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Contents & Quick Facts ..................................1Media Information ...........................................2UMHB Administration ....................................3Head Coach Pete Fredenburg ..................... 4-5Assistant Coaches ......................................... 6-8Football Support Staff .....................................9Returnee Roster........................................ 10-11Returnee Bios & Photos ........................... 12-222016 Postseason Honors ................................232017 Recruiting Class ........................ 24-25, 542016 Game-By-Game ............................... 26-34Crusader Stadium ..........................................352016 UMHB Statistics .............................. 36-372016 ASC Wrap-Up ................................. 38-39Cru Football By The Numbers .....................40ASC Composite Schedule ..............................412017 Opponents Information .................. 42-46UMHB Football Records ......................... 47-50All-Time Results ....................................... 51-53All-Time vs. Opponents .................................53The Cru In The Pros ......................................53This is UMHB ........................................... 55-562017 Varsity & JV Schedules .........Back Cover

on the Cover: Defensive Tackle Haston Adams enters the 2017 season as the ASC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year after earning All-American and All-Region honors

as a junior in 2016.

Credits The UMHB football media guide is a publication of the UMHB Sports Information Office: Jon Wallin, Direc-tor. Design and layout by Jon Wallin with assistance from Sarah Harborth and Randy Yandell. Individual player pho-tos and cover action photos are courtesy of David Morris and CenTexphoto.com. Jerrell Freeman photo is courtesy of the Chicago Bears. Teidrick Smith photo is courtesy of the Ottawa Redblacks. Javicz Jones photo is courtesy of Picture Iowa. The 2017 UMHB football media guide was printed by Gatesville Printing.

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Location: Belton, TXEnrollment: 4,000Founded: 1845Stadium (Capacity): Crusader Stadium (8,766)Nickname: The CruColors: Purple, Gold & WhitePresident: Dr. Randy O’RearVice-President for Athletics: Randy MannAthletic Dept. Phone: (254) 295-4618Press Box Phone: (254) 295-8866Head Coach: Pete FredenburgAlma Mater: Southwest TX State ’70Overall/UMHB Record (Yrs): 196-38 (19)2016 Record: 15-0 Overall, 6-0 ASCLettermen Returning: 40Lettermen Lost: 26Starters Returning: 6 off., 6 def.Starters Lost: 5 off., 5 def.Coaching Staff: Larry Harmon Stephen Lee Jack Johnson Nathaniel Hogge Luke Howard Mark Carey Stephen Thrash Nick Brace Matt Cody Baylor Mullins Hunter Schmidt Mason Salmans Josh Gonzales Aaron Kirby Jake Hardcastle Matthew Talamantes Cody Zwernemann Ryan Cantrell Cameron PierceFootball Operations Coord.: Karen GoffSports Information Director: Jon WallinSID Phone: (254) 295-4611SID Fax: (254) 295-4274SID Address: UMHB Box 8010 Belton, TX 76513

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MediA inForMAtion

Local Outlets Contact Phone Fax WebsiteTemple Daily Telegram Eric Drennan (254) 778-4444 (254) 778-0634 www.tdtnews.com Killeen Daily Herald Mark Miller (254) 501-7560 (254) 200-7640 www.kdhnews.comBelton Journal Tony Adams (254) 939-5754 (254) 939-2333 www.beltonjournal.comKCEN-TV (NBC) Nick Canizales (254) 773-6868 (254) 859-5831 www.kcentv.comKXXV-TV (ABC) John Elizondo (254) 754-2525 (254) 757-0331 www.kxxv.comKWTX-TV (CBS) Troy Hein (254) 741-5833 (254) 776-4010 www.kwtx.comKWKT-TV (Fox) Matt Roberts (254) 776-3844 (254) 776-8032 www.centexproud.comTownsquare Media (Radio) Aaron Savage (254) 773-5252 (254) 773-0115 www.k1017fm.comKRZI-FM Radio David Smoak (254) 772-0930 N/A www.1660espn.comState-Wide Outlets Contact Phone Fax WebsiteAssociated Press Skyler Dixon (800) 442-7189 (972) 991-7207 www.ap.orgAustin American-Statesman College Sports (512) 445-3600 (512) 445-3868 www.austin360.comDallas Morning News Mark Konradi (800) 431-0010 (800) 651-0580 www.dallasnews.comFt. Worth Star-Telegram College Sports (817) 390-7760 (817) 390-7210 www.star-telegram.comWaco Tribune Herald College Sports (254) 757-5710 (254) 756-7803 www.wacotrib.com

Covering the Cru The UMHB Office of Sports Information generates all official information concerning the Cru football team. All media inquiries should be directed through the UMHB Office of Sports Information. No player or coach interviews will be granted without prior arrangement through the sports information director. Media guides, game programs, statistics, game notes, flip cards and a pregame meal will be available to working media in the press box on game days. Only credential media will be allowed access to press box seating. Seats will be reserved for media requesting credentials with priority given to outlets regularly covering UMHB and its opponents. Game statistics will be provided to working media and coaching staffs at halftime and the end of the game. Complete stat packages, including play-by-play will be available approximately 15 minutes after the end of the game. There are phone lines available at Crusader Stadium, but prior arrangement should be made by media needing use of those phone lines. Visiting radio is encouraged to call the UMHB Office of Sports Information two weeks ahead of time to make arrangements. A member of the sports information staff will escort members of the media to the interview room for interviews following the game. UMHB coaches and requested players are available in the interview room following the 10-minute cooling off period. Visiting players and coaches will also be available for interviews with the visiting SID typically handling those requests. Special requests for postgame interviews should be addressed to the UMHB sports information staff ahead of time. During the week, UMHB players and coaches are available for interviews prior to group meetings before prac-tice on Tuesday and Wednesday. All interviews will be conducted at the Andersen Field House and should be arranged through the UMHB Office of Sports Information at least 24 hours in advance. Special interview requests, including phone interviews, must be arranged through the sports information director. Requests for Game Day credentials should be addressed to Jon Wallin, UMHB Sports Information Director. They may be faxed on company letterhead to (254) 295-4274 or mailed to UMHB Sports Information Office, UMHB Box 8010, 900 College Street, Belton, TX 76513. Requests should be made at least one week in advance.

the Cru on the rAdio All UMHB football games during the 2017 season will be broadcast on KLTD 101.7 FM. KLTD is a part of the Townsquare network of stations in Central Texas. Jon Wallin is in his fifth season as play-by-play voice of The Cru. Wallin is in his 19th year as the Sports Information Direc-tor at UMHB and will also continue to handle the day-to-day operations of the UMHB Sports Information Office. Wallin was voted ASC Sports Information Director of the Year for the 2009-10 school year. He has also provided play-by-play for UMHB men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball during his career. The Baylor graduate also spent nearly eight years at KXXV-TV in Waco, working in sports, news and weather. He was the weeknight sports anchor for his last three years in television. Wallin is joined in the booth by former UMHB offensive coordinator George Haffner. Haffner spent seven years as the Cru’s offensive coordinator before retiring in 2006. UMHB set every major school offensive record during Haffner’s tenure. Coach Haffner also spent 31 years in Division I, including stops at Georgia, Pittsburgh, Florida State, Iowa State, LSU and Texas A&M. He coached Herschel Walker during Walker’s Heisman Trophy season at Georgia.

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dr. rAndy o’reAr, university President

Randy O’Rear became the 22nd president of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor when he assumed the office on June 1, 2009. O’Rear was named President and CEO of the university in a unanimous decision by the school’s Board of Trustees in September 2008. Dr. O’Rear is the first of president of UMHB who is also an alumnus of the university. He graduated from UMHB with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1988 and earned an MBA from UMHB in 1997. O’Rear earned a doctoral degree in Higher Education from Baylor University in 2004. O’Rear has served at UMHB since 1988, most recently as executive vice president and chief operating officer. For more than 18 years, O’Rear has been actively involved in fundraising for the university. Under his leadership, gifts and grants dramatically increased, numerous endowed scholarships were established

and major capital projects were completed, including the construction of the Parker Academic Center, the Mayborn Campus Center, the Meyer Christian Studies Center and the Crusader Stadium Complex. O’Rear has also strong ties to the UMHB athletic department. He was also a two-year letterman for the UMHB baseball program as a right-handed pitcher. O’Rear held the school record for wins in a season for five years before that mark was broken in 1992. He also spent one year as a student assistant coach and two years as a full-time assistant coach for the Cru baseball team. Originally from Waco, O’Rear is a graduate of Robinson High School. He and his wife, Julie, have three children, Ryan, Taylor and Reed. Taylor and her husband, John, a former UMHB soccer standout, have a son, James Randal. The O’Rears live in Belton and are members of First Baptist Church, Belton.

Randy Mann was promoted to Vice-President for Athletics in May of 2012 after serving as full-time Associate Athletic Director for four years. He spent the previous eight years serving as head men’s golf coach and associate AD. Coach Mann guided the Cru to the American Southwest Conference championship in 2008 and closed out his coaching career by guiding the Cru to the first NCAA Division III National Tournament berth in the program’s history. Mann also led the Cru to ASC championships in 2005 and 2001. The 2001 conference championship was the first conference title in the history of the UMHB men’s golf program. The Crusaders never finished lower than fourth in the ASC Tournament during Mann’s tenure in Belton. The Crusaders also narrowly missed earning the first NCAA Division III National Championship berth in the program’s history in the spring of

2004, although Dillon Gooch qualified as an individual to become the first UMHB men’s golfer to compete in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. Coach Mann came to UMHB from Temple High School, where he spent seven years as head coach of the boys and girls golf teams. Coach Mann spent a total of 19 years teaching and coaching in the Temple Independent School District. He took the Temple boys golf team to four district titles and two district runner-ups finishes in his seven years as coach. In that same time, Coach Mann took the girls team to three district titles and three district runner-up finishes. The teams only missed the regional tournament once each during Coach Mann’s tenure. Randy Mann is a 1980 graduate of Tarleton State University in Stephenville, and he received his master’s degree from Tarleton in 1998. He and his wife, Caroline, have three sons, Mitchell, Michael, and Marshall.

rAndy MAnn, viCe President For AthletiCs

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heAd CoACh Pete Fredenburg

Pete Fredenburg is entering his 20th season as the only head coach in the history of the Uni-versity of Mary Hardin-Baylor football program. But he is much more than just the head coach of a National Champion, Freden-burg is also the architect of the most successful football pro-gram in the American Southwest Conference and a true national power. Hired in July of 1997, one year before the Cru opened play, Fredenburg was responsible for recruiting a staff and team, ordering uniforms and equipment and designing the field house. Once that foundation was put in place, Fredenburg quickly began building a winner on the field. UMHB qualified for the NCAA postseason in just its fourth season of play and the Cru won its first ASC Championship the following year. That hard work would culminate in the program’s first NCAA Division III Na-tional Championship with a 10-7 win over Wisconsin-Oshkosh in Stagg Bowl XLIV. The Cru is 196-38 under Fredenburg’s direction and he needs just four more wins to become the seventh active NCAA Division III head coach to reach 200 career victories. UMHB has not lost more than two regular season games since 1999 and the Cru has seven undefeated regular seasons. The Cru has posted a 157-11 regular season record since the 2000 season kicked off and UMHB has an all-time record of 127-16 in ASC play during Fredenburg’s ten-ure. He was named American Football Coaches Association Division III National Coach of the Year following the 2016 season. Fredenburg won Liberty Mutual Division III National Coach of the Year and American Football Monthly Magazine Division III National Coach of the Year honors after the 2013 campaign. Coach Fredenburg has taken the Cru to one National Championship, one national runner-up finish, 14 American Southwest Conference Championships and 15 NCAA Division III National Championship berths. In 19 seasons in Belton, he has coached three Gagliardi Trophy finalists or semifinalists, a Rimington Trophy winner, a Gilburg Award winner, an Elite 90 Award winner, 16 AFCA All-Americans, 115 All-Region selections, 352 ASC All-Conference players and 182 ASC Academic All-Conference honorees. UMHB has also produced two ASC Offensive Player of the Year, three ASC Special Teams Players of the Year, three ASC Freshmen of the Year, eight ASC Offensive Linemen of the Year, seven ASC Defensive Linemen of the Year and 12 ASC Defensive Players of the Year. UMHB was picked to win the ASC Championship in the league’s annual Pre-season Coaches and Media Poll this season and the Cru is a Preseason Top five pick in four different publications. UMHB will also enter the 2017 season ranked #1 in the country by D3football.com

for the first time in the history of the program. In addition to last season’s consensus #1 final ranking, the Cru has finished the year ranked #2 in the country four times in program history. Fredenburg earned his ninth AFCA Region III Coach of the Year honor following the 2016 season. Only three other coaches have won more in the history of that award. Fredenburg is also a nine-time ASC Coach of the Year, winning that award more than any other ASC coach.

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heAd CoACh Pete Fredenburg Fredenburg is a Central Texas native who grew up in Clifton. From 1980-1993, Fredenburg was an assistant coach under the legendary Grant Teaff at Baylor University. During his time at Baylor, Coach Fredenburg coached in the Cotton Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Copper Bowl, John Han-cock Bowl and two Bluebonnet Bowls. In 1990, Coach Fredenburg was named Southwest Con-ference Defensive Coach of the Year and he was also considered one of the top recruiters in the Southwest Conference during his tenure with the Bears. After leaving Baylor University, Coach Fredenburg spent one season at Louisiana State Uni-versity before becoming the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech University. He spent three seasons at Louisiana Tech before moving to UMHB to start building the Cru football program. In his collegiate coaching career, Coach Fredenburg has coached nearly 30 players who went on to play professionally. Coach Fredenburg started his coaching career at New Braunfels Canyon High School and he also served as an assistant coach at New Braunfels High School. His first head coaching job came at Giddings High School, where he spent three seasons before leaving to join Baylor University. Fredenburg is a 1970 graduate of Southwest Texas State University. He was a three-year letterman for the Bobcats football team as a defensive back and is a member of the Southwest Texas State University Athletics Hall of Honor. Coach Fredenburg’s wife, Karen, recently retired after serving as a professor in the Physical Education department at Baylor University. The Fredenburgs have three children, Kori, Denver and Cody, and have nine grandchildren. Kori and Denver are both graduates of Baylor, where Denver played baseball and served as a team captain. Kori has two children, Kaison and Cooper. Denver and his wife, Jill, have two daughters, Chloe and Lucy, and two sons, Pete and Hank. Cody is a graduate of UMHB. He was a four-year starter for The Cru at quarterback and was a Gagliardi Trophy finalist in 2003. Cody was the starting quarterback for the first UMHB football team to advance to the postseason and also quarterbacked the Cru to its first ASC Championship in 2002. Cody also served as UMHB’s offensive co-ordinator before entering private business. Cody and his wife, Lindsay, have two sons, Abbott and Gus, and a daughter, Annie James.

the Fredenburg FileeduCAtion: Southwest Texas State, 1970PersonAl: Married to Karen, 3 children, 9 grandchildrenCAreer reCord: 196-38 (19 seasons)titles: 1 NCAA Division III National Championship (2016), 14 ASC Championships (2002, 2003 (tri), 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (co), 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015(tri), 2016)nCAA PostseAson: 15 Appearances (32-14 record)CoAChing stoPs: New Braunfels Canyon HS, New Braunfels HS, Giddings HS, Baylor University, Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Fredenburg yeAr-by-yeAr

overAll ConFerenCe (PlACe)1998 3-7 2-5 (t-5th)1999 4-6 3-4 (t-4th)2000 9-1 8-1 (2nd)2001 8-2 7-1 (2nd)2002 10-1 9-0 (1st)2003 9-1 8-1 (t-1st)2004 13-2 8-1 (2nd)2005 9-2 7-1 (1st)2006 10-3 8-0 (1st)2007 12-2 8-0 (1st)2008 12-2 8-0(1st)2009 10-2 7-1 (t-1st)2010 12-1 8-0 (1st)2011 12-1 8-0 (1st)2012 13-1 7-0 (1st)2013 13-1 6-0 (1st)2014 11-1 5-0 (1st)2015 11-2 4-1 (t-1st)2016 15-0 6-0 (1st)Totals 196-38 127-16

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lArry hArMon - deFensive CoordinAtor Larry Harmon is in his 16th season as UMHB’s defensive coordinator after spend-ing three years coaching the Cru secondary. During his tenure as defensive coordinator, the UMHB defense has ranked among the nation’s best in total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense and pass efficiency defense. The Cru has also broken every major school defensive record since Coach Harmon joined the UMHB coaching staff. Under Harmon’s direction, the Cru defense has produced ten AFCA All-Americans and 11 ASC Defensive Players of the Year. Last year, The Cru led the ASC in every major defensive category and ranked among the national leaders in sacks. UMHB also led the nation in rushing de-fense in 2006. In addition to his defensive coordinator duties, Coach Harmon also works with UMHB’s kick return and kick coverage teams.

Coach Harmon spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Northwest Missouri State prior to joining UMHB. He helped guide the Bearcats to the NCAA Division II national championship in 1998. Coach Harmon also spent one season as an as-sistant coach at South Dakota State before moving to Northwest Missouri. Coach Harmon is a 1995 graduate of South Dakota State University. He was a four-year letterman as a strong safety for the Jackrabbits football team. Larry is pictured with his wife, Sandi, and the couple’s two children, Brett and Christopher.

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nAthAniel hogge - oFFensive line Nathaniel Hogge is in his fourth season as a full-time assistant coach with the Cru after joining the staff in July of 2014. Hogge will once again work with the offensive line after primarily working with running backs during his first season on campus. He is also involved with offensive game-planning for the Cru. UMHB produced the ASC Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2016. Coach Hogge is a 2002 graduate of Elon University and he played four years of football as an offensive lineman there. He started his coaching career as a student assistant at Elon before moving on to serving as a graduate assistant at the University of North Carolina and Oklahoma State University, where the Cowboys led the Big 12 in rushing in 2007. Hogge then spent four years as an assistant coach at The Citadel, working with wide receivers, tight ends and offensive line. Hogge then moved to Fork Union Military Academy for two

years. He was offensive coordinator his final season for a team that averaged 34 points per game. Hogge is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina.

stePhen lee - oFFensive CoordinAtor Stephen Lee is in his second season as offensive coordinator for the Cru after joining the staff in the spring of 2016. The team set new school records in every pass-ing category in his first year on the staff in 2016. Lee came to UMHB after spending the previous five season at West Texas A&M University. Lee served as the Buffaloes offensive coordinator for the last four of those seasons. WTAMU also set an NCAA Division II record for passing yardage in a season under his direction and earned a pair of postseason berths during his time on staff. Coach Lee is a 1993 graduate of Angelo State University and was a four-year let-terman for the Rams as a quarterback and fullback. He earned a Master’s from Western New Mexico. Lee has also made coaching stops at Howard Payne University, Western New Mexico University and Brenham High School. Lee and his wife, Molly, have four children, Jarrett, Jordan, Jacy and Katie. Jarrett played quarterback at LSU and signed with the San Diego Chargers. Lee is pictured with Katie and Molly.

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MArk CArey - deFensive line Mark Carey is in his first season as a full-time assistant after returning to his alma mater in the summer of 2017 and will work with the Cru defensive linemen this year. He returned to UMHB after spending the previous five seasons as co-defensive coordinator at Texas Lutheran University. Carey helped guide the Bulldogs to three straight SCAC Championships and his defenses were also nationally ranked in multiple categories in each of those seasons. He also spent two years as defensive line coach at TLU before he was promoted to coordinator. Coach Carey was a two-year letterman for the Cru as a tight end and later spent six years as an assistant coach at UMHB. The Cru won five ASC titles and advanced to the Stagg Bowl in 2004 with Carey on staff. He graduated from UMHB in 2006 and also earned his Master’s Degree from UMHB. Carey is pictured with his wife, Jessica, and the

couple’s two daughters, Theresa and Maria. Jessica is also a UMHB graduate and played volleyball.

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JACk Johnson - sPeCiAl teAMs CoordinAtor/lb’s Jack Johnson is in his third season as a full-time assistant after returning to his alma mater in the summer of 2015 and will coordinate UMHB’s special teams and work with linebackers this year. He returned to the Cru sidelines after spending the previous nine sea-sons as defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Bridgewater (VA) College. He helped guide the Eagles to a 59-31 record and Bridgewater led the ODAC in total defense, scoring defense, rush defense and pass defense during the 2014 season. Coach Johnson was a four-year letterman and starter for the Cru as a defensive end and was a member of the inaugural UMHB team in 1998. Johnson also spent four years as a student and graduate assistant coach with the Cru. He graduated from UMHB with a degree in exercise and sport science and then earned his Master’s degree in education from UMHB in May of 2005.

luke howArd - running bACks Luke Howard is in his third season as a full-time assistant coach with the Cru after join-ing the staff in June of 2015. Howard will primarily work with running backs and will also be involved with punters and the team’s strength and conditioning program. Coach Howard rejoined UMHB after spending 2014 as an assistant football coach and head golf coach at Cuero High School. He previously spent five years as a student and graduate assistant coach with the Cru. Howard worked mainly with receivers in that time, but also coached quarterbacks. UMHB was 60-6 during his tenure and lost just one regular season game. Howard graduated from UMHB in May of 2012 with a degree in Science and History. He earned a Master’s Degree in Sport Administration from UMHB in May of 2014. Howard is pictured with his wife, Savanna. Savanna Howard is also a graduate of UMHB.

steven thrAsh - wide reCeivers/heAd J.v. CoACh Steven Thrash is in his first season as a full-time assistant with the Cru after joining the UMHB coaching staff in the summer of 2017 and will work with the wide receivers and serve as head coach of the junior varsity program this year. Thrash came to UMHB after spending the previous four seasons as an assistant coach at Abilene Christian University. He has also coached at Texas A&M-Kingsville and Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College in his career. Coach Thrash was a four-year letterman as a wide receiver at Texas Lutheran Universi-ty. He was a three-year starter, an All-ASC selection and finished his career as the Bulldogs Division III era leader in career receptions. Thrash graduated from TLU with a degree in kinesiology in 2010 and also earned his Master’s of Education from Pittsburg State Uni-versity in 2014. Thrash is pictured with his wife, Chantel, and the couple’s two daughters, Tatum and Tinsley. Chantel Thrash is also a graduate of Texas Lutheran University.

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bAylor Mullins deFensive CoACh

Baylor Mullins is in his first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Cru after starring at safety and will work with the secondary this year. Mullins was an All-American and Gagliardi Trophy Semifinalist as a senior. Mullins finished his career as UMHB’s career leader in interceptions and is second in tackles. He was All-Conference at safety and punter. The Merkel native gradu-ated in 2017 with a degree in exercise and sport science.

niCk brACe deFensive CoACh

Nick Brace is in his first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Cru. He will primarily work with the defensive line this season. Brace is a 2012 graduate of St. John Fisher and is working on his MBA at UMHB. He was a four-year letterman at linebacker for the Cardinals. Brace was linebackers coach at Methodist Col-lege last season and has also coached at his alma mater, the University of Buffalo and Mansfield University.

MAtthew Cody deFensive CoACh

Matthew Cody is in his first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Cru after a standout four-year playing career. Cody will work with linebackers this season. He was a three-time All-ASC selection and ranks in UMHB’s top ten all-time in tackles. The League City native graduated from UMHB in 2017 with a degree in exercise and sport science.

JAke hArdCAstleoFFensive CoACh

Jake Hardcastle is in his first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Cru. He will work with the offensive line this season. Hardcastle was an Academic All-Conference center at Dixie State University and gradu-ated in 2015 with a degree in communica-tions. Hardcastle spent two years as a student coach at his alma mater and is working on a Master’s of Education in Sports Administra-tion at UMHB.

AAron kirby oFFensive CoACh

Aaron Kirby is in his first season as a gradu-ate assistant coach for the Cru and will work with running backs and special teams. Kirby graduated from McMurry University in 2016 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies and spent three years as an assistant for the War Hawks, spending two seasons as running backs coach and one year with the offensive line.. Kirby is working on a Master’s in Sports Admin-istration at UMHB and is married to Emilia.

Josh gonzAlesreCruiting CoordinAtor

Josh Gonzales is in his third season as a graduate assistant coach for the Cru. He works mainly as the program’s recruiting coordinator and with academics and community service. The Giddings native graduated from Texas A&M in 2015 with a degree in Sport Management and is working on his Master’s in business administra-tion at UMHB. Gonzales also played football at Giddings High School. He is the son of Marsha and Evan Gonzales and has two sisters, Jessica and Jaclyn.

MAson sAlMAns oFFensive CoACh

Mason Salmans is in his first season as a grad-uate assistant coach for the Cru and will work with quarterbacks and recruiting. Salmans gradu-ated from Fort Hays State in 2013 with degrees in organizational leadership and pre-physical therapy. He played quarterback at Fort Hays and Hutchison Community College. Salmans has coached at Tarleton State and Hodgeman County HS. He is a native of Hanston, Kansas.

hunter sChMidt deFensive CoACh

Hunter Schmidt is in his first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Cru after a standout four-year playing career. Schmidt will work with safeties this sea-son. He was an All-ASC safety last season and also played wide receiver in his career. The Hockley native graduated from UMHB in 2016 with a degree in history.

MAtthew tAlAMAntes oFFensive CoACh

Matthew Talamantes is in his first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Cru and will work with receivers and special teams. Talaman-tes graduated from Texas Christian University in 2013 with a degree in philosophy. He has coached at New Mexico Highlands and West Texas A&M and also spent three years as a stu-dent assistant at TCU. Talamantes also coached receivers for USA Football last season.

Cody zwerneMAnn ACAdeMiC CoordinAtor

Cody Zwernemann is in his first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Cru and will serve as academic coordinator, with commu-nity service and as liaison to injured players. Zwernemann graduated from Sam Houston State in 2017 with a degree in kinesiology. He was an intern offensive coach for the Bearcats for two years. He played quarterback and wide receiver at Giddings High School.

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Cru suPPort stAFF

dAryl hAusuMheAd AthletiC trAiner(dAryl is PiCtured with his wiFe, vAnessA, And his dAughter, kAy-

lee)

eMily PAtriCkAssistAnt AthletiC trAiner

dr. williAM hAMiltonteAM PhysiCiAn

dr. george bArtelsteAM PhysiCiAn

dAvid twilleAger video CoordinAtor

David Twilleager is in his eighth year as video coordinator for UMHB athletics and handles video needs for all 12 of the Cru’s athletic programs. He is a three-time CSVA Division III National Video Coordinator of the Year honoree. The Copperas Cove native also spent six years as an assistant in inventory and supply for the Cru. Twilleager is a 2008 graduate of UMHB and earned his Master’s from UMHB in 2009. He is pictured with his wife, Sarah, and their three children, Cadence, Liam and Elaine.

kAren goFF FootbAll oPerAtions

CoordinAtor The second person hired to work with Cru football, Karen Goff is in her 20th season with the program, handling many of the behind the scenes matters for UMHB football. She is a 2011 graduate of UMHB and her husband, Alex is also a UMHB graduate. The couple has four children and seven grandchildren.

ChAd widMer inventory/suPPly MAnAger

Chad Widmer has been with UMHB football since the program’s inaugural season and became full-time Inventory/Supply Manager for Cru Athletics upon his graduation. Widmer is responsible for equipment needs for all 12 Cru ath-letic programs. He is a six-time District VII Equipment Manager of the Year. Widmer is a 2001 graduate of UMHB and is pictured with his wife, Kelli.

ryAn CAntrell deFensive CoACh

Ryan Cantrell is in his second season as a student assistant coach for the Cru after serving as a reserve offensive lineman as a freshman. He will mainly work as an assis-tant to the defensive line coach. The Frisco native is majoring in history at UMHB.

CAMeron PierCe oFFensive CoACh

Cameron Pierce is in his first season as a student assistant coach for the Cru and he will mainly work as an assistant to the of-fensive line coach. He played two years of football at SAGU and has been a volunteer coach at three high schools. The Granger native is majoring in exercise physiology at UMHB. Pierce is married to Calli.

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uMhb returnee rosterNo. Name Pos Cl-Ex Ht. Wt. Hometown (School)

1 Bryce Wilkerson WR Sr.-3L 5-8 165 Tyler, TX (Lee HS)2 Kris Brown CB Sr.-3L 5-10 175 Sealy, TX (Sealy HS)3 Rozzell Barber-Harris CB Jr.-2L 5-7 160 Houston, TX (C.E. King HS)4 Reggie Wilson DB Sr.-2L 5-8 175 Houston, TX (Dobie HS)5 Tevin Jones LB Jr.-1L 6-0 210 Belton, TX (Belton HS)6 Santos Villarreal LB Jr.-2L 5-11 195 McAllen, TX (Veterans Memorial HS)9 Derek Sides WR Jr.-1L 5-11 175 Graham, TX (Graham HS)10 T.J. Josey QB/WR Jr.-2L 6-2 210 Angleton, TX (Angleton HS)11 Michael Collins WR Jr.-1L 6-0 175 Houston, TX (Dobie HS)12 DeNerian Thomas WR Jr.-2L 5-9 175 Mart, TX (Mart HS)13 John Mowery K/P Sr.-2L 6-1 200 Cedar Park, TX (Leander HS)14 Holten Einkauf TE Jr.-1L 6-2 200 Sealy, TX (Sealy HS)15 Kyle Jones QB So.-1L 5-11 190 Giddings, TX (Giddings HS)16 Reginald Cole DB Jr.-2L 6-2 185 Houston, TX (Dobie HS)17 Zane Boles QB/TE Jr.-2L 6-5 220 Henderson, TX (Henderson HS)18 Chris Jones LB So.-1L 5-10 215 Belton, TX (Belton HS)20 Jonel Reed WR So.-1L 6-2 205 Fort Worth, TX (Boswell HS)\21 Markeith Miller RB Jr.-1L 5-10 220 Garland, TX (Garland/Midwestern St.)22 Justis Kelly LB Sr.-2L 5-8 180 Lovelady, TX (Lovelady HS)23 Tommy Brown LB Jr.-2L 6-0 210 Fulshear, TX (Seven Lakes HS)24 Jalen Martin DB Jr.-RS 6-0 195 Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS)25 Raylon Hickey CB Jr.-2L 5-11 180 Giddings, TX (Giddings HS)26 Dusty Nalley DB Jr.-1L 5-11 190 Bastrop, TX (Bastrop/Hastings Coll.)33 D’Andre Jackson DB Jr.-2L 6-0 195 Houston, TX (Clear Brook HS)40 De Jackson LB So.-RS 6-0 215 Lindale, TX (Lindale HS)41 Ajay Fanene DE Sr.-1L 6-2 280 Riverside, CA (La Sierra/Riverside CC)51 DeJuan Ramirez OL So.-1L 6-3 280 Brenham, TX (Brenham HS)55 Colton Hall OL Jr.-2L 6-4 270 Liberty Hill, TX (Liberty Hill HS)57 Joey Longoria DT So.-1L 6-1 275 Pearland, TX (Pearland HS)60 Andrew Doster OL Sr.-3L 6-6 285 League City, TX (Clear Springs HS)61 Sean Gil OL So.-RS 6-0 280 Mansfield, TX (Mansfield HS)63 Lane Smith OL Jr.-1L 6-3 285 Franklin, TX (Franklin HS)64 Eric Blair, Jr. OL Jr.-1L 6-2 300 DeSoto, TX (DeSoto/TVCC)70 Lucas Plate OL So.-JV 6-4 275 New Caney, TX (Splendora HS)73 Justin Brister OL Jr.-2L 6-2 290 Jourdanton, TX (Jourdanton HS)74 Tivyronne White OL Sr.-2L 6-2 275 Humble, TX (Nimitz HS)75 Corbin Campitelli OL Sr.-3L 6-5 295 Dallas, TX (Parish Episcopal HS)77 Griffin Lemley OL Fr.-RS 6-2 240 Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS)86 Caleb Chadwell K/P So.-1L 6-0 190 Bullard, TX (Brook Hill School)90 C.J. White DE Jr.-1L 6-1 235 Plano, TX (East HS)93 Colby Wilganowski DE Sr.-2L 6-1 230 Bremond, TX (Bremond HS)94 Jordan Millar DE Sr.-2L 6-0 225 Gause, TX (Milano HS)95 Trey Potter DT So.-1L 5-11 270 Ore City, TX (Ore City HS)96 Haston Adams DT Sr.-3L 6-5 295 Beckville, TX (Beckville HS)98 Elijah Cross DT So.-RS 5-10 235 Sonora, TX (Sonora HS)99 Brazos Fuller DT Sr.-3L 6-1 260 Alvarado, TX (Alvarado HS) Kody Allen OL Fr.-RS 6-4 240 Austin, TX (Westlake HS) Christian Applewhite DE So.-1L 6-2 240 Houston, TX (Spring Westfield HS) Chris Bellow OL So.-JV 6-3 280 Katy, TX (Seven Lakes HS) Seth Blankenship WR So.-JV 5-7 150 Sugar Land, TX (Home School) James Collins OL Jr.-1L 6-5 250 Harker Heights, TX (Salado HS) Aaron Conkleton WR Jr.-JV 5-10 190 New Boston, TX (New Boston HS) Cooper Cox DS Jr.TR 6-1 220 Lorena, TX (Lorena HS)

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uMhb returnee rosterNo. Name Pos Cl-Ex Ht. Wt. Hometown (School)

Trace Darnell OL So.-JV 6-3 265 Alvin, TX (Alvin HS) Darius Dorsey DB So.-JV 5-10 175 Mexia, TX (Mexia HS) Cole Dunaway WR So.-JV 6-1 195 Boerne, TX (Boerne HS) Justin Elmore DB So.-JV 5-7 160 San Antonio, TX (Taft HS) Jimario Grounds DB Jr.-JV 6-2 180 Hallettsville, TX (Hallettsville HS) Michael Howell DB So.-JV 5-10 175 Schertz, TX (Clemens HS) Maurice James OL Jr.-JV 5-10 295 Converse, TX (Judson HS) Cort Laird WR So.-JV 6-0 180 Katy, TX (Faith West Academy) Braden Letney TE So.-JV 6-1 220 Spring, TX (Oak Ridge HS) Nate Long QB Sr.-JV 6-0 200 Waco, TX (Mission Bay HS) Mike Louissaint LB So.-JV 5-11 180 Elmont, NY (Sewanhaka HS) Dillon Love DB So.-JV 5-8 160 Katy, TX (Seven Lakes HS) Jake Miller DB So.-1L 5-9 175 Rockdale, TX (Thorndale HS) Payton Nance DB So.-JV 5-10 185 Comanche, TX (Comanche HS) Brody Owens DB So.-JV 5-10 180 Barry, TX (Blooming Grove HS) Logan Pool OL So.-JV 6-3 290 Buda, TX (Hays HS) Devin Ramos WR Sr.-JV 6-2 190 Allen, TX (Briar Woods HS) Terrance Ratliff LB Jr.-JV 5-10 200 Waco, TX (Connally HS/SHSU) Jacari Reed LB So,-JV 5-10 205 Beckville, TX (Beckville HS) DeVante Rhodes CB So.-JV 5-9 160 Amarillo, TX (Amarillo HS) David Rodriguez DE So.-JV 5-11 230 El Paso, TX (Jefferson HS) Stephen Rowe RB So.-JV 5-10 225 Texas City, TX (Clear Brook HS) Gary Ruckman TE So.-JV 6-4 240 San Antonio, TX (Indian River HS) Alvaro Saenz QB So.-JV 5-11 185 Benavides, TX (Santa Gertrudis HS) Khevon Shepard DE Fr.-RS 6-1 225 Brenham, TX (Brenham HS) Bronsyn Smith DT So.-JV 5-10 260 Grand Prairie, TX (Lake Ridge HS) David Smith DE So.-JV 6-3 245 Beeville, TX (A.C. Jones HS) Noah Stebens OL So.-JV 6-1 285 China Spring, TX (China Spring HS) Austin Stufflebean WR Jr.-JV 6-4 205 Stephenville, TX (Stephenville HS) Demetrius Taylor WR Jr.-JV 6-2 190 Dickinson, TX (Clear Falls HS) Clayton Wachsmann LB So.-JV 5-10 220 Georgetown, TX (Rouse HS) Noah Wells WR Fr.-RS 6-3 200 La Vernia, TX (La Vernia HS) Robbie West CB So.-JV 5-11 180 Teague, TX (Teague HS) Robert Woods DE Fr.-RS 5-11 235 Spring Branch, TX (Canyon Lake) Eric Wright DE So.-JV 6-0 240 Prairie View, TX (Waller HS) Brandon Zientek LB Jr.-2L 6-1 220 Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS)

PronunCiAtion guide

Haston Adams................................................................................ HAY-stun Rozzell Barber-Harris .....................................................................ROZ-ell Holten Einkauf ........................................................................ EYEN-cough Ajay Fanene ............................................................................fah-NAY-NAY Raylon Hickey ...............................................................................RAY-lunn Mike Loussaint ............................................................................ LOO-saint Jalen Martin ..................................................................................... JAY-lun Jordan Millar................................................................................ MILL-are Jonel Reed ...................................................................................... JOHN-ell DeNerian Thomas ..............................................................duh-near-EE-un Santos Villarreal ...................................................san-TOES vill-UH-ree-al Tivyronne White.........................................................................tuh-VY-run Colby Wilganowski .................................................... WILL-gun-OW-skee Brandon Zientek ........................................................................... ZEN-tech

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Cru senior returnees

60 • Andrew Doster • OL6-6, 285, Sr. (3L)

League City, TX (Clear Springs HS) Andrew should challenge for a starting job this season after serving as a key reserve the last three seasons. 2016: Academic All-ASC selection ... appeared in 12 games as a reserve offensive lineman ... spent most of the season at guard. 2015: Academic All-ASC selection ... appeared in 11 games as a reserve offensive lineman. 2014: Appeared in one game as a

reserve offensive lineman. 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt at Trinity Valley Community College. High School: All-County and All-District football player at Clear Springs High School. Personal: Son of Elizabeth and Daniel Doster ... born June 23, 1994 ... majoring in business.

96 • Haston Adams • DT6-5, 295, Sr. (3L)

Beckville, TX (Beckville HS) Haston is a Preseason All-American and ASC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and he should be one of the keys to the Cru defense this season. 2016: D3football.com All-American Second Team ... D3foot-ball.com All-South Region First Team ... All-ASC First Team selection ... started 14 games and appeared in all 15 at defensive

tackle ... posted 53 total tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks ... returned fumbles for touchdowns against Linfield and ETBU ... recorded a season-high seven tackles in win over Redlands ... added a season-high 2.5 sacks in that game. 2015: All-ASC Second Team selection ... started all 13 games at defensive tackle ... posted 50 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks ... had a season-high seven tackles against Belhaven and set a then school-record with 4.5 sacks in that game .. had at least a half-tackle for loss in 11 of the Cru’s 13 games. 2014: Started two games and appeared in all 12 at defensive tackle ... recorded 16 total tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss ... had four tackles against Linfield. High School: All-District football and basketball player at Beckville High School ... also lettered in track ... state qualifier in shot put and Regional qualifier in discus. Personal: Son of Angela and Gerald Adams ... born July 10, 1996 ... majoring in sport management.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2014 16 8 8 4.5-16 0.5-4 0 02015 50 28 22 16.0-73 10.5-65 0 12016 53 24 29 17.5-58 5.5-24 0 3Totals 119 60 59 38.0-147 16.5-93 0 4

2 • Kris Brown • CB5-10, 175, Sr. (3L)

Sealy, TX (Sealy HS) Kris is a team captain and should be one of the Cru’s top defenders this season as he continues to recover from a devastating knee injury. 2016:Appeared in 11 games and started one at corner back ... recorded 30 tackles, intercepted three passes and broke up three more ... had a season-high seven tackles in the playoff victory over Linfield ... returned

an interception for a touchdown in season-opener against OWU ... had another touchdown return called back at HPU. 2015: Received a medical hardship waiver after sitting out the season with an injury. 2014: Second Team All-ASC selection ... started 11 games at cornerback ... third on the team with 64 tackles and led the Cru with five interceptions and 12 pass break-ups ... added 7.5 tackles for loss, one sack and a 65-yard fumble return for a touchdown ... recorded a season-high 11 tackles in the win over LC ... had 2.0 tackles for loss in two different games and intercepted a pass in five separate games ... returned a fumble 65 yards for a score against ETBU. 2013: Appeared in 12 game as a reserve cornerback and posted 13 total tackles ... added 3.5 tackles for loss and an interception ... posted season highs with three tackles in two different games. High School: All-District football player at Sealy High School ... was also an All-State performer in track and All-Region in basketball. Personal: Son of Anastasia and Demond Brown ... born December 19, 1994 ... majoring in sport management.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2013 13 8 5 3.5-8 0-0 1 12014 64 43 21 7.5-25 1.0-8 5 122016 30 20 10 3.0-4 0-0 3 3Totals 107 71 36 14.0-37 1.0-8 9 16

75 • Corbin Campitelli • OL6-5, 295, Sr. (3L)

Dallas, TX (Parish Episcopal) Corbin is a two-year starter on the of-fensive line and should be one of the anchors at offensive tackle for the Cru this season. 2016: All-ASC Honorable Mention selection ... started and appeared in all 15 games ... split this season between offensive tackle and offensive guard. 2015: Started all 13 games, splitting the season between offensive tackle

and offensive guard. 2014: Started three games and appeared in all 12 at offensive tackle. High School: All-State football player at Parish Episco-pal High School ... was also an All-District baseball player. Personal: Son of Dawn and Tom Campitelli ... born July 31, 1996 ... majoring in sport management.

41 • Ajay Fanene • DE6-2, 280, Sr. (1L)

Riverside, CA(La Sierra HS/Riverside CC)

Ajay played his way into the starting lineup at defensive end last season and he could continue to develop into a dominating force this year. 2016: All-ASC First Team selection ... started eight games and appeared in 11 while splitting the season between de-fensive tackle and defensive end ... posted 25

total tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks ... recorded a season-high six tackles at HPU ... intercepted a screen pass to preserve Semifinal win over Mount Union. 2012-13: Played two years of football at Riverside Community College. High School: Played his high school football at La Sierra High School while still learning the sport. Personal: Born June 5, 1993 ... nephew of Anatota Paulo ... majoring in general studies.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2016 25 17 8 11.5-66 6.0-47 1 2

Cru Football - ASC Champions2002, 2003 (Tri-Champions), 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (Co-Champions), 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,

2015 (Tri-Champions), 2016 (Champions)

Cru Football - NCAA Appearances2001, 2002, 2004 (National Runners-Up), 2005, 2006, 2007 (Semifinalist), 2008 (Semifinalist), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (Semifinalist), 2013 (Semifinalist), 2014,

2015, 2016 (National Champions)

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Cru senior returnees99 • Brazos Fuller • DT6-1, 260, Sr. (3L)

Alvarado, TX (Alvarado HS) Brazos stepped into the starting lineup and was a productive defensive tackle last season. He should continue to grow into a force on the defensive front this year. 2016: All-ASC Second Team selection ... started all 15 games at defensive tackle ... recorded 67 total tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks ... recorded a career-high 10 tackles in playoff

win over Linfield ... had 1.5 sacks against Redlands. 2015: Academic All-ASC selection ... started two games and appeared in 12 ... posted 39 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks ... had a career-high seven tackles against Huntingdon ... recorded two sacks against both Millsaps and Belhaven. 2014: Appeared in six games at defensive tackle ... recorded 10 total tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss ... added 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and fumble recovery ... had four tackles against HPU. High School: All-County and All-District football player at Alvarado High School ... won team’s defensive MVP award ... also lettered in baseball, track and powerlifting. Personal: Son of Dawn and Curtis Raby ... born September 23, 1995 ... majoring in accounting.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2014 10 3 7 3.5-19 1.5-12 0 02015 39 10 29 10.0-48 6.0-41 0 02016 67 25 42 13.5-47 5.0-31 0 5Totals 116 38 78 27.0-114 12.5-84 0 5

22 • Justis Kelly • LB5-8, 180, Sr. (2L)

Lovelady, TX (Lovelady HS) Justis has a chance to contribute at line-backer this season after injuries limited him in 2016. He has also played running back and receiver in his career. 2016: Academic All-ASC selection ... appeared in four games as a special teamer and reserve linebacker. 2015: Sat out the season. 2014: Appeared in nine games as a wide receiver ... caught four

passes for 29 yards and carried once for one yard ... two of his catches came against HPU for 14 yards. 2013: Played for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District and Academic All-District as a football, basket-ball and baseball player at Lovelady High School ... was also a four-time state qualifier in track. Personal: Son of Camryn Jefferies ... born January 25, 1995 ... working on his Master’s of Exercise Physiology.Year Rec. Yards Avg. TD’s2014 4 29 7.2 0

94 • Jordan Millar • DE6-0, 225, Sr. (2L)

Gause, TX (Milano HS) Jordan has a chance to claim a starting job at defensive end this season after suffering through an injury plagued season last year. 2016: Appeared in five games, including the last four playoff games as a defensive end ... missed the first nine games of the year with an injury ... recorded two total tackles and added a tackle for loss in the regular season finale

against LC. 2015: Appeared in all 13 games as a fullback and special teams player ... returned a kickoff 69 yards for a touchdown against TLU ... caught a nine-yard TD pass against HPU and also had a nine-yard carry in that game ... caught a two-point conversion against OWU. 2014: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-State and All-District football player at Milano High School ... also lettered in base-ball, basketball and track. Personal: Son of Wendy and Jim Millar ... born March 11, 1995 ... majoring in engineering.

13 • John Mowery • PK6-1, 200, Sr. (2L)

Cedar Park, TX (Leander HS) John should continue to develop into one of the top kickers in the country after having a breakout junior season. He could also com-pete for the punting job. 2016: D3football.com All-South Region Third Team selection ... All-ASC First Team pick ... hit all 87 of his extra point attempts and connected on 9-17 field goals for 114 total points ... had a season-

long kick of 42 yards ... set an ASC record with 87 consecutive PAT’s converted ... kicked in 14 games ... averaged 56.5 yards on kickoffs and recorded eight touchbacks. 2015: Appeared in six games at kicker ... went 3-3 on field goals and 2-6 on extra points for 11 total points ... averaged51.3 yards on seven kickoffs. 2014: Spent the season playing for the Crujunior varsity. High School: All-District and Academic All-District foot-ball player at Leander High School ... also lettered in soccer, basketballand track. Personal: Son of Kellie and John Mowery ... born March 19,1996 ... majoring in sport management.Year XPM-XPA FGM-FGA Long Points2015 2-6 3-3 27 112016 87-87 9-17 42 114Totals 89-93 12-20 42 125

74 • Tivyronne White • OL6-2, 275, Sr. (2L)

Humble, TX (Nimitz HS) Tivyronne is a versatile player who will challenge for a starting job at a couple of posi-tions on the offensive line. He has been a key reserve each of the past two seasons. 2016: Academic All-ASC selection ... appeared in seven games and started one on the offensive line ... played center, guard and tackle during the season. 2015: Academic All-ASC selec-

tion ... appeared in four games as a reserve offensive lineman ... played center, guard and tackle. 2014: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: Academic All-District football player at Nimitz High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Veronica and Roy White ... born June 14, 1996 ... majoring in cellular biology/pre-medicine.

93 • Colby Wilganowski • DE6-1, 230, Sr. (2L)

Bremond, TX (Bremond HS) Colby played his way into a reserve role at defensive end last season and could battle for a starting job this year. 2016: Appeared in four games as a reserve defensive end ... recorded four total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... had a career-high three tackles in regular season finale against LC. 2015: Split the year between the varsity and Cru

junior varsity programs. 2014: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-State and District MVP as a football player at Bremond High School ... also lettered in baseball, tennis, golf and track. Personal: Son of Marilyn and Chad Wilganowski ... born November 16, 1995 ... majoring in engineering.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2016 4 2 2 1.5-8 1.0-7 0 0

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3 • Rozzell Barber-Harris • CB5-7, 160, Jr. (2L)

Houston, TX (C.E. King HS) Rozzell is in the mix for playing time at cornerback this year after spending the previous two seasons as a key reserve. 2016: Started three games and appeared in 10 at cor-nerback ... recorded 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and broke up a pass ... had a season-high four tackles in season opener against OWU. 2015: Appeared in 10 games at cornerback

... posted 10 tackles and broke up a pass ...posted four tackles against Belhaven. High School: All-District football player and Newcomer of the Year as a basketball player at C.E. King High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Angela and Delbert Harris ... born October 28, 1996 ... majoring in physical education.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2015 10 7 3 0.5-2 0-0 0 12016 10 6 4 1.5-10 0-0 0 1Totals 20 13 7 2.0-12 0-0 0 2

senior/Junior returnees1 • Bryce Wilkerson • WR

5-8, 165, Sr. (3L)Tyler, TX (Lee HS)

Bryce developed into a dynamic play-maker in his first season at wide receiver in 2016. He is also an explosive return man and should be one of the Cru’s top offensive threats this year. 2016:All-ASC Honorable Mention selection as a receiver and kick returner ... started all 15 games at receiver ... caught 52 passes for 686 yards and two

touchdowns ... ran for 63 yards and a touchdown ... averaged 11.9 yards per punt return and had two punt returns for touchdowns ... averaged 22.6 yards and added a kickoff return for a score ... caught seven passes for 160 yards and two TD’s against ETBU ... added 99 yards and two scores receiving in playoff win over Redlands. 2015: All-ASC Second Team selection ... started 12 games at cornerback ... posted 48 tackles, intercepted four passes and broke up seven more ... averaged 14.8 yards per punt return and returned two for touchdowns ... averaged 27.1 yards per kickoff return and added another TD return ... had nine tackles against HSU ... returned punts for TD’s against SRSU and Huntingdon ... kickoff return for a score came against TLU. 2014: Appeared in seven games at cornerback ... finished with 10 total tackles and two interceptions ... averaged 12.0 yards per kickoff return and 4.0 yards per punt return ... had four tackles against Linfield and both of his interceptions came against HPU. High School: Offensive MVP as a football player at Lee High School ... also lettered in powerlifting and track. Personal: Son of Lakundria Johnson and Byron Wilkerson ... born May 8, 1996 ... major-ing in sport management.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2014 10 8 2 0.5-1 0-0 2 02015 48 40 8 0.5-1 0-0 4 7Totals 58 48 10 1.0-2 0-0 6 7Year Rec. Yards Avg. TD’s2016 52 686 13.2 9

4 • Reggie Wilson • DB5-8, 175, Sr. (3L)

Houston, TX (Dobie HS) Reggie returns to safety this season after playing cornerback last year. He is a team captain and should be one of the leaders on defense for the Cru. 2016: All-ASC Honorable Mention selection ... started all 15 games at cornerback ... recorded 83 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and three interceptions ... added five pass break-ups and blocked a

punt for a touchdown in the playoff win over Wheaton ... added a career-high 15 tackles in that game ... had a 37-yard interception return against Belhaven ... returned a blocked punt for a TD against SRSU ... led the team with three blocked kicks on the season. 2015: Started 11 games and appeared in all 13 at safety ... posted 79 tackles and intercepted four passes ... tied for team lead with eight pass break-ups ... had career-high 12 tackles in regular season game with HSU and added 11 stops against Huntingdon. 2014: Appeared in eight games at defensive back ... finished with six total tackles and an interception ... had two tackles against HSU and his interception came against HPU. 2011: Spent the season at Alcorn State University. High School: All-District football player at Dobie High School ... also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Son of Michelle Escobar and Reggie Wilson ... born June 26, 1992 ... majoring in criminal justice.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2014 6 6 0 0-0 0-0 1 02015 79 47 32 4.0-8 0-0 4 82016 83 46 37 2.0-6 0-0 3 5Totals 168 99 69 6.0-14 0-0 8 13

64 • Eric Blair, Jr. • OL6-0, 300, Jr. (1L)

DeSoto, TX (DeSoto HS/TVCC) Eric is a powerful and experienced player who will battle for a starting job this season. He was a key reserve last year. 2016: Ap-peared in five games as a reserve offensive lineman ... spent most of the season at of-fensive guard, but can also play the other line positions. 2015: Played one season of football at Trinity Valley Community College. 2014:

Sat out the season as a redshirt at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. High School: Played his high school football at DeSoto High School. Personal: Son of Felecia and Eric Blair, Sr. ... born December 28, 1995 ... majoring in business management.

17 • Zane Boles • QB/TE6-5, 220, Jr. (2L)

Henderson, TX (Henderson HS) Zane returns to quarterback this season after spending last year as a tight end. He will compete for the starting job and could also take over as the Cru’s punter this season. 2016: NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner ... Aca-demic All-ASC selection ... appeared in seven games at tight end ... caught one pass for 15 yards ... averaged 42.5 yards on six punts and

put four of those kicks inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. 2015: Appeared in eight games at quarterback ... ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns ... was 16-32 passing for 155 yards ... ran for 40 yards and a score against Millsaps ... threw for 38 yards on five completions against HPU. High School: All-State and Academic All-State football player at Henderson High School ... All-District baseball player and state finalist in track ... also lettered in basketball. Personal: Son of Sandra and Keith Boles ... born June 27, 1996 ... majoring in pre-physical therapy.Year Att. Yards Avg. TD’s2015 20 134 6.7 2Year Att-Comp-Int Yards TD’s Effic.2015 32-16-2 155 0 78.2

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16 • Reginald Cole • CB6-2, 185, Jr. (2L)

Houston, TX (Dobie HS) Reginald will challenge for playing time at cornerback this season. He has also played wide receiver and linebacker in his career. 2016: Academic All-ASC selection ... ap-peared in 12 games as a reserve linebacker and defensive back ... recorded 22 tackles and broke up two passes ... had a season-

best five tackles against ETBU and recorded 2.5 tackles for loss against McMurry. 2015: Appeared in 11 games as a wide receiver ... caught five passes for 55 yards ... added two special teams tackles ... had two catches for 28 yards at LC. High School: Two-year letterman in football and track at Dobie High School. Personal: Son of Diane Cole ... born June 23, 1997 ... majoring in business management.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2016 22 16 6 3.0-4 0-0 0 2Year Rec. Yards Avg. TD’s2015 5 55 11.0 0

Cru Junior returnees73 • Justin Brister • OL6-2, 290, Jr. (2L)

Jourdanton, TX (Jourdanton HS) Justin will battle for a starting job on the offensive line after starting several games last season. He is expected to play guard but has the versatility to play several positions. 2016: Started three games and appeared in 13 as an offensive lineman ... spent most of the season at guard, but also played tackle. 2015: Ap-peared in three games as a reserve offensive

lineman. High School: All-District football player at Jourdanton High School ... was also a state qualifier in powerlifting and regional qualifier in track. Personal: Son of Delia and Clarence Brister ... born June 19, 1997 ... majoring in accounting.

23 • Tommy Brown • LB6-0, 215, Jr. (2L)

Fulshear, TX (Seven Lakes HS) Tommy will have a chance to take over as the Cru’s starting middle linebacker this season. He has been a top reserve each of the past two years. 2016: Appeared in 13 games and started one at linebacker ... recorded 38 total tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss ... inter-cepted one pass and broke up another ... had a career-high 13 tackles in the win at SRSU

... had 2.0 TFL against McMurry. 2015: Appeared in seven games at linebacker ... posted 16 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss ... recorded seven tackles against LC. High School: Two-time All-District football player at Seven Lakes High School ... also served as team captain. Personal: Son of Patti and Tim Brown ... born December 12, 1996 ... majoring in finance.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2015 16 11 5 3.0-4 0-0 0 02016 38 18 20 3.0-8 0-0 1 1Totals 54 29 25 6.0-12 0-0 1 1

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James Collins • OL6-5, 250, Jr. (1L)

Harker Heights, TX (Salado HS) James will have a chance to battle for a starting job on the offensive line this season. He fought injuries last season but should be healthy this year. 2016: Sat out the season with an injury suffered in the preseason. 2015: Appeared in one game at offensive tackle. 2014: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District

football player at Salado High School ... also lettered in powerlifting and track. Personal: Son of Lynn and Steve Collins ... born July 8, 1995 ... majoring in nursing.

11 • Michael Collins • WR6-0, 175, Jr. (1L)

Houston, TX (Dobie HS) Michael played his way into the receiver rotation last season and he should compete for a larger role this year. 2016: Appeared in 10 games as a reserve wide receiver ... caught four passes for 63 yards and a touchdown ... scored his touchdown against McMurry ... caught a season-long 25-yard pass at TLU. 2015: Spent the season playing for the Cru ju-

nior varsity. High School: Academic All-District football player at Dobie High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Laura Scott and Michael Collins, Sr. ... born January 4, 1992 ... majoring in multimedia and information technology.Year Rec. Yards Avg. TD’s2016 4 63 15.8 1

14 • Holten Einkauf • TE6-2, 205, Jr. (1L)

Sealy, TX (Sealy HS) Holten makes the move to tight end this season after serving as the Cru’s #3 quar-terback last year. 2016: Academic All-ASC selection ... appeared in three games at quar-terback ... ran for nine yards on six carries and was 0-1 passing. 2015: Spent the season play-ing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: Three-time All-District football and baseball player at Sealy High School ... also lettered

in basketball and track. Personal: Son of Lisa and Scott Einkauf ... born March 14, 1997 ... majoring in history.Year Att. Yards Avg. TD’s2016 6 9 1.5 0Year Att-Comp-Int Yards TD’s Effic.2016 1-0-0 0 0 0.0

55 • Colton Hall • OL6-4, 270, Jr. (2L)

Liberty Hill, TX (Liberty Hill HS) Colton is a two-year starter at center and should hold down that spot again this season. He can also play guard if needed. 2016: Academic All-ASC selection ... started 13 games and played in 14 at offensive center. 2015: Started 10 games and appeared in all 13 with most of those appearances coming at center. High School: All-State and Academic

All-State football player at Liberty Hill High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Denise and Eric Hansen ... born March 17, 1997 ... majoring in exercise physiology.

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24 • Jalen Martin • DB6-0, 195, Jr. (2L)

Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS) Jalen will challenge for playing time at safety after missing most of last season with an injury. 2016: Received a medical hardship waiver ... appeared in two games and posted two tackles before suffering a season-ending injury. 2015: Appeared in all 13 games ay defensive back ... recorded nine tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss ... had two tackles in two different games. 2014: Appeared in all 12

games at defensive back ... posted nine total tackles and broke up a pass ... had two tackles in two different games. High School: All-District football player at Cedar Ridge High School. Personal: Son of Carla and Marty Martin ... born June 9, 1996 ... majoring in sport management.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2014 9 6 3 0-0 0-0 0 12015 8 4 4 0.5-3 0-0 0 02016 2 1 1 0.5-1 0-0 0 0Totals 19 11 8 1.0-4 0-0 0 1

10 • T.J. Josey • QB/WR6-2, 210, Jr. (2L)

Angleton, TX (Angleton HS) T.J. could take over as the Cru’s starting quarterback this year after starring at wide receiver last season. He was voted ASC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. 2016: Started 14 games at wide receiver ... caught 52 passes for eight touchdowns and set new school record with 1,063 receiving yards ... tied UMHB record with three TD’s against

HPU ... had 181 yards at SRSU ... totaled 180 yards in the playoff win over Linfield ... posted 129 yards and two scores against TLU. 2015: Started three games at wide receiver before suffering a season-ending in-jury ... caught 11 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown ... had five catches for 60 yards against UWL and scored a TD against Belhaven ... received a medical hardship waiver. 2014: Appeared in nine games at quarterback ... ran for 154 yards and three touchdowns ... was 3-3 passing for 26 yards ... had a 54-yard scoring run at ETBU ... had a season-high four carries for 36 yards and a score at SRSU. High School: All-Area, All-District and Academic All-State football player at Angleton High School ... also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Son of Michelle and Thomas Josey ... born July 2, 1996 ... majoring in marketing.Year Att. Yards Avg. TD’s2014 18 154 8.6 3Year Att-Comp-Int Yards TD’s Effic.2014 3-3-0 26 0 172.8Year Rec. Yards Avg. TD’s2015 11 126 11.5 12016 52 1,063 20.4 8Totals 63 1,189 18.9 9

26 • Dusty Nalley • DB6-0, 195, Jr. (1L)

Bastrop, TX (Bastrop/Hastings) Dusty will battle for playing time at safety this season after serving as a top reserve last year. 2016: Appeared in all 15 games as a reserve safety ... posted 17 total tackles ... recorded a season-high five tackles at SRSU. 2015: Played one season of football at Hastings College. High School: All-District and Academic All-District football player at

Bastrop High School ... was also a Regional Qualifier in track and lettered in soccer. Personal: Son of Sue and Wayne Nalley ... born September 24, 1996 ... majoring in finance.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2016 17 12 5 0-0 0-0 0 0

25 • Raylon Hickey • CB5-11, 185, Jr. (2L)

Giddings, TX (Giddings HS) Raylon stepped into the starting lineup last season and should be one of the leaders in the secondary for the Cru again this year. 2016: Started 12 games and appeared in all 15 at cornerback ... recorded 58 tackles and four interceptions ... broke up six more passes ... had a season-high six tackles in three different games ... returned interceptions

for touchdowns against HPU and Wheaton. 2015: Started two games and appeared in 12 at cornerback ... posted 37 total tackles and tied for 2nd on the team with four interceptions ... broke up two other passes ... picked off two passes in his first collegiate game at OWU ... recorded season highs with six tackles against UWL and LC. High School: All-District football player at Giddings High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Jo Anna Ponce and Edward Hickey ... born October 6, 1996 ... majoring in exercise and sport science.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2015 37 24 13 0.5-1 0-0 4 22016 58 39 19 1.5-5 0-0 4 6Totals 95 63 32 2.0-6 0-0 8 8

33 • D’Andre Jackson • DB6-0, 195, Jr. (2L)

Houston, TX (Clear Brook HS) D’Andre played his way into the starting lineup last season and could lockup a starting job at safety again this year. 2016: Started six games and appeared in 14 at safety ... posted 42 tackles and intercepted two passes ... broke up another pass and added 2.5 tackles for loss ... recorded a career-high seven tackles in the Stagg Bowl win ... intercepted

passes against McMurry and LC. 2015: Started one game and appeared in all 13 at safety ... recorded 21 total tackles and broke up two passes ... recorded a season-high five tackles against SRSU. High School: All-District and team MVP as a football player at Clear Brook High School ... also lettered in baseball, basketball and track. Personal: Son of Felecia Williams ... born April 30, 1997 ... majoring in business management.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2015 21 13 8 0-0 0-0 0 22016 42 29 13 2.5-20 0-0 2 1Totals 63 42 21 2.5-20 0-0 2 3

5 • Tevin Jones • LB5-10, 210, Jr. (1L)

Belton, TX (Belton HS) Tevin was a major contributor at line-backer last season. He is the early favorite to claim the starting job at Will Linebacker and he can also play the middle. 2016: Academic All-ASC selection ... started three games and appeared in all 15 at linebacker ... posted 77 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss and a sack ... intercepted two passes and broke up another

... recorded a career-high 11 tackles and 2.0 TFL against ETBU ... inter-cepted passes against McMurry and Wheaton 2015: Spent the season with the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football player at Belton High School ... also lettered in powerlifting and track. Personal: Son of Michael Jones ... born September 28, 1996 ... majoring in pre-physical therapy.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2016 77 26 51 8.0-12 1.0-3 2 1

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90 • C.J. White • DE6-1, 235, Jr. (1L)

Plano, TX (East HS) C.J. will be counted on to compete for playing time in the defensive end rotation for the Cru this season. He has also played line-backer in his career. 2016: Appeared in two games as a reserve defensive end. 2015: Sat out the season on a medical hardship waiver. 2014: Appeared in two games and recorded one tackle as a linebacker. High School: De-fensive MVP as a football player at Plano East

High School. Personal: Son of Felecia and Cliff White ... born February 16, 1996 ... majoring in exercise physiology.

12 • DeNerian Thomas • WR5-9, 175, Jr. (2L)

Mart, TX (Mart HS) DeNerian is an explosive playmaker and should be a major factor for the Cru offense this season. 2016: Started one game and appeared in all 15 at receiver ... caught 44 passes for 367 yards and four touchdowns ... averaged 31.3 yard per kickoff return and had a 100-yard return for a score ... added 15 rushing yards and 22 punt return yards ...

had two TD catches against McMurry ... caught seven passes for 55 yards against Wheaton ... returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score against LC. 2015: Started five games and appeared in all 13 at receiver ... caught 41 passes for 517 yards and six touchdowns ... added 68 rushing yards and a TD on seven carries ... averaged 23 yards on kickoff returns and 8.0 yards on punt returns ... had 112 yards and a TD against Linfield and caught five passes for 100 yards and two scores against ETBU. High School: All-State and District MVP as a football player at Mart High School ... also lettered in baseball, basketball and track. Personal: Son of Wendia Thomas ... born August 6, 1996 ... majoring in sport management.Year Rec. Yards Avg. TD’s2015 41 517 12.6 62016 44 367 8.3 4Totals 85 884 10.4 10

Cru Junior returnees21 • Markeith Miller • RB5-10, 220, Jr. (1L)

Garland, TX (Garland HS/Mid-western State)

Markeith is a Preseason All-American and should be one of the Cru’s top offensive weapons this season. 2016: D3football.com All-America Third Team selection ... All-South Region Second Team selection ... All-ASC First Team pick ... started seven

games and appeared in all 15 at running back ... ran for 1,483 yards and 20 touchdowns on 212 carries ... added nine receptions for 93 yards and another score ... ran for 235 yards and three TD’s against Belhaven ... added 186 yards and three scores against Redlands ... posted six 100-yard rushing days during the season. 2015: Ran for 24 yards on six carries in limited action at Midwestern State University. High School: Honorable Mention All-State football player at Garland High School. Personal: Son of Debra and Gary Miller ... younger brother of former Cru standout running back Malcolm Miller ... born April 22, 1997 ... majoring in engineering.Year Att. Yards Avg. TD’s2016 212 1,483 7.0 9

9 • Derek Sides • WR5-10, 175, Jr. (1L)

Graham, TX (Graham HS) Derek should compete for a spot in the receiver rotation for the Cru this season. 2016: Split the season between the varsity and junior varsity ... saw time in four wide receiver sets. 2015: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District and Academic All-State football player at Graham High School ... also lettered

in basketball and track. Personal: Son of Cheryl and Robert Sides ... younger brother of former Cru safety Brian Sides ... born May 24, 1996 ... majoring in exercise and sport science.

63 • Lane Smith • OL6-3, 285, Jr. (1L)

Franklin, TX (Franklin HS) Lane will challenge for a starting job at offensive guard this season after serving as a top reserve last year. 2016: Academic All-ASC selection ... appeared in 10 games as a reserve offensive lineman ... also played tight end. 2015: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-State football player at Franklin High School ...

also lettered in basketball and baseball. Personal: Son of Charlyn and Robert Smith ... born January 20, 1997 ... majoring in engineering.

6 • Santos Villarreal • LB5-11, 195, Jr. (2L)

McAllen, TX (Veterans Memorial) Santos will compete for the starting job at Sam Linebacker this season. He has also played safety, quarterback and receiver. 2016: Appeared in one game and had one tackle on special teams. 2015: Appeared in four games at safety ... posted three total tackles ... two of those stops came in the win over Belhaven. High School: Two-time team MVP as a foot-

ball player at Veterans Memorial High School ... also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Son of Santos Villarreal, Jr. ... born April 21, 1996 ... majoring in International business.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2015 3 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 02016 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0Totals 4 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0

Brandon Zientek • TE6-1, 220, Jr. (2L)

Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS)

Brandon makes the move to tight end this season after spending his first two years with the Cru at linebacker. He will push for playing time at his new position. 2016: Appeared in one game as a reserve linebacker ... recorded a solo tackle in that contest. 2015: Appeared in one game and suited up for two more at

linebacker ... posted one tackle in the victory over HPU. High School: All-District and Academic All-District football player at Cedar Ridge High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Angela and Jimmy Zientek ... born March 5, 1997 ... majoring in sport management.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2015 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 02016 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0Totals 2 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0

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18 • Chris Jones • LB5-10, 215, So. (1L)

Belton, TX (Belton HS) Chris played his way into a reserve role at linebacker as a freshman. He should challenge for a starting job this season. 2016: Appeared in seven games at linebacker ... recorded 10 total tackles on the season ... had a season-high four tackles at SRSU. High School: All-District football player at Belton High School and also served as team captain. Personal:

Son of Michael Jones and younger brother of Cru linebacker, Tevin Jones ... born November 13, 1997 ... majoring in exercise physiology.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2016 10 5 5 0-0 0-0 0 0

61 • Sean Gil • OL6-0, 280, So. (1L)

Mansfield,TX(MansfieldHS) Sean is expected to be healthy again after missing all of 2016 with an injury. He will challenge for a starting job at offensive guard this season. 2016: Sat out the season with an injury suffered in the NCAA Quarterfinal loss at Linfield in 2015. 2015: Appeared in three games, mainly at offensive guard ... can also play center. High School: All-District football

player at Mansfield High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Barbara and Jorge Gil ... born August 7, 1996 ... majoring in business management.

98 • Elijah Cross • DT5-10, 235, So. (1L)

Sonora, TX (Sonora HS) Elijah should be healthy again after a foot injury cost him the entire 2016 season. He will battle for playing time at defensive tackle. 2016: Sat out the season on a medi-cal hardship waiver. 2015: Appeared in 11 games at defensive tackle ... recorded 10 total tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss ... recorded

four tackles and two tackles for loss against Millsaps. High School: All-District and Academic All-State football player at Sonora High School ... was also Defensive MVP honors... added letters in baseball, powerlifting and track. Personal: Son of Marie and Adolfo Valdez ... born January 14, 1997 ... majoring in finance.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2015 10 3 7 3.0-6 0-0 0 0

Christian Applewhite • DE6-2, 240, So. (1L)

Houston,TX(SpringWestfieldHS)

Christian played his way into the depth chart at defensive end last season and he will battle for a starting job this year. 2016: Appeared in 14 games as a reserve defensive end ... posted 21 total tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss ... recorded four total tackles against HPU ... had a half sack for his first collegiate

sack in playoff opener against Redlands. High School: Lettered in foot-ball and basketball at Westfield High School. Personal: Son of Monica and Darrion Applewhite ... born November 22, 1997 ... majoring in mass communications.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2016 21 6 15 2.0-5 0.5-1 0 0

86 • Caleb Chadwell • K/P6-0, 200, So. (1L)

Bullard, TX (Brook Hill School) Caleb could push John Mowery for the Cru’s placekicking job this season after serving as a reserve last year. He could also challenge for the punting job. 2016: Ap-peared in two games at kicker ... was 1-1 on extra points and missed his only field goal try to finish with one point ... averaged 47 yards on his two kickoffs. High School: All-State

football player at Brook Hill School ... also lettered in basketball, golf, soccer and track. Personal: Son of Suzan and Bud Chadwell ... born May 27, 1998 ... majoring in sport management.Year XPM-XPA FGM-FGA Long Points2016 1-1 0-1 0 1

Trace Darnell • OL6-3, 265, So. (1L)

Alvin, TX (Alvin HS) Trace is a talented player who has a chance to play his way into a significant role on the offensive line this season. 2016: Suited up for several games and appeared in one, against Hardin-Simmons. High School: Three-time All-District football player at Alvin High School. Personal: Son of Shelli and Kenneth Darnell ... born March 3, 1998 ... majoring in

physical education.

40 • De Jackson • LB6-0, 215, So. (1L)

Lindale, TX (Lindale HS) De was off to a promising start before injuries ended his season. He will be expected to compete for a starting job at linebacker this season. 2016: Appeared in three games at linebacker ... posted two tackles and a tackle for loss ... also recovered a fumble. 2015: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football

player at Lindale High School ... also lettered in basketball and baseball. Personal: Son of Phyllis and Haymond Jackson ... born October 22, 1996 ... majoring in pre-physical therapy.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2016 2 1 1 1.0-2 0-0 0 0

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Cru soPhoMore returnees15 • Kyle Jones • QB5-11, 190, So. (1L)

Giddings, TX (Giddings HS) Kyle will compete for the starting quarter-back job this season after serving as the Cru’s top reserve QB last year. 2016: Appeared in all 15 games at quarterback and also held on kicks ... was 25-39 passing for 197 yards and three touchdowns ... ran for 18 yards on nine carries ... was 10-16 for 92 yards and a TD against HPU ... also ran for a season-high 16

yards in that game ... added TD passes against McMurry and SRSU. High School: District MVP, All-State and Academic All-District football player at Giddings High School ... also earned All-District honors in basketball and baseball and lettered in track, as well. Personal: Son of Sandra and Chris Jones ... born October 21, 1997 ... majoring in exercise physiology.Year Att. Yards Avg. TD’s2016 9 18 2.0 0Year Att-Comp-Int Yards TD’s Effic.2016 39-25-3 197 3 116.5

57 • Joey Longoria • DT6-1, 275, So. (1L)

Pearland, TX (Pearland HS) Joey was a top reserve defensive tackle as a freshman. He should battle for a starting job this year. 2016: Started one game and appeared in 12 at defensive tackle ... posted 14 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss ... re-corded a season-high four tackles against LC. High School: All-District and Academic All-State football player at Pearland High School

... served as team captain and also lettered in powerlifting. Personal: Son of Brenda and Lupe Longoria, Jr. ... born December 18, 1996 ... majoring in computer science engineering.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2016 14 2 12 1.5-7 0-0 0 0

Jake Miller • DB5-9, 175, So. (1L)

Rockdale, TX (Thorndale HS) Jake saw limited time as a freshman, but will be counted on to challenge for a larger role this season. 2016: Appeared in one game at defensive back ... recorded one solo tackle and broke up a pass in the season opener against OWU. High School: All-District foot-ball and baseball player at Thorndale High School ... also lettered in track. Personal:

Son of Laura and Jayson Miller ... born April 18, 1997 ... majoring in finance.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2016 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 1

70 • Lucas Plate • OL6-4, 275, So. (JV)

New Caney, TX (Splendora HS) Lucas will compete for playing time on the offensive line this season. 2016: Suited up for several games as a reserve offensive lineman. High School: All-District football player at Splendora High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Carol and Danny Plate ... born May 24, 1997 ... major-ing in engineering.

95 • Trey Potter • DT5-11, 270, So. (1L)

Ore City, TX (Ore City HS) Trey played his way into a reserve role at defensive tackle last season and should challenge for a larger role this year. 2016: Appeared in two games at defensive tackle ... recorded a solo tackle in the win over McMurry. High School: All-District football player at Ore City High School ... also lettered in baseball, golf, powerlifting and track.

Personal: Son of Debbie and Lyle Potter ... born September 15, 1997 ... majoring in criminal justice.Year T S A TFL Sacks INT PBU2016 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

51 • DeJuan Ramirez • OL6-3, 280, So. (1L)

Brenham, TX (Brenham HS) DeJuan stepped right into the starting lineup as a freshman. He should continue to develop into an anchor on the offensive line for the Cru. 2016: Started 14 games at offensive tackle ... was only freshman to start a game on the offensive line. High School: All-District football player at Brenham High School ... also lettered in track. Personal:

Son of Antonia Prado ... born September 7, 1997 ... majoring in criminal justice.

20 • Jonel Reed • WR6-2, 205, So. (1L)

Fort Worth, TX (Boswell HS) Jonel played his way into the receiver rotation as a freshman. He will compete for a starting job this season. 2016: Appeared in six games as a reserve wide receiver ... caught four passes for 24 yards ... grabbed two passes for 16 yards in playoff win over Redlands. High School: All-District football and basketball player at Boswell High School ... was also a State Qualifier in track. Personal:

Son of Omayra Reed and Errol Bostic ... born April 18, 1998 ... majoring in engineering.Year Rec. Yards Avg. TD’s2016 4 24 6.0 0

78•GriffinLemley•OL6-2, 240, Fr. (RS)

Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS) Griffin played his way onto the depth chart on the offensive line last season before an injury ended the year. He should compete for playing time this season. 2016: Sat out the season on a medical hardship waiver. High School: All-District football player at Lake Travis High School. Personal: Son of Stephanie and Mark Lemley ... born October

19, 1997 ... majoring in business. management and marketing

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Michael Howell DB5-10 175 So. Schertz Michael is competing for a starting job at corner back this season. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football player at Clemens High School ... also lettered in base-ball and track. Personal: Son of Linda and Richard Howell ... born February 20, 1998 ... majoring in exercise and sport science.

Cru returnees

Aaron Conkleton WR5-10 190 Jr. New Boston Aaron could play his way into the rotation at receiver this year. 2016: Spent the season with the Cru junior varsity program. 2015: Sat out the season. 2014: Spent the season with the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football and basketball player at New Boston High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of LaSunda and Doug-las Conkleton ... born September 19, 1995 ...

majoring in exercise physiology.Cole Dunaway WR6-1 195 So. Boerne Cole has a chance to play his way into the rotation at slot receiver this season. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football player at Boerne High School ... also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Son of Shawna and Thom Dunaway ... born June 3, 1998 ... majoring in sport management.

Kody Allen OL6-4 250 Fr. Austin Kody should compete for playing time on the offensive line this season. 2016: Sat out the season on a medical hardship waiver. High School: All-District and Academic All-District football player at Westlake High School ... also lettered in track and wrestling. Personal: Son of Cathy and Gene Allen ... born December 30, 1997 ... majoring in busi-ness management.

Chris Bellow OL6-3 280 So. Katy Chris could compete for time on the offensive line this season. 2016: Spent the season with the Cru junior varsity program. High School: Played his high school football at Seven Lakes High School. Personal: Son of Shannon Bellow ... born July 10, 1998 ... majoring in health science.

Cooper Cox DS6-1 220 Jr. Lorena Cooper could become the Cru’s deep snapper this season. 2016: Sat out the season. 2013-14: Played two years of football at SAGU. High School: All-Region football player at Lorena High School ... also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Son of Shirley and Lance Cox ... born May 16, 1994 ... majoring in psychology.

Darius Dorsey DB5-10 175 So. Mexia Darius moves to safety this year after playing receiver as a freshman. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-State football player at Mexia High School ... State Qualifier in track ... All-Centex baseball player ... also lettered in powerlifting. Personal: Son of Natasha Murphy ... born November 30, 1997 ... ma-joring in pre-physical therapy.

Justin Elmore DB5-7 160 So. San Antonio Justin will battle for playing time at one of the safety spots this year. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football player at Taft High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Esmerelda El-more ... born March 24, 1998 ... majoring in exercise physiology.

Jimario Grounds DB6-1 190 Jr. Hallettsville Jimario moves to defensive back after spending the last two years at receiver. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. 2015: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-State football player at Hallettsville High School ... District MVP in basketball ... also lettered in baseball and track. Personal: Son of Judy Stevens ... born January 23, 1997 ... majoring in physical education.Maurice James OL5-10 295 Jr. Converse Maurice will challenge for playing time at offensive guard this year. 2016: Spent the sea-son playing for the Cru junior varsity. 2015: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: Played his high school football at Judson High School. Personal: Son of Latricia and Morris James ... born Feb-ruary 10, 1997 ... majoring in psychology.

Cort Laird WR6-0 180 So. Katy Cort could battle for playing time at receiver this season. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-State football player at Faith West Academy ... also lettered in baseball, soccer and track. Personal: Son of Heather and Trey Laird ... born July 10, 1997 ... majoring in business management.

Braden Letney TE6-1 220 So. Spring Braden makes the move from quarterback to tight end this season. 2016: Spent the sea-son with the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football player at Oak Ridge High School ... also lettered in baseball and track. Personal: Son of Yvonne and Dewayne Letney ... born March 23, 1998 ... majoring in business management.

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Payton Nance DB5-10 185 So. Comanche Payton could compete for a starting job this season. 2016: Appeared in one game and had one tackle on varsity. High School: All-State football player at Comanche High School ... District MVP as a baseball player ... also lettered in basketball, powerlifting and track. Personal: Son of Christy Hill and Jason and Tessa Nance ... born October 20, 1997 ... majoring in biology.

Dillon Love DB5-8 160 So. Katy Dillon will battle for time at cornerback this year. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: Lettered in football and track at Seven Lakes High School. Personal: Son of Wanda and Keith Hawkins and Tracy Love ... born April 12, 1998 ... majoring in film studies and graphic design.

Terrance Ratliff LB5-10 200 Jr. Waco Terrance will battle for playing time at will linebacker this season. 2016: Suited up for several games at linebacker. 2015: Sat out the season. 2014: Played one season of football at Sam Houston State University. High School: All-District football player at Connally High School. Personal: Son of Kristy Gatlin ... born October 21, 1993 ... majoring in exercise physiology.

Logan Pool OL6-3 290 So. Buda Logan is competing for a starting job at offensive guard this year. 2016: Spent the sea-son with the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football player at Hays High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Kimbroly and Curt Pool ... born March 30, 1998 ... majoring in multimedia and informa-tion technology.

DeVante Rhodes DB5-9 160 So. Amarillo DeVante should be a key reserve at corner back this season. 2016: Spent the season play-ing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football player at Amarillo High School. Personal: Son of Shanequa Green and Dominic Rhodes ... born March 30, 1995 ... majoring in history.

David Rodriguez DE5-11 230 So. El Paso David could battle for a spot in the defensive end rotation this year. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football player at Jefferson High School ... also lettered in track and wrestling. Personal: Son of Josefina and Jesus Rodriguez ... born July 16, 1998 ... majoring in computer science.

Jacari Reed LB5-10 205 So. Beckville Jacari could play his way into a starting role this season. 2016: Spent the season play-ing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-State football player at Beckville High School ... also lettered in baseball, basket-ball and track. Personal: Son of Oshelia Buchanan ... born December 30, 1997 ... majoring in physical education.

Brody Owens DB5-10 180 So. Barry Brody should battle for playing time in the secondary this season. 2016: Spent the sea-son with the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-State and Academic All-District football player at Blooming Grove High School ... also lettered in baseball and basketball. Per-sonal: Son of Lee and Rusty Owens ... born January 21, 1998 ... majoring in finance.

Stephen Rowe RB5-10 225 So. Texas City Stephen could challenge for carries at running back this season. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: Three-time All-District football player at Clear Brook High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Toni and Gene Rowe, Jr. ... born July 23, 1998 ... ma-joring in business management and finance.

Nathan Long QB6-0 200 Sr. Waco Nathan will compete for snaps at quarterback this season. 2016: Spent the season with the Cru junior varsity. 2015: Sat out the season with an injury. 2014: Spent the season with the Cru junior varsity. 2013: Spent the season at South-western College in California. High School: All-District and Offensive MVP as a football player at Mission Bay High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Cheryl and Kieth Long

... born January 30, 1993 ... majoring in business management.

Mike Louissaint LB5-11 180 So. Belton Mike will challenge for time after mov-ing to linebacker this year. 2016: Spent the season with the Cru junior varsity. High School: Lettered in football, lacrosse and basketball at Sewanhaka High School. Personal: Son of Jean Louissaint ... born August 12, 1998 ... majoring in biology.

Devin Ramos WR6-2 190 Sr. Allen Devin has a chance to contribute at wide re-ceiver this season. 2016: Spent the season with the Cru junior varsity. 2015: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. 2013: Played football at Shippensburg State. High School: All-District football player at Briar Woods High School ... also lettered in basketball. Personal: Son of Lara and Victor Favella and Ray Ramos ... born September 27, 1994 ... majoring in busi-ness marketing.

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Cru returneesAlvaro Saenz QB5-11 185 So. Benavides Alvaro will battle for a spot at quar-terback this year. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District and Academic All-District football player at Santa Gertrudis Academy High School ... also lettered in baseball. Personal: Son of Zaida and Armando Saenz ... born July 2, 1998 ...

majoring in pre-veterinary medicine.

Gary Ruckman TE6-4 240 So. San Antonio Gary has a chance to take over as starting tight end this year. 2016: Spent the season with the junior varsity. High School: All-District football player at Indian River High School ... also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Son of Aurora and Juan Rodriguez ... born April 7, 1997 ... majoring in criminal justice.

David Smith DE6-3 245 So. Beeville David will challenge for time at defensive end. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football player at Jones High School ... also lettered in powerlifting and track. Personal: Son of Mary Smith ... born July 3, 1998 ... majoring in criminal justice.

Noah Stebens OL6-1 285 So. China Spring Noah will fight for time on the offensive line this year. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-State football player at China Spring High School ... also lettered in powerlifting and track. Personal: Son of Chris Stebens ... born September 15, 1997 ... majoring in exercise physiology.

Robbie West DB5-11 180 So. Teague Robbie moves to the secondary this season. 2016: Spent the season with the Cru junior varsity. 2015: Sat out the season on a medical hardship waiver. High School: All-State football player at Teague High School ... also lettered in baseball, basketball and track. Personal: Son of Vicki and John West ... born October 2, 1996 ... majoring in business marketing.

Robert Woods DE5-11 235 Fr. Spring Branch Robert will compete for time at defensive end now that he is healthy. 2016: Sat out the season with an injury. High School: All-District football player and Defensive MVP at Canyon High School ... also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Son of Jac-quelyn and Rufus Woods III ... born April 28, 1998 ... majoring in computer engineering.

Eric Wright DE6-0 240 So. Prairie View Eric moves to defensive end this season after playing running back last year. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: Three-time All-District football player at Waller High School ... also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Son of Kathryn and Derrick Wright ... born May 19, 1998 ... majoring in criminal justice.

Khevon Shepard DE6-1 225 Fr. Brenham Khevon is healthy again and ready to compete for a starting job. 2016: Sat out the season on a medical hardship waiver. High School: Two-time All-State football player at Brenham High School. Personal: Son of Laneeta Jackson ... born January 12, 1998 ... majoring in business.

AustinStufflebean WR6-4 205 Jr. Stephenville Austin will challenge for time at wide receiver this year. 2016: Spent the season playing with the Cru junior varsity. 2015: Spent the season playing with the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football player at Stephenville High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Lisa and Doug Stufflebean ... born January 3, 1997 ... majoring in finance.

Demetrius Taylor WR6-2 190 Jr. Dickinson Demetrius could battle for playing time at receiver this season. 2016: Spent the season playing with the Cru junior varsity. 2015: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: All-District football player at Clear Falls High School ... also lettered in basketball. Personal:

Son of Latasha Poole ... born September 18, 1997 ... majoring in business management.

Clayton Wachsmann LB5-10 220 So. Georgetown Clayton could compete for time at linebacker. 2016: Spent the season playing for the Cru junior varsity. High School: Academic All-District football player at Rouse High School ... also lettered in track. Personal: Son of Felicia and Skip Wachsmann ... born September 8, 1998 ... majoring in marketing.

Noah Wells WR6-3 200 Fr. La Vernia Noah could compete for playing time now that he is healthy again. 2016: Sat out the season on a medical hardship waiver. High School: All-District and Academic All-State football and basketball player at La Vernia High School ... Regional Qualifier in track. Personal: Son of Patsy and Marty Wells ... born April 16, 1997 ... majoring in business computer information systems.

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2016 PostseAson honors

2016 uMhb PostseAson FootbAll honors

CliFF hArris AwArd FinAlistS/P Baylor Mullins

gAgliArdi troPhy seMiFinAlistS/P Baylor Mullins

AP little All-AMeriCAnDB Baylor Mullins (1st Team)DE Teidrick Smith (2nd Team)

AFCA All-AMeriCAnDE Teidrick Smith (1st Team)

OG Broderick Jenkins (2nd Team)DB Baylor Mullins (2nd Team)

AFCA nAtionAl CoACh oF the yeArPete Fredenburg

AFCA region iii CoACh oF the yeArPete Fredenburg

d3FootbAll.CoM nAtionAl dPoyDE Teidrick Smith

d3FootbAll.CoM All-AMeriCAnOT Connolly Fuller (1st Team)

OG Broderick Jenkins (1st Team)DB Baylor Mullins (1st Team)DE Teidrick Smith (1st Team)DT Haston Adams (2nd Team)LB Keith Reineke (2nd Team)QB Blake Jackson (3rd Team)

RB Markeith Miller (3rd Team)

d3FootbAll.CoM south region honorsQB Blake Jackson (Offensive)DE Teidrick Smith (Defensive)

Pete Fredenburg (South Region Coach of the Year)

d3FootbAll.CoM All-south regionDT Haston Adams (1st Team)OT Connolly Fuller (1st Team)QB Blake Jackson (1st Team)

OG Broderick Jenkins (1st Team)DB Baylor Mullins (1st Team)LB Keith Reineke (1st Team)DE Teidrick Smith (1st Team)

RB Markeith Miller (2nd Team)PK John Mowery (3rd Team)

stAgg bowl Most outstAnding PlAyerQB Blake Jackson

nCAA elite 90 AwArd winnerTE Zane Boles

nFF hAMPshire honor soCietyQB Blake JacksonS/P Baylor Mullins

RB/LB Trinton Ynclan

AsC ConFerenCe-wide honorsDE Teidrick Smith (Male Athlete of the Year)

S/P Baylor Mullins (Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team)S/P Baylor Mullins (Sportsmanship Team)

AsC PlAyers oF the yeArQB Blake Jackson (Offensive Player of the Year)

DE Teidrick Smith (Co-Defensive Player of the Year)OG Broderick Jenkins (Offensive Lineman of the Year)

AsC All-ConFerenCeDT Haston Adams (1st Team)

LB Matt Cody (1st Team)DE Ajay Fanene (1st Team)

OT Connolly Fuller (1st Team)OG Broderick Jenkins (1st Team)RB Markeith Miller (1st Team)PK John Mowery (1st Team)

DB Baylor Mullins (1st Team)LB Keith Reineke (1st Team)DE Teidrick Smith (1st Team)TE Carson Embry (2nd Team)DT Brazos Fuller (2nd Team)P Baylor Mullins (2nd Team)

DB Hunter Schmidt (2nd Team)RB Duane Thompson (2nd Team)WR Wykeyhe Walker (2nd Team)

OL Corbin Campitelli (Honorable Mention)KR Bryce Wilkerson (Honorable Mention)WR Bryce Wilkerson (Honorable Mention)

DB Reggie Wilson (Honorable Mention)

AsC ACAdeMiC All-ConFerenCeDT Victor Auxenfans

TE Zane BolesDB Reginald Cole

WR Michael CollinsOL Andrew DosterQB Holten EinkaufTE Carson Embry

OL Colton HallDB Luke Huffer

QB Blake JacksonLB Tevin Jones

LB/RB Justis KellyS/P Baylor MullinsDB Hunter Schmidt

OL Lane SmithOL Tivyronne White

RB/LB Trinton Ynclan

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2017 uMhb newCoMersName Position Height Weight Hometown (Previous School)

Abke, Tyler DT 6-0 240 New Ulm, TX (Bellville HS)Adams, Bailey OL 6-1 300 Conroe, TX (Conroe HS)Anderson, Shelton DT 5-11 265 Fort Polk, LA (Pickering HS)Anglemyer, Christian OL 6-3 250 Midlothian, TX (Midlothian Heritage HS)Atchison, Pierce LB 6-1 200 Tuscola, TX (Jim Ned HS)Bee, De’Kavin CB 5-9 160 Richmond, TX (Lamar Consolidated HS)Bell, Kamion RB 5-8 170 Hillsboro, TX (Hillsboro HS)Benson, Malik DT 6-1 275 Palestine, TX (Westwood HS)Bethel, Jalil LB 6-0 210 Killeen, TX (Killeen HS)Blacknall, Anthony RB 5-8 190 Rockwall, TX (Rockwall HS)Bland, Brycen OL 6-3 295 Academy, TX (Academy HS)Booz, Seth TE 5-11 210 Lake City, FL (Columbia HS)Boyd, Drevyn CB 6-0 175 McKinney, TX (Prosper HS)Bryant, Demarcus QB 6-2 225 Bloomington, TX (Bloomington HS)Carrell, Avery WR 5-8 160 Fort Worth, TX (Castleberry HS)Carter, Azaviar OL 6-2 290 Fort Polk, LA (Pickering HS)Cervantes, Gabriel DE 6-1 205 San Antonio, TX (Alamo Heights HS)Chaney, Will QB 6-0 190 San Antonio, TX (Alamo Heights HS)Chapa, Mason DE 5-9 235 Benbrook, TX (Castleberry HS)Cleveland, Javionte WR 5-10 160 Houston, TX (MacArthur HS)Collins, Logan WR 5-11 175 Belton, TX (Belton HS)Conerly, Caleb DE 6-2 215 Houston, TX (Dobie HS)Connelly, Ryan OL 6-3 280 San Antonio, TX (Alamo Heights HS)Cook, Chandler WR 5-8 170 Richwood, TX (Columbia HS)Curtis, Rickey OL 6-2 280 Houston, TX (Dobie HS)Daniels, Dominique RB 6-0 210 San Antonio, TX (Madison HS/Cisco JC)Daniels, Kadarius WR 5-7 165 Pflugerville, TX (Cedar Ridge/North Park)Davis, Caden DB 6-0 205 Granbury, TX (Granbury HS)Dearman, Michael QB 6-2 180 Kaufman, TX (Crandall HS)Dickerson, Richard LB 5-9 205 Lufkin, TX (Huntington HS)Donahue, Dante WR 5-9 170 Houston, TX (Bush HS)Dreighton, DoRion OL 6-2 265 San Antonio, TX (Brennan HS)Dugan, Jaylon DB 6-4 170 Sulphur Springs, TX (Sulphur Springs HS)Duncan, Marquis RB 5-4 165 San Antonio, TX (Reagan HS)Eaton, Leonard DT 6-1 290 Bay City, TX (Bay City HS)Embry, Quaid DB 6-4 190 Pearsall, TX (Pearsall HS)English, Anthony DB 5-8 210 Mesquite, TX (North Mesquite HS)Faulkinberry, Wyatt DE 5-9 225 Lorena, TX (Lorena HS)Fillmore, Jackie DB 5-10 165 Houston, TX (Davis HS)Flanagan, Demetrius WR 5-10 165 Grand Prairie, TX (SGPHS/U.T.-El Paso)Foster, Resean LB 5-11 185 Sugar Land, TX (Kempner HS)Franklin, David CB 5-8 165 Rockdale, TX (Rockdale HS)Fritz, Jefferson WR 5-11 185 Kaufman, TX (Kaufman HS)Garner, Caine QB 6-0 185 Copperas Cove, TX (Copperas Cove HS)Garza, James DB 5-10 150 Dilley, TX (Dilley HS)Gonzales, Joey CB 5-10 180 Midland, TX (Greenwood HS)Gonzales, Nick WR 5-10 175 Waxahachie, TX (Maypearl/Southwestern)Goosby, Alexzander LB 5-11 230 Killeen, TX (Harker Heights HS)Green, Gavin RB 5-7 170 Miramar, FL (Cypress Bay/Baker Univ.)Hackett, Mikkah DB 6-1 185 Alto, TX (Alto HS)Hahn, Tanner WR 5-9 165 Georgetown, TX (East View HS)Harris, Ty OL 6-3 295 China Spring, TX (China Spring HS)Hawkins, Howard DT 6-0 270 Tyler, TX (John Tyler HS)Henry, Keinan CB 5-10 170 Marlin, TX (Marlin HS)Hill, Marcus LB 6-0 205 Leesville, LA (Pickering HS)Hill, Robert DT 6-0 260 Houston, TX (Langham Creek HS)Hill, Ryan RB 5-8 195 Lago Vista, TX (Lago Vista HS)Hordge, Cameron DE 6-0 235 Houston, TX (MacArthur HS)Houston, Brock TE 6-2 220 Red Oak, TX (Red Oak HS)Jackson, Akeem LB 6-0 215 Fairfield, TX (Fairfield HS)

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2017 uMhb newCoMersName Position Height Weight Hometown (Previous School)

Jackson, Jordan LB 6-3 195 San Antonio, TX (Jay HS)James, Jason DB 5-10 170 Giddings, TX (Giddings HS)Jasmin, Ty’Ren DB 5-11 175 Vacherie, LA (Saint James HS)Johnson, Caleb LB 5-11 220 Corsicana, TX (Corsicana HS)Jones, Andraque DB 6-1 175 Gatesville, TX (Gatesville HS/UTPB)Jones, Clement WR 5-7 165 Manor, TX (McCallum HS)Keaton, Jacob DB 5-10 180 Del Rio, TX (Del Rio HS)Kelley, Luke CB 6-0 180 Schertz, TX (Clemens HS)Kelly, JB WR 5-9 160 Woodway, TX (Midway HS/MCC)Knox, Robert DE 6-3 230 Sinton, TX (Sinton/Del Mar College)Kubitza, Sabion WR 6-2 170 Mart, TX (Riesel HS)Long, Caegon OL 6-3 335 Grapevine, TX (Covenant Christian)Lucas, Weston WR 6-1 180 Temple, TX (Belton HS)Marcantonio, Nick TE 6-2 195 Weatherford, TX (Trinity Christian)Mariani, Rocco OL 6-2 280 Houston, TX (Westside HS)Martinez, Jr., Miguel RB 5-8 175 Cibolo, TX (New Braunfels HS)Maston, Landon LB 6-1 220 Cedar Hill, TX (Cedar Hill HS)Matula, Kraegan WR 6-4 205 Hallettsville, TX (Hallettsville HS)McCrea, Marcus CB 5-8 160 Copperas Cove, TX (Copperas Cove)McKenzie, Tariq LB 5-10 160 Killeen, TX (Ellison HS)McLean, Jaylon WR 6-2 210 Fort Worth, TX (Trimble Tech HS)Merriweather, Jaylan RB 5-11 210 Pflugerville, TX (Pflugerville HS)Merriweather, Justyn QB 6-4 225 Pflugerville, TX (Pflugerville HS)Minnieweather, Jaelon RB 5-11 195 Cypress, TX (Cy-Springs HS)Minnieweather, Jaeron TE 6-4 245 Cypress, TX (Cy-Springs HS)Mueller, Jacob DB 6-0 175 Fort Worth, TX (Boswell HS)Murray, Brandon LB 5-7 190 Houston, TX (Mayde Creek HS)Muse, Tevin QB 6-3 215 Grand Prairie, TX (Timberview/Tyler JC)Neal, Courtland WR 5-7 170 Houston, TX (Bush HS)Neroes, Domonique LB 5-8 170 Wylie, TX (Lake Highlands/York Coll.)Neuman, Wyatt OL 6-2 275 Edna, TX (Edna HS)Nicklas, Peter DT 6-3 240 Wylie, TX (Allen HS)Oliver, Chris OL 6-3 295 China Spring, TX (China Spring HS)Owens, Ethan TE 6-2 215 Yoakum, TX (Yoakum HS)Patterson, Robert QB 6-2 210 Pflugerville, TX (Connally HS)Pfleeger, Arron DE 6-1 250 Fairfield, TX (Fairfield HS)Ponder, Derrick QB 6-2 210 Bells, TX (Bells HS/Navarro College)Popovich, Jordan LB 5-10 175 Cedar Park, TX (Cedar Park HS)Proctor, Byron RB 5-11 180 Mesquite, TX (Alamo Heights/Kilgore JC)Puente, Andrew DB 5-9 170 Mission, TX (LaJoya Palmview HS)Puente, Donald LB 5-10 185 San Antonio, TX (Alamo Heights HS)Reddell, John LB 6-0 205 San Antonio, TX (SA Christian HS)Reyes, Joseph QB 6-2 185 Grand Prairie, TX (Grand Prairie HS)Riggle, Trey K/P 6-0 170 Strasburg, OH (Hiland HS)Rischer, Tarrance DT 6-0 280 Fairfield, TX (Fairfield HS)Rizzo, Michael QB 6-0 175 Katy, TX (Morton Ranch HS)Roth, Zack DE 6-2 185 Kountze, TX (Kountze HS)Rumfield, Zach TE 6-2 225 Temple, TX (Temple HS)Russell, Tyvavion RB 6-2 205 Midland, TX (Midland Christian HS)Ruth, Adam LB 5-7 175 San Antonio, TX(Communication Arts)Ruth, Mar’Qualeon DE 6-2 205 Mesquite, TX (Poteet HS)Schmidt, Andrew DE 5-10 185 Temple, TX (Temple HS)Seamster, Taiveon WR 5-10 185 Dallas, TX (Lake Highlands HS)Sellers, Steven OL 6-0 270 Murphy, TX (Wylie HS)Shackleford, Braylon LB 5-9 205 Whitehouse, TX (Whitehouse HS)Shearin, Payton P/K 6-2 220 Plano, TX (West HS)Sims, Isaac OL 6-2 315 Quitman, TX (Quitman HS)Sims, Michael DE 6-1 215 East Bernard, TX (East Bernard HS)

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uMhb 56, ohio wesleyAn 0 Sept. 3, 2016 • Belton, TX • 3,066

The Cru dominated the first quarter and scored in every phase of the game on the way to a 56-0 victory over Ohio Wesleyan. The win is the first season-opening shutout in UMHB football history. An interception on the opening series set up Blake Jackson’s 27-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Josey. Bryce Wilkerson returned a punt 67 yards for a score on the next possession. A fumble recovery led to Jackson’s two-yard scoring run and Wilkerson scored on a six-yard run to make it 28-0 UMHB at the end of the first quarter. Jackson added a 62-yard scoring scamper on the opening drive of the second half and then hit Carson Embry with a 28-yard scoring strike. Kris Brown added an 18-yard interception return for a touchdown and Markeith Miller broke off a 91-yard TD run to close out the scoring. Jackson ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns and added 186 passing yards and two more scores. Miller finished with 128 yards and a score on the ground. Josey caught three passes for 78 yards and Wykeyhe Walker added three grabs for 44 yards. Keith Reineke had nine tackles, two tackles for loss and an interception. Jaedon Johnson added eight stops, an interception and a fumble recovery to lead the Cru defense. UMHB rolled up 404 rushing yards and 610 yards of total offense. The Cru did miss two field goals and were penalized 15 times for 138 yards. UMHB’s defense forced five turnovers while holding the Bat-tling Bishops to just 66 passing yards and 226 yards of total offense. The Cru posted its first shutout since holding Howard Payne scoreless in the 2013 regular season in the victory.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalOhio Wesleyan 0 0 0 0 0Mary Hardin-Baylor 28 0 21 7 56

Scoring Summary OWU UMHBUMHB-Josey 27-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 13:09 (1) 0 7UMHB-Wilkerson 67-yd punt return (Mowery kick) 12:10 (1) 0 14UMHB-Jackson 2-yd run (Mowery kick) 9:49 (1) 0 21UMHB-Wilkerson 6-yd run (Mowery kick) 00:16 (1) 0 28UMHB-Jackson 62-yd run (Mowery kick) 13:44 (3) 0 35UMHB-Embry 28-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 8:28 (3) 0 42UMHB-Brown 18-yd interception return (Mowery kick) 4:11 (3) 0 49UMHB-Miller 91-yd run (Chadwell kick) 10:20 (4) 0 56

OWU Statistics UMHB15 First Downs 2044-160 Rushing Yards 45-40466 Passing Yards 20639-15-4 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 28-17-183-226 Plays-Total Offense 73-6102-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-03-1 Punt Returns-Yards 5-1158-147 Kick Returns-Yards 1-140-0 Interception Returns-Yards 5-11511-35.0 Punts-Average 6-32.75-32 Penalties-Yards 15-13830:59 Time of Possession 29:010-0 Sacks By-Yards Lost 2-12

Rushing: OWU-Dominick Orsini 17-71, Ross Dumas 12-43, TraVon Wilkes 6-22, Jesse Beachy 6-10, Darius Randolph 1-6, Wyatt Griffith 1-5, Brian Berry 1-3; UMHB-Blake Jackson 7-137, Markeith Miller 7-128, Duane Thompson 15-77, Trinton Ynclan 7-41, DeChaar Greer 7-11, Bryce Wilkerson 2-10.Passing: OWU-Dominick Orsini 11-28-56, Brian Berry 4-11-10; UMHB-Blake Jackson 14-20-186, Kyle Jones 3-8-20.Receiving: OWU-Cheyne Lacanaria 7-41, Tim Shadoan 5-16, Tyler DeVitis 2-9, Doug Sanders 1-0; UMHB-T.J. Josey 3-78, Wykeyhe Walker 3-44, DeNerian Thomas 3-4, Bryce Wilkerson 2-9, Carson Embry 1-28, Markeith Miller 1-15, Zane Boles 1-15, Austin Collins 1-9, Michael Col-lins 1-7, Duane Thompson 1-(-3).

uMhb 56, texAs lutherAn 21 Sept. 10, 2016 • Seguin, TX • 2,012

The Cru jumped out to an early lead, weathered Texas Lu-theran’s comeback bid and then pulled away late for a 56-21 victory over the Bulldogs. UMHB has now won 17 straight games over TLU. Bryce Wilkerson scored on a five-yard pass from Blake Jackson and Duane Thompson and Derrick Scrivens ran for TD’s to give the Cru a 21-0 lead just 7:17 into the game. Zach Galindo threw two touchdown passes to Jekovan Holmes to pull TLU to within 21-14 before Jackson hit T.J. Josey from 14 yards out to make it 28-14 UMHB at halftime. Thompson scored again before Galindo and Holmes hooked up a third time to make it 35-21. Jackson found Josey with a 35-yard scoring strike, Thompson ran for his third TD and Markeith Miller closed it out with a 41-yard touchdown run. UMHB rolled up 571 yards of total offense while holding the Bulldogs to just 219 total yards. The Cru also forced four turnovers and posted five sacks in the win. Jackson threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns to set new career highs in both categories. He also ran for 119 yards. Josey set career highs with nine catches for 129 yards and two TD’s. Thompson ran for three scores to give him seven total TD’s in two games at Bulldog Stadium. Teidrick Smith had three sacks and a forced fumble and Baylor Mullins and Caleb Armstrong recorded seven tackles apiece to lead the Cru defensive effort. Hunter Schmidt added his first career interception and Jaedon Johnson picked off a pass for the second straight game.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalMary Hardin-Baylor 21 7 7 21 56Texas Lutheran 6 8 7 0 21

Scoring Summary UMHB TLUUMHB-Wilkerson 5-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 13:41 (1) 7 0UMHB-Thompson 4-yd run (Mowery kick) 9:47 (1) 14 0UMHB-Scrivens 19-yd run (Mowery kick) 7:43 (1) 21 0TLU-Holmes 21-yd pass from Galindo (Kick failed) 2:36 (1) 21 6TLU-Holmes 9-yd pass from Galindo (Galindo pass) 14:55 (2) 21 14UMHB-Josey 14-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 1:07 (2) 28 14UMHB-Thompson 1-yd run (Mowery kick) 4:16 (3) 35 14TLU-Holmes 9-yd pass from Galindo (Brown kick) 00:00 (3) 35 21UMHB-Josey 35-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 13:58 (4) 42 21UMHB-Thompson 7-yd run (Mowery kick) 9:59 (4) 49 21UMHB-Miller 41-yd run (Mowery kick) 8:27 (4) 56 21

UMHB Statistics TLU27 First Downs 1347-312 Rushing Yards 39-94259 Passing Yards 12536-21-1 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 24-13-283-571 Plays-Total Offense 63-2190-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-26-64 Punt Returns-Yards 2-34-62 Kick Returns-Yards 9-1342-11 Interception Returns-Yards 1-04-41.0 Punts-Average 8-35.412-96 Penalties-Yards 2-2528:15 Time of Possession 31:455-23 Sacks By-Yards Lost 1-6

Rushing: UMHB-Blake Jackson 12-119, Markeith Miller 7-81, Duane Thompson 20-72, Derrick Scrivens 1-19, Baylor Mullins 1-18, DeChaar Greer 2-5, Bryce Wilkerson 1-1, Team 1-(-1), Andrew Robinson 2-(-2); TLU-Marquis Barrolle 21-82, Tre Scallion 9-33, Keaun Swain 1-(-1), Zach Galindo 8-(-20).Passing: UMHB-Blake Jackson 19-33-255, Kyle Jones 2-3-4; TLU-Zach Galindo 13-24-125.Receiving: UMHB-T.J. Josey 9-129, DeNerian Thomas 3-34, Bryce Wilkerson 3-21, Michael Collins 1-25, Derrick Scrivens 1-25, Wykeyhe Walker 1-13, Carson Embry 1-10, Markeith Miller 1-1, Duane Thompson 1-1; TLU-Jekovan Holmes 7-88, Marquis Barrolle 3-16, Caleb Oliver 2-17, Tre Scallion 1-4.

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2016 gAMe-by-gAMeuMhb 66, linField Coll. 27 Sept. 17, 2016 • Belton, TX • 6,990

The Cru dominated the second half and rolled to a 66-27 vic-tory over 3rd-ranked Linfield. UMHB picks up its first victory in five tries against the Wildcats. UMHB led 10-0 at the end of the first quarter before Linfield fought back to cut it to 24-20 at the half. Bryce Wilkerson returned the opening kickoff of the second half 97 yards for a touchdown. Baylor Mul-lins added a 15-yard interception return two series later to make it 38-20 UMHB. After a Linfield score, the Cru erupted for 28 fourth quarter points to put the game away. Blake Jackson ran for one touchdown and threw for another, Haston Adams returned a fumble for a score and Markeith Miller closed it out with an 87-yard scoring run. Jackson ran for 98 yards and a TD and threw for 217 yards and three more scores. Miller ran for 165 yards on six carries and Duane Thompson accounted for 142 total yards and two touchdowns. Mullins had seven tackles and Matt Cody posted ten as the Cru defense forced five turnovers and held Linfield to one yard rushing. Sam Riddle threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns for Linfield, but he also threw two interceptions and lost two fumbles. UMHB rolled up 335 rushing yards and 552 yards of total offense in the victory. The Wildcats had swept four previous postseason meetings and had ended UMHB’s season in each of the last two years with three-point victories. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalLinfield College 0 20 7 0 27Mary Hardin-Baylor 10 14 14 28 66

Scoring Summary LC UMHBUMHB-Mowery 38-yd field goal 9:19 (1) 0 3UMHB-Thompson 3-yd run (Mowery kick) 2:35 (1) 0 10LC-Carroll 2-yd pass from Riddle (Kick blocked) 12:45 (2) 6 10LC-Elgarico 55-yd interception return (Conley kick) 11:07 (2) 13 10UMHB-Walker 42-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 9:30 (2) 13 17UMHB-Thomas 17-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 4:09 (2) 13 24LC-Peterson 49-yd pass from Riddle (Conley kick) 2:34 (2) 20 24UMHB-Wilkerson 97-yd kickoff return (Mowery kick) 14:47 (3) 20 31UMHB-Mullins 15-yd interception return (Mowery kick) 12:27 (3) 20 38LC-Carroll 8-yd pass from Riddle (Conley kick) 7:40 (3) 27 38UMHB-Jackson 3-yd run (Mowery kick) 14:39 (4) 27 45UMHB-Thompson 23-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 11:31 (4) 27 52UMHB-Adams 27-yd fumble return (Mowery kick) 8:49 (4) 27 59UMHB-Miller 87-yd run (Mowery kick) 5:32 (4) 27 66

LC Statistics UMHB22 First Downs 2240-1 Rushing Yards 42-335347 Passing Yards 21738-26-2 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 30-17-178-348 Plays-Total Offense 72-5523-3 Fumbles-Lost 0-01-(-3) Punt Returns-Yards 2-97-96 Kick Returns-Yards 5-1861-55 Interception Returns-Yards 2-345-39.4 Punts-Average 5-36.46-51 Penalties-Yards 18-14133:56 Time of Possession 26:041-7 Sacks By-Yards Lost 0-0

Rushing: LC-Sam Riddle 6-32, Sutter Choisser 10-24, Spencer Payne 10-10, Andy Nelson 3-4, Bryan Cassill 4-3, Michael Fuller 2-(-1), Team 5-(-71); UMHB-Markeith Miller 6-165, Blake Jackson 14-98, Duane Thompson 18-70, Bryce Wilkerson 2-5, Team 2-(-3).Passing: LC-Sam Riddle 25-37-340, Troy Fowler 1-1-7; UMHB-Blake Jackson 17-30-217.Receiving: LC-Johnny Carroll 7-73, Erick Douglas 5-101, Spencer Payne 4-17, Reed Peterson 3-77, Eric Igbinoba 2-26, Drew Accimus 2-16, Bryan Cassill 1-18, Zach Kuzens 1-12, Jacob Calo 1-7; UMHB-Duane Thomp-son 5-72, DeNerian Thomas 4-37, Bryce Wilkerson 3-24, Carson Embry 2-24, T.J. Josey 2-18, Wykeyhe Walker 1-42.

uMhb 66, MCMurry univ. 3 Oct. 1, 2016 • Belton, TX • 4,239

The Cru erupted for 42 second half points to break open the game and UMHB rolled to a 66-3 victory over McMurry in the ASC opener for both teams. It was the first meeting between the two teams since 2011. UMHB intercepted a pass on the opening possession and jumped out to a quick 17-0 lead. McMurry would hit a field goal, but the Cru tacked on a TD pass from Blake Jackson to Wykeyhe Walker with 38 seconds left to make it 24-3 at halftime. Jackson threw for three more scores in the third quarter and Markeith Miller added a touchdown run to make it 52-3. D’Andre Jackson returned an interception 54 yards for a score and DeNerian Thomas caught an eight-yard scoring pass from Kyle Jones to close out the second half barrage. Jackson was 16-20 passing for 256 yards and he set a new school record with five touchdown passes despite not playing the final 24:03 of the game. Walker caught three passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns and Thomas added five grabs for 51 yards and two scores. Duane Thompson ran for 71 yards and added 48 receiving yards and a score. Matt Cody posted a team-high seven tackles for the Cru. UMHB rolled up 468 yards of total offense despite starting five scoring drives inside the McMurry 40-yard line. The Cru defense inter-cepted three passes, recorded five sacks and held McMurry to -19 yards rushing. Baylor Mullins, Tevin Jones and Jackson all had interceptions for UMHB. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalMcMurry University 0 3 0 0 3Mary Hardin-Baylor 10 14 28 14 66

Scoring Summary MCM UMHBUMHB-Mowery 22-yd field goal 12:52 (1) 0 3UMHB-Walker 31-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 5:20 (1) 0 10UMHB-Fuller 0-yd fumble recovery (Mowery kick) 11:31 (2) 0 17MCM-Wright 29-yd field goal 2:16 (2) 3 17UMHB-Walker 18-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 00:38 (2) 3 24UMHB-Thompson 8-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 13:08 (3) 3 31UMHB-M. Collins 10-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 2:34 (3) 3 38UMHB-Thomas 23-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 9:03 (3) 3 45UMHB-Miller 2-yd run (Mowery kick) 6:00 (3) 3 52UMHB-Jackson 54-yd interception return (Guzman kick) 10:22 (4) 3 59UMHB-Thomas 8-yd pass from Jones (Guzman kick) 2:04 (4) 3 66MCM Statistics UMHB13 First Downs 2735-(-19) Rushing Yards 41-181200 Passing Yards 28739-22-3 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 25-20-174-181 Plays-Total Offense 66-4680-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-00-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-349-167 Kick Returns-Yards 2-311-0 Interception Returns-Yards 3-736-21.2 Punts-Average 1-39.08-52 Penalties-Yards 6-6537:29 Time of Possession 22:311-7 Sacks By-Yards Lost 5-35Rushing: MCM-Amonte Bowen 5-9, Kelvaughn Hayes 2-5, Kalieb Granger 2-1, Paul Humphrey 1-0, Wade Barthelemy 4-(-1), Doyle Hughes 3-(-3), Dontrell Dock 5-(-3), Team 1-(-5), B.J. Ross 12-(-22); UMHB-Duane Thompson 13-71, Markeith Miller 11-50, Isaiah Shepherd 4-32, Trinton Ynclan 3-13, Blake Jackson 6-7, DeNerian Thomas 1-4, Bryce Wilkerson 2-4, Kyle Jones 1-0.Passing: MCM-B.J. Ross 18-29-154, Xavier Alexander 4-10-46; UMHB-Blake Jackson 16-20-256, Kyle Jones 4-5-31.Receiving: MCM-Stone Harris 6-93, Emmanuel Mulumba 3-16, Wade Barthelemy 3-14, Eriel Dorsey 2-48, Dontrell Dock 2-12, DeZean Gardner 2-(-3), Paul Humphrey 1-16, Jake Hinson 1-5, Kelvaughn Hayes 1-0, Amonte Bowen 1-(-1); UMHB-DeNerian Thomas 5-51, Wykeyhe Walker 3-100, Bryce Wilkerson 3-11, Duane Thompson 2-46, Carson Embry 2-24, Austin Collins 2-17, T.J. Josey 1-17, Matthew McVey 1-11, Michael Collins 1-10.

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Oct. 8, 2016 • Brownwood, TX • 2,230The Cru dominated the first half and then coasted through the

second on the way to an easy 59-10 victory over Howard Payne. UMHB has now scored 56 or more points in five straight games to open the sea-son.

Blake Jackson hit T.J. Josey with an eight-yard scoring pass on the first Cru possession and added a two-yard scoring run on the second. Bryce Wilkerson returned a punt 40 yards for a score, Raylon Hickey returned an interception 58 yards for a TD and Duane Thompson added a nine-yard run after another pick. UMHB answered an HPU touchdown pass with two more scoring tosses to Josey to grab a 49-7 halftime lead. Markeith Miller had a touchdown run and Martin Guzman hit a 36-yard field in the fourth quarter after the Yellow Jackets hit a field goal of their own.

UMHB needed just 335 yards of total offense to get the vic-tory. The Cru defense forced five turnovers and held Howard Payne to 72 rushing yards and 233 yards of total offense.

Jackson was 5-6 for 95 yards and two scores and added a TD run despite going to bench with 7:33 left in the first half. Josey caught four passes for 90 yards and a career-high three touchdowns. Miller scored for the fifth straight game and Baylor Mullins intercepted a pass to tie Brett Parker’s school record of 15 picks. Hickey scored his first collegiate touchdown and Kris Brown also added an interception for the Cru.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalMary Hardin-Baylor 21 28 0 10 59Howard Payne Univ. 0 7 0 3 10

Scoring Summary UMHB HPUUMHB-Josey 8-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 11:44 (1) 7 0UMHB-Jackson 2-yd run (Mowery kick) 3:53 (1) 14 0UMHB-Wilkerson 40-yd punt return (Mowery kick) 1:56 (1) 21 0UMHB-Hickey 58-yd interception return (Mowery kick) 10:47 (2) 28 0UMHB-Thompson 9-yd run (Mowery kick) 9:31 (2) 35 0HPU-Smith 83-yd pass from Monteith (Disney kick) 7:42 (2) 35 7UMHB-Josey 57-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 7:33 (2) 42 7UMHB-Josey 5-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 00:12 (2) 49 7HPU-Disney 31-yd field goal 12:32 (4) 49 10UMHB-Miller 1-yd run (Mowery kick) 8:16 (4) 56 10UMHB-Guzman 36-yd field goal 3:15 (4) 59 10

UMHB Statistics HPU19 First Downs 1241-148 Rushing Yards 40-72187 Passing Yards 16123-15-0 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 26-10-364-335 Plays-Total Offense 66-2331-1 Fumbles-Lost 4-24-46 Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-2)2-20 Kick Returns-Yards 9-1313-120 Interception Returns-Yards 0-04-31.8 Punts-Average 7-34.48-103 Penalties-Yards 11-9527:26 Time of Possession 32:341-10 Sacks By-Yards Lost 1-5

Rushing: UMHB-Duane Thompson 10-54, Markeith Miller 12-32, Trin-ton Ynclan 2-18, Kyle Jones 5-16, Blake Jackson 5-14, Holten Einkauf 6-9, Isaiah Shepherd 1-5; HPU-Cassion Monteith 7-26, Justin Acosta 4-20, Shannon Warren 20-17, Aroldo Nandin 2-13, Trishawn Townes 1-1,Jerrich Alford 2-1, A.J. Hettler 2-(-1), Ezekiel Jordan 2-(-5).Passing: UMHB-Kyle Jones 10-16-92, Blake Jackson 5-6-95, Holten Einkauf 0-1-0; HPU-Cassion Monteith 6-17-145, Trey Potter 4-8-16,Brandon Fisk 0-1-0.Receiving: UMHB-Bryce Wilkerson 5-34, T.J. Josey 4-90, DeNerian Thomas 3-51, Wykeyhe Walker 2-10, Markeith Miller 1-2; HPU-Justin Acosta 3-28, Ezekiel Jordan 2-9, Ivy Smith 1-83, Malik Burnley 1-30,Tracy Morrison 1-11, Aroldo Nandin 1-1, Trishawn Townes 1-(-1).

uMhb 59, eAst texAs bAPtist 22 Oct. 15, 2016 • Marshall, TX • 3,124

The Cru exploded for 24 third quarter points and dominated the fourth quarter, as well, as UMHB rolled to a 59-22 victory over East Texas Baptist. The Cru has now beaten top two 15 teams by a combined total of 76 points this season.

The game was tied at 14-14 at halftime before UMHB erupted in the second half. Blake Jackson hit Wykeyhe Walker with a 23-yard touchdown pass and then Markeith Miller and Jackson wrapped scoring runs around a John Mowery field goal to make it 38-14 going to the fourth quarter. Jackson hit Austin Collins with a 12-yard scoring strike and Haston Adams fumbled 50 yards with a fumble return to make it 52-14. ETBU added a score before Miller closed it out with a four-yard scoring run. Jackson threw two first half touchdown passes to Bryce Wilkerson to answer two ETBU scoring runs.

UMHB rolled up 494 yards of total offense while holding the Tigers more than 30 points and 320 yards of total offense below their season average. The Cru overcame four first-half turnovers and was 0-3 in the red zone in the first half before righting the ship in the second half.

Jackson tied a school record with 359 passing yards and he threw for four scores and ran for another. Wilkerson posted career highs with seven catches for 160 yards and two touchdowns and Miller ran for a pair of scores. Teidrick Smith had 11 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks and two quarterback hurries and Adams added five tackles, 1.5 sacks, a pass break-up and a quarterback hurry to his 50-yard fumble return.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalMary Hardin-Baylor 7 7 24 21 59East Texas Baptist Univ. 8 6 0 8 22

Scoring Summary UMHB ETBUETBU-McNeill 4-yd run (Villela pass from Smith) 7:04 (1) 0 8UMHB-Wilkerson 47-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 00:12 (1) 7 8ETBU-Freeman 5-yd run (Run failed) 13:12 (2) 7 14UMHB-Wilkerson 74-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 8:52 (2) 14 14UMHB-Walker 23-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 11:07 (3) 21 14UMHB-Miller 1-yd run (Mowery kick) 7:40 (3) 28 14UMHB-Mowery 27-yd field goal 3:22 (3) 31 14UMHB-Jackson 2-yd run (Mowery kick) 00:39 (3) 38 14UMHB-A. Collins 12-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 13:14 (4) 45 14UMHB-Adams 50-yd fumble return (Mowery kick) 6:35 (4) 52 14ETBU-McNeill 4-yd run (Baca run) 2:07 (4) 52 22UMHB-Miller 4-yd run (Mowery kick) 00:42 (4) 59 22

UMHB Statistics ETBU24 First Downs 2233-121 Rushing Yards 56-120373 Passing Yards 23843-24-2 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 49-31-176-494 Plays-Total Offense 105-3582-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-15-70 Punt Returns-Yards 0-01-62 Kick Returns-Yards 6-871-10 Interception Returns-Yards 2-94-34.0 Punts-Average 8-34.59-107 Penalties-Yards 8-5423:40 Time of Possession 36:205-38 Sacks By-Yards Lost 1-2

Rushing: UMHB-Markeith Miller 10-60, Duane Thompson 10-35, Blake Jackson 11-26, Bryce Wilkerson 1-1, Team 1-(-1); ETBU-Jourdan McNeill 19-36, Dru Smith 16-31, Brian Baca 6-27, Dominique Haggerty 9-18, Day’Lonzo Freeman 5-5, Chase Sojka 1-3.Passing: UMHB-Blake Jackson 23-42-359, Kyle Jones 1-1-14; ETBU-Dru Smith 29-46-202, Brian Baca 2-3-36.Receiving: UMHB-Bryce Wilkerson 7-16-, T.J. Josey 5-53, WykeyheWalker 4-56, DeNerian Thomas 4-44, Austin Collins 3-52, Duane Thomp-son 1-8; ETBU-Chase Sojka 11-71, Derrick Ledet 8-69, Xavier Gray7-81, Jourdan McNeill 2-5, Day’Lonzo Freeman 1-10, Richard Johnson1-4, Dominique Haggerty 1-(-2).

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Oct. 22, 2016 • Belton, TX • 5,665 The Cru overcame its first fourth-quarter deficit of the year with a well-timed forced turnover as UMHB held off nationally-ranked Hardin-Simmons 20-15. The Cru takes over sole possession of first place in the ASC with the victory. UMHB opened the scoring with John Mowery’s 42-yard field goal with 5:02 left in the first quarter. Hardin-Simmons would answer on the ensuing drive as Ryan Breton hit Alex Bell for a 13-yard touchdown strike, but a missed extra point left it 6-3. Nico Francino added a 34-yard field goal for the Cowboys to stretch it to 9-3 late in the second quarter. Then it was the Cru’s turn to answer as Blake Jackson found Bryce Wilk-erson with a 15-yard touchdown toss to make it 10-9 UMHB at halftime. Hardin-Simmons got a one-yard touchdown plunge from Jaquan Hemphill on their first possession of the second half, but missed a two-point conver-sion to settle for a 15-10 lead. UMHB closed to 15-13 on John Mowery’s 32-yard field goal. Hunter Schmidt picked off a Breton pass on the open-ing play of the fourth quarter and returned it to the HSU four-yard line. Jackson found Carson Embry with a six-yard scoring strike two plays later to give UMHB a 20-15 lead. The Cru defense forced a turnover on downs and a three-and-out on HSU’s final two possessions to clinch the victory. Jackson threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns for UMHB. T.J. Josey caught five passes for 85 yards and Markeith Miller ran for 44 yards on nine carries. Baylor Mullins recorded ten tackles, put five of his six punts inside the Cowboy 20-yard line and added a 25-yard run to convert a fourth down. Breton threw for 235 yards and a touchdown for Hardin-Sim-mons. Hemphill ran for 105 yards and a score and Cory Ward recorded 16 tackles. UMHB was held to 300 yards of total offense and the 20 points are the fewest scored by the score since a 16-15 loss to Wisconsin-Whitewater in the 2013 NCAA Semifinals. The Cru defense limited the Cowboys to just 367 yards of total offense. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalHardin-Simmons 6 3 6 0 15Mary Hardin-Baylor 3 7 3 7 20

Scoring Summary HSU UMHBUMHB-Mowery 42-yd field goal 5:02 (1) 0 3HSU-Bell 13-yd pass from Breton (Kick failed) 1:58 (1) 6 3HSU-Francino 34-yd field goal 4:04 (2) 9 3UMHB-Wilkerson 15-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 1:34 (2) 9 10HSU-Hemphill 1-yd run (Pass failed) 10:01 (3) 15 10UMHB-Mowery 32-yd field goal 4:04 (3) 15 13UMHB-Embry 6-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 14:00 (4) 15 20

HSU Statistics UMHB19 First Downs 1638-132 Rushing Yards 39-124235 Passing Yards 17633-19-1 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 23-17-071-367 Plays-Total Offense 62-3000-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-00-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-175-96 Kick Returns-Yards 2-30-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-365-38.8 Punts-Average 6-41.37-49 Penalties-Yards 6-3631:17 Time of Possession 28:433-30 Sacks By-Yards Lost 0-0Rushing: HSU-Jaquan Hemphill 24-105, Shaun Williams 5-16, Travis Wilde 2-7, Ryan Breton 7-4; UMHB-Markeith Miller 9-44, Duane Thompson 14-41, Baylor Mullins 1-25, Blake Jackson 14-15, Bryce Wilkerson 1-(-1).Passing: HSU-Ryan Breton 19-33-235; UMHB-Blake Jackson 17-23-176.Receiving: HSU-Alex Bell 5-94, Reese Childress 5-74, Garrett Martin 5-45, Jaquan Hemphill 4-22; UMHB-T.J. Josey 5-85, Bryce Wilkerson 5-49, DeNerian Thomas 3-22, Wykeyhe Walker 3-14, Carson Embry 1-6.

uMhb 59, sul ross stAte 10 Oct. 29, 2016 • Alpine, TX • 1,016

The Cru outscored Sul Ross State 42-0 in the second half as UMHB rolled to a 59-10 victory over the Lobos. The Cru clinches at least a share of the ASC Championship with its 19th consecutive victory over Sul Ross. UMHB led 17-10 at halftime before breaking things open in the third quarter. Markeith Miller scored on a 17-yard pass from Blake Jackson and Isaiah Shepherd stripped the ball and returned a fumble 18 yards for another TD on the ensuing kickoff. Jackson added a 12-yard scoring strike to Wykeyhe Walker to close out scoring in the third. Miller added a 43-run TD run, Reggie Wilson returned a blocked punt 38 yards for a score and Kyle Jones hit Austin Collins with a seven-yard TD toss to close out the scoring. Miller also had a first quarter TD run, Jackson threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Duane Thompson and John Mowery kicked a 39-yard field goal to open the scoring. UMHB rolled up 441 yards of total offense while holding the Lobos to just 261 total yards. The Cru also forced three turnovers and scored two special teams touchdowns. Jackson threw for 342 yards and three scores. Miller ran for 61 yards and scored three total touchdowns. Walker caught five passes for 85 yards and a score and T.J. Josey added four receptions for a career-high 181 yards. Tommy Brown led the Cru defense with 13 tackles and Teidrick Smith added 2.0 sacks. Baylor Mullins set a UMHB career record with his 16th interception on the game’s opening drive to set up Mowery’s field goal.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalMary Hardin-Baylor 10 7 21 21 59Sul Ross State 3 7 0 0 10

Scoring Summary UMHB SRSUUMHB-Mowery 39-yd field goal 12:36 (1) 3 0SRSU-Cruz 41-yd field goal 7:54 (1) 3 3UMHB-Miller 3-yd run (Mowery kick) 6:00 (1) 10 3UMHB-Thompson 14-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 6:44 (2) 17 3SRSU-Vallejo 4-yd pass from Davis (Cruz kick) 1:27 (2) 17 10UMHB-Miller 17-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 9:03 (3) 24 10UMHB-Shepherd 18-yd fumble return (Mowery kick) 8:50 (3) 31 10UMHB-Walker 12-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 3:03 (3) 38 10UMHB-Miller 43-yd run (Mowery kick) 13:35 (4) 45 10UMHB-Wilson 38-yd blocked punt return (Mowery kick) 11:16 (4) 52 10UMHB-A. Collins 7-yd pass from Jones (Mowery kick) 6:02 (4) 59 10

UMHB Statistics SRSU20 First Downs 2124-92 Rushing Yards 43-82349 Passing Yards 17929-19-0 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 32-19-153-441 Plays-Total Offense 75-2612-2 Fumbles-Lost 2-23-86 Punt Returns-Yards 0-03-95 Kick Returns-Yards 8-1221-6 Interception Returns-Yards 0-01-35.0 Punts-Average 4-25.29-137 Penalties-Yards 8-8225:09 Time of Possession 34:513-17 Sacks By-Yards Lost 1-4

Rushing: UMHB-Markeith Miller 5-61, Duane Thompson 8-36, Blake Jackson 11-(-5); SRSU-Adrion Smith 11-32, Jemaree Yelton 3-22, Jordan Batson 9-19, Jeremy Schilhab 6-12, Andre Wilson 2-5, Jacorey Davis 1-5, Byron Jones 1-4, James Davis 9-(-6), Stephen Slater 1-(-11).Passing: UMHB-Blake Jackson 18-28-342, Kyle Jones 1-1-7; SRSU-James Davis 16-23-152, Paul Rodriguez 1-6-12, Jeremy Schilhab 2-3-15.Receiving: UMHB-Wykeyhe Walker 5-85, T.J. Josey 4-181, Duane Thompson 3-19, DeNerian Thomas 2-13, Markeith Miller 1-17, Bryce Wilkerson 1-13, Carson Embry 1-12, Austin Collins 1-7, Lin Gillham 1-2; SRSU-Jeremy Reed 3-74, Wesley Moss 3-19, Jeremy Shelley 3-19, Keegan Bell 2-27, Josh Vallejo 2-16, Steven Savedra 2-12, Bryon Jones 2-10, Adrion Smith 2-2.

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2016 gAMe-by-gAMeuMhb 59, belhAven univ. 21 Nov. 5, 2016 • Jackson, MS • 475The Cru fell behind early, but answered with 52 consecutive

points as UMHB rolled to a 59-21 victory over Belhaven University. The win was the Cru’s 20th victory over a team from the state of Mississippi.

The Blazers scored on the game’s opening drive, but Markeith Miller’s 42-yard scoring run and Blake Jackson’s eight-yard TD pass to Bryce Wilkerson put UMHB up 14-7. Miller and Duane Thompson added second quarter touchdown runs to stretch it to 28-7 at halftime. John Mowery kicked a field goal, Miller tacked on his third rushing touchdown and Jackson hit DeNerian Thomas with a three-yard scoring pass to take it out to 45-7 Cru. Isaiah Shepherd added two TD runs in the fourth quarter and Belhaven threw two TD passes to account for the final points.

UMHB rolled up 749 yards of total offense with 560 of those coming on the ground. The Cru turned the ball over four times in the first half and committed seven penalties to allow Belhaven to stick around in the early going.

Miller finished with 235 yards and three touchdowns on just 19 carries. Thompson added 135 yards rushing and Shepherd posted a career-high 96 yards. Jackson was 15-22 through the air for 166 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Wykeyhe Walker and T.J. Josey caught four passes apiece. Reggie Wilson and Keith Reineke led the Cru defense with seven tackles apiece and Wilson also had an interception. Caleb Armstrong was credited with 3.0 sacks for UMHB as the Cru posted win number 190 in program history.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalMary Hardin-Baylor 14 14 17 14 59Belhaven University 7 0 0 14 21

Scoring Summary UMHB BUBU-Williams 9-yd pass from McEachern (Acosta kick) 12:13 (1) 0 7UMHB-Miller 42-yd run (Mowery kick) 10:33 (1) 7 7UMHB-Wilkerson 8-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 5:40 (1) 14 7UMHB-Miller 37-yd run (Mowery kick) 13:57 (2) 21 7UMHB-Thompson 14-yd run (Mowery kick) 9:40 (2) 28 7UMHB-Mowery 25-yd field goal 10:22 (3) 31 7UMHB-Miller 40-yd run (Mowery kick) 6:24 (3) 38 7UMHB-Thomas 3-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 3:51 (3) 45 7UMHB-Shepherd 1-yd run (Mowery kick) 13:17 (4) 52 7BU-Williams 40-yd pass from Webb (Acosta kick) 12:50 (4) 52 14UMHB-Shepherd 4-yd run (Mowery kick) 9:20 (4) 59 14BU-Thomas 36-yd pass from Webb (Acosta kick) 00:06 (4) 59 21

UMHB Statistics BU33 First Downs 2654-560 Rushing Yards 25-64189 Passing Yards 42824-17-1 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 71-33-378-749 Plays-Total Offense 96-4924-3 Fumbles-Lost 1-14-41 Punt Returns-Yards 0-02-25 Kick Returns-Yards 7-1353-37 Interception Returns-Yards 1-100-0 Punts-Average 7-38.47-70 Penalties-Yards 4-2629:25 Time of Possession 30:354-26 Sacks By-Yards Lost 0-0Rushing: UMHB-Markeith Miller 19-235, Duane Thompson 12-135, Isaiah Shepherd 11-96, Trinton Ynclan 8-48, Blake Jackson 3-39, Kyle Jones 1-7; BU-Fredrick Smith 6-34, Demarcus Johnson 1-16, Octavious Arrington 8-11, Clayton Webb 10-3.Passing: UMHB-Blake Jackson 15-22-166, Kyle Jones 2-2-23; BU-Clayton Webb 24-55-345, Hunter McEachern 9-16-83.Receiving: UMHB-T.J. Josey 4-80, Wykeyhe Walker 4-38, DeNerian Thomas 3-10, Carson Embry 2-17, Michael Collins 1-21, Austin Collins 1-10, Bryce Wilkerson 1-8, Markeith Miller 1-3; BU-Nate Williams 11-145, LaMiquell Roberts 4-42, Jacob McNeill 4-31, Darien Thomas 3-55, Kevin Shief 3-76, Dillon Massingill 2-39, Deon Richardson 2-14, LeytonTeal 1-13, Octavious Arrington 1-6, David D’Angelo 1-4, Fredrick Smith1-3.

uMhb 63, louisiAnA Coll. 7 Nov. 12, 2016 • Belton, TX • 3,409The Cru dominated the first half and the defense took over in

the second as UMHB closed out the regular season with a 63-7 victory over Louisiana College. The win clinches the out right ASC championship for the Cru and also gives UMHB its seventh undefeated regular season.

Blake Jackson hit Carson Embry with a 53-yard TD pass and added a 44-yard scoring strike to Bryce Wilkerson to make it 14-0. Jack-son’s eight-yard TD toss to Wykeyhe Walker made it 21-0 UMHB before LC put its only touchdown on the board. DeNerian Thomas answered that score by returning the ensuing kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. Markeith Miller and Isaiah Shepherd added touchdown runs to make it 42-7 UMHB at halftime. Jackson, Miller and Trinton Ynclan added third quarter touchdown runs and the Cru defense shut down the Wildcats in the second half.

Miller ran for 172 yards and two touchdowns on just 17 carries and Shepherd added 92 yards and a score. Jackson went 17-21 through the air for 250 yards and three touchdowns and he added a score on the ground. Wilkerson caught six passes for 91 yards and a TD and added a 42-yard rush. Walker caught two passes to become the Cru’s career leaderin receptions. Teidrick Smith added 3.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss. Thomas tied the ASC and UMHB record for longest kickoff return withhis 100-yard dash for a score.

UMHB rolled up 619 yards of total offense and 363 of those came on the ground. The Cru defense forced three turnovers and held Louisiana College to seven points, -7 yards rushing and 325 yards of total offense in the victory.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalLouisiana College 0 7 0 0 7Mary Hardin-Baylor 14 28 21 0 63

Scoring Summary MCM UMHBUMHB-Embry 53-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 12:14 (1) 0 7UMHB-Wilkerson 44-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 6:48 (1) 0 14UMHB-Walker 8-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 14:55 (2) 0 21LC-Davis 11-yd pass from Melancon (Firmin kick) 8:23 (2) 7 21UMHB-Thomas 100-yd kickoff return (Mowery kick) 8:11 (2) 7 28UMHB-Miller 1-yd run (Mowery kick) 6:09 (2) 7 35UMHB-Shepherd 4-yd run (Mowery kick) 2:28 (2) 7 42UMHB-Jackson 8-yd run (Mowery kick) 13:14 (3) 7 49UMHB-Miller 11-yd run (Mowery kick) 7:50 (3) 7 56UMHB-Ynclan 1-yd run (Mowery kick) 1:43 (3) 7 63

LC Statistics UMHB16 First Downs 2932-(-7) Rushing Yards 44-363332 Passing Yards 25654-32-2 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 24-19-186-325 Plays-Total Offense 68-6191-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-20-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-197-139 Kick Returns-Yards 1-1001-0 Interception Returns-Yards 2-908-27.4 Punts-Average 1-59.010-114 Penalties-Yards 3-1534:27 Time of Possession 25:331-7 Sacks By-Yards Lost 5-35

Rushing: LC-Aurren Cooksey 23-14, Lamar Carroway 1-7, Mike Collins 1-5, Drake Battaglia 1-(-5), Easton Melancon 6-(-28); UMHB-Markeith Miller 17-172, Isaiah Shepherd 8-92, Bryce Wilkerson 1-42, Trinton Yn-clan 10-34, Blake Jackson 5-29, Team 1-(-1), Kyle Jones 2-(-5).Passing: LC-Easton Melancon 32-54-332; UMHB-Blake Jackson 17-21-250, Kyle Jones 2-3-6.Receiving: LC-Lamar Carroway 9-122, Shedrick Davis 9-76, FarronJones 6-39, Lawrence Williams 4-82, Aurren Cooksey 2-8, D.J. Latino2-5; UMHB-Bryce Wilkerson 6-91, Carson Embry 2-69, Wykeyhe Walker2-25, T.J. Josey 2-22, Isaiah Shepherd 2-12, DeNerian Thomas 2-9,Markeith Miller 1-14, Jonel Reed 1-8, Lin Gillham 1-6.

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uMhb 50, redlAnds (CA) 28 Nov. 19, 2016 • Belton, TX • 1,754The Cru trailed at halftime but responded with a dominating

second half to roll past Redlands 50-28 in the playoff opener. The win sends the Cru to the Second Round for the 13th straight season.

Redlands scored on the opening possession and turned a UMHB interception into another score for a 14-0 lead. Markeith Miller’s TD run cut it to 14-7, but the Bulldogs returned a Cru fumble for a score. Blake Jackson hit Bryce Wilkerson with a 57-yard scoring strike to cut it to 21-14 at the half. The Cru scored on a safety, Jackson’s TD toss to T.J. Josey and Jackson’s scoring run to grab a 30-21 lead. Kyle Kabeary returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown, but Miller wrapped scoring runs around a Jackson to Wilkerson touchdown pass to clinch the victory.

Miller ran for 186 yards and three touchdowns and Jackson added 153 yards and a score on the ground. Jackson also went 18-23 through the air for 239 yards and three touchdowns. Wilkerson caught five passes for 99 yards and two TD’s and added a 42-yard rush. Keith Reineke and Tevin Jones led the defense with nine tackles apiece and Haston Adams had 2.5 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss.

UMHB rolled up 595 yards of total offense with 356 of those came on the ground. The Cru defense held Redlands to 34 rushing yards and 184 yards of total offense to help overcome three UMHB turnovers in the game.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalUniversity of Redlands 14 7 7 0 28Mary Hardin-Baylor 7 7 23 13 50

Scoring Summary UR UMHBUR-Kennedy 5-yd run (Hierlihy kick) 9:17 (1) 7 0UR-Guzman 6-yd pass from Kidd (Hierlihy kick) 5:35 (1) 14 0UMHB-Miller 3-yd run (Mowery kick) 2:38 (1) 14 7UR-Mandell 40-yd fumble return (Hierlihy kick) 3:32 (2) 21 7UMHB-Wilkerson 57-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 2:41 (2) 21 14UMHB-Team Safety 12:34 (3) 21 16UMHB-Josey 38-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 10:53 (3) 21 23UMHB-Jackson 6-yd run (Mowery kick) 6:25 (3) 21 30UR-Kabeary 100-yd kickoff return (Hierlihy kick) 6:11 (3) 28 30UMHB-Miller 19-yd run (Mowery kick) 5:26 (3) 28 37UMHB-Wilkerson 6-yd pass from Jackson (Kick failed) 6:12 (4) 28 43UMHB-Miller 15-yd run (Guzman kick) 2:39 (4) 28 50

UR Statistics UMHB14 First Downs 3136-34 Rushing Yards 58-356150 Passing Yards 23929-16-2 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 23-18-165-184 Plays-Total Offense 81-5950-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-20-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-237-228 Kick Returns-Yards 5-1381-7 Interception Returns-Yards 2-05-55.6 Punts-Average 3-43.05-25 Penalties-Yards 4-3027:33 Time of Possession 32:270-0 Sacks By-Yards Lost 6-23

Rushing: UR-Conner Kennedy 10-25, Devin Appleton 12-24, Jacob Guglielmana 1-2, Nathan Hierlihy 1-0, Mitch Kidd 11-(-6), Team 1-(-11); UMHB-Markeith Miller 36-186, Blake Jackson 17-154, Isaiah Shepherd 2-16, Baylor Mullins 1-3, Team 2-(-2).Passing: UR-Mitch Kidd 14-26-119, Cole Blackburn 1-2-10, StephenRodriguez 1-1-21; UMHB-Blake Jackson 18-23-239.Receiving: UR-Christian Guzman 5-45, Kyle Kabeary 3-32, ColeBlackburn 3-10, Stephen Rodriguez 2-16, Blake Roy 1-21, Jack Peterson 1-16, Kevin Johnson 1-10; UMHB-Bryce Wilkerson 5-99, T.J. Josey 5-71, Wykeyhe Walker 3-11, Jonel Reed 2-16, Carson Embry 1-24, DeNerianThomas 1-14, Lin Gillham 1-4.

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uMhb 27, linField College 10 Nov. 26, 2016 • Belton, TX • 2,652The Cru used a smothering defensive effort and big plays in

the passing game to post a 27-10 victory over Linfield College in a Second Round playoff game. The win is UMHB’s first playoff victory over the Wildcats in five tries.

Linfield opened the scoring with Willy Warne’s 22-yard field on its opening drive, but those would be the only points put up by the Wildcats offense on the day. An interception from Reggie Wilson set up Blake Jackson’s 76-yard touchdown strike to T.J. Josey to give the Cru a 7-3 lead with 5:45 left in the opening quarter. A turnover on downs led to Jackson’s six-yard scoring run to put UMHB up 13-3 at halftime. Markeith Miller tacked on two rushing touchdowns in the third quarter to take the Cru lead out to 27-3. Kennedy Johnson gave Linfield some life with a 75-yard punt return for a touchdown, but the UMHB defense clamped down from there.

Jackson threw for 256 yards and a touchdown and ran for 58 yards and another score. Miller finished with 88 yards and a pair of scores and Josey caught four passes for 180 yards and a TD. Keith Reineke and Baylor Mullins led the UMHB defense with 11 tackles apiece and Brazos Fuller posted 10 stops

UMHB finished with 415 yards of total offense with 256 of those coming through the air. The Cru limited Linfield’s high-powered passing attack to just 246 yards. UMHB also intercepted two passes and recorded four sacks in the victory. The Cru improves to 12-0 for the fifth time in school history. The loss ends Linfield’s season at 9-2 with both of the Wildcat losses coming against UMHB.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalLinfield College 3 0 0 7 10Mary Hardin-Baylor 7 6 14 0 27

Scoring Summary LC UMHBLC-Warne 22-yd field goal 8:32 (1) 3 0UMHB-Josey 76-yd pass from Jackson (Guzman kick) 5:45 (1) 3 7UMHB-Jackson 6-yd run (Kick failed) 8:15 (2) 3 13UMHB-Miller 3-yd run (Guzman kick) 8:26 (3) 3 20UMHB-Miller 8-yd run (Guzman kick) 1:26 (3) 3 27LC-Johnson 75-yd punt return (Warne kick) 10:51 (4) 10 27

LC Statistics UMHB20 First Downs 1635-139 Rushing Yards 42-159236 Passing Yards 25642-26-2 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 19-14-077-375 Plays-Total Offense 61-4151-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-02-84 Punt Returns-Yards 1-53-81 Kick Returns-Yards 1-10-0 Interception Returns-Yards 2-113-27.0 Punts-Average 6-38.53-25 Penalties-Yards 5-5231:03 Time of Possession 28:570-0 Sacks By-Yards Lost 4-24

Rushing: LC-Spencer Payne 13-55, Sutter Choisser 5-49, Sam Riddle 14-23, Bryan Cassill 2-8, Erick Douglas III 1-4; UMHB-Markeith Miller 19-88, Blake Jackson 13-58, Duane Thompson 6-15, Bryce Wilkerson 1-1, Team 3-(-3).Passing: LC-Sam Riddle 26-41-236, Spencer Payne 0-1-0; UMHB-Blake Jackson 14-19-256.Receiving: LC-Reed Peterson 9-141, Spencer Payne 9-40, Johnny Carroll2-21, Drew Accimus 1-12, Eric Igbinoba 1-9, Zach Kuzens 1-7, JacobCalo 1-5, Sutter Choisser 1-4, Bryan Cassill 1-(-3); UMHB-T.J. Josey 4-180, Carson Embry 3-26, Duane Thompson 2-21, DeNerian Thomas2-18, Bryce Wilkerson 1-13, Jonel Reed 1-0, Wykeyhe Walker 1-(-2).

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uMhb 38, wheAton College 16 Dec. 3, 2016 • Belton, TX • 1,985The Cru came to life in the second half and scored in every

phase of the game in the third quarter as UMHB posted a 38-16 victory over Wheaton College in a Quarterfinal contest. The victory sends the Cru to the National Semifinals for the sixth time in school history.

Wheaton took a 3-0 lead with a field goal on the opening play of the second quarter. Interceptions on back-to-back Thunder possessions set up Blake Jackson’s four-yard scoring run and John Mowery’s 20-yard field goal to give UMHB a 10-3 halftime lead. Reggie Wilson blocked a Wheaton punt on the opening drive of the second half and Baylor Mullins recovered in the end zone for a 17-3 Cru lead. Johnny Peltz found Trey Hanley for a 15-yard score to cut it to 17-9, but Raylon Hickey picked off another Peltz pass and took it back 32 yards for a score and a 24-9 Cru edge. Peltz found Hanley for another score to cut it to 24-16, but Jackson found a streaking Bryce Wilkerson for an 80-yard touchdown strike and Markeith Miller added a 37-yard scoring run late in the fourth quarter to put it out of reach.

Jackson threw for 155 yards and a touchdown and added the scoring run. Miller rolled up 142 yards on the ground against a Wheaton defense that entered the game giving up just 56 yards per game on the ground. Wilson led the Cru defense with 15 tackles and two blocked kicks.

Peltz threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns for Wheaton. Hanley caught nine passes for 103 yards. Caleb Ashby and Luke Sahly led the Thunder defense with 14 stops apiece.

UMHB managed just 334 yards of total offense on a cold, wet, windy day. But the Cru defense held the Thunder to 306 total yards and 22 rushing yards. UMHB also intercepted three passes and recorded two sacks in the first meeting between the two schools.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalWheaton College 0 3 13 0 16Mary Hardin-Baylor 0 10 21 7 38

Scoring Summary WC UMHBWC-Knoerr 42-yd field goal 14:55 (2) 3 0UMHB-Jackson 4-yd run (Mowery kick) 7:56 (2) 3 7UMHB-Mowery 20-yd field goal 00:28 (2) 3 10UMHB-Mullins 0-yd blocked punt return (Mowery kick) 13:51 (3) 3 17WC-Hanley 16-yd pass from Peltz (Kick blocked) 10:10 (3) 9 17UMHB-Hickey 32-yd interception return (Mowery kick) 5:24 (3) 9 24WC-Hanley 23-yd pass from Peltz (Knoerr kick) 2:27 (3) 16 24UMHB-Wilkerson 80-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 1:37 (3) 16 31UMHB-Miller 37-yd run (Mowery kick) 2:07 (4) 16 38

WC Statistics UMHB18 First Downs 1526-22 Rushing Yards 40-179284 Passing Yards 15548-28-3 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 21-11-174-306 Plays-Total Offense 61-3340-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-02-10 Punt Returns-Yards 3-415-96 Kick Returns-Yards 4-681-11 Interception Returns-Yards 3-435-26.6 Punts-Average 6-32.26-42 Penalties-Yards 8-5431:07 Time of Possession 28:530-0 Sacks By-Yards Lost 2-8

Rushing: WC-Johnny Peltz 8-14, Zach Lindquist 2-10, Sola Olateju 14-4, Team 1-(-1), Trey Hanley 1-(-5); UMHB-Markeith Miller 27-142, Blake Jackson 7-18, DeNerian Thomas 1-11, Duane Thompson 3-10, Team 2-(-2).Passing: WC-Johnny Peltz 28-48-284; UMHB-Blake Jackson 11-21-155.Receiving: WC-Trey Hanley 8-103, Chase White 7-59, Zach Lindquist 5-30, Sola Olateju 5-24, Phillip Nichols 2-35, Adam Terrini 1-33; UMHB-DeNerian Thomas 7-55, Markeith Miller 2-15, Bryce Wilkerson 1-80,Carson Embry 1-5.

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uMhb 14, Mount union 12 Dec. 10, 2016 • Belton, TX • 4,084The Cru rode a smothering defense and timely offensive pro-

duction to a 14-12 victory over Mount Union in the National Semifinals. The victory sends UMHB to the Stagg Bowl for just the second time in program history. The Cru also improved to 2-1 all-time against Mount Union with the win over the defending national champion.

The first quarter was scoreless before Alex Louthan’s 30-yard field goal punt the Purple Raiders up 3-0 midway through the second period. UMHB answered as Blake Jackson’s pass tipped off the hands of T.J. Josey and into the arms of a diving Wykeyhe Walker for a 33-yard touchdown to give the Cru a 7-3 lead. Mount Union tacked on another field goal on the final play of the first half to cut it to 7-6. It would stay that way until Jackson’s one-yard scoring plunge with 1:53 remaining in the third quarter. Mount Union’s only touchdown came on an eight-yard run from Dom Davis with 4:24 to go, but the Cru stopped the Purple Raid-ers’ two-point try. Ajay Fanene intercepted a pass on the Mount Union’s final possession and Baylor Mullins hit Trinton Ynclan with a 10-yard pass on fourth-and-four to keep the final Cru drive alive as UMHB ran out the clock to clinch the victory.

Jackson threw for 159 yards and a touchdown and added the scoring run and 77 yards on the ground. Walker caught six passes for 65 yards and a score. Keith Reineke had 13 tackles, a tackle for loss and an interception to lead the UMHB defense.

B.J. Mitchell ran for 137 yards and added 25 receiving yards, but Mount Union managed just 63 passing yards as a team. Adam Mihoci had a team-best 14 tackles and two tackles for loss.

UMHB held the Purple Raiders to just 242 yards of total of-fense and intercepted three passes. The win was #14 of the season for the Cru to set a new school and American Southwest Conference record for victories in a season. UMHB will face Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the Stagg Bowl with both teams looking for their first national title.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalMount Union 0 6 0 6 12Mary Hardin-Baylor 0 7 7 0 14

Scoring Summary UMU UMHBMU-Louthan 30-yd field goal 8:08 (2) 3 0UMHB-Walker 33-yd pass from Jackson (Mowery kick) 3:47 (2) 3 7MU-Louthan 32-yd field goal 00:02 (2) 6 7UMHB-Jackson 1-yd run (Mowery kick) 1:53 (3) 6 14MU-Davis 8-yd run (Pass failed) 4:24 (4) 12 14

UMU Statistics UMHB18 First Downs 1751-179 Rushing Yards 44-11463 Passing Yards 16923-9-3 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 24-16-174-242 Plays-Total Offense 68-2831-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-11-1 Punt Returns-Yards 5-263-33 Kick Returns-Yards 3-421-0 Interception Returns-Yards 3-117-33.4 Punts-Average 7-31.43-13 Penalties-Yards 2-3130:28 Time of Possession 29:320-0 Sacks By-Yards Lost 1-8Rushing: UMU-B.J. Mitchell 31-137, Dom Davis 14-60, Jawanza Evans-Morris 3-5, Dwayne Aaron 1-0, Tim Kennedy 1-0, Team 1-(-15); UMHB-Blake Jackson 19-77, Markeith Miller 18-28, Duane Thompson 5-24, Team 2-(-15).Passing: UMU-Dom Davis 9-23-63; UMHB-Blake Jackson 15-23-159, Baylor Mullins 1-1-10.Receiving: UMU-Tim Kennedy 4-9, B.J. Mitchell 2-25, Jared Ruth 1-12,Braeden Friss 1-9, Zach Herrington 1-8; UMHB-Wykeyhe Walker 6-65,Bryce Wilkerson 4-39, Duane Thompson 2-29, T.J. Josey 2-2, MarkeithMiller 1-24, Trinton Ynclan 1-10.

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The Cru capped season #19 of UMHB football by finally reaching the top goal set by Head Coach Pete Fredenburg when he started building the program in 1997, as the Cru won the first national championship in program history with a 10-7 victory over Wisconsin-Oshkosh in Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl XLIV in Salem, Virginia. UMHB fell behind early before rallying to take the lead. The Cru defense made it stand up by forcing timely turn-overs down the stretch to cap a 15-0 campaign and give UMHB a chance to hoist the Walnut and Bronze.

The Titans forced the UMHB offense to go three-and-out on the opening possession and capital-ized by driving 64 yards in nine plays on their open-ing drive of the game. Dylan Hecker dove in from two yards out to give Wisconsin-Oshkosh a 7-0 lead with 9:38 remaining in the first quarter.

The Cru offense responded with a long sus-tained drive of its own. UMHB marched 66 yards in 20 plays, with the arm and legs of quarterback Blake Jackson accounting for all of the yardage. John Mowery connected on a 22-yard field goal to cap a drive that took 8:29 off the clock and cut the UWO lead to 7-3. The two defenses took over from there as the Cru forced a punt and the Titans intercepted a Jackson pass on the ensuing posses-sion. UMHB’s defense stepped up again as Haston Adams and Brazos Fuller combined to stop UWO quarterback Brett Kasper on fourth down at the Cru 25-yard line.

Jackson and the UMHB offense took advantage again, this time driving 75 yards in 14 plays. Jackson hit Wykeyhe Walker for a 21-yard completion, Duane Thompson broke off a 12-yard run and Jackson added a 13-yard scamper in a three-play stretch to take the ball down to the Titans’ eight-yard line. Jackson covered the final eight yards in three carries, scoring on a one-yard plunge with 3:16 left in the first half. Mowery tacked on the extra point and the Cru took a 10-7 lead, mark-ing the first time UMHB had a lead in two Stagg Bowl appearances.

Wisconsin-Oshkosh looked to respond and drove to the UMHB 23-yard line on the next pos-session. Jaedon Johnson stepped in front of a Kasper pass at the Cru one-yard line for an interception to end the threat and the Cru would hold a 10-7 lead at halftime.

UMHB’s defense opened the second half by stuffing the Titans on fourth down on the open-ing drive, but a Cru fumble gave the ball right back to UWO deep in UMHB territory. The defense was again up to the challenge and forced an Oshkosh punt. One possession later, Jackson found T.J.

Josey deep behind the Titan defense for a 54-yard gain as the Cru drove inside the UWO ten-yard line for the second time. Four plays later, Jackson fumbled the ball away on first-and-goal at the Oshkosh seven-yard line and the Cru’s third turnover of the day cost UMHB a chance to extend the lead. The Cru defense surrendered one first down on the next drive, but forced another punt and the two teams would go into the final 15 minutes of play with UMHB clinging to that 10-7 lead.

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ter. UMHB would have one more chance to expand its lead, methodically driving 76 yards in 11 plays to the Titans’ two-yard line, but Mowery’s 19-yard field goal try was wide left with 2:23 left to play. Osh-kosh took the ball and drove to the Cru 35-yard line. Three straight incompletions set up a fourth-and-ten and UMHB’s defense again came up big to seal the win. Matt Cody picked off Kasper’s pass at the Cru 22-yard line to end the threat with 35 seconds on theclock. UMHB ran out the clock to set off a wild cel-ebration, both in Salem, and back home in Belton.

Jackson was voted the game’s Most Out-standing Player after rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown and going 16-27 through the air for 171 more yards. Bryce Wilkerson had a team-high five re-ceptions and Walker caught four passes for 55 yards. Cody finished with a team-high ten tackles to go with his game-clinching interception. He also added a team-best 2.0 tackles for loss.

Kasper was 20-33 for 185 yards for UWO, but was sacked three times and threw two costly interceptions. Hecker finished with 29 yards rushing on 13 carries. Sam Mentkowski caught six passes for the Titans, but managed just 18 yards. Cole Yoder and Jake Thein led the UWO defense with eight tackles apiece.

UMHB finished with 332 yards of total of-fense and overcame three turnovers. The Cru defense held the Titans to 215 yards of total offense with just 65 of those yards coming in the second half. Oshkosh was limited to 8-17 on third down tries and went 0-3 on fourth down attempts.

The Cru set new school and conference re-cords with 15 victories and will enter the 2017 season with the longest active winning streak in NCAA Divi-sion III. It was UMHB’s second Stagg Bowl appear-ance in 19 years of football.

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Dec. 16, 2016 • Salem, VA • 3,476

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalMary Hardin-Baylor 3 7 0 0 10Wisconsin-Oshkosh 7 0 0 0 7

Scoring Summary UMHB UWOUWO-Hecker 2-yd run (Wettstein kick) 9:38 (1) 0 7UMHB-Mowery 22-yd field goal 1:11 (1) 3 7UMHB-Jackson 1-yd run (Mowery kick) 3:16 (2) 10 7

UMHB Statistics UWO19 First Downs 1244-161 Rushing Yards 29-30171 Passing Yards 18527-16-1 Pass Attempts-Completions-Int. 33-20-271-332 Plays-Total Offense 62-2153-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-02-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-02-35 Kick Returns-Yards 3-612-7 Interception Returns-Yards 1-04-37.2 Punts-Average 6-42.78-73 Penalties-Yards 2-2532:53 Time of Possession 27:073-11 Sacks By-Yards Lost 0-0

Rushing: UMHB-Blake Jackson 28-119, Duane Thompson 6-33, Markeith Miller 9-11, Team 1-(-2); UWO-Dylan Hecker 13-29, Dom Todarello 2-10, Devon Linzenmeyer 9-3, Mitch Gerhartz 1-(-1), Brett Kasper 4-(-11).Passing: UMHB-Blake Jackson 16-27-171; UWO-Brett Kasper 20-33-185.Receiving: UMHB-Bryce Wilkerson 5-35, Wykeyhe Walker 4-55, Carson Embry 3-19, T.J. Josey 2-57, DeNerian Thomas 2-5; UWO-Sam Ment-kowski 6-18, C.J. Blackburn 3-46, Cody Moon 3-27, Dom Todarello 2-49, Chad Redmer 2-19, Dylan Hecker 2-18, Devon Linzenmeyer 2-8.Tackles (UA-A): UMHB-Matt Cody 6-4, Keith Reineke 3-6, Reggie Wilson 4-4, D’Andre Jackson 3-4, Baylor Mullins 3-3, Brazos Fuller 2-3, Raylon Hickey 3-1, Hunter Schmidt 2-2, Teidrick Smith 1-3, Jaedon John-son 1-2, Kris Brown 1-1, Victor Auxenfans 0-2, Tevin Jones 0-2, Haston Adams 0-2, Caleb Armstrong 1-0, Matthew McVey 1-0, Ajay Fanene 0-1. UWO-Cole Yoder 6-2, Jake Thein 6-2, Jamier Szymanski 4-3, Jon Kallas 2-5, Branden Lloyd 2-4, Cameron Brown 2-3, Dallis Ramos-Deleon 1-4,Johnny Eagan 3-1, Brad Walovitch 3-1, Justin Watson 2-2, Reese Dziedzic 0-4, Derrick Jennings, Jr. 2-1, Brady Heimer 1-2, Scott Skornicka 2-0,Steve Forner 1-1, Marcus Senn 0-2, Sam Mentkowski 1-0, A.J. Plewa 1-0,Nick Amato 1-0, Matt Khan 0-1.

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CrusAder stAdiuMCrusader Stadium became the home of UMHB football with the kickoff of the 2013 season. The home opener against 5th ranked Wesley College became the first on-campus game in the history of Cru football and a school-record crowd of 9.384 people packed into the sta-dium to see UMHB top the Wolverines 35-7. It is also the largest home crowd to ever watch an American Southwest Conference football team play. Zach Anderson scored on a 41-yard run just 1:17 into the game for the first touchdown in stadium history and he accounted for 299 total yards and three touchdowns overall in the victory. The UMHB defense limited Wesley to -31 yards rushing and 105 yards of total offense in the game while recording four sacks. The win was also the first victory for the Cru over a top five ranked team in stadium history and the game featured a fly-over and post-game fireworks, as well.

The press box features a state-of-the-art control room to handle audio, the video board, replay, scoreboard and all game-day communications and coordination. There is a separate print media booth with seating for up to 14 writers. Three separate broadcast booths can accommodate radio or television broadcasts and home and visiting coaches also have their own booths with two-tiered seating to provide outstanding views of the field. The Presidential suite offers prime seating and stadium views, along with space to serve, entertain and feed special guests of the UMHB administra-tion. There are also two other suites available for game-day use by the administration, donors or game-day sponsors.

The varsity locker room features 80 individual wooden lockers with individual ventilation systems to help dry shoulder pads. There is also an auxiliary locker room for use by the Crusader junior varsity, a plush visitor’s locker room and coaches locker rooms and training rooms to go with each team locker room. Each locker room also contains separate shower and rest room facilities and is fully wired for cable television and video. A large multi-purpose room is located adjacent to the varsity locker room and can be used for team meetings, video sessions, media interviews or even smaller banquets. The visitor and auxiliary locker rooms are also used for the numerous high school regular season or postseason games hosted at Crusader Stadium. The service level of the stadium also includes an equipment storage and issue room to serve the Cru on game-day and functions along with the Cru’s practice facility at Cummins and Andersen Field Houses.

Crusader Stadium hosted ten UMHB football games in its inaugural season as the Cru played a school-record ten home games. The facility has also played host to an ESPN broadcast crew for the NCAA Division III National Semifinals in both 2013 and 2016. The UMHB football team has posted a 32-2 home record in four seasons in the new facility with the only losses coming in NCAA playoff games. The Cru played in front of 41,563 in the first season in the stadium to set another school record with an average home attendance of 4,156 fans per game. Crusader Stadium has also played host to multiple high school playoff games, high school band competitions and UMHB’s Spring 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Commencements. The adjacent Bawcom Student Union is located on the visitor’s side of the field and provides multiple facilities to enhance the Cru game-day experience. Crusader Stadium was designed by the renowned architecture firm, Populous.

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Stat UMHB OpponentsScoring 702 209 Points Per Game 46.8 13.9First Downs 335 262 Rushing 164 78 Passing 146 150 Penalty 25 34Rushing Yardage 3609 1103 Yards Gained Rushing 3857 1768 Yards Lost Rushing 248 665 Rushing Attempts 638 569 Average Per Rush 5.7 1.9 Average Per Game 240.6 73.5 TDs Rushing 44 7Passing Yardage 3489 3229 Att-Comp-Int 399-261-12 580-319-34 Average Per Pass 8.7 5.6 Average Per Catch 13.4 10.1 Average Per Game 232.6 215.3 TDs Passing 38 16Total Offense 7098 4332 Total Plays 1037 1149 Average Per Play 6.8 3.8 Average Per Game 473.2 288.8Kickoff Returns: #-Yards 38-882 96-1753 Kick Return Average 23.2 18.3Punt Returns: #-Yards 47-596 12-94 Punt Return Average 12.7 7.8Int Returns: #-Yards 34-557 12-92 Int Return Average 16.4 7.7Fumbles-Lost 20-15 19-13Penalties-Yards 120-1148 88-710 Average Per Game 76.5 47.3Punts-Yards 58-2108 95-3274 Average Per Punt 36.3 34.5 Net Punt Average 34.0 28.0Time of Possession 27:54 32:063rd-Down Conversions 95-197 81-269 3rd-Down Pct 48% 30%4th-Down Conversions 8-13 22-59 4th-Down Pct 62% 37%Sacks By-Yards Lost 46-273 9-61Touchdowns Scored 96 27Field Goals-Attempts 10-19 8-10PAT Kicks-Attempts 94-96 17-22Attendance 33844 8857 Games/Avg Per Game 9/3760 5/1771 Neutral Site Games 1/3476

Score by Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT TotalUMHB 155 163 221 163 0 702Opponents 54 77 40 38 0 209

Rushing Att. Yards Avg. TDMarkeith Miller 212 1483 7.0 20Blake Jackson 172 904 5.3 11Duane Thompson 140 673 4.8 6Isaiah Shepherd 26 241 9.3 1Trinton Ynclan 30 154 5.1 1Bryce Wilkerson 11 63 5.7 1Baylor Mullins 3 46 15.3 0Derrick Scrivens 1 19 19.0 1Kyle Jones 9 18 2.0 0DeChaar Greer 9 16 1.8 0DeNerian Thomas 2 15 7.5 0Holten Einkauf 6 9 1.5 0Connolly Fuller 0 0 0.0 1Andrew Robinson 2 -2 -1.0 0Team 15 -30 -2.0 0Totals 638 3609 5.7 44

Receiving No. Yards Avg. TDT. J. Josey 52 1063 20.4 8Bryce Wilkerson 52 686 13.2 9DeNerian Thomas 44 367 8.3 4Wykeyhe Walker 42 556 13.2 7Carson Embry 20 264 13.2 3Duane Thompson 17 193 11.4 3Markeith Miller 9 93 10.3 1Austin Collins 8 95 11.9 2Michael Collins 4 63 15.8 1Jonel Reed 4 24 6.0 0Lin Gillham 3 12 4.0 0Isaiah Shepherd 2 12 6.0 0Derrick Scrivens 1 25 25.0 0Zane Boles 1 15 15.0 0Matthew McVey 1 11 11.0 0Trinton Ynclan 1 10 10.0 0Totals 261 3489 13.4 38

Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yards Pct. TDBlake Jackson 358 235 9 3282 65.6 35Kyle Jones 39 25 3 197 64.1 3Baylor Mullins 1 1 0 10 100.0 0Holten Einkauf 1 0 0 0 0.0 0Totals 399 261 12 3489 65.4 38

Punt Returns No. Yards Avg. TDBryce Wilkerson 33 393 11.9 2Hunter Schmidt 3 40 13.3 0Others 11 163 14.8 2Totals 47 596 12.7 4

Kick Returns No. Yards Avg. TDBryce Wilkerson 16 362 22.6 1Hunter Schmidt 10 255 25.5 0DeNerian Thomas 7 219 31.3 1Others 5 46 9.2 0Totals 38 882 23.2 2

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Player UT AT TFL-Yards Sacks-Yards FF FR Int. PBU Blocked KicksKeith Reineke 45 76 12.0-32 3.0-2 1 0 3 7 0Baylor Mullins 60 39 5.0-13 0-0 0 0 6 7 0Reggie Wilson 46 37 2.0-6 0-0 0 1 3 5 3Matt Cody 35 44 10.0-37 0.5-3 0 0 3 5 0Tevin Jones 26 51 8.0-12 1.0-3 0 0 2 1 0Brazos Fuller 25 42 13.5-47 5.0-31 0 0 0 5 0Teidrick Smith 31 29 23.5-137 15.5-105 1 1 0 4 0Raylon Hickey 39 19 1.5-5 0-0 0 1 4 6 0Jaeden Johnson 32 22 1.0-2 0-0 0 1 4 9 0Haston Adams 24 29 17.5-58 5.5-24 2 3 0 3 0D’Andre Jackson 29 13 2.5-20 0-0 1 0 2 1 0Tommy Brown 18 20 3.0-8 0-0 2 1 1 1 0Caleb Armstrong 10 26 5.5-32 4.0-22 0 1 0 0 0Hunter Schmidt 17 18 1.5-2 0-0 0 1 2 8 2Kris Brown 20 10 3.0-4 0-0 0 0 3 3 0Ajay Fanene 17 8 11.5-66 6.0-47 1 0 1 1 0Dalfred Green 18 6 3.0-6 1.0-4 0 0 0 1 0Reginald Cole 16 6 3.0-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 0Christian Applewhite 6 15 2.0-5 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0Dusty Nalley 12 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Collin Cowsert 9 7 3.0-13 1.0-6 0 0 0 0 0Victor Auxenfans 1 13 2.5-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Luke Huffer 3 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Joey Longoria 2 12 1.5-7 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Joshua Gallegos 9 3 2.0-19 2.0-19 1 0 0 0 0Chris Jones 5 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Rozzell Barber-Harris 6 4 1.5-10 0-0 0 0 0 1 0Martin Guzman 4 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Trinton Ynclan 3 3 1.0-40 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Isaiah Shepherd 2 4 0.5-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Markeith Miller 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Carson Embry 3 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Others 26 16 4.0-18 1.0-7 0 1 0 1 0Totals 602 600 145-609 46-273 9 13 34 71 5

Interceptions No. Yards Avg. TDBaylor Mullins 6 70 11.7 1Jaedon Johnson 4 43 10.8 0Raylon Hickey 4 90 22.5 2Keith Reineke 3 7 2.3 0Kris Brown 3 56 18.7 1Matt Cody 3 43 14.3 0Reggie Wilson 3 49 16.3 0Tevin Jones 2 4 2.0 0D’Andre Jackson 2 117 58.5 1Hunter Schmidt 2 47 23.5 0Tommy Brown 1 27 27.0 0Ajay Fanene 1 4 4.0 0Totals 34 557 16.4 5

Fumble Returns No. Yards Avg. TDHaston Adams 2 77 38.5 2Isaiah Shepherd 1 0 0.0 1Totals 3 77 25.7 3

Kickoffs No. Avg. Avg. TB OBJohn Mowery 79 4466 56.5 8 5Others 42 2290 54.5 6 1Totals 121 6756 55.8 14 6

Punting No. Yards Avg. Long TB I20Baylor Mullins 52 1853 35.6 55 2 23Zane Boles 6 255 42.5 59 0 4Totals 58 2108 36.3 59 2 27

Scoring TD FGs PAT PtsMarkeith Miller 21 0 0 126John Mowery 0 9-17 87-87 114Bryce Wilkerson 13 0 0 78Blake Jackson 11 0 0 66Duane Thompson 9 0 0 54T.J. Josey 8 0 0 48Wykeyhe Walker 7 0 0 42DeNerian Thomas 5 0 0 30Isaiah Shepherd 4 0 0 24Carson Embry 3 0 0 18Austin Collins 2 0 0 12Raylon Hickey 2 0 0 12Baylor Mullins 2 0 0 12Haston Adams 2 0 0 12Martin Guzman 0 1-1 6-8 9Michael Collins 1 0 0 6D’Andre Jackson 1 0 0 6Derrick Scrivens 1 0 0 6Kris Brown 1 0 0 6Reggie Wilson 1 0 0 6Trinton Ynclan 1 0 0 6Connolly Fuller 1 0 0 6Team 0 0 0 2Caleb Chadwell 0 0-1 1-1 1Totals 96 10-19 94-96 702

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+John Mowery 0-1 5-5 3-7 1-4 0-0Caleb Chadwell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0Martin Guzman 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0Totals 0-1 5-5 4-8 1-5 0-0

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2016 AsC stAndingsTeam Conference Overall Pct.UMHB 6-0 15-0 1.000Hardin-Simmons 5-1 9-2 .818Sul Ross State 4-2 6-4 .600East Texas Baptist 3-3 7-3 .700McMurry University 2-4 4-5 .444Louisiana College 1-5 4-6 .400Howard Payne 0-6 0-10 .000Belhaven 0-0 2-8 .200ASC Postseason ResultsFirst Round

Mary Hardin-Baylor 50, Redlands (CA) 28Linfield College 24, Hardin-Simmons 10

Second RoundMary Hardin-Baylor 27, Linfield College 10

QuarterfinalsMary Hardin-Baylor 38, Wheaton (Ill.) 10

SemifinalsMary Hardin-Baylor 14, Mount Union 12

Stagg Bowl XLIVMary Hardin-Baylor 10, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 7

2016 AsC All-ConFerenCe teAM

First teAM oFFense wr: Reese Childress, So., Hardin-Simmons wr: Shedrick Davis, Jr., Louisiana College sb: Chase Sojka, So., East Texas Baptist te: Steven Savedra, Jr., Sul Ross State og: Broderick Jenkins, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor og: Josh Maronski, Sr., Hardin-Simmons ot: Connolly Fuller, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor ot: Tyler Scott, Sr., East Texas Baptist oC: Cole Moulder, Jr., Sul Ross State Qb: Blake Jackson, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor rb: Aurren Cooksey, Sr., Louisiana College rb: Markeith Miller, So., Mary Hardin-Baylor rb: JaQuan Hemphill, So., Hardin-Simmons PK: Jason Disney, Sr., Howard Payne Pk: John Mowery, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor rs: Alex Bell, Jr., Hardin-Simmons

First teAM deFense dl: Teidrick Smith, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor dl: Haston Adams, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor dl: Zack Roberson, Jr., Sul Ross State DL: Ajay Fanene, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor lb: Cory Ward, Sr., Hardin-Simmons LB: Matt Cody, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor lb: Jason Disney, Sr., Howard Payne lb: Keith Reineke, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor db: Baylor Mullins, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor db: Decorian Johnson, Sr., McMurry University db: Jordan Washington, Jr., McMurry University db: Conlan Aguirre, Sr., Hardin-Simmons P: Nico Francino, Sr., Hardin-Simmons

AsC PlAyers oF the yeAroFFensive PlAyer oF the yeAr: Blake Jackson, QB, UMHBCo-deFensive PlAyers oF the yeAr: Teidrick Smith, DE, UMHB & Cory Ward, LB, Hardin-SimmonsoFFensive lineMAn oF the yeAr: Broderick Jenkins, OG, UMHBdeFensive lineMAn oF the yeAr: Zack Roberson DE, Sul Ross StatesPeCiAl teAMs PlAyer oF the yeAr: Alex Bell, KR, Hardin-SimmonsFreshMAn oF the yeAr: Jonathan Castaneda, OL, Hardin-SimmonsCoACh oF the yeAr: John Pearce, Sul Ross State

2016 AsC wrAP-uPAsC All-ConFerenCe teAMs

seCond teAM oFFense wr: Richard Johnson, So., East Texas Baptist wr: Byron Jones, So., Sul Ross State sb: Lamar Carroway, Jr., Louisiana College te: Carson Embry, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor og: Tony Jones, So., East Texas Baptist og: Torrance Leonard, Sr., East Texas Baptist ot: Jonathan Castaneda, Fr., Hardin-Simmons ot: Alex Gillis, Fr., Sul Ross State oC: Bryston Parker, So., East Texas Baptist Qb: Ryan Breton, Sr., Hardin-Simmons rb: Jourdan McNeill, Sr., East Texas Baptist rb: Duane Thompson, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor rb: Adrion Smith, Fr., Sul Ross State Pk: Tanner Wright, Fr., McMurry University kr: Lamar Carroway, Jr., Louisiana College

seCond teAM deFense dl: Desmond Oliver, Sr., East Texas Baptist dl: Jim LaFond, Jr., Hardin-Simmons dl: Cade Maxwell, Jr., Louisiana College dl: Brazos Fuller, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor lb: Alonte Thomas, Sr., Sul Ross State lb: Ty Parsons, Jr., East Texas Baptist lb: Ryan DeMattie, Jr., Louisiana College lb: Matthew Hawkins, Jr., Hardin-Simmons LB: Orel Ledet, Jr., So., Louisiana College LB: Caleb Taylor, Jr., East Texas Baptist db: Phillip Fuentes, Sr., Hardin-Simmons DB: Kris Mack, Jr., Howard Payne DB: Justin Arroyo, Sr., McMurry University db: Reggie Davis, Jr., Hardin-Simmons DB: Job Mason, Jr., Sul Ross State DB: Hunter Schmidt, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor P: Baylor Mullins, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor

honorAble Mention All-ConFerenCe wr: Derrick Ledet, Sr., East Texas Baptist wr: Wykeyhe Walker, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor sb: Garrett Martin, Sr., Hardin-Simmons sb: Bryce Wilkerson, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor te: Jose Sahagun, Sr., Hardin-Simmons te: Eric Haverstock, Fr., Howard Payne og: Montay Harris, So., Sul Ross State og: Cyle Johnson, Jr., Howard Payne OG: Corbin Campitelli, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor OT: C.J. McGill, Sr., East Texas Baptist oC: Ryan Morris, Jr., Louisiana College oC: Victor Rodriguez, Jr., Hardin-Simmons oC: Brycen Homer, Jr., McMurry University QB: Dru Smith, Jr., East Texas Baptist QB: Easton Melancon, Sr., Louisiana College PK: Nico Francino, Sr., Hardin-Simmons Pk: Charles Firmin, Sr., Louisiana College RS: Bryce Wilkerson, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor RS: Dominic Haggerty, So., East Texas Baptist DL: C.J. Johnson, So., East Texas Baptist DL: Khilan Wright, So., East Texas Baptist LB: Mike Quinonez, Jr., Sul Ross State LB: Josh White, Jr., Hardin-Simmons DB: Zackary Biles, So., East Texas Baptist DB: Jacob Castaneda, Jr., Sul Ross State db: Willie Smith, Jr., Louisiana College DB: Sam Williams, Sr., East Texas Baptist DB: Reggie Wilson, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor P: Ryan Travis, Jr., East Texas Baptist

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teAM

totAl deFense

Team Games Yards Avg.1. Mary Hardin-Baylor 15 4232 288.82. Sul Ross State 10 3868 386.83. Hardin-Simmons 11 4322 392.94. McMurry University 9 3559 395.45. East Texas Baptist 10 4588 458.86. Louisiana College 10 4711 471.17. Howard Payne Univ. 10 4784 478.48. Belhaven University 10 5707 570.7

rushing deFense

Team Games Yards Avg.1. Mary Hardin-Baylor 15 1103 73.52. Sul Ross State 10 1168 116.83. Hardin-Simmons 11 1623 147.54. East Texas Baptist 10 1574 157.45. McMurry University 9 1473 163.76. Howard Payne Univ. 10 1656 165.67. Louisiana College 10 1986 198.68. Belhaven University 10 2867 286.7

sCoring deFense

Team Games Points Avg.1. Mary Hardin-Baylor 15 209 13.92. Hardin-Simmons 11 242 22.03. Sul Ross State 10 293 29.34. McMurry University 9 286 31.85. Louisiana College 10 359 35.96. East Texas Baptist 10 392 39.27. Howard Payne Univ. 10 443 44.38. Belhaven University 10 528 52.8

totAl oFFense

Team Games Yards Avg.1. East Texas Baptist 10 5682 568.22. Belhaven University 10 4990 499.03. Hardin-Simmons 11 5408 491.64. Mary Hardin-Baylor 15 7098 473.25. Louisiana College 10 4492 449.26. Sul Ross State 10 3897 389.77. McMurry University 9 2906 322.98. Howard Payne Univ. 10 2850 285.0

rushing oFFense

Team Games Yards Avg.1. Mary Hardin-Baylor 15 3609 240.62. East Texas Baptist 10 2002 200.23. Hardin-Simmons 11 1937 176.14. McMurry University 9 1496 166.25. Sul Ross State 10 1657 165.76. Howard Payne Univ. 10 1335 133.57. Louisiana College 10 1192 119.28. Belhaven University 10 776 77.6

sCoring oFFense

Team Games Points Avg.1. East Texas Baptist 10 499 49.92. Mary Hardin-Baylor 15 702 46.83. Hardin-Simmons 11 477 43.44. Louisiana College 10 375 37.55. Sul Ross State 10 317 31.76. McMurry University 9 283 31.47. Belhaven University 10 274 27.48. Howard Payne Univ. 10 180 18.0

AsC ConFerenCe stAtistiCs

individuAlrushing Per gAMe

Player Att. Yds. Avg. TD’s Yds/GAurren Cooksey, LC 213 994 4.7 10 99.4Markeith Miller, UMHB 212 1,483 7.0 20 98.9Jourdan McNeill, ETBU 182 819 4.5 16 81.9JaQuan Hemphill, HSU 161 872 5.4 11 79.3Adrion Smith, SRSU 79 439 5.5 1 62.7

PAssing eFFiCienCy

Player Att.-Comp.-Int Yds TD’s Eff.Weston Garner, HSU 71-54-0 731 5 185.8Blake Jackson, UMHB 358-235-9 3,282 35 169.9Ryan Breton, HSU 286-186-5 2,720 23 165.0Dru Smith, ETBU 392-247-7 3,144 34 155.4James Davis, SRSU 288-181-10 2,101 18 137.8

reCeiving yArds Per gAMe

Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TD’s Yds/GReese Childress, HSU 67 1,230 18.4 11 111.8Shedrick Davis, LC 79 1,078 13.6 13 107.8Chase Sojka, ETBU 83 1,074 12.9 9 107.4LaMiquell Roberts, BU 75 992 13.2 6 99.2Richard Johnson, ETBU 52 938 18.0 13 93.8

sCoring Per gAMe

Player Games Points Avg./GJourdan McNeill, ETBU 10 100 10.0Richard Johnson, ETBU 10 92 9.2Markeith Miller, UMHB 15 126 8.4John Mowery, UMHB 14 114 8.1Shedrick Davis, LC 10 78 7.8JaQuan Hemphill, HSU 11 84 7.8

totAl tACkles Per gAMe

Player Games Tackles Avg./GJason Disney, HPU 10 118 11.8Cory Ward, HSU 11 112 10.2Ty Parsons, ETBU 10 99 9.9Caleb Taylor, ETBU 10 95 9.5Josh White, HSU 11 101 9.2

tACkles For loss

Player Games TFL Avg./GTeidrick Smith, UMHB 15 23.5 1.57Zack Roberson, SRSU 10 22.0 2.20Haston Adams, UMHB 15 17.5 1.17Brazos Fuller, UMHB 15 13.5 0.90Cory Ward, HSU 11 13.0 1.18

sACks

Player Games Sacks Avg./GTeidrick Smith, UMHB 15 15.5 1.03Zack Roberson, SRSU 10 12.5 1.25Cory Ward, HSU 11 6.0 0.55Ajay Fanene, UMHB 11 6.0 0.55Haston Adams, UMHB 15 5.5 0.37

interCePtions

Player Games Int. Yds. TD’s Int/GBaylor Mullins, UMHB 15 6 70 1 0.40Jordan Washington, MCM 9 5 351 3 0.56Phillip Fuentes, HSU 11 5 28 0 0.45Zac Biles, ETBU 10 4 72 1 0.40Doriel Yeager, LC 10 4 41 0 0.40Jaeden Johnson, UMHB 15 4 43 0 0.27Raylon Hickey, UMHB 15 4 90 2 0.27

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2017 AsC PreseAson CoAChes & MediA Poll

Rank (First Place Votes) Points1. Mary Hardin-Baylor (27) 2972. Hardin-Simmons Univ. (3) 2723. East Texas Baptist Univ. 2144. Sul Ross State Univ. 2015. Louisiana College 1566. Southwestern University 1297. Texas Lutheran Univ. 1268. McMurry University 1229. Belhaven University 8210. Howard Payne Univ. 52

2017 AsC PreseAson PlAyers oF the yeAroFFense: t.J. Josey, Qb/wr, MAry hArdin-bAylor

deFense: hAston AdAMs, dt, MAry hArdin-bAylor

sPeCiAl teAMs: Alex Bell, KR, HARdin-SimmonS

the Cru in the Polls

2017 PreseAson Pollslindy’s MAgAzine College Fb yeArbook

1. MAry hArdin-bAylor 1. mount union

2. mount union 2. MAry hArdin-bAylor

3. St. tHomAS (mn) 3. WiSconSin-oSHKoSH

4. St. JoHn’S (mn) 4. JoHn cARRoll

5. JoHnS HopKinS 5. WiSconSin-WHiteWAteR

d3FootbAll.CoM street & sMith

1. MAry hArdin-bAylor 1. mount union

2. mount union 2. MAry hArdin-bAylor

3. WiSconSin-WHiteWAteR 3. WiSconSin-WHiteWAteR

4. WiSconSin-oSHKoSH 4. St. tHomAS (mn)5. St. tHomAS (mn) 5. WiSconSin-oSHKoSH

Cru FootbAll by the nuMbers:20 yeArs oF exCellenCe

1 - NCAA Division III National Championship1-Highestfinalnationalranking(2016)1 - Head coach in 20 years of football1 - Rimington Trophy Winner1 - Gilburg Award Winner1 - AFCA Division III Coach of the Year2 - ASC Hall of Honor inductees (Meyer and Freeman)3 - Gagliardi Trophy Finalists4 - Overtime games in program history5 - CoSIDA Academic All-Americans5 - Aztec Bowl Selections6 - ASC Male Athletes of the Year (Preston Meyer, Cody Fredenburg, Josh Kubiak, Jerrell Freeman, Javicz Jones, Teidrick Smith)6-TripstoNationalSemifinals,somethingnootherASC program has accomplished6 - NCAA National Statistical Championships8 - CoSIDA Academic All-District picks8 - Jerrell Freeman’s uniform #, 1st UMHB player to sign NFL contract9 - AFCA Regional Coach of the Year honors9 - ASC Coach of the Year honors9 - Road victories during 2004 season13 - 10-win seasons in last 14 years13 - Number of states in which the UMHB football team will have played a game by end of 2015 season14 - ASC Championships15 - School record for single-season victories (2016)15-NCAApostseasonappearancesinfirst18seasons15 - seasons with 9 or more victories16 - AFCA All-Americans20 - Number of seasons the Cru has been playing foot-ball25 - Plane trips in last 14 seasons32 - NCAA postseason victories33 - ASC winning streak snapped during 2009 season37 - ASC Player of the Year selections40 - ASC winning streak snapped during 2015 season46 - NCAA postseason games103 - AFCA Top 10 National Rankings in last 109 polls115 - All-Region selections127 - Victories in ASC games157 - Regular season wins since the start of 2000 season182 - ASC Academic All-Conference selections189 - Victories since the start of the 2000 season196 - Wins in the program’s history278 - P.J. Williams’ NCAA All-Division record for single-game punt return yardage324 - Jarvis Thrasher’s previous ASC record for single-game rushing yardage352 - ASC All-Conference selections4,157 - Quincy Daniels’ ASC record for career rushing yardage9,384 - Largest crowd to see a UMHB football game

toP ten win leAders AMong ACtive

division iii heAd FootbAll CoAChes

1. Rick Giancola, Montclair State 2342. Mike Drass, Wesley College 2193. Rick Lackner, Carnegie-Mellon 2034. Steve Johnson, Bethel College 202 Larry Kindbom, Washington-St. Louis 2026. Jim Margraff, Johns Hopkins Univ. 2007. Pete Fredenburg, UMHB 1968. Barry Streeter, Gettysburg College 1939. Norm Eash, Illinois Wesleyan 191 Joe Fincham, Wittenberg College 191

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2017 AsCCoMPosite FootbAll sChedule

Thursday, August 31McMurry at OK Panhandle State, 7pmMillsaps College at Belhaven, 7pm

Saturday, September 2Wayland Baptist at Louisiana College, 6pmSul Ross State at U.T.-Permian Basin, 6pmSouthwestern at Denison, 7pmHoward Payne at SW Assemblies of God, 7pm

Saturday, September 9*Sul Ross State at UMHB, 6pmTexas Lutheran at Hendrix College, 6pm*McMurry at Southwestern, 7pmEast Texas Baptist at SW Assemb. of God, 7pm

Saturday, September 16*Louisiana College at Hardin-Simmons, 1pmUMHBatLinfieldCollege,3:30pm*Howard Payne at McMurry, 6pm*Belhaven at Texas Lutheran, 6pmEast Texas Baptist at Southwestern, 7pm

Saturday, September 23*Hardin-Simmons at Howard Payne, 1pm*Southwestern at Louisiana College, 1pm*Texas Lutheran at UMHB, 6pm*McMurry at Sul Ross State, 6pm*Belhaven at East Texas Baptist, 7pm

Saturday, September 30*Texas Lutheran at McMurry, 1pm*UMHB at Southwestern, 6pm*Sul Ross State at Louisiana College, 6pm*Howard Payne at Belhaven, 6pm*Hardin-Simmons at East Texas Baptist, 7pm

Saturday, October 7*Belhaven at McMurry, 12:30pm*UMHB at Hardin-Simmons, 1pm*Louisiana College at Texas Lutheran, 1pm*Sul Ross State at Southwestern, 6pm*East Texas Baptist at Howard Payne, 7pm

Saturday, October 14*Howard Payne at UMHB, 1pm*Texas Lutheran at East Texas Baptist, 2pm*Hardin-Simmons at Sul Ross State, 6pm*McMurry at Louisiana College, 6pm*Southwestern at Belhaven, 6pm

Saturday, October 21*Belhaven at UMHB, 1pm*Hardin-Simmons at Texas Lutheran, 1pm*Sul Ross State at Howard Payne, 4pm *Louisiana College at East Texas Baptist, 7pm

Saturday, October 28*Southwestern at Hardin-Simmons, 1pm*Texas Lutheran at Howard Payne, 1pm*UMHB at McMurry, 2pm*East Texas Baptist at Sul Ross State, 6pm*Louisiana College at Belhaven, 6pm

Saturday, November 4*Belhaven at Hardin-Simmons, 1pm*UMHB at Louisiana College, 1pm*Howard Payne at Southwestern, 1pm*McMurry at East Texas Baptist, 2pm*Texas Lutheran at Sul Ross State, 6pm

Saturday, November 11*East Texas Baptist at UMHB, 1pm*Southwestern at Texas Lutheran, 1pm*Louisiana College at Howard Payne, 1pm*Hardin-Simmons at McMurry, 1pm*Sul Ross State at Belhaven, 2pm

NCAA Division III Championship DatesNovember 18th: First RoundNovember 25th: Second RoundDecember 2nd: QuarterfinalsDecember 9th: SemifinalsDecember 15th: Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl XLV

* - Denotes ASC gameAll game times are Central Time

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linField CollegeSept. 16 • McMinnville, OR • 1:30 PT

Location: McMinnville, ORFounded: 1849Enrollment: 1,589President: Dr. Thomas HellieAthletics Director: Garry KillgoreConference: NorthwestNickname: WildcatsColors: Purple and Cardinal RedStadium: Maxwell Field (3,000)Head Coach: Joseph SmithAlma Mater (Year): Linfield 1993Record at School (Years): 103-20 (11 Years)Overall Record (Years): SameSID: Kelly BirdOfficePhone:(503) 883-2439Home Phone: (971) 237-4774OfficeFax:N/APress Box Phone: N/AE-Mail: kbird@linfield.edu

2016 Record: 9-2 (7-0 NWC, 1st place)Offense: SpreadDefense: MultipleLettermen Returning/Lost: 39/30Starters Returning: 4 offense, 3 defense

Top ReturnersGabe Majarro So. OC All-NWC pickDakota Smith So. OT All-NWC pickJake Reimer Jr. LB 59 tackles, 7 TFLMarcus McGovern Jr. DE 29 tackles, 6 sacks

2017 ScheduleSept. 9 @Chapman 7:00Sept. 16 UMHB 1:30Sept. 30 *Whitworth 1:30Oct. 7 *@Willamette 1:00Oct. 14 *@Lewis & Clark 1:00Oct. 21 *George Fox 1:30Oct. 28 *@Pacific Lutheran 1:00Nov. 4 *Puget Sound 1:00Nov. 11 *@Pacific 1:00

All-Time SeriesLinfield leads 4-2

Last Five Meetings2009 @McMinnville, OR L 21-532014 @Belton, TX L 28-312015 @McMinnville, OR L 35-382016 @Belton, TX W 66-272016 @Belton, TX W 27-10

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sul ross stAte universitySept. 9 • Belton • 6:00

Location: Alpine, TXFounded: 1917Enrollment: 2,000President: Dr. William KiblerAthletics Director: Bobby MeskerConference: American SouthwestNickname: LobosColors: Scarlet and GrayStadium: Jackson (4,000)Head Coach: John PearceAlma Mater (Year): University of Delaware 1991Record at School (Years): 11-19 (3 Years)Overall Record (Years): SameSID: Travis HendryxOfficePhone:(432) 837-8673Home Phone: (432) 386-7055OfficeFax:(432) 837-8797Press Box Phone: (432) 837-8080/8081E-Mail: travis.hendryx@sulross.edu2016 Record: 6-4 (4-2 ASC, 3rd place)Offense: MultipleDefense: 3-4Lettermen Returning/Lost: 40/22Starters Returning: 11 offense, 8 defense

Top ReturnersJames Davis Sr. QB 28 total TDByron Jones Jr. WR 43 rec., 6 TDZack Roberson Sr. DE 67 tackles, 22 TFLMike Quinonez Sr. LB 53 tackles, 2 INT

2017 ScheduleSept. 2 @U.T.-Permian Basin 6:00Sept. 9 *@UMHB 6:00Sept. 23 *McMurry University 6:00Sept. 30 *@Louisiana College 6:00Oct. 7 *@Southwestern Univ. 6:00Oct. 14 *Hardin-Simmons 6:00Oct. 21 *@Howard Payne 4:00Oct. 28 *East Texas Baptist 6:00Nov. 4 *Texas Lutheran 6:00Nov. 11 *@Belhaven Univ. 2:00

All-Time SeriesUMHB leads 19-0

Last Five Meetings2012 @Alpine W 76-282013 @Belton W 40-182014 @Alpine W 56-92015 @Belton W 62-202016 @Alpine W 59-10

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southwestern universitySept. 30 • Georgetown • 6:00

Location: Georgetown, TXFounded: 1840Enrollment: 1,515President: Dr. Edward B. BurgerAthletics Director: Dr. Glada MuntConference: Southern Collegiate (ASC FB Affiliate)Nickname: PiratesColors: Black and GoldStadium: Birkelbach Field (12,442)

Head Coach: Joe AustinAlma Mater (Year): Concordia-St. Paul 2001Record at School (Years): 10-29 (4 Years)Overall Record (Years): 27-51 (8 Years)

SID: Megan HardinOfficePhone:(512) 863-1254Home Phone: N/AOfficeFax:N/APress Box Phone: (512) 863-1254E-Mail: hardinm@southwestern.edu

2016 Record: 7-3 (6-0 SCAC, 1st place)Offense: SpreadDefense: 4-3Lettermen Returning/Lost: 48/53Starters Returning: 4 offense, 4 defense

Top ReturnersFred Hover Jr. QB 1,206 yds, 9 TDNoah Berlanga Jr. OL All-SCAC pickNik Kelly Sr. DB 32 tackles, 4 INTDeejay Johnson Sr. DB 17 tackles, 8 PBU

2017 ScheduleSept. 2 @Denison 6:00Sept. 9 *McMurry Univ. 7:00Sept. 16 *East Texas Baptist 7:00Sept. 23 *@Louisiana College 1:00Sept. 30 *UMHB 6:00Oct. 7 *Sul Ross State 6:00Oct. 14 *@Belhaven Univ. 1:00Oct. 28 *@Hardin-Simmons 1:30Nov. 4 *Howard Payne 1:00Nov. 11 *@Texas Lutheran 1:00

All-Time SeriesSeries tied 0-0First Meeting

2017 @Georgetown 6:00 PM

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texAs lutherAn universitySept. 23 • Belton • 6:00

Location: Seguin, TXFounded: 1891Enrollment: 1,250President: Dr. Stuart DorseyAthletics Director: Bill MillerConference: Southern Collegiate (ASC FB Affiliate)Nickname: BulldogsColors: Black and GoldStadium: Bulldog (3,000)Head Coach: Carl GustafsonAlma Mater (Year): University of Texas 1985Record at School (Years): 0-0 (1st Year)Overall Record (Years): SameSID: Tim ClarkOfficePhone:(830) 372-6877Home Phone: (830) 609-8691OfficeFax:(830) 372-8135Press Box Phone: (830) 609-8691 E-Mail: tclark@tlu.edu2016 Record: 2-8 (2-4 SCAC, 3rd place)Offense: SpreadDefense: 3-4Lettermen Returning/Lost: 45/25Starters Returning: 7 offense, 5 defense

Top ReturnersZach Galindo Sr. QB 2497 yds, 23 TDJ.B. Brown Sr. WR 48 rec., 5 TDEmory Cuzze Jr. LB 74 tackles, 7 TFLSerrick Preston, Jr. Jr. DB 64 tackles, 3 PBU

2017 ScheduleSept. 9 @Hendrix College 6:00Sept. 16 *Belhaven University 6:00Sept. 23 *@UMHB 6:00Sept. 30 *@McMurry University 1:00Oct. 7 *Louisiana College 1:00Oct. 14 *@East Texas Baptist 2:00Oct. 21 *Hardin-Simmons 1:00Oct. 28 *@Howard Payne 1:00Nov. 4 *@Sul Ross State 6:00Nov. 11 *Southwestern 1:00

All-Time SeriesUMHB leads 18-1

Last Five Meetings2012 @Belton W 49-312014 @Seguin W 72-162014 @Belton W 27-202015 @Belton W 48-202016 @Seguin W 56-21

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hArdin-siMMons universityOct. 7 • Abilene • 1:00

Location: Abilene, TXFounded: 1891Enrollment: 2,178President: Dr. Eric BruntmyerAthletics Director: John NeeseConference: American SouthwestNickname: CowboysColors: Purple and GoldStadium: Shelton (4,000)Head Coach: Jesse BurlesonAlma Mater (Year): Hardin-Simmons, 1998Record at School (Years): 40-21 (6 Years)Overall Record (Years): SameSID: Chad GrubbsOfficePhone:(325) 670-1473Home Phone: (325) 665-7932OfficeFax:(325) 670-1572Press Box Phone: (325) 671-2237E-Mail: cgrubbs@hsutx.edu2016 Record: 9-2 (5-1 ASC, 2nd place)Offense: One-Back SpreadDefense: 4-2-5Lettermen Returning/Lost: 67/18Starters Returning: 6 offense, 5 defense

Top ReturnersAlex Bell Sr. WR 43 rec., 9 TDReese Childress Jr. WR 1,230 yds., 11 TDMatthew Hawkins Sr. LB 73 tackles, 6 TFLJosh White Sr. LB 101 tackles, 3 TFL

2017 ScheduleSept. 9 Texas College 1:00Sept. 16 *Louisiana College 1:00Sept. 23 *@Howard Payne 1:00Sept. 30 *@East Texas Baptist 6:00Oct. 7 *UMHB 1:00Oct. 14 *@Sul Ross State 6:00Oct. 21 *@Texas Lutheran 1:00Oct. 28 *Southwestern Univ. 1:30Nov. 4 *Belhaven Univ. 1:00Nov. 11 *@McMurry University 1:00

All-Time SeriesUMHB leads 17-6

Last Five Meetings2013 @Abilene W 63-72014 @Belton W 41-282015 @Abilene L 26-292015 @Abilene W 37-192016 @Belton W 20-15

howArd PAyne universityOct. 14 • Belton • 1:00

Location: Brownwood, TXFounded: 1889Enrollment: 1,200President: Dr. William EllisAthletics Director: Hunter SimsConference: American SouthwestNickname: Yellow JacketsColors: Navy and Old GoldStadium: Gordon Wood (7,500)Head Coach: Braxton HarrisAlma Mater (Year): UMHB, 2008Record at School (Years): 0-0 (First Year)Overall Record (Years): SameSID: Abram ChoateOfficePhone:(325) 649-8111Home Phone: (325) 647-1172OfficeFax:(325) 649-8920Press Box Phone: (325) 647-1172E-Mail: achoate@hputx.edu2016 Record: 0-10 (0-6 ASC, 7th place)Offense: Power SpreadDefense: 4-2-5Lettermen Returning/Lost: 60/20Starters Returning: 5 offense, 5 defense

Top ReturnersCyle Johnson Sr. OG All-ASC pickEric Haverstock So. TE 8 rec., 2 TDJustin Willis Sr. DE 18 tackles, 4 TFLBritt Boler Jr. SS 49 tackles, 3 TFL

2017 ScheduleSept. 2 @SW Assemblies of God 7:00Sept. 16 *@McMurry University 6:00Sept. 23 *Hardin-Simmons 1:00Sept. 30 *@Belhaven Univ. 1:00Oct. 7 *East Texas Baptist 7:00Oct. 14 *@UMHB 1:00Oct. 21 *Sul Ross State 4:00Oct. 28 *Texas Lutheran Univ. 1:00Nov. 4 *@Southwestern Univ. 1:00Nov. 11 *Louisiana College 1:00

All-Time SeriesUMHB leads 17-2

Last Five Meetings2012 @Brownwood W 68-62013 @Belton W 80-02014 @Brownwood W 84-132015 @Belton W 67-142016 @Brownwood 59-10

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belhAven universityOct. 21 • Belton • 1:00

Location: Jackson, MSFounded: 1883Enrollment: 4,280President: Dr. Roger ParrottAthletics Director: Scott LittleConference: American SouthwestNickname: BlazersColors: Green and GoldStadium: Belhaven Bowl Stadium (1,200)Head Coach: Hal MummeAlma Mater (Year): Tarleton State University 1975 Record at School (Years): 6-25 (3 Years)Overall Record (Years): 141-144-1 (24 Years)SID: Kevin GriffinOfficePhone:(601) 968-8768Home Phone: TBDOfficeFax:(601) 510-2789Press Box Phone: (601) 968-8768E-Mail: kgriffin@belhaven.edu2016 Record: 2-8 (0-0 ASC, Not Eligible)Offense: Air RaidDefense: 3-3-5Lettermen Returning/Lost: 37/25Starters Returning: 8 offense, 8 defense

Top ReturnersHunter McEachern So. QB 3722 yds., 31 TDSean Tierney Sr. OL Key starterAlvin McCaskey Sr. DL 24 tackles, 2 TFLGarrett Osborne Jr. LB Back from injury

2017 ScheduleAug. 31 Millsaps College 7:00Sept. 16 *@Texas Lutheran 6:00Sept. 23 *@East Texas Baptist 7:00Sept. 30 *Howard Payne 7:00Oct. 7 *@McMurry Univ. 12:30Oct. 14 *Southwestern Univ. 6:00Oct. 21 *@UMHB 1:00Oct. 28 *Louisiana College 6:00Nov. 4 *@Hardin-Simmons 1:00Nov. 11 *Sul Ross State 2:00

All-Time SeriesUMHB leads 4-2

Last Five Meetings1999 @Pearl, MS L 16-192000 @Belton W 34-172001 @Jackson, MS W 20-62015 @Belton W 59-132016 @Jackson, MS W 59-21

MCMurry universityOct. 28 • Abilene • 2:00

Location: Abilene, TXFounded: 1923Enrollment: 1,100President: Dr. Sandra HarperAthletics Director: Sam FergusonConference: American SouthwestNickname: War HawksColors: Maroon and WhiteStadium: Wilford Moore Stadium (3,550)Head Coach: Lance HinsonAlma Mater (Year): North Texas 1996Record at School (Years): 10-19 (3 Years)Overall Record (Years): 46-73 (12 Years)SID: Dave BeyerOfficePhone:(325) 793-4612Home Phone: (630) 418-2677OfficeFax:(325) 793-4604Press Box Phone: (325) 793-4740E-Mail: beyer.dave@mcm.edu2016 Record: 4-5 (2-4 ASC, 5th place)Offense: MultipleDefense: 3-3-5Lettermen Returning/Lost: 48/32Starters Returning: 8 offense, 6 defense

Top ReturnersEmmanuel Mulumba Sr. WR 14 rec., 2 TDBrycen Homer Jr. OC All-ASC pickJordan Washington Jr. DB 55 tackles, 5 INTJake Ferguson Sr. LB 47 tackles, 9 TFL

2017 ScheduleAug. 31 @OK Panhandle State 7:00Sept. 9 *@Southwestern Univ. 7:00Sept. 16 *Howard Payne 6:00Sept. 23 *@Sul Ross State 6:00Sept. 30 *Texas Lutheran 1:00Oct. 7 *Belhaven University 12:30Oct. 14 *@Louisiana College 6:00Oct. 28 *UMHB 2:00Nov. 4 *@East Texas Baptist 2:00Nov. 11 *Hardin-Simmons 1:00

All-Time SeriesUMHB Leads 13-2Last Five Meetings

2009 @Belton W 41-82010 @Abilene W 43-312011 @Belton W 28-272011 @Belton W 49-202016 @Belton W 66-3

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louisiAnA CollegeNov. 4 • Pineville, LA • 1:00

Location: Pineville, LAFounded: 1906Enrollment: 1,100President: Dr. Rick BrewerAthletics Director: Reni MasonConference: American SouthwestNickname: WildcatsColors: Blue and OrangeStadium: Wildcat Stadium (7,000)Head Coach: Justin CharlesAlma Mater (Year): Louisiana College, 1989Record at School (Years): 0-0 (First Year)Overall Record (Years): SameSID: Brad WelbornOfficePhone:(318) 487-7987Home Phone: (318) 393-0936OfficeFax:(318) 487-7846Press Box Phone: (318) 393-0936E-Mail: brad.welborn@lc.edu2016 Record: 4-6 (1-5 ASC, 6th place)Offense: SpreadDefense: 4-2-5Lettermen Returning/Lost: 60/44Starters Returning: 7 offense, 9 defense

Top ReturnersShedrick Davis Sr. WR 1078 yds., 13 TDRyan Morris Sr. OL All-ASC pickOrel Ledet, Jr. Jr. LB 68 tackles 5 TFLRyan DeMattie Sr. LB 78 tackles, 4 TFL

2017 ScheduleSept. 2 Wayland Baptist 6:00Sept. 16 *@Hardin-Simmons 1:00Sept. 23 *Southwestern Univ. 1:00Sept. 30 *Sul Ross State 6:00Oct. 7 *@Texas Lutheran 6:00Oct. 14 *McMurry Univ. 6:00Oct. 21 *@East Texas Baptist 2:00Oct. 28 *@Belhaven Univ. 6:00Nov. 4 *UMHB 1:00Nov. 11 *@Howard Payne 1:00

All-Time SeriesUMHB leads 17-0

Last Five Meetings2012 @Belton W 59-202013 @Belton W 45-342014 @Belton W 45-242015 @Pineville, LA W 54-62016 @Belton W 63-7

eAst texAs bAPtist universityNov. 15 • Belton • 1:00

Location: Marshall, TXFounded: 1912Enrollment: 1,200President: Dr. Blair BlackburnAthletics Director: Ryan ErwinConference: American SouthwestNickname: TigersColors: Navy and GoldStadium: Ornelas (3,000)Head Coach: Scott HighsmithAlma Mater (Year): Howard Payne, 1977Record at School (Years): 0-0 (First Year)Overall Record (Years): 14-19 (Three Years)SID: Adam LedyardOfficePhone:(903) 923-2129Home Phone: (903) 407-8320OfficeFax:(903) 934-8115Press Box Phone: (903) 407-8320E-Mail: aledyard@etbu.edu2016 Record: 7-3 (3-3 ASC, 4th place)Offense: MultipleDefense: MultipleLettermen Returning/Lost: 35/30Starters Returning: 6 offense, 9 defense

Top ReturnersDru Smith Sr. QB 3144 yds., 34 TDChase Sojka Jr. WR 83 rec., 9 TDC.J. Johnson Jr. LB 29 tackles, 6 TFLTy Parsons Sr. LB 100 tackles, 8 TFL

2017 ScheduleSept. 9 @SW Assemblies of God 7:00Sept. 16 *@Southwestern Univ. 7:00Sept. 23 *Belhaven University 7:00Sept. 30 *Hardin-Simmons 7:00Oct. 7 *@Howard Payne 7:00Oct. 14 *Texas Lutheran 2:00Oct. 21 *Louisiana College 2:00Oct. 28 *@Sul Ross State 6:00Nov. 4 *McMurry University 2:00Nov. 11 *@UMHB 1:00

All-Time SeriesUMHB leads 16-1

Last Five Meetings2012 @Marshall W 54-202013 @Belton W 65-102014 @Marshall W 83-192015 @Belton W 67-202016 @Marshall W 59-22

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yArds rushingYards Opponent Date613 yds Mississippi Coll. 10/20/07576 yds Howard Payne 10/9/04563 yds McMurry University 11/6/04560 yds Belhaven 11/5/16522 yds Thomas More 11/27/10

yArds PAssingYards Opponent Date439 yds East Texas Baptist 11/14/15379 yds Sul Ross State 9/29/12377 yds Sul Ross State 10/10/15375 yds Louisiana College 11/17/12373 yds East Texas Bapt. 10/15/16

totAl oFFenseYards Opponent Date769 yds Thomas More 11/27/10762 yds Sul Ross State 9/29/12749 yds Belhaven 11/5/16721 yds Howard Payne 10/9/04706 yds McMurry University 11/6/04

Points sCoredPoints Opponent Date84 pts Howard Payne 11/8/1483 pts East Texas Baptist 11/15/1481 pts Texas Lutheran 11/13/1080 pts Howard Payne 11/2/1377 pts Sul Ross State 11/5/11

rushing AtteMPtsAtt. Opponent Date74 att. Howard Payne 10/9/0473 att. Wesley College 11/26/0573 att. Hardin-Simmons 10/4/0871 att. Sul Ross State 9/29/1270 att. Belhaven College 9/9/00

PAssing AtteMPtsAtt. Opponent Date51 att. Howard Payne 11/7/1543 att. East Texas Bapt. 10/15/1643 att. East Texas Baptist 11/14/1543 att. Austin College 10/23/9943 att. Redlands 9/13/14

PAss CoMPletionsCompletions Opponent Date28 comp. East Texas Baptist 11/14/1527 comp. Redlands 9/13/1424 comp. Louisiana College 11/17/1224 comp. Sul Ross State 10/10/1524 comp. East Texas Bapt. 10/15/16

Fewest Points AllowedPts Allowed Opponent Date0 pts Redlands 9/13/140 pts Howard Payne 11/2/130 pts Mississippi College 11/10/120 pts Southern Oregon 10/24/090 pts 12 other times

Fewest rushing yArds AllowedYds Allowed Opponent Date-87 yds Belhaven 10/3/15-46 yds SWAGU 9/26/98-45 yds Trinity Univ. 11/17/07-38 yds Louisiana College 10/14/06-36 yds Louisiana College 10/13/07

Fewest PAssing yArds AllowedYds Allowed Opponent Date8 yds Willamette Univ. 9/13/0312 yds SWAGU 9/25/9925 yds McMurry Univ. 9/27/0832 yds Austin College 9/23/0056 yds Texas Lutheran 9/28/02

Miscellaneous Single Game RecordsMost First Downs: 39, Texas Lutheran, 11/13/10Most Return Yards: 350, ETBU, 11/11/00Most Penalty Yards: 228, Howard Payne, 11/7/09Most Turnovers: 7, Linfield College, 11/28/09Most Turnovers Forced: 8, Sul Ross St., 10/28/00, East Texas Baptist, 11/11/00 and Howard Payne, 10/20/01Highest Time of Possession: 52:35, Texas Lutheran, 11/14/98Fewest Points Scored: 0, Mississippi College, 10/17/98Most Points Allowed: 56, Hardin-Simmons, 10/7/98Most Passing Yards Allowed: 498, McMurry University, 9/18/10Most Rushing Yards Allowed: 350, East Texas Baptist, 10/22/11Fewest Yards Total Offense Allowed: 27, McMurry, 9/27/08Most Yards Total Offense Allowed: 644, Hardin-Sim-mons, 11/7/98

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Player Yards Opponent YearJarvis Thrasher 324 Miss. Coll. 2007Caleb Moore 265 Texas Lutheran 2011Markeith Miller 235 Belhaven 2016Justin Bryson 225 McMurry 2003Isaac Shaw 224 Louisiana Co. 2001

yArds (seAson)Player Att.-Yards YearJarvis Thrasher 212-1,899 2007Justin Bryson 301-1,869 2004Quincy Daniels 211-1,566 2007Markeith Miller 212-1,483 2016Quincy Daniels 249-1,388 2010

yArds (CAreer)Player Att.-Yards YearsQuincy Daniels 662-4,157 06-10Justin Bryson 605-3,672 02-05LiDarral Bailey 586-3,508 09-12Jarvis Thrasher 461-3,355 05-07Freddie Rollins 451-2,937 04-06

AtteMPts (gAMe)Player Att. Opponent YearFreddie Rollins 42 Wesley Coll. 2005Markeith Miller 36 Redlands 2016Anton Holloway 34 McMurry Univ. 1998Anton Holloway 32 Sul Ross St. 1998Elijah Hudson 32 Redlands 2013

AtteMPts (seAson)Player Att-Yards YearJustin Bryson 301-1,869 2004Quincy Daniels 249-1,388 2010Darius Wilson 244-1,339 2011Elijah Hudson 224-1,150 2013Jarvis Thrasher 212-1,899 2007Markeith Miller 212-1,483 2016

AtteMPts (CAreer)Player Att.-Yards YearsQuincy Daniels 662-4,157 06-10Justin Bryson 605-3,672 02-05LiDarral Bailey 586-3,508 09-12Darius Wilson 464-2,669 09-12Jarvis Thrasher 461-3,355 05-07

touChdowns (gAMe)Player TD’s Opponent Year6 players tied with 4 last accomplished byDuane Thompson 4 TD’s Texas Lutheran 2014

touChdowns (seAson)Player TD’s YearJarvis Thrasher 23 2007Quincy Daniels 21 2010Markeith Miller 21 2016Quincy Daniels 19 2007Duane Thompson 16 2014Darius Wilson 16 2011

touChdowns (CAreer)Player TD’s YearsQuincy Daniels 59 06-10LiDarral Bailey 47 09-12Jarvis Thrasher 43 05-07Justin Bryson 41 02-05Freddie Rollins 39 04-06

reCeivingreCePtions (gAMe)

Player Rec. Opponent YearDoc Ashford 11 Austin Coll. 1999Wykeyhe Walker 10 Sul Ross St. 20154 players tied with 9 last accomplished byT.J. Josey 9 Texas Lutheran 2016

reCePtions (seAson)Player Rec.-Yards YearDamian Davis 61-928 2011Wykeyhe Walker 57-943 2015T.J. Josey 52-1,063 2016Bryce Wilkerson 52-686 2016Geoff Myles 51-757 2012

reCePtions (CAreer)Player Rec.-Yards YearsWykeyhe Walker 138-2,267 13-16Marcus Wimby 123-1,708 12-15P.J. Williams 109-2,290 03-05Kamray Runnels 100-1,417 11-14Damian Davis 99-1,733 10-11

reCeiving yArds (gAMe)Player Rec-Yds Opponent YearWykeyhe Walker 10-205 Sul Ross St. 2015Shaun Rochon 7-197 Howard Payne 2002Doc Ashford 11-191 Austin Coll. 1999T.J. Josey 4-181 Sul Ross St. 2016T.J. Josey 4-180 Linfield 2016P.J. Williams 5-170 Louisiana Co. 2003

reCeiving yArds (seAson)Player Rec-Yards YearT.J. Josey 52-1,063 2016Wykeyhe Walker 57-943 2015Damian Davis 61-928 2011P.J. Williams 44-879 2004P.J. Williams 33-836 2003

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reCeiving yArds (CAreer)Player Rec.-Yards YearP.J. Williams 109-2,290 03-05Wykeyhe Walker 138-2,267 13-16Damian Davis 99-1,733 10-11Marcus Wimby 123-1,708 12-15Austin Schrader 89-1,624 01-04

reCeiving touChdownsSingle Game: 3, 5 times, most recently, Wykeyhe Walker, Sul Ross State, 2015Single Season: 12, Patrick Oliver, 2007 and Wykeyhe Walker, 2015Career: 29, P.J. Williams, 2003-05

PAssingyArds (gAMe)

Player Yds Opponent YearZach Anderson 359 Louisiana Coll. 2013Zach Anderson 358 Sul Ross St. 2015Zach Anderson 344 East Tex. Bapt. 2015LiDarral Bailey 333 Sul Ross St. 2012Zach Anderson 324 Texas Lutheran 2014

yArds (seAson)Player Yards YearBlake Jackson 3,282 2016LiDarral Bailey 2,642 2012Zach Anderson 2,613 2015Zach Anderson 2,319 2014Zach Anderson 2,019 2013

yArds (CAreer)Player Yards YearsZach Anderson 6,938 12-15LiDarral Bailey 6,712 09-12Cody Fredenburg 5,032 00-03Josh Welch 4,914 04-07

PAss CoMPletions (gAMe)Player Comp. Opponent YearBlake Jackson 23 East Tex. Bapt. 2016LiDarral Bailey 22 Wis.-LaCrosse 2011Zach Anderson 22 Louisiana Coll. 2013Zach Anderson 22 Redlands 2014Zach Anderson 22 Sul Ross St. 2015

PAss CoMPletions (seAson)Player Comp. (Att.) YearBlake Jackson 235 (358) 2016LiDarral Bailey 195 (276) 2012Zach Anderson 164 (274) 2015Zach Anderson 154 (247) 2014

PAss CoMPletions (CAreer)Player Comp.(Att.) YearsZach Anderson 463 (739) 12-15LiDarral Bailey 463 (748) 09-12Josh Welch 318 (603) 04-07Cody Fredenburg 312 (619) 00-03

PAss AtteMPts (gAMe)Player Att. Opponent YearOrlando Garza 43 Austin Coll. 1999Blake Jackson 42 East Tex. Bapt. 2016Zach Anderson 39 Huntingdon 2015Zach Anderson 37 Redlands 2014Zach Anderson 33 Howard Payne 2015Blake Jackson 33 Texas Lutheran 2016

PAss AtteMPts (seAson)Player Att.(Comp.) YearBlake Jackson 358 (235) 2016LiDarral Bailey 276 (195) 2012Zach Anderson 274 (164) 2015Zach Anderson 247 (154) 2014LiDarral Bailey 217 (133) 2011Zach Anderson 217 (144) 2013

PAss AtteMPts (CAreer)Player Att. (Comp.) YearsLiDarral Bailey 748 (463) 09-12Zach Anderson 739 (463) 12-15Cody Fredenburg 619 (312) 00-03Josh Welch 603 (318) 04-07Blake Jackson 487 (311) 14-16

touChdown PAsses (gAMe)Player TD’s Opponent YearBlake Jackson 5 McMurry 20167 players tied with 4 last accomplished byBlake Jackson 4 East Tex. Bapt. 2016

touChdown PAsses (seAson)Player TD’s YearBlake Jackson 35 2016LiDarral Bailey 30 2012Zach Anderson 23 2015Zach Anderson 21 2013Zach Anderson 20 2014

touChdown PAsses (CAreer)Player TD’s YearsLiDarral Bailey 67 09-12Zach Anderson 64 12-15Josh Welch 56 04-07Blake Jackson 49 14-16Cody Fredenburg 40 00-03

hAd interCePted (gAMe)Player INT Opponent YearOrlando Garza 4 Austin Coll. 19999 tied with 3

hAd interCePted (seAson)Player INT YearLiDarral Bailey 13 2011Zach Anderson 11 2013LiDarral Bailey 10 2010Orlando Garza 9 1999Blake Jackson 9 2016

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deFensivetotAl tACkles (gAMe)

Player Tack. Opponent YearRoJo Johnson 18 Hardin-Simmons 2003Javicz Jones 18 ETBU 2011Deshon Kinsey 18 ETBU 2013Pierce Thedford 17 Huntingdon 2015Five players tied with 16 most recently done by:Pierce Thedford Texas Lutheran 2014

totAl tACkles (seAson)Player Tackles YearJavicz Jones 141 2011Javicz Jones 135 2012Deshon Kinsey 132 2013Keith Reineke 121 2016Javicz Jones 120 2010

totAl tACkles (CAreer)Player Tackles YearsJavicz Jones 467 09-12Baylor Mullins 326 13-16Jerrell Freeman 311 04-07Preston Meyer 295 99-02Deshon Kinsey 280 11-14

interCePtions (gAMe)Player INT Opponent YearRoJo Johnson 3 ETBU 2003Anthony Johnson 3 ETBU 2004

interCePtions (seAson)Player INT YearJavicz Jones 8 2012Cody Jones 7 2013Brett Parker 6 2009Lorenzo Morgan 6 2001Anthony Johnson 6 2003Baylor Mullins 6 2016

interCePtions (CAreer)Player INT YearsBaylor Mullins 18 13-16Brett Parker 15 05-09Cody Jones 12 11-13Javicz Jones 11 09-12Anthony Johnson 11 03-04Tony Salazar 11 00-03Derrick Williams 11 05-08Brodrick Crain 11 11-13

int. return yArds (gAMe)Player Yards(Int) Opponent YearEric Allen 120 (2) Hardin-Simmons 2014Javicz Jones 116 (2) ETBU 2012Tommy Williams 103 (2) SWAGU 1999Eric Allen 100 (1) Howard Payne 2014

int. return yArds (seAson)Player Yards(Int) YearEric Allen 220 (3) 2014Javicz Jones 199 (8) 2012Anthony Johnson 165 (5) 2004Eric Allen 123 (4) 2013

int. return yArds (CAreer)Player Yards(Int) YearsEric Allen 415 (10) 11-14Javicz Jones 260 (11) 09-12Anthony Johnson 203 (11) 03-04Baylor Mullins 200 (18) 13-16Raylon Hickey 190 (7) 15-

sACks (gAMe)Player Sacks Opponent YearJon Isom 5.0 Louisiana Co. 2015Haston Adams 4.5 Belhaven 2015Mark Manning 3.5 Wesley 2008

sACks (seAson)Player Sacks YearTeidrick Smith 18.0 2015Teidrick Smith 15.5 2016Jon Isom 12.5 2015Silvio Diaz 11.0 2013Haston Adams 10.5 2015

sACks (CAreer)Player Sacks YearsTeidrick Smith 52.0 13-16Silvio Diaz 34.0 10-13Keith Zunker 19.0 02-04Shawnn Williams 18.0 02-05Jon Isom 18.0 12-15

tACkles For loss (gAMe)Player TFL Opponent YearJon Isom 6 Louisiana Co. 2015Four players tied at 5 most recentlyHaston Adams 5 Belhaven 2015

tACkles For loss (seAson)Player TFL YearTeidrick Smith 27.0 2015Preston Meyer 25.0 2001Teidrick Smith 23.5 2016Jon Isom 22.5 2015William Dewease 19.5 2007

tACkles For loss (CAreer)Player TFL YearsTeidrick Smith 84.0 13-16Preston Meyer 61.0 99-02Silvio Diaz 54.0 10-13Jerrell Freeman 48.5 04-07Javicz Jones 47.0 09-12

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1998 (3-7, 2-5 AsC, t-6th PlACe)Sept. 5 @ Trinity University L 14-37Sept. 19 Belhaven College L 19-20Sept. 26 @SW Assemblies of God W 32-12Oct. 3 @ McMurry University L 25-41Oct. 10 Sul Ross State Univ. W 28-25Oct. 17 @ Mississippi College L 0-28Oct. 24 Austin College L 20-34Oct. 31 @ Howard Payne Univ. L 14-41Nov. 7 Hardin-Simmons Univ. L 9-56Nov. 14 Texas Lutheran Univ. W 27-3

1999 (4-6, 3-4 AsC, t-4th PlACe)Sept. 4 Trinity University L 13-28Sept. 11 @ Belhaven College L 16-19Sept. 25 SW Assemblies of God W 48-0Oct. 2 McMurry University L 7-21Oct. 9 @ Sul Ross State Univ. W 16-15Oct. 16 Mississippi College W 30-27 OTOct. 23 @ Austin College L 21-34Oct. 30 Howard Payne Univ. W 12-9Nov. 6 @ Hardin-Simmons Univ. L 21-28Nov. 13 @ Texas Lutheran Univ. L 24-34

2000 (9-1, 8-1 AsC, 2nd PlACe)Sept. 9 Belhaven College W 34-17Sept. 16 @ McMurry University W 20-6Sept. 23 Austin College W 27-0Sept. 30 @ Texas Lutheran Univ. W 42-28Oct. 7 Louisiana College W 38-16Oct. 14 @ Mississippi College W 24-6Oct. 21 Howard Payne Univ. W 19-14Oct. 28 @ Sul Ross State Univ. W 52-14Nov. 4 Hardin-Simmons Univ. L 7-21Nov. 11 @ East Texas Baptist Univ. W 52-7

2001 (8-2, 7-1 AsC, 2nd PlACe)Sept. 8 @ Belhaven College W 20-6Sept. 15 McMurry University CancelledSept. 22 @ Austin College W 20-3Sept. 29 Texas Lutheran Univ. W 44-9Oct. 6 @ Louisiana College W 28-13Oct. 13 Mississippi College W 10-7Oct. 20 @ Howard Payne Univ. W 10-3Oct. 27 Sul Ross State Univ. W 57-7Nov. 3 @ Hardin-Simmons Univ. L 27-30Nov. 10 East Texas Baptist W 29-27Nov. 17 @ Trinity University L 6-30

(NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)

2002 (10-1, 9-0 AsC, 1st PlACe)Sept. 14 Willamette University W 42-26Sept. 21 Austin College W 44-3Sept. 28 @ Texas Lutheran Univ. W 24-5Oct. 5 Louisiana College W 69-12Oct. 12 @ Mississippi College W 39-24Oct. 19 Howard Payne Univ. W 42-17Oct. 26 @ Sul Ross State Univ. W 31-0Nov. 2 Hardin-Simmons Univ. W 35-16Nov. 9 @ East Texas Baptist W 23-22Nov. 16 @ McMurry University W 59-7Nov. 23 @ Trinity University L 38-48 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)

2003 (9-1, 8-1 AsC, t-1st PlACe)Sept. 13 @ Willamette University W 27-15Sept. 20 @ Austin College W 41-7Sept. 27 Texas Lutheran Univ. W 27-7Oct. 4 @ Louisiana College W 37-14Oct. 11 Mississippi College W 67-7Oct. 18 @ Howard Payne Univ. W 31-0Oct. 25 Sul Ross State Univ. W 62-0Nov. 1 @ Hardin-Simmons Univ. W 43-36Nov. 8 East Texas Baptist L 21-28 OTNov. 15 McMurry University W 63-6

uMhb yeAr-by-yeAr results2004 (13-2, 8-1 AsC, 2nd PlACe)

Sept. 11 Willamette University W 25-22 OTSept. 18 @ Texas Lutheran Univ. W 36-27Sept. 25 Louisiana College W 68-16Oct. 2 @ Mississippi College W 49-3Oct. 9 Howard Payne Univ. W 62-24Oct. 16 @ Sul Ross State Univ. W 56-7Oct. 23 Hardin-Simmons Univ. L 22-49Oct. 30 @ East Texas Baptist W 60-33Nov. 6 @ McMurry University W 73-23Nov. 13 Austin College W 70-13Nov. 20 @ Trinity University W 32-13 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 27 @ Hardin-Simmons Univ. W 42-28 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)Dec. 4 @ Washington & Jefferson W 52-16 (NCAA Playoffs 3rd Round)Dec. 11 @ Mount Union College W 38-35 (NCAA National Semifinals)Dec. 18 vs. Linfield College L 21-28 (Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl)

2005 (9-2, 7-1 AsC, 1st PlACe)Sept. 10 @ Willamette University W 45-24Sept. 17 Texas Lutheran Univ. W 28-21Sept. 24 @ Louisiana College CanceledOct. 1 Mississippi College W 61-0Oct. 8 @ Howard Payne Univ. L 20-24Oct. 15 Sul Ross State Univ. W 27-6Oct. 22 @ Hardin-Simmons Univ. W 38-7Oct. 29 East Texas Baptist W 23-7Nov. 5 McMurry University W 72-0Nov. 12 @ Austin College W 58-0Nov. 19 @ Trinity University W 35-6 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 26 Wesley College L 36-46 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)

2006 (10-3, 8-0 AsC, 1st PlACe)Sept. 9 @ Christopher Newport University L 10-15Sept. 16 @ Sul Ross State University W 45-2Sept. 23 Texas Lutheran University W 31-9Sept. 30 @ McMurry University W 38-15Oct. 7 Hardin-Simmons University W 28-16Oct. 14 @ Louisiana College W 56-7Oct. 21 Mississippi College W 41-14Oct. 28 Wisconsin-Whitewater L 3-7Nov. 4 @ East Texas Baptist University W 33-28Nov. 11 Howard Payne University W 55-7Nov. 18 Hardin-Simmons W 33-21 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 25 Washington & Jefferson W 30-27 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)Dec. 2 @ Wesley College L 20-34 (NCAA Playoffs 3rd Round)

2007 (12-2, 8-0 AsC, 1st PlACe)Sept. 8 Christopher Newport University W 51-19Sept. 15 Sul Ross State University W 55-14Sept. 22 @ Texas Lutheran University W 48-0Sept. 29 McMurry University W 61-19Oct. 6 @ Hardin-Simmons University W 47-14Oct. 13 Louisiana College W 70-14Oct. 20 @ Mississippi College W 69-30Oct. 27 @ Wisconsin-Whitewater L 14-41Nov. 3 East Texas Baptist University W 72-7Nov. 10 @ Howard Payne University W 70-20Nov. 17 Trinity University W 52-23 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 24 North Carolina Wesleyan W 64-0 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)Dec. 1 @ Wesley College W 27-10 (NCAA Playoffs 3rd Round)Dec. 8 @ Wisconsin-Whitewater L 7-16 (NCAA National Semifinals)

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2008 (12-2, 8-0 AsC, 1st PlACe)Sept. 12 Southern Nazarene University W 30-7Sept. 20 Texas Lutheran University W 63-7Sept. 27 @ McMurry University W 46-0Oct. 4 Hardin-Simmons University W 20-18Oct. 11 @ Louisiana College W 35-10Oct. 18 Mississippi College W 26-14Oct. 25 @ Southern Oregon University L 28-40Nov. 1 @ East Texas Baptist University W 27-6Nov. 8 Howard Payne University W 67-0Nov. 15 @ Sul Ross State University W 42-20Nov. 22 Hardin-Simmons W 38-35 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 29 Wesley College W 46-14 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)Dec. 6 Washington & Jefferson W 63-7 (NCAA Playoffs 3rd Round)Dec. 13 Wisconsin-Whitewater L 13-39 (NCAA Semifinals)

2009 (10-2, 7-1 AsC, t-1st PlACe)Sept. 12 @ Southern Nazarene University W 42-7Sept. 19 @ Texas Lutheran University W 59-7Sept. 26 McMurry University W 41-8Oct. 3 @ Hardin-Simmons University W 23-7Oct. 10 Louisiana College W 54-20Oct. 17 @ Mississippi College L 14-17Oct. 24 Southern Oregon University W 21-0Oct. 31 East Texas Baptist University W 52-10Nov. 7 @ Howard Payne University W 45-7Nov. 14 Sul Ross State University W 48-16Nov. 21 @ Central (IA) College W 42-40 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 28 @ Linfield College L 21-53 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)

2010 (12-1, 8-0 AsC, 1st PlACe)Sept. 11 @ Wisconsin-LaCrosse W 24-19Sept. 18 @ McMurry University W 43-31Sept. 25 Hardin-Simmons University W 42-28Oct. 2 @ Louisiana College W 42-38Oct. 9 Mississippi College W 41-31Oct. 16 @ Southern Oregon University W 31-10Oct. 23 @ East Texas Baptist University W 34-28 OTOct. 30 Howard Payne University W 45-3Nov. 6 @ Sul Ross State University W 76-12Nov. 13 Texas Lutheran University W 81-3Nov. 20 Christopher Newport (VA) Univ. W 59-7 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 27 Thomas More (KY)) College W 69-7 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)Dec. 4 @ Wesley (DE) College L 9-19 (NCAA Quarterfinals)

2011 (12-1, 8-0 AsC, 1st PlACe)Sept. 10 Wisconsin-LaCrosse W 27-20Sept. 17 McMurry University W 28-27Sept. 24 @ Hardin-Simmons University W 35-17Oct. 1 Louisiana College W 36-10Oct. 8 @ Mississippi College W 35-12Oct. 15 Southern Oregon University W 52-12Oct. 22 East Texas Baptist University W 54-30Oct. 29 @ Howard Payne University W 57-6Nov. 5 Sul Ross State University W 77-13Nov. 12 @ Texas Lutheran University W 56-17Nov. 19 Univ. of Redlands (CA) W 34-13 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 26 McMurry University W 49-20 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)Dec. 3 Wesley (DE) College L 24-27 (NCAA Quarterfinals)

2012 (13-1, 7-0 AsC, 1st PlACe)Sept. 8 Kean University (NJ) W 34-7Sept. 15 @ Wesley College W 32-25Sept. 22 @ Trinity University W 49-28Sept. 29 @ Sul Ross State University W 76-28Oct. 6 Texas Lutheran University W 49-31Oct. 13 @ Louisiana College W 30-3Oct. 20 Hardin-Simmons University W 45-32Oct. 27 @ Howard Payne University W 68-6Nov. 3 @ East Texas Baptist University W 54-20Nov. 10 Mississippi College W 59-0Nov. 17 Louisiana College W 59-20 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 24 Franklin (IN) College W 63-17 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)Dec. 1 Wesley (DE) College W 32-20 (NCAA Quarterfinals)Dec. 8 @ Mount Union (OH) University L 35-48 (NCAA Semifinals)

2013 (13-1, 6-0 AsC, 1st PlACe)Sept. 7 @ University of Redlands W 31-13Sept. 14 @ Kean University W 34-7Sept. 21 Wesley College W 35-7Sept. 28 Sul Ross State University W 40-18Oct. 5 Trinity University W 49-7Oct. 19 Louisiana College W 45-34Oct. 26 @ Hardin-Simmons University W 63-7Nov. 2 Howard Payne University W 80-0Nov. 9 East Texas Baptist University W 65-10Nov. 16 @ Mississippi College W 56-30Nov. 23 University of Redlands W 35-7 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 30 Rowan University (NJ) W 59-8 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)Dec. 7 St. John Fisher (NY) W 45-23 (NCAA Quarterfinals)Dec. 14 Wisconsin-Whitewater L 15-16 (NCAA Semifinals)

2014 (11-1, 5-0 AsC, 1st PlACe)Sept. 6 @ Millsaps College W 43-7Sept. 13 University of Redlands W 36-0Sept. 20 @ Wisconsin-La Crosse W 41-22Sept. 27 Kean University W 73-7Oct. 11 @ Sul Ross State University W 56-9Oct. 18 Louisiana College W 45-24Oct. 25 @ Texas Lutheran University W 72-16Nov. 1 Hardin-Simmons University W 41-28Nov. 8 @ Howard Payne University W 84-13Nov. 15 @ East Texas Baptist University W 83-19Nov. 22 Texas Lutheran University W 27-20 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 29 Linfield (OR) College L 28-31 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)

2015 (11-2, 4-1 AsC, t-1st PlACe)Sept. 5 @ Ohio Wesleyan W 42-3Sept. 12 Millsaps College W 65-12Sept. 19 Wisconsin-La Crosse W 43-10Oct. 3 Belhaven University W 59-13Oct. 10 Sul Ross State University W 62-20Oct. 17 @ Louisiana College W 54-6Oct. 24 Texas Lutheran University W 48-20Oct. 31 @ Hardin-Simmons University L 26-29Nov. 7 Howard Payne University W 67-14Nov. 14 East Texas Baptist University W 67-20Nov. 21 @ Hardin-Simmons University W 37-19 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 28 Huntingdon (AL) College W 43-23 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)Dec. 5 @ Linfield (OR) College L 35-38 (NCAA Quarterfinals)

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uMhb yeAr-by-yeAr results/All-tiMe vs. oPPonents2016 (15-0, 6-0 AsC, 1st PlACe) nAtionAl ChAMPions

Sept. 3 Ohio Wesleyan University W 56-0Sept. 10 @ Texas Lutheran University W 56-21Sept. 17 Linfield College W 66-27Oct. 1 McMurry University W 66-3Oct. 8 @ Howard Payne University W 59-10Oct. 15 @ East Texas Baptist University W 59-22Oct. 22 Hardin-Simmons University W 20-15Oct. 29 @ Sul Ross State University W 59-10Nov. 5 @ Belhaven University W 59-21Nov. 12 Louisiana College W 63-7Nov. 19 University of Redlands W 50-28 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round)Nov. 26 Linfield College W 27-10 (NCAA Playoffs 2nd Round)Dec. 3 Wheaton College W 38-16 (NCAA Playoffs 3rd Round)Dec. 10 University of Mount Union W 14-12 (NCAA Semifinals)Dec. 16 Wisconsin-Oshkosh W 10-7 (Stagg Bowl XLIV)

the Cru All-tiMe vs oPPonentsAustin College 6-2Belhaven College 4-2Central (IA) College 1-0*Christopher Newport Univ. 2-1*East Texas Baptist 16-1Franklin College 1-0*Hardin-Simmons 17-6*Howard Payne 17-2Huntingdon College 1-0*Kean University 3-0LinfieldCollege 2-4*Louisiana College 17-0Millsaps College 2-0McMurry Univ. 13-2*Mississippi College 14-2Mount Union 2-1*North Carolina Wesleyan 1-0*Ohio Wesleyan 2-0Redlands (CA) 5-0*Rowan University 1-0*Southern Nazarene University 2-0Southern Oregon University 3-1Southwest Assem. of God 2-0Southwestern University 0-0St. John Fisher 1-0*Sul Ross State 19-0Texas Lutheran Univ. 18-1*Thomas More College 1-0*Trinity University 5-4*Washington and Jefferson 3-0*Wesley College 5-4*Wheaton College 1-0*Willamette University 4-0Wisconsin-La Crosse 4-0Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1-0*Wisconsin-Whitewater 0-5*

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2017 uMhb newCoMers (Continued)

Name Position Height Weight Hometown (Previous School)

Smith, E’Monte LB 6-1 200 Austin, TX (Connally HS)Starr, Tyler WR 6-1 180 Pearland, TX (Dawson HS)Sudyka, Gideon RB 5-10 175 Upland, CA (Upland Christian)Talley, Austin OL 6-2 270 Leesville, LA (Pickering HS)Thompson, Jaykwon OL 6-2 275 Killeen, TX (Killeen HS)Towery, Hunter TE 6-1 235 Thorndale, TX (Thorndale HS)Townes, Isaiah WR 6-1 185 Pflugerville, TX (Hendrickson/UIW)Traylor, Ivan RB 5-6 165 Hurst, TX (L.D. Bell HS)Valdespino, Domenico OL 6-2 290 Pflugerville, TX (Hendrickson HS)Vining, Olan RB 5-11 190 Seguin, TX (Saint Anthony Catholic)Washington, Seth DE 6-2 225 Fort Worth, TX (North Crowley HS)Weatherford, Jagger OL 6-2 280 Portland, TX (Gregory-Portland HS)Weaver, Chase OL 6-1 270 Victoria, TX (West HS)Welch, Zach TE 6-4 210 Flower Mound, TX (Flower Mound HS)Williams, Cody LB 5-10 175 Lone Oak, TX (Lone Oak HS)Williams, Shaundrick LB 5-11 220 Tyler, TX (John Tyler HS)Wilson, Camden LB 6-0 205 Schertz, TX (Marion HS)Wright, Sean DB 5-11 185 Fort Worth, TX (North Crowley HS)

*** - These players have committed to attend UMHB and play football this fall. This list includes all commitments made prior to the printing date for this media guide. The list of newcomers is subject to change and there may well be additions and deletions prior to the team reporting to campus this fall. Division III verbal commitments are not binding and there is no letter of intent at the Division III level.

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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITYThe University of Mary Hardin-Baylor was chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845, making UMHB the oldest institution of higher learning offering continuous education in the state. The University has a projected fall enrollment of over 4,000. The campus student-to-teacher ratio is 17 to 1. Over 60 percent of UMHB’s professors have earned doctorates, and all are committed to quality education. Approximately one-half of the University’s full-time students live on campus.

LOCATIONUMHB is located in Belton, a town of 20,000 people in the heart of Central Texas. Belton is on I-35, approximately 150 miles south of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and 60 miles north of Austin.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMSThe University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is a unique and energetic institution with an emphasis on Christian education.

The University offers nearly 40 bachelor majors. Fields of study include biology/life science, business administration, chemistry/physical science, criminal justice, English, history/political science, mathematics/physics, modern foreign languages, psychology/counseling, religion, social work/sociology, business, computer information sciences, fine arts, nursing, exercise and sports science, communication, mass communication/journalism, performance studies, art, church music, and education. Pre-professional programs include pre-dentistry, pre-law, pre-medical, pre-occupational therapy, pre-optometry, pre-

pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, pre-physician’s assistant, and pre-veterinary.

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMSThe University of Mary Hardin-Baylor offers the following graduate degrees: Master of Arts in Coun-seling and Psychology, Master of Business Admin-istration, Master of Education, Master of Science in Information Systems, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Physical Therapy.

UMHB is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accredita-tion of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. UMHB is also accredited by the Texas Education Agency, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, and the Council of Social Work Education, The Texas Board of Nursing, The National Association of Schools of Music, National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.

COSTSTuition for the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is $845 per semester hour. Room and board costs are approximately $3,700 per semester.

FINANCIAL AIDThe University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is one of the most affordable private schools in the Southwest. Approximately 90 percent of its students receive some form of finan-cial assistance.

HOW TO CONTACT UMHBUniversity Switchboard (254) 295-8642 OR 1-800-727-8642Admissions (254) 295-4520Athletic Department (254) 295-4618Financial Aid (254) 295-4517Housing (254) 295-4592Recruiting (254) 295-4514Registrar (254) 295-4509 OR (254) 295-4510