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Following a solid start to the 2017 season on August 31, the Wolves now turn their attention to another Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe, as the Miles Golden Bears come to town on Saturday evening. The rivalry between the Wolves and Golden Bears now stretches to a seventh-straight season, as the two teams have met in each year since 2011. West Georgia has won five of the six meetings, including last year in Fairfield, Ala., where the Wolves won handily by a score of 29-0. THIS WEEK’S GAME The West Georgia Wolves come into Saturday’s contest riding high after a 34-9 victory over Fort Valley State in the 2017 opener on August 31. The win caught the eye of the American Football Coaches Associa-tion, as the Wolves earned a top-25 ranking for the first time since ear-ly in the 2015 season, checking in at 25th this week. Miles started the season 0-1 last week, falling at the hands of Division I Alcorn State in their season opener. The Golden Bears fell behind 24-7 in the opening half and never recovered in th second half, losing 50-21 on the road. GARDENHIRE WINS GSC WEEKLY AWARD Following a solid week one performance, defensive end Deandre Gardenhire became the fourth member of the 2017 roster to win a Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Week award. The Kingsland, Ga. native had six tackles in his UWG debut, leading the Wolves on the defensive side of the ball. He had three solo tackles and three assists, and had his first tackle for a loss in the win over Fort Valley State. RUNNING BACKS OPEN STRONG IN 2017 Senior Travis Custis and junior Devontae Jackson had a solid start to the 2017 season last Thursday, as the pair com-bined for 185 yards on 22 carries with two touchdowns against Fort Valley State. Custis had 95 yards and two scores while Jackson had 90 yards and moved into the top-10 among all-time running backs at West Georgia. Their efforts

powered the Wolves to more than 300 yards rushing on the night. DEFENSE OPENS ALLOWING VERY LITTLE Since Scott Symons came to West Georgia in 2014, the UWG defense has routinely been among the best in the nation. Things haven’t changed on that front for the Wolves, as Symons’ defense allowed just 227 yards against FVSU on Thurs-day, including a paltry 88 yards in the first half. The most times in a season that UWG allowed less than 300 yards was 2015, when the Wolves allowed less than 300 in 10 of 14 contests.

WEST GEORGIA FOOTBALL 2015 Gulf South Conference Champions • 2014 & 2015 Super Region 2 Champions • 28 All-Americans

WEST GEORGIA (1 -0 , 0-0 ) vs . MILES (0 -1 , 0-0 )SEPT 9, 2017 • 7:00 PM EST • CARROLLTON, GA • UNIVERSITY STADIUM

Location ............................Carrollton, GASite ............................ University StadiumCapacity ...........................................10,000Surface ................................................ GrassStreaming Video ..........uwgsports.comRadio ...........................................Kiss 102.7Series ....................................First MeetingLast Meeting .....................First Meeting

Miles College National Rankings ..................................................NAHead Coach ........................................ Reginald RuffinCareer Record @ MC ..........................................39-26Record vs. UWG .........................................................1-5

West GeorgiaNational Rankings ...................................................25thHead Coach .................................................David DeanCareer Record @ UWG ........................................... 1-0Record vs. MC......................................... First Meeting

2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS• Overall: 1-0 | GSC: 0-0• Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0• Streak: W2Date Opponent Time/Result8/31 Fort Valley State W 34-99/9 Miles 7:00 PM9/16 @ Delta State * 3:00 PM9/23 Albany State 2:00 PM9/30 North Alabama * 2:00 PM10/7 Valdosta State * 2:00 PM10/14 @ West Alabama * 5:00 PM10/21 @ Miss. College * 3:00 PM10/26 Shorter* 7:00 PM11/4 @ Florida Tech * 1:00 PM 11/11 West Florida * 2:00 PM

All Times Eastern; Home game in BOLD

* Denotes GSC Game

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#PACKSTATS: BY THE NUMBERS

7 Number of times since the 2014 season that West Georgia has had 300 or more rushing yards in a game, including last Thursday against Fort Valley State (305)

22 Games where the UWG defense has allowed 300 yards or less under defensive coor-dinator Scott Symons, including last Thursday against Fort Valley State (227)

Number of career rushing yards for Devontae Jackson, who moved to No. 10 on the all-time rushing list at UWG this past weekend

Senior Receiver Deniko Carter caught his seventh career touchdown for UWG in

the Fort Valley State contest.

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Game 2: UWG vs. Miles | Game Notes

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Coaching ExperienceGeorgia Tech (Student Assistant) .............................................1986-1987

Avondale High School (Receivers) ...................................................... 1987

Valdosta State (Receivers) ...........................................................1988-1991

West Georgia (Running Backs) ............................................................. 1992

West Georgia (RBs/Special Teams Coordinator) ................1993-1997

West Georgia (Offensive Coordinator/RBs) ..........................1998-1999

Valdosta State (Offensive Coordinator/QBs)........................2000-2006

Valdosta State (Head Coach) ....................................................2007-2015

Georgia Southern (Offensive Coordinator) ...................................... 2016

West Georgia (Head Coach) .................................................................. 2017

Head Coach David DeanIn late January the University of West Georgia was faced with the task of filling a vacancy as head football coach. The job wasn’t vacant very long. David Dean was available; ready, willing, and eager to become UWG’s 11th head football coach of the modern era. Dean brings a resume to the UWG post that rivals almost any coach in the nation, at any level. Dean is this season entering his 30th season in the coaching pro-fession, his ninth at West Georgia. There is one common thread to his 29 previous seasons: David Dean is a winner. The former wide receiver at Georgia Tech was a key staff member at Valdosta State from 1988-1991. He next spent eight seasons on the staff at UWG, an era that saw the program experience a large number of firsts. That includes the first winning season at the Division II level, the first NCAA D-II Playoff berth, and the program’s first two Gulf South Conference titles. Dean departed UWG following the 1999 season, joining the staff of Chris Hatcher at Valdosta Sate. He spent seven seasons as the Blazers’ offensive coordina-tor, a run that included the 2004 NCAA Division II Championship. In 2007 Dean ascended to the head coaching post at VSU. He had to assemble a coaching staff almost from the ground up as all but one fellow staff member moved on. The results were positive as Valdosta State posted a 13-1 and won the program’s second national championship. Five years later, Dean was back in the winner’s circle again. This time the Blazers lost twice in the regular season, but they were untouchable in the playoffs, averaging 42 points a game during a postseason run to a second national title. How rare is a second national championship? Consider that college foot-ball has been played in the state of Georgia since the 1890s. During that time only three football coaches in the state have won multiple national titles. Erskine Russell won three FCS title at Georgia Southern, while Paul Johnson followed him in States-boro with a pair of crowns of his own. The other coach on that very exclusive list is David Dean. Dean’s run as head coach at Valdosta State covered nine seasons. Beyond the two national crowns, his Blazer teams posted an impressive record of 79-27, including a mark of 42-19 in games played with the nation’s best Division II confer-ence, the Gulf South. His teams advanced to the NCAA Playoffs six times, and Dean’s postseason head coaching record is 12-4. The success of Dean’s Valdosta State program resulted in numerous indi-vidual plaudits. He captured American Football Coaches Association Division II Coach of the Year honors following both national titles. He was also named 2007 Coach of the Year by Schutt Sports, AFCA Regional Coach of the Year, and GSC Coach of the Year in 2010. Beyond his individual success, Dean’s VSU players captured the highest of honors. His VSU teams had 18 Division II All-America selections, while 10 players signed National Football League contracts. Dean also coached three players who earned GSC Freshman of the Year honors, two league players of the year, and one national defensive player of the year. Clearly, David Dean has been linked to success throughout his 30-year coaching career. At UWG or at UWG’s biggest rival, the results are irrefutable: David Dean is a winner. His teams win and his program flourishes. As Dean begins his first season at UWG, he is following the most suc-cessful three-year run in the history of the Wolves’ program. Few coaches have the gravitas to continue, and even increase that level of success. Dean is a native of DeKalb County in the metro Atlanta area. He was born in Decatur, and enjoyed a stellar high school career for the Avondale Blue Devils. Dean arrived at Georgia Tech as a walk-on in 1982, but was awarded a scholarship the following season. He played wide receiver for the Jackets through the 1985 cam-paign. Married to the former Stacie Stott, the Deans have three daughters: Caro-line (20), Allison (18), and Natalie (12).

Year-By-Year RecordSchool .................... Year ............. Record ............................. FinishValdosta State ..........2007 .......................13-1 ........National Champions Valdosta State ..........2008 ......................... 9-3 ....................NCAA Playoffs Valdosta State ..........2009 ......................... 6-4 ................................................. Valdosta State ..........2010 ......................... 8-3 .................GSC Champions........................................................................................................NCAA Playoffs Valdosta State ..........2011 ......................... 6-4 ................................................. Valdosta State ..........2012 .......................12-2 ........National Champions Valdosta State ..........2013 ......................... 6-4 ................................................. Valdosta State ..........2014 .......................10-3 ....... NCAA Regional Final Valdosta State ..........2015 ......................... 9-3 ....................NCAA Playoffs West Georgia ............2017 ......................... 1-0 ................................................. Overall ........................................................ 80-27



UWG Schedule/Results 8/31 vs. Fort Valley State ...........................W 34-99/9 Miles .......................................................7:00 PM 9/16 at Delta State ......................................3:00 PM 9/23 Albany State (HC) ..............................2:00 PM 9/30 North Alabama ...................................2:00 PM 10/7 Valdosta State (ESPN3) ...................2:00 PM 10/14 at West Alabama ...............................5:00 PM 10/21 at Mississippi College ......................3:00 PM 10/26 Shorter ...................................................7:00 PM 11/4 at Florida Tech. ...................................1:00 PM11/11 West Florida ........................................2:00 PM

Overall Record1-0

Region Record1-0

GSC Record0-0

Nat’l Ranking25 - AFCA

Miles Schedule/Results 9/2 at Alcorn State ..................................... W 21-139/9 at West Georgia .................................. 7:00 PM 9/16 at Fort Valley State ............................ 5:00 PM 9/23 Morehouse............................................ 5:00 PM9/30 Albany State ......................................... 6:00 PM 10/7 at Central State .................................12:00 PM 10/14 Kentucky State..................................... 2:00 PM 10/21 Lane ......................................................... 4:00 PM10/26 Clark Atlanta ......................................... 6:00 PM11/4 at Tuskegee .......................................... 1:00 PM

Game PreviewJust one week into the David Dean era at West Georgia and things are going pretty well. The Wolves have a 34-9 victory under their belts, the first national ranking of the year and the first weekly confer-ence award. But that was just week one. Now, it’s time for Week 2, and with the second week of the season brings another proud SIAC program to University Stadium and Ra-Lin Field, as the Wolves play host to Miles College on Saturday evening. The Wolves come into the week with a 1-0 record on the year after a lopsided win over Fort Valley State last week. The running attack led the way for the Wolves, as UWG racked up over 300 yards rushing and more than 500 total yards in the home opener victory. The win was the fifth season opening victory at University Stadium in the first-ever meeting between West Georgia and Fort Valley State.

Game PreviewDon’t let the score fool you. The Miles Golden Bears are a team that has been in contention for the SIAC title in nearly every year that Reginald Ruffin has been at the helm. The Bears come into Week 2 of the season with an 0-1 record after a 50-21 loss at the hands of Division I Alcorn State this past weekend. Miles’ attack depended largely on the running game, as the Bears rushed for nearly 200 yards in a lopsided loss, fueled by a 100-yard performance from junior running back Justin Hardy. Two of the Miles touchdowns came via the offense, and the other came on a defensive score, as N’Ktavious Floyd picked off a pass in the first half and returned it 71 yards for the touchdown. Sophomore linebacker Austin Stephens leads a very athletic defense into University Stadium this weekend. Stephens had 12 tackles and an interception against Alcorn State in the opener.

Tale of The TaPeTeam StatsPoints Per Game ...............................................34.0Rushing Offense ............................................ 305.0Rushing TD ...............................................................2Passing Offense ............................................. 227.0Passing TD ................................................................2Total Offense .................................................. 532.0Total TD......................................................................4

Points Per Game Allowed ............................... 9.0Rushing Defense ........................................... 120.0Rushing TD Allowed ..............................................1Passing Defense............................................. 107.0Passing TD Allowed ...............................................0Total Defense .................................................. 227.0Total TD Allowed ....................................................1

Statistical LeadersRushing ..................................Travis Custis (95 yds, 2 Td)

.................................................Devontae Jackson (90 yrds)

Passing ............................................................Willie Candler

...........................................................17-24-0, 181 Yds, 2 Td

Receiving ............................ Shaq Roland (5 rec., 30 yds)

........................................Brooks Shannon (2 rec., 64 yds,)

Tackles ..........Deandre Gardenhire (3 UA, 3 A - 6 Tot)

Team StatsPoints Per Game ...............................................21.0Rushing Offense ............................................ 195.0Rushing TD ...............................................................1Passing Offense ................................................82.0Passing TD ................................................................1Total Offense .................................................. 251.0Total TD......................................................................2

Points Per Game Allowed .............................50.0Rushing Defense ........................................... 339.0Rushing TD Allowed ..............................................4Passing Defense...........................................279.00Passing TD Allowed ...............................................1Total Defense .................................................. 593.0Total TD Allowed ....................................................6

Statistical LeadersRushing ............................... Justin Hardy (111 yds, 1 Td)

........................................................... Li’Jon Cordier (32 yds)

Passing .............................................................Li’Jon Cordier

................................................................6-12-0, 82 Yds, 1 Td

Receiving ...............Tyree Leonard (1 rec, 47 yds, 1 Td)

Tackles ................................Austin Stephens (12 tackles)

....................................................Anthony Hardy (8 tackles)

Overall Record0-1

Region Record0-0

GSC Record0-1

Nat’l RankingNone

2017 GSC Players of the WeekWeek Of Offense Defense Special Teams Freshman 9/2 Chris Robinson DSU Martes Wheeler, UWF Max Erdan, FIT Deandre Gardenhire, UWG 9/9 9/16 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/11

This Week in the GSC Five teams opened the 2017 season with a victory this past weekend in the Gulf South Conference, as the opening week had a few surprises for fans around one of the top leagues in the nation. Delta State, Florida Tech, West Alabama, and West Georgia were each dominant in their opening matchups, with each team winning by at least two touchdowns in Week 1. West Florida also opened with a victory, sneaking past Missouri S&T by a 20-16 final. The shockers of the week came from three different contests, as defending national runner-up North Alabama lost 8-7 to Texas A&M-Commerce. Valdosta State was soundly defeated by Albany State 29-12 and Mississippi College lost a heartbreaker to Clark Atlanta, 32-29. Short-er also lost in the opening week, falling at home to Mars Hill. All eyes from Carrollton will be on Waycross, Ga., as Valdosta State takes on West Georgia’s opening week opponent, Fort Valley State while the Wolves are at home against Miles. Delta State hosts Chowan and two different schools will face Division I competition. West Alabama travels to Birmingham to face Samford and Florida Tech has a date with McNeese State to headline an the final week before conference play begins.

2017 GSC Football Standings SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAKDelta State 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1Florida Tech 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1West Alabama 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1West Florida 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1West Georgia 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1Mississippi College 0-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1North Alabama 0-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1Shorter 0-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1Valdosta State 0-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1



The Turnover GameThe West Georgia defense produced one turnover against Fort Valley State in the opening game, as senior safety Montrell Pardue picked off his first pass of the season. Pardue looked to return the pick for six, but the ball slipped out of his hands and went out of bounds, giving the UWG offense the ball deep in Fort Valley State territory.

Building DepthDepth was something that defensive coordinator Scott Symons had plenty of in the past two seasons. This year, the Wolves are talented across the board on de-fense, but experienced depth in Gulf South Conference play is lacking. Of the top four tacklers for the UWG defense against Fort Valley State, three were com-peting on Ra-Lin Field for the first time. Twenty-four different players had at least one tackle in the first game of the year.

Gardenhire earns honorsFreshman defensive end Deandre Gardenhire had a solid start to his UWG career against Fort Valley State, collect-ing six tackles in the contest, which led the team on the night. That earned accolades from the Gulf South Con-ference, as the Kingsland, Ga. native earned Freshman of the Week honors. He joins Zed Brown as two defenders on this year’s roster to have earned that award in their careers at UWG.

Townsend makes a splashTransfer defensive tackle Ledarius Townsend had the first sack of the season for the 2017 UWG

defense against Fort Valley State. He ended the night a tackle for a loss, which was a sack in the second quarter. As a team, the Wolves had two sacks on opening night. Townsend had the first, followed by sophomore defensive end Chad Price and redshirt freshman safety Austin Barron, who teamed up for a half-sack each.

Dominant DefenseSince Scott Symons took over the defense for West Georgia in 2014, the Wolves have been much more stingy than ever before. In that span, West Georgia has had 41 games, and the UWG defense has allowed 300 yards or less in 22 of those contests. One would think that a 227-yard performance for the defense against Fort Valley State would rank high on the list, but the opening night performance ranks just 13th among the best overall yard-age allowed by the Wolves in the past four years. To get into the top-10, the defense would have to allow nearly less than 200 yards.

Vs. Miles under SymonsThe West Georgia defense under Symons has been strict, and four different schools show up among the top-15 total yardage performances since 2014. Miles is the only opponent among those that has been on

that list in every season that Symons has been the defensive coordinator at West Georgia, and the numbers have gotten better for UWG in each season. The first game against the Golden Bears netted 244 yards against the UWG defense in 2014. The 2015 game saw Miles with 215 yards, followed by just 140 yards in a shutout victory for the Wolves in 2016 on the road.

Breakdown - PassingPassing against the UWG defense was not very suc-cessful for Fort Valley State, as the Wolves allowed just 107 yards passing on the night. Four different players had a pass breakup on the evening and the Wolves harassed the Wildcat quarterbacks consistent-ly. Linebacker Korie Rogers was the only player with a break up and a quarterback hurry on the evening. True freshman defensive end Chris Lewis had the other hurry. Montrell Pardue had the only intercep-tion of the night and a pass breakup. Zed Brown and Montreal Henry each also had a pass breakup in the victory.

Breakdown - RushingThe UWG defense allowed just 227 yards of total offense against Fort Valley State in the season opener, with 120 of those coming on the ground. The Wolves threw a lot of bodies at the FVSU running backs, and came away with three tackles for a loss that were not sacks. Junior linebacker Cam Magee, freshman de-fensive end Deandre Gardenhire and senior defensive end Alvonte Bell each had a tackle for a loss in the contest. One back for Fort Valley State had 66 yards on the night.

Kicking GameTwo local products stole the show in the kicking game for the Wolves against Fort Valley State. Trey Wiggins, out of Heard County High School and a true freshman, had 10 points on the night, hitting on two field goals and four extra points. Christian Ramiriez handled all of the kicking and punting duties, averaging 47.0 yards per punt on the night and putting one kickoff in the end zone for a touchback.

Top Defensive Games (Since ‘14) Game Date Total Yds1. Clark Atlanta 9/26/15 100 2. West Florida 9/12/16 128 3. Miles 9/10/16 140 4. Shorter 10/29/16 145 5. Catawba 9/5/15 145 6. Tuskegee 12/5/15 1467. Clark Atlanta 9/26/14 156 8. Johnson C. Smith 9/19/14 1839. Shorter 11/14/15 20510. Miles 9/12/15 21511. West Alabama 10/3/15 21912. Delta State 10/17/15 22713. Fort Valley St. 8/31/17 227 14. Catawba 9/3/16 235 15. Miles 9/13/14 24416. CSU-Pueblo 12/13/14 249

AFCA Top-25 (9/4/17) Rk School Votes LW 1 Northwest Missouri St. 850 12 Ferris St. (Mich.) 799 33 Texas A&M-Commerce 776 54 Shepherd (W.Va.) 726 75 California (Pa.) 675 86 Indiana (Pa.) 649 97 Colorado St.-Pueblo 644 128 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 541 139 Sioux Falls (S.D.) 502 1710 LIU-Post (N.Y.) 486 1411 North Alabama 468 612 Minnesota St. 412 2013 Central Missouri 401 2114 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 338 215 Emporia St. (Kan.) 310 416 Midwestern St. (Texas) 298 2417 Colorado Mesa 293 2318 Indianapolis (Ind.) 246 --19 Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 201 --20 Albany St. (Ga.) 197 --21 Minnesota-Duluth 139 1022 Tuskegee (Ala.) 138 --23 Henderson St. (Ark.) 126 --24 West Chester (Pa.) 101 --25 West Georgia 79 -- Others Receiving Votes: Valdosta St. (Ga.), 76; Florida Tech, 68; Arkansas Tech, 66; Colorado School of Mines, 60; Harding (Ark.), 53; Central Washington, 43; North Greenville (S.C.), 43; Ashland (Ohio), 32; Delta St. (Miss.), 28; Southern Arkansas, 22; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 20; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 19; North Carolina-Pembroke, 16; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 14; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 14; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 13; Bowie St. (Md.), 13; Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 11; Assumption (Mass.), 8; Gannon (Pa.), 8; Eastern New Mexico, 7; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 5; Virginia St., 5; Findlay (Ohio), 2; Notre Dame (Ohio), 2; Winona St. (Minn.), 2; Angelo St. (Texas), 1; East Central (Okla.), 1; Mars Hill (N.C.), 1; Ohio Dominican, 1; Washburn (Kan.), 1.



500 Yards of OffenseThe West Georgia offense looked to be in midseason

form in the opening week of the season against Fort

Valley State, racking up 532 yards of offense in the

contest. It was the sixth time for the UWG offense to go

over 500 yards since Sam Gregg became the offensive

coordinator in 2014. The Wolves have had two-straight

games with at least 500 yards dating back to the 2016

season, when West Georgia ended the year with 561

yards of offense against West Florida.

Rushing AttackIn 2016, the Wolves’ rushing attack was strong, but not

as strong as in the past. In the 2014 and 2015 seasons,

West Georgia had zero games with less than 100 yards

rushing. Twice last year, the Wolves rushed for less than

100 yards. The start in 2017 looks as though the running

attack has returned, as the Wolves rushed for 305 yards

on opening night against a very big defensive front from

Fort Valley State.

Winning the Turnover GameTurnovers always play a vital role in wins and losses. The

Wolves had zero interceptions in the first game of the

2017 season and just one fumble. West Georgia had one

takeaway in the game, so the Wolves enter the second

week of the season with a turnover ratio of 1/1.

Custis/Jackson ShowSenior running back Travis Custis and junior Devontae

Jackson powered the UWG offense to a 300-yard rush-

ing game in the opener. The pair had 11 carries each

against Fort Valley State, combining for 185 yards and

two touchdowns. Custis led the way on the night with

95 yards and two scores while Jackson added 90 yards.

Six different Wolves carried the ball in the contest, with

sophomore transfer Mikell Lands-Davis and Willie Candler

each with nine carries on the night. Land’s Davis had 41

yards in his UWG debut.

Jackson moves upJunior Devontae Jackson moved into 10th place among

all-time running backs at UWG and now has 1,641 rush-

ing yards in his three-year career thus far at UWG. The

place where he is making his mark on the record books

at West Georgia in the biggest way is as an All-Purpose

back. Jackson was named All-Gulf South Conference as

an all-purpose player in each of his first two seasons and

is just 143 yards away from becoming the seventh 3,000-

yard man in terms of all-purpose yards in school history.

Nick Price and Denarius Appling each had more than,

4,300 all-purpose yards in their careers, with Price edging

Appling in the overall numbers by a mere 18 yards.

Solid DistributionSophomore quarterback Willie Candler has a stable of re-

ceivers to throw to this season, and 13 different receivers

took to Ra-Lin Field at various times during the opener

against Fort Valley State. Candler and backup quarterback

Tyler Queen completed 20 passes on the night, with 11

different wideouts on the receiving end. Transfer Shaq

Roland was the most targeted receiver in the contest,

hauling in five passes for 30 yards.

Leading ReceiversWhile Roland led the way with five receptions against Fort

Valley State, two other receivers were tops in yards on

the night. Brooks Shannon and Thomas Lester each had

two catches in the opener, with Shannon going for a

team-high 64 yards. Lester had 62 yards, including 55 on

the second-longest play of the night.

In the Air TonightSophomore quarterback Willie Candler is close to his

first milestone as a quarterback, as he now has 930

career yards passing at UWG. He needs just 70 yards to

become the 16th quarterback in school history to throw

for 1,000 yards in a career.

Vaughan Watch 2017In the 2016 season, Marcus Sayles set the school record

for games started, as with the last game of the year, he

started his 45th career game at West Georgia. Senior

offensive lineman Harley Vaughan is on track to surpass

that record this season. The All-American started at left

tackle for all 14 games of his freshman year in 2014,

then moved to center in the following season and has

started every game of his career. His career start number

sits at 41 heading into the Miles games.

Top Offensive Plays (2017) Yds Type Player Opp 56 Rush Devontae Jackson FVSU 53 Pass Lester from Candler FVSU 43 Pass Shannon from Queen FVSU 35 KR J.J. Jones FVSU 29 Rush Travis Custis FVSU 22 Pass Williams from Candler FVSU 21 Pass Shannon From Candler FVSU 20 INT Montrell Pardue FVSU

D2Football.com Top-25 (9/4/17) Rk Team Record LW1 Northwest Missouri 1-0 12 Ferris State 0-0 23 Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 64 Shepherd 1-0 75 IUP 1-0 96 California 1-0 117 CSU-Pueblo 1-0 128 North Alabama 0-1 59 Sioux Falls 1-0 1510 Minnesota State 1-0 1611 Emporia State 0-1 412 Central Missouri 1-0 2013 Azusa Pacific 1-0 1414 Grand Valley 0-1 315 Midwestern State 1-0 2216 LIU-Post 1-0 1917 Minnesota Duluth 0-1 818 Winston-Salem 1-0 NR19 Indianapolis 1-0 NR20 West Chester 1-0 2521 Ashland 0-1 1822 Colorado Mesa 1-0 NR23 Henderson State 1-0 NR24 West Georgia 1-0 NR25 Tuskegee 1-0 NR



2017 UWG Depth Chart OFFENSE QB 7 Willie Candler 6-0 190 SO Atlanta, GA 3 Tyler Queen 6-2 245 JR Kennesaw, GA RB 22 Travis Custis 6-1 215 SR Atlanta, GA 2 Devontae Jackson 5-7 171 JR Marietta GAFB 38 Noah Brown 6-3 242 R-FR Bremen, GA 31 Bijan Sirleaf 5-7 225 SO Dacula, GA XR 11 Shaq Roland 6-2 170 JR Lexingon, SC 5 DeNiko Carter 6-5 172 SR Baltimore, MD HR 13 Emoni Williams 5-8 164 JR Kennesaw, GA 14 KJ Parmer 5-9 168 SO Lawrenceville, GA LT 68 Desmond Harrison 6-7 288 SR Houston, TX 54 Jordan Ballard 6-3 275 FR Smyrna, GALG 74 Quintin Stanford 6-4 312 JR Warner Robins, GA 71 Ben Walters 6-2 292 SO Americus, GA C 76 Harley Vaughan 6-3 293 SR Grayson, GA 59 Danny Connors 6-1 309 R-FR Marietta, GA RG 66 Austin Hamilton 6-3 280 JR Grayson, GA 61 Spencer McCain 6-4 275 R-FR Weedowee, GART 72 Abed Nelson 6-5 270 SO Snellville, GA 77 Brandon Kemp 6-4 260 R-FR Atlanta, GA TE 47 Taylor Turner 6-4 236 SO Hiram, GA 88 Brandon Walton 6-6 234 JR Carrollton, GA ZR 1 J.J. Jones 5-10 173 SR Macon, MS 82 John Hurst 6-1 182 SO Milton, GA YR 21 Shannon Smith 6-4 217 JR Macon, GA 32 Thomas Lester 5-11 211 JR Calhoun, GA DEFENSE DE 2 Chad Price 6-4 248 SO Snellville, GA 30 Chris Lewis 6-3 270 FR Marietta, GA DT 8 Cordarro Stoute 6-2 297 JR Brunswick, GA 94 Blake Jones 6-1 306 SO Hamilton, GANG 9 Devlyn Cousin 6-2 286 SR Kingsland, GA 51 Ladarius Townsend 6-1 262 JR Forest, MS DE 40 Deandre Gardenhire 6-5 205 R-FR Kingsland, GA 6 Jay Johnson 6-3 235 SO Bruce, MSSS 3 Zed Brown 6-0 200 SR Lawrenceville, GA 36 Austin Barron 5-10 196 R-FR Franklin, GA ROV 35 LJ Smith 6-0 185 SO Barnesville, GA 5 Ramon Patton 6-0 205 JR Pascagoula, MSMLB 43 Korie Rogers 6-2 231 SO Buford, GA 33 Curtis Woods 6-2 211 SO Lithonia, GAWLB 4 Cam Mcgee 6-0 210 JR Powder Springs, GA 20 Malcolm Penny 6-0 208 JR Tallahassee, FLFS 28 Charles King 5-11 166 JR Lawrenceville, GA 24 Montrell Pardue 6-2 206 JR Clarkesville, TN FCB 15 Tyler Jack 5-9 172 JR Lucedale, MS 19 Ashton Jackson 6-1 172 JR Fayetteville, GA BCB 7 Jakyron Young 5-11 160 JR Ocilla, GA 26 Montreal Henry 5-10 159 FR Tifton, GA SPECIAL TEAMSKR 1 J.J. Jones 5-10 173 SR Macon, MS 2 Devontae Jackson 5-7 170 JR Marietta GAPR 1 J.J. Jones 5-10 173 SR Macon, MSLS 50 Lance Waldrop 6-3 211 SO Carrollton, GA H 7 Willie Candler 6-0 190 SO Atlanta, GAK 60 John Scifers (or) 6-0 161 JR Cartersville, GA 95 Christian Ramirez (or) 6-0 214 SO Carrollton, GA 89 Trey Wiggins 5-7 143 FR Frankin, GA P 95 Christian Ramirez 6-0 214 SO Carrollton, GA KO 95 Christian Ramirez 6-0 214 SO Carrollton, GA

START CHART OFFENSE Player ‘17 ‘16 ‘15 ‘14 Strk Career

J. Jones 1 1 - - 1 2

H. Vaughan 1 11 14 15 41 41

N. Brown 1 11 1 - 12 13

B. Walton - 5 13 - 3 18

A. McCall - - 2 - - 2

D. Jackson - 1 3 - - 4

Q. Stanford 1 11 2 - 12 14

D. Carter - 4 - - - 5

A. Brown - 7 - - 8 8

W. Candler 1 4 - - 5 5

D. Harrison 1 - - - 1 1

A. Hamilton 1 - - - 1 1

A. Nelson 1 - - - 1 1

S. Smith 1 - - - 1 1

S. Roland 1 - - - 1 1

E. Williams 1 - - - 1 1

T. Custis 1 - - - 1 1

T. Turner 1 - - - 1 1

DEFENSE Player ‘17 ‘16 ‘15 ‘14 Str Career

Z. Brown 1 11 9 11 17 33

Cousin 1 1 - - 1 2

A. Jackson - 1 - - - 1

Magee 1 9 - - 2 10

Stoute 1 10 - - 11 11

Young 1 10 - - 11 11

Price 1 - - - 1 1

Gardenhire 1 - - - 1 1

Rogers 1 - - - 1 1

Patton 1 - - - 1 1

Pardue 1 - - - 1 1

Jack 1 - - - 1 1

Smith - - - - - -

King - - - - - -



2017 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE X Y LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB Z H

8/31 Fort Valley State Roland Smith Harrison Stanford Vaughan Hamilton Nelson Turner Candler Custis Jones Williams

9/9 Miles

9/16 @Delta State

9/23 Albany State

9/30 North Alabama

10/7 Valdosta State

10/14 @West Alabama

10/21 @Mississippi College

10/28 Shorter

11/4 @Florida Tech

11/11 West Florida

DEFENSE DE DT NG DE MLB WLB BCB SS FS ROV FCB

8/31 Fort Valley State Gardenhire Cousin Stoute Price Rogers Magee Young Brown Pardue Patton Jack

9/9 Miles

9/16 @Delta State

9/23 Albany State

9/30 North Alabama

10/7 Valdosta State

10/14 @West Alabama

10/21 @Mississippi College

10/28 Shorter

11/4 @Florida Tech

11/11 West Florida

2017 PARTICIPATION LISTName Games Played Games Missed Desmond Harrison FVSU Quentin Standford FVSU Harley Vaughan FVSU Austin Hamilton FVSU Abed Nelson FVSU Emoni Williams FVSU Josh Nobles FVSU Shaq Roland FVSU Deniko Carter FVSU Shannon Smith FVSU Thomas Lester FVSU Taylor Turner FVSU Brandon Walton FVSU Noah Brown FVSU LaPerion Perry FVSU K.J. Parmer FVSU Travis Custis FVSU Devontae Jackson FVSU Willie Candler FVSU Tyler Queen FVSU J.J. Jones FVSU John Hurst FVSU Brooks Shannon FVSU Mikell Lands-Davis FVSU Sam Ndem FVSU Perry Seldon FVSU Deandre Gardenhire FVSU Chad Price FVSU Jay Johnson FVSU Rontravius Byron FVSU Devlyn Cousin FVSU Cordarro Stoute FVSU Blake Jones FVSU Chris Lewis FVSU Korie Rogers FVSU Malcolm Penny FVSU Cam Magee FVSU Maurice Williams FVSU Jakyron Young FVSU Tyler Jack FVSU Ashton Jackson FVSU Montreal Henry FVSU Montrell Pardue FVSU Ramon Patton FVSU Zed Brown FVSU

Name Games Played Games MissedChristian Ramirez FVSU Trey Wiggins FVSU John Scifers FVSU Lance Waldrop FVSU Alvonte Bell FVSU Cinwon Whitehead FVSU Charles King FVSU Bijan Sirleaf FVSU Curtis Woods FVSU L.J. Smith FVSU Perry Seldon FVSU Austin McGugan FVSU Ladarius Townsend FVSU Jordan Ballard FVSU Logan Johnson FVSU Danny Connors FVSU Ben Walters FVSU Brandon Kemp FVSU Robert Kimble FVSU Tevin Isom FVSU Josh Johnson FVSU Austin Barron FVSU



2016 UWG GAMEDAY ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev School)1 JJ Jones WR 5-10 173 Sr. Macon, MS (Itawamba CC) (Noxubee County)2 Devontae Jackson RB 5-7 171 Jr. Marietta, GA (Wheeler High School)2 Chad Price DE 6-3 247 Jr. Snellville, GA (Brookwood)3 Zed Brown S 6-0 203 Sr. Lawrenceville, GA (Central Gwinnett)3 Tyler Queen QB 6-2 245 Jr. Kennesaw, GA (Auburn) (North Cobb)4 Cameron Magee LB 6-0 210 Jr. Powder Springs, GA (McEachern)4 Jaquan Morris QB 5-11 210 So. Lawrenceville, GA (Miles ) (Berkmar)5 DeNiko Carter WR 6-5 170 Sr. Baltimore, MD (Gavilan CC) (Catonsville)5 Ramon Patton S 6-0 205 Jr. Pascagoula, MS (Jones County) (Pascagoula)6 Jay Johnson DE 6-3 235 So. Bruce, MS (East Mississippi CC) (Bruce)6 Brooks Shannon WR 6-1 172 Jr. Ecru, MS (East Mississippi CC) (North Pontotoc)7 Willie Candler QB 6-1 186 So. Atlanta, GA (Lovett)7 Jakyron Young CB 5-11 160 Jr. Ocilla, GA (Irwin County)8 LaPerion Perry WR 5-6 155 Fr. LaGrange, GA (LaGrange)8 Cordarro Stoute DL 6-2 288 Jr. Brunswick, GA (Glynn Academy)9 Devlyn Cousin DT 6-2 282 Sr. Kingsland, GA (Iowa State) (Camden County)9 Aares McCall RB 5-11 166 Jr. Grayson, GA (Grayson)10 Maurice Williams LB 6-0 230 Jr. Clarkston, GA (Georgia Military) (Tucker)11 Rodney Morris LB 5-11 235 Jr. Columbus, GA (Troy)11 Shaq Roland WR 6-2 170 Jr. Lexington, SC (South Carolina) (Lexington)12 Josh Nobles WR 5-10 164 Jr. Fairburn, GA (New Mexico Highlands) (Landmark Christian)13 Emoni Williams WR 5-8 164 Jr. Kennesaw, GA (Jacksonville) (Mount Paran Christian)14 K.J. Parmer Jr. WR 5-9 168 Jr. Lawrenceville, GA (Archer)15 Tyler Jack CB 5-9 172 Jr. Lucedale, MS (Pearl River) (George County)16 Hinton McConkey QB 6-1 207 So. Dalton, GA (Presbyterian) (North Murray)17 Quandreko Statham S 6-1 185 Jr. Athens, GA (Dodge City CC) (Clarke Central)18 Rishad Goode S 6-0 190 Jr. Madison, AL (Cabrillo) (Bob Jones)19 Ashton Jackson DB 6-1 176 Jr. Fayetteville, GA (Fayette County)20 Malcolm Penny LB 6-0 208 Jr. Tallahassee, FL (Georgia Military) (Rickards)21 Shannon Smith WR 6-4 217 Jr. Macon, GA (Southern Miss) (Westside)22 Travis Custis RB 6-1 215 Sr. Atlanta, GA (Glendale CC) (Lovejoy)23 Mikell Lands-Davis WR 5-11 225 Jr. Douglasville, GA (Georgia Tech) (Alexander)24 Montrell Pardue DB 6-2 206 Jr. Clarkesville, TN (UT-Chattanooga) (Northeast)25 Cinwon Whitehead DB 5-9 184 Jr. Atlanta, GA (East Los Angeles) (Lovejoy)26 Montreal Henry DB 5-10 159 Fr. Tifton, GA (Tift County)28 Charles King CB 5-10 166 Jr. Lawrenceville, GA (Central Gwinnett)29 Isaiah Riddle LB 6-1 246 Jr. Newnan, GA (Kansas State) (Northgate)30 Chris Lewis DE 6-3 270 Fr. Marietta, GA (Marietta)31 Bijan Sirleaf FB 5-7 225 So. Dacula, GA (Samford) (Dacula)32 Thomas Lester WR 5-11 211 Jr. Calhoun, GA (Calhoun)33 Curtis Woods LB 6-0 211 So. Lithonia, GA (Miller Grove)34 Sam Ndem RB 5-11 225 RFr. Columbus, GA (Brookstone)35 LJ Smith S 6-0 185 So. Barnesville, GA (Lamar County)36 Austin Barron S 5-10 196 RFr. Franklin, GA (Heard County)37 Perry Seldon RB 5-7 181 Jr. Mableton, GA (Pebblebrook)38 Noah Brown TE 6-3 242 Jr. Bremen, GA (Bremen)39 Tim McClain S 5-11 211 So. Valdosta, GA (Valdosta High School)40 Deandre Gardenhire DE 6-5 205 RFr. Kingsland, GA (Camden County)41 Zach Matthews FB 6-1 220 Fr. Dahlonega, GA (Lumpkin County)43 Korie Rogers LB 6-2 231 So. Buford, GA (Clemson) (Buford)44 Austin McGugan P 6-1 215 RFr. Loganville, GA (Marshall) (Grayson)45 Corey Farrow RB 5-11 180 Jr. Snellville, GA (Mississippi State) (Shiloh)47 Taylor Turner TE 6-4 236 So. Hiram, GA (Hiram)48 Omar Cervantes K 6-3 243 Fr. Fort Valley, GA (Peach County)49 Matthew Parker TE 6-1 213 RFr. Buford, GA (Buford)50 Lance Waldrop LS 6-2 229 So. Carrollton, GA (Carrollton)51 Ladarius Townsend DE 6-1 262 Jr. Forest, MS (NE Mississippi Community Colle) (Forest )53 Matthew Neiport DL 6-2 225 Jr. Darien, GA (McIntosh County Academy)54 Jordan Ballard OL 6-5 260 Fr. Smyrna, GA (Campbell)55 Logan Johnson DL 6-3 275 Fr. Bremen, GA (Bremen)56 Pierre Byrd OL 5-11 305 Jr. Meridian, MS (Itawamba CC) (Meridian)57 Rontravius Byron DL 6-2 224 Jr. Warner Robins, GA (Mississippi Delta) (Houston County)58 Amanii Brown OL 6-5 268 Jr. Morgantown, WV (West Virginia) (Morgantown)59 Danny Connors OL 6-1 309 RFr. Marrietta, GA (Harrison)61 Spencer McCain OL 6-4 275 RFr. Wedowee, AL (Randolph County)66 Austin Hamilton OL 6-3 280 Jr. Grayson, GA (Grayson)68 Desmond Harrison OL 6-7 288 Sr. Houston, TX (Texas) (Oak Ridge)71 Benjamin Walters OL 6-2 292 So. Americus, GA (Americus Sumter)72 Abed Nelson OL 6-4 291 Jr. Snellville, GA (South Gwinnett)74 Quentin Stanford OL 6-4 312 Jr. Warner Robins, GA (Northside Warner Robins)76 Harley Vaughan OL 6-4 293 Sr. Dawsonville, GA (Dawson County)77 Brandon Kemp OL 6-4 260 Fr. Atlanta, GA (Grady)78 Robert Kimble OL 6-3 272 Sr. Fairburn, GA (Mile College) (Creekside)80 Joe Skinner LS 6-2 214 Fr. Carrollton, GA (Carrollton)81 Tevin Isom WR 6-1 211 Sr. Lithonia, GA (University of Alabama) (Redan)81 Jake Lund TE 6-1 241 So. Auburn, GA (Mill Creek)82 John Hurst WR 6-2 185 So. Milton, GA (Cambridge)83 John Scifers K 6-0 161 Jr. Cartersville, GA (Mississippi State) (Woodland)87 Josh Johnson WR 6-3 199 Jr. Bremen, GA (Bremen)88 Brandon Walton TE 6-6 244 Jr. Carrollton, GA (Appalachian State) (Carrollton)89 Trey Wiggins K 5-7 143 Fr. Franklin, GA (Heard County)92 Alvonte Bell DE 6-5 251 Sr. Miramar, FL (Kentucky) (Everglades)94 Blake Jones DL 6-1 306 So. Hamilton, GA (Harris County)95 Christian Ramirez K 6-0 214 Jr. Carrollton, GA (Carson-Newman) (Carrollton)97 Tyqueze Walker DL 6-2 287 Jr. Atlanta, GA (Druid Hills)



The Last Time West Georgia ...Rushing

Had 400+ yards rushing 400 vs. Mississippi College, 2014

Had 300-399 yards rushing 305 vs. Fort Valley State, 2017

Had 250-299 yards rushing 292 vs. Valdosta State, 2015

Had 200-249 yards rushing 227 at Shorter, 2016

Had 60+ attempts 64, vs. Delta State, 2014

Had 50-59 attempts 52 vs. Fort Valley State, 2017

Had five+ rushing TD s 5 at West Florida, 2016

Had four rushing TD s 4 at Florida Tech 2015

Had three rushing TD s 3 at Shorter, 2016

Two Players with 100+ yards vs. Mississippi College, 2016

Travis Custis, 132/Lamarcus Franks, 104

Had a 100-yard rusher Lamarcus Franks at West Florida (168), 2016

Passing

Had 400+ yards 468 at North Alabama, 2016

Had 350-399 yards 398 vs. Tuskegee, 2015

Had 300-349 yards 315 at Samford, 2008

Had 250-299 yards 279 vs. Valdosta State, 2015

Had 40+ pass attempts 67 at Valdosta State, 1991

Had 30-39 pass attempts 30 vs. Delta State, 2016

Had 25-29 pass attempts 29 vs. Fort Valley State, 2017

Had 20-24 pass attempts 23 vs. Mississippi College, 2016

Had five+ passing TD s 5 vs. Valdosta State, 2015

Had four passing TD s 4 vs. Delta State, 2016

Had three passing TD s 3 at West Florida, 2016

Total Offense

Scored 60+ points 69 at West Florida, 2016

Scored 50-59 points 56 vs. Clark Atlanta, 2015

Scored 40-49 points 44 at Shorter, 2016

Scored 30-39 points 34 vs. Fort Valley State, 2017

Allowed 60+ points 63 vs. West Texas A&M, 2013

Allowed 50-59 points 54 vs. Henderson State, 2009

Allowed 40-49 points 40 at Valdosta State, 2014

Allowed 30-39 points 38 at Valdosta State, 2016

Held opponent scoreless at West Florida, 2016

Had back-to-back shutouts Miles/JC Smith, 2014

Held a GSC opponent scoreless at West Florida, 2016

Scored a two-point conversion passing vs. Valdosta State, 2015

Attempted a two-point conversion rushing at Delta State, 2015

Attempted a two-point conversion at Florida Tech, 2015

Defense

10 or fewer first downs allowed 8 at West Florida, 2016

10 or fewer yards rushing allowed -4 vs. Delta State, 2013

25 or fewer yards rushing allowed 7 vs. West Alabama, 2005

50 or fewer yards passing allowed 16 vs. Shorter 2015

100 or fewer yards passing allowed 72 at West Florida, 2016

200 or fewer yards total offense 128 at West Florida, 2016

250 or fewer yards total offense 227 vs. Fort Valley State, 2017

300 or fewer yards total offense 282 vs. Valdosta State, 2015

Intercepted six passes at West Florida, 2016

Intercepted five passes at Tusculum, 2012

Intercepted four passes at Valdosta State, 2005

Intercepted three passes vs. Catawba, 2016

Scored a safety at Shorter, 2016

Recorded five+ sacks 6 at North Alabama, 2016

Recorded four sacks at Shorter, 2016

Recorded three sacks vs. Florida Tech, 2016

Had two players record 10+ tackles vs. Delta State, 2016

Laronji Vason and Dylan Donahue

Special Teams

Returned a punt for a TD K.J. Parmer at Shorter, 2016

Returned a blocked kick for a TD Laronji Vason, Delta State, 2016

Returned a kickoff for a TD Denarius Appling vs. FIT, 2014

Blocked one punt vs. Delta State, 2016

Punted 10+ times at Valdosta State, 2005

Had a punt blocked vs. Delta State, 2016

Blocked a Field Goal vs. North Alabama (Marcus Sayles), 2015

Blocked a PAT vs. Delta State, 2016

Missed a kicking PAT at Valdosta State, 2016

Had a kicking PAT blocked vs. Delta State, 2016

Miscellaneous

Had 30+ first downs 30 vs. North Alabama, 2015

Had 20-29 first downs 24 vs. Fort Valley State, 2017

Had 10+ penalties vs. Fort Valley State, 2017

Had 0 penalties vs. Point, 2013

Had 35+ minutes of possession 38:12 vs. Fort Valley State, 2017

Was involved in a tie vs. Middle Georgia

Was involved in an overtime game vs. Ark.-Monticello, 2007

Longest Punt 85, Bryan Watts vs. UNA , 1985

Longest Punt Return 93, Dennison Robinson vs. UAM , 1998

Longest Kickoff Return 100, Denarius Appling vs. FIT, 2014

Longest Rush from Scrimmage 97, Stevie Young vs. Troy State, 1984

Longest Interception Return 98, Corey Jarrells vs. Mars Hill, 1997

Longest Pass Play 96, Mark Eldred-Chad Walker at Albany St., 1994

Won a Playoff Game 27-20 over Valdosta State, December 12, 2015



All-Time Rushing Team Single SeasonYear G Att Yards TD Avg./G Avg./C2014 15 682 3243 34 231.6 4.82015 14 608 3083 34 220.2 5.12013 11 504 2574 20 234.0 5.12000 12 482 2428 27 202.3 5.01989 11 551 2367 20 215.2 4.32005 11 477 2153 24 195.7 4.5 2001 11 461 2023 20 183.9 4.41991 11 416 2013 25 183.0 4.81995 11 430 2068 17 188.0 4.81994 10 378 2046 21 199.4 4.61996 12 423 1843 27 154.0 4.42016 11 375 1828 18 166.2 4.9 1993 10 336 1806 11 155.3 4.61992 11 380 1768 19 162.4 4.71998 12 428 1757 15 146.4 4.11985 10 459 1703 15 170.3 3.71984 11 415 1691 12 153.7 4.12004 10 360 1670 21 167.0 4.61990 11 462 1666 15 151.5 3.62003 11 422 1521 14 138.3 3.61988 10 472 1679 11 167.9 3.61997 10 363 1518 17 151.8 4.21999 11 391 1472 17 133.8 3.81987 11 448 1279 5 116.4 2.91983 10 422 1264 11 126.4 3.02010 10 368 1175 10 117.5 3.12009 10 311 1141 4 114.1 3.72006 10 340 1075 9 107.5 3.21986 11 371 1046 9 95.1 2.82007 11 366 1033 11 93.9 2.8 2002 11 383 946 19 86.0 2.52008 9 231 670 0 74.4 2.92017 1 52 305 2 305.0 5.9

The David Dean era begins in 2016 after a solid run over the past three years. Just seven years ago, West Georgia went an entire season without a rushing touchdown, and in the past three years, the Wolves have produced a top-10 season in school history. In the 2016 season, the final game of the year gave West Georgia a lot of momentum on both sides of the ball heading into 2017. The Wolves had 52 carries for 336 yards and five rushing touchdowns in that contest, the eighth time in school history that UWG had five or more rushing touchdowns in a single game. In the 2014 run to the NCAA Semifinals, the Wolves put up more than 3,000 yards rushing for the first time in school history, shattering both the yards and touchdowns record by more than 700 and seven, respec-tively. The 2015 season was more of the same, with the Wolves eating up yardage to the tune of another school record of 5.1 yards per carry. Prior to Hall’s ten-ure, there had been no 1,000-yard backs in the previous 10 years, and the Wolves have had a back eclipse that number in each of the past three seasons. First, it was Seth Hinsley in the 2014 campaign, followed by Devontae Jackson in 2015. Last year, Lamarcus Franks became the 11th back in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, hitting for 1,009 yards as a senior.

CarriesSeason Carries Yards Opponent Avg. TD Date1989 71 344 at Tennessee-Martin 4.8 4 11/11/891992 67 378 vs. Livingston (UWA) 5.6 6 10/3/921989 66 272 at Troy State 4.1 3 9/23/892012 65 314 vs. North Alabama 4.8 4 10/18/122014 64 272 vs. Delta State 4.3 2 10/18/142010 61 237 vs. Delta State 3.9 4 10/23/101985 61 292 vs. Miles 4.8 6 9/14/852014 60 392 vs. Mars Hill 6.5 2 9/6/141997 59 333 at Arkansas-Monticello 5.6 4 9/13/971988 59 252 vs. Valdosta State 4.3 2 10/15/881985 59 275 vs. Mississippi College 4.6 2 11/2/85

Rushing YardsSeason Carries Yards Opponent Avg. TD Date 1984 44 463 vs. Samford 10.5 3 9/15/842014 55 400 vs. Mississippi College 7.3 4 11/1/142014 60 392 vs. Mars Hill 6.5 2 9/6/142015 55 383 vs. North Alabama 7.0 4 10/24/151992 67 378 vs. Livingston (UWA) 5.6 6 10/3/921995 55 367 at West Alabama 6.7 4 10/28/952005 51 363 vs. West Alabama 7.1 4 10/8/051998 55 359 at Mars Hill 6.5 3 9/5/981989 58 352 vs. West Alabama 6.1 4 9/30/891989 71 344 at Tennessee-Martin 4.8 4 11/11/89

AverageSeason Carries Yards Opponent Avg. TD Date1984 44 463 vs. Samford 10.5 3 9/15/841994 34 343 vs. Livingston (UWA) 10.1 6 10/8/941996 29 274 at West Alabama 9.5 5 10/31/961991 33 287 at Lane 8.7 6 11/16/911993 41 338 vs. Delta State 8.2 1 11/6/932004 29 234 at West Alabama 8.1 4 10/9/041994 38 301 vs. Mississippi College 7.9 3 10/29/942013 44 328 vs. Point 7.5 4 10/5/132000 41 301 at Ouachita Baptist 7.3 2 10/21/002014 55 400 vs. Mississippi College 7.3 4 11/1/14

TouchdownsSeason Carries Yards Opponent Avg. TD Date1992 47 318 vs. Lane 6.8 7 11/13/921994 34 343 vs. Livingston (UWA) 10.1 6 10/8/941992 67 378 vs. Livingston (UWA) 5.6 6 10/3/921985 61 292 vs. Miles 4.8 6 9/14/851991 33 287 at Lane 8.7 6 11/16/911996 43 286 vs. Elon 6.7 6 9/21/962016 52 336 at West Florida 6.5 5 11/12/162012 49 302 vs. Point 6.2 5 9/1/122013 58 328 vs. Delta State 5.7 5 11/14/131996 29 274 at West Alabama 9.5 5 10/31/962005 46 273 Arkansas-Monticello 7.0 5 9/24/052004 46 266 at Southern Arkansas 5.8 5 10/16/04

Single Game Rushing - Team Top-10



All-Time Passing Team Single SeasonYear G Att-Comp-INT Yards TD Avg./G Avg./C

2007 11 272-483-17 3,048 20 304.8 11.2

2015 14 201-330-9 2,829 28 202.1 14.1

1996 12 192-336-12 2,752 25 229.0 14.3

1992 11 207-383-15 2,684 25 244.0 13.0

1991 11 198-350-17 2,624 22 238.5 13.3

2014 15 196-340-11 2,621 24 174.7 13.4

2000 12 178-328-14 2,534 21 211.2 14.2

1986 11 197-379-18 2,516 24 228.7 12.8

2002 11 196-402-15 2,484 19 225.8 12.7

1997 10 176-293-16 2,250 19 225.0 12.8

1998 12 189-331-15 2,438 26 203.2 12.9

1999 11 164-312-12 2,339 21 212.6 14.3

2016 11 156-293-16 2,201 18 200.1 13.9

1995 11 149-290-14 2,194 22 199.0 14.7

1993 10 169-312-7 2,018 12 201.8 11.9

1984 11 169-324-19 1,974 15 179.5 11.7

2001 11 139-293-11 1,927 13 175.2 13.9

2008 9 166-332-14 1,854 12 206.0 11.2

2013 11 134-263-18 1,850 13 168.2 13.8

1990 11 139-298-20 1,845 11 167.7 13.3

1994 10 112-208-13 1,840 16 184.0 16.4

2005 11 135-307-9 1,782 11 162.0 13.2

2010 10 169-319-15 1,698 11 169.8 10.0

1985 10 127-242-17 1,651 6 165.1 13.0

2003 11 165-312-13 1,637 8 148.8 9.9

2009 10 145-16-315 1,602 8 160.2 11.0

2004 9 129-245-12 1,553 8 172.6 12.0

1982 14 80-195-9 1,538 19 128.2 19.2

2006 10 130-273-13 1,491 6 149.1 11.5

2011 10 118-225-9 1,478 10 147.8 12.5

2012 10 128-228-10 1,471 7 147.1 11.5

1987 11 115-236-17 1,364 10 124.0 11.9

1983 10 110-222-11 1,283 6 128.3 12.8

1989 11 70-157-8 841 5 76.5 12.0

1988 10 58-119-8 673 4 67.3 11.6

2017 1 20-29-0 227 2 227.0 11.4

AttemptsSeason Att-Comp Yards QB Opponent TD Date1991 42-67 417 Chris Teal at Valdosta State 4 10/19/91 2007 35-58 388 Ryan Poole vs. Arkansas-Monticello 2 10/20/072007 29-53 303 Ryan Poole at Valdosta State 1 11/8/07 2000 24-51 268 Jeremy Clements at Catawba 2 11/18/002008 24-50 315 Sean Gray at Samford 2 8/28/08 2007 31-49 369 Ryan Poole vs. Harding 3 10/4/071996 26-44 396 Toby Strange vs. North Alabama 4 11/9/961991 26-49 319 Chris Teal at Jacksonville State 2 9/21/911992 32-49 401 Chris Teal at Mississippi College 4 10/10/921986 22-48 305 Cater Pierce vs. Delta State 2 11/8/08 CompletionsSeason Carries Yards QB Opponent TD Date 1991 42-67 417 Chris Teal at Valdosta State 4 10/19/91 2007 35-58 388 Ryan Poole vs. Arkansas-Monticello 2 10/20/07 2007 32-47 367 Ryan Poole vs. West Alabama 4 10/13/071992 32-49 401 Chris Teal at Mississippi College 4 10/10/922007 31-49 369 Ryan Poole at Harding 3 10/4/07 2007 29-53 303 Ryan Poole at Valdosta State 1 11/8/071996 26-44 396 Toby Strange vs. North Alabama 4 11/9/961991 26-49 319 Chris Teal at Jacksonville State 2 9/21/91 2008 25-47 295 Sean Gray at Ouachita Baptist 1 9/13/08 1984 25-41 241 Cater Pierce Mississippi College 1 10/27/84

Total YardsSeason Comp-Att Yards QB Opponent TD Date1991 42-67 417 Chris Teal at Valdosta State 4 10/19/91 2000 17-28 416 Jeremy Clements vs. Presbyterian 2 9/2/001992 32-49 401 Chris Teal at Mississippi College 4 10/10/922015 16-24 398 Dallas Dickey vs. Tuskegee 3 12/5/15 1996 26-44 396 Toby Strange vs. North Alabama 4 11/9/962007 35-58 388 Ryan Poole vs. Arkansas-Monticello 2 10/20/071997 18-30 372 Toby Strange vs. West Alabama 4 11/1/972007 31-49 369 Ryan Poole at Harding 3 10/4/07 2007 32-47 367 Ryan Poole vs. West Alabama 4 10/13/07 1992 19-44 357 Chris Teal vs. Valdosta State 5 10/17/921984 24-36 350 Cater Pierce at Livingston (UWA) 3 10/6/84

TouchdownsSeason Comp-Att Yards QB Opponent TD Date1984 22-33 249 Cater Pierce vs. Liberty Baptist 6 10/13/84 1998 15-19 267 Jeremy Clements vs. Arkansas-Monticell 5 9/12/981996 19-26 316 Toby Strange at Valdosta State 5 11/16/961992 19-44 357 Chris Teal vs. Valdosta State 5 10/17/922016 18-30 207 Will Gardner vs. Delta State 4 9/17/161999 11-17 207 Jeremy Clements at Henderson State 4 10/30/991998 13-18 208 Jeremy Clements vs. Henderson State 4 10/31/981998 13-17 231 Jeremy Clements at West Alabama 4 10/17/981992 32-49 401 Chris Teal at Mississippi College 4 10/10/921996 26-44 396 Toby Strange vs. North Alabama 4 11/9/961996 6-10 144 Toby Strange vs. Tusculum 4 10/5/971991 42-67 417 Chris Teal at Valdosta State 4 10/19/91 1991 18-28 248 Chris Teal vs. North Alabama 4 11/9/1991 2015 15-21 180 Dallas Dickey vs. Fayetteville State 4 9/19/15 2007 32-47 367 Ryan Poole vs. West Alabama 4 10/13/071995 13-21 248 Mark Eldred vs. Valdosta State 4 11/11/951995 20-31 343 Mark Eldred vs. Arkansas-Monticello 4 10/14/951997 18-30 372 Toby Strange vs. West Alabama 4 11/1/97

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Longest Plays in UWG HistoryRuns From Scrimmage1. 97 yards, Stevie Young vs. Troy State, 9/29/842. 83 yards, Felix Addo vs. Delta State, 11/6/943. 82 yards, Steve Duncan vs. Valdosta State, 11/14/98 82 yards, Stevie Young vs. Samford, 9/15/84 82 yards, Shane Reinhardt vs. West Ala, 9/30/896. 80 yards, Breon Ford vs. West Alabama, 10/8/05 80 yards, Gary Harden vs. West Alabama, 10/31/968. 77 yards, Nick Price vs. Southern Arkansas, 10/7/009. 75 yards, Felix Addo vs. Elon, 9/3/9410. 72 yards, Seth Hinsley vs. Shorter, 9/28/13

Pass Completions1. 96 yards, Mark Eldred-Chad Walker at Albany State, 9/17/942. 90 yards, Jeremy Clements to Andre Heard vs.Presbyterian, 9/2/003. 87 yards, Sean Gray to Wilson Kimble, at Samford, 8/28/084. 86 yards, V.J. Hunt to Denarius Appling, vs. West Alabama, 10/20/115. 85 yards, Chris Teal-Leo Mendenhall vs. West Alabama, 10/5/916. 83 yards, Dallas Dickey-Quan Jones vs. Point, 10/5/13 6. 78 yards, Steve Ivie-Brad Moson at Southern Arkansas, 9/25/99 78 yards, Chris Teal-Louis Lomax vs. Alma, 9/7/917. 79 yards, Ryan Poole-Jimmy Howard, at Harding, 10/4/078. 77 yards, Jeremy Clements to Andre Heard vs. Presbyterian, 9/2/00 77 yards, Cater Pierce-Stevie Young vs. Liberty, 10/13/849. 76 yards, Chris Teal-Chris Bennett vs. Delta State, 10/31/9310. 75 yards, Toby Strange-Ron Dixon vs. Tusculum, 10/5/9611. 74 yards, Toby Strange-Roscoe Pounds, at Delta State, 10/25/97 74 yards, Jeremy Clements-Andre Heard, vs. Delta State, 10/23/99 74 yards, Chris Teal-Mark Evans vs. Valdosta State, 10/17/92

Touchdown Plays1. 100-yard kickoff return by Denarius Appling vs. Florida Tech, 11/8/14 2. 99-yard kickoff return by Detronn Harris at West Alabama, 10/19/023. 98-yard interception return by Corey Jarrells vs. Mars Hill, 9/6/984. 97-yard kickoff return by Trevon Daniels at UTMartin, 11/23/855. 97-yard run by Stevie Young vs. Troy State, 9/29/846. 96-yard interception return by Forrest Jackson at Albany State, 9/9/00 96-yard pass by Mark Eldred to Chad Walker vs. Albany State 9/17/94 96-yard kickoff return by Denarius Appling vs. Johnson C. Smith 9/20/14

7. 94-yard interception return by Chris Carter vs. West Alabama, 10/8/838. 93-yard kickoff return by Derick Seward vs. Valdosta State, 10/19/13 93-Yard kickoff return by Adrian Magee, vs. Arkansas Tech, 11/6/99 93-yard punt return by Dennison Robinson vs. UAM, 9/12/98 93-yard kickoff return by Corey Jarrells vs. Tusculum, 10/5/96 93-yard kickoff return by Nick Neal vs. West Alabama, 10/10/8712. 92-yard kickoff return by Tony Wilson at. Carson-Newman, 11/23/9613. 90-Yard pass, Jeremy Clements to Andre Heard vs. Presbyterian, 9/2/0014. 89-yard fumble return by Andre Gilliam vs. West Alabama, 10/8/94 89-yard kickoff return by Detronn Harris at Presbyterian, 9/1/0116. 88-yard kickoff return by Nick Neal at North Alabama, 11/15/8617. 87-yard pass by Sean Gray to Wilson Kimble, at Samford, 8/28/08 87-yard kickoff return by Thad Tucker at Valdosta State, 10/15/94 87-yard punt return by Denarius Appling vs. UAM, 9/24/1119. 86-Yard kickoff return by Tony Wilson at Henderson State, 10/27/97 86-Yard punt return by Justin Mayo vs. Lambuth, 9/5/09 86-Yard pass by V.J. Hunt to Denarius Appling vs. UWA, 10/20/1120. 85-yard pass from Chris Teal to Leo Mendenhall vs. UWA, 10/5/91 85-yard kickoff return by John Strickland vs. UTMartin, 11/22/86

Punts1. 85 by Bryan Watts vs. North Alabama, 11/16/852. 76 by Bryan Watts vs. Troy State, 10/5/853. 74 yards, Jared Guberman, at Clark Atlanta, 9/1/074. 72 by Matt Stone vs. Delta State, 10/27/905. 70 by James Dugan at Valdosta State, 10/11/14 70 by Craig Davis at Delta State, 11/2/91 70 by Mike Lilly vs. Troy State, 9/24/886. 68 by Jeff Carpenter vs. Harding, 10/12/027. 67 by James Dugan vs. Delta State, 10/17/15 67 by Bryan Watts vs. Newberry, 10/29/838. 66 by Jeff Carpenter at West Alabama 10/9/04 66 by Bryan Watts at Jacksonville State, 9/22/84 66 by Adi Brkicvs. Valdosta State, 10/29/099. 65 by Davis Brackett vs. North Alabama, 10/9/1010. 64 by Davis Brackett vs. Henderson State, 10/1/1111. 63 by James Dugan vs. Delta State, 10/18/14

Punt Returns1. 93 yards by Dennison Robinson vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 9/12/982. 87 yards by Denarius Appling vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 9/24/11

3. 86 yards by Justin Mayo vs. Lambuth, 9/5/094. 83 yards by Denarius Appling vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 9/24/115. 80 yards by Telvin Brown at West Alabama, 10/3/15 6. 71 yards by KJ Parmer at Shorter, 10/29/16 7. 70 yards by Denarius Appling vs. Harding, 9/16/108. 68 yards by Denarius Appling vs. Point, 10/5/13 T9. 66 yards by Ken Revels vs. UT-Martin, 10/1/83T9. 66 yards by Telvin Brown at Catawba, 9/5/15 10. 63 yards by Jonathan Waldon vs. West Alabama, 10/5/9111. 59 yards by Denarius Appling at Valdosta State, 12/6/14

Kickoff Returns1. 100-yards by Denarius Appling vs. Florida Tech, 11/8/14 2. 99 yards by Detronn Harris at West Alabama, 10/19/023. 97 yards by Devontae Jackson at Albany State, 9/24/16 97 yards by Trevon Daniels at UT-Martin, 11/23/854. 96 yards by Denarius Appling vs. Johnson C. Smith 9/20/145. 93 yards by Derick Seward vs. Valdosta State, 10/19/13 93 yards by Adrian Magee vs. Arkansas Tech, 11/6/99

93 yards by Corey Jarrells vs. Tusculum, 10/5/96 93 yards by Nick Neal vs. West Alabama, 11/10/876. 92 yards by Tony Wilson at Carson-Newman, 11/23/967. 89 yards by Detronn Harris at Presbyterian, 9/1/018. 88 yards by Corey Jarrells at North Dakota State, 8/28/97 88 yards by Nick Neal at North Alabama, 11/15/86

Interception Returns1. 98 yards by Corey Jarrells vs. Mars Hill, 9/6/972. 96 yards by Forrest Jackson at Albany State, 9/2/003. 94 yards by Chris Carter at West Alabama, 10/8/834. 81 yards by Marcus Sayles vs. West Alabama, 10/15/16 5. 77 yards by Marquis Floyd vs. Arkansas Tech, 9/23/006. 69 yards, Breon Ford at Valdosta State, 11/5/05 69 yards, by James Stephens vs. West Alabama, 10/5/85 7. 65 yards, by Zed Brown at Miles, 9/10/168. 62 yards by Russell Gray vs. Clark-Atlanta, 9/26/929. 60 yards by Jonathan Sello at Albany State, 9/14/02010. 58 yards by Travis Williams at Valdosta State, 11/13/9911. 57 yards by Ken Revels vs. UT-Martin, 11/17/84



Career Receiving LeadersPlayer Years at UWG No. Yards1. Chad Walker 1992-95 141 2,4562. Roscoe Pounds 1997-99 154 2,3393. Hal Lamb 1983-86 129 1,8434. Nick Neal 1985-88 84 1,6525. Leo Mendenhall 1988-91 107 1,5676. Andre Heard 1999-00 72 1,4787. Detronn Harris 2001-02 95 1,4718. Shaq Hall 2014-15 109 1,4099. Qa Walker 2015-16 76 1,37210. Bobby Burum 2010-13 89 1,34011. Jesse Marinko 2001-04 88 1,32512. Antjuane Sims 1991-94 93 1,24513. Jay Holbrook 2004-06 68 1,06114. Byron Slack 1993-96 68 1,023

15. Deniko Carter (AL) 2016 23 418

Rushing QuarterbacksPlayer Years at UWG Carries Yards TD1. Dallas Dickey 2012-15 488 1,983 192. Emmanuel Taylor 2011, 2014 187 905 12 3. Kevin Ayers 1989 83 208 04. Mark Eldred 1994 98 256 3

5. Wil Garrett 2015 49 232 9

RushingPlayer Years at UWG Rushes Yards1. Nick Price 1998-01 582 3,4042. Stevie Young 1984-87 603 2,8263. Seth Hinsley 2011-14 535 2,8234. Felix Addo 1992-94 436 2,7515. Mark Evans 1989-92 540 2,6806. Dallas Dickey 2012-15 488 1,9837. James Kennebrew 2006-07, 10-11 464 1,9348. Brooks Benton 1986-89 426 1,9119. Michael Alexis 2003-04 324 1,81510. Devontae Jackson (AL) 2015-17 252 1,641 11. Brandon Glover 2002-03 319 1,592 12. Lamarcus Franks 2015-16 238 1,56213. Mathis Curry 1993-96 338 1,55514. Steve Duncan 1997-98 282 1,55115. Yusuf Holloway 2007, 09-11 356 1,48816. Quan Jones 2010-13 306 1,46117. Shane Reinhardt 1989-90 229 1,266

18. Rendell Jackson 1992-95 185 1,204

All-Time Passing at UWGPlayer Years Comp-Att Yards TD1. Chris Teal 1990-93 572-1039 7258 592. Jeremy Clements 1998-00 503-921 6804 643. Cater Pierce 1984-86 463-872 5763 434. Dallas Dickey 2012-15 440-735 5911 515. Toby Strange 1995-97 375-634 5046 446. Mark Eldred 1994-95 216-425 3539 357. Lucas MicMichen 2001-04 273-515 3243 178. Corry Strange 2000-02 228-473 2934 209. Sean Gray 2007-10 236-500 2511 1410. Ryan Poole 2005-07 222-383 2361 1611. Keats Baldwin 2005-07 177-375 2209 1512. David Archer 1981-82 114-277 2092 2613. Emmanuel Taylor 2011, 2014 148-274 1870 17 14. Austin Trainor 2012-13 143-279 1695 815. Will Gardner 2016 99-205 1417 816. Bo Bartik 2002-03 98-195 993 1017. Dave Barker 1987 87-183 934 8 18. Willie Candler 2016-17 73-110 930 12

Single Game Rushing TouchdownsDate Player Opponent TDs11/15/14 Seth Hinsley Shorter 411/14/92 Mark Evans Lane 49/30/89 Shane Reinhardt West Alabama 410/25/14 Emmanuel Taylor North Alabama 311/14/13 Quan Jones Delta State 310/18/12 Dallas Dickey North Alabama 311/3/12 Dallas Dickey Shorter 310/8/11 Emmanuel Taylor Harding 310/22/05 Abe Felix Henderson State 310/19/02 Brandon Glover West Alabama 310/13/01 Nick Price West Alabama 311/4/00 Chris Elam North Alabama 39/5/98 Steve Duncan Mars Hill 311/16/91 Louis Lomax Lane 310/12/91 Louis Lomax Wofford 39/7/91 Eric Gomillion Alma 39/29/90 Shane Reinhardt Livingston (UWA) 310/6/84 Curtis Bell Livingston (UWA) 3

10/29/83 Stanley Rogers Newberry 3

Largest Conference Victory MarginsYear Opponent Score2016 West Florida 69-01998 Henderson State 54-32001 North Alabama 49-01998 Arkansas-Monticello 59-14 2016 Shorter 44-02014 Mississippi College 55-14 2005 West Alabama 41-02002 Henderson State 44-31995 Valdosta State 44-61994 West Alabama 55-211992 West Alabama 47-131997 West Alabama 48-151995 Arkansas-Monticello 40-71997 Arkansas-Monticello 39-71989 Tennessee-Martin 36-71995 Southern Arkansas 28-01996 Arkansas-Monticello 48-212000 Ouachita Baptist 38-101994 West Alabama 55-212000 Henderson State 38-142000 Henderson State 38-141999 Central Arkansas 38-141996 West Alabama 47-231995 West Alabama 31-71996 Central Arkansas 30-71989 West Alabama 36-14

UWG in the NCAA PlayoffsAll-Time Record: 5-5 Deepest Run: NCAA Semifinals (2014, 2015)Year Opponent Round Coach Score1995 at Carson-Newman 1st Fisher L 37-26

1996 at Carson-Newman 1st Fisher L 41-7

1998 at Carson-Newman 1st Spencer L 30-20

2000 at Catawba 1st Spencer L 28-24

2014 at Tuskegee 1st Hall W 20-17

2014 at Delta State 2nd Hall W 37-27

2014 at Valdosta State Region Final Hall W 31-17

2014 at Colorado State-Pueblo Semifinal Hall L 10-7

2015 vs. Valdosta State 2nd Hall W 27-20

2015 vs. Tuskegee Region Final Hall W 35-6

2015 vs. Northwest Missouri State Semifinal Hall L 38-23



Defensive RecordsFumble and INT returned for a TD in the same seasonPlayer Date - Opponent (FR) Date - Opponent (INT)Donovan Jackson 9/29/12 – UWA 10/18/12 – UNADevin Johnson 11/15/03 – VSU 9/27/03 – Henderson StateDaetwan Wells 9/7/02 – Presbyterian 9/14/02 – Albany StateNate Coggins 10/27/01 – Harding 9/29/01 – UAM, 9/8/01 – ASUCourtney Roebuck 9/4/99 – Presbyterian 1023/99 - DSU

Fumble Returns for TDDate Player Opponent Yards10/3/15 Jason Carr West Alabama 229/28/13 Eric Bridges Shorter 58 9/29/12 Donovan Jackson West Alabama 3510/8/11 Drek Matthews Harding 5210/16/10 Manny Rodriguez Arkansas-Monticello 809/16/10 Ken Hale Harding 578/29/09 Dontavius Smith Wingate 09/9/06 Jermaine Gadson Furman 3410/8/05 Brandon Jamison West Alabama 159/24/05 Brandon Jamison Arkansas-Moticello 6611/15/03 Devin Johnson Valdosta State 59/7/02 Daetwan Wells Presbyterian 2210/27/01 Nate Coggins Harding 610/6/01 Forrest Jackson Southern Arkansas 2110/14/00 Nate Coggins West Alabama 769/16/00 Courtney Roebuck Henderson State 09/4/99 Courtney Roebuck Presbyterian 6011/15/96 Kendall Simmons North Alabama 7410/5/96 Casey Pennone Tusculum 699/14/96 Nakia Morgan Arkansas-Monticello 09/9/95 Scott Embry Jacksonville State 08/8/94 Andre Gilliam West Alabama 8910/9/93 John Cross West Alabama 011/11/88 Steve Palmer UT-Martin 0

Interception Returns for TDDate Player Opponent Yards11/12/16 Zed Brown West Florida 4410/15/16 Marcus Sayles West Alabama 81 9/24/16 A.J. Leggett Albany State 329/10/16 Zed Brown Miles 6511/8/14 Zed Brown Florida Tech 1510/18/14 Gabe Freeman Delta State 69/14/13 Donovan Jackson Miles 489/7/13 Rocky Capobianco Mars Hill 1810/18/12 Donovan Jackson North Alabama 489/15/12 Darien Lane Miles 2710/8/11 Waylon Kimble Harding 629/24/11 Teddy Lawrence Arkansas-Monticello 2411/5/05 Breon Ford Valdosta State 699/24/05 Kelvin Morris Arkansas-Monticello 5410/30/04 Odell Willis North Alabama 439/27/03 Devin Johnson Henderson State 209/14/02 Daetwan Wells Albany State 159/14/02 Jonathan Sello Albany State 6010/13/01 Daetwan Wells West Alabama 339/29/01 Nate Coggins Arkansas-Monticello 499/8/01 Nate Coggins Albany State 539/9/00 Forrest Jackson Albany State 9610/23/99 Courtney Roebuck Delta State 2111/15/99 Travis Williams Valdosta State 5810/31/98 JD Dickerson Henderson State 5110/31/98 Dennison Robinson Henderson State 3410/27/97 Reggie Lewis Delta State 519/6/97 Corey Jarrells Mars Hill 989/26/92 Russell Gray Clark Atlanta 6210/17/97 Darin Habersham Central Florida 519/19/07 Bernard Willis Clark Atlanta 42 10/12/85 James Stephens West Alabama 699/14/85 Dennis Scandrett Miles 1611/17/84 Ken Revels UT-Martin 5710/8/83 Chris Carter West Alabama 94

Special Teams TouchdownsPunt Return for a TDDate Player Opponent Yards10/29/16 KJ Parmer Shorter 71 9/17/16 Laronji Vason Delta State 1910/3/15 Telvin Brown West Alabama 80 9/26/15 Marcus Sayles Clark Atlanta 21 9/5/15 Telvin Brown Catawba 6612/6/13 Denarius Appling Valdosta State 5910/5/13 Denarius Appling Point 689/7/13 David Singleton Mars Hill 19 9/24/11 Denarius Appling Arkansas-Monticello 87 9/5/09 Justin Mayo Lambuth 86 9/24/11 Denarius Appling Arkansas-Monticello 83 10/2/10 Denarius Appling Southern Arkansas 50 10/30/08 George Summerset Valdosta State 15 10/29/05 Johnny Williams North Alabama 79/25/04 Raffinee Gonzalez Arkansas-Monticello 011/11/00 Terrance Radford Valdosta State 149/18/99 Mario Smith Central Arkansas 811/15/98 Edward Swint Valdosta State 168/31/95 Alvin Sutherland Elon 2411/11/95 Rick Swales Valdosta State 710/10/88 Anthony Johnson North Alabama 309/12/98 Dennison Robinson Arkansas-Monticello 9310/5/91 Waldon West Alabama 8510/1/83 Ken Revels UT-Martin 61 9/10/83 Ken Revels Gardner-Webb 4411/13/82 Ken Revels Maryville 71

Kickoff Return for a TDDate Player Opponent Yards9/24/16 Devontae Jackson Albany State 9711/8/14 Denarius Appling Florida Tech 1009/20/14 Denarius Appling Johnson C. Smith 9610/18/13 Derick Seward Valdosta State 9310/19/02 Detronn Harris West Alabama 999/1/01 Detronn Harris Presbyterian 9011/6/99 Adrian Magee Arkansas Tech 939/6/97 Corey Jarrells Mars Hill 989/27/97 Tony Wilson Henderson State 8610/5/97 Corey Jarrells Tusculum 9311/23/96 Tony Wilson Carson-Newman 9210/15/94 Thad Tucker Valdosta State 8711/16/91 Antijuane Sims Lane 8510/10/87 Nick Neal West Alabama 9311/22/86 John Strickland UT-Martin 8511/15/86 Nick Neal North Alabama 8811/23/85 Trevon Daniels UT-Martin 97



Rushing RecordsCAREER TOUCHDOWNS Name Years TD1. Nick Price 1998-01 422. Kevin Carroll 1995-98 27Chad Walker 1992-95 274. Mark Evans 1989-92 265. Roscoe Pounds 1997-99 24Stevie Young 1984-87 247. Felix Addo 1992-94 23Seth Hinsley 2011-14 238. Denarius Appling 2010-14 229. Dallas Dickey 2012-15 20AL. Devontae Jackson 2015-16 13

1,000-YARD CLUB Name Year Att Yards1. Seth Hinsley 2014 258 1,4322. Nick Price 2000 211 1,4093. Felix Addo 1994 200 1,2764. Michael Alexis 2004 207 1,2325. Nick Price 2001 200 1,1936. Felix Addo 1993 175 1,1187. Harold Long 1982 116 1,061 8. Devontae Jackson 2015 162 1,0579. Steve Duncan 1998 194 1,03010. Mark Evans 1992 188 1,014 11. Lamarcus Franks 2016 156 1,009*Single-season 1,000-yard club

Single-Season Rushing TD Name Year Att TD1. Seth Hinsley 2014 241 152. Nick Price 2001 200 14T3. Quan Jones 2013 169 12 T3. Felix Addo 1994 200 12T3. Nick Price 2000 211 12T3. Abe Felix 2005 169 12T3. Louis Lomax 1991 149 128. Michael Alexis 2004 207 11T9. Dallas Dickey 2012 75 10T9. Mark Evans 1992 188 10T9. Wil Garrett 2015 59 10 AL. Lamarcus Franks 2016 117 7*Single-season Touchdown leaders

200-YARD GAMES235 .................................... Nick Price vs. Southern Arkansas, 2000233 ..................................................Felix Addo vs. Delta State, 1993225 ..........................................Shane Rienhardt vs. Livingston, 1989218 ...................................... Stevie Young vs. Mississippi Coll., 1985213 ....................................... Steve Duncan vs. Valdosta State, 1998209 ........................................Gary Harden vs. West Alabama, 1996209 ......................................... Felix Addo vs. Mississippi Coll., 1994200 .............................................Mark Evans vs. Lane College, 1992

100-YARD GAMES199 ................................ Rendell Jackson vs. Mississippi Coll., 1995197 ...............................................................Felix Addo vs. Elon, 1994196 ..................................................... Seth Hinsley vs. Shorter, 2014195 ........................................Harold Long vs. Liberty Baptist, 1983190 ...............................................Stevie Young vs. Delta State, 1987189 ........................................ Javari Taylor vs. North Alabama, 2005187 ..................................Nick Price vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 2000186 ......................................................Mark Evans vs. Wofford, 1991185 .............................................Nick Price vs. West Alabama, 2001185 ........................................ Nick Price vs. Ouachita Baptist, 2000184 ............................. James Kennebrew vs. North Alabama, 2006

184 ....................................Michael Alexis vs. North Alabama, 2004181 ................................................Quan Jones vs. Delta State, 2014179 ........................................ Steve Duncan at Arkansas Tech, 1998178 .................................................... Stevie Young vs. Samford, 1984177 ............................................. Felix Addo vs. Valdosta State, 1993175 ........................................ Nick Price at Henderson State, 2001173 ...................................... Abe Felix vs. Southern Arkansas, 2005173 .............................. Michael Alexis at Southern Arkansas, 2004172 ................Lamarcus Franks vs. Valdosta State, 2015171 .................................... Yusuf Holloway vs. West Alabama, 2009170 ................................Emmanuel Taylor at North Alabama, 2014169 .................................James Kennebrew at Arkansas Tech, 2006169 ....................................Brandon Glover at West Alabama, 2002168 .....................................Lamarcus Franks at West Florida, 2016 168 .................................................... Felix Addo vs. Livingston, 1994167 ................... Devontae Jackson at Florida Tech, 2015166 .............................Steve Duncan at Arkansas-Monticello, 1997166 ............................................... Stevie Young avs. Livingston, 1985162 ............................................. Nick Price vs. Arkansas Tech, 2000160 ........................................ Nick Price vs. Ouachita Baptist, 2001160 ..................................Sheldon Hogan vs. North Alabama, 2001159 ...............................................Seth Hinsley vs. Delta State, 2014159 ..................................................Michael Alexis vs. Harding, 2004

158 .................................Michael Alexis vs. Henderson State, 2004158 ...................................................Trevon Daniels, Maryville, 1981155 ..................................Brooks Benton vs. North Alabama, 1989154 ...................................Brandon Glover vs. West Alabama, 2003153 ..................................................... Rendell Jackson vs. Elon, 1995151 .............................................. Brandon Lucas vs. Mars Hill, 2014151 ............................................. Felix Addo vs. Valdosta State, 1994148 ...............................................Stevie Young vs. Delta State, 1988 147 .................................. Lamarcus Franks, at Valdosta State, 2016146 ..........................................Brooks Benton vs. Delta State, 1988145 .................................James Kennebrew at Valdosta State, 2011144 ..................................................Harold Long vs. Knoxville, 1982144 ...............................................Trevon Daniels vs. Widener, 1982143 .........................................Abe Felix vs. Carson-Newman, 2005143 .......................................... Felix Addo vs. North Alabama, 1994142 .............Devontae Jackson vs. North Alabama, 2015140 .................................Seth Hinsley vs. Mississippi College, 2014140 .......................................... Abe Felix vs. Ouachita Baptist, 2005139 ........................................................... Quan Jones vs. Miles, 2013139 .................................... Felix Addo vs. Mississippi College, 1993137 ....................................Abe Felix vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 2005137 ........................................................ Nick Price vs. Harding, 2000137 ................................................. Steve Duncan at Mars Hill, 1998136 ...............................................Quan Jones vs. Florida Tech, 2013136 .................................................Harold Long vs. Augustana, 1982135 ....................................... Dallas Dickey vs. West Alabama, 2014135 .................................................Nick Price at Presbyterian, 2001134 ..................................................... Seth Hinsley vs. Shorter, 2013 134 .......................................Michael Alexis vs. Valdosta State, 2004134 .........................................................Nick Price at Harding, 2001134 ................................................ Mark Evans vs. Livingstone, 1992132 ................ Travis Custis vs. Mississippi College, 2016132 ................................ Michael Alexis vs. Carson-Newman, 2004132 .......................................Michael Alexis vs. Arkansas Tech, 2004130 ........................................Stan Rowe vs. Ouachita Baptist, 2005130 .............................Brandon Glover vs. Central Arkansas, 2002130 .................................................Gelix Addo vs. Delta State, 1994130 ......................................................... Todd Clifton vs. Miles, 1982129 .........................................Mark Evans vs. North Alabama, 1992129 ............................................ Stanley Rogers vs. Newberry, 1983128 .....................................Mark Evans vs. Knoxville College, 1992128 ......................................... Trevon Daniels vs. Morehouse, 1981127 ................................................... Seth Hinsley vs. Tuskegee, 2014127 ................................................... Louis Lomax vs. Wofford, 1991127 .....................................................Trevon Daniels vs. Miles, 1985

126 ...............................................Seth Hinsley vs. Delta State, 2014126 .................................................. Harold Long vs. Maryville, 1982125 ........................................Louis lomax vs. North Alabama, 1991123 .....................................Dallas Dickey vs. North Alabama, 2015123 .......................................................Eric Gomillion vs. Alma, 1991122 ...................................Brandon Glover vs. Arkansas Tech, 2002122 ....................................Rendell Jackson vs. West Alabama, 1995121 .......................................................... Abe Felix vs. Harding, 2005121 .................................................... Felix Addo vs. Livingston, 1993120 ...................................Brandon Glover vs. Valdosta State, 2003120 .......................................Felix Addo vs. Tennessee-Martin, 1993120 ....................................Stevie Young vs. Tennessee-Martin, 1985120 .................. Shane Reinhardt vs. American International, 1990119 .........................................Mike Alexis vs. North Alabama, 2003118 ....................................... David Bailey vs. North Alabama, 2012118 ...................................... Javari Taylor vs. Ouachita Baptist, 2005117 ........................................Dallas Dickey vs. Valdosta State, 2013117 ......................................Mike Alexis vs. Henderson State, 2003117 ..........................................Shane Reinhardt vs. Troy State, 1989117 ...................................Trevon Daniels vs. Central Florida, 1981116 .......................................... Louis Lomax vs. Clark Atlanta, 1991115 ....................................... Seth Hinsley vs. North Alabama, 2012115 ................................................. Stevie Young vs. Troy State, 1984

114 .................................................... Quan Jones vs. Mars Hill, 2013114 .................................................... Yusuf Holloway vs. Miles, 2011114 ..................................................Nick Price vs. Delta State, 1999114 ..........................................................Louis Lomax vs. Lane, 1991113 .................................... Nick Price vs. Southern Arkansas, 2001113 ...........................................Nick Price vs. North Alabama, 1999113 ........................................Mathis Curry vs. West Alabama, 1995112 .........................................................Brent Daniels vs. Elon, 1996112 .....................................Brooks Benton vs. Valdosta State, 1988111 ................................Lamarcus Franks at North Alabama, 2016111 ...............................................David Bailey vs. Delta State, 2012111 ......................................Mark Evans vs. Jacksonville State, 1991111 ......................................................Keith Davis vs. Wofford, 1989110 .............................................Dallas Dickey vs. Delta State, 2012110 ..........................................................Seth Hinsley vs. Point, 2012110 .............................Brooks Benton vs. Livingston, 1988 (UWA)110 ................................Trevon Daniels vs. Hampden-Sidney, 1982110 ................................................. Trevon Daniels vs. Centre, 1981109 .........................Lamarcus Franks vs. Mississippi College, 2015109 .............................................Emmanuel Taylor vs. Harding, 2011109 ..................................Nick Price vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 2001 109 ........................................Stevie Young vs. Central Florida, 1986108 .....................................Steve Duncan vs. North Alabama, 1998108 ........................................ Gary Harden vs. Valdosta State, 1997107 ................................ Aares McCall at Catawba, 2015107 ....................................Stevie Young vs. Tennessee-Martin, 1986107 ....................................Todd Clifton vs. Randolph-Macon, 1982105 ............................................Seth Hinsley at Clark Atlanta, 2014105 .................... James Kennebrew vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 2006105 .......................................................Stevie Young vs. Liberty, 1986105 ....................................... Stevie Young vs. North Alabama, 1985104 .........................Lamarcus Franks vs. Mississippi College, 2016104 ..................................Brooks Benton vs. North Alabama, 1988103 .................................................Kevin Carroll vs. Mars Hill, 1998103 ................................................... David Phillips vs. Millsaps, 1981102 ............................ Mathis Curry vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 1996102 ...................................David Archer vs. Randolph-Macon, 1982101 ...................................... Aares McCall vs. Miles, 2015101 ....................................... Felix Addo vs. Central Arkansas, 1994100 .............................................. Lamarcus Franks at Shorter, 2016100 ...........................................Javari Taylor vs. West Alabama, 2004100 ................................... Harold Long vs. Hampden-Sydney, 1982

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