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NoTes Game 10 • at Jacksonville state* This marks the 12th meeting with Jacksonville State * Jacksonville State leads 9-2 the series* The two TSU wins have occured in Jacksonville (2006 and 2013)* The Tigers are 2-5 in Jacksonville* Rod Reed is 1-5 versus the Gamecocks

Last Meeting* Jacksonville State claimed a 48-13 win in front of 23,413* The Gamecocks (2-1) outgained TSU 576 -208* The Big Blue forced a 44-yard field goal attempt, which missed wide right, to open the game* On JSU's nest possession, Ezra Robinson jumped an Eli Jenkins pass at the TSU 17 and returned 83 yards for an apparent touchdown; two unsportsmanlike penalties nullified the score* Jacksonville State scored on the final three possessions of the half for a 21-0 lead at the break* Ronald Butler found Patrick Smith for an 84-yard touchdown to open the second half* Butler continued the comeback as he hit Isaiah Jeffries-Freeman on back-to-back pays of 22 and 23 yards, the second reception was a tocuhdown to cut the lead to 24-13.* The Gamecocks scored 24 consecutive points to close out the game* Butler finished 6-of-13 for 155 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions

Head Coach Rod Reed* Coach Reed is in his eighth season at the helm of the Tigers* During his time at TSU, he has compiled a 49-41 record, including a 40-26 mark since 2012* Reed is 24-34 in OVC play* Reed is the third winningest coach in Tennessee State Football History* John Merritt claimed 174 victories in his 20 years (1963-83) for a .806 winning percentage (174-35-7)* Harry Kean spent 10 years in charge of TSU from 1944-54 and compiled a 93-15-3 record (.838)* Coach has compiled a 12-12 record in Sgt. York Trophy Games* TSU is 7-1 in season openers under Rod Reed after a 17-10 win at Georgia State* The lone openeing day loss came at the hands of Bethune-Cookman, 12-9, in 2013

Tennessee State* The Tigers are riding a two-game win streak after a 23-20 win over Southeast Missouri* The victory gives Rod Reed his fifth winning season in the last seven years and the sixth non-losing campaign during the same stretch* Lane Clark booted a 44-yard field goal with 2:07 to play* Clark finished with three field goals on the day (45, 37, 44)* The senior kicker ranks fifth nationally in field goals made per game (1.44)* Freshman safety set up the game winning field goal with a blocked punt and recovery two minutes prior to the kick* Steven Newbold led all receivers with a career high, 153 yards* Newbold caught five passes, four of which went for 30 yards or longer* Sabree Curtis rushed for a team high 72 yards on nine carries, averaging 8.0 yards per carry* Michael Hughes completed 9-of-14 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns* Chris Collins and LaQuarius Cook led the defense with nine tackles* Justin North recorded the second sack of his career, which forced a fumble that led to Clark’s first field goal* TSU ranks second nationally in pass defense (148.7 yards/game) and fifth in total defense (257.0 yards/game)

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TigersHc: Rod Reed (8tH YeaR)

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GamecocksHc: JoHn GRass (4tH YeaR)

(6-4, 2-4 OVC)2016: 7-4 (4-3 OVC)

(9-1, 7-0 OVC)2016: 10-2 (7-0 OVC)

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Game Day InformationDate: Thursday, Nov. 11, 2017Time: 6:00 p.m. CTWhere: Jacksonville, Ala.Stadium: Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium (24,000)Forecast: Mostly Clear, 67

Television: ESPN3. Bob Belvin will serve as play-by-play along with Chip Hoback who will pro-vide analysis.

Radio: 102.1 FM will carry the game live with Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (an-alyst), Gary Dawson (sideline) and Craig Ladd (Scoreboard). Pregame will begin at 5:30 p.m. CT

Live Stats: Statbroadcast

Series Information: This is the 12th meeting with the Gamecocks leading the series, 8-2. Sev-en of the 11 contests have been played in Jacksonville, Ala. where the Tigers are 2-5. The series began in 2003 when the Gamecocks became a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. JSU won the very first meeting, 34-7, in 2003. The Tigers first win came in 2006, 38-31. TSU last won in 2013 with a 31-15 victory at JSU.

Last 10 Results:2015 - Jacksonville State 48, Tennessee State 132014 - Jacksonville State 27, Tennessee State 202013 - Tennessee State 31, Jacksonville State 152012 - Jacksonville State 31, Tennessee State 28 (OT)2011 - Jacksonville State 38, Tennessee State 162010 -Jacksonville State 24, Tennessee State 02008 - Jacksonville State 26, Tennessee State 212006 - Tennessee State 38, Jacksonville State 312005 - Jacksonville State 33, Tennessee State 32004 - Jacksonville State 49, Tennessee State 35

Date Opponent Result/Time TV Series NotesAug. 31 Georgia State W, 17-10 ESPN3 TSU Leads 1-0 Cnris Collins had 12 tackles, nine solo, three for loss, a sack and a forced fumble to lead the defense to four takeawaysSept. 9 $ Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic) W, 17-15 Fox Sports South TSU Leads 30-21-2 Patrick Smith returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown; Defenseml; keeps JSU out of the end zoneSept. 16 Florida A&M (Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Fla.) W, 24-13 TSU Leads 31-24 The offense totaled 514 yards, while the defense held an opponent under 16 points for the third consecutive gameSept. 23 *UT Martin L, 31-16 ESPN3 TSU Leads 16-11 The Tigers fell behind 24-0 early in the first quarter; DeVon Johnson returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdownSept. 30 ^*Eastern Illinois (John Merritt Classic) L, 19-16 2OT ESPN3 EIU Leads 14-8 Lane Clark kicked a 51-yard field goal to force overtime; The Defense held the Panthers to 237 yards of total offenseOct. 7 *Eastern Kentucky W, 45-21 OVCDN EKU Leads 23-7 Vincent Sellers recorded two pick-sixes, while Terrell Bonds added another; The Tigers had four intercepions in the gameOct. 14 ^*Austin Peay (Homecoming) L, 21-17 OVCDN TSU Leads 13-7 DeVon Johnson caught a 66-yard touchdown pass from Michael Hughes; Thomas Newberg caught a scoring pass from Patrick SmithOct. 28 *Tennessee Tech L, 30-26 OVCDN TSU leads 18-13 Michael Hughes threw for 331 yards; Patrick Smith caught seven passes for 152 yards and three touchdownsNov. 4 % Virginia University of Lynchburg W, 60-0 OVCDN TSU Leads 1-0 Michael Hughes threw six touchdown passes; Patrick Smith caught three scoring passes, while Steven Newbold pulled in twoNov. 11 %*Southeast Missouri (Senior Day) W, 23-20 OVCDN TSU Leads 14-11 Steven Newbold caught five passes for 153 yards; Lane Clark made three field goals including a 44-yard game winnerNov. 16 *Jacksonville State 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 JSU Leads 9-2 Ronald Butler hit Patrick Smith for a 84-yard TD pass; Sixth longest play in TSU historyBold - Home Games • ^ - Played at Nissan Stadium • % - Played at Hale Stadium • $ - Played at the Liber ty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn. • All Times CST • * - Ohio Valley Conference Games

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Game Notes teNNessee state at JacksoNville state (Nov. 16, 2017)GENERAL INFORMATION

Name of School .............................................................Tennessee State UniversityCity/Zip ................................................................................ Nashville, Tenn. 37209Founded ..........................................................................................................1912Enrollment .....................................................................................................9,165Nickname ....................................................................................................... TigersSchool Colors ........................................................................ Reflex Blue and WhiteAffiliation ........................................................................................NCAA Division IConference ................................................................ Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)Stadium ........................................................................................ LP Field (69,143)Surface .................................................................................. Tifsport Bermuda SodStadium ........................................................................W.J. Hale Stadium (15,000)Surface ............................................................................................... Bermuda SodPresident ......................................................................................Dr. Glenda GloverDirector of Athletics ........................................................................... Teresa PhillipsAthletics Department Phone .......................................................... (615) 963-5034Ticket Manger ............................................................................... Zellina AndersonTicket Office Phone .......................................................................... (615) 963-5841Web Site ............................................................................................TSUTigers.comUniversity Web Site .............................................................................. TNState.edu

COACHING STAFFHead Coach .....................................................................................................Rod ReedAlma Mater, Year ........................................................................ Tennessee State, 1988TSU Record (Years) .......................................................43-37, 22-30 OVC (8th year)Career Record .................................................................................................SameOffensive Coordinator/QBs ...................................................................... Jeff ParkerDefensive Coordinator/Safties ...............................................................Garry FisherOffensive Line Coach .........................................................................Russ EhrenfeldRunning Back Coach ........................................................................ Kevin MashackWide Receiver Coach ......................................................................... Chris ChestnutTight Ends Coach ...........................................................................Antonio BradfordDefensive Line ......................................................................................Nick DavisonDefensive Ends/Outside Linebackers Coach .................................... Gerald ChatmanCorners Coach .....................................................................................Sidney PowellDirector of Operations ......................................................................... Jerad CoulterDirector of Strength & Conditioning ................................................. J.T. GreenstoneEquipmet Manager ..........................................................................LaTroy JohnsonAthletic Trainer ...................................................................................Trevor Searcy

TSU FOOTBALL HISTORYFirst Season ......................................................................................................1912All-Time Record .....................................................................................554-284-33First Year in OVC ................................................................................................1988Record in the OVC ......................................................................................... 93-108OVC Championships (Last) ......................................................................... 2 (1999)NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last) ......................................................... 5 (2013)HBCU National Championships (Last) ....................................................... 14 (2013)Cumulative All-Americans ..................................................................................329

2016 TEAM INFORMATION2016 Overall Record ........................................................................................... 7-4Home: ............................................................................................................... 3-1Away: ................................................................................................................ 2-3Neutral: ............................................................................................................. 1-02015 OVC Record (Finish) .......................................................................... 4-3 (4th)Home: ............................................................................................................... 2-1Away: ................................................................................................................ 2-2Neutral: .............................................................................................................N/AOffensive Formation ...................................................................... Spread/Pro StyleDefensive Formation .......................................................................................... 4-3Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................................... 7/4Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................................... 8/3Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................................................ 60/21Newcomers ......................................................................................................... 22

About Jacksonville State* Jacksonville State enters at 9-1, 7-0 in the OVC, after a 14-7 victory at UT Martin* JSU used a pair of Roc Thomas touchdowns and a defensive performance which held UTH to 176 yards of offense* JSU has won 31-straight OVC games and 40-consecutive reg-ular season contests against non-FBS opponents* Thomas leads the Gamecocks high-powered rushing attack with 11 touchdowns, averaging 6.0 yards per carry and has 886 yards on 147 carries* Quarterback Bryant Horn has pitched in with 561 yards on 117 rushes* Horn has thrown for 1,173 and 10 touchdowns while com-pleting 88 passes in 165 attempts and eight interceptions* Demontez Terry and Shaq Davidson lead the receiving unit with 28 and 24 receptions, respectively* Terry has gone for 356 yards with two scores, while Davidson has amassed 289 yards and one touchdown* Darius Jackson leads one of the top defenses in the country with 18.0 tackles-for-loss, 6.0 sacks and 19 quarterback hurries* JSU ranks second in rushing defense (67.9 yards/game), sixth in scoring defense (15.7 points/game) and seventh in tackles-for-loss (8.4/game) A Strong Start* Michael Hughes has taken advantage of his opportunity, starting the last five games* The signal caller leads the Ohio Valley Conference and is 11th in the nation in Passing Efficiency (156.3)* During his time at the helm, Hughes has posted a 171.26 efficiency rate* The redshirt sophomore is 66-of-112 (58.9 pct.) for 1,043 yards with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions since being named starter* On the season, the Nashville native has completed 78 passes in 140 attempts for 1,222 yards* The quarterback is 3rd in FCS play and leads the OVC in Pass-ing Yards per Completions (15.67)* Hughes is currently 45th in the nation and second in the OVC with 14 scoring passes

History Watch* Patrick Smith is third on TSU's career touchdown list with 28* The Tiger is fourth in Ohio Valley Conference history for Receiving Touchdowns* Smith is one receiving touchdown away from tying former Tiger C.J. Johnson (2000-03) on both lists* Chris Wright (2009-12) of Eastern Illinois is tied with Johnson for second on the OVC list* The conference record is 35, set by Erik Lora (2009-13) of EIU* The senior is fifth in both career receptions (149) and receiving yards (2,450)

* Smith is seven receptions behind Lawrence Segree (1992-95, 160)

Now That's A First* Dante' Ferguson Jr. earned his first interception when he stepped in front of a pass against Virginia University Lynchburg* The linebacker returned the pick 36 yards for a touchdown* The INT was the first ever for the redshirt-sophomore* The Lithonia, Ga. product had an opportunity in high school, but came up short as he was unable to hold onto the ball

Needed Action* Arkeem Granger saw action for the first time in his career on Nov. 4 versus Virginia University Lynchburg* The hardship freshman carried the ball a game high 17 times for 35 yards * Granger is in his third season with the Tigers* The Pembroke Pines, Fla. native observed a redshirt season in his first semster* The running back suffered a knee injury during the first scrim-mage of Spring Ball, forcing him to miss the entire 2016 season

Making Good* Michael Hughes followed up a career game by tossing six touchdown passes against Virginia University Lynchburg* Hughes finished one scoring pass shy of the TSU record set by Shannon Harris versus Jackson State (11/22/01)* Recorded highs in all catagories at Tennessee Tech with com-pletitions (20), attempts (36), yards (331) and touchdowns (3) * Hughes earned a win in his first career start for TSU at Eastern Kentucky (10/7)* The redshirt sophomore threw for two touchdowns and add-ed another on the ground* The Nashville native finished 12-of-23 for 106 yards with an interception; he ran for nine yards on seven carries* Down 21-17 in the fourth quarter, Hughes drove the Tigers 88 yards in 13 plays and capped off the series with a one yard sneak to put TSU ahead for good* His first collegiate tochdown pass was an 11-yard strike to Patrick Smith; he followed with an eight yard connection with Steven Newbold* Hughes has seen time in each of the last four games and has thrown for 285 yards, completing 24-of-51 pass attempts* Hughes graduated early from Hillsboro High School in December of 2014 and enrolled at Tennessee State for the spring semester* The quarterback redshirted in 2015 and did not see any action in 2016 behind Ronald Butler and O'Shay Ackerman-Carter

Making A House Call* DeVon Johnson caught a 66-yard touchdown pass from Mi-chael Hughes against Austin Peay* The play is the longest from scrimmage this season for TSU* The redshirt-junior has the two longest plays for the Tigers

TeNNessee sTaTe

Rushing Att. Yd. Avg. TDSeth Rowland 89 413 4.6 2

Passing Comp. Att. Yd. TDMichael Hughes 78 140 1,222 14Treon Harris 58 106 729 2Receiving Rec. Yd. Avg. TDPatrick Smith 38 606 15.9 8Steven Newbold 34 627 18.4 4Punt Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGPatrick Smith 11 55 5.0 56Chris Rowland 5 84 16.8 30Kick Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGChris Rowland 16 312 19.5 33DeVon Johnson 8 207 25.9 96Tackles UT-AT TT TFL SKChris Collins 49-36 85 11.5-36 2.0

Jacksonville state

Rushing Att. Yd. Avg. TDRoc Thomas 147 886 6.0 11

Passing Comp. Att. Yd. TDBryant Horn 88 168 1,173 10

Receiving Rec. Yd. Avg. TDDemontez Terry 28 356 12.7 2Shaq Davidson 24 289 12.0 1Punt Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGDemontez Terry 7 133 19.0 42

Kick Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LGDe'Marcus Flowers 17 433 25.5 87

Tackles UT-AT TT TFL SKMarlon Bridges 34-38 72 6.0-18 --

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Game Notes teNNessee state at JacksoNville state (Nov. 16, 2017)this season* Johnson returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown at UT Martin* DeVon Johnson is one 13 players at the FCS level to return a kick-off for a touchdown* The 96 yarder is the fourth longest in the nation this season* The return was TSU’s first for a touchdown since Nov. 1, 2014; Darion Hall went 100 yards versus Eastern Kentucky

The Long and Weary Road* The Tigers will conclude the season with a trip to Jacksonville, Ala., adding another 450 roundtrip miles* TSU played at Hale Stadium for consecutive weeks in November* This is the first time the Tigers played at home in back-to-back weeks; and only the fourth home contest this year* TSU hosted Virginia University of Lynchburg on Nov. 4 in “the Hole” for the first games at Hale Stadium this season* The Tigers road trip to Cookeville to face Tennessee Tech, after just their second game in the Music City, added another 158 miles to their schedule in 2017-18* TSU traveled 448 miles (round trip) with a visit to Eastern Kentucky to continue their road tour* The Tigers played its first game in Nashville on Sept. 30, as they took on Eastern Illinois* The Big Blue traveled 2,624 total miles to start the 2017 cam-paign before returning to Nissan Stadium* TSU ventured away from Nashville for the first four games of the season, including trips to Atlanta (248 miles), Memphis (205), Tampa, Fla. (704) and Martin, Tenn. (155)* The John Merritt Classic started a stretch during the schedule where the Tigers will play at home four times over the next six dates, including a Homecoming date with Austin Peay on Oct. 14* In 2016, the Tigers completed a three game road trip, travel-ing to Vanderbilt (three miles), Murray State (122 miles) and Austin Peay (49 miles) totaling 352 miles roundtrip to go along with their four home games

Making History* Vincent Sellers tied an NCAA record with two interceptions returned for touchdowns in a game* The safety became the 29th player in Football Championship Subdivision history to record two interceptions returned for scores when he accomplished the feat at Eastern Kentucky (10/7)* Sellers was named STATS Freshman National Player of the Week, OVC Defensive Player and Newcomer of the Week, College Sports Madness OVC Defensive Player of the Week and the Ten-nessee Sports Writers Association Defensive Player of the Week* With six minutes remaining in the game, one play after TSU took a 24-21 lead, Sellers picked a pass and covered 34 yards,

evading several Colonels as he crossed the goal line* Three minutes later, the true freshman secured his second pick and dashed 44 yards untouched giving the Tigers a 38-31 lead* The Sarasota, Fla. product tied for the team high in tackles (8) and solo's (7)* Sellers added a pass breakup to his evening

Four Picks* The TSU defense picked off four passes in its win at EKU* The Tigers returned three for consecutive scores in a 3:31 span* Defensive tackle Jason Morrow secured the first INT as he stepped in front of a screen pass in the first quarter* Vincent Sellers recorded back-to-back pick sixes late in the fourth quarter* Terrell Bonds closed out the scoring four plays after Sellers' final pick, with his 36 yard return for a touchdown* The Tigers rank fifth in the FCS with three defensive touchdowns

Tennessee State Air Defense* Terrell Bonds recorded the ninth interception of his career versus Southeast Missouri, giving the Tigers 14 on the season* The Big Blue is second in the OVC in swipes, 15th nationally* The Tigers swiped two passes at Tennessee Tech* TSU is ranked 18th in the nation in interceptions* Terrell Bonds recorded the teams ninth interception of the year against Austin Peay* The Tigers added four picks at Eastern Kentucky (10/7) and are ranked 16th in the nation with eight INT's* Vincent Sellers picked off two passes at EKU, while Terrell Bonds and Jason Morrow each recorded one* Sophomore Dajour Nesbeth secured the win at Georgia State with an interception with just over a minute to go in the contest* LaQuarius Cook and Joe Johnson each pulled down a pick versus Jackson State in the Southern Heritage Classic* Cook's return went for 71 yards, which is the fifth longest return in the FCS in 2017* Justin North registered his first career pick against Eastern Illinois* As a unit, the defense pulled down 13 interceptions in 2016, surpassing the 2015 total of six* The Big Blue ranked 30th nationally in interceptions in 2016* TSU went five-consecutive games with a pick in a stretch from early-September until mid-October* The Tigers picked-off 21 passes in 2013 and 16 in 2014* Then-senior Ezra Robinson finished last season with five in-terceptions, including two returned for touchdowns * Robinson signed as a Free-Agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars* Now a senior, Terrell Bonds had three interceptions on the 2016 season as a junior

CATEGORYFirst Downs

1st By Rushing1st By Passing1st By PenaltyPenalty YardsFumbles-Lost

Rushing AttemptsRushing YardsYards Per Rush

Rushing Yards Per GameRushing TDs

Pass Comp.-Att.-IntPassing Yards

Passing Yards Per GamePassing TDs

Total Offensive PlaysTotal Offense

Total Offense Per GameTotal Points

Points Per Game

Current Streak Won 2Current Home Streak Won 2Current Road Streak Lost 1

2017 2016 TotalOverall 6-4 7-4 49-41at Home 2-2 3-1 23-14On the Road 2-2 3-3 17-25Neutral Site 2-0 1-0 9-2Playoff Games 0-0 0-0 1-1Overtime Games 0-1 0-0 0-5Ranked Opponents 0-1 0-1 1-9

In August 1-0 0-0 2-0In September 2-2 3-0 23-10In October 1-2 2-3 13-19In November 2-0 2-1 11-11In December 0-0 0-0 0-1

Outrushing Opponent 5-0 5-1 40-11When Rushing 200-299 2-0 4-1 16-3When Rushing 300+ 0-0 0-0 6-0Outrushed by Opponent 1-3 2-3 9-29When allowing 300+ 0-0 1-1 1-6

Outpassing Opponent 3-4 4-3 27-26When Passing 300-399 0-1 0-2 4-11When Passing 400+ 0-0 0-0 1-0Outpassed by Opponent 3-0 3-1 22-15When Allowing 300-399 0-0 3-1 7-7When Allowing 400+ 0-0 0-0 1-2

Outgaining Opponent 4-4 4-1 35-15When Having 400-499 Yards 1-1 3-1 14-14When Having 500+ Yards 1-0 0-1 9-2Outgained by Opponent 2-0 3-3 14-26Allowing 400-499 Yards 0-0 0-3 2-13Allowing 500+ 0-0 2-1 4-9

Less Turnovers 4-1 4-0 30-11More Turnovers 1-3 0-3 9-24Even Turnovers 1-0 3-1 10-6

Scoring First 6-0 3-2 29-13Opponent Scores First 0-4 4-2 20-28

Leading After 1st 5-0 4-1 30-8Trailing After 1st 0-4 2-3 14-25Tied After 1st 1-0 1-0 5-8Leading at Half 6-0 4-1 38-9Trailing at Half 0-4 2-3 9-30Tied at Half 0-0 1-0 2-2Leading After 3rd 5-0 6-0 42-8Trailing After 3rd 0-4 1-4 6-33Tied After 3rd 1-0 0-0 1-0

Scoring 0-10 0-0 0-0 1-7Scoring 11-20 2-3 0-2 6-11Scoring 21-30 2-1 0-0 13-18Scoring 31-40 0-0 4-2 15-3Scoring 40+ 2-0 3-0 14-2Opponent Scores 0-10 2-0 1-0 17-0Opponent Scores 11-20 3-1 0-0 17-3Opponent Scores 21-30 1-2 4-0 10-15Opponent Scores 31-40 0-1 1-3 3-13Opponent Scores 40+ 0-0 1-1 2-10

Individual 100-yard Rusher 0-0 4-1 22-12With two 100-yard Rushers 0-0 0-0 1-0Opponent 100-yard Rusher 1-2 1-2 6-20Opponent two 100-yard Rushers 0-0 0-1 1-3

Rod Reed’s Record Breakdown

team compaRison TeNNessee sTaTe opp

177 147 87 58 78 71 12 18 93-835 67-573 17-10 14-6 388 334 1,525 1,083 3.9 3.2 152.5 108.3 7 10 138-250-6 151-271-14 1,965 1,487 196.5 148.7 17 9 638 605 3,490 2,570 349.0 257.0 261 180 26.1 18.0

Jacksonville state opp

201 154 107 49 72 75 22 30 68-634 63-609 15-7 23-7 428 312 2,140 679 5.0 2.2 214.0 67.9 23 5 121-220-10 153-320-8 1,604 1,760 160.4 176.0 13 14 648 632 3,744 2,439 374.4 243.9 303 157 30.3 15.7


Game Notes teNNessee state at JacksoNville state (Nov. 16, 2017)Black College Hall of Fame Nominee* For the third consecutive year, Joe '747' Adams missed out on being selected to The Black College Hall of Fame Class of 2017* Adams was one of 22 players and three coaches on the list* The Class of 2018 will be enshrined on Feb. 10, 2018 at the Col-lege Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Ga.* Adams ranks second at Tennessee State in career passing yards with 8,653* The Gulfport, Miss., native tossed a TSU single season best 30 touchdowns in 1980 and 75 in his career (1977-80)* Adams was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 12th round of the 1981 NFL Draft* He continued his professional career by playing three sea-sons in the Canadian Football League with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Rough Riders* Porcher spent two seasons at TSU, redshirting in 1987 before playing for the Big Blue in 1988* Six TSU greats have been previously inducted. Eldridge Dick-ey and Claude Humphrey entered in 2012, Joe Gilliam, Jr., Ed ‘Too Tall’ Jones and John Merritt were enshrined in 2013 and Richard Dent was the latest entrant in 2015.

All-Americans* Four returning players earned All-American honors in 2016* Defensive end Ebenezer “Ebo” Ogundeko, kicker Lane Clark, wide receiver Steven Newbold and return specialist Chris Rowland joined graduated Tigers Jessamen Dunker and Ezra Robinson as selections a year ago* Ogundeko was named 2016 HERO Sports FCS Third Team All-American* Clark was selected Associated Press Second Team All-American, HERO Sports FCS Second Team All-American, STATS FCS Third Team All-American and the BOXTOROW First Team All-American* Newbold and Rowland were both selected to the HERO Sports Freshman All-American squad

Thirty-Something* The Tigers posted their highest point total since 2013 with 60 points against Virginia University Lynchburg* TSU crossed over the 30 point mark for the first time in 2017 with a 45-21 win at Eastern Kentucky* The previous high for Tennessee State was 24 points versus Florida A&M at the Tampa Classic* TSU has been held under 20 on six occassions this season* The Tigers started 3-0 in 2017 without scoring more than 24

points in a game* TSU scored 30-plus points in six consecutive games to open the 2016 season for the first time since 1984* The Tigers finished the 2016 season with nine games with 30-plus points out of the 11 games on the schedule * The '84 squad scored over 30 points during the first nine games and in 10 of 11 on the season; Scored a 24-15 victory over Louisville in lone game under 30 points* TSU ranked 26th in the FCS scoring with 32.3 points per game

Buck Buchanan Watch* Senior defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko has been named to the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award for the second consec-utive year* The defensive end led the Tigers witrh five tackles, in limited time, against Virginia University Lynchburg* Ogundeko recorded two tackles for loss and had a share of two sacks* The Brooklyn, N.Y. product registered a sack at Tennessee Tech* Ogundeko returned to action at Eastern Kentucky (10/7) af-ter missing close to three games; the defensive end registered three quarterback hurries along with four tackles, two solo* The senior left the Tampa Classic after suffering an injury on a cut block during the first play of the contest* The injury cost him to miss the first two OVC contests* Ogundeko recorded two sacks for eight yards and had three breakups, to go along with seven tackles, four solos, versus Jack-son State in the Southern Heritage Classic* In the opening weekend, Ogundeko notched four tackles, three solo, and recovered a fumble* Ogundeko is one of 21 players nominated to the 2017 pre-season watch list* Ogundeko had 48 tackles in just eight games in 2016 and led Tennessee State in tackles for loss (11), sacks (5.5), quarterback hurries (five) and fumble recoveries (two)* The Brooklyn, N.Y., product is a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection

Fred Mitchell Watch* Lane Clark has been named to the Fred Mitchell Award Watch List for 2017* Clark scored 11 points versus Southeast Missouri in his final home game of his career* The senior converted on three field goals (45, 44, 37), includ-ing the game winner

TSU In the Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA Rankings Stat OVC NCAA3rd Down Conversions .416 2 303rd Down Conversions .353 4 414th Down Conversion Pct. .667 2 124th Down Conversion Pct. Defense .353 2 25Blocked Kicks 5 1 7Blocked Punts 2 1 9Defensive Touchdowns 4 1 4First Downs Defense 147 1 6Kickoff Return Defense 20.24 5 58Passes Had Intercepted 6 1 16Passes Intercepted 14 2 15Passing Yards Allowed 148.7 1 2Passing Yards Per Completion 14.24 1 20Punt Returns 9.10 6 39Rushing Defense 108.3 2 18Rushing Offense 152.5 3 59Scoring Defense 18.0 3 15Scoring Offense 26.1 3 55Team Passing Efficiency 138.86 1 30Team Passing Efficiency Defense 102.44 1 6Team Tackles for Loss 6.6 5 49Time of Possession 32:07 2 16Total Defense 257.0 2 5Turnover Margin 0.40 2 33Turnovers Gained 20 2 28Turnovers Lost 16 2 52Winning Percentage .600 3 38

Big Play Tigers

300-Yard Games - Passing331, Michael Hughes at Tennessee Tech

100-Yard Games - Receiving153, Steven Newbold vs. Southeast Missouri152, Patrick Smith at Tennessee Tech118, Patrick Smith vs. Virginia University Lynchburg117, Steven Newbold vs. Florida A&M108, Steven Newbold at Tennessee Tech Rushing Plays of 50 - 6959, Seth Rowland at Georgia State

Rushing Plays of 40 - 49 Yards42, Sabree Curtis vs. Virginia University Lynchburg41, Sabree Curtis vs. Florida A&M

Rushing Plays of 30 - 39 Yards31, Sabree Curtis at Georgia State

Rushing Plays of 20 - 29 Yards29, Seth Rowland at UT Martin28, Michael Hughes at Tennessee Tech26, Andrew Knox at Eastern Kentucky26, Treon Harris vs. Jackson State24, Treon Harris vs. Jackson State21, Treon Harris at Georgia State20, Patrick Smith vs. Florida A&M

Receiving Plays over 50 Yards66, (TD) DeVon Johnson from Michael Hughes vs Austin Peay52, (TD) Patrick Smith from Michael Hughes vs. Virginia Univ. Lynchburg51, (TD) Steven Newbold from Michael Hughes vs. Virginia Univ. Lynchburg

Receiving Plays of 40 - 49 Yards44, Steven Newbold from Treon Harris vs. Florida A&M43, (TD) Patrick Smith from Michael Hughes vs. Virginia Univ. Lynchburg42, Steven Newbold from Treon Harris vs. Florida A&M

Receiving Plays of 30 - 39 Yards39, Steven Newbold from Michael Hughes at Tennessee Tech38, Steven Newbold from Michael Hughes vs. Southeast Missouri38, Patrick Smith from Michael Hughes at Tennessee Tech36, Steven Newbold from Michael Hughes vs. Southeast Missouri 35, Steven Newbold from Michael Hughes vs. Southeast Missouri 33, Steven Newbold from Michael Hughes vs. Southeast Missouri 33, Patrick Smith from Michael Hughes at Tennessee Tech32, Chris Rowland from Michael Hughes vs. Florida A&M32, Patrick Smith from Treon Harris vs. Jackson State30, Patrick Smith from Michael Hughes at Tennessee Tech30, Steven Newbold from Treon Harris at UT Martin

Receiving Plays of 20 - 29 Yards28, (TD) Mahlon Medley from Michael Hughes vs. Southeast Missouri28, Steven Newbold from Michael Hughes vs. Virginia University Lynchburg28, Chris Rowland from Michael Hughes at Tennessee Tech28, Patrick Smith from Michael Hughes vs. Eastern Illinois25, Miles Cavitt from Michael Hughs vs Austin Peay24, Mahlon Medley from Treon Harris vs. Jackson State22, Mazio Rhodes from Treon Harrs vs. Florida A&M21, Chris Rowland from Treon Harris vs. Eastern Illinois21, Patrick Smith from Michael Hughes at UT Martin21, Steven Newbold from Treon Harris at Georgia State20, (TD) Ronnie Killings from Michael Hughes vs. Virginia Univ. Lynchburg20, Chris Rowland from Treon Harris vs Austin Peay20, Mazio Rhodes from Michael Hughes vs Austin Peay20, DeVon Johnson from Michael Hughes vs. Eastern Illinois20, Patrick Smith from Treon Harris vs. Eastern Illinois20, Patrick Smith from Treon Harris at Georgia State20, Patrick Smith from Treon Harris vs. Florida A&M

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Game Notes teNNessee state at JacksoNville state (Nov. 16, 2017)

TSU In the Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA Rankings Stat OVC NCAABlocked Kicks Jason Morrow 3 1 3Field Goal Percentage Lane Clark .722 4 42Field Goals Per Game Lane Clark 1.44 1 5Fumbles Recovered Blair Edwards 2 2 23Kickoff Return for TDs DeVon Johnson 1 1 5Passes Defended Dajour Nesbeth 1.0 4 55Passing Efficiency Michael Hughes 156.3 1 11Passing TDs Michael Hughes 14 2 45Passing Yards per Completion Michael Hughes 15.67 1 3Points Responible For Michael Hughes 90 2 61Points Responible For Per Game Michael Hughes 11.3 1 42Punt Return Touchdowns Patrick Smith 1 1 3Punting Austin Rowley 39.5 8 65Receiving TDs Patrick Smith 8 3 18Receiving Yards Steven Newbold 627 5 62Receiving Yards Per Game Steven Newbold 62.7 5 68Scoring Lane Clark 7.1 1 29Tackles for Loss Chris Collins 1.2 4 65Total Tackles Chris Collins 8.5 2 56Total Touchdowns Patrick Smith 9 3 43Yards Per Pass Attempt Michael Hughes 8.73 1 12Yards Per Reception Steven Newbold 18.44 2 32 Patrick Smith 15.95 4 63

* The place kicker registered 12 points against Virginia Univer-sity Lynchburg with two field goals and six extra points* Clark was good from 49-yards out at Eastern Kentucky, tying for the 10th longest field goal in TSU history; was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra points and had three touchbacks on kickoffs, including two that sailed out of the end zone * Clark was a perfect 3-for-3 against Eastern Illinois, hitting field goals from 51, 36 and 40 yards* The senior made good on his first long distance kick of 2017 with a 49-yarder versus Florida A&M* Clark converted on a 26 yard field goal and had two extra points versus Jackson State; He made a 32-yarder in the fourth quarter, but the points were removed as the Tigers earned a first down on a Jackson State penalty* The kicker finished 1-for-4 in the first game of the season, while connecting on his two extra point opportunities* Clark is on a list of 36 place-kickers from all levels of college football, with the exception of the Football Bowl Subdivision* Clark was named to four All-American teams a season ago and has been placed on two preseason All-American teams this season* The Hays, Kan. native was selected to the preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference team heading into his final campaign* The fourth-year kicker accounted for four of the five longest distances in the FCS last season and finished 17-of-25 FG’s (68.0%) and 38-of-42 PAT’s* Clark was one of four kickers in all levels of the NCAA to kick four field goals from beyond 50-yards* Clark converted nine kicks from 44-yards and beyond, which was more field goals from 44-yards-plus than 120 of the 124 FCS teams even attempted from that distance* The senior led the Tigers last year in total points (89)* The recipient of the Fred Mitchell Award will be announced in mid-December based on performance on the football field and in the community

It's Been A Long Time* Jackson State returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the Southern Heritage Classic on Sept. 9* It was the first kickoff for a score against the Tigers since East-ern Kentucky had a 97 yard return on Nov.14, 2004* The span between returns for a touchdown was 138 games, which covered 13 years* TSU also gave up two other returns for a touchdown in 2004* Southeast Missouri completed the feat a week prior to EKU on Nov. 6, 2004 with an 85 yard return* The first of the season came in the Southern Heritage Classic

as Jackson State returned an 89-yarder (9/18/04)

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year* Wide receiver Patrick Smith was selected as the Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year* Smith caught three touchdown passes in consecutive weeks after pulling in scoring catches of 52, 43, and 16 versus Virginia University Lynchburg* The third year member had a season best receptions (7) and yards (152), while recording a career best three touchdowns at Tennessee Tech* Smith showed his versitility by throwing a 2-yard touchdown pass to Thomas Newberg* The wideout pulled in his second touchdown pass of the sea-son at Eastern Kentucky (10/7), finishing with four receptions for 48 yards* Smith was also selected to the same honor by the Media and Lindy’s* The senoir caught three passes for 60 yards against Eastern Illinois* The Memphis native hauled in five passes for 63 yards at UT Martin* Smith caught five passes for 40 yards and a touchdown ver-sus Florida A&M* The wide out returned a punt 56 yards for the game-winning score versus Jackson State* Smith caught three passes for 46 yards at the Southern Heri-tage Classic during week two* Smith was held out of the end zone at Georgia State, despite hauling in six passes for 70 yards* The senior caught 61 passes for 966 yards and 13 touchdowns* His touchdown mark ranked seventh nationally and ranked seventh in OVC single-season history* Smith helped the offense become the top scoring unit in the OVC in 2016 at 32.6 points per game

Initial Take Over* Treon Harris has rushed 51 times for 311 yards through his first five games at Tennessee State* Harris is averaging 6.1 yards per carry, which ranks second in the OVC and 21st nationally in the FCS level* The junior quarterback has three rushing touchdowns* Harris sat out the Tigers game at Eastern Kentucky* In five games, Harris has a 117.9 passing efficiency and has completed 53 passes in 95 attempts for 671 yards* Harris has thrown two scoring passes and only two interceptions* Harris transferred in from Florida to take over reigns of the offense after the departures of Ronald Butler and O’Shay Ack-erman-Carter* The redshirt-junior played in 21 games, starting 15, for the Gators, completing 174-of-346 passes for 2,695 yards, 10

Field Goals Over 40 Yards51, Lane Clark vs. Eastern Illinois49, Lane Clark at Eastern Kentucky49, Lane Clark vs. Florida A&M45, Lane Clark vs. Southeast Missouri44, Lane Clark vs. Southeast Missouri

Punts Over 50 Yards58, Austin Rowley vs. Jackson State57, Austin Rowley vs. Austin Peay54, Austin Rowley at Georgia State

Punt Returns Over 20 Yards56, (TD) Patrick Smith vs. Jackson State30, Chris Rowland vs. Virginia University Lynchburg29, Vincent Sellers vs. Southeast Missouri27, Chris Rowland vs. Virginia University Lynchburg22, Chris Rowland vs. Virginia University Lynchburg

Kickoff Returns Over 30 Yards96, (TD) DeVon Johnson at UT Martin33, Patrick Smith ve. Southeast Missouri31, Chris Rowland vs. Jackson State

Interception Returns Over 20 Yards71, LaQuarius Cook vs. Jackson State64, Ladarius Johnson vs. Virginia University Lynchburg44, (TD) Vincent Sellers at Eastern Kentucky36, (TD) Dante' Ferguson vs. Virginia University Lynchburg36, (TD) Terrell Bonds at Eastern Kentucky34, (TD) Vincent Sellers at Eastern Kentucky26, Dajour Nesbeth at Tennessee Tech

Future Schedules

2018Sept. 1 – Bethune-Cookman (John Merritt Classic)Sept. 8 – Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic)Sept. 15 – at HamptonSept. 22 – at Eastern IllinoisSept. 29 – OPENOct. 6 – at Austin PeayOct. 13 – at Murray StateOct. 20 – Tennessee TechOct. 27 – at VanderbiltNov. 3 – at Southeast MissouriNov. 10 – Jacksonville StateNov. 17 – UT MartinNov. 24 – OPEN

2019Aug. 31 – Hampton (John Merritt Classic)Sept. 7 – at Middle TennesseeSept. 14 – Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic)Sept. 21 – OPENSept. 28 – at Eastern KentuckyOct. 5 – at Jacksonville StateOct. 12 – Murray StateOct. 19 – Austin PeayOct. 26 – OPENNov. 2 – Southeast MissouriNov. 9 – Eastern IllinoisNov. 16 – at UT Martin Nov. 23 – at Tennessee Tech


Game Notes teNNessee state at JacksoNville state (Nov. 16, 2017)interceptions and 18 touchdowns during his two year career* Harris added 570 yards on the ground, carrying 171 times and reached the end zone on three occasions* As a sophomore, he started the final eight games of the sea-son, including the 2015 SEC Championship game* As a true freshman, he started the final six games of the year, including an upset win over No. 9 Georgia in his first career start* He was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after throwing for 1,019 yards with nine touchdowns

62 Years Later* The Tigers won the first two games of the 2017 season with 17 points in each contest* The last time the Tigers started 2-0 scoring 17 points or less was in 1955 under head coach Howard Gentry* TSU defeated Lincoln University (7-0) and Virginia State (12-7) before losing to Langston University (Okla.) 3-0* In August and September, 1955:- President Eisenhower raises minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour- Gunsmoke premieres on CBS- Willie Mayes became the 7th player to reach 50 home runs in a season- First World Series color TV Broadcast on NBC* Notables in 1955:House - $22,000, Average income - $4,137, Gas - $.23, Postage Stamp - $.03, Bread - $.18, Milk (1/2 gal.) - $.43- The first McDonald's opens- Coca-Cola begins selling in cans- Disneyland opens in California- Rosa Parks is arrested after refusing to give up her seat- On the Waterfront wins Best Picture, Marlon Brando wins Best Actor and Grace Kelly wins Best Actress for 'The Country Girl'- Top songs in August and September: "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets and "The Yellow Rose of Texas" by Mitch Miller- Born in 1955, Whoopi Goldberg, Olga Korbut, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

Dialing Long Distance* Lane Clark split the uprights from 51 yards out against EIU (9/30)* The distance is the sixth longest in the Tiger record book, as well as in FCS play this season* Clark is 6-of-9 from field goals beyond 40 yards* The kicker hit from 49 yards for the second time this season when he split the uprights at Eastern Kentucky (10/7), tying the 10th longest distance at TSU* Clark connected on, at the time, the ninth longest field goal in school hitory with a 49-yarder at the Tampa Classic (9/16)* The conversion tied his field goal length at Southeast Missou-ri last season (11/19/16)* Clark now owns eight of the top 11 distances in TSU history, including the top three (57, 55, 54)

* The Hays, Kan. native became just the third Tiger kicker to reach 200 points in his career* Clark has recorded 205 points in his career, behind jamin Godfrey (2010-13) with 311 and Erik Benson (2005-08) at 232

The First in 2017* The Tigers were the first FCS team to defeat an FBS team this season* The Tigers 17-10 win over Georgia State took place on Aug. 31 in Atlanta, Ga.* The win total for the FCS over the FBS has reached nine* On Sept. 23, Western Illinois ran by Coastal Carolina (52-10)* On Sept. 16, North Carolina A&T dropped Charlotte (35-31) and Idaho State snuck by Nevada (30-28)* On Sept. 9, New Hampshire surprised Georgia Southern (22-12) and South Dakota stopped Bowling Green (35-27)* On Sept. 2, James Madison defeated East Carolina (34-14), Liberty beat Baylor (48-45) and Howard upset UNLV (43-40)

Defeating the Big Guys* The Tigers earned their first win over an FBS opponent since the change from NCAA I-A in 2006* Since that time period, TSU is 1-3 with two losses to Vander-bilt (2006, 2016) and one to Air Force (2011)* TSU defeated I-A Louisville in 1981 (42-30) and 1984 (24-15)* Tennessee State was an NCAA DI-A Independent program from 1978-80, before moving to I-AA

The First in Two Years* The Tigers became the first team to have a run or pass from scrim-mage totaling over 50-yards against Georgia State in two years* Running back Seth Rowland busted through the middle of the line for a 59 yard run in the third quarter* The Panthers were the lone team at the FBS level to not allow a play of over 50 yards in all of 2016; The last play of over 50 yards cam on a 58-yard pass play versus Troy (11/27/15)

National Player of the Week* Linebacker Chris Collins earned STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Week for his play in the opening weekend at Georgia State* The Fairburn, Ga. native also was named College Sports Mad-ness National Player of the Week, Ohio Valley Conference and TSWA Defensive Player of the Week* The Senior recorded 12 tackles, nine solo, three for loss, a sack and a forced fumble against the Panthers* His key stop came in the third quarter as he stopped a GSU runner inches short of the yard to gain on a 4th and goal at the TSU four yard line* Collins started all 11 games for the Tigers last year, earning Second Team All-OVC honors* He collected 87 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions, four pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and forced a fumble in 2016* Collins led the OVC with 58 solo tackles and was 22nd in FCS averaging 5.3 solo tackles per game

First Drives TsU TsU OPPOnenT OPPOnenT

FirsT HalF secOnd HalF FirsT HalF secOnd HalF

GeorGia State 3-0 1:12 Punt 3-4 1:41 Punt 3-19 1:01 Fumble 5-27 1:43 DownS

vS JackSon State 4-63 1:23 tD 3-8 1:32 Punt 12-57 5:41 FG 10-69 3:27 intvS FloriDa a&m 6-50 3:08 Fumble 16-89 9:19 tD 3-7 1:18 Punt 3-4 1:54 Punt

ut martin 2-13 0:45 Fumble 11-69 5:44 tD 11-76 5:46 tD 5-16 3:32 Punt

eaStern illinoiS 2-12 0:57 Fumble 3-4 0:47 Punt 4-21 1:38 tD 3- -3 1:59 Punt

eaStern kentucky 8-34 3:21 int 3-8 1:36 Punt 5-29 2:15 int 10-82 4:39 tDauStin Peay 3-1 1:36 Fumble 3-8 1:22 Punt 5-20 2:20 tD 10-60 5:16 tDtenneSSee tech 3-1 1:31 Punt 9-86 5:51 tD 5-47 2:01 FG 3-4 1:54 Punt

virGinia-lynchburG 5-58 2:18 tD 14-62 6:34 FG 3-7 2:11 Punt 3-0 2:12 Punt

SoutheaSt miSSouri 8-69 3:14 FG 11-53 6:38 FGa 6-26 3:21 Punt 9-44 5:31 tDJackSonville State

totalS: 44-301 19:35 76-391 41:04 57-310 27:32 61-283 32:07averaGe: 4.4-30.1 1:57 7.6-39.1 4:06 5.7-31.0 2:45 6.1-28.3 3:12 tD-2 FG-1 tD-3 FG-1 tD-3 FG-2 tD-3 Punt-2 Fumble-4 int-1 FGa-1 Punt-5 Punt-3 Fumble-1 int-1 Punt-5 int-1 DownS-1

Career Receiving Yards1. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 3,903 2. Mike Jones, 1979-82 3,571 3. Golden Tate, 1980-83 3,100 4. Patrick Smith, 2015-Present 2,568 5. Corey Sullivan, 1996-99 2,487 6. Patrick Robinson, 1989-92 2,439 7. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997-98 2,182 8. Chris Johnson, 2004-08 2,155 9. Lawrence Segree, 1992-95 2,102 10. Johnnie Robinson, 1964-65 1,702

Career Receptions

1. Mike Jones, 1979-82 197 2. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 194 3. Golden Tate, 1980-83 162 4. Lawrence Segree, 1992-95 160 5. Patrick Smith, 2015-Present 153 6. Corey Sullivan, 1996-99 145 7. Patrick Robinson, 1989-92 140 8. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997-98 131 9. Chris Johnson, 2004-08 127 10. Travis James, 2009-12 119

Career Touchdowns

1. Mike Jones, 1979-82 42 2. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 32 3. Patrick Smith, 2015-Present 314. Golden Tate, 1980-83 27 5. Larry Dorsey, 1972-75 26 6. John Holland, 1970-73 22 7. Johnnie Robinson, 1964-66 20 8. Patrick Robinson, 1989-92 19 9. Tyrone Butterfield, 1997-98 18 10. Leon Jamison, 1954-57 17 James Thaxton, 1969-72 17 Corey Sullivan, 1996-99 17

Single Season Touchdowns1. Mike Jones, 1982 15 2. Patrick Smith, 2016 13 Golden Tate, 1980 13 Golden Tate, 1983 13 5. Barry Collins, 1984 12 6. C.J. Johnson, 2003 11 Tyrone Butterfield, 1998 11 John Holland, 1973 11 9. Patrick Smith, 2015 10 10. C.J. Johnson, 2002 9 Leon Jamison, 1954 9-- Patrick Smith, 2017 8

Career Points1. Jamin Godfrey 2010-13 311 2. Alfred Reese, 1969-72 306 3. Javarris Williams 2005-08 264 4. Mike Jones, 1979-82 258 5. Lane Clark, 2014-Present 2546. Charles Anthony, 2001-04 252 7. Eric Benson, 2005-08 232 8. Larry Watkins, 1978-81 198 9. C.J. Johnson, 2000-03 192 10. Patrick Smith, 2015-Present 191

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William Jasper Hale Stadium RecordsIndividual RecordsMost Rushing Yards: 230 Lee Derrick vs. Bluefield State 11/25/54Most Passing Yards: 484 Gilbert Renfroe vs. District of Columbia 11/5/83Most Receiving Yards: 248 Patrick Smith vs. Murray State 11/7/15Most Receptions: 12 Lawrence Segree vs. Southeast Missouri 11/19/94Most Rushing Touchdowns: 5 Charles Thomas vs. Central State 11/20/71Most Receiving Touchdowns: 4 Mike Jones vs. North Carolina A&T 11/15/80Most Points: 30 Charles Thomas vs. Central State 11/20/71Most Rushes: 36 Darron Davis vs. UT Martin 11/17/92Most PAT Attempted: 11 Roy Meneese vs. Kentucky State 11/24/66Most PAT Made: 9 Roy Meneese vs. Kentucky State 11/24/66

Team RecordsMost Rushing Yards: 410 vs. UT Martin 11/5/77Most Passing Yards: 484 vs. District of Columbia 11/5/83Total Yards: 780 vs. District of Columbia 11/5/83Most Points: 83 vs. Kentucky State 11/24/66Fewest Passing Yards Allowed: 0 vs. Morris Brown 10/3/64Fewest Completions Allowed: 0 vs. Morris Brown 10/3/64Fewest First Downs Allowed: 0 vs. Morris Brown 10/3/64Most Touchdown Passes: 8 vs. Kentucky State 11/24/66

Opponents – Individual Most Rushing Yards: 221 Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky 11/2/91Longest Rush: 90 James Jackson, Kentucky State 1964Longest Kickoff Return: 100 Larry Douglas, Southern 10/28/78Longest Interception Return: 92 Collier, Florida A&M 10/21/67Longest Punt Return: 85 Donald Davis, Grambling State 10/9/71Longest Pass Play: 96 Matthew Reed to Lee Fobbs, Grambling State 10/9/71

A Scoring Threat* Redshirt-senior wide receiver Patrick Smith has caught 28 touchdowns in 31 career games for TSU* The receiver crossed the goal line three times at Tennessee Tech* Smith was held out of the end zone during the first two games of the 2017 campaign and again in games four and five, which marked the longest streak in his career without a receiving touchdown* The Memphis native returned a punt for a touchdown versus Jack-son State (9/9/17) giving him 25 end zone dances in 25 games at TSU* After putting up 10 touchdowns in 10 games in 2015, he scored 13 times in 11 games in 2016* Smith has been held without a touchdown in six career games (two in 2015; two in 2016; two in 2017) * He has six career games with more than one touchdown

Returner Returning* Wide receiver/return specialists Chris Rowland was one of two freshmen to make 1st Team All-Ohio Valley Conference in 2016* Rowland broke punt returns of 30, 27 and 22 against Virginia University Lynchburg* The sophomore had two returns for 45 yards versus (22.5/per return) Florida A&M in the Tampa Classic* Rowland saw his first action of the year at the Southern Her-itage Classic; His first return went for 31 yards* He led the nation in Combined Return Yards with 1,103 yards and finished third in the OVC in All-Purpose yards* Rowland returned 42 kickoffs for 993 yards (23.6 ypr) with a long of 66 and 13 punts for 111 yards (8.5 ypr) with a long of 20* Offensively, Rowland caught 16 passes for 236 yards and rushed 14 times for 57 yards.

Just Keep Rowland* Sophomore Seth Rowland received action as a running back for the first time in his career at Georgia State* Rowland scored on a four yard run on his first collegiate carry* The running back finished with 76 yards on nine carries, aver-aging 8.4 yards per carry* Rowland led the team in carries (12) and yardage (66) at UT Martin* The sophomore scored his second touchdown of the season versus Florida A&M on a 10-yard run* Rowland is the older brother of sophomore Chris Rowland, who was a FCS Freshman All-American a season ago as a re-

turn specialist and wide receiver* Chris never found the end zone during his rookie campaign* Seth served as a member of the special teams in 2016

Impressive Debut* Safety Vincent Sellers impressed in his first collegiate game collecting 10 tackles, seven solo* Sellers came up big on consecutive plays in the second quar-ter, forcing GSU to settle for a field goal* The freshman made a tackle at the two-yard line stopping the GSU runner in his tracks and followed with a tackle-for-loss to force the fourth down* Sellers earned Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week honors for his performance* Sellers also was named honorable mention STATS FCS Fresh-man of the Week

Another Threat* Steven Newbold finished with a career high 153 yards on five receptions against Southeast Missorui (11/11)* The wide out went for over 30 yards a reception and has aver-aged 18.4 yards per reception on the season * Newbold scored touchdowns of four and 51 yards versus VUL* The sophomore led all receivers at the Tampa Classic with 117 yards on five grabs and a touchdown* Newbold had two receptions for over 40 yards* The first saw him hurdle a defender, while the second saw him weave from the left sideline to the right sideline then cut-ting back before diving into the end zone* The lengthy touchdown saw him avoid 10 tackle attempts* The Carol City, Fla. native collected his second touchdown reception at Eastern Kentucky* Newbold averaged over 20 yards a catch at UT Martin with 61 yards in three receptions* The sophomore concluded an explosive rookie campaign in 2016 which included 16 plays over 20 yards and added three more of 40 yards or more, highlighted by a 71 yard touchdown reception at Bethune-Cookman* Newbold finished 14th in the nation at 19.1 yards per catch* He was the top freshman receiver in the conference in recep-tions (41), yards (784) and touchdowns (6)

Single Game Points1. Charles Thomas vs. Central State (11/20/71) 30 2. Trabis Ward at Southeast Mo. (10/13/12) 24 Javarris Williams vs. Tenn.-Martin (11/17/07) 24 Golden Tate vs. North Carolina A&T (11/19/83) 24 Mike Jones vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/13/82) 24 Mike Jones vs. North Carolina A&T (11/15/80) 24 7. Patrick Smith vs. Virginia University Lynchburg (11/4/17) 18 Patrick Smith at Tennessee Tech (10/28/17) 18 Trabis Ward vs. Jackson State (9/8/12) 18 Brandon Belvin vs. Eastern Illinois (11/08/08) 18 Javarris Williams vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08) 18 Javarris Williams vs. Murray State (11/03/07) 18 Antonio Heffner vs. Samford (10/28/06) 18 Javarris Williams vs. Jackson State (9/16/06) 18 C.J. Johnson at Samford (10/25/03) 18 Charles Anthony vs. UT-Martin (9/27/03) 18 Charles Anthony vs. S.C. State (8/30/03) 18 Marvin Jones vs. Jackson State (11/22/01) 18 KaRon Key vs. UT Martin (10/20/01) 18

Career Scoring Kicking1. Jamin Godfrey (134 PAT, 59 FG), 2010-13 3112. Lane Clark, (115 PAT, 46 FG) 2014-Present 2533. Eric Benson, (118 PAT, 38 FG), 2005-08 2324. Larry Watkins, 1978-81 1985. Carlos Jones, 1982-1984 172

Career FG’s Made1. Jamin Godfrey, 2010-2013 592. Lane Clark, 2014-Present 463. Eric Benson, 2005-08 284. Joey Hudak, 2001-04 265. Larry Watkins, 1978-81 25

Single Game Scoring - Kicking1. Jamin Godfrey vs. Tennessee Tech (10/27/12) 16 Joey Hudak vs. Jackson State, (11/22/01) 16 3. Lane Clark vs. UAPB (9/3/16) 14 4. Jamin Godfrey vs. Southeast Missouri (10/8/11) 13 Eric Benson vs. Austin Peay, (10/18/08) 136. Lane Clark vs. Virginia University Lynchburg (11/4/17) 12 7. Lane Clark vs. Southeast Missouri (11/11/17) 11 Lane Clark at Murray State (10/29/16) 11 Jamin Godfrey vs. Florida A&M (10/25/10) 11 Eric Benson vs. Jackson State, (09/13/08) 11

Longest FG Made1. Lane Clark vs UT Martin (10/1/16) 572. Lane Clark vs Tennessee Tech (11/12/16) 553. Lane Clark vs UT Martin (10/1/16) 544. Seth Goodowens vs. Jackson State, 1999 535. Lane Clark at Eastern Illinois (10/8/16) 526. Lane Clark vs. Eastern Illinois (9/30/17) 51 Jamin Godfrey at Eastern Illinois (11/05/11) 518. Jamin Godfrey at Jacksonville State (10/12/13) 50 Lane Clark vs. Eastern Illinois (10/17/15) 5010. Lane Clark at Eastern Kentucky (10/7/17) 49 Lane Clark vs. Florida A&M (9/16/17) 49 Lane Clark at Southeast Missouri (11/19/16) 49

Career PATs Made1. Carlos Jones, 1982-84 136 2. Jamin Godfrey, 2010-13 134 3. Larry Watkins, 1978-81 123 4. Eric Benson, 2005-08 118 5. Lane Clark, 2014-Present 109 6. Joey Hudak, 2001-04 105 7. James Matthews, 1971-74 87

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Single Game Touchdowns - Passing1. Shannon Harris vs. Jackson State (11/22/01) 72. Michael Hughes vs. Virginia University Lynchburg (11/4/17) 6 Michael German at Murray State (11/22/14) 6 Kenneth Biggles vs. Miss. Valley State (11/13/82) 64. Shannon Harris at Eastern Illinois (10/27/01) 5 Leon Murray at UT Martin (10/16/99) 5 Leon Murray vs. Alabama A&M (10/3/98) 5 Stacy Grear at Morgan State (1986) 58. Ronald Butler at Southeast Missouri (11/19/16) 4 Ronald Butler at Austin Peay (11/5/16) 4 O’Shay Ackerman-Carter vs. Murray State (11/7/15) 4 Michael German at Austin Peay (11/8/14) 4 Michael German vs Eastern Kentucky (11/1/14) 4 Antonio Heffner vs. Eastern Illinois (11/8/08) 4 Kenton Evans vs. Southeast Missouri (11/18/00) 4 Kenton Evans at Murray State (11/11/00) 4 Kenton Evans vs. Jackson State (9/16/00) 4

Tackles in a Career1. Roderick Reed, 1985-88 4062. Nick Thrasher, 2011-14 3583. Randy Fuller, 1990-93 3084. Rico Council, 2008-11 2935. Brent Alexander, 1991-93 2836. Jermaine Beale, 1999-02 2717. Daniel Fitzpatrick, 2011-14 2618. Chris Collins, 2014-Present 254 9. Simon Shanks, 1989-90 24610. Elliot Pilton, 1990-91 210

Most Career Punts1. Taylor Cisneros, 2007-2010 230 2. Joey Hudak, 2001-04 225 3. Clifford Green, 1993-96 215 4. Colin Godfrey, 1989-1992 213 5. Ashley Johnson, 1997-2000 184 6. Greg Swinney, 1976-79 144 7. Leon Holderhead, 2013-14 138 8. Austin Rowley, 2015-Present 1349. Thomas Headen, 1979-82 131

Career Interceptions1. Granville Lyons, 1971-74 19 2. Craig Gilliam, 1966 14 3. Daniel Fitzpatrick, 2011-14 11 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, 2004-07 11 Roger Robinson, 1983-1984 11 6. Justin Williams, 2002-05 10 Darrell Hinton, 1995-1998 10 8. Terrell Bonds, 2014-Present 9 Steven Godbolt III, 2011-2013 9 Deon Giddens, 2002-2003 9 Roger Holmes, 1985-1987 9

TSU Record Books Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch* Senior wide receiver Patrick Smith and senior defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko were named to the 2017-18 Reese’s Se-nior Bowl Watch List* There were a total of 31 FCS players named to the list, includ-ing five from the OVC* The Senior Bowl's 2017 Watch List includes more than 400 student athletes who are eligible to play in the 2017 game from nearly every level of college football. These players are looking to fill the 110 roster spots that form the North and South squads for the nation's premier all-star game* The two seniors hope to join Jessamen Dunker (2016), Ezra Rob-inson (2016), Kadeem Edwards (2014) and Robert Myers (2015) who have all represented the Tigers in the Reese’s Senior Bowl* The game will be played on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. and will be televised on the NFL Network

Home Sweet Home* TSU is one of the few teams in the nation that splits games between two home sites* The Tigers used on-campus Hale Stadium from 1953-1998 before moving into Nissan Stadium in 1999 * TSU returned to Hale in 2012 and has gone 7-3 since then. In total, TSU is 180-60-5 at home all-time* The Tigers finished 3-1 at home during the 2016 season (2-0 at Nissan; 1-1 in "the Hole")

HBCU Hall of Fame Player of the Year Watch List* The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) announced Patrick Smith and Ebenezer Ogundeko to the 2017 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award * The Award is in its second year and is presented to the most out-standing football player from a Historically Black College & University* Former North Carolina A&T and current Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen was the inaugural recipient of the Award in 2016*Smith and Ogundeko are a part of a list of 50 players representing 27 different Historically Black Colleges and Universities* The winner of the 2017 Player of the Year Award will be honored with the Deacon Jones Trophy during the Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Feb. 10, 2018 in Atlanta* Four finalists will be unveiled on December 12

Valued Experience* The Tigers played 21 freshmen last season providing depth and experience for the current campaign* The offense lists only two seniors as starters, while the de-fense boasts six senior starters* Freshmen All-Americans Steven Newbold and Chris Rowland lead the way of returning sophomores* The running game is youthful with Earl Harrison, Sabree Cur-tis and Andrew Knox* Harrison gained 475 yards on 73 carries and crossed the goal line twice* Sabree Curtis, Jr. rushed for 170 yards with two touchdowns and had seven receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown* Knox played in nine games at fullback and rushed for a touchdown and pulled in three receptions for 24 yards* Jamahl Jelks, Lachavious Simmons and Camren Jones saw time on a line for the top scoring team in the OVC* Jelks played in 11 games, starting the last seven* Simmons had a pair of starts at left tackle, also saw time at right tackle; he played in all eleven games* Jones played in multiple games at guard* Michael Perry and Justin Culpepper gained valuable experi-ence in extensive action* Perry played the last seven games after sitting the first four games due to injury* Culpepper registered 12 tackles and one sack* The Tigers’ defensive backfield was decimated with injuries thrusting true freshmen Larry Wilhoite and Dajour Nesbeth into action, along with redshirt freshman Shakur Jackson

* Wilhoite played nine games, seven starts, and had 33 tackles, shared a tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and an interception* Nesbeth registered 14 tackles, 13 solo, while playing in nine games at cornerback* Shakur Jackson had five tackles, a break-up, a pass defended and a QB hurry* Long snapper Thomas Newberg handled the duties for all punts and field goal attempts; He notched two tackles on punt coverage

TSU vs. HBCUs* Tennessee State University holds a 397-141-19 record against other HBCUs, good for a .742 winning percentage* Since taking over in 2010, Rod Reed holds a 20-4 against HBCUs for a winning percentage of .833* TSU’s most wins against D-I HBCU opponents are: Florida A&M (29), Jackson State (28) and Southern (27)

Sgt. York Trophy Race* The Tigers dropped all three contests in 2017* Austin Peay claimed the outright bragging rights for 2017 with a eprfect 3-0 record* Tennessee Tech and UT Martin are each 1-1* In 2016, Tennessee State, UT Martin and Tennessee Tech shared the Sgt. York Trophy. * Tennessee State finished 2-1 with wins over UT Martin and Austin Peay; TTU defeated APSU and lost at UTM* UTM finished 2-1 defeating TTU and APSU* The three-way tie between TSU, TTU and UTM allowed the Skyhawks to retain the trophy* The Skyhawks had won the past two trophies* TSU has the most titles (6) in the nine years of competition* UTM has five titles, TTU has three and APSU has one

Where they Stand* The TSU coaching staff will have both coordinators on the field for the third consecutive season* Offensive Coordinator Jeff Parker spent most of the 2015 season in the booth, before moving to field level where he remained for the entire 2016 schedule* Tight ends and Tackles coach Antonio Bradford along with quality control coach Chad Jenkins will be in the booth for the offensive unit* Defensive line coach Nick Davison, cornerbacks coach/special teams coordinator Sidney Powell and player personal assistant Anthony Brown will be in the box for the Tiger defense* Joining Head Coach Rod Reed on the sidelines with Parker and Defensive Coordinator Garry Fisher, will be offensive line coach Russ Ehrenfeld, running backs coach Kevin Mashack, wide receivers coach Chris Chestnut, defensive ends/outside linebackers coach Gerald Chatman and quality control caoch Rico Council* The Director of Strength and Conditioning, T.J. Greenstone will be on the sideline and hold the role of "get back" coach

In the Classroom* The Tigers saw 12 former players walk across the stage during the 2016 Spring Commencement* Amonst the dozen football players, Ebenezer "Ebo" Ogunde-ko and Justin North earned their degrees; the duo are currently in Grad School at TSU to play out their eligibility* Senior linebacker Chris Collins has accumilated a 3.64 Grade Point Average in Mass Communications and was one of four TSU student-athletes to be recognized as a 2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar* 11 Tigers earned a place on the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll; Honorees posted a GPA of 3.25 or better for the 2016-17 academic year* Returners Honored: Lane Clark, Patrick Smith, Chris Collins, LaQuarius Cook, Timerik Cook, Jerquez Hughey, Shakur Jack-son, Latrelle Lee* Former Tigers Honored: O'Shay Ackerman-Carter, Ronald Butler and Patrick Hill

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Game Notes teNNessee state at JacksoNville state (Nov. 16, 2017)Longest Interception Returns

1. Dave Coleman vs. Grambling State (11/6/79) 97 2. Ezra Robinson vs. Eastern Kentucky (10/15/16) 93 Garr Holland (1999) 93 4. Sidney Tarver, Tennessee Tech (10/13/09) 89 Danny Taylor at Grambling State (10/11/86) 89 6. Ahmed Safeullah vs. Prairie View A&M (9/7/02) 85 7. Marquez Hall, Eastern Illinois, (10/27/07) 78 8. Ezra Robinson at Jacksonville State (9/19/16) 72 9. LaQuarius Cook vs. Jackson State (9/9/17) 71 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Murray State, (11/03/07) 71 De’Ante Saunders vs. Jackson State (9/14/2013) 71

Interception Return Yards - Game1. Justin Williams, Eastern Kentucky, (11/19/05) 98 2. Dave Coleman vs. Grambling State (11/6/79) 97 3. James Johnson vs. Alabama A&M (9/15/73) 95 Fay Mitchell vs. Prairie View State (10/56) 95 5. Ezra Robinson vs. Eastern Kentucky (10/15/16) 94 6. Garr Holland (1999) 93 7. Sidney Tarver, Tennessee Tech (10/13/09) 89 Danny Taylor at Grambling State (10/11/86) 89 9. Ahmed Safeullah vs. Prairie View A&M (9/7/02) 85 10. Vincent Sellers at Eastern Kentucky (10/7/17) 78 Marquez Hall, Eastern Illinois, (10/27/07) 78

Career Interception Return Yards1. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, 2004-07 281 2. Justin Williams, 2002-05 250 3. Ezra Robinson, 2014-16 221 4. Roger Robinson, 1984 176 5. Terrell Bonds, 2014-Present 1746. Ahmed Safeullah, 2002-03 145 7. Daniel Fitzpatrick, 2011-14 140 8. Mark McCutcheon, 1990 139 9. Brent Alexander, 1993 121

TSU in the Weekly Rankings STATS Coaches Rank Pts Rank PtsPreseason RV (35) 102 RV (33) 26Wk 1 - Sept. 4 23 406 24 81Wk 2 - Sept. 11 22 634 24 93Wk 3 - Sept. 18 20 1,026 20 166Wk 4 - Sept. 25 24 355 24 59Wk 5 - Oct. 2 RV (35) 46 RV (29) 19Wk 6 - Oct. 9 RV (32) 74 RV (29) 15Wk 7 - Oct. 16 -- -- -- --Wk 8 - Oct. 23 -- -- -- --Wk 9 - Oct. 30 -- -- -- --Wk 10 - Nov. 6 -- -- -- --Wk 11 - Nov. 13 -- -- -- --Wk 12 - Nov. 20

TSU Single Season Records with Current PlayersSingle Season Passing Yards

1. Brian Ransom, 1981 3,18210. Joe Adams, 1978 2,328-- Michael Hughes 1,222

Single Season Touchdowns1. Joe Adams, 1980 308. Leon Murray, 1998 22 Brian Ransom, 1981 22 Kenneth Pettiford, 1972 22 Michael German, 2014 22-- Michael Hughes 14

Single Season Completions 1. Brian Ransom, 1981 22110. Todd Valentine, 1996 160-- Michael Hughes 78

Single Season Attempts1. Michael German, 2014 39710. James Wade, 1992 308-- Michael Hughes 140

Single Season Interceptions1. Eldridge Dickey, 1965 229. Chauncey Hines, 1989 16 Joe Adams, 1978 16 Lonnie Stewart, 1974 16-- Michael Hughes 4 -- Treon Harris 2

Single Season Completion Percentage1. Kenneth Biggles, 1984 60.92. Leon Murray, 1999 60.33. Joe Adams, 1980 60.0 Michael German, 2012 60.0 Michael German, 2013 60.06. Antonio Heffner, 2008 59.87. Brian Ransom, 1981 59.18. Ronald Butler, 2013 58.79. Ronald Butler, 2016 57.810. Daryl Williams, 1993 57.4 -- Michael Hughes 55.7

Single Season Rushing Yards1. Charles Anthony 2004 1,73910. Charles Anthony, 2002 882-- Seth Rowland 413

Single Season Attempts1. Charles Anthony, 2003 32210. Trabis Ward, 2011 193-- Seth Rowland 89

Single Season Receiving Yards

1. Golden Tate, 1983 1,307 7. Patrick Smith, 2015 996 9. Patrick Smith, 2016 966 10. Mike Jones, 1980 934-- Steven Newbold 627 -- Patrick Smith 606

Single Season Receptions

1. Tyrone Butterfield, 1998 72 Juan Hall, 1996 72 7. Patrick Smith, 2016 61 10. Weldon Garlington, 2014 58 -- Patrick Smith 38

Single Season Points

1. Alfred Reese, 1972 112 Alfred Reese, 1970 112 9. Mike Jones, 1982 90 Trabis Ward, 2012 90 -- Lane Clark 65 -- Patrick Smith 54

Single Season FG Attempts 1. Jamin Godfrey, 2013 29 2. Lane Clark, 2016 25 3. Jamin Godfrey, 2011 24 Seth Goodowens, 1999 24 -- Lane Clark 21

Single Season FG’s Made

1. Jamin Godfrey, 2013 18 2. Lane Clark, 2016 17 3. Jamin Godfrey, 2012 16 Jamin Godfrey, 2011 16 5. Eric Benson, 2008 14 -- Lane Clark 13

Most Punts in a Season

1. Terence Harris, 1987 80 9. Clifford Green, 1994 59 Joey Hudak, 2003 59 -- Austin Rowley 44

Interceptions in a Season

1. Craig Gilliam, 1966 14 9. De’Ante Saunders, 2014 5 Justin Williams, 2005 5 Deon Giddens, 2002 5 Darrell Hinton, 1996 5 Randy Fuller, 1990 5-- Terrell Bonds 3

Tackles in a Season

1. Rod Reed, 1987 197 10. Jermaine Beal, 2002 110 Lee Smith Jr., 1987 110 Nick Thrasher, 2013 110 -- Chris Collins 84

Solo Tackles in a Season

1. Elliot Pilton, 1991 119 10. Rod Reed, 1988 69 Nick Thrasher 2013 69 -- Chris Collins 49

Tackles For Loss in a Season

1. Jermaine Beale, 2001 21.0 Lamar Carter, 1996 21.0 8. Shaun Richardson, 2007 14.5 Brent Sterling, 1999 14.5 Anthony Bass, 2013 14.5 -- Chris Collins 11.0

Sacks in a Season

1. Joe “Turkey” Jones, 1968 19.0 10. Alex Carter, 1984 10.0 -- Ebenezer Ogundeko 4.0

Passing OffenseFewest Interceptions: 4 (2013) 6 (2017)

Passing DefenseFewest Yds Per Completion: 10.74 (1970) 9.8 (2017)Most TDs on Interceptions: 5 (1971, 1986) 4 (2017)Highest Completion Percentage: 59.5% (2016) 55.7% (2017)

First Downs - Defense (Since 1971)Fewest Rushing First Downs: 60 (1984) 58 (2017)

Fumbles (Since 1977)Fewest Fumbles Recovered: 9, 3x (Last 2016) 6 (2017)



1 - Ebo Ogundeko - Brooklyn, N.Y.Graduated - Spring, 2017Criminal JusticeGraduate Courses - Sports Administration

2 - Patrick Smith - Memphis, Tenn.Graduation Date: Fall, 2017Human Performances & Sports Sciences

5 - Terrell Bonds - Miami, Fla.Graduation Date: Spring, 2018Arts & Sciences

19 - Justin North - Orlando, Fla.Graduation Date: Spring, 2017Business AdministrationGraduate Courses - Sports Administration

32 - Chris Collins - Fairburn, Ga.Graduation Date: Fall, 2017Communications

39 - Terence Harris II - Nashville, Tenn.Graduation Date: Fall, 2017Arts & Sciences

41 - Lane Clark - Hays, Kan.Graduation Date: Spring, 2017Biology/Pre-Med

50 - Joe Johnson - Nashville, Tenn.Graduation Date: Spring, 2018Economics & Finance

65 - Ty Allen - Warner Robbins, Ga.Graduation Date: Summer, 2018Arts & Sciences

76 - Terrence Summers - Springfield, Tenn.Graduation Date: Fall, 2017Arts & Sciences

92 - Jason Morrow - Nashville, Tenn.Graduation Date: Fall, 2017Arts & Sciences

2017 Senior Class

Merritt Selected as 2017 AFCA Trailblazer Award Winner* John Merritt was named the American Football Coaches Association’s recipient of the 2017 Trailblazer Award* The award will be presented, posthumously, at the AFCA Honors Luncheon on Monday, January 8, at the 2018 AFCA Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina* The AFCA Trailblazer Award was created to honor early leaders in the football coaching profession who coached at historically black colleges and universities* Past Trailblazer Award winners include Charles Wil-liams of Hampton (2004), Cleve Abbott of Tuskegee (2005), Arnett Mumford of Southern (2006), Billy Nicks of Prairie View A&M (2007), Alonzo “Jake” Gaither of Florida A&M (2008), Fred “Pops” Long of Wiley (2009), Harry R. “Big Jeff” Jefferson of Bluefield State (2010), Edward P. Hurt of Morgan State (2011), Vernon “Skip” McCain of Maryland-Eastern Shore (2012), Marino Casem of Alcorn State (2013), Gideon Smith of Hamp-ton (2014), Eddie Robinson of Grambling State (2015) and Oree Banks of South Carolina State and West Vir-ginia State (2016).* In his 10 years, Merritt led the JSU Tigers to an overall record of 60-33-4 and back-to-back appearances in the Orange Blossom Classic in 1961 and 1962* In 1963, Merritt took the reigns at Tennessee State* He guided the Big Blue to an overall 172-33-7 record, including six Black College national championships and five undefeated seasons* Merritt’s teams claimed three wins and a tie in the Grantland Rice Bowl, and a victory in the Pioneer Bowl* The Big Blue never had a losing season under Merritt’s watch* At Tennessee State, Merritt had 84 players drafted into the National Football League, including seven first round picks* Top among those were two first-round picks in 1974, Ed “Too Tall” Jones (No. 1 overall pick by the Dallas Cow-boys) and Waymond Bryant (No. 4 overall pick by the Chicago Bears)* In 1968, Merritt had two first-round picks in Claude Humphrey (No. 3 overall by the Atlanta Falcons) and Eldridge Dickey (No. 25 overall by the Oakland Raiders)* Merritt was inducted into the National Football Foun-dation College Football Hall of Fame in 1994 and earned the 1995 AFCA Amos Alonzo Stagg Award* He is also a member of the Tennessee State University Sports Hall of Fame and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame* In 1982, the city of Nashville named old Centennial

Boulevard between 28th and 44th Avenues John A. Merritt Boulevard in his honor* TSU started the John Merritt Classic in 1999, an annu-al football game that honors the late coach and helps raise funds for scholarships and related needs for TSU students* Merritt earned Louisville Defender All-American and All-Midwestern Conference honors as an offensive guard at Kentucky State, where he earned the nick-name, “Big John.”* After graduating Kentucky State in 1950, he earned his Master’s degree from the University of Kentucky in 1952* Merritt began his coaching career in 1953 as the head coach at Jackson State

Tigers in the Pros* Tennessee State continues to produce players on the next level as 12 athletes are in uniform in 2017* Seven former Tigers spent time with NFL teams in 2017:- Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB (NYG) - 10 year pro; 4th season with NYG- Anthony Levine, S (Baltimore) - In his 6th season with the Ravens- Kadeem Edwards, OL (Dallas) - Picked up by the Cowboys late in 2016- Jessamen Dunker, OL (New York Giants) – First sea-son with the Giants- Robert Myers, OL (Seattle) – In his 3rd season in the NFL- Demetrius Rhaney, OL (Jacksonville) – Spent two seasons with the Rams before being traded in the off-season to the Jaguars- Ezra Robinson, CB (Jacksonville) – In his first season with the Jaguars* One former athlete is in the Canadian Football League:- A.C. Leonard (Saskatchewan) * One Tiger is overseas in the German Football League:- Anthony Bass (Kiel)* TSU had three in the Arena Football League this season:- Cornelius Lewis (Jacksonville) - Devin Wilson (Cleveland)- Joe Hills (Tampa Bay)* Hills was named the 2017 AFL Wide Receiver of the Year* The wide out was named 2016 Arena Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award

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Rod Reed enters his eighth season at the helm of the Tennes-see State football program after being named head coach on December 18, 2009. He served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator during the 2009 season.

Reed experienced immediate success as a head coach, leading the Tigers to a win in his debut game, 27-14, over Alabama A&M on Sept. 4, 2010 in the John Merritt Classic. He also broke an eight-game losing streak to Florida A&M, downing the Rattlers, 29-18, in the Atlanta Classic. Reed coached six players to All-OVC Teams including safety Eugene Clifford who also was a Sports Network, Phil Steele and BOXTOROW All-American.

The Tigers increased their win total in their second season under Reed and finished the 2011 season on a hot streak, winning four of their last six games. The stretch included a, 42-40, upset win at No. 19 ranked Tennessee Tech on Oct. 15. Reed produced even more All-OVC players in year two, as seven made postseason squads. Two more defenders garnered All-American honors under Reed’s tutelage in linebacker Rico Council and Joseph Wylie. He also helped Lamar Divens and Sidney Tarver ink NFL contracts.

The Big Blue continued its success in 2012 by rattling off seven straight victories to open the season. The Tigers finished the year with an 8-3 record, its best since 2001. The performance earned TSU HBCU Program of the Year honors by HBCU Hud-dle. Several players earned postseason accolades including running back Trabis Ward who was named to the College Sports All-American Team after running for 1,460 yards and 15 touchdowns. Three more Tigers were Sheridan All-Americans including Sherman Carter who signed an NFL deal with fellow offensive lineman Rogers Gaines following suit.

Reed turned in his finest season to date in 2013, as the Tigers finished 10-4 and won a FCS Playoff Game for the first time since 1986. It capped an impressive run in which Reed im-proved his club’s win total by at least two in each of his first four campaigns. TSU won its first HBCU National Championship since 1982 and the team’s shutout win over Butler in the first round of the playoffs was the first victory for the OVC in post-season play in nearly 30 years. A school record 12 Tigers were chosen to the league’s all-conference teams at season’s end and Kadeem Edwards (143rd) and Demetrius Rhaney (250th) were selected in the NFL Draft.

In 2014, Reed’s defense ranked inside the top-10 for the third

straight season. Middle linebacker Nick Thrasher tallied 128 stops on the season, which was sixth-most in a single-season in school history and the highest total for a Tiger since 1991. Thrasher also moved up to second-place in tackles in the TSU record book over the course of the season, finishing with 358. Quarterback Mike German threw for 2,846 yards on the year, helping him break the 34 year old school-mark with 8,664 career yards.

After breaking a streak of three consecutive non-losing seasons in 2015, the Tigers bounced back to finish 7-4 in 2016. TSU re-emerged as one of the top teams in the OVC under Reed with nine all-conference players and six All-Americans. The offense led the OVC in points scored and finished second in total offense. Cornerback Ezra Robinson and offensive lineman Jessamen Dunker both earned First Team All-OVC selections, All-American status and were invited to play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl. The duo also participated in the NFL combine and signed free agent contracts.

Reed has coached a total of 28 All-Americans and 62 All-OVC Players in his seven seasons as a head coach and has staked a 43-37 record.

He began coaching at TSU in 2003 and served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. At the conclusion of the season in which Reed returned to the TSU sideline, the Tigers led the OVC in total defense for the first time in school history. The defense accomplished the same feat in 2008 finishing at the top of the OVC in total defense.

A keen recruiter as an assistant, Reed was responsible for bring-ing several notable key players into the TSU program. Reed is noted for recruiting Javarris Williams (2009 seven-round draft pick, Kansas City Chiefs), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (2008 first-round draft pick, Arizona Cardinals), Shaun Richardson, Lamar Divens (Baltimore Ravens, 2008) and Corneilus Lewis. He has also coached All-America and professional player, Ja-mar Landrom (Jacksonville Jaguars).

Reed was a four-year letter winner for the TSU Tigers from 1984 - 1988. He capped off his career by being named Sher-idan All-America his senior season. He set the Tiger record for career tackles from his linebacker slot and in 1987, he set the single season record for tackles with 197. He helped lead the Tigers to the second round of the 1986 Division I-AA playoffs and was selected as Defensive MVP in 1987 and 1988.Following completion of his bachelor’s degree, Reed entered the coaching profession. He held positions at Prairie View A&M (Linebackers, 2001), Bethune-Cookman University (Lineback-ers, 92-95), and Seabreeze High School (DC, 96-00) in Daytona Beach, Fla. Within those positions he coached five first-team all-conference linebackers and a pair of All-Americans.

Before coming to TSU, Reed previously coached at East Texas

Baptist College (00-03) in his hometown of Marshall, Texas. He served as defensive coordinator for East Texas Baptist, which launched its football program during the 2000 season.

The 2002 Texas Baptist defense ranked second in their confer-ence in scoring defense and third in rushing defense. The team did not allow points in either the first or third periods through the first eight games in 2002.

Reed is the son of Robert Reed, Jr., an All-America offensive guard for the Tigers in 1963 and 1964 who later played profes-sionally for the Washington Redskins.

Reed is the university’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes rep-resentative and in 2009 he participated in the NCAA Football Coaches Academy. He and his wife, Tamika, are the parents of four children, Terry, Takara, Briah, and Marcel.

THE ROD REED FILETennessee State (13 Years)

Head Coach .................................................2010 - PresentAssistant Coach ...............................................2003 - 2009

East Texas Baptist (Three Years)Defensive Coordinator ................................. 2000 - 2003

Seabreeze HS (Four Years)Defensive Coordinator ................................. 1996 - 2000

Bethune-Cookman (Four Years)Linebackers Coach ....................................... 1992 - 1995

Prairie View A&M (One Year)Linebackers Coach .................................................. 1991

Tennessee State Year-by-Year ResultsYear Overall Pct. OVC Pct.2017 6-4 .600 2-4 .3332016 7-4 .636 4-3 .5002015 4-6 .400 1-6 .1432014 6-6 .500 3-5 .3752013 10-4 .715 6-2 .7502012 8-3 .727 4-3 .5712011 5-6 .455 4-4 .5002010 3-8 .273 0-7 .000Head Coach 49-41 .544 24-34 .4142009 4-7 .364 3-4 .4292008 8-4 .667 5-3 .6252007 5-6 .455 4-3 .5712006 6-5 .545 5-2 .7142005 2-9 .182 1-6 .1432004 4-7 .364 2-5 .2862003 7-5 .583 5-3 .625Ast .Coach 36-43 .456 25-26 .490TSU Total 85-84 .503 49-60 .450

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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Anthony Levine Kadeem Edwards

Demetrius Rhaney Robert Myers Jessamen Dunker

Richard Dent - RETIRED Claude Humphrey - RETIRED Ed “Too Tall” Jones - RETIRED

Cornerback | New York Giants | 10th NFL Year in 20172-time NFL Pro Bowler (‘09, ‘15)2008 1st Round NFL Draft Pick

Has played for Arizona, Philadelphia, Denver and New York GiantsSeasons at TSU: 2003-07

Defensive Back | Baltimore Ravens | 8th NFL Year in 20172-time NFL Superbowl Champion (XLV - 45 & XLVII - 47)

2010 Undrafted Free Agent Has played for Green Bay and Baltimore

Seasons at TSU: 2006-09

Offensive Lineman | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4th NFL Year in 20172014 7th Round NFL Draft Pick

Has played for St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams and JacksonvilleSeasons at TSU: 2012-13

Defensive End | 15 Years in the NFLPro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011

1983 8th Round NFL Draft PickPlayed for Chicago, San Francisco, Indianapolis and Philadelphia

2-time Super Bowl Champion (XX, XXIX); 4-time Pro BowlerSeasons at TSU: 1979-82

Offensive Lineman | Dallas Cowboys | 4th NFL Year in 20172014 5th Round NFL Draft Pick

Has played for Tampa Bay, Jacksonville and DallasSeasons at TSU: 2010-13

Offensive Lineman | Seattle Seahawks | 3rd NFL Year in 2017Super Bowl 50 Champion (with Denver)

2015 5th Round NFL Draft PickHas played for Baltimore, Indianapolis, Denver and Seattle


Offensive Lineman | New York Giants | 1st NFL Year in 20172017 Undrafted Free Agent


Defensive End | 14 Years in the NFLPro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014

1968 1st Round NFL Draft Pick (3rd Overall)Played for Atlanta and Philadelphia

6-time Pro Bowler; Atlant Falcons Ring of HonorSeasons at TSU: 1964-67

Defensive End | 16 Years in the NFL1974 1st Round NFL Draft Pick (1st Overall)

Played entire career for DallasSuper Bowl Champion (XII-12)

3-time Pro BowlerSeasons at TSU: 1970-74


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SGT. YORK GAME RECORDSTeamPoints: 61 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11)Total Offensive Yards: 644 - Austin Peay vs. Tennessee State (11/5/16)First Downs: 36 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11)

Rushing Yards: 377 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08)Rushing Attempts: 63 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (9/15/07)Rushing Touchdowns: 5 - Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay (11/19/11)

Passing Yards: 387 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11)Passing Attempts: 58 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11)Passing Touchdowns: 6 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11)Completions: 34 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11)

Interceptions: 3 - Done Seven TimesINT Return Yards: 92 - Tennessee State vs. Tennessee Tech (10/31/09)

Fumbles Lost: 3 - Done Five TimesFumble Recoveries: 3 - Done Five Times

Sacks: 8 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (10/3/15)Turnovers Committed: 5 - Done Three Times

Penalites: 15 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08)Penalty Yards: 164 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (10/10/09)

IndividualRushing Yards: 195 - Javarris Williams, TSU vs. APSU (10/18/08)Rushing Attempts: 35 - Don Chapman, UTM vs. TSU (11/17/07)Rushing Touchdowns: 4 - Javarris Williams, TSU vs. UTM (11/17/07)Longest Rush: 84 - Ronald Butler, TSU vs. APSU (11/5/16)

Passing Yards: 387 - Derek Carr, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11)Passing Attempts: 58 - Tre Lamb, TTU vs. TSU (10/15/11)Completions: 34 - Tre Lamb, TTU vs. TSU (10/15/11)Passing Touchdowns: 6 - Derek Carr, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11)Longest Pass: 84 - Jeremy Perry, TSU vs. TTU (10/23/10)Most Interceptions: 3 - Done Three Times

Receiving Yards: 198 - Ben Axline, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/16)Receptions: 11 - Quentin Sims, UTM vs. TSU (11/12/11)Receiving Touchdowns: 3 - Done Two TimesLongest Reception: 84 - Calvin McNairl, TSU vs. TTU (10/23/10)

Field Goals Made: 4 - Done Three TimesLongest Field Goal: 57 - Lane Clark, TSU vs. UTM (10/1/16) 57 - Nick Madonia, TTU vs. TSU (11/12/16)Punts: 10 - Jonathan King, TTU vs. UTM (10/3/15)Longest Punt: 66 - Devin Stuart, APSU vs. TTU (9/10/16)Punt Return Yards: 107 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (11/6/10)Longest Punt Return: 76 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11)Kick Return Yards: 243 - Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09)Longest Kick Return: 100 - Weldon Garlington, TSU vs. APSU (10/1/11)All-Purpose Yards: 312 - Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09)

Interceptions: 2 - Done Six TimesTackles: 20 - Corey Reed, TTU vs. UTM (10/16/08)Sacks: 2.5 - Antonio Harper, TSU vs. TTU (10/15/11) 2.5 - Jaison Williams, APSU vs. UTM (9/30/17)

All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Winners2007 - Tennessee State*, Austin Peay 2008 - Tennessee State 2009 - Tennessee Tech 2010 - UT Martin 2011 - Tennessee State*, Tennessee Tech 2012 - Tennessee State*, UT Martin2013 - Tennessee State2014 - UT Martin2015 - UT Martin2016 - UT Martin*, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech*Took home the trophy due to winning the tiebreaker

2016Sept. 10 Tennessee Tech 41, @ Austin Peay 7Sept. 24 @ UT Martin 44, Tennessee Tech 23Oct. 1 @ Tennessee State 34, UT Martin 30Oct. 8 @ UT Martin 45, Austin Peay 31Nov. 5 Tennessee State 41, @ Austin Peay 40Nov. 12 Tennessee Tech 44, @Tennessee State 16

2017Sept. 23 @ UT Martin 31, Tennessee State 16Sept. 30 @ Austin Peay 7, UT Martin 0Oct. 14 Austin Peay 21, @ Tennessee State 17Oct. 28 @ Tennessee Tech 30, Tennessee State 26Nov. 4 Austin Peay 35, @ Tennessee Tech 28Nov. 18 UT Martin at Tennessee Tech

In July 2007, the Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference announced the creation of the Sergeant York Trophy which goes to the winner of the quadrangular season football series between the four Ohio Valley Conference schools located in the state of Tennessee – Austin Peay State University, University of Tennessee at Martin, Tennessee State University and Tennessee Technological University.

The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief’s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since 1972.

In a close race, Tennessee State and Austin Peay shared the inaugural award, finishing with identical 2-1 records in 2007. Tennessee State took the trophy home thanks to a one-point victory in overtime over the Governors; that game was decided by a block extra point by NFL First Round Draft Pick Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. The Tigers repeated as champions in 2008, winning all three of its Sgt. York games.

The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. As a corporal in the 2nd battalion, 328th Infantry, in the Battle of the Meuse River-Argonne (Oct. 8, 1918), York and seven other soldiers captured 132 prisoners, was promoted to sergeant and received the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Guerra of Italy and the War Medal of Montenegro. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Following the war, York returned his home in Pall Mall, Tenn. (located in north central Tennessee, 55 miles

northeast of Cookeville) where he dedicated his life to improving education and facilitating educational opportunities for children in the state of Tennessee. In 1927, he established the Alvin C. York Institute after spending several years raising money for the school which opened as a private institution. That school was established, in part, to provide educational opportunities denied to the boys and girls of Fentress Country. In 1937, the Institute became a state special school after an appeal to the Tennessee State Legislature. The school, located in Jamestown, Tenn., is still in operation today.

York died on Sept. 2, 1964 and the foundation which he helped establish in 1920 – The Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation – was dormant for many years. The Foundation was re-established by Lipscomb Davis, Jr. in 1992 and is currently run by Sgt. York’s grandson Gerald (U.S. Army Colonel, Retired). York’s papers are archived by Michael E. Birdwell, Ph.D., who is an associate professor of history at Tennessee Technological University, one of the four institutions that will compete for the yearly honor.

After the completion of the football season, the Sergeant York Trophy is awarded to the institution with the best head-to-head record in the match-ups with their fellow Tennessee schools. In the event of a tie, the award is shared; however, the previous winner will retain the trophy if they are part of the tie. If the tie is between two other institutions, the trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy.

The award is presented to the winning institution annually at the Pepsi Celebration of Champions which is hosted each spring by the Nashville Sports Council. The event was created in 1999 and salutes amateur and professional sports in Tennessee.

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1. North Carolina A&T (18) 10-0 198 12. Grambling (2) 9-1 182 23. Alcorn State 7-3 148 44. Southern 7-3 130 55. Howard 7-3 120 66. Bethune-Cookman 6-4 92 77. North Carolina Central 7-3 89 38. Tennessee State 6-4 64 89. Prairie View A&M 4-5 40 1010. Hampton 5-5 24 9Others: Alabama State (3-6) 2, Florida A&M (3-7) 1, South Carolina State (3-5) 1

No. Team Record Pts. LW1 James Madison (163) 10-0 4075 12 Jacksonville State 9-1 3840 23 Central Arkansas 9-1 3700 34 North Dakota State 9-1 3510 55 Sam Houston State 9-1 3451 46 South Dakota State 8-2 3331 67 Wofford 9-1 3043 88 North Carolina A&T 10-0 2829 99 Western Illinois 7-3 2417 1110 Stony Brook 8-2 2263 1211 Elon 8-2 2197 712 Weber State 8-2 2096 1413 Grambling State 9-1 1942 1314 Southern Utah 8-2 1823 1515 South Dakota 7-3 1769 1016 New Hampshire 7-3 1667 1817 Samford 7-3 1598 1618 Eastern Washington 6-4 1049 1919 McNeese 8-2 967 2020 Furman 7-3 954 2121 Illinois State 6-4 798 1722 Kennesaw State 9-1 787 2323 Northern Arizona 7-3 717 2424 UNI 6-4 515 2525 Nicholls 8-2 485 NR

Others: Monmouth (366), Delaware (225), Montana (215), Yale (89), Richmond (83), Western Carolina (70), Austin Peay (46), Columbia (18), North Carolina Central (16), Sacramento State (7), Youngstown State (6), Howard (5), Central Connecticut State (3), Dartmouth (2), San Diego (1)

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2017 OVC Standings OVC Pct Home Away Overall Pct Home Away Neut Streak#2 Jacksonville State 7-0 1.000 3-0 4-0 9-1 .900 4-0 4-1 1-0 W8Austin Peay 6-1 .857 2-1 4-0 7-4 .636 3-1 4-3 0-0 W2Eastern Illinois 5-2 .714 3-1 2-1 6-4 .600 3-2 3-2 0-0 W1UT Martin 3-4 .429 2-2 1-2 5-5 .500 3-1 2-4 0-0 L1Eastern Kentucky 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 3-7 .300 2-1 1-6 0-0 L2Tennessee State 2-4 .333 1-2 1-2 6-4 .600 2-2 1-3 2-0 W2Murray State 2-4 .333 1-3 1-1 3-7 .300 2-4 1-3 0-0 W1Southeast Missouri 2-5 .286 2-1 0-4 2-8 .200 2-2 0-6 0-0 L4Tennessee Tech 1-6 .143 1-2 0-4 1-9 .100 1-3 0-6 0-0 L2

Saturday, November 25NCAA FCS Playoffs First Round

No. Team Record Pts. LW1 James Madison (26) 10-0 650 12 Jacksonville State 9-1 618 23 Central Arkansas 9-1 572 34 Sam Houston State 9-1 558 45 South Dakota State 8-2 544 56 North Dakota State 9-1 535 6T-7 North Carolina A&T 10-0 473 7T-7 Wofford 9-1 473 89 Weber State 8-2 397 1210 Western Illinois 7-3 387 1311 Grambling State 9-1 385 1112 Stony Brook 8-2 318 1513 Samford 7-3 312 1414 New Hampshire 8-2 307 1615 Elon 8-2 269 916 South Dakota 7-3 257 1017 Nicholls 8-2 217 1718 Southern Utah 8-2 213 1919 McNeese 8-2 199 1820 Eastern Washington 6-4 138 2121 Kennesaw State 9-1 136 2322 Monmouth 9-1 135 2223 Northern Arizona 7-3 77 2424 Furman 7-3 73 RV25 Illinois State 6-4 67 20

Others: Northern Iowa (60), Montana (25), Richmond (15), Delaware (15), Yale (11), Western Carolina (7), Austin Peay (5), Central Connecticut (1), San Diego (1).

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Thursday, November 16*Tennessee State at #2 Jacksonville State (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m.Saturday, November 18Saint Francis at Eastern Kentucky 12:00 p.m.*Murray State at Southeast Missouri 1:00 p.m.*UT Martin at Tennessee Tech 1:30 p.m.*Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay 4:00 p.m.

1. Jacksonville State (16) 1282. UT Martin (2) 1073. Tennessee State 964. Eastern Illinois 815. Eastern Kentucky 686. Tennessee Tech 647. Southeast Missouri 428. Murray State 419. Austin Peay 21

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OFFENSIVESept. 3 Roc Thomas, RB - Jacksonville StateSept. 10 Ladarius Galloway, RB - UT MartinSept. 17 JaVaughn Craig, QB - Austin Peay Troy Cook, QB - UT MartinSept. 24 Roc Thomas, RB - Jacksonville State Ladarius Galloway, RB - UT MartinOct. 1 Scotty Gilkey, QB - Eastern IllinoisOct. 8 Roc Thomas, RB - Jacksonville StateOct. 15 Isaiah Johnson, RB - Eastern IllinoisOct. 22 Kentel Williams, RB - Austin PeayOct. 29 Roc Thomas, RB - Jacksonville StateNov. 5 Roc Thomas, RB - Jacksonville StateNov. 12 Jeremiah Oatsvall, QB - Austin PeayNov. 19

SPECIALISTSept. 4 Keith Wrzuszczak, P - Eastern Kentucky Gabriel Vincente, K - Murray StateSept. 10 Patrick Smith, WR/PR - Tennessee StateSept. 17 Lane Clark, K - Tennessee State Nick Madonia, K/P - Tennessee TechSept. 24 Keith Wrzuszczak, P - Eastern KentuckyOct. 1 Lane Clark, K - Tennessee StateOct. 8 De'Marcus Flowers, RS - UT Martin Gabriel Vincente, K - Murray StateOct. 15 Jake Reynolds, P - Southeast MissouriOct. 22 Keith Wrzuszczak, P - Eastern Kentucky Peyton Logan, RS - UT MartinOct. 29 Kyran Moore, RS/WR - Austin Peay Cade Stinnett, K - Jacksonville StateNov. 5 Matt Severino, K - Eastern IllinoisNov. 12 Lane Clark, K - Tennessee State Dean Kelly, P - Jacksonville StateNov. 19

DEFENSIVESept. 4 Chris Collins, LB - Tennessee State Jonathan Hagler, LB - Jacksonville StateSept. 10 Jeffrey Canady, LB - Eastern KentuckySept. 17 Anthony Brown, DL - UT MartinSept. 24 Kobie Grace, S - Eastern KentuckyOct. 1 Jaison Williams, DE - Austin Peay Nick Horne, LB - Eastern IllinoisOct. 8 Vincent Sellers, S - Tennessee StateOct. 15 Darius Jackson, DE - Jacksonville StateOct. 22 Corey Glass, LB - Eastern KentuckyOct. 29 Aderick Moore, LB - Tennessee TechNov. 5 Bradley Dewberry, S - Eastern IllinoisNov. 12 Darius Jackson, DE - Jacksonville StateNov. 19

NEWCOMERSept. 4 Vincent Sellers, S - Tennessee StateSept. 10 Ladarius Galloway, RB - UT MartinSept. 17 Treon Harris, QB - Tennessee StateSept. 24 Ladarius Galloway, RB - UT MartinOct. 1 Scotty Gilkey, QB - Eastern Illinois Marquis Terry, RB - Southeast MissouriOct. 8 Vincent Sellers, S - Tennessee StateOct. 15 Isaiah Johnson, RB - Eastern IllinoisOct. 22 Jeremiah Oatsvall, QB - Austin PeayOct. 29 Jeremiah Oatsvall, QB - Austin Peay Tim Boyle, QB - Eastern KentuckyNov. 5 Scotty Gilkey, QB - Eastern Illinois Dresser Winn, QB - UT MartinNov. 12 Jeremiah Oatsvall, QB - Austin Peay Nov. 19

2017 adidas® PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

1. North Carolina A&T (15) 10-0 159 12. Grambling (1) 9-1 144 23. Virginia State 10-0 124 34. Alcorn State 7-3 94 65. Bowie State 9-1 89 56. Southern 7-3 73 77. Howard 7-3 60 88. North Carolina Central 7-3 54 49. Tuskegee 9-2 40 910. Langston 10-0 26 10Others: Bethune-Cookman (6-4) 9, Hampton (5-5) 4, Tennessee State (6-4) 3

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staRteRs/leadeRs/captains tennessee state at Jacksonville state (nov. 16, 2017)

OFFENSE QB RB WR WR WR/FB TE/WR LT LG C RG RTat Georgia State Harris Curtis Smith Newbold Johnson Medley Morris Jelks Allen Simmons Brooksvs Jackson State Harris Curtis Smith Newbold Killings Medley Okeke Jelks Allen Simmons Brooksvs Florida A&M Harris Curtis Smith Johnson C. Rowland Medley Okeke Jelks Allen Simmons Brooksat UT Martin Harris Curtis Smith Newbold Knox Medley Okeke Jelks Allen Simmons BrooksEastern Illinois Harris Curtis Johnson Newbold C. Rowland Rhodes Okeke Jelks Burton Allen Brooksat Eastern Kentucky Hughes Knox Smith Newbold C. Rowland Medley Okeke Jelks Burton Allen BrooksAustin Peay Hughes Knox Smith Newbold C. Rowland Medley Okeke Jelks Burton Allen Morrisat Tennessee Tech Hughes S. Rowland Smith Newbold Knox Cavitt Okeke Simmons Burton Allen BrooksVirginia-Lynchburg Hughes S. Rowland Smith Newbold C. Rowland Rhodes Okeke Jelks Burton Allen MorrisSoutheast Missouri Hughes Knox Smith Newbold Rhodes Cavitt Okeke Jelks Burton Allen Brooksat Jacksonville State

DEFENSE DE DT NT DE SLB MLB WLB CB FS SS CBat Georgia State Ogundeko Morrow Summers Porter Edwards Collins North Bonds Cook Sellers Nesbethvs Jackson State Ogundeko Morrow Summers Porter Edwards Collins North Armstrong Cook Sellers Nesbethvs Florida A&M Ogundeko Morrow Summers Porter Edwards Collins North Armstrong Cook Sellers Nesbethat UT Martin Lee Morrow Summers Porter Edwards Collins North Bonds Cook Jackson NesbethEastern Illinois Lee Morrow Summers Porter Edwards Collins North Bonds Cook Sellers Nesbethat Eastern Kentucky Ogundeko Morrow Summers Maddox Edwards Collins North Bonds Cook Sellers NesbethAustin Peay Ogundeko Morrow Summers Maddox Edwards Collins North Bonds Cook Sellers Nesbethat Tennessee Tech Ogundeko Morrow Summers Maddox Edwards Collins North Bonds Cook Sellers NesbethVirginia-Lynchburg Ogundeko Morrow Summers Maddox Edwards Collins North Bonds Cook Sellers NesbethSoutheast Missouri Ogundeko Morrow Summers Maddox Edwards Collins North Bonds Cook Sellers Nesbethat Jacksonville State

SPECIAL TEAMS KO PK P H PR KR KR LS SSat Georgia State Weiss Clark Rowley Rowley Smith Simpkins -- Newberg Newbergvs Jackson State Weiss Clark Rowley Rowley Smith C. Rowland DV. Johnson Newberg Newbergvs Florida A&M Weiss Clark Rowley Rowley Smith C. Rowland -- Newberg Newbergat UT Martin Clark Clark Rowley Rowley Smith C. Rowland DV. Johnson Newberg NewbergEastern Illinois Clark Clark Rowley Rowley Smith C. Rowland -- Newberg Newbergat Eastern Kentucky Clark Clark Rowley Rowley Smith C. Rowland DV. Johnson Newberg NewbergAustin Peay Weiss Weiss Rowley Rowley Smith C. Rowland DV. Johnson Newberg Newbergat Tennessee Tech Weiss Clark Rowley Rowley Smith C. Rowland DV. Johnson Newberg NewbergVirginia-Lynchburg Weiss Clark Rowley Rowley C. Rowland C. Rowland Curtis Newberg NewbergSoutheast Missouri Clark Clark Rowley Rowley Sellers Smith Newbold Newberg Newbergat Jacksonville State

Opponent Passing Attempts Rushing Yards Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns Tackles Sacksat Georgia State Harris (145) Harris (11) Harris (91) Smith (6) Smith (70) Harris, S. Rowland (1) Collins (12) Collins, Morrow, Armstrong (1.0)vs Jackson State Harris (78) Harris (11) Harris (91) Smith (3) Smith (46) Harris, Smith (1) Edwards (12) Ogundeko (2.0)vs Florida A&M Harris (211) Harris (18) Curtis (80) Newbold, Smith (5) Newbold (117) Newbold, S.Rowland, Smith (1) Collins (7) --at UT Martin Harris (118) Harris (18) S. Rowland (66) Smith (5) Smith (63) Harris, DV. Johnson (1) North (11) Morrow, Maddox (0.5)Eastern Illinois Harris (119) S. Rowland (12) Harris (67) DV. Johnson (5) Smith (60) Harrison (1) Summers, Collins (10) --at Eastern Kentucky Hughes (106) Knox (12) S. Rowland (73) Smith, Newbold (4) Smith (48) Smith, Newbold, Hughes (1) Edwards, Sellers (8) Edwards (1.0)Austin Peay Hughes (148) Knox (12) Knox (42) DV. Johnson (4) DV. Johnson (91) Newberg, DV. Johnson (1) Collins (12) Team (1.0)at Tennessee Tech Hughes (331) S. Rowland (15) S. Rowland (62) Smith, Newbold (7) Smith (152) Smith (3) Cook (9) Ogundeko (1.0)Virginia-Lynchburg Hughes (262) Granger (17) Curtis (53) Smith (4) Smith (118) Smith (3) Ogundeko (5) Five Players (1.0)Southeast Missouri Hughes (196) Knox, Hughes (12) Curtis (72) Newbold (5) Newbold (153) Medley, Harris (1) Cook, Collins (9) North (1)at Jacksonville State

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Opponent at Georgia State Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo Ogundekovs Jackson State Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo Ogundekovs Florida A&M Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo Ogundekoat UT Martin Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo OgundekoEastern Illinois Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo Ogundekoat Eastern Kentucky Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo OgundekoAustin Peay Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo Ogundekoat Tennessee Tech Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo OgundekoVirginia-Lynchburg Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo OgundekoSoutheast Missouri Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo Ogundekoat Jacksonville State

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Tennessee State 56 78 45 76 6 264Opponents 53 32 42 51 9 177TSU Highvs Virginia University Lynchburg 21vs Virginia University Lynchburg 17vs Virginia University Lynchburg 10at Eastern Kentucky 28Opponent Highat UT Martin 172x, at Tennessee Tech 7at Eastern Kentucky 145x, Southeast Missouri 7

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deptH cHaRt tennessee state at Jacksonville state (nov. 16, 2017)OFFENSELT 75 Chidi Okeke 6-6 315 So. Anambra, Nigeria 71 Christian Morris 6-6 320 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn.LG 72 Camren Jones 6-4 315 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. 73 Jamahl Jelks 6-5 305 So. Gadsden, Ala. C 64 Thomas Burton 6-2 305 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 65 Ty Allen 6-3 290 Sr. Warner Robbins, Ga.RG 60 Lachavious Simmons 6-5 289 R-So. Selma, Ala. 65 Ty Allen 6-3 290 Sr. Warner Robbins, Ga.RT 67 Justin Brooks 6-5 270 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 71 Christian Morris 6-6 320 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn.TE 8 Mahlon Medley 6-3 225 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. 82 Aaron Cauthen 6-5 235 R-Fr. Douglasville, Ga.WR 1 Steven Newbold 5-11 170 So. Carol City, Fla. 11 Mazio Rhodes 6-0 180 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn.WR 2 Patrick Smith 6-0 190 R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 3 Chris Rowland 5-8 170 So. Nolensville, Tenn.FB 38 Andrew Knox 5-11 250 Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 39 Terence Harris II 6-1 242 R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn.RB 33 Seth Rowland 5-6 185 So. Nolensville, Tenn. 4 Sabree Curtis 5-10 175 So. Fairburn, Ga.QB 12 Michael Hughes 6-2 230 R-So. Nashville, Tenn. 5 Treon Harris 5-11 195 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. DEFENSEDE 1 Ebenezer Ogundeko 6-3 255 R-Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. 81 Justin Hurston 6-4 240 R-Fr. Stockbridge, Ga.DT 92 Jason Morrow 6-2 285 R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. 97 Justin Culpepper 6-1 255 So. Lakeland, Fla.NT 76 Terrence Summers 6-2 310 R-Sr. Springfield, Tenn. 94 Jeremy Patterson 6-3 350 R-Jr. Screven, Ga.DE 91 Marvin Maddox 6-3 245 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. 45 Dell Porter 6-1 250 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn.SB 30 Blair Edwards 6-1 195 Jr. Gadsden, Ala. 27 James Green 6-1 205 Fr. Orlando, Fla.MB 32 Chris Collins 5-11 230 Sr. Fairburn, Ga. 50 Joe Johnson 6-1 215 Sr. Nashville, Tenn.WB 19 Justin North 6-2 230 R-Sr. Orlando, Fla. 54 Dante' Ferguson 6-2 225 R-So. Lithonia, Ga.CB 10 Dajour Nesbeth 6-1 187 So. Winter Garden, Fla. 14 Ladarious Johnson 5-10 185 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn.FS 26 LaQuarius Cook 6-0 175 R-Jr. Birmingham, Ala. 22 Lakhalon Holland 5-10 190 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.SS 25 Vincent Sellers 6-1 180 Fr. Sarasota, Fla. 20 Shakur Jackson 5-9 170 R-So. Roswell, Ga.CB 5 Terrell Bonds 5-9 176 Sr. Miami, Fla. 21 Neiman Armstrong 6-1 185 So. Dallas, Texas

SPECIALISTSPK 41 Lane Clark 5-11 170 Sr. Hays, Kan. 96 Coby Weiss 5-9 160 Fr. Gainesville, Fla.P 18 Austin Rowley 5-11 165 Jr. San Diego, Calif. 41 Lane Clark 5-11 170 Sr. Hays, Kan.KO 41 Lane Clark 5-11 170 Sr. Hays, Kan. 96 Coby Weiss 5-9 160 Fr. Gainesville, Fla.LS 40 Thomas Newberg 6-4 190 So. Franklin, Tenn. 97 Justin Culpepper 6-1 255 So. Lakeland, Fla.SS 40 Thomas Newberg 6-4 190 So. Franklin, Tenn. 97 Justin Culpepper 6-1 255 So. Lakeland, Fla.H 18 Austin Rowley 5-11 165 Jr. San Diego, Calif. 2 Patrick Smith 6-0 190 R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn.PR 2 Patrick Smith 6-0 190 R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 3 Chris Rowland 5-8 170 So. Nolensville, Tenn.KR 3 Chris Rowland 5-8 170 So. Nolensville, Tenn. 4 Sabree Curtis 5-10 175 So. Fairburn, Ga.

career sTarTsOFFENSE 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total1 Steven Newbold -- -- -- 9 9 182 Patrick Smith -- -- 10 11 9 303 Chris Rowland -- -- -- 3 5 84 Sabree Curtis -- -- -- 0 5 55 Treon Harris -- -- -- -- 5 56 Earl Harrison -- -- -- 1 0 17 Ronnie Killings -- -- -- 3 1 48 Mahlon Medley -- -- 0 8 6 1411 Mazio Rhodes -- 0 0 0 3 312 Michael Hughes -- -- -- 0 5 513 DeVon Johnson -- -- -- -- 3 333 Seth Rowland -- -- -- 0 2 238 Andrew Knox -- -- 0 1 5 660 Lachavious Simmons -- -- -- 2 5 764 Thomas Burton -- -- 6 11 6 2365 Ty Allen -- -- -- 4 10 1467 Justin Brooks -- -- 1 10 8 1971 Christian Morris -- -- -- -- 3 372 Camren Jones -- -- -- 0 0 073 Jamahl Jelks -- -- -- 7 9 1675 Chidi Okeke -- -- -- -- 9 980 Miles Cavitt -- -- -- -- 2 2

DEFENSE1 Ebenezer Ogundeko -- -- 3 4 8 155 Terrell Bonds -- 0 10 11 8 2910 Dajour Nesbeth -- -- -- 0 10 1012 Larry Wilhoite -- -- -- 7 0 716 Reggie Gunn -- -- -- 0 0 019 Justin North 1 7 3 8 10 2920 Shakur Jackson -- -- 0 0 1 121 Neiman Armstrong -- -- -- -- 2 222 Lakhalon Holland -- 0 -- 1 0 124 Trevion Duncan -- -- 1 4 0 525 Vincent Sellers -- -- -- -- 9 926 LaQuarius Cook -- -- 10 8 10 2830 Blair Edwards -- -- 2 2 10 1432 Chris Collins -- 1 9 11 10 3145 Dell Porter -- -- 1 3 5 950 Joe Johnson -- 0 0 1 0 158 Latrelle Lee -- 0 9 6 3 1876 Terrence Summers -- -- -- 11 10 2191 Marvin Maddox -- -- 4 4 5 1392 Jason Morrow -- 0 1 4 10 1597 Justin Culpepper -- -- -- 3 0 399 Michael Perry -- -- -- 0 0 0

reed vs. OPPOnenTs Record Home Away NeutralAir Force 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Alabama A&M 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0Alabama State 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0Austin Peay 5-3 3-2 2-1 0-0Bethune-Cookman 1-1 0-1 2-0 0-0Butler 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Central State 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Eastern Illinois 1-7 0-4 1-3 0-0Eastern Kentucky 3-4 2-1 1-3 0-0Edward Waters 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0Florida A&M 6-0 2-0 3-0 1-0Georgia State 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Jackson State 6-2 0-0 0-0 6-2Jacksonville State 1-5 0-2 1-3 0-0Murray State 2-5 1-1 1-4 0-0North Carolina A&T 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Southeast Missouri 5-2 4-0 1-2 0-0Southern 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0Tennessee Tech 4-4 2-2 2-2 0-0UT Martin 3-5 2-1 1-4 0-0Vanderbilt 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Virginia U. Lynchburg 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 49-41 23-14 18-25 8-2


NUMERICALNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)1 Ebenezer Ogundeko DE 6-3 255 R-Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Clemson)1 Steven Newbold WR 5-11 170 So. Carol City, Fla. (Miami Carol City HS)2 Patrick Smith WR 6-0 190 R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)3 Chris Rowland WR 5-8 170 So. Nolensville, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS)3 Nick Harper, Jr. DB 5-11 175 R-Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS)4 Sabree Curtis, Jr. RB 5-10 175 So. Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS)5 Terrell Bonds CB 5-9 176 Sr. Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS)5 Treon Harris QB 5-11 195 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. (Florida)6 Earl Harrison RB 6-1 205 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS)7 Ronnie Killings WR 6-1 185 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Navy)8 Mahlon Medley TE 6-2 225 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS)9 Al-Malik Moore WR 6-1 170 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Northwestern HS)10 Dajour Nesbeth CB 6-1 187 So. Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange HS)11 Mazio Rhodes WR 6-0 180 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Hunters Lane HS)12 Micheal Hughes QB 6-2 230 R-So. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS)12 Larry Wilhoite S 6-0 185 So. Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy)13 DeVon Johnson WR 6-1 175 R-Jr. Huntsville, Ala. (Alabama A&M)14 Ladarious Johnson CB 5-10 185 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillwood HS)14 Kullen Wells QB 6-4 190 R-Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Troy)15 Tyler Black RB 5-10 180 R-So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS)16 Josh Trueheart QB 6-5 235 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS)16 Reggie Gunn LB 6-1 195 So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy)17 Moris Lugo LB 6-0 210 Fr. Opa Locka, Fla. (Miami Carol City HS)18 Austin Rowley P 6-2 180 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Helix Charter HS) 19 Justin North LB 6-2 230 R-Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Freedom HS)20 Shakur Jackson DB 5-9 170 R-So. Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS)21 Neiman Armstrong CB 6-1 185 So. Dallas, Texas (Cisco College)22 Lakhalon Holland CB 5-10 190 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla (Ribault HS)23 Xavier Hurge S 6-1 206 R-Jr. Coral Springs, Fla. (Florida State)24 Trevion Duncan SS 5-11 180 Jr. Houston, Texas (Lamar HS)25 Vincent Sellers DB 6-1 180 Fr. Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS)26 LaQuarius Cook SS 6-0 190 R-Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS)27 James Green LB 6-1 205 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Olympia HS)28 Shawn McColley RB 5-11 210 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (McCallie HS)29 Michael Crawford LB 6-1 210 Fr. Lansing, Ill. (Thornton Fractional South HS) 30 Blair Edwards LB 6-1 202 Jr. Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS) 31 Tyler Bond DB 5-9 180 R-Fr. Chapel Hill, Tenn. (Chapel Hill HS)32 Chris Collins LB 5-11 230 Sr. Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS)33 Seth Rowland RB 5-6 185 So. Brentwood, Tenn. (Georgia Prep)34 Arkeem Granger RB 6-0 220 R-So. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan HS)35 Jordan Bell RB 5-10 200 Fr. Antioch, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS)36 Desmond Johnson DB 6-1 190 R-Fr. Huntsville, Ala. (J.O. Johnson HS)38 Andrew Knox FB 5-11 250 R-So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel HS) 39 Terence Harris II FB 6-1 242 R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy)40 Thomas Newberg LS 6-4 190 So. Thompson Station, Tenn. (Independence HS)41 Lane Clark K 5-11 170 Sr. Hays, Kan. (Hays HS)42 Antowan Malone LB 5-11 225 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn HS)43 Mitchell Boudreaux K 5-5 150 R-So. Slidell, La. (Brother Martin HS)45 Dell Porter DE 6-1 250 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)47 Ahmad Richardson DB 5-11 180 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Cordova HS)49 Elijah Walton DB 5-9 175 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegal HS)50 Joseph Johnson LB 6-1 230 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)51 Ian Martin LB 6-2 245 R-Fr. Johnson City, Tenn. (David Crockett HS)52 Andrew Cothran DE 5-11 235 R-So. Nashville, Tenn. (East HS)53 Mike Smith OG 6-3 310 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. (USF)54 Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. LB 6-2 225 R-So. Lithonia, Ga. (Arabia Mountain HS)55 Anthony Geter OC 5-11 258 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)56 Justin Brown LB 6-2 220 Fr. Smiths Station, Ala. (Smiths Station HS)59 Timerik Cook LS 6-1 215 R-So. Decatur, Ga. (DeKalb HS)60 Lachavious Simmons OT 6-5 305 R-So. Selma, Ala. (Selma HS)61 Tyrell Doss OG 6-2 290 R-So. Dyersburg, Tenn. (Dyersburg HS)

RosteRs tennessee state at Jacksonville state (nov. 16, 2017)ALPHABETICAL

No. Name Pos.65 Ty Allen OL21 Neiman Armstrong CB66 Bradford Beard DT35 Jordan Bell RB15 Tyler Black RB 31 Tyler Bond DB5 Terrell Bonds CB43 Mitchell Boudreaux K67 Justin Brooks OL56 Justin Brown LB64 Thomas Burton OC82 Aaron Cauthen TE80 Miles Cavitt TE41 Lane Clark K32 Chris Collins LB26 LaQuarius Cook SS59 Timerik Cook LS52 Andrew Cothran DE29 Michael Crawford LB97 Justin Culpepper DT4 Sabree Curtis, Jr. RB61 Tyrell Doss OG24 Trevion Duncan SS30 Blair Edwards LB54 Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. LB88 Zarius Gamble WR55 Anthony Geter OC62 J.C. Goins III DT34 Arkeem Granger RB27 James Green LB74 Kenkhari Green OL16 Reggie Gunn LB3 Nick Harper, Jr. DB39 Terence Harris II FB5 Treon Harris QB6 Earl Harrison RB22 Lakhalon Holland CB86 Aaron Hudson WR12 Micheal Hughes QB98 Jerquez Hughey DT84 DJ Hunter WR23 Xavier Hurge S81 Justin Hurston TE20 Shakur Jackson DB73 Jamahl Jelks OL36 Desmond Johnson DB13 DeVon Johnson WR50 Joseph Johnson LB14 Ladarious Johnson CB72 Camren Jones OG90 Kahlil Jones DT7 Ronnie Killings WR38 Andrew Knox FB17 Moris Lugo LB91 Marvin Maddox DE42 Antowan Malone LB51 Ian Martin LB28 Shawn McColley RB8 Mahlon Medley TE9 Al-Malik Moore WR71 Christian Morris OT

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)62 J.C. Goins III DT 6-0 310 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown HS)64 Thomas Burton OC 6-2 305 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)65 Ty Allen OL 6-3 300 Sr. Warner Robins, Ga. (Merced CC)66 Bradford Beard DT 6-1 280 Fr. Lebanon, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS)67 Justin Brooks OL 6-5 300 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)68 Adrian Sims DT 6-0 300 Fr. Brookwood, Ga. (Brookwood HS)69 Penidre Ndiaye OL 6-3 305 R-Fr. Cookeville, Tenn. (Cookeville HS)71 Christian Morris OT 6-6 320 Gr. Memphis, Tenn. (Ole Miss)72 Camren Jones OG 6-3 315 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS)73 Jamahl Jelks OL 6-5 305 So. Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS)74 Kenkhari Green OL 6-3 305 Fr. Plant City, Fla. (Plant City HS)75 Chidi Okeke OL 6-6 315 So. Anambra, Nigeria (LSU)76 Terrence Summers DT 6-2 310 R-Sr. Springfield, Tenn. (Hutchinson CC)77 Keith Thomas OL 6-3 315 R-Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Tyner HS)80 Miles Cavitt TE 6-3 230 So. Greenfield, Tenn. (Greenfield HS)81 Justin Hurston DE 6-4 240 R-Fr. Stockbridge, Ga. (Georgia)82 Aaron Cauthen TE 6-5 235 R-Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS)83 Lawrence Segree II WR 6-0 175 Fr. La Vergne, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)84 DJ Hunter WR 5-11 190 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn HS)85 Vincent Thomas WR 6-0 178 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Jones HS) 86 Aaron Hudson WR 6-0 185 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS)87 Jared Simpkins WR 5-9 175 Fr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS)88 Zarius Gamble WR 5-9 170 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS)89 Kyle Oliver TE 6-4 226 R-So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Memphis)90 Kahlil Jones DT 6-0 300 R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS)91 Marvin Maddox DE 6-3 245 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Ribault HS)92 Jason Morrow DT 6-2 285 R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Glencliff HS)94 Jeremy Patterson DT 6-3 350 R-Jr. Screven, Ga. (Wisconsin)96 Coby Weiss K 5-9 160 Fr. Gainesville, Fla. (Bucholz HS)97 Justin Culpepper DT 6-1 275 So. Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen HS)98 Jerquez Hughey DT 6-4 275 R-Fr. Montezuma, Ga. (Air Force Prep)99 Michael Perry III DT 6-1 315 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)

RosteRs tennessee state at Jacksonville state (nov. 16, 2017)ALPHABETICAL

No. Name Pos.92 Jason Morrow DT10 Dajour Nesbeth CB40 Thomas Newberg LS1 Steven Newbold WR69 Penidre Ndiaye OL19 Justin North LB1 Ebenezer Ogundeko DE75 Chidi Okeke OL89 Kyle Oliver TE94 Jeremy Patterson DT99 Michael Perry III DT45 Dell Porter DE11 Mazio Rhodes WR47 Ahmad Richardson DB3 Chris Rowland WR33 Seth Rowland RB18 Austin Rowley P83 Lawrence Segree II WR25 Vincent Sellers DB60 Lachavious Simmons OT87 Jared Simpkins WR68 Adrian Sims DT53 Mike Smith OG2 Patrick Smith WR76 Terrence Summers DT77 Keith Thomas OL85 Vincent Thomas WR16 Josh Trueheart QB49 Elijah Walton DB96 Coby Weiss K14 Kullen Wells QB12 Larry Wilhoite S

Coaching Staff: Head Coach: Rod Reed (Tennessee State, 1988), Eighth Season

Assistant Coaches:Jeff Parker (Bethune-Cookman, 1994), Assistant Head/Offensive Coordinator/QB’s, Eighth SeasonGarry Fisher (Bowling Green, 2002), Defensive Coordinator/Safeties, First SeasonRuss Ehrenfeld (Chattanooga, 1981), Offensive Line Coach, Sixth SeasonAntonio Bradford (Alabama State, 2005), Tight Ends Coach, Third SeasonKevin Mashack (Tennessee State, 2007), Running Backs Coach, Third SeasonChris Chestnut (Western Michigan, 2008), Wide Receivers Coach, First SeasonNick Davison (Chattanooga, 2012), Defensive Line Coach, Second SeasonGerald Chatman (Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2010), Safeties Coach, First SeasonSidney Powell (Morehouse 1997), Corners Coach/Special Teams Coordinator, Second SeasonJerad Coulter (Tennessee State, 2015), Director of Operations, First SeasonTJ Greenstone (Vanderbilt, 2011), Director of Strength & Conditioning, Second SeasonTrevor Searcy (Middle Tennessee, 2006), Head Athletic Trainer, Second SeasonLaTroy Johnson (Clemson, 2004), Equipment Manager, First Season

PlayerPronounciations

1 Ebenezer (“Ebo”) Ogundeko ...............................E-Bow OH-Gun-Deck-Oh4 Sabree Curtis ...................................................... SAH-bree5 Treon Harris ........................................................ TREE-on5 Terrell Bonds .........................................................TAH-rell8 Mahlon Medley ....................................................... MAY-Len10 Dajour Nesbeth ........................................................DAY-jour20 Shakur Jackson ......................................................Sha-CORE21 Neiman Armstrong ...................................................Knee-mehn22 LaKhalon Holland ..................................................Lah-KAY-lun23 Xavier Hurge ........................................................ X-Zavier43 Mitchell Boudreaux .................................................... BOO-dr-oh59 Timerik Cook ............................................... Teh-Mare-eck60 Lachavious Simmons ..........................................Lah-CHAY-Vee-Us96 Coby Weiss .............................. WICE (rhymes with Nice)

StaffPronounciations

Russ Ehrenfeld .......................................................ERN-FeldKevin Mashack .....................................................May-ShackTrevor Searcy .......................................................... SEAR-cee

NCAA Stastical InformationTennessee State University - 691

1 Steven Newbold WR 1 1 Ebenezer Ogundeko DE 1A 5 Treon Harris QB 5 5 Terrell Bonds CB 5A12 Michael Hughes QB 1212 Larry Wilhoite S 1B14 Kullen Wells QB 1414 Ladarius Johnson CB 1C16 Josh Trueheart QB 1616 Reggie Gunn LB 1D


Players to Watch tennessee state at Jacksonville state (nov. 16, 2017)

5 TreOn Harris

R-JR. • QuaRteRback

seasOn HigHs

comPletionS 14, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)attemPtS 25, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)yarDS 211, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)lonG 44, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)tD 2, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)intercePtionS 1, (2x, laSt vS eaStern illinoiS, 10/4/17)ruSh yarDS 91, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)ruSh lonG 26, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)tD 1, (3x, laSt at ut martin, 9/23/17)

career HigHs

comPletionS 19, (2x, Last vS. FloriDa State, 11/28/15)att. 38, (vS. FloriDa State, 11/28/15)yarDS 271, (at lSu, 10/17/15)lonG 86, (vS. eaSt carolina, 1/3/15)tD 2, (7x, vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)ruSh yarDS 111, (vS. South carolina, 11/15/14)ruSh lonG 33, (at vanDerbilt, 11/8/14)tD 2, (at vanDerbilt, 11/8/14)

career sTaTisTics - Passing

year comP. att. yDS tD int.2014 (FloriDa) 55 111 1,019 9 42015 (FloriDa) 119 235 1,676 9 62016 reDShirteD - tranSFereD to tenneSSee State

2017 58 106 729 2 2 TsU TOTal 58 106 729 2 2total 232 452 3,424 20 12

OVC Newcomer of the Week - Sept. 17Southern Heritage Classic MVP

33 seTH rOwland

So. • Running back

seasOn HigHs

attemPtS 15, (at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)yarDS 76, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 59, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 1, (2x, laSt vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)recePtionS 1, (3x, laSt at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)yarDS 11, (at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)lonG 11, (at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)tD 0

career HigHs

attemPtS 15, (at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)yarDS 76, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 59, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 1, (2x, laSt vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)recePtionS 1, (3x, laSt at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)yarDS 11, (at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)lonG 11, (at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)tD 0

career sTaTisTics - rUsHing

year att. yDS tD rec. yDS tD2016 0 0 0 0 0 02017 89 413 2 3 20 0total 89 413 2 3 20 0

38 andRew knox

R-So. • Running back

seasOn HigHs

attemPtS 12, (3x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)yarDS 64, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)lonG 26, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)tD 0recePtionS 2, (at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)yarDS 11, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)lonG 11, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0

career HigHs

attemPtS 12, (2x, laSt vS. auStin Peay 10/14/17)yarDS 64, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)lonG 26, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)tD 1, (vS. eaStern kentucky, 10/15/16)recePtionS 3, (vS. arkanSaS-Pine bluFF, 9/3/16)yarDS 24, (vS. arkanSaS-Pine bluFF, 9/3/16)lonG 11, (2x, laSt at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0


year att. yDS tD rec. yDS tD2015 1 3 0 0 0 02016 3 3 1 3 24 02017 41 133 0 5 32 0total 45 139 1 8 56 0

12 MicHael HUgHes

R-So. • QuaRteRback

seasOn HigHs

comPletionS 20, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)attemPtS 36, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)yarDS 331, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)lonG 66, (vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)tD 6, (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)intercePtionS 2, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)ruSh yarDS 12, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/17/17)ruSh lonG 28, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)tD 1, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)

career HigHs

comPletionS 20, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)attemPtS 36, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)yarDS 331, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)lonG 66, (vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)tD 6, (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)intercePtionS 2, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)ruSh yarDS 12, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/17/17)ruSh lonG 28, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)tD 1, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)

career sTaTisTics - Passing

year comP. att. yDS tD int.2016 0 0 0 0 02017 78 140 1,222 14 4total 78 140 1,222 14 4

25 saBree cUrTis

So. • Running back

seasOn HigHs

attemPtS 17, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)yarDS 80, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)lonG 42, (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)tD 0recePtionS 2, (2x, laSt vS. auStin Peay 10/14/17)yarDS 26, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)lonG 14, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)tD 0

career HigHs

attemPtS 17, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)yarDS 80, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)lonG 42, (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)tD 1, (2x, laSt vS. eaStern kentucky, 10/15/16)recePtionS 3, (at murray State, 10/29/16)yarDS 41, (at murray State, 10/29/16)lonG 22, (at murray State, 10/29/16)tD 1, (at murray State, 10/29/16)


year att. yDS tD rec. yDS tD2016 39 170 2 7 68 12017 79 381 0 8 65 0total 118 551 2 15 133 1

3 cHris rOwland

So. • wide ReceiveR

seasOn HigHs

recePtionS 4, (2x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)yarDS 43, (2x, laSt vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)lonG 32, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)tD 0attemPtS 6, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)yarDS 47, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)lonG 28, (at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)tD 0

career HigHs

recePtionS 5, (at murray State, 10/29/16)yarDS 70, (at murray State, 10/29/16)lonG 39, (2x, laSt vS. tenneSSee tech, 11/12/16)tD 0attemPtS 6, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)yarDS 47, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)lonG 24, (at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)tD 0

career sTaTisTics - receiving / rUsHing

year rec. yDS tD att. yDS tD2016 16 236 0 14 57 02017 15 144 0 18 111 0total 31 380 0 32 168 0

Threw for six touchdowns versus Virginia Lynchburg - Nov. 4

#BigBlueRising


2 Patrick SmithR-SR. • wide ReceiveR

seasOn HigHs

recePtionS 7, (at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)yarDS 152, (at tenneSSee tech, 10/4/17)lonG 52, (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)tD 3, (2x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)

career HigHs

recePtionS 11, (at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/19/16)yarDS 248, (vS. murray State, 11/7/15)lonG 93, (at vanDerbilt, 10/22/16)tD 3, (2x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)

career sTaTisTics - receiving

year rec. yDS tD avG.2015 54 996 10 18.42016 61 966 13 15.82017 38 606 8 15.9total 153 2,568 31 16.8

OVC Specialist of the Week - Sept. 10

13 devOn JOHnsOn

R-JR. • wide ReceiveR

seasOn HigHs

recePtionS 5, (vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)yarDS 91, (vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)lonG 66, (vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)tD 1, (vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)

career HigHs

recePtionS 5, (vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)yarDS 91, (vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)lonG 66, (vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)tD 2 (vS. alcorn State, 11/8/14)


year rec. yDS tD avG.2014 13 190 2 14.62015 11 52 0 4.72016 reDShirteD - tranSFereD From alabama a&m2017 10 158 1 15.8 TsU TOTal 10 158 1 15.8total 34 400 3 11.8

96 Yard Kickoff Return for Touchdown aT UT Martin 9/23/17

1 sTeven newBOld

So. • wide ReceiveR

seasOn HigHs

recePtionS 7, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)yarDS 153, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)lonG 51, (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)tD 2, (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)

career HigHs

recePtionS 7, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)yarDS 153, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)lonG 71, (at bethune-cookman, 9/17/16)tD 2, (2x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)


year rec. yDS tD avG.2016 41 784 6 19.12017 34 627 4 18.4total 75 1,411 10 18.8

Tampa Classic MVP

18 Austin rOwley

JR. • PunteR

seasOn HigHs

PuntS 6, (2x, laSt vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)yarDS 249, (vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)lonG 58, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)averaGe 45.0, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)inSiDe 20 10inSiDe 10 450+ 3touch back 3blockeD 1

career HigHs

PuntS 8, (at FloriDa a&m, 9/26/15)yarDS 339, (at FloriDa a&m, 9/26/15)lonG 58, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)averaGe 45.0, (vS FloriDa a&m 9/16/17)inSiDe 20 4, (at FloriDa a&m, 9/26/15)inSiDe 10 2, (2x, laSt at eaStern illinoiS, 10/8/16)50+ 2, (2x, laSt at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)touch back 2, (vS. alabama State, 9/6/15)blockeD 2, (vS. JackSon State, 9/10/16)

career sTaTisTics - PUnTing

year att. yDS lonG blk avG.2015 58 2,234 57 2 38.52016 35 1,382 53 3 39.52017 44 1,736 58 1 39.5total 137 5,352 58 6 39.1

41 Lane cLaRk

SR. • kickeR

seasOn HigHs

makeS 3, (2x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)attemPtS 4, (2x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)lonG 51, (vS eaStern illinoiS 9/30/17)PatS 6-6, (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)20-29 4-430-39 2-440-49 5-650+ 1-2PatS 25-25

career HigHs

makeS 3, (6x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)attemPtS 5, (at murray State, 10/20/16)lonG 57 yards (vS. ut martin, 10/1/15)PatS 6-6, (3x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)20-29 11-1330-39 11-1740-49 16-2850+ 6-8PatS 115-119

caReeR StatiSticS - kicking

year make att. lonG blk 40+2014 8 15 46 1 4-82015 8 14 50 3 3-52016 17 25 57 1 9-162017 13 18 51 1 6-8total 46 72 57 6 22-37

OVC Specialist of the Week - Sept. 17, Oct. 1 & Nov. 12

8 Mahlon MedleyJR. • tight end

seasOn HigHs

recePtionS 2, (2x, laSt vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)yarDS 28, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)lonG 28, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)tD 1, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)

career HigHs

recePtionS 3, (3x, laSt at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/19/16)yarDS 55, (vS. eaStern kentucky, 10/15/16)lonG 38, (at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/19/16)tD 2, (at SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/19/16)


year rec. yDS tD avG.2015 4 24 0 6.02016 13 186 3 14.32017 9 117 1 13.0total 26 327 4 12.6



1 Ebenezer "Ebo" OgundekoR-SR. • defenSive end

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 8, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)SoloS 4, (2x, laSt at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)tackleS For loSS 2, (2x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)SackS 2, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)Quarterback hurrieS 3, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 11, (vS. JackSon State, 9/10/16)SoloS 7, (2x, laSt vS. ut martin, 10/1/16)tackleS For loSS 3.5, (vS. murray State, 11/7/15)SackS 3.0, (vS. murray State, 11/7/15)Quarterback hurrieS 3, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)ForceD FumbleS 1, (2x, laSt vS. JackSon State, 9/10/16)Fumble recoverieS 1, (3x, laSt at GeorGia State, 8/31/17))tD 0

career sTaTisTics - deFense

year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2015 52 31 10.0 5.0 3 1-02016 48 25 11.0 5.5 5 1-22017 36 18 6.5 4.0 4 0-1total 136 74 27.5 14.5 12 2-3

10 daJOUr nesBeTH

So. • coRneRback

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 7, (2x, laSt vS SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)SoloS 6, (vS JackSon State 9/9/17)tackleS For loSS 0.5, (2x, laSt vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)intercePtionS 1, (2x, laSt at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)PaSS breakuPS 3, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 7, (2x, laSt vS SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)SoloS 6, (vS JackSon State 9/9/17)tackleS For loSS 0.5, (2x, laSt vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)intercePtionS 1, (2x, laSt at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)PaSS breakuPS 3, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0


year tck. Solo tFl int. Pbu FF-Fr2016 14 13 0.0 0 1 0-02017 41 29 1.0 2 8 0-0total 55 42 1.0 2 9 0-0

92 JasOn MOrrOw

R-SR. • defenSive tackLe

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 7, (at ut martin 9/23/17)SoloS 3, (vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)tackleS For loSS 1.5, (at ut martin 9/23/17)SackS 1.0, (2x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)Quarterback hurrieS 1, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 7, (at ut martin 9/23/16)SoloS 3, (vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)tackleS For loSS 2.0, (vS. arkanSaS-Pine bluFF, 9/3/16)SackS 1.0, (4x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)Quarterback hurrieS 1, (3x, laSt at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0


year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2014 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 0-02015 12 6 4.0 1.0 2 0-02016 16 7 6.0 3.0 0 0-02017 21 10 5.0 2.5 1 0-0total 52 25 15.0 6.5 3 0-0

Interception aT Eastern Kentucky 10/7/17haS bLocked thRee kickS in 2017

76 Terrence sUMMers

R-SR. • defenSive tackLe

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 10, (vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)SoloS 6, (vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)tackleS For loSS 1.0 (vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)SackS 0Quarterback hurrieS 1, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 10, (vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)SoloS 6, (vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)tackleS For loSS 1.0, (2x, laSt vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)SackS 0.5, (vS. ut martin, 10/1/16)Quarterback hurrieS 1, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0


year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2016 22 7 2.5 0.5 0 0-02017 15 7 0.0 0.0 1 0-0total 37 14 2.5 0.5 1 0-0

21 neiMan arMsTrOng

So. • coRneRback

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 8, (vS JackSon State 9/9/17)SoloS 3, (vS JackSon State 9/9/17)tackleS For loSS 1.0, (2x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)SackS 1.0, (at GeorGia State 8/31/17)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 8, (vS JackSon State 9/9/17)SoloS 3, (vS JackSon State 9/9/17)tackleS For loSS 1.0, (2x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)SackS 1.0, (at GeorGia State 8/31/17)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0


year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2016 ciSco Junior colleGe

2017 17 9 2.0 1.0 0 0-0total 17 9 2.0 1.0 0 0-0

97 JUsTin cUlPePPer

So. • defenSive tackLe

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 2 (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)SoloS 2 (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)tackleS For loSS 1.0 (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)SackS 1.0 (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 1 (vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 4, (at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)SoloS 2, (2x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)tackleS For loSS 1.0 (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)SackS 1.0 (vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 1, (vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)tD 0


year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2016 12 7 1.0 1.0 0 0-02017 5 4 1.0 1.0 0 0-1total 17 11 2.0 2.0 0 0-1

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32 cHris cOllins

SR. • LinebackeR

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 12, (2, laSt vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)SoloS 12, (vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)tackleS For loSS 3, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)SackS 1, (2x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)Quarterback hurrieS 1, (at ut martin 9/23/17)ForceD FumbleS 1, (2x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 13, (at JackSonville State, 9/19/15)SoloS 12, (vS auStin Peay 10/14/17)tackleS For loSS 3.0, (2x, laSt at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)SackS 1.0, (4x, laSt vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)Quarterback hurrieS 1, (5x, laSt at ut martin 9/23/16)ForceD FumbleS 1, (3x, laSt vS virGinia univerSity lynchburG 11/4/17)Fumble recoverieS 1, (2x, laSt vS. murray State, 11/7/15)tD 0


year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2014 5 4 0.0 0.0 0 0-12015 79 38 6.0 1.0 1 0-12016 87 58 9.5 1.5 3 1-02017 82 50 11.0 2.5 1 2-0total 253 150 26.5 4.0 5 3-2

STATS Defensive Player of the Week - Sept. 4 OVC Defensive Player of the Week - Sept. 3

53 JUsTin nOrTH

R-SR. • LinebackeR

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 11, (at ut martin 9/23/17)SoloS 5, (at ut martin 9/23/17)tackleS For loSS 2, (2x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)SackS 1, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 1, (2x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)Fumble recoverieS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 11, (at ut martin 9/23/15)SoloS 5, (2x, laSt at ut martin 9/23/15)tackleS For loSS 2.0, (3x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)SackS 1.0, (2x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)Quarterback hurrieS 0ForceD FumbleS 1, (2x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)Fumble recoverieS 1, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)tD 0


year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2013 9 7 2.0 1.0 0 0-02014 16 8 1.0 0.0 0 0-02015 (meD-rS) 20 9 0.0 0.0 0 0-02016 25 11 2.5 0.0 0 0-02017 54 28 8.0 1.0 0 2-1total 125 63 13.5 2.0 0 2-1First Career Interception vs Eastern Illinois 9/30/17

30 Blair edwards

JR. • LinebackeR

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 12, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)SoloS 7, (2x, laSt at eaStern kentucky, 10/7/17)tackleS For loSS 1.5, (2x, laSt at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)SackS 1.0, (2x, laSt at eaStern kentucky, 10/7/17)Quarterback hurrieS 1, (at ut martin 9/23/17)ForceD FumbleS 1, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)Fumble recoverieS 1, (2x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 13, (2x, laSt vS. murray State, 11/7/15)SoloS 7, (2x, laSt at eaStern kentucky, 10/7/17)tackleS For loSS 1.5, (2x, laSt at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)SackS 1.0, (3x laSt at eaStern kentucky, 10/7/17)Quarterback hurrieS 1, (at ut martin 9/23/17)ForceD FumbleS 1, (2x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)Fumble recoverieS 1, (4x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)tD 0


year tck. Solo tFl Sack Qbh FF-Fr2015 33 17 1.0 1.0 0 1-12016 20 12 0.5 0.0 0 0-12017 49 28 4.5 2.0 1 1-2total 102 57 6.0 3.0 1 2-4

25 vincenT sellers

fR. • Safety

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 10, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)SoloS 7, (2x, laSt at eaStern kentucky, 10/7/17)tackleS For loSS 1, (2x, laSt at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)intercePtionS 2, (at eaStern kentucky, 10/7/17)PaSS breakuPS 2, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 2, (at eaStern kentucky, 10/7/17)

career HigHs

tackleS 10, (at GeorGia State, 8/31/17)SoloS 7, (2x, laSt at eaStern kentucky, 10/7/17)tackleS For loSS 1, (2x, laSt at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)intercePtionS 2, (at eaStern kentucky, 10/7/17)PaSS breakuPS 2, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 2, (at eaStern kentucky, 10/7/17)


year tck. Solo tFl int. Pbu FF-Fr2017 48 35 2.0 2 5 0-0total 48 35 2.0 2 5 0-0

5 Terrell BOnds

SR. • coRneRback

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 5, (at ut martin 9/23/17)SoloS 4, (2x, laSt vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)tackleS For loSS 0.5, (vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)intercePtionS 1, (3x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)PaSS breakuPS 2, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 1, (at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)

career HigHs

tackleS 7, (vS. ut martin, 10/1/16)SoloS 6, (vS alabama State, 9/6/15)tackleS For loSS 1.0, (at murray State, 10/29/16)intercePtionS 2, (at bethune-cookman, 9/17/16)PaSS breakuPS 3, (at ut martin, 10/10/15)ForceD FumbleS 1, (3x, laSt vS SoutheaSt miSSouri, 11/19/16)Fumble recoverieS 0tD 1, (2x, laSt at eaStern kentucky 10/7/17)


year tck. Solo tFl int. Pbu FF-Fr2014 18 12 0.0 2 1 1-02015 28 23 0.5 1 7 1-02016 30 22 1.0 3 9 1-02017 18 15 0.5 3 3 0-0total 94 72 2.0 9 20 3-0

26 Laquarius CookR-JR. • Safety

seasOn HigHs

tackleS 9, (3x, laSt vS. SoutheaSt miSSouri 11/11/17)SoloS 7, (at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)tackleS For loSS 1, (vS JackSon State, 9/9/17)intercePtionS 1, (2x, laSt at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)PaSS breakuPS 1, (2x, laSt vS eaStern illinoiS, 9/30/17)ForceD FumbleS 0Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0

career HigHs

tackleS 12, (at eaStern illinoiS, 10/8/16)SoloS 9, (at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)tackleS For loSS 2.0, (at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)intercePtionS 1, (2x, laSt at tenneSSee tech 10/28/17)PaSS breakuPS 3, (at bethune-cookman, 9/17/16)ForceD FumbleS 2, (at auStin Peay, 11/5/16)Fumble recoverieS 0tD 0


year tck. Solo tFl int. Pbu FF-Fr2015 58 30 2.0 0 2 0-02016 66 38 2.0 0 6 3-02017 54 34 2.5 2 2 0-0total 178 101 6.5 2 10 3-0

STATS Freshman Player of the Week - Oct. 9OVC Newcomer of the Week - Sept. 4 & Oct. 8 OVC Defensive Player of the Week - Oct. 8Recorded a Safety at Tennessee Tech - Oct. 28Blocked a Punt versus Southeast Missouri - Nov. 11


2017 Game Recaps tennessee state at Jacksonville state (nov. 16, 2017)

Box Score (Final)Tennessee State vs Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017 at Atlanta, Ga.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 3 7 7 0 17Georgia State 0 3 0 7 10

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 06:05 TSU - CLARK, Lane 18 yd field goal, 13-72 6:422nd 10:15 TSU - ROWLAND, Seth 4 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 9-64 4:11

04:07 GSU - Wright, Brandon 20 yd field goal, 12-49 6:083rd 04:32 TSU - HARRIS, Treon 12 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 10-96 4:474th 11:29 GSU - Bateman, Taz 36 yd pass from Winchester, A. (Wright, Brandon kick), 6-63 3:25

TSU GSUFIRST DOWNS 21 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-238 29-49PASSING YDS (NET) 145 224Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-12-0 23-18-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-383 52-273Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-10Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-44 3-42Interception Returns-Yards 1-32 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.8 3-36.3Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-3Penalties-Yards 12-101 6-51Possession Time 34:59 25:01Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 4 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-17 1-3

RUSHING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 11-91; ROWLAND, Seth 9-76; CURTIS, Sabree 17-73; KNOX, Andrew3-2; TEAM 2-minus 4. Georgia State-Bateman, Taz 11-31; Winchester, A. 8-12; Manning, Conner 4-6;Neal, Kyler 5-2; TEAM 1-minus 2.

PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 12-25-0-145. Georgia State-Manning, Conner 14-17-0-159;Winchester, A. 4-6-1-65.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 6-70; NEWBOLD, Steven 2-37; CAVITT, Miles 1-12; KNOX,Andrew 1-11; JOHNSON, DeVon 1-10; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-5. Georgia State-Bateman, Taz 6-74; Hart, Penny5-36; Werts, Ari 2-62; Boyd, Todd 2-36; Neal, Kyler 1-8; Scaife, Emiere 1-5; Smith, Glenn 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-NESBETH, Dajour 1-32. Georgia State-None.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 1-0. Georgia State-Winchester, A. 1-1; Bateman, Taz 1-1;Neal, Kyler 1-1.

Tennessee State (1-0) vs. Georgia State (0-1)Date: Aug 31, 2017 • Site: Atlanta, Ga. • Stadium: Georgia St. StadiumAttendance: 24333

Kickoff time: 7:05 pm • End of Game: 10:14 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:09Officials: Referee: Jason Autrey; Umpire: Jason Yates; Linesman: Jim Kelley;Line judge: Ryan Hagan; Back judge: Tim Smith; Field judge: Wes Booker;Side judge: Fred Wiedower; Center judge: Kyle Olson;Temperature: 81 • Wind: SW 4MPH • Weather: Mostly Cloudy

gaMe 1 • aUg. 31, 2017geoRgia State Stadium (24,333) • atLanta, ga. 1 2 3 4 Final

Tennessee State 3 7 7 0 17Georgia State 0 3 0 7 10

Junior Offensive Tackle Christian Morris- On beating an FBS Team“First of all, this is a huge win. We’re an FCS team, and we came out there and beat an FBS team. They were very talented, but we handled business.”

- On the offensive line“The Offensive line played phenomenal tonight. We had a couple mishaps, but we played phenomenal.”

Senior Linebacker Chris Collins- On winning the opener“It means a lot to the team. We felt like we wanted to start off the season strong. We feel like we played a great defensive game. Offen-sively, we played well too. I feel like we played a great game and now we just have to get ready for Jackson State.”

- On beating an FBS Team“I don’t think many people outside of us thought we would win, but it’s good to prove people wrong. In our heart, we felt like we’re the best, so we expect to do things like that.”

Sophomore Running Back Seth Rowland- On the win“It means a lot to us. Coming into this game, I wanted to do it for the alumni and for our school. The alumni are what started this. Before the game, I tweeted, ‘keep the tradition alive,’ and that’s what we wanted to do.”

- On scoring a touchdown“That was my first touchdown so I was really excited, but I have to give the credit to Sabree (Curtis) for getting us down there in the first place, and the line for blocking as well as they did. Treon (Harris) had a great drive, and it just played out for us.”

Freshman Safety Vincent Sellers- On getting the win“It feels good. It’s been a long camp, and we’ve been working very hard. Coach (Garry) Fisher has been on us every single day and it got us better. I just want to thank God because it’s a true blessing.”

- On winning his first college game“I have my mom and dad here supporting me. They’ve been wait-ing to see me play my first college game. It was a total team effort. (Laquarius) Cook taught me everything I know right now, and we’re just going to keep pushing from here on.

NOTESCaptains for TSU were Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Patrick Smith and Chris Collins... Georgia State won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Weather at the time of kickoff was 82 degrees and mostly sunny... TSU was facing Georgia State for the first time in program history... Thursday was the first-ever collegiate game at the new Georgia State Stadium, formerly Turner Field... The official attendance for the game was 24,333, which is a sellout crowd... TSU was squaring off with an FBS program for the second season in a row after taking on Vanderbilt during the 2016 season... TSU is now 1-3 versus FBS opponents... The Tigers have gone 7-1 in season openers under Head Coach Rod Reed... Senior All-American kicker Lane Clark scored the team’s first points on a 19-yard field goal in the opening quarter... Sophomore running back Seth Rowland scored TSU’s first touchdown of the season. The touchdown was a four-yard rush in the second quarter... With nine minutes left in the 3rd quarter, TSU picked up a 59-yard rush by Seth Rowland, which was the longest play allowed by Georgia State since the 2015 season... Thursday’s game aired live on ESPN3

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#BigBlueRising


Box Score (Final)#23 Tennessee State vs Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017 at Memphis, Tenn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 10 0 0 7 17Jackson State 3 6 0 6 15

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 13:30 TSU - HARRIS, Treon 13 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 4-63 1:23

07:45 JKST - Ch. Jacquemin 34 yd field goal, 12-57 5:4103:56 TSU - CLARK, Lane 26 yd field goal, 10-52 3:44

2nd 12:06 JKST - Adrian Salazar 25 yd field goal, 15-59 6:4100:00 JKST - Ch. Jacquemin 49 yd field goal, 8-20 1:09

4th 05:03 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 56 yd punt return (CLARK, Lane kick)04:48 JKST - Terrell Kennedy 89 yd kickoff return, 1-0 0:00

TSU JKSTFIRST DOWNS 11 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-160 33-107PASSING YDS (NET) 78 196Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-5-1 46-24-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 52-238 79-303Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-41 3-31Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-49 4-144Interception Returns-Yards 2-77 1--2Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.8 5-41.8Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 8-97 9-75Possession Time 26:22 33:38Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 8 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 3-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-18 1-4

RUSHING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 11-91; ROWLAND, Seth 9-34; HARRISON, Earl 10-18; CURTIS,Sabree 4-15; NEWBOLD, Steven 1-2. Jackson State-Brent Lyles 13-55; Jordan Johnson 16-48; TerrellKennedy 4-4.

PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 5-17-1-78. Jackson State-Brent Lyles 24-45-2-196; TEAM0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 3-46; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-24; NEWBOLD, Steven 1-8. JacksonState-Jevon Floyd 6-43; Carle Ollie 4-45; Miquel James 4-34; Kyland Richey 3-24; Benjy Parrish 3-22;Keenan Young 2-18; Jordan Williams 1-6; Terrell Kennedy 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-COOK, Laquarius 1-71; JOHNSON, Joseph 1-6. Jackson State-DarioRobinson 1-minus 2.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 1-0; HARRISON, Earl 1-1. Jackson State-None.

Tennessee State (2-0) vs. Jackson State (0-2)Date: Sep 09, 2017 • Site: Memphis, Tenn. • Stadium: Liberty BowlAttendance: 47407

Kickoff time: 6:05 PM • End of Game: 9:31 PM • Total elapsed time: 3 h 26mOfficials:Temperature: 73 deg. • Wind: ENE 9mph • Weather: Clear2017 Southern Heritage Classic

gaMe 2 • sePT. 9, 2017LibeRty bowL (47,407) • memPhiS, tenn. 1 2 3 4 Final

Tennessee State 10 0 0 7 17Jackson State 3 6 0 6 15

Defensive Coordinator Garry Fisher- On what he liked from the defense“They just fought. That was the biggest thing. They fought hard all night. No matter what the situation was, they rose up to the occa-sion. We gave up some yards and they got into the red zone a couple times, but we were able to hold them to field goals, which was huge for us tonight.”

- On bending but not breaking“I thought we tackled well. They hit us with a couple of plays. Their passing attack was on point, so they found some creases in our de-fense, and they drove down there, but we work on red zone defense every day. We were able to hold them to field goals and come up with a big interception.”

- On the defense coming up big“We take pride as a team. No matter how the game goes, we have to find a way to stop the other team’s offense. Both defenses played well but at the end of the night, our defense outplayed theirs.”

Senior Wide Receiver Patrick Smith- On winning in Memphis“It’s very important. It being a rivalry game and me being from Mem-phis, you never want to come back home and lose a game whether it’s conference or non-conference. It was very big for us to come out here and get a win. I’m proud of my team. The defense really stepped up for us. The offense wasn’t really clicking like how we expected, but we know it’s early in the season.”

- On the punt return for a touchdown“It was a designed left return. As soon as I caught the ball I saw a lot of white jerseys on the left, so I knew it was going to be a good return. As soon as I started to run, I just took advantage of it and took it to the endzone.”

Junior Safety Laquarius Cook- On being 2-0“It’s big. The team came out playing hard and kept our confidence up. The win was good for us.”

- On winning with room for improvement“It lets us know that if we get to hitting on all cylinders, that we’ll be running and we’ll be unstoppable.”

Senior Defensive Lineman Jason Morrow- On being 2-0“It’s a great feeling to be 2-0, but it’s still the beginning of the season. We still have a long road ahead of us. We can’t look too far ahead in the season.”

- On the positives of the defense“We just kept fighting. That’s one thing Coach Fisher told us. You don’t quit. If everything is going wrong, you still don’t quit. You don’t hold your head down. You just keep fighting, and that’s what we did to-night, and that’s a big reason why we won tonight.

NotesTennessee State entered Saturday night's game ranked No. 23 in the STATS Top 25 and 24th in the FCS Coaches Poll... For the second game in a row Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith served as team captains for TSU... Jackson State won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Weather at the time of kickoff was 79 degrees and clear... Official attendance for the game was 47,407... TSU is 17-11 all time in Southern Heritage Classic Games... The Tigers are 30-21-2 in the all-time series versus Jackson State.. TSU has won six in a row over Jackson State... TSU is 2-0 for the third year in a row

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gaMe 3 • sePT. 16, 2017Raymond JameS Stadium (17,102) • tamPa, fLa. 1 2 3 4 Final

Tennessee State 3 7 7 7 24Florida A&M 0 6 0 7 13

Senior Defensive Lineman Jason Marrow- On the win tonight“It’s always good to win. I’m going to say what I said last week, it’s still early in the season. We still have to go out there and keep work-ing because we still have a long road ahead of us. We’ve got a lot of teams that we need to beat on our schedule.”

- On blocking the kicks“Being relentless and coming off the ball. Not taking ‘no’ for an an-swer. Points are points. We have to do whatever we can to keep the offense off the board.”

- On how he blocked the kicks“It was just in the moment. I just did what I was taught. I just wanted to get back there and make something happen.”

Senior Wide Receiver Patrick Smith- On the play of the offense“We stepped it up, especially after the first two games. In the first half, we started off slowly, but we saw that we could do what we wanted to do. We picked it up in the second half. As we keep going on throughout the season, especially going into conference play, we need to keep getting better.”

- On being 3-0“It’s very important to be 3-0 right now. It builds confidence in the team. It helps you think about being 4-0, 5-0 and take it one game at a time. We feel like the only people who can stop us is us. You can tell from this game. We had a lot of mistakes that took us back on offense, but once we get it together, we’ll be very, very explosive and hard to stop.”

Senior Defensive Lineman Latrelle Lee- On the defense“We missed a couple tackles here and there. We weren’t as precise and fundamentally sound as we’ve been, but we played a good game and got the win.”

- On being undefeated through three games“That’s big. Just mentally being 3-0 is always a good thing. To be un-defeated heading into conference and keeping that streak alive, we want to keep it going.”

- On beating Florida A&M“It’s always good to beat your rivals. It’s a storied rivalry, so it’s great to get the win.”

Junior Quarterback Treon Harris- On the success of the offense“Controlling the line of scrimmage was big. We controlled the line of scrim-mage from the offensive line. They did a great job of moving their guys out of the way to create some lanes to run the ball and throw the ball.”

- On beating FAMU“It means a lot. Nobody wants to leave the stadium with a loss in a classic game and a rivalry game like this. We prepared all week and we got better. We executed the plan that we had.”

- On winning in the state of Florida“In my home state. It was great. I had my mother, my dad, my grand-ma, my auntie and friends here. And my daughter, this was her first game seeing me play, so it’s special.”

NOTESTennessee State is ranked 22nd in the STATS Top 25 and 24th in the FCS Coaches Poll... Captains for TSU were Chris Collins, Patrick Smith, Ebo Ogundeko and Lane Clark... FAMU won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff.... Official attendance for the FAMU Tampa Classic was 17,102... Tennessee State now leads the all-time series versus Florida A&M by a 30-25 margin... TSU has won six in a row versus the Rattlers... TSU is 3-0 for the second year in a row... Smith moved into eighth in career receiving yards at TSU with 2,118, passing Lawrence Segree (1992-95)... Smith now has 129 career receptions, helping him move into eighth ahead of Chris Johnson (2004-08) who had 127 catches... Lane Clark kicked a 49 yard field goal which is tied for the ninth longest kick in TSU history... Clark tied his own mark from Nov. 19, 2016 at Southeast Missouri... The senior now owns seven of the top 10 distances in school history... Clark became the third Tiger kicker to surpass the 200 point scoring mark... Jamin Godfrey (2010-13) scored 311 points, while Erik Benson (2005-08) finished his career with 232

Game 3 • tennessee state 24, FloRida a&m 13 Quotes and notes

Box Score (Final)Tennessee State vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017 at Tampa, Fla)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 3 7 7 7 24Florida A&M 0 6 0 7 13

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 03:29 TSU - CLARK, Lane 49 yd field goal, 11-53 7:052nd 14:56 FAMU - BOWERS,Devin 1 yd run (ALY,Yahia kick blockd), 10-68 3:31

01:15 TSU - NEWBOLD, Steven 44 yd pass from HARRIS, Treon (CLARK, Lane kick), 5-77 2:263rd 03:41 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 2 yd pass from HARRIS, Treon (CLARK, Lane kick), 16-89 9:194th 09:16 TSU - ROWLAND, Seth 10 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 9-95 4:51

00:24 FAMU - WILLIAMS.Marcus 18 yd pass from STANLEY,Ryan (FADDOUL,Chris kick), 7-80 1:38

TSU FAMUFIRST DOWNS 23 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-241 15-46PASSING YDS (NET) 273 216Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-18-0 34-21-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-514 49-262Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-63 4-82Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 2-45.0 5-34.8Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 14-141 4-25Possession Time 38:25 21:35Third-Down Conversions 8 of 11 6 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-2

RUSHING: Tennessee State-CURTIS, Sabree 9-80; ROWLAND, Seth 11-58; HARRIS, Treon 8-37; BLACK, Tyler4-22; SMITH, Patrick 1-20; HARRISON, Earl 3-14; HUGHES, Michael 1-12; TEAM 1-minus 2. FloridaA&M-BOWERS,Devin 12-34; STANLEY,Ryan 3-12.

PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 14-18-0-211; HUGHES, Michael 4-7-0-62. FloridaA&M-STANLEY,Ryan 21-34-0-216.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-NEWBOLD, Steven 5-117; SMITH, Patrick 5-40; ROWLAND, Chris 2-43; RHODES,Mazio 2-36; CURTIS, Sabree 2-26; KNOX, Andrew 1-6; ROWLAND, Seth 1-5. Florida A&M-NORWOOD,Brandon8-76; WILLIAMS.Marcus 4-28; HUNTER,Chad 2-46; NOIRD,Desmond 2-30; YISRAEL,Emmanue 2-25; SMITH,Kareem1-4; BOWERS,Devin 1-4; SPELLS,Tevin 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-None. Florida A&M-None.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 1-0; HARRISON, Earl 1-1. Florida A&M-None.

Tennessee State (3-0) vs. Florida A&M (1-2)Date: Sep 17, 2017 • Site: Tampa, Fla • Stadium: Raymond JamesAttendance: 17102

Kickoff time: 6:07 pm • End of Game: 8:49 om • Total elapsed time: 2:41Officials: Referee: Jason Soistman; Umpire: Dauntae Finer; Linesman: John Rice;Line judge: Jared Williams; Back judge: Harlan Bizzell; Field judge: Corey Berry;Side judge: Bobby Gallagher; Center judge: FAMU Sports Inf;Temperature: 92 • Wind: NNE 4MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy

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Box Score (Final)#20 Tennessee State vs #24 UT Martin (Sep 23, 2017 at Martin, Tenn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 0 9 7 0 16UT Martin 17 7 7 0 31

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 09:14 UTM - GALLOWAY, Ladar 3 yd run (MERSMAN, Mitch kick), 11-76 5:46

06:12 UTM - MERSMAN, Mitch 32 yd field goal, 6-11 2:1100:02 UTM - WEATHERS, Caylo 1 yd pass from COOK, Troy (MERSMAN, Mitch kick), 9-58 4:52

2nd 09:49 UTM - HOWARD, Devonte 0 yd blocked punt return (MERSMAN, Mitch kick)09:36 TSU - JOHNSON, DeVon 96 yd kickoff return (CLARK, Lane kick)08:42 TSU - TEAM safety

3rd 09:10 TSU - HARRIS, Treon 1 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 11-69 5:4403:02 UTM - GALLOWAY, Ladar 12 yd run (MERSMAN, Mitch kick), 3-49 0:57

TSU UTMFIRST DOWNS 15 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-100 35-100PASSING YDS (NET) 159 140Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-13-0 32-20-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 61-259 67-240Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-5Punt Returns-Yards 3-3 1-14Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-160 3-67Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-34.7 6-38.2Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-0Penalties-Yards 8-80 3-53Possession Time 26:35 33:25Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 5 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-5 2-12

RUSHING: Tennessee State-ROWLAND, Seth 12-66; HARRIS, Treon 10-25; CURTIS, Sabree 7-10; ROWLAND,Chris 1-7; HARRISON, Earl 1-3; SMITH, Patrick 1-3; HUGHES, Michael 1-1; TEAM 2-minus 15. UTMartin-GALLOWAY, Ladar 25-90; BROWN, Ty 7-33; WEATHERS, Caylo 1-4; COOK, Troy 1-minus 5; TEAM1-minus 22.

PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 10-18-0-118; HUGHES, Michael 3-8-0-41. UT Martin-COOK, Troy20-32-0-140.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 5-63; NEWBOLD, Steven 3-61; MEDLEY, Mahlon 2-21; ROWLAND,Chris 2-3; CURTIS, Sabree 1-11. UT Martin-WEATHERS, Caylo 4-37; THOMPSON, Brett 4-22; MOORE, Jaylon4-16; LEE, Londell 3-17; GALLOWAY, Ladar 2-28; WILLIAMS, Donne 1-13; HOWARD, Devonte 1-4; BROWN, Ty1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-None. UT Martin-None.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-1; HARRIS, Treon 1-1. UT Martin-MOORE, Jaylon 1-0; TEAM1-0.

Tennessee State (3-1,0-1) vs. UT Martin (3-1,1-0)Date: Sep 23, 2017 • Site: Martin, Tenn. • Stadium: Graham StadiumAttendance: 6484

Kickoff time: 4 p.m. • End of Game: 7:31 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:31Officials: Referee: Stephen Hazle; Umpire: S. Marshall; Linesman: Chris Barney;Line judge: D. Crosthwaite; Back judge: G. Laurentius; Field judge: Burney Jenkins;Side judge: Steve Thomas;Temperature: 90 • Wind: 5 mph NE • Weather: Sunny

gaMe 4 • sePT. 23, 2017haRdy m. gRaham Stadium (6,484 ) • maRtin, tenn. 1 2 3 4 Final

Tennessee State 0 9 7 0 16UT Martin 17 7 7 0 31

Junior Safety LaQuarius Cook- On the defense“I thought we played alright. We can always play better when there’s 31 points on the board. We’ve got to do better.”

- On moving on to next week“EIU, I haven’t really looked at them yet, but we’ll know by tomorrow.”

Junior Defensive End Dell Porter- On playing at home next week“It will be very nice to go home and play in front of our fan base there. It’s going to be exciting.”

- On opening Ohio Valley Conference play“During non-conference games, we’re trying to see what tools we have and what we can work with. In conference games, everyone’s just trying to play to the best of their abilities. Fourth and goal – that’s the mentality.”

Junior Wide Receiver DeVon Johnson- On affecting the game on special teams“We went over a lot of films on special teams this week. They gave me an opportunity and I just hit the hole.”

- On scoring his first TSU touchdown“It feels the same. I’ve been playing football for a long time, but I’m happy to be able to help the team today.”

Sophomore Running Back Seth Rowland- On the offense today“We didn’t really play our A Game today. The defense has been play-ing great for us, but we need to help the defense out by going out and having long drives. We have to hold the ball. We can’t just let the de-fense have to go back out there. We have to get our groove back on.”

- On moving on“Losing is the worst feeling in the world. I don’t take los-ing very well. It’s a terrible feeling. We’ve just got to re-group and come together. We need to pick ourselves up.” NOTES: Tennessee State is ranked 20th in the STATS Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Top 25 this week... UT Martin is ranked 24th in the STATS Top 25 and receiving votes in the FCS Coaches Top 25... UT Martin won the coin toss and decided to receive the opening kickoff... Weather at the kickoff was 91 degrees and sunny... DeVon Johnson’s second quarter kickoff for a touchdown was TSU’s first kickoff return for a touchdown since Nov. 1, 2014 by Darion Hall versus Eastern Ken-tucky... TSU is now 16-11 in the all-time series versus UT Martin... In road games versus the Skyhawks, TSU is 5-9... The Tigers are 12-10 in Sgt. York Trophy Games under Head Coach Rod Reed

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Box Score (Final)Eastern Illinois vs #24 Tennessee State (Sep 30, 2017 at Nashville, Tenn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT O1 O2 TotalEastern Illinois 7 3 0 0 9 0 6 19Tennessee State 0 7 0 3 6 6 0 16

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 12:25 EIU - GILKEY, Scotty 9 yd run (WILSON, Nick kick), 4-21 1:382nd 09:30 EIU - WILSON, Nick 32 yd field goal, 10-34 5:18

02:17 TSU - HARRISON, Earl 1 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 12-79 7:074th 03:18 TSU - CLARK, Lane 51 yd field goal, 8-46 2:45OT 15:00 EIU - SEVERINO, Matt 42 yd field goal, 7-0 0:16

15:00 TSU - CLARK, Lane 36 yd field goal, 6-6 0:0015:00 TSU - CLARK, Lane 40 yd field goal, 4-2 0:0015:00 EIU - GILKEY, Scotty 1 yd run, 8-25 0:00

EIU TSUFIRST DOWNS 14 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 52-191 37-83PASSING YDS (NET) 46 195Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-11-1 30-17-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 78-237 67-278Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-8 2-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-26 3-48Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-22Punts (Number-Avg) 8-35.0 6-41.5Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-3Penalties-Yards 6-55 12-91Possession Time 31:01 28:59Third-Down Conversions 5 of 20 3 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 0-0

RUSHING: Eastern Illinois-GILKEY, Scotty 25-104; JOHNSON, Isaiah 16-55; McCULLOUGH, D 8-40; GOOCH,Aaron 1-12; TEAM 1-0; HOLLINS, A. 1-minus 20. Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 11-67; CURTIS, Sabree9-14; HARRISON, Earl 2-7; ROWLAND, Seth 12-5; ROWLAND, Chris 1-minus 1; HUGHES, Michael 2-minus 9.

PASSING: Eastern Illinois-GILKEY, Scotty 11-26-1-46. Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 12-17-1-119;HUGHES, Michael 5-13-0-76.

RECEIVING: Eastern Illinois-GOOCH, Aaron 4-19; McCULLOUGH, D 2-minus 11; LOFTON, Robbie 1-17; WELCH,Jacob 1-10; TURNER, Dennis 1-4; HOLLINS, A. 1-4; JOHNSON, Isaiah 1-3. Tennessee State-JOHNSON, DeVon5-57; ROWLAND, Chris 4-43; SMITH, Patrick 3-60; NEWBOLD, Steven 2-11; RHODES, Mazio 1-12; CURTIS,Sabree 1-8; HARRISON, Earl 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Eastern Illinois-HORNE, Nick 1-0. Tennessee State-NORTH, Justin 1-22.

FUMBLES: Eastern Illinois-HOLLINS, A. 1-0; GILKEY, Scotty 1-0. Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 1-1;JOHNSON, DeVon 1-1; HUGHES, Michael 1-1.

Eastern Illinois (3-2,2-0) vs. Tennessee State (3-2,0-2)Date: Sep 30, 2017 • Site: Nashville, Tenn. • Stadium: Nissan StadiumAttendance: 11013

Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 9:56pm • Total elapsed time: 3:56Officials: Referee: Drew Myers; Umpire: John Graham; Linesman: Steve Horn;Line judge: James Bryant; Back judge: P.J. Doyen; Field judge: Randy Jackson;Side judge: Greg Eddy;Temperature: 76 • Wind: WE13 MPH • Weather: Cloudy2017 John Merritt Classic

gaMe 5 • sePT. 30, 2017niSSan Stadium (11,103) • naShviLLe, tenn. 1 2 3 4 2OT Final

Eastern Illinois 7 3 0 0 9 19Tennessee State 0 7 0 3 6 16

Notes: Tennessee State is ranked 24th in the STATS Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Top 25... EIU won the coin toss and elect-ed to defer the opening kickoff... Captains for TSU are Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith... Weath-er at the time of kickoff was 73 degrees and sunny... Saturday marked the first home game of the season for TSU after four games on the road to start the season... Today was one of two games at Nissan Stadium for the Tigers on the season... Official attendance for the John Merritt Classic was 11,013... TSU’s last overtime game was on Nov. 7, 2015 versus Murray State... TSU’s record in the all-time series is now 8-14... TSU is 21-13 in home games under Head Coach Rod Reed.

TOTALS- The Tigers outgained EIU, 278-237- The Panthers rushed for 191 yards against the Tigers- The Big Blue defense allowed 46 yards through the air- TSU committed a season high four turnovers

INDIVIDUAL- Lane Clark’s 51 yard field goal is tied for the fifth longest in FCS play this season- The distance is tied for sixth best in TSU history; matching Jamin Godfrey at EIU in 2011- Justin North recorded his first interception of his career- Patrick Smith passes Tyrone Butterfield (1997-98) in career receiving yards in TSU history; Smith now has 2,241 (Butter-field - 2,182)- Chris Collins moved past Elliott Pilton (1990-91) and Lee Smith (1987-90) in career tackles at TSU- Collins has amassed 216 stops, while Pilton finished with 210 and Smith at 206- Treon Harris completed 12-of-17 passes for 119 yards; he rushed for 67 yards on 11 carries- DeVon Johnson led the Tigers with five receptions, which resulted in 57 yards- Collins and Terrence Summers each recorded 10 stops- Blair Edwards notched seven solo tackles, ahead of Sum-mers (6) and Collins (5)

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Box Score (Final)Tennessee State vs Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017 at Richmond, Ky.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 3 14 0 28 45Eastern Kentucky 0 0 14 7 21

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 03:58 TSU - CLARK, Lane 49 yd field goal, 7-17 3:572nd 10:36 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 11 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 14-76 5:54

02:22 TSU - NEWBOLD, Steven 8 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 11-64 5:283rd 08:45 EKU - BOYLE, Tim 1 yd run (WILLIAMS, Lucas kick), 10-82 4:39

01:05 EKU - MARKUSH, Ryan 10 yd pass from BOYLE, Tim (WILLIAMS, Lucas kick), 6-48 1:554th 13:27 EKU - MARKUSH, Ryan 6 yd pass from BOYLE, Tim (WILLIAMS, Lucas kick), 4-39 1:42

06:53 TSU - HUGHES, Michael 1 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), 13-88 6:3406:40 TSU - SELLERS, V. 34 yd interception return (CLARK, Lane kick)03:47 TSU - SELLERS, V. 44 yd interception return (WEISS, Coby kick)03:09 TSU - BONDS, Terrell 36 yd interception return (BOUDREAUX, M. kick)

TSU EKUFIRST DOWNS 21 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 46-193 32-124PASSING YDS (NET) 106 246Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-12-1 35-21-4TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-299 67-370Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1--3 3-19Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-25 2-18Interception Returns-Yards 4-116 1-18Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.4 4-45.2Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0Penalties-Yards 3-24 8-72Possession Time 34:09 25:51Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 8 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1 1-1

RUSHING: Tennessee State-ROWLAND, Seth 11-69; KNOX, Andrew 12-64; CURTIS, Sabree 10-39; HUGHES,Michael 7-9; BLACK, Tyler 3-8; ROWLAND, Chris 2-4; TEAM 1-0. Eastern Kentucky-McCLESKEY, D. 11-73;LEWIS, Jason 4-27; SCOTT, LJ 7-12; THOMAS, Ethan 2-12; SMITH, BK 1-7; MARKUSH, Ryan 1-6; BOYLE, Tim4-3; TEAM 2-minus 16.

PASSING: Tennessee State-HUGHES, Michael 12-23-1-106. Eastern Kentucky-BOYLE, Tim 18-27-3-212;SCOTT, Austin 3-8-1-34.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 4-48; NEWBOLD, Steven 4-30; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-15; CAVITT,Miles 1-12; ROWLAND, Seth 1-4; ROWLAND, Chris 1-minus 3. Eastern Kentucky-PAUL, Dan 8-76; MARKUSH,Ryan 5-74; CARTER, Jaelin 2-39; SCOTT, LJ 2-23; THOMAS, Ethan 2-13; CREAMER, Neiko 1-12; SMITH, BK1-9.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-SELLERS, V. 2-78; BONDS, Terrell 1-36; MORROW, Jason 1-2. EasternKentucky-REED, Eric 1-18.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-JOHNSON, DeVon 1-0; HUGHES, Michael 1-0. Eastern Kentucky-TEAM 2-0.

Tennessee State (4-2,1-2) vs. Eastern Kentucky (1-4,1-2)Date: Oct 07, 2017 • Site: Richmond, Ky. • Stadium: Roy Kidd StadiumAttendance: 8410

Kickoff time: 6:00 pm • End of Game: 8:58 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:58Officials: Referee: David Seewer; Umpire: Bill Ballard; Linesman: Mike Freeman;Line judge: Travis Muhammad; Back judge: W. Kirk Walker; Field judge: Al Studstill;Side judge: Troy McMaken; Center judge: Steve Joest;Temperature: 80-83 • Wind: 8-9 SSW • Weather: overcast 60% humidHall of Fame game

gaMe 6 • OcT. 7, 2017Roy kidd Stadium (8,410) • Richmond, ky. 1 2 3 4 Final

Tennessee State 3 14 0 28 45Eastern Kentucky 0 0 14 7 21

Safety Vincent Sellers- On the defense“We had to come out with the ‘w’ for Coach Fisher. He put together a great scheme for us. We had good practices all week. The scout team had been running their plays, and we just came out and we executed.

- First thoughts after getting the INT“I was thinking, ‘man, I have to score.’ Once I got in the end zone, I couldn’t do anything but thank God. It was a wonderful feeling.”

- On getting the first Ohio Valley Conference win“It means a lot. I’ve been hoping that we get this win for the seniors. I play this game for them right now. We just have to keep it going.”

Offensive Lineman Thomas Burton- On getting the first Ohio Valley Conference win“It means a lot. Coming off two losses back-to-back, that’s never a good feeling. It feels great to bounce back like we did.”

- On the offense “As far as the offense, today we came out and we wanted to make a statement running the ball. I feel like we did just that.”

Quarterback Michael Hughes- On the offense“I’m glad we were able to click tonight. We did a great job prepar-ing for the game this week, and I’m just glad we came out here and executed all of the plays that we needed to execute to get this win.”

- On getting the first OVC victory“It means everything. I’m just glad these guys are happy. I just want to get the ‘w’ for the team. That’s all that matters at this point.”

- On his first start“It started off a little rough, but I finally got into the groove of things. I took care of the ball and did what I had to do. I did my part – it was great.”

NOTES: Tennessee State received votes is this week’s STATS Top 25 and FCS Coaches Top 25 polls... Captains for TSU were Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith... TSU won the coin toss and elected to defer the opening kickoff... Weather at the time of kickoff was 81 degrees and cloudy... Saturday marked the first time TSU held an opponent off the scoreboard in the first half this season... TSU is now 7-23 in the all-time series versus EKU... The Tigers improve to 3-14 against EKU in Richmond, Ky... Vincent Sellers tied an NCAA FCS record with two interceptions returned for touchdowns... The feat has been accomplished by 27 other players, last by Ray Mitchell of UNI on Nov. 23, 2013... Michael Hughes earns his first collegiate start... Hughes completed two of his first three attempts, before tossing an interception at the EKU two yard line... Hughes finished with three touchdowns – two passing, one rushing – as he completed 12-of-23 for 106 yards, while running for nine yards on seven carries... Ebenezer Ogundeko returned to action after missing the last two contests... Ogundeko was injured on the first play of the game in the third contest of the season versus Florida A&M... The senior defensive end finished with four stops and three quarterback hurries... Lane Clark tied for the 10th longest field goal in TSU history with a 49-yarder late in the first quarter... The distance matched Clark’s distance versus Florida A&M (9/16) and his mark at Southeast Missouri (11/19/16)... Andrew Knox entered the contest with a career seven carries for eight yards; and 49 combined yards... Knox rushed 12 times for 64 yards in the contest... Seth Rowland led TSU in rushing with 69 yards on 11 attempts... Patrick Smith pulled in four receptions, giving him 141 in his career... Smith moves past Patrick Robinson (1989-92, 140) into sixth all-time at TSU... Steven Newbold matched Smith with receptions and scored his second touchdown of the season... Sellers and Blair Edwards led the defense with eight stops, seven solos... Edwards added 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup

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Box Score (Final)Austin Peay vs Tennessee State (Oct 14, 2017 at Nashville, Tenn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalAustin Peay 7 0 7 7 21Tennessee State 3 0 7 7 17

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 11:04 APSU - WILLIAMS, Kente 3 yd run (BIRCHFIELD, Log kick), 5-20 2:20

03:06 TSU - WEISS, Coby 39 yd field goal, 7-6 3:323rd 09:33 APSU - MOMODU, Prince 1 yd run (BIRCHFIELD, Log kick), 10-60 5:16

02:31 TSU - NEWBERG, Thomas 2 yd pass from SMITH, Patrick (WEISS, Coby kick), 8-42 4:204th 10:18 TSU - JOHNSON, DeVon 66 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (WEISS, Coby kick), 7-91 3:15

01:26 APSU - TANNER, Ahmaad 2 yd run (BIRCHFIELD, Log kick), 5-49 1:15

APSU TSUFIRST DOWNS 15 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-179 38-106PASSING YDS (NET) 85 208Passes Att-Comp-Int 14-9-1 31-16-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-264 69-314Fumble Returns-Yards 1-17 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-54 2-13Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-82 3-64Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-4Punts (Number-Avg) 5-38.6 4-43.2Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 7-60 10-85Possession Time 27:05 32:55Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 7 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-11 1-5

RUSHING: Austin Peay-OATSVALL, Jerem 11-82; TANNER, Ahmaad 12-41; WILLIAMS, Kente 8-26; CRAIG,JaVaughn 3-10; HARLEY, Baniko 3-9; MOMODU, Prince 2-7; MOORE, Kyran 2-6; NATION, Tre 2-2;ROLLINS-DAVIS 1-minus 4. Tennessee State-KNOX, Andrew 12-42; ROWLAND, Seth 8-31; ROWLAND, Chris2-15; CURTIS, Sabree 6-11; HARRIS, Treon 3-7; HUGHES, Michael 7-0.

PASSING: Austin Peay-OATSVALL, Jerem 9-13-1-85; HARLEY, Baniko 0-1-0-0. Tennessee State-HUGHES,Michael 10-19-0-148; HARRIS, Treon 5-11-0-58; SMITH, Patrick 1-1-0-2.

RECEIVING: Austin Peay-SOUMARE, Gorel 4-48; MOORE, Kyran 4-37; ALEXANDER, Josh 1-0. TennesseeState-JOHNSON, DeVon 4-91; CAVITT, Miles 2-26; NEWBOLD, Steven 2-19; CURTIS, Sabree 2-13; MEDLEY,Mahlon 2-8; ROWLAND, Chris 1-20; RHODES, Mazio 1-20; SMITH, Patrick 1-9; NEWBERG, Thomas 1-2.

INTERCEPTIONS: Austin Peay-None. Tennessee State-BONDS, Terrell 1-4.

FUMBLES: Austin Peay-OATSVALL, Jerem 1-1. Tennessee State-JOHNSON, DeVon 1-0; HUGHES, Michael 1-1.

Austin Peay (4-3,3-1) vs. Tennessee State (4-3,1-3)Date: Oct 14, 2017 • Site: Nashville, Tenn. • Stadium: Nissan StadiumAttendance: 21127

Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 9:06 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:06Officials: Referee: Stephen Hazle; Umpire: S. Marshall; Linesman: Chris Barney;Line judge: D. Crosthwaite; Back judge: G. Laurentius; Field judge: Burney Jenkins;Side judge: Steve Thomas;Temperature: 84 • Wind: S 10 MPH • Weather: Partly CloudyTSU Homecoming 2017

gaMe 7 • OcT. 14, 2017niSSan Stadium ( 21,127) • naShviLLe, tenn. 1 2 3 4 Final

Austin Peay 7 0 7 7 21Tennessee State 3 0 7 7 17

Middle Linebacker Chris Collins-On the game"The game didn’t go the way we wanted to go. We beat our-selves. There were high points, but they canceled out with the low points. We have to bounce back and harmonize as one, then everything else will work itself out."

-On preparations for TN Tech"We’ll buckle down. We’ll watch extra film, do extra work and make sure everyone is on the same page – players and coaches."

Quarterback Michael Hughes -On the game"It started off a little rough, eventually bounced back, but didn’t do a good job of finishing the game. We missed a lot of big opportunities and left a lot on the field. We didn’t finish like we were supposed to."

-On preparations for Tennessee Tech"We keep working. We still have an opportunity to make it to the playoffs. We can finish this thing 8-3, so we just keep working, keep winning, keep playing."

Defensive Lineman Marvin Maddox-On the game"We came out and played hard. We made a few mistakes here and there. We have to study our mistakes, work on it and build from there."

-On preparations for Tennessee Tech"We have to get back in the office and study. We have to go harder. We cannot stop. This is not the end of the road for us. We know what we have to do. We just have to go back and rebuild."

Tight End Miles Cavitt:-On the game"The game went well, but we didn’t finish. So the result was offense not getting enough points."

-On preparations for Tennessee Tech"We get a little break for a few days, and then we’ll get right back at it. We’ll work on passing offense, getting blocks and knowing our assignments."

NOTES•TSU won the toss and deferred the opening kickoff•Tennessee State received votes in the STATS Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Top 25 this week•TSU’s captains were Ebo Ogundeko, Lane Clark, Patrick Smith and Chris Collins•The official attendance for the game was 21,127•TSU leads the all-time series versus Austin Peay, 13-7•The Tigers are now 8-2 in games versus Austin Peay in Nash-ville•Saturday marked TSU’s final game at Nissan Stadium this season

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Box Score (Final)Tennessee State vs Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017 at Cookeville, Tenn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalTennessee State 7 10 7 2 26Tennessee Tech 13 7 7 3 30

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 12:59 TTU - MADONIA, Nick 40 yd field goal, 5-47 2:01

10:43 TTU - BYRD, Dontez 27 yd pass from GOLDSMITH, Andr (MADONIA, Nick kick), 2-39 0:3906:32 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 16 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 8-63 4:0500:57 TTU - MADONIA, Nick 37 yd field goal, 12-51 5:27

2nd 14:38 TTU - GOLDSMITH, Andr 31 yd run (MADONIA, Nick kick), 2-46 0:1605:29 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 30 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 3-37 1:2100:38 TSU - CLARK, Lane 23 yd field goal, 9-53 2:08

3rd 09:05 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 16 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 9-86 5:5104:06 TTU - KILPATRICK, Tav 8 yd pass from SALE, Andre (MADONIA, Nick kick), 7-32 2:59

4th 06:31 TTU - MADONIA, Nick 39 yd field goal, 6-51 3:2002:14 TSU - SELLERS, V. safety

TSU TTUFIRST DOWNS 19 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-83 39-160PASSING YDS (NET) 331 172Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-20-2 24-11-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-414 63-332Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1--2 1-13Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-135 3-56Interception Returns-Yards 2-26 2-3Punts (Number-Avg) 4-34.5 3-39.7Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0Penalties-Yards 11-104 8-69Possession Time 30:23 29:37Third-Down Conversions 9 of 16 1 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 4-30

RUSHING: Tennessee State-ROWLAND, Seth 15-62; CURTIS, Sabree 4-15; ROWLAND, Chris 3-9; NEWBOLD,Steven 1-0; HUGHES, Michael 6-minus 1; KNOX, Andrew 2-minus 2. Tennessee Tech-GOLDSMITH, Andr12-101; THAENRAT, Yeede 17-41; SALE, Andre 6-14; BYRD, Dontez 1-8; TEAM 3-minus 4.

PASSING: Tennessee State-HUGHES, Michael 20-36-2-331. Tennessee Tech-SALE, Andre 10-23-2-145;GOLDSMITH, Andr 1-1-0-27.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 7-152; NEWBOLD, Steven 7-108; KNOX, Andrew 2-9; ROWLAND,Chris 1-28; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-16; ROWLAND, Seth 1-11; CURTIS, Sabree 1-7. Tennessee Tech-BYRD, Dontez5-111; KILPATRICK, Tav 2-21; CARLING, Alex 1-18; THAENRAT, Yeede 1-12; GOLDSMITH, Andr 1-5; WRIGHT,Jerome 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-NESBETH, Dajour 1-26; CLARK, Lane 1-0. Tennessee Tech-DAVIS, Clay2-3.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-KNOX, Andrew 1-1; SMITH, Patrick 1-1. Tennessee Tech-None.

Tennessee State (4-4,1-4) vs. Tennessee Tech (1-7,1-4)Date: Oct 28, 2017 • Site: Cookeville, Tenn. • Stadium: Tucker StadiumAttendance: 5235

Kickoff time: 1:34 p.m • End of Game: 4:37 • Total elapsed time: 3:03Officials: Referee: Andy Faust; Umpire: Thomas Floyd; Linesman: Jeff Irwin;Line judge: Craig Dunn; Back judge: Jim Toth; Field judge: K. Merriweather;Side judge: Jimmy Colwell;Temperature: 42 • Wind: breezy • Weather: overcast

gaMe 8 • OcT. 28, 2017tuckeR Stadium (5,235) • cookeviLLe, tenn. 1 2 3 4 Final

Tennessee State 7 10 7 2 26Tennessee Tech 13 7 7 3 30

Wide Receiver Steven Newbold- On the offense“I thought we did some really good things. We capitalized on the mistakes, so the offense did pretty good today.”

- On the connection with Michael Hughes “The connection got stronger as the season went on. We just need more chemistry though.”

- On moving on“The best thing we can do is just keep our head up and just try to keep winning on and finish the season strong.”

Quarterback Michael Hughes- On three touchdown passes to Patrick Smith“Pat is definitely one of the best receivers in the country. We worked a lot in the offseason, and today we finally got to connect. He got open and he saw what I was seeing. We connected, and we scored. It was great to see him catch a few touchdowns today.”

- On connecting with Steven Newbold“Newbold is really smart on the field. We talk a lot. We communicate on the field. I’m proud Newbold got seven catches. We’ve still got a lot of work to do. There was some stuff we missed, but it’s only up from here.”

Defensive End Ebo Ogundeko- On the defense“I feel like we could have played a lot better. We started off pretty slow and it’s all up to us as the players to lock in and start off fast. We need to finish strong as well. We started to play better in the be-ginning of the second quarter, but we just need to play better as a defense and just finish out the season strong.”

- On the turnovers forced by the defense“Those are big. Our coaches always emphasize on getting turnovers. Coach (Garry) Fisher and Coach (Rod) Reed both put an emphasis on getting turnovers. That helped us out, but we just have to play better in all three phases."

GAME NOTESCaptains were Lane Clark, Patrick Smith, Ebo Ogundeko and Chris Collins... TSU won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Weather at kickoff was 42 degrees and cloudy... TSU wide receiver Patrick Smith moved from fifth to third place on TSU's career touch-down list with 28 in his career. Smith also moved from sixth to fifth place in TSU history in both career receptions (149) and career receiv-ing yards (2,450)... Running back Seth Rowland and tight end Miles Cavitt made their first career starts... Tennessee State is 18-13 in the all-time series versus Tennessee Tech... The Tigers are now 4-2 away from home this season

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Box Score (Final)VUL vs Tennessee State (Nov 04, 2017 at Nashville, Tenn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalVUL 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee State 21 17 10 12 60

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 10:31 TSU - NEWBOLD, Steven 4 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 5-58 2:18

06:07 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 43 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 4-59 1:5403:03 TSU - NEWBOLD, Steven 51 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 3-74 1:22

2nd 07:37 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 16 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 5-49 2:3004:01 TSU - CLARK, Lane 20 yd field goal, 4-4 1:3000:28 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 52 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 4-58 1:47

3rd 08:14 TSU - CLARK, Lane 27 yd field goal, 14-62 6:3402:44 TSU - KILLINGS, R. 20 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 6-56 3:13

4th 12:21 TSU - FERGUSON, Dante 36 yd interception return (WEISS, Coby kick)12:07 TSU - TEAM safety02:08 TSU - WEISS, Coby 25 yd field goal, 10-28 5:22

VUL TSUFIRST DOWNS 5 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27--21 41-174PASSING YDS (NET) 79 274Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-4-2 23-16-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 45-58 64-448Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 6-94Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-54 1-18Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-100Punts (Number-Avg) 10-41.8 3-40.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 12-78 9-70Possession Time 26:59 33:01Third-Down Conversions 0 of 11 5 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 6-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 6-34

RUSHING: VUL-Maurice Richard 11-21; Eric Clay 1-4; Kevin McBride 1-minus 1; Tomas Newman 1-minus 1;Bryan Reed 1-minus 2; TEAM 1-minus 4; DeAnthony Walke 4-minus 11; Thomas Jones 7-minus 27. TennesseeState-CURTIS, Sabree 4-53; BLACK, Tyler 8-44; GRANGER, Arkeem 17-35; ROWLAND, Chris 3-30; ROWLAND,Seth 2-12; KILLINGS, R. 1-11; RHODES, Mazio 1-6; TEAM 1-minus 2; WELLS, Kullen 1-minus 4; HUGHES,Michael 3-minus 11.

PASSING: VUL-DeAnthony Walke 2-9-2-20; Thomas Jones 1-6-0-8; Kevin McBride 1-3-0-51. TennesseeState-HUGHES, Michael 15-20-0-262; WELLS, Kullen 1-3-0-12.

RECEIVING: VUL-Corye Smith 2-51; Decarlos Frazie 1-20; Kevin McBride 1-8. Tennessee State-SMITH,Patrick 4-118; ROWLAND, Chris 4-10; NEWBOLD, Steven 3-83; KILLINGS, R. 3-44; RHODES, Mazio 2-19.

INTERCEPTIONS: VUL-None. Tennessee State-JOHNSON, L. 1-64; FERGUSON, Dante 1-36.

FUMBLES: VUL-DeAnthony Walke 1-1; Thomas Jones 1-0. Tennessee State-WELLS, Kullen 1-0.

VUL (0-8) vs. Tennessee State (5-4,1-4)Date: Nov 04, 2017 • Site: Nashville, Tenn. • Stadium: Hale StadiuumAttendance: 7487

Kickoff time: 2 pm • End of Game: 4:55 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:55Officials: Referee: Douglas Mercer; Umpire: Jason Morgan; Linesman: Jeff Estes;Line judge: Scott Speropoul; Back judge: Jaime Martinez; Field judge: Gary McCarthy;Side judge: Kirt Shay;Temperature: 76 deg • Wind: 7 mph S • Weather: Mostly Cloudy

gaMe 9 • nOv. 4, 2017wiLLiam J. haLe Stadium (7.487) • naShviLLe, tenn. 1 2 3 4 Final

Virginia U. Lynchburg 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee State 21 17 10 12 60

Sophomore Quarterback Michael Hughes (Nashville, Tenn.)-On seeing the field“I’ve been getting more comfortable with the game. The receivers and I are connecting a little more, so it’s been great.”

-On the game“It was a great opportunity to get better – that’s what I did, that’s what the whole team did. Hopefully we carry that on next week.”

-On the Ronnie Killings touchdown“Ronnie is definitely great. He’s a good guy to come off the bench and go to. When he comes in, I feel just as comfortable with him as when Steve and Pat are in. It felt good to give him one.”

Sophomore Wide Receiver Ronnie Killings-On first touchdown at TSU“It felt great. It felt like a long time coming, but it felt great to finally get into the end zone. I knew I was going to have the opportunity to get into the end zone, it just depended on if I was going to get the ball or not. Once I saw the ball and that I had the right position on the defender, I just went up for the ball and made the play.”

Sophomore Linebacker Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. (Lithonia, Ga.)-On the game“Today was a good day for us defensively and offensively as a whole. We ran up the scoreboard, got defensive plays all across the board.”

-On contribution to the 12th ranked defense in the country“It was my first interception ever, including high school. It feels good to have a pick six. All I’ve been doing is following coaching and doing whatever they’ve said to do since camp, just executing. It was my time to prove myself for the upcoming two years.”

Freshman Running Back Arkeem Granger-On first carry at TSU“My first time going out, I was nervous, I had butterflies and I didn’t know what to think, but once I got the first contact I was ready to go. It feels great to be back. Thank you, God.”

-On the game“This game was a confidence booster. We plan on going out next week and attacking them, taking it one game at a time. Hopefully we’ll end up in the playoffs if we beat SEMO and Jacksonville State.”

Junior Defensive End Marvin Maddox (Jacksonville, Fla.)-On VUL’s negative rushing yards“It’s a good [thing], but we have to carry that on to next week. We’re going to enjoy this win, but tomorrow we’ll be back up and running and working hard for the next game.”

-On defense“It goes back to everybody doing their jobs. Nobody wants to be the big guy to make the plays, everybody sticks to their job and with that more good things will happen.”

NotesTSU won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Captains for TSU Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith... Weather at the time of kickoff was 75 degrees and mostly sunny... The 60 points for TSU are the most since putting up 73 in a 73-6 win over Central State on Sept. 28, 2013... Saturday was the first-ever meeting between TSU and Virginia University of Lynchburg... Red-shirt sophomore running back Arkeem Granger picked up his first career carry on the afternoon... Redshirt senior wide receiver Patrick Smith now has 31 career receiving touchdowns, moving to a tie for fourth in Ohio Valley Conference history... Smith increased his receiv-ing yards total to 2,568, moving him past Corey Sullivan for third in TSU history... The last time TSU had a quarterback throw for six touchdowns was Nov. 22, 2014 when Michael German tossed four at Murray State... Sophomore wide receiver Ronnie Killings caught his first career touchdown... Redshirt sophomore Dante’ Ferguson, Jr. se-cured his first career interception and first career pick six... Tennessee State was playing its first game at Hale Stadium this season... TSU’s defense picked up a safety for the second week in a row... The last time TSU’s defense posted a shutout was Sept. 3, 2016 – a 44-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the 2016 John Merritt Classic.

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Box Score (Final)SEMO vs Tennessee State (Nov 11, 2017 at Nashville, Tenn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalSEMO 6 0 7 7 20Tennessee State 6 7 0 10 23

Qtr Time Scoring play1st 07:25 TSU - CLARK, Lane 37 yd field goal, 8-69 3:14

03:57 TSU - CLARK, Lane 45 yd field goal, 6--7 3:1602:09 SEMO - ALEXANDER, D. 21 yd interception return (LITANG, N. kick blockd)

2nd 02:14 TSU - MEDLEY, Mahlon 28 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 8-92 3:553rd 02:46 SEMO - WILKERSON, K. 9 yd pass from HOSKET, Jesse (LITANG, N. kick), 9-44 5:314th 13:27 TSU - HARRIS, Terence 9 yd pass from HUGHES, Michael (CLARK, Lane kick), 7-81 4:05

09:12 SEMO - WILKERSON, K. 8 yd pass from HOSKET, Jesse (LITANG, N. kick), 7-50 4:0402:07 TSU - CLARK, Lane 44 yd field goal, 4-4 2:21

SEMO TSUFIRST DOWNS 9 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 28-148 45-147PASSING YDS (NET) 83 196Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-12-1 14-9-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 47-231 59-343Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-5 1-29Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-97 4-103Interception Returns-Yards 1-21 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-29.8 4-32.8Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 4-35 6-42Possession Time 24:33 35:27Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-33 1-5

RUSHING: SEMO-TERRY, Marquis 16-116; SANDERS, C. 8-28; HOSKET, Jesse 4-4. Tennessee State-CURTIS,Sabree 9-72; ROWLAND, Chris 6-47; KNOX, Andrew 12-27; SMITH, Patrick 4-7; TEAM 2-minus 1; HUGHES,Michael 12-minus 5.

PASSING: SEMO-HOSKET, Jesse 12-19-1-83. Tennessee State-HUGHES, Michael 9-14-1-196.

RECEIVING: SEMO-WILKERSON, K. 7-55; WILLIAMS, Eric 1-12; TERRY, Marquis 1-8; BILLINGTON, T. 1-5;SANDERS, C. 1-3; SMITH, Zack 1-0. Tennessee State-NEWBOLD, Steven 5-153; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-28;HARRIS, Terence 1-9; KNOX, Andrew 1-6; CURTIS, Sabree 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: SEMO-ALEXANDER, D. 1-21. Tennessee State-BONDS, Terrell 1-0.

FUMBLES: SEMO-HOSKET, Jesse 2-1. Tennessee State-None.

SEMO (2-8,2-5) vs. Tennessee State (6-4,2-5)Date: Nov 11, 2017 • Site: Nashville, Tenn. • Stadium: Hale StadiumAttendance: 8693

Kickoff time: 2:00 pm • End of Game: 4:48 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:48Officials: Referee: Andy Faust; Umpire: Thomas Flay; Linesman: Jeff Irwin;Line judge: Craig Dunn; Back judge: Jimmy Colwell; Field judge: K. Merriweather;Side judge: Jim Toth; Center judge: Wilson Jackson;Temperature: 59 deg • Wind: E 6mph • Weather: Partly Sunny

gaMe 10 • nOv. 11, 2017wiLLiam J. haLe Stadium (8,693) • naShviLLe, tenn. 1 2 3 4 Final

Southeast Missouri 6 0 7 7 20Tennessee State 6 7 0 10 23

Head Coach Rod Reed-On the game“We talked in pre-game about the things we needed to do to be successful, and the main thing was to protect the football, dominate on our kicking game and dominate on both sides of the lines of scrimmage – win at the offense line, win at the defensive line and win at the line of scrimmage. Out guys came out and did that. We played hard. With the exception of a few big plays we gave up defensively, we did extremely well. Newbold gave us a shot when we needed it, giving us a good field position to make plays. L. Cook makes the checks in the secondary. SEMO does a lot in the secondary with motions and shifts and we did a good job defensively. Coach Fisher had a great game plan for this team, as did Coach Parker.”

Senior Kick Lane Clark-On the game“It was intense. It came all the way down to the end. Both sides of the ball played hard and special teams was a big part of the game today.”

-On moving into No. 5 in all-time career points“Points don’t mean that much. It feels good, but when it comes down to it, I’m going to be ready regardless.”

-On short week preparation“Same thing as every week – I’m starting to feel stronger. Pro-tection has been doing really well. Each day we’re going to work special teams like we always do, hopefully I’ll be kicking a lot of PATs instead of field goals.”

Sophomore Quarterback Michael Hughes-On the offense“It started off a little rough. I threw a pick six, but eventually we bounced back and put up some more points on the scoreboard. We came out the win.”

-On pass options“Today was actually Steven Newbold. I think they were trying to double-team Pat because of what he’s produced in the past, but they left Steve 1-on-1 on the backside a lot, so I went to him and made big plays.”

Senior Linebacker Chris Collins -On how he wants to finish out the season“I think Jacksonville State is top five in the nation, so a ‘W’ there… I would be satisfied. It’ll be a huge win for us.”

NOTESTSU won the coin toss and chose to defer to the second half... Cap-tains for TSU Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith... Seven seniors served as secondary captains... Weather at kickoff was 58 degrees and Mostly Cloudy... The Tigers lead the series with the Redhawks 14-11... TSU is 9-2 versus SEMO in Nashville... Tennessee State is 6-0 this season when scoring first... The Tigers forced two turnovers on the day... The Big Blue entered the game ranked 34th in the nation... Senior kicker Lane Clark surpassed Charles Anthony to place fifth in all-time career points with 254 after kicking for 11 today... Terence Harris scored his first touchdown of his career during his final game at home... The pass play was the first reception for the senior fullback in his four year career; Harris also has no rush attempts during his career

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gaMe 11 • nOv. 16, 2017buRgeSS-Snow fieLd () • JackSonviLLe, aLa. 1 2 3 4 Final

Tennessee State Jacksonville State

Freshman Safety Vincent Sellers -On winning for the Seniors “Being the only freshman out there that’s starting with a bunch of seniors on defense, there’s a lot of energy and they trusted me. I had to play like I was a senior out there playing for my last game. I’m excited for these guys and they left with a bang.”

Senior Linebacker Justin North-On the game“Defense came out pretty strong. We had special teams giv-ing us a great field position and that’s really how we came out on top. Offense drove the ball down and if we didn’t convert on first down, we kicked a field goal and put three points on the board.”

Senior Full Back Terence Harris II- On the game“We came out and started fast, but got a little shaky towards the third quarter. In the fourth, we came out strong and fin-ished it out.”

-On his first touch as a Tiger“All the way live. I was expecting it because they called the play for the play action pass, and I knew I was going to be open. When I got the ball, I checked to see who was behind me, came in, defender tried to stop me, but I ran him over.

Sophomore Running Back Sabree Curtis Jr. - On the game“Offense came out and played good from the start, defense clicked and special teams made big plays when we needed it. Everybody came out and played.”

-On winning Senior Day“I’m going to miss these guys. I had fun playing with them and learned a lot from them. It was nice to get this ‘W’. It meant a lot to them. I love my brothers.”

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2017 StatiSticS tenneSSee State at JackSonville State (nov. 16, 2017)Tennessee State Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 11, 2017)

All games

Team Statistics TSU OPPSCORING 261 180 Points Per Game 26.1 18.0 Points Off Turnovers 64 30FIRST DOWNS 177 147 R u s h i n g 87 58 P a s s i n g 78 71 P e n a l t y 12 18RUSHING YARDAGE 1525 1083 Yards gained rushing 1787 1340 Yards lost rushing 262 257 Rushing Attempts 388 334 Average Per Rush 3.9 3.2 Average Per Game 152.5 108.3 TDs Rushing 7 10PASSING YARDAGE 1965 1487 C o m p - A t t - I n t 138-250-6 151-271-14 Average Per Pass 7.9 5.5 Average Per Catch 14.2 9.8 Average Per Game 196.5 148.7 TDs Passing 17 9TOTAL OFFENSE 3490 2570 Total Plays 638 605 Average Per Play 5.5 4.2 Average Per Game 349.0 257.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 35-709 34-668PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 20-182 16-155INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-377 6-40KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.3 19.6PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.1 9.7INT RETURN AVERAGE 26.9 6.7FUMBLES-LOST 17-10 14-6PENALTIES-Yards 93-835 67-573 Average Per Game 83.5 57.3PUNTS-Yards 45-1736 53-2031 Average Per Punt 38.6 38.3 Net punt average 33.8 34.1KICKOFFS-Yards 53-2840 40-2315 Average Per Kick 53.6 57.9 Net kick average 37.2 37.7TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 0 8 2 7 : 5 33RD-DOWN Conversions 57/137 48/136 3rd-Down Pct 42% 35%4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/9 6/17 4th-Down Pct 67% 35%SACKS BY-Yards 18-94 23-124MISC YARDS 10 39TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 30 22FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-22 10-13ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (28-36) 78% (23-28) 82%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (17-36) 47% (16-28) 57%PAT-ATTEMPTS (30-30) 100% (18-20) 90%ATTENDANCE 48320 91869 Games/Avg Per Game 4/12080 5/18374 Neutral Site Games 1/17102

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTennessee State 56 78 45 76 6 261Opponents 53 32 42 44 9 180


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Tennessee State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 11, 2017)All games

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 31, 2017 at Georgia State W 17-10 24333Sep 09, 2017 at Jackson State W 17-15 47407Sep 17, 2017 vs Florida A&M W 24-13 17102

* Sep 23, 2017 at #24 UT Martin L 16-31 6484* Sep 30, 2017 EASTERN ILLINOIS L 16-19 11013* Oct 07, 2017 at Eastern Kentucky W 45-21 8410* Oct 14, 2017 AUSTIN PEAY L 17-21 21127* Oct 28, 2017 at Tennessee Tech L 26-30 5235

Nov 04, 2017 VUL W 60-0 7487* Nov 11, 2017 SEMO W 23-20 8693

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gROWLAND, Seth 9 89 448 35 413 4.6 2 59 45.9CURTIS, Sabree 10 79 399 17 382 4.8 0 42 38.2HARRIS, Treon 7 54 344 26 318 5.9 3 26 45.4KNOX, Andrew 10 41 144 11 133 3.2 0 26 13.3ROWLAND, Chris 9 18 114 3 111 6.2 0 19 12.3BLACK, Tyler 5 15 75 1 74 4.9 0 12 14.8HARRISON, Earl 4 16 44 2 42 2.6 1 9 10.5GRANGER, Arkeem 4 17 58 23 35 2.1 0 8 8.8SMITH, Patrick 10 6 30 0 30 5.0 0 20 3.0KILLINGS, R. 10 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 1.1RHODES, Mazio 9 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.7NEWBOLD, Steven 10 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 0.2Total 10 388 1787 262 1525 3.9 7 59 152.5Opponents 10 334 1340 257 1083 3.2 10 36 108.3

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gHUGHES, Michael 8 156.32 78-140-4 55.7 1222 14 66 152.8HARRIS, Treon 7 114.94 58-106-2 54.7 729 2 44 104.1WELLS, Kullen 2 66.93 1-3-0 33.3 12 0 12 6.0SMITH, Patrick 10 446.80 1-1-0 100.0 2 1 2 0.2Total 10 138.86 138-250-6 55.2 1965 17 66 196.5Opponents 10 102.44 151-271-14 55.7 1487 9 59 148.7

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gSMITH, Patrick 10 38 606 15.9 8 52 60.6NEWBOLD, Steven 10 34 627 18.4 4 51 62.7ROWLAND, Chris 9 15 144 9.6 0 32 16.0JOHNSON, DeVon 8 10 158 15.8 1 66 19.8MEDLEY, Mahlon 10 9 117 13.0 1 28 11.7CURTIS, Sabree 10 8 65 8.1 0 14 6.5RHODES, Mazio 9 6 87 14.5 0 22 9.7KNOX, Andrew 10 5 32 6.4 0 11 3.2CAVITT, Miles 9 4 50 12.5 0 25 5.6KILLINGS, R. 10 3 44 14.7 1 20 4.4ROWLAND, Seth 9 3 20 6.7 0 11 2.2HARRIS, Terence 9 1 9 9.0 1 9 1.0HARRISON, Earl 4 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.0NEWBERG, Thomas 10 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.2Total 10 138 1965 14.2 17 66 196.5Opponents 10 151 1487 9.8 9 59 148.7

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkCLARK, Lane 13-18 72.2 1-1 4-4 2-4 5-7 1-2 51 2WEISS, Coby 2-4 50.0 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 39 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsCLARK, Lane - 13-18 25-25 - - - - - 64SMITH, Patrick 9 - - - - - - - 54NEWBOLD, Steven 4 - - - - - - - 24HARRIS, Treon 3 - - - - - - - 18SELLERS, V. 2 - - - - - - 1 14ROWLAND, Seth 2 - - - - - - - 12JOHNSON, DeVon 2 - - - - - - - 12WEISS, Coby - 2-4 4-4 - - - - - 10NEWBERG, Thomas 1 - - - - - - - 6HARRISON, Earl 1 - - - - - - - 6HARRIS, Terence 1 - - - - - - - 6KILLINGS, R. 1 - - - - - - - 6BONDS, Terrell 1 - - - - - - - 6FERGUSON, Dante 1 - - - - - - - 6MEDLEY, Mahlon 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 30 15-22 30-30 - - - - 3 261Opponents 22 10-13 18-20 - - - - - 180

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTennessee State 56 78 45 76 6 261Opponents 53 32 42 44 9 180

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 6-4 2-2 3-2 1-0Conference 2-4 1-2 1-2 0-0Non-Conference 4-0 1-0 2-0 1-0

Team Statistics TSU OPPFIRST DOWNS 177 147 R u s h i n g 87 58 P a s s i n g 78 71 P e n a l t y 12 18RUSHING YARDAGE 1525 1083 Rushing Attempts 388 334 Average Per Rush 3.9 3.2 Average Per Game 152.5 108.3 TDs Rushing 7 10PASSING YARDAGE 1965 1487 C o m p - A t t - I n t 138-250-6 151-271-14 Average Per Pass 7.9 5.5 Average Per Catch 14.2 9.8 Average Per Game 196.5 148.7 TDs Passing 17 9TOTAL OFFENSE 3490 2570 Average Per Play 5.5 4.2 Average Per Game 349.0 257.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 35-709 34-668PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 20-182 16-155INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-377 6-40FUMBLES-LOST 17-10 14-6PENALTIES-Yards 93-835 67-573PUNTS-AVG 45-38.6 53-38.3TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 0 8 2 7 : 5 33RD-DOWN Conversions 57/137 48/1364TH-DOWN Conversions 6/9 6/17

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgBONDS, Terrell 3 40 13.3 1 36SELLERS, V. 2 78 39.0 2 44NESBETH, Dajour 2 58 29.0 0 32COOK, Laquarius 2 71 35.5 0 71MORROW, Jason 1 2 2.0 0 2JOHNSON, L. 1 64 64.0 0 64NORTH, Justin 1 22 22.0 0 22JOHNSON, Joseph 1 6 6.0 0 6FERGUSON, Dante 1 36 36.0 1 36

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkROWLEY, Austin 44 1736 39.5 58 3 5 10 3 1TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgSMITH, Patrick 11 55 5.0 1 56ROWLAND, Chris 5 84 16.8 0 30JOHNSON, DeVon 1 -3 -3.0 0 0CURTIS, Sabree 1 10 10.0 0 10SELLERS, V. 1 29 29.0 0 0ROWLAND, Seth 1 7 7.0 0 0Total 20 182 9.1 1 56Opponents 16 155 9.7 1 35

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgROWLAND, Chris 16 312 19.5 0 33JOHNSON, DeVon 8 207 25.9 1 96SMITH, Patrick 4 84 21.0 0 33SIMPKINS, Jared 3 44 14.7 0 23NEWBOLD, Steven 2 41 20.5 0 23MEDLEY, Mahlon 1 8 8.0 0 8KILLINGS, R. 1 13 13.0 0 13Total 35 709 20.3 1 96Opponents 34 668 19.6 1 89

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gSMITH, Patrick 10 30 606 55 84 0 775 77.5NEWBOLD, Stev 10 2 627 0 41 0 670 67.0ROWLAND, Chri 9 111 144 84 312 0 651 72.3CURTIS, Sabree 10 382 65 10 0 0 457 45.7ROWLAND, Seth 9 413 20 7 0 0 440 48.9Total 10 1525 1965 182 709 377 4758 475.8Opponents 10 1083 1487 155 668 40 3433 343.3

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gHUGHES, Michael 8 179 -4 1222 1218 152.2HARRIS, Treon 7 160 318 729 1047 149.6ROWLAND, Seth 9 89 413 0 413 45.9CURTIS, Sabree 10 79 382 0 382 38.2KNOX, Andrew 10 41 133 0 133 13.3Total 10 638 1525 1965 3490 349.0Opponents 10 605 1083 1487 2570 257.0

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf32 COLLINS, Chris 10 49 36 85 11.5-36 2.5-13 . 2 1 . 2 . .26 COOK, Laquarius 10 34 20 54 2.5-5 . 2-71 2 . . . . .19 NORTH, Justin 10 28 26 54 8.0-28 1.0-5 1-22 2 . 1-0 2 . .30 EDWARDS, Blair 10 28 21 49 4.5-8 2.0-5 . 2 1 2-0 1 . .25 SELLERS, V. 10 35 13 48 2.0-4 . 2-78 5 . . . 1 1

Total 10 365 239 604 65-207 18-94 14-377 32 16 6-0 7 5 3Opponents 10 367 301 668 64-234 23-124 6-40 32 16 10-22 12 3 .

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gROWLAND, Seth 9 89 448 35 413 4.6 2 59 45.9CURTIS, Sabree 10 79 399 17 382 4.8 0 42 38.2HARRIS, Treon 7 54 344 26 318 5.9 3 26 45.4KNOX, Andrew 10 41 144 11 133 3.2 0 26 13.3ROWLAND, Chris 9 18 114 3 111 6.2 0 19 12.3BLACK, Tyler 5 15 75 1 74 4.9 0 12 14.8HARRISON, Earl 4 16 44 2 42 2.6 1 9 10.5GRANGER, Arkeem 4 17 58 23 35 2.1 0 8 8.8SMITH, Patrick 10 6 30 0 30 5.0 0 20 3.0KILLINGS, R. 10 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 1.1RHODES, Mazio 9 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.7NEWBOLD, Steven 10 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 0.2HUGHES, Michael 8 39 112 116 -4 -0.1 1 28 -0.5WELLS, Kullen 2 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -2.0TEAM 8 9 0 24 -24 -2.7 0 0 -3.0Total 10 388 1787 262 1525 3.9 7 59 152.5Opponents 10 334 1340 257 1083 3.2 10 36 108.3

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gHUGHES, Michael 8 156.32 78-140-4 55.7 1222 14 66 152.8HARRIS, Treon 7 114.94 58-106-2 54.7 729 2 44 104.1WELLS, Kullen 2 66.93 1-3-0 33.3 12 0 12 6.0SMITH, Patrick 10 446.80 1-1-0 100.0 2 1 2 0.2Total 10 138.86 138-250-6 55.2 1965 17 66 196.5Opponents 10 102.44 151-271-14 55.7 1487 9 59 148.7

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gSMITH, Patrick 10 38 606 15.9 8 52 60.6NEWBOLD, Steven 10 34 627 18.4 4 51 62.7ROWLAND, Chris 9 15 144 9.6 0 32 16.0JOHNSON, DeVon 8 10 158 15.8 1 66 19.8MEDLEY, Mahlon 10 9 117 13.0 1 28 11.7CURTIS, Sabree 10 8 65 8.1 0 14 6.5RHODES, Mazio 9 6 87 14.5 0 22 9.7KNOX, Andrew 10 5 32 6.4 0 11 3.2CAVITT, Miles 9 4 50 12.5 0 25 5.6KILLINGS, R. 10 3 44 14.7 1 20 4.4ROWLAND, Seth 9 3 20 6.7 0 11 2.2HARRIS, Terence 9 1 9 9.0 1 9 1.0HARRISON, Earl 4 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.0NEWBERG, Thomas 10 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.2Total 10 138 1965 14.2 17 66 196.5Opponents 10 151 1487 9.8 9 59 148.7

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgSMITH, Patrick 11 55 5.0 1 56ROWLAND, Chris 5 84 16.8 0 30JOHNSON, DeVon 1 -3 -3.0 0 0CURTIS, Sabree 1 10 10.0 0 10ROWLAND, Seth 1 7 7.0 0 0SELLERS, V. 1 29 29.0 0 0Total 20 182 9.1 1 56Opponents 16 155 9.7 1 35

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgBONDS, Terrell 3 40 13.3 1 36COOK, Laquarius 2 71 35.5 0 71SELLERS, V. 2 78 39.0 2 44NESBETH, Dajour 2 58 29.0 0 32NORTH, Justin 1 22 22.0 0 22JOHNSON, Joseph 1 6 6.0 0 6JOHNSON, L. 1 64 64.0 0 64MORROW, Jason 1 2 2.0 0 2FERGUSON, Dante 1 36 36.0 1 36Total 14 377 26.9 4 71Opponents 6 40 6.7 1 21

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgROWLAND, Chris 16 312 19.5 0 33JOHNSON, DeVon 8 207 25.9 1 96SMITH, Patrick 4 84 21.0 0 33SIMPKINS, Jared 3 44 14.7 0 23NEWBOLD, Steven 2 41 20.5 0 23KILLINGS, R. 1 13 13.0 0 13MEDLEY, Mahlon 1 8 8.0 0 8Total 35 709 20.3 1 96Opponents 34 668 19.6 1 89

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 2 22 11.0 0 17


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PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsCLARK, Lane - 13-18 25-25 - - - - - 64SMITH, Patrick 9 - - - - - - - 54NEWBOLD, Steven 4 - - - - - - - 24HARRIS, Treon 3 - - - - - - - 18SELLERS, V. 2 - - - - - - 1 14JOHNSON, DeVon 2 - - - - - - - 12ROWLAND, Seth 2 - - - - - - - 12WEISS, Coby - 2-4 4-4 - - - - - 10MEDLEY, Mahlon 1 - - - - - - - 6FERGUSON, Dante 1 - - - - - - - 6HARRIS, Terence 1 - - - - - - - 6HARRISON, Earl 1 - - - - - - - 6NEWBERG, Thomas 1 - - - - - - - 6HUGHES, Michael 1 - - - - - - - 6KILLINGS, R. 1 - - - - - - - 6BONDS, Terrell 1 - - - - - - - 6TEAM - - - - - - - 2 4BOUDREAUX, M. - - 1-1 - - - - - 1Total 30 15-22 30-30 - - - - 3 261Opponents 22 10-13 18-20 - - - - - 180

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gHUGHES, Michael 8 179 -4 1222 1218 152.2HARRIS, Treon 7 160 318 729 1047 149.6ROWLAND, Seth 9 89 413 0 413 45.9CURTIS, Sabree 10 79 382 0 382 38.2KNOX, Andrew 10 41 133 0 133 13.3ROWLAND, Chris 9 18 111 0 111 12.3BLACK, Tyler 5 15 74 0 74 14.8HARRISON, Earl 4 16 42 0 42 10.5GRANGER, Arkeem 4 17 35 0 35 8.8SMITH, Patrick 10 7 30 2 32 3.2KILLINGS, R. 10 1 11 0 11 1.1WELLS, Kullen 2 4 -4 12 8 4.0RHODES, Mazio 9 1 6 0 6 0.7NEWBOLD, Steven 10 2 2 0 2 0.2TEAM 8 9 -24 0 -24 -3.0Total 10 638 1525 1965 3490 349.0Opponents 10 605 1083 1487 2570 257.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkCLARK, Lane 13-18 72.2 1-1 4-4 2-4 5-7 1-2 51 2WEISS, Coby 2-4 50.0 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 39 0

FG Sequence Tennessee State OpponentsGeorgia State (18),38,30,54 (20)Jackson State (26) (34),(25),(49),47Florida A&M (49) 33UT Martin - (32)Eastern Illinois (51),(36),(40) (32),(42)Eastern Kentucky (49) 41Austin Peay (39),47,39 -Tennessee Tech (23),41 (40),(37),(39)VUL (20),(27),(25) -SEMO (37),(45),42,(44) -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkROWLEY, Austin 44 1736 39.5 58 3 5 10 3 1TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 45 1736 38.6 58 3 5 10 3 1Opponents 53 2031 38.3 55 2 15 17 6 2

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnWEISS, Coby 28 1444 51.6 1 4CLARK, Lane 19 1106 58.2 6 1BOUDREAUX, M. 6 290 48.3 1 0Total 53 2840 53.6 8 5 19.6 37.2 27Opponents 40 2315 57.9 4 1 20.3 37.7 27

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gSMITH, Patrick 10 30 606 55 84 0 775 77.5NEWBOLD, Ste 10 2 627 0 41 0 670 67.0ROWLAND, Chri 9 111 144 84 312 0 651 72.3CURTIS, Sabree 10 382 65 10 0 0 457 45.7ROWLAND, Set 9 413 20 7 0 0 440 48.9JOHNSON, DeV 8 0 158 -3 207 0 362 45.2HARRIS, Treon 7 318 0 0 0 0 318 45.4KNOX, Andrew 10 133 32 0 0 0 165 16.5MEDLEY, Mahlo 10 0 117 0 8 0 125 12.5SELLERS, V. 10 0 0 29 0 78 107 10.7RHODES, Mazio 9 6 87 0 0 0 93 10.3BLACK, Tyler 5 74 0 0 0 0 74 14.8COOK, Laquariu 10 0 0 0 0 71 71 7.1KILLINGS, R. 10 11 44 0 13 0 68 6.8JOHNSON, L. 7 0 0 0 0 64 64 9.1NESBETH, Dajo 10 0 0 0 0 58 58 5.8CAVITT, Miles 9 0 50 0 0 0 50 5.6HARRISON, Ear 4 42 4 0 0 0 46 11.5SIMPKINS, Jare 2 0 0 0 44 0 44 22.0BONDS, Terrell 8 0 0 0 0 40 40 5.0FERGUSON, Da 9 0 0 0 0 36 36 4.0GRANGER, Ark 4 35 0 0 0 0 35 8.8NORTH, Justin 10 0 0 0 0 22 22 2.2HARRIS, Terenc 9 0 9 0 0 0 9 1.0JOHNSON, Jos 10 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.6MORROW, Jaso 10 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2NEWBERG, Tho 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.2WELLS, Kullen 2 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -2.0HUGHES, Micha 8 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.5TEAM 8 -24 0 0 0 0 -24 -3.0Total 10 1525 1965 182 709 377 4758 475.8Opponents 10 1083 1487 155 668 40 3433 343.3


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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf32 COLLINS, Chris 10 49 36 85 11.5-36 2.5-13 . 2 1 . 2 . .19 NORTH, Justin 10 28 26 54 8.0-28 1.0-5 1-22 2 . 1-0 2 . .26 COOK, Laquarius 10 34 20 54 2.5-5 . 2-71 2 . . . . .30 EDWARDS, Blair 10 28 21 49 4.5-8 2.0-5 . 2 1 2-0 1 . .25 SELLERS, V. 10 35 13 48 2.0-4 . 2-78 5 . . . 1 110 NESBETH, Dajour 10 29 12 41 1.0-1 . 2-58 8 1 . . . .1A OGUNDEKO, E. 8 18 18 36 6.5-25 4.0-22 . 3 4 1-0 . . .45 PORTER, Dell 10 13 14 27 4.0-8 0.5-0 . . 1 . 1 . .76 SUMMERS, T. 10 14 11 25 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . .92 MORROW, Jason 10 11 10 21 5.0-21 2.5-11 1-2 1 1 . . 3 .91 MADDOX, Marvin 10 11 9 20 4.5-20 1.5-14 . . 2 1-0 . . .5A BONDS, Terrell 8 15 3 18 0.5-1 . 3-40 3 . . . . .58 LEE, Latrelle 9 11 7 18 3.5-11 . . . 2 . . . .21 ARMSTRONG, N. 10 9 8 17 2.0-11 1.0-10 . 2 . . . . .20 JACKSON, Shakur 9 10 4 14 . . . 2 . . . . .50 JOHNSON, Joseph 10 8 4 12 3.0-11 . 1-6 . 1 . . . .27 GREEN, James 10 7 1 8 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .54 FERGUSON, Dante 9 6 2 8 . . 1-36 . . . . . .94 PATTERSON, J. 9 . 7 7 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .22 HOLLAND, L. 10 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .97 CULPEPPER, J. 10 4 1 5 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . . 1-0 . . .33 ROWLAND, Seth 9 2 2 4 . . . . . . . 1 .7 KILLINGS, R. 10 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .1C JOHNSON, L. 7 3 . 3 . . 1-64 . . . . . .6 HARRISON, Earl 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .36 JOHNSON, D. 7 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .5 HARRIS, Treon 7 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .99 PERRY, Michael 5 1 1 2 1.5-3 . . . . . . . .90 JONES, Khalil 3 1 1 2 1.5-6 1.0-6 . . . . 1 . .52 COTHRAN, Andrew 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .71 MORRIS, C. 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .64 BURTON, Thomas 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .40 NEWBERG, Thomas 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .1D GUNN, Reggie 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .47 RICHARDSON, A. 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .14 WELLS, Kullen 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 8 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . 21 NEWBOLD, Steven 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .2 SMITH, Patrick 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .41 CLARK, Lane 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total 10 365 239 604 65-207 18-94 14-377 32 16 6-0 7 5 3Opponents 10 367 301 668 64-234 23-124 6-40 32 16 10-22 12 3 .

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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 31 at Georgia State 42 238 2 59 12 145 0 21 12-25-0 145 0 21 3 44 0 23 0 0 0 0 383Sep 09 at Jackson State 35 160 1 26 5 78 0 32 5-17-1 78 0 32 4 49 0 31 3 41 1 56 238Sep 17 vs Florida A&M 38 241 1 41 18 273 2 44 18-25-0 273 2 44 3 63 0 23 1 7 0 0 514Sep 23 at UT Martin 35 100 1 29 13 159 0 30 13-26-0 159 0 30 5 160 1 96 3 3 0 3 259Sep 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS 37 83 1 14 17 195 0 28 17-30-1 195 0 28 3 48 0 25 2 0 0 0 278Oct 07 at Eastern Kentucky 46 193 1 26 12 106 2 17 12-23-1 106 2 17 3 25 0 20 1 -3 0 0 299Oct 14 AUSTIN PEAY 38 106 0 15 16 208 2 66 16-31-0 208 2 66 3 64 0 28 2 13 0 10 314Oct 28 at Tennessee Tech 31 83 0 28 20 331 3 39 20-36-2 331 3 39 6 135 0 33 1 -2 0 0 414Nov 04 VUL 41 174 0 42 16 274 6 52 16-23-0 274 6 52 1 18 0 18 6 94 0 30 448Nov 11 SEMO 45 147 0 19 9 196 2 38 9-14-1 196 2 38 4 103 0 33 1 29 0 0 343Tennessee State 388 1525 7 59 138 1965 17 66 138-250-6 1965 17 66 35 709 1 96 20 182 1 56 3490Opponents 334 1083 10 36 151 1487 9 59 151-271-14 1487 9 59 34 668 1 89 16 155 1 35 2570

Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 3.9 • Avg/catch: 14.2 • Pass effic: 138.86 • KR avg: 20.3 • PR avg: 9.1 • All purpose avg/game: 475.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 349.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 31 at Georgia State 37 22 59 7.0-26 3.0-17 2 3-0 1-32 0 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17Sep 09 at Jackson State 44 32 76 6.0-21 4.0-18 0 0-0 2-77 2 7 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17Sep 17 vs Florida A&M 28 10 38 4.0-19 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 3 3-3 0 0 0 0 24Sep 23 at UT Martin 29 48 77 7.0-21 1.0-5 1 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 2-2 0 0 1 0 16Sep 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS 41 32 73 4.0-14 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-22 0 6 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 16Oct 07 at Eastern Kentucky 44 16 60 4.0-8 1.0-1 0 0-0 4-116 6 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 21 45Oct 14 AUSTIN PEAY 47 14 61 4.0-11 1.0-0 0 1-0 1-4 2 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 17Oct 28 at Tennessee Tech 33 29 62 8.5-28 1.0-9 0 0-0 2-26 0 3 0 3-3 0 0 1 10 26Nov 04 VUL 31 10 41 14.0-45 6.0-34 2 1-0 2-100 0 4 0 7-7 0 0 1 13 60Nov 11 SEMO 31 26 57 7.0-14 1.0-5 2 1-0 1-0 1 2 2 2-2 0 0 0 10 23Tennessee State 365 239 604 65.5-207 17.0-89 7 6-0 14-377 16 32 5 30-30 0 0 3 64 261Opponents 367 301 668 64.5-234 22.0-120 12 10-22 6-40 16 32 3 18-20 0 0 0 30 180

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 31 at Georgia State 5 189 37.8 54 0 0 1 1 1 1-4 18 1 4 181 45.2 0 1Sep 09 at Jackson State 6 251 41.8 58 0 0 0 1 2 1-1 26 0 4 220 55.0 0 0Sep 17 vs Florida A&M 2 90 45.0 45 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 49 0 5 240 48.0 0 0Sep 23 at UT Martin 6 208 34.7 45 1 1 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 3 175 58.3 0 0Sep 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS 6 249 41.5 49 0 0 1 0 2 3-3 51 0 3 190 63.3 1 1Oct 07 at Eastern Kentucky 5 187 37.4 47 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 49 0 8 412 51.5 4 0Oct 14 AUSTIN PEAY 4 173 43.2 57 0 0 0 1 1 1-3 39 0 4 224 56.0 0 0Oct 28 at Tennessee Tech 4 138 34.5 37 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 23 0 5 232 46.4 0 0Nov 04 VUL 3 120 40.0 43 0 1 1 0 2 3-3 27 0 11 609 55.4 1 3Nov 11 SEMO 4 131 32.8 40 0 0 0 0 1 3-4 45 1 6 357 59.5 2 0Tennessee State 45 1736 38.6 58 1 3 5 3 10 15-22 51 2 53 2840 53.6 8 5Opponents 53 2031 38.3 55 2 2 15 6 17 10-13 49 1 40 2315 57.9 4 1


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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 31 at Georgia State 29 49 0 17 18 224 1 59 18-23-1 224 1 59 3 42 0 33 2 10 0 5 273Sep 09 at Jackson State 33 107 0 18 24 196 0 16 24-46-2 196 0 16 4 144 1 89 3 31 0 21 303Sep 17 vs Florida A&M 15 46 1 18 21 216 1 40 21-34-0 216 1 40 4 82 0 32 0 0 0 0 262Sep 23 at UT Martin 35 100 2 18 20 140 1 20 20-32-0 140 1 20 3 67 0 24 1 14 1 0 240Sep 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS 52 191 2 14 11 46 0 17 11-26-1 46 0 17 1 26 0 26 2 8 0 8 237Oct 07 at Eastern Kentucky 32 124 1 36 21 246 2 36 21-35-4 246 2 36 2 18 0 18 3 19 0 20 370Oct 14 AUSTIN PEAY 44 179 3 34 9 85 0 15 9-14-1 85 0 15 4 82 0 34 2 54 0 35 264Oct 28 at Tennessee Tech 39 160 1 36 11 172 2 44 11-24-2 172 2 44 3 56 0 24 1 13 0 13 332Nov 04 VUL 27 -21 0 13 4 79 0 51 4-18-2 79 0 51 6 54 0 19 1 1 0 1 58Nov 11 SEMO 28 148 0 36 12 83 2 15 12-19-1 83 2 15 4 97 0 45 1 5 0 5 231Opponents 334 1083 10 36 151 1487 9 59 151-271-14 1487 9 59 34 668 1 89 16 155 1 35 2570Tennessee State 388 1525 7 59 138 1965 17 66 138-250-6 1965 17 66 35 709 1 96 20 182 1 56 3490

Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 3.2 • Avg/catch: 9.8 • Pass effic: 102.44 • KR avg: 19.6 • PR avg: 9.7 • All purpose avg/game: 343.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 257.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 31 at Georgia State 32 30 62 4.0-10 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 2 4 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 10Sep 09 at Jackson State 27 40 67 3.0-7 1.0-4 2 1-0 1--2 1 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 15Sep 17 vs Florida A&M 41 20 61 1.0-2 1.0-2 2 1-0 0-0 1 3 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 13Sep 23 at UT Martin 24 52 76 5.0-16 2.0-12 2 2-5 0-0 6 3 1 4-4 0 0 0 3 31Sep 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS 41 28 69 8.0-25 1.0-9 2 3-0 1-0 3 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 19Oct 07 at Eastern Kentucky 47 16 63 6.0-20 1.0-1 0 0-0 1-18 1 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21Oct 14 AUSTIN PEAY 48 10 58 7.0-18 4.0-11 2 1-17 0-0 1 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 21Oct 28 at Tennessee Tech 35 35 70 10.5-48 4.0-30 2 2-0 2-3 1 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 30Nov 04 VUL 39 34 73 11.0-46 3.0-15 0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 11 SEMO 33 36 69 9.0-42 5.0-33 0 0-0 1-21 0 1 1 2-3 0 0 0 6 20Opponents 367 301 668 64.5-234 22.0-120 12 10-22 6-40 16 32 3 18-20 0 0 0 30 180Tennessee State 365 239 604 65.5-207 17.0-89 7 6-0 14-377 16 32 5 30-30 0 0 3 64 261

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 31 at Georgia State 3 109 36.3 48 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 20 0 3 186 62.0 0 0Sep 09 at Jackson State 5 209 41.8 47 0 0 1 0 2 3-4 49 0 4 144 36.0 0 0Sep 17 vs Florida A&M 5 174 34.8 53 1 0 3 2 4 0-1 0 1 2 127 63.5 0 0Sep 23 at UT Martin 6 229 38.2 54 0 0 0 1 3 1-1 32 0 7 421 60.1 1 1Sep 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS 8 280 35.0 44 0 0 4 0 3 2-2 42 0 3 173 57.7 0 0Oct 07 at Eastern Kentucky 4 181 45.2 51 0 0 2 1 0 0-1 0 0 4 244 61.0 1 0Oct 14 AUSTIN PEAY 5 193 38.6 49 0 1 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 4 216 54.0 0 0Oct 28 at Tennessee Tech 3 119 39.7 45 0 1 0 0 0 3-3 40 0 8 506 63.2 2 0Nov 04 VUL 10 418 41.8 55 0 0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 1 60 60.0 0 0Nov 11 SEMO 4 119 29.8 47 1 0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 4 238 59.5 0 0Opponents 53 2031 38.3 55 2 2 15 6 17 10-13 49 1 40 2315 57.9 4 1Tennessee State 45 1736 38.6 58 1 3 5 3 10 15-22 51 2 53 2840 53.6 8 5

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 17 CURTIS, Sabree at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)17 GRANGER, Arkeem vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)

Yards Rushing 91 HARRIS, Treon at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)91 HARRIS, Treon at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)

TD Rushes 1 HARRIS, Treon at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)1 ROWLAND, Seth at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)1 HARRIS, Treon at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)1 ROWLAND, Seth vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)1 HARRIS, Treon at UT Martin (Sep 23, 2017)1 HARRISON, Earl vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 30, 2017)1 HUGHES, Michael at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)

Long Rush 59 ROWLAND, Seth at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Pass attempts 36 HUGHES, Michael at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)Pass completions 20 HUGHES, Michael at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)Yards Passing 331 HUGHES, Michael at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)TD Passes 6 HUGHES, Michael vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)Long Pass 66 HUGHES, Michael vs Austin Peay (Oct 14, 2017)Receptions 7 SMITH, Patrick at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)

7 NEWBOLD, Steven at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)Yards Receiving 153 NEWBOLD, Steven vs SEMO (Nov 11, 2017)TD Receptions 3 SMITH, Patrick at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)

3 SMITH, Patrick vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)Long Reception 66 JOHNSON, DeVon vs Austin Peay (Oct 14, 2017)Field Goals 3 CLARK, Lane vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 30, 2017)

3 CLARK, Lane vs SEMO (Nov 11, 2017)Long Field Goal 51 CLARK, Lane vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 30, 2017)Punts 6 ROWLEY, Austin at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)

6 ROWLEY, Austin vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 30, 2017)Punting Avg 45.0 ROWLEY, Austin vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)Long Punt 58 ROWLEY, Austin at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punts inside 20 2 ROWLEY, Austin at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)

2 ROWLEY, Austin vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 30, 2017)2 ROWLEY, Austin vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)

Long Punt Return 56 SMITH, Patrick at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 96 JOHNSON, DeVon at UT Martin (Sep 23, 2017)Tackles 12 COLLINS, Chris at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)

12 EDWARDS, Blair at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)12 COLLINS, Chris vs Austin Peay (Oct 14, 2017)

Sacks 2.0 OGUNDEKO, E. at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Tackles For Loss 3.0 COLLINS, Chris at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Interceptions 2 SELLERS, V. at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)



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TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 46 at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)Yards Rushing 241 vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)Yards Per Rush 6.3 vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)TD Rushes 2 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Pass attempts 36 at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)Pass completions 20 at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)Yards Passing 331 at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)Yards Per Pass 14.0 vs SEMO (Nov 11, 2017)TD Passes 6 vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)Total Plays 69 at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)

69 vs Austin Peay (Oct 14, 2017)Total Offense 514 vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)Yards Per Play 8.2 vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)Points 60 vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)Sacks By 6 vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)First Downs 23 vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)

23 vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)Penalties 14 vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)Penalty Yards 141 vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)Turnovers 4 vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 30, 2017)

4 at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)Interceptions By 4 at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)Punts 6 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)

6 at UT Martin (Sep 23, 2017)6 vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 30, 2017)

Punting Avg 45.0 vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)Long Punt 58 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punts inside 20 2 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)

2 vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 30, 2017)2 vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)

Long Punt Return 56 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 25 GALLOWAY, Ladar, at UT Martin (Sep 23, 2017)25 GILKEY, Scotty, vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 30, 2017)

Yards Rushing 116 TERRY, Marquis, vs SEMO (Nov 11, 2017)TD Rushes 2 GALLOWAY, Ladar, at UT Martin (Sep 23, 2017)

2 GILKEY, Scotty, vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 30, 2017)Long Rush 36 McCLESKEY, D., at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)

36 GOLDSMITH, Andr, at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)36 TERRY, Marquis, vs SEMO (Nov 11, 2017)

Pass attempts 45 Brent Lyles, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Pass completions 24 Brent Lyles, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Passing 216 STANLEY,Ryan, vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)TD Passes 2 BOYLE, Tim, at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)

2 HOSKET, Jesse, vs SEMO (Nov 11, 2017)Long Pass 59 Manning, Conner, at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Receptions 8 NORWOOD,Brandon, vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)

8 PAUL, Dan, at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)Yards Receiving 111 BYRD, Dontez, at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)TD Receptions 2 MARKUSH, Ryan, at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)

2 WILKERSON, K., vs SEMO (Nov 11, 2017)Long Reception 59 Werts, Ari, at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)Field Goals 3 MADONIA, Nick, at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)Long Field Goal 49 Ch. Jacquemin, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Punts 10 Christopher Vas, vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)Punting Avg 45.2 WRZUSZCZAK, K., at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)Long Punt 55 Christopher Vas, vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)Punts inside 20 4 FADDOUL,Chris, vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)Long Punt Return 35 MOORE, Kyran, vs Austin Peay (Oct 14, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 89 Terrell Kennedy, at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Tackles 13 MARTIN, Tae, at UT Martin (Sep 23, 2017)Sacks 2.0 WILLIAMS, Jason, vs Austin Peay (Oct 14, 2017)

2.0 MOORE, Aderick, at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)2.0 HALL, Zach, vs SEMO (Nov 11, 2017)

Tackles For Loss 5.0 MOORE, Aderick, at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)Interceptions 2 DAVIS, Clay, at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)



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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 52 vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Rushing 191 vs Eastern Illinois (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Per Rush 5.3 vs SEMO (Nov 11, 2017)TD Rushes 3 vs Austin Peay (Oct 14, 2017)Pass attempts 46 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Pass completions 24 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Passing 246 at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)Yards Per Pass 9.7 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)TD Passes 2 at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)

2 at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)2 vs SEMO (Nov 11, 2017)

Total Plays 79 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)Total Offense 370 at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)Yards Per Play 5.5 at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)Points 31 at UT Martin (Sep 23, 2017)Sacks By 5 vs SEMO (Nov 11, 2017)First Downs 21 at Jackson State (Sep 09, 2017)

21 at UT Martin (Sep 23, 2017)Penalties 12 vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)Penalty Yards 78 vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)Turnovers 4 at Georgia State (Aug 31, 2017)

4 at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)Interceptions By 2 at Tennessee Tech (Oct 28, 2017)Punts 10 vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)Punting Avg 45.2 at Eastern Kentucky (Oct 07, 2017)Long Punt 55 vs VUL (Nov 04, 2017)Punts inside 20 4 vs Florida A&M (Sep 17, 2017)Long Punt Return 35 vs Austin Peay (Oct 14, 2017)

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3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 31, 2017 at Georgia State W 17-10 4-14 28.6 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0Sep 09, 2017 at Jackson State W 17-15 4-13 30.8 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 1-5 20.0Sep 17, 2017 vs Florida A&M W 24-13 8-11 72.7 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 3-3 100.0 2-3 66.7Sep 23, 2017 at UT Martin L 16-31 6-13 46.2 0-1 0.0 0-3 0.0 3-5 60.0 3-4 75.0Sep 30, 2017 EASTERN ILLINOIS L 16-19 3-14 21.4 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0Oct 07, 2017 at Eastern Kentucky W 45-21 7-14 50.0 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7 0-4 0.0 2-3 66.7Oct 14, 2017 AUSTIN PEAY L 17-21 7-18 38.9 1-4 25.0 4-6 66.7 1-3 33.3 1-5 20.0Oct 28, 2017 at Tennessee Tech L 26-30 9-16 56.2 2-4 50.0 3-5 60.0 3-4 75.0 1-3 33.3Nov 04, 2017 VUL W 60-0 5-12 41.7 1-1 100.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 2-5 40.0Nov 11, 2017 SEMO W 23-20 4-12 33.3 2-4 50.0 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 0-2 0.0

Tennessee State 57-137 41.6 15-32 46.9 17-34 50.0 13-33 39.4 12-36 33.3 0-2 0.0Opponents 48-136 35.3 11-30 36.7 8-33 24.2 18-33 54.5 10-37 27.0 1-3 33.3

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 31, 2017 at Georgia State W 17-10 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0Sep 09, 2017 at Jackson State W 17-15 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0Sep 17, 2017 vs Florida A&M W 24-13 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Sep 23, 2017 at UT Martin L 16-31 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0Sep 30, 2017 EASTERN ILLINOIS L 16-19 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0Oct 07, 2017 at Eastern Kentucky W 45-21 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Oct 14, 2017 AUSTIN PEAY L 17-21 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0Oct 28, 2017 at Tennessee Tech L 26-30 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0Nov 04, 2017 VUL W 60-0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Nov 11, 2017 SEMO W 23-20 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Tennessee State 6-9 66.7 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 3-6 50.0 0-0 0.0Opponents 6-17 35.3 0-0 0.0 1-4 25.0 3-5 60.0 2-8 25.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 31, 2017 at Georgia State W 17-10 34:59 10:55 8:12 9:08 6:44Sep 09, 2017 at Jackson State W 17-15 26:22 5:19 6:55 3:52 10:16Sep 17, 2017 vs Florida A&M W 24-13 38:25 10:13 8:39 9:19 10:14Sep 23, 2017 at UT Martin L 16-31 26:35 2:11 7:54 10:26 6:04Sep 30, 2017 EASTERN ILLINOIS L 16-19 28:59 8:20 8:52 5:05 6:42 0:00Oct 07, 2017 at Eastern Kentucky W 45-21 34:09 8:48 10:14 6:42 8:25Oct 14, 2017 AUSTIN PEAY L 17-21 32:55 7:40 10:13 5:42 9:20Oct 28, 2017 at Tennessee Tech L 26-30 30:23 6:45 8:40 8:35 6:23Nov 04, 2017 VUL W 60-0 33:01 6:20 7:28 10:08 9:05Nov 11, 2017 SEMO W 23-20 35:27 9:26 9:11 9:29 7:21

Tennessee State Total 321:15 75:57 86:18 78:26 80:34 0:00Avg. 32:07 7:35 8:37 7:50 8:03 0:00

Opponents Total 278:45 74:03 63:42 71:34 69:26 0:00Avg. 27:52 7:24 6:22 7:09 6:56 0:00Tennessee State Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 11, 2017)

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Tennessee State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameAug 31, 2017 at Georgia State W 17-10 5 3 17 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0Sep 09, 2017 at Jackson State W 17-15 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Sep 17, 2017 vs Florida A&M W 24-13 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 23, 2017 at UT Martin L 16-31 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Sep 30, 2017 EASTERN ILLINOIS L 16-19 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 07, 2017 at Eastern Kentucky W 45-21 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 14, 2017 AUSTIN PEAY L 17-21 2 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 28, 2017 at Tennessee Tech L 26-30 5 3 17 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0Nov 04, 2017 VUL W 60-0 6 6 30 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 11, 2017 SEMO W 23-20 5 3 13 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0

Totals 36 28 152 17 7 10 11 4 2 1 0 1 028 of 36 (77.8%)

Opponents Inside Tennessee State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameAug 31, 2017 at Georgia State W 17-10 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Sep 09, 2017 at Jackson State W 17-15 5 3 12 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0Sep 17, 2017 vs Florida A&M W 24-13 3 2 13 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Sep 23, 2017 at UT Martin L 16-31 4 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 30, 2017 EASTERN ILLINOIS L 16-19 3 3 16 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 07, 2017 at Eastern Kentucky W 45-21 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Oct 14, 2017 AUSTIN PEAY L 17-21 3 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 28, 2017 at Tennessee Tech L 26-30 2 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 04, 2017 VUL W 60-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 11, 2017 SEMO W 23-20 2 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 28 23 134 16 9 7 6 2 1 1 0 1 023 of 28 (82.1%)


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Georgia State (6-3)8/31 TENNESSEE STATE L, 10-179/16 at Penn State L, 56-09/23 at Charlotte W, 28-09/30 MEMPHIS Cancelled10/7 at Coastal Carolina W, 27-2110/14 at UL Monroe W, 47-3710/21 TROY L, 34-1010/26 SOUTH ALABAMA W, 21-1311/4 at Georgia Southern W, 21-1711/11 at Texas State W, 33-3011/25 APPALACHIAN STATE TBA12/2 IDAHO TBA

Jackson State (2-8)9/2 at TCU L, 63-09/9 vs. Tennessee State L, 17-159/16 at Grambling State L, 36-219/23 ARKANSAS PINE-BLUFF L, 34-27 OT

9/30 at Prairie View A&M L, 38-910/14 vs. Tuskegee L, 33-710/21 SOUTHERN L, 35-1710/28 at Mississippi Valley State W, 24-511/4 ALABAMA STATE L, 13-311/11 at Alabama A&M W, 10-711/18 ALCORN STATE 2 p.m.

Florida A&M (3-7)8/26 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 29-78/31 vs. Arkansas L, 49-79/16 vs. Tennessee State L, 24-139/23 at Savannah State W, 20-149/28 NC CENTRAL L, 21-1410/7 at Norfolk State L, 35-2810/14 NORTH CAROLINA A&T L, 31-2010/21 at Hampton L, 31-2710/28 at Morgan State W, 34-3111/4 HOWARD L, 37-2611/18 vs. Bethune-Cookman 1 p.m.

UT Martin (5-5, 3-4)8/31 CLARION W, 36-09/9 at Ole Miss L, 45-239/16 at Chattanooga W, 21-79/23 TENNESSEE STATE * W, 31-169/30 at Austin Peay * L, 7-010/7 MURRAY STATE * L, 13-1010/21 at Eastern Kentucky * L, 31-2110/28 EASTERN ILLINOIS * W, 27-1011/4 at Southeast Missouri * W, 16-1411/11 JACKSONVILLE STATE * L, 14-711/18 at Tennessee Tech * 1:30 p.m.

Eastern Illinois (6-4, 5-2)8/31 at Indiana State W, 22-209/9 at Northern Illinois L, 38-109/16 ILLINOIS STATE L, 44-139/23 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * W, 19-169/30 at Tennessee State * W, 19-16 2OT

10/7 TENNESSEE TECH * W, 24-2310/14 at Murray State * W, 27-2410/21 JACKSONVILLE STATE * L, 30-1410/28 at UT Martin * L, 27-1011/4 EASTERN KENTUCKY * W, 23-20 OT

11/18 at Austin Peay * 4 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky (3-7, 3-5)9/2 at Western Kentucky L, 31-179/9 at Kentucky L, 27-16 9/23 TENNESSEE TECH * W, 24-219/30 at Southeast Missouri * L, 29-1010/7 TENNESSEE STATE * L, 45-2110/14 at Jacksonville State * L, 41-2510/21 UT MARTIN * W, 31-2110/28 at Murray State * W, 26-1311/4 at Eastern Illinois * L, 23-20 OT

11/11 AUSTIN PEAY * L, 31-2411/18 SAINT FRANCIS 12 p.m.

Austin Peay (7-4, 6-1)8/31 at Cincinnati L, 26-149/9 at Miami (OH) L, 31-109/16 MOREHEAD STATE W, 69-139/23 at Murray State * W, 27-79/30 UT MARTIN * W, 7-010/7 JACKSONVILLE STATE * L, 34-1410/14 at Tennessee State * W, 21-1710/21 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * W, 38-3110/28 at UCF L, 73-3311/4 at Tennessee Tech * W, 35-2811/11 at Eastern Kentucky * W, 31-2411/18 EASTERN ILLINOIS * 4 p.m.

Tennessee Tech (1-9, 1-6)8/31 WESTERN ILLINOIS L, 41-14 9/9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-149/16 at Ball State L, 28-139/23 at Eastern Kentucky * L, 24-219/30 JACKSONVILLE STATE * L, 34-710/7 at Eastern Illinois * L, 24-2310/14 at Southeast Missouri * L, 31-310/28 TENNESSEE STATE * W, 30-2611/4 AUSTIN PEAY * L, 35-2811/11 at Murray State * L, 31-2111/18 UT MARTIN * 1:30 p.m.

Virginia University of Lynchburg (0-8)8/27 LOUISBERG COLLEGE L, 41-109/2 at Florida Tech L, 44-0 9/9 at Wisconsin-Oshkosh L, 74-79/16 at Newberry L, 55-79/30 GOD’S CHOSEN Cancelled10/7 at Brevard L, 21-1410/21 at Mississippi Valley State L, 53-510/28 VIRGINIA-WISE L, 65-011/4 at Tennessee State L, 60-0

Southeast Missouri (2-8, 2-5)9/2 at Kansas L, 38-169/9 at Dayton L, 25-239/16 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 35-179/23 at Eastern Illinois * L, 19-169/30 EASTERN KENTUCKY * W, 29-1010/14 TENNESSEE TECH * W, 31-310/21 at Austin Peay * L, 38-3110/28 at Jacksonville State * L, 23-711/4 UT MARTIN * L, 16-1411/11 at Tennessee State * L, 23-2011/18 MURRAY STATE * 1 p.m.

Jacksonville State (9-1, 7-0)8/26 vs. Chattanooga W, 27-139/9 at Georgia Tech L, 37-109/23 LIBERTY W, 31-109/30 at Tennessee Tech * W, 34-710/7 at Austin Peay * W, 34-1410/14 EASTERN KENTUCKY * W, 41-2510/21 at Eastern Illinois * W, 30-1410/28 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * W, 23-711/4 MURRAY STATE * W, 59-2311/11 at UT Martin * W, 14-711/16 TENNESSEE STATE * 6 p.m.

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Combined RecordScheduled Opponents

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