......................................................................1995-97 Jerry Pope, Louisiana Tech...................................................................... 1973-74, 1976 Dick Ritchey, Arkansas State.............................................................................1965-67 Cordell Robertson, Stephen F. Austin................................................................. 2010-12 Johnny Robinson, Louisiana Tech......................................................................1978-80 Dana Scott, McNeese State...............................................................................1992-94 Eugene Seale, Lamar.........................................................................................1983-85 Marcus Spears, Northwestern State..................................................................1991-93 Clovis Swinney, Arkansas State.........................................................................1967-69 Tony Taylor, Northwestern State........................................................................1998-00 Willie Thomas, Texas-Arlington................................................................ 1976-77, 1979 Chris Thompson, Nicholls State.........................................................................2001-03 Russ Washington, Northwestern State.............................................................. 2004-06 Jabara Williams, Stephen F. Austin....................................................................2008-10 Andre Young, Louisiana Tech.............................................................................1979-81

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FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE McNeese State Arinze Agada, 2012; Nate Allen, 1972; Andre Anderson, 2010, 11; Brad Archie, 2001; Donnie Ashley, 1997; Charles Ayro, 1997, 98; Mark Barousse, 1981; Randy Battaglio, 1973; Trey Bennett, 2007; Blake Bercegeay, 2006; Billy Blakeman, 1972, 73; Greg Bonvillian, 1995; Blair Bradley, 1997; Malcolm Bronson, 2009, 10; Zack Bronson, 1993, 94, 95, 96; Marsh Buice, 1995; Daryl Burckel, 1980; Jessie Burton, 1998; Rod Cantu, 2000; Clay Carroll, 1980; Ronald Cherry, 1994; Tony Citizen, 1989; Corday Clark, 2010; Lonnie Collins, 1980, 81, 82; Wayne Cordova, 1999; Robert Davenport, 1980, 81; Jason Davis, 2002; Tarius Davis, 1998, 99; Terence Davis, 1995; Jim Downing, 1979; Douglas Dutt, 1974; Richard Ellender, 1978; Henry Fields, 1995; James Files, 1973, 74, 75; Derrick Fourroux, 2009; Carlese Franklin, 2006, 07; Doug Fruge, 1976; Ryan Garrison, 2002; Miguel Gauthreaux, 2010; Damon Gladney, 1995; Joey Gregory, 1980; Greg Griffin, 1974; Lance Guidry, 1993; Rusty Guilbeau, 1980, 81; Jeff Hamilton, 2002; Tim Harris, 1979; Adam Henry, 1993; Enos Hicks, 1972; Wes Hines, 1999, 2000; Dwight Hudler, 2002, 03; Terry Irving, 1991, 92, 93; Vaalyn Jackson, 2007, 08; Charles Jefferson, 1976, 78; Darrell Jenkins, 2009, 11; Flip Johnson, 1986; John Paul Jones, 2002, 03; Buford Jordon, 1981, 82, 83; Simon Jordan, 1984; Kerry Joseph, 1995; Kirby Joseph, 2006; Joe Judge, 2001; Jamelle Juneau, 2006; Eric Kidd, 1992, 93; Barry Kimble, 1976; Vick King, 2002, 03; Glenn Koch, 1988; Shonz LaFrenz, 1997, 99; Vincent Landrum, 1994, 95; Preston Lanier, 1975; Jose Larios, 1993, 95; Luke Lawton, 2002, 03; Cody LeBlanc, 2003, 04; Trent Lee, 1989; Tim Leger, 1995; Desmund Lighten, 2009, 10, 11; Josh Lewis, 2010; Kyle Link, 2008; Wes Mangan, 2009; John Marino, 2002, 03; Ray Martin, 1978, 79; Bret Martin, 1980, 81, 82; Jermaine Martin, 2002; Pat Matthews, 1998, 99; Theron McClendon, 1980; Terry McFarland, 1977; B.J. McNutt, 2002; Jake Morrison, 2000; Tom Murphy, 1979; Eman Naghavi, 2007, 08; Pat Neck, 1991, 92, 93; Allen Nelson, 2007, 08; Reggie Nelson, 1997, 98; Keith Ortego, 1984; Toddrick Pendland, 2008, 09; Ralph Phillips, 1975; Mike Pierce, 1989, 90; Kavika Pittman, 1994, 95; Marty Posey, 1992; Brent Pousson, 2006; Blake Prejean, 1997; Harry Price, 1979; Hadley Prince, 2002; Chad Reeves, 1995; Casey Richter, 2009; Eric Roberts, 1990, 91; Roderick Royal, 2002, 03; Blayne Rush, 1991, 93; B.J. Sams, 2003; Alec Savoie, 2011; Dana Scott, 1992, 93, 94; Artie Shankle, 1979; Bryan Smith, 2006, 07; Bobby Smith, 1991; Keith Smith, 2002, 03; Leonard Smith, 1981, 82; Stephen Starring, 1980, 81; Don Stump, 1979, 80, 81; Kip Texada, 1989, 90; Johnnie Thibodeaux, 1974; Jonathan Walker, 2007; Michael Warren, 1993; Steven Whitehead, 2006; Clyde Williams, 1997; Bobby Wilson, 1976; Jerrell Zeno, 2003.

Nicholls Jacob Bender, 2005, 06; Broderick Cole, 2005, 2007; Colt Colletti, 2001, 04; Chris Crawford, 2003; Matt Deroche, 2002; Brian Desseles, 1994; Adam Diel, 1994, 96; Patrick Dolan, 2008, 09, 10; Toney Edison, 2006; Murphy Edwards, 1998; John Emery, 1996; Bobby Felder, 2010, 11; Ben Gombossy, 2007; Cory Kemps, 2011; Michael LeBlanc, 1994; Jarvis Lillie, 1991; Chika Madu, 2011; Robert Martin, 1998; Marlin Meeks, 2009; Kareem Moore, 2007; Royce Nelson, 1992; Joe Ogletree, 2005; Darryl Pounds, 1991, 92, 93, 94; Greg Reynolds, 1996; Josh Son, 2002; Cody Stogner, 2005; Chris Thompson, 2001, 02, 03; Jeremy Thompson, 2000; Joseph Tobias, 2005; Cory Vavala, 2005, 06; LeJuan Walker, 2002; Michael Walker, 1991; Ladarius Webb, 2007, 08; Clarence Wiggins, 1994; David Willis, 2004; Michael Young, 2005.

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Northwestern State Darius Adams, 1992; Justin Aldredge, 2011; Issa Banna, 2004; Brian Booth, 2005; Demetress Bell, 2007; Michael Booker, 2010; William Broussard, 1999; Justin Brown, 2004; Greg Buckley, 2003, 04; Andre Carron, 1989, 90, 91; Tory Collins, 2005,06; Robert Daniel, 1998; Ron Davis, 1990; John Dippel, 1994; Wesley Eckles, 2008; Al Edwards, 1989; Mike Funches; Mike Green, 1998, 99; Adrian Hardy, 1991, 92; Jayson Hayes, 1995; George Haynes, 1995; Randy Hilliard, 1989; Jamall Johnson, 2003, 04; Derrick Johnese, 2002, 04; Jermaine Jones, 1997, 98; John King, 1990; John Kulakowski, 1987; Byron Lawrence, 2007; Roy Locks, 2002; Jeremy Lofton, 2001; Tony Maranto, 1997; Clarence Matthews, 1994, 95; Terrence McGee, 2000, 01; Edward Moses, 1992, 93; Greg Necaise, 1990; Quintene Newhouse, 2003, 04; Patrick Palmer, 1996, 97; Leonard Parker, 1988; David Pittman, 2004, 05; Ronnie Powell, 1997; Ed Queen, 2004,06 Steve Readeaux, 1994; Archie Robinson, 1997; Kurt Rodriguez, 2000, 02; Derek Rose, 2010, 12; John Shaughnessy, 2011; Albert Smith, 2009; Marcus Spears,

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Sam Houston State Lish Adams, 1987, 88; Billy Anderson, 1987; Michael Bankston, 1989, 90, 91; Bart Bradley, 1989; Chris Brown, 2007, 08; Chris Chaloupka, 1999; J.T. Cleveland, 2011, 12; Jonathon Cooper, 2001; Chris Crockett, 2011; Keith Davis, 2000, 01; Chase Denton, 2001; Tim Denton, 1995; T.J. Dibble, 2003; Matt Dominguez, 1998, 99, 2000; Paul Donelson, 2004; Ricky Eggleston, 1987; Josh Farrell, 1993; Andre Finley, 1988; Tim Flanders, 2010, 11, 12; Matt Foster, 2012; Jarrod Fuller, 2004; Lance Garner, 2004; Floyd George, 1987; Jason Godfrey, 2003; Brandon Hale, 2006, 07; Lance Hancock, 2006; Marcus Hajdik, 1995; Charles Harris, 1993; Keith Heinrich, 2000, 01; Will Henry, 2011; Kaleb Hopson, 2012; Mark Hughes, 2004; Steve Izevbizua, 2003, 04; Kenneth Jenkins, 2010, 11; T.J. Jones, 2012; Jeff Kerby, 1990; Ryan Klaus, 1995, 96; Willie Lacy, 1991; Dustin Long, 2004; Chris Louvier, 2004; Jason Madkins, 2009; Dedrick Manigo, 1996; Blake Martin, 2006, 07; Elvin Massenburge, 1994; Jason Mathenis, 2004; Josh McCown, 2001; Victor McKnight, 1998, 99; Mike Ober, 1989; Kevin Pesak, 1995, 96, 97; Troy Phipps, 2003; Kelvin Randall, 2001; Reginald Reddick, 2000; Byron Richmond, 2007; Corey Roberts, 2004, 05; Chris Rogers, 2012; Hunter Schmidt, 2009; Richard Sincere, 2011, 12; Darius Smith, 1995; Stevie Smith, 2005; Claude Stewart, 1992; Greg Studdard, 1996; Dax Swanson, 2012; Darius Taylor, 2012; Darnell Taylor, 2011, 12; D.D. Terry, 2006; Luther Turner, 1987; Travis Watson, 2011; Murphy Yates, 1990, 91.

Southeastern Louisiana Robert Alford, 2012; Tommy Connors, 2008, 10; Felton Huggins, 2005; Jay Lucas, 2007; Mark Newbill, 2009; Jeff Turner, 2007; Donald Usry, 2006; Re’Keem Wilson, 2009; Simmie Yarborough, 2011.

Stephen F. Austin Michael Adams, 2001; Bo Alexander, 1989; Bruce Alexander, 1988; Josh Aubrey, 2010, 2012; Cory Barlow, 2009; Greg Barnum, 2002; Damiyon Bell, 1995; George Bias, 2010, 11; Derrick Blaylock, 2000; Duane Brooks, 2009; Greg Bryant, 1989; David Carmona, 1996; Larry Centers, 1988, 89; Kenneth Charles, 2010; KaRon Coleman, 1999; Gralyn Crawford, 2010; David Crocker, 2001, 2003; Anthony Dingle, 2001, 02; Dominique Edison, 2008; Mike Everhart, 1993; Eugene Garner, 1997; David Gibbs, 1988; Karl Glimp, 2009; Kevin Goodwin, 1995; Brent Hafford, 2002, 03; Todd Hammel, 1989; Keldrick Holman, 2005,06; Jeff Jackson, 1988, 89; Pat Jackson, 1989; Curtis James, 1995; Chris Jefferson, 1994, 96; Willie Jefferson, 2011, 12; Gus Johnson, 2012; Jeremy Johnson, 1998; James Kern, 1995; Lee Kirk, 1995; Tim Knicky, 2008-09; Kevin Landry, 2003; Eric Lokey, 1987, 88; Brian Minton, 1995; Willie Mitchell, 1994; Keith Melcher, 1988; Jeremy Moses, 2010; David Phillips, 2003; Octus Polk, 1994; Chuck Rawlinson, 1988; Mikhael Ricks, 1997; Chris Roberson, 1994; Cordell Roberson, 2010, 11, 12; Darren Robinson, 2012; Louie Runnells, 2006; Talton Russell, 1997; Terrance Shaw, 1994; Ryan Smith, 2004; Chad Stanley, 1997, 98; Roderick Stansill, 1989; Danny Southall, 2006; John Steele, 2012; David Temple, 1991; Tony Tompkins, 2003; Chuck Thompson, 2001; Jeremiah Trotter, 1996, 97; David Walden, 1999; Cedric Walker, 1990, 91, 92, 93; Sean Warren, 2010; David Whitmore, 1988, 89; Jabara Williams, 2008, 09, 10; Michael Williams, 2003; Derrick Wright, 1990; Eric Wright, 1990; Joey Wylie, 1995.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE FORMER MEMBERS Arkansas State Mike Adams, 1986; Fred Barnes, 1986; Vincent Barnett, 1986; Randy Barnhill, 1984, 85, 86; Bill Bergey, 1967, 68; Mike Berta, 1965; Donnie Beshears, 1969; Dennis Bolden, 1975; Dwane Brown, 1986; Ray Brown, 1985; Dan Buckley, 1968, 69; Steve Burks, 1972; Maurice Carthon, 1981; Jerry Castor, 1978, 79; Gary Cleve, 1970; Michael Cline, 1984, 85; Butch Cook, 1977; Keith Cox, 1978; Gary Crane, 1968; Carter Ray Crawford, 1985; Hugh Crisp, 1977; Dick Dixon, 1974, 75; Doug Dobbs, 1978; Wayne Dorton, 1971; Chet Douthit, 1970; Joe Duran, 1971; Rick Fishback, 1982; Charlie Fredrick, 1986; Danny Garrison, 1978; Bruce Gartman, 1980, 82; Bobby Gentry, 1970; Terry Gwin, 1966; James Hamilton, 1970; Calvin Harrell, 1969, 70, 71; Willie Harris, 1974; Leroy Harris, 1975, 76; David Hines, 1975; T.J. Humphreys, 1975, 76; Rickey Jemison, 1985, 86; Ken Jones, 1972, 75; Gerald Jumper, 1966; Jamie Klipsch, 1973; Larry Lawrence, 1978; Greg Lee, 1985, 86; Jimmy Lisko, 1975; Steve Lockhart, 1970, 71; Doug Lowery, 1973; Mike Malham, 1974, 75; John Manatt, 1974; Kevin McClelland, 1967; Frank McGuigan, 1968; Dennis Meyer, 1970, 71; David Mitchell, 1973; Eddie Morgan, 1975; Mike Morris, 1981, 82; Dave Muckensturm, 1970, 71, 72; Jerry Muckensturm, 1975; Dan Mullen, 1975; Joel Mullins, 1976; Verlon Murray, 1971; Marvin Neloms, 1984, 85, 86; Bill Pagano, 1964; Roy Painter, 1976; Bill Phillips, 1969, 70; H.K. Reeves, 1965; Jerry Reiman, 1973; Dick Ritchey, 1965, 66, 67; Scott Roper, 1986; Jerome Sims, 1983; Joe Slayton, 1978; Jack Smith, 1968, 69; Ron Smith, 1979; Robert Speer, 1975, 76; Steve Struble, 1968; Dan Summers, 1964, 65; John Suskie, 1986; Clovis Swinney, 1967, 68, 69; Leveren Tillman, 1981; Ed Troutt, 1984; David Walls, 1969; Marshall Walls, 1969; Lloyd Walls, 1975; Wesley Williams, 1978; Farrell Wilson, 1984; Stan Winfrey, 1974; Jim Wiseman, 1986; Ron Worthen, 1966, 67.

Jacksonville State Joey Hamilton, 1998, 99; Delvin Hughley, 2000; Montressa Kirby, 1998; Eurosius Parker, 1998; Richie Rhodes, 2001, 02; Rondy Rogers, 2001; Jeremy Sullivan, 2000, 01; Deon White, 2002.

Louisiana-Lafayette Louis Age, 1971; Willie Allen, 1980; Brent Anderson, 1981; Frank Bartley, 1978; Don Blair, 1971, 72; Rodney Breaux, 1979; Ken Chenier, 1978; Tyronne Copper, 1980; Roy Henry, 1976; Ron Irving, 1977, 78; Andy Martin, 1981; David Neustrom, 1973; Neal O’Brien, 1973; Dennis Peoples, 1980; G.A. Rodrigue, 1975; John Roveto, 1977; Bob Rule, 1976; Rafael Septien, 1975, 76; Rodney Smith, 1979; Dale Thomas, 1979, 80; Les Vogel, 1972, 73; Keith Walker, 1976, 77; Ken Williams, 1972.

Louisiana Tech Doyle Adams, 1984, 85; Larry Anderson, 1976, 77; Rodney Bagley, 1975; Lyn Bankston, 1980; Mike Barber, 1974, 75; Russell Bates, 1973; George Benyola, 1984, 85; Glen Berteau, 1973; Jimmy Blackshire, 1977, 78; Tony Boles, 1981, 82; Ken Bonnette, 1977; Roger Carr, 1972, 73; John Causey, 1972, 73; Randy Crouch, 1974; Roberto Dager, 1982; Fred Dean, 1971, 72, 73, 74; Haywood Dejean, 1981; Jean Dornier, 1978; Paddy Doyle, 1986; Matt Dunigan, 1982; Denny Duron, 1972, 73; Gerald Eddings, 1975; Rod Foppe, 1977; Pat Greer, 1972, 73; Ken Hetherington, 1985; Phil Israel, 1971; Erick Johnson, 1971; Walter Johnson, 1984, 85, 86; Zack Jones, 1979; Trey Junkin, 1982; Austin Kattenbraker, 1982; Doug

North Texas Bron Beal, 1986, 87, 88; Scott Bowles, 1987, 88, 90; David Brown, 1994; Marcus Camper, 1988; Greg Carter, 1983; Keith Chapman, 1988, 89; Darrin Collins, 1987; Rayford Cooks, 1983; Scott Davis, 1988, 90; Ed Fleming, 1986; Byron Gross, 1989, 90; Lester Harper, 1983; Ronnie Hickman, 1983; Willis Hudson, 1994; Rex Johnson, 1988; John Lott, 1986; Mitch Maher, 1994; Roderick Manning, 1989; Gordon McFeders, 1987; Tom Middaugh, 1987; Mike Minter, 1986; Kendell Nelson, 1987; Zane Paschall, 1988; Kim Phillips, 1987, 88; Dwight Poole, 1987; Dan Reeder, 1983; Mike Rhone, 1986; Jay Saad, 1984; Luis Silva, 1994; John Starnes, 1983, 84; Lance White, 1986.

Texas-Arlington Brent Albright, 1976; Keith Arbon, 1985; Greg Bailey, 1968; Ernest Baptist, 1970, 71, 72; Mike Barnes, 1966; Ron Barnett, 1974-75; Mike Baylor, 1967; Bob Beckner, 1975, 76; Bill Bradshaw, 1976; Hiram Burleson, 1971, 72; Dexter Bussey, 1972, 73; Skipper Butler, 1967, 68, 69; Scotty Caldwell, 1982, 84; Mark Cannon, 1981, 83; Dwight Carey, 1977; Bruce Collie, 1982, 83, 84; Rhea Coppedge, 1972; Guy Davis, 1978; Jack DeGrenier, 1972; Roy Dewalt, 1978, 79; Bob Diem, 1966, 67; Fred Doerr, 1967; Mickey Eddleman, 1969; David Flake, 1976; Fred Gough, 1968; Danny Griffin, 1967, 68, 69; Clint Hailey, 1985; Jack Hall, 1964; Brent Hargrove, 1982; Bill Harris, 1979; Dick Hill, 1968; Roy Hinojosa, 1981; Steve Jackson, 1965; Derrick Jensen, 1976, 77; Phillip Jessie, 1980; Randy Johnson, 1981; Kevin Kogucz, 1979; Ken LaJudice, 1965; Gary Lewis, 1980; Jim Marcum, 1968; Mike Matocha, 1979; Bud McCluskey, 1980; Tim McKyer, 1984, 85; Don Morrison, 1969; Ken Ozee, 1965, 66; Troy Patridge, 1969; Keith Pressley, 1981; Stacy Rayfield, 1983; Ken Riley, 1966, 67; David Smalls, 1976; Mike Stamps, 1968; Danny Stout, 1981, 82; Jimmy Thomas, 1967; Willie Thomas, 1976, 77, 79; Bob Utley, 1965; Dewey Wakefield, 1977, 78; Robert Willbanks, 1966, 67; Melvin Witt, 1966.

Texas State Paul Alsbury, 1990; Clenton Ballard, 2000, 01; Rick Barrow, 1999; Clint Bendele, 1999; Jeff Bowen, 2008; Blake Burton, 2006, 08; Karrington Bush, 2008; Victor Carr, 1993; C.J. Carroll, 1999, 2000; Jeremy Castillo, 2006; Chad Coleman, 1990; Myron Coleman, 2000; Cory Elolf, 2003, 04, 05; Fred Evans, 2004, 05; Brad Fulks, 1987; Da’Marcus Griggs, 2010; D.J. Hall, 2009, 10; Like Horder, 2005; Bill Jones, 1988; Stan Jones, 2005; Tom Keresztury, 2005; Cameron Luke, 2007, 08; Chris MacDonald, 2006, 07; Justin Martinez, 2001; Claude Mathis, 1994, 95, 96, 97; Ben McClellan, 1999; Adam Means, 1996-97; Walter Musgrove, 2005,06; Berrick Nealy, 2005; Jeff Novak, 1989; Greg Pitts, 2001; Gilbert Price, 1991; Mishak Rivas, 2009; Reggie Rivers, 1990; John Rowland, 1994; Spicer Sigman, 1992, 93; David Simmons, 2004, 05; Eric Tennessee, 1987; Ervin Thomas, 1991; Travis Upshaw, 2005; Darrick Vaughn, 1999; Doug Wheeler, 2001; Markee White, 2005; Ray Whitehead, 1992; Donald Wilkerson, 1994; Maurice Williams, 1991; Rod Woodard, 1991.

Trinity Jim Anderson, 1968; Ronnie Boyette, 1968; Edwin Ckodre, 1965; Truman Franks, 1965; Jackie Hall, 1965, 66; William Hines, 1967, 68; Bill Hodge, 1971; Walter Huntley, 1970; Bruce Jackson, 1969, 70, 71; Johnny Jones, 1964; Bill Keresztury, 1970, 71; Steve Laidlaw, 1971; Greg Lens, 1968; Overt Logan, 1964; Steve Majka, 1971; Les Obie, 1964; Greg Oliver, 1970; Kit Sommers, 1969; Marvin Upshaw, 1966, 67; Donnie Witwiski, 1966; Billy Woodlee, 1966.

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Louisiana-Monroe Norman Amos, 1990; Raymond Baptiste, 1993; John Barbee, 1993; Bennie Bazley, 1992; Vincent Brisby, 1991, 92; Bubby Brister, 1985; Barry Broussard, 1983; Claude Brumfield, 1987; Arthur Christophe, 1982; John Clement, 1987; Robert Cobb, 1993; Eric Cox, 1991; Bobby Craighead, 1982; Cyril Crutchfield, 1987, 88; Bruce Daigle, 1982, 83; Scott Davis, 1985; Joey Evans, 1983, 84; James Folston, 1992, 93; Jesse Garcia, 1983; Teddy Garcia, 1987; Mike Grantham, 1983, 84; Richard Green, 1987; Jackie Harris, 1988, 89; Curtis Harrison, 1992; Rodney Horn, 1984; Stan Humphries, 1987; Tommy Jackson, 1986; Will Johnson, 1986; Benny Jones, 1983; Chris Jones, 1985; Reggie Lawson, 1988, 90; Wendal Lowrey, 1992; Mike Manzullo, 1987; Rod Moon, 1989, 90; David Outley, 1983; Roosevelt Potts, 1991, 92; Cisco Richard, 1990; Greg Robinson, 1992; Tag Rome, 1982, 83; Ricky Sanders, 1982; Matt Shepherd, 1991, 92; Darrell Slater, 1984; Darnell Small, 1995; Irving Spikes, 1993; Mike Turner, 1985; Rob Wallow, 1991; Kevin Washington, 1993; Ronnie Washington, 1984; Chris Weaver, 1983; Anthony Williams, 1990; Stepfret Williams, 1993; Vic Zordan, 1992.

Landry, 1983, 84, 85; Ken Lantrip, 1971; C.J. Lottinger, 1978; Ardis McCann, 1978; Larry McCartney, 1977; Charles McDaniel, 1971, 74; Joe McNeely, 1972, 73; Lester Mills, 1985; Mike Nickel, 1982; Leland Padgett, 1980; Ronnie Paggett, 1977; Joey Pender, 1981; Donnie Perry, 1975, 77; Jerry Pope, 1973, 74, 76; Garlon Powell, 1986; Johnny Robinson, 1978, 79, 80; Billy Ryckman, 1976; Rickey Shirley, 1974; Clayton Shoemaker, 1986; Scooter Spruiell, 1978; Mike Swinney, 1971; Keith Thibodeaux, 1977; Chris Tilley, 1983; Pat Tilley, 1974, 75; Roy Waters, 1974; Donald Washington, 1984, 85; John Henry White, 1975, 77; Curley White, 1977; Wenford Wilborn, 1973, 74; George Yates, 1978; Andre Young, 1979, 80, 81.

Troy Tim Betts, 2000; Shane Black, 1996; Thad Buttone, 2000; Blake Carruthers, 2000; Jonathan Carter, 2000; Scott Childers, 1996; Nick Colbert, 2000; Aaron Fields, 1999; Arrid Gregory, 1996; Kerry Jenkins, 1996; Clifford Ivory, 1997; Reggie Lowe, 1997; Al Lucas, 1998, 99; Pratt Lyons, 1996; Michael Moore, 1999; Stacy Murray, 1996; Brock Nutter, 2000; Anthony Rabb, 1998, 99; Cleve Roberts, 1997, 98; Demetric Shipman, 1996; Eric Sloan, 1998, 99; Willie Smith, 1996; Marcus Spriggs, 1997, 98; Shawn Stucky, 1997; Charles Thomas, 2000; Lawrence Tynes, 2000.

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IN TR A-CONF ERENCE RECORDS

Coach, School Years W-L-T Pct Ron Randleman, SHSU* 1987-04 100-100-3 .500 Sam Goodwin, NSU* 1987-99 83-64-2 .564 Bobby Keasler, MCN 1990-98 78-34-0 .696 Maxie Lambright, LTU 1971-78 73-17-0 .804 Vernon Glass, LU 1964-75 58-64-0 .476 Matt Viator, MCN 2006- 52-24-0 .684 Pat Collins, ULM 1982-88 52-29-0 .641 Larry Lacewell, ASU 1979-86 51-42-0 .548 Bill Davidson, ASU 1971-78 51-32-1 .613 Bennie Ellender, ASU 1964-70 50-14-4 .765 Jack Doland, MCN 1972-78 50-25-2 .662

COACHING W INS/ Y EA R Coach, School Willie Fritz, SHSU Ernie Duplechin, MCN Larry Blakeney, TROY* Maxie Lambright, LTU Bobby Keasler, MCN Clint Conque, UCA* Matt Viator, MCN^ Pat Collins, ULM Bennie Ellender, ASU Dave Roberts, ULM Jack Doland, MCN Tommy Tate, MCN A.L. Williams, LTU John Pearce, SFA Mike Santiago, SFA Sam Goodwin, NSU*

Years 2010- 1979-81 1996-00 1971-78 1990-98 2007- 2006- 1982-88 1964-70 1989-93 1972-78 2000-06 1983-86 1992-98 1999-04 1987-99

W-L-T W/Yr 31-10-0 10.33 28-6-0 9.33 46-16-0 9.20 73-17-0 9.13 78-34-0 8.67 46-25-0 7.66 52-24-0 7.43 52-29-0 7.43 50-14-4 7.43 37-20-2 7.40 50-25-2 7.29 49-26-0 7.00 28-20-0 7.00 46-32-2 6.57 39-27-0 6.50 83-64-2 6.38

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HISTORY & RECORDS

Coach, School Ernie Duplechin, MCN Maxie Lambright, LTU Bennie Ellender, ASU Willie Fritz, SHSU Larry Blakeney, TROY* Bobby Keasler, MCN Matt Viator, MCN^ Jack Doland, MCN Tommy Tate, MCN Clint Conque, UCA* Dave Roberts, ULM Pat Collins, ULM Bill Davidson, ASU Mike Santiago, SFA John Pearce, SFA

Years 1979-81 1971-78 1964-70 2010- 1996-00 1990-98 2006- 1972-78 2000-06 2007- 1989-93 1982-88 1971-78 1999-04 1991-98

W-L-T 28-6-0 73-17-0 50-14-4 31-10-0 46-16-0 78-34-0 52-24-0 50-25-2 49-26-0 46-25-0 37-20-2 52-29-0 51-32-1 39-27-0 46-32-2

Pct. .814 .804 .765 .756 .742 .696 .684 .662 .653 .645 .644 .641 .613 .591 .588

*Only includes records during years as Southland member; ^Includes partial year in 2006 (eight games); Active coaches in bold.

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Membership Central Arkansas McNeese State Stephen F. Austin Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Lamar (1964-86) Abilene Christian (1964-72) Nicholls

Offense Defense Joined W-L-T Pct. Pts. Avg. Pts. Avg. 2007 29-13-0 .691 1,341 31.9 999 23.8 1972 155-82-7 .650 6,027 24.7 4,734 19.4 1987 86-77-3 .527 4,502 27.1 4,043 24.4 1987 86-79-2 .521 3,926 23.5 3,712 22.2 1987 84-80-2 .512 4,220 25.4 4,117 24.8 2005 18-36-0 .333 1,308 24.2 1,701 31.5 2011 39-84-2 .320 1,842 14.7 2,955 23.6 2014 11-26-1 .303 651 17.1 926 24.4 1991 41-100-1 .292 3,063 21.6 4,265 30.0

Former Members Troy Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana Tech Arkansas State Trinity Texas-Arlington North Texas Texas State Louisiana-Lafayette Jacksonville State

Years W-L-T Pct. Pts. Avg. Pts. Avg. 1996-00 25-9-0 .735 888 26.1 545 16.0 1982-93 50-21-2 .708 1,153 15.8 640 16.0 1971-86 57-24-2 .699 1,744 21.0 1,255 15.1 1964-86 62-44-5 .581 2,214 19.9 1,809 16.3 1964-71 17-16-0 .515 597 18.1 576 17.5 1964-85 52-52-2 .500 2,065 19.5 2,150 20.3 1983-94 36-36-2 .500 1,675 22.6 1,645 22.2 1987-10 60-91-1 .398 3,562 23.4 4,033 26.5 1971-81 18-33-4 .364 802 14.6 1,070 19.5 1997-02 12-28-0 .300 894 22.4 1,250 31.3

NON-CONF ERENCE RECORDS FBS1 FCS2 Non Division I 1975 17-13-1 .565 — — 1-0-0 1.000 1976 21-10-0 .677 — — 0-0-0 — 1977 19-16-1 .542 — — 2-0-0 1.000 1978 9-18-1 .339 5-2-0 .714 1-0-0 1.000 1979 13-12-2 .519 6-1-0 .857 2-0-0 1.000 1980 8-20-0 .286 4-2-0 .667 3-0-0 1.000 1981 11-18-0 .379 3-1-0 .750 1-2-0 .333 1982 3-19-1 .152 12-5-0 .706 4-1-0 .800 1983 5-11-1 .324 10-7-0 .588 2-0-0 1.000 1984 3-10-0 .231 17-6-0 .739 3-2-0 .600 1985 4-8-0 .333 15-5-0 .750 2-3-0 .400 1986 4-9-1 .321 11-9-1 .548 3-1-0 .750 1987 1-8-0 .111 19-10-1 .650 4-1-0 .800 1988 3-5-0 .375 18-10-0 .643 4-0-0 1.000 1989 0-5-0 .000 13-12-0 .520 3-2-0 .600 1990 1-6-0 .143 7-16-0 .304 4-2-0 .667 1991 2-3-0 .400 8-12- 2 .409 7-1-0 .875 1992 1-5-0 .167 11-9-0 .550 7-3-0 .700 1993 1-3-0 .250 11-14-0 .440 5-1-0 .833 1994 0-4-0 .000 16-10-1 .611 7-0-0 1.000 1995 1-1-0 .500 16-14-0 .533 6-1-0 .857 1996 2-4-0 .333 15-10-0 .600 7-1-0 .875 1997 0-4-0 .000 12-7-0 .632 7-1-0 .875 1998 1-5-0 .167 13-9-0 .591 7-1-0 .875 1999 2-7-0 .222 3-14-0 .176 8-0-0 1.000 2000 5-4-0 .556 8-9-0 .471 7-0-0 1.000 2001 4-8-0 .333 13-8-0 .619 6-0-0 1.000 2002 1-6-0 .143 20-8-0 .714 6-0-0 1.000 2003 ­ 2-7-0 .222 11-11-0 .500 6-2-0 .750 2004 ­ 0-2-0 .000 19-13-0 .594 5-0-0 1.000 2005 1-7-0 .125 12-7-0 .632 5-0-0 1.000 2006 0-15-0 .000 5-6-0 .454 6-3-0 .667 2007 2-8-0 .200 5-8-0 .385 6-3-0 .667 2008 0-9-0 .000 10-5-0 .667 10-0-0 1.000 2009 1-10-0 .091 8-9-0 .471 8-0-0 1.000 2010 0-11-0 .000 11-7-0 .611 4-0-0 1.000 2011 1-11-0 .083 12-7-0 .632 7-0-0 1.000 2012 1-15-0 0.63 9-5-0 .643 8-0-0 1.000 1 includes Independence Bowl games; 2includes FCS playoff games.

Total 18-13-1 21-10-0 21-16-1 15-20-1 21-13-2 15-22-0 15-21-0 19-25-1 17-18-1 23-18-0 21-16-0 18-19-2 24-19-1 25-15-0 16-19-0 12-24-0 17-16-2 19-17-0 17-18-0 23-14-1 23-16-0 24-15-0 19-12-0 21-15-0 13-21-0 20-13-0 23-16-0 27-14-0 19-20-0 24-15-0 18-14-0 11-21-0 13-19-0 20-14-0 17-19-0 15-18-0 20-18-0 18-20-0

578 .677 .566 .431 .611 .405 .417 .433 .486 .561 .568 .487 .557 .625 .457 .333 .514 .528 .486 .618 .590 .615 .613 .583 .382 .606 .590 .659 .487 .615 .563 .344 .406 .588 .472 .455 .526 .474

ALL-TIME STANDINGS 1964 Southland

W L T Pct. Lamar1 3 0 1 .875 Arkansas State 2 0 2 .750 Trinity 2 2 0 .500 Abilene Christian 1 3 0 .250 Texas-Arlington 0 3 1 .125 1 includes loss in Pecan Bowl

All Games W L T Pct. 6 2 1 .723 7 0 2 .889 3 7 0 .300 5 5 0 .500 3 6 1 .350

1965

Lamar Texas-Arlington Trinity Abilene Christian Arkansas State

Southland W L T Pct. 3 1 0 .750 2 2 0 .500 2 2 0 .500 2 2 0 .500 1 3 0 .250

All Games W L T Pct. 6 4 0 .600 6 3 0 .667 4 5 1 .450 4 5 0 .444 6 3 0 .667

1966

Texas-Arlington Lamar Arkansas State Trinity Abilene Christian

Southland W L T Pct. 3 1 0 .750 3 1 0 .750 2 2 0 .500 2 2 0 .500 0 4 0 .000

All Games W L T Pct. 6 4 0 .600 6 4 0 .600 7 2 0 .778 5 4 0 .556 4 6 0 .400

1967

Texas-Arlington1 Lamar Arkansas State Trinity Abilene Christian 1 includes win in Pecan Bowl

Southland W L T Pct. 4 0 0 1.000 3 1 0 .750 2 2 0 .500 1 3 0 .250 0 4 0 .000

All Games W L T Pct. 10 1 0 .909 7 3 0 .700 4 5 0 .444 3 7 0 .300 3 6 0 .333

1971

Louisiana Tech1 Trinity Lamar Louisiana-Lafayette Arkansas State Abilene Christian Texas-Arlington 1 includes win in Pioneer Bowl

All Games W L T Pct. 9 2 0 .818 8 2 0 .800 5 6 0 .455 5 4 1 .550 4 4 1 .500 5 5 0 .500 2 9 0 .182

1972 Southland

W L T Pct. Louisiana Tech1 5 0 0 1000 Texas-Arlington 4 1 0 .800 McNeese State 3 2 0 .600 Lamar 3 2 0 .600 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 4 0 .200 Arkansas State 1 4 0 .200 Abilene Christian 1 4 0 .200 1 includes win in Grantland Rice Bowl

All Games W L T Pct. 12 0 0 1000 5 6 0 .455 8 3 0 .728 8 3 0 .728 5 6 0 .455 4 7 0 .364 3 8 0 .273

1973 Southland

W L T Pct. Louisiana Tech1 5 0 0 1.000 Arkansas State 3 2 0 .600 Lamar 3 2 0 .600 McNeese State 2 3 0 .400 Texas-Arlington 2 3 0 .400 Louisiana-Lafayette 0 5 0 .000 1 includes 3-0 record in Division II playoffs

All Games W L T Pct. 12 1 0 .923 7 3 0 .700 5 5 0 .500 7 3 0 .700 4 6 0 .400 0 10 0 .000

All Games W L T Pct. 11 1 0 .971 8 2 0 .800 7 3 0 .700 6 4 1 .591 1 10 0 .091 2 9 0 .182

All Games W L T Pct. 11 0 0 1.000 8 2 0 .800 7 4 0 .636 6 5 0 .545 4 7 0 .364 1 10 0 .091

1968 Southland

W L T Pct. Arkansas State1 3 0 1 .875 Texas-Arlington 3 1 0 .750 Trinity 2 2 0 .500 Abilene Christian 1 2 1 .375 Lamar 0 4 0 .000 1 includes loss in Pecan Bowl

All Games W L T Pct. 7 3 1 .682 6 4 0 .600 5 4 0 .556 4 5 1 .421 0 10 0 .000

1974 Southland

W L T Pct. Louisiana Tech1 5 0 0 1000 Lamar 4 1 0 .800 Arkansas State 3 2 0 .600 McNeese State 2 3 9 .499 Texas-Arlington 1 4 0 .200 Louisiana-Lafayette 0 5 0 .000 1 includes 1-1 record in Division II playoffs

1969

Arkansas State1 Abilene Christian Texas-Arlington Trinity Lamar 1 includes win in Pecan Bowl

Southland W L T Pct. 4 0 0 1000 2 2 0 .500 2 2 0 .500 2 2 0 .500 0 4 0 .000

All Games W L T Pct. 8 1 1 .850 8 2 0 .800 5 5 0 .500 4 6 0 .400 3 7 0 .300

1975

Arkansas State Louisiana Tech McNeese State Louisiana-Lafayette Texas-Arlington Lamar

1970

Arkansas State1 Abilene Christian Trinity Lamar Texas-Arlington 1 includes win in Pecan Bowl

Southland W L T Pct. 4 0 0 1000 3 1 0 .750 2 2 0 .500 1 3 0 .250 0 4 0 .000

All Games W L T Pct. 11 0 0 1000 9 2 0 .818 5 6 0 .455 3 7 0 .300 0 10 0 .000

Southland W L T Pct. 5 0 0 1000 4 1 0 .800 3 2 0 .600 2 3 0 .400 1 4 0 .200 0 5 0 .000

HISTORY & RECORDS

Southland W L T Pct. 4 1 0 .800 4 1 0 .800 4 1 0 .800 2 2 1 .500 1 3 1 .300 1 4 0 .200 1 4 0 .200

1976 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. McNeese State1 4 1 0 .800 10 2 0 .833 Louisiana-Lafayette2 4 1 0 .800 7 4 0 .636 Texas-Arlington 3 2 0 .600 5 6 0 .455 Louisiana Tech 2 3 0 .400 6 5 0 .545 Arkansas State 2 3 0 .400 5 6 0 .455 Lamar 0 5 0 .000 2 9 0 .182 1 includes win in Independence Bowl; 2forfeited two regular-season wins

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ALL-TIME STANDINGS 1977 Southland

W L T Pct. Louisiana Tech1 4 0 1 .900 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 1 2 .600 Texas-Arlington 3 2 0 .600 Arkansas State 2 3 0 .400 McNeese State 1 3 1 .300 Lamar 1 4 0 .200 1 includes win in Independence Bowl

All Games W L T Pct. 9 1 2 .833 6 4 2 .583 5 6 0 .455 7 4 0 .636 5 5 1 .500 2 9 0 .182

1978 Southland

W L T Pct. Louisiana Tech1 4 1 0 .800 Arkansas State 4 1 0 .800 Texas-Arlington 3 2 0 .600 McNeese State 2 3 0 .400 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 3 0 .400 Lamar 0 5 0 .000 1 includes loss in Independence Bowl

All Games W L T Pct. 6 5 0 .545 7 4 0 .636 5 6 0 .455 7 4 0 .636 3 8 0 .273 2 8 1 .227

HISTORY & RECORDS

1979 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. McNeese State1 5 0 0 1000 11 1 0 .917 Texas-Arlington 4 1 0 .800 9 2 0 .818 Lamar 3 2 0 .600 6 3 2 .636 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 4 0 .200 4 7 0 .364 Arkansas State 1 4 0 .200 4 7 0 .364 Louisiana Tech2 1 4 0 .200 3 8 0 .273 1 includes loss in Independence Bowl; 2includes one win by forfeit

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1980 Southland

W L T Pct. McNeese State1 5 0 0 1000 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 1 0 .800 Texas-Arlington 3 2 0 .600 Louisiana Tech 2 3 0 .400 Lamar 1 4 0 .200 Arkansas State 0 5 0 .000 1 includes loss in Independence Bowl

All Games W L T Pct. 10 2 0 .833 7 4 0 .636 3 8 0 .273 5 6 0 .455 3 8 0 .273 2 9 0 .182

1981

Texas-Arlington McNeese State Arkansas State Louisiana Tech Lamar Louisiana-Lafayette

Southland W L T Pct. 4 1 0 .800 3 1 1 .700 3 2 0 .600 2 2 1 .500 1 3 1 .300 0 4 1 .100

All Games W L T Pct. 6 5 0 .545 7 3 1 .682 6 5 0 .545 4 6 1 .409 4 6 1 .409 1 9 1 .136

1982 Southland

W L T Pct. Louisiana Tech1 5 0 0 1000 Louisiana-Monroe 4 1 0 .800 Arkansas State 2 3 0 .400 McNeese State 2 3 0 .400 Lamar 1 4 0 .200 Texas-Arlington 1 4 0 .200 North Texas 0 0 0 — 1 includes 1-1 record in FCS playoffs

All Games W L T Pct. 10 3 0 .769 8 3 0 .727 5 6 0 .455 4 6 1 .409 4 7 0 .364 3 8 0 .273 2 9 0 .182

1983 Southland

W L T Pct. North Texas1 5 1 0 .833 Louisiana-Monroe 5 1 0 .833 McNeese State 3 3 0 .500 Arkansas State 3 3 0 .500 Texas-Arlington 2 4 0 .333 Louisiana Tech 2 4 0 .333 Lamar 1 5 0 .183 1 includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs

All Games W L T Pct. 8 4 0 .667 8 3 0 .727 6 5 0 .545 5 5 1 .500 5 6 0 .455 4 7 0 .364 2 9 0 .192

1984 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Louisiana Tech1 5 1 0 .833 10 5 0 .667 Arkansas State2 4 1 1 .750 8 4 1 .654 Texas-Arlington 4 2 0 .667 7 4 0 .636 Louisiana-Monroe 3 3 0 .500 7 4 0 .636 McNeese State 2 3 1 .417 7 3 1 .682 Lamar 1 5 0 .167 2 9 0 .192 North Texas 1 5 0 .167 2 9 0 .192 1 includes 3-1 record in Division FCS playoffs; 2includes 1-1 record in Division FCS playoffs 1985 Southland

W L T Pct. Arkansas State1 5 1 0 .833 Louisiana Tech 4 2 0 .667 McNeese State 3 1 2 .667 Louisiana-Monroe 3 3 0 .500 North Texas 2 3 1 .417 Texas-Arlington 2 3 1 .417 Lamar 0 6 0 .000 1 includes 1-1 record in FCS playoffs

All Games W L T Pct. 9 4 0 .692 8 3 0 .727 6 3 2 .636 6 5 0 .545 4 6 1 .409 4 6 1 .409 3 8 0 .273

1986 Southland

W L T Pct. Arkansas State1 5 0 0 1.000 North Texas 3 2 0 .600 Louisiana Tech 3 2 0 .600 Louisiana-Monroe 3 2 0 .600 McNeese State 1 4 0 .200 Lamar 0 5 0 .000 1 includes 3-1 record in FCS playoffs

All Games W L T Pct. 12 2 1 .833 6 4 0 .600 6 4 1 .591 5 6 0 .456 2 9 0 .222 2 9 0 .222

1987 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Louisiana-Monroe1 6 0 0 1.000 13 2 0 .867 Sam Houston State 5 1 0 .833 8 3 0 .727 North Texas2 5 1 0 .833 7 5 0 .583 Northwestern State 3 3 0 .500 6 5 0 .545 Texas State 2 4 0 .333 4 7 0 .364 Stephen F. Austin 1 5 0 .167 3 7 1 .318 McNeese State 1 5 0 .167 2 9 0 .182 1 includes 4-0 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs

ALL-TIME STANDINGS 1988 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Northwestern State1 6 0 0 1.000 10 3 0 .769 Stephen F. Austin1 5 1 0 .833 10 3 0 .769 North Texas2 4 2 0 .667 8 4 0 .667 McNeese State 3 3 0 .500 6 5 0 .545 Louisiana-Monroe 2 4 0 .333 5 6 0 .455 Texas State 1 5 0 .167 4 7 0 .364 Sam Houston State 0 6 0 .000 3 8 0 .273 1 includes 1-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs 1989 Southland

W L T Pct. Stephen F. Austin1 5 0 1 .917 Northwestern State 3 1 2 .667 Texas State 3 3 0 .500 Louisiana-Monroe 2 3 1 .416 McNeese State 2 4 0 .333 North Texas 2 4 0 .333 Sam Houston State 2 4 0 .333 1 includes 3-1 record in FCS playoffs

All Games W L T Pct. 12 2 1 .833 4 5 2 .455 5 6 0 .454 4 6 1 .409 5 6 0 .454 5 6 0 .454 3 8 0 .272

1990 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Louisiana-Monroe1 5 1 0 .833 7 5 0 .583 McNeese State 4 2 0 .667 5 6 0 .455 Texas State 3 3 0 .500 6 5 0 .545 Northwestern State 3 3 0 .500 5 6 0 .455 Sam Houston State 3 3 0 .500 4 7 0 .364 North Texas 2 4 0 .333 6 5 0 .545 Stephen F. Austin2 1 5 0 .167 1 10 0 .091 1 includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes forfeit of one regular-season game

1993 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. McNeese State1 7 0 0 1.000 10 3 0 .769 Louisiana-Monroe2 6 1 0 .857 9 3 0 .750 Stephen F. Austin2 5 2 0 .714 8 4 0 .667 Northwestern State 3 4 0 .429 5 6 0 .455 Sam Houston State 2 5 0 .286 4 7 0 .364 North Texas 2 5 0 .286 4 7 0 .364 Nicholls 2 5 0 .286 3 8 0 .273 Texas State 1 6 0 .143 2 9 0 .182 1 includes 1-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs 1994 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. North Texas1 5 0 1 .917 7 4 1 .625 McNeese State2 5 1 0 .833 10 3 0 .769 Stephen F. Austin 4 1 1 .750 6 3 2 .636 Northwestern State 3 3 0 .500 5 6 0 .455 Sam Houston State 1 5 0 .167 6 5 0 .455 Nicholls 1 5 0 .167 5 6 0 .455 Texas State 1 5 0 .167 4 7 0 .364 1 includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 1-1 record in FCS playoffs 1995 Southland

W L T Pct. McNeese State1 5 0 0 1.000 Stephen F. Austin 4 1 0 .800 Northwestern State 2 3 0 .400 Sam Houston State 2 3 0 .400 Texas State 2 3 0 .400 Nicholls 0 5 0 .000 1 includes 2-1 record in FCS playoffs

All Games W L T Pct. 13 1 0 .928 11 2 0 .846 6 5 0 .545 5 5 0 .500 4 7 0 .364 0 11 0 .000

All Games W L T Pct. 6 4 2 .583 8 3 1 .708 7 3 1 .682 7 4 0 .636 6 5 0 .545 4 7 0 .364 3 7 1 .318 2 8 1 .227

1996 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Troy1 5 1 0 .833 12 2 0 .857 Nicholls2 4 2 0 .667 8 4 0 .667 Stephen F. Austin 3 3 0 .500 7 4 0 .636 Northwestern State 3 3 0 .500 6 5 0 .545 Sam Houston State 3 3 0 .500 4 7 0 .364 Texas State 2 4 0 .333 5 6 0 .455 McNeese State 1 5 0 .167 3 8 0 .273 1 includes 2-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs

1992 Southland

W L T Pct. Louisiana-Monroe1 7 0 0 1.000 McNeese State1 6 1 0 .857 Northwestern State 4 3 0 .571 Sam Houston State 3 2 2 .571 North Texas 3 4 0 .428 Texas State 2 4 1 .357 Stephen F. Austin 1 6 0 .142 Nicholls 0 6 1 .071 1 includes 1-1 record in FCS playoffs

All Games W L T Pct. 10 3 0 .769 9 4 0 .692 7 4 0 .636 6 3 2 .636 4 7 0 .363 5 5 1 .500 3 8 0 .273 1 9 1 .136

1997 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. McNeese State1 6 1 0 .857 13 2 0 .867 Northwestern State2 6 1 0 .857 8 4 0 .667 Stephen F. Austin 5 2 0 .714 8 3 0 .727 Sam Houston State 3 4 0 .429 5 6 0 .455 Nicholls 3 4 0 .429 5 6 0 .455 Texas State 2 5 0 .286 5 6 0 .455 Troy 2 5 0 .286 5 6 0 .455 Jacksonville State 1 6 0 .143 1 10 0 .091 1 includes 3-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs

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HISTORY & RECORDS

1991 Southland

W L T Pct. McNeese State1 4 1 2 .714 Sam Houston State1 5 2 0 .714 Louisiana-Monroe 4 2 1 .643 Texas State 4 3 0 .571 Northwestern State 4 3 0 .571 Nicholls 2 5 0 .286 North Texas 2 5 0 .286 Stephen F. Austin 1 5 1 .214 1 includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs

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ALL-TIME STANDINGS 1998 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Northwestern State1 6 1 0 .857 11 3 0 .786 McNeese State2 5 2 0 .714 9 3 0 .750 Troy2 5 2 0 .714 8 4 0 .667 Jacksonville State 4 3 0 .571 7 4 0 .636 Nicholls 3 4 0 .429 4 7 0 .364 Texas State 2 5 0 .286 4 7 0 .364 Stephen F. Austin 2 5 0 .286 3 8 0 .273 Sam Houston State 1 6 0 .143 3 8 0 .273 1 includes 2-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs

2003 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. McNeese State1 5 0 0 1.000 10 2 0 .833 Stephen F. Austin 4 1 0 .800 7 4 0 .636 Northwestern State 2 3 0 .400 7 5 0 .583 Texas State 2 3 0 .400 5 7 0 .417 Sam Houston State 2 3 0 .400 3 8 0 .272 Nicholls 0 5 0 .000 0 11 0 .000 1 includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs; Note: Nicholls forfeited conference wins vs.

Northwestern State, Sam Houston State and Texas State after using an ineligible player. It also forfeited two non-conference wins.

1999 Southland

W L T Pct. Troy1 6 1 0 .857 Stephen F. Austin 6 1 0 .857 McNeese State 5 2 0 .714 Sam Houston State 4 3 0 .571 Northwestern State 3 4 0 .429 Texas State 2 5 0 .286 Jacksonville State 1 6 0 .143 Nicholls 1 6 0 .143 1 includes 1-1 record in FCS playoffs

2004 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Sam Houston State1 4 1 0 .800 11 3 0 .786 Northwestern State2 4 1 0 .800 8 4 0 .667 Texas State 3 2 0 .600 5 6 0 .454 Nicholls 2 3 0 .400 5 5 0 .500 McNeese State 1 4 0 .200 4 7 0 .364 Stephen F. Austin 1 4 0 .200 6 5 0 .545 1 includes 2-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs

All Games W L T Pct. 11 2 0 .846 8 3 0 .727 6 5 0 .545 6 5 0 .545 4 7 0 .364 3 8 0 .273 2 9 0 .182 1 10 0 .091

2000 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Troy1 7 0 0 1.000 10 2 0 .833 McNeese State1 5 2 0 .714 8 4 0 .667 Texas State 5 2 0 .714 7 4 0 .636 Sam Houston State 4 3 0 .571 7 4 0 .636 Stephen F. Austin 3 4 0 .429 6 5 0 .545 Jacksonville State 2 5 0 .286 4 6 0 .400 Northwestern State 1 6 0 .143 4 7 0 .364 Nicholls 1 6 0 .143 2 9 0 .182 1 includes 0-1 record in Division FCS playoffs; Note: Northwestern State forfeited league wins vs. Troy and Nicholls as a result of the use of an ineligible player. The standings reflect the forfeitures.

HISTORY & RECORDS

2001 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Sam Houston State1 5 1 0 .833 10 3 0 .769 McNeese State2 5 1 0 .833 8 4 0 .667 Northwestern State2 4 2 0 .667 8 4 0 .667 Stephen F. Austin 4 2 0 .667 6 5 0 .545 Jacksonville State 2 4 0 .333 5 6 0 .455 Nicholls 1 5 0 .167 3 8 0 .273 Texas State 0 6 0 .000 4 7 0 .364 1 includes 1-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs 2002 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. McNeese State1 6 0 0 1.000 13 2 0 .967 Northwestern State2 4 2 0 .667 9 4 0 .692 Nicholls 3 3 0 .500 7 4 0 .636 Stephen F. Austin 3 3 0 .500 6 5 0 .545 Jacksonville State 2 4 0 .333 5 5 0 .500 Sam Houston State 2 4 0 .333 4 7 0 .364 Texas State 1 5 0 .167 4 7 0 .364 1 includes 3-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs

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2005 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Texas State1 5 1 0 .833 11 3 0 .786 Nicholls2 5 1 0 .833 6 4 0 .600 McNeese State 3 3 0 .500 5 4 0 .556 Northwestern State 3 3 0 .500 5 5 0 .500 Southeastern Louisiana 2 4 0 .333 4 6 0 .400 Sam Houston State 2 4 0 .333 3 7 0 .300 Stephen F. Austin 1 5 0 .167 5 6 0 .455 1 includes 2-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs 2006 Southland

W L T Pct. McNeese State1 5 1 0 .833 Sam Houston State 4 2 0 .667 Stephen F. Austin 4 2 0 .667 Texas State 3 3 0 .500 Nicholls 2 4 0 .333 Northwestern State 2 4 0 .333 Southeastern Louisiana 1 5 0 .167 1 includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs

All Games W L T Pct. 7 5 0 .583 6 5 0 .545 4 7 0 .364 5 6 0 .455 4 7 0 .364 4 7 0 .364 2 9 0 .182

2007 Southland

W L T Pct. McNeese State1 7 0 0 1.000 Sam Houston State 5 2 0 .714 Central Arkansas 5 2 0 .714 Nicholls 3 4 0 .429 Texas State 3 4 0 .429 Northwestern State 3 4 0 .429 Southeastern Louisiana 2 5 0 .286 Stephen F. Austin 0 7 0 .000 1 includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs

All Games W L T Pct. 11 1 0 .917 7 4 0 .636 6 5 0 .545 6 5 0 .545 4 7 0 .364 4 7 0 .364 3 8 0 .273 0 11 0 .000

ALL-TIME STANDINGS 2008 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Central Arkansas1 6 1 0 .857 10 2 0 .833 Texas State2 5 2 0 .714 8 5 0 .615 McNeese State 4 3 0 .571 7 4 0 .636 Northwestern State 4 3 0 .571 7 5 0 .583 Nicholls 3 4 0 .429 3 6 0 .333 Southeastern Louisiana 2 5 0 .286 5 7 0 .417 Sam Houston State 2 5 0 .286 4 6 0 .400 Stephen F. Austin 2 5 0 .286 4 8 0 .333 1 ineligible for Southland Conference championship and postseason play during transition to NCAA Division I; 2includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs 2009 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Stephen F. Austin1 6 1 0 .857 10 3 0 .769 McNeese State2 6 1 0 .857 9 3 0 .750 Texas State 5 2 0 .714 7 4 0 .636 Southeastern Louisiana 4 3 0 .571 6 5 0 .545 Sam Houston State 3 4 0 .429 5 6 0 .455 Central Arkansas3 2 5 0 .286 5 7 0 .417 Nicholls 2 5 0 .286 4 8 0 .273 Northwestern State 0 7 0 .000 0 11 0 .000 1 includes 1-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs; 3ineligible for Southland Conference championship and postseason play during transition to NCAA Division I. 2010 Southland

W L T Pct. Stephen F. Austin1 6 1 0 .857 McNeese State 5 2 0 .714 Central Arkansas 4 3 0 .571 Sam Houston State 4 3 0 .571 Northwestern State 4 3 0 .571 Nicholls 3 4 0 .429 Texas State 1 6 0 .143 Southeastern Louisiana 1 6 0 .143 1 includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs

All Games W L T Pct. 9 3 0 .750 6 5 0 .545 7 4 0 .636 6 5 0 .545 5 6 0 .455 4 7 0 .364 4 7 0 .364 2 9 0 .182

2012 Southland All Games

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Central Arkansas1 6 1 0 .857 9 3 0 .750 Sam Houston State2 6 1 0 .857 11 4 0 .733 Southeastern Louisiana 5 2 0 .714 5 6 0 .455 McNeese State 4 3 0 .571 7 4 0 .636 Stephen F. Austin 4 3 0 .571 5 6 0 .455 Northwestern State 2 5 0 .286 4 7 0 .364 Lamar 1 6 0 .143 4 8 0 .333 Nicholls 0 7 0 .000 1 10 0 .091 1 includes 0-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 3-1 record in FCS playoffs

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Louisiana Tech..............................................................................1973 23-0 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette* 44-0 vs. Texas-Arlington* 40-0 vs. Louisiana-Monore 34-0 vs. Western Kentucky

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McNeese State..............................................................................1985 28-0 vs. Texas State 0-0 vs. North Texas* 10-0 vs. Louisiana-Monroe*

Arkansas State..............................................................................1975 42-0 vs. Northwestern State 17-0 vs. Lamar* 48-0 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga

Louisiana Tech............................................................................. 1972 7-0 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette* 21-0 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 35-0 vs. Tennessee Tech * indicates Southland Conference game

MOST SLC SHU TOU TS/SEASON 2

Sam Houston State.......................................................................2012 41-0 vs. Nicholls State 70-0 vs. Southeastern Louisiana

Troy................................................................................................ 2000 6-0 vs. Stephen F. Austin 28-0 vs. Jacksonville State

McNeese State..............................................................................1988 23-0 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 37-0 vs. Sam Houston State

Arkansas State..............................................................................1985 56-0 vs. North Texas 21-0 vs. Lamar

McNeese State..............................................................................1985 0-0 vs. North Texas 10-0 vs. Louisiana-Monroe

North Texas....................................................................................1983 17-0 vs. Arkansas State 10-0 vs. Lamar

McNeese State..............................................................................1974 38-0 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 43-0 vs. Texas-Arlington

Louisiana Tech..............................................................................1973 23-0 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 44-0 vs. Texas-Arlington

North Texas....................................................................................1985 0-0 vs. McNeese State 20-0 vs. Lamar

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W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Sam Houston State1 7 0 0 1.000 14 1 0 .933 Central Arkansas2 6 1 0 .857 9 4 0 .692 Stephen F. Austin 5 2 0 .714 6 5 0 .545 McNeese State 4 3 0 .471 6 5 0 .545 Northwestern State 3 4 0 .429 5 6 0 .455 Lamar 2 5 0 .286 4 7 0 .364 Southeastern Louisiana 1 6 0 .143 3 8 0 .273 Nicholls 0 7 0 .000 1 10 0 .091 1 includes 3-1 record in FCS playoffs; 2includes 1-1 record in FCS playoffs

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SOUTHLAND IN THE POSTSEASON A LL-T IME FCS PLAYOF F RECORDS Active Membership Yrs. W L Pct. Pts. Opp. Sam Houston State1 6 9 6 .600 392 389 Stephen F. Austin 6 7 6 .539 363 460 McNeese State 14 11 14 .440 520 574 Northwestern State 6 3 6 .333 212 309 Central Arkansas 2 1 2 .333 64 79 Nicholls1 3 1 3 .250 74 143 Total Active Schools 32 37 .464 1,625 1,954 Former Members Yrs. W L Pct. Pts. Opp. Louisiana Tech 2 4 2 .667 175 92 Louisiana-Monroe 4 5 3 .625 291 253 Arkansas State 3 5 3 .625 223 151 Texas State 2 2 2 .500 114 113 Troy 4 3 4 .429 151 182 North Texas 4 0 4 .000 46 81 Total All Schools 51 55 .481 2,625 2,826 1 Not a member of Southland at time of first participation McNeese State, 1976 Independence Bowl

INDEPENDENCE BOW L During the early years of the Independence Bowl, the Southland Conference provided its Conference champion as the host for the event. McNeese State captured the crown in 1976 and squared off against Tulsa, winning the inaugural Independence Bowl game.

McNeese State 20, Tulsa 16 Louisiana Tech 24, Louisville 14 East Carolina 35, Louisiana Tech 13 Syracuse 31, McNeese State 7 Southern Miss 16, McNeese State 14

HISTORY & RECORDS

1976 1977 1978 1979 1980

Darrell Johnson, Lamar; 1964 Pecan Bowl

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A LL-T IME DI VISION II PLAYOF FS & BOW L HISTORY Membership Yrs. W L Pct. Pts. Opp. Texas-Arlington* 1 1 0 1.000 13 0 Louisiana Tech* 4 6 1 .857 149 88 Arkansas State* 3 2 1 .667 81 65 Central Arkansas1 2 2 2 .500 152 124 McNeese State1 1 0 1 .000 23 26 Lamar 1 0 1 .000 17 19 Total 12 11 6 .647 435 322 1 Not a member of Southland at time of participation. * indcates former Southland Conference member.

A LL-T IME DI VISION II PLAYOF F RESULTS 1964 Pecan Bowl........................................... Northern Iowa 19, Lamar 17 1967 Pecan Bowl........................................... Texas-Arlington 13, North Dakota State 0 1968 Pecan Bowl........................................... North Dakota State 23, Arkansas State 14 1969 Pecan Bowl........................................... Arkansas State 29, Drake 21 1970 Pecan Bowl........................................... Arkansas State 38, Central Missouri 21 1971 Pioneer Bowl......................................... Louisiana Tech 14, Eastern Michigan 3

Grantland Rice Bowl............................. Tennessee State 26, McNeese State1 23 1972 Grantland Rice Bowl............................. Louisiana Tech 35, Tennessee State 0 1973 First Round........................................... Louisiana Tech 18, Western Illinois 13 Semifinals............................................. Louisiana Tech 38, Boise State 34 Championship....................................... Louisiana Tech 34, Western Kentucky 0 1974 First Round........................................... Louisiana Tech 10, Western Carolina 7 Semifinals............................................. Central Michigan 34, Louisiana Tech 14 2001 First Round........................................... Catawba College 35, Central Arkansas1 34 2005 First Round........................................... Central Arkansas1 28, Albany State 20

Second Round...................................... Central Arkansas1 52, Presbyterian 28 Quarterfinals......................................... North Alabama 41, Central Arkansas1 38 (OT) 1 Not a member of the Southland Conference at time of participation

SOUTHLAND IN THE DIVISION I FCS PLAYOFFS At the Division I FCS level, the Southland Conference won the national championship in 1987, has played in seven national championship games, and has won 51 games in the Division I FCS playoffs.

1982 QF: SF:

at Louisiana Tech 38, South Carolina St. 3 Delaware 17, at Louisiana Tech 0

1983 QF:

at Nevada-Reno 20, North Texas 17 (OT)

1984 1stR:

QF:

SF: CH:

Louisiana Tech 66, at Mississippi Valley 19 at Arkansas St. 37, Tennessee-Chattanooga 10 at Louisiana Tech 44, Alcorn St. 21 at Montana St. 31, Arkansas St. 14 Louisiana Tech 21, at Middle Tennessee 13 Montana St. 19, Louisiana Tech 6 at Charleston, S.C.

1985 1stR: QF:

at Arkansas St. 10, Grambling St. 7 at Nevada-Reno 24, Arkansas St. 23

1986 1stR: at Arkansas St. 48, Sam Houston St.1 7 Nicholls1 28, at Appalachian St. 26 QF: Arkansas St. 55, at Delaware 14

at Georgia Southern 55, Nicholls1 31 SF: at Arkansas St. 24, Eastern Kentucky 10 CH: Georgia Southern 48, Arkansas St. 21

at Tacoma, Wash.

1987 1stR: at Louisiana-Monroe 30, North Texas 9 QF: at Louisiana-Monroe 33, Eastern Kentucky 32 SF: at Louisiana-Monroe 44, Northern Iowa 41(2OT) CH: Louisiana-Monroe 43, Marshall 42

at Pocatello, Idaho

Northwestern St. 22, at Boise St. 13 at Stephen F. Austin 24, Jackson St. 0 at Marshall 7, North Texas 0 at Idaho 38, Northwestern St. 30 at Georgia Southern 27, Stephen F. Austin 7

1989 1stR: QF: SF: CH:

at Stephen F. Austin 59, Grambling St. 56 at Stephen F. Austin 55, Southwest Missouri 25 at Stephen F. Austin 21, Furman 19 Georgia Southern 37, Stephen F. Austin 34 at Statesboro, Ga.

1990 1stR:

at Nevada 27, Louisiana-Monroe 14

1991 1stR: at Nevada 22, McNeese St. 16 at Middle Tennessee St. 20, Sam Houston St. 19 (OT)

at Louisiana-Monroe 78, Alcorn St. 27 McNeese St. 23, at Idaho 20 Delaware 41, at Louisiana-Monroe 18 at Northern Iowa 29, McNeese St. 7

1993 1stR:

QF:

at McNeese St. 34, William & Mary 28 Idaho 34, at Louisiana-Monroe 31 at Troy 42, Stephen F. Austin 20 Troy 35, at McNeese St. 28

1994 1stR:

QF:

at McNeese St. 34, Idaho 21 at Boise St. 24, North Texas 20 at Montana 30, McNeese St. 28

1995 1stR:

QF:

SF:

at McNeese St. 33, Idaho 3 at Stephen F. Austin 34, Eastern Illinois 29 at McNeese St. 52, Delaware 18 Stephen F. Austin 27, at Appalachian St. 17 Marshall 25, at McNeese St. 15 at Montana 70, Stephen F. Austin 14

1996 1stR:

QF: SF: 1997 1stR:

QF: SF: CH:

at Montana 48, Nicholls 3 at Troy 29, Florida A&M 25 at Troy 31, Murray St. 3 at Montana 70, Troy 7

at Eastern Wash. 40, Northwestern St. 10 at McNeese St. 19, Montana 14 McNeese St. 14, at Western Illinois 12 McNeese St. 23, at Delaware 21 Youngstown St. 10, McNeese St. 9 at Chattanooga, Tenn.

1998 1stR:

QF: SF:

at Northwestern St. 48, Illinois St. 28 Massachusetts 21, at McNeese St. 19 at Florida A&M 27, Troy 17 at Northwestern St. 31, Appalachian St. 20 Massachusetts 41, at Northwestern St. 31

1999 1stR: QF:

at Troy 27, James Madison 7 Florida A&M 17, at Troy 10

2000 1stR:

Appalachian St. 33, at Troy 30 at Georgia Southern 42, McNeese St. 17

2001 1stR:

QF:

at Sam Houston St. 34, Northern Arizona 31 at Montana 28, Northwestern St. 19 Maine 14, at McNeese St. 10 at Montana 49, Sam Houston St. 24

2002 1stR:

QF: SF: CH:

at McNeese St. 21, Montana St. 14 at Montana 45, Northwestern St. 14 at McNeese St. 24, Montana 20 at McNeese St. 39, Villanova 28 Western Kentucky 34, McNeese St. 14 at Chattanooga, Tenn.

2003 1stR:

Northern Arizona 35, at McNeese St. 3

2004 1stR:

QF: SF:

at Sam Houston St. 54, Western Kentucky 24 at Montana 56, Northwestern St. 7 Sam Houston St. 45, at Eastern Washington 34 at Montana 34, Sam Houston St. 13

2005 1stR:

QF: SF:

at Texas St. 50, Georgia Southern 35 at Furman 14, Nicholls 12 at Texas St. 14, Cal Poly 7 Northern Iowa 40, at Texas St. 37 (OT)

2006 1stR:

at Montana 31, McNeese St. 6

2007 1stR:

Eastern Washington 44, at McNeese St. 15

2008 1stR:

at Montana 31, Texas St. 13

2009 1stR: at Stephen F. Austin 44, Eastern Washington 33

New Hampshire 49, at McNeese St. 13 QF: at Montana 51, Stephen F. Austin 0 2010 2ndR:

Villanova 54, at Stephen F. Austin 24

2011 1stR: 2ndR:

QF: SF: CH:

Central Arkansas 34, Tennessee Tech 14 at Montana 41, Central Arkansas 14 at Sam Houston St. 34, Stony Brook 27 at Sam Houston St. 49, Montana St. 13 at Sam Houston St. 31, Montana 28 North Dakota St. 17, Sam Houston St. 6 at Frisco, Texas

HISTORY & RECORDS

1988 1stR:

QF:

1992 1stR:

QF:

2012 2ndR: at Sam Houston St. 18, Cal Poly 16

at Georgia Southern 24, Central Arkansas 16 QF: Sam Houston St. 34, at Montana St. 16 SF: Sam Houston St. 45, at Eastern Washington 42 CH: North Dakota St. 39, Sam Houston St. 13

at Frisco, Texas

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FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS ACT I VE MEMBERS Abilene Christian 1965 Larry Cox, OT...........................................................................................AP 1969 Chip Bennett, LB............................................................................AP, AFCA 1970 Jim Lindsey, QB..............................................................................AP, AFCA Central Arkansas 2008 Nathan Brown, QB................................................................................... SN

Marquez Branson, TE........................................................................... SNet

Larry Hart, DE.........................................................................AP, Camp, SN 2011 Nathan Dick, QB.................................................................................... CSN 2012 Corey Howard, C......................................................................... Camp, CSN Lamar 1967 1983 1985

Spergon Wynn, OG...................................................................................AP Eugene Seale, LB.....................................................................................AP Burton Murchison, RB........................................................................AP, FN

HISTORY & RECORDS

McNeese State 1972 James Moore, TE.....................................................................................AP 1974 James Files, OT................................................................................... AFCA 1982 Leonard Smith, DB........................................................................ AFCA, AP 1988 Glenn Koch, OL..................................................................................... SNet 1991 Terry Irving, LB.........................................................................................FG 1992 Terry Irving, LB................................................................. AP, Camp, FG, KK 1993 Terry Irving, LB........................................................AP, Camp, FG, KK, SNet

Jose Larios, K..................................................................................AP, SNet 1994 Ron Cherry, OT..........................................................AFCA, AP, Camp, SNet 1995 Kavika Pittman, DT....................................................AFCA, AP, SNet, Camp 1996 Zack Bronson, DB............................................................AFCA, SNet, Camp 1997 Donnie Ashley, KR....................................................................................AP

Charles Ayro, LB..............................................................Camp, SNet, STick

Blair Bradley, DL.................................................................................. STick

Chris Fontenot, TE...............................................................................Camp

Shonz LaFrenz, K................................................................................ STick

Reggie Nelson, OL...........................................................AFCA, SNet, STick 1998 Charles Ayro, LB.......................................................AFCA, Camp, SNetUSA

Shonz LaFrenz, K.................................................................................Camp

Reggie Nelson, OL....................................................AFCA, AP, Camp, SNet, 1999 Shonz LaFrenz, K.................................................................................Camp 2000 Wes Hines, OL..........................................................................................FG

Jake Morrison, DL....................................................................................AP 2001 Joe Judge, DB..........................................................................................FG 2002 Jason Davis, OL............................................................. AP, Camp, FG, SNet

B.J. McNutt, DL........................................................................................FG

Roderick Royal, LB........................................................ AP, Camp, FG, SNet

Hadley Prince, DB........................................................ AFCA, AP, Camp, FG, 2003 Dwight Hudler, OL...........................................................................AP, SNet

Roderick Royal, LB.........................................................AFCA, AP, FG, SNet

Brent Hafford, DB................................................................................. SNet 2006 Bryan Smith, DL..............................................................................AP, SNet

Steven Whitehead, RS.....................................................................AP, SNet 2007 Bryan Smith, DL........................................................ AFCA, AP, Camp, CSN 2012 Darius Carey, PR................................................................................... SNet

Nicholls 1994 Daryl Pounds, DB...............................................................................AP, FG 2002 LeJuan Walker, RS...................................................................................FG 2003 Chris Thompson, DB.................................................................................FG 2007 Lardarius Webb, DB.......................................................... Camp, CSN, SNet 2008 Lardarius Webb, DB....................................................... AFCA, AP, SN, SNet 146

Northwestern State 1989 David Whitmore, S................................................................... AP, AFCA, FN 1990 Greg Necaise, DE....................................................................... Camp, SNet 1991 Andre Carron, LB.....................................................AP, Camp, FG, KK, SNet 1992 Adrian Hardy, DB................................................................................AP, FG 1993 Cedric Walker, DB....................................................AP, Camp, FG, KK, SNet 1998 Jermaine Jones, DB...................................AFCA, AP, Camp, FG, SNet, USA 1997 Tony Maranto, DB.......................................................................... AFCA, AP 1999 William Broussard, OL.........................................................................Camp

Mike Green, DB....................................................................... AFCA, AP, FG 2000 Terrence McGee, PR.................................................................................FG 2002 Roy Locks, DL............................................................................... AFCA, AP 2004 Jamall Johnson, LB..................................................................................AP 2006 Tory Collins, DL................................................................................... AFCA 2007 Demetress Bell, OL.......................................................................... AP, CSN Sam Houston State 1988 Lish Adams, LB........................................................................................FN 1991 Michael Bankston, DL.......................................................... AP, Camp, SNet

Murphy Yates, OL...................................................................... Camp, SNet 1997 Kevin Pesak,TE..................................................................................... SNet 2001 Jonathon Cooper, WR............................................................... AP, FG, SNet

Keith Davis, DB.................................................................................... AFCA

Keith Heinrich, TE................................................................................. SNet 2004 Lance Garner, PK......................................................................................FG 2005 Corey Roberts, TE............................................................................... AFCA 2007 Blake Martin, TE.............................................................................. AP, CSN 2011 Timothy Flanders, RB.......................................................................... AFCA

Richard Sincere, WR.............................................................................. CSN

Darnell Taylor, S......................................................................... AFCA, CSN

Travis Watson, OL.................................................................................. CSN 2012 Timothy Flanders, RB........................................................................... SNet

Richard Sincere, AP.............................................................................. SNet

Darnell Taylor, DB/SS.......................................AFCA, AP, Camp, CSN, SNet Stephen F. Austin 1988 Bruce Alexander, CB............................................................................Camp

David Gibbs, DT...................................................................................Camp

Eric Lokey, LB..................................................................AFCA, Camp, SNet

Keith Melcher, DE................................................................................Camp 1989 David Whitmore, S................................................................... AFCA, AP, FN 1993 Cedric Walker, DB....................................................AP, Camp, FG, KK, SNet 1995 Lee Kirk, OL.........................................................................................Camp

Joe Wylie, OL..................................................................... AFCA, AP, Camp 1996 Jeremiah Trotter, LB........................................................... AFCA, Camp, FG 1997 Mikhael Ricks, WR.....................................................AFCA, AP, Camp, SNet

Jeremiah Trotter, LB..................................................AFCA, AP, Camp, SNet 1998 Chad Stanley, P................................................ AFCA, AP, Camp, SNet, USA 2003 Brent Hafford, DB..........................................................................AFCA, AP 2009 Tim Knicky, DE....................................................................................Camp 2010 Kenneth Charles, DL............................................................................ AFCA

Jeremy Moses, QB....................................................AFCA, AP, Camp, SNet

Gralyn Crawford, RS............................................................ AP, Camp, SNet 2011 George Bias, OL........................................................................................AP

Gralyn Crawford, KR............................................................................. SNet

Current Awards: AP - Associated Press; AFCA - American Football Coaches Association; Camp - Walter Camp; SNet - Sports Network; CSN - College Sporting News.

Previous Awards: FG - Don Hansen’s Football Gazette, KK - Kodak; SN - The Sporting News; FN - Football News, STick - Sports Ticker; USA - USA Today/ESPN.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS FORMER MEMBERS Arkansas State 1964 Dan Summers, OG....................................................................................AP 1965 Dan Summers, OG....................................................................................AP 1968 Bill Bergey, LB............................................................................... AFCA, AP 1969 Dan Buckley, C.........................................................................................AP

Clovis Swinney, DT........................................................................ AFCA, AP 1970 Bill Phillips, OG.........................................................................................AP

Calvin Harrell, HB................................................................................ AFCA 1971 Calvin Harrell, RB................................................................................ AFCA

Dennis Meyer, DB..........................................................................AFCA, AP

Wayne Dorton, OG....................................................................................AP 1973 Doug Lowrey, OG................................................................................. AFCA 1975 Ken Jones, OG............................................................................. FWA, SNet 1976 T. J. Humphreys, OG.................................................................................AP 1984 Carter Ray Crawford, NG......................................................... AFCA, AP, FN 1985 Carter Ray Crawford, NG......................................................... AFCA, AP, FN

Ray Brown, OT..........................................................................................FN 1986 Randy Barnhill, OG........................................................................ AFCA, AP Jacksonville State 2002 Deon White, OL........................................................................................FG Louisiana-Monroe 1982 Bruce Daigle, DB......................................................................................AP

Arthur Christophe, C.................................................................................AP 1983 Mike Grantham, OG..................................................................................AP 1984 Mike Grantham, OG..................................................................................AP 1985 Mike Turner, DB........................................................................................AP 1987 Claude Brumfield, DT.....................................................................AFCA, FN

John Clement, OT.........................................................................AP, FN; PK 1988 Cyril Crutchfield, DB..................................................AFCA, AP, Camp, SNet 1989 Jackie Harris, TE................................................................................. AFCA 1990 Cisco Richard, RB................................................................................. SNet 1992 Jeff Blackshear, OL..................................................................................KK

Vincent Brisby, WR........................................................................Camp, FG

Roosevelt Potts, RB........................................................................... FG, KK

Vic Zordan, C................................................................. AP, Camp, FG, SNet 1993 Raymond Baptiste, OL................................................... AP, Camp, FG, SNet

James Folston, OL...................................................................AP, Camp, FG

Texas-Arlington 1966 Ken Ozee, DT............................................................................................AP 1967 Robert Diem, OG.................................................................................. AFCA

Robert Willbanks, S....................................................................... AFCA, AP 1984 Bruce Collie, OT....................................................................... AFCA, AP, FN Texas State 1990 Reggie Rivers, RB................................................................KK, Camp, SNet 1991 Ervin Thomas, OL.....................................................................................KK 1996 Claude Mathis, RB.....................................................AFCA, AP, Camp, SNet 1997 Claude Mathis, RB................................................................ AFCA, AP, Snet 2000 C.J. Carroll, DB................................................... AFCA, AP, Camp, FG, SNet 2004 Cory Elolf, P......................................................................................... AFCA 2005 Fred Evans, DL.................................................................................... AFCA 2007 Chris MacDonald, P............................................................ AFCA, AP, Camp 2008 Cameron Luke, WR.................................................................................. SN Trinity 1967

Marvin Upshaw, DT............................................................................. AFCA

Troy 1996

1998

1999

2000

Kerry Jenkins, OL................................................................................ AFCA Pratt Lyons, DL......................................................... AFCA, Camp, FG, SNet Al Lucas, DL.............................................................................................FG Cleve Roberts, OL.....................................................................................FG Eric Sloan, DB.....................................................................................Camp Marcus Spriggs, DL..........................................................AFCA, Camp, USA Al Lucas, DL.................................................................. AP, Camp, FG, SNet Michael Moore, OL............................................................. AFCA, Camp, FG Anthony Rabb, LB.....................................................................................FG Eric Sloan, DB.....................................................................................Camp Lawrence Tynes, K........................................................................ AFCA, AP

North Texas 1983 Rayford Cooks, DT....................................................................................AP

Ronnie Hickman, DE.................................................................................AP 1988 Rex Johnson, DL................................................................................. AFCA 1990 Mike Davis, DL.........................................................................................KK

HISTORY & RECORDS

Louisiana Tech 1972 Roger Carr, FL..................................................................................... AFCA 1973 Roger Carr, WR.............................................................................. AFCA, AP 1974 Mike Barber, TE........................................................................................AP

Fred Dean, DT............................................................................... AFCA, AP 1982 Matt Dunigan, QB.......................................................................... AFCA, AP 1984 Doug Landry, LB...................................................................... AFCA, AP, FN

Walter Johnson, DE..................................................................................AP 1985 Doug Landry, LB.................................................................................AP, FN 1986 Walter Johnson, DE....................................................................... AFCA, AP

Al Lucas, Troy

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SINGLE GAME TOP 10 Rushing Yards Total Player, School, Opponent 310 Claude Mathis, TXST vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1996 308 Claude Mathis, TXST vs. Jacksonville State 1997 304 Tony Citizen, MCN vs. Prairie View A&M, 1986 289 Isiah Stoker, SFA vs. Jacksonville State, 1999 287 Tim Flanders, SHSU vs. Montana, 2011 283 Lee Davis, TXST vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 2001 278 D.D. Terry, SHSU vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2006 275 Don Harr, ACU vs. McMurry, 1970 265 Corey Thomas, NICH vs. Samford, 1994 259 Dennis Bolden, ASU vs. McNeese State, 1975 259 Burton Murchison, LU vs. Rice, 1985 Passing Yards Total Player, School, Opponent 619 Doug Pederson, ULM vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1989 577 Dustin Long, SHSU vs. McNeese State, 2004 571 Todd Hammel, SFA vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 1989 545 Brady Attaway, SFA vs. Sam Houston State, 2012 534 Todd Hammel, SFA vs. Sam Houston State, 1989 517 Todd Hammel, SFA vs. Grambling State, 1989 508 Jeremy Moses, SFA vs. Texas State, 2007 506 Rhett Bomar, SHSU vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2008 497 Chris Chaloupka, SHSU vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1999 489 Jeremy Moses, SFA vs. Northwestern State, 2010 Receiving Yards Total Player, School, Opponent 247 Ronald Bonner, JSU vs. Northwestern State, 1997 242 Jonathon Cooper, SHSU vs. Western Illinois, 2001 239 Jason Madkins, SHSU vs. North Dakota State, 2009 235 Catron Houston, SHSU vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2008 231 Scott Ford, UNT vs. Abilene Christian, 1992 227 Vincent Brisby, ULM vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 1992 226 Jason Mathenia, SHSU vs. Eastern Washington 2004 224 Marcus Camper, UNT vs. Texas, 1988 224 Matt Dominguez, SHSU vs. Stephen F. Austin, 2000 222 Nathan Black, NSU vs. Montana, 2001

HISTORY & RECORDS

Total Offensive Yards Total Player, School, Opponent 598 Dustin Long, SHSU vs. McNeese State, 2004 595 Doug Pederson, ULM vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1989 562 Todd Hammel, SFA vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 1989 545 Brady Attaway, SFA vs. Sam Houston State, 2012 539 Todd Hammel, SFA vs. Grambling State, 1989 534 Blake Joseph, SHSU vs. North Dakota State, 2009 526 Barrick Nealy, TXST vs. Georgia Southern, 2005 513 Todd Hammel, SFA vs. Sam Houston State, 1989 508 Rhett Bomar, SHSU vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2008 492 Jeremy Moses, SFA vs. Texas State, 2007 Field Goals by Distance Total Player, School, Opponent 63 Joe Duren, ASU vs. McNeese State, 1974 60 Skipper Butler, UTA vs. East Texas State, 1968 58 Bob Bearden, ACU vs. Angelo State, 1969 58 Chuck Rawlinson, SFA vs. Sam Houston State, 1991 57 Rafael Septien, ULL vs. Lamar, 1974 57 Jesse Garcia, ULM vs. Nicholls State, 1983

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56 56 55 55 55

Joe Duren, ASU vs. McNeese St., 1974 Jesse Garcia, ULM vs. McNeese State, 1982 Teddy Garcia, ULM at Northwestern State, 1987 Keith Chapman, UNT vs. Texas Tech, 1988 Kyle Leisher, NICH vs. Western Illinois, 1999

Punts by Distance Total Player, School, Opponent 91 Bart Helsley, UNT vs. Louisiana Monroe, 1990 87 John Starnes, UNT vs. Texas-Arlington, 1983 86 Lynn Bock, LU vs. West Texas State, 1972 86 Cory Elolf, TXST vs. McNeese State, 2003 84 Steve Laidlaw, TRIN vs. Wichita State, 1971 81 Don Stump, MCN vs. West Texas, 1979 81 Matt Allen, TROY vs. Nicholls State, 1999 80 Lynn Bock, LU vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 1973 80 Joe Slayton, ASU vs. Lamar, 1979 80 Ryan Gooch, SFA vs. Northwestern State, 2007 Punt Return by Distance Total Player, School, Opponent 96 Darius Carey, MCN vs. Lamar, 2011 96 Lardarius Webb, NICH vs. Texas State, 2007 93 Richard Ellender, MCN vs. Louisiana Tech, 1978 91 Richard Rameriz, TRIN vs. Abilene Christian, 1971 91 Wenford Wilborn, LTU vs. Eastern Michigan, 1971 90 Derrick Harris, SHSU vs. Central Arkansas, 2006 90 Derrick Harris, SHSU vs. Texas State, 2006 90 Marcus Jackson, LU vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State, 2010 90 Terrence McGee, NSU vs. Southern, 2000 89 Bobby Felder, NICH vs. Evangel, 2011 89 Darius Adams, NSU vs. Troy, 1992 Kickoff Return by Distance Total Player, School, Opponent 100 Charles McDaniel, LTU vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 1974 100 Larry Anderson, LTU vs. Illinois State, 1977 100 Tony Felder, UTA vs. Lamar, 1980 100 Ronnie Williams, LTU vs. West Texas State, 1981 100 Chris Fontenette, MCN vs. Northwestern State, 1992 100 Joey Hamilton, JSU vs. Samford, 1999 100 Richard Daniels, SFA vs. Louisiana Tech, 2000 100 Richard Daniels, SFA vs. Northern Iowa, 2000 100 Chris Crawford, NICH vs. Texas State, 2003 100 Gralyn Crawford, SFA vs. Texas State, 2011 Interception Return by Distance Total Player, School, Opponent 100 Warren Smith, SFA vs. Nicholls State, 1990 99 Chris Middleton, UTA vs. Lamar, 1979 98 Jestin Love, UCA vs. Nicholls State, 2010 96 Tyrus McGlothen, Lamar vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2012 96 Jarrod Dale, UCA vs. Tennessee-Martin, 2007 97 Reggie Spencer, JSU vs. McNeese State, 2001 96 Davis Easterling, MCN vs. Northwestern State, 1990 95 Bill Bradshaw, UTA vs. Louisiana Tech, 1976 95 Jermaine Jones, NSU vs. Southern, 1998 94 Aaron Smith, NICH vs. Sam Houston State, 1998

SINGLE SEASON TOP 10 Year 1989 2004 2009 2008 2005 2010 2001 2012 2008 2012

All-Purpose Yards Name, School Larry Centers, SFA Karrington Bush, TXST Clarence Matthews, NWLA Claude Mathis, TXST Gralyn Crawford, SFA Tim Flanders, SHSU Donald Wilkerson, TXST B.J. Sams, MCN Trey Diller, SHSU Claude Mathis, TXST

Year 1989 2008 1995 1995 2010 2011 1994 2003 2012 1996

Rushing Yards Name, School Timothy Flanders, SHSU Timothy Flanders, SHSU Claude Mathis, TXST Claude Mathis, TXST Donald Wilkerson, TXST Irving Spikes, ULM Burton Murchison, LU Tony Taylor, NWLA Tony Taylor, NWLA Larry Centers, SFA

Year 2011 2012 1997 1996 1994 1993 1985 2000 1999 1989

Passing Yards Name, School Todd Hammel, SFA Dustin Long, SHSU Jeremy Moses, SFA Jeremy Moses, SFA Jeremy Moses, SFA Brady Attaway, SFA Josh McCown, SHSU Rhett Bomar, SHSU Nathan Dick, UCA Nathan Brown, UCA

Year 1989 2004 2009 2008 2010 2012 2001 2008 2011 2008

Att-Cmp-Int 577-316-23 531-333-18 566-385-21 598-352-20 550-336-7 570-334-21 429-259-12 436-245-13 258-402-9 375-254-4

Receptions Name, School Duane Brooks, SFA Jarrod Fuller, SHSU Jonathon Cooper, SHSU Ronnie Vinson, ACU Da’Marcus Griggs, TXST Cordell Roberson, SFA Billy Ryckman, LTU Gralyn Crawford, SFA

Year 2009 2004 2001 1969 2009 2012 1976 2010

Yds 1,076 1,383 1,304 1,214 969 1,006 1,382 980

TP 696 576 617 654 522 566 541 536 517 590

Rush -70 -12 37 -74 1,057 -68 351 449 187 -153

G 15 13 11 11 12 15 11 12 15 11

TC 298 288 311 294 302 246 265 302 263 315

Pass 5,364 4,588 4,124 4,026 2,875 3,998 3,481 3,103 3,355 3,671

Avg. 159.2 179.2 207.0 205.8 183.9 137.2 186.2 166.9 124.7 168.3

Avg 5.5 5.7 5.1 5.4 5.2 6.4 5.8 5.0 5.5 4.6

Avg 9.1 14.0 16.7 14.8 7.3 8.6 17.9 13.3

Yds 5,294 4,576 4,161 3,952 3,932 3,930 3,832 3,552 3,542 3,518

Yards 2,388 2,330 2,277 2,264 2,207 2,058 2,048 2,003 1,871 1,851

TD 22 17 14 16 9 14 8 9 16 11

Yds 1,644 1,642 1,595 1,593 1,569 1,563 1,547 1,506 1,441 1,440

TD 48 39 40 41 34 29 32 27 32 31

Yds 5,364 4,588 4,124 4,026 3,998 3,671 3,481 3,355 3,275 3,206

TD 6 8 17 9 8 10 10 5

No 118 99 92 82 80 77 77 74

Jason Mathenia, SHSU Cameron Luke, TXST Truman Franks, TU

2004 2008 1965

1,357 1,268 765

Receiving Yards Name, School Jonathon Cooper, SHSU Jarrod Fuller, SHSU Billy Ryckman, LTU Mikhael Ricks, SFA Jason Mathenia, SHSU Rod Foppe, LTU Cameron Luke, TXST Ronnie Vinson, ACU Matt Dominquez, SHSU Terrence Davis, MCN

Year 2001 2004 1976 1997 2004 1977 2008 1969 1999 1995

G 13 14 11 11 14 11 13 10 11 13

Avg. 113.6 98.8 125.6 123.5 96.9 115.8 97.5 121.4 105.0 85.2

Yards 1,477 1,383 1,382 1,358 1,357 1,274 1,268 1,214 1,155 1,108

Scoring Name, School Timothy Flanders, SHSU Miguel Antonio, SHSU Brent Grimes, UCA Luther Turner, SHSU Toddrick Pendland, MCN Shonz LaFrenz, MCN Brent Grimes, UCA Jessie Burton, MCN Evan Engwall, SFA Chuck Rawlinson, SFA

Year 2011 2012 2008 1987 2009 1997 2009 1998 2009 1989

G 15 15 12 11 11 15 12 10 13 15

PPG 9.6 8.9 10.5 10.9 10.7 7.8 9.5 11.4 8.5 7.4

Pts. 144 133 126 120 118 117 114 114 111 111

Year 2012 1997 2009 1989 1995 2004 1993 1996 1988 1986

G 15 15 13 15 14 13 13 14 12 11

PPG 8.9 7.8 8.5 7.4 7.9 8.1 7.7 7.1 8.0 8.7

Pts. 133 117 111 111 110 105 100 100 96 96

Year 1997 1985 1988 1986 1986 2012 1987 1977 1989 1996 2006

G 15 11 12 11 11 15 15 12 11 14 11

FGM 25 24 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18

FGA 35 31 29 28 25 25 28 25 27 24 24

Kick Scoring Name, School Miguel Antonio, SHSU Shonz LaFrenz, MCN Evan Engwall, SFA Chuck Rawlinson, SFA Jose Larios, MCN Lance Garner, SHSU Jose Larios, MCN Matt Haerkamp, TROY Chuck Rawlinson, SFA Scott Roper, ASU

Field Goals Made Name, School Shonz LaFrenz, MCN George Benyola, LTU Chuck Rawlinson, SFA Scott Roper, ASU Matt Stover, LTU Miguel Antonio, SHSU Teddy Garcia, ULM John Roverto, ULL Keith Chapman, UNT Matt Huerkamp, TROY Robert Weeks, NWLA

18.3 17.4 10.5

13 17 3

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Total Offense Name, School Todd Hammel, SFA Dustin Long, SHSU Jeremy Moses, SFA Jeremy Moses, SFA Barrick Nealy, TXST Jeremy Moses, SFA Josh McCown, SHSU Wynrick Smothers, UCA Rhett Bomar, SHSU Brady Attaway, SFA

149

SINGLE SEASON TOP 10 Punting Average (minimum 12 punts) Name, School Year Chad Stanley, SFA 1998 Chris MacDonald, TXST 2007 Richie Rhodes, JSU 2001 Paul Alsbury, TXST 1990 Ryan Klaus, SHSU 1998 Chad Stanley, SFA 1997 Don Stump, MCN 1981 Beau Mothe, SLU 2012 Chris MacDonald, TXST 2006 Cory Elolf, TXST 2003 Punt Return Yards Name, School Donnie Ashley, MCN Eurosius Parker, JSU B.J. Sams, MCN Bruce Alexander, SFA Lawrence Anderson, LTU Terrence McGee, NWLA Erwin Brown, MCN Darrell Slater, ULM Richard Ellender, MCN Troy Jones, MCN

Year 1997 1998 2002 1988 1977 2000 1993 1984 1978 1989

Punts 58 49 39 39 71 62 41 53 46 48

G — 11 14 13 11 11 12 11 11 11

Punt Return Average (minimum 12 returns) Name, School Year Derrick Harris, SHSU 2006 Terrence McGee, NWLA 2000 Tristan Jackson, UCA 2007 KaRon Coleman, SFA 1999 Terry Whiting, ASU 1971 Richard Ellender, MCN 1978 Claude Mathis, TXST 1995 Johnny Fuller, LU 1967 Lardarius Webb, NICH 2007 Darius Carey, MCN 2011

HISTORY & RECORDS

Kick Return Yards Name, School Jordan Wells, SLU Chika Madu, NICH Karrington Bush, TXST Gralyn Crawford, SFA Brandon Closner, SHSU Tim Fields, SFA Karrington Bush, TXST Isaiah Jackson, UCA Gralyn Crawford, SFA Claude Mathis, TXST

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Year 2011 2011 2008 2010 2010 1989 2010 2011 2011 1994

Avg. 46.60 45.92 45.69 44.85 44.82 44.69 43.73 43.49 43.39 43.35

Ret. — 34 41 31 44 18 38 49 22 37

Ret. 15 18 12 17 16 22 20 20 16 14

G 11 11 13 12 11 15 11 13 11 11

Ret. 52 52 42 37 38 36 34 39 34 26

Kick Return Average (minimum 12 returns) Name, School Year Chris Crawford, NICH 2003 Andy Swafford, TROY 1997 Kearney Blalack, ASU 1970 LeJuan Walker, NICH 2002 Lardarius Webb, NICH 2008 Claude Mathis, TXST 1994 De’Vante Lacy, SFA 2012 Bernardo Henry, MCN 2008 Kevin Johnson, LU 2012 Sullivan Beard, NICH 2000

Ret. 20 14 14 18 16 26 12 15 22 19

Avg. 32.3 31.4 30.4 29.7 29.5 29.4 29.2 28.9 28.3 28.2

Yds. 528 477 471 459 441 427 414 405 398 384

Tackles Name, School Year G Solo Ast Bill Bergey, ASU 1968 11 — — Doug Landry, LTU 1983 11 104 74 Andre Carron, NWLA 1991 11 118 158 Chad Coleman, TXST 1990 11 70 105 Charles Ayro, MCN 1997 15 110 61 Ypres Thomas, TXST 1996 11 96 68 Rod Royal, MCN 2002 15 101 59 Ronnie Washington, ULM 1984 11 102 58 Terry Irving, MCN 1993 13 49 159 Three athletes tied

Total 196 178 176 175 171 164 160 160 159 156

Avg. 24.4 23.7 23.6 20.4 19.4 18.1 17.6 17.2 17.1 16.9

Sacks Name, School Roderick Stansell, SFA Kavika Pittman, MCN Greg Necaise, NWLA John Kulakowski, NWLA Andre Finley, SHSU Willie Jefferson, SFA Willis Hudson, UNT Mark Word, JSU Greenwood Horn, SHSU Walter Johnson, LTU

Year 1989 1995 1990 1987 1988 2011 1994 1998 1992 1996

G 15 13 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11

Total 18.0 15.5 15.5 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.5 14.5 14.0 14.0

Interceptions Name, School Dennis Meyer, ASU John Causey, LTU Cedric Walker, SFA Zack Bronson, MCN Rod Gulley, MCN Dick Ritchey, ASU David Fuller, ACU Ron Irving, ULL Darryl Pounds, NICH Daxton Swanson, SHSU Stanley Tieken, TRIN

Year 1970 1972 1990 1993 2002 1965 1966 1976 1991 2011 1965

G 11 11 11 13 15 9 10 11 11 15 11

Total 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8

Yds. 1,383 1,269 1,055 1,038 981 936 932 849 806 765

CAREER TOP 10 Total Offense Plays Name, School Jeremy Moses, SFA Kerry Joseph, MCN Scott Davis, UNT Bradley George, TXST Mitch Maher, UNT Jim Lindsey, ACU Montressa Kirby, JSU Barrick Nealy, TXST John Holman, ULM Todd Hammel, SFA

Years 2007-10 1992-95 1987-90 2005-09 1991-94 1967-70 1995-98 2003-05 1979-82 1987-89

Total Offense Yards Name, School Years Plays Jeremy Moses, SFA 2007-10 2,034 Nathan Brown1, UCA 2005-08 1,474 Derrick Fourroux, MCN 2006-09 1,517 Bradley George, TXST 2006-09 1,479 Kerry Joseph, MCN 1992-95 1,649 Mitch Maher, UNT 1991-94 1,471 Barrick Nealy, TXST 2003-05 1,382 Todd Hammel1, SFA 1987-89 1,359 Scott Davis, UNT 1987-90 1,548 Jim Lindsey, ACU 1967-70 1,508 Montressa Kirby1, JSU 1995-98 1,392 1 entire career not played as Southland member Rushing Attempts Name, School Claude Mathis, TXST Henry Fields, MCN Timothy Flanders, SHSU Leonard Harris, SFA Larry Centers, SFA Bronson Sanders, TXST Tony Taylor, NSU Josh Son, NICH Calvin Harrell, ASU Roosevelt Potts, ULM

Rush -200 435 2,037 230 1,802 487 1,727 184 1,513 -136 1,041

Pass Yds 13,401 13,201 10,558 10,993 8,226 10,263 9,556 9,786 7,874 9,676 8,519 9,006 7,206 8,933 8,631 8,815 6,923 8,436 8,521 8,385 6,587 7,628

Years 1994-97 1992-95 2010-pres 1992-95 1987-89 1998-01 1998-00 2000-03 1968-71 1990-92

Years 1994-97 1992-95 2010-pres 1980-83 1992-95 1998-00 1974-77 1986-88 1981-84 2007-10

Car 882 839 758 750 741 688 676 713 652 477

Att. 882 839 758 741 709 709 688 664 660 658

Avg 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.4 4.9 4.6 5.0 6.7

TD 45 30 52 43 28 32 14 28 31 24

Yds 4,694 4,358 4,234 4,106 3,771 3,720 3,346 3,284 3,267 3,193

Rushing Touchdowns Name, School Years Timothy Flanders, SHSU 2010-pres Charles McDaniel, LTU 1971-74 Brent Grimes, UCA 2006-09 Jordan Buford, MCN 1980-83 Claude Mathis, TXST 1994-97 Toddrick Pendland, MCN 2006-09 Arry Moody, LTU 1973-76 Joe Jackson , TROY 1994-97 Derrick Johnese, NSU 2002-04 Several athletes tied Passing Yards Name, School Years Jeremy Moses, SFA 2007-10 Nathan Brown1, UCA 2005-08 Bradley George, TXST 2006-09 Todd Hammel1, SFA 1986-89 Jim Lindsey, ACU 1967-70 Mitch Maher, UNT 1991-94 Derrick Fourroux, MCN 2006-09 Kerry Joseph, MCN 1992-95 Brian Babin, SLU 2006-09 Barrick Nealy, TXST 2003-05 Brady Attaway, SFA 2010-pres 1 entire career not played as Southland member

Att-Cmp-Int 1,893-1,184-55 1,267-856-32 1,277-753-35 1,060-544-51 1,237-642-69 1149-640-50 1,034-618-24 1,114-565-47 1,083-670-21 979-532-32 1,104-65-45

TDs 52 52 50 45 45 37 36 34 34 33

TD 121 100 76 65 61 67 64 67 62 52 57

Yds 13,401 10,558 9,556 8,631 8,521 8,519 8,226 7,874 7,405 7,206 7,165

Passing Attempts Name, School Jeremy Moses, SFA Bradley George, TXST Nathan Brown, UCA Jim Lindsey, ACU Mitch Maher, UNT Kerry Joseph, MCN Brady Attaway, SFA Matt Dunigan, LTU Brian Babin, SLU Todd Hammel, SFA

Years 2007-10 2005-09 2004-08 1967-70 1991-94 1992-95 2010-pres 1979-82 2005-09 1987-89

Att. 1,893 1,277 1,267 1,237 1,149 1,114 1,104 1,103 1,083 1,057

Passing Completions Name, School Jeremy Moses, SFA Nathan Brown, UCA Bradley George, TXST Brian Babin, SLU Brady Attaway, SFA Jim Lindsey, ACU Mitch Maher, UNT Derrick Fourroux, MCN Kerry Joseph, MCN Doug Pederson, ULM

Years 2007-10 2004-08 2005-09 2005-09 2010-pres 1967-70 1991-94 2006-09 1992-95 1987-90

Comp.

1,184 856 753 670 655 642 640 618 565 556

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Rushing Net Yards Name, School Claude Mathis, TXST Henry Fields, MCN Timothy Flanders, SHSU Buford Jordan, MCN Leonard Harris, SFA Tony Taylor, NSU Derrick Jensen, UTA Tony Citizen, MCN Scotty Caldwell, UTA Karrington Bush, TXST

Plays 2,034 1,649 1,549 1,479 1,471 1,460 1,392 1,382 1,377 1,371

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CAREER TOP 10 Completion Percentage Name, School Nathan Brown, UCA Nathan Dick, UCA Jeremy Moses, SFA Brian Babin, SLU Cody Stroud, MCN Derrick Fourroux, MCN Michael Williams, SFA Bradley George, TXST Brian Bell, SHSU Slade Nagle, MCN

Years 2004-08 2009-11 2007-10 2005-09 2010-pres 2006-09 2001-04 2005-09 2010-pres 1999-01

Touchdown Passes Name, School Jeremy Moses, SFA Nathan Brown, UCA Bradley George, TXST Kerry Joseph, MCN Mitch Maher, UNT Todd Hammel, SFA Derrick Fourroux, MCN Brian Babin, SLU Jim Lindsey, ACU Brady Attaway, SFA Receptions Name, School Simmie Yarborough, SLU Cordell Roberson, SFA Matt Dominguez, SHSU Gralyn Crawford, SFA Duane Brooks, SFA Jonathon Cooper, SHSU David Brown, UNT Dominique Edison, SFA Cisco Richard, ULM Joey Hamilton1, JSU

HISTORY & RECORDS

Receiving Yards Name, School Matt Dominguez, SHSU Cordell Roberson, SFA Joey Hamilton, JSU Simmie Yarborough, SLU Roger Carr, LTU Dominique Edison, SFA Jermaine Martin, MCN Jonathon Cooper, SHSU Chris Jefferson, SFA Gralyn Crawford, SFA

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Comp.

85 514 1,184 670 416 618 313 753 450 378

Att. 1,267 808 1,893 1,083 689 1,034 530 1,277 770 653

Years 2007-10 2004-08 2005-09 1992-95 1991-94 1987-89 2006-09 2005-09 1967-70 2010-pres

Years 2008-11 2009-12 1997-00 2009-12 2008-09 1998-01 1991-94 2005-08 1987-90 1996-99

Yds 2,780 3,191 3,376 2,623 1,939 2,444 2,402 2,696 1,874 2,779

Years 1997-00 2009-12 1996-99 2008-11 1970-73 2005-08 1999-02 1998-01 1993-95 2009-12

Avg 12.1 14.4 15.3 12.9 10.4 13.2 13.2 14.8 10.5 17.3

TD 30 39 27 20 10 23 22 28 12 23

% 67.6 63.6 62.5 61.9 60.4 59.7 59.1 59.0 58.5 57.8

Receiving Touchdowns Name, School Cordell Roberson, SFA Cameron Luke, TXST Simmie Yarborough, SLU Dominique Edison, SFA Matt Dominguez, SHSU Jonathon Cooper, SHSU Joey Hamilton, JSU David Brown, UNT Mikhael Ricks, SFA

Years 2009-12 2006-08 2008-11 2005-08 1997-00 1998-01 1996-99 1991-94 1994-97

TDs 39 32 30 28 27 24 23 22 22

TDs 121 100 76 67 67 65 64 62 61 57

Total Points Name, School Jose Larios, MCN Brent Grimes, UCA Timothy Flanders, SHSU Miguel Antonio, SHSU Shonz Lafrenz, MCN Charles, McDaniel, LTU Chuck Rawlinson, SFA Blake Bercegeay, MCN Claude Mathis, TXST Buford Jordan, MCN

Rec 229 221 211 203 186 185 182 182 179 161

Total Touchdowns Name, School Years Brent Grimes, UCA 2006-09 Timothy Flanders, SHSU 2010-pres Charles McDaniel, LTU 1971-74 Claude Mathis, TXST 1994-97 Toddrick Pendland, MCN 2006-09 Buford Jordan, MCN 1980-83 Cordell Roberson, SFA 2009-12 Arry Moody, LTU 1973-76 KaRon Coleman, SFA 1996-99 Five athletes tied

TDs 59 55 52 49 46 45 39 36 36 34

PAT Kicks Made Name, School Miguel Antonio, SHSU Jose Larios, MCN Blake Bercegeay, MCN Josh Lewis, MCN John Marino, MCN Tommy Hebert, NSU Chuck Rawlinson, SFA Jerry Pope, LTU Lawrence Tynes, TROY Ryan Rossner, SFA Shonz LaFrenz, MCN

No. 171 158 151 144 134 131 129 128 127 126 126

Yds. 3,273 3,191 2,903 2,780 2,717 2,696 2,636 2,617 2,571 2,623

Years 1992-95 2006-09 2010-pres 2009-12 1996-99 1971-74 1988-91 2005-08 1994-97 1980-83

PAT 158 0 0 171 126 12 129 151 0 12

Years 2009-12 1992-95 2005-08 2009-12 2001-04 2002-04 1988-91 1973-76 1997-00 2000-01 1996-99

FG 66 0 0 51 66 0 57 48 0 0

TD 0 59 55 0 0 52 0 0 49 45

Points 356 354 330 324 324 314 300 295 294 272

CAREER TOP 10 PAT Kicks Attempted Name, School Miguel Antonio, SHSU Jose Larios, MCN Blake Bercegeay, MCN Josh Lewis, MCN John Marino, MCN Jerry Pope, LTU Ryan Rossner, SFA Tommy Hebert, NSU Shonz LaFrenz, MCN Eddie Carmona, UCA Chuck Rawlinson, SFA

Years 2009-12 1992-95 2005-08 2009-12 2001-04 1973-76 2000-01 2002-04 1996-99 2008-10 1988-91

PAT Kick Percentage (minimum 100 attempts, two seasons) Name, School Years M Billy Hayes, SHSU 1985-88 117 Andrew Ireland, TXST 2006-08 117 Miguel Antonio, SHSU 2009-12 171 Chuck Rawlinson, SFA 1988-91 129 Lawrence Tynes, TROY 1997-00 127 Jose Larios, MCN 1992-95 158 Don Stump, MCN 1978-81 113 Tommy Hebert, NSU 2002-04 131 Eddie Carmona, UCA 2008-10 125 Blake Bercegeay, MCN 2005-08 151

No. 174 163 160 154 150 144 137 137 134 132 132

A 119 119 174 132 131 163 118 137 132 160

% 98.32 98.32 98.27 97.73 96.95 96.93 95.76 95.62 94.70 94.38

Years 1996-99 1992-95 1988-91 1984-87 2009-12 2006-09 1985-89 2005-08 1985-88 1997-00

FGM 66 66 57 56 51 50 49 48 47 47

Field Goals Attempted Name, School Jose Larios, MCN Shonz LaFrenz, MCN Teddy Garcia, ULM Chuck Rawlinson, SFA Miguel Antonio, SHSU Ryan Rossner, SFA Keith Chapman, UNT Billy Hayes, SHSU Lance Wiley, MCN Don Stump, MCN Blake Bercegeay, MCN Jerry Pope, LTU Kyle Leisher, NICH

Years 1992-95 1996-99 1984-87 1988-91 2009-12 2000-01, 03-04 1985-89 1985-88 1985-88 1978-81 2005-08 1973-76 1997-00

FGA 100 94 88 82 79 77 71 71 70 69 69 69 69

Total Punts Name, School Barry Bowman, LTU Pat Neck, MCN John Starnes, UNT Jim Poirier, MCN Mike Marlow, LU Ron Boyette, TRIN Bart Bradley, SHSU Ricky Fernandez, LU Chad McCarty, ULM Ryan Klaus, SHSU

FGM 50 47 38 38 66 48 57 49 43 46

FGA 68 64 53 54 94 69 82 71 63 69

Years 1983-86 1990-93 1981-84 1987-90 1978-81 1967-70 1986-89 1982-85 1989-92 1995-98

Punt Average (minimum 100 punts, two seasons) Name, School Years Chris McDonald, TXST 2006-07 Chad Stanley, SFA 1996-98 Patrick Dolan, NICH 2007-10 Ryan Klaus, SHSU 1995-98 Cory Elolf, TXST 2003-05 Don Stump, MCN 1978-81 Drew Nelson, SFA 2008-11 Bruce Gartman, ASU 1980-82 Bart Bradley, SHSU 1986-89 Matt Allen, TROY 1997-00

% 73.5 73.4 71.7 70.4 70.2 69.6 69.5 69.0 68.3 66.7

Punts 301 293 286 284 270 269 264 261 260 255

No. — 178 165 225 147 236 203 210 264 219

Punt Returns Name, School Years Toby Zeigler, NSU 2002-05 Claude Stewart, SHSU 1989-92 Billy Anderson, SHSU 1986-88 Wenford Wilborn, LTU 1971-74 Lawrence Anderson, LTU 1974-77 Nat Durant, ULL 1975-78 B.J. Sams, MCN 2000-03 Marcus Camper, UNT 1985-88 Brandon Closner, SHSU 2009-10 Three players tied

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Avg. 44.7 43.3 43.1 42.1 41.9 41.5 41.3 41.2 41.2 41.0

Ret. 109 103 94 91 87 85 84 82 79 75

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Field Goals Made Name, School Shonz LaFrenz, MCN Jose Larios, MCN Chuck Rawlinson, SFA Teddy Garcia, ULM Miguel Antonio, SHSU Jeff Turner, SLU Keith Chapman, UNT Blake Bercegeay, MCN Billy Hayes, SHSU Lawrence Tynes, TROY

Field Goal Percentage (minimum 50 attempts) Name, School Years Jeff Turner, SLU 2006-09 Lawrence Tynes, TROY 1997-00 Eric Roberts, MCN 1989-91 Eddie Carmona, UCA 2008-10 Shonz LaFrenz, MCN 1996-99 Blake Bercegeay, MCN 2005-08 Chuck Rawlinson, SFA 1988-91 Keith Chapman, UNT 1985-89 Josh Lewis, MCN 2009-12 Kyle Leisher, NICH 1997-00

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CAREER TOP 10 Punt Return Yards Name, School Toby Zeigler, NSU B.J. Sams, MCN Billy Anderson, SHSU Steven Whitehead, MCN KaRon Coleman, SFA Lawrence Anderson, LTU Tony Tompkins, SFA Brandon Closner, SHSU Marcus Camper, UNT Terry Whiting, ASU

Years 2002-05 2000-03 1986-88 2004-08 1996-99 1974-77 2002-04 2009-10 1985-88 1968-71

Yds. 1,361 922 852 849 792 787 754 753 751 748

Kickoff Return Yards Name, School Karrington Bush, TXST Isaiah Jackson, UCA Chika Madu, NICH Jeff Steele, ULM Gralyn Crawford, SFA Flip Johnson, MCN Brandon Closner, SHSU Steven Whitehead, MCN Dennis Smith, NSU Mike McArthur, MCN

Years 2007-10 2008-11 2010-11 1986-89 2009-12 1983-86 2009-10 2004-08 1986-89 1975-78

Yds. 2,531 2,430 2,076 2,058 1,952 1,805 1,734 1,716 1,642 1,630

Punt Return Average (minimum 50 attempts) Name, School Years Toby Zeigler, NSU 2002-05 Eurosius Parker, JSU 1995-99 KaRon Coleman, SFA 1996-99 David Plaisance, NICH 2001-04 Terry Whiting, ASU 1968-71 Steven Whitehead, MCN 2004-08 Donnie Ashley, MCN 1995-97 B.J. Sams, MCN 2000-03 Steve Hanschen, ASU 1976-79 Zack Bronson, MCN 1993-96

Avg. 12.49 12.43 12.00 11.55 11.33 11.32 11.15 10.97 10.57 10.34

Kickoff Return Average (minimum 50 attempts) Name, School Years Jordan Wells, SLU 2010-12 Gralyn Crawford , SFA 2009-12 B.J. Sams, MCN 2000-03 Chika Madu, NICH 2010-11 Brandon Closner, SHSU 2009-10 Contrevious Parks, SFA 2006-09 Dennis Smith, NSU 1986-89 Rodney Smith, ULL 1978-80 Isaiah Jackson, UCA 2008-11 Stevie Smith, SHSU 2002-05

Avg. 26.30 25.35 25.16 24.14 24.08 23.58 23.46 23.40 22.92 22.63

Punt Returns for Touchdowns Name, School Years Richard Ellender, MCN 1975-78 B.J. Sams, MCN 2000-03 Terrence McGee, NSU 1999-2002 Donnie Ashley, MCN 1995-97 Troy Jones, MCN 1988-89 Cisco Richard, ULM 1987-90 Marcus Camper, UNT 1985-88 Eight athletes tied

HISTORY & RECORDS

Kickoff Returns Name, School Isaiah Jackson , UCA Karrington Bush, TXST Jeff Steele, ULM Flip Johnson, MCN Chika Madu, NICH Mike McArthur, MCN Gralyn Crawford, SFA Red Jones, SHSU Brandon Closner, SHSU Steven Whitehead, MCN Darryl Pounds, NICH Stevie Smith, SHSU

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Years 2008-11 2006-09 1986-89 1983-86 2010-11 1975-78 2009-12 1992-94 2009-10 2004-08 1991-94 2002-05

TDs 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2

Ret. 106 99 96 89 86 79 77 73 72 71 71 71

Kick Returns for Touchdowns Name, School Years Gralyn Crawford, SFA 2009-pres William Davis, MCN 1995-98 Michael High, UNT 1991-94 Harold LaFitte, LU 1962-65 Chika Madu, NICH 2010-11 Several athletes tied All-Purpose Yards Name, School Claude Mathis, TXST Karrington Bush, TXST Gralyn Crawford, SFA Larry Centers, SFA Toby Zeigler, NSU B.J. Sams, MCN Timothy Flanders, SHSU Buford Jordan, MCN Steven Whitehead, MCN Cisco Richard, ULM

Years 1994-97 2007-10 2009-12 1987-89 2002-05 2000-03 2010-pres 1980-83 2004-08 1987-90

TDs 4 2 2 2 2 1

Yds. 7,264 6,211 5,112 5,029 5,025 4,903 4,900 4,888 4,855 4,712

CAREER TOP 10 Interceptions Name, School Years Dennis Meyer, ASU 1968-71 Billy Blakeman, MCN 1970-73 Cedric Walker, SFA 1990-93 Dick Ritchey, ASU 1964-67 Charles Jefferson, MCN 1975-78 Ron Irving, ULL 1976-78 Zack Bronson, MCN 1993-96 Terry Whiting, ASU 1968-71 Doyle Adams, LTU 1982-85 Four athletes tied

No. 27 25 25 19 19 19 19 16 16 15

Interception Return Yards Name, School Zack Bronson, MCN Ron Irving, ULL Terry Whiting, ASU Billy Blakeman, MCN Jestin Love, UCA Dennis Meyer, ASU Cedric Walker, SFA Daxton Swanson, SHSU Dick Ritchey, ASU Keldrick Holman, SFA

Yds 455 384 374 330 236 233 230 228 226 225

Years 1993-96 1976-78 1968-71 1970-73 2010-11 1968-71 1990-93 2010-12 1964-67 2003-06

Interception Return Average (minimum five returns, two seasons) Name, School Years Lardarius Webb, NICH 2007-08 Clifford Ivory, TROY 1995-97 Terry Whiting, ASU 1968-71 Jestin Love, UCA 2010-11 Zack Bronson, MCN 1993-96 Duriel Adams, SLU 2005-06 Marcus Clark, TXST 2007-09 Ron Irving, ULL 1976-78 Daxton Swanson, SHSU 2009-pres Curtis Strong , SLU 2006,08-10

Avg. 26.42 23.00 23.28 21.45 23.95 22.00 21.83 20.21 19.90 18.83

Interception Returns for Touchdowns Name, School Years Robert Shaw, SHSU 2009-12 Jestin Love, UCA 2010-11 Lardarius Webb, NICH 2007-08 Rod Gulley, MCN 2000-03 Ron Irving, ULL 1976-78 Several athletes tied

TDs 4 3 3 3 3 2

Total Tackles Name, School Andre Carron, NSU Doug Landry, LTU Jerry Muckensturm, ASU David Temple, SFA Charles Ayro, MCN Terry Irving, MCN Greg Pitts, TXST Brad Fulks, TXST Bill Bergey, ASU Ron Smith, ASU

Years 1988-91 1982-85 1972-75 1988-91 1995-98 1990-93 1999-02 1985-88 1965-68 1976-79

TDs 521 509 493 492 486 461 447 441 436 422

Quarterback Sacks Name, School Walter Johnson, LTU Andre Finley, SHSU Tim Knicky, SFA C.J. Carroll, TXST Bryan Smith, MCN Greg Necaise, NSU Marvin Neloms, ASU Reggie Lowe, TROY James Folston, ULM Anthony Williams, ULM

Years 1983-86 1986-89 2006-09 1997-00 2005-07 1989-90 1983-86 1994-97 1990-93 1987-90

Sacks 38.0 36.0 32.5 32.0 31.0 28.5 28.0 28.0 27.0 26.0

HISTORY & RECORDS

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most Attempts Game: 46

46 Season: 315 Career: 882

Rushing Theron McClendon, MCN vs. Louisiana Tech, 1979 Claude Mathis, TXST vs. Jacksonville State, 1997 Larry Centers, Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Claude Mathis, Texas State, 1994-97

Most Net Yards Game: 310 Claude Mathis, TXST vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1997 Season: 1,644 Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State, 2011 Career: 4,694 Claude Mathis, Texas State, 1994-97

Highest Completion Percentage Game: 92.3 Steve Haynes, LTU vs. Texas-Arlington, 1975 Season: 68.0 Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin, 2009 Career: 67.6 Nathan Brown1, Central Arkansas, 2005-08

Most Touchdowns Game: 7 Season: 22 Career: 52

Most Receptions Game: 16 Jackie Harris, ULM vs. Lamar, 1988 Season: 118 Duane Brooks, Stephen F. Austin, 2009 Career: 229 Simmie Yarborough, Southeastern La., 2008-11

Receiving

Jessie Burton, MCN vs. Southern Utah, 1998 Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State, 2011 Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State, 2010-present Charles McDaniel, Louisiana Tech, 1971-74

Passing

Most Attempts Game: 85 Jeremy Moses, SFA vs. Sam Houston State, 2008 Season: 598 Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin, 2008 Career: 1,893 Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin, 2007-10 Most Completions Game: 57 Jeremy Moses, SFA vs. Sam Houston State, 2008 Season: 385 Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin, 2009 Career: 1,184 Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin, 2007-10 Most Yards Gained Game: 619 Doug Pederson, ULM vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Season: 5,364 Todd Hammel, Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Career: 13,401 Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin, 2007-10

HISTORY & RECORDS

Most Touchdowns Game: 8 Todd Hammel, SFA vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 1989 Season: 48 Todd Hammel, Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Career: 121 Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin, 2007-10

Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin; 2010 Walter Payton Award Winner

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Most Interceptions Thrown Game: 6 Scott Stoker, NSU vs. Sam Houston State, 1989

6 Gene Bradley, ASU vs. Southern Miss, 1979 Season: 23 Tommy Tomlin, Lamar, 1969

23 Todd Hammel, Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Career: 69 Jim Lindsey, Abilene Christian, 1967-70

Most Yards Gained Game: 247 Ronald Bonner, JSU vs. SW Missouri, 1997 Season: 1,383 Jarrod Fuller, Sam Houston State, 2004 Career: 3,273 Matt Dominguez, Sam Houston State, 1997-00 Most Touchdowns Game: 4

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Total Offense

Most Plays Game: 93 Jeremy Moses, SFA vs. Sam Houston State, 2008 Season: 696 Todd Hammel, Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Career: 2,034 Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin, 2007-10 Most Yards Gained Game: 598 Dustin Long, SHSU vs. McNeese State, 2004 Season: 5,294 Todd Hammel, Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Career: 13,201 Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin, 2007-10

Scoring

Most Points Game: 42

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Jessie Burton, MCN vs. Southern Utah, 1998 Steve Burks, ASU vs. Abilene Christian, 1973 Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State, 2011 Jose Larios, McNeese State, 1992-95

Most Touchdowns Game: 7

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Jessie Burton, MCN vs. Southern Utah, 1998 Steve Burks, ASU vs. Abilene Christian, 1973 Timothy Flanders, Sam Houston State, 2011 Brent Grimes1, Central Arkansas, 2006-09

Most Extra Points Game: 12

12 Season: 73 Career: 171

Tommy Hebert, NSU vs. Southeastern La., 2003 Evan Engwall, SFA vs. Texas College, 2009 Miguel Antonio, Sam Houston State, 2012 Miguel Antonio, Sam Houston State, 2009-12

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most Field Goals Made Game: 6 Jeff Turner, SLU at Texas State, 2007 Season: 25 Shonz LaFrenz, McNeese State, 1997 Career: 66 Jose Larios, McNeese State, 1992-95

66 Shonz LaFrenz, McNeese State, 1996-99 Consecutive Kicks Made FGs: 14 Eddie Carmona, Central Arkansas, 2008-09 PATs: 93 Jose Larios, McNeese State, 1992-95

Defensive Pass Interceptions

Most Interceptions Game: 4 by three individuals Season: 11 Dennis Meyer, Arkansas State, 1970 Career: 27 Dennis Meyer, Arkansas State, 1968-71

Most Yards Gained Game: 122 Jarrod Dale, UCA vs. Tennessee-Martin, 2007 Season: 253 Zack Bronson, McNeese State, 1993 Career: 455 Zack Bronson, McNeese State, 1993-96

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Most Punts Game: 15 Ricky Gohlke, LU vs. Arkansas State, 1975 Season: 91 Pat Neck, McNeese State, 1991 Career: 301 Barry Bowman, Louisiana Tech, 1983-86

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Most Yards Game: 601 Bruce Gartman, ASU vs. Southern Miss., 1980 Season: 3,727 Pat Neck, McNeese State, 1991 Career: 11,441 Barry Bowman, Louisiana Tech, 1983-86

Most Returns Game: 9 Jordan Wells, SLU vs. Northwestern State, 2011

9 Chika Madu, NICH vs. Stephen F. Austin, 2011

9 Jordan Wells, SLU vs. Central Arkansas, 2011

9 Gralyn Crawford, SFA vs. Villanova, 2010

9 Flip Johnson, MCN vs. Northern Iowa, 1986 Season: 52 Jordan Wells, Southeastern La., 2011

52 Chika Madu, Nicholls, 2011 Career: 106 Isaiah Jackson, Central Arkansas, 2008-11

Highest Average Game: 63.5 Patrick Dolan, NICH vs. Northwestern State, 2007 Season: 46.6 Chad Stanley, Stephen F. Austin, 1998 Career: 44.7 Chris McDonald, Texas State, 2006-07

Most Yards Gained Game: 304 Chika Madu, NICH vs. Stephen F. Austin, 2011 Season: 1,383 Jordan Wells, Southeastern La., 2011 Career: 2,531 Karrington Bush, Texas State, 2007-10

Punt Returns

Most Returns Game: 10 B.J. Sams, MCN vs. Montana, 2002 Season: 51 Steve Hanschen, Arkansas State, 1978 Career: 109 Toby Zeigler, Northwestern State, 2002-05

Most Touchdowns Game: 2 Chika Madu, NICH vs. Stephen F. Austin, 2011 Season: 3 Gralyn Crawford, Stephen F. Austin, 2010 Career: 4 Gralyn Crawford, Stephen F. Austin, 2009-present

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Most Fumble Recoveries Game: 3 by several individuals Season: 7 Jim Pinegar, Louisiana-Lafayette, 1974 Career: Not established

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Most Blocked Punts Game: 3 Stacy Price, ASU vs. Texas-Arlington, 1981

3 Clevon Johnson, ASU vs. Tenn-Martin, 1980 Season: 8 Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas State, 1975 Career: 8 Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas State, 1975

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Most Yards Gained Game: 156 Toby Zeigler, NSU vs. SW Oklahoma, 2002 Season: 528 Donnie Ashley, McNeese State, 1997 Career: 1,361 Toby Zeigler, Northwestern State, 2002-05

Most Blocked Kicks (Punts, FGs, PATs) Game: 3 Adrian Hardy, NSU vs. Arkansas State, 1992 Season: 8 Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas State, 1975 Career: 17 Leonard Smith, McNeese State, 1980-82

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Most Attempts Game: 81 Several times Season: 746 Arkansas State, 1975

Most Punts Game: Season:

Most Touchdowns Game: 11 MCN vs. West Virginia Tech, 2006 Season: 46 Sam Houston State, 2011 and 2012

Most Yards Game: 601 ASU vs. Southern Miss., 1980 Season: 3,559 Arkansas State, 1980

Most Attempts Game: 85 SFA vs. Sam Houston State, 2008 Season: 679 Stephen F. Austin, 2012 Most Completions Game: 57 SFA vs. Sam Houston State, 2008 Season: 410 Stephen F. Austin, 2009 Most Yards Gained Game: 619 ULM vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Season: 5,435 Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Most Touchdowns Game: 8 SFA vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 1989

8 UCA vs. Texas State, 2007 Season: 48 Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Most Interceptions Thrown Game: 9 LTU vs. Texas-Arlington, 1972 Season: 32 Trinity, 1969 Fewest Interceptions Thrown Season: 3 Nicholls, 2003 and 2005 Highest Completion Percentage Season: 68.3 Stephen F. Austin, 2009

Total Offense

Most Plays Game: 116 SFA vs. Sam Houston State, 2008 Season: 1,117 Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Most Yards Gained Game: 751 NICH vs. Evangel, 2012 Season: 7,324 Stephen F. Austin, 1989

Scoring Offense

Most Points Game: 92 SFA vs. Texas College, 2009 Season: 600 Sam Houston State, 2012

HISTORY & RECORDS

Punting

Most Net Yards Game: 621 ASU vs. Tennessee-Martin, 1984 Season: 4,025 Sam Houston State, 2012

Passing Offense

Most Touchdowns Game: 13 SFA vs. Texas College, 2009 Season: 77 Sam Houston State, 2012 Most Extra Points Game: 12 NSU vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2003

12 SFA vs. Texas College, 2009 Season: 74 Sam Houston State, 2012

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15 LU vs. Arkansas State, 1975 89 Louisiana-Lafayette, 1978

Highest Average Season: 46.6 Stephen F. Austin, 1998

Punt Returns

Most Returns Game: 13 SFA vs. Prairie View A&M, 1988 Season: 57 Trinity, 1967 Most Yards Gained Game: 196 SFA vs. Prairie View, 1988 Season: 632 Northwestern State, 2002 Most Touchdowns Season: 4 Sam Houston State, 2000

Most Returns Game:

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Most Yards Gained Game: 361 NICH vs. Stephen F. Austin, 2011 Season: 1,549 Southeastern La., 2011 Most Touchdowns Season: 3 Stephen F. Austin, 2010

Miscellaneous

Most First Downs Game: 38 TXST vs. Jacksonville State, 1997 Season: 325 Sam Houston State, 2012 Most Fumbles Game: 13 ASU vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga, 1981 Season: 65 Texas-Arlington, 1978 Most Fumbles Lost Game: 6

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Fewest Fumbles Lost Season: 5 Stephen F. Austin, 1999 Most Touchdowns on Blocked Punts Game: 2 SHSU vs. Northwestern State, 1992

TEAM RECORDS Most Penalties Game: 23 SFA vs. Texas State, 1989 Season: 130 Northwestern State, 2004

Lowest Completion Percentage Allowed Season: 31.5 Abilene Christian, 1971

Fewest Penalties Season: 37 Texas-Arlington, 1966

Fewest Plays Allowed Game: 39 ULM vs. Arkansas State, 1983 Season: 461 Arkansas State, 1964

Most Yards Penalized Game: 223 SFA vs. Texas State, 1989 Season: 1,219 McNeese State, 2002 Fewest Yards Penalized Season: 325 Abilene Christian, 1964 Win Streaks Overall:

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Fewest Yards Allowed Game: -9 NSU vs. Texas Southern, 2004 Season: 1,754 Trinity, 1966

Scoring Defense

Fewest Points Allowed Season: 59 Louisiana Tech, 1973 23 16 16 15 19 16

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Fewest Attempts Allowed Game: 6 SHSU vs. Stephen F. Austin, 2012 Season: 313 Northwestern State, 2006 Fewest Net Yards Allowed Game: -54 NICH vs. Bethel College, 2003 Season: 612 Trinity, 1967 Fewest Touchdowns Allowed Season: 4 McNeese State, 1985

Passing Defense

Fewest Completions Allowed Game: 0 LTU vs. West Texas State, 1981 Season: 53 Arkansas State, 1965 Fewest Yards Allowed Game: -7 LU vs. Trinity, 1967 Season: 581 Arkansas State, 1964 Fewest Touchdowns Allowed Season: 2 Several times

Fewest Extra Points Allowed Season: 8 Louisiana Tech, 1973 Fewest Field Goals Allowed Season: 1 Louisiana Tech, 1973 Consecutive Shutouts Quarters: 13 McNeese State, 1985 Games: 3 McNeese State, 1985

Defensive Pass Interceptions

Most Interceptions Game: 9 UTA vs. Louisiana Tech, 1972 Season: 32 Arkansas State, 1969

32 Texas-Arlington, 1969

Most Yards Gained Game: 238 NICH vs. Northwestern State, 2007 Season: 458 Nicholls, 2007

Miscellaneous

Fewest First Downs Allowed Game: 1 NSU vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State, 2003 Season: 93 Trinity, 1966 Most Fumbles Caused Game: 13 LU vs. Texas Southern, 1980 Season: 49 Northwestern State, 1991 Most Fumbles Recovered Game: 8 LU vs. Texas Southern, 1980 8 LU vs. McNeese State, 1968 Season: 30 Louisiana-Lafayette, 1977

30 Lamar, 1968

HISTORY & RECORDS

Fewest Attempts Allowed Game: 3 NICH vs. McNeese St., 2005

3 NICH vs. Stephen F. Austin, 2005

3 SHSU vs. Nicholls, 2002

3 NSU vs. Nicholls, 2000

3 ASU vs. Memphis State, 1982

3 LTU vs. West Texas State, 1981

3 LTU vs. Arkansas State, 1975 Season: 122 Arkansas State, 1964

Fewest Touchdowns Allowed Season: 8 Louisiana Tech, 1973

Most Turnovers Recovered Game: Not established Season: 43 Northwestern State, 1991 (23 fumbles, 20 INTs) Most Blocked Kicks Season: 11 Arkansas State, 1975 Most Defensive Touchdowns Game: 4 NSU vs. Southeastern La., 2003

4 NICH vs. Northwestern State, 2007 Season: 12 Northwestern State, 2003

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SOUTHLAND IN FINAL POLLS The Sports Network Poll was conducted by NCAA Division FCS Subdivision committee from 1982-92 (top 20 only), and currently by The Sports Network.

Panel consists of FCS athletics directors, SIDs and coaches, in addition to The Sports Network staff. Polls listed are final regular-season from 1982-1993.

Post-playoff polls listed from 1994-present. The FCS Coaches Poll began in 2007.

1982 Sports Network 1. Eastern Kentucky 2. Louisiana Tech 3. Delaware 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Furman 7. South Carolina State 8. Jackson State 9. Colgate 10. Grambling 11. Idaho 12. Northern Illinois 13. Holy Cross 14. Bowling Green 15. Boise State 16. Western Michigan 17. Tenn. Chattanooga 18. Northwestern State 19. Montana 20. Lafayette 1983 Sports Network 1. Southern Illinois 2. Furman 3. Holy Cross 4. North Texas 5. Indiana State 6. Eastern Illinois 7. Colgate 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. Western Carolina 10. Grambling 11. Nevada-Reno 12. Idaho State 13. Boston University Louisiana-Monroe 15. Jackson State 16. Middle Tennessee 17. Tennessee State 18. South Carolina State 19. Mississippi Valley St. 20. New Hampshire

HISTORY & RECORDS

1984 Sports Network 1. Alcorn State 2. Montana State Rhode Island 4. Boston University 5. Indiana State 6. Middle Tennessee Mississippi Valley State 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. Louisiana Tech 10. Arkansas State 11. New Hampshire 12. Richmond 13. Murray State 14. Western Carolina 15. Holy Cross 16. Furman

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1985 Sports Network 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Furman Nevada 4. Northern Iowa 5. Idaho 6. Arkansas State 7. Rhode Island 8. Grambling 9. Georgia Southern 10. Akron 11. Eastern Washington 12. Appalachian State Delaware State 14. Louisiana Tech 15. Jackson State 16. William & Mary 17. Murray State 18. Richmond 19. Eastern Kentucky 20. Alcorn State 1986 Sports Network 1. Nevada 2. Arkansas State 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Georgia Southern 5. Holy Cross 6. Appalachian State 7. Pennsylvania 8. William & Mary 9. Jackson State 10. Eastern Kentucky 11. Sam Houston State 12. Nicholls State 13. Delaware 14. Tennessee State 15. Furman 16. Idaho 17. Southern Illinois 18. Murray State 19. Connecticut 20. North Carolina A&T 1987 Sports Network 1. Holy Cross 2. Appalachian State 3. Louisiana-Monroe 4. Northern Iowa 5. Idaho 6. Georgia Southern 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. James Madison 9. Jackson State 10. Weber State 11. Western Kentucky

12. Arkansas State 13. Maine 14. Marshall 15. Youngstown State 16. North Texas 17. Richmond 18. Howard 19. Sam Houston State 20. Delaware State 1988 Sports Network 1. Idaho 2. Georgia Southern 3. Western Illinois 4. Furman 5. Jackson State 6. Marshall 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Northwestern State 9. Stephen F. Austin 10. Massachusetts North Texas 12. Boise State Western Kentucky 14. The Citadel 15. Delaware 16. Montana 17. Middle Tennessee 18. Florida A&M 19. Holy Cross 20. Grambling 1989 Sports Network 1. Georgia Southern 2. Furman 3. Stephen F. Austin 4. Holy Cross Idaho 6. Montana 7. Appalachian State 8. Maine 9. Missouri State 10. Middle Tennessee William & Mary 12. Eastern Kentucky 13. Grambling 14. Youngstown State 15. Eastern Illinois 16. Villanova 17. Jackson State 18. Connecticut 19. Nevada 20. Northern Iowa 1990 Sports Network 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Youngstown State 3. Georgia Southern 4. Nevada 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Missouri State

7. William & Mary 8. Holy Cross 9. Massachusetts 10. Boise State 11. Northern Iowa 12. Furman 13. Idaho 14. Louisiana-Monroe 15. The Citadel 16. Jackson State 17. Dartmouth 18. Central Florida 19. New Hampshire North Carolina A&T 1991 Sports Network 1. Nevada 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Holy Cross 4. Northern Iowa 5. Alabama State 6. Delaware 7. Villanova 8. Marshall 9. Middle Tennessee 10. Samford 11. New Hampshire 12. Sam Houston State 13. Youngstown State 14. Western Illinois 15. Weber State 16. James Madison 17. Appalachian State 18. Louisiana-Monroe 19. McNeese State 20. The Citadel Furman 1992 Sports Network 1. Louisiana-Monroe The Citadel 3. Northern Iowa 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Idaho 6. Marshall 7. Youngstown State 8. Delaware 9. Samford 10. Villanova 11. McNeese State 12. Eastern Kentucky 13. William & Mary 14. Eastern Washington 15. Florida A&M 16. Appalachian State 17. North Carolina A&T 18. Alcorn State 19. Liberty 20. Western Illinois

1993 Sports Network 1. Troy State 2. Georgia Southern 3. Montana 4. Louisiana-Monroe 5. McNeese State 6. Boston University 7. Youngstown State 8. Howard 9. Marshall 10. William & Mary 11. Idaho 12. Central Florida 13. Northern Iowa 14. Stephen F. Austin 15. Southern 16. Pennsylvania 17. Eastern Kentucky 18. Delaware 19. Western Kentucky 20. Eastern Washington 21. North Carolina A&T 22. Tennessee Tech 23. Alcorn State 24. Towson State 25. Massachusetts 1994 Sports Network 1. Youngstown State 2. Boise State 3. Marshall 4. Montana 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. McNeese State 7. James Madison 8. Idaho 9. Appalachian State 10. Boston University 11. Northern Iowa 12. Troy 13. New Hampshire 14. Pennsylvania 15. North Texas 16. Middle Tennessee 17. Grambling 18. Alcorn State 19. William & Mary 20. Central Florida 21. Stephen F. Austin 22. Hofstra 23. South Carolina State 24. Western Illinois 25. Northern Arizona 1995 Sports Network 1. Montana 2. Marshall 3. McNeese State 4. Stephen F. Austin 5. Appalachian State 6. Delaware

SOUTHLAND IN FINAL POLLS 7. Troy 8. Southern 9. Murray State 10. Hofstra 11. Georgia Southern 12. Eastern Kentucky 13. Northern Iowa 14. Eastern Illinois 15. James Madison 16. Jackson State 17. Florida A&M 18. Idaho 19. William & Mary 20. Richmond 21. Boise State 22. Northern Arizona 23. Connecticut 24. Indiana State 25. Middle Tennessee 1996 Sports Network 1. Marshall 2. Montana 3. Northern Iowa 4. Troy 5. William & Mary 6. Murray State 7. East Tennessee State 8. Northern Arizona 9. Furman 10. Delaware 11. Jackson State 12. Villanova 13. Western Illinois 14. Florida A&M 15. Nicholls State 16. Eastern Illinois 17. New Hampshire 18. Youngstown State 19. Dartmouth 20. Howard 21. Stephen F. Austin 22. Appalachian State 23. Missouri State 24. Dayton 25. James Madison

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1998 Sports Network 1. Massachusetts 2. Georgia Southern 3. Northwestern State 4. Western Illinois 5. Florida A&M 6. Appalachian State 7. Lehigh 8. McNeese State 9. Connecticut 10. Richmond 11. Hampton 12. Tennessee State 13. Troy 14. Southern 15. Montana 16. Illinois State 17. William & Mary 18. Bethune-Cookman 19. Western Kentucky 20. Hoftstra 21. Colgate 22. South Florida 23. Delaware 24. Murray State 25. Montana State 1999 Sports Network 1. Georgia Southern 2. Youngstown State 3. Illinois State 4. Florida A&M 5. Hofstra 6. Troy 7. Massachusetts 8. Montana 9. Appalachian State North Carolina A&T 11. Tennessee State 12. Furman 13. James Madison 14. Lehigh 15. Northern Iowa 16. Northern Arizona 17. Southern 18. Colgate 19. Jackson State 20. Portland State 21. Elon 22. Stephen F. Austin 23. South Florida 24. Villanova 25. Brown 2000 Sports Network 1. Georgia Southern 2. Montana

3. Delaware 4. Appalachian State 5. Western Kentucky 6. Richmond 7. Hofstra 8. Lehigh 9. Troy 10. Furman 11. Youngstown State 12. Western Illinois 13. Grambling 14. Florida A&M 15. Portland State 16. McNeese State 17. Eastern Illinois 18. Weber State 19. Northern Iowa 20. Bethune-Cookman 21. North Carolina A&T 22. Tennessee Tech 23. Wofford 24. Illinois State 25. Texas State 2001 Sports Network 1. Montana 2. Furman 3. Georgia Southern 4. Northern Iowa 5. Lehigh 6. Appalachian State 7. Sam Houston State 8. Grambling 9. Eastern Illinois 10. Maine 11. Hofstra 12. Western Kentucky 13. McNeese State 14. Northwestern State 15. Youngstown State 16. Northern Arizona 17. William & Mary 18. Eastern Kentucky 19. Harvard 20. Villanova 21. Rhode Island 22. Florida A&M 23. Tennessee Tech 24. Pennsylvania 25. Tennessee State 2002 Sports Network 1. Western Kentucky 2. McNeese State 3. Georgia Southern 4. Villanova 5. Western Illinois 6. Maine 7. Montana 8. Grambling 9. Furman 10. Appalachian State 11. Northeastern 12. Fordham 13. Eastern Illinois 14. Wofford

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2003 Sports Network 1. Delaware 2. Colgate 3. Wofford 4. Florida Atlantic 5. Northern Iowa 6. Western Illinois 7. Western Kentucky 8. McNeese State 9. Southern Illinois 10. Northern Arizona 11. Massachusetts 12. Penn 13. Southern 14. Montana 15. Bethune-Cookman 16. North Carolina A&T 17. Grambling 18. Jacksonville State 19. Northern Colorado 20. Northeastern 21. Montana State 22. Idaho State 23. Lehigh 24. Georgia Southern 25. Villanova 2004 Sports Network 1. James Madison 2. Montana 3. William & Mary 4. Sam Houston State 5. Furman 6. New Hampshire 7. Delaware 8. Eastern Washington 9. Southern Illinois 10. Georgia Southern 11. Western Kentucky 12. Hampton 13. Harvard 14. Jacksonville State 15. Lehigh 16. Cal Poly 17. Northwestern State 18. Wofford 19. Lafayette 20. Alabama State 21. Penn 22. South Carolina State 23. North Dakota State 24. Coastal Carolina 25. Northern Iowa

2005 Sports Network 1. Appalachian State 2. Northern Iowa 3. Furman 4. Texas State 5. New Hampshire 6. Cal Poly 7. Southern Illinois 8. Richmond 9. Georgia Southern 10. Hampton 11. Grambling State 12. Montana 13. Eastern Washington 14. Youngstown State 15. Brown 16. Eastern Illinois 17. Nicholls State 18. Montana State 19. Massachusetts 20. South Carolina State 21. Lafayette 22. Illinois State 23. Colgate 24. Coastal Carolina 25. James Madison 2006 Sports Network 1. Appalachian State 2. Massachusetts 3. Montana 4. Youngstown State 5. North Dakota State 6. New Hampshire 7. Southern Illinois 8. Illinois State 9. James Madison 10. Montana State 11. Hampton 12. Furman 13. Tennessee-Martin 14. Coastal Carolina 15. Eastern Illinois 16. Cal Poly 17. Northern Iowa 18. Princeton 19. Portland State 20. San Diego 21. McNeese State 22. South Dakota State 23. Wofford 24. Central Arkansas 25. Yale

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1997 Sports Network 1. Youngstown State 2. McNeese State 3. Delaware 4. Eastern Washington 5. Villanova 6. Western Illinois 7. Western Kentucky 8. Georgia Southern 9. Hampton 10. Florida A&M 11. Southern 12. Montana 13. Jackson State 14. Hofstra 15. Eastern Kentucky 16. Cal Poly 17. Northwestern State 18. Stephen F. Austin

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FCS Coaches 1. Appalachian State 2. Delaware 3. Southern Illinois 4. Richmond 5. Northern Iowa 6. Massachussetts 7. James Madison 8. Eastern Washington 9. North Dakota State 10. Wofford 11. McNeese State 12. Montana 13. Eastern Kentucky 14. New Hampshire 15. Eastern Illinois 16. Delaware State 17. Youngstown State 18. Georgia Southern 19. Fordham 20. Harvard 21. Yale 22. South Dakota State 23. Elon 24. Grambling 25. Dayton

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2008 Sports Network 1. Richmond 2. Montana 3. James Madison 4. Northern Iowa 5. Appalachian State 6. Villanova 7. Weber State 8. New Hampshire 9. Wofford 10. Cal Poly 11. Southern Illinois 12. Central Arkansas 13. South Carolina State 14. Liberty 15. Harvard 16. Colgate 17. Elon 18. Maine 19. Eastern Kentucky 20. William & Mary 21. McNeese State 22. Texas State 23. Jacksonville State

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2010 Sports Network 1. Eastern Washington 2. Delaware 3. Villanova 4. Appalachian State 5. Georgia Southern 6. Wofford 7. New Hampshire 8. Stephen F. Austin 9. North Dakota State 10. William & Mary 11. Montana State 12. Jacksonville State 13. Southeast Missouri State 14. Lehigh 15. Bethune-Cookman 16. South Carolina State 17. Western Illinois 18. Pennsylvania 19. Northern Iowa 20. Montana 21. Liberty 22. Jacksonville 23. Grambling State 24. Cal Poly 25. Dayton FCS Coaches 1. Eastern Washington 2. Delaware 3. Villanova 4. Appalachian State 5. Wofford 6. Georgia Southern 7. New Hampshire 8. William & Mary 9. North Dakota State 10. Stephen F. Austin 11. Montana State 12. Jacksonville State 13. Southeast Missouri State 14. Lehigh 15. Bethune-Cookman 16. Pennsylvania 17. South Carolina State 18. Northern Iowa 19. Liberty 20. Western Illinois 21. Montana 22. Jacksonville

23. Cal Poly 24. Grambling State 25. Dayton 2011 Sports Network 1. North Dakota State 2. Sam Houston State 3. Montana 4. Georgia Southern 5. Lehigh 6. Northern Iowa 7. Montana State 8. Maine 9. Towson 10. Old Dominion 11. New Hampshire 12. Appalachian State 13. Wofford 14. Central Arkansas 15. James Madison 16. Harvard 17. Delaware 18. Stony Brook 19. Norfolk State 20. Illinois State 21. Tennessee Tech 22. Jackson State 23. North Dakota 24. Eastern Kentucky 25. Liberty FCS Coaches 1. North Dakota State 2. Sam Houston State 3. Georgia Southern 4. Montana 5. Northern Iowa 6. Lehigh 7. Montana State 8. Maine 9. Towson 10. Old Dominion 11. Appalachian State 12. New Hampshire 13. Wofford 14. James Madison 15. Central Arkansas 16. Stony Brook 17. Harvard 18. Norfolk State 19. Tennessee Tech 20. Delaware 21. Eastern Kentucky 22. Illinois State 23. Albany 24. Jackson State 25. Liberty

2012 Sports Network 1. North Dakota State 2. Sam Houston State 3. Georgia Southern 4. Eastern Washington 5. Montana State 6. Old Dominion 7. Wofford 8. Illinois State 9. Appalachian State 10. Central Arkansas 11. Stony Brook 12. Cal Poly 13. New Hampshire 14. South Dakota State 15. Villanova 16. Lehigh 17. Towson 18. Richmond 19. James Madison 20. Northern Arizona 21. Wagner 22. Bethune-Cookman 23. Eastern Kentucky 24. Coastal Carolina 25. Colgate FCS Coaches 1. North Dakota State 2. Sam Houston State 3. Georgia Southern 4. Eastern Washington 5. Montana State 6. Old Dominion 7. Wofford 8. Appalachian State 9. Illinois State 10. Central Arkansas 11. Cal Poly 12. Stony Brook 13. New Hampshire 14. Lehigh 15. Towson 16. Villanova 17. South Dakota 18. Richmond 19. Eastern Kentucky 20. Northern Arizona 21. James Madison 22. Wagner 23. Bethune-Cookman 24. Coastal Carolina 25. Eastern Illinois

SOUTHLAND IN THE NFL

SOUTHLAND IN THE NFL

Robert Alford, Southeastern Louisiana (Falcons)

NFL HISTORY

One of the premiere leagues in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, the Southland Conference continues to emerge as a breeding ground for the future stars of the National Football League. From groundbreaking players such as Pro Football Hall of Famer Fred Dean to the league’s newest crop of first-year hopefuls, the conference boasts a rich tradition of sending impact players to the NFL. For each of the Southland’s NFL-bound alumni, professional success starts in the classrooms and on the gridiron of the league’s eight active competing universities.

In the 2013 NFL Draft another Southland player was selected to join the league as Southeastern Louisiana defensive back Robert Alford was picked in the second round (60th overall) by the Atlanta Falcons. Alford became the first Lion player ever to be drafted in the NFL and the league’s highest draft pick since Stephen F. Austin’s Mikhael Ricks was selected 59th overall by the San Diego Chargers in 1998.

A total of 20 former Southland Conference players appeared on NFL rosters heading into 2013 training camp.

The Southland is one of five FCS conferences with at least 200 selections (206) in the NFL draft. The league also ranks third in the subdivision with 25 players taken in the draft since 2000, behind the Big Sky (29) and the Colonial (29).

The Southland Conference led all FCS conferences with four selections in the 2009 draft and sent 11 players into preseason camps that summer. Only in 2002, when five players were among the more than 250 selections, were more Southland alumni drafted in the same season this decade.

Former Northwestern State cornerback Terrance McGee is the conference’s longest-tenured alumni in the NFL. McGee has completed 11 seasons in the NFL, all with

the Buffalo Bills. He is one of two active Southland stars heading into the 2013 campaign with at least five years of NFL experience. Former Sam Houston State quarterback Josh McCown has also spent 11 years on NFL rosters but missed the 2010 season.

McGee, an All-American kick returner during his tenure with the Demons, is one of 10 players from the Southland Conference to have taken part in the Pro Bowl. He was selected to the AFC squad as the league’s special teams’ representative in 2005. Only Stephen F. Austin alumnus Jeremiah Trotter has played in the Pro Bowl more recently than McGee. The Lumberjacks’ former pass-rushing star retired in 2007 having taken part in four Pro Bowls as a representative of the Philadelphia Eagles, the last of which came in 2006.

Former Arkansas State star Bill Bergey, who played in a combined five Pro Bowls, including one with the Cincinnati Bengals, also represented the Eagles in four Pro Bowls.

The conference’s other four-time Pro Bowler is Fred Dean, arguably the most successful professional football player in the history of the Southland Conference. Dean, a four-time Pro Bowler, was a two-time Southland Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-Southland selection all four years of his career at Louisiana Tech. He is one of only five Southland players to earn that distinction. In all, Dean played for 11 seasons in the NFL, recording 93 sacks in 141 games for the San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers. He twice hoisted the Vince Lombardi Trophy as a Super Bowl Champion alongside Joe Montana and in 2009 became the first Southland football player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Like Dean, former Texas State standout Ricky Sanders won a pair of Super Bowl rings with the Washington Redskins during his seven-year career. The owner of multiple Super Bowl records, including most receiving yards (193), most total yards (235), most touchdowns in one quarter (two), most receiving yards in one quarter (168), and the longest touchdown reception (80, tie), Sanders joins Dean and 28 other former Southland players as members of at least one Super Bowl championship roster.

The Southland has seen former Nicholls State players win Super Bowl rings in two of the last three seasons, as former Colonel Antonio Robinson was a member of the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl XLV champions. And, Nicholls-ex Lardarius Webb was a member of the Super Bowl XLVII champion Baltimore Ravens. A total of 47 former players from the Southland have 64 Super Bowl appearances between them.

More former NFL stars from the Southland include Stan Humphries, Fred Barnett, Roger Carr, Marvin Upshaw, Mike Barber, Bruce Collie, Tim McKyer, Pat Tilley, Jackie Harris, Eugene Seale, Bubby Brister, Leonard Smith, Billy Ryckman, Rafael Septien, Buford Jordan and Ray Brown, among many others.

CURREN T NF L PLAY ERS Central Arkansas Player, Position Dominique Crooms, WR

Team Browns

Year Pro R

Lamar Marcus Jackson, WR

Falcons

2

McNeese State Malcolm Bronson, DB Devin Holland, DB Alec Savoie, OL

Chiefs Redskins Falcons

R 3 R

Nicholls Bobby Felder, DB Lardarius Webb, CB

Vikings Ravens

2 5

Northwestern State Demetress Bell, OT Jeremy Lane, CB Terrence McGee, CB

Eagles Seahawks Bills

5 2 11

Sam Houston State Josh McCown, QB Dax Swanson, DB

Bears Colts

11 R

Southeastern Louisiana Robert Alford, DB Brandon Collins, WR Kevin Hughes, OL Devan Walker, LB

Falcons Giants Rams Chargers

R 2 2 R

Stephen F. Austin Josh Aubrey, LB Willie Jefferson, DL Cordell Roberson, WR Jabara Williams, LB

Browns Texans Browns Rams

R R R 3

Josh McCown, Sam Houston State (Bears)

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John Stephens, Northwestern State (Patriots)

Jeremiah Trotter, Stephen F. Austin (Eagles)

F IRST-ROUND DR A F T PICKS Year 1983 1988 1968 1974

Pick 17 17 21 24

Name/School Leonard Smith, McNeese State John Stephens, Northwestern State Marvin Upshaw, Trinity Roger Carr, Louisiana Tech

Team St. Louis Cardinals New England Patriots Cleveland Browns Baltimore Colts

PRO-BOW L SELECT IONS Pos. DB RB DE WR

Name, School Bill Bergey, Arkansas State

Ray Brown, Arkansas State Roger Carr, Louisiana Tech Larry Centers, Stephen F. Austin

Fred Dean, Louisiana Tech

Terrence McGee, Northwestern State Rafael Septien, Louisiana-Lafayette John Stephens, Northwestern State Pat Tilley, Louisiana Tech Jeremiah Trotter, Stephen F. Austin

Team Bengals Eagles 49ers Colts Cardinals Bills Chargers 49ers Bills Cowboys Patriots Cardinals Eagles

Years 1969 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 2001 1976 1995, 1996 2001 1979, 1980 1981, 1983 2005 1981 1988 1980 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006

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Leonard Smith, McNeese State (Bills)

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Lardarius Webb, Nicholls State (Ravens, XLVII)

Maurice Carthon, Arkansas State (Giants, XXI, XXV)

SUPER BOWL PA RTICIPA N TS

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Name, School Larry Anderson, LTU Leo Araguz, SFA Bill Bergey, ASU Nathan Black, NSU Vincent Brisby, ULM Bubby Brister, ULM Ray Brown, ASU Gary Burton, ASU Scott Caldwell, UTA Maurice Carthon, ASU Larry Centers, SFA Fred Dean, LTU Al Edwards, NSU Calvin Harrell, ASU Jackie Harris, ULM Leroy Harris, ASU Bryan Hicks, MCN Randy Hilliard, NSU Delvin Hughley, JSU Stan Humphries, ULM

Kerry Jenkins, TROY Derrick Jensen, UTA A.J. Johnson, TXST Jermaine Jones, NSU Ronnie Landry, MCN

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Team Steelers Seahawks Eagles Panthers Patriots Broncos Redskins Dolphins Broncos Giants Patriots 49ers Bills Dolphins Titans Eagles Bengals Broncos Ravens Redskins Chargers Buccaneers Raiders Redskins Giants Dolphins

Super Bowl (W/L) XIII (W), XIV (W) XXXX (L) XV (L) XXXVIII (L) XXXI (L) XXXII (W), XXXIII (W) XXVI (W) XVII (L) XXII (L) XXI (W), XXV (W) XXXVIII (W) XVI (W), XVIII (W) XXV (L), XXVI (L), XXVII (L), XXVIII (L) VII (W) XXXIV (L) XV (L) XVI (L) XXXII (W) XXXV (W) XXVI (W) XXIX (L) XXXVII (W) XV (W), XVIII (W) XXVI (W) XXXIV (L) XIX (L)

Name, School Luke Lawton, MCN Pratt Lyons, TROY John McCaughey, ASU Tim McKyer, UTA

Oren Middlebrook, ASU Clarence Miles, TU Wayne Moore, LU Keith Ortego, MCN Mike O’Quinn, MCN Erric Pegram, UNT Kim Phillips, UNT Kavika Pittman, MCN Antonio Robinson, NICH Johnny Robinson, LTU Rafael Septien, ULL Terrance Shaw, SFA

Leonard Smith, MCN John Solomon, SHSU Stephen Starring, MCN Greg Studdard, SHSU Tony Taylor, NSU Leveren Tillman, ASU Jeremiah Trotter, SFA Ladarius Webb, NICH

Team Colts Titans Raiders Broncos 49ers Broncos Packers Dolphins Bears Redskins Steelers Bills Panthers Packers Raiders Cowboys Patriots Raiders Bills Packers Patriots Falcons Buccaneers Raiders Eagles Ravens

Super Bowl (W/L) XXXXI (W) XXXIV (L) XV (W) XXXII (W) XXIII (W), XXIV (W) XII (L) II (W) VI (L), VII (W), VIII (W) XX (W) XXVII (L) XXX (L) XXV (L) XXXVIII (L) XLV (W) XVIII (W) XII (W), XIII (L) XXXVI (W) XXXVII (L) XXV (L), XXVI (L) XXXI (W) XX (L) XXXIII (L) XXXVII (W) XV (W) XXXIX (L) XLVII (W)

SOUTHLAND IN THE NFL DRAFT ACT I VE MEMBERS Team New Orleans N.Y. Giants Cincinnati Cleveland San Diego Pittsburgh

Pos. WR OT LB DE LB RB

Central Arkansas (2006) Year Rd. Overall 2011 6 194 2010 5 143 2007 6 204

Name Markell Carter Larry Hart Jacob Ford

Team New England Jacksonville Tennessee

Pos. DE DE DE

Lamar (1964-86, 2011) Year Rd. Overall 1985 6 163 1981 11 283 1978 12 316

12 321 1975 17 418 1973 5 117

13 317

15 376 1972 9 222

14 343 1968 2 55

4 98 1967 11 279

15 393 1965 7 ---

Name Danzell Lee Johnny Ray Smith Jeff Bergeron Kevin Bell Rondy Colbert Charles Cantrell Edward Robinson Thomas Gage Pat Gibbs Gary Crockett Tom Smiley Johnny Fuller Ed Marcontell Darrell Johnson Tony Guillory

Team Pos. Washington TE Tampa Bay DB Seattle RB San Diego WR N.Y. Giants DB Washington OG St. Louis1 DB Atlanta DB Philadelphia DB Houston2 C Cincinnati RB San Francicsco WR St. Louis1 OG New Orleans HB L.A. Rams3 OG

McNeese State (1972) Year Rd. Overall 2009 6 175 2008 3 80 2004 3 73 1999 5 134

5 141 1996 2 37 1995 5 163 1994 4 115 1984 8 221 1983 1 17

3 74

8 216 1982 3 73 1980 5 113

12 331 1979 4 105

9 243 1976 2 56 1972 14 364

Name Quentin Lawrence Bryan Smith Keith Smith Cecil Collins Reggie Nelson Kavika Pittman Ronald Cherry Terry Irving Ronnie Landry Leonard Smith Stephen Starring Carlton Briscoe Rusty Guilbeau Bryan Hicks Harry Price Charles Jefferson Richard Ellender James Files Mike O’ Quinn

Team Pos. Kansas City WR Philadelphia DE Detroit DB Miami RB San Diego OG Dallas DE Detroit OT Arizona LB Miami RB St. Louis1 DB New England WR Green Bay DB St. Louis1 DE Cincinnati DB San Diego WR Denver DB Houston2 WR Pittsburgh C Washington OG

Terrence McGee, Northwestern State (Bills) Nicholls (1991) Year Rd. Overall Name 2009 3 88 Lardarius Webb 2008 6 180 Kareem Moore 2007 6 177 Jacob Bender 2004 5 150 Chris Thompson 1995 3 68 Darryl Pounds

Team Baltimore Washington N.Y. Jets Jacksonville Washington

Pos. DB DB OT DB DB

Northwestern State (1987) Year Rd. Overall 2012 6 172 2008 7 219 2006 3 87 2003 4 111 2002 5 164 2000 7 254 1999 4 120 1999 5 162 1999 6 175 1998 6 170 1997 5 140 1994 2 39 1993 2 48 1990 6 157 1990 11 292 1989 6 159 1988 1 17 1987 4 112

Team Seattle Buffalo Baltimore Buffalo Green Bay Chicago Minnesota N.Y. Jets Carolina Washington Washington Chicago San Francisco Cleveland Buffalo New Orleans New England N.Y. Giants

Pos. CB OT DB DB QB DB CB CB DE WR CB OT CB CB WR WR RB WR

Name Jeremy Lane Demetress Bell David Pittman Terrence McGee Craig Nall Mike Green Kenny Wright Jermaine Jones Robert Daniel Patrick Palmer Keith Thibodeaux Marcus Spears Adrian Hardy Randy Hilliard Al Edwards Floyd Turner John Stephens Odessa Turner

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Abilene Christian (1964-72, 2013) Year Rd. Overall Name 1972 8 189 Ron Vinson 1971 2 44 Wayne Walton 1970 3 60 Chip Bennett 1969 17 436 Bob Oliver 1967 5 121 Bernard Erickson

15 376 Mike Love

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Sam Houston State (1987) Year Rd. Overall 2009 5 151 2002 3 81

6 174 1996 7 224 1995 6 189 1992 4 100 1989 7 177 1988 5 127

Name Rhett Bomar Josh McCown Keith Heinrich Darius Smith John Solomon Michael Bankston Rickey Royal Carl Mims

Southeastern Louisiana (2005) Year Rd. Overall Name 2013 2 60 Robert Alford

Team Atlanta

Stephen F. Austin (1987) Year Rd. Overall 2011 7 228 2009 6 206 2002 7 236 2001 5 150 1998 2 59

3 72 1997 7 209 1996 7 248 1995 2 34 1990 4 107

5 115

10 253

12 307

Team Pos. St. Louis LB Tennessee WR Baltimore QB Kansas City RB San Diego WR Philadelphia LB Tampa Bay DT Oakland OG San Diego DB N.Y. Giants DB Phoenix1 RB New England RB Tampa Bay QB

Name Jabara Williams Dominique Edison Wes Pate Derrick Blaylock Mikhael Ricks Jeremiah Trotter Anthony DeGrate Joey Wylie Terrance Shaw David Whitmore Larry Centers Anthony Landry Todd Hammel

Bill Bergey, Arkansas State (Eagles)

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Team Pos. N.Y. Giants QB Arizona QB Carolina TE Oakland C Minnesota LB Phoenix1 DT Phoenix1 DB Washington DB

Pos. DB

FORMER MEMBERS Arkansas State (1964-86) Year Rd. Overall 1986 8 201

8 210 1985 8 221 1983 12 319 1980 2 37 1977 5 123

9 229

9 233

9 242

10 268 1976 2 45

7 184

7 190

9 260

15 417

17 469 1975 2 49

4 91

8 207 1974 15 371

17 422 1972 3 58

6 137

6 143

7 180

12 293

13 314 1970 3 62 1969 2 31

14 348 1968 10 272

Name Ray Brown Michael Cline Judious Lewis Waddell Kelly Gene Bradley Leroy Harris T.J. Humphreys Joel Mullins Robert Speer Oren Middlebrook Ken Jones Dick Dixon Jerry Muckensturm Jim Lisko Eddie Morgan Mike Malham Stan Winfrey Steve Burks Joe Hollimon Vince Ancell Doug Lowrey Bill Phillips Wayne Dorton Dennis Meyer Calvin Harrell Steve Lockhart James Hamilton Clovis Swinney Bill Bergey Gary Crane Ron Worthen

Team Pos. St. Louis1 OG Green Bay DT Seattle WR New England RB Buffalo QB Miami RB Philadelphia OG Green Bay OT Atlanta DE Denver WR Buffalo OG Seattle DT Chicago LB Denver LB N.Y. Giants DT Chicago LB Miami RB New England WR Minnesota DB St. Louis1 DB N.Y. Jets OG Denver LB New Orleans OG Pittsburgh DB Miami RB New Orleans TE Cincinnati QB New Orleans DE Cincinnati LB Denver LB Green Bay C

Louisiana-Lafayette (1971-81) Year Rd. Overall Name 1977 10 258 Rafael Septian 1976 11 293 Keith Meuhr

12 331 Harold Porter 1974 15 382 Ken Williams 1972 14 349 Louis Age

Team New Orleans Seattle Kansas City Buffalo Bills N.Y. Jets

Louisiana-Monroe (1982-93) Year Rd. Overall Name 1993 2 49 Roosevelt Potts

2 56 Vincent Brisby

8 197 Jeff Blackshear

8 208 Greg Robinson 1990 4 102 Jackie Harris 1988 4 100 Teddy Garcia

6 159 Stan Humphries 1987 5 138 Will Johnson 1986 3 67 Bubby Brister 1985 8 215 Ronnie Washington 1984 8 219 Bob Craighead 1983 7 188 Jessie Clark

10 275 Roosevelt Straughter 1982 9 242 Bob Lane

Team Pos. Indianapolis RB New England WR Seattle OG L.A. Raiders4 RB Green Bay TE New England K Washington QB Chicago LB Pittsburgh QB Atlanta LB San Diego RB Green Bay RB Pittsburgh DB Tampa Bay QB

Pos. K P WR LB OG

SOUTHLAND IN THE NFL DRAFT Louisiana Tech (1971-86) Year Rd. Overall 1986 5 118 1984 10 273 1983 4 93 1982 5 123

10 273 1981 4 111 1978 4 101

8 195 1977 10 257 1976 2 48

4 114 1975 2 33

13 316

17 420 1974 1 24

Name Doug Landry James Thaxton Trey Junkin Ed Jackson Andre Young Johnny Robinson Larry Anderson John Henry White Billy Ryckman Mike Barber Pat Tilley Fred Dean Charles McDaniel Roland Harper Roger Carr

Team Pos. San Diego LB Detroit DB Buffalo LB L.A. Raiders4 LB San Diego DB L.A. Raiders4 DT Pittsburgh DB Kansas City RB Atlanta WR Houston2 TE St. Louis1 WR San Diego DE Chicago RB Chicago RB Baltimore5 WR

North Texas (1983-94) Year Rd. Overall 1991 6 145

6 165 1989 3 79 1983 11 297

Name Erric Pegram Scott Bowles Kim Phillips Mark Witte

Team Atlanta San Francisco New Orleans Tampa Bay

Texas-Arlington (1964-85) Year Rd. Overall 1986 3 64 1985 5 140

8 202 1984 8 209

11 294 1983 5 128

10 253 1981 2 35 1980 3 72

9 236

11 295 1978 3 57

5 118 1977 12 311 1976 12 320 1974 3 65

7 158

17 420 1972 5 127 1971 4 98

16 401 1970 4 96

7 157

13 338 1969 6 146

11 263

15 372

17 429 1967 4 97

5 128

Name Tim McKyer Bruce Collie Scott Caldwell Stacy Rayfield Mark Cannon Darryl Lewis Byron Williams Gary Lewis Cliff Odom Roy Dewalt Mike Matocha Derrick Jensen Dwight Carey Elmo Simmons Ron Barnett Dexter Bussey John Harvey Craig Holland Milt Davis Don Morrison Sid Bailey Skip Butler Danny Griffin Troy Patridge Jim Thomas Jim Marcum Fred Gough Ken Riley Mike Barnes Mel Witt

Team Pos. San Francisco DB San Francisco OT Detroit RB Buffalo DB Green Bay C New England TE Green Bay WR Green Bay TE Cleveland LB Cleveland RB Washington DE Oakland RB Kansas City DT N.Y. Giants RB Seattle WR Detroit RB L.A. Rams3 RB Chicago QB Kansas City DE New Orleans OT Chicago DE Green Bay K Pittsburgh RB Kansas City DE San Francisco RB Philadelphia DB Detroit LB N.Y. Giants LB St. Louis1 DB Boston6 DE

Pos. RB OT DB TE

Fred Dean, Louisiana Tech (Chargers) Texas State (1987-2010) Year Rd. Overall 2006 7 212 2002 6 180 2000 6 183

7 211

7 231 1991 11 303 1990 7 172 1989 6 149

10 254

12 311

Name Fred Evans Clenton Ballard Spergon Wynn Darrick Vaughn Clifton Black Paul Alsbury Jeff Novak A.J. Johnson Ben Jessie Bill Jones

Team Miami Jacksonville Cleveland Atlanta Oakland New England San Diego Washington Green Bay Kansas City

Trinity (1964-71) Year Rd. Overall 1971 16 398 1970 4 86 1967 8 210 1968 1 21

Name Walter Huntley Greg Lens Clarence Miles Marvin Upshaw

Team Pos. Pittsburgh DB St. Louis1 DT Green Bay DT Cleveland DE

Pos. DT DT QB DB DB P OG DB DB RB

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Troy (1996-2000) Year Rd. Overall Name Team Pos. 2000 4 129 Mookie Moore Washington OG

6 172 Mareno Philyaw Atlanta WR 1999 6 174 Marcus Spriggs Cleveland DT 1998 6 155 Clifford Ivory San Diego DB 1997 4 107 Pratt Lyons Houston2 DE 1 Later became the Arizona Cardinals; 2 Later became the Tennessee Titans; 3 Later became the St. Louis Rams; 4 Later became the Oakland Raiders; 5 Later became the Indianapolis Colts; 6 Later became the New England Patriots.

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A MERICA N FOOTBA LL CONF ERENCE

170

Baltimore Ravens Name School Jeff Blackshear Louisiana-Monroe Delvin Hughley Jacksonville State Wes Pate Stephen F. Austin David Pittman Northwestern State Roosevelt Potts Louisiana-Monroe Cleve Roberts Troy B.J. Sams McNeese State Floyd Turner Northwestern State Lardarius Webb Nicholls State

Years 1996-99 2001 2002 2006-07 1998 1999 2004-07 1996, 98 2009-Present

Buffalo Bills Name School Demetress Bell Northwestern State Gene Bradley Arkansas State Larry Centers Stephen F. Austin Al Edwards Northwestern State Felton Huggins Southeastern La. Ken Jones Arkansas State Trey Junkin Louisiana Tech Terrence McGee Northwestern State Dudley Meredith Lamar Carl Mims Sam Houston State Craig Nall Northwestern State David Phillips Stephen F. Austin Kim Phillips North Texas Stacy Rayfield Texas-Arlington Leonard Smith McNeese State Ken Williams Louisiana-Lafayette

Years 2008-11 1980 2001-02 1990-93 2008-11 1976-86 1983-84 2003-Present 1964-68 1989 2006-07 2003 1990 1984 1988-91 1974

Cincinnati Bengals Name School Michael Bankston Sam Houston State Chip Bennett Abilene Christian Bill Bergey Arkansas State Hugh Crisp Arkansas State Bernard Erickson Abilene Christian Willie Fears Northwestern State James Hamilton Arkansas State Lawrence Hamilton Stephen F. Austin Adrian Hardy Northwestern State Bryan Hicks McNeese State Bill Johnson Arkansas State Tim Knicky Stephen F. Austin Tom Smiley Lamar Richard Williams Abilene Christian

Years 1998-2000 1970-71 1969-73 1977 1968 1987 1972 2003 1994-95 1980-82 1985-87 2010 1968 1974

Cleveland Browns Name School Josh Aubrey Stephen F. Austin Dominique Croom Central Arkansas Michael Daies Jacksonville State Roy Dewalt Texas-Arlington Rusty Guilbeau McNeese State Odie Harris Sam Houston State Keith Heinrich Sam Houston State Randy Hilliard Northwestern State Tom Humphrey Abilene Christian Jermaine Jones Northwestern State

Years 2013-Present 2013-Present 1999 1980 1987 1991-92 2003-05 1990-93 1973 2003

Bill Kilgore Denver Latimore Darryl Lewis Tony Joe Maranto Cliff Odom Bob Oliver Ronnie Powell Cordell Roberson Tyrone Shavers Marcus Spriggs Marvin Upshaw Mark Word Kenny Wright Spergon Wynn

Lamar Arkansas State Texas-Arlington Northwestern State Texas-Arlington Abilene Christian Northwestern State Stephen F. Austin Lamar Troy Trinity Jacksonville State Northwestern State Texas State

1967 1976 1983 2000 1980 1969 1999 2013-Present 1991 1999-2001 1968-69 2001-03 2007 2000

Denver Broncos Name School Ken Armbrust Arkansas State Mike Barber Louisiana Tech Marquez Branson Central Arkansas Bubby Brister Louisiana-Monroe Scott Caldwell Texas-Arlington KaRon Coleman Stephen F. Austin Larry Cox Abilene Christian Gary Crane Arkansas State Matt Dominguez Sam Houston State Paul Gilbow Arkansas State Randy Hilliard Northwestern State Tom Humphrey Abilene Christian Charles Jefferson McNeese State Bobby Lewis Louisiana-Monroe Jim Lisko Arkansas State Tim McKyer Texas-Arlington Oren Middlebrook Arkansas State Mookie Moore Troy Bill Phillips Arkansas State Kavika Pittman McNeese State Darryl Pounds Nicholls State Dwayne Robinson Louisiana-Monroe Reggie Rivers Texas State Keith Sims Louisiana-Monroe Tom Smiley Lamar

Years 1981 1985 2009-10 1997-99 1987 2000-02 1966-68 1969 2001 1981 1994-97 1973 1979 1983 1976 1997 1977 2001-02 1972 2000-02 2000 1983 1991-96 1983 1968

Houston Texans Name School Isaiah Greenhouse Northwestern State WIllie Jefferson Stephen F. Austin Craig Nall Northwestern State David Pittman Northwestern State Mike Quinn Stephen F. Austin Marcus Spears Northwestern State Chad Stanley Stephen F. Austin Darrick Vaughn Texas State Kenny Wright Northwestern State

Years 2010 2013-Present 2008 2008 2002-03 2004 2002-06 2003 2002-04

Indianapolis Colts Name School Larry Anderson Louisiana Tech Mark Cannon Texas-Arlington Roger Carr1 Louisiana Tech Maurice Carthon Arkansas State Dudley Guice Northwestern State

Years 1982-84 1991 1974-81 1992 2010

SOUTHLAND PLAYERS IN THE NFL Luke Lawton McNeese State Don Morrison1 Texas-Arlington Cliff Odom Texas-Arlington Roosevelt Potts Louisiana-Monroe Mike Quinn Stephen F. Austin Dax Swanson Sam Houston State Floyd Turner Northwestern State Ronnie Washington Louisiana-Monroe 1 Baltimore Colts

2006-07 1978 1982-89 1993-97 1998 2013-Present 1994-95 1989

Years 2002 2010-11 1998-99 2000 1995-98 2010-11 2007 2004 2005

Kansas City Chiefs Name School Jeff Blackshear Louisiana-Monroe Derrick Blaylock Stephen F. Austin Malcolm Bronson McNeese State Mark Cannon Texas-Arlington Dwight Carey Texas-Arlington Milt Davis Texas-Arlington Andy Haney Arkansas State Tom Humphrey Abilene Christian Bill Jones Texas State Quentin Lawrence McNeese State Troy Patridge Texas-Arlington Harold Porter Louisiana-Lafayette Mikhael Ricks Northwestern State B.J. Sams McNeese State Marcus Spears Northwestern State John Stephens Northwestern State Marvin Upshaw Trinity Wayne Walton Abilene Christian John Henry White Louisiana Tech David Whitmore Stephen F. Austin Marc Word Jacksonville State

Years 2000 2001-04 2013-Present 1989 1978 1972 1974 1974 1990-92 2009-11 1970 1976 2000-01 2008 1997-2003 1993 1970-75 1973-74 1978 1993-94 1999

Miami Dolphins Name School Bruce Alexander Stephen F. Austin Gary Burton Arkansas State Cecil Collins McNeese State Chet Douthit Arkansas State Fred Evans Texas State Stacy Gore Arkansas State Calvin Harrell Arkansas State Leroy Harris Arkansas State Ronnie Landry McNeese State Quiten Lawrence McNeese State Tim McKyer Texas-Arlington Wayne Moore Lamar Jeff Novak Texas State Cliff Odom Texas-Arlington

Years 1992-93 1983 1999 1970 2006 1987 1972 1977-78 1984 2012 1990 1970-78 1993-94 1990-93

Louisiana-Monroe Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Texas State Arkansas State

New England Patriots Name School Paul Alsbury Texas State Vincent Brisby Louisiana-Monroe Markell Carter Central Arkansas Scott Bowles North Texas Steve Burks Arkansas State Larry Centers Stephen F. Austin Wayne Coffey Texas State Teddy Garcia Louisiana-Monroe Waddell Kelly Arkansas State Anthony Landry Stephen F. Austin Darryl Lewis Texas-Arlington Terrance Shaw Stephen F. Austin Stephen Starring McNeese State John Stephens Northwestern State Shawn Stuckey Troy Todd Whitten Stephen F. Austin Richard Williams Abilene Christian Mel Witt Texas-Arlington

1997 2000 2000 2007 1975-77

Years 1991 1993-99 2011 1991 1975-77 2003 1987 1988 1983 1990 1983 2001 1983-87 1988-92 1998 1987 1975-76 1967-70

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Jacksonville Jaguars Name School Clenton Ballard Texas State Larry Hart Central Arkansas Reggie Lowe Troy Reggie Nelson McNeese State Jeff Novak Texas State Bryan Smith McNeese State D.D. Terry Sam Houston State Chris Thompson Nicholls State Kenny Wright Northwestern State

Roosevelt Potts Mike Quinn Terrance Shaw Mark Washington Stan Winfrey

Larry Hart, Central Arkansas (Jaguars)

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SOUTHLAND PLAYERS IN THE NFL New York Jets Name School Louis Age Louisiana-Lafayette Kevin Bell Lamar Jacob Bender Nicholls State Derrick Blaylock Stephen F. Austin Bubby Brister Louisiana-Monroe Vincent Brisby Louisiana-Monroe Rusty Guilbeau McNeese State Lawrence Hamilton Stephen F. Austin Kerry Jenkins Troy Jermaine Jones Northwestern State Ken Jones Arkansas State Mike King Northwestern State Tim Knicky Stephen F. Austin Luke Lawton McNeese State Doug Lowrey Arkansas State Kyle Link McNeese State Roy Painter Arkansas State Clovis Swinney Arkansas State Oakland Raiders Name School Leo Araguz Stephen F. Austin Clifton Black Texas State Keith Davis Sam Houston State Rick Fishback2 Arkansas State Joey Hamilton Jacksonville State Ed Jackson2 Louisiana Tech Derrick Jensen2 Texas-Arlington Trey Junkin2 Louisiana Tech Luke Lawton McNeese State John McCaughey2 Arkansas State Josh McCown Sam Houston State Greg Robinson2 Louisiana-Monroe Johnny Robinson Louisiana Tech Terrance Shaw Stephen F. Austin Darius Smith Sam Houston State Leveren Tillman2 Arkansas State Ronnie Washington2 Louisiana-Monroe Joey Wylie Stephen F. Austin 2 Los Angeles Raiders

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Pittsburgh Steelers Name School Larry Anderson Louisiana Tech Bubby Brister Louisiana-Monroe Arthur Christopher Louisiana-Monroe Scott Davis North Texas Danny Griffin Texas-Arlington James Files McNeese State Walter Huntley Trinity Alfred Kinney Louisiana-Monroe Danzell Lee Lamar Mike Love Abilene Christian Reggie Lowe Troy Al Lucas Troy Tim McKyer Texas-Arlington Dennis Meyer Arkansas State Erric Pegram North Texas David Pittman Northwestern State Mike Quinn Stephen F. Austin

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Years 1972 1978 2007 2005-06 1995 2000 1982-86 2003 1997-01 1999 1987 2005-06 2010 2005 1974 2009 1976 1971

Years 1996-99 2000 2009 1982 1999 1982 1978-86 1985-89, 96 2008-10 1981 2007 1993-94 1981-83 2002-03 1996 1981 1987 1996

Years 1978-81 1986-92 1982 1991 1970 1976 1971 1983 1987 1967 1999 2000 1994 1972-73 1995-96 2010 1997

Roosevelt Slaughter Aaron DeLaTorre Deon White

Louisiana-Monroe Stephen F. Austin Jacksonville State

San Diego Chargers Name School Clenton Ballard Texas State Kevin Bell Lamar Roger Carr Louisiana Tech Bob Craighead Louisiana-Monroe Fred Dean Louisiana Tech Tim Denton Sam Houston State Bernard Erickson Abilene Christian Joey Evans Louisiana-Monroe Derek Farmer Stephen F. Austin Stan Humphries Louisiana-Monroe Clifford Ivory Troy A.J. Johnson Texas State Doug Landry Louisiana Tech Clint Longley Abilene Christian Reggie Nelson McNeese State Jeff Novak Texas State Erric Pegram North Texas Harry Price McNeese State Stacy Price Arkansas State Mikhael Ricks Northwestern State Tag Rome Louisiana-Monroe Johnny Ray Smith Lamar Terrance Shaw Stephen F. Austin Eric Sloan Troy Champ Traylor Stephen F. Austin Devan Walker Southeastern Louisiana Andre Young Louisiana Tech Tennessee Titans Name School Mike Barber3 Louisiana Tech Tomur Barnes3 North Texas Scott Boucher3 Louisiana-Monroe Skip Butler3 Texas-Arlington Gary Crockett3 Lamar Anthony Dingle Stephen F. Austin Dominique Edison Stephen F. Austin Richard Ellender3 McNeese State Jacob Ford Central Arkansas Teddy Garcia3 Louisiana-Monroe Dudley Guice Northwestern State Jackie Harris Louisiana-Monroe Odie Harris3 Sam Houston State Jeremy Haynes McNeese State Charles Jefferson3 McNeese State Curtis Luper3 Stephen F. Austin Pratt Lyons Troy Ed Marcontell3 Lamar Dudley Meredith3 Lamar Brock Pasteur Stephen F. Austin Reggie Poole Jacksonville State James Ritchey Stephen F. Austin Tom Smiley3 Lamar Rod Walker Troy Vince Walker Stephen F. Austin 3 Houston Oilers

1983 1997 2001

Years 2004 1978 1983 1984 1975-81 2000 1967-68 1985 2006 1992-97 1998 1995 1986 1976 1999 1990 1997 1980 1987 1998-2000 1984 1984 1995-99 2000 1997 2013-Present 1982-84

Years 1976-81 1992-96, 97 1987 1972-77 1972 2002 2009 1979 2007-11 1990 2009 1998-99 1995 2009 1980 1993 1997-99 1967 1962-63, 68 2008 2002 1995 1968 1999 2001

SOUTHLAND PLAYERS IN THE NFL NAT IONA L FOOTBA LL CONF ERENCE Arizona Cardinals Name School Vince Ancell4 Arkansas State Mike Barnes4 Texas-Arlington Rick Barrow Texas State Michael Bankston Sam Houston State Ray Brown4 Arkansas State Larry Centers Stephen F. Austin Jessie Clark Louisiana-Monroe John Clement Louisiana-Monroe Rondy Colbert Lamar Carter Ray Crawford4 Arkansas State Rusty Guilbeau4 McNeese State Lawrence Hamilton Stephen F. Austin Odie Harris Sam Houston State Terry Irving McNeese State Darren Jones4 Texas State Trey Junkin Louisiana Tech Greg Lens4 Trinity Ed Marcontell4 Lamar Josh McCown Sam Houston State Ron Reliford4 Louisiana-Monroe Edward Robinson4 Lamar Rickey Royal Sam Houston State Tyrone Shavers Lamar Leonard Smith4 McNeese State Chad Stanley Stephen F. Austin Gill Stegall4 Arkansas State Pat Tilley4 Louisiana Tech Charlie Vatterott4 Texas State Mark Washington Texas State 4 St. Louis Cardinals

Years 2013-Present 2011 1992 1988 1970-71 1996 1973 1989 1975 2012-Present 1989 1991-92, 96 1989 2003-04 1991-94 2000-01 1990 2004 1977-79 2013-Present 1977 1993 1998 1999 2000-01

Louisiana-Monroe Arkansas State

1985 1987

Carolina Panthers Name School Nathan Black Northwestern State Robert Daniel Northwestern State Keith Heinrich Sam Houston State Al Lucas Troy Josh McCown Sam Houston State Tim McKyer Texas-Arlington Kavika Pittman McNeese State Craig Warren Stephen F. Austin

Years 2002-03 1999-2000 2002 2000-01 2008-09 1995 2003-04 1996

Chicago Bears Name School Sid Bailey Texas-Arlington Tory Collins Northwestern State Roland Harper Louisiana Tech Randy Hilliard Northwestern State Craig Holland Texas-Arlington Mike Green Northwestern State Will Johnson Louisiana-Monroe Jermaine Jones Northwestern State Mike Malham Arkansas State Roderick Manning North Texas Josh McCown Sam Houston State Charles McDaniel Louisiana Tech Benny Mitchell Louisiana-Monroe Jerry Muckensturm Arkansas State Patrick Palmer Northwestern State Octus Polk Stephen F. Austin Antonio Robinson Nicholls State John Roveto Louisiana-Lafayette Marcus Spears Northwestern State Dan Summers Arkansas State Chris Thompson Nicholls State Jabara Williams Stephen F. Austin Eric Wright Stephen F. Austin

Years 1971 2007 1975-82 1998 1974 2000-05 1987 1999 1976 1990 2012-Present 1975 1987 1976-83 1999 1995-96 2010 1981-82 1994-96 1965 2005 2012-Present 1991-92

Dallas Cowboys Name School Evren Beasley Arkansas State Ken Bennett Arkansas State Joe Bowser Lamar Keith Davis Sam Houston State Dikki Dyson Arkansas State Aaron Fields Troy Jesse Garcia Louisiana-Monroe Isaiah Greenhouse Northwestern State Jackie Harris Louisiana-Monroe Delvin Hughley Jacksonville State Jermaine Jones Northwestern State Clint Longley Abilene Christian Mike Manzullo Louisiana-Monroe Don Morrison Texas-Arlington Kavika Pittman McNeese State Ed Preston Arkansas State Mike Quinn Stephen F. Austin H.K. Reeves Arkansas State Mikhael Ricks Northwestern State Rafael Septien Louisiana-Lafayette

Years 1983 1969 1973 2002-08 1978 2000 1984 2011 2000-01 2001 2001-02 1974-75 1988 1979 1996-99 1978 1998-99 1965 2004 1978-86

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Atlanta Falcons Name School Robert Alford Southeastern Louisiana Marquez Branson Central Arkansas Randy Bullock Northwestern State Danzell Lee Lamar Greg Lens Trinity Tim Denton Sam Houston State Thomas Gage Lamar Todd Hammel Stephen F. Austin Tom Humphrey Abilene Christian Marcus Jackson Lamar Pat Jackson Stephen F. Austin Tim McKyer Texas-Arlington Mark Milett Texas State Mookie Moore Troy Erric Pegram North Texas Mareno Philyaw Troy Rickey Royal Sam Houston State Ryan Rossner Stephen F. Austin Billy Ryckman Louisiana Tech Alec Savoie McNeese State Robert Speer Arkansas State John Stephens Northwestern State Greg Studdard Sam Houston State Keith Thibodeaux Northwestern State Darrick Vaughn Texas State

Years 1974 1967-68 2001 1992-97 1986-88 1990-98 1988-89 1988 1977 1985 1982 2004 1992-94 1994-98 1989 1996-2001 1970 1967 2002-05 1982 1973 1989 1990 1983-88 2001 1984 1976-86 1987 2009-10

Ronnie Washington Mitchell Young

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Guinn Sowell Tony Taylor Aaron DeLaTorre Mike Turner Farrell Wilson

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1984 2001-02 1997 1985 1984

Detroit Lions Name School Bruce Alexander Stephen F. Austin Leo Araguz Stephen F. Austin Ray Brown Arkansas State Dexter Bussey Texas-Arlington Ronald Cherry McNeese State Jessie Clark Louisiana-Monroe Stacy Gore Arkansas State Fred Gough Texas-Arlington Josh McCown Sam Houston State Tim McKyer Texas-Arlington Contrevious Parks Stephen F. Austin Mikhael Ricks Northwestern State Keith Smith McNeese State Stephen Starring McNeese State Gill Stegall Arkansas State James Thaxton Louisiana Tech Farrell Wilson Arkansas State Mark Witte North Texas

Years 1989-91 2001 2002-03 1974-84 1995 1988 1987 1969 2006 1993 2010 2002-03 2004-08 1988 1984 1984 1984 1987

Green Bay Packers Name School Stephone Avery Louisiana-Monroe Jeff Blackshear Louisiana-Monroe Carlton Briscoe McNeese State Skip Butler Texas-Arlington Mark Cannon Texas-Arlington Jessie Clark Louisiana-Monroe Michael Cline Arkansas State Jackie Harris Louisiana-Monroe Kevin Hughes Southeastern Louisiana Ben Jessie Texas State Tim Knicky Stephen F. Austin Gary Lewis Texas-Arlington Clarence Miles Trinity Joel Mullins Arkansas State Craig Nall Northwestern State Patrick Palmer Northwestern State Antonio Robinson Nicholls State Louie Runnels Stephen F. Austin John Solomon Sam Houston State John Stephens Northwestern State Keith Thibodeaux Northwestern State Rod Walker Troy Byron Williams Texas-Arlington Ron Worthen Arkansas State

Years 1988 2002 1983 1970 1984-89 1983-87 1986 1990-93 2013-Present 1989 2010 1981-84 1967 1977 2002-05, 07 1999 2011 2007 1996 1993 2001 2001-03 1983 1968

Minnesota Vikings Name School Leo Araguz Stephen F. Austin Tomur Barnes North Texas Rhett Bomar Sam Houston State Bubby Brister Louisiana-Monroe Jessie Clark Louisiana-Monroe Fred Evans Texas State

Years 2003 1996 2010-11 2000 1989-90 2007-11

Bobby Felder Teddy Garcia Joe Hollimon Chad Johnson Lenny Lucas Claude Mathis Carl Mims Terrance Shaw John Solomon Shawn Stuckey Keith Thibodeaux Kenny Wright Spergon Wynn

Nicholls State Louisiana-Monroe Arkansas State Northwestern State Troy Texas State Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State Troy Northwestern State Northwestern State Texas State

2012-Present 1989 1975 2007 2000 1998 1989 2004 1995 1998 1999-01 1999-2001 2001

New Orleans Saints Name School Nathan Black Northwestern State Skip Butler Texas-Arlington Mike Capshaw Abilene Christian Danny Cook Arkansas State Wayne Dorton Arkansas State Paul Frazier Northwestern State Johnny Fuller Lamar Brent Hafford Stephen F. Austin Darrell Johnson Lamar Chris Jones Louisiana-Monroe Buford Jordan McNeese State Steve Lockhart Arkansas State Tony Joe Maranto Northwestern State Don Morrison Texas-Arlington Kim Phillips North Texas David Pittman Northwestern State Rafael Septien Louisiana-Lafayette Clovis Swinney Arkansas State Henry Thomas Texas State Floyd Turner Northwestern State Ron Vinson Abilene Christian Matt Wieland Texas State

Years 2004 1971 1967 1979 1972 1989 1973-75 2003 1967 1988 1986-92 1972 1999 1971-77 1989 2008 1977 1970 1987 1989-93 1972 2001

New York Giants Name School Jacob Bender Nicholls State Rhett Bomar Sam Houston State Skip Butler Texas-Arlington Maurice Carthon Arkansas State Rondy Colbert Lamar Brandon Collins Southeastern Louisiana Darnell Gilliard Troy Janzen Jackson McNeese State Jermaine Jones Northwestern State Trey Junkin Louisiana Tech Kendrick Llorens Northwestern State Ron Meeks Arkansas State Eddie Morgan Arkansas State Erric Pegram North Texas Ken Riley Texas-Arlington Elmo Simmons Texas-Arlington Odessa Turner Northwestern State Wayne Walton Abilene Christian David Whitmore Stephen F. Austin Byron Williams Texas-Arlington

Years 2010-11 2009 1971 1985-92 1975-76 2012-Present 1996 2012 2000 2002 2002 1976 1976 1997 1969 1977 1987-91 1971 1990 1983-85

SOUTHLAND PLAYERS IN THE NFL Philadelphia Eagles Name School Years Demetress Bell Northwestern State 2012-Present Bill Bergey Arkansas State 1974-80 Bubby Brister Louisiana-Monroe 1993-94 Bruce Collie Texas-Arlington 1990-91 Ronnie Gebauer Lamar 1970 Pat Gibbs Lamar 1972 Tony Guillory Lamar 1965, 67-68 Leroy Harris Arkansas State 1979-80, 82 T.J. Humphreys Arkansas State 1977 Scott Keys Stephen F. Austin 2000 Jim Marcum Texas-Arlington 1969 Frank McGuigan Arkansas State 1968 Oren Middlebrook Arkansas State 1978 Bryan Smith McNeese State 2008 Jeremiah Trotter Stephen F. Austin 1998-2001, 04-06 David Whitmore Stephen F. Austin 1995 Byron Williams Texas-Arlington 1983

Years 2008 1991 1997-2003 1996-2001 1985-89, 92 1981-85 1968-72 1993-94 1990-92 1986-89 1969 2009 2009 1999-2000 1969-73 1992-93 2007, 09 1991-92

Seattle Seahawks Name School Leo Araguz Stephen F. Austin Ron Barnett Texas-Arlington Jeff Bergeron Lamar Jeff Blackshear Louisiana-Monroe Roger Carr Louisiana Tech Dick Dixon Arkansas State Mike Green Northwestern State Dominique Edison Stephen F. Austin Trey Junkin Louisiana Tech Jeremy Lane Northwestern State Judious Lewis Arkansas State Reggie Lowe Troy Keith Meuhr Louisiana-Lafayette Wes Pate Stephen F. Austin John Solomon Sam Houston State

Years 2005 1976 1978 1993-95 1982 1976 2006-07 2010-11 1990-95 2012-Present 1985 1998 1976 2003 1995

St. Louis Rams Name School Mike Allman5 Lamar Mike Barber5 Louisiana Tech

Years 1965 1982-85

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Name School Anthony DeGrate Stephen F. Austin Todd Hammel Tampa Bay Jackie Harris Louisiana-Monroe Odie Harris Sam Houston State Keith Heinrich Sam Houston State Devin Holland McNeese State Kerry Jenkins Troy Brian Jones Stephen F. Austin Bob Lane Louisiana-Monroe Cliff Shamburger Troy Johnny Ray Smith Lamar Stephen Starring McNeese State Tony Taylor Northwestern State Jeremiah Trotter Stephen F. Austin Stan Winfrey Arkansas State Mark Witte North Texas

2004 1966 1965, 67-68 1974 2012 1967 1993-94 1977 2007 2011-Present

Years 1997 1990 1994-97 1988-90 2006-07 2012-Present 2002-04 1995 1982 1997 1981-83 1989 2003-04 2007 1977 1983-85

Washington Redskins Name School Years Tomur Barnes North Texas 1996 Kerry Bennett Stephen F. Austin 1996 Nathan Black Northwestern State 2005 Ray Brown Arkansas State 1989-95, 2004-05 Charles Cantrell Lamar 1973 Larry Centers Stephen F. Austin 1999-2000 Tim Denton Sam Houston State 1998-99 Larry Echols Stephen F. Austin 1996 Mike Green Northwestern State 2008 Devin Holland McNeese State 2013-Present Stan Humphries Louisiana-Monroe 1989-91 A.J. Johnson Texas State 1989-94 Trey Junkin Louisiana Tech 1984 Danzell Lee Lamar 1985 Mike Matocha Texas-Arlington 1980 Carl Mims Sam Houston State 1988 Kareem Moore Nicholls State 2008 Mookie Moore Troy 2000 Allen Nelson McNeese State 2009 Patrick Palmer Northwestern State 1998 Kevin Pesak Sam Houston State 1998 Darryl Pounds Nicholls State 1995-99 Mike O’ Quinn McNeese State 1972 Keith Thibodeaux Northwestern State 1997-98 Jeremiah Trotter Stephen F. Austin 2002-03 Rod Walker Troy 1999 Kenny Wright Northwestern State 2006

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San Francisco 49ers Name School Jacob Bender Nicholls State Scott Bowles North Texas Zack Bronson McNeese State Ray Brown Arkansas State Bruce Collie Texas-Arlington Fred Dean Louisiana Tech Johnny Fuller Lamar Adrian Hardy Northwestern State Kevin Lewis Northwestern State Tim McKyer Texas-Arlington Wayne Moore Lamar Alex Romero Nicholls State Keith Smith McNeese State Chad Stanley Stephen F. Austin Jim Thomas Texas-Arlington Odessa Turner Northwestern State Mark Washington Texas State David Whitmore Stephen F. Austin

Zack Bronson McNeese State Mike Capshaw5 Abilene Christian Tony Guillory5 Lamar John Harvey5 Texas-Arlington Kevin Hughes Southeastern Louisiana Ed Marcontell5 Lamar Greg Robinson Louisiana-Monroe Rafael Septian5 Louisiana-Lafayette Markee White Texas State Jabara Williams Stephen F. Austin 5 Los Angeles Rams

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